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TIGERS FOOTBALL FALL TO MANOR MUSTANGS
Last game of the YearPhotos by Ron Adair For the second year in a row the Manor Mustangs kicked the Dripping Springs Tigers out of the playoffs with a special team play late in the game. On a cool, crisp night the two titans battled late into the evening. In the end the size advantage of the Mustangs weighed heavily on the 28-27 outcome. They had a beast of a runner with speed, plus speed and big stallions in the line that were a load to handle in crucial situations. Even so, the Tigers stood toe to toe with them all night and were primed to win this battle and move on. The unpredictability of sports stepped in and sent the Tigers (9-2) packing early again this year. No one wins on stats. Only the score counts.Dripping Springs kicked off to start the game and a short kick out of bounds gave the ball to Manor on the 50. Seven plays later a 14-run put Manor ahead 7-0. A 31 KOR by Austin Hulon put the Tigers in business at their 47. Despite two penalties, Preston Alford took it in from the eight on the fifth play and Coleman Chapman made it 7-7. Everyone seemed to brace for a basketball score but it was a punting contest for most of the quarter as it ended that way.Looking at 67 yards, the Tigers took the rest of the first quarter to march down to the 13, where Alford would take it in on the first play of the second quarter. 14-7. Turn about was fair play as Manor drove 63 yards to tie the game on a 19 pass play. Curtis Cox and Alford were mostly responsible for moving the ball from the 27 to the 10 before the Tigers were repelled by the huge Manor line and forced a 27 yard field goal by Desi De la Cruz to retake the lead. Aided by a 19 pass and 15 personal foul penalty, the Mustangs hit on a 32 pass to retake the lead 21-17. After Cameron O'Banan punted to the 12, the Tigers got a break when a Mustang back dropped the ball following a 14 run and Scotty Crosby fell on it. Cox powered it in from the two with .36 seconds left to give the Tigers a lead at the half.The second half was a struggle for the offenses as the defenses dominated to thwart any successful drives. A 12-play drive by the Tigers that took six minutes off the clock and stalled at the three produced a 20 FG by De la Cruz. 27-21. Two plays into the fourth Manor was forced to punt with the Tigers taking over at the 14. DS moved the ball steadily down the field. Facing a fourth and goal at the five, DS correctly opted to kick a field goal and make it a two-possession game. However, a Manor player had other plans. He skirted the end and blocked the attempt, then chased it down and picked it up at the 15 and took off the other way. At the 40, he adroitly weaved through a mass of players as he crossed the field where he picked up some friendly convoys of blockers as he labored mightily to make it to the endzone. Just that suddenly, the Tigers trailed 28-27 with 5.08 remaining.Needing only a field goal to win, the Tigers moved the ball down the field. Another outstanding catch by O'Banan put the ball on the 28. An incomplete pass and two losses for ten yards set up a fourth and 20, out of range. The long pass was contested by two defenders and fell harmlessly out of bounds. Game, set, match.Game stats (DS first): First downs 25-14; Rushing 56-203, 32-161; Passing 184-93; Passes 9-17-0, 6-11-0; Punts 3-39.0, 4-28.5; Penalties 8-60, 4-45; Fumbles lost 0-0, 1-2.DS stats: Rushing: Alford 32-92 2TD; Cox 18-76 TD; O'Banan 5-31; Zach Tjelmeland 1-4. Passing: Alford 7-15-148; O'Banan 2-2-36. Receiving: O'Banan 2-58; Andres Flores-Perry 2-52; Alford 1-31; Brodie Dyer 2-26; Tjelmeland 1-12; KOR: Hulon 1-31.-Carl Waits, Sportswriter
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MERRITT HILL COUNTRY SENIOR VILLAGE HOLDS VETERANS’ BRUNCH
Photos by Madeline TredwayIntern Reporter, DSHS On Nov. 12, Merritt Hill Country Senior Village hosted a “Veterans’ Day Brunch” to honor local veterans for their service. Tanja Coe, manager at Merritt Hill, started the event as a way to give back to the community. “It’s just our way of saying thank you to the veterans,” Tanja Coe said. Even though it was only the second year she’s held the brunch, there was an impressive turnout of not only veterans, but MHCSV residents who wanted break bread with the veterans and express their appreciation for their service to the nation.To make the veterans feel welcome, Coe put up several posters in the entryway full of photos of the Dripping Springs veterans when they were in the military, as well as American flag pinwheels and stickers saying “Thank you for your service” decorating the entryway and dining room.At the head table, around 20 veterans gathered at a table near the front of the dining room to eat and share stories with fellow veterans. The oldest there was Joe Williams, who is going to be 93.At the end of the lunch, nearly 20 veterans gathered to take a group photo together. There were so many that some had to stand on the stairs and peek out from behind the others’ shoulders. As they walked out, Coe greeted every one of them with a smile and made sure to thank them for their service.“We’re very proud to have the veterans here to recognize their service to this country and our freedom,” John Clark, resident at Merritt Hill, said. “We could never repay them enough.” The warm feelings were reciprocated by the veterans who attended. “We had a wonderful time and got to meet some really great people. We’re grateful they took the time and effort to put this wonderful meal for us,” naval veteran, and Pct. 4 Justice of the Peace, Judge John Burns said.
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ST. MARTIN FALL FESTIVAL PHOTOS
Photos by Michael KerstenSt. Martin de Porres held its annual Fall Festival on Sunday Oct. 27. The event had live music, games for children and adults, silent and live auctions, a variety of food and drink, and for the first time vendor booths.When asked about the success of the day, Committee Chairperson Brenda Dewitt said it was beyond conventional measure. “God’s gift of grace to our community today was beyond measure,” Dewitt said, “We forged new relationships and strengthened old relationships. I felt truly blessed with the success of the day and fellowship we experienced.”The selling of vendor booth spaces was also successful, with 28 vendors signing up for booth space. Vendors ranged from art and craft goods, to real estate, to a booth by the North Hays Republican Group that registered new voters.There was also a new first- Vietnamese food. Rev. Justin Nguyen, the new Pastor at St Martin de Porres Catholic Church, is Vietnamese and his sister-in-law and other family members prepared various traditional Vietnamese dishes.The day had a strong community and family feel to it, as parishioners visited with non-parishioners, veterans, Knights of Columbus (who had a heavy volunteer presence), and even some curious tourist who saw the fair as they were passing by on Route 12.-Story by John Pacheco, Editor
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STARLIGHT SYMPHONY PERFORMED BEATLE’S ABBEY ROAD
Century News photos by Lance WinterThe Starlight Symphony Orchestra performed music from The Beatles Abbey Road Album at its special fundraiser concert on Saturday Sept. 28, at the Wimberley Valley Winery. The concert was a continuation on the theme of last year’s fundraiser, in which the symphony performed Beatle’s music from the White Album.“Who doesn’t love the Beatles! Last year’s event, celebrating the 50th anniversary of The White Album was such as success that when the idea of an Abbey Road 50th came up for discussion, the Board all said Hell Ya!” Suzanne Warmack, symphony board member and event advertising coordinator, said. “We don’t have our final figured yet from the wine and food sales, but we handily surpassed last year’s total in ticket sales,” Warmack said. “There were many familiar faces in the audience! Now I have to top this event! So stay tuned!” Warmack plays violin in the orchestra, and has been a member of Starlight since 2006. She also works for the Century News and owns Bel Canto Farms, which teaches horsemanship.The Starlight Symphony Orchestra is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. It is an all-volunteer symphony, with musicians of “wildly varying ages,” all of which reside in Central Texas. For more information visit: starlightsymphony.org.
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2ND ANNUAL TAILS AND TRAILS FUN RUN AND WALK
Photos by David Wilson Photography The 2nd Annual Tails and Trails Fun Run and Walk took place last Saturday morning at Founders Memorial Park. An estimated 90 dogs and 250 pet owners participated in the free one-mile run-walk event sponsored by the City of Dripping Springs and Springs Veterinary Care.“We’re glad we had so many dog owners show up for our event,” Amber Carrizales, Marketing Manager for Springs Veterinary Care, said. “We’re very happy to see our second Tails and Trails Fun Run so successful. We’re also very grateful to our sponsors and volunteers.”The Tails and Trails Fun Run and Walk was the idea of Dr. Amanda Smith, the medical director at Springs Veterinary Care, and Krista Williams, the practice manager at Springs Veterinary Care. “They both wanted to host an annual event for the people of Dripping Springs that was fun for both people and pets,” Carrizales said.The event was free to participants and included live music from the Miller Creek Crowd, breakfast tacos from Torchy’s Tacos, Dog Yoga, raffle prizes, and adoptable dogs by PAWS Shelter of Central Texas, which could be “borrowed” for the walk by people who didn’t have a pooch to walk with. Participants also received a free goodie bag upon sign that included dog treats, bowls, frisbees, and assorted other goodies for the pet and pet owner.After the fun run-walk, the City of Dripping Springs invited all four-legged participants to jump into the park’s swimming pool to cool off. Some pet owners joined their dogs in the water, and with the abundant merriment, it was clear that a good time was had by all.Volunteers from the Dripping Springs 4-H Club were also on hand to help clean up the park after the event, and under the tutelage of photographer Dave Wilson, some 4-H members tried their hand at taking photos of the event for the Century News. Sponsors of the event were: The City of Dripping Springs, BI, CEVA Animal Health, Dantay’s Flowers, Drippin’ Dog, Drippin’ Donuts, Hills, Merk Animal Health, Miller Creek Crowd (live music), PAWS Shelter of Central Texas, Royal Canin, The Canine Center, Serasana, Torchy’s Tacos, and Virbac Animal Health,-By John Pacheco, Editor
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NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AT HENLY BAPTIST CHURCH
Photo by John Pacheco The Henly Baptist Church hosted a “Community Night Out” on October 1. The evening included Pig Pen BBQ, homemade desserts, live music, face painting for the children, and a visit by North Hays County Fire/Rescue Firefighters.The event was part of a national “Community Night Out” which is meant to increase awareness about first responder programs in communities, Neighborhood Watch, and other anti-crime efforts.The night was also meant to continue the mission of the church to reach out to the community and serve as a community hub. Pastor Don Forrester was on hand to welcome all guests and offered tours of the church ground and 1944 built sanctuary with its beautiful stain glass windows. Pastor Forrester is a retired social worker and has served as pastor of Henly Baptist Church since 1979. “With a two year gap around 1991, when I worked in Midland,” Forrester said.Representing North Hays County Fire and Rescue were Lieutenant Laurie Shelton, Chaplain Tom Gripka, and Fire Chief Scott Collard. Attendees received tours of a fire department vehicle, and briefings on the gear associated with fire fighters and medical aide.
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BRITISH INVASION COMES TO MERCER
Photos and story by John Pacheco, Editor British roadsters invaded Mercer Street last week as the Vintage Triumph Register (VTR), the North American Triumph car club, held its annual convention in Dripping Springs last week.“VTR Nationals are the largest gathering of Triumph cars in the US and with over 150 cars this year. Each year we honor one specific car at the convention, and this year we are honoring the 1969 TR6,” Don Couch, President of the Hill Country Triumph Club, said.The event was coordinated by the Visitors Bureau. “We really appreciate the work Pam Owens of your Visitors Bureau did for us,” Triumph owner Bob Skewis said. “She was able to convince your city council to close down Mercer Street for the car show portion of our convention. She also took care of a lot of the backroom stuff that has to be taken care of for a convention of this size, and made things run smoothly for us.”Skewis entry was among the rarer of entries, a 1968 Triumph 250. There were only two in the show. The TR250 was a one year production car of approximately 8,000 units. It was the transition between what was considered the under-powered four cylindered TR4 and the peppier TR6. It was Triumph’s response to the Ford Mustang. The TR250 was the first Triumph with an in-line six cylinder engine, growling dual carburetors, a steel body over a steel frame with cruciform brace (heavy H-frame) and 15 inch Michelins to hug the road as you accelerated. No spoiler needed to keep the car’s butt down on fast turns. The fact that it was a convertible only added to the fun. For the time it was dynamic—overhead valves and two Stromberg carburetors delivering unique torque that accelerated it from zero to 60 mph in ten seconds, and zero to 100 mph in 39 seconds. By contrast the average car of the period would take a full 16 seconds to reach 60 mph. In 1968, the car would have set you back a cool $3,400.Even today, with most cars being over 50 years old, enthusiasts love the cars as much for their design as for their unique driving experience. “You will feel every bump on the road,” Skewis said. “You are not removed from the driving experience. You can be going forty miles per hour and feel like you’re going 80.”Of course every car at the show came with its own unique history. “This car belonged to my late wife,” Skewis said. “She bought it used in 1972. Her brother saw a classified ad for it and she went with him to look at it. After seeing the car, he said to her, ‘If you don’t buy it, I will.’ So she bought it. After we were married, we brought it with us when we moved to Austin. It was her daily car up until about 1980 or so. We started raising a family, so the car kind of went by the wayside, but we decided to restore it in 1999.”It was a unique day on Mercer Street, as every car owner had their own similar family story to tell.The Holiday Inn Express served as the host hotel for the convention and the basecamp for Hill Country drives and excursions as Triumph owners visited different areas wineries, breweries, distilleries, and other area sites. The schedule of events included rallies, autocross, autojumble, parts vendor sales and a “judged concours d’elegance” for the car show portion.
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DRIPPING SPRINGS PATRIOTS DAY CEREMONY 2019
On Sept. 11, Dripping Springs’ VFWPost 2933 and the American Legion Post 290 observed the 18th Anniversary of the 2001 9/11 attacks on the United States-- NYC World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and Shanksville, PA-- with a Patriot’s Day observance at Veteran’s Park.Military veterans and first responders from the North Hays Fire/Rescue ESD#6, Pct. 4 Constable’s Office, North Hays ESD#1 (EMS), and Hays County Sheriff’s Dept. were honored guests.The ceremony included brief speeches by American Legion Commander Ben Adair and VFW Commander Ronnie G. (Shorty) Barnett, the ringing of “four fives bell,” by North Hays Firefighter Mark Treadway to honor the fallen firefighters of the World Trade Center Towers, and the lowering of the U.S. Flag to half-mast during the playing of echo-taps.
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ACTIVE SHOOTER INTEGRATED RESPONSE EXERCISE
The Dripping Springs’ Precinct 4 Constable’s office took part in an “Active Shooter Integrated Response Exercise” at a local public school on Jul. 23.The exercise included the participation of Hays County Constables Pct. 1, 2, 4, and 5; Hays County Sheriff’s Office; DPS; North Hays Fire/Rescue; and EMS San Marcos. The exercise also included observers from the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force, Homeland Security, Hays County Office of Emergency Management, Emergency Management Commission from the City of Dripping Springs, Dripping Springs ISD, Travis County Sheriff’s Office, Hays County CRT, and Pct. 4 Justice of the Peace John Burns. Standing in for victims and suspects were volunteer Dripping Springs ISD students. Other students filmed the exercises as part of their media training.The purpose of the exercise was to train an integrated response between agencies in the event of an active shooter event. “Because of these types of exercises, officers learn to work, not only with each other, but with teams from other first responders like Fire and EMS,” Pct. 4 Constable Ron Hood said. “We train to go into the building to find, isolate, and neutralize the shooter if necessary, as other teams go in and secure areas so that medical personnel can go in and treat, and remove victims from the scene. By doing these types of training, we not only accelerate our response time, but we also eliminate ‘blue on blue’ incidents. Simply put, our goal is to stop the killing, stop the dying, and evacuate the injured.”The first responders trained in multiple scenarios throughout the day, with after-action debriefings after each exercise. “The day was an opportunity for us to hone our skills and our expectations on how we respond. Overall it was a success, however, there is always room for improvement when it comes to life and death,” Constable Hood said.Photos by John Pacheco
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COMPUTER ENGINEERING FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS
Jad Jadeja Summer Classes at the Dripping Springs Community LibraryBy Gary ZupancicFor a number of years, Jad Jadeja, the high school’s computer engineering advisor/teacher has been offering classes at the Dripping Springs Community Library over summer vacation. The enthusiasm he brings to this year’s summer classes in no different than in previous years.The next scheduled summer computer class for those going into 4th,through 6th Grade, “Junior F1” will start run Monday through Thursday, July 15 through 17, from 1:00 - 4:00pm. Using cardboard, the students will design, build and race a car that is propelled by pressured by pressurized air. Teaching the same principles of the high schools’ F1 teams that have won both national and international competitions, Jadeja keeps students interested, curious, thinking, and busy. His approach and teaching style with the middle school students is more relaxed than the management of his high school overachievers. Having students all working on the same project at the same time is different than having the high school’s multiple projects going on at the same time.“It’s a different program, I talk to them in a different way. Especially with terminology that they don’t understand. I use scenarios until the student understands...I’m more comforting rather than their leader.”The June Robotics Class, like the upcoming July F1 class was relaxed and attended by a lot of young curious faces eager to get each step. Using a Raspberry Pi, a mini-mini computer, the students build a chassis with electrical components, with the Raspberry Pi as the motherboard. The students made them work.“The Raspberry Pi is cheap, yet powerful. There have been several revisions but the cost has remained constant, $35,” Jadeja said. “There’s a lot of software for education, free software.”Interest for the summer computer classes have always been popular with kids and Jadeja has enthusiastic helpers/computer engineers on hand to help kids individually, two high school students from his classes, Colton Rhodas and Collin Boes, and a mentor and volunteer Jerry Jackson from the community.The interest in the class is across gender lines, with seven girls and sixteen boys. The confidence of all the students is constantly reinforced and there is not the usual classroom atmosphere of no talking. Students are engaged and constant technical knowledge is passed back and forth between students.“If a student attends all four days, all four classes, the library will provide the hardware to do it. It’s free,” Jadeja said.Class registration for the July 15, Junior F1 is going on now and is limited. This is a good opportunity to beat the summer doldrums and to keep the young minds learning during vacation. To register or for more information see the website dscl.org/summer-2019/summer-programs-2019/all-summer-programs .
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