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Gonzales City Council on Mondaymoved to change the citys waste collectoror the first time in more than a decade.

Council reviewed requests or proposalsrom three companies and also recveivedpresentations rom representatives romthose companies beore opting to negoti-ate a new contract with exas Disposal Sys-tems to replace the long-term deal the cityhas had with Republic.

Te citys deal with Republic ends Feb.15, 2015.

Weve enjoyed a great partnership withthe City o Gonzales, Republic district di-rector Andy Josselin said. We just helpedwith the city-wide cleanup. Weve got a his-tory with Gonzales.

Josselin said the companys prior con-tract with the city renewed several years

ago but that Republic had not requesteda rate change even though it was not fi-nancially workable or us. We honored thecontract.

exas Disposal Systems also services thenearby communities o Shiner and Moult-on, and representative Ryan Beard saidthe company is able to keep its costs lowerthan others in part because it owns its ownlandfill and recycling center.

Recycling reduces long-term rates, hesaid. It allows businesses and schools tolower their rates. DS is the only bidder togive you our rate five years in advance.

Te third bidder, Progressive Waste So-lutions (ormerly IESI), currently servicesLuling and representative Jim Hair stressed

that his companys proposal was the low

WAELDER TeWaelder City Council heldtwo meetings in six daysthis week, with uesdaysregular session ollow-ing a special meeting onWendesday, Oct. 29,

While the purpose oWednesdays meeting washighly specific, uesdayshad a lot o ground to cov-er. Each session ran aroundtwo hours, proving the peo-ple o Waelder have a lot tosay and that they want tobe heard. In act, the roomwas so packed Wednesday

night that some people hadto stand.

Tat meeting got under-way with an open orum inwhich citizens were allowedto address the room with nodeliberation or action takenby the council. At that time,

Former Pct.3 Constable Ra-leigh Measom announcedhis retirement afer twenty-five years o service, thank-ing the people o Waelderor their loyalty and sup-port over the years. He in-ormed the audience that

While most Republicancandidates around exaswere celebrating a lopsidedwins in uesdays election,

one local candidate seekinga state office was compos-ing a concession message.

It was a good run, DaveMundy said o his ailed at-tempt to win a seat on theState Board o Education.

First-term Democratincumbent Marisa Perezused a huge plurality inher home Bexar County tosweep to a handy victory inthe race, drawing 128,118

votes, or 59.49%. Mundyreceived 80,485 votes, or37.37 percent. Libertar-ian Josh Morales had 6,727

votes and 3.12 percent.We gave it a good run,

the publisher o the Gon-zales Cannon said. I wentinto this knowing that this

Gonzales County willhave a new District Clerkand County reasurer,while voters in LavacaCounty approved the Shin-er ISDs Chapter 41 pro-posal and have elected awrite-in candidate to be the

countys new land surveyor.With final numbers in

or uesdays general elec-tion in Gonzales County,Republican Janice Suttondeeated Democrat Yvonne

(Bonnie) San Miguel by amargin o 2,714-1,020 towin the seat serving as thecountys District Clerk. Tatposition maintains recordsor the countys cases heardbeore the 25th Judicial Dis-trict courts.

Sutton will replace San-dra J. Baker, who is retiring.San Miguel has served as anassistant clerk o that officeor many years.

Gonzales County voters uesdaymirrored the statewide trend, vot-ing heavily in avor o Republicans inboth ederal and statewide races.

County voters avored RepublicanGreg Abbott in the race or Governorby a 1,503-405 margin over DemocratWendy Davis. Statewide, Abbott car-ried 59.3 percent o the vote to 38.9percent or Davis, one o the most

lopsided GOP wins in recent years.County voters also went with GOP

candidates Dan Patrick or Lieutn-enant Governor, Ken Paxton or At-torney General, Glenn Hegar orComptroller, George P. Bush or LandCommissioner, Sid Miller or Agri-culture Commissioner and Ryan Sit-ton or Railroad Commissioner. Allwon election statewide by margins

similar to Abbotts.County voters also heavily avored

incumbent Republican Senator JohnCornyn and Congressman Blake Far-enthold in District 27, and also sup-ported the challenge o political new-comer Larry Smith in CongressionalDistrict 34.

Cornyn won more than 80 percent

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A proposed expositioncenter planned at JB WellsPark is back on the drawingboard.

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he would be traveling with his wieto see his grandchildren, but that hewould return to the area ofen and

that he looked orward to seeingthem as a ellow civilian. He receiveda warm send-off rom everyone in at-tendance.

Afer the open orum, ocus shifedto much less enjoyable discussionconcerning city utilities and em-ployees. Te first point o businesscouncil members addressed was Royovars (council member and ownero Luckys, a local bar) request orreimbursement or lost revenue dueto a three day water outage. Aferextended discussion and testimonyby city employees who worked to fixthe issue, ovar motioned that thecouncil take no action on the request.Te motion carried, and the meeting

moved on.Te final item on the nights agenda

concerned the suspensions o twocity employees who were appealingthe punishment. Te council had theopportunity to enter executive ses-sion, but decided to orgo it and lefthe meeting open to the public. Eachemployee had been punished or en-gaging in outside employment whileon city time, a violation o the cityemployment handbook. Afer a greatdeal o deliberation, which got veryheated at times and orced Waelderpolice officers to interject proceed-ings to calm the crowd, the council

voted to reimburse the employees ortheir time and strike their inringe-

ments rom their records.uesdays meeting saw the coun-cil pick up were it lef off the weekbeore, but this time they had muchmore business to address. Tings gotunderway with another open orum,and afer citizens were allowed tospeak and the council approved the

minutes or September and Octo-ber, they moved on to the bulk o thenights agenda.

Tis began with the Police Depart-ment Monthly Report. Acting Chie

Pearce told the room that the crimerate was way down; in act, there hadnot been a single burglary since hehad taken his place as Acting Chie.He also made an impassioned requestor the council to consider hiring aourth officer to join the department,which had apparently been on theagenda originally, but was removedbeore the meeting got underway. Hereminded the audience that he is op-erating a our-man department withonly three officers and that the addedresponsibilities and stresses are dan-gerous to his officers and thereoredangerous to citizens.

Afer the police report, ActingChie Pearce spoke breifly about the

house provided or police depart-ment members by the city. He recom-mended that it be rearranged to ac-comodate our officers, that way anyofficer living out o town would havea place to stay between shifs insteado driving home and having to returnthe next day. He advised that doingso would make the house a prime re-cruiting tool or out o town officersto consider employment with thedepartment. Te council decided toleave the house as it is until they hirea new Chie o Police, at which timethey would allow that person to makea decision on the property.

Next, the council heard a presen-tation on the bids or the Down-

town Standpipe Rehab and CoatingsProject and requests rom citizensto change city ordinance to allowthem to live in RVs on their prop-erty, but decided to postpone mak-ing decisions on those matters untilnext months meeting. Aferwards,Clay Boscamp updated the council

on the progress o the new fire sta-tion, stating that the project was verynear completion, but that there werecomplications that arose and changesthat needed to be made to the origi-

nal plans and bids. Again, the councilpostponed making a decision untiltheir next meeting.

Te next order o business con-cerned a group o citizens who livewithin city limits, but not are not onthe city sewer. Te council voted tosend officials rom the sewer depart-ment to check on those homes andto report back with a best course oaction or adding them to the sewersystem. Afer postponing decisionon modiying the citys Peddler Per-mit, the council heard bids rom thecitys electrical department on thepurchase o a backup transormerand decided that they would needto hear more bids beore taking ac-

tion. Next, the council approved anamendment to the section o the em-ployee handbook that called or thesuspension o the two city employ-ees who appealed the week beorein order to prevent urther wrong-ul punishment. Council membersthen voted to set the City EmployeeTanksgiving Meal or November 19and to allow city employees to decideamongst themselves what would beserved.

Te council then entered into ex-ecutive session and closed the meet-ing to the public. Tey spent aroundorty-five minutes deliberating, andwhen they reopened to the public,they announced their decisions. Tey

will begin advertising or their Chieo Police vacancy and will hire some-one beore their December meeting.Next, they announced Avery Wil-liamss appointment as City Admin-istrator and Assistant Police ChieRichard Elliots appointment as In-terim Police Chie.

bidder.Whichever option you

look at, youre $1.5-1.8 mil-lion lower, he said.

City manager AllenBarnes told Council that citystaff had a concern with aproviso in Progressives pro-posal which could enable itto seek additional rate in-creases and cancel the con-tract within 90 days i Coun-cil does not grant those.

During Mondays meet-ing, Council also made ap-pointments to a nbumber othe citys boards and com-missions:

Re-appointed JamesRyan and Nathan Neuse tothe Gonzales Economic De-

velopment Corp. Board oDirectors and and appointedommy Cox to a two-yearterm to replace Clint Hilleand named Crissy ONealto a one-year term to fillthe seat being vacated byAl ODonnell, who has re-signed;

Re-appointed MainStreet Advisory Board mem-bers Egon Barthels, ConnieDolezal, Susan Weber, Meli-sa aylor and Lisa Brown,appointed John Pirkle to atwo-year term and namedBrandy Egger to fill the un-expired term o Kaci Linde-man Butler;

Re-appointed Paul Fren-zel and Philip Borowitz to

the Planning and ZoningCommission, and namedPaul Neuse to replace Jere-line Clack;

Named Isaac Anzaldua,Kenneth Moore and PatMosier to two-year termson the Zoning Board o Ad-

justments and Sign ControlBoard;

Named ChristopherKappmeyer and Brandy Eg-ger to two-year terms on theourism Advisory Coimmit-tee, Don ODonnell to a one-year term, and re-appointedMeena Patel, Alison GuerraRodriguez, Ken Morrow

and Ann Covert to two-year

terms; Re-appointed Wesley

Caldwell, Steve Hendershotand Brian Herndon to the JBWells Park Advisory Boardand named Dan Blakemoreto take the place o Bill Shep-herd, who resigned;

Re-appointed DebbieTieken and Floyd Rogers tothe Gol Course AdvisoryBoard and named Doug

Kotzebue to fiull a two-yearvacancy;

Re-appointed SwannReed, Dorothy Eberle andIda McGarrity to the Li-brary Advisory Board andnamed Dean Davis to takea seat being vacated by For-rest Penney.

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days resolution consist-ing o Council membersLorenzo Hernandez andClarence Opiela and citymanager Allen Barnes, willhold a workshop Nov. 13 toget the design process oran exhibition center under-way again. Tat center hadbeen previously earmarked

as a metal building similarin design to the existingshow barn.

Barnes had previouslysaid such a acility could beconstructed out o currentcity budget unds withoutneeding any type o bondsale to finance it.

Hernandezs originalmotion on resuming workon the expo center wasamended afer Opiela saidhed rather see the conven-tion center tabled untilafer the expo center wasfinished.

Also approved was an

ordinance setting a city eeor establishments sellingalcoholic beverages anordinance the city has beencollecting ees on or yearsbut which was not part othe Code o Ordinances.

Barnes told Councilthat state law establishesa state permit ee and al-

lows municipalities to setees which are up to halthat ee on subsequent re-newals o that state permit.He said the city had beencharging a minimal ee oryears but that it did nothave an ordinance speciy-ing the ee.

Were finding things

that should have beencharged or years, andhasnt been, he said.

For some reason, wehad a court clerk collect-ing it, City Attorney JackieWilliamson said.

Hernandez said he wasconcerned about the cityimposing a large ee onbusinesses just trying tostart up. Te state ee is asubstantial one or busi-nesses selling mixed bev-erages, much smaller orthose selling only beer andwine.

We dont charge them

or the first three years,it doesnt begin until thesecond renewal, CitySecretary Kristina Vegasaid. And then its or twoyears.

State law allows the cityto charge up to hal theprice o the state ee as alocal ee, but Council ap-

proved Hernandezs pro-posal or a city ee set atone-quarter the states rate.

In other action Monday,the Council approved rec-ommendations rom theourism Advisory Com-mittee or grants or theCentral exas Indepen-dent Cattlemens Associa-

tion annual All-Breed Bulland Females Sale and forthe Crystal Teater or ad-

vertising or a ull seasono events, as well as recom-mndations or undingadvertising witht he SanAntonio Livestock Showand television advertisingor the citys annual Win-terFest activities.

Council declined to takeaction on a proposed ordi-nance which would haveallowed gol carts and all-terrain vehicles to use citystreets. Barnes said PoliceChie im Crow had ex-

pressed saety concernsbased on the citys traffic,particularly large trucks.

Te ordinance wouldhave required drivers othose off-road vehicles tobe ully licensed, insuredand to be wearing seatbelts just as with any otherpassenger vehicle.

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When the Supreme Court rejected apetition to stop a exas voter-ID law romgoing into effect or the midterms, the lefcommenced its wailing and gnashing oteeth.

In her dissent, Justice Ruth BaderGinsburg called the law purposelydiscriminatory, and the mainstream mediapiled in behind her with denunciations othe Lone Star States blatant racism.

For the lef, voter ID is tantamount to apoll tax. I so, the nation is awash in neo-segregationist election rules. According toa recent Government Accountability Officereport on voter-ID laws, 33 states now havethem.

A valid ID is a necessity o modern lie,and requiring one to vote hardly seemsan undue imposition. Especially i youare willing to give one out gratis. O the17 states that have strict requirementsor a photo or government-issued ID, theGAO notes, 16 provide a ree ID to eligible

voters.Te critics complain that people may not

have the relevant underlying documentsto get the ree ID, and there is a cost toobtaining them.

Well, yes. In Indiana, or instance, itcosts $10 to obtain a birth certificate. InArkansas, it costs $12. In North Dakota,$7.

Te GAO report ocuses on the voter-ID states o Kansas and ennessee, where

voters whose eligibility to vote is in doubtmay vote provisionally. Ten they have aperiod afer the election to establish theireligibility. How many voters are showingup to vote, only to be oiled by the IDrequirement?

According to the GAO, in Kansas in2012, 1,115,281 ballots were cast. Terewere 38,865 provisional ballots, and othese, 838 were cast or voter-ID reasons.

In ennessee, 2,480,182 ballots werecast. Tere were 7,089 provisional ballots,and o these, 673 were cast or voter-IDreasons.

In both states, about 30 percent o thesevoter-ID-related provisional ballots wereultimately accepted. Tat means in Kansasand ennessee, altogether about 1,000ballots werent counted (and perhaps manyo them or good reason) out o roughly 3.5million cast. Tere you have it, ladies and

gentlemen, voter suppression!Where you come down on this issue

depends on whether you think itsreasonable to require the minimal effort toestablish your identity when voting.

Te critics say that in-person voterraud is extremely rare, although that isnot an argument or leaving the system

completely open to it. Is voting soimportant that it shouldnt be tethered toan ID requirement? It takes an ID to buy agun, a constitutional right. It takes an ID toget a marriage license or check into a hotel.

Voting is inevitably going to entail,even in the most latitudinarian system,some effort. You have to, at least most othe time, go to the polling place. You haveto fill out the ballot correctly. You mighthave to deposit it in a box. Not all peoplewill go to the trouble to do this, or to doit properly, which doesnt mean they aredisenranchised.

Te irony is that unhinged complaintsabout voter ID are, in this supposedlytroubling new era o the poll tax, a turnouttool.

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

As we headed into the 2014 midtermelections, some county-level Republi-can Party leaders and some local can-didates were starting to panic over the

perceived small voter turnout. For ex-ample, there was some handwringingthat developed in Bexar County whereSan Antonio is located.

San Antonio and Bexar County arehome to some very powerul exasstate politicians rom both parties, in-cluding Republicans U.S. Senator JohnCornyn and exas House Speaker JoeStraus, and Democrats HUD SecretaryJulian and U.S. Congressman JoaquinCastro, and ormer HUD SecretaryHenry Cisneros. hese politicians arevery inluent ial in local politics.

However, while the GOP has domi-nated at the statewide level in exas,it has been somewhat ineective in

Bexar County local races, and thesemidterm elections may not be any di-erent. I the Republican Party ails togive a good showing in winning somelocal races, it will be a shamebut nottoo surprising.

One reason the GOP might have lostlocal county races is the assumptionby many GOP registered voters o na-tional party victory because o whatthey hear in the media. Many think i

the party i going to win at the nationallevel, why bother with local races?

Another reason is poor local orga-nizing. Unortunately, liberal commu-nity organizers run circles around Re-publican precinct chairs when it comesto organizing and getting voters to thepolls. Speaking rom personal expe-rience, I have met my GOP precinctchairman twice, but I have not heard

anything about this election.Yet another reason is the unsure mes-sage by local many Establishment Re-publicans. hey seem to sot peddle onlocal issues without mounting strongarguments against the Democrats. Anexample is how some Republican can-didates chose to ignore the state partyplatorms stand on immigration andsocial issues. You cant attract conser-vative voters without a conser vativemessage.

Perhaps the most grievous sin bymany local GOP leaders across in Bex-ar County, and across the state, is howthey take grassroots conservatives orgranted. When Establishment GOPleaders arent insulting grassroots con-

servatives over their strong stand onillegal immigration, abortion, tradi-tional marriage, and other issues, theyare ignoring and shunning them.

hey ail to recognize these grass-roots conservatives are the true be-lievers who will vote and work or theParty. You cant insult, criticize , andignore grassroots conservatives onemoment, and expect them to be loyalsupporters the next.

Many local Republican leaders needto stop behaving like GOP elite. heyshould understand that, contrary towhat the Democrats say, there is noshame in being GOP, conservative,American, or religious.

here was little doubt most Repub-lican candidates would win the state-wide races and hopeully grassrootsconservative voters had an impact onall the races, state and local.

Local races are extremely importantbecause this is where the power o theConstitution begins, but can the lo-cal GOP inspire and lead the mostloyal voters? Remember, the deenseo liberty and reedom starts in yourbackyard and you must keep your lo-cal government honest. Lets all get outand vote in every election, not just thebig ones.

George Rodriguez is host on El Con-servador on www.RagingElephantsRa-

dio.com and South exas Coordinatorfor ea Party Patriots.

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When I filed to run or theState Board o Education, I madethe decision that I would not usemy editorial page or my personalcolumn to advance my candidacy.While the column has touched

on some o the issues surround-ing running or office, Ive triedto make those pieces ocus on thehumorous aspects rather than onthe issues.

For the past year-plus Ive pret-ty much held to that ideal, devot-ing none o my allotted space topublic education issues such asthe Common Core and re-writ-ing o history.

Now that Election Day is comeand gone, pardon while I removemy gloves.

+++I concentrated my candidacy

on returning power to parents,and learned a lot o things rom

them.Te loudest complaint I got

was about mental math called different things by differentdistricts, but the same concept inevery one. Its a Common Core-

based idea which has invadedexas schools and has parents,teachers and kids tearing theirhair out in rustration.

Most readers have no doubtseen the memes illustrating silli-ness: taking two-digit math prob-lems and turning the process intoull-page essays involving non-sensical additional calculationswhich makes very little sense toanyone outside progressive aca-demia.

As one pundit observed, themath our kids are getting takesthe act o setting the clock backan hour to extremes:

Common Core would like toremind everyone to turn their

clocks back 3000+600 seconds to-night. Tere are four more ways towrite that number. You must usethree statements of evidence fromask #4.2 that was gathered fromSource #2.7 indicating the synthe-

sis of four approaches used to dem-onstrate the conclusion of movingthe clock back 3600 seconds. Fi-nally, write a two-page essay onwhy 3600 seconds is equivalent toone hour, using diagrams, chartsand illustrations.

Tis approach to mathevolved rom studying thethought processes o studentsand adults who are gifed at math.It demonstrates the cr itical think-ing these gifed olks use to reachtheir answers. And it amply dem-onstrates why we cant simplytrust the proessionals to fix theproblems in public eductaion.

Te problem is, you cant scien-

tifically engineer math geniuses.Most people are not hard-wiredor that kind o thinking pro-cess, and having kids spend 15minutes dissecting a process thatgenius-level kids accomplish in

nanoseconds isnt going to makethem math geniuses. Te onlything its going to do is what itsdoing: make kids, their parentsand their teachers inordinatelyrustrated.

Te magic phrase criticalthinking made it salable in theeducation marketplace. Oureducation bureaucrats are ad-ollowers, much like ashionistashang on every word issuing romthe runways, and the marketerso education ads are very, verygood at their sales techniques.

Tat bureaucracy is thus raptto buy anything which improvescritical thinking skills and ourlegislators will pay or anythingthe education bureaucracy wantslest they be labeled as cuttingunds to education in an appealto voters whose critical thinkingskills are slaves to their easily-in-

fluenced emotional judgements.Its a scientific solution to the

workorce problem o needingmore math and science geniuses.Unortunately or the college aca-demics who thought this non-

sense up, education is not a sci-ence. Its an art.

Tose o us who have ollowedthe process o education reormover the last ew decades haveseen this time and time again.

Every ew years there is an edu-cation crisis, and the educationindustry responds with a wholeslate o new solutions to solve aproblem that it created in the firstplace. And o course, those solu-tion cost the taxpayer a lot more.

Common sense says we shouldscrap the whole system and goback to what we alredy knowworks: old-ashioned skills-and-drills math. Unortunately, com-mon sense and public educa-tion seem to be terms which aremutually exclusive these days.

Real reorm o public educa-tion requires parents to get ullyinvolved and most are simply

too complacent to get inormedenough to exercise their right,their responsibility and theirduty to oversee the educationand upbringing o their chil-dren.

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Pastors Cornerwenty nine year-old Brittany

Maynard o Portland, Oregon tookher own lie under the controver-sial Death with Dignity Act. Brit-tany had a brain tumor that by allmedical assessments would haveproved atal within six months.She ingested a atal dose o barbi-turates prescribed by her doctor.In her own words, the cancer hadalready taken much rom her and

she chose not to experience theremainder o her lie with it takingeven more.

How should the Christian re-spond to this and other similarsituations?

We should first respond withgreat sympathy. No doubt Brit-tany and her amily have sufferedmuch rom this entire ordeal. Andyes, barring a miraculous healingrom God, she would have sufferedmore during the remainder o herlie. Tis is not something to com-ment on in a cavalier ashion. We

are talking about a real amily anda very young woman that aced anincredibly hard and horrible diag-nosis. Again, let us pray and sym-

pathize with this amily.However, the Christians world-view is very different rom thatexpressed and chosen by Brit-tany Maynard and others that havemade this choice. Christian leaderAl Mohler writes, Te Christianworld-view does not embracedeath, indeed quite the opposite,it sees death as the enemy which isto be resisted and it promises thatdeath is eventually the enemy thatis deeated in the cross and resur-rection o the Lord Jesus Christ.In the Christian world-view we do

not hold in our own hands the des-tiny o either our birth or our lie;or or that matter even all the daysand hours in between. We shouldalso remember that hopelessness isnot compatible with the Christianlie. God very ofen moves in waysthat we have not expected. As wehave so ofen pointed out in thesearticles, it is the way o God tosustain His people in the midst o

suffering. In the midst o horren-dous times we learn those thingsthat will not otherwise be learned.Te church o Christ is blessed aswe suffer and as we respond to thesuffering o others.

Tose that take their own livesin circumstances similar to thato Brittany Maynard insist thatit is not suicide. In their mindsthey are not committing suicide.Without making light o the hor-rible pain that many experience,we must conclude that indeed, it issuicide. Tis is prohibited by the

sixth commandment, You shallnot murder. (Exodus 20:13) Ourduty is to obey God, not play God.Countries like the Netherlands,Belgium, and Switzerland haveembraced this culture o euthana-sia. Many have traveled to thesecountries with the express purposeo ending their lives. Some havesimply determined that lie is notworth living. In other words, lie

has simply become unpleasant andunulfilling. Te quality o lie theyhave ormerly enjoyed is no longerthere. Who has not experienced

very difficult and painul dayswhere indeed it seems that lie ishardly worth living? But again, theChristian must view lie as a gifrom God. A God who can inter-

vene and give hope and meaning tolie when it seems there is none.

Jobs companion Elihu expressedthis vital truth, Te Spirit o Godhas made me, and the breath o theAlmighty gives me lie. (Job 33:4)

Science and medicine will contin-ue to advance; as a result, our cul-ture will continue to ace these andsimilar issues. In the midst o all othese things, let us simply remem-ber that lie is Gods gif. Te Lordgave and the Lord has taken away;blessed be the name o the Lord.(Job 1:21) Birth and death are bothGods prerogatives. Our Christianduty is to care or lie and use it or

His glory. Christian, let us treasurelie, whether that lie is within thewomb or on the deathbed. Let us

value both the young child and therail and elderly. And by all means,we must always call our ellow hu-mans to new lie in Christ. Teseemingly most hopeless can findlie and hope in Christ. Te thiedoes not come except to steal, andto kill, and to destroy. I have comethat they may have lie, and thatthey may have it more abundantly.(John 10:10)

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Charles and Sophie Luby-insky Parke. She marriedWayne Gatlin on August10, 1967 in Seguin. Ednawas raised in the Catholicfaith but attended the Pil-grim Presbyterian Church.

Edna grew up in the Cost Bebe area of GonzalesCounty on a cotton farm.She knew well the hard

work associated with chop-ping cotton in the fields.Edna always worked; sheloved children and foundher niche in taking care of

the children of others. Shewould care for the chil-dren and prepare mealsfor the family as well. Shenever had a drivers license,but that didnt prevent herfrom driving. She enjoyedworking in her garden; shecanned her produce in theearly years, but later ongave most of her vegetablesaway to friends. She wasa wonderful cook and en-

joyed having family andneighbors over for BBQs.

Edna Elsie Gatlin is sur-vived by her niece PatsyCrockett of Fairfield, exas.

She was preceded in deathby her husband, parents,daughter, Rose Nell Heil,sons, David, Carl, and C.P.Heil, Jr., a sister, Ella Heiland 2 brothers, Edwin andEmile Parke.

A graveside service washeld at 11 a.m. Wednes-day, November 5, 2014 inOdd Fellows Cemetery. Te

family received friends atthe funeral home from 9a.m. to 10 a.m. Wednesdayin the funeral home. Me-morials may be made to

the Pilgrim PresbyterianChurch. Services are underthe care and direction ofSeydler-Hill Funeral Home.

OBITUARIES

NOV. 6

American Legion Thanksgiving Meal

The Gonzales American Legion Post #40 willmeet Nov. 6, 2014, at 6:00 P.M. at the Cost Storefor their annual Thanksgiving meal. All membersare urged to attend.

NOV. 8

Benefit Clay Shoot

Join us Nov. 8 at the National Shooting complexin San Antonio as we crush clays to raise funds for

The Foundation for Prader-Willi Research (FPWR)

in the name of Sadie Royal who suffers from PWS& needs a cure! Registration begins at 8 a.m.and the shoot starts at 9. Lunch, a drawing andawards is set at 1 p.m. The event will take place atthe National Shooting Complex, 5913 Roft Roadin San Antonio.

Feast of Wine Celebration

Majek Vineyard and Winery, located in Mora-via, will debut new wines on November 8th, justin time to coincide with the St. Martins Feastof Wine Celebration. During the middle-agesmuch of the known world, including the CzechRepublic, began participating in the St. MartinsDay Feast in early November, which preceded a40-day period of fasting. Much like the American

Thanksgiving, St. Martins Day is a celebrationof the earths bounty. The Majek Vineyard andWinery will recognize this festive time with winetastings and a free concert by renowned Texassinger-songwriter Walt Wilkins on November8th from 3 p.m.-5 p.m. Additionally, the winery ishosting a food drive for local food banks. Duringthe month of November bring canned goods tothe winery as you visit to support this great cause.For additional information on upcoming eventsplease visit majekvineyard.com or texasindepen-dencewinetrail.com.

NOV. 9

Geronimo VFW Sunday Country Dance

The Countrymen Band will be playing all yourfavorites country dance music at Geronimo VFW,6808 N Hwy 123, Geronimo 78115, on Sunday,November 9, 3-6:30 p.m; VFW kitchen opens at2 p.m. $8 donation benefits Auxiliary programs.Hall is smoke free and always open to all. Info 830-305-8829/830-379-1971.

NOV. 14

Greater Tuna

Greater Tuna, a comedy about a small Texastown named Tuna, is the 2014 fall productionat the Shiner Gaslight Dinner Theatre. The an-

tics of the eclectic band of citizens that make upthis town will leave you laughing out loud andwishing for more. Cast members include TrevorBalmer, Frankie Bates, Tara Koonce, Sarah Liberti,Wes Neskora, Heather Seibert, Cody Westergren,and Vickie Westergren, all playing multiple roles.Bobby Kneifel is the voice of the radio announcerand coach. Mars Bucek and Kim Black are thelights and sound crew. Tara Koonce is the direc-tor. Friday, Saturday and Sunday performanceswill be November 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, and30. A Wednesday performance will be on Nov. 19.Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for the evening perfor-mances, with the meal served at 7 and the playstarting at 8. Doors open for the Sunday matineeat 12:30 p.m. with the meal served at 1 and theplay starting at 2. All Sundays are matinee perfor-mances. Regular ticket sales begin Monday, Oc-tober 27th. Please call 361-594-2079 weekdaysbetween 8:30 4:00. wwwshinergaslight.org

Saturn Cemetery MeetingA Saturn Cemetery Meeting will be held on No-

vember 14, 2014, at 6:00 p.m. in The Saturn Com-munity Center with a light snack. If anyone hasquestions you can call 540-3858.

NOV. 15

Texas Two Step Night

Texas Two Step Night will be held Sat., Nov 15,6:30 - midnight, in the American Legion Hall at1612 Robertson. $20 a ticket for BBQ dinner fea-turing brisket and chicken with all the trimmings,to be followed by dancing to classic country and

Tejano music provided by DJ Jordan Phillips.

There will be a silent auction and cash bar. Cow-boy boots optional. Proceeds help the GonzalesLearning Center provide GED tutoring, Englishas a Second Language classes, and much, muchmore to folks from Gonzales, Lavaca, Dewitt,Caldwell, Guadalupe, Karnes and Wilson coun-ties. Folks can call 830 672 8291, text 830 7194522 or email [email protected] for tickets!

NOV. 16

Geronimo VFW Sunday Country Dance

Glen Collins and Alibi Band will be playing greatcountry dance music at the Geronimo VFW, 6808N Hwy 123, Geronimo 63115, on November 16,3-6:30 p.m. VFW Kitchen opens at 2 p.m. $8 do-nation benefits Auxiliary programs. Hall is smokefree and open to all. Info 830-305-5478/305-8829.

Free Concert at First Baptist Church

There will be a FREE concert at First BaptistChurch of Gonzales, Texas, on the evening of Sun-day, Nov. 16. The Singing Women of Central Texasare in their 7th year of performing concerts whichinclude classical music, spirituals, and traditionalanthems. This group has performed at Mary Har-din-Baylor University as well as many churchesin the central Texas area. The concert will beginat 6:00 p.m. The church is located at 422 St. Paul.Everyone is welcome. Call 830-672-9595 for moreinformation or directions. You will not want tomiss this special concert!

NOV. 22

Night in Old Pearl City

The city of Yoakum Tourism Board will sponsorthe 12th annual Night in Old Pearl City Saturday,Nov. 22 at Turner Hall in Yoakum. A LutheranPolka Worship Service is scheduled for 3 p.m. atHoly Cross Lutheran Church, followed by a tourof the Yoakum Heritage Museum and the Christ-mas Tree Forest.

Doors open at Turner Hall at 5:30 p.m. featur-ing door prizes, bottle grab, silent auction, dinnerand dance.

Proceeds will benefit the Yoakum CommunityHospital and Yoakum Community Fire Dept. Forticket information contact Sharon Mueller at 512-341-9868 or 512-567-3365.

DEC. 13

Legacy Ranch Christmas Party

Legacy Ranch Kids will be hosting their annualChristmas Party on December 13, 2014 from12:00-5:00 p.m. There will be over 250 childrenin attendance. Legacy Ranch is looking for volun-teers and for those who may be interested in or-ganizing a toy drive. Please contact Legacy Ranchfor more information. 830-875-6062.

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Gonzales County 4-H

4-H enrollment for the 2014-2015 school yearhas begun. The website for enrollment is: https://texas.4honline.com. For more information about4-H and joining a club, please call the ExtensionOffice 672-8531

SundaysGonzales Fellowship meets at 505 St. Joseph

Street, Gonzales on Sunday morning. Live Coun-try Gospel music at 9:00 am followed by a Biblemessage from 9:30 to 10:00 am. All are welcome.

Head Start - daily

TMC Golden Crescent Head Start offers pre-school services to children ages 3-5 years, in-cluding education, nutrition, dental, social,disability, health and mental health. GonzalesHead Start is now accepting applications at theGonzales Head Start Centers at 1600 Elm Streetor 925 Wells Street. For information call 361-582-4441. To apply for Head Start, you will needa copy of the childs birth certificate, proof ofincome, proof of address and a current immu-nization record.

Violence Shelter - daily

The Guadalupe Valley Family Violence Shelter,Inc. (GVFVS) is a non-profit organization provid-ing services to both residents and non-residentsthat are victims of domestic violence and sexualassault in the counties of Gonzales, Guadalupe,Karnes and Wilson.

GVFVS provides survivors with legal advocacy,case management, counseling, assistance withcrime victims compensation and other servicesat no cost. For more information, call 830-372-

2780 or 1-800-834-2033.Free Exercise Programs - Mon, Tues, Thurs

Flex & Tone is held every Tuesday and Thurs-day, 11-11:45 in the Fellowship Hall of First Unit-ed Methodist Church. These are chair exercisesusing exercise balls, dowels and hand weights.Come on, join us, and get fit. Exercises are ledby an RN with blood pressure assessments avail-able.

Walk-Exercise your way to fitness is an Videoexercise available at First United MethodistChurch. It is offered every Monday, Tuesday,and Thursday at 3 pm, and every Wednesdayat 2 pm. This group meets for 45 minutes in theFellowship Hall. It consists of low impact aerobicexercises and is facilitated by Shirley Goss, Wes-

ley Nurse. Blood pressure assessments are avail-able at each class. Come and have great fun andsocialization along with gaining fitness.

AA and Al-Anon Meetings - Mon & Fri

Alcoholics Anonymous meets every Mondayand Friday at 8 p.m. at the Episcopal Church ofthe Messiah, 721 St. Louis in Gonzales. Al-Anonmeets every Monday night at the same timeand place. Please call 830-672-3407 for moreinformation. All meetings are open.

NOV. 6

Gonzales Writing Group

The Gonzales Writing Group meets on the first Thursday of each month at Li-fords Bookstore at 10 a.m. The next meeting is Nov. 6. If you enjoy writing, pleasejoin us! For further info contact Granella Hendricks, 437-2036.

NOV. 7

DAR Meeting

The Thomas Shelton Chapter Daughters of American Revolution will meet atthe Chapter House on November 7 ,2014 at 2:30. A slide show of vintage post-cards of Gonzales will be the program.

NOV. 8

Helping Hands Ministry of GonzalesIf you are in need of a meal, Helping Hands, a non-profit, multi-church minis-try would like to bless you with a free lunch. Meals will be distributed Saturday,November 8th, beginning at 11 a.m. at Emmanuel Christian School located at1214 St. Louis Street. Volunteers and donations are welcome. Contact Linda at361-275-1216.

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Assem blies of God

Gonzales Family Church

Assem bly o f God

320 St. Andrew

First Assembly of God

509 E. 3rd St. Nixon

New Life Assembly of God

Corner of Church St. & Jessie Smith

St. Gonzales

Bahai Faith

Bahai Faith

621 St. George St. Gonzales

Baptist

Clark Baptist Church

F.M. 794, Gonzales

County Baptist Church

Hwy. 87 Smiley

Eastside Baptist Church

Seydler Street, Gonzales

Elm Grove Baptist Church

4337 FM 1115

Waelder, Texas 78959

First Baptist Church



403 N Texas Nixon


Hwy 108 N Smiley


406 N Ave E Waelder

Greater Palestine Baptist Church

S of 90-A (sign on Hwy 80)

Greater Rising Star

Baptist Church

3rd Ave S of Hwy 87 Nixon

Harwood Baptist Church

North of Post Ofce

Iglesia Bautista

Macedonia

201 S Congress Nixon

Iglesia Bautista Memorial

Hwy 97 Waelder

Leesville Baptist Church

E. of Hwy 80 on CR 121

Memorial Heights Baptist

Church

1330 College Gonzales

Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church

100 Capes Gonzales

Oak Valley Baptist Chu rch

Hwy. 97 Bebe

Old Moulton Baptist Church

2287 FM 1680, Moulton

Primitive Baptist Church

1121 N. College Gonzales

Providence Missionary Baptist

Church

1020 St. Andrew Gonzales

San Marcos Primitive Baptist

Church

4 Miles west of Luling on Hwy. 90

P.O. Box 186, Luling

830-875-5305

Stratton Primitive Baptist

FM 1447 9 miles east of Cuero

St. James Baptist Church

Hwy 80- North of Belmont

Saint Paul Baptist Church

SE 2nd St. Waelder

Shiner Baptist Church

Avenue F and 15th Street, Shiner

Union Lea Baptist Church

St. Andrew St. Gonzales

Union Valley BaptistChurch

FM 1681 NW of Nixon

Catholic

St. James Catholic Church

417 N. College, Gonzales

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

St. John St. Gonzales

St. Joseph Catholic Church

207 S. Washington, Nixon

St Patrick Catholic Church in

Waelder

613 Highway 90 East Waelder

St. Phillip Catholic Church

Hwy 87 Smiley

Christian

First Christian Church

(Disciples of Christ)

712 Crockett, Luling

Churches of ChristChurch of Christ

1323 Seydler St. Gonzales

Church of Christ (Iglesia de Cris-

to)

201 E. Second St. Nixon

Church of Christ

E. 3rd & Texas, Nixon

Churches of God

Community Church of God

1020 St. Louis, Gonzales

Gonzales Memorial Church of

God in Christ

1113 Hastings, Gonzales

New Way Church of God in Christ

514 St. Andrew, Gonzales

Episcopal

Episcopal Church of the Messiah

721 S. Louis, Gonzales (830) 672-

3407

Evangelical

La Os del Evangelio Mission Ca-

pilla del Pueblo

W. Central at 87 Nixon

Full Gospel

Camp Valley Full Gospel

7 mi N of Nixon on Hwy 80

Full Gospel Church

1426 Fisher, Gonzales

Lutheran

First Evangelical Lutheran


Abid ing Word Luth eran Churc h,

LCMS

1310 St. Louis

Methodist

Belmont United Methodist

Hwy. 90-A

Dewville United Methodist

West of FM 1117 on CR 121

First United Methodist


First United Methodist

410 N. Franklin, Nixon

Flatonia United Methodist

403 E North Main, Flatonia

Harris Chapel United

Methodist

S. Liberty St. Nixon

Harwood Methodist Church

North 2nd and North Gonzales, Har-

wood

Henson Chapel United Methodist

1113 St. Andrew, Gonzales

Monthalia United Methodist

CR 112 off 97

Smiley United Methodist

1 blk S. of Hwy 87

Waelder United Methodist

2 blks from Hwy 90 & 97

Webster Chapel A .M.E.

1027 Church St. Gonzales

Non-Denominational

Agape Mi nist ries

512 St. James, Gonzales

Living Waters Fellowship Church

605 Saint Joseph St. Gonzales

Bread of Life Ministries


Cowboy Church

of Gonzales County

J.B. Wells Showbarn

El Centro Cristiano A gua Viva

of Waelder

Sun. Worship 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m.

Emmanuel Fellowship

1817 St. Lawrence St. Gonzales

Encouraging Word Christian Fel-

lowship

Hwy. 80 in Leesville

Jesus Holy Ghost Temple

1906 Hickston, Gonzales

Lighthouse Church of Our Lord

1805 Weimar, Gonzales

New Life Temple for Jesus Chris t

Belmont, Corner of Hwy 466 & Hwy80

River of Life Christian Fellowship

207 Steele St., Smiley 830-587-

6500

Two Rivers Bible Church

1600 Sarah DeWitt Dr., Ste 210,

Gonzales

Inter-Denominational

Faith Family Church

1812 Cartwheel Dr., Gonzales

Pentecostal

Faith Temple

Hwy 80 (N. Nixon Ave.) Nixon

Holy Temple of Jesus Christ No. 2

1515 Dallas, Gonzales

Temple Bethel Pentecostal

1104 S. Paul, Gonzales

Life Changing Church of Gonza-

les3.3 miles north on 183, Right on CR

235, Right on CR 236

Presbyterian

Pilgrim Presbyterian Church

CR 210 off FM 1116

Presbyterian Church of Gonzales

414 St. Louis, Gonzales

Messianic Judaism

Congregation Adat HaDerech

Meets on Saturdays and Holy Days,

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Dear Gonzales ISD Schooland Community Family,

October has been such abeautiul month! Te Gon-zales ISD Apaches are anexample o how the philoso-phy o good old hard workleads to achievement. Gon-zales ISD students excelledon results o SAAR andEnd o Course assessments

standards set by the state or2014 exam sessions. Gon-zales Elementary and EastAvenue (paired with Gon-zales Elementary) earneddistinctions in Postsecond-ary Readiness (includesscoring on SAAR exams atlevels that indicate success inuture years and prepared-ness or college, vocationalor workorce). North Av-enue earned distinctionsin Academic Achievementor Science, made the top25% in Closing Achieve-ment Gaps and the Postsec-ondary Readiness Indica-tor. Gonzales Junior Highearned Academic Achieve-ment in Science and SocialStudies, top 25% in Clos-ing Achievement Gaps andPostsecondary ReadinessIndicator. Gonzales HighSchool earned distinctionsor Academic Achievementin Mathematics and Science.Both North Avenue andGonzales Junior High wereranked 8th and 9th respec-tively when compared tothe 40 districts most com-parable to these campuses.We commend the students,aculty and staff or theirdedication and hard work

on these exams and reportedperormance. A quote romthe Commissioner o Edu-cation, Michael Williams,Earning a distinction is noteasy, said CommissionerWilliams. Any school earn-ing one or more distinc-tions should be recognizedin their community or theoutstanding work takingplace on that campus.

Have you passed by GHSto see the Mighty ApacheBand practice in the earlyhours beore school or asthe day nears darkness?Our GHS Apache Band is

raising the bar everyday onhigher standards! On Oc-

tober 11th, the GHS Bandearned a Division 1 rating atthe Bastrop Marching Festi-

val. Additionally, the bandachieved Best in Class 4ABand, Best in Class Percus-sion and Best in Class Brass!A Division 1 was earned the

very next Saturday in Gid-dings at the Regional UILContest. Commendationsto the band and to DirectorRamon Parker! Good luckin Leander or the upcom-ing Area Marching Contest.We know the band will rep-resent GISD proessionally

and as winners!Te GHS Apache Varsity

Football team began the dis-trict games with a determi-nation and team protocol.Te Apaches won againstPleasanton on Friday, Oc-tober 10th 21-14 and againat home against Rockport-Fulton 42-14. Te team hasworked hard this seasonand is making the new playscome together. With 3 dis-trict games lef the Apachesare on a roll! On the samenote, 8th grade ootball isundeeated this season, andit is great to watch the group

work as a unit on the field.Te Gonzales ISD Edu-

cation Foundation has re-ceived 15 grant applicationsthis year or teacher grants.Te GISD Education Foun-dation works to support ourschool district by providingunding or innovative in-structional programs in theclassroom. Te GISD Edu-cation Foundation is also ahuge supporter o studentacademic perormance andholds an annual AcademicRecognition Ceremonyhonoring top students andthe teacher or staff mem-

ber that made an impact ontheir lives. Tank you to the

GISD Education Founda-tion or your hard work inproviding or supplementalinstructional activities aboveand beyond the norm. TeGISD Education Founda-tion is currently acceptingcontributions as part o theAnnual Campaign that be-gan September 15th, 2014.We appreciate all o the sup-

port and are so thankul tobe a part o such a loyal andgiving community.

In other news or the lastew weeks, we have movedorward with updates totechnology including a newwebsite look to be debutedwithin the next ew weeks.Upgrades include new inra-structure to replace outdatedsystems, higher bandwidth,new Wi-Fi and additionalstudent iPads, staff and ac-ulty laptops and instruc-tional technology. Addition-ally, we are in the midst obeginning the first year ora Gonzales ISD Police De-partment offering ull timeprevention, saety and secu-rity and on site campus sup-port. Te GISD PD will belocated at a building on theGonzales High School cam-pus property and be led by aGonzales ISD Police Chie.Te current district truancyofficer will provide supportor the new department.

Construction plans aremoving right along. Wewill see bids go out in mid-December, School Board orustee action in Januaryand groundbreaking earlyin February. Te concept

drawingso the new PK-Kcenter which will be createdby renovation and expan-sion o the purchased HEBacility are beautiul. We arealso excited about the ca-eteria work at North Avenuewhich includes an InternetCa and the new Band Hallwhere students will have theability to begin their bandprogram in a acility condu-cive to the best acoustics ornurturing musical ounda-tions. Gonzales JH also willbenefit rom expanded ca-eteria space, and an internetca space. As we see these

projects begin within a shorttime the Gonzales High

School ront office and stu-dent center will take shapeproviding necessary security

and space or lunch, and co-operative and independentlearning areas much like acollege campus could pro-

vide. All o these projectswill additionally include ex-pansion o classroom spacenecessary or our immediateuture in GISD.

Tis week is exas SaeSchools Week in partnershipwith the exas School SaetyCenter. We have a number oactivities going on in districtincluding internal saety au-dits. We have received com-munications rom the exasEducation Agency regarding

Ebola Virus in exas. Tiscommunication comes romCommissioner o EducationMichael Williams. At thistime the state reports that nopublic health reason exists toclose schools, cancel classesor cancel other activities. Inthe event that any districtis alerted to a potential riskrelated to the virus, the deci-sion to close campuses couldcome into effect. In GISDwe have had no known risksassociated with the EbolaVirus. We continue to moni-tor the news and reviewpreparedness in the event

we encounter an inectiousdisease risk in our commu-

nity. We have provided linksto the above reerenced letterand other links or inorma-

tion on our district website.We have a wonderully

supportive and giving acul-ty and staff. Commendationsto our GISD amily or thecare and assistance providedto students and one another.Please note that November7th GISD will hold our an-nual Veterans Day Assem-bly. We would love to haveyou join us at Apache Fieldrom 10:00 a.m. to 11:00a.m. Community seating is

located in the center o thebleachers. Special seatingor Veterans is located on

the field. Special assistance isprovided i needed. Hope tosee you there!

We continually acknowl-edge and recognize the goodwork o teachers and staff,the supportive impact oour GISD Education Foun-dation, the contributions oour mentors and other com-munity volunteers and yourgenerosity. Tank you!

Warm regards,Kimberly A. Strozier, Ed.

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Education Foundation donationStore Manager Adan Davila and his team at the Gonzales Walmart presented a$500 donation to the GISD Education Foundation, represented by members Fe-lipe DeLeon, Dr. Kim Strozier and Mia Schauer on Monday. (Photo by Dave Mundy)

Area Livestock Reports

GISD gets high marks on SAAR, EOC exams

Fall ag conerence set

GONZALES COUNTY

FARM BUREAUAgricilture Information Day

Sponsored by Gonzales County Farm Bureau

Texas A&M AgriLIFE Extension Service - Gonzales County

Gonzales Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Lutheran Fellowship Hall, Gonzales(1206 N. St. Joseph, Gonzales)

Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. Program begins at 9:00 a.m.

Donuts, coffee, lunch, tea and water will be provided

9:00-10:00 Texas Game Warden - A New Direction - Capt. Jason Davis, Game Warden, Special Operations Div.

10:00-11:00 Fire Safety -Keith Schmidt, Gonzales Fire Chief

11:00-12:00 Healthy vs. Unhealthy Ranches -

Dr. Bob Lyons, Extension Range Specialist

12:00 Lunch

1:00-2:00 Pasture Weed Control - Joshua McGinty, Extension Agronomist

3 CEUs Texas A&M AgriLIFE Extension Service

Please RSVP to the Farm Bureau ofce at 830-672-7518 by

Monday, Nov. 10th, 2014. Seating is limited, Lunch will beprovided if we know youre attending.

Shear & SprayWesatcheClean Up

Stack & BurnMesquite

Fields & Cenderas

Shredding Also Available

For Further Info Call Buddy RespondekCell: 830-203-8407 Home: 830-437-5209

Gonzales LivestockMarket ReportTe Gonzales Livestock Market

Report or Saturday, November 1,2014 had on hand: 830 cattle.

Compared to our last sale:Calves and yearlings sold steady.Packer cows sold steady.

Stocker-eeder steers: Mediumand large rame No. 1: 150-300lbs., $325-$420; 300-400 lbs, $320-$360; 400-500 lbs, $285-$315;500-600 lbs, $245-$275; 600-700lbs., $220-$230; 700-800 lbs, $200-$215.

Bull yearlings: 700-900 lbs,$145-$185.

Stocker-eeder heiers: Mediumand large rame No. 1: 150-300lbs, $255-$350; 300-400 lbs, $250-$255; 400-500 lbs, $240-$245;500-600 lbs., $200-$230; 600-700lbs., $190-$200.

Packers cows: Good lean util-ity and commercial, $94-$112;Cutters, $110-$126; Canners,$75-$89; Low yielding at cows,$98-$112.

Packer bulls: Yield grade 1 & 2,good heavy bulls; $120-$132; lightweights and medium quality bulls,$105-$115.

Stocker Cows: $950-$2,325.Pairs: $1,600-$2,900.30 Head Charolais Bulls, Ar-

rowhead Ranch, Saturday, No-vember 15, 2014.

Tank you or your business!!

View our sale live at cattleusa.com!

Nixon LivestockCommission ReportTe Nixon Livestock Commis-

sion Inc. Report had on hand, No-vember 3, 2014, Volume, 751; 114cows, 13 bulls.

Steers: 200-300 lbs, $302 to$312 to $375; 300-400 lbs., $270 to$280 to $370; 400-500 lbs, $250 to$260 to $315; 500-600 lbs, $233 to$243 to $275; 600-700 lbs, $212 to$222 to $255; 700-800 lbs, $195 to$205 to $229.

Heiers: 200-300 lbs, $268 to$278 to $325; 300-400 lbs, $263 to$273 to $390; 400-500 lbs, $235 to$245 to $420; 500-600 lbs, $220 to$230 to $270; 600-700 lbs, $205 to$215 to $310; 700-800 lbs, $176 to$186 to $205.

Slaughter cows: $80 to $113;

Slaughter bulls: $102 to $130;Stocker cows: $1,200 to $2,175;Pairs: $1,675-$1,725.

Hallettsville LivestockCommission ReportTe Hallettsville Livestock

Commission Co., Inc. had onhand on October 28, 2014, 1,698,week ago, 1,751 year ago, 2,366.

Te market continued verystrong again this week. Betterquality classes o calves and year-lings sold ully steady in all weightbrackets. Demand continues ex-tremely good.

Packer cows and bulls sold $2ully steady and a little more activeon approx.760 hd. total.

Packer Cows: higher dressingutility & cutter cows, $105-$119;lower dressing utility & cuttercows, $86-$105; light weight can-

ner cows, $64-$86.Packer Bulls: heavyweight

bulls, None; utility & cutter bulls,$116-$128; lightweight cannerbulls, $103-$116.

Stocker and Feeder Calves andYearlings: Steer & Bull Calves:under 200; None; 200-300 lbs,$305-$350; 300-400 lbs, $290-

$345; 400-500 lbs, $278-$325;500-600 lbs, $238-$295; 600-700 lbs, $220-$255; 700-800 lbs,$210-$230. Heier Calves: under200 lbs, None; 200-300 lbs, $280-$330; 300-400 lbs, $260-$312.50;400-500 lbs, $238-$300; 500-600lbs, $218-$258; 600-700 lbs, $206-$230; 700-800 lbs, $185-$210.

I we can help with marketingyour livestock, please call 361-798-4336.

Cuero LivestockMarket Report

Cuero Livestock Market Reporton October 31, 2014, had 1,539head.

NES WEEK NOVEM-BER 7, 2014 HERE WILL BE 5YOUNG JERSEY COWS AND 3BRED JERSEY HEIFERS FROMKNOLLE DAIRY IN SANDIA,EXAS.

Had 177 cows and 20 bulls. Tepacker market was once again,steady as it has been the last ewweeks. Smaller receipts than nor-mal or this time o the year hasenabled this market to remain

very stable.Te cal market was again very

active. Te better end o calvescontinue to be discounted. Telighter end o calves may be $1-$2/cwt higher while plainer end is thesame amount lower. Replacementheiers are still a hot item.

Packer Bulls: Hvy. Wts., $124-$123; lower grades, $98-$114.

Packer cows: canners & cutters,$88-$115; light & weak, $65-$86.

Palpated: 22 head bred, $percwt, $120-$160.

Pairs: None.Steer calves: under 200 lbs,

$362.50-$402.50; 200-250 lbs,

none; 250-300 lbs, $286-$360;300-350 lbs, $300-$354; 350-400lbs, $287-$332; 400-450 lbs, $286-$330; 450-500 lbs, $277-$322;500-550 lbs, $251-$304; 550-600lbs, $234-$262; 600-700 lbs, $218-$241; 700-800 lbs, $215-$228.

Bull Calves: under 250 lbs,$272-$310; 250-300 lbs, $286-$340; 300-350 lbs, $295-$350;350-400 lbs, $290-$334; 400-450lbs, $284-$330; 450-500 lbs, $279-$322; 500-550 lbs, $252-$296;550-600 lbs, $230-$270; 600-700lbs, $224-$240.

Over 700 lbs. bulls, $208-$227.Heier Calves: under 200 lbs.,

$345-$355; 200-250 lbs, $259-$318; 250-300 lbs, $280-$316;300-350 lbs, $271-$324; 350-400lbs, $242-$292; 400-450 lbs, $250-$320; 450-500 lbs, $243-$282;500-550 lbs, $227-$276; 550-600lbs, $221-$266; 600-700 lbs., $211-$240; over 700 lbs, $191-$231.

Superintendents

Letter

Dr. Kimberly Strozier is superin-

tendent of Gonzales ISD.

Dr. Kim

Strozier

Te Bastrop/Fayette

County Ag. Conerencewill be held November 7 atthe American Legion Halllocated at 145 AmericanLegion Road in Smithville.

A pre-registration eeo $25 must be received atthe Extension office in Bas-trop County at 901 PecanStreet, Bastrop, exas or inFayette County at 255 Svo-boda Lane in La Grange byNovember 5th. Late reg-istration at the door willbe $35 per person. Checksshould be made payable tothe Bastrop Ag. Fund (nocash will be accepted).

opics o discussion willinclude Pest ManagementAround Farm Structuresby Dr. Janis Reed; Fence-line Brush Management byMegan Clayton, ExtensionRange Specialist; Pesticide

Laws & Regulations and

Fenceline Issues and Com-plaints by Melissa Bartono exas Department oAgriculture; Herbicideank Mixing and Calibra-tion by Dr. Josh McGinty,Extension Agronomist;Herbicide Options orWinter Brush Control byDr. Bob Lyons, ExtensionRange Specialist; and Pesti-cide Laws and Regulationsby Perry Cervantes, exasDepartment o Agricul-ture.

A total o 6 pesticide ap-plicator CEU credits havebeen approved rom the

exas Department o Agri-culture or this program (2General, 2 Laws & Regula-tions, 2 IPM). Please callthe Bastrop County Exten-sion Office at (512) 581-7186 i you have questions.

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D Final Statewide Results

Candidate Party Early Pct. Total Pct

Federal Offices

U. S. Senator

John Cornyn REP 1,531,77361.15% 2,840,133 61.58%

David M. Alameel DEM 886,680 35.40% 1,584,016 34.34%

Rebecca Paddock LIB 60,812 2.42% 132,701 2.87%

Emily Spicybrown Sanchez GRN 24,688 0.98% 54,028 1.17%

Mohammed Tahiro W-I 616 0.02% 1,158 0.02%

U. S. Representative District 27

Blake Farenthold - Incumbent REP 44,834 63.64% 83,049 63.58%

Wesley Reed DEM 23,939 33.98% 44,025 33.70%

Roxanne Simonson LIB 1,666 2.36% 3,542 2.71%

U. S. Representative District 34

Larry S. Smith REP 15,293 36.20% 26,860 39.70%

Filemon B Vela DEM 26,168 61.95% 39,486 58.36%

Ryan Rowley LIB 774 1.83% 1,309 1.93%

State Offices

Governor

Greg Abbott REP 1,496,504 58.92% 2,775,353 59.28%

Wendy R. Davis DEM 1,005,268 39.58% 1,820,571 38.88%

Kathie Glass LIB 28,700 1.13% 65,986 1.40%

Brandon Parmer GRN 8,633 0.33% 18,345 0.39%Sarah M. Pavitt W-I 599 0.02% 1,151 0.02%

Lieutenant Governor

Dan Patrick REP 1,460,640 57.86% 2,704,460 58.16%

Leticia Van de Putte DEM 999,537 39.59% 1,798,674 38.68%

Robert D. Butler LIB 51,743 2.04% 118,947 2.55%

Chandrakantha Courtney GRN 12,267 0.48% 27,519 0.59%

Attorney General

Ken Paxton REP 1,460,510 58.36% 2,723,413 58.84%

Sam Houston DEM 977,483 39.06% 1,758,359 37.99%

Jamie Balagia LIB 50,615 2.02% 117,399 2.53%

Jamar Osborne GRN 13,695 0.54% 29,285 0.63%

Comptroller of Public Accounts

Glenn Hegar REP 1,468,278 58.34% 2,679,265 58.39%

Mike Collier DEM 967,766 38.45% 1,727,906 37.66%

Ben Sanders LIB 59,570 2.36% 136,041 2.96%Deb Shafto GRN 21,052 0.83% 44,636 0.97%

Commissioner of the General Land Office

George P. Bush REP 1,520,670 60.50% 2,806,694 60.68%

John Cook DEM 907,413 36.10% 1,632,934 35.30%

Justin Knight LIB 56,821 2.26% 125,541 2.71%

Valerie Alessi GRN 28,333 1.12% 59,534 1.28%

Commissioner of Agriculture

Sid Miller REP 1,453,910 58.48% 2,680,034 58.63%

Jim Hogan DEM 937,428 37.70% 1,682,506 36.80%

David (Rocky) Palmquist LIB 57,704 2.32% 131,518 2.87%

Kenneth Kendrick GRN 36,913 1.48% 76,966 1.68%

Railroad Commissioner

Ryan Sitton REP 1,449,230 58.18% 2,666,180 58.31%

Steve Brown DEM 932,459 37.43% 1,668,736 36.49%

Mark A. Miller LIB 64,525 2.59% 144,336 3.15%Martina Salinas GRN 44,442 1.78% 92,768 2.02%

Chief Justice, Supreme Court

Nathan Hecht REP 1,484,323 59.55% 2,737,396 59.61%

William Moody DEM 946,437 37.97% 1,714,302 37.33%

Tom Oxford LIB 61,788 2.47% 140,256 3.05%

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6 - Unexpired Term

Jeff Brown REP 1,489,162 60.03% 2,752,690 60.34%

Lawrence Edward Meyers DEM 927,298 37.38% 1,663,371 36.46%

Mark Ash LIB 64,120 2.58% 145,392 3.18%

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 7

Jeff Boyd REP 1,458,705 58.71% 2,691,734 58.92%

Gina Benavides DEM 954,159 38.40% 1,715,979 37.56%

Don Fulton LIB 55,611 2.23% 125,879 2.75%

Charles E. Waterbury GRN 15,970 0.64% 34,188 0.74%

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 8

Phil Johnson REP 1,580,831 79.12% 2,925,528 78.79%

RS Roberto Koelsch LIB 225,896 11.30% 443,874 11.95%

Jim Chisolm GRN 191,079 9.56% 343,247 9.24%

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3

Bert Richardson REP 1,473,540 59.66% 2,718,326 59.85%

John Granberg DEM 923,843 37.40% 1,658,755 36.52%

Mark W. Bennett LIB 72,443 2.93% 164,181 3.61%


Kevin Patrick Yeary REP 1,544,485 76.69% 2,854,614 76.31%

Quanah Parker LIB 254,000 12.61% 495,329 13.24%

Judith Sanders-Castro GRN 215,334 10.69% 390,556 10.44%


David Newell REP 1,571,609 78.62% 2,907,495 78.28%

William Bryan Strange, III LIB 248,252 12.41% 488,094 13.14%George Joseph Altgelt GRN 179,039 8.95% 318,245 8.56%

Member, State Board of Education, District 3

Dave Mundy REP 45,241 35.66% 80,485 37.37%

Marisa B. Perez DEM 78,041 61.52% 128,118 59.49%

Josh Morales LIB 3,553 2.80% 6,727 3.12%

State Representative District 17

Tim Kleinschmidt REP 10,732 62.91% 22,717 64.62%

Carolyn Banks ` DEM 6,326 37.08% 12,437 35.37%

Prop 1 Use and dedication of money transferred to the state highway fund

IN FAVOR 1,799,703 81.04% 3,187,880 79.78%

AGAINST 420,923 18.95% 807,774 20.21%

Local County RacesCandidate Party Early Pct. Total Pct

Gonzales County

County Judge

David Bird DEM 1,261 100.0 1,860 100.0

District ClerkJanice Sutton REP 1,451 74.03 2,043 72.45

Yvonne (Bonnie) San Miguel DEM 509 25.97 777 27.55

County Clerk

Lee Ridel REP 1,670 100.0 2,367 100.0

County Treasurer

Jo Ann Mercer REP 1,151 58.93 1,588 56.59

Sheryl A. Barborak DEM 802 41.07 1,218 43.41

County Commissioner, Pct. 2

Donnie Brzozowski REP 453 100.0

County Commissioner, Pct. 4

Otis S. Bud Wuest Jr. REP 272 100.0

Justice of the Peace, Pct. 1

Deidra D. Voigt REP 1,173 100.0


Jesse Almaraz REP 239 100.0


Darryl W. Becker REP 241 100.0

Lavaca County (Combined totals)

County Surveyor

Write-In Ron E. Kolcany 464 100.0


Mark Ivey REP 995 77.86

Write-In John Butch Neubauer 283 22.14

Shiner ISD Chapter 41 Proposition

FOR 596 71.98

AGAINST 232 28.02

o the Gonzales County vote en route todeeating Democrat David Alameel state-wide with 61.5 percent to 34 percent.

Farenthold pulled 63.5 percent district-wide to deeat challenger Wesley Reed orthe CD-27 seat.

We had an incredible day out at thepolls and I am happy to say we were vic-torious, Farenthold said in a release to

his Facebook supporters. I am honoredto serve as your Congressman and lookorward to the challenges the next twoyears will bring. We have a lot o work to

do in Washington D.C., and Im ready toget started. Tank you or your outstand-ing support and encouragement through-out this campaign. I will stand strong orour commonsense conservative values inthe House and I am honored to have youstanding with me.

Incumbent Democrat Filemon Vela,however, deeated Republican Smith with alarge plurality in Nueces and other countiesin that predominanty Democratic district.

Smith won Gonzales County by a 373-68margin, but Vela claimed 58.3 percent othe vote district wide to Smiths 39.7.

Barborak, the incumbent County rea-surer, was unseated by challenger Mercerby a margin o 2,142 votes to 1,578.

Several other county officials also wonre-election afer running unopposed:

County Judge David Bird, County ClerkLee Riedel, Precinct 2 CommissionerDonnie Brzozowski, Precinct 4 Commis-sioner Otis S. Bud Wuest, Justice o thePeace Precinct 1 Deidra D. Voigt, Justiceo the Peace Precinct 3 Jessa Almaraz,and Justice o the Peace Precinct 4 DarrylBecker.

In Lavaca County, meanwhile, ShinerISD voters approved that districts Chap-

ter 41 proposal similar to one approvedearlier this year by voters in GonzalesISD. Tat approval will enable the districtto purchase attendance credits rom thestate in lieu o allowing the state to sim-ply redistribute taxpayer unds rom thedistrict.

Tere were two write-in candidates onthe ballot results or Lavaca County vot-ers. Ron E. Kolcany received 464 votes towin election as the countys County Sur-

veyor. Neither major par ty fielded a can-didate.

In the race or Justice o the Peace, Pre-cinct 1, Republican Mark Ivey deeatedwrite-in candidate John Butch Neu-mann by a 995-283 margin.

district was drawn to ensure itwas represented by a HispanicDemocrat, so we knew it was along shot rom the start.

Te turnout on uesdaywas ar smaller than duringthe 2012 general election,which included the presiden-tial race. In that race Perezpulled more than 252,000

votes and beat Republicanchallenger David Williams bya 65-34 margin.

Im encourage

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