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SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
VOLUME 124
NUMBER 6
SCHULENBURG, FAYETTE COUNTY, TEXAS 76950
10 PAGES
75c PER COPY
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Bulletin Board
Church-Charity
Classifieds
Courthouse Report...
Education-Youth
Footprints of Fayette
• signed an order setting the debt
service tax rate of $.0101 per $100
...Page 10 Government-Business
.... Page 3 Meetings
Pages 8-9 News From Long Ago.
.... Page 6 Obituaries
.... Page 4 Police Report
.... Page 6 Sports
to aid victims and volunteers as
they wade through high flood
waters. BWI-Schulenburg will
take donations and will transport
them in their trucks. Please bring
donations already boxed and
labeled to the BWI office at 100
North Main St.
At right: This is Schulenburg
in action, collecting donations
for hurricane relief in small towns
like Tivoli and Refugio. Some of
the donations were collected at
the banks in Flatonia. They will
all be taken by an employee of
Leon’s Electric and Plumbing,
which allowed the Chamber of
Commerce to use the trailer for
the collection.
Young Farmers Hay Show grand champion
The Coastal exhibited by Daniel Muras (holding hay bale) won the grand champion prize at the Schulenburg Young
Farmers Hay Show, held in conjunction with the Fayette County Fair last week. Buyers at the Hay Show Auction, held
Thursday at the Fairgrounds, were: Kleiber Tractor & Equipment, represented by David Kleiber (left) and Ryan Kleiber
(fourth from left); MG, Inc., represented by James Schramek (second from left); Tex Propane, represented by Kenneth
Behlen (third from left); Wick Water Well Service, represented by Leo Wick (second from right); National Bank & Trust,
represented by Patsy Janda (right); and Cernoch Plumbing. Presenting Muras with the prize - a certificate for 1,000
pounds of fertilizer - is Don Koether of La Grange Farm and Ranch. This year’s show included a total of 19 entries. For
more, see Page 7. Sticker Photo By Darrell Vyvjala
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Friday -10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
To: Weimar - Monday & Tuesday
By Darrell Vyvjala
Schulenburg Sticker Staff
while Paddy Magliolo and Shan-
non McBride were absent.
Business Manager Lynne Ma-
will be made.
In other action from the Aug.
(See SISD, Back Page)
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CARTS (Capital Area Rural Transportation System) provides transportation in an eight-county area, including Fayette County, utilizing a fleet of buses that can
visits or any other purpose. Ideal be recognized by their green color and CARTS logo. CARTS recently received a grant to add 20 new buses, with one of the first being put into service in La Grange.
Helping Harvey victims
Citizens and businesses in Schulenburg mobilized quickly last week to provide some help for victims
of Hurricane Harvey.
Above: Employees at BWI’s Texarkana location load 200 pair of muck boots last Thursday so they
would reach flood victims by the Labor Day weekend. BWI Companies sent the boots to the Houston area
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Aransas County ISD, which includes
Rockport, experienced major damage in
every aspect of their district from Hur-
ricane Harvey. With ties to Schulenburg,
Schulenburg ISD will be adopting ACISD
to help out in anyway possible.
“From now till Sept. 19, and even after
if possible, we will make a concerted ef-
fort to raise as much money as possible,”
SISD head girls’ basketball coach Phillip
Eddins said.
ACISD’s superintendent, Joey Patek,
previously served as head baseball coach
here and the counselor, Rhonda (Proske)
Mieth, is a Schulenburg High graduate.
“When I reached out to Mrs. Piwetz,
the assistant superintendent, she expressed
her gratitude for our offer to help any way
possible but primarily monetarily,” Eddins
said. “They have no facilities at this time
to house school supplies.”
A “Go Fund Me” account will be set
up and Eddins said he will be getting
the link to it to ensure that donations go
where intended.
“This is the challenge to SISD and the
Schulenburg community, which I know
we will meet,” Eddins said. “Let’s make
them as much money as possible. Please
donate any amount you can.”
Donation buckets will be set up at the
Homecoming Football game on Sept. 15,
at the volleyball match against Hallettsville
on Sept. 19, and at each campus office.
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in recovery
stage after
flooding
from Harvey
Fayette County is now in
recovery phase following a
historic crest of the Colorado
River on Monday, Aug. 28.
County Judge Ed Janecka
held a meeting with all key staff
and partners around Fayette
County on Aug. 29, including
representatives from cities,
commissioners, the Sheriff’s
Department, justices of the
peace, and all other departments
of the County government.
Fayette County is opening up
aFayette County Recovery Hot-
line for all residents in Fayette
County to call throughout the
recovery phase. Anyone wish-
ing to volunteer or donate to the
recovery effort should also call
the Recovery Hotline - 979-
968-1809.
HUMAN SAFETY
The primary concern of the
County and local jurisdictions
is human safety. It is mandatory
that flooded residences and
businesses not be reentered by
owners until they have been
inspected by appropriate county
and local resources. These
safety checks take time and
require coordination of multiple
agencies (including water ser-
vices, gas companies, electric
providers, and others). As sec-
tions of homes are available for
re-entry, we will communicate
those re-entries to home owners.
SEEKING DISASTER
DECLARATION
The County is taking all steps
necessary to seek a Disaster
Declaration. These steps also
take time, requiring surveying
and quantification of damage
before such a declaration can be
requested. After receiving a Di-
saster Declaration, the County
will have access to more federal
programs and resources.
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CARTS is a rural and small
and Interurban Coach Pink Route urban transit district serving the To: Weimar - Monday & Tuesday
1520 on Tuesday and Thursday, non-urbanized areas of Bastrop, To: Columbus - Monday
TxDOTgrant allows CARTS to get 20 new buses for rural transit fleet
The Capital Area Rural Trans- for seniors, disabled individuals or Luling, Marble Falls, Round Rock, Local Service Monday thru Friday - 8 To: Columbus - Monday
portation System has been selected others requiring special assistance, San Marcos, Taylor, Texas State a.m. to 3:30 p.m. To: Austin - Tuesday
to receive funds through a grant the service provides curb-to-curb University, La Grange, Giddings, To: Plum, Columbus and West Point - To: La Grange - Wednesday
awarded to the Texas Department transportation. Paige, Smithville and Elgin, and Wednesday
CARTS also offers an Interur- also makes connections to Grey- To: Winchester, Ellingerand Fayetteville
ment its rural transit fleet with 20 ban Coach service, with two routes hound, Capital Metro and Amtrak.
new 22-foot buses. serving the La Grange area-Inter- The fare is $4 for a one-way ticket SCHULENBURG:
One of the first six buses is be- urban Coach Blue Route 1519 on and $6 for a day pass. Local Service Monday thru Friday - 9
ing assigned to the Country Bus Monday, Wednesday and Friday CARTS is a rural and small a.m. to 3 p.m.
service in La Grange.
Country Bus offers a flexible 1520 on Tuesday and Thursday, non-urbanized areas
service that provides rides locally Both pickup atthe Fayette County Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Fayette, To: La Grange - Wednesday
and to nearby destinations, but Courthouse downtown and La Hays, Lee and Travis counties, and To: Victoria and Hallettsville-Thursday
requires a ride reservation be made Grange Walmart.
in advance. For the schedule, visit www.
“This service picks you up at ridecarts.com/services/interurban.
The Interurban Coach provides www.RideCARTS.com.
connections between Austin,
To: Schulenburg - Monday, Wednesday
& Friday
To: Hallettsville and Victoria - Thursday
To: Shiner, Moulton, Muldoon and
Cistern - Friday
CARMINE/ROUND TOP:
To: La Grange - 1st Monday
To: Brenham - 1st & 3rd Wednesday
To: Giddings - 2nd & 4th Wednesday
F or times of service to the neigh-
theCityofSanMarcos/Martindale To: Shiner and Moulton - Friday boring towns as well as fares, go to
urbanized district. To: Flatonia - Monday, Wednesday www.RideCARTS.com; click on
For more about CARTS, visit & Friday the “Maps & Schedules” link at
your location (home) and takes The Interurban Coach provides www.RideCARTS.com. FLATONIA: the top and then on the “Country
you where you need to go and connections between Austin, The CARTS Country Bus sched- Local Service Monday, Wednesday & Bus” link below the map; county
back again,” Dana Platt, CARTS Bastrop, Bertram, Burnet, Geo- ule for Fayette County includes: Friday -10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. schedules are given at right (click
community services director, said, rgetown, Liberty Hill, Lockhart, LAGRANGE: To: Weimar - Monday & Tuesday on “Fayette County”).
“We’ll set up a time for pickup
within our time slots of general
availability. On your first call we
will request information to enter
into your customer profile, and
after that we will know you when
you call. It’s that simple.”
To schedule a ride, call 1-800-
456-RIDE (7433), but 24 hours
advance notice is recommended.
Clients can schedule rides for
shopping, city business, medical
appointments, work, nutrition
at $2,208,200.
Wallace said Drymalla’s price
was well within the budget for
Drymalla Construction Co. this phase of the bond project
of Columbus was unanimously as it was estimated to cost $2.3
selected as the general contractor million. Plans are to start the
for the final phase of S chulenburg work within the first two weeks
ISD’s$5.6millionbondprojectat of September, Wallace said.
a special meeting ofthe Board of Also at the special meeting,
Trustees on Wednesday, Aug. 30. trustees approved the final budget
Sealed proposals from seven amendments for 2016-17 by a
companies were received the 4-0-1 vote. Steve Dees abstained
previous Thursday and 11 scor-
ers ranked them on five criteria,
according to Rusty Wallace of
Owners Building Resource, the chac said state funds from average
firm overseeing the bond work, daily attendance added $350,000
“ft was a good time to be bid- so the budget was increased by
ding,” Wallace said. $279,700with$75,000goinginto
Drymalla had the second low- the fund balance, ft covers all the
est price - $2,216,700 - for the expenditures that were approved
construction of the Career Tech- monthly, she said.
nology Education building and ag Dees askedifthe expenditures
shop renovations, demolition of that went over budget received
the old elementary wing, and the approval and Machac said they
addition ofaparking lot. ft had the had. At a previous meeting,
shortestcompletionperiodat252 Dees suggested amendments be
days. The company also scored brought monthly to address any
the highest in relative experience overages. Machac said at last
and past performance as well as week’s meeting that the change
project management ability.
Gaeke Construction of Gid-
dings submitted the lowest bid
Burn ban lifted, county
property tax rate adopted
The bum ban was lifted by a • held a public hearing for the
unanimous decision ofthe Fayette proposed 2018 budget;
County Commissioners Court at • set salaries, expenses, and allow-
its meeting on Monday, Aug. 28. ances of elected county and precinct
The order allowing outdoor officers for the year 2018, as had been
burning states: “the Commis- advertised in the newspaper;
sioners Court has determined the • adopted the 2018 County budget
circumstances present in all or and signed the Budget Certificate and
part of the unincorporated area an order adopting the budget for fiscal
of the county no longer creates a year 2018;
public safety hazard that would be
exacerbated by outdoor burning.”
All outdoor burning-including of valuation;
trash, brush and open camp fires • signed an order setting the main-
- is allowed from the date of the tenance and operations tax rate of
order (Aug. 28) until further notice. $.4363 per $100 of valuation;
The action to lift the bum ban • signed an order setting the total
came after Hurricane Harvey property tax rate at $.4464 per $100
drenched the county with 20-plus valuation;
inches of rain from Aug. 26-28. • deferred the remaining items on
Also on Aug. 28, the Commis- the agenda to the Sept. 11 meeting
sioners Court: due to the hurricane disaster.
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Prause, Diane & Vyvjala, Darrell. The Schulenburg Sticker (Schulenburg, Tex.), Vol. 124, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 7, 2017, newspaper, September 7, 2017; Schulenburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1246063/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Schulenburg Public Library.