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BASTROP SET FOR ITS BIGGEST GAME THIS DECADE FRIDAY AT WESTLAKE • SPORTS B1
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Texas' Oldest Weekly Newspaper Since March 1, 1853 Semi-Weekly Since Sept. 5, 1977
Volume 156, Number 63
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2009
INSIDE
EVERS
BASTROP
COUNTY 4-H
Students are profiled in Spotlight
on 4-H Achievers in a special sec-
tion,
PAINTED
CHURCHES
Debbie Steffe profiles the annual
Lost Pines Motorcyle Run.
- Page A7
MAXIMUM ENERGY
Bastrop Senior Center participants
have plenty of fun,
- Page A12
SURVIVAL
IN KOREA
Terry Hagerty reviews David Hal-
berstam's account of the Korean
War, "The Coldest Winter."
- Page B6
POLICE BLOTTER
■ On Oct. 1 at 7:45 p.m., Ser-
geant Ken Yarbrough con-
ducted a walk-through of the
Bastrop Public Library and was
informed by a group of youths
that a fight had occurred earlier
in Fisherman's Park, behind the
library. Yarbrough located one of
the youths involved in the fight
and determined that a second
;uvenile male had left the scene,
according to the police report
Yarbrough was able to identify
the other juvenile and spoke with
the youth's father on the phone.
Family members of the juvenile
remaining on the scene arrived
and took custody of the youth af-
ter being given an;ncident num-
ber for future reference.
■ On Oct. 3 at 9:30 a.m., Officer
Kenneth Mack was dispatched
to an address in the 2000 block
of Hill Street on a reported theft
of service, At the time of report
there is a known suspect.
■ On Oct. 4 at 10:30 a.m., Of-
ficer Mack was dispatched to
the Super Motel 8 for burglary
of a drink vending machine, At
time of report there were no sus-
pects.
WEATHER
SATURDAY FORECAST
HI: 88
LO: 72
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WEATHER
The perils of swollen creeks
BY TERRY HAGERTY
Assistant Editor
The black pickup
truck stopped a few feet
in front of the brown wa-
ter cascading over Boyd
Road in Red Rock last
Saturday afternoon.
After heavy rains
throughout most of the
day, a swollen creek cut
across the road at a right
angle on its way to lower
ground.
About two to three
inches of water covered
the road, which dipped
down a short distance
from its intersection with
FM 812.
A driver exited the
truck and without words
he held up his arms in
a questioning gesture
toward a photographer
snapping pictures about
70 yards away, in the
middle of the watery
road. The driver wanted
to see if he could get an
indication if it was safe
to drive through the
flooded area.
The photographer
held up his hand and in-
dicated the depth of the
water with his thumb and
index finger about three
inches apart, and then
shrugged his shoulders,
not wanting to encour-
age what could be a risky
move by the driver.
But the driver dec id-
See WEATHER, page A4
Staff phot by Terry Hagerty
A pickup truck makes it way through a flooded section of Boyd Road in Red Rock last Saturday after heavy rains
had swollen area creeks.
SCHOOL SPIRIT
E
Staff photo by Terry Hagerty
Bastrop High School varsity cheerleaders Destiny Yates, left, and Julie Hepker, prepare signs to encourage
student spirit for Friday's game at Westlake. With the Bears undefeated, the excitement around town has been
building.
Electricity in the air
BY TERRY HAGERTY
Assistant Editor
A week before Bastrop High School's
annual homecoming parade and game,
there was obvious excitement in the air
about the Bears' varsity football team.
But the excitement was as much
about what the Bears have wrought
on the field so far this season, versus
what's up next.
There's a noticeable electricity in
the air - around BISD campuses and
around town.
After last Friday night's excellent
23-19 win over Pflugerville Connally,
the Bears are 5-0 for the first time
since 1998.
And, according to all accounts, the
fans at the new BISD Memorial Sta-
dium are nearly going hoarse shouting
there approval.
The BHS varsity cheerleaders, with
an extra dash of enthusiasm to match,
were busy Monday afternoon readying
spirit signs to place in school hallways
on Tuesday.
The signs were touting the show-
down with powerhouse Westlake to-
morrow night, but also trumping the
Bears' superb performance this sea-
son.
The cheerleaders had multiple
signs spread out on the stage of the 9th
Grade Academy, painting up a storm
while freshman and -JV cheerleaders
went through practice sessions on the
gym floor.
"We have a lot of crowd involve-
ment (with cheering) at the games,"
said cheerleader Pagie Stobaugh, who
is a junior. "People are really excited
that the team is 5-0. Probably a lot of
people will come out to the Westlake
game on Friday. Paige's older brother,
Chad Stobaugh, played safety for the
Bears as a senior last year, before de-
parting for the University of Texas at
Austin this fall.
See SCHOOL, page A4
ANIMAL SHELTER
A new boss
BY CYNDI WRIGHT
Editor
These days, visitors to
the Bastrop County Ani-
mal Control may think
they have somehow
managed to arrive at the
Bastrop County Justice
Center by mistake.
That's because when
they drive up to the shel-
ter, it's likely they will
see trusty inmates work-
ing, as well as numerous
sheriff department vehi-
cles parked in the lot.
It's easy to see that
Sheriff Terry Pickering
is taking his new depart-
ment seriously. Since
county commissioners
asked the sheriff to take
on the task of reforming
the troubled animal shel-
ter at last week's meet-
ing, he has rolled up his
sleeves and wasted no
time.
One of his first acts
was to appoint Deputy
Troy Walters as the new
director of the shelter.
Walters is an animal lov-
er who has four rescue
dogs himself, as well as
plenty of administrative
and managerial experi-
ence, according to Lt.
See SHELTER, page A4
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Staff photo by Cyndi Wright
Deputy Troy Walters has already found some new friends at his new
place of employment, the Bastrop County Animal Control, where Wal-
ters has been named director, Pictured with Walters is one of the many
beautiful cats available for adoption at the shelter.
CRIME
Biker nabbed
ai ter long chase
BY CYNDI WRIGHT
Editor
A speeding motorcy-
clist who evaded capture
in two counties was fi-
nally arrested in Bastrop
County after he failed to
spot a Bastrop police of-
ficer tailing him through
town.
Edgar Martinez, 20,
of Houston, was arrested
by DPS Trooper Keith
Montgomery on Tuesday
afternoon, Sept, 29, and
charged with evading ar-
rest, a felony.
According to Mont-
gomery, Martinez was
first spotted in Colorado
County on Texas 71 go-
ing west at 120 mph.
Troopers there could
not catch him, so they
radioed ahead to Fayette
County where, despite
the forewarning, troop-
ers and deputies could
still not catch the cul-
prit, but clocked him at
nearly 170 mph, Mont-
gomery said.
"I observed him at
166 mph at La Cabana,"
Montgomery said. "I
chased him for awhile.
I thought he would
wreck."
Martinez made his
See CRIME, page A4
photo by David DeHart
Officers arrest a Houston motor-
cyclist in Bastrop who initially
evaded capture in two area coun-
ties, clocking speeds at 170 mph
atone point,
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