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Opponents of any fur-ther expansion of facili-ties at JB Wells Park won a delay from Gonzales City Council Tuesday, while one woman threatened legal ac-tion to take the park away from the city because the rodeo people dont spend money here.

Council voted to table consideration of potential site plans for an exposition center and/or civic center for 90 days. JB Wells Park had been discussed as the potential site for a multi-purpose center and more recently as the site for an exposition center.

JB Wells Park currently

houses an arena and an-cillary buildings primar-ily associated with west-ern-sporting events, but resident JoAnn Liefeste di-rected an impassioned plea during the public comment portion of the meeting to stop any further develop-ment for the rodeo people.

Liefeste said JB Wells will which deeded the property to the city insists that the entire property be used as a public park, which she said does not include arenas and exposition centers.

I am requesting that Council order that city staff account for how much rev-

Gonzales County Commissioners on Monday moved to help fund efforts to con-trol the growth of hydrilla at the countys lakes, but held off approval of purchasing forensic mapping equipment.

Bubba Ehrig of the Friends of Lake Wood told commissioners the organiza-tion is seeking to use chemical treatments to control the hydrilla infestation at Lake Wood and Lake Gonzales.

Debbie Magnum of the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority said GBRA has no direct jurisdiction but was willing to partner with the county and Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept. to fund the chemical treat-ments to hamper the acquatic growth, which can impact both boating and the health of game fish.

The TPW suggests a chemical treat-ment and a small stocking of grass carp, Magnum said. She explained the chemi-

cal treatment kills the upper fronds of the plant and the carp would then eat the tu-bers.

The reason you cant just remove it me-chanically is that any part of the plant that

The only part of the City of Gon-zales fronting Interstate 10 at least for now will be a billboard.

Gonzales City Council on Tues-day resolved to place a 122-acre site fronting I-10 it recently pur-

chased in the Harwood area back up for sale following weeks of ob-jections from both city and county residents to plans by the Gonzales Economic Development Corp. to turn the site into an industrial

park.The Councils action followed

rejection of the GEDCs plans by Gonzales County Commissioners Court during their Monday meet-ing.

The Harwood site came into the citys possession this spring after GEDC was approached by a busi-

ness seeking to quickly acquire an incentivized site fronting Interstate 10. State law requires economic development corporations to pub-licly advertise intent to purchase land outside city limits for a set pe-riod of time before they can act, so GEDC approached Council about

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Gonzales City Council on Tuesday joined a growing list of local Texas governments to tell the federal government to do its job, prohibit-ing the use of city property to house, process or detain illegal aliens.

The resolution was proposed by Councilmen Tommy Schurig and Clarence Opiela and is very similar to resolutions passed recently by League City, Marble Falls and Galveston County. The

resolution lists protecting the health, safety and security of citizens and community as justifica-tion.

The resolution orders municipal agencies to refuse requests or directives by federal agencies to permit or establish any facility for the pur-poses of processing, housing, or detaining any illegal aliens, designated as refugee or other-wise.

The resolution cites the separation of powers and state sovereignty clauses in both the Texas and U.S. Constitutions.

Statements by Obama Administration offi-cials led to a number of news reports in Central America earlier this year indicating that persons crossing the border into the U.S. illegally would not be deported, particularly childrem. This led to a massive surge of illegal immigrants in re-cent months, including a large number of unac-companied minors many of them teenaged

By DAVE MUNDY

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WAELDER The Waelder City Council agreed to move forward on a deal between the city, Gonzales County, and Gonzales Healthcare Systems for a 3.63 acre tract of land in Gonzales County when they met Tuesday in Waelder City Hall.

After about twenty minutes of delibera-tion in an executive session concerning the agreement, the council returned to the

meeting to open discussion and unani-mously accepted the terms.

The site will host a proposed new com-munity health clinic to expand GHSs ser-vices in the community.

The meeting included the resolution of other business as well. The council agreed to set aside space in front of City Hall for

WaelderBy STEWART FRAZIERCannon Correspondent

The infestation by hydrilla at Lake Wood is evidenced by the above photos, taken last fall (top) and recently (below). Inset left, thick hydrilla strands can foul boat motors. (Photos courtesy Lisa Brown)

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The Gonzales Crystal Theatre Summer Workshop presented More Stories Please! to wrap up its 22nd season of introducing youngsters to the world of live theater.

The campers performed three distinct types of theater, all with a comedic leaning: An Old Fashioned Soap Opera in the melodramatic genre, The Case of the Missing Porridge in vaudeville style, and two scenes from Shakespeares As You Like It.

Campers this year included Brayden Slaughter, Krystalynn Buesing, Jacob Bakken, Tyler Barfield, Shaelyn Liberti, Ben DeMint, Maraia Mathis, Veronica Moreno, Vanessa Vela, Angelica Mathis, Pilar Romero, Hope West, Iris DeMint, Dalton Shirley, Emma Hohenshell, Caleigh Boscamp, Daniel Garcia, and Alexandria Escobar.

This years campers were directed by Leslie Buesing, Hollis West and Barbara Crozier with West jumping in to fill a Shakespearean role at the last minute when a camper could not attend the performance.

Photos by Dave Mundy

Dear Gonzales ISD School Family,

I hope that you have had the pleasure of many adven-tures with your children, family and friends! We have been busy preparing the campuses, budgets and new staff for the students and staffs return for the new school year 2014-2015. We will soon welcome back our great teachers and staff as well as our new employ-ees! We look forward to working together to make this year a special one for all of GISD.

Below, you will find news related to registration, ori-

entations and other per-tinent information that is also posted on our district website at www.gonzales.txed.net, on facebook, and available by calling the cam-pus directly.

Student/Parent Hand-book and Code of Conduct: All students will receive a copy of the 2014-2015 Gonzales ISD Student/Par-ent Handbook and Code of Conduct. This handbook and Code of Conduct is available online at www.gonzales.txed.net . Please remember that receipt of the Student/Parent Hand-book and Code of Conduct

must be acknowledged in writing. The receipt forms will be received with the handbook and should be re-turned to your childs cam-pus. Additionally, as part of the Gonzales ISD Student/Parent Handbook, there is a specific section on the GISD Drug Testing Policy for 2014-2015 with a refer-ence to the purpose and the GISD Drug Testing Guide-lines and Procedures Hand-book available from the campus administrator. The GISD Drug Testing Policy requires an additional sig-nature page related to drug testing.

Bus Routes: A letter de-scribing new rules regard-ing transportation practice was sent home in May. In summary this letter pro-vides notice regarding lo-cation of student drop off requirements and timelines for changes in transporta-tion daily. Please review the changes and meet with your childs principal with clari-fying questions. Bus routes are posted at individual campuses. Bus information is available by calling 830-672-3010.

Meet the Teacher-PK-

6th grade campuses have scheduled time for Meet the Teacher. Please check dates and times on-line at our Gonzales ISD website, in the Gonzales Inquirer, the Gonzales Cannon (early August publications) and on the campus marquees.

Registration- Please check dates and times on-line at our Gonzales ISD website, in the Gonzales Inquirer, the Gonzales Can-non (first week of August publications) and on the campus marquees or by calling campuses.

School Supplies- School Supplies-Grade level school supply lists have been com-piled and are available on-line, in the Gonzales In-quirer and the Gonzales Cannon and by contacting the campuses. Supplies may be dropped off during Meet the Teacher night for grades PK-6.

School Start Times- Please check dates and times on-line at our Gonza-les ISD website, in the Gon-zales Inquirer, the Gonzales Cannon (early August pub-lications) and on the cam-pus marquees or by calling campuses. Remember that getting to bed early helps with an early morning rou-tine and assists students ev-eryday with cognitive alert-ness.

Lunch Schedules- Please check times by contacting the individual campus. For 2014-2015, Gonzales High School will have closed lunch schedul-ing for 9th grade and 10th

grade students and others that may wish to have lunch on campus.

First Week of School Pick-Up/Drop-Off: East Avenue Primary: In an at-tempt to assist with first week of school traffic issues and better serve everyone we will have a staggered start time for East Avenue Primary. This start time is in effect for the first week of school August 25th- August 29st only. Staggered start times follow: 1st grade

report to school between 7:30 A.M. and 8:00 A.M., Kindergarten report from 8:00 A.M.-8:30 A.M. and Pre-K report between 8:30 A.M. and 9:00 A.M. Please help out by following the staggered start time sched-ule in place for the first week only. (If you must be at work at a time that will not allow you to follow the schedule we understand. Feel free to deliver your child at the normal time from 7:30 A.M.-8:00 A.M.) Remember to report at the normal time beginning the second week of school.

Immunizations: Please check out the Gonzales ISD Health Website for immu-nization information.

2014-2015 District Cal-endar: Please note that the Gonzales ISD 2014-2015 Calendar can be located on the district website or in the Gonzales Inquirer or the Gonzales Cannon (early August). New calen-dars will be sent home with each student the first week of school.

Dress Code: Thank you for following the Gonzales ISD dress code. If you have questions related to the dress code, please refer to the Student/Parent Hand-book or review it on-line at the Gonzales ISD website.

Attendance: School start times are communi-cated as outlined above. Please review and call if you have questions regarding at-tendance. It is so helpful for students to begin the day calmly and without stress of tardiness. Arriving on time ensures that they do not miss their instructional time. Please watch for ad-ditional attendance infor-mation to go home the first week of school.

Spend time talking to your child: A little time preparing your child for the new school year makes a big difference in com-fort levels. It is normal to experience some anxiety and excitement about the coming year. Let your child know that there will be many familiar faces and friends. Additionally, the teacher will assist with procedures and meeting new friends. Discuss the importance of school at-tendance and success in learning. Time contributed now to regular school at-tendance will make a dif-ference in your childs life. Spend time each school morning and evening talk-ing about what your child is learning at school. Ask your child to show you how to do the assignments he/she is working on. This is great review and prac-tice. Ask your child about new friends and what he/she has learned about their friends families, like where they work and how they spend free time. Ask your child about his/her favor-ite teacher and why he/she would pick that one. The questions you ask are important to show your child that you value who he/she spends time with, the world of education and the time they spend learn-ing. These are some of the most important conversa-tions you will have with your child.

Thank you for working with us to support your childs education. A sup-portive team approach is vital to the success of each individual student as we en-courage them to learn, de-velop confidence and grow to be productive and caring citizens.

Recognizing the crucial role that families play in supporting their childrens literacy and learn-ing, Nixon-Smiley Consolidated Independent School District has dedicated itself to improving the school-family partnership, includ-ing hiring a family literacy liaison to advance the districts literacy goals.

Thelma DeLeon, the Nixon-Smiley family literacy liaison, helps families with children from age 0 through high school better under-stand how to support and encour-age literacy development. DeLeon works directly with families in their homes to build strong parent-child relationships, helping families cre-ate academic workspaces, structure after-school time, support children with academic tasks, and foster a whole-family approach to read-ing at home.

DeLeon also collaborates with teachers, counselors, and admin-istrators about the progress of students to ensure that school per-sonnel and the families are united in their efforts to maximize the learning of each student. Addition-ally, she helps organize community literacy events to promote family involvement and awareness.

DeLeon has gained a strong rep-

utation with her clients, and word is spreading in the community. Recently, a parent who received in-home support from DeLeon raved to another parent about the differ-ence it had made in her sons devel-opment. She stated that while she was first impressed with her sons growth, over time she realized that the biggest change was in her par-enting. The parent now regularly uses the strategies DeLeon intro-duced to her son.

DeLeon says that seeing these types of changes in parents may be the most rewarding aspect of her job. It brings a smile to my face to see the parents emulate the strate-gies that I model for them, she said, to see them work with their children and to see their relation-ship with their child grow stronger because of my support.

Nixon-Smiley allocated funds for the new position through the Texas Literacy Initiative (TLI). TLI is a professional development and technical assistance initiative fo-cused on improving school readi-ness and ensuring that all students are prepared to meet the literacy demands of college. TLI recognizes that many families do not fully un-derstand the important role they play in their childrens literacy or how best to support their childrens development. To address the dis-crepancies in students home liter-

acy experiences, TLI has developed a Texas State Literacy Plan focused on strengthening early childhood education and the school-family partnership.

The Vaughn Gross Center for Reading and Language Arts at The University of Texas at Austin has supported teachers and spe-cialists, like DeLeon, across the state through TLI. DeLeon and others partner closely with the Vaughn Gross Center to develop implementation plans to promote best practices in literacy instruc-tion.

One person who has taken notice of the excellent family lit-eracy achievements of DeLeon and the Vaughn Gross Center is Dr. Cathy Booth, the superinten-dent of Nixon-Smiley. We are so pleased to have Thelma DeLeon working with families in our community to develop early lit-eracy and learning skills in their preschool children, Booth said. Research has long proven that school success is largely based on a childs ability to read well. How-ever, many of our children are living in poverty. This often puts them at a disadvantage because they lack the reading readiness skills developed in more affluent homes through a print-rich en-vironment and parents who read to them. Thelmas work with our

community helps close the gap. The work she is doing with them today will impact the future of each child and family as she sets them up for school, and thus life-long, success.

Just as many parents cannot imagine being without her as-

sistance, DeLeon says that she receives the expert support that she needs, too. I could not do the work that I do without the support of the Vaughn Gross Center, she said. They have been integral to the everyday family literacy work that I do.

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Betty Jean Cuvelier Tharp, 1929-2014

THARPBetty Jean Cuvelier

Tharp, 84, of Gonzales, passed away Saturday, August 2, 2014. She was born December 5, 1929 in Gonzales the daughter of Paul and Cordia Mercer Cuvelier. She was a mem-ber of the graduating Class of 1947 at Gonzales High School. She married Leslie L. Tharp on June 6, 1947 in Gonzales. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Gonzales, the

Gonzales Pilot Club, the Joy Bells at First Baptist Church and was an active member of the XYZ Travel Club. She is survived by her daughter Kathy Blundell and husband Glenn of Fredericksburg; son Paul Thomas Tharp of Giddings; grandchildren: Denise Blundell Chambers and husband Robert, Brian Da-vid Blundell, Tammy Tharp Martinez and husband Paul, Tommy Tharp and wife Tanya and Leslie Roy Tharp and wife Stefany; great-grandchildren: Kaleb Chambers, Cody Cham-bers, Jonathan Stricker, Faith Blundell, Hunter Stricker, Abigail Blundell, Katelyn Chambers, Gabri-elle Tharp, Gavin Tharp, KyLynn Martinez and Koo-pyr Tharp; sister Louise Low and husband Win-ston of Victoria; brothers: Paul Edward Cuvelier and wife Viola of Gonzales and Donald Cuvelier and wife Bertha of Gonzales; broth-ers-in-law Ewell Sanders, Tommy Tharp and Hor-

ace Tharp all of Gonzales. Also surviving are numer-ous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, daughter-in-law Jo Lynn Tharp, and sister Cordelia Sanders. Visitation was held from 6 until 8 p.m. Monday at Seydler-Hill Funeral Home. Funeral services were held 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at the funeral home with Dr. Chris Irving officiating. Interment followed at the Gonzales City Cemetery. Pallbearers include grand-sons Cody Chambers and Kaleb Chambers, nephews Scott Cuvelier, Greg Low, Mike Sanders and Dale Schellenberg. Honorary pallbearers include great-grandsons Hunter Stricker, Jonathan Stricker, Gavin Tharp and Koopyr Tharp. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church. Arrangements were under the care and direction of Seydler-Hill Funeral Home 906 St. Paul, Gonzales, TX 830-672-3232.

Marcus Angel Ramirez, 1994-2014

RAMIREZMarcus Angel Ramirez,

20, of Waelder passed away on July 29, 2014. He was born on March 5, 1994 to Apolonio

Ramirez Jr. and Sylvia Caballero (deceased) of Waelder, Tx.

Marcus enjoyed doing art while in school.

He is survived by his two brothers, Juan An-thony Caballero of San Diego, California and Jacob Anthony Ramirez of Waelder, Tx.; two sis-ters, Tamyah and Tamy-rah Ramirez of Waelder, TX., his father Apolonio Ramirez Jr. and grand-mother Sarah Ramirez, both of Waelder, TX. , his grandmother Mary Lou Caballero of Houston, TX, numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. He is preceded in death by his mother, Sylvia Cabal-

lero, grandfathers, Johnny Caballero and Apolonio Ramirez Sr. and his uncle Joe Angel Ramirez Sr.

Pallbearers will be Zachiah Ramirez, Mario Serafin, Randy Tovar Jr., Dylan Tovar, Daniel Car-rillo Jr. and Pete Cedillo Jr.

The viewing will take place on August 9, 2014 from 11:00 am 2:00 pm and services will be held at 2:00 pm at Iglesia Bau-tista Memorial, 203 N. Ave E., Waelder, TX. Burial will follow at the Baptist Cemetery in Waelder.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of D.W. Brooks Funeral Home, 2950 San Antonio, TX 78202.

Audie Laverne Shue Wilburn Ingalls,

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On Monday, August 04, 2014, Audie Laverne Shue Ingalls entered Heaven af-ter almost 100 years here with the ones she loved. Born in Time, Texas on No-vember 28, 1914, the first of five daughters and one son, to William Caldwell Shue and Rosa Anna Chambers Shue, Audie spent her early years in that farming com-munity where she met the first love of her life, Lorse Wilburn whom she mar-ried about the start of the Great Depression. When war broke out in the early forties, the family moved to Groves, Texas where jobs were plentiful throughout the war and Audie contin-ued as a wonderful home-maker and mother. After her first love, Lorse, went home to the Lord in 1953 Audie was blessed to find a second love, John Duval Ingalls, whose career took them to Pasadena, Texas in 1958. It was there that Audie ventured into the world of business, first be-coming a cosmetologist and opening a beauty salon and subsequently becoming an insurance agent along-side her beloved J. D. who went to be with the Lord in 1994. Audie continued as an insurance agent well into her eighties before re-tiring. Through it all she was first and foremost a de-vout Christian blessed with a Christian family espe-

cially her grandfather J. D. Chambers who, as a Baptist circuit preacher, rode a little white mule named Nell to small community churches all over East Texas preach-ing the Gospel. A Baptist all her life, Audie spent her last 56 years at First Baptist Church of Pasadena where she had countless friends. Not being shy about her faith she spent her lifetime witnessing and minister-ing to others. She was es-pecially proud that, in her nineties, she had recruited 101 prayer partners from the ranks of law enforce-ment including 51 from the Pasadena Police De-partment, sheriffs, chiefs of police, federal, state and other local officers. She seldom missed a Sunday in church and Sunday school or weekly Bible study or Stephen Ministry meetings and continued to be active in civic affairs and orga-nizations such as TRIAD right up to her promotion which is how she referred to leaving this life and en-tering Gods Heavenly Kingdom.

Audie is survived by her loving children Lynn Wilburn (Patricia) of Gonzales, TX, Carol Burchett (Manley) of Houston, Cindy Less-man (Eugene) of Sealy and Billy Ingalls (Karen) of Pearland; grandchil-dren Kristal Cantrell (Joe) of Sealy, Terry Tal-ton (Carol) of Ackworth, GA, Eugene Lessman, Jr. (Tina) of Spring, Adri-enne Gutierrez (Mark) of Pearland, Andy In-galls of New York, NY, Anna Ingalls and Austin Ingalls both of Pearland; four great grandchildren, one great-great grandson and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be David Aderholt, Scott Blair, Norman Burns, Joe Cantrell, Glenn Cum-mins, Lt. Craig Good-

man, Mark Gutierrez, Drew Lessman, Eugene Lessman, Jr. and Bobby Parker. Honorary pall-bearers are the officers of the Pasadena Police De-partment.

The family would like to extend its heartfelt gratitude to David Ader-holt for being Mothers constant conversation partner, to Lt. Craig Goodman for being her Guardian Angel and es-pecially to Linda Cum-mins who did more to make Mothers life won-derful than anyone could expect. God bless you all.

The family will receive friends for visitation on Thursday, August 7, 2014 from 5:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m at Grand View Fu-neral Home, 8501 spen-cer Hwy., Pasadena, TX 77505. Funeral services will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, August 8, 2014 at First Baptist Church Pasadena, 7500 Fairmont Pkwy., Pasade-na, TX 77505.

Memorial tributes may be shared with the family at www.grandviewfuner-als.com

aug. 7Scholarship FundThe Gonzales Community African American

Interface Church Scholarship Fund Drive busi-ness meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Au-gust 7, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at the Union Lea B/C in Gonzales. The public is invited. For informa-tion contact Eugene Wilson Sr., (830) 857-3764.

aug. 9Pilgrim OpryThe Pilgrim Heirs Band with special guests

Larry and Tara ONeal and Sally Carlson will headline the lineup for the Pilgrim Opry at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9 at the Pilgrim Commu-nity Center, 12809 FM 1116. Barbecue brisket plates will be available for $6 beginning at 5 p.m., while donations for just the music are $4 and music begins at 7 p.m.

aug. 9Ice Cream fundraiserBelmont Community Center will host its

home made ice cream fundraiser, Aug. 9th, 6:00pm. Sandwiches,chips/dips,tea and many flavors of ice cream. $5.00 per person, children 3 and under free.

aug. 9First Lady AppreciationUnion Lea Missionary Baptist Church will hold

its First lady Appreciation Program honoring First Lady Sister Lorraine Green at 11 a.m. Sat-urday, Aug. 9. The theme for the service will be Ephesians 3:19: And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

aug. 10Country DanceThe Sam Bentley Band will be playing tradition-

al country dance music at Geronimo VFW Post 8456, 6808 N Highway 123, Geronimo 78115, on Sunday, August 10, 3-6:30 pm; kitchen/door opens at 2 pm. Open seating. $8 donation bene-fits Auxiliary programs. Hall is smoke free and al-ways open to everyone. Info 830-305-8829/830-305-5478.

aug. 13Substitute TrainingNixon-Smiley CISD will be holding a substitute

teacher training workshop Wednesday, August 13, 2014, at 9am in the Nixon Campus Library. You must attend before becoming a substitute. For more information, contact the Administra-tion Office at 582-1536 ext 105.

aug. 16Thompsonville LadiesThompsonville Ladies Club will host their annu-

al Ice Cream Social on Saturday, August 16, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. at the Thompsonville Community Center at 2774 County Rd. 423 off U.S. Hwy. 90. We will have a variety of homemade ice cream and other desserts. Donations will be accepted and will be used for scholarships to area youth.

aug. 16Halliburton ReunionSaturday, August 16, 2014 at St. Joseph Church

Parish Hall in Moulton, Tx. Looking forward to seeing everyone. The meal is being catered. Bring your favorite dessert, auction items and our sweet children. Back Porch Band is entertaining. Prizes! Prizes!

aug. 17Classic DanceGLENN COLLINS and Alibi Band will be play-

ing great classic country dance music at the Geronimo VFW, 6808 N Hwy 123, Geronimo 63115, on August 17, 3-6:30 pm. VFW Kitchen opens at 2 pm. $8 donation. Hall is smoke free and open to everyone. Info 830-305-8829/305-5478.

aug. 23Cheer BenefitThere will be a barbecue plate sale to help

raise funds for Krisslyn Sexton to cheer in the annual Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 23 at Independence Park Lions Club Pavilion. Barbecue chicken with all the trimmings will be available for $8 per plate. For details contact Joyce Wilson at 830-351-3031.

OngOingLivestock Show Validation Validation Dates and Locations for Gonzales

County Livestock Show have been announced: Steer Validation- September 17, 2014 held at

Guadalupe Valley Vet Clinic from 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Lamb and Goat Validation- October 22, 2014 held at JB Wells from 5-7 p.m.

Halter Heifer Validation Major and County-held at Guadalupe Valley Vet Clinic from 5-7 p.m.

Swine Validation- December 3, 2014 held at JB Wells from 5-7 p.m.

Commercial Heifer Validation- December 7, 2014 held at Valley Vet Clinic from 1-2 p.m.

Broiler/Chicken Orders Due to Extension Of-fice 5:00 pm December 12, 2014- Pick up Janu-ary 22, 2015

Commercial Heifer Validation- December 14, 2014 held at Valley Vet Clinic from 1-2 p.m.

Rabbit Validation- February 4, 2015 held at JB Wells from 5-7 p.m.

Broiler Pick-Up January 22, 2015.SundaysGonzales Fellowship meets at 505 St. Joseph

Street, Gonzales on Sunday morning. Live Country Gospel music at 9:00 am followed by a Bible message from 9:30 to 10:00 am. All are welcome.

Free Piano Lessons at the Gonzales LibraryStudents: Age 8 18, June, July, August. Les-

sons: one hour each day for one week. Library membership required. Parent/guardian must enroll student. No telephone enrollment.

Head Start - dailyTMC 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. Gonzales Head Start is now accepting applications at the Gonzales Head Start Centers at 1600 Elm Street or 925 Wells Street. For information call 361-582-4441.

To apply for Head Start, you will need a copy of the childs birth certificate, proof of income, proof of address and a current immunization record.

Violence Shelter - dailyThe Guadalupe Valley Family Violence Shel-

ter, Inc. (GVFVS) is a non-profit organization providing services to both residents and non-residents that are victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in the counties of Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes and Wilson.

GVFVS provides survivors with legal advoca-cy, case management, counseling, assistance with crime victims compensation and other services at no cost. For more information, call 830-372-2780 or 1-800-834-2033.

aug. 9Bunche AlumniThe Ralph Bunche Alumni Association will be holding a special call meeting on

Saturday, August 9, 2014, 10:00 A.M. at the Waelder Community Center Waelder, Texas

We are asking all Officers, Committee, Chairperson, and anyone who attended the Old Ralph Bunche School to please be in attendance. This is a very important meeting. We have a great deal of unfinished business to discuss, President Ms. Addie M. Davis said.

aug. 9Helping HandsIF 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, August 9th, beginning at 11 a.m. at Emmanuel Christian School located at 1214 St. Louis Street. Volunteers and donations are welcome. Contact Linda at 361-275-1216.

aug. 7American Legion meetsAmerican Legion Post #40 will hold its regular monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 7 at the Legion Hall in Gonzales. All prospective members and members are urged to attend.


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CENTER: City tables plansfor expo, civic center sites

buying the land on its own and then selling the parcel to the GEDC.

The site is several miles outside the citys current limits and extraterritorial jurisdic-tion. A number of nearby property own-ers objected to that plan out of fears their properties might eventually be annexed to make the site contiguous to the city, while some city residents also objected to the purchase because of its distance from city limits.

The objectors launched a petition drive seeking to force a plebescite by city voters on the proposal and obtained more than 450 signatures more than cast ballots in the last municipal election. During their July meeting, Council members said they were also besieged by phone calls, e-mails and personal contacts from citizens object-ing to the move.

City Attorney Jackie Williamson first recommended to Council during Tuesdays meeting that any action on the item be post-poned pending an Attorney Generals re-view of the petition, which she had initially ruled invalid for technical reasons. Coun-cilman Lorenzo Hernandez questioned whether the city could just put the property up for sale without selling it to GEDC.

The city owns it, Williamson respond-ed.

Hernandez then made a motion to au-thorize City Manager Allen Barnes to place the property up for sale.

Let that be a lesson to us, Hernandez said. If the city winds up losing money, I think GEDC ought to reimburse the city whatever we lose.

Barnes suggested the resolution exempt mineral rights on the property as well as a billboard fronting the highway. Council also approved the Tourism Advisory Com-mittees marketing plan, which included continued and expanded billboard adver-tising to induce tourists to Gonzales.

Thats a billboard we can use for free, he noted.

During their meeting Monday morning, Gonzales County Commissioners tabled a resolution approving GEDCs purchase of the site. County approval was necessary because the land is not in the city limits, County Judge David Bird said.

Commissioners expressed their unhap-piness about being approached on the project so late in the process and the fact no GEDC repesentatives were on-hand to give input on the project.

In the cow business we call this a slip-around deal, Precinct 2 Commissioner Donnie Brzozowski said. I feel like we were invited to supper but they already finished eating and just need us to do the dirty dishes.

enue has been generated from JB Wells since 1999, while weve spent almost $8 million out there, she said. Right now we are unable to provide rvenues for core city services.

Liefeste said she and her husband had researched sales-tax figures through the Comptrollers office and determined there were no bumps in business dur-ing peak times associated with events like the Texas Youth Rodeo Assn. state finals and state junior-high rodeo finals. Those periods also tend to be when many local residents go on vacation, however.

if someone has to file an injunction ... to order this construction to stop, we will do it, she said. She said the wills defini-tion of park did not include arena or other facilities and that a judge could

take the entire property away from the city.

Councilmen Lorenzo Hernandez and Clarence Opiela opined in favor of ta-bling for 90 days consideration of the preliminary approval of site plans for a proposed exposition center at the park and a separate civic center closer to the downtown area.

City Manager Allen Barnes told the council approval of the resolution would simply be approving the location and giv-ing staff permission to proceed with plans.

We just need guidance on how to pro-ceed, he said.

With everything the way it is right now, I think the best thing is to table it for 90 days, Opiela said.

We need to wait until we can figure out where we are on this thing, Hernandez added.


males.The Gonzales resolution notes that

criminal and terrorist connections among the illegal aliens are foremost among the citys coencerns: members of dangerous transitional criminal organi-zations and radical Islamic terror groups continue to exploit the situation to infil-trate the United States for the purpose of establishing criminal activity, terror cells, and training operations within our homeland.

The resolution also notes that health ad-visories have been issued about the mas-sive surge because of diseases which are endemic in many of the home countries of the illegal aliens and the fact the fed-eral government is releasing many of these people into communities.

Also among the concerns listed was the potential impact of large numbers of

minor illegal aliens on local schools. Un-der a court decision from the 1980s, lo-cal schools cannot turn away illegal alien students, and many Texas school districts have expressed concerns about the finan-cial impact of such students because it costs approximately twice as much to edu-cate non-English-speaking students.

The resolution calls on the federal gov-ernment to do its job and secure the borde with Mexico and repatriate illegal aliens. It also calls on the state Legislature to prohibit passage of local sanctuary city ordinances which prohibit local law en-forcement from determining immigration status of detainees.

The Legislature is also asked to abol-ish any and all state-controlled or spon-sored magnets that exacerbate the prob-lem of rampant illegal immigration, such as (but not limited to): in-state tuition subsidies, welfare benefits, and free non-emergency health care for illegal aliens.


isnt removed roots, she said.Dense underwater stands of hydrilla raise

water acidity and temperature, and lower dissolved oxygen. While the number of fish is often increased, large fish become more rare. Hydrilla also promotes mosquito habi-tat.

In addition, the stands can clog boat mo-tors and even power-generating dams.

The County, GBRA and TPW will each contribute $13,500 for the cost of the chem-ical treatment, and Ehrig said Friends of Lake Wood is trying to raise $3,000 to stock the grass carp.

Ehrig said if Commissioners would agree to join the effort, I have a man who said hed cover it knowing yall will pick up the tab.

Commissioners gave verbal approval to the effort and will consider a budget amend-ment to formalize it at their next meeting.

The Court delayed action, however, on a proposal to purchase a $12,000 forensic mapping system to aid in the investigation of crime and accident scenes.

The equipment helps investigators cre-ate three-dimensional images of scenes by

computer, and the proposal would enable it to be used by sevral agencies in the county, including Justices of the Peace, the Sheriff s Office, County Attorneys Office, city police and DPS. Personnel from each investigating agency would be trained in its use.

Sheriff Glen Sachtleben expressed reser-vations, however, with the notion of shared equipment without a clear agreement on its use.

The logistics of this is a bit out there, he said. If we have one unit and everybody has access ... I see an issue with maintenance. The logistics of this is a full-time job for somebody to maintain it.

I can tell you there are some cases I wish wed had this, Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace Deidra Voigt said. There are three (mur-der) cases I can recall right off. I want to have peace of mind for myself before I sign that death certificate.

Commissioner Kevin LaFleur made a motion to table the issue for further study.

Also tabled was a proposal to purchase a security camera system for the county courthouse and justice center because the company which originally proposed to fur-nish the system has not returned communi-cations from the county.


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the Lions Club to erect a Veterans Memo-rial in honor of citizens who have served, as well as a few beautification projects to accompany it. Following in this patriotic fashion, they also agreed to make Veterans Day a paid holiday for city employees.

The meeting included another crucial decision to award the contract for the citys Wastewater Collection System Project to

SBS Construction of La Grange. This proj-ect entails the repair and/or replacement of deteriorating residential wastewater collec-tion lines, the installation of manholes, and other related activities.

The council also accepted the Certifica-tion of the 2014 Appraisal Roll as well as the 2014 Effective and Rollback Tax Rates. In addition, they decided to adopt the 2014 Proposed Tax Rate at the September Coun-cil Meeting.


Lost amid the hubbub of a couple of hot-button issues in Tuesdays Gonzales City Council meeting was some very good news for local property owners: taxes are going down.

Gonzales City Council on Tuesday voted preliminary approval of a rollback tax rate of $0.1628 per $100 valuation.

The proposed effective tax rate was $0.1508, and Councils move spawns pub-lic hearings on Aug. 19 and Sept. 2 prior to formally setting the tax rate. The Council cannot raise the rate above the proposed rollback rate, but has the option to lower it during the remaining budgeting process.

Even the rollback rate, however, is still a two-cent drop from the 2014 tax rate of $0.1845, Finance Director Pam Larison told the Council.

Larison presented figures showing that the owner of a home appraised at $120,000 would have a city tax bill of $196.01 under the proposed rollback rate, compared to $222.14 using last years rate. If the effective tax rate is eventually approved by Council, that bill would be even lower, $181.56.

Larison cautioned against immediately going with the lower effective rate, how-ever.

I believe that going down on the rate that much at once would hurt us, she said.

Councilman Tommy Schurig proposed preliminary approval of the rollback rate and was joined by Councilman Clarence Opiela and Mayor Bobby Logan in casting the three votes to approve it. Councilmen Gary Schroeder and Lorenzo Hernandez voted against the proposal.

In other action Tuesday, Council: Gave the owners of properties located

at 121 St. Joseph, 820 Wallace and 720 Wa-ter 180 days to provide renovation plans for their properties to bring them up to health and safety standards;

Appointed Logan and City Manager Allen Barnes to represent the city on the review community for Community De-velopment Block Grant program for the Golden Crescent;

Appointed Susan Berger, DeeDee Sen-gelmann, Deidra Voigt, Dennis Nesser and David Gumper to the citys Charter Review Commission;

Approved a $25 warrant fee for munici-pal court for cases for which warrants are issued;

Approved the extension of a lease agreement with Av-Tech Oil & Gas, LLC;

Approved authorizing the city manag-er to contract with Frost Insurance of San Antonio to look into potential changes to the citys employee health-care program. Larison told Council shed been informed by the Texas Municipal League, the citys current provider, to expect a rate increase of 18 percent this year.

Delinquent taxnotices are errorCounty Tax Assessor-Collector Crys-

tal Cedillo says property owners who have received delinquent-tax notices recently after theyve alredy paid their taxes shouldnt fret.

Cedillo said the company the county uses to collect delinquent taxes inadvertently sent out the notices to many people who were current or paid up on their property taxes.

A lot of notices went out to quarterly pay-ers, she said. Our office has gotten 559 calls so far.

She said the problem is a computer issue with the collection company, not the tax of-fice.

They sent out the notices on July 1, she said. If you need to call someone, call their IT department.

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Our natural human tendency to judge each other by our outward appearance along with the craving to be accepted and approved of by our fellow man has developed into an obsession to make ourselves more appealing.

Someone recognized this un-quenchable human need for rec-ognition and found a way to profit from it. Selling beauty has become a 500 billion dollar a year industry. The sad reality is that we compare ourselves to the photo-shop imag-es that bombard us in magazines, in movies and TV, and some of us are literally killing ourselves trying to live up those unrealistic stan-dards. Our desire to become more desirable is costing us more than we bargained for.

Americans spend millions of dollars annually on diet pills in spite of known side effects, which include heart attack, seizure, and even death. An estimated seven million American women suffer from eating disorders, which have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness. The damage caused by tanning can lead to wrinkles, lax skin, brown spots, and most im-portantly, skin cancer. Skin cancer is the most common form of can-cer in the United States, with more than three and a half million cases diagnosed annually. In fact, the rate of skin cancer has nearly doubled

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ciety for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the number of cosmetic proce-dures has increased one hundred sixty-two percent in a span of eleven years. Breast augmentation, with over three hundred thousand procedures done each year, tops the list. The FDA says up to 40 per-cent of patients who get silicone implants, and 70 percent of women with implants for breast recon-struction, will need another op-eration to modify or remove them within 10 years. The biggest issue was scar tissue hardening around the implant, while pain, infection, ruptures and asymmetry followed close behind. Women with breast implants are also more likely to be diagnosed with anaplastic large cell lymphoma, a rare form of cancer.

A study conducted by www.MyVoucherCodes.co.uk polled 2,109 women from across the country and found that 53% of the women bought clothing too small as incentive to lose weight, and because clothes look nicer in a smaller size. 72% confessed hurt-

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We have fallen for marketing ploys promising to make us look beautiful, young and sexy. We torture ourselves curling, straight-ening, coloring, bleaching, paint-ing on and plucking out our hair. We squeeze flesh into clothes that make us look like overstuffed sau-sages and wear shoes that make our pinky toes curl over and die. We slather our bodies with lotions, spray ourselves with perfumes, paint our faces, and use sanitizers by the gallon without considering what those products are made of. Then we wonder why our health is suddenly suffering.

I recently developed an aller-gic reaction to eye makeup that caused my eyelids to look like raw hamburger. Not the look I was after! At first I thought that the products were expired or con-taminated. So I replaced them all. (Im not ready to go quietly into the night just yet). But the new products were no better. I even changed brands several times with the same irritating results. I was forced to stop wearing makeup al-together until I could determine if the source of the problem was the makeup or stress-related.

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ucts opened my eyes to what the beauty industry has successfully hidden from the general public. Lead, arsenic, mercury, alumi-num, zinc, chromium and iron are found in lipstick, whitening toothpaste, eyeliner and nail color. Why? The FDA does not have the legal authority to approve cosmet-ics before they go on the market; toxic and allergenic ingredients dont have to be listed on cos-metics ingredient labels; and the term Dermatologist Tested on a product doesnt guarantee it wont cause allergic reactions.

Twelve common ingredients are used by most manufacturers to make cosmetics and hygiene products that have the potential to cause cancer, are toxic to the brain, trigger asthma and aller-gies, disrupt the nervous system, damage the liver and interfere with hormone functions. If you are serious about whole-body health, you cant afford to ignore what you are putting on your skin. After all, it is the largest organ of the human body and anything we place on our it--including lotions, sunscreen, insect repellent, soap and perfume--is readily absorbed by the body and goes directly into our blood stream to travel into our organs. Our health is at stake. It is important to know what we are absorbing daily into our system

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Our bodies are on loan from God. It is our obligation to guard what we allow into our bodies as well as our minds. Keeping ourselves in good condition is a spiritual discipline. God created the human body. Jesus died for it. And, if you are a Christian, the Holy Spirit lives in it. Our connec-tion to Christ guarantees that our body will be resurrected one day. When that day comes, God will hold us accountable for the way we took care of the body He gave us.

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GVTC is helping the Gonzales County Tax As-sessor-Collector get some much needed office space sooner than later. In dis-cussions with Gonzales County Judge David Bird,

GVTC has agreed to end its lease at the Randall-Rather building by Nov. 30.

GVTCs five-year lease wasnt set to expire un-til June 2017. However, the dynamics of the lease changed when Gonzales County became the new landlord of the Randall-Rather building earlier this year. The county purchased the building with the inten-tion of relocating its tax as-sessor-collector operations, which has significantly out-grown its current location.

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ing capacity, Jeff Mnick, GVTC vice president, sales and marketing, said. Im very pleased we could work something out that benefits both parties.

GVTC will move its Gonzales-based employ-ees back to its Cost facili-ty by the November time-table. The Cost location will function exclusively as a call center and will not be open to customer traffic.

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The GVTC Foundation, GVTC CEO Ritchie Sor-rells, said. We are evalu-ating our options and leaving the door open for a return to Gonzales, should an opportunity present itself.

Gonzales customers can continue to contact 1-800-FOR-GVTC to or-der service, for billing questions or technical assistance. Some services can be ordered online. Go to GVTC.com for details. GVTC will contact Gon-zales customers, at a later date, on how they can re-turn equipment after the Gonzales Store location closes.

SMITHSON VALLEY The Na-tional Cable Television Cooperative and The Walt Disney Company an-nounced a comprehensive multi-year distribution agreement to deliver Disneys robust lineup of top quality sports, news and entertainment con-tent to GVTC and other participating NCTC members customers across TVs, computers, smartphones, tab-lets, gaming consoles and connected devices.

As a member of the NCTC, GVTC will introduce several new services as part of the new multi-year deal, including the full suite of authen-ticated WATCH and video-on-de-mand products, Fusion, the upcom-ing SEC Network at launch on Aug.

14, Longhorn Network beginning with the 2014-15 college football sea-son, ESPN Goal Line, ESPN Buzzer Beater and ESPN Bases Loaded. Ser-vices that will continue to be covered by the broad scope of this agreement include: ABC Family, Disney Chan-nel, Disney Junior, Disney XD, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN Deportes, ES-PNEWS, ESPN Classic and ESPN3.

The cable co-op serves nearly 1,000 member companies across the United States.

Im very excited for our custom-ers, who are fans of college football, that GVTC will be able to add the Longhorn Network and the SEC Network for the upcoming season, Josh Pettiette, V.P. Product Manage-ment and Business Development, said. Weve had lots of interest in these two channels and Im happy

with the value the NCTC and The Walt Disney Company are delivering with this agreement.

GVTC customers will also receive broad access to existing authenti-cated products like WATCH ABC authenticated on-demand content, WATCH ABC Family, WATCH Disney Channel, WATCH Disney Junior, WATCH Disney XD and WatchESPN (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, ESPN Deportes, ESPNEWS, ESPN Goal Line, ESPN Buzzer Beat-er and ESPN Bases Loaded) through the networks own WATCH sites and apps. These products will give cus-tomers more opportunities to access live and video-on-demand content, both in-home and out-of-home, on their computers, smartphones, tab-lets, gaming consoles and connected devices.

Thank You to the spon-sors, volunteers, and the community for supporting the Main Street Concert Series and Star Spangled Spectacular this year. The event was a huge success. Without your support this event could not happen. The Main Street Advisory Board is starting to plan for next years event in hopes to make it bigger and bet-ter.

Texas Main Street State Coordinator Debra Dre-scher will be in Gonzales Monday, August 18th to facilitate Main Street Board Training. The training will be held at City Hall at 5:30 p.m. The training is an overview of the Main Street Program, the advantages of being a Main Street City, and the duties of the Ad-ministrator of the program, board members and volun-teers. This training is open to anyone who is interested in learning more about the program or would like to serve on the advisory board. City Council will be appointing/reappoint-ing Main Street Advisory Board Members at the Sep-

tember 2, 2014 City Coun-cil Meeting. The Main Street Advisory Board will have two openings avail-able. If you are interested in being on the Main Street Advisory Board or attend-ing the board training please contact Main Street Administrator Barbara Friedrich at 830-672-2815 or e-mail: [email protected].

Renovations on the Ho-tel Alcalde and Grill are almost complete and they are anticipating opening in August 2014. The faade of the building is com-plete and looks wonderful. The soon-to-be Templins Saloon on St. Paul Street renovations are well on their way. The faade of the building was completed last

week when the tin awning was put up. La Bella Tavola renovations are moving forward and we will have a fine Italian restaurant soon. The Come & Take It build-ing on St. James Street will be getting a face lift. Ando-ver-Goliad, LLC applied for a Business Development Grant from Gonzales Main Street Advisory Board and was awarded a grant for painting the building, new doors and new awnings. Downtown Gonzales will have a new look with all the renovations and new businesses that will be opening soon.

The Main Street Advi-sory Board will be working on promoting Fall Spirit in Gonzales. We would like to ask businesses and resi-dents to decorate for Fall before Come and Take It to show visitors to Gonzales what a great community we are.

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Six months after pur-chasing land, Avalon Park has finished infrastruc-ture and begun phase-one construction of its 1835 Village master-planned community.

The first phase will have 64 residential units for sale or rent, plus a 30-bed assisted-living facility.

Work is underway on the first 24 of 36 town-

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Avalon Park Group CEO Richard Kunz said theyre currently plan-

ning infrastructure for the second phase.

We are confident to be able to deliver 35 to 50 units per year to the market starting in 2015, Kunz said. The develop-ment agreement with the city allows the construc-tion of up to 500 dwelling units in 1835 Village.

He said the agreement also allows for up to 10 acres of commercial/re-tail.


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Thanking all the volunteerswho make Main Street run

Gonzales Chamber of Commerce staffers, ambassadors and Mayor Bobby Logan were on-hand Tuesday to help Colleen and Chris Cole cut the ribbon on the Col-leen Cole Conservatory at 524 St. Peter St. in the historic Remschel House. The conservatory offers lessons in both piano and guitar for all levels of students. (Photo by Dave Mundy)

1835 Village starts Phase I

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In its second quarter re-port, EOG Resources re-vealed a 45% increase in its Eagle Ford estimated potential reserves from 2.2 net BnBoe to 3.2 net Bn-Boe. This is the companys third reserve increase in four years. EOG officials expect continued produc-tion growth in the Eagle Ford, with a current drill-ing inventory of 12 years.

In the report, company officials said the Eagle Ford Shale was a signifi-cant contributor to EOGs U.S. crude oil production growth (33% year-over-year) and associated natu-ral gas liquids (NGLs) growth (22% year-over-year). Natural gas produc-tion from the play was also credited as contributing to the companys total pro-duction growth. See below for EOGs U.S. production volumes for the quarter:

Crude Oil and Con-densate 274,600 b/d

NGLs 78,500 b/d Natural Gas 925

MMcfdIn Karnes County, the

McCoy Unit #1H and #2H began production at 5,290 and 5,415 b/d with 475 and 415 b/d of NGLs and 2.7 and 2.4 MMcfd of natural

gas, respectively. The Wolf Unit #6H, #7H, #8H and #9H, began sales at rates ranging from 3,160 to 3,600 b/d with 310 to 390 b/d of NGLs and 1.8 to 2.3 MMcfd of natural gas.

Northeast of Karnes in DeWitt County, the Jus-tiss Unit #11H, #12H and #13H had initial produc-tion rates of 4,000, 3,900 and 4,130 b/d with 690, 650 and 750 b/d of NGLs and 4.0, 3.8 and 4.3 MMcfd of natural gas, respectively.

In Gonzales County, EOG recorded a number of wells with strong initial production including the Boothe Unit #11H and #16H, which had rates of 4,570 and 3,245 b/d with 580 and 500 b/d of NGLs and 3.4 and 2.9 MMcfd of

natural gas, respectively. The Zimmerman Unit #14H began sales at 3,800 b/d with 350 b/d of NGLs and 2.0 MMcfd of natural gas.

Southwest of Gonza-les in La Salle County, the Naylor Jones Unit 127 #1H, #2H and #3H had initial production rates ranging from 2,200 to 2,500 Bopd with 220 to 250 Bpd of NGLs and 1.3 to 1.5 MMcfd of natural gas. EOG has 100 percent, 100 percent and 75 percent working interest in these wells, respectively.

EOG is the largest oil producer and acreage holder in the Eagle Ford, with some 632,000 net acres across the play.

Gonzales LivestockMarket ReportThe Gonzales Livestock

Market Report for Satur-day, August 2, 2014 had on hand: 1,352 cattle.

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

Stocker-feeder steers: Me-dium and large frame No. 1: 150-300 lbs., $310-$400; 300-400 lbs, $285-$325; 400-500 lbs, $250-$280; 500-600 lbs, $220-$240; 600-700 lbs., $205-$210; 700-800 lbs, $190-$200.

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

Stocker-feeder heif-ers: Medium and large frame No. 1: 150-300 lbs, $255-$350; 300-400 lbs, $235-$245; 400-500 lbs, $220-$240; 500-600 lbs., $185-$215; 600-700 lbs., $175-$185.

Packers cows: Good lean utility and commercial, $94-$100; Cutters, $115-$131; Canners, $75-$89; Low yielding fat cows, $93-$108.

Packer bulls: Yield grade 1 & 2, good heavy bulls; $120-$148; light weights and medium quality bulls, $105-$115.

Stocker Cows: $950-$2,200.

Pairs: $1,250-$3,100.Thank you for your busi-

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Nixon LivestockCommission ReportThe Nixon Livestock

Commission Inc. Report had on hand, August 4, 2014, Volume, 1,012, 105 cows, 13 bulls.

Steers: 200-300 lbs, $292 to $302 to $335; 300-400 lbs., $270 to $280 to $335; 400-500 lbs, $242 to $252 to $315; 500-600 lbs, $205 to $225 to $260; 600-700 lbs, $204 to $214 to $230; 700-800 lbs, $161 to $171 to $197.

Heifers: 200-300 lbs, $279 to $289 to $315; 300-400 lbs, $247 to $257 to $310; 400-500 lbs, $230 to $240 to $310; 500-600 lbs, $210 to $220 to $305; 600-700 lbs, $191 to $201 to $265; 700-800 lbs, $176 to $186 to $203.

Slaughter cows: $86 to $129; Slaughter bulls: $100 to $145; Stocker cows: $1,100 to $1,875. Pairs: $1,725 to $2,150. Notices: We will be closed for Labor Day on September 1, 2014.

Hallettsville Livestock

Commission ReportThe Hallettsville Live-

stock Commission Co., Inc. had on hand on July 29, 2014, 1,938, week ago, 1,720 year ago, 1,610.

The market was much stronger again this week. All classes of calves and yearlings sold very strong in matching or exceeding all time highs.

Packer cows and bulls sold steady to $1 higher on approx. 160 hd. total.

Packer Cows: higher dressing utility & cutter cows, $108-$127; lower dressing utility & cutter cows, $89-$108; light weight canner cows, $74-$89.

Packer Bulls: heavyweight bulls, $129-$143; utility & cutter bulls, $118-$129; lightweight canner bulls, $106-$118.

Stocker and Feeder Calves and Yearlings: Steer & Bull Calves: under 200; $330-3920; 200-300 lbs, $305-$380; 300-400 lbs, $285-$340; 400-500 lbs, $245-$305; 500-600 lbs, $208-$282; 600-700 lbs, $202-$238; 700-800 lbs, $192-$225. Heifer Calves: under 200 lbs, $290-$365; 200-300 lbs, $280-$320; 300-400 lbs, $245-$315; 400-500 lbs, $225-$272; 500-600 lbs, $198-$243; 600-700 lbs, $185-$222; 700-800 lbs, $172-$198.

If we can help with mar-keting your livestock, please call 361-798-4336.

Cuero Livestock Market ReportCuero Livestock Market

Report on August 1, 2014, had 1,483 head.

Had 101 cows and 12 bulls. The packer market settled back from the last 3 weeks. Such was not un-expected as dry conditions are expected to move more packer cattle to market. Prices are still exceptionally high.

The calf market was

strong again being as high as last week with a lot of classes registering new highs. The top has not been reached yet as market was real solid. A lot of power buying go-ing on from several orders. Some of the thinner calves were $2-4/cwt higher. The bottom line is a new all time high in value per head will be set for the 7th week in a row.!!

Packer Bulls: Hvy. Wts., $120-$149; lower grades, $90-$130.

Packer cows: breakers, $78-$90; boning, $79-$90; canners & cutters, $92-$129; light & weak, $40-$65.

Palpated: 23 head bred, $per cwt, $128-$156.

Pairs: 2 Pairs, both $2,480..

Steer calves: under 200 lbs, None; 200-250 lbs, None; 250-300 lbs, $296-$342.50; 300-350 lbs, $304-$314; 350-400 lbs, $288-$322; 400-450 lbs, $244-$292; 450-500 lbs, $244-$254; 500-550 lbs, $234-$252; 550-600 lbs, $223-$248; 600-700 lbs, $208-$233; 700-800 lbs, $201-$216.

Bull Calves: under 250 lbs, $306-$410; 250-300 lbs, $331-$335; 300-350 lbs, $309-$336; 350-400 lbs, $295-$302; 400-450 lbs, $278-$292; 450-500 lbs, $264-$288; 500-550 lbs, $244-$252; 550-600 lbs, $225-$236; 600-700 lbs, $222-$237.

Over 700 lbs. bulls, $180-$195.

Heifer Calves: under 200 lbs., $343-$350; 200-250 lbs, $276-$323; 250-300 lbs, $283-$310; 300-350 lbs, $290-$307.50; 350-400 lbs, $252-$268; 400-450 lbs, $244-$260; 450-500 lbs, $229-$250; 500-550 lbs, $224-$35; 550-600 lbs, $214-$236; 600-700 lbs., $198-$215; over 700 lbs, $195-$220.

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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 Cris-to)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 Ca-pilla 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, Gonzales

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 Gonza-les3.3 miles north on 183, Right on CR 235, Right on CR 236

Presbyterian Pilgrim Presbyterian ChurchCR 210 off FM 1116

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We have been putting out bird feed since early spring and I guess the word has spread around. I have been trying to read a little bit about the Cardinals. I know we have two differ-ent kinds coming to eat. Now that it has gotten so hot we have fixed up a lit-tle flowing water thing for them. Everything appreci-ates the water. The squir-rels eat and drink too. But back to the red birds. Those birds are some mean little birds. Talk about fight-

ing!! Now those little birds dont know the meaning of the word peace. We dont want to send them on any peace keeping mission any place anywhere. You know I have noticed people are like that. All they have to

do is enter a room and the whole room tenses up like it has tight rubber bands stretched across it.

There will be an Ice Cream Supper fundraiser on August 9th hosted by the Belmont Community Club starting at 6::00 pm. I hear we have ten freezers of ice cream. Sandwiches, chips and dip and ice cream will be served. The charge will

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