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A2 The Bastrop Advertiser
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2013
LOCAL
BASTROP COUNTY
POLICE
Cedar Creek man dies in wreck
Sun may have been
cause of bicycle/
Bastrop accident
Richard Bruce
Woods, 66, died
in 1-car accident.
By Erin Green
egreen@acnnewspapers.
com
A fatal accident took
the life of a Cedar Creek
man Dec. 12.
According to Texas De-
partment of Public Safe-
ty Trooper Robbie Bar-
rera, the wreck occurred
just after 2:30 p.m., Dec.
12, on FM 535, half a mile
from Texas 21.
According to the re-
port, the driver, 66-year-
old Richard Bruce
Woods, was traveling
southbound on FM 535
in his 2008 Saturn Vue
when he struck a con-
crete guardrail on the
southbound side of the
road. The vehicle went
over the barrier and land-
ed upside down fac-
ing southbound in the
creek below. Barrera said
Woods was pronounced
dead by Bastrop County
Justice of the Peace Don-
na Van Gilder at 4:47 p.m.
No cause has yet been
determined in the acci-
dent. Barrera said there
was no indication in her
report whether an autop-
sy was performed. The
investigation remains on-
going.
Contact Erin Green at 512-
321-2557.
Congressman
visits Bastrop
Senior Center
Congressman Blake
Farenthold (District 27)
visited with Bastrop
AARP Chapter officers
and members Dec. 17 at
the chapter’s Christmas
luncheon at the Bastrop
Community Senior Center.
Pictured (left to right)
is President Willie Pia,
Congressman Farenthold,
Vice President Neil Borders
and Secretary Mary Owens.
CONTRIBUTED
Cyclist’s injuries
were non-life-
threatening.
By Erin Green
egreen@acnnewspapers.
com
Abundant sunshine
usually doesn’t translate
to complaints or prob-
lems on the road.
But it appears to have
contributed to an auto-
mobile/bicyclist accident
in Bastrop Dec. 17.
According to Bastrop
Police Sgt. Clint Nagy,
sunshine may have con-
tributed to an accident in
which a female bicyclist
was struck on Charles
Boulevard.
According to the po-
lice, a Chevrolet Aveo be-
ing driven by a 16-year-
old female was traveling
westbound on Charles
Boulevard at about 4 p.m.
In making a left turn, the
driver struck 45-year-old
Kristina Bacon of Bas-
trop, who was riding her
bicycle eastbound.
Due to concerns that
Bacon had struck her
head on the roadway,
Nagy said, a medevac he-
licopter transported her
to Braclcenridge Hospital
for treatment.
Her injuries were
non-life-threatening,
Nagy said.
Transportation for
medical attention is stan-
dard procedure in cas-
es where someone may
have struck their head,
Nagy said.
As for the cause of the
accident, he noted, the
amount of glare from the
late afternoon sun ap-
pears to have contributed
to the accident
“It appears sun glare
was the cause of the ac-
cident,” Nagy said. “I
was out there and I had
a hard time seeing what I
was doing.”
Contact Erin Green at 512-
321-2557.
Play it safe during holiday season
OBITUARY BREANA ANNETTE PLATT
Vicki Lyn James
All About Cedar Creek
During the holidays,
the thieves seem to go in
to overdrive because they
know that honest peo-
ple are out shopping for
their loved ones or go-
ing on vacations to travel
home for the Christmas
vacations. This opens the
highways to the burglars
to steal from your homes
and cars.
Here is a list of tips
to keep your family
safe and secure: We all
want our homes to re-
flect the joy of the sea-
son, but avoid display-
ing gifts where they can
be seen from a window
or doorway. Have pack-
ages delivered to a neigh-
bor if you’re not home to
receive them. Packages
left on porches or door-
steps are “easy picking”
for thieves. Consider sim-
ple outside decorations.
Elaborate or large lawn
pieces are often stolen
right off the lawn. Be sure
not to obscure the view
from your windows. You
need a clear view of your
property. Always lock
your home’s doors and
windows, even if you’re
only gone for a few min-
utes. Compact or dispose
of packaging discreetly.
Often criminals will spot
something you’ve dis-
carded and target you
for their next burglary or
theft.
When leaving town,
have a friend or neighbor
take care of your home.
Never cancel general de-
liveries such as mail,
newspapers and oth-
er services when leaving
town or going on vaca-
tion. Notify your local po-
lice precinct when you’re
planning an extended ab-
sence. They can issue a
vacation watch or direct-
ed patrol for your home.
Lock all merchandise or
packages in the trunk of
your car and load before
departing, not at the next
destination. Shop with at
least one other person.
Have your car or house
key in your hand as you
approach the door. If at-
tacked, use those keys as
weapons!
Stay alert to your sur-
roundings and the peo-
ple around you. Look in-
side your car and around
it as you approach. Be
extra careful with purs-
es and wallets. And last,
but not least, we all know
that Christmas time is
when the eggnog comes
out in gallons and some
is “spiked,” so please, if
you partake, don’t drive.
Stay at your friends or
home, but don’t get be-
hind the wheel if you
have been drinking.
The life you save may be
someone else’s. Please be
cautious and stay safe!
Rattlesnakes roaming
Cedar Creek
Folks, please be alert
to the snakes that are
out and about in Cedar
Creek. Rattle snakes usu-
ally hibernate through
the winter and come out
in the spring to eat and
then mate, but it seems
that the ones in the Ce-
dar Creek area didn’t
get the memo. One was
spotted crossing Pearce
Lane by Elm Ridge a cou-
ple of weeks ago. Anoth-
er one was found dead
in the back yard of a cou-
ple up on Mockingbird
Lane and was most likely
the one that bit their dog.
The dog is now doing real
well, but was a very sick
puppy for a few days.
If you have seen mice
or rats in your area, then
snakes are more than
likely not far away be-
cause they are looking for
food and love rodents.
A lot of people stack up
wood piles this time of
year for the fireplace
which makes a great hid-
ing place for the snakes.
Please use a hoe or sim-
ilar device when getting
your wood so if one is
hiding under the pile it
can strike the pole and
not you. Just be alert and
watch where you step or
put your hands.
Christmas party
The Citizen Sheriff’s
Academy Alumni held
their annual Christmas
Party at the Cedar Creek
United Methodist Church
on Dec. 6. There were
about 50 of the alumni
in attendance along with
honored guests, Judge
Paul Pape and wife, Barb,
Sheriff Terry Pickering
and wife, Lorrie, and
Chief Deputy Charlie Lit-
tleton and grandsons, RC
and Jayson, and friend,
Ms. Holly. One person
stated there was enough
food for half the county.
There were turkeys and
hams and every side dish
you could think of. The
hit of the night seemed to
be the Christmas punch,
or as Jayson Littleton
calls it, the “pink stuff.”
After the dinner, they
played the “White Ele-
phant” game and every-
one got a big charge out
of the sheriff when he
had to pick another gift
and it turned out to be
a Longhorn purse and
matching checkbook cov-
er. And to top it off, he
wasn’t able to trade it
away. It was a fun night
for all.
See you again next
year. I will be back on
Jan. 2 so send me the
news at. cedarcreelc50@
yahoo.com in time to get
it in the paper by Dec.
29. Merry Christmas to
all and a very Happy New
Year. Remember... it’s
not what’s under the tree
but who is around it. God
bless and be safe.
Breana
Annette
Platt
passed
away at
Dell Chil-
dren’s
Hospi-
tal on Dec. 9, with ma-
ny family members and
friends by her side. Our
beautiful Bre was born
Aug. 4,1996, in Austin.
She is survived by her
mother, Chanet Rogers
of Dale; father, Joe Platt
of Amarillo; siblings, Ga-
van Platt, Dennis Rogers,
Christopher Haley and
Chanise Rogers; neph-
ew, Daniel Mendoza Jr.;
aunts, uncles, numerous
cousins, friends and ex-
tended family.
A celebration of her
life will be Dec. 21 at
The Hyatt Regency Lost
Pines Ballroom, 575 Hy-
att Lost Pines Road in Ce-
dar Creek, with a bal-
loon release at the end of
the service. Please come
share your memories
with us.
It was Bre’s request she
not have a funeral and
that her body be donat-
ed to the UT Science Cen-
ter in hopes that maybe
she could still help anoth-
er person down the road.
This was her third time
being diagnosed with
cancer.
She will receive spe-
cial recognitions and
her high school diploma
at the graduation of Ce-
dar Creek High School in
June.
Her family asks that do-
nations be made to your
local humane societies
or an unwrapped gift to
the Blue Santa Christmas
Program.
Marrs-Jones-Newby Funeral Home
505 Old Austin Hwy, Bastrop, TX 78602
512-321-2576
Marrs-Jones Funeral Home
104 Olive, Smithville, TX 78957 • 512-237-2425
Proudly Sending the Community
for Over 90 Years.
www. marrsjonesnewbyfimeral .com
CORRECTION
Due to incorrect information provided to the Ad-
vertiser, in the Willie Grace Meuth Duff obituary in
the Dec. 19 issue, two people were left out of the obit-
uary: husband, Howard Duff, and a stepson. Her fa-
ther’s name was also listed incorrectly; it should have
said Willie James Meuth.
DUFF, Willie Grace Meuth
Age 86, of Bastrop, passed away Dec. 14, 2013. Service was
held Dec. 18, Bastrop Providence Funeral Home, Bastrop, TX.
POWELL, Orvid
Orvid Powell, of Elgin, Texas,
son of Oscar W. Powell, Jr. and
Willie Mae (Waites) Powell,
departed his earthly life on
Thursday, December 12, 2013
at St. Davids Medical Center
in Austin, Texas. He was born
the eldest of three children on
Sunday, July 28, 1940 in Cedar
Creek, Texas (Bastrop County).
A Home Going Celebration will
be conducted at Weeping Wil-
low Missionary Baptist Church
at 11:00 AM Thursday, December 19th with the Reverend, T. L.
Garner officiating. Interment is scheduled with Military Honors
at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery at 9:30 AM Friday, De-
cember 20th Arrangements and care are entrusted to
Elgin
Funeral Home
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