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Manor ISD Receives No

Place for Hate District Designation

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Manor Community NewsFriday, May 29, 2015 MANOR, TEXAS $1.25 Year 1 Issue #46

By: Kelsey FeuerbacherNews Editor

On May 26, 2015, at about 7:15pm, a person called 911 saying that a man was shot at 15000 John-son Road Trail. Depu-ties arrived on scene to find one person shot and quickly took the suspect into custody. Austin Travis County EMS was called to the scene and despite their efforts the victim was

pronounced deceased at 7:55pm. The victim was identified as War-ren Neil. The suspect was identified as Emil Coffey Jr. The two were brother in laws and lived next door to each other. Accord-ing to those who were involved there was a dispute that led to the shooting. According to the affidavit there was

a dispute over land. Emil stated that he and his wife, identified as Enid Coffey, moved to Austin to live with his wife’s brother Warren on his property. The property is owned by Warren and his wife who was later identified as Vanessa Neil. Emil stated that they have been having problems with Warren

Man Charged with Murder Near Manor

Monday’s storm left a trail of death and destruction across Cen-tral Texas and Okla-homa. The widespread devastation has af-fected our neighbors in San Marcos, Wim-berley, Austin, and countless other cities in Texas. Hundreds of people were evacuated and the death toll is currently at 15 and ris-ing. As of Wednesday’s press conference in San Marcos, the total miss-ing state-wide is 12. Flash floods, tornadoes, and thun-derstorms left hundreds stranded on Highway 290 near the intersec-tion at FM 1100. Both directions on High-way 290 were shut down due to the over-flowing Cottonwood Creek which left driv-ers stranded for more than 10 hours. First re-sponders answered 43 calls in two days. There were 8 water related rescues and every creek in Manor was over its banks. According to au-thorities, there were 14 road closures in ESD12 district. Multiple busi-nesses and residents experienced floodwa-ters. Some of which included Krantz Select

Woods who received 10 inches of water, Davis Auto Sales on the south side of 290 was com-pletely submerged and lost most of their vehi-cles, and Healing with Horses Ranch suffered damages to their arena and stalls. One of the most tragic incidents was the loss of several homes at the mobile home park off Voelker Ln and FM 1100 that was complete-ly under water. Fami-lies had to rush out of their homes only grab-bing what they could. Some of which was only their animals and family members. The fire department waded through and cleared each home to make sure there was nobody left behind. Residents who had nowhere to go were offered shel-ter in North and South Austin. It took several hours for the water to recede before the resi-dents were able to go back to their homes to assess the damages. 5 of the homes were com-pletely destroyed. Lin-da Avila, Manager of the park, says, “I was so lucky. My house didn’t get any water but other people did, they lost ev-

Memorial Day Rain Leads to State-Wide Flooding

and Vanessa because they were supposed to sell his land that they were living on. Since then, Warren and Vanessa have re-fused to sell and have not complied with their original agree-ment. The dispute

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US Hwy 290 near FM 1100 where Cottonwood Creek flooded over the road for several hours

Aerial photos of Cottonwood Creek backed up and overflowing just north of Hwy 290

Krantz Lumber during Monday’s floods

Photos by Chris Urbanovsky & Kelsey Feuerbacher

Firefighters clearing the homes after the floods

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Murder From Page 1led to the suspect to al-legedly shoot Warren with what appeared to be a Glock. According to police reports Rob-ert believed they were standing in the grass about 8 or 9 feet away from Emil’s porch. Robert took off run-ning and heard Warren saying to Emil, “Please don’t.” Robert saw Warren on the ground and heard Warren pleading for his life. Robert shouted, “Don’t do that.” Emil then shot 3 or 4 times at Robert as he ran away. The gun was later found on the porch of Vanessa’s

house and was identi-fied as a Glock 27 .40 caliber handgun. A .40 caliber bullet car-tridge was located on the back porch where Emil stated he fired his weapon. No other car-tridge was located. The Medical Examiner’s Office was called to the scene and started their investigation. While the final autopsy report is not available, Detec-tives indicate that the cause of death appears to be a gunshot wound to the body. Mr. Coffey has been charged with Murder and is in the Travis County Jail with a $250,000.00 bond.

On May 22, 2015, Manor received the No Place for Hate District designation from the Anti-Defa-mation League, an ini-tiative that provides educators and students with the resources to ensure that anti-bias and diversity education are an integral part of the school curriculum. Manor ISD be-gan the process of be-coming a No Place for Hate district in late October of 2014, when every campus, includ-ing the District’s cen-tral office, submitted their initial applica-tions for No Place for Hate in honor of Na-tional Bullying Preven-tion Month. In an effort to educate and involve both students and staff in creating a safe learn-ing environment for all, Manor ISD initiated a No Place for Hate®

district-wide campaign, #NOH8Manor, in early January of this year. Through the campaign, each cam-pus and central office hosted three activities to raise anti-bullying awareness on their campus. The results of the three activities were then provided in the final spring report to the Anti-Defamation League for approval of the award. Featured in the Austin Anti-Defa-mation League blog, the Manor ISD #NOH8M-anor campaign suc-ceeded in raising anti-bullying awareness not only among its students and staff but also in its community. “Pursuing the No Place for Hate dis-trict designation was a wonderful experience because everyone in the District, including staff, administrators and stu-

dents, worked together for a common goal: our students’ safety,” said Manor ISD Director of Counseling and Guid-ance Tabita Gutierrez. “We will continue to encourage students and staff to implement a plan of action that will result in collaboration, awareness and refine-ment of the systems in place in regards to bul-lying and dating vio-lence.” The District will be collaborating with its technology department in the 2015-16 school year to address social media harassment is-sues, including a focus on cyber-bullying in an effort to continue im-proving the culture of Manor ISD to promote teaching and learn-ing for all students and educators in a safe and dynamic learning envi-ronment.

Manor ISD Receives No Place for Hate District Designation

On Friday, May 29th and Saturday, May 30th from 8am to 4pm each day, the Travis County Sher-iff’s Office, along with several other area law enforcement agencies from Hays, Travis and William’s counties, will

host the 2nd Annual Capital of Texas Police Motorcycle Chute Out at the Cabela’s in Buda. The event is a Police Motorcycle skills competition and exhib-itor show. All proceeds from the event will ben-efit the Center for Child Protection & the Sun-shine Kids Foundation. Last year the event raised over $20,000 for charity and hosted over 60 competitors

from 22 agencies from Texas and Louisiana. The 2015 event already has commitments from 8 different states with expectations of approx. 100 competitors. Admission is free for spectators of this family friendly event. There will be a vendor show, food vendors, stunt riders, a skydive demonstration, music, a raffle with three great prizes and

lots of door prizes. Be sure to bring a chair, pop up tent and sunscreen, there is plenty of space! For more in-formation go to https://www.tcsher-i f f .org/community/events/102-capital-of-tx-police-motorcy-cle-chute-out or call Tiffany Curnutt at 512-757-3682.

Capital of Texas Police Motorcycle Chute Out

The following is a letter written by a Manor resident want-ing to express her grati-tude of appreciation thanking Lt. Phipps for his service to her and her family. Dear Chief Snyder:

I would like to express my sincere ap-preciation for the help-ful and wonderful care afforded to my husband

Ruben Jaime. My hus-band had Parkinson’s disease and that very early morning he left the house and I was frantic to find him. I proceeded to go look for him in the car and I could not find him anywhere. He had gone walking as far as the old Manor Post Of-fice downtown. Which on foot is quite a walk from where we live on Browning. Also that

early morning at 4:00 o’clock it was freezing cold. Officer Phipps escorted my husband, coached him into get-ting in the patrol car and proceeded to bring him home. He used the utmost care in not get-ting my husband upset and out of control. Par-kinson patients get very frustrated if they do not get their way.

I would just like to say “thank you” to Officer Phipps. I know you probably only hear from the citizens of Manor when they have a complaint but today is not the case.

Sincerely,Lynda Jaime

Very Appreciative Man-or Citizen

Letter of Thanks to the Manor Police Department

CASH AND INVESTMENTS GENERAL

FUND UTILITY FUND

DEBT SERVICE

FUND

SPECIAL REVENUE

FUNDS

CAPITAL PROJECTS

FUND TOTALUnrestricted:

Cash for operations 1,666,113$ 4,035,769$ 5,701,881$ Restricted:

Tourism 452,968 452,968 Court security and technology 9,899 9,899 Rose Hill PID 184,767 184,767 Customer Deposits 378,684 378,684 Park 8,429 8,429 Debt service 1,161,183 1,161,183 Capital Projects

Water and sewer improvements 2,186,547 2,186,547

TOTAL CASH AND INVESTMENTS 1,684,441$ 4,414,452$ 1,161,183$ 2,824,282$ -$ 10,084,358$

CITY OF MANOR, TEXASCASH AND INVESTMENTS

As of April 2015

Unrestricted Cash 57%

Other Restricted Cash10%

Debt Service12%

Water and Sewer improvements

21%

Overview of funds:GF is in a favorable status. $62,405.67 sales tax collectedUF is in a favorable statusDSF is in a favorable statusCIP Fund is in a favorable status

City Financial Report


“Your New Best Friend” The Pet of The Week

While the Bastrop shelter re-mained relatively okay during this weekend’s past wild weather, there was some minor water infiltration in some areas. The staff are working on clean-up, and they are requesting do-nations of extra towels and bleach. These items always are needed on an ongoing basis, but especially this week. Also, due to the overcrowd-ing caused by scared animals who ran from their home they are in need of folks to come reclaim their pets, and to come and foster and adopt the ones who are not reclaimed. The shelter has been overflowing with dogs for weeks because of the storms. Dona-tions of high quality dog and cat food, especially paté style canned cat food, always needed & appreciated. You can contact Bastrop Animal Shelter at (512) 5495160 located at 589 Coolwa-ter dr. Bastrop Tx 78602.

Manor ISD 8-18 year-old girls are in-vited to register for the Manor Girls Basket-ball Camp happening from June 15-18! Par-ticipants will learn bas-ketball fundamentals, defense, and offensive shooting techniques. In addition, awards will be given for

skill contests per divi-sion. Pre-registration is $50 and ends Monday, June 1. This fee will cover the player’s camp t-shirt, lunch and per-sonalized camp evalu-ation! Elementary girls participating in the Pony Express League will receive a $10 dis-count. Payment will be

due at check-in the day camp starts. Payment can be made in cash, check or money order; please make checks and money orders payable to Manor Girls Basket-ball. Players can register after the pre-registration deadline or on the day that camp

starts, but please note that there will be a $10 late registration fee added to the pre-regis-tration fee. For more infor-mation, please contact Coach Jennifer Pillich at (512) 278-4823 or [email protected].

Manor Girls Basketball Camp Pre-Registration Open

In May of 2014, Hutto Infinity Athletics held a tryout for their first competitive cheer program. There were several unknown fac-tors going into this ad-venture such as where will we compete, how much will everything cost, and how much time will be necessary to get there? No mat-ter what obstacles the gym, staff, team and

parents encountered, they took them on and pushed through. The girls began practicing 3 times a week for six to seven hours a week. There were also fun-draisers such as car-washes, sponsorships, and scentsy fundraisers to afford everything. To keep a tight knit team family, there were team bonding events such as a pumpkin carving party in October, and a Thanksgiving feast in

November. The girls at-tended 5 competitions total. The first compe-tition was December 13th, 2014 in Houston, TX for the Cheer Power Christmas Champion-ship. The team brought home their first 3rd place trophy. The next competition was in San Marcos, TX on January 18th and they brought home a 2nd place tro-phy. Then they attend-ed the All Out Cham-

pionship in Denton TX on January 31st at this one they brought home a 1st place trophy! Next, they attended the Fun Cheer Sweetheart Clas-sic on February 15th, and earned another 1st place trophy along with a bid to Nationals! Finally, they attended the Fun Cheer 2 Day National Champion-ship on March 14th and 15th and managed to come home with a 5th place trophy. For their

first season of competi-tive cheer, Hutto Infin-ity Athletics could not be more proud of the road traveled and the accomplishments they achieved. This gym is about young adults get-ting to do something that young girls and boys dream of doing. They want the athletes to learn proper tech-nique, create healthy and happy young adults, teach them friendly

competition, boost their confidence while keep-ing them humble. The gym strives to teach them what it means to be a team, work as a team, and be successful as a team. They will be having a second tryout for the 2015-2016 sea-sons in June. For more info please contact Hutto Infinity Athlet-ics at [email protected] or call 512-567-2916.

Hutto Infinity Athletics 2014-2015 Seasonby: Kristinn Hays


1st PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH512-281-2395303 N. Avenue CElgin, Tx 78621

BREAKTHROUGH CHURCH429 Parsons St.Manor, Tx 78653

ETERNAL FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH512-272-404312720 FM 973 north Manor, Tx 78653

GILDON CREEK FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH512-272-4575310 S. San Marcos st Manor, Tx 78653

GILDON CREEK THIRD BAPTIST CHURCH512-272-5296204 East Burton Street MANOR, TX 78653

LITTLE ZION BAPTIST CHURCH512-272-4152406 East Burton Manor, Tx 78653

PARK SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH512-272-572318415 Lockwood Rd. Manor, Tx 78653

RIVER ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH512-276-382412712 FM 969 Manor, Tx 78653

WEBBERVILLE EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH512-276-7917FM 969 Manor, Tx 78653

ST. JOSEPHS CATHOLICCHURCH512-272-40041300 Old HWY 20Manor, Tx 78653

ST. MARY MAGDALENE EPISCOPAL CHURCH512-423-8897PO BOX 33 Manor, Tx 78653

NEW SWEDEN LUTHERAN CHURCH512-281-005612809 New Sweden Church Rd. Manor, Tx 78653

CHRIST CHAPEL512-272-5768509 East Carrie Manor Manor StreetManor, Tx

PALABRA DE DIOS WORD OF GOD512-272-9091300 East Parsons StManor, Tx 78653

TRUE VINE CHURCH OF MANOR512-272-5188413 West Parsons StManor, Tx 78653

SAINT RAGUEL ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH512-272-960419004 Saint Raguel Manor, Tx 78653

MANOR UNITED METHOD-IST CHURCH512-272-4914501 North Burnet Rd.Manor, Tx 78653

LIFE CHURCH(512) 272-840018201 Blake Manor Manor, TX 78653

CHURCH OF CHRIST(512) 745-0030201 San Marcos St. Manor, TX 78653

TURNING POINTFELLOWSHIP(512) 278-960011805 JohnsonManor, TX 78653

DECKER UNITED METHOD-IST CHURCH(512) 272-53718304 Decker LaneAustin, TX 78724

FREEDOM CHURCHNEW Tech High School Cafeteria10:30 a.m. Sundays512-278-9500

BANNOCKBURN BAPTIST CHURCH407 East Eggleston StreetManor, Texas 78653

ST. JOHN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF RICHLAND17701 Cameron RoadPflugerville, TX 78660512-251-4314

Area Churches

The Rev. Alex Montes-VelaSt. Mary Magdalene Episcopal Church

Several years ago I took my kids to the now closed Six Flags Astro-world in Houston, Texas. It was dur-ing Spring Break, so there were a lot of kids on that day making the lines (and waiting time) extremely long. To add to the waiting time, it was “double-ride” day (you had the option to go twice on any ride with-out having to wait in line a second time). So my kids and I chose a roll-er coaster and got in line. After what seemed like an eternity, we were

finally next. Now this particular roller coaster was an in-door one, which meant that once we entered what looked like a cave, the rest of the ride would be in to-tal darkness. My youngest daughter (then 7) sat next to me, while my older son and daughter (13 and 9) sat di-rectly in front of us. As the ride began, I nervous-ly smiled at my daughter next to me, thinking that it wouldn’t have been so bad for the line to have been a little bit longer. So in we go into the cave. In the mid-dle of the darkness we were tossed

from one side to the other, up and down, I felt like my stomach was about to come out from my mouth. I didn’t know if I was right side up, or upside down. A few minutes lat-er (which for me seemed like hours) I could see the light at a distance and the ride finally ended. Phew! Since it was “double-ride” day, we got the much awaited question: “Do you want to go again?” My older kids enthusi-astically shouted, “Yeah!” With my voice cracking, I let out a whimpering, “yeah.” Suddenly I felt my youngest daughter tugging on my arm saying,

“Daddy, I don’t want to go again.” In my mind I was going, “¡Gracias Señor! Thank you Jesus!” So I said to her, “Well, if you don’t want to go…I guess I’ll get off too.” As we wait-ed for my older kids, my daughter touched my hand and said, “You know what Dad-dy?” I answered, “What?” She said, “When we were on the ride I was very scared. I wished I could make it stop.” “Wow, re-ally” I said. “Yes,” she continued, “but I held on to you as tight as I could and I knew that everything was going to be OK.”

Some days we may feel the wind blowing and the sun shining on our faces, our arms extended in ex-citement, as when the roller coaster slowly moves to the top of the hill. Other days we may feel as if our stom-achs and other or-gans are about to come out through our mouths: deal-ing with a disease, hoping the test re-sults come back negative, strug-gling in a relation-ship, anxiously waiting for that call about a job, not knowing how you’re going to pay for food and that utility bill. We feel tossed, as if in the darkness, not knowing when this

part of the ride is going to end. I hate that part of the ride. I really don’t enjoy it. But it is in those times that you and I need to hold on as tight as possible, to that God to whom the psalmist wrote, “Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff—they com-fort me” (Psalm 23:4). Friend, ami-go or amiga, let us encourage one an-other, and remind each other of that God who never leaves us, know-ing that we are not alone, and that everything will be OK.

Devotional SectionHold on Tight

Decker United Meth-odist Church will be hosting a church wide garage sale on Satur-day, May 30, 2015 from 8:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. You can contribute by donating items to be sold, providing cook-ies/drinks, and helping with set up or clean up or just by coming by to pick up a few items. The church will provide helpers who will come by your place and pick

up items that you need-ed carted to church. They ask you to join them in making this the biggest garage sale they have ever had. All do-nations will be going to charity. Decker United Methodist Church is located at 8304 Decker Ln across from the Expo Center. If you have any questions you call them at (512) 272-5371.

Decker UMC will Hold Garage Sale This Saturday

Manor United Methodist Church will be hosting Proj-ect Breast Care, which is an initiative to provide breast health information and referral services for Women in Central Texas on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at 7:00 pm at the Manor United Methodist Fellowship Hall, located behind the church at 510 N. Burnet. Information will be presented that address life-style, environmental and policy issues that impact health out-comes, connect individuals to existing resources or create new opportunities to eat healthy, be physically active and to re-duce stress. The event is sponsored by the Alliance for African American Health in Central Texas and all racial/ethnic groups are welcome to attend the presentation. Please contact Nancy Boatright at 512.272.8620 or [email protected] for fur-ther information.

Manor UMC to Host Project Breast Care

Friday, May 29th

Meals on Wheels and More Senior Lunch Program 10am-2pm 600 W. Carrie Manor Street

Meals for Manor at Manor United Methodist Church from 6:00 to 7:30 pm. 510 N. Burnet, (512)-272-4914

Bingo! Manor Lions Club 429 W. Parsons, doors open at 6:30 play begins at 7PM

Saturday, May 30th

Emergency Response Training at the Wimberley UMC from 8:30am to 4:30pm

Church wide garage sale at Decker UMC from 8am to 2pm at 8302 Decker Lane.

Karaoke Night at Beer:30 from 8pm to 12pm

Monday, June 1st

Meals on Wheels and More Senior Lunch Program 10am-2pm 600 W. Carrie Manor Street

Tuesday, June 2nd

AA meeting 8pm East Rural Community Center 600 W. Carrie Manor Street

Wednesday, June 3rdMeals on Wheels and More Senior Lunch Program 10am-2pm 600 W. Carrie Manor Street

Farmers’ Market Jennie Lane Park 4-7PM

Jimbro Friends at Good Luck Grill 6-8 PM

Thursday, June 4th

WIC 9:30AM-noon, 12:30PM-2:30PM, East Rural Comu-nity Center, 600 West Carrie Street

AA meeting 8pm East Rural Community Center 600 W. Carrie Manor Street

Friday, June 5th

MHS Graduation Ceremony at 9:30pm at Manor Athletic Complex 14832 FM 973

MEA Graduation Ceremony 1pm – 3pm at Performance Art Center 12700 Gregg Manor Road

Community Calendar


For the last couple of years Manor ISD and St. David’s Foundation have estab-lished a partnership to provide free dental care to elementary students. St. David’s Foundation has a mobile dental program called Healthy Smiles that travels to local Title 1 elementary schools across Central Texas and provides the elementary students with free dental screen-ings, sealants and acute care. St. David’s Foundation has 9 den-tal vans that travel to Austin, Del Valle, Hays, Manor, Pflugerville and Round Rock school districts. The mobile vans are equipped with state-of-the-art equip-ment that allows the program dentists the opportunity to provide high-quality care. Pre-ventive and restorative services include exams, fillings, x-rays, extrac-tions, cleanings, seal-ants, and root canals. Staff dentist and an as-sistant visit the school

to conduct a screen-ing, where the dentist visually examines each child. If the dentist de-termines is a candidate for treatment on the mobile clinic, the child will receive a treat-ment consent form for the parent to sign and return. Healthy Smiles has been at the Manor Elementary for the last 2 weeks con-ducting treatments on the students who were candidates. Manor El-ementary Nurse Jane explained that they have been seeing all of the students and if they did not have insurance they would for sure help them, saying” it’s so wonderful.” Not only does the St. David’s Founda-tion assist with elemen-tary school children, they also provide ser-vices to adults who are referred by area clinics and the Health Alli-ance of Austin Musi-cians (HAAM). HAAM is a foundation that provides affordable health care for Austin’s

St. David’s Foundation Offers Free Dental Care to Studentslow income, uninsured working musicians. For more informa-tion about St. David’s

Foundation or Healthy Smiles you can visit stdavidsfoundation.org.

From Left: Dental Hygienists for St. Davids Foundation Sonia Bustamante, Tania Cier-ra, and Annalise Heck.

TERRORIST-ICT THREAT- On April 11, 2015 at approxi-mately 3:00 AM Of-ficer Struble was dis-patched to 11000 block of Lapoynor St. in ref-erence to a family dis-turbance. Upon arrival, Manor officers met with the complainant who is the step father to the suspect. The complain-ant stated that he and the suspect had been at a local bar drink-ing when he got into a physical disturbance at the bar. The complain-ant stated that he left the bar and went home to sleep. The complain-ant stated that he was home sleeping when the suspect came home and started scream-ing and yelling at the complainant and de-stroying property. The suspect, standing at the foot of the bed while the complainant laid, retrieved a shotgun and attempted to chamber a round of ammunition by pushing down and then back up on the shotguns pump. This would have allowed the shotgun to be ready to fire if the shotgun had been loaded with ammunition. When a round did not cham-ber the suspect made a threatening statement to the complainant. The Suspect then reached for a rifle that was in the room and the com-plainant jumped out of bed and ran toward his vehicle. The suspect followed him and threw an iPad at his vehicle as he drove away. The complainant called 911. Due to the sus-pect being armed with multiple guns and am-munition in the house the supervisor on scene requested that Travis County Sheriff Office SWAT team respond to assist in apprehend-ing the suspect. The SWAT team’s response was denied and an en-try team was formed by Manor Officers on scene. A ballistic shield was requested by Man-or PD to Austin Police Department. Austin PD allowed our officers to use their ballistic shield and Manor officers en-tered the residence and took the suspect into

custody without inci-dent. The suspect was booked into the Travis County Jail for Terror-istic Threat/ Family Vi-olence and is currently awaiting trial. SWAT CALL OUT- On Thursday, April 23rd 2015 at approximately 1447 hours, Officer Jessica Jones #350 and Offi-cer Gloria Rock #351 responded to a Distur-bance located at 12905 Snow Lane. After mak-ing location to the residence officers met with the complainant who had suffered sev-eral injuries from her brother assaulting her. The injuries included a mild concussion, bruised ribs, broken teeth, swollen face, and several lacerations. The brother who was later identified as: Sorrells, Derrick Lamont B/M had already left the scene before officers ar-rived. The sister stated that at one point Der-rick had punched her in the face with a closed fist causing her to fall to the ground and con-tinued to kick her head into cement ground with his steal toe boots. The sister of this subject advised that Derrick was previously incarcerated for Capi-tal Murder of a retired police officer, that he currently takes steroids and is a double black belt in karate. It was later discovered that Derrick is a confirmed member of the largely well known gang, the Bloods. A Warrant was filed for:

1st Degree Felony War-rant of Aggravated As-sault with a Deadly Weapon/ $150,000.00 BONDClass A Misdemeanor for Interfering with 911 Call were filed for Derrick/ $10,000.00 BOND

On the morning of Tuesday May 5th 2015 at 7:30AM, Derrick’s silver Dodge Dakota was discovered at a place he is known to fre-quent. It was confirmed that Derrick had left work that same morn-ing at 7:00AM in this same vehicle. Travis

County Tactical Units and Swat Team were notified and soon made location to the scene. A command post was established. Consent to enter the residence was then given by an-other family member. Entry was later made but Derrick was not lo-cated. (photo)

Derrick remains at large. UPDATE…ON 5/11/2015 TCSO AR-RESTED SORRELLS ON ABOVE WAR-

RANTS....HE IS CUR-RENTLY IN THE TRA-VIS COUNTY JAIL AWAITING TRIAL.

STRUCTURE FIRE- On Tuesday May 5th….a house located at 13329 Indian Oak Bend caught on fire Tuesday night. No one was hurt but the home is a total loss. The preliminary report from the fire de-partment is a possible lightning strike. (pho-to)

Numbers on right represent the same month, prior year. During the Month of April 2015 Manor Police Officers re-sponded to 993 / 885 calls for service and issued 656 citations or warnings for individual traffic offenses. On average our officers re-sponded to 33 calls each day in April 2015.

The Types of calls our officers are responded to are:

Unknown Situations: 81/83Assist our Community: 130/187Residential & Business Property Checks: 39/28Assist other agencies: 42/19Suspicious Circumstances: 28/37Property Crimes: 29/48Crimes against Persons: 46/39Crimes against our Community: 41/29Alcohol Related Calls: 8/ 9Drug Related Calls: 25/ 19Animal Related Calls: 14/14Traffic Issues: 456/336Motor Vehicle Accidents: 34/ 21Fraudulent Crimes: 4/2City Ordinance Violations: 3/2Warrant Arrests: 13/ 12

Calls in April 2015 are up 10.9 % from April of 2014

Police ReportApril 01st – 30th, 2015

April Police Report


May 20-May 26, 201505/20/2015 RUNAWAY- 11503 BLK HEREFORD STREET05/20/2015 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF – 14000 BLK CUMMINS WAY05/20/2015 CPS FOLLOW UP - 17000 BLK MAXA DRIVE05/20/2015 DISTURBANCE – 100 BLK BURTON STREET05/22/2015 ASSAULT – BY THREAT – 200 BLK LOCKHART STREET05/22/2015 CRIMINAL MISCHIEF- 16000 BLK HAMILTON POINT CIRCLE05/23/2015 DRIVING WHILE IN-TOXICATED – 11700 BLK HWY 290E05/22/2015 ASSIST OTHER AGEN-CY- 12800 BLK DOOR BELL DRIVE05/23/2015 FALSE ALARM- 11400 BLK DIMMIT STREET05/23/2015 LEAVING THE SCENE OF ACCIDENT – 11600 BLK HWY 290E05/24/2015 FALSE ALARM– 12000 BLK SNOW LANE05/23/2015 FALSE ALARM – 12000 BLK GREGG MANOR RD05/24/2015 THEFT- 11900 BLK US HWY 290E05/24/2015 DRIVING WHILE LI-CENSE SUSPENDED – 100 BLK S LEXINGTON STREET05/24/2015 FALSE ALARM- 11400 BLK MORGANS POINT STREET05/25/2015 POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA- 12000 BLK LEXINGTON STREET05/25/2015 THEFT – 11900 BLK US HWY 290E05/26/2015 DRIVING WHILE LI-CENSE SUSPENDED – 300 BLK E CARRIE MANOR STREET

Manor Police Report

Yesterday, Tra-vis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt signed a di-saster declaration for Travis County due to the flooding that oc-curred during the Me-morial Day Weekend. The declaration re-quests assistance in helping residents and cities recover from the damage sustained from heavy rains on May 23,

2015, and May 25, 2015. The disaster declaration covers all incorporated cities in Travis County. While damage assessments are ongoing, the figures submitted to the State are preliminary and will be updated as more in-formation is received. During the flooding, there was one fatality in Travis County, and

emergency respond-ers conducted approxi-mately 70 water res-cues. With the Tra-vis County declaration, municipalities, includ-ing the City of Austin, can apply for state and federal financial assis-tance. Cities do not have to make an individual disaster declaration if the County makes a

declaration, and the Governor amends the State Emergency Disas-ter Proclamations to in-clude Travis County. The County dec-laration, and any sub-sequent Emergency Di-saster Proclamations, would only apply to re-cent flooding.

Travis County Judge Signs Disaster Declaration

Health officials are offering the follow-ing health-related pre-cautions for people in areas affected by heavy rains and flooding: Mosquitoes - Standing water after floods is a breeding place for mosquitoes. Regularly drain stand-ing water, including water collecting in emp-ty cans, tires, buckets, clogged rain gutters and saucers under potted plants. Protect yourself with an insect repellent that contains DEET, pi-caridin, IR3535, oil of lemon eucalyptus and para-menthane-diol products. Always follow label directions. Make sure door, porch and window screens are in good condition. Hygiene and In-juries - Wash hands fre-

quently with soap and water during cleanup, especially before han-dling food. Wear shoes in post-flood areas to reduce the chances of punctures or cuts from nails and other sharp contaminated objects. People with puncture wounds or cuts exposed to flood water could be at risk of contracting tetanus and may need to have a tetanus shot to prevent infection. Do not allow children to play in or near flood water or storm drains. Water - Follow “boil water” alerts that may be issued by lo-cal or state officials. Do not drink water from unknown sources. Peo-ple under “boil water” alerts and people with private wells that may have been contaminat-

ed by floodwater should use only bottled, boiled or treated water until water has been tested and found safe. Lack of Elec-tricity - Those without electricity should use extreme caution with generators and other carbon monoxide pro-ducing devices. To pre-vent carbon monoxide poisoning, do not burn charcoal or use gaso-line-powered genera-tors or pumps indoors or outside near open windows. Environmental Hazards - Snakes, bats and other wildlife may seek shelter in trees, homes and vehicles. They are may be in-jured in heavy rains and winds. Do not handle any wildlife.Seek immediate treat-

ment if bitten or injured by an animal. Heat - Drink plenty of fluids while work-ing outside. Take fre-quent breaks to con-serve energy and avoid heat stress. People with heart conditions and other illnesses should avoid strenuous exer-tion. At the first signs of heat illness – dizziness, heavy sweating, nau-sea, headaches, muscle cramps – move to a cooler location, rest and slowly drink a cool liq-uid. Seek medical atten-tion immediately if con-ditions do not improve. For more infor-mation about health-re-lated precautions, visit: www.texasprepares.org.

DSHS Offers Health-Related Precautions Following Recent Storms

Last Saturday, Manor United Meth-odist Church held their Meals for Manor event. Meals for Manor is a Community meal that is served and provided by volunteers for anyone to enjoy for free. Pastor JD and members of the church felt the need to create on opportunity to bring the community together. They decid-ed to reach out to the masses through meals. They will be holding this event once a month for the next year. They hope to inspire other churches to join in on their mission, hoping to expand their reach. Instead of running a food drive, not knowing where the food might end up, they decided to bring the people in and feed them direct-ly. Mayor Rita Jonse says, “We can’t feed the

world, but we can feed our community. Volunteers of Manor United Method-ist Church and mem-bers of the community served hot dogs, burg-ers, and casseroles. They had a good turn-out with over 25 people who came out to enjoy the food. Pastor JD wants give a tremen-dous thanks to all of the volunteers who came out and helped. “We will continue to bring the community togeth-er with no strings fun and fellowship.” The next Meals for Manor will be held on Wednesday, June 24th. If you are inter-ested in volunteering or would like more in-formation you can call the church at (512) 272-4914.

Meals for Manor Offers Unity Through Giving

On May 25, 2015, at about 9pm, Sheriff’s Deputies re-ceived a report that two people were able to get out of their truck at a flooded low wa-ter crossing but one person was inside and did not get out when they lost sight of it in the water. Austin/

Travis County EMS and Pflugerville Fire Department were on scene and searched for several hours but could not locate the vehicle or the person inside. On May 26, 2015, at about 8:45am the water had receded enough that the tires of a truck were visible in

the water at the 7100 Block of Jesse Bohls Drive. The Sheriff’s Underwater Recovery Team (Dive Team) was called to the scene and at 2:20pm the vehicle was pulled to the road where the body of a man was found inside. The Medical Examiner’s Office was

called to the scene to start their investiga-tion into the positive identification of the man and to determine the cause of death. On May 27, 2015, the man was identified as; Jonathan Walker, Date of Birth 8-18-1991,of Houston.

Body Recovered From Flood Water In Northeast Travis County


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Manor City Council will appoint a new council member to fill the va-cancy left by David Cruz. Interested parties are asked to submit a resume to the City Manager Tom Bolt at city hall 105 East Eggleston Street, Man-or, Texas 78653. The Manor City Council meets regularly on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at City Hall. Meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber. To hold the office of Council mem-ber you must live within the city limits of Manor which includes old town, Wildhorse Creek, Hamilton Point, Greenbury, Stonewater, Bell Farms, Carriage Hills and Presiden-tial Glen. The appointment will be made after the council canvasses the vote which will be announced on the city council agenda. Meeting agendas are officially posted in the lobby window at City Hall at least 72 hours prior to a public meeting. For your convenience, copies of cur-rent Council Meeting Agendas and Minutes can be found on the city’s website: www.cityofmanor.org.

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Sunday, June 7th at 5:00 PM, we will kick off VBS with Hot Dogs, Chips and Drinks!

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erything. It was really, really scary.” After the rain stopped, the commu-nity was faced with a massive cleanup. Try-ing to pick up the pieces of what the floodwa-ters swept away. Luis Garcia, whose uncle is a resident at the park, drove down from El-gin to help his fam-ily clean up. “Everyone has been helping each

other out. This is a tight knit community, every-one knows everyone. This has never hap-pened here before. I can’t imagine how these people were yesterday. They were so scared.” Those affected by the flood may call Austin Disaster Relief Network at (512) 806-0800 for assistance. For those who wish to be of service for disas-

ter relief, there will be Emergency Response Training at the Wim-berley UMC this Satur-day. Sign up is at 8am and training starts at 8:30am. For any ques-tions you can call them at (512) 847-7924. You can also donate to help those who have been af-fected at http://www.adrntx.org/index.php/ways-to-give/central-tx-floods-relief-fund/.

Floods From Page 1

The ShadowGlen golf course during Monday night’s flood

Davis Auto Sales reportedly lost several cars in the flooding

Volunteer helping with cleanup at Healing With Horses Ranch

Front of the Mobile home Park after Monday night’s storm Residents of mobile home in good spirits the day after flooding

Photos by Chris Urbanovsky & Kelsey Feuerbacher

Photos courtesy of Healing with Horses Ranch

Documents

City Financial Report Page 4 Page 3 Manor Community News