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September 21, 2016
Vol. 143 • No. 43
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By CHRISTI BERTELSON
BURNET BULLEHN
A year has passed since the
final alarm sounded for Daniel
Hampton of Burnet County.
Sept. 18 marked the an-
niversary of the date when
Hampton lost his life while
transporting a patient via Bur-
net Fire and EMS ambulance,
colliding with the rear-end of a
Peterbilt truck-tractor rig that
had stopped on east TX-29 to
make a left-hand tum onto a
private drive.
Hampton had been with
Burnet Fire and EMS Depart-
ment for two years prior to his
death and was the first para-
medic that the city has lost in
the line of duty.
"He was one of the best
drivers I've ever ridden with,"
said Travis Tschoerner; fellow
Burnet EMT in a previous in-
terview. "We never thought it
could happen to someone like
him,"
Burnet EMS Coordina-
tor Lealand Raiford said the
one-year anniversary of Dan-
iel's death opened some old
wounds amongst the Burnet
first responder family.
"It's a delicate situation,
but we have tried to continue
on with the mission to pro-
i
tect and serve the community
with the accident still on our
minds," said Raiford. "The
memories are there and will
always be there for Daniel,
we just have to work our way
through them."
Over the weekend, the
Burnet City Fire department
held a private ceremony in
honor of Hampton.
During the ceremony the
Fire department invited all of
the Hampton family as well
as all the first responders and
their families.
"This last year we haven't
had a lot of time to get togeth-
er so we made sure that hap-
pened," said Raiford.
The department hosted a
dinner in which all of the de-
partment's families and the
Hampton family, including
Hampton's parents attended,
Hampton.. see Page 3A
ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH/BURNET BULLETIN
Burner High School students and supporters participated in the Project Graduation
Bulldog Color Run on Saturday morning, Sept. 17, one of the colorful activites coinciding
with the annual Burner Art Festival over the weekend. More photos of the color run and
art festival can be found on page 8A.
ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH/BURNET BULLETIN
Burner High School seniors light stakes with fire burning Burner Bulldog green to light the 2016 Homecoming Bonfire
Thursday night, Sept. 15. See more photos of the bonfire and homecoming festivities on page 8A.
on new.
BY ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH
BURNET BULLETIN
The City of Burnet will host a public hearing next week to
collect input on the construction of anew Burnet Police Station.
The public heating will take place at the regular city council
meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 6 p.m., and residents are encour-
age to come share opinions and concerns.
"We've been looking at getting a new police station for two
years now," said Bumet City Manager David Vaughn. "There are
pros and cons of every place we have looked at, but it really has
come down to two choices."
Vaughn said the two spots that are ideal for construction of
the new station is the old football field at the intersection of Hill
Street and TX 29, and the area just north of the Bumet Fire Sta-
tion on US 281.
"Before the architect can work on the design, the council
needs to decide on the location," Vaughn said.
Some of the advantages of the Hill Street site is the ability to
spread out first response across the community.
"That site gives us an EOC (Emergency Operation Center) in
two different areas of the city," Vaughn said, in case of large scale
emergencies, and added that it also spread out the infrastructure
improvements in the city. "We would be able to maximize the
impact of two different new buildings in the community."
The disadvantages of that location include the need to move
all youth and group activities that take place at that field to Haley
Nelson Park.
"We've met with the Boys and Girls Club, the soccer league,
and the YMCA, and they're all ok with it," Vaughn said, "but we
want to hear from everyone in the community. We want tb hear
opinions and concerns that we may not have thought of before."
The advantages of having the Hoadng. see Page 3A
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Bulldog Homecoming
King and Queen crowned/
PHOTO BY WAYNE CRAIG/CLEAR MEMORIES
Homecoming King and Queen Jax Noah and Elyssa
Martinez were crowned on the field just before the start
of the Burner Bulldog homecoming football game against
the Crocker Cougars on Friday night, Sept. 16.
Noted former Burnet resident
honored by christening of new
street name
BY ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH
BURNET BULLETIN
Noted Bumet community
member and volunteer Ram-
sey Clinton will be honored
by the christening of a new
street name in the developing
subdivision of Honey Rock
Ranch this October.
Burnet City Council unan-
imously approved the resolu-
tion to dedicate the roadway
to the star citizen in a meeting
on Tuesday, Sept. 13.
The motion was made by
Burnet City Councilmember
Tres Clinton, grandson of
Ramsey Clinton.
"October 12 is the dedi-
cation of Ramsey Way," said
Burnet City Manager David
Vaughn. "He passed away just
two years ago."
The dedication will take
place at 4 p.m. on the street,
which is located in the Honey
Rock Ranch subdivision at the
intersection of US 28 f south
of Sunday Drive. The public
is welcome to attend.
"We would love for as
Ramsey Clinton
many people to attend as pos-
sible," Vaughn said. "He was
a great guy. He was always
smiling and laughing. He was
a fantastic individual."
Clinton was active in
the Burnet Rotary Club and
served in the United States
Navy in World War II. He
owned and operated a local
rock quarry and was one of
the creators of Lakeland Hills
Memorial Park cemetery on
Park Road 4.
Ramsey Clinton was the
second of four generations of
the Clinton family to serve on
Burnet City Council.
The city was motivated to
name a street after Ramsey
Clinton after they received
a phone call from a Burnet
resident who wondered if it
could be done.
Vaughn said city officials
jumped on the opportunity
to name this street because
"renaming streets becomes
difficult. All the addresses
have to be changed.",
This street however, was a
perfect candidate.
"Originally it was named
Windmill Way, but there was
a conflict in the county - an-
other street named the same.
All the developers were on
board and granted their ap-
proval to honor him," Vaughn
said. "I think they recognized
the importance to the city and
the community. They thought
of it as a way to contribute to
that.'~
The ceremony of dedi-
cation will include a ribbon
cutting and opportunity for
members of the Clinton fami-
ly to speak.
