The Junction Eagle
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The Junction Eagle
Page 10 The Junction Eagle, Wednesday, November 5, 2008 JUNCTION POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY REPORT The Junction Police Department submits the JPD o f f e n s e / i n c i d e n t / a r re s t reports each week to keep citizens informed of calls and incidents occurring in the city. Traffic citations are not included. The release of the information is required by Texas under the provisions of the Open Records Act. Although Texas law allows the release of names and addresses included in these reports (with the exception of names of minors and victims of sexual assault), this newspaper has chosen to print the names of only those arrested. Those named in these incident reports should be presumed innocent until proven guilty. Sunday, October 26 • Officer was dispatched to the 100 block of Sawyer in reference to a trailer that was stolen by a family member. Officer spoke with the family member and advised him to return the trailer before the end of the day or charges would be filed. • Officer was dispatched to the 100 block of Nogales in reference to a report of criminal mischief. An unknown actor let the air out of three of the victim’s tires. • Officer was dispatched to the South Llano Bridge in reference to a minor accident. Driver was issued a citation for disregarding barricade. • Officer was dispatched to McDonald’s in reference to a minor accident. Both parties were issued blue forms. Monday, October 27 • Officer responded to I-10 mm 457 to assist DPS with an overturned semi-tractor trailer carrying a load of tomatoes. • Officer responded to the 700 block of S. Llano in reference to a report of an attempted burglary of a habitation. Officer spoke with home owner and took pictures of a shoe print. No property was taken from the residence. Tuesday, October 28 • Officer was dispatched to 20th St. in reference to a report of a verbal dispute between spouses. Upon arrival, both subjects denied arguing. Officer witnessed no physical injuries and went back into service. • Officer was dispatched to the 200 block of 11th St. in reference to a welfare check on a female subject. Officer spoke with subject, and she was fine. Wednesday, October 29 • Officer was dispatched to Kerr County Credit Union in reference to a report of criminal mischief. Upon arrival officer observed that a lock had been super glued by an unknown actor. Call is still under investigation. • Officer spoke with a complainant at the JPD in reference to a simple assault to her minor daughter. Call is still under investigation. ...from the Library Thursday, October 30 • Officer was dispatched to Junction Housing Authority in reference to a report of a Peeping Tom. Report taken and extra patrol will be provided. • Officer was dispatched to Volmer St. in reference to a report of loud music. Music was turned off. • Officer was dispatched to Johnny’s Exxon in reference to an alarm going off. Upon arrival, officer observed the building to be secure and went back into service. Friday, October 31 • Officer and EMS dispatched to the 100 block of NW Main in reference to a female with unknown medical problems. • Officer was dispatched to Buster’s Laundry in reference to an alarm going of. Upon arrival, the officer found the building was secure, and the officer went back into service. • Officer observed juveniles on Woodlawn and Mt. Laurel with toilet paper. Juveniles’ names were taken, and their toilet paper confiscated. Saturday, November 1 • Officer was dispatched to the 200 block of N. 14th in reference to a vehicle shot at with paint balls. Officer took pictures and report. • Officer observed juveniles on College, Bluebonnet and Hickory with toilet paper. Juveniles’ names were taken, and their toilet paper confiscated. by Sylvia Lawler Wheeeee…What a week!!! The Friends of the Library’s annual Parade, Bake Sale, and Auction is OVER for another year. This was my first experience to see the “behind the scenes” activities that it takes to put on this extravaganza of a fund raiser. This group is like a fine oiled machine, planning, organizing, wrapping, labeling, and seeing to all of the little details to make this event COLOSSUS!!! The parade was a BLAST!!! Junction Elementary had the little ones positioned at the Milky Way to wave at us. The costumes were awesome this year. Of course it helped to have the Bake Sale and Auction on Halloween. KIMBLE COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT Sheriff Mike Chapman and staff are privileged to bring you this weekly report of the happenings in Kimble County. The information is taken from calls slips, which do not always contain the outcome of the calls. Due to time limits, it is impossible to follow up on each call slip. Kimble County dispatch received 266 telephone calls and 612 radio transmissions during the week of October 25 through October 31. Sheriff’s Office Deputies were dispatched to nine calls for service. 10/25-Deputy Hull responded to I-10 eastbound in reference to a report of a reckless driver. Vehicle was located with no violations, and driver was found to be fatigued. 10/26-Deputy Brown responded to U.S. Hwy. 83 north in reference to a vehicle accident. Assistance provided. Deputy Brown responded to I-10 eastbound in reference to a report of a reckless driver. Unable to locate. 10/27-Deputy Brown responded to I-10 in reference to a report of two reckless drivers. Both vehicles were located with one arrest. Deputy Whitaker responded to Loop 481 in reference to a report of a suspicious vehicle. Vehicle was located, with no infractions. 10/29-Deputies Cantu and Leistikow responded to KC 450 in reference to an unattended death. Assistance was provided. Deputy Whitaker responded to I-10 in reference to a motorist assist. Assistance provided. Deputy Hull responded to I-10 in reference to a report of a pedestrian on the shoulder of the roadway. Unable to locate. 10/30-Deputy Suttle responded to U.S. Hwy. 377 south in reference to a report of an accident. Unable to locate. EMS was dispatched to three calls for service. 10/25-134 Durango Street, breathing difficulties. 10/29-KC 450, unattended death. 10/31-111 NW Main Street Apt. 13, ill subject. DPS troopers were dispatched to one call for service. 10/27-U.S. Hwy. 290, reckless driver, unable to locate. Kimble County Jail staff and Chief Deputy Allen Castleberry processed 14 persons through the jail on the following charges: 10/25-Deputy Brown arrested Allen G. Kruser, 40, from Hondo for public intoxication. Deputy Brown arrested Rebecca A. Heyen (Savage), 27, from Hondo for an outstanding out-of-county warrant. DPS Troopers arrested Banshee D. Lawler, 31, from Junction for driving while intoxicated 2nd offense. Deputy Brown arrested Naomi Martin, 23, from Junction for possession of a dangerous drug and two outstanding warrants. DPS Troopers arrested Zane Lynn Barton, 23, from Junction for driving while intoxicated 1st offense. JPD Officers arrested Sheldon R. Worley, 30, from Junction for public intoxication, 10/27-Deputy Brown arrested Joy S. Petite, 19, from Junction for possession of marijuana. Deputy Hagler arrested Delwin Harold Clevenger Jr., 38, from Odessa for an outstanding Federal warrant. Chief Deputy Castleberry arrested Cody Clay Childs, 26, from Redrock for theft by check. 10/28-Deputy Hull arrested Fernando Loera, 45, from El Paso for an outstanding warrant. 10/29-Deputies Leistikow and Cantu arrested John Andrew Gass Jr., 22, from Junction for violation of probation. 10/30-Deputy Hull arrested Brandon Martin Charles, 26, from Beaumont for possession of a controlled substance. 10/31-JPD Officers arrested Samson Fuston, 36, from Junction for public intoxication. Deputy Brown arrested Michael A. Brown, 46, from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for driving while intoxicated and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Everyone seemed to enjoy the parade of characters that passed in review all up and down Main Street. The Bake Sale really began on Thursday with all of the baked items converging on the library. My eyes could not believe such beautiful, actually works of art, baked goods. Friday morning, after the parade, the Friends of the Library were off with their magnificent pecan pies, gorgeous chocolate cakes, various cookies, spice tea, salsa, you name it, they had it for sale. The Bake Sale didn’t last that long because you folks were ready, and you knew what delicious items these ladies and men had to offer. So all the baked goods were purchased at an alarmingly fast pace. While the bake sale was taking place, Herman and Lily Munster and all of their cast were back at Kimble County Library conducting the auction to beat all auctions. All of the hilarity that goes on between Charles Hagood and Don Baugh as auctioneers, and the bidders, makes for a fun-filled day. WHAT A TIME WE HAD!!! Each year seems to be better than the last. It is due to you guys out there who live in this great county. You are so supportive, not just of the Kimble County Library but all of the wonderful fund raisers that the community has. If you had a part in any way in this year’s Friends of the Library’s Parade, Bake Sale and Auction…from the bottom of our hearts…THANK YOU!!! See you next year! The Kimble County Library staff brought Alice in Wonderland to life on Halloween as they dressed up as characters from the childhood favorite story for the Friends of the Library Parade. Christina Porter was dressed as Alice, Sylvia Lawler, as the Mad Hatter and Dian Side, as the Ace of Spades. JV Eagles fall to the Punchers by Coach Rob McAdams & Coach Landon Alls The Junction Eagle JV football team traveled to Mason last Thursday night and ran into a very good Puncher team. The final score was Mason 42 to the Eagles 6. The offense had a hard time moving the football most of the night, but it was not without hard effort. Danny Campbell was our leading rusher, and Brad Sandlin had his best passing performance of the year. Brad connected with Alec Menchaca two times and with Brad Wilcox three times. The Eagles only score came on a Sandlin to Wilcox pass. Our defense played hard until the end, but struggled to control the Mason offense. Dustin Schoppe and Aaron Hernandez were the leading tacklers of the game. Jacob Chapman added another solid game at defensive end. The JV football team is currently scheduled to finish up the season at home this Thursday against Sonora. We hope you can come out and cheer our Eagles to victory. Get your office supplies at The Junction Eagle 215 N. 6th St Junction, TX 446-2610 Unlimited Minutes • No Contracts • No Credit Checks • No Deposit For the first time ever, you can get a FREE Nokia phone from Right Wireless. All you have to do is visit one of our convenient locations, check out one of our unlimited cellphone rate plans and receive a fantastic Nokia phone. This offer is for new customers and new activations only. There are no contracts to sign or credit checks and you don’t even need to make a deposit. 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Lacy’s Emporium • 117 Robinson Menard Robert Lee B&N Artwear • 606 Ellis Rock Solid Communications • 803 Austin Eden Lubke Chevrolet • 302 W. Broadway Now Serving More of West Central Texas The Junction Eagle, Wednesday, November 5, 2008 DEADLINE Page 11 Classified Ads MONDAY 5:00 p.m. The Junction Eagle P.O. Box 226 Junction, TX 76849 Phone: 325-446-2610 Fax: 325-446-4025 All want ads are cash in advance except for those firms and individuals carrying regular 30-day accounts. Charges are thirty cents (30¢) per word with a $3.00 minimum. There is no discount for multiple insertions. REAL ESTATE Texas Crossword solution Candy Cargill, Broker This week’s solution Sudoku Solution FOR RENT or LEASE Cedar Hills Apartments now leasing 1 & 2 bedroom apts. 446-4560 or 446-2958. D-26-tfnc Apartments for rent. Hotel Las Lomas. 325-446-3528; 325-446L-11-tfnc 3165. Retail or office space for lease in downtown Junction. Call for info. 446-2312 or 210-296-1429 Help wanted at COOPER’S BAR-B-Q. Full/part time. Benefits, vacation, retirement. No phone calls please. Apply in person only 2423 N. Main. C-30-tfnc Haygrazer 4x5 bales. Abundantly fertilized and watered. Jay @ 325-446-3162. S-43-8c Quality HAY Coastal, Hay-grazer, Bluestem, Round or square Can deliver Tony Ramirez (210) 912-4859 cell (210) 319-0991 truck (325) 446-3774 nights R-28-TFNC Reginald Stapper Farm & Ranch Management Consulting Custom farming, Irrigation, Pecans, Hay, & Grazing management 830-683-7322 cell Help wanted. Full time and part time positions available. Apply in person at 2345 Main. EOE D-26-tfnc Rowe’s Chevron needs help all positions. Apply in person at R-21-tfnc 2415 N. Main. Junction Motel 6 front desk help needed. Apply in person. 200 I10 West. 325-446-3572. M-42-3c Help wanted:Clerks, fulltime/part-time, all shifts Wild hogs. Are they a problem? You trap ‘em, we buy ‘em. Buyer for Frontier Meats. Donop Ranch, 325-347-6141. D-38-eow-tfnc Mason. 49 ac. +/- near Ft. McKavett. Hunters cabin, electricity, telephone, fenced. $100k. 210-4145528 or 325-396-2304. LREA S-41-4c WORK WANTED Freddy Carlile Fencing. All types of fencing, barns & carports, cedar clearing, tree pruning & tree removal. 325-4464582 or 325-446-3468. F-37-10p Go Eagles! Swat the Menard Yellowjackets, hard! REAL HARD!!! THORNTON RANCH SALES 1501 Isaac Creek Circle New Braunfels, TX 78132 Phone: 210 656-1955 E-mail: [email protected] WANTED: Kimble Country Ranch listings on any and all types of land. T-11-tfnc CONTRACT NOTICE NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS OF PROPOSED TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (TxDOT) CONTRACTS Sealed proposals for contracts listed below will be received by TxDOT until the date(s) shown below, and then publicly read. CONSTRUCTION/MAINTENANCE/BUILDING FACILITIES CONTRACT (S) Dist/Div: San Angelo Contract 6187-99-001 for FULL WIDTH MOWING in Kimble County, etc. will be received on November 19, 2008, at 1:30 a.m. and opened on November 19, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. at the District Office for an estimate of $66,770. Plans and specifications are available for inspection, along with bidding proposals, and applications for the TxDOT Prequalified Contractor’s list, at the applicable State and /or Dist/Div Offices listed below. If applicable, bidders must submit prequalification information to TxDOT at least 10 days prior to the bid date to be eligible to bid on a project. Prequalification materials may be requested from the State Office listed below. Plans for the above contract(s) are available from TxDOT’s website at www.txdot.gov and from reproduction companies at the expense of the contractor. NPO: 28024 State Office ---------------Constr./Maint. Division 200 E. Riverside Dr. Austin, Texas 78704 Phone: 512-416-2540 Dist/Div Office(s) ----------------------San Angelo District District Engineer 4502 Knickerbocker Rd San Angelo, Texas 76904 Phone: 325-944-1501 Minimum wage rates are set out in bidding documents and the rates will be part of the contract. TxDOT ensures that bidders will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, sex, or national origin. Manufactured Homes Special Government Program, NO MONEY OUT OF YOUR POCKET! On a new home if you own land or family will give you land. BAD CREDIT OK. 1L-26-tfnc 888-697-7690. Repo’d double wide w/land in Junction. Make up 3 back payments & move in. RBI 35624. C-39-tfnc 800-210-9331. 341 Junction Hwy. Kerrville, TX 78028 (830) 896-1122 www.mccollom.com Mike Chapman Sheriff of Kimble County, Texas W-51-tfc Beautiful views, gently rolling, good hunting, close to town & hardwoods Owner Finance Terms 10% down, 6% interest, 5 year balloon, 20 year amortization Call today! Apply in person 8-2 daily Case No. 08-084 Date: 10-15-08 On the 15th day of October, 2008, I impounded the following estray: Kind of Animal: Cattle Breed: Angus Color: Black Sex: Male Age: 3-4 Size: 1700 lbs. Brand, Marks, Identifying Characteristics: Yellow ear tag, right ear #420/655/0853 and, on the 15th day of October, 2008, I filed a Notice of Estray in the Estray Book of Kimble County, Texas. I have made a diligent search of the register of recorded brands in Kimble County, Texas, for the owner of said estray, but the search did not reveal the owner. Notice is hereby given that, if the ownership of said estray is not determined by the 11th day of November, 2008, said estray will be sold at public auction/sheriff’s sale at Junction Stockyard. WITNESS my hand this 23rd day of October, 2008. Tree Shear - No job too big or too small 325-446-2152 210-355-0381 cell We move & set up mobile homes. Also do re-levels. Licensed, bonded & insured. 830-367-3194. E-mail [email protected]. I#004474. Superior S-36-8p Mobile Home Movers. JOHN McCOLLOM & ASSOCIATES J-26-tfnc Waites Brush Clearing EASY TO OWN RANCHES JUNCTION, TEXAS 50 – 500 ACRES Drug free workplace NOTICE OF IMPOUNDMENT OF ESTRAY K-42-2c 960 ACRES: On Main Llano River 15 miles northeast of Junction. Almost 1 mile of choice river frontage. Excellent tree cover. High fenced. Paved road frontage. Trophy white-tail deer, turkey, quail & fabulous fishing. 95 ACRES: On Main Llano River 2 miles northeast of Junction. Five-yr.-old five bedroom, 3 bath rock & cypress house. Paved road access, nice pecan bottom, excellent water well. Gamey. Easy river access. Convey all minerals owned. 70.13 ACRES: On South Llano River near the state park. 1,650 ft. of choice LD river frontage, hwy. 377 3 cabins, giant pecan and oak trees, minerOfrontage, S als & water rights included. 3.73 ACRES: On South Llano River near the state park. 3 bedroom, 2 bath cedar & rock house with large deck overlooking the river plus a small guest house with deck, both recently remodeled. Superb kayaking, boating, tubing, swimming & fishing. Will sell with or without furnishings. Beaux Cook, Agent (210) 387-9949 PUBLIC AUCTION S-47-tfnc BRUSH CLEARING See Price, Terms, Details, Snapshots & Maps At: T-42-2c Horses For Sale Weanlings, yearlings and older. Tony Ramirez cell 210-912-4859 or R-14-tfnc home 325-446-3774. S-19-tfnc www.thorntonranchsales.com Johnny’s Exxon Wanted: Grazing land for cattle. Will pay by acre or by head/month. Call Ward 210W-37-tfnc 215-7790. No. 548 - AF & AM Slated Meeting 8:00 p.m. 1st Thursday Each Month Kelly Simon, WM Ilee Simon, Secretary FOUR KIMBLE COUNTY RIVER RANCHES H-37-tfnc NEW MEXICO ALFALFA, small square and one ton bales. Also square bales sudan and coastal hay. Can deliver. 325-446-3577 or 830C-30-tfc 370-4425. Monday Nights, 7:00 p.m. Trinity Episcopal Parish Hall Kenneth Waites, Agent 210-355-0381 [email protected] www.hcrealestate.com Cook needed for hunting season. Please call and leave message. 713-680-0011. C-42-4c RANCH & FARM AL-ANON Meetings Stephens Ranch Real Estate 1-800-510-9951 830-833-4591 830-833-4592 fax HELP WANTED Wanted-A few good caregivers to provide services for our clients in their homes. Dependable transportation a must, bilingual a plus. Please call 1-800-669-2291 or 325-676-2281. O-5-TFNC MUST SEE 210 W. Redbud 1 1/2 lots, fully remodeled, 3/2 CH&A, fireplace, huge pecans trees. Don't miss this one, $125,000 Hill Country Real Estate The Mills Ranch, apx. 234 acres just outside of Junction on both sides of County Road 311. Large hills with caves and rock outcroppings make way for fantastic views in all directions. Three tanks, new fencing, seasonal creek, windmill, cabin and ranch equipment complete the package. Currently under a wildlife maintenance plan. Call and make an appointment for a showing…..$695,000.00 (Gillespie MLS#58049) Priced below county appraisal! H-31-tfnc WEEKLY MEETINGS Greene Realty (830) 683-4203 J-5-tfnc Kimble County: For sale: beautiful home near Junction with Llano River frontage. Home is in immaculate condition, one owner. Picturesque setting with gorgeous trees, stone courtyard. All of this on approx. 11 acres. Home is stucco, 3 bed/2 bath. This is a MUST SEE! Call Greene Realty to schedule your private viewing today! For additional info on this and other properties go to www.greene-realty.com Sherron Properties, Broker MIKE DAIL REAL ESTATE G-21-tfnc Box 1094, Mason, Tx 76856 • 325-347-0038 • Fax: 325-347-9038 Email:[email protected] Web:www.mikedail.com 46 ac: 16 NE Mason, 2 irri. wells, lrg. pond, roping arena. $425K. 79 ac: 18 NE Mason: Beautiful oaks w/views; new well, game. $3,600/ac. 100 ac: SE Menard: Oak, wells, game, 6% down, owner finance. $2,895/ac. 110 ac: 28 S Mason on ROWeasement, L.O. & brush, views, abun. game. $3,250/ac. 121 ac: NE Mason: 1/2 timbered, unequipped irri. well, game, tank. $3,295/ac. 124 ac: NE Mason on CR: 30 gpm well, oaks, minerals, game. $3,600/ac. 162 ac: N. Eden: Improved grass, game, tank, Duck Crk, minerals. $1,500/ac. 199.7 ac: NE Eden, mesquite/brush, lots of game, tank & comm. water. $1,350/ac. 293 ac: Menard: Oak, wells, game, owner finance, 6% down. $2,895/ac. 300 ac: NE Mason CR frontage: live oak, 3 wells, all minerals. $2,950/ac. 732 ac: NW Eden: Tanks, water meter, mesq/brush, abund. game. $1,450/ac. 1033 ac: SE Eden: Exotic game ranch, well watered, minerals. $1,895/ac. A Private Property Rights Advocate. Contact Us To SELL or PURCHASE Your Next Property D-2-TFNC “ I love reading The Junction Eagle! It’s Grrrrrreat! ” AA no Pmts till 2009 Owner Finance Land/home $250. dep. Terms neg. (830) 9812430 limited time only. Call C-40-4c Now! 35920 AAA $7500 tax credit SSI/Social Security $1400 net. We can put you in a new home with no payments until 2009. (830) 981-2432 limied offer Must call C-40-4c today! 35920 Es usted dueno de su terreno? Necesita Casa; electricidad, agua, y grenaje? 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King mattress with box springs, new-$295 set. Bunk beds w/new mattresses-$385 complete. Furniture also. 830-2574267. M-tfc VEHICLES FOR SALE Get your own subscription SUBSCRIPTIONS IN ADVANCE FOR 1 YEAR: Kimble & adjoining counties ...................................$20.00 Elsewhere in Texas ..................................................$23.00 Out of State ..............................................................$25.00 Fill out the form below and mail with your payment to: The Junction Eagle P.O. Box 226 Junction, Texas 76849 J-43-1XXX Rascal Elite Scooter. Brand new $5,000 scooter. Four wheel, headlights, taillights, turn signals, horn clock, power lift seat and more. To see call 446-2481 or 446-5618. $2,000 buys. M-43-1p GARAGE SALE DON’T MISS THIS garage sale. Cheryl, Darla, and Paige. 201 Emory. Nov. 7 & 8, 8 a.m. S-43-1c until ? Page 12 The Junction Eagle, Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Classifieds! Real Estate Gorgeous home sites with quality restrictions located 3.5 miles from Junction with beautiful views of the surrounding hills and creek.* 3.094 Acres – $47,500. 3.181 Acres – $49,500. 3.491 Acres – $54,500. CONTRACT 3.897 Acres – $59,500. CONTRACT 4.722 Acres – Creek frontage and views! $79,500. 4+ Acres–Tree covered home site with expansive views, highway frontage, fully fenced, electrical, and only 1.5 miles from town. $49,500* 5.836 Acres–Both sides of crystal clear Cedar Creek with a dramatic rock bluff, beautifulCONTRACT trees, and great fishing. Build your cabin or dream home overlooking the creek so close that you can hear the running water! $150,000* 7.404 Acres–One of a kind creek tract with approx. 650 feet on both sides of Cedar CONTRACT Creek. Private water with unique rock dam. Many large hardwood trees and a beautiful building site. $250,000* 9.46 Acres–South Llano River with beautiful pecan trees and cozy 2BR/1BA cabin, workshop, close to town, a must see. $375,000 9.957 Acres–Main Llano River, scattered large live oak and pecan trees. $210,000.* 9.998 Acres – 360+ ft. of Main Llano River frontage, newly remodeled 2750+/-sf 4Br/2.5Ba, CH/A, large covered patio under huge oak trees, workshop, beautiful pecan tree shaded river view. $425,000.* 14.85 Acres – North Llano River with older 3Br/2Ba rock home, carport, and barn. Large pecan and oak trees with city utilities. $300,000. 19.841 Acres–Main Llano River with large live oak and pecan trees and grassy fields with over 665 ft. of river. $395,000.* 28.113 Acres–Main Llano River. Great showplace with over 985 ft. of river with large grassy fields and scattered pecan and oak trees. A new water well, underground electricity, fencing and entrance. $545,000* 60+/- Acres with 1,000+/- ft. of creek frontage for swimming and enjoyment, large Pecan trees, charming old rock cabin, equipment shed, oak and cedar covered hills & canyon provide excellent hunting, electricity & water on site, less than 10 minutes from Junction. $625,000.* 67.04 Acres – Excellent hunting ranch surrounded by large ranches, abundant axis, whitetail, hogs, turkey, 2 blinds & feeders. $199,500.* 150+/- Acres–Sutton County, hunting ranch surrounded by large CONTRACT neighbors with paved county road frontage and minerals. $1,850/acre. 393.70+/- Acres – Great hunting ranch with large neighbors. Nice remodeled cabin including furniture, 6 blinds and 6 feeders, and recent cedar clearing. $2,650/acre. Houses 109 South 4th – 3BR/2BA, CHA, nicely updated inside priced to sell. $85,000 306 West St. – 4Br/3Ba with CHA, recent remodel, new outside paint, great neighborhood, nice house. Reduced to $120,000. 201 West Cedar–3BR/2BAbrick home, nicely updated with large game room in great neighborhood. $112,500 Commercial 1802 Main St. – Office sites for sale. $25,000- $75,000* 11.44 Acres - Junction Stock Yards – Large building, city water, and great frontage on Hwy 83 North. $395,000 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Home: 325-446-8680 Email: [email protected] * Owner/Broker T-8-TFNC Junction Ranch Real Estate 1100-B Main Street Junction, Texas 76849 (325) 446-3811 www.junctionranchrealestate.com 491.34 Acres-Hwy. frontage, new cabin, new well. Liveoak and mesquite country, very little cedar. Good network of roadsentire ranch is accessible by two-wheel drive vehicle. Great hunting for native game and axis deer. 489 Acres-North Llano River frontage, has 2-year-around springs, & 2 houses. 117.26 Acres-Easy access, electricity, heavily wooded with liveoaks and cedar. Loads of game. Axis, Blackbuck, whitetail, turkey, and hogs. Owner financing is available. 108.03 Acres-Llano River frontage, easy access to river. Water well, building sites with views. Great hunting & fishing. 10 minutes from town. 45+/- ac. farmland, 1 well & 2 earthen tanks. Great for bird hunters or watchers. 44.97 Acres-County road frontage. Travel trailer, electricity, fenced. Great hunting. COMMERCIAL 5+/- ac. - great investment–located 83 & I-10. $2,300,000 1908 Main. Great location. Almost one acre. REDUCED to $80,000. 1008 Main-Great location. $65,500 HOUSES 804 Hackberry - 2 BR/1 BA., Just remolded, very cute. $67,500. 310 S. 9th St. - 3 or 4 bedroom, 1 bath, living/dining combo, large country kitchen. Needs a family/handyman. Quiet neighborhood. $43,000. 210 N. 19th - 3 BR/2 BA, living room with fireplace, 2 car garage, patio, fenced yard. Great neighborhood. $98,500. 115 Mesquite - Nice 3 BR/2 BA home on 2 lots. Large master bedroom, patio, carport, storage bldg. Quiet neighborhood. $87,500. 410 Cenizo - 3 BR/2 BA, 3 lots, large den, carport, workshop & RV carport. Reduced to $155,000. 2 lots - Bluebonnet. Last of the lots. $17,000. 420 S. 16th - 3 BR/1BA, double carport, nice work shop. 301 S. Llano-Cozy country home 2/1. $79,500. Owner/agent. 79 Acres with about 1400 ft. of San Saba River frontage. 45+/- ac. farmland, 1 well & 2 earthen tanks. Great for bird hunters or watchers. Mary Murr, Broker..................................325-446-3150 Mary Ruth Williams, Asso. broker..........325-446-2539 Pam Bannowsky....................................... .325-446-4098 L.R. Castleberry........................................325-475-2028 J-31-tfc S u e L e w i s G i p s o n , B ro k e r 8 3 0 - 7 3 9 - 6 9 9 2 ; 3 2 5 - 4 4 6 - 2 4 4 3 ; 8 3 0 - 8 9 6 - 4 1 0 6 www.gipsonrealestateservices.com 50 acres, frontage on Hwy 479, surrounded by large ranches, scenic tract for building site. $6,500/acre. 234 S. 16th 3/2 fireplace, shop, large privacy fenced back yard. $96,500. PRICE REDUCED. 220 acres, hwy frontage, Llano River frontage. Can be divided. Beautiful building sites. 248 +/- ac., mobile home, blinds, feeders, pond, native and exotic game, Edwards County. $3150/ac. 280 acres, Menard County, cultivated land with San Saba River frontage, pecan bottom, irrigation rights. 633.21 ac. Kerr/Real Co. Hwy frontage, abundant wildlife, wells, house & more. Plumley Realty Sammy Plumley, Broker 325/446-2830 2119 N. Main - Junction, Texas www.plumleyrealty.com Acreage 2.7 ac. Rock home, basement with fireplace, storage bldg., carport, close to town with paved frontage. $75,000. 5 ac. Johnson Fork Creek frontage, 1 Br., 1 Ba. cedar cabin, large pecan trees, paved frontage, lots of wildlife. $195,000. 7.5 ac. 2 br., 2 ba. house, fireplace, new CH/A, shaded fenced yard w/patio, 2 br., 2 ba., bunk house, new 40’X120” metal barn, field. $275,000. 8 ac., beautiful view overlooking Junction, accessed from Jo Lynn Street. $50,000 9.19 ac. 1Br., 1Ba, large front & back porch, cedar frame, fireplace, study & loft, 1 Br., 1 Ba., bunk house, 1 submersible well, 1 windmill, paved access. $192,500. 9.31 ac. 3 br., 2 ba., split level house, covered redwood deck, great views, Llano River access, work shop. $194,000. 10 ac. 3 br., 2 ba. mobile, S. Llano River frontage, 30 x 60 building, close to town. $300,000. 14.82 ac. N. Llano River, county road access, good fishing and swimming hole, electricity. $178,200. 23 ac. S. Llano River frontage, close to town, easy beach access for swimming and fishing, water well, nice building site w/view of surrounding hills, large pecan trees. $650,000. 230 ac. N.E. Kimble county, springs, water well w/windmill, nice live oak cover, mixed hardwoods in draws, good hunting, private, spectacular views, cabin, possible divide. SUTTON COUNTY 15 ac. - Sutton County, lots of N. Llano River frontage, large body of water flows into shallow rapids, nice building site overlooking river, lots of wildlife. $225,000. 40 ac. Sutton Co. Paved frontage, good water well, electricity, deer & turkey. $112,000. 281 ac. - live oak terrain, good hunting, nice views with good building sites, private setting, whitetail, turkey and axis deer. $1,625 per acre. 276 ac. - beautiful entrance area with large live oaks, mesas with beautiful views, very little cedar, lots of wildlife, good building sites. $462,300. 357 ac. - wet weather draw meanders thru property that would make a good place for stock tank, windmill, working pens, good hunting, loaded with live oaks, protein feeder pens. $1,695 per acre. 385 ac. - loaded with live oaks, nice draw meanders thru property, good views, joins larger ranches, good hunting (whitetail, rio grande turkey, axis). $1,645 per acre. 553 ac. - Sutton County, nice live oak terrain, good water well, building site w/view, good access, excellent hunting. $1,550 per acre. 812 ac. - rolling live oak terrain, nice views, good hunting, stock tank, good grass cover, thick cover in place to make good wildlife habitat, private. $1,595 per acre. 878 ac. - 2 Br./1 Ba., large living area, concrete stained floors, fireplace, new construction, water well w/submersible, high fence on 2 sides, stock tank, live oaks with mixed brush, field, good soil and grass, excellent hunting, working pens. $1,695 per acre. 918 ac. - 4 Br./2Ba. house, 2 water wells, paved country road frontage, abundant wildlife, turnkey property. $1,735 per acre. 2950 ac. - excellent hunting, rolling live oak terrain, good road systems, lodge, 2 sides high fence, 2 stock tanks, 5 water wells, good cross fences, working pens. Houses 226 S. 16th - 3/2 house, good location near school, fenced backyard, CH/A. $59,500 109 Martin Dr. - 3 Br., 1 Ba., brick home w/carport, large fenced backyard, nice trees. $70,000. 218 N. 15th - 3 Br., 2 Ba., hardwood floors, nice yard, 2 car carport, large den. $70,000. 214 Substation Lane - 3 Br., 2 Ba., on approx. 4 acres, 2 additional houses, make good rental property. $130,000. 100 Hodges St. Vacant lot. $8,500. 609 Elm - 3 Br., CH/A, 1 Ba., large metal carport, nice yard with CONTRACT large pecan trees. $65,000 2505 College - 4 br., 3 1/2 ba., hand hewn native stone, CH/A, nice landscape, birding paradise, private covered patio, large den w/rock fireplace, 2 car garage, sprinkler system. 301 Cenizo - 2 Br/2Ba., corner lot, large living area, den w/wood burning stove, screened in porch, computer room, large carport. $99,500. Corner of 14th and Sawyer, approx. 2 lots, electricity, possibly divide, CONTRACT nice trees. $22,500 Commercial 2+ ac.-I-10 @ 457 Exit-High visibility area with good access off I-10 each direction. Great potential. $200,000. 115 N. 8th commercial building, good office space, storage space. $75,000. Cody Plumley, broker.............................................325/446-2324 Misty Plumley, agent.............................................325/446-2324 P-27-tfc Carter Plumley, agent...........................................830/591-2084 BIERSCHWALE LAND CO. P.O. Box 154 Junction, Texas 76849 325-446-2763 Or 432-631-0589 Paul Bierschwale, Broker® Scott Phillips® www.bierschwalelandco.com Convenience Store, gas, groceries, restaurant and feed. Great location. Harper, Texas. 2 ac. - Intersection of IH-10 & 2169. 5 ac. - One mile west of Junction between 1674 & I-10. 6 +/- ac. - Executive home/hunting & tennis court. Three, 9.5 to 16 ac. river tracts, North Llano. Only three tracts left -119 to 135 ac. - 7 miles N.E. Hwy 377 and 1.9 miles on County Rd. 372. 10 ac. - 3/2 modular, near Harper, fenced & water well. 40 ac. - 1100 sq. ft. cabin, AC/H, great hunting. $215,000. 50.3 ac. near town, windmill & water well. 60 ac. w/travel trailer. Off Loop 479. 158 ac. w/well and solar panel. Segovia area. 204.45 ac. - 6 hunting blinds w/feeders, 30x40 metal building, 2 mobile homes, water, septic. $2750 ac. 212 ac.-Live water ranch, new 3/2 steel frame home. Great hunting. Tremendous views. Must see. 370 ac. Near Junction. Hwy frontage. Will divide. Inventories are low & we need all types of listings Rance Roberts Roxie Thomas Jake Jacob G-27-tfnC 830-329-1496 972-742-7241 830-459-2712 Member MLS-Gillespie County Board of REALTORS® Call for other properties not listed here. R.D. Kothmann Real Estate Serving the Hill Country since the 40’s. 1701 Main - Junction - 325/446-3013 www.kothmannrealestate.com RANCHES/ACREAGE KIMBLE COUNTY 5.21 acres – Main Llano River frontage, large trees, excellent bank, some restrictions, priced to sell. $160,000. 9.45 acres – South Llano River frontage, main house, 2 cabins, workshop w/storage shed, quonset hut storage shed, large trees, good water. 17.61 acres - Llano River frontage, small cabin, well w/pump, water views, good location, some restrictions. #350,000. 20 acres - North Llano River frontage near Junction, hwy frontage, possible owner financing. Reduced to $99,000 20 acres - London area, nice metal barn w/cement floor, views. $60,000 22.253 acres - South Llano River frontage, 4/2 rock & stucco home w/high deck overlooking water, 2 fireplaces, unattached garage, small pecan orchard, water rights. 28.45 acres - remote fenced place w/new cabin, bunkhouse w/fireplace, large barn, 2 storage sheds. $150,000. 40 acres - Well, electricity, good tree cover, some restrictions. $88,000. 42.44 acres - North Llano River frontage, fences, highway frontage. 47.41 acres - fenced w/well, 2002 mobile home w/all furnishings, metal shed, priced to sell. $189,000. 48 acres - good hunting w/whitetail, exotics, dove, turkey; game feeders, stands, food plots; some restrictions. $170,000. 50 acres - live oak country, good hunting, hilltop views. $300,000. 72 +/- acres - South Llano River frontage, large 4/4.5 brick home w/fireplace and big enclosed porch, 3/2.5 brick second house, storage bldg. w/workers’ quarters, large pecan bottom. 100.27 acres - beautiful rock home w/CH&A overlooking Blue Mountains, 50x100 new barn, red sandy soil, abundant game, good horse property. 246 acres - South Llano River, approx. 2800 ft. of frontage, 2 wells, fields and hills. Owner/agent. 290 acres - live oak country, barn, fenced, hwy. frontage, minerals. $1,750/acre. 387+/- acres - east of Junction, spring w/small dam, well, hills & draws, large trees, good hunting. 396.84 acres - springs, hilltop views, good cover, best of hunting, modest rock house w/tank from spring water. 667+/- - one-of-a-kind, hills overlooking Junction and confluence of North and South Llano Rivers, breathtaking views, has commercial corner. 793.09 acres - North Llano River frontage, new fence, views, 2 wells, good whitetail & axis, limited cedar, possible owner financing. 961+/- acres - Main Llano River frontage, water rights, great improvements with houses, barns, pens; spectacular views. Price reduced to $3,590/acre. 2800+/- acres - 3 miles of both sides of Bear Creek, large springs, two concrete dams, 1800 acres under high fence, 3-story restored rock mansion, foreman’s house, barns, sheds, abundant deer, turkey and fish. $4,400/acre Price reduced to $3,950/acre. SUTTON COUNTY CONTRACT SOLD 400+/- acres – rolling hills, beautiful views, good roads, excellent hunting. $1,350/acre 1,000+/- acres - well, older house, barns, pens, fences, excellent hunting. $1,350/acre 9500+/- acres – Ft. McKavett area, hwy. frontage, good roads and fences, live oak country, modest improvements, good hunting, minerals, will divide. $1,650/acre MENARD COUNTY 42.52 acres - small cabin, motor home w/rebuilt motor and transmission, 2 deer blinds, live oaks, good roads, electricity, some restrictions. $85,040. 67.68 acres - small cabin, 4 feeders, well, good hunting, some restrictions. $2,250/acre KERR COUNTY 50.8 acres–nice 3/3 home w/loft, fireplace, CH&A, porch, deck, all furniture goes, well w/large storage tank & well house, exotics, gated community, exclusive, part of Dominion, originally part of Y.O. CONTRACT COMMERCIAL 514 Pecan - 2 story apt. complex with two 1/1 apts. w/CH&A, great location w/big trees. $75,000. 1.63 acres - Inside city limits, Lot on Hwy. 377 S. near Main St. Priced to sell at $60,000. 2005 N. Main - large lot w/nice building, plenty of parking, good location. $175,000. Corner of Hwy. 377 S. and Main St. at light, best of locations. LOTS Two adjoining lots on Mt. Laurel, good location. $16,000 each HOUSES 306 S. 16th - 3/1 home w/CH&A, Metco roof, gazebo in yard. $69,000. price reduced. Reduced to $59,000. 104 Emory–2/1 house w/CH&A, porches, enclosed garage, 2 lots, nice landscaping. Reduced to $67,900. $62,700. 304 Oak St. - 3/1.5 home w/views of Lake Junction on S. Llano River, attached 2-car garage w/large workshop and storage room, 2-space RV carport, 8-ft. privacy fence around landscaped back yard w/covered deck, fishpond w/stone waterfall, oak & pecan trees, 2 lots. Reduced to $205,000. 315 West St.-3/2 brick home w/metal roof, new CH/CA, fireplace (insert), carpet & tile, unattached garage, unattached apartment, sprinkler system, large privacy fence on 2 sides, secluded area on outskirts of Junction. $120,000. CONTRACT Greer Kothmann, Broker.....................................446-3241 Kelly Kothmann....................................................446-3280 K-17-TFNC W. L. Taff...............................................................475-2155 Hill Country Real Estate, LLC. Ward Bolt Whitworth - Broker New Listing 2621 ac. ranch. 40 min. SW of Junction. New Listing 730 ac. ranch. Kerr Co. 220 ac. Main Llano River 137 ac. Main Llano River. New listing. 112 ac. Llano River and hwy frontage, bluff with views. Premium office space for rent. 702 College 325-446-8790 Office www.hillcountryrealestatellc.com What’s read all over the world? The Junction Eagle W-36-tfnc Trey Sullivan Real Estate Trey Sullivan, Broker 1802 Main St. – Junction, TX 325-446-3725 325-446-6060 WWW.TREYSULLIVAN.COM Texas Tales by Mike Cox Except for the occasional thunder-like sound of a jet taking off or landing at Austin’s Bergstrom International Airport, the small cemetery could be out in the middle of nowhere. But while the familyowned burial ground appears isolated – the only way in is a narrow, one-lane road bordered with barbed wire fences – the Hornsby Bend Cemetery is entrapped by the modern urban sprawl of Travis County. It’s still out in the country in comparison with other parts of metropolitan Austin, but less and less so every year. The oldest cemetery in the county, laid out so long ago its size is recorded in land records by the antiquated Mexican measurement of varas (200 by 300), the graveyard is the final resting place for many members of one Texas’ pioneer families, the Hornsbys. Among the graves are those of 15 former Texas Rangers. The cemetery also has monuments honoring four other rangers who, while not buried there, are part of the Hornsby clan. In a way, all the graves trace to Reuben Hornsby Sr. and his wife Sarah Morrison Hornsby, who on Oct. 16, 1832 received the first Mexican land grant approved for Travis County. (Texas did not have counties back then, but eventually the area became part of Bastrop County, and later Travis.) Originally from Mississippi, the couple came to Texas in 1830. They lived briefly at Matagorda and then in Bastrop, with Hornsby helping empresario Stephen F. Austin survey the land in the upper portion of his colony. That’s when Hornsby first saw a piece of land along the Colorado River he reckoned would suit him “just fine.” In July 1832, the Hornsby family settled in a bend of the river nine miles downstream from future Austin. Three months later they received a grant of a league and a labor of land, totaling Letters to the Editor The Junction Eagle, Wednesday, November 5, 2008 4,604.1 acres. While the area became known as Hornsby’s Bend, the wellfortified Hornsby cabin was called Hornsby Station. The elder Hornsby not only served as a ranger and later as a volunteer soldier in the Texas Revolution, he planted the first corn ever sown in Travis County, sat on the county’s first jury, helped lay out the county’s earliest roads, assisted in the surveying of Austin when it became capital of the Texas republic in 1839 and fathered the first Anglo child born in the county. Ranger graves in the cemetery include: • The family patriarch, Reuben Hornsby Sr. • Malcolm McLaurin Hornsby • William Watts Hornsby • Reuben Hornsby, Jr. • Josephus Hornsby • Emory Hornsby • Malcolm Morrison Hornsby • Daniel Hornsby • Tom Platt • Jacob “Jake” Platt • Samuel Malcolm Platt • Walter Mikle Robertson Three rangers not a part of the Hornsby family also are buried there: • Howell Hargett • John Williams • William Atkinson The Hornsby rangers not buried in the cemetery, but with commemorative markers in the cemetery, include: • John William Hornsby (Oakwood Cemetery, Austin) • Moses Smith Hornsby (killed in action in Williamson County and buried at the scene) • Radcliff Platt, Jr. (Oakwood Cemetery, Austin) • John Radcliff Platt (Gila, Arizona) In ceremonies on October 25, the Former Texas Ranger Association placed sturdy metal Ranger markers (crosses bearing a symbolic Ranger badge) on the 19 graves or monuments. “When you put on the Ranger badge, you remember those who came before you,” FTRA President Joe Davis said at the dedication. “And when somebody dies, after the last song is sung and prayer is said, the only thing left you can do for them is keep their memory alive.” With its 15 rangers, the Hornsby Bend Cemetery has the third most ranger burials of any cemetery in Texas. The largest number of ranger graves is in the Center Point Cemetery in Kerr County. Thirty-two men who served as rangers lie in that cemetery. Coming in second is the Texas State Cemetery in Austin, which has 19 ranger graves. So far, the FTRA has placed ranger crosses on more than 400 graves. Most of the markers are on graves in Texas, but some have been put up in other states. How many men have been rangers? No one has ever done a precise count, but in 1982, genealogist Frances Ingmire compiled the names of more than 10,000 men who served from the 1820s to 1900. Another 1,500 to 2,000 men (and now women) have worn Ranger badges in the 20th and 21st centuries, including 134 current rangers. The Hornsby familymaintained Web site www.hornsbybend.com features an excerpt from a 1921 Dallas Morning News article about the Hornsby Bend written by Edward Dealey, son of the newspaper’s founder: "There is a peculiar fitness that here in a lonely spot among the mesquite trees, within calling distance of the spot where once stood the first house in Travis county, are buried together all the dead members of the Hornsby family. In their lives, amid these very scenes, they did much to make Texas history and pave the way for those who followed in the more secure paths of civilization. It is meant that they should lie here in perpetuity, the little forest of their headstone serving as a lasting memorial, not only to their own bones, but to the vivid scenes and stirring times in which they took so large a part." Hard to come up with a better joint epitaph for a cemetery than that. My name is Ryan Dechert (pictured on far left); I am the son of Mike and Debby Dechert and the grandson of Doris Nelson and the late Karl Nelson as well as the late Elroy and Billie Dechert. I’m a 2004 graduate of Junction High School, and I currently attend the University of Texas of the Permian Basin in Odessa, for my undergraduate in Business Administration. On October 4, 2008, President George W. Bush made a trip to Midland, and the Young Republicans at UTPB were asked by Congressman Mike Conaway and Texas House Representative Speaker Tom Craddick to assist with the Presidential visit. Part of our group worked in the Conaway residence as ticket takers and food servers, and the other part of the group was asked to drive in the President's motorcade. Amazingly, with my somewhat bad driving record, the Secret Service asked me to be a member of the motorcade, and I gladly accepted. I drove the White House Press from the Midland International Airport to the Conway home in Midland, then to President Bush’s childhood home, also in Midland and back to the airport. It was a really amazing experience. I didn’t get to meet President Bush or the First Lady, but I did see them as they deboarded and boarded Air Force One. I am cheerleader for football and men's basketball at Duke University. I went to high school in Menard, and I now live in Junction. I was recently chosen to compete More Classifieds! Real Estate RANCHES 50 Acres 10 minutes northeast of Junction, nice views, good bottom land, building sites. Whitetail OLD Deer, wild turkeys, dove,Sand wild hogs. $2,250 per acre 50 Acres 10 minutes northeast of Junction, nice views, good bottom land, building sites and Gentry Creek. Whitetail Deer, wild turkeys, dove, and wild hogs. $2,500 per acre 52 Acres 46 miles NW of Kerrville. 3-2 home on top of hill with super views of the Texas Hill Country. Barn, garden, good access one mile off Hwy. 479. Fenced and cross-fenced. Nice Hill Country property. $335,000. Call Barry McCollom 830-896-1122; [email protected]; www.mccollom.com/2940.htm. 63 Acres 10 minutes northeast of Junction,D views, good bottom land, building sites. Whitetail L niceper SO$2,500 Deer, wild turkeys, dove, and wild hogs. acre 90 Acres Minutes to Junction, own your own hill. Views, native wildlife, unique ranch. $2,250 per acre 173 Acres 10 minutes northeast of Junction, nice views, good bottom land, building sites. Whitetail Deer, wild turkeys, dove, and wild hogs. $2,000 per acre 233 Acres Ready to go, Cabin, Windmill, small tank, and new fence. Just minutes to Junction, and frontage on County road 311. $2,900 per acre 260 Acres 10 Minutes northeast of Junction, nice views, good bottom land, building sites, hill tops, and Hardwoods. Whitetail Deer, wild turkeys, dove, and wild hogs. $2,000 per acre 631 Acres Views of Tea Cup Mountain and the Llano River Valley, Native wildlife, hardwoods, well, and a nice mix of Hill tops and valleys. $2,000 per acre 742 Acres 5 miles north of Junction. Gentle rolling pastures with some high hills, valleys & scenic canyons. There are some springs in the canyons. $2,200 per acre 1,500 Acres 10 miles north of Junction. Agreat combination of the best features of the Texas Hill Country – scenic hills, high plateau pastures, wooded valleys & creek bottom land. Spring-fed Gentry Creek runs through the ranch for about 3,500+/- feet. Has a new water well & is fenced on 3 sides. $2,250 per acre FOR THE RANCHES LISTED ABOVE CONTACT BEAUX COOK, AGENT 830-896-1122 OR 210-387-9949 Page 13 in the fourth round of the Athlon Sideline Spirit Contest: http://www.athlonsports. com/college-football/8054/sideline-spirit (please see link for more information). The winner of the contest depends on who can garner the most voting support from others. People from around this area can't choose to vote unless they know about the contest! My whole squad will benefit if I win. Voting begins November 1 and continues to November 21, and I will be competing against cheerleaders from Oklahoma State, University of Wyoming, University of Tennessee, Auburn University, Southern Methodist and University of Miami. I can advance to the final round by either garnering the most votes in my round or the ACC. People can vote up to 30 times a day! I'm already an underdog though because I'm competing against girls from larger schools and therefore bigger voting bases. I am encouraging everyone to register on the Athlon site or add the voting application on Facebook so they can vote as many times as possible. That way I can proudly represent not only Duke, but Junction and Menard as well. Here is some personal information about me: Name: Virginia Rieck College: Duke University Classification: Junior Graduation Year: 2010 Major: Cultural Anthropology Minors: Information Science and Education Parents: Linda and Robert Rieck High School: Menard High School Interesting facts: I was the 1A State Champion in Lincoln Douglas Debate, and I was the Valedictorian of my high school. Future Plans: I want to become a lawyer to help create policy change in the Texas public school system. Thanks! Virginia Rieck HOMES/PROPERTY FOR SALE $1,200 per acre. 1,067 acres with great deer and a peaceful setting, 10 miles from Lake Amistad, ready S-42-4c for hunting in the 2008 season. Call Cody, Broker, 210-317-7288. www.stewartranches.com 1506 N. Llano, 2/1, central h/a, sits on 1 acre of land. Call 325-446-4613. M-40-tfc More Classifieds! Real Estate ******************************************* Various sizes ranging from 30 Acres up to 300 Acres with or without improvements just north of Harper. Nice rolling Hill Country terrain. Good views from hilltops. House, large hanger/barn & 2,700' grass airstrip. (2876) Barry McCollom, Agent 320 Acres 14 miles west of Junction. Gentle rolling Hills & river bottom land. _ miles frontage on the beautiful spring-fed North Fork Llano River. 3BR/2BA rock home, carport, metal barn & shed. One water well with submersible pump, one windmill & one 15,000 gallon holding tank. Native & free roaming exotic game. (2848) Beaux Cook, Agent 350 Acres – 16 miles northwest of Kerrville via IH-10 & Hwy. 479. Gentle rolling terrain with good turf and oak trees. Free roaming native & exotic game. Water well & boundaries fenced. Steve Oehler, Agent JOHN McCOLLOM & ASSOCIATES 341 Junction Hwy. Kerrville, TX 78028 (830) 896-1122 www.mccollom.com M-22-tnfc C-13-eowc Page 14 The Junction Eagle, Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Band Beats What a fun half-time show Friday night! The students were all dressed up in their Halloween costumes to perform their show for us. No tricks… just a great treat! The show included the 6th and 7th grade band students and the Golden Eagle High School Band; this made them about 85 strong! Wow… they covered the infield. Just imagine, in a couple of years, this is going to be the normal size of the band. Great job to all and to Mr. Wynn for another fun show to entertain the home crowd. This week’s “point of view” is written by Abby Jackson. “I’m Abby Jackson, and this is my second article. The band had to be in their seats, ready to play at 6:20 p.m. I was excited about playing our Halloween show for halftime with the eight-five students, including the sixth and seventh graders. I was dressed as the singer “Marilyn Manson” for the show. We practiced the Star Spangled Banner and then practiced the show out on the grass next to the elementary building. The band lined up by the band hall to march to the bleachers. I looked behind me; the band was extremely long! Editorial Opinion Banner; then the game began. We played a few songs and before we knew it, it got close to half-time, so we started walking out to the corner of the track. We circled up and prayed and walked to the other side and sat down to watch the Mason band perform. When they finished their performance and marched off the field, we got in our lines. “Band ten hut!” screamed Lynsey and Addie (who was dressed as a leprechaun). “One band, one sound!” yelled the band. “Band ten hut!” screamed Lynsey and Addie again. “Pride!” yelled the band. “Forward harch!” yelled Lynsey. We began marching onto the field as the percussion played their cadence. When we stopped in the middle of the field, Mr. Wynn came on the intercom and spoke as “Dracula”. We began playing the “Ghost Busters”. That was a fun performance. Then we played the “Hey Song” and “Go Big Black”. We sang the Addam’s Family theme song, and then started screaming and running and froze into a J-shaped form and played the fight song, then marched off the field. It was a fun performance, and I hope everyone loved it. We had third quarter off to eat, then we played a few more songs for fourth quarter. I can’t wait to go to Menard Friday. I hope a lot of people go to the game! “Junction Band Rocks!” by D e b b i e C o o p e r K i s t l e r Earlier this year, in response to repeated requests for me to find out “What the heck’s going on with the bridge?” and “What’s taking them so long?”, I requested a meeting with, and straight answers from, the TxDOT personnel tasked with the oversight of the South Llano River Bridge repainting project. In the July 16, 2008, edition of The Junction Eagle, I reported the information proI got excited knowing that the vided to me at that meeting by band will be this big by the Darren Crenwelge, TxDOT time I’m a senior. project engineer; Troy Ruffin, “Forward harch!” screamed TxDOT project manager; and Lynsey Gold, who was dressed Tom Schwerdt, TxDOT as a diva queen. We began paint chemist. marching as the percussion At the same time, I spoke began their cadences. As we briefly by phone with Terry marched in front of everyone Warren, the owner of Blastco, in the bleachers, the audience the company TxDOT hired to began screaming and applaudblast and repaint the historic ing us. When we sat in the bridge. Warren told me that he bleachers, we were all would talk with me when he crunched up. visited the job site in Junction We warmed up while we the next week. I have never waited on the football players heard back from him. to get ready to run out on the At the meeting with TxDOT, field. The Mason band played I asked specific questions their school song, and we regarding the obvious-evenplayed ours. The football to-the-untrained-eye lack of players ran out on the field, progress on getting the project and we began playing the fight finished. The information I song. was given by Crenwelge, We played the Star Spangled Ruffin and Schwerdt, and reported to Eagle readers at that time, was “It will probably be finished mid-October or November, 2008”. Their explanations for the slow progress mostly had to do with frequent changes in, and the lack of skill of, Blastco’s personnel, but they assured me that things were going much better. Crenwelge said, “They’re making a good effort.” I asked several times, “How can it be possible that in ten The Junction Golden Eagle Band performs a Halloween show in costume during halftime months, there isn’t even one of the ten spans completely finof the Junction/Mason game on Friday, October 31 at Eagle Stadium. ished, and you’re telling me that the ten spans will be finished in just three months?” They insisted that this was possible. Because I have limited knowledge about paint removal and bridge painting techniques and to assure the accuracy of my article, before it was published, I provided a copy of what I had written for the July 16, 2008, edition of The Junction Eagle to the afore mentioned TxDOT personnel. I asked them to check the article for accuracy, which they did. They made a few suggestions, and I made their recommended changes. I should say that I had misgivings about the upbeat nature of the report I was given. The rumor “on the This crowd enjoys fellowship, food and beverages at West Bear Creek’s annual party held street” was that there were on Halloween, Friday, October 31. The gathering, hosted by the Tom Johnston family, is many problems at the job site held yearly on the Friday before hunting season gets underway. that were slowing the HILLCOUNTRY SPORTING GOODS TEXAS JUNCTION Thank you, Junction! The public is invited to join us for a Fajita Saturday, November 8 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Party!! YOUR SPORTING GOODS HEADQUARTERS 409 MAIN ST. JUNCTION, TEXAS (325) 446-3588 H-43-1C progress. It was apparent from casual observation that very little had been completed in more than ten months. TxDOT’s contention that the majority of the work would be finished pretty close to the mid-October/November projected completion date seemed overly optimistic, if not impossible, and it was clear to me that the local citizenry wasn't buying TxDOT's rosy story. As with last year’s fiasco over the same project on this same bridge, I had the uncomfortable feeling that I was not getting honest answers to my questions. However, I published photos and explanations given to me by these three TxDOT employees whose salaries, benefits, insurance and retirement pay are funded from my (and your) tax dollars. I mention this only because it seems to me that for that reason alone, I (we) deserve honesty from them. Now, three months later, little has changed at the bridge. The merchants near the bridge say traffic and business are down. They say they are suffering financially. The tunnel is closed frequently, and the directional light system that was supposed to help these businesses is tedious, at best. At the October 13 City Council meeting, several representatives of these businesses were present to ask the Mayor and City Aldermen if there was anything the Council could do to get the job moving. They pointed out that, regardless of what Crenwelge had been telling the City Council at its monthly meetings, the work on the bridge is obviously far behind. The business owners asked for help getting accurate information from TxDOT and some indication of when this mess (and the resulting damage to their businesses) is going to be over. Junction Mayor James Murr explained that the City has no authority with TxDOT but volunteered to facilitate a meeting with TxDOT personnel to try to get some answers. That meeting took place on Tuesday, October 21. Crenwelge, Ruffin and Lewis Nowlin attended from the local TxDOT office. Karl Bednarz represented the district office. Schwerdt was there, as was Brian Merrill, from TxDOT in Austin. (See the article in the October 29 edition of The Junction Eagle for more on that meeting.) They announced that they had underestimated how long the project would take.....by about a year, and that they couldn’t say for sure, but were currently predicting a new completion date of December, 2009, or perhaps later. So, as of now, two companies have spent two years, and no one knows how many tax dollars, working on the South Llano River Bridge, and they are basically starting the clock over...... again. In an effort to find out what's the trouble with the bridge project, I have interviewed current and former Blastco and TxDOT employees, supervisors and inspectors. Understandably, everyone who spoke to me about the situation on the bridge restoration project did so under conditions of anonymity. I have seen photographs and videos that back up what they have told me. I have also cross-checked the information I've been given. The anecdotal information is too lengthy to publish here. Primarily, I have discovered that there is a significant difference between what TxDOT personnel (Crenwelge, Ruffin and Schwerdt) and Blastco and several qualified, certified and experienced inspectors believe is acceptable quality workmanship in both blasting removal of the lead paint, and the repainting. Blastco employees say that these three men, who are inspecting the blasting and painting work, lack expertise and have no experience (other than last year’s fiasco with Texas Bridge Partners where Crenwelge and Ruffin were in charge of that project also). Crenwelge and Ruffin are not certified in the blasting removal of the lead paint nor the painting of steel bridges. Schwerdt has passed the NACE test (i.e. book learning), but has never blasted or painted a bridge (practical how-to). Yet they frequently close down the job, even over-riding the recommendations of their own inspectors that TxDOT hired to judge the quality of Blastco’s work. These inspectors’ pay is substantial, and several that I spoke with have 20 to 25 years of bridge-refurbishing practical experience, in addition to the required NACE certification. I’m aware that Blastco’s quality control/inspectors’ opinions could be suspect since Blastco is paying their salaries. However, the opinions and recommendations of the inspectors hired by and paid by TxDOT are also being disregarded. This makes no sense to me. TxDOT had hired MacTech (both last year and this year) to provide consultants to inspect Blastco’s work. Many have come and gone....I’m told there have been 13 inspectors who have either been removed by Crenwelge, or have left in frustration. MacTech withdrew from its very lucrative contract with TxDOT. The company is working on other TxDOT jobs, but its inspectors aren’t willing to work with the Junction TxDOT office, based on the experiences they’ve had here. According to the men I interviewed, the bridge-refurbishing community is small. Junction, Texas, has “a reputation” and inspectors and supervisors are not willing to come here. Another issue is TxDOT’s willingness to extend the date at which “liquidated damages” go into effect. The contract (between Blastco and TxDOT) includes provisions for a penalty of $1,100 to be paid by Blastco for each day the job goes past the contract completion date. Its inclusion was to encourage Blastco to finish at an agreed upon date. Since TxDOT has now agreed to move the completion date to December, 2009, that liquidated damages penalty won’t go into effect until that date. According to Nowlin, TxDOT has hired yet another company to send its inspectors here to oversee the quality of work being done on the bridge by Blastco. Hopefully, this time, they will be allowed to provide the services for which they have been hired. According to Nowlin, the new inspectors are certified, experienced and qualified. My suggestion is that they be allowed to do that job, and those who are not certified, experienced and qualified be assigned something about which they are more knowledgeable and experienced. At the end of the October 21 meeting between the business owners and TxDOT personnel, Mayor Murr asked that there be quarterly meetings. TxDOT personnel agreed to attend and to provide information on the project’s progress. This commentary is my opinion, based on my lengthy investigation of the bridge situation. Like my grandmother used to tell me, “Talk’s cheap. The proof of the pudding is in the tasting.” I guess we will see. Letter to the Editor The Junction Eagle, Wednesday, November 5, 2008 The Kimble County Friends of the Library wants to express its sincere gratitude and appreciation to everyone who contributed to the overwhelming success of the 2008 Library Bake Sale and Auction. You gave from the heart, raising more than $20,000.00! That is an astonishing feat, and isn’t it wonderful to be a part of a community that truly understands the integral importance of, and promotes the values of, our local library! An accomplishment of this magnitude could not happen without an entire village of households baking delectable pies, cakes, cookies, and preparing canned-goods from their gardens to be sold at the most beautiful bake sale on the planet. Many graciously gave cash contributions and donated items for the auction, and we all had fun participating in friendly, competitive bidding anxiously waiting to have them delivered to our homes and businesses by the infamous celebrities, Herman and Lily Munster (aka Deputy Steve Brown and Patty Menchaca). Thank you, Steve and Patty, for your amusing cooperation, and for making everyone’s day! There are so many to thank, but it is especially important to recognize our sponsors who stood behind us making this event possible: KMBL 1450 (granting the air waves for our listeners to be entertained and allowing them participation in the auction), Cowboy Cottage, R.D. Kothmann Insurance (thank you for the beautiful koozies commemorating the library’s 75th anniversary), Rooke’s Texas Hills Insurance, The Milky Way and Generations III (thank you for the delicious hot dogs, cokes and cookies), Kothmann Real Estate, Bierschwale Land Co., L.J. Simon Ranch, Sonic Drive-In, Trey Sullivan Real Estate, Hill Country Motors (thank you for providing the beautiful new Chevrolets that anchored our tents), Ward and Dr. Barbara Whitworth, Plumley Real Estate, King Care Pet Center, the Food Basket, Parker Lumber, Kimble County Sheriff Mike Chap-man, Church’s Chicken, Motel 6, Conchos & Crosses and Hill Country Rentals & More, Gentry-Fife and Graham Funeral Homes (for providing tent set-up and protection). Please know how much we appreciate your faithful support and exemplary community leadership – you are all wonderful! Of course, what would the auction be without our favorite panel of announcers - Charles Hagood, Don Baugh, and Chuck Fitts – as always, you were awesome. Honestly, you need your own show! Thank you, thank you, thank you for the amusing entertainment and helping make a profitable day. You are amazing, and we absolutely adore you! As always, our telephone operators - Janis Kirby and Betty Craig - did a phenomenal job taking bids over the phone....don’t know how they do it....they just do. Judi Simon was constant and dependable in keeping up with the live bids, and of course – “the man with the last word”, Charles Loeffler, maintained sense and sensibility and from sheer mayhem. (Charles prefers order; however he did adjust to a few surprises.) Charles, we could not do this without you. Elaine Councill stayed grounded assisting Charles with accurate records, making certain the correct items were awarded to the rightful winners. B. Lee Spiller and Amy Goodman Gibson did a superb job posting the bids; while Judy Gardner, Ann Lemon and Nancy Snow kept busy supplying the announcers with current items up for bid. Thanks to the celebrity drivers, Lee Hall (the Junction Fire Department) and Carla Ivins, for providing Herman and Lily Munster transportation and delivery to the winning bidders. Taking pictures and assisting our celebrities were Carla Ivins and Cindy McCoy. Thank you for your hard work and making it a fun day for the winners! Kudos to Cindy McCoy who put together the most incredible parade, enjoyed by everyone who woke up early! A special thanks to all who participated: Police Chief Marvin Ivy; Fire Dept.- Lee Hall; KMBL – Chuck Fits; Mayor James Murr; Auction Announcers – Charles Hagood and Don Baugh, “Specialty Bakers” – B. Lee Spiller, Nancy Snow, Cheryl Simon, and Marc’ Dobbins, driven by David Dobbins; Celebrity Guests – Herman and Lily Munster; the Library Staff dressed as characters from “Alice In Wonderland” Sylvia Lawler, Christina Porter and Dian Sides riding with Thomas and Booboo (the dog); Bake Sale Chairman – Deena Braneff; Telephone Operators – Janis Kirby and Betty Craig – riding in RC and Dena Lackey’s jeep, Judi Simon showcasing “Gourmet Texas on the Plate” driven by Sheila D’Spain; Ruth James representing the Junction Golf Club riding in George Perez’ golf cart; Carla Ivins, Elaine Councill, Michelle, Jimmy, and John Hall along with Jennifer and Lauren Bynum representing Friends of the Library riding on Mike and Betty Leep’s flat bed trailer 2008 Library Bake Sale and Auction breaks all records Never, never under-estimate Junction’s sincere commitment and dedication to the Kimble County Library. As a community of firemen, city officials, law officers, donors, sponsors, bakers, buyers, bidding participants, the infamous celebrity guests – Herman and Lily Munster, and a host of hardworking folks operating behind the scenes....working together as a community, we pulled-off the most successful Friends of the Kimble County Library Bake Sale and Auction “ever” in the history of Kimble County generating more than.... $20,000.00 !!! The Kimble Country Friends of the Library members want to recognize and express our heartfelt thanks to the following participants who contributed so generously to the success of 2008 Auction. *-Sponsor #-Auction Donor $-Auction Winner * KMBL 1450 *#$ Kothmann Ins./Eagle Well Constr. *# Cowboy Cottage *# The Milky Way Drive-In *# Generations III * Plumley Real Estate * Kothmann Real Estate *# Rooke’s Texas Hills Ins. *# Hill Country Rentals * Bierschwale Land Co. * Trey Sullivan Real Estate * King Care Center * L.J. Simon Ranch * Conchos and Crosses * Sonic Drive-In * Hill Country Motors * Mike Chapman, Sheriff * Dr. Barbara and Ward Whitworth *# Parker Lumber * The Food Basket *# Church’s Chicken *# Motel 6 * Gentry-Fife Funeral Home * Graham Funeral Home # Nancy Snow # Eagle Video # Don and Rose Knotts # Outlaw Cowgirls # Judy Deal # South Llano River Canoes & Kayaks # CMA Donors # Best Western # Alex Gonzales # Buster’s Laundry # Walter Payne # Nan Loeffler # Kimble Processing # Hill Country Sp. Goods # Marc’ Dobbins # John & Sharon McClelland # Clara Kemp # Wal-Mart, Kerrville # Mike and Betty Leep # Jay & Jennifer Johnson # Hill Country, DC #$ West Bear Creek # Trent Wilson # Rollerama Junction # Junction Deer Processing # Apache Floors # Nol Dear # Betty Norton F-43-1c # # #$ # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #$ # # # # #$ # # # #$ # # # # # # # # # # # # # #$ # # # # # # # # # S. Llano River Lodge Melba Bounds B. Lee Spiller Delbert Brewster Kathy Fleming Hondo’s Silver Creek Beer Garden Fredericksburg Pizza Kitchen Judge Wilbur Dunk Top Arts Oscar’s Barber Shop Roy’s Chevron Randie Schulze Jan Robbins Legend’s Inn Cheryl Simon Jo Ella Bolt Betty Byars H20 Art Teresa Leach Deann Allen, CPA Unforgettable Images Super S Ronald Sutton, DA Rodeway Inn Lisa Flanagan Clint Smith Distributing Robin Mangham Johnson’s Pest Control Affordable Air and Heat Rite-A-Way Metco Cindy McCoy/Edith Allen Amy Demoss Bob Johnson CAVU Canyon Ranch August E’s Bejas Grill Rails Cafe Junction Warehouse Eagle Eye Taxidermy Andy & Carla Ivins Side Oats Ron Smith Native Am. Seed Farm Mama Kay’s Sunshine Café David Haas Goodman Cabins Joyce Stewart Radio Shack The Back Door City Pharmacy Randy & Becky Wreyford Ad-Venturous Marie Robinson Ahlschwede & Spaeth Attys. #$ # # # # # # # # # # # # $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Isaack’s Restaurant Dairy Queen Cooper’s BBQ Let ‘er Buck McDonald’s Lum’s BBQ A & M Gonzales Cafe La Familia Subway Junction Restaurant Gertrude Schwartz Carolyn Balchuck Irma Loeffler Ashlyn Crabtree Kerr County Credit Union Barbara Hernandez First State Bank NAPA Auto Parts Judy Johnson Ann Lemon Shirley Murr Clair Schultis Shannon Bynum Doug Haynes Charles Hagood Linette Silva Chamber of Commerce The Junction Eagle Junction National Bank Clint Smith Leah Debruyn Debbie Riddle Don Baugh Jay Smith Sylvia Lawler Harold’s Food Mart Marie Armes Connie Murr Renee Albright Marvin and Diane Snodgrass Jean Blaylock Mur Pak Rose Knotts Aaron Bierschwale Rhonda Nixon Gipson Construction Belinda Martin Patsy Baugh Jennifer Guajardo Dennis Smith Congratulations to THE JUNCTION EAGLE & CAVU CANYON RANCH Overall Highest Bidders of the “Gourmet Texas on the Plate” $1800.00 !!! (hay donated by the Junction Warehouse); Paul Purlia representing the “Wild Game Dinner”; Judy Ramsey representing the “Christmas Bazaar and Meals on Wheels’ Hunters Expo and Cowboy Show” driven by Jerry Ramsey; Phyllis Keller representing Church’s Chicken; Batman and Robin (aka Clair Schultis and Chico the dog); Debbie Riddle, Ronnie Raines and Sheila riding in Ronnie Raines’ beautiful vintage corvettes (thanks Ronnie for graciously providing your treasured corvettes for our parade) and Parade Chairman Extraordinaire and President of Friends of the Kimble County Library – Cindy McCoy. Great job, Cindy! Thank you to the bake sale sites that are always so kind to welcome us and provide space to sell our food specialties – West Bear Creek, Super S Foods, Food Basket and Parker Lumber; hopefully the buyers had some money left to spend with you, too! The Junction Eagle, how can we thank you enough, you featured our stories keeping our community apprised of the event; you participated in the auction and even bought the “Gourmet Texas on the Plate” dinner – shared with CAVU Canyon Ranch!!!!! The Kimble County Friends of the Library thanks you for your astounding support! A very, very special thank you to Donna Johnston for the beautiful “Gourmet Texas on the Plate” hill country painting awarded to the winners of the “Friends” gourmet dinner. Donna, your talent is so blessed. We thank you for sharing it with us. A special appreciation to Doug Haynes and Carolyn Balchuck at PEC for providing Felix, the “earth angel” who eagerly came to our aid and hung the sponsors banners around town. A “big” thank you to Ted Morgan for the much improved sound system; everyone at the site actually got to hear the auction! To John McClelland and his set-up crew – Jerry Kirby, Charley Goodman, Johnnie Snow, Gary McCoy, Clyde Lawler, the Sheriff’s Department and trustees: thank you for your tireless efforts; arriving in the wee hours of the morning to set-up for the event and then tearing it down. You are the “backbone” and so greatly appreciated! And of course, there’s always the faithful unsung heroes, who work so diligently in the background to keep the wheels rolling: our librarian – Sylvia Lawler and her dedicated staff, Christina Porter, Dian Sides and familiar supporter – Jerry Rhamy; Bake Sale Chairman Deena Braneff and her creative staff, Edith Allen, A.J. and Judy McDonald, Melody Maddux and Hazel Mansfield. Your beautiful wrappings made our baked goods most appealing! Auction Chairman Sharon McClelland and faithful, “work without ceasing” Auction Committee: Publicists – Elaine Councill and Becky Wreyford, Cindy McCoy, Janis Kirby, Betty Craig, Judi Simon – Chairman of “Gourmet Texas on the Plate”, Nol Dear, Carla Ivins, Judy Gardner, Ann Lemon, Jean Blaylock, Michelle Hall, and Betty Leep, though, no one will “ever” know the sleepless nights and commitment you put into the success of this event. The results say it all! Folks, this kind of success doesn’t just happen! As you can see, it took an entire community. Now, everyone is invited to come and checkout the many opportunities awaiting you at the Kimble County Library. Thanks once again, to all who help make it possible. Birth Announcements Page 15 Scarlett Isabella Neal was born at 6:03 p.m. on Wednesday, August 20, 2008, in Willowcreek Women's Hospital in Johnson, Arkansas. She weighed 6 pounds 10 ounces and was 20 inches long. Her parents are Deric and Melanie Neal of Rogers, Arkansas. Grandparents are Kenny and Linda Neal of Abilene, Karen Klein and Art Delgado both of Tucson, Arizona. Her great-grandmother is C. Maye Neal of Junction. Deceased paternal great-grandparents from Junction are Robert M. Neal, Sr. and Joe and Opal Beck. Deceased maternal great-grandparents are Ralph and Herta Klein of Temple City, California, and Joe and Lucy Delgado of Fontana, California. Everyone agrees she is the most beautiful child in the world and is the apple of our eye! Woody W. Crow, III was born on October 14, 2008, in Fredericksburg. He weighed 7 lbs. 3 oz. and was 21 inches long. Parents are Woody and Sarah Crow. He is welcomed by a brother, Zachery Kinard. Grandparents are Brenda and Bobby Bracken of Junction, the late Woody W. Crow of Stanton, Bill and Janette Clark of Big Spring and Diann Armstrong also of Big Spring. Great-grandparents are Cladys Crow of Stanton, Pearl and Howard Armstrong of Ackerly and Julie Spencer from Oregon. Aaron Scott Hagemann was born on October 15, 2008, at 12:15 a.m. in Hill Country Memorial Hospital in Fredericksburg. Parents are Bobby Jo Hagemann and Joshua Scott Yglesias of Junction. He weighed 8 lbs. 7 oz. and was 21 1/2 inches in length. Sincerely, Grandparents are Jake Hagemann of Kingsland and Wendy Friends of the Kimble Wall and Eloy and Marti Yglesias of Junction. County Library His great-grandmother is Louise Vidaure of Junction. Page 16 The Junction Eagle, Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Eagles Continued from Page 1 The Eagles called on their own honcho, senior running back Dustin Stapp, and he delivered. On the first play from scrimmage, Stapp broke loose for an 83-yard run, hauling it into the Mason end zone, which would have gotten the Junction Boys and Eagles fans into the game. A personal foul/chop block penalty nullified the TD and brought all celebration to a halt. The Eagles offense pressed on, with Stapp and Kyle Wimberley making some headway. On a second and two, from the Mason 45, a Puncher blocked a Jason McKinnerney pass and a Mason defender picked it off. Then, a really fired-up, and increasingly confident, Puncher offense made 31 quick yards and were thinking “dead birds”, but senior outside linebacker Sam Herring pressured the Puncher quarterback into throwing an ill-advised pass, and Stapp grabbed it. The Eagles backs, Stapp and Wimberley, took turns moving the ball 30 yards in three plays, but then Junction offense stalled at midfield, turning the ball over on downs. After that, the teams traded the pigskin a couple more times, but went into halftime break at 13-0. Both schools’ halftime shows were presented with band members dressed in Halloween costumes. Eight of Mason’s football players also played in the Puncher band, but whatever they missed hearing from their coaches didn’t effect their second half performance. Starting the third quarter, the Eagles offense still didn’t show any fire in their bellies and went three and out. When the Punchers offense took over, Stapp caused their ball carrier to cough up the ball and Herring piled on it. This time, the Eagles offense put together a 68-yard drive down the field. Stapp ran it in from the one yard line. Ashton Thomas’ kick was good. The Eagles cut the Punchers’ lead, 7 to 13. With four and a half minutes left in the third quarter, the Eagles could have made it a game. But.....the Punchers had come to Eagle Stadium to win. They took Eagles sophomore kicker Rafael Fuentes’ kickoff for a good run, finally stopped by the combined efforts of Cody Hale, Sandlin and Wimberley. With the help of another Eagles personal foul penalty, the Punchers took nine plays to cover 62 yards of Kimble County real estate, where Hudson notched another TD for Mason. Now trailing 20 to 7 and with time draining out of the fourth quarter, the Eagles and Punchers traded possessions several times, with limited success. With only five minutes left in this annual rivalry, and the ground game sluggish, the Eagles took to the air. Taking possession with less than three minutes remaining, on first and ten on their own 29, a McKinnerney pass was picked off. Back on the field after only one play, the Eagle defense sent the Punchers offense back to the sidelines with minus three yards after four attempts. Eagles defenders Jordan Keeton, William Whitworth, Hale, Victor Parga and Stapp took care of business, and Herring shot through the line and took a ball carrier down for a six yard loss. With three-quarters of the field to cover, their ground game shut down and time running out, the Eagles tried three pass plays, but were unsuccessful. On the fourth attempt, McKinnerney was hit as he released the ball. A Mason defender pounced on it on the Junction seven yard line. Rather than trying to score, Mason let the clock run out and began the celebration. Stand-outs on the Eagles defense were Stapp, with 20 tackles, one interception, and one forced fumble; Sandlin, 13 tackles; Parga, 10 tackles; Wimberley, 9 tackles. The Punchers came to Junction with the will to win. They aren’t a more talented team, but on Halloween night in 2008, they were the more determined team. The Eagles will either find their will and determination in time to play the very tough Menard Yellowjackets in their own nest next Friday night, or it will be a very long drive home. Let’s all demonstrate our support for our young athletes. Show up in Menard en masse and be loud and proud and confident that the Junction Boys can take the District 29A championship! Maggie Molesworth, 19-year-old daughter of Lynn and Debi Molesworth, killed this 8-point buck with her pink compound bow on the Molesworth Ranch. Interesting fact, the bow was bought with her first paycheck, and the buck was her first killed with the bow. Nancy Timms showed up at the West Bear Creek party on Friday dressed as a pumpkin. Timms works for Meals on Wheels and fell right in to help serve the crowd. “Back off, Buddy!” Just after halftime, the Junction Eagles’ tough running back, Dustin Stapp (33), holds a would-be Puncher tackler at bay as he sweeps right. Also visible in the action are teammates Kyle Wimberley (8), Ed Adams (54) and William Whitworth (70). Janet Adams ended up serving time serving chili at the West Bear Creek annual hunters party. Recently, actor Matthew McConaughey, a native Texan, stayed with his family at the Best Western Dos Rios. Here, he takes a moment to pose with the motel manager, Linda Townsend. He was on a fishing trip, traveling in his AirStream trailer, visible in the background. MOW Continued from Page 1 on Wheels Thrift Shop has planned a Christmas booth with many festive items. The Meals on Wheels crew will have a concession stand serving great hamburgers and tamales, plus a bake sale with delicious pies, cakes and cookies for sale. Hunters, if you haven't gotten that special rifle for this season, don't miss this great chance, and wives, just bring your pocketbooks. So, come on down to Junction and get on out to the show. It starts at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The admission is a $1.00 donation to Meals on Wheels. Hope to see you there. This very handsome young basset hound was found last week in the middle of nowhere in West Texas with cactus thorns in his skin and fleas all over him. He was taken to Animal Trustees of Austin where he was checked out, deflead, de-wormed, vaccinated, and neutered. If you know of anyone who might be interested in giving him a home, write to Sally Trapp, 310 Mill Race Lane, Wimberley, TX 78676 or call 512-423-5294. Junior Lady Eagle Kristin Smith (1) concentrates as she receives a Leakey serve. Teammate Molly Carpenter (15) keeps a close watch on the play. Donations of game for the Kimble County Wild Game Dinner are being collected at Junction Deer Processing, 110 Holt Smith Drive (behind La Familia). For more info. call the Chamber 325/446-3190 or email: [email protected] or go to our website: www.junctiontexas.net W-43-3C Go Eagles beat the Yellowjackets! Friends of the Library’s Sharon McClelland takes advantage of Halloween to relive earlier days. JISD NEWS The Junction Eagle, Wednesday, November 5, 2008 by Dr. Reneé Schulze Junction ISD meets Adequate Yearly Progress Junction ISD has met the “Adequate Yearly Progress” standards established by the federal government under the No Child Left Behind Act. Statewide, 75 percent of the schools met the accountability standard. Our students continue to exceed the standards established by the state and federal governments. The dedication of our students and teachers continues to pay off. The schools’ AYP ratings are based on various indicators-performance on state assessments in reading/language arts and math at grades 3-8 and 10, participation rate on those two state assessments, and either the high school graduation rate or the attendance rate at the middle and elementary school levels. At least 95 percent of the students have to be tested on each test, and at least 60 percent of the students have to pass the reading/language arts test. In math, the percentage Senior having to pass is 50 percent. Junction ISD had 100 percent participation rates on both tests. Junction ISD students, as a group in grades 3-8 and 10, exceeded the required passing standards with 94 percent of all of students mastering the TAKS test in reading/language arts and 83 percent mastering the TAKS math tests. The graduation rate in Junction ISD was 91.7 percent in 2007, up from 88 percent. The required federal standard is 70 percent. The required federal attendance at the middle and elementary school level is 90 percent at each campus. Both the middle and elementary schools exceeded the standard. The AYP system imposes sanctions on schools and districts that miss AYP for the same reason two or more years in a row. No Junction ISD schools fall into this category. To review all of the AYP reports for Junction ISD and its schools, visit www.tea. state.tx.us. IN SHORT Veterans Day program to be held at courthouse A Veterans Day program will be held Tuesday afternoon, November 11, beginning at 5:30 at the Courthouse. The service will pay tribute to all veterans and the men and women now serving our country. Keynote speaker will be Bob Young, and emcee will be John A. Stapp. Reverend Cecil D. Conner will give the invocation, and Frederica Wyatt will read the roll call for the forty-two men who gave their lives during wartime. The service will be concluded by the playing of "Taps" by Wyatt Burton. Everyone is encouraged to attend the patriotic program. Disaster classes to be given submitted Wanting to expand your disas- ter skills? A disaster can happen at anytime, anywhere. The Red Cross urges people to be prepared for an emergency, and these courses will help you be prepared to help those in need in your community should an emergency situation arise. Introduction to disaster services: This course introduces participants to American Red Cross disaster services and allows them to discover how volunteers support this critical mission and to explore ways they can become involved in a local chapter. Fulfilling our mission: Introduces potential disaster volunteers and members of other local agencies to the role of the Red Cross in the community’s actions in preparing for, responding to and recovering from emergencies and disasters. Shelter operations course: The purpose of this course is to prepare employees and volunteers of the Red Cross and other agencies to manage shelter operations effectively and Center Menu Thursday, November 6 Pork roast, gravy, green beans, scalloped potatoes, hot rolls, oatmeal cookies Friday, November 7 Chicken supreme, herbed potatoes, broccoli, hot rolls, green salad, cobbler Monday, November 10 Hamburger w/mustard, oven fried potatoes, lettuce, tomato, onions, bun, carrot salad, fruit cocktail Tuesday, November 11 Meatloaf w/tomatoes, blackeyed peas, okra, cornbread, banana pudding Wednesday, November 12 Steak fingers, gravy, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, hot rolls, orange Methodists to hold Christian Book Fair First United Methodist Church will be holding a Christian Book Fair on Saturday and Sunday, November 8-9, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. (except during the worship service on Sunday from 11 a.m.–12 noon). The book fair will be held in the hall of the Sunday school wing to the left of the sanctuary. There will be Christian books for pre-school age children through adults. People may buy books for themselves, for gifts and/or for the Methodist Church library. Everyone in the community is invited to come and peruse the books while being treated to popcorn and cookies, along with lemonade and coffee. CAFETERIA MENU BREAKFAST Monday, November 10 Breakfast burrito, fruit Tuesday, November 11 Biscuit, sausage patty, juice Wednesday, November 12 French toast, jelly, fruit Thursday, November 13 Sausage wrap, juice Friday, November 14 Eggs, biscuit, sausage link, juice LUNCH Monday, November 10 Chicken fajitas, flour tortilla, corn, tossed salad, sliced pears Tuesday, November 11 Chicken fried steak, cream gravy, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, hot roll, sliced peaches Wednesday, November 12 Meat & bean chalupa, Spanish rice, lettuce, tomato, flour tortilla, frozen juice pop Thursday, November 13 Sliced turkey, gravy, cornbread stuffing, green beans, hot roll, fruit salad, cranberry sauce Friday, November 14 Hot dog, potato round, fresh fruit, sherbet cup Chef salads served to grades 612 and all adults. Chef salads are not served on Fridays except by request. MILK IS SERVED TO ALL GRADES Thursday, November6 Bridal Registry Bridal registry is always open. Come by and make your selections. Sudoku puzzle sensitively as a team while meeting the needs of people displaced as a result of a disaster. Mass care training: The purpose of this basic level disaster services training is to provide an overview of the activities performed by the mass care group in support of a disaster relief operation including feeding, sheltering, and distribution of supplies. The classes will be held at 102 North 5th, next door to the police station. There is no charge for Disaster Training Classes. Please RSVP by calling Mary at 830-257-4677 by November 10. Sign up early as classes tend to fill up quickly. Community Calendar Parker Lumber 2136 N Main Page 17 325-446-2243 London Community Library: 9-10 a.m., London Com. Center London Exercise Group: 9-10 a.m., London Community Center Rotary: noon, Isaack’s Restaurant Blood Pressure & BINGO: 12:30 p.m., Senior Center Junction Texas Economic Development Corporation: 5:30 p.m., City Meeting Room Middle School Eagles vs. Menard: 5:30 p.m., Eagle Stadium JV Eagles vs. Menard: after middle school game, Eagle Stadium Alcoholics Anonymous: 8 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church Luke Tillman Friday, November 7 London Community Library: 9-10 a.m., London Comm. Center London Exercise Group: 9-10 a.m., London Community Center Varsity Football vs. Menard: 7:30 p.m., Menard Land Improvement Cedar Clearing Mesquite Clearing General Bobcat Work Right of Ways 210-216-9304 Junction, Texas T-31-tfnc Sunday, November 9 Sponsored each week by: Kimble Hospital Saturday, November 8 Christmas Bazaar/Hunting Extravaganza/Cowboy Show: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Coke Stevenson Center Christian Book Fair: 10 a.m.-2 p.m., First United Methodist Church Sunday School Wing HillCountry Sporting Goods Fajita Party: 11 a.m.-2 p.m., HillCountry Sporting Goods Parking Lot BackStreet Players Present Greater Tuna: 7:30 p.m., Red Barn Theater COW POKES by Ace Reid 2101 Main Street, Junction (325) 446-3321 Men’s Bible Class: 9 a.m., broadcast on KRVL 93.5 from Girl Scout House Christian Book Fair: 10 a.m.-2 p.m., First United Methodist Church Sunday School Wing Christmas Bazaar/Hunting Extravaganza/Cowboy Show: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Coke Stevenson Center BackStreet Players Present Greater Tuna: 2 p.m., Red Barn Theater Celebrate Recovery: 6 p.m., First United Methodist Church Monday, November 10 Al-Anon: 5:30-6:30 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church Parish Hall City Council: 6 p.m., City Meeting Room Alcoholics Anonymous: 7 p.m., Kimble County Library Tuesday, November 11 Commissioner’s Court: 9 a.m., County Courtroom London Community Library: 9-10 a.m., London Com. Center London Exercise Group: 9-10 a.m., London Community Center Veterans Day Program @ School: 9:30 a.m., Eagle Stadium Lions Club: noon, Isaack’s Restaurant Veterans Day Program: 5:30 p.m., Kimble County Courthouse Wednesday, November 12 Community Christmas Childrens’ Play Practice: 5-6 p.m., First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall JISD School Board: 6 p.m., JMS Library Community Choir Practice: 7:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church Sanctuary Place your ad with us, call 325-446-2610 for more info. Cowpokes is sponsored each week by If you would like to have an event placed on the Community Calendar, call 446-2610 before 5 p.m. on Monday or email to [email protected]. J unction N ational b ank UPCOMING EVENTS The Brand Name in Kimble County Banking www.junctionnational.com Member FDIC November 29 Wild Game Dinner Hunter’s Dumpster Party Page 18 The Junction Eagle, Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Many activities held in Kimble County over the weekend Jamey Newbury buys cookies from Joyce Brown, a “saleslady” for the annual Friends of the Library auction and bake sale. Brown’s goodies were sold at West Bear Creek. Herman and Lily were caught delivering a “slow-smoked brisket” purchased by The Junction Eagle. The notorious characters were chauffeured by the Junction VFD. Batman (Clair Schultis) and Robin were seen during the Friends of the Library parade held last Friday morning. Robin, in the passenger seat, decided to give Batman the wheel so that he could view all the surrounding activities and unusual dressed people. David Dobbins watches over Ira Kirkpatrick to make sure he makes the pancakes “just the right size”. Both cooks are now old hands at flippin’ flapjacks. Maybe their wives, Marc’ and Regina, will take the next couple of Sundays off and let the men have kitchen duties. Making sure everything runs smoothly on the serving lines at the annual West Bear Creek hunters party is Kimble County Meals on Wheels’ Su Carlile. Collecting money and tickets at the door of the annual Rotary Club Pancake Supper was this “friendly” Rotarian pirate (aka Derrick Ard). Always smiling and giving generously, the Johnstons, Donna, Tom, Linda and Ford, greet party-goers at the gate along with employee Duker Ragsdale. West Bear Creek has been opening its arms for the annual hunters’ party since 1982 when it was started by former owners, Bill and Hazel Mansfield. Brightening spirits in the halls and in the patients at Junction Medical Clinic are, from left, Dr. Thao Truong, Lanette Murr, Christina Perez and Becky Kott. Frederica Wyatt is always energetic and ready to volunteer. Caught with her hand in the butter, she is filling “to go” boxes at the annual Rotary Club Pancake Supper. Boooootiful ladies at Buster’s Laundry wear their best disguises on the job during Halloween. They are, from left, Carolyn Mahanay, Jeanna Risinger, Raquel Salinas and Trina Ellingwood. These four party goers went to Legendary London Hall last Friday night in order to enjoy fellowship, dancing and Gary P. Nunn’s music. Wonder if the two on the left danced with their masks on?