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Reno budget: Lower tax rate, more revenue

Reno City Council adopted a lowered tax rate of $0.468166 per $100 valuation last week.

The tax rate for the new fiscal year is lower than last year’s rate of $0.52 per $100 valuation. The new tax rate is also the highest it could be without triggering an election. If the tax rate was any higher, Reno residents would have to go to the polls to vote for or against a tax rate increase.

The council also adopted the budget for fiscal year 2022 last week. The budget is expected to raise about $260,998 more in property tax revenue than last year’s budget, a 36.49% increase.

Be disaster-ready with free CERT class

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Parker County Office of Emergency Services will be hosting a free Basic CERT class for area residents starting on Oct. 13.

“Parker County has been offering this course since the CERT program relaunched in 2006,” said Kit Marshall, Emergency Management Officer for Parker County.

Beer taps will flow Oct. 16 for Oktoberfest

For the first time, Maddie Lou’s Bar and Grill is hosting its own Octoberfest event.

Beer taps begin flowing at 6 p.m. Oct. 16 on the Springtown square and last until about midnight.

Oktoberfest is a festival in Munich, Germany, that originated in 1810 to celebrate the marriage of the prince of Bavaria. Today, the festival is synonymous with draft beer consumption, since the festivities open with the Munich mayor tapping the first keg, according to Britannica.

Similar events also take place in the U.S., especially in areas with large German American populations.

Emergency declaration extended to help fight COVID

An emergency declaration set in place to help stunt the spread of COVID was extended by the Springtown City Council through Oct. 28.

The extension of the Declaration of Local Disaster and Public Health Emergency was approved by the council in September. Mayor Greg Hood issued the original declaration in March to help mitigate the specter of rising infections.

It’s not a chore to love this book

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Some people call them “chores.”

In a way, though, they’re responsibilities, which sounds better, doesn’t it? You’re responsible for taking out the trash, doing the dishes, keeping your room clean, helping around home, and that’s important stuff. Although – as in the new book, “Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna” by Alda P. Dobbs – nothing’s bigger than being responsible for keeping your family alive.

She never minded bringing Amelia along.

Battle of the Badges

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Carter BloodCare representative Colleen Horan presented Springtown Police Chief Cres Salazar with a plaque at the city council meeting on Thursday, Sept. 23 to honor the police department for winning the Battle of the Badges blood drive. The blood drive, in which the police department competed against Parker County ESD 1, took place July 30-31, and 38 pints of blood were donated. Photo by Madelyn Edwards

Optimist Club closing decision pushed to October

The Springtown Optimist Club was scheduled to decide whether to dissolve the group at their Tuesday meeting, but instead, that decision will take place in two weeks.

A crazy fossil hunt a family can dig

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MINERAL WELLS – Visitors to Mineral Wells Fossil Park typically find and take home varieties of crinoids (sea lilies), trilobites, echinoids (urchins), brachiopods, pelecypods (clams and oysters), bryozoans, corals, trilobites (arthropods), plants — and sometimes a piece of a prehistoric shark.

Rain Gutter Regatta

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Sawyer Gerow, Tiger rank

Blessings of the long open road

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Logging more than 3 million miles during a 30-year career, Robert Rossi has learned a few things about being safe and efficient on the road. His efforts have not gone unnoticed.