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Gonzales made a giant step into the forefront of medical technology Saturday thanks to the generosity of a local family. The 2012 Gonzales Healthcare Systems Foundation Gala, True Women Soar, was hosted at the Cinco J. Ranch by Fletcher and Jane Johnson, and the Johnson family provided the biggest surprise of the evening. Every gift given to our hospital is a gift that touches life, Healthcare Systems Foundation executive director Connie Kacir told the Gonzales Healthcare Systems Foundation executive director Connie Kacir (right) reacts as she announces a 550-plus guests. Tonight, $350,000 donation from the Fletcher and Jane Johnson family, a donation which will enable the hospital to HOSPITAL, Page A6 install state-of-the-art 3-D digital mammography equipment. (Photo courtesy Nikki Maxwell)

Elections Saturday across the area

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Waelders Hall to accept hoops job at SA Holmes
By CEDRIC IGLEHART
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More than 400 early ballots have already been cast in the Gonzales municipal election, and voters will head to the polls on Saturday to determine the citys next mayor and a new city councilman. As of the end of early voting on Tuesday, 464 ballots had been cast in the Gonzales municipal elections, with the mayors position and one city council seat up ELECTIONS, Page A6

WAELDER After spending the better part of a decade building his program into a Class 1A powerhouse, Jarvin Hall has decided to leave Waelder.

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Hall, 34, has agreed to become the next head basketball coach at San Antonio Holmes. Hall replaces Chaun Brooks, who went 52-76 in four years at Holmes and never made the playoffs. HALL, Page A7

Luling ISDs Puig named finalist for Van Horn job

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LULING Luling ISD Superintendent Marc Puig who was named to his post just last October has been named the lone finalist in the Culberson

County-Allamoore ISDs (Van Horn) search for a new superintendent. Larry Simpson, the publisher of the Van Horn Advocate newspaper, reported that his local school board voted May 3 to select Puig LISD, Page A7

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Police said the business owners complaints and evidence she, her husband and others provided helped them obtain warrants for the arrests of three men known to be involved in the dispute, which began three years ago in a shootout at Mario Banda, 31, of Gonzales was arrested May 3 on a charge of third-degree City Hall. ARRESTS, Page A7 felony stalking. (Photo courtesy Gonzales Police Dept.)

Threat of bomb forces train stop in Harwood

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Authorities received quite the early morning wake up call on Friday, after a man called in a bomb threat on a train. At approximately 1:50 a.m., May 4, the Gonzales County Sheriff s Office received a 9-1-1 call from a cell phone advising there was a bomb on an Amtrak train. The caller advised that he had the bomb with him at that time. An ATF agent prepares to take a bomb-sniffing dog The train, which originated in Los Angeaboard to look for explosives. (Photo by Cedric Iglehart) les as the Sunset Limited, had left San Antonio bound for New Orleans and stopped

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in Harwood at approximately 2:12 a.m. near the intersection of Lockhart Street and Hwy 90. The sheriff s office dispatcher quickly dispatched emergency equipment and deputies to the scene. Upon arrival of deputies, the suspect was identified and surrendered without incident to Chief Deputy Dennis Richter and was subsequently removed from the train. The suspect, who was later identified as Sage L. Hannum of California, recanted the threat after his surrender and was transported to the Gonzales County Jail. According to a press release from RichTRAIN, Page A7
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Today in Texas History

May 10, 1893 On this day in 1893, a group of writers attending the Texas Press Association meeting in Dallas formed the Texas Womans Press Association, which later became Texas Press Women. The group was led by Aurelia H. Mohl of Houston. Its purpose was to encourage Texas woman writers and illustrators through organized activities and communication with similar groups. Thirty-eight women, representing eighteen Texas towns, became charter members. Membership was originally restricted to whites. At the time, there were few other statewide womens groups in Texas. The Texas Equal Rights Association, the first statewide female suffrage organization, was founded on the same day and in the same hotel, the Windsor. The TERA was committed to securing voting and political rights for women on the same terms as men, including the right to hold political office and serve on juries.

Thought for the Day

There is no worse tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him. Robert Heinlein, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

Investigators name man wanted for theft of fuel

Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reports that a man wanted for the diesel theft from Fayette County equipment parked along the roadside in the Cistern area has been identified by Fayette County Investigators. Identified as the suspect in this crime was 35-yearold Brian Boyd, whose last known location was in Freestone County. On December 20, 2011 the Sheriff s Office received a report of a subject that was stealing diesel from a County Maintainer which was parked in the Cistern area. The Sheriff s Office placed cameras at the scene and captured the suspect in the act of the theft. After a lengthy investigation and searching for the suspect he was finally located. Fayette County Investigator Chris McClurg has been working with authorities with Bastrop County and was able to identify a suspect off an unrelated arrest which occurred in Bastrop County. Officials in Gonzales County are seeking the same man for the same offense. At the current time efforts are still ongoing to identify the female who is also involved in this crime. As of press time a warrant has been issued for Boyd for Class A Misdemeanor Theft.

Gonzales Police Report

Gonzales Police Department Report from April 19-May 6 April 19 Reported Assault At 2400 Blk Church St. April 23 12 Year Old And 13 Year Old Males Issued Citations To Appear In City Court Charged With Disorderly Conduct At 400 Blk College St. Reported Criminal Mischief At 300 Blk Tanglewood Tr. Reported Assault At 1000 Blk Henry St. April 24 Reported Assault At 100 Blk Mcclure St. 16 Year Old Female Issued Citation To Appear In City Court Charged With Disorderly Conduct At 1800 Blk Sarah Dewitt Dr. 16 Year Old Male Issued Citation To Appear In City Court Charged With Disruption Of Class At 1800 Blk Sarah Dewitt Dr. April 25 Reported Hindering Secured Creditors At 100 Blk 90-A. Reported Criminal Mischief At 1900 Blk Hickston St. Reported Assault At 200 Blk Darst St. Reported Burglary Motor Vehicle At 1400 Blk Hamilton St. Reported Hit And Run At 100 Blk Sarah Dewitt Dr. Reported Credit Card Abuse At 600 Blk Fair St. April 26 Reported Burglary Of A Building At 800 Blk Hamilton St. 12 Year Old Male And 13 Year Old Male Issued Citations To Appear In City Court Charged With Disorderly Conduct At 400 Blk College St. Mario Banda, 31 Of Gonzales, Arrested And Charged With Criminal Mischief At 900 Blk Cuero St After He And Several Others Reported To Have Broke Out A Window To A Vehicle. Case Still Under Investigation And More Arrests Expected. Reported Criminal Mischief At 600 Blk St. Lawrence St. April 27 Reported Burglary Habitation At 100 Blk Wallace St. April 28 Reported Assault At 1600 Blk Weimer St. Reported Theft At 1600 Blk Sarah Dewitt Dr. April 29 Reported Theft At 1000 Blk Ainsworth St. Franklin Lashawn Smith, 36 Of Gonzales, Arrested And Charged With Possession Of Marijuana At 400 Blk St. Vincent St. Jesus Ochoa, 38 Of Pharr, Arrested On Outstanding Parole Warrant At Hwy 183 And Hwy 97. April 30 Gregory Alan Hunt, 51 Of Gonzales, Arrested And Charged With Driving While Intoxicated At 500 Blk St. Lawrence St. Wallace Austin Schulle, 20 Of Luling, Arrested On Outstanding Warrant And Also Charged With Failure To Identify At 800 Blk College St. Reported Theft At 300 Blk Bates St. Reported Disorderly Conduct At 1800 Blk Church St. May 1 Reported Theft At 1600 Blk Sarah Dewitt Dr. Reported Id Theft At 600 Blk St. Paul St. Reported Burglary Motor Vehicle At 600 Blk St. Peter St. Reported Burglary Motor Vehicle At 300 Blk Tate St. Paula Ann LaFleur, 49, of Gonzales, Arrested on Charges of interference with an emergency Phone Call, Felony Injury to a Child and Assault/Family Violence. May 3 Reported Theft At 1000 Blk St. Lawrence St. Reported Assault At 800 Blk Wells St. Mario Banda, 31 Of Gonzales, Arrested On Warrant Charged With Stalking Issued By Judge David Bird At 600 Blk St. John St. Reported Burglary Building At 600 Blk St. Lawrence St. Reported Theft At 1000 Blk Henry St. May 4 Reported Unauthorized Use Motor Vehicle At 700 Blk Sarah Dewitt Dr. Evel Jones Jr, 37 Of Gonzales, Arrested And Charged With Theft At 1600 Blk Sarah Dewitt Dr. Preston Leon Smith, 26 Of Gonzales, Arrested And Charged With Possession Of Controlled Substance, Tampering With Evidence, Possession Of Drug Paraphernalia, And Driving While License Suspended At 800 Blk St. Andrew St. Christopher Joe Ramos, 28 Of Gonzales, And Jason Leal, 25 Of Gonzales, Was Arrested And Charged With Possession Of Controlled Substance, Possession Of Marijuana, And Tampering With Evidence At 700 Blk Hamilton St. May 5 Reported Hit Aned Run Accident At 2000 Blk Sarah Dewitt Dr. Reported Unauthorized Use Motor Vehicle At 100 Blk Morey St. Reported Criminal Mischief At 2000 Blk Church St. Reported Criminal Mischief At 600 Blk St. James St. Reported Harassment At 200 Blk St. Andrew St. Reported Assault At 1300 Blk Robertson St. Reported Theft At 1600 Blk Sarah Dewitt Dr. May 6 Reported Disorderly Conduct At 1100 Blk Sarah Dewitt Dr. Stephen Brian Cobler Jr, 25 Of Gonzales, Arrested And Charged With Driving While License Suspended At 100 Blk King St. Reported Assault At 2000 Blk St. Joseph St. Reported Assault At 900 Blk Cuero St.

Man held in shooting

HALLETTSVILLE A Monday morning shooting here left two men hospitalized. Reginald Louis Adams, 37, and Demont ONeal Adams, 33, both of Hallettsville, were shot about 11 a.m. in the 200 block of West Park Street, according to the Hallettsville Police Department. Both men were flown to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, where they were in stable condition as of press time. Police arrested Roderick Douglas Axel, 47 of Hallettsville, and charged him with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Axel was previously convicted of assault of against a peace officer in 1996. He is being held in the Lavaca County jail in lieu of bonds totaling $150,000.

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Yoakum Republican women host congressional candidates

At their monthly meeting on Wednesday May 2nd, The Republican Women of Yoakum introduced the candidates for the newly created U.S. Congressional District 34. Candidates Adela Garza, Jessica Puente Bradshaw, and Paul Herring were allotted time to speak about their qualifications, reasons for entering the campaign, their policy views, and plans if elected. After the speeches the audience asked questions of the candidates and discussed issues of interest. Also attending the meeting was Railroad

Commissioner Candidate Becky Berger, who is a member of The RWOY and a citizen of Lavaca County. The Republican Women of Yoakum is striving to assure that voters are informed and educated in this very important election year. Men are welcomed to the group as Associate Members. Meetings are held in Yoakum the first Wednesday of each month and begin at 11:30 AM. Lunch is served. Visitors are welcome. If you are interested in joining this group, please contact us at 361-594-4258.

Conservative Digest backs Bradshaw

BROWNSVILLE The Texas Conservative Digest announced their final endorsements for the 2012 Election. Texas Conservative Digest endorsed Republican Jessica Puente Bradshaw for Texas Congressional District 34. Our Endorsements for the 2012 elections consist of those people whom we feel are true Patriots; who understand the challenge that we face as a state and as a nation; and above all, who are committed to returning this country to the guarantees of the Constitution, affirmed Texas Conservative Digest. We proudly announce the names of those that we feel have the committed leadership we will all need and are indeed showing the way. Fellow Texas Conservative Digest endorsees include Congressman Louie Gohmert, Justice Don Willett, Senators Brian Birdwell & Dan Patrick, Representatives Ken Paxton, Wayne Christian, Jodie Laubenberg, Dan Flynn, Bill Zedler, Phil King, Jim Landtroop, David Simpson, Charles Perry, Tan Parker, James White, and Leo Berman among others.

Gonzales Co. Sheriffs Office Report

Gonzales County Sheriffs Office Sheriffs Report 04/29/12-05/05/12 05/01/12 Clark, Krystal Lynn, 06/1979, Pandora. Local Warrant Theft of Property >$20 <$500 by Check. Requires $5,000 Bond. Remains in Custody. Gass, Rhonda, 02/1960, Gonzales. Guadalupe County Warrant Theft of Property >$1,500 <$20K. Remains inCustody. 05/03/12 Monsees, Matthew James, 07/1962, Seguin. Local Warrant Driving while Intoxicated. Requires $2,000 Bond. Remains in Custody. 05/05/12 Hunt, David Matthew, 08/1969, Cost. Commitment/ Sentence Evading Arrest Detention. Released Weekender/ Work Release. Hannum, Sage L, 06/1975, Auburn, CA. Terroristic Threat Impair Public/Government Service. Requires, $100,000 Bond. False Alarm or Report Emergency. Requires $75,000 Bond. Remains in Custody. Total Arrest, Court Commitments, other agency arrest and processings: GCSO 05 DPS 05 GPD 14 WPD 00 NPD 02 Constable 00 DWCSO 00 DEA 00 TPW 00 GCAI 00 Total 26

DeWitt Co. Sheriffs Office Report

DeWitt County Sheriffs Office Report from April 27-May 2 April 27 Arrrested Daniel DeLosSantos, 23, of Cuero, Manufacture / Delivery of Controlled Substance PG1 >1G < 4G, Bond of $40,000, Delivery of Marijuana > oz <5lbs, Bond of $10,000, Manufacture / Delivery of Controlled Substance PG1 > 4G < 200G, Bond of $75,000, Possession of Marijuana > 4oz < 5lbs, Bond of $10,000, Cuero PD Arrested Angelica Olvera, 31, of Cuero, Manufacture / Delivery of Controlled Substance PG1 >1G < 4G, Bond of $40,000, Cuero PD Arrested Linda Lou Gamez, 52, of Cuero, Manufacture / Delivery of Controlled Substance PG1 >1G < 4G, Bond of $40,000, Manufacture / Delivery of Controlled Substance PG1< 1G, Bond of $10,000, Cuero PD Arrested Risa Renee Daniels, 32, of Cuero, Possession of Marijuana > 4oz < 5lbs, Bond of $5,000, Manufacture / Delivery of Controlled Substance PG 1 > 4g < 200g, Bond of $20,000, Cuero PD Arrested Allen Ray Johnson, 56, of Cuero, Possession of Controlled Substance PG 1 <1G, Bond of $10,000, Cuero PD Arrested Jessica Ortiz, 22, of Cuero, Manufacture / Delivery of Controlled Substance PG1 > 1G < 4G, Bond of $40,000, Possession of Marijuana < 2 oz, Bond of $2,000, Cuero PD Arrested Guadalupe Gamez Jr., 26, of Cuero, Manufacture / Delivery of Controlled Substance PG1 > 1G < 4G, Bond of $40,000, Cuero PD Arrested Joseph Varela, 19, of Cuero, Delivery of Marijuana > < 5lbs Drug Free Zone, Bond of $20,000, Cuero PD Arrested Valdemir Barnett, 47, of Cuero, Obstruction or Retaliation, Bond of $20,000, Cuero PD Arrested Derek Sembera, 25, of Cuero, Manufacture / Delivery of Controlled Substance PG1 < 1G Drug Free Zone, Bond of $20,000, Manufacture / Delivery of Controlled Substance PG2 < 1G Drug Free Zone, Bond of $40,000, Cuero PD Arrested Kevin Ortiz, 27, of Cuero, Manufacture / Delivery of Controlled Substance PG1 < 1G Drug Free Zone, Bond of $50,000, Cuero PD Arrested Michael Anthony Rodriguez, 21, of Cuero, Burglary of Habitation Arrested Josh Duncan Chaffin, 32, of Cuero, Manufacture / Delivery of Controlled Substance PG1 > 1G < 4G, Bond of $40,000, Delivery of Marijuana > oz < 5lbs, Bond of $10,000, Cuero PD Arrested Terry Lyne Nobles, 55, of Cuero, Manufacture / Delivery of Controlled Substance PG1 < 1G, Bond of $10,000, Cuero PD Arrested Lorenzo Richard Cisneros, 40, of Cuero, Disorderly Conduct (Fighting), 30 Days to Appear in Court, Cuero PD Arrested Courtney Garcia, 27, of Cuero, Disorderly Conduct (Fighting), Fine of $364, Cuero PD Arrested Maria Olivia Liendo, 28, of Cuero, Theft Property < $50, Fine of $295, Cuero PD Arrested Thomas Santa Cruz, 60, of Possession of Marijuana < 2oz, Bond of $1,000, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Fine of $364, Cuero PD Arrested Julio Rodriguez, 29, of Cuero, Theft Property $1,500 < $20K, Bond of $10,000, Theft Property $1,500 < $20K, Bond of $10,000, Cuero PD Arrested Dusty James Riedel, 17, of Cuero, Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon, Bond of $75,000, Burglary of Habitation, Bond of $75,000, Violation of Probation / Escape from Custody, Bond of $1,000, Cuero PD Arrested Gary Garcia, 25, of Cuero, Manufacture / Delivery of CS PG1 >1G < 4G, Bond of $40,000, Cuero PD Arrested James Paul Carson, 28, of Austin, Possession Marijuana < 2oz, Bond of $1,000, Possession of Marijuana < 2oz (Travis Co), Bond of $2,000, Bail Jumping / Failure to Appear / Possession of Marijuana < 2oz (Travis Co), Bond of $2,500, DPS Arrested Ronald Jeffery Taylor, 20, of Cuero, Public Intoxication, Fine of $364, Minor in Possession of Alcohol, 30 Days to appear in Court, Cuero PD April 28 Arrested Gerardo Alfonso-Sanchez Salgado, 21, of Yoakum, Driving While Intoxicated / Open Container, Bond of $1,000, Prohibited Substance in Correctional Facility / Drugs, Bond of $2,000, Illegal Entry, No Bond, DPS Arrested Josh Lee Brandenburg, 22, of Yorktown, Driving While License Invalid (C), Fine of $114.10, Cuero PD Arrested Alvin Franklin Felder Jr., 37, of Cuero, Criminal Nonsupport (Travis CO), Bond of $5,000, Cuero PD Arrested James Ray Gonzales, 51, of Yorktown, Possession of Marijuana < 2oz, Bond of $1,000, Public Intoxication, Fine of $314, Yorktown PD Arrested David Lee Gonzales, 48, of Yorktown, Theft by Check > $500 < $1,500 (Bexar Co), Bond of $1,600, Yorktown PD April 29 April 30 Arrested Jeff Trusty, 31, of Cuero, Capias Pro Fine / Driving While License Invalid, Fine of $510.41, Capias Pro Fine / Driving While License Invalid, Fine of $486.20, Theft by Check >= $20 < $500, Bond of $1,000, DCSO Arrested Linda Gamez, 52, of Victoria, Violation of Probation / Manufacture/Delivery Controlled Substance PG 1 < 1G Drug Free Zone, Bond of $50,000, DCSO May 1 Arrested Marquis Smalley, 19, of Cuero, Assault on Public Servant, Bond of $5,000, Cuero PD Arrested Richard Mark Gloshen, 21, of Cuero, Capias Pro Fine / Speeding over Limit, Fine of $408.94, Cuero PD May 2 Arrested Brandi Olivia Phillips, 20, of Cuero, Capias Pro Fine / Disregard Red Light, Fine of $339.30, Cuero PD Arrested Henry Rene Enoch, 35, of Yoakum, Disorderly Conduct Fine of $314 (Plea for Payments), Cuero PD Arrested James Trimil Brown, 31, of Cuero, Violation of Probation / Forgery Fin. Instrument, Bond of $20,000, Cuero PD Arrested Michael John Villasana, 26, of Smiley, Driving While Intoxicated / Open Cont., Bond of $1,200, DPS

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Thursday, May 3, 2012

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While Mothers Day will be garnering the lions share of the countrys attention this Sunday, it will also mark the beginning of a national celebration. National Police Week, which runs May 13-19, is a time set aside for Americans to honor its fallen police officers like Sergeant David Furrh of the Gonzales County Sheriff s Department. It happened on Dec. 6, 2000. Furrh, who was working in the departments narcotics division, and his partner were assisting members of the Luling Police Department in the execution of a warrant search in Caldwell County. As the officers approached the residence, the suspect inside stuck a .38 caliber handgun through a crack in the front door and fired approximately five rounds. The guy opened up the door before they could announce themselves and began shooting at them, said Michael Furrh, his eldest son. He shot my dad once in the chest. There was a short standoff for a few minutes before he was finally apprehended. Furrh was taken to the hospital in Luling, where he ultimately died after they couldnt stabilize him enough to fly him to San Antonio. The Luling chief of police was standing immediately behind him when he was shot, recalled Sheriff Glen Sachtleben. It was just one of those things that shouldnt have ever happened, but it unfortunately it did. Miguel Salas Rodriguez was convicted on charges of murder, aggravated assault, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. In January 2001, he received three life sentences and is currently in the Mac Stringfellow Unit in Brazoria County. A native of Moulton, Furrh spent 17 years in law enforcement. He got his first job at age 19 with the Moulton Police Department where he also worked with EMS. He took a short hiatus from his career before returning to work in Colorado County. Furrh went on to join up with Gonzales County and was in his fourth year of service with the agency when he was killed in the line of duty. He was survived by his wife, three children, parents and two sisters. Furrhs presence is still felt as you walk through the corridors of the Sheriff s Office. The walls are lined with photos of him and there are several mementoes including a replica of his badge. The real badge is still in evidence in Caldwell County, where it will remain with his other personal effects as long as Rodriguez continues to file appeals. Hes never really left us, said a misty-eyed Sachtleben in speaking about Furrh. Theres not too many people still here that were working when that happened, but everybody still has something on their wall. It was a very personal thing because were a small department. This truly hit us very hard. We had some

He always knew that as soon as you would take one guy down, there would be another ready to take his place. But he would turn right back around and go after the next guy and the guy after him. Michael is now 27 and has two siblings, 19-year old brother Kale and 11year old sister Terri. He continues to carry on his fathers legacy by working as a

paramedic, but is hoping to make a transition soon. Im waiting for the right time so I can go to college and get my peace officers license, he said. Ive been wanting to do it for a long time. I grew up around law enforcement. My wife is even a deputy sheriff as well. It makes me feel better at night knowing that my father died doing what he

loved to do. Of course I wish he was still here, but I think what he was instilled in me most was the importance of serving the community. Michael has a two-year old who bears the same name as his heroic grandfather, David Michael Furrh. Michael and his wife, Tierra, are expecting a baby girl in July, whom they are planning on naming Trista Jo.

officers leave law enforcement because of it, thats how personal it was. I dont think a day goes by where someone around here doesnt think about him. During his years of service, the national sentiment toward police officers wasnt the same as it is today. Despite working on a job that was pretty much thankless in those days, Furrh always found joy in knowing that what he was doing would make a difference. David was one of those people that just inserted himself into his job, said Sachtleben. It was his life. He did everything he could do to make the world a little better. Furrh is the fourth member of the Gonzales County Sheriff s Office to be killed in the line of duty, but only the first in the last 100 years. Sheriff Richard M. Glover died on June 14, 1901; Deputy Robert Coleman died on Nov. 4, 1898; and Deputy Albert Little died on February 8, 1888. All three were killed by gunshot. Department of Public

Sergeant David Furrh

Safety Trooper Darvin K. Hogg was shot and killed near the Guadalupe County line on April 12, 1966. He was stationed in Nixon. In his own way, David was an officers officer, said Sachtleben. He did a lot of things wherever he was, simply for the good of the community. Weve never really lost the faith that he instilled in everybody that there is always a chance to do good. He loved what he did, said Michael. I can remember growing up when there were plenty of times he wasnt home because he had to work. It wasnt that he didnt want to be around his family, its just that he was determined to do a good job. Michael said he vividly remembers what his fathers attitude was like after he was promoted to work in narcotics. He always tried to do his best to get rid of drugs, he said. He took it pretty personal because that was his mission and he loved what he did.

The processional for Sgt. Furrhs funeral stretched for several miles as it traveled down Highway 90. (Courtesy photo)

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Daves Note: I first wrote the column below for Mothers Day, 1999, I lost my Mom a little more than two years later, but to this day I still hear her talking to me every time I need to make a momentous decision. Something struck me the other day. Ive been writing columns about this and that for 20-plus years, and although Ive often mentioned her, none of my columns was ever wholly about my Mother. That aint right. Typical of me, but it aint right. Those whove noticed weve had an occasional failure to change datelines on pages will agree with me when I say that dates arent my forte. Im pretty good on historical things I can rattle off the dates of many important battles, for example but Im monumentally thick-brained when it comes to thing slike birthdays, anniversaries and special days like Mothers Day. (I know, I know Im a lowly worm!) My Mom has never called me to task for forgetting her birthday or Mothers Day; she instead

If its about everything you are, it must be about Mom

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of broken taco shells, ketchup and ice water because there was nothing else available. I remember the temptation to foot it down to the local convenience store and try my hand at shoplifting. All too often in society nowadays, we see kids going wrong when similar situations happen children unattended, running amok. But Mom taught us right from wrong, the value of truth and honesty, and instilled in all five of us a sense of responsibility for one another. Sure, we made mistakes, erred in judgement here and there, and did some things we shouldnt have ... but in the end all five of us grew to adulthood staying pretty much on the straight and narrow of our own volition. It was Mom who alternately wheedled, cajoled, threatened and sweet-talked her boss into adding his political clout in an effort to win me a nomination to West Point. I got the nomination although I later withdrew myself from consideration because I didnt think I had what it takes physically. (Mom raised us with integrity, but like I

Thursday, May 10 2012

Dave Mundy

Spanish-language media lacks conservative voices

As America prepares for its next national election, political pundits talk about the importance of the Hispanic vote in large key states like California, Texas, Florida and New York. However, a key topic which is not discussed is the lack of conservative voices in Spanish language media. Univision and Telemundo are the two largest U.S. Spanish language networks. They reach several million Hispanics with news and programming. Yet, the news and entertainment programs regularly deliver information that is outright liberal. News reporters like Jose Diaz-Balart, Jorge Ramos, Maria Elena Salinas, and Teresa Rodriguez give regularly show Hispanics and illegal immigrants as victims of American public policies. They also refuse to acknowledge that not all Hispanics care about immigration issues. In one Univision report last year by Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas, they had three one-hour specials related to hate crimes against Latinos in the U.S. Each program showed the victimization of Hispanics by American society. Univision has yet to do a positive show about American culture or Hispanic integration in the American melting pot. On the contrary, rather than promoting the melting pot theory, they seem to encourage cultural and linguistic separatism. In another example, Edicion Nocturna (Evening Edition) on a smaller Spanish network had seven guests speaking out against Arizonas anti-undocumented immigration state legislation. They apparently couldnt find one conservative Spanish speaker who supports controlling illegal immigration. Entertainment personalities such as Dr. Nancy Alvarez and Don Francisco openly support amnesty and the Dream Act on their programs. Univisions Don Francisco on Sabado Gigante regularly exposes his support for undocumented aliens. Judge Ana Maria Polo on her court reality show Caso Cerrado (Case Closed) regularly preaches about the need for amnesty and immigration reform.

telephones tactfully, and patiently drops subtle hints until the threads connect in my addled brain whereupon she gleefully gushes about what a kind, loving, thoughtful child she raised. But I still feel guilty, because of all the people who have influenced my life, its my Moms wisdom, wit and values which stuck to my ribs and built the character Ive become. It was my Mom, for example, who taught me about integrity and responsibility. Following my parents divorce, she raised five boys by working two jobs, and thrust the role of leading the other four boys to me during her absences. I can recall an evening when five boys shared s spartan dinner

said, we could still make big mistakes on our own!) Early on in my newspaper career, I hired on at the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. The salary of a low-level journalist, even at a big daily newspaper, doesnt always cut the mustard. Being away from home didnt help, either, college party town or not. I spent seven miserable years there. The bright spots during that time were the letters from home, in which Mom always had a cheery word or included a joke being faxed around her office and invariably there was always either a small check or a couple of neatlyfolded greenbacks slipped between the pages of the letter, ...because I know you need it. I spent six years in the Marine Corps later, where the integrity, honor, personal responsibility and discipline my Mom first instilled in me carry paramount importance. And I saw how those who never acquired those traits failed to make the grade. When I shipped out on a cruise, or spent a year on Okinawa, it was

Mom who alleviated the boredom or gave me a dose of the real world, sending me one of those funny Send-Your-Mom-Mail cards or a videotape of the most recent Oilers games, pictures of y brothers latest batch of wives or kids, or just writing to let me know she was still there for me. Her health is no longer what it once was, and getting around wears her out. But youd have had to have completely dug up I-10 to have stopped her from making the taxing journey from Deer Park to Port Arthur on the day Peg and I got married, and again from Deer Park to Katy a couple of months later on the day we closed on our first house. And she was, of course, the first in line to get an autographed copy of my first book. Those mightve been the highlights of MY life, but they were the fulfillment of HER dreams. I wouldnt be who I am, or where I am, had Mom not been there. Shes been the anchor of my life. And for that, Mom, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Happy Mothers Day!

El Conservador
George Rodriguez

George Rodriguez is a San Antonio resident and the first Hispanic in the nation to lead a Tea Party organization. He is a former official in the U.S. Justice Dept. during the Reagan Administration.

In short, there is no fair and balanced reporting or entertainment on Spanish-language media. As long as this slanted reporting, and not-so-subtle messaging in programming prevails in Spanish-language media, liberals will continue to be favored by the Hispanic community. What is at stake in the not only the upcoming elections, but the long term future of the Hispanic community and the entire nation. Whether Hispanics become integrated into American culture is dependent on the influence of Spanish language media. If new Hispanics immigrants view themselves as victims, and if they are segregated by language and culture, America is in peril. It is bad enough that Hispanics are preyed on by liberals who tell them that only government can help them, but it seems Spanish language media is helping to promote that message. Hispanic conservatives need to speak up in English and in Spanish, and they must demand equal time in the Spanish language media. Fox News has launched a Spanish language newscast, but more is needed. Spanish language radio needs a Rush Limbaugh counter part, and Hispanic conservatives need to be seen and heard more frequently on the news. Hispanics comprise the largest ethnic minority in the U.S. and the conservative message of free enterprise and support of the Constitution must be preached to them. Hispanic conservatives must step up and speak to their community.

The political leftists favorite bad statistic

Archimedes didnt say, Give me a bad statistic, and I will move the Earth. But that was only because the ancient Greek mathematician wasnt familiar with the ways of Washington. An entire movement has grown up around the factoid that American women make about 80 percent of the pay of men. It is a reliable talking point of Democrats who insist the country is racked by a War on Women. A raft of proposed legislation purports to remedy the discrimination exposed by the damning number. MSNBC host Rachel Maddow recently wielded the statistic on Meet the Press, and reacted with shocked disbelief that anyone would question such a cold, hard fact, as if it were as incontestable as the circumference of the Earth. Never mind that the figure is crude and misleading. The latest data from the Labor Department say that women made 82.2 percent of what men made in the first quarter of 2012. Thats a considerable gap, but comparing all women versus all men is not particularly telling when all sorts of variables -- occupation, levels of experience, education, hours worked -- are in play. Women gravitate, Carrie Lukas of the Independent Womens Forum writes, toward jobs with fewer risks, more comfortable conditions, regular hours, more personal fulfillment and greater flexibility. Simply put, many women -not all, but enough to have a big impact on statistics -- trade higher pay for other desirable job characteristics. The Institute for Womens Policy Research, a feminist outfit obsessed with the wage gap, published a study noting that twice as many women as men work in jobs with median earnings below the federal poverty line for a family of four. Unless all these women -- some 5.5 million -- were coerced into these positions, this fact alone shows how occupational choice influences the wage gap. The slogan that invariably accompa-

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nies the 80 percent statistic is equal pay for equal work. But men and women get paid differently for different work. Warren Farrell points out in his book Why Men Earn More that the 25 worst jobs in terms of stress and physical demands -- occupations like sheet-metal worker and firefighter -- are more than 90 percent male. In general, men who are employed full time work more hours a day than women employed full time (8.2 hours compared with 7.8, according to the Labor Department), and women are much more likely to interrupt their careers to have children, affecting their earning power over time. With women now earn about 60 percent of bachelors and masters degrees, and reaching parity with men in medical and law schools. It stands to reason that the wage gap will narrow, even if it doesnt disappear. A study by a research organization called Reach Advisors shows that single women in their 20s make 105 percent of single men in their 20s in urban areas, and 120 percent in certain cities with a heavily knowledge-driven employment base. These women must not realize that they will never make their way in the workplace without Congress somehow acting to ensure equal pay. In the end, the reality doesnt matter. A bad statistic never dies. Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review. (c) 2012 by King Features Synd., Inc.

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Imminent threat: the enemy raises the stakes

The front gate today was quite different than the norm. The US Army 1LT in charge of the Entry Control Point or ECP for short, (remember the Army uses acronyms for everything) was posted on top of the Hesco barriers with a set of binoculars. He was studying the group of Afghan workers that were refusing to come in the gate this morning. A little background is probably needed to fully appreciate what Im trying to convey. The Hesco barriers I mention are big square bags of dirt and rock that stand about 7 feet high. They are made of a burlap covered wire frame that resembles the horse panels you get at the farm and ranch supply. Imagine four of those joined in a square, covered with the burlap to keep the dirt from falling out. Now fill them up with dirt and you have a Hesco barrier. These Hescos are just about impregnable and easy to setup. They are everywhere on the FOB. They are used for barriers, bunkers, walls, just about everything that you want to stop something hot, fast and made of metal. They do a good job. One of my jobs is to sweep the pedestrian area for hidden drugs and contraband before the Afghans come through to the FOB gate. Every morning the Afghan workers that need access inside the FOB perimeter line up outside and are processed in the gate. They are sent to the gate in small groups by the Afghan contract security that work the outside area of the ECP. When the US soldiers manning the actual gate and biometric scanner direct, the Afghan guards send groups up the walkway for processing and if cleared, entry. The walkway is a zigzag line of concertina wire bordered paths that lead up to the gate. This morning was noticeably different. The workers were not lined up as usual. In fact, groups were leaving

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Dispatches from Downrange

Jon Harris
Jon Harris is an Army retiree, reserve City of Gonzales policeman and former deputy constable who is currently serving as a civilian military dog handler in Afghanistan.

the line and filtering back into the maze of shacks and vehicles just outside the gate. Several hundred workers come in each morning, normally. Today there were significantly less than normal. The tone was troubling. The workers, guards and the US soldiers all felt it or displayed a nervousness that was more than the day to day vigilance we all have to keep. As I arrived at the gate to make my sweep for drugs, the 1LT stopped me and said he did not want me outside the gate today. We have intel of an imminent threat of S-vests (Suicide Vests). There is a lot of chatter about two bombers in town. He meant the town right outside the FOB. It was clear the locals knew something was up; they always know. There was a group of Afghans standing off to the side on the area, where the shacks and trucks and little camps were, that seemed to be having some type of meeting. They were several hundred yards away but through the 1LTs binoculars he could see that there was a lot of discussion going on. The group was also all looking in the direction of the Gate. One more thing to make the hairs on the back of the neck crawl a bit. Jack, my canine partner, and I took up a position just at the entrance of the gate along with several US soldiers and Afghan guards. Jack played with a rock as I stood watching the line

of walking workers. From time to time a speeding motorcycle would make a bee line for the group off in the distance. It would stop and the rider would talk to the group or vice versa. The rider would once again get on the motorcycle and speed back to the line. More talking and a few more workers would decide to not come to work today. I continued watching the area for about an hour. We, the 1LT and I, made sure the workers could see the dog. They dont know what I search for, or what this 85-pound drooling, snarling animal with long shiny teeth will do, but the mere presence of him there seems to keep everyone in line. After most of the workers that were coming in had done so, I pulled off the gate and went to start searching the vehicles in the soak lot. The soak lot is where all vehicles coming onto the FOB from the outside have to wait. The reason all vehicles sit in this remote lot is if an explosive is set on one of the trucks, it will go off there before it actually gets inside the FOB, if it is on a timer that is or initiation was already started. Jack and I started weaving a path in and around the dozens of trucks, cars and vans of all description. They carry everything from fuel to toilet paper. If it is needed on the FOB, it comes in by truck. The trucks here are a sight to see. Being a police officer back in Gonzales, I just shake my head when these rattle traps roll in. I dont think any of them would pass an inspection back home. Most have some sort of headlight, but tail lights are a real luxury. Many have broken windshields and door glass. The tires are mostly bald with the cords showing. Half the time the trucks run (once they get started) for 30 minutes or so just to build enough air pressure for the brakes to release. Gas caps are always just rags stuck in the tank or a plastic

In Serious Company

Harris is pictured with his security force which includes an Afghan soldier (holding the AK47). This picture was taken just outside the FOB entry control point. The dogs and handlers have become targets with a reported $5 million paid for killing a dog team. (Courtesy photo)
bag over the fuel opening held on with tape or string. Then there are the decorations. Tassels and flags and writings on the side in misspelled English. We call these things Jingle Trucks because they also have rows and rows of bells and little hanging metal beads on the bumpers and sides that make a jingle bell sound when they move. The stuff they weld to these trucks is comical. As we search up and down the rows of vehicles, I meet up with another narcotic handler that is here for a short time before he moves on to another FOB and his permanent post. We split up the lot and make short work of the hundred or so trucks waiting to go in. With this area finished, we head to the vehicle EPC where two other handlers are working with their explosive detection dogs. As we walk up the line of trucks waiting to be cleared and enter to FOB, the other handlers dog alerts and pulls him to the spare tire hanging under a waiting flat bed. Looking closely where the dog has indicated, we can see a plastic bag shoved into the spare tire holder. He stays with the vehicle and I go to inform the military guys of what we found. Im told that they, the military, want the truck in front of the one we are on to be

searched very carefully. That truck is a fuel truck and had been bumping into the walls on the way in. We searched it and found nothing except it was pretty clear the driver was high on something. That truck was pulled aside. Now the truck we had found drugs on pulls to the front. The driver gets out and goes to the holding area as normal. There he will get padded down by the Afghan guards. One of our bomb dogs starts their search and alerts on the same truck. Now things get hectic. The military personnel are quickly pulling back. I pull our dog teams out and we move to a safe area. The ECP is locked down. I go to inform our kennel master of the alert. The ECP commander calls EOD (Explosive Ordinance Disposal) and they respond within minutes in one of their armored vehicles. Their truck has a Deceptacon symbol from the Transformers movie painted on it. The 1LT that was at the front gate is now here and directing the actions at the ECP. Once EOD arrives, they are driving the train. The EOD techs get briefed by our handler who was working the bomb dog when it alerted. While this is going on, two medevac Blackhawks come

swooping in and land at the hospital. They flew in low and directly over the ECP. They were in and had landed before they could be informed to stay clear of the ECP area. With EOD on the scene there was little to do but watch and wait, and from a good distance I might add. While waiting for the report from EOD, I heard the FOB alert system kick in and announce a code that calls all units to do a 100% accountability report. This is the first time since December that Ive heard this called. Clearly the FOB commander wanted to know where all his people were. A short time later, the EOD tech declared the ECP all clear. He determined through chemical testing that the spare tire had residue of HME or a Home Made Explosive on it. Now that tire could have driven through it or been stored with it or any number of other ways that tire was in the same place as explosives. None of those ways were good though. Thankfully, this time no bomb was found, this time. No explosion took place, this time, but enough went on to close the ECP the remainder of that day and all of the next. A few days after this we got the news that two military working dogs had been lost to enemy action at a location close to here in two separate incidents. One of the dogs had visited with his handler just a few days before. Unfortunately several US troops, as well as one of the dog handlers, were also lost. Imminent threat here? You bet there is. Keeping my head down in Afghanistan, Im Jon Harris and this has been a Dispatch from Downrange. EDITORS NOTE: This column from Jon Harris was cleared through official U.S. military channels.

Business owner objects to charges raised by competitor

Dear Editor, I would like to thank everyone in Gonzales for your business. And I would like to voice my opinion on a Letter to the Editor which appeared in last weeks paper by Mr. Fitzsimmons. I dont have any lawsuits against me, and I have three good crews working for me. I had an employee charged with a crime, but the charges were dropped because he was innocent. He has worked for me for 25 years. He is a trusted employee. I think it is wrong to go around to my customers threatening that he is going to put them in the paper. If a person doesnt ask for me to bid on a job, I figure he either thinks I am too expensive or not qualified. The last time I checked, this is Texas and people are free to get whoever they want to bid their job. I have been here for 34 years and dont plan to leave. Vic Mathis Vics Concrete Finishing sociation is aware that over 300 retirees from all facets of school occupations live in Gonzales County, but we are unable to access a list of these peoples names. Therefore, we are searching for your name and address if you are one of these. Our local unit and parent organization, Texas Retired Teachers Association, represent the only voice we have in the legislature. Our annual dues ($30 for both) are an excellent value. Please call Pat Cochran (672-4789) or Ann Laster (672-7609) for more information. Ann Laster Gonzales all about. Many countries in the world do not allow the public to have a voice in the governmental process. Looking at the early turnout in this area, we should be embarassed. There are important city council races on the ballot, as well as the mayoral election and a very important election regarding board memberships on the Gonzales County Underground Water Conservation District. I cannot emphasize these elections too much for the future of Gonzales County. Please exercise your right to vote during the May 12 elections and let your voices be heard. Myrna McLeroy Gonzales Josie Rojas Waelder Livestock Show Board

Shelter receiving help from all over

Dear Editor, As you all know, we have been going through such a difficult time for the past month. However all of us know, sometimes something wonderful comes from something bad. Through this ordeal, weve received tremendous support, not only locally, but also from all over Texas and even from other states. We are very greatful for to all of the adopters, donors and supporters. We also are very thankful for the following fellow rescue groups: Austin Dog Rescue( Austin, TX), Austin Humane Society( Austin, TX), PAWS Shelter & Humane Society( Kyle, TX), Goliad Pet Adoptions( Goliad, TX), Dorothy OConor Pet Adoption Center( Victoria, TX), Luling Animal Welfare Society( Luling, TX), LAB rescue( National), and TracysDog (National). Also a special Thanks to the Gonzales Cannon, the Gonzales Inquirer, KCTI-1450 and KENS 5 for their generous coverage and continuous support. We dont know what our future holds, but no matter what happens Gonzales Dog Adoptions will always be there as your local dog rescue organization for those needy dogs in Gonzales and the surrounding area. We believe in our values and are proud of we are achieved. We will keep doing the right thing. Again, Thank you very much for everybody who believes in us and stands up for the shelter dogs. Without any of you, we could not have come this far! We wil keep you, the all Gonzales citizens, posted on our status. Board of Directors Gonzales Dog Adoptions, Inc.

GYC extends thanks Be sure to vote in city, board elections for your support
Dear Editor, The citizens of Gonzales County and the City of Gonzales have an opportunity to make an impact on how this region is governed. Mark your calendars for May 12 because we have an important local election coming up, and I urge everyone to exercise their right to vote. Oftentimes, elections outside of the general national election are marred by poor voter turnout, which is an insult to what America is

Retired teachers, lets get together

Dear Editor, Gonzales County Retired Teachers As-

Dear Editor, Thank you for your generous contribution to the Gonzales Youth Center barbecue fund raiser. You are making it possible for the children of Gonzales to have a safe place to grow into future leaders. We appreciate you! The members, board and staff of the Gonzales Youth Center

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Waelder stock show board says thanks

Dear Editor, Because of the Cannons generosity and support, our 2012 Waelder Livestock Show was a huge success foe the Waelder 4-H Youth. Thank you for your donation of two one-year subscriptions. We look forward to seeing you and celebrating our youth at the 2013 Waelder Livestock Show. Once again, on behalf of the Waelder Livestock Show Board, thank you for your generous support.

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Lots of smiles and some style

HOSPITAL: Annual foundation gala a huge success

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Saturdays Gonzales Healthcare Systems Foundation saw a number of historic events but Dr. and Mrs. Garth Vaz also showed some considerable style on the dance floor (left). Above, State Rep. John Kuempel salutes Jane and Fletcher Johnson during the rededication of the McClure-Braches House. (Photos courtesy Nikki Maxwell)

you and I will witness history. Kacir announced the Johnson family Fletcher and Jane Johnson and their daughters, Ellen Johnson, Judy Gipson and Janet Burke were donating $350,000 to the foundation. The gift was given in the name of Jane Johnson for the development of a Womens Center at the hospital. The gift will fund 55 percent of the total cost

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required for the state of the art technology needed including 3D mammography with a biopsy system and a bone densitometer. The gift will also include an annual $5,000 gift to the hospital to assist women with diagnostics and or treatment who are uninsured and or underinsured. The new womens center at the hospital will be named for Jane Johnson, herself a cancer survivor. The 2012 gala also featured the rededication

of the McClure-Braches house and Sam Houston Oak, also located on the Cinco J Ranch property. The historic sites were perfect for the event which had a womens health focus fundraising for digital mammography. The Wells Fargo Stagecoach was graciously donated by Wells Fargo Bank entertaining guests with stagecoach rides throughout the evening. A rededication ceremony was held at the re-

cently renovated McClure Braches house built in 1943. This historic landmark was restored by the Johnson family. The ceremony included presentations given by Sarah McCleskey of the Texas Historical Commission and Fletcher and Jane Johnson. Ellen Ashby Kennard, descendent of Sarah Ashby McClure Braches, proposed a toast to the Johnsons and the home. Brent Van Sickle sang the Yellow Rose of Texas to Mrs. Johnson, followed by Sheriff Glen Sachtleben firing the cannon.

A keynote address was given by Chief of Staff, Dr. Commie Hisey. An elegant meal was served and a program including acknowledgements for event sponsors of $2,500 were named as being Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Forshagen, GVEC and Mr. Robert A. Young. The Wall of Honor contributors for the mammography project were also named and are as follows: Gonzales County Health Foundation $20,000, Fred Koricanek Family Trust $20,000, Auxiliary of Memorial Hospital

$15,000, and the $5,000 Sponsors include Southern Clay Products, Robert K. Burchard, The Fink Family, Christian Kids Daycare, Kitchen Pride Mushrooms, Jim H. Wilson, LLC, The Ruby I Smith Leifeste Family, The Dixie Starns Wenger Foundation, In Loving Memory of Sturat & Norma Gescheidle-given by Stephen Pirkle and Beverly Pirkle, The Denman Family, S.R. Lester, Jr. & Bethel Lester, GVTC and an Anonymous Donor.

Area Early Voting Totals

Area Election Early Voting Totals City of Cuero Candidates City Council - District Two: David L. Ruiz, Doyle Cruz, and Rev. Terry Glover City Council - District Three: incumbent Brad Hedrick and Eric Pena Mayor: incumbent Sara Post Meyer, Randy Saenz and Jeff Lucas Total early ballots cast - 878 Cuero ISD Candidates District 5: incumbent Emily Davis, Linda Nemec Two At-Large Seats: incumbent Johnny Blackwell, Brooke Smith, Cynthia Santa Cruz, Araceli (Shelly) Pena and Monica Gomez Total early ballots cast - n/a City of Flatonia Candidates City Council (for two At-Large seats) incumbent Tyler Mica, incumbent Bryan Milson, William Punky Richter and Richard Valdez Mayor - incumbent Scott Mica and Dennis Geesaman Total early ballots cast - n/a City of Gonzales Candidates City Council District 3: incumbent Lorenzo Hernandez running unopposed City Council District 4: Steve Hendershot, Clarence Opiela and Johnny Ross Hunt Mayor: Bob Burchard and Bobby Logan. Total early ballots cast - 464 Gonzales ISD Candidates District 4: incumbent Josie Smith-Wright running unopposed District 7: incumbent Tom Lester Jr. and Maricella Gonzales Total early ballots cast - 103 Gonzales County UWCD Candidates District 1: incumbent Kurt Trammell and Bruce Tieken District 2: incumbent Bruce Patteson running unopposed District 3: Steve Ehrig and Keith Schauer District 4: incumbent Link Benson and Barry Miller District 5: Ren de la Garza and Louis Kuntschik Total early ballots cast - 287 City of Moulton Candidates City Council Place 3: Harvey Kloesel and Diane Rothbauer City Council Place 4: incumbent Ernie Novosad running unopposed City Council Place 5: incumbent Gussie Machalec running unopposed Total early ballots cast - 33 Moulton ISD Candidates Place 6: Rhonda Braeuer, Tina Trejo and Bradley Anderle Place 7: incumbent Danny Rother running unopposed Total early ballots cast - 57 City of Nixon Candidates City Council (two At-Large seats): Ashley Villanueva Gonzales, Doug Koening, incumbent Hector Dominguez and Dorothy Riojas Mayor: Jose Zuniga and Maria Blanch Total early ballots cast - 37 Nixon-Smiley CISD Candidates Nixon Place 2: incumbent Bud Box and George Blanch Nixon Place 3: incumbent Richard Lott running unopposed Total early ballots cast - 72 City of Shiner Candidates City Council (three At-Large seats): incumbent Linda Rigby, incumbent Lawrence J. Kurtz, Randy Boone, Alois Louis Herman and Bobby Boehn Total early ballots cast - 61 Shiner ISD Candidates Place 1: incumbent Julie Gamez running unopposed Place 7: Max Moore and J.M. Trey Rankin III Total early ballots cast - 60 City of Waelder Candidates City Council (two At-Large seats): incumbent Robert Tovar, Sharon Denise Nichols, Rocky Quintero Jr., Dora Ramirez, Marie Ibarra Almaraz, Angie Andrade Arriaga and Richard Ayala Jr. Mayor: Mike Harris, Valentino Hernandez, Curtis Hadnot, and Becky Ayala Total early ballots cast - 160 Waelder ISD Candidates Three At-Large Seats: incumbent JoAnn Ibarra, Rudy Orona, incumbent Delores Martinez and incumbent Cathy Hernandez Total early ballots cast - 84 City of Yoakum Candidates City Council Place 4: incumbent Elorine Sitka and Cindy Martin City Council Place 5: Rodney Jahn Total early ballots cast - 56

for grabs. That number is well below the 2010 total of 798 votes. Bob Burchard and current District 4 City Councilman Bobby Logan are seeking the mayors post. Three men Steve Hendershot, Clarence Opiela and Johnny Ross Hunt are seeking the District 4 city council seat being vacated by Logan. Incumbent District 3 Councilman Lorenzo Hernandez was also up for election, but is unopposed. Nearly 300 early votes have also been cast in the Gonzales County Underground Water Conservation District Board of Directors election. Because of redistricting, all five seats came up for election this year, but incumbent board president Emmett Baker Jr. chose not to seek re-election.

Incumbent Kurt Trammell is facing Bruce Tieken for the District 1 seat, while District 2 incumbent Bruce patteson was unopposed. In District 3, Steve Ehrig and Keith Schauer are seeking the seat, while incubent Link Benson and Barry Miller are contending for the District 4 seat. In District 5, Rene de la Garza and Louis Kuntschik are seeking the seat. There is one seat being contended in the Gonzales ISD, and through Tuesday just 103 early ballots had been cast. Incumbent District 7 Trustee Tom Lester Jr. faces Maricella Gonzales in that race. District 4 incumbent Josie SmithWright was unopposed. Early voting in other municipal and school races was relatively light, save in Waelder, where three seats on the city council are up for grabs. Through the end of early

voting, 160 ballots had already been cast in that election; the balloting in 2010 saw only 288 total votes cast, but the balloting drew attention from the Secretary of States office over the residency of some of those who voted early. Seven people are seeking one of two available at-large seats on the city council: incumbent Robert Tovar, Sharon Denise Nichols, Rocky Quintero Jr., Dora ramirez, Marie Ibarra Almaraz, Angie Andrade Arriaga and Richard Ayala Jr. The mayors race is almost as crowded, with three current city councilmen Mike Harris, Valentino Hernandez and Becky Ayala seeking the seat, along with Curtis Hadnot. The Cannon will post election results to our website at www.gonzalescannon.com as they become available Saturday.

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The Huskies won 20 games last year and were 8-8 in District 27-5A play, where they finished fifth. An opportunity came open in San Antonio and I put my name in the hat, said Hall. The people there are just so amazing. There were over 100 applicants for the Holmes job and Hall was named as one of the top six finalists. He interviewed with the school principal and ath-

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letic director on Monday before moving on to being one of the top three candidates. His final interview with the AD and assistant AD came on Tuesday. Halls new top boss, Stan Laing, the executive director of athletics for the Northside Independent School District, coached him when Hall played on the junior varsity team at Abilene High School. I cant think of a better man for me to work for, Hall said. Hes been in

as the lone superintendent finalist in the far West Texas district near El Paso. Puig was on a recruiting trip for Luling ISD this week and had not responded to a request for comment as of press time. He was named to act as the LISD superintendent after the board of trustees voted 5-2 to dismiss superintendent David Davis in July. The board voted Oct. 24, 2011 to name him the lone candidate for the post. Puig had served as the districts assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction. He joined Luling ISD after serving as an assistant principal and administrator in the Mount Pleasant ISD under Davis. Davis was placed on administrative leave in July following the results of a Texas Education Agency audit

which indicated several irregularities, and the board moved Monday to further streamline financial accountability standards in the district. Trustees approved several policy recommendations by Puig and chief financial officer Stephanie Timms regarding donations, solicitations and fund-raising activities and accounts. Trustees were told in January of this year by a Texas Education Agency monitor assigned to the district that LISD was making progress in attacking academic deficiencies at the districts secondary campuses under Puigs leadership. TEA school improvement officer Dr. Jean Buell Bahney told the board that I have seen significant change at the high school level. It is starting to show. Luling has embraced the problem as a system problem that needs a system solution, she said.

that district since the early 1990s and I feel like hell be a great mentor for me. I feel like Im going to have a lot of support there. Holmes isnt the first school to come calling for Hall, who has been one of the hottest coaching commodities in the state for the last few years. So what was it that made this the right time to change jobs? This is a family move, Hall said. Ive been driving to work from Seguin every day for the last six and a half years. This is something my family and I prayed about and we go on faith. My wife works in San Antonio, my young daughter goes to private school in San Antonio, so finally well all be able to be in the same town. I just give all of the credit to the Lord. Although he is thrilled to be able to make such a momentous leap up and coach at the states highest level of play, Hall said taking his new job will be bittersweet because of his deep love for Waelder. I love it here because this is not just a job, its family to me, he said.

Weve been on a great ride here from going to the state tournament to passing bonds for a new gym to breaking down barriers in the community. I have been very blessed to have worked for such a great community. Im grateful to have given seven years of my life to this program and grateful for the relationships that Ive built. Waelder will always be remembered in my heart and will always be my home. By becoming the new bench boss for the Huskies, Hall will be making the rare leap from the 1A ranks to the super-competitive 5A class. Although he recognizes the challenge, Hall said it is something he certainly feels up to tackling. Im not that concerned, he said about making the transition. Ive always heard that a good basketball coach is a good basketball coach no matter what level he coaches on. Ive taken my kids to the Capital City Showdown in Austin where we played 4A and 5A schools and either beat them or nearly beat them. I feel like Ive been coaching on that level already.

After starring at Abilene, Hall went on to play collegiate basketball at Temple College and Lubbock Christian University. In his seven years at Waelder, Hall had a record of 17459 that includes six playoff appearances, four district titles, four trips to the regional tournament and one to the state tournament. That state tourney bid, which came in 2011, was the fifth such appearance in Waelder history, but the schools first since 1978. Following the loss of an all-state player to graduation and two returning starters to off-the-court issues, Hall led the Wildcats to the regional quarterfinals this season where they lost to eventual state champion Calvert. Because of those efforts, he was named Coach of the Year on the first ever All-Cannon Boys Basketball Team. Waelder has always been known for basketball, Hall said. I like to think what I did was bring some character, integrity and discipline to the program. We were viewed as a bad school, but we have the best kids in the state of

Texas here. I love these kids, theyre awesome. Were doing good things in Waelder and this program is heading in the right direction. Ive graduated 100 percent of my seniors since Ive been here and thats the accolade Im most proud of. Hall will begin his new job immediately, where he will split the remaining school year between Holmes and Waelder. He is planning on meeting with his new team on Tuesday and will periodically take days off in Waelder in order to hold some practices in Holmes before the summer season begins. As a testament to Halls devotion and affinity for the Wildcat program, the Waelder ISD administrators are giving him an active role in the selection of his successor. They are letting me in on the process and I think thats a blessing, he said. It feels really good to know that Im going to have some input on who the new coach is so we can keep Waelder going in the right direction.

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We have nothing to do with this gang war, said Dana Hendry, owner of Inlet Protection Co. LLC. They just need to leave us alone. Hendrys company is contracted with the City of Gonzales to install inlet protection curbing around drainage inlets on city streets. She said that on Thursday, April 26, her husband, Stuart Horner, was laying in the street installing one such inlet near Cuero St. when a car pulled up near his truck and several young men got out. We had hired a guy, and they were after him, Hendry said. He got in the truck to get away from them and they bashed the window in with a rock. Horner said a second vehicle pulled up and blocked him from being able to leave the scene. I kept telling them they need to get away from my business, he said. The worker the couple had hired apparently has ties to one of the two groups, which have been involved in a long-running feud stemming from a shooting at Gonzales City Hall in 2009. Hendry said they have since fired that employee because he refused to give a state-

ment to police, fearing retaliation. Hendry and Horner identified the man who broke the truck window with a rock and was leading the group of men as Mario Banda, 31, of Gonzales. Banda had been in court that very morning facing a charge of possession of a controlled substance, but the case was re-scheduled by 25th District Court Judge Dwight Peschel. Banda was arrested later in the day by Gonzales Police officers and was charged with criminal mischief in connection with the attack on Horners vehicle. He was charged the following day with a felony count of stalking for continuing to harass the Hendry business. On Friday, May 4, John Andrew Bobo Garza, 29, of Gonzales was arrested on a warrant for Criminal Mischief by Officer Matt Camarillo. Police Capt. Alan Taylor confirmed his arrest was also related to the incident with the truck. And on Saturday, May 5, Christopher Joe Weech Ramos, 28, of Gonzales the employee Hendry fired following the attack on her husbands truck was arrested by Officer Beth McBride for Possession of Marijuana in a Drug Free Zone, Possession of a Con-

John Andrew Garza trolled Substance in a Drug Free Zone, and Tampering or Fabricating Physical Evidence with intent to impair. Sitting in her office May 3 with a loaded shotgun nearby, Hendry said members of the gang continued their harassment after the incident with the truck, and seem to have no fear of law enforcement. They drive by and stop, roll down their window, point at us and yell obscenities, she said. I never know if theyre going to try and follow me home. Every car that gets behind me scares the (bleep) out of me. The one guy, look at this photo he posted on Facebook, she said, indicating a photograph on Bandas Facebook page showing he and another man standing in front of a Gonzales police car flipping off the camera. They know no ones going to do anything. Gonzales Police Chief

Christopher Joe Ramos Tim Crow said last week that a police investigation into a shooting incident on April 24 is continuing. That shooting incident is apparently what launched the latest upturn in incidents involving the two gangs. After Banda was arrested on April 26, GPD cruisers were seen following several of the members of the two factions around townin what Crow termed crime prevention. Hendry said she is fed up. I cant conduct business like this, Hendry said prior to the announcement of the arrests of Banda, Garza and Ramos. I moved to Gonzales because its a small town and were not supposed to have people like this here. I have no problems moving my business to another town. If more arrests are not made and this is not stopped, Im calling in the state police to investigate why, she said.

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Yuma, Ariz. The trains other passengers were evacuated and an ATF agent deployed a bomb-sniffing dog to search for explosives. After a search of about an hour, the passengers were allowed to return to the train at approxi-

mately 5:45 a.m., where it finally resumed its course at approximately 7:10 a.m. No injuries were reported and no bomb or explosive device was ever found. Hannum, whose home of record was listed as Auburn, Calif., was charged

with making a terroristic threat impairing a public or government service, and with making a false alarm or reporting a false emergency. He is being held at the Gonzales County Jail in lieu of $175,000 bond.

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Law enforcement units from several agencies were called out in the early-morning hours May 4 after a bomb threat was phoned in from aboard and Amtrak train. (Photo by Cedric Iglehart)

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Encouraging Word Christian Fellowship

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Jesus Holy Ghost Temple

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New Life Assembly of God

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Church of Christ (Iglesia de Cristo)

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Lighthouse Church of Our Lord New Life Temple for Jesus Christ
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Harris Chapel United Methodist

S. Liberty St. Nixon

Clark Baptist Church

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Community Church of God

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Churches of God

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County Baptist Church Eastside Baptist Church

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Gonzales Memorial Church of God in Christ

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River of Life Christian Fellowship

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Henson Chapel United Methodist

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Two Rivers Bible Church

Iglesia Bautista Memorial

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St. James Baptist Church

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1600 Sarah DeWitt Dr., Ste 210, Gonzales

New Way Church of God in Christ

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Monthalia United Methodist

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Elm Grove Baptist Church 4337 FM 1115 Waelder, Texas 78959 First Baptist Church
422 St. Paul, Gonzales 403 N Texas Nixon Hwy 108 N Smiley

Leesville Baptist Church

E. of Hwy 80 on CR 121

Saint Paul Baptist Church Shiner Baptist Church

Faith Family Church

Inter-Denominational Pentecostal

Memorial Heights Baptist Church

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Avenue F and 15th Street, Shiner

Episcopal Church of the Messiah

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Episcopal

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Smiley United Methodist

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Faith Temple

First Baptist Church First Baptist Church First Baptist Church

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Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church Oak Valley Baptist Church Old Moulton Baptist Church
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Union Lea Baptist Church

St. Andrew St. Gonzales

Waelder United Methodist

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Hwy 80 (N. Nixon Ave.) Nixon

Union Valley Baptist Church

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La Os del Evangelio Mission Capilla del Pueblo

W. Central at 87 Nixon

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Webster Chapel A.M.E.

1027 Church St. Gonzales

Holy Temple of Jesus Christ No. 2

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St. James Catholic Church

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512 St. James, Gonzales

Life Changing Church of Gonzales

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Greater Church

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Primitive Baptist Church

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Full Gospel Church

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Sacred Heart Catholic Church St. Joseph Catholic Church

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605 Saint Joseph St. Gonzales

S of 90-A (sign on Hwy 80)

Greater Rising Star Baptist Church

Providence Missionary Baptist Church

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First Evangelical Lutheran

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Lutheran

Bread of Life Ministries

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Pilgrim Presbyterian Church

CR 210 off FM 1116

Presbyterian

3rd Ave S of Hwy 87 Nixon

Harwood Baptist Church

North of Post Office

San Marcos Primitive Baptist Church

4 Miles west of Luling on Hwy. 90 P.O. Box 186, Luling 830-875-5305

St Patrick Catholic Church in Waelder

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Abiding Word Lutheran Church, LCMS 1310 St. Louis Belmont United Methodist Hwy. 90-A

Cowboy Church of Gonzales County

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Presbyterian Church of Gonzales

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That thunderstorm was totally unexpected!

I was beginning to think that Charlene Andersons talk at the Leesville Homecoming about the night that Leesville flooded was about to come true. We had a totally unexpected rip roaring thunderstorm come through. I think it startled the weather bureau as much as it did us. A big thunder clap woke us all up, but especially that old dog Squeaky. She was so scared that she went under the bed and nearly did not make it back out. I think she needs to go on a diet. The rain just kept training right in this area. Kenneth Brozowski got around two inches. Janice Martin over on Dowdy Road got 1.3 inches. The House on the Hill residents got 1.5 inches. Sandra and Johnny Zoboroski over near Geronimo got an inch. By about 7PM on May 8th Big John Zavadil had 2.99 on FM 1116. Thank you Lord. Now this next Sunday is Mothers Day. Please honor your Mother or the one who takes the place of your mother. These days a lot of fathers are taking on that role especially in military families. I recommend that you give your Mother a card, a hug if possible, and some candy like maybe Lindt White Coconut or Ghirardelli Chocolate, Dark and Raspberry. The Belmont Community Center Club will have their meeting the 4th Tuesday of May at the Belmont Community Center at 2PM. If I calculate that correctly, it falls on

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one was practically totally occluded. Dr. Guarrmo cut the calcifications out of both of them. The surgery was a wonderful success. The Doppler sounds on the artery inside of the ankle on my left foot were great compared to before the surgery. My foot gets warm. I have diabetic ulcers underneath the bottom of my foot that was virtually getting no blood flow to help them heal. The techs were trained so well and worked great as a team. Piasaimi came from NE Baptist with twenty years of experience and Vincent came with ten years of experience. Then there was Dustin who was sort of in charge of the operating room and Michael who kept track of every bit of medication I got and told everyone out loud about it. I cant remember the name of the two guys operating the equipment that was taking the pictures, but that equipment and how they operated it was awesome. Sam was the strong guy who held twenty minute of pressure on the place where Dr. Guarrmo entered the femoral artery. Micheal helped him. And I mean this was pressure. You have to remember this is an artery, and it had to clot. If not, the blood would have shot across the room. Elaine was with me from the time they brought me back from surgery until 6:30 and Pat before and after that. In between times a Seitz guy, who claims Harwood as his original home, relieved them and I know I am forgetting someone. I was never left alone in recovery. I am so very proud of the hospital in Seguin and the kind of care I received. I did not have to travel to San Antonio. I have chronic kidney failure and take blood thinners, etc. and they and Dr. Guarrmo plus God handled it all. I received super good care at this home town facility and would recommend it to anyone. You ask why I am so excited about this. I was born in the little Guadalupe Valley Hospital over on Cedar Street in 1948. This hospital was mostly founded by our own Dorthea Siepmann, RN; from CostMonthalia. She had the gumption, knowledge and guts to believe that it could be done. The Siepmanns were/are a well- known family in Cost. Ted Siepmann, Gertrude Lindemann and many generations on down went on to become prominent in the medical field. That includes Elizabeth (Betty) Fink, RN; Donna Lindemann Hisey, R N; Sandy Wells, LVN; and (someone could give me a lot more information). Just think how far that hospital has traveled in technology, service and knowledge since I was born there. Isnt that awesome? Because of the success of that operation, I should see a difference in healing a couple of weeks. I am also proud of our neighbor Brittany Komoll being on the front page of Victoria College Career Focus. She is becoming a certified Nurse Aide through VCs program in Gonzales High School and plans to obtain a bachelors degree in nursing as it says in the article inside the Focus. Her proud parents are William and Connie Komoll. I hear that Mrs. Sara Roecker has had some more work done on her other knee (??) I think. Whatever it is, she has got Mr. Melvin roaming the aisles of Wal Mart and getting dish pan hands in the kitchen again. You know if he keeps this up he might turn out to be not a half bad cook. They say that practice makes perfect. We hope that you get to feeling better real soon. Janice and Fred Martin went for a jaunt over to Yancey this last week. Yancey is where Fred grew up. I did not know where Yancey was located so I looked it up. It is south of Hondo. They said the grass was brown and needed rain. I hope they got some. The Leesville Homecoming was a great success with about 150 people showing up despite the rain. There was lots of good food and the whole church was filled with people to listen to Charlene Bradford Anderson tell about the night of the 1936 flood and for the gospel singing. Pastor Bill Alex of the Dewville United Methodist opened the occasion with prayer. There was a special group from Dewville that sang too with Betty Hill and Lill Alex included. Terry Davis led the group and played the piano singing several songs with Cynthia Williams. Descendants of Brother John Will Ward, a daughter and several grand-daughters, sang the Old Gospel Church which several people said made them cry. Of course Margie Rice and Missy Dirks sang too.Terry Zurozek played the mandolin while Rosemary accompanied him in singing. We cannot leave out Nathan Gordon and his son. Have a great week and God Bless.

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May 22nd. If I am wrong, someone speak up. There will be a Veterans Flag Day Ceremony on May 19th at Leesville Pavillions. I will have details for you next week. June 10th has been set for the Ice Cream Social as a Fund Raiser for the Belmont Community Center. There will also be some activities for the youngsters. Please lift the following people up in your prayers: Crystal Boyd, Rose Rivera, Joe Kotwig, Lisa Rodriguez, Christian, Diana Garcia, Terry Bowman, Sabrina Flores, Bill and Marie Lott, Doris and Alvin Hewell; Hester Behlen, Sarge Dunkin; Louise Jones, Katy West, Aunt Georgie Gandre; Danny and Joyce Schellenberg, Mildred ONeal, Doug Walshak, Selma Vickers, Gene Robinson, Susie Dolezal, Keith Glass, Teresa Wilke, Sandi Gandre, Carl and Vida Tindle; Rev A. C. and Evelyn Newman, Sara Roecker, Orvan Muelker, Aunt Betty Gandre, Linda Nesloney, Marie Schauer, Esther Lindemann, Anna Lindemann, Tony Black, Lanny Baker, Ann and Bubba Bond; Case, Clint, and Lindsay Martin; Lana, Shirley Dozier, Matt and Betty Lou, the family of Robert Schumann, the family of Billy Ray Robbins, the family of Glenna Sloan, and all of our troops and their families. Thanks to everyone for all of your prayers. I had surgery last Thursday to open the arteries to get circulation down to my left foot. It was done in Seguin at Guadalupe Regional Medical Center by Dr. Guarrmo who comes to Seguin from San Antonio. He has been doing this kind of surgery for twenty-seven years. They have a new heart cath lab with the newest equipment to be found. I think I am correct in saying I was about the third patient to use it. They had one patient who had a stint put into his heart, and one had a stint put into his leg. The blockage in the arteries below my left knee was severe and one artery was not found, one was partly occluded and the other

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Class of 1950 62nd Reunion

The Gonzales High School Class of 1950 recently held its 62nd reunion. Front Row: Don Leifeste, Joyce Reinhard Davis, Edith Smith Farris, Bobby Joe Smith, W.C. Newberry, Bernice Behring Knesek, Johnny Kuntschik, Walter Kuck. Second Row: Billie Marie Wilson Dumes, Katie Moore Johnson, Marjorie Appling Fairchild, Gladys Hausler Lindemann, Ailene Purcell Lord, Bernice Lamprecht Heldarsen, Teresa Fougerat Simcik.

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Music Study Club News

By CAROL DUBOSE
Special to The Cannon

Music Study Club president Shirley Spooner looks on as Gonzales Mayor Bobby ONeal signs the proclamation for National Music Week. Each year the National Federation of Music Clubs designates the first week in May for this celebration, and this year it fell May 6-13. (Photo by Dave Mundy)

The Music Study Club, a part of the Texas and National Federation of Music Clubs, met Tuesday evening at the 1890s Tavern in Luling for the annual social event including a dinner party. Pres. Shirley Spoon opened the meeting by requesting David Thiede give the invocation and servers began the delightful meal with each persons choice of menu. Following the dinner, Pres. Spoon passed around a clipboard with spaces for members to write in their own preference for when to host a meeting in 2012-13 and to sign up for preference in how each member wish-

es to perform, vocally or with an instrument, during the next Club year. The Program committee will soon begin planning using this information to compile the new Yearbook. The Club Social Committee, Sarah and Charles Patterson and David Thiede, had arranged the evenings event with reservations at the Ainsworth House and the restaurant tables were covered in white linen with pastel colored linen runners, each centered with a crystal vase of spring flowers. Recorded music of Celtic origin was softly played as we dined. The completely enjoyable meeting is the last for this club year and we will reconvene in September 2012.

Golf scramble set to help defray medical costs for Yoakum woman
A benefit to help defray the medical costs of Missy West will take place in Yoakum on Saturday, May 19, 2012 with a 4-man scramble golf tournament set to kick things off at 9 a.m. at the Yoakum City Park Golf Course. Teams or individuals interested in signing up should call Wayne Ramert at 361-293-1487. Contact Sami Ramert at 361-7980084 if interested in sponsoring a hole. Missy has been recovering from complications as a result of an emergency surgery performed in late February and she has been at Seton Medical Center in Austin for the past two months. Hopes are that shell be out of the hospital soon and able to attend the benefit on May 19. Meal tickets, raffle tickets and t-shirts are also being sold. T-shirt sales will last through April 30th, meal tickets will be sold through May 11th, and raffle ticket sales will last through May 19th. The meal, which will consist of BBQ chicken, mashed potatoes, pinto beans, pickles, dessert and tea, will cost $8 per plate. Plates-to-go or dine-in will be available from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Yoakum Gin & Feed. Raffle tickets will cost $1 each with over 50 prizes being awarded. The drawing will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the Yoakum Gin & Feed. A silent auction will also take place that day at the Yoakum Gin from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. For those wishing to donate an item for the auction, please call Hallie Hall at 361-2084031. A bake sale will also take place from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. at the Yoakum Gin. For those wanting to donate an item for the bake sale, please contact Brandy DeBord at 361-401-1802. The benefit will conclude with a free dance at Yoakum Gin & Feed from 7 p.m. until 1 a.m. A local band and DJ will provide the free entertainment. For those wanting to purchase tickets or buy a t-shirt, please call 361-2084031, 361-772-2357, 361655-2909 or 361-208-5730 or visit the Missy West Benefit page on Facebook.

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S.O.A.R., and the Oil City As Car Club. He was a well respected man and will be deeply missed by all who had the pleasure to have known him. Homer Wesley Glover is survived by his adoring wife, Madelene Glover of Luling; sister-in-law, Nita Glover of Luling; and many loving nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Vance S. Glover and Carl Morgan Glover. The family receives friends on Friday, May 4 at OBannon Funeral Home where a rosary was recited. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Saturday, May 5 in St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church with Fr. Howard Goertz as celebrant. Interment was in the Belmont Cemetery. Pallbearers include: Willis Tinsley, Jay Tinsley, Randy Glover, Greg Nadeau, Seth Glover, David Nadeau, Vance Smith and Matt Atkinson. Honorary pallbearers include, Jim Watts, Richard Bramlet, David & Cora Pawelek and Wesley Glover. Memorials may be made to St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church or the Belmont Cemetery Association. Services are under the care and direction of OBannon Funeral Home. ALVAREZ Zita Alvarez, 88 of Gonzales, passed away Tuesday, May 8. She was born April 27, 1924 in Mexico the daughter of Pablo and Carmen Barajas. She married Francisco Alvarez, he preceded her in death in 1982. She was a homemaker and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She was a loving and devoted Mother, Grandmother and Greatgrandmother. She is survived by her daughters, Isabel Mendoza of Mexico, Ana Maria Gonzalez of Gonzales, Elvira Rangel of Gonzales, Gloria Lazo of Bellview and Petra Garcia of Waelder; sons, Martin Alvarez of Mexico, Francisco Alvarez of Mexico, Porfiro Alvarez of Gonzales, Jesus Alvarez of San Antonio and Rogelio Alvarez of Gonzales; and sisters, Asencion Ayala and Isidra Solis, both of Mexico. Also surviving are 32 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, daughter Hermina Alvarez, sister Angela Barajas and brothers Antioco and Trinidad Barajas. Visitation will be from 5 until 7 p.m. Friday, May 11 at Seydler-Hill Funeral Home with the rosary to follow at 7:30 p.m. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, May 12, 2012 at the funeral home with Reverend Paul Raaz officiating. Arrangements under the care and direction of Seydler-Hill Funeral Home, 906 St. Paul, Gonzales, TX 830-672-3232. Jett Cox Davis, our little angel, went back to be with our Lord on May 2. Her short presence in this world forever changed our lives for the better. She was preceded in death by her Nana, Fan Collier Cox and her Granny, Sandy Lord. She is survived by her mother, Justyn Davis; aunt, Jayd Davis; grandparents, Jymmy Kay Cox and Bo Davis; greatgrandparents, Keli and Johnny Cox; great, greatgrandparents, Julia and RB Wilson; cousins and great aunts; uncles and amazing friends. A memorial service was held at The Presbyterian Church in Gonzales Tuesday May 8 at 2 p.m. with Pastor Diana Whitley officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Jetts name to the Riley Key Memorial Scholarship Fund, 4725 FM 180, Ledbetter, Texas 78946. Arrangements were under the care and direction of Seydler-Hill Funeral Home.

Homer Wesley Glover, 1937-2012 Homer Wesley Glover, 74 of Luling, passed away Tuesday, May 1. Wesley, as he was known locally, was born July 13, 1937 in Caldwell County to Carl and Alma Watts Glover. Wesley married Madelene Bernice Schumann on September 17, 1956 in St. James Catholic Church in Gonzales. Early on, Wesley worked for The Superior Oil Company as a roughneck. He joined the United States Army in 1960 and served as a guard dog trainer and handler while he was stationed in Germany. After being honorably discharged, he went to work on the Dietz Ranch in Seguin. Shortly thereafter Wesley went to work for ALCOA and remained with this company for 30 years, retiring in 1993. After retiring Wesley kept himself very busy working on developing his herd of premium Charolais cattle on his G Bar ranch. Wesley was a wonderful husband, he and Madelene had celebrated 55 years of marriage last September and their love for each other was just as strong then as it was the day they shared their vows. Wesley was popularly known as a loyal, honorable, hard working man who had a fondness for history, the Boston Red Sox and watching his favorite professional teams compete. Wesley had been a member of St. Johns the Evangelist Catholic Church in Luling, the AFLCIO,

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Steven Funk recently graduated from United States Marine Corps boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. Funk successfully completed 13 weeks of intensive basic training at MCRD San Diego. Following ten days home on leave he will report to Camp Pendleton for two months at Infantry Training Battalion. Steven is the step son of Tara Lehnert Funk and the grandson of Doris Lehnert Hoffrick. Doris and her late first husband Fred Lehnert are originally from Gonzales. His aunt is Stephanie Lehnert Boone who is Doriss oldest daughter. Doriss parents are the late Benny Polasek and Vlasta Polasek who still resides in Gonzales as well, Doriss sister is Irene Oakes married to Micheal Oakes of Gonzales. He is a cousin of Marine Jesus Boone of Cuero, who is currently stationed in Japan.

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B.J. Harkey and Jacey Johnson are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Cayedance Rain Harkey. Cayedance was born on March 16, 2012 at Guadalupe Valley Hospital. She weighed 6 lbs, 15 oz and was 19 inches long. She is being welcomed by her sister, Peyton Harkey, grandparents, Justin & Shari Johnson, Shawna Zahn and Brenda & Barry Harkey, great grandparents, John & Danett Wilson, Larry Walley and Pat Walley, Darrel & Marlene Frazier, Walter & Shirley Simmons and the late James Reid Johnson. Also welcoming Cayedance is aunts and uncles, Kennon & Kat Harkey, Jonathon Harkey, Victoria Whitehead, Lauren Johnson and Coe Johnson and tons of great family & cousins who love her very much!

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With Mothers Day around the corner, memories of Mom warmed my heart. I was going to share all the wonderful things she did for me that affected my life for the better. But not everyone has warm sensations when thoughts of their parents flood their mind; and there are some memories too painful to dwell on. The key word is dwell. A thorough soul-searching for the purpose of eliminating harmful mind-sets is very productive. Countless people of all ages have been severely wounded by what happened to them as children. They were injured by what their mother or father did or said, or by what their mother or father neglected to say or do. Whenever a person experiences abuse of any kind, it is the soul (mind, emotions and will) that is the most vulnerable to long-term damage. An injured soul bleeds long after an injured body heals. Oftentimes, inner wounds never heal especially when covered up and hidden from sight. Pushing things back in our minds does not solve inner issues, it simply retards them. Denial is a common, but often debilitating, coping mechanism. Some people learn to function almost normally in their dysfunction; convincing themselves that everything has healed up just fineuntil some-

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one hits a raw spotand it bleeds all over them. Here is a revelation which helped get things in perspective about our parents ability to do what they should. Parents are people too. They were raised by people who may have been abusive; their parents may have too busy to show them any affection. Their parents may have been so tired from making ends meet that they couldnt muster the energy to nurture anyone including themselves. They may have been too dysfunctional to teach their children how to function effectively in society; and people pass on what they have learned to their children. Everyone has flaws. A vital parental role is to help children see their flaws and to help them fix them. This is essential because character flaws limit a persons potential; flaws also hinder a persons ability to build good relationships. By the way, constructive criticism is very different than judgment and condemnation. The first is done in love with the persons good in mind; it is a focus on changing behavior. The other method attacks a persons character and

self-esteem. Everyone has something good in them. Good traits, skills and abilities should be recognized and developed with our parents help. Unfortunately, our parents may not have been raised by people who did this for them; consequently, they did not know how to do this for us. Guess what? The cycle of dysfunction will continue until someone stops it. Inner problems cant be fixed by any outside changes no matter how we try to change our appearance, what we buy, where we move, or the company we choose to keepour internal bleeding will not stop until we tend to the wound. These external things are bandages that temporarily cover up what lies deep within us. We cant change how people feel about us; how they think; or what they say or do. And we cant erase what happened in the past by pretending things

The 85th Annual Luling Foundation Field Day will be held on Thursday, May 17 at 523 South Mulberry, in Luling. As always, a RSVP is not required and there is no cost due to generous sponsors. The field day is an educational event filled with relevant agriculture topics and a great lineup of speakers as well as educational booths and exhibits. 4 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be available: 2 General, 1 IPM, and 1 L&R. Morning activities will include registration at 7:30, viewing of exhibits, a farm tour, and programs on Post Drought Land Use Options by Dr. Barron Rector, Post Drought Livestock Options by Dr. Rick Machen and Tax Policy & Ag Exemption by Al Van Allen. Scholarship presenta-

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tions will be conducted at noon, followed by a complimentary meal. The Luling Foundation agricultural scholarships will be presented to one individual from each of the three counties of Caldwell, Gonzales, and Guadalupe as well as a Grainger Weston Ag Scholarship. Healthcare scholarships will also be awarded to three individuals pursuing a career in a healthcare related field. $13,000 worth of scholarship will be presented. Afternoon demonstrations will focus on the Future Role of Extension by keynote speaker, Dr. Ed Smith, the Impact of Food Policy by Dr. Joe Outlaw, and Fire Preparation & Prevention by Lexi Maxwell. Equipment dealers will have implements on hand for viewing and demonstration

didnt happen. Feeling twinges of pain from our past means that our wounds have not yet healed. Emotional pain causes us to react in anger and is the source of depression, anxiety, and fear. Wrong emotions are signals that something inside of us is amiss. Open wounds affect reasoning and decisionmaking abilities; and keep us from communicating effectively with others. And, it makes it almost impossible to love people as we should. These are common behavior characteristics signaling an inner problem. Now we all share these feelings to some degree, but when they are a way of life, turmoil results. Do you have feelings of low self-esteem that cause you to constantly judge yourself and others? Do you always have to be in control, and react in anger and frustration at others if you are not?

Do you isolate yourself from people? Are you willing to do anything to be liked by others? Are you easily intimidated by others? Do you choose relationships with uncaring or emotionally distant people? Do you see yourself as a victim and are attracted to other victims? Do you try to solve everyone elses problems while ignoring your own? Do you feel guilty when you stand up for yourself? Do you have a hard time remembering portions of your childhood? Do you react with panic, anxiety or fear in certain situations, and dont know why? Do you have a hard time getting excited over things? Are you terrified of rejection or abandonment? Do you often feel hopeless and helpless? Do you feel insecure and

find it difficult to trust others? Do you get emotionally bound up with your partners needs and emotions? Do you have a hard time finishing what your start? Do you settle for less than you deserve because you find it hard to make a decision? Do you act impulsively and end up regretting your choices? Open wounds are painful and interfere with our ability to function properly. The first step toward the healing of damaged emotions is the ability to be honest about the pain we still feel. There are some things that will never be completely forgotten; however, all things can be forgiven with Gods help. And, forgiveness is really for our benefit. It releases us from the grip of something very sinister that is out to consume our peace. love, eloise

throughout the day along with various other related exhibits. Luling Foundation Board of Trustees representing Caldwell County are Gary Dickenson and Alton Williams; representing Gonzales County are Steve Breitschopf and Craig Hines; representing Guadalupe County are Bill Jones and Ronnie Baker; the atlarge member is Jim Wundt. For more information, please contact Manager, Mike Kuck or Office Manager, Bonnie Dredla at The Luling Foundation at (830) 875-2438, or visit www.lulingfoundation.org. The Luling Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization established in 1927 by Edgar B. Davis.

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This years Gonzales Seniors in Action recognition banquet was held at the First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. Dr. Jim Price (near right) was presented the annual Joan Floyd Service Award, while Mary Maulding (below) was the Super Senior for attending all of this years events. Gonzales High School freshman Alex Finch (near bottom) came up with the winning design for the Seniors In Action tee-shirts, while Alexandria Stanton (bottom right) was this years $500 scholarship winner. And when he wasnt signing proclamations honoring the seniors, Mayor Bobby ONeal was serenading them (far left).

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Lucas Energy Inc. CEO William Sawyer (left) and drilling manager Bob Henderson present Gonzales Loni Lester with a sponsorship check for the 2012 rodeo season. Loni is the defending girls state all-around champion. Loni is leading a hectic schedule this spring, rodeoing almost every weekend in addition to school activities, and plans to homeschool next year to enable her the chance of hitting even more rodeo events. (Photo by Dave Mundy)

HOUSTON Enterprise Products Partners announced May 3 the start-up of the first train at the partnerships new cryogenic natural gas processing plant at Yoakum. This facility has a design capacity of 300 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/day)

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Victoria College, Gonzales Center will host a Community Job Fair today from 1 to 6 p.m. at the center located at 424 E. Sarah DeWitt. The event is co-sponsored by the GEDC, VCGonzales, Workforce Solutions and University of Houston SBDC. Among the businesses that will be present are Gonzales Manufacturing, Southern Clay Products, The City of Gonzales, Hebbronville Lonestar Rentals, The Gonzales Inquirer, Eddy Packing, National Oilwell Varco, Halliburton Field Construction, Workforce Solutions and SBDC. Vendors who would like to participate are asked to contact VC Gonzales at jackie.mikesh@victoriacollege.edu. Lunch will be provided to vendors from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The youth rodeos will be starting at the end of this month and all together we expect to prepare about 900 bags. If you would like to promote your business by putting a coupon in these bags, you may send us as many coupons as you wish and we will divide them among the three rodeo finals. Deadline to do so is May 16 and the coupons may be as small

Around the Chamber Office

Barbara Hand
Barbara Hand is the Executive Director of the Gonzales Chamber of Commerce.

as three by four inches. When the Amtrak Train was stopped in Harwood last Thursday because of a bomb threat, a Gonzales County person was on board. Barbara Jo Brothers had decided to ride the train from Austin to New Orleans, never dreaming that shed get to layover in beautiful downtown Harwood for some five hours. We hear they caught the person who called in the threat and didnt find a bomb, so the train finally continued on its way. The Three & One-half Amigos/Central Texas Cutters will host a used tack auction on May 12 at the J. B. Wells Arena, in conjunction with the cutting-horse competition. A portion of the proceeds will go to Normas House. The Community Committee will meet on Wednesday.

opment Corp. and the City of Gonzales. City Council recently re-zoned much of the area to enable the company to begin finalizing its plans. John Stewart of Rafter FC told the Rotarians his company came to Gonzales several months ago with different plans in mind. We came here several months ago to put in a man-camp (RV park), he said. With the help of the city staff, we developed this plan and purchased 8.7 acres. Some communities dont want to grow, they dont seem to want the growth, he said. We have been very welcomed here. GEDC executive director Carolyn Gibson-Baros told Rotarians about a number of companies bringing some 200 new permanent jobs to Gonzales in the coming months including Marathon Oil, EOG, Jim H. Wilson LLC and others. Those workers will need housing, she said, and said the Lous Garden project may be the first of several possible new housing developments.

We have a number of people in town who are working what we call in-fill projects, building on vacant lots or rebuilding homes, she said. We have a lot of wonderful historic homes here in Gonzales, but there are very few homes for sale in Gonzales in the moderate price range. Stewart said the development will break ground in June, and he expects to see the first homes available for move-in by September. Baros noted a number of other positive events happening in the city that will continue to drive economic development. Were the poster child for the Eagle Ford (shale oil formation), she said. She said the GEDC board of directors and city council have been very forward-looking in managing the citys reaction to the influx of people and business associated with the shale oil and gas boom, but the trick has been to gauge sustainability. We want sustainability that wil be here for years and years, she said. Were about to see some

(oil) drilling in the city limits, but were also seeing companies that dont depend on the oil boom coming here. Baros mentioned that a top priority for the new city council in June will be to develop a master plan for the citys development, including the JB Wells Park rodeo arena and associated facilities. Weve got the state junior high rodeo finals coming the end of May, and theyre up for bids for next year, she said. Were also trying to get the national junior high and high school finals, but that depends on what kind of plan we have in place for J.B. Wells. We have a good chance of getting them if we have a good master plan. Rotary president Tommy Cox asked Baros about the status of the old H-E-B building on St. Joseph St., a building many would like to see converted into a civic center. She said H-E-Bs policy is firm on the price for the property at $1.8 million, meaning it is unlikely the city could take it over and convert it to that use.

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tinue to increase throughout the month of May, with full production from the plant expected by June 1. Prior to the start-up of the Yoakum plant, Enterprise had been utilizing capacity at natural gas processing plants owned by third parties. Most of these volumes will now be diverted and processed at the Yoakum facility. The coordination, hard work and dedication exhibited by our employees in Houston and in the field has been tremendous and allowed us to complete this first train on schedule and under budget, said A.J. Jim Teague, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Enterprises general partner. The long-term outlook in the Eagle Ford Shale continues to show growth in rich gas

production and Enterprise is wellpositioned to help meet the need for midstream infrastructure through the cost-effective expansion of our integrated network. A 65-mile, 36-inch diameter residue natural gas pipeline linking the Yoakum plant to Enterprises Wilson natural gas storage facility was completed in April. Additionally, the partnership has also completed construction of 169 miles of 20-inch and 24-inch diameter pipeline for delivering mixed NGLs extracted at Yoakum to Enterprises fractionation and storage complex at Mont Belvieu. Enterprise Products Partners L.P. is one of the largest publicly traded partnerships and a leading North American provider of midstream energy services to producers and consumers of natural gas, NGLs, crude oil, refined products and pet-

rochemicals. The partnerships assets include approximately: 50,600 miles of onshore and offshore pipelines; 190 million barrels of storage capacity for NGLs, petrochemicals, refined products and crude oil; and 14 billion cubic feet of natural gas storage capacity. Services include: natural gas gathering, treating, processing, transportation and storage; NGL transportation, fractionation, storage, and import and export terminaling; offshore production platform services; crude oil and refined products transportation, storage and terminaling; petrochemical transportation and storage; and a marine transportation business that operates primarily on the United States inland and Intracoastal Waterway systems and in the Gulf of Mexico. For additional information, visit www.enterpriseproducts.com .

Area Livestock Reports

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The Nixon Livestock Commission Inc. report had on hand, May 7, 2012, Volume, 496. Steers: 200-300 lbs, $168 to $178 to $230; 300-400 lbs., $168 to $178 to $225; 400-500 lbs, $149 to $159 to $195; 500-600 lbs, $134 to $144 to $180; 600-700 lbs, $125 to $135 to $145; 700800 lbs, $116 to $126 to $142. Heifers: 200-300 lbs, $138 to $148 to $180; 300-400 lbs, $141 to $151 to $188; 400-500 lbs, $135 to $145 to $188; 500-600 lbs, $130 to $140 to $180; 600-700 lbs, $133 to $143 to $200; 700800 lbs, $120 to $130 to $150. Slaughter cows: $65 to $88; Slaughter bulls: $85 to $108; Stocker cows: $650 to $1,060; Pairs, $900 to $1,310. Notices: We will be closed on May 28, 2012 for Memorial Day.

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Hallettsville Livestock Commission Report

is trending lower. Packer cows and bulls sold $3 to $4 higher on approx 240 hd. Total. Packer Cows: higher dressing utility & cutter cows, $82-$99.50; lower dressing utility & cutter cows, $70-$82; light weight canner cows, $58-$70. Packer Bulls: heavyweight bulls, $101-$110; utility & cutter bulls, $87-$101; lightweight canner bulls, $78-$87. Stocker and Feeder Calves and Yearlings: Steer & Bull Calves: under 200; $225-$275; 200-300 lbs, $210-$245; 300-400 lbs, $180$220; 400-500 lbs, $165-$187.50; 500-600lbs, $138-$174; 600-700 lbs, $134-$158; 700-800 lbs, $122-$142. Heifer Calves: under 200 lbs, $210-265; 200-300 lbs, $175-$230; 300-400 lbs, $165-$188; 400-500 lbs, $146-$165; 500600 lbs, $132-$155; 600-700 lbs, $126-$142; 700-800 lbs, $115-$132. No. 2 & 3 Steer & Bull Calves: 200-300 lbs, $120-$208; 300-400 lbs, $118-$183; 400-500 lbs, $116-$172; 500-600 lbs, $112-$140; 600-700 lbs, $105-$136. No. 2 & 3 Heifer Calves: 200-300 lbs, $115-$185; 300-400 lbs, $113-$168; 400-500 lbs, $112$153; 500-600 lbs, $108-$136; 600-700 lbs, $104-$125. If we can help with marketing your live-

stock, please call 361-798-4336.

Cuero Livestock Market Report on May 4, 2012, had 979 head. Had 87 cows and 15 bulls. Bulls higher. Cows were a steady. Calf market was fully steady. Packer Bulls: Hvy. Wts., $101-$117; lower grades, $72-$96. Packer cows: boning, $88-$97; cutter, $68$95; low cutters, $62-$75; canners, $47-$58. Dry Cows, $66-$86; young, $75-$100. Pairs, $1,105-$1,350. Steer Calves: under 200 lbs, $220-$300; 200250 lbs, $190-$235; 250-300 lbs, $148-$210; 300-350 lbs, $139-$201; 350-400 lbs, $139$202; 400-450 lbs, $140-$184; 450-500 lbs, $135-$181; 500-600 lbs, $135-$160. Over 700 lbs Bulls, $85-$151. Heifer Calves: under 200 lbs, $225-$295; 200-250 lbs, $205-$215; 250-300 lbs, $170$215; 300-350 lbs, $150-$189; 350-400 lbs, $146-$202; 400-450 lbs, $101-$181; 450-500 lbs, $133-$175; 500-600 lbs, $138-$162; 600700 lbs., $131-$184; over 700 lbs, $117-$138.

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UTSA study: Eagle Ford impact $25 billion in 2011

revenue, supported 47,000 fulltime jobs in the area, and provided $257 million in local government revenue. The study also concluded that in 2011 shale development: Paid $3.1 billion in salaries and benefits to workers; Provided more than $12.6 billion in gross regional product; Added more than $358 million in state revenues, including $120.4 million in severance taxes; And spurred a triple-digit sales tax revenue increase in various local counties. We view the Eagle Ford activity as an economic opportunity of a lifetime, said Mario Hernandez, president of the San Antonio Economic Development Foundation. The key goal is the increase in investment and jobs. And if the communities will partner with the private companies that are creating these jobs, it can be a win-win for everybody. The increased revenue from the Eagle Ford Shale is rebuilding local communities. New schools and new hospitals are being built, and new training programs have been launched to maximize hiring from the local workforce. The study projects the creation of approximately 117,000 full-time jobs by 2021. The residents and local leadership of South Texas have taken a proactive and collaborative approach to this new economic opportunity, which we hope demonstrates how communities can embrace, invest and manage this new influx of revenues to ensure long-term regional prosperity, said Leodoro Martinez, executive director for the Middle Rio Grande Development Council and Chairman of the Eagle Ford Consortium. Through the Eagle Ford Consortium, Eagle Ford Task Force and other community-industry collaborations, Eagle Ford leaders and residents are working together to develop training programs, enhance local employment opportunities, and forge solutions to community issues that maximize the benefits and manage the effects from increased development activity. The Eagle Ford Shale is a 50 mile-wide by 400 mile-long formation that runs from the south-

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SAN ANTONIO Development of oil and natural gas in the Eagle Ford Shale contributed $25 billion in total economic output to the region in 2011, according to a study released today by the Center for Community and Business Research at The University of Texas at San Antonio Institute for Economic Development (UTSA). The Eagle Ford Shale has proven to be one of the most important economic engines in the state, said Dr. Thomas Tunstall, director of the UTSA Center for Community & Business Research, and the studys principal investigator. In 2011 alone, the play generated over $25 billion in

ern portion of Texas to the east. The formation produces natural gas, condensate, oil, and natural gas liquids, with margins more favorable than other shale plays. The study assessed the economic impact of the Eagle Ford Shale on the 14 counties currently producing oil and natural gas from the formation, as well as the six surrounding counties indirectly involved in its development. The UTSA Institute for Economic Developments Center for Community and Business Research conducts primary research on community and business development in South Texas and the Border Region. For more information, visit www.ccbr.iedtexas. org<http://www.ccbr.iedtexas. org>. To download the study,

Oil & Gas Activity Report

Cannon News Services Recent location reports from the Texas Railroad Commission DeWitt County API No.: 42-123-32774 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Burlington Resources O and G Co. LP Lease Name: Mumme Unit A Well No.: 1 Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2) Total Depth: 12,800 feet Direction and Miles: 3.7 miles southeast of Ecleto Survey Name: W.L. Lytte, A-303 Acres: 308.14 API No.: 42-123-32775 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Rosetta Resources Operating LP Lease Name: Klotzman Unit A Well No.: 3 Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2) Total Depth: 12,550 feet Direction and Miles: 5.7 miles southwest of Sample Survey Name: J.E. Ross, A-403 Acres: 407.45 API No.: 42-123-32771 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Petrohawk Operating Company Lease Name: Krause B Well No.: 2H Field Name: DeWitt (Eagle Ford Shale) Total Depth: 14,000 feet Direction and Miles: 2.57 miles southeast of Westhoff Survey Name: F.S. Breeding, A-69 Acres: 704 API No.: 42-123-32743 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. Lease Name: Garvel 01 Well No.: 3H Field Name: DeWitt (Eagle Ford Shale) Total Depth: 21,000 feet Direction and Miles: 4.1 miles northwest of Yorktown Survey Name: P.B. George, A-205 Acres: 556.42 API No.: 42-123-32776 Classification: Fld. Dev. Operator: Cimarron Engineering Corp. Lease Name: Hartman Well No.: 1 Field Name: Arneckville Total Depth: 5,500 feet Direction and Miles: 9.6 miles southeast of Cuero Survey Name: J. Quinn, A-395 Acres: 79.39 API No.: 42-123-32777 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Marathon Oil EF LLC Lease Name: Anne Friar Thomas Well No.: 4H Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2) Total Depth: 18,500 feet Direction and Miles: 8.3 miles southwest of Yoakum Survey Name: J. McCoy Jr., A-30 Acres: 809 Gonzales County API No.: 42-177-32546 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: EOG Resources Inc. Lease Name: Boyles Unit Well No.: 4H Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) Total Depth: 12,400 feet Direction and Miles: 10.9 miles southeast of Cost Survey Name: W. Simpson, A-426 Acres: 1,144.71 API No.: 42-177-32551 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: EOG Resources Inc. Lease Name: Crozier Williamson Unit Well No.: 2H Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) Total Depth: 12,390 feet Direction and Miles: 6.8 miles south of Smiley Survey Name: W.A. Hall, A-270 Acres: 658.81 API No.: 42-177-32552 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: EOG Resources Inc. Lease Name: Bar Inverted T Unit Well No.: 7H Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) Total Depth: 12,400 feet Direction and Miles: 7.2 miles south of Smiley Survey Name: T. Toby, A-454 Acres: 886.55 API No.: 42-177-32548 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Rosetta Resources Operating LP Lease Name: Adele Dubose Well No.: 5 Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) Total Depth: 11,850 feet Direction and Miles: 6 miles southwest of Sample Survey Name: J. Humphrey, A-266 Acres: 1,005.23 API No.: 42-177-32549 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Rosetta Resources Operating LP Lease Name: Adele Dubose Well No.: 6 Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) Total Depth: 11,850 feet Direction and Miles: 6 miles southwest of Sample Survey Name: J. Humphrey, A-266 Acres: 1,005.23 API No.: 42-177-32550 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Rosetta Resources Operating LP Lease Name: Adele Dubose Well No.: 7 Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) Total Depth: 11,850 feet Direction and Miles: 6 miles southwest of Sample Survey Name: J. Humphrey, A-266 Acres: 1,005.23 Recent Oil and Gas Completions Gonzales County API No.: 42-177-32461 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Marathon Oil EF LLC Lease Name: Brown-Bahlmann Unit Well No.: 1H Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) Survey Name: J. McCoy, A-45 Direction and Miles: 11.1 miles southeast of Gonzales Oil: 839 MCF: 813 Choke Size: 14/64 of an inch Flowing: Yes Tubing Pressure: 2,983 Total Depth: 16,510 feet Perforations: 12,625-16,397 feet API No.: 42-177-32456 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Marathon Oil EF LLC Lease Name: Bilsky-Brown Unit Well No.: 1H Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) Survey Name: J.D. Clements, A-9 Direction and Miles: 12.43 miles southeast of Gonzales Oil: 452 MCF: 478 Choke Size: 14/64 of an inch Flowing: Yes Tubing Pressure: 2,137 Total Depth: 16,855 feet Perforations: 12,180-16,539 feet Lavaca County API No.: 42-285-33625 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Penn Virginia Oil and Gas LP Lease Name: Effenberger Unit Well No.: 1H Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2) Survey Name: A. Ponton, A-35 Direction and Miles: 5.04 miles north from Moulton Oil: 845 MCF: 460 Choke Size: 12/64 of an inch Flowing: Yes Tubing Pressure: 3,544 Total Depth: 16,664 feet Perforations: 11,610-16,560 feet

Gonzales County Records

Gonzales County Courthouse Deeds April 1-30 Farrell, Mary E to Oliver, Milton, w/d, 110 AC J Sehon A-436. Mosher, Kenneth V II and Mosher, Patricia L to Gomez, Ramon and Gomez, Angelica, w/d, Lt. 5, 6, & 7 Blk. 46, Town of Waelder. Chambers, Edgar L. to Phelan, J. Douglas, w/d, Pt. Lt. 4 Blk, Town of Nixon. Kridler, Lawrence O and Kridler, Lawrence Lynn (Ind. & POA) to Connell, Ronald L Jr. and Connell, Kelly, w/d, Pt. Lt. 6 All Lt. 7 Blk C East Rivercrest Addn Sec 1, Town of Gonzales. Cole, Roberta Joyce to Worthington, Jerry L, Worthington, I Genevieve, w/d, 227.5 AC R Sellers Jr A-419. Sutton, Gary A and Sutton, Robin Lee to GRS Productions, LLC, w/d, 4.817 AC J J Tejada A-448. Sutton, Gary A. and Sutton, Robin Lee to GRS Productions, LLC, w/d, 4.816 AC J J Tejada A-448. Sutton, Gary A. and Sutton, Robin Lee to GRS Productions, LLC, w/d, 8.867 AC J J Tejada A-448. Renfroe, Nancy Faye and Renfroe, Roger J to Robinson, Wesley Keith and Robinson, DAnn Culak, w/d, 10.0 AC J Slater A-435. Dolezal, Glen A and Orsak, Terri L to LaFleur, Kevin and LaFleur, Debbie, w/d, 2.108 AC J Thompson A-2. Ramee, Keyes William and Ramee, Max Walton Jr to Zgabay, Mark and Zgabay, Betty, w/d, 78.591 AC C DeWitt A-180 & R H Wynn A-474. Zgabay, Mark and Zgabay, Betty to Ramee, Keyes William and Ramee, Max Walton Jr, w/d, Lots in City of Westoff; 221.41 AC R.H. Wynn A-474 & D Ayers A-54 Gonzales & DeWitt Co. Nowothy, Alan to Quintero, Mary to Daniel, Joshua and Daniel, Ashley, w/d, Pt. Lt. 21 RG 3, East of Water St. Orig. Outer Town of Gonzales. Pena, Gabriel, Pena, Cindy, Munoz, Linda Pena and Munoz, Benny P to Living Stone Holiness Church Inc, The, w/d, 1.17 Ac pt Lt. 16 all 17 & 20 Glenn Heights Addn & Pt. Lt. 2, Mrs. H C Forester Addn. Luke, Ray James Sr. and Luke, Mary Ann to Hernandez, Lorenzo, w/d, Lts. 37 & & 38 Kings 7th Addn, City of Gonzales. Bradley, Patricia to EOG Resources, Inc. o/l, 80.0 Ac B Lockhart A-36. Kelly-Thompson, Brett to EOG Resources Inc, o/l, 50 AC J Dillard A-177. Thompkins, Ella Louise to EOG Resources Inc., o/l, 80 Ac B Lockhart A-36. Mathis, Bobby to EOG Resources Inc, o/l, 50 Ac J Dillard A-177. White, Druann D. and White, Jimmy L Jr to EOG Resources Inc. o/l, 249.05 AC W Simposon A-426 & J Dillard A-177. De Los Santos, Nancy to Reyes, Miguel Vargas and Reyes, Kim Elizabeth w/d, Pt. lt. 2 Blk, Orig. Inner Town of Gonzales. King, Christine to Saenz Enterprises, Saenz, Sylvia and Saenz, Frank J, w/d, 11.48 Ac Tract 24 Rocky Subdiv, T Hammon A-265. Jackson, Lev and Jackson, Joyce J to Richard, Keith M. and Richard, Kimberly C, w/d, 20 AC M. Putman A-393. May 1-31 Marrou, Yvonne Verlander, Adami, Lynn, Verlander Jr, Ralph, Mellon, Province, Vickie V., Verlander, Tanya, Rush, Kim Verlander, Marrou, Blakely and Marrou, Trenton to Tuch, Michael and Tuch, Kara, w/d, 0.309 of an Acre (Pt. Lt. 1, Tier 1) Outer Town Gonzales. Prince, Maria Delia to JP Tank Trucks, LLC, w/d, 15.12 Acres, Benjamin Davis Svy, A-187. Brooks Sr, Kenneth Austin, Brooks, Geraldine M. and Brooks, Gerldine M. (AKA) to Waddell, Daniel W. and Waddell, Sherrill L., w/d, Lts. 19-20, Blk. 2, Riverwood Subdvn. McGruder, Aleshia Ransom to EOG Resources, Inc., o/l, 50.00 Acres, Joseph Dillard Svy, A-177. Gonzales Area Development Corporation to C.A.T.I. Properties, LLC, w/d, Lts. 3-4, Blk. 1, Replat of G.A.D.C. Industrial Park Subdvn. Pena Jr, Manuel to Navejar, Tammy H., w/d, 0.070 of an Acre (Pt. Lt. F, Blk. 13) 3rd Subdvn, Lafayette Place Addn, Gonzales. Olin, Robert I to Boening, Gary W. and Boening, Theresa L., w/d, 111.00 Acres, John McCoy Svy. Dolezal, Glen A. and Orsak, Terri L. to LaFleur, Kevin and LaFleur, Debbie, w/d 2.108 Acres, James Thompson Svy, A-72. Richter, Donnie and Richter Cattle Co., (DBA) to Carpenter, J.P., w/d, 20.80 Acres, Clement Allen Svy, A-90. Tovar, Mary Jane to Monreal, Martin and Monreal, Karla Sarahi, w/d, Pt. lt. 2, RG, Orig. Outer Town Gonzales. Hathaway, William John and Hathaway, Juanita to Hathaway Family Trust, w/d, 18.64 Acres, ASA Lee Lewis Svy, A-329. Wellons, Gwendolyn D. to EOG Resources, Inc., o/l, 80.00 Acres, Byrd Lockhart Svy, A-36. Marriage License Leopold, Joshua Lee and Allen, Erica Lizette. Leazer Jr., Steven Wayne and Arnold, Tamalyn Renee. Huff, Robert D. and Rodriguez, Maria G. Rhodes, Kody C. and Brassell, Kelli R. Assumed Names McMains, James Central Texas Renovator, LLC, Gonzales. Gibson, Kelly City Cleaners of Gonzales, Gonzales. Hodges, Patrick F. Green Acres Outdoors, Gonzales. Hoyle, Stahr and Hoyle, Jackie Gulf Coast Bancard Services. Dudley, Clayton Clayton Services, Gonzales. West, Ferd West Auto Rental, Gonzales. Green, Richard National Lifestlye Centers, Inc., Gonzales. Richard, Dawn M. Little Miss Dawns Residential Serv., Gonzales.

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LOST & FOUND

Lost in Leesville area... black and white short-haired male Border Collie, named Lucky. Owner Carol Martin at 830-424-3408. Reward. -------------------------NOTICES -------------The Heights of Gonzales Activity Department is looking for a fridge/freezer to hold supplies for event refreshments. If you would like to donate or know of one that is reasonably priced, contact Gwen Koncaba, 830-672-4530. -------------------------Job Corps is currently enrolling students aged 16-24 in over 20 vocational trades at no-cost! Will help students

NOTICES
get drivers license GED or High School diploma and college training if qualified. For more info call 512-6657327

HELP WANTED
469-355-4857. -------------------------Wanted: Office Manager for small Christian School. Retired teacher or someone with prior school experience preferred. Must have strong computer and leadership skills, be self motivated and versatile. Salary negotiable. Call 830-672-3838 for interview, or email gracechristianacademy@gvec,net. -------------------------Hiring for all positions at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites. Applications can be picked up at the Sleep Inn, 2138 Water Street/Hwy. 183, Gonzales, Texas 78629

HELP WANTED
CDL DRIVERS WANTED J.M. Oilfield Service, a family oriented company is seeking professional & reliable Class A CDL employees. Requirements: 2 years experience tanker and must be willing to get HazMat endorsement ASAP. Call 830-672-8000. -------------------------AVON Representatives Wanted! Great earning opportunities! Buy or Sell! Call 830-672-2271, Independent Sales Rep.

GARAGE SALES
equipment, misc. items. -------------------------Rummage & Bake Sale. Saturday, May 12, 7am-1pm. Gonzales VFW Hall on Harwood Road. Lots of good stuff and delicious baked items. Come get a bargain. -------------------------Multi-Family Garage Sale. Friday, May 11, 4-8; Saturday, May 12, 8-12. A large variety of household items, toys, pool & slide, truck tires (new), collectibles - get mom a ceramic tea pot or porcelain doll for Mothers day, children to adult clothes & shoes. Something for everyone and it all has to go! 183 N. to monument Co., turn right on 601E and go 1/2 mile. -------------------------Garage Sale. Saturday, 7a.m.-12:00. 507 St. Peter St. -------------------------Saturday, May 12, 8-5. 2-Family. 2022 St. Andrew. Furniture, clothes, kids

GARAGE SALES
toys, miscellaneous. -------------------------Estate Sale. 221 Mraz Street, Shiner. Saturday, May 12, 8am-4pm. Antique furniture, lamps, computer, stereo, glassware, silver trays and teapots, china, couches, beds, mirrors, teacups, jewelry, much more. Cash only-No children. -------------------------Saturday, May 12, 2012, 8-3. 827 St. Michael. Clothes, House Decor, Rugs, Bedding, Kitchenware, Elliptical Machine & much more.

MISC. FOR SALE

Sofa Bed. 1109 FM 532 West, Shiner. 361-596-4403. -------------------------Roper Ice Box for sale. $200. Call 810-4019483. (06-07-12) -------------------------Need to sell almost everything. Reasonable. Make Offer. Ana. Call 830-2038529. (5-10-12) -------------------------Air Framing Nailer. Contractor Series. $75..00. Call 361-7412604. -------------------------For Sale: Antique Car Drive up Ramp. 830672-7094.(06-07-12)

FARM EQUIPMENT
Moldboard Plow. 16, 3 bottom, $150. 3 pt. grader blade, $75. Call 830-4814707.

FURNITURE
Large solid oak wooden desk, w/ glass top. also Large dark wood desk. Both in good condition. Price negotiavle. Call 830-2634181. (06-07-12) -------------------------Small round dining table with leaf, extends to oval. $50. Vintage pub table with extensions, $175. Black metal futon with mattress & cover. Like new. $75. 830-540-3382.

HELP WANTED
Wanted full-time experienced, Ranch/ Farm Hand to care for cattle,horses, fences & pasture land. Must have own transportation. No weekends. 830-437-5772. (0510-12) -------------------------Looking for a fulltime babysiteer 5 days a week. Can either come to our home or take to yours. 7 month, 18 month, 3 yr. old, (every day), 4 yr. old ( after school ). Call

GARAGE SALES
Garage Sale. 1503 Gardien St. Saturday, May 12, 7-12. Household items, clothes, sports

MISC. FOR SALE

2 large stained glass lamp shades, Blue Chip, $350 each. Call 512-917-4078. (0531-12) -------------------------Antique table, mahogany finish. $1,800. Call 512-9174078. (05-31-12) -------------------------For Sale: Headache Rack, Bumper Hitch, Aluminum Running Boards, 5 office desks, Lift Chair, Antique Bed, Leather

FIREWOOD
For Sale: Post Oak Firewood - year old - size and quantity to fit your need. Delivery available. Call for prices, 830-5404776 or 830-8573273.

MOBILE HOMES
For Sale: 64x16 2/2, like new. Call 830660-1286 for appt. -------------------------For Sale: Doublewide Mobile Home. CA/CH, 3br/2ba and Singlewide, 3br/2ba on 5 acres. Hwy. frontage, 5 miles from town. Excellent condition, fenced in with barn. 672-6414. -------------------------07 Doublewide, sits on 10 ac. Homesteaded, AG exempt, chainlink fence in yard and around 10 ac. Large deck on front, small one in back. Covered dog pen, outside night light. Different types of sheds. Water Softener tanks attached to back of house, for inside water only. 4BR/1 Bath, LR, carpeted, rest have linoleum. Master bedroom has walk-in closet, very roomy, high ceilings all through house. Ceiling fans in all 4 bedrooms and Living room, also White block Fireplace never used, Island kitchen between kitchen & dining room w/barstools. Silver cabinets. Belmont area, Gonzales School Route. Call Candy, LREB at 210-3652803.

LEGAL NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR COMMERCIAL FLUID INJECTION WELL PERMIT PYOTE WATER SYSTEMS II, LLC 400 W. ILLINOIS AVE, STE 950 MIDLAND, TX 79701
Is applying to the Railroad Commission of Texas for a permit to inject fluid into a formation which is productive of oil and gas. The applicant proposes to inject fluid into the Edwards, Nixon Lease, Well Number 1SD. The proposed injection well is located 1.6 miles North of Nixon, TX in the Nixon Field in Gonzales County. Fluid will be injected into strata in the subsurface depth interval from 6050 to 6900 feet. LEGAL AUTHORITY: Chapter 27 of the Texas Water Code, as amended, Title 3 of the Texas Natural Resources Code, as amended, and the Statewide Rules of the Oil and Gas Division of the Railroad Commission of Texas. Requests for a public hearing from persons who can show they are adversely affected or requests for further information concerning any aspect of the application should be submitted in writing, within fifteen days of publication, to the Environmental Services Section, Oil and Gas Division, Railroad Commission of Texas, P.O. Box 12967, Austin, Texas 78711 (Telephone 512/463-6792).

HAY FOR SALE

For Sale: 3 year old round coastal hay bales., $30. Call 830437-2277. -------------------------Hay for sale. Large Bales. $80.00 Call 830-481-4707.

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

WANTED: Bobtail Truck Driver Day & Night Positions Available Requirements: Class A CDL with HazMat/Tanker Endorsements Must be at least 25 years of age Insurance, 401K and vacation included Applications available at: Schmidt & Sons, Inc. 2510 Church St. Gonzales, Texas 78629 www.schmidtandsons.com (830) 672-2018 John Clark @ ext. 112

CDL DRIVERS NEEDED

ORDINANCE NO. 2012-17

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GONZALES, TEXAS AMENDING ARTICLE 4.400 PEDDLERS OF THE CITY OF GONZALES CODE OF ORDINANCES; RELATING TO LICENSE ISSUANCE AND DURATION FOR PEDDLERS, SOLICITORS AND ITINERANT MERCHANTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

ORDINANCE NO. 2012-18

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GONZALES, TEXAS DECLARING THE UNOPPOSED CANDIDATE IN THE MAY 12, 2012, GENERAL CITY ELECTION FOR COUNCILMEMBER DISTRICT 3 ELECTED TO OFFICE; CANCELLING THAT ELECTION; ONLY AS TO DISTRICT 3; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

Full-time position responsible for billing of utilities services and collection of related receivables. Desire Bachelors degree in related field and 5+ years of related experience. Prefer 5+ years experience in INCODE software. Benefits for full-time employees include employment health insurance, retirement program, and paid leave. Applicant must be able to pass a prescreen drug and alcohol test. For a complete job description, please make your request at the Gonzales Municipal Building, 820 St. Joseph Street, Gonzales. The City of Gonzales is an equal opportunity employer and encourages all interested parties to apply. Position open until filled. Please complete an application or send resume and cover letter in an envelop marked Personal and Confidential to: Pam Larison, Director of Finance P.O. Box 547 Gonzales, Texas 78629

ColleCtions supeRvisoR

Revenue

AUTOS
Tires for Sale. 4 brand new tires - 255-35ZR20 Nitto Extreme ZR with Rims - Martin Bros 20 universal rims. $500. 830-8571340. -------------------------SIMPLY THE BEST deals on new Chevrolets and GMCs AND over 100 used vehicles with financing to fit most credit situations. Grafe Chevrolet GMC - Hallettsville, TX - 361798-3281 OR 800798-3225. (6/28/12)
Call 672-7100 to place your free classified ads!

ORDINANCE NO. 2012-20

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GONZALES, TEXAS AMENDING ARTICLE 13.300 WATER RATES AND ARTICLE 13.400 SEWER RATES OF THE CITY OF GONZALES CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ADDING SECTION 13.303 WATER METER FEE SCHEDULE AND SECTION 13.401 SEWER TAP FEES AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND REPEALING PRIOR ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.

ORDINANCE NO. 2012-21

ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GONZALES FINDING THAT THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND TEXAS GAS SERVICE IS REASONABLE; ORDERING TEXAS GAS SERVICE TO IMPLEMENT THE RATES AGREED TO IN THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT; REQUIRING REIMBURSEMENT OF CITIES RATE CASE EXPENSES; FINDING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE IS PASSED IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW; REQUIRING NOTICE OF THIS ORDINANCE TO THE COMPANY AND LEGAL COUNSEL.

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CLASSIFIEDS
AUTOS
For Sale: 1997 White Mazda Millenia. Has 2.3 DOHC engine, has minor problems but has lots of extra features. All auto, lether, and has sound system, etc. Asking $1,800 or best offer. 903-603-2289 or 512963-3821.(5-10-12) -------------------------2008 Chevy Aveo - Gas Saver! Only $7,488! (830) 3034381. -------------------------2003 Dodge Caravan - Clean. Only 25K miles. $9,991. 830-305-1330. -------------------------2006 Chevy HHR - Distinctive look. Economical. $12,988. 830-3034381. -------------------------2006 Jeep Liberty Limited - Tough & Dependable. $12,988. 830-3051330. -------------------------2008 Kia Optima Great Gas Mileage, 14K miles. $13,988. 830-303-4382. -------------------------2009 Ford Focus - only 26 K miles. $14,495. 830-3051330.

WANT TO RENT
Looking for a nice house in or near Gonzales. 940-2844255. -------------------------Needed: I need to rent a 2 bed or 3 bedroom apartment or house in Gonzales or Luling area. Please call 830-822-5076.

HOME SERVICES
512-296-4845. -------------------------House cleaning services available. Reasonable rates. Servicing Gonzales and surrounding areas. References available. Call Barbara at 979-7778710 or email barbarajp30@hotmail. com -------------------------Experienced Care Giver excellent references available for private setting in home hospital and nursing home. Day and night. 361865-0286 or 832655-9195. -------------------------Dennis Fojtek (Mechanic), Moulton, Tx. 713-408-9388. Repairs the following: tractors, lawn mowers, tillers, chain saws, trucks etc.

RVS FOR SALE

Wheel RV. 28 ft., equipped to sleep 5, w/lrg. slide containing sofa & dinette. Lots of storage. Adapted to pull as gooseneck. Excellent condition. Call 361-218-1880. -------------------------2004 Fleetwood RV Pecos pop-up. Like new, only pulled from dealer. $4,000. Both units located near Old Moulton. Call 857-0734 or 361-596-7317.

RECREATION
2006 Buell Blast 500cc bike. Made by Harley-Davidson. Only 2,100 miles. Gets 62 miles to a gallon. Great fun, easy to ride, beginners or experienced. $2,500 obo. Located near Old Moulton. Cell, 830-857-0734, after 6, can call 361-5967317.

LIVESTOCK
Bulls. 8-22 mths old. Heifers also, 8 months to 2 years. 830-540-4430. -------------------------FOR SALE: 4 year old Angus Bull. 830875-2524. -------------------------WANT TO BUY: Any or Unwanted Horses. Call Leejay at 830-857-3866. -------------------------3 Bird Cages w/toys. Like New. $50 for all 3. 2 donkeys, 1 Jack and 1 Jenny, $25 each. Call 830-4600995.(5-10-12) -------------------------For Sale: Baby & Young Adult Ducks. Mix Breeds. Cost $3.50-$20.00 each. Call 830-857-6844, ask for Tammy Stephens. -------------------------Three M Boer Goats, producers of Champion Market and Breeding Goats at the Gonzales Livestock Show for the past five years, will have goats available for sale for the 2013 Livestock Show beginning in June of this year. Numbers are limited so dont wait too long! Viewing to begin in June. Dont get left out of the Winners CircleJoin our winning team today and purchase your next Champion from us. (830)491-8508. www.threemboergoats.com. (7-2912) -------------------------MINI-DONKEYS. Great pets, loves people. All ages and colors, some cross designs, 36 tall. 830-672-6265, 830-857-4251, 830672-5152. -------------------------M I N I - G OAT S . (Dwarf Nigerians) 18 to 24 tall. Good weed eaters. Fun to have around.

LIVESTOCK
Beautiful silver and white herd sire. (7 left) 830-672-6265, 830-857-4251, 830672-5152.

REAL ESTATE
2814. -------------------------FOR SALE: Seven (7) Buildings, 20 Units Multi-Family Apartment Complex, located at 929 Water St, on 1.595 acres in Gonzales, TX, frontage along US Hwy 183. 1, 2, 3&4 Bedrooms. All buildings built on concrete slabs, brick veneer siding, metal roof, central heat, Paved Parking Lots and Public Utilities. For information contact: Gonzales Housing Authority, 830-672-3419 or Info@gonzaleshousingauthority. com. -------------------------2/1 home. 714 Seydler St. Owner Finance. $75,000 or best cash offer. Call Martha, 830-5562280. Habla Espanol.

REAL ESTATE
Home for Sale. 4/1 on large tree shaded corner lot, close to schools. Need some work. $49,500. 830-8574974 or 830-6727405. -------------------------4 bedroom, 2 bath home. Swimming pool. Great neighborhood. Close to schools. Call 830857-1576. -------------------------Home for sale. Las Hadas Subdivision - Between Seguin and New Braunfels on Hwy. 46. 334 Las Hadas. Spectacular riverfront estate 5BR/4.5Ba, with boat landing and 2100 tiled covered cabana on the Guadalupe River. Surprisingly beautiful features including hardwood floors, beamed and wooden ceilings, extensive use of oak hardwood, copper covered cabinets, 2 curved stairways, Murano chandeliers, fully furnished with custom furniture, antiques, crystal, china, silver, wide-screen TV, sound system, and much more. Breath taking view of the Guadalupe River on Lake McQueeney. cdkproperties.com. (06-07-12) -------------------------Beautiful Stone House. 24 acres. 2 ponds, well, county water. $400,000. For Info call 713-203-

ROOMMATE WANTED
Looking for a Roommate to share a 3 bedroom, 2 bath house in nice neighborhood. Please call 830-2630498 for more information.

PETS
We stock Sportmix Dog and Cat Food, Demon WP for those ants and scorpions. Gonzales Poultry Supply, 1006 St. Paul Street, 672-7954.(TFN) -------------------------FREE to good home. Male, mixed breed, gets along with kids and other animals. Outside dog. 830305-2521. -------------------------Mini Schnauzers. 8 wks, CKC, party colors, first wormed, 2 Females, 1 Male, $400.00. 210-3790771. Stockdale/ Seguin Location.

TRAVEL TRAILERS FOR RENT

RV for rent at Belmont RV Park Estates. Call Richard, 830-556-6095. -------------------------Travel Trailers for rent. Located at J.B. Wells, Gonzales, Texas. Cheaper than motel. Clean, fully furnished, 32 ft. trailers. $300/ a week. Please call for more info & rates. Pug @ 512-9630000 or Dawn @ 512-508-6221.

COMMERCIAL FOR RENT

2500 Sq. Ft. Commercial Building for rent. CA/CH, 304 Thornton St. Call 830-672-3147. (0607-12) -------------------------For Rent: Industrial Property for rent. M1 Ind. Storage Yard, 70x130. Church Street. 830423-2103. -------------------------For sale or lease. 10,000 sq. ft. Bldg. with multi-level loading docks Prime location - with offices and separate garage. Call 830-857-5448. -------------------------For Lease: Small office space w/workshop located at 339 St. George. Recently Renovated, $400/ month. For more information please (830) 672-5580.

LAWN & GARDEN

Will mow yards. Reasonable Rates. Call for free estimates. 857-5147. (TFN) -------------------------Need help with lawn or pool? Please call Gene Kridler at 830-8571576. -------------------------Lawn care & shredding. Call for free estimates. 830-2039385. -------------------------Lawn mowing service, residential & commercial. Liability ins., free estimates and low cost. No job too large or too small. 830-2634181.

RV SITES FOR RENT

RV-SITES-GONZALES COUNTY. Large lots, long term rentals, with laundry service available. $270/mo. + utilities, Weekly-$100; Daily-$20. Pool Opens Summer. Call for information. 830-4243600. -------------------------RV Sites Available in Nixon. $350/mo. includes utilities. Call

LIVESTOCK
Chicks, $1.00 each, your choice. Mixed breed, cross breed. 830-540-4063. Leave message, will return call. Harwood area. -------------------------Goats for sale. Young boer cross billies. $100 each. 512-718-0482. -------------------------Chicken Sale Laying Hens, $10.00; 3 mo. pullets, $6.00; Lots of chicks, $2.00. 512718-0482. -------------------------Baby guineas. $2.00 each. Multiple colors. 830-540-4063, leave message, will return call. Harwood. -------------------------For Sale: Registered Polled Hereford

Call 672-7100 to place free ads.

HELP WANTED

HOMES FOR RENT

3BR/2BA, 318 DeWitt St. $850/mo., $850/dep. Call 830445-9294. -------------------------Home For Rent. Country Home. completely remodeled. 2BR/1BA, CA, hardwood floors, roof for AG Project. Navarro ISD between Seguin & New Braunfels. $1,000 month, $1,000 deposit. 830-660-7351 or 830-822-5348. -------------------------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 JR at (512) 292-0070 or (830) 672-3089. -------------------------MOTEL ROOMS AVAILABLE NIGHTLY RATES Single nightly rates starting at $35.00 per night. Which include A/C, Microwave, Refrigerator, TV/Cable and furnished with all bills paid. Please call JR at (512) 292-0070 or (830) 672-3089. -------------------------2 BR unfurnished house w/yard, nice neighborhood. $650/mo., $500/ Dep. Month to Month. 830-6723089. (06-07-12) -------------------------For Rent: 2 BR Country Home on CR 359. Gonzales County. 361-5943201, Shiner. -------------------------For Rent to oilfield or pipeline workers 2BR/1BA, CH/A, furnished kitchen in Yoakum. Call 361293-6821. -------------------------3/2, like new 1,800 sq. ft. in Nixon. $1,000/mo. Call 830-857-6921. -------------------------2BR/2BA house for rent, w/covered patio, w/electricity. Lots of trees, quiet. No pets, no smoking. $650/mo + dep. 1st and last months. Appliances available. Luling area. 210-386-1399. -------------------------Home in Seguin for Rent. Two bedroom, one bath. Completely updated with all new appliances. $750.00 per month and $750.00 deposit. Call Debbie at 830-445-9583 for details.

Opportunities at

Great

FOR LEASE
For Lease: 1-4 acres oil field lot for lease. Pavement frontage on CR 342, 1/4 mile off Hwy. 90-A E. Call 830-857-1313. (510-12)

CHILD CARE
Willing to do babysitting at my house. 8-5 M-F. 511 Church St., 830-857-4993.

RECREATION
830-857-6921. For Sale: 2005 Nitro 700 LX with 90 Mercury. Nitro trailer & boat cover. Less than 10 hrs. on motor. $9,500 obo. Call 830-263-1464. -------------------------For Sale or Trade: 27 Sailboat, Beam 8, fiberglass. 361561-3335. Ask for Jeff. -------------------------2006 Land Prides 4x4 Recreational Vehicle For Sale. Approx. 200 hours. Honda Motor. Independent Suspension. Windshield and Roof. 4x4. Asking - $4,950.00 in very good condition. Call 830-8574670. -------------------------2008 Honda Fourtrax with only 250 miles $3,500 o.b.o. 830-857-5236. -------------------------2 80CC Kawasaki 4-wheelers for sale. $900/each. Call 830-534-4996.

HELP WANTED

RVS FOR SALE

2008 Explorer Bumper pull. 25 ft. trailer. Queen bed, living room on other end, like new. $9,900. In Nixon. 361-729-1078 or 361-688-6628. -------------------------Ford Motorhome. 44,000 orig. miles. All working. $2,995. 830-857-6565. -------------------------GREAT DEAL! 1997 Kountry Star 34 ft., 5th Wheel. 2 slideouts, upgraded kitchen, ducted A/H, 11 storage compartments, ceiling fans. NADA. com/RV appraised RV at $15,900. Asking $10,000. Great home for oilfield. Located in Rockport, TX. 361-6451009. -------------------------2004 Wildcat 5th

HOME SERVICES
Electrical Wiring, Troubleshooting, Repairs, etc. Licensed & Insured. Call 830-437-5747. (05-10-12) -------------------------Will do house cleaning Monday thru Friday. Call 830-203-0735. -------------------------Sewing & Alterations. Jo West. 830-203-5072. Call between 9 a.m. & 9 p.m. -------------------------LITTLE MISS DAWNS CLEANING SERVICES Residential Commercial RV Cleaning $30.00 Bonded. Ref. #TAR7037872. Have References. Reasonable Rates. Call (512) 508-6221. -------------------------IM LOOKING FOR WORK Im not hiring. Need a job as a Nurse Aide in hospital, Agency or home. Im a CNA & CPR certified and need work in Medical Center. Fredericksburg area ONLY. Full-time. If you have a relative needing exceptional care in San Antonio, please call and ask for Chell, 830-391-4837. -------------------------Hand for Hire, Odd Jobs Done, FREE estimates. Anything you dont want to do, Junk hauling, Tree Removal, Lot clearing, House pressure washing, office help, ranch, farm, lawn & Flower beds, Barbed wire fence repair, gutter cleaning, I do windows. One call does it all. Call Terry (830) 203-1503 or (830) 857-5927.(0607-12) -------------------------You Vacation, Ill take care of the place. Includes pets, yard, grandma. References. Mature lady. Gonzales,

All Positions Full-time Part-time Flexible Schedules Competitive Wages Now Accepting Applications Please apply in person at
1803 N. St. Joseph Gonzales, Texas 78629

A Medical Nursing Staffing Agency

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

Caraway Ford Gonzales

1405 Sarah DeWitt P.O. Box 1960 Gonzales, Texas 78629 830-672-9646

Looking for RNs, LVNs, CNAs, Sitters, to cover shifts in surrounding areas.

Full Time Part Time Just Weekends Available Pay rate for: RNs - $32.00 Per/H LVNs - $25.00 Per/H. CNAs - $12.00 Per/H Sitters - $9.00 Per/H Offering $1,000 Bonus If you are interested give Heather a call at

Oil Change Technician

**Full Time**

Valid Driver License Required *** 401k, Insurance and Vacation

available upon eligibility!
Application may be picked up at front office

Office: (361)221-2324 Cell: (361)772-1705

SEGUINS GROWING AND SO ARE WE!

SALES PROFESSIONAL NEEDED

Were one of the areas most exciting dealerships and we want you!

Maintenance Position Open

Waelder Housing Authority is accepting applications for a full-time maintenance position. Only qualified applicants need apply. MUST be well organized, have knowledge of Electrical, Plumbing, Sewer Lines and Lift Station, Inventory, carpentry skills, ability to maintain apartment units in clean, decent and safe condition. Operate lawn equipment, floor equipment, receive and document service request. Good people skills, a plus. Health Ins. and Retirement benefits. Salary based on qualifications. Must be able to pass criminal history. Apply at WHA Office located at: 220 North Avenue A, Waelder, TX. Call 830-203-0009 for additional information.

CORPORATE OFFICE/APT. FOR RENT

CORPORATE OFFICE/APT. FOR RENT

Opening available for an experienced Car Salesperson. We offer full benets. Apply in person. Ask for Buddy Cupit

In 2nd story downtown building. Over 3,000 sq. ft. 3 Bdrm apartment with kitchen plus 4 offices. $2,950.00 month, 1 yr lease minimum

CORPORATE OFFICE WITH RESIDENCE

509 W. IH-10 Seguin 830-303-4381

CALL: 512-422-0811 - KEN

AUTOS AUTOS

Now Hiring
After 42 years of dedication to the job our Director of Nurses has decided to retire. Shiner Nursing and Rehabilitation Center wishes her well and is now looking for a strong individual to continue her quality of care legacy. Shiner Nursing and Rehabilitation is accepting applications for the position of Director of Nurses. Individual should be honest, task oriented, self motivated, enjoy working around the elderly, and hold a current RN license. Management experience is a plus. Anyone interested in applying may send their resume to djohnston@arboretumgroup.com or apply in person at Shiner Nursing and Rehabiliation, 1213 N. Avenue B, Shiner, Texas 77984. EOE

Director of Nurses

10 Ford F-150 Crew. Stk.# KB78242..................$21,980 08 Ram 1500 Quad. Stk.# K767482...................$18,880 07 Ram 1500 Quad Lonestar. Stk.# 1100366......$13,480 06 Ford F-150 4x4 Crew. Stk.# KD390727.........$15,980 09 Ford F-150 4x4 crew. Stk. #LA26299............$25,980 09 GMC Crew SLE. Stk. # 1280067.......................$21,380 08 Ford Escape. Stk. # KE99772......................$12,980 07 Ford Explorer. Stk. #1B47458......................$13,980 07 Hummer H3. Stk. #K247233........................$18,480 00 Kia Sportage. Stk. # 1675211.........................$4,980

603 W. Central, Hwy. 87, Nixon, Texas

The following positions are currently available:

Human Resources

Production/Poultry Processing:

QA Tech Maintenance Back Dock Hanger Back Dock Driver w/ Class B or CDL 2nd Processing Sanitation (Nights) Production (Nights)

Feed Mill, FM 108 S., Gonzales, TX

Mon.-Fri., 8-10 hr. days Apply today, Start today!!!

10 Armada Titanium. Stk. #K618308.................$28,980

07 Jeep Compass. Stk. #K357911....................$11,380

Call 672-7100 to place your Help Wanted Ads or any classified ad.

Everyone Rides Bad Credit 3rd Chance Financing

Must consent to and pass a criminal background check. Must have proof of identity and eligibility to work in the U.S.
Call Human Resources @ (830) 582-1619 for more information. ~ Si Habla Espanol

Call 210-564-1881

Drug screening as applicable to position.

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CLASSIFIEDS
REAL ESTATE
House for Sale/To Be Moved: 3BR/1Ba frame house, pier & beam foundation, central A/H. Buyer responsible for moving house from property, $6,000. 830-857-4172. -------------------------Two story, eleven room home which includes three bedroom, two baths. Apprx. 2,500 sq. ft. on about an half acre. Corner lot, zoned for resident i a l / co m m e rc i a l. Luling. $150,000. 830-875-6975. -------------------------53.35 Improved Pasture with 3/2

REAL ESTATE
older home, CA/H, on FM 1116. 5 miles from downtown Gonzales. Live Oaks, lots of new fence. After 5 p.m. call 830-437-2955 or 830-857-4242. -------------------------Home For Sale; New Construction; 2 bed/1 bath; 1504 Weimar Street; $74,900; 100% financing for qualified buyers; 830203-5065.

LAND
Call 830-263-4888 for information. -------------------------6+ Acres at end of Oil Patch Lane. Zoned Commercial for $180,000. Can divide into smaller tracts. Call 210-4160041.

TexSCAN Week of May 6, 2012

DRIVERS
$1200 NEW DRIVER bonus for CDL drivers. Great rates, quick settlement, flexible schedule. Call 1-866-764-1601 or go to www. QualityDriveAway.com today! AVERITT HAS A GREAT opportunity for CDL-A Drivers! 37 cpm with 1+ years experience! Home weekly and full benefits! Paid refresher course available. 1-888-362-8608 or AVERITTcareers.com, EOE

YOU GOT THE DRIVE, we have the direction. OTR drivers, APU Equipped, Pre-Pass, EZ-pass, Pets/passenger policy. Newer equipment. 100% NO touch. 1-800-528-7825 25 DRIVER TRAINEES needed! Learn to drive for Werner Enterprises! Earn $800 per week! No experience needed. Local CDL training. Job ready in 15 days. 1-888-734-6710

49.41 ACRES, north of Brackettville. Oak, cedar cover. Whitetail, axis, hogs, turkey. $1350/ acre. 20 year owner terms or TX Vet financing. 1-800-876-9720. www.hillcountryranches.com ABSOLUTELY THE BEST VIEW Lake Medina/Bandera, 1/4 acre tract, central W/S/E, RV/motor home/house, OK only $830 down, $235 month (12.91%/10yr), Guaranteed financing, more information call 1-830-460-8354 AFFORDABLE RESORT LIVING on Lake Fork. RV and manufactured housing OK! Guaranteed financing with 10% down. Lots starting as low as $6900, Call Josh, 1-903-878-7265 UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY: Barn Dominium. 4 acres and brand new 1,300 square feet barn with living quarters, only $149,900. Beautiful square shaped ranch land with gorgeous pastures and great river access. Spectacular brand new wood and rock barn, designer ready for your horses or RV. Upstairs living quarters allows you to spend weekends on your Hill Country land in premier location. An incredible price for this package! Excellent financing, must see. Call now 1-866-522-5263 3 TRACKS TOTALING 693 acres in Reeves County, 15 miles North Pecos, river frontage. Call Jack 1-214-755-6224

STORAGE
K&S Storage Units 922 St. Peter, Gonzales, Texas. Units are available for rent with specials. Call 830-445-9583 or 830-857-3505 for details. -------------------------APACHE STORAGE The Store All Place is located at 2502 Harwood Rd. Gonzales, TX. 830-2035115.

EDUCATION

LAND
5 Acres or more to lease. For Storage or Oilfield Equipment etc. 1 1/2 mile from city limits off 183 S.

RVS FOR SALE

RVS FOR SALE

28 ft. BPull Travel Trailers Queen Bed Room.

Financing available. Sleeps 4-6, Like NEW!

Toy Haulers 28 ft. BPull Custom Built for You.

4 week build time, 8x10 Toy Compartment.
See At

MISC. SERVICES
Weekly Pool Maintenance now available from Green Acres Outdoors. Call Patrick for your service scheduling. 830-263-1464. -------------------------Electrical wiring, troubleshooting & repairs. 830-4375747. -------------------------Plumbing Repairs. All Types of Plumbing. Master Plumber. Reasonable Rates. Please Call 713203-2814 or 281-415-6108. License #M18337 -------------------------A/C & Electrical side jobs: New installs, A/C maintenance, Condenser changeouts, Residential & Commercial at affordable prices. Please call David anytime at 830-2631747.(3-15-12) -------------------------No Limit Accessories David Matias, Owner 830-263-1633 1026 St. Paul St., Gonzales Window Tinting, Commercial. Call for appointment. -------------------------Need a monument or marker? Save $$ on monuments, markers. High Quality. Less Cost Monuments & Markers. 1405 Conway St., Gonzales, the IOOF Building. 830-8578070.

979-743-1514 or 800-369-6888
APTS. FOR RENT

www.txtraveltrailers.com.

979-743-1514 or 800-369-6888
APTS. FOR RENT

www.txtraveltrailers.com.

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Local organizations support Project Graduation

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Hochheim Prairie Insurance Branch 11 was thanked for their contribution to The Gonzales Young Farmers gave a donation and pledged volunteers to Project Project Graduation. Pictured (from left) are Doyle Hines, Pilot Stephanie Gacke Graduation. Pictured are Gonzales Young Farmers President Charles Rochester and Billy Mikesh. (Courtesy photo) and Stephanie Gacke. (Courtesy photo)

Thank you to the team at the Gonzales branch of Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union for another year of keeping our community safe by supporting Project Project Graduation supporter Southern Clay Products are ready for Mardi Gras. Graduation. Pictured (from left) are Monica Greathouse, Deana Addington, Pi- Pictured (from left) are Susan Simper, Pilot Stephanie Gacke, Pam Such, Alison lot Stephanie Gacke, Julie Gibson and Glori Wyatt. (Courtesy photo) Soefje and Pat Bauer. (Courtesy photo)

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Put aside your emotional attachment to a candidate and ask yourself this: How can we, the party of Voter I.D., vote for Jessica Puente Bradshaw, a.k.a. Jessica Robinson, for Congress, when she has two active voter registrations in two different counties under a name other than her candidate name? How can we, the party of Election Integrity, vote for Jessica Puente Bradshaw for Congress, when she has filed a false State election affidavit claiming she has resided in Cameron County and our Congressional District for 8 years, when she has really resided in Travis County? How can we, the party of Governmental Ethics, vote for Jessica Puente Bradshaw for Congress when she has repeatedly filed late Federal Election Commission ethics reports? How can we the party of Fiscal Responsibility, vote for Jessica Puente Bradshaw for Congress, when she still has over $25,000.00 outstanding debt from her last election. How can we, the party of Genuine Public Service, vote for Jessica Puente Bradshaw for Congress when she has done absolutely nothing in our Congressional District other than run for office? The truth is we cannot nominate her, and expect to win in the November Election. She is a seriously flawed candidate.

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That is why I support and endorse Adela Garza for Congress. She has actually lived in CD 34 for thirty-six (36) years. She has a 30 year record of public service from School Boards, to Irrigation Districts, to Field Representative for Republican Congressman Blake Farenthold, and is a currently a Trustee on a Community College Board of Trustees. She knows how government works and how to serve the public. She is from the county (Cameron) with the largest population base and has crossover voter appeal. She knows the problems of our district and has genuine solutions. She is a successful businesswoman, and devoted mother, and wife. She is a true conservative. Thank you for your time and attention.

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Post Oak Clean Green, Inc. is a development management company that specializes in large scale environmental projects. Our peoples expertise extend to the design, construction management and operations of solid waste landfills, recycling facilities, composting facilities, environmental research and wildlife management. Post Oak Clean Green is dedicated to providing creative development services for the interactions between the human and natural environments. Post Oak Clean Green maintains a unique staff of experienced professionals from the engineering, environmental, design and construction industries. This approach enables us to form creative, practical, and environmental solutions to our waste management challenges. The Post Oak Solid Waste Management Facility is a proposed waste reduction, recycling, composting and disposal facility located in the eastern portion of Guadalupe County. The facility will be a highly engineered, waste management facility that will provide revenue to Guadalupe County in the form of host fees and taxes, good paying jobs and new business opportunities for local contractors and service providers. The following is why the Post Oak Solid Waste Management Facility is not only good for Guadalupe County, but the Municipalities within this immediate area as well: Increased Revenues to the County, and Cities - Post Oak will pay host fees to Guadalupe County in the amount of $1.00 per ton of eligible waste disposed of at the landfill. This will amount to approximately $500,000 after the first year of operation. Post Oak will pay additional host fees to participating cities in the County in the combined amount of $0.50 per ton of eligible waste disposed in the landfill. (These amounts are in addition to a $1.25 per ton statutory fee payable to the State and available for local government grants.) Guaranteed Rates - Post Oak will provide a guaranteed favorable waste disposal rate of $30 per ton for residential and other waste collected in the County and participating cities. No Financing - There will be no County or city financing or funding associated with the facility.

Control of Waste Streams - Post Oak will make it possible for the County and Cities within the County to take control of their waste stream. Without this residents will be at the mercy of large waste haulers and landfills outside the county. Prices will continue to rise and services continue to decline. Recycling Post Oak will build a State of the Art recycling facility that will make recycling not only easier, but more profitable as well. No more need to haul our recylables all the way to other centers for processing. Composting Post Oak will have a large composting facility that will take yard waste and other non-putrisible waste and compost it, thus reducing the amount of waste that goes into our landfills. This is not only good for our environment, but reduces our landfill fees as well. Waste Reduction Post Oak is dedicated to reducing the amount of waste we create and the amount of waste we put into our landfills. We will accomplish this through education of our neighbors, teachers and children about recylcing, composting and other waste minimization programs. The days of throwing away everything we no longer want are over. Post Oak will construct a 10 to 15 thousand square foot building to house the Center for Environmental Research, an organization that is focused on educating the public about issues related to the reduction, management and environmental balance of our waste streams. We anticipate a cooperative effort with the major Universities, Texas Parks & Wildlife and other organizations and institutions within the region. Wildlife Management Coupled with the Environmental research Center will be the Post Oak Wildlife Management Facility that will educate our children about issues related to Wildlife Management, the need for additional Wetlands and how they are constructed and preserved, Wildlife Conservation and the education of our youth as to hunting etiquette and game preservation. Superior Design - All facility design, construction and operation will meet or exceed state and federal solid waste regulations, and will be subject to TCEQ regulatory oversight. Sewage Sludge - No sewage sludge will be accepted. Out of State Waste - No out-of-state waste will be accepted. Hazardous Waste - No hazardous waste will be accepted. Medical Waste - - No regulated medical waste will be accepted.

Local Jobs - Post Oak will give preference to hiring local residents and using local contractors and vendors. We estimate that 25-30 full time high paying jobs with benefits, like vacation, holidays, medical insurance and emergency leave time will occur within the first year of operations. Additional jobs will come as service industry is grown to support the waste reduction facility. Over 100 full time good jobs will be created as a result of the Post Oak facility. Preservation of the Aquifer The EPA and TCEQ require that all landfills constructed in the State of Texas be constructed with dual liners in order to prevent the contamination of any aquifer. The liners to be utilized at Post Oak will meet or exceed the EPA and TCEQ standards thus eliminating the scare of aquifer contamination. No Surface Water Contamination The post oak facility will be designed to prevent any surface water contamination from taking place. This facility will divert any and all surface waters away from the landfill, will provide sedimentation ponds for the 100 year storm event instead of the required 25 year storm event, and will insure that all surface waters never come in contact with any waste element. In fact, the water will be cleaner as it exists the Post Oak facility than when it enters. For more detailed information about out plan, please visit us at: www.postoakcleangreen.com

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Bulldogs bats busy in win over Snook

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SHINER St. Paul softball coach Chris Farias was just a little weary Tuesday afternoon as the area was pelted with rain and he knew the fields condition and how the balls play would be affected. We talked about how the ball would react (in these conditions), he said. The Lady Cardinals took a 6-0 lead after one inning and pushed ahead to a 10-0 win in five innings against Rockwall Harland Christian Academy in the TAPPS 2A regional game at the Shiner Starplex. The win propels the Lady Cardinals (17-8) to the TAPPS 2A tournament tomorrow and Saturday. Tomorrows state semifinals will take place at Waco ISD field and Saturdays final will be at University Mary-Hardin Baylor. The field that the Lady Cardinals usually on play

on was rendered unusable due to the rain and the game was moved to an adjacent field, which had a grass infield, something the Lady Cardinals are not used too. Farias said the team was assured the game would be played in the weather and he credited the work of Mark Hybner in helping get the other field prepped for the game. The Lady Cardinals played well on defense despite some of the softballs being a little damp. We did a good job of playing from the ground up, Farisas said. This game was a good example of what hitting the ball will do for you. We executed on plays when we needed to. Jenna Geyman for HCA Alexa Schaefer lays down a bunt during St. Pauls got a leadoff single and was win over Rockwall Harland Christian Academy. Schathrown out at second on fer went 2-for-3 with a double. (Photo by Mark Lube) the fielders choice from St. Paul got the ball cian was hit by the pitch Taylor Powerss ball. swinging immediately. Al- and Mary Adamek grabbed Powers was later tossed exa Schaefer got a leadoff a walk to load up the bases. out at second to end the in- double and got to second Lizzy Opiela brought in ning. on the passed ball. Kali KoST. PAUL, Page C5

PFLUGERVILLE Early plate production can really put a squeeze on your opponent. The Flatonia Bulldogs baseball team got a great productive night from its first three batters in the first several innings to propel them to an 11-0 win in five innings Friday evening against Snook in the Class 1A bidistrict round at Pflugerville High School. The win gives the Bulldogs (16-8) the sweep in the series as the game played Thursday in Brenham was taken by Flatonia 12-1 in five innings. Our top three batters got big hits for us in both games, Flatonia head coach Shawn Bruns said. We stepped up in this game, got some early hits and applied pressure to Snook.

We did not want to be denied (the series and the bi-district title) Bruns said he had a group of five senior players who wanted to be part of Flatonia baseball history. Which is to become the first team in the surrounding area to make the state tournament since 2008. Incidentally, Flatonia was that team. There a lot of good teams in this area, he said. Schulenburg, Cuero, Yoakum. It is tough to make it deep in the playoffs. But if we play like we are capable, we have a shot at anything. And to reach the goal of the state tournament, Flatonia will have to trust the defense to make the plays. Which it did Friday as Snook was held to zero hits and got just a couple of baserunners on a FLATONIA, Page C5

Defense carries Yoakum to big series win over Hondo

lowed Hagan to advance home safely. The top of the second was more crisp for Yoakum as Hunter struck out two and walked one while Blakeney at shortstop fielded a ball and threw to first baseman Neal Berger for the third out. Yoakum made the breakthrough in the bottom of the third with a trio of runs. Taylor Nobles got a leadoff walk and moved to second on the sacrifice groundout by Kyle Mikulik to third. Nobles then scored on the double by Jeff Harrison. Top-of-the-lineup batter Blake McCracken got a base hit; Blakeney had a fly out for two away and a double by Brice Lauer to score Harrison and McCracken put Yoakum ahead 3-2. It was just a matter of Yoakum playing solid defense for four straight innings and they accomplished the mission as they held the Owls to just one more hit for the rest of Game 2. Yoakum was the visitor for the third and deciding contest, and seemed to have a sense of urgency at the plate. McCracken and Blakeney put the ball into play but were thwarted by the Owl defense. Ratley then tripled to the center field wall and went home on the Hunter hit. It was errors and a couple of wild pitches and walks in the bottom of the second to help Hondo get in a couple of runs and base runners. Rey Cabrera reached on an error with Zach Duron and Garcia drawing walks to YOAKUM, Page C5

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UIL 2012 State Track and Field Championships Held at the University of Texas Austins Mike A. Meyers Stadium
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Cardinals ride fast start to easy win

From coaches reports The Shiner St. Paul Cardinals defeated Conroe Covenant 11-1, Tuesday at Shiner Starplex in the TAPPS 2A Regional round. The Cardinals took a 6-0 lead out of the first inning with four hits. St. Paul brought in another two runs in the third inning, two in the fifth inning and one run in the sixth inning. Pitcher Jared Markham held Conroe Covenant to just a single run on three hits while striking out 11 batters. He walked five batters. At the plate, Cole Hybner was 1-for-2 with two runs; Adam Hollenbach went 1-for-2, double, two RBI and two runs; Dakota Kresta went 2-for-3 with one run and two RBI; Brett Hodges was 1-for-2 and an RBI; Dylan Barton hit 2-for-4, double and two runs; Mitchell McElroy was 1-for-4, triple,run and RBI; Laddie Patek had one RBI; Markham scored one run and had an RBI, and Martin Kennedy was 1-for-1, two runs and a double. The Shiner Comanches defeated Industrial 10-5, Friday, in a playoff warmup game. Ky Sandelovic improved to 6-1 with the win and Jacob Stafford also saw some action. At the plate, Donovan Mardis was 2-for-4 with three RBI; Stafford hit 2-for-4 with three RBI and a triple; Jake Jalufka was 2-for-3 with an RBI. The Hallettsville Brahmas defeated Cameron 2-1 (5-6, 7-5, 7-6) in the bi-district round. Softball The Flatonia Lady Bulldogs beat Mart 2-1 (3-6,

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FRIDAY, MAY 11 8:00 a.m.: Girls 2A 3200 meter run. Carley Glass, Maria Salinas, Kristaly Munoz, Luling 8:20 a.m.: Boys 2A 3200 meter run. Jose Campos, Michael Barnett, Luling 10:00 a.m.: Boys 2A High Jump. Ty Anderson, Luling 8:45 p.m.: Girls 2A 1600 meter run. Maria Salinas, Carley Glass, Luling 8:55 p.m. Boys 2A 1600 meter run. Jose Campos, Luling SATURDAY, MAY 12 Noon: Girls 1A 400-meter relay. Shiner (Meloni Berger, Laneshia Hunt, Cassie Stafford, Stacey Perez, Destiny Chumchal, Tabitha Blaschke) 12:10 p.m.: Boys 1A 400-meter relay. Shiner ( Marcus Coleman, Lucian Blaschke, Zach Lawrence, Trevion Flowers, Evel Jones, Marlon Wallace) 12:45 p.m.: Girls 1A 100-meter Hurdles. Stacey Perez, Shiner. 1:05 p.m.: Girls 1A 100-meter dash. LaNeisha Hunt, Shiner. 1:35 p.m.: Boys 1A 800-meter relay. Shiner (Marcus Coleman, Evel Jones, Zach Lawrence, Trevion Flowers, Lucian Blaschke, Marlon Wallace) 2:05 p.m.: 1A Girls 300-meter hurdles. Meloni Berger, Shiner 3:15 p.m.: Boys 1A 1600-meter relay. Shiner (Lucian Blaschke, Zach Lawrence, Evel Jones, Marlon Wallace, Marcus Coleman, Trevion Flowers)

Jared Markham readies himself at first base during a recent playoff game. (Photo courtesy of Lori Raabe) 10-0, 3-1) in the area round last week. Katie Steinhauser pitched all three games for Flatonia and is now 20-4. In the first game, a fiverun bottom of the third helped boost Mart to the victory. At the plate for Flatonia, Tayor Williams was 2-for-3, run, triple and RBI; Alex Bruns hit 1-for-3 with an RBI; Crystal Rodriguez was 1-for-4; Courtney Mica was 1-for-4 with a run; Brooke Migl was 1-for-3 and Chandler Fike had an RBI. The Lady Bulldogs won Game 2 in five innings as they brought in seven runs in the third to build on a 2-0 lead and scored one more in the fourth. Steinhauser pitched a two-hit shutout with two walks and four strikeouts and went 1-for-3, double and RBI. Bruns went 3-for4 with three RBI, one run and double; Williams batted 2-for-3, two RBI, two runs; Mica was 2-for-4 with one run; Rodriguez was 1-for-2 with two runs; Fike was 1-for-3; Abigail Schacherl was 1-for-2 with a sacrifice and Migl hit 1-for-3. Steinhauser was 1-for4 with double and RBI; Williams was 1-for-2, two walks and a run; and Mica went 1-for-4. The Sacred Heart Indianettes defeated Galveston OConnell, 6-1, in the TAPPS 3A Regional round Tuesday at Shiner Starplex. In other softball area round action, Bandera defeated Cuero, 11-7, Friday and Industrial beat Hallettsville 4-3 and 14-6 last week. Track and Field The St. Paul boys track team placed eighth in the 2A TAPPS State Track Meet. Austin Horne finished sixth in the discus with a throw of 105 feet, 6 inches. Dylan Barton came in fourth in the triple jump with a distance of 40-3 . The 400-relay team of Justin Natal, Adam Hollenbach, Mitchell McElroy and Dylan Barton finished in sixth place in 46 seconds. The 800-relay team of McElroy, Natal, Hollenbach and Barton came in first in 1:35.84. The Lady Cardinals placed third as a team in the meet. The 400-relay team (Elise Patek, Madison Kurtz, Kymberlie Malatek, Alexa Schaefer) and the 800-relay team (Patek, Kurtz, Malatek and Schaefer) won the state titles. Patek was sixth in the high jump (4-4), Schaefer was fourth in the long jump (15-8)and Kali Kocian was third in the 3200 with a time of 12:57.0. The mile-relay team of Schaefer, Kurtz, Malatek and Kocian came in fourth with a time of 4:25.

Pohler garners top ten finish at Class 1A state tourney

Matt Pohler of Shiner placed tied for fourth place with Grapelands Cameron Boyd in his Class 1A state tournament debut. Pohler carded a 75 on the first day and scored an 82 on the second. The Flatonia Bulldogs placed seventh in the team standings as they carded a 385 on Day One and a 364, 19 strokes better, on the second day. Team members are Karl Steinhauser, Zane Ponder, Cody Jeter and Larry Vire. In the Class 2A boys tournament, Nixons Nathan Morris was in 22nd place after he put up a pair of 79s. The Yoakum Lady Bulldogs golf team of Laken Garza, Erin Jirkovsky, Kayli Garber, Beth Moehlman and Katherine Hull combined to shoot 372 for the first day of the girls 3A state golf tournament for seventh place. The Lady Dogs improved by three strokes for a 369 on the second day to total 741 for the tournament. Gonzales athletic physicals The Gonzales Athletic Department will be holding physicals for incoming 7th12th graders Monday at the GHS Special Events Center (new gym). Physicals will start at 6 p.m. but athletes are requested to arrive by 5 p.m. For more information, contact Anita Dement or GISD athletic trainer LaToya Hasette at 830-672-6641. Benefit Golf Tourney set A benefit to help defray the medical costs of Missy West will take place in Yoakum on Saturday, May 19 with a 4-man scramble golf tournament set to kick things off at 9 a.m. at the Yoakum City Park Golf Course. Teams or individuals interested in signing up

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should call Wayne Ramert at 361-293-1487. Contact Sami Ramert at 361-7980084 if interested in sponsoring a hole. The meal, which will consist of BBQ chicken, mashed potatoes, pinto beans, pickles, dessert and tea, will cost $8 per plate. Plates-to-go or dine-in will be available from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Yoakum Gin & Feed. A silent auction will also take place that day at the Yoakum Gin from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. For those wishing to donate an item for the auction, please call Hallie Hall at 361-208-4031. A bake sale will also take place from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. at the Yoakum Gin. For those wanting to donate an item for the bake sale, please contact Brandy DeBord at 361-401-1802. The benefit will conclude with a free dance at Yoakum Gin & Feed from 7 p.m. until 1 a.m. A local band and DJ will provide the free entertainment. Trip to see Astros v. Rangers in Houston Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church of Gonzales is inviting the community to join them on a trip to Minute Maid Park in Houston on Saturday, May 19 to see the Houston Astros host the Texas Rangers. Price is $20 per person and includes transportation and game admission. Deadline is Tuesday, May 15. Bus will depart from Apache Field at 1:30 p.m., with game set to begin at 6 p.m. Children under 15 must be accompanied by an adult. The first 10,000 fans will receive a Nolan Ryan bobblehead doll. The trip is hosted by Charles and Tena Roaches. For more information, call 830-822-0830.

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The team of Raul Contreras, Gary Richardson, Ryan Atkinson, Deanne Atkinson, Wiley Bluhm and Mike Moe ( top left) took first place at the Wednesday Night Scramble held at Independence Park Golf Course in Gonzales. The second place team (bottom left) was Brian Mitchell, Jon Wagner, Gene Lehman, Billy Breitschopf, Dale Holcolm and Corey Lehman.

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White edges out Gray in Minors Softball play
GONZALES LITTLE LEAGUE Wendy Lopez had a good hit and Shelby Davis and Ashlynn Stewart pitched well for the Gray as they dropped a close one to the Gonzales White, 17-16, in Minor League softball play on Monday. On May 3, the Gray fell to Gonzales Orange, 16-15, with the Orange getting a walk off inside-the-park home run. Isabell Clay, Jordan Williams, and Hailey Riojas all came up with big hits for the Gray team. Gonzales Black withstood a 12-run rally from Gonzales Gray to win 2625, on April 30. Hayley Sample and Ashlynn Stewart came up with some big hits and Sadie Thibodeaux had a great allaround game for the Gray. Pee Wee softball Gonzales Black played a great game against Gonzales White, but lost 11-8. Natalie Tenberg, Dory Gonzales, and Christiny Carrizales made good field plays to Ashtyn Kardosz at first base. Carrizales and Gonzales also scored runs. Kaylee Cox and Hailey Hidalgo had good hits.
2012 Gonzales Little League Junior schedule May 11 Gonzales Black at Gonzales White 6/8 p.m. Luling Black at Luling Green 6/8 p.m. May 12 Luling White at Gonzales Orange 10 a.m./12 p.m. May 15 Gonzales White at Luling Black 7 Luling White at Gonzales Black 7 May 18 Gonzales Black at Luling Black 6/8 Luling Green at Gonzales Orange 6/8 May 22 Gonzales White at Luling Green 7 Gonzales Orange at Gonzales Black 7 May 25 Gonzales White at Luling White 6/8 Luling Green at Gonzales Black 6/8 May 26 Gonzales Orange at Luling Black 10 a.m./ 12 p.m. May 29 Gonzales Orange at Gonzales White 7 Luling White at Luling Green 7 June 1 Gonzales Orange at Lulling White 6/8 Luling Black at Gonzales Black 6/8 June 2 Lockhart 5 at Luling Green 10 a.m./12 p.m. Lockhart 2 at Gonzales White 10 a.m./12 p.m. June 5 Luling Green at Lockhart 4 7 Gonzales Orange at Luling Black 7 Gonzales Black at Gonzales White 7 June 8 Lockhart 1 at Luling White 6/8 Lockhart 3 at Gonzales Black 6/8 Luling Black at Lockhart 2 6/8 June 9 Lockhart 4 at Gonzales Orange 10 a.m./12 p.m. Gonzales White at Luling Green 10 a.m./12 p.m. June 12 Gonzales White at Gonzales Black 7 Mikayla Vinklarek swats one off the tee. (Photo by Mark Lube) Luling White at Luling Black 7 June 15 Luling Green at Luling White 6/8 Gonzales Black at Gonzales Orange 6/8 June 18 Luling Black at Luling Green 10 a.m./12 p.m.

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Pitcher Krista Cox attempts to field a ball that was put into play. (Photo by Mark Lube)

At left, McKenzie Villareal of the Gonzales Orange uncorks a pitch during a game on Wednesday night. (Photo by Mark Lube)

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Texas lakes included as locations in Coleto Creek Cabelas Fish for Millions contest
Cannon News Services ATHENSSix Texas lakes are included in the list of those stocked with tagged fish for Cabelas Wanna Go Fishing for Millions? contest. The contest gives anglers a shot at up to $2 million in cash and more than $225,000 in additional prizes by catching tagged fish in select lakes across the United States. Texas lakes in the contest are Lake Nasworthy, Canyon Lake, Eagle Mountain Lake, Lake Fork, Lake Travis and Lake Ray Roberts. Cabelas, along with Outdoor Channel, Wanna Go Fishing TV and Geico, tagged fish in lakes across 19 states. One of the tagged fish could be worth $1 million. The grand prize will be doubled to $2 million if the grand prize winner is a current user of the Cabelas Fish Recon app or downloaded the Cabelas Fish Recon app to their smartphone, sponsored by Geico. Registration began April 19, and participants must pre-register before fishing. Winners of specific prizes will be announced after the promotion ends July 8. Additional information about rules and prizes can be found at the contest website, cabelas.com/fishformillions. Species tagged vary from state-to-state and include largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, spotted bass, white bass, striped bass, perch, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, brown trout, lake trout, walleye, crappie, wiper, bluegill and channel catfish. Cabelas Incorporated, headquartered in Sidney, Cannon News Services Nebraska, is a leading specialty retailer and the Final photos for the anworlds largest direct mar- nual Coleto Creek Photo keter of hunting, fishing, Contest must be entered by camping and related out- noon Saturday, May 12. door merchandise. Contestants must submit entries per the contest format at the Coleto Creek Park Office, 365 Coleto Park Road, Victoria, Texas, 77905. Submitted photos must be in a digital format. Interested contestants may obtain specific contest rules at the following website: www.victoriaphotographyclub.com/other-contests. asp<http://www.victoriaphotographyclub.com/other-contests.asp> Submitted photos must have been taken at the Coleto Creek Park and Reservoir, and photos will be judged by a committee consisting of members from the Victoria Photo Club. Winning entries will be displayed at Coleto Creek Parks Headquarters over the Memorial Day Weekend. The Adult Division will have a Best of Show winner, and winners will be

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selected in the categories of animals/fauna; landscapes/ wildflowers; reptiles/amphibians; birds/insects; creative, and people/recreation activities. Some photographers may participate in a separate General Student Division. By submitting photos to this contest, photographer entrants agree to allow the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authoritys Coleto Creek Park to use and publish entered photos without further compensation to the photographer. More information about this contest is available by calling the park office at 361-575-6366. The GBRA was established by the Texas Legislature in 1933 as a water conservation and reclamation district. GBRA provides stewardship for the water resources in its 10-county statutory district, which begins near the headwaters of the Guadalupe and Blanco rivers, ends at San Antonio Bay, and includes Kendall, Comal, Hays, Caldwell, Guadalupe, Gonzales, DeWitt, Victoria, Calhoun, and Refugio counties.

Texas Weekly Fishing Report

GULF COAST REGION EAST GALVESTON BAY - Trout are fair on the south shoreline on soft plastics and topwaters. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp. WEST GALVESTON BAY - Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs. Offshore is good for Atlantic spadefish and kingfish. TEXAS CITY - Trout are fair to good at April Fools Reef on live shrimp and croakers. Redfish are fair in Moses Lake on mullet and shrimp. FREEPORT - Trout are fair to good at San Luis Pass on shrimp. Sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs in Christmas Bay. EAST MATAGORDA BAY - Trout are fair for drifters on live shrimp over humps and scattered shell. Redfish are fair to good on the edge of the Intracoastal on crabs and mullet. WEST MATAGORDA BAY - Redfish are fair to good on the edge of Oyster Lake on shrimp and crabs. Trout are fair on shell and grass on soft plastics and topwaters. Black drum are fair to good at the jetty on crabs. PORT OCONNOR - Trout and redfish are fair on topwaters over sand and grass in waistdeep water in San Antonio Bay. Trout and redfish are fair for drifters working the back lakes with live shrimp. Trout are good at the jetty on live mullet. ROCKPORT - Redfish are fair to good on shrimp and mullet on the Estes Flats. Trout are fair over grass while drifting with live shrimp and topwaters. PORT ARANSAS - Redfish are fair to good at East Flats on shrimp. Redfish and sheepshead are fair to good at the jetty on shrimp. Trout are good on topwaters at Super Flats. CORPUS CHRISTI - Trout are fair to good around Shamrock Cove on topwaters. Trout are fair to good on the edge of the spoils on Gulps and live shrimp. BAFFIN BAY - Trout are fair to good around the rocks on Gamblers and topwaters. Redfish are fair on the edge of the ICW on shrimp and croakers. Trout are fair to good in the Land Cut on live shrimp. PORT MANSFIELD - Trout are fair to good on topwaters around sand and grass along the dropoff of the ICW. Redfish are fair to good while drifting pot holes on Gulps and plastics under popping corks. SOUTH PADRE - Trout are good around the spoil islands, channel edges and color changes on DOA Shrimp and live shrimp. Trout, black drum, redfish and jack crevalle are good at the jetty. PORT ISABEL - Trout and redfish are fair to good on the flats on live shrimp and Gulps. Redfish are fair at Laguna Vista and South Bay on small topwaters and soft plastics under rattling corks. SOUTH TEXAS PLAINS REGION BRAUNIG - Water clear. Black bass are fair on watermelon crankbaits and soft plastics in reeds. Striped bass are very good on liver and perch off points near the pier. Redfish are fair on perch, shad, and silver spoons. Channel and blue catfish are good on cheesebait, cut bait, and liver near the dam. CALAVERAS - Water clear. Black bass are fair on perch colored RatLTraps and spinnerbaits over reed beds and in the cove near the park store. Striped bass are good on chicken livers and shad near the dam and power lines. Redfish are good on live bait along the crappie wall. Channel catfish are good on liver, shrimp, and shad. Blue catfish are good on cut bait and liver near the railroad bridge. Yellow catfish are slow. CHOKE CANYON - Water clear; 7276 degrees; 12.97 low. Black bass are good on minnows and shad colored spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on stinkbait and minnows. Yellow catfish are fair on live bait. COLETO CREEK - Water fairly clear; 1.86 low. Black bass are good on minnows and perch colored RatLTraps. Striped bass are slow. White bass are fair on minnows and Lil Fishies. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are fair on trotlines baited with perch. FALCON - Water stained; 8084 degrees; 30.47 low. Black bass are fair on chartreuse crankbaits and jigs. Striped bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows under lights at night. Channel and blue catfish are fair on cut bait and frozen shrimp in the river channel. Yellow catfish are slow. Everyone in a boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side) whether fishing or not. PRAIRIES AND LAKES REGION BASTROP - Water stained; 7377 degrees. Black bass are good on minnows and watermelon spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Crappie are good on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are good on live bait, shrimp, and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow. FAYETTE - Water stained. Black bass are good on watermelon crankbaits over grass, and on small spinnerbaits along the outside edges of grass. Channel and blue catfish are fair on nightcrawlers and doughbait.

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FLATONIA: Velasquez throws no-hitter in shutout victory

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Area Playoff Schedule

SOFTBALL
Class 1A Flatonia vs Somerville. Best of three. Game 1, Friday, 7 p.m.; Game 2, Saturday, 4 p.m.; Game 3, if needed, 6 p.m. All games to be played at La Grange High. TAPPS 3A State Semifinal Hallettsville Sacred Heart vs Lubbock Christian. 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Waco ISD Field #1 2A State Semifinal Shiner St. Paul vs Bellville Faith Academy. 10:30 a.m. Friday at Waco ISD Field #2

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Class 3A Yoakum vs Liberty Hill. Best of three. Game 1, 7 p.m. , Friday; Game 2 1 p.m. Saturday; Game 3, after Game 2. All games at Bastrop Cedar Creek. Cuero vs Salado. Best of three. Game 1, 7 p.m. , Friday. Game 2, noon, Saturday; Game 3, if needed, following Game 2. All games will be at Nelson Field in Austin. Class 2A Boling vs Hallettsville. Best-of-three. Game 1, 7 p.m. Friday; Game 2, Saturday, 4 p.m.; Game 3, if needed, following Game 2. All games

walk and two batters hit. During the playoffs, your offense is going to be streaky, Bruns said. That is why our pitching and defense must come through. And in this series, we played good defense. Flatonias one,two and three holes (Cole Robbins, Will Bruns and Colby Mica) lead off the bottom of the first with singles. Micas base hit was enough to score Robbins and Bruns for the 2-0 Flatonia lead. Micas runner, Dalton Griffin, was later caught stealing second and Snook rallied for the third out after Ray Lopez picked up a walk. Snook appeared to have better fortuntate on defense on in the bottom of the second as catcher Joe Sebesta caught two pop flys on two of the first three batters. The Bulldogs rallied on two outs. Marcus Mica, the second batter in the inning, was walked and scored on the Robbins triple into center field. Bruns reached on the error and Robbins went home safely. Colby Mica singled in Bruns followed by Josh Velasquez getting a three-base error on the same play that sent Griffin home. Lopez picked up his second straight walk. Clay Branecky then batted in Cristihen Rodriguez, runner for Velasquez, and Lopez later scored on the passed ball for an 8-0 Bulldog lead. Flatonia brough in one run in the fourth inning. Velasquez tripled to right field and Lopez brought in

Colby Mica is interviewed by teammate Jose Cedillo after Flatonias 11-0 playoff win. Mica went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs. (Photo by Mark Lube) Rodriguez with a base hit. In the top of the fifth, Snook got just its third base runner in the game as Jared Junk was hit by the pitch. Cullen Harrell hit the ball to Velasquez who turned and tossed it to Bruns at second for the out on Junk, and Bruns made a quick throw to Lopez at third a second before Harrell reached for the double play. In the bottom of the inning, Marcus Mica got a hit and moved to second the bunt sacrifice by Rodriguez who pinch hit for Colby Craig. Snook relief pitcher Robert Lewis, who had replaced starter Hayden Kovar back in the third, gave Robbins an intentional walk so the Flatonia top-of-the-lineup would not hurt Snook with one of his solid hits. Both players advanced one base on another Snook error. The base hit by Colby Mica scored both players and activated the mercy rule to end the ball game. In the first game, Colby Mica hit 2-for-4 with one run; Robbins was 1-for-4 with one run and one RBI; Lopez hit 1-for-3, two runs; Griffin plated one run; Marcus Mica went 1-of-1 with one run and an RBI; Velasquez was 2-for-4, two RBI, one run; Ponder batted 1-for-2, one run, double and RBI; Branecky was 1-for-2, with one run and one RBI and Bruns hit 1-for-3, two runs and a double. Robbins pitched the game for the Bulldogs with five innings, five hits, one run, four walks and one strikeout. Game Summary Class 1A Bi-District Flatonia 11, Snook 0 S 000 00- 0 0 5 F 260 12-11 10 0

will be at El Campo. San Diego vs Luling. Onegame series. 7:30 p.m. Friday at Devine. Class 1A Shiner vs Bartlett. Onegame series. 7:30 p.m. Friday at Dripping Springs. Flatonia vs Bremond. Best-of-three. Game 1, 7 p.m., Friday at Firemans Park in Brenham; Game 2, 3 p.m. Saturday in Georgetown; Game 3, if needed, in Georgetown following Game 2. TAPPS 2A State Semifinal Shiner St. Paul vs Bryan Brazos Christian. 2:30 p.m. Friday. Waco ISD Field # 1

3rd Annual Colby Glen Brown Memorial Scholarship 3 Man Scramble Golf Tournament

The St. Paul Lady Cardinals are the State champions in the 4x100 meter and WP: Josh Velasquez 4x200 meter relays. Flanking head coach Dana Beal are (from left) Kymberlie (6-2). LP: Hayden Kovar; Malatek, Madison Kurtz, Elisa Patek and Alexa Schaefer. (Courtesy photo) Robert Lewis. Highlights Flatonia: Velasquez 5 IP, shutout, no-hitter, 1BB, 5K, 1-for-3, 3B; Colby Mica 3-for-4, 3 RBI; Cole Robbins 2-for-3, 3R, 3B, 1 RBI; Will Bruns 1-for-4, 2R; St. Paul had another ofHCA 000 00 - 0 2 3 Continued from page C1 Dalton Griffin 1R fensive-minded fourth inSP 600 4x- 10 9 0 ning. Schaefer singled and Schaefer on a base hit and WP: Abby Irwin (7-6). Katelynn Leist smacked a moved to second as Kocian had a sacrifice groundout LP: Jenna Geyman. double on her first pitch to Highlights RHCA: score Kocian and Adamek. to first base. Adamek singled in Geyman 1-for-3; Kendyll Julie Bartek followed with a two-run double and her Schaefer and came in her- Harvery 1-for-2, 3B.SSP: runner , Elise Patek, later self on the Opiela base hit. Irwin 5 IP, two-hit shutscored on the error for a Opiela later scored on the out, 1BB, 3K, 1-for-2; Alpassed ball and Leist, who exa Schaefer 2-for-3, 2R, 6-0 lead. Saturday, June 16, In the top of the third had singled to reach base, 2B; Kali Kocian 1R; Mary inning, Kendyll Harvey was able to steal home for Adamek 1-for-2, 2R; 1 RBI; 2012 Lizzy Opiela 2-for-3, 2 got HCAs second hit as the final run of the game. RBI; Katlynn Leist 2-for-3, Gonzales Independence she tripled down the first Game Summary 2R, 2B, 2 RBI; Julie Bartek base line. St. Paul got the Park Golf Course TAPPS 2A Regional 1-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI; Elise Tee Time 8:00 am/ 1:00 remaining twoa outs before Shiner St. Paul 10, Patek 1R. Harvery had chance to Harland Christian Acadpm advance home and end the emy 0 shutout. $90.00 per team

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load the bases. Thigpens hit scored Cabrera. Duron also tried to advance home and nearly beat a throw from Hunter at first to catcher John Patek for the out but Duron went a little airborne over Patek and the umpires ruled to be an unsafe play and ejected Duron, crediting Yoakum with the out. Hagan earned a walk and Rosenbaum batted in Garcia. Thigpen scored on the hit by Zane Carroll. Hoog knocked a ball to Blakeney at shortstop, and he elected to throw to Patek for the out on Rosenbaum. Hondo got one more run as Carroll advanced home on a wild pitch to put the Owls on top, 7-1. Yoakum caught fire in the top of the third with some hits. The Owls got the first out on the leadoff McCracken. Blakeney got a single with Ratley and Hunter earning walks. Kvinta popped one out to left field and it went over the wall for the grand slam, bring Yoakum to within 7-5. The Dogs closed out the

inning with three straight hits Mikulik, Harrison and Nobles, with Nobles hit scoring Mikullik. Yoakum went back on top with a two-run, fourth inning. Blakeney singled and Ratley homered over the wall between left and center. The Dogs were not finished yet. In the top of the sixth, Ratlley doubled and then went to third on the passed ball. Kvinta got his fifth RBI with a fly ball to left field. The Yoakum defense finished the job with no base runners over the last two times at bat for the Owls. Nicholson praised the Hondo Owls on a wellfought and well-sportsmanship series. My hat is off to Hondo, he said. It was nip and tuck the whole series. It was a very classy series and Hondo had a lot of class. There was no trash talking or anything like that. Yoakum moves on to face Liberty Hill in the area round, starting at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Bastrop Cedar Creek with the series scheduled to be wrapped up the next day, starting at

1 p.m. Game Summaries Game 2 Yoakum 3, Hondo 2

H 200 000 0-2 2 1 Y 003 000 x- 3 3 4 WP: Adam Hunter. LP: Jacob Sanchez. Highlights Hondo: Weston Hagan 2-for-3, 1R; Kade Thigpen 1R. Yoakum Hunter: 7 IP, 2R, 2H, 3BB, 13K; Jeff Harrison 1-for-1, 1R, 2B, 1 RBI; Taylor Nobles 1R; Brice Lauer 1-for-3, 2B, 2 RBI; Blake McCracken 1-for-2, 1R Game 3 Yoakum 9, Hondo 7 Y 105 201 0-9 12 4 H 070 000 0-7 5 1 WP: Hogan Lauer; Troy Kacir; Timmy Blakeney. LP:Eric Hoog; Shane Wolff; Jacob Sanchez. Highlights Yoakum: Lauer 3 IP, 4R, 4H, 3BB; Tim Blakeney 2-for-4, 2R; Keith Ratley 3-for-3, 4R, 2B, 3B, HR, 2 RBI; Adam Hunter 1-for3, 1R; 1 RBI; Ryan Kvinta, 1-for-3, 1R, grand slam, 5 RBI; Kacir 1-for-2; Kyle Mikulik 2-for-4, 1R, 2B; Jeff Harrison 1-for-3; Taylor Nobles 1-for-3, 1 RBI

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Apache athletic Banquet award winners

Pictured above, Landon Lock and Jerrika Vega flank Kelly Whitmire, who presented each of them with the Clara Nell Snyder Courage Award. Shown below, Brittney Pakebusch, Hunter Noack and Cody Jurek join Erwin Ckodre as he presented them as winners of the Erwin Ckodre Leadership Award. (Photos by Mark Lube) At top, Jessica Cantu and Cory Espinosa were both named recipients of Booster Club Scholarships. At left, Cantu and Don Cartwright were named MVPs by the Athletic Department at Mondays Athletic Banquet. (Photos by Mark Lube)

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Local family gets new style thanks to TVs Gypsies

Local fans of HGTV will soon be able to recognize one of their neighbors on the small screen. A room in the home of Melissa Clampit, a teacher at North Avenue Intermediate School in Gonzales, will be featured on an upcoming episode of The Junk Gyspies. The series, which is best described as part Texas road trip and part home decorating, stars sisters Amie Sikes and Jolie Sikes-Smith. The origin of Clampits Gonzales County home being chosen to appear on the show came down to a simple selection process. The Junk Gypsies gave a list of families and/or individuals that might possibly want or need a make-over to HGTV, said Clampit. Then HGTV went through the list and picked who they felt would work for the series. We were among the lucky ones chosen they felt we were a great all-American family. The purpose of the show is for the sisters better known as the Junk Gypsies to redo a room in a house for $4,000

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or less using items they find along the road, leaving behind their signature eclectic style. In the episode titled Home on the Range, the Junk Gypsies transform the Clampits living room into a colorful space the whole family can enjoy. They shopped at local junk stores for interesting items they re-purposed. For example, they pulled

out their shotgun to make a country-chic lighting fixture and turn an old drum into a storage bin. They completely made over the room using found objects, fleamarket finds, and really great fun items, Clampit said. The entire family was so amazed by the transformation of the room. In that moment of the revealing we were surprised,

Sitting in the redone family room are (from left) Jolie Sikes-Smith, Rusty Clampit, Braden Clampit, Haley Clampit, Melissa Clampit and Amie Sikes. (Courtesy photo)

At left is the Clampits family room shown in its previous state before the Junk Gypsies came in and redecorated it (pictured above). (Courtesy photos) thrilled and overwhelmed. The Junk Gypsies also managed to keep the new look intimate for the Clampits by tailoring it to fit the familys personality. They had used pieces in the room that reflected a part of our life, Clampit said. Being a school teacher they brought in globes, maps, an old chalkboard and even had a glass jar full of dated pencils. For my ranching husband, they had branded the coffee table, rolled out a cowhide rug and displayed old western comic books. The children gained use of old drums with rolling casters and a metal suitcase to corral toys, books, blankets and pillows. The work the girls did really reflected our lifestyle. The Junk Gypsies airs Saturdays at 6 p.m. on HGTV. Beer - Bait - Ammo The series premiered last November and the episode fea1701 N. Ave. E turing the Clampits will likely Shiner air sometime this summer. 361-594-4200 For more information on the Junk Gypsies, visit their website www.gypsyville.com.

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Capricorn, when a new career path is presented to you, it may be difficult to decide whether you should make a move. Go with your gut and trust your instincts. 18 AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, although you may have your mind set on one outcome, it might be good to expect the unexpected this week. Keep your eyes and ears open. TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Think of this week as the opportunity to rest and recharge, Taurus. Schedule a family movie night or lounge in the yard instead of packing your schedule. GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, you have been thinking about getting into something creative, and your plans just may come to fruition soon. You just have to finalize some of the details. CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, keeping secrets doesnt often turn out well because sooner or later those secrets are revealed. Honesty usually is the best way to go in most situations. LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Beating the doldrums could involve some creative thinking, Leo. If youre fresh out of ideas, you can ask someone you are close to for some suggestions. VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, you are on the road to recovery from an issue thats been bothersome. This recovery is long overdue, but you will be stronger for having gone through these trials. LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, its good to go with the flow, but speak up for

Those close to you are finding your more accommodating nature very appealing, Aquarius. This new attitude is bound to paint you in a new light. PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, you have a huge support system in the way of family and friends. Expect them to rally behind you when needed. FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

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It was British mathematician, philosopher and social critic Bertrand Russell who made the following sage observation: Every advance in civilization has been denounced as unnatural while it was recent. If youre like most adults, you have approximately 1,000 hairs per square inch of your scalp. That might seem like a lot, but consider the otter: Its 1 million hairs per square inch of skin make it the owner of the densest fur in the world. Before the 19th century, it was declasse to wear clothing with pockets. All

the well-dressed members of the upper classes had servants to carry things for them. The next time youre out for a walk in the country, kneel down and scoop up a cupful of soil. You might be surprised to learn that that single cup of dirt could hold more bacteria than there are people on the planet. Those who study such things say that more Frisbee-type discs are sold every year in the U.S. than footballs, baseballs and basketballs combined.

People sometimes fight over the silliest things. Countries, too. For example, in 1925, Greece and Bulgaria were at war for 10 days, all because of a dog. Evidently, tensions were high in October of that year, when a Greek soldiers dog ran away from him -- across the border. The soldier chased his dog into Bulgaria, where he was shot dead by a sentry. In retaliation, the Greek army invaded, and the League of Nations had to step in to restore order to the region. There is a species of frog found in Indonesia that breathes entirely through its skin; it has no lungs at all. *** Thought for the Day: Everyone, in some small sacred sanctuary of the self, is nuts. -- Leo Rosten (c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

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The newly formed Gonzales ISD Education Foundation will host its first annual Academic Recognition Banquet May 21 honoring the top ten percent of graduating seniors along with their selected honored guest. The students were asked to select a Gonzales ISD Pre-K through 12th grade teacher or staff member who has had the greatest influence on their academic accomplishments. This inaugural event brings much needed attention to the hard work and dedication of the students and the staff of Gonzales ISD. In addition to the honorees listed below, the students parents will also be guests of honor. Student-Honored Guest Erica Bonilla-Stephen Tobola Kimberly DeLeon-Mary Frances Carrizales Lynnea Fink-Daisy Martinez

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Patrick Garza-Charlene Henke Taylor L. Gray-George Arnold Lindsey Kuck-Kathleen Ehrig Landon Lock-Anita Dement Shahvaizumar Malik (Umar)-Joey Carrizales Mary Liz Menking-Alice Machacek Hunter Noack-Jeanie Noack Brittney Pakebusch-Peggy Janota Kaylee Pearson-Eve Waddell Hector Sanchez Jr.-Leslie Buesing Bre Ana Stafford-Becky Pekar -The Academic Recognition Banquet will be held on Monday, May 21, at 6 p.m. in the First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. Tickets will be available for anyone wishing to attend at the Gonzales ISD Administrative Office or by contacting Debbie Tieken at 830.857.0434 or Erwin Ckodre at 830.857.5720. Tickets are $15 each and are available through May 15.

Gonzales ISD hosted a Volunteer Appreciation Celebration on April 27 in the Gonzales High School Cafeteria. Several school administrators, staff and special quests were on hand to personally thank each volunteer present for their service to Gonzales ISD and our community. Among those who delivered addresses were Kim Strozier, Gonzales ISD Superintendent (shown above); Erwin Ckodre, Gonzales ISD Foundation Board President; Bobby ONeal, Mayor City of Gonzales; Chief Tim Crow, Gonzales Police Department and Vince Ortiz, Victoria College. Attendees were served refreshments while continuing their fellowship. (Courtesy photo)

firm specializing in the development of educational foundations he added. This firm has worked with many communities and school districts in Texas and other states to establish educational foundations to ben-

Go-Texan scholarship honorees named

The Gonzales County GoTexan Committee has named the winners of 2012 scholarships through the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo scholarship program. We will be presenting students with $33,700 this May, said Sheri Hooper of the Gonzales County Go-Texan Committee. We are fortunate in that all students who applied, and met our minimum requirements are receiving scholarships. The winner of a $16,000 2012 HLSR Scholarship is Mary Menking of Gonzales HS. Receiving 2012 Gonzales County Area Go Texan Scholarships will be: Amanda Autry of Gonzales HS; Brittany Komoll of Gonzales HS; Lindsey Kuck of Gonzales HS; Hunter Noack of Gonzales HS; Adam Ramirez of Waelder HS; Lynnea Fink of Gonzales HS; Hanna LaFleur of Gonzales HS; Brittney Pakenbusch of Gonzales HS; Lauren Parr of Gonzales HS; Richard Thiele of Gonzales HS; and Jake Robinson of Nixon/SmileyHS. Thanks to all of our school

efit public school systems. There are currently hundreds of education foundations set up in Texas and the number continues to grow. The Gonzales ISD Education Foundation is a charitable organization under the Internal Revenue Service section 501(c)(3) and

counselors for assisting in getting our applications to the students, Hooper said. Hooper added that HLSR is moving the due date for the 2013 program from mid-January to late February/March and the scholarship banquet will be in May or June instead of February. All of the exact dates will be announced later.

contributions to the organization are tax deductible. Erwin Ckodre is serving as President of the Foundation and other board members include: Lisa Barnick, Bob Burchard, Patsy Cochran, Gary Coke, Allison Davis, Jennifer Davis, Scott Dierlam, Gabe Gallardo, Monica Greathouse, Ross Hendershot, Brennon LaBuhn, Felipe Leon, Pam Lester, James Ryan, Mia Schauer, Josie Smith-Wright, Glenda Steen, Dr. Kim Strozier and Debbie Tieken. This fall the Gonzales ISD Education Foundation will be hosting an event to kick off their first annual fund drive. Those interested in supporting these efforts are encouraged to contact the Foundation at 830.672.9551 ext 1221.

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Education has become a polarizing topic, centered primarily around the way our children are being taught. Grace Christian Academy in Gonzales is one of the private school options available to parents who have become disillusioned with the public school system. Established nearly eight years ago, the school was created to address a specific want. There were some families that felt there was a need in the community for a Christian school, said Jamie Holden, the schools principal and administrator. We started with kindergarten only and then added a grade every year. This year, we have some junior high students who are in the eighth grade. The primary mission of the school is to educate students while also providing them the basic values and principles outlined in the Bible. We would like to raise children that do have Christian values who will go out into the world and share those values with others, Holden said. The message is God has love for each and every one regardless of our background. Were also here to be a nurturing environment for the kids. One of the things that makes us special is we have small classes. Even if our school continues to grow, we want to make sure our student to teacher ratio doesnt get any higher than 12 to 1. Its really important to us that our students get lots of attention from their teachers. Holden said her schools current average of eight students or less per class gives their kids a learning advantage. The school prides itself on teaching core academics based on

the traditional three Rs. Our students are all really strong in reading, writing and mathematics, she said. Of course we do extracurricular things like art and such, but were really intent on focusing on the basics and not being distracted by other things that happen in bigger classrooms. This school is not a perfect fit for everyone, but its a really great place if you want your child to learn values they can take with them for life. We have a strict policy on how we treat each other, so things like bullying and other behavior issues dont go on here. Another thing that sets Grace Christian apart is its curriculum. Since the school is not accredited by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), their instruction is not dominated by standardized testing nor it is merely outcome-based. I see the necessity of standardized testing to benchmark where the kids are, Holden said. We take the Stanford Achievement Test (SAT) but we dont focus on teaching because of that test. We teach what we teach because this is what we want our students to learn. The test is just to show that we have learned those things. If were doing a good job, then theyre going to do great on that test. Holden said her school is well aware of the fact that at some point their students may have to move on to public schools. Because of this, she said they keep track of the states current educational standards. We are definitely aware of what the state sets for each grade level, said Holden. We may teach them in a different order, but we make sure that we have all of the benchmarks and more. We dont want any of

our kids to get stressed about it because thats really detrimental to the way that kids perceive school. If they just feel this tremendous anxiety about a test, then theyre not going to even want to come to school. Thats not what we want. The academy recently received the results from their last SAT and 90 percent of their students scored above their grade level. Holden added that since the SAT is a national test, those students results will be respected even if they move out of state. This year the schools enrollment is 20 students, but it has been as high as 50 in the recent past. Holden said all of their teachers are state-certified and half of them have retired from public schools. All of them are very well qualified teachers who still have a heart for children, she said. Its a much less stressful environment here. We are not accredited by TEA primarily because we are so small. If the school was to grow, then it would make that more feasible. We have met all of the qualifications we would need for that otherwise. The school is governed by an eight-member board that meets once a month. Their school year closely resembles the public school calendar with school open from August to May. Hours are from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and from 8 a.m. to noon on Friday. The enrollment fee of $100 is discounted to $75 for anyone who enrolls by June 1. Tuition is $300 a month for 10 months with discounts available if you enroll multiple children. For more information on Grace Christian Academy, call 830-672-3838 or send an email to gracechristianacademy@gvec. net.

Pre-K and Kindergarten students are shown holding sunflowers they planted. Pictured are (back row, from left) Jesse (K), Jeffrey (K), Kade (K), (front row) Jackie (preK), Reagan (preK), and Rhea (preK) with teacher Mrs. Mary Tomas and principal Mrs. Jamie Holden. (Photo by Cedric Iglehart)

Elementary students are shown holding their geography projects. Pictured are (back row, from left) Dominic (4th grade), Joy (4th), Shaelyn (2nd), (front row) Cole (2nd), Madison (3rd), Jacob (2nd), Jared (2nd) with teacher Mrs. Shirley Carroll and principal Mrs. Jamie Holden. (Photo by Cedric Iglehart)

Jonathan Santillano, an 8th grader, is the Gonzales Junior High School May Book Club Member of the Month. His favorite book is The Code of Claw by Suzanne Junior high students are shown holding plant collections they did for a biology Collins, his favorite author is James Patterson, and his favorite series is Alex Ridproject. Pictured are (back row, from left) Christian (7th), Jon (9th), Gianna (8th), er by Anthony Horowitz. Jonathan enjoys reading mysteries and action books. (front row) Tristan (8th), James (6th), Rebecca (7th), and Kirstin (7th) with teach- The JH Book Club, led and inspired by Library Aide Ms. Stephens, meets on Tueser Mrs. Sandra Gorden and principal Mrs. Jamie Holden. (Photo by Cedric Iglehart) day mornings at 7:30 in the library. (Courtesy photo)

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Every spring individuals celebrate their mothers on Mothers Day. It has evolved from a day to honor mothers to one that recognizes all special women. Therefore, if there is a woman in ones life who isnt a biological mother -- but special nonetheless -- Mothers Day can be a time to tell her how much she is appreciated. There are many reasons a person may want to honor a woman that is not his or her mother. Perhaps the persons own mother has passed away or is not prominent in this individuals life. Maybe

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there is a grandmother or aunt with whom one is especially close. There may be a teacher or mentor that has touched the life of a person in a special way. Although Mothers Day is built around giving thanks to Mom, its certainly acceptable to thank women in addition to dear old Mom. Furthermore, one neednt wait until a specific day in May to honor a notable woman. This can be done all year long with certain gestures and sentiments. For those who are celebrating all women on Mothers Day, here are some ways to set the day apart. both enjoy and then go * Have an extended Mothers Day is a * Create a handmade and do that. Maybe you family fiesta. Host a special time of the year to card with personalized met up due to a hobby Mothers Day party at honor not only a persons sentiments that reflect or interest. Remember home and single out mom but also any other the unique relationship the first day you met and all the special women notable woman in his or with this special woman. reminisce by heading in attendance. Serve her life. The holiday can This can mean more than to that place for a cocktails and enjoy the be customized any way a a prepurchased card that celebration. time spent together. person sees fit. may not offer the right words. * Find out her interests and spend a day doing entirely what she wants to do. It doesnt necessarily have to take place on Mothers Day. A trip to a museum or a day at the park -- whatever it may be -- can be a nice outing. * Treat her to a special dinner. Ask about favorite foods and create a meal at home. If dining out is a must, choose a day other than Mothers Day to avoid the crowds and have intimate moments with just the two of you, especially if you are also honoring your own mother on Mothers Day. Mothers Day presents an opportunity to celebrate Mom and any other special * Find something you women in your life.

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Mothers Day is cemetery or special one not to forget to pick look through pictures supposed to be a happy place of reflection. up something special of Mom and remember occasion wherein Certain people prefer for ones mother. all of the good times individuals honor their to be alone, while If a person is looking had together. mothers and other others want to be in for a way to celebrate * If you are a mother, special women with the comfort of a group. Mom after she has relish in the day with gifts and tokens of The way the holiday passed on, here are a the kids and other appreciation. But for is spent is entirely up few ideas. family. Your Mom the men and women to the person and the * Remember a good would want you to. who have lost their way he or she feels the time had with Mom * Wear a white mothers, this holiday most comfortable. and then capture those carnation to symbolize can be everything from In fact, it can be happy feelings. that you have lost your bittersweet to painful. downright challenging * Donate to a charity mother. Honoring Mom takes to wade through or do something special * Gather together on new meaning. the rows of greeting that Mom would have with siblings or friends Any holiday can be cards at every store appreciated. who have lost their particularly difficult to and watch scores * Plant a tree or plant mothers and spend the enjoy when a loved one of commercials on in her honor in the yard. day together. passes away. However, television reminding * Watch a video or Mothers Day and Fathers Day -- dates on the calendar specific to a special person in ones life -- can be even more trying, especially if the loss is still fresh. Individuals who have lost their mothers may experience Mothers Day in myriad ways. Some may choose to ignore the day, preferring to keep busy and not acknowledge that Mothers Day is taking place. Others may pour over memories of their mother, looking at old photos or videos. Some On Mothers Day, men and women who have lost their mother often find may make a trip to a spending time with their own children is a great way to lift their spirits.

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Eres la unica persona ` del mundo que siempre esta, de forma ` incondicional. Si te rechazo, me perdonas. Si me equivoco, me acoges. ` Si los demas no pueden conmigo, me abres una puerta. Si estoy feliz, celebras conmigo. Si estoy triste, no sonries hasta que me ` ` hagas reir. Eres mi amiga incondicional. Gracias madre linda.

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