Archive for October, 2009

>Using planes, trains and lots and lots of recreational vehicles, many so-called “Winter Texans” will call New Braunfels home for as long as several months.

Generally, Winter Texans tend to be retirement-age, empty nesters with the resources to own – or rent – homes in different parts of the United States.

Most have no desire to shovel snow, so travelling around Texas during the colder weather is a happier and warmer option.

For some, it may even make financial sense. They don’t have to deal with high energy or heating bills.

As many have the means to meander around the Lone Star State, it’s hard to quantify exactly how many Winter Texans stay in New Braunfels and the surrounding areas.
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>OZARK, Ark. — A popular off-roading event has not been canceled after flood waters sparked a seven-hour search and rescue operation Thursday night into Friday morning.

The Mulberry River near Byrd’s Outdoor Adventure in Franklin County rose more than 10 feet Thursday night, forcing the evacuation of more than 200 campers.

Over 20 people couldn’t escape and found shelter on the roof of an outhouse, and a multi-agency rescue operation turned even more chaotic when three rescue personnel were swept into the river’s strong currents.

“The river came up 8 feet within 20 minutes,” said Bob Bell. He and 24 others — including two children — took shelter on the roof of an out house.
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>A 25-foot motor home caught fire and exploded Wednesday afternoon, sending a fireball into the sky that could be seen for miles.

According to Department of Public Safety Sgt. Dan Long, the driver of the motor home, Larry Jensen, 55, of Safford was headed to Willcox shortly after 2 p.m. when he thought one of his gasoline tanks emptied.

Jensen allegedly told DPS officers he pulled his 1985 Freeport motor home over to the side of the road near milepost 107 (about 13 miles south of Safford) to switch tanks and noticed a fuel line was leaking gas. At about the same time, he noticed a problem with one of his battery cables. Soon after, a spark from the cable ignited a pool of gas that had collected underneath the vehicle.

He attempted to drive away from the gas pool, but the fire followed the fuel and ignited the motor home. As Jensen attempted to drive away, he ended up spreading fire along the shoulder of the highway. Motorists traveling behind Jensen were able to smother the fires by scooping up sand with their hands and throwing it on the blazes. The quick-acting motorists likely prevented an even more serious situation as the wind was blowing and could easily have spread the fires, according to witnesses.
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