Gonzales Cannon April 11 Issue

NIXON — An area mid-dle-school teacher has been arrested after being accused of having an improper rela-tionship with a student.

Houston Alan Mercier, 24, was taken into custody Tuesday night by the Nixon Police Department for an

offense that allegedly took place on the eve-ning of April 6. Me rc i e r is a coach at Nixon-S m i l e y M i d d l e S c h o o l and the victim is a 14-year old fe-male student.

According to a statement from Nixon Police Chief Chris Almaguer, Mercier was brought in for ques-tioning and fully cooper-ated with authorities. He is charged with an Improper Relationship Between Edu-cator and Student, a second degree felony, and is being held in the Gonzales Coun-ty Jail in lieu of a $30,000

The Gonzales County Commissioners Court gave their approval for a new RV park during a regular meet-ing Monday morning.

The Eagle Ford RV Park is sitting on a 15-acre lot, located on Highway 90-A about 3.8 miles from Gon-zales High School. The fa-cility has 96 spaces avail-able and also includes a laundry room, showers, free Wi-fi and a designated recreation area.

The park is serviced by City of Gonzales water, will be individually metered for electricity supplied by GVEC and will include two aerobic spray septic sys-tems. The Court gave their approval of the final plans pending an inspection by the fire marshal.

In other business, the court:

• Appointed Darrell Becker to serve as Justice of the Peace for Precinct

SEGUIN — Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) officials on Tuesday announced Stage II restric-tions for its Hydroelectric Lakes to go into effect immediately for diversions and use of water from the hydroelec-tric lakes in Comal, Guadalupe and Gonzales counties. Restrictions will affect lawn watering, outdoor foun-tain use, vehicle washing and other areas.

According to the river authority’s Drought Contingency Plan, Stage II

applies on any day following a day when the average 24-hour spring flow rate from the Comal Springs, when measured at the Comal River, is at or below 200 cubic feet per second (cfs), but greater than 150 cfs. As of Mon-day, April 8, 2013 Comal Springs flow rate was 198 cfs, thus triggering Stage II restrictions.

Critical period stages apply to any diverter of water other than contract-ed stored water that diverts and uses

water from any of the GBRA Hydro-electric Lakes - Lake Dunlap (Comal and Guadalupe counties, Lake Mc-Queeney (Guadalupe County), Lake Placid (Guadalupe County), Lake Nolte (Guadalupe County), H4 or Lake Gonzales and H5 or Lake Wood (both in Gonzales County).

With Stage II in effect, the follow-ing restrictions on the Hydro Lakes will apply:

• All of the prohibitions applicable in Stage I apply in Stage II, except to the extent replaced by more restric-tive conditions imposed by this stage.

YOAKUM — Yoakum City Council on Tuesday moved for-ward with plans to make the city more inviting to both tourists and employees.

Council gave final approval to an ordinance establishing a tour-ism board for the city and will make appointments to that board in its May meeting. During their March meeting, the Council had

discussed the proposal and how to give the board control over some funding to promote tourism.

City Manager Kevin Coleman, during his report later in the meet-ing, noted the city would be in-stalling two new bronze longhorn statues at one tourist attraction, the Chisholm Trail Memorial Park, on Wednesday.

Coleman also gave the Council a preliminary report on the city’s

employee wage and salary study, and said the findings of the study will likely see some recommenda-tions for substantial pay increases in some positions.

“We went into this knowing an-ectdotally we were going to have some adjustments to our pay struc-ture because of the attrition and competition from the oilfields,” Coleman said. he said the city will introduce a proposal to break the city’s pay scale into three different pay charts — one for general em-

ployees, one for police and one for firemen.

“As a city we’ve generally been about retaining employees, pro-moting in-house,” he said, add-ing that the study looked closely at what nearby cities were paying employees in various positions. “Our goal is to be mid-range, near the 50th percentile as budgets al-low. On average, right now we’re at about 90 percent of that 50th per-centile.”

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The baseball concept of “backing up the play” appears to be one the 4L RV Ranch Cubs have down pat as they gather at second base to make a play during an opening-day contest Saturday against the Circle G Truck Stop Royals. For a weekly roundup of Gonzalezs Little League action, see Page B4. (Photo by Mark Lube)

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Gonzales County Sheriff’s Of-fice report for march 31-April 6:

04/01/13Solara-Garcia, Erick Oneil,

06/1990, Unknown. Criminal Trespass. Requires $1,500 Bond. Immigration Detainer. Remains in Custody.

Poz Tahual, Kevin Danilo, 06/1994, Unknown. Criminal Trespass. Requires $1,500 Bond. Immigration Detainer. Remains in Custody.

04/02/13Garcia, Gilbert Santos Jr.

06/1990, Gonzales. Commit-ment/Sentence – Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. Remains in Custody.

04/03/13Navejar, Jesse Mary, Jr., 0/1968,

Gonzales. Local Warrant – Bur-glary of Vehicle. Requires $3,500 Bond. Remains in Custody.

04/04/13Lopez, Daniel Reynaldo,

11/1981, Gonzales. Bell County Warrant – Assault causes Bodily Injury Family Violence. Released on $5,000 Bond.

Rangel, Maricela Gonzales, 03/1974, Gonzales. Local Warrant

– Theft of Property >$20 <$500 by Check. Released on $1,000 Bond.

Wesley, John Anthony, 11/1990, Houston. Local War-rant – Driving while Intoxicated. Requires $1,500 Bond. Local War-rant – Possession of Marijuana <2 oz. Requires $1,500 Bond. Re-mains in Custody.

04/05/13Gonzalez, Estefani, 07/1990,

Gonzales. Possession of Mari-juana <2 oz. Released on $1,000 Bond.

Smith, Preston Leon, 01/1986, Gonzales. Local Warrant – FTA – Possession of a Controlled Sub-stance PG 1 <1G. Local Warrant – FTA – Tamper Fabricate Physical Evidence with intent to impair. No Bond. Remains in Custody.

Hastings, Dustin Dewayne, 09/1989, Gonzales. Commit-ment/Sentence – Theft of Prop-erty >$1,500 <$20K. Released – Weekender/Work Release.

Bowles, Edward James, 02/1982, Cuero. Commitment/Sentence – Credit Card Abuse. Remains in Custody.

04/06/13

Rodriguez, Thomas Mickey, 10/1974, Gonzales. Local Warrant – Possession of Marijuana <2 oz. Requires $1,500 bond. Local War-rant – Possession of Marijuana <2 oz. Requires $2,000 Bond. Re-mains in Custody.

Irle, Trinity Duke, 12/1990, Gonzales. Possession of a Con-trolled Substance PG 1 <1G. Re-leased on $500 Bond.

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

GCSO 14DPS 08GPD 05WPD 04NPD 03Constable 00DWCSO 00DEA 00TPW 00GCAI 00Total 34

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April 11, 1921On this day in 1921, the Majestic Theatre opened

on Elm Street in downtown Dallas. The five-story structure, designed by Chicago architect John Eber-son in the Renaissance Revival style, was the flagship of Karl Hoblitzelle’s Interstate Amusement Company chain of vaudeville houses. Among the stars who appeared there were Mae West, Jack Benny, Harry Houdini, Duke Ellington, and Cab Calloway. Fort Worth resident Ginger Rogers began her career at the Majestic, and Vin Lindhe was a member of a girls’ trio that played there in 1927. The Hoblitzelle Foun-dation gave the theater to the city of Dallas in 1976. A year later it became the first Dallas building listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Various lo-cal theatrical and musical groups have subsequently called the Majestic home.

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Final design plans were approved by the County for The Eagle Ford RV Park. The facility has 96 spaces, is situated on 15 acres and includes a laundry, showers, free wi-fi, and a designated recreation area complete with picnic tables and grills. (Courtesy photo)

4. Becker will take over for Don Setliff, whose retire-ment went into effect on April 9.

• Approved the deputa-tion of Jesse Garza for the Gonzales County Sheriff ’s Department.

• Approved a proclama-tion declaring the month of April as National Sexual Assault Awareness and Pre-vention Month in Gonzales County.

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In other business Tuesday, Council gave approval to a final plat for the planned ex-pansion of the H-E-B Grocery Store at 201 W. Gonzales St. H-E-B plans to develop a 5.48-acre property adjacent to its current location for the expansion, and Council later considered authorizing Mayor Anita Rodriguez to negotiate a lease for the prop-erty with H-E-B.

The Council also reversed its thinking on taking out a warranty police for repairs to the City Hall roof after discussion. The warranty policy would be about $4,500 for five years, and council members Rodney Jahn and Elorine Sitka initially expressed disapproval of the idea.

Councilman Tim Faulkner, however, said the flat roof at City Hall could make the warranty worth it.

“You get a torrential rainfall, that water will find the holes,” he said. “That’s a bar-gain for a flat roof.”

After discussion, Jahn and Sitka joined Rodriguez and Faulkner in supporting the measure to purchase the warranty.

During Monday’s meeting, the Council also:

• Appointed Billy Goodrich and Mary Lou Vera to two-year terms on the Yoakum Housing Authority Board of Commission-ers and re-apoointed Zephala Mathis to a one-year term as Resident Commissioner;

• Approved the use of columns to sup-port an awning at Cervantes restaurant at 318 Front St.;

• Approved re-zoning of a property on Harwood Road from Residential to Indus-trial use;

• Approved a special-use permit for a re-ligious institution at 406 Lott St.;

• Approved a change in zoning from res-idential R-2 to residential R-3 for a prop-erty at Dayly St. at McGee St.;

• Approved complaint procedures for use as part of the city’s acceptance of a Tex-as Community Development Bloc Grant.


YOAKUM: Council opts for warranty

The Board of Directors of the Gonzales County Un-derground Water Conser-vation District (GCUWCD) met in a regular meeting on Tuesday.

The meeting opened with a public comment by Dan Hill, who recommended the board consider appointing Rene de la Garza to fill the vacant director position for District 5.

“Rene has a vast back-ground in governmental af-fairs, right of way, and land assessment,” said Hill.

During the Manager’s Report, GCUWCD general manager Greg Sengelmann told the board about his discussion with representa-tives from Acock Operating

Limited. The company has submitted a permit applica-tion to the Texas Railroad Commission for a salt water disposal well in Gonzales County.

The proposed injection well is located off Highway 87 about three miles west of Smiley and the proposed in-jection interval is the Reklaw formation. Acock Operat-ing Limited is looking to re-inject produced wastewater

from the oil wells back into the production zone. The wastewater is currently be-ing discharged into an inter-mittent creek bed.

Sengelmann said he went to the well site to take field measurements of the dis-charge and readings showed the water to be slightly to moderately saline.

“We’re still working them on that,” said Sengelmann. “I’ll be sure to keep the board

informed.”On March 21 and 22,

Sengelmann said he regis-tered four new wells in the district. He identified two of them as being completed in the Yegua Jackson Aquifer and the others in the Car-rizo Aquifer and Queen City Aquifer.

In other business, the board accepted the resigna-tion of J.D. Head as the dis-trict’s legal counsel.

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• Landscape watering is prohibited 1between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m., and is further restricted such that properties with an odd-numbered ad-dress may landscape water only on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and properties with an even-numbered address may landscape wa-ter only on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. However, landscape watering by means of a bucket or hand-held or soaker hose, or a prop-erly installed drip irrigation system is permitted at any time. This subsection does not apply to reclaimed, recycled or reuse water.

• No person may use water for an ornamen-tal outdoor fountain or similar feature, unless the water is recycled and the only additional water used is to compensate for evaporative losses.

• No person may wash a vehicle at other than a commercial vehicle wash facility except over a pervious surface area, during the above designated watering days and times with a hand-hose with automatic shut-off nozzle or using a bucket.

The penalty for wasting water or any viola-tion of Stage II restrictions as determined by the GBRA general manager, or his designee, is $100 per day per violation.

Restrictions from Stage I already prohibited wasting water from irrigation or vehicle wash-

ing, and required the use of covers for swim-ming pools to prevent evaporation when not in use.

“During these times of drought, it is pru-dent for all of us to try to be good stewards and conserve our water resources,” Bill West, GBRA general manager said.

Restrictions of a drought contingency Stage may be terminated when the condition list-ed as the triggering event for such Stage has ceased to exist for a period of 30 consecutive days. Upon termination of the restrictions of the applicable Stage, the restrictions of the prior Stage become operative.

GBRA’s Drought Contingency Plan is avail-able to read online at the following link: http://www.gbra.org/documents/conservation/GBRADroughtContingencyPlan.pdf

Other drought details and information may be found on GBRA’s website at: http://www.gbra.org/drought/default.aspx

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, Cal-houn, and Refugio counties.

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Here is the Gonzales Police Department Report for the pe-riod of March 25-April 7:

March 25Reported Criminal Mischief

At 1800 Blk Sarah DeWitt Dr.Reported Indecency With A

Child At 800 Blk St. Lawrence St.

March 27Kathryn McIntosh, 18

Of Gonzales, Arrested And Charged With Possession Of Marijuana At 1800 Blk Sarah DeWitt Dr.

Reported Criminal Mischief At 700 Blk St. Matthew St.

March 28Reported Burglary Building

At 800 Blk Water St.Reported Burglary Building

At 1900 Blk Sarah DeWitt Dr.14-Year Old Juvenile De-

tained And Charged With As-sault Family Violence At 800 Blk Williams St.

March 29 Reported Burglary Building

At 500 Blk St. Paul St.April 1Reported Burglary Habita-

tion At 300 Blk St. Francis St.John Wendel Wagner, 48 Of

Austin, Arrested And Charged With Theft At 100 Blk Sarah De-Witt Dr.

April 2Reported Assault At 300 Blk

Thorton St.Reported Assault At 400 Blk

College St.Reported Theft At 700 Blk St.

Paul St.Damion Michael Navarro, 21

Of Gonzales, Arrested On Out-standing Warrants And Also Charged With Evading And Re-sisting Arrest At 200 Blk Cone St.

Reported Burglary Motor Ve-hicle At 1800 Blk St. Lawrence St.

Reported Burglary Motor Ve-hicle At 300 Blk Dewitt Dr.

April 3Reported Theft At 1000 Blk

Henry St.April 5Reported Theft At 700 Blk St.

Paul St.Reported Theft At 600 Blk St.

Paul St.Reported Burglary Motor Ve-

hicle At 200 Blk St. George St.Reported Theft At 600 Blk

Jobe St.April 6Reported Theft At 1300 Blk

Hamilton St.Reported Burglary Building

At 400 Blk St. George St.April 7Lou Ella Goode, 60 Of San

Antonio, Arrested And Charged With Aggravated Assault With Deadly Weapon At 900 Blk Wa-ter St. Victim Melvin Johnson, 56 Of Gonzales, Was Air Lifted To Unknown Medical Facility Due To His Injuries.

Niariann Deloach, 17 Of Gon-zales, Arrested And Charged With Assault Family Violence At 800 Blk Williams St.

Yoakum Police Department Weekly Incident Report for April 1-7:

04/04/13Case #13-115, Assault-C, 113

Hefferman; Disposition, Court Ci-tation.

Case #178191, Warrant Ar-rest (2), Martinez, Stephanie(2), 26, Yoakum, 700 Blk. Hopkins; Offense(s), W#15306-No Driver’s License, W#153060-No Insurance; Disposition(s), Trans/Shiner PD, Trans/Shiner PD.

Case #13-116, Runaway

C.I.N.S., 505 W. Hugo; Disposition, Investigation.

04/05/13Case #13-117, Disorderly Con-

duct, 209 Hefferman; Disposition, Court Citation.

Case #13-118, Disorderly Con-duct, 211 Hefferman; Disposition, Court Citation.

04/17/13Case #178231, Warrant Arrest,

Crain, Blake, 20, 211 Hefferman; Offense, W#13-18055-Theft by Check; Disposition, Trans/DCSO.

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Officials from the City of Nixon are proud to announce the arrival of their new 1,000 gal-lon fire truck. Fire Chief Mark Mendez, Councilman Hector Dominguez, and Scott Young of Rescue Rescue, LLC. recently made the trip to Carbon County, Pennsylvania to pick up the new engine, which seats five firefighters and is equipped with state of the art technol-ogy. Pictured (from left) are: Dylan Robinson (Fire Fighter), Captain Eddie Valdez, Wesley Bunch (Fire Fighter), Chief Mark Mendez, George Blanch (City Administrator), Mayor Ma-ria Blanch, Eddie Escobar (City Attorney), Councilman John Mercier, Councilman George Pena, Councilman Hector Dominguez, and Captain Brian Wischnewsky. (Courtesy photo)

NIXON —At the April 8 regular meeting, the Nixon City Council approved a small monthly fee that will be added to all utility cus-tomers within the city, in order to help fund the grow-ing resource and equip-ment needs of the Nixon Volunteer Fire Department (NVFD).

Effective May 1, a $2 monthly rate will appear on the utility bill for all residen-tial and commercial cus-tomers in the city for “the expansion and improve-ment of the NVFD, and for the health and safety and adequate fire protection.”

The small new fee will go to fund the recent purchase

of a new fire truck for the NVFD, among other neces-sary improvements and up-grades that are needed for the department.

The funds are needed in order for the NVFD to be properly equipped and prepared in order to meet the growing needs and de-mands of emergency ser-vices in the city.

“Current revenue is not adequate to operate sys-tems and related services, which include the fire de-partment,” explained Nixon city attorney Eddie Escobar. “Because of the fire truck purchase, what we’re doing here is including a $2 fee to assist the fire department. It will be a $2 fee across the

board for residential and commercial customers in the city.”

In other matters, the council:

• Approved a local hotel occupancy tax for any ho-tels/motels that come into the city. The occupancy tax rate will be 7 percent per night, per occupant; which is the common and stan-dard rate for most munici-palities.

• Heard presentations on residential and commercial solid waste collection and disposal contracts by Texas Disposal Systems, and also Progressive Waste Solu-tion. The council will soon decide which contract to go with after more consid-eration and examination of contracts.

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The Gonzales Planning and Zoning Board got an overview of the city’s Planned Use Devel-opment ordinance and how it could affect development in the city during a workshop meeting Monday.

City manager Allen Barnes told board members the PUD allows a developer to create a mixed-use community — including things such as homes, apartments, com-

mercial areas and park areas — without having to go through the re-zoning process for each separate area as is typical with a smaller subdivision.

A developer is currently plan-ning a 55-acre Planned Use De-velopment in an area off High-way 97 in the city. Barnes said he couldn’t name the developer or go into detail about what is planned until the application process has been completed, but told board

members the PUD concept gives potential developers a lot of flex-ibility — and also helps the city control development.

“The property right now is zoned C-2,” Barnes said. “If he went by that zoning, he could put in 55 acres of apartments five sto-ries tall.”

With a PUD ordinance in place, the developer and city negotiate a Development Agreement in ad-vance, he said. The agreement is specific to that developer and project, and terms can include

the total number of housing units to be included, how much green space is required and a number of other features.

“We have been meeting with this individual for nine months now, maybe a year,” Barnes said. “The developer will make a pre-sentation to P&Z when his appli-cation is complete.”

Barnes said the project could be just the first of several.

“The developer views Gonzales as a hub for the Eagle Ford,” he said.

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Many families who own property in the Eagle Ford Shale or other shale forma-tions have come into new-found wealth on a large scale in the last few years. Along with feelings of happiness

and gratitude, families often experience some anxiety and uncertainty over how best to manage, protect and pre-serve this wealth. There are many issues to consider.

A primary consideration

is how best to pass the min-eral interests and other prop-erty on to heirs. Parents have a choice between simply leaving property outright to children or instead, transfer-ring it to a trust for the ben-efit of their children. Trusts can often be more benefi-cial as they help protect the property from creditors and divorce settlements.

The seminar will take place on Wednesday, April 17th from 9:00 am to Noon at the Fair Street Building at 623 Fair Street in Gonzales. Lunch will be provided for those attending. The semi-nar cost is $10, and the dead-line to register is Monday, April 15th. Attendees need to preregister by calling the AgriLife Extension Office in Gonzales County at (830) 672-8531.

Kim Jong Un has done the near-impos-sible. The newly minted supreme leader of North Korea has forced the Obama adminis-tration to admit that the United States needs more missile defense.

Since it was introduced by Ronald Rea-gan in the 1980s, Democrats have reflexively denounced the idea of a defense against in-coming ballistic missiles as wholly unwork-able, impossibly expensive and dangerously destabilizing. Much better to leave ourselves exposed and work to sweet-talk our enemies out of their hostility and their weapons.

In keeping with this approach, upon taking office the Obama administration promptly nixed additional interceptors planned for de-ployment on the West Coast against the bud-ding North Korean missile threat. George W. Bush had already put 30 interceptors at two sites on the West Coast, a symptom of his “Cold War mindset” that the supple and sophisticated Obama administration had no use for.

As it turns out, it is North Korea that truly has the Cold War -- or perhaps worse -- mindset. In the words of new Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Pyongyang has “made advances in its capabilities and has engaged in a series of irresponsible and reckless prov-ocations.” It conducted a third nuclear test, apparently a successful one. It put a satellite in orbit with a Taepodong-2 missile. It dis-played what appeared to be a road-mobile ICBM.

While threatening to “miserably destroy” U.S. units in South Korea and turn that coun-try’s capital into a “nuclear sea of fire,” Pyong-yang has vowed that North Koreans “will be exercising our right to pre-emptive nuclear attack against the headquarters of the aggres-sor,” which is, of course, none other than the United States.

Rather than simply trust that a lunatic re-gime running its country like a vast prison camp will rationally calculate its self-interest as we would hope, the Obama administra-tion says it is going to add back the 14 can-celed interceptors. This will take the number of West Coast interceptors from 30 to 44, but with unnecessary expense and delay. The new interceptors should be online in 2017, or by the end of the president’s second term.

While the restoration is heartening, the Obama administration has pulled the plug on the development of more technologically ad-vanced defense systems and can’t overcome

its compulsion to make unilateral conces-sions to the Russians. Hagel said the admin-istration won’t complete the final phase of a defense system in Europe to guard against an Iranian launch targeting the United States.

Why seek protection from Kim Jong Un, but not Ayatollah Khamenei?

Liberals once insisted that a missile couldn’t possibly be made to hit another missile. Now, the technology has been dem-onstrated to work again and again. It is one of the reasons that the Israelis didn’t invade Gaza in response to the rocket barrage ema-nating from there a few months ago. It pro-tected itself with the Iron Dome defense sys-tem that intercepted about 85 percent of the rockets.

The Israelis don’t have the luxury of abid-ing by stale arms-control orthodoxies. Nei-ther do we. Evidently, though, only Kim Jong Un and his ilk have the power to convince the Obama administration of it.

Ask any economic adviser, whether you’re an individual or a country, and early in the con-versation you’ll hear an idiom: “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.”

Don’t invest all your money in one company. Don’t put all your assets behind one industry. Don’t depend too much on one source.

Texas, and especially Houston, found out the hard way in 1986. After the state became the home of the oil industry and the center for refining of petrochemicals in the U.S., high oil prices, the Arab Oil Embargo and the loss of Iranian oil production created a boom. By 1986, almost 20 per-cent of the Texas economy was based on oil.

Then the bottom fell out on oil prices and the “boom” turned to a “bust.” Wells around the state were capped. Oilfields went to rust.

Texas learned the lesson well: it wooed the infant high-tech industry, began chasing after manufacturers fleeing the Rust Belt for right-to-work states, and bolstered its agricultural indus-try. Even before the advent of the

Eagle Ford Shale oil boom, the Texas economy was healthy and growing in several directions.

For many of the communities in the Eagle Ford, however, di-versifying the local economy in the midst of the boom has been problematic simply because the rapid expansion of oil and gas exploration and production has made them hard-pressed to ex-pand their infrastructure.

Then there is Gonzales.Seated at the northeastern cor-

ner of the Eagle Ford play, Gon-zales serves as the gateway for those entering the region. And while the oil fields have brought about significant economic im-pact, the city has not ignored the lessons of 1986.

Long an agricultural and his-

torical center, the city began working to diversify its economy even before the Eagle Ford began impacting the local economy.

Back in 2010, for example, the city became the first in Texas to establish its own Texas History Museum District. Home to the Gonzales Memorial Museum, the Old Jail Museum and Pioneer Vil-lage Living History Center, with a double handful of historic homes and with other historic sites near-by, the city began working to cap-italize on the tourist trade. The Texas Pioneer Museum recently relocated a number of its artifacts to the city’s old Riverside Center as well as historic Pioneer Village.

The city’s Tourism Advisory Board has taken the bull by the horns on using technology, devel-oping a smart-phone application to make it even easier for tourists to locate what they’re looking for.

But diversification hasn’t been limited to tourism.

When Jim H. Wilson LLC be-gan looking for a spot to relocate its rail-car scrapping operations, Gonzales was more than happy to accomodate. Although it’s certainly benefited from the ex-

panded use of rail transport (such as gravel cars) as a result of the oil boom, the Wilson company doesn’t handle the specialized chemical transports involved in many oil/petrochemical op-erations; even if the oilfield goes bust, it will still have plenty of business.

Another company, Wise Prod-ucts, found Gonzales to be an in-viting site for a warehouse in the industrial park. The coffin manu-facturer is part of another indus-try not dependent on oil.

Now another industry which is being threatened and forced out of other states is starting to look at Gonzales as the perfect poten-tial relocation spot.

In California, Colorado, Con-necticut and Maryland, wild-eyed liberal state legislators are stumbling over their own feet in their haste to shred the U.S. Con-stitution and the Second Amend-ment. The sponsor of Colorado legislation to limit the size of rifle magazines which can be sold in the state recently humiliated her-self on camera by demonstrating her ignorance of the fact that gun magazines can be re-loaded.

Gun and accessories manu-facturers are announcing they’re leaving those states: MagPul and HiViz in Colorado, Beretta Fire-arms in Maryland, Colt Firearms in Connecticut are just a few. One California retailer, Shield Tacti-cal, has already begun re-locating to nearby Shiner, where the own-er has family connections.

Carolyn Gibson Baros, the ex-ecutive director of the Gonzales Economic Development Corp., has said she’s been in contact with several of those companies and other city officials and busi-ness leaders have enthusiastically joined the effort. What better location for firearms and acces-sories companies than a town which first made “Come and Take It!” the slogan of defiance of tyranny?

While the current oil boom has breathed a lot of wealth into the region, Gonzales isn’t putting all its eggs in one basket.

Which is probably a smart idea, even though Gonzales has plenty of eggs to work with: Gon-zales County is also a center for the state’s poultry and egg indus-try, too.

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In typical leftist, politically immature be-havior, liberals in Texas are screaming and claiming that Texas Governor Rick Perry and other Republican state legislative lead-ers “want people to die” because they op-pose expanding Medicaid under President Obama’s health care law. Never mind the facts…it’s the emotion that counts for liber-als.

Liberals ignore that the Supreme Court has determined that because of our fed-eralist system of government, states can choose whether or not to allow the federal expansion of Medicaid. Under the Supreme Court’s decision last year, Texas has the right to determine whether they want to accept Obamacare.

Furthermore, liberals ignore the fact that we have a broken health care system that should be fixed, not expanded. Just like the liberal approach to the broken public edu-cation system, their idea is to spend more money on the broken health care system. Governor Perry joined the state’s GOP Sen-ators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn and other lawmakers in Austin to reiterate their oppo-sition to “Obamacare” and call for flexibility in how they implement Medicaid, a health entitlement program for the poor that they view as broken.

“Medicaid is a broken system that is fail-ing Texans and overwhelming the state bud-get,” Senator Cornyn said. “The program must be fundamentally reformed, and Texas — not the federal government — is best suited to design a health care program for its poorest and most vulnerable residents.”

Governor Perry and others have stated correctly that expanding the federal health program would make Texas “hostage” to the federal government. “It would benefit no one in our state to see their taxes skyrocket and our economy crushed as our budget crumbled under the weight of oppressive Medicaid costs,” Perry has said.

Another fact the liberals ignore is that Texas is facing a $25 billion deficit for their

next two-year budget cycle. Texas law-makers are considering reducing the defi-cit by dropping out of Medicaid because it would be such a large expensive burden. Medicaid consumes more than 20 percent of the Texas state budget, and Obamacare will force the state to massively expand our already burdensome Medicaid rolls.

Starting in 2014 all states must expand Medicaid to all non-elderly individuals with family incomes below 138 percent of the federal poverty level. Obamacare will pick up the first three years of benefit costs, but in 2017 states begin to shoulder a larg-er and larger share of these benefit costs, maxing out at 10 percent by 2020.

However, none of these facts matter to liberals. For them, emotions are everything. Their argument is that Texas is heartless for hurting the poor, and the wealth must be redistributed by the government…regard-less of whether the program actually is working.

They want to take Texas over by 2018, and their emotional arguments favoring the expansion of Medicaid will resonate along with allegations of racism, sexism, and class warfare.

But Texans must stand tough and not be frightened by liberal emotionalism. We should fix the broken public health care system rather than spend more money it and create more debt.

GUADALPE COUN-TY — A local corpora-tion seeking to estab-lish a municipal solid waste disposal landfill in northeastern Guadal-upe County has received some good news from the Texas Commission on Environmental Qual-ity.

The TCEQ, in a letter dated April 4, informed Post Oak Clean Green Inc. that the first two parts of the corporation’s application have been determined to be “tech-nically complete.”

Dale Burnett, who has replaced Jim Blackwell as project manager for Post Oak Clean Green, said the letter indicated the TCEQ staff was rul-ing favorably on land

use compatibility for the proposed site of the landfill.

Burnett said that with approval of the first two parts of the application the corporation will now go to work completing parts three and four. They have scheduled a “team meeting” today to discuss plans for fin-ishing up the third and fourth parts of the appli-cation.

“We’ve been getting data on three and four,” Burnett said. Regarding a timetable for comple-tion of the last two parts of the application, Bur-nett said, “It’s going to be several weeks.”

After the entire appli-cation has been submit-ted to the TCEQ, those opposing it will have the opportunity to request a contested hearing.

“There will be a chance for people to contest it,” Burnett said. “That will be part of the process.”

The application is likely to be contested in proceedings conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hear-ings. “If there’s going to be a hearing, that will be later,” Burnett said.

Proposed site of the landfill is 7787 FM 1150

south of Interstate 10. It is describe as located 12.1 miles east of Seguin.

Post Oak Clean Green Inc., whose president is Tom Funderburg, sub-mitted the first two parts of the application in De-cember 2011.

TCEQ responded with its first notice of defi-ciency on Feb. 27, 2012. A second notice of defi-ciency was sent to Post Oak Clean Green in May 2012 and a third notice was sent by TCEQ in September 2012.

After the corporation’s response to the third no-tice, TCEQ sent a request for additional informa-tion, and the corpora-tion’s third supplemen-tal response to the third NOD was received by TCEQ last month on March 13.

The landfill applica-tion has been opposed by area water purveyors and regulators including the Schertz-Seguin Lo-cal Government Corp., the Guadalupe County Groundwater Conserva-tion District and others.

Area residents and landowners also have formed an organization, SPOD (Stop Post Oak Dump), opposing the landfill application.

If life begins at 40, what do you call it at 93? Our dear mother met the second man of her life (Daddy died in 2006) in 2009 at the age of 93. She was living in a Senior Retirement place and Dr. John moved in after the death of his wife. They became best of friends right away. He loved planning trips and taking Mother along with him.

We put Mother and Dr. John on the plane for what he called “a cruise”, but it was a ram-bling disjointed excursion that he planned himself. This was the planned itinerary:

Day 1: Leave Corpus Christi, fly to Dallas, change planes to fly to Ft. Lauderdale, rent a car and drive to Boca Raton, check into hotel. Dr. John was 89 and Mother was 93. He was more confident than competent and Mother was becoming more and more disoriented. He remembered traveling like this when he was 40, but hadn’t done so in 50 years.

Day 2/3: Two days in BocaDay 4: Rent another car (or maybe keep

car from Ft. Lauderdale, not sure) drive to West Palm Beach, board ship for overnight cruise to the Bahamas

Day 5/6: Two days at a resort in the Ba-hamas

Day 7: Overnight cruise back to W. Palm Beach, rent car to drive to Ft. Lauderdale

Day 8/9: Two days at a hotelDay 10: Fly back to Corpus ChristiMother got confused when she was away

from their apartment (Oh yes, by this time they had moved to a new place and were living together) Lord knows what all this changing around would do to her!

They hadn’t a clue as to what air travel was like now and Dr. John didn’t have a clue about how he was going to get to any of these places in a rent car. This was NOT a tour. They were responsible for getting their own luggage, getting their own rent car and get-ting to all these places ON TIME.

I asked Dr. John how he was going to get

from the airport to the hotel and he said he’d just ask at the desk ...

“What desk?”“Oh, the one they have at the airport.”“WHAT DESK?” They slept 18 hours a day, so I was not real

sure what they planned to do at this resort. My sister and I packed our mother’s pretty

outfits in Ziploc bags, like you do for your children going to camp, so she would wear things that matched, knowing she would probably wear the same outfit the whole time. Dr. John packed two pair of pants, three shirts (with stains), a tux shirt (no studs), a navy blazer, black pants and a bolo tie that his wife made, oh yes, and cowboy boots with zippers he had put in so he could get them off and on easily ... by all means!

He thought this would pass for a tux. He thought men still wore a tux on a cruise. And there may still be cruises like that, I was posi-tive THIS was not one of them, this being an overnight cruise to the Bahamas.

My sister and I worried they would be like the guy in the Kingston Trio song, “beneath the streets of Boston on the MTA….no, he never returned.”

We pictured them circling the airport in Fort Lauderdale for 8 days looking for the exit. This was going to be a very strenuous trip, for anyone, much less folks this age. We were apprehensive to say the least.

But you know: at least Mother was not sit-ting in a chair in a nursing home. Gotta love ‘em!


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In a conversation with J.Frank Dobie, moun-tain lion and bear hunter Ol’ Ben Lily summarized his feelings, “When I am around babies, I always tote them out on my arm in the evening and let them look at the stars and feel the wind. They sleep better for that. They would sleep bet-ter if they had their pallets on the ground. I always sleep better on the ground. Something agreeable to my system seeps into it from the ground. Every man and woman ought to get out and be alone with the ele-ments a while every day.”

Lily was known to stick an ear of corn in his pocket, drape a blanket over his shoulder, and head into the woods for weeks at a time. Once, while married to a particularly unpleas-ant woman a chicken hawk flew over their cabin. As the story relates she said, “Ben, there goes that hawk that’s been killing our chickens. You’re such a big hunter – why don’t you kill that ras-cal?”

Ben watched the great bird land in a tree at the edge of the opening. He picked up his rifle and started toward the tree. As he neared, the winged predator launched back into flight and sailed out of sight. Ben trotted away fol-lowing.

One year later, he walked back into the yard. His irate wife asked, “Where have you been?”

Ben answered, “That hawk just kept flying.”

It was also reported that once Ben was ill with a respiratory ailment. The doctors had him tucked into bed and covered deep in blankets. However, his natural-born instincts pre-vailed. To everyone’s hor-ror, after a rainstorm he was witnessed rolling in the mud and regaining his health by depending on Mother Earth’s healing powers.

Likewise, there are many anecdotes concerning the Native American Indians. One idea has it that natives of the Chihuahua Des-ert, Southwest Texas and Mexico, often connected animals and plant life as having the same soul. In the cave paintings of the Pecos River, there are de-pictions of Indians shoot-ing arrows at whitetail deer and then shooting arrows at a spot. Through inquiries and studies, these paint-ings were translated as say-ing the spot represented peyote. The Indians associ-

ated the deer and the pey-ote because neither seemed prevalent during droughts. However, as soon as it rained the peyote popped up, and deer came into the greening desert. The desert dwellers knew how to build ovens and make clothes, food, soap, dye, weapons, shelters, or whatever was necessary for survival out of every plant, animal, or mineral available. Some of the clans migrated from the cactus pear country to the pecan and acorn yields as seasons dictated. One easily agreed upon state-ment would be that these folks were in tune with na-ture and the world around them.

The pioneers, frontiers-man, trappers, mountain men, and cattlemen that surged across America brought civilization and prosperity. Rivers were dammed. Crops were planted, natural resources were exploited, and soon many of the natural aspects of life disappeared.

One character who beat the “sign of the times” was Will James. He was a turn-of-the century cowboy in the country most recently taken from the Indians and given to settlers. James was also an artist-buddy of Charlie Russell’s and an author of numerous books most notably Smokey the Cow Horse. His exploits were chronicled and soon he was in Hollywood. His pen and drawing skills ele-vated him to living as Cali-fornia elite. Nevertheless, James knew the ways of the drifting grub-line cowboy. He’d ridden from Mexico to Montana and said that a man who knew the trails could still make that jour-ney, during the early 1940s, without hitting a fence.

As James’ fame grew his lifelong dream of owning a ranch became reality. His oft-written about rocking R brand fancied the hip of many ponies and cow crit-ters. His ranch house was a sprawling hacienda with antlers pitched onto the roof and a wide veranda

where he could entertain guests. And many people lined up to be friends and guests of the James family.

However, though his wife considered it distaste-ful, James refused to have running water throughout the entire house. That was one element that he would not relinquish to a chang-ing world with amenities deigned for pure conve-nience.

Now fast forward to current day at the Brune Ranch:

Low rolling thunder clouds weigh the atmo-sphere in the dawn light. Weather is coming out of the south. The leaves of the giant oak trees rattle in the wind and gusts blast across the yard. My view from the kitchen is good. Below the hilltop home is Yaupon Creek and then across the next prairie is Rocky Creek. On many days, this time of the morning, I stand here in my shorts, t-shirt, and moccasins sipping cof-fee, looking for deer, and watching my horses. Then I slip on a bathrobe and shuffle out the door.

My morning journey takes me across the back deck and down the steps. Then I go past the hitch rail and the horse stocks. That brings me to one of my hog dogs named Wally. Usually, there is urgency and no time to love on the hound as my steps hasten me to-wards my destination.

What would have once been a wooden build-ing is now a plastic room. But it is one of my simple joys. It’s a place that I can relax, feel the morning air, and listen to the day coming alive. It’s a place to smile, get in tune with na-ture, and laugh at my own foolishness. The rest of the day will be wasted serving mankind. For the present, the quiet country outhouse is a sanctuary where the basic elements of nature are unchanged.

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Stocker-feeder steers: Medium and large frame No. 1: 150-300 lbs., $230-$255; 300-400 lbs, $185-$210; 400-500 lbs, $165-$180; 500-600 lbs, $147-$168; 600-700 lbs., $137-$141; 700-800 lbs, $130-$133.

Bull yearlings: 700-900 lbs, $91-$105.

Stocker-feeder heifers: Medium and large frame No. 1: 150-300 lbs, $185-$210; 300-400 lbs, $165-$170; 400-500 lbs, $152-$160; 500-600 lbs., $132-$145; 600-700 lbs., $126-$131.

Packers cows: Good lean utility and commercial, $68-$76; Cutters, $79-$91; Canners, $61-$68; Low yielding fat cows, $68-$74.

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Steers: 200-300 lbs, $182 to $192 to $245; 300-400 lbs., $157 to $167 to $193; 400-500 lbs, $150 to $160 to $187; 500-600 lbs, $138 to $148 to $169; 600-700 lbs, $124 to $134 to $152; 700-800 lbs, $110 to $120 to $129.

Heifers: 200-300 lbs, $153 to $163 to $240; 300-400 lbs, $142 to $152 to $175; 400-500 lbs, $136 to

$146 to $2302; 500-600 lbs, $125 to $135 to $225; 600-700 lbs, $113 to $123 to $143; 700-800 lbs, $98 to $108 to $127.

Slaughter cows: $25 to $92; Slaughter bulls: $87 to 103; Stock-er cows: $735 to $1,200; Pairs, $600-$1,460.

Hallettsville LivestockCommission ReportThe Hallettsville Livestock

Commission Co., Inc. had on hand on April 2, 2013, 1,017; week ago, 649; year ago, 530.

The market this week higher this week. Better quality classes of calves with a little condition sold $3 to $6 higher. Fleshier new crop calves mostly steady.

Packer cows and bulls sold fully steady on approx.. 300 hd. Total.

Packer Cows: higher dressing utility & cutter cows, $76-$91; lower dressing utility & cutter cows, $64-$76; light weight canner cows, $50-$64.

Packer Bulls: heavyweight bulls, $101-$105; utility & cutter bulls, $93-$101; lightweight can-ner bulls, $82-$93.

Stocker and Feeder Calves and Yearlings: Steer & Bull Calves: under 200; None; 200-300 lbs, $190-$220; 300-400 lbs, $178-$198; 400-500 lbs, $165-$187.50; 500-600 lbs, $140-$175; 600-700 lbs, $132-$155; 700-800 lbs, $118-$133. Heifer Calves: under 200 lbs, None; 200-300 lbs, $175-$205; 300-400 lbs, $158-$190; 400-500 lbs, $140-$168; 500-600 lbs, $128-$151; 600-700 lbs, $118-$1341; 700-800 lbs, $112-$124.

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

Cuero Livestock Market ReportCuero Livestock Market Report

on April 5, 2013, had 1,305 head.Had 233 cows and 24 bulls. The

packer market was a little stronger across the board. Local rains and rains up the country should slow receipts down helping the market.

The calf market was steady to a little stronger in some classes as compared to two weeks ago. There is a lot of interest resulting in strong market. Calves below 450 pounds were as much as $5-$6/cst higher due to moisture across the country and corn planting inten-tions being record high implying lower costs of gain this fall.

Packer Bulls: Hvy. Wts., $91-$106; lower grades, $67-$84.

Packer cows: breakers, $65-$76; boning, $74-$84; canners & cut-ters, $83-$94; light & weak, $50-$70.

Palpated, 19 short bred cows, $85-$98.

Pairs one pair only, $1,090.00.Steer calves: under 200 lbs,

None; 200-250 lbs, $209.50-$222.50; 250-300 lbs, $197-$216; 300-350 lbs, $196-$212; 350-400 lbs, $160-$180; 400-450 lbs, $152.50-$751; 450-500 lbs, $156-$176; 500-550 lbs, $146-$154; 550-600 lbs, $136-$149; 600-700 lbs, $127-$139; 700-800 lbs, $124-$130.

Bull Calves: under 250 lbs, $185-$252; 250-300 lbs, $158-$216; 300-350 lbs, $151-$190; 350-400 lbs, $170-$184; 400-450 lbs, $158-$172; 450-500 lbs, $159-$173; 500-550 lbs, $140-$153; 550-600 lbs, $141-$152; 600-700 lbs, $134-$144.

Over 700 lbs. bulls, $119-$130.Heifer Calves: under 200 lbs.,

$165-$200; 200-250 lbs, $154-$170; 250-300 lbs, $161-$168; 300-350 lbs, $134-$160; 350-400 lbs, $150-$166; 400-450 lbs, $141-$161; 450-500 lbs, $133-$153; 500-550 lbs, $137-$155; 550-600 lbs, $129-$139; 600-700 lbs., $127-$140; over 700 lbs, $112-$120.

Last week, a precinct bus from Houston had lunch in Gonzales while checking out the wild flowers.

The Lakewood Forest Garden Club arrived on Tuesday for their two-day visit. While here they en-joyed the hospitality of Gonzales before return-ing to Houston. The Kings Highway Charters & Tours arrived just in time to enjoy the history story of Gonza-les along with Lakewood Forest Garden Club in the courthouse. On Thursday, we had 40 7th graders from Beaumont ISD stop by for a tour of the Old Jail.

• The Chamber met with Collette Vacations and se-lected their international trip for 2014 to Ireland with a departing date of March 9, 2014.

• If you need CEUs for Laws & Regs or General CEU, the Texas A&M Agril-ife Extension is having a Beef Cattle Field Day on April 12, 2013 from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Luling Foundation Farm. To regis-ter, call 830-672-8531.

• Saturday, April 13 is the Pilgrim Country Opry at Pilgrim Community Center, located at 12809 FM 1116 in

Pilgrim. The Pilgrim Heirs Band will be joined by Nikki and Peggy Vincent, Harold Watts and Cal Taylor. A bar-becue pork loin menu will be served from 5-6:30 p.m. for $6 and music starts at 7 p.m. Cost is $4.

• Jim Price community Cleanup is Saturday April 20. To help, show up at 8:30 a.m. across from the Apache field parking lot on Tate Street to pick up gloves and trash bags and have breakfast. This year you can bring tire and electronics to be disposed until noon. The Public Works yard will be open Wednesday, Thursday and Friday for you to drop off trash.

• J. B. Wells Park will host the Texas Youth Rodeo As-sociation Benefit from April 12-14.

Business of the MonthCongratulations to The China Basket for being our April Business of the Month! The China Basket has been in business and a Gonzales Chamber of Commerce & Agricul-ture member since 1983. We are honored to have them not only as a member, but as a retail hot spot in historic downtown Gonzales! Among those pictured are Charlie Gray, Teresa White Heximer, Elgon Heinemeyer, Sherri Schellenberg, Kacey Lindemann But-ler, Daisy Scheske, Sascha Kardosz, and Scott Dierlam. (Photo Courtesy Gonzales Inquirer)

Gonzales County busi-ness and industry leaders are invited to the Gonzales Area Development Cor-poration’s (GADC) annual Industrial Luncheon to be held April 16 at 11:30 a.m.

The luncheon will take place at the First Luther-an Church, located at 1206 St. Jo-seph Street in Gonzales.

The guest speaker will be Omar Garcia, president of the South Texas Energy and Economic Roundtable (STEER), a not-for-profit association founded by Ea-gle Ford Shale operators to serve as an educational re-source and liaison between regional stakeholders, the natural gas industry, and local communities. Garcia, whose role is to encour-age discussion for posi-

tive solutions, will address challenges resulting from Eagle Ford activity includ-ing recruitment of skilled labor, availability of hous-ing, healthcare services, en-vironmental concerns and infrastructure.

Garcia is a certified eco-nomic development fi-nance professional through the National Development Council. He was a former Vice President of the San Antonio Economic Devel-opment Foundation, and has over 12 years of eco-nomic development experi-ence in working for the Tex-as Governor’s Office, TIP Strategies, Corpus Christi Regional Economic De-velopment, the City of San Antonio Economic Devel-opment Department, and the San Antonio Economic Development Foundation.

The GADC annual In-dustrial Luncheon provides the opportunity for the

community to come to-gether and celebrate the ar-ea’s businesses. Each year a program is planned to pro-vide valuable information to the business community. Following the program and meal, GADC will hold its annual business meeting, which includes the elec-tion of new directors and officers.

GADC was incorporated as a civic undertaking with the purpose to further the industrial, agricultural, recreational, and overall economic development of Gonzales.

There is no charge for the meal, but reservations are required and must be made by Friday, April 12, 2013 by contacting Crystal Stermer at 830-386-4409 or [email protected]. The meal is sponsored by Wells Fargo Bank and the Guada-lupe Valley Electric Coop-erative.

Omar Garcia

GADC luncheon set April 16

Anna Winter of WinBin Ventures LLC accepts a check for $150,000 from Gonza-les Economic Development Corp. board preisdent Nathan Neuse and GEDC ex-ecutive director Carolyn Gibson Baros Friday. The check represents a loan to the company with the proviso it will generate at least 15 full-time jobs. The project is expected to include a 52-room hotel, with a restaurant to be located on the Water St. property at a later point. (Photo by Dave Mundy)

H.E.B. Food Store became a premier partner for 2013 Gonzales Main Street by giving a donation Wednesday morning. Pictured are (front row, from left) Main Street director Barbara Friedrich, Sarah Rivera, Kacey Lindemann-Butler, Donna Spahn, Paul Angerstein, Sherry Schellenberg, (back row) James Cole, Benny Leal, Rob Eriksen, Gary Seale, Dave Epley, David Novosad, and Melissa Taylor. (Photo by Cedric Iglehart)

Gonzales Healthcare Systems CEO Chuck Norris talks about some of the hap-penings at Gonzales Memorial Hospital during the Chamber of Commerce’s First Friday Coffee April 5 at the outpatient clinic lobby at the hospital. (Photo by Mark Lube)

Recent well location reports from the Texas Railroad Com-mission

DeWitt County

API No.: 42-123-33116Classification: Fld. Dev. and

HorizontalOperator: Burlington Re-

sources O and G Co. LPLease Name: S. Wallis Unit AWell No.: 4Field Name: DeWitt (Eagle

Ford Shale)Total Depth: 17,000 feetDirection and Miles: 12.7

miles NW. of CueroSurvey Name: H.P. Cook,

A-120Acres: 320






A-120Acres: 320






A-120Acres: 320






A-120Acres: 320






A-120Acres: 320






A-120Acres: 320






A-120Acres: 320


HorizontalOperator: EOG Resources

Inc.Lease Name: LandsnessWell No.: 2HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-2)Total Depth: 12,500 feetDirection and Miles: 4.8

miles SW. of WesthoffSurvey Name: W. Roberson,

A-401Acres: 529.38



Inc.Lease Name: LandsnessWell No.: 1HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle


miles SW. of WesthoffSurvey Name: W. Roberson,

A-401Acres: 529.38


HorizontalOperator: Geosouthern En-

ergy Corp.Lease Name: Oro Negro Unit

2Well No.: 6HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle


miles NE. of WesthoffSurvey Name: J.E. Ross,

A-404Acres: 355.34


HorizontalOperator: Geosouthern En-

ergy Corp.Lease Name: Oro Negro Unit

2Well No.: 8HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle


miles NE. of WesthoffSurvey Name: J.E. Ross,

A-404Acres: 355.34

Gonzales County


HorizontalOperator: Riley Exploration

LLCLease Name: LiesmanWell No.: 1HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-1)Total Depth: 12,000 feetDirection and Miles: 6 miles

SE. of SmileySurvey Name: J.L. Wood,

A-473Acres: 513.46

Lavaca County


RecompletionOperator: Inland Ocean Inc.Lease Name: Julius TechnikWell No.: 4Field Name: Hallettsville

(8750)Total Depth: 10,283 feetDirection and Miles: 3 miles

N. of HalletsvilleSurvey Name: J. Campbell,

A-6Acres: 614.51

Recent oil and gas comple-tions according to reports from the Texas Railroad Com-mission

DeWitt County


HorizontalOperator: Marathon Oil EF

LLCLease Name: Henderson

Well No.: 6HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-2)Survey Name: J.S. Stump,

A-430Direction and Miles: 5.9

miles S. of WesthoffOil: 770MCF: 5,828Choke Size: 16/64 of an inchFlowing: YesTubing Pressure: 7,569Total Depth: 18,275 feetPerforations: 13,796-18,112

feet



LLCLease Name: HendersonWell No.: 7HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle




feet



LLCLease Name: HendersonWell No.: 5HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle




feet

Gonzales County



Inc.Lease Name: Lessor B UnitWell No.: 1HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-1)Survey Name: J. Bostick,


miles SE. of SmileyOil: 735MCF: 210Choke Size: 32/64 of an inchFlowing: YesTubing Pressure: 774Total Depth: 15,165 feetPlug Back Depth: 15,086 feetPerforations: 9,330-15,076

feet


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STOCKDALE – A group of Gonzales area businessmen launched a new ven-ture last weekend.

The management team of Praboth Bakta, Tony Chandan, and Vijay Dave held a grand opening for Stockdale Inn & Suites, located at 106 Fordtran Drive near the intersection of Texas 123 and Highway 87.

“We decided it was the right time and the right place was Stockdale,” said Dave. “There’s not another motel within 15 miles of here in any direction which makes this a classic location. Plus, we are right in the middle of all the Eagle Ford activity.”

The facility has 30 rooms completely furnished with all of the amenities in-

cluding a bathroom, microwave, refriger-ator, coffee machine and television. Two of the rooms are totally ADA-compliant and accessible for handicapped guests.

The motel also has a gym with three exercise machines, a full-sized pool and they serve breakfast from 6:30-10:30 a.m. every morning.

The rates, which may vary, are $95 for a single room with a king-size bed and $115 for a double room.

Several business owners and members of the Stockdale Chamber of Commerce were on hand for the occasion, which included a lunch catered by local mer-chants.

“We are looking forward to the sup-port of the local community,” Dave said. “By getting their support, we can support them in turn.”

A grand opening ceremony was held last Saturday for Stockdale Inn & Suites, a new 30-room motel managed by a group of Gonzales area businessmen. (Photo by Cedric Iglehart)

By CEDRIC [email protected]

Local businessmen opennew venture in Stockdale

Gonzales County Courthouse DeedsApril 1-30Lazo, Francisco to Forest Oil Corporation, o/l, 5.00

Acres, Gonzales County Schl. Land Svy, A-229.Johnson Jr, Harold William and Johnson, Barbara

Ann to BJ Real Estate Services, LLC, w/d, 35.343 Acres, Clement Hinds A-269 & P S Barnett A=122 Svys.

Van Osdel, Denise A. to Mathis, Victor Gordon, w/d, 3.174 Acres, Jose Maria Salinas Svy, A-59.

Porras, Cynthia and Ynclan, Cynthia (NKA) to CTX Restaurants, w/d, Pt. Lt. 2, Blk. 28, Orig. Inner Town Gonzales.

Taylor, Steve and Taylor, Laurie to Carrizales, Joe and Carrizales, Mary Frances, w/d, Pt. Lts 4-6, Tier 2, Outer Town Gonzales.

Jalufka, Cathy A. to Kalisek, Raymond, w/d, 0.335 of an Acre (Pt. Lts. 15-16) King’s 4th Addn, Gonzales.

Eubank II, James F. (Trustee), Eubank Trust, Cath-erine L. and Eubank III Trust, James F. to RKL Land, Ltd., w/d, 110.15 Acres, Joseph Dillard Svy, A-177.

DuBose, Dyna L., Carleton, Sandra Jane, McGinty, Dorothy Vordenbaum, Wilke, Dorothy Claire (FKA), Denman, William Chad and Sullivan, Sharalyn Stone to Triple H. Farms, Inc., w/d, 3.00 Acres, James B. Pat-rick Svy, A-55.

Long, William E. to Long, William E. and Long, Laura Lynn, w/d, 11.95 Acres, Peter Pate Svy, A-374.

Coronado, Miguel A. and Coronado, Rosa Maria to Forest Oil Corporation, o/l, 3.161 Acres, John Tum-linson Svy, A-444.

Brandes, Douglas to EOG Resources, Inc., o/l, 1.52 Acres, A W Hill Svy, A-247.

Byrum, Shanon to EOG Resources, Inc., o/l, 84.00 Acres, Joseph Dillard Svy, A-177.

De Bord, Ronald to EOG Resources, Inc., o/l, 40.00 Acres, Thomas Jackson Svy, A-30.

Gunn, John Bruce to Kincaid, Dorothy E., w/d, 1.00 Acre, Clement Allen Svy, A-90.

Gunn, John B. to Kincaid, Dorothy E., w/d, 5.00 Acres, Clement Allen Svy, A-90.

The Railroad Commission has adopted new rules to en-courage Texas operators to continue their efforts at con-serving water used in the hy-draulic fracturing process for oil and gas wells. They have essentially relaxed rules to make it easier for operators to recycle water onsite.

Major changes adopted to the Commission’s water recy-cling rules include eliminat-ing the need for a recycling permit if operators are recy-cling fluid on their own leases or transferring their fluids to another operator’s lease for recycling. The changes adopt-ed by the Commission today also clearly identify recycling permit application require-ments and reflect existing standard field conditions for recycling permits.

Commissioner David Por-ter said, “Water use has been a major concern examined by my Eagle Ford Shale Task Force, and I commend our staff for working to stream-line our rules to encourage more recycling.”

Commissioner Christi Craddick said, “Just as our operators have used tech-nology to bring us into this modern day boom of oil pro-duction, they are also using technology to reduce their fresh water use. The changes adopted today will assist in those efforts.”

Chairman Barry Smith-erman said, “By removing regulatory hurdles, these new amendments will help foster the recycling efforts by oil and gas operators who continue to examine ways to reduce

freshwater use when hydrau-lically fracturing well.”

Water shortages in Texas in the past five years has brought the spotlight on new oil and gas production meth-ods, in particular hydrau-lic fracturing. Even though this technique is reported to only use about one percent of water usage in the state, it is an important resource that industries are compelled to manage properly for a more responsible energy future. In doing so, a new ruling by the Texas Railroad Commission removes the regulatory hur-dle from recycling frac wa-ter– bringing big promise to the future of water recycling in the region. “We see this change as an opportunity to accelerate deployment of our water recycling technologies in Texas,” said Peter Pappas, VP at Bosque Systems.

The rule amendment also establishes five categories of commercial recycling permits to reflect industry practices in the field:

• On-lease Commercial Solid Oil and Gas Waste Re-cycling

• Off-lease or Centralized Commercial Solid Oil and Gas Waste Recycling

• Stationary Commercial Solid Oil and Gas Waste Re-cycling

• Off-lease Commercial Recycling of Fluid

• Stationary Commercial Recycling of Fluid

The changes to the rule also establish a tiered approach for the reuse of treated fluid, in-cluding both authorized reuse of treated fluids in oil and gas operations and provisions for reusing the fluid for other non-oilfield related uses.

By R.T. DUKES

eaglefordshale.com

Microtel Job FairMicrotel Inn & Suites by Wyndham (Gonzales location) will have a

#job fair this Friday, April 12, 2013, at the The Victoria College Gonzales center between 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

They will be seeking to fill the following positions: Front Desk, Housekeeping, Maintenance, Breakfast Attendant, Night Auditor, Sales, and Accounting.

Pilgrim OpryThe Pilgrim Country Opry will host the Pilgrim Heirs Band with spe-

cial guests Nikki and Peggy Vincent, Harold Watts and Cal Taylor at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 13. A barbecue dinner serves from 5-6:30 p.m. for $6, with music-only attendees paying $4. The hall is located at 12809 FM 1116 in Pilgrim. For details, call Cal Taylor at 830-534-8499.

Community BingoThe Heights of Gonzales will host community bingo at 2:30 p.m. Fri-

day, April 26. Winners will receive 41 for each bingo and there will be a $50 split for blackout. Must be 55 or older or a resident of a care facility to win the blackouts. Hosted by Excel Home Health, Gonzales memo-rial Healthcare Systems and The Heights of Gonzales.

GISD TransfersParents who live in a district other than the Gonzales ISD who

want their children to attend GISD schools in the 2013-14 school year should make their applications for transfer as soon as possible. The deadline for turning in the application at the Superintendent’s office at 926 St. Lawrence is May 3, 2013.

In accordance with the Modified Court Order, Civil Action No. 5281, Federal District Court, Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division, the Gon-zales Independence School District will screen all transfer applications and grant approval only within the limits established by the court or-der.

On Golden PondTickets are on sale now for the Gaslight Theatre spring produc-

tion of “On Golden Pond” scheduled for April 12, 13, 14, 19, 20 and 21. There is limited seating available for all other dates. Call 361-594-2079 to reserve.

Bebe ReunionThe 14th annual Bebe School Reunion will be held April 13th at the

Monthalia Methodist Hall from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. All former students and family are invited. For more information call Margaret Plunkett at 830-672-3329 or 830-263-2083 or call Clarence Bahlmann at 830-437-2610.

Beef Field DayTexas AgriLife Extension in cooperation with the Luling Foundation

Farm will host a Beef Cattle Field Day on Friday, April 12, 2013 from 8:30 am to 12:00 Noon at the Luling Foundation Farm Demonstration Barn. Dr. Rick Machen, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Livestock Spe-cialist will discuss critical issues facing the beef industry. Next, Dr. Larry Redmon, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Forage Specialist will discuss the drought impact on cattle. The final presentation will be conducted by Bill Hyman with the Independent Cattleman’s Association on ranch

security issues. Three CEU’s (Continuing Education Units) will be pro-vided for private, commercial, and non-commercial pesticide applica-tor license holders.

There will be a $10 charge for participants. No RSVP is required. For further information, please contact the Texas AgriLife Extension Gonzales County Office at 830/672-8531 or The Luling Foundation at 830/875-2438 or [email protected] .

Drivers Ed StudyA Parent Taught Driver Education Program Driver’s Ed Study Group

will meet at the Gonzales Learning and Career Center on Mondays and Wednesdays, beginning April 15.

The group will meet at the center, located at 1135 St. Paul in Gon-zales, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sessions will run through May 8 and parent must attend with teenager.

The state-approved course 101 will be used. At the end of the course, students should be ready to pass the written driver’s ed test and obtain a driver’s permit. For more information, call 830-672-8291.

SCV DedicationThe Sons of Confederate Veterans will host a Confederate Dedica-

tion at 2 p.m. April 20 at the Belmont Cemetery to honor Austin Oric Ferguson and his brother Aaron Prescott Ferguson, who fought in the Civil War. There will be a social hour starting at noon at the Belmont So-cial Club for lunch. Those attending the dedication are invited to bring their lawn chairs, as the ceremony will last about an hour.

Ladies ConferenceThe Emmanuel Fellowship Women’s Ministry is hosting a Ladies

Conference on Saturday, April 13th. The Conference will begin at 9:00 a.m. and doors will open at 8:30 for a brief time of fellowship over cof-fee and donuts prior to the Conference. Registration is $25.00, and reg-istration forms may be picked up at the church at 1817 St. Lawrence Street. Registration forms need to be turned in by Thursday, April 11th to ensure a meal is reserved for each participant. Please call (830) 672-7331 if you have any questions about the conference.

Gonzales Book ClubThe Gonzales Book Club meets on the third Thursday of the month.

This month’s meeting will be on April 18, from 10-11am at Liford’s Books and Fine Art to discuss “Five Quarters of the Orange” by Jo Ann Harris. Everyone is welcome and invited to attend. Please join us!

It is all about entertain-ment Saturday, April 27 in Gonzales.

The Divas return to the

historic Crystal Stage, lo-cated at 511 Saint Lawrence Street, at 7:30 PM that eve-ning. The Crystal Ninjas hit

the road early that morning for the Winedale stage, and a Pioneer Village Cook Off heats up the fun-filled April afternoon.

The Divas, hot on the heels of their performances at The Lockhart Gaslight Baker Theatre, will croon ev-erybody’s favorite tunes live on the Crystal stage. Starting with memorable hits from as early as the swinging 1940’s to today’s more contempo-rary beats, these girls know how to drive a melody into the hearts and heads of an audience. Area fans from their first performance at the Crystal last year have been eagerly awaiting this return engagement, and fans in Lockhart swear this adapta-tion is by far their best!

The Crystal collaborated not only with the Gaslight to bring the Divas back to the Crystal stage for your musi-cal enjoyment, but with the Rocking M to provide the option of a really great meal. If you just can’t find the time to enjoy a sit-down meal be-fore the curtain rises at 7:30 p.m., you can purchase show only tickets. Purchase both show only and dinner and show tickets online at gon-zalescrystaltheatre.org and at The Gonzales Chamber of Commerce.

If you choose to stop by the Chamber, they will be glad to assist you in booking your reservations online at gonzalescrystaltheatre.org. Give it a try from your home computer or mobile device. It is really easy, and you can print your tickets on the spot at gonzalescrystaltheatre.org.


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‘Divas’ at the CrystalLockhart Baker Gaslight presents Divas at the Gon-zalesCrystal Theatre, April 27 at 7:30 p.m. an eve-ning of memorable musical entertainment. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online at http://www.gonzalescrystaltheatre.org/ (Courtesy photo)

bond.The case remains under

investigation.Nixon-Smiley Consoli-

dated Independent School District superintendent Dr. Cathy Booth said Mercier was a new teacher in the dis-trict, having been hired last October, and had under-gone appropriate criminal background checks.

“We did everything we were supposed to do,” she said in a telephone inter-view. “It’s heartbreaking that something like this happens and that all teachers get la-beled because of it.”

The NCISD also issued a statement concerning the case on Wednesday:

“An employee at Nixon-Smiley Middle School has been placed on leave indefi-nitely based on allegations of an inappropriate rela-tionship with a student. The

employee has been charged by law enforcement authori-ties, and the school district is cooperating fully with the investigation, which is being conducted by the Nixon Po-lice Department.

“Details about the stu-dent will not be released. A report of the allegations is being made this week to the State Board for Educator Certification in Austin, and the District will take steps to ensure the student’s safety.

“Since the District was informed of the allegations approximately 24 hours ago and the investigation is not yet completed, it is premature at this time to provide any further infor-mation.

“A letter is being sent home to parents this week regarding this matter. Par-ents who have questions or concerns should contact their child’s school princi-pal or counselor.”

COACH: Nixon man chargedwith inappropriate conduct


Gonzales MasonsGonzales Masonic Lodge #30 is inviting you to help us celebrate Mr. Robert (Bob) Harless

as one of our members for 75 years. We will be also celebrating his 98th birthday.During the same reception, we will be presenting a 65 year pin to the family of Mr. Leon-

ard Brandt in his memory.Please come and help recognize Mr. Harless and the memory of Mr. Brandt with a recep-

tion on Saturday, April 20, 2013 from 2 pm-4pm at the Masonic Lodge, 3rd floor, downtown Gonzales.

Livestock Show BoardAnnual Gonzales Livestock Show Board meeting will be held Monday, April 15th at 6:00

PM at J.B. Wells Showbarn.Hot dog supper, election of new board members and checks will be handed out to ex-

hibitors.Blood DriveCommunity Wide Blood Drive, Saturday, April 13 from 9 a.m. – noon at the Presbyterian

Church Fellowship Hall. Bring Photo ID and Your Giving Spirit! For more information, call 672-3521.

Delhi BarbecueDELHI COMMUNITY CENTER is hosting our annual BBQ & AUCTION on April 27th, at 6108

Highway 304. BBQ will start serving at 5:30pm and auction starts at 6:00pm. Cost is $7.00 per adult and children 10 and under $3.00 Entertainment will be provided by Don George and Friends. Please plan on joining us for an evening full of good food and community fellowship.

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This year’s Gonzales County Relay for Life on Friday set a new record for spon-sorships — some $47,600 — and began the Relay with more than $90,000 al-ready raised this year for the fight against cancer. The Gonzales County event also topped the million-dollar mark since it began 11 years ago. The highlights included the Luminaria Ceremony, where Bobby Logan, Scott Dierlam, Barbara Kuck and Sue Gottwald (below) read the names of those who have been lost to the disease, while Hero of Hope Brenda Fox kicked off the Fight Back Ceremony. For more photos see our website at gonzalescannon.com. (Photos by Dave Mundy)

2013 Gonzales County Relay for Life

Dennis Ray Chumchal, 1947-2013

CHUMCHALDennis Ray Chumchal,

66 of Shiner, passed away Monday, April 8, 2013. He was born January 11, 1947 in Yoakum to Louis Frank Chumchal and Filomena Polasek Chumchal.

Dennis married Betty Hobizal on June 29, 1974 in Shiner. He was a mem-ber of St. James Catholic Church in Gonzales.

Dennis was a profes-sional flooring installer and rancher. He had owned and operated the store, “Floors and More” in Gonzales for nearly 10 years. Dennis had a very strong work ethic and took a tremendous sense of pride from a job well done. He was a good provider for his family, but it was far more than just the material things he provided that made him so special to his family. He provided them with an abundance of love.

He imparted valuable life lessons to his sons and he didn’t just teach them, he showed them by living by example. He set the stan-dard for his sons to make an earnest drive to suc-ceed and to take pride in their work. Along the way he showed them how to have fun with a jovial sense of humor, an out-going personality and laughter shared through good heart-ed pranks. Dennis liked to have a very good time, regardless of how he was feeling, he always seemed to have enough strength to bring a laugh or a smile to anyone he met.

Dennis was a fabulous bass guitar player; he loved polka and country mu-sic and played in various bands for over 25 years. He enjoyed a good game of dominoes and loved to work on his ranch tend-ing the fields and cattle. He found peace in the country and along with his loving wife of 38 years and his two adoring sons. Dennis knew he lived a blessed life.

Dennis Ray Chumchal is survived by his wife, Betty Chumchal of Shiner; sons, Kevin Scott Chumchal of Shiner, and Keith Alan Chumchal of San Marcos. He was preceded in death by his parents.

A rosary was recited Wednesday, April 10, 2013 in Seydler-Hill Funeral Home. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 11, 2013 in St. James Catholic Church with Fr. Paul Raaz as cel-ebrant. Interment will fol-low in St. James Catholic Cemetery.

Pallbearers are Al Ad-

olff, Donnie Petru, Victor Chumchal, Billy Polasek, Charlie Albert, Calvin Pe-kar, Craig Schaefer and Alvin Condel. Honorary pallbearers are Adolph Schaefer, Jr., Leslie Lorenz, Jr., Antonio Emata, and Ed-win Hopfl. Memorials may be made to the St. James Choir or in honor of me-morial Masses at St. James Catholic Church.

Services are under the care and direction of Sey-dler-Hill Funeral Home in Gonzales.

Victor Martinez, Jr., 1945-2013

MARTINEZVictor Martinez Jr., 67

of Gonzales, passed away Friday, April 5, 2013. He was born May 20, 1945 in Corpus Christi, the son of Victor and Mary Navarro Martinez.

He was a member of the Class of 1964 at Jack-sonville High School. He served in Thailand with the U.S. Air Force. He was a conductor with Union Pacific Railroad and retired after 35 years of service.

He married Jo Ann Sala-zar on May 11, 2007 and was a member of St. James Catholic Church. Victor was a member of the Gon-zales Elks Lodge. He en-joyed reading and was an avid classic movie buff.

He was a close friend to all the members of the “Class of 64” and returned to Jacksonville for every an-nual reunion. He was a col-lector of baseball cards and coins, he was fond of telling everyone he was “Retired” and loving it. Most of all, he cherished each moment spent with his beloved fam-ily and his “Special Friend” Trixie.

He is survived by his wife, Jo Ann Martinez of Gonzales; step-daugh-ters, Kimberly Navejar of Luling, Tammy Navejar and Krystal Navejar, both of Gonzales; step-son, Jus-tin Navejar of San Antonio; sisters, Viola Tillman and Mary Glover, both of Jack-sonville; and his brother, Willie Fuentes of Longview. He was preceded in death by his parents.

A Mass of the Christian Burial was celebrated on Wednesday, April 10 at St. James Catholic Church with Reverend Paul Raaz as celebrant. Interment fol-lowed at the St. James Cem-etery in Gonzales.

Memorials in memory of Victor may be made to the American Heart Associa-tion. Arrangements under the care and direction of Seydler-Hill Funeral Home 906 St. Paul, Gonzales, TX 830-672-3232.

FIELDSRebecca Inez Ammons

Fields, 96, passed away Fri-day, March 22, 2013.

Rebecca was born De-cember 11, 1916 in String-town, Oklahoma to Elijah Hiram and Rebecca Ann Lane Ammons. She gradu-ated from Miles High School and graduated nurs-ing school as an RN. Before her marriage to Russell Fields on December 24, 1945, Rebecca had a career in nursing in Colorado and Texas. Not only was Re-becca a talented musician, playing guitar and piano, she was also an artist and wrote poetry and short stories. One of her favorite pastimes was watching her beloved hummingbirds.

Rebecca was a member of the Gonzales Chapter #403 Order of the Eastern Star and Belmont United Methodist Church where she helped raise funds for the stained glass windows.

She was preceded in death by Russell Fields, her parents, three brothers, and two sisters.

She is survived by her be-loved niece, LaVera Grant (William); dear friend, Jean Morgan; and Terry and Royce Towns, Jr.

Graveside services were held Saturday, April 6, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at the Belmont Cemetery.

Memorials can be made to Belmont United Meth-odist Church or Belmont Cemetery.

KAHANEKAlma Kahanek, 71,

passed away Friday, March 29, 2013 in her sleep at The Heights of Gonzales in Gonzales, Texas.

Funeral Mass was under the direction of Buffington Funeral Home in Gonzales, Texas and was held at Saint James Catholic Church in Gonzales, Texas on Thurs-day, April 4, 2013 at 11:00 am with Father Paul Raaz officiating. Interment fol-lowed at the Saint James Catholic Cemetery in Gon-zales, Texas.

Alma was born Decem-ber 6, 1941 in Hallettsville, Texas. She was the daughter of Adolph and Adela (Roth-er) Filla. She attended Gon-zales High School. Alma married Leroy Kahanek on June 6, 1956 in Halletts-ville, Texas and then moved to Houston due to Leroy’s Military Duties. Alma was always doing some sort of crafts. She loved taking care of her flower garden and be-ing around animals, she was always taking in strays. But most of all, she loved be-ing with family and friends. In 1986, she moved back to Gonzales to be near her family.

Alma is survived by her mother; Adela Filla of Gon-zales, Texas, three brothers; Harvey Filla of Baytown, Texas, Eddie Filla and his wife, Brenda of Bryan, Texas, Marvin Filla and his wife, Katherine of Austin, Texas, one sister, Mildred Nagelmueller and her hus-band, Charlie of Baytown, Texas, one sister-in-law; Dorothy Ponton of Hal-lettsville, Texas, three nieces and seven nephews. She was preceded in death by her fa-ther Adolph Filla, one sister-in-law; Tish Filla.

Pallbearers were Robert Filla of Sugarland, Texas, David Filla of Baytown, Texas, Chuck Nagelmuel-ler of Baytown, Texas, Mark Nagelmueller of Baytown, Texas, Chad Filla of George-town, Texas, and James Filla of Austin, Texas.

To join the family in cele-brating Alma’s life, please go to: www.buffingtonfuneral-homegonzales.com


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SAWS donated $300 to the Gonzales Little League for the purchase of three ban-ners, one for each field. Shown is Wade Zella and Laura Zella of Gonzales Little League and Ken Holt of SAWS. (Photo by Mark Lube)

The Gonzales ISD Education Foundation would like to thank the GVTC Founda-tion for its generous donation. These funds will be used to support the GISD Foundation’s mission of partnering with the community to provide resources to enhance teaching, inspire learning and maximize opportunities all students in the district by providing funds for educational programs and activities not funded by the normal operating budget. Pictured from left are Wendy Jalufka of GVTC, Patsy Cochran, Scott Dierlam, Dr. Kim Strozier, Erwin Ckodre and Callie Morrow of GVTC. (Courtesy Photo)

Gonzales ISD is starting to experience an antici-pated growth in the num-ber of students, school trustees were told during Monday’s regular monthly meeting.

Superintendent Dr. Kim Strozier said the district has already added 84 new students since the start of the school year, and antic-ipates additional growth before the year ends.

During a workshop meeting last month, trust-ees were told to expect

“moderate” growth of some 3-5 percent which could have the district’s facilities up to a thousand students over planned ca-pacity by 2017.

Two portable buildings apiece are already being installed at Gonzales Ju-nior High and East Av-enue Primary school to give those schools four new classrooms each.

During Monday’s meet-ing, the board also heard from a representative of the district’s food service

provider, which recently received a letter of non-renewal as the district moves to employ its own service.

“Before you hired us eight years ago, you were losing $100,000,” said Barbara Flanagan, Vice President of Aramark Food services. “With us, you had a guaranteed outcome. In the last three years our prices have risen only three percent.”

Nonetheless, Flanagan said Aramark wanted to “Thank you for the last eight years.”

In other routine busi-ness Monday, the board:

• Certified that District 1 trustee Gloria Torres and District 2 trustee Jus-tin Schwausch were unop-posed and canceled the planned May 11 school board election;

• Approved the re-sale of a property seized for back taxes;

• Approved the district’s certification of indtsurc-tional materials for 2013-14;

• Approved a number of summer bids, including for fuel and lubricants, student athletic insurance and student portrait pack-ages; and

• Approved the 2013-14 school calendar, which will not include a student holiday for the annual

Gonzales Livestock Show (participating students would be excused from attendance as an extracur-ricular activity).


N-S students win in district UIL meetCannon News [email protected]

GISD numbers continue to growGonzales ISD

By DAVE [email protected]

Amanda Reed of the GISD Business Office (right, with superintendent Kim Strozier) was recognized during Monday’s Board of Trustees meeting for achieving her second level of advanced school financial management training. (Photo by Dave Mundy)

Evelyn Soto (center) is the first Gonzales Junior High student to complete all five levels of the Lexia Read-ing Program. Soto won a $10 Wal-Mart gift card for her hard work. Pictured with Soto is her teacher Su-san Hollimon (right), and GJH Principal Wanda Fryer. (Courtesy photo)

NIXON — A number of Nixon-Smiley High School students recently earned top honors for the school’s UIL Academic team in the District Competition in Karnes City.

Winners included:1st place Calculator Applications

Team: Dennis Nesser - 3rd place, Frankie Aleman - 5th place, Uriel Tovar - 6th place, Jose Olalde

1st place Social Studies Team: Mikel Scarbrough - 2nd place, Diego Pompa - 3rd place, Riley Samford

2nd place Science Team: Abigail Scarbrough - 3rd place Overall & 1st

place Biology, Case Samford - 7th place, Jose Olalde

Alma Martinez - 6th place Infor-mative Speaking

Christopher Casas - 5th place Computer Applications

The students finishing first, second and third will be attending the Re-gional UIL Meet at Texas State Uni-versity San Marcos April 18-20.

Nixon-Smiley ISD

Shiner CatholicSchool Honor Roll(High Honors-All grades 94 and above; Honors-

All grades 85 and above)

St. Paul High SchoolSeniorsHigh Honors: Katie Denson, Abby Hull, Madison

Kurtz, Mason MatiasHonors: Mary Adamek, Dylan Barton, Cole Hyb-

ner, Ryan Kapavik, Kourtney Knesek, Dakota Kresta, Ashton Kutac, Katelynn Leist, William Marcak, Jared Markham, Tyler Morgan, Lizzy Opiela, Laddie Patek, Bethany Pokluda, Alexa Schaefer, Justin Siegel, Ted Wenske

JuniorsHigh Honors: Nicolette SiegelHonors: Ben Janecek, Morgan Long, Hannah

Novosad, Jacy Pawelek, Samantha Siegel, Kassidy Tuma

SophomoresHigh Honors: Kyle Chunda, Kurt Chunda, Emily

FikacHonors: Brett Barta, Johanna Green, Abby Irvin,

Kolten Knesek, McKenzie Kresta, Victoria Kusak, Wenjie Ma, Emily Malinovsky, Emily Pokluda, Loni Soefje, Samuel Wenske

FreshmenHigh Honors: Jed Janecek, Derek Kapavik, Ash-

lyn PatekHonors: T. J. Bell, Alexis Cantu, Ryan Geiger,

Ali Hoghoughi, Natalie Jackson, Kelsey Longoria, Shaelynn Malatek, Nathan Pilat, Jenna Williams

St. Ludmila ElementaryEighth GradeHigh Honors: Haley Clampit, Audrey Green, Syd-

ney Mikes, Emma Morgan, Nicholas RitchieHonors: Austin Barton, Ryan Bell, Alexis Capple-

man, Mallory Grabarkievtz, Jacqueline Hernandez, Kameron Knesek, Trinity Kusak, Alyssa Kutac, Kata-rina Leist, Noah Leist, Ryan Malinovsky, Morgan Ma-

son, Jessica Pesek, Clayton Reese

Seventh GradeHigh Honors: Anna Adamek, Kayla Kubenka,

Kayla Malatek, Mackenzie Parker, Ashley Wachs-muth, Elyssa Wagner, Andrew Wagner

Honors: Braden Barta, LilleBell, Parker Clay, Scar-lett Crawford, Jacob Darilek, Jaydon Darilek, Sydney Grabarkievtz, Daniela Hinojosa, Krystin Hodges, Jack Janecek, Darby Johnson, Conor Kresta, Kayla Mason, Pilar Romero, Michael Wagner, Nathan Wag-ner, Jenna Wenske

Sixth GradeHigh Honors: Catherine Brown, Lane Jackson, Ri-

ley Johnson, Delynn Pesek, Christine WagnerHonors: Bailey Blair, Cole Brown, Monington

Clark, Zachary Davis, Trinity Garza, Grace Irvin, Walker Jackson, Hope Kapavik, Garrett Knox, Patrick Green, Kora Kolle, Jakeb Maldonado, Gracey No-vosad, Angelette Siegel, Katie Wilgus

Fifth GradeHigh Honors: Sydney Hermann, Matthew Ma-

linovskyHonors: Frank Benes, Megan Easterling, Macy

Grabarkievtz, Andrew Jaeger, Will Knox, Lauryn Kubenka, Reid Yackel

Fourth GradeHigh Honors: Braden Clampit, Maria JanecekHonors: Grant Barta, Sam Benes, Paige Brown,

Jared Chumchal, Cade Davis, Ashtyn Kardosz, , So-phia Kolle, Ted Machacek, Taylor Mobbs, Quinton Parker, Brooke Pesek, Jonathan Peters

Third GradeHigh Honors; Sarah Barecky, Noah Boedeker, Ju-

lianna Davis, Katherine Ehrig, Sadie Mikes, Rebecca Wagner

Honors: Peyton Brown, Cody Hollenbach, Emma Jaeger, Zakery Johnson, Kade Leist, Cameron Pesek, Gracee Prove, Ashton Rath, Jacob Spann, Hannah Timmons, Kaden Wilgus, Jake Yackel

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GONZALES – This time, No. 1 La Grange had more work to do to get past Gon-zales.

The Lady Leopards had to come back from an early 1-0 Gonzales lead and a 5-5 game in the fifth inning, and still had to hold the Lady Apaches off late, man-aging to win 10-7 Tuesday night at Lady Apache Field.

In the previous game in La Grange, the Lady Leop-ards won in a 14-4 mercy ruling, but the score was significantly closer this time around as Gonzales played extremely competi-

tive.“We kept our heads up

and competed at a high level,” Lady Apaches head coach Holli Miller said. “We also worked together as a team.”

“I thought we did good, going 10-7 with them,” starting pitcher Tori Lester said.

Gonzales’ effort at the plate was sparked by back-to-back home runs by Carly Bozka and Kristeney Magallanes during action in the fifth inning.

“They have been working very hard at hitting,” Miller said. “And their result of their practice could not have come at a better time

in a game.”This was Bozka’s second

straight game with a home run as she had a grand slam in Friday’s 17-2 win against Smithville.

The Lady Apaches de-fense opened the game by catching three straight fly balls. Catcher Morgan Simper, the second batter, was hit by the pitch to take first. She went to second on Bozka’s single and moved to third on the error.

Two batters later, Sibil Philippus singled to left field to bring Simper home for a 1-0 Gonzales lead.

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Apaches win second straight district title

LADY APACHES, Page B2

Lady Apaches nearly pull off upset of top-ranked La Grange

BRIEFS

GHS track teams fare well in tuneup to district meet

By MARK [email protected]

GONZALES, Page B3

By MARK [email protected]

VICTORIA — Gonza-les senior golfer Ryan Lee had the chance to matchup to the defending Class 3A individual state champion in Smithville’s Craig Zim-merhanzel Monday and Tuesday in the 26-3A Dis-trict tournament held at The Club at Colony Creek in Victoria.

Lee won second medal-ist while Zimmerhanzel got first, edging Lee out 158-159. Zimmerhanzel outshot Lee 76-81 on Mon-day and Lee came back on

Tuesday with a four-stroke edge, 78-82.

Gonzales was crowned district champions for the second straight year af-ter beating second-place La Grange, 723-705. The Apaches shot 358 on the first day and improved by 11 strokes on the second day.

It was also the third dis-trict title out of four tries for seniors Lee and Keaton Smith.

Grayson Meredith of Gonzales was fourth med-alist with a 163 and he was followed by Heath Kristek of Yoakum with a 176. The Yoakum Bulldogs came in

third place with 390 and 394 for 784 and the Cuero Gobblers finished fourth with an 810 score (411 and 399).

Cuero won the girls di-vision with 393 and 407 to equal 800 and Yoakum was runner up with 852 (431 and 421). The Lady Apach-es came in third place with 857 (435 and 422).

Cuero’s Mary Kate Krueger was second med-alist with 89 and 92 for 181, and teammate Chelsea Veit carded a 185 for fourth medalist and Beth Moehl-man of Yoakum won fifth medalist with a 186.

Ryan Lee prepares to address the ball during play at the District 26-3A Golf Tournament last Monday in Victoria. Lee won second medalist and led the Apaches. (Photo by Mark Lube)

Kristeney Magallanes gets her bat on this ball during the Lady Apaches game with La Grange on Tuesday. Magallenes had a home run in the game. (Photo by Mark Lube)

GONZALES – Barely anything went wrong for the Apaches baseball team Friday night in their 10-0 win in six innings against the Smithville Tigers, the first district win for Gonza-les this season.

The Apaches (7-15, 1-4) did every aspect of the game near perfect against the Tigers (5-14, 0-5). They got 14 hits, including back-to-back home runs in the first inning.

Gonzales hurler Tyler Janota was very effective as he held Smithville to one hit and had 14 strikeouts, with one walk and one bat-ter hit, both coming late in the game.

“Tyler pitched a gem to-night,” Apache head coach Larry Wuthrich said. “He gave his teammates every chance to win. He had just a few base runners, but most of them were in the sixth inning.”

The Apache defense was nearly flawless, with one minor error in the sixth in-ning but it was a no-factor because of the sheer num-ber of hits the Apaches col-lected at the plate.

“When you hit the ball, you put yourself in a good position to win the game,” Wuthrich said. “You can forgive a couple of mis-takes.”

The majority of the Apache lineup got hits, with catcher Devin Benes going 4-for-4 with a home run, three RBIs, two runs and two doubles.

“In practice, Devin works as hard as any player in high school baseball,” Wuthrich said. “He deserved getting those hits tonight.”

“We hit the ball hard and we hit when we had men on base. We got clutch hits.”

Janota started well as he had three straight strike-outs on the Tigers to open the game.

Aaron Gaytan got a lead-off walk, Trey Krider flew out to left field and Benes smacked the ball over the center field wall for the 2-0 Gonzales lead.

D.J. Gonzales followed suit with his solo home run over the wall and Gonzales held a 3-0 margin after the first inning.

In the top of the sec-ond, Bryce Helmcamp got Smithville’s lone hit with a double to center field. Chayce Foster moved him

to third on the sacrifice and Janota struck out the next batter to retire the side.

It was three up and three down for both teams un-til the bottom of the third when Benes singled.

The Apaches doubled their lead in the fourth frame — the Tigers quickly worked for two outs. Dal-ton Kuntschik took base after being hit by Helm-camp. He stole second and went to third on the single by Dylan Gomez. Gomez stole second and went to third on the same passed ball that scored Kuntschik.

Gaytan’s hit to left field brought Gomez home. Kridler singled and Gaytan went home on the double by Benes.

In the top of the fifth, Janota got his third inning of three straight strikeouts. In the bottom of the in-ning, Zach Perez-Clack and Janota got a base hit. Chad Morrey came on to relive Helmcamp on the bump.

Later, Kuntschik was walked to load the bases. Gomez’s hit scored Perez-Clack and Janota scored on the fielder’s choice out on Kuntschik, who was tossed out at third.

Gonzales, Janota handcuff Smithville for first league winBy MARK [email protected]

The Gonzales Apaches track team ran in the Yor-ktown meet on Thursday, their last meet of the season before this week’s district meet in Giddings.

The junior varsity won their division and the var-sity placed fourth out of 12 teams.

For the JV Apaches, Mark Perez placed third in the triple jump; Jose Contre-ras came third in the shot put and D. J. Gonzales was runner up in the 400-meter dash, third the long jump and finished fourth in the 200.

Ernan Hernandez placed third in the 800; Zach Akers placed third the 110 hurdles and sixth in the triple jump; Travis Schauer placed third in the 110 hurdles; Colby Cantu placed fifth in the 800 meter run and fourth in the 1,600; and Brant Philippus placed second in both the 100 and the long jump, and won the 200.

Max Moreno was runner up in the 3,200 and in the 1,600. The team of Perez, Cameron Horton, Joshua Malaer, and Jaime Tellez placed third in the 400 relay and fourth in the 800 relay.

The team of Mark Perez, Trent Schauer, Zach Akers, and D J Gonzales placed second in the 4x400 meter relay.

In varsity action, Zach Perez-Clack placed fifth in the discus and second in the shot put; and Alyas Ramirez came in fourth in the long jump.

Ashton Williams came in third in the 800, and Thompson Ince placed sixth in the 400 and third in the pole vault. The team of Troy Hernandez, Chris Cerda, Marco Rodriguez, and Tyshawn Erskin placed second the 800 relay and won the 1600 relay.

The Gonzales JV and varsity Lady Apaches each took first place out of 11 teams in their divisions.

Lady Apaches thump Smithville

The Gonzales softball team beat the Smithville Lady Tigers, 17-2, in four innings on Friday to raise their district record to 2-5.

Carly Bozka led the of-fensive effort as she was

2-for-4 with a grand slam and a stolen base. Shayla Simper was 2-for-3 with a walk and stolen base and Cassidy La Fleur was 2-for-3 with one walk and one stolen base. Lindsey Akers was walked three times and pitched for Gonzales with six strikeouts, two runs and three hits.

Flatonia softball rallies for win against Shiner

Going into the bottom of the seventh, the Flatonia Lady Bulldogs trailed Shin-er 6-5 when Katie Stein-hauser drove in the tying run with two outs.

In the bottom of the ninth, Taylor Williams got a walkoff, three-run homer to give Flatonia the 9-6 win and the season split with the Lady Comanches.

Williams was 3-for-5 with two home runs and seven RBI, Steinhasuer was 1-for-3 with one RBI and Crystal Rodriguez was 2-for-5 with a triple and two runs scored.

Lady Cardinals win Monday double header at

BRIEFS, Page B2

the top of the second, but La Grange picked it up in the third inning. Madi-son Becka got a leadoff hit and Riley Fishbeck moved her runner Breanna Ahlschlager to second on the sacrifice groundout to Lester. Ahlschlager reached third on a wild pitch and Libby Reed was walked for corners. Alyssa Angel then tripled into right field to score both runners. Becca Proske scored Angel on the base hit.

La Grange went ahead 5-1 in the top of the fourth, starting with a leadoff, solo home run by Madi-son Knesek. Becka was walked and a base hit by Angel was enough to score Ahlschlager.

The Lady Apaches closed down to 5-2 in the bottom of the inning. Philippus started things with a hit beyond the second-third baseline, Lester reached on an error and Philippus went home on the double by Cas-sidy La Fleur.

The Lady Apaches brought the game to an even standing in the bot-tom of the fifth. Simper got a double on the leadoff. Bozka then blasted the ball over the wall in left field, bring the Lady Apaches to within 5-4. Magallanes then sent a pitch over the right field wall for the tie game.

La Grange answered with five runs on the board in the sixth inning. Reed reached on an error and went to third on the extra-base hit by Angel. Proske put the ball into play and Gonzales

went for the fielder’s choice on Reed, trying to trap her between third and home. Reed was able to get back to third and was called safe despite appearing to come off the base line during the play, prompting the Gonza-les coaching staff to ques-tion the call.

Breanna Homer scored Reed on the sacrifice fly ball and Angel got home on the infield single by Brianna Angel. Kristi Bertsch then drove Proske, Brianna An-gel and herself home with a shot over the left field wall.

However, Gonzales was not finished changing the scoreboard.

Simper got on base with a walk and moved to third on the error by La Grange on Bozka’s hit. Philippus got a double to left field to score Simper and Bozka, bring-ing Gonzales within 10-7.

Gonzales travels to Gid-dings tomorrow and hosts Yoakum on Tuesday to close out the season.

“Our goal is to win both of those games,” Miller said. “And for our girls to come out with their heads high.”

Miller said that despite a 2-6 district record, Gonza-les has not been mathemat-ically eliminated from the playoffs.

La Grange 10, Gonzales 7LG 003 205 0-10 13 3G 100 130 2- 7 9 2LG: Ariel Svec, Abby Morgan

(5) and Madison Becka. G: Tori Lester, Lindsey Akers (6) and Mor-gan Simper. W — Morgan (13-0). L — Lester. HR — LG: Kristi Bertsch, Madison Knesek. G: Car-ly Bozka, Kristeney Magallanes. 3B — LG: Alyssa Angel. 2B — LG: Angel. G: Simper, Sibil Philippus, Cassidy La Fleur.

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Scoreboard

Track & Field

Continued from page B1

LADY APACHES: Tied the game in bottom of the fifth

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Here are the results from the Yorktown Wildcat Relays

(Area athletes only)Varsity GirlsTeam results — 1st, Gonzales,

159; T3rd , Shiner, 72; 8th, Flato-nia, 19.

3200 — 3rd, Zumwalt, Gonzales, 13:19; 4th, Mueller, Flatonia, 13:48; 5th, Grosenbacher, Shiner, 14:15; 6th, Gonzales, Flatonia, 14:22.

400 Relay — 1st, Gonzales (Cray, Connell, Hardy, Gomez),

Results from the District 26-3A Golf Championships, held Mon-

day and Tuesday in Victoria(Area athletes only)

BoysTeam results — 1st, Gonzales,

705 (Ryan Lee, 159; Keaton Smith, 179; Grayson Meredith, 163; Na-than Burek, 212; Garrett Remschel, 204); 3rd, Yoakum, 784 (Tyler Kvinta, 204; Heath Kristek, 176; Travis Monk, 183; Travis Brandt, 221; Trey Elizondo, 231); 4th, Cu-ero, 810 (Kyle Gerbers, 199; Justin Hernandez, 196; Justin Kremling, 208; Triston Hays, 211; Cameron Toot, 209).

Individuals — Kenneth Hernan-dez, Gonzales, 192; Mathis Stern-adel, Yoakum, 224

Medalists — 2nd, Ryan Lee, Gonzales, 158; 4th, Grayson Mer-edith, Gonzales, 163; 5th, Heath Kristek, Yoakum, 176.

GirlsTeam results — 1st, Cuero, 800

(Jennifer Sturm, 192; Chelsea Veit, 185; Mary Kate Krueger, 181; Cas-sidy Blackwell, 242; Hannah Lucas, 264); 2nd, Yoakum, 852 (Anina Kvinta, 193; Beth Moehlman, 186; Lindsey Jacobs, 231; Jenna Hollik, 242; Catherine Hunter, 249); 3rd, Gonzales, 857(Rena Camarillo, 189; Christy Swiful, 224; Mikayla Wyatt, 196; Kendall Morrow, 265; Ashli Malatek, 248).

Individuals — Kealen Sievers, Cuero, 236.

Medalists — 2nd, Mary Kate Krueger, Cuero, 181; 4th, Chelsea Veit, Cuero, 185; 5th, Beth Moehl-man, Yoakum, 186.

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The St. Paul Lady Cardi-nals swept New Braunfels John Paul II, 16-1 and 16-0, on Monday.

Highlights for the Lady Cardinals (10-9, 4-2) were Alexa Schaefer hitting 5-for-7 with two RBIs; Abby Irvin going 8-for-9 with two triples and five RBI; Bethany Pokluda hitting 6-for-7 with two doubles and four RBIs; and Katelynn Leist getting a double, triple and four RBIs.

Yoakum picks up two district wins

The Yoakum Bulldogs baseball team won their last two district games.

Yoakum beat Giddings,

13-4, on Friday. Reagan Jacobs led the ‘Dogs at the plate as he went 4-for-5 with two runs and three RBIs. Blake McCracken and Timmy Blakeney split the pitching duties.

On Tuesday, Yoakum blanked Smithville, 4-0. McCracken, Jacobs, Chase Hermes, Shawn Brandt, Will Thurmond and Troy Macha all got one hit. Ryan Kvinta picked up the win on the mound and Caden Fishbeck also pitched.

St. Paul routs Victoria Faith

The St. Paul Cardinals dropped Victoria Faith Academy, 18-2, in four in-nings on Tuesday.

Tanner Davis, Mitchell McElroy, Adam Hollen-bach and Morgan Tyler

scored three runs each, complimented by runs from Cole Hybner, Da-kota Kresta, Dylan Barton, Jared Markham and Laddie Patek. Morgan had three hits to lead the St. Paul bats; Kresta, Hollenbach and Morgan had home runs; Hybner and Davis had a triple and Markham had a double. Colby Schrade pitched St. Paul to the win.

Nixon-Smiley middle schoolers fare well at dis-trict

The Nixon-Smiley Mid-dle School track teams had a strong showing at their district meet. The 8th Grade team came in sec-ond, while the 7th Grade finished in third.

For the 8th Grade team, Brandon Garcia won the

long jump and 100 meter dash; and they swept both the 800 meter and 1,600 meter relay.

For the 7th Grade team, Elix Carrillo won the long jump and Colby Newman won both the triple jump and 300 hurdles. Justice Torres won the 400 meter run.

Relay for Life benefit tournament in Yoakum April 21

A Relay for Life benefit softball tournament will take place in Yoakum on April 21. There will be a men’s and co-ed division. Entry fee will be $125 per team. Spots are limited.

To register a team or for more information, call 361-655-2909 or e-mail [email protected].


BRIEFS: Lady Cardinals dominate John Paul II in doubleheader action

51.81; 3rd, Shiner (Berger, Hamil-ton, Gomez, Hunt), 52.05.

800 — 6th, DeLeon, Gonzales, 2:42.59.

100 — 1st, Hunt, Shiner, 13.02; 2nd, Cray, Gonzales, 13.28.

800 Relay — 1st, Gonza-les (Fougerat, Cray, Harris, Connell), 1:49.46; 4th, Shiner (Berger,Blaschke,Gomez, Hunt), 1:52.66; 6th, Flatonia (Migl, Steinhauser,Fike, Michalec), 1:54.5.

Discus — 2nd, Oden, Shiner, 98; 4th, Molina, Gonzales, 90-8; Shot Put — 2nd, Hernandez, Gonzales 33-6 ½ ; 3rd, Tieken, Shiner, 33-4; 6th, Cray, Gonzales, 32-5 ½.

Long Jump — 2nd, Akers, Gon-zales, 15-7 ½.

Triple Jump — 2nd, Raley, Gon-zales, 33-2 ½ ; 3rd, Cray, Gonzales, 32-1.

High Jump — 2nd, Akers, 4-8; 3rd, Barnick, Gonzales, 4-8.

400 —5th, Sexton, Gonzales, 1:03.94.

300 Hurdles — 1st, Berger, Shiner, 46.99; 4th, Fougerat, Gon-zales, 40.49.

200 — Hardy, Gonzales, 27.96; 5th, Akers, 29.02.

1600 — 6th, Zumwalt, 6:04.9.1600 Relay — 1st, Gonzales

(Sexton, Fougerat, Hardy, Harris), 4:15; 3rd, Flatonia (Steinhauser, Flood, Fike, Michalec), 4:26.9; 4th, Shiner (Gamez, Blaschke, Cole-man, Hamilt), 4:29.62.

Pole Vault — 1st, Glass, Gonza-les, 9-6

Varsity BoysTeam results — 3rd, Shiner, 73;

4th, Gonzales, 63; 10th, Nixon-Smiley, 26; 12th, Flatonia, 11.

Discus — 5th, Perez, Gonzales, 116-7.

Shot Put — 3rd, Perez, Gon-zlaes, 44-7; 6th, Johnson, Gonzales, 41-10.

Long Jump — 1st, Jones, Shiner, 21-1 ½ ; 4th, Ramirez, Gonzales, 19- ½ ; 6th, Erskin, Gonzales, 18-10.

Triple Jump — 1st, Jones, Shiner, 42- ½; 6th, Stovall, Shiner, 39-8.

Pole Vault — 3rd, Ince, Gon-zales, 12; 5th, Rightmer, Flatonia, 11-6.

400 Relay — 2nd, Shiner (Cole-man, Cerny, Stovall, Jones), 44.43.

800 — 1st, Earlywine, Nixon-Smiley, 2:07.15; 3rd, Williams, Gonzales, 2:11.53.

110 Hurdles — 3rd, Newman, Nixon-Smiley, 17.9; 4th, Kalina, Flatonia, 18.31; 6th, Wells, Gonza-les, 18.52.

100 — 4th, Venegas, Flatonia, 12.05.

400 — 1st, Jones, Shiner, 48.46; 4th, Earlywine, Nixon-Smiley, 52.52; 6th, Ince, Gonzales, 53.59.

300 Hurdles — 3rd, Newman, Nixon-Smiley, 43.

200 — 4th, Coleman, Shin-er,23.56.

1600 — 6th, Hernandez, Flato-nia, 5:10.31.

1600 Relay — 1st, Gonzales (Hernandez, Erskin, Rodriguez, Cerda), 3:32.08;3rd, Shiner (Cerny, Straum, Stovall, Jones), 3:39.06.

800 Relay — 2nd, Gonzales (Hernandez, Cerda, Rodriguez, Er-skin), 1:33.08; 4th, Shiner (Straum, Newton, Stovall, Coleman), 1:34.06.

Junior Varsity GirlsTeam results — 1st, Gonzales,

142; 4th, Shiner 69.Discus — 2nd, Walker, Gonza-

les, 73; 4th, Maldonado, Gonzales, 59-6.

Shot Put — 3rd, Maldonado, Gonzales, 24-9; 4th, Walker, Gon-zales, 24-8.

Long Jump — 1st, Franklin, 14-5 ½ ; 2nd, Natal, Shiner, 14-1 ½ ; 3rd, Hercheck, Shiner, 13-11 ½ .

Triple Jump — 2nd, Kurtz, Shin-er, 30-1; 4th, Nevlud, Shiner, 28-1; 5th, Franklin, Gonzales, 27-5; 6th, Eckols, Gonzales, 26-1.

High Jump — 1st, Walker, 4-4; 2nd, Eckols, Gonzales, 4-2; 3rd, Haub, Gonzales, 4-2.

3200 — 1st, Pesina, Gonzales, 15:41; 2nd, Diaz, Gonzales, 18:14.

400 Relay — 4th, Gonzales (Martin, Landry, Gallegos, Frank-lin), 1:00.

800 — 3rd, Pesina, Gonzales, 3:01.75; 6th, Jaramillo, Gonzales, 3:09.14.

100 Hurdles — 4th, Haub, Gon-zales, 20.28; 6th, Shaver, Gonzales, 20.94.

100 — 1st, Natal, Shiner, 13.84.800 Relay — 2nd, Shiner (Her-

check, Kurtz, Nevlud, Watel), 2:00.91; 4th, Gonzales (Schauer, Eckols, Barta, Landry), 2:05.88.

400 — 3rd, Nevlud, Shiner, 1:16.56; 4th, Martin, Gonzales, 1:27.21.

300 Hurdles — 4th, Halub,

Gonzales, 56.15; 6th, Kurtz, Shiner, 57.62.

200 —1st, Natal, Shiner, 28.28; 6th, Eckols, Gonzales, 31.25.

1600 — 2nd, Aguayo, Gonzales, 6:35.

1600 Relay — 1st, Gonzales (Haub, Eckols, Landry, Aguayo), 4:50.46.

Junior Varsity BoysTeam results — 1st, Gonzales,

146; 7th, Shiner, 9.Discus —5th, Gonzales, 91-7.Shot Put — 3rd, Contreras, 35-1

½.Long Jump —2nd, Philippus,

Gonzales, 18-10 ½ ; 3rd, Gonzales, Gonzales, 18-8 ½ .

Triple Jump — 3rd, Perez, Gon-zales, 35-2; 6th, Akers, Gonzales, 30-5 ½ .

High Jump — 2nd, Caldwell, Shiner, 4-10.

3200 — 2nd, Moreno, Gonza-les, 11:37.06; 6th, Diaz, Gonzales, 12:22.62.

400 Relay — 3rd, Gonzales (Per-ez, Horton, Malaer, Tellez), 47.81.

800 — 3rd, Hernandez, Gonza-les, 2:21.05; 5th, Cantu, Gonzales, 2:23.56; 6th, Zissa, Shiner, 2:25.34.

110 Hurdles — 2nd, Schauer, Gonzales, 19.28; 3rd, Akers, 19.29.

100 — 2nd, Philippus, 12.24; 5th, Horton, 12.56.

800 Relay — 4th, Gonzales (Per-ez, Horton, Malaer, Tellez), 1:40.69.

400 — 2nd, Gonzales, Gonzales, 55.88; 6th, Schauer, Gonzales, 58.9

300 Hurdles — 4th, Akers, Gonzales, 48.31; 6th, Schauer, Gonzales, 52.28.

200 — 1st, Philippus, Gonzales, 24.75; 4th, Gonzales, Gonzales, 25.2.

1600 — 2nd, Moreno, Gonza-les, 5:18.27; 4th, Cantu, Gonzales, 5:21.21

1600 Relay — 2nd, Gonzales (Perez, Akers, Gonzales, Tellez), 3:50.47

Results from the District 26-3A Junior High District Meet

(Area athletes only)

7th Grade GirlsTeam results — 1st, Cuero,

253.5; 3rd, Yoakum, 96; 4th, Gon-zales, 67.5.

100 — 1st, Cochran, Cuero, 13.47; 6th, Campbell, Cuero, 14.01.

1600 — 2nd, Cunningham, Cu-

ero, 6:20; 4th, Armondo, Cuero, 6:32; 5th, Cantu, Gonzales, 6:37; 6th, Smith, Cuero, 6:55.

200 — 1st, Littles, Cuero, 28.36; 2nd, Garza, Gonzales, 29.09; 4th, Campbell, Cuero, 29.91; 6th, White, Cuero, 30.34.

2400 — 2nd, Armando, Cuero, 9:57; 4th, Cantu, Gonzales, 10:08; 5th, Cunningham, Cuero, 10:27.

400 — 1st, Opiela, Cuero, 1:10.29; 2nd, Cochran, Cuero, 1:10.53; 3rd, Hamm, Cuero, 1:11.25.

400 Relay — 1st, Cuero (Littles, Brandsetter, Bourgeois, Nelson), 53.9; 2nd, Yoakum (Harrison, Payne, Taylor, Carroll), 55.15; 6th, Gonzales (Cantu, Ramos, Rodri-guez, Twhing), 1:03.77.

800 — 1st, Cochran, Cuero, 2:46; 2nd, Garza, Gonzales, 2:52; 3rd, Hamm, Cuero, 2:57; 4th, Shef-field, Cuero, 2:58; 5th, Coplay, Yoa-kum, 3:02.21; 6th, Correa, Yoakum, 3:02.32.

800 Relay — 1st, Cuero (Nelson, Bourgeois, Brandstetter, Littles), Cuero, 1:56; 2nd, Yoakum (Carroll, Harrison, Payne, Taylor), 1:59; 6th, Gonzales (Cantu, Hernandez, Ve-gas, Vega), 2:18.1

300 — 1st, Flores, Cuero, 55.92; 2nd, Howard, Cuero, 58.16; 3rd, Kluting, Gonzales, 59.26; 4th, Rowland, Gonzales, 1:00.93; 6th, McMillan, Yoakum, 1:01.73.

Long Jump —1st, Nelson, Cu-ero, 14-8 ¾; 2nd, Payne, Yoakum, 14-3 ½ ; 3rd, Garza, Gonzales, 14; 4th, Taylor, Yoakum, 13-8.

1600 Relay — 1st, Cuero (Cunningham,Opiela, Bour-geois, Nelson), 4:40.36; 2nd( Carroll, Love, Payne, Harrison), 4:46.73; 4th, Gonzales (Garza, Kluting,Rowland, Cantu), 5:10.82.

Shot Put — 1st, Taylor, Yoakum, 36-1 ½ ; 2nd, Wesley, Cuero, 33-5; 3rd, Love, Yoakum, 27-8; 4th, Mills, Gonzales, 27-4; T6th, Allen, Gonzales, 24-7 ½ .

Discus — 1st, Littles, Cuero, 71-6; 2nd, Wesley, Cuero, 69; 6th, Eck-ols, Gonzales, 50-7 ¼ .

Triple Jump — 1st, Nelson, Cu-ero, 30-7; 2nd, Littles, Cuero, 29-5; 4th, Harrison, Yoakum, 28-9 ½; 5th, Brandsetter, Cuero, 28-7 ½ ; 6th,Love, Yoakum, 27-7.

High Jump — 1st, Campbell, Cuero, 4-4; 2nd, Kluting, Gonza-les, 4-2; T3rd, Howard, Cuero, 4-2;

T5th , Flores, Cuero, 4.Pole Vault — T1st , Morris, Yoa-

kum,5-6.8th Grade GirlsTeam results — 1st, Cuero, 175;

4th, Gonzales, 107; T5th ,Yoakum, 57.

100 —2nd, James, Gonzales, 13.2; 4th, Smith, Gonzales, 13.38.

1600—1st, Blackwell, Cuero, 6:14; 4th, Mican, Cuero, 6:49; 6th, Cooper, Yoakum, 6:56.

200 — 1st, Rossett, Cuero, 28.03; 4th, Stavhole, Cuero, 28.57; 5th,Burton, Gonzales, 28.71; 24.

2400 — 3rd, Mican, Cuero, 10:37; 6th, Ruiz, Cuero, 10:52.

400 — 1st, Stavhole, Cuero, 1:08.76; 2nd, Villafranca, Cuero, 1:10.05; 5th, Hernandez, Gonzales, 1:13.12.

400 Relay — 1st, Gonzales, (Bur-ton, Smith, Steemer, James), 54.27; 2nd, Cuero (Pakebusch,Gamez, Rossett, Williams), 54.73.

800 — 2nd, Blackwell, Cuero, 2:37.98; 3rd, Lott, Cuero, 2:51.45; 5th, Rosas, Yoakum, 2:57.31; 6th, Hernandez, Gonzales, 2:58.84.

800 Relay — 1st, Cuero (Pak-ebusch, Williams, Gamez, Ros-sett), 1:57.9; 4th, Gonzales (Burton, Cray,Steemer, Smith) 2:00.77; 5th, Yoakum (George, Garcia, Rosas, Price), 2:03.02.

100 — 1st, George, Yoakum, 17.32; 2nd, McCollum, Gonzales, 17.62; 3rd, Sheppard, Cuero, 17.86; 4th, Smith, Yoakum, 18.66; 5th, Patek, Cuero, 18.86; 6th, Villafran-ca, Cuero, 19.76.

300 — 2nd, Sheppard, Cuero, 53.73; 3rd, McCollum, Gonzales, 55.19; 4th, George, Yoakum, 56.04; 5th, Lott, Cuero, 56.51; 6th, Dix-son, Gonzales, 57.48.

Long Jump — 1st, Smith, Yoa-kum, 14-8; 3rd, Dixson, Gonzales, 13-11 ¾; 4th, Burton, Gonzales, 13-8 ¾ ; 5th, Gamez, Cuero, 13-8 ¾; 6th, Pakebusch, Cuero, 13-7 ½ .

The full list of all the Track & Field results can be found on our website

gonzalescannon.com

Smithville got a little break with two outs in the top of the sixth as Denton Cooper got a base on balls, Kyle Schimdt’s ball was misfielded by the Apaches and Garrett Mathis was hit to load the bases. Janota saved the day as he got a

strikeout for the third out with bases loaded.

Ahead 8-0 in the bottom of the inning, Benes, Gon-zales and Zach Akers dou-bled. Gonzales’ hit scored Benes and Janota got a double to score Gonzales for the run that activated the mercy rule.

Gonzales 10, Smithville 0S 000 000 x- 0 1 0G300 322 x-10 14 1S: Bryce Helmcamp, Chad

Morrey (5) and Kyle Schimdt. G: Tyler Janota and Devine Benes. W — Janota. L — Helmcamp. HR — G: Benes, D.J. Gonzales. 2B — S: Helmcamp. G: Benes, Gonzales, Zach Perez-Clack, Zach Akers, Janota.

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Wednesday Scramble Winners

Devin Benes celebrates after smashing a two-run homer while Aaron Gaytan (9) looks on in Gonzales’ 10-0 win over Smithville last Friday. Benes went 4-4 at the plate and collected three RBIs. (Photo by Mark Lube)

The team of Tom Sudderth, Dale Holcomb, Terry Brennan, Bill Edwards, Alison Kintz and Steven Gann (shown above) came in first place at the Wednesday Night Scramble held March 27 at Independence Park Golf Course. The members of the second place team (below) were Roy Staton, Phil McCaskill, Scott Moeller, Randy Robinson, Raul Contreras and Butch Jackson. (Courtesy photos)

St. Paul High School competed in the Hallettsville Tennis Tournament on March 25-26. Medalling for St. Paul were: Mason Matias (2nd place, varsity boys singles), Kyle Chunda and Sam Wenske (4th, varsity boys doubles), Cas-sidy Thomas and Kurt Chunda (2nd, JV mixed doubles), Emily Ficak (1st, JV girls singles), and Juliette Siegel and Shaelynn Malatek (4th, JV girls doubles). Pictured above (from left) are: Kyle Chunda, Mason Matias and Sam Wenske. Shown below are: Juliette Siegel, Shaelynn Malatek, Emily Ficak, Kurt Chunda and Cassidy Thomas. (Courtesy photos)

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Monday, April 15Major SoftballH&R Block Dynamite at Cuero, 7 p.m.Minor SoftballGVEC Home Services at Kitchen Pride Mushroom, Field 1,

6 p.m.Gonzales Orange at Caraway Ford, Field 1, 8 p.m.Minor BaseballSonic Cardinals at Munson Ranch Dodgers, Field 2, 6 p.m.TSG Architect Angels at GVEC.net Phillies, Field 2, 8 p.m.Pee Wee SoftballClearwater Real Estate Services at Lester Farms, Field 3, 6

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Tuesday, April 16Major SoftballCuero Rangers at GVTC Angels, Field 1, 7 p.m.Major Baseball Sage Capital Bank Athletics at Southern Clay Orioles, Field

2, 6 p.m.Siever’s Medical Clinic Rangers at Boomer’s Marlins, Field 2,

8 p.m.Pee Wee BaseballGraham Land & Cattle Co. Astros at Buffington Funeral

Home Reds, Field 3, 6 p.m.LeAnn Wolf, CPA Blue Jays at Allen’s Body Tech Diamond-

backs, Field 3, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 17Minor BaseballMunson & Burns Tigers at Munson Ranch Dodgers, Field 2,

7 p.m.Pee Wee BaseballWest Motor Twins at Buffington Funeral Home Reds, Field

3, 7 p.m.T-Ball4L RV Ranch Cubs at Odd Fellows Lodge Mariners, Field 1,

6 p.m.E.F. Ehrig & Sons LTD Giants at McDonald Braves, Field 1,

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From coaches’ reports

Kitchen Pride won a close game, 5-4, against the Orange to open the 2013 Little League Minor Soft-ball season on Saturday.

For the Orange, Shelby Davis pitched a complete game while getting two hits and scoring a run. Hope West got a hit and provided good play in the field. Re-bekah Baker was solid at first base, running down a pop fly, getting two hits and scoring a run.

Kitchen Pride pitcher Mallory Vara went the dis-tance on the mound with four strikeouts. Kaitlyn Taylor and Kaitlyn Banda provided offensive support, with each of them getting a hit and scoring a run.

Orange played GVEC on Monday, with GVEC win-ning 14-7.

GVEC’s Trinity Aguero had a great pitching night while getting two hits and scoring two runs. Ashleigh Luensmann and Bailey Bennett each went 3-for-3 at the plate and scored three runs each.

For the Orange, Hayley Sample went 2-for-2 with a triple, Wendy Lopez went 2-for-2 and Grace Morgan got a good hit while pro-viding great base running. Sample, Lopez and Morgan each scored two runs.

Major Baseball

Boomer’s Florida Mar-lins and Sievers Medical Clinic Texas Rangers start-ed their season with a 6-6 tie on Saturday.

For the Marlins, Isaac Longoria led the hitting attack by going 2-for-2 with two doubles and three RBIs. Devon Ban-da and Matthew Banda pitched for the Marlins. Garrett Richter and Zac Davis pitched for the Rang-ers.

Minor BaseballThe Munson Burns Ti-

gers have opened the sea-son with two victories. They won Saturday against the Angels, 13-5.

Landon Watson, Lantz Pyssen, Brayden Watson, Brady Oakes and Sam Ben-es had key hits in the ball game to help their team-mates pull off the victory. Brayden Clampit made a spectacular catch in the third inning to help seal the victory.

The Tigers defeated the Phillies in a nail biter, 7-6. The Tigers had a little trou-ble with the bats but made up for it in base running skills. Waylon Pape, Lane Mills, Jake Hardcastle and Oakes stole second, third and home to push the Ti-gers past the Phillies.

Pee Wee Baseball LeAnn Wolff, CPA Blue

Jays played a great first game Saturday against Al-

len’s Body Tech Diamond-backs. Cooper Labuhn and Jordan Lookabill both pitched a great first game, and Brayden Davis hit a fly ball over centerfield all the way to the fence.

Pee Wee SoftballOn Monday, the Knights

of Columbus played Lester Farms.

For Knights of Colum-bus, Abby Schurig, Brandy Torres, Samantha Baker, Brianna Torres and Katelyn Carter all got hits. Schurig, Baker and Torres all put the first runs of the season on the board for the Knights.

Other team members are Emily Stamport, Aly-son Jahns, Teagan Faith, Kayden Wilke and Marisa Silva.

T-ballThe all-girls Odd Fellows

Lodge Seattle Mariners faced McDonald’s Atlanta Braves and E.F. Ehrig & Sons LTD New York Giants in a doubleheader on Sat-urday’s opening day.

Mariners team man-ager Matt Camarillo said the girls had a great day at Opening Ceremonies.

“We had a double header and the girls did a great job

of fielding, hitting, throw-ing and running the bases. It showed during the games exactly what we have been working on at practice,” he said. “They all played well together.”

“They are great listen-ers and follow instruction when coached. We will continue to work hard at practice and hope to have a great season.”

Coach PitchLindemann Fertilizer

Service Inc. Boston Red Sox opened the season Saturday with the GVEC Washington Nationals.

All of the players were successful with hits from the tee, with Landon Holub and Noah Ramirez making strong hits off of the coach. Holub also had several good plays as catcher and fielder. Vance Lucas made a beautiful stop at the pitch-er position then a perfect throw to Ramirez at first for an out.

Report your Little League scores to The Cannon by calling Mark Lube at 830-672-7100 or sending an email to [email protected].

Texas Parks and Wildlife district supervisor Jason Davis throws out the first pitch to Gonzales High School catcher Morgan Simper during the Opening Ceremonies for the 2013 Gonzales Little League Season. (Photo by Mark Lube)

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--------------------------------Ladies boots, Justin Red Ropers, 8 1/2. Fat Babies, purple, 8 1/2. Silver-Stud-ded dress, size 9. $20.00 each. 2 cowboy hats, red, 1 straw like, $10; 1 suede, $20. 830-263-1702.

--------------------------------5-13 inch tires for a race car. They are good for a dwarf car. Good tread, like brand new. $400.00 or best offer. Call Brittany at 830-203-0762.

-------------------------------Poulan Weedeater, $65. Excellent condition, just like new. Push mower, $65., washer/dryer set, $350. Ex-cellent condition. Call 361-208-3565.

--------------------------------For Sale: Custom made picnic tables; made with treated lumber, with bolts and screws - will make the conventional table with seats attached to table; will also make tables with seat benches separate from table: 4-6 or 8 foot made for your specific needs. Call 830-540-4776 or 830-857-3273 for pricing and avail-ability information.

--------------------------------ABOVE GROUND POOL

15’x30’ above-ground pool with deck, 48” high, needs new liner. Buyer disassem-bles, no delivery available. $1,400. Call 830-672-1106.

--------------------------------7 bags of shredded paper & various boxes. Great for packing. Call 830-519-4176 (Gonzales).

--------------------------------Poulan Weedeater, $50; Poulan Leaf Blower, $50. Excellent condition. 361-208-3565.

--------------------------------For Sale: Pogo Stix, or-ange, 10-yrs & up, $10.00. UT Color Western Jacket, pants, culottes, cute, Size 8, $15.00. Go UT Longhorns. 830-263-4608

--------------------------------For Sale: Mattress Set, floor lamps, freezer. Come by Care Free Inn, Gonzales, 1804 E. Sarah DeWitt Dr.

--------------------------------5.0 Chest type freezer, 2 TV’s, 1 - 19”, 1 - 25”, 3 infant car seats. Excellent Condi-tion. Call 830-203-8633.

--------------------------------Kohler 15” water saver toi-let, used 2 months. Paid $200, asking $100 cash. Call Barbara, 830-672-1106.

--------------------------------For Sale: BGR 14 Series Bot-tom Mounted Swing Glass Door Refrigerator by Mas-ter Built. Contact Carolyn at Gonzales Poultry. 672-7954.

--------------------------------Party dresses for sale: 4 short, 2 long. Purple, yel-low, gold, blue green. Also jackets, men’s jackets, over-coat, etc. Call 672-8034.

--------------------------------For sale: Singer Sewing Ma-chine with pedal, table w/6 chairs, almost new, hand crocheted table cloth, large, white, antique 3 pc. Loveseat and other yarn crocheted items. Call 672-8034.

--------------------------------Ranch Hand grill guard for 2000-2006 Ford Pickup, 1/2 ton or 3/4 ton. Good condition. $250. Call 830-540-4277.

--------------------------------DynaVoxV series 5. Com-munication device - has keyboard, mouse,charger, case. Works great. new $8,000. Can go on inter-

net, read ebooks, play mu-sic, download pictures & programs. Asking $1,000. Good for autistic children or speech impaired chil-dren or adults. kathy, 830-857-6646.

--------------------------------Horse blanket great condi-tion paid $70 asking $45 obo, treadmill, good con-dition, works, asking $125 obo. Call or text, (830) 857-6487.

-------------------------------For Sale: Concrete parking curbs 6’ long 6” tall plain or painted, 16’ + 20’ long con-crete cattle guard bases, cattle feed troughs. Call Vic for pricing, 672-6383 or 857-3827.

--------------------------------MP3 Player. SanDisk 8GB. Brand new. 437-2046.

--------------------------------For Sale: Brush Guard for 2004 1/2 ton Chev. Pickup $50 and 36” Whirlpool used Gas Range, $50. 361-594-2507.

--------------------------------21” RCA TV, great for kids room or 2nd TV. $75. Call 437-2046.

--------------------------------MUSICAL INSTRUMENTSHohner acoustic guitar w/case. Good for student, $75. Keyboard, Casiotone, TT 360, $125. 437-2046.

--------------------------------Unicorn Collection for Sale. Call Frances between 9pm-10am, 830-857-6476.

--------------------------------1800’S Double Barrell Shot-gun, Remington $1,500. Call 512-917-4078.

--------------------------------Antique Straight Razor dis-play case, 18x24 (Memora-bilia). $695. Call 512-917-4078.

--------------------------------Troybilt Trimmer with at-tachments (edger, tiller). 4 cycle, uses straight gaso-line. $250. 361-741-2604.

--------------------------------For Sale: ORGANIC EGGS. Free Range chickens. $2.00 dozen. Will deliver to Gon-zales weekly. 830-540-3536.

--------------------------------Large shower chair. 19” color TV w/stand, stand has rollers. 857-8090.

--------------------------------2 Lounge Chairs, 6 ft. tall headboard, bed frame, oak dining table, antique egg incubator, entertain-ment center, lamp stand w/drawers, booth dining table, planter boxes. 361-594-4307.

--------------------------------Large amount quality items. Everything $85.00; worth about $300. Health problems prevent garage sale. In Lockhart. Mel, 512-376-9396.

--------------------------------Clavinova Yamaha Digital Piano w/bench. Under Warranty. $2,700. Call 830-339-0111.

--------------------------------Used Dell Computer. Key-board & Monitor. $250 cash. Call 512-917-4078.

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FOR SALE Used cyclone fencing and post. 1990 Dodge pick up with lift gate. Can be seen at GHA 410 Village Dr. Gonzales, Texas. For information call Jeanette Conquestat 830-672-3419.

--------------------------------Upright piano for sale. Great for kids starting pia-no lessons. All keys works. Needs to be tuned. $100. Call 830-832-5965.

--------------------------------Unique BBQ Pit, Stage-coach. Includes Electric Rotisserie $275. Call 512-917-4078.

--------------------------------Gasoline operated Hedger, $125; 5 HP Tiller, $200. Both in excellent condition. 361-208-3565.

--------------------------------Electric Hospital bed, $150. 582-1120.

--------------------------------Stain Glass Window, white tail deer. $275. 512-917-4078.

--------------------------------For Sale: Headache Rack, Bumper Hitch, Aluminum Running Boards, 5 office desks, Lift Chair, Antique Bed, Leather Sofa Bed. 1109 FM 532 West, Shiner. 361-596-4403.

--------------------------------Air Framing Nailer. Contrac-

tor Series. $75.00. Call 361-741-2604.

MESQUITE BBQ WOOD FOR SALE in Gonzales County. All sizes and shapes, ready to use. (830) 672-6265.

--------------------------------Firewood: Pickup load is $60.00. If you haul. Deliv-ered is $85. Call: 830-540-4430.

Want to Buy: Oliver 60 Trac-tor. V.A.C. Case Tractor. Run or Not. 361-293-1633.

--------------------------------5 Bale Hay King Trailer & Bale Flipper Loader. Load hay without getting out of truck. Video on baleflipper.com. $13,500. 512-565-5927.

Table with 4 chairs, Love-seat, Southwestern design, Queen size bed w/mat-tress & boxsprings, Girls white iron daybed, mat-tress, boxsprings, pop up unit, matching white desk, white china cabinet. All excellent condition. 830-203-8633.

--------------------------------Large china cabinet, $200.00 . 830-672-2604.

--------------------------------Large Oak desk w/glass topper and large wooded desk. 830-672-3626.

--------------------------------New Sofa for Sale. $400. Call 830-875-9422, Luling.

--------------------------------Couch, dresser, buffet. $50 each. Call 830-263-1181.

--------------------------------7 pc. dinette, $95; coffee and end table, $75; Rolla-way Bed, $35; 37” TV, $15; 2 office receptionist chairs, couch, table, etc. 361-596-4096.

--------------------------------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.

5-13 inch tires for a race car. They are good for a dwarf car. Good tread, like brand new. $400.00 or best offer. Call Brittany at 830-203-0762.

--------------------------------Grill Guard for Ford Pickup Truck, $50. 540-4277.

--------------------------------2005 Cadillac CTS in excel-lent mechanical conditiion. 109,000 miles, 4-door, V-6, $8,800. Call 210-274-2209.

--------------------------------For sale: Merucry Grand Mar-quis. Metallic Jade Green Ef-fect. 22 inch rims. C.D. Player. Runs great. $4,000. 830-203-8841. Thomas. Serious calls only.

--------------------------------WANTED: Older Chevy Ch-evelle or Nova for restora-tion. Call Jim, 210-393-4131. (04/11/13.)

--------------------------------1990 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1. Special Performance Coop. The LT5 engine is a 32 valve engine with a 16 fuel injections and twin double over head cams. Call: 830-540-4430.

--------------------------------Car and truck rims for sale. 15” and 14” rims. Can be used on trailers, trucks or older cars up to 1980. 437-2232.

-------------------------------“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 800-798-3225 or 361-798-3281 or GRAFECHEVYGMC.COM”

--------------------------------For Sale: 1995 Ford F-250, Ext. Cab, 4x4, V-8, Automatic Transmission, Heavy Duty, Good Work Truck, Good con-dition, 830-672-2192.

--------------------------------2006 Chevrolet Impala for sale. 4-door, V6 engine, a little over 17,000 miles. Silver. One owner. Asking $13,000. 830-672-3147.


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

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

Feed Mill, 2170 FM 108 S., Gonzales, TXAsst. Utility OperatorNights: 7 p.m. - 7 a.m.Call 830-672-9100 for more info.Must have proof of identity and eligibility to work in the U.S. Drug screening as applicable to position.

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Human Resources603 W. Central, Hwy. 87, Nixon, Texas830-582-1619 for more information.Si Habla Espanol

Executive Director of the Gonzales Chamber of Commerce & AgricultureGonzales Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture is seeking a strong

independent individual with exceptional marketing and communication skills to drive and build an exciting and positive

rapport with business owners and the community. This position re-ports directly to the Chamber’s Board of Directors. As the chief voice for the chamber your poise and confidence is needed to inspire growth

in our membership and vibrancy in our programs adding value for retaining current members. This position requires a

proactive strategist who thrives on variety and pressure with the many responsibilities that you will be held accountable for,

including planning, marketing and directing special events; recruiting, motivating and recognizing volunteers; implementing the

annual business plan of the Chamber; interpreting policies; developing long-range plans and budgets. Selected candidate will

work in cooperation with other development organizations and local government.

Prefer a bachelor’s degree with three years of demonstrated experience in a Chamber of Commerce or related area; knowledge of

non-profit management and experience working withvolunteers; excellent communication, computer and organizational

skills.Submit resumes to:

Gonzales Chamber Search Committeec/o Sascha Kardosz

P.O. Box 644Gonzales, TX 78629

Or email to: [email protected] references must be included.

No phone calls please.All resumes must be received no later than Friday, April 26, 2013.

ASSISTANT MANAGERAssistant Manager needed by the Gonzales Branch of World Finance. Valid driver license and auto re-quired. This is a Manager Trainee po-sition and a career opportunity that offers excellent salary and a complete fringe benefit package. Promotion to Manager possible within 15 months. No experience necessary.

Apply in person at623 N. St. Paul

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

Various Positions

New entry level wages.

We offer 401k, Vacation, Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance. Apply at Kitchen Pride Mush-room Farms, Inc. County Road 348, Gonzales, TX.

830.540.4516. KPMF is an EOE.

Kitchen Pride Mushroom Farms solicita personal de tiempo completo inmediatamente en

Diferentes Áreas

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Ofrecemos el plan 401K, Vacaciones, Seguro de Salud, Dental, de Visión y de Vida. Interesa-dos favor de aplicar en Kitchen Pride Mushroom

Farms, Inc., Country Road 348, Gonzales, TX 830.540.4516. KPMF es un Empleador con Igual-

dad de Oportunidades (EOE)

Full-time position and part-time position at J.B. Wells Arena. Heavy lifting, cleaning stalls and buildings. Work some weekends and nights. Need to operate trac-tor and mowers. Understanding of horses and rodeos a plus. Assign stalls and RV’s and be responsible for collecting fees.

Benefits for full time employees include health insur-ance, retirement program and paid leave. Applicant must be able to pass a pre-screen drug test and alcohol. The City of Gonzales is an equal opportunity employer and encourages interested parties to apply.

Please complete an employment application and take to City Hall or mail to:

City of GonzalesAttn: Payroll Dept.PO Box 547Gonzales, TX 78629No phone calls, please.

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The City of Gonzales is accepting applications for inter-ested citizens to serve on multiple City Boards; including the Zoning Board of Adjustments, Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, JB Wells Park Advisory Board, Museum Advisory Board, and Tourism Advisory Committee. All in-terested parties will need to complete an application and return to the office of the City Secretary by May 1, 2013. If you have any questions concerning the duties and func-tions of any of the Boards or Commissions please contact Kristina Vega, City Secretary at 830-672-2815 or [email protected].

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Performs technical accounting work in the preparation, maintenance, and process-ing of accounting records and financial transactions; and perform a range of tasks in one or more fiscal area including accounts payable, payroll, and financial re-porting. SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISEDIs reviewed as needed to see if broad financial objectives are being achieved. Work is carried out independently and scheduling is determined by reporting needs. Payroll reports reviewed biweekly, quarterly and annually to assure that general ledger accounts balance. Personnel duties are assessed to determine whether broad objectives are being achieved.

SUPERVISION GIVEN: Provides department supervisors with informal guid-ance in the accounts payable, purchase order, and payroll function. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTSHigh School Diploma or equivalent. Courses in basic accounting, computer op-eration and personnel practices recommended or two years experience in related accounting field. One year experience in secretarial work, work processing, and data entry. Five years experience in the private sector or minimum of one year experience in similar position with a public employer recommended. Incode soft-ware knowledge preferred. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED1.) Must refer to computer software manuals, City Charter, legal instru-ments, and oral instructions received from the City Manager and Director of Fi-nance, Administration, and Grants. 2.) Must stay current with Federal and State regulations affecting pay-roll and personnel practices. Refers to reference books and publications (e.g. Fair Labor Standards Act Handbook, Court orders relating to child support payments, group benefit program handbooks and polices, secretarial handbooks). 3.) Knowledge of bookkeeping, government accounting, grammar, busi-ness mathematics, researching skills, and computer experience required. 7.) Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.8.) Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationship with employ-ees, supervisors, other agencies, and the public. PHYSICAL DEMANDSAbility to stand, bend, stoop, and lift or move twenty-five (25) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vi-sion, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

City of GonzalesAttn. Payroll DepartmentP.O. Box 547Gonzales, Texas 78629“No Phone Calls Please”

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1988 Saab 900 Turbo Coup Convertible. Top work but re-built clutch. Good buy. $800. 830-857-5927.

-------------------------------1972 Chevy Half Ton Pickup. Rebuilt drive train except rear end. All original. 29K Engine, 50K Transmission. 3/4 rear springs. $1K. 830-857-5927.

-------------------------------For Sale: 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 - $7,500. 2nd owner pickup with low miles, cold A/C, spray-in bed liner, grill guard, towing package and more! Call Lauren at (361) 648-5049 for more info.

-------------------------------Tires for Sale. 4 brand new tires - 255-35-ZR20 Nitto Ex-treme ZR with Rims - Martin Bros 20” universal rims. $500. 830-857-1340.

HUGE Selection of Used and Repo Homes. Open 7 days a week. Fayette Country Homes, Schulenburg, 800-369-6888. OpenSundays, 1-6. (RBI 32896).

-------------------------------Brand New Factory Direct. 3BR/2BA Home, $29,900 Including Move & Set-Up with vinyl siding, shingled roof. Fayette Country Homes, Schulenburg, 979-743-6192. Open Sundays, 1-6. tierraver-dehomes.com. (RBI 32896)

-------------------------------Why pay more for less? Our custom Factory built homes have the features you want at the absolute lowest prices! Don’t over pay, come in to-day. Fayette Country Homes, Schulenburg, 979-743-6192. Open Sundays, 1-6. (RBI 32896).

-------------------------------TRADE YOUR OLD HOME

TODAY!We pay top dollar for trades! No money down! Singlewides, Doublewides, Triplewides, Park Models, Cedar Cabins! Call now 830-620-4500. RBI#36649.

-------------------------------USED SINGLEWIDE

Like New! - Super Nice Shape! Only $17,900. Call now 830-620-4500. RBI#36649.

-------------------------------EARLY BIRD TAX

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

-------------------------------WHOLESALE USED

DOUBLEWIDE2011 - Like New - ONLY $64,900. 4/2 28x64! Call now 830-620-4500. RBI#36649.

-------------------------------FANTASTIC 4BR on 4.6

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

-------------------------------OIL FIELD HOUSING!

Manufactured homes that sleep up to 16 men - COM-FORTABLY! READY NOW! Call now 830-620-4500. RBI#36649.

-------------------------------3bedroom/2 bathroom singlewide available. $27,900. Call if in need of housing. 830-305-6926. RBI#36486.

-------------------------------OILFIELD HOUSING - 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom with washer and dryer, of-fice spaces, must see to appreciate. 830-305-6926. RBI#36486.

-------------------------------Between 4-5 Acres for Sale. Doublewide. Excel-lent condition. Hwy. front-age. 3BR, all electric, all appliances. Call 830-857-1026.

Mobile Home for rent, 2BR/1Bath, appliances/some furniture, on ranch near Ottine. No pets/smok-ers. $850/mo. plus deposit and electricity. (830) 424-3089 or (361) 537-2131.

-------------------------------Roadrunner Mobile Home Park, 3 bedroom/1 bath, furnished Mobile Homes for Rent. “MOVE IN SPE-CIAL”. $675 for the first three months, $775 the fourth month and after! $675 for deposit. More information: 361-293-3420/361-582-6593/361-

798-0816, 900 Old Shiner Rd. Yoakum, Tx.

-------------------------------For Sale or Lease. 3 BR Trailer House, 2 RV Spots. Leesville. 830-433-0603.

-------------------------------FOR RENT: 2bed, 1 bath trailer. New kitchen floor. For more information call Samantha at 830-857-5812.

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

1ST MONTH RENT FREE3/2’s from $595/month. Several homes available. www.silentvalleyhomes.com. Lockhart, 512-376-5874.

-------------------------------For Rent in Lockhart.

1Bath Home. Nice Quiet Neighborhood. $700/month, $500 deposit. Must have your own fridge & stove. Call 830-832-3163.

------------------------------- 3 Bedroom 2 bath home with large fenced yard and carport in Luling. Large laundry room. $675.00 per month with $400.00 de-posit. Pets OK. Available for move in asap. Call Debbie at 830-263-4356.

-------------------------------2 bedroom 1 bath home in Seguin. Lots of charm. No washer/dryer connections. Will be ready for move in by March 22nd. $750.00 per month with $400.00 deposit. Pets Ok. Call Deb-bie at 830-263-4356.

-------------------------------Cabin for Rent. 1BR/1BA. Secluded, in country. $100/nightly, Mon.-Fri. or $350/weekly. Weekend rates vary. No smokers. Call 830-857-0986 or 830-857-1418.

-------------------------------Completely remodeled inside and out. 2 & 3 bedroom homes. Fully furnished. Rent by night, week or month. Fantastic neighborhood. Cheaper by night than hotel room. 672-5169.

-------------------------------3/2 house for rent in Gon-zales. $1,350/mo., $1,350/sec. deposit. Call 830-401-4123.

-------------------------------3BR/2BA large house. Fully furnished, beds, linens, washer/dryer, cable T.V., stove, refrigerator. CA/CH. Great for crew. Monthly or lease available. Home in town, plenty of parking. 512-820-5461.

-------------------------------Charming 1/1 home on 2 wooded acs, w/lrg. deck in country, 77 North, paved road. $775/mo. No pets/smokers. 512-415-6483.

-------------------------------3/2 Large home on nice lot. $1,250/mo. Stove, refriger-ator, included. Families or Oil Field Workers welcome. 713-501-3416.

-------------------------------For Rent: 2BR/2BA/2CG home on 183 N. $1,250/mo., plus deposit. Call 830-857-4458 for information.

-------------------------------Motel Suites. 2 bedrooms, full kitchen, porch/small yard. $68 nightly, $310 weekly. Crews welcome. Call JR, 512-292-0070, 512-656-0521.

-------------------------------House for Rent. 302 Lan-caster, Moulton, TX. Nice spacious 1BR home w/ap-pliances & a large yard. Call for info. 832-633-3950.

--------------------------------Single Suite. Perfect for Su-pervisor for Oil Company. Full kitchen, washer/dryer, TV/Full cable, wireless in-ternet. No smoking inside. No Pets. Fully furnished and all bills paid. Private Yard/Garage. Weekly, $280; Deposit $300. Call 512-292-0070

-------------------------------Home For Rent. Country Home. completely re-modeled. 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.

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AVAILABLENIGHTLY RATES

Single nightly rates start-ing at $35.00 per night. Which include A/C, Mi-crowave, Refrigerator, TV/Cable and furnished with all bills paid. Please call JR at (512) 292-0070 or (830) 672-3089.

-------------------------------For Rent to oilfield or pipeline workers 2BR/1BA, CH/A, furnished kitchen in Yoakum. Call 361-293-6821.

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

Looking for a 2 or 3BR nice house in Nixon and Lees-ville area. Call 830-857-1658.

-------------------------------Looking for a nice house in or near Gonzales. 940-284-4255.

Busy Restaurant with large customer base for sale in Smiley, Texas. Equipment included. Contact Nick or Doris, 830-587-6262, 210-373-6869 or 210-883-4271.

Office Space for rent - $650.00 includes water and electricity. No long term contract. Contact Kim at Gonzales Storage Units (next to McCoy’s). 830-672-3763.

-------------------------------Office Space for rent. 1500 sq. ft., with one acre for truck parking, located at 314 West Cone Street, Gon-zales, Texas. If interested please call (830) 672-4433.

-------------------------------For Rent: Office space or store front, 960 sq. ft., 1/2 block off square. Kitch-enette, 1 ba, newly refur-bished. For more informa-tion, call 830-672-6265.

-------------------------------For Rent: Industrial Prop-erty for rent. M1 Ind. Stor-age Yard, 70x130. Church Street. 830-423-2103.

-------------------------------For sale or lease. 10,000 sq. ft. Bldg. with multi-level loading docks - Prime lo-cation - 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.

12 acres/house/office with Hwy. 80 frontage between Belmont/Nixon near Lees-ville. Will subdivide. For sale or lease. Would make a great oil field yard or residence. Call Peyton, 512-948-5306; David, 713-252-1130.

-------------------------------Land for lease for oil field service equipment. Prime location. 4 miles N. on 183. 2 1/2 acres. Electric, water, parking, storage. Call 203-0585 or 672-6922. (TFN)

Efficiency apartment. EV-ERYTHING furnished. Pots, Pans, towels, TV. 183 N. $600/per month. Call 830-875-3028.

-------------------------------3BR, 2BA 1670+Sq. Ft. Up-stairs apartment on Resi-dential Lot in nice area of Cuero, $1,185/mo. includes all Util. with cable and WiFi, fully furnished - incl. linens. Hotel-style kitchenette (no sink or stove), but full-size fridge, microwave & Keu-rig brewer. Hot plate ok, outdoor bbq w/propane & charcoal grill onsite. No pets. $750 deposit, 3 mo. lease. (361) 484-1922, leave message.

Sitting at night taking care of elderly in their home. References, transportation. Call 361-212-8731.

-------------------------------Little Miss Dawn’s Residen-

tial Cleaning Service has openings for afternoons. References & Bonded. 512-508-6221(04-11-13).

-------------------------------Need personal service? Will clean oilfield campers, homes and apartments. Also offer laundry work, ironing and running your personal errands. If you need a pair of jeans or shirt ironed for the night out or last minute event and didn’t make it to the cleaners in time, give me a call (830) 203-0716. Refer-ences. Available.

-------------------------------House cleaning services available. Reasonable rates. Servicing Gonzales and surrounding areas. References available. Call Barbara at 979-777-8710 or email [email protected].

-------------------------------In Home Appliance Repair. Washer, Dryers, all major appliances, 30 years expe-rience. Haul Scrap Metal & appliances. Call Larry at 361-596-4391.

-------------------------------Hand for Hire, Odd Jobs Done, FREE estimates. Any-thing you don’t want to do, Junk hauling, Tree Re-moval, Lot clearing, House pressure washing, office help, ranch, farm, lawn & Flower beds, Barbed wire fence repair, gutter clean-ing, I do windows. One call does it all. Call Terry (830) 203-1503 or (830) 857-5927.

-------------------------------I am looking for a private setting job around Gon-zales, Cost or on 1116 (Pil-grim Road). I have 20 years experience. Please call Em-ily, 830-437-2727; Cell, 820-263-2768.

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Certified Nursing Assistant. Not hiring but looking for work as a Live-in caregiver or Live Out in San Antonio or Seguin area. Have 30 + years experience. CPR cer-tified. Loving, dependan-ble and experienced with Home Health, Agencies, Hospice, and have a big heart. If interested please call 830-391-4837.

-------------------------------Camera work for business-es, promotional uses, edit-ing titles. 830-263-0909. [email protected].

-------------------------------For Your Specialty Cake Needs. Call Connie Komoll, 830-203-8178.

-------------------------------Will do house cleaning Monday thru Friday. Call 830-203-0735.

-------------------------------Sewing & Alterations. Jo West. 830-203-5160. Call between 9 a.m. & 9 p.m.

General laborer for yard maintenance and trim-ming, labor/mowing/weed eating. Reasonable rates. Call or test if interested, Duke, 830-857-3118.

-------------------------------Willing to mow lawns in morning or evening. Also will do weedeating. Not affiliated with any com-pany’s. 830-263-0909.

-------------------------------Lawn mowing service, residential & commercial. Will also mow oilfield yards or large oil related busi-nesses. Liability ins., free estimates and low cost. No job too large or too small. 830-263-4181.(TFN)

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

-------------------------------Mom, let Jumping Jelly Beans be your drop in child care answer. Go shopping, run errands or have a great evening out while your mind is at ease knowing your child is safe and hap-py. Standard drop in hours apply: day, evening and night. Let’s talk! References and resume’ available. 830-

519-4012-------------------------------

Child care in home. I have 2 openings, Curriculum and meals included. Please call for details. 830-263-0058.

1999 Mountain Aire Mo-torhome - Ford V10 gaso-line engine - Onan genera-tor - 2 slide outs - 2 A/C’s - all appliances in working condition - driver side door - sleeps 4-6 - no smoking or pets - VERY CLEAN interior - Call 210-884-7085 - Ask-ing $22,000.

-------------------------------203 Big Sky 38’ Fifth wheel Travel Trailer. 3 slideouts, very, very nice. 3 1/2 yrs. Bumper to bumper war-ranty left. $17,900. Call 512-914-8347.

-------------------------------RV For Sale. Older unit. 5th wheel. $2,900. Contact Richard, 830-556-6905.

-------------------------------Ford Motorhome. 44,000 orig. miles. All working. $2,995. 830-857-6565.

Travel Trailer. EVERY-THING furnished. TV. 183 N. $600/per month. Call 830-875-3028.

-------------------------------RV for Rent. $300/wk. Call 512-667-4356.

-------------------------------Travel Trailer for rent or sale. Rent is $300.00 per week with all bills paid. Will relocate to RV park of your choice and I pay the RV Rental. Or $1,000.00 per month with all bills paid. Will sell travel trailer for $55,000. Call 830-351-0943 for details.

-------------------------------RV Space for rent. $300 month. All bills included. If interested please call 820-203-9255

-------------------------------Fully furnished Travel Trailers for rent. Will rent weekly or monthly. Pets Allowed. $50.00 Deposit. $300 per week or $1,000 per month. Call Terry for details, 830-351-0943. Will relocate to RV Park of your choice. All utilities paid.

-------------------------------Travel Trailer for rent for RV space in Smiley. All utilities included, good healthy en-vironment. 830-203-9255 or 361-790-6305.

-------------------------------30’ Travel Trailer w/2 slides for rent in RV Ranch in Gonzales. Swimming pool, laundry facilities, shower house and all bills paid. $300 a week. 830-305-6926.

-------------------------------28’ Travel Trailer for rent. Can be moved from job site. Call 830-305-6926.

-------------------------------Office or Living Trailers for lease or buy. Peyton, 512-948-5306; David, 713-252-1130.

-------------------------------RV Rentals available at Bel-mont RV Park Estates. Call Richard, 830-556-6095.

RV Sites Available in Nixon. $350/mo. includes utilities. Call 830-857-6921.

1996, 18.5’ Baymaster Center Console Boat, 120 Horse Force Mercury Motor with Jack Plate, Lourence GPS Mapping-Sonar-Fish Finder, Marine Radio. $7,000.00. Contact 830-263-2920.

-------------------------------For Sale or Trade: 27’ Sail-boat, Beam 8’, fiberglass. 361-561-3335. Ask for Jeff.

1982 Honda Nighthawk CB-750. Clean, excellent shape,. Have extra 81 - 750 for parts. Both $2,000.00. 830-263-2007.

-------------------------------Gruene Harley-Davidson is currently buying pre-

owned Harleys. Looking to sell youR Harley? Call Jon Camareno at 830-624-2473.

2006 Land Prides 4x4 Rec-reational Vehicle For Sale. Approx. 200 hours. Hon-da Motor. Independent Suspension. Windshield and Roof. 4x4. Asking - $4,950.00 in very good condition. Call 830-857-4670.

FREE TO GOOD HOME: Red Heeler Female, 2 years old. Her name is Brandi, with papers. Call 830-481-4707.

-------------------------------Free Puppies. Five Lab/Cocker Spaniel Mix. 830-857-0459.

-------------------------------Precious long haired Chi-huahua puppies. Pure bred. 9 wks. old. Born Thanksgiving. 1st shots & wormed. Paper trained. Males & Females. Playful and very cute. Raised in my home with a lot of love. $200/each. 1-830-560-6668.

-------------------------------Free kittens. Call 361-594-4307.

-------------------------------We stock Sportmix Dog

and Cat Food, Demon WP for those ants and scorpi-ons. Livestock show con-testants, we carry feeders, waterers, heat lamps, ac-cess for show birds. Gonza-les Poultry Supply, 1006 St.

Paul Street, 672-7954.(TFN)


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Call 672-7100 to advertise your ad in the Classifieds.

RV’S FOR SALE

HELP WANTED

AUTOS

BOATS FOR SALE

HELP WANTED

HOMES FOR RENT

HOME SERVICES

HELP WANTED

MOBILEHOMES FOR RENT

HELP WANTED

MOTORCYCLES

MOBILE HOMES

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WANT TO RENT

HELP WANTED

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FOR LEASE

CHILD CARE

CHILD CARE

Call Human Resources at 830-582-1619 for more information or email resume to: [email protected]

603 W. Central, Hwy. 87, Nixon, TexasSi Habla Español

Production / Poultry Processing:NOW HIRING!!

Supervisor Responsible for managing processing of department.

Responsible for planning and maintaining work systems, procedures, and policies that enable and encourage optimum performance

Responsible for planning and allocating resources to effectively staff and accomplish departmental productivity and quality goals.

Plan, evaluate and improve the effi ciency of processes and procedures to enhance speed, quality, effi ciency and output of department.

Day ShiftMonday - Friday

Competitive pay /BOEExcellent benefi ts: Health, Medical, Vision, 401K

MH’S FOR RENT

ROOM FOR RENT

Victoria College Gonzales Center

Part Time Groundskeeper

Position will be responsible for maintaining the Gonzales

Center campus grounds as directed. Work is primarily

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

occasional custodial duties will be performed. Starting

pay range is $10.75 - $11.50 an hour.

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

COMMERCIALFOR SALE

HOME SERVICES

Customer Service Representative

Southern Clay Products, Inc.Gonzales, Texas

We are an international company, an industry leader, a friendly place to work, and we have outstanding benefits. Reporting to the Customer Service Manager, the Customer Service Representative will enjoy a variety of challenges. If you’re looking for an opportunity to apply your skills and experience, here’s what we’re looking for:

• Experience dealing with external customers • Able to build strong interpersonal business relationships • Industrial customer service experience preferred • Global Market background preferred • Excellent telephone etiquette and written communication skills • Fluency in Spanish a plus • Excellent planning, problem-solving and organizational skills; multi-tasking a must • Must be able to work in a strong team player environment and cross-trainon other posi-tions within the department to provide back-up • High School diploma or equivalent GED required. Associates degree or some college preferred. • Proficient in MS Word and Excel. Familiarity with Access and PowerPoint a plus • Accurate data entry skills • Proficient in basic math and use of calculator; knowledge of metric system • Knowledge of world geography

Southern Clay Products, Inc. is a Rockwood Holdings Company. Come visit us at http://www.scprod.com/ or http://www.rockwoodspecialties.com/index.htm

Salary commensurate with experience and qualificationsEmail or fax your resume along with salary requirements to HR Dept.

[email protected]; Fax: 830-672-1908

Southern Clay Products, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer

$11.00Per Hour

CashierAll Shifts

Buc-ee’s #15114 Hwy. 90A,

Gonzales, Texas 78629http://bucees.com/careers.html

Driver Position. Class A CDL required. Local region. Out and back

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

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

Apply at Kitchen Pride Mushroom

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

830.540.4516KPMF is an EOE

WANTED:

CDL DRIVERS NEEDEDBobtail Truck Driver

Day & Night Positions AvailableRequirements:

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

Insurance, 401K and vacation included

Applications available at:Schmidt & Sons, Inc.

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

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

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

Part-time position with the Revenue Collection Department. This is an entry level office/clerical position responsible for customer service and assisting customers with city-related business. Must have knowledge of secretarial procedures, cashiering, bookkeeping, and telephone operations. Must be efficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook. High school diploma or equivalent. A minimum of one year ex-perience in general office or accounting experience recom-mended. Hours vary from 19-38 per week. Applicant must be able to pass a pre-screen drug and alcohol test. The City of Gonzales is an equal opportunity employer and encour-ages all interested parties to apply.

Applications are available at City Hall or www.cityofgonza-les.org. Resumes may be attached, but the Employment Ap-plication must be filled out. Please complete an employment application and return or mail to:

City of GonzalesAttn. Payroll DepartmentP.O. Box 547Gonzales, Texas 78629“No Phone Calls Please”

Revenue

ColleCtion CleRk

COMMERCIALFOR RENT

TRAVEL TRAILERSFOR RENT

PETSPETS

FOR SALE: Beautiful Bay Mare ( brood mare) 14 yrs. Excellent bloodline (Three Bars & Leo). All offers con-sidered. Pics available upon request: [email protected]. Ph: #. 830-560-0238.

-------------------------------Fancy Feathers Bantams. Feather Duster Roos. Col-ors, pairs, $20. Will deliver to Gonzales. 512-272-5147.

-------------------------------For Sale: ORGANIC EGGS. Free Range chickens. $2.00

dozen. Will deliver to Gon-zales weekly. 830-540-3536.

-------------------------------For Sale: 2 & 3 year old red & black Brangus Bulls. No Papers. Good selection. Call 830-437-5772.

-------------------------------Black Limousin and Angus Heifers and Bulls, Gentle Increase your weaning weights. Established breeder since 1971. De-livery available 979 561- 6148 .

-------------------------------Muscovy ducks for sale. $10.00 each. 830-263-2482. (TFN)

-------------------------------Laying Hens, $10.00. 512-718-0482.

-------------------------------For Sale: Registered Polled Hereford Bulls. 8-22 mths old. Heifers also, 8 months to 2 years. 830-540-4430.

-------------------------------WANT TO BUY: Any or Un-wanted Horses. Call Leejay at 830-857-3866.

-------------------------------For Sale: Baby & Young Adult Ducks. Mix Breeds. Cost $3.50-$20.00 each. Call 830-857-6844, ask for Tammy Stephens.

-------------------------------DISPERSAL SALE. Miniature donkeys (28” to 36”), male and female, solid and tri-colored, 6 mos. to 4 years. Four year olds may be reg-istered with vet exam/affi-davit. Excellent pets, loves people. Priced according to gender, age and color. 830-672-6265 or 857-4251.

-------------------------------Dwarf Nigerian goats (min-iature), multicolored, male and female, 3 mos. to 2-3 years. 830-672-6265, 830-857-4251.

Home for sale by owner. 2BDR, can be made into a 3 BDR/1BA, corner lot, stor-age building. 1404 Cavett St., Gonzales, TX. Contact Jen at 830-351-4069 after 6 p.m. $65,000.00. Needs minor repairs. Good starter home.

-------------------------------Real Estate: Owner finance, 1214 St. Matthew. 2B/1Ba.

$73,000 or best cash offer. Call Martha, 830-556-2280. Habla Espanol.

-------------------------------For Sale Historical Estate Home. Built in the 1800’s. Great investment home. Made into 4 apartments. Does need work. Home is located at 713 St. John, Gonzales, Texas. Asking price is $225,000.00. Con-tact information, Alex Lo-pez, 512-921-8707 or Lupe Lopez, 713-206-8105.

-------------------------------3/2, CA/CH, on 5.42 Acres, 75 miles West of San An-tonio. Extra Large garage. Call for information, 830-494-4102.

-------------------------------House for sale by owner. 2BR/1Bath CA/H. $65,000. 830-234-3415 or 830-279-7900.

-------------------------------Low Down on a 3/2/1136sq ft. home. Asking $79,800 w/ only $800 down. 202 East Lee Smiley, TX. Call Mr Smith, 855-847-6806.

-------------------------------Older couple downsizing 15 acres (10 acres fenced), house, 3/1 1/2, Barn, ponds, trees. Wharton County. $137,000. 979-533-3262.

-------------------------------4BR/2BA, 1900 Sq. ft. 210 Tanglewood Trail. New appliances, remodeled, new master bath. 830-857-6488.

-------------------------------House for Sale/To Be Moved: 3BR/1Ba frame house, pier & beam foun-dation, 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. Ap-prx. 2,500 sq. ft. on about an half acre. Corner lot, zoned for residential/com-mercial. Luling. $150,000. 830-875-6975.

LOOKING FOR LAND TO LEASE FOR CATTLE. 50 to 200 HEAD OF CATTLE. RESPONSIBLE LEASER. CALL 361-772-6830.

75 Acres Gillispie Co. 10 Min. N. of Fredericksburg. Hwy. Frontage, Hunting, Investment or Retirement. $7,500 acre. [email protected]

-------------------------------Wanted to lease land for cattle grazing. Must have water and fences. Contact Mitchell Hardcastle, 830-857-4544.

-------------------------------90x60 lot for sale. For more info, call Jose at (936) 488-8115.

-------------------------------5 Acres or more to lease. For Storage or Oilfield Equipment etc. 1 1/2 mile from city limits off 183 S. Call 830-263-4888 for in-formation.

I’m looking for a 1959 GISD yearbook. Call Jimmy at 361-571-6888.

-------------------------------Wanted: Old work western boots. 830-672-7384.

Wanted: Used 10-24 Gun Fire Safe. 361-798-0482.Belmont RV Park. Belmont Texas Propane Services available. Call 830-424-3600.

-------------------------------Affordable Welding Ser-vice. Call Stan, 830-857-6621.

-------------------------------Pampered Chef Demon-strator. Host a Show! It’s Easy! Choose from a Cook-ing Show, Catalog Show, Facebook Show or if you need an item, here is my site, https://www.pam-peredchef.biz/zavadil. Dee Zavadil, 830-857-1495.

-------------------------------Lucky Shots by Dee.Need Family Portraits, Family Reunions, Birth-days, School Pictures, Wed-dings, Etc. 830-857-1495

-------------------------------Plumbing Repairs.

All Types of Plumbing.

Master Plumber.Reasonable Rates.

Please Call 713-203-2814 or 281-415-6108.License #M18337

-------------------------------No Limit AccessoriesDavid Matias, Owner

830-263-16331026 St. Paul St., Gonzales

Window Tinting, Com-mercial.

Call for appointment.


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LAND

REAL ESTATE

WANTED

APTS. FOR RENT

HELP WANTED

RV SITESFOR RENT

RV-SITESGONZALES

COUNTY. Large lots, long term rentals, with laundry

service available. $300/mo. + utilities,

Pool Open. 830-424-3600

Belmont RV Park

APTS. FOR RENT

CHECK OUT OUR MOVE-IN SPECIAL!

EFFICIENCY APARTMENTS FOR THE ELDERLY 62 OR OLDERAVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY

* Rent based on income* Garden Style Apartments* Private Entrances* Individual Flower Bed Available* Carpeted & Air Conditioned* Water, Sewer & Trash Paid* Miniblinds, Ceiling Fan, Range, Refrigerator furnished* Maintenance/Management/Service Coordinator on site

COUNTRY VILLAGE SQUARE APARTMENTS1800 Waelder Road - Gonzales, TX (830) 672-2877

8 am - 5 pm, Tuesday-Friday

REAL ESTATE

SMITH RANCH INVESTMENTSRandy Smith, Broker

830-672-8668

57 Acres just north of I-10 Near Waelder. Brush, oaks, hay fields, 2 tanks, 3/2 home, barn w/electricity, apartment. Equipment. Part minerals. $275,000.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~198 Acres, Atascosa County, West of Flo-resville. Huge Creek Bottom, 2 tanks, water meter, shallow well, electricity, oaks, elms, persimmon, mesquite, black brush. Could this be your new hunting spot? $2,895 per acre. Might divide into two tracts.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~260 to 861 Acres. NW Corpus Christi. Lake, Barn, Pens, 2 water wells. Great cat-tle place. Paved corner. Excellent for Sub-dividing. Price $2,750 to $3,500 per acre.

Contract Pending

HOMESvWAELDER 5641 Hwy. 90, 2/2 on 2 accres........................$117,000vGONZALES 3/2, new construction, 707 St. Francis.............$220,000

ACREAGEvN.E. GONZALES COUNTY- Best little hunting place in TX! Deer, hog, dove, some turkey. 46.892 wooded acres. Se-cluded, large ranches surround property. My 9 year old grand-daughter shot her first buck last year, 8 pointer! No miner-als or water rights convey. Owner/Agent......$6,000/acre.v25.936 acres, Henry Bymer 1/3 League, close to I10, electric nearby, sandy loam, fronts CR420...................................................$98,800vWAELDER- 10 acres, has electric, water, and septic, taking reason-able offers..................................................................................$65,000

LOTSvFLATONIA- 2 lots (one corner) 100x125............$11,000 for both

COMMERCIALvGONZALES - 820 Oil Patch Lane, 2.25 acres (+/-), raw land with 3 sides metal equipment shed. Utilities are available at front of property, zoned heavy commercial....................................................................$125,000vGONZALES For Lease: 10 to 20 acres, about 5 miles south of Gonzales, just off Hwy. 183.

FOR RENTvONE BEDROOM COTTAGE IN THE COUNTRY. $600/mo, $1,000 security deposit, 650 credit rating, two years consecutive employment,outside pets only (no cats inside!). CR 420, Gonzales County.

(855) TX4SALEwww.providenceproperties.net

CONTRACT PENDING

PUBLISHER’S NOTICE:All real estate advertising in this newspaper is sub-

ject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention or discrimina-tion.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any ad-vertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings ad-vertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800-669-9777. The toll-free tele-phone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.

Financing See atwww.txtraveltrailers.com.

Like New979-743-1514 or

800-369-6888

28 ft. BPull TTs. $6,450. Ask for CASH price. Queen

Bed & Bunks..Full Kitchen & Bath.

Web Site:www.txtraveltrailers.com.

979-743-1514 or 800-369-6888

28 ft. BPull Travel Trailers

Fx-R-Uprs. From $1,700 to $4,400, all need work.

RV’s FOR SALE

HELP WANTED HELP WANTED

Plant Openings Plant Palletizers & Cleanup Positions

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

Dental, Vision, 401K, ESOP. Apply in person at:

Cal-Maine foods, Inc., 1680 CR431 or 748 CR 422,

Waelder, Texas 78959. Mon-Friday, 7-4 pm. Telephone number

830-540-4105/830-540-4684.

Kitchen Pride Mushroom Farms has an opening for Pack Room Supervisor. Candidates must have previous supervisory experience. Must have strong communica-tion skills, be able to lead by example, manage multiple tasks and maintain a good team working environment in a fast paced business. Bilingual, knowledge of SQF

and HACCP programs a plus. Competitive pay/base on experience. Excellent benefits: Health, Dental, Vision,

Life and 401K.Please mail resume to

Kitchen Pride Mushroom Farms,

P.O. Box 585, Gonzales TX 78629 or email to [email protected].

EOE

The City of Gonzales is accepting applications for the position of Municipal Court Clerk. Applicant must be of good moral character, a high school grad-uate or obtained a GED, a U.S. citizen, at least 21 years of age, with a good credit history, have a stable work record, no felony convictions, and no DUI or DWI convictions within the last 5 years. Must be able to travel and obtain certification from the State of Texas as a Municipal Court Clerk within one year of hire and must maintain certification requirements on an annual basis.

Starting Salary is dependent upon qualifications and experience, plus an excellent benefit package. Appli-cations are available on the City of Gonzales web-site Cityofgonzales.org or from the City Manager’s Administrative Assistant at City Hall. Applicants should submit a short resume and job application to the City Manager’s Administrative Assistant. The City of Gonzales is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Municipal

court clerk

Part-Time/Temporary

Southern Clay Products, Inc.Gonzales, Texas

We are an international company, an industry leader, a friendly place to work. Reporting to the Human Resources Manager, the Receptionist will enjoy a variety of challenges with primary responsibility in direct-ing visitors, maintaining multiple line phone system, and other admin-istrative assisting skills. If you’re looking for an opportunity to apply your skills and experience, here’s what we’re looking for:

• High School Diploma • Experience with MS Office (Word, Outlook, Excel) a plus • Ability to work efficiently and accurately • Able to work independently and as part of a team • Strong verbal and written communication skills

Southern Clay Products, Inc. is a Rockwood Holdings Company. Come visit us at http://www.scprod.com/ or

http://www.rockwoodspecialties.com/index.htmSalary commensurate with experience and qualifications

Email or fax your resume along with salary requirements to HR [email protected]; Fax: 830-672-1908

Southern Clay Products, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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at

• All Positions • Full-time • Part-time • Flexible Schedules • Competitive Wages

Now Accepting

Applications

Please apply in person at

1803 N. St. JosephGonzales, Texas

78629

REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

LAND

RV’s FOR SALE

TexSCAN Week of April 7, 2013

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Assemblies of GodGonzales Family Church Assembly of God320 St. Andrew

First Assembly of God509 E. 3rd St. Nixon

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

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

BaptistClark Baptist ChurchF.M. 794, Gonzales

County Baptist Church Hwy. 87 Smiley

Eastside Baptist ChurchSeydler Street, Gonzales

Elm Grove Baptist Church4337 FM 1115Waelder, Texas 78959

First Baptist Church 422 St. Paul, Gonzales

First Baptist Church403 N Texas Nixon

First Baptist ChurchHwy 108 N Smiley

First Baptist Church406 N Ave E Waelder

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

Greater Rising StarBaptist Church3rd Ave S of Hwy 87 Nixon

Harwood Baptist Church North of Post Office

Iglesia BautistaMacedonia201 S Congress Nixon

Iglesia Bautista MemorialHwy 97 Waelder

Leesville Baptist ChurchE. of Hwy 80 on CR 121

Memorial Heights Baptist Church1330 College Gonzales

Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church100 Capes Gonzales

Oak Valley Baptist ChurchHwy. 97 Bebe

Old Moulton Baptist Church2287 FM 1680, Moulton

Primitive Baptist Church1121 N. College Gonzales

Providence Missionary Baptist Church1020 St. Andrew Gonzales

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

Stratton Primitive BaptistFM 1447 9 miles east of Cuero

St. James Baptist ChurchHwy 80- North of Belmont

Saint Paul Baptist ChurchSE 2nd St. Waelder

Shiner Baptist ChurchAvenue F and 15th Street, Shiner

Union Lea Baptist ChurchSt. Andrew St. Gonzales

Union Valley Baptist ChurchFM 1681 NW of Nixon

CatholicSt. James Catholic Church417 N. College, Gonzales

Sacred Heart Catholic ChurchSt. John St. Gonzales

St. Joseph Catholic Church207 S. Washington, Nixon

St Patrick Catholic Church in Waelder613 Highway 90 East Waelder

St. Phillip Catholic Church Hwy 87 Smiley

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

Churches of ChristChurch of Christ1323 Seydler St. Gonzales

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

Church of ChristE. 3rd & Texas, Nixon

Churches of GodCommunity Church of God1020 St. Louis, Gonzales

Gonzales Memorial Church of God in Christ1113 Hastings, Gonzales

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

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

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

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

Full Gospel Church1426 Fisher, Gonzales

LutheranFirst Evangelical Lutheran1206 St. Joseph, Gonzales

Abiding Word Lutheran Church, LCMS1310 St. Louis

MethodistBelmont United MethodistHwy. 90-A

Dewville United MethodistWest of FM 1117 on CR 121

First United Methodist426 St. Paul, Gonzales

First United Methodist410 N. Franklin, Nixon

Flatonia United Methodist403 E North Main, Flatonia

Harris Chapel United MethodistS. Liberty St. Nixon

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

Henson Chapel United Methodist1113 St. Andrew, Gonzales

Monthalia United MethodistCR 112 off 97

Smiley United Methodist1 blk S. of Hwy 87

Waelder United Methodist2 blks from Hwy 90 & 97

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

Non-DenominationalAgape Ministries512 St. James, Gonzales

Living Waters Fellowship Church605 Saint Joseph St. Gonzales

Bread of Life Ministries613 St. Joseph, Gonzales

Cowboy Church of Gonzales CountyJ.B. Wells Showbarn

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

Emmanuel Fellowship1817 St. Lawrence St. Gonzales

Encouraging Word Christian Fel-lowshipHwy. 80 in Leesville

Jesus Holy Ghost Temple1906 Hickston, Gonzales

Lighthouse Church of Our Lord1805 Weimar, Gonzales

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

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

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

Inter-DenominationalFaith Family Church1812 Cartwheel Dr., Gonzales

PentecostalFaith TempleHwy 80 (N. Nixon Ave.) Nixon

Holy Temple of Jesus Christ No. 21515 Dallas, Gonzales

Temple Bethel Pentecostal1104 S. Paul, Gonzales

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

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I guess that I will have to retract my statement. We got around one inch of rain here. Those toward Luling and Lockhart got more. Palmetto State Park got a total of four inches. We are so thankful for what we got. Steve Browne on KSAT 12 says that we might get some more rain this week. That would be wonderful.

The Belmont Commu-nity Center Club will meet for their regular meeting on the fourth Thursday of April. Keep collecting your rummage because we need to raise the money to pay for fixing the community center. The date set for that rummage sale is May 4th. The center is looking beau-tiful, but it is costing a lit-tle more than expected so any monetary donations would be appreciated.

Your prayers and thoughts are needed for the following: Joe Kot-wig, Mr. Bill, Jesse Es-

parza; Mariessa, Bill and Marie Lott, Louise Jones, Sandy Ingram, Aunt Georgie Gandre; Danny and Joyce Schellenberg, “Sarge” Duncan, Mildred O’Neal, Rhonda Pruett, Matt McGrew.Terrence, Aunt Frances Gandre, Glenn Mikesh, Fletcher Johnson, Maria Castillo, Selma Vickers, Landis, Keith Glass, Timothy and Jack Black, Teresa Wilke, Linda Denker, Case Mar-tin, Sandi Gandre, Aunt Betty Gandre, Bill Bas-sett, Carol and husband, Marcie and Blaine Welker, The Bullards, Aunt Pau-line Bridenbaugh, Shirley Dozier, Marie Schauer, Esther Lindemann, Anna

Lindemann, Mary and Pete Camarillo, Cheryl and Bill Meadows, Jaime, Matt Pohler, Lanny Baker, Bob Young, Ann Bond, Marguerite Williams, the families of those who lost their lives in the latest car bombing in Afghanistan, all our military and their families, the outbursts over in Korea—and I know there are many but one name is, Nicki Maxwell; and more rain would cer-tainly be okay.

A person had certainly better be watching out for wild hogs when they are driving down the high-ways. They are dangerous if you hit them with your car. Over on FM 466 there is a group of about twenty hogs weighing right at 200 pounds and so many little pigs that you cannot count them that are running around everywhere. They don’t seem to be disturbed by people or cars. That is the greatest number of wild hogs I have ever seen in a group. I just stopped my truck and sat there and looked at them while they wandered around in the bar ditch and went up the hill. They just kept root-ing around eating. There was one little pig weighing about six pounds that kept stepping on this solid rock trying to go up the hill. He kept falling backward and he was determined to go up the rock. Then this other little one must have had some Javelina in him because he had that hair sticking up like a sword on his neck. It was hilari-ous watching all these lit-tle pigs. At the same time there are turkey hens run-ning around in the same area. I haven’t seen any deer, so they don’t seem to be mixed up with this batch of wildlife.

We lost our last picked Mickey Mouse Club mem-ber. It is hard to realize Annette Funicello has passed away at the age of 70. She touched many hearts of people our age. It makes us think about our age too. Along that line, Happy Birthday this week to Kim Vickers Weda, Crystal Soefje, and Diana Swoap Junker.

The Leesville Bap-tist Church honored Be O’Neill with a reception this last Sunday night for all of the service that she has done for the church. Be has served her church and community for many years. She wrote a delight-ful book about her be-ginnings and many of us enjoyed the story of her heritage. She will be mov-ing soon to Brownsville to live with her son Mickey and family. She has started another book, but said that she has become “bogged” down in it. We will miss

you in Leesville Mrs. Be, but I know that you will do just fine in Brownville.

Best Friends played some grand music over at the Belmont Social Club on Friday. We were so glad to see Gladys and Cle-burne Roecker. We had not seen them in a long time. The girls dedicated a waltz to them, and they can cer-tainly just float across the floor. Jewell was there too, so you know that there had to be some line dancing going on. She had a little fun trying to teach another guy how to dance. I think they gave up for this time, but there is always a next time. Annette and Randy Roecker joined in the fun too. Natalie was celebrat-ing her birthday with a big group of friends and rela-tives. I love my appetizer fried mushrooms. In fact I had better quit think-ing about them. I’d love to have some right now.

Now Rob you may take exception to what I am say-ing in the paragraph below. I know that those goats are stepping on your very last nerve. I have raised goats. I have decided that they are the best fence breakers on earth. They ate my moth-er’s roses. But then that blasted nanny goat named Sally would stand there and roll her beautiful eyes at me and lean up against my leg, and I couldn’t be mad at Sally.

Ole’ Dililah is spread out like a pillow top on the bed right beside me. She is such a fuzzy com-forting kitty. I like to hold her when I am hurting because she is so soft. There is a very touching and compelling docu-mentary going around in the emails and even on TV about how the wild dogs in Afghanistan have touched the lives of our troops. When the bomb-ers started infiltrating the tents of our soldiers where they were sleeping, three of these dogs were credit-ed with saving fifty troops from a sure death. The troops had found three puppies and their mother and raised them. As a re-sult those dogs guarded them outside the doors and became very good watch dogs. The night the bombers tried to kill the troops, the dogs attacked them not allowing them to throw the bombs inside to the sleeping troops. One of the dogs was killed and the other two were wounded. One soldier said the dogs licking his hands and face was akin to human touch and saved his sanity. Ani-mals respond to kindness with loyalty and kindness. Humans would do well to learn from them.

Have a good week and God Bless.


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We’ve all been told at least once in our lives… “Don’t worry; everything will work out by itself ”. This well meaning advice sounds good, but is far from being true. The for-mula to getting what we want is simple: God + you = objective.

The truth is that we won’t get very much in life if we don’t get involved in the getting of it. This ap-plies even to the gift of salvation. God sent His Son as a sacrifice for the forgiveness of our sins and opened the way into heaven. That was His part. Our part is to believe the message of salvation and accept Christ as our per-sonal Savior and repent. Repentance means to turn away from what we are do-ing wrong, and not will-fully return to a life of sin. Then we must give Christ control of every area of our lives by reading and obey-ing God’s Word.

Why envy what others have? We all make choices that take us down certain roads. People who make better choices get bet-

ter results. Good health, wealth, personal success, and good relationships don’t just happen to people who possess these things.

No one is blessed with health if they continu-ally abuse their bodies. We can’t drink too much, smoke too much, eat too much and exercise too little and expect to be in good health. Granted, some people are born with health problems or devel-op chronic illness/disease through no fault of their own. Even so, better health is attainable for anyone who is determined to put their trust in God then put on the gloves and fight.

Money is earned by working for it, not dream-ing about it. Most of us will never win the lot-tery or find a million dol-lar check in the mailbox from our rich relative. The couch might be comfy but

switching channels doesn’t produce income to pay the bills. People who plan out their career path, consis-tently work toward their goals, and spend their money wisely are most likely to have successful careers and money in the bank.

Our soul-mates don’t find their way to our doorsteps. We have to try our best to attract the people who we want to at-tract. We may even have to learn to be witty and charming! We may need to network and get out of our comfort zones, going to places where the godly people gather. Remember that Ms. and Mr. right will not be found in the wrong places.

God will not bless us with a loving, giving and compassionate person if we aren’t willing to be lov-ing, giving and compas-sionate ourselves. Working out our own issues in an attempt to become better people is one of the hard-est things we must do in this life. It is also one of the most rewarding.

There will always be someone who tells us that we should not be con-cerned about what we have to eat or wear, or about the money we lack to buy what we need. They remind us that God watches out for the birds in the field and that we are much more im-portant to Him than birds. I agree that God provides everything the birds need to survive. But He doesn’t shove the worm down the bird’s throat, nor does He build the nest. The bird work very hard at finding the right materials to build its shelter. Then he gets out of his comfortable nest, spreads his little wings and goes out looking for food. Hunger motivates action in the animal kingdom. The creature that doesn’t hunt…doesn’t eat. Paul confirms that this rule holds true for us as well. He tells us in 2 Thessalo-nians 3:10 that “If a man will not work, he shall not eat.”

Prayer should always be our first course of action. But, after we’ve prayed, we shouldn’t fold our hands and wait for the manna to fall into our plates. If there’s a sit-uation that hasn’t changed in answer to our prayers, it just may be that we have neglect-ed to do our part in getting whatever it is we need. Our sweat-equity is an essential ingredient in reaching God’s objectives.

If we don’t know how to do what needs to be done, the bible tells us that we should pray for wisdom. God wants to help us help ourselves. He gives us the knowledge and skills to fulfill our purpose as they are needed.

Do something positive to make your life better. Take things one step at a time and try not to get discouraged. Stay on track. Keep in mind that when you have God on your side all things are pos-sible.

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The Auxiliary of Memorial Hospital met for Business Meeting on Tuesday, February 26th, 2013 in the din-ing room of the hospital with 14 present. 100 Hours Bars were earned by Elizabeth Bennett (her total is 3,290, Betty Neubauer (her total is 505) and not pictured is Joann Hajovsky (her total is 503). Betty Fink presented the program which was a reminder of the events of the fight for and the declaration of Texas Independence. She concluded with a guessing game, using the above facts. Barbara Koricanek won the first part and Cynthia Garcia the second, thus winning the attendance prizes

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Members of the Gonzales Community African American Interface Scholarship Fund will be holding a membership drive this Saturday from 2-4 p.m. at Pizza Hut in Gonzales. Pictured (front row, from left) are: Doris Johnson, Elroy Wilson Sr., Juanita Spells, Lois Wilson, Lorraine Green, (second row) Rev. Kenneth Green, Johnny Ross Hunt, Eugene Wilson Sr., and Evel Williams. (Photo by Cedric Iglehart)

The Gonzales Public Library held their annual Easter Coloring Contest for 2013. There were many participants this year and the hope is to see as many or more next year. Pictured are the winners of the contest. Thank You all who participat-ed!. (Courtesy photos)

Kendall Kluting, 1st place, ages 3-4

Yesi Melchor, 3rd place, ages 3-4

Isaac Mendez, 2nd place, ages 3-4

Christie Reyna, 2nd place, ages 5-7

Brooklyn Condel, 1st place, ages 5-7

Vincente Rodriguez, 3rd place, ages 5-7

Julia Webb, 1st place, ages 8-10

Aimee Naylor, 3rd place, ages 8-10

Kalli Baker, 2nd place, ages 8-10

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This year at GJHS, we honor those with per-fect attendance! As an incentive for attending school every day, all 7th and 8th Grade Students have the opportunity to win $15.00 dollars each Friday of the year! 8th grader, Denessie Reyes, won $15.00 for attending school during the week of March 18 – March 22.


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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20Aries, you must stand up for

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TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21Taurus, take a trip this week if it

will help you reach your goals. The change of scenery could give you an entirely new perspective on a situa-tion that needs tackling.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21Gemini, think about adding

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CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22Cancer, just because everyone

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„ In an odd coincidence, President Abraham Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy, and President John F. Kennedy had a secretary named Lincoln. Kennedy the secretary told

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„ Strawberries have more vitamin C than oranges.

„ You may not realize it, but you’ve probably seen

pictures of the French village of Mont-St.-Michel. It’s a picturesque place, a tiny islet in the English Channel with an 8th-century abbey at the top of a high hill, surrounded by stone houses and cobbled streets. It wasn’t always an islet, though; the hill on which the abbey sits was once surrounded by an oak forest, and the shore was miles away. That all changed in the year 725, though, when an earthquake struck the region. A tidal wave washed over the forest, leaving a vast tidal plain in its wake. Ever since, twice a day, 40-foot tides completely surround Mont-St.-Michel.

***Thought for the Day:

“The fundamental cause of trouble in this world is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.” -- Bertrand Russell

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