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JULY 27, 2017
VOLUME 123
NUMBER 51
SCHULENBURG, FAYETTE COUNTY, TEXAS 78956
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The sign marking the Old High Hill Cemetery is shown at left and limbs trimmed from trees in the cemetery are shown at right.
Budget
figures
presented
to Board
Pay hike OK’d
for County’s
elected officials
New SISD trustee
questions procedures
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By Lisa Mederos
Schulenburg Sticker Staff
Bulletin Board
Church-Charity
Classifieds
Courthouse Report...
Education-Youth
Footprints of Fayette
hardworking volunteers, includ-
ing Mike and Lynette Meador,
Page 11 Government-Business
Page 3 Meetings I Reunions ..
Pages 10-11 News From Long Ago.
Page 7 Obituaries
...Pages4-5 Police Report
Page 2 Sports
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can start a fire;
• smokers are advised to dispose of
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By Darrell Vyvjala
Schulenburg Sticker Staff
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• electrically-energized fences should
be kept clear of all grass;
• lubricate farm equipment frequently to
reduce the possibility ofproducing sparks;
• be careful when towing - loose chains
can cause sparks when dragged on the
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Citizens are also asked to use caution
when traveling outside Fayette County
as our neighbors are experiencing similar
fire hazard conditions.
About half of the three-hour
open session portion of Mon-
day’s Schulenburg ISD Board
of Trustees meeting was spent
going over the budget for the
upcoming fiscal year.
Business Manager Lynne
Machac presented figures to
the Board members, including
an increase of $26 million in
total land values. Using the
same Maintenance and Opera-
tion (M&O) tax rate as last year
($1.04 per $100 of valuation),
the local tax revenue will total
$4,326,000, Machac said. The
Interest and Sinking tax rate -
for the current bond project and
a previous one - was projected
at 23 cents, she said.
Based on an Average Daily
Attendance of 695, Machac
said the state’s funding should
total $2,178,000 as part of a
projected $7.4 million for the
M&O budget. Out of that, $5.9
million goes to salaries and
benefits, she said, with plans
for $173,000 to be added to the
fund balance.
Steve Dees, who was sworn in
at the beginning of the meeting
as the newest trustee, said he
wanted to know what the total
revenue for the upcoming fiscal
year. Machac said, in addition to
the $7.4 million for M&O, the
I&S tax rate raises $986,000 to
pay off the bond debt and the
district receives federal funds
for qualifying programs but
that figure was not yet known.
“At the end of the day, we
have a cash register and have
‘X’ amount of dollars that
comes into that cash register,”
said Dees, who was appointed
by the Board to fill a vacancy.
Machac said the federal
funds, which totaled about
$140,000 last year, are sepa-
(See SCHOOL BOARD,
Page 9)
Precinct 4 Commissioner
Tom Muras, as judge pro tern,
ran Monday’s Commissioners
Court meeting in the absence
of Judge Ed Janecka, who was
reported to be out of town in
the cooler temperatures of
Colorado.
As of Friday, July 21, the
mean KBDI summary was
564.029 for Fayette County,
leading to the enactment of a
band on outdoor burning (see
related article above).
According to the index,
a range of 400-600 means:
“Lower litter and duff layers
contribute to fire intensity and
will burn actively. Wildfire
intensity begins to increase
significantly. Larger fuels could
bum or smolder for several days.
This is often seen in late summer
and early fall.”
KBDI is the Keetch-Byram
Drought Index, which is used to
determine forest fire potential.
Muras said he had the support
of Schulenburg Fire Chief Jefi?
Proske. Court Administrator
Cassie Austin said Sheriffs De-
partment Chief Deputy Randy
Noviskie was in support of the
bum ban as well.
With ongoing discussions of
the 2018 budget, it was unani-
mously approved that all elected
County and precinct officers
will receive a two-percent pay
increase. At a special meeting
held on Thursday, July 20, a
proposed two-percent “incen-
tive pay” hike for the Sheriff’s
Department, dispatchers and
jailers was not approved.
During discussion of the
proposed incentive pay, County
Clerk Julie Karstedt questioned
if she needs to ask the Com-
missioners Court for “incentive
pay” in order to get a raise.
“They are getting creative to
get more pay,” Karstedt said.
“Do you want to deal with this
for every department? It is not
fair and it’s not right.”
At that meeting, Janecka said,
“ft is a tight budget.”
Also at last Thursday’s spe-
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project sometime in the future,”
tors and loved ones at OHHC,”
more than 17 years as president of Quiring added. “We really hope to beloved Old High Hill Cemetery is here. The oldest stones mark the
OHHC A. Through this donation, get folks interested and energized a community of family and friends
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Generous donation allows Old High Hill Cemetery
Association to make improvements at historic site
Old High Hill Cemetery As-
sociation, Inc. recently received
an extremely generous donation
of $6,000.
The donor, who wished to re-
main anonymous, stipulated that
the donation be used on Old High
Hill Cemetery property, specifi-
cally for beautification of the land-
scape including tree trimming, tree
removal, shrub and vine removal,
spraying for poison ivy and poison
oak, and any other projects that
may be revealed during this phase
of restoration.
Budget constraints of the Old
High Hill Cemetery Association
have limited the ability to com-
plete trimming of the beautiful
old oak trees and to keep the
landscape healthy. The cemetery
was threatened by falling limbs
in some
burn ban at meeting Monday
The Fayette County Commissioners
Court voted unanimously to institute a
bum ban at Monday morning’s regular
meeting.
After a 4-0 vote, with County Judge
Ed Janecka absent, an order was signed
by C ounty Judge Pro Tern Tom Muras to roadway and be aware of flat tires as rims
restrict outdoor burning. can also cause sparks which can ignite
Residents are warned to refrain from grass fires;
burning anything, including kitchen trash • do not litter - trash adds to the fuel
and brush piles. Dry vegetation serves as load and glass lying in direct sunlight
a ready, highly volatile fuel for wildfires.
Burning trash or brush can provide an
ignition source for wildfires, which can smoking materials properly and
spread quickly, destroy homes, and, worst ashtrays - many wildfires are started by
of all, endanger lives. carelessly-discarded cigarette butts and
Bans on outdoor burning have proven matches;
• motorists are advised not to drive
in or park in tall, dry grass - catalytic
converters can be a source of ignition;
• hikers and campers are asked to use
to be an excellent fire prevention tool.
Keeping a fire from ever starting is the
key to preventing wildfires.
The bum ban in Fayette County will
remain in effect until conditions improve bumpits or grill in designated areas where,
and the fire danger has diminished. Fire and if, such fires are permitted;
departments will be called to extinguish all • dispose ofhot coals from barbecue pits
fires and violators can be subject to a fine, by smothering completely with sand or
Carelessness with other activities can water, and never leave smoldering coals
also result in dangerous wildfires. Resi- unattended;
dents can help themselves and their local • use extreme caution when using fire-
fire departments by taking the following works during a bum ban.
extra precautions to ensure that their ac-
tions don’t spark wildfires:
• use extreme care when using spark-
producing equipment around dry grass;
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extensive and beyond their abili- to Quiring.
ties. Professional services were
needed.
“This monetary donation is
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John Christian Baumgarten,
the article she submitted. “I am for any and all donations. the stillness, I felt a warm summer who is recognized as the Father
“There are so many folks in the breeze and heard the birds chirp- of Schulenburg, and Louis Schu-
gratitude. This is by far the larg- Schulenburg area who have ances- ing. It was as if the cemetery was lenburg, after whom the town of
est donation ever received in my tors and loved ones at OHHC,” enjoying a fresh breath of air. Our Schulenburg is named, lie at rest
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A worker on a tractor assists with the cleanup at the Old High Hill Cemetery.
2017 Festival Scholarship Pageant winners
Selected as winners at the 2017 Schulenburg Festival Scholarship Pageant, which was held Saturday, July 22 at the Civic Center were:
(front, from left) Kaysen Wick, Little Miss Schulenburg and Little Miss photogenic; Heaven Hrachovy, Young Miss Schulenburg and Young Miss
photogenic; Jessika House, Junior Miss photogenic; (back, from left) Matilyn Jurica, second runner-up Miss Schulenburg; Kamdin Soto, first
runner-up Junior Miss; Cassie Redding, Miss Schulenburg and Miss Schulenburg photogenic; Kyra Mays, first runner-up Miss Schulenburg;
Brooke Redding, Junior Miss Schulenburg; and Carolyn Prihoda, second runner-up Junior Miss. Pageant directors were Mary Jane Pesek and
Bethany Smrkovsky while Sheila Brossmann served as stage manager. Sponsors for this year’s pageant were Chuck Brown Ford, Schulenburg
Festival Association, Schulenburg Printing and Office Supplies, the Pesek family, and City Meat Market. Sticker Photo By Lisa Mederos
locations which could the beautification project will help about this historic cemetery.” together at rest. Our ancestors
result in damage to old, historic preserve the natural beauty and OHHC A shares in Fayette would be proud.”
tombstones. historic integrity of the Old High County Judge Ed Janecka’s focus The Old High Hill Cemetery
A small team of dedicated, Hill Cemetery property.” on the environmental stewardship is on a six-acre tract located ap-
After the group of volunteers and historic preservation of these proximately three miles northwest
started the project in May, the old country cemeteries. of Schulenburg on FM 2672 in
Gene and Linda Clark, and Stan donor contacted Quiring in June. Majestic oak trees more than a Fayette County. The cemetery
and Darlene Quiring spent several Funds were used in mid- to late- hundred years old are no longer contains about 400 graves. Many
days clearing shrubs and cutting June to hire professional services, hidden by vines and shrubs. German immigrants who were
vines. However, it quickly became Volunteers continue to work, as These magnificent oak trees, High Hill’s earliest settlers lie at
apparent that the project was too the hot weather allows, according which stand tall and proud, could rest there.
tell a lot ofstories. They have seen Eschenburg, Graf, Seydler,
“We hope to raise additional a lot of history and have survived Baumgarten, Creuzbaur, Stuercke,
donations for phase two of the many droughts and hurricanes.
“After the activities were com- few family names that have living
wonderful and unexpected she said. “Although much work plete and the workers left, I walked descendants in the Schulenburg
blessing!” Darlene Graf Quir- has been completed, much still through the cemetery ... on this
ing, OHHC A president, said in remains to be done. We are grateful hallowed ground,” Graf said. “In
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