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San Marcos Daily RecordSunday, June 1, 2014 $1.25102nd Year No.180 Subscribe: (512) 392-6143 Advertise: (512) 392-2458
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MEET THEROASTERSFOR THE WILLCONLEYROASTPage 3A
GET TO KNOWTHE MEADOWS
CENTERSCIENCEOFFICERPage 1B
By CHRIS PIKEDaily Record Reporter
Concerns have rolled inwith a cloud of confusionin the last few monthsabout the La Cima devel-opment, formerly LazyOaks, proposed for a por-tion of land located offRanch Road 12 west ofWonder World Drive justoutside of the San Marcoscity limits but within thecity’s extraterritorial juris-diction (ETJ).In this week’s City
Council meeting, a publichearing will be held toreceive comments for oragainst a request by thedevelopers of this projectto amend an existingdevelopment agreement forthe portion of land.If the amendment is
approved, the existingagreement, approximately1,396.9 acres with up to1,750 living units as wellas commercial and retailspace, will be renamed LaCima and gain an addi-tional 635 acres and 650living units.This hearing comes after
the Planning and ZoningCommission approved thedeveloper’s request lastTuesday and recommend-ed to the council that theexisting agreement bereopened in order to con-
sider amendments expand-ing the project.The amendments would
put the proposed develop-ment at approximately2,031.49 acres, with 2,400living units and commer-cial and retail space.The developers also plan
to include close to 800acres of connected and
forever-preserved parklandalong with an extension ofCenterpoint Road fromHunter Road to RanchRoad 12, and a new ele-mentary school that wouldreside within SMCISD.The developers of La
Cima have requested apublic improvement dis-trict (PID), a taxing entity
which can finance, con-struct and maintain publicimprovements, in theirplans. This is one of thesources of confusion andconcern among citizens.Some are under the
impression that the citywill assist in funding theproject. This, however, is
La Cima explained
See La Cima, Page 7A
Secretary ofVeterans
Affairs resignsBy ANITA MILLERNews Editor
Two elected officialsin Washington to servelocal residents weighedin Friday on the resig-nation of Eric Shinsekias head of VeteransAffairs.U.S. Senator John
Cornyn (R-TX) issuedthe following statement:“After weeks of muted
reactions and tepidresponses, I’m glad tosee the President andSec. Shinseki haveheeded our calls fornew leadership at theVA. As a decoratedservice member, Sec.Shinseki served hiscountry well but histime at the VA has beenmarked by gross ineffi-ciencies and misman-agement.“President Obama
must quickly nominatesomeone from outside
the broken bureaucracyof the VA to implementimmediate changesfocused on providingour veterans with thecare they deserve.”U.S. Rep. Lloyd
Doggett (D-TX), issuedthe following statement:“The focus should
remain on getting sig-nificant improvement atthe VA. Most who workat the VA, many vetsthemselves, care deeplyfor those they serve. Wemust not allow thosewho do not believe inour vets health systemto use these incidentsto undermine it. Let’sfix it, not break it.“While General
Shinseki is a decoratedAmerican patriot, whohas offered importantservice to our country, Ibelieve new leadershipcan more effectivelysecure prompt changeand accountability."
Project Graduationneeds your help
By KIM PORTERFIELDSpecial to the Record
In five short days, almost 600 San MarcosHigh School seniors will walk the stage atStrahan Coliseum to receive their diplomas.Their next step will be real life.We have much to be proud of. Some of our
students will enter the workforce, while othersare attending some of the best universitiesaround: Texas State University, University ofTexas, Texas A&M, Austin Community College,Duke University, Rice University and BaylorUniversity, to name a few.From engineering to psychology, from health
professions to communications, from biomed-ical sciences to political science and fromfinance to dance, their fields of study are justas diverse.Sure it sounds trite, but it’s true: the youth
of today are our leaders of tomorrow, moldedby education, peers, families, neighborhoods,the environment and the support of caringadults in the community.As our graduating seniors prepare to embark
on the rest of their lives, we pause for a fewhours of celebration. Project Graduation, theannual drug and alcohol free event that fea-tures games, activities, food and prizes, allowsour kids to celebrate graduation safely withtheir friends.Project Graduation epitomizes everything
that is great about San Marcos — people withdiverse racial, ethnic, religious and socioeco-nomic backgrounds working closely together tohelp keep our teenagers safe as they celebrategraduation. The generous donations of money,
See Project Graduation, Page 16A
Adopting kittens
(Left) Katie McKean holds a kitten at the PALS adoption opportunity at Tractor Supply in San Marcos on Saturday.(Right) Peaches sits in her cage. For more information visit www.preventalitter.com
Daily Record photos by Anita Miller
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AQUIFER &SPRINGFLOW
SMPD BlotterMay 29
• 8:46 a.m. - Assault,1301 Hwy. 123, juveniledetained.• 10:32 a.m. - Theft,
SMPD, report.• 11:30 a.m. - Minor
collision, 1050 McKinleyPlace Drive, blue form.• 11:33 a.m. - Sexual
assault of a child, SMPD,report.• 12:50 p.m. - Minor
collision, 802 S.Guadalupe Street, blueform.• 1:21 p.m. -
Information, SMPD,report.• 1;27 p.m. - Theft, 800
Barnes Drive, WesleyStrambler, 29, arrested.• 1:36 p.m. - Verbal
disturbance, forgery of afinancial instrument, war-rant arrest, 1103 SanMarcos Parkway,Samara Lee Sansom,35, arrested.• 2:95 p.m. - Burglary
of a building, 1654 PostRoad, report.• 2;56 p.m. - Theft,
3939 I-35 South, report.• 2;58 p.m. - Hit and
run, 518 S. GuadalupeStreet, blue form.• 3:04 p.m. - Minor col-
lision, 1002 Hwy. 80,report.• 3:18 p.m. - Minor col-
lision, 1001 Hwy. 123,blue form.• 3;51 p.m. -
Investigation, SMPD,report.• 4:22 p.m. - Burglary
of habitation, 413 FarisStreet, report.• 4:45 p.m. - Fraud,
2550 Hunter Road,report.• 4:57 p.m. -
Suspicious circum-stances, 1321 I-35 North,report.• 4:59 p.m. - Minor col-
lision, 903 I-35 North,report.• 5;26 p.m. - Mental
health investigation,1200 N. Bishop Street,
report.• 5:27 p.m. - Attempt to
locate, 202 I-35 South,referred.• 6:06 p.m. - Attempt to
locate, referred.• 6:39 p.m. - Collision
with injury, 205 I-35North, report.• 7:46 p.m. - Animal
case, 1201 Thorpe Lane,referred.• 8:31 p.m. - Hit and
run, 1951 AquarenaSprings Drive, blue form.• 8:46 p.m. - Theft, 602
Barbara Drive, report.• 9:52 p.m. -
Unauthorized use ofmotor vehicle, 518 LindaDrive, report.• 9:55 p.m. - Assault,
Hays County JuvenileDetention Center,Deborah ElizabethBuller, 17, arrested.• 9:56 p.m. - Minor col-
lision, Aquarena SpringsDrive at railroad tracks,report.• 10:00 p.m. - Recover
runaway, 1001 LeahAvenue, report.• 11;41 p.m. - Recover
stolen vehicle, 801 RiverRoad, report.
May 30• 12:13 a.m. - Noise
disturbance, 100 N.Guadalupe Street, verbalwarning.• 1;40 a.m. - Noise dis-
turbance, 200 RobbieLane, verbal warning.• 2;05 a.m. -
Suspicious vehicle, 500S. Guadalupe Street,verbal warning.• 2:18 a.m. - Vehicle
theft, 728 W. MLK Drive,report.• 2:32 a.m. -Public
intoxication, 1000 blockW. Hopkins Street,Chance Devin Rae, 25,arrested.• 2:37 a.m. - Minor col-
lision, Uhland Road atMill Street, DillonMcLayne Rosson, 21,arrested.
Today's WeatherLocal 5-Day Forecast
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Sunrise:6:31 AM
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Brownsville89/73
Houston87/71
Austin85/68
Dallas88/71
El Paso103/74
Amarillo93/66
San Antonio87/69
San Marcos85/68
Texas At A Glance
Area CitiesCity Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.Abilene 92 68 sunny Kingsville 89 72 pt sunnyAmarillo 93 66 windy Livingston 85 69 t-stormAustin 85 68 pt sunny Longview 86 69 t-stormBeaumont 85 71 t-storm Lubbock 91 65 sunnyBrownsville 89 73 pt sunny Lufkin 85 70 t-stormBrownwood 90 69 pt sunny Midland 95 69 sunnyCorpus Christi 86 74 pt sunny Raymondville 92 74 pt sunnyCorsicana 86 70 pt sunny Rosenberg 85 70 t-stormDallas 88 71 pt sunny San Antonio 87 69 pt sunnyDel Rio 98 72 sunny San Marcos 85 68 pt sunnyEl Paso 103 74 sunny Sulphur Springs 85 70 t-stormFort Stockton 100 71 sunny Sweetwater 90 68 sunnyGainesville 88 69 pt sunny Tyler 85 70 t-stormGreenville 87 70 t-storm Weatherford 89 69 pt sunnyHouston 87 71 t-storm Wichita Falls 93 70 pt sunny
National CitiesCity Hi Lo Cond. City Hi Lo Cond.Atlanta 80 64 rain Minneapolis 82 66 t-stormBoston 70 54 mst sunny New York 74 56 sunnyChicago 87 69 t-storm Phoenix 103 73 mst sunnyDallas 88 71 pt sunny San Francisco 63 50 pt sunnyDenver 88 55 mst sunny Seattle 75 54 sunnyHouston 87 71 t-storm St. Louis 86 70 t-stormLos Angeles 82 61 pt sunny Washington, DC 76 57 mst sunnyMiami 84 76 t-storm
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ObituariesMark Davis
Mark Davis, 42, of SanMarcos passed away onMay 21, 2014. FuneralServices were heldWednesday, May 28, in thePennington MemorialChapel with burial immedi-ately following at MemoryLawn Memorial Park inMartindale.Arrangements by
Pennington Funeral Home,San Marcos, TX, (512) 353-4311, www.penningtonfu-neralhome.com.
Mary Ann GonzalesMary Ann Gonzales of
San Marcos passed awayon May 26, 2014, at theage of 64. Services pend-ing.Arrangements by
Pennington Funeral Home,San Marcos, TX, (512) 353-
4311, www.penningtonfu-neralhome.com.
Carla Wilson MillerCarla Wilson Miller, age
72, of Austin, passed awayon May 23, 2014. FuneralServices were heldSaturday, May 31in thePennington MemorialChapel. Interment SanMarcos City Cemetery.Arrangements by
Pennington Funeral Home,San Marcos, TX, (512) 353-4311, www.penningtonfu-neralhome.com.
Melinda (Linda)Marie Hagedorn
StapperMelinda (Linda) Marie
Hagedorn Stapper, 90,passed away in SanMarcos, Texas, on May 27,2014. Funeral Serviceswere held on Friday, May30, at the First UnitedMethodist Church in SanMarcos. Burial SunsetMemorial Park in San
Antonio.Arrangements by
Pennington Funeral Home,San Marcos, TX, (512) 353-4311, www.penningtonfu-neralhome.com.
Maximileano ʻMaxʼT. Torres
Maximileano “Max” T.Torres, a resident ofHunter, passed away May19, 2014 at the age of 70.Visitation was May 28 atLos Angeles Funeral Homeand Rosary was recitedthat evening in the funeralhome chapel. Mass ofChristian Burial was May29 at St. John theEvangelist Catholic
Church. Burial followed inSan Pedro Cemetery.Arrangements entrusted
to the Villasenor family -Los Angeles Funeral Home,300 Cheatham Street,(512) 392-3676.
Jesse ContrerasJesse Contreras, 96, of
Crafton, Pa. passed awayon Wednesday, May 28.Family received friends
Friday at Schepner-McDermott Funeral Homean Mass of ChristianBurial was Saturday at St.Philip Catholic Church.Burial was with full mili-tary honors.Survivors include his
wife Lorraine (Kangas)Contreras; sons Jaimesand Kevin Contreras; step
children Kristina, William,Kathy and JonathanHahka and beloved friendNell Burney. Jesse was aKorean War veteran andmajor in the U.S. Air Forcewho was formerlyemployed as a social work-er for more than 20 yearsat Mayview State Hospital.In lieu of flowers, memo-
rial contributions may emade to Animal Friends,562 Camp Horne Road,Pittsburg, Pa., 15237.Arrangements by
Schepner - McDermottFuneral Home Inc.
Daily Record photo by Anita Miller
Tom Tvrdik of the American Legion attended a ceremonylast week officially kicking off the Hays County VeteransCourt. He was mistakenly identified as being with the VFWin the Thursday, May 29 edition of the San Marcos DailyRecord, an error we regret.
Donald ColemanDonald Coleman, a resi-
dent of San Marcos,passed away May 26, 2014
at the age of 71. No servic-es are scheduled at thistime. For more informa-tion, call ThomasonFuneral Home, (512) 396-2300.
James WilliamCardwell
James William Cardwell,73, of Lockhart, Texaspassed away on May 24,2014. A graveside servicewill be held at 11:30 a.m.Monday, June 2, atLockhart City Cemetery,with a memorial servicefollowing at 1 p.m. atMcCurdy Funeral Home.
Arrangements byMcCurdy Funeral Home,Lockhart, TX, (512) 398-4791, www.mccurdyfuner-alhome.com.
Dorothy P. MatthiesDorothy P. Matthies, 85,
of Red Rock, passed awayon May 25, 2014. Serviceswere held at 7 p.m..,Tuesday, May 27, atMcCurdy Funeral Home.Arrangements by
McCurdy Funeral Home,
Lockhart, TX, (512) 398-4791, www.mccurdyfuner-alhome.com.
Roy B. HewittRoy B. Hewitt, 84, of
Hutto, passed away onMay 22, 2014. Visitationwas held an hour beforeservice. Services were heldat 2:30 p.m., Sunday, May25, at McCurdy FuneralHome. Burial followed atLockhart City Cemetery inLockhart.
Arrangements byMcCurdy Funeral Home,Lockhart, TX, (512) 398-4791, www.mccurdyfuner-alhome.com.
Obit also online:sanmarcosrecord.com
Veterans Court kick off
News roundup$5K rewardoffered tosolve dog killingSPRINGTOWN, Texas
(AP) — A reward of up to$5,000 is being offered forclues leading to the arrestand conviction of whoevershot a nursing dog and lefther body in a cage by aNorth Texas roadside,along with her 10 puppies.The grim find was made
Wednesday morning inSpringtown, a town 25miles northwest of FortWorth. Parker CountySheriff Larry Fowler says aschool bus driver foundthe cage containing thebody of the 3-year-old, redshepherd mix and herhungry, blood-caked pup-pies. The mother had beenshot in the head.The puppies are being
cared for by the Angels &Outlaws 2nd Chance BullyRanch in Hico (HYE'-koh).The Humane Society of theUnited States is offeringthe reward to find thekiller.
Senior graduatesin hospitalHOUSTON (AP) — A 19-
year-old high school seniorhas been awarded hisdiploma. But unlike therest of his 700 classmates,Harrison Bowe's gradua-tion ceremony was held ina Houston hospital.Bowe, an A student at
Bellaire High School, hadbeen looking forward totaking his final exams,going to prom and attend-ing graduation.On Saturday, weeks
after emergency surgery tocorrect a toxic abdominalinfection, Bowe did don ared cap and gown andgraduated — sitting in awheelchair, his nursesnearby.Bowe's family, high
school principal and coun-selor and a district regis-trar needed to confer thediploma came to HoustonMethodist Hospital toaward him his diploma —speeches and all.Bowe says he "felt hon-
ored ... all these people aregoing out of their way tograduate me."
Galveston OK'szoning change forBalinese RoomGALVESTON, Texas (AP)
— The way is clear fordevelopers to completeplans for a new 3,000-seatBalinese Room concertvenue on the Galvestonbeachfront after the city'sgoverning council approveda zoning change.The change approved by
the City Council a weekago will allow the proposedconcert venue and restau-rant to be built to a heightof about 70 feet. ArchitectMichael Gaertner said theheight was needed toaccommodate the kind ofequipment needed to pro-duce the concerts.Gaertner says the attrac-
tion at the site of the origi-nal Balinese Room, whichHurricane Ike demolishedin 2008, would includefour to five restaurants.Owner Scott Arnold saidthe design would reflectthe character of the origi-nal and would book topmusical performers.
Texas won't detailthreats behinddrug reversalDALLAS (AP) — Texas
law enforcement officialsare refusing to say whatthreats were behind a keyletter that led the stateattorney general to reversehis long-held position thatthe identity of Texas' exe-cution drug providershould be made public.The Texas Department of
Public Safety's one-pageletter was cited Thursdayby the Texas AttorneyGeneral's Office, whichruled state prison officialscould keep its provider asecret. On Friday, theDepartment of PublicSafety called any detailsabout threats "law enforce-ment sensitive informa-tion," refusing to say if anypharmacies were in dangeror what the agency wasdoing to investigate.Anti-death penalty advo-
cates have accused Texasand other states of trump-ing up threats to avoid dis-closing their providers.
Source: edwardsaquifer.org
By DON MOOREPublisher
The Will Conley Roast isonly two weeks away but theRoasters are chomping at thebit to have their chance atbeing a “stand up” comic. TheRoast is being put on by theSan Marcos Leadership Classof 2015 to help raise moneyto restore Ole' Betsy, the1926 American-LaFrancepumper truck. The goal is touse the trucks in parades andduring fire safety week atlocal schools and other com-munity events in San Marcos.While the goal is worthy,
fun will be the order of thenight on Friday, June 13when eight local communityleaders take their shots atHays County Pct. 3Commissioner Conley. Therewill be a social hour from 6until 7 where guest will havethe opportunity to tour Dick'sClassic Car Museum. Thedinner is being catered byCody's Bistro and will be
served at about 7 and thenthe real fun will start withMaster of Ceremonies PeterBaen getting the crowd revvedup with some commentary ofhis own.You can expect a lot of
laughs when this outstandinggroup of Roasters gets itcranked up. The Roaster listis impressive and includeslawyers, politicians, formerpoliticians and even a father-in-law. The Roasters in alpha-betical order include JudgeAndrew Cable; Adriana Cruz,executive director of GreaterSan Marcos Partnership;Daniel Guerrero, mayor ofSan Marcos; Dr. RobertHabingreither, associate dean,College of Science andEngineering at Texas StateUniversity; Jane (Aunt Jane)Hughson, former San Marcoscouncil person; MarkKennedy, general counsel -Hays County; Hays CountyPct. 1 Constable DavidPeterson and Hays CountyChief of Staff Lon Shell.
Each of the eight Roasterswill get the chance to turn upthe heat on Conley with anyfunny story they can think of.However, all the Roastersneed to beware that Conleywill be the last one to havehis say, so there will have tobe some caution on the parkof the Roasters.There is limited seating still
available but according toRoast organizer TeresaLauderdale tickets to theevent can be easily purchasedby calling Pam Gravis at theSan Marcos Daily Record. Ifyou have an interest inattending the phone numberat the Record is (512) 392-2458. However, when thevenue is filled that will be it,and no more opportunities toattend will be available.The Roast will be held at
Dick's Classic Garage and willinclude a complete meal, ahappy our and free touring ofthe car museum and lots andlots of laughs at the expenseof Conley.
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A trip around the world
Daily Record photos by Anita Miller
(Top) Flags depicting the nationʼs portrayed in Bowie Elementaryʼs annual “Six FlagsOver Bowie” event hang in a hallway. The event has been going on for at least 20 years.(Middle) In “Six Flags Over Bowieʼs” Ireland, teacher Seamus Callahan whips up a batchof potato pancakes. (Above) In the Canada section of “Six Flags Over Bowie,” a statichall display depicts how some early daredevils braved Niagara Falls — in a barrel. (Right)In the portion of “Six Flags Over Bowie” devoted to Greece, teacher Linda Bishop readsto students from Aesopʼs Fables.
Opinion San Marcos Daily RecordSunday, June 1, 2014 - Page 4A
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My family and I will soon be leavingSan Marcos. Before we do, I wanted toshare some overdue perspective regardingthe possible designation of Spring Lake asa UNESCO World Heritage site. I wasinvolved in discussions around this issuea couple of years ago, and even gave a lit-tle talk to the community about whatwould be involved. At that time, there wasa great deal of interest in this possibility,since many people in San Marcos recog-nize Spring Lake's unique qualities. Therewas and is a lot of concern not only aboutprotecting the river from the effects ofurbanization, but also in commemoratingSpring Lake as a spiritual, economic, cul-tural, environmental, and scientific won-der. Several people have approached mein recent months wanting to know wherethe World Heritage initiative stands andwhat is being done to move it forward. Mygoal in writing this letter is to help thecommunity understand the nature of theobstacles that stand in the way of seeingthis initiative come to fruition.After I became the director of the
Center for Archaeological Studies at TexasState University in 2009, I quickly per-ceived the significance of Spring Lake tothe San Marcos community. For profes-sional reasons, it was important to helpmake Spring Lake better understood sci-entifically. As an anthropologist, it wasalso important to find ways to open thisresource to the community in terms ofshared participation and representation.Giving voices to interested local stake-holders, especially descendant communi-ties, has become one of the cornerstonesof anthropological archaeology of the 21stcentury.Striking this balance in the context of
my job as was never easy, but I was con-tinually rewarded by the feedback Ireceived not only from people of this com-munity but also by my professional col-leagues at other academic and govern-mental institutions. World Heritage desig-nation is among the highest recognitionsthat any site can receive. UNESCO oncemaintained separate lists for natural andcultural sites, but recently combined thetwo. To qualify, a property need only fulfillone of about ten criteria; Spring Lake eas-ily meets at least six of these and proba-bly more (see more athttp://whc.unesco.org/). To bring deserv-
ing attention to this important resourcewas a worthwhile goal.A number of steps must be fulfilled
before a property can be considered forlisting, and the first of these is that it belisted onto the National Register ofHistoric Places (NRHP). Because theNational Park Service maintains ournation's working list of possible WorldHeritage properties, and also maintainsthe NRHP, this step helps streamline theprocess from a bureaucratic perspective.Listing a property to the National Registeralone does not place any burden on own-ers of that property. So long as they usetheir own funds, they may proceed withwhatever renovation, refurbishment, ordemolition plans that they may have. Onlyif Federal funds or permits are involvedare additional considerations involved;these are designed to help protect proper-ties that have been determined to beimportant in local or regional history.However, even under these cases totaldemolition is an option.Understanding the University's com-
bined perspective on this issue is impor-tant to why the UNESCO initiative stalledout. As many people know, universitiesare multi-tiered bureaucracies with fre-quently conflicting priorities and philoso-phies. Theoretically, they rely on informa-tion that is often provided by “experts” atlower levels of the organization to informdecisions made at the higher ones. Atupper levels of the administration, therewas some apparent misunderstanding ofwhat is involved in listing Spring Lake tothe National Register. A Vice Presidentonce told me that he was opposed to anyhistoric designations whatsoever, but gaveno information to explain his opposition.Other administrators were sensitive to thepublic and political pressures that sur-faced in response to such prospects. Atleast one local politician inquired aboutthe perceived “invasion” of Texas andHays County by the United Nations. Ibelieve these concerns can be put to restover time with open minds and informa-tive dialog. It was at the lower levels of theuniversity system, such as theDepartment of Anthropology, preciselywhere “experts” are supposed to reside,where the most conflicting viewpointswere found, viewpoints that badly need tobe resolved.Generally speaking, the anthropology
department wasn't particularly concerned
with World Heritage designation. As agroup, however, they did oppose the ideaof opening Spring Lake to local communi-ties in any meaningful way. This becomesimportant, since broad support andshared participation would be criticallyimportant for any proposal recognizingSpring Lake to succeed. An experienceinvolving human burials illustrates thispoint. When I suggested that a set of pre-historic human remains that was removedduring the construction of the new ticketbooth be reburied on the Spring Lakepeninsula, the idea was warmly embracedby almost everyone I spoke with. By“embraced,” I mean that the Universityauthorized up to $25,000 to cover expens-es associated with the necessary consulta-tions and actual reburial. However, whencontacted by the administration, thedepartment expressed strong concernsabout “creating cultural affiliations” withcontemporary Indian groups that had no“scientific” basis, “recognizing” and there-by legitimizing Indian groups that aren'trecognized as such by the Federal govern-ment, and how reburying remains couldallow Indians to have entitlements to thereburial site (perhaps for conducting com-memorative ceremonies) that might oneday interfere with the University's man-agement of the peninsula according to itsown plans. I'm sure that not all anthro-pologists at Texas State share these opin-ions, but they were allowed to become thedepartment's official statement whenasked about reburial. When an elder ofthe local Indian community ran into aprofessor of archaeology one day at aneighborhood grocery store and askedhim why he opposed reburial, the archae-ologist dissembled about the university'smonetary concerns and claimed that noone really listened to his opinions anyway.In faculty meetings, I heard derogatoryterms like “wannabes” and “New AgeIndians” used to refer to local indigenousgroups. Department leaders even went sofar as to ask the United States govern-ment permission not to consult with localtribes about a proposed upcoming excava-tion because they had been “terrible todeal with.” This disdain for descendantcommunities wasn't limited just toIndians; I was also advised to do what Icould to keep General Edward Burleson'sfamily “off the site” lest they, too, interferewith future scientific investigations.Luckily, the Meadows Center is recog-
nized as the managers of the Spring Lakeproperty on behalf of the University. Thisis where future discussions aboutNational Register nomination seeminglyhave the best chance of succeeding. Inthis regard, it is important to note thatthe entire property, including the hillsideabove the old hotel, was recently evaluat-ed for NRHP eligibility in the context ofthe City's upcoming Loop 82 overpassproject. In their review, the City's consult-ant found the entire property to be signifi-cant. This means that no additionalassessment about National Register eligi-bility need be commissioned: one isalready on file with the Texas HistoricalCommission in Austin; at San MarcosCity offices; and with the University at theOffice of Planning, Design, andConstruction. All that's needed would beto complete a nomination form and workwith the County Historical Commission tosubmit it: http://www.nps.gov/nr/publi-cations/bulletins/nrb16a/. What wouldalso be necessary is a sustained commu-nity-wide show of interest in this designa-tion, and also in any steps that might fol-low leading eventually to World Heritagestatus. Past this point, for guidance SanMarcos can look at ongoing efforts to getthe Poverty Point site in Louisiana ontothe working list for World Heritage desig-nation, and also to San Antonio's SpanishMission Trail system, which was nominat-ed by the Obama administration in 2012.The process of getting a property onto
the UNESCO World Heritage list is com-plex, politically challenging, and probablyhas a low likelihood of success. Still,Spring Lake easily meets these qualifica-tions and enhanced visibility of thisresource, such as the outstanding filmYakona, can only help with ongoing effortsto preserve and manage it. An importantdiscussion would be how such a designa-tion might be consistent with theUniversity's long range plans and priori-ties, and also how the local and regionalcommunities can help support this cause.I hope the greater San Marcos communityis able to persevere and find ways to con-structively work with all facets of the uni-versity to achieve what really are widelyshared goals and objectives regarding thisunique resource.
Jon Lohse
Open letter to the community about World HeritageDesignation and Cultural Resources at Spring Lake
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President Obama’s lax immigrationpolicies continue to put the lives ofAmericans at risk. Last year,Administration officials released intoour neighborhoods more than 36,000criminal immigrants who had nearly88,000 convictions.The crimes included hundreds of
convictions for murder, rape, and kid-
napping, and thousands of drug relat-ed crimes.This would be considered the worst
prison break in American history,except it was approved by thePresident and enabled by immigrationofficials.The release of criminal and illegal
immigrants into our communitiesalready has killed or injured thou-sands of innocent Americans. The
responsibility for this can only be laidat the doorstep of the White House.If the President cannot be trusted
to enforce current immigration laws,how can he be trusted to enforcefuture immigration laws?
Congressman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) is the former Chairman of theHouse Judiciary Committee and repre-sents the 21st District of Texas.
Obama administration authorizes worst ‘prison break’ in history The San Marcos DailyRecord welcomes and en-courages letters to the editorand guest columns concern-ing issues of local interest.Letters should be limited to300 words and must besigned by name with a day-time telephone numbershould attached for verifica-
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Judge John P. Burke,presiding judge, city ofSan Marcos MunicipalCourt, has announced hisretirement effective at theend of June.Judge Burke has
served as judge of theMunicipal Court the pasteight years. Previous toservice as municipaljudge, Burke served forapproximately 10 yearswith the city of CorpusChristi as a SeniorAssistant City Attorneyand part time instructorat Del Mar College.“Judge Burke has
served the city of SanMarcos well, bringingimportant innovations tomake our municipal courtand the administration ofjustice more accessible tocitizens of all ages,” saidMayor Daniel Guerrero.“We are grateful for hismany contributions toour court system and toreaching out to so many
students in our publicschools as well.”Burke was instrumen-
tal in establishing themunicipal courtevening/night court everyWednesday to accommo-date those who work andattend school during theday. Burke recentlyhelped spearhead thephysical relocation of thecourt from the SanMarcos MunicipalBuilding to the HaysCounty GovernmentCenter.He has initiated several
programs to reduce thecourt backlog and ensuremore efficient service forthe citizens of the com-munity. Burke also start-ed programs to reach outto local schools withclasses on bullying, useof seat belts and trafficsafety. He helped start ayearly tradition of con-ducting a mock court atthe San Marcos High
School.Prior to his Corpus
Christi tenure, Burke hada private law practice inDripping Springs formany years where he alsoserved as city attorney.He served three terms asa Hays County justice ofthe peace.Burke is retired from
the U.S. Army Reserve asLt. Col., JAG Corps. Heserved in S.E. Asia onactive duty during theVietnam War.Burke serves on the
Hays County Bail BondBoard, the Hays CountyCriminal JusticeCommittee, is a memberof the San Marcos NoonLions Club, lifetime mem-ber of the VFW. andmember of the TexasMunicipal CourtAssociation.He also serves as
Chairman of the Board of
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Don’t miss the party:What’s happening in San Marcos this monthBy ANITA MILLERNews Editor
June is shaping up to be a busy monthin San Marcos, event listings released bythe San Marcos Area Chamber of com-merce indicate.Mark your calendars now for:• International Piano Festival, through
June 8, at the Performing Arts Center onthe campus of Texas State University. Itwill be the first piano festival to be stagedin the new venue, and will include a per-formance by selected participants and theRound Rock Symphony on Saturday,June 4.• The Summer in the Park Concert
Series kicks off on Thursday, June 5 andcontinues each Thursday through July31. The music kicks off at 7:30 p.m. andrefreshments are available for sale. The
season will get off to a rocking start withthe Derailers.• On Friday, June 6, be sure to make
First Friday at Three Dudes Winery onHwy. 80 between San Marcos andMartindale. Admission is free and themusic starts at 6 p.m.• Every Saturday in June, the Farmer’s
Market on the Square continues in down-town San Marcos. Homegrown vegetablesand fruits, flowers, honey, coffee, craftsand more are offered up from 9 a.m. to 1p.m. on San Antonio Street in front of theHays County Courthouse.• Another popular summer series,
Movies in Your Park, gets under way June10 and continues each Tuesday at SanMarcos Plaza Park. Games are providedbefore the feature, which begins at sun-set. This year’s first movie will be“Monsters University.”• The Texas Water Safari begins on
Spring Lake at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June14. The 260-mile trek down the SanMarcos and Guadalupe rivers to SanAntonio Bay on the Texas coast is billedas the “world’s toughest canoe race” andveterans will tell you that is true. Thebeginning of the race always draws a bigcrowd, and many more gather at Rio VistaFalls to see how racers negotiate the threedrops.• Two art events will be held in down-
town San Marcos on June 14. Makers.Artists. Performers is a “self-guided tourof pop-up galleries, artist studios andexhibitions” from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Thefree event is hosted by the Arts Advocatesof San Marcos.• At the same time, on the downtown
square, residents can browse the ArtSquared Arts Market. The monthly marketfeatures unique handcrafted items perfectfor gifts.
• Just a little ways out of town, the Eyeof the Dog Arts Center at 405 Valley ViewWest Road will host their annual “SalsaFest.” On tap are live music, free hot dogsand a kid’s play area. The winner of thesalsa contest will receive a trophy.• Dick’s Classic Car Garage will be the
scene of Dick’s Cruise-In on June 21 andJuly 19. For more visit dicksclassic-garage.com.• The Cool River Ranch will host The
Great Texas Bull Run on June 21. Formore visit coolriverranch.net.• Closing out the month will be BIGfest
at Cheatham Street Warehouse. The icon-ic music hall has been a mainstay theSan Marcos scene for some four decades,and helped launch the careers of suchsuperstars as George Strait, Todd Sniderand Randy Rogers. For details visitcheathamstreet.com.
Endangered species andtheir habitats in theEdwards Aquifer regionhave a fighting chance toweather the historicdrought gripping the statethanks to innovative envi-ronmental programs set inmotion in 2012 through aregional HabitatConservation Plan (HCP).In late 2006, the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Servicebrought together stake-holders from throughoutthe Edwards Region todevelop a plan to protectfederally listed endangeredspecies dependent on theEdwards Aquifer. The planwas approved in 2012, andprogram implementationquickly followed.“This was a long and
intense process thatregional entities wentthrough to develop what isknown as the HabitatConservation Plan,” saidHCP ImplementingCommittee Chairman TomTaggart. “Stakeholdersdeveloped many differentcomponents to help protectthe Edwards Aquifer dur-ing critical periods. Ouroverall efforts were
designed to maintainspring flows, make sure allwater users have adequatewater supplies and reduceimpacts to endangeredspecies and their habitats.”Some of the major HCP
initiatives include:Regional Municipal
Water ConservationProgram — The goal of theprogram is to conserve10,000 acre-feet of permit-ted or exempt EdwardsAquifer withdrawals.Currently, 8,400 acre-feetof water have been enrolledin the program, with com-munities such as Uvaldeand Universal City partici-pating.Voluntary Irrigation
Suspension Program(VISPO) — The VISPO is avoluntary program open toeligible holders of irrigationwater rights from theEdwards Aquifer Authority(EAA) in Atascosa, Bexar,Comal, Hays, Medina andUvalde counties who arewilling to not pumpauthorized withdrawalrights in exchange forfinancial payments. Morethan 24,000 acre-feet ofwater have been committed
to VISPO by the agricul-ture community.ASR Leasing Program -
The Aquifer Storage andRecovery Leasing Programleases water from Edwardspermit holders so it can bestored in San AntonioWater System’s AquiferStorage and Recovery facil-ity in south Bexar County.Edwards water is storedunderground for use dur-ing extremely dry periods.When stored water is used,SAWS reduces its activepumping from Edwardswells helping to preserveflows at the Comal andSan Marcos Springs.Critical Period
Management and Stage V— Under Stage V emer-gency rules, the EdwardsAquifer permit holders arerequired to reduce wateruse from the Edwards by44 percent. This measureis currently implementedin the Uvalde Pool of theEdwards Aquifer. The SanAntonio pool is now inStage III critical periodreductions of 30 percent.Habitat Protection
Edwards Aquifer Region’splan to ease drought effects
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Municipal judge to retire
Local students among Texas State graduatesTexas State University has
announced that the following stu-dents were among the graduatesduring 2014 spring commence-ment ceremonies at the universi-ty:* Mary C. Craven of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Art.* Alannah R. Tiller of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Art History.* Alyssa L. Hines of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Art History.* Rebecca J. Bugyi of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Athletic Training.* Kiva S. McFetridge of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Biochemistry.* Cory M. Scanes of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Biology.* David W. Chisum of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Biology.* Katie Addilynn Kendrick of
San Marcos (78666) received abachelor's degree in Biology.* Lance A. Swinney of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Biology.* Lauren N. Parrish of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Biology.* Mercedes A. Ferrer of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Biology.* Raddiete Ghion of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Biology.* Kristyn A. Jacher of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Biology - AquaticBiology.* Sara G. Miller of San Marcos
(78666) received a bachelor'sdegree in Biology - AquaticBiology.* Samantha B. Burklund of
San Marcos (78666) received abachelor's degree in Biology -Microbiology.* Brian D. Gold of San Marcos
(78666) received a bachelor'sdegree in Biology - WildlifeBiology.* Casey L. Jozwiak of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Biology - WildlifeBiology.* James Victor Henderson of
San Marcos (78666) received abachelor's degree inCommunication Design.* Justin R. Hernandez of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in CommunicationDesign.* Matthew K. Castillo of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in CommunicationDesign.* Megan J. Marks of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in CommunicationDesign.* Stephen Antonio Mesko of
San Marcos (78666) received abachelor's degree inCommunication Design.* Steven Gillihan of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in CommunicationDesign.* William P. Taudien of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in CommunicationDesign.* Allison M. Hackett of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in CommunicationDisorders.* Lauren Paige Hobbs of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in CommunicationDisorders.* Paula Andreina Videtta Lopez
of San Marcos (78666) received abachelor's degree inCommunication Disorders.* Benjamin E. Callowa Y of
San Marcos (78666) received abachelor's degree inCommunication Studies.* Brittany N. Horn of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in CommunicationStudies.* Elisia Grace Stefanoff Hartin
of San Marcos (78666) received abachelor's degree inCommunication Studies.* Marissa Tijerina of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in CommunicationStudies.* Stephanie L. Cavazos of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in CommunicationStudies.* Mara Puisite of San Marcos
(78666) received a bachelor'sdegree in Computer InformationSystems.* Travis M. Howser of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in ComputerInformation Systems.* Emily A. Hall of San Marcos
(78666) received a bachelor'sdegree in Computer Science.* Garrett M. Moore of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Computer Science.* Karl William Hoffman of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Computer Science.* Nathan A. Grosch of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Concrete IndustryManagement.* Alexander J. Schultz of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in ConstructionScience and Management.* Tellis Joe Levi Hall of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in ConstructionScience and Management.* Sarita C. Johnson of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Consumer Affairs.* Andrew J. Cardenas of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Criminal Justice.* Bo M. Dresner of San Marcos
(78666) received a bachelor'sdegree in Criminal Justice.* Brandon A. TRUE of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Criminal Justice.* Eduardo Gutierrez of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree inCriminal Justice.* Heather Rene Israel of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Criminal Justice.* Jeremy Q. Ross of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Criminal Justice.* Michelle D. Packer of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Criminal Justice.* Wesley Duane LaCrone of
San Marcos (78666) received abachelor's degree in Criminal
Justice.* William J. Brittain of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Criminal Justice.* William J. Nicks of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Criminal Justice.* Keisha A. Abrams of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Criminal JusticeCorrections.* Alyssa N. Shallenberger of
San Marcos (78666) received abachelor's degree in CriminalJustice Law Enforcement.* Bobby P. Gian of San Marcos
(78666) received a bachelor'sdegree in Criminal Justice LawEnforcement.* Conrado Reyes of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Criminal JusticeLaw Enforcement.* Destany Schadder of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Dance.* Kaylah A. Hilliard of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Dance.* Chet D. Reed of San Marcos
(78666) received a bachelor'sdegree in Economics.* James O. Farris of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in ElectricalEngineering.* Daniel O. Shedd of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Electronic Mediaand Mass Communication.* Glen T. Purvis of San Marcos
(78666) received a bachelor'sdegree in Electronic Media andMass Communication.* Matthew Townsend Dieden of
San Marcos (78666) received abachelor's degree in ElectronicMedia and Mass Communication.* Ryan A. Gonzalez of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Electronic Mediaand Mass Communication.* Sable M. Galindo of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in EngineeringTechnology.* Jala R. Slocombe of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in English.* Rachel Erin Phipps of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in English.* Robert J. Dubiel of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in English.* Ryan A. Bowlen of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in English.* Tyler Jean Dukes of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in English.* Alex Rocha of San Marcos
(78666) received a bachelor'sdegree in Exercise and SportsScience.* Amber D. Berish of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Exercise andSports Science.* Athena B. Sevilla of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Exercise andSports Science.* Clint J. Potter of San Marcos
(78666) received a bachelor'sdegree in Exercise and SportsScience.* Emily F. Cummings of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Exercise andSports Science.* Eric J. Moore of San Marcos
(78666) received a bachelor'sdegree in Exercise and SportsScience.* Francis Donald Rayas of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Exercise andSports Science.* Haley Renee Galloway of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Exercise andSports Science.* James Karl Howard of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Exercise andSports Science.* James R. Holcomb of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Exercise andSports Science.* Nicole M. Restauri of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Exercise andSports Science.* Ryan D. Holloway of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Exercise andSports Science.* Whitni R. Lueck of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Exercise andSports Science.* Autumn Miranda Bermea of
San Marcos (78666) received abachelor's degree in Family andChild Development.* Clarissa A. Griego of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Family and ChildDevelopment.* Ryan D. Damron of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Family and ChildDevelopment.* Cynthia Y. Torres of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in FashionMerchandising.* Madison L. Pevey of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in FashionMerchandising.* Austin L. Wagner of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Finance.* Phong Tho Hai Dang of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Finance.* Ryan W. Krolick of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Finance.* Stephanie M. Daul of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Finance.* Michael C. England of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in General Studies.* Ryan A. Gutierrez of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in General Studies.* Nicholas R. Villarreal of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in GeographicInformation Science.* William A. Rainer of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in GeographicInformation Science.* Ashley R. Watts of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Geography.* Coleman W. Butter of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Geography.* Justin M. Manak of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Geography.* Laurie D. Abbo of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Geography.* Zoe Patricia Zell of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Geography.* John H. Lyman of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in GeographyResource and EnvironmentalStudies.* Justin R. Mayworn of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in GeographyResource and EnvironmentalStudies.* William Carroll Eubanks of
San Marcos (78666) received abachelor's degree in GeographyResource and EnvironmentalStudies.* Courtney Page Peres of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Geography Urbanand Regional Planning.* Heather M. Hobson of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in German.* Joshua Nathan Powell of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in German.* Emily K. Owens of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Health and FitnessManagement.* Michaela Nicole Hewes of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Health and FitnessManagement.* Carah Garrison of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Health InformationManagement.* Diangana Wane of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Health InformationManagement.* Julio Bucio of San Marcos
(78666) received a bachelor'sdegree in Health InformationManagement.* Katherine Sue Martin of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Health InformationManagement.* Shawn A. Frasquillo of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Health InformationManagement.* Devin J. Wells of San Marcos
(78666) received a bachelor'sdegree in History.* Jennifer E. Ruch of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in History.* Sam D. Woodward of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in History.* Samantha N. Johnson of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in History.* Stephanie N. Rodriguez of
San Marcos (78666) received abachelor's degree in History.* Courtney A. Dindinger of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in IndustrialEngineering.* Ashley N. Johnson of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in InterdisciplinaryStudies.* Ashly V. Flores of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in InterdisciplinaryStudies.* Bethany E. Anson of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in InterdisciplinaryStudies.* Courtney K. Thevenot of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in InterdisciplinaryStudies.* Jordan K. Prado of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in InterdisciplinaryStudies.* Kirsten B. Hogan of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in InterdisciplinaryStudies.* Megan A. Martineau of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in InterdisciplinaryStudies.* Morgan Christine Kramr of
San Marcos (78666) received abachelor's degree inInterdisciplinary Studies.* Rebecca Elaine Rolater of
San Marcos (78666) received abachelor's degree inInterdisciplinary Studies.* Tracy A. Childers of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in InterdisciplinaryStudies.* Stephen Bourke Meagher of
San Marcos (78666) received abachelor's degree in InternationalStudies.* Mary A. Block of San Marcos
(78666) received a bachelor'sdegree in Journalism and MassCommunication.* Callie J. Schmid of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Management.* Cameron K. Brown of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Management.* Gustavo Adolfo Calzada of
San Marcos (78666) received abachelor's degree in Management.* Jesus Guadalupe Anaya of
San Marcos (78666) received abachelor's degree in Management.* Joshua B. Goulding of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Management.* Kaleb A. Johnson of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Management.* Leah M. Young of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Management.* Logan M. Monk of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Management.* Mark R. Hill of San Marcos
(78666) received a bachelor'sdegree in Management.* Preston R. Parker of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Management.* Sunny M. Tompkins of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Management.* Zachary S. Hudgins of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Management.* Carolina Espinoza of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Marketing.* Cole B. Waldrop of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Marketing.* Josh M. Leedom of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Marketing.* Justin R. Hernandez of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Marketing.* Kari Michelle Norvell of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Marketing.* Kristen D. McWilliams of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Marketing.
* Marian C. Brewer of SanMarcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Marketing.* Michael R. Sanchez of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Marketing.* Taylor Morgan Brooks of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Marketing.* Nicholas Raven of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in MassCommunication.* Alexis J. Arreguin of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in MassCommunication - PublicRelations.* Sara E. Braunstein of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in MassCommunication - PublicRelations.* Sarah K. Smith of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in MassCommunication - Public
Relations.* Jacob R. Rapp of San Marcos
(78666) received a bachelor'sdegree in Music.* Edgar Alexandro Lerma of
San Marcos (78666) received abachelor's degree in MusicStudies.* Gilbert Garza of San Marcos
(78666) received a bachelor'sdegree in Music Studies.* Erin E. Erxleben of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Musical Theatre.* Bianca Canales of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Nutrition andFoods.* Lauren M. Preseren of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Nutrition andFoods.* Daniel Mihalco of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Philosophy.* Luna Kaliska Wilson of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Philosophy.* Amber L. Montemayor of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Photography.* Destiny Faith Setzer of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Photography.* Elicia Bermudez of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Photography.* Krista Renee Jackson of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Photography.* Lindsey T. Markovits of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in PhysicalGeography.* Eric W. Welch of San Marcos
(78666) received a bachelor'sdegree in Physics.* James W. Blair of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Physics.* Adalberto Arturo Santibanez
of San Marcos (78666) received abachelor's degree in PoliticalScience.* Casey W. Norman of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree inPolitical Science.* Christopher D. Cates of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Political Science.* Alyson A. Williams of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Psychology.* Amanda Marie Houghton of
San Marcos (78666) received abachelor's degree in Psychology.* Andrea Munoz of San Marcos
(78666) received a bachelor'sdegree in Psychology.
* Ashley A. Kuhlmann of SanMarcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Psychology.* Austin J. Zumbrunnen of
San Marcos (78666) received abachelor's degree in Psychology.* Brittany Alexis Prentice of
San Marcos (78666) received abachelor's degree in Psychology.* Carly M. Calise of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Psychology.* Elizabeth D. Kotin of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Psychology.* Gabriela Contreras of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Psychology.* Giovanna Monique Perez of
San Marcos (78666) received abachelor's degree in Psychology.* James Leo Keeling of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Psychology.* Jared Reese of San Marcos
(78666) received a bachelor'sdegree in Psychology.* Joshua Earl Patterson of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Psychology.* Larissa Nanette Jimenez of
San Marcos (78666) received abachelor's degreein Psychology.* Marricella L. Barrientes of
San Marcos (78666) received abachelor's degree in Psychology.* Megan M. Reed of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Psychology.* Nicolette E. Bonilla of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Psychology.* Stephanie S. Luallin of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Psychology.* Theresa N. Paez of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Psychology.* Uniqua S. White of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Psychology.* Victor Michael Nicoli of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Psychology.* Amanda P. Alexander of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in PublicAdministration.* Kaya L. Dodson of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in PublicAdministration.* Lexi K. Heimdal of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Public Relationsand Mass Communication.* Andrea Rojas of San Marcos
(78666) received a bachelor'sdegree in Recreational
Administration.* Ashley N. Krobot of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in RecreationalAdministration.* Gabriela Hillmann of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in RecreationalAdministration.* Jordan T. Edwards of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in RecreationalAdministration.* Seth G. Hodges of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in RecreationalAdministration.* Alicia A. Ports of San Marcos
(78666) received a bachelor'sdegree in Social Work.* Amber M. Nealy of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Social Work.* Constance M. Lenderman of
San Marcos (78666) received abachelor's degree in Social Work.* Daniel Gonzalez of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Social Work.* Hope M. Moore of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Social Work.* Jennifer S. Gomez of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Social Work.* Julia R. Burich of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Social Work.* Rebecca D. Breest of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Social Work.* Caleb A. Hartsell of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Sound RecordingTechnology.* Amanda R. Brown of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Spanish.* Celeste Rios of San Marcos
(78666) received a bachelor'sdegree in Spanish.* Cinthia Y. Pedraza of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Spanish.* Marlen Guerrero of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Spanish.* Alexis S. Morris-Philippus of
San Marcos (78666) received abachelor's degree in Studio Art.* Andrea R. Kocurek of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Studio Art.* Catherine Elizabeth Rigdon
of San Marcos (78666) received abachelor's degree in Studio Art.* Tyler L. Robarge of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-
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Projects affecting SanMarcos traffic for week ofJune 1-7.NORTH LBJ AT SES-
SOM: Reconstruction proj-ect for street, sidewalk,drainage, water andwastewater improvementswill take place untilAugust 2014. The trafficon Sessom will be reducedto one lane in each direc-tion at N.LBJ while con-struction occurs in thisarea. The entry to TexasState University fromSessom at LBJ will bereduced to one way trafficinto campus during theconstruction.Engineering/CapitalImprovements, (512) 393-8130.CHEATHAM/RIVER-
SIDE: Drainage improve-ments at Cheatham andRiverside through June30, 2014. CheathamStreet has reopened;Riverside remains closedfrom the I-35 access roadto the entrance at RioVista Park. Smith
Contracting, (512) 990-7640.CHARLES AUSTIN DR:
All lanes closed bothdirections between Jowersaccess and AquarenaSprings Drive for the fol-lowing high school gradu-ation ceremonies: NewBraunfels and WimberleyHigh School from 5 p.m.on May 29 to 12 noon onMay 30; Hays, LehmanDel Valle and San MarcosHS from June 4 at 2 p.m.to 10 p.m. on June 6,2014; Canyon, SmithsonValley and Canyon LakeHS from June 7 at 7 a.m.to 9 pm. Access to CityPark will be available fromHopkins Street. TexasState University PoliceDept., (512) 245-6272.RIVER RD: Slurry seal
project June 5-7, 2014from HWY 80 to Wal-Martentrance. Street closureswill be intermittent withapproximately 30 minuteintervals between streets.Park vehicles off the streetor they may be towed at
owners’ expense. Use cau-tion in work zones andobey traffic control flag-gers. City of San MarcosTransportation Dept.,(512) 393-8036.RIVER RIDGE BUSI-
NESS PARK: Slurry sealproject June 2-7, 2014.Streets to be sealed are:Hernandez Way, CarlsonCircle, Market Blvd andRiver Ridge Pkwy. Streetclosures will be intermit-tent with approximately30 minute intervalsbetween streets. Parkvehicles off the street, orthey may be towed atowners’ expense. Use cau-tion in work zones andobey traffic control flag-gers. City of San MarcosTransportation Dept.,(512) 393-8036.ROOSEVELT AND
MACARTHUR: All lanes inboth directions will beclosed for replacing asewer service line on June3, 2014 from 8 a.m. – 5p.m. City of San MarcosWater Wastewater Dept.,
(512) 393-8010.EAST SAN ANTONIO
STREET: Every Saturdayfrom 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Halfa block of street closedfrom the alley to N. LBJfor the Farmers Market onthe Square. Main StreetProgram, (512) 393-8430.
PERMANENTCLOSURE:NORTH LBJ FROM
WOODS ST TO BOBCATTRAIL; BOBCAT TRAILFROM N LBJ TO EDWARDGARY; EDWARD GARYFROM BOBCAT TRAIL TOWOODS ST: Streets willbe converted into aCampus Pedestrian Mall.Construction for the proj-ect will last untilDecember 2015.Emergency vehicles will beable to enter onto campusat the new gates that willbe installed along WoodStreet. Texas StateUniversity, (512) 245-2202.
Traffic update for June 1-7
not the case.According Laura
Dupont, business develop-ment director of CorridorTitleThe way the PID isproposed to work is byissuing bonds to be usedto construct the infra-structure of the develop-ment. These bonds arethen paid back by anassessment placed onproperty paid for by exist-ing and future propertyowners within the develop-ment. No public funds areused to pay these bondsback.Hays County will serve
as the sponsor for the PIDbonds. County taxes willbe used to provide servicesto the residents of thedevelopment, which wouldremain within San Marcos’ETJ subject to futureannexation.The city itself has no
participation in the PID.The developers do notneed nor have theyrequested any city funds.In fact, the city will receiveclose to $8 million inwater and wastewaterinfrastructure at no costas well as developmentfees, tap fees, buildingpermit fees, etc.Some citizens are con-
cerned that the future res-idents of La Cima will
enjoy the benefits of SanMarcos: they’ll shop here,work here, spend time atthe river here just as cur-rent residents do, but ifthe development is neverannexed they will neverhave to pay the city taxesthat residents within citylimits pay.“A minute ago we heard
the gentleman (ChuckPerry, project developer)say this would be the bestin class for Texas, best inclass for Central Texasand best in class for theregion, but what he didnot say was ‘Best in classfor San Marcos,’” local res-ident Jim Garber said atthe P&Z meeting, “becauseas proposed, this wouldnot be part of San Marcos,and annexation could bedeferred for perhaps 45years or perhaps forever.”Dianne Wassenich, pro-
gram manager of SanMarcos River Foundation,also voiced her worriesabout this issues.“If the city provides
water and wastewater fordevelopment at this loca-tion, they are assuring thedevelopers certainty,which will help them getfinancing. Yet the develop-ment will not be annexedto pay property taxes fordecades, if ever.”However, County
Commissioner Will Conleydoes not consider this aproblem for a number ofreasons.The first is that the type
of housing proposed bythe developers of La Cimawould help bring busi-nesses, and in turn, jobsto the city and countywhich would sustaingrowth in the area.“When we are trying to
convince businesses torelocate here, one of ourbiggest liabilities right nowis the unavailability of thesort of housing La Cimawill provide,” Conley said,“we have lost potentialprojects because of thatliability.”Conley also cited the
potential customer basethe development wouldbring to San Marcos.“Half of the City’s budg-
et comes from sales taxrevenue and it is vitallyimportant that we as busi-ness owners have cus-tomers who can use andafford our services,” saidConley, “I know that localbusinesses would welcomethese citizens who possiblyhave more disposableincome.”A public hearing on La
Cima is scheduled for theregular City Council meet-ing, Tuesday, 4 p.m., atCity Hall.
La Cima…(From Page 1A)
Measures — There are10 different habitat pro-tection programs out-lined for Comal Springs.Some measures include:aquatic vegetationrestoration, decayingvegetation removal, oldchannel restoration andnon-native species ani-mal control. In SanMarcos, 16 differentenvironmental plans arebeing implemented thatinclude: sedimentremoval, surface waterdiversions, bank stabi-lization and native ripar-ian restoration.“The HCP programs
are ways for theEdwards Region to beready for extended dryperiods, so we can mini-mize adverse impacts tothe Edwards Aquiferwater levels, spring flowsand endangeredspecies,” HCP Program
Manager Nathan Pencestated. “Everyone has astake in this programsucceeding, and we’veseen great collaborationon all aspects of pro-gram implementation.”Pence pointed out that
despite recent rainfall,the Edwards Region isstill in a drought andresidents and business-es should continue thoseextra water-conservingpractices. He encouragedpeople to find and repairwater leaks, retrofithomes and businesseswith low-flow fixtures,and being very carefulnot to overwater land-scapes.During critical peri-
ods, each water entitywill have strict outdoorwatering guidelines. Youcan check your watersupplier’s website forimportant water-savinginformation.
Aquifer…(From Page 5A)
the Burke Foundation,a residential treatmentfacility for boys andchild placing agency inDriftwood, Texas. Heis a member of theState Bar of Texas andgraduate of theUniversity of Texas atAustin with B.A. andJ.D. degrees.
Judge…(From Page 5A)
lor's degree in Studio Art.* Jordan L. Stone of San
Marcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Theatre.
* Ashley N. Trotter of SanMarcos (78666) received a Doctorof Physical Therapy.
* Cory Lee Peterson of SanMarcos (78666) received a Doctorof Physical Therapy.
* Preston A. Iheanacho of SanMarcos (78666) received a mas-ter's degree in Applied Philosophyand Ethics.
* Bleey Ruri Martinez of SanMarcos (78666) received a mas-ter's degree in Athletic Training.
* Kate E. Wolf of San Marcos(78666) received a master'sdegree in CommunicationDisorders.
* Kate Elizabeth Menzies ofSan Marcos (78666) received amaster's degree inCommunication Disorders.
* Krishna Keerthi Immani ofSan Marcos (78666) received amaster's degree in ComputerScience.
* Chelsea Lane Campbell ofSan Marcos (78666) received amaster's degree in CreativeWriting.
* Daniel John Szymczak ofSan Marcos (78666) received amaster's degree in CreativeWriting.
* Graeme B. Mullen of SanMarcos (78666) received a mas-ter's degree in Creative Writing.
* Willie Mertz of San Marcos(78666) received a master'sdegree in Creative Writing.
* Meredith Shields Wilson ofSan Marcos (78666) received amaster's degree in CriminalJustice.
* Raechel R. Friedman of SanMarcos (78666) received a mas-ter's degree in EducationalTechnology.
* Adriane A. Clift of SanMarcos (78666) received a mas-ter's degree in ElementaryEducation.
* Jessica L. Cruz of SanMarcos (78666) received a mas-ter's degree in ElementaryEducation.
* Lynn M. Miller of SanMarcos (78666) received a mas-ter's degree in ElementaryEducation.
* Roberto Balderas Leal of SanMarcos (78666) received a mas-ter's degree in ElementaryEducation.
* Ohenewaa Asiedu Okyere ofSan Marcos (78666) received amaster's degree in Health
Education.* Mark J. Schmidt of San
Marcos (78666) received a mas-ter's degree in HealthcareAdministration.
* Kelly A. Morrison of SanMarcos (78666) received a mas-ter's degree in IndustrialTechnology.
* Diana Finlay Hendricks ofSan Marcos (78666) received amaster's degree inInterdisciplinary Studies.
* Duy B. Le of San Marcos(78666) received a master'sdegree in InterdisciplinaryStudies.
* Amanda R. Sabo of SanMarcos (78666) received a mas-ter's degree in Literature.
* Jose Manuel Garza of SanMarcos (78666) received a mas-ter's degree in Music.
* Ruth R. Castillo of SanMarcos (78666) received a mas-ter's degree in Music.
* Jonah Andreas Bahta of SanMarcos (78666) received a mas-ter's degree in Music Education.
* Joel D. Mullinax of SanMarcos (78666) received a mas-ter's degree in PhysicalEducation.
* Glynn W. Willson of SanMarcos (78666) received a mas-ter's degree in Political Science.
* Amanda L. Robinson of SanMarcos (78666) received a mas-ter's degree in ProfessionalCounseling.
* Sheila D. Walsh of SanMarcos (78666) received a mas-ter's degree in ProfessionalCounseling.
* Jeremy L. Garrett of SanMarcos (78666) received a mas-ter's degree in PublicAdministration.
* Lance K. Caudle of SanMarcos (78666) received a mas-ter's degree in Recreation andLeisure Services - RecreationManagement.
* Randee Renee Jones of SanMarcos (78666) received a mas-ter's degree in Recreation andLeisure Services - TherapeuticRecreation.
* Elizabeth L. Noyola of SanMarcos (78666) received a mas-ter's degree in Social Work DirectPractice.
* Emily L. Wolf of San Marcos(78666) received a master'sdegree in Social Work DirectPractice.
* Santiago Luna of San Marcos(78666) received a master'sdegree in Social Work DirectPractice.
* Amie E. Fischer of San
Marcos (78666) received a mas-ter's degree in Special Education.
* Rebecca A. Alejos of SanMarcos (78666) received a mas-ter's degree in Student Affairs inHigher Education.
* Kirsti M. Smithwick of SanMarcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in InterdisciplinaryStudies.
* Justin D. Lamb of SanMarcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Management.
* Eryn Claire Harwell of SanMarcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Exercise andSports Science.
* John J. Rucker of SanMarcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in PublicAdministration.
* Lara D. Searcy of SanMarcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Studio Art.
* Andrew J. Cruise of SanMarcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Accounting.
* Aundrea E. Mathis of SanMarcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Accounting.
* Mark A. Birkelbach of SanMarcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Agriculture.
* Abigail D. Hampton of SanMarcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Agriculture -Business and Management.
* Matthew H. Slegers of SanMarcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Agriculture -Business and Management.
* Jessica M. Bloodgood of SanMarcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Anthropology.
* Maryse Beaulieu of SanMarcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Anthropology.
* Sarah E. Himes of SanMarcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Anthropology.
* Portia Manhan Gottschall ofSan Marcos (78666) received abachelor's degree in Applied Artsand Sciences.
* Evanay A. Lopez of SanMarcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in AppliedMathematics.
* Anthony M. Torres of SanMarcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Applied Sociology.
* Kelsey E. Bolfing of SanMarcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Applied Sociology.
* Kevin C. Hummons of SanMarcos (78666) received a bache-lor's degree in Applied Sociology.
* Robert C. Long of SanMarcos (78667) received a bache-lor's degree in Accounting.
Locals…(From Page 6A)
From Staff Reports
With the spring season inthe books, San Marcos HighSchool and Texas StateUniversity have now placedtheir focus on finishing con-struction during the sum-mer months.Fans of the Rattlers and
their opponents saw signs,which read “SMCISD BondConstruction in Progress”
as they walked up to watcha softball or baseball game.For a while, that progress
wasn’t anything more thanthe sight of dirt and soundof backhoes. Now, if thosesame fans stopped by SanMarcos High School, they’dsee more tangible results.Framework for the stands
at the new 8,000-seat
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Briefly...Coach Z Basketball Camp
Does your child want to polish up theirjump shot? Or just learn the game of basket-ball?
Well Coach Zʼs camp might be the perfectchoice. Texas State womenʼs basketballcoach will hold four different summer camps.
The junior camp for ages Pre-K to secondgrade will be held from June 22-27 and willfocus on beginner skill development, learn-ing and most importantly — fun! The cost ofthe camp is $125.
The skills camp for kids from third through12th grades will take place from June 9 to 12.During the camp, kids will work on skill de-velopment by position and participate in com-petitive drills. The cost of the camp is $200.
Zenarae Antoine will also have individualtraining sessions and an elite camp. The in-dividualized sessions will be $25 per hourand are aimed at kids in sixth through 12thgrades. They will take place June 23-27. An-toine and her staff will work on individualtraining by position — guard work, post work,ball handling and shooting. Limited space isavailable for this camp.
The elite camp, which is aimed for highschool children, will be held June 14-15 andis broken down into an overnight ($210) andcommuter ($185) sessions with advanced-skill development and competition.
For complete registration, you can visit txs-tatebobcats.com or contact camp organizersKatie Paganelli ([email protected] or512-245-3831) or Abigail Whitling([email protected] or 512-245-6019).
The 2014 Danny KasparBasketball Camps
Does your child want to polish up theirjump shot? Or just learn the game of basket-ball?
Well Danny Kasparʼs camps is the perfectchoice.
The first session, which runs from June 29-July 2, is for grades 4 through 12. The sec-ond session, which runs from August 4-7, isfor grades 2 through 9.
Prices for the first session range from $415for the resident camp to $130 for either themorning or afternoon camps. Prices for thesecond session range from $245 (day camp)to $130 (morning camp).
The basketball camps will stress funda-mentals with a heavy emphasis on the skillsof shooting, dribbling, passing, individualmoves and movement without the ball.
The camp will adhere to a 10-1 camper-coach ratio, which provides for a safe andwell-supervised learning environment thatwill allow for more coach-camper interactionthan seen in most camps. Our 2.5-1 camper-ball ratio will allow for more hands-on oppor-tunities for each camper to learn thefundamentals of basketball.
For more information on the camp, call512-245-3832 or 512-392-4567. You couldalso e-mail Kaspar at [email protected] visit the camp website (www.dannykas-parbasketballcamps.com).
Ty HarringtonBaseball Camp
Does your child love the game of baseballand the Texas State Bobcats?
See Briefs, Page 9A
From now until Aug. 17, the Daily Record will getyou ready for the 2014 Texas State football yearby previewing each opponent on the schedule.Weʼll begin with Arkansas-Pine Bluff and end withGeorgia State. In between youʼll find news andnotes about each of the Bobcatsʼ 12 foes.
Run Date Opponent Game DateJune 1 Ark.-Pine Bluff Aug. 30June 8 Naval Academy Sept. 13June 15 Illinois Sept. 20June 22 Tulsa Sept. 27June 29 Idaho Oct. 4July 6 UL Lafayette Oct. 14July 13 UL Monroe Oct. 25July 20 New Mexico St. Nov. 1July 27 Georgia Southern Nov. 8Aug. 3 South Alabama Nov. 15Aug. 10 Arkansas State Nov. 20Aug. 17 Georgia State Nov. 29
Countdown To Kickoff
File Photo
Soon-to-be sophomore Kyle Noel (No. 36) and soon-to-be junior Antonio Jenkins (No. 39)combine to bottle up Alabama A&M wide receiver Terrance Pride during a game in 2013.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL...
Texas State vs. UAPB: 90 Days
Golden Lions look to get their roar back
By JOE VOZZELLIDaily Record Sports
Sure, Texas State’s home opener is 13weeks off. The date is August 30th to be exact. But why not get an early jump on the
regular season?This week, the Daily Record takes a
look at the Bobcats’ first opponent(Arkansas-Pine Bluff) as part of a 12-week series previewing each 2014 foe. Fans probably don’t know much about
the Golden Lions, who make theSouthwestern Athletic Conference theirhome. UAPB is Texas State’s onlyFootball Championship Subdivisionopponent on the 2014 schedule. The Golden Lions, who finished 2013
season with a 2-9 overall record and 2-7mark in the SWAC, started last seasonwith a tilt against a Sun Belt Conference
UAPB trying torebound in 2014
Taking shape in SMTX
Daily Record Photos by Tyler Mayforth and Joe Vozzelli
While Schertz-Clemens and Victoria East battled on Rattler Field in a neutral-site game,construction crews were hard at work putting together the stands at the new San Marcos
High School football stadium. Across town, rubble still sits outside the Pavilion at BobcatStadium. Many thought the Pavilion would be open last year, but that wasnʼt the case.
CONSTRUCTION UPDATES....
See UAPB, Page 11A
Construction on bond projects,Pavilion progressing at schools
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL...
Tough slate helped SanMarcos thrive this year Donʼt think for a second San Marcos head
coach Cathy Stoughton doesnʼt like to puther team to the test during the season. TheLady Rattlers were battle-tested and you cantake a look at how some of their opponentsthis year did in their respective playoffs.
SA-Southwest (5A)• Beat San Antonio Brandies (Bi-District)• Beat Converse-Judson (Area)• Beat Steele (Regional Quarterfinals)• Beat San Benito (Regional Semifinals)• Beat San Marcos (Regional Finals)• Lost to The Woodlands (State Semifinals)
Weimar (1A)• Beat Thorndale (Area)• Beat Thrall (Regional Quarterfinal)• Beat Port Aransas (Regional Semifinal)• Beat Shiner (Regional Final)• Beat Hubbard (State Semifinals)• Beat Harleton (State Finals)
New Braunfels (5A)• Beat San Antonio Churchill (Bi-District)• Lost to Cibolo-Steele (Area)
Converse-Judson (5A)• Beat San Antonio MacArthur (Bi-District)• Lost to San Antonio Southwest (Area)
Smithson Valley (5A)• Lost to San Antonio Johnson (Bi-District)
Battle-Tested Rattlers
Daily Record Photo by Gerald Castillo
San Marcos sophomore Alyssa De Los Santos high-fives herteammates before Game 2 of the Regional Semifinal seriesagainst Eagle Pass. De Los Santos saw several pinch-hit chancesin the Class 5A playoffs. For more pictures, check out Page 10A.
By TYLER MAYFORTHSports Editor
San Marcos unfortunatelywon’t get the distinction of say-ing it lost to an eventual Class 5Astate champion.However, the Lady Rattlers can
say they beat the best team outof Class 1A.San Antonio Southwest, which
beat San Marcos in the RegionIV-5A Finals two weeks ago, sawits run end in Austin last Friday.The Woodlands was just toomuch for the Lady Dragons asthe ninth-ranked team in thenation posted a 12-2, run-rulewin at Red and CharlineMcCombs Field.Just like the Lady Rattlers did
in Game 1 at the Northeast ISDSoftball Complex, the LadyHighlanders buried Southwestunder a plethora of early runs.The Woodlands scored five runsin the first inning and two more
in the second before the LadyDragons had a chance to answer.A balanced offensive attack led
the Lady Highlanders as nine dif-ferent players collected hits andeight knocked in runs.Southwest never found its grooveat the plate or in the field as theyonly had six hits and committedfive errors.Just 24 hours earlier, Weimar
won its second consecutive statechampionship when it beatHarleton. A walk-off single byEmma Holland in the bottom ofthe seventh inning gave the LadyWildcats a dramatic 4-3 win.Back in March, San Marcos
faced Weimar in the Lady RattlerSpring Break Classic. Thanks toa strong game from senior short-stop Stephanie Marmolejo (2 for2 with four RBIs) and sophomorepitcher Victoria Vasquez (fivestrikeouts in three innings), theLady Rattlers downed the Lady
See SMHS, Page 11A
See Projects, Page 11A
THE DAILY RECORD, San Marcos, TX., Sunday, June 1, 2014 — Page 9A
RUNNING AND FITNESS...
Change your outlook on exercising and you could be happierA good many runners go for a run every
day. Sometimes it is a short three milesjog and other days the run might be aslong as ten miles.Runners, and people that exercise on a
regular basis, make up about 20 percentof the population. That leaves 80 percentof the population that is classified as inac-tive.What is it that that 20 percent of active
runners and exercise people find abouttheir active lifestyle that the 80 percent ofinactive people don’t seem to understand?Asking runners why they run finds a
variety of answers. Most answers arethings like, “enjoyment,” “fun,” and “hap-piness” or “makes me feel great!”When you ask inactive people why they
do not run, or exercise, the answers arecompletely different. They mention thatrunning is “boring” or “it hurts” or “ittakes too much time” and “it makes metired.”One side has very positive answers and
the other has very negative answers.Research has shown numerous times
that people that exercise on a regularbasis increases longevity, helps preventdiseases like heart disease, diabetes,
stroke, obesity and inmost cases acts as ananti-depressant simi-lar to taking prescrip-tion medications.With all of the posi-
tive feelings stated byrunners and havinghealth benefits men-tioned in research it isa wonder why themajority of people don’t exercise on a reg-ular basis.While obesity is a concern about people
in the United States the latest reports saythat a third of the world’s population isobese also. It is not necessarily only anational or local problem.Looking at the reasons that the inactive
people give for not exercising indicatesthat something is wrong with theirapproach to exercise.Most of the reasons are that they do
“too much, too soon,” “exercise beyondtheir present level of fitness,” and “I’vetried it before and didn’t like it mindset.”Doing too much, too soon is easy to cor-
rect.Instead of entering a 5K race for your
first try at running, maybeback off a bit and trywalking around the blockone time. A stroll aroundthe block can have youfeeling better and morepositive for about 12hours afterwards.Forget the old gym
teacher advice of, “nopain, no gain” for working
out. Nobody likes to do something that isgoing to hurt while they do it.If a workout makes you feel happier and
more energetic, chances are you will do itagain.When inactive people say they do not
like running because it is boring needsthem to look at the world and environmentaround them. This might necessitate find-ing a different environment.Instead of walking around a city block,
try walking a short distance down by theriver on the path there.In a neighborhood, have you ever
noticed the foliage on the trees, bushes,flowers, or birds near by? Instead of look-ing down at the sidewalk, or asphalt onthe street, when you are on the walk
around the block take notice of what isaround you.Boring will not be a problem now.Looking at the reasons mentioned by
runners as to why they like to run it mighthelp to partner up with one of these posi-tive minded individuals to go along withyou. Some of that positive energy justmight rub off on you.Time spent doing something that makes
you feel better and more energetic is notwasted time.Instead of making you tired, a short
time exercising within your level of fitness,will leave you feeling energetic instead oftired.Why settle for being part of a group of
80 percent of inactive people when youcan move up to the top 20 percent ofactive people.Be on top of the pyramid in life style
instead of the bottom. Make “fun,” “enjoy-ment” and happiness” part of your day.
Dr. Maurice Johnson is a former profes-sor at Texas State University in theDepartment of Health and Exercise Science.His column appears every Sunday in theDaily Record.
Well Ty Harringtonʼs baseballcamp is probably the perfectchoice.
Texas Stateʼs head baseballcoach will host five different sum-mer camps.
There will be three separate All-Star Youth Camps. These campswill focus on helping kids under-stand more about the game.Campers will work on hitting,bunting, base running, infield andoutfield mechanics and skill, catch-ing: block/framing, throwing andpitching mechanics. The campcosts $210.
Texas State will also host twohigh school evaluation camps. Theone-day camp costs $185.
This camp will cover pitching,hitting and defense. All camperswill take live batting practice on thefield and all pitchers will throw aninstructional bullpen that will leadto throwing to live hitters on thegame field.
For questions regarding Ty Har-rington Baseball Camp at TexasState University, contact DanielFernandez at 512.245.7682 or e-mail him [email protected].
2014 Coach FranFootball Camps
Are you ready for some football?Texas State will host two mini
camps, a star of Texas QB/WR/TEAcademy and a Bobcat Kicking &Snapping Camp.
The mini camps are designed forgrades 9 through 12. Online regis-tration is $40 per person, whilewalk-ups are $45 per person. Thefirst camp takes place June 13 withthe second camp on July 18.
The mini camp will focus on po-sition specific drills. Each athletewill be evaluated by the Bobcatcoaching staff during this campand will receive skill instruction re-lated to camperʼs position. This isa non-contact, no pad, day onlycamp.
The star of Texas QB/WR/TEacademy runs from June 14-15and is designed for grades 7through 12. The price of the campis $200 per person.
The academy will focus on posi-tion-specific drills. Each athlete willreceive skill instruction related tocamperʼs position. Due to individ-ual instruction, this camp will belimited in size. We encourage youto pre-register. This is a non-con-
tact, no pad, day only camp.The kicking and snapping camp
will take place July 23. Online reg-istration is $125 per person, whilewalk ups are $130 per person. Thefinal day to register online is July22.
One on One Kicking w/ mike Mc-Cabe Services will direct instruc-tion for this camp. Camp isdesigned to help kickers, puntersand snappers improve their tech-niques and mental preparation.
For more information, pleasecall Rueben Vaughn at 512-245-2587 or send an e-mail [email protected]
Kat ConnerSoccer Academy
Have a soccer-lover in the fam-ily?
Well hereʼs you chance to givethem a fun summer.
Kat Conner will host three differ-ent soccer camps for kids fromages 5 through 18.
The full-day and half-day campswill take place from Monday, June16 through Thursday, June 19.Cost of the full-day camp is $235per person, while the half-daycamp is $110 per child.
Conner will also hold a residen-tial camp from Sunday, July 20through Wednesday, July 23. Thiscamp is $460 per child.
The camp is designed to en-hance kidsʼ capabilities in the fourcomponents of soccer: technical,tactical, physical, and psychologi-cal.
Camp sessions will be dividedby age and skill level and will beunder the guidance of the TexasStateʼs soccer staff. The full daywill be more demanding by work-ing on tactics and psychologicalaspects of the game.
For questions regarding the KatConner Soccer Academy, contactLink Scoggins at 512.245.1443 [email protected].
Ricci WoodardSoftball Camps 2014
Hereʼs a good choice for thosekids looking to work on the funda-mentals, while also having somefun.
Texas State will have morningand day softball camps. The morn-ing camp costs $165 per person,while the day camp is $250 perperson. It is aimed for girls ages 6through 11.
The morning and afternoon ses-sions runs from Monday, June 9through Thursday, July 12.
This camp will run through fun-damental drills both on the offen-sive and defensive side and isgeared toward our youngercampers. We will be doing somefun water games on Wednesdayso please make sure the camperwill have an extra change ofclothes and towel that day. On thefinal day, campers will be allowedto participate in a scrimmage. Eachcamper will receive a camp T-shirtand picture.
For more information on the soft-ball camps, contact Peejay Brun at512-245-2964.
Karen ChisumVolleyball Camp
For the volleyball enthusiast inthe family, Texas State head coachKaren Chisum is hosting a volley-ball camp.
There will be three individualskills camps for kids in grades 5through 12 and a youth camp forgrades K-5.
The individual camp will cost$390 per person (resident fee) or$340 per person (day rate).
Camp sessions are targeted forindividual skill development for alllevels of play. Technical instructionfor all skills will be mixed with com-petitive drills and concludes with acamp tournament the last day.
The youth camp costs $100 perperson.
Sessions are half days and opento girls and boys. Campers will beexposed to demonstrations byTexas State athletes/staff and thenhave hands on individual trainingon basic volleyball skills. There willbe emphasis on both volleyball andmotor learning skills during thecamp.
For more information, pleasecontact Assistant Camp DirectorSean Huiet at [email protected] or512-245-3583.
Adult Hoops LeaguesDo you like basketball?Do you want to play against
some of the best players San Mar-cos has to offer?
Sign up for the Summer Basket-ball League at the San Marcos Ac-tivities Center now through July 9.A managersʼ meeting will be heldJuly 10.
Players must be at least 16.
Briefs…(From Page 8A)
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www.sanmarcosrecord.comCOLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD...
Saunders leads State at NCAA West PrelimsFrom Staff Reports
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — AllieSaunders became Texas State’s firstathlete of the weekend to qualify forthe NCAA Final Championships laterthis month in Eugene, Ore. Saunders and the 19 other Bobcat
track and field athletes were compet-ing in the NCAA West Preliminary atJohn McDonnell Field in Fayetteville,Ark..The junior from Pearland triple
jumped 12.77 meters (41-feet-10.75-inches) to finish eighth and secure aspot in the NCAA Finals. Saunders’triple jump of nearly 42 feet matches acareer high, which the junior set thisseason.
In finishing eighth, Saunders beat anumber of opponents, including twotriple jumpers from SouthernCalifornia and ensured Texas Statewill have a representative at the NCAAFinal Championships.Freshman Marika Brown also had a
chance to extend her season lastFriday. While she didn’t qualify in the100-meter dash, Brown advanced toher second quarterfinals in the 200meters. Last Friday, the freshmansprinter finished 22nd in the 200-meter dash to advance with a time of23.97. Garrett Robinson also notched a top
25 finish for the Bobcats by clearing2.07 meters (6-feet-9.5-inches) in themen’s high jump to match his per-
formance at the Sun Belt ConferenceChampionships. Robinson, however,didn’t finish high enough to advance.
In the women’s hammer throw,sophomore Talore Kelly finished 28thwith a mark of 54.65 meters. At press time, Darian Brown sat sev-
enth place in the men’s discus with athrow of 58.10 meters. That distancewould qualify the junior for the NCAAFinals.In late Saturday night results,
Danielle Candelaria competed in thewomen’s high jump at 6 p.m, whileBrown raced in the 200-meter dash.Texas State’s men’s 4x400-meter relayteam capped off the night. Resultsfrom those events will be in Tuesday’sprint edition of the Daily Record.
MLB...
Rangers allow four home runs in 10-2 lossWASHINGTON (AP) — Nationals
first baseman Adam LaRoche agreedthere’s something to the theory thathitting is contagious.If so, it looks as if there’s suddenly
an epidemic on the Nationals.Anthony Rendon went 4 for 5 and
hit one of four Washington homeruns, and Doug Fister allowed fourhits in six innings, sending theNationals to a 10-2 rout of the TexasRangers on Saturday.LaRoche, Jose Lobaton and pinch-
hitter Scott Hairston also homered.
“We’ve seen that a bunch,” LaRochesaid when asked if good hitting canspread through a team. “We sawstretches of it last year where wewould do this and say ‘here we go.’“This was huge to build off of, to
know that we can go out there and getmore than five or six hits a game andjust keep pouring it on,” LaRochesaid. “That’s what the really goodteams do.”Washington has racked up 24 runs
and 42 hits in its last three games,winning two straight to climb back to
.500.Fister (3-1) allowed two runs and
retired the first 10 Texas batters. He’s3-0 with a 2.13 ERA in his last fourstarts, with 21 strikeouts and twowalks.He came in with a 5.67 career ERA
against the Rangers, but didn’t giveup a hit until Elvis Andrus doubled inthe fourth.“He’s got the ability to work quickly,
which certainly helps your defense,”manager Matt Williams said. “Theyexpect the ball to be put in play.”
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From Staff Reports
There were someamazing moments in the2014 playoffs for SanMarcos High School asboth the baseball andsoftball teams were ableto play in the postseaonafter successful seasonsin District 25-5A.
Photo CaptionsTop left: Members of
the San Marcos softballteam huddle up beforeGame 1 of the RegionalFinals in San Antonio.
Top right: Madie Bum-gardner takes her cutsbefore stepping in thebatterʼs box. Bumgard-ner had a big hit inGame 2 of the RegionalSemifinals against EaglePass on the road.
Middle left (top row):Haley Wright is greetedin the dugout after cross-ing home plate in Game1 of the Regional Finals
in San Antonio.Middle right (top row):
San Marcos head coachBryan Webb points to-ward the field as JaylanOlivo, David Hamilton(background) and Der-rick Vasquez listen in-tently.
Middle left (bottomrow): Cathy Stoughton isdoused with ice waterafter her team beatEagle Pass.
Middle right (bottomrow): Tucker Smith andDavid Hamilton go backto the dugout after AlexSowell drove them bothin during Game 2 of theBi-District Finals againstSA-MacArthur.
At left: San Marcossenior Mike Mastershauls in an out at firstbase during Game 1 ofthe Bi-District Finalsagainst SA-MacArthur.
Bottom left: San Mar-cos is all smiles after ahome run.
Photos by the DailyRecord Sports Staff
A look back at the Class 5A playoffs
THE DAILY RECORD, San Marcos, TX., Sunday, June 1, 2014 — Page 11A
opponent; UAPB facedArkansas State inJonesboro, Ark., and wasthrottled 62-11.The question might be
which Golden Lion teamshows up versus theBobcats in late August —the 2013 team that dealtwith academic issues off thefield and an underperform-ing squad on it, or the 2012team that won 10 games enroute its first outrightSWAC title.When the academic
progress rate for all NCAADivision I programs werereleased a few weeks back,UAPB’s APR of 882 trig-gered sanctions from theNCAA. The Golden Lionswere banned from postsea-son play in 2014, but arestill eligible to compete inthe SWAC Championship,according to the Pine BluffCommercial.Despite those issues,
UAPB has some dynamicplaymakers on its team —namely two-way quarter-back Ben Anderson, who inthe face of a down seasonfor his team, led a second-half revival.The Golden Lions aver-
aged 32 points per gameduring the SWAC seasonafter only putting up 12.5 innon-conference play.UAPB’s reversal of for-
tunes was due in large partto an offensive line thatturned things around.Anderson was sacked 14times during his team’s firstfour tilts compared to 13times over the final sevencontests.The soon-to-be senior
quarterback put togetherdecent passing numbers in2013 (2,787 yards and 19touchdowns) to go with ateam-high 1,114 rushingyards and nine touch-downs. Given that,Anderson will likely benamed SWAC PreseasonOffensive Player of the Yearfor the second consecutiveseason.Now, back to what went
wrong for the Golden Lionsin 2014.UAPB simply couldn’t
stop teams from scoring atwill as its paltry defensivenumbers show; opponentsscored a SWAC-worst 40.5points per game against the
Golden Lions. The culpritwas primarily a rushdefense that surrendered277.3 yards per game and40 touchdowns, which bothranked last in the confer-ence.So in the offseason, UAPB
head coach Monte Colemantargeted defense as heinked eight defensive play-ers to National Letters ofIntent.After all, the Golden Lions
did lose their best defensiveplayer (linebacker Jer-RyanHarris) to graduation.Harris led the team with107 tackles, which rankedsixth overall in the FCS.“As a coaching staff, we
addressed some areas ondefense with four outstand-ing defensive linemen, threedefensive backs and a ‘hardhitting’ linebacker out ofPasadena City JuniorCollege,” Coleman said in apress release on NationalSigning Day back inFebruary. “I thought theoffense did well, but we gaveaway to many points andway to many yards last yearon defense. We wanted tofocus on recruiting morephysical defensive linemenand linebackers.”The “hard-hitting” line-
backer Coleman spokeabout is Ja’Von McElroy-Bradford. The JUCO trans-fer had 53 tackles in 10games last season with theLancers.McElroy-Bradford and
the Golden Lions’ suspectrush defense should betested right away by TexasState’s three-headed attackof Robert Lowe, Chris Nutalland Terrence Franks.Lowe, fresh off an almost
1,000-yard season in 2013,looked to be in August formduring spring camp.While the Bobcats used
most of the spring to workout the kinks in their newup-tempo, spread offense,Lowe remained the mostdangerous player on thefield and piled up big num-bers during each of theteam’s three scrimmages.Lowe could have a mon-
ster game in the 2014 sea-son opener and that couldmean bad news for UAPB.
Bobcat Notes — DennisFranchione is 4-0 againstSWAC teams in his careerat Texas State.
UAPB…(From Page 8A)
Wildcats 6-1.Fans might remember that San
Marcos had quite a bit of success inits own tournament, racking up 59runs before losing in the champi-onship game. The team that beat theLady Rattlers (Burkburnett) went tworounds deep in the Class 3A playoffsbefore losing to Brownwood in theRegional Quarterfinals.Burkburnett was one of only nine
teams to beat San Marcos in 2014.New Braunfels and Southwest eachhanded the Lady Rattlers two losses,while Corpus Christi Carroll, CorpusChristi Moody, Houston Bellaire,
Lockhart, San Antonio Holmes andSan Antonio Johnson were also suc-cessful.Out of those teams mentioned,
Bellaire had the deepest playoff runof a team not nicknamed the LadyDragons. Bellaire advanced to theRegional Finals where it lost to DeerPark, a regular fixture in the StateTournament.Other successful teams in the
playoffs included Cibolo-Steele andFort Worth Brewer.During one of the final non-district
games of the season, San Marcosused a strong approach at the plateand a three-run double by sopho-
more Mariah Delgado to beat theLady Knights 7-3. Steele beat SanAntonio Holmes and New Braunfelsbefore losing to Southwest in theRegional Quarterfinals.An early-season tournament game
saw the Lady Rattlers use 12 hits —multiple base knocks from Delgado,Ellie Hernandez, Gabby Guerreroand Marmolejo — to beat the LadyBears 6-4. Brewer advanced to theRegional Quarterfinals where it lostto Azle.When all was said and done, San
Marcos faced 27 playoff teams in2014 and two went to the StateTournament.
SMHS…(From Page 8A)
SMCISD football stadium isthe latest development in aproject, which is set to becompleted ahead of theRattlers’ Sept. 19 homeopener versus Seguin.The foundation of press
box has been in place sinceMarch, and crews havestarted to construct themain concourse outside thestadium.Aside from the new foot-
ball stadium, the SMCISDbond project includes anindoor practice facility. Theroof and framework for theindoor complex have been
taking shape since March.A few miles away, fencing
surrounds Bobcat Pavilionas rubble can still be seenoutside the building. Thefacility, which sits acrossfrom the End ZoneComplex, was supposed tobe completed in time for lastseason’s Bobcat homeopener versus Prairie ViewA&M.The final phase of the
project is now expected tobe completed ahead ofTexas State’s 2014 openeras crews are working on thepavilion deck and outdoorpatio.
Projects…(From Page 8A)
Daily Record Photo by Tyler Mayforth
Among structures being built on the campus of San Marcos High School is the halftime meeting room at the SMCISDfootball field. This is where the Rattlers and their opponent will take a break to talk over strategy and get a breather.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL...
SEC ponders a move to ‘Division IV’DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — The
Southeastern Conference sent a strongmessage to the NCAA on Friday: pro-vide the Big Five some autonomy orthey’ll form their own division.SEC Commissioner Mike Slive said if
the Big Five conferences, which alsoinclude the Atlantic Coast Conference,the Big 12, the Big Ten and the Pac-12,don’t get the flexibility needed to createtheir own bylaws, the next step wouldbe to move to “Division IV.”“It's not something we want to do,”
Slive said on the final day of the SECmeetings. “We want to the ability tohave autonomy in areas that has anexus to the well-being of student ath-letes. I am somewhat optimistic it willpass, but if it doesn't, our league wouldcertainly want to move to a Division IV.My colleagues, I can’t speak for any-body else, but I’d be surprised if theydidn’t feel the same way.”Moving to Division IV would keep the
Big Five under the NCAA umbrellawhile granting college football's biggestmoney makers the kind of power tobetter take care of student-athletes.The SEC, for example, would like topay full cost of college attendance, pro-vide long-term medical coverage andoffer incentives to kids who return toschool and complete degrees.Smaller Division I schools likely
can’t afford the changes the major con-ferences are seeking. And whileDivision II and Division III have theirown rules, forming a D-IV would seem-ingly create a wider divide between theBig Five and other smaller schools.Slive, however, said a potential move
wouldn’t disrupt championship for-mats, including the NCAA men’s bas-ketball tournament.“I’ve been so optimistic that we’re
going to stay in Division I that wehaven’t sat down and tried to map itout,” Slive said. “But we know that fail-
ure to create what we’re trying to cre-ate would result in doing somethingdifferent. How we would construct aDivision IV? We haven’t looked in that.“We hope everyone realizes we are
moving into a new era and this is theway to retain your collegiate model. Itwould be a disappointment and in myview a mistake not to adapt the model.This is a historic moment. If we don’tseize the moment, we’ll make a mis-take”University of Florida President
Bernie Machen wasn’t nearly as confi-dent about staying in Division I.“We're in a squeeze here,” Machen
said. “There are now six lawsuits thatname our conference in them thatspecifically have to do with the wholecost of attendance and stuff like that.We would like to make changes, but wecan’t because the NCAA doesn’t allowus to. We’re really caught between arock and a hard place.”
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PUBLIC NOTICE
The City Council of the City of San Mar-cos, Texas, will hold a public hearing inthe Council Chambers at City Hall, 630 E.Hopkins, at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June17, 2014, to consider the following:
An amendment to the City’s OfficialZoning Map from Future Development(FD) to Multiple Family (MF-24) for50.339 acres more or less out of theWilliam Ward Survey No. 3 except thearea currently or in the future which iswithin the floodway and / or water qual-ity zone located near the 2700 block ofPost Road.
The City of San Marcos does not discrimi-nate on the basis of disability in the ad-mission or access to its services, pro-grams, or activities. Individuals who re-quire auxiliary aids and services for thismeeting should contact the City of SanMarcos City Clerk’s Office at 512-393-8090 (voice) or call Texas Relay Service(TRS) by dialing 7-1-1. Requests canalso be sent by e-mail to [email protected].
Jamie Lee Pettijohn, City Clerk
REQUEST FOR BIDS:
FLYNN CONSTRUCTION, Inc. is solicit-ing for proposals for the “Texas State Uni-versity – Bobcat Trail Utility Upgrades –Buyout Package 2” Plans will be availableupon request at Flynn for a $100 refund-able deposit or available electronicallyupon request. Scope of work: earthwork,site utilities, erosion controls, under-ground mechanical, chilled water, steam/-condensate lines, electrical & telecomduct bank. Pre-Bid Time/Date/Place:Meeting at 10:00 A.M. Thursday June 5,2014 at Texas State University – PhysicalPlant; 151-2 E. Sessom Dr, San MarcosTX. Bidders are strongly encouraged toattend. Bid Time and Date: Bids must bereceived by 2:00P.M. Wed 6/11/14. Fax #512-440-0705. If you have any questionsconcerning this project contact ScottGilger at 512-440-7643.
PUBLIC NOTICE
The City Council of the City of San Mar-cos, Texas, will hold a public hearing inthe Council Chambers at City Hall, 630 E.Hopkins, at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June17, 2014, to consider the following:
LDC-14-01 (Multifamily Design Stan-dards) Hold a public hearing and dis-cuss revisions to Chapters 4 and 8 ofthe City’s Land Development Codeand Article 5 of Subpart C of the CityCode (the SmartCode) to incorporateMultifamily Design Standards.
LDC-14-04 (Private Wells) Hold a pub-lic hearing and consider proposed revi-sions to Chapter 7 of the Land Devel-opment Code and Chapter 86 of theCity Code to add restrictions for thedrilling of new wells and the use of ex-isting wells for customers of the wateror wastewater systems.
The City of San Marcos does not discrimi-nate on the basis of disability in the ad-mission or access to its services, pro-grams or activities. Individuals who re-quire auxiliary aids and services for thismeeting should contact the City of SanMarcos ADA Coordinator at least 48hours prior to the meeting at 512-393-8000 (voice) or call Texas Relay Service(TRS) by dialing 7-1-1. Requests canalso be faxed to 512-393-8074 or sent byemail to [email protected].
Jamie Lee Pettijohn,City Clerk
PUBLIC NOTICE
The City Council of the City of San Mar-cos, Texas, will hold a public hearing inthe Council Chambers at City Hall, 630 E.Hopkins, at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June17, 2014, to consider the following.
Proposed Electric Utility Rules andRegulations Changes.Appendix A-Distribution Line Exten-sion PolicyThe electric utility will no longer pro-vide the first 1200 feet of single-phaseoverhead electric service at no cost tothe customer. Instead, the customerwill be responsible to pay all estimatedline extension costs greater than$1,500Public Hearing and First Reading: June17, 2014 at 7:00 PMSecond Reading: July 1, 2014 at 6:00 PMIf approved, rules and regulationschanged will be effective 30 days fromthe date of publications.
The City of San Marcos does not discrimi-nate on the basis of disability in the ad-mission or access to its services, pro-grams, or activities. Individuals who re-quire auxiliary aids and services for thismeeting should contact the City of SanMarcos ADA Coordinator at 512-393-8000 (voice) or call Texas Relay Service(TRS) by dialing 7-1-1. Requests canalso be faxed to 512-393-8074 or sent bye-mail to [email protected]
Jamie Lee Pettijohn, City Clerk
EDWARDS AQUIFER AUTHORITYINVITATION FOR BIDS
FOR CONSTRUCTION OF GRATESOVER THE MIDDLE VERDE SINKHOLEAND RUGH SINKHOLE ENTRANCES
IFB #151-14-AM
The Edwards Aquifer Authority invitesqualified vendors to submit sealed bidsfor the construction of a pre-designed andengineered grate over the Middle VerdeSinkhole and Rugh Sinkhole entrances.
Bid specifications will be available at 900E. Quincy St., San Antonio, TX 78215, onTuesday, May 27, 2014.
The deadline for bids is 3:00 p.m.,Wednesday, June 18, 2014.
For more information contact Ms. CyndiHolman, Procurement Specialist, at (210)222-2204 or visit http://www.edward-saquifer.org/administrat ion/doing-busi-ness-with-the-eaa.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FORGENERAL PERMIT TO REMOVE ORDISTURB SEDIMENTARY MATERIAL
Texas State University has applied to theTexas Parks and Wildlife Department fora general permit to remove or disturb lessthan the 150 cubic yards of sand andgravel from within the bed of the San Mar-cos River in Hays County. The purpose isto improve in-stream flows in support ofaquatic habitat restoration and improve-ment and to stabilize the cut bank erosion.The location will be at the confluence ofSessom Creek and San Marcos River.Operations will begin approximately April07, 2014 and continue for no more than10 calendar days. Written comments onthe application may be made by mail tothe Texas Parks and Wildlife DepartmentExecutive Director, care of Mr. TomHeger, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin,TX 78744 or by calling Mr. Heger at 512-389-4583 or by [email protected]
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Setting the Standard in Cardiac & Vascular CareExperienced
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Now interviewing all PositionsMcAdoo’s Seafood Company
196 N Castell AvenueNew Braunfels, TX. 78130Experience Preferred but not required
$10.00 starting pay plusHealth Insurance BenefitsPlease apply in person
El Milagro of Texas, Inc.is now hiring for the following positions
Industrial Maintenance Mechanic / Technician
This position is responsible for supporting various maintenance
functions, including but not limited to:troubleshooting, running equipment,
break-down repairs, installation of newequipment, modifications to existing
equipment, preventative and predictivemaintenance
Requirements:• 1 year experience in manufacturing / production environment
• Solid Leadership skills• Available to work weekends andovertime
Apply in person at 400 Barnes Drive
San Marcos, TX 78666Or fax Resumes to 512 392-6629
Luling ISD$12,000 Stipend for
High School Algebra ITeacher
Go to the Luling ISD homepage for more informationhttp://www.luling.txed.net/
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Applicants must have the ability to communicateclearly in speech and writing and be willing to work
various shifts and programs as needed.Minimum Qualifications: Must be 21 years of age.
High School graduate or GED.Preferred Qualifications: Experience working withchildren who experience emotional / behavioral
disturbances and / or experience in the mental healthfield. Varying daytime/evening & weekend shifts
available. $12.09 per hr.
Apply online @ www.hillcountry.orgHill Country MHDD Centers is an EOE
Paid Health and Life Insurance, short / long term disability, dental, vision, retirement offered.
(Part-time employees not eligible for health insurance)
Comal CountyMechanic
Comal County is now accepting applications for a Mechanic at the RoadDepartment. The salary for this positionis $15.06/hourly. The minimum require-
ments for this position are: Requires HighSchool Diploma/GED; prefer a solidmechanical aptitude; basic A/C-D/C
electrical, multi-meter knowledge andfractional measuring device experience.
Possess and maintain a Class BCommercial Driverʼs License (CDL) withair brake certification and tank vehicleendorsement, or satisfactorily obtain a
CDL permit, pass the general knowledgetest and pre-trip inspection, air brake certification and tank vehicle endorse-ment test within 21 days of an offer of
employment, the final on-road driving testmust be completed within 60 days of
employment; must be insurable by ComalCounty Insurance Company in order to
operate county vehicles. Provide copy ofdriving record (3 year history) from DPS
prior to first day of hire. Must pass a drugscreen, physical exam and background
history check. Job posting closes 6/6/14.Applications are mandatory. View job
description and apply on-line at http://comalcounty.iapplicants.com.
Comal County is an EEO/MFVH “At Will” Employer
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Seeking Licensed Registered Nurse to support inte-grative care within a mental health clinic for the treat-ment of both primary and behavioral health care foradults with severe and persistent mental illness.Current RN License to practice in Texas • Good
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Apply online @www.hillcountry.orgHill Country MHDD Centers is an EOE
Paid Health and Life Insurance, short / long term dis-ability, dental, vision, retirement offered.
Comal CountyRoad Operator
Comal County is now accepting applications for an Operator at the RoadDepartment. The starting hourly rate for
this position is $13.37. The minimum requirements for this posi-tion are: High school diploma or GED;
Possess and maintain a Class BCommercial Driverʼs License (CDL) withair brake certification and tank vehicleendorsement, or satisfactorily obtain a
CDL permit, pass the general knowledgetest and pre-trip inspection, air brake cer-tification and tank vehicle endorsement
tests within 21 days of an offer of employ-ment, the final on-road driving test mustbe completed within 60 days of employ-ment. Paving, road construction experi-ence and heavy equipment operationhighly preferred. Must be able to readand understand material safety data
sheets for chemicals used as part of job,as well as applicable safety rules & regu-
lations; must be insurable by ComalCounty Insurance Company in order tooperate county vehicles. Must providecopy of driving record (3 year history)
from DPS and provide receipts for ClassB General Knowledge Exam prior to firstday of hire. Must pass a criminal back-ground history check as well as a DOT
drug screen and physical exam.Job posting closes: 6/6/14.
Applications are mandatory. View jobdescription and apply on-line at
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“At Will” Employer
Inserter / Forklift Operator
The San Marcos Daily RecordIs looking for an Inserter / Fork lift
Operator. Must be very flexible with work hours. Part time,
Saturday nights mandatory. Applications available at Record office
at 1910 IH-35 South, San Marcos 78666, during businesshours: 8am - 5pm, Monday - Friday.
NO PHONE CALLS
Bluebonnet TrailsCommunityServices
510 E. Pierce St.,Luling, TX 78648Routine Case Man-ager Position
#1224. For moreinformation and toapply please go towww.bbtrails.org
$1,000 TO anyonewho can provefrom the Bible theexistance of a
group of 3 Godpeo-ple called “TheHoly Trinity”. 210-
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LARGE MARBLEtable on rollers, 2shelves on bottom.Can be used out-side. $180. Call512-557-3566 or512-754-8386
SIZZILIN DEALS!!!Twin Mattress Setw/Frame $149.95Full Mattress Setw/Frame $179.95Queen Matt Setw/Frame $229.95King Mattress Setw/Frame $299.95Bunkbed w/Matts
$329.95Futon $199.955 PC Dinette$149.95
Centex Furniture401 S. LBJ392-2755
HAVE A HEARTThrift StoreNow Open!1315 IH35 N.(Next to Motel 6)512-392-6788Open M-F9 am - 6 pm
Proceeds benefitCTMC FamilyGrief Center.
SEARS FRIDGE/Freezer w/ice
maker $120. Futon$50. Very goodcond. 512-667-
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CASTLE CREEKCul-de-sac, 3/2.5,2 story well main-tained, securitysystem, fp, 2-
garage, fenced &landscaped.
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Fentress 64 S.Main, 3/2.5, stonehome, lg. lot, wdflrs., C/fans, CA/H,dbl garage. 2 blks.to SM River. No
pets/ smoke, no ex-ceptions. By appt.$1500 excl. utili-ties. 830-639-4647-512-557-6559,512-658-5392
409 CAMANCHE4br/3ba, CA/CH,fridge, stove w/mi-crowave, disposal,W/D. $2400. 411Camanche,
garage apt., effi-ciency, 2 parkingspaces, $500. 512-396-8281 or 512-
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3/2 WILLOWCreek nice singlefam home. 2 living,wood flrs, 1 ac lot,2550 sqft. Bryn512-757-1510
2/2, FP, ceilingfans, fenced yd.,walk-in closet,
W/D hookup, D/Wdisp., fridge, newflooring, $865. 512-
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quiet complex. 512-738-2316
2/1, LG., quiet,clean, well maint.,sm complex, w/d,Energy eff., $775.Fenway Loop. 512-
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1br/1ba APT.,ground level $700.1br/1ba sm. Apt.$650. Ready tomove in. All bills &dish pd. $400 dep.5985 CenterpointRd. 78666. Hwy123 S. 7 mi. righton Braune, left onCenterpoint Rd.Call 830-832-2687
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WAREHOUSEClovis Barker Rd.,2500 sqft. $825 +utli. 512-557-2495
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EFFIC. Apt - 508 San Antonio. $420EFFIC. Cabin - 508 San Antonio. $5851BR/1BA Apt. - 605 Hutchison. $6851BR/1BA Apt. - 130 Jackson. $5251BR/1BA Apt. - 1630 Post Rd. $5201BR/1BA Apt. - 435 Comanche. $6251BR/1BA Apt. - 1224 N. LBJ. $6351BR/1BA Apt. - 1021 Chestnut. $6352BR/1BA Home - 208 Salinas. $7652BR/1BA Apt. - 107 Fenway. $7702BR/1BA Apt. - 130 Jackson. $5352BR/1BA Duplex - 3138 Douglas. $8502BR/1BA Home - 809 Conway. $10502BR/2BA Apt. - 1754 River Rd. $7802BR/2BA Apt. - 1224 N LBJ. $7003BR/1.5BA Apt. - 141 Coers Dr. $8683BR/2BA Duplex - 412 Hughson. $10503BR/2BA Home - 137 Jerry Lees, Kyle. $12253BR/2.5BA Duplex - 200 Utterback, Kyle. $10503BR/2.5BA Home - 286 Cordero. $11253BR/2.5BA Duplex - 117 Cedar. $1150• 1408 Sq.Ft. - 1101 Thorpe Lane. $1690/mo.• 1500 Sq.Ft. Warehouse - 1720 Redwood $1100/mo.• 3 Suite offices at2401 Hunter Rd. • $1050 per month
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The City of San Marcos – HousingAuthority is accept-ing applications for2, 3, & 4 bedroomunits. Please applyat the main officelocated at 1201Thorpe Lane, SanMarcos, TX 78666.
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(512)353-3232100 N. Edward Gary, Suite A, San Marcos, TX 78666JIM HANSON(512) 753-9588RICK SKILES353-3210L 3BR/2.5BA Each Side Duplex on Sagewood. Excellent
Rental History, Washers & Dryers Included. $222,400L 8000 Sq. Ft. 2 Story Class A office Building, Elevator,Downtown. $600,000 Reduced $590,000L 3BR/2.5BA Each Side Duplex on Crest Drive. ExcellentRental History, Washers & Dryers Included, Big Yard.$229,500 $219,500L 1.65 ACRES on Hwy. 21 in Uhland. Commercial Use.$95,000L 1.75 Acres in Garden Ridge Area of Schertz. GreatCommercial Location for Restaurant by Hotel. $14 / Ft.L 3.04 Acres of Land at Corner of IH-35 &Wonder World.Zoned GC. Suitable for Restaurant/Moteł Retail. Owner WillSell All or Part. $12 / Ft.L 1354 Sq.Ft. Restaurant on E. Hopkins. Some equipmentincluded. $230,000.CONTRACT PENDING
� 3BR/2BA Custom Home on 0.91 Acres in Martindale. Exceptional Energy Package. 3 Car Garage, Great CountryLiving. $249,000� 1/2 Acre Residential Lot in Martindale - No Mobile Homes - Water & Sewer Tap in Place. $30,000� 2 Acres Prime for Commercial Use with 1 Home & 1 Mobile Home on Hwy 123 S.E. of San Marcos $250,000� 3BR/2.5BA Each Side Duplex on Sagewood. ExcellentRental History, Washers & Dryers Included. $222,400� 3BR/2.5BA Each Side Duplex on Crest Drive. ExcellentRental History, Washers & Dryers Included, Big Yard.$229,500 $219,500� 1.65 ACRES on Hwy 21 in Uhland. Commercial Use.$95,000� 1.75 Acres in Garden Ridge Area of Schertz. Great Com-mercial Location for Restaurant by Hotel $14 / Ft.� 3.04 Acres of Land at Corner of IH-35 & Wonder World.Zoned GC. Suitable for Restaurant/Motel Retail. Owner WillSell All or Part $12 / Ft.� 1354 Sq. Ft. Restaurant on E. Hopkins. Some EquipmentIncluded. $230,000
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� 4-Plex on Post Road, Excellent Rental History.$220,000� Fully Operational Manufacturing Business, Land,Improvements. Inventory. Call Rick Skiles.� 1.65 ACRES on Hwy 21 in Uhland. Commercial Use.$95,000� 1.75 Acres in Garden Ridge Area of Schertz. GreatCommercial Location for Restaurant by Hotel $14 / Ft.� 3.04 Acres of Land at Corner of IH-35 & WonderWorld. Zoned GC. Suitable for Restaurant/Motel Retail.Owner Will Sell All or Part $12 / Ft.� 3/2 Doublewide permanently set. 3 Outbuildings $185,500
RICK SKILES(512)353-3210
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PUBLISHER’S NOTICE:All real estate advertising in this
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The newspaper will not knowinglyaccept any advertising for real estatewhich is in violation of the law. Ourreaders are hereby informed that alldwellings advertised in this newspa-per are available on an equal opportu-nity basis.To complain of discrimination callHUD toll-free at1-800-669-9777.The toll-free telephone number for thehearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.
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Daily Record photos by Anita Miller
(Top) Mendez teachers Michelle Manning (left) and Connie Alanis look as if theyʼre ready to go hiking with reconstruct-ed dinosaurs in the Jurassic Age portion of Mendez Elementaryʼs “Back to the Future” event last week. (Above left)Hannah Tollman samples a grape in a feast straight out of the middle ages in the Medieval Times portion of MendezElementaryʼs “Back to the Future” event last week. (Above right) Life in the 1940s was much different than today, SallieDevereaux explained to students last week during Mendez Elementaryʼs “Back to the Future” event. Holding an “evac-uation kit,” she told students that during World War II, citizens of Great Britain who lived in cities would prepare such“kits” for their children, who would then be taken to the countryside for safety. World War II was one of several eras thefirst-ever event explored.
Mendez goes back in timetime, food andother gifts havemade ProjectGraduationpossible formore thantwenty years.The San
Marcos com-munity shouldsupport thisevent in recog-nition of thehard work ofour seniors. Itis truly a cele-bration of aca-demic achieve-ment. Highschool gradua-tion opens thedoor to college,jobs and futuresuccess. ProjectGraduation isthe one tangi-ble way thatour communitycan recognizethose highschool studentswho ‘stick withit’ and gradu-ate.Project
Graduationdeserves oursupportbecause it’s analternative toparties wherebooze plays aprominent role.And there aretoo many tragicstories result-ing from thetraditionalpost-graduationfestivities. TheNationalHighway
TransportationBoard reportsmore than1,000 alcohol-related trafficdeaths involv-ing driversunder the ageof 21 duringthe springprom-gradua-tion season.It’s a fitting
send off as ourseniors look tothe future.Let’s honor ourseniors fortheir commit-ment to theireducation andsend them intothe future witha gala unlikeany they’veseen. The stu-dents end theeveningexhausted —and safe —with a heartfull of memo-ries of a lastnight spentwith theirfriends beforethey go theirseparate ways.It’s a worth-
while cause,and one thatdoesn’t cometogether cheap.This year,despite thegenerosity oflocal business-es, individuals,civic organiza-tions and oth-ers, we are$5,000 short ofour fundraising
goal, which hasnot increasedfrom previousyears.Seniors and
their friendswho choose toattend ProjectGradation havealready madetheir first gooddecision ofadulthood.What they havelearned in ele-mentary schoolreading Dr.Seuss stillrings truetoday: "Youhave brains inyour head. Youhave feet inyour shoes. Youcan steer your-self in anydirection youchoose. You'reon your own.And you knowwhat you know.You are the guywho'll decidewhere to go."If you haven’t
already, pleasevisitwww.gofundme.com/SMHSProjectGrad2014and make adonation. Orcall KimPorterfield at(512) 757-0601for more infor-mation on howyou can help.
Project Graduation…(From Page 1A)
CORRECTIONIn the My Town section of the Sunday, May 18 edi-
tion of the San Marcos Daily Record, a story was runabout Nicci Harrison and the headline was incorrect. Itread “Local awarded birthday gong from Mid-TexasSymphony,” but it should have read “Gong donated toMid-Texas Symphony in honor of local’s birthday.” Itwas reflected correctly in the story. We apologize for ourerror.
By Bibb UnderwoodSpecial to the Record
He’s been called a “heavyhitter” in his profession byan expert on rivers. Adevout water conservation-ist has referred to him as arock star. He once thoughthe wanted to be a psychol-ogist, then an engineer,then a biologist, then ateacher of biology. So,what will Thom Hardy bewhen he grows up? No oneknows because, after anhour with him, I concludedit’s likely he may nevergrow up. And, we will allbe better for it.Officially, Thomas B.
Hardy, Ph.D. is the ChiefScience Officer for theMeadows Center for Waterand the Environment atTexas State. (If theMeadows Center does notring a bell, think TexasState’s conversion of his-toric Aquarena Springs.)Thom begins: “I was a
track scholarship athlete,majoring in psychology atthe University of Nevada-Reno when I realized I did-n’t want to spend mycareer serving mentally illfolks and so I turned tomining engineering. I thendecided I didn’t want to bea troll living underground,so I changed to biology.”In 1974 he still couldn’t
decide what he wanted hislife to be. One day, hebecame angry with his girl-friend and like an impetu-ous four year-old, the nextday, he went to the bank,withdrew all his money,bought a plane ticket toHawaii; left all his belong-ings that would not fit inhis backpack and told hisgirlfriend she could sellthem or do with themwhatever she wished.Upon arriving in Hawaii,
he biked around the islanduntil he found a roofingcompany’s Help Wantedsign. He spent a yearlearning to put roofs onhouses. That year of hardlabor helped him decide hereally wanted to be a biolo-gist.“I flew back to Las
Vegas,” Thom says, “wentto UNLV and told them Iwant to get a degree ineducation with an empha-sis on biology. I knewteachers could always get ajob. My experience in mid-dle school and high school,once again, convinced me Idid not want to do that fora living.”As he finished his edu-
cation degree, he enrolledin a BS in biology program.Jim Deacon, departmenthead at UNLV, took him onas an advisor. Jim andThom became very goodfriends and that influencedThom to continue in thebiology field and get hismasters degree in aquaticbiology under Deacon.
Thom says, “They hiredme to stay on as aresearch biologist and Istarted working on nativecritters in the inter-moun-tain west, specifically theendangered species. Ispent three weeks of themonth, looking for springsthat were not mapped andsampling the water. It wasduring that time outdoors,crazily running around thecountryside that I devel-oped my love of water andrivers. My work with JimDeacon on the endangeredspecies led to my conserva-tionist attitude aboutrivers.”His research and the
association with JimDeacon led to the next
chapter in this serendipi-tous life. The militarydecided they needed tobuild rails for the MX mis-sile to make it more diffi-cult to pinpoint in case ofan attack on the country.Thom and Jim were hiredto do the environmentalassessment for the railproject.“That was my first com-
mercial venture,” Thomrelates. “We spent theentire summer in a 35 footmotor home, going all overNevada. We had a crew of15, a fixed price contractand did well while havingfun. About the time we fin-ished our work, it wasdecided not to go throughwith the rail idea. Our con-
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BILL SOYARS OLD TIMERS RADIO HOURWHEN: Sunday, June 1 from 4 to 5 p.m.WHERE: KLUP 930 AMWHO: The guest this week will be Ricci Ware, broadcaster in SanAntonio for more than 60 years, pilot and auto racetrack owner.INFO: (512) 753-9604 or [email protected]
PRICE SENIOR CENTER TEA ROOM BREAKFAST/LUNCHWHEN: Monday-Thursday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.WHERE: Price Senior Center, 222 W. San Antonio St.INFO: For menu or reservations call (512) 392-3114.
50+ GAME DAYWHEN: Every Monday except holidays. From 12:30-4 p.m.WHERE: San Marcos Activity CenterWHO: Light refreshments and game materials provided. Bring apotluck lunch item or snack to share.INFO: Call (512) 393-8400
NAMI SUPPORT GROUPWHEN: Monday June 2 at 7 p.m.WHERE: First Presbyterian ChurchWHO: Family members and care givers of persons suffering frommental illnessINFO: Call Ed or Sally Kuny at (512) 353-4339
GRUENE ORCHID SOCIETY MEETINGWHEN: Tuesday, June 3 at 7 p.m.WHERE: Large west room of Warm Springs Specialty Hospital ofNew Braunfels, 1445 Hanz Dr., New BraunfelsWHO: The Society will conduct an auction of orchid plants whichwill be open to the public. Refreshments will be served. The pub-lic is invited.INFO: (830) 620-6790
GERONIMO VFW DANCEWHEN: June 3 from 7-10 p.m., door opens at 6 p.m.WHERE: Geronimo VFW, 6808 N. Hwy 123, GeronimoWHO: Country music and dance show featuring Ed Gary, PeteByrd, Jan Zenner along with the professional house band. Adults-$7 donation; 12 and under - $3. Open seating. Hall is smoke freeand always open to everyone.INFO: Contact (830) 379-0506 or (830) 379-1971 or visit thegath-eringmusicshow.com.
FREE COMPUTER CLASSESWHEN: June 4WHERE: San Marcos Public LibraryWHO: Call to register for free introductory computer classesINFO: Call (512) 393-8200
VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA CHAPTER 923 MEETINGWHEN: Wednesday June 4 at 7 p.m.WHERE: Dunbar Center, 801 W MLKWHO: Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 923- San Marcos.Gene Hooper from the “Military Veteran Peer Network” will beguest speaking.INFO: (512) 353-0945
50+ WATERMELON BINGOWHEN: Thursday, June 5 from 2-3 p.m.WHERE: San Marcos Activity CenterWHO: Light refreshments and game materials provided.INFO: Call (512) 393-8400
HILL COUNTRY AUTOIMMUNE SUPPORT GROUPWHEN: First Friday of the month, 12:30-2 p.m.WHERE: Office building of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 3039 RR12WHO: If you are living with an autoimmune disorder like rheuma-toid arthritis, lupus, multiple sclerosis, or fibromyalgia, to namejust a few, come to the Hill Country Autoimmune Support Groupfor fellowship and sharing.INFO: (512) 847-2006 OR (512) 842-2038
MARTINDALE FARMERS MARKETWHEN: First Friday each month, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.WHERE: Downtown Martindale, on Main Street in front of court-house.WHO: The public is welcome, free entry for vendors. To sign upfor market, contact Rose at [email protected]: For more info call (512) 212-0399 or visit www.martindale-market.org.
LUAU FOR LERON HUTTOWHEN: Sunday, June 8 from 3-5 p.m.WHERE: Texas Star Saloon, 6626 Camino Real in MaxwellWHO: A way to give back to someone who has given so much,with a Zumba party, raffle items and vendors. $10 minimum dona-tion.
50+ GAME DAYWHEN: Every Monday except holidays. From 12:30-4 p.m.WHERE: San Marcos Activity CenterWHO: Light refreshments and game materials provided. Bring apotluck lunch item or snack to share.INFO: Call (512) 393-8400
GED GRADUATION CEREMONYWHEN: June 9 at 7 p.m.WHERE: Performing Arts Center in KyleWHO: For 2014 GED recipients.INFO: Call (512) 393-8200
HILL COUNTRY RETIRED OFFICERS ASSOCIATION MEET-ING AND CATFISH DINNER
WHEN: June 10 at 6:30 p.m.WHERE: 1253 San Antonio St.WHO: All retired, active duty and honorably separated commis-sioned and warrant officers of the Armed Forces. Dinner is $20per person, membership is $10 a year.INFO: RSVP to Mike Russett at (512) 395-7332 [email protected]
STORYTIMEWHEN: June 10WHERE: San Marcos Public LibraryWHO: For babies 0 to 2 at 10:15 a.m. and children 3 to 6 at 11a.m.INFO: Contact (512) 393-8200
AWESOME YOGAWHEN: June 10 at 2 p.m.WHERE: San Marcos Public LibraryWHO: For ages 7 to 12INFO: Contact (512) 393-8200 to register
FAMILY NIGHT: FIRED UP ABOUT READING!WHEN: June 10 at 7 p.m.WHERE: San Marcos Public LibraryWHO: For all agesINFO: Contact (512) 393-8200
JUMP! SUMMER READING KICKOFFWHEN: June 11, 9 a.m. to noonWHERE: San Marcos Public LibraryWHO: Games, crafts, and entertainment for all ages.INFO: Contact (512) 393-8200
FREE COMPUTER CLASSESWHEN: June 11
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Submitted photoThom Hardy poses with a fish on one of his Alaska fishing tours.
Research, fishing, racingThe ever-adventurous life of MeadowsCenter Science Officer Thom Hardy
From Staff Reports
On Sunday afternoon on May 25, the piano studio ofDr. Karen Munson presented its annual recital for par-ents and friends. Following the performances, awardswere given to students who participated in TexasFederation of Music Clubs festivals, National Fraternityof Student Musicians auditions and Texas MusicTeachers Association state theory tests during the year.Recipients were Sophia Lee, theory certificate; AndreiApostol, silver medal in theory, National membership in
NFSM, superior certificate for district TFMC festival andoutstanding ribbon in state TFMC festival; SabrinaZheng, gold theory medal (score of 101), national mem-bership in NFSM, superior certificate in district TFMCfestival, outstanding ribbon in state TFMC festival; andVinson Zheng, gold theory medal (score of 101), nationalmembership in NFSM, superior certificate in districtTFMC festival and all state winner in his category at thestate TFMC festival.
Local piano students receivenational, state awards
Submitted photo
In back from left are Garet Lipinski, Andrei Apostol, Sophia Lee and Caelyn Bennett. In front, from left, are NathanLipinski, Vinson Zheng and Sabrina Zheng.
tract was cancelled.“That gave me this duality: lots of data; lots of field
work; and I loved the rivers. I got called in on a project inthe Eastern Sierras where an engineering firm wanted tobuild a power project with a back-storage system. Thatinvolves two reservoirs, one above the other. During peakseason, you generate power, by running the water out ofthe top reservoir and when the demand drops, you pumpthe water from the lower reservoir back up to the top.”In Thom’s mind, the engineers who started the project
were suspect. He was frustrated that he did not have theexpertise to fix or expose the problem.So, again, he somewhat impulsively left a well-paying
job and went to Utah State to pursue a doctoral degreein engineering. While working as a full time consultant,he took all the undergraduate engineering courses inorder to gain admittance to the graduate program. Sixyears later, Thom received his Ph.D. in engineering. Thiswas 1988.With a plethora of research data and expertise in biolo-
gy and engineering, he was asked by Utah State to stayas a member of the faculty as a Research AssistantProfessor. He remained in this position for about twoyears.“While in this position, I was recruited by Woodward
Clyde, a large multi-national firm from California,” Thomsaid. “When I went to the dean and told him I would beleaving for a new job, he urged me to wait. In two hoursor so, he returned and said, ‘We want you to stay and wewill give you a tenured track.’ So, I stayed, eventuallybecoming a full professor in the engineering departmentat Utah State.”In 1989, Thom started the Institute for Natural
Systems Engineering, a blending of his biology and engi-neering expertise. In this position, he was able to developan expert staff of 12 people or so who were mastersdegree candidates. As a result of the work accomplishedby the Institute, Thom was appointed Associate Directorof the Utah Water Research Laboratory.According to Thom, “Every state has a Water Research
Lab. Texas A&M is the seat of Texas.’ Utah’s is one of thelargest in the country and is ideally located to access theflow of the Logan River. Projects included building scalemodels of dams and flumes and we were able to measureflow, and anything that had to do with water.”To compress his coming to Texas into a narrative that
fits into the space available for this article, suffice to say,he contracted with Texas Fish and Wildlife to teach andtrain people in the science of river flow and physicalhabitat simulation.In his own modest declaration, he says, “I became one
of the world’s experts in that arena. I had trained peoplefrom Texas Fish and Wildlife in Utah to do the studies onthe Comal River. As a result, Texas Parks and Wildlifecontacted me to come down and train their people to dosimilar studies on the San Marcos River.”Through this work, he met Andy Sansom, head of the
Meadows Center for Water and Environment. Sansomhired Thom to be the independent science reviewer for amajor LCRA/San Antonio River project. This commitmententailed flying to Texas each month for meetings andreviews of the science of the project. Eventually, the proj-
ect was cancelled.“The Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan was
underway about this time,” Thom related. “They contact-ed me for assistance and I was coming to Texas for abouta week every month. It occurred to me that I was tiredshoveling snow from my driveway every morning at 3:00a.m. and Andy had made overtures about my coming toTexas. In 2009, I called him and asked if he was seriousabout bringing me to Texas.“He called a couple of days later and offered me a rea-
sonable package. I quit a tenured position, came to theRiver Systems Institute, as it was then known, for a twoyear project to develop the San Marcos River ObserverSystem.”Thom’s work with the Meadows Center has resulted in
his recent elevation to the endowed chair of Professor ofEnvironmental Flows with Texas State.He continues with ongoing projects and teaching at the
university. One of his projects involves the use of dronesto more efficiently disburse irrigation water. Drones arealso in use to study the characteristics and changes in
rivers.What is the future of water in Central Texas, I asked.“Water conservation,” Thom replied. “We have to dispel
the notion of green lawns, and unfettered consumption.Perhaps, in 10 years, all new construction will require,rain water harvest and gray water catchments.Desalinization will be essential, as well.”This article would not be complete without a short
account of what Thom Hardy’s four-year-old self does.First, he is an avid automobile buff, engaged in autocrossracing.“I own a 2004 Subaru WRX STi which I bought in New
Jersey and had shipped to Utah,” Thom said. “Soloautocross racing is what I do. We go to large parkinglots, set up cones for a different course every race. Itinvolves gates and slaloms and turn-arounds. It is highlytechnical driving and is extremely competitive. I race inthe STU (Street Touring Ultra) class. Retama sports park,San Antonio Raceway and College Station Riverside com-plex are some of the common areas where we race.”Second, as a result of an invitation to go fishing in
Alaska around 1988, he has developed yet another life.While on that trip, he had the unlikely notion that, “Hey,I can do this.”Thom’s explanation: “On my way back from that trip, I
re-routed myself through Portland, OR and bought thesupplies needed for such a trip. The following summer, Itook one boat and three people on a 12 day Alaskan fish-ing trip. The next year I had two boats and six people.Now, I have three boats. Every even numbered year, Iorganize the trip, invite 12 people, usually friends, andprepare the supplies, including food. We meet inAnchorage, where the bush pilot picks us up for our tripto our destination.“There we get on our boats with the supplies. A hun-
dred miles and a month later, we meet another bushpilot who picks us up, flies us to a small village on theBering Sea and then back to Bethel, AK, thence toAnchorage. I have made 13 or 14 of these trips.”There is not space in this article to capture the com-
plete Thom Hardy, just as in real life, there’s no oneworld out there large enough to hold all his innovativeimagination, boundless energy and impetuous directionchanges. A man of many parts, he is part ordinary guywho likes to fish and part Renaissance man who mighthave the answer to our approaching water crisis.
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Terry Davis, pro-fessor of Forestryat AuburnUniversity inAlabama and amember of VillageChristian Churchwhere I servedonce, was havingsome trouble getting his two boys to leave home aftercollege.His wife Betty was a wonderful cook. The boys
would not move out. Homemade apple pies and othergoodies. No rent.Terry would tell Betty that she was making the
nest too comfortable for the boys. He told her hisfavorite mother eagle story.The mother eagle builds a nest up high and safe
somewhere away from predators. She lays sticks andmakes the nest soft with feathers. Food is providedby the mother eagle.The young eagles never want to leave the nest.When the mother eagle knows it is time for her
young ones to learn to fly, she kicks the sticksupright which makes the nest suddenly very uncom-fortable, the young eagles stand up to avoid thepointy ends of the sticks. Then the mother eagerkicks them out of the nest and they suddenly learnto fly.Several years ago San Marcos was having a torna-
do and hail storm on a Friday night. Daniel hadreceived his driver’s license recently and he treas-ured his used Camaro that he was driving. He wasout in the storm.Pam and I were safe inside our home and had just
sat down to eat a steak dinner after a typically longweek of teaching school and pastoring a church. Thephone rang.It was Daniel. He was in the hail storm, had
stopped and asked one automotive shop if he couldpull his Camaro into an empty bay top to avoid thehail. The owner would not let Daniel pull his car infrom the hail storm.I listened, and told Daniel to call me back in an
hour.I got off the phone and Pam asked what Daniel
wanted. I said, “He is stuck in the rain and hail. Hehas a flat tire. He cannot get the lug nuts off thewheel. Those lug nuts are frozen onto the wheel. Heis laying blankets on the car to protect it from thehail. He is also laying ON the car himself to try andprotect his car from the hail.”She could not believe that I was not going to go
help him in the storm. I told her what I told him, “Ijust sat down to eat a nice steak. I told him to callme back in an hour.”Wrong answer. She glared at me. I told her, “If he
is old enough to drive then he is old enough to figureout how to get lug nuts off a wheel in a hailstorm. Hewill figure it out.”He did figure it out. He called his friend Rudy of
Rudy’s Automotive. Rudy immediately drove his towtruck to Daniel’s car, used a power wrench to breakloose the frozen lug nut, changed the tire, and Danieldrove his car to an overpass to protect his car fromhail damage.Daniel loves telling this story.Adversity and problem solving are part of growing
up into adults.I enjoyed my steak. Daniel figured it all out.
Terry’s and Betty’s boys left the nest have their ownnests and families now. Our family laughs about thestorm night story. Daniel was proud that I trustedhim enough to become a man though solving hisown problems that night. He is also very glad tohave a mom on his side!
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Submitted photoThom Hardy poses with his 2004 Subaru WRX STi, which he races doing solo autocross racing in his spare time.
Submitted photoFrom left is Gary Smith, Rick Kruger and Hardy with thebush pilot helper in Alaska.
From Staff Reports
Adventist Health System’s (AHS) employees, whichincludes the more than 700 employees at Central TexasMedical Center (CTMC) have been recognized for beingone of the best-performing and most productive andengaged workforces in the world. This is the fourth year in a row that AHS, and all of
the hospital campuses including CTMC, has received theGallup Great Workplace Award.“We are so honored to be a part of this award. We rec-
ognize that highly engaged employees provide ourpatients with extraordinary care and improved clinicaloutcomes. We are proud to be part of the 70,000Adventist Health System employees that shares a com-mitment to provide health and healing with skill and
compassion every day,” said CTMC President/CEO SamHuenergardt.The Gallup Great Workplace Award is based on rigor-
ous workplace research. A panel of workplace expertsassesses each applicant based on their 2013 employeeengagement results and their application portfolio.Applicant’s results are compared across a workplaceresearch database composed of millions of work teams inmore than 100 countries. This year, AHS is one of 36organizations chosen to receive the award.This year’s award was presented at a summit at
Gallup’s main campus in Omaha, Nebraska, May 13-15. During the summit, Great Workplace Award winners,
including AHS, presented the best practices they appliedto their workplace and the improved business resultsthey achieved through building an engaged workforce.
CTMC recognized as one of mostengaged workforces in the world
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•Calendar(From Page 1B)
WHERE: San Marcos Public LibraryWHO: Call to register for free introductory computer classesINFO: Call (512) 393-8200
50+ BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION LUNCHEONWHEN: Thursday, June 12 from noon to 2 p.m.WHERE: San Marcos Activity CenterWHO: We will be celebrating everyone’s birthday for the whole year. Wewill be providing dessert, you bring your favorite dish or side to share.We will be providing beverages and playing Bingo.INFO: Call (512) 393-8400
STORYTIMEWHEN: June 12WHERE: San Marcos Public LibraryWHO: For babies 0 to 2 at 10:15 a.m. and children 3 to 6 at 11 a.m.INFO: Contact (512) 393-8200
AWESOME NATUREWHEN: June 12WHERE: San Marcos Public LibraryWHO: For ages 7 to 12INFO: Contact (512) 393-8200 to register
CREATION STATION: FATHER’S DAY GIFTWHEN: June 13, 10 to 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 to 3 p.m.WHERE: San Marcos Public LibraryWHO: For all ages. Kids under 5 with adult help.INFO: Contact (512) 393-8200
SPLIT SHIFT: A SUMMER REVEL TO FEATURE CENTRAL TEXASMUSIC, COMEDY AND ART
WHEN: Saturday, June 14 at 9 p.m.WHERE: Phoenix Saloon, 193 W. San Antonio St. in New BraunfelsWHO: Live music and comedy sets alternating on two stages hostedby Austin-based comedian John Brown. Stand up comedy sets by2013 Funniest Person in Austin Finalist Chris Tellez and 2014 FunniestPerson in Austin Finalist Ryan Cownie. Musical performances by SweetSpirit (Austin), the dirty heat (Austin) and See You In The Morning (SanMarcos). Event look and feel is being curated by Regina Morales. Inaddition to event artistic direction, a pop-up shop featuring selectworks by Morales will be on site and available for purchase. $5 at thedoor, ages 21+INFO: Visit Split Shift: A Summer Revel on Facebook.com
CHIARI AND SYRINGOMYELIA FOUNDATION UNITE@NIGHTWALK
WHEN: Saturday, June 14 at 6 p.m.WHERE: Longer Parik in LulingWHO: This walk will bring together advocates and people who are suf-fering with the devastating effects of Chiari malformation (CM), sy-ringomyelia (SM), andrelated disorders such as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, hydrocephalus, id-iopathic intracranial hypertension, and dysautonomia, to name a few. Itis a one mile casual evening walk.INFO: Register and find additional information at http://unitenight.kin-tera.org/luling. Walkers who raise at least $50 will receive a unite@nightt-shirt and light up foam stick. Additional prizes and levels can befound at CSFinfo.org under unite@night
RECRUITING FOR INDIGENOUS SUMMER CAMPWHEN: Now until June 15; Summer camp runs from July 7-11, 8a.m. to 5:15 p.m.WHERE: Cuauhtemoc Hall, 1100 Patton St.WHO: Students age 8-14; free for SMCISD students, $200 for otherschool districts. Scholarships available for a limited number ofspaces.INFO: Laura Rios-Ramirez, (512) 844-4107; Laura.Rios @ Indige-nousCultures.org
50+ GAME DAYWHEN: Every Monday except holidays. From 12:30-4 p.m.WHERE: San Marcos Activity CenterWHO: Light refreshments and game materials provided. Bring a potlucklunch item or snack to share.INFO: Call (512) 393-8400
HILL COUNTRY VBS: TO THE STARS!WHEN: June 16-19, 6-8 p.m.WHERE: Hill Country Church, 1401 Davis LaneWHO: Ages 3 through entering sixth grade. A Hill Country Churchoriginal VBS program about our fantastic voyage with God, featuringgrand adventures, space snacks, crafts, worship, and playing somealien games!
All too often family adventures canturn sour due to poor planning, unfore-seen accidents or other mishaps. Mygrandmother always said “an ounce ofprevention is worth a pound of cure.”She was right. Planning ahead is alwaysa critical part of enjoying fun andhealthy family time.Sometimes family adventures can be
tiresome simply because it seems to takeforever to get everyone ready, out-the-door and strapped into their seatbelts. Ahuge time saver and energy boost is toprepare in advance. Be prepared andstay prepared. Pack a summer daypackfor your family in order to avoid all thechaos. Leave this Summer SurvivalPack ready and hanging on a hook nearthe door. Grab it as you are ready toleave. This time saving measure willenhance your personal sanity while alsoteaching organizational skills to your chil-dren. You might even choose to have onefamily pack plus each child can have herown summer survival pack too.So what should you put in your
Summer Survival Pack? Include the obvi-ous things, of course. Ask yourself whatyou might need during a day trip. Do notforget to include bottles of water, healthysnacks, sunscreen, bug repellant, bathingsuits, a first aid kit, personal medications,lip balm, an emergency $20, hat and sun-glasses. But keep it light. Don’t over pack.You probably will not need three pairs ofextra socks and two umbrellas for every-one.After the common sense items, consider
your children’s specific needs. Is youryoungest prone to carsickness? Throw insome crackers, peppermint gum andDramamine. Have a little one prone topotty accidents? Some extra undies and aclean pair of shorts must be tossed in. Besure to remember a light sweater for thoseover air-conditioned places you might findyourself in.Once your pack is complete, create a
checklist that can be stored right inside.
When you get home after each adventure,take five minutes, no matter how exhaust-ed you feel, to immediately re-stock itemsthat have been used up during the day.Add any other items that you may haveoverlooked as well. With a small amountof simple organization, setting out forsummer adventures can be simplified.Before you set out, there are a few other
necessary reminders. Consider your desti-nation and make adjustments to yourneeds list. Check your children’s feetbefore you get into the car. A commonmistake: children wearing the wrongfootwear. For example, if you are headedout for a hike, those flip-flops won’t do.No matter what your destination, comfort-able, closed toe footgear can save yourday. And don’t forget the water shoes.Also, never underestimate our Texas sun.Choose shirts that cover the shoulders toprevent sunburns.No one is immune to injury, accidents
or illness. Although these tips are com-mon knowledge that we have all heardhundreds of times, they are worth repeat-ing: Hydrate, reapply sunscreen, hydrate,wear a life vest, always wear seatbelts,hydrate, avoid busy travel times, anddon’t drive when feeling sleepy. Now gohug your family.
Kortnee Withak isa New Braunfelsparent, educatorand adventurerwho has her MS inEducation, Health& Wellness. Findmore tips and ideasfrom Kortnee onTwitter@KortKortnee andKortneeWithaK@WordPress.
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A WordAbout RecyclingFrom a recent Resource Recycling
eNewsletter we found several itemsconcerning the recycling of electronics.One of the things that surprised us
is a survey should 25 percent ofyounger people between 18 and 49(that’s a lot younger than us) keeptheir old unused smartphones asopposed to only 9 percent of thoseolder than that. (Maybe us older folkjust don’t have that much storagespace anymore…)Another report concentrated on the
value of the materials lost when land-filling electronic items rather thanrecycling them. For example, if onemillion cell phones are landfilled, theloss is 35,000 pounds of copper, 772pounds of silver, 75 pounds of goldand and 33 pounds of palladium.And the worst part is that in 2010
alone, over 150 million phones endedup in the landfill.Switching to what is happening over-
sea, in the same eNewsletter was acouple of items we felt were worth not-ing.We find in Hong Kong, the lawmak-
ers are looking at a proposal to make acentralized e-scrap recycling center. Itwould handle about 80,000 tons of e-scrap being thrown away every year.Also overseas, with the soccer World
Cup to take place in Brazil, its citizensare expected to buy between 18 and 20million new televisions sets.Unfortunately, Brazil has not beenenforcing the standards for disposingof the old CRT sets…. Which could bea problem.Leaving electronics and going to
composting and recycling other items
back here in the states. From an emailforwarded to us, we find an award hasbeen given by the EPA of Region 7 tothe Washington University in St. Louis(WUSTL). The award was for its inno-vative recycling and food recovery pro-grams which reduced its volume ofsolid waste.Through their program, since 2011
the Dining Services of WUSTL has kept317 tons of food waste out of the land-fills.Much of the Dining Services food
waste is converted into compost at theSt. Louis Composting facility. The com-post is then used on campus grounds.The university also uses 100 percent
recycled napkins and compostable to-go containers. They also send 23,000gallons of kitchen waste cooking oil tobe changed into biodiesel fuel for theirtrucks.We also find WUSTL eliminated the
sale of bottled water on its grounds. Itwas the first university in NorthAmerica to do this. This ban eliminatesan estimated 386,000 bottles, thussaving about 15,000 gallons of oil eachyear that would have been needed tomake these bottles. To help the stu-dent refill their reusable water bottlesfast and conveniently, the universityinstalled water fountain retrofits.
And finally for today, in case youdidn’t see the 150 new words acceptedin the 2014 edition of the Merriam-Webster dictionary, here are a few:"selfie" "hashtag," and "e-waste." (E-Waste is what much of this article isabout… good thing we now have it inthe dictionary.)Till next week, do have a great one...
Gloria and Ollie are local citizens concerned with the environment and helpingothers. Ollie, a retired Air Force fighter and instructor pilot, is a graduate ofLeadership San Marcos. They both received higher education at TxState Universityand worked on staff before retiring. For questions or comments, please call them at(512) 353-7432 ore-mail them to [email protected]
By Ollie &Gloria Maier
(See Calendar , Page 4B)
Share roots. Grow together.
From Staff Reports
AUSTIN — The TexasParks and WildlifeDepartment has released asobering video aimed atmotivating teens andyoung adults to follow sim-ple safety guidelines whileboating. It debuts in thewake of an unusually highnumber of drownings andfatal boating accidentsacross the state in recentweeks.The video, ‘Never
Happens: True StoriesFrom Texas Boaters andSwimmers,’ is a compellingreminder to be safe on thewater by wearing a lifejacket, learning to swimand closely supervisingchildren to prevent drown-ing,” said Tim Spice,TPWD’s boater educationmanager. “Thanks to theTexas legislature, whichmandated the new videoand directed that it to beshown in driver educationclasses, the message willbe reaching some 225,00015- and 16-year-oldsannually.”In the video, which will
be shown to all teenagerstaking driver educationcourses, several teenagerswho witnessed or surviveda boating accident ordrowning tell their tragicstories.A Jet Ski accident
changed the life of one ofthe teenagers in the video,Zack Parker.“Their jet ski crushed my
knee into eight pieces,”recalls Parker in the video.“Lacerated my spleen, liverand pancreas. My aortahad… torn. I’m alivebecause I was wearing alife jacket.”Parker survived. A friend
of Katy Copeland did not.“They tell you what they
did, how hard they tried,and that she just wouldn’t,she just wouldn’t comeback,” Copeland said. “Andthat’s what happened.”Since May 9, at least 24
people have lost their liveson Texas waters in boatingor swimming accidentsworked by Texas gamewardens, an unusuallyhigh number of fatalities.Last year in Texas, 146
accidents were reported by
the U.S. Coast Guard, 31of which ended withdeaths. Statistics showmany of these tragediescould have been prevented.“The Coast Guard says
that 90 percent of the peo-ple who drowned in a boat-ing related accident wouldbe alive if they had a lifejacket on,” Spice said.“That’s significant.”State law requires that a
personal floatation deviceis available for each occu-pant of a boat, and chil-dren under 13 years of ageare mandated by the law towear one while the boat orpaddle craft is underway ordrifting.The new video resulted
from HB 673, authored byRep. Tan Parker, with helpfrom Rep. Lyle Larson tosecure funding for theproject.Stressed in the video are
four basic precautions forboaters of any age:Wear a life jacket. Most
persons who have died in aboating accident would be
alive today if they hadworn a life jacket.Use the ignition safety
switch. Commonly called a"kill switch," it stops theengine if you fall over-board. Don't be stranded,or run over by your boat.Learn how to swim.Take a Boater Education
course from TPWD: Itcould save your life.TPWD produced a 2:41
video news report about“Never Happens” for use bynews outlets. View thenews video on YouTube athttp://youtu.be/P1TMSoS4OVoFor a high resolution
download of the newsvideo, go tohttp://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/files/video/, and lookfor the file “MayVNR_Never Happens.”To see the full 10:36
“Never Happens” video, asit will be shown in drivereducation classes, go tothe TPWD webpage athttp://www.tpwd.texas.govand click on Boating and
Safety.It is mandatory for any-
one born on or after Sept.1, 1993 to obtain aboater’s education certifi-cate before they can legallyoperate a vessel with a rat-ing of more than 15 horse-power. Anyone supervisingthe operation of a vessel byanother must be 18 orolder and exempt from theboater education require-ment (born before 1993) orhave a boater educationcertificate.For information about
boater education courses,visit:http://www.tpwd.texas.gov/learning/boater_educa-tion/internet_courses.phtmlBoaters with the online
course certificate mayreceive a discounted ratefrom their boating insur-ance provider.
“You never think it’sgoing to happen to you oranybody you care for,”says Jessica Montez, wholost a friend to drowning.
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‘Never Happens:’ true storiesof water tragedies
By Staff Reports
Port Aransas has a new summerattraction in the form of a PirateAdventure Boat. The 80-foot, 75-tonreplica of a 17th century SpanishGalleon just arrived in Port Aransasand was christened Red Dragon. Theship took its first cruise on Friday.The Red Dragon will be docked
between Fin's restaurant and DeepSea Headquarters, 440 Cotter Ave atCut Off road by the ferry landing.The ship hold 100 people and has
three cruises/shows per day. Theship has a full theatrical pirate showaboard with professional actors.Cruises last two hours on the bay
and is both kid and adult friendly.The ship offers sword fighting, treas-ure hunting, water gun fights andmore.Port Aransas Mayor Keith
McMullin said, “Port Aransas hasbecome a premier family vacationdestination in Texas. The RedDragon pirate cruise will be a greatfamily adventure and should be verywell received by our visitors.”Tom Rolls, aka Sir Thomas —
Keeper of Hooligans, will serve as theentertainment director for the enter-prise."We’re going to offer a pre-board
show as well as the on-board pro-duction, and we’re having a lot of funin the process," Rolls said. “Theentertainment on the Red Dragonwill be every bit as exciting as thatput on by the crew of our sister shipin South Padre, the Black Dragon,but we’ll have our own storyline. I’mnot a native of Port A, but I’m toldthat the pirate tradition runs deephere, and we plan to use as much ofthe local talent as we can in selectingour crew.”Captain Gary McDonough, aka
Captain Silverbeard, will be at thehelm of the Red Dragon. McDonoughhas been a boat captain for 34 yearswith two years in the US CoastGuard before that.“Going to work in an imaginary
world is going to be lots of fun, but I
think the best part of the job is thatat the end of the day I won't smelllike fish,” says McDonough.The Red Dragon is scheduled for
two or three cruises a day, sevendays a week. Each pirate adventurecruise is two hours duration, andthere is a full bar onboard with adult
and kid drinks and snacks. The crewadvises to make reservation online orby phone, and for guests ot arrive 30minutes early to see a dockside stageshow.More information can be found on
their website, reddragonpiratecruis-es.com and on their Facebook page.
Ship is new attractionfor Port Aransas
The Red Dragon during the construction process.
Submitted photosThe Red Dragon is fully functional and has a sophisticated GPS and naviga-tion system, though it should never be out of sight of the shoreline.
INFO: Contact Amber Seale at [email protected]
JUNIOR MUSICIANSWHEN: June 16WHERE: San Marcos Public LibraryWHO: For ages 5-10INFO: Contact (512) 393-8200 to register
GREAT BOOKS DISCUSSION GROUP: “HOLY WEEK” BY DEB-ORAH EISENBURG
WHEN: June 16 at 7 p.m.WHERE: San Marcos Public LibraryWHO: New members always welcomeINFO: Contact (512) 393-8200
COMAL COUNTRY MUSIC SHOWWHEN: June 17, from 7:30 to 10 p.m. (Doors open at 6 p.m.)WHERE: Knights of Columbus Hall, 111 Landa St., New Braunfels.WHO: Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus. Featured artists areSuzie Watts, Glen Muenchow and Gene Bartkiewoz. Sandwiches,desserts and cold drinks will be available. All proceeds go to charity.INFO: $5 donation. (830) 625-5563 or (830) 609-2958.
STORYTIMEWHEN: June 17WHERE: San Marcos Public LibraryWHO: For babies 0 to 2 at 10:15 a.m. and children 3 to 6 at 11 a.m.INFO: Contact (512) 393-8200
AWESOME DRAMAWHEN: June 17WHERE: San Marcos Public LibraryWHO: For ages 7 to 12INFO: Contact (512) 393-8200
FAMILY NIGHT: WAGGLE TAGGLE GYPSY CONCERT!WHEN: June 17 at 7 p.m.WHERE: San Marcos Public LibraryWHO: For all agesINFO: Contact (512) 393-8200
50+ SENIOR DANCEWHEN: Wednesday, June 18 from 2-4 p.m.WHERE: San Marcos Activity CenterWHO: Central Texas Medical Center and Parks and Recreation arecohosting a free senior dance for ages 50+. Wear red, white and blueto show patriotic pride. Refreshments are sponsored by Right atHome, Be Healthy @Home Healthcare and Creation Health.INFO: Call (512) 393-8400
FAIRYTALE THEATREWHEN: June 18WHERE: San Marcos Public LibraryWHO: For all ages. Free ticket required.INFO: Contact (512) 393-8200
FREE COMPUTER CLASSESWHEN: June 18WHERE: San Marcos Public LibraryWHO: Call to register for free introductory computer classesINFO: Call (512) 393-8200
STORYTIMEWHEN: June 19WHERE: San Marcos Public LibraryWHO: For babies 0 to 2 at 10:15 a.m. and children 3 to 6 at 11 a.m.INFO: Contact (512) 393-8200
TEEN SUPER SNACKSWHEN: June 19 at 6:30 p.m.WHERE: San Marcos Public LibraryWHO: For ages 12 to 17INFO: Contact (512) 393-8200
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MONDAY, JUNE 2• Songwriter’s Showcase with John Whipple, Riley’s Tavern - 8p.m.• Dan McCoy, The Gristmill in Gruene - 12 p.m.• Gerry’s Kids, Triple Crown - 6 p.m.• Chief and TheDoomsdayDevice, Triple Crown - 9 p.m.
TUESDAY, JUNE 3• Trio Del Rio, Triple Crown - 6 p.m.• Jumbofunk, Triple Crown - 9 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4• Kent Finlay’s Songwriters’ Circle, Cheatham Street - 9 p.m.• Bruce Curtis Band, Triple Crown - 6 p.m.• Tyler Cannon an Manzy Lowery, Riley’s Tavern - 9 p.m.
THURSDAY, JUNE 5• Little Brave, Triple Crown - 6 p.m.• Dallas Moore, Riley’s Tavern - 9 p.m.
FRIDAY, JUNE 6• Bret Graham, The Gristmill in Gruene - 7 p.m.• Mark Jungers, Triple Crown - 6 p.m.• Greg Harris and the World Famous Bandini Brothers, Riley’sTavern - 9 p.m.
SATURDAY, JUNE 7• Dan McCoy, The Gristmill in Gruene - 7 p.m.• Bret Graham, The Graprevine in Gruene - 6 p.m.• Sam Bentley Band, Riley’s Tavern - 9 p.m.
SUNDAY, JUNE 8• Dan McCoy, The Gristmill in Gruene - 12 p.m.• The Cole Trains, Riley’s Tavern - 4 p.m.
MONDAY, JUNE 9• Songwriter’s Showcase with John Whipple, Riley’s Tavern - 8p.m.• Scott Wood and the Kyle Project, Triple Crown - 6 p.m.• Chief and TheDoomsdayDevice, Triple Crown - 9 p.m.
TUESDAY, JUNE 10• Troy Stone, Triple Crown - 6 p.m.• Mayeux & Groussard, Cheatham Street - 9:15 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11• Kent Finlay’s Songwriters’ Circle, Cheatham Street - 9 p.m.• Beth Lee, Triple Crown - 6 p.m.
THURSAY, JUNE 12• The Ledbetters Bluegrass Band, Triple Crown - 6 p.m.• Buck Fuffalo, Riley’s Tavern - 9 p.m.
FRIDAY, JUNE 13• Bo Porter, The Gristmill in Gruene - 7 p.m.• Wasted Youth, Triple Crown - 6 p.m.• Danger*Cakes, The 54 Specials, Bathtub Gin and the Bottom-feeders, Triple Crown - 10 p.m.• Pushwater, Riley’s Tavern - 9 p.m.
SATURDAY, JUNE 14• Dan McCoy,The Gristmill in Gruene - 7 p.m.• Bret Graham, The Graprevine in Gruene - 6 p.m.• Huevos Rancheros, Triple Crown - 6 p.m.• Roy Heinrich and the Pickups, Riley’s Tavern - 9 p.m.
SUNDAY, JUNE 15• Sylvia Kirk, The Gristmill in Gruene - 12 p.m.• Dan McCoy, The Graprevine in Gruene - 3 p.m.
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Trio del Rio will be at Triple Crown Tuesdaynight at 6 p.m.
From Staff Reports
On May 19, the San Marcos CISD School Board recog-nized the San Marcos High School Speech and Debateteam for another fantastic year, continuing their trackrecord of success in forensic competition. The team wasable to secure an unprecedented sixth consecutive UILDistrict Championship this year, winning the IndividualChampionship in every Speech and Debate category.The individuals winning those UIL District
Championships include:• In Lincoln-Douglas Debate: Senior Devon von Miller• In Cross Examination Debate: the team of Senior
Sierra Rowe and Sophomore Max Murdoch• In Persuasive Speaking: Max Murdoch, and• In Informative Speaking: Senior Jenny McGintyThe team also continued its record of placing students
in State Championship tournaments in both the UIL and
Texas Forensic Association circuits.At the UIL State Championship, two Cross
Examination teams qualified, including the previouslymentioned team of Rowe and Murdoch, as well as theteam of Junior Caroline Soechting and SophomoreNathasja Evans. Jenny McGinty also qualified for UILState in Student Congress.At the Texas Forensic Association's State
Championship, four students represented San Marcosincluding:• In Lincoln-Douglas Debate: Devon von Miller and
Jenny McGinty• In Student Congress: Sierra Rowe,• In Poetry: Senior, Samantha Govea.Coaches CJ Odam and Johanna Haley are proud of
this amazing group of Rattlers.
Speech and Debate team achievesUIL District Championships
Submitted photoThe Speech and Debate team. From left, in front, Julisa Gasca, Kristie Chau, Samantha Govea, Sierra Rowe, MaxMurdoch, Jenny McGinty, Nathasja Evans, Elizabeth Contreras, William Mayhew, Mariel Mayhew, Jessica Holechek,Maddie North, Alexis Longoria and Jared Longoria. In back row, Coach Johanna Haley, Devon von Miller, school boardmembers, Superintendent Mark Eads, Coach CJ Odam
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Herb roasted potatoesHerb roasted potatoes
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By CANDICE BRUSUELASFeatures Editor
I tend to let potatoes grow sprouts and go bad inmy pantry. It’s not that I have anything really againstthem personally, I’m always too lazy to cook them.They take too long and then they’re always moreheavy than I anticipate. Of course, there’s no wayaround the heaviness, but this recipe helps out a littleby minimizing oils used, and making them deliciousby seasoning with rosemary and basil instead of but-ter. And sticking them in the oven and setting a timeris much easier than standing over a skillet waiting forthem to finally be done.
Ingredients:Chopped or sliced potato(s)One Tbsp olive oilOne or two minced garlic cloves
One Tbsp chopped basilOne Tbsp chopped rosemaryOne Tsp Mrs. DashA bit of chopped parsley (or a lot, if you’re a fan)
Directions:1. Pre-heat your oven to 475 degrees.2. Combine your oil and spices in a large bowl with
your potatoes. Stir, toss, do whatever necessary tocoat your potatoes evenly.3. Get out your favorite roasting pan and toss your
potatoes in there. Even them out a bit just so somearen’t more toasty than others.4. Put them in the oven for 20 minutes. Sometimes
I check on them early and stir them around a bit soall the potatoes get cooked properly. Then, whenyou’ve baked them to your liking, wait till they cooldown and serve with some chicken and vegetables.Enjoy.
Have a recipe to share?Food experience? Wouldlike to suggest an idea forour Wednesday Food for Life
page?
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YOUR BIRTHDAY by Stella Wilder
Born today, you have a great deal to offer theworld and your fellow human beings, yet you maynot always feel confident about this. Your searchfor your proper niche is likely to be a lifelongprocess. What you must learn, of course, is thatyour instincts are generally accurate, but it's yourmind that can sometimes cloud the issues. Youknow, instinctively, when something is right foryou and when something is not, but you have ahabit of second-guessing yourself and thus stand-ing in your own way. Even though others oftenpraise you and admire your accomplishments, youtend to think that there is always something moreto do, or that you can do it better.
You tend to be rather solitary, yet you are at-tracted to collaborative endeavors. You love beingpart of a team, but you may always wonder if yourteammates appreciate you and your contributions.This, of course, is mere insecurity -- and ulti-mately an unnecessary burden.
Also born on this date are: Marilyn Monroe,actress; Morgan Freeman, actor; Heidi Klum,model and television personality; Andy Griffith,actor; Pat Boone, singer and actor; Alanis Moris-sette, singer; Brian Cox, actor; Frank Morgan,actor; Brigham Young, religious leader; EdwardWoodward, actor; Nelson Riddle, composer andbandleader; Rene Auberjonois, actor.
To see what is in store for you tomorrow, findyour birthday and read the corresponding para-graph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide.
MONDAY, JUNE 2GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Don't be so
eager to share your point of view that you neglectthat of another -- it may be every bit as valuable asyour own.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Things arelikely to be quite different today, even as you at-tempt to achieve the same results that were possi-ble in the past.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You may find your-
self fighting against trends that you do not -- andcannot -- get behind. This is a case where yourstubbornness can pay off.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- You can unmasksomeone who has been trying to deceive not onlyyou, but those around you as well. The truth thatis uncovered is valuable.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- The priorities youare working with are shifting in subtle ways, butyour efforts, in the main, can remain unchanged.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- It may not beeasy for you to determine what someone else is upto, but if you follow your own path, you can avoidany real danger.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Your re-cent departure from the norm -- at work or athome -- is likely to demand a few quick, difficultdecisions.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Travel is inthe picture, but you may not be getting anywhereuntil you deal with a situation at home. Familymembers crave attention.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Your sense ofstyle is changing, but it is still very much yourown. Have no doubt: You'll attract attention almosteverywhere you go.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- The powersthat be have something in store for you that youmight consider a blessing or a curse, depending onyour point of view.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- A conflict of in-terest may arise that requires you or a partner tochange tack midstream.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Something iskeeping you waiting, and you're letting it get toyou. Take a deep breath and trust that patiencewill pay off.
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EXPLORING NATURE WITHJERRYHALL
How long can a birdlive?The answer depends on
the species and whetherit is in captivity or in thewild. Generally, largebirds live longer thansmall ones and birds incaptivity live longer thanthose in the wild.According to a U.S.
Fish and Wildlife study,the laysan albatross, witha wingspan of almostseven feet, has a maxi-mum recorded lifespan ofover 37 years. A northernshrike, which is about 10inches long, has arecorded lifespan of justover three years.Top five birds in terms
of longevity are laysanalbatross, Arctic tern,great frigatebird, Westerngull, and common murre.All these lived over 20years.Shortest lived birds are
northern shrike, black-
poll warbler, Allen's hum-mingbird, golden-crowned kinglet andhouse wren. None ofthese lived longer than
seven years.Birds can be very long-
lived in captivity. One
ANSWERS TO GO WITHSUSANSMITH
What exactly is a ‘thunderbolt?’Each week "Answers To
Go" highlights recentlyreceived questions frompatrons of the San MarcosPublic Library. Visit thelibrary at 625 EastHopkins, call (512) 393-8200, or e-mail us atwww.sanmarcostx.gov/library for more information.
Q: What is a thunder-bolt? My friend thinks it’sjust a synonym for light-ning.
A: We’re alwayshappy to research topicsof amiable dispute.Let’s begin with our ref-
erence desk dictionary,“The Random HouseWebster’s UnabridgedDictionary.”Here’s definition one: “A
flash of lightning with theaccompanying thunder.” Iimagine this is the mean-ing your friend had inmind.Definition two: “An
imaginary bolt or dart
conceived as the materialdestructive agent cast toearth in a flash of light-ning, as in the thunder-bolts of Jove.”Definition three:
“Something very destruc-tive, terrible, severe, sud-den, or startling.”Definition four: “A per-
son who acts with fury orwith sudden and irre-sistible force.”Let’s check a scientific
resource, too. “TheEncyclopedia of Weatherand Climate” offers thefollowing definition: “Athunderbolt is a rock,piece of metal, or dartthat storm gods such asZeus (Jupiter) and Thorwere once believed to hurlat the Earth.“As they traveled
through the air, thunder-bolts could be seen aslightning, and they werebelieved to cause thedamage that occurs whenlightning strikes an objector person.“When lightning strikes
sand, the sudden dis-
charge of energy is oftensufficient to melt thegrains, producing anirregular mass of glasscoated in sand grainscalled a fulgurite.“Fulgurites are usually
about half an inch indiameter, with sidebranches. Most are lessthan 10 feet long, butthey can be more than 60feet long. A piece of suchglass was assumed to be athunderbolt.“In ancient Greece and
Rome, the area around alightning strike wasfenced off and consideredsacred. Persons killed bylightning were buriedwhere they died, ratherthan in the usual burialground.“It was not until 1752
that the true, electricalnature of lightning wasproved by BenjaminFranklin and, independ-ently, by the French sci-entist Thomas-Francoisd’Alibard.”
Bird longevity
(See Nature, Page 8B)
Submitted photo
The laysan albatross is longest-lived bird, with a lifespanof more than 37 years.
From Staff Reports
PALS (Pet Prevent a Litter of CentralTexas) offers several ways you can helpthe many kittens born this spring in ourarea.1) This time of year, it’s very common to
find kittens that have been born to a strayor unowned cat. What’s the best course ofaction to take care of these young lives?First of all, young kittens are always bet-ter off with their mother until about fiveweeks old, so if you see kittens withouttheir mother, observe from a distance andwait at least four to six hours to allowtheir mother to come back. If you’re surethat the kittens are without their mom,there are steps to take, depending on theage of the kittens and whether the motheris tame or feral. Austin Pets Alive has agood guide on their website for assessingthe situation and taking appropriatesteps.2) Animal shelters and rescue groups
can help with adoptions, but there is a lotthat individuals can do to help find kit-tens good homes. PALS invites caringindividuals to volunteer to foster kittensthis spring to help us save lives. Kittenassignments are often four to five weeksin length, and PALS provides the suppliesand guidance needed to make fostering asuccessful and adorable experience. If youhave room in your home and space inyour heart to foster, fill out the VolunteerApplication on our website. We urgentlyneed more foster volunteers to help saveeven more cats and kittens!3) On Saturday, June 14 join us at our
monthly cat and kitten adoption day atEarth Angels Pet Supply in San Marcosfrom 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Young kittens, as well as pregnant ornursing mothers and their babies, aresome of the most vulnerable orphans.Won’t you help PALS save their lives?Visit www.PreventALitter.com for moreinformation.The mission of Pet Prevent a Litter
(PALS) of Central Texas, a non-profitorganization, is to help end pet overpopu-lation and pet homelessness. PALS is ded-icated to promoting responsible pet carethrough community education andspay/neuter programs for those in need.
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sulphur-crested cockatoo, anAustralian parrot, lived most of its 80-plus years in a zoo. Captive Canadageese have lived 33 years, house spar-rows 23 years, and northern cardinals22 years. Life spans for these birds inthe wild are much shorter.However, just to confuse the issue,
the record for a European starling inthe wild, 20 years, is three years longerthan for any starling captives.Much of the statistical data comes
from studies of banded birds, and sci-entists caution rankings would changeif greater numbers were studied.
Submitted photosThese cats are currently for adoption with PALS. From left are Benson, her sisterHoneydew and Dutch.
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