The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 156, No. 18, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 2, 2009 Page: 1 of 12
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UIL POSTPONES ALL SPRING SPORTS UNTIL MAY 11 • SPORTS B1
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Texas' Oldest Weekly Newspaper Since March 1, 1853 Semi-Weekly Since Sept. 5, 1977
Volume 156, Number 17
SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2009
INSIDE
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DOKUPIL HONORED
The late Monsignor Edward Do-
kupil was recently honored by the
Texas Legislature.
—Page A3
WINNERS
Advertiser brings home awards
from this year's STPA Better News-
paper Contest.
—Page A2
GIRL SCOUTS
Scouts invite the public to par-
ticpate in their Bronze Award proj-
ect to help Pet Shelter Pantry.
—Page A2
MUSEUM
City of Bastrop and historical so-
ciety agree on lease terms for old
City Hall.
—Page A3
POLICE BLOTTER
On April 16, at about
3:24 a.m., Officer Dale
Hamilton was dispatched
to 4101 Texas 71 East in
reference to an Intoxicat-
ed person. Upon arrival,
Hamilton saw a man that
smelled of an alcoholic
beverage, according to
the police report. Wes-
ley Dale Plumley, 42, of
Plum was arrested on a
charge of public intoxica-
tion.
■ On April 16, Officer
Wesley Hamrick was
dispatched to the 200
block of Old Austin High-
way about a physical dis-
turbance. Hamrick took
statements from a witness
and took pictures of the
injuries of both parties.
Linda Michelle Mack-
ey, 25, and Twilla Joann
Clay, 62, both of Bastrop,
were arrested and both
were charged with as-
sault causing bodily inju-
ry (family violence).
■ On April 21, Offi-
cer Kenneth Mack was
See BLOTTER, Page A2
WEATHER
SATURDAY FORECAST
HI: 89
LO: 71
Mostly Cloudy / Windy
INDEX
Classifieds
Living
Page B5
UpMm.
Paae A8
News
Page B4
Sports
Page A3
Page B1
14 pages, two sections
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SCHOOLS
BISD on guard
Students sent home did not have flu
BY TERRY HAGERTY
Assistant Editor
The Bastrop school district
was taking "robust" measures
to monitor the outbreak of
swine flu and had not closed
campuses this week, Super-
intendent Roderick Emanuel
said.
On Thursday Emanuel
said 10 students and one staff
member went home during
the week as "standard proto-
col," when they developed flu-
like symptoms. However, all
11 were found to not have flu
of any form.
As of mid-morning on Fri-
day, the state health depart-
ment reported no confirmed
cases or probable cases of
swine flu within Bastrop
County, added Donald Wil-
liams, the district's commu-
nications officer.
"Parents were asked to re-
port back to the campus with
their doctor's report (about
the child's illness)," Emanuel
said. School nurses also made
follow-up calls to homes to see
how students were doing.
Ti ps cancelled,
precautions taken
Emanuel said all out-of-
See BISD, page A5
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Staff photo by Terry Hagerty
Theresa Murphy, left, hugs Brenda McCurry in front of McCurry's new home on Cottle Town Road, Area residents are still
recovering from the Feb. 28 Wilderness Ridge Fire near Smithvilie. See Bastrop Living story on page A8.
COMMISSIONERS COURT
D rought numbers g iven
BY CYNDI WRIGHT
Editor
It's a startling fig-
ure: 97 percent of the
grazed oats and wheat
crops have failed due
to the recent drought.
And nearly half of cat-
tle producers have had
cattle losses due to the
drought.
These are figures
that were presented
to the Bastrop Coun-
ty Commissioners on
Monday by Rachel Bau-
er, the county's exten-
sion agent, on behalf
of the recently formed
drought task force.
The task force was
See DROUGHT, page A6
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Staff photo by Cyndi Wright
Sheriff Terry Pickering, right, presented Jim Colling a plaque and the county presented
him with a certificate after 20-plus years of service. Colling, who was awarded the Medal
of Valor last year, retired from the sheriff's department, along with Lee Nusbaum at Mon-
day's commissioners court.
BASTROP CITY COUNCIL
SWINE FLU
County
ready if
flu makes
stop here
BY CYNDI WRIGHT
Editor
Bastrop County officials want to make
sure that everyone is well informed and
proactive about the threat of the H1N1
flu strain, also called swine flu.
"Our goal is to make sure we close
the information gap (among the public),"
County Judge Ronnie McDonald said at
a press conference Friday morning. "We
want to try and stay ahead of the curve."
Both McDonald and the county's
emergency management coordinator,
Mike Fisher, emphasized that there are
no confirmed cases in Bastrop County.
"In reality, there are no cases," Mc-
Donald said.
"Social distancing is the best preven-
tion."
— Mike Fisher,
emergency management coordinator
Besides making sure that everyone
stays in the loop as far as cities, school
districts and other county government
are concerned, one of the main goals is to
keep the rumor mill from causing people
to panic and possibly overwhelm local
medical resources, the two reiterated.
Another top priority is to warn people
who are sick to stay home.
"It's very contagious - even if it's just
seasonal flu and not H1N1," Fisher said.
"Social distancing is the best preven-
tion."
County officials are meeting every
day with various officials, including the
county's public health authority, Dr. Des-
mar Walkes, who acts as a link between
the county and medical personnel and
the state health system. McDonald also
said they are keeping tabs on local sup-
plies of the antiviral medications that
See FLU, page A5
Newspaper
gets facelift
Readers of the Bastrop Adver-
tiser may notice something differ-
ent about their newspaper today.
After evolving for 156 years, the
Advertiser has undergone a total re-
design, led by sports editor Michael
Adams.
"Our goal was to make a visually
appealing and easy to read news-
paper of which all of Bastrop can
be proud," said publisher Emmett
McKinley.
The staff has been working on
the new design of the paper for
more than nine months, McKinley
added.
"We hope everybody likes the
new look of their newspaper," he
said. "We always welcome and en-
courage our readers to share their
thoughts with us."
'Historical' chickens hot topic at council
BY JACQUELINE DAVIS
Staff Writer
Are the chickens that roam
Farm Street a historical asset
to the city?
A passionate group of Farm
Street residents seemed to
think so at Tuesday's Bastrop
City Council meeting.
City Manager Mike Talbot
broached the topic of what to
do with the chickens after some
Farm Street residents said the
city's animal control was plan-
ning to round up the feathered
wanderers and take them to
the local animal shelter.
"The chickens don't have
an owner," Talbot said. "They
are running at large. After
talking to residents, we can't
figure out who is responsible
for them."
Talbot said making an ex-
ception for chickens to roam
the area was a policy decision
of the council. He pointed to
an animal control ordinance
stating it was unlawful for
any resident to let any animal
except a pet cat roam at large
and that the city has the right
to impound any animal found
See CHICKENS, page A5
Staff photo by Terry Hagerty
Two chickens dart across Farm Street Thursday. The
Bastrop City Council addressed chickens running at
large at Tuesday's regular meeting.
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Wright, Cyndi. The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 156, No. 18, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 2, 2009, newspaper, May 2, 2009; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth252578/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bastrop Public Library.