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TEMPLE USDA Rural Develop-ment has announced funding for the Gonzales Healthcare Systems Founda-tion to advance healthcare technology and further increase the standard of pa-tient care in Gonzales County.

We are pleased to partner with the Gonzales Healthcare Systems to provide the most up-to-date medical equipment

ensuring rural residents have access to quality healthcare without leaving their local community, said Paco Valentin, USDA Rural Development State Direc-tor.

A grant through USDAs Distance Learning and Telemedicine program for almost $300,000 will be used to improve critical teleradiological services provid-ed by the Gonzales hospital. The fund-ing announced Tuesday will be used to update the current teleradiological equipment making it possible for radi-ologists located several hours from the hospital to have immediate access to im-aging sent from the Gonzales Hospital.

This will provide for quicker col-laboration and diagnosis between the local hospital and Radiology Partners-Houston, a practice highly specialized in every facet of radiology. The Gon-zales Hospital currently serves patients with over 18,000 radiological diagnostic services annually. Clinical specialties such as cardiology, endoscopy, mam-mography, orthopedic, neurology, in-tracerebral angiography, vascular, gas-troenterology, interventional, pediatric,

Its almost inevitable that every family get into a scrap now and then. But one Gonzales family figured out how to turn a profit from it.

When we started this on April 2, 1989, we had one little corner over there with a shack, a hand scale and a telephone pole, relates Ar-turo Mata, who along with his wife Cruz, launched A&S Recycling 25 years ago to turn scrap metal into cold cash.

The A&S stands for Abi-gail and Santos, the couples children, who have fol-lowed their parents into the business and helped it con-tinue to grow.

From those humble be-

ginnings, the Matas have grown to completely fill a lot near the corner of Sarah DeWitt Dr. and the Waelder Highway and A&S Recycling now operates a separate yard on a 40-acre site in the Gonzales Indus-trial Park.

We started with just the two of us, now we have 30 people most of them long-time, Arturo notes. Weve never had to lay anybody off.

The companys longest-termed employee, Benjie Jalufka, has been with A&S for 23 years.

The company has also gone from simply recycling small amounts of metal

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Law enforcement and first responders from throughout the region formed an honor guard Tues-day to lead the way to the final resting place for one of their own.

Funeral services were held Tuesday at Seydler-Hill Funeral Home in Gonzales for Dennis Jay Rich-ter, 52, of Gonzales.

He passed away Thursday, April 17, following a long and courageous battle against cancer. He had served with the Gonzales County Sheriff s Office since 2007 as Chief Sheriff s Deputy until short-ly prior to his death, and was also widely known throughout the region for his musical talent as well.

He was born February 25, 1962 in Gonzales to Hamon Ben Richter and Mable Elaine Bailey Rich-ter.

After graduating from Victoria College Police Academy in 1989, he received a Bachelors degree in Criminal Justice from Tarleton State University in 1994 and received his Masters degree in Criminal Justice Administration from Tarleton State in 1997.

He began his career as a police officer in Cam-eron, and also worked for the State Fire Marshalls Office as an Arson Investigator for 18 years. He con-tinued working as an arson investigator after joining

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More fun added to Dutch Oven Cookoff More displays and demon-

strations than ever are in store for Staurdays annual Dutch Over Cookoff at Pioneer Vil-lage.

This years event kicks off early at Pioneer Village. The categories are Beans, Breads, Desserts and a Meat Dish.

Judging will be at 2pm, there will be a top prize of $200 for the winner and other prizes for other placements. Each entry is $20 with no limit on entries.

The fun wont be limited to the cookoff, however.

There will be craft fair from 10am-4pm and they will be selling all of their hand made crafts. If you are interested in having a booth to sell your hand made wears that day the booth is $5 and all we ask is that you stay the entire time from 10am-4pm.

There will also be re-enactors on hand for an Old West shoot-out, a shotgun wedding, wag-on rides and live music.

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An honor guard of law enforcement and emergency-service vehicles precedes the funeral procession Tuesday for former Chief Sheriffs Deputy Dennis Richter. (Photo by Dave Mundy)

The Mata Family from left, Abigail Casares, Arturo Mata, Cruz Mata and Santos Mata celebrated the 25th anniversary of the start of A&S Recycling in Gonzales this week. (Photo by Dave Mundy)

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Obituaries

Dennis Jay Richter,1962-2014RICHTER

Dennis Jay Richter, Sr., 52, of Gonzales, passed away Thursday, April 17, 2014.

Dennis was born Feb-ruary 25, 1962 in Gonza-les to Hamon Ben Richter and Mable Elaine Bailey Richter. Dennis graduated from Victoria College Po-lice Academy in 1989, he received a Bachelors degree in Criminal Justice from Tarleton State University in 1994 and received his Mas-ters degree in Criminal Jus-tice Administration from Tarleton State University in 1997.

He started his career as Peace Officer in Cameron, Texas as a police officer, and he also worked for the State Fire Marshalls Office as an Arson Investigator for 18 years. In 2007, Dennis joined the Gonzales Sher-iff s Office as Chief Deputy were he worked for seven years while continuing his work as a State Arson In-vestigator.

Dennis married Kim-berly Kay Kim Lookabill on February 11, 1995 in Gonzales. They are mem-bers of the Eastside Baptist

Church. Denniss inter-ests beyond his profession were vast and exciting. He was a drummer for a band known as The Velvets, un-til 1987 when he started his own band Texxas in the same year. Texxas played all over the Texas Dance Circuit, they played wed-dings and benefits and were popularly known as Texxas, Two Steppin with Class.

Some of his other inter-ests were golfing, riding his motorcycle, fishing or adventures hunting Colo-rado for Elk and Mule deer. He enjoyed playing Gospel music and was commit-ted to his community civic and fraternal membership where he served on the Board of Directors of Nor-mas House and proudly served as a Master Mason of the Gonzales Ancient Free and Accepted Masons Lodge 30.

Dennis was a good hus-band, loving son and dot-ing father. He was ambi-tious, self-motivated and held high goals for himself and worked hard to pro-vide for his family. He was a stubborn man, whatever he set his mind to do, he would work until he was satisfied that he had done his best. He adored his wife and sons; he had a huge heart and was a fair man.

He bravely battled can-cer, never conceding, never losing faith. His message to his sons was to stay close, love each other, always be there for one another and love your mother with all your heart. Cancer couldnt take the life of Dennis

Richter; he touched too many lives, left too many memories because he loved freely and lived passionate-ly. Cherished memories of Dennis Richter will live on for generations.

Dennis Jay Richter is survived by his loving wife, Kim Richter, sons, Dennis Jay DJ Richter, Jr., Mason Ben Richter, Colby Allan Richter, parents, Hamon Ben and Mable Elaine Rich-ter, grandson, Rhett Jay Richter, all of Gonzales, sis-ter-in-laws, Kelli Stewart of Gonzales, Tammy Oliver of Goliad, Tara Cook of New Braunfels, brother-in-laws, Brian Lookabill of Fairfield, Jeff Lookabill of Gonzales and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his brother, Larry Ben Richter.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, 2014 in Seydler-Hill Funeral Home with Rev. Hollas Hoffman of-ficiating. Interment fol-lowed in Gonzales Me-morial Park. Pallbearers: Bobby ONeal, Shane Rob-erts, Floyd Toliver, Harry Bowers, Ray Copeland, and John Chenault. Hon-orary Pallbearers were: Gonzales Sheriff s Office, Gonzales Fire Depart-ment and Texas State Fire Marshalls Office. Memo-rials may be made to the American Cancer Soci-ety. The family received friends at the funeral home from 5:30 to 7:30 Monday evening. Services are under the care and di-rection of Seydler-Hill Fu-neral Home.

GONZALESEufenio Gonzales, Sr.,

of La Grange, Texas, formerly of Gonzales, passed away on Wednes-day, April 16, 2014 at St Davids Medical Center in Austin, Texas.

Eufenio was born in Fayette County, Texas on March 20, 1936, the son of Louis and Pe-tra (Melchor) Gonza-les. Eufenlo worked at a dairy farm and was re-tired.

He is survived by his wife, Delfina (Estrada) Gonzales; five sons: An-tonio Gonzales and wife, Marci; Eufenio Gonza-les, Jr. and wife, Sylvia;

Thomas Gonzales; Ru-ben Gonzales, Sr. and wife, Liz; and Rick Gon-zales and wife, Toni; five daughters: Genoveva Medrano and husband, Rudy; Juanita Pena and husband, Rick; Virgin-ia Licea and husband, Juan; Hope Jaramillo and Mary Ann Moreno; sister, Eulalia Gonza-les Kolbe; numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Visitation was held on Tuesday, April 22, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Koe-nig & Strickland Funeral Home. Family received

friends from 5-7 pm. A rosary was recited at 7 p.m.

Funeral Services were held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 516 S. Fares St., Flatonia, Tex-as, at 10 a.m. on Wednes-day, April 23. Burial fol-lowed at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Koe-nig & Strickland Funeral Home, 208 W. Pearl, La Grange, Texas. Fam-ily and friends can view and sign the guestbook online at www.lagrang-efunerals.com.

Nancy Sherri-Lynn Hernandez, 1963-2014

HERNANDEZNancy Sherri-Lynn Her-

nandez, 51, passed away on April 4, 2014 in Jackson-ville, FL.

She is survived by her husband, Juan E. Hernan-dez (Johnny), two children Naomi and Seth; mother in law Flora Hernandez; brothers Ernest (Venus Heathcock) and Ray Her-

nandez; sister Sandra Guerra and son Steven; and niece Jessica Flores. She was predeceased by her fa-ther in law Esteven G. Her-nandez.

The family resides in Nixon, Texas.

LANSFORDWinnie Ruth Lans-

ford, age 78, of Nixon died April 17, 2014 in Gonzales.

She was born March 7, 1936 in Smiley to Paul Augustus Murray and Florence (Lee) Murray. Winnie Ruth was pre-ceded in death by her parents and an infant daughter, Dena Lans-ford. She is survived by her husband, Dee Lans-

ford; three sons: Wen-dell Lansford and wife Kay; Kenny Lansford; Denny Lansford; two grandsons: Travis Lans-ford and Dustin Lans-ford; and her brother, Collie Murray and wife Nancy; as well other lov-ing family and friends.

Visitation will be held Monday, April 21 from 5 p.m. 8 p.m at Finch Funeral Chapel, 308 East Third Street, Nixon.

The Funeral Service will be held Tuesday, April 22 at 2:00 p.m at Finch Chapel with the Rev. Jack Shufford officiat-ing. Burial will follow at the Bundick Cemetery near Smiley.

Memorial contribu-tions may be made to the charity of ones choice. All are invited to sign the on-line guest book at www.finchfuneralcha-pels.com.

WILKINSLillian Pearl Wilkins,

100, of Hawkins, for-merly of Harwood, passed away Friday, April 18, 2014. She was born March 14, 1914 in Houston the daughter of Frank D. and Artie Richmond. She married Milton Myles Wilkins on June 14, 1932 in Loui-siana. He preceded her on June 13, 1992. She was a homemaker and

a member of the Bap-tist Church. She enjoyed sewing and quilting and made most of her own clothing for many years. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law Jim and Julie Wilkins of Hawkins; daughter Faye Werts of Glen St. Mary, Florida; 6 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great grand-daughters. She was pre-ceded in death by her

parents, husband and several brothers and sisters. Graveside ser-vices will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at the Woodmen of the World cemetery with Reverend Steve Faulkner officiating. Arrange-ments under the care and direction of Seydler-Hill Funeral Home 906 St. Paul, Gonzales, TX 830-672-3232.

DAR presentationGonzales Chapter, Daughters of the Republic of Texas gave the DeWitt County Historical Commision a reprint of a 1904 quarterly publication of the Texas State Historical Association on DeWitts Colony by Ethel Rivley Rather. In 1825 Green DeWitt received permission from the Mexican government to bring Anglos to settle land which stretched from south of Cuero to north of Gonzales. The pub-lication details the history of The Green DeWitt Colony and the people who set-tled there. Marge Kacir made the presentation to Peggy Ledbetter, chairman of the DeWitt County Historical Commission. Other commission members present included, left to right, Diana Bartosh, Suzanne Pleasant, Barbara Cavanaugh, Carol Ann Martin, Emily Davis, Margie Bell and Margaret Bluntzer. The book may be used at the DeWitt County Archives for research by the public.

Mayor Bobby Logan proclaims Na-tional Music Week as May 4-10. Pic-tured from left, Mayor Bobby Logan, and Retired Band Director and Prin-cipal for Gonzales High School Herb Karnau. (Photo by Juliana Mathews.)

Mayor Bobby Logan proclaims May as National Preservation Month. Pictured from left, Mayor Bobby Logan, and Main Street representatives Del De Los Santos and Barbara Friedrich. (Photo by

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LULINGThis past Fri-day, more than 100 attend-ees gathered at the Zedler Mill in Luling for the 2014 Annual Meeting and Silent Auction of the I-10 Corri-dor Association to address needs and opportunities for their community members throughout the region.

The Luling Chamber of Commerce played host to a fantastic event that helped to support the goal of improv-ing commerce in the region. President Scott Dixon of the city of Flatonia opened the meeting and discussed the future of the organization.

Long time board mem-ber Barbara Hand discussed the creation and evolution of the I-10 Corridor Asso-ciation as well as major ac-complishments. During the business meeting members

voted to change the name of the organization to The Central Texas I-10 Commu-nity Alliance. Following the vote, the unveiling of drafts of the new company logo took place.

Guest speaker Julian Read, author of the book JFKs Final Hours in Tex-as, brought the house to the edge of their seat with his account of the assassi-nation of JFK and the after-math in the years following.

The Central Texas I-10 Community Alliance is proud to host events like these and hope you will join us for our next annual meeting on Aug. 10 as we further discuss our strate-gic plan for the future.

The ballots for new board members were collected and counted and the fol-

lowing were elected as new and/or continuing board members:

April 2014 April 2016: Don Doering (Schul-enburg), Daisy Scheske (Gonzales), Ashley Flores (Luling)

April 2014 April 2015: Katie Williams (Shiner)

The Central Texas I-10 Community Alliance was created to promote eco-nomic development and tourism throughout the region. The Central Texas I-10 Community Alli-ance positions itself to be a major force for improv-ing commerce within the region and will lead as re-source network for market-ing, business, and profes-sional development. More information can be found at www.i10corridor.org.

Local members of the Central Texas I-10 Community Alliance, including Gonza-les Diasy Scheske (center) and Flatonias Scott Dixon, pose outside Zedler Mill in Luling during the groups annual meeting. (Courtesy photo)

The Warrior Weekend Organization will be driving through Gonzales on May 16, start-ing with an escort through historic downtown shortly after 11 a.m. The group of an expected five buses will be escorted to JB Wells Park for Ken Hedricks famous BBQ.

While the veterans are enjoying their lunch, Mayor Logan and City Manager Allen Barnes will give the welcome before the GISD 4th grade students start their program. Everyone is welcome to line the streets with flags/signs and welcome these veterans to Gonzales!

We are requesting 30 dozen travel friendly homemade desserts. (Cupcakes, cookies, brownies) that will be handed out in zip-lock bags. If you would like to make a dessert for the Warrior Weekend Organization please contact the Gonzales Chamber of Commerce 830-672-6532 to confirm.

Following the program, the warriors will re-embark on their buses at about 12:45 p.m.

to continue their trip to the Gulf Coast for a weekend of fishing and fun.

The Young Farmers- Fisher House organi-zation will be providing the BBQ meal. They are asking for donations to cover the cost to be able to provide these veterans with a one of a kind Texas BBQ experience! Please drop off your donation to the Gonzales Chamber of Commerce located on 414 St. Lawrence Street inside the Old Jail Museum. Please make checks payable to the Young Farmers- Fisher House. Any leftover monies will con-tribute to the Memorial Day BBQ meal that is cooked and served to wounded warriors at the Fisher House in San Antonio Texas on May 30.

If you would like more information on how you can volunteer, please call the Gonzales Chamber of Commerce & Ag-riculture at 830.672.6532 or email us at [email protected].

I take the IRS targeting of Tea Party groups very personally, because I was president of one of those groups that was targeted. It angers me that it happened, but also that the people involved are playing the race card to cover their sins.

Over two years after the IRS targeted the San Antonio Tea Party and many other Tea Party groups across the nation to intimidate them and keep them from being involved in the 2012 presidential race, evidence continues to mount about more and deeper illegal behavior by the Democrats.

Newly released e-mails obtained by Judicial Watch and Townhall.com show that if the IRS targeting had not been discovered and stopped, those groups would have faced trumped up criminal charges that were being coordinated by IRS AND the Justice Department.

The idea that the IRS and the Justice Department were coordinating is par-ticularly infuriating in light of the recent behavior by U.S. Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and by Attorney General Eric Holder in separate hearings.

In both cases, they feigned their in-dignation at the proceedings. In light of the new revelations, it shows the level of their hypocracy.

In Cummings case, incriminating emails between IRS official Lois Lerner and Cummings that show the pair possi-bly colluded to bring at least one conser-vative group, True the Vote of Texas to the IRS attention. This revelation comes

after Cummings publicly displayed in-dignation over the proceedings of an IRS hearing.

In Holders case, he exploded at Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert (R-TX) on April 8, during a House hearing about the Justice Departments failure to di-vulge documents about the Holy Land Foundation terror funding trial.

Again, in a theatrical display of in-dignation, Holder (a supposed public servant) told Gohmert (an elected repre-sentative of the public) you dont want to go there, when threatened with con-tempt for failing to cooperate with Con-gress.

The idea of civil rights for Democrats, particularly liberal minority Democrats, has turned into civil or legal revenge. They do not seem to be interested in jus-tice, but rather in preventing others from having an equal footing on any issue or principle.

This attitude can be seen locally in Texas communities. El Paso State Sen. Jose Rodriguez recently challenged some witnesses in a hearing on immigration over the description of his border area as a war zone. Perhaps he should work on the border without a safety vest for a just weekend.

In another example, Gubenatorial can-didate Wendy Davis and a host of His-panic Democrats who were outraged when State Attorney General Greg Ab-bott said the Rio Grande Valley had a culture of corruption. Where is their outrage when Democratic Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Trevino pleaded guilty to corruption, in the wake of his sons and 10 others law enforcement of-ficers indictments?

I am tired of these public displays of outrage and indignation by public offi-cials who are covering their own guilt or playing politics. Whatever happened to working for the publics common good? What about my civil rights?


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Where is the outrage?

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Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review and a syndicated columnist for King Fea-tures Syndicate.

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George Rodriguez is a San Antonio resident. He is the former President of the San Antonio Tea Party, and is now Executive Director of the South Texas Politi-cal Alliance.

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We live in a republic, one based on the principles of democracy. That is, we elect others to represent our views by voting on issues in elected legislative bodies, from mu-nicipal utility boards to Congress.

These days, however, those we elect arent exercising our will by voting on issues; instead, in many cases, they are reaching consen-sus instead.

And thats the problem: consen-sus isnt in the definition of repub-lic.

Consensus is completely anti-ethical to the democratic principles upon which our country and our federation were founded, because it limits debate and quashes dissent and the achievement of consen-sus is molded, not voted upon.

Consensus is a proven decision-making approach for sapping the intelligence of your entire team and creating watered-down resultS, Keld Jensen writes in a 2013 Forbes magazine article. One needs to look no further than ... government to see the inherent problems with consensus.

The inherent problem with consensus is that what emerges as consensus depends greatly on who is in charge of creating it. Con-sensus-building or team-building is the goal of the Delphi Technique, a method of opinion manipulation pioneered by the Rand Corpora-tion in the early 1960s.

The Delphi Technique brings together a group of stakeholders and allows each to give input on an issue to a facilitator, who then compiles the input into a final statement a conclusion almost always pre-ordained.

It proved highly successful in the business world, where it was used to create backing for whatever the

chief executive wanted to do.As noted by Australian technical

author Marge Heffernan in 2012: Many CEOs and leaders think that silence is indeed golden, that consensus is bliss ... But more often what it signifies is that there are no respected processes for surfacing concerns and dissent.

Toward the end of the 1970s, the idea of consensus-building was taken up with enthusiasm by an emerging industry: public edu-cation. Where once school-board meetings had been raucous af-fairs, administrators began getting trained in the art of consensus-building to limit debate and criticism of the transformation of American public education from traditional methodology to the new dumbed-down out-comes-based model.

During the complete overhaul of Texas education standards un-der Gov. George W. Bush in 1995-97, a number of sharp parents documented the use of the Del-phi Technique during hearings conducted by the Texas Education

Agency right down to the use of colored cards and the isolation of dissenters.

Curiously, the standards intro-duced by the states standards-writers were approved by a con-sensus at every meeting. And 19 years later, student performance continues to plummet, dropout rates are increasing and we have honor graduates taking remedial math and English in college.

Consensus-building is even written into the policies of most Texas school districts courtesy of suggestions from the Texas Asso-ciation of School Boards an or-ganization run by (surprise!) for-mer school administrators. School trustees are expected to publicly agree with the administration, even when they may privately dis-agree. Public dissension can get one censured.

Consensus is what many people say in chorus but do not believe as individuals, noted Is-raeli politician and diplomat Abba Eban.

Former British Prime Minister

John Major was even more blunt about why politicians succumb to the notion of consensus: A con-sensus politician is someone who does something that he doesnt believe is right because it keeps people quiet when he does it.

We dont elect city council-men or county commissioners or school trustees or state legislators or Congresmen or Senators to work together to reach consen-sus. We elect them to present our viewpoint and to fight for it.

Nonetheless, consensus seems to be the lazy mans way of pre-tending to be democratic and the bureaucrats way of creat-ing phony universal support for something few would accept oth-erwise.

To me, consensus seems to be the process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values and policies, former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher once said. So it is something in which no one believes and to which no one ob-jects. ... Nothing is more obstinate than a fashionable consensus.

To paraphrase the line often attributed to Mark Twain, there are lies, damn lies and the equal pay statistic.

The factoid that women earn only 77 cents of every dollar earned by men is the focal point of a feminist cargo cult. It has its own movement and its own quasi-holiday, the so-called Equal Pay Day, marking how far into a new year women supposedly have to work to match what men made the prior year. The figure is presumed to clinch any debate over the continued existence of massive discrimination against women in the workforce.

Drawn from Census Bureau data, the 77-cent stat is a comparison of the earnings of women working full time to men working full time. Its fatal flaw is that it accounts for none of the important factors that play into the disparity, such as hours worked.

Mark Perry and Andrew Biggs of the American Enterprise Institute note that men are twice as likely to work more than 40 hours per week as women. Then there are differences in choice of occupation, in education and in uninterrupted years of work. Once such factors are taken into account, there is about a 5 percent differential in the earnings of women and men, about which various theories are plausible, including the effect of residual discrimination.

What is clear is that the wage gap is largely an artifact of the fact that women devote more time to caring for children than do men. Harvard economist Claudia Goldin points out that the earnings of women without

children are almost equal to those of comparable men. Feminists are mistaking a byproduct of the laudable desire of mothers to spend time with their kids for a depredation of The Man.

When asked in an MSNBC interview about the reliability of the pay-gap number, White House economist Betsey Stevenson confessed: I agree that the 77 cents on the dollar is not all due to discrimination. No one is trying to say that it is. But you have to point to some number in order for people to understand the facts.

There you have it: For people to understand the facts, you have to give them an easily misunderstood statistic, usually without necessary context and spun in the most inflammatory fashion possible. Enter President Barack Obama. He wrings every bit of dishonesty he can out of the number.

At the Equal Pay Day event at the White House, he marveled at the simplicity of it all: A woman has got to work about three more months in order to get what a man got because shes paid less. Thats not fair. Thats like adding an extra six miles to a marathon.

Such is his subtle rendering of a number that even his own economic adviser admits must be handled with care.

Hillary Clinton, whose prospective presidential campaign will be predicated on every feminist cliche her supporters can muster, tweeted on Equal Pay Day, 20 years ago, women made 72 cents on the dollar to men. Today its still just 77 cents. More work to do.

Yes, never tire or relent. The flogging of the bogus statistic can never end.

Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review. (c) 2014 by King Features Synd., Inc.

This is an edited transcrip-tion of an interview with state representative and candidate for Texas Agriculture Com-missioner Sid Miller heard on The News from the Cam-phouse on KULM 98.3 FM.

Brune: Representative Miller, we appreciate you be-ing with us and if you win this election please dont for-get about us when we ask for another interview.

Miller: Oh Im your Huck-leberry, Ill be looking to talk to yall dont worry about that.

Brune: One of the key concerns in our listening area is water. In the case of the Colorado River, the rice farmers are looking at the third year that they wont be getting water. On top of the drought conditions, the Lower Colorado River Au-thority (LCRA) is prescrib-ing to raise the lake levels and increase the trigger amount before water may be turned loose for farmers. Of course there are several elements at play. One being, that if there is no rain there is no water. The other is that the popu-lation of Austin, and all of Texas, is exploding. Would you please address this issue?

Miller: The Ag Commis-sioners number one empha-sis in the future is going to be water. There are 26 million people in Texas. One of these days God is going to bless us with rain. But the big-gest danger to farmers and ranchers is not the drought it is an overreaching fed-eral government. They are almost out of control and theyre coming after our wa-ter. A couple of weeks ago the EPA, according to the Clean Waters Act, thumbed their noses at Congress and the Supreme Court and decided they were going to lay claim to all water wherever rainfall hits the ground. In 2006 the Supreme Court said that the EPA only has jurisdiction over water in rivers, streams, lakes and oceans. Now, the EPA proposed a new rule that lays claim to water any-where it hits the ground. This includes ditches, streams, bayous, wetlands, where wa-ter is running down a cow trail, etc. That is encroaching on states rights.

I have links on my website that take you to the EPA, and allows you to comment on their plans. We have a 90-day comment period where the public may voice their con-cerns directly to the EPA. Im encouraging farmers, ranch-ers, urban folks, and every-one concerned about our environment to please write your comments. We have to push back and water is a concern for everyone.

Brune: In other inter-views were careful about our terminology. Too often when we mention environ-mentalists the impression is that were talking about the greenies or the eco-terror-ists. This instance allows us to perceive that landowners, the true stewards of the en-

vironment, as well as regu-lar citizens may all consider themselves environmental-ists. We are all concerned with conserving water, hav-ing water for crops, wildlife, and the towns and cities. We should also all agree that the folks closest to the source know how to manage it the best. Thats where we can come into agreement that local Groundwater Conser-vation Districts, our regional planners, and the infrastruc-ture laid out by the state is the most efficient way to manage Texas water. The first item we must all recognize is that Texas, and utilizing state sov-ereignty, is the smartest way to manage our resources and in this case water.

Miller: I absolutely believe that is true. I make my liv-ing in Stephenville, Texas. I have cattle, horses, and a tree farm. I have to be a good steward. I have to be a good environmentalist because were talking about my liveli-hood.

There are too many leftists that want to shut down ani-mal agriculture. They want to shut down oil and gas pro-duction. Theyve proposed 200 new species in Texas to be added to the Endangered Species list. Theyre trying to regulate any development from happening. If you have a place that is deemed as habitat for an Endangered Species, and you want to drill for oil or develop in some manner, they would make it so that you must provide an equal amount of ground for new habitat.

Now, we must keep our eye on the BLM. There is an issue in Texas 10-times worse than what theyre do-ing in Nevada to the Bundy Ranch. The BLM is trying to confiscate 90,000 acres in Texas. The BLM is looking to move the boundary lines of Oklahoma and theyre not saying why. They want to take it off the tax role and the school districts and counties would suffer.

Brune: How can the feds squeeze into the natural movement of a river?

Miller: Theyre saying that if a boundary line moves south it becomes perma-nent. Theyre saying that if a boundary line moves north its not permanent. So, 30 years ago the BLM confiscated 140 acres from a rancher and now theyre extending that line 116 miles to the east. Theyre claim-ing everything north of that line even though the river is a mile away. And they will

not compensate the rancher. Theyre just looking to con-fiscate. This is land that has been in farm and ranching families for more than 100 years. It is deeded land.

Ive reached out to Gover-nor Perry and Attorney Gen-eral Greg Abbott to represent these farmers and ranchers. You know that a single fam-ily has no chance fighting legal battles with the federal government. The feds would break them financially. So, Im asking our state attorney, Greg Abbott, to help these people.

Brune: There are water is-sues throughout our state. Weve got folks on the coast whove sued the Texas Com-mission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and the Guadalupe Blanco River Au-thority in an attempt to bring the feds into managing Texas water. Then there are con-cerns about the diminishing aquifer in the Texas Panhan-dle. Its a big job for the Ag Commissioner to stay on top of all these problems.

Miller: Im all about local control. Ill fight tooth and nail to preserve the rule of capture. Everyone wants to come to Texas. I think the federal government could take some lessons from us.


A Midget, a Miata, and howto find love down the road

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Jim Cunningham is a former longtime Gonzales news-man and the former interim publisher of the Gonzales Cannon. He now lives in the Moulton area.

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In Your View

Representing agriculture

Heaven is real but so is hell

Herman Brune

Herman Brune is a freelance writer, radio personality and author based in Colorado County.

Looking Downfrom the Saddle

Clint Lowery

Clint Lowery is pastor of Memorial Heights Baptist Church in Gon-zales.

Pastors Corner

There are two things no man will admit he cannot do well: drive and make love.

Stirling Moss, English race car driver

Deb, the dog doc/wife, and I have always been ones to Let the good times roll!

Ready to rally on a moments (a moment, by the way, is 90 seconds) notice.

And in that moment we are apt to have a problem, at times, in preparing to travel.

It seems that we possess a passel of pol-luters: two cars, two trucks, a classic MG Midget, and a number of motorcycles. So when Doc queries, What are we gonna take? I have to give it a one-count and make a spot decision.

Since I consider myself the Crown Prince, it is usually my car that gets cranked up when we co-opt to travel together.

Lets digress. And discuss taste. In choos-ing an automobile. That apply to our mo-bile lifestyle.

And it was in December of last year when we treated ourselves to new rides. Separate ones.

They say opposites attract. Like sloe gin and fast women.

In my thinking Id have to doctor that thinking. In applying the saying to Deb and my ownself. I admit my metabolism considers it mandatory to having a drin-kee at times. But Doc is by no means fast. Especially in her thinking. Shes one to dis-sect a thought. A thinker, with answers. She thinks, then acts.

However, Doc doesnt know beans about how to shop for a car. She has a tunnel vi-sion when visiting a dealership.

Doc is pedestrian and predictable. When it comes to wheels to steer.

Shes settled into the same-oh, same-oh. Cause for over 20 years shes been sporting about in Mazda Miatas. Trading in every three to five years.

And get this. Doc doesnt know how to drive an automatic. Has to be an umbrella six-speed manual.

Now the Miata is going on 25 years in production and very little in body style has been altered since its introduction. Exte-rior- and interior-wise. Miata merely a carbon copy from year to year.

I do not cotton to the Miata. But I cant complain. Because if Doc likes something, she stays with it. Thats to my advantage. Here sticking with me after some of the stunts and decisions Ive opted to employ through the years.

Its been my nature to lean for something not so basic. I cotton to cars that present me with a driving experience in spades.

So currently I enjoy the spring sun in a Mini Cooper S roadster convertible. A ve-hicle thats about as rare as a Yugo in Bre-slau.

Docs Miata is a hardtop convertible. I take exception to hardtop convertibles. I do. I do. A convertible, if it is to be termed convertible, should be a ragtop.

Mines a ragtop. So there.I feel her choice is mundane in looks

and options. Perhaps rather than tuning her Sirius radio to a sedate symphony sta-tion she should consider installing a boom box thatd register 7.7 on the Richter Scale. Maybe that would get the little Miata a lit-tle more attention.

The operative word for my little roadster, that I nicknamed Betty Boop, is charac-ter. Boy hidee, does it have character. It does. Not only does it have an Openom-eter to track the time the tops been down (over 35 hours so far), but it has a refriger-ated glove box. So my Snickers wont melt. Ha, Ha. And yes, it has an automatic trans.

In my book, Debs Miata is rated PG-14 while I have to give my Mini a NC-17 cer-tification.

I suspect some would suspect that the Doc and I are suspect. I mean here are two senior citizens sitting in His and Hers two-seaters and tooling around like a couple of teenagers.

So what. Indulging in our travels through the years we have logged a kit and kaboodle of good times.

In sharing our time in life and on the road we have followed one foolish thing after another. And I figure that love is just two foolish things after each other...down the road.

I must begin by admitting that I am not one that goes to the movies. Im not suggesting that all movies are un-acceptable; movies just do not appeal to me. I begin in this way simply to remind myself that I must not let my lack of interest in movies get in the way of this article.

Occasionally a movie comes out with some connection to the Bible and the things of God. Many of them are hailed as a way to generate interest in Christianity. They are promoted as evangelistic tools or at least a way to break the ice with our non-Christian friends. I can only hope that they do some good; my fear is that they are generally overrated.

Some contain gross errors as they deviate from Scripture. The latest among these movies is the story of a young boy that supposedly went to heaven. No, I dont think he went to heaven. Maybe in another article I will explain why I do not think so.

In this article I want to spin off of the title of the movie in the opposite direc-tion. Not only is heaven for real, but hell is for real.

Many would like to ignore the real-ity of hell. Some suggest that the Bib-lical references to hell simply refer to the agonies experienced in this life. The argument is often made that God is too good and loving to send anyone to hell. Once we abandon the com-plete trustworthy nature of Scripture, we open ourselves up to any and every falsehood.

We are left with the opinions of men when we jettison our confidence in Scripture. Lets be reminded that the Lord Jesus spoke often and very straightforwardly about the reality of hell. We must not claim to love and regard Christ and His teachings on love and mercy, while disregarding His teachings on the eternal judgment of God.

Remember, God warns much be-cause He loves much. I will simply quote directly from the words of Jesus

concerning hell: If your right eye causes you to sin,

pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell. (Mat-thew 5:29)

And do not fear those that kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. (Matthew 10:28)

The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness, and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. (Matthew 13:41-42)

So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come forth, separate the wicked from among the just, and cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. (Matthew 13:49-50)

Then He will say to those on the left hand, Depart from Me you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels. (Matthew

25:41) When Jesus spoke of hell as a

place of eternal punishment he used the Greek word gehenna. This comes from the Hebrew reference to the Val-ley of Hinnom. In earlier times this valley was a horrible place of pagan sacrifice. In time, the valley became the city dump outside of Jerusalem. It was constantly smoldering with ev-ery kind of filth and garbage imagin-able. This was Jesus way of showing that hell is a horrible place of unending fire. Just as garbage is cast out, so the unbeliever will be cast into hell.

And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire. (Revelation 20:15) The Bible reveals hell as a place of unending suf-fering. Yet, God loves you and gives you opportunity to repent and come to trust your life to Jesus Christ.

For I have no pleasure in the death of one who dies, says the Lord God. Therefore turn and live. (Ezekiel 18:32) The Bible says, Jesus delivers us from the wrath to come. (I Thes-salonians 1:10)

How merciful and kind of God that He allowed you to read this article. Come to the Savior without delay. You are loved, and you are warned. By the way, I think a movie well done on the reality of hell may do more good than a movie about a young boys supposed trip to heaven. You think about it!

SMILEY To my Nix-on, Smiley, and Leesville friends, my name is Jake Robinson. I am running for Place 4 on the Nixon-Smiley School Board. I was born and raised in Smiley, attended the school district for 13 years, and 2 years ago, graduated with honors from Nixon-Smiley High School.

After graduation, I re-tained my residency in Smiley (and continue to vote here) and began fur-thering my education at the University of Texas. Classified as a junior, I am majoring in Government & Communications. Though I am involved in Austin during the week, I can as-sure you this will only be a benefit to Nixon-Smiley by furthering my education and experiences.

My commitment is this:

I will ask questions about tough issues, research all of the options on my own, and represent the district with a fresh new outlook (being that I just experienced it 2 years ago). I am conserva-tive both fiscally and social-ly and promote efficiency in government through com-mon sense spending. I will

also stand for lower taxes and a healthy fiscal future for the district.

Early voting is at the Nixon Administration Building from 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., April 28 - May 6. Election Day is May 10 from 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. Vot-ing locations are the Smiley Fire Department, Nixon City Hall, and Leesville Methodist Church.

I appreciate your vote! God bless and Go Mus-tangs!


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GRANT: Adds technology to local hospitalmusculoskeletal and bronchoscopy rely on the hospitals radiological ca-pacity to transmit visual data imaging and accompanying information.

The new technology is truly a lifesaving technology for our patient base, said Connie Kacir of the Gon-zales Healthcare Systems Foundation. The ability to insure the delivery of all patient imaging for expedited di-agnosis results from radiologist with sub-specialty training and credential-ing from Radiology Partners-Hous-ton will save lives in Gonzales. Our hospital is supported with 24/7 access

to the same team of radiology spe-cialists serving Memorial Hermann Hospital System in Houston who is rated in the top 1% among hospitals in the nation. We are honored by USDA providing us funding to serve our patients with the gold standard in healthcare.

The USDA has assisted Gonza-les Healthcare Systems Foundation in two recent projects with grants that will assist the patients of Gon-zales Memorial Hospital in obtaining leading edge diagnostic treatment, said Chuck Norris, CEO of Gonzales Healthcare Systems. We are most appreciative of this assistance and of-

fer our sincere gratitude to everyone at the USDA that was involved in these funding opportunities.

Rural Development programs pro-vide funding for rural health IT infra-structure and expand local access to high quality health care services for rural Americans nationwide. These programs include the Community Facilities loan and grant program, the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant program and the Rural Eco-nomic Development loan and grant program. For information on this and other USDA Rural Development programs in Texas, visit http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/TX.html.

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RICHTER: Enjoyed wide range of intereststhe Gonzales Co. Sheriff s Office.

He was known and respected as a peace officer, but was also known and respected for his musical talents.

He played with The Velvets band as a drummer until 1987, when he started his own band Texxas. Texxas played all over the Texas dance cir-cuit, including weddings and ben-efits, and were popularly known as Texxas, Two Steppin with Class. The band eventually came to feature Dennis son D.J. as frontman and lead vocalist.

Richter was also an avid golfer, mo-tocyclist, fisher and adventurer, hunt-

ing Colorado for Elk and Mule deer. He enjoyed playing Gospel music and was committed to his community civic and fraternal membership where he served on the Board of Directors of Normas House and proudly served as a Master Mason of the Gonzales Ancient Free and Accepted Masons Lodge 30.

Dennis married Kimberly Kay Kim Lookabill on February 11, 1995 in Gonzales. The couple had three sons: Dennis Jay DJ Richter, Jr., Mason Ben Richter and Colby Al-lan Richter. The family are members of the Eastside Baptist Church.

He is also survived by his parents, Hamon Ben and Mable Elaine Rich-ter; grandson, Rhett Jay Richter, all of

Gonzales; sister-in-laws, Kelli Stewart of Gonzales, Tammy Oliver of Goliad, Tara Cook of New Braunfels, brother-in-laws, Brian Lookabill of Fairfield, Jeff Lookabill of Gonzales and nu-merous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his brother, Lar-ry Ben Richter.

Pallbearers included Bobby ONeal, Shane Roberts, Floyd Toliver, Harry Bowers, Ray Copeland, and John Chenault. Honorary Pallbearers were: Gonzales Sheriff s Office, Gonzales Fire Department and Texas State Fire Marshalls Office.

The family requests that memori-als be made to the American Cancer Society.

such as cans to collecting statewide, op-erating its own trucks and seven cranes.

In the Matas case, they picked the right business in the right place at the right time, launching their business as more and more people began paying attention to the need to recycle, particularly expensive metals. The original 3.5-acre site is now strictly for receiving, with the bulk of processing done at the Industrial Park site.

We had to open the site in the Industrial Park because we were running out of space here, Arturo said. We process all kinds of

metal iron, copper, brass, you name it. We separate it and sell it to other compa-nies all over the state.

He estimates A&S Recycling now pro-cesses some 5 million pounds of steel/iron per year and more than 6 million total pounds of metal.

Weve started buying (metal scrap) statewide via the Internet, he added.

Mata said the company is looking to eventually move its entire operation to the Industrial Park.

The only reason we havent done that yet is because of the traffic at that (Church St./Sarah DeWitt) intersection, he said.


A claw-armed crane removes large chunks of metal from the bed of a customers trailer Tuesday at A&S Recycling. The company, which employs 30, has several other cranes, including some equipped with magnetized arms to grab smaller pieces of metal. (Photo by Dave Mundy)

My name is Lorenzo Her-nandez, and I am seeking re-election for the District 3 City council seat. With your support, we can con-tinue to make a difference in the direction and prog-ress of our city. During my tenure, I have pledged to be readily accessible to all of my constituents and I pledge to continue that ac-cessibility. With your input, I have worked diligently to unite the city council in such a way it will allow us to work together for the betterment of our commu-nity.

As our city progresses, I have supported the growth of Victoria College Gon-zales Center, the expansion of both the water and sewer plants, the relocation of HEB and Wal-Mart and the complete development of our industrial park. I have, and will continue, to vote

against raises in the tax rate and there have been no raises in your taxes during my tenure.

I am also working with the council as we plan a multi-function civic center, city library expansion and as we investigate the need of a fire substation.

I have lived in Gonza-les for 31 years, have been married to native Gonzales resident, Liz, for 45 years, we have raised 3 children

and enjoy our greatest plea-sure; 8 grandchildren. I have been a self-employed businessman for 34 years and I proudly served my country in the United States Army during the Vietnam era. I am an ac-tive member of Emmanuel Fellowship Church.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the support that I have already received from my constitu-ents and all those who have allowed me to place a sign in their yard, window, etc. Please feel free to contact me with questions or con-cerns, 830-672-9132; cell: 857-4593

Early voting is April 28 May 2, 8:00 am 5:00 pm and May 5 May 6, 7:00 am 7:00 pm at the City Hall.

Election day is May 10, 7:00 am 7:00 pm at North Avenue Intermedi-ate School.

Lorenzo Hernandez

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Robinson files for positionas N-S school board trustee

LOCKHART Caldwell County Sheriff s Deputies responding to a call about a verbal argument wound up making several arrests including one on a sex of-fender who failed to register.

Caldwell County Sher-iff Daniel Law announced on April 18 that a Caldwell County Deputy responded to 247 Second Street in Maxwell, Texas reference a Disturbance. The deputy nearing the area of the dis-turbance observed a vehicle which matched the descrip-tion of a reported vehicle which had left the area of the disturbance with the suspects involved.

The deputy initiated a stop on the vehicle identi-fied as a black Lincoln Navi-gator, Texas license plate KJB-805, and identified the

driver as Jorge Cruz, 20; Jenavie Lujan DOB, 23, as the front seat passenger, Lorenzo Cortez, 26, was in the drivers side rear passen-ger, and Devin Tokola, 22, was to his right.

The deputys investiga-tion revealed the subjects had been involved in the disturbance at 247 Sec-ond Street in Maxwell. The deputy while conducting his investigation detected a strong odor of alcohol and marijuana emit from the three male subjects. It was also found that all three male subjects had glassy red bloodshot eyes.

Devin Tokota, 26, was ar-rested and later Magistrated by Judge Raymond DeLeon who set a Bond of $100,000 for an existing Warrant for Sex Offenders Duty to Reg-ister Life/Annually and a Bond of $10,000 for Evad-ing Arrest Detention w/Ve-

hicle.Also arrested were:Jorge Cruz DOB, 20, for

the offense of Possession of a Prohibited Weapon, Pos-session of Marijuana $20


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Assemblies of GodGonzales Family Church Assembly of God320 St. Andrew

First Assembly of God509 E. 3rd St. Nixon

New Life Assembly of GodCorner of Church St. & Jessie Smith St. Gonzales

Bahai FaithBahai Faith621 St. George St. Gonzales

BaptistClark Baptist ChurchF.M. 794, Gonzales

County Baptist Church Hwy. 87 Smiley

Eastside Baptist ChurchSeydler Street, Gonzales

Elm Grove Baptist Church4337 FM 1115Waelder, Texas 78959

First Baptist Church 422 St. Paul, Gonzales

First Baptist Church403 N Texas Nixon

First Baptist ChurchHwy 108 N Smiley

First Baptist Church406 N Ave E Waelder

Greater Palestine Baptist ChurchS of 90-A (sign on Hwy 80)

Greater Rising StarBaptist Church3rd Ave S of Hwy 87 Nixon

Harwood Baptist Church North of Post Office

Iglesia BautistaMacedonia201 S Congress Nixon

Iglesia Bautista MemorialHwy 97 Waelder

Leesville Baptist ChurchE. of Hwy 80 on CR 121

Memorial Heights Baptist Church1330 College Gonzales

Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church100 Capes Gonzales

Oak Valley Baptist ChurchHwy. 97 Bebe

Old Moulton Baptist Church2287 FM 1680, Moulton

Primitive Baptist Church1121 N. College Gonzales

Providence Missionary Baptist Church1020 St. Andrew Gonzales

San Marcos Primitive Baptist Church4 Miles west of Luling on Hwy. 90P.O. Box 186, Luling830-875-5305

Stratton Primitive BaptistFM 1447 9 miles east of Cuero

St. James Baptist ChurchHwy 80- North of Belmont

Saint Paul Baptist ChurchSE 2nd St. Waelder

Shiner Baptist ChurchAvenue F and 15th Street, Shiner

Union Lea Baptist ChurchSt. Andrew St. Gonzales

Union Valley Baptist ChurchFM 1681 NW of Nixon

CatholicSt. James Catholic Church417 N. College, Gonzales

Sacred Heart Catholic ChurchSt. John St. Gonzales

St. Joseph Catholic Church207 S. Washington, Nixon

St Patrick Catholic Church in Waelder613 Highway 90 East Waelder

St. Phillip Catholic Church Hwy 87 Smiley

ChristianFirst Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)712 Crockett, Luling

Churches of ChristChurch of Christ1323 Seydler St. Gonzales

Church of Christ (Iglesia de Cristo)201 E. Second St. Nixon

Church of ChristE. 3rd & Texas, Nixon

Churches of GodCommunity Church of God1020 St. Louis, Gonzales

Gonzales Memorial Church of God in Christ1113 Hastings, Gonzales

New Way Church of God in Christ514 St. Andrew, Gonzales

EpiscopalEpiscopal Church of the Messiah721 S. Louis, Gonzales (830) 672-3407

EvangelicalLa Os del Evangelio Mission Capilla del PuebloW. Central at 87 Nixon

Full GospelCamp Valley Full Gospel7 mi N of Nixon on Hwy 80

Full Gospel Church1426 Fisher, Gonzales

LutheranFirst Evangelical Lutheran1206 St. Joseph, Gonzales

Abiding Word Lutheran Church, LCMS1310 St. Louis

MethodistBelmont United MethodistHwy. 90-A

Dewville United MethodistWest of FM 1117 on CR 121

First United Methodist426 St. Paul, Gonzales

First United Methodist410 N. Franklin, Nixon

Flatonia United Methodist403 E North Main, Flatonia

Harris Chapel United MethodistS. Liberty St. Nixon

Harwood Methodist Church North 2nd and North Gonzales, Har-wood

Henson Chapel United Methodist1113 St. Andrew, Gonzales

Monthalia United MethodistCR 112 off 97

Smiley United Methodist1 blk S. of Hwy 87

Waelder United Methodist2 blks from Hwy 90 & 97

Webster Chapel A.M.E.1027 Church St. Gonzales

Non-DenominationalAgape Ministries512 St. James, Gonzales

Living Waters Fellowship Church605 Saint Joseph St. Gonzales

Bread of Life Ministries613 St. Joseph, Gonzales

Cowboy Church of Gonzales CountyJ.B. Wells Showbarn

El Centro Cristiano Agua Viva of WaelderSun. Worship 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m.

Emmanuel Fellowship1817 St. Lawrence St. Gonzales

Encouraging Word Christian Fel-lowshipHwy. 80 in Leesville

Jesus Holy Ghost Temple1906 Hickston, Gonzales

Lighthouse Church of Our Lord1805 Weimar, Gonzales

New Life Temple for Jesus ChristBelmont, Corner of Hwy 466 & Hwy 80

River of Life Christian Fellowship207 Steele St., Smiley 830-587-6500

Two Rivers Bible Church1600 Sarah DeWitt Dr., Ste 210, Gon-zales

Inter-DenominationalFaith Family Church1812 Cartwheel Dr., Gonzales

PentecostalFaith TempleHwy 80 (N. Nixon Ave.) Nixon

Holy Temple of Jesus Christ No. 21515 Dallas, Gonzales

Temple Bethel Pentecostal1104 S. Paul, Gonzales

Life Changing Church of Gonzales3.3 miles north on 183, Right on CR 235, Right on CR 236

Presbyterian Pilgrim Presbyterian ChurchCR 210 off FM 1116

Presbyterian Church of Gonzales414 St. Louis, Gonzales

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The 2014 Spring Gala hosted by Gonzales Health-care Systems will feature a professional all female valet service, Valet Couture.

This service is being pro-vided as a gift from Mr. Robert (Bob) Young to all guests attending the May 3rd event. Mr. Young is a long time supporter of Gonzales Healthcare Sys-tems Foundation and qual-ity healthcare for our local community. Mr. Young is

underwriting the cost for a professional valet ser-vice to support the hospital foundation in delivering a very special evening for all guests.

Valet Couture valets are known for their exceptional work ethic and are expertly trained to provide the high-est quality of service, safety, and etiquette. Guests and their vehicles will be in ex-cellent and professional care. All valets are licensed

and insured and have passed a full background check in-cluding a motor vehicle his-tory record check.

The company started in San Antonio, Texas (June 2009), founders Jeannette Faraj and Marika Olmstead formed a predominately women valet company to bring uniqueness, class, and style to the valet industry. References include Univer-sity Hospital, JP Morgan, AT&T Center, University of

the Incarnate Word, Mer-cedes-Benz, Catholic Chari-ties and Sacks Fifth Avenue to name a few.

Gonzales Healthcare Sys-tems Foundation cordially invites you to join them on May 3rd in attending the 2014 Spring Gala, Reflec-tions held at the Gonzales Memorial Museum and Amphitheater. To purchase tickets or for more infor-mation, please call Connie Kacir at 830-672-8758 or 830-857-3932.


Van Sickle Orchestra returnsto entertain hospital gala

Unique valet service combinesprofessionalism, classy service

The Brent Van Sickle Or-chestra is a highly acclaimed Party Orchestra that plays a variety of musical styles sophisticated jazz, classic rock, new swing, disco, coun-try, big band, Motown, and 50s and 60s. Brent Van Sickle displays his multifaceted tal-ents (musician, vocalist, and songwriter) as the leader of one of the most energetic and dynamic bands in Texas.

Gonzales Healthcare Sys-tems Foundation is proud to feature a leader in the private party music and entertain-ment industry at their May

3rd 2014 Spring Gala, The Brent Van Sickle Band. An expected crowd of 500 plus guests are anticipated at this years event which will be held on the grounds of the historic Gonzales Memorial Museum and Amphitheater located at 414 Smith Street.

Gala proceeds are commit-ted to providing a pool for fitness and aquatic therapy. Water therapy and fitness programs are advantageous in patients requiring rehabili-tation. The quality of life and general health related goals are compromised by inac-cessibility to water therapy. Exercising in the water can lower impact by 90% remov-ing stress and pressure from

muscles and joints.The gala creates aware-

ness for the community to be responsive in support-ing sustainability of quality healthcare. By supporting our hospital through this event a stronger healthcare system is realized. The level of health-care provided in every com-munity is considered a core factor in present and future economic development

Please join us in bringing people together supporting our hospital as we celebrate in the spirit of community at our 2014 Spring Gala. For tickets and more informa-tion, please call Connie Kacir at 830-672-8758 or 830-857-3932.

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Gala 2014Relfections

Saturday, the third of May, Two thousand fourteen from six oclock in the evening until midnight

Gonzales Memorial Museum and Amphitheater.414 Smith Street - Gonzales, Texas

Tickets$120.00 - Individual Ticket

$1,200.00 - Table of Ten

Sponsorships are availableDiamond - $20,000; Gold - $10,000; Silver - $5,000; Bronze - $2,500

please call Connie Kacir at 830-672-8758 For tickets or more information

Proceeds committed to providing a pool for fitness and aquatic therapy.

Music by The Brent Van Sickle Band

Cocktail HourEntertainment by JADE CIENEGA

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

dinner, auction and dancing until midnight

Valet Parking Provided For All GuestsSmith Street Entrance

Early Arrival Accepted Beginning at 5:30 p.m.

All Guests Must Enter At Main Entrance on Smith Street For Check In to Receive Event Wrist Band


Tuesday, April 29th10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

For ONE DAY ONLY, the ENTIRE STORE will feature Le Vian Jewelry

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gemstones and diamonds - such as Strawberry and Honey Gold, Blueberry Sapphires and Passion Rubies. Le Vian diamonds come in all the colors of the rainbow, from Chocolate to

Vanilla to Mixberry

Dont miss this opportunity to see some one of a kind jewels!

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Mothers DayLe Vian Diamond Day!

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APRIL 29Auxiliary of Memorial Hospital The Auxiliary of Memorial Hospital meets on the last Tuesday of the month.

This months meeting will be on April 29 at 2 p.m. in the Hospital Dining Room. All members are encouraged to attend. Anyone interested in joining the Auxiliary is welcome to attend.

Free Spay/Neuter Clinic in WaelderEmancipet Mobile Clinic will hold a free spay/neuter clinic for cats and dogs

next to the Waelder Fire Station on Tuesday, April 29, sponsored by Friends of Gonzales Animal Shelter and the City of Waelder. Puppies as young as eight weeks old can be spayed or neutered by Emancipet unless they weigh less than five pounds. For more information and/or to register to drop off your pet, please call 830-672-4703. Space is limited.

MAY 2Daughters of the American RevolutionThe Thomas Shelton Chapter of the DAR will meet Friday, May 2 at the Chapter

House at 2:30 for refreshments, 3:00 for meeting.Program: Preservation of Cemeteries; also a short memorial will be held in hon-

or of recently deceased members.

APRIL 25Spaghetti DinnerThe First United Methodist Church will have

their 46th annual Spaghetti Supper on Friday, April 25th. You may pick-up your meal from 4:30-8p.m. or dine-in at the Fellowship Center from 5-8 p.m. The tickets are $7 and can be purchased at the First United Methodist Church office, at the door, or from Methodist youth or children. Enjoy great spaghetti and support our youth and children!

APRIL 26Gonzales County A&M Club Rummage Sale7am-Noon, in the parking lot of Scott Dierlam

State Farm on 90A in Gonzales.

Bake-Rummage Sale The Belmont Community Centers annual rum-

mage and bake sale will be held April 26 from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm. Donations will be gratefully received on April 23, 24,25 at the center from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. For more information call 437-2753.

Bake SaleEmmanuel Christian School will hold a huge Ga-

rage/Bake sale on Saturday, April 26, from 8:00a.m. until sold out. All money raised will go toward our playground and building funds. We will be accept-ing donations for the garage sale until Thursday, April 24th. Donations may be dropped off at 1214 St. Louis anytime during school hours, Monday-Thursday, 7:30-3:30. For more information, please call 830-519-4086.

Gonzales Spring Health FestivalCity-wide Flea Market and Farmers Market, April

26, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Live music, free health screenings, flea and farmers markets.

Gonzales Community Health Center, 228 and 229 St George St.

Waelder Volunteer Fire Dept. Annual Fund-raiser

Chicken and sausage with all the trimmings, $8 a plate. April 26, 11 a.m. - ? at the Fire Station.

All proceeds go towards new fire station. Come support your local fire department. Were helping our neighbors and our community.

Delhi BarbecuePlease join us for the 54th Annual Delhi Com-

munity Center BBQ & Live Auction on April 26 at the Delhi Community Center 6108 SH304. Serving starts at 5:30 p.m, Auction starts at 6. Plates loaded with good BBQ & fixins. Tickets are $8 for adults, $4 for children 10 and under. There will be live music by Don George & friends.

APRIL 27Gonzales Youth Center Spring BBQDelicious BBQ RIB Plate Sale cooked by wonder-

ful team of cooks headed up by Ken Hedrick!! We need everyones help ( kids, parents, family, friends) from 8:30am 3:00pm at the Jr. High cafeteria, with drive thru on St. Louis St.

Plates will sell for $8.00 each to help fund the activities at the Gonzales Youth Center. Call Pat Anders-Ryan 857-3483 for more information.

Parents, students & alumnae are all needed to help on Sunday from 8:30 3:00. Plus students get points for helping. If a student brings adults to

help the student gets points for them, too, towards Fiesta Texas trip!

Geronimo VFW Sunday Country Dance Glenn Collins and Alibi Band will be playing at

the Geronimo VFW, 6808 N Hwy 123, Geronimo 63115, on April 27, 3-6:30 pm. Kitchen door opens at 2 p.m. $8 donation benefits Auxiliary programs. Hall is smoke free and open to everyone. For info call 830-303-9903/830-379-1971.

APRIL 29UTSA Eagle Ford Shale Com-Dev ProgramVictoria College on April 29, 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. Learn more about the UTSA - Eagle Ford Shale

Community Development Program and its out-reach goal of working with communities in South Texas in this second community workshop in the series.

We hope that you can join us for what promises to be an engaging installment in our workshop series. Let us know how you will be attending by sending an email to Jason Clark at [email protected] or call 210-458-2430.

Victoria College Expansion Ribbon-cutting, Grand Opening, and Mixer

Take a tour of the Victoria College expansion and remodel on April 29 from 5-7 p.m. Tours include the new Science Lab, and Industrial Trades: Introduc-tory Craft Skills, Electrical, HVAC, Instrumentation, and Welding.

For more info call 830-672-6251 or 361-573-3291.

MAY 1Gonzales American Legion Post #40 Monthly

MeetingThursday, May 1 at 6:30 p.m. at the Legion Hall.

All members and prospective members are urged to attend.

Dinner & Doo Wop at Birch TheaterEnjoy an evening of Dining and Doo Wop on

Thursday, May 1 at 6:30 p.m. at the Stephen and Mary Birch Texas Theatre. Guests will enjoy a menu of Island Cuisine featuring beef and chicken kabob, sides, salad and dessert while listening to Soul Stick Q serenade you with doo wop tunes from the 50s and 60s. Your ticket price of $40 per person or $75 per couple includes complimentary wine. Reserva-tions/tickets are available at Gift & Gourmet or The Texas Theatre at (830) 372-6168.

MAY 3Harwood Community Center Garage and Bake SaleAs a benefit for the Harwood Community Cen-

ter, the Committee will sponsor multiple garage sales on May 3 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Center. Harwood invites everyone to come and support this project.

The Community Center will be the only one sell-ing food, but they will also have a bake sale and a garage sale. There will be coffee, drinks, breakfast items, sandwiches, hot dogs, Frito pies, and des-serts all day.

The Harwood Library will have many free books for anyone that wants them. This will be a great time to choose the ones you would like to take home.

Several booths have already been reserved, but free booths are still availaable for vendors. There will

be space outdoors for sales from trailers or pickups. For a free booth, call Peggy Duncan at 830-540-3923 or Marjorie Fairchild at 830-540-4212.

MAY 4Payne BenefitA benefit for Linda Gerloff Payne, daughter of the

Fred & Beverly Gerloff, is scheduled Sunday, May 4 at the Gonzales VFW Post 4817 from 11 a.m. - 2

p.m. or until sold out. Plates will include Spaghetti, Tossed Salad, Garlic Bread & Dessert at $8 Per Plate.

Music by CK Twisters from 2-7 p.m. and a Raffle, Silent Auction, 50/50 Drawing & Washer Tourna-ment. All proceeds will go toward Lindas medical expenses For more information contact Michelle McKinney, 830-263-0973; Dorothy Gast, 254-931-5712; Brenda Caraway 830-263-4836.

SAN ANTONIO Dr. Charles W. Graham of Gon-zales County has received the Distinguished Texan in Ag-riculture Award from Texas A&M AgriLife the high-

est individual honor given to individuals demonstrating outstanding leadership and providing significant contribu-tions to Texas agriculture.

Graham received the award at the Texas and Southwest-ern Cattle Raisers Association Convention in San Antonio

April 6.Dr. Graham exemplifies

what the Distinguished Texan in Agriculture Award is all about, said Dr. Mark Hussey, interim president of Texas A&M University. Hussey was the vice chancellor and dean of agriculture when Graham was

selected as the honoree.Dr. Charles W. Graham has

received the Distinguished Texan in Agriculture Award from Texas A&M AgriLife.

Hes the only individual to serve as president of both the Texas Quarter Horse Associa-tion and the Texas Thorough-

bred Breeders Association. Hes a legend among those in the equine industry, having established equine veterinar-ian facilities that are recog-nized among the nations most prominent. He also has suc-cessful cattle and feedlot opera-tions in addition to other agri-cultural interests. We are proud to recognize Dr. Graham for his contributions to Texas agri-culture and Texas A&M.

Dr. Graham is most de-serving of this award, said Dr. Bill Dugas, acting vice chancellor and dean. He has served on several committees through the years and has as-sisted many of our students as they have learned more about the animal science profession through first-hand tours at his equine and beef facilities. We are deeply honored to recog-nize Dr. Graham for these con-tributions.

Graham earned his bache-lor of science degree in animal husbandry in 1953, his bache-lor of science degree in animal science in 1954 and his doctor-ate in veterinary medicine in 1961, all from Texas A&M.

In the early 1960s, Graham and Dr. W. H. Cardwell built the Elgin Veterinary Hospital and grew the practice into one of the largest equine veterinary facilities in the nation. Graham is now owner of a number of other businesses, including the 1,300-acre Southwest Stal-lion Station in Elgin, which has bred some of the top stallions and broodmares in the quarter

horse industry.The numerous awards Gra-

ham has received include the 2010 Texas A&M University College of Agriculture and Life Science Outstanding Alumni and his 2009 induction into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame. He is the only individ-ual to be selected Horseman of the Year by both the Texas Quarter Horse Association and the Texas Thoroughbred Breeders Association. He also has been named Outstanding Alumnus of Texas A&Ms Col-lege of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

Graham has served on the board of directors of the Elgin Independent School District and as a member of the Elgin Kiwanis Club and the Thorn-dale Masonic Lodge. He par-ticipates in numerous stock show events to support youth involved in 4-H, FFA and oth-er agricultural organizations. In 2005, the Star of Texas Ro-deo of Austin named their new offices for Graham.


Agri-Life cites Graham as Distinguished Texan

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Barbecue, auction to benefitscholarships for LHS seniors

Program to trade test drives for N-S school cashNIXON Across the United

States, there are vital arts, mu-sic and sports programs that are being cut annually due to growing budgetary constraints and lack of funding. Todays youth are missing out on ex-

tremely valuable opportunities to expand their knowledge and diversify their interests, as well as the chance to have a little fun! Caraway Ford and Nixon-Smiley Education Foundation

want to keep these opportuni-ties available for our students at NSCISD.

Caraway Ford is bringing Ford Motor Companys Drive 4 UR School program to the Nixon-Smiley area in an ef-fort to raise up to $6,000 for NSCISD. For every person who

takes the wheel and test-drives a new Ford vehicle at the high school parking lot on April 30 from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m., Caraway Ford and Ford Motor Company will donate $20 to NSEF.

Participants must be 18 or older and have a valid drivers license. There is a limit of one

test drive per household. All test drives will last approxi-mately seven to ten minutes.

Those who participate in this exciting event and get be-hind the wheel of their favorite Ford vehicle will be entered to win one of two $100 VISA gift cards.

Gonzales County 4-H Banquet will be held Sun-day, August 10, at 7 pm at the Master Gardeners Building. 4-H members and their families are en-couraged to attend. All new members and returning members must enroll online each year beginning in Au-gust. Sundowners 4-H Club will hold the first meeting of the new 4-H year on Sunday, September 7, beginning at 5 p.m. at the Master Garden-ers Building. Any questions, please contact the 4-H office at 672-8531.

The Luling High School Top Ten Honor Scholarship BBQ plate lunch and cake auction is set for this Saturday, April 26, at the Luling Watermelon Thump Pa-vilion. Lunch plates will begin being served at 11 a.m. and will be served until 2 p.m.

Tickets are still avail-able from the Luling High School front office and will be available at the door until plates are sold out.

There will be live en-tertainment, and every-one is invited to stay for a public lunch on a beauti-ful Texas spring day and enjoy the music. There will also be a silent auc-tion of a few cakes and various items donated by some of the Luling High School honor students.

The cake auction us scheduled for 1 p.m. Many of the commu-nitys best bakers are donating cakes to the cause, and all commu-

nity members and busi-nesses are invited to participate in the cake auction to raise schol-arship funds for the brightest of our Luling High School graduates in an effort to help them pursue their highest ed-ucational goals.

The Top Ten Honor Scholarship fund is now in its 27th year of award-ing $1,000 scholarships to the Top Ten graduates of LHS. If you need more information, please call 875-2458 ext. 6009 or 6001.

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Concert Series Donations

Shiner Gaslight Awards for The Amorous Ambas-sador

The Shiner Gaslight Board of Directors is

pleased to recognize the award winners for the play The Amorous Ambassador, the 2014 spring production at the theatre. The winners were elected by the cast

and crew of the play. They are: Wes Neskora Sister Michelle Excellence Award; Josh Kaspar Lamplight-er Backstage Award; Jade Patek Best Adult Debut. The Gaslight Board thanks Wendels Jewelry for donat-ing the award medals.

The Gonzales Regional Childrens Advocacy Cen-ter will be presenting their 15th Annual Child Advo-cate Conference on April 29 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m in the fellowship hall at The First United Method-ist Church, 426 St. Paul St.

For 15 years, Normas House has been provid-ing current and necessary information to the com-munity on child abuse awareness and prevention.

This conference will be an exciting presentation from guest speakers to include:

Sgt Ernest Rivera from the Office of the Attorney General. He will be pre-senting on cyber crimes.

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). They will provide and overview of the NCMEC, and train-ing on child sex traffick-ing.

Schedule:

8:30 a.m. regsitration and breakfast

9-11:30 a.m. Cyber Crimes

11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Lunch, on your own.

1-4:30 p.m. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

4:30 ConclusionTCLEOSE and CEUs

will be offered. Many thanks to the

Gonzales County Child Welfare Board for their support and supplying the breakfast items.

Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union recently contributed to the Main Street Summer Concert Series. From left to right: Teresa Ramirez, Julie Gibson, Main Street representatives Del De Los Santos and Barbara Friedrich, and bank Branch Manager Tammy Grasso. (Photo by Juliana Mathews)

Holiday Inn recently contributed to the Main Street Summer Concert Series. From left to right: Main Street representatives Barbara Friedrich and Del De Los Santos, and Assistant Manager Alexis Guerra. (Photo by Juliana Mathews)

D & G Automotive recently contributed to the Main Street Summer Concert Se-ries. From left to right: Krystal Voigt, Main Street representative Del De Los San-tos, Glen Glass, and Main Street representative Barbara Friedrich. (Photo by Juli-ana Mathews)

Sleep Inn recently contributed to the Main Street Summer Concert Series. From left to right: Main Street representatives Del

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