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Texas’ oldest weekly newspaper since March 1,1853 Semi-weekly since Sept. 5,1977
Thursday, August 15,2013
Vol.160, No. 56
An edition of the M^lm/Vmerican-^tale^man
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So long, small claims court
INSIDE
SPORTS: Complete
rundown of District 17-4A
football and volleyball. B6
BURNING PINE: The
annual run to raise funds for
the park is coming up. A2
GEARING UP: It’s time
to start thinking about
National Night Out. A3
CALENDAR
THURSDAY, AUG. 15
11:45 a.m. - Charles J. Mazac
with Edward Jones will host
a free seminar open to the
public at Bassano’s Italian
Restaurant. Lunch will be
provided, therefore RSVP is
required by Aug. 13. Seating
is limited to 25. Women
& Investing presentation
will provide strategies to
help women investors take
greater control of their
financial future.
FRIDAY, AUG. 16-
SATURDAY, AUG. 17
The SUP Cup at Bastrop River
Company, 601 Chestnut
St. Check the website at
bastropsupcup.com or call
51 2-71 8-1 932 for more
information.
TUESDAY, AUG. 27
6 to 8 p.m. -“Bye bye small
claims court, hello justice
court”- a presentation
sponsored by Bastrop Lost
Pines Lions Club with Judge
Donna Van Gilder and local
attorneys on hand to explain
the changes. Will be at First
National Bank meeting room
on second floor, 481 SH 71.
Call ahead to reserve your
spot, space is limited and
organizers need to know how
much handout material to
bring.51 2-581-4234.
Hello, hybrid ‘people
friendly’justice court.
By Sarah Acosta
sacosta@acnnewspapers.com
In accordance with the
most recent Texas Legislature
ruling, small claims court will
no longer exist as of Aug. 31
and all cases will be handled
injustice court.
Justice of the Peace, Pre-
cinct 1, Donna Van Gilder said
that the Legislature is trying
to make the court more for-
Event was a fundraiser
for the Bastrop VFW
Post 12104.
By Terry Hagerty
thagerty@acnnewspapers.com
Craig Schliclce leaned over
and said, “Try some of this.
It’s called ‘all-good chili’ be-
cause all chili is good - but
some is just better than oth-
ers.”
Schliclce and his teammates
from Spicewood had entered
the chili cook-off fundraiser
last weekend for Bastrop VFW
Post 12104 at American Legion
Post 533.
In between their prepara-
tions for the cook-off, sever-
al of the teams - with a scat-
mal, yet still provide a “peo-
ple-friendly” court.
“What the Legislature has
done is made a hybrid of the
two courts,” she said. “Al-
though small claims court is
going away, small claims cas-
es are still able to be filed, but
we have to follow the rules
of civil procedure injustice
court.”
New rules for this court will
also be effective Aug. 31 and
all cases filed before this date
will be tried under the new
guidelines. The contested lim-
it is still $10,000, but now in-
“VFWs and
Legion halls
are also a place
for veterans’
families and the
community to
come together.”
David King, veteran
tering of military veterans
among them - talked about
the importance of the public
supporting their local VFWs
and American Legions.
“My son is in the Navy. He
serves on the USS Nimitz,”
eludes attorney’s fees.
“Injustice court, whoev-
er put on the best case and
presented the best evidence
wins,” Van Gilder said.
So, potentially, even though
it might not be just, someone
who knows how to work the
system could conceivably win
because the judge could do
nothing more than listen to
the evidence presented and
make a ruling, according to
Van Gilder.
“Now the playing field is
more level because the judge
can ask questions directly and
Schliclce said of the Navy’s su-
per carrier. “Veterans are the
ones who kept our country
safe when they served, so we
owe them something. And
VFWs and the American Le-
gions take care of veterans
when they get out. They are
important places for a com-
munity to have.”
David King, a member of
Schlicke’s team, added, “I’m
a veteran and I find that VFWs
and Legions are a good place
for veterans to congregate
and share their stories.”
King is a Navy veteran
who served during Opera-
tion Desert Storm, the first
war against Iraq in 1990-1991,
which started after Saddam
Chili continued on A8
do more fact-finding,” Van
Gilder said. “So, it is more for-
mal than small claims court
was, but it remains friendly
for the people it serves.”
Four types of cases can be
heard in the court, including
evictions, debt claims, rights
and remedies, and small
claims.
Van Gilder and local attor-
neys will offer a legal work-
shop to discuss the new jus-
tice court on Aug. 27 from 6-8
p.m. at First National Bank
Small claims continued on A7
CRIME
Rape on
Aug. 3
reported
to police
The victim was
attacked while walking
near Farm Street.
By Terry Hagerty
thagerty@acnnewspapers.com
The Bastrop Police Depart-
ment is asking the public for
any information they might
have about a reported rape of
a woman that occurred early
morning Aug. 3 in the vicinity
of Farm and Fayette streets.
At press time police chief
Matt Wagner said, “We have
no arrests yet and we don’t
have a description” of the sus-
pect. “We are running down
some leads, but we could use
the public’s help. The victim
is an adult female.”
Wagner said the woman
was walking alone near Farm
Street when she was attacked.
Anyone with information may
contact Detective Tamera
Brown at Bastrop P.D. at 512-
332-8600.
Although the suspect re-
mains at large, Wagner said
the public should not be over-
ly fearful.
“This is one isolated inci-
dent - there is not a history of
sex assaults” in Bastrop, Wag-
ner said. “We still have a safe
community.”
But he also recommended
some standard cautions.
“People shouldn’t be walk-
ing alone at night,” he said.
Contact Terry Hagerty at 512-321-
2557.
Rick Dear (left) and Arny Ohnesorge, members of VFW Post 12104, help judge the chili cook-off entries at
American Legion Post 533 last Saturday, terry hagerty/austin community newspapers
Chili cook-off an example
of public supporting vets
WEATHER
Thursday forecast
High: 97
Low: 74
Possible
thunderstorms
INDEX
News
A2-A6
Obituaries
A2
Sports
B1
Classifieds
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Newsroom: 51 2-321 -2557
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BASTROP SCHOOL DISTRICT
School time sign-up
Registration day busy
for parents, students of
Bastrop school district.
By Erin Green
egreen@acnnewspapers.com
For 4-year-old Constance
Harper, a box of crayons, her
little sister and her Daddy
were all that was needed to
make school registration fun
Thursday.
The little girl sat at the end
of the table with her little sis-
ter, 2-year-old Tatum Harper,
Registercontinued on A6
Shirley Bartsch fills out forms
and Marcy Simpson answers
questions from mom Cara Day,
who was registering her children,
Chris and Carissa, for school
during the Bastrop School
District’s student registration
day. ERIN GREEN / BASTROP ADVERTISER
BASTROP SCHOOL DISTRICT
Leaps of knowledge
Bastrop educator
named to national
advisory panel.
By Erin Green
egreen@acnnewspapers.com
Legos are hardly just child’s
play anymore.
Jennifer Flood, an instruc-
tional technology special-
ist for the Bastrop school dis-
trict, knows this.
The small, plastic snap-to-
gether pieces can be a simple
activity, but they can also lead
to wonderful learning oppor-
tunities in a variety of sub-
jects - not only in the tradi-
tional STEM fields of science,
technology, engineering and
math, but also in history and
language arts, as well.
Now, thanks to her recent
appointment to the Lego Edu-
cation Advisory Panel, Flood
is one of a group of 50 educa-
tors nationwide who will help
develop ways in which the
classic childhood toy may be
used in the classroom to de-
velop skills children of all ag-
es - from pre-school through
high school - will need to suc-
ceed in the 21st century.
Flood continued on A7
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