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It is a Ford F-350, dual rear wheel, 4 wheel drive. It holds about 220 gallons of water and has a foam system for better fire suppression.  L to R: : Teacher, Calen McNett; Students: Cody Schott, Tyler Lopez, Kleet Roddy, Taylor Dobie Book Signings:
Saturday, April 7th at Wildlseed Farms 11:00 to 3:00 http://www.wildseedfarms.com/ You can purchase autographed copies online at: wineslinger.net
In his search to define Texas terroir, the sense of place manifest in wines of the Lone Star State, Kane earned the nickname “Texas Wineslinger” from an Australian wine writer after comparing the big red wines that originate from the red sand and porous limestone common to both the Texas High Plains and Australia’s Coonawarra wine region. Kane’s reflections include explorations of Spanish missionary life and the sacramental wine made from Texas’s first vineyard as well as the later contributions by German and Italian immigrants. He also relates stories of modern-day growers and entrepreneurs who overcame the lingering effects of temperance and prohibition—forces that failed to eradicate Texas’s destiny as an emerging wine-producing region. As longtime TWGGA member Gene Estes expresses it, “I am amazed at the progress we, as an industry, have made in producing superior quality fruit and wines. This is due in large part to the devotion of a few passionate individuals to improve our research, education and grass roots legislative acumen, and to no small extent, to the pride and devotion of Texans in general who believe that Texas can always do it better. “Russ wrote it down just like it is here in Texas compete with the drawl, flavors, smells, and sunsets,” says Estes. Russell D. Kane divides his time between Houston and Fredericksburg, Texas (Alamo Springs Ranch). A technical writer whose research spans three decades and has garnered two awards for writing excellence, he has covered Texas wines and cuisine since 1998. Hello everyone! I thought it worthwhile to let everyone know about some work that has been going on. Robert Gomez, one of our neighbors, is a pump installer/maintainer with Lonestar Pump in Fredericksburg and has responded to several Friday and weekend problems we have had in the past. For emergencies, Robert’s number is (830) 998-7807 or (830) 428-8761. A few weeks ago Robert had to come over again and in a conversation he told me about Cypress Creek Drilling near Comfort. Charlie Weygand, the owner, offered us some very good rates since we were doing several wells. My son, my daughter and I all needed wells bored, and by the time we finished this week five other Alamo Springs folks have drilled with two more to go. If you are interested you can Contact Charlie at 830 995-3001. At the same time we needed to put in a new septic system. Rocky Simpson did the work for us on Oak Road and is also putting one in this week for my son on Deer Road. Rocky also put in a driveway for us – surfaced with crushed limestone road base and did an outstanding job inexpensively. He also used his big tractor/backhoe dig a 6x6x6 hole for a “jogging” pool and to level some ground that we were unable to do with a normal bucket tractor. His prices beat all other estimates I had for the work. He will be on the ranch with his equipment the rest of this week if you need some driveway or larger than “normal” work done. Rocky’s number is 830 385-6374. Finally I have a number of yellow Community Watch signs available and will be happy to give them to anyone who wants one. I feel that it will work best if you put the sign where you would like it to be instead of my going around and doing it. I have put up a number of them already on Oak Road, the end of Deer Road, and the end of Alamo Road. Please give me a call if you would like one. I am also having some larger custom made metal signs made that have “Alamo Springs Ranch” on them. They cost $20 and for anyone who wants one of those we’ll be happy to pay $5 out of some of the money that has been contributed. My best regards to all, - Rolf Smith- 992-2122 “Man’s mind stretched to a new idea never goes back to it’s original dimensions.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes
Tender (also “Water Tender”): A wheeled fire apparatus equipped to carry large volumes of water to a fire.
The unit is built on a Ford F-750 chassis with a Cummins diesel engine. It holds 2100 gallons of water, uses a 500 gallon per minute pump, has two 1 ½ inch hose connections, a foam system for better fire suppression and a tower nozzle mounted on the tank. On Saturday our members spent many man hours moving equipment from the old Mack engine to the new tender. This is a major improvement to our inventory and our firefighting and mutual aid capabilities. It will serve this community for many years to come.
Rolf Smith and David Mesch had organized the meeting. Rolf introduced himself as a retired Air Force Colonel and an Alamo Springs landowner since 1977, and facilitated the meeting. He passed out an incomplete list of landowners’ names, addresses, phone numbers and e-mails and asked those at the meeting to update it and add the names of anyone who was not on the list whom them felt would be interested. The list would be valuable in creating a Neighborhood Watch and a Neighbor Alert Network or Telephone Tree similar to the way Volunteer Fire Departments work. On Wednesday morning 28 July6, between 4:36am and 9:30am, someone trespassed on Rolf’s son’s 16 acres at the end of Deer Road. They opened the electrical box on the power pole, disconnected the meter, cut the heavy copper cables running underground to the house, and cut the cable inside the house in the breaker box, pulled the copper cable out of the pipe (aprox 180 feet) and stole it. The house was unoccupied at the time and is under construction. Kendall County Deputy Sherriff’ Kyle Stiffler responded to Rolf’s call within 20 minutes and CID officer Eric Williams arrived 45 minutes later to investigate the crime scene and collect evidence. Charges have been filed. Continue reading Alamo Springs Landowner’s Newsletter #1: Neighborhood Crime Sorry to report that the sale has been cancelled. A big thanks goes out to everyone who came out to support the Fundraiser on July 16 in Banker Smith TX. Special thanks goes out to Maggie Montgomery for providing the venue.
Letter from Fire Chief Gary Miller Hosted by: Maggie Montgomery, Saturday July, 16th Gate creaks open at 1:00 pm March 27, 2011:
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 If you learn about a burglary or theft, or have a tip, call it in to the CRIME STOPPERS anonymous line: 800-348-LEAD (5323) Several people volunteered to help with the work that will be involved in a Neighborhood Crime Watch Program.. Please send any ideas, observations, and suggestions to Rolf |
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