The Dublin Citizen (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 17, 2013 Page: 1 of 22
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It's almost time
for witching hour
Water bills to be
increased by 33%
By MAC MCKINNON
Citizen Publisher
Dublin City Council,
meeting Tuesday in regular
monthly session delayed by
one day due to the Columbus
Day holiday, approved
increasing water bills 33%
as the city is facing a 30%
increase from the Upper
Leon Water District.
The increase which
amounts to $10.48 per
month for the first 3,000
gallons, is effective with the
water bill customers will
receive by Dec. 1. That will
make the average monthly
city bill $88.16 which is for
water, sewer, garbage
pickup and the tax on trash
pickup.
For each additional 1,000
gallons of water, the cost
will increase by $2.39, up to
$9.64.
The council discussed
meeting with the Green’s
Creek Water Supply Corp
which the city supplies
water to in order to
restructure that contract to
reflect the increase as well
as additional costs that are
incurred by the city for the
water system which impacts
Green’s Creek. That
infrastructure includes
maintenance on the water
tower and for storage.
See WATER, A4
Secondary campus to
meet at Jr. High Friday
By PAUL GAUDETTE
Staff Writer
Asconstructionprogresses
at the Dublin ISD secondary
campus to make room for
Jr. High students, the
electricity will be turned off
this weekend resulting in
the building being closed.
On Friday, High School
and Jr. High students will
meet at the former Jr. High
campus on Camden at 8
a.m. for classes.
At 11 a.m., students on
the campus will walk to the
Memorial Stadium for sack
lunches which will be
followed by a pep rally at
11:30 a.m.
The High School and Jr.
High will be dismissed at
noon. Buses will be available
to take students home or
those students needing to
be picked up can be met at
the stadium.
The schedule for other
campuses on Friday will be
unaffected.
Volleyball games originally
scheduled for Saturday at
Dublin High School have
been moved to the Jr. High
gym on Friday. Play will
begin at 4 p.m. with the
Lady Lions varsity game.
FIRE SAFETY- Dublin firefighters were at Dublin elementary on Wednesday, Oct. 9 in
honor of Fire Prevention Week to offer students safety tips and teach them about their
duties. After putting on their suits, they crawled amongst the kids seated in rows to
show how they avoid smoke in a fiery building. Afterwards, students got a chance to
get suited up themselves so they could see how much work goes into putting on the
protective equipment. Photo by Tesha Sojourner
That haunting time of
year is fast-approaching,
and the Dublin Chamber of
Commerce is once again
sponsoring a “Safe Trick or
Treat” for the community.
It will be located at
Celebration Park next to
Dublin Bottling Works from
4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday,
Oct. 31.
All businesses and
churches are invited to
attend. In the past, several
groups have provided
refreshments and again this
year, First Baptist will
provide free hot dogs while
they last. Chips will be
provided by BMY.
Dublin police will have a
booth and provide identi-
kits with fingerprinting, if
the kits that have been
ordered arrive in time. The
police along with Dublin
Lions will provide escorts
across city streets.
The City of Dublin will
also have a booth to take
contributions toward
Pennies in the Park to help
purchase new playground
equipment for Community
Park. City Manager Nancy
Wooldridge has said the
new playground equipment
will be in place by next
spring.
There will be carnival type
games and a best decorated
table or venue with Dublin
Dollar prizes. There will
also be a costume contest in
five age groups with Dublin
Dollars given for prizes.
A number of businesses
will also be passing out
candy at their stores as they
cannot close to have a booth
at the park. (The Citizen will
have a list of those business
that will have tricks and
treats).
Anyone with questions is
asked to contact the
Chamber of Commerce,
445-3422.
GUAR FOR PROFIT- Local farmers under commission of West Texas Guar (like Don
Keith whose field can be seen above) were busy last week harvesting their crop of Guar,
an unusual vegetable so tough that it is primarily used in the U.S. to assist in drilling.
The plant, which feels like several BBs are contained in each pod is reportedly also very
rough on equipment, leading some farmers to rent combines for harvesting. Area
farmers turned to Guar earlier this year since the plant is hardy in dry climates like the
one that yielded poor returns of area staples last year. Photo by Paul Gaudette
Early voting starts Monday
By PAUL GAUDETTE
Staff Writer
Voters will be able to
weigh in on a Bluff Dale
ISD bond option and several
proposed amendments to
the Texas constitution
starting Monday as early
voting for the Nov. 5
elections will be held on
regular business days at
the Erath County
Courthouse from Oct. 21-
Nov. 1
Voters in the Bluff Dale
Independent School District
will be voting on whether
to approve or deny a $4
million bond option for the
renovation and
construction of school
facilities and the purchase
of new buses. Priority on
the bond is given to the
construction of new
classrooms, a cafeteria, a
library and a gym. The
bond grants the district the
ability to levy a tax in
payment.
No other local elections
are being held in Erath
County as school board
elections for Lingleville,
Morgan Mill and Bluff Dale
take place in November of
even-numbered years if
there are contested races.
On election day, voting
will be held at the
Courthouse in Stephenville,
at the Dublin Courthouse
Annex, Texas Bank in
Stephenville, Century Link
building in Stephenville
and Bluff Dale School.
Statewide, voters will be
deciding to approve or
deny nine proposed
amendments. To reach the
ballots, each of these
amendment proposals
passed at least two-thirds
of the Texas Senate and the
House of Representatives.
Since the constitution
was accepted in 1876, The
Texas Legislature has
proposed 656 amendments
The Sound of Dublin
performed at the 7th
annual Paluxy Valley
Marching Festival on
Saturday, Oct. 12 in Glen
Rose where they received a
division 2 rating.
Inclement weather did
not allow for the full
competition so there were
no finals held however the
band directors met and
decided to take the
preliminary results as the
final order.
Band Director Justin
Stabach said, “The band
did a really good job and
had their best performance
of the year. They received
and Texas voters have
approved 474 of the 653
presented to them by
majority vote.
Proposed amendments
for the Nov. 5 election
include:
Proposition 1 (HJR 62)
The constitutional
amendment authorizing
the legislature to provide
for an exemption from ad
valorem taxation of all or
part of the market value of
the residence homestead
of the surviving spouse of
great comments from the
judges and received
valuable information to
help them improve as they
prepare for Saturday’s
competition again in Glen
Rose.”
He also noted that The
Sound of Dublin
represented Dublin well on
and off the field Saturday.
The Sound of Dublin
band will perform this
Saturday, Oct. 19 at 11:30
a.m. at Tiger Stadium in
Glen Rose. If they receive a
division one rating, they
will advance to the UIL Area
Contest in Belton on
Saturday October 26.
See VOTE, A10
Sound of Dublin
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100 Years Ago
Oct. 17,1913
Mrs. J.D. Etheridge was
held in the Bosque County
Jail on the charge of
murdering her two step-
children by poisoning. Mrs.
Etheridge confessed to the
county attorney that she
not only murdered these
two children but two others
in June with arsenic.
75 Years Ago
Oct. 14,1938
The Dublin athletic field
was granted a $2,900 WPA
project that included new
bleachers, a first-class track,
a fence with shrubbery, a
rock entrance gate with two
ticket booths, and graveling
of the road on both sides of
the field and the large
parking lot.
The maps showing 206
miles of electrification lines
were sent to Washington by
the engineers that mapped
Erath County.
50 Years Ago
Oct. 17,1963
Governor John Connelly
officially proclaimed Oct.
14-19 Newspaper Week.
The Dublin lions plucked
the Decatur Eagles 19-14.
The Dublin Community
Chest launched their 1963
campaign with an annual
kick off banquet.
Sells Bros. Three Ring
Circus was at the Community
Fair Park in Dublin.
25 Years Ago
Oct. 19,1988
A Democratic Campaign
Headquarters opened at
512 N. Patrick Street in
Dublin in the home of Bill
and Linda Zachary.
The FFA Livestock Judging
Team from Dublin took first
place at the Heart-O-Texas
Fair in Waco. The team
consisted of Johnny Bell,
5 th place high individual,
Ronnie Belew, 1st place high
individual, Kris Simmons
and Marty Couch.
The Dublin lions defeated
Jim Ned 9-7 in the final
second of the game.
Melani Armstorng was
named Dandi Lion of the
Week.
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Thursday
pleasant
warmer
70/52
Friday
intervals of
clouds & sun
69/51
Saturday
/'T'X mostly
cloudy
71/50
Sunday
mainly
cloudy
71/52
Monday
partly
sunny
72/50
Sunrise ... 7:39 a.m.
Sunset... 6:58 p.m.
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