Devil’s Sinkhole SNARocksprings

Visitors Center& Devil’s Sinkhole Tours

830-683-2287www.devilssinkhole.orgBat Observation Tours

May 1- Oct. ?1st & 3rd Saturdays

Kickapoo Cavern State Park(830) 563-2342,

www.texasstateparks.orgBirding, biking, cave tours,

campingOpen Friday 8:00 a.m.

Through Monday to 4:30 p.m.Closed Tues.-Thurs.Claud H. Gilmer

Memorial Library683-8130

Regular Operating Hours:Monday, Tuesday,

Thursday & Friday8:00 am - 6:00 pm

Wednesday 8:00 am – 8:00 pm

Saturday 9:00 am – 12:00 noon

Rocksprings City CouncilMeets 2nd Monday

5:30 p.m. @ City HallEdwards County

EconomicDevelopment Council

Last Tues. of month @ 5:30 Edwards County

Commissioner’s CourtMeets every 2nd Tuesday

@ 9 a.m.Edwards County

Juror Info Hotline 830-683-2236

Edwards CountyFair Association

Meets 2nd Tuesday6:00 p.m. at Show BarnEdwards County 4-H

Meets 2nd Monday6:00 p.m. at the Show Barn

Not during summerBarksdale Civic Assoc.

Meets last Monday 6:00 p.m.Mary B. Powers Hall

AA MeetsWoman’s Club House

Thurs. @ 7 p.m.ALANON Meets

Woman’s Club House Tues. @ 7 p.m.

Edwards CountyChamber of CommerceFirst Mondays @ 5 p.m.

March 31stEaster Sunday

March 31stThe King is Coming 11 a.m.

First Baptist ChurchEaster Sunrise Service

Rocksprings Rodeo Arena 7 a.m.Cowboy Church in the Nueces River Canyon

April 6thCity of Rocksprings

Rabies ClinicApril 20th

2nd Annual Run the Devil’s Sinkhole 5K

Since 1893

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School News, Pg. 4 & 8

Velky administering the Oath of office to Ricky Martinez. Photo by Lisa Scroggins

By Jurahee SilverSRocksprings FFA members

competed at two Invitational Con-tests this Saturday. The first con-test was at Clarendon College.

The wool team consisting of Rebecca Ramirez, Noreli Jimenez, Jennifer Lopez, Alexis Flores and Sissy Wade placed 6th. Rebecca was 6th high individual.

The entomology team con-sisting of Jose Fregoso, Pedro

Infante and Issek Hernandez placed 9th.

That afternoon we traveled to Valley for their contest. After our morning contest at Clarendon our scores greatly improved at Valley.

The Entomology team placed 5th.

The Wool team placed 1st with Sissy being 2nd high indi-

vidual, Rebecca being 4th, Jen-nifer 5th and Alexis 6th.

The Area Entomology Con-test will be April 6th in College Station and the Area Wool Con-test will be in Hondo April 11th. These teams have to be in the top 5 at area to advance to state. If you see these kids, encourage them to continue to improve and qualify for State.

Rocksprings ISD hosted the UIL Zone OAP Contest at the school auditorium last Wednes-day, March 20th.

Rocksprings High School presented “Flowers for Algernon” by David Rogers. Directors were Allison Burleson and Norma Vasquez.

Isaiah Franco played Dr. Strauss, Corey Rendon was Pro-fessor Nemur, Clarissa McDonald was Alice Kinnian, Abellyca Ren-

don was Burt Seldon and Lance Burleson was Charlie Gordon. Other crew members were Zaneta Wade, Logan Velky, Jose Vasquez and Roy Rios.

D’Hanis High School pre-sented “The Forgotten Door” by Gregory A. Falls. Utopia High School presented “Cagebirds” by David Campton. Knippa High School presented “Asylum” by Je-rome McDonaugh, and Comstock High School presented “Moon

Bill Soyars, host of the radio show “Old Timers Radio Hour”, will be airing an interview with Edwards County resident, Judy Ford Cumings, this Sunday afternoon, March 31. The show will be aired at 4 p.m. on radio sta-tion KLUP 930 AM from San Antonio.

Soyars said he has interviewed over 200 old timers and airs one or two each week.

Judy was a champion tie down calf roper and was recently inducted into the Cowgirl Hall of Fame.

Soyars also said he has several more interviews from our area that he will air soon. This radio show is sponsored by Conoco-Phillips.

HISTORIC PICTURES NEEDED!Edwards County is looking for detailed photographs of the interior and

exterior of the Courthouse. Inside details wanted include courtroom furniture, jury railing, baseboard, doors and trim.

If you have photographs you are willing to share, please bring them by the Judge’s office at 206 W. Main.

If you would like more information please call the Judge’s office at 830-683-6122.

Texas is ranked as the number one exporting state for the 11th year in a row, according to 2012 annual trade data released today by the U.S. Department of Commerce.

“The fact that Texas is ranked the nation’s top exporter for the 11th year in a row further demonstrates that our strong economic climate provides a broad range of opportunities for businesses to succeed,” Gov. Perry said. “Our longstanding commitment to holding the line on taxes, keeping our workforce strong, and maintaining reason-able regulations and fair courts has led to more than a decade of leading the nation in exports.”

Texas exports for 2012 totaled $265 billion, a 5.4 percent increase

Rocksprings FFA team members compete at contests. Photo by Jurahee Jones Silvers

FFA teams compete at Clarendon College and Valley

Over Buffalo” by Ken Ludwig.After the conclusion of judg-

ing, Utopia and Comstock’s plays advanced to the District level which was to be held Wednesday, March 27th in Sonora.

Rocksprings’ actor Lance Burleson was named to the All Star Cast, and Abellyca Ramirez and Clarissa McDonald were named to the Honorable Mention Cast.

RHS presents “Flowers for Algernon” in Zone OAP Contest

Texas ranked top exporting state for 11th consecutive year

from $251 billion in 2011 and outper-formed overall U.S. exports, which only grew by 4.3 percent to $1.54 tril-lion. The state’s top export recipients were Mexico, Canada, China, Brazil, and the Netherlands, which respec-tively imported $94.8 billion, $23.7 billion, $10.3 billion, $10.0 billion, and $9.5 billion in Texas-manufac-tured goods. Additionally, Texas’ top exporting industries in 2012 were pe-troleum and coal products, chemicals, computer and electronic products, non-electrical machinery, and trans-portation equipment.

Texas was recently named the top state to do business by Area Development magazine, and Busi-ness Facilities magazine awarded Texas as the “State of the Year” for the aggressive economic develop-

ment strategies that have helped attract jobs and investment. Texas governor Rick Perry was awarded the “Governor’s Award 2012” by fDi Magazine for being the most successful in attracting new invest-ments to the state.

Boasting our continued eco-nomic success, the governor will travel to California to meet with business leaders across a variety of industries to promote doing business in Texas. He will visit San Francisco, the Silicon Valley, Los Angeles and Orange County, departing Sunday, February 10 and returning Wednesday, Febru-ary 13. The governor’s trip will be paid for by TexasOne - no tax dollars will be used for his travel and accommodations.

RHS OAP cast and crew (l-r) Abellyca Ramirez, Roy Rios, Isaiah Franco, Lance Burleson, Jose Vasquez, Clarissa McDonald, Logan Velky, Zaneta Wade and Corey Rendon. Photo by Tooter Smith

County seeks historic pictures of Courthouse

Judy Ford Cumings to be featured on “Old Timers Radio Hour” this Sunday

By Sherri GaitherThe Rocksprings Independent

School District Board of Trustees held a Regular meeting on Wednes-day, March 20. The meeting was called to order at 8:15 p.m. by Board President Brady Hyde. In addition to Hyde, trustees Tano Ramirez (District 1), Paco Ramirez (District 3), Jane Burleson (District 4), Bobby War-ren (District 5), and James Palacio (District 6) were in attendance. Also present for the meeting were Super-intendent David Velky, Principal John Clark and Assistant Principal Lisa Scroggins.

In the first order of business, the Oath of Office was administered to Ricky Martinez. Martinez was appointed to the Board of Trustees to represent District 7. He replaces John Massey who resigned from the Board on March 11th. Following the swear-ing in of Martinez, the Lady Angoras basketball team was recognized by the Board for advancing to the Regional tournament and finishing as Regional Runner-Up. Velky com-mended the Lady Angoras for their hard work and congratulated them on a great season. Each team member received a certificate of recognition. No one spoke in Open Forum.

In the K-12 Principal’s report, Clark informed the Board that current enrollment is 262. The UIL One Act Play competition took place in the RISD Auditorium on Wednesday. Upcoming activities include the ju-nior and high school track meets, UIL academic meet, golf at Kerrville and tennis meets at Brackett and Mason.

Velky presented the follow-ing items in the Superintendent’s

Report:• Work on the tennis courts is pro-gressing well. The sealant coat will be applied to the court on April 1 and is a 5 - 7 day process. He is also look-ing at expanding the golf green since part of it had to be taken out to make room for the tennis courts.• Hyde and Tano Ramirez are running unopposed. Palacio is being opposed by Sam Epperson in District 6. Jus-tice Department pre-clearance is not required for the bond election. • Velky asked the trustees to con-sider using an electronic board book, which is an electronic packet with all the information that is currently provided in a paper packet. The cost to the district would be $1800 for the first year with a yearly renewal cost of $800. Laptops for the trustees will coxt approximately $5000.• Level II Board Training will be March 21 in Eldorado. • 88-89 percent of property taxes have been collected. • Current total on deposit in invest-ment account is $4,569,459.24 which includes tax monies.• Detail comparison report - Velky reported on some unexpected ex-penses including roof and automobile repairs.• Velky has executed a technology contract to get the school through to the end of the year. The cost of the contract is $6,400 which will allow for 80 hours of service from Region XV. The new Technology Coordinator is Robert Rangel who will be paid $10 per hour for a yearly cost of approximately $20,800 per year. Restructuring the Technology

RISD Board hires 2013-14 Assistant Principal, approves staffing and program change

Please see School Board pg. 3

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Attend the Church of your choice.Sacred Heart of Mary Catholic Church

Leakey: Sat. 5:30 p.m.Rocksprings: Sun. 9:00 a.m. Camp Wood: Sun. 11:30 a.m.

Father Sady Santana

House of Praise - BarksdaleSun. Bible Classes 10:30 a.m.Praise & Worship 11:15 a.m. Wed. Bible Study 7:30 p.m.

Methodist ChurchWorship, 11 a.m.

Open for prayer & meditationWed. 11:30-1:00

Lee Warden, Pastor

Church of ChristSun. Bible Class 10 a.m. Worship 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m.Dwight Faulk, Preacher

First Baptist ChurchSun. School 9:45 a.m. Worship 11 a.m.

& 6 p.m. Wed. Worship 6 p.m.Men’s Breakfast-Last Sat. of Mo. at 7 a.m.TeamKID Wed. 5:30-7 p.m. Grades 1-6

Brother Albert Green

Templo JerusalenDomingos 10a.m. Escuela-4 p.m. Culto Regular

Miercoles 6 p.m. Culto Regular-Jueves 6 p.m. Culto de Oracion

Pastora Petra Lopez

First Presbyterian ChurchService 8:30 a.m. Rev. Lewis Allen

Community ChurchPraise & Worship Sun. 10:00 a.m.

Pastor Ray Croft

Iglesia de CristoDomingos-Estudio, 10 a.m.Sermon, 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.Miercoles Estudio 7 p.m.

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Thursday, March 28, 2013

The Fount of Life by Dwight Faulk

Weekly Bible Reading

Happy Birthday: March 29 - Kyle Jones, Geronimo Silva, Gordon Grooms;

March 30 - Paige Archer Hatley, James F. Palacio, Rob-ert Lee Gomez, Bill Seale, Beni ta P iper and Genevia Fuentes;

March 31 - Edmundo Perez III and Jose Maclovio Garza Jr.;

April 1 - Christina Haynes, Sarah Ramirez, Sergio Sanchez and Steve Haynes;

April 2 - Martin Moreno, Marissa Benavidez, Linora

Around Town

Peoples State BankCorner of Main & Well Streets Rocksprings, Texas

830-683-2119www.psbrocksprings.com

We support our UIL, Track, Golf,Powerlifters and Tennis students

Go Big Red!

Sifuentes, Erin Eckhart Mc-Comb, Stephen A. Franco and Nancy Robertson;

April 3 - Belle Arispe, Gloria E. Garza, Rachel L. Peña, Inmann Dabney, Isabella Arispe, Robert F. Peña and Jesus R. Quintero;

April 4 - Isaiah Franco, Roy L. Peña, Lydia Franco and Lee Ann Gonzales;

Happy Anniversary: April 3 - Carl & Jean Hyde and Trey & Jamie Dumas;

April 4 - Eddie & Dora Franco and Robert & Cris Peña.

Thoughts from Brother J

.Camp Wood Hardware & LumberPlease call to see if we have what you need.

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Mark 4:1-9 - Again Jesus began to teach by the lake. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the people were along the shore at the water’s edge. 2He taught them many things by parables, and in his teaching said: 3“Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed. 4As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. 6But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. 7Other seed

Jesus Tells the Parable of the Four Soilsfell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants, so that they did not bear grain. 8Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, multiplying thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times;”

9Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

4:2 - Jesus taught the people by telling parables, short stories using familiar scenes to explain spiritual truth. This method of teaching com-pels the listener to think. It conceals the truth from those who are too stubborn or prejudiced to hear what is being taught. Most parables have one main point, so we must be careful not to go beyond what Jesus intended to teach.

4:3 - Seed was sown by hand. As the farmer walked across the field, he threw handfuls of seed onto the ground from a large bag slung across his shoulders. The plants did not grow in neat rows as accomplished by today’s machine planting. No matter how skillful, no farmer could keep some of his seed from falling by the wayside, from being scattered among rocks and thorns, or from being car-ried off by the wind. So the farmer would throw the seed liberally, and enough would fall on good ground to ensure the harvest.

4:9 - We hear with our ears, but there is a deeper kind of listening with the mind and heart that is necessary in order to gain spiritual understanding from Jesus’ words. Some people in the crowd were looking for evidence to use against Jesus; others truly wanted to learn and grow. Jesus’ words were for the honest seekers.

In His life, Christ is an example. In His death, He is a sacrifice. In His resurrection, He is our conqueror. In His Ascension, He is a king. In His intercession, He is a high priest.

Christ is full and sufficient for all His people. He is bread, wine, milk, living water to feed them. He is a garment of righteous-ness to cover and adorn them; a Physician to heal them, a Captain to defend them, a Prince to rule them, Prophet to teach them, Priest to make atonement for them, a Husband to guide them and a Father to provide for them.

Remember what the Lord said in Revelation 1: 8, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

Yes, He is everything to me. What does Christ mean to you? I pray that you will have a Happy Easter and God’s blessings to each of you.

I wish to offer you a free eight lesson Bible correspondence course you can take through the mail. The only cost to you is the first stamp. The rest of the postage will be paid for.

Write to me at: PO Box 785 – Rocksprings, Texas 78880

Paul Randall Banks, 60, of Del Rio, Texas died of colon cancer Thursday, March 14, 2013 at Meth-odist Hospital in San Antonio, Texas with his good friend Marisa at his bedside. Paul was born March 29, 1952 in Midwest City, Oklahoma to Charles and Ruth Banks. A military family, they lived in El Paso, Texas, Fairbanks, Alaska and settled down in San Angelo, Texas. Paul graduated from Central High School in 1970, received his Bachelor of Science from Angelo State University and his Master of Science from Sul Ross State University. Paul coached and taught at high schools in Bandera, Rocksprings and Oracle, Arizona be-fore moving to Del Rio, Texas where he became a professor at Southwest Texas Junior College. He taught Biology, Microbiology, Anatomy, and Physiology until his retirement. Many of his students would go into the nursing field which benefited him greatly during his illness. He was always glad to see a former student ready to assist him including his physical therapy assistant John at the Del Rio Nursing Home who got him up and walking in ten days. He also looked forward to visits from his home health care nurse Deborah.

Paul is survived by his brothers John (Jean) of Aledo, Texas, David (Karen), Gary (Dana) of San Angelo, Texas and sister Karen Payne (Glenn) of Oklahoma City. He is also survived by his cats Mayday and ET. He was

preceded in death by his parents Ruth and Charles and one niece Janielle. Paul had many good friends includ-ing his childhood friend Wayne and Sarah Schultz of San Angelo, Mike Schultz of New Jersey, David Wilde and Paul David Swaim of Arkansas. Friends from Del Rio included Kent and Beki Slayton, Myles Jakubowski, Ted Schechter, Frank Fowler, Marisa Magana, Don Lawrence, and Rick and Carol Hudson. All of these friends loved the lake and sailing and spent good times with Paul.

A memorial service for Paul will be held Saturday, March 30 at 2:00 p.m. at Lake Amistad Marina, off HWY 90 West, near Del Rio.

Paul Randall Banks

Paul Randall Banks

The Empty TombYears ago my wife and I went on a trip to Israel and we saw

many wonderful things like the Dead Sea, Sea of Galilee and city of Jericho, to name a few. We spent a good deal of time in Jeru-salem, and I was impressed with the city. We visited the Wailing Wall, the Temple Mount and the Mount of Olives. But two things that really caught my attention were a nearby hill that looked like a giant skull and a nearby empty tomb (Matthew 27:33-37). It may or may not be the tomb where they laid Jesus Christ after His crucifixion on the cross.

The Bible and Jesus himself foretold of His death and His resurrection from the grave (Matthew 28:6&7, Mark 8:31, 16:1-16). His close friends went to the tomb where they had laid Him, and He was not there. Shortly, He appeared to many and at one time to over five hundred (1 Corinthians 15:6). He was not a ghost or a departed spirit as He ate fish with the disciples (Luke 24:36-49). His death or shed blood made a way for our sins to be forgiven, and His bodily resurrection from the grave was evidence that His offering for us was acceptable to God (Romans 4:24 & 25, 5:6-11).

Just as He had victory over death, all of us that believe in Him will live in Glory forever with Him (John 3:16-18, Romans 10:9-13, 1 Peter 1:3-9).

See you in Church next Sunday. Brother J

He is everything to me

Thank YouThank you to everyone for the calls, visits and prayers during Frank’s two hospital stays. Your thoughtfulness, support and prayers got us through an exceptionally difficult time and will continue to inspire us as he is recuperating.

A special thank you goes out to the Edwards County EMS team of Ms. Epperson, Tammy & Rachel. Without them, Air Evac, Edwards County Chief Deputy Whitley and Deputy Buscha, we don’t think the end result would have been as positive. They are to be commended for their swift and decisive actions.

All of the above is just one more reason we are proud and thankful to call Rocksprings home. Frank & Phyllis Dufur and Family

APRIL 20th (Saturday)RUN THE DEVIL’S SINKHOLE 5K

Walk and Bike Events, TooCALL 830-683-2287

Find the entry form on Facebook (Devil’s Sinkhole Society)

Meet at 7 a.m. at the Rocksprings Visitors Centeron the Rocksprings town square.

tours@devilssinkhole.org

Quarterly food basket increases to $46.40, according to TFB’s Gro-cery Price Watch survey

WACO, Texas—Predictions last year that drought in Texas and the Midwest would eventually force food prices higher became reality in the first quarter of 2013, according to the latest Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) Grocery Price Watch survey.

“Food prices finally caught up with the drought’s devastation,” said TFB President Kenneth Dierschke. “It’s been a tough go for Texas farm-ers and ranchers, and consumers now are feeling the pinch.”

The total cost of the 16-item bas-ket surveyed was $46.40, an increase of nearly 5.5 percent from results reported in November 2012. The larg-est increases were in beef, as the price of lean ground beef rose more than 10 percent from last quarter to $3.58 per pound and sirloin steak was up nearly 19 percent at $6.12 per pound.

“Ranchers in Texas and across the U.S. have struggled to maintain their herds in the wake of this record drought,” Dierschke said. “Without rain, pastures did not grow and there was not enough grass to feed the cattle. Many ranchers had to decide whether or not to sell their herds and get out of ranching altogether. Today, the nation’s cattle herd is the smallest since the 1950s.”

As ranchers sold their cattle last year, more beef came into the market and the price of beef remained low. Now that cattle supplies are low, retail prices are increasing at the grocery store.

Other factors like continued drought in the Midwest and higher gas prices have led to an increase in the overall cost of the food basket from the fourth quarter of 2012 to the first quarter of 2013. Of the 16 items surveyed, 13 increased in price from the last quarter: lettuce, fresh tomatoes, corn flakes, rice, dried pinto beans, cake mix, milk, sliced turkey, cheddar cheese, ground beef, chicken breasts, sirloin steak and pork chops. Only three items—grape-fruit, white bread and vanilla ice cream—decreased in price from the last quarterly survey.

Texas food prices rise on heels of drought

*****The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do noth-ing. --Edmund Burke

THE TEXAS MOHAIR WEEKLY Page 3Thursday, March 28, 2013

Idle American Commentary by Dr. Don Newbury

The trails of life--marked by obstacles of many kinds--rarely in-tersect with bunny trails of blue sky songs and joyous egg hunts.

They draw closer, however, when a youngster sees few limits and imbues others along the trail with a “yes we can” attitude. That’s the es-sence of Haley Whatley, 18-year-old senior tennis star at Birdville High School in North Richland Hills, TX.

For 13 years, she’s been the driving force to provide new stuffed animals for Cook Children’s Medi-cal Center in Fort Worth. They’ve collected some 29,000 animals--each one buoying spirits and providing blessed assurance that the young patients are not alone.…

*****Her dream began at age four,

when her heart was touched by a TV appeal from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN. She had numerous questions for her parents, Gary and Elizabeth Whatley,

and upon their move to the Metroplex a year later, a tour of Cook Children’s Medical Center further amazed.

Haley was particularly taken by the “prayer bear room” provided by pastoral care efforts of churches and businesses.

Her mind was spinning, this soon-to-be kindergartener at Fort Worth Christian School. She was puzzled that the room had no bun-nies—animals she viewed in tandem with Easter, her favorite holiday….

*****Learning that patients received

bears year-around—even at Easter—she asked if she could bring stuffed rabbits for the next Easter.

Her mom gulped, knowing that her five-year-old’s mind was not completely wrapped around the enor-mity of her promise. After all, there were 186 beds, each with a patient, some with wavering hope.

The program was “gotten on with.” Friends at church and school responded, signs were posted and

High Roads and Bunny Trails…collection boxes set up. They missed their goal by miles. Instead of 186 stuffed animals, 1,400–mostly bun-nies–were donated! The annual project was born….

*****Her parents’ eyes rolled—and

hearts beat merrily—for her incurable optimism! (Ditto her 15-year-old brother, Shea.)

Elizabeth saw Haley making friends of strangers in grocery store lines. And when in first grade, she dialed the only American Airlines number stored on her mom’s cell phone (Gary is an AA pilot). She detailed the project to the operations manager.

After all, she felt certain that pilots, flight attendants, baggage handlers and others deserved to share the joy of giving.

It worked. American Airlines is now a corporate sponsor, along with Six Flags Over Texas,

Holt Caterpillar and Camp Gladiator. “Build a Bear Founda-tion” in St. Louis annually sends 100 already-built bears….

*****By year three, Haley--the

“bunny manager”--was speaking at schools and churches. Her message? “Don’t give ‘till it hurts, give ‘till it feels good!” Legal pad at hand, she scribbled notes for inclusion in manu-als and training materials for future “Bunny Ambassadors.”

Seeing Bugs Bunny at Six Flags ignited her request to speak with management. Six Flags “bought in,” and now Bugs is present for the annual hospital “bunny drops.”

There’ve been other spin-offs, including a dinner featuring celebrity waiters. By happenstance, Haley met Bob Reynolds while playing in a Houston tennis tournament. Learn-ing that he owns a few dozen Red Robin restaurants, she gave him the opportunity to host the event—pro-viding food for 400--so he could feel good, too. It raised $5,000 for the hospital….

***** There’ll be voids at BHS, as

well as at Colleyville First Baptist Church, come the autumn, when Haley will be a freshman—on a full tennis scholarship—at Erskine Col-lege in Due West, SC.

Her love for the project she founded, though, remains strong. She’s identified a successor to keep it rolling. Her name is Trudie Trouble-field, a seventh grader at Westlake Academy.

Not many years ago, Haley was her babysitter….

*****Haley’s spirit and love for

others has been well-kindled. Her confidence in what can be done for others is strong.

This reminds me of a savior named Jesus Christ, often on record of his love for children to “come unto him.” His resurrection celebrated each Easter is a reminder of His light on our earthly trails.

No wonder Haley has won numerous honors, including Texas’ Youth Volunteer of the Year. No wonder others respond. No wonder Easter is her favorite holiday. And no wonder she eagerly shares the mes-sage—we are NOT alone….

*****Dr. Newbury is a speaker in the

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Haley, right, with seventh grader Trudie Troublefield, who will direct the project since Haley will be off to college this fall.

POWER OF COMMUNITYPEDERNALES ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE

Ken and Judy McCoy of Bend announce the engagement and ap-proaching marriage of their daughter Jennifer Lyn to Eric Jeffrey Swartz-ell, son of Charles and Judy Swartzell of Flower Mound, Texas. Jennifer is a San Saba High School alumni and a 2003 graduate of Texas A&M Uni-versity with a Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering Technol-ogy. She is currently employed with Texas Instruments of Dallas as a Test Applications Engineer and resides in Sachse, Texas.

Eric is a Grapevine High School alumni and a 2001 graduate of the University of North Texas with a Bachelor of Science in Business Computer Information Systems. He is currently employed as a Database Operations Manager with Prime Lending of Dallas and resides in Flower Mound, Texas.

A June 29th wedding is planned in Denton, Texas.

Swartzell and McCoy plan June wedding

Eric J. Swartzell and Jennifer McCoy

EASTERPAGEANT

in Junction

Saturday, March 30,beginning at dark below the cross on

Lover’s Leap, a spectacular community presentation of

the last days of Jesus Christwill be held.

The pageant is viewed by thousands each year.No admission fee.

63rdAnnual

Italian dining in a picturesque locale … you don’t have to travel to Europe for an evening to remember! The Montell Country Club will host its annual benefit on Saturday, April 6, from 5:00 until 7:30 pm, or until the food runs out. You are invited to come! Once again, the music will be provided by the popular group, “Train Wreck,” featuring Toni Collins on the keyboard. There is no charge, but donations are warmly welcomed, and the proceeds will be shared by the Country Club – used for upkeep of the historic Montell School House, now Community Center – and the Nueces Canyon EMS.

Montell is a quaint little spot that has seen a lot of history. In the middle of the 1700’s, when the Lipan Apaches roamed the area, the Spanish came along and established the Nues-tra Señora de la Candelaria del Cañón Mission on the west bank of the east branch of the Nueces River, about 31 miles north of Uvalde. During the late 1870’s and the early 1880’s, several English and Irish families moved to the valley. The tiny town was named Montell in honor of the leader of a surveying group that had camped there. The community grew large enough to merit a post office, two churches, and a couple of small grocery stores. Before long, a school was also needed. The original school was probably built around 1888 on

land donated by John Baylor, an Indian fighter, Civil War officer, and Texas politician who had moved his family to the vicinity. That building was torn down in 1913 and sold to the Montell Country Club, which built the present structure in 1923 – 24. The School Board paid the Montell Country Club $72.00 to use the build-ing. A number of area residents today can remember attending school in the two-room building.

The population of Montell dwindled during the last century, reaching a low point of 75 in 1926, and the post office was closed after 1930. However, the Country Club continued holding its monthly social events, including dancing and bridge club meetings. Because of its natural surroundings, the Montell area has always been a popular destination for campers. More recently, retirees looking for a more laid-back lifestyle in a pretty location have been moving into the area.

Today the Montell Community Center serves as a community center which is used for community events, bridal showers, family parties, fu-neral receptions, and domino playing. It is also a polling place on election days. The Montell Country Club meets there once a month for potluck dinners and strives to maintain the historic old school.

Montell Country Club to hold annual benefit dinner

Andrea Ruiz, Rocksprings ISD 5th Grader, has been nomi-nated to be a delegate at the Lone Star Leadership Academy by her teacher, Katy Shanklin. Andrea has demonstrated academic ability and leadership skills.

The Lone Star Leadership Academy programs are leadership camps offered in the following areas: Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin/San An-tonio, and Houston/Galveston. The Lone Star Leadership Academy is a weeklong, overnight camp for out-standing 4th-8th graders. Students select their camp location based on their current grade level. During the camps, participants develop leader-ship skills and experience what they are learning in school through visits to historically, scientifically and en-vironmentally significant Texas sites. Participants learn about future career and internship opportunities and are part of a unique, hands-on, academic experience.

A sponsorship fund will be set up for Andrea at People’s State Bank.

Andrea is daughter of Lori and Tony Ruiz.

Andrea Ruiz

Ruiz nominated to Lone Star Leadership Academy

Department will result in a savings of approximately $30,000 per year. • The projected budget deficit was based on enrollment of 250 students which will result in a loss of funds. In order to offset those losses, teaching staff will be reduced and technology will be restructured.

Following Velky’s report the Board moved on to the Consent Agenda and Action Items. The following items were considered and

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HOUSTON – (March 8, 2013) – Although proper diet and nutrition is important for everyone, athletes who are involved in competitive sports and endurance training have different needs than others, according to a sports medicine expert at Baylor College of Medicine.

“If you’re actively working out, training at a high volume or preparing for a competition, you re-ally need to take in enough calories and nutrients to support the level of activity that you’re doing,” said Dr. Theodore Shybut , assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at BCM. “For an average person, the daily caloric intake might be 1,800 to 2,000 calo-ries. An athlete who is a competitive heavyweight rower or training for long distance running races, for ex-ample, may need to eat two or three times that amount of calories daily.”

For those athletes who are injured and are taking a break from training, Shybut says to bring the caloric intake down appropriately.

A high carbohydrate diet has shown to be important for perfor-mance in endurance events lasting more than 90 minutes, particularly two to three days before the event. Examples of complex carbohydrates that should be consumed include whole-grain bread, pasta, cereal and brown rice.

However, Shybut advises that these athletes not skimp on other nutrients during their day-to-day training.

“You want to be sure you’re getting enough protein, which is important for rebuilding tissue from the breakdown that occurs during exercise,” Shybut said. “So-called ‘healthy fats’ such as Omega-3 fatty acids are also part of a balanced diet.”

He also emphasizes the im-portance of proper fluid intake since performance will suffer if the body is dehydrated. Sports drinks contain-ing electrolytes can replenish some

carbohydrates and are good for per-formance in high intensity endurance sports, he said.

“If you are training at high volume and high intensity, you shouldn’t skip these sports drinks because you’re worried about extra calories. When you’re competing at that level of intensity, you need the caloric support,” he said.

One of the common mistakes Shybut identifies, especially in junior high and high school athletes, is skip-ping meals. Eating regular meals is an important part of a training routine, he said.

Another mistake that Shybut commonly sees is athletes not eating enough fruits and vegetables because they are focusing on consuming carbohydrates and protein. Research has shown that antioxidants in fruits and vegetables can be helpful in the recovery of day-to-day training.

Although caffeine can increase performance in endurance events, Shybut recommends that it be used carefully. If an athlete has never consumed caffeine during training, Shybut advises that they not try it out on game day for the first time.

Shybut suggests that if the sporting event or competition is late in the day, eat a meal high in car-bohydrates about three hours prior to the event. Don’t consume foods that are hard to digest, such as those high in fat or protein, right before competition.

“Your body will have to work to digest the food as opposed to pumping blood to working muscles,” he said.

Breakfast is a common meal that is skipped, but Shybut empha-sizes that if the event is not right after breakfast, it’s a good meal to get some protein in the body. Breakfast is also important for the brain, which uses glucose as well. A sharp brain is important in the arena of sports competition, Shybut said.

Proper nutrition for sports performance

approved:• The minutes from the March 11, 2013 meeting• Payment of the bills including payment to Country Boys and Grooms• A resolution that would allow the District to pay for asbestos abatement out of District funds and then be reimbursed from bond proceeds in the event the bond initiative is approved by voters• Replacement of a heater in the cafeteria kitchen at a cost of $5,368.94• Technology Support Contract with Region XV• Each board member received a ballot to vote in the election for Education Service Center Region XV Board of Directors• TASB Policy Update 96 which involved changes in legal language• Budget amendments allowing payment for unexpected expenses including vehicle repairs, heating and air conditioning in the cafeteria and post-season travel for athletes• Staffing needs and program change in elementary classroom programs resulting in the elimination of two elementary teaching positions.• 2013-2014 necessary reduction in force for professional staffFollowing the Action Item agenda, the Board went into Executive Session to consider teacher and administrator contracts and recommendations regarding employment status of

professional staff. After reconvening into Open Session, they took the following actions:• Sandra Van Winkle was hired as the new Assistant Principal at an annual salary of $52,000.• Contracts for Jimmie Bryant and John Robertson were non-renewed.• The existing contract of Jurahee Jones Silvers was terminated.• Contracts were approved for Lisa Scroggins, Jurahee Jones Silvers, Xavier Rangel, Allison Burleson, Daniel Gutierrez, Paul Meeks, Carlos Robles, Lynn Richards, Janna Brown, John Travis Clayton, Jo Ann Davis, Kathleen Fulton, Andrea Grisham, Katherine Johnson, Rita Narvaez, John Pool, Rose Pool, Amy Rexroat, Irene Varga, Melissa Peña, Jody Rendon, Thomas Peña and Michelle Hernandez.

With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:45 p.m.

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ROCKSPRINGS SCHOOL NEWS

March 28thHS Track @ Brackettville

March 28th - 30thMason Invitational HS Tennis

March 29thGood Friday - No School

April 1st - 4thSTAAR Writing/Reading

4th-8th and EOCApril 12th

End of Fifth Six WeeksApril 15th

Beginning of Sixth Six Weeks

RISD EventsLunch: Monday, April 1 - Beef Tacos, Pinto Beans, Salad, Rosy Applesauce, Milk; Tuesday, April 2 - Cheese En-chiladas, Spanish Rice, Salad, Sliced Peaches, Milk; Wednes-day, April 3 - Chicken Nuggets, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Oranges, Milk; Thursday, April 4 - Turkey Corn Dog, Maca-roni & Cheese, Mixed Veggies, Salad, Apples, Milk; Friday, April 5 - Fish Nuggets, Tater Tots, Corn, Salad, Mandarin Oranges, Milk.

Pedro Infante in the lead coming around the curve at the JH Rocksprings track meet last Tuesday. He placed second in both the 1600 M Run and the 2400 M Run.

MVP#42-Sarah Reagor-JR-Leakey

Co-Offensive MVP#4-Keena Auld-SR-Leakey#13-Caitlin Roth- SR-Knippa

Co-Defensive MVP#5-Abellyca Ramirez-JR-Rocksprings#23-Leonor Diaz-SR-Knippa

New-Comer of the Year#20-Lauren Rentch-FR-Knippa

1st Team All-District#5-Mackenzie Wade-JR-Leakey#12-Brianna Rubio-JR-Leakey#31-Marissa Romo-SR-Rocksprings#13-Lorena Garcia-SR-Rocksprings#11-Kassidy Shimp-SR-Knippa#32-Samantha Craft-SR-D’Hanis#23-Jackie Beddinghouse-SR-D’Hanis

2nd Team All-District#10-Joanie Eliott-JR-Leakey#23-Natalia Ortiz-SR-Rocksprings#33-Clarissa Romo-SR-Rocksprings#25-Jessica Lewis-SR-Knippa#25-Natale Graff- SR-D’Hanis#4-Sarah Richardson-SR-Utopia#15-Savanna Martinez-SR-Utopia#33-Andrea Ruiz-SR-Utopia

District 30A Division II All-District Team

Grace Burleson goes up and over the high jump bar at the JH Rocksprings Track meet.

Jose Fregoso shows his good form during the shot-put competition.

Eighteen RISD students attended the District UIL meet in Eden.

RISD JH Track girls (l-r) Alexis Samora, Andrea Lopez, Grace Burleson, Blake Warren, Jasmin Montes, (front) Daniela Garcia, Dana Stephens, Carmen Ruiz and Audrey Vasquez. Photo by Tooter Smith

RISD JH Track boys (l-r) Alfonso Franco, Jose Fregoso, Joaquin Palacio, Raziel Galin-do, Gerardo Zapata, Miguel Romero, (front) Jonathon Reyna, Hernandez, Alonzo Tre-vino, Taylor Parks-Franco and Hector Ruiz. Not pictured Pedro Infante, Damian Gam-boa, Diego Perez and Michael Moreno. Photo by Tooter Smith

By Irene VargaThe RHS District UIL meet

was Thursday, March 21st in Eden. Eighteen students participated at this meet: Emma Barnebey, Reyna Escamilla, Isaiah Franco, Grayson

MVP#11-Brady Rother-SR-D’Hanis

Offensive MVP#10-Tanner Pannell-SR-Leakey

Defensive MVP#14-Trey Justice-SR-Utopia#21-Nathan Young-JR-D’Hanis

Newcomer of the Year#2-Kaleb Keeney-SR-Utopia

1st Team All-District#24-Antonio Dunfee-JR-D’Hanis#1-Ben Enriquez-SO-Rocksprings#4-Tyler Cox-JR-Utopia#5-Ethan James-SR-Knippa#12-Chance Barlough-SR-D’Hanis#5-Drew Shackelford-SR-Leakey#24-Marcus Garcia-SR-Rocksprings#11-Brady Sikes-SR-Comstock

2nd Team All-District#13-Luke Killough-JR-Utopia#24-Matt Smith-SR-Knippa#20-Alex Del Hierro-SR-Leakey#2-Emilio Navarro-SR-Leakey#4-Sackett Hohmon-SR-Leakey#13-Mundo Perez-SR-Rocksprings#14-Grayson Graham-JR-Rocksprings#25-Santana Tarango-JR-Comstock

Honorable Mention#5-Jose Vasquez-JR-Rocksprings

Graham, Clarissa McDonald, Corey Rendon, Andrew Richmond, Sissy Wade, Breanna Vasquez, Ben En-riquez, Lexie Flores, Amanda Nom-brano, Eli Ramirez, JJ Gamboa, Anahi Garcia, Noreli Jimenez, Jen-

nifer Lopez and Rebecca Ramirez. The RHS UIL Academic coaches, Dana Kellner, Jody Rendon, Jurahee Silvers, and Irene Varga, as well as Vice Princi-pal Lisa Scroggins were there to cheer on these kids. Mrs. Scroggins stated, “UIL Academic competition directly ties to students’ overall educational experience. I am always impressed by students who dedicated their time and efforts to academic competition. Their participation will prove to be beneficial as they move on to the next phase of their lives.”

Placing at this meet was Emma Barnebey who placed 4th in Editorial Writing, Ready Writing, Literary Criti-cism and Emma placed 1st in Headline Writing. Grayson Graham placed 1st in Spelling and Vocabulary while the team, Grayson, Clarissa McDonald, and Ben Enriquez, tied for 1st place with Comstock with a score of 116. The Spelling team will not be advanc-ing to Regional competition because the tie breaker goes to the fourth person on the team and the Spelling team only has three people. Andrew Richmond placed third in Accounting and Lexie Flores placed 6th in Infor-mative Speaking.

Once again the same three con-testants swept the Computer Appli-cations contest. Andrew Richmond placed 1st, Amanda Nombrano placed 2nd and Eli Ramirez placed 3rd.

Emma, Grayson, Andrew, Amanda and Eli will be competing at the Regional meet at Blinn College on April 19th.

Five students advance to Regional UIL

Rocksprings JH girls relays results:Running Events:Blake Warren - 2nd in the 800 m runCarmen Ruiz - 2nd in the 1600 m run and 3rd in the 2400 m runAlexis Samora, Blake Warren, Jasmin Montes and Carmen Ruiz – 6th in the 1600 m relayField Events:Blake Warren - 4th in the long jumpGrace Burleson - tied for 5th in high jumpRocksprings HS girls relays results:Running events:Abellyca Ramirez – 1st in the 400 m dash and 1st in the 800 m runDestini Samora - 2nd in the 1600 m run and 2nd in the 3200 m runLorena Garcia – 3rd in 200 m dashNatalia Ortiz, Abellyca Ramirez, Cla-rissa McDonald and Destini Samora – 3rd in the 1600 m relayField Events:Clarissa McDonald - 6th Long jumpMarissa Romo - 1st shot putClarissa Romo - 3rd shot put and 6th discus

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March 20, 2013CATTLE: 460 HDCows/Bulls STEADYCows 65.00-93.00 Bulls 95.00-110.00 Steers 1-2 LOWERHeifers 1-2 LOWERBred Cows 1100.00-1475.00 Cow & Calf Prs. 1300.00-1600.00

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Thursday, March 28, 2013

Pet Talk

Windmill Willyby Russell Phillips

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We had a good run of sheep and goats Tuesday, March 19th with all classes being 5 to 10 dollars lower. Our better cabritos were from 1.85 to 2.10 and the lighter kids from 1.50 to 1.80. Our heavy lambs were .90 to 1.20 and the lighter lambs from 1.40 to 1.80. SHEEP & GOATS 2115 HEADHeavy Lambs $90-120Light Lambs $140-170Fat Ewes $45-60Thin Packer Ewes $30-40Packer Nannies $70-120Fat Spanish Nannies $70-100Good Cabritos $190-210Small Cabritos $160-180

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830-591-7750 mobileWe had a nice run of cattle Thursday, March 21st with our packer cows being steady and bulls 3 or 4 dollars lower. Our calves and yearlings were steady on the better stocker calves and yearlings and 3 to 5 lower on the heavier calves. Our stockers were fairly steady with not many good cows offered. CATTLE 654 HEADHereford/Angus strs $125-150Lt. wt. Hereford/Ang.strs $160-180Hereford/Angus Heifers $120-140Lt. wt. Hereford/Ang.hfrs $130-150Xbred strs $120-145Lt. wt. X bred Strs $145-180Xbred heifers $120-140Lt Wt Xbred Heifers $135-150Stocker cows $70-100

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We love for our pets to play outdoors with their friends, but owners should be cautious about the dangers that lurk there.

You’ve probably heard the term “mangy mutt” referring to a poor dog with a ratty, patchy coat. That’s actually how dogs with sar-coptic mange really look. Mange is a condition caused by an infestation of a specific type of mite that is too tiny to be seen with the naked eye.

“In this country, primarily dogs get sarcoptic mange, or scabies,” said Dr. Alison Diesel, lecturer at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. “It can be transmitted and carried by other wild canids including coyotes and foxes.”

Sarcoptes mites are very conta-gious and can be spread by your pet coming into contact with an infected source.

“Sarcoptes mites are spread by direct contact with an infected animal or from an infected environment (e.g. coyote den or fox burrow, even dog parks or grooming facilities),” said Diesel. “It is important that all in-contact animals be treated for mites if one dog in the household is diagnosed with scabies.”

The most common sign associ-ated with sarcoptic mange is severe itchiness.

“Dogs may also develop a rash, lose their hair, and have crusting le-sions on various body regions,” said Diesel. “The most common areas include the ear margins, hocks, and elbows; however signs may become generalized very quickly.”

Veterinarians often use therapy or the pet’s history and clinical signs to diagnose mange.

“Sarcoptes mites can be VERY difficult to find as they live very superficially on the skin and are typically only present in very small numbers,” said Diesel. “Skin scrap-

Mange and Your Dogings may help to identify the mites, however often we do not find the mites on our patients. A positive “pin-nal-pedal response” (where the vet-erinarian folds the ear flap on itself, rubs the two surfaces together, and watches for the hind limb to exhibit the classic “Thumper” or scratching response) can be supportive of the suspected diagnosis.”

Your dog’s veterinarian will recommend the most appropriate therapy given your animal’s spe-cific needs and preferences. Typically therapy lasts between 6-8 weeks.

“Thankfully, Sarcoptes mites are pretty wimpy, said Diesel. “Sev-eral topical, oral, and injectable treat-ments are available for treating them. Certain breeds (e.g. Collies, Shetland sheepdogs, Border collies) need to be specially considered as some of the therapeutic options can be toxic and cause severe side effects including seizures.”

Unfortunately, sarcoptic mange can also be spread from dogs to their owners.

“If a pet owner is concerned they may have contracted scabies from their pet, particularly if their veterinarian diagnoses scabies, they should contact their primary care physician for recommendations and let them know their dog is being treated for scabies,” said Diesel.

The best prevention from mange is to keep dogs away from known infested environments includ-ing coyote dens and fox burrows.

“If the owner knows their dog has scabies, they should also keep their pet away from other dogs (in-cluding staying away from dog parks, doggie day care and groomers) until the infestation is fully resolved,” said Diesel.

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March 1, 201309:04PM Request for an officer for wel-fare concern check. Officer responded.

March 2, 201307:56PM Request for an officer for dog complaint on Well Street. Officer responded.

March 3, 201308:36PM Report of an accident on US 377S. Officer and EMS responded.

March 4, 201307:12AM Request for an officer at local business. Officer responded.07:36AM Male arrested for Class C Theft.01:54PM Request for an officer for damage done to property on CR 398. Officer responded.

March 5, 201301:33AM Request for an officer at lo-cal residence for domestic disturbance. Officer responded.04:48AM Report of fire on US 377N. Officer and Fire Department respond-ed.05:53AM Report of an accident on Hwy 55S. Officer responded.11:44AM Report of fire on Hwy 55N. Fire Department responded.05:06PM Request for an officer for animal complaint. Officer responded.06:06PM Request for an officer at local residence for civil service. Officer responded.

March 6, 201301:12PM Report of reckless driver on US 377S. Officer responded.01:23PM Request for an officer at the Elementary School. Officer responded.

March 8, 201312:36PM Report of livestock on Hwy 55S. Owner notified.12:44PM Report of theft on CR 460. Officer responded.

March 10, 201301:32PM Request for EMS for female subject. EMS responded.

02:51PM Request for an officer for fence damage on Hwy 41. Officer responded.03:21PM Request for an officer at local residence. Officer responded.09:51PM Report of loud music on Nueces Street. Officer responded.11:48PM Report of suspicious sub-ject on CR 313. Officer responded.

March 11, 201309:52PM Request for an officer on Nueces Street. Officer responded.

March 12, 201312:42PM Report of 4 wheeler acci-dent involving 4 children on CR 300. Officer and EMS responded.06:31PM Report of an accident on US 377N. Officer responded.07:35PM Request for an officer for public assist on Sweeten Street. Of-ficer responded.07:59PM Request for an officer for animal complaint. Officer re-sponded.

March 13, 201312:41AM Report of an accident on Hwy 55S. Officer responded.

March 14, 201308:00PM Male arrested for Driving While License Invalid.

A situation developed yester-day in the yard at the trailer house that my son and daughter-in-law had occupied on Daddy’s place south of Camp Wood that I wasn’t made aware of until today. The two dogs that still ride herd on the place treed a very large cat in the tip top of a very tall oak tree sometime yesterday afternoon. Short of calling the fire department or 911, I decided to take the dogs out of the equation for a spell and see what happened. This cat had to have some relief and I couldn’t see it happening as long as the dogs were in the yard.

On the ride up to the house to place the two “Cat Dogs” in a live-stock trailer, I thought back to another cat caper that happened many years ago. There were a number of cats living at my paternal grandfather’s place west of Barksdale. Most got along pretty well with each other except for an occasional “cat fight” that was bound to take place where more than one tom cat lives in the neighborhood. It was around 1983 when one of the biggest tomcats I had ever seen moved into the other tom’s territory. This Goliath of a black tom whipped up on just about every tom on the place and even bowed up at me. I decided it was time for Goliath, as I will call him, to be caught and relocated to another destination and I didn’t mean cat heaven either. I have a soft spot for our feline friends as did the two generations of men before me. The day came that a friend and I came up the idea of using a fishnet to scoop up the tom and dump him into a cage for his ride off of the ranch. We talked another ranch hand into helping as we had a feeling we would have our hands full if we ever got them on this bad boy. Goliath liked to spend a lot of time on top of the back porch and besides being a good 10 feet drop off on the lower side, it was close to 15 feet on the north side as it dropped straight off the hill down to the river. After being spotted on his usual perch on the porch, the

three of us climbed the ladder that leaned up against the lower side of the porch. Things were going right along as planned as we backed him up and threw the fishnet over him. The handle on the fishnet was a good four or five feet–not near long enough as we didn’t like being that close to him on such a bad location. I can’t remember who had the handle and who was holding the have-a-heart trap to put him in, but I do remember one thing very plainly. As we started to pull him in closer to the cage, he started to chew and scratch his way right out of the net resembling some of a running chain saw. It was then every man for his self. Getting off of the porch roof wasn’t any quick task and the only other option of getting down faster was jumping, which was out of the question. At some point we threw the handle down as the growling Goliath came completely free of the net and that little porch top wasn’t big enough for the four of us. We did a lot of hollering and the black monster decided to make his escape much to our relief up the fig tree that grew up against the house rather than over us.

We decided to let the toms work out their own problems and one day not long after I found the black giant lying lifeless without a clue of what happened to him. Back to the present and I wish I knew there was a good ending to our cat dilemma, but it was way too dark by the time we brought the dogs back to the yard to see if the big white cat had made his escape from the tall oak. Only tomorrow will reveal the rest of the story and if the dog’s throats are too sore to bark and are still circling the tree, it will be on to “Plan B.” And what would that be? Well, for one thing certain, it wouldn’t include a fishnet.

Cat Capers

*****Toucans are found only in tropical areas of Central and South America. Some toucan species have bills more than half as long as their bodies.

To the Residents of Edwards County,I would like to inform you that as of April 1st, I will be resigning as

the County Extension Agent of Edwards County. I have accepted the County Extension Agent’s position in Kimble County and will start on April 1st. This was a hard decision to make. However, my wife and I feel that this is the best decision for our family. We will remain here in Edwards County until our house is completed in Junction. I want to thank everyone for your support over the past six years and I have greatly enjoyed serving as your county agent. Do not hesitate to call me with any questions, I will never be a stranger to this community and will gladly help in any way I can until the position has been filled. Thanks again and God Bless you all.

Warmer weather coaxes snakes out of hiding, and it’s important to know what to do after a snake bite, according to a medical toxicologist at Baylor College of Medicine (www.bcm.edu).

“Many people don’t realize how much of an issue snake bites are in this area of the country,” said Dr. Spencer Greene, director of medical toxicology and assistant professor of medicine – emergency medicine at BCM. “In fact, our regional poison center reported 235 snake bites – in-cluding 148 from known venomous snakes - in the Houston area in 2012, and I am sure many more are going unreported”.

According to Greene, the first step is avoidance.

“Never reach into a hole or a bush blindly, a snake may be resting there,” he said. “It is also important to maintain an appropriate distance from a snake. Most pit vipers, which include rattlesnakes, copperheads and water moccasins, can strike at a target up to two-thirds of their body length when provoked.”

If you are bitten by a snake, Greene suggests the following im-portant steps:•Stay calm.•Call 911 immediately to be evalu-ated.•Take off anything that is constrict-ing the affected area, such as a ring or watch.•Position the affected area at or above heart level. This means that if you are bitten on the hand, bring it to heart level, and if you’re bitten on the leg or foot, elevate it if possible. This minimizes the amount of local tissue damage and swelling, which is the most common finding in pit viper bites.•Go to the emergency room – the

sooner the better.Greene also dispels several

myths about treating snake bites and suggests heeding the following advice:•Do not apply a tourniquet or a con-striction band.•Do not apply ice; it can cause local tissue damage.•Do not apply heat.•Don’t cut the affected area and at-tempt to suck the venom out – this increases the amount of local tissue damage.•Don’t use a commercially-available extraction device. These have also shown to be ineffective in remov-ing venom and actually increase the amount of tissue damage.•Don’t use electrical therapy.•Don’t apply any type of lotions or ointments.

The management of snake bites has changed over the years and the newer type of anti-venom has proven to be very effective in reducing pain, bleeding complications, swelling and tissue damage, Greene says. Al-though anti-venom has been shown to have the maximum effectiveness within the first 12 hours of the bite, it can still be effective a few days after the bite.

At the hospital, physicians will determine if anti-venom and hospital admission is necessary.

“Ideally, patients should be evaluated by a medical toxicologist with experience in managing snake bites,” Greene says.

If a patient requires anti-ven-om, he or she usually spends one or two days in the hospital. After hos-pital discharge, patients will need to follow up twice a week for two weeks to watch for any signs of recurrent toxicity.

Snake bites a concern as weather warms up

Letter to the Editor:Have we come to this??? In reading the TMW last week, I’ve had an

abundance of calls in which the citizens are trying to make sense of what the mayor has said. I have spent some time confirming the statements she made and have found that the mayor was definitely misinformed or misin-terpreted the information. I spoke with an EMS representative and he/she stated that they were appalled at what the mayor stated and have visited with her to point out the incorrect information.

I spoke to the sheriff and she stated to me that some of the information the mayor was giving out was incorrect. She did say that it might take 15 to 45 minutes to respond to a call but not that they would refuse to answer a call. I was unable to contact a representative at the fire department.

A quick interpretation of what the mayor said might look like this. Someone that breaks into your house, shoots you and sets your house on fire to cover the evidence will now go free? All that the city/county need to do is make an interlocal agreement. All the time that has been spent arguing over moving to another COG could have been spent making this agreement. If I am correct, when someone is sworn into office, they agree to serve and protect and nothing is mentioned about whether you are inside city limits or which COG you belong to. So does this mean that if you don’t belong to the right local political group, you won’t be served or protected and the ambulance won’t come and pick you up?

As for the nutrition center, the county chose to close it down. All it would take would be some good-hearted people that have been sworn in to office to find a way to take care of the things that matter to our com-munity.

Pd. Pol. Adv. by Pauline Gonzales

Dear Editor:I would like to have some in-

formation on how the new schedule for mail delivery will change the newspaper delivery. As I understand, if I mail anything here in Rocksprings it goes to San Antonio, our distribu-tion center. For example, if I mail my water bill payment here after 2:30 p.m. on a Monday, it goes to San Antonio and won’t be delivered to the City’s Post Office box until Thursday. Perhaps this kind of logic is why our postal system is always in financial trouble. I think UPS could figure out a better way.

Thank you for your help.Dora WhiteRocksprings, Texas 78880

Note: I (Tooter Smith) spoke with the postmistress and found out that the mail consisting of letters, bills, etc. has to go San Antonio to be counted so they have a number to put on their reports. It is my un-derstanding that newspapers are not effected because they have already been counted before going to the Post Office.

Dear Editor,I don’t like to brag, but a few

minutes ago I helped to buy five acres of rain forest, bought a book for a needy child, helped homeless veterans, funded diabetes research, rescued animals, bought a cup of food for a hungry person, helped fund health care for desperate children, and fought breast cancer.

With a high speed internet con-nection it took me about two minutes to do this.

I encourage everyone to visit greatergood.com and see how it works. The only price I paid was my time and my looking at some advertising.

I have checked this out on snopes.com for its veracity. Try it!Yours, Andrew BarnebeyRocksprings, Texas 78880

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By Tena TaylorNueces Canyon School News

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NC Students on Kerrville College Tour

By Instructor Jan PratherOn March 18, 2013, students

from Nueces Canyon Junior High and High School traveled to Kerrville for an eventful college day! The day be-gan at Schreiner University. Former Nueces Canyon Student Cheyenne Walker talked to the students about the trials and tribulations of being a college student and gave them tips on being successful. Cheyenne is presently attending Schreiner. A presentation from Caroline Randal, Associate Director for Admission Marketing, was given to the group on how to plan for college, how to pick a college and what different colleges are out there. Ms. Randal also advised students on successful strategies for being accepted by a college and dis-cussed ways to find financial aid and scholarships. Afterwards a tour was

given of the campus.The next stop on the tour

was the Alamo Colleges of Greater Kerrville. There Chef Jacque Duhn conducted training for Food Handler Certification. It is recommended that people who handle food in commer-cial establishments complete a two-hour course covering the most es-sential aspects of safe food handling. This course prepares individuals to apply critical food safety practices when working in restaurants. All students did well on the course and will receive certifications.

News from the Judging TrailBy FFA Advisor Richard Kramer

Well the Nueces Canyon FFA took to the road for their first judg-ing trips this year. They left out Tuesday afternoon headed to Waco for the McClennon invitational judging contest. All teams did very well. The Dairy Cattle team placed 16 overall out of over 100 teams. The Dairy Cattle team consists of Cres Falcon, Nathanial Shearer, Preston Watters and Reagan Luce. The horse team also had a great day placing forty-fourth out of 150 teams. They

showed great improvement over last year with several brand new judgers in the fold. The Horse team consists of Melody Bronas, Meagan Prather, Josh Shearer, Will Evans and Caleb Evans. The milk quality and dairy products team did very well placing in the top thirty out of 150 teams. The team consists of Alisa Threadgill, Krystal Perez Choz, Ozzie Watters and Nikki Ramirez. After that, we headed from Waco to Stephenville for the Tarleton Invitational. Once again, all the teams had great days and showed much improvement over the day before. There were over 8000 participants at Tarleton. Tarleton is an individual contest so there were no team placings unless you had five members on your team. I am very proud of this trip with so many new judgers in the fold I didn’t know what to expect and I am excited about our placings. These guys and girls had to compete against so many kids from across the state and I thought they did great. Next, we go to district and area competition hoping to qualify for state.

NCJH Young Geo ScientistsBy Jan Prather

Nueces Canyon is excited to announce that Tyanna Schexnider and Joana Valenzuela have been selected to participate in the GeoFORCE Young Geoscientists Field Course. In the program the students will have a chance to begin a geologic journey by learning about the diverse geo-logic area of Southwest Texas around Uvalde area.

Along the dry Frio River they will see evidence of an ancient volcano and learn that at one point, millions of years ago, Texas was at the bottom of an ocean. In June, the Young Geoscientists will scour around and discover ancient fossils and visit the Knippa Basalt Quarry and the Uvalde Asphalt Quarry. They will also get to learn how caves are formed and watch the second largest bat population in Texas fly out of the Annandale Ranch Bat Cave. During this trip all participating students will be prepared to apply what they have learned out in the field and use the learned information in their fresh-man year. NCHS OAP advances to District

By Co-Director Kathy HicksOn Friday, March 22nd the

District 29 A One – Act Play Zone 3 Competition was held at the South-west Texas Junior College in the Tate Auditorium. The day was full

of excitement and hard work. Nueces Canyon High School performed the One Act Play by: Anita Bell called Egad, What a Cad! The event turned out to be a successful one for the hard working NC students. At close of the day the awards were presented and a great cheer was heard when the Nueces Canyon One Act Play was announced as advancing to the next level. The District One Act Play Competition will be held on Thursday, March 28, 2013 at Tivy High School in Kerrville. The NC cast and crew took home a winning play plaque and several individual awards. Honor Crew Member went to Emily Carnes. Honorable Mention All Star Cast went to Ozzie Watters as Ursula Greystone and Reagan Luce as Bertram Olean-der. The awards did not stop there though! All Star Cast went to Caleb Evans as Manly Rash, Jacob Hicks as Augustus Greystone and Kelsie Rolli-son as Constant Hope. The Directors, Kathy Hicks, Shelli Carnes and Louis Webb were never so proud of a group of students such as these! A great time was had by all and the Nueces Canyon One Act Play is off to Kerrville!NC Girls Place First at the Angora

RelaysBy Coach Roe Burleson

The Lady Panthers scored 156 points Friday, March 22 at the Angora Relays besting teams from Utopia, Leakey, Rocksprings, LaPryor, Com-stock, and Knippa. The meet results included Nevah Navarro, 1st in the 3200 m. run; Hailey Luce, Abbey Falcon, Priscilla Gonzales and Nikki Milliorn, 1st in the 400 m. relay; Em-ily Carnes, 2nd and Hailey Luce, 4th in the 800 m. run; Nikki Milliorn, 1st and Haylee Chavez, 4th in the 100 m.

and Madelyn Martinez in the 100 m. dash; Emily Carnes, 1st and Hailey Luce, 3rd in the 300 m. hurdles; Nik-ki Milliorn, 1st and Priscilla Gon-zales, 2nd and Madelyn Martinez in the 200 m. dash; Nevah Navarro, 1st in the 1600 m. run; Emily Carnes, Priscilla Gonzales, Nevah Navarro and Abbey Falcon, 1st in the 1600 m. relay; Nikki Milliorn, 2nd in the shot put; Danielle Irwin, 3rd in the discus; and Nikki Milliorn, 1st in the long jump. The Lady Panthers each performed very well. The team will travel to Brackettville on Thursday, March 28th.

HS TennisBy Coach Brandy Sweeten

Last week the Swinging Pan-thers had a busy week juggling between FFA, One Act Play, Track, and Tennis. However, eight com-petitors did hit the hard courts for two different tennis tournaments. Doubles Teams loaded the bus for Knippa, while NC’s Singles went to Fredericksburg. Will Evans and Josh Shearer teamed up for Boys #2 Doubles; Ace Sanchez and Ethan Tinsley competed in the Boys #1 Doubles bracket; Hailey Luce and Bailey Gober tried a pairing in Mix Doubles; while Kara Sifuentes and Ian Harvey battled between the singles sidelines in a very challeng-ing tournament with some of the best tennis players in the Hill Country in Fredericksburg. Sanchez and Tinsley showed some promise winning their first round and advancing to the win-ners’ side of the bracket. They suc-cumbed to too many unforced errors in their next match, and were unable to advance to the semis. Another bright spot on the day was Sifuentes

Nueces Canyon OAP advances to District at Tivy High School in Kerrville. The cast memebers are (l - r) Ambor Hamilton, Alisabeth Threadgill, Megan Prather, Nikki Ramirez, Ashley Harmon, Logan Adair, Jacob Hicks, Kelsie Rollison, Caleb Evans, Re-gan Luce, Director Louis Webb, Ozzie Watters, Natalie Vargulish, Director Shelli Carnes and Director Kathy Hicks.

Tyanna SchexniderJoana Valenzuela

who showed some guts to advance to the quarters winning a tie-breaker in her first match, and battling through three sets in her second match. She ran out of steam in the quarters, or she stood a strong chance of mak-ing it to the semis in a tournament riddled with strong players, many of which she will be staring across the net for District. N.C. will compete in their final tournament over the Easter weekend in Sabinal before they head into their final week of preparation.

The theme of this year’s Na-tional Nutrition Month is “Eat Right, Your Way, Every Day,” and according to a nutrition expert at Baylor College of Medicine (www.bcm.edu), nutri-tion decisions come down to each person’s individual tastes.

“Losing weight is all about calories, portion control and physical activity, but it all comes down to your tastes and what makes you happy,” said Molly Gee, registered dietitian with BCM. “You have to ask yourself if you’ll be happy with the reduced fat or lower fat version of certain foods, or if you’ll be happy eating a smaller amount of a specific food.”

Gee said that if you’re mak-ing sacrifices on your favorite foods but are not satisfied, sticking to the nutrition plan becomes increasingly difficult.

The food industry has been responsive to people’s needs to eat healthier, so there are multiple ver-sions of foods in the grocery store, such as low-fat and low-calorie op-tions. It’s up to each individual to decide which foods they are willing to sacrifice, whether skipping some foods altogether or simply passing over the full-fat or full-calorie ver-sions.

“Each person has something they’re watching out for, whether it’s sodium or sugar or fat, and there’s not a single perfect food out there that will help everyone achieve their goals,” said Gee.

She also emphasizes that there is not one single food that will to-tally destroy your health or waistline – that’s where portion control comes in.

Gee also offers the following reminders for maintaining a healthy diet:•Establish regular meal and snack times•Don’t go without eating for longer than four hours•Don’t skip breakfast•Fill up on fruits and vegetables•Try to drink water every time you eat and in between meals and snacks

Gee emphasizes that although there is a trend toward more natural and organic foods, these foods are not necessary to maintain a healthy diet.

“There is no research to show that they are better for you, but if they make you feel better and if you can tell a difference in taste, then go for it,” she said.

To make a healthy diet sus-tainable, it has to meet you and your family’s lifestyle, Gee said.

“Sometimes people get con-fused about healthy eating decisions, but there is no right or wrong, just be practical and not perfect,” she said.

She also said to check with your physician to be sure that your diet is fulfilling the micronutrients that your body needs.

Nutrition month

is about personal choices

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18 CU. F/F Refrigerators-$175-$250, TV’s $95-$125. 30” electric or gas range-$135. Washer-$125. Dryer, electric or gas, $125. Twin mattress with box springs, new $155 pr., Double mattress with box springs, new $180 set. Queen mat-tress/box springs, $210 set. King mattress with box springs, $295. Bunk bed with new mattress-$385 complete. Other furniture also.

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Rocksprings Well ServiceSolar and Submersible Pumps

Windmill Sales & ServiceMatt Fry

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Southwest Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Uvalde, TexasSheep, goats, on Tuesdays

Cattle & Horses on Thursday830-278-5621 or 830-591-7750 Mobile Joe Hargrove 12/2013

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830-895-12822473 Junction Hwy Kerrville

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J. Brandon Lewis, M.D.Family Practice

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(830) 278-4426 08/2013

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Over 32 Years ExperienceHome or Business: 325-387-5104

Mobile: 226-3613

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Johnson’s Pest Control325-446-3462 1-800-969-25161922 N. Main Junction 76849

Robert JohnsonTermites·Yards·Roaches·Trees

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Affordable Air & HeatServing Rocksprings

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RICK CLAUSENELECTRIC

Junction, TX325-446-4371

State Licensed Master ElectricianLicense number TECL#19190 11/2013

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325-446-2581General Dentistry

Tue.-Fri. 8-5 p.m. 07/2013

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Call: 325-446-3710, mobile-(210)827-4286. For all your concrete needs. Volumetric Mix-ers, Mix on site, Fresh concrete Pay for only what you pour. Will also schedule after 5 p.m. & on Satur-days. 12-TFN

BUSHONG SURVEYING Paul Bushong, 102 Glen Lake Ct. Ingram, Tx 78025. 830-367-7302 Ranches, subdivisions and estate. TFN

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plumbing, rock work & labor, painting and yardwork. Plumbing & metal bldg.

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Trailers & TruckbedsHitches, Parts & Service

3120 Memorial BlvdKerrville, TX 78028

Fax 830-257-3330www.back40supply.com03/2013

BUSINESSAND

SERVICE DIRECTORY

Licensed septic system installer. Lic. #02711

Office (830) 774-3800 Cell. (830) 719-3845BOLLINGER DRILLING CO.

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Master Driller and Pump LicenseTX # 54639PW

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Board Certified DermatologistFriday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

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Performance Chips & Exhaust11/2013

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SERVICE

Locally ownedby Mike Grooms

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08/2013

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“A Ranching & Real Estate Family”830-640-3383 or 830-640-3254

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Del Rio, TX 78840830-775-5090 1/2014

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Livestock hauling available. Gooseneck trailer. Call O. D. at 830-683-4348.

LIVESTOCK HAULING

Batched in RockspringsConcrete

Sand-Gravel-Top Soil-Crushed BaseLocally Owned

Garrett Grooms 830-683-7556Mike Grooms 830-683-7190

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House for Sale. 303 S. College. 5 BR/2B. 830-683-4301 49-TFN

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Heavy round bale hay for sale, good precombined milo hay. Good goat and cow hay, reasonably priced. Call 830-683-4348. If no answer, please leave message. 46-TFN

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House For Sale

Looking for a 600-800 acre yearly hunting lease in Rocksprings area.4 guns with grandchildren as guests. Please contact: Jerry (409) 728-4179. 11-6TP

Help Wanted-FTW Ranch is in need of kitchen and cleaning staff. Sev-eral positions to fill. Call 830-234-4366 for more information and set up interview. 11-4TC

Ranch Hand -RockspringsIndividual to operate large equipment on the ranch • Repairs and mainte-nance as needed to equipment, fenc-es, and buildings. Carpentry skills a must. Clean background, drug screen and valid driver’s license. Will work full time and weekends subject to project load. Apply at cbronstad@technosfans.com or fax 210-651-9451 12-3TC

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Public NoticeA public hearing will be held on April 2, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. in the Courthouse Annex Courtroom lo-cated at 101 E. Main, Rocksprings, TX 78880 to discuss and allow citi-zen input on the proposed amended Edwards County On-Site Sewage Facility Order. 13-1TC

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Without any television specials or advertising campaigns to remind us, the fact that April is Fair Housing Month can sneak up on you.

Promoting awareness of fair housing and educating people on their rights and responsibilities is essential to ensuring that we each have what the Fair Housing Act is there to provide – a choice in where we live.

And because it’s Fair Housing Month, April is a good time to highlight the Fair Housing Act and how it can protect you. This is especially impor-tant for members of a minority group or anyone whose primary language is not English.

According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, it is a violation of the Fair Housing Act for an individual to take any of the following actions based on the protected classes of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status or disability:• Refuse to rent or sell a home• Refuse to negotiate for a home• Make a home unavailable •Falsely deny that a home is available for inspection, sale, or lease• Persuade an owner to sell or rent to a particular buyer • Set different terms, conditions, or privi-leges for the sale or lease of a home• Directing a client toward or away from a specific neighborhood is also a viola-tion of the Fair Housing Act whether intentional or not.

Real estate professionals should avoid offering their personal opinion regarding or performing any activity that highlights the racial, religious, or ethnic composition of a given neighborhood or neighborhood school.

Consider looking for a real estate professional whose territory covers a broad, diverse area, as opposed to one populated primarily by members of a certain ethnic or religious group.

Although not specifically identi-

fied in the Fair Housing Act, anyone who shows, sells, owns, manages, or offers mortgage services for housing properties might consider providing reasonable ac-commodations for persons with disabili-ties and language assistance for persons with limited English proficiency in keep-ing with the spirit of the Act.

The vast majority of profession-als in the housing industry are honest, law-abiding men and women who are well aware of fair housing issues. But it is important to learn and recognize dis-crimination.

Ultimately, knowledge is your best tool to avoiding discrimination. There are multiple facets to the Fair Housing Act and all Texans should be familiar with their rights under the laws of this state and country.

But don’t wait until you start your housing search. Fair housing violations — just like Fair Housing Month — can sneak up on you before you know it.

Without any television specials or advertising campaigns to remind us, the fact that April is Fair Housing Month can sneak up on you.

Promoting awareness of fair hous-ing and educating people on their rights and responsibilities is essential to ensuring that we each have what the Fair Housing Act is there to provide – a choice in where we live.

And because it’s Fair Housing Month, April is a good time to highlight the Fair Housing Act and how it can pro-tect you. This is especially important for members of a minority group or anyone whose primary language is not English.

According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, it is a violation of the Fair Housing Act for an individual to take any of the following actions based on the protected classes of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status or disability:• Refuse to rent or sell a home

April is Fair Housing Month: Housing choice is your right• Refuse to negotiate for a home• Make a home unavailable • Falsely deny that a home is available for inspection, sale, or lease• Persuade an owner to sell or rent to a particular buyer • Set different terms, conditions, or privi-leges for the sale or lease of a home

Directing a client toward or away from a specific neighborhood is also a violation of the Fair Housing Act whether intentional or not.

Real estate professionals should avoid offering their personal opinion regarding or performing any activity that highlights the racial, religious, or ethnic composition of a given neighborhood or neighborhood school.

Consider looking for a real estate professional whose territory covers a broad, diverse area, as opposed to one populated primarily by members of a certain ethnic or religious group.

Although not specifically identi-fied in the Fair Housing Act, anyone who shows, sells, owns, manages, or offers mortgage services for housing proper-ties might consider providing reason-able accommodations for persons with disabilities and language assistance for persons with limited English proficiency in keeping with the spirit of the Act.

The vast majority of profession-als in the housing industry are honest, law-abiding men and women who are well aware of fair housing issues. But it is important to learn and recognize discrimination.

Ultimately, knowledge is your best tool to avoiding discrimination. There are multiple facets to the Fair Housing Act and all Texans should be familiar with their rights under the laws of this state and country.

But don’t wait until you start your housing search. Fair housing violations — just like Fair Housing Month — can sneak up on you before you know it.

Page 8 THE TEXAS MOHAIR WEEKLY Thursday, March 28, 2013

State Capital

HIGHLIGHTSBy Ed Sterling

TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION

Senate OKs budget, now House’s turn

AUSTIN — March 18 was day 70, midpoint of the 140-day regular session of the 83rd Texas Legislature.

On March 22, the Senate ap-proved its version of the state budget, a plan to spend $95 billion in general state revenue in 2014 and 2015. The Senate version would spend $7 bil-lion in general revenue more than the current 2012-2013 budget. The full budget is close to $195 billion, counting dedicated funds and federal dollars.

Also on March 22, the Texas House Committee on Appropriations approved its $97 billion version of the budget — Committee Substi-tute Senate Bill 1. This was the last step before all 150 members of the House vote on it. CSSB1 features an additional $2.5 billion for public education on top of a base budget that already accounts for student popula-tion growth.

With the clock ticking, the two chambers must agree on a single version before sending it to the gov-ernor.

Assuming the House will pass its version this week or the following week, the next step would be for a conference committee of five House members and five Senators to work out the differences. And once again,

assuming common ground will be found, the agreed-upon version goes back to the full House and full Senate for a simple majority vote to accept the changes made by the conference committee.

Term limits bill movesA constitutional amendment

proposed by Sen. Kevin Eltife, R-Tyler, would impose term limits on statewide elected officials, includ-ing the governor and lieutenant governor.

Eltife’s Senate Joint Resolu-tion 13 was approved by the Senate 27-4 last week and now the House will have to consider it. If the House approves, Texas voters will have the opportunity to give it a thumbs up or thumbs down on Nov. 5, when pro-posed constitutional amendments ap-proved by the Legislature will be on the statewide ballot. The four votes in opposition were cast by Sens. Brian Birdwell of Granbury, Craig Estes of Wichita Falls, Glenn Hegar of Katy and Tommy Williams of The Wood-lands. In the Senate Journal, Williams explained his vote, this way: “I do not support term limits for statewide officers only.”

Under Eltife’s measure, voters would decide whether or not to limit statewide officials to two consecu-tive terms, but officials could serve more terms non-consecutively and currently elected officials wouldn’t have terms served before Jan. 1, 2014 count against them.

Chief rails over EPATexas Railroad Commission

Chairman Barry Smitherman testified before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s subcommit-tee on Energy and Power on March 19 in Washington, D.C.

Smitherman told lawmak-ers that through horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing techniques developed by the private sector over the last few years, “the United States is awash in natural gas.” But

today, Smitherman said, “anti-fossil initiatives by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are threatening the domestic development of abundant and affordable energy from coal and natural gas.”

The Railroad Commission, he said, is moving toward implementing industry best practices throughout the hydraulic fracturing process, such as the first “frac” fluid disclosure requirements, updating well integ-rity rules and working on a rule that would encourage oil and gas opera-tions to do more recycling.

The Rocksprings Boys Track team won the 2013 Rocksprings Relays with 145 total points. Seth Shanklin won the 200 meter dash with a time of 24.20 seconds, Jose Vasquez won the 800 and 1600 meter runs with times of 2:09.2 and 5:05.43. Lance Burleson won the shot put and discus with throws of 53’1.5 feet and 150’8 feet. Mundo Perez finished second in the shot put and third in the discus. The relay teams also did well, winning the 4x100 and 4x200 and finishing second in the 4x400. Mem-bers of the 4x100 are Emry Flores, Sean Baldillez, Ray Franco and Seth

Shanklin. The 4x200 finished with a time of 1:37.2 and include Emry Flores, Sean Baldillez, Jose Vasquez and Seth Shanklin. The 4x400 relay team just edged out Nueces Canyon by half a second at the finish line for second place. Andrew Richmond, Nando Romo, Ray Franco and anchor leg Sean Baldillez are members of the mile relay. Andrew Richmond and Nando Romo finished second and third in both the 110 hurdles and 300 meter hurdles. The boys and girls will travel to Brackett Thursday for their last track meet before their district/area meet in Harper on April 10th.

RISD HS and JH boys track results for Rocksprings meetThe Rocksprings Jr. High Re-

lays were Tuesday, March 19th and the boys placed second overall with Brackettville beating them out by a total score of 174 to 110.3333. Plac-ing for RISD JH were:100 M Dash: Jose Fregoso - 5th400 M Dash: Hector Ruiz - 3rd and Gerardo Zapata - 5th800 M Run:Gerardo Zapata - 2nd1600 M Run: Pedro Infante - 2nd2400 M Run: Pedro Infante - 2nd110 M Hurdles: Diego Perez - 3rd and Raziel Galindo - 5th300 M Hurdles: Pedro Infante - 2nd and Miguel Romero - 5th

4x100 M Relay: Damian Gamboa, Hector Ruiz, Raziel Galindo and Jose Fregoso - 2nd4x200 M Relay: Damian Gamboa, Jonathon Reyna, Raziel Galindo and Jose Fregoso - 1st4x400 M Relay: Hector Ruiz, Da-mian Gamboa, Gerardo Zapata and Taylor Parks-Franco - 4thLong Jump: Raziel Galindo - 4thHigh Jump: Raziel Galindo - tied 4thPole Vault: Diego Perez - 2nd

Eric Perez graduated March 8th in Chicago, IL. His mother Guadalupe Perez from Rocksprings and big sister Lupita Victorino from San Angelo attended his Naval Basic Training graduation. Perez will be visiting Easter weekend in Rocksprings and then stationed in San Diego, CA.

Eric Perez

Perez completes Naval Basic Training

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RHS’ David Stephens and Corey Rendon won 3rd in doubles at the Uvalde Tennis Meet last Friday. Photo by Joyce Graham

By CoaCh Carlos roBlesThe Rocksprings Tennis team

played in the Uvalde on Friday, March 22nd. Overall, the tennis team had a good showing. In the #1 singles, JJ Gamboa placed 15th overall and Tony Sanchez placed 10th overall. Tony lost to Brownwood in the first round, beat Uvalde in the second round and lost to South San in the third round. In the #1 doubles, Grayson Graham and Marcus Garcia placed 6th overall. In the first round, they played a tough team from Flo-resville and lost. In the second round they played Brownwood and played very well and won. However, in the third round, they played Medina Valley and lost. In the #2 Doubles, Corey Rendon and David Stephens placed third and received a medal. In the first match, they played South San in a marathon match and won in the tiebreaker 9-7 in the third set. In the second round, they lost to Del Rio in two sets. In the third round, they played Uvalde for third place. In the third set, Stephens and Rendon were down 2-5 and came back to even the score at 6-6. From there, they won the match in a tiebreaker 7-5. All of the boys represented Rocksprings well. Next tennis meet is Mason, March 28th-March 30th. District Meet is April 8th and 9th in Kerrville.

Tennis teams compete at Uvalde

The Texas Mohair Weekly office will be closed Friday,

March 29th in observance of Good Friday.

Happy Easter!

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