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Volume 157, Number 7
Texas' Oldest Weekly Newspaper Since March 1, 1853
THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2010
Semi-Weekly Since Sept. 5, 1977
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BUSY THEATER
Three new radio plays open this
weekend at the Bastrop Opera
House.
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COUNTY MATTERS
Judge Ronnie McDonald discusses
the final draft of Bastrop County's
Comprehensive Transportation
Plan.
-Page A4
DEEP HISTORY
Dock Jackson explains the Bastrop
County connections to the soon-
to-be unveiled black legislators
monument,
-Page A10
POLICE BLOTTER
■ On March 16 at 10:40 p.m., Of-
ficer Sandra Hernandez was
dispatched to Cindy's Downtown
in reference to a reported hit and
run. A witness statement was taken
and pictures were collected. An in-
vestigation is pending.
■ On March 17 at 12:40 a.m.,
Officer Jason Pierson was
dispatched to Sunshine's Food
Store for a reported theft. The offi-
cer determined that a burglary of a
motor vehicle occurred, there are
no suspects so far in the case, ac-
cording to police.
■ On March 17 at 5:45 p.m., Of-
ficer Dale Hamilton was dis-
patched to a local residence in
reference to a junvenile who had
been reported missing, The juve-
nile was found and was released to
a grandparent, as per his mother's
nstructions.
■ On March 17 at 3 p.m., Officer
Hamilton was dispatched to a lo-
cal residence in reference to bur-
glary of a habitation. A report was
generated for further investigation
by detectives.
■ On March 17 at 8:25 a.m., Of-
ficer Hamilton reported back to
the police department for a report
of tools stolen. After further nves-
tigation, it was determined that a
former employee had allegedly
pawned the tools, but the owner
then decided he didn't want to pur-
sue charges.
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SCHOOLS
District eyeing new land
More parking for BISD Memorial Stadium desired
BY ANDY ROSS
Staff Writer
Although Bastrop ISD has
confirmed they are studying a
piece of land for purchase to pos-
sibly expand parking at the new
Memorial Stadium, the cost of
the potential project will come
from already approved bond
money and not from dipping into
the district's general fund budget,
assured the BISD director of op-
erations this week.
"I am actively looking at prop-
erties to expand our operating
capacities at the stadium," said
Henry Gideon on Monday. "We
do have a site we think may be
suitable and we are hoping by the
next board meeting to be more
public about it. "We won't be us-
ing any general fund money, but
bond revenues," he continued
Gideon's comments come af-
ter numerous recent BISD Board
of Trustees meetings where the
board convened n closed session
to discuss possible future sites
and the "purchase, exchange,
lease or value of real property."
When asked specifics on the
location of the property being
YOUTH
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Staff photos by Terry Hagerty
Youth are excited about the opening of a reorganized Boys & Girls Club in Bastrop. From left are Tia Moore, Danielle Jurney, Ashlee
Moore, unit director Whitney Goble, Rysainee Aldridge, Rachel Aldridge and Shamika Benford.
Boys & Girls Club
Youth group sees new day with Bastrop restructuring
BY TERRY HAGERTY
Assistant Editor
After a past year
marked by financial
difficulty and the need
for reorganization, the
Bastrop County Boys
& Girls Club of Ameri-
ca is bouncing back.
The group plans
to open a new unit on
Linden Street on April
5.
"We will be regis-
tering kids the week
before," said Paul
Martz, an interim ex-
ecutive director who
was tasked by regional
officials to help reorga-
nize the Bastrop club.
The office is at 603-
C Linden St. and the
club is next door.
"After the Boys &
Girls Club in Bastrop
were closed in August
2009 for financial rea-
sons, the southwest
regional office asked if
I would agree to come
to Bastrop and work
with the community to
reorganize and reopen
the clubs," Martz said.
"I had been retired af-
ter 12 years with the
clubs and welcomed
the chance to get n-
volved."
A Bastrop board
led by president Kathy
Clark includes local
citizens who have as-
sisted Martz.
Whitney Goble,
from Smithville, will
be the Boys & Girls
Clubs local unit direc-
tor.
Happy faces
On Monday, Goble,
an experienced pro-
gram director and
grant writer from the
Texas Alliance of Boys
& Girls Clubs, was
surrounded by a group
of enthusiastic youth.
See CLUB, page All
Paul Martz, who helped reorganize the club, is pictured with Bryce
Moore, 8.
looked at or its size, Gideon de-
clined to discuss details, citing
ongoing negotiations with proper-
ty owners. He also said surveying
work to determine the suitability
of the lots is ongoing.
"We have to be careful with
who we talk to right now," he
said.
According to Gideon, the
See BISD, page A6
COMMISSIONERS COURT
ounty s
habitat
approach
working
BY ANDY ROSS
Staff Writer
It is a good bet that anyone
attending a Bastrop County
Commissioners Court meeting
over the last year could have
looked around and seen Rox-
anne Hernandez n the crowd.
Hired by the county in late
2008 as administrator of the
Lost Pines Habit Conservation
Plan, Hernandez has stayed
busy with her job negotiating
the conservation easements
aimed at protecting habitat ar-
eas for the endangered Houston
Toad.
Judging by her increasing
number of presentations to com-
missioners, the LPHCP - which
only came to fruition after a
period of contentious negotiat-
ing between Bastrop County
and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service - appears to be gaining
ground.
In the course of providing
the latest update to the court on
Monday, for example, Hernan-
dez took a moment to remind
the court that a total of 2,038
acres within 69 separate ease-
ments are now included in the
conservation plan as it pertains
to protecting wildlife (the num-
ber includes 13 easements that
are expected to be approved
next month).
Asked after the meeting
about the figures, Hernandez
said she remembers approach-
ing the end of the last fiscal year
just hoping to reach 1,000 acres.
That goal was ultimately met
and then some.
"To go from 1,024 acres at the
end of September 2009 to 2,038
acres by the end of March; that's
almost doubling it," Hernandez
said. I think that's pretty signif-
icant and I am happy with the
way the plan is progressing."
Precinct 4 Commissioner
Lee Dildy says he remembers
See COURT, page A6
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RECREATION
Go! course needs bailout
Staff photo by Terry Hagerty
Bastrop Lost Pines Golf Course has hit some hard economic times. Represen-
tatives have asked Bastrop city officials to consider some financial support.
BY TERRY HAGERTY
Assistant Editor
There are two unrelat-
ed facts that some people
likely don't know about
Bastrop's Lost Pines Golf
Course, even if they tee
up a ball there once a
month or more.
The course, situated in
Bastrop State Park, was
constructed as part of the
historic Civilian Conser-
vation Corps established
during the presidency of
Franklin Roosevelt and
the Great Depression in
the 1930s.
But the golf course
is also running an op-
erational deficit of about
$2,000-$3,000 or more a
month, according to Bas-
trop County Court at Law
Judge Benton Eskew,
who briefed the Bastrop
City Council Monday
night during a special
workshop session.
"I'm here tonight, to
some extent, with hat
n hand," said Eskew,
who serves on the board
of the non-profit Lost
Pines Golf Club Inc.
Eskew did not go
into much detail about
See GOLF, page All
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