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In an attempt to determine the best way to capitalize on local ac-tivity in the Eagle Ford Shale, the Gonzales County Commissioners received a presentation on eco-nomic development strategies dur-ing its regular meeting on Monday.

Anne Burger Entrekin, manag-ing director of the financing com-pany First Southwest, provided the Court with some guidance and in-formation on several plans that can be implemented toward their goal.

Entrekin pointed out that while the play in the Eagle Ford Shale

will create additional county rev-enues through taxable assessed valuations and sales tax, it will also put a greater demand on local in-frastructure.

“The question is how do you cre-ate a balance between the positives and the negatives,” she said.

Entrekin presented the Court with four types of tools commonly

used by counties for economic de-velopment including tax increment reinvestment zone (TIRZ), public improvement district financing (PID), legislation like Section 381 agreements, and tax abatements.

TIRZ is a defined reinvestment zone within a county that is cre-ated by the Commissioners Court

The fate of a Gonzales man remains to be deter-mined after he was found guilty of robbing a local li-quor store.

It took the jury of 10 women and two men less than 30 minutes to return the verdict in the case of 58-year old Johnny Ray Johnson, who was accused of taking the cash register from D&D Liquor Store last January. Johnson was originally charged with ag-gravated robbery and re-sisting arrest. He was also alleged to have injured

the store clerk’s during the commission of the crime.

After accepting the jury’s verdict, Judge W.C. Kirk-endall accepted a motion from the State to consider Johnson’s prior bad acts be-fore assessing a sentence.

Johnson has four pri-or felony convictions on charges of burglary (1975), burglary of a habitation (1979), aggravated rob-bery (1982) and burglary of a habitation (1988). Those charges resulted in sentences totaling 81 years in prison. Johnson is cur-

rently on parole for the 1988 conviction where he was sentenced to 60 years, of which he served 20.

Judge Kirkendall ordered

NIXON – An individ-ual occupancy tax for any and all hotels and motels that will come to the city obtained preliminary ap-proval from the Nixon City Council at the March 11 regular meeting.

Many various overnight lodging businesses are coming to the general area of the Eagle Ford Shale. Though Nixon currently has no hotels or motels in the city limits, city officials

state that there are plans for at least one in the near future, with more expected as years progress and com-merce expands in the city.

“As the area is growing because of the obvious oil and gas industries, hotels and motels are popping up everywhere,” said City At-torney Eddie Escobar. “The Texas Tax Code allows mu-nicipalities to tax occupants of rooms in hotels/motels. The going rate for the tax

YOAKUM — City Council on Tuesday gave a thumbs-up to the prelimi-nary plat for a possible ex-pansion of the H-E-B gro-cery store here.

While the retailer has as yet announced no official expansion plans for the Yo-akum H-E-B location, Mike Sharp, an engineer working for the company, told the council the plat will enable

the company to purchase a tract of land adjacent to its current location for pos-sible future use.

The 5.48-acre site is cur-rently owned by South-ern Pacific Railroad. City Manager Kevin Coleman told the council the plat had been approved by the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission on Monday and had been forwarded for

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Gettin’ down at the ThrowdownDr. Zog is pretty good at getting audience participation, and these two young gentlemen were no exception during Saturday’s Ragin Cajun Throwdown in Luling. For more photos and winners of the annual cookoff events, see Pages A10 and A11. (Photo by Dave Mundy)

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Plans have been final-ized for Gonzales County Day at the Texas Capitol, scheduled for Thursday, March 21.

A bus carrying city and county officials and busi-ness members will leave the parking lot at Apache Field at 6:30 a.m. and is scheduled to arrive at the capitol around 8 a.m. Following welcoming

remarks from Gonzales Mayor Bobby Logan and staff and a short break, the group will then meet for breakfast at the Capi-tol Grill with State Sen. Glenn Hegar.

The Gonzales County delegation will then sit in the House of Representa-tives gallery for the read-ing of several resolutions, including a House resolu-

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Dr. Christopher Morrow has tendered his resignation as the Gonzales High School effective at the end of the current school year, Superintendent Dr. Kim Strozier

has announced.Morrow has been on administra-

tive leave since Feb. 1.Strozier offered no other com-

ment on the resignation, citing school district employee confiden-tiality policy.

He has been charged with driv-

ing while intoxicated following a traffic accident in Victoria. Victoria police said Morrow was arrested at the accident scene after he failed a field sobriety test.

DWI is a Class B misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $2,000 or a maximum 180 days in jail and

possible license suspension. Morrow, 40, had been named

high school principal June 11, 2012. He had one more year re-maining on his current contract.

Morrow had been involved in one other incident in which alco-

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The modification of its Management Plan was among the topics discussed by the Board of Directors of the Gonzales County Underground Water Con-servation District (GCU-WCD) during its regular meeting Tuesday evening.

“We’re going to look at our Management Plan and re-do it,” said GCUWCD board president Bruce Pat-teson. “We would like any written ideas from anybody be submitted to our Gener-al Manager so he can share them with the board. We may not use your ideas, but we would like everybody’s input.”

GCUWCD general man-ager Greg Sengelmann

encouraged everyone to review the current plan, which is available on the district’s website (www.gcuwcd.org).

The meeting opened with public comments, where Cost resident Pat Rosato expressed his displeasure with the district’s current legal representation.

“I am very concerned about the legal advice this board is getting from its legal counsel,” he said. “I think it’s questionable, I think it’s horrid. I think the board really needs to look into hiring another legal firm to represent them.”

Sengelmann presented the board with a summary of current bills affecting groundwater districts go-ing through the 83rd Legis-lative Session. He provided a list of several bills that he suggested the district op-pose, most prominently HB 3013 which deals with Aquifer Storage and Recov-ery.

“This is similar to the GBRA project where they want to take surface water and put it back into the Carrizo Aquifer,” Sengel-mann said. “What it would do is exclude such wells from Groundwater District permitting and production limit requirements, but it would still require registra-tion.”

“So they would have to register with us, but we wouldn’t have any other authority. It would also re-quire us to protect it, even though we can’t regulate it.”

Other bills Sengelmann suggested opposition to

concerned brackish wa-ter bill (HB 2334), permit renewals (HB 1796, HB 2740, HB 2739, SB 1763), water supply for oil and gas exploration and produc-tion (HB 3539), repeal of attorneys fees (HB 27680, district performance re-views (SB 867), protecting landowners against aquifer depletion (HB 3250), and creation of regional author-ities (SB 235).

During his manager’s report, Sengelmann said the district filed a request for hearing on two new proposed injection wells. One of the wells is locat-ed off Highway 87 about three miles west of Smiley and the projection interval is the Reklaw formation, situated above the Carrizo Aquifer. The second well is located on County Road 195 approximately 9.5 miles southwest of Gonza-les and the proposed injec-tion interval is the upper Wilcox formation, situated below the Carrizo.

The applicants pro-pose to re-inject produced wastewater from the oil wells back into the produc-tion zones.

“We had a good discus-sion with them,” Sengel-mann said. “They’re willing to work with us and SAWS (San Antonio Water Sup-ply) may do some model-ing if they have the money. We went ahead and filed our hearing notice just in

case.”“That oilfield near Smi-

ley is so old,” said Precinct 4 director Barry Miller. “It has so many unidentified and abandoned wells that were not properly cased, it would be a disaster.”

Other highlights from Sengelmann’s report in-cluded:

• The submission of a petition to the Texas Com-mission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) on Feb. 13 to amend the order creat-ing the district to expand its authority to manage the Yegua Jackson Aquifer. Sengelmann said TCEQ is preparing the public no-tices for petition.

• The registration of three new water wells last Janu-ary. Sengelmann said he identified one of the wells as a Carrizo Aquifer well and another as a Queen City Aquifer well based on their well screen and perfo-ration depths.

• News that the Palmer Drought Index, as of March 2, indicates that we are in severe drought conditions.

Before the meeting ad-journed, the board made a public plea for volunteers interested in filling the va-cant director position for Precinct 5, loosely defined as the area from Rivercrest, east of Gonzales out High-way 90A to FM 532.

“Anybody in the public that lives in that district, come forward and contact

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Gonzales Police Report

By CEDRIC IGLEHART

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March 14, 1964On this day in 1964, Dallas night club owner Jack

Ruby was convicted of the murder of Lee Harvey Os-wald. On November 24, 1963, Ruby, then proprietor of the Carousel Club, had shot and killed Oswald, the accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy, in the basement of the Dallas City Jail, during Oswald’s transfer to the county jail. Millions of witnesses watched on national television. Although he was de-fended by Melvin Belli on the grounds that “psycho-motor epilepsy” caused him to black out consciously while functioning physically, Ruby was convicted of murder with malice. His conviction was overturned by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, and Ruby was awaiting a retrial when he died in prison in 1967. Ruby denied involvement in any conspiracy, and maintained to the end that he shot Oswald on im-pulse from grief and outrage.

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Feb. 27Reported Theft At 700 Blk St. Paul St.Feb. 2813-Year Old Male Issued Citation To Appear In

City Court Charged With Disorderly Conduct At 400 Blk College St.

14-Year Old Male Issued Citation To Appear In City Court Charged With Possession Of Drug Para-phernalia At 1800 Blk Sarah DeWitt Dr.

March 514-Year Old Female Issued Citation To Appear In


Reported Criminal Mischief At 100 Blk Bates St.17-Year Old Male Issued Citation To Appear In

City Court Charged With Disorderly Conduct At 1800 Blk Sarah DeWitt Dr.

March 6Reported Criminal Mischief At 1300 Blk College

St.14-Year Old Male Issued Citation To Appear In


Jonathan Paul East, 19 Of Gonzales, Arrested And Charged With Theft At 1600 Blk Sarah DeWitt Dr.

15-Year Old Male Detained And Charged With Assault Family Violence At 800 Blk Williams St. And Was Later Transported To And Placed In The Guada-lupe County Juvenile Detention Center.

Reported Unauthorized Use Motor Vehicle At 1400 Blk Sarah DeWitt Dr. The Vehicle Was Recov-ered And Returned To The Owner. The Investigation Led To A Warrant Being Issued For Jonathon Lee Davenport, 27 Of Louisiana. Davenport Was Locat-ed And Arrested On Said Warrant And Placed In The Gonzales County Jail.

Reported Criminal Mischief At 1000 Blk Williams St.

March 7Reported Sexual Assault At 1000 Blk Williams St.

Case Still Under Investigation.Reported Terroristic Threat At 2600 Blk Water St.Reported Unauthorized Use Motor Vehicle At

1800 Blk Water St. Vehicle Recovered In Montgom-ery County By The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Of-fice. Case Still Under Investigation.

March 8Reported Burglary Habitation At 2500 Blk Of Hwy

183.March 9Reported Terroristic Threat At 1300 Blk Cavett St.Reported Criminal Mischief At 800 Blk Badger St.

Gonzales Police ReportGonzales County Sheriff’s Of-

fice report for March 3-9:03/04/13Lopez, Sobee Urgell, 02/1985,

Austin. Travis County Warrant – Driving while Intoxicated. Re-leased on $2,500 Bond.

Becerra, Carlos Jose, 02/1976, San Antonio. Local Warrant – As-sault causes Bodily Injury. Re-quires $4,000 Bond. Remains in Custody.

03/05/13Arriola, Joseph Dominic,

05/1983, Gonzales. Local War-rant – No Drivers License Is-sued. Required $210.00 Fine. Released on Time Served. Local Warrant – No Liability Insurance. Required $440.00 Fine. Released on Time Served. Local Warrant – Expired Drivers License. Re-quired $215.00 Fine. Released on Order to Appear. Local War-rant – Driving while License Invalid. Required. $515.00 Fine. Released on Order to Appear. Lo-cal Warrant – Speeding. Required

$348.10 Fine. Released on Order to Appear. Local Warrant – Fail to Maintain Financial Responsibil-ity. Required $415.00 Fine. Re-leased on Order to Appear.

03/06/13Piercy, Mark Edward, 06/1967,

Gonzales. Local Warrant – Credit Card or Debit Card Abuse. Re-quires $5,000 Bond. Local War-rant – Theft of Property >$500 <$1,500. Requires $2,500 Bond. TDCJ Austin Parole Division Hold – Evading Arrest/Detention with Vehicle. Remains in Custody.

03/08/13Zahn, Shawna Chere, 06/1973,

Gonzales. Commitment/Sen-tence – Driving while License Invalid with Previous Conviction/Suspension without Financial Responsibility. Released – Week-ender/Work Release.

White, Jon Damian, 03/1981, San Antonio. Local Warrant – Driving while License Invalid with Previous Conviction or Sus-pension. Requires $2,500 Bond.

Remains in Custody.03/09/13Davenport, Jonathan Lee,

02/1986, Smiley. Unauthorized Use of Vehicle. Requires $10,000 Bond. Evading Arrest/Detention with Vehicle. Requires $10,000 Bond. Local Warrant – Unauthor-ized Use of Vehicle. Requires $10,000 Bond. Montgomery County Warrant – Unauthorized Use of Vehicle. Requires $10,000 Bond. Remains in Custody.

Total Arrest, Court Commit-ments, other agency arrest and processing’s:

GCSO 07DPS 05GPD 06WPD 02NPD 05Constable 00DWCSO 00DEA 00TPW 00GCAI 00Total 25

Yoakum Police Department Weekly Incident Report for March 4-10:

03/05/13Case #13-081, Warren, Ed-

ward, 29, Yoakum, 100 Blk. Nel-son; Offense, D.W.L.I.; Disposi-tion, Trans/LCSO.

03/06/13Case #177762, Warrant Arrest,

Wallace, Kristian, 17, Yoakum, 206 Garrett; Offense, W#13-15700-Criminal Trespass; Dispo-sition, Trans/LCSO.

03/08/13Case #13-083, Kuykend-

all, Marvin, 41, Yoakum, 107 Xavier; Offense; Assault-A F/V; Disposition,Trans/LCSO.

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Dutch Over Cook-Off coming up April 27The annual Pioneer Village Dutch

Over Cook-Off is scheduled from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, April 27 at Pioneer Village, 2122 North St. Joseph in Gonzales.

Admission for the day’s events will be a donation toward the new bridge at the village.

In addition to the cookers, many

reenactors will be on-hand to provide demonstrations of blacksmithing, soap and butter making, and even making corn shuck dolls.

The Hamon Church will also house a quilt show.

Winners in the cookoff will be announced around 1:30 p.m.

In addition to the cookoff, the day

will feature the 5K Pioneer Run/Walk starting at 8 a.m., with a 1K run for children. Early entry fee of $25 includes a T-shirt.

For more details on the event or to enter, contact Cindy Munson at 830-672-2157 or send an email to [email protected].

AUSTIN — A film shot in Gonales County and featuring a number of local residents is among the hon-orees at this year’s South by Southwest Film Festival.

Producer/director Chris Eska reports that lead ac-tor Tishuan Scott earned a special jury award from the SXSW judges.

The film stars Ashton Sanders, Scott, Keston John, Bill Oberst, Jr., Chris-tine Horn, Alfonso Free-man, Jonathan Brooks, and Raven LeDeatte.

“I didn’t want to encour-age Gonzales residents to come to the first two screenings because I was afraid they’d be sold out (they were), but the final screening is this Saturday,

11 a.m., at the 300-seat Stateside Theater in down-town Austin on Congress at 8th St.,” Eska said in an e-mail to local news media. “I hope you’ll spread the word and give details because there are more people in Gonzales involved with the film than we can possibly get in touch with.”

The movie is based around an African-Amer-ican view of the fringes of the Civil War, when a boy is sent north by a bounty hunter gang to retrieve a wanted man.

Pre-sale tickets for Sat-urday’s screening (best to come at least 45 min-utes early) and be ob-tained at: http://www.aust intheatre .org/s ite/

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The U.S. Department of Home-land Security has issued purchase orders to buy 1.6 billion rounds of ammunition, including a lot of hollow-point ammunition which international convention holds is illegal for use in warfare. Also included in that purchase order is a whole lot of rounds specifically designed for sniper rifles.

In the meantime, The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is busy taking delivery of some 2,717 armored vehicles, mine-resistant vehicles which have been battle-tested in Afghan-istan.

Now, to give you a perspective: 1.6 billion rounds of ammuni-tion is enough to plug every man, woman and child in the United States five times, with a couple hundred million rounds left over for the extremely hardy.

Need another perspective? The U.S. Army has used, on average, less than six million rounds a year in combat in the Middle East.

Even for those of us who al-ready don’t trust any of the people in the top echelons of our federal government, those numbers are disturbing. Even some in the syco-phantic mainstream news media are beginning to ask the question:

Who are they planning to fight?Forbes magazine contributor

Ralph Benko suggests it’s likely that DHS and FEMA are just buy-ing up the goodies because they like “pretty toys.”

“It is utterly inconceivable that Department of Homeland Secu-rity Secretary Janet Napolitano is planning a coup d’etat against President Obama, and the Con-gress, to install herself as Su-preme Ruler of the United States of America,” Benko writes in the March 11 issue. “There, however, are real signs that the Department bureaucrats are running amok.

“The answer to ‘why would DHS need such a vehicle?’ almost certainly is this: it’s a cool toy and these (reportedly) million dollar toys are being recycled, without much of a impact on the DHS budget. So… why not?”

Benko notes that given the fed-eral government’s current fiscal situation, the spending is sheer in-sanity, and that it could in fact be a political bargaining chip.

“Why, indeed, should the fed-eral government not be deploy-ing armored personnel carriers and stockpiling enough ammo for a 20-year war in the homeland? Because it’s wrong in every way. President Obama has an oppor-tunity, now, to live up to some of his rhetoric by helping the fed-eral government set a noble ex-ample in a matter very close to his heart (and that of his Progressive base), one not inimical to the Bill of Rights: gun control. The fed-eral government can (for a nice change) begin practicing what it preaches by controlling itself.”

Benko and others who view these disturbing numbers as simple bureaucratic over-exhu-berance are, I fear, horribly naive. Bless those who are pure of heart, for they will probably be the first ones rounded up.

If we were talking about 1.6 mil-lion rounds of ammunition and 270 armored vehicles for a rescue agency, I could agree that it’s a case of pencil pushers run amok. These purchase requests would have had

to have been approved by folks at the highest level of the executive branch.

There are only two rational ex-planations for non-military gov-ernment agencies believing they had a “need” for that amount of military hardware, and both are the stuff of Saturday-afternoon movie drama.

Explanation One: the federal government is aware of, and pre-paring for, a massive global ca-tastrophe that they’re not letting anyone else in on. You’ll recall the recent near-miss from an aster-oid which could conceivably have thrown civilization back into the Stone Age. I can think of a dozen “global catastrophe” stories right off the top of my head stretching all the way back to Philip Wylie and Edwin Balmer’s 1933 science fiction classic When Worlds Col-lide into which this could neatly fit.

I rule out Scenario One be-cause, although it’s very very good at stonewalling on information — Benghazi and Fast & Furious spring to mind — the U.S. fed-eral government has little chance of stopping the free flow of infor-mation. Some reputable, ethical scientist somewhere on the planet

would have seen this oncoming disaster and let the information out by now.

Which leaves us with Scenario Two as the more plausible expla-nation: the overthrow of the U.S. government ... by the U.S. govern-ment.

Ludicrous? Perhaps. I’d join you in that assessment, were it not for the fact that many key players in the current administration be-yond just the President have deep roots in communist revolution-ary ideology. I’d scoff at the no-tion myself, were it not for the fact that federal agencies like the DHS, TSA and FEMA are expanding manpower and paramilitary train-ing even while cutting benefits and funding for our actual mili-tary forces.

I’d shrug and say, “Just wait ‘til the next election,” were it not for the fact that DHS has sent out lit-erature to lcw-enforcement agen-cies telling them to keep watch on veterans as “possible domestic ter-rorists.” I’d be leery myself had the President himself state publicly he’s willing to bypass Congress to accomplish his objectives.

Now, I’m not so sure that we don’t stand on the brink of a po-tential dictatorship.

It is not just the winter of Republican discontent. It will in all likelihood be the spring, summer and fall, as well.

The national party is leaderless and nearly issueless, but besides that, is thriving and in fine fighting trim.

Once, taxes and national security were the party’s pillars, supplemented by domestic issues like welfare reform and crime and by symbolic issues like the Pledge of Allegiance and flag burn-ing. Now, the pillars are in disrepair.

Cuts in income taxes don’t have the same resonance because rates are so much lower than 30 years ago. Repub-licans formerly had success with across-the-board tax cuts that reduced rates at the top and for everyone else. By focus-ing on raising rates on the top, Obama has forced them into almost exclusively defending “tax cuts for the rich.”

In theory, national security is still a Republican strength, but it doesn’t have as much resonance as in the years after Sept. 11.

The latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll has Democrats leading on: looking out for the middle class, Medi-care, health care, reducing gun violence, Social Security, immigration, taxes and the economy. The good news for Repub-licans is that they lead on everything else. The bad news is that everything else is only spending, the deficit and na-tional security.

The problem with the deficit as an is-sue is that people care about economic growth more, and the problem with spending cuts is that people like them more in the abstract than in reality.

At times, “we have a $16 trillion debt” seems the sum total of the party’s argu-mentation. When party leaders say that they have to become the party of growth again, the policy they invariably ad-vance to that end ... is reducing the $16 trillion debt.

This necessary, but hardly sufficient message is almost all we hear from Re-publicans in Congress, where their ma-

jority in the House gives them respon-sibility without decisive influence. The House Republicans mainly have block-ing power. Woe to the republic if they didn’t. But if you block things, you’re easily labeled an obstructionist, and wouldn’t you know it, people don’t like obstructionists.

Their only hope to deflect the nation from its profligate budgetary path is confrontations coinciding with key fis-cal inflection points, like the March 1 deadline for the sequester. They always ride into these fights badly outgunned.

This won’t change soon. It is too early to have a presidential candidate or even a presidential field, so the GOP lacks a head and therefore a unified voice.

Of course, it wasn’t long ago that Democrats seemed to be in dire straits. The party agonized over appealing to “values voters” after 2004. Little did they know that eight years later, they would run a successful re-election cam-paign on limitless abortion and free contraception.

Events will again take a hand, as they always do. And since last fall’s election, top Republicans from Bobby Jindal to Marco Rubio have been talking about a more bread-and-butter economic agen-da. Fleshing that out, though, is a lon-ger-term proposition. In the meantime, Republicans should prepare themselves for more discontent.

Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review.

(c) 2013 by King Features Synd., Inc.

If anyone has any questions about San An-tonio Mayor Julian Castro’s plans and inten-tions for San Antonio, they just need to make some simple observations.

For example, March 2 was Texas Indepen-dence Day and Mayor Castro did not make one public remark about it. In fact, the Tra-vis Letter visited the Alamo, and while people flocked to see the document, Mayor Castro did not attend.

That should not surprise us, though.The Mayor’s mother, Rosa Castro, is a for-

mer member of the radical La Raza Unida group in the 1970s and once described the de-fenders of the Alamo as “a bunch of drunks.” The Raza Unida group believes Mexico was the victim of Anglo American expansionism, racism, colonialism, and capitalist imperial-ism.

Given that this belief was probably present in the Castro home, it shouldn’t be surprising that the Mayor did not attend or commemo-rate Texas Independence activities in his own city.

Also, the Mayor has big supporter in the only newspaper in San Antonio, the Express-News.

One way the paper’s support has been ob-vious, is how opinion writer Brian Chasnoff has attacked City Council candidate Roland Briones, whom Castro opposes, on three oc-casions. Chasnoff has also recently criticized Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff about the Mission Reach Trails project. Judge Wolff is supporting legislation in Austin for consoli-dating local government services which May-or Castro opposes.

Chasnoff and SA Express-News have come to the defense of the Mayor by doing a “hit piece” on Judge Wolff. We should ask our-selves why a newspaper will not play watch-dog for the public over city hall, but instead plays lapdog for the Mayor.

Mayor Castro’s political machine is also working to consolidate support on the SA city

council. Celeste Montez-Tidwell is running for City Council District 10 against the May-or’s biggest critic, Councilman Carlton Soules. Soules has opposed the Mayor repeatedly on Pre-K, Street Cars, SAWS rate increases, and other issues, and now it appears the Castro Machine has fielded a candidate to run against Soules.

Before Ms. Montez-Tidwell’s Facebook page was changed, it noted her as a “friend of Julian Castro” and as working with the local Democratic Party. It is apparent the Castro Machine is moving into high gear to control the City Council and squash any criticism by City Council members who don’t toe the Mayor’s line.

Unfortunately, there are some local GOP leaders who are cautious of challenging the Castro Machine. Some insist that because the city elections are non-partisan, the GOP must not get involved. Others are fearful of pro-voking the Castro Machine, and thus make it more determined to win.

However, the question should be asked as what is necessary for conservatives and the GOP to stop being fearful and become more determined to stop the next Obama.

All we have to do is observe Castro’s actions to understand his view of the city, the state, and the nation. He is following the Obama political play book to higher office.

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This is an edited tran-scription of an interview with Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) Com-munications Director Mark Holyoak heard on the “News from the Camphouse” the listening-post of the Texas Sportsman’s Association on KULM 98.3 FM.

Brune: Where are your offices?

Holyoak: We’re in Mis-soula, Montana. It’s snow-ing this morning and we love it.

Brune: It’s springtime in Texas.

Holyoak: My wife is from Fort Worth, my sister lives in Texas, and I’ve got more family down around Aus-tin.

Brune: Texas has a loose knit coalition of wildlife conservation groups called the Texas Outdoor Part-ners (TOP). This coalition comes together and often stands united either in fa-vor of, or in opposition to bills brought to the state legislature. Often these bills are related to water or pri-vate property issues. Natu-rally, there are Texas based groups that lead the charge such as the Texas Wildlife Association (TWA) and the Dallas Safari Club (DSC). Then it is interesting to see national conservation groups such as the RMEF and Ducks Unlimited (DU) also involved in a state which has more than 95 percent private property, and not much public hunt-ing lands.

Holyoak: Everywhere is a little different. But what is important is that we look after publicly owned wild-life. And if wildlife is go-ing to thrive it needs good habitat. That’s our focus. We look at changing situ-ations across the country and we look at the urban sprawl that is hammering out habitat. We try to reach out to folks and explain the need to conserve our habi-tat. We all have a stake in where we live but it’s also meaningful to be aware of the bigger picture.

Brune: Often, there are agricultural industries that must be managed to com-pliment wildlife. And in a state with so much private property it’s essential to be informed and educated stewards. Do you know the demographic of your mem-

bership, landowners vs. sportsmen?

Holyoak: We have about 6300 members making up 16 chapters in Texas. They raise money through raffles and drawings at banquets that go towards local con-servation projects. Our RMEF Texans have raised $10 million since their in-ception.

Brune: The money raised in Texas stays in Texas?

Holyoak: Yes and the money may also be used for hunter outreach programs for youth, shooting clubs, or anything that will help to improve peoples’ knowl-edge about recreating and living in the outdoors.

Brune: Is the RMEF made up more of landown-ers or sportsmen in the Rocky Mountain States?

Holyoak: It’s a good mix of both. But 98 percent of our membership is hunt-ers. We’ve had four years of record growth across the U.S. and our national mem-bership is approximately 200,000. We’ve got chapters in every state except Ha-waii.

Brune: So, RMEF has a nationwide membership and a nationwide voice in conservation. How do you know where to stand when one White House adminis-tration opens government lands for oil and gas explo-ration and the following White House administra-tion closes the same lands? President Bush opened two million acres in Utah, Col-orado, and Wyoming. Then there was a petition that many conservation groups signed, and the Obama administration closed it again.

Holyoak: We would have to be in contact with the agencies overseeing those lands, and we are. We have liaisons with the Forest Ser-vice (FS) and the Bureau of

Land Management (BLM). They make sure that who-ever is using these lands are good stewards. Every-one must realize these are public lands and that there needs to be public access. So, when it comes to recre-ating these lands should be open. And when we discuss energy development, these agencies must be respon-sible in how that comes to pass – if they approve it. We don’t get our fingers into every little issue. Our mission is to insure elk and other wildlife of their habi-tat, and our hunting heri-tage. So, we try to see that this can continue in areas where there is a need for energy exploration.

Brune: The oil industry is significant to the economy and there are technolo-gies that prescribe drilling leave less footprint, as well as, conserve and clean up water.

Holyoak: My father was in the oil industry. And we understand that we need income and energy. What we like to see is that as these projects take place they are managed in a conserva-tion-minded way, and that these areas aren’t closed to public access.

Brune: We can’t talk about elk without bring-ing up the wolf issue. Most landowners, sportsmen, and Rocky Mountain State legislators were against the federal reintroduction of wolves. Would you like to elaborate, and tell us how elk populations are faring?

Holyoak: It’s a dicey is-sue. The elk are doing well except where there are pockets of predators. The wolf has spread across Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho. It’s also starting to seep into Utah, Washing-ton, and Oregon. Now, those individual states are dealing with them. For us, we want the management plan that was laid out in the beginning. We want to stick to the parameters that were put in place. We were promised that when wolves reached a certain population they would be managed so they wouldn’t have a detrimental effect on wildlife. And we wouldn’t see wolves walking through neighborhoods and across our kid’s playgrounds. It’s been a legal mess. Wolves

The William B. Travis “Victory or Death” Letter returned to Austin March 8

In its 13-day stay at the Alamo, this fad-ed 177-year-old letter touched the lives of tens of thousands of Texans — and non-Texans — from around the world. Old and young waited up to five hours in the morning chill and blazing after-noon sun. There were few complaints.

Rather, the opportunity to see such a patriotic let-ter in such a historic lo-cation — the place where it was created — moved many to tears. Children, lulled to sleep by a long wait, were often awoken just to see the letter, so that they would remem-ber it later in life when they might understand its importance.

Yet, as it is placed on the big blue truck and once again flanked by state troopers on its trip to Austin, the Travis Let-ter returns to an uncertain future.

Over the past few weeks, opinions about its fate were as numerous as those who waited in line. Some said it should stay at the Alamo permanently, while others believed see-

ing the letter once in a lifetime is good enough.

The answer to this issue rests with legislators, who ultimately have the power to decide the letter’s fate.

The larger issue is the long-term effect of this event on the Alamo and Texas history.

For the first time in a long while, Texans saw the Alamo in a new light. The Alamo was seen not only as a tourist destination and photo backdrop, but as a place where history actually happened. A place where men like Travis lived and died like heroes.

While well known, Tra-vis was but one player on the Alamo stage. Other names like Juan Seguin, Father Olivares, Edward Everett or Clara Driscoll might be utterly unknown to Texans but are just as crucial to the Alamo story.

If there is to be any af-tereffect of the Travis Let-ter event — and I think

there are many — one has to be a new appreciation for the history that the Alamo represents.

It must again be seen as the crossroads of Texas history. Not just the lo-cation of a single battle in 1836, but as the very cornerstone of Texas. As one of the first Spanish missions, San Antonio de Valero set the stage for all that was to eventually be-come Texas.

As the ongoing World Heritage Nomination pro-cess proves, the Alamo has a regional, national and, yes, international importance.

Yet how many wander-ing through Alamo Plaza today know that they are standing where the foun-dations of Texas were laid?

Therefore, as the Travis Letter returns to the State Archives to be placed in a folder in a darkened, un-disclosed location, we are left to consider its impact.

For now, the letter ac-complished the very same goal that Travis intended in 1836. It inspired ev-eryone who read it. It reminded us all that free-dom is not free and that when it comes to defend-ing liberty, some times the only choice is Victory or Death.

God Bless Texas.


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Dear Editor,I appreciate your articles on CSCOPE.I am hoping that you might open the

eyes of readers to the privacy issues raised by the use of ipads in the schools. Cuero ISD is spending over $1 million to provide an Ipad to every 4th - 12th grader next school year. Aside from being a waste of financial resources, I now see the risks to students’ privacy. Every bit of data about students and work performed on those devices is subject to data mining, and the

use of student management software will allow extensive files to be maintained on each student throught their entire school career. This, to me, is even scarier than CSCOPE.

There is a Reuters article about software presented at South by Southwest last week in Austin. This all looks very bad. Please help to get the word out.

Melissa WhiteCuero

Non-human animals were created with the abil-ity to bond with their mates and their social groups; we, however, were uniquely made to connect intimately with other human beings. We are social beings who need companionship and loving affection; we were not meant to live in isola-tion, without the company of others. Even those who are in misery seek out peo-ple with whom to share a common misery.

The desire and capacity to ‘click’ with someone was designed into our genetic makeup. We all wish to be understood and accepted for who we really are. We want to find people with whom we can share our innermost thoughts and really listen to what we have to say. We yearn to connect with people who will encourage us to use our talents and accomplish our dreams. We long to be touched.

The gentle, loving touch of someone who cares is vital to our physical and emotional health. Scientific studies confirm the impor-tance of human touch in the development of healthy babies. Dr. Rene Spitz first published his findings in 1945 that human contact is necessary for the good health of babies. All babies who were raised in orphan-ages that were not held and cuddled suffered adverse health effects; some even “withered away” and died. Other studies showed that babies kept in incubators without being touched de-teriorated in health.

Our hunger for love goes deep; it’s a craving that is so strong that it even clouds our ability to see situations or individuals as they re-ally are. There is a familiar saying that “Love is blind.” Modern-day research sup-ports the view that the

blindness of love is not just a figurative matter. A research study in 2004 by University College London found that feelings of love suppressed the activity of the areas of the brain that control critical thought (Bartels & Zeki; 2004).

This ‘love blindness’ is the reason many of us at-tach ourselves to people who are wrong for us. We choose to have any body in our lives, instead of wait-ing for the right somebody. People are drawn into bad situations over and over again because of their warped perceptions of love and their need for instant gratification. They ignore the warning signs that are blatantly obvious to oth-ers because they don’t want to be alone. Impatience in obtaining what we want is the main reason we end up choosing the wrong people as our soul mates, business associates and as our trust-ed friends.

Wrong associations are often made when our fo-cus is on pleasing ourselves first. When our primary relationship is God, and we are focused on being like Christ, we will be drawn to godly people who are un-selfish, loving and forgiv-ing. People with like spirits attract each other—so the opposite is also true. When God is left out of the pic-ture, we will be drawn to people who limit our po-tential and lead us to the path of dysfunction and destruction. Many of us have discovered that it is far better to be alone and live in peace, than to be with someone who makes our life a living hell.

No one in their right mind would choose to be emotionally and physically abused, manipulated, or controlled. But it happens all the time because emo-tional entanglements have the power to overshadow reason. Getting untangled from unhealthy ties is pos-sible, but only if we take the ‘love blinders’ off long enough to see why and how we formed unsuitable con-nections in the first place.

These are some ways that wrong attachments are formed:

1. When we seek people to give us the answers that only God is supposed to give us.

2. When we seek spiri-tual enlightenment from a person’s philosophy or any-thing other than scripture and the church body.

3. When we seek any re-lationship to fill a void in-stead of waiting for God to bring the right relationship.

Not enough is said about having the right biblical perspective on ourselves. A good self-image is im-perative if we want to bond with the right people. We have to know and believe who God says we are, in order to get who and what we should have. Search the Bible to see what scripture says about you. You will be pleasantly surprised to dis-cover your true worth.

When we realize we are valued and worthy of love, we won’t settle for second-rate relationships. When we believe that Christ is our friend and constant com-panion we will never feel lonely. When we establish a relationship with God, all other relationships are ic-ing on the cake!

God keep you safe till next time...

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is seven percent of the total cost of the room per night.”

Escobar explained that the revenues raised by the occupancy tax have to be used for specific purposes according to tax law. The law states that the tax money must be used specifically for things such as parks and recreation, historical preservation projects, the arts, city beautification efforts, tourism, among others.

“Although it is a great revenue mecha-nism, the uses for that money is limited ac-cording to the tax code,” explained Escobar. “We cannot use those funds from the hotel/motel occupancy tax just for general pur-

poses. We can only use from that particular type of tax for things like the tourist indus-try, historical restoration projects…This is a way to create revenue for beautification ef-forts or to encourage the arts.”

The City Council approved the measure for Escobar to draft a formal ordinance for the hotel/motel occupancy tax. The ordi-nance is expected to be formally approved by the council at next month’s regular meeting.

In other matters, the council:• Heard a presentation from Patsy Scherrer

regarding plans and ideas to establish a no-kill animal shelter in Nixon.

• Approved Angela Salinas as election judge and Nancy Amaya and Julie Aid as clerks for the May 11 city elections.


County returns royalties to rectify 86-year-old error

YOAKUM: Council wantssigns to direct truck traffic

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EAGLE FORD: County reviews economic ideas

NIXON: Eyes possible hotels

By CEDRIC IGLEHART

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council approval to enable the company to move forward with plans.

“We’re just glad this is happening,” said mayor Anita Rodriguez.

During Tuesday’s meeting, the council also gave the go-ahead for the city to ask the Texas Department of Transportation for additional signage to direct truck traffic originating outside the city limits.

Coleman said the city hopes to bring a long-term plan to establish a truck route to the council for its April meeting, but the city is already seeing an increase in truck traffic along roads and streets not designed for it.

The signage is intended to prevent truck traffic originating outside the city and passing through it from using side roads such as FM 682 as “shortcuts.”

The signage would not target local op-erators.

Local trucking company representative Robert Jansky said the expansion of the Eagle Ford Shale oil fields is about to vastly increase truck traffic in the area.

“It’s fixing to be a whole lot more,” he said. “It’s going to be mind-boggling.”

In other action Tuesday, Council gave approval for the Yoakum-Shiner Relay for Life event to use Yoakum Municipal Park

for its event from noon-9 p.m. May 11.The council also approved additional

expenditures for rehabilitation of the city’s Well No. 4 and emergency repairs to the Brushy Creek Water Plant, as well as add-ing the Kennedy Ditch to the contract for tree trimming to clear that drainage area.

In other action, the Council:• Approved zoning changes for three lots

in the city;• Adopted an ordinance regulating water

well drilling in city limits;• Approved a bid for roof repairs on two

hangars at the Municipal Airport and at City Hall, while rejecting bids for repairs to the roof at the Harbus Building;

• Agreed to enable the city’s purchasing agent and department heads to hold and use city-issued credit cards;

• Approved an ordinance creating a Tourism Board and establishing its roles and responsibilities;

• Approved submission of a grant appli-cation to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs Owner Occupied Housing Program (HOME program);

• Proclaimed April as Fair Housing Month in the city;

• Declined to take action to authorize a voting representative for the city’s interests in the March district meeting of the Gua-dalupe Valley Electric Cooperative.


tion declaring Oct. 2 — the anniversary of the 1835 Battle of Gonzales which began the Texas Revolution — as a state-recog-nized day in perpetuity.

The Gonzales County adults will be joined by students from Gonzales Elemen-tary School in the Capitol rotunda at 11:30 a.m. for a performance by the students.

The afternoon kicks off at 12:15 p.m. with recognition on the floor of the state Senate, followed by an open question-and-answer session with Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson. Pictures are also scheduled with Hegar, State Rep. Tim Kleinschmidt and Texas Gov. Rick Perry.

Kleinschmidt will host the group’s after-noon break before the buses load back up at 3:30 p.m. for the return trip to Gonzales.


CAPITOL: To honor county

in order to provide infrastructure improve-ments to that area.

Upon the creation of the tax increment financing, a base value is established within the reinvestment zone. Any incremental increase in value of real property may be taxed to reimburse for infrastructure or to repay any debt or obligation of the zone.

The improvement projects can be fund-ed through voted general obligation bonds, combination tax and revenue certificates of obligation or tax notes.

PIDs are also defined areas created by Commissioners Court action to provide specific services into that area. PIDs are empowered to levy assessments against property within their boundaries without regard to growth in actual assessed valua-tions.

For example, a PID may assess a charge of $100 per lot in a proposed residential de-velopment. The owner of the lot must pay the lot assessment whether the lot remains vacant or if a $1 million home is built on it.

A county may issue debt, pledging as-sessments to be levied against all property within the PID. The debt is repaid by the levy against all property in the district. Any default of a PID debt obligation will have a negative impact upon a county’s other bond ratings.

A Section 381 agreement is a master development agreement allowed under Section 381.004 of the Local Government Code. The Commissioners Court may establish and provide for the administra-tion of one or more programs, including programs for making loans and grants of public money, to promote local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the county.

Upon its creation, the economic incen-tives are based on measured growth per-formance. Any incremental increase in tax value, sales tax receipts or other economic benefit is identified and compared to the

agreement for the incentive payment to the developer.

Tax abatements are where a Commis-sioners Court may establish and provide for all or a portion of the taxable assessed valuation of a property owner to promote local economic development and to stimu-late business and commercial activity in the county. The property owner is able to retain ad valorem taxes that would have otherwise been remitted to the county.

“There are a lot of economic tools out there, some are beneficial and some are not,” Entrekin said. “We’ve had the plea-sure of working with Gonzales County for a long time and our goal is to help you through any kind of economic situation.”

Entrekin also provided the Court with a “snapshot” of its current financial situa-tion.

Gonzales County’s taxable assessed valu-ation has increased more than 130 percent between tax year ended 2012 and 2013. With the county’s growth in taxable as-sessed valuation, the tax rate has declined but the tax levy has increased to nearly $7 million.

In addition, the county’s sales tax re-ceipts for the fiscal year ended 2013 were almost five times what they were in fiscal year ended 2009.

Entrekin concluded by suggesting that the Court take the time to clearly identify its goals and vision for the community. The plan should contain a demographic vision for commercial, retail, single-family and multi-family properties as well as service visions for administration and public safe-ty.

She also advised that the Court deter-mine specific economic development goals and formally adopt an economic develop-ment policy.

“You want to make sure that the County is benefitting and the citizens are benefit-ting,” said Entrekin. “If you can come up with some sort of standard, then that will help make the process a little easier.”

An old mistake was rec-tified Monday morning during a regular meeting of the Gonzales County Com-missioners Court.

The court agreed to re-fund $12,771 to Griffith Land Services Inc. con-cerning 4.257 acres of land that was leased to Mara-thon Oil Company. The property in question was unwittingly given to the County in 1927.

Further research un-covered two deeds dating back to 1880 and 1886 that showed the land is actually owned by a now-defunct

school district, which nev-er signed off on a transfer.

“I think we can be pretty sure they’re just not going to blow off $12,000,” said county attorney Paul Wat-kins. “The question is do we want to spend about that much money on at-torney fees to try to keep money that isn’t ours in the first place.”

“I would be inclined to give the money back be-cause I hope that we’ll be getting a lot more money out of Marathon in the fu-ture,” said Gonzales Coun-ty judge David Bird.

In action on another agenda item, the Court tabled the approval of a

resolution supporting HB 1473 and SB 645 regarding refundable deposits on alu-minum, glass and plastic beverage containers sold in Texas.

Publicized as the Texas Bottle Bill, these pieces of legislation will put a de-posit of five cents under 24 ounces and 10 cents from 24 ounces up to a gallon on containers of sealed glass, metal or plastic on a vari-ety of beverages. Although the bill does not specifi-cally exclude any type of beverage in the definition of “beverage,” it does list a number of beverage types it includes; notably lacking are wine and liquor.

Further on in the bill, milk, 100% juice, and me-dicinal foods are explicitly exempted from a deposit.

The bill also requires the creation of the Texas Beverage Container Con-sortium, a group of repre-sentatives from the bever-age, retail, and recycling industries, consumers, and

government, to adminis-ter the program. Among other responsibilities, the consortium is required to establish the budget, pro-cedures, and enforcement for the refund system.

In other business, the Court:

• Approved a finance agreement of a John Deere

Wheel Loader for Precinct 1.

• Received a gift of 750 loads of gravel from EOG Resources for Precinct 1.

• Approved a seismic work permit in Precincts 1 and 4 for Micro Seismic, a seismograph services con-sulting firm.

Gonzales Noon Lions Club members Kris McLain (left) and Loretta Shirley (right) are pictured above to promote the Gonzales Noon Lions Club’s gala “Come And Mask It” Mardi Gras celebration scheduled for Saturday, April 13. The event will be held at the Historic Gonzales Ice House and will be the first big event to be held at this building since its renovation. Live Zydeco music will be provided by Dr. Zog during the event that will last from 7-11 p.m. A Cajun dinner, drinks and dancing will be part of the evening’s festivities. Only 150 sets of tickets will be sold for this event, with tickets priced at $80 for a set of two. Tickets must be purchased in advance and may be obtained by going online to [email protected], contacting any Gonzales Noon Lions Club member or calling Kris McLain at 830-263-1114. Proceeds will benefit the Gonzales Noon Lions Club Scholarship Fund and Gonzales Learning Center. In addition to this fun event, a $1,000 gift card and a $500 gift card will be given away in a reverse drawing. The price of the attendance tickets includes your entry into the drawing. There will also be a silent auction. (Courtesy photo)

Bridal fair set this weekendThe “Gettin’ Hitched” Bridal Fair is

scheudled from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, March 16 at Victoria College Gonzales Campus, Sarah DeWitt Dr. at St. Joseph.

Admission is $3.The event will feature vendors Novedades

Maria Norma, The Bridal Rail, The Venue, Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union,

Mary Kay, Photographs by Shelli, The Gonzales Venue, H-E-B, Gonzales Pioneer Village, Rose Garden Village, Celebrating Home magazine, the Gonzales Inquirer, 4-D Guest Ranch, Victoria College, Darcy’s Vineyard and Capturing God’s Beauty by Candice.

Bridal fashion shows start at 2:30 p.m.

a pre-sentencing investiga-tion be done on Johnson, the results of which will help determine his sentenc-ing on April 19 for the lat-est conviction. The crime of robbery is a second-degree felony that carries a sen-tence of two to 20 years.

The two-day trial began on Monday with assistant district attorney Chris Ly-erla calling Gonzales po-lice officer Tanner Schwake to the stand. Schwake was the arresting officer on the night in question.

Schwake testified that he assisted Gonzales Ser-geant Alvin Greathouse in responding to a call of a robbery in the 100 block of Wallace at approximately 7:27 p.m., January 23, 2012. He said Johnson was appre-hended a few blocks from the location, but refused to cooperate as an arrest at-tempt was made.

“He kept tucking his hands underneath his body and kept trying to raise up as if to stand,” said Schwake.

The officer said John-son kept resisting which led to him being pepper-sprayed, but the subject still remained non-compliant. Schwake said a DPS trooper arrived on the scene at that time and tazed Johnson at the request of Schwake.

After finally subduing the subject, Schwake said they took him to Memorial Hos-pital for treatment from the spraying per police policy.

Lyerla then introduced into evidence the video taken from one of the police cruisers and played it for the jury.

Early in the video, a man standing in the distance was seen dropping an object, which was later determined to be a cash register. The tape also captured sounds of a struggle and Schwake was heard saying “Give me your arm” several times.

The State’s next witness was Leslie Janssen, who is the Director of Health Information at Memorial Hospital. As part of her du-ties, Janssen is the custodian of medical records.

Lyerla showed her docu-mentation from that night concerning the treatment of Kathy Burrier, the store’s clerk. Janssen confirmed the portion of the report that stated Burrier had been treated that night for chest pains, which Lyerla con-tended was caused by the robbery.

Upon cross examination by Johnson’s defense at-torney Travis Hill, Janssen also substantiated a part of the same report which said Burrier denied having any chest pains to her attending nurse.

The next witness for the State was Gonzales Police Captain Allen Taylor, who testified that he spoke with Burrier at the hospital on the night in question.

“My understanding was she had received injuries from the incident,” he said. “She advised me that the subject had pushed her into a shelf of some sort.”

Taylor also testified that he was Johnson on the same night while he was being treated at the hospital.

“I could hear him kind of semi-hollering,” Taylor said. “I went to check on

his status and he seemed to be intoxicated or high on something.”

Taylor said he had an of-ficer pick up Johnson from the county jail the next day and transported to the po-lice department for an in-terview. The interrogation was recorded and that video was played for the jury.

Johnson was heard on the tape admitting to taking the cash register, but contended he didn’t take any money from it. While the video played for the jury Johnson remained stoic in the court, until he made sudden out-cry that surprised the room.

“I want to make a state-ment,” he exclaimed.

After the outburst, Judge Kirkendall ordered the re-moval of the jury and began to admonish the defendant about his outburst.

“I will advise you if that happens again you will ei-ther be removed from the courtroom or you will be bound and gagged for the rest of these proceedings,” he said sternly. “This is your only warning.”

After a brief recess, the judge asked Hill if his cli-ent would be able to control himself accordingly and Hill said “He has assured me that he can.”

Before the trial continued on Tuesday, the State of-fered Johnson a sentence of 20 years if he pleaded guilty to robbery. The deal was re-jected.

Lyerla continued his questioning of Taylor, who testified that the police was able to recover the store’s

surveillance video from the night in question. The tape was entered into evidence and played for the jury.

Although it contained no audio, the video showed a man entering the store and briefly looking around. The man then went to the counter and began pushing buttons on the cash regis-ter. Apparently aggravated because the drawer failed to open, the man began pounding on the register before snatching the entire thing up and leaving with it.

The clerk was seen fol-lowing the man outside to the parking lot, where mo-ments later she pointed to-ward the direction he fled to an arriving police officer.

The State then called Bur-rier to the stand as its final witness. She testified that she was sitting inside the store’s office on the night in question when the robber entered.

“I got up and went to help him and he walked past me awfully fast and then whirled around,” Burrier said. “I told him he wasn’t allowed back there and he just kept coming.”

Burrier said the man then grabbed her around both of his wrists and told her it was a robbery. The alleged encounter was not captured on any part of the surveil-lance video.

“We were tussling around a bit and he shoved me into a shelf,” she said. “Then he said ‘Well, I’ll just take your register.’ I thought he was kidding.”

Burrier said while the man

was focusing on the cash register, she called the police. She also said the altercation with the man caused her to injure her shoulder and left bruising on her wrists.

Shortly after the incident, Burrier said she started ex-periencing some chest pain.

“I have congestive heart disease and I think I got too excited,” she said. “The of-ficer asked me if I was hurt and I told him not really but my chest hurts.”

Burrier said the officer called EMS to check her out and she went to the hospi-tal at the urging of her boss, Steve Wehlmann, who ar-rived by that time.

On his cross examina-tion, Hill asked Burrier was there any time during the incident when Johnson tried to prevent her from calling police, displayed a weapon or threatened to harm her. Her reply was no for each question.

Hill then got Burrier to authenticate a statement she made to the police where she said she was fine and was not scared during the incident. She also verified the fact that the shelf she was pushed into was filled with bottles, none of which ever fell off or broke.

On his redirect of Burrier, Lyerla asked her if she saw the man from that night in the courtroom. She said she did and identified him as Johnson.

At that time both the State and the defense rested, and formal charges where drawn up for the jury to consider. They were robbery and a

lesser charge of theft from a person, a state jail felony that carries a maximum sentence of two years.

With injury to a person being one of the elements in the legal definition of rob-bery, Hill focused on that point during his final argu-ment.

“We’re not trying to hide anything from you,” he told the jury. “We all saw what happened on that tape. Mr. Johnson entered the prem-ises and removed the cash register. That’s theft.”

Hill also disputed Bur-rier’s injury claim.

“She repeated told the police she was OK,” he said. “She denied having chest pains at the hospital and she repeated denied being in-jured.”

“We don’t believe the State has met their burden of proof. There is reasonable doubt that she was not in-jured. Mr. Johnson commit-ted theft, not robbery.”

During his final argu-ment, Lyerla agreed with Hill in that there was no doubt about Johnson being there that night.

“We all know he was the one who ran off with the register and got into a scuffle with the police that night,” said Lyerla. “His fight with the police are the actions of a guilty man.”

Lyerla also told the jury not to discount Burrier’s as-sessment of her injuries.

“Ms. Burrier is a tough woman,” he said. “Just be-cause she took her injuries lightly, it doesn’t mean she wasn’t in pain.”


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Gonzales LivestockMarket ReportThe Gonzales Livestock Market Report for

Saturday, March 9, 2013 had on hand: 800 cattle.

Compared to our last sale: Calves and year-lings sold steady. Packer cows sold steady.

Stocker-feeder steers: Medium and large frame No. 1: 150-300 lbs., $220-$255; 300-400 lbs, $185-$210; 400-500 lbs, $170-$180; 500-600 lbs, $148-$165; 600-700 lbs., $137-$139; 700-800 lbs, $133-$135.

Bull yearlings: 700-900 lbs, $91-$105.Stocker-feeder heifers: Medium and large

frame No. 1: 150-300 lbs, $185-$210; 300-400 lbs, $168-$175; 400-500 lbs, $155-$160; 500-600 lbs., $138-$145; 600-700 lbs., $126-$128.

Packers cows: Good lean utility and com-mercial, $68-$74; Cutters, $79-$94; Canners, $61-$67; Low yielding fat cows, $68-$76.

Packer bulls: Yield grade 1 & 2, good heavy bulls; $94-$112; light weights and medium quality bulls, $84-$91.

Stocker Cows: $950-$1,600.Pairs: $1,050-$1,775.Thank you for your business!!View our sale live at cattleusa.com!

Nixon Livestock Commission ReportThe Nixon Livestock Commission Inc. re-

port had on hand, March 11, 2013, Volume, 471.

Steers: 200-300 lbs, $183 to $193 to $235; 300-400 lbs., $167 to $177 to $200; 400-500 lbs, $162 to $172 to $193; 500-600 lbs, $143 to $153 to $179; 600-700 lbs, $122 to $132 to $154; 700-800 lbs, $113 to $123 to $141.

Heifers: 200-300 lbs, $149 to $159 to $175; 300-400 lbs, $151 to $141 to $200; 400-500 lbs, $141 to $151 to $195; 500-600 lbs, $130 to $140

to $175; 600-700 lbs, $118 to $128 to $153; 700-800 lbs, $107 to $117 to $128.

Slaughter cows: $61 to $93; Slaughter bulls: $87 to 105; Stocker cows: $700 to $1,300; Pairs, $800-$1,350.

Notices: We will be closed April 1, 2013 for Easter.

Cuero Livestock Market ReportCuero Livestock Market Report on March 8,

2013, had 850 head.In two weeks (March 22, 2013) there will be

150 cows all less than 4 years old. Over 85 have calves and the rest will be palpated.

Had 150 cows and 16 bulls. The packer mar-ket was again stronger on all classes on a lim-ited supply of cows and bulls has made for a highly competitive market.

The calf market was steady to 2-3 dollars/cwt lower. Heavier calves were not off as much as lighter types which was a reverse of last week’s market. Despite lower price levels the market was steady at those levels.

Packer Bulls: Hvy. Wts., $91-$108; lower grades, $67-$86.

Packer cows: breakers, $65-$80; boning, $65-$84; canners & cutters, $83-$95; light & weak, $62-$74.

Palpated 22 head bred, $80-$90.Pairs: (5 pair bought), $1,775-$1,250.Steer calves: under 200 lbs, $190-$212; 200-

250 lbs, $195-$229; 250-300 lbs, None; 300-350 lbs, $125-$176; 350-400 lbs, $152-$178; 400-450 lbs, $140-$156; 450-500 lbs, $148-$164; 500-550 lbs, $154-$168; 550-600 lbs, $140-$152; 600-700 lbs, $137-$145; 700-800 lbs, $130-$133.

Bull Calves: under 250 lbs, $214-$224; 250-300 lbs, $201-$214; 300-350 lbs, None; 350-400 lbs, $165-$177; 400-450 lbs, $152-$178; 450-500 lbs, $149-$178; 500-550 lbs, $145-$170;

550-600 lbs, $141-$155; 600-700 lbs, $128-$138.

Over 700 lbs. bulls, $118-$127.Heifer Calves: under 200 lbs., None; 200-250

lbs, $196-$208; 250-300 lbs, $158 & $210; 300-350 lbs, $166-$182; 350-400 lbs, $160-$172; 400-450 lbs, $143-$161; 450-500 lbs, $138-$148; 500-550 lbs, $131-$147; 550-600 lbs, $135-$156; 600-700 lbs., $120-$134; over 700 lbs, $106-$121.

Hallettsville LivestockCommission ReportThe Hallettsville Livestock Commission Co.,

Inc. had on hand on March 5, 2013, 728; week ago, 675; year ago, 738.

Better quality classes of calves and yearlings sold $2 to $4 higher. Demand remains very strong particularly on the better quality and thinner fleshed classes.

Packer cows and bulls sold $1 higher on ap-prox. 100hd. total

Packer Cows: higher dressing utility & cut-ter cows, $79-$95; lower dressing utility & cut-ter cows, $66-$79; light weight canner cows, $54-$66.

Packer Bulls: heavyweight bulls, $104-$112.50; utility & cutter bulls, $93-$104; light-weight canner bulls, $84-$93.

Stocker and Feeder Calves and Yearlings: Steer & Bull Calves: under 200; $220-$260; 200-300 lbs, $215-$230; 300-400 lbs, $185-$217.50; 400-500 lbs, $170-$207.50; 500-600 lbs, $146-$185; 600-700 lbs, $131-$159; 700-800 lbs, $125-$144. Heifer Calves: under 200 lbs, $200-$250; 200-300 lbs, $185-$220; 300-400 lbs, $165-$188; 400-500 lbs, $143-$176; 500-600 lbs, $129-$154; 600-700 lbs, $121-$135; 700-800 lbs, $117-$124.

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TRIAL: Liquor-store robber had four prior convictions

hol may have played a role, but news reports at the time gave no indication the case was adjudicated.

A report in the Abilene Reporter-News on May 15, 2008, noted that Morrow had been placed on paid administrative leave by Huckaby Su-perintendent Cheryl Floyd as a result of an arrest for driving while intoxi-cated.

The Reporter-News report quoted a Department of Public Safety ac-count of an accident in which a vehi-cle was involved in a rollover accident in Stephenville. Stephenville police were called to the home of the driver of that vehicle, where he was arrested by DPS officers after refusing to sub-mit to a breath test to determine his blood-alcohol content.

According to Erath County Jail records, Morrow was charged with a

first offense of driving while intoxi-cated. The newspaper gave no indica-tion how that case was adjudicated.

Morrow has also previously worked in various roles for the Dub-lin, Boerne and Gatesville school districts. He had served in a teacher/coach capacity for seven years before he began his administrative career. He was principal at Friona High School from 2008-12.


MORROW: To leave GHS position


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Assemblies of GodGonzales Family Church Assembly of God320 St. Andrew

First Assembly of God509 E. 3rd St. Nixon

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

Baha’i FaithBaha’i Faith621 St. George St. Gonzales

BaptistClark Baptist ChurchF.M. 794, Gonzales

County Baptist Church Hwy. 87 Smiley

Eastside Baptist ChurchSeydler Street, Gonzales

Elm Grove Baptist Church4337 FM 1115Waelder, Texas 78959

First Baptist Church 422 St. Paul, Gonzales

First Baptist Church403 N Texas Nixon

First Baptist ChurchHwy 108 N Smiley

First Baptist Church406 N Ave E Waelder

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

Greater Rising StarBaptist Church3rd Ave S of Hwy 87 Nixon

Harwood Baptist Church North of Post Office

Iglesia BautistaMacedonia201 S Congress Nixon

Iglesia Bautista MemorialHwy 97 Waelder

Leesville Baptist ChurchE. of Hwy 80 on CR 121

Memorial Heights Baptist Church1330 College Gonzales

Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church100 Capes Gonzales

Oak Valley Baptist ChurchHwy. 97 Bebe

Old Moulton Baptist Church2287 FM 1680, Moulton

Primitive Baptist Church1121 N. College Gonzales

Providence Missionary Baptist Church1020 St. Andrew Gonzales

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

Stratton Primitive BaptistFM 1447 9 miles east of Cuero

St. James Baptist ChurchHwy 80- North of Belmont

Saint Paul Baptist ChurchSE 2nd St. Waelder

Shiner Baptist ChurchAvenue F and 15th Street, Shiner

Union Lea Baptist ChurchSt. Andrew St. Gonzales

Union Valley Baptist ChurchFM 1681 NW of Nixon

CatholicSt. James Catholic Church417 N. College, Gonzales

Sacred Heart Catholic ChurchSt. John St. Gonzales

St. Joseph Catholic Church207 S. Washington, Nixon

St Patrick Catholic Church in Waelder613 Highway 90 East Waelder

St. Phillip Catholic Church Hwy 87 Smiley

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

Churches of ChristChurch of Christ1323 Seydler St. Gonzales

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

Church of ChristE. 3rd & Texas, Nixon

Churches of GodCommunity Church of God1020 St. Louis, Gonzales

Gonzales Memorial Church of God in Christ1113 Hastings, Gonzales

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

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

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

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

Full Gospel Church1426 Fisher, Gonzales

LutheranFirst Evangelical Lutheran1206 St. Joseph, Gonzales

Abiding Word Lutheran Church, LCMS1310 St. Louis

MethodistBelmont United MethodistHwy. 90-A

Dewville United MethodistWest of FM 1117 on CR 121

First United Methodist426 St. Paul, Gonzales

First United Methodist410 N. Franklin, Nixon

Flatonia United Methodist403 E North Main, Flatonia

Harris Chapel United MethodistS. Liberty St. Nixon

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

Henson Chapel United Methodist1113 St. Andrew, Gonzales

Monthalia United MethodistCR 112 off 97

Smiley United Methodist1 blk S. of Hwy 87

Waelder United Methodist2 blks from Hwy 90 & 97

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

Non-DenominationalAgape Ministries512 St. James, Gonzales

Living Waters Fellowship Church605 Saint Joseph St. Gonzales

Bread of Life Ministries613 St. Joseph, Gonzales

Cowboy Church of Gonzales CountyJ.B. Wells Showbarn

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

Emmanuel Fellowship1817 St. Lawrence St. Gonzales

Encouraging Word Christian Fel-lowshipHwy. 80 in Leesville

Jesus Holy Ghost Temple1906 Hickston, Gonzales

Lighthouse Church of Our Lord1805 Weimar, Gonzales

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

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

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

Inter-DenominationalFaith Family Church1812 Cartwheel Dr., Gonzales

PentecostalFaith TempleHwy 80 (N. Nixon Ave.) Nixon

Holy Temple of Jesus Christ No. 21515 Dallas, Gonzales

Temple Bethel Pentecostal1104 S. Paul, Gonzales

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

Presbyterian Pilgrim Presbyterian ChurchCR 210 off FM 1116

Presbyterian Church of Gonzales414 St. Louis, Gonzales

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Rain here, not over there!Sandi’s Country

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I just don’t understand what I think are God’s mis-placed plans. There is this plan that God formulates to let it pour down rain on ce-ment. San Antonio doesn’t need any rain. All it does is cause confusion. I was so disgusted when this wild swoop of wind and a little lightening all went to the South of us that I almost cried.

The work day for GBRA at the Belmont Commu-nity Center is on Saturday, March 23rd. This is when they will have workers that will need to be fed by the Belmont Community Cen-ter Club. Final plans will be made for this on March 19th at the club meeting. The date for the annual fund raising Rummage Sale has been rearranged and set for May 4th. The work being done on the center is moving right along.

Your prayers and thoughts are needed for the following: Joe Kotwig, Mr. Bill, Jesse Esparza; Mariessa, Bill and Marie Lott, Louise Jones, Sandra Zoboroski, Sandy Ingram, Aunt Georgie Gandre; Danny and Joyce Schel-lenberg, “Sarge” Duncan, Mildred O’Neal, Rhonda Pruett, Matt McGrew.Terrence, Aunt Frances Gandre, Glenn Mikesh, Fletcher Johnson, Maria Castillo, Selma Vickers, Landis, Keith Glass, Timo-thy and Jack Black, Teresa Wilke, Linda Denker, Case Martin, Sandi Gandre, Aunt Betty Gandre, Bill Bassett, Carol and hus-band, Marcie and Blaine Welker, The Bullards, Aunt Pauline Bridenbaugh, Shir-ley Dozier, Marie Schauer, Esther Lindemann, Anna Lindemann, Mary and Pete Camarillo, Cheryl and Matt Pohler, Lanny Baker, Joy, Bob Young, Lucy Jones, Stanley Burris, Ann Bond,

Marguerite Williams, Todd, Rita, Melda Rios who lost her brother; our military and their families, and a good soaking rain

Goodness gracious, San-dra Zoborowski had back surgery a week or so ago. She is having a lot of nerve pain as a result of this. That kind of pain is rather nerve wracking. We are going to have to say some extra prayers for Sandra and Mr. Johnny as well. Sandra has a nurse coming by each day and her daughter has been coming down from Austin to take care of the MOM. And you know that Mr. Johnny is doing everything that he can for her too. We send you big hugs, prayers, and get well wishes.

It is great news for Rhon-da Pruett. Her stay at the little apartment at M. D. Anderson is over and she and Ross are headed for their own little home in Dallas. That does not mean we can stop praying. Just keep the prayers going.

I have not heard from Linda Denker, but I think it should be time for her to be back in Victoria too. So someone call and tell me what is going on with Linda.

Happy belated birthday to Marie Combs. I thought that I might see her over at Belmont eating but I didn’t. This last Friday Becky Brown Connell was cel-ebrating one of those mon-umental birthdays. I will leave it to your imagination what that “monumental” means.

The Robinsons were out in full force celebrating the birthday of Eugene Rob-inson Jr. or “Booger” as most of call him. He said it meant he had just made it another year and that’s all. I tell you what. As busy and rambunctious as things get around his house some-times, making it another year is quite a feat. Best Friends sang him a big Happy Birthday.

For those of you who are following Tommy Schlein, he will be at the Rosebud Café on March 15th from 6:30 to 8:30 in downtown Victoria on Main St., right across the street from Vic-toria National Bank.

Oh I managed to get over to the Belmont Social Club around noon last week when my dear friend Mr. Jimmy Kelley was leaving. I hadn’t seen him in such a long time. It was great to see him looking so good and to be able to give him a great big hug. He was over there eating the special which they have on Thurs-day, the all you can eat Hamburger Steak with two sides and tea. On Friday that holds true for Catfish, and on Saturday I was told it was Fried Chicken. That sounds like a pretty good deal for some really hungry and thirsty people.

Little Dililah is trying her wings on how to lick an ice cream cone. That is really a cute sight with her dainty pink tongue. She is very precise and delicate about this, so much so that her slow eating allows the ice cream to start melting. In the end I had to put it into a bowl. Well that did not matter to much to her. She wanted that ice cream any way that she could get it. We will have to keep work-ing on her table manners.

Have a good week and God Bless.

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The Texas Independence Relay is composed of 40 re-lay legs of various lengths, totaling over 200 miles. The course starts in Gonzales, where the spark of the Texas Revolution took place, and it finishes at the San Jacinto Monument, where Texas Independence was won! To tackle this formidable task, your team will be composed of up to 12 members (your choice!), and you’ll have an exceptional time either fur-

thering good friendships or making new ones! You’ll en-courage each other along the way while you visit the small cities of Gonzales, Shiner, Moulton, Flatonia, Schulen-burg, Weimar, Borden, Co-lumbus, Altair, Eagle Lake, Wallis, Orchard, Simonton, and Fulshear. Then, you’ll make your way through the paramount city of Houston, experiencing it in a way you never have before! Racing on a team with your friends in

this unique format over an incomparable span of Texas steeped with momentous his-tory all amounts to a GREAT time that you’ll fondly re-member for years to come! This all takes place over Sat-urday and Sunday, March 23 – 24, 2013 (and don’t forget the party on Friday, March 22!). Come and take it… if you have what it takes!

Detailed maps for every leg will be provided in the race manual and can be found on

our interactive map. Specif-ics are subject to change, so please refer to the Race Up-dates section (and perhaps sign up to receive the up-dates) to get the most current information.

Gonzales is an exceed-ingly welcoming town, rich with history and attractive to tourists looking to escape the big city! Your entire team will run a small loop together around downtown, marking the commencement of your journey. You’ll enjoy pictur-esque rolling hills on perfect relay roads as you journey over rural dirt roads and Sam Houston’s Tree! After leaving Gonzales, you’ll get a taste of smaller Texas towns with exceptionally large hearts! Shiner, Moulton, Flatonia, Schulenburg, and Weimar, you’ll appreciate each town’s individual flavor, but you will also note that they all possess a distinct relaxing quality. By the time your team reaches Columbus, the sun will be re-tiring for the day.

Eagle Lake, Wallis, Or-chard, Simonton, and Fuls-hear will be sleeping com-munities as you pass through (though at least a few will stay up to curiously observe your unrelenting journey through the night). Pressing on tire-

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EAST BERNARD — Downstream interests in the lower Colorado River basin attacked as divisive a legis-lative bill filed that would make permanent the emer-gency cutoff of irrigation wa-ter by LCRA for the last two years.

The bill filed jointly by Sen. Troy Fraser and Sen. Kirk Watson would cut off water to LCRA’s irrigation districts much more often than in the past, virtually destroying the rice industry in the lower Colorado River basin, said Ronald Gertson, chair of the Colorado Water Issues Committee, a group representing rice farmers. The bill’s higher trigger level for water cutoffs would add further uncertainty to the substantial business risks that farmers already face.

“This bill would cut out the heart of the rice indus-try in Texas for the benefit of party boats and jet skis on the Highland Lakes,” said Gertson. “It is a bla-tant attempt to keep lakes at

recreation-friendly levels at the expense of a stable food supply.”

The bill would require LCRA to curtail water to all customers who get water on an interruptible basis, including farmers, before curtailing water to custom-ers who get water on a firm basis. Firm water users could not be asked to lower their water usage during drought, either mandatorily or volun-tarily, until interruptible wa-ter was cut off.

Lawmakers along the Col-orado River lambasted the bill in unison.

“This legislation is clearly pandering and ignores the already established process where decisions are based on good data and sound sci-ence,” said Sen. Glenn Hegar. “We should not get into the habit of legislating the man-agement of our reservoirs and we certainly shouldn’t get into the practice of bas-ing these decisions on emo-tion rather than facts.”

Senate Bill 1631 would re-quire LCRA to curtail water to its downstream irrigation districts if lake levels in Tra-

vis and Buchanan fell below 850,000 acre feet at any time.

“For one interest group to suggest that they should not be asked to voluntarily con-serve a single drop of water before another group of us-ers is totally cut-off is a com-pletely unrealistic view of water as a shared resource,” said Speaker Pro-Temp Den-nis Bonnen. “There are com-peting needs for water all over our state, but nowhere else do you see these fights being brought to the legisla-ture.”

The Legislature is cur-rently considering whether to provide $2 billion of fund-ing for the State Water Plan, which is a list of proposed water projects.

“Just as we’re seeing a statewide push to fund water infrastructure in Texas, this type of divisive legislation is flowing in the wrong direc-tion,” said Rep. Lois Kolk-horst. “As we fight a drought, it’s a time for teamwork and partnerships, not pandering efforts to pick winners and losers.”

Ongoing drought forced LCRA to announce on March 1 that it would pro-vide no water to farmers in three of its four irrigation systems this year because water storage in Lakes Tra-vis and Buchanan combined was below 850,000 acre-feet. The cutoff was done under a temporary emergency order approved by the Texas Com-mission on Environmental Quality to deal with unprec-edented drought conditions.

Rice farmers and legis-lators argue the order was based on temporary condi-tions that don’t require a permanent change in LCRA operations.

“This type of legislation is an effort to circumvent the authority of LCRA to man-age the lakes and clearly demonstrates an unwilling-ness to allow these reservoirs to be used for their intended purposes, to supply water,” said Quote from Rep. John Zerwas. “Further, this type of legislation erodes good will among legislators and detracts from the important task of implementing water funding this session to serve the critical water issues fac-ing Texas.”

Businesses that rely on rice farming, whose water rights date back 100 years, expressed alarm.

“This bill is another blow to the rice industry, which is already reeling from two straight years of lost crops,” said Dick Ottis, President and CEO of Rice Belt Ware-house, which provides mar-keting services for rice and grain producers. “We can’t take much more.”

The irrigation water cut-off is expected to wipe out 55,000 acres of rice produc-tion, which would feed more than 3 million people for a year. Rice production in Wharton, Matagorda and Colorado counties accounts for 40 percent of statewide production.


Ragin’ Cajun Throwdown

It was great food, great music and fun times Friday and Saturday at the annual Ragin’ Cajun Throwdown in Luling. Dr. Zog, Whiskey Sin and Cher La Bas provided the music, while Chief Bill Salas made sure the Voodoo Chicken made it to the auction, but Gonzales’ Gary Schroeder had the best alligator-head koozie.

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Master Gardeners gearing up for annual Spring Plant Sale

You know it’s spring when the Gonzales Master Gardeners have their an-nual Spring Plant Sale.

This year’s event will be held March 23 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Texas He-roes’ Square in Gonzales.

“This year we will again have a great assortment of plants including annu-als, perennials, vegetables, herbs, shrubs and house-plants,” said Cindy Turner, Plant Sale Co-Chair. “We try to bring the public some varieties that are not as easy to find so we grow a lot of plants to meet that need. The Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer your questions and help you plan a water-wise garden.”

“This is our major fund-raiser each year,” said Co-Chair Fran Saliger. “The proceeds go to support our many programs in the com-munity. This year’s event will include another great silent auction of garden related items and activities for children.”

“The Gonzales Master Gardeners have again in-vited other local charities to participate and they will be offering food and refresh-ments. Proceeds from their sales will support their charitable causes.”

“Bring your used pots to our Save a Pot Recycling Station,” Saliger continued. “We put those pots to good use both in our own work or we pass them on to oth-ers who can use them.”

Proceeds from last year’s sale supported the Egg-leston Children’s Garden and the renovation of the Fair Street Building, where the Master Gardeners and the Gonzales Office of Texas A&M AgriLife Ex-tension are already offering children’s events and public education programs.

With the Fair Street Building ready, the Master Gardeners are planning for new activities to sup-port the Gonzales Elemen-tary School. The Fair Street Corn Patch will be back this spring by popular demand and the Master Gardeners

are planning a cotton patch for the school.

“Not many people know that the Fair Street Building is sitting on the site of an old textile mill,” said Master Gardener David DeMent. “We will be growing a va-riety of cottons—in several different colors—some-thing we know the children will enjoy.”

“And we plan to fund Junior Master Gardener teacher’s guides again this year for teachers in area schools. These books offer teachers a great source of fun, science based activities they can use in their class-rooms.”

The Master Gardeners are also planning a gourd project for the elementary school.

The Gonzales Master Gardeners is an all-volun-teer 501(c )(3) corporation dedicated to serving the community through hor-ticultural, scientific and conservation education un-der the direction of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension.

The Gonzales Master Gardeners will hold their annual Spring Plant Sale on March 23 at Texas Heroes’ Square in downtown Gonzales. All of the proceeds go to help fund the group’s numerous community programs. (Courtesy photos)

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LULING — The 22nd annual Oil City Car Show and Roughneck Chili and Bar-becue Cookoff is scheduled Saturday, April 6 in downtown Luling, sponsored by the Central Texas Oil Patch Museum.

Car show judging begins on Davis St. at 11 a.m. Entry fee is $25 prior to the show of $30 on the day of the show. Catego-ries include Original/Restored, Specialty Classes, Modified /Street Rod, Open Hot Rod Class, and Trucks, with several sub-categories in each.

Cars are asked to be in place by 9 a.m. Awards ceremonies are set for 4:30 p.m.

For information on the car show, contact the Luling Economic Development Corp. at 830-875-3214 or Ronnie Kidd at 512-738-2263.

Cookoff Categories include: Beef Bris-ket, Pork Spare Ribs, Chicken, Jackpot Beans, and Chili.

There will also be a Friday Night Jackpot which is any dish besides those listed above cooked on the pit on site.

BBQ Categories are sanctioned by the IBCA (International Barbecue Cookers Assn.) and Chili is sanctioned by the Tol-bert Organization.

The Cookoff is held in downtown Luling on Davis Street. Limited space is available on a first come, first served basis. electricity

Entry Fees include: Brisket - $50; Ribs - $50; Chicken - $50 or All Three for $125; Jackpot Beans - $20; Chili - $23; Friday Night Jackpot - $50; and All categories - $200.

For information on the cookoff contact Karen McCrary at 830-875-2116 (email [email protected]) or Trey Bailey at 830-875-3214 ext. 4 (email: [email protected]).

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LULING – The Relay For Life team at Warm Springs Specialty Hospital in Luling is having an opportunity drawing for a tandem hang gliding session at Carter Memorial Airport in Luling with Thermalriders, LLC.

This is a $350 value and includes one hang glid-ing session for one person where a Dragonfly plane

tows student and instructor up to 2,500 feet and then releases them to soar for about 20 minutes amid the clouds, also includes video of your experience. Must be 18 years or older and weigh no more than 215 pounds.

Tickets for this drawing will be $5 a ticket or $20 for five tickets. You may

purchase tickets from any team member or at Warm Springs Specialty Hospital in Luling or at the Relay For Life event in Gonzales at J.B. Wells Park on April 5.

Drawing will be held at midnight on April 6, prior to closing ceremonies.

For more information, contact Joyce Gibson at 830-875-8403.

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‘On Golden Pond’ set at Gaslight TheatreCast members Bill Matthys (Norman Thayer), Mary K. Rabe (Ethel Thayer) and Josh Kaspar (Chel-sea Thayer rehearse a scene from “On Golden Pond”, the 2013 Shiner Gaslight Theatre spring pro-duction. The rest of the cast includes: Marshall Fowler (Billy Ray), Wes Neskora (Bill Ray), Bobby Kneifel (Charlie, the mailman) and Carmen Appelt (Operator). Maureen Bucek is the director and Kim Black is responsible for set decorations. Bob and Lois Weiss, technical and set designers, have creatively transformed the historic Opera House stage into a lakeside cabin set. The Friday/Saturday evening and Sunday matinee performances are set for April 5-7, 12-14, and 19-21. The Wednesday evening performance is April 10. Regular ticket sales begin Monday, March 18 and all tickets include a meal and the play. Reservations are required and please, no children under four. For more information, call 361-594-2079 between 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. weekdays or visit www.shinergaslight.org. (Courtesy photo)

GHS rehearsalsGonzales High School is in final rehearsals of their one act play, “Look Homeward, Angel.” They are preparing to go to the UIL District OAP contest on March 26 in Yoakum. They will have public performances at the Gonzales Junior High Auditorium on April 7 at 2 p.m. and a dinner theatre on April 13 at 6 p.m. with dinner to follow at the First Lutheran Fellowship Hall. The dinner is catered by Guerra’s Grill and will feature fajitas. Tick-ets are only $17 and can be purchased in advance for the din-ner theatre from any one act play company member or from the high school office. Tickets for the show only are $6 for adults and $3 for students and senior citizens, and can be pur-chased the day of the show at the box office. Pictured above are (left) Sydney Floyd as Eliza Gant and Adrian Buesing as Eugene Gant. (Courtesy photo)

SHINER — The Shiner One Act Play Dinner Theater and Silent Auction will perform “The Giver” at the Methodist Ac-tivity Center on April 7. There will be two performances— a 1 p.m. meal/2 p.m. per-formance; and a 6 p.m. meal/7 p.m. show.

The silent auction will open up at 12:30.“The Giver” is based on the Newbery

Award-winning book by Lois Lowry. Jo-nas’ world is perfect. Everything is under control and safe. There is no war or fear or pain. There are also no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the commu-nity.

But when Jonas turns 12, he is chosen for special training from The Giver to receive and keep the memories of the community. The Giver is the only person who holds the memories of real

pain and real joy. Now Jonas will learn the truth about life and the hypocrisy of his utopian world. Through this aston-ishing and moving adaptation, discover what it means to grow up, to grow wise, and to take control of your own destiny.

Tickets are $9 per person and this in-cludes the play and the meal. Ticket ar-rangements can be made by calling Mi-chelle Winkenwerder at 361-594-3131 ext 460 or at [email protected]; Linda Truman at 361-594-3131 ext 310 or [email protected].

The annual silent auction will also be held during this event. If you would like to donate an item for the auction, please

contact Michelle Winkenwerder. Any donation would be greatly appreciated.

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Spring break is this week and it will bring families out to collect information for the Texas history stu-dents. Bus tours will start coming through soon to see the wildflowers, they are starting to put a show check the red bud tees and I have seen wisterias trying to bloom.

Gonzales Pioneer Vil-lage presents the Bridal Fair, Prom & Spring Fash-ion Show to be held March 16, at Victoria College from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The fash-ion show is at 2:30 p.m. so come and check out the 2013 Bride and Prom Spring Fashion.

With spring officially starting on March 20, it is time to start thinking about planting. Green Acres Nursery invites you to there Spring Spectacular on

March 16 from 9a.m. to 4 p.m. They will have plants, and more plants, fruit trees and check out the new fi-berglass pool display. Yes they have purple martin houses and door prizes. Green Acres Nursery has been doing business in Gonzales for 25 year.

Gonzales VFW Auxiliary Post 4817 Annual Cook-Off March 16, they will be cooking Chili-Jackpot Beans-BBQ Chicken and

Brisket. Check in time is 7 a.m. deadline is Friday March 15. For more infor-mation Call Dorothy Gast 254-931-5712 or Michelle McKinney 830-263-0973

This past week senior history major students from Texas Lutheran Uni-versity, visited the Memo-rial Museum and Pioneer Village. They were learning first hand about Texas his-tory and how they lived.

The Chamber presented the March “Business of the Month to HEB” Criteria to qualify is: 1. A chamber member for at least one (1) year. 2. Active in communi-ty, youth, civic, professional and/or chamber activities in an outstanding manner. 3. A respected business through good customer relations and a clean and beautiful work environ-ment. You can nominate a business by providing the chamber with information on the business you nomi-nate.

The Come & Take IT committee meeting will be Thursday at 5:30 in the chamber office.

The Community com-mittee will meet on Wednesday at noon in the chamber board room.

March 16 and 17 will find the South Texas Tour Team Roping at the J.B. Wells Park.

AUSTIN — Speaking at a press conference at the Texas Capitol on Tuesday, March 12, Railroad Commissioner David Porter unveiled the Eagle Ford Task Force Re-port, a study compiled by his 24-member task force that examines a variety of issues pertinent to oil and gas de-velopment in the Eagle Ford Shale.

Workforce challenges, in-frastructure needs, water, in-dustry regulation, flaring and royalty owner issues are just some of the topics covered within the report, with input provided from a variety of stakeholders on how best to deal with increasing activity in the region.

“The shale revolution is sweeping the country and revolutionizing energy and the economy, with Texas and the Eagle Ford Shale leading the way,” said Commissioner Porter. “Shale oil and gas production has been a com-plete game changer; I believe the best way to responsibly develop these resources and achieve sustainability is to continue on the path of stake-holder engagement.”

“I encourage all of you to use this report as a source of information as you move forward working on critical issues,” added Commissioner Porter. “I believe the report can also be used as a guide for highlighting and evaluating issues for future shale plays, for example in the upcoming Cline Shale formation in West Texas.”

“TIPRO commends the leadership and work of Commissioner Porter and members of the Eagle Ford Task Force,” said Ed Longan-

ecker, president of the Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO).

“The positive economic impact of the oil and gas sec-tor in Texas is unprecedented. We must continue collabora-tive efforts to identify and ad-vance solutions that support this momentum, while ad-dressing the challenges and opportunities that exist now and in the future.”

To view the Eagle Ford Task Force Report, visit www.rrc.state.tx.us/com-missioners/porter/reports/Eagle_Ford_Task_Force_Re-port-0313.pdf.

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Gov. Rick Perry’s very public, but mostly humorous, skirmish with California Gov. Jerry Brown started with the Texan’s overtures to California entrepreneurs sick of living in a sunshine state where it is apparently “next to impossible” to build a business.

While it’s tempting to assume that Californians relocating to Texas are moving to the state’s big metropolises and bringing their liberal, “California” attitudes (I’m

sure many of you think that I’m be-ing redundant), data collected in the University of Texas/Texas Tri-bune polls tell a different story.

With its economic troubles, California has been losing people in droves. The plurality of those migrants have moved to Texas, as many as 70,000 in 2011 and 60,000 in 2012. Given this influx of new residents, we are fortu-nate to have at times asked our respondents whether they have moved to Texas from California, and though the actual number of these people is but a small sub-

sample of our surveys, we have enough respondents to make two broad conclusions.

First, these newcomers, on av-erage, tend to be conservative. Pooling data from the May 2012 and February 2013 UT/Tribune surveys, we found that 57 percent of these California transplants consider themselves to be con-servative, while only 27 percent consider themselves to be liberal (a fair guess as to the margin of error is somewhere around +/- 7 percentage points).

Second, these new Texans aren’t

rushing to find homes in the state’s urban centers: 55 percent are heading to the suburbs, the rest evenly dividing themselves be-tween rural and urban locations.

So while some may want to perceive the wave of Califor-nians coming to Texas as part of the broader demographic trends that might eventually turn Texas purple, and then blue, the data collected to date suggest that Perry’s pitch appears to be hit-ting a chord with Californians who wear cowboy boots instead of Birkenstocks.

Chamber honors Gonzales H-E-BMembers of the Gonzales Chamber of Commerce board of directors stopped by the Gonzales H-E-B Store 641 to present store directors Dave Epley and Bill Tate with the Chamber’s Business of the Month award for March. (Photo by Dave Mundy)

By JOSHUA BLANK

The Texas Tribune

FORT WORTH — Wa-ter is an essential compo-nent for oil and natural gas production during both the drilling and hydraulic fracturing processes.

Most of the water used comes from surface water sources such as area lakes, ponds, rivers and munici-

pal supplies. Historically, the water used in drilling and hydraulic fracturing has been a one-time use. With recent droughts, oil and natural gas operators have been seeking alterna-tive sources of water to be used in aiding their pro-duction to minimize their ecological impacts.

In order to frac a well, operators use 500,000 to 1,000,000 gallons of water for each stage, and a well may need up to 20 stages. With local regulations be-ing reinforced and public concerns, water is now thought as the most critical resource operators utilize when producing oil and gas in all regions.

Until recently, produced water, which includes wa-ter produced during the initial flowback process, was an undesirable and costly byproduct of oil and gas production. It is also one of the “continually produced” substances dur-ing the oil and gas produc-tion that poses environ-mental risks.

With Bosque System’s technology, operators can now re-use the produced and flowback water for hydraulic fracturing op-eration, thus reducing the amount of fresh water and in some cases, water trucked to the producing zone.

Water recycling is an im-portant topic because of the increase in oil and gas pro-duction in North America coupled with fresh water

shortages. Bosque Sys-tems has contracts with major operators across oil and gas plays to treat their water for re-use in the hy-draulic fracturing process.

Bosque Systems has pat-ents or patents pending on several technologies.

One technology em-ployed by Bosque Sys-tems, according to Robert Mitchell, is a mobile water recycling unit, which pre-cipitates solids in the wa-ter and extracts them. He

said Bosque has mobile units dedicated to different regions of the country, in-cluding the Permian Basin, the Mid-Continent, the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas, and the Bakken Shale in North Dakota.

Headquartered in Fort Worth, Bosque Systems, LLC has seen this chal-lenge for many years and developed technologies to reduce the impact of op-erators on water resources.

The company is involved

in working with operators to provide customized wa-ter management solutions.

Bosque Systems is a solutions-based company that specializes in design-ing complex turnkey so-lutions to solve operators’ water management needs from inception to comple-tion, with expert project management teams able to design, engineer, and provide support for oil and gas operators’ water chal-lenges.

Compiled by R.T. DUKES

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Gonzales County RecordsGonzales County Courthouse

DeedsJanuary 1-31Wilson, Eugene and Wilson,

Linda Mae to Wilson Sr, Eugene and Wilson Revocable Living Trust, Linda Mae, w/d, Undiv. Int. in 6.00 Acres, Robert Kelley Svy, A-307.

Walshak, Dorothy P. to Coo-per, Nicole and Styre, Edward, w/d, Pt. Lts. 2 & 5, Blk. 43, Orig. Inner Town Gonzales.

Spohler Jr, Alfred and Spohler, Billie Jean to Schmidt III, Henry C., w/d, 2.732 Acres (Pt. Lt 8, RG 6) East of Water St, Orig. Outer Town Gonzales.

Ray, Chris Roy to EOG Re-sources, Inc., o/l, 4.580 Acres, Isaac Baker A-130 & F Happel A-284 Svys.

Carter, Bettie to EOG Resourc-es, Inc., o/l, 1.52 Acres, A W Hill Svy, A-247.

Phillips, Pauline C. to EOG Re-sources, Inc., o/l, 1.52 Acres, A W Hill Svy, A-247.

Colfry, Travis to EOG Resourc-es, Inc., o/l, 1.52 Acres, A W Hill Svy, A-247.

Davis, Jeffery E. to EOG Re-sources, Inc., o/l, 11.70 Acres, Byrd Lockhart Svy, A-37.

Smith, Anthony M. (Life Es-tate) and Smith, Pamela (Estate) to EOG Resources, Inc., o/l, 80.00 Acres, Byrd Lockhart Svy, A-36.

February 1-28Spradlin, William L. and Spra-

dlin Family Properties, Ltd., to Spradlin Family Ranch, LLC, w/d, 385.972 AC J Coe A-146 J R Hubert A-268.

Cappleman, Eddie J. to Da-vis, Travis Allen and Davis, Jane Aedras, w/d, 0.256 Ac. Pt. Lt. 6 Lakeside Subdiv.

Hicks, Helen G. and Hicks, Percy to Garcia, James V., w/d, 3.074 Ac. P James A-32.

Rohde, Cheryl to Rohde, Larry, w/d, 8.77 Ac. Lt. 13 The Settle-ment At Patriot Ranch Unit One.

Rafter FC Development Inc. to Rafter FC Homes Inc., w/d, Lt. 22 Blk 1 Lou’s Garden Subdiv, Gon-zales.

Walker, Fred to Walker, Fred-die M., w/d, 1.834 Ac. No Survey Named.

Worthington, Jerry L. (Dec’d) and Reid, Wanda (Extrx) to Stew-art, Michael, Childress, J. Frank and Childress, W.A. Residuary Trust, w/d, 15.08 Ac. R. Sellers Sr.

A-414.Zuniga, Emilia to Vega, Cyn-

thia, w/d, Lt. 4 & 5 Peggy Adair Addn, City of Gonzales.

Sager, John Clay and Sager, Donna Elaine to Lord-Sager Ranch, Ltd., w/d, 382.18 Ac & Und. Int. 50.38 Ac. + Easements R.A. Lott A-324, A. W. Hill A-247 * M. Coggswell A-109 (DeWitt) A-144 (Gonzales.)

Lipp, Kathleen to EOG Re-sources Inc., o/l, 11.7 Ac. B Lock-hart A-37.

Epp, Henry J. Revocable Liv-ing Trust, Mitchell, William R. (Trustee) and Kane, Cindy (Trustee) to EOG Resources Inc., o/l, 0.259 Ac. A Walker A-491.

Burt, Richard S. to EOG Re-sources, o/l, 1.52 Ac A.W. Hill A-247.

Marriage LicenseAldaco, Johnathon Lee and

Reyes, Roxie Marie.Acosta, Lizandro and Muniz,

Irma Yolanda.Rizo, Juan P. and Morales, Luz

Elena.Almaguer, Rene and Villareal,

Rosiland Michell.Espino, Jesus M. and Saldivar,

Mirna M.Assumed NamesTurner, Cheryl – Signs for the

Times, Gonzales.Tumlinson, Rufus Lee – Tum-

linson Construction, Harwood.Blackwell, William C. – Dia-

mond C Delivery Services, Waelder.

Orona, Deanna – Crossvine Market, Waelder.

Cannon News Services

Recent well location reports from the Texas Railroad Commission

Caldwell County

API No.: 055-34998Classification: Fld. Dev.

and HorizontalOperator: Dolberry En-

ergy Resources Corpora-tion

Lease Name: Homann Unit

Well No.: 1Field Name: WildcatTotal Depth: 3,000 feetDirection and Miles: 2.5

miles NE of LockhartSurvey Name: D. Ben-

ton, A-40Acres: 96


and HorizontalOperator: North South

Oil, LLCLease Name: C.R. Ranch

UnitWell No.: 8HField Name: Luling-

BranyonTotal Depth: 3,200 feetDirection and Miles: 5.9

miles SE of LockhartSurvey Name: S. Shupe,

A-25Acres: 493.27



Oil, LLCLease Name: EllisonWell No.: 2HField Name: Luling-


miles SE of LockhartSurvey Name: J.R. Mill-

er, A-195Acres: 425



Oil, LLCLease Name: EllisonWell No.: 3HField Name: Luling-


miles SE of LockhartSurvey Name: J.R. Mill-

er, A-195Acres: 425

DeWitt County

API No.: 42-123-33064Classification: Fld. Dev.

and HorizontalOperator: Sabine Oil

and Gas LLCLease Name: Gerdes

UnitWell No.: 1HField Name: DeWitt

(Eagle Ford Shale)

Total Depth: 13,500 feetDirection and Miles: 1.1

miles NW. of Pearl CitySurvey Name: SA and

MG RR Co, A-450Acres: 665.17


and HorizontalOperator: Petrohawk

Operating CompanyLease Name: Natho BWell No.: 7HField Name: Eagleville

(Eagle Ford-2)Total Depth: 14,000 feetDirection and Miles:

3.91 miles SE. of WesthoffSurvey Name: P. Golden,

A-204Acres: 654.91



Operating CompanyLease Name: Natho BWell No.: 8HField Name: Eagleville


3.91 miles SE. of WesthoffSurvey Name: P. Golden,

A-204Acres: 654.91



Operating CompanyLease Name: D. Warze-

cha AWell No.: 5HField Name: Eagleville


5.38 miles SE. of WesthoffSurvey Name: W. Simp-

son, A-431Acres: 586.83

Fayette County


and HorizontalOperator: MCA Petro-

leum CorporationLease Name: Herbert, Et

AlWell No.: 5Field Name: Elm Grove

(Arnim A)Total Depth: 2,000 feetDirection and Miles: 5

miles NW of FlatoniaSurvey Name: A. Zum-

walt Jr., A-118Acres: 220.09


and HorizontalOperator: Argent Ener-

gy (US) Holdings, Inc.Lease Name: Holly UnitWell No.: 1HField Name: Giddings

(Austin Chalk 3)Total Depth: 10,000 feetDirection and Miles: 17

miles SW of La GrangeSurvey Name: J.G.W.

Pierson, A-84Acres: 828.09

Gonzales County


and HorizontalOperator: EOG Re-

sources Inc.Lease Name: Billings

UnitWell No.: 2HField Name: Eagleville

(Eagle Ford-1)Total Depth: 12,800 feetDirection and Miles: 7.6

miles SE. of SmileySurvey Name: J. Hum-

phrey, A-266Acres: 471.37



sources Inc.Lease Name: Sydney


(Eagle Ford-1)Total Depth: 11,250 feetDirection and Miles: 5.5

miles SE. of SmileySurvey Name: G. Gwin,

A-223Acres: 520.32



sources Inc.Lease Name: GardienWell No.: 5HField Name: Eagleville

(Eagle Ford-1)Total Depth: 13,100 feetDirection and Miles: 1

mile SE. of SampleSurvey Name: P. Pate,

A-374Acres: 953.62


and HorizontalOperator: Hunt Oil

CompanyLease Name: O. Borch-

ers EWell No.: 1HField Name: Eagleville

(Eagle Ford-1)Total Depth: 18,000 feetDirection and Miles: 9

miles E. of GonzalesSurvey Name: A. Den-

ton, A-12Acres: 440



sources Inc.Lease Name: Lord D



13.2 miles E. of SmileySurvey Name: M. Cog-

swell, A-144Acres: 303.99

API No.: 42-177-32900Classification: Fld. Dev.Operator: Osborn Heirs

CompanyLease Name: R. Collum

Jr.Well No.: 1Field Name: Peach

CreekTotal Depth: 8,900 feetDirection and Miles: 7.2

miles S. of WaelderSurvey Name: A.B. Wil-

liams, A-79Acres: 160

Recent oil and gas completions according to reports from the Texas Railroad Commission

DeWitt County


and HorizontalOperator: Geosouthern

Energy Corp.Lease Name: Big Oak AWell No.: 1HField Name: DeWitt

(Eagle Ford Shale)Survey Name: S.P. Mid-

dleton, A-36Direction and Miles:

2.13 miles SE. of Hoch-heim

Oil: 739MCF: 1,690Choke Size: 12/64 of an

inchTubing Pressure: 5,565Shut In Well Pressure:

5,915Total Depth: 17,155 feetPlug Back Depth: 17,094

feetPerforations: 12,961-

17,089 feet



Energy Corp.Lease Name: Musick AWell No.: 1HField Name: Eagleville

(Eagle Ford-2)Survey Name: A.B. Bar-

rier, A-642Direction and Miles:

7.23 miles NW. of Nord-heim

Oil: 840MCF: 2,183Choke Size: 11/64 of an

inchFlowing: YesTubing Pressure: 7,815Total Depth: 17,846 feetPlug Back Depth: 17,710


17,709 feet

Gonzales County

API No.: 42-177-32409Classification: Fld. Dev.Operator: Osborn Heirs

CompanyLease Name: HurtWell No.: 1Field Name: Peach

Creek (Austin Chalk)Survey Name: A.B. Wil-

liams, A-79Direction and Miles: 8.1

miles SE. of WaelderOil: 219MCF: 644Choke Size: 14/64 of an

inchFlowing: YesTubing Pressure: 900Total Depth: 8,877 feetPlug Back Depth: 8,847


8,818 feet



sources Inc.Lease Name: Mitchell


(Eagle Ford-1)Survey Name: J. Billings,

A-128Direction and Miles:

12.9 miles SE. of CostOil: 3,151Choke Size: 32/64 of an



16,716 feet



sources Inc.Lease Name: Mitchell


(Eagle Ford-1)Survey Name: R.H.

Wynn, A-474Direction and Miles:

12.9 miles SE. of CostOil: 2,813MCF: 2,995Choke Size: 32/64 of an



16,716 feet



sources Inc.Lease Name: Lepori UnitWell No.: 1HField Name: Eagleville

(Eagle Ford-1)Survey Name: D. Davis,

A-11Direction and Miles: 14

miles SE. of CostOil: 3,488

MCF: 4,248Choke Size: 34/64 of an



15,201 feet



sources Inc.Lease Name: Lepori UnitWell No.: 2HField Name: Eagleville

(Eagle Ford-1)Survey Name: D. Davis,

A-11Direction and Miles: 14

miles SE. of CostOil: 3,901MCF: 4,672Choke Size: 34/64 of an



15,376 feet

Lavaca County



Energy Corp.Lease Name: Renee UnitWell No.: 1HField Name: Eagleville

(Eagle Ford-2)Survey Name: T. Toby,

A-474Direction and Miles:

3.78 miles SW. of ShinerOil: 552MCF: 1,126Choke Size: 11/64 of an



18,034 feet


and HorizontalOperator: Penn Virginia

Oil and Gas LPLease Name: Targac UnitWell No.: 1HField Name: Eagleville

(Eagle Ford-2)Survey Name: W. Taylor,

A-55Direction and Miles: 2.1

miles SE. of MoultonOil: 738MCF: 772Choke Size: 14/64 of an

inchFlowing: YesTubing Pressure: 2,220Total Depth: 17,810 feetPerforations: 13,452-

17,752 feet

LOST: Yellow gold ring. 1 ctr. diamond. Small baguettes. Reward offered. Call Joyce Schellenberg, 540-4318 or 857-1574.--------------------------

LOST: Black cushion on 97 or 304. Call 830-857-3023.

FREE GED classes, day (M T W and Th, 8 30 to noon) and

night (M and W 6 30 to 9), Gonzales Learning Center, 1135 St. Paul, 672-8291. --------------------------Job Corps is cur-rently enrolling stu-

dents aged 16-24 in over 20 vocational trades at no-cost! Will help students get drivers license GED or High School diploma and col-lege training if

qualified. For more info call 512-665-7327.

First Baptist Church needs loving child care workers. Con-tact church office for more informa-tion. 672-9595. (04/04/13)--------------------------SURFACE WATER

OPERATORThe Guadalupe-Blanco River Au-thority has an immediate open-ing at the Water Treatment Plant in Luling, Texas. Du-ties include plant maintenance and coordinating raw and treated water delivery. Rotating shift work required. Drug screen, physi-cal and criminal background check required.Must have TCEQ “C” Surface Water license. Salary DOQ. Excellent benefits package. Down-load applications from www.gbra.org. E-mail to [email protected] or fax to

830.379.9923. For more information, go to www.gbra.org for details. EOE.--------------------------Full-time Laborer needed. Must be able to lift 50 lbs consistently. Valid Texas Drivers Li-cense. Apply in per-son at Radicke Re-sale, 1316 St.Louis, Gonzales.--------------------------

Oil Field Help Wanted

Stallion Construc-tion is looking for Fork Lift Operator, Crew Pusher and Roustabouts. Call 830-583-6925 for applications or fax resume to 361-771-4611.--------------------------Full-time and Part-time positions avail-able for Certified Medication Aides. Excellent benefits included. Please ap-ply at The Heights of Gonzales, 701 N. Sarah DeWitt, Gonzales, Texas. For more information please call 830-672-4530.--------------------------

Full-time and Part-time positions available for Certi-fied Nurses Aides. Excellent benefits included. Please ap-ply at The Heights of Gonzales, 701 N. Sarah DeWitt, Gonzales, Texas. For more information please call 830-672-4530.--------------------------Full-time and Part-time positions avail-able for Licensed Vocation Nurses. Excellent benefits included. Please ap-ply at The Heights of Gonzales, 701 N. Sarah DeWitt, Gonzales, Texas. For more information please call 830-672-4530.--------------------------

CDL DRIVERS WANTED

J.M. Oilfield Service, a family oriented company is seek-ing professional & reliable Class A CDL employees. Re-quirements: 2 years experience tanker and must be will-ing to get HazMat endorsement ASAP.

Call 830-672-8000.--------------------------AVON Representa-tives Wanted! Great earning opportu-nities! Buy or Sell! Call 830-672-2271, Independent Sales Rep.

Yard Sale: Saturday, March 16, 8-11. 612 Guerra Lane. A little bit of everything.--------------------------Huge Annual Rum-mage Sale. Spon-sored by Shiner Catholic Daughters. Shiner K.C. Park Din-ing Hall. Fri., March 15, 5-7 PM and Sat., March 16, 8-10:00 AM. Hundreds of Bargains! Special 25 cents section!--------------------------Huge Plant Sale. Country sheik items. Shiner City Wide Garage Sale., Saturday, March 16, 8am. corner of 15th & Hwy. 90A, Shiner, Tx. For more infor-mation, call 979-966-3263 or 361-594-4258.

7 bags of shred-ded paper & vari-ous boxes. Great for packing. Call 830-519-4176 (Gonza-les).--------------------------Poulan Weedeater, $50; Poulan Leaf Blower, $50. Excel-lent condition. 361-208-3565.--------------------------For Sale: Pogo Stix, orange, 10-yrs & up, $10.00. UT Col-or Western Jacket, pants, culottes, cute, Size 8, $15.00. Go UT Longhorns. 830-263-4608--------------------------For Sale: Mattress Set, floor lamps, freezer. Come by Care Free Inn, Gon-zales, 1804 E. Sarah DeWitt Dr.--------------------------5.0 Chest type freezer, 2 TV’s, 1 - 19”, 1 - 25”, 3 infant car seats. Excellent Condition. Call 830-203-8633.--------------------------Kohler 15” water saver toilet, used 2 months. Paid $200, asking $100 cash. Call Barbara, 830-672-1106.--------------------------For Sale: BGR 14 Series Bottom Mounted Swing Glass Door Refriger-ator by Master Built. Contact Carolyn at Gonzales Poultry. 672-7954.--------------------------Party dresses for sale: 4 short, 2 long. Purple, yellow, gold, blue green. Also jackets, men’s jack-ets, overcoat, etc. Call 672-8034.

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ORDINANCE NO. 2013-02

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GONZALES, TEXAS GRANTING A TRANS-MISSION AND DISTRIBUTION ELECTRIC UTILITY FRANCHISE TO THE GUA-DALUPE VALLEY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. FOR A TWELVE YEAR TERM COMMENCING ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE; CONTAINING VARIOUS TERMS AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THE GRANT OF SUCH FRAN-CHISE; ESTABLISHING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.


AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GONZALES, TEXAS CALLING A CITY ELECTION FOR MAY 11, 2013 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING TWO (2) COUNCILMEMBERS; DESIGNATING THE POLLING PLACE THEREOF; PRO-VIDING FOR EARLY VOTING; PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE ELECTION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.


AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GONZALES, TEXAS AMENDING CHAPTER 14 SECTIONS 14.202 AND 14.310 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES PROVID-ING FOR AND REGULATING CREW RENTAL HOUSING; ESTABLISHING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.


AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GONZALES, TEXAS, ADOPTING AND AP-PROVING A BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING APRIL 1, 2013 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2013; ESTABLISHING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

ORDINANCE N0. 2013-06

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GONZALES, TEXAS, ALTERING THE PRI-MA FACIE SPEED LIMITS ESTABLISHED FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE PRO-VISIONS OF SECTION 545.356 OF THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE, UPON THE BASIS OF AN ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION, UPON CERTAIN STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, OR PARTS THEREOF, WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF GONZALES, AS SET OUT IN THIS ORDINANCE; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED $200 FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; ESTABLISHING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

EFFECTIVE NOW ALL SERVICE ADS WILL START BEING CHARGED FOR. FOR 25 WORDS OR LESS IT WILL BE $5.00

A WEEK; ANYTHING OVER 25 WORDS IT WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL .25 CENTS PER WORD.

For Thursday due Tuesday at 5:00 p.m.

NOTICES

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICECITY OF GONZALES

ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS

The Zoning Board of Adjustments of the City of Gonzales, by this in-strument, notifies the public of a PUBLIC HEARING on the following project that has been presented to the Board for their consideration:

The below listed property is currently in a Residential District(R-1) and is requesting a Specific Use Permit to use the property for weekly rental and occasional events such as weddings, corporate retreats, and so-cials.

ADDRESS: 1521 St. LouisPROPERTY OWNER: Chris KappmeyerPHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Lot E, 1 Titcomb Part 2PARCEL: 13957

The Zoning Board of Adjustments will hold a Public Hearing April, 2013 at the Gonzales City Hall, 820 St. Joseph St. at 5:30 p.m., to allow for public comment on this project. The Zoning board of Adjustments will then make a decision regarding the Specific Use Permit.

The Zoning Board of Adjustments encourages citizens to participate in the public comment and public hearing stages of all Zoning Board of Adjustment projects. Citizens unable to attend meetings may submit their views to Kristina Vega, City Secretary for the City of Gonzales, by mailing them to P.O. Drawer 547, Gonzales, TX 78629. For additional information, contact the City Secretary office at (830)-672-2815.

Invitation to Bid

Gonzales County will receive sealed bids beginning March 11, 2013 until 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 for Gonzales County’s Bank Depository Contract. This contract is for a four (4) year deposi-tory contract as established in Chapter 116 and 117 of the Local Government Code. Sealed bids will be received at the County Judge’s office, Courthouse, 414 St. Joseph Street, Suite 200, Gonzales, Texas 78629, by 10:00 A.M. April 10, 2013.

Specifications will be available from the office of the County Judge. Questions may be directed to Sh-eryl Barborak, County Treasurer, 414 St. Joseph Street, Suite 201, Gonzales, Texas, (830) 672-2621 or Becky Weston, County Auditor, 414 St. Joseph Street, Suite 203, Gonzales, Texas, (830) 672-6397.

Gonzales County reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

It is time once again for the City of Gonzales to receive proposals to designate the official newspaper of record for the fiscal year 2013 commencing on April 1, 2013. The proposal should include prices for legal classified ads (employment ads), classified bid/public notices and subscription costs. Proposals are to be received by 5:00 p.m. on March 25, 2013 in the City Secretary’s office. The proposals will be opened on March 26, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. The City Council reserves the right to accept or reject any proposal for any reason. Please fill out the enclosed bid breakdown sheet and return it with any additional propos-al information.

The City of Gonzales is accepting applications for inter-ested citizens to serve on the multiple City Boards includ-ing Planning and Zoning, Zoning Board of Adjustments, Gonzales Economic Development Corporation, Tourism Board, and the Golf Advisory Board, for a two year terms. All interested parties will need to complete an application and return to the office of the City Secretary by March 27, 2013. If you have any questions concerning the duties and functions of any of the advisory boards please con-tact the City Secretary at 830-672-2815 or [email protected].

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For sale: Singer Sewing Machine with pedal, table w/6 chairs, almost new, hand cro-cheted table cloth, large, white, an-tique 3 pc. Loveseat and other yarn cro-cheted items. Call 672-8034.--------------------------Ranch Hand grill guard for 2000-2006 Ford Pickup, 1/2 ton or 3/4 ton. Good condition. $250. Call 830-540-4277.--------------------------DynaVoxV series 5. Communication de-vice - has keyboard, m o u s e , c h a r g e r, case. Works great. new $8,000. Can go on internet, read ebooks, play music, download pictures & programs. Ask-ing $1,000. Good for autistic children or speech impaired children or adults. kathy, 830-857-6646.--------------------------Golf Clubs. 2 sets w/bag. $50 each. Great for aspiring Tigers. Call 437-2046.--------------------------Horse blanket great condition paid $70 asking $45 obo, treadmill, good condition, works, asking $125 obo. Call or text, (830) 857-6487.--------------------------For Sale: Concrete parking curbs 6’ long 6” tall plain or painted, 16’ + 20’ long concrete cattle guard bases, cattle feed troughs. Call Vic for pricing, 672-6383 or 857-3827.--------------------------MP3 Player. SanD-isk 8GB. Brand new. 437-2046.--------------------------For Sale: Brush Guard for 2004 1/2 ton Chev. Pickup $50 and 36” Whirl-pool used Gas Range, $50. 361-594-2507.--------------------------21” RCA TV, great for kids room or 2nd TV. $75. Call 437-2046.--------------------------

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

Hohner acous-tic guitar w/case. Good for student, $75. Keyboard, Ca-siotone, TT 360, $125. 437-2046.--------------------------Unicorn Collection for Sale. Call Fran-ces between 9pm-10am, 830-857-6476.--------------------------Wicker Screen Room divider, red poppy design. $45. Lg. rattlesnake skin, mounted on panel, $150. Camp-ing travel pot, $20, Antique Bathtub, $550. 512-917-4078.--------------------------Troybilt Trimmer with attachments (edger, tiller). 4 cycle, uses straight gasoline. $250. 361-741-2604.--------------------------For Sale: ORGANIC EGGS. Free Range chickens. $2.00 dozen. Will deliver to Gonzales weekly. 830-540-3536.--------------------------Large shower chair. 19” color TV w/

stand, stand has rollers. 857-8090.--------------------------2 Lounge Chairs, 6 ft. tall headboard, bed frame, oak din-ing table, antique egg incubator, en-tertainment cen-ter, lamp stand w/drawers, booth din-ing table, planter boxes. 361-594-4307.--------------------------Large amount qual-ity items. Every-thing $85.00; worth about $300. Health problems prevent garage sale. In Lockhart. Mel, 512-376-9396.--------------------------Clavinova Yamaha Digital Piano w/bench. Under War-ranty. $2,700. Call 830-339-0111.--------------------------Used Dell Com-puter. Keyboard & Monitor. $250 cash. Call 512-917-4078.--------------------------FOR SALE Used cy-clone fencing and post. 1990 Dodge pick up with lift gate. Can be seen at GHA 410 Village Dr. Gonzales, Texas. For information call Jeanette Conques-tat 830-672-3419.--------------------------Upright piano for sale. Great for kids starting piano les-sons. All keys works. Needs to be tuned. $100. Call 830-832-5965.--------------------------Unique BBQ Pit, Stagecoach. In-cludes Electric Ro-tisserie $275. Call 512-917-4078.--------------------------Gasoline operated Hedger, $125; 5 HP Tiller, $200. Both in excellent condition. 361-208-3565. --------------------------Electric Hospital bed, $150. 582-1120. --------------------------Stain Glass Window, white tail deer. $275. 512-917-4078.--------------------------For Sale: Headache Rack, Bumper Hitch, Aluminum Run-ning Boards, 5 office desks, Lift Chair, An-tique Bed, Leather Sofa Bed. 1109 FM 532 West, Shiner. 361-596-4403.--------------------------Air Framing Nailer. Contractor Series. $75.00. Call 361-741-2604.

MESQUITE BBQ WOOD FOR SALE in Gonzales County. All sizes and shapes, ready to use. (830) 672-6265.--------------------------Firewood: Pickup load is $60.00. If you haul. Delivered is $85. Call: 830-540-4430.--------------------------For Sale: Post Oak Firewood - year old - size and quantity to fit your need. De-livery available. Call for prices, 830-540-4776 or 830-857-3273.

Fertilized Coastal mix square bales. $7.50. Call 540-3923.

Want to Buy: Oliver 60 Tractor. V.A.C. Case Tractor. Run or Not. 361-293-1633.--------------------------5 Bale Hay King Trailer & Bale Flip-per Loader. Load hay without getting out of truck. Video on baleflipper.com. $13,500. 512-565-5927.

Table with 4 chairs, Loveseat, South-western design, Queen size bed w/mattress & box-springs, Girls white iron daybed, mat-tress, boxsprings, pop up unit, matching white desk, white china cabinet. All excel-lent condition. 830-203-8633.--------------------------Large china cabi-net, $200.00 . 830-672-2604.--------------------------Large Oak desk w/glass topper and large wooded desk. 830-672-3626.--------------------------New Sofa for Sale. $400. Call 830-875-9422, Luling.--------------------------Couch, dresser, buf-fet. $50 each. Call 830-263-1181.--------------------------7 pc. dinette, $95; coffee and end table, $75; Rol-laway Bed, $35; 37” TV, $15; 2 office re-ceptionist chairs, couch, table, etc. 361-596-4096. --------------------------Small round dining table with leaf, ex-tends to oval. $50. Vintage pub table with extensions, $175. Black metal futon with mattress & cover. Like new. $75. 830-540-3382.

WANTED: Older Chevy Chevelle or Nova for restoration. Call Jim, 210-393-4131. (04/11/13.)--------------------------1990 Chevrolet Cor-vette ZR1. Special Performance Coop. The LT5 engine is a 32 valve engine with a 16 fuel injections and twin double over head cams. Call: 830-540-4430.--------------------------Car and truck rims for sale. 15” and 14” rims. Can be used on trail-ers, trucks or older cars up to 1980. 437-2232.--------------------------“SIMPLY THE BEST deals on new Chev-rolets and GMCs AND over 100 used vehicles with fi-nancing to fit most credit situations. Grafe Chevrolet GMC, Hallettsville, TX 800-798-3225 or 361-798-3281 or GRAFECHEVYGMC.COM”--------------------------For Sale: 1995 Ford F-250, Ext. Cab, 4x4, V-8, Automatic Trans-mission, Heavy Duty, Good Work Truck, Good condition, 830-672-2192.--------------------------2006 Chevrolet Im-pala for sale. 4-door, V6 engine, a little over 17,000 miles. Silver. One owner. Asking $13,000. 830-672-3147.--------------------------1988 Saab 900 Turbo

Coup Convertible. Top work but rebuilt clutch. Good buy. $800. 830-857-5927.--------------------------1972 Chevy Half Ton Pickup. Rebuilt drive train except rear end. All original. 29K En-gine, 50K Transmis-sion. 3/4 rear springs. $1K. 830-857-5927.--------------------------2008 Mustang GT with Shelby package and low miles (48K), 22” chrome wheels with performance tires, 5-speed manual transmission, leather interior, Shaker 500 sound system with 6 CD/MP3 changer, and auto windows. $25,000 OBO. Call or text 830-263-1212.--------------------------For Sale: 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 - $7,500. 2nd owner pickup with low miles, cold A/C, spray-in bed liner, grill guard, towing package and more! Call Lauren at (361) 648-5049 for more info.--------------------------Tires for Sale. 4 brand new tires - 255-35-ZR20 Nitto Extreme ZR with Rims - Mar-tin Bros 20” universal rims. $500. 830-857-1340.

Save Thousands, Gi-ant Clearance Sale on all Models, New-Used-Trades. Special Financing Available. Fayette Country Homes, Schulen-burg. 979-743-6192. Open Sundays 1-6. tierraverdehomes. com. (RBI 32896).--------------------------Oil Field Specials-2 or 3 bedrooms Single-wides or 8x28 Travel Trailers. Lowest Prices in South Central Tex-as. Fayette Country Homes, Schulen-burg, 979-743-6192. Open Sundays 1-6. (RBI 32896)--------------------------Cheaper in The Country - New - Used-Trades. Featuring Clayton, Fleetwood & The Custom Built Tierra Verde Homes. Fayette Country Homes, Schulen-burg, 800-369-6888. Open Sundays, 1-6. (RBI 32896).--------------------------TRADE YOUR OLD

HOME TODAY!We pay top dol-lar for trades! No money down! Sin-glewides, Double-wides, Triplewides, Park Models, Cedar Cabins! Call now 8 3 0 - 6 2 0 - 4 5 0 0 . RBI#36649.--------------------------

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Like New! - Super Nice Shape! Only $17,900. Call now 8 3 0 - 6 2 0 - 4 5 0 0 . RBI#36649.--------------------------

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Don’t wait to buy your home! Got taxes coming back? Get started now while interest rates are 3.85%. Call now 830-620-4500. RBI#36649.--------------------------WHOLESALE USED

DOUBLEWIDE2011 - Like New - ONLY $64,900. 4/2 28x64! Call now 8 3 0 - 6 2 0 - 4 5 0 0 . RBI#36649.

FANTASTIC 4BR on 4.6 ACRES

Beautiful - land and home package. This home is super nice. Very private! comes with a barn and fenced! Call now 830-620-4500. RBI#36649.--------------------------

OIL FIELD HOUSING!

M a n u f a c t u r e d homes that sleep up to 16 men - C O M F O R TA B LY ! READY NOW! Call now 830-620-4500. RBI#36649.--------------------------3bedroom/2 bath-room singlewide available. $27,900. Call if in need of housing. 830-305-6926. RBI#36486.--------------------------OILFIELD HOUS-ING - 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom with washer and dryer, office spaces, must see to appreci-ate. 830-305-6926. RBI#36486.--------------------------Between 4-5 Acres for Sale. Double-wide. Excellent con-dition. Hwy. front-age. 3BR, all electric, all appliances. Call 830-857-1026.

Trailer House for rent. 3br & 1 1/2 bath. Smiley area. 830-857-0707.--------------------------Roadrunner Mo-bile Home Park, 3 bedroom/1 bath, furnished Mobile Homes for Rent. “MOVE IN SPE-CIAL”. $675 for the first three months, $775 the fourth month and after! $675 for deposit. More information: 361-293-3420/361-582-6593/361-798-0816, 900 Old Shin-er Rd. Yoakum, Tx. --------------------------For Sale or Lease. 3 BR Trailer House, 2 RV Spots. Leesville. 830-433-0603.--------------------------FOR RENT: 2bed, 1 bath trailer. New kitchen floor. For more information call Samantha at 830-857-5812.

Room for rent for working person. 1BR/1BA. Quiet neighborhood. Call 203-7146 after 4 p.m.

For Lease - 504 St. Michael. Well kept 2BR/2Bath cor-ner lot. Lg. fenced rear yard. $1,000/month. 512-614-8003.--------------------------HOUSE - 1 bed-room, 1 bath. AC/Heat, appliances, carpet, panelilng. W/D connections, tub & shower, porch. No pets. $600 + deposit & references. 830-672-2227.--------------------------Cabin for Rent. 1BR/1BA. Secluded, in country. $100/nightly, Mon.-Fri. or $350/weekly. Week-end rates vary. No smokers. Call 830-857-0986 or 830-857-1418.--------------------------Completely re-modeled inside

and out. 2 & 3 bed-room homes. Fully furnished. Rent by night, week or month. Fantastic n e i g h b o r h o o d . Cheaper by night than hotel room. 672-5169.--------------------------2 room river cot-tage on Lake Gon-zales. Partially fur-nished. You pay for electricity. $500/+ deposit. Bob, 830-203-9790.--------------------------3/2 house for rent in Gonzales. $1,350/mo., $1,350/sec. de-posit. Call 830-401-4123.--------------------------3BR/2BA large house. Fully fur-nished, beds, lin-ens, washer/dryer, cable T.V., stove, refrigerator. CA/CH. Great for crew. Monthly or lease available. Home in town, plenty of parking. 512-820-5461.--------------------------Charming 1/1 home on 2 wooded acs, w/lrg. deck in country, 77 North, paved road. $775/mo. No pets/smok-ers. 512-415-6483.--------------------------3/2 Large home on nice lot. $1,250/mo. Stove, refrigerator, included. Families or Oil Field Workers welcome. 713-501-3416.--------------------------For Rent: 2 B R / 2 B A / 2 C G home on 183 N.

$1,250/mo., plus deposit. Call 830-857-4458 for infor-mation.--------------------------

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Production / Poultry Processing:NOW HIRING!!

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on same shift to delivery routes. We offer a competitive wage along

with 401K, Vacation, Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance.

Apply at Kitchen Pride Mushroom

Farms, Inc., County Road 348, Gonzales, TX.

830.540.4516KPMF is an EOE

HELP WANTEDHELP WANTED

Gauger NeededLooking for a qualified person who

desires fulltime employment with an established company in Flatonia.

This position requires some knowledge of the oilfield in lease/well operations. You will be trained by an experienced supervisor during a 4 to 6 week period. The job does require some physical work and you must be

capable of following instructions.Applicants must live within 30

minutes of Flatonia and must have a clean driving record. Apply at our Flatonia office located at 2033 FM

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Kitchen Pride Mushroom Farms has immediate full-time positions available for

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Motel Suites. 2 bed-rooms, full kitchen, porch/small yard. $68 nightly, $310 weekly. Crews wel-come. Call JR, 512-292-0070, 830-857-5727.--------------------------House for Rent. 302 Lancaster, Moulton, TX. Nice spacious 1BR home w/ap-pliances & a large yard. Call for info. 832-633-3950.--------------------------Single Suite. Perfect for Supervisor for Oil Company. Full kitchen, washer/dryer, TV/Full cable, wireless internet. No smoking inside. No Pets. Fully fur-nished and all bills paid. Private Yard/Garage. Weekly, $280; Deposit $300. Call 512-292-0070--------------------------Home For Rent. Country Home. completely remod-eled. 2BR/1BA, CA, hardwood floors, roof for AG Proj-ect. Navarro ISD between Seguin & New Braunfels. $1,000 month, $1,000 deposit. 830-660-7351 or 830-822-5348.--------------------------

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MOTEL ROOMS AVAILABLE

NIGHTLY RATESSingle nightly rates starting at $35.00 per night. Which include A/C, Micro-wave, Refrigerator, TV/Cable and fur-nished with all bills paid. Please call JR at (512) 292-0070 or (830) 672-3089.---------------------------For Rent to oilfield or pipeline work-ers 2BR/1BA, CH/A, furnished kitchen

in Yoakum. Call 361-293-6821.--------------------------3/2, like new 1,800 sq. ft. in Nixon. $1,000/mo. Call 830-857-6921.

Looking for a 2 or 3BR nice house in Nixon and Leesville area. Call 830-857-1658.--------------------------Looking for a nice house in or near Gonzales. 940-284-4255.

Office Space for rent. 1500 sq. ft., with one acre for truck parking, lo-cated at 314 West Cone Street, Gonza-les, Texas. If interest-ed please call (830) 672-4433.--------------------------For Rent: Office space or store front, 960 sq. ft., 1/2 block off square. Kitchen-ette, 1 ba, newly re-furbished. For more information, call 830-672-6265.--------------------------For Rent: Indus-trial Property for rent. M1 Ind. Stor-age Yard, 70x130. Church Street. 830-423-2103.--------------------------For sale or lease. 10,000 sq. ft. Bldg. with multi-level loading docks - Prime location - with offices and separate garage. Call 830-857-5448.--------------------------For Lease: Small of-fice space w/work-shop located at 339 St. George. Recently Renovated, $400/month. For more information please (830) 672-5580.

12 acres/house/of-fice with Hwy. 80 frontage between B e l m o n t / N i x o n near Leesville. Will subdivide. For sale or lease. Would make a great oil field yard or resi-dence. Call Peyton,

512-948-5306; Da-vid, 713-252-1130.--------------------------Land for lease for oil field service equipment. Prime location. 4 miles N. on 183. 2 1/2 acres. Electric, water, park-ing, storage. Call 203-0585 or 672-6922. (TFN)

Efficiency apart-ment. EVERY-THING furnished. Pots, Pans, towels, TV. 183 N. $600/per month. Call 830-875-3028.--------------------------3BR, 2BA 1670+Sq. Ft. Upstairs apart-ment on Residen-tial Lot in nice area of Cuero, $1,185/mo. includes all Util. with cable and WiFi, fully furnished - incl. linens. Hotel-style kitchenette (no sink or stove), but full-size fridge, microwave & Keurig brewer. Hot plate ok, outdoor bbq w/propane & charcoal grill onsite. No pets. $750 deposit, 3 mo. lease. (361) 484-1922, leave mes-sage.

Need personal service? Will clean oilfield campers, homes and apart-ments. Also offer laundry work, iron-ing and running your personal er-rands. If you need a pair of jeans or shirt ironed for the night out or last minute event and didn’t make it to the cleaners in time, give me a call (830) 203-0716. Referenc-es. Available.--------------------------House cleaning ser-vices available. Rea-sonable rates. Ser-vicing Gonzales and surrounding areas. References avail-able. Call Barbara at 979-777-8710 or email [email protected] Home Appliance Repair. Washer, Dry-ers, all major ap-

pliances, 30 years experience. Haul Scrap Metal & appli-ances. Call Larry at 361-596-4391.--------------------------Hand for Hire, Odd Jobs Done, FREE estimates. Anything you don’t want to do, Junk hauling, Tree Removal, Lot clearing, House pressure washing, office help, ranch, farm, lawn & Flower beds, Barbed wire fence repair, gutter cleaning, I do win-dows. One call does it all. Call Terry (830) 203-1503 or (830) 857-5927.--------------------------I am looking for a private setting job around Gonzales, Cost or on 1116 (Pilgrim Road). I have 20 years ex-perience. Please call Emily, 830-437-2727; Cell, 820-263-2768.--------------------------

LOOKING FOR A JOB

Certified Nurs-ing Assistant. Not hiring but look-ing for work as a Live-in caregiver or Live Out in San Antonio or Seguin area. Have 30 + years experience. CPR certified. Lov-ing, dependanble and experienced with Home Health, Agencies, Hospice, and have a big heart. If interested please call 830-391-4837.--------------------------Camera work for businesses, pro-motional uses, editing titles. 830-263-0909. [email protected] Your Specialty Cake Needs. Call Connie Komoll, 830-203-8178.--------------------------Will do house clean-ing Monday thru Friday. Call 830-203-0735.--------------------------Sewing & Altera-tions. Jo West. 830-203-5160. Call between 9 a.m. & 9 p.m.

Willing to mow lawns in morning or evening. Also will do weedeating. Not affiliated with any company’s. 830-263-0909.--------------------------Lawn mowing ser-vice, residential & commercial. Will also mow oilfield yards or large oil re-lated businesses. Li-ability ins., free esti-mates and low cost. No job too large or too small. 830-263-4181.(TFN)

I am looking for a sitter for my 6 year old daughter for before and after school a few days a week. Preferably someone who can come to my home. References and ex-perience required. Contact me at 830-203-9159.

Mom, let Jumping Jelly Beans be your drop in child care answer. Go shop-ping, run errands or have a great evening out while your mind is at ease knowing your child is safe and happy. Standard drop in hours apply: day, evening and night. Let’s talk! Refer-ences and resume’ available. 830-519-4012--------------------------Child care in home. I have 2 openings, Curriculum and meals included. Please call for de-tails. 830-263-0058.

1999 Mountain Aire Motorhome - Ford V10 gasoline en-gine - Onan gen-erator - 2 slide outs - 2 A/C’s - all appli-ances in working condition - driver side door - sleeps 4-6 - no smoking or pets - VERY CLEAN interior - Call 210-884-7085 - Asking $22,000.--------------------------203 Big Sky 38’ Fifth wheel Travel Trailer. 3 slideouts, very, very nice. 3 1/2 yrs. Bumper to bum-per warranty left. $17,900. Call 512-914-8347.--------------------------RV For Sale. Older unit. 5th wheel. $2,900. Contact Richard, 830-556-6905.--------------------------Ford Motorhome. 44,000 orig. miles. All working. $2,995. 830-857-6565.

Travel Trailer. EV-ERYTHING fur-nished. TV. 183 N. $600/per month. Call 830-875-3028.--------------------------RV for Rent. $300/wk. Call 512-667-4356.--------------------------Travel Trailer for rent or sale. Rent is $300.00 per week with all bills paid. Will relocate to RV park of your choice and I pay the RV Rental. Or $1,000.00 per month with all bills paid. Will sell travel trailer for $55,000. Call 830-351-0943 for de-tails.--------------------------RV Space for rent. $300 month. All bills included. If in-terested please call 820-203-9255--------------------------Fully furnished Travel Trailers for rent. Will rent week-ly or monthly. Pets Allowed. $50.00 Deposit. $300 per week or $1,000 per month. Call Terry for details, 830-351-0943. Will relocate to RV Park of your choice. All utilities paid. --------------------------Travel Trailer for rent for RV space in Smiley. All utili-ties included, good

healthy environ-ment. 830-203-9255 or 361-790-6305.--------------------------30’ Travel Trailer w/2 slides for rent in RV Ranch in Gonzales. Swimming pool, laundry facilities, shower house and all bills paid. $300 a week. 830-305-6926.--------------------------28’ Travel Trailer for rent. Can be moved from job site. Call 830-305-6926.--------------------------Office or Living Trailers for lease or buy. Peyton, 512-948-5306; David, 713-252-1130.

RV Rentals available at Belmont RV Park Estates. Call Rich-ard, 830-556-6095.RV Sites Available in Nixon. $350/mo. in-cludes utilities. Call 830-857-6921.

1996, 18.5’ Baymas-ter Center Console Boat, 120 Horse Force Mercury Mo-tor with Jack Plate, Lourence GPS Map-p i n g - S o n a r - Fi s h Finder, Marine Ra-dio. $7,000.00. Con-tact 830-263-2920.--------------------------For Sale or Trade: 27’ Sailboat, Beam 8’, fiberglass. 361-561-3335. Ask for Jeff.

2006 Land Prides 4x4 Recreational Vehicle For Sale. Approx. 200 hours. Honda Motor. Inde-pendent Suspen-sion. Windshield and Roof. 4x4. Ask-ing - $4,950.00 in very good condi-tion. Call 830-857-4670.

Free Puppies. Five Lab/Cocker Spaniel Mix. 830-857-0459.--------------------------Precious long haired Chihuahua puppies. Pure bred. 9 wks. old. Born Thanksgiving. 1st shots & wormed. Paper trained. Males & Females. Playful and very cute. Raised in my home with a lot of love. $200/each. 1-830-560-6668.--------------------------Free kittens. Call 361-594-4307.--------------------------

PuppiesHalf Lab, Half Pyr-enees. Free to good home. 830-203-1733 or 830-540-4485.--------------------------We stock Sport-mix Dog and Cat Food, Demon WP for those ants and scorpions. Livestock show contestants, we carry feed-ers, waterers, heat lamps, access for show birds. Gonza-les Poultry Supply, 1006 St. Paul Street, 672-7954.(TFN)

Fancy Feathers Bantams. Feather Duster Roos. Col-ors, pairs, $20. Will deliver to Gonzales. 512-272-5147.--------------------------For Sale: ORGANIC EGGS. Free Range chickens. $2.00 dozen. Will deliver to Gonzales weekly. 830-540-3536.


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Class A CDL with HazMat/Tanker EndorsementsMust be at least 25 years of age

Insurance, 401K and vacation included

Applications available at:Schmidt & Sons, Inc.

2510 Church St. • Gonzales, Texas 78629www.schmidtandsons.com

(830) 672-2018 • John Clark @ ext. 112

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Benefits include: Vacation, Sick Leave, Hosp. Ins.,

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SAFETY TECHNICIANHolmes Foods, Inc. is seeking a Safety Tech-nician for our Poultry Processing Plant in Nix-on, Texas. Candidate must have the follow-ing qualifications: safety training, knowledge of OSHA 1910 Safety Regulations, first aid, able to work flexible hours, and be self-moti-vated. Bilingual is preferred. Interested appli-cants should fax resume to Jimmy Newman, at (830)582-1767 or call (830)582-1551, ext. 226 to set up an interview.

Day and Night Transport DriversJohnson Oil Company,

a family-owned oil and gas distributorship in business for over

54 years is currently hiring for Day and Night Transport

Drivers - Three years over the road driving experience preferred and a current Class A CDL with HazMat and Tanker endorsements required.

Competitive compensation with night and holiday pay

differential. Potential annual earnings of $70,000 with limited overnight travel. Sign on bonus available to qualified applicants.Benefits include two weeks paid vacation, health insurance and 401(k). Applications may be

picked up and returned to Johnson Oil Company, Attn: Mike Burke,

1113 E. Sarah DeWitt Dr,

Gonzales, TX or faxed to

830-672-6659.

Victoria College Gonzales Center

Part Time Groundskeeper

Position will be responsible for maintaining the Gonzales

Center campus grounds as directed. Work is primarily

outdoors and may involve the use of power equipment. This position also serves as backup to the Custodial staff therefore

occasional custodial duties will be performed. Starting

pay range is $10.75 - $11.50 an hour.

www.victoriacollege.edu/jobsatvc or call 1-830-672-6251. EOE

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Apply today - Start today!Production/Poultry Processing: • Back Dock Hanger • 2nd Processing • Sanitation (Nights) Mon.-Fri., 8-10 hr. days

Holmes Foods Feed Mill:2170 FM 108, Gonzales, TX (830) 672-9100 • Driver - CDL, Class B

Holmes Foods Hatchery5628 FM 1116, Gonzales, TX830-672-9140 • General Labor • Bus Driver - Class A or B CDLMust have proof of identity and eligibility to work in the U.S. Drug screening as applicable to position.

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For Sale: 2 & 3 year old red & black Brangus Bulls. No Papers. Good selec-tion. Call 830-437-5772.--------------------------Black Limousin and Angus Heifers and Bulls, Gentle In-crease your wean-ing weights. Es-tablished breeder since 1971. Delivery available 979 561- 6148 .--------------------------Muscovy ducks for sale. $10.00 each. 8 3 0 - 2 6 3 - 2 4 8 2 . (TFN)--------------------------Laying Hens, $10.00. 512-718-0482.--------------------------For Sale: Registered Polled Hereford Bulls. 8-22 mths old. Heifers also, 8 months to 2 years. 830-540-4430.--------------------------WANT TO BUY: Any or Unwanted Hors-es. Call Leejay at 830-857-3866.--------------------------For Sale: Baby & Young Adult Ducks. Mix Breeds. Cost $3.50-$20.00 each. Call 830-857-6844, ask for Tammy Ste-phens.--------------------------DISPERSAL SALE. Miniature donkeys (28” to 36”), male and female, solid and tricolored, 6 mos. to 4 years. Four year olds may be registered with vet exam/affidavit. Excellent pets, loves people. Priced ac-cording to gender, age and color. 830-672-6265 or 857-4251.--------------------------Dwarf Nigerian goats (miniature), multicolored, male and female, 3 mos. to 2-3 years. 830-672-6265, 830-857-4251.

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75 Acres Gillispie Co. 10 Min. N. of Fred-ericksburg. Hwy. Frontage, Hunting, Investment or Re-tirement. $7,500 acre. [email protected] Beautiful Acres for sale in Gonzales County, with 1/4 minerals. $6,000/per acre. Diane, 512-655-3293.--------------------------30 acres with 10 mile views in Gonzales County. Fenced with roll-ing hills, large tank, pond, hardwoods,

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KINGSVILLE – A quartet of local powerlift-ing athletes will be taking a trip to Abilene later this month for the state pow-erlifting meet after com-peting in the Region 5, Division II meet in Kings-ville on Saturday.

Gonzales’ Josh Estrada came in second place in the 114-pound class with a 340 in squat, 205 on the bench and getting 360 in the deadlift for a total of 905.

Estrada was edged out of regional title by just five pounds as 114 winner Jer-maine Mendiola of Som-erset totaled 910 pounds.

Yoakum’s Willie Hights will be making his sec-ond straight trip to state and will be accompanied by teammate Blake Mc-Cracken.

Hights is the defend-ing Super Heavy Weight champions and will de-fend his title after win-ning the regional Super Heavy Weight title with

a total of 1,765 lbs. He squatted 715, benched 500 and deadlifted 550 for a total of 1,765.

Last year at state, Hights won the gold with a total of 1,875 lbs. Hights again is top-ranked, headed to state out of the 12 lifters from the six regions.

McCracken settled for runner-up in the 148 with a lift total of 1,130 lbs. He squatted 450 benched 215 and deadlifted 465 lbs. He missed winning the regional title by just five pounds as Zachary Orne-las of Pearsall lifted a total of 1,135 lbs.

McCracken ranks 10th headed to state out of the 12 lifters from the six re-gions.

Cuero’s Thomas J’Von came in second place in the Super Heavy Weight with a total of 1,530 — 655 on squat, 365 on bench press and 510 on deadlift.

Also for the Apaches, Tyler Wells came in sev-enth in the 132 as he had 360 on squat, 185 on

bench press and 350 for an 895 total. Jose Contreras was sixth in the 220 with a total of 1,240, squatting 490, bench pressing 260 and deadlifting 490.

Jaime Tellez was ninth in the 181 class with a 465 squat, 255 bench and 450 deadlift for a total of 1,170

A pair of other Yoakum lifters managed to place fifth as Lane Faust totaled 960 in the 132- and Ga-briel Garcia totaled 1,350 lbs. in the 242-lb. weight class.

In the Division III re-gional meet, Nixon-Smi-ley’s Miguel Hernandez was fifth in the 132 with 355 on squat, 195 on bench press and 420 on deadlift for a total of 970.

Jacob Perez was sixth in the 165 with 465 squat, 250 bench press and 440 on deadlift, to tally 1,155 and Logan McMain was fifth in 275 with a total of 1,360, with a 530 squat, 330 bench and 500 dead-lift. The Yoakum duo of Blake McCracken (left) and Willie Hights are among the four

area athletes who qualified for the state powerlifting meet during the regional meet held last Saturday in Kingsville. (Courtesy photo)

The Gonzales Apaches boys golf team have won second place in the Wim-berley Tournament last week and in the Nixon-Smiley Tournament on Monday.

At the Wimberley Tour-nament, the Apaches card-ed 337 points and were led by Ryan Lee, who won third place medalist with a score of 79. Keaton Smith scored an 84 to win eighth place medalist.

Gonzales won second place at the Nixon-Smiley Tournament in San Mar-cos with 324. Lee was the first place medalist with a score of 72 and Grayson Meredith won third place medalist with a score of 72.

Gonzales loses on Fri-day, bounces back on Sat-urday

The Gonzales Apaches fell to Brazos, 3-0, in their second game of the Hal-lettsville game on Friday. Brant Philippus took the loss for Gonzales on the hill.

Head coach Larry Wuth-rich said the Apaches spent the day in Halletts-ville searching for the all-elusive third out. Gonzales dropped a 4-3 decision to Shiner in their first game.

Wuthrich said in both games, Gonzales’ opponent scored the majority of their runs with two outs.

Brazos scored two runs in the fourth inning with two outs with a batter hit

and three singles. The Apaches left 14 men on base vs Shiner, and seven vs Brazos.

The Apaches finished the tournament by winning the consolation bracket Satur-day morning with a 10-1 win over Ganado.

Aaron Gayton, senior shortstop, was awarded All-Tournament honors as he completed the weekend by going 6-for-12 at the plate. Trey Kridler pitched the complete game and picked up his first victory.

Flatonia wins three, ties in own tournament

The Flatonia softball team won three games and tied one (7-7 vs Smithville) in its own Mike Schulze Tournament last week.

Katie Steinhauser, Kylie Mica and Abigail Schacherl won a place on the All-Tournament team.

South Texas Express try-outs March 17

South Texas Express 14U select softball team will be holding open tryouts at 4 p.m. March. 17 at the Shin-er softball field at Green Dickson Park.

Any girls between the ages of 12-15 are welcome to try-out. The athlete must not be 15-years-old before January 1, 2013.

The team will be coached by Bo Dees,a former Aces

Express coach in Sugar-land, instructor at Texas A&M softball camp for the past 12 years, has nine years head coaching expe-rience and currently is an assistant softball coach in Yoakum. For more infor-mation, contact Bo Dees at 806-340-8828 or [email protected].

Tri-County X-Plosion Softball camp

The Tri-County X-Plosion Softball team will be holding their 1st An-nual Spring Softball Camp March 23 at the Halletts-ville Little League Com-plex.

There will be two parts to the camp: one for ages 8-12 from 8 a.m. until noon. Check-in will be at 7:30 a.m. The second part will run from 1:30-5:30 p.m. for players ages 13-18.

Fee for the camp is $50 with slow-motion swing analysis an additional $25. Swing analysis is limited to a certain number of camp-ers per session.

Advance registration is required because of the number of participants is limited to insure quality of instruction.

Make checks payable to Tri-County X-Plosion Soft-ball Inc. Return completed registration form and pay-ment to P.O. Box 729, Hal-lettsville, Texas 77964 by March 18. For more infor-mation contact, 361-798-1700.

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Cardinals avoid third straight loss to Yoakum, win by one run

BaseBallArea Linescores

Flatonia 7, Sacred Heart 4HSH 010 011 1-4 4 5F 123 001 x-7 9 5

Nixon-Smiley 11, Poth 7P 000 105 1- 7 8 4NS 020 009 x-11 10 7

Flatonia Stanley Krist Tournament

Homeschool Christian Youth Association 10, Flatonia 1

HCYA 100 010 8-10 11 4F 000 100 0- 1 1 7

HCYA 6, Flatonia 4HCYA 0 1 0 1 2 0 4-8 6 8F 1 0 0 1 0 0 0-2 4 9

Stockdale 16, Flatonia 9S 240 200 08-16 15 5F 003 202 11- 9 16 6

Nixon-Smiley 13, Pettus 3P 000 30x x- 3 2 2NS 032 44x x-13 10 2

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Results from the Wimberley Tournament

(Local teams only)Girls

8. Cuero, 438 (Mary Kate Krueger, 104; Cassidy Blackwel, 107; Han-nah Lexus, 116; Kaylen Sievers, 117; Sloan Vaught 111); 9. Gon-zales, 442 (Renae Camarillo, 100; Christy Swiful, 108; Mikayla Wyatt, 112, Kendall Morrow, 122, Ashley

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Malatek, 130.)Boys

2. Gonzales, 337 (Ryan Lee, 79, 3rd medalist; Keaton Smith, 84, 8th medalist; Grayson Meredith, 87; Nathan Burek, 92; Kenneth Her-nandez, 90); 10. Cuero, 407 (Kyler Gerbers, 89; Justin Hernandez, 104; Triston Hays, 114; Justin Kremling, 100; Cameron Toot, 114).

Nixon-Smiley Tournament2. Gonzales, 324 (Ryan Lee, 72, 1st medalist; Keaton Smith, 86; Gray-son Meredith, 78, 3rd medalist; Na-than Burek 88; Garrett Remschel, 95); 4. Cuero, 390 (Kyler Gerbers, 82; Justin Hernandez, 98; Triston Hays, 108; Cameron Toot 102); 7. Moulton, 405 (Tyler Swartzm 85; Matt Orsak, 86; T.J. Thomas, 108; Tanner Nichols, 127; Jayden Nieto, 126); 9. Hallettsville, 435 (Kade Kahanek, 98; Anthony Garza, 113; Kris Garza, 110; Sam Barrera, 123).

track & field

Results from the St. Phillips Track Meet

(Local athletes only)Girls

Team Results3. Shiner St. Ludmila

6th Grade 800: 1. Bailey Blair, SLE, 3:00;

2. Riley Johnson, SLE, 3:05; 4. Grace Irvin, SLE, 3:07; 7. Monington Clark, SLE, 3:10. High Jump: 3. Gracey Novosad, 5. Monington Clark, SLE.200: 6. Angelette Siegel, SLE; 4. Hope Kapavik, SLE. Softball Throw: 4. DeLynn Pesek, SLE.400 Relay: SLE (Trinity Garza, Kapavik, Sarah Peters, Grace Irvin)

5th Grade800: 1. Maci Grabarkavietz, SLE; 2. Mallory Pokluda , SLE.High Jump: 1st, Mallory Pokluda, SLE.200: 3. Pokluda, SLE100: 6. Maci Grabaravietz, SLE.Ball Throw: 6. Isabell Clay, SLE400 Relay: SLE (Grabarkavietz, Pokluda,Megan Easterling, Lauren Kubenka).

7th Grade800: 5. Pilar Romero, SLE, 3:11; 6. Scarlett Crawford, SLE, 3:18; 7. Jenna Wenske, SLE, 3:20.High Jump: 3. Kayla Kubenka, SLE.100: 5. Parker Clay, SLE.200: 5. Darby Johnson, SLE.400 Relay: 3. SLE (Kayla Malatek,Tiffany Thomas, Clay, McKenzie Parker)Shot Put: 3. Clay, SLE; 6. Kristen Hodges, SLE.Long Jump: 6. Parker, SLE.200: 3. Thomas, SLE.

8th Grade400: 6. Sydney Mikes, SLE.Long Jump: 3. Morgan Mason, SLE; 6. Jessie Pesek, SLE.800: 2. Mikes, SLE; 3. Mallory Grabarkavietz, SLE; 4. Allie Kutac, SLE.400 Relay: 3,. SLE (Mason, Pesek, Emma Morgan, Alexis Capple-man).

Results from the DVAL Meet held March 7 at El Campo

Team Results: 3. Shiner St. Lud-mila

5th GradeSoftball Throw: 3. Weston Geiger, SLE. 800: 1. Carson Reese, SLE; 2. Luke Darilek, SLE. 200: 1. Frank Benes, SLE; 2. Reese, SLE. Long Jump: 2. Benes, SLE High Jump: 3. Reese, SLE; 6. Benes, SLE. 400 Relay: 2. SLE (Darilek, Benes, Reid Yackel, Reese).

6th GradeSoftball Throw: 3. Garrett Wauson, SLE. Long Jump: 1. Zachary Davis, SLE; 2. Cole Brown, SLE; 4. Garrett Knox, SLE. High Jump: 2. Joseph Natal, SLE; 5. Walker Jackson, SLE. 800: 3. Lane Jackson, SLE; 5.

Walker Jackson, SLE. 200 : 1. Brown, SLE; 4. Natal, SLE. 100: 1. Davis, SLE; 5. Knox, SLE. 400 Relay: 2. SLE ( Natal, Brown, Knox, Davis)

7th GradeHigh Jump: 2. Andrew Wagner, SLE; 3. Jacob Darilek, SLE; 5th, Michael Wagner, SLE. Long Jump: 3. Conor Kresta, SLE; 5. Nathan Wagner, SLE. 800: 2. Andrew Wagner, SLE; 3. Nathan Wagner, SLE; 5. Michael Wagner, SLE. 400: 3. Nathan Wagner, SLE; 4. Darilek, SLE. 200: 6. Kresta, SLE. 400 Relay: 2. SLE (Andrew Wagner, Nathan Wagner, Darilek, Kresta).

8th GradeShot Put: 3. Max Patek, SLE; 4. Nick Ritchie, SLE. Long Jump: 3. Austin Barton, SLE; 6. Ryan Malinovsky, SLE. High Jump: 4. Barton, SLE; 5. Clayton Reese, SLE . 800: 4. Reese, SLE. 200: 4. Barton, SLE. 400: 5. Noah Leist, SLE. 400 Relay: 3. SLE (Leist,Ritchie, Reese, Barton).

St. Paul’s Dylan Barton puts the ball in play during the Cardinals’ win over Yoa-kum on Monday. Barton went 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored. (Photo by Mark Lube)

SHINER —St. Paul base-ball coach Cole Franco somehow just knew the Cardinals were not going to lose a third game to the Yoakum Bulldogs.

St. Paul fought back from a 6-0 deficit, winning 7-6, Monday evening at the Shiner Starplex.

The Cardinals have played Yoakum twice this season, both in tourna-ments and twice have lost, beaten by the Bulldogs, 8-2, in Yoakum’s tournament week before last and falling 6-5 in the La Grange Tour-nament last week.

“In those other games, we pretty much hurt our-selves because only two

of the runs were earned,” Franco said. “Something in my head told me we were not going to fall short to them again.”

Yoakum hit their way to a 4-0 lead after one inning and 6-0 after three com-plete. The Cardinals closed to 6-3 in the bottom of the fifth and then scored four runs on six hits in the sev-enth for the win.

“We gave them a 4-0 lead and had some errors. We never gave up and got the hits we needed,” Franco said. “We believed in our-selves.”

‘Dogs head coach Bobby Nicholson said Yoakum relaxed after working for a

6-0 lead in three innings.“After getting four runs

in the first and two in the third, we got content,” he said. “We have to learn how to finish games off.”

Nicholson said St. Paul earned the runs by hit-ting the ball and putting it in play instead of Yoakum gifting them walks.

Going into the bottom of the fifth, Yoakum was leading 6-0 and St. Paul got to work. Yoakum re-placed starting pitcher Will Thurmond with Chase Hermes. Dakota Kresta hit a fly ball to second base for the first out with Mitchell McElroy and Laddie Patek

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HALLETTSVILLE — When things have not been working for a while, it might be time to make adjustments or changes.

The Shiner Comanches had been held to just two hits in the first four innings of Friday’s Jimmy Appelt Tournament game against Gonzales. They changed some things in their bat-ting tactics and over the next four innings, Shiner got six hits and rallied from a 3-0 deficit to defeat the Apaches, 4-3, in extra innings.

“We made plate adjust-ments and started putting the ball into play more,” Shiner head coach Daniel Boedeker said. “We were getting struck out a lot early on and we shortened our batting cuts. It ended up paying off for us.”

The Apaches totaled sev-en hits in the contest and got base runners in nearly every inning, but some de-fensive errors contributed to Gonzales falling in the game.

“We left men on base. We would have liked to get a hit here and there, and score,” Apaches head coach

Larry Wuthrich said.Gonzales found success

in the top of the first with walks earned by opening batters Aaron Gaytan and Devin Benes. Zach Perez-Clack was hit by Austin Esse to load the bases with one out. Tyler Janota sin-gled in Gaytan and Benes later scored on an error.

In the bottom of the in-ning, leadoff Brady Cejka

got on via the error and Ty-ler Patek picked up a base on balls. Apache starting pitcher Janota then struck out three straight to end the inning.

In the top of the sec-ond, Gonzales got Dalton Kuntschik and Gaytan via a walk and single, respec-tively, with one out. Benes lined out to shortstop Ce-

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Shiner mounts comeback in action-packed, bizarre game

Lady Gobblers hold on to outlast #20 Lady Comanches

Austin Esse prepares to release a pitch during Shiner’s extra-innings win over Gonzales at the recent Jimmy Appelt Tournament held in Halletts-ville. (Photo by Mark Lube)

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Julianna Rankin sends a pitch toward Cuero’s Ashley Grahmann during play at the Lady Brahma Invitational Tournament in Hallettsville. (Photo by Mark Lube)

HALLETTSVILLE — Part of the reason for pre-district tournaments is to identify, work on and elim-inate errors and mistakes.

The Cuero Lady Gob-blers had the chance to work on rebounding from

a slow start as they nipped the Shiner Lady Coman-ches, 6-4, Thursday after-noon in the Lady Brahma Invitational Tournament in Hallettsville.

“We started flat but we pulled out of it,” Cuero head coach Cassie Fallon said. “There have been sev-eral things we have worked on in practice and we just

did not execute well, but solving problems like that are what tournaments are for.”

At the plate, Cuero spread just two hits over the first three innings but got five hits over the last three, finishing with seven. The Lady Comanches did well on defense until the fourth inning, when a trio of errors helped Cuero’s case as they brought in three unearned runs.

“We made mistakes,” Shiner head coach Bran-don Siegal said. “It is hard to win against a competi-tive team when you make mistakes.”

He said mistakes have definitely played a factor in some of the Shiner results so far in the season. The Lady Comanches will need to work to correct the mis-firings before they get into district.

“When we make the plays, we usually do good,” Siegal said.

It was three up and three down for the entire first in-ning. In the top of the sec-ond, Courtney Clay got a single for Cuero and later moved to second on the steal.

Ashley Grahmann was

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Cassidy La Fleur completes a bunt attempt during Gonzales’ close loss to Cuero in the district opener for both teams Tuesday. (Photo by Mark Lube)

GONZALES – A leadoff home run in the top of the eighth inning by Courtney Clark provided the differ-ence in Cuero’s 11-7 win over Gonzales in extra in-nings Tuesday night at Lady Apache Field.

It was the second straight inning the Lady Gobblers had opened with a hit over the wall. Pitcher Madison Simper had accomplished the feat in the seventh, a solo home run that had brought Cuero (16-5, 1-0) within 7-6.

In a game that potential-ly could have gone either way, Gonzales had taken an early 1-0 lead in the first before Cuero rallied with five runs over two innings.

Gonzales (13-9-1, 0-1) came right back with four runs in the fifth to tie the game and went ahead with a pair of runs in the bot-tom of the sixth. The Lady Gobblers got two runs in the top of the seventh to take the game into extra in-nings.

“I am proud of how my players fought and never gave up,” Cuero head coach

Cassie Fallon said. Cuero did make some

blemishes in the game. Gonzales had unearned runs in the fifth and sixth innings.

Fallon said Cuero did well in battling back. The Lady Gobblers massed 20 total hits in the game.

“Our bats came alive,” Fallon said. “We did a great job of showing discipline at the plate.”

Lady Apache head coach Holli Miller said Gonzales was not totally prepared mentally for the game.

“We made little mistakes that added up,” she said. “Not taking anything away from Cuero, but I feel we are a better team than what we showed here tonight.”

The Lady Gobblers brought in the three insur-ance runs in the extra in-ning when Justyce Turner got a hit and Tiffani Shel-lenbarger followed suit. Chelsea Veit got a two-base error while Turner scored and Shellenbarger reached third. Brennan Sager was then struck out by Tori Les-ter for two outs. Shellen-barger and Veit also scored on errors.

Gonzales went ahead

1-0 in the bottom of the first as Morgan Simper and Shayla Simper each singled. Both players advanced on a passed ball and Morgan Simper scored on a sacri-fice fly by Kristeney Ma-gallanes.

Cuero rallied for a 2-1 advantage in the third as Audrey Simpson singled and went home on the dou-ble by Ashley Grahmann.

Grahmann put Cu-ero ahead when she came home on the extra-base hit by Madison Simper.

In the fourth, Veit opened things with a dou-ble and moved to second on when Sager’s ball was fielded by Gonzales second baseman Carly Bozka, who got the unassisted put out at first.

Ashley Liendo singled in Veit. Liendo later got home on the passed ball. Simpson singled and went home on the sacrifice by Grahmann.

The Lady Apaches start-ed their rally in the bottom of the fifth as Cassidy La Fleur was hit by Simper and Kortney Wishert picked up a walk. Sibil Philippus had a base hit to right field to send La Fleur home. Lind-sey Akers then tripled to

the right field wall to score Wishert and Philippus. Ak-ers later went home on the sacrifice flyball by Shayla Simper.

Gonzales took the 7-5 lead in the sixth as Bozka was walked and La Fleur singled with one out. Wishert’s ball was fielded by Cuero and they tried to throw La Fleur out at sec-ond but she beat the throw, leaving Wishert safe on the fielder’s choice and Bozka to third. Bozka managed to steal home.

Akers got a two-out, RBI single to conclude Gonza-les’ scoring in the inning.

Madison Simper smacked a 2-0 pitch over the center wall to cut the Lady Apaches’ lead to one and Cuero knotted things with a Liendo hit that scored Shellenbarger.

Cuero 11, Gonzales 7 (8 in-nings)

C 002 300 24-11 20 1G 100 042 00- 7 7 5C: Madison Simper and Court-

ney Clark. G: Lindsey Akers, Tori Lester (5) and Morgan Simper. W — Madison Simper (10-3). L — Lester (5-4-1). HR — C: Madi-son Simper, Clark. 3B — G: Akers. 2B — C: Audrey Simpson, Ash-ley Grahmann, Madison Simper, Chelsea Veit.



March 14SoftballShiner St. Paul at San Marcos Tournament , times TBABaseballYoakum at Weimar Veterans Tournament, times TBAShiner at Fayetteville Tournament, times TBACuero at Ingleside/Rockport (Ingleside), DH, noon

March 15SoftballGonzales at Smithville, JV-5, V-7Giddings at Yoakum, JV-5, V-7La Grange at Cuero, JV-5, V-7Flatonia at Shiner, 6Nixon-Smiley at Schulenburg, 6Shiner St. Paul at San Marcos Tournament , times TBAHallettsville at Poth, JV-5, V-7BaseballGonzales at Jourdanton, times TBANixon-Smiley at Schulenburg, JV-4:30, V-7Yoakum at Weimar Veterans Tournament, times TBAShiner at Fayetteville Tournament, times TBAFlatonia at Johnson City, V-2Hallettsville at Poth, JV-4:30, V-7TrackYoakum at Palacios Sharks Relays, times TBAPowerliftingGonzales girls at State (Corpus Christi) times TBA

March 16SoftballShiner St. Paul at San Marcos Tournament , times TBABaseballYoakum at Weimar Veterans Tournament, times TBAShiner at Fayetteville Tournament, times TBAGonzales at La Grange, JV-4:30, V-7PowerliftingGonzales girls at State (Corpus Christi) times TBA

March 18GolfGonzales girls at UC Randolph Tournament (New Braunfels

Northecliffe CC), times TBATrackSLE at Weimar, times TBA

March 19SoftballGonzales at La Grange, JV-5, V-7Yoakum at Smithville, JV-5, V-7Cuero at Giddings, JV-5, V-7Weimar at Flatonia, JV-4:30, V-6:30Shiner at Moulton, 6Karnes City at Luling, 6Schulenburg at Hallettsville, 6BaseballVictoria Faith Academy at Nixon, 6 Gonzales at La Grange, JV-4:30, V-7Yoakum at Smithville, JV-4:30, V-7Shiner at Yorktown, 7Weimar at Flatonia, JV-5, V-7Schulenburg at Hallettsville, JV-4:30, V-7Cuero at Giddings, JV-4:30, V-7TennisHallettsville at Hallettsville Tournament, times TBA

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FLATONIA — The Sa-cred Heart softball team played just their seventh game of the season Friday against Port Aransas in the Flatonia Mike Schulze Tournament, winning 9-3.

The Indianettes got a late start to the season due to the number of players still competing on the basket-ball team that advanced several rounds deep in the TAPPS 2A playoffs.

“We were a little sloppy on defense,” head coach Donald Bohuslav said. “And our batting is better than when we started, but it is far from where it was at this point in the season last year.”

The Lady Marlins opened the game with Savannah Martinez’s single and a walk by Brennan Martin. The Indianettes later caught Martinez stealing second. Martin succumbed to the same fate as Sacred Heart pitcher Erin Miksch made the throw to shortstop Kirsten Heger, who tagged Martin out near second.

For Sacred Heart, Emily Harper got a leadoff walk before Port Aransas rallied for two outs. Rachel Saulni-

er drew a walk and Miksch got to base on the fielder’s choice play, that was unsuc-cessful in tagging Harper out at third.

The Indianettes went ahead 1-0 in the bottom of the second as Olivia Bo-huslav was hit by Martinez and got to third on back-to-back sacrifices by Huser and Haley Sharp. Bohuslav later scored courtesy of a passed ball.

Sacred Heart blew the game open 4-0 in the third. Adrienne Klimitchek got things started with a single and Heger followed with a double. Saulnier’s base on balls loaded things up and Miksch hit a flyball to left to score Klimitchek. He-ger went home on the hit by Marianne Kubena and Saulnier went from second to home on an error.

The Lady Marlins stepped up in the top of the fifth to close down to a mere one run at 4-3. Missy Gilbreath doubled to cen-ter field and Devan Mur-ray followed with an extra-base hit, bringing Gilbreath home. Murray came home on the hit by Kelly Ow-ens, and Owens later came home on the error.

Sacred Heart answered with a pair of runs in the

bottom of the inning as Saulnier got an infield sin-gle and moved to second on the sacrifice by Miksch. A little later, Lauren Huser doubled in Saulnier and pinch hitter Kristen Pope, who had reached via a walk.

The Indianettes put the game away in the bottom of the sixth as Klimitchek led off with a single. Heger was walked and Saulnier moved both players with a sacri-fice. Miksch’s single scored Klimitchek and Heger.

Miksch later went home on the Bohuslav triple for the final margin.

Sacred Heart 9, Port Aransas 3PA 0 0 0 0 3 0 0-3 5 1SH 0 1 3 0 2 3 x-9 8 1PA: Savannah Martinez and Jay

Jay Morris. HSH: Erin Miksch and Lauren Huser. W — Miksch. L —Martinez. 3B — HSH: Olivia Bo-huslav. 2B — PA: Missy Gilbreath, Devan Murray. HSH: Kirsten He-ger, Huser.


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each drawing walks. Dylan Barton singled in Mitch-ell McElroy. Cole Hybner picked up a walk and Ca-den Fishbeck came on to replace Hermes.

Adam Hollenbach then hit a two-run single, bring-ing in Patek and Barton to bring the Cardinals to within 6-3.

Barton opened the bot-tom of the seventh with a double to right field. Hyb-ner followed with an extra-base hit to the same area and Barton went home to trim Yoakum’s lead to 6-4.

Fishbeck then struck out Hollenbach for the first out of the inning. Colby Schrader then singled for the Cardinals and Hybner later scored on a passed ball to bring St. Paul within 6-5.

Casey Morrow then came onto the mound for Yoakum. His first batter,

Tyler Morgan, singled and was replaced on first base by pinch runner Marco Yn-clan.

Tanner Davis singled in Schrader to tie the game. Kresta was walked and McElroy blasted a ball to right field for the walk-off RBI single as Ynclan came home to conclude the ball game and a come-from-behind victory for the Car-dinals.

The ‘Dogs came out with a purpose at the start of the game. Blake McCracken singled and reached sec-ond, then Reagan Jacobs’ double scored McCracken. Keith Ratley got a base hit and St. Paul got an out as Jacobs was caught stealing at third.

Troy Kacir knocked a ball to the shortstop and Ratley was thrown out on the fielder’s choice. Thur-mond got a hit, Ryan Kvin-ta’s single scored Kacir and

Timmy Blakeney’s triple to center field scored runner Heath Kristek and Kvinta for the 4-0 Yoakum lead.

Yoakum added two runs in the top of the third. Rat-ley led off with a single, stole second and moved to third on the sacrifice by Kacir. Thurmond reached on the error and Ratley was able to score. Kvinta drove in Kristek with a base hit

for the 6-0 Yoakum lead.

Shiner St. Paul 7, Yoakum 6Y 402 000 0-6 10 1SP 000 030 4-7 10 1Y: Will Thurmond, Chase

Hermes (5), Caden Fishbeck (5), Casey Morrow (7) and Shawn Brandt. SP: Adam Hollenbach, Cole Hybner (4), Colby Schrader (6) and Dakota Kresta. W — Schrader (2-1). L — Morrow (1-1). 3B — Y: Timmy Blakeney. 2B — Y: Reagan Jacobs, Keith Ratley. SP: Dylan Barton, Cole Hybner.

CARDS: Plate four runs in the final inning to cap dramatic comeback

Kristen Heger takes a big swing at a pitch during Sacred Heart’s win over Port Aransas in the Flatonia Mike Schulze Tournament. (Photo by Mark Lube)


Flatonia Mike Schulze Softball Tournament

St. Paul’s Samantha Sie-gal looks at a pitch dur-ing the Lady Cardinals’ close loss to Flatonia. (Photo by Mark Lube)

FLATONIA — It’s not too often that defending state champions get to play each other, so fans were treated to some good soft-ball action Thursday night as UIL Class 1A champions Flatonia played TAPPS 2A titleholders Shiner St. Paul in the Flatonia Mike Schul-ze Tournament.

The Lady Bulldogs came out on top, 6-4, but it was not easy for Flatonia.

“We jumped on the early,” Flatonia head coach Rodney Stryk said. “In the latter innings, the mo-mentum swung a bit and St. Paul outplayed us. We struggled to hang in there.”

Lady Cardinals boss Chris Farias thought his team did well in losing a close game.

“I was real happy with how competitive we were,” he said. “You come to tour-naments so see the best of the best. I think Flatonia is a great team. We came to this tournament to com-pete and work hard.”

The Lady ‘Dogs cruised out to a 6-0 lead after just the first two innings. St. Paul ended the shutout in the top of the third and then put the pressure with a trio of runs in the fifth. Flatonia tallied six hits through three innings and

did not get another one in their last two times at bat.

Both teams got a jack — University of South Caroli-na-bound Taylor Williams got a two-run homer in the second inning for Flatonia while St. Paul’s Katelynn Leist got the same in the fifth box.

St. Paul looked to score right at the start as Alexa Schaefer singled and then went to second on the sac-rifice by Samantha Siegal. Schaefer stole third but was later out on very unique play on the fielder’s choice. Bethany Pokluda hit the ball to Williams near third. Williams appeared to fake the throw to first and then had to hustle to tag out Schaefer. She got the final out on the ground out from Lizzy Opiela.

Crystal Rodriguez, lead-off for the Lady ‘Dogs, reached on an error. Brooke Migl got on via the fielder’s choice on Rodriguez that was unsuccessful. Rodri-guez later scored on the wild pitch.

Williams picked up a walk and Katie Steinhaus-er doubled to bring Migl home. Kylie Mica sent Wil-liams home on the single to right field.

In the second inning, Kimberley Michalec got a hit and two batters later, Migl singled close to third base. Michalec later scored

on the wild pitch and Migl went home on Williams’ homer over the center field wall.

St. Paul came within 6-1 as Schaefer laid down a bunt single and moved to second on the Siegal sac-rifice, which gave Flatonia two outs. Bethany Pokluda got a hit to score Schaefer. Other than a leadoff walk by Mary Adamek, St. Paul was quiet at the plate in the fourth.

In the top of the fifth, Schaefer got a leadoff hit and moved to second on the third Siegal sacri-fice. Pokluda then moved Schaefer to third on a sac-rifice. Opiela brought in Schaefer on the single and Leist powered a pitch over the wall to bring Opiela and herself home to trail Flato-nia just 6-4.

In the top of the sixth, pinch hitter Ashlyn Patek got a single with one out for another St. Paul attempt to bring about a tie or lead. Flatonia closed out the game as Steinhauser struck out Schaefer and Siegal.

Flatonia 6, Shiner St. Paul 4SP 001 030 x-4 8 2F 330 00x x-6 6 0SP: Samantha Siegal and Victo-

ria Kusac. F: Katie Steinhauser and Kylie Mica. W — Steinhauser. L — Siegal. HR — SP: Katelynn Leist. F: Taylor Williams. 3B — SP: Leist. 2B — F: Steinhauser.


Flatonia prevails in battle of defending champions

SAN MARCOS — Two legendary coaches with lo-cal ties are among the 2013 inductees into the Texas High School Coaches As-sociation Hall of Honor. These inductees will be honored at a luncheon on Wednesday, July 31 in Fort Worth at the Omni Hotel.

The inductees include Rodney Hayden, who be-gan his coaching career in 1965 at Gonzales Junior High before moving on to Seguin and several San An-tonio schools; and former Cuero head coach Larry Pullin.

Hayden began his coach-ing career in 1965 at Gon-zales Junior High. His first varsity assistant job came at Seguin High School where he remained from 1967-73. During his tenure at Seguin, the Matadors made the playoffs six out of 7 years.

In 1974, Hayden be-came the AD/head coach at Clemens. After Clemens he had coaching stops at Seguin, Madison, Brecken-

ridge, East Central and Sam Houston High Schools. Hayden served on the THSCA Board of Directors from 1983-86 and has been a member of the THSCA for 43 years.

Pullin began his head coaching career at Flores-ville in 1970 after spend-ing five years as defensive coordinator at Lubbock Coronado. His moved on to Cuero from 1980-85 and compiled a 51-19 record with several playoff seasons and the 1985 state finals where the Gobblers fell to Daingerfield.

His next coaching stop was Abilene High from 1985-90 and in 1991 came to San Antonio John Jay where he coached for 13 years and had a 71-63 re-cord. After serving as as-sistant athletic director in the Northside ISD, Pullin retired in 2004. He served on the THSCA Board of Directors from 1988-91 and the Football Advisory Committee in 1991.

Two coaches with area ties to be inducted in Texas HS Hall of Honor


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3. ALL entries turned in the day of the event will be $20 per team/per entry. 4. You must cook at least 2 lbs. of chili/2 lbs. of beans. Pre-cooked or seasoned chili or beans are NOT

allowed. Pre-soaked beans in water is acceptable. You can preseason your Brisket, Chicken, Ribs. 5. You must furnish your own supplies. 6. Plaques will be given for 1st, 2nd, 3rd place in the Chili, Chicken, Brisket, Ribs Category. A plaque will be

given for the Jackpot Beans and Showmanship. 7. All entries must be turned in at the registration table by the head cook. 8. Times for turn in are 2 p.m. for Chili, 2:30 p.m. for Beans, 3:30 p.m. for Chicken, 4:30 for Ribs and 5

p.m. for the Brisket. 9. Winners will be announced as soon as the judges are finished. 10. Each team is responsible for cleaning up their area. Please pick up ALL trash around your area. 11. The V.F.W. is NOT responsible for THEFT, DAMAGES or ACCIDENTS.

ENTRY FORM

Team Name:

Head Cook/Phone Number:

Team Members:

What are you cooking::______________________________________________________________________________________

Are you participating in the SHOWMANSHIP Award?___________________________________________________

Are You Paying With Cash or Check?_____________________________________________________________________

For info contact Dorothy Gast, 254-931-5712 or Michelle McKinney, 830-263-0973 All proceeds will go towards the V.F.W. Scholarship Fund.

50/50 Drawing

BreakfastTacos

Good Cold Beverages at the bar

VFW Auxiliary CookoffThe Third Annual VFW Auxiliary Post 4817

Cookoff is scheduled Saturday, March 16 at the Gonzales VFW Post, 3302 Harwood Road. Cate-gories include barbecue chicken, ribs and brisket as well as showmanship. There is a $15 entry fee per category, and early entry deadline is 7 p.m. March 15 at the VFW Hall. RVs will be welcome. Entry forms are available at the Gonzales Cannon office at 618 St. Paul. Proceeds will benefit the Scholarship Fund. For details, contact Dorothy Gast at 254-931-5712, Michelle McKinney at 830-263-0793 or Linda Payne at 512-426-1207.

Texas NationalistsGonzales County members of the Texas Na-

tionalist Movement will host an information meeting for the public starting at 9:30 a.m. Sat-urday, March16 at Boomer’s Sports Bar, 2513 Harwood Road in Gonzales. Gonzales County Coordinator Dave Mundy will explain the orga-nization’s beliefs, core principles and goals, and members will also be available to answer ques-tions from anyone interested in learning more about the group.

Moulton E-CycleKeep Moulton Beautiful’s 4th annual e-cycle

event will be held on Saturday, March 16 from 9 a.m. - noon at the City of Moulton Wastewater Facility. Accepted items: computers, peripherals (keyboards, mice, etc.) laptops, speakers, scan-ners, headsets, printers, fax machines, external hard drives, pen drives, ethernet cables, tele-phone cables, power cables, video game con-soles and controls, VCRs, stereos, stereo receiv-ers and speakers, DVD and CD players, and turn tables.

Not accepted: TVs, household appliances or power tools.

Retired TeachersAll education – related retirees are invited

to Gonzales County Retired Teachers Associa-tion’s March 19 meeting at noon at Café-on-the-Square. Call Ann Laster (672-7609) to reserve a meal or for information.

LISD BoardThe next regular meeting of the Luling ISD

Board of Trustees will be held on Monday, March 25, 2013 starting at 6:00 PM at the Luling Confer-ence and Learning Center.

Veterans AppreciationThe Hallettsville Veterans Appreciation Dinner

will be held on Sunday, April 7th at the Knights of Columbus Hall. Doors open at 10am, Memorial will be at 11:15am, meal begins at noon. There will be entertainment in the afternoon. This event is free to all Veterans and their families. Any questions call LaNora Konvicka at 361-798-4524.

WIC Open HousePlease Join Us for Women’s Wellness Center &

WIC Annual Open House & Open Garden Event. Tuesday, March 19, 2013 from 3:00-6:00 at 229 Saint George Street, Gonzales. Please join us to cel-ebrate Great Health! See what services we provide. Take a tour of our offices, visit our WIC Garden, join us for tasty garden fresh treats with guest chef, Melissa Henderson, games and door prizes. Com-munity Health Centers of South Central Texas, Inc., Women’s Wellness Center (who serve men too!) & WIC ) Women, Infants & Children).

Cemetery CommitteeAndrew Wesley Chapel Cemetery Committee

will be conducting its annual fund drive on Satur-day, March 16, 2013 time 2:00 p.m. at the Waelder Community Center.

There will be lots of gospel singing, groups from local and also from Houston, and San Antonio as well. Refreshments will be served and the public is invited.

Sunday danceThe Glen Collins Band will be playing great

country dance music at Geronimo VFW Post 8456, 6808 N Highway 123, Geronimo 78115, on Sun-day, March 17, 3-6:30 pm; Open Seating. Kitchen/door opens at 2 pm. $7.00 donation. Hall is smoke free and always open to everyone. Info 830-303-9903/379-9260. .

Country danceTHE COUNTRYMEN Band will be performing all

your old country dance favorites at the Geronimo VFW Post 8456, 6808 N Highway 123, Geronimo, March 24, 3-6:30 PM. Open Seating. Kitchen/door opens at 2 PM. $7.00 donation. Smoke free and always open to everyone. Info 830-303-9903/379-9260.

GLC cake saleA Homemade Easter Cake Sale will be held to

benefit the Gonzales Learning Center. Cheesecakes and decorated bunny cakes are

available for $15, as are Sour Cream pound cakes for $12.

Orders can be placed by calling 830-672-8291 through March 26. Desserts can be picked up at 1135 St. Paul in Gonzales on Thursday, March 28 from 2-9 p.m. or Friday, March 29 from 9 a.m. to noon.

Lions Mardi GrasGonzales Noon Lions will host their 2013 Mardi

Gras event from 7-11 p.m. Saturday, April 13 at the Historic Gonzales Ice House featuring a Cajun Din-ner, drinks and dancing with live Zydeco music by Dr. Zog. Tickets are $80 per couple and only 150 tickets available. All tickets must be purchased in advance. The event will feature a silent auction as well as chances to win a $1,000 and $500 gift card.

For tickets, contact a Noon Lions Club member or send email to [email protected].

Relay VolunteersThe Texas Independence Relay is looking for

Volunteers! Each Volunteer will have a 4 to 5 hour shift. If you would like to be a part of this fantastic event, please contact Georgina Biehl [email protected]. Don’t miss out on this golden opportunity!

TIR has teamed up with Team Red, White & Blue for this year’s event! Team RWB (www.teamrwb.org) is a non-profit that cares for returning veter-ans when they return home from combat, and we are very pleased to be able to partner with this cause! This would be a great opportunity for HS Juniors and seniors looking for those volunteer hours needed for college, or younger kids (and a parent(s)) in Boy Scouts or JROTC that would get to spend time with a veteran, and also VFW and American Legion folks!

Al-Anon meetingAlcoholics Anonymous meets every Monday

and Friday at 8 p.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Messiah, 721 St. Louis in Gonzales. Al-Anon meets every Monday night at the same time and place. Please call 830-672-3407 for more information. All meetings are open.

Free GED ClassesFREE GED classes, day (M T W and Th, 8 30 to

noon) and night (M and W 6 30 to 9), Gonzales Learning Center, 1135 St. Paul, 672-8291.

Free piano lessonsFree piano lessons for students 8-18 are being

offered in Gonzales.There are 10 weekly lessons that take place

from 3:45-4:45 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Gonzales Public Library, located at 415 St. Matthew.

Registration must be done at the library by a

parent or legal guardian and library membership is required. No telephone registrations will be ac-cepted.

For more information, call the library at 830-672-6315.

Head StartTMC Golden Crescent Head Start offers pre-

school services to children ages 3-5 years, include-ing 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 pof the child’s Birth Certificate, proof of income, proof of address and a current immunization record.

Violence shelterThe Guadalupe Valley Family Violence Shelter,

Inc. (GVFVS) is a non-profit organization provid-ing 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 advocacy, 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.

Toastmasters meetCome and Speak It Toastmasters Club meets on

the first and third Tuesdays of each month, from 12-1 p.m. at the Gonzales County Farm Bureau Community Room, located at 1731 Seydler Street.

The Toastmasters environment is friendly and supportive whether you are a professional, stu-dent, stay-at-home parent or retiree, Toastmasters can give you the skills and confidence you need to express yourself in any situation.

For more information contact Club President GK Willmann at 830-857-1109 or send email to [email protected], or Gerri Lawing at 830-857-1207 or [email protected].

Perfect attendance pins were handed out to a number of Noon Lions Club mem-bers at the club’s regular meeting on Monday March 11. Among those receiv-ing the award and pictured above are: (front row, from left) Elgin Heinemeyer, Kris McLain, Herb Karnau, Club president Stephanie Gacke, Julie Fairchild, Ruby Sievers, Brent White, Jimmy Windwehen, (back row) Kermit Thiele, Greg McLain, Gary Heximer, Sonny Sievers, Felipe Leon, Dr. Gary Gage and Kenneth Gottwald. The Noon Lions Club meets at noon every Monday at the Riverside Community Center. Anyone interested in learning more about Lions and their many human-itarian projects is invited to come to one of the meetings or contact any club member. (Courtesy photo)

Community BingoThe Heights of Gonzales is having Community Bingo, Friday, March 22, at 2:30 p.m. It

is free to play. Bingo winners will receive $1.00 for each Bingo and $50.00 split for Black-out. Must be 55 or older or a resident of a Care Facility to win blackouts. Hosted by Excel Home Health, Gonzales Memorial Healthcare Systems and The Height of Gonzales.

Cheerleader TryoutsNixon-Smiley High School and Middle School cheerleader tryouts are Thursday,

March 21. There is a mandatory clinic March 18-20. To tryout, the girl and a parent must have attended the mandatory parent meeting in February or made contact with Maria Jiminez or Ashley Chandler before the meeting.

Fish Fry CanceledHarwood Community Center WILL NOT have its Annual Fish Fry on Friday, March

29th..

Jim Price CleanupThe Annual Jim Price Community-Wide Cleanup in scheduled in Gonzales Saturday,

April 27. The event will be held at Apache Field, 456 Tate Street. Tire and electronic disposal are being added to the event this year.


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Read!Research has proven conclusively that children who read and are encouraged to read at home make better grades and have more success in both school and social endeavors. Whether the reading material is a good book, a magazine or a periodical, children who read regularly soak up knowledge at a rate far beyond those who do not.

As a parent, you can help ensure your child’s success by encouraging them to read in the home by providing reading material -- books, magazines and (yes!) periodicals like your hometown newspaper.

Give your kids the gift of a thirst for knowledge. It’s the best gift you can give them.Give your kids the gift of a thirst for knowledge. It’s the best gift you can give them.

A public service announcement from the Gonzales Cannon

Our special guests today were from Austin, TX and Bath, England! Thank you and Daphine the poodle for visiting Gonzales! — Posted by Gonzales Chamber of Commerce

Cierra mesmerised by Duck Dynasty — Posted by Stacie Gonzales

Lexi Knox & her pig Sadie at the Gonzales Live Stock Show — Posted by Pam Miller Kidd

I don’t want to go back!!!!I want to stay in Rockport....I wish my family was here with us! Summer time will be here by the time we know it though!!:)) — Posted by Robin Guerra

Journie isn’t sure what to make of that crawfish being offered to her by momma Kristen (left) but brother Michael was all ready to join Dr. Zog’s band (right)— Posted by Debbie Toliver

Shuck ‘em and suck ‘em — Derrick Helm and David “Breeze” Gast attack the craw-fish at Ragin’ Cajun — Posted by Debbie Toliver

Fr. Pete Roebucks Cath-olic Daughters Court 2140 met February 26th at St. James Parish Hall. A meal was enjoyed after the Bless-ing led by Bonnie San-Miguel.

In the absence of the Regent, the Vice-Regent Bonnie SanMiguel began the meeting with a prayer read from the United States

Adult Catechism by Debbie Aleman . The Pledge of Al-legiance was said by mem-bers. During the meeting, the Pro-Life Prayer and the prayer for the Armed Ser-vice Persons were said.

There are now 97 mem-bers. One funeral meal was served. Bingo was held and a good crowd attended at The Texan. It was reported

that 2 memorials were re-ceived.

Correspondence was read from The Friends of the Library and from the Pilot club. A thank you letter was read about the Bibles given to the Confir-mation Class. The Yoakum Court invited our Court members to the March 10th Mass and meal cele-

brating their Court’s 100th Anniversary.

The Education Contest results were read for the different divisions. First place in Essay was Kath-erine Knesek; Second Place was Kolton Knesek; Kristofer Knesek placed First in Art and in Poetry; Kameron Knesek placed Second in Poetry; Kort-ney Knesek placed First in Essay and Bernice Kne-sek placed first in Poetry in the member’s division. The Project Graduation will receive our donation of $100. Members signed up to lead the Stations of

the Cross. On Feb. 27th was led by Debbie Aleman, Leah Camarillo, Wendy Bi-vas, Bonnie SanMiguel and Elisa Molina. On March 20th will be led by Pam Parker, Leah Camarillo, Debbie Aleman, Wendy Bivas and Shirley Hodges. The Ministerial Lunch on March 13th will be cooked by the KC men and Con-nie Kridler will make some bread for it.

The Meal Committee for this meeting, Connie Dolezal, Leah Camarillo, Shirley Hodges and Peggy Janota, were thanked.

Shirley Breitschopf asked

for 5 members to meet to discuss ideas for forming a committee about uplift-ing members who have lost a spouse. The idea group members are Shirley Hodg-es, Elisa Molina, Connie Kridler, Kennon Brunken-hoefer, Bernice Knesek and Shirley Breitschopf.

Terry nelson won the door prize.

The next meeting will be March 26th. The Meal Committee is Jeanette Technik, Dorothy Bludau, Kennon Brunkenhoefer, and Leona Zella.

Shirley Hodges will read the prayer.

Johnnie Pearl Mang,1926-2013

MANGJohnnie Pearl Mang,

86, passed away Sunday, March 10, 2013 in Ft. Worth. She was born Sep-tember 1, 1926 in Smiley to Carl and Carrie Steahle Siebeneicher.

She married Walter Tra-vis Mang on December 8th, 1946 in Gonzales. She had been a member of the First United Methodist Church in Gonzales before moving to Ft. Worth sev-eral years ago.

Johnnie Pearl was a very active high energy lady. She often said that she didn’t want to die; she just wanted to hang around and bug people. She worked the first 10 years of her mar-

riage with the City of Gon-zales retiring from the city to work at home raising her daughter. She returned to work at the city after her daughter was raised and re-tired later on in life.

Johnnie Pearl enjoyed sewing; she was very close to her husband and loved to travel. She was a strict but loving mother, she held fast to her beliefs and meant what she said, but it was always clear that she adored her family. She was a very well groomed woman, loved her starched white blouses and carried herself as a lady, but with a great sense of humor. She liked to tease people in a light-hearted manner and enjoyed getting teased back.

She enjoyed socializing with family and friends; she truly cared for people and unselfishly gave of her-self for the benefit of those in need. Johnnie Pearl was a very organized person, in her personal papers she left a poem from an unknown author that concludes with a message she intended for her loving daughter “So, when tomorrow starts without me, don’t think that we’re far apart. For

every time you think of me, I’m right here in your heart.”

Johnnie Pearl Mang is survived by her daugh-ter and son-in-law, Car-lyn Jo and Rex Gregory of Ft. Worth; brother and sister-in-law, Kenneth and Martha Ann Siebeneicher of Llano; grandchildren, James Cope and his wife Angel of Perrin, Kathryn Cope of Ft. Worth, Jenni-fer Gregory and her fiancée Aaron Dixon of Austin, Kayla Richerson and her husband Ronnie of Rhome; and great-grandchildren, Riley and Ryan Richerson, Tatum and John Cope. She was preceded in death by her husband of 41 years, parents, a sister, Lorene Smith and a brother, Carl Siebeneicher, Jr.

A graveside service was held on Wednesday, March 13 in the Gonzales I.O.O.F. Cemetery with Pastor Andy Smith officiating. Memorials may be made to the American Heart As-sociation or the Gonzales First United Methodist Church.

Services were under the care and direction of Sey-dler-Hill Funeral Home.

Mary Charlotte Neuse Bond, 1927-2013

BONDMary Charlotte Neuse

Bond, age 86 of Nixon, passed away on March 10, 2013. Graveside services and interment was held on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at the Belmont Ceme-tery in Belmont Texas with Pastor Layne Dietz officiat-ing.

Mary was born on March 2, 1927 in Seguin to Edwin Julius and Ruby Adelia Lar-ison Neuse. She grew up in Seguin and was a graduate of Seguin High School.

She is preceded in death by her husband Billy George Bond; her parents; her brothers, Marvin Neu-se and wife Josephine and Ed “Dutch” Neuse and wife Florence; and brothers-in-

law, Lloyd Hurt and Daniel Heideke.

Survivors include her children, Charlotte Dar-nell Ampelas and hus-band Steve, Craig Darnell, Blanche Bond and hus-band Bob Boensch, Barry Bond and wife Nancy, and Bunny Voigt and husband Kenneth; brother, Ray-mond Neuse; sisters, Ruby Hurt and June Heideke; 11 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and numer-ous nieces, nephews and cousins.

Memorial contributions may be made to any Histor-ical Society of Choice. You are invited to sign the guest book at www.treshewell.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Tres Hewell Mortuary, 165 Tor Dr., Seguin, Texas, 78155, 830-549-5912.

Jimmy Moore McCaskill, 1947-2013

MCCASKILLJimmy Moore Mc-

Caskill, 66, of Gonzales, Texas passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2013 at The Heights of Gon-zales in Gonzales, Texas.

Cremation Rites are under the direction of Buffington Funeral Home in Gonzales Tex-as. A Memorial Service was held on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 11:00 am at the Presbyterian Church of Gonzales in Gonzales, Texas with Reverend Diana Whitely officiating.

Jimmy was born on January 3, 1947 in Temple, Texas. He was the son of Harold and Rosetta (Mitchell) Mc-Caskill. He served our country proudly as a Corporal in the U.S. Ma-rine Corps. He married Diane Zella on January 18, 1980 in Gonzales, Texas. He was a mem-ber of the Presbyterian Church of Gonzales. He liked riding motorcycles “to fast”. Jimmy liked to fish and play with his grandkids. He enjoyed sitting in the backyard and watching the birds. Jimmy loved to cook, especially BBQ, and was considered by some to be a Master Chef. He was a truly loyal friend.

Jimmy is survived by his wife of 33 years, Di-ane, two sons; Michael Moore McCaskill and his wife, Caryn of Aus-tin, Texas, Jeffery Mat-thew McCaskill and his wife, Mariah of Victoria, Texas, two daughters; Neali Herchel Petersen of Austin, Texas, Amy Denise Gibson and her husband, Brian of Gon-zales, Texas, one broth-er, Bill McCaskill and his wife, Sharon of New Braunfels, Texas, one sister, Sammie Mokate and her husband, Bruce of San Antonio, Texas, eleven grandchildren and one great- grand-child. He was preceded in death by his parents; Harold and Rosetta Mc-Caskill, and an infant daughter, Jimmie Lynn McCaskill.

The family request memorials to: Presbyte-rian Church of Gonzales / 414 Saint Louis St. / Gonzales, Texas 78629.

To join the family in celebrating Jimmie’s life, please go to: www.buff-ingtonfuneralhomegon-zales.


Fr. Pete Roebucks Catholic Daughters News

Obituaries

Shiner Heritage Quilters will present its’ Spring into Quilting show from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, March 15 and 16, at the First Methodist Church Activity Center, located at 102 West Church St. (one block off Highway 90A). The event will feature quilts, wall hangings, needle art, vendors, demos, block challenge, special “All Things Spring” entries, quilt car, food/drink and door prizes. For more information, visit www.shinerheritagequilters.org or call 361-594-3185. (Courtesy photo)

Seydler-Hill Funeral Home“Proudly Serving the Gonzales Area Since 1914”

906 St. Paul, Gonzales830-672-3232

The beautiful home and property of John and Tia Meisetschleager is Keep Moult-on Beautiful’s March recipient of the Community Pride Award. (Courtesy photo)


2013 Easter Bunny

“Baby Contest”Newborn-3 yrs. of age

$10.00 - 1 picture $15.00 - 2 picturesWinners & entries announced in

March 28 Easter EditionDeadline - March 21, 2013

Bring in or mail to:

The Gonzales Cannon618 St. Paul

Gonzales, TX 78629

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Entry Form:

Child’s Name:

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Show off your baby’s cutest expression in the

Cannon’s Easter Baby Contest!

The heart of Relay is honoring our cancer survivors. You are our symbol of hope! Please join us to help celebrate and honor your cancer survivorship!

2013 Relay For Life of Gonzales County Survivor DinnerMonday, April 1, 2013 at 6 p.m.First United Methodist Church426 Saint Paul Street, Gonzales, TX 78629

Survivor and 1 guest’s meal is includedPlease RSVP by March 15th by contacting:Survivor Chair: Joyce GibsonPhone: 830.203.0047Email: [email protected] visit our website at www.relayforlife.org/gonzalestxto register as a survivor!

Relay for Life of Gonzales Co. is April 5th, 2013at JB Wells. For more information visit:www.relayforlife.org/gonzalestx

GOLIAD — It’s been a spring full of a revival of interest in Texas history, with celebrations from Washington-on-the-Brazos to Gonzales to The Alamo — and the next major event is coming up.

The 28th Annual Goliad Massacre Re-Enactment weekend is right around the corner. This year’s event will take place on March 23-24 (Sat/Sun) at Pre-sidio La Bahia.

Saturday’s events include a number of observances, including battle reenact-ments staged by the Texas Army along with the Crossroads of Texas Living History Association. Candlelight tours of the facilities will be from 7-9 p.m.

Sunday’s dramatic reenactment of the

Goliad Massacre of Col. Fannin and his men is scheduled form 10 a.m.-noon.

We are always glad to welcome any-one willing to volunteer. Whether it’s volunteering to take admission, help set-up parking, clean-up crew, event planning, donations or even taking part in the re-enactment, there’s some-thing for everyone. It is through all of you and the hard work that these events are possible and we thank-you so much for the support.

Anyone interested in volunteer-ing contact Presidio La Bahia at 361-645-3752, or you can message Jeremy Turner on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/jeremy.turner.12382923

Annual event in Goliadcoming up March 23-24

Gonzales resident Amy Pettus recently paid a history-education visit with her children to the historic La Bahia site, where they discovered the name of one of their forebears (middle left) listed among those fallen in the Goliad Massacre. Our thanks to Amy for sharing these wonderful photos!

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