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On Top of the Texas Hill
Volume 9, No. 23 September 21, 2012 Price: 60 cents
Change Service Requested
Published by Martha Stevens
P. O. Box 418
Harper, Texas 78631-0418
hnews@ktc.com
Sisters were a Hit at the Quilt show Frontier Days Are A Success!
The Park Board met at
the park on Sept. 12,2012 at
7:00 p.m. to discuss results
of the annual Frontier Days
Celebration held on Sept. 1,
2012.
Secretary/treasurer Pam
Fogle presented the follow-
ing accounting:
income
Expenses
Net (Profit)
Steer roping/barrel racing
$ 469.00
$ 1,000.00
$ -531.00
Concession stand
1,396.00
984.86
411.14
Dominoes
250.00
250.00
168.84
Washers
192.00
—
192.00
Dance
1,730.00
1,500.00
230.00
Beer Wagon/bar
3,127.00/872.00
1,609.35
2,329.65
Meal
3,925.00
2,109.00
1,815.57
Misc. *
—
3,840.21
Stick Horse (arena rodeo)
240.00
—
240.00
Totals:
$12,201.00
$11,125.01
1,075.99
Sponsors/donations
12,574.00
—
13,649.99
* Miscellaneous expenses include trophies, ribbons, fishing poles, worms and advertising.
Board secretary, Pam
While the community hall
Saturday at 730 a.m.
Fogle, was pleased with the
is under repair, the insur-
Damon Clark emphasized
results. “This year’s
ance company made an
the need forjudges on
Frontier Day was better
inspection and listed a few
Saturday afternoon about
■ormer Harper residents
and sisters, from left,
Tootsie, Kathleen, Minnie
and Patsy were a hit at the
quilt show held over the
Labor Day weekend in
Fredericksburg at the Farm
Bureau Center.
le quilt snow, tney
reenacted a “bed turning.”
This was a custom prac-
ticed by early settlers. They
would invite several friends
over to see her quilts.
Before guests arrived, the
hostess would place several
These four (originally the of her quilts on a bed, each
Fielder sisters) grew up in
Harper and learned to quilt
from their mother, Cecilia.
Ml four attended Harper
schools and all four are
quilters.
on top of the other. When
neighbors arrived, she and
her helper would show off
each quilt in order, then
fold it at the bottom of the
bed and look at the next
These four sisters per-
formed this “bed turning”
several times during the
three-day quilt show and it
was one of the hits of the
show.
Minnie, third from the
left, won “Best in Show” for
hand quilting.
Congratulations to these
ladies for maintaining the
quilting tradition in the Hill
Country.
than I’ve ever seen it. Last
year we made about $400.”
The board plans to send
out personal “thank yous”
to all the sponsors.
In other business, the
board discussed progress on
obtaining 501 c 3 non-profit
status for the park. Lawyer
John Carlson is working on
the Articles of Incorpor-
ation. The board voted to
proceed with incorporation
and to use the present
by-laws for submitting the
non-profit application.
In the meantime, Rev.
Mike Weaver will chair a
committee to work on
revising the by-laws. Other
committee members
include Bud Wright, Lou
Ellen McGinley and Mark Del
Toro.
Junction TXDOT
Employee Honored with
Prestigious Award
items to be fixed to obtain
insurance. The hall needs
exterior lights, illuminated
exit signs and a back up sys-
tem for a power outage so
that the exit signs are still
lit. Also to fix roof leaks
which may be compromis-
ing some electrical wiring in
the ceiling. The group
voted to get this done.
Another item discussed
was to keep a log of volun-
teer hours. This will help in
obtaining grants. Hours will
be recorded at monthly
meetings.
, The final topic for discus-
sion was that of the
Barbecue Cookoff coming
up on Oct. 5 and 6. Set up
will be on Oct 4, registration
will begin on Friday, Oct. 5
from 2:00-9:00 p.m. and
1:30 p.m. Just come by and
volunteer.
Other activities incliide a
jam session on Saturday
afternoon, (contact Peggy
Ernst 830.739.2101 or just
show up), a washer tourna-
ment beginning at 11 £0
a.m. ($40/team) with regis-
tration at 10:00 a.m. and a
50/50 raffle. Last year the
barbecue cookoff cleared
$2,200 which was ear-
marked for the playground.
This year’s cookoff money
will go toward the commu-
nity hall repairs.
A final item for discussion
was the approval of clearing
the creek and bluff of brush,
using community service
labor.
The meeting adjourned.
Harper Wildlife
Management Area
Association Meeting
Set for Oct. 17
Austin Rowe
Completes
Basic Training
The Harper Wildlife
Management Area
Association (HWMAA) will
hold a meeting on
Wednesday, Oct. 17,2012 in
the Harper High School
Library beginning at 6:00
p.m. for the purpose of
picking up the harvest
record books, lease licenses,
receiving the results of the
census lines and receiving
the harvest recommenda-
tions from Joyce Moore.
We will also hear from
Scott Krueger about any
changes in the hunting laws
and the possibility of getting
another game warden in
Kimble County.
We will also elect offi-
cers for the coming year
which include vice-presi-
dent and the directors for
Areas 2,4 and 6. If you are
interested in serving as one
of the officers, please con-
tact Gary Guenthner,
President; William Krebs,
Director Area 2; Bill Meeks,
Director Area 4; or Paula
Parker, Director Area 6.
If you are unable to
attend the meeting, you
must pick up your harvest
record book at the Gillespie
County AgriLife Office in
Fredericksburg after the
meeting. The harvest
record books are not
expected to be ready
before the meeting date.
You may also call Gary
Guenthner, president, at
830-864-4365 for other
information.
Harper School Board
Sets Financial Rating
Hearing
At the Associated
General Contractors (AGO
Annual Awards Luncheon in
Austin on September 6,
2012, a Junction Texas
Department of
Transportation (TXDOT)
employee, Louis Leinweber,
P.E., received an award for
his work on the Flatrock
Bridge Project in Junction.
Leinweber was hon-
ored by the AGC with the
2011 Texas Project Award
for Construction. This proj-
ect extended and realigned
FM 2169 and replaced the
original low water crossing
on the South Llano River at
Flatrock Lane in Kimble
County. The project was
completed early last year
and a community-wide cel-
ebration was held on May
13, 2011.
Each year the AGC
reviews construction proj-
ects across the state. The
award recognizes a TxDOT
employee who designs and
manages the construction
of a project that represents
a successful partnership
between TxDOT and a com-
munity. Each of the 25 TxDOT
districts is allowed one
project nomination, but can
nominate multiple people
on a project.
The Harper ISD Board of
Trustees met on Sept. 17,
2012 for their regular
monthly meeting with all
members present except
Bartley Parker.
Present in the audience
was Diane Earhart who
noted that the annual PTO
book fair is scheduled for
Oct. 16,17 and 18 with the
Parents Fun and Games
Night on Oct. 17 from 530 to
730 p.m.
Minutes were approved
and Superintendent Pari
Whitten talked about the
financial status of the dis-
trict, noting that Harper ISD
has about $503,000 less in
funds, compared to last
year.
She also pointed out that
the district was able to save
over $2000 by eliminating
air conditioning from the
gym and field house during
the summer.
She announced that the
District Cross Country track
meet would be held in
Harper on Oct. 24 and would
be followed by the annual
tailgating party and pep
rally in preparation for
Homecoming on Oct. 26.
The board approved a
public hearing on Oct. 15 at
7:00 p.m. to discuss the dis-
trict’s financial rating and
approved purchase of
attendance credits for
ASATR . The board set extra
entree prices for all cam-
puses at $1.75 retroactive to
Aug. 27.
With no further business,
the board adjourned.
Jim and Joy Freeman of
Harper are proud to
announce the graduation of
their son, PV2 Austin James
Rowe. Austin is a member
of the Texas Army National
Guard and graduated basic
training with Delta
Company, 2-47 Infantry
Brigade, on Aug. 23, 2012 at
Ft. Benning, GA.
Austin is in the split ops
program where he attend-
ed basic training as a junior
in high school. He is now
finishing his senior year
here at Harper High School.
He will be going to drills
once a month with the Texas
Army National Guard out of
Fredericksburg, TX.
After graduating high
school, Austin will be going
to Ft. Huachuca, AZ for his
AIT (Advanced Individual
Training) and then on to
Monterey, CA for language
school.
His parents could not be
more proud.
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Bode’s Hunting Story
2
Invitation
3
Happenings
5
Volleyball, Football
-6
Gardening
-7
Agricultural News
-2
Churches
- 4
Calendar & Events
-5
Cross County Meet
-6
Classified ads
- 8
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Harper Business Expo
- 2
Memorial Books
-4
Hunting story
- 5
The Natural State
-6
Ole Mechanic
- 8
Kitchen at Old Stone Mkt.
- 3
Book Review
-5
Sports schedules
6
Final Roots Concert
-6
Market Report
- 8
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