Orange County Bankruptcies Ripple Into Hays County Fears
Local residents in Hays County question the security of funds after Orange County California filed for Chapter 9 protection in the largest U.S. municipal bankruptcy. Officials stress TexPool liquidity and rapid access to funds, while media coverage and a Wall Street Journal article prompted investor nervousness and inquiries about county investments.
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Gurr
Orange County
Hays County Fund
U.S
Hays County
California
Austin
Dorothy Simms
Austin American-Statesman
TexPool
Texas
Martha Whitehead
Wall Street Journal
Whitehead
Wimberley events include Christmas party and exhibitions
WVAL hosts a December 11 Christmas party at Al and Liz Maness home with snacks and a Cholla painting, plus a campus report card on December 14 by Gordon Franzen. Several clubs announce meetings, toy drives for Santa, photo exhibitions, a Christmas card fund deadline, a dance studio recital, Santa visit at Balcones Bank, Pinochle at the Senior Center starting January 12, 1995, and thrift shop sale details.
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WVAL
Wimberley Valley Art League
Liz Maness
Cypress Creek Lane
LeBuffet & Go
Houston
Cholla
Danforth
Gordon Franzen
F.C.E. Homemakers Club
Lutheran Church of the Resurrection
Balcones Bank
Wimberley Senior Center
M. Radford
Senior Citizens Thrift Shop
Barton defends planning project in Hays County
Precinct 2 Commissioner Jeff Barton backs the county stance on hiring California consultant Todd Olson. He says the plan modeled on Kern County credits, tying land tract credits to development, helped Kern secure a federal permit and invites ground level input.
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The
View
Precinct 2
Jeff Barton
Hays County
California
Todd Olson
Kern County
Olson
West Coast
US Department of the Interior
Fish and Lee Barton
Draper arraignment date set after tragedy case
Shirley Draper, whose daughters and ex-husband died in a September auto accident and drowning, has an arraignment scheduled for December 16 by the Hays County District Clerk. An indictment from early November charges two counts each of Injury to a Child and Endangering a Child.
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Shirley Draper
Hays County
Hays County Criminal District
Marcos Hernandez
Hernandez
Safety expert rates Scudder playgrounds slightly above average
Dr. Joe Frost, UT Parker Centennial Professor and playground design author, called Scudder Primary facilities slightly above average for a public school in safety. He noted fewer equipment pieces than most schools and urged the Safe Playgrounds Project to act, while meeting with parents teachers staff and community members for a planning session.
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Wimberley
Scudder
Joe Frost
Parker
University of Texas
Frost
Safe Playgrounds Project
Eagle Scout candidate outlines campus corner relandscaping plan
Jesse Currie, a Wimberley ISD freshman and Eagle Scout candidate, presented a relandscaping proposal for the wedge between the gym entrance and Carney Lane at a regular board meeting. He described brown marked brown areas for pine nugget mulch and green areas for grass and shrubs and noted native Texas plants like Cotoneasters as possible additions.
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Jesse Currie
Danforth
Carney Lane
Wimberley Isd
Capitol Area Council
Currie
Texas
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Wimberley View
Project Angel
TABC
Linda Allen
Bob Clark
Wimberley Chamber of Commerce
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