Kerrville Times (Newspaper) - January 19, 2007, Kerrville, Texas Section A News Opinion House passes loan rate cuts The House voted overwhelmingly to cut interest rates on student loans Truck driver has life spared by jury Tyrone for his role in the nations deadliest human smuggling attempt was sentenced to life in the death penalty WALL STREET dose 1256793 Change 922 More on market report Section B Sports boys get a win in district play The Antlers thump Memorial in district basketball play Section C Faith Whats new in religious literature New books focus on looks at ministering in and hospices while another uses and photographs to spread the gospel PAGES For the Record Make your opinions known appreciates all letters to the they need to be no more than 350 or written very neatly and can be on paper or emailed Letter writers may submit only one letter every 30 days Whats on Television Harrison Ford stars in Air Force at 7 pm this 1997 suspense terrorists hijack the presidents plane MORE ON ONLINE o Subscribe to the Times o Place a classified ad o Receive RSS feeds INDEX CLASSIFIEDS COMICS THE CONNECTION FAITH LOTTO 2B NATION 2A OBITUARIES OPINION OUTDOORS SPORTS SUDOKU The Kerrville DAILY Tl 50 Cents Vol 98 No 251 January 192007 Kerr County Weather Cloudy 30 percent chance of rain High Low 40 36 w 4 See more on Schools must make up for lost time Back in session Students attending Kerr County public schools wil have to make up instruction days on predesignated bad weather days Bad weather days Center 6 and May 28 9 and May 25 plus superintendent will decide whether to request a waiver or schedule a makeup day 6 and April 9 will decide whether to request a waiver or schedule another makeup day Ingram and school boards will reschedule this weeks trustee meetings for Monday and Tuesday respectively By Alison Beshur TIMES STAFF WRITER After days of ice sleet and snow some area students returned to school Thursday while others had a third day off Dan Troxell superintendent for the Kerrville Independent School District said he doesnt regret the decision to cancel Thursdays classes Although some roadways had been cleared of ice school sidewalks and exterior walkways had patches of ice Thursday morning Kerr County Boards must now decide plan of action Safety always has to be first Trox ell said by phone from his office It really does Troxell said the driveway used by buses dropping off and picking up stu dents at Elementary and parts of Loop 534 the road leading to Tivy High School still were coated with ice Thursday morning Because schools were closed for a third bad weather day school board members will need to decide whether to request a waiver from the Texas Education Agency not to make up the day or make up the day on an already designated school holiday They also could choose to add a class day on June 1 or designate a Saturday as an official school day There are a number of considera tions that need to be taken into account Troxell said Well go over See Schools page Motorists rescued from mountain Kerr County Icy road conditions left several stranded for hows including child By Alyson Chapman TIMES STAFF WRITER Kerr County Sheriffs deputies and Medina volunteer firefighters spent hours Wednesday night on a cold mountain trying to rescue at least four people including a child who were stuck in icy road conditions Kerr County Sheriff Rusty Hierholzer said the departments worked until Thursday mom ing to get the people down Medina Mountain on Texas 16 near the Kerr and Bandera Counry lines We had to use ropes to get them down he said Once they were down they were taken to Bandera to lodge for the night Early Thursday morning another vehicle got stuck on the mountain Low and behold this morning Thursday someone went around the barricades and got stuck Hierholzer said Cindy Martin of Bandera Emergency Manage ment said a man and two children were seen walking down the hill after their vehicle got stuck The Medina fire department went to pick them up and bring them back down she said Gilbert Davila maintenance assistance super visor of the Texas Department of Transportation office in Kerrville said Texas 16 was opened around 2 pm Thursday after his crews along with help from Bandera maintenance crews were able to bust away the ice from the roads Davila also said all other Kerr County roads were cleared Thursday for driving Stock show continues Photos by John Schmid TIMES PHOTO EDITOR Top Crenwelge holds her sheep during morning at the Annual Hill Country District Junior Livestock Show Jordan a Ingram blow dries his cow before his showing Right Chance grooms his cow before morning Back to normal after winter bout Three water repaired after freezing trash resumes John Schmid TIMS PHOTO EDTOR Water bubbles up from the cracks in Galbrarth Drive where a water main has burst sending water flowing out and down the streets in the area By Mark TIMES STAFF WRITER Life across Kerrville began returning to normal Thurs day as businesses reopened trash collection resumed and the roadways were cleared of ice and snow that accu during the weeks winter storms City garbage routes that were canceled due to the weather resumed around noon Greg Rutherford gen eral manager for the San Antonio area division of Allied Waste said additional crews will run inside the municipal limits today and Saturday to catch up Rutherford said Allied Waste will work in the unin areas of the county once trash routes inside the city are caught up He suggested residents who live in rural parts of the county wait to put their trash out on their next reg ular collection day The issue that we have is the road conditions Were going to get the city caught up and then were going to start running in the coun ty Rutherford said Garbage collection routes were canceled Tuesday when ice and snow made travel too hazardous Charlie Hastings director of public works for the city said recycling cen ter also reopened Thursday and will be open regular See Normal page Shelter kept warm during Kerrville American Red Cross helped 80 stranded travelers By Alyson Chapman TIMES STAFF WRITER Greyhound bus passengers who were stranded in Kerrville since Tuesday hit the road about am Thursday bound for San Antonio The group of about 80 lodged at the American Red Cross emergency shelter after snow and ice closed Interstate 10 and forced them to detour to Kerrville We closed down the shelter just shortly after they left said Mary Haney emergency ser vices coordinator for the local Red Cross chapter We were glad we could be here to help them when they got stranded in Kerrville passengers road closures While at the shelter located at the First Presbyterian Churchs Family Life Center on Jefferson Street the group was able to keep itself entertained They were able to watch TV tand movies and we also provided them with card and board games to keep them busy she said There were also some pers for them to read Haney said the agency provided food cots and comfort kits includ ing necessary toiletries to the pas sengers The group had been on the bus for nearly five days when they got stuck in The Salvation Army emergency shelter on Hays Street took in about 25 people during the winter blast including some local homeless A Salvation Army representative said Thursday the shelter was closed but some people would be back when the shelter reopened at 5 pm to serve dinner
