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SEPTEMBER 6, 2015
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Blue Bell back in stores
Shoppers embrace ice cream’s return
B y J OYC E M AY
Blue Bell loyalists poured
into stores this week to get
their first taste in months
of the iconic creamery’s ice
cream.
Social media was flooded
with photos from happy fans
as well as posts offering sober
reminders that three people
died and several were hospitalized earlier this year from consuming the Brenham-based
company’s products.
Blue Bell Creameries voluntarily shut down production
at all of its plants in April and
recalled its entire product line
after a multi-state listeria outbreak.
On Monday, the 108-year-old
company launched the first of
a five-phase plan to reintroduce its products across the
South, including in the Brenham, Austin and Houston
areas as well as parts of Alabama, where the ice cream is
being made.
Georgetown’s Emily Littleton stopped in the Williams
Drive H-E-B Thursday afternoon with her 7-month-old
son, Parker Littleton, to grab
a few items. One of them was
a half-gallon of Blue Bell’s
Dutch Chocolate ice cream.
She’s a chocolate chip cookie dough fan but the company
has only introduced limited
varieties: vanilla, chocolate,
cookies and cream, buttered
pecan and its chocolate-vanilla
combination called “The Great
Divide.”
Ms. Littleton has no reservations about eating Blue Bell
or giving her son his first-ever
taste of the frozen treat.
Joyce May
Parker Littleton, 7 months, of Georgetown is nearly old enough to get his first taste of ice cream,
Continued on 4A mom Emily Littleton said Thursday. She trusts the company has ensured its product are safe.
Stabbing
at high
school
Joyce May
Crews began “swinging steel” Monday on the massive expansion of the intensive care unit at St. David’s Georgetown Hospital. The $7.7 million project will have
nine critical care beds with room to add more. A large crane was set up on the front side of the hospital in order to install structural steel beams in the building.
Work escalates on St. David’s intensive care unit
B y J OYC E M AY
Heavy lifting started Monday on
a multi-million dollar expansion of
the intensive care unit at St. David’s
Georgetown Hospital, which will
quintuple the size of the specially
equipped wing of the facility when it
is complete in spring of 2016.
“Construction crews are busy this
week swinging steel for the expansion of the ICU,” Hugh Brown, the
hospital’s CEO, said Wednesday.
A large crane has been set up on
the east side of the hospital near
the main entrance in order to install
structural steel beams in the building.
It is a time-consuming endeavor
as one piece of steel at a time is lifted into place and secured. Crews are
also working to replace an air-conditioning system, Mr. Brown said.
The expansion will increase the
size of the ICU — a specialized department where highly trained staff
provide around-the-clock care for
patients with life-threatening conditions — from 2,200 square feet to
11,500 square feet.
Vaughn Construction, based in
Austin, is handling the project,
which has caused minimal interruptions to day-to-day operations at the
award-winning facility other than
some additional noise, Mr. Brown
said.
Construction began in November
2014 and was originally projected to
be finished by the end of this year
but it was delayed from December
to March because of structural concerns with bedrock under the hospital’s foundation.
Remedying those issues added $1.1
million to the price tag, bringing the
total cost to $7.7 million.
A spike in the number of critically
ill patients seeking treatment at the
hospital prompted the renovation,
which is the first major overhaul of
the intensive care unit since it was
built roughly 20 years ago.
The new facility will feature
nine critical care beds and so-called
“shelled space” for five additional
critical care beds to be added later as
demand warrants.
St. David’s expects to hire six to
eight nurses and therapists to staff
the unit, which typically requires one
nurse for every two patients.
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B y MATHE W WALL ACE
Relationships between minority communities and police
have been tested nationwide
in the wake of officer-involved
shootings and ensuing demonstrations.
As the tragic August 28 killing of Harris County Sheriff
Deputy Darren Goforth shows,
consequences can be deadly for
both activists demanding justice and the police officers who
are sworn to protect and serve.
In Georgetown, several
events are being planned to
show support for members of
the law enforcement community. One such event is “Thank
Blue,” a barbecue dinner from
4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, September
12, at the Community Center in
San Gabriel Park. It will be a
chance for residents to interact
in a relaxed setting with police
officers and support staff.
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State transportation planners discussed that and other renovations,
such as upgrading the roadway to
meet contemporary design standards,
during an open house Tuesday night
at East View High School. More than
100 people showed up to hear the proposals and offer their own ideas on the
16-mile stretch of the highway from
As friends and family
mourn the death of Georgetown High School junior Tyler Williams, mental health
experts are reminding young
men and women that resources exist when they feel times
are darkest.
Mr. Williams, 16, died by suicide Monday night, his family
said in his obituary. He was
an active member of the Eagle swim team and an accomplished lifeguard, his family
said.
The school district is offering counseling. Students and
district employees can call the
district office at 512-943-5000.
National Suicide Prevention
Week starts tomorrow; Precinct 1 County Commissioner
Lisa Birkman pointed to the
many places where young people can turn in times of need.
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‘Thank Blue’ bridges gap
between public, police
A freshman at East View
High School was hospitalized
Friday morning after he was
allegedly stabbed by another
ninth-grade student.
Police and school officials
declined to release the names
of the victim and the suspect
as they are both minors.
The victim is in stable condition, Assistant Police Chief
Cory Tchida said Friday.
The school was locked down
at 10:15 a.m., said Sandy Kendall, spokeswoman for the
school district. The lockdown
ended about an hour later and
by noon the district notified
parents that the “school is secure and at no time was there
a threat to any other students.”
The stabbing occurred in
an East View hallway between
classes, Mr. Tchida said. A
school resource officer on the
EVHS campus initially responded to the stabbing and
investigators arrived soon after, Mr. Tchida said.
“I am proud of the quick
actions by staff and students
at East View High School in
responding to an isolated incident between two students,”
Superintendent Fred Brent
said.
“The behavior of this one
student does not reflect the
culture and climate of the 1,500
students who attend EVHS.”
It has been a rocky start to
the school year: a Georgetown
High School student died by
suicide Monday night.
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B y MAT T LOE SCHMAN
As part of a long-term look at State
Highway 29 — one of the city’s primary east-west corridors and a major regional route — the Texas Department
of Transportation is considering major
changes to the road, including shifting
it north and out of the small town of
Jonah.
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Boosted county budget wins out
B y J OYC E M AY
After some last-minute
tweaking, county commissioners adopted Tuesday a $158.7
million general fund budget
for the next fiscal year, which
begins October 1.
That is higher than earlier
proposed but the county plans
to use the additional revenue
to pay down $10 million of its
roughly billion dollars in outstanding debt. The move will
save $5 million in interest next
year, said Julie Kiley, first assistant county auditor.
Commissioners are expected to wrap up planning for the
2015-16 fiscal year this coming
Tuesday when they adopt a tax
rate. The proposed tax rate is
48.65 cents per $100 of property
value, the same as 2014-15, but
homeowners’ tax bills would
still increase because of rising home values, which have
climbed by 11 percent since
last year.
Commissioners have strongly indicated that they want to
lower the tax rate half a cent to
48.15 cents per $100 of property
value.
That action would still
amount to higher tax bills,
something that does not set
well with the two residents
who showed up to court to
speak against a tax hike.
“I respectfully ask you to
keep rates at a level commensurate with last year’s,” Round
Rock resident David Oberg
told commissioners.
Jimmy Michna, a lifelong
Jonah resident, also petitioned
the court to lower tax bills.
“I think our taxes are out of
control,” he said.
Precinct 3 Commissioner
Valerie Covey, who pushed to
use the $10 million in surplus
funds to reduce debt, said
bringing in the additional revenue now and throwing it at
debt benefits residents in the
long run because it saves the
county interest on those loans.
“My goal is to do this every
year,” Ms. Covey said.
The approved general fund
budget is a roughly $7 million
increase from the 2014-15 general fund budget of $151.7 million.
Paying down debt, hiring
new personnel, increasing employee pay and replacing radio
equipment drove spending upward.
Also Tuesday, commissioners adopted a $27.4 million road
and bridge budget for next fiscal year with merit raises for
employees, not to be confused
with cost-of-living adjustments
that result in pay hikes across
the board.
The county will end the current fiscal year with approximately $80 million in general
fund cash reserves, County
Auditor David Flores said.
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budget Tuesday, attributing
the roughly $7 million increase
from the current fiscal year to
paying down debt, hiring new
personnel, increasing pay and
replacing radio equipment.
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2015-16 general fund
budget: $158.7 million (up 4.6
percent, or roughly $7 million,
from 2014-15)
Proposed tax rate: 48.65
cents per $100 of property
value (same as 2014-15)
Average home value:
$232,525 (up 11 percent from
2014-15)
n Tuesday, 9:30 a.m., second
floor of county courthouse at
710 South Main Street on the
Georgetown Square: Commissioners will vote on the three
components of the tax rate.
The court has discussed decreasing the rate half a cent to
48.15 cents per $100 of property
value.
Commissioners approved
the $158.7 million general fund
Proposed 2015-16 budget:
$282.8 million (up 22 percent,
or $51.7 million, from 2014-15)
Proposed tax rate: 43.4
cents per $100 of property
value (same as 2014-15)
Average home value:
$234,785 (up 10 percent from
2014-15)
n Tuesday, 6 p.m., council
chambers, 101 East Seventh
Street: The city council will
vote on the second reading of
the 2015-16 budget.
The proposed $282.8 million
spending plan, a $51.7 million
increase from 2014-15, would
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Noah Navarette, 3, plays Monday in the splash pad in San José Park. Splash pads and the Williams Drive pool are open for Labor Day.
Labor Day closes schools, municipal offices
City offices and most facilities — including the municipal complex, Recreation
Center, public library, airport
terminal, visitors center, animal shelter, tennis center and
Parks and Recreation offices
— will be closed Monday in observance of Labor Day.
Also closed:
n All Georgetown school
campuses and offices,
n All county offices,
n The Georgetown Chamber
of Commerce, and
n The Sun office on the
Square.
Still open
n Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter, 1855
Southeast Inner Loop, will be
open regular hours from noon
to 6 p.m.
To view adoptable animals,
visit the pets.wilco.org.
n The city’s waste collection station at 250 W.L. Walden
Drive will be open regular
hours from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
n Trash and recycling will
be picked up curbside in the
City of Georgetown at regular times Monday. Residents
should have their carts placed
at the curb by 7 a.m.
City pools
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outdoor pools have closed for
the summer but the Williams
Drive pool at 3201 Williams
Drive will be open Saturday,
Sunday and Monday from 1 to
7 p.m. each day.
n The splash pads at San
José Park, 1707 San José Street,
and at the Georgetown Art
Center, 816 South Main Street,
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B y MAT T LOE SCHMAN
For some drivers, recent
road repaving has been anything but smooth.
The complaints began appearing in city staffers’ email
inboxes and on social media
soon after contractors started
working last month on Williams Drive from Lakeway
Drive to D.B. Wood Road.
“The loose gravel on Williams Drive and now Shell
Road is ridiculous,” resident
Bryan Cross posted on Facebook.
“If someone could explain
the reasoning behind dumping
tons of loose gravel on a busy
thoroughfare and then letting
cars sweep it around while it
literally destroys their paint
and windshields, I’d sure like
to know what it is.”
In mid-August, road crews
repaved the 1.8-mile segment
of Williams Drive from Lakeway Drive to Serenada Drive
using the recycle-in-place
technique, where asphalt is
removed from the road, mixed
with emulsion and reapplied.
The $850,000 project was com-
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Crews also repaved roads in
the River Bend and Country
Club neighborhoods with recycle-in-place.
Soon after, road crews began repaving Williams Drive
from Serenada Drive to D.B.
Wood Road using the cheaper
and more controversial “chip
seal” technique, where a layer
of emulsion is applied to the
roadway followed by a layer of
small gravel.
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“I got a chip in my windshield this evening,” resident
David Phillips said.
Both phases of repaving on
Williams Drive were “done
normally,” said Bill Dryden,
a city transportation engineer. Mr. Dryden said the city
received at least a dozen complaints about rocks hitting vehicles on Williams Drive.
“I did have one person read
me the riot act,” he said.
Multiple factors caused the
loose gravel on Williams Drive,
Mr. Dryden said.
“We cannot shut down Williams for two to three days to
allow the process to complete,”
he said.
The city lowered the speed
limit on sections of Williams
Drive from 50 miles per hour
to 35 miles per hour to mitigate
the amount of gravel being
propelled into the air.
“Lowering it 15 miles per
hour makes a huge difference
in how hard rocks are thrown,”
Mr. Dryden said.
Asked why one section of
Williams Drive received recycle-in-place repaving and
the other received the cheaper chip seal, Mr. Dryden explained that road conditions
determine which paving process is used.
“It has to do with what the
roadway looks like,” he said.
“We do a road inventory every
three years to keep track of
this.”
Mr. Dryden said simply
slowing down when driving
will mitigate many of the problems.
“People drive what they are
going to drive,” he said.
“Some are set in their ways
and don’t really respect speed
limits.”
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Joyce May
Julie Pompa of Sun City grabs a gallon of vanilla Blue Bell ice cream Thursday at the Williams Drive
H-E-B. She planned to call and tease her son in Baltimore. Blue Bell is reintroducing its products to
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“I think they’ve gone
through enough testing and
they care enough to take the
precautions needed to make it
better,” she said.
H-E-B, a San Antonio-based
grocery chain, initially limited
customers to four half-gallons
each but demand has been so
high — vendors were making two trips a day to restock
shelves — that it lowered the
limit to two per customer.
Chet Garner, host of hit PBS
program The Daytripper, tried
to purchase Blue Bell at H-E-B
Monday but was out of luck.
“Finally, the world is a safe
place again,” he posted on
Facebook Tuesday along with
a photo of him embracing two
half-gallons.
Georgetown 4-H Club Manager Laura Epps dished out
Blue Bell Monday night at the
youth organization’s photography meeting.
“I had fun spreading Blue
Bell sunshine,” Ms. Epps said.
She made her purchase at
Walgreens because H-E-B had
sold out.
“Others were buying there
as well and everyone was
smiling,” Ms. Epps said. “The
cashier commented on the volume that they had sold already
and that everyone was taking
pictures of it, me included.”
Jon Carey, a Georgetown
building designer and barbecue aficionado, paid no mind
to the ice cream section as
he made his way into H-E-B
Thursday.
“As much as people make
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Chet Garner, host of PBS show The Daytripper, caresses two
half-gallons of Blue Bell ice cream Tuesday, delivered to his office
by Jourdan Mecey, the wife of one of the show’s editors.
a fuss about not having Blue
Bell for so long and how they
have missed it, the reason it
has been gone is because people actually died eating it,” Mr.
Carey said.
“They didn’t have a limit on
brisket today, so I cleaned out
the briskets instead.”
The limited rollout opened
the door for a fair amount
of taunting from the location-lucky.
“I’m going to call my son in
Baltimore and tell him I just
bought one, Sun City resident
Julie Pompa said.
“He is going to be upset.”
Lynn Young sent a photo to
her son Wednesday in Dallas.
“I told him, ‘Look what we
have. The benefits of living in
Austin,’ ” she said.
Suzanne
Marchman,
spokeswoman for Georgetown
schools, said ice cream will
continue to be served on Fri-
days at all campuses but it will
not be Blue Bell.
“Blue Bell will not be making products for schools for another two years,” she said.
The district instead uses
Wells Blue Bunny.
The acceptance of Blue
Bell’s return is a testament to
the company’s brand loyalty,
said Georgetown resident Brian Polk, a retired executive at
tissue giant Kimberly-Clark.
“It’s hard for a brand to
come back. This brand has
been so strong for so many
years, loyalists are devoted,”
Mr. Polk said while shopping.
“I’m glad to see their business bounce back. You never
want to see a brand suffer.
They made a mistake but they
have corrected it. Their quality
control has to be so high there
should be no concerns.”
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District mourns
high school student
Continued from 1A
Ms. Birkman, chairwoman
of the suicide-prevention subcommittee of the Williamson
County Mental Health Task
Force, addressed young people:
“people want to help you.”
“What we advocate is that
people watch the people
around them and if you notice that someone’s in distress,
learn the signs of that,” Ms.
Birkman said.
“If you feel suicidal, you
should know that there is hope
out there and reach out for
help. A lot of times friends will
know if their friend is suicidal
— not all the time, but sometimes.”
Ms. Birkman’s subcommittee is named Alan’s Hope Project after Round Rock resident
Alan Carter Villaruz-Curley,
who died by suicide in 2010 at
age 18.
Bluebonnet Trails, 1009
North Georgetown Street in
Round Rock, is an organization
dedicated to suicide prevention and offers a 24-hour crisis
hotline at 1-800-841-1255.
More than 40,000 people died
as a result of suicide in the
United States last year, making it the 10th leading cause of
death in the country.
Suicide rates are the second
leading cause of death among
young people between 15 and
24 years old.
Mr. Williams’ death was
the fourth student suicide in
Georgetown in 11 months. In
October, an eighth-grade student at Forbes Middle School
and an 11th-grade student at
East View High School both
took their own lives.
In March, an 11th-grade
EVHS student died by suicide.
Mathew Wallace
Pastor Dan Wooldridge (Crestview Baptist Church), Mayor Dale Ross, Police Chief Wayne Nero, “Thank Blue” organizer Mac Byneham, Pastor Ernest Jones (Main Street Baptist Church) and Assistant Police Chief Cory Tchida are looking forward to the event.
Officers to forge links with community
Continued from 1A
Sun photo
Martin Ramirez refuels an airplane in September 2012 at the
Georgetown Municipal Airport.
Prices changed at airport
for jet fuel, aviation gas
B y MAT T LOE SCHMAN
To shore up finances at
Georgetown Municipal Airport, transportation officials
are tweaking fuel prices at the
city-owned facility.
At their August 25 regular
meeting, city council members
unanimously voted to cut the
price of aviation gasoline by
10 cents but raise the price of
jet fuel by nearly 20 cents.
They also voted 7-0 to maintain the current fuel flowage
fee, which is an additional
15.42 cents per gallon no matter what type of fuel is used.
The fuel flowage fee covers
costs associated with the airport’s fuel farm, including personnel, repairs, required tests
and calibrations.
Run by the city since 1945,
Georgetown Municipal Airport has been financially
strapped since it took a double
whammy hit: the 2008 Great
Recession and the opening of
Austin Executive Airport in
Pflugerville in 2011.
The airport has also been
criticized by some nearby residents who believe expanded
runways will lead to more air
traffic and larger planes, endangering their homes and
lowering property values.
Airport and city officials
have denied that plans exist to
expand air traffic.
Fuel is a major source of
revenue at the airport but
prices had not been changed
in two years, Airport Manager
Russ Volk told the council August 25.
“Currently there is a $75,000
deficit in the airport fund projected in the new budget,” he
said. “Revenue from fuel was
the only source not market-adjusted in the past two years.”
Other major sources of revenue at the airport are hangar
and storage rentals, tie-down
rentals, land leases and taxes,
Mr. Volk said.
The Georgetown Transportation Advisory Board — a citizens committee that studies
all of the city’s transportation
needs, including the airport
— recommended lowering
the price of aviation gasoline,
which pilots call “avgas,” from
62.08 cents per gallon to 52.08
cents per gallon.
Council Ty Gipson asked
how the lower price would
compare to nearby airports.
Noting that 62.08 cents per gallon is at the high end of avgas
prices, the 10-cent cut “helps us
get to a position in the market
much closer to other airports,”
Mr. Volk said.
“I felt comfortable lowering
this by 10 cents.”
Mr. Volk said the price cut
will keep pilots from going
to other airports to purchase
aviation gasoline. Conversely,
Georgetown’s jet-A fuel price
is low compared to nearby airports, Mr. Volk said.
“We need to build equity
between the two margins,” he
said.
The price hike will bring in
about $74,000 more for the airport in the next fiscal year, Mr.
Volk estimated.
Based on recommendations
from the Georgetown Transportation Advisory Board and
city staff, the council voted 7-0
to raise the price of jet-A fuel
from 30.37 cents to 50 cents per
gallon.
“I attended a meeting at the
airport on this and the changes were well-received,” Councilman John Hesser said.
“The users understand that
these actions need to take
place.”
About 60 percent of all fuel
sales at the Georgetown Municipal Airport are for jet-A
fuel, Mr. Volk said.
“We want to establish rates
that make us competitive in
the marketplace,” he said.
“But the ultimate goal is to
reach a neutral budget within
the next couple years.”
The council approved the
fuel price changes with the
stipulation that the rates be
reviewed at least once every
two years.
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The idea came to Mac Byneham, a
retired businessman who worked for
24 years in Washington D.C., while
watching news coverage of unrest in
Ferguson, Missouri, after the shooting
death of Michael Brown and the sometimes-violent protests that followed. Mr.
Byneham, who now lives in Georgetown, decided to organize “Thank Blue”
to highlight all the good police do.
“Baltimore was going on and Ferguson was going on,” Mr. Byneham said.
“Police were getting such a bad rap. I
just woke up one morning and said we
need to do something.”
Pastor Dan Wooldridge of Crestview
Baptist Church, Pastor Ernest Jones
of Main Street Baptist and Mayor Dale
Ross jumped on board to help bring the
idea to reality.
“This is just a chance for the public to
come by and say thank you for what you
do,” Mr. Byneham said.
The Georgetown Police Department
is providing some assistance, including
designing the event’s logo, which uses
the department’s shield. However, the
hope is that the logo and concept are
general enough that “Thank Blue”
could spread to other communities, Police Chief Wayne Nero said.
Another police-appreciation event is
scheduled for September 19 in Austin.
Precinct 1 Constable Robert Chody is
planning a march through downtown
Austin to start at 10 a.m. By Friday
morning, more than 2,700 people had
pledged to march.
Governor Greg Abbott asked
Wednesday asking for all Texas law enforcement officers to turn on the flashing lights on their patrol cars at 11 a.m.
Friday to coincide with the funeral of
Deputy Goforth.
Georgetown officers held a ceremony
Friday at the Public Safety Center and
Chief Nero instructed officers on patrol
to pull over at 11 a.m. to observe the governor’s request.
“It is time to unite in solidarity to
support the men and women who serve
and protect our communities,” Governor Abbott said.
“I ask that communities across Texas
support this cause for unity and remember the essential role that law enforcement plays in keeping Texas safe and
strong.”
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Chilly Lilies galore
We’ve got hot red lilies, blue lilies, and violet lilies
T
he Chilly Lilies have arrived in Georgetown!
Last week Old Hodge got word from
Victor Marek that he had spotted the
first Chilly Lilies of the year at his place
up in Schwertner.
Victor is a great favorite with us; he has
trimmed trees and
done landscaping
work for our family,
starting with Mama
Clara, since 1982.
Victor understands
trees better than
anyone I know. He is
an enthusiast, too,
who takes delight in
Nature’s unexpected
gifts, as well as pointing out the zaniness
in a ar ro g
of politics, high and
low.
As Clark announced in his “What’s It?” column Wednesday, most years it has been nip and tuck
between Victor and Morton King, who lived
on Ninth Street and was a skilled gardener
devoted to native wildflowers, to announce
the first Chilly Lily of fall— always a welcome
sight, because it is a harbinger of cooler
weather. But two winters ago, Morton moved
on to Heaven, where we must assume neither
Flood nor Drought nor even Plagues of Insects
are factors in gardening by angels.
Happily, yesterday we received yet another
Chilly Lily report from a new Georgetown
spotter. Plus, one Chilly Lily emerged in my
own front yard.
Morris Evans, a contractor who lives on
South Church Street, sent in a photograph
of about two dozen bright peppery red starshaped Chilly Lily blossoms that had popped
out of the ground.
“Howdy,” he emailed. “Thought I would
share what came up in my yard today. It was
not there this morning. I am not Morton but I
do know what this means and that is we will
have a real cool front arriving soon.”
And to that I say, hallelujah!
PULLING
HAIR
n
Speaking of gardens, Old Hodge’s water
garden is reviving, just in time for autumn.
In 1986, he wanted a fishpond so we built one
to his design: long and skinny and three feet
deep, a bit too deep for ideal water gardening,
actually, but it works. Usually.
Last winter all our fish died — we were
never sure what killed them, though Little
Green Herons are known to stalk our pond —
and when the fish died, some insect or bacteria
or snail that the fish had kept under control
suddenly went berserk and ate up all the water
lilies but one.
Old Hodge managed to salvage a tattered
tropical Dauben, hybridized in 1863, which for
nearly 30 years had bloomed lavishly, spreading its delicate blue blossoms all over the pond.
He pulled all the dead plants out, mucked out
the pond, and parked the surviving Dauben in
a big, clear plastic bag. It was a pitiful sight.
Every time he would get the pond pumped,
cleaned, ready to refill and replant the next
weekend, it rained. As you no doubt recall, it
was a rainy spring and early summer, and so,
despite repeated attempts, the pond remained
empty for months, except for a couple of inches of stagnant rainwater.
Finally dry weather came. Once again, Old
Hodge pumped out the sludge and was finally
able to fill up the pond. Then we drove over to
Hill Country Water Gardens, a great place to
get equipped for any sort of water gardening,
off Highway 183 in Cedar Park.
There Old Hodge tried to replace his beloved
Daubens, but they weren’t available. After
much agonizing, he selected one water lily of
royal lineage, King of Siam, which had won
a competition and therefore was expensive
($79 or thereabouts), and one other water lily
whose name we have both forgotten. It was a
common tropical and cost about half what the
royal lily fetched.
We also purchased Gambusia, small unflashy fish that eat algae and make quick work
of mosquito larvae.
Old Hodge tenderly potted and planted each
lily in the tiny patch of sunlight that falls on
our pond. The King of Siam has been a complete flop, blooming just once since we bought
it; whereas our “commoner” produces a vivid
violet blossom every day. The dragonflies love
it and so do we.
Meanwhile, the nearly defunct Dauben is
coming back. The tiny plant has leafed out and
gives every appearance of health. Yellowjackets perch on its baby leaves while taking
delicate sips of water.
One day soon we will introduce larger fish
— goldfish and perhaps a Koi or two — and all
will be right with the world.
n
Clark noticed an unusual number of dove
near our house Monday morning. Then he
heard the sharp “pop, pop, pop” of a gun’s
retort, just after dawn.
Perhaps the doves have got it figured out.
Certainly Old Town, with all its perches, seeds
and garbage cans, makes a great retreat when
hunting season starts.
Women in combat
Personal recollections from someone who lived it
I
B y MATHE W WALL ACE
t seems like just about everyone has an
opinion these days about the possibility of
women serving on the front lines. Following
the news that two women had succcessfully
completed the Army’s Ranger School and
the subsequent announcement that the Ranger School will be unconditionally opened to
women henceforth, I can’t open my Facebook
feed without seeing another fervent response
about how placing women in combat units will
destroy the morale of the military (more so
than sending the same soldiers overseas over
and over for the past decade) or how it just
ruins the “boy’s club” culture of the military.
In the past decade, we’ve been involved in
two conflicts that essentially contained no
front line. One hundred and sixty-one women
have been killed and 1,004 have been injured
as of September 2, according to the Defense
Casualty Analysis System.
Two women, Sergeant Leigh Ann Hester
and Specialist Monica Lin Brown, have been
awarded the Silver Star, the nation’s third
highest medal for valor, during the Global War
on Terror.
General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff, reflected on an incident that made him realize the military had
changed and that it was time to effect some
adjustment to the realities of both modern
warfare and society. He had commanded the
First Armored Division in Iraq back in 2003
and as he hopped in his Humvee, General
Dempsey asked the gunner for his name. The
gunner leaned down and said her name was
Amanda.
Women have been in combat from the
beginning of the current conflicts, regardless
Zoning change needs public airing
Also, the claim of unenforceability is not correct. Right now it requires a special use permit
granted by city council to build a garage apartment, and this will not change. To claim that a
provision of a special use permit cannot be enforced is simply wrong. Neighbors always know
the provision of a special use permit, and will report violations, and the city council has the clear
right to withdraw the special use permit it granted. Enforcement of a special use permit — given
good representative government — is among the
more robust of our development watchdog tools.
The language and background of this proposal may be found in the P&Z agenda for August
18 at the city's website as "Accessory Dwelling
Unit Limitations (UDC Section 5.02)." I urge concerned citizens to contact their city representative, to attend the Tuesday council meeting, and
to write letters to this newspaper.
My call is simply for publicity. I have no idea
what the people of this city actually want, and
I hope city council will give us a more public forum to discover this.
ROSS HUNTER
South Walnut Street
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of how the government or military wants to
word it.
When I arrived for my last government-sponsored Middle Eastern getaway in
2008, I was the senior line medic in a cavalry
troop. Four female soldiers were placed in our
little troop to “increase our effectiveness” in
the event we had to search Iraqi women. I had
many of the same concerns I see expressed
by traditionalists today. How was this going to
affect our tight “band of brothers” now that
some of those brothers were sisters?
My unit was tasked with patrolling some of
the smaller villages around Baghdad International Airport. The towns had welcoming
names like Jihad. We drove on roads renamed
by the U.S. military for college sports teams,
like Route Michigan and Route Irish.
I had never really served alongside women
in the military. My entire career was spent
in combat arms units and so my experience
working alongside female soldiers was largely
limited to training environments or the classroom. But, as with many things, when you
gain experience it alters your preconceived
ideas and notions.
We shared the same hardships. We ate the
same terrible food. We laughed at the same
stupid jokes. We rode in the same gun truck
together, kept each other awake on a 3 a.m.
patrol. We complained about the heat, the officers, the mission and everything in between.
We missed home. We shared the same losses.
And at least for me, it just stopped mattering
whether the person next to you was a man or a
woman. It just mattered that they were there.
Mathew Wallace grew up in Andice and served
in the U.S. Army from 2003 to 2010 as a combat
medic. He is the crime reporter for the Sun.
Letters
Cost of city bus
system too high
Letters
The city is proposing to change the long-standing law that garage apartments cannot be rented out. If the law is changed, across the city in
single-family zoning it will become possible to
build a second dwelling unit for rent. This will
turn single-family [property] into multifamily, at
the stroke of a pen, without almost no discussion
or awareness by the people of Georgetown.
The proposal comes before city council
Tuesday, September 8. I am writing to council
members and also intend to address council on
Tuesday, asking them to pull the proposed UDC
amendment from the agenda, and turn it back to
staff to arrange more publicity, along the lines of
a public workshop. I don't think anyone in town
even knows about this proposal, and it seems
that people should be more aware of it before
such a major change takes place.
If the provision is passed, Old Town and all
subdivisions without controlling restrictions
will find an incentive to over-build embedded
in the back yard of every property that comes
up for sale, or that is currently a single-family
rental. Why should a landlord or investor make
do with only one rental property, when the back
yard can be turned into a garage apartment?
Surely this is a scenario that warrants further
discussion?
This proposal comes forward from the UDC
Advisory Committee as part of a bundle of proposed amendments that was presented to the
Planning & Zoning Commission on August 18,
and passed. I wasn't present, and can't say if P&Z
studied this particular provision out of the many.
The reasoning presented by the UDC Committee
to change the code was that the current prohibition [against renting garage apartments] "cannot
be enforced." This is poor logic on its face.
Other Voices
I have read of the city’s initiative to pursue
some form of public transportation. I attended
a workshop conducted by the city and I came
away with some interesting information.
The plan is to run two 17-passenger buses over
two routes on an hourly basis Monday through
Saturday. These lines would run from the northwestern city limits to downtown through the
Rivery and Wolf Ranch and from the southeast
side of the city, including Southwestern, to the
same destinations. It is expected to commence
in 2017 and the operating expenses are expected to be $851,000 annually. The annual revenue
is expected to be $85,000 annually. How is this
$766,000 shortfall to be covered? By $316,000 of
federal government funds (we know they have
lots of money and of course it is free money)
and $450,000 of local funds (we also know that
the city has a lot of extra money). Maybe these
funds will come from the sale of surplus renewable energy. The fare cost is estimated to be $1.50
per trip. Wow! What a deal.
As with most government projects, I expect
these estimates are optimistic, to put it generously. In addition to these operating expenses,
there will be capital costs of bus stops (estimated at $16,000 total. Really?) Buses that cost some
unknown six-figure amount and will have to be
replaced biannually.
Has the city explored private sector solutions,
such as privately operated vans, taxis, Uber,
CARTS and such? If demand exists for this
service, then I would think the private sector
would be interested, especially if the city would
remove the myriad of regulatory requirements
that exist.
I do not know of any city that operates public transportation that does not expend large
amounts of tax money in its operation and
funding. Let’s see if there is really a demand
and whether this service cannot be satisfied by
less costly means. I do not think I am interested
in funding another $1 million plus per year for
service that will benefit only a few for the cost
to many.
JIMMY COFFMAN
River Walk Trail
Power grab for
Alamo library
The Daughters of the Republic of Texas is
one of the oldest and most respected nonprofits in Texas history. The organization has been
the custodian of the Alamo from 1905 until this
past July. Without their efforts over the past 110
years, it is unlikely there would be an Alamo
for us to visit.
In an effort that began in 1945 with their own
funds, the DRT built a library on the Alamo
grounds to house one of the largest collections
of maps, books and documents of early Texas
history in existence. This valuable collection
of documents was donated to the DRT in good
faith by Texas families for safe-keeping and
preservation. The Library Collection added
to the considerable importance of the shrine,
allowing scholars, researchers and students
access to these important documents in the atmosphere of this truly sacred site.
The Texas General Land Office is attempting
to take possession of the Library Collection. On
August 24 the library staff arrived at work to
discover that they had been locked out of the
library by the state. The state’s actions are so
egregious that a Bexar County district judge
has issued a restraining order to the state.
The Land Office, under the direction of
Commissioner George P. Bush, has vastly overstepped its responsibilities. Bush is using taxpayer money to pay for this outlandish takeover.
This should not be tolerated. The power grab is
costly and adds to the feeling of hopelessness
the citizenry has regarding government.
Please contact your state representative and
senator to express your concern.
PATRICIA BRADY
Rushmore Cove
The Sunday Sun, September 6, 2015
Fred E. Owen
Fred E. Owen, 76,
of Georgetown, formerly of Des Moines,
Iowa, passed away on
August 20 in Georgetown.
Fred was born on
September 8, 1938,
in West Des Moines,
Iowa, to Harry Edmond and Ethel Blanch Kimes
Owen.
He is survived by his wife,
Donna Peterson Owen, of
Georgetown; and his daughters, Deborah L. Harrison
and husband Doug, of Nevada, Iowa, Deanna D. Aguirre
and husband John, of Corpus
Christi, and Cherie R. Marcum,
of Dallas.
He leaves behind Jeanne Peterson; brothers, Ron, Don and
Harry, Jr.; and his sister, Sharon; and 14 grandkids and nine
great-grandkids.
He was preceded in death by
his parents; and a sister, Marilyn Proudfit.
Fred had his first career
working for 45 years for Northwestern Bell, then when retired, owned a Hallmark Store
in Austin. He was a member
of The Worship Place in Aus-
tin where he was a
trustee, sang in the
choir and was in the
Men’s Ministry. He
was a member of the
Jaycees (president),
and a member of the
Optimist Club (president), the Lions and
Kiwanis Club. He was
also a member of the RV Club.
Memorials in his name may
be made to the American Cancer Society, 11701 Stonehollow
Drive, Austin, Texas, 78758, or
The Worship Place – Music Department, 811 Sun City Boulevard, Georgetown, Texas, 78633.
A memorial service celebrating his life was be held at 2 p.m.
on Monday August 24, at The
Worship Place, 8141 Sun City
Boulevard, Georgetown.
You may share a message or
memory in the online memorial guestbook at www.RamseyFuneral.com.
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Evelyn Lavalia Joseph
Evelyn Lavalia Joseph, 89, of Lampasas, died September
3 at her home. Evelyn was born May 4,
1926, in Wheeler, the
daughter of Charlie
A. May and Ethel
(Thompson) May.
Evelyn spent most
of her life in Georgetown where
she worked with her late husband, Ernest Joseph, at Western Auto. She loved dancing,
flower gardening and was an
excellent cook.
Survivors are her husband,
Kenneth Randall, of Lampasas; son, Jimmy Joseph and
wife Joan, of Killeen; daughter, Judy Merkord, of Georgetown; two grandsons, Jimmy
Joseph, Jr., (Terri) and Justin
Merkord (Laina); two granddaughters, Stacy Lilley (Jeff)
and Melissa Merkord (Bill Ban-
non); great-grandsons, Madison Stacy,
Clint Joseph (Mariah), Rhett Coleman,
Ashton Merkord
and Ryan Deveau;
step-grandchildren,
Stephanie Dowell,
Jennifer Rolan (T.J.),
Katy Hartley (Ryan),
Lori Beth Porter and Samuel
Porter; and step great-grandson, Grant Hartley.
Evelyn was preceded in death
by her parents; and by her first
husband, Ernest Joseph.
Funeral services for Evelyn
will be held on Saturday, September 5, at 10 a.m. at Sneed
Funeral Chapel. A visitation
will follow the service. Burial
will be at Cook-Walden Capital
Parks Cemetery in Pflugerville
at 2 p.m.
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Civil rights hiring case moves forward
Former Burnet County
deputy Robert Lloyd scored a
victory Wednesday in his civil
rights case against Williamson
County when a federal judge
denied a request to dismiss the
lawsuit.
In refusing to dismiss the
lawsuit, senior U.S. District
Judge David Ezra cleared the
way for the case to go to trial at
a later date.
Mr. Lloyd claims William-
son County officials violated
his civil rights while he was
being interviewed for the
then-vacant Precinct 3 constable position in March 2013.
Precinct 3 covers central
and northern WilCo, including
Georgetown, Florence, Jarrell,
Weir and a portion of Round
Rock.
The Austin-based Texas Civil Rights Project initially filed
the lawsuit on behalf of Mr.
Lloyd in June 2013.
The lawsuit alleges candidates for the position were
asked their views on abortion,
gay marriage, religion and politics during the interview.
County commissioners have
said that, due to the political
nature of the constable post,
the candidates’ views on such
charged topics were important
because whoever was eventually selected would have to run
for re-election.
Commissioners selected
Kevin Stofle, former Georgetown assistant police chief and
brother-in-law of commissioners court adviser Hal Hawes, to
fill the post.
Two other plaintiffs, Fred
Churchill and Robert Goodrich, settled with the county in January for a combined
sum of $100,000.
— Mathew Wallace
Nearby residents worry about safety on highway
Continued from 1A
Southwestern Boulevard in
Georgetown to its terminus
at State Highway 95 near Circleville.
“I have lived around here
for 34 years,” said Mark Henry,
whose home is in Jonah near
State Highway 29 and the San
Gabriel River.
“We travel that road every
single day so this is something
myself and others here tonight
really have a personal stake
in.”
TxDOT officials set up maps
on easels and tables so guests
could write down their suggestions. There was no formal presentation but transportation
officials answered questions
during the two-hour event.
The state wants to expand
the roadway to accommodate
existing traffic as well as projected increases as the area’s
population swells. The changes are also meant to improve
safety by making the roadway
easier to drive on.
Officials were quick to inform residents the project is
in its early preliminary stages.
“The road is 80-plus years
old and it really hasn’t changed
much in that time period,”
said Chris Bishop, spokesman
for TxDOT.
“We can look at it ourselves
but we want to find out what
people who live with it have
to say. We want to hear what
works best for them so we can
tailor the plan to best meet
their needs.”
State Highway 29, also
known as University Avenue
within Georgetown city lim-
Matt Loeschman
Rich Renton, right, with TxDOT, explains proposed changes to
State Highway 29 to Jonah resident Mark Henry, left.
its, was built between 1932 and
1934. Since then, only routine
maintenance and operational
improvements have been performed on the roadway.
The thoroughfare does not
meet design standards for the
amount of daily traffic on the
road and accident rates are
above average, TxDOT officials
said. Portions of the highway
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“Something needs to be
done,” Mr. Bishop said.
“We are trying to determine
what that should be.”
Mr. Henry said safety is his
biggest concern.
“The intersection of FM
1660 with Highway 29 [in Jo-
nah] is dangerous,” he said.
“Cars come around a curve
going 60 miles per hour or faster and you can’t see them coming. There has already been a
fatality in the past couple of
years so I’d like to see that area
addressed.”
Georgetown resident Don
Mordecai owns property along
State Highway 29. He said
changes to the highway are
“long past due.”
“I think this area has been
hindered by not developing the
roads,” Mr. Mordecai said.
“More lanes will definitely
be beneficial.”
Besides interacting with
transportation officials, attendees at Tuesday’s open
house left written comments
for TxDOT to review. The
transportation representatives
also asked residents to bring to
their attention landmarks that
may have been missed in initial research such as historical
markers, cemeteries, archaeological sites or other relevant
items.
TxDOT officials did not offer
firm timelines for the project
but Mr. Bishop said the group
will likely know what direction they will take about a year
from now.
At that point, funding possibilities will also be examined.
Environmental studies must
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SPORTS
The Sunday Sun, September 6, 2015
Left, Rusell Rinn; right, Jonathan Adams
Georgetown’s Jamel Powell sheds a Westwood defender last Friday, left. Patriot quarterback Austin Moreno tucks the ball and runs against Austin Travis as Zach Adams flies in to make a block, right.
Rushing to start football season on a high note
Georgetown is off to a 2-0 start.
Quarterback Chandler Herman threw for 227
yards and two touchdowns Thursday night, Dakota Cahill rushed for 148 yards and four scores
and the Eagles overcame a slow start to defeat Hays
59-30.
The Rebels jumped to an early 20-17 lead but the
Eagles finished the game on a 42-10 scoring streak.
In Week One, Jamel Powell rushed 10 times for
115 yards and a pair of touchdowns as Georgetown
downed Class 6A opponent Westwood 42-21 last Friday.
Herman completed 13 of 26 passes for 210 yards.
His one touchdown pass was caught by Jovanta
Grimble, who finished with six catches for 137
yards.
Georgetown plays at Pflugerville next Friday,
September 11.
n
East View overwhelmed Austin Travis 40-13 last
Friday.
The Patriots led 26-0 at halftime. The Rebels
scored two touchdowns in the second half but the
Patriots held on to win. Paul Barron returned
a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown in the fourth
quarter.
Coaches named running back Mason Klinger,
Game wrap up
quarterback Austin Moreno and the entire offensive line as offensive MVPs. Defensive accolades went to defensive lineman Corbin Truslow
and Barron was named top special teams player.
East View was scheduled to face Waco Friday
night after the paper went to press. In Week 3, the
Patriots play at Austin Crockett.
n
Tony Brown threw two touchdowns and ran
for two more as Jarrell walloped Holland 42-18
last Friday.
The game was the first since renovations were
completed at Cougar Stadium, including the installation of turf.
n
Southwestern was scheduled to open the season Saturday at Hardin-Simmons in Abilene. The
Pirates’ Week 2 game is also in Abilene — they play
at McMurry September 12.
The first home game is September 19 against
East Texas Baptist at the GISD Athletic Complex.
VOLLEYBALL
Miranda Klein led with eight kills and Corinne
Novak added six but East View lost 25-16, 25-22,
25-22 Tuesday to Stony Point.
Madison Heald filled the stat sheet with three
aces, 13 assists and eight digs.
BASKETBALL
Kristy Schreiber, the girls
athletics coordinator at Forbes
Middle School, was earlier this
year named one of the state’s
Middle School Coaches of the
Year.
Schreiber received the honor from the Texas Association
of Basketball Coaches for her
work coaching the girls basketball teams at Forbes. She was Kristy Schreiber
one of 16 coaches statewide to
receive the honor.
Schreiber was nominated by Rhonda Farney,
the head girls basketball coach at Georgetown High
School and a member of the TABC Hall of Fame.
n
Former GHS team manager Andre Kauitzsch
was recently named Student Manager of the Year
by the TABC. Kauitzsch is now a freshman at Mary
Hardin-Baylor.
East View
cheerleaders
Amanda Baird,
left, and Tori
Voorhis hype
up the home
crowd last
Friday.
Sports page
focuses on
tales behind
box scores
As you may have noticed,
in recent issues we have shifted our approach to covering
sports.
While we remain committed
to filling our pages with local
names and faces, we found
that, in this hyper-connected
day and age, our twice-weekly
publication was just not quick
enough to report game scores
and statistics. By the time we
came out, video highlights had
been posted online and the big
plays had been dissected on social media.
We remain committed to
covering sports, from the
high school level to the senior
circuits. You will find just as
much sports in these pages as
before, albeit less game coverage and more stories about interesting players and coaches.
Going this route, we will
have more room for stories
like the one in today's edition
about Karina Ascanio, a senior athletics trainer at East
View High School who gave up
sports because of injuries but
still wanted to contribute to a
team.
We will still print game
scores as a matter of record in
our weekly “wrap up” column,
which you can also find printed in today's issue.
We believe in the uplifting and educational value of
sports and we think our approach balances utility and entertainment. We want to make
the most engaging and readable product possible while
also representing the best in
our community.
— Will Anderson,
managing editor
Jonathan Adams
SPORTSWOMAN OF THE WEEK
With tape & ice, trainer ensures athletes stay healthy
As heavily padded football players
fly all around her, Karina Ascanio remains cool and calm in her red polo.
The East View senior has been an
athletics trainer for the football team
since her freshman year and her experience shows on the sidelines.
Traveling to all junior varsity and
varsity games, including on the road,
the job keeps her plenty busy during
the fall, but she takes pride in being
part of a larger effort and in helping
her injured peers get back to competition. Those thoughts fill her mind
as she rushes the field during breaks
in play, handing water bottles to dehydrated Patriot players in order to
keep them going strong.
Ascanio also helps injured players
recover with ice packs and bandages
and is part of their pre-game routine, taping up their ankles and other
joints.
While she does not yet know where
her future will take her, Ascanio is
confident her experience as an athletics trainer will benefit her along
the way.
Karina Ascanio, a
senior athletics
trainer at East
View High School,
wraps the ankle
of EVHS freshman Noah Reyes.
Ascanio chose to
become a trainer
after injuries
derailed her own
sports career.
Jonathan Adams
Q: What led you to become an
athletics trainer?
A: I wanted to play sports when
I was in middle school and I was
really excited but I kept getting hurt,
like, every single time.
I decided I didn’t want to get hurt
all the time, so I thought, “If I like
sports, then I should do [training]
and help others when they get hurt.”
Q: What inspired you to
want to help people?
A: When I was in middle school, I
used to get bullied a lot. I saw other
people getting bullied and then my
brother kind of got depressed. I
didn’t like it and I wanted to help
him out, so I started telling him, “It’s
your life, enjoy it.” High school isn’t
just going to school and then going
home, it’s much more.
Q: What is your job as an ath-
letics trainer?
A: A lot of people tell us we’re the
water girls, which is only part of our
jobs. We help the athletes recover by
bandaging their injuries or bringing
them ice packs or taping them up.
We also learn the anatomy of the
body, which is really cool. Last year
at the first game of the season, somebody got hurt, I think it was their
knee — like it came out. That was the
worst injury I’ve ever seen.
Q: What do you want to do
after high school?
A: I really want to go to St. Edward’s University but I don't know
what I want to do. I just know I want
to help people — that’s my basic, No.
1 priority right now.
Q: Outside of athletics, what's
your favorite class?
A: History. I like to learn about
what happened around the world.
I like most of my teachers, they
teach us about whatever subject
they’re teaching as well as life in
general.
— Jonathan Adams
Courtesy photo
Former Sun writer
honored
Galen Wellnicki was honored
last month as Sportswriter of the
Year by the Texas Association of
Basketball Coaches.
Wellnicki, the Sun’s sports
editor from 2001 to 2006 and a
freelancer from 2008 to March
2015, now writes for the Temple
Daily Telegram.
The Sunday Sun, September 6, 2015
9A
Sterling Gloves builds polished reputation
By WILL ANDERSON
More than 2,500 people crowded
last Saturday and Sunday into the
split-level gym at Georgetown High
School for the fourth annual Sterling Gloves boxing tournament.
Sterling Gloves has grown into
one of the state’s premier tournaments and attracted 200 competitors this year, which was also the
first time the event ran for two days.
“It was an awesome atmosphere
and it was wonderful seeing people
compete and advance to the next
level,” said Herb Fulton, founder
and organizer of the tournament
and a champion Masters boxer.
“People come for the chance to
see someone great.”
Indeed, the talent level has grown
over the past four years alongside
the event’s popularity. Three of last
weekend’s competitors have qualified to box in the Olympic trials,
where they could earn a spot on
the United States team in the 2016
Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro: Leesa Daniels of Austin, Destiny Jones of Austin and Joe George
of Houston.
George, who trains with Fulton,
recently won a national Golden
Gloves title.
The polished reputation of the
Sterling Gloves tournament has
reached coaches across Texas and
from outside the state, Fulton said.
Fulton said the event also boosted membership at Eight Count Boxing, the gym he owns at 1960 South
Austin Avenue, in an industrial
building just south of 18th Street.
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The Sunday Sun, September 6, 2015
W I LLI A MSON COUNTY
Sunday, September 6, 2015
Section
B
Fall
Entertainment
Preview
Michael Freeman
Brandon Baker and Ryan Stoll rehearse their lines recently in preparation for “A Night of Tennessee Williams,” a series of short plays that will be performed in Jones Theatre at Southwestern University,
starting later this month. Mr. Baker will play Silva and Mr. Stoll will play Joe.
SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Students ready to shine on stage
B y JONATHAN ADAMS
Williams and Wilde
Southwestern University’s
Sarofim School of Fine Arts
features concerts, art exhibits
and theater performances by
students and world-renowned
artists throughout the year.
“We do have an incredible
season this year,” said Laura
Sewell, manager of the Sarofim School of Fine Arts.
“There will be five theater
productions and some really
amazing guest artist concerts,
including several amazing
world-traveled musicians at
the end of September.”
All performances at Southwestern are open to the public.
The first theater production
of the season will be “A Night
of Tennessee Williams,” a set
of three one-act plays September 25-27 and October 1-4.
The three plays: “Auto-DaFé” tells the story a sexually
repressed postal worker who
lives with his mother in New
Orleans; “The Strangest Kind
of Romance” explores the
relationship of a boardinghouse landlady, her tenant,
and a cat named Nitchevo; and
“The Long Goodbye” looks at
a writer haunted by memories
of his sister and mother as he
struggles to move on with his
life.
The plays will be performed
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays
at 3 p.m.
A famous old romp of a
comedy written by Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being
Earnest, will play November
13-15 and 19-22.
Two young men decide to
create alter egos to escape obligations and add excitement to
their lives. Shenanigans ensue
after they meet a couple of
women with the same idea.
In the spring, the theater
program has two more plays
lined up: The Fantasticks,
the world’s longest-running
Broadway musical, and Dead
Man Walking, a play by Tim
Robbins based on a book by
Sister Helen Prejean.
“The Fantasticks is absolutely a fan favorite,” Ms. Sewell
said. “It’s had over 17,000
performances, making it the
longest-running musical. We’ll
have a fantastic production of
that.”
Subscription packages to
attend all plays for the school
year will cost $48. A single
theatrical performance is $14
at the door.
Art and music
The first art exhibit of the
season is September 24 with
Continued on 5B
Different facets for
different folks
Samantha
Parker Salazar
puts together
her piece for
Retrofit, an art
exhibit showing
at the Georgetown Art Center
now through
September 27.
B y MAT T LOE SCHMAN
Michael Freeman
A veritable art Mecca on the Square
The Georgetown Art Center provides residents and visitors with the
ability to engage with the visual arts in
a welcoming environment.
“We plan for the year and try to have
a range [of exhibits] that serves or
connects with different people in the
community,” said Nick Ramos, curator
of the center.
“To me, it’s very important that
exhibits are not about what I like. We
want to challenge the community by
bringing fresh ideas but at the same
time we want to find the dialogue
where we can connect with them and
n Brian Molanphy: “Shore,” September 24 through
November 19
n ”Musicale,” September 25, October 9, October 30,
November 20 and December 2
n ”A Night of Tennessee Williams,” September 25-27
and October 1-4
n Hai Zheng on cello and David Asbury on guitar,
September 27
n Robert Aitken on flute, September 28
n Pianist Evan Mitchell, October 24
n Violinist Jessica Mathaes, October 30
n Southwestern University Chorale, November 7
n Kara Cornell and Kiyoshi Tamagawa recital,
November 12
n The Importance of Being Earnest, November 13-15
and November 19-22
n Southwestern University Wind Ensemble & Orchestra,
November 14
n Southwestern University Opera Theater, November 21
n Southwestern University Jazz Band, December 1
n Southwestern University Singers, December 2
PALACE THEATRE
GEORGETOWN ART CENTER
B y MATHE W WALL ACE
Sarofim School of Fine Arts season
show some new and exciting things.”
Currently on display is an exhibit by
Samantha Salazar titled Retrofit. Ms.
Salazar’s exhibit presents unique visual configurations that work to inspire
a conversation about printmaking’s
place within contemporary art. Retrofit runs through September 27.
Up next is the 2015 Art Hop, a statewide juried art exhibit organized by
Georgetown Art Works. The Art Hop
invites any Texas resident, 18 years
or older, to submit up to five pieces for
competition. Competition categories
include: 2D abstract, 2D representational, 3D, photography and printmaking.
More than $8,000 will be awarded in
cash and prizes with the artist selected
as best in show receiving a $1,000 cash
award and $1,200 in other prizes.
The submitted works will be on
display October 2-31 with an artist’s
reception and awards ceremony
October 4.
“The number of entries is more
than the first four years together,” Mr.
Ramos said.
“It’s very humbling. More people
are caring about what we say and what
we do. It’s [the Art Hop] becoming the
premiere competition.”
Small Works, an exhibition of art
Continued on 5B
As the Georgetown Palace
Theatre planned its new
season of performances,
Artistic Director Mary Ellen
Butler selected shows that
will appeal to a wide range of
audiences.
“What I wanted to do was
have shows that intrigue
different elements but also
encourage a crossover effect,”
Ms. Butler said.
“I’d like people to attend
shows they might not normally attend. You’ve got Beauty
and the Beast and Tarzan for
younger audiences, a great
musical like Xanadu and then
iconic favorites like Camelot
and 42nd Street. These will
appeal to a wide spectrum of
the community.”
The current season is concluding with Damn Yankees
on stage through September
27 at 810 South Austin Avenue
between Eighth and Ninth
streets.
Frankenstein and
Halloween
The 2015-16 season begins
with Young Frankenstein
hitting the stage October 9.
Other 2015-16 shows include
Beauty and the Beast (November 20-December 30), Xanadu
“We really wanted
shows of every
type.”
Mary Ellen Butler
Artistic director
(January 15-February 14),
Tarzan (February 26-March
27), Camelot (April 22-May 22),
Legally Blonde (June 3-July
3), Smokey Joe’s Cafe (July
15-August 14) and 42nd Street
(August 26-September 25).
“We really wanted shows of
every type,” Ms. Butler said.
“Smokey Joe’s Cafe deals
with the beginnings of rock
and roll. Legally Blonde is a
newer musical based on the
hit movie of the same name.”
Beyond the eight shows on
the playbill for 2015-16, a dinner theater presentation of A
Tribute to Gershwin: Fascinating Rhythm bows September
11-13 at the Palace’s new
playhouse, 817 South Austin
Avenue, directly across from
the Palace’s front doors.
This show will feature veteran performers Sara Burke,
Emily Niswonger and Phil
Rodriguez. It will be catered
Continued on 5B
2B
The Sunday Sun, September 6, 2015
Roundabout
9/11 memorials
GEORGETOWN FIRST RESPONDERS
will participate in a memorial
stair climb. Participants will climb
the equivalent of 110 stories.
Georgetown ISD Athletic Complex,
2275 North Austin Avenue, Fri., Sept.
11, 8 a.m.
VOLUNTEERS can honor the
memory of the lives lost on 9-11
by participating in United Way’s
Day of Caring. A short program
and light breakfast will kick off
the day before volunteers head
to their chosen projects. For
more information or to register,
visit www.unitedway-wc.org/daycaring-2015. Dell Diamond, 3400 East
Palm Valley Boulevard, Round Rock,
Fri., Sept. 11, 8 a.m.
80 WORLD WAR II VETERANS and
Purple Heart recipients will be
honored at a ceremony featuring
guest speaker Frank Denius, a
veteran who earned four Silver
Stars and two Purple Hearts for his
service in the Second World War.
Veteran’s Memorial Plaza, 2 Texas
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parade’s conclusion at Heritage
Square. 400 North Main Street,
Taylor, Fri., Sept. 11, 7 p.m.
events
VETERANS and military-related
family members are invited to a
free Veterans Resource Fair. Speak
with over 25 veteran-friendly
employers under one roof. The
event is free. 1150 South Bell
Boulevard, Cedar Park, Wed., Sept.
9, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
THE NORTH LAKE LAND OWNERS
ASSOCIATION hosts Leave No Trace
for Williamson County Preserves by
Gary Boyd, environmental program
coordinator for Williamson County.
Registration is required by calling
512-869-1163. H-E-B, 4500 Williamson
Drive, Wed., Sept. 9, 7:30 to 9 p.m.
SKY’S THE LIMIT KITE DAY AND
FESTIVAL invites participants to
enjoy a day of live music, enjoy
the vendors and more family
fun. Contests with prizes will be
available for participants of all
ages. Taylor Regional Park and
Sports Complex, 210 Carlos G. Parker
Boulevard Northwest, Sat., Sept.
12, registration at 9 a.m.; kite flying
begins at 10 a.m.; prizes announced
at noon.
theater
A TRIBUTE TO GERSHWIN:
FASCINATING RHYTHM presented
by the Palace Theatre features
an evening of entertainment
accompanied by dinner from
Gumbo’s North. Entertainers Sara
Burke, Emily Niswonger and Phil
Rodriguez will perform in the
show choreographed by Vincent
Sandoval. Enjoy Gershwin favorites
like “I Got Rhythm,” Someone
to Watch Over Me,” “The Man I
Love” and more. Tickets cost
$65 and include dinner. For more
information or to purchase tickets,
visit www.georgetownpalace.com/
gershwin. Palace Playhouse, 817
South Austin Avenue, Georgetown,
Fri., Sat., and Sun., through Sept.
13, doors at 6:45 p.m., dinner at 7
p.m.
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presents an exhibit featuring the
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lovely flora, majestic animals,
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THE WILLIAMSON MUSEUM
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a new exhibit exploring the history Drive, Georgetown, exhibit runs
through Tue., Sept. 29.
of our school symbols. 716 South
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John Spong, senior editor of Texas
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SUN CITY’S WES ODELL exhibits
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baseball musical presented by
Yesterday for Tomorrow.” 221 East
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to lead his favorite team to victory
week. Songwriters should sign in
in the pennant race against the
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by The Round Rock Express, and
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Brookwood In Georgetown is the
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Georgetown Symphony Society
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nonprofit partner. Tickets cost
round-up with special guests,
kicks off with a performance from
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Senator Charles Schwertner and
The Temple Symphony Orchestra
registration. 3151 Southeast Inner
for seniors, $15 for students and
State Representatives Marsha
under the baton of Thomas Fairlie
active military and $11 for children. Loop, Georgetown, Wed., Sept. 9,
Farney, Tony Dale and Larry
presenting “Fascinating Tales!”
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5:30 to 9:30 p.m.
with guest violinist Ricardo Gomez. Gonzales. Registration costs $17
georgetownpalace.com or call 512for members and $20 for nonIndividual tickets for adults are
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Georgetown, through Sun., Sept. 27; record your memoir with Beverly
or $25 (general seating). Individual contact Elexis Grimes by email at
shows on Fri., and Sat., at 7:30 p.m.; Scott, an instructor teaching
president@wilcorw.org. Holiday Inn,
tickets for students cost $5.
classes for almost 20 years. The
Sun., at 2 p.m.
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2370 Chisholm Trail, Round Rock,
class costs $85 for Williamson
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Thu., Sept. 10, 11 a.m.
Museum members and $95 for non- cost $180 (premium seating) or $150
members. Call 512-943-1670. Pioneer (general seating). Season tickets
Conference Room, Williamson County for students cost $30. For more
information or to purchase tickets,
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asking for donations for the annual Georgetown, class meets every
Wed., through Wed., Sept. 16, 10
9591. Klett Center for the Performing to 18 are invited to showcase their
Garage Sale, a benefit organized
a.m. to noon.
by the Friends of the Georgetown
Arts, 2211 North Austin Avenue,
talents during the 36th Annual
Animal Shelter. New or gently used
Georgetown, Sun., Sept. 13, 4 p.m.
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horticulture, baking and more.
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RETROFIT is a new exhibit that
the award-winning Georgettes
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under the leadership of Coach Nikki
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a traditional form of advertising
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and artistic mass-production.
door and includes a pizza lunch and
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Tuesday night with childcare
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Making classical music
accessible to everyone
By WILL ANDERSON
The men and women of
the Georgetown Symphony
Society believe in the egalitarian power of music, which is
why they strive to make their
concerts delightful to all.
Their 2015-16 season
features a number of performances geared toward
engaging new and younger
fans, with music from the hit
Disney movie Frozen, for example, and popular Broadway
shows.
“One of our goals is to
grow our audience and to let
them know there’s nothing
to be afraid of with classical
music,” said Liz Stewart,
a founding member of the
Symphony Society board,
which books a variety pack
of orchestras, solo artists and
smaller groups to perform for
Georgetown audiences.
This year the GSS season
includes two performances
by the Round Rock Symphony and three by the Temple
Symphony Orchestra.
The season’s first performance is September 13 at the
Klett Performing Arts Center
on the campus of Georgetown
High School. The Temple
Symphony Orchestra, directed by Thomas Fairlie, will
kick off the season with featured violinist Ricardo Gomez
for a concert entitled “Fascinating Tales.” Selections
include “Polovtsian March”
from the Russian opera Prince
Igor and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, Op. 35.
That is just the start of a
jam-packed performance season, which includes a thrilling
November 15 “Sound the
Horn” concert starting with
the “William Tell Overture”
performed by the Round Rock
Symphony; a Valentine’s Day
concert by the Round Rock
Symphony filled with romantic songs; the annual December holiday concert — usually
the best-attended show of the
year, with both traditional
Christmas songs and pop fare
— and a recital in October
by Nikita Mndoyants, a 2013
finalist in the prestigious Van
Cliburn International Piano
Competition held annually in
Fort Worth.
Then there is the Family
Pops Concert in March, which
includes music from Frozen
as well as the movies E.T. the
Extra-Terrestrial and Spiderman and symphonic dances
from Fiddler on the Roof. The
annual Family Pops Concert
combines classical music
with contemporary sources
for a winning combination
that attracts both long-time
aficionados and younger fans.
The season finale May 1
again features the Temple
Symphony Orchestra plus
Southwestern University’s
Kiyoshi Tamagawa on piano
and the voices of the San
Gabriel Chorale and the
Temple College Chorale for
a performance called “The
Coronation.” The concert —
and the season — will end
with a stirring performance
of Mozart’s “Coronation
Mass.”
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for adults, or $30 for students, who can sit in either
section. Season tickets will
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first concert.
“If people buy a ticket to
that single concert and love
what they hear, they can go
ahead and buy a season ticket,” Ms. Stewart said.
Tickets are also sold for individual concerts at the door,
online at www.gsstx.org and
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Association Member Services
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AGAPE ACTORS CO-OP
SUN CITY ACTORS AND THEATRE ARTS GUILD
Theater group looks
for new home
Agape Actors Co-Op
season
The current season
has been put on hold
while the group searches
for a new space to
perform. Shows the coop hopes to put on this
year include:
Cost,
originally scheduled for
October
n That Time of the
Year, originally planned
for this December
December. No locations or
dates have been selected for
the shows.
“Ultimately though, our
board of directors is determined to soldier on,” said
Jeff Davis, Agape Actors
Co-Op managing director.
“In addition to looking for
a venue, or venues, that
can house our currently
scheduled shows, we also
plan to start a fund-raising
campaign to help us rent or
purchase a permanent home
for our theater company.”
Agape is seeking a space,
approximately 2,000 square
feet, that can be converted into a theater with a
rehearsal place, dressing
rooms, restrooms and
parking.
Agape has plans for next
season’s performances,
but it needs help first. The
non-profit group is also
seeking volunteers and
sponsors for the new season.
That’s the biggest thing
that’ll help at the moment,”
Mr. Meadows said.
SILENCE!
C. Wayne Dawson
Sun City actors gear up for new season
B y J OYC E M AY
A melting pot of gifted people and
personalities from wide-ranging backgrounds, Sun City provides a steady
supply of talent for the community’s
Actors and Theatre Arts Guild.
This season, the group will produce
two plays on the Social Center Ballroom’s main stage and three plays in
the Atrium, a more intimate venue that
seats roughly 80.
In addition, AcTAG will put on its
Follies 2016 February 22-27. Auditions
are under way for the show, which is
themed “Feelin’ Groovy: Sounds of the
60s.”
“That is our big community-wide
effort. It’s a big production and lots
of fun,” said interim artistic director
Linn Ratcliff, a retired Truman University professor who moved to Georgetown from Norman, Missouri.
Actors and crew are all volunteers,
devoting their time “just for the love of
the theatre,” Ms. Ratcliff said.
First up this season under Darrel
Meinke’s direction is the comedy Everybody Loves Opal.
Performances run October 20-24 on
the Social Center Ballroom stage.
In November, the guild will offer the
Anne Meara drama, After-Play, directed by Sandra Hense.
Rehearsals for individual Follies’
acts begins in October. Following a
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Sun City Actors and Theatre
Arts Guild season
n Everybody Loves Opal,
October 20-24
n After-Play, November 9-14
n Follies 2016 “Feelin’ Groovy:
Sounds of the 60s,” February
22-27, 2016
n A Body of Water, April 20-23
and April 27-30, 2016
n Over the River and Through
the Woods, June 6-11, 2016
n Art, August 17-20 and August
24-27, 2016
the plays, the artistic director finds a
director for each. The AcTAG board
puts a final stamp of approval on the
season.
“We really try to have a nice variety,”
Ms. Ratcliff said.
“Our audiences like mysteries. They
love comedy, of course. Some of things
that are a little more on the cutting
edge or a little darker, we try to put that
in the Atrium.”
Shows are open to the general public.
Tickets are available online at www.
sctexas.org, in the Sun City Community Association office at 2 Texas Drive
and at the door.
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winter holiday hiatus, the director,
with the assistance of a musical director and other staff, begin to weave the
show together.
In April, the Lee Blessing drama, A
Body of Water, under the direction of
Peg Patrone will have a two-week run
in the Atrium April 20-23 and 27-30.
The Social Center Ballroom stage
will be the location for AcTAG’s June
6-11 offering of the Joe DiPietro play,
Over the River and Through the Woods.
Morgan Fogleman directs the dramatic
comedy.
The group’s summer show is Art,
August 17-20 and 24-27. Written by
Yasmina Reza and translated by
Christopher Hampton, the show will be
directed by Denis Adams.
AcTAG has a library of scripts it
has collected over time. A full year in
advance, a reading committee, made
up of five to 10 club members begin the
long process of selecting which plays
will be produced the following season.
This year, the group said they had
read 60 scripts, Ms. Ratcliff said.
“We really have a little bit of a
difficult task. It is tough choosing your
season,” she said.
“Because we are older, we have to
look for scripts that an older audience
would be interested in. We also have
to consider we are older actors. It is a
difficult task but they do a great job.”
After the reading committee selects
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The Agape Actors Co-Op is
back to square one.
Scheduling conflicts between the Georgetown group
and East View High School
have forced Agape, which
means “wonder” or “love,” to
find a new place to perform
its plays. Its inaugural season
last year was a success, but
its second season has been
suspended.
“We really enjoyed our time
there,” said Olin Meadows,
artistic director of Agape
Actors Co-Op.
A few years ago, the co-op
began and produced several
shows before dying out. It
regrouped two years ago and
performed at the Monument
Cafe. After talking with school
officials, the group requested
to use the East View High
School’s Black Box Theatre. The space provided an
intimate setting for audience
and performers as seats were
situated around the stage.
This past season, Agape put
on four plays: Private Lives,
The Scene Shop, The Oldest
Profession and Picnic. Many
high school students had the
opportunity to work on the
productions as crew, actors
and designers.
“We are not going to lose
that part of our mission,” Mr.
Meadows said of recruiting
students. “One of our major
goals is to keep that going.”
But the school needed to
use the theatre more this
year, so Agape’s performance of Bonhoeffer’s Cost,
planned for October, had
to be suspended. Agape
directors still hope that play
will premiere somewhere as
well as the holiday-themed
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SU presents
sharp contrasts
Michael Freeman
Director William Swift, left, watches Ally Oliphint and Ryan Stoll rehearse a scene while Brandon Baker looks over his lines.
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an art exhibit called “Shore”
by international ceramicist
Brian Molanphy from 4 to
6 p.m. The show will run
through November 19 from 1
to 5 p.m.
Mr. Molanphy has taught
ceramics at Colorado College,
Pennsylvania State University and the Alberta College of
Art & Design.
He is assistant professor of
art in the Meadows School at
Southern Methodist University in Dallas. His work has
been showcased in the United
States, France, Korea and
China.
“We’re really excited about
his exhibit,” Ms. Sewell said.
“He’s an international artist
showing his work all over
America and also around the
world.”
Subscription packages to
attend all plays for the school
year will cost $48. A single
theatrical performance is $14
at the door.
The first musical production will be September 25 at 3
p.m. featuring students in the
school’s music department.
Two days later at 7 p.m. will
be a performance by faculty
members Hai Zheng on cello
and David Asbury on guitar.
Flutist Robert Aitken
will perform September 28
at 7 p.m. accompanied by
Southwestern faculty pianist
Kiyoshi Tamagawa.
Art center challenges viewers
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that can’t exceed more than 12
inches in any direction, runs
November 6-December 6.
“The idea is to have works
of art that are not only
affordable but giftable,” Mr.
Ramos said.
“Maybe we can tempt people to gift something a little
bit different.”
The exhibit chosen to
close out 2015 is called
Above Our Heads by David
Chapman Lindsay, a painter
from Lubbock who teaches
at Texas Tech University.
Featuring all new works,
Above Our Heads will be
composed of art that hangs
over the viewer’s head to
challenge accepted positions, Mr. Ramos said.
“My favorite thing is to
take something that’s kind
Art Center season
n Retrofit
by Samantha
Salazar, August
21-September 27
n Paint Out in the Square,
September 19
n 2015 Art Hop, October
2-30
n Peter Mangan sculpture
exhibit, November 1-March
31, 2016
n Small Works, November
6-December 6:
n David Chapman
Lindsay, December
11-January 24, 2016
of traditional and push people’s perceptions by presenting different views.”
Exhibits planned for the
coming fall are not exclusive
to the gallery located on the
Square. Sculptures created
by Peter Mangan will be on
display at the splash pad
outside from November 1 to
March 31, 2016.
By bringing the art to the
street, it breaks people’s perceptions of what art can be,
Mr. Ramos said.
“Bringing something
outside will force people to
interact with art work.”
“For a new art venue to be
showing so many different
voices, so many different
perspectives, it’s really an
honor,” Mr. Ramos said.
“People have been very
complimentary and very
supportive of our efforts. I
think it’s exciting because it
shows how far we’ve come
along.”
Samantha
Parker Salazar
prepares her
art exhibit
showing at the
Georgetown
Art Center
now through
September 27.
Dara Hasenkampf, center,
playing Lola,
joins other cast
members in
a scene from
Damn Yankees,
playing on the
Palace Theatre’s Springer
Memorial Stage
through September 27.
Andy Sharp
Palace offers variety of shows
Continued from 1B
by Gumbo’s North restaurant.
For tickets to any show or
for more information, visit
www.georgetownpalace.
com.
Classes galore
The Palace, which Ms.
Butler calls a “community
service organization,” is
more than just a community theater. They offer classes
for children and also for
those dealing with autism
and Parkinson’s disease.
There are adult workshops as well. The venue
is constantly in need of
volunteers and monetary
support.
“We need volunteer builders, people who can work
with costuming and others
who might be willing to be
on the backstage crew,” Ms.
Butler said.
“We always need extra
Michael Freeman
hands and to be honest, we
are running out of space in
our current facility.”
The Palace was recently
gifted a 10,000-square-foot
tract of land at the corner
of Second and Rock streets,
across from El Monumento
restaurant.
They plan to build a
children’s education center
and theater on the site with
fundraising in progress.
“Every inch of it will be
performance room or classroom,” the artistic director
said.
An anonymous donor
in June pledged $1 million
toward the project if the
Palace can raise $1 million
of its own by October 1.
As of last week, they
were more than halfway to
the $1 million goal.
“It’s been successful but
we still have a ways to reach
the finish line,” Ms. Butler
said.
Palace Theatre
season
n Young Frankenstein,
October 9-November 8
n Beauty and the Beast,
November 20-December
30
n Xanadu, January
15-February 14, 2016
n Tarzan, February
26-March 27, 2016
n Camelot, April 22-May
22, 2016
n Legally Blonde, June
3-July 3, 2016
n Smokey Joe’s Cafe,
July 15-August 14, 2016
n 42nd Street, August
26-September 25, 2016
To donate, visit www.
georgetownpalace.com or
call the Palace at 512-8697469.
Find more art, classes, music and theater around Williamson County this fall season
FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
Next year’s theme for the Georgetown
Festival of the Arts, to be held June 1-5, will be
kept secret until a Festival Fanfare party on
October 22.
The featured composer will be officially
announced then. This past year, the four-day
festival was romantically themed and featured
the music of 19th century composers Robert
and Clara Schumann.
The festival usually includes film screenings, lectures and concerts before wrapping up
with an outdoor concert and fireworks show.
The festival also sponsors the Classic
Chamber Concerts series, the first of which
will be held Sunday, November 8, at 4 p.m. in
the Hewlett Room of the Georgetown Public
Library, 402 West Eighth Street. Adrienne
Inglis on flute, Anna Park on cello and Toby
Blumenthal on piano will perform works by
Bach, Beethoven, Prokofiev, Rota and Martinu.
ROUND ROCK AREA ARTS COUNCIL
The Round Rock Chalk Walk, a version of
an Italian street painting festival where artists
are free to create, with chalk pastels, on the
pavement, returns October 2-3.
Drawings are made on the ground, and the
public can interact with the artists. The free
event has been moved to Centennial Plaza, 301
East Bagdad in Round Rock. Music, children’s
activities and food will be available.
The council is also organizing the annual
Fall Photography and Sculpture Show for
September 11 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Texas
State University Round Rock campus, 1555
University Boulevard in Round Rock. All
artwork, unless noted, will be for sale at the
juried exhibition.
ArtSpace, 231 East Main Street, Suite 160
next to the Round Rock Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, will be having monthly art exhibits featuring Round Rock artists. It’s open
Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Arts Gala.
On November 14 at 7 p.m., the choir will sing
during the Musical Potpourri Concert at Palm
Valley Lutheran Church.
The group will wrap up this year with a
holiday concert December 12 at C.D. Fulkes
Middle School.
Andy Sharp
East View High School orchestra member Henry Orta performs at San Gabriel Park earlier this year
with fellow students for a Georgetown Festival of the Arts outdoor concert.
SENIOR UNIVERSITY
Senior University Georgetown, chartered
in 1997, is open to anyone 50 years of age or
over who wants to attend classes, lectures and
travel activities.
The fall session begins September 28 and
runs through November 3. It offers more than
20 classes at Sun City, the Georgetown Library,
the First Baptist Church and Southwestern
University.
Among the classes: Dr. Stephen Benold will
explore questions about water; where will we
find new sources and better allocations of the
resource? Dr. Meredith Mitchell’s psychology
course will look at the “inner hero and the
inner victim.”
Dr. Neal Wise will focus on the presidencies
from Franklin Roosevelt to the present. And
Dr. Francis Mathieu will present an overview
of French history through the architecture
and monuments of Paris.
For more information, visit www.senioruniv.org or call 512-819-7680.
ROUND ROCK COMMUNITY CHOIR
After performing at the Round Rock Chalk
Walk in October, the Round Rock Community
Choir will take the stage three more times
before the end of the year.
The group is made up of more than 70
singers who will perform October 24 at 6 p.m.
at the Austin Marriott North, 2600 La Frontera
Boulevard in Round Rock, for the Autumn
SAM BASS COMMUNITY THEATRE
For more than two decades, the Sam Bass
Community Theatre has brought drama and
comedy to the stage.
This season is no exception as five shows
are scheduled. September 25-October 17,
Nunsense hits the stage. The festive ‘Twas the
Night Before Christmas will be performed November 27-December 20. Inga Binga, a story
of JFK’s World War II romance, goes on February 12-March 5. Shakespeare’s The Comedy
of Errors is slated April 15-May 7. And Death
and the Maiden is planned May 27-June 11.
Shows are Thursday, Friday and Saturday
evenings and Sunday afternoons at 600 North
Lee Street in Round Rock.
The Sam Bass Community Theatre Youth
Guild will perform Into The Woods and Sweeney Todd next July and August.
VIVACE YOUTH ORCHESTRA
The Vivace Youth Orchestra, entering its
fifth season, has four concerts planned this
season.
The orchestra recruits students from the
fifth grade through high school from around
Williamson County to play in an orchestra
strictly for the love of music, and not competition.
The shows will be September 27, November
22, February 14, and May 1, all Sundays at 2
p.m. They will be held at Georgetown High
School, 2211 North Austin Avenue.
For more information, visit www.vyotx.org.
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The Sunday Sun, September 6, 2015
ROUND ROCK SYMPHONY
WILLIAMSON COUNTY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Symphony enters eighth
season with Mozart,
Brahms, Ballet Folklorico
By BRAD STUTZMAN
From performances of Johannes
Brahms to performances with Round
Rock Ballet Folklorico, there might
be a little of something for everyone
as the Round Rock Symphony prepares to enter its eighth season.
Under the musical direction of Stefan Sanders — back for his third season with the professional orchestra
— the symphony has six performances scheduled in Georgetown, Round
Rock, Austin and San Marcos.
Approximately 50 musicians fill
out the roster. Mr. Sanders splits his
time between directing duties in
Round Rock and New York, where he
leads the Buffalo Philharmonic and
the Greater Buffalo Youth Orchestra.
He said Buffalo is enjoying a resurgence and — no surprise to anyone
in Central Texas — Round Rock
continues to grow, both in population
and also in cultural amenities.
“The Round Rock Symphony is
the only professional orchestra in
Williamson County,” Mr. Sanders
said. “It is a remarkable thing, that
a community can support a professional orchestra. It is a testament to
the growth and sustainability. The
orchestra is growing and stronger
than it has ever been.”
This year’s concerts will feature
the works of classical composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as
well as Johannes Brahms from the
Romantic era.
“The Round Rock Symphony
performs the very best music from
the past as well as contemporary
masterpieces,” Mr. Sanders said.
He also talked about the communal nature of concert music stating:
“This is not something you can do
in your home. You have to take part
in the concert experience. It’s like a
football game. But we always win.”
Mr. Sanders said Round Rock
Ballet Folklorico will also perform
during the Dec. 17 concert, entitled
“Feliz Navidad: A Celebration of
Christmas.”
He said ticket information will be
available at the orchestra’s website,
roundrocksymphony.org.
Round Rock Symphony season
n Sunday,
November 15, 4 p.m. — Klett Performing Arts Center, 2211
North Austin Avenue in Georgetown
n Thursday, December 17, 7 p.m. — Raymond E. Hartfield Performing Arts
Center, 5800 McNeil Drive in Austin
n Sunday, February 14, 2016, 4 p.m. — Klett Performing Arts Center,
Georgetown
n Friday, April 22, 2016, 7 p.m. — First United Methodist Church, 1004
North Mays in Round Rock
n Friday, June 3, 2016, 7 p.m. — Alma Thomas Fine Arts Center, 1001 East
University Avenue in Georgetown
n Saturday, June 11, 2016, 7 p.m. — Texas State University International
Concerto Festival in San Marcos.
Conductor Tom
Rainey and
the Williamson County
Symphony
Orchestra performed a free
concert earlier
this year at the
Klett Performing Arts Center.
Will Anderson
Volunteers infuse love of music
By WILL ANDERSON
Members of the Williamson
County Symphony Orchestra
devote countless hours to their
instruments, practicing, auditioning and finally performing as part
of the county’s only civic volunteer orchestra.
The musicians might be doctors
or teachers in their professional
lives but with an oboe or tuba in
hand they can express themselves
through beautiful classical music.
That passion shines through in
their performances, which rely
on crowd involvement and feature
plenty of pop tunes.
Passionate volunteers
“Without the orchestra, a lot
of these people would not be
playing at all,” said Tom Rainey,
the orchestra’s director and a 2014
finalist for the American Prize in
Conducting for community-based
orchestras.
“They are playing purely because of their passion for the music. That’s why we’re here, that’s
why we can’t wait to rehearse,
can’t wait to play.”
The 2015-16 season begins
October 16-17 with “America on
the Move!” an aural history of
American music from the Civil
War to today.
The orchestra will perform
a trio of Christmas concerts in
December, including December 12
at Fort Hood.
Gershwin in G’town
The orchestra returns to
Georgetown March 12 for a
concert at the Klett Performing Arts Center on the campus
of Georgetown High School,
2211 North Austin Avenue. The
performance is entitled “Gershwin and All That Jazz” and will
feature a composition by M.L.
Daniels, a Sun City resident and
the Williamson County Symphony Orchestra’s composer in
residence.
Dr. Daniels’ arrangement,
“Swayfaring Stranger,” is a jazzy
take on the folk gospel classic
“The Wayfaring Stranger.”
“When people think of classical music, they tend to think of
Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony. We
don’t do that,” Dr. Daniels said.
“We play music from movies,
popular songs, when they fit the
theme.”
The orchestra will finish the
Williamson County
Symphony Orchestra
season
“America on the Move!”
n October 16, Anderson Mill
Baptist Church, 10633 Lake
Creek Parkway, Austin
n October 17, Sweet Home
Baptist Church, 3200 Sunrise
Road, Round Rock
Christmas concerts
n December 12, Howze
Theater, Fort Hood
n December 18, St. Margaret
Mary Catholic Church, 1101 West
New Hope Drive, Cedar Park
season May 20-21 with a concert
called “You Asked for It,” featuring concertgoers’ musical
requests from over the years.
“A lot of people have asked for
music from The Phantom of the
Opera, Lord of the Dance, really
exciting pieces,” Dr. Rainey said.
“We will add some requests at the
start of the season based on what
people ask for.”
Nice catch
Photos by Andy Sharp
A
fter its absence from Taylor last year
because of scheduling issues, the
popular event for boys and girls 16
years old and under was back in full
force.
The park’s lake was stocked with 400 pounds
of catfish August 29. Once a fish was caught,
it was measured for overall length, and then
returned to the lake at this catch-and-release
event.
By late-morning, the longest catfish was 23
inches long, but plenty of smaller fish, mostly
perch, were also caught by the kids.
The Kidfish Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit
group founded in 1994 and based in Little River,
Texas. The group sponsors similar events
throughout the state in addition to surrounding
states.
Their outreach programs are geared toward
introducing kids to the balance of nature and
the concept of stewardship with the environment.
—Andy Sharp
Sebastian Reyes, 8, shows off the perch he caught during Kidfish, held recently at Taylor’s Bull Branch Park. Sebastian caught more than a half dozen
of these small fish during the event.
Griffen Oaks, 4, keeps a close watch on his lure. Below, Robert
Ramirez, 14, holds a catfish.
Riley Philpott, 4, keeps her attention on her fishing lure. Below,
Lauren Jirasek, 5, takes a good look at the perch she caught.
Alaina Olle, 2, gets fishing guidance from her dad, Cliff Olle.
The Sunday Sun, September 6, 2015
Protecting pigeons from predators
T
hings had been going well
in Papa’s pigeon Palace for
a long time.
The birds were thriving,
eggs were laid and squabs
were being raised successfully. Every night at dusk Papa closes the
door into the flight pen and early
in the morning he opens it for the
day. He gets a lot of pleasure out
of seeing the birds come piling
out into the fresh air to sample the
grain he scatters on the ground,
flutter around the pen and sit
in the dead tree perch to groom
themselves.
They stretch their wings, socialize and all the while make that
soft cooing sound. That begins
when they hear Papa coming to
open the door. He can hear them
rustle and hustle to line up on the
flight pad, so to speak, ready for
the door to open.
He would prefer to open the pen
and let them fly free. The flock
he had before had no flight pen
to protect them. What they had
was freedom, and they obviously
loved it.
One of Papa’s greatest pleasures was sitting in the evening
watching the birds soar and dip,
wheel and turn in the sky above
the pigeon coop.
They lit in trees and made
forays onto the compost pile for
insects and bits of hay, busy all
day foraging. It was fun to see
them sitting on the roof of the
coop and the house, strutting and
posturing, talking in their soft
voices to one another.
It was not fun to see the hawks
that appeared out of nowhere,
circling above the birds in flight
and stooping to snatch one out of
the air. They sat patiently in trees
near the coop until a stray bird
presented the chance the hawk
waited for, and then in one long,
swift glide that bird was taken.
The flock was decimated in a few
EGGS IN
MY POCKET
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weeks, down to a very few birds.
Those birds got wise, in addition to being lucky, and modified
their roosting habits so that they
always sat under tree limbs that
drooped onto the roof, shielding
them from a direct assault. Their
free flight was curtailed, and Papa
was unhappy but uncertain how
to combat the issue short of shooting the hawks.
That wasn’t an option, so he decided to build a big, tall flight pen.
In addition, he rebuilt the coop
and when all was ready, bought
more birds.
Once all was completed, he
caught the remaining free flying
birds and after a bit of a skirmish, everybody settled in. Eggs
appeared, squabs hatched, the
routine was established and all
concerned were satisfied.
And then Papa found a dead
squab one morning. Its head and
half its body were wet; obviously
it had been in the process of being
swallowed by a snake but, being
too large, had been suffocated and
spat out. Snakes have been bad
this year, taking small chickens
and eggs on several occasions. It’s
a gruesome thought, a baby chick
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being swallowed alive by a snake,
but it happens.
Eggs are not so bad, and it’s
funny to see a big bull snake with
two or three eggs in it. If the
snake has gone into a wire pen in
its slithery state and swallowed an
egg or two, when it tries to exit the
wire it’s trapped by the lumps in
its formerly sleek silhouette.
Papa then captures it, puts it in
a bucket, and carries it down to
the creek.
He used to take them to the
barn, but we have a couple of
big fellows up there already, and
Papa figures any new additions
would just come right back down
to the chicken houses where the
pickings are easy.
It’s a long way to the creek, and
there’s water and plenty of game
there. Snakes are valuable to the
ecology in many ways, and in any
case don’t deserve to die just for
being hungry.
At any rate, obviously a snake
had figured out how to get into
the Pigeon Palace, which meant
it came through the flight cage
and went straight up the wall
into the coop. A second squab
suffered the same fate, and then
two eggs disappeared. Papa made
a concerted effort to close the door
earlier, figuring that the snake
made its raids at night. More eggs
appeared, and then disappeared.
One morning Papa surprised
the snake when he opened the
coop. It had apparently gone in
early, before he closed up for the
night, and was trapped. It was a
big guy, almost six feet long and
almost as big as Papa’s forearm.
He had been feasting on eggs and
who knows what, so he should
have been big.
Into a bucket he went, and
down to the creek. Rats, mice and
baby rabbits, beware!
A couple of eggs were laid and
two squabs appeared. All was well
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and often laying a second clutch
while still tending the previous
hatchlings.
The milder weather had morphed into triple digits, and Papa
thought that might have curtailed
egg laying as it had with the chicken flock. He was closing the coop
early and monitoring it closely,
so he saw no other explanation.
Finally a couple of eggs were laid
in one of the high nests and he
was sure things were looking up.
Those eggs disappeared almost at
once, and he was stymied.
Until the morning he went into
the coop for a look-see up close.
Just as he
turned to go out, he saw a blur
of movement on one of the rafters
above him. A closer inspection revealed a snake lying at ease along
the board. What a cozy spot it had!
Water close at hand and ever so
often a fresh egg meal. It wasn’t as
big as the first one, but it was big
enough.
Papa got the transport bucket
and retrieved the reptile from its
perch. It was pretty mad about being disturbed and tried to bite him
a couple of times, but he handles
them so easily it didn’t connect.
He dumped it out into the lush
undergrowth along the creek and
watched it slide out of sight.
Future generations of pigeons
are safe — at least until the next
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chairs, sewing items, serger, tools, ceramics, picture frames, Christmas
and household items, office supplies. Some are
antiques and collectibles
including
Longaberger
baskets.
4th Annual Garage Sale,
Sat., Sept. 26 at San Gabriel Presbyterian p/l,
5404 Williams Dr. GT.
Spaces $15.00! Great
location! Free Advertising!
Call 512 868-0902 to reserve your space!
Whole House Moving
Sale. 2 bedrooms, 2 dining sets, Pool Table,
household/d‚cor items.
Please no children in the
home. Cash only. Buyers
will need to move furniture by end of sale.
Sep.12 9-4, Sep.13 9-2,
9612 Bundoran Dr, Avery
Ranch, Austin.
Labor Day Sale! 1220
Ascot
St.,
8am-1pm.
Misc. including cosmetics, clothing, books, kitchen,
videos,
free
refreshments!
Yard Sale Sat. 9/5, 8am12pm, 501 Western Trail.
Washer/dryer,
tiller,
clothes, housewares.
Furniture,
antiques,
women’s clothes, lots of
books, technical , audio,
& DVD, misc electronics,
Sat 9/5, 8am-4pm, 215
Evergreen Cir.
4th Annual Garage Sale,
Sat., Sept. 26 at San Gabriel Presbyterian p/l,
5404 Williams Dr. GT.
Spaces $15.00! Great
location! Free Advertising!
Call 512 868-0902 to reserve your space!
Moving Sale. Lot of
antique oak, fridge, rugs,
antique roll top desks,
bedroom suite, 50s table
and chairs, nice clothes
(size 34& 8-12). 1214 S.
Church St. Sat & Sun
5&6.
Estate Sale. One of my
best this year. Sept 4-6
Fri and Sat 9am and Sun
at 11am. This restricted
community requires that
you contact me for the address. Text me at 512763-6710
or
email
steinbachscott@Hotmail.
com. For photos go to
steinbachauctions.com.
Continued on 9B
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Pets
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Tractor Service: Pasture
shredding, post hole drilling. Rock is no problem.
1 8.
Cut fertilizer cost, improve soil,
acre. NTE 1 - application
increases growth and production. Also organic NTE
humus. Damon
erry,
- 18.
Services
Private Chef Services
speciali ing in customi ed private dinner parties in the comfort of your
own home. or more
information go to
www. eorgetownChef.com
or call 1 - 10- 8 .
Webers Upholstery Reupholster your furniture.
ill do leather, vinyl, fabrics. Also do headliners.
8.
Cleaning
Services
la ca s Clea i
Services. Reliable house
cleaning services more
than 1 yrs experience.
References
available.
ree estimates. 1 0 8 , 1 Window cleaning let the
sun shine in Dependable,
reasonable,
thorough.
Call ill at 1 .
Dirt Detective.
uality
home cleaning service, 0
yrs. experience, A-rating
on Angies’s List. Call
ackie, 1 - 0-180 .
ebbie s
Clea i
Services Pet Sitting.
Residential,
weekly,
bi-weekly, move-outs.
Supplies
furnished.
Reasonable
rates.
Debbie,
8 0- 1 01 .
Elder Care
Caregiver CNA looking
for full or part-time employment speciali ing in
Al heimer’s disease. Dependable and excellent
references,
1 -8 8.
Static Clean. Basic to
deep cleaning: Ceilings fans to baseboards.
eekly, biweekly or monthly. Dependable, reasonable
and bonded. renda
1 - 11 .
Antiques
Antique radios repair &
sales, models displayed
at www.vadaxradio.com,
1 - 1-1
.
The Wood Shop. Anti ue
restoration, stripping, refinishing and furniture repair. ust past
alburg
( M
) right on CR 1,
call for directions and information 1 -8 - 0 .
Furniture
Mattress blowout. Brand
new in packaging. Twin
sets
1 .00,
full
18 .00, ueen
1 .00,
and king
.00. Can
deliver, 1 - 0-8080.
Large Beige Lazy-Boy
recliner less than 1 year
old, excellent condition,
0 firm. Call
10 88.
Tempurpedic adjustable
bottom bed,
remotes,
used
months, paid
00, will take
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leather recliner, electric,
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800, will take
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Way
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Christian company. ome
cleaning,
weekly,
biweekly, monthly. onded
insured.
eorgetown
Chamber of Commerce,
eorgetown
usiness
Network. 1 - 0
Christian ladies cleaning, 0 yrs. experience.
illing to clean your
home, weekly or bi-weekly. onest, dependable,
reliable. References if
needed. Call
1 81 .
Child Care
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Su ie. A loving, registered in-home daycare accepting ages 18 monthsyears old. achelors degree in early childhood th rade. 1 years of
childcare teaching experience at Mrs. Mac’s Shining Stars. Call 1 - 1 8 1.
All About Kids Daycare.
Now enrolling infants to
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. ifteen years experience. All
meals provided.
irst
month discount.
Yard Work,
Landscaping
Business
Opportunities
s
eor eto
tree trimming, yard mowing, haul off. ree estimates. 1 - 08.
David
Landscaping.
1yrs eorgetown. Reasonable rates
obcat
work, haul-off, tree trimming, removal, mulching,
spread base dirt, decomposed granite. Mowing.
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ac s
obcat Ser ice
brush cleaning, tree removal, mowing, spread
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Trimming, pruning, roof
clearing, firewood, stump
grinding, haul-off.
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blow, garden and patio,
beds, mulch and more.
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ose 1 -818- 8 .
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mulch, leaf removal, xeriscape, tree trimming,
flowerbed design, tree installation, sod, tree removal. Call
1 -8 0
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caping.com.
Trees,
Shrubs
Landscaping,
Pruning, Removal, auling,
lower
eds, Top
Soil. eneral yard work.
years serving the
eorgetown area. ictor
Marek, Toll ree 8883822 or cell 512-8188 .
Tree trimming, brush removals, haul offs, retaining walls, all types of
rockwork, flower beds,
patios.
Low
summer
rates, 0 years working in
local area, free estimates.
Call Lloyd armer, 1 -1
.
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Landscaping. Trimming,
removal, flower beds,
mulch, patios, stump
grinding, lot clearing, retaining walls, fence. nsured.
ree estimates.
ose,
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treeservice.com
Trees, trees, trees! 31
years of service. Large
and small trees. Professional tree climber. Removal and haul-off. nsured. Call 1 -8 - 0 1.
Successful Ladies Boutique on
eorgetown
S uare for sale.
- 18888.
Handyman
Services
Have truck will haul.
arage clean-out, tree
debris, appliances, summer clean up. All your
hauling and cleaning
needs. Reasonable rates.
1 -1 1
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Caregiver looking for
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Legal Notices
5 edition o
amount
G EORG ETOW
N TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT CORPORATION
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
W ed nesd ay , Sep tem ber 1 6 , 2 0 1 5
3 : 3 0 PM
G eorgetow n Mu ni c i p al Com p lex
3 0 0 - 1 Ind u stri al Av enu e - G eorgetow n, Tex as
In ac c ord anc e w i th Arti c le 5 1 9 0 . 6 , V ernon' s Annotated Tex as Ci v i l Statu tes,
the G eorgetow n Transp ortati on Enhanc em ent Corp orati on w i ll hold a p u bli c heari ng
regard i ng the ex p end i tu re of 4 B sales tax es f or the f i sc al y ear 2 0 1 6
p rop osed transp ortati on i m p rov em ent p lan.
Prop osed p roj ec ts to be f u nd ed i n FY 2 0 1 6
Bu d get
Rivery Extension (Williams Dr. to Northwest Blvd.)
Rivery Traffic Impact Analysis Improvements
$1,500,000
1,400,000
Total
$ 2 ,9 0 0 ,0 0 0
W A T E R D I S T R I C T N O T I C E O F P U B LI C
H E A R IN GO N T A X R A T E
AGAINST the proposal:
PRESENT and not voting:
ABSENT:
+$0.000000/$100
Percentage increase/decrease in rates (+/-)
+0.00%
$273,625
The Williamson County MUD No. 25 will hold a public hearing on a proposed tax rate for the tax year 2015 on 09/15/2015 at 12:00 p.m. at Allen
Boone Humphries Robinson LLP, 1108 Lavaca Street Suite 510, Austin,
Texas 78701. Your individual taxes may increase or decrease, depending on
the change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in
taxable value of all other property and the tax rate that is adopted.
FOR the proposal:
Difference in rates per $100 of value
Average taxable value
Tax on average residence homestead
Annual increase/decrease in taxes if
proposed tax rate is adopted (+/-)
and percentage of increase (+/-)
Continued on 10B
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that
original Letters of Testamen-
The following table compares taxes on an average residence homestead in
this taxing unit last year to taxes proposed on the average residence homestead this year.
Last Year
This Year
Total tax rate (per $100 of value)
$0.850000 / $100 $0.850000 / $100
Adopted
Proposed
General exemptions available
(excluding senior citizen’s or disabled
person’s exemptions)
are re uired to present them
within the time and in the
manner prescribed by law.
Dated the th day of
August, 01 .
LA
CE
LES
R M
y: Les Romo
0 Shannon Lane
eorgetown, Texas 8 8
( 1 ) 8 8- 00
ax: ( 1 ) 8 -0
Date:
mission
N T CE T CRED T RS
Notice is hereby given that
original Letters Testamentary
for the Estate of LESTER
SEP
ME , Deceased,
were issued on August 10,
01 , under Case No. 1 0
-CP , pending in the
County Court at Law No. ,
illiamson County, Texas, to
ETT
ANE ENT N
ME , ndependent Executrix.
The mailing address for the
ndependent Administrator is:
1 8
alley
iew Road
eorgetown, Texas 8
All persons having claims
against this Estate which is
currently being administered
are re uired to present them
within the time and in the
manner prescribed by law.
Dated the th day of
August, 01 .
LA
CE
LES
R M
y: Les Romo
0 Shannon Lane
eorgetown, Texas 8 8
( 1 ) 8 8- 00
ax: ( 1 ) 8 -0
Brian Lott, Eddie W. Karam,
Shelley Ledyard, Tom Rogers,
Richard Van Arsdale
None
None
None
Average appraised value
D.C NNELL,
Deceased,
were issued on uly 1 , 01 ,
under Case No. 1 -0
CP , pending in the County
Court at Law No. , illiamson County, Texas, to S SAN R. C NNELL, ndependent Executrix.
The mailing address for the
ndependent Administrator is:
10 Tortoise Lane
eorgetown, Texas 8 8
All persons having claims
against this Estate which is
currently being administered
Use PO # 3403985
The Williamson County MUD #19 will hold a public hearing on a proposed
tax rate for the tax year 2015 on 09/15/2015 at 12:30 p.m. at Independence
Title, 5900 Shepherd Mountain Cove, Bldg. II, Ste. 200 Austin, Texas 78730.
Your individual taxes may increase or decrease, depending on the change in
the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in taxable value
of all other property and the tax rate that is adopted.
AGAINST the proposal:
PRESENT and not voting:
ABSENT:
The receipt of electronic response to Re uests for Proposals will be registered in
idsync.
The Time-Date Stamp Clock
located at the
illiamson
County Purchasing Department will serve as the official
clock for the purpose of verifying the date and time of receipt of Paper responses.
Any R P response received
after the time and date specified shall not be accepted.
The designated Purchasing
Agent for this Re uest for
Proposals is Kerstin
ancock, Deputy Purchasing
Agent, under the direction of
Max
ricka,
Purchasing
Agent for illiamson County,
1 .
Respondent shall use unit
pricing. Payments will be
made by check. A bond is not
re uired for this R P.
ssued by order of the
illiamson County Commissioner’s Court on September
01, 01 .
Dan A. attis, County udge
illiamson County Commissioner’s Court invites the subN T CE T CRED T RS
August
27, Notice
2015 is hereby given that
of sealed
proposals
for:
original Letters Testamentary
REQUEST FOR
for the Estate of Dana
PROPOSALS
FOR
amm, Deceased,
To:
Williamson County
Sun were isN T CE T CRED T RS
S C C
T
sued on uly 08, 01 , under
Notice is hereby given that
STOP LOSS INSURANCE
Docket No. 1 -0 8 -CP ,
original Letters Testamentary
pending
in the County
Court
: FOR WILLIAMSON
Danella Elliott
- Finance
& Administration
- 930-3676
for the Estate of ohn From
C.
COUNTY
at Law No. of
illiamson
Towery, also known as ohn
RFP#1508-009
County, Texas, to Lynn ElliChesley Towery, Deceased Sealed proposals for Specific ott.
Su bj ecAggregate
t:
Public Hearing Notice
were issued on or about SepStop Loss nsu- Claims may be presented in
tember 1, 01 , under Dock- rance will be publicly opened care of the attorney for the
et No. 1 -0
-CP pending and acknowledged in the il- estate, addressed as follows:
Please
publish
following
Public Hearing Notice in the Su nd ay , Sep tem ber 0 6 , 2 0 1
in the County Court at Law
liamson
County the
Purchasing
Representative,
No.
of illiamson County,
Department,
01County
South AusEstate of Dana amm,
the
Williamson
Sun.
Texas, to oseph Chesley tin Avenue,
eorgetown, Deceased
Towery.
Texas on Tuesday, Septem- c o Deffenbaugh
Lange,
Claims may be presented in ber , 01 at :00 PM.
P.L.L.C., Attorneys,
care of the attorney for the Proposals must be received Attn: Douglas .Deffenbaugh
estate, addressed as follows:
City ofSepGeorgetown
on or before Tuesday,
1
0 Northbrook Drive,
oseph Chesley Towery
tember 22, 2015 3:00 PM.
Suite 00
Attn:may
Danella
Elliott
930-3676
Estate of ohn C. Towery, Proposal documents
be San Antonio, T
8
Deceased
viewed and responded
to by 409
All persons having claims
P.O.
Box
c o Charles E. Lance,
registering with DS NC at against this estate, which is
Georgetown,
TX 78627-0409
Attorney at Law
www.bidsync.com
or by vis- currently
being administered,
1
illiams Drive,
iting the
illiamson County are re uired to present them
Suite 10
Purchasing website at http:
within the time and in the
eorgetown, Texas 8 8
www.wilco.org CountyDe- manner prescribed by law.
All persons having claims partments Purchasing
* Please call Danella (930-3676) with
and Dated August 0 , 01 .
against this estate, which is selecting the link register for
y Douglas . Deffenbaugh
currently being administered, bids.
Attorney(s) for Applicant
are re uired to present them No fee is re uired to register
N T CE T CRED T RS
within the time and in the with idsync as a illiamson
Notice is hereby given that
manner prescribed by law.
County Supplier, or to partic- original Letters Testamentary
Dated the 1st day of Sep- ipate in the County’s solicitafor the Estate of LARR
tember, 01 .
tion process.
s Charles E. Lance
Attorney for Applicant
W A T E R D I S T R I C T N O T I C E O F P U B LI C
H E A R IN GO N T A X R A T E
FOR the proposal:
tary were issued for the Estate of KAT R N P.
ALDEN, Deceased, on August
1, 01 , in Docket No. 1 0 8-CP , pending in County
Court at Law No. our of illiamson County, Texas, to
AMES . T RK, as ndependent Executor.
The residence of the ndependent Executor is in Maricopa County, Texas, and his
mailing address is 0
N
Terra Mesa Circle, Mesa, A
8 0 .
All persons having claims
against this Estate which is
currently being administered
are re uired to present them
within the time and in the
manner prescribed by law.
Dated: August 1, 01 .
ST MP ST MP
: Randall C. Stump
State ar No. 1
00
80 Main Street
eorgetown, Texas 8
Phone: ( 1 ) 8 ax: ( 1 ) 8 0
Email: stumplaw@aol.com
Director Natho, Director Mayo, and
Director Crowley
None
None
Director Silver
The following table compares taxes on an average residence homestead in
this taxing unit last year to taxes proposed on the average residence homestead this year.
Last Year
This Year
Total tax rate (per $100 of value)
$0.920000 / $100 $0.920000 / $100
Adopted
Proposed
Difference in rates per $100 of value
$265,677
$0
$0
$273,625
$2325.81
$265,677
$2258.25
-$67.56
-$2.90%
+$0.000000/$100
Percentage increase/decrease in rates (+/-)
+0.00%
Average appraised value
N/A
$328,240
General exemptions available
(excluding senior citizen’s or disabled
person’s exemptions)
N/A
$0
N/A
N/A
$328,240
$3,019.81
Average taxable value
Tax on average residence homestead
Annual increase/decrease in taxes if
proposed tax rate is adopted (+/-)
and percentage of increase (+/-)
N/A
N/A
NOTICE OF TAXPAYERS’ RIGHT TO ROLLBACK ELECTION
NOTICE OF TAXPAYERS’ RIGHT TO ROLLBACK ELECTION
If taxes on the average residence homestead increase by more than eight
percent, the qualified voters of the district by petition may require that an
election be held to determine whether to reduce the operation and maintenance tax rate to the rollback tax rate under Section 49.236(d), Water Code.
If taxes on the average residence homestead increase by more than eight
percent, the qualified voters of the district by petition may require that an
election be held to determine whether to reduce the operation and maintenance tax rate to the rollback tax rate under Section 49.236(d), Water Code.
10B
The Sunday Sun, September 6, 2015
Continued from 9B
Legal Notices
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSON
CITATION BY
PUBLICATION-DIVORCE
NO. 13-1952-F395
TO: Victor Deleon
and to all whom it may concern, GREETING:
YOU HAVE BEEN SUED.
YOU MAY EMPLOY AN ATTORNEY. IF YOU OR YOUR
ATTORNEY DO NOT FILE A
WRITTEN ANSWER WITH
THE CLERK WHO ISSUED
THIS CITATION BY 10:00
A.M. ON THE MONDAY
NEXT FOLLOWING THE EXPIRATION
OF
TWENTY
DAYS AFTER YOU WERE
SERVED THIS CITATION
AND PETITION, A DEFAULT
JUDGMENT FOR THE RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE
PETITION MAY BE TAKEN
AGAINST YOU.
The ORIGINAL PETITION
FOR DIVORCE of MIGUELINA CLIMACO MORALES,
Petitioner, was filed in the
said Court of Williamson
County, Texas, on this the
1lth day of July, 2013,
against VICTOR DELEON,
Respondent, numbered 131952-F395 and entitled:
IN THE MATTER OF THE
MARRIAGE OF MIGUELINA
CLIMACO MORALES AND
VICTOR DELEON AND IN
THE INTEREST OF GlOVANI DELEON, CHRISTIAN
ARZATE JENNIFER ARZATE AND RAUL ARZATE,
JR., CHILDREN
The suit requests THAT THE
COURT GRANT RELIEF REQUESTED IN PETITION.
The Court has the authority in
this suit to enter any judgment or decree dissolving the
marriage and providing for
the division of property which
will be binding on you.
ISSUED
AND
GIVEN
UNDER MY HAND AND
SEAL of said Court at office,
on this the 30th day of April,
2015.
LISA DAVID,
DISTRICT CLERK
Williamson County, Texas
P.O. Box 24, 405 M.L.K.
Street
Georgetown, TX 78627-0024
BY: /s/ Judy Tenneyuque,
Deputy
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY
FOR PETITIONER:
Christopher John Brunetti
PO Box 2927
Harker Heights, TX 76548
Kevin Stofle,
Constable, Pct. 3
NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS
HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST
THE ESTATE OF HARRY F.
ROLAND, DECEASED
Administration of the Estate
of HARRY F. ROLAND, Deceased, has been commenced by the issuance of
original letters testamentary
to the undersigned on August
14, 2015, by the County
Court at Law No. 4 of Williamson County, Texas, acting in Cause No. 15-0601CP4, styled Estate of HARRY
F. ROLAND, Deceased, in
which the matter is pending.
All persons having claims
against the estate are hereby
notified to present them to
the undersigned at the address shown below within the
time and in the manner prescribed by law.
Dated this 31st day of
August, 2015
Troy L. Voelker
106 S. Harris Street,
Suite 120
Round Rock, Texas 78664
Attorney for Susan Roland,
Independent Executor of the
Estate of HARRY F.
ROLAND, Deceased
CITATION BY
PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSON
NO. 15-0347-C26
Style of Case: US Bank National
Association,
As
Trustee for Credit Suisse
First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp, Home Equity
Asset Trust 2005-8, Home
Equity Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2005-8 vs.
Bradley Jaeger, Eric Jaeger, The Unknown Heirs At
Law of Linda K. Jaeger, Deceased, and The Unknown
Heirs At Law of Richard E.
Jaeger, Deceased
TO: BRADLEY JAEGER,
THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT
LAW OF LINDA K. JAEGER, DECEASED, AND THE
UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW
OF RICHARD E. JAEGER,
DECEASED
NOTICE TO DEFENDANTGREETING:
“YOU HAVE BEEN SUED.
YOU MAY EMPLOY AN ATTORNEY. IF YOU OR YOUR
ATTORNEY DO NOT FILE A
WRITTEN ANSWER WITH
THE CLERK WHO ISSUED
THIS CITATION BY 10:00
A.M. ON THE MONDAY
NEXT FOLLOWING THE EXPIRATION OF FORTY TWO
DAYS AFTER THE DATE
THIS CITATION WAS ISSUED, A DEFAULT JUDGMENT FOR THE RELIEF
DEMANDED IN THE PETITION MAY BE TAKEN
AGAINST YOU.”
YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to appear by filing
a written answer to the Plaintiffs Petition at or before
10:00 o’clock A.M. on the
Monday next after the expiration of 42 days after the
date of issuance of this citation, the same being Monday,
September 23, 2015 - before
the Honorable 26th Judicial
District Court of Williamson
County, Texas, at the Williamson County Justice Center Courthouse, being located
at 405 Martin Luther King
Street, in the City of Georgetown, Texas. Said Plaintiffs
Petition was filed in said court
on the April 08, 2015 in the
above entitled cause.
A brief statement of the nature of this suit is as follows,
to-wit:
PLAINTIFFS
REQUESTS THE CLERK ISSUE CITATION BY PUBLICATION ACCORDING TO
TEX.R.CIV.P. 109 AND 111
FOR DEFENDANTS, BRADLEY JAEGER, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW OF
LINDA K. JAEGER, DECEASED AND THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW OF
RICHARD E. JAEGER, DECEASED, as is more fully
shown by Plaintiffs Petition
on file in this suit.
The officer executing this writ
shall promptly serve the
same according to requirements of law, and the mandates hereof, and make due
return as the law directs.
ISSUED
AND
GIVEN
UNDER MY HAND AND
SEAL of said Court at office,
on this the 12th day of August, 2015.
LISA DAVIS,
DISTRICT CLERK
Williamson County, Texas
P.O. Box 24,
405 M.L.K. Street
Georgetown, Texas 786270024
BY: /s/ S. Hamilton,
Deputy
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY
FOR PLAINTIFF:
Joseph Michael Vacek
15000 Surveyor Blvd
Suite 100
Addison TX 75001
Phone: 972-341-0995
Kevin Stofle, Constable
Williamson County, Pct. 3
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that
original Letters of Independent Administration in the Estate of Bernice Martha Josephs, Deceased, were issued on August 31, 2015 in
Cause No. 15-0602-CP4
pending in County Court at
Law Number 4 of Williamson
County, Texas, to: Jefferson
Jesse Josephs, Jr.
Claims may be presented to:
Representative, Estate of
Bernice Martha Josephs, c/o
PETERSON & PETERSON
ASSOCIATES, P.C.
1205 S. Austin Avenue
Georgetown, Texas 78626
(512)930-1202
All persons having claims
against this Estate which is
currently being administered
are required to present them
within the time and in the
manner prescribed by law.
DATE: August 31, 2015
PETERSON & PETERSON
ASSOCIATES, P.C.
1205 S. Austin Avenue
Georgetown, Texas 78626
By: /s/ Christina Peterson
Christina Peterson
State Bar No. 00792757
T. Layne Peterson
State Bar No. 00797241
ATTORNEYS
FOR
THE
REPRESENTATIVE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE
of property to satisfy landlord
lien. Sale is at Big Red Barn
V at 165 CR 313 E, Jarrell,
Texas 76537 on SEPTEMBER 26, 2015 at 1:00pm.
Property will be sold to the
highest bidder. Cashier’s
check, credit card, or money
order accepted. Cleanup and
removal deposit may be required. Seller requires the
right to withdraw property
from sale. Property includes
contents of spaces of the following tenants:
DEBRA BRINER- HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS
Flintco, LLC (CM @ Risk) is
soliciting proposals from PreEngineered Metal Building
Fabricators & Erectors for
the
Williamson
County
Expo Center project.
The scope includes: design,
engineering, fabrication, &
erection of the preengineered
metal building structure. Flintco, LLC is an EEO Employer
of HUB and M/WBE Subcontractors and Suppliers. All are
encouraged to submit bids.
Proposals due September
17, 2015 @ 2:00 PM at Flintco’s office 8100 Cross Park,
Austin, Texas 78754 or via
email to LRay@flintco.com.
Please contact Landry Ray
(LRay@flintco.com) or Logan
Dritenbas
(LDritenbas@flintco.com) for
bid invitations via email or
(512) 891-7224.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that
original Letters of Testamentary were issued for the Estate of PHILIP MARSHALL
RILEY, SR., Deceased, on
August 28, 2015, in Docket
No. 15-0544-CP4, pending in
County Court at Law No.
Four of Williamson County,
Texas, to PHILIP MARSHALL RILEY, JR., as Independent Executor.
The residence of the Independent Executor is in Travis
County, Texas, and his mailing address is 11906 Bittern
Hollow, Austin, Texas 78758.
All persons having claims
against this Estate which is
currently being administered
are required to present them
within the time and in the
manner prescribed by law.
Dated: August 28, 2015.
STUMP & STUMP
BY: Randall C. Stump
State Bar No. 19445900
803 Main Street
Georgetown, Texas 78626
Tel: (512) 863-5594
Fax: (512) 863-9350
Email: stumplaw@aol.com
CITATION BY
PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSON
TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF
MARTIN
DUVALL,
DECEASED, Cause No. 150661-CP4, in County Court at
Law #4 of Williamson County,
405 Martin Luther King
Street, Georgetown, Texas
78626.
WELLS FARGO BANK, NA,
Applicant in the above numbered and entitled estate,
filed on the 21st day of August, 2015 an APPLICATION FOR DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP AND
FOR LETTERS OF DEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION of
the said estate and requests
that the said Court determine
who are the heirs and only
heirs of the said MARTIN
DUVALL, DECEASED, and
their respective shares and
interest in such estate.
Said application may be
heard at 10:00 o’clock a.m.
on or after the first Monday
next after the expiration of
ten days from the date of
publication of this citation, at
the Williamson County Justice Center in Georgetown,
Williamson County, Texas.
All persons interested in said
estate are hereby cited to appear before said Honorable
Court on or before above
mentioned time and place by
filing a written answer contesting
such
application
should they desire to do so.
If this citation is not served
within 90 days after the date
of its issuance, it shall be returned unserved.
Issued and given under my
hand and seal of office at
Georgetown, Texas, this the
31st day of August, 2015.
Nancy E. Rister
Williamson County Clerk
405 MLK Street, Box 14
Georgetown, TX 78626
By: /s/ S. Klint, Deputy
Applicant’s Attorney:
Suzanne Suarez
14841 Dallas Parkway
Suite 425
Dallas, TX 75254
Application has
been made with
the Texas Alcoholic
Beverage
Commission for
an RM Permit by
Trevino Brothers,
Inc. dba La Playa
Caf‚, to be located at 610 N. Austin
Avenue,
Georgetown Williamson County,
Texas. Officer of
said corporation
is
Christopher
Bombarger, President/Owner.
Real Estate,
Residential
House for sale to be
moved $20,000. Please
see Austin Craigslist post
ID 5148448924 For pictures and contact info.
I Buy Houses and land.
All cash, fast closing, any
condition. 512-377-9463
Home For Sale By Owner, 480 Young Ranch
Road,
Georgetown
78633, 4 bedrooms, 2
baths, 1798 sqft, 2.18
acres. 512-864-5386.
Hurry! 3000 SF on almost 1 acre fenced. Bring
your dogs. Close to Wolf
Ranch, GTW, not in MLS,
$425,000. Pamela Mehl
REALTOR Scenic Realty.
512-872-5971
or
propertymanager4you@
yahoo.com.
4% Listing Rate Special.
I pay all brokers. This rate
saves you thousands!
Limited Time!25 years experience.
Pamela Mehl, Owner,
Western Oak Realty
PLLC, with Scenic Realty. 512-872-5971.
Real Estate
UNLIMITED
Cindy Kelly
TEXAS REALTOR®
512-948-6088
HUNDREDS OF
RESIDENTIAL &
COMMERCIAL
PROPERTIES
Cindy.Kelly@ERA.com
14-year Resident, Proudly
Selling in Sun City!
Acreage and Lots
1.2 ac., I-35 Jarrell
6 ac., I-35 Salado
10 ac. tracts E of Georgetown
20 ac. native oaks, home,
guest house
25 ac. wooded W Salado
U/C
50 ac., I-35 Belton
50 ac. S of Salado, pond
and barn
93 ac. Holland SOLD
Century 21 Bill Bartlett
Salado 254-947-5050
Rob Rothenberg, Broker
512-863-3115 • 1801 Williams Dr.
rdroth_99@yahoo.com
www.rothenbergrealty.com
4909 WILLIAMS DR.
SMARTER. BOLDER. FASTER.
S M
101 River Hills Drive, Georgetown
512.863.0021
www.century21hs.com
More Real Estate on 11B
SOLD!
SOLD!
30131 Bumble Bee Dr,Georgetown
30110 Bumble Bee Dr, Georgetown
This is it!
HORSE OWNERS DREAM
1715 Mimosa Ln, Leander
870 County Road 302, Jarrell
W estern Oak R ealty, P L L C , with S cenic R ealty
P roperty M anagement and S ales
The Real Estate Whiz
Q: I want to list with you but an agent told me that
other agents won’ t show my house if their co-op
fee is half of your listing fee ( 2% ) because they are
used to getting 2.5% from the listing broker.
3 beds 2 baths 1,64 3 sqft
The Power of 4-Team Excellence,
Angie Moore, 512-297-5534
A: I t is unethical to refuse to show or pressure to
show any listing based on the commission rate or a
selling agent “bonus.” M ost agents are ethical and
most buyers already know about my listings from
R ealtor.com so a bad agent cannot really manipulate showings anymore based on compensation.
$ 205,000 3 beds 2 baths 1,678 sqft
The Power of 4-Team Excellence,
Angie Moore, 512-297-5534
Email or call with questions
Pamela Mehl,
W
REALTOR®
25 years exp.
P ropertymanager4 you@ yahoo.com
512-872-5971
M L S # 4 19053 6, $ 989,000, 4 bd/ 3 ba
$ 24 9,900 4 car garage & garage apartment
The Power of 4-Team Excellence,
Angie Moore, 512-297-5534
The Power of 4-Team Excellence,
Sheila Evans, 512-876-5216
PENDING
PENDING
8% Property Management Fee • 4% For Sale Rate
Thank you to Dave and L ynda, M arie and B ud, G eorge and
L ori, and N orman and L inda for letting me work for you!
Fredrickson Ranch
on Lake Georgetown
159 Valley View Rd, Georgetown
Lake Georgetown
HOLD
SOLD
SOLD
311 Bright Leaf Trail, Georgetown
$ 289,000 4 B eds | 2 B aths | 2,056 S q. Ft.
The Power of 4-Team Excellence,
Paula Brent, 512-818-4232
3 B eds, 2 B ath Home backs to open greenbelt
Renee & Gene Jantzen 512-818-8181
Wonderful Perry built home
MOVE IN READY!
707 Westbury Ln, Georgetown
3706 Top Rock Ln Round Rock
SOLD
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HOLD
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Fredrickson
Builders’ latest
SPEC
masterpiece is
SOLD
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nestled in the hill
SOLD
country with
SOLD
SOLD
spectacular vistas of
SOLD
Lake Georgetown. This
SOLD
will be the premier
destination for future
residents who desire quiet
hill country living
just minutes away
from the
conveniences
of town.
SOLD
$ 275,000 4 beds 2 baths 2,505 sqft
The Power of 4-Team Excellence,
Angie Moore, 512-297-5534
SPEC
SOLD
SOLD
$ 279,000 I mpressive updates throughout
The Power of 4-Team Excellence,
Angie Moore, 512-297-5534
SOLD
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PENDING
Minutes from Georgetown Square!
SOLD
1.2 Miles to Cedar
Breaks Crockett
Gardens Rd.
302 Caladium Ct, Georgetown
L ots of updates R ecent R oof; R ecent A/ C $ 14 9,000
Team Excellence - The Power Of 4 512-504-7400
For more information, call Patti @ 512-686-5797
pattiw5959@gmail.com
www.fredricksonbuilders.com
www.146whisperingwind.com
$230,000 • 2 Bedrooms • 2 Bathrooms • 1,593 SqFt
Renee & Gene Jantzen 512-818-8181
NEW LOCATION!! 101 Cooperative Way Suite 205 (Corner of Austin Avenue & Cooperative Way – North of the Inner Loop)
We have the Key to the Home
You will fall in Love with!
PAULA
THOMAS
R E A L E S TAT E G R O U P
NEW PRICE!
Bernardo Galaz
REALTOR®
Darrell Aaron
Lori Aaron
REALTOR®
REALTOR®
Broker/Associate
Jack Oster
George DeVillar
Carla Pennington
REALTOR®
REALTOR®/Owner
(512) 633-0622
(512) 639-0258
(512) 635-2117
(512) 818-1717
George@DeVillar
Properties.com
Carla@Carla
Pennington.com
Paula@Paula
Thomas.net
(512) 785-9123
(512) 568-1133
(512) 630-8498
Bernardo@Bernardo
Galaz.com
texdreamhomes.com
texdreamhomes.com
Jack.Oster@
hotmail.com
Broker/Associate
Paula Thomas
LIVING ABOVE THE FALLS!
HUGE PRICE REDUCTION!
OVER 11 ACRES - TOTAL PRIVACY
1610 Mimosa - $299,900
Call Jack 512-633-0622
2501 Springwood - $1,399,000
Call Paula 512-818-1717
6051 E Hwy 29 - $590,000
Call Paula 512-818-1717
ARCHITECTURE & NATURE
TOPPED WITH TILE ROOF!
LAKE LBJ WATERFRONT!
751 CR 261 - $980,000
Call Paula 512-818-1717
FABULOUS DOWNTOWN LIVING!
ACT
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226 E Ridgewood Rd - $447,500
Call Paula 512-818-1717
105 Sunny Grove Ln - $539,000
Call Jack 512-633-0622
308 Mesquite Dr. - $549,000
Call Paula 512-818-1717
404 S. Walnut - $399,000
Call Paula 512-818-1717
CUSTOM BUILT
STUNNING HOME-GOLF COURSE VIEWS
CIMARRON HILLS ESTATE
NEW LISTING
CT
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CON DING
PEN
118 Brentwood-$339,500
Call Paula 512-818-1717
30401 Oak Tree Dr.-$349,000
Call George 512-639-0258
200 Dovetail Cv - $688,900
Call Paula 512-818-1717
105 Texas Traditions - $254,900
Call Bernardo 512-785-9123
ACREAGE AT THIS PRICE!
WOODLAND PARK
NEW LISTING
Acreage & Lots:
5020 Airport Rd - $349,900
Call Bernardo 512-785-9123
208 Shady Elm - $549,000
Call Jack 512-633-0622
95 Hwy/452 Circle - $850,000
Call George 512-639-0258
CONTRACT PENDING
• FM 972– 17+/- Acres
$240,000 - Walburg,
Improvements,
Fenced – AGExempt- call George
• 107 Pine Lodge Dr. - Lot
$4,000 - call George
• 1206 Forest Street $150,000 - call Paula
• 000 Walnut St. - Lot $165,000 - Call Paula
The Sunday Sun, September 6, 2015
Rocketts celebrate 50 years
11B
Knights mark 65 years
2015-2016 Season
Everybody Loves Opal
October 2015
After-Play
November 2015
Follies 2016: Feelin’ Groovy
( Sounds of the 60’s )
February 2016
A Body of Water
April 2016
JOANN and DANIEL KNIGHT
Over the River and
Through the Woods
June 2016
Daniel and JoAnn Knight were united in marriage on
September 15, 1950, in Des Moines, Iowa. Their family
invites you to help them celebrate their 65 years of God’s
blessings by sending them cards, notes, photos and/or
your favorite memory story.
Send to: Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Knight, 272 Whispering
Wind, Georgetown, Texas, 78633.
MARY JEAN (HENRY) ROCKETT and REX ROCKETT
Art
Rex and Mary Jean (Henry) Rockett celebrated their 50th
wedding anniversary on September 4, 2015. The couple met on
a blind date and after two years of dating they were married at
the chapel on Bergstrom Air Force Base in Austin.
Together they have found a friendship, raised a family and
built a happy marriage.
Congratulations, we love you mom and dad, grammy and
pops.
Pam, Jerry, Maegan, Haeley, Michelle, Craig, Chance,
Landon, Holden, Ryleigh, Michael and Dee.
August 2016
Tickets are available onlie @ www.sctexas.org
and at the Community Association Office
2 Texas Dr., 8am-4pm, Mon-Fri and at the door
Sun City Texas - Georgetown, Tx 78633
Celebrate with the Sun!
Share your wedding, engagement, anniversary and
birth announcements with your friends and neighbors
through the Williamson County Sun. Send your
announcements to celebrations@wilcosun.com.
COME JOIN US THIS FALL FOR
PRE-WALK
CHECK-IN
Children & Youth Sunday School:
Surveyors
“Miracles”
Through October 11, Rm 207
Gary Nelon
Wednesday Evening Programs
Homebuilders
“The Message of Acts”
Through September27, Rm 112
Karen McClure
9:40-10:40am
Classes for ages 2-12th grade
and a nursery for infant and toddlers
September 23
9am – 1pm
for children and youth
The Legacy
at Georgetown
Adult Sunday School:
9:40 - 10:40 am
Men’s Spiritual Growth Group
Meets at 12 noon each Wednesday in Rm 101
for lunch and scripture study.
Adult Elective
“Denominational Responses to WW I”
September 27 - October 11
Cynthia & Guy Guidici
WALK TO END
Alzheimer’s
Ladies Lunch Bible Study
Meets each Wednesday at noon in Rm 107
for a “brown bag” lunch and study.
Saturday, September 26
FOUNDED IN 1854
San Gabriel Park, Georgetown
Registration: 9am, Walk: 10am
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
703 Church St. Georgetown • 512-863-3381 • fpcgeorgetown.org
http://act.alz.org/williamson15
Continued from 10B
Rentals,
Residential
Georgian
Apartments
Spacious 1 BR, quiet
complex in historic district. Pool, laundry facility,
patio/balconies. 1700 S.
Austin Ave. 930-0933
3BR/2BA spacious backyard, new laminate flooring in master. Fenced
pets w/deposit. 1704 Garden Villa Dr. 78628,
$1000 deposit, $1100/mo.
512-639-0971.
3/2/2 Large fenced yard,
trees, patio, sunroom,
beautiful neighborhood.
New paint, carpet, & tile,
fireplace, $1300. Owner
512-266-7020.
106 Willow 1/2 acre
between Hutto & Georgetown off Westinghouse
Rd. 3/2, whistle clean,
$1350/mo,
Deposit
$1000, App fee $45.
Available now, Karen Miller, Agent 512-635-5077.
Female roommate wanted for very nice furnished
studio efficiency $650
rent, must be quite, mature lifestyle, have references.
Call
512-6332133.
Are you paying more
than 8% per month property management fees?
Get the service you deserve for the right price.
25 years experience plus
I own my own rentals.
Pamela Mehl REALTOR
Western Oak Realty Scenic Realty. 512-872-5971
or propertymanager4you
@yahoo.com.
House for rent, 3BR/2BA
with fenced yard on 0.7
acres near Eastview HS.
Convenient to Texas 130.
Beautiful views. Stained
concrete floors. Photovoltaic solar array keeps
electric bills low. $1450/
month. Call 512-6352048.
Quiet country living in
Georgetown,
spacious
studio guest house in the
trees w/pool, private parking, washer/dryer hookup, storage available. Utilities/lawn care paid.
Contact:
JWTipton1@hotmail.com
Church
PUBLISHER’S NOTICE:
All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation
or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial
status or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference,
limitation or discrimination.”Familial status includes children under the
age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and
people securing custody of children under 18. This newspaper will not
knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of
the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in
this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain
of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800-669-9777. The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.
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Congratulations to our August 2015
Top Producers!
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Georgetown
Call or come visit us!
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512-818-9300
NEW!
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306 Portsmouth • SUN CITY • 189,900
Amazing Monterey Cottage!
Call Pokey at 512-818-9300
114 Plover Pass • SUN CITY • 159,000
Cute home with greenbelt views!
Call Virginia at 512-818-0988
105 Trail of Flowers • 385,000
• Sparkling Colorado!
Call Mimi at 512-825-5485
SUN CITY
Under
Contract!
314 Salado Creek • SUN CITY
Call Dale at 512-508-4422
Kelly Katsus
512-966-5341
Dale Mortensen
512-508-4422
NEW!
709 Independence Creek • 289,950
SUN CITY • Stunning Front Porch!
Call Pokey at 512-818-9300
NEW!
194 Whispering Wind • 280,000
SUN CITY • Terrific Trinity!
Call Mimi at 512-825-5485
747 Armstrong • SUN CITY • 419,950
Greenbelt Coronado!
Call Pokey at 512-818-9300
OPEN HOUSE • SUNDAY • 1-3PM
OPEN HOUSE • SUNDAY • 1-3PM
303 Summit St • SUN CITY • 425,000
Lovely Cortez with FAB Patio!
Call Cindy at 512-948-6088
Christine Durham
512-948-5589
M UST S EE !
NEW!
306 Dove Hollow • SUN CITY • 337,000
Divine DeVaca w/ oversize lot!
Call Mimi at 512-825-5485
Sherri Revier
512-769-6000
107 Kingfisher • SUN CITY • 399,000
Sparkling Estate Model Burleson!
Call Cindy at 512-948-6088
105 Copano Bay • SUN CITY • 257,900
Bright Pickett with nice view!
Call Cindy at 512-948-6088
300 Trail of Flowers • 338,500
Great and private interior lot!
Call Cindy at 512-948-6088
12B
The Sunday Sun, September 6, 2015
Checking out Seward, Alaska
Change your
smile, change
your life
F
or me, and most trip participants, this trip out of
Seward, Alaska, is the
highlight of our tour.
We board a medium-sized fishing boat about
eight in the morning and
don’t return to the dock until
after six. Our ultimate destination is the Aialik Glacier.
This is the largest glacier that
calves into Kenai Fjord and
is a place where we usually
encounter Kittlitz’s Murrelet,
one of our target birds.
This past year, we did not
get a very satisfactory look
at this species, which was
unfortunate. However, we had
a great trip. The weather was
the best I have ever encountered in my 12 trips out into
the Kenai Fjord NWR. Very
mild temperatures in the
upper 60s to low 70s, no wind
facilitating slick seas, and
bright sunshine all made for
the perfect trip and a perfect
day, and no one got seasick!
We not only observed birds
on this trip, but mammals as
well. One of the highlights of
the pelagic trip is the opportunity to view whales and
other marine mammals. We
never fail to see the sea otters
as they float about the water
napping, sometimes with
young atop their chest. They
are quickly awakened when
an orca pod approaches their
area, as they are one of the
prime food sources for orcas.
And of course we get to
view the massive humpback
whales as they feed, come
up for air, breach and then
make their sounding dive to
disappear. The humpbacks
travel between Alaska and
the Hawaiian Islands. They
breed and calve in Hawaii and
return north in the spring to
feed in the fish-rich waters
of the Gulf of Alaska. On
occasion, we find a fin whale
lurking about.
In addition, we also get
close views of the many
Steller’s sea lions that
lounge about on the rocks
associated with the many
islands out in the fjord. They
are always good for a show,
especially when a young male
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Williamson County
Giving Back
Join us for a local event benefiting
The Salvation Army
Williamson County Service Center
Featuring
Pro Football Hall of Fame Member
Bob Lilly
Thursday, October 8
Door Prizes Include:
Pirates of the Bay Fishing Trip • Weber Grill
Ruger American Rifle • Yeti Hopper
Uncle Buck’s Fish Bowl & Grill
Come early!
The first 100 people to arrive receive two tickets
to a Southwestern University football game.
Come anytime from 4:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Angus Burger Buffet
Inside Bass Pro Shop
200 Bass Pro Drive
Round Rock, TX 78665
Buy your tickets Online at SalvationArmyAustin.org
Cost-$50
GunterMD
BIRD
TAILS
Jim Hailey
makes a run at one of the
older sea lions harem.
So with our mammals out
of the way, let’s look at the
special birds we encounter.
First check out the rhinoceros
auklet. This is another of
those strange-looking birds
and reminds me of king
eider. This bird has a large
head and short neck, white
plumes extending back from
above the eye and behind the
gape (where the two parts of
the bill come together) bill is
orange and there is a yellow
“horn” at its base. They
range all the way from Baja to
Alaska and, like other pelagic
species, only come to land
to breed. I think they are an
awesome-looking bird.
Next let’s look at the redfaced cormorant. This is a
specialty of the area. In the
U.S., they are only found from
Cordova to Cook Inlet and
they extend out the entire
Aleutian chain as well as on
the islands in the Bering Sea.
This cormorant has a pale bill
and a bright red face (why it
is so named) and unless one
is careful can sometimes be
confused with the pelagic
cormorant, which also boast
some red on its face. So we
take extra precautions to get
this right in the field. Both the
pelagic and double-crested
cormorant are present out in
the Kenai as well.
Finally, the horned and tufted puffin, the birds nearly all
are eager to see on this outing.
And we do. We see thousands
of these cute birds. I’m always
amused as we approach them
sitting on the water and they
try to fly, but can’t. Most are
so full of fish they can’t get
airborne and are forced to
dive to escape our approach.
These two puffins are easily
separated when you have the
opportunity to observe them
sitting nearby or standing on
a rocky outcropping.
In flight it is also easy because the horned have a white
belly and the tufted a black
one. The horned has a twotoned bill — yellow at the base
and red at the terminus. They
also have a large white area
around the eye that contrast
sharply with their black back.
The tufted, on the other
hand, is clearly separated by
the two tufts that flow from
above the eye and hang along
the neck. One can imagine
him with a baton in hand,
leading symphony. There is an
area of white around its eye
as well and they have a less
distinctive yellowish bill with
more of an orange tip. Both
are “cute” birds and both are
found along the Pacific coast
and out the Aleutians.
In the next article, we will
continue to focus on this
pelagic trip.
Jim Hailey is the current president and field trip leader for
the Texas Ornithological Society and a birder for more
than 25 years. Direct questions
or comments to irasciblej@
gmail.com or visit irasciblej-alongthetrail.blogspot.
com.
Jim Hailey
A horned puffin.
“Voted Best Dermatologist in
2009 by Desert Living Magazine
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Dermatology
MEDICAL | SURGICAL | COSMETIC
“The Doctor’s Choice for Dermatology”™
• Specializing in diseases of the hair, skin & nails
Jeffrey Ross Gunter, MD, FAAD
Diplomate - American Board of Dermatology
• MOHS & Skin Cancer Surgery
• Chemical peels
• Cosmetic microneedling
• Skin growth, mole, birthmark, bumps & rashes
• Acne & rosacea specialist
Stephanie Bui, MSPAS, PA-C
• Sclerotherapy for spider vein treatment
Board Certified Physician Assistant
• Georgetown’s Premier
Skin Cancer Treatment Center
Co-founder of
Youthology
The Science of
younger looking skin
NEW PATIENTS ALWAYS WELCOME
Medicare • Most Major Insurance Accepted
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United HealthCare, Aetna, Multiplan & FirstCare
512-864-2419
105 Wildwood Dr., Bldg 1, Ste 113
Georgetown, TX 78633 • GunterMDderm.com
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