Cannon 091814

Early voting began Monday as
Gonzales ISD voters decide how

the district will send local tax
dollars back to the state, with the
question of who will control that
distribution the key question.
Voters in the school district
have been asked to decide on two
propositions on the Sept. 30 ballot.
Te frst authorizes the Board of
Trustees to purchase attendance
credits from the state with local
tax revenues, while the second au-
thorizes the board to contract with
other school districts to send local
funds directly to those districts.
Te alternative is to allow the state
education commissioner to make
that determination.
Te election will be held from 7
a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30 at the
Gonzales County Commissioners on
Tuesday approved a slight tax increase for
2014-15 but also moved to voice their sup-
port for a state
const i t ut i onal
a m e n d m e n t
which would help provide more state funds
for road repairs in the county.
Commissioners approved a mainte-
nance and operations tax rate of $0.2956
per $100 valuation and a debt-service tax
SHINER Te Shiner
Independent School Dis-
trict Board of Trustees met
Wednesday night to discuss
the beginning of the school
year and view a presenta-
tion by representatives of
Frost Bank concerning the
districts fnances.
Te meeting began with
a brief mentioning of the
SISDs enrollment of 589
students, an increase from
last year. Te sixth, seventh,
and eight grade classes are
the largest, and the district
has hired two teachers to
compensate.
Te board got down to
Tese days, when you
hear theres a Marine Corps
veteran running for po-
litical ofce, words like
conservative and Re-
publican tend to turn up
in conjunction with the de-
scription.
Wesley Reed says, how-
ever, that his experience
from more than 20 years
in the Marine Corps has
molded his convictions
and hence his party aflia-
tion in a slightly difer-
ent direction.
In the military, they
teach you to be the best you
can be, and if something
happens, then its our job
to take care of each other,
says Reed. I look at it that
way, that ideal has more in
line with my current partys
ideals.
Reed, who few F-18
Hornets for the Corps and
is still active in the reserves
as a Lieutenant Colonel, is
the Democratic Party nom-
inee challenging for the
District 27 Congressional
seat currently held by Re-
publican Blake Farenthold.
Reed said his Texas roots
created a strong personal
work ethic, and thats what
he wants to provide for the
residents of CD-27, which
includes the northern part
of Gonzales County as well
as Caldwell and Lavaca
counties.
Both of my grandpar-
ents were farmers for a
lot of years, and I grew up
throwing newspapers and
working in grocery stores,
Reed said.
Reed is what Marines
term a mustang
someone who originally
enlisted, then earned his
commission as an ofcer.
He enlisted in the Navy at
19 and two years later was
commissioned as a Second
Lieutenant in the Marines.
He said his years in the
military gave him a unique
perspective on what gov-
ernments job should be at
home.
Whenever theres a nat-
ural disaster in the world,
we go all over the world
helping people out food,
personnel, medicine, he
said. Why cant we do that
with our own people? We
are America, we are the
greatest country on earth.
It might cost us some, it
might cause us some dis-
comfort at times, but what
happens if we dont help
people?
Reed said his focus in the
campaign has been in three
primary areas: education,
veterans issues and water.
Water is a huge issue
for our farmers, he said. I
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Politics
SHINER, Page A7
Luling
A diferent kind of Democrat:
COUNTY, Page A7
LULING, Page A7
With just two weeks remaining before the annual Come and Take It Celebration
in Gonzales, city street crews are working non-stop to fnish the re-paving
project on St. Paul St. The project is expected to be completed in plenty of time
for the Oct. 3-5 event in downtown Gonzales.(Photo by Dave Mundy)
REED, Page A7
Luling hikes tax
by 3.5 percent
The Mighty Apache Band stepped smartly at halftime during Fridays contest against Navarro.
The Gonzales Chamber of Commerce is promoting a window-decorating drive among local
businesses in honor of 100 years of Apache football. To arrange to have your business
windows decorted by the Apache cheerleaders, contact the Chamber via email at mailto:cti@
gonzalestexas.com or call (830) 672-6532 . (Photo by Mark Lube)
By DAVE MUNDY
LULING Te Luling
City Council met last
Tursday during a brief
public session to discuss a
few points of business for
the city. Te most impor-
tant of these was a decision
to adopt a tax rate of 47
cents per 100 dollars on all
taxable property within city
limits, a 3.5% increase from
last year.
Te council also ap-
proved to make a payment
of $107,098.25 to Jerdon
Enterprises, LP for their
work on the Zedler Mill
Dam Rehabilitation Project.
Tis was the ffh payment
made to the company so far.
In another piece of busi-
By STEWART FRAZIER
Cannon Correspondent
By STEWART FRAZIER
Cannon Correspondent
By DAVE MUNDY
GISD, Page A7
The Cannon Thursday, September18, 2014 Page A2
Reese & Escobar welcome new
partners to local law practice
Eduardo Escobar and Noel Reese with new attorneys Angela Valis and Mark
Symms.
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Odd Fellows winners
Grand Prize winners were named recently in the 2014 10th Annual rafe of Gon-
zales Odd Fellows Lodge #38 I.O.O.F. Pictured from left are Richard Wiesman V.P.
Sage Capital Bank; Ryan Spann V.P. First National Bank of Shiner; Kit Hodges and
daughter Krissy winner of 2nd Grand Prize bay fshing trip with First Cast Guide
Service Capt. John C. Ashley of Shiner; Noble Grand Michael Mercer; Pam Parker
winner 1st Grand Prize $1000 Gift card to Cabelas; Gary Mobbs Branch Manager
Lone Star Bank of Gonzales. Other sponsors not present were Wells Fargo Bank
of Gonzales and Randolph-Brooks FCU of Gonzales. Thank you to all those who
participated in our fund raiser so we will be able to continue our support of chil-
dren of our area. (Courtesy Photo)
Noel H. Reese and Edu-
ardo X. Escobar, partners
of Reese & Escobar, LLP, are
pleased to announce that
they have been joined in
their practice by two great
lawyers, Angela Shimek
Valis and Mark Symms.
Te frm will now be known
as Reese, Escobar, Valis &
Symms, LLP. Tey are also
excited to announce their
new location at 417 St.
George on the Confederate
Square in historic down-
town Gonzales.
Reese, Escobar, Valis &
Symms, LLP is a full service
law frm committed to pro-
viding the best results for
their clients. Te frm han-
dles both trial and transac-
tional work. Trial practice
includes criminal defense,
family law, personal injury
law, and civil litigation.
Transactional practice in-
cludes wills and estate plan-
ning, oil & gas, probate, real
estate and business organi-
zations. Te frm serves cli-
ents throughout South Cen-
tral Texas from San Antonio
to Austin to Victoria and
all of the counties between
them.
Mr. Reese is a Native
Gonzalian who has been
practicing law for close to
20 years. He has won nu-
merous criminal jury trials
and obtained many favor-
able outcomes for his cli-
ents. He has also won major
civil cases as well as assisted
with the successful resolu-
tion of personal injury and
wrongful death cases. He is
a compassionate family law
lawyer and also fuent in the
Spanish language.
Mr. Escobar, is from Alice,
Texas, but he has been prac-
ticing law with Mr. Reese in
Gonzales for over 10 years.
He has extensive experience
in criminal law, family law,
and municipal law. He has
won many criminal cases
and he is also fuent in the
Spanish language.
Mrs. Valis is from Shiner,
Texas. She joined the frm in
2012 afer getting her start
as a probate and oil & gas at-
torney in Midland-Odessa.
She helps local landowners
negotiate oil & gas leases
and has experience in title
review, research and opin-
ions for both landowners
and oil and gas companies.
She is also savvy with the in-
terplay of oil and gas assets
and estate planning, as well
as wills, probate, real estate
and business transactions.
Mr. Symms relocated
from Houston to Luling
several years ago to give his
family the many benefts of
small town life. He is an ac-
tive trial and transactional
lawyer. He recently won a
major criminal trial in Gon-
zales County. In addition to
representing clients in civil
litigation, he routinely helps
clients with oil and gas mat-
ters, probate matters, and
estate planning as well.
If you or one of your fam-
ily members are looking for
hard working, compassion-
ate attorneys who put their
clients frst, please stop by
417 Saint George, Gonzales,
Texas 78629 or call us today
at 830-672-8773 to see how
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Thursday, September 18, 2014 Page A3
Healthcare Foundation recognizes Dreschner scholarship winners
General Election
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Gonzales Healthcare
Systems Foundation is
honored to announce Kalli
Davis, Melissa McCollum
and Kellie Menking as the
2014 recipients of Hannah
Siepmann Deschner Schol-
arships in Nursing.
Tese scholarships are
awarded periodically by
the Gonzales Healthcare
Systems Foundation. Te
committee is pleased to
have found three such
qualifed applicants this
year. Kalli Davis is a 2014
graduate and plans to pur-
sue a Doctorate degree and
become a Nurse Practi-
tioner at the University of
the Incarnate Word. Me-
lissa McCollum already has
her LVN certifcation, and
hopes to continue on to be-
come an RN and eventually
obtain her BSN and MSN.
Melissa is currently work-
ing as an LVN at Gonzales
Healthcare Systems while
attending Victoria College.
Kellie Menking, also a LVN
at Gonzales Healthcare
Systems, was accepted into
the RN bridge program at
Victoria College.
Since its inception in
2009, Gonzales Healthcare
Systems Foundation has
awarded eleven scholar-
ships and is gratifed to
see that we have so many
highly qualifed individuals
perusing a career in health-
care.
From her State Board
Examination in 1921 to
the pinning of an RN in
2011, Hannah Siepmann
Deschner has started a tra-
dition that will now con-
tinue outside the family as
more dedicated candidates
join the rewarding feld of
professional nursing. Tis
scholarship is available to
persons interested in ob-
taining certifcation as a
Registered Nurse, Nurse
Practitioner or a Bachelor
of Science in Nursing or
a closely related feld with
preference given to those
living in Gonzales and sur-
rounding communities.
Any person interested in
applying for this scholar-
ship should contact Sas-
cha Kardosz at Gonzales
Healthcare Systems, 830-
672-7581 ext. 421.
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providing thoughtful, unbiased guidance and
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whether your investments are right for you.
Call today for more information or to schedule
a consultation.
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One year afer Raging Elephants Radio
took to the airwaves last September it has
become the voice of Texas grassroots con-
servatives. It has also become thorn in the
side of both Republican and Democrats.
RER was the idea Apostle Claver Kamau-
Imani, an outspoken Black Republican
conservative, who wanted to provide infor-
mation via the World Wide Web to create
a Texas-centric show about state and local
issues.
Since major news media outlets cov-
ered national news, RER aimed at grass-
roots activists to focus on local issues and
help them hold local ofcials accountable.
Apostle Claver explains that the U.S. Con-
stitution gives political power to the grass-
roots, and thus it is important for people to
know what is happening in their backyard.
Claver was joined by three other broad-
cast activists, Doc Greene, Heidi Tiess,
and myself, who all went through on the
job training as journalists, broadcasters,
and technicians. Tere were on-air glitches
and gafs, but those problems have given
way to shows that are informative and pro-
fessional.
In a time when many people have lost
confdence in the mainstream media, even
local mainstream media, RER has flled the
information gap and helped its listener be
aware and active.
For example, last month in August, as
many Texans worried about the Border
crisis, Texas state representatives held a re-
treat at an Austin golf resort. RER reported
that their agenda did not include any dis-
cussion of Border crisis, and suddenly, the
topic was added.
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Thursday, September 18, 2014
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Celebrating a year with Raging Elephants Radio
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El Conservador
George Rodriguez is a San Antonio resident and is
Executive Director of the South Texas Political Al-
liance.
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Scratch
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man and the former interim publisher of the Gonzales
Cannon. He now lives in the Moulton area.
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Dances with
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Mundy
Editor and
Publisher
Teres nothing wrong with not cussing
Tursdays workshop meeting
of the Gonzales Economic Devel-
opment Corp. board of directors
was an educational one, particu-
larly for those of us who are not
part of the everyday workings of
the organization.
Te GEDC board, along with
Mayor Bobby Logan and City
councilman Tommy Schurig, got
a workshop presentation from
Zindia Tomas of the Attorney
Generals ofce on what types
of projects are permissible for
GEDC to fund as a Type B en-
tity.
A Type A economic develop-
ment corporation is funded with
a share of a taxing entiutys sales
tax receipts and is primarily to
fund industrial development.
Almost all Type A projects must
create or retain primary jobs
that is, they must create or retain
jobs which produce exportable
products.
A Type B EDC such as GEDC,
on the other hand, is also funded
with a share of sales-tax revenue
but has much more leeway in
the types of projects it can fund.
It can fund a number of Type A
projeects, but can also fund proj-
ects designed for quality of life
improvements.
Tus GEDC could fund infra-
structure improvements neces-
sary to attract an industrial de-
velopment, and could also fund
facilities such as a skateboard
park or wading pool at Indepen-
dence Park.
Youll recall the recent con-
troversy over GEDCs attempts
to obtain a 122-acre site outside
city limits in response to an over-
ture made by an as-yet-unnamed
company. Because of the wish of
that company to move fast on the
project and the fact GEDC has
to advertise for 60 days prior to
making a land purchase, the City
of Gonzales was asked to pur-
chase the land and then sell it to
the EDC.
Te afair created a lot of hard
feelings among property owners
in the Harwood area and among
some city residents who felt the
property was too far outside the
city, and City Council eventually
voted to put the land back on the
market.
Tomas confrmed that such a
purchase was completely allowable,
however.
As an EDC, you can do a proj-
ect outside city limits, she said.
You can even do it in another city,
as in a partnership. But you have
to have permission from the other
entity.
Had the company which wanted
that land not been so hasty, in oth-
er words, GEDC could have pur-
chased the site without getting the
city involved.
Te oil boom around the Gonza-
les area has created a critical need
for skilled workers, and several
board members questioned Tom-
as about the organizations ability
to help provide training. Tomas
explained that while GEDC cannot
provide scholarships for individ-
uals, it can provide grants to com-
panies who would then pay for the
training of potential employees or
advanced training for current em-
ployees provided the jobs being
trained for are above the current
prevailing wage scale.
Tus, while GEDC could not
provide scholarship funds to Victo-
ria College-Gonzales for students
in the welding or HVAC programs,
it could provide grants to existing
businesses for career training.
GEDC has also provided
funding to help VC-Gonzales
with construction of its recent-
ly-opened Career Center, and
Tomas told directors it could
continue funding workforce-
training projects like that un-
til such time as the college has
grown to the point of establish-
ing its own junior-college (tax)
district.
Tere were a number of other
allowable uses for GEDC funds,
from aiding with the construc-
tion/expansion of airport and
railport facilities to revitalizing
downtown businesses, but per-
haps most curious among the
projects allowed by the state stat-
utes was funding for recreational
and community facilities.
Tomas explained this would
include almost any kind of facility
planned in an existing city park,
including an exposition center or
recreation center but not a com-
munity center. Semantics, she
noted, are important.
Included among the allowable
projects, however, is land, build-
ings, equipment, facilities and
improvements required or suit-
able for professional and amateur
sports and athletic facilities.
Tomas explained that part of
the statute was used to build Ar-
lington Stadium.
I hear the Oakland Raiders
want to move. Why let San Anto-
nio have em?
Profanity is the common crutch of the
conversational cripple.
David Keuck
Over 50 years ago there was a fellow by
the name of Art Linkletter who kept a gen-
eration of innocents entertained.
First on radio in the 19 and 40s and then
on television in the 50s and early 60s with
a program called People Are Funny. And
they were. Te show employed audience
participation, contests and gags.
And we laughed.
Several decades later he worked his mag-
ic with a TV program called Kids Say the
Darndest Tings. And they did. Linkletter
co-hosted it with Bill Cosby. Te show used
a simple premise where the host would ask
a question of a child (say 3 years old to 8)
who would respond as only a child of that
age could.
And we laughed.
But that was back when we were young.
When adults took pleasure in pleasant en-
deavors. And the children were taught to
respect their elders and obey their teachers.
Should a child utter a bad word. Well,
by golly, you can bet he or she would get
their mouth washed out with soap.
As I said, this was a simpler time and
television was in its infancy in the 40s and
50s. And the worst word a person would
hear of a moving picture screen was may-
be a damn.
Its my belief that today people are no
longer funny. Just ofensive.
And the little children have forsaken say-
ing the darndest things but mimic papa and
mama by mouthing of with the damndest
things.
Quite a number of years ago I penned
a column opining how I considered this
business of swearing in public had gotten
out of hand. Afer it appeared in print a fel-
low approached me accusing me of refer-
encing his ownself.
Ting of it was I wasnt singling out an
individual at all. But encompassing a col-
lective of crude characters that spews pro-
fanity in public. Because I feel that cursing
is a weapon of the witless.
You see, I grew up in a beer joint. My old
man, afer forsaking the life of blackland
farmer, ran an establishment for thirst.
So in the late 40s and early 50s it was
my job to sweep up the place daily. Since
I was the owners son I also did double-
duty pulling caps of of Grand Prize and
Jax and Falstaf and Pearl and Lone Star
and Southern Select and Carlings Black
Label bottles at 12-ounce intervals.
At that early age Id cock my ears in
the general direction of whoever had the
foor at the time. Now these were working
folks. Day laborers and grocery store own-
ers and funeral directors and bankers and
cotton farmers and the hardest working of
all the housewives.
Who patronized the place. And theyd
let you know in no uncertain tones what
they felt about Eisenhower and J. Edgar
Hoover and Korea and the price of corn
and cofee and complain something ferce
that gasoline had went up to 21.9 a gal-
lon.
Saturday was always busy. Camaraderie
and ragging one another. But no cussing.
Not in mixed company. And there were
kids present, too. So no blasphemy permit-
ted.
Should a slip occur with a hell or a damn.
Well, they were called down and told to
hold it down.
Today, in another century from the one
I grew up in, Ill enjoy a cold beer and so-
cialize at an establishment for thirst.
Sipping and cocking an ear to hear one
complain about Obama and Holder and
ISIS and the cost of gasoline at $3.29.9 a
gallon.
But oftimes our little conversations are
muted due to someone with a mouth that
indeed should be washed out with a gallon
of industrial-strength Clorox.
Right of, cause his voice will carry
across the room, you know hes one of
those mighty minds albeit, mighty dirty.
Bringing attention to his ownself. Exer-
cising his tongue. Putting in a big crop of
curse words. But its the f-word he favors.
Language that will wilt a rose. Hes
blessed with being bilingual, knows a little
English and a lot of cuss words. Words that
merely amount to diarrhea of the oral cav-
ity.
Essentially, due to his demeanor and lack
of respect for others, hes blowing in his
own wind.
Now Im no prude. Been prone to let
loose a litany you wont fnd in any phrase-
book. In pain and in anger and for the hell
of it.
But I keep it within earshot of no more
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any other public place three times to echo
in everyones ears.
If I wanted to hear the eef-ing word
every other word Id go to the movies or
watch a so-called standup comic on HBO.
I guess in my aged years I take ofense
to ofensive language. Because profanity
has become a bane of having to do with the
public, in public.
Afer all, perhaps theres nothing wrong
in having nothing to say as long as you are
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Another example was the RER report-
ing that helped to defeat the Texas Solu-
tion plank on guest workers at the Texas
state Republican convention in June. RER
broadcasted from the convention foor
and kept listeners informed about the po-
litical maneuvering among the delegates.
Conservatives were able to keep each other
informed and defeat plank.
In yet another example is how RER has
helped report on local politics and raised
awareness in small communities. In Flo-
resville, RER is reported about how the
local mayor and city council tried to deter-
mine who can and cant run for mayor in
a closed door meeting. In Progreso, RER
reported the grievous political scandal in-
volving a family that controlled city hall
and the school district.
Tis weekend, RER will take another
big step in broadcasting a special show
from the Texas Rio Grande Valley about
the Border Crisis. People who are on the
frontlines of border crisis will be the guests
including law enforcement ofcers, elected
ofcials, ranchers, and common citizens.
Following the example of Edward Murrow
who broadcasted from London during
Nazi air raids, RER will report from the
frontlines of border.
Conservative blogs and webcasts have
grown in number across the nation with
the development of social media. Just like
Guttenberg and printing press helped
bring about the Reformation, the World
Wide Web has provided Texans and the
American public an alternative to the
mainstream media, and RER is helping the
Texas fght for liberty and freedom.
We should always remember that the
defense of liberty and freedom starts in
your backyard and to defend it you must
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Dear Editor,
Several years ago, I registered my well
with the GCUWCD. At that time I spoke
with Mr. (Greg) Senglemann and told him
that I had noticed a little oil in my water
trough. He told me at that time, that the oil
was leaking from the Luling shell and that
the Legacy Ranch on FM 304 had a large
amount of crude oil in the well.
Last winter, when my water well froze
over, I noticed even more oil in the water.
Afer the lines thawed out, I replaced the
foat and turned the water on. No water
came out. I checked the water bib, no water
was coming, then I messed with the bib and
crude oil came out, flling the hole around
the bib.
Later on, I ran into a gentleman that re-
tired as feld manager for one of the major
Luling felds. He told me that the oil was
not leaking from the Luling shell and that
it was probably from a bad oil well casing.
I told him that there was no active wells in
my area and he replied that there was. Well,
I havent found any, but I have found quite
a few dry holes and that term can mean a
lot of diferent things, from being dry, being
a test hole, or there was not enough oil to
pump. He also suggested I fle a complaint
with the Railroad Commission, which I did.
Tey sent an investigator out who took
water samples. Te result from the water
samples showed that the TPH (Total Petro-
leum Hydrocarbons) was over 13% and the
recommended EPA level is below 5%.
Te investigator returned again in June,
along with Mr. Senglemann and he took
more samples. At that time, they were also
going to sample 4 other wells, two which
belong to my neighbors, which had report-
ed the sightings of oil to the GCUWCD,
the Legacy Ranch, and a new well that was
drilled earlier this year, but was capped be-
cause the well was contaminated with crude
oil. I asked Senglemann if there was any
other reports of contaminated wells and he
stated what is on the list.
It is also noted that Senglemann told
me, that the well at the Legacy Ranch, had
7 foot of oil in the well. Mr Senglemann,
still maintains that the oil is coming from
a shale oil deposit. I spoke with a family
friend, that retired from Haliburton and he
told me, that in order for the oil to escape
the deposit, into the aquifer, the deposit had
to be under pressure, and that he suspects,
it was from fracking.
Te water well, that was drilled and
capped, was at FM 304 and U.S. Hwy 90. As
I understand it, Watts drilling out of Luling,
did the drilling and when they encountered
oil, Barry Miller, the district rep for GCU-
WCD, responded for a consultation and
told them, he suspected that it was coming
from a shallow oil deposit. Barry Miller is
also the manager of the Gonzales County
Water Supply Corp.
Te long term efects of exposure to both
cattle and humans, can be deadly. I just
think the public needs to be aware and if
they fnd the presence of oil in their well
water, they need to contact the Railroad
Commission. Only by knowing the loca-
tion of the contaminated wells, will they be
able to pinpoint the source/location of the
contamination.
I am also wondering if the City of Gonza-
les water contamination, is associated with
the contamination of the aquifer.
James Timberlake
Gonzales County
Dear Editor,
Te late Sherif Donald J. Brzozowski,
(1929-2014), was moved to last a lifetime by
Ruby I. Smith Leifeste, his Oak Forest School
Teacher, circa 75 years ago.
In the early 90s, I participated in Disciple
Bible Study I, taught by my Supervising El-
der, Rev.. Bob Allen , who was the pastor of
FUMC, Gonzales. A UM Bishop, Richard
Wilke with his wife, Julia, designed, wrote
and coordinated the DISCIPLE Bible Study,
a training for Christian Leaders which even-
tually had 2 million graduates in 30 coun-
tries.
One day, when my assignment for the next
week was to do one of several ministries as-
signed in Disciple Bible I, I chose to visit the
Gonzales Co. Jail located next to the Gonza-
les Co. Courthouse. Afer I walked in, Sherif
Donald J. Brzozowski greeted me. I intro-
duced myself and then asked if there was an
inmate he thought would enjoy a visit the
following Sunday. He began asking me ques-
tions about myself, and then all of a sudden
said, Are you related to Mrs. Leifeste?
I said, Yes, she was my mother in law.
Afer that, the deal was sealed for Don
and I to begin visiting inmates on Sunday
afernoons, but we were expected to follow
the rules, which we did and we were always
treated with respect by everyone. I dont
know this for certain, but my guess is Mrs.
Leifeste was his favorite teacher. He didnt
tell me at that time but I learned later from
him, just in the last few years that what she
did for him and others in her classes, took
them for ice cream, the movies and other
places some of the children had never been,
stayed in his heart for a lifetime for when
he told me this, 75 + years afer Mrs. Leif-
este provided the trips, there were tears in
his eyes.
My husband, Don, and Larry Fortune,
who accompanied us with his guitar when
we all sang in the jail, and I, visited inmates
in the jail for 4 years , until I was appointed
to Flatonia UMC and Don and I moved to
Fayette Co. Ten Larry continued this min-
istry.
People in Gonzales County from FUMC
Gonzales and Monthalia UMC and the
churches I pastored, Waelder and Tomp-
sonville UMCs, helped us support this min-
istry for I gave each inmate a Bible written
in Spanish or English and there were other
expenses .
Later, other pastors in our Gonzales Co.,
Ministerial Alliance conducted a Bible Study
weekly at the Intermediate Sanctions Facility
in Gonzales.
None of this would have happened if Mrs.
Leifeste hadnt gone the extra mile (she was
also a wife, mother of 3 sons and at times, a
Principal), and spent time and money with
her young students socializing with them as
well as being their school teacher, because if
it had turned out that day that I told Sherif
Brzozowski, No, I am not related to Mrs.
Leifeste, none of the above would have been
written today, a sad day for those of us he
lef behind, for it is the day of Sherif Brzo-
zowskis funeral, and the best day of his life
for him.
JoAnn Leifeste
Gonzales
Tis is an edited transcrip-
tion of an interview with PJTV.
com host, and drummer for
20-pound Sledge, Alfonzo Ra-
chel, heard on Te News from
the Camphouse on KULM
98.3 FM.
Brune: As promised were
beating the brush to talk to
folks about what theyre see-
ing when it concerns water
problems and social issues.
One of the major issues to
date is illegal immigration.
Hand-in-hand with illegal im-
migration are the cartel crime
problems, human trafcking
which includes the exploita-
tion of children and women
for sex, and the burgeoning
drug problem. It is also mind
boggling that the American
public has a Lasse faire atti-
tude towards drugs. Te catch
phrase is, Its just a little pot.
And such abject slovenliness
should be insulting to a peo-
ple wanting to call themselves
civilized. Meanwhile, a scant
few hours south the headless
bodies of innocents, as well as,
warring criminals hang from
overpasses and bridges so that
lazy Americans can have their,
just a little pot.
Ten personally, it is inter-
esting to attain perspectives
from other people around
the country. And one reason
for that is because everyone
is guilty of ignoring the issues
that dont afect them. A lot of
the folks I visit with dont have
many complaints unless there
is a fat on the beer truck and
the delivery is late. However,
at the north end of our state
senate district people are wor-
ried about water. At the south
end of the district we hear that
people are concerned about
illegal immigrants that are
dropped of in their neigh-
borhoods and the number of
abandoned vehicles found by
sherifs departments. Ten
everyone everywhere is be-
ginning to understand the
signifcance of water conser-
vation and how such con-
servation provides for the
environment which in turns
protects the economy.
Alfonzo are we on the same
page?
Rachel: We are defnitely all
in the Boiling the Frog syn-
drome. People seem oblivious
that they are sitting in a pot
of water that is progressively
getting hotter and wont jump
until the water is boiling. Ten
theyre already cooked. People
dont want to accept the truth
for why this is happening.
Tis is a problem that has
been going on forever. People
let their desires dictate policy.
If they want cheap labor, if
they want drugs, if they want
to be slovenly they let their
desires dictate policy. America
was the place that changed
all that. We cant become the
place that Americans were
originally trying to escape. We
cant become a country like
the ones that the immigrants
are trying to escape.
Brune: Is California seeing
the great infux of children
coming across the border?
Rachel: Oh yeah, welcome
to the neighborhood. None of
us have a problem with immi-
gration. Te problem is illegal
immigration. America is the
colorful and the beautiful.
But the liberals think that
illegal immigration brings
some type of fairness and that
is not true. What we should be
looking at is why are the illegal
immigrants coming? What do
they think theyre going to get
when they get here. What type
of entitlements? What type of
jobs are they taking? We need
to look at the Americans that
are giving them these jobs.
Te government isnt go-
ing to crack down on illegal
immigrants. Te government
is getting money from them
too. Tese illegals have fed-
eral withholding taken out
of their checks. Te govern-
ment knows theyre here. Te
government would only crack
down on them if they werent
getting money out of them.
Brune: Well yes, but the
illegals are bleeding our sys-
tem. Te argument is that
illegals cost our system and
lifestyle more than they ben-
eft. Ten, we see that money
going into Mexico from the
U.S. is the 2nd largest income
for that country. So Mexico is
not going to make any eforts
to help their own people stay
home.
Rachel: Tat exactly right.
But the Mexican government
also gets ahold of that money.
Tey are a Tird World so-
cialist country. Tey have
universal healthcare and all
sorts of programs that should
make life lollipops and daisies
but thats not how it works
and those folks are bailing
out and coming to America.
Brune: Lets shif gears.
Many of the problems that
we face are intertwined with
cartel crime and Americas
drug problem. Granted, there
would be no drug trafc if
America didnt provide the
demand. What is ofensive
is that were all supposed to
practice Political Correct-
ness. We cant use the N-
word, we cant say wetback,
and shouldnt jokingly use
the word retard when refer-
ring to a friends stupid antics.
We are supposed to have this
overwhelming sense of cor-
rectness for our fellow man
but American society is
completely oblivious and un-
caring about the thousands
upon thousands of people,
the innocents, as well as, the
vicious criminals that are
dying, being tortured, and
ruined a few steps across a
river from us. Te American
social conscience doesnt give
a fip about the 50,000 dead
Mexicans just across the bor-
der, or the human trafcking,
or the sex slaves just so the
spoiled Yankee Gringos can
have just a little pot and can
enjoy their drugs.
To me that is unconscio-
nable. Until that type of
dont-give-a-damn attitude
is recognized for its animal-
istic lower level thinking and
Americans decide that such
behavior is socially unaccept-
able there is no fx for the
problem.
In my lifetime we stopped
littering the roadsides, smok-
ing was deemed bad, and
drunk driving isnt funny. So
why legalize something that
is bad and expect society to
get better?
Rachel: Drugs are in
vogue. Murders in Mexico
dont matter. Heightened
violence in our streets doesnt
matter. People like to feel
that they can handle drugs
and still maintain control of
their lives. Nothing could be
farther from the truth. And
until it becomes socially un-
acceptable the American so-
cial integrity and lifestyle will
decline.
The Cannon
A look at that rare creature: a conservative from California
Herman
Brune
Herman Brune is a freelance writer,
radio personality and author based
in Colorado County.
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from the Saddle
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been contaminated?
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It looks like we have some
delightful fall weather for
the annual fundraiser for
the Belmont Volunteer Fire
Department. It is this week-
end September 20th with
serving starting at 5PM
and good food made by the
good fremen themselves.
Rafe tickets are probably
sold out for the four wheeler
and the rifes. Items for the
auction, call Mia Schauer
at 830-437-5266. It will be
held at the Belmont Social
Club due to the fre that
burned the Oliver Pecan
House. Come out and sup-
port our volunteer fre de-
partment. Tey were out
fghting a fre that involved
ffy bales of hay yesterday.
I think it was fnally con-
tained around 6PM>
Te Belmont Commu-
nity Club meeting will be
held on its regular club date
on the 4th Tuesday at 2PM
at the Center.
Te Belmont Commu-
nity Center Club is collect-
ing gently used coats and
blankets to give to GCAM
and perhaps the school
nurses to give to those that
they see are in need of them.
You can bring them by the
Belmont Community Cen-
ter on Tuesday or Tursday
mornings between 8 and
9:30 AM.
A Tanksgiving or Pot-
luck supper hosted by both
the Church and the Bel-
mont Community Club was
decided to be held on No-
vember 8th at 6PM. Tere
will be no charge and every-
one is to bring a dish that
will serve at least 8 people.
Now over at Leesville we
have to start thinking about
the Leesville Country Fair.
It will be on Saturday, Oc-
tober 11th, for 10 am until
about 2:30 PM at the Lees-
ville Methodist Church
grounds. . Tis is the 28th
consecutive year for this
popular traditional com-
munity event. Tere will be
great food, musical enter-
tainment by the Kerr Creek
Band, free childrens games,
petting zoo, rafe, and auc-
tion of donated items. Local
quilters will again ofer their
productions of hand crafed
quilts. Tese proceeds go to
upkeep and scholarships.
Tey give out $1000.00
scholarships to the graduat-
ing seniors going to college.
College is expensive these
days.
Tere is still exercis-
ing going on Tuesday and
Tursday morning at 8:30
AM at the Belmont Com-
munity Center. Tere is a
great group taking advan-
tage of this and they wel-
come anyone, male or fe-
male to join them.
Tere will be a new fow-
er calendar started January
1st at Monthalia. If anyone
would like a change in their
place or need to designate a
special Sunday, please email
macall@gvtc.com or mail to
Cynthia MacAllister, P. O.
Box 208, Cost, Texas, 78614
by November 15th.
Veterans have the oppor-
tunity to compose a para-
graph about their experi-
ences.
Tese remembrances will
be compiled into a booklet.
Please email to fulluv@gvtc.
com or mail to Lu Fullilove,
565 FM 466, Cost, Texas
78614 by November 1st.
Hold the following peo-
ple in prayer: Judy Wilson,
Rhonda Pruett; Linda Den-
ker; Case Martin; Landis
Kern; Joe Kotwig, Aunt
Georgie Gandre, Aunt
Frances Gandre, Aunt Betty
Gandre, Ben and Mabel
Richter; Laddie Studler,
Sandi Gandre, Joyce and
Danny Schellenberg; Nancy
Garnand; Esther Linde-
mann, Teresa Wilke, Anna
Lindemann, Millie, Mr. Bill
Lott, Marie Schauer, Bob
Young, Marilyn Qualls,
Lillie Lay; Shirley Dozier;;
Bob Brown; Marissa, Bub-
ba, Robert Cox, Sarge
Dunkin; Pedro; Dorothy
Svoboda; Velma Bullard,
Rosie, Clay, Curtis, Chris-
tine Wilke Nancy, Maynard;
Denise, Louise Jones; Mar-
gie Menking; Jimmy Kelley;
Jesse Esparza; Laura Walk-
er, Te family of Patricia
Heinemeyer; Te Families
of July Zella, Bernice Ward,
Bobbie Pagel, Gene Robin-
son, Donald Brozozowski
and Dr. David Wolfe, our
military and their families,
our country, rain,
I was so sorry to hear that
Dr. David Wolfe had passed
away. He had lived on top
of the hill in Belmont for
quite some time. He loved
to come to our ice cream
suppers and eat ice cream.
He loved our little com-
munity and helped out in
many ways. He served our
country in a military ca-
pacity too as an orthopedic
surgeon at Wilford Hall and
in Viet Nam. He came back
to teach at Wilford Hall and
then set up a private prac-
tice in Seguin. He mended
many of our broken bones,
scrapes, bumps, and bruis-
es. He will be missed here
and by his family in Seguin
and elsewhere. His services
will be held Sept. 20th, in
Seguin, at the First Baptist
Church at 11:00AM.
Tere will be a beneft
Saturday, September 27th,
at the Rotary Unit at Inde-
pendence Park for Sammy
Macias who is in the last
stages of congestive heart
failure. Tey will be sell-
ing BBQ plates starting at
11:00AM until sold out. A
contact phone number is
830-263-1588.
I dont know what kind
of mess Miss Sweet Pea got
herself into, but she sure
made a mess of her smile.
She knocked out her ca-
nine tooth clear down into
the jawbone. Tis was all
hanging out of her mouth
along with the teeth clear
to the center of her mouth.
Needless to say, she was in
tremendous pain, and look-
ing at it made you want
to throw up. So to the vet
she went where she got all
of that removed and her
lip sewed down. However
now her mouth fops open
on that side. She is taking
her antibiotics in sof food
which she thinks is wonder-
ful. Tis dog is going to be
spoiled rotten before this is
all over and done with.
Have a good week, and
God Bless.
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believe the federal govern-
ment should be in a posi-
tion to help them.
Admittedly, some reign-
ing-in of federal bureau-
cracy is needed, he said.
Some of these groups
can become too cumber-
some, he said. Individual
liberties are huge in Texas,
and certain entities should
stay away from that.
Veterans are near and
dear to his heart, he said.
Tis district has the
second-most number of
veterans of any district in
America, second only to
Norfolk (Va.), he said.
Tere are 57,000 veter-
ans here. We made them a
promise when they signed
on that dotted line. Weve
got to make sure we dont
balance the budget on the
backs of veterans. Con-
gress made a $6 billion cut
to veterans benefts with
the tax cut they passed to
provide child credits. We
made a promise to our vet-
erans.
He said the recent scan-
dals involving false report-
ing at Veterans Administra-
tion facilities over delayed
or nonexistent care is a
result of bureaucracy un-
checked.
We have to make sure
the VA is doing the right
thing, he said. I look at
a lot of the problems in
the VA as being mid-level
management, at the incen-
tive programs to provide
bonuses. Tey shouldnt be
doing it for a proft, they
should be doing it becuase
they care.
He proposes forming lo-
cal oversight committees
composed of various vet-
erans organizations to help
improve accountability
within the VA.
Tat would help us get
the boots-on-the-ground
view that Marines always
appreciate, he said. When
you want to know how a
unit is doing, you dont go
ask the unit commander,
you got ask that lance
corporal whos turning a
wrench. We need to listen
to what our veterans are
saying.
Reed also believes in ex-
panding, not cutting back,
federal involvement in
public education.
Education is the one
equalizer for any family out
there, he said. We need to
teach kids critical think-
ing skills. We have to make
sure there is a system in
place from pre-K through
college.
We need to make col-
leges more afordable,
Reed added. As long as
our young adults are pay-
ing of college loans from
the federal government,
theyre not starting busi-
nesses, theyre not becom-
ing the next great doctor or
teacher.
While the Democratic
Party has, for the most part,
taken several strong steps
toward the political lef in
recent years, Reed said he
doesnt want to fall into a
liberal or conservative
characterization.
Im a Texas Democrat,
he said. Were going to dis-
agree on some issues, but
were going to agree on 70-
80 percent of other issues
so lets work through those
frst, then we can haggle
out the others.
I think the people who
represent us (in Congress)
should be people whove
worked just as hard as you
have, they should have a
background like us, and
they should be approach-
able, he added. I think
its important to go out and
look somebody in the eyes
and give them an honest
answer.
The Cannon
REED: Veterans issues prime
concern for Dem candidate
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GISD District Staf Development Center
located directly behind the GISD Admin-
istration Building at 926 St. Lawrence in
Gonzales.
Early voting began Sept. 15 at the main
early voting polling place, the GISD Dis-
trict Staf Development Center located
behind the GISD Administration Building
at 926 St. Lawrence, Gonzales, TX, from 8
a.m.-4 p.m. through Tuesday, Sept. 23, and
8 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24 to Fri-
day, Sept. 26.
Additionally, early voting by personal
appearance will be conducted at the tem-
porary branch early voting polling place,
the Harwood Community Center, from 8
a.m.-4 p.m. on Friday, Sept 19.
Te election was prompted by the dis-
tricts designation by the state as a prop-
erty wealthy district becuase of the rapid
increase in property values resulting from
oil and gas exploration. Passage of the two
propositions will give the district control
over how the districts funds are redistrib-
uted under the states Robin Hood school
funding law.
Te Robin Hood statute was designed
to ensure equitable funding for all Texas
schools as a result of a 1993 lawsuit fled by
the Edgewood ISD. Property-rich districts
share funding with property-poor districts.
Intended to prevent property-rich districts
from having much lower tax rates than
property-poor districts, the end efect has
been to raise school taxes statewide and
efectiuvely establish a statewide property
tax.
Te Texas Legislature amended the stat-
ute in 2006 to give local school districts
broader discretion and control over how
funds are redistributed, but a recent ruling
by a federal judge that the state is still not
redistributing wealth equitably will likely
force further changes.
Under the 2006 amendment to the law,
GISD has several options for redistributing
its wealth:
Consolidate with another district.
De-annex part of the district and give
that property to a nearby school district.
Students living in the de-annexed property
would no longer be residents of GISD.
Purchase attendance credits from the
state and send payments directly to the
state.
Contract with another district to edu-
cate nonresident students from a part-
ner district by sending funds directly to a
property poor district.
Consolidate tax bases with another dis-
trict.
Upon reccommendation from GISD
Superintendent Dr. Kim Strozier and the
district administration, trustees opted to
pursue purchasing the attendance credits
and/or contracting with other districts to
educate nonresident students in lieu of
state control.
Approval of both propositions on the
ballot allows GISD to partner with a prop-
erty poor school district. If there are no
partnering options then the district would
have the option to send the amount of re-
capture directly to the state by purchas-
ing attendance credits. By voting for both
propositions, GISD may qualify to reduce
the recapture amount by 4% of the recap-
ture cost and by a portion of the amount of
money paid to the appraisal districts.
Voter rejection of the measures would
initiate a requirement that the Commis-
sioner of Education will be required by
law to determine which local property
to detach to meet fnancial obligations
of Chapter 41. If this happens, the GISD
tax base will be changed and there are no
appeals. Efectively, voter rejection of the
measure would mean loss of local control;
even if the district loses Chapter 41 status
as a result of declining property values, the
property that was detached would not be
returned to the district.
ness, the council agreed to cast its vote
for Jonnie Vic Barnett, Alderman, City of
Caldwell, for the TML MultiState Intergov-
ernmental Employee Pool Board of Trust-
ees. Tis board will oversee TML Region 10.
Finally, the council received the monthly
activity report from the Police Depart-
ment. Te were no points of concern, but
the department ofcial reported that they
are currently understafed and looking for
applicants to fll vacant positions. Tere are
currently only a few applicants as well, so
the opportunity for hire within the depart-
ment is high.
business when Duncan Marrow of Frost
Bank led them through an informative
presentation on the benefts of shifing
their fnances from an M&O to an I&S tax
rate. Marrow explained that M&O (main-
tenance and operations) tax rates are sub-
ject to Chapter 41 recapture formulas, but
I&S (interest and sinking) tax rates are not,
meaning that all money made through
these fnances would stay local.
Te school board members were in-
trigued by the possibility to keep more
money in the district, and afer Marrow
concluded they decided to add the topic to
the future agenda.
Other proceedings involved the approval
of TASB Update 100, the Shared Service
Agreement with Te Regional Day School
Program For Te Deaf-Victoria, and a
TEA Maximum Class Size Waiver. Inter-
esting details from the TASB Update in-
cluded the adoption of the TAPR academic
excellence standards and the admittance of
people with licensed to carry a concealed
handgun to do so at school functions. Te
TEA Maximum Class Size Waiver was ap-
proved for the frst grade so it could adhere
to the 22 to 1 class size requirement.
rate of $0.0059. Te total tax rate of
$0.3045 per $100 will generate about
$7.5 million in additional revenue for the
county. Commissioners also approved the
Fiscal Year 2015 budget with some slight
adjustments.
Te rate will result in an increase of
about $32.10 per year for a home with a
$100,000 value.
Tere were no speakers in the second
public hearing prior to the adoption of the
rate.
Much of the budget increase for the
county is dedicated to road repairs, and
commissioners also approved a resolution
in support of a state constitutional amend-
ment which will appear as Proposition One
on the Nov. 4 ballot.
Tat proposition asks voter approval to
amend the state Constitution to enable the
Legislature to shif some funding from the
states Rainy Day fund to the Texas Dept.
of Transportation, primarily to help with
road repairs in counties heavily afected
by oil and gas exploration and production
activities.
In other action Tuesday, Commissioners
approved a lease agreement between the
City of Waelder and the county for use of
the citys community center for ofce space
for Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Jesse Al-
maraz.
ContinuedfrompageA1
COUNTY: Commissioners
give Proposition 1 support
ContinuedfrompageA1
SHINER: Trustees examine
options under Chapter 41
ContinuedfrompageA1
LULING: Police Department
reports several job openings
ContinuedfrompageA1
GISD: Voting underway in
districts Chapter 41 election
Roeber Insurance Agency recently sponsored a water station
at the 2014 LaVernia Wild West Hammerfest Bicycle Ride.
Cyclists from all over the state were greeted by staff from
their LaVernia & Gonzales offces. Pictured: (back row)
Phil, Kristy, April, Dee & (front row) Charlie, Ty, Blake,
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Some busy VBS kids
During the First United Methodist Church Weird AnimalsVacation Bible School
in July, children , parents and volunteers participated in three mission projects.
We collected over 200 pounds of food for GCAM; donated more than $1100 to
purchase shares of farm animals and trees through Heifer International, a non-
proft humanitarian organization working to end hunger and poverty and care
for the Earth; and donated money to Operation Kid-to-Kid to purchase clean
drinking water for 80 children in India for a year at school plus a clean bathroom
and a place to wash their hands every day All of these mission projects make
a life-changing diference for children and families here locally and around the
world!
Hay producers who have
baled hay in Gonzales County
during the past year are invited
to participate in the 2014 Gon-
zales County Hay Show.
Entries for the Hay Show
need to be delivered to the
Gonzales County Extension
Ofce by Noon on Tuesday,
Sept. 30.
Te Show will be held on
Tuesday, Oct. 14, at the Saturn
Sales & Services on Hwy 97, 5
1/2 miles North of Gonzales. A
stew supper will be held at 6:30
P.M.
Tere will also be an edu-
cational program conducted
on hay quality and drought
strategies. Rob Hogan, Exten-
sion Economist will present
information on How Much
Can Producers Pay for Re-
placement Heifers? (Raising
Tem versus Buying Tem).
One (1) continuing education
unit (CEU) for private, non-
commercial, and commercial
pesticide license holders will be
provided.
Producers participating in
the Hay Show will obtain a
free nutrient analysis on the
hay they enter. Tere are six
classes of hay for the show
which producers can enter
samples in, which include:
Bermudagrass, Other Warm
Season Perennial Grasses,
Warm Season Annual Grass-
es, Cool Season Grasses, Le-
gumes, Grass-Legume mix-
ture.
Te Hay Show is hosted
by the Texas A&M AgriLife
Extension, Gonzales County
Beef Cattle Committee, and
the Gonzales Young Farmers.
For more information, please
contact the Gonzales County
Extension Ofce at 830/672-
8531.
Educational programs of
the Texas A&M AgriLife Ex-
tension Service are open to all
people without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, national
origin, age, disability, genetic
information or veteran status.
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Gonzales County
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Lavaca County
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Gonzales Co. Hay Show scheduled
Belmont Volunteer
Fire Department
Belmont Social Club
Annual BBQ Auction
Sat., Sept. 20
Meal 5:00 pm 8:00 pm
$9.00 plate
Live Music by:
Kerr Creek Band
Live Auction
6:45 pm
Silent Auction
(ends 15 min. after
live auction)
Tickets available from any
Belmont Volunteer Fire Department
Personnel
Drawing for a
4 Wheeler and
Guns
(to be held after
Auctions)
Janice Sutton, Republican candidate for Gonzales
County District Clerk (right) presents a check to the
Belmont Volunteer Fire Department, represented by
Richard Goss. The Belmont VFD will hold its annual
fundraiser from 5-9 p.m. at the Belmont Social Club
on Saturday.
Area Livestock Reports
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Gonzales Livestock
Market Report
Te Gonzales Livestock
Market Report for Saturday,
September 13, 2014 had on
hand: 1,207 cattle.
Compared to our last sale:
Calves and yearlings sold
steady. Packer cows sold steady
to $3-$4 cheaper.
Stocker-feeder steers: Medi-
um and large frame No. 1: 150-
300 lbs., $310-$400; 300-400
lbs, $285-$325; 400-500 lbs,
$245-$280; 500-600 lbs, $225-
$240; 600-700 lbs., $215-$220;
700-800 lbs, $190-$200.
Bull yearlings: 700-900 lbs,
$145-$185.
Stocker-feeder heifers: Me-
dium and large frame No. 1:
150-300 lbs, $255-$350; 300-
400 lbs, $235-$245; 400-500
lbs, $225-$240; 500-600 lbs.,
$185-$220; 600-700 lbs., $175-
$185.
Packers cows: Good lean
utility and commercial, $94-
$112; Cutters, $110-$126; Can-
ners, $75-$89; Low yielding fat
cows, $98-$112.
Packer bulls: Yield grade 1 &
2, good heavy bulls; $120-$132;
light weights and medium
quality bulls, $105-$115.
Stocker Cows: $950-$2,200.
Pairs: $1,250-$2,800.
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Cuero Livestock
Market Report
Cuero Livestock Market Re-
port on September 12, 2014,
had 1, 567 head.
Had 173 cows and 19 bulls.
We had a strong demand today,
steady with last weeks prices.
Te calf market was solid
with last weeks gain. We are
seeing a great demand with
prices steady across the board.
Rain in the area today has
helped the spirit of the market.
Packer Bulls: Hvy. Wts.,
$120-$141; lower grades, $92-
$116.
Packer cows: canners & cut-
ters, $88-$124; light & weak,
$60-$104.
Palpated: 36 head bred, $per
cwt, $145-$178.
Pairs: 2 pair; $2,150 &
$2,700.
Steer calves: under 200 lbs,
One, $300; 200-250 lbs, $281-
$318; 250-300 lbs, $324-$328;
300-350 lbs, $308-$322; 350-
400 lbs, $276-$316; 400-450
lbs, $261-$312; 450-500 lbs,
$240-$280; 500-550 lbs, $234-
$264; 550-600 lbs, $216-$2442;
600-700 lbs, $210-$227; 700-
800 lbs, $201-$215.
Bull Calves: under 250 lbs,
$237-$338; 250-300 lbs, $297-
$330; 300-350 lbs, $289-$328;
350-400 lbs, $271-$318; 400-
450 lbs, $258-$310; 450-500
lbs, $243-$290; 500-550 lbs,
$233-$261; 550-600 lbs, $213-
$237; 600-700 lbs, $205-$224.
Over 700 lbs. bulls, $191-
$212.
Heifer Calves: under 200
lbs., one $156; 200-250 lbs,
$253-$285; 250-300 lbs, $266-
$311; 300-350 lbs, $264-$380;
350-400 lbs, $255-$306; 400-
450 lbs, $239-$325; 450-500
lbs, $228-$272; 500-550 lbs,
$218-$270; 550-600 lbs, $210-
$250; 600-700 lbs., $199-$222;
over 700 lbs, $190-$204.
Proposition Number 1
(SJR 1)
SJR 1 would authorize the trans-
fer of certain money from the
general revenue fund to the state
highway fund and the economic
stabilization fund. Money trans-
ferred to the state highway fund
may be used solely for the con-
struction, maintenance and acqui-
sition of rights-of-way for public
roadways.
The proposed amendment will
appear on the ballot as follows:
The constitutional amendment
providing for the use and dedica-
tion of certain money transferred
to the state highway fund to assist
in the completion of transporta-
tion construction, maintenance,
and rehabilitation projects, not to
include toll roads.
Published by Texas Secretary of
State Nandita Berry, www.Vote-
Texas.gov or 1-800-252-VOTE
(8683).
PUBLIC NOTICE
Brief Explanatory Statements of Proposed
Constitutional Amendments
Special Election November 4, 2014
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Assemblies of God
Gonzales Family Church
Assembly of God
320 St. Andrew
First Assembly of God
509 E. 3rd St. Nixon
New Life Assembly of God
Corner of Church St. &J essie Smith
St. Gonzales
Bahai Faith
Bahai Faith
621 St. George St. Gonzales
Baptist
Clark Baptist Church
F.M. 794, Gonzales
County Baptist Church
Hwy. 87 Smiley
Eastside Baptist Church
Seydler Street, Gonzales
Elm Grove Baptist Church
4337 FM 1115
Waelder, Texas 78959
First Baptist Church
403 N Texas Nixon
Hwy 108 N Smiley
406 N Ave E Waelder
Greater Palestine Baptist Church
S of 90-A (sign on Hwy 80)
Greater Rising Star
Baptist Church
3rd Ave S of Hwy 87 Nixon
Harwood Baptist Church
North of Post Offce
Iglesia Bautista
Macedonia
201 S Congress Nixon
Iglesia Bautista Memorial
Hwy 97 Waelder
Leesville Baptist Church
E. of Hwy 80 on CR 121
Memorial Heights Baptist
Church
1330 College Gonzales
Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church
100 Capes Gonzales
Oak Valley Baptist Church
Hwy. 97 Bebe
Old Moulton Baptist Church
2287 FM 1680, Moulton
Primitive Baptist Church
1121 N. College Gonzales
Providence Missionary Baptist
Church
1020 St. Andrew Gonzales
San Marcos Primitive Baptist
Church
4 Miles west of Luling on Hwy. 90
P.O. Box 186, Luling
830-875-5305
Stratton Primitive Baptist
FM 1447 9 miles east of Cuero
St. James Baptist Church
Hwy 80- North of Belmont
Saint Paul Baptist Church
SE 2nd St. Waelder
Shiner Baptist Church
Avenue F and 15th Street, Shiner
Union Lea Baptist Church
St. Andrew St. Gonzales
Union Valley Baptist
Church
FM 1681 NW of Nixon
Catholic
St. James Catholic Church
417 N. College, Gonzales
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
St. J ohn St. Gonzales
St. Joseph Catholic Church
207 S. Washington, Nixon
St Patrick Catholic Church in
Waelder
613 Highway 90 East Waelder
St. Phillip Catholic Church
Hwy 87 Smiley
Christian
First Christian Church
(Disciples of Christ)
712 Crockett, Luling
Churches of Christ
Church of Christ
1323 Seydler St. Gonzales
Church of Christ (Iglesia de Cris-
to)
201 E. Second St. Nixon
Church of Christ
E. 3rd &Texas, Nixon
Churches of God
Community Church of God
1020 St. Louis, Gonzales
Gonzales Memorial Church of
God in Christ
1113 Hastings, Gonzales
New Way Church of God in Christ
514 St. Andrew, Gonzales
Episcopal
Episcopal Church of the Messiah
721 S. Louis, Gonzales (830) 672-
3407
Evangelical
La Os del Evangelio Mission Ca-
pilla del Pueblo
W. Central at 87 Nixon
Full Gospel
Camp Valley Full Gospel
7 mi N of Nixon on Hwy 80
Full Gospel Church
1426 Fisher, Gonzales
Lutheran
First Evangelical Lutheran
1206 St. J oseph, Gonzales
Abiding Word Lutheran Church,
LCMS
1310 St. Louis
Methodist
Belmont United Methodist
Hwy. 90-A
Dewville United Methodist
West of FM 1117 on CR 121
First United Methodist
First United Methodist
410 N. Franklin, Nixon
Flatonia United Methodist
403 E North Main, Flatonia
Harris Chapel United
Methodist
S. Liberty St. Nixon
Harwood Methodist Church
North 2nd and North Gonzales, Har-
wood
Henson Chapel United Methodist
1113 St. Andrew, Gonzales
Monthalia United Methodist
CR 112 off 97
Smiley United Methodist
1 blk S. of Hwy 87
Waelder United Methodist
2 blks fromHwy 90 &97
Webster Chapel A.M.E.
1027 Church St. Gonzales
Non-Denominational
Agape Ministries
512 St. J ames, Gonzales
Living Waters Fellowship Church
605 Saint J oseph St. Gonzales
Bread of Life Ministries
613 St. J oseph, Gonzales
Cowboy Church
of Gonzales County
J .B. Wells Showbarn
El Centro Cristiano Agua Viva
of Waelder
Sun. Worship 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m.
Emmanuel Fellowship
1817 St. Lawrence St. Gonzales
Encouraging Word Christian Fel-
lowship
Hwy. 80 in Leesville
Jesus Holy Ghost Temple
1906 Hickston, Gonzales
Lighthouse Church of Our Lord
1805 Weimar, Gonzales
New Life Temple for Jesus Christ
Belmont, Corner of Hwy 466 &Hwy
80
River of Life Christian Fellowship
207 Steele St., Smiley 830-587-
6500
Two Rivers Bible Church
1600 Sarah DeWitt Dr., Ste 210,
Gonzales
Inter-Denominational
Faith Family Church
1812 Cartwheel Dr., Gonzales
Pentecostal
Faith Temple
Hwy 80 (N. Nixon Ave.) Nixon
Holy Temple of Jesus Christ No. 2
1515 Dallas, Gonzales
Temple Bethel Pentecostal
1104 S. Paul, Gonzales
Life Changing Church of Gonza-
les
3.3 miles north on 183, Right on CR
235, Right on CR 236
Presbyterian
Pilgrim Presbyterian Church
CR 210 off FM 1116
Presbyterian Church of Gonzales
414 St. Louis, Gonzales
Messianic Judaism
Congregation Adat HaDerech
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Gonzales, TX
77984
Phone
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(830) 672-9208
David S. Mobile 830-857-5394
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210 Qualls Street, Gonzales, TX 78629
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TEXAN
NURSING & REHAB
of Gonzales
3428 Moulton Road
Gonzales, TX 78629
phone 830-672-2867 fax 830-672-6483
The Gonzales Cannon
Phone: 830-672-7100
Fax: 830-672-7111
Honesty Integrity
Fairness
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Clint
Lowery
Clint Lowery is
pastor of Memo-
rial Heights Bap-
tist Church in
Gonzales.
Pastors Corner
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OBITUARIES
JONES
Joyce Marie Jones, 88,
of Gonzales, passed away
Tursday September 11,
2014. She was born March
22, 1926 in Luling, the
daughter of William and
Mary Hancock Eggert. She
worked with the State of
Texas in the printing of-
fce and retired afer 20
years of service. She later
worked with the Gonzales
Chamber of Commerce.
She was a member of the
Memorial Heights Baptist
Church. She is survived
by her daughters Barbara
Luedecke and husband
David of Gonzales and
Wanda Evers of George-
town; grandchildren David
Luedecke Jr. and wife Dani-
elle of Houston and Lance
Luedecke and wife Rebecca
of Austin; great-grandson
Barron Luedecke of Aus-
tin; sisters Doris Janota
of Austin and Peggy Col-
lier of Tennessee; brothers
James Eggert of Austin and
Amos Eggert of California.
Also surviving are numer-
ous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded by her
parents, husband Sidney
Jones, sisters Lillian Fraser,
Ruth Howell and Margaret
Cowan and her brother Bill
Eggert. Visitation was held
Saturday from 6 until 8 p.m.
Funeral services were 2:30
p.m. Sunday, September
14, 2014 at Seydler-Hill Fu-
neral Home with Reverend
Frankie Smith and Ray-
mond Cowan ofciating.
Interment followed at the
Gonzales Memorial Park
Cemetery with Reverend
Clint Lowery ofciating.
Arrangements were under
the care and direction of
Seydler-Hill Funeral Home
906 St. Paul Street, Gonza-
les, TX 830-672-3232.
Valentine Rodriguez
Rodela, 1943-2014
RODELA
Valentine Rodriguez
Rodela, 71, of Gonzales,
Texas passed away on Sun-
day, September 7, 2014 at
Te Heights of Gonzales in
Gonzales, Texas.
Funeral Mass is under
the direction of Bufngton
Funeral Home in Gonza-
les, Texas and were held
on Tuesday, September, 15,
2014 at 2:00 pm at Saint
James Catholic Church in
Gonzales, Texas with Fa-
ther Paul Raaz ofciating.
Interment followed at Saint
James Catholic Cemetery.
A Rosary was recited on
Monday, September, 14,
2014 at 7:00 pm at Bufng-
ton Funeral Home Chapel
in Gonzales, Texas with
Deacon Terry Brennan of-
fciating.
Valentine was born on
May 21, 1943 in Waelder,
Texas. He was the son of
Ramon and Amelia (Ro-
driguez) Rodela. Valentine
enjoyed playing cards and
shooting pool. He liked to
go and enjoy the peaceful-
ness while fshing. Valen-
tine was a Member of the
ELKS Lodge. He retired
from Southern Pacifc Rail-
road afer 15 years.
He is survived by three
sons; Roger Rodela of
Humbolt, Texas, Raymond
Rodela of Mt. Belvieu, Tex-
as, Ruben Rodela of Fresno,
California, four daughters;
Graciela Rodela of Gon-
zales, Texas, Christine Es-
camilla of Baytown, Texas,
Nancy Medina and her hus-
band, Julian of Houston,
Texas, Christella Cardenas
of Houston, Texas, sixteen
grandchildren, and four-
teen great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; Ramon and
Amelia Rodela, one son;
Valentine Rodela, Jr., six
brothers; Pete Rodela, Luis
Rodela, Frank Rodela, Nate
Rodela, Jesse Rodela, John
Rodela, four sisters; Pau-
line Rodela, Trinity Rodela,
Janie Rodriguez, and Mar-
garita Castillo.
To join the family in cel-
ebrating Valentines life and
to sign the online guest
book, please go to: www.
buffingtonfuneralhome-
gonzales.com
In these articles I am
continuing to address false
ideas that have become very
prominent in some Chris-
tian circles. Tus far I have
pointed out that not only
do Christians sufer, there is
much to be gained from suf-
fering. Tis time I venture
some comments on Chris-
tians and sickness. Most all of
us will encounter some form
of illness during our lifetime,
some severe and some maybe
more routine. In recent years
a myth has been promoted
that suggests that along with
faith in Christ ought to come
freedom from sickness and
disease. Tis is a distortion
of Biblical teaching to say the
least. Only in America could
ministers of the gospel
get away with teaching such
nonsense. Try promoting
this in parts of our world that
scarcely have clean drinking
water, sanitation, and very
little advancement in modern
medicine. Te idea that sav-
ing faith in Christ necessar-
ily comes with the bonus of
physical health is a difcult
pill to swallow for those that
may have faced a lifetime of
sufering and disease.
Nothing I will say in this
article is a denial of the power
of Christ to heal disease at
will. Tere are times when
it is within the sovereign will
of God to heal, at other times
it is not. While we may pray
for healing, we may not de-
mand healing. God is sov-
ereign, not man. He does
all things afer the counsel
of His will, not ours. Many
need to broaden their theo-
logical foundation to include
a bigger view of God and His
purposes. By the way, Who
makes the mute, the deaf, the
seeing, or the blind? Have not
I, the Lord. (Exodus 4:11)
Te Almighty has a purpose
in everything He does. God
sometime uses Satan in the
causing of illness. Tis clear-
ly was the case with Gods
servant Job, as well as the
woman bound by Satan for
eighteen years. (Luke 13:16)
Yet even then, Satan is un-
wittingly serving Gods pur-
poses. Whatever Pauls thorn
in the fesh may have been,
there was a clear reason for it.
It served to promote humility
in Paul as well as continued
reliance upon grace. Afer
praying three times for its
removal, the beloved apostle
accepted this as Gods pur-
pose. He even went on to
boast of his infrmities. (II
Corinthians 12:9) Evidently,
Pauls young disciple Timothy
was plagued with some stom-
ach trouble. It is interesting
that Paul does not rebuke the
illness or demand immediate
healing. Rather we read this,
No longer drink only water,
but use a little wine for your
stomachs sake and your fre-
quent infrmities. (I Timothy
5:23) Again, I fnd it interest-
ing that Paul lef Trophimus
in Miletus sick. (II Timothy
5:20) In yet another section
of Scripture, Paul speaks of
his companion Epaphroditus
in glowing terms. Referring
to him as a brother, fellow
worker, fellow soldier, and
one who risked his life for
service to Christ. Paul then
goes on to say this of faithful
Epaproditus, For indeed he
was sick almost unto death.
(Philippians 2:27) What are
we to make of the following
statement from Paul regard-
ing his ministry among the
churches of Galatia? You
know that because of physical
infrmity I preached the gos-
pel to you at the frst. (Ga-
latians 4:13) Evidently, Paul
had not yet received word
that we must never admit we
are sick. Positive confession,
name it and claim it, was not
part of his theology.
Tose that are convinced
that it is always the will of
God to heal can be quite
cruel and damaging in their
assessment and counsel to-
ward those that are sick.
Ofen the sick are told that
if they simply had enough
faith they could claim their
healing and walk in health.
Some are also told that there
must be some hidden sin
that is hindering their heal-
ing. If the sick would sim-
ply come clean and be hon-
est before God, they would
receive healing. Tis is not
only without Biblical war-
rant; it is also cruel, conde-
scending, and arrogant. If
you are healthy, give thanks
to God. What a blessing
from Him. Accept this bless-
ing from God with all humil-
ity. By all means, plead with
God to heal the sick. But
know this: For my thoughts
are not your thoughts, nor are
your ways My ways, says the
Lord. For as the heavens are
higher than the earth, so are
My ways higher than your
ways, and My thoughts than
your thoughts. (Isaiah 55:8-
9) He is sovereign and He is
good.
SEPT. 18
Gonzales Book Club
The Gonzales Book Club meets on the third Thursday of the month. This months
meeting will be on Sept. 18, from 10-11am at Lifords Books and Fine Art to dis-
cuss Giant by Edna Ferber. Everyone is welcome and invited to attend. Please
join us!
SEPT. 20
Constitution Week Lunch
The Gonzales County Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will
host their Constitution Week Luncheon at noon Saturday, Sept. 20 at First United
Methodist Church of Gonzales.
The featured program will be German Children Stolen by Indians by Donna
Bird.
SEPT. 24
Retirement Party
Open House Retirement party for Thelma Barnett on September 24th from 10:30
am-12:30 pm at the Senior Citizens Center (Masonic Lodge Building) in Smiley.
SEPT. 20
BenefitBakeSale
Bake Sale Saturday Septem-
ber 20 from 9-2 In front of
Walmart All proceeds will ben-
efit The Alzheimers Associa-
tion. Come and support and
help find a cure for Alzheimers.
SEPT. 20
HelpingHands
If you are in need of a meal,
Helping Hands, a non-profit,
multi-church ministry would
like to bless you with a free
lunch. Meals will be distrib-
uted Saturday, September
20th, beginning at 11 a.m. at
Emmanuel Christian School
located at 1214 St. Louis Street.
Volunteers and donations are
welcome. Contact Linda at
361-275-1216.
SEPT. 21
PolkaSunday
The Geronimo VFW will
host Polka Sunday featuring
the Czechaholics playing all
your favorite Texas polkas,
waltzes and country music at
the Geronimo VFW, 6808 N
Hwy 123, Geronimo 78115,
on Sept. 21, 3-6:30 pm. VFW
kitchen opens at 2 pm. $8
donation. Hall is smoke free
and open to all. Info/reserva-
tions 830-379-1971/305-8829
(http://czechaholics.com)
SEPT. 23
VFWSocial
The Gonzales V.F.W. Post
4817 will hold a social on Tues-
day, Sept. 23 for all the V.F.W.
members, Auxiliary members
and all their Volunteers and
their families. The meal will be
served at 6 p.m.
SEPT. 26
TeepeeRun
Were on the war path! The
Apache Booster Club is look-
ing for young Apache sup-
porters to run through the
Apache tee-pee before the
game against Yoakum on
Sept. 26.
Meet at the south end of the
field at 6:40 and be part of the
pre-game show. Cost will be
$5 and all proceeds go to the
class of 2016 prom committee.
Parents: drop your child(ren)
off at the South end of Apache
Field and pick them up at the
North end (this is all before the
game starts). Someone must
be at the north end of the
field to pick up your child(ren)
immediately after the run
through.
NOV. 8
BenefitClayShoot
Join us Nov. 8 at the National
Shooting complex in San An-
tonio as we crush clays to raise
funds for The Foundation for
Prader-Willi Research (FPWR)
in the name of Sadie Royal
who suffers from PWS & needs
a cure!
Registration begins at 8
a.m. and the shoot starts at 9.
Lunch, a drawing and awards
is set at 1 p.m.
The event will take place at
the National Shooting Com-
plex, 5913 Roft Road in San
Antonio.
ONGOING
GonzalesCounty4-H
4-H enrollment for the 2014-
2015 school year has begun.
The website for enrollment is:
https://texas.4honline.com
For more information about
4-H and joining a club, please
call the Extension Office 672-
8531
NOV. 22
NightinOldPearlCity
The city of Yoakum Tourism
Board will sponsor the 12th
annual Night in Old Pearl City
Saturday, Nov. 22 at Turner Hall
in Yoakum. A Lutheran Polka
Worship Service is scheduled
for 3 p.m. at Holy Cross Lu-
theran Church, followed by a
tour of the Yoakum Heritage
Museum and the Christmas
Tree Forest.
Doors open at Turner Hall at
5:30 p.m. featuring door prizes,
bottle grab, silent auction, din-
ner and dance.
Proceeds will benefit the
Yoakum Community Hospital
and Yoakum Community Fire
Dept. For ticket information
contact Sharon Mueller at 512-
341-9868 or 512-567-3365.
ONGOING
LivestockValidation
Validation Dates and Loca-
tions for Gonzales County
Livestock Show have been an-
nounced:
Steer Validation- September
17, 2014 held at Guadalupe
Valley Vet Clinic from 5:30 pm
- 6:30 pm
Lamb and Goat Validation-
October 22, 2014 held at JB
Wells from 5-7 p.m.
Halter Heifer Validation Ma-
jor and County-held at Guada-
lupe Valley Vet Clinic from 5-7
p.m.
Swine Validation- Decem-
ber 3, 2014 held at JB Wells
from 5-7 p.m.
Commercial Heifer Valida-
tion- December 7, 2014 held at
Valley Vet Clinic from 1-2 p.m.
Broiler/Chicken Orders Due
to Extension Office 5:00 pm
December 12, 2014- Pick up
January 22, 2015
Commercial Heifer Valida-
tion- December 14, 2014 held
at Valley Vet Clinic from 1-2
p.m.
Rabbit Validation- February
4, 2015 held at JB Wells from
5-7 p.m.
Broiler Pick-Up January 22,
2015.
Fun-Tier Tours Inc.
Reserve your space soon
Call 830-875-1700
P.O. Box 87, Luling, TX. 78648
funtiertours@yahoo.com
Turnaround -- One Day trip to Texas Only Casino
October 3rd - Deadline for this trip approaching soon. Call NOW to reserve your seat.
$35 pp/dbl, Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino, $20.00 free play. Departs downtown Luling at
7:00 a.m. returns approximately 8:30 p.m.
Overnight Coushatta Bus Trip - November 9 & 10
$69.00 pp/db, bus, hotel-Coushatta Inn, $23.00 free play on players card. Departs
downtown Luling at 7:00 a.m. and Franks in Schulenburg at 7:45 AM.
Last Coushatta trip in 2014. Call 830-875-1700.
Christmas Overnight Choctaw, Durant Oklahoma -
December 14 & 15
$99.00 pp/db, bus, hotel tower, $10 free play & discounted buffet. Depats downtown Luling
at 7 am picks up in Georgetown 8:15 am. Limited spaces available from Luling.
GROUP Royal Caribbean Cruise, Feb. 12, 2015
9 Night Southern Caribbean Adventure Cruise, Ship, Explorer of the Seas.
Departs Port Canaveral with 4 stops, to the Dutch/Netherlands Islands of Orangestad,
Aruba, Willemstad, Curacao and Kralendijk, Bonaire & Labadee, Haiti. All food and
entertament of the ship included. Call for pricing, determined by room type & availability.
Ship almost sold out.
Te Gonzales Art Group
is calling all artists, of all
ages, to gather their artis-
tic works/ Te group will
be sponsoring their an-
nual Come And Take It Art
Show. Te show is open to
all ages from Pre-K to100+.
Te show is organized
by medium, such as, Oils,
Acrylics, Pastels/Chalks,
Watercolors, Pen/Pen and
Ink, Sculpture, Pottery and
Stained Glass, Fiber/Tex-
tiles/Weavings and Mixed
Media. Tis year two addi-
tional categories have been
added - Alternative Art and
Workshop Art. Te student
are divided by age groups -
Pre-K - K, Grades 1-2, 3-4,
5-6, 7-8 and 9-12. Tere
will be a judge from out of
the area that will choose
First Place, Second Place,
Tird Place and in some
cases Honorable Mention
for each category in all of
the Student and Adult cate-
gories. Students and adults
will receive ribbons. Adults
will be eligible for prize
money. Tere will be a Best
of Show picked for the stu-
dent division and the adult
division.
All artwork will be ac-
cepted at 1:00-4:15 P.M.
on Tursday, October 2nd
in the Fellowship Hall at
the First United Method-
ist Church and should be
picked up on Sunday, Oc-
tober 5th between 4:30 and
5:30pm. If you cannot come
at that time please make ev-
ery efort to have someone
else pick it up then so that
the work can be admired
by all, as once people start
picking up early in the day
it snowballs and people
coming in on Sunday afer-
noon have much less to see.
Entries are limited to
eight per adult with a limit
of three in any one catego-
ry. Adult entries should be
framed and student work
should be matted or backed
to protect it. All work
should be original and
not from a kit, except for
Workshop entries. Tere
is an entry fee of $1.00 per
piece for students. Te en-
try fee for adults is $5.00
per entry for non-members
and $4.00 a piece for mem-
bers.
Times for the Art Show
are Friday, October 3rd -
5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M (Re-
ception Celebration), Sat-
urday Oct. 4th - 1:00 P.M.
to 6:00 P.M. and Sunday
Oct. 5th - 1:00 P.M. to
5:00 P.M. Tis year, for the
frst time their will be a re-
ception and celebration of
art on Friday from 5-7pm
with refreshments, demon-
strations and live auction.
Tere will be a
Silent Auction will run
from opening Friday until
4:30pm Sunday.
For more information
you can contact the cham-
ber or visit their website,
go to the schools ofces,
Frames and Tings or re-
quest it from Janice Wil-
liamson at 830-857-5694
or from Sarah Bailey at
830-857-5695 or any art
group member. We cant
wait to show of your work,
so plan now to bring in
your works of art!
The Cannon
Annual cookof set
at JB Wells Park
L&M On Site
Catering
191 County Road 1411,
Cost, TX 78614
W.R. Low - 830-857-3324
Jo Ann Low - 830-857-5585
First Shot Cook-Off
Fun!
COST STORE
CAFE
New Store Hours
M-Sat., 7 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
5905 W. St. Hwy. 97,
Cost, Tx 830-437-2066
W.R. & Jo Ann Low, owners
landmonsitecatering@yahoo.com
Saturn Sales
& Service
4421 Hwy. 97E, Gonzales, TX
830-540-4422
Come Join us at the
Tractor Pull for loads of fun!
Mark Hagen
1506 Seydler St., Gonzales
830-672-6536
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Welding with an Attitude
Kick back and come see the
Come & Pull It Tractor Pull
Friday/Saturday in the Arena
Join in the fun
at First Shot
Cook-Off
Gonzales
Livestock
Market
Sale Every Saturday at 10 a.m.
Working hard to insure quality
service for all our customers.
830-672-2845
Hwy 90A,
Gonzales, Texas
Live Broadcast: www.cattleusa.com
David S. - 830-857-5394
Mike B. - 830-857-3900
DuBose
Insurance
Agency
826 Sarah DeWitt Drive,
Gonzales, TX 78629
www.JDCOins.com
(830) 672-9581
Join us
for 3 Fun
Filled
Days
September
19, 20, 21
First Shot Cookoff
Call for Entries sounded for CATI
Te 8th annual IBCA
Barbecue and CASI Chili
Cookof known more
popularly as the First Shot
Cookof gets underway
Friday at JB Wells Park in
Gonzales with thousands
of dollars in prizes awaiting
the winners and tons of fun
activities for spectators.
Check-in time for cook-
ers is 1-9 p.m. on Friday.
Tere will be a $10 Bacon
Cooking jackpot compe-
tition, and then the main
event gets underway on
Saturday.
Trophies will be awarded
in several categories:
Chicken
Pork Spare Ribs
Brisket
Beans
Chili
First place prize in each
category is $500, with sec-
ond taking home $400,
third $300, fourth $200 and
ffh $100. Te overall grand
champion gets $3,000, with
reserve champion taking
home a $1,500 check.
On Sunday turn-in time
for the CASI Chili Cookof
is scheduled at noon.
Tere will be an array
of vendors and exhibits
throughout the event, with
an antique tractor exhibit
and the Come and Pull It
Tractor Pull at the arena
Friday and Saturday.
Also scheduled will be a
5K run/walk.
Entry forms are available
onlione at www.frstshot-
cookof.com, or call Shirley
Breitschopf at 830-857-
4142 or Sissy Mills 830-
857-6247.
Camping hookups are
also available during the
event for $25. For details,
contact the JB Wells Ofce
at 830-263-2266.
On September 15 the
Saturn Friendship Club
met in the Cistern School-
house. Members and guests
were warmly greeted by the
hostesses Jo Brunner and
Barbara Vinson. Te meet-
ing table was covered with
a light yellow tablecloth. A
lovely arrangement of silk
autumn leaves sat between
two bright green ivy plants.
Fall colored silk leaves scat-
tered about the table wel-
comed the coming season.
At one oclock the presi-
dent Sue Kalinec welcomed
the group and asked Nancy
Littlefeld to ofer a prayer
for the meal. Te serving
table held chicken salad on
Hawaiian
Buns, a vegetable tray of
baby carrots, celery sticks,
caulifower and broccoli
bits with ranch dip, potato
chips and corn chips with
chili/cheese dip. Desserts
were Mandrin cake, al-
mond glazed graham crack-
ers and pretzels topped
with caramel and toasted
pecan halves. Drinks of
choice were ofered. As the
meal was enjoyed topics of
conversation refected the
early cold front bringing
temperatures not enjoyed
since last spring and spoke
of coming fall activities.
When everyone had fn-
ished eating , the president
called the meeting to order.
Pledges to both the Flag of
the United States of Amer-
ica and the Texas Flag were
recited. Te prayer was said
in unison and the motto,
To make the best better!
was stated.
Devotional leader, Nan-
cy Littlefeld told of an
experience she had while
serving as pastor at a little
church in Barksdale. Roy
was the church musician.
He was in his late 60s.
Early on he let her know he
would never play the Te
Battle Hymn of the Repub-
lic. He was a confederate
through and through and
he was adamant about not
playing that Yankee song.
She assured Roy that she
would not ask him to play
anything he felt so strongly
about. Tree months later
9-11 happened. Tat was
on a Tuesday. Of course it
shook everyone up! Te
world as we knew it had
changed. It would never
be the same. On Friday of
that same week Roy called
telling her, I can now play
Te Battle Hymn of the
Republic. He felt it was
time to let go of his anger
and hatred over something
that happened so long ago.
On the Sunday following
9-11, he played that hymn
with great gusto and then
played it ofen in the com-
ing years. She said one of
the things she learned from
Roy was that it is possible
to let go of old beliefs and
prejudices. In Revelations
21:5, we learn that God is
making all things new. Tat
was true for Roy and it can
be true for each of us.
9-11 was a terrible event
but many good things hap-
pened in its wake. Many
acts of heroism, many acts
of love, and some conver-
sions, changes from old
feelings of anger and bitter-
ness to feelings of forgive-
ness and renewal toward
acquaintances.
Nancy closed with this
prayer, God of all nations,
be with us now as we re-
member all the blessings
you have bestowed on our
nation. Help us to always
reach out to you in times
of trouble and in times
of great joy. We ask your
blessings on all who are ill,
all who are afraid and all
who are grieving. We thank
you for the rain we have
received and that we will
receive. Guide our leaders
and those of other nations
so that our world will be a
better place to live for all
people. Help us to be made
new in Jesus Christ. In His
Holy Name we pray. Amen.
Guests, Gina Robinson,
Jo Brunners daughter from
Round Rock and Becky
Derrick from LaGrange
were introduced and wel-
comed by the president.
Roll call was answered
by members telling about a
famous or much respected
family member. I wish I
could tell all their stories.
Tey were all so varied and
interesting.
Everyone enjoyed hear-
ing each of them. Sandy
Parr read the minutes of
the previous meeting and
gave the Treasurers report.
Tey were accepted with-
out correction.
Penny Snyder was wel-
comed back as a returning
member. Following discus-
sions and votes taken, it was
agreed that the Tanksgiv-
ing meal will be held at
Oakridge Smokehouse in
Schulenburg at 11:30 A.M.
on November 10th. Te
Club Christmas party will
be held at the Waelder Bap-
tist Church Fellowship Hall
at 1:00 P.M. on December
8th. 2014 Secret Pals will
be revealed at that time.
Te Nominations Com-
mittee presented a slate of
ofcers to serve for the next
two years. Te president
called for Nominations
from the foor. Tere were
none. A vote was taken and
the incoming ofcers for
2015 and 2016 are: Presi-
dent, Sharon Friedrich,
Vice President, Mary Kelly,
Secretary/Treasurer, Sandy
Parr. Committees are: De-
votional Leader, Nancy Lit-
tlefeld, Cheerleader, Della
Mae Urban, Reporter, Eva
Boscamp.
Jo Brunner reminded
the members that the Fay-
ette County Farm Bureau
Convention in La Grange
will be on October 23rd.
Te Czhilispiel in Flatonia
will be October 24-26. She
encouraged attendance to
both events. Te business
meeting was adjourned.
Before the meeting
started each person was
given a clothes pin. Tey
were told to clip it to their
clothing and not to cross
their legs in any way during
the meeting. If they were
caught crossing their legs,
the person catching them
could claim their clothes
pin. At the end of the meet-
ing the person with the
most clothes pins wins a
prize. Elizabeth Brosch
ended up with the most
clothes pins and received
one of the lovely ivy plants.
A heart shaped box was
handed to a member. Host-
ess Jo Brunner gave in-
structions to pass it either
to the lef or to the right a
diferent number of places.
It changed directions ten
times. On the tenth change
the person holding the box
was the winner. Sharon
Fredrich received the other
beautiful ivy plant. It was a
fun game.
Te October 20th meet-
ing will be held at the Cis-
tern Schoolhouse at 1:00
P.M. Della Urban, Penny
Snyder and Carol Campsey
serving as hostesses.
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Special to The Cannon
Landman joins
healthcare staf
Happy Fall YAll
Fall is in the air - with lots of exciting
events approaching us, not to metion
the biggest selling season of the year!
Gonzales Main Street would like to
encourage everyone to put their best
foot forward and decorate for
Halloween/Fall. Drag out that bale of
hay or a couple of pumpkins. The
possibilities are endless!
Welcome our Fall Visitors and show
our Community Pride.
Gonzales Main Street would like
to thank YOU for making
Gonzales a beautiful place to
live and do business.
Karen Landman, MS-
CCC/SLP, is the new
Speech-Language Patholo-
gist at Gonzales Healthcare
Systems. She grew up in
Shiner and graduated from
Shiner High School. Afer
high school, she attended
Te University of Texas
at Dallas in Dallas, Texas,
receiving a Bachelor of
Science in Speech Pathol-
ogy and Audiology in 1995.
Afer Karen received her
bachelors, she was then ac-
cepted to UT-Dallass Mas-
ters program and gradu-
ated with a Masters Degree
in Communication Disor-
ders in 1996.
Karen began her career
as a Speech-Language Pa-
thologist working for Yoa-
kum Independent School
District. Afer 5 years of
working with children, she
began a full-time position
in the Long Term Care in-
dustry as a Director of Re-
hab Services. Over the next
10 years Karen went on
to build a rehab company
with over 300 therapists
throughout the State of
Texas. As a Vice President
of Operations, she was not
only responsible for the op-
erations of the rehab com-
pany, but also oversaw the
overall operations of sev-
eral Long-Term Care facili-
ties throughout the State of
Texas.
In 2013 Karen moved
from Long-Term Care to
explore Home Health and
began working as a Speech
Language Pathologist for
several area Home Health
Agencies. As a part time
employee of Gonzales
Healthcare Systems for over
a year, Karen accepted a
full time position in July of
2014.
Karen is engaged to Jus-
tin Fortune of Shiner. She
has two children: Kori who
is a junior at Shiner HS and
Kason, who will be in the
8th grade at Shiner Junior
High. Karen and her family
reside in Shiner.
Karen Landman
Saturn Friendship Club News
Music Study Club News
Te Music Study Club of
Gonzales met at the home
of Herb Karnau with Bar-
bara Blanchard co-hosting.
Pres. Burnett called upon
Mrs. Moore and Mrs. Ince
at the piano, to lead us in
singing from Together We
Sing, the Navy anthem
Anchors Aweigh! and the
Federation Hymn.
Pres. Vida Burnett began
the meeting with a business
session and Treasurer Mil-
dred Lauraine reported she
paid our scholarship award
of $300 to Sarah Camp-
bell. Treasurer Lauraine
also read a note of thanks
from scholarship recipient
Campbell and from Yoa-
kum Supt. of Schools, Tom
Kelly commending our
Club for encouraging and
supporting youth in their
education process.
Unfnished Business:
Item 1. Social Com Ch.
Sarah Patterson reported
plans in process for the
December banquet and
meeting which reported
place and possible cost per
person. Item 2. Pres. Bur-
nett announced the title
of this years study course
book- Four Weeks in the
Trenches by violinist Fritz
Kreisler. Item 3. Pres. Bur-
nett called attention to the
change in meeting for Oc-
tober; the 21st is the date
due to the place which will
be at the F.U.Meth. Church
Fellowship Hall featuring
the Seguin Music Academy
Strings program.
To begin the evenings
program, Laurel Ince pre-
sented a Federation Day
report titled NFMC-Te
Past, the Present and the
Future which is our legacy.
Mrs. Ince is a committee
person in the NFMC Head-
quarters Administration.
Te report will be fled in
the Gonzales County Ar-
chives containing the Clubs
Achievement Record Book.
Pres. Burnett introduced
pianist, Dr. Terrese Stall-
worth whose music we
have been privileged to en-
joy several times. Dr. Stall-
worth briefy described
each piece and played a
brilliant and much varied
piano mini concert includ-
ing music of Couperin,
Beethoven, Albeniz and
Chopin and fnished with
the famous Polonaise. For
an encore, Dr. Stallworth
improvised and made mu-
sic from Sandy Moores
telephone number!
Pres. Burnett then led
members to speak the
NFMC Collect and we ad-
journed to enjoy refresh-
ments. Hosts Karnau and
Blanchard served minia-
ture beef pate rolls, Italian
Crme Cake, olives, pick-
les, a variety of nuts, chips
and our choice of cofee
and tea-iced or hot.
By CAROL DUBOSE
Special to The Cannon
AUSTIN Te Texas
Legislature has requested
that the Texas Department
of Public Safety (DPS)
provide a publicly releas-
able summary of border
incidents and a data report
related to historical trends
of crime along the Texas-
Mexico border as well as
current criminal activity in
the Operation Strong Safe-
ty (OSS) area of operation.
At the direction of Texas
leadership, DPS began con-
ducting OSS on June 23,
2014, with partner agencies
in a combined local, state,
and federal law enforce-
ment efort to combat the
Mexican Cartels and other
criminal elements operat-
ing along the Texas-Mex-
ico border. During OSS,
DPS continues to conduct
around-the-clock land, air
and maritime saturation
patrols in coordination
with law enforcement part-
ners in the region to deter,
detect and disrupt drug and
human trafcking, and oth-
er related criminal activity.
Caldwell County Sher-
if Daniel Law announced
Sept. 15 that his ofce is
seeking information on a
fugutive for failiong to ap-
pear in court.
Law said the Caldwell
County Sherifs Ofce is
seeking Jacob Maldonado,
27, for Failure to Appear on
a Possession of Marijuana
charge, Parole Violation for
Possession of a Controlled
Substance, and a Delivery
of a Controlled Substance
PG 1, a First Degree Felony.
Maldonado is also wanted
by the Travis County Sher-
ifs Ofce for Failure to
identify himself as a Fugi-
tive from Justice.
Law said that Maldonado
has been known to stay
with elderly handicapped
people and takes advan-
tage of their kindness. He
said Maldonado should be
considered armed as he is
known to carry a handgun.
He is believed to be in the
Lockhart area or possibly
the Austin and San Marcos
areas.
If you know the where-
abouts of Jacob Maldonado,
please contact the Caldwell
County Sherifs Ofce at
(512) 398-6777.
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Jacob Maldonado
Gonzales Police Report Man sought by Caldwell SO
DPS reports on border threat
Gonzales ISD Chapter 41 Election
As we begin the normal processes of a new school year dont forget the September 30th GISD Chapter 41 Election. The election takes place at the
DSDC located behind the central offce at 926 St. Lawrence. This very important election will provide for local control of recapture methods by al-
lowing the voter to elect to choose the two most viable methods by allowing the voter to elect to choose the two most viable methods of how our local
tax dollars amount for recapture will be made to the state. Please view the chart posted on the district website for methods and outcomes of method of
recapture. Without your voice, GISD could be affected by loss of tax base or possible consolidation by the Commissioner per Texas Code. Early voting
and Election Day voting times and information can be located in the brochure posted on the GISD website or picked up at central offce or you can call
the offce for more information: 830-672-9551.
Please join the Gonzales
Learning and Career Center in
celebrating its 15th anniversary
The American Legion
1612 Robertson, Gonzales, Texas
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
5:30pm to 7:00pm
With remarks and a
proclamation by the Mayor
at 6pm
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Gonzales Police Department News
Release for the Week Of Sept. 15:
09/04/2014 Reported Theft At 1200
Blk Norwood St.
09/07/2014 Reported Burglary Motor
Vehicle At 1500 Blk Hamilton St.
Blk Sarah Dewitt Dr.
09/07/2014 Austin James Zumwalt-
Molnoskey 18 Of Gonzales Arrested And
Charged With Possession Marijuana At
St. Joseph And 90-A.
09/08/2014 Reported Hit And Run Ac-
cident At 183 And 97.
09/08/2014 Ruby Irene Maxwell 33 Of
Seguin Tx Arrested And Charged With
Driving While License Invalid At 800 Blk
Church St.
09/08/2014 Reported Assault At 1800
09/08/2014 Nolan Ryan Casares 25 Of
Gonzales Arrested And Charged With
Assault And Interfering With Emergen-
cy Call At 1600 Blk Sycamore St.
09/09/2014 Reported Theft At Espi-
nosa And College St.
09/09/2014 Glynell Bates 48 Of Gon-
zales Arrested And Charged With Pos-
session Of Controlled Substance In
Penality Group 2-A At Robertson And
Martin St.
Blk Water St.
09/10/2014 David Blaine Kuntschik 43
Of Gonzales Arrested And Charged With
Disorderly Conduct At 500 Blk St. Paul
St.
Blk Village Dr.
09/12/2014 Reported Theft At 500 Blk
Seydler St.
09/12/2014 Reported Criminal Mis-
chief At 1800 Blk Sarah Dewitt Dr.
09/14/2014 Michael Rudd Dubose 45
Of Gonzales And Sam Adam Wyatt 49
Of Gonzales Arrested And Charged With
Public Intoxication At 1100 Blk Sarah
Dewitt Dr.
Gonzales Co. Sherifs Ofce Report
Gonzales County Sherifs
Ofce report for Sept. 7-13:
09/07/14
Mercado, Jesus Estrada,
05/1981, Austin. Driving
while License Invalid w/Pre-
vious Conviction/Suspension
w/o Financial Responsibil-
ity. Released on $1,000 Bond.
Immigration Detainer. Trans-
ferred to ICE.
09/08/14
Pantalion, Mario Arroyo,
01/1974, Nixon. Assault
causes Bodily Injury Fam-
ily Violence. Requires $5,000
Bond. Remains in Custody.
09/11/14
Bennett, Landon Michael
William, 01/1966, Burleson.
Johnson County Warrant
Burglary of Habitation.
Requires $100,000 Bond. Re-
mains in Custody.
Alvarado-Macias, Claudia,
03/1977, Gonzales. No Driv-
ers License Issued. No valid
inspection. Fail to Maintain
Financial Responsibility. Re-
leased on Order to Appear.
Padgett, Dustin Shane,
02/1985, Gonzales. Commit-
ment/Sentence Criminal
Mischief >$500 <$1,500.
Commitment/Sentence
Assault causes Bodily Injury
Family Violence. Remains in
Custody.
Parrot-Holmes, Christy,
09/1970, Gonzales. Assault
causes Bodily Injury Family
Violence. Released on $3,500
Bond.
09/12/14
Richardson, Haylon Jeron
Sr., 04/1980, Texas City. Local
Warrant Theft Stolen Prop-
erty >$20K <$100K. Remains
in Custody.
Contreras, Stella Denise,
08/1986, Gonzales. Commit-
ment/Sentence Driving
while Intoxicated. Released
Weekender/Work Release.
Frederick, Earnest Jefer-
son, 09/1948, Shiner. Deadly
Conduct. Released on $3,500
Bond.
Total Arrest, Court Com-
mitments, other agency ar-
rest and processings:
GCSO 09
DPS 01
GPD 18
WPD 00
NPD 01
Constable 00
DWCSO 00
DEA 00
TPW 00
GCAI 00
Total 29
Yoakum Police Report
Yoakum Police Depart-
ment report for Sept. 8-14:
09/08/14
Case #185759, War-
rant Arrest, Hights, Tevin,
22, YCPF#12-488-No Driv-
ers License; Disposition,
Fine/$189.10/Rel.
Case #14-201, Warrant
Arrest, Kaiser, Richard, 35,
Yoakum, 201 W. Gonzales;
Ofense, W#12014-Criminal
Trespass; Disposition, Trans/
LCSO.
Case #185760, Warrant Ar-
rest, Lavaca Area; Complain-
ant, Lavaca County SO; Dis-
position, Cleared by Arrest.
09/09/14
Case #14-321, Assault-A,
606 Simpson; Complainant,
Salinas, Armando Jr.; Disposi-
tion, Investigation
09/11/14
Case #14-322, Burglary-
Residence, 302 Plaza; Com-
plainant, Paulton, Saleemah;
Disposition, Investigation.
Case #14-324, Injury to
Child/Elderly, 200 W. Grand;
Complainant, Rosas, Brittany;
Disposition, Investigation.
09/12/14
Case #185827, Warrant Ar-
rest, 105 Huck; Complainant,
DeWitt County SO; Disposi-
tion, Cleared by Arrest.
Case #14-323, Criminal
Mischief-C, 103 Poth; Com-
plainant, Rosas, Brittany; Dis-
position, Investigation.
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CANNON KIDS CORNER
ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20
Aries, you can have all of
the inspiration in the world,
but without some practical
application, your idea will
stall. Spend some time think-
ing things through.
TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21
You are torn between two
choices, Taurus. Family mat-
ters are on one side, and work
responsibilities are on the
other. It may take a few days
to work out a decision.
GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21
Gemini, its difcult to con-
tain all of your enthusiasm,
so share your excitement and
happiness with others. Try
tackling some other peoples
projects.
CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22
Cancer, you will be front
and center in the days to
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LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23
Leo, you will be full of en-
ergy this week. Use this en-
ergy and enthusiasm to your
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want to get done.
VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22
Virgo, immerse yourself
in activities that put you
frst over the next few days.
Whether its a date or simply
alone time, enjoy it and start
tending to your needs.
LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23
Libra, getting back into the
swing of things afer a long
vacation can be challenging.
But you will have no problem
getting back into a groove and
getting all of your work done.
SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22
Try turning something you
enjoy doing for fun into a
career, Scorpio. Loving what
you get paid to do is a key to a
happy life, so fgure out a way
to make that happen.
SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/
Dec 21
Sagittarius, you may be
adept at fnding an easy way
around a difcult thing, but
sometimes taking the hard
road ofers good life lessons
along the way.
CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan
20
Family needs take prece-
dence over your obligations at
work, Capricorn. Higher-ups
will just have to be patient if
they want to keep you on as
an employee.
AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb
18
Aquarius, everyone expects
you to provide advice, but this
week you may be in need of
guidance. It could be because
you have been tackling so
many projects lately.
PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20
Few things escape your
attention, Pisces. However,
this week you can expect to
be happily surprised by good
news.
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Te Auxiliary of Memo-
rial Hospital met August 26
for their monthly meeting.
Jackie Mikesh, Gonzales
Campus Director of Vic-
toria College, gave a report
on new developments of the
Texas Workforce Training
at V.C. She also reported on
the nursing and other medi-
cal training with numerous
changes in the curriculum to
progress from one degree to
another.
Winners for door prizes
were won by our guest Jackie
Mikesh and member Dot
Henderson.
Te September meet-
ing will be a luncheon. Te
phone committee will call
and a sign-up sheet will be
placed in the Gif Shop.
Members earning 100
hour bars were Leona Zella,
Joann Hajovsky, Elizabeth
Bennett and Barbara Bowen.
Te past minutes and trea-
surers reports were read and
approved.
Betty Neubauer was ap-
proved to buy new shelving
for the Gif Shop.
Scrapbook Chairman,
Lois Willmann reported the
new scrapbook is on display
in the Gif Shop.
Scholarship committee re-
ported they made payments
to Victoria College for the
new year.
Tere being no further
business, Pres. Caddell ad-
journed the meeting.
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Birthday Party for their beloved librarian Susy Parker. For over 32 years Mrs.
Parker can be found actively working at the Smiley Library. Friends and family
gathered to celebrate her 89th birthday. Sandwiches, chips, dips, and birthday
cake were served. Some library patrons call her Miss Susywhile others call her
Mrs. Parker; however, whatever name you choose you will be greeted with a
big smile and a hug.
Members earning 100 hour bars were Leona Zella, Joann
Hajovsky, Elizabeth Bennett and Barbara Bowen.
September 20, 2014
Afer being held in check
against Cuero on Sept. 5
(20 carries for 3 yards or
so), the Gonzales run game
enjoyed a revival last week
against Navarro.
Te Apaches ran the
football 43 times for 218
yards and two touch-
downs, with running back
Alyas Ramirez leading the
way with 113 yards on 22
carries and both rushing
touchdowns.
We are getting bet-
ter every week, the junior
said. Just trying to get our
ofensive line to get their
blocks.
I did okay with 218
yards and a couple of scores
but that is not what we go
for each time out. We want
to win.
Te Apache ofensive
line was the main reason
Gonzales dinged Navarros
Panther for over 200 yards.
Tey are getting better
at moving their feet afer
contact (with the opposing
teams defensive line) and
knowing which man they
have to pick up, Ramirez
said.
Ramirez, Jaime Tellez,
Aaron Hunt and q
uarterback Brant Philippus,
who ofen carries the ball
on various types of plays,
are working on running
their best on every running
play.
Philippus has scrambled
on pass plays, ran the op-
tion and executed de-
signed-quarterback runs
such as sweeps en route to
165 yards on 44 carries and
two touchdowns with an
average of 3.75 yards every
time he runs the ball.
Tellez has 37 yards on
eight carries, Hunt has
two rushes for 3 yard and
Atlantic Johnson has one
carry for 1 yard.
Ramirez leads the pack
with 244 yards on 50 at-
tempts and three touch-
downs. He gets almost 5
yards every time he runs
with the football.
Ramirez stressed the im-
portance of the Apache of-
fensive backs running hard
at every single practice and
giving it their all when they
step on the feld, under-
neath the lights on Friday
nights.
Ramirez likes misdirec-
tion plays.
I like running counter
plays, he said.
Te Apaches spent this
week perfecting their run-
ning and passing game, and
were working to improve
the defense. Tey have an
open date tomorrow and
return to action on Sept. 26
when they host rival Yoa-
kum at 7:30 p.m. at Apache
Stadium.
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Apache run game slowly improving
By MARK LUBE
The Apaches Flames put on a performance during Fridays pep rally. (Photo by Mark Lube)
Ofense
Team stats
First downs 46
Rushes-yards 129-409
Passing yards 484
Passes 37-80-3
Penalties-yards 9-80
Fumbles-lost 5-1
Punts-average 12-31.58

Rushing: Alyas Ramirez 50-244, 5TDs; Brant Philippus 44-165 2 TDs ; Jaime
Tellez 8-37; Atlantic Johnson 1-1; Aaron Hunt 2-3; Team 4-(-41)
Passing: Brant Philippus 36-79-463-3, 4 TDs; Tyler Hendersho 1-1-21-0.
Receiving: Darrance James 8-92, 3 TDs; Tyler Hendershot 7-60; Aaron Hunt
6-145, 1 TD; Dalton Kuntschik 5-94; Alyas Ramirez 5-19; ; Blake Cox 4-47;
Brant Philippus 1-21; Atlanic Johnson 1-6
Gonzales Apaches Varsity
Football stats
Gonzales Alyas Ramirez waits for his ofensive line to clear away some hurdles
Friday night against Navarro. Ramirez led the Apaches on the ground with 113
yards on 22 carries and two touchdowns. (Photo by Mark Lube)
Every wondered how a
Texas public high school
goes about picking its
non-district schedule for
football?
Well, it starts during
the football season in the
school year of a Univer-
sity Interscholastic League
(UIL) realignment, where
the governing body of
high school athletics gets
together to look at student
enrollment to see whether
or not schools move up or
down to the next classif-
cation and to recreate dis-
tricts for all sports.
During that years foot-
ball season, head coaches
will be making contacts
and coming up with pos-
sibilities to non-district
opponents for the next two
years, Gonzales athletic
director and head football
coach Kodi Crane said.
Once the football season
ends, you bear down and
go to work on it.
For example, Gonzales
knows it wants to play Cu-
ero and Yoakum. We had
to make sure we had dates
set aside to play those
teams.
On realignment day,
there are always question
marks and surprises.
You never know if you
are going to be in a fve-
team district , an eight-
team district or anywhere
in between, Crane said.
We knew that we were
not going to be in a district
with Cuero and Yoakum
because the numbers came
out early and we knew we
would be in Division 1
while they would be in Di-
vision 2.
Once a team has a gen-
eral idea of where it might
be headed on realignment,
the coaches can get started
making contact with other
teams to inquire about
possibly playing a non-dis-
trict game for the next two
seasons. And sometimes
both teams are looking for
a game during the same
week.
You are really getting
busy right afer football
season to get it all squared
away, Crane said. It is not
set in stone until the day
of realignment or shortly
afer.
All sorts of unexpected
things happen on realign-
ment day that could cause
a school to have to make
adjustments.
Crane mentioned a situ-
ation that happened at his
previous school, Groes-
beck, in which one of the
late non-district oppo-
nents had to be dropped
because that school ended
up in a seven-team district
and had to play a district
game in that round.
We had to get on the
phone and quickly fnd a
game for that week, he
said.
And sometimes afer the
non-district schedule has
been tentatively set, things
can come up that will re-
quire an adjustment or
change.
When Crane coached in
Alice, the teams probable
bi-district playof game
would be from a team in
the Valley.
We wanted to play a
non-district team from
that area just to get a judge
of those teams for when
playof time came around,
he said. It just happened
the team we had penciled
in ended up in our district
so then we had to go search
and fnd another game.
You can think there is
not going to be issues but
right at or afer realign-
ment, something changes
and you have to fnd an-
other game.
Next school year, Crane
will venture to Education
Center in Victoria and will
send his coordinators to
centers located in Corpus
Christi and San Antonio
to work on non-district
opponents.
We have someone else
back in Gonzales manning
the phones and everyone
will be on the same page
because setting a schedule
is so important, he said.
Afer things are worked
out for non-district games
for the next two seasons,
fnal confrmation does
not occur until afer the
football coaches of the new
district hold a meeting,
shortly afer realignment.
Te district will meet
to develop a district sched-
ule. Once you know that
schedule, you can now
start negotiating your
non-district portion, he
said. If you have just two
home district games, you
try to schedule three non-
district games at home. It
is just a big puzzle.
By the end of the Feb-
ruary in realignment year,
the non-district schedule
is set and all issues are tak-
en care of.
To me, the whole re-
alignment process is one of
the strangest things in this
world, Crane said. People
want to know what the re-
alignment is going to be
but no one can fnd out. It
is one of the best-kept se-
crets.
On that day, if you
think you know what
district you are going to
be in, there is still some
anxiety because you just
dont know if you will be
thrown a curveball. Tere
are always several difer-
ent directions you could
go when being placed a
district.
By MARK LUBE
How a UIL schools non-district football schedule is arranged
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Dogs, Comanches take over District 28-1A superlatives
Te Gonzales junior high football teams
opened their season at Navarro on Turs-
day.
Te 8th A defeated Navarro 34-14. Te
Apaches got touchdown runs of 43 and 66
yards from Keiran Grant as well as a two-
point conversion play. Matthew Velasquez-
Banda hauled in an 84-yard touchdown
strike from Marvin Cardoza. Velasquez-
Banda also scored on a two-point conver-
sion. Cardoza had a 61-yard touchdown
run and a 36-yard interception return.
Ofensive linemen Trent Wilkerson, Ty
Roaches, Cole Hendersot, Manuel Olalde,
and Jared Esparza provided the running
backs with lots of holes and space. Cardoza
was named defensive player of the game ,
helped by efort from Miles Svoboda and
James Martinez.
Our boys played well tonight. Our mot-
to for the week was fxing the little things.
We are going to focus on the little things
frst, coach Joey Carrizale said. We have
to correct and execute on the little things
before the big things start to happen.
Proud of their efort and attitude tonight.
Te 8th B came up short, 8-6. Seth
Gibson and Alejandro Pruneda generated
most of the rushing yardage Justyn Ybarbo
threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Julian
Matamores in the closing seconds of the
game. Te defense played tough the entire
game, only giving up eight points.
Te 7th A team lost a close one 8-6.
Adrian Reyes returned a kickof 60 yards
for the Apaches only touchdown. Mason
Richter was 1-of-2 for 20 yards with Daniel
Cruz having the 20-yard reception. Heath
Henke and Domingo Garcia combined for
70 yards rushing. Te defense was led by
Lion Williamson and Jimmy Bustos who
had a quarterback sack each and several
other tackles.
7th B lost their game 2-0 with great de-
fensive efort by David Sexton and Dylan
Rodriguez.
In Saturday GCYFL action, Te
Apache Freshman White shut out their
Freshman Black colleagues 27-0; Apache
Sophomore Black lost to Cuero 18-0 while
Sophomore White was beaten by Yorktown
7-0. Apache Junior teams won their games
as Apache Black defeated Cuero 6-0 and
Apache White shut down Victoria Titans
21-0. Apache Senior Black took care of
business against Yorktown 24-0.
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Te Yoakum Bulldogs
will be hosting the Luling
Eagles in a Homecoming
contest featuring two teams
that are diferent and yet
similar.
Both are looking to right
the ship afer coming up
short last week Luling
lost its second straight
game as it fell to Blanco
38-6 while Yoakum dealt
with its frst loss, a 27-7 de-
cision to East Bernard.
Yoakum is a top. 20
good football team, Luling
head coach Colby Hensley
said. It is going to be a ma-
jor challenge for us.
Luling is big and they
have speed, Bulldogs head
coach Brent Kornegay said.
Tey do a lot of good
things that we are con-
cerned with.
Tere is a reason for
teams playing tough non-
district teams.
We scheduled tough,
perennial powerhouses in
non district to help prepare
us for district and beyond,
Hensley said. It never feels
good to lose games but our
focus is winning a district
title and making the play-
ofs. Another reason to play
tough teams is last year in
the playofs we were one
and done. We do not want
that to happen this year.
Against the Panthers, the
Eagles were held to nega-
tive yards on ofense, some-
thing Luling will not want
to see this week.
Our ofense just has to
concentrate and execute on
assignments, Hensley said.
He said the defense
needs to be able to put to-
gether a full game.
Wed do well for a cou-
ple of quarters then we
get tired and lose focus,
Henlsey said. We need
four quarters.
Yoakum stalled a little
on ofense last week against
East Bernard and has the
chance to get back on
chance.
I felt our ofense was
not in a grove last week,
Kornegay said. We need to
execute better.
Yoakum will need to
contain Lulings speed.
We cannot let them get
outside and must run to the
football, he said.
In other action, Flatonia
hosts St. Paul for Home-
coming, Shiner returns
home to face Lexington,
Nixon-Smiley takes a road
trip to Dilley, Hallettsville
pays a visit to Edna and
Hallettsville Sacred Heart
hosts the Kenedy Lions.
St. Paul at Flatonia
Both teams come into
Fridays game on a streak.
Flatonia has won two
straight afer falling in the
opener while St. Paul re-
turned the winning lane
afer a 76-20 win over
Somerville in their Home-
coming.
Flatonia will be the best
team we have played so far,
St. Paul coach Jake Wachs-
muth said. Tey were a
playof team last year and
will be a challenge. It will
be important for us be-
cause we can see how we do
against such a good team.
In last weeks big win, the
Cardinal dinged Somer-
ville for over 600 rushing
yards and had improved
ball security.
We need to continue to
improve our execution, he
said. Last game, we were
able to just run the foot-
ball. Against Flatonia, we
will have to open things up
like diferent plays, forma-
tions as we cannot be one
dimensional.
Te Cardinals will be
up against a run-heavy of-
fense.
First, we need to under-
stand what Flatonia likes
to do, Wachsmuth said.
Ten we need to respond
like we did in the frst game
against Yorktown, keeping
in mind Flatonia is a better
team than Yorktown.
Flatonias defense has to
be ready for whatever the
Cardinals throw (or run)
at them
Lexington at Shiner
Shiner pulled of a very
gratifying win against Go-
liad 34-29 last week and
faces an equal challenge
with a home game against
Lexington.
We need to focus on
Lexington now that our
game with Goliad is com-
pleted, Shiner head coach
Steven Cerny said. Lex-
ington is just as good as
Goliad.
Te Eagles will run the
spread but will run the ball
a lot more.
Leading the way is quar-
terback Nic Dillon and
running back Lachea Coo-
per.
Dillon has completed
20-of-68 passes for 237
yards, two touchdowns and
two interceptions. On the
ground is where he does
the most damage, with 100
carries for 474 yards and
six touchdowns. Cooper
has 31 carries for 199 yards
and two touchdowns.
Lexingtons ofensive line
has all seniors.
Teir line is big and
physical, and they run the
counter trey well with ei-
ther Dillon or Cooper,
Cerny said. We have to
not give up big plays.
Te Eagle defense fea-
tures pressure with blitzes
and stunts from all direc-
tions.
We have to capitalize
on our chances on ofense,
Cerny said.
Shiner threw 16 passes
against Goliad and gath-
ered 161 yards.
We threw the ball a lot
for a Comanche team but
we have to be balanced and
throw the ball some against
Lexington, he said.
Nixon-Smiley at Dilley
Nixon-Smiley hits the
road for Game No. 4 at Dil-
ley.
Te Mustangs fell in
their only road game this
season, dropping 29-14 to
Tree Rivers.
Tis game gives us the
opportunity to play well
on the road, Nixon-Smiley
head coach Carlton McK-
inney said. We have done
well at home but struggled
in our road game.
Dilley will run out of the
spread and leans toward
the pass.
It is mostly short stuf
such as screens and jail-
breaks, McKinney said.
Tree diferent play-
ers have thrown passes for
the 0-3 Panthers Lysias
Garcia, Fabian Garcia and
Israel Ramirez.
Our defense needs to
make sure we are aligned
correctly, he said.
McKinney said the Dil-
ley defense will employ a
fve-man front with a nose
guard to stife the Mustang
running game.
Kenedy at Hallettsville
Sacred Heart
Te Indians host Kenedy
at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at
Brahmas Memorial Sta-
dium.
Sacred Heart is 0-3 afer
opening with Snook, Flato-
nia and Nixon-Smiley.
Sacred Heart has strug-
gled massively on ofense,
scoring just about a touch-
down a game.
Kenedy is led by quarter-
back Dominic Cruz who
has thrown 26-of-57 passes
for 309 yards, fve touch-
downs and two intercep-
tions. He also is the leading
rusher with 222 yards and
three touchdowns.
Te Indians defense has
to contain Cruz and on of-
fense, Sacred Heart must
be physical, have long drive
and puts lots of points on
the board.
Hallettsville at Edna
Hallettsville travels out
to Edna, looking to contin-
ue the momentum and im-
provement from last weeks
win against Edna.
We have to be consis-
tent in all areas, Halletts-
ville head coach Tommy
Psencik said. We have to
take care of the football on
ofense while doing what
we do, running and pass-
ing the ball. We had some
drops on our fundamental
routes last week and we
need to make those catch-
es.
Psencik said Edna runs a
spread ofense with a tight
end/fanker on one side
and a slot/x receiver on the
other side.
Quarterback Landon
OConnor has thrown for
190 yards and four touch-
downs while running for
232 yards and one touch-
down. Running back Mar-
quis Brossard is the teams
leading rusher with 610
yards and six touchdowns.
We have to be aware of
OConnor and Brossard at
all times, he said.
Area football previews: Homecoming for both Dogs teams
By MARK LUBE
Cheerleaders pull double-duty as babysitters at game
Gonzales senior cheerleaders Hannah Lorton (left) and Krisslynn Sexton take
care of Clayton Doyle, son of Jennifer and Cully Doyle, cross-country coach
(Photo by Mark Lube)
GERONIMO Te
Gonzales Apaches trailed
Navarro by a couple of
touchdowns at halfime but
were also struggling some.
Tey came out in the sec-
ond half, rejuvenated and
outplayed the ninth-ranked
team in 4A Division II but
still fell short, 37-29, Friday
evening.
Te loss drops the
Apaches to 0-3 on the sea-
son.
Tere is not really a
silver lining, GHS head
coach Kodi Crane said.
But those people (Gonza-
les players) in the Under
Armour, wearing white,
played their tails of. Tey
got afer the number nine
team in the state.
Every one of our players
are bloodied and bruised
but I am proud of them.
Te Panthers (3-0) took
the opening kickof and got
deep inside Gonzales terri-
tory but the Tribe stopped
the not-afraid-to-go-for-
i t -on-fourt h-down-re-
gardless-of-field-position
Nasty Slot-T attack on a
fourth- down play.
However, the Apaches
were later forced to punt
and Navarro took advan-
tage as Anthony Grant
scooted 27 yards for a score
with 3:43 lef in the frst
quarter. Tanner Law went
outside for the two-point
play and the Panthers led
8-0.
Te Apaches answered in
just a couple of minutes as
Brant Philippus found Dar-
rance James for a 26-yard
touchdown strike with 1:42
to go in the quarter. Run-
ning back Alyas Ramirez
punched in two-point con-
version to tie the game at
8-8.
Law polished of the next
Panther drive as he went 26
yards on the ground for a
score. Te two-point play
was no good, leaving the
Panthers up 14-8 with 9:14
lef in the half.
GHS answered in just a
couple of plays as Ramirez
busted loose for a 59-yard
run and John Bashaw con-
nected on the extra point
that gave the Apaches a 15-
14 lead.
Navarro struck twice, on
long plays, in the last seven
minutes Manny Longo-
ria had a 55-yard run and
Jared Leal had a 76-yard
run as Navarro forged
ahead, 29-15 at halfime.
GHS got the opening
kickof and drove inside
the Panther 30 as Ramirez
ran the ball with handofs
from Philippus and some
circa-2013 plays as he took
a couple of direct snaps out
of the wildcat. Philippus
had a key 30-yard pass to
Aaron Hunt from the GHS
30 to the Panther 40. Te
drive ended when Ramirez
was stopped for no gain on
a fourth-and-4 play at the
21.
Navarro methodically
moved the ball close to the
50 but the Apache defense
and a penalty slowed them
down.
Panther running back
Anthony Grant was
stopped at the GHS 49 on
fourth down, a yard short
The Cannon
Thursday, september 18 , 2014 Page B3
Sports
Mustangs dazzle in victory against Sacred Heart
By DAVE MUNDY
By MARK LUBE
St. Paul demolishes Somerville in Homecoming game
GHS comes up short in comeback bid
SHINER Shiner St.
Paul added another win on
the season Friday night in a
contest against the Somer-
ville Yeguas. Tis game was
reminiscent of their last
home game, in which they
ran the ball well and played
stellar defense.
Te action opened with
Somerville receiving the
opening kick and doing
little with it. Te Cardinal
defense came to play and
forced them into an early 3
and out. St. Paul wasted no
time getting on the board
afer the Somerville punt
as T.J. Bell scored on a 52
yard run. Afer a success-
ful extra point kick, St. Paul
went up 7-0 with 10:14 lef
to play in the frst quarter.
Te Yeguas next posses-
sion looked much the same
as the Cardinal defense
stopped them at every turn
and forced a consecutive
three and out. St. Pauls
ofense scored again on
another big play, this time
a 57-yard run by Derek
Kapavik. Tey would com-
plete a pass for a two-point
conversion to go up 15-0
with 8:27 remaining in the
frst.
Somervilles next ofen-
sive possession didnt yield
much success thanks to a
relentless Cardinal defense
coming up with a big sack
on third down. Marco Yn-
clan returned the Yegua
punt for 30 yards, sparking
another successful drive
for St. Paul that ended with
a 13-yard touchdown run
by Bell. Afer a successful
extra point attempt, Shiner
Catholic went up 22-0 with
4:20 lef in the frst.
In an unexpected bit of
trickery on the kickof, St.
Paul recovered an onside
kick afer it bounced of of
a Yegua player. Tey scored
the next play on a 46-yard
pass from Austin Barton
to Colton Machart, but
missed the extra point, set-
ting the score at 28-0 with
4:11 to go in the frst.
St. Paul opted for a con-
ventional kick the next
time around, and it paid
of as they pinned Somer-
ville deep. Te Yeguas were
unfazed, however, as they
completed a long 82 yard
pass play to Danny Reyes
down to the 7. Marlin
Nutall ran in a score from
that distance on the next
play. Te Yeguas couldnt
handle the snap on the en-
suing extra point attempt
and missed it, setting the
score at 28-6 with 3:27 re-
maining in the frst.
St. Paul answered quick-
ly with a big play as well:
another long touchdown
run by Bell, this time from
79 yards out. Tey would
miss the extra point, how-
ever, leaving the score at
34-6 with 3:03 remaining
in the frst.
Afer stopping Somer-
ville yet again, the Cardinal
ofense picked up where it
lef of, completing a 28-
yard pass to Machart and
scoring the next play on
21-yard run by Bell. Afer
a successful extra point at-
tempt, St. Paul found them-
selves up 41-6 with 9:34 to
play until the half.
Shiner Catholics defense
came up big yet again the
next possession, forcing
a fumble and recovering
it on the 36. At this point
in the game, St. Paul be-
gan subbing players, and
it showed as the ofense
struggled with a couple
of penalty calls. Tey ul-
timately broke through,
however, on a long run
by Jed Janecek. He would
score a few plays later from
the 6, but they would miss
the kick and leave the score
at 47-6 at halfime.
Te scoring slowed
down a bit in the second
half, but not by much. Te
Cardinal ofense scored on
their opening possession
of the half on another Jan-
ecek run, this time from 43
yards out. Afer a missed
extra point attempt, the
score was set at 53-6 with
11:04 remaining in the
third period.
St. Pauls reserve defense
showed much of the same
intensity as the starters,
forcing Somerville to punt;
however, there was some
confusion on the return
that resulted in the Yeguas
recovering. Tey would
drive down the feld and ul-
timately score on a 6-yard
run by Marlin Nutall. Tey
kicked an extra point to set
the score at 53-13 with 4:32
to play in the third.
St. Paul answered on
their next possession with
an 80-yard run by TreZell
Jenkins-Perry, and afer a
successful extra point at-
tempt they went up 60-13
with 4:09 lef in the quarter.
Afer kicking the ball out
of bounds, they attempted
and recovered another on-
side kick. Afer a few plays,
Conor Kresta would run in
a score from 27 yards out
and afer another success-
ful kick, the score was 67-
13 with 1:07 remaining in
the third.
Somerville put together
a good drive on their next
ofensive possession, but
couldnt capitalize as they
turned the ball over on
downs in the red zone.
Tey wouldnt have to wait
long for another chance, as
By STEWART FRAZIER
CannonCorrespondent
NIXONTe thunder-
storms predicted by the
weatherman never visited
Mustang Stadium Friday
save for a light drizzle late
in the contest.
Tat doesnt mean, how-
ever, that lightning didnt
strike.
Te Nixon-Smiley Mus-
tangs took advantage of
several big-play strikes, in-
cluding a score on the frst
play of the game, to run
away with a 32-6 non-dis-
trict win over the Sacred
Heart Indians Friday.
Tey key to this is to get
better every week, Mus-
tang head coach Carlton
McKinney said afer his
team upped its record to
2-1. We didnt get better
last week, this week we got
better.
Nixon-Smiley scored on
the games frst play when
fullback Justin Ramos
spun his way through a
maze of tacklers and burst
free to race 63 yards to
paydirt. Moments later, a
fumble recovery by Colby
Newman short-circuited
the Indians frst posses-
sion and Nixon-Smiley
capitalized to mount a
drive which ended in a 16-
yard scoring run by Tom
Palacio.
It was a highlight-reel
evening for Palacio, who
used lateral quickness to
exploit seams in the Sacred
Heart defense and fnished
with 104 rushing yards on
just 12 carries, including
TD runs of 16, 14 and 14
yards.
It was good to see us
be able to spread the ball
around, said McKinney,
whose club fnished with
293 ground yards. If we
can duplicate what we do
like this every week, well
keep getting better.
Tings could have gotten
out of hand early for the
Indians afer Palacios frst
score, but an interception
by Tyler Kraatz late in the
opening quarter gave them
a short feld to work with
and they trimmed the gap
when Hunter Janak rolled
out and hit Dylan Jann
with a 14-yard scoring pass
to make it a 14-6 game.
Te teams traded punts
through most of the sec-
ond stanza before Palacio
keyed a 66-yard, 9-play
drive to open up a 14-point
halfime lead. Palacio had
runs of 12 and 15 yards in
the march and quarterback
Nick Pena contributed a
16-yard scramble before
Palacio took a pitchout and
scooted in from 14 yards
out with less than a minute
remaining in the half.
Te Mustangs turned
to Palacio to extend the
lead on their frst drive of
the third quarter as well.
A facemasking call helped
preserve a 52-yard, 8-play
march which ended when
Palacio skipped through
a seam on the right side
from 14 yards out to make
it 26-6.
Ramos nailed things
shut on the opening play
of the fnal period when he
stepped in front of a Sacred
Heart pass and returned it
36 yards across the feld for
a score.
NS 32, HSH 6
Sacred Heart 6 0 0 0 6
Nixon-Smiley 14 6 6 632
Scoring Summary
NSJustin Ramos 63 run (Jona-
than Carlos kick)
NSTom Palacio 16 run (Carlos
kick)
HSHDaylan Jann 14 pass from
Hunter Janak (pass failed)
NSPalacio 14 run (kick failed)
NSPalacio 14 run (run failed)
NSRamos 36 interception re-
turn (kick failed)
Team Statistics HSH NS
First Downs 6 14
Rushes-yard 34-69 46-293
Passing Yards 14 11
Passes 1-11-1 1-7-1
Punts-Avg 5-26.8 4-37.5
Penalties-Yard 4-35 7-54
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0
Individual Statistics
RUSHING: Sacred Heart, Daylan
Jann 12-43, Landon Leopold 4-14,
Braden Jansky 6-14, Jordan Janak
2-9, Marc Raphael 5-1, Tyler Kratz
1-0, Branden Popp 1-(-1), Hunter
Janak 3-(-13). Nixon-Smiley, Tomn
Palacio 12-104, Justin Ramos 10-
94, Nick Pena 5-53, Colby New-
man 3-17, Mikel Scarborough
4-15, Brandon Garcia 3-10, Tristan
Newman 3-5, Team 2-(-2).
PASSING: Sacred Heart, Hunter
Janak 1-5-1-14, Branden Popp
0-6-0. Nixon-Smiley, Nick Pena
1-7-1-11.
RECEIVING: Sacred Heart, Dylan
Jann 1-14. Nixon-Smiley, Samuel
Moore 1-11.
Gonzales receiver Darrance James turns up feld after catching a short pass from Brant Philippus while
Aaron Hunt blocks a Navarro player Friday night during the Apaches 37-29 loss to the Panthers. (Photo by
Mark Lube
OUTPLAYS Page B4
ST. PAUL Page B4
Sacred Hearts Ryan Hadash (66) and Dustin Woytek (75) put the double-
whammy on Nixon running back Justin Ramos. (Photo by Dave Mundy)
St. Paul running back T.J. Bell battles for some yards
Friday in the Cardinals Homecoming win over
Somerville (Photo by Stewart Frazier)
their defense forced and
recovered a fumble and
Nutall scored again on a
32-yard run. Te Yeguas
kicked an extra point to set
the score at 67-20.
St. Paul went with an-
other set of subs on ofense,
but it didnt show as they
methodically drove down
the feld on a series of runs
that ended with a 2-yard
score by Nathan Wagner.
Te extra point was good,
putting the Cards up 74-20.
Somervilles fnal pos-
session didnt turn out
well, as a wild snap pinned
them close to the goal line
and St. Pauls defense ulti-
mately tackled them in the
end zone for a safety. Tese
were the fnal points of
the game, leaving the fnal
score at 76-20.
Afer the game, Car-
dinals coach Jake Wa-
chsmuth said he believe
last weeks tough loss had
something to do with his
teams dominant scoring
performance: Afer a loss
like that, you never know
how theyll come out to
play, but they practiced all
week with intensity, and I
think it showed tonight.
He had similar things to
say about their defense as
well: We had an opportu-
nity to win it last week and
didnt; they wanted this one
and came out fred up. He
was also happy with how
his backups played: We
got to sub some in the frst,
and more in the second,
which is good because they
got a lot of time. Tey got
to score some touchdowns
and got a safety. Tey prac-
tice just as hard as the oth-
er guys, so its great to see
them play.
St. Paul heads to Flatonia
this week and Somerville
hosts Yorktown.
Shiner St. Paul 76, Somerville 20
S 6 0 7 7-20
SSP 34 13 20 9-76
SP T.J. Bell 52 run (Austin Barton
kick) 10:14 1Q
SP-Derek Kapavik 57 run (Marco
Ynclan pass fromBarton) 8:27 1Q
SP-Bell 13 run (Barton kick) 4:20 1Q
SP-Colton Marchart 46 pass from
Barton (Barton kick) 4:11 1Q
S-Isaiah Martinez 82 pass from Is-
real Pena ((run failed) 3:27 1Q
SP-Bell 79 run (kick failed) 3:03 1Q
SP-Bell 21 run (Barton kick) 9:34 2Q
SP-Jed Janecek 6 run (kick failed)
7:50 2Q
SP-Janecek 43 run (kick failed)
11:04 3Q
S-Marlin Nutall 7 run (Daniel Reyes
kick) 4:32 3Q
SP-TreZell Jenkins-Perry 80 run
(Barton kick) 4:07 3Q
SP-Conor Kresta 27 run (Barton
kick) 1:07 3Q
S-Nutall 32 run (Reyes kick) 9:08 4Q
SP-Nathan Wagner 2 run (Barton
kick) 3:02 4Q
SP-safety 1:08 4Q
Teamstats Somerville St. Paul
First downs 4 16
Rushes-yards 37-157 41-619
Passing yards 86 81
Passes 2-11 3-6
Punts-average 1-36.0 6-33.0
Fumbles-lost 2-2 4-3
Penalties-yards 10-85 6-45
Individual stats
Rushing Somerville: Marlin
Nutall 26-153, Isreal Pena 11-4. St.
Paul:T.J.Bell 7-210, Jed Janecek
4-93, TreZell Jenkins-Perry 4-85,
Nathan Wagner 10-76, Conor Kres-
ta 7-70, Derek Kapavik 1-57.
Passing Somerville: Pena 2-11-
86-0. St. Paul: Barton 3-6-81-0.
Receiving Somerville:Isaiah
Martinez 1-82, Cody Johnson 1-4.
St. Paul: Colton Machart 2-75, Ryan
Geiger 1-6.
The Cannon
Thursday, september 18 , 2014
Page B4
Sports
Continued from page B3
Wednesday Scramble Sept. 3 and Sept. 10 winners
Top left: Sept. 3 First Place: Cody Chevalier, Gary Chrismon, Drew Kwast, Doyle Allen, Darrell Kifer, and Chris
Rickman. Bottom left: Sept. 3 second Place: Raul Contreras, Phil McCaskill, Eric Pettijohn, Bill Ploetz, Emmy
Cannan and Butch Jackson. Top right: Sept. 10 First Place: Scott Winkler, Rowdy Marrow, Adam Staton, Ryan
Atkinson, DeAnn Atkinson and Roy Staton. Bottom right photo: Sept 10 second place: Second Place: Doug
Kotzebue, Gary Chrismon, Bill Hyman, Wiley Bluhm, John Cox and Jason Condel. (Courtesy photos)
OUTPLAYS: Apaches outscore
Navarro 14-8 during action in second half
Punt, Pass and Kick winners for Shiner competition
Shiner Lions Club would like to congratulate the Punt, Pass, Kick winners from the
competition held on Sept 7 Comanche Stadium in Shiner. BOYS: Ages 6-7: Caleb
Lehnert - 105.1 points Ages 8-9: Carson Schuette - 113.11 points Ages 10-11: Jared
Shimek - 195.0 points Ages 12-13: Charles Hudson - 265.3 points Ages 14-15: Logan
Terry - 390.9 points GIRLS: Ages 6-7: Reese Seibert - 38.7 points Ages 8-9: Bailey
Filip - 22 points Ages 10-11: Megan Winkenwerder - 108.5 points Ages 12-13: No
participants Ages 14-15: Kailey Williams -211.4 points Te winners will move on
the Sectional Competition to be held on a date and time to be determined. (Courtesy
photo)
of the frst-down marker at the GHS 48.
Our coaches did a great job of making
halfime adjustments, Crane said.Our
kids did a great job of executing.
A few plays later, Philippus had a 22-
yard pass to Hunt to the Panther 29.
Te drive appeared to stall when Gon-
zales gave the Panthers a taste of their
own medicine Philippus took of on a
designed quarterback run and got 3 yards,
what he needed, on fourth down.
A few plays later, James made a crucial
catch on third down for a 13-yard gain to
the 5. Tree plays later, Ramirez scored
out of the wildcat to help bring Gonzales
within 29-22.
Crane said the Apache ofense ran a play
or two that they have never ran in their
football lives.
Navarro returned the short kickof to the
Gonzales 46 and marched past the Apache
40 but the drive stalled when quarterback
Ryan Young was sacked back at the 44 and
Navarro had a short 10-yard punt.
Gonzales got help on the frst play as Pan-
ther linebacker Jake Wright was so anxious
to say hi to Philippus, that he sprinted
into the Gonzales backfeld about fve sec-
onds before Philippus took the snap.
On the next play, Philippus threw right
into the hands of one of the Navarro defen-
sive backs and it would have been a pick.
Except for the Navarro defender collided
with a teammate before securing the ball
and dropped it for an incomplete pass.
Later, Navarro did come up with an in-
terception at the 8 on a fourth down. Te
Panthers marched 92 yards in three plays
as Leal burst for an 81-yard score to put the
Purple up 37-22.
On the kickof, GHS got more help as
Navarro was fagged for a personal foul to
move the ball to the Panther 46.
Philippus then hit James for 9,5 and 2
yards, respectively to the 30. Philippus was
then sacked back at the 39 and threw in-
complete on third down.
Te Apache quarterback kept his teams
hopes alive with a daring scramble on
fourth down for 17 yards to the 22 and the
ofcials awarded GHS the frst down afer
checking the spot.
We make a play on fourth-and-long to
give ourselves the opportunity (to score)
and then we call a timeout.
A few plays later, James caught his sec-
ond touchdown pass of the night on the
7-yard connection with Philippus.
We have never run that play ever but
our kids looked the coaches in the eye, and
then got up and executed the play that was
called, Crane said. What else can you ask
for?
He said despite several big plays, Gonza-
les played the Navarro running attack well.
Te Apaches, held to less than 10 rush-
ing yards against Cuero, grinded out over
200 against Navarro.
At the end of the frst half, it seemed they
needed 57 players to stop Alyas Ramirez. I
told the kids we needed to get going with
our quick passing game and they did that.
And they ran the new plays perfectly.
Te Apaches have a bye date tomorrow
and will next play Yoakum, at Apache Sta-
dium, on Sept. 26.

Navarro 37, Gonzales 29

G8 7 0 14-29
N8 21 0 8-37

N-Anthony Grant 27 run (Tanner Lawrun)
G-Darrance James 26 pass from Brant Philippus(Alyas
Ramirez run)
N-Law26 run (run failed)
G-Ramirez 59 run (John Bashawkick)
N-Manny Longoria 55 run (Grant run)
N-Jared Leal 76 run (Ty Shelton kick)
G-Ramirez 1 run (Bashawkick
N-Leal 81 run (Grant run)
G-James 7 pass fromPhilippus (Bashawkick)

Teamstats Gonzales Navarro
First downs 16 19
Passing yards 132 0
Passes 9-19-1 0-2

Individual stats
Rushing Gonzales: Alyas Ramirez 22-113, Brant
Philippus 17-83, Jaime Tellez 3-18, Aaron Hunt 1-4. Na-
varro: Jared Leal 17-219, Anthony Grant 22-111, Tanner
Law12-96, Manny Longoria 2-5, Ryan Young 6-12, Ron-
nie Goldman 1-2, Team1-(-1).
Passing: Gonzales Philippus 9-19-132-1. Navarro:
Young 0-2-0-0.
Receiving Gonzales: Darrance James 7-80, Hunt 2-52
ST PAUL:Cardinals 2-0 at home after
tearing Somerville apart for 619 rushing yards
LA VERNIA Te
Gonzales volleyball team
puts forth a lot of efort in
every of every set of ev-
ery match but just need to
learn to pick each other up
when the going gets tough.
Te Lady Apaches fell in
their second district match
to the La Vernia Lady Bears
3-0(25-23, 25-18 and 25-
17) Tuesday night at La
Vernia High School.
We fought hard and
with heart, Gonzales head
coach Sarah Kenedy said.
I feel this is one of the best
matches we have played so
far.
In those frst two match-
es, our serve-receive and
our passing were on.
Kenedy said it was a
matter of Gonzales play-
ers learning to compensate
for each other and lif each
other up.
In the frst set, La Vernia
grabbed the lead at the start
before Gonzales countered
with a kill from Gretchen
Singleton and serves from
Sheridan Tate for a 6-6
game.
Te Lady Apaches then
went on a 5-1 run with a
block from Amanda Dix-
son and Claudia Franklin,
a kill from Bailey Con-
nell and serves from Alex
Finch. A block from Molly
Barnick and Connell put
Gonzales ahead 12-10. La
Vernia eventually fought to
an 18-16 advantage. Plays
from Singleton, Connell
and Dixson brought GHS
to within 21-20 before the
Lady Bears held a minor
advantage of 4-3.
In the second game, La
Vernia had trouble with
the serves of Danielle Flow-
ers, Connell and Barnick as
Gonzales forged ahead 7-3.
Te Lady Bearns then
scored nine of the next 13
points. Afer Gonzales had
tied the match at 12-12, La
Vernia scored nine straight,
on the serves of Christa
Reyes, and plays from Hayli
Verrips, Ashley Fredericks
and Mackinley Zimmerle.
Te Lady Apaches eventu-
ally got within 23-18 be-
fore La Vernia scored two
straight points.
In the third set, La Ver-
nia battled back from a 7-3
defcit and never looked
back, earning a 25-17 vic-
tory.
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Gonzales drops second district
match against LV on the road
By MARK LUBE
Claudia Franklin, Yasmin Gallegos and Alex Finch converage on a ball Tuesday in
the Gonzales volleyball team away match at La Vernia (Photo by Mark Lube)
Several local cross-country teams gath-
ered in Moulton to compete in the Moult-
on Invitation on Saturday.
In the 4A-6A Varsity Girls race, Yoakum
came in second place with 50 points, six
behind winners La Grange. Hannah Bor-
dovsky came in fourth place with a time of
in 14 minutes, 9 seconds. Jessica Hernan-
dez was seventh in 14:30, Everly Ceja was
No. 13 in 15:58, Kourtney Jester was No.
16 in 16:31, Audrey Sossaman was No. 25
in 18 and 21
Shiner won the 1A-3A girls with 82
points, St. Paul was third with 94, Moulton
was eighth with 246 and Flatonia followed
with 268.
For the Lady Comanches, Maggie
Grosenbacher was fourth in 13:28, Brooke
Kloesel was No. 14 with a time of 14:23,
Tabitha Blaschke was No. 20 in 14:55, Gre-
ta Grosenbacher was No. 22 in 14:59, Jenna
Berkovsky was No. 29 in 15:09, Jayde Kurtz
was No. 46 in 15:56, Berence Cruz was No.
64 in 16:41, Gloria Castillo was No. 70 in
16:54, Keely McCathy was No. 73 in 17:09,
Skyler Seibert was No. 75 in 17:17.
St. Pauls Natalie Jackson came in frst
place in 12:52. Emma Morgan was No.
11 in 14:11, Elyssa Wagner was No. 15 in
14:36, Ashley Wachsmuth was No. 27 in
15:06, Juliette Siegel was No. 47 in 15:57,
Te Nixon-Smiley Lady
Mustangs started district
with a 25-17, 25-22, 25-21
win over Bloomington on
Friday. Megan Guerra had
26 assists and six aces, Lexi
Trammell had 15 digs and
nine kills.
N-S fell to Luling 25-9,
25-22 and 25-11 on Tues-
day. Trammell had eight
kills, Tyhana Mejia had
eight kills, Guerra had 23
assists and Celeste Arriaga
had seven digs.
Te Shiner St. Paul Lady
Cardinals defeated Bellville
Faith Academy 3-0 (25-16,
25-22, 25-20) on Sept. 9
Elise Patek had four kills
and Ashlyn Patek had four
aces. St. Paul defeated Vic-
toria Faith Academy 25-15,
25-10 and 25-6 on Turs-
day.
Te Gonzales Apaches
fell to Wimberley on Friday
to open district, 25-11, 25-
12 and 25-14.
Te Waelder Lady
Wildcats fell to Weimar
3-0 (25-8, 25-2, 25-4) on
Sept. 9 in a district match.
Nashai Tompson had two
kills, Monica Bracamontes
had 14 digs and one ace,
Malorie Puente had two
aces, and Ashlynn Noyola
had four assists.
Weimar used their su-
perior height to good ad-
vantage. It was our frst
district match and we
played on the road, so per-
haps we had a bit of stage
fright, Waelder head coach
Joel Williams said.
Waelder is 1-12 (0-1).
Flatonia opened district
play with a 3-0 (25-11, 25-
9, 25-18) win over Prairie
Lea on Sept. 9. Savannah
Flood had eight kills, Kylie
Mica had eight aces, Alanis
Ribera had 11 assists and
six digs.
Te Lady Bulldogs swept
Hallettsville Sacred Heart
on Sept. 5 25-23, 27-25 and
25-17. Erin Miksch had
seven kills, Flood had seven
kills and two blocks, Mag-
gie Mica had three aces,
Kylie Mica had 10 digs and
Ribera had 12 assists.
Te Lady Dogs lost to
Ganado 3-1 (22-25, 26-24,
25-18, 25-22) on Tuesday.
Flood had 13 kills and two
blocks, Jaycee Fike had
three aces, Kylie Mica had
14 digs, Ribera had 20 as-
sists.
Te Yoakum Lady Bull-
dogs lost a non-district
match to East Bernard on
Friday, 25-19, 28-26 and
25-23. Sheyanne Chum-
chal had 13 digs and 10
kills, Celine Markert had
fve blocks, Latrice Brown
had fve blocks and Faith
Hagan had 26 assists.
Yoakum returned to dis-
trict play on Tuesday, fall-
ing to Canyon Lake Fisch-
er, 27-25, 25-15 and 25-22.
Chumchal had 12 kills and
eight digs, MeKeilla El-
dridge had fve blocks, and
Hagan fnished with 26 as-
sists.
Hallettsville is 17-10
afer defeating Weimar in
four sets (25-14, 20-25, 25-
18, 26-25) on Friday.
Our girls played awe-
some. When our passing is
there, everything falls into
place. Im very proud of the
girls, Lady Brahmas coach
Megan Klimitchek said.
Te Lady Brahmas won
their district opener against
Industrial on Tuesday, 20-
25, 25-18, 21-25, 25-22 and
15-12.
Our girls played hard
the entire match. Our
nerves got the better of us
the frst set. We defnitely
started of slow, Klim-
itchek said. However, we
overcame lots of obstacles
and adjusted quickly. I
defnitely think the girls
hard work during two-a-
days played a huge role on
the outcome of that fourth
and ffh set. Tis is a great
group of girls. Im proud to
be a part of the Lady Brah-
ma family.
Te Shiner Comanches
run the veer-option attack,
a style not exactly known
for its comeback ability.
But Friday, the
Comanches trailed Goliad,
29-14 going into the fourth
quarter and Shiner rallied
to outscore Goliad 20-0 for
the 34-29 win.
Goliad scored twice
in the frst quarter as
quarterback Nate Kowalik
had touchdown passes for
18 yards to Joseph Burns
and 14 yards to Desmond
Perry. Shiner had 25-
yard run by Michalec
to trail 14-6. Each team
scored eight points in the
second Dadrian Taylor
caught a 20-yard pass from
Michalec and Burns scored
on a 4-yard run for Goliad.
Te Tigers padded
their lead with a 21-yard
connection from Kowalik
to Akil Ellis
Early in the fourth
quarter, barely a minute
apart, Michalec had
touchdown passes of 49
and 46 yards to Taylor.
Michalec got the game
winner with 7:51 lef to
play with a 36-yard run.
Michalec threw for
161 yards and three
touchdowns, all three to
Taylor who had six catches
for 156 yards.
Michalec led Shiner
on the ground with 139
yards on 28 carries while
Justin Stein had 68 yards
on eight carries and Chad
Neubauer added 50 yards
on 13 attempts.
Shiner 34, Goliad 29
S 6 8 0 20-34
G14 8 7 0-29
G-Joseph Burns 18 pass fromNate
Kowalik (conversion run) 8:59 1Q
S-Blake Michalec 25 run
(conversion failed) 5:58 1Q
G-Desmond Perry 14 pass from
Kowalik (kick failed) 3:40 1Q
S-Dadrian Taylor 20 pass from
Michalec (Michalec run) 9:58 2Q
G-Burns 4 run ((conversion pass)
2:14 2Q
G-Akil Ellis 21 pass fromKowalik
(Steven Koehne kick) 1:37 3Q
S-Taylor 49 pass fromMichalec
(kick failed) 11:30 4Q
S-Taylor 46 pass fromMichalec
(Ernie Egan pass fromBrandon
Cerny) 10:20 4Q
S-Michalec 36 run (run failed)
7:51 4Q
Teamstats Shiner Goliad
First downs 25 18
Passing yards 187 369
Passes 9-16-2 28-38-1
Individual stats
Rushing Shiner: Blake Michalec
28-139, Justin Stein 8-68, Chad
Neubauer 13-50, Dadrian Taylor
2-13, Justin Stovall 1-4, Tyler Patek
1-1. Goliad: Joseph Burns 2-8, Ty
Ross 2-2, Nate Kowalik 3-(-4).
Passing Shiner:Michalec 8-15-
161-2, Neubauer 1-1-26-0. Goliad:
Kowalik 28-38-369-1.
Receiving Shiner: Taylor 6-156,
Stoval 3-31. Goliad: Justin Thomas
9-97, Desmond Perry 6-77, Burns
6-76, Mac Wimberly 3-73, Akil Ellis
3-34, Colby Zamzow1-12.
Flatonia 35, Woodsboro 6
Te Flatonia Bulldogs
rolled to their second
straight win as they
dispatched Woodsboro
35-6
Flatonia got two scores
in the opening quarter
a 1-yard run by Casen
Novak and a 5-yard run
by Braydon Mica, and the
Dogs led 14-0 with 5:50 to
go in the opening quarter.
Gus Venegas had an 18-
yard run at the 8:44 mark
of the second quarter and
Marcus Mica scored with
less than three minutes
until halfime to put
Flatonia ahead 28-0.
Eddie Manzano capped
the scoring for the Dogs
with a 19-yard run just
11 seconds into the third
quarter.
Woodsboro ended the
shut out on a 13-yard pass
from Trent Moses to Hugo
Alaya.
F 14 14 7 0-35
W0 0 0 0-6
F-Casen Novak 1 run (Jose
Manzano kick) 9:50 1Q
F-Braydon Mica 5 run (Manzano
kick) 5:50 1Q
F-Gus Venegas 18 run (Manzano
kick) 8:44 2Q
F-Marcus Mica 4 run (Manzano
kick) 2:45 2Q
F-Eddie Manzano 19 run (Jose
Manzano kick) 3:05 3Q
W-Hugo Alaya 13 pass fromTrent
Moses (two-point conversion
failed) 11:49 4Q
Teamstats Flatonia
Woodsboro
First downs 14 6
Passing yards 46 22
Passes 4-6 4-11
Individual stats
Rushing Flatonia: Eddie
Manzano 7-100, Marcus Mica
11-65, Braydon Mica 6-56, Gus
Venegas 3-32, Omar Castillo 4-20,
San Juan Ramirez 3-15, Matthew
Kolzelsky 5-3, Casen Novak 5-(-4).
Passing Flatonia: Novak 4-5-46-
0, Bradyon Mica 0-1-0-0.
Receiving Flatonia: Kozelsky
2-36, Venegas 2-10.
East Bernard 27, Yoakum
7
Te Yoakum Bulldogs
dropped their frst game
of the season with a 27-7
non-district setback to East
Bernard.
Te Brahmas took a 6-0
lead halfway through the
frst quarter on a 6-yard
run by Allen Anderson.
Neither team scored until
the third period when East
Bernards Koren Robinson
made a 7-yard run.
Yoakum got within 14-7
as Devante Mathis had a
2-yard run with 6:37 to
play in the third frame.
Te Brahmas got two
more touchdowns from
Robinson (16 and 91
yards) as he fnished with
140 yards.
Yoakums TreVante
Hights ran 12 times of 53
yards and Tyler Kornegay
passed for 21 yards on
3-of-7 passing with an
interception.
Y 0 0 7 0-7
EB 6 0 8 13-27
EB-Allen Anderson 6 run (kick
failed) 6:12 1Q
EB-Koren Robinson 7 run
(Anderson run) 9:41 3Q
Y-Devante Mathis 2 run (Edgar
Maravilla kick) 6:37 3Q
EB-Robinson 16 run (Kyle Socha
kick) 7:15 4Q
EB-Robinson 91 run (kick failed)
1:39 4Q
Teamstats Yoakum East
Bernard
First downs 9 18
Passing yards 41 48
Passes 6-15-2 2-7
Individual stats
Rushing Yoakum: Trevontae
Hights 12-53, Dantey Eldridge
6-20, Jared Garza 3-15, Devante
Mathis 2-0, Tyler Kornegay 3-(-6).
East Bernard: Koren Robinson
12-140, Charles Chapman 17-84,
Allen Anderson 7-43, J.J. Talas
2-14, Blake Whitley 5-9, Matthew
Tovar 3-5.
Passing Yoakum: Kornegay
3-7-21-1, HIghts 3-7-20-1. East
Bernard: Whitley 2-7-48-0.
Receiving Yoakum: Garza 2-3,
Caden Fishbeck 1-14, Kornegay
1-7, Austin McCoy 1-6, Eldridge
1-1. East Bernard: Jared Rejsek
1-37, AndrewHlavinka 1-11.
Blanco 38, Luling 6
It was tough going for
the Luling Eagles in their
frst road game as they fell
to Blanco, 38-6.
Alex Juraez of Blanco got
the games frst score in the
second frame on a 52-yard
run for a 6-0 lead. Te
Panthers later got a safety.
Blanco got a 1-yard run
from Ryan Roncrest in the
third and got the two-point
conversion for a 16-0 lead.
Luling cut the lead to
16-6 with a 78-yard punt
return for a touchdown
by Taylen Moore. Blanco
then scored 22 points in
less than seven minutes
a 1-yard run by McKay
Adamson, a 34-yard run by
Colton Elrod and a 24-yard
scamper by Ryan Ronces.
Blancos defense held
Luling to 6 yards passing
and -7 yards rushing.
L 0 0 0 0 -6
B 0 8 8 22-38
B-Alex Juarez 52 run (kick failed)
11:51 2Q
B-Safety 7:38 2Q
B-Ryan Roncrest 1 run (Colton
Elrod run) 1:46 3Q
L-Taylen Moore 76 punt return (run
failed) 10:49 4Q
B-McKay Adamson 1 run (Logan
Dodd pass fromAdamson 9:15 4Q
B-Elrod 34 run (Jordon Wagner
pass fromAdamson) 3:06 4Q
B-Ryan Ronces 24 run (run failed)
2:52 4Q
Teamstats Luling Blanco
First downs 4 17
Rushes-yards 36-(-7) 50-357
Passing yards 6 0
Passes 4-6 0-4-1
Individual stats
Rushing Luling: Brenden
Cubit 12-40, Dazmen Wright
3-(-5), Taylen Moore 5-(-7), Jarred
Zumwalt 12-(-28). BlancoColton
Elrod 17-122, Ryan Ronces 8-114,
Alex Juarez 11-93, McKay Adamson
10-29, Logan Dodd 3-11, Carson
Kipp 1-(-12).
Passing Luling: Zumwalt 4-12-
10-0, Chris Symms 1-3-(-4)-0,
Moore 0-2-0-0. Blanco: Adamson
0-4-0-1.
Receiving Luling: Shaft Cubit
3-10, Brenden Cubit 2-(-4).
Hallettsville 26, Taylor 14
Te Hallettsville Brahmas
recovered from the early-
season skid with a 26-14
win over Taylor on Friday.
Te ground game really
took of for the Brahmas
with nearly 244 yards, led
by running back Kaden
Hardt who had 17 rushes
for 233 yards and two
touchdowns. Quarterback
Brent Motal had a good
game as he completed
6-of-17 passes for 116
yards and two touchdowns.
Trenton McGee had three
catches for 85 yards and a
touchdown while Jimario
Grounds had a pair of
catches for 31 yards and
one score.
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Thursday, september 18, 2014 Page B5
Sports
CROSS COUNTRY Page B12
2014-2015
GHS
Apache Flames Spirit Clinic
September 26,2014
Gonzales vs Yoakum
The Apache Flames will be hosting a dance clinic on Saturday, Sep-
tember 20, 2014 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm at the GHS new gym.
The clinic is open to the ages of 3 years-6th grade. Registration cost
is $25.00 and will include a t-shirt and snack. Spirit Clinic SIGN-UP
DATES will be Saturday, September 13th and Saturday, September
20th at the GHS new gym from 9-12. PRACTICE DATES will be
Saturday, September 20th from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and Thursday,
September 25th from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. Spirit Clinic t-shirts are required
to perform. NO LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
SEPTEMBER 20TH IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER. No ex-
ceptions. The fee is due at the time of sign up. On performance night,
September 26th, please have your child at the north end side of the
football feld, fve minutes before halftime. When the performance is
over, the clinicians will be held inside the gates of the north end side,
where we started. The parent/guardian will need to come and pick up
your child after the performance. Please come and get your child im-
mediately. All clinicians will need to wear their Spirit Clinic t-shirt,
black shorts, pants, or skirts, white socks, and tennis shoes. We are
looking forward to our future dancers to come and join us!
Please fll out the attached information sheet and submit the form
and money to Brooke Upstrom @ GHS offce or Loretta Camarillo @
East Avenue Primary offce from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm daily, so we can
register your child for the dance clinic.
If you have any questions, please contact Brooke Upstrom at GHS,
830-672-7535, ext. 2214 or Loretta Camarillo at East Avenue, 830-
672-2826. Please leave a message and we will get back with you as
quickly as we can. You may also contact any member of the dance
team.
This is a wonderful fundraiser for the dance team. Thank you for
your continued support
Apache Flames Dance Team
Area Football Roundup
Shiner defeats Goliad
Volleyball roundup: N-S wins frst district game
Local CC teams run at Moulton meet
Need a lifeguard for
private parties! For
information call 830-
445-0483.
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Guitarists, vocal-
ists, musicians, per-
cussion, auditions
at Faith Family
Church, 361-935-
8878.
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Job Corps is current-
ly enrolling students
aged 16-24 in over
20 vocational trades
at no-cost! Will help
students get drivers
license GED or High
School diploma and
college training if
qualifed. For more
info call 512-665-
7327.
HELP WANTED: Gen-
eral Farm Labor. Full
time. Benefts. Apply
in person @ Soncrest
Egg Company, 925
St. Andrew Street,
Gonzales, Texas
78629. Mon.-Fri. 8:00
am to 5:00 pm.
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HELP WANTED: CDL
Driver, Local area,
daily egg pick-up
at farms. Benefts
include, vacation,
health and dental
insurance. Apply in
person @ Soncrest
Egg Company, 925
St. Andrew Street,
Gonzales, Texas
78629. (830) 672-
4433, Mon.-Fri. 8:00
am to 5:00 pm.
----------------------------
Fehner & Son Grain
Co., LP.
Ofce Employee
Needed. Must be
able to work Mon-
day-Friday 7AM-
6PM, Saturday,
7AM-1PM. Serious
Inquiries only and
must apply in per-
son at 1922 CR 197,
Gonzales, Texas
78629. Ask to Speak
to Betty.
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Help wanted: Main-
tenance Technicians
for two hotels, expe-
rience required, 40+
hours and on-call.
Apply in person at
Sleep Inn or Holiday
Inn front desk.
----------------------------
River City Roofng is
hiring Sheet Metal
Helpers. Must have
drivers license and
dependable trans-
portation. Experi-
ence is a plus. 830-
743-1061.
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CDL DRIVERS
WANTED
J.M. Oilfeld Service,
a family oriented
company is seek-
ing professional &
reliable Class A CDL
employees. Require-
ments: 2 years ex-
perience tanker and
must be willing to
get HazMat endorse-
ment ASAP. Call 830-
672-8000.
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AVON Representa-
tives Wanted! Great
earning opportuni-
ties! Buy or Sell! Call
830-672-2271, Inde-
pendent Sales Rep.
4-Family Garage
Sale. Saturday, Sep-
tember 20, 8:00
am - 1:00 p.m. 1330
Donovan St. Lots of
items.
Yard Sale: Satur-
day, 9-20-14, 912 St.
Peter. 8:30-? Men-
Women & childrens
clothes - all sizes.
Misc. items. Cancel
if rain.
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4-Family Garage
Sale. Friday, 9-19
from 10-6 and Sat-
urday, 9-20 from 8-?
1504 Gardien.
IPhone 5C Otter Box.
Light green in color.
$30.00. Good Condi-
tion. Samsung Gal-
axy S3 Cell phone.
Car Charger, pink
& black case. Good
condition. $100. 830-
305-2521.(9-18-14)
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Ceramic foor tile
- SONORA, Beige,
13x13, 25 pieces
plus 5 with one cor-
ner chipped. Also
thinset and grout.
Make an ofer. Cell,
404-502-0340. (9-4-
14)
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For Sale: 8-foot sheet
of metal brake. 30-
inch she3t of metal
sheer. 437-2927.(8-
21-14)
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For Sale: 16 4 wheel
fatbed trailer, $200;
2 wheel pickup bed
trailer with jack,
$150; 24 gooseneck
trailer, steel bed, dual
tandem axles, lights,
2 spares, $3,000. 830-
377-8814. (8-21-14)
For Sale: Good elec-
tric wheelchair. $375.
Please call after 12
p.m. 830-437-2232.
(8-21-14)
------------------------
For Sale: White
Whirlpool washing
machine, extra large
capacity, excellent
condition. $150. Call
361-208-3565.
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NOTICES GARAGE SALES
LEGAL NOTICES
GARAGE SALES
Invitation to Bid for the City of Gonzales
Notice is given that the City of Gonzales is requesting
Sealed Bids for Fuel
Bid Specifcations for Gas and Diesel
Tanks to be supplied by distributor at these locations;
300 gallon tank with stand for gravity fll, Dyed Diesel tank at J.B. Wells Park
300 gallon combination tank and stand for gas and dyed diesel, located at
Golf Course.
Bulk oil tank supplied with 15W Motor Oil to be flled as needed.
Quart, gallon or 5 gallon containers with other petroleum products shall
be included or discounted within Bid Specifcations.
Tanks must be able to be securely locked.

Bid cost should be for delivery of gas and diesel to J.B. Wells Park, and Golf
Course. Fuel must be delivered/flled into diesel generators located at the Sew-
er Plant and Police Department.
Successful bidders must be able to disburse fuel using a credit card type sys-
tem at a local location, which provides or includes identifcation of vehicle/
equipment, mileage/hours and pin number for activation.
Billing should be on a master bill with a break down by department.
Bids should be submitted as Cents per Gallon over in Ground.
Submit bids to: City of Gonzales
P.O. Box 547
820 St Joseph Street
Attn: Kristina Vega
Gonzales, TX 78629
Bids are to be turned in by September 25, 2014 no later than 10:00 a.m.
Bids will be opened on September 25, 2014 at 10:00 a.m.
PUBLIC NOTICE
CITY OF SMILEY
INVITATION FOR BIDS
SALE OF SURPLUS REAL PROPERTY
The CITY OF SMILEY is accepting sealed bids for the purchase of surplus
city-owned real property described below which must be received by Eloise
Estes at Smiley City Hall, 207 US Hwy 87 W., Smiley, Texas.
Bidders may submit, by mail or hand-delivery, only one (1) signed original
bid, which must be complete and free from ambiguity. Bids will be accepted
at Smiley City Hall, 207 U.S. Hwy. 87 W., until 12 noon, October 15th, 2014.
Bids will be opened October 16th, 2014 at 7 am at the start of the regular City
Council meeting.
Bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope with the following information
marked on the outside of the envelope: Invitation for Bid: Sale of Surplus
Real Property.
BIDS MAY BE MAILED TO: CITY OF SMILEY, P.O. BOX 189, SMILEY, TX,
78159
BIDS MAY BE HAND-DELIVERED TO: CITY OF SMILEY, 207 US HWY 87
W., SMILEY, TX
The City of Smiley reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any
minor irregularities or technicalities and to accept any bid it deems to be in the
Citys best interest. The City further reserves the right to reject a bid if more
than one bid is received from an individual/entity, and/or if it is found that collu-
sion exists among bidders. Incomplete bid submittals may not be considered.
DESCRIPTION OF SURPLUS REAL PROPERTY:
1964 INTERNATIONAL 5 TON FIRE TRUCK MINIMUM BID $500
1989 FORD F250 4X4 5 SPEED 5.8 ENGINE MINIMUM BID $1,000
1993 FORD F250 4X4 5 SPEED 7.5 ENGINE MINIMUM BID $1,000
ALL PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD AS IS
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
CITY OF GONZALES
ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS
The Zoning Board of Adjustments of the City of Gonzales, by this in-
strument, notifes 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 zoned as Heavy Commercial(C-2)
of which the property owner is requesting a 10 foot setback variance
on the rear setback requirements, and a 5 foot setback variance on the
front setback requirements for the property listed below:
ADDRESS: 1604 East Sarah DeWitt Drive
PROPERTY OWNER: Gonzales Touchstone LLC.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: PT 1 and 3 Cartwheel Subdivision
PARCEL: 11366
The Zoning Board of Adjustments will hold a Public Hearing on Sep-
tember 25, 2014, at the Gonzales City Hall, 820 St. Joseph St. at
5:15 p.m., to allow for public comment on this project. After consider-
ation and voting by Zoning Board of Adjustments and the Public Hear-
ing, the project will either be approved or denied.
The Zoning Board of Adjustments encourages citizens to participate in
the public comment and public hearing stages of all Zoning Board of
Adjustments 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 offce at (830)-672-2815.
LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES
City of Gonzales
Boards and Commissions Vacancies
The City of Gonzales is currently advertising the following vacancies
for various Boards and Commissions; these positions are volunteer
only, no compensation.
Golf Course Advisory Board
Gonzales Economic Development Corporation
Gonzales Library Board
Mainstreet Advisory Board
Planning & Zoning Commission
Tourism Committee
Zoning Board of Adjustment & Sign Control Board
JB Wells Park Advisory Board
INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS MUST:
Be a resident of the City of Gonzales (required for all
Boards/Commissions unless otherwise noted).

Complete an application, available on the Citys website:
www.cityofgonzales.org or from the City Secretarys offce at
the Gonzales Municipal Building, 820 St. Joseph Street.
City of Gonzales, Texas
Request for Proposal
Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Services
RFP 2014-001
Dated: September 15, 2014
Responses Due: October 14, 2014 at 2:00 PM CDT
The City of Gonzales, Texas is accepting sealed proposals for Solid Waste
Collection and Disposal ServicesType of Work: Collection, Transporta-
tion, and Disposal of all residential and commercial solid waste, including re-
fuse, yard waste, bulky waste, and potentially recyclables from the contract
area to a disposal or processing site identifed by the contractor.
Information relative to this project and/or complete proposal package may be
obtained on our website www.cityofgonzales.org or from City Hall 820 St. Jo-
seph Street, Gonzales, Texas 78629 or contact with same at (830) 672-2815.
Sealed proposals shall be addressed to Kristina Vega, City Secretary, City of
Gonzales, Texas, P.O. Box 547, 820 St. Joseph Street, Gonzales, Texas 78629
and shall be labeled RFP 2014-001, DO NOT OPEN and SOLID WASTE
COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL SERVICES. Proposals shall be submitted
no later than, 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, October 14, 2014. It is the sole responsibility
of the proponent to insure that this proposal is actually in the City Hall of the
City of Gonzales prior to the expiration of the time and date above. Any pro-
posal received after the expiration of the time and date above will be returned
to the proponent unopened.
Upon consideration of the proposals, the City of Gonzales reserves the right to
accept or to reject any and all proposals, to waive technicalities, and to make
any investigation deemed necessary concerning the proponents ability to pro-
vide the services as covered by the specifcations and to accept what in their
judgment is the most advantageous proposal.
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
The Gonzales County Senior Citizens
Association Inc. is soliciting bids for their
meal preparation for the period 10-1-2014 to
9-30-2015 for all part of their center.
The Gonzales County Senior Citizens
Association Inc., reserves the right to reject
any or all bid received. Deadline to submit
a bid is September 26, 2014 at 10:00 a.m.
Interested persons can pick up a bid packet
at GCSCA, 818 Seydler St., Gonzales, Texas
or contact Sandra Huber, Operations
Manager, for bidding procedures and any
further information at 830-672-7014.
LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES
HELP WANTED
MISC. FOR SALE
General Farm
Labor
Benefts include:
Vacation, Sick Leave, Hosp. Ins.,
Dental, Vision, 401K, ESOP.
Apply in person at:
Cal-Maine foods, Inc.,
1680 CR431
Waelder, Texas 78959.
Mon-Friday, 7-4 pm.
Telephone number
830-540-4105
EMAIL: lmbaker@cmfoods.com
HELP WANTED HELP WANTED
MISC. FOR SALE MISC. FOR SALE
For Sale: Propane
Stove (Estate), $80.
Call 830-857-3696
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240 ft. long, 4ft. high
Chain link fence.
$200. Railroad ties,
$3.00, 500 gallon,
Butane Tank, $750.
830-875-3028. (7-31-
14)
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Welder Home Gym,
originally cost
$1,200, selling for
$400. 512-844-8820.
----------------------------
Want to buy used
golf cart to be used
in the yard. 830-437-
2232, call after 12
pm. (7-31-14)
----------------------------
Computer desk, gun
cabinet, lamps, 2
bedroom sets, 2 end
tables, 2 piece enter-
tainment center. Call
for prices. 830-672-
7308.(7-31-14)
----------------------------
Micil Toilet Safety
Support. Still in box.
For Sale $40. 830-
263-2482. (7-24-14)
----------------------------
WW covered horse
trailer, 2009, original
owner, 16 w/divider
door, lighting used.
$2,100. Call Bob at
512-468-4068.(7-17-
14)
----------------------------
Rotocycle for sale. 5
ft. high, 3 pt. hookup.
Fair condition. $300.
For information, call
830-203-8899.
----------------------------
For Sale: Scotts Rid-
ing Lawn Mower.
$250. 263-0024.
----------------------------
Mini Honda Gas til-
ler. $150. Excellent
condition. 361-208-
3565.
----------------------------
15x30 above
ground swimming
pool w/flter & mo-
tor. Needs liner.
$1,735. Elna Elec-
tronic Sewing Ma-
chine, $7450. Two
Alto Saxes, one Ten-
or Sax, one Clarinet,
Sump pump, $50.
Play pen, $21. Foot
Stool heavy wood
fowered upholstery,
$50. Computer desk,
$50. Hammond Or-
gan, $375. 17 Cu
Ft. Upright Freezer,
$250. Flowered Easy
Chair. $35. Sheila
Wright, 672-2719 or
203-0175.
----------------------------
2 gas weedeaters in
excellent condition.
$100/both. 361-208-
3565.
----------------------------
For Sale: John Deere
LT150 riding lawn
mower. 361-772-
8611.
----------------------------
Riding lawnmower.
MTD, 42 cut. Excel-
lent Condition. $500.
361-208-3565.
----------------------------
Musical Equipment
PA System. Kustom
8 Ch. 400 Watt Sys-
tem, 2 15 Spkrs, 1
12 Monitor Spkr.
Stands. Lots of wires,
4 microphones w/
cables. Mic stand
with gooseneck,
$1,200. Call 830-437-
2046.
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Christmas Tree - ar-
tifcial 7 ft. Loads of
lights, garland, orna-
ments. $75.00. 830-
437-2046.
----------------------------
Baseball Cap Col-
lection. Never worn.
200 assorted Busi-
ness/school etc. with
Storage carrying
cases. Will sell in lots
of 50, $2.00 each.
Includes carrying/
storage case. 830-
437-2046.
----------------------------
For Sale: 30 ft. steel
angled steel trusses.
Very heavy duty.
For barns and steel
structured buildings.
$500 a piece. Call
713-449-7464.
----------------------------
Kuhn 800 lb Heavy
Duty Disc Mower. 3
point hookup. Lo-
cated in Moulton.
361-401-0676.
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Pergo laminated
fooring, locks to-
gether, glue not nec-
essary. Approx. 110
sq. ft. uncut - 135 sq.
ft. total with cut piec-
es. Good to VG. Pick-
up only. $100. Call
Chico, 830-263-1445
or 830-263-2103.
----------------------------
PTO Irrigation Pump
- New $3,500, will sell
for $1,500. Call 830-
263-4126.
----------------------------
Low Boy Trailer. 5x10.
$625. 361-208-3565
anytime.
----------------------------
For Sale. 140 joints
of 2 3/8 pip. $5,600
frm. 830-480-8098.
----------------------------
For Sale: Modern
Coke Vending Ma-
chine. Cans, Bottles,
adjustable bin. Bill
changer. Runs great.
$425/obo. 830-339-
9087.
----------------------------
Juicer - Jack Lalane.
Used 5 times. $60.
Perfect condition.
830-263-2482.
----------------------------
Food Lovers Diet Kit
as seen on TV. Meals,
$120, will sell for $60.
830-263-2482.
----------------------------
Beautiful size 5, Girls
dresses, jeans, tops,
leggings, etc. for
sale. Name Brands.
Like new. Very Rea-
sonable. 830-540-
3382.
----------------------------
New Crop Papershell
Pecans available.
In-shell, $2.50 lbs or
Cracked, $3.00 lb.
Contact Jason Pape,
830-203-0084 or
Jennifer Pape, 830-
203-0602.
----------------------------
Craftsman leaf
blower. 200 mph air
blower. $65. 361-
293-3565.
----------------------------
Antique claw foot
tub. Pretty good
shape. $200 frm.
512-656-0521.
----------------------------
For Sale: Dometic
Retractable Awning
for Travel Trailer. New
arms. 20 ft. long, 20
ft. wide. $575/obo.
830-857-5720.
The Cannon Thursday, September 18, 2014 Page B7
MISC. FOR SALE
HELP WANTED
Thanks for
reading the
Gonzales
Cannon.
HELP WANTED
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
CITY OF GONZALES
GONZALES, TEXAS
ST. VINCENT STREET IMPROVEMENT
PLANS FOR 2014-2015
Separate sealed bids addressed to the City of Gonza-
les (OWNER) clearly labeled ST. VINCENT STREET
IMPROVEMENT PLANS FOR 2014-2015, ATTN: CITY
SECRETARY will be received at Gonzales City Hall,
820 St. Joseph Street, Gonzales, Texas 78629, until 2:00
oclock p.m. on Thursday, September 25, 2014, and
then publicly opened and read aloud immediately.
This project includes the installation of approximately
20,018 SY of 1.5 thick HMAC over entire length and
width of street. The project also include approximately
4,859 LF of 4 double yellow centerline striping.
The Contract Documents, consisting of Advertisement
for Bids, Information for Bidders, Bid Proposal, Bid Bond,
Agreement, Performance and Payment Bonds, General
Conditions, Special Conditions, Notice of Award, Notice
to Proceed, Technical Specifcations and Plans, together
with any Addenda are available at Doucet & Associates,
Inc., 427 St. George Street, Suite 200, Gonzales, Texas
78629, (830) 672-1205. Plans, Specifcations, and Con-
tract Documents may be examined and purchased for a
non-refundable fee of $40.00 at this location.
Each bid shall be accompanied by a cashiers check or
certifed check upon a national or state bank in an amount
not less than fve percent (5%) of the total actual bid price
payable without recourse to the City of Gonzales, or a bid
bond in the same amount from a reliable surety company
as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into a contract
and execute required performance and payment bonds.
The contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsible
bidder; however, the right is reserved, as the interests
of the OWNER may require, to reject any and all bids,
and to waive any informality or minor defects in bids re-
ceived. Bids may be held by the OWNER for a period not
to exceed thirty (30) days from the date of the opening for
Bids for the purpose of reviewing the Bids and investigat-
ing the qualifcations of Bidders, prior to awarding of the
Contract.
There will not be a pre-bid conference. Contractors shall
make their own individual site inspections and/or inves-
tigations to make themselves aware of existing condi-
tions/issues. Failure to make adequate observations,
investigations and/or ask questions prior to bidding shall
not be grounds for requesting additional work or servic-
es. Questions shall be forwarded to J. Keith Schauer,
P.E., 427 St. George Street, Suite 200, Gonzales, Texas
78629, (830) 672-1205, by 5:00 oclock p.m., Monday,
September 22nd.
CITY OF GONZALES
GONZALES, TEXAS
STREET IMPROVEMENT PLANS FOR 2014-2015
les (OWNER) clearly labeled STREET IMPROVEMENT
PLANS FOR 2014-2015, ATTN: CITY SECRETARY
will be received at Gonzales City Hall, 820 St. Joseph
Street, Gonzales, Texas 78629, until 2:00 oclock p.m.
on Thursday, September 25, 2014, and then publicly
opened and read aloud immediately.
This project includes the installation of approximately
20,193 SY of Grade 3 single course surface treatment
over reclaimed streets followed by approximately 64,739
SY of a pre-coated Grade 4 single course surface treat-
ment over entire streets.
Contract.
September 22nd.
Apply today,
Start today!!!
Production / Poultry Processing:
BD Driver - Class A - Tx DL
Sanitation (Nights)
Truck Mechanic
Maintenance
1st & 2nd Processing
Mon- Fri., 8-10 hr. days
General Farm Labor
40+ Hours
Some weekends required
Tractor operator a must
Competitive Pay
$9.50 - $12.00
(with weekly incentive pay)
Must have proof of identity and eligibil-
ity to work in the U.S.
Human Resources
603 W. Central, Hwy 87, Nixon, Texas
(830) 582-1619 for more information.
Si Habla Espaol
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Opportunities at
All Positions
Full-time
Part-time
Flexible
Schedules
Competitive
Wages
Now
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Apply in person
or online
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Gonzales, Texas
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CLASSIFIEDS
Thanks for reading The Gonzales Cannon!
ORDINANCE NO. 2014-21
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GONZALES, TEX-
AS, APPROVING THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR
THE CITY OF GONZALES AND THE GONZALES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2014
AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2015; RENEWING THE
CITYS INVESTMENT AND CONTINGENCY POLICY;
ESTABLISHING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF GONZALES, TEXAS APPROVING AND
LEVYING A TAX RATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2014-
2015; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GONZALES, TEX-
AS, AMENDING THE CITY OF GONZALES DROUGHT
CONTINGENCY PLAN AND WATER CONSERVATION
PLAN; ESTABLISHING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
CITY OF GONZALES, TEXAS AMENDING THE
TERMS OF SECTION 14.1103 (A)(1) PLANNING AND
ZONING AND ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS
AND SIGN CONTROL BOARD TERMS SECTION
14,1105 (A)(1) AND (2) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCE;
PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
CITY OF GONZALES, TEXAS AMENDING ARTICLE
13.400 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ADDING
SECTION 13.403 ESTABLISHING A POLICY CON-
CERNING THE INSTALLATION OF SEWER AND
WATER TAPS AND REPAIRS; PROVIDING FOR A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EF-
FECTIVE DATE.
CITY OF GONZALES
GONZALES, TEXAS
STORMSEWER ST. VINCENT AND ST. LAWRENCE
les (OWNER) clearly labeled STORMSEWER ST.
VINCENT AND ST. LAWRENCE, ATTN: CITY SECRE-
TARY will be received at Gonzales City Hall, 820 St. Jo-
seph Street, Gonzales, Texas 78629, until 2:00 oclock
p.m. on Thursday, September 25, 2014, and then pub-
licly opened and read aloud immediately.
This project includes the installation of approximately 285
LF of 36 RCP and 437 LF of 18 RCP. The project also
includes the installation of 1 10 curb inlet and 2 head-
walls.
Contract.
September 22nd.
MISC. FOR SALE MISC. FOR SALE MISC. FOR SALE MISC. FOR SALE
Longwheel base
shell, for pickup, like
new. $500. 361-865-
3727.
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Good used 2 - 17
tires. 2 - 16 1/2
wheels with tires.
Truck tubeless - fts
Ford, Dodge or
Chevrolet -8 hole.
Two bolt on bumper
hitches with balls.
One steel plate with
ball for gooseneck
hook-up. Parking
space for travel trail-
er. Electric & water.
Call 672-2335 or 478-
607-1178.
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16 Rim, 8 holes, 2
new 14 tires, 2 used
14 tire & rim, 1 used
15 tire and rim. Oak
Dining Table. 361-
594-4307.
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Greenhouses for
Sale, 30ftx100ft, as is
where, you pick up,
at Harwood, inter-
section of 90 & 304.
Contact: 281-788-
7500.
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National Geograph-
ics in leather bound
slip cases. 1982-2000
& maps. Make an of-
fer. Call 437-2046.
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Toro Weedeater, 4
string. $75. 361-208-
3565.
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Restaurant Tables.
Formica. 2 seats & 4
seats. $50 each. 875-
3028.
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Mens used jeans -
great condition. $5/
pair. 32x29, 32x30,
32x32, 35x30, 35x32,
36x30. One pair 32
waist shorts. Call
830-672-1106.
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Crocheted Afghans,
baby blankets, single
bed spreads for sale.
Can choose own col-
ors. Can come by or
call, 203-1270. Green
DeWitt Apt. #138.
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Assembled Dora 20
bicycle with training
wheels, helmet, el-
bow and knee pads.
Used very little. $60.
Call 830-672-1106.
----------------------------
HP 2500 CM Printer.
Professional Series
color printer. $25
obo. 672-7546. Ar-
lene or Linda.
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55 Gallon metal
or Plastic Drums.
Volume Discounts.
$5.00 each. 830-857-
4321.
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For Sale: Custom
made picnic tables;
made with treated
lumber, with bolts
and screws - will
make the conven-
tional table with
seats attached to
table; will also make
tables with seat
benches separate
from table: 4-6 or 8
foot made for your
specifc needs. Call
830-540-4776 or
830-857-3273 for
pricing and availabil-
ity information.
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7 bags of shredded
paper & various box-
es. Great for packing.
Call 830-519-4176
(Gonzales).
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Party dresses for
sale: 4 short, 2 long.
Purple, yellow, gold,
blue green. Also
jackets, mens jack-
ets, overcoat, etc.
Call 672-8034.
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For sale: Singer Sew-
ing Machine with
pedal, table w/6
chairs, almost new,
hand crocheted
table cloth, large,
white, antique 3 pc.
Loveseat and other
yarn crocheted
items. Call 672-8034.
For Sale: Concrete
parking curbs 6
long 6 tall plain or
painted, 16 + 20
long concrete cattle
guard bases. Call Vic
for pricing, 672-6383
or 857-3827.
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Unicorn Collection
for Sale. Call Frances
between 9pm-10am,
830-857-6476.
Firewood: Pickup
load is $60.00. If you
haul. Delivered is
$85. Call: 830-540-
4430.
Hay for Sale: Fertil-
ized Coastal Hay,
Round Bales $75;
Small square bales,
$10. Cut on 7th and
15th of this year. Call
713-252-1130.
4500 Mahindra Trac-
tor, 600 hours, like
new. Comes with
post hole digger, 9
inch Auger & 12 inch
Auger, 6 ft. Box Blade,
heavy duty ripper, 3
pt. Bale Loader. All
for $7,600. 830-481-
4707.(9-18-14)
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For Sale: Pop-up
square bale load-
er, $200; Blade for
three-point hookup,
$300; 6 rotocycle for
three point hookup,
$300; Two lawn edg-
ers, $25 each. 830-
377-8814. (8-21-14)
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Oliver Tractor, Model
#1555. 5 ft. Disc Har-
row, 8 ft Ford Belt
Shredder. Call 788-
7443 to be seen.(8-
14-14)
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2003 Eicher trac-
tor model 364 NC,
original owner - 35
hp, 2-wd, 2 cylinder
diesel, category 1
hitch. Less than 650
hours. Runs fne.
Comes with op-
erators manual, 210
Koyker front-end
loader, Dale Phillips
post-hole digger, 6
Howse shredder, and
5 disc. $7,500 pack-
age deal. Call Bob at
512-468-4068.(7-17-
14)
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For Sale: 300 gallon
Imperial Skid Tank.
$375. 830-433-1176,
Seguin Area.(07-03-
14)
Antique Oak Round
Table and four chairs,
$350. Table is 48
inches in diameter.
Located in Nixon Call
210-385-5541.(8-28-
14)
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Big solid oak lawyers
desk. $50. 830-672-
3089.
96 Ford pickup.
Standard Trans. Can
be seen at 1822 St.
Louis, Gonzales. 672-
8034.(9-18-14)
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2012 Ford F-150,
Ecoboost Lariat, fully
loaded, navigation,
sunroof, etc, white.
19 MPG in town, 22
MPG on highway.
$25,000. For more
722-0095.(8-28-14)
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For Sale: 1981 Chevy
dually 454, 4 speed,
10 fat bed, $1,500;
1986 Chevy dually
454, 4 speed, weld-
ing bed, $1,500. 830-
377-8814. (8-21-14)
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For Sale: 2006 Chev
Uplander Van, Hand-
icap equipment
with wheel chair lift.
$10,500. Please call
after 12 p.m. 830-
437-2232. (8-21-14)
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1966 Falcon Sport
Coupe. Very nice,
Ford red. 84,000
miles. Runs great.
Great shape. Looks
fantastic, garage
kept. Reduced to
$8,200. 512-844-
8820. (7-31-14)
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1970 240Z, was run-
ning, many parts.
$3,800. 512-844-
8820. (7-31-14)
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Want to buy older
small pickup to be
used of road. 830-
437-2232, call after
12 pm. (7-31-14)
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2006 F-350, 1 ton
dually. Very clean,
wellmaintained, 6
new tires, Advesable
110,000 m $47,500.
830-928-1203. Can
be seen in Freder-
icksburg, Tx.(7-17-
14)
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2012 GMC Arcadia
SLE2, very nice dia-
mond white, black
leather, low mileage,
V6 engine, many
extras. Call 361-293-
7425 or cell, 361-
293-8768.(7-17-14)
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Ford Fusion, 2013.
Only 7K miles. Ex-
cellent condition.
$17,000. 830-437-
2046.
1999 Manufactured
2BR/2BA mobile
home. Great condi-
tion. 830-556-6905.
(9-4-14)
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Starting at $19,900
Delivered. Large se-
lection of used single
wides. RBI 32896.
Sundays 1-6, Fayette
Country Homes, 979-
743-6192.
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3 Bedroom, 2 Bath
NEW Doublewides
starting mid 50s deliv-
ered, A/C, skirting in-
stalled. RBI 32896. Fay-
ette Country Homes, 4
acres of homes. New
and used. 800-369-
6888.
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Classroom buildings
with restrooms cen-
tral air and heat. Fay-
ette Country Homes
of Schulenburg.
800-369-6888. Open
7 days a week. (RBI
32896)
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One bedroom mobile
home. Almost new.
One bathroom, on
10 acres of land, cow
pens, arena, electric
gate, shed, very nice.
6545 Hwy. 304. 830-
203-1953.
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Belmont RV Park. We
have FEMA trailers for
sale. From $2,500 & up
or rent to own. Please
call 830-424-3600.
Mobile home for
rent in Waelder.
3BR/1BA. Please con-
tact Grace, 830-399-
5313.
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For rent: 3 bed-
room/1 bath mobile
homes, fully fur-
nished, stove, refrig-
erator, microwave,
central air/heat,
$775 monthly, $675
deposit, Roadrunner
Mobile Home Park,
361-582-6593.
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For Sale or Lease. 3
BR Trailer House, 2
RV Spots. Leesville.
830-433-0603.
Room and Bath for
rent. Single person
only. Reasonably
Priced. Call 672-
8034.
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Room for Rent -
1BD/1BA, private
entrance. 830-857-
4162.
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Attn: Oil Field Work-
ers. Wymans Room-
ing House has 4
large furnished bed-
rooms for rent. Fully
equipped kitchen,
covered patio w/
BBQ pits & much
more. $375/wk. 713-
501-3416.
House for Rent in
Gonzales: 3BR/1BA
with an extra room.
CA/H. Appliances,
ceiling fans, carpet,
tile foors, w/d con-
nections, covered
patio, large fenced
in backyard. Non-
smokers and no pets.
Rent $1,000 month/
$900/Deposit with
one-year lease. Call
(830) 672-6870 for
an application. (9-
11-14)
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For Rent: 3/2 house
on Main Street in
Moulton, Tx. Semi
furnished, big back
yard, 2,300 sq. ft.
Available September
15. $1,200/month,
$500/Dep. Call or
Text Paula, 361-433-
1244. (9-4-14)
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House for Rent:
Small 2BR/2Bath,
CA. Carport. No pets.
$700 per month plus
$700 Deposit. 830-
672-4444.(9-4-14)
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HOUSE FOR RENT:
2BD/1BA remodeled
house in country
setting at 7102 FM
2091 North (Gon-
zales, Texas); Near
Palmetto State Park.
Refrigerator, stove/
microwave, laminate
wood foors. $650/
month; $350/de-
posit. Call (830) 672-
3771.(8-28-14)
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For Rent: 4BR/2.5
BA, CA/H, stove, re-
frigerator provided,
washer/dryer hook-
ups, 1507 St. Vin-
cent on corner of St.
Vincent & Patrick St.,
exterior/party deck.
$1,400 month, $900
security deposit.
830-203-9852.(8-21-
14)
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2/1 Duplex, ADA Ac-
cessible, 112D Pat-
rick on Corner of Pat-
rick and St. Vincent. 3
wall units, heat/cool,
w/d hookups, stove
refrigerator. Water
paid. $900 month,
$500 security de-
posit. 830-203-9852.
(8-21-14)
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HHistoric 1880s
Gonzales home
turned into duplex
in Memorial Heights
n e i g h b o r h o o d .
2BR/1BA Central Air/
Heat. Modern elec-
tric, plumbing insu-
lated, tub/shower.
Appliances, ceiling
fans, carpet, vinyl,
w/d connections,
deck & porch. Non-
smokers, no pets,
references. $800 +
deposit. 830-672-
2227.(8-14-14)
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For Rent In Shiner,
3bed 1 bath, nice,
quiet neighborhood,
509 West 9th, $850
rent plus deposit.
830/832-3163
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3/1, large carport,
plenty of storage,
downtown. $950/
mo., $1,200/dep.
830-672-3089.
----------------------------
2/1 St. George St.
With yard & porch.
Great location. $550/
monthly. 830-672-
3089.
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Nixon Area. 3/2, like
new, CA/CH, wash-
er/dryer hookups.
$1,000 per month.
830-857-6921.
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House in the coun-
try for rent. Three
bedrooms and two
bathrooms. See to
appreciate. Secu-
rity deposit and one
months rent. One-
year lease. Call 361-
594-3233.
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Attention Oil
Companies
Furnished 4br house,
sleeps 5. Ready
for move-in. Fully
equipmmed kitch-
en, covered patio,
fenced, lighted park-
ing, individual air &
heat, 32 fat screen
TVs & Refrigerators
in each room. Must
see. 713-501-3416.
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2BR houses for rent.
No Pets. Month to
Month. Call 830-672-
3089.
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2 bedroom, 1 bath
house in Gonza-
les for rent. Fridge,
Microwave, Stove
and can be fully fur-
nished. Remodeled
last year with new
hardwood foors,
Central Air, bath-
room tile, $1,050/
mo. 830-542-9743.
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Ofce Space w/Liv-
ing area to rent in
the center of town
(On the Main Hwy).
Call (830) 672-5738.
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HOUSE FOR RENT:
Must see!!! Charm-
ing 2BD/1BA remod-
eled house located
in country setting
at 7102 FM 2091
North (Gonzales,
Texas); Approx. 10
miles from Gonza-
les. Spacious yard,
shade trees, stove/
microwave, glass-
tiled backsplash,
new laminate wood
foors. Call (830) 672-
3771 or (512) 938-
9131.
CLASSIFIEDS
Call 672-7100 to
place your ad.
MHs FOR RENT
HAY FOR SALE
MISC. FOR SALE
MOBILE HOMES
MISC. FOR SALE
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
HOMES FOR RENT HOMES FOR RENT
HOMES FOR RENT
HELP WANTED
Call
The
Gonzales Cannon
to place your FREE
Garage Sale Ads here.
830-672-7100
or fax to
830-672-7111
or email to:
subscriptions@gonzalescannon.com
FURNITURE
ROOMS FOR RENT
HELP WANTED HELP WANTED
FIREWOOD
AUTOS
FARM EQUIPMENT
MOBILE HOMES
Apply today,
Start today!!!
FeedMill:
FM 108 S., Gonzales, TX
2-Utility Operators (Nights-Gonzales)
Reclaim Man (Days) Class B- TxDL
1-Utility Operators (Days-Harwood)
Call 830-672-9100 for more information
Must have proof of identity and eligibility to
work in the U.S.
Human Resources
603 W. Central, Hwy 87, Nixon, Texas
(830) 582-1619 for more information.
Si Habla Espaol
Immediate Opening
Class B CDL Drivers
Ferrellgas, a natonwide leader in the propane industry,
is looking for a full tme Class B Driver in
Gonzales, Texas
Requirements:
Must to be able to lif up to 75 lbs
High School Diploma or equivalent
At least 1 year driving experience
Class A or B CDL license with air brake, hazmat,
and tanker endorsements
Clean driving record
Apply online at: www.ferrellgas.com.
EOE/AAP/TMP/D/V
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
GONZALES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
The Gonzales Economic Development Corporation, by this in-
strument, notifes the public of a PUBLIC HEARING regarding the
GEDC Small Business Incentive Grant Applications for 50%, or a
maximum of $15,000.00, of the costs associated with the following
projects:
1. Hotel Alcalde, 614 St. Paul Street, Sprinkler Installation
Project of $64,450.00
2. Whites Service Company, 830 St. Paul Street, Building
Purchase & Renovation Project of $168,000.00
3. Barbara Priesmeyer Crozier, Creation of Wine Patio &
Cellar at Laurel Ridge Antiques, 821 St. Joseph Street,
4.Templin Saloon, 621 St. Paul Street, Sprinkler Installation
5. La Bella Tavola Italian Grill & Pizza, 601 St. Joseph Street,
Sprinkler Installation Project of $23,200.00
The Gonzales Economic Development Corporation will hold a Public
Hearing during their Regular Meeting Monday, September 22, 2014
at 6:00 p.m. at the Gonzales City Hall, 820 St. Joseph St., to allow for
public comment on these projects.
The Gonzales Economic Development Corporation encourages citi-
zens to participate in the public comment and public hearing stages of
all projects. Citizens unable to attend meetings may submit their views
to Carolyn Gibson-Baros, Economic Development Director, by mailing
them to P.O. Drawer 547, Gonzales, TX 78629. For additional informa-
tion, contact the Economic Development offce at (830) 672-2815.
I certify that a copy of the Notice of Public Hearing for Monday, Septem-
ber 22, 2014, was posted on the City Municipal Building bulletin board
on the 26th day of August, 2014, at 1:00 p.m. and remained posted
continuously for at least 72 hours proceeding the scheduled time of the
meeting.
Carolyn Gibson-Baros
Carolyn Gibson-Baros, Economic Development Director
LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES
1255 E. State Hwy. 97,
Gonzales, TX 78629
Schmidt & Sons, is a local family operated fuel & oil distributor.
We currently have a Day Driver/Delivery position available. As a
Schmidt & Sons driver, were committed to your success, because
when you succeed we succeed. Come join our team of drivers, we
treat you like family. Benefts: Vacation pay, 401K and group health
benefts with proft sharing plan and driver incentive programs.
If you meet the minimum qualifcations below, youre one step clos-
er to a career at Schmidt & Sons:
* Must be at least 25 years of age
* Must have Class B CDL with Hazardous Material
Endorsement (class A CDL and tanker endorsement preferred).
* No more than two (2) minor preventable accidents in the
last three (1) years
* No more than two (2) non-serious moving violations in the
last three (1) years
* NO FELONIES
Applications available on http://www.schmidtandsons.com/careers
Fax application to (830) 672-7373 or
Email to career@schmidtandsons.com
Day Driver/Delivery
Position
Caraway Ford Gonzales
1405 E. Sarah DeWitt P.O. Box 1960
830-672-9646
Administration
Assistant
**Full Time**
Experience Preferred
401k, Insurance and Vacation
available upon eligibility!
Application may be picked up at front offce
Thanks!!!
ATTENTION
OILFIELDERS
4/3, 2 Living areas
around Waelder
Area. $800/deposit,
$1,300/month. Big
yard, front & back.
830-399-5313. (05-
30-13)
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Cottages for Lease.
Fully furnished cot-
tages for rent in Gon-
zales, TX. Includes all
furniture, fat screen
TV, linens, kitchen
items & appliances
(full-size refrigerator,
range, microwave,
washer & dryer).
Utilities paid. Weekly
Housekeeping In-
cluded. Month-to-
Month Lease. $500
Security Deposit. Ap-
plication Required.
1 Bedroom, $1,300/
month, 2 bedroom,
$ 1 , 6 0 0 / mo n t h .
Call 830-351-1195.
Shown by appoint-
ment.
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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.
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Motel Suites. 2 bed-
rooms, full kitchen,
porch/small yard.
$68 nightly, $310
weekly. Crews wel-
come. Call Mike,
512-292-0070, 512-
656-0521.
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Single Suite. Perfect
for Supervisor for Oil
Company. Full kitch-
en, washer/dryer, TV/
Full cable, wireless
internet. No smok-
ing inside. No Pets.
Fully furnished and
all bills paid. Private
Yard/Garage. Weekly,
$280; Deposit $300.
Call 512-292-0070
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ATTENTION OIL
AND GAS PIPE
LINERS - CREW
HOUSING
AVAILABLE
Furnished with all
bills paid -- Full
Kitchen - Personal
bedrooms and living
room. WEEKLY RATES
AVAILABLE. Please
call Mike at (512)
292-0070 or (830)
672-3089.
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MOTEL ROOMS
AVAILABLE
NIGHTLY RATES
Single 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 Mike
at (512) 292-0070 or
(830) 672-3089.
Looking for a nice
house in or near
Gonzales. 940-284-
4255.
2 rooms for rent -
large house, 3 acres
of land with a very
nice home. All bills
paid - furnished.
More information &
frst call 1st served
call. 830-267-0738.
Railroad cars, din-
ing car, kitchen car,
caboose, water,
tower, storage buld-
ing, kitchen equip.
Reduced, $15,000.
Luling, 830-875-
3028.
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Busy Restaurant with
large customer base
for sale in Smiley,
Texas. Equipment in-
cluded. Contact Nick
or Doris, 830-587-
6262, 210-373-6869
or 210-883-4271.
For Rent: 616 St. Paul.
Ofce space or store
front, 960 sq. ft., 1/2
block of square.
Kitchenette, 1 ba,
newly refurbished.
For more informa-
tion, call 713-252-
1130.
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Ofce space for rent.
10x10 space in Nix-
on. Furniture includ-
ed. 830-857-6921.
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For Rent: Industrial
Property for rent.
M1 Ind. Storage
Yard, 70x130. Church
Street. 830-423-
2103.
For Rent: 616 St. Paul.
Ofce space or store
front, 960 sq. ft., 1/2
block of square.
Kitchenette, 1 ba,
newly refurbished.
For more informa-
tion, call 713-252-
1130.
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5.5 Acres for Lease/
Sale. Cleared, wa-
ter well, 3-200 amp
loops, and 100 yds
of Hwy. 80 w/good
county road front-
age. In Leesville
between Belmont
& Nixon. Will subdi-
vide. Would make a
perfect oil feld yard
or residence. Call
David, 713-252-1130
; Peyton, 512-948-
5306.
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Land for lease for oil
feld service equip-
ment. Prime loca-
tion. 4 miles N. on
183. 2 1/2 acres. Elec-
tric, water, parking,
storage. Call 203-
0585 or 672-6922.
(TFN)
1BR/1BA, down-
town. $350/mo. 830-
672-3089.
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Efciency Apart-
ment. Lake Gonzales.
Weekly and monthly
rates. Utilities. TV
provided. No pets.
non-smoking. Bob.
830-203-9790. Have
pictures.
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BLUEBIRD LOFTS
- Three units avail-
able, 2 bed/1 bath,
$1,125 to $1,185/
mo., $1,000 deposit.
Granite counter-
tops, stainless steel
appliances, custom
cabinetry, hardwood
foor, fully-tiled
bathrooms, central
air/heat, washer/
dryer hookups. No
pets. No smoking.
ALL NEW! (512) 576-
5868.
Do you need a Pri-
vate Sitter for your
elderly loved one.
Call Megan Wright-
Perkins at 830-203-
1980.
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I am looking for a pri-
vate sitting job with
the elderly people
around Gonzales.
Will sit at home,
hospital or nursing
home. Please call me
at 830-437-2311 or
cell, 263-2768, Emilia
Mayorga.(TFN)
----------------------------
Need your home
cleaned for Fall? Call
Nancy, 830-339-
0727.(TFN)
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DBK Advertising
Checkbook balanc-
ing, document prep-
aration, WordPerfect
Works 8, Color or
Black and white - all
done on compter.
Cheap. DanielKeith@
hotmail.com, pre-
ferred or Dan-
ielKeith564@yahoo.
com. Call 437-5142.
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Looking for sitting
job for a sweet lady
in her home. In-
cludes cooking and
will drive for her if
she needs me to. Can
stay Friday night,
Saturday night but
must be home by
Sunday at 3:00. Call
830-519-3044.
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Sitting at night tak-
ing care of elderly in
their home. Refer-
ences, transporta-
tion. Call 361-212-
8731.
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House cleaning ser-
vices available. Rea-
sonable rates. Ser-
vicing Gonzales and
surrounding areas.
References available.
Call Barbara at 979-
777-8710 or email
barbaraj p30@hot-
mail.com.
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In Home Appliance
Repair. Washer, Dry-
ers, all major appli-
ances, 30 years ex-
perience. Haul Scrap
Metal & appliances.
Call Larry at 361-596-
4391.
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Sewing & Altera-
tions. Jo West. 830-
203-5160. Call be-
tween 9 a.m. & 9 p.m.
General laborer for
yard maintenance
and trimming, la-
bor/mowing/weed
eating. Reasonable
rates. Call or text if
interested, Duke,
830-857-3118.
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Lawn mowing ser-
vice. No job too big
or small. Call 830-
263-0383 for free es-
timate. Also do weed
spraying around
fences. Will beat any
price. Gonzales area.
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Willing to mow
lawns in morning
or evening. Also will
do weedeating. Not
afliated with any
companys. 830-263-
0909.
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Lawn mowing ser-
vice, residential &
commercial. Will also
mow oilfeld yards or
large oil related busi-
nesses. Liability ins.,
free estimates and
low cost. No job too
large or too small.
830-263-4181.(TFN)
Teenager looking to
babysit part-time,
infants & small chil-
dren. Will take care
of at your home or
my home. Call for
more information,
263-2789.
K-Z Spree, 2009 29tt,
ultra light. All fber-
glass, fully loaded,
non smoking. Many
Extras. 1 double
slide-out, easy lift
hitch. $17,500. 512-
238-7824.(7-24-14)
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29ft RV for rent or
sale. RV will included
free wif and all bills
paid. Please call 361-
571-6872 for any in-
formation.
29ft RV for rent or
sale. RV will included
free wif and all bills
paid. Please call 361-
571-6872 for any in-
formation.
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30 ft. travel trailer
for rent one mile
from town on Hwy.
97 east. Rent is $300
a week or $1,000
a month with a
$500.00 deposit for
monthly rent. All
utilities paid, fully
furnished, Direct TV,
full bathroom, pri-
vate area and great
parking. Call 830-
857-3538 or 830-
857-4491 to have a
look or more infor-
mation.
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RV Space and RV
trailer for rent. All
bills included with
Dish Network. 830-
203-9255.
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RV for Rent. $300/wk.
Call 512-667-4356.
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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 details.
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RV Space for rent.
$300 month. All bills
included. If interest-
ed please call 820-
203-9255
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Fully furnished Trav-
el Trailers for rent.
Will rent weekly or
monthly. Pets Al-
lowed. $50.00 De-
posit. $300 per week
or $1,000 per month.
Call Terry for details,
830-351-0943. Will
relocate to RV Park of
your choice. All utili-
ties paid.
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Travel Trailer for
rent for RV space
in Smiley. All utili-
ties included, good
healthy environ-
ment. 830-203-9255
or 361-790-6305.
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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.
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28 Travel Trailer for
rent. Can be moved
from job site. Call
830-305-6926.
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Ofce or Living Trail-
ers for lease or buy.
Peyton, 512-948-
5306; David, 713-
252-1130.
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RV Rentals available
at Belmont RV Park
Estates. Pool, Laun-
dromat. Call Richard,
830-556-6905.
RV Space for Rent.
All bills included
with Dish Network or
Travel Trailer for Rent
with all Bills included
with Dish Network.
Please call 830-203-
7250 or 830-431-
4169.
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One R/V site avail-
able. $450 per
month includes utili-
ties. For more info
call 830-857-1418 or
830-857-0986.
----------------------------
Private RV or Travel
Trailer Parking Spot.
All hookups are in
place and ready to
call your home. Fenc-
ing on three sides.
Located on corner
lot with shade trees.
Has pad for home to
be parked on. $300
per month with
$100 Deposit. All
bills paid. Located at
Luling. This is a pri-
vate lot, no RV park.
Call 830-263-4356
or 830-560-6963 for
showing and details.
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Six RV Hookups for
long term lease at
Harwood. Intersec-
tion of Hwy. 90 and
TX 304. Contact: 281-
788-7500.
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2 RV spaces in town.
$295/mo., 1 Mobile
home space for rent,
$295/mo. Call Finch
Park, 672-2955.
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RV Sites Available.
Nixon, TX. Clean, qui-
et, fair prices. 830-
857-6921.
Pontoon boat. Good
seats, good stereo,
good trailer. Motor
needs 90 Force Pow-
erhead. $2,500. 830-
857-5106.
2006 Harley soft tail.
$13,500/OBO. 820-
203-1565.(7-24-14)
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Harley Davidson -
2007 Dyna Lowrider
with pulled bafes.
Blue/Grey 7700
miles. Blue Book
Price - $9,440. Har-
ley Davidson - 2009
883L Sportster 700
miles - Burnt Orange.
Blue Book - $5,190.
Will negotiate. Call
830-875-9126 for
more information,
8-5pm.
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Gruene Harley-Da-
vidson is currently
buying pre-owned
Harleys. Looking to
sell your Harley? Call
Jon Camareno at
830-624-2473.
2006 Land Prides 4x4
Recreational Vehicle
For Sale. Approx.
200 hours. Honda
Motor. Independent
Suspension. Wind-
shield and Roof. 4x4.
Asking - $4,950.00 in
very good condition.
Call 830-857-4670.
Miniature Boston
Terrier Puppies. 1st
shots & wormed.
830-263-4602.(9-18-
14)
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American Pit Bull Ter-
rier puppies for sale,
Blue & Red nosed, 3
females and 1 male.
Asking $115 for the
male and $130 a
piece for the females.
Prices negotiable.
Mother & father are
both large, gentle
and loyal dogs. Call
Jonathon at 830-
263-1503.(8-28-14)
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Precious purebred
Chihuahua puppies.
8 wks. Very cute &
loves to play. 1st
shots & wormed, pa-
per trained. Raised in
my home. $150 each.
830-560-6668.
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ANUE Pet
Grooming
7 days a week. Hand/
Scissor Cut. Small,
$20 & $30; Medium,
$35 & $40; Medium/
Large, $45. Ask for
Susan. 361-258-
1505.
Want to buy: GQF
Incubators or
Hatchers. 830-540-
4063, home or 830-
660-2526, cell. Call
& leave number,
will return call.(9-
11-14)
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WW covered horse
trailer, 2009, original
owner, 16 w/divider
door, lighting used.
$2,100. Call Bob at
512-468-4068.(7-17-
14)
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The Cannon Page b9
FOR LEASE
PETS
LIVESTOCK
CLASSIFIEDS
CHILD CARE
Call 672-7100 or come
by The Gonzales
Cannon to place your
free Garage Sale Ads.
RV SITES FOR RENT
HELP WANTED
COMM. FOR SALE
HELP WANTED
RVs FOR SALE
HELP WANTED
HOME SERVICES
APTS. FOR RENT
RVs FOR RENT
LAWN & GARDEN
APTS. FOR RENT
WANT TO RENT
HOMES FOR RENT
ROOMATE
WANTED
APTS. FOR RENT
HELP WANTED
APTS. FOR RENT RVS FOR RENT
MOTORCYCLES
BOATS FOR SALE
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
CDL Driver
Local Area, Home every Night
Benefts include:
Apply in person at:
1680 CR431
Mon-Friday, 7-4 pm.
Telephone number
830-540-4105
EMAIL: lmbaker@cmfoods.com
General responsibility for supervising the accounting procedures of the com-
pany.
Assign and audit the work of the accounting department.
Engage in the more critical and confdential aspects of accounting, includ-
ing:
Maintain, analyze, and reconcile general ledger accounts
Coordinate year end audits/fnancial statement reviews
Lead monthly closing process/prepare monthly journal entries
Responsible for the development of policies, systems, special fnancial stud-
ies, etc. of major importance.
Diffcult accounting work on involved projects and problems.
Duties require broad conceptual judgment, initiative and ability to deal with
complex accounting issues.
Work with confdential data, which if disclosed, might have signifcant inter-
nal effect or minor external effect.
Work on special projects as needed.
Thorough knowledge of general accounting procedures, including thorough
skills knowledge plus the application of general accounting theory and inter-
nal controls (implementing, monitoring and enhancing).
Must be profcient in MS word, Excel, and Power Point software programs.
Exposure to MS Access or similar database software is desired.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
Must have good command of the English language, oral and written.
Responsible for the direction and supervision of four accounting employees
(AR, AP, Inventory personnel and transactions). Must have strong supervisory
skills.
(Will be required to perform other duties as requested, directed or assigned)
Education and Experience:
Bachelors degree in Accounting plus 7 years of accounting experience.
Email resume to career@schmidtandsons.com

Accounting
Manager
Plant Openings
Plant Palletizers &
Cleanup Positions
Benefts include:
Apply in person at:
1680 CR431 or 748 CR 422,
Mon-Friday, 7-4 pm.
Telephone number
830-540-4105/830-540-4684.
Drivers
Vacuum Truck Drivers
For Eagle Ford Shale area
CDL & exp. required
Competitive pay & benefts
offered
Please Call:
956-627-3204
Essential Job Functions:
Operate and maintain chemical feeders, pumps, and other machinery used to process
citys water supply.
Clean and maintain flters daily.
Perform routine hourly water testing (Ph, Alkalinity, Chlorides, Turbidity, Fluoride,
and Hardness).
Monitor plant water and chemical meters and incoming and outgoing water fow
throughout the day adjust chemical additive levels and water fow as needed.
Log testing results and related information hourly.
Mow and weed eat Standpipes and Water Plant Grounds.
Clean and maintain plant, structures, and grounds.
Unload and distribute supplies needed for water treatment.
Read, interpret, and update fow meter charts daily.
Collect samples and perform tests relating to waste management (e.g. settlometer,
centrifuge, dissolved oxygen, PH, chlorine, and sludge blanket).
Required Knowledge and Skills:
Skill in providing excellent customer service to persons of all ages, regardless of social
or economic backgrounds.
Must follow daily routine to monitor plant operations, but works independently to
complete required tasks.
Errors could effect the health and well-being of the community, could result in
monetary loss and could cause environmental damage.
Performance could have a major impact on the environment and on health of public.
Must be able to communicate with persons from all social groups including;
co-workers, water-haulers, chemical delivery men, operators from surrounding areas
and supervisors.
Obtains data daily but is not responsible for reporting of the data. Must maintain daily
timesheet, overtime authorization forms, work logs and calibration logs.
Must refer to technical manuals, state regulations, diagrams and charts and maintenance
manuals. Must know how to respond in situations that stress the plants capabilities (i.e.
excessively muddy incoming water at peak water use time).

Required Education, Experience and Certifcates:
High School Diploma or equivalent.
Basic waste water course as soon as possible, safety courses and lab courses highly
recommended.
Valid class C, Class B CDL within 1 year
State requirement: Class D Water and Class D Waste Water License within 1 year; Class
C license within 2 1/2 years.
Mathematic understanding is required.
Must be able to pass criminal history background check, pre-employment drug screen
and pre-employment physical.
Applications for employment may be found at www.cityofgonzales.org or at the City of
Gonzales-City Hall, 820. St Joseph. Please submit applications- Attn: Laura Zella at 820
St Joseph or PO Box 547, Gonzales, TX 78629. Position will remain open until flled.
The City of Gonzales is an equal opportunity employer.
Water Plant OPeratOr I
Water
Best Western Regency
Inn & Suites
1811 E. Sarah DeWitt Dr.,
Gonzales
Seeking a
Full Time Front Desk Clerk.
Computer experience required.
Applications may be picked up,
at the front offce.
No phone calls, please.
CDL CLASS A DRIVERS
Experienced Vacuum Truck and
Winch Truck Drivers
TP Services
Minimum Requirements:
N or X Endorsement
Hazmat endorsement a PLUS!
Good MVR and Work History
DOT Physical and Drug Screen
2 years experience (preferred)
Driver Benefts:
Sign-On Bonus
Safety/Performance Bonus
FREE Health Insurance
Local Runs ONLY
Paid holidays and vacations
Contact Rick Stafford 903-390-2620
Parkwood
Apartments
114 W. 10th St. Nixon, Texas
Phone: 830-582-1343
Offce hours: Monday and Friday
11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Tuesday and Wednesday, 11 am-2
1, 2 & 3 bedroom apartments
Rates based upon income
Rental assistance for qualifed families of very low,
low, and moderate income applicants
Central heat and air
Water, sewage, and garbage paid
Laundry room
Handicap accessible units
Playground
This institution is an equal opportunity
provider and employer
1 - 1 BEDROOM APT.
For the Elderly 62 or
older
Rent is based on income
Water, sewer and trash
are paid
Cable provided at $15.00
a month
COUNTRY VILLAGE
SQUARE
(830) 672-2877
AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY
1800 Waelder Road,
Gonzales, TX
COMMERCIAL FOR
RENT
APTS. FOR RENT
RV SITES FOR RENT
Goats for Sale. Call
361-208-3565.
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Angus Bull. 3 - 18
months old Bulls; 1
26 month old bull.
Call 830-263-0808.
----------------------------
Bull For Sale:
* Black polled Her-
eford (White face).
* 21 months old. *
Very gentle, home
grown. * Throws
a predominance
of black baldies
when crossed with
black hided cows.
* This breed has a
history of birthing
small calves. * Heifer
calves make great
replacement stock.
* Can be registered,
if papers are impor-
tant. * Price $2,500.
Charles Nunes, 830-
203-0477.
For Sale: to be
moved or removed.
One hundred year
old house, excel-
lent wood, new tin
roof, story and half.
Must be moved or
removed within sixty
days of purchase.
$5,000. 830-857-
0268. (7-31-14)
BRAND NEW HOME,
located in Yoakum,
2br/1bath, central
air/heat, shingle
roof, laundry room
with window, front/
back porch, nature
view surrounds back
yard, excellent loca-
tion within walking
distance to HEB, res-
taurants and shop-
ping, minutes from
oil/gas activity in
the area. MUST SEE!
361-293-8172, Cali.
(7-17-14)
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House for Sale:
2BR/1BA, hardwood
foors, large kitchen,
pantry. Sold with or
without large lot in
back. Large fenced
lot. 210 Crisswell,
Yoakum, TX. 361-
596-4497.
Land for Sale. 17
acres. 830-857-4242.
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45+ Acres for sale.
Pasture land & wood-
ed acreage. Native
wildlife, electricity,
some minerals, some
restrictions. North-
ern Gonzales Coun-
ty. $5,500/per acre.
830-540-3382.
5.5 Acres for Sale or
Lease. Cleared, wa-
ter well, 3-200 amp
loops, and 100 yds
of Hwy. 80 w/good
county road front-
age. In Leesville
between Belmont
& Nixon. Will subdi-
vide. Would make a
perfect oil feld yard
or residence. Call
David, 713-252-1130
; Peyton, 512-948-
5306.
Need: An expert
welder to fx a bent
trailer hitch - to rein-
force & fx it; jack up
& inspect for an es-
timage. (Cheapside
Area). 361-416-0162.
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Want to buy: GQF
Incubators or
Hatchers. 830-540-
4063, home or 830-
660-2526, cell. Call
& leave number,
will return call.(9-
11-14)
----------------------------
WANTED
Looking for feedlot
cowboy to put han-
dle on saddle mule.
361-362-3735.
Backhoe & Trenching
Water lines, Water
repairs, sewer lines.
830-556-6905. There
is no substitute for
experience.
----------------------------
Need a lifeguard for
private parties! For
445-0483.
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Mobile Mower
Repair
Ofering tune-ups,
repairs & parts for
most brands in my
trailer, at your home.
Evenings and Satur-
days. Tune-ups start
at $30+ parts. 830-
857-4580, Jacob.
----------------------------
Belmont RV Park.
Propane Services.
Call 830-424-3600 or
830-556-6905.
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Plumbing Repairs.
All Types of
Plumbing.
Master Plumber.
Reasonable Rates.
Please Call
713-203-2814 or
281-415-6108.
License #M18337
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No Limit Accessories
David Matias, Owner
830-263-1633
1026 St. Paul St.,
Gonzales
Window Tinting,
Commercial.
Call for
appointment.
CLASSIFIEDS
LAND REAL ESTATE
WANTED
MISC. SERVICES
LIVESTOCK
Call 672-7100
to place your
Misc. For Sale
Ads!
SMITH RANCH INVESTMENTS
Randy Smith, Broker
830-672-8668
152 Acres. Southwest of Gonzales on FM 1116.
Hilltop, stone, 3/2.5, pool, hot-tub, patio. Good
grazing & oaks & brush for wildlife. 2 stock tanks.
1,035,000
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
424 Acres. Cheapside. Pens, tanks, some oaks.
$3,850 per acre.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
250 Acres. South Goliad. Good oaks, brush, and
grazing. Well fenced and watered. Paved road
just off US 183. $3,975/ac. with 1/8 minerals. Not
leased.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
106 Acres. Rockport. Minutes to water, fne din-
ing. Good oaks, coastal bermuda. Nice home
plus modular home. Some minerals. $1,400,000.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
62 Acres. South Cuero. Oaks, brush, hay feld.
Pens, well. Cross-fenced. $5,300/ac.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
198 Acres, Atascosa County, West of Flores-
ville. Huge Creek Bottom, 2 tanks, water meter,
shallow well, electricity, oaks, elms, persimmon,
mesquite, black brush. Could this be your new
hunting spot? $2,895 per acre. Might divide into
two tracts.
SOLD
CONTRACT PENDING
CONTRACT PENDING
SOLD
REAL ESTATE
RV-SITES
$250/monthly,
$450/single
occupancy,
$500/dbl. occupancy
Includes electric/
Pool/Laundry
830-424-3600
Belmont
RV Park
REAL ESTATE
LAND
REAL ESTATE
MISC. SERVICES MISC. SERVICES
RV SITES RENT
Brick
Serving Gonzales and Central Texas
Homes/Residential
Country Village: New on mkt.........
.............................................$185,000
New: 4+acs./Home, 183 N..$225,000
Superb home......................$325,000
12 acs./neat home, country life.........
.............................................$160,000
71 acs., treed, 2 homes, miner-
als........................................$450,000
Land
10 acs., utilities, trees...............$92,000
10.96 acs., commercial. Hwy. 183 N.,
reduced to...........................$349,999
Homes
3.7 ACS. 4BR, 3BA, 2LV.................. $150,000
306 McClure - 3BR, 1 Bath................$65,000
1618 St. Peter - Home and extra lot....$70,000
473 Crockett Lane-Settlement - 3 bd.,
beautiful property..................................$258,000
1602 Water St.-commercial/rental....$150,000
2342 FM 108, 3 bd.,2 story home.....$145,000
792 90-B - Lakefront..............................$89,000
312 Cr. Rd. 471, Lakefront + ,3 bd.,
1.5 acre lot............................................$150,000
Land
11.2 acs., Hwy 90. Gast Rd.......$5,300/Ac.
CR 228 - 15 acs., M/H, trees................$87,500
153 acs., FM 2091.........................$795,000
61 acs., perfect homesite.................$4,990/Ac.
3.94 acs., Settlement.......................$65,000
10 acs., Settlement.........................$79,000
2-4 acs., Sarah DeWitt............$25,000/Ac.
1 ac. Seydler St...............................$25,000
8.7 acs., city limits........................$120,000
58 acs., trees, potential, edge of town.............
...................................................$12,000/Ac.
Commercial
Lot - Live Oak..................................$8,000
401 St. George-approx. 3400 sq. ft.................
.......................................................$170,000
Shirley Breitschopf
shirley@gonzalesproperties.com
Lynnette Cooper
lynnette@gonzalesproperties.com
Carol Hardcastle - 830-857-3517
Jymmy K. Davis - 512-921-8877
Our friendly staff can be reached by:
Phone: 830-672-2522 or
Fax: 830-672-4330
Serving Gonzales and Central Texas
BREITSCHOPF
COOPER REALTY
CONTRACT
CONTRACT
Shirley Breitschopf
830-857-4142
Lynnette Cooper
lynnette@gonzalesproperties.com
Carol Hardcastle
830-857-3517
You can reach our staff by calling:
Phone: 830-672-2522
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Sale Every Monday - 10:30am
1924 US Highway 87 E, Nixon, TX
830.582.1561 or 830.582.1562
All Livestock Insured and Bonded
Gary Butler
830.857.4330
Rodney Butler
361.645.5002
Circle G Truck Stop
2024 South Hwy. 183
Gonzales, TX
672-1554
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Catering
191 County Road 1411,
Cost, TX 78614
COST STORE
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Store Hours
M-Sat., 7 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
5905 W. St. Hwy. 97,
Cost, Tx
830-437-2066
W.R. & Jo Ann Low, owners
Jo Ann Low - 830-857-5585
W.R. Low - 830-857-3324
830-672-7100
The
Gonzales
Cannon
BEAT THE EXPERTS
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Mail or hand-deliver this form (No photocopies,
please!) to:
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901 St. Joseph Gonzales, TX 78629
One entry per person, please.
Entry Deadline: 3 p.m. Sept. 26
Weekly
Prize
Winners!
1st Place, $25
2nd Place, $15
3rd Place, $10
Winners will be
announced in
our Oct. 2
edition!
Sept 18 winners
1st - Randy Berger
2nd - Rufus King
3rd - Linda Kuenzler
BEAT THE EXPERTS
Game 13: Saints at Cowboys
Game 4: Luling at Hallettsville
Game 3: Rice at Shiner
Game 2: Shiner St. Paul at JPII
Game 11: Texas Tech at Oklahoma St
Game 6: Hallettsville Sacred Heart at
Temple Central Christian
Game 12: West VA at Alabama
Game 5: Cotulla at Nixon-Smiley
Game 7: Texas at Kansas
Game 8: Arkansas at Texas A&M
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The
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Cannon
Game 12: UTEP at Kansas State
Game 15:Bills at Texans
was No. 54 in 16:17, Morgan Mason was
No. 61 in 16:32, Pilar Romero was No. 68
in 16:51, Caroline Spaeth was No. 96 in
For Luling, Lyndsey Lucas was third in
13:21 and Ashley Avila was ninth in 14:05.
Host Moulton had Rayvin Kalisek come
in at No. 18 in 14:42, Janeth Colchado was
No. 32 in 15:14, Sarah Baker was No. 62
in 16:35, Hannah Perez followed in 16:38,
Mandi Mitchon was No. 95 in 18:37, Ai-
mee Fojtik was No. 97 in 18:44 and Malori
Mitchon was No. 101 in 20:06. Flatonia
had Haley Moeller fnish in 15:02 for No.
23, Kirsten Velasquez was No. 37 in 15:29,
Odalys Rodriguez was No. 74 in 17:13.
Lorena Castillo was No. 88 in 18:18
Lady Mustangs had Megan Guerra fn-
ish No. 59 in 16:28, Kaela Warcheza was
No. 69 in 16:53, Yesenia Ochoa was No. 81
in 17:52 and Celeste Arriaga was No. 83 in
17:54. Waelder had Yarely Moreno fnish
No. 102 in 20:58.
In the Boys 1A-3A, Luling took frst
with 20 points; Moulton was fourth with
135, Waelder was eighth with 224 and
Shiner was No. 12 with 289. For the Eagles,
Buster Roberts took frst with 16:41, Leon-
ardo Reyna followed in 16:47, Isaac Ro-
driguez was fourth in 17:20, Isaac Castillo
was sixth in 18:02 and Samuel Renteria
was behind him with the same time. Da-
mien Palacios was No. 19 in 19:07. Bran-
don Patterson was No. 49 in 20:52 and Jon
Mendoza was No. 56 in 21:27 Waelder had
Jose Aguilar fnish No. 15 in 18:58, Hec-
tor Martinez was No. 41 in 20:24, Tracey
Moore was No. 51 in 21:12, Antonio Mo-
rales was No. 58 with 21:36, Troy Locke
was No. 78 in 22:52 and Chris Davis fol-
lowed in 22:59. Aaron Wilson was No.
86 in 23:39 Moulton had Ireneo Barbosa
fnish No. 18 in 19:05, Dennis Lopez was
No. 25 in 19:20 and Fernando Euceda fol-
lowed in 19:24. Holden Jahn was No. 33 in
19:59, Mario Pinedo was No. 45 in 20:33,
Kyle Trejo was No 47 in 20:37 and Connor
Blahuta was No. 64 in 22:05
Flatonias Matthew Rowell was No. 30 in
19:46; Flynn Harrison was No. 84 in 23:19;
Dillon Moreno was No. 88 in 24:31 and
Miguel Vargas was No. 97 in 30:24.
Shiner had Ethan Berger fnish in 20:24
for No. 42; Tomas Bowman was No. 61 in
21:54, Jacob Tousek followed in 22:02; Kyle
Caldwell was No. 72 in 22:35, CJ Seymour
was No. 77 in 22:40 and Eric Flores was
No. 83 in 23:17 Fransisco Reyes of Nixon-
Smiley was No. 55 in 21:26 and John Alva-
rez was No. 91 in 25:24.
In the 4A-6a Boys, Yoakum had Steven
Sangster in sixth with 19:28, Antonio Ma-
ciel was ninth in 20:17 and Dean Kloesel
was No. 12 in 20:40
Apache gameday
Thursday, september 18 , 2014
Page B12
Sports
CROSS COUNTRY: Luling wins 1A-3A boys; Shiner wins girls 1A-3A
Sept. 25-28 Games:
Yoakum at Gonzales
St. Paul at John Paul II
Rice at Shiner
Luling at Hallettsville
Cotulla at Nixon-Smiley
S Heart at Temple Centr Chr
Texas at Kansas
Arkansas at Texas A&M
Baylor at Iowa State
TCU at SMU
Texas Tech at Oklahoma St
UTEP at Kansas State
Saints at Cowboys
Falcons at Vikings
Bills at Texans
Mark
Lube
The Cannon
5-10
22-23
Gonzales
St. Paul
Shiner
Hallettsville
Nixon-Smiley
Sacred Heart
Texas
Texas A&M
Baylor
TCU
Texas Tech
Kansas State
Saints
Falcons
Texans
Last week:
Season record:
Eric
Lugo
Luling ISD
9-6
27-18
Gonzales
St. Paul
Shiner
Luling
Nixon-Smiley
Sacred Heart
Texas
Texas A&M
Baylor
TCU
Oklahoma St
UTEP
Cowboys
Vikings
Texans
Matt
Camarillo
Gonzales PD
12-3
33-12
Gonzales
St. Paul
Shiner
Hallettsville
Nixon Smiley
Temple Cen C
Kansas
Arkansas
Baylor
TCU
Oklahoma St
Kansas St
Saints
Vikings
Texans
Erika
Lester
Gonzales COC
9-6
24-21
Gonzales
St. Paul
Shiner
Hallettsville
Nixon-Smiley
Sacred Heart
Kansas
Arkansas
Baylor
TCU
Oklahoma St
Kansas State
Cowboys
Falcons
Texans
Glenn
Glass
D&G Automotive
6-9
25-20
Gonzales
St. Paul
Rice
Hallettsville
Cotulla
Sacred Heart
Texas
Texas A&M
Baylor
TCU
Texas Tech
UTEP
Cowboys
Falcons
Texans
Jenna
Philips
Gonzales ISD
7-8
27-18
Gonzales
John Paul II
Shiner
Luling
Nixon
Sacred Heart
Kansas
Texas A&M
Baylor
TCU
Oklahoma St
Kansas St
Saints
Falcons
Texans
Bret
Hill
Caraway Ford
8-7
28-17
Gonzales
St Paul
Shiner
Hallettsville
Nixon
Sacred Heart
Texas
Texas A&M
Baylor
TCU
Oklahoma St
Kansas St
Saints
Falcons
Texans
Christina
Jahns
Gonz. Livestock
8-7
25-20
Yoakum
St Paul
Rice
Hallettsville
Cotulla
Sacred Heart
Kansas
Texas A&M
Baylor
TCU
Oklahoma St
UTEP
Saints
Vikings
Texans
Gerard
Nuez
Sonic
11-4
34-11
Yoakum
St Paul
Shiner
Hallettsville
Nixon
Temple C Chr
Texas
Texas A&M
Baylor
TCU
Oklahoma St
Kansas St
Saints
Falcons
Texans
Andrew
Rodriguez
Sleep Inn
8-7
29-16
Gonzales
St Paul
Shiner
Hallettsville
Nixon
Sacred Heart
Texas
Texas A&M
Baylor
TCU
Oklahoma St
Kansas St
Saints
Falcons
Texans
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