Gonzales Cannon September 13 Issue

(Editor’s Note: Cannon News Editor Cedric Iglehart recently sat down with the members of the newly-or-ganized Code Enforcement Task Force for the City of Gonzales. The Task Force consists of Building Officer William Ince, Gonzales Fire Department Captain Mike Terry and Gonzales Police Department Officer John Brumme, who was repre-sented in this Q&A by Police Chief Tim Crow.)

Q: What are the primary goals of this Task Force?

Ince: Our first thing is health and safety, that’s above everything else. Our second thing is compliance of the ordinances that are in place.

Q: I understand that each member of the Task Force has a particular focus. Chief, from a law enforce-ment standpoint, what are some of things you are fo-cusing on?

Crow: The officer will

be looking for anything that is a state law violation to things that are city or-dinance violations. These could be anything from unreasonable noise to ille-gal parking and everything in between. When he is on inspections with the Task Force, he will also be look-ing at businesses from a se-

curity standpoint so he can make suggestions to the owner as to how to better secure their building. This will be done as a crime pre-vention measure.

Q: Captain Terry, as the representative of the Fire Department what are the things you look at during an inspection?

Terry: My primary focus is the enforcement of the International Fire Code. This entire code was built as a knee-jerk reaction to something bad that has happened in the past. His-tory is full of bad instances where multiple people have been killed.

A good example is a fire-

man in Phoenix was killed in a grocery store fire. They traced it back to a dump-ster that was pushed up against the building. The dumpster caught fire, it caught the eaves on fire, burned the store up and the fireman ended up get-ting trapped and killed. As

GUADALUPE COUNTY — A family outing went horribly awry Sunday evening, causing a local man to drown in the Guadalupe River.

The body of Rogelio Rodri-guez, 34 of Gonzales, was pulled

from the water on Monday morning after authorities spent numerous hours searching for him following his disappearance underwater.

Guadalupe County Investiga-tor Zachary McBride said a call came in around 6 p.m. concerning a possible drowning. Members of the Seguin Fire Department and

Texas Parks and Wildlife game wardens arrived on the scene just east of the FM 1117 bridge, where they found four adults who had become trapped in the river due to an eddy, which is a circular movement of water.

“When we arrived here we had four adults clinging to some branches on the north side of

the river,” said Seguin Fire Chief Scott MyCue. “Crews quickly threw them ropes to hang on to and lowered life jackets to them.”

“We went to the other side of the river and one of the firefight-ers swam across and brought them back one by one.”

McBride said the quartet had gotten into the water to swim

when they suddenly became trapped in a little whirlpool that pinned them against the bank.

“The water looked calm on top,” he said. “This fellow (Ro-driguez) was the last one in and he went under and drowned. He went into the water to help them and he became the victim.”

Children are known to occasionally exaggerate, but if your kids come home from school with tales of their lunch looking differ-ent and getting smaller — it’s not a stretch of the truth.

New rules from the U.S. Department of Agriculture are forcing school food ser-vice providers to change both the makeup and the size of the portions being served to students, Gonza-les ISD trustees were told during their monthly meet-

NIXON — The Nixon City Council approved the authorization for the city to submit an application for a financial grant to the Texas Department of Agri-culture (TDA) for the use of repairing and upgrading parts of the city’s sewer system during its regular meeting on Sept. 10.

According to city officials, the appli-cation is part of the Texas Community Development Block Grant Program (TxCDBG) and the application is for the amount of $250,000, which is the cost to improve and rebuild the two lift stations of the sewer system.

Lift stations are used in the sewage system when raw sewage is pumped into them, and from there the sewage is then pumped into the regular line that goes into the main sewer plant.

“The two lift stations are very old and they need care,” explained city manager George Blanch. “Things wear out over time and need to be reworked and we

The City of Gonzales is searching for a new city secretary following the res-ignation of Candice Witz-koske.

Witzkoske said Monday

she had resigned her post as city secretary to take a position elsewhere.

“I’m going to take a bet-ter opprotunity in a better work environment,” Witz-koske said. She declined to specify whether she would

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New federal rules cutsizes in school meals

Witzkoske resigns as city secretary

Code Enforcement: what’s it all about?

A resilient spirit in the Big AppleWhen Gonzales resident and Cannon reader Susan Wilkerson visited New York City recently, she took a bit of home with her to display with pride that Gonzales spirit. (Photo courtesy of Susan Wilkerson)

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Nixon to seek grant from TDA

Searchers find body of drowned Gonzales man

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By CEDRIC IGLEHART

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Friday ScoreboardBastrop 28, Gonzales 27Yoakum 34, Sinton 20Lockhart 35, Aus. Crockett 19

Hallettsville 49, Shiner 28Ft. Bend Christ. 36, St. Paul 31Flatonia 22, Sacred Heart 0Victoria West 40, Cuero 19

Three Rivers 49, Nix.-Smiley 14Rice Cons. 39, Luling 13Cuero 20, Wharton 19Will.Co. 42, Prairie Lea 16

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Eyesores like the scene at this residence on Church Street have been targeted for removal by the newly-formed Code Enforcement Task Force in Gonzales. (Photo by Cedric Iglehart)

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Gonzales Sheriff’s Office Report

Thought for the Day

“I have never understood why it is ‘greed’ to want to keep the money you have earned but not greed to want to take some-body else’s money.”

– Thomas Sowell

September 13, 1883On this day in 1883, free-grass cattle raisers began cut-

ting the fences of Mabel Doss Day’s ranch, the first fully fenced large ranch in Texas. She inherited the 85,000-acre, debt-ridden spread in Coleman County when her husband of 2 1/2 years, William H. Day, died from injuries received when his horse fell during a stampede. With the absence of any laws governing building or cutting fenc-es, free-grass cattle raisers, long accustomed to an open range, responded to the summer drought by cutting the fences of the ranchers who had bought and fenced their land. Mabel Day responded to this threat to her ranch by lobbying in Austin for a law making fence cutting a felony.

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Yoakum Police Report

Gonzales Police Report

Apache Flames set clinic

DeWitt Sheriff’s Office Report

Local chapter launches drive to raise funds to restore monument

Planner to open La Vernia office

Here is the Gonzales Police Department Report for the period of Sept. 3-9:

Sept. 3Latanya Raychelle Hunt, 26 Of Gonzales, Arrested

And Charged With Resisting Arrest/Disorderly Con-duct At 1700 Blk Waco St.

Sept. 4Reported Burglary Motor Vehicle At College And

St. George St.Reported Burglary Building At 1600 Blk St. Law-

rence St.Reported Assault At 1800 Blk Seydler St.Reported Burglary Habitation At 600 Blk St. John

St.Reported Burglary Habitation At 500 Blk Hamil-

ton St.Sept. 5Reported Criminal Mischief At 900 Blk Robertson

St.Lajuane Catrell Clark, 36 Of Gonzales, Arrested

And Charged With Deadly Conduct/Possession Of Firearm By Felon At 1400 Blk St. Andrew St.

Sept. 7Alex Jonathan Deleon, 28 Of Gonzales, Arrested

And Charged With Reckless Driving At 1800 Blk Church St.

Reported Attempted Burglary At 400 Blk St. Paul St.

Reported Theft At 1600 Blk Sarah Dewitt Dr.Reported Cruelty To Animals At Ewing St And

Johnson St.Sept. 8Travis Jason West, 33 Of Gonzales, Arrested And

Charged With Possession Of Controlled Substance At 700 Blk St. Michael St.

Reported Theft At 800 Blk Church St.Sept. 9Reported Criminal Mischief At 2400 Blk Church

St.

Gonzales County Sheriff’s Office Sheriff’s Report for Sept. 9-12:

09/02/12Eleby, Joseph Deon, 12/1985, Gonzales. Com-

mitment/Sentence – Possession of a Controlled Substance Not in PG in a Drug Free Zone. Released – Weekender/Work Release.

09/03/12Perez, Donald Ray, 10/1967, Gonzales. Public

Intoxication. Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Re-leased on Order to Appear.

09/04/12Brister, Alvin III, 05/1976, Leesville. Lavaca County

Warrant – Duty on Striking Fixture/Hwy. Landscape >$200. Released on $1,000 Bond.

Garcia, Alex Mizael, 10/1980, Missouri City. Tom Green County Warrant – Driving while License In-valid. Released on $1,000 Bond.

Harper, Keith, 11/1980, Gonzales. Possession of Marijuana <2 oz. Released on $1,000 Bond.

Cannan, Emiliano Wiley, 01/1979, Gonzales. Driv-ing while License Invalid with Previous Conviction/Suspension without Financial Responsibility. Re-leased on $500 Bond.

09/05/12McNeal, James Wilbert, 12/1947, Taylor. William-

son County Warrant – Theft of Property >$20 <$500 by Check. Released – Warrant Recalled.

Chavez, Louis Miguel, 04/1987, Nixon. Local War-rant – Assault causes Bodily Injury Family Violence. Requires $2,500 Bond. Remains in Custody.

Segura, Miguel Angel, 09/1983, Victoria. Lo-cal Warrant – Driving while Intoxicated. Requires $1,500 Bond. Immigration Detainer. Remains in Custody.

09/06/12Clark, Lejuane Catrell, 01/1976, Gonzales. Dead-

ly Conduct Discharge Firearm. Requires $40,000 Bond. Unlawful Possession of Firearm by Felon. Requires $40,000 Bond. Criminal Mischief >$1,500 <$20K. Requires $15,000 Bond. Indecent Exposure.

Requires $7,500 Bond. Remains in Custody .Siskron, Martha, 01/1974, Austin. Public Intoxica-

tion. Released on Order to Appear.Barfield, Christina Denise, 04/1986, Gonzales.

Local Warrant – Theft of Property >$20 <$500 by Check. Released on $2,500 Bond.

09/07/12Richter, Michael Anthony, 09/1959, Palacios.

Commitment/Sentence – Driving while Intoxicated 2nd. Released – Weekender/Work Release.

Garner, Henry Adam, III, 11/1990, Cost. Commit-ment/Sentence – Theft of Property >$20 <$500 by Check. Released – Weekender/Work Release.

Chavez, Joseph Isaac, 10/1988, Gonzales. Local Warrant – Possession of Marijuana <2 oz. Released on $2,500 Bond.

Colwell, James Dallas, 04/1994, Gonzales. Posses-sion of Marijuana <2 oz. Released on $2,500 Bond.

Allman, James Everett, III, 11/1980, San Antonio. Local Warrant – Driving while License Invalid with Previous Convictions/Suspension without Financial Responsibility. Requires $1,500 Bond. Remains in Custody.

09/08/12Ramirez, Luisa Maricruz, 07/1990, Gonzales. Lo-

cal Warrant – No Seatbelt – Driver. Requires fine $198.00. Released – Jail Credit and Paid Fine Bal-ance.

Total Arrest, Court Commitments, other agency arrest and processing’s:

GCSO 18DPS 03GPD 10WPD 05NPD 04Constable 00DWCSO 00DEA 00TPW 00GCAI 00Total 40

Yoakum Police Department Weekly Incident Re-port for Sept. 3-9:

09/03/12Case #12-369, Dominguez, Consuelo, 53, Yoakum

100 Blk. E. Morris; Offense, Public Intoxication; Dis-position, Fine/$354/Rel.

09/04/12Case #175136, Warrant Arrest, Harrison, Craig,

47, Yoakum, 407 West; Offense, W#A0304320-Non Child Support; Disposition, Bond/$3,500/Trans/DCSO.

09/06/12Case #12-370, Disorderly Conduct, 611 N. South;

Disposition, Court Citation.09/08/12Case #175203, Osuna, Cesar, 22, Yoakum, 200 Blk.

US 77A S; Offense, D.W.L.I.; Disposition, Bond/$500/

Rel.09/09/12Case #175208, Melendez, Jose, 21, Yoakum, 105

Huck; Offense, No Driver’s License; Disposition, Fine/$264.10/Rel.

Case #175209, Melendez, Jose, 21, Yoakum, 105 Huck; Offense, Poss. Alcohol in M/V; Disposition,

Case #12-373, Juv. Male, 16, Yoakum, 100 Blk. Luryan; Offense, Consumption Alcohol by Minor; Disposition, Rel/Parent.

Case #12-374, Juv. Male, 16, Yoakum, 100 Blk. Luryan; Offense, Minor in Possession-Alcohol; Dis-position, Rel/Parent.

Case #12-375, Criminal Mischief-B, 803 US 77A N; Disposition, Investigation.

Case #12-376, Criminal Mischief-B, 105 Ellen May; Disposition, Investigation.

DeWitt County Sheriff’s Office Report from Aug 30-Sept. 6

Aug. 30Arrested William Dean Dabbs, 30, of Cuero, Resist

Arrest Search or Transport, Bond of $2,000, Public Intoxication, Fine of $564, CPD

Arrested Sandra Leticia Hernandez, 29, of Abilene, Bond Forfeiture / Driving While Intoxicated (Taylor Co), Bond of $6,000, CPD

Arrested Nicholas Schultz, 22, of Yorktown, Class C / Driving While License Invalid, Fine of $267, Fail-ure to Appear/Driving while License Invalid, Fine of $367, DCSO

Arrested Glen Edward McNary Jr., 21, of Cuero, Possession Marijuana <2oz, Bond of $1,000, CPD

Arrested Aaron John Gandy, 48, of Austin, Fail-ure to Appear / Driving while License Invalid - En-hanced, Bond of $1,600 Cash, Capias Pro Fine / No or Expired Motor Vehicle Inspection Certificate, Fine of $439.84, Failure to Appear / No or Expired Mo-tor Vehicle Inspection Certificate, Fine of $609.88, DCSO

Arrested Fredrick Mims, 47, of Cuero, Driving while Intoxicated 3rd or More, Bond of $10,000, CPD

Arrested Tiffany Nichole Smith, 26, of Cuero, As-sault Causing Bodily Injury, Bond of $2,000, CPD

Aug. 31Arrested Clint Edward Smith, 28, of Yorktown,

Forgery Financial Instrument, Bond of $5,000, DCSOArrested Austin Michael Hebert, 22, of Rockport,

Theft by Check (Burnet Co), Bond of $1,000, DPSArrested Fred Chastain, 32, of Vanderbuilt, US

Marshall Warrant / Weapon Offense, No Bond, Yor-ktown PD

Arrested Michael John Marin Sr, 42, of Yorktown, Violation of Probation / Manufacture Delivery Con-trolled Substance PG1 < 1G Drug Free Zone, Bond of $20,000.00, DCSO

Sept. 1Arrested Larry Rocha, 54, of Cuero, Assault Family

Violence Enhanced, Bond of $10,000, CPDArrested Adrain Dimas Lamas, 27, of Victoria,

Speeding 11-15 above Limit, Fine of $216, Failure to Appear / Speeding 11-15 above Limit, Fine of $367, DPS

Sept. 2Sexual Assault on Old Cheapside RdArrested Jordan Alan Zimmermann, of Yoakum,

Driving while Intoxicated 1st, Bond of $1,000, DPSArrested Arbony Shanae Barfield, 21, of Victoria,

Driving while License Invalid (C), Fine of $477.91, Failure to Appear / Driving While License Invalid, Fine of $509.60, DPS

Arrested Michael Flores, 40, of Victoria, No Li-ability Insurance, Fine of $625.30 (30 Days to Pay), Speeding 1 / 10, Fine of $ 306.53 (30 Days to Pay), Failure to Appear / No Liability Insurance, Fine of $509.60 (30 Days to Pay), Failure to Appear / Speed-ing 1 / 10, Fine of $ 509.60 (30 Days to Pay), DPS

Arrested Joseph Crosby, 31, of Altonna, AL, Driv-ing While Intoxicated 1st, Bond of $1,200, DPS

Arrested Jason Ross, 19, of Huntsville, Expired Drivers License, Fine of $ 157, Operate Vehicle with Expired License Plate, Fine of $ 157, Cuero PD

Sept. 3Arrested Gary Dewayne Smith Jr., 35, of York-

town, Assault Causes Bodily Injury/Family Member, Bond of $1,000, Yorktown PD

Arrested Brian Orsak, 23, of Yoakum, Possession of Marijuana < 2 oz, Bond of $1,000, DPS

Sept. 4Arrested Brian Villarreal, 23, of Yorktown, Public

Intoxication, Fine of, $414 (30 Days to Pay), York-town PD

Sept. 5Attempt to locate an accident on Hwy 87SAssist DPS with Accident on Hwy 87 NAssisted Cuero PD with Shots Fired on Court-

house StAssisted Yoakum PD with an Assault on Coke StSept. 6

In August, 2010, Conservator Robert A. Marshall of R. Alden Marshall and As-sociates, LLC provided the UDC Cross of Honor Chapter with a written proposal for the restoration and repair of the Gon-zales Confederate Monument. This monu-ment purchased by the Gonzales Chapter of United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) in 1909, was designed and cre-ated by noted sculptor Frank Teich. Robert Marshall’s proposal was passed on to the UDC Cross of Honor Chapter for action.

Marshall stated the monument eight-foot tall white Carrara marble statue of an infantry picket, standing guard over Gon-zales, is showing signs of biological growth that feeds on the minerals and moisture in the marble. That growth will eventu-ally break down the marble. In addition, the thirty-two foot granite base’s joints and mortars are falling or missing together. His proposed repair and restoration cost is well over sixteen thousand dollars.

The UDC Cross of Honor Chapter is in the process of raising funds to make the needed repairs to the Confederate Monu-ment, which stands in downtown Gonza-

les, Texas on the Confederate Square. It is a major tourist attraction for Gonzales and a treasured town asset.

We want to thank Dr. Terry Aska, South-ern Clay Products, Joe Bostwick, Col. S.D. Jackman SCV Camp, the Texas Division of the UDC Great Granddaughters Club, Nancy Kelsey, and all who contributed do-nations toward our project, especially the memorials made for loved ones.

We continue to collect donations and are requesting grants. In addition, we pub-lished a historical cookbook, featuring the Gonzales Confederate Monument, to help fund the needed repairs.

Our “Southern Heritage Recipes” cook-book will be on sale at the Come and Take It Celebration from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 6, 2012. Anyone wishing to donate or order a cookbook should contact Carolyn Rihn, Treasurer of the UDC Cross of Honor Chapter at P.O. Box 226, Gonzales, Texas, 78629, phone (830)857-5745.

Any support you can give to the restora-tion project of the Gonzales Confederate Monument will be greatly appreciated. The UDC Cross of Honor Chapter is 501(c)3 organization. Contributions are tax de-ductible.

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The Gonzales High School Apaches Flames will be hosting a Dance Clinic on Saturday, September 22, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. at the Gonzales High School Special Events Cen-ter (New Gym). The clinic is open to anyone from 3 years old and potty trained to 6th grade. Registration cost is $25.00 and will in-clude a snack as well as the Spirit shirt. On Friday, September 28, 2012, please have your child inside the north end of the football field 5 minutes before the half-time show. The clini-cians will be going on the

field with the GHS Apache Flames just before the band marches. When the perfor-mance is over, the girls will be held inside the gates of the inner field until you, the parent, come to pick up your child. Please and come get your child im-mediately after the perfor-mance so that we can off the field in a timely man-ner. All clinicians will need to wear their Spirit Clinic t-shirt, black shorts/pants or skirt and tennis shoes to the performance.

Please fill out the at-tached sheet and submit the form and money to Lo-

retta Camarillo at the East Avenue Primiary office or Arthur Martinez at the Gonzales High School of-fice until Sept. 14 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. daily, so we can register your child for the spirit clinic.

No late applicants will be accepted after Sept. 22. Please do not ask us to make exceptions.

If you have any ques-tions, please contact Loret-ta Camarillo at (830)263-0887 or Arthur Martinez had (512)576-5267 please leave a message and we will get back to you.

LA VERNIA — Barbara Magor, one of Registered Representative Magazine’s top 100 Financial Advisors for 2011, has scheduled the grand opening of her office on Tuesday, Oct. 2 from 4-7 p.m. The office is located at 13213 US Hwy 87 W. Suite 200 in La Vernia.

Her firm, EFS Generation Income Planning, is a subsid-iary of American Investment Planners, LLC. American In-vestment Planners with head-quarters in Jericho, N.Y., and offices in Boca Raton, Fla. and now in La Vernia is a full ser-vice financial planning firm that has been providing finan-cial services for over 3 decades nationwide. Magor offers all phases of financial planning including investment man-agement, retirement needs analysis, income tax and estate planning.

Magor, who is known for her warmth and compassion, found herself in La Vernia by following her heart.

“I’m the eternal optimistic,” she said. “I believe if we want good things to happen, we can

make them happen.”Which is why while search-

ing for open spaces on the In-ternet of virtual farming, she met the man of her dreams in La Vernia. It was love that brought her to La Vernia and she is now bringing her tal-ents and years of expertise in promoting generational legacy planning by focusing on family asset protection and capital preservation in an area that is private enough yet conveniently located in one of the largest oil and natural gas formations in US history. By formulating the financial hub of the Eagle Ford Shale area in La Vernia, Magor sees oppor-tunities for families to become more philanthropic while also being tax efficient. She will be a co-panelist for the San Antonio Women’s Cham-ber of Commerce in March speaking on tax benefits for charitable organizations. She is available to work with com-munity-minded families as well as non-profit companies that wish to perpetuate their personal dreams in the home they have grown up to cherish.

Magor brings a unique per-spective on financial planning market, having grown up with “shop talk” her whole life.

“My father was a stock bro-ker until he recently passed away and I understood at a very early age the impor-tance of money as it related to financial security,” she said. “Whether I wanted to or not, saving for a rainy day began with my allowance.”

After graduating Baruch College with Honors and earned her MBA in Statistics and Computer Science, Ma-gor began her career on Wall Street working in equity re-search where she developed a keen eye for evaluating invest-ments.

“I learned to distinguish between good and bad invest-ments,” she said. “What mat-ters most whether an invest-ment is appropriate for the client’s needs. In fact, the older, I have become, the greater ap-preciation I have for emotion-al as well as financial security. It is not just about the returns. It is about sleeping at night with your decisions.”

St. Joseph’s Picnic SundayMOULTON — The annual St. Joseph’s Church Picnic is sched-

uled Sunday, Sept. 16 at the Knights of Columbus Hall here.The celebration kicks off at 10 a.m. with an open air mass at

Moulton City Park Pavilion.The traditional fare for the event, kettle-fried chicken and beef

stew, will be served beginning at 10:30 a.m. Plates are available on-site or can be ordered to-go. Providing musical entertain-ment in the hall will be Vic and Beaver performing classic top hits.

The Picnic Auction begins at 1 p.m., featuring livestock, quilts, afghans, plants, antiques and fine crafts. A free dance featuring the Texas Legacy Band will also kick off at 1 p.m. at the KC Hall.

Quilt show set in LulingLULING — The Davis Street Quilt Show is scheduled in

Luling Sept. 24-Sept. 29 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily.Quilts will be on display at: The Coffee Shop, Stanley Theatre

Antiques, the Central Texas Oil Patch Museum and The Water-melon Shop, 509 E. Davis Street.

For applications or information on entering a quilt, contact Luling Main Street, 421 E. Davis Street, Luling, www.lulingmain-street.com, 512-738-0228.

Picnic drawing winnersSHINER — Winners in the annual Shiner Catholic Church

Fall Picnic drawing have been announced.First place wzas Debbie Bartel of Shiner, winner of a $750 gift

card. Kendra Carroll of Shiner was the second-place winner of a $500 gift card.

Third place winner of a $400 gift certificate to Patek’s Grocery was Alexis Sanchez of San Antonio, while Joe Ondrey of Rosen-berg and A.C. Kubecka of Shiner also won $400 gift cards.

A total of 36 cash and gift prizes were awarded in the fund-raising drawing.

National Night OutA National Night Out celebration will be held for the com-

munities of McMahan, Elm Grove and Tilman at the McMahan Women’s Club on Tuesday, Oct. 2. from 7-9 p.m.

Sheriff ’s deputies will be present for question-and-answer and there will be door prizes. Caldwell County Sheriff Daniel Law will be passing through to all the Night Out Celebrations in the area.

Your National Night Out is one of many ways to meet and get to know your neighbors. Other ways available to us are through the volunteer fire department, the neighborhood watch meet-ings, and the McMahan’s Women’s Club activities.

Tea, water and coffee will be provided, but attendees are asked to bring finger foods. Door prizes will also be offered.

For more information, contact Phyllis Fischer at 512-644-5927.

SISD board sets tax rate at $1.04SHINER — The Shiner ISD Board of Trustees set the district’s

tax rate at $1.04 per $100 valuation for the 2012-13 schoool year during a special meeting.

The tax rate is unchanged from last year’s rate.Trustees also passed the district budget of $5.43 million as pre-

sented by Superintendent Trey Lawrence.In other action during the meeting, the board also approved

student and staff handbooks for the year; approved the hiring of Shawnna Pohler as school nurse on a one-year contract; and ap-proved the district’s taxable property value as appraised by the Lavaca County Appraisal District.

MISD board cuts tax rateMOULTON — Moulton school trustees adopted a six-cent tax

decrease during their Aug. 30 meeting.The MISD board approved a tax rate of $1.01 per $100 valua-

tion for the 2012-13 school year, down from last year’s $1.07 rate. The Board approved a budget of $3.97 million presented by Super-

intendent Chad Rothbauer.

Lockhart opposes speed changeLOCKHART — Lockhart City Council called for the speed

limit on US Highway 183 north of the city to be maintained at 65 miles per hour, and for the creation of a toll road to help city residents who commute into the Austin metroplex.

The Texas Department of Transportation announced last month it planned to reduce speed on Highway 183 from the city limits north to Highway 21 to 55 miles per hour. That decision The decision is unpopular in Lockhart, with some residents saying the move is an attempt to force them to use the new State Highway 130 tollway .

After some discussion, the council passed a resolution meant to push TxDOT to reevaluate the speed limit clause. In addition, the resolution supports a request for a special reduced rate for the toll.Caldwell County Commissioners Court entered a similar resolu-tion last week.

In other business, the council voted to temporarily pull funding from the Caldwell County Medical Assistance Team (CCMAT). The organization has twice failed to present to the council with fi-nancial information, pending the outcome of a business meeting.

Zimmerman resigns as chiefMOULTON — The City of Moulton is searching for a new po-

lice chief after Mark Zimmerman tendered his resignation at the August city council meeting.

Zimmerman, who has been with the city in one capacity or an-other for 30 years and has been the police chief since 2007, said he plans to take a position with the Fayette County Sheriff ’s Depart-ment.

RWOY essay contestThe Republican Women of Yoakum, whose members represent

DeWitt and Lavaca counties, are sponsoring a Constitution essay contest.

Senior students attending high schools, as well as 12th grade level home-schooled students in both counties, are invited to participate. Contest information packets will be delivered to the schools on September 6 and the contests ends on October 9, 2012.

Rules, requirements, and qualifications may be obtained from high school counselors and/or social studies/government depart-ments. They may also be obtained by contacting Aileen Hybner, Essay Committee Chairwoman, at 361-293-2436.

A total of four winners will be chosen from all entries. Prizes will be awarded as follows: Grand Prize - $1,000, First Prize - $300, Second Prize - $200, and Third Prize - $100.

The grand prize includes a donation of $500 from the Teal Hol-land Scholarship Fund made in memory of Teal Holland by her mother, Shirley Lawhorn. We are grateful for this generous dona-tion to the essay contest.

Winners, their parents, and school sponsors will be notified and invited to the award ceremony at the Republican Women of Yoa-kum Women’s luncheon meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 7.

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McBride said rescue crews searched for Rodriguez’s body until dark before postponing the recovery mission.

“We had to shut it down for safety reasons,” he ex-plained. “We resumed at 7:30 a.m. the next morn-ing and found him around

9 a.m.”Rodriguez was pro-

nounced dead at the scene by Guadalupe County Jus-tice of the Peace Darrell Hunter, who used the re-covery time as the time of death. The body was locat-ed underwater in the same place where it had been re-ported missing.

“This is being approached

as an accident based on in-terviews,” McBride said. “When we found the body, there were no signs of foul play. He was dressed just as the family last saw him.”

“They were out there to just enjoy the river and got into a bad section of it.”

The family was present at the recovery scene and are reported to be making funeral arrangements with Buffington Funeral Home in Gonzales.

Game Warden Kevin Frazier said none of the people involved in the inci-dent were wearing life jack-ets at the time.

“When people are out here on the lakes and the rivers it is important to have life jackets,” he said. “We know it is hot, but if you don’t know how to swim it is very important that you have a life jacket close or some kind of flota-tion device close to you so this doesn’t happen.”

The incident is still under investigation.

(Felicia Frazar of the Seguin Gazette contributed to this story)

are applying for the grant to rework those things. We have started the application to receive the grant.”

The end of October is the deadline for the grant ap-plication to be completed and turned in to the TDA for approval.

Along with the city coun-

cil’s approval to submit the grant application, the coun-cil also authorized Mayor Maria Blanch to act as the city’s executive officer and authorized representative in all matters pertaining to the city’s participation in the TxCDBG program.

In other matters, the council:

• Approved setting the

date of September 24 for the 2012-2013 city budget hearing, budget adoption and setting the tax rate.

• Discussed a strong possibility of a motel be-ing built in the area of the old railway property near Roosevelt Street. The build-ers of the motel are cur-rently in talks with city re-altors.


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Gonzales City Manager Allen Barnes was unavail-able for comment Monday.

Mayor Bobby Logan de-ferred reaction to Barnes, saying that City Council

hires the city manager, city attorney and municipal judge, and “it’s up to city management after that.”

Witzkoske was manager for The Romberg House before joining the city staff and has more than 20 years of administrative experi-ence.

The loss of Witzkoske is the second major person-nel vacancy in rcent weeks for the city.

Two weeks ago, munici-pal court clerk Kathy Col-lie was terminated after 27 years with the city. That position has not yet been filled.


ing Monday.“These new rules re-

quire that almost half of our menu items be ‘whole grain,’” said Aramark’s Kathy Conner, who works with GISD Food Service in providing breakfast and lunch in the district’s schools. “Almost all of our pizza dough, breadsticks, rolls, biscuits and some of our pastas are now whole grain.

“It looks different,” she admitted, but said by and large students seem to be accepting the changes. “We’ve had some resis-tance generally at the high school, but the other kids seem to be taking it well.”

Conner said the impor-tant point is communi-cating to parents that the changes are not the result of any cost-cutting.

“It’s not a price reduc-

tion, it’s new restrictions,” she said.

Conner said the USDA’s new regulations, the result of the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2012 passed by Congress, have lifted a lot of the old nutritional requirements and instead concentrate on portion size — and portion sizes are al-most universally smaller.

“We used to do a ham-burger patty that was two and a half ounces, it’s now two ounces,” she said. Cheese slices are half of what they were last year, and are prohibited at thye elementary level.

Conner said the new rules even restrict the por-tions of whole fruit juice children can consume. “They used to be able to get a 12-ounce cup, go to the juice machine and fill it up,” she said. “Now we are offering it in cartons of four ounces each.”

The federal regulations override the nutritional guides previously used, as well as individual choices, because of strings attached to federal funding used for food service. Deputy su-perintendent Larry Wehde told trustees that roughly two-thirds to 70 percent of students in the school district are on the free and reduced-price lunch pro-gram.

In other action Monday, trustees reviewed the Ra-chel’s Challenge program in the school district de-signed to encourage com-passion in students.

Superintendent Dr. Kim Strozier told the board the school district is currently hovering around 2800 to-tal students. The board also reviewed construction projects underway at the district’s three elementary schools.



YOAKUM – The City of Yoa-kum drew closer to establishing an alternate truck route during the regular meeting of the City Council Tuesday night.

The issue became a problem months ago due to the recent increase in truck traffic through the city.

The city cannot restrain truck traffic on state maintained roads. There are local ordinances in

place concerning traffic, truck routes with weight require-ments, same-designated, and same deviation for certain pur-poses. Some local truckers have recently received citations for driving on streets that they have driven on for years.

“There’s the immediate issue of dealing with the ordinance in place, which is an old one but it’s pretty specific about the use of state right-of-ways,” Yoa-kum city manager Kevin Cole-man said. “It has language in it

that allows for traffic to leave the truck route to take a more direct route. The most direct route isn’t necessarily the safest.”

Coleman proposed a route that would bypass Edgar Street (FM 682) by allowing trucks to travel down Burt Street to South Street before re-routed to Irvine Street via West Street.

“I think that’s fine as long as we keep in mind that we have lo-cal companies that use that route and I don’t want to deny them access,” said councilman Tim

Faulkner.The council decided to look

further into developing the route, which may include bring-ing on traffic engineers as con-sultants.

In other business, the council:• Adopted a resolution approv-

ing an application for a capacity building grant through the Texas Department of Agriculture. The grant, which is in the amount of $40,750, will help fund a study of the City’s base maping and fur-ther development of the water/

wastewater system.• Accepted the Economic De-

velopment Strategic Plan as pre-pared by the LRCA Community and Economic Development De-partment.

• Adopted a resolution adopt-ing a Fund Balance Policy.

• Authorized the Mayor to en-ter into a new three-year agree-ment with the Yoakum Area Chamber of Commerce for renewal of the Yoakum Com-munity Center Concessionaire Agreement.


Daily, Weekly, & Monthly Rates

Directors of the Gonzales County Un-derground Water Conservation District on Tuesday approved a slight drop in the dis-trict’s tax rate, and set the dates for public hearings for three contested-case permits involving water transporters.

The directors approved a tax rate of $.0099 per $100 valuation, a slight de-crease from last year’s rate of $.0114. Direc-tors also approved the district’s budget for 2012-13 of $287,503, slightly higher than last year’s $270,150.

“It is a savings for those who didn’t get a

tremendous increase in their property val-ues,” noted director Barry Miller. “And we still got about three percent more money.”

The approved budget forecasts a deficit of about $8,206 based on the new tax rate.

The board also voted to move its Novem-ber meeting to Nov. 8 to enable directors to meet prior to three contested-case hearings involving water transporters.

Those hearings were set Nov. 13 for the Hays-Caldwell Public Utility Agency; Nov. 14 or the Canyon Regional Water Author-ity; and Nov. 15 for the Texas Water Alli-ance. All three agencies are seeking per-mits for wells in Gonzales County which would be exported and sold to primarily urban customers.

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A Breakfast Taco Sale will take place on Friday, Sept. 14 from 7-9 a.m. at the St. James Catholic Church Parish Hall.

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Court takes no actionon relocating offices

CODE: Task force memberssay safety is the prime issue


a result of that, now the Fire Code says that no dump-ster over 1.5 cubic yards shall be closer than five feet to the building.

The code is not written because we want to incon-venience people or pun-ish people or because we want to make money. It’s all based on what can we do to prevent such trag-edies by being diligent and looking to see what’s wrong and how we can fix it. It’s all about compliance through cooperation.

Q: How do you respond to people who accuse you of utilizing strong-arm tactics during your inspec-tions?

Terry: This is definitely not about that. It doesn’t do us any good to shut down a business because ultimately in the long run the City won’t get any tax revenue from that business. Not only that, but we’ll be making enemies in the pro-cess and that’s not our goal at all. Our goal is to make sure that everybody is safer.

Ince: People have a big misunderstanding when it comes to zoning and set-backs. I understand that people think “This is my property and I should be able to do whatever I want to with it.” The reason we have those requirements in place is to provide you a better solution to what you want to do whereas you can still keep the integrity of your property without jeopardizing the property of your neighbors.

Q: I’ve had at least one person come into my office and complained that the Task Force takes a heavy-handed approach to these inspections. How would you respond to that?

Ince: I think they say that probably because when we walk in, we have a uni-formed officer with us. The natural reaction when law enforcement comes into your business is “What’s the problem?” or “What did we do wrong?” It’s not like that. People should view us coming in as helping them to succeed as opposing to allowing them to fail.

Captain Terry’s objec-tives and my objectives are intertwined. Law en-forcement might be look-ing at how easy it might be for someone to break in through your window, but we’re looking at whether or not the aisles are so conges-tive that it makes it hard for people to get out during an emergency. It doesn’t mat-ter if it’s a brand new store or if it has been here for 100 years, we have certain stan-dards in place that every-body needs to comply with.

Q: How do you go about deciding which places you inspect? Is there a schedule

in place or some calendar that you abide by?

Ince: We have plans to go to every business in town. The thing is when we make an inspection, it might take us several days to follow up on the paperwork. We have to pace ourselves.

Q: What do you do you when find violations dur-ing an inspection?

Ince: Basically what we do is end up listing any vio-lations we find and follow that with a time frame to get those fixed. If it’s a life safety issue, then we cannot leave that location until it is resolved immediately or until we know that a certi-fied person is on the prem-ises repairing the situation.

Terry: Most of the vio-lations we find are not a matter of life and death. We’re giving people any-where from 15 to 30 days to fix them, sometimes even more than that depending on the severity.

Q: Up to this point, we’ve talking about inspection of businesses. How do resi-dences fit into what you do?

Terry: As far as the Fire Department goes, we just look primarily at commer-cial occupancies. The Task Force as a whole does, how-ever look at residences.

Ince: Take for example foster care houses, of which there are several in town. They require an environ-mental health checklist, which includes things like child protective caps on electrical outlets and stor-age of cleaning supplies away from food storage areas.

Q: When you’re doing code enforcement on things like junk vehicles and tall grass, what is the procedure for getting those things cor-rected?

Ince: The first thing we do is send out a letter stating that you have 10 days from the re-ceipt of that letter to respond.

Q: What happens if this letter goes ignored by the re-cipient, in that they fail to re-spond accordingly?

Ince: On the 11th day af-ter your receipt has been confirmed and we have not heard back from you, then I file a complaint with the City Attorney who then turns it in to the Municipal Court. Before we do that, we docu-ment everything by taking a picture of the situation with a time stamp.

If they do call, we are more than happy to work with them. That way we can set up an appropriate time frame to get the issue resolved.

Crow: Depending on the offense, some of these viola-tions can draw a maximum fine of $2,000.

Terry: Everybody gets worried about the fines and going to court, but I can tell you that I’ve been doing this for 19 years and I can only recall one person who was

actually taken to court. Most of the time, people are willing to comply.

Most people realize that we’re not asking them to something that’s unreason-able. Whenever I deal with someone who has a problem with what I’m doing, gener-ally after I explain it to them they are happy to comply. These codes are created be-cause many people have died in the past and we’re trying to prevent that. I do whatever I can to help remedy their problem.

Ince: Sometimes we have situations where it’s not the property owner’s fault that bulk trash is left behind by former tenants and we un-derstand that.

I know it’s an inconve-nience to have to find a truck, load that stuff up and haul it off. But if you’re a resident of the city, then you can dump that off for free at Public Works every Tuesday and second and third Saturday. If you want to clean up your yard and you don’t know where to dump it, this is a service that the City wants to provide for people who need it.

Q: Since the activation of the Task Force on last Tues-day, how many inspections have you done?

Ince: The first day we did six including one private resi-dence.

Terry: You have to remem-ber that I’m basically running the Fire Department under the Chief ’s command, so I still have duties to perform outside of the Task Force.

Ince: We’re having to do this as we find time among our regular duties. That doesn’t mean we’re not go-ing to be diligent in this, but we have to follow through on everything else we’re doing. Capt. Terry and I have to look at all of the plans whenever a new business comes in along with the City Engineer. We spend an average of 16-24 hours just looking at the pa-perwork for a new building and that’s before they even put a shovel into the ground.

Crow: Officer Brumme is focusing on the law enforce-ment side of this, so he can serve in this capacity while he’s out on regular patrol. He can do things like enforce truck routes and look for il-legally parked vehicles as part of his normal patrol duties.

Terry: We’re trying to get into a program where we’re doing fire code in-spection on every occu-pancy in town on an an-nual basis. It just hasn’t happened in the past, but we are trying to build that program where we can do that. The Task Force will get to a point where we’ll just be hitting target occu-pancies that we know we have to be diligent with.

Q: Is there anything else you would like to add be-fore we come to a close?

Crow: We just want to emphasize that we’re looking for compliance in order to have a healthier, safer and cleaner com-munity. That’s the bottom line.

Ince: Citizens are always welcomed to call us. We’re not so busy where we can’t set up a time to come out and visit with them to an-swer questions.

John BrummeWilliam Ince Mike Terry

A big day for Texas St.Saturday was a big day for Texas State University in San Marcos as the school re-opened its expanded stadium to a na-tional television audience for its game against Texas Tech. The crowd had a dis-tinct Gonzales flavor (left). Although the Red Raiders raced off with a 58-10 win, the crowd’s enthusiasm was never shak-en. (Photos courtesy Ron Oswalt)

GONZALES – No ac-tion was taken during the regular meeting of the Gonzales County Commis-sioners Court in regards to the potential location of new offices for the Precinct 2 Constable and Justice of the Peace.

The issue, which created a stir during a previous meeting, involves the pur-chase of a two-acre tract from the City of Waelder pending a survey in the property.

Constable Raleigh Mea-som and JP Jesse Almaraz have proposed buying that two-acre property, part of a five-acre parcel owned by the City of Waelder on Highway 90 just south-east of town. But Precinct

2 Commissioner Donnie Brzozowski contends it would be more financially prudent for the county to demolish the existing Pre-cinct 2 maintenance barn in downtown Waelder and renovate that property in-stead.

The item was part of the meeting agenda, but it was tabled because the Court had not received informa-tion on the property it re-quested from the City of Waelder.

In another property-related matter, the Court agreed to sell a 62x83 feet lot located in the 900 block of Jesse Smith Street.

“We had a tax sale in 1994 and it has belonged to the taxing entity ever since,” said County Tax Assessor-Collector Norma Jean DuBose. “We have a

bid of $1,000 from Floyd Taylor and I recommend we accept it, pending ap-proval of the other taxing entity. We need to sell it and get it back on the tax roll.”

During the Public Com-ments portion of the meeting, Commissioner Precinct 1 Dell Whiddon announced that the Texas Department of Transpor-tation will begin construc-tion on Kelly Loop Bridge, located on CR 342 at Berry Creek, in approximately three to four weeks.

In order to replace the bridge, the existing bridge will have to be removed and a new structure put back in its place. During this time, the roadway will have to be closed approxi-mately two to four months depending on the weather.

By CEDRIC IGLEHART

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Are people better off than they were four years ago?” is hardly a trick ques-tion. It’s one of the most reliable cliches in American politics.

So Gov. Martin O’Malley, a Demo-crat from Maryland, should have been ready with some handy dodge when he was asked the question by Bob Schief-fer of “Face the Nation.” Really, in the circumstance, any circumlocution would do.

Instead, O’Malley said “No,” ignit-ing a firestorm with his unadorned, monosyllabic honesty. Which didn’t last. Within 24 hours, the skies had brightened, the malaise had lifted, and O’Malley was pronouncing the country “clearly better off.”

O’Malley can be forgiven for his ini-tial forthrightness. People who make their living coming up with creative ways to avoid questions inconvenient to President Barack Obama didn’t do all that much better. Asked twice on “Fox News Sunday” if Americans are better off, David Axelrod pointedly wouldn’t say “yes” or “no.” Asked three times on “This Week,” David Plouffe passed on a direct answer all three times.

After getting knocked around for their evasiveness, though, the Obama team recalibrated and decided to an-swer “absolutely” to the better-off question. The herald of the new mes-sage was none other than the man best-suited to bluster his way through a not-particularly credible statement, Vice President Joe Biden.

“America is better off today than they left us when they left,” Biden told a union rally, before adducing as evi-dence what he called a “bumper stick-er”: “Osama bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive.”

The catchy bumper sticker doesn’t address the better-off question. The query has to do with personal econom-ic well-being. It’s a wonderful thing that bin Laden was dispatched, but it doesn’t give anyone any additional in-come. It’s terrific for GM’s remaining workers that they are still working, but the cost of the car company’s bailout -- some $35 billion -- makes it a rotten

deal for everyone else. A clever bumper sticker can’t obscure

that real median income has declined $4,300 since January 2009, the unem-ployment rate has been above 8 percent for 42 straight months, and long-term unemployment is up and labor-force participation is down. The Democrats can say all of this is an accident of tim-ing: The aftereffects of the Bush reces-sion are unfairly counted against their record. But the recovery that they take credit for is also an accident of tim-ing. The economy wasn’t going to keep shedding 800,000 jobs a month forever.

In fact, the recovery proved dismay-ingly lackluster. President Obama’s sig-nature initiatives -- a stimulus designed to sate pent-up congressional spending demands, ObamaCare, the hideously complex regulations of Dodd-Frank -- were irrelevant to or crosswise with promoting a sustained, robust recov-ery.

Now, the president gives himself a grade of “incomplete,” as if he has much else yet to accomplish. Yet his stated second-term agenda consists only of a tax increase on the wealthy, and getting along with the same con-gressional Republicans he can’t abide. There’s evidently nothing for him to complete, except riding out the conse-quences of his misbegotten first term.

Eventually, American will be better off than they were in 2008. When that day finally comes, this president will have had nothing to do with it.

Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review.

(c) 2012 by King Features Synd., Inc.

Dems preying on thosewho are socially insecure


In Our View‘Sustainable:’ the New Age term for socialist takeover

El Conservador

George Rodriguez is a San Antonio resident. He is the former President of the San Antonio Tea Party, and is now Executive Director of the South Texas Political Alliance. He is a former official in the U.S. Justice Dept. during the Reagan Administration.

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Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review and a syndicated columnist for King Fea-tures Syndicate.

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The word sounds rather in-nocuous when you first hear it; in fact, it has a very positive, edu-cated ring to it.

The word is “sustainable.” and it’s a word being used to under-mine our civilization — usually while we stand by and talk about what a great idea it is.

As defined by Merriam-Web-ster, the word means “of, relating to, or being a method of harvest-ing or using a resource so that the resource is not depleted or per-manently damaged.”

Generally, something that is being sustained is good. We sus-tain long drives in football. We sustain good farmland with fertil-ization and irrigation. Kids who sustain good grades get scholar-ships.

But the word takes on a much more insidious meaning when it’s used by progressives, and in par-ticular when it’s used in connec-tion with city and regional plan-ning. When used in conjunction with the word “development,” the word means destruction of capitalist economic systems and forced implementation of a radi-

cal, socialist agenda.Given that a number of com-

munities in our area are in the process of setting plans to meet the expected growth of their cit-ies in the coming years, citizens of those communities need to know that when you hear the term “sus-tainable development,” it usually does NOT mean what you think it means. And it’s important to know what you’re really buying into when your municipality or local government accepts grants — because many of those grants come with strings you might not be aware of.

“Sustainable development” was introduced in 1987 by the United Nations World Commission on Environmental and Develop-

ment, authored by Gro Harlem Brundtland, vice president of the World Socialist Party.

According to its authors, the objective of “sustainable develop-ment” is to integrate economic, social and environmental policies in order to achieve reduced con-sumption, social equity, and the preservation and restoration of “biodiversity.”

Tom DeWeese of the Ameri-can Policy Center boils it down: “Sustainablists insist that every societal decision be based on en-vironmental impact ... (includ-ing) global population control and reduction.”

The goal? Global socialism, in plain terms.

DeWeese explains that the “social equity” component of sustainable development: “Redis-tribution of wealth. Private prop-erty is a social injustice since not everyone can build wealth from it. National sovereignty is a social injustice. All part of Agenda 21 policy.”

But that’s all tin-foil hat stuff, right?

“Current lifestyles and con-

sumption patterns of the afflu-ent middle class – involving high meat intake, use of fossil fuels, appliances, home and work air conditioning, and suburban housing are not sustainable,” noted Maurice Strong at the Sec-retary General of the UN’s Earth Summit in1992.

Needless to say, no American city or corporation in its right mind would intentionally imple-ment programs designed to turn this country into a Third World dump and its citizens into mind-less worker drones toiling for an elite class made up of social sci-entists. Thus, “sustainable devel-opment” has to be implemented by subterfuge — using grants and other “free money” programs as economic lures to get buy-in from otherwise-intelligent people.

DeWeese points out that this is most often accomplished by “public-private partnerships,” with corporations getting tax breaks and other incentives to move the mission forward.

Moreover, those promoting this agenda within the U.S. have to keep its true purpose hidden.

“Participating in a UN advo-cated planning process would very likely bring out ... (a) seg-ment of our society who fear ‘one-world government’ and a UN invasion of the United States through which our individual freedom would be stripped away would actively work to defeat any elected official who joined ‘the conspiracy’ by undertak-ing (Agenda 21),” noted J. Gary Lawrence, advisor to President Clinton’s Council on Sustainable Development. “So we call our process something else, such as comprehensive planning, growth management or smart growth.”

Those familiar with this meth-od of subterfuge will recall that the same process — implementa-tion of programs which are anti-ethical to our society cloaked in positive-sounding terminology — has already been used to un-dermine public education in the United States.

And they did it despite three full decades of education activists telling us openly what they were doing and how they were doing it.

On Wednesday evening, Sept. 5, former President Bill Clinton spoke at the Demo-cratic convention on national television. He laid out the differences in the vision of America between Democrats and Republi-cans, and asked what kind of country people wanted to live in.

Clinton said Democrats and Obama want “a country of shared opportunities and shared responsibilities”. He called it a “we’re all in it together society”. That sounds won-derful and like a unified nation.

However, the reality is that Obama’s ac-tions the last three years have divided the nation by race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, class, and even immigration status. The only thing Obama has accom-plished in bring the nation together is in debt.

Clinton accused Republicans of want-ing to change voting procedures “just to reduce the turnout of younger, poorer, mi-nority and disabled voters”. This was a ref-erence to the voter identification laws that have been passed by several states, includ-ing Texas, to stop voter fraud. Asking for proper ID when voting is consider evil by Democrats.

However, Clinton and other Democrats ignore that photo IDs were required to at-tend most of their convention events, and their delegates needed to show proper pho-to ID to vote. Their unions require proper photo IDs in union elections, as do many other organizations. But we can only sur-mise that Democrats oppose proper voter IDs because they really do support voter fraud for public elections.

Then there the reference Clinton made to the Dream Act. He said Obama had opened “the doors of American opportu-nity to young immigrants brought here as children.”

The fact is that Obama has circumvented the Constitution to pander to liberal His-panics. He and his party controlled Con-gress and the White House for two years,

and they never acted on immigration re-form. By giving a stay-of-deportation to illegal immigrants, he insulted the thou-sands of immigrants who followed the law, while rewarding those broke it.

Clinton concluded by speaking of a “shared prosperity, where the middle class is growing and poverty is declining”. This statement reflected of the communal ap-proach or vision Democrats and liberals have of the perfect society and what Amer-ica should be.

But this is also the point of greatest dif-ference between Republicans and Demo-crats, between liberal and conservative… it was obvious in both conventions.

Liberals say the “middle class” is the ul-timate goal for all Americans, AND they want to use the government as the vehicle to accomplish that goal. The government is good, and therefore taxing and spending for government programs to “help people” are good.

Liberals prey on socially insecure peo-ple, and they ignore the fact that govern-ment doesn’t create what it gives to you, but rather it takes from those who create it to give it to you.

To rephrase Clinton’s speech, if you’re OK with living off of someone else’s work, vote for Obama, or Lloyd Doggett, or Joa-quin Castro, or any Democrat who sup-ports this thinking.

It is a busy time here in Afghanistan for me and Jack.

I had informed the com-mand group here that I would be returning State-side for R&R in a few days and as things would have it, they decided to make sure and launch whatever searches they had planned before I was to leave. Jack and I have gained a reputa-tion on the FOB for finding drugs. Personally I think my law enforcement back-ground, my age and experience I’ve had both as a police officer as well as a senior noncommissioned officer in the Army, helps me greatly.

I bring a much different perspective to the job over a 20-something year old with little operational time. The command group here appreciates this and many times I am surprised when I am asked to look at their search operations and give my thoughts. That type of respect and treatment is extremely validating.

Recently I was involved in a rather large operation involving a search. There had been a rather intense investigation going on and when the decision was made to go

forward, Jack and I were to become a key part. The op-eration went off without a hitch. Several people were detained and Jack and I did what we do. It was a suc-cessful operation.

I know I’m being particu-larly vague about the op-eration. I would normally go into a lot more detail, careful to not violate OP-SEC but this time I can’t re-ally say anymore. Clearance from the Military to write about it has not been grant-

ed. I am told with the controversy about the SEAL book, “No Easy Day,” coming out and the concerns about classified info being released, although the operation I was involved in was in no way classified, the general feeling of the command is to not grant permission to release the info at this time. Basically, the PAO (Public Af-fairs Officers) are nervous about every-thing right now.

So let’s talk about something else. Jack and I will be going through some ad-vanced training when I return. This is something I have been able to setup with the Medevac and the Special Ops guys here. We will be assisting in their train-

ing as well as gaining valuable training on emergency extractions.

We will be doing helicopter extrac-tions. Jack and I will be participating in hoist rescues and extractions. Basically the helicopters will come in and a medic will be lowered by cable down to us while the helicopter hovers. I’ll prepare Jack by checking his rescue harness and secur-ing a muzzle over his mouth. Now I don’t THINK Jack would bite me or the medic, but this will be pretty stressful for him and the muzzle is an operational requirement. Again, this training is as much for the medic as it is for me and Jack. The mili-tary trains as they fight, so we will make this as real as we can and make sure we all go through the procedures. By repeatedly doing all the small parts during training, when the proverbial fecal matter contacts the spinning fan blades, that training will make the actions automatic when they are really, really needed.

After the medic safely sets down, he will assess us (the patients), and get us ready for the lift. Jack has a special harness that allows him to be hoisted and this will be secured to the lifting cable. I will also be attached via a rescue sling and all three of us – the medic, me and Jack – will be hoisted up and into the hovering helicop-ter. The crew chief on the helo will pull us in and off we go.

This is needed training. This is impor-tant training. If we ever are put in a situ-ation where we have to exfil (that’s what we use instead of “exfiltration”) via hoist, I don’t want to have to learn how to do this as things are happening all around me. If this actually has to be done, something has most likely gone terribly wrong. The last thing anyone needs is panic and con-fusion right then. Training is the solution to prevent those things from happening.

As I mentioned, this is also training for the helicopter crew and medic. If a dog and or handler are hurt, we rate Mede-vac just like any other soldier. The medic needs experience handling the dog. The handler needs to know what to do and how to help keep his partner safe. Prac-tice and more practice is the answer. This is going to be exciting and actually I think a lot of fun.

Does the situation actually happen

here? Yes it does. The helicopter crew I will be working with has medevac’d three military working dogs (MWD) in the last several months. The dogs needed them real bad and to their credit, the medics were there.

One MWD working with a Special Forces team was shot multiple times sev-eral months ago. That dog was in real bad shape and the medics on the helicopter came swooping in. They stabilized and hurriedly transported the wounded dog to the hospital here. The surgeon worked on that dog for hours. The dog, now with three legs, survived and was retired to live back in the States with the handler’s fam-ily. On another note, the day ended very badly for the shooter of that dog.

By the time this story is published, I’ll be on a flight home. The travel is a little convoluted, but it really doesn’t matter. First, it will be a C-130 from the FOB where I am stationed to Bagram.These are normally dark flights. Everything is done in the dark. When the big C-130 comes in it will be pitch black, no lights at all. You don’t even really see the plane as it comes in, you just hear it. We load, it taxis, and we take off. Everything is dark both inside and outside the plane. The crew work and fly using night vision goggles. I’ll arrive in Bagram around 03:00.

The next leg will be a privately-con-tracted flight to Kandahar and then to Dubai. After a 17-hour layover in Dubai (in the airport I might add), I’ll catch a commercial flight to Washington D.C. A short layover there and I will get on the last plane to Austin. All in all, it takes al-most three days. The travel is exhausting but I am so looking forward to seeing my friends and family, including Buddy my K-9 at home, that any trip headed out of Afghanistan is welcomed.

I am sure the time at home will travel way too fast. It will be gone before I know it and the trip will be taken in reverse back into Afghanistan and to my four-legged friend Jack, who will be waiting. I sure he will be relaxing on the bed since I won’t be there to kick him off.

Just waiting for the first thing smoking out of here,

I’m Jon Harris and this has been a Dis-patch from Downrange.


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Jon Harris

Jon Harris is an Army retiree, re-serve City of Gonzales policeman and former deputy constable who is currently serving as a civilian mili-tary dog handler in Afghanistan.

Dispatches fromDownrange

Letters to the editorGo after the noise, not the trucks

Dear Editor,The Code of Ordinance Article 8.300

Noise, Section 8.302 #5, that the city is “enforcing”, is ridiculous. My problem that I have with this, is the problem they have with “loud” trucks. Come on, if they are going to enforce this, then they need to realize how many loud trucks there are in this small town. My husband has a diesel truck with a stack on the back and people are pointing fingers at him stating that his truck is too loud and disturbing. One of the neighbors was asked to move his big truck out of the apartment complex be-cause it was “too loud”. I mean come on, this is how people commute a living for crying out loud. We live in a small country town with a lot of loud trucks, from diesels, big rigs, and pipes on them (might I add that they love to run those pipes too every chance they get). Most of these trucks are farm trucks that the farmers use for work. If you want to point fingers and “enforce” the Code of Ordinance, then why not put a stop to the loud music from cars driving down the road? Section 8.304- Vehicular Mounted Sound Amplification System. The music is so loud that it rattles the windows on businesses and homes. We constantly have people driving down the road, late at night after the children are in bed asleep. My children have been woke up a couple of times due to these cars going down the road with the music blaring or the “boom” from their speakers shaking the windows. So if you’re going to point fingers at some-one because of a loud truck, why not point fingers or put a stop to the loud music as well?

Brandi VinklarekGonzales

Hopefully they’ll fixsidewalk ordinanceDear Editor:

There is at least one city ordinance hav-ing to do with the sidewalks, 3.111, that has no penalty to violating it. It is hoped that as Freese and Nicholas draft changes to the city zoning ordinance that those changes will include penalities for viola-tions. Thank you.

Doris LiefesteGonzales

Voter fraud proveswe need voter IDDear Editor:

I have always believed that every citizen should exercise their right to vote. Lately, I can see why people choose not to vote. Today I read an article about a Mississippi NAACP official who was sentenced to 5 years in prison for committing voter fraud, including voting for her dead relatives. Then the lady running for the 1st Congres-sional District seat in Florida withdrew from the race when it was discovered that she allegedly vote din two states. These are the cases that we find out about. How many more go on without it being discovered?

We need to require voter’s to show an ID to vote. It is not racist, as some may say. I

read an article that stated that requiring an ID was unfair to minorities because the may not be able to afford an ID. I do not see how that author or anyone else for that matter can say that it is racist. We require an ID for so many other instances and it is OK. However, when it comes to voting, requiring an ID is racist? How?

If it is racist for one, then why not the others? Hmm. Maybe because these same people subscribe to the notion, ‘Vote early and often.’

A simple solution to this is to have your photo placed on the voter registration card. I am not sure how feasible this would be, but if it was done, it would give everyone at least one form of ID and it would help cut down on possible voter fraud cases. Next we need to go through each state’s data bases and scrub all the names of those who are deceased and any names of illegal immigrants. If you are not a citizen, then you should not be able to vote. Come here legally, gain citizenship the legal way, then you can vote.

I am coming back to Texas soon (for a short time) and I intend to update my vot-er registration and vote in this November’s elections. Sometimes it does not seem that a single vote can make a difference, but if we fail to exercise the rights that we have, one day we may wake up and not have those rights.

If you are not registered to vote, do so. Then, educate yourself about each candi-date and make a decision about who you want vote for. I really would discourage someone from voting for all Republican or all Democrat. Just because someone is from the political party that you prefer, does not mean that their beliefs and ide-als coincide with yours and what that party may stand for. Do the research!

Finally, get out and vote. If you fail to vote, then do not complain about the way things are. If you vote and do not like the way things turn out, then by all means complain to the newspapers, your elected officials, etc. See you at the polls. Take care and God Bless!

Jack DeBerryYokohama, Japanvia gonzalescannon.com

A Christmas challenge:buy from the USADear Editor:

For the love of our country, we the peo-ple must take a stand. we must try to buy USA-made products to bring home our factories where they belong.

The government sold us out, with no de-sire to gain it back. It would be money out of their pockets and that;’s a fact.

Christmas is fast approaching, so let’s unite to buy USA-made products and send theirs back home.

Stand tall, opt out, pick USA products to put under the tree. Hit them below the belt and take a stand, NOW and in the future. USA patent, USA made, USA town, state, TODAY.

Laura MaroikaGonzales

Jon Harris’s partner, Jack, is shown engaging in a moment of frivolity at the FOB. Jack will be there to welcome Harris back after he returns from R&R later this month. (Courtesy photo)

TA-DA!—this is the big weekend of the Belmont Volunteer Fire Department Annual BBQ and Auction. The meal starts at 5PM and serving continues un-til 8PM for $8.00 a plate. The Kerr Creek Band will be playing and the live auc-tion starts at 6:45PM. The silent auction will end after the live auction. The raffle prizes include a brand new -4-wheeler and 12 assorted guns. This will all be held in downtown Belmont, TX on September 15th, this Satur-day night. So get your taste buds set for BBQ and come over to the Oliver Pecan Building and say “Hello” to your neighbor and sup-port that Belmont Volun-teer Fire Department that works so hard in this com-munity.

Please lift the following people up in your prayers: Justin Klosel, Joe Kotwig, Alma Hastings, Paul Vil-lareal, Glenn Malatek, Christian, Diana Garcia, Terry Bowman, Mr. Bill, Michael Barnard, Sergio Domingo Rodriguez, Jesse Esparza; Bill and Marie Lott, Doris Hewell, “Sarge” Dunkin; Louise Jones, Aunt Georgie Gandre; Danny and Joyce Schel-lenberg, Velma and Bobby Bullard; Jon Bullard and

family; Mildred O’Neal, Doug Walshak, Aunt Fran-ces Gandre, Shirley Mikesh and Glenn Mikesh; Ma-ria Castillo, Selma Vick-ers, Charlie, Landis, Gene Robinson, Keith Glass, Timothy Black, Jack Black, Teresa Wilke, Sandi Gan-dre, Rev A. C. Newman, Aunt Betty Gandre, Linda Nesloney, Marie Schauer, Esther Lindemann, Anna Lindemann, Tony Black, Susie Hale, Noreen Soefje, Harold Pape, Lanny Bak-er, Norman Wundt, Lucy Jones, Ann Bond; Case Martin, Marguerite Wil-liams, Shirley Dozier, our military and their families, the family of Brenda Ges-cheidle, the family of Gary Lehnert. And Please God we need some moisture on this earth. I know some are getting too much but we are parched around here.

Well I finally found the rest of my Avon ring that Samson lost. It was wedged under a chest of drawers

with just little bit of the stone sticking out. Since I work with glittery things in my crafts that escape on the floor, this is not an unusual thing on my floor. I was ecstatic to find it because it was really a cute little ring. Samson thought that finding it was great. He has been chasing little white flying bugs and a black spider. That black spider is about to drive Samson and Dililah crazy. I am let-ting that spider live just to entertain the cats. I don’t think they will let it get out of this room.

We had a good time sit-ting with Janice and Fred Martin last Friday night at the Belmont Social Club when Best Friends en-tertained. Sally needs to make a recording. That lovely high singing voice is so beautiful. However it is Debbie that keeps her on the straight and nar-row rhythm. They sang Happy Birthday to a very special person over there. Chef Dale Riverkamp had a birthday and he hid back in the kitchen. He really did not hide. He was so busy that he did not have the time to come out and take a bow.

Have a good week and God bless.


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Morgan-CampionJohn and Gayle Morgan of Shiner are pleased to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Meagan LeaAnn Morgan, to Justin Lynn Campion, son of Terry and Ruth Ann Campion of Gonzales. The couple will ex-change vows at 4 p.m. on Saturday, October 6, 2012 at Spring Creek Place Event Center in Victoria, Texas. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Travis and Bessie Webb of Gonzales and the late Louis Vastine Morgan of Montgomery, Alabama and the late Myrtle Goldman of Poteet. Meagan is a 2003 graduate of Saint Paul High School in Shiner, a 2006 graduate of Texas A&M University in College Station and a 2008 graduate of Texas A&M University in College Station with a Master of Science degree in Agricultural Economics. She is employed as a Realtor® with the A&M Team of RE/MAX Professional Realty in Gonzales. The prospective groom is the grandson of Bob and Gladys Campion of Gonzales and the late Robert and Lena Null of Waelder. Justin is a 2002 graduate of Gonzales High School and a 2004 graduate of Victoria College. He is employed at South-ern Clay Products in Gonzales. After the nuptials and honeymoon, the couple will reside in Gonzales.

Christian Kids’ Pre-K students are excited about their Pre-K class. The goal and focus is “Kindegarten Readiness” along with Christian curriculum, ethics and values. The Pre-K classroom meets from 9 to 11:30 daily and is separate from the day care portion of Christian Kids. The children are able to fully focus on the Pre-K activities and curriculum. Our working parents like the convenience provided with transitioning from day care to pre-k. They do not have to inter-rupt their workday to pick up from Pre-K and drop off at day care. All this is pro-vided in one very affordable tuition rate. You may contact Ann Haub, Director at Christian Kids Daycare at 921 St. Peter for more information. Pictured during pre-k class are: Madison Short, Mia Guerra, Isaac Mendez, Brandon DuBose (not pictured Emma Riojas), Teacher - Scherrell Salazar, Director – Ann Haub.

Fun and Learning at Christian Kids Day CareCaught in action is a group of 3 year olds having fun playing on the playground during the morning break. Pic-tured are in play house – Michael Meeh, Kinsley Voigt, on steps - Lilly Bor-jon, and on the ground Jordyn Gonzales, Khloe Rodriguez, Kamryn Rio-jas, James Sanchez and teacher Lillian Molina.

Family Link is hosting a swim and barbecue party Sept. 15 at noon at the Legacy Ranch (Formerly known as the Baptist Youth Ranch) at 13326 Hwy. 183 North in Gonzales.

Come join the cele-bration and minister to the abused and neglect-ed children of Central Texas. These precious children have seen so

much hate and anger, now it is time to show them love and compas-sion. Open your heart and have the privilege of spending the day swimming, picnicking and playing with these

amazing kids.To RSPV or for more

information, call 830-875-6062, email to M a r i a h @ f a m i l y l i n k -kids.com or visit www.familylinkkids.com.

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This is an edited tran-scription of a radio in-terview with Wyoming Rancher Lloyd Jolley.

Brune: One of the sim-ilarities between Texas ranchers and Wyoming ranchers is that they both may supplement ranch income with deer hunt-ing. Wyoming is different in that there are no high fences and all the game is free-roaming indig-enous wildlife, but both sets of landowners must be knowledgeable and implement some form of management. Llyod, would you please tell us about your property and how many hunters you normally book.

Jolley: The Jolley Ranch is 5,000 acres and we usu-ally have about a dozen hunters. We have about a 50/50 split on whitetails and mule deer and we try to make sure that hunters only shoot mature five year-old deer or better. The whitetails generally stay on the place while we may see more mule deer move in later in the season.

Brune: And your suc-

cess rate has been good.Jolley: Well, it has been

so far. But between the last few hard winters, blue tongue, and moun-tain lions – our deer pop-ulations are down. I’m not sure what we’re going to do except not take any hunters for awhile.

Brune: Disease in

whitetails isn’t a major factor throughout Tex-as. We’ve only recently seen the first instance of CWD near El Paso, and there is an area west of Del Rio that is known for anthrax, but Blue Tongue is your problem and don’t let Texans be fooled be-cause this disease can oc-cur in Texas. And in the past few days, you and I

have found several deer that looked like they just lay down and died.

Jolley: That’s correct there won’t be a scratch on them. They get a bug that, hatches in stagnant water a no-seeum gnat, bites them and in a cou-ple of days they’re dead. I was hoping we wouldn’t see it again this year. It really hit us hard last year. But… the only thing that will stop the spread of this disease is a hard freeze, and today it was 90 degrees…

Brune: We queried Clayton Wolf at Tex-as Parks and Wildlife, thinking that some fly re-pellent mineral may be a solution but his response indicated that the dis-ease must run its course. The biologists thinking is that the next generation of deer will be resilient to the disease, unless – a new strain of the virus perpetuates. But now here’s the (bad pun) fly in the ointment. I called Texas for an answer to a wildlife question in Wyo-ming. Let’s make a point. Wyoming Fish and Game and TPW are both fund-ed by hunter’s license and fees. However, Wyoming is plagued by federal ob-ligations that drain state revenues.

Jolley: Yes, the feds have made us study the grizzly bears and wolves. We’re forced to spend millions of dollars for on-going studies on animals

that need to be un-listed and most-likely hunted. So, they raise the license prices 20 percent every year or two. Unfortu-nately, the more prices are raised the less folks we see buying licenses. The prices need to be dropped and we need to stop the ridiculousness of following these bears around. We all know the bear population is more than healthy. You and I just completed a Big Horn Sheep Hunt and in four days saw six griz-zlies. We also saw one black bear and in retro-spect we only saw one elk. All the grizzlies that we saw were within five miles of our camp and four of them were within a few hundred yards.

Brune: Wyoming was never in favor of the re-introduction of wolves which is as much a drain on revenue or more than grizzly studies.

Jolley: That’s true. There is some federal money for studies and grants from your quasi-conservation groups, but Wyoming is also losing money and never favored the wolf reintroduction program. However, I be-lieve we’re about to turn this thing around when they let us start hunting wolves. The same should happen with grizzlies.

Brune: A little history, 1989 was the last year there was a season on grizzlies. It was in Mon-tana and there was a quo-ta management system that maintained a steady population. However, the grizz was on either the threatened or en-dangered list and a fed-eral judge in New Jersey implemented an injunc-tion pending the afore-mentioned studies. Now, both states are overrun with grizz. Most appro-

priately the grizz should never have been on any sort of lists and the state management should have gone unquestioned.

Jolley: Yes, so you see we don’t hear so much about deer studies. We hear about wildlife stud-ies that we have been forced upon us by the federal government.

Brune: Texas is lucky that we’re 95 percent pri-vate property, whereas Wyoming has quite a bit of state, BLM, and fed-eral land. When there is public land behind your property, must you allow access?

Jolley: A lot of land-owners say “no”, but ac-tually the law says that if there’s a road – you must allow access. This is where courtesy comes into play. If there is no road, and someone comes to the house and asks permission – I’ll let them park on my place and walk across. But ev-eryone must be honest about their intentions and respect what is public land and what is private property.

Brune: Earlier, we men-tioned another factor that effected deer hunting and that is mountain lions. Do y’all have many lions?

Jolley: Yes, we have an unmanageable number of lions and our deer are taking a big hit. A lion will kill a deer a week. It may be a novelty to think lions are in the area, but too many are costly. Our wildlife management area is about 25 miles long and maybe that wide. We have a quota of 21 lions during the season. Last year, that quota was filled when the first snow came. There were nine lions killed within six miles of my house. I believe there’s more lions than the biolo-gists realize.

Obituaries


Brenda Gescheidle,1953-2012

GESCHEIDLEBrenda Jean Trost Ges-

cheidle, age 58 of Seguin, passed away on Septem-ber 7.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, Sep-tember 11 at Christ Lu-theran Church of Elm Creek with Pastor Anne Kolmeier officiating. In-terment followed in the Christ Lutheran of Elm Creek Cemetery.

Brenda was born on November 4, 1953 in Seguin to Raymond Le-roy and Pauline Minnie Peters Trost. Brenda was a graduate of the Seguin High School Class of 1972.

She will be remem-bered as a Troop Mother when her son, Paul, was in Boy Scouts. Bren-da also taught Sunday school at Christ Lutheran Church of Elm Creek and enjoyed her membership in the Ruth Circle.

She is preceded in death by her father and by her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Ray and Lillian Gescheidle. Sur-vivors include her lov-ing husband of 35 years, Allen Gescheidle; son, Paul Allen Gescheidle and girlfriend, Cheryl Sclafani; mother, Pau-line Trost; sister, Debbie Vogel and husband Rob-ert; sister-in-law, Mar-tha Wall and husband Danny; nephews and nieces, Robby Vogel and wife Patricia, Ryan Vogel and wife Haley, Kristin Trumbauer and husband Eric and Juliane Wall; nu-merous great-nieces and great-nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, numer-ous other family mem-bers and friends.

Memorial contribu-tions may be made to Christ Lutheran Church of Elm Creek, 3305 Church Road, Seguin, Texas, 78155 or to the American Diabetes As-sociation, San Antonio TX office, 8610 N. New Braunfels, Suite 400, San Antonio, Texas, 78217.

You are invited to sign the guest book at www.treshewell.com. Arrange-ments are under the di-rection of Tres Hewell Mortuary, 165 Tor Dr., Seguin, Texas, 78155, 830-549-5912.

Gary Willis Lehnert, 1950-2012

LEHNERTGary Willis Lehnert,

61, of Gonzales, passed away Friday, September 7. He was born October 20, 1950 in Gonzales the

son of Fred and Agnes Ehler Lehnert.

He was a member of the 1969 graduating class of Gonzales High School. A member of St. James Catholic Church and life long Gonzales resident.

He married Janice Ma-rie Wagner on June 9, 1974 at Sts. Cyril & Meth-odius Catholic Church in Shiner. He was the man-ager of Wuest Grocery in Gonzales for 32 years and later was the materi-als manager for Gonzales Memorial Hospital for 10 years until his retirement in 2010.

He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Janice Lehnert of Gonzales; daughter, Kristy Renee Lehnert of Austin; sons, Dwayne Alan Lehnert and wife Leigh of League City and Brian Michael Lehnert and wife Shawna of Shiner; grandchildren, Cody, Tyler and Dylan Lehnert, all of League City, and Devin, Caleb and Hana Lehnert, all of Shiner; sister, Doro-thy Taylor of Cuba, New Mexico; brothers, Harvey Lehnert of Del Rio, Law-rence “Red” Lehnert of Canyon Lake and James “Rusty” Lehnert of Gon-zales. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Rosalie Wilkerson; and brothers, Fred Jr and Edwin Lehnert.

The Mass of the Chris-tian Burial was celebrat-ed Monday, September 10 at St. James Catholic Church with Reverend Paul Raaz as the cele-brant. Burial followed at St. James Cemetery.

Pallbearers include Rusty Lehnert, Ralph Camarillo, Cody, Tyler, Dylan, Devin, Caleb and Hana Lehnert. Donations in memory of Gary may be made to the American Heart Association.

Arrangements under the care and direction of Seydler-Hill Funeral Home 906 St. Paul, Gon-zales, TX, 830-672-3232.

Henry Wayne Quinney

QUINNEYHenry Wayne Quinney

passed away on Septem-ber 2nd, 2012 to be with his Lord and Savior. He is survived by his wife Barbara Quinney of Cost, three sons, Joey Darrell Quinney of Temple, An-thony Wayne Quinney of Killeen, Brian Lance Quinney of Cedar Creek, one stepson, Robert Brin-kley Jr, one stepdaughter, Ginger Hull and husband Jim, 17 grandchildren and step-grandchildren, brother, Larry Wade Quinney, two sisters, Jo Nell Manis and Bobby Lee Sparks.

There will be a Me-morial for family and friends in Remembrance of Henry Wayne Quinney at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, September 15, 2012 at Leesville Baptist Church in Leesville with Brother Jack.

The Auxiliary of Me-morial Hospital held its monthly meeting on Au-gust 28 in the hospital din-ing room.

There were 16 members and one guest, Tiffany Col-lie, present.

Collie is the Coordinator and Forensic Interviewer for Norma’s House. She gave detailed information on procedures in effect at Norma’s House to gather evidence in cases of Child and Youth abuse in Gonza-les County.

The one-time interviews by closed circuit TV, which are visible and audible to law enforcement personnel and/or child protective ser-vices agents, are conducted in the least traumatic way and evidence is used in court cases. Collie told of the need for volunteers at Norma’s House and that it’s possible to visit and tour the facility after calling to set up a time.

There are over 3 million cases of child/youth abuse in the U.S. per year, sadly only 1 in 10 cases are reported.

First Vice President Betty Fink announced the Sep-tember 25th meeting will be a brown bag lunch at Craft Crossing and a session in learning ‘crafting’ skills. The sandwiches will be supplied by Robert’s Deli at the cost of $5.50 each.

Door prizes were won by Ruby Gandre, Peggy Baros and Leona Zella.

Second Vice President

Noris Gibson reported 259 volunteer hours were worked in July and 100-hour bars were earned by Carol DuBose, bringing her total to 3,208 hours, and Bernice Heldarson, bringing her total to 586 hours.

Treasurer Leona Zella reported a net profit of $651.03. Also as Gift Shop Chairman, she reported all is well with new stock in place and we need another person on the Friday after-noon shift.

Memorials Co-chairman Irene Oakes reported $95 given honoring Monna Baldry, Ross Gray and Vickie Griffin.

Scholarship Commit-tee member Betty Fink re-ported $834 in the money market and $10,000 in in-vested funds will all current scholarships paid. Chair-man Gladys Lindermann has written a Letter of Re-quest to the Sievers Medi-cal Foundation asking for additional funds soon to be needed.

We Care Chairman Peg-gy Baros reported she gave out seven tray favors to pa-tients for July 4th holiday.

In New Business, Sascha Kardosz announced flu shot vaccines will be avail-able for Auxilians begin-ning September 10th and we should call Carol Vil-

lareal to arrange the vac-cination in her office. The Drive-through vaccina-tions will begin September 12th and there is a special dosage this year for elder citizens. Kardosz also re-ported the hospital has de-clared special ‘quiet times’, requesting Auxilians not visit patient rooms from 1-3 p.m. and from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Anyone with an inter-est in joining the Auxil-iary, please contact Kennon Brunkenhoefer at 830-672-3096 or any Auxiliary member. We will be glad to answer any questions you may have and welcome new members.

Hospital auxiliary holds August meeting

Auxiliary of Memorial Hospital members Bernice Heldarsen (left) and Carol Du-Bose recently earned 100-hour bars for their volunteer service. Heldarsen has totaled 586 hours, while DuBose increased her total to 3,208. (Courtesy photo)

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SCV to meetThe Sons of Confederate Veterans, Texas Bonnie Blue Camp

#869 and Col. Gustav-Hoffmann Camp #1838 will be honoring the soldiers who fought in the War Between The States at the Harwood Cemetery, located at South 2nd Street in Harwood.

This memorial will be on Saturday, Oct. 13 at 2 p.m. All partici-pants will be in period clothing. The group needs to hear from families who have Civil War soldiers buried there.

Both Confederate and Union will be honored.For more information, contact Linda Miller at 210-420-5461.

Delhi VFDThe Delhi Volunteer Fire Department is having their 3rd annual

Gun Drawing and Chili Supper on October 27. To purchase your ticket for a chance to win 9 different guns contact a Delhi Fire de-partment member or call 830-263-1555. We hope you will join us at the Chili cook-off & supper from 4-6pm on October 27th.

Violence shelterThe Guadalupe Valley Family Violence Shelter, Inc. (GVFVS) is a

non-profit organization providing services to both residents and non-residents that are victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in the counties of Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes and Wil-son.

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

Toastmasters meetCome and Speak It Toastmasters Club meets on the first and

third Tuesdays of each month, from 12-1 p.m. at the Gonzales County Farm Bureau Community Room, located at 1731 Seydler Street.

The Toastmasters environment is friendly and supportive whether you are a professional, student, stay-at-home parent or retiree, Toastmasters can give you the skills and confidence you need to express yourself in any situation.

For more information contact Club President GK Willmann at 830-857-1109 or send email to [email protected], or Gerri Lawing at 830-857-1207 or [email protected].

Parkinson Support GroupThis group meets the second Thursday of every month at 10

a.m. in the Narthex of the First United Methodist Church. This meeting is free and open to the public and is facilitated by Wes-ley Nurse, Shirley Goss. Educational and supportive programs are offered. For more information, call 672-1031.

Free Exercise ProgramsFlex & Tone is held every Tuesday and Thursday, 11-11:45 in the

Fellowship Hall of First United Methodist Church. These are chair exercises using exercise balls, dowels and hand weights. Come on, join us, and get fit. Exercises are led by an RN with blood pres-sure assessments available.

Walk-Exercise your way to fitness is an Video exercise avail-able at First United Methodist Church. It is offered every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 3 pm, and every Wednesday at 2 pm. This group meets for 45 minutes in the Fellowship Hall. It consists of low impact aerobic exercises and is facilitated by Shirley Goss, Wesley Nurse. Blood pressure assessments are available at each class. Come and have great fun and socialization along with gain-ing fitness.

We’ve had a great first two weeks of school.

Students and teachers are getting back into the school routine, and students are already involved in learn-ing activities and showing high levels of achievement. We are so excited about the progress students are showing and the academic learning that will continue throughout the school year!

Our language arts teach-ers are implementing the Daily 5 routines, and stu-dents are excited about choosing their own learn-ing opportunities from the list of activities provided by teachers. Our math teachers are reviewing basic facts, introducing new skills, and teaching problem-solving. Our electives, P.E., fine arts, and technology, are in full

swing—providing addi-tional learning opportuni-ties for G.E. students.

We would like to thank parents and the commu-nity for the role they have played in making the first two weeks a great start for students and the Gonzales Elementary staff.

Drop off and pickup are going very well and will only continue to get quicker in the weeks to come. The safety and security of all students is our number one priority, and we appreciate parents’ cooperation and understanding.

We had a great turn-out for Grandparents’ Day cel-ebration. Grandparents and students enjoyed refresh-ments and read books in the library. Thanks to Mrs. Trevino for organizing the activity and to the PTO for providing refreshments.

Perfect Attendance Pays OffThis year at Gonzales Junior High, students with perfect attendance are being honored. As an incen-tive for attending school everyday, all 7th and 8th Grade students have the opportunity to win $15 dollars each Friday of the year. Debra Washichek, an 8th Grader, won $15 for attending school during the week of September 4-7, 2012. (Courtesy photo)

GES Grandparent’s DayOn Friday, Sept. 7, Gonzales Elementary School was proud to host a Grandparent’s Day celebration in our school library. Students invited their grandparents to come into the library to visit with the librarian, Mrs. Trevino, to have breakfast provided by PTO, and to visit their classrooms afterwards. While in the library, grandparents and students read books together, and the grandparents received a card created by their grandchild. Pictured (clockwise from top) are: Alma Trevino and Dr. Kim Strozier; Kalazah Medina and Irene Brown; Kobe Schwasch and Mary Schwasch; and Addison Farias, Anita Dement, and Logan Dement. So many grandparents came to support their students! Thanks to all who were able to come! (Courtesy photos)

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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

Christian

First 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 Mes-siah721 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 Method-ist1113 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 Fellowship

1817 St. Lawrence St. Gonzales

Encouraging Word Christian FellowshipHwy. 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 Fellow-ship207 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 Gon-zales3.3 miles north on 183, Right on CR 235, Right on CR 236

Presbyterian Pilgrim Presbyterian ChurchCR 210 off FM 1116

Presbyterian Church of Gon-zales414 St. Louis, Gonzales

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Influenza (“the flu”) is more dangerous than the common cold for children. Each year, many children get sick with seasonal influenza; some of those illnesses result in death.

Children commonly need medical care because of influen-za, especially before they turn 5 years old. Severe influenza com-plications are most common in children younger than 2 years old.

Children with chronic health problems like asthma, diabetes and disorders of the brain or ner-vous system are at especially high risk of developing serious flu complications.

Each year an average of 20,000 children under the age of 5 are hospitalized because of influenza complications.

Flu seasons vary in severity, however some children die from flu each year. From 2003-2004 to 2011-2012, pediatric deaths re-ported to CDC ranged from 46 to 153 per year. During the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, 348 pediatric deaths were reported to CDC from April 15, 2009 to October 2, 2010.

The single best way to protect your children from the flu is to get them vaccinated each year.

The seasonal flu vaccine pro-tects against three influenza vi-ruses that research indicates will be most common during the

season: an influenza A (H1N1) virus, an influenza A (H3N2) vi-rus and an influenza B virus. For more information about this sea-son’s vaccine selection, visit Vac-cine Virus Selection for the 2012-2013 Influenza Season.

CDC recommends that every-one 6 months of age and older get a seasonal flu vaccine. Keep in mind that vaccination is es-pecially important for certain people who are high risk or who are in close contact with high risk persons, including the following groups:

Children younger than 5 years of age, and children of any age with a long-term health condition like asthma, diabetes or disorders of the brain or nervous system. These children are at higher risk of serious flu complications (like pneumonia) if they get the flu.

Adults who meet any of the following criteria should also be vaccinated:

• Are close contacts of children younger than 5 years old (people who live with them).

• Are out-of-home caregivers (nannies, daycare providers, etc.) of children younger than 5 years old.

• Live with or have other close contact with a child or children of any age with a chronic health problem (asthma, diabetes, etc.).

• Are health care workersThere are special vaccination

instructions for children aged 6 months through 8 years of age

Some children 6 months through 8 years of age require 2 doses of influenza vaccine. Chil-dren in this age group who are getting vaccinated for the first time will need two doses. Some children who have received in-fluenza vaccine previously will also need two doses. Your child’s health care provider can tell you whether two doses are recom-mended for your child.

The 2009 H1N1 virus continues to circulate. It wasn’t added to the seasonal vaccine until the 2010-2011 flu season. This means that children who did not get the 2009 H1N1 vaccine in 2009-2010, or a seasonal flu vaccine in 2010-2011 or later, will not be fully protected from the 2009 H1N1 virus until they receive 2 doses of the 2012-2013 flu vaccine.

The first dose should be given as soon as vaccine becomes avail-able.

The second dose should be given at least 28 days after the first dose. The first dose “primes” the immune system; the second dose provides immune protec-tion. Children who only get one dose but need two doses can have reduced or no protection from a single dose of flu vaccine.

If your child needs the two doses, begin the process early. This will ensure that your child is protected before influenza starts circulating in your community.

Be sure to get your child a sec-ond dose if he or she needs one.

It usually takes about two weeks after the second dose for protec-tion to begin.

Children at greatest risk of se-rious flu-related complications include those younger than 6 months old. These children are too young to be vaccinated. The best way to protect them is to make sure people around them are vaccinated.

It is estimated that each year in the United States, there are more than 20,000 children younger than 5 years old who are hospi-talized due to flu. Even children in this age group who are oth-erwise healthy are at risk simply because of their age. In addition, children 2 years of age up to their 5th birthday are more likely than healthy older children to be taken to a doctor, an urgent care center, or the emergency room because of flu. To protect their health, all children 6 months and older should be vaccinated against the flu each year. Vaccinating young children, their families, and other caregivers can also help protect them from getting sick.

Risk is also high for children aged 6 months through 18 years with chronic health problems, including: Asthma, Neurologi-cal and neurodevelopmental conditions [including disorders of the brain, spinal cord, periph-eral nerve, and muscle such as cerebral palsy, epilepsy (seizure disorders), stroke, intellectual disability (mental retardation),

moderate to severe developmen-tal delay, muscular dystrophy, or spinal cord injury], Chronic lung disease (such as chronic obstruc-tive pulmonary disease [COPD] and cystic fibrosis); Heart disease (such as congenital heart disease, congestive heart failure and coro-nary artery disease); Blood disor-ders (such as sickle cell disease); Endocrine disorders (such as dia-betes mellitus); Kidney disorders; Liver disorders; Metabolic disor-ders (such as inherited metabolic disorders and mitochondrial disorders); Weakened immune system due to disease or medi-cation (such as people with HIV or AIDS, or cancer, or those on chronic steroids), and children who are receiving long-term as-pirin therapy

Children should be vaccinated as soon as flu vaccine becomes available.

It’s good practice to get your child vaccinated as soon as flu vaccine becomes available in your community so that your child will be protected by the time flu season starts. However, even get-ting your child vaccinated in De-cember or later can be protective because the influenza season can last as late as May. It takes about two weeks after vaccination for antibodies to develop in the body and for protection to develop against influenza virus infection.

This article provided by Gonza-les Memorial Healthcare Systems.

Serena Michalec adminsters a flu shot to Irene Maldonado Wednesday morning at Gonzales Memorial Hospital. (Photo by Mark Lube)

Wally Pena gets a flu shot by Bess Burris at Gonzales Memorial Hospital on Wednesday. (Photo by Mark Lube)

Medical experts: get kids their flu shots earlyCannon News [email protected]

Gonzales Cub ScoutsOn Thursday Sept 13th 6:30 at the First United Methodist Church Cub Scout Pack

#261 will have their first Pack meeting of the school year. Questions please contact Cheryl Atkinson [email protected].

Retired TeachersGonzales County Retired Teachers Association will meet at noon September 18 at

Café On The Square. All education related persons are urged to call Ann Laster (672-7609 or Pat Cochran (672-4789) for more information.

Farm Bureau MeetingAnnual Meeting of the Gonzales County Farm Bureau will be held on Saturday, Sept.

22, at 12 noon at the First Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall in Gonzales. All Farm Bu-reau members are encouraged to attend. A chicken fried steak meal will be served followed by the business meeting and a program. Please RSVP by calling 672-7518.

YHS Band BenefitThe Yoakum High School Band Boosters will host a barbecue chicken fund-raiser

from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2 at the Yoakum Community Center. Barbecue chick-en plates with all the trimmings will be available for $7 each.

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Gonzales Co. RepublicansThe County Executive Committee of the Re-

publican Party of Gonzales County will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13 at the Country Corner Grill, located at the intersection of State Highway 183 and State Highway 97 in Gonzales across from the JB Wells complex.

“The meeting is open to the public,” said county chairman Myrna McLeroy, and is an op-portunity to learn what can be done to support the party and its candidates in the upcoming election on Nov. 6.”

The local party has purchased a number of “Romney/Ryan” yard signs, including 4x8, 2x4 and 1x4 sizes, as well as bumper stickers, pins and labels. Partisans can obtain those at the office of McLeroy Land Group at 614 St. Paul in Gonzales; donations are being accepted.

The last day to register to vote is Oct. 6. For de-tails or to answer questions, call 830-672-3474.

CATI art showThe Gonzales Art Group is looking for artists

of all ages to bring their wonderful artwork for all to see.

The Come And Take It Art Show will be held in the First United Methodist Church again this year. Entries will be accepted on Thursday, Oct. 4 from 2:30-5 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.

Entry fees are Students-$1 per entry and Adults are $5 per entry for non-members and $4 per entry for members.

For more information, please call Janice Wil-liamson at 830-857-5694 or Sarah Bailey at 830-857-5695. Rules are available at local schools, Chamber Office, and Frames and Things or send email to [email protected].

Safe Sitter courseGood Babysitters are always in demand, so

here a chance for student to become the sitters that parents and kids want.

A medically-accurate Safe Sitter® course will be offered by the Gonzales Youth Center on Sept. 29 from 1-6 p.m.

Learn everything you need to know to be a great sitter. Gain the skills and confidence need-ed to do the job well and earn parents’ trust.

Space is limited to six students. For more in-formation, call Janie Pineda with the Gonzales County Extension Office at 830-672-8531.

Bastrop HousingThe General Land Office is still taking appli-

cations now for the Bastrop housing assistance program. The deadline is Sept. 28. The phone number for case managers at Luthern Social Services Disaster Responses is also listed (855-706-7556). For details, go to http://www.glo.texas.gov/GLO/disaster-recovery/wildfires/in-dex.html.

Hooper BenefitThere will be a benefit fundraiser to defray

medical costs for local resident Sherri Hooper at 6 p.m. Oct. 13 at the American Legion Hall in Gonzales. Hooper suffers from autoimmune disease and began chemotherapy in July. Ad-vance meal tickets are $20 and available Mon-day through Friday at Gonzales Livestock Mar-ket and at Scott Dierlam State Farm Insurance. There will be live and silent auctions as well as a drawing conducted by Gonzales County Go-Texan Committee members. For details, call Lavonne Hayden at 713-560-9764 or Roxie Bean at 830-203-0705, of e-mail [email protected].

Gonzales Livestock ShowTo be eligible for the GLS, all exhibitors must

be members of Gonzales 4-H or FFA prior to No-vember 1.

Also, exhibitors and a parent/guardian must attend one drug residue avoidance class. Class-es will be held at Gonzales High School cafeteria on Tuesday, October 23rd at 6:30 p.m., Monday November 26th at 6:30 pm and Saturday, Janu-ary 5th at 9:00 a.m.

Steer Validation is Wednesday, September 19th at Guadalupe Valley Vet from 5-7 p.m.

You may also stay updated by visiting the new Gonzales Livestock Show Association Face-book page.

Show rules may be picked up at County Agent’s Office.

Head StartTMC Golden Crescent Head Start offers pre-

school services to children ages 3-5 years, in-cludeing education, nutrition, dental, social, disability, health and mental health. Gonzales Head Start is now accepting applications at the Gonzales Head Start Centers at 1600 Elm Street or 925 Wells Street. For information call 361-582-4441.

To apply for head Start, you will need a copy pof the child’s Birth Certificate, proof of income, proof of address and a current immunization record.

While we’re proud of all our heroes serving this country in our fight against global terror-ism, the dedication of some stands out. Such is the case with U.S. Army Captain J.C. Sanders Jr.

Sanders, the son of Shirley Robinson Sand-ers of Gonzales and J.C. Sanders Sr. of Cibolo, was recently selected for advancement to Major while serving with the Inspector General’s of-fice in Virginia. The na-tive of Gonzales County has a long, distinguished record of service, how-ever.

Sanders began his military career as an enlisted man in the U.S. Navy (below left), serv-ing more than 20 years, including a tour aboard the USS Okinawa during Operation Desert Storm. He left the Navy and joined the U.S. Air Force, where he received his of-ficer’s commission (be-low right) prior to cross-decking to the Army.

Sanders’ wife, Cindy,

also served 22 years in the Navy before retir-ing to raise the couple’s two children, daughters Chloe and Pauline.

Sanders has plans

to return to Gonzales County upon his retire-ment and his mother says he’s interested in getting involved in poli-tics. (DoD photos)


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Recognizing HeroesLast Friday, HEB cooked breakfast for members of the Gonzales Fire Department and Gonzales Police Department. Breakfast was held at the Gonzales Firesta-tion. Shown is Police Chief Tim Crow, City Manager Allen Barnes, Fire Chief Keith Schmidt, Michael Terry, Ashley Dotson, Charlie Rochester, Daryl Hull, Griffin Her-ring, William Ince, David Novosad, Donna Spahn, Cynthia Pape, Paul Angerston and Lisa Arnic. (Photo by Mark Lube)

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barrels per day (“BPD”) of natural gas liquids (“NGL”). Enterprise is also on schedule to bring the third train at Yoakum into service in the first quarter of 2013, at which time total capacity at the complex will in-crease to 900 MMcf/d and 111,000 BPD of NGLs.

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The Eagle Ford Shale drilling rig count set-tled at 265 to end the week. Several rigs were reclassified to take the oil rig count down to 207 from the record 215 last week. The labor day holiday made the week short for most and the only major news was that Pioneer Natural Resources plans to sell its Barnett Shale assets to focus its efforts. The company will now “re-allocate capital to higher-return, core assets in

the Permian Basin and the Eagle Ford Shale”. The capital raised will be used to pay down the company’s credit facility. The data room opens in October and a deal is expected to close in the first quarter of next year.

There are 249 horizontal rigs running in the region. The three counties leading develop-ment are Karnes with 43 rigs, La Salle with 33 and McMullen with 30. Dimmit (27), DeWitt (21), Webb (21), Gonzales (20), Atascosa (10), Frio (11), and Live Oak (10) round out the top

Eagle Ford counties. The number of natural gas rigs increased by 3

to 55 this week. The slight recovery is a bounce off the low of 52 last week. Rigs continue to shift from natural gas to oil targets in Webb County, but DeWitt County saw a jump of 3 rigs that offset the decline in Webb. There are 207 oil rigs working the region. That’s eight off the record set last week, but still near prior records. One injection well is being drilled in Karnes County. Two disposal wells are being drilled – one in

Karnes County and one in Leon County.Henry Hub futures were trading at ~$2.68

on Friday afternoon. Spot prices on the other hand moved almost the same amount, but in a positive direction to $2.85.

WTI was trading at ~$96/bbl Friday after-noon. This is the fourth week in a row we’ve ended trading around that level. Eagle Ford crude priced at $104/bbl on September 6th and light crude and condensate traded at $92 and $91, respectively.

The Board of Manage-ment of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas will hold their fall board meet-ing here in Gonzales at the J. B. Wells House Thursday through Saturday. They

will also attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony at River-side Museum at 4 p.m. on Thursday at 110 St. Law-rence Street.

• Sacred Heart Catho-lic Church will hold the

Jamaica on Sept. 15, with the kitchen open for sale of plates and tamales starting at 11 a.m. and music begin-ning at 2 p.m., furnished by Tejano Crew, Los Ko-laches, Promesa Motal and Los Ideales. O.S. Grant will make a special appearance with his saxophone. The annual Jamaica auction will be held at 4 p.m. and the raffle will take place at 10 p.m.

• The Come & Take It Association will meet on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. in the chamber office.

• The First Shot Cook Off

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night. The CASI Chili cook-off

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The Go-Texan Come & Pull It Tractor Pull will be held on Friday and Satur-day in the arena.

• The Community Committee will meet on Wednesday.

• South Texas Tour Team Roping will be held at the J. B. Wells Arena on Thurs-day.

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The Gonzales Livestock Market Report for Saturday, September 8, 2012 had on hand: 1,367 cattle.

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

Stocker-feeder steers: Medium and large frame No. 1: 150-300 lbs., $210-$280; 300-400 lbs, $185-$205; 400-500 lbs, $149-$175; 500-600 lbs, $135-$144; 600-700 lbs., $128-$133; 700-800 lbs, $118-$121.

Bull yearlings: 700-900 lbs, $91-$111.

Stocker-feeder heifers: Medium and large frame No. 1: 150-300 lbs, $175-$210; 300-400 lbs, $160-$165; 400-500 lbs, $138-$155; 500-600 lbs., $121-$133; 600-700 lbs., $114-$117.

Packers cows: Good lean utility and commercial, $74-$79; Cutters, $77-$86; Canners, $58-$68; Low yielding fat cows, $65-$71.

Packer bulls: Yield grade 1 & 2, good heavy bulls; $93-$103; light weights and medium quality bulls, $83-$89.

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Nixon LivestockCommission Report

The Nixon Livestock Commis-sion Inc. report had on hand, Sep-tember 10, 2012, Volume, 1,509.

Steers: 200-300 lbs, $172 to $182 to $225; 300-400 lbs., $159 to $169 to $205; 400-500 lbs, $1463 to $153

to $195; 500-600 lbs, $127 to $137 to $170; 600-700 lbs, $118 to $128 to $140; 700-800 lbs, $109 to $119 to $135.

Heifers: 200-300 lbs, $145 to $155 to $175; 300-400 lbs, $141 to $151 to $195; 400-500 lbs, $129 to $139 to $172; 500-600 lbs, $119 to $129 to $156; 600-700 lbs, $113 to $123 to $138; 700-800 lbs, $102 to $112 to $123.

Slaughter cows: $60 to $85; Slaughter bulls: $83 to $100; Stocker cows: $650 to $1,000; Pairs, $1,250 to $1,670.

Hallettsville LivestockCommission Report

The Hallettsville Livestock Com-mission Co., Inc. had on hand on September 4, 2012, 1,645; Week ago, 1,880; Year ago, 4,753.

Better quality classes of calves and yearlings sold $2 to $3 higher this week. Demand was very strong again this week with all classes very active. Packer cows and bulls sold $3 higher on approx. 200 hd. Total.

Packer Cows: higher dressing utility & cutter cows, $77-$90; lower dressing utility & cutter cows, $65-$77; light weight canner cows, $55-$65.

Packer Bulls: heavyweight bulls, $98-$105; utility & cutter bulls, $90-$98; lightweight canner bulls, $80-$90.

Stocker and Feeder Calves and Yearlings: Steer & Bull Calves: un-der 200; $210-$270; 200-300 lbs, $190-$232.50; 300-400 lbs, $182-$222.50; 400-500 lbs, $150-$197.50; 500-600lbs, $128-$160; 600-700

lbs, $118-$136; 700-800 lbs, $116-$131. Heifer Calves: under 200 lbs, $200-$255; 200-300 lbs, $180-$212; 300-400 lbs, $148-$186; 400-500 lbs, $128-$162; 500-600 lbs, $118-$146; 600-700 lbs, $114-$126; 700-800 lbs, $107-$122.

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

Cuero Livestock Market Report

Cuero Livestock Market Report on September 7, 2012, had 1,493 head.

Had 127 cows and 13 bulls. This market was a little stronger as pack-ers are needing cows and bulls but the runs have not increased as much. So it is strictly a supply driven mar-ket. Demand for any quality replace-ment cows is high.

The calf market was much higher than any of recent weeks. Average prices are running over $8/cwt over last week. The heifer replacement market continues to place a $10-$20 premium over feeder heifers. Even fleshy/over fat calves are stronger albeit not as much as other classes. There is a strong demand in all class-es or as buyers refer to it as no ‘holes’ in the market. The largest increase was seen in the 450-600 pound range of heifers. Again another strong week for all classes of calves.

Packer Bulls: Hvy. Wts., $90-$103; lower grades, $82-$89.

Packer cows: breakers, $79-$85; boning, $81-$90; canners & cutters, $77-$82; light & weak, $55-$72.

Palpated dry Cows: $84-$100Pairs: One, $1,240.Steer and bull calves: under 200

lbs, none; 200-250 lbs. $201-$232.50; 250-300 lbs, $201-$215; 300-350 lbs, $174-$198; 350-400 lbs, $176-$194; 400-450 lbs, $168-$200; 450-500 lbs, $154-$182; 500-600 lbs, $143-$154; 550-600 lbs, $133-$144; 600-700 lbs, $130-$145; 700-800 lbs, $124-$131.

Over 700 lbs. bulls, $118-$123.Heifer Calves: under 200 lbs,

$173-$185; 200-250 lbs, $188-$227.50; 250-300 lbs, $158-$175; 300-350 lbs, $168-$192; 350-400 lbs, $150-$178; 400-450 lbs, $153-$178; 450-500 lbs, $144-$171; 500-600 lbs, $133-$169; 550-600 lbs, $131-$140; 600-700 lbs., $126-$137; over 700 lbs, $118-$125.

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Recent well location reports from the Texas Railroad Com-mission

DeWitt County

API No.: 42-123-32870Classification: Fld. Dev. and

HorizontalOperator: Burlington Re-

sources O and G Co. LPLease Name: Maraldo A 403Well No.: 2Field Name: DeWitt (Eagle

Ford Shale)Total Depth: 17,000 feetDirection and Miles: 14.8

miles northwest of CueroSurvey Name: F.H. Spellman,

A-452Acres: 704

Gonzales County


HorizontalOperator: EOG Resources

Inc.Lease Name: Hilbrich UnitWell No.: 10HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

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

south of SampleSurvey Name: J.L. Wood,

A-473Acres: 640



Inc.Lease Name: Cornfield UnitWell No.: 4HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-1)Total Depth: 12,900 feetDirection and Miles: 0.21

miles east of SampleSurvey Name: F. Hoppell,

A-280Acres: 832.44



Inc.Lease Name: CME UnitWell No.: 4HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle


miles north of SampleSurvey Name: W.A. Hall,

A-277Acres: 352


HorizontalOperator: Marathon Oil EF

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


miles south of GonzalesSurvey Name: E. Hardeman,

A-250Acres: 423.53


RecompletionOperator: Osborn Heirs

CompanyLease Name: Addie Bell

GoodeWell No.: 1Field Name: Peach CreekTotal Depth: 9,400 feetDirection and Miles: 7.1

miles southwest of WaelderSurvey Name: A.B. Williams,

A-79Acres: 164.40


HorizontalOperator: Southern Bay Op-

erating LLCLease Name: Newtonville

North UnitWell No.: 7HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle


miles northeast of GonzalesSurvey Name: P. Hope, A-252Acres: 855.92

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

DeWitt County



sources O and G Co. LPLease Name: Rucka Unit AWell No.: 1Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-2)Survey Name: F. Gonzales,

A-194Direction and Miles: 9.8

miles southwest of WesthoffOil: 1,003MCF: 752Choke Size: 14/64 of an inchFlowing: YesTubing Pressure: 3,271Total Depth: 18,600 feetPerforations: 12,976-18,395

feet



sources O and G Co. LP

Lease Name: R. Borchardt Unit E

Well No.: 1Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-2)Survey Name: H.P. Cook,


miles northwest of CueroOil: 1,394MCF: 2,244Choke Size: 14/64 of an inchFlowing: YesTubing Pressure: 6,891Total Depth: 18,855 feetPerforations: 13,611-18,690

feet



LLCLease Name: HendersonWell No.: 3HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-2)Survey Name: W.S. Leyell,


miles south of BlackwellOil: 323.6MCF: 751Choke Size: 12/64 of an inchFlowing: YesTubing Pressure: 7,880Total Depth: 18,660 feetPerforations: 13,550-18,452

feet


HorizontalOperator: Geosouthern En-

ergy Corp.Lease Name: H Sisters BWell No.: 1HField Name: DeWitt (Eagle

Ford Shale)Survey Name: I RR Co, Sec-

tion 8, A-528Direction and Miles: 7.42

miles northwest of YorktownOil: 803MCF: 3,237Choke Size: 12/64 of an inchTubing Pressure: 6,623Shut In Well Pressure: 7,500Total Depth: 19,290 feetPlug Back Depth: 19,228 feetPerforations: 13,570-19,223

feet


HorizontalOperator: Pioneer Natural

Res. USA Inc.Lease Name: Hope 01Well No.: 04HField Name: DeWitt (Eagle

Ford Shale)Survey Name: S.B. Carson,


miles northwest of YorktownOil: 556MCF: 2,514Choke Size: 10/64 of an inchTubing Pressure: 7,682Shut In Well Pressure: 8,715Total Depth: 19,671 feetPerforations: 13,500-19,671

feet



Res. USA Inc.

Lease Name: Hope 01Well No.: 02HField Name: DeWitt (Eagle




feet



Res. USA Inc.Lease Name: Hope 01Well No.: 03HField Name: DeWitt (Eagle




feet



Res. USA Inc.Lease Name: Hay 01Well No.: 01HField Name: DeWitt (Eagle

Ford Shale)Survey Name: I RR Co, Sec-

tion 7, A-245Direction and Miles: 5.8

miles northeast of YorktownOil: 232MCF: 4,036Choke Size: 11/64 of an inchTubing Pressure: 8,000Shut In Well Pressure: 8,515Total Depth: 18,742 feetPerforations: 13,790-18,742

feet



Res. USA Inc.Lease Name: Jo Ann Mueller

01Well No.: 01HField Name: DeWitt (Eagle

Ford Shale)Survey Name: D.A. Gardner,


miles northwest of CueroOil: 29.6MCF: 3,117Choke Size: 10/64 of an inchTubing Pressure: 7,715Shut In Well Pressure: 8,115Total Depth: 18,002 feetPerforations: 13,962-18,002

feet


HorizontalOperator: Geosouthern En-

ergy Corp.Lease Name: A.J. Baker A

Well No.: 2HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-2)Survey Name: F. Gonzales,


miles northwest of YorktownOil: 648MCF: 639Choke Size: 9/64 of an inchFlowing: YesTubing Pressure: 6,140Total Depth: 17,116 feetPlug Back Depth: 17,060 feetPerforations: 12,373-17,050

feet

Gonzales County



Inc.Lease Name: Baker-DeForest

UnitWell No.: 12HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-1)Survey Name: R.H. Wynn,


miles southeast of CostOil: 3,650MCF: 3,806Choke Size: 32/64 of an inchFlowing: YesTubing Pressure: 3,201Total Depth: 17,651 feetPlug Back Depth: 17,514 feetPerforations: 11,915-17,509

feet








feet








feet



LLCLease Name: Barnhart (EF)Well No.: 9HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-1)Survey Name: L. Clements,


miles south of GonzalesOil: 574MCF: 197Choke Size: 14/64 of an inchFlowing: YesTubing Pressure: 2,260Total Depth: 16,260 feetPerforations: 10,340-16,097

feet


HorizontalOperator: Southern Bay Op-

erating LLCLease Name: Newtonville


Ford-1)Survey Name: Prosper Hope,


miles northeast of GonzalesOil: 335MCF: 165Choke Size: 16/64 of an inchFlowing: YesTubing Pressure: 1,400Total Depth: 14,274 feetPerforations: 9,900-14,226

feet

Lavaca CountyAPI No.: 42-285-33643Classification: Fld. Dev. and

HorizontalOperator: Penn Virginia Oil

and Gas LPLease Name: McCreary UnitWell No.: 1HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-2)Survey Name: H. Russell,


miles southwest of MoultonOil: 853MCF: 1,095Choke Size: 13/64 of an inchFlowing: YesTubing Pressure: 3,718Total Depth: 16,657 feetPerforations: 12,119-16,572

feet


HorizontalOperator: NFR Energy LLCLease Name: SUSTR UnitWell No.: 1HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-2)Survey Name: W. Taylor,


miles southeast of MoultonOil: 240MCF: 465Choke Size: 14/64 of an inchFlowing: YesTubing Pressure: 4,129Total Depth: 16,790 feetPlug Back Depth: 16,689 feetPerforations: 12,097-16,659

feet

cility continues to exceed ex-pectations and provide Enter-prise with new growth oppor-tunities,” said A.J. “Jim” Teague, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Enter-prise’s general partner. “Based on the operating results we’ve seen from the first train which began service in May 2012, we expect the second and third trains to perform above their original design capacity, giv-ing us the confidence to pursue additional processing commit-ments for all three plants.”

To date, Enterprise has com-

pleted construction of ap-proximately 440 miles of nat-ural gas pipelines as part of its Eagle Ford system that is connected to Yoakum and the partnership’s seven other inte-grated processing facilities in South Texas. Including the 900 MMcf/d of anticipated capacity at Yoakum, Enterprise expects ultimately to offer approxi-mately 2.4 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas processing capacity for the region.

Construction of a 173-mile extension of the partnership’s NGL pipeline system from Yoakum to LaSalle County, Texas is also under way and

on schedule to begin service in the second quarter of 2013. This project will link to Enter-prise’s recently completed NGL pipeline system that delivers Eagle Ford Shale production from Yoakum to Mont Belvieu, Texas, where Enterprise is con-structing three new NGL frac-tionators.

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. is one of the largest publicly traded partnerships and a lead-ing North American provider of midstream energy services to producers and consumers of natural gas, NGLs, crude oil, refined products and petro-chemicals.


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Job Corps is cur-rently enrolling stu-dents aged 16-24 in over 20 vocational trades at no-cost! Will help students get drivers license GED or High School diploma and col-lege training if qualified. For more info call 512-665-7327.

Part-Time Help Wanted. Apply on-line at www.faste-nal.com.--------------------------Bluebonnet Trails Community Ser-vices contract position: On-Call Crisis Worker for Caldwell, Gonza-les and Guadalupe

Counties for eve-nings, weekends and holidays. Pro-vide face-to-face screenings to as-sess individuals at risk of harm to self or others. Re-quires Bachelors in Psychology, So-cial Work, Nursing (or related degree with 24 hours re-lated coursework). Masters preferred. Mental health cri-sis experience and professional li-ability insurance required. Apply at bbtrails.org under Contracting and Procurement.--------------------------Part-time position available for Jani-tor/Floor Techni-

cian. Experience Re-quired. Please apply at The Heights of Gonzales, 701 N. Sarah DeWitt, Gon-zales, Texas.--------------------------Positions available for Certified Nurses Aides on Memory Care Unit. Special Skills required. Please apply at The Heights of Gonza-les, 701 N. Sarah DeWitt, Gonzales, Texas.--------------------------

CDL DRIVERS WANTED

J.M. Oilfield Service, a family oriented company is seek-ing professional & reliable Class A CDL employees. Re-quirements: 2 years

experience tanker and must be will-ing to get HazMat endorsement ASAP. Call 830-672-8000.--------------------------AVON Representa-tives Wanted! Great earning opportu-nities! Buy or Sell! Call 830-672-2271, Independent Sales Rep.

Garage Sale. Sat-urday, 7am-Noon. 716 N. College #1. clothes, toys, furni-ture, misc. items.--------------------------Garage Sale: Sat-urday, September 15 from 7:30 a.m.-12:00 Noon at 119 Briarcliff Lane, Gon-zales. (Housing ad-dition across from Memorial Hospital.) 2 queen mattress-es, 3 lamps, desk, ladies’ and men’s clothes, household and misc. items.

Garage Sale. Fri-day, September 14, 6pm-8pm, Satur-day, September 15, 12:00p.m.-5:00pm. 884 CR 236, Har-wood. A lot of mis-cellaneous stuff.--------------------------Rummage Sale. Friday, 8/14, 8-12. Gonzales Learning and Career Center, 1135 St. Paul. Bath-room sink, video chair, bike scooter, selling clothing by the bag, cheap, cheap, cheap!--------------------------Room Sale. Satur-day, September 15, 8 a.m. - 11a.m. 2009 Harwood Rd. Girl Clothes, 7-8, Women 1X, jewelry, Luggage, vacuums, towels, sheets. --------------------------Multi-Family Estate/Garage Sale. Sat-urday, September 15th, 8 a.m. - Noon. 6080 CR 239 (off Sarah DeWitt, inter-

section of CR 240 & CR 239). Furniture, antiques, house-hold items, clothes, baby items.--------------------------Indoor Garage Sale. Saturday Only, 8-12. 1418 Gardien.--------------------------Jamaica Garage Sale. Saturday, September 15th. 10 a.m.-? at Sacred Heart Grounds. Ac-cepting Donations. Call Isabel Mata for more information, 672-8034.

Antique metal wood burning stove. $175. 512-917-4078.--------------------------Single axle trailer. 4 ft. tall, 8 ft. long, 4 ft. wide. $500.00. Call for information. 830-660-2526 or 830-540-4063.--------------------------Large shower chair. 19” color TV w/stand, stand has rollers. 857-8090.--------------------------2 Lounge Chairs, 6 ft. tall headboard, bed frame, oak din-ing table, antique egg incubator, en-tertainment cen-ter, lamp stand w/drawers, booth din-ing table, planter boxes. 361-594-4307.--------------------------Large amount qual-ity items. Every-thing $85.00; worth about $300. Health problems prevent garage sale. In

Lockhart. Mel, 512-376-9396.--------------------------For Sale: Scentsy Warmer (Fire De-partment), never been opened or used. $35. 3 Leather scents, $5.00 each. Dell Keyboard and Mouse. $10.00 set. 830-305-2521.--------------------------3 cement steps set, 48”x21”. Like new. Asking $125. 4 cement steps set, 48”x28”, asking $75. You haul any items. 830-540-4277.--------------------------Clavinova Yamaha Digital Piano w/bench. Under War-ranty. $2,700. Call 830-339-0111.--------------------------Chronic Illness, Medical Bills. Every-thing reasonably priced. Long list. Must sell by Mid-Sept. or End. Plan to move away soon. Gonzales, 830-203-8529, M-F.--------------------------Used Dell Com-puter. Keyboard & Monitor. $250 cash. Call 512-917-4078.--------------------------FOR SALE Used cy-clone fencing and post. 1990 Dodge pick up with lift gate. Can be seen at GHA 410 Village Dr. Gonzales, Texas. For information call Jeanette Conques-tat 830-672-3419.--------------------------Upright piano for

sale. Great for kids starting piano les-sons. All keys works. Needs to be tuned. $100. Call 830-832-5965.--------------------------Unique BBQ Pit, Stagecoach. In-cludes Electric Ro-tisserie $275. Call 512-917-4078.--------------------------Gasoline operated Hedger, $125; 5 HP Tiller, $200. Both in excellent condition. 361-208-3565. --------------------------Craftsman Riding Mower. 30” Mower/Mulcher. 13.5 HP Model 536.270300. Purchased April 2011..used 6 times. Exc. Condition. $600.00. 830-560-0238. --------------------------Electric Hospital bed, $150. 582-1120. --------------------------Stain Glass Win-dow, white tail deer. $275. 512-917-4078.--------------------------For Sale: Headache Rack, Bumper Hitch, Aluminum Run-ning Boards, 5 office desks, Lift Chair, An-tique Bed, Leather Sofa Bed. 1109 FM 532 West, Shiner. 361-596-4403.--------------------------Air Framing Nailer. Contractor Series. $75.00. Call 361-741-2604.

For Sale: Post Oak Firewood - year old - size and quantity to fit your need. De-livery available. Call for prices, 830-540-4776 or 830-857-3273.

Fertilized Johnson Grass Bermuda Hay. Large round bales. $50. 857-3324.

3. Dirt Scoop, $130, 16’ Grain Auger, new, $175, 7’2 Grat-er Blade, $175, 4500 Mahindra Tractor, 42 hp, like new, $8,500. 830-481-4707.

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EFFECTIVE NOW: ALL FREE ADS WILL RUN FOR 4 WEEKS AND THEN BE CANCELLED. IF YOU WANT THEM TO RUN ANY MORE AFTER THAT THERE WILL BE A TWO WEEK WAITING PERIOD TO

GET BACK IN.

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

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

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MISC. FOR SALE

ESTATE SALE

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MISC. FOR SALEHELP WANTED GARAGE SALES GARAGE SALES

The Historic City of Gonzales Texas is in search of a City Secretary. We are seeking an experienced professional who has faced the challenges of a growing community, a leader

who can find solutions to challenges, and someone who will be part of the team. Gonzales is in the cross roads of the booming Eagle Ford Shale Oil Field.

The person selected for this position will be responsible for the statutory duties of the City Secretary. They will also serve as Staff Liaison to the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Zoning Board of Adjustment. The City Secretary is a di-rect report to the City Manager and will be a part of the senior management team. The City Charter also establishes the City Secretary as the ex-officio Clerk of the Court and as such super-vises the Court Clerk.

The next City Secretary will be an experienced professional with 2-5 years experience as a City Secretary. They will be expected to become part of TMCA and to obtain their Munici-pal Clerk Certification, if not already certified. High School diploma or GED required. A Bachelor Degree in Public Ad-ministration or related field is preferred, but experience can be substituted for education.

Salary is dependent on qualifications and experience.

The City of Gonzales is an equal opportunity employer. Ap-plications available at City Hall or www.cityofgonzales.org. Please complete an application and take it to City Hall or mail to:

City of Gonzales, Attn: Payroll Dept., P.O. Box 547Gonzales, TX 78629

“NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE”

City SeCretary

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

The City of Gonzales is seeking a highly professional individual to serve the public as a Code Enforcement Officer. This individual must possess excellent commu-nication and customer service skills and have the ability to manage difficult situations in a professional manner. Under the general supervision of the Building Official, performs research, investigative, enforcement, and fol-low up duties on various code and ordinance violations for the City and other duties as assigned.

High School Diploma or equivalent, and two years code enforcement experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Certification as a Code Enforcement Officer is preferred, but candidates with a minumum of 5 years construction experience will also be considered. Residential Building Inspector Certifi-cation from the International Code Council is required within 12 months of employment. Must be certified by the Texas State Plumbing Board as an inspector within 2 years of employment. Electrical inspector certifications are desired. Must be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Products. Must possess a valid Texas Driver’s Li-cense.

The City of Gonzales is an equal opportunity employer. Applications available at City Hall or www.cityofgonza-les.org. Please complete an application and take it to City Hall or mail to:City of GonzalesAttn: Payroll Dept.P.O. Box 547Gonzales, TX 78629“NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE”

Code enforCement offiCer

SEEKINGPharmacy Technician Instructors

in Gonzales, Tx. Professional experience in your field of expertise in the last 3-5 years and license/certification is

required.Send resume to:

[email protected]: 707-226-1041 or call 800-201-1141, Ext. 5098

Sun., Sept. 1610:00 a.m.

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Probation OfficerThe 2nd 25th Judicial District Community Supervision and

Corrections Department seeks to hire a

Probation Officer to supervise mental health offenders in Gonzales, Lavaca, and Colorado

counties. Must have a degree in criminal justice or a related field. Send resume, copy of transcript, and references to Linda Smith,

Chief Probation Officer, P.O. Box 330, Hallettsville, Texas 77964.

Closing date: September 18, 2012.

HELP WANTED

MISC. FOR SALE

FARM EQUIPMENT

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Want to Buy: Oliver 60 Tractor. V.A.C. Case Tractor. Run or Not. 361-293-1633.--------------------------For Sale: 231 Massey Ferguson Tractor. $9,000. 830-437-2358 or 830-857-0800. (08-23-12)--------------------------5 Bale Hay King Trailer & Bale Flip-per Loader. Load hay without getting out of truck. Video on baleflipper.com. $13,500. 512-565-5927.

Dining room table, solid wood, with six high back chairs and leaf to extend table, $200.00. Large china cabi-net, $200.00 . 830-672-2604.--------------------------7 pc. dinette, $95; coffee and end table, 475; Rol-laway Bed, $35; 37” TV, $15; 2 office re-ceptionist chairs, couch, table, etc. 361-596-4096. --------------------------For Sale: Queensize mattress set, $200; complete desk w/hutch, $30; Dining Room table with 4 high back chairs, solid wood, $300; Low back swivel re-cliner rocker, $150. Call 672-3728.--------------------------Small round dining table with leaf, ex-tends to oval. $50. Vintage pub table with extensions, $175. Black metal futon with mattress & cover. Like new. $75. 830-540-3382.

South Central Tex-as Largest Dealer. If you need it we have it. Repoed, Used, New. Fayette Country Homes, RBI 32896. Open Mon.-Sat., 9-7. Sundays, 1-6. 800-369-6888.--------------------------OILFIELD Hous-ing - 5 bedroom/5 bathroom bunk-house for sale for immediate deliv-ery. 830-305-6926. RBI#36486.--------------------------3bedroom/2 bath-room singlewide available. $27,900. Call if in need of housing. 830-305-6926. RBI#36486.--------------------------Wind Zone II 3 bed-room, 1 bath Deliv-ered, Set, A/C, 2006 Model Never Lived In. $24,900. Fayette Country Homes, RBI 32896. Open Mon.-Sat, 9-7, Sundays, 1-6. 800-369-6888.--------------------------OILFIELD HOUS-ING - 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom with washer and dryer, office spaces, must see to appreci-ate. 830-305-6926. RBI#36486.--------------------------Between 4-5 Acres for Sale. Double-wide. Excellent con-dition. Hwy. front-age. 3BR, all electric, all appliances. Call 830-857-1026.

‘78 Chevy Pickup, $2,500. 830-481-4707.--------------------------For Sale: 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 - $7,500. 2nd owner pickup with low miles, cold A/C, spray-in bed liner, grill guard, towing package and more! Call Lauren at (361) 648-5049 for more info.--------------------------Tires for Sale. 4 brand new tires - 255-35-ZR20 Nitto Extreme ZR with Rims - Mar-tin Bros 20” universal rims. $500. 830-857-1340.--------------------------2003 Saturn - Great Gas Saver - $6,988. (830)303-4381.--------------------------2011 Chevy HHR - Certified - Was $18,499 - Now $15,991. (830) 303-4381.--------------------------2010 Jeep Patriot - only 28K miles. Was $19,999 - Now $17,688. (830) 303-4381.--------------------------2011 Dodge Grand Caravan, 42K miles - Was $22,899 - Now $20,988. (830) 303-4381.--------------------------2011 Chevy Equi-nox - Certified - Was $24,388 - Now $21,988. (830) 303-4381.

3 mobile homes for rent in Leesville on Hwy. 80. Call 830-534-6525.--------------------------FOR RENT: 2bed, 1 bath trailer. New kitchen floor. For more information call Samantha at 830-857-5812.

Large country home, 2BR/1BA, near Belmont. Hwy. 90A. No pets. $650/mo. $400/deposit. 830-424-4685.--------------------------2/1 Duplex. CH/CA, yard, storage room, $675/mo. $600/de-posit. No pets. 830-672-3089.--------------------------2 and 3 Bedroom houses for rent. $650 & up + de-posit. Current ref-erences a must. Furnished or un-furnished. Call 830-672-5169.--------------------------For Rent: 2 B R / 2 B A / 2 C G home on 183 N. $1,250/mo., plus deposit. Call 830-857-4458 for infor-mation.--------------------------House in the coun-try for lease. Large, clean and nice house and nice yard. Lease and de-posit required. 361-594-3233.--------------------------3BR/2BA Brick house for rent. 1 mile North of Yoa-kum. AC, washer, dryer. Large access driveway in & out for truck parking for large bobtails.

Oak grove, great for BBQ’s and enter-taining. Available Now. Call 361-293-6619, leave mes-sage.--------------------------Motel Suites. 2 bed-rooms, full kitchen, porch/small yard. $68 nightly, $310 weekly. Crews wel-come. Call JR, 512-292-0070, 830-857-5727.--------------------------

House for RentCompletely fur-nished house, 3 or 2 bdrms, one room furnished as office, one full bath, fully equipped kitchen, microwave, washer and dryer, large storage space, yard maintained. No pets. Cable and Wi-Fi. Near County Clerk’s office. Con-venient for two landmen. $1,250 a month plus utilities. Call 830-672-6265 or 830-857-4251.--------------------------For Rent in Luling. 3 bed, 1 bath, Cen-tral Air & heat. $850/month, $600/deposit. 830-832-3163. Earl Landry.--------------------------House for Rent. 302 Lancaster, Moulton, TX. Nice spacious 1BR home w/ap-pliances & a large yard. Call for info. 832-633-3950.--------------------------Single Suite. Perfect for Supervisor for Oil Company. Full kitchen, washer/dryer, TV/Full cable, wireless internet. No smoking inside. No Pets. Fully fur-nished and all bills paid. Private Yard/Garage. Weekly, $280; Deposit $300. Call 512-292-0070--------------------------Home For Rent. Country Home. completely remod-eled. 2BR/1BA, CA, hardwood floors, roof for AG Proj-ect. Navarro ISD between Seguin & New Braunfels. $1,000 month, $1,000 deposit. 830-660-7351 or 830-822-5348.--------------------------

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Furnished with all bills paid -- Full Kitchen - Personal bedrooms and liv-ing room. WEEKLY RATES AVAILABLE. Please call JR at (512) 292-0070 or (830) 672-3089.--------------------------

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NIGHTLY RATESSingle nightly rates starting at $35.00 per night. Which include A/C, Micro-wave, Refrigerator, TV/Cable and fur-nished with all bills paid. Please call JR at (512) 292-0070 or (830) 672-3089.

For Rent to oilfield or pipeline work-ers 2BR/1BA, CH/A, furnished kitchen in Yoakum. Call 361-293-6821.--------------------------3/2, like new 1,800 sq. ft. in Nixon. $1,000/mo. Call 830-857-6921.

Looking for a nice house in or near Gonzales. 940-284-4255.

Office space for rent. 1,500 sq. ft. Recently remod-eled. 314 W. Cone. If interested call 830-672-4433.--------------------------For Rent: Indus-trial Property for rent. M1 Ind. Stor-age Yard, 70x130. Church Street. 830-423-2103.--------------------------For sale or lease. 10,000 sq. ft. Bldg. with multi-level loading docks - Prime location - with offices and separate garage. Call 830-857-5448.--------------------------For Lease: Small of-fice space w/work-shop located at 339 St. George. Recently Renovated, $400/month. For more information please (830) 672-5580.

12 acres/house/of-fice with Hwy. 80 frontage between B e l m o n t / N i x o n near Leesville. Will subdivide. For sale or lease. Would make a great oil field yard or resi-dence. Call Peyton, 512-948-5306; Da-vid, 713-252-1130.--------------------------Land for lease for oil field service equipment. Prime location. 4 miles N. on 183. 2 1/2 acres. Electric, water, parking, storage. Call 203-0585 or 672-6922. (TFN)

Camera work for businesses, pro-motional uses, editing titles. 830-263-0909. [email protected] to do part-time sitting of el-derly man or wom-an after hospital stay or surgery. Take them to local doc-tors visits, grocery shopping, etc. Call 830-788-7123 for more information. --------------------------Electrical Wiring, Troubleshooting, Repairs, etc. Li-censed & Insured. Call 830-437-5747. --------------------------For Your Specialty Cake Needs. Call Connie Komoll, 830-203-8178.

Will do house cleaning Monday thru Friday. Call 830-203-0735.--------------------------Sewing & Altera-tions. Jo West. 830-203-5072. Call between 9 a.m. & 9 p.m.--------------------------I’M LOOKING FOR

WORKI’m not hiring. Need a job as a Nurse Aide in hospital, Agency or home. I’m a CNA & CPR certified and need work in Medi-cal Center. Fred-ericksburg area ONLY. Full-time. If you have a relative needing excep-tional care in San Antonio, please call and ask for Chell, 830-391-4837.

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

Child care in home. I have 2 openings, Curriculum and meals included. Please call for de-tails. 830-263-0058.

203 Big Sky 38’ Fifth wheel Travel Trailer. 3 slideouts, very, very nice. 3 1/2 yrs. Bumper to bum-per warranty left. $17,900. Call 512-914-8347.--------------------------RV For Sale. Older unit. 5th wheel. $2,900. Contact Richard, 830-556-6905.--------------------------Ford Motorhome. 44,000 orig. miles. All working. $2,995. 830-857-6565.

Furnished Travel Trailer for rent in 4L RV Ranch. Available immediately. $350 week or $1,000 month. Call 830-305-6926 for more info.--------------------------Office or Living Trailers for lease or buy. Peyton, 512-948-5306; David, 713-252-1130.--------------------------RV Rentals available at Belmont RV Park Estates. Call Rich-ard, 830-556-6095.--------------------------Travel Trailers for rent. Located at J.B. Wells, Gonza-les, Texas. Cheaper than motel. Clean,

fully furnished, 32 ft. trailers. $300/ a week. Please call for more info & rates. Pug @ 512-963-0000 or Dawn @ 512-508-6221.

RV Sites Available in Nixon. $350/mo. in-cludes utilities. Call 830-857-6921.

1996, 18.5’ Baymas-ter Center Console Boat, 120 Horse Force Mercury Mo-tor with Jack Plate, Lourence GPS Map-p i n g - S o n a r - Fi s h Finder, Marine Ra-dio. $7,000.00. Con-tact 830-263-2920.--------------------------For Sale or Trade: 27’ Sailboat, Beam 8’, fiberglass. 361-561-3335. Ask for Jeff.--------------------------2006 Land Prides 4x4 Recreational Vehicle For Sale. Approx. 200 hours. Honda Motor. In-dependent Suspen-sion. Windshield and Roof. 4x4. Ask-ing - $4,950.00 in very good condi-tion. Call 830-857-4670.--------------------------

-------------Free kittens to good home. Please call 830-587-6278.--------------------------Free to good home. German Shepherd mix puppies. Pri-marly black with Shepherd mark-ings. Mother pure-bred. Current on shots and wormed. 830-672-2631.--------------------------Free Kittens. Call 672-7094.--------------------------

PuppiesHalf Lab, Half Pyr-enees. Free to good home. 830-203-1733 or 830-540-4485.--------------------------We stock Sport-

mix Dog and Cat Food, Demon WP for those ants and scorpions. Gonza-les Poultry Supply, 1006 St. Paul Street, 672-7954.(TFN)

Baby Guineas. $2.00 each. Call for info. 830-660-2526 or 830-540-4063.--------------------------“Black Limousin and Angus Heif-ers and Bulls, Gen-tle Increase your weaning weights. Established breeder since 1971. Delivery available 979 561- 6148 “ --------------------------Nanny Boer Goats (adults). Pkg. Deal $500.00 (5) or $125 each. 830-560-0238. --------------------------Muscovy ducks for sale. $10.00 each. 8 3 0 - 2 6 3 - 2 4 8 2 . (TFN)--------------------------Laying Hens, $10.00. 512-718-0482.--------------------------For Sale: Registered Polled Hereford Bulls. 8-22 mths old. Heifers also, 8 months to 2 years. 830-540-4430.--------------------------FOR SALE: 4 year old Angus Bull. 830-875-2524.

WANT TO BUY: Any or Unwanted Hors-es. Call Leejay at 830-857-3866.--------------------------For Sale: Baby & Young Adult Ducks. Mix Breeds. Cost $3.50-$20.00 each. Call 830-857-6844, ask for Tammy Ste-phens.--------------------------M I N I - D O N K E Y S . Great pets, loves people. All ages and colors, some “cross” designs, 36” tall. 830-672-6265, 830-857-4251, 830-672-5152.--------------------------M I N I - G O A T S . (Dwarf Nigerians) 18” to 24” tall. Good weed eaters. Fun to have around. Beautiful silver and white herd sire. (7 left) 830-672-6265, 830-857-4251, 830-672-5152.

3BED, 1 Bath House For Sale! 0.985 acres on Hwy. 80, 8 miles north of Nixon, TX. 78140. 1048 sq. ft with 400 sq. ft. deck attached. Recently remodeled. Central Air and Heat. Appli-ances stay! $89,999. Ph. 830-203-9383. No owner financing available.

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Full-time position Equipment Operator, water distribution, wastewater collection department. This is a skilled service-main-

tenance position. Work involves maintaining, repairing and installing new water and sewer lines, meters, fire hydrants, pumps and plumbing systems at all city fa-cilities. Perform related duties as required and ability to operate equipment needed to perform these tasks. Class B-CDL required. Must be available for on call duty ev-ery fifth week.

Starting pay $23,664.00.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 physical. The City of Gonzales is an equal opportunity employer and encourages all interested parties to apply. Applications available at the city’s website, www.cityofgonzales.org.Please complete an employment application and take to City Hall or mail to:City of GonzalesAttn: Payroll Dept.P.O. Box 547Gonzales, TX 78629“NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE”

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Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office is now accepting applications for Pre-Employment Examination for all positions. Deadline for next Examination is Friday the 28th of September 2012. Point of Contact: Chief Brent 1204 Reed Dr. Lockhart, Tx. 78644 512-398-6777 ext 202

Apply at Kitchen Pride

Mushroom Farms County Road 348, Gonzales, TX.

830-540-4516.K.P.F.M. is an EOE employer.

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

Various PositionsNew entry level wages.

We offer 401k, Vacation, Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance.

Municipal court clerk

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.

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FOR SALE BY OWN-ER: 3 bed, 2 1/2 bath, single story home in Gonzales. Beautiful wet bar and gourmet kitch-en with granite counter tops. Large pantry utility room. 2 car garage with workshop, nice pool and spa, huge covered porches.

All on or nearly 1/2 acre. $249,000. Call 210-844-4963.--------------------------Older couple down-sizing 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 appli-ances, remodeled, new master bath. 830-857-6488.--------------------------House for Sale/To Be Moved: 3BR/1Ba frame house, pier & beam foundation, central A/H. Buyer responsible for moving house from property, $6,000. 830-857-4172.--------------------------Two story, eleven room home which includes three bed-room, two baths. Apprx. 2,500 sq. ft. on about an half acre. Corner lot, zoned for residen-t ia l /commercia l . Luling. $150,000. 830-875-6975.

Modern home on 165-acre ranch located between Gonzales and Shin-er on paved road FM 443. Highly im-proved with scat-tered oak trees, improved grasses, hay field, cross fencing and stock tank. Recently up-dated 2,300 square foot home, 3BR, 2BA, two live-in areas. Property in-cludes large hay barn, equipment building shop and cattle pens. Shiner

ISD. Possible owner financing available. 361-648-4090 or 361-935-1109.

Wanted to lease land for cattle graz-ing. 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 information.

WANTED: Acetylene Gas Regulator for welding torch. 437-2232.

Lucky Shots by Dee.Need Family Por-traits, Family Re-unions, Birthdays, School Pictures, Weddings, Etc. 830-

857-1495 --------------------------Electrical wiring, troubleshooting & repairs. 830-437-5747.--------------------------Plumbing Repairs.

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Condenser change-outs, Residential & Commercial at affordable prices. Please call David anytime at 830-263-1747.--------------------------

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HOMESvGONZALES 1543 Seydler St. 3/2 on 2.732 Acres................$179,900vManufactured home in excellent condition, about 1900 sq. ft., 3bed/2bath, large kitchen, located on 5 acres with many oak trees. County water and GVEC elec. Ready for move in. Fronting Hwy. 304, 2 miles north of Hwy. 90 and about 16 miles from Gonzales. Owner/Agent. Price............................................................................................$110,000vGONZALES 3/2.5, 1714 Gardien St..REDUCED AGAIN...$210,000vGONZALES 1006 Seydler St., 2 bed/2 bath, on 2 acres..........$120,500

FARM & RANCHvWAELDER 97.44 acres, 4BR ranch house, great house, oil/gas in-come, Ranching/Investment...... REDUCED TO SELL!............$650,000

ACREAGEvWAELDER- 10 acres, has utilities.......................................$65,000vREDROCK Good homesite, hunting, and investment opportunity. Property includes producing oil well with $24K annual production rev-enue and Seller will negotiate the sale of mineral rights...........$895,000

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TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21Taurus, you may feel rushed

by outside pressures, but it re-ally is up to you to set your own pace. Everything will get done if you just relax.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21Those closest to you need a

little space and respect, Gem-ini. Just give them what they need and all will go smoothly. Wednesday could be a trying

day.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22Cancer, you may need to act

quickly before things start mov-ing in the wrong direction. You have to take control and make sure things are on the right course.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23Leo, you can have fun doing

just about anything this week. You have lots of energy, so maybe something physical will fit the bill. Grab a crowd and go to it.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22Virgo, things have not been

going your way, but that is no reason to be disappointed. You will soon find a way to bounce back and get back on track.

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your health and make a few changes for the better. It’s within reason to change your diet and exercise more often. It will be to your advantage.

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It was British playwright and noted wit Oscar Wilde who made the following sage observation: “Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.”

If you’re like the typical human, your brain makes up only 2 percent of your body’s weight, but it uses about 20 percent of your body’s energy.

Some people, it seems, have more money than sense. For example, in December of 2008, some unknown person paid $5,300 to buy a single tissue off eBay. What was so special about the tissue? Reportedly, it was used once by

actress Scarlett Johansson. Fortunately, proceeds from the sale benefited a nonprofit organization.

The average ant lives less than two months.

Using leeches as a form of medical treatment is archaic, right? Maybe not so much. As recently as 2004, a request to market leeches as medical devices was approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

When the infamous Titanic was being built, shifts were 14 hours a day, and workers only had one day off a week. Each day, each worker was allowed a

total of seven minutes for bathroom breaks.

Those who study such things say that marriages involving so-called mail-order brides have a lower rate of divorce than marriages that come about in more traditional ways.

***Thought for the Day:

“Among men, it seems, historically at any rate, that processes of co-ordination and disintegration follow each other with great regularity, and the index of the co-ordination is the measure of the disintegration which follows. There is no mob like a group of well-drilled soldiers when they have thrown off their discipline. And there is no lostness like that which comes to a man when a perfect and certain pattern has dissolved about him. There is no hater like one who has greatly loved.” -- John Steinbeck

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Come early Saturday morning, one of them will have one loss. Maybe.

The Hallettsville Brah-mas and the Yoakum Bull-dogs, area rivals, tangle at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Bulldog Stadium. The two teams met last year in Halletts-ville, with Yoakum win-ning 29-14.

Both squads have won their opening two games with Yoakum scratching by Columbus, 27-25, and getting a big win last week over Sinton 34-20.

The Yoakum offense had a good game against Sinton as they had no turnovers, threw the ball well and the offensive line stepped up its game.

Quarterback Chase Hermes went 9-of-18 passing for 209 yards and three touchdowns. Keith Ratley had two catches for 92 yards and two touch-

downs, while TJ Hights had four receptions for 119 yards and one touchdown.

The ‘Dogs had success running the football as well with eight players gaining a total of 238 yards, led by Myron Hights who had 89 yards on 11 carries and one score, and Hermes ran seven times for 52 yards.

The Brahmas opened with a 35-14 win over Ga-nado and amassed tons of offensive yardage last week in a 49-28 victory over neighboring Shiner.

Quarterback Nate Kow-alik completed 17-of-27

passes for 386 yards and six touchdowns. Wide re-ceiver Trenton McGee had eight catches for 259 yards and five touchdowns, while Carson Schindler had four receptions for 63 yards and one touchdown.

Hallettsville also had a solid running attack, led by Tedrick Smith running for 148 yards on 14 carries and a touchdown.

“It will be good football game,” said Yoakum head coach Brent Kornegay. “Hallettsville is very ag-gressive on both sides of

It’s safe to say that things have been going very well in Lockhart.

Just two weeks into the second year of the Paul Kil-by era and the Lions have already matched the win total from all of last sea-son. Lockhart picked up its second straight victory last Friday when they thumped Crockett 35-19.

“It was a much closer game than the score indi-cated,” said Kilby. “Crockett had a great scheme against us, but our kids did a good job of executing.”

The quest for victory number three begins when the Lions host Bastrop Cedar Creek (1-1) Friday night. The first-year pro-gram picked up its first win in school history by edging Austin Lanier, 20-13, after being blasted by Austin Travis, 63-7, in the season opener.

“They’re going to be sky high with that victory last week,” Kilby said.

The Eagles looked good on the offensive side of the ball in last week’s win. They rushed for 279 yards against Lanier to increase their season average to 215 yards per game. The team’s leading rusher is tailback

Vincent Fitzpatrick, who has run for 227 yards on the year.

The Lions will be pre-pared to stuff the run this week after holding Crock-ett to just 156 yards rushing on 27 carries.

“They (Cedar Creek) like to line up in the I forma-tion and they want to get the ball to the tailback,” Kilby said. “That’s the guy they want to get the ball to.”

The biggest challenge for Cedar Creek will be on de-fense, where they struggled thus far this season. The two main cogs in the Ea-gles’ defensive machine are linebackers Jacob Simpson and Adan Vasquez. De-fensive back Chase Smith has been the most active defender this year, leading the team with nine tackles.

“I’ve known Coach (Daniel) Hernandez for a

lot of years and he’s a heck of a defensive coach,” said Kilby. “They’ll be based out of the 50, but they’re go-ing to give some different looks.”

The main concern for Cedar Creek has to be finding a way to limit the high-octane Lion offense. Lockhart enters the con-test averaging 45 points and 420 rushing yards per game.

Kilby gives much of the credit for the team’s offen-sive prowess to the good job done by the offensive line which includes Rhett Crawford, Ryen Lehman, Ray Sedwick, Dylan Vest, Tanner Brown and Aaron

Moncevaiz.“We have a lot of return-

ing starters and they un-derstand the system better this year,” explained Kilby. “Our success has been mostly about the improved play of the offensive line. At different times, each of one them has been outstand-ing.”

Kilby is hoping his team will be able to take advan-tage of their current situa-tion and use the excitement created by their fast start to their benefit.

“There’s no problem with overconfidence when you come off a 2-8 season last year,” he said. “Everyone we

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Lion FootballBy CEDRIC IGLEHART & MARK [email protected]

PREVIEWS, Page C2

Area Game of the WeekUnbeaten Yoakum hosts undefeated Hallettsville

Hallettsville at Yoakum

Friday, 7:30 p.m.Bulldog Stadium in Yoakum

Yoakum’s Rico Perry (23) strips Sinton quarterback Tyler Handson of the ball during the Bulldogs’ win last week. The stout Yoakum defense will be tested Friday night when Hallettsville comes to town for a battle of unbeatens. (Photo by Dave Mundy)

UNBEATENS, Page C2

Lady Mustangs handed first loss in district by #8 Lady Shorthorns

Jarren Johnson (3) scores on a conversion run during a CYFL sophomore game held last Saturday in Yoakum. Johnson lost a shoe on this play, but his Gonzales Black team beat Yoakum Silver 26-6 to pick up their first win of the season. For more subvarsity football results, see page C5. (Photo by Cedric Iglehart)

Taking It In

Friday Night Lights

Football roundup,See Pages C3-C4

NIXON — Schulenburg just might be the quick-est team Nixon-Smiley has faced or will face this sea-son. Nevertheless, Nixon was able to step up their level of play, but could not come away with a win.

The #8 Lady Shorthorns swept the Lady Mustangs 25-15, 25-14, 25-18 Tues-day evening at the Nixon-Smiley ISD Gymnasium.

“Schulenburg’s offense is very quick,” Lady Mustang head coach Jane Iams said.

“And it is the quickest we have played against this whole year.”

Nixon needed a little ad-aptation time to the Lady ‘Horns’ style of play.

“Once we started to see what was going to hap-pen and how things were going to go, I thought we played better in that third game,” she said. “We start-ed swinging a little harder and started to adjust a few things to make us a little more successful.”

Playing a speedy team like Schulenburg can help Nixon in the rest of its dis-

trict games.“Poth and Hallettsville

are probably going to be like Schulenburg,” Iams said. “I think on any given night, it is going to be a tough game every time we step on the court in dis-trict.”

Schulenburg won the first set, 25-15, and took a 20-13 advantage halfway through the second set. The Lady ‘Horns went on a 5-1 run to end the second set, getting kills from Tan-ner Guentert and Shannon Mikesky.


NIXON, Page C8

MOULTON – The Luling boys cross country team ran with 4A and 5A teams although they are only a 2A team.

But they pulled off the victory as they won the 4A-5A Varsity boys race Satur-day morning at the Moult-on Cross Country Meet at Moulton City Park.

Luling scored 20 points, while Lockhart bagged 47 and Cedar Creek came in third with 73 points.

The Lady Eagles took first place in the 1A-3A Varsity Girls with 85 points, to sec-ond-place Smithville’s 100.

Moulton won the 1A-3A Varsity Boys with 64 points, edging out second-place Comfort Blue by eight points.

Team Results1A-3A Varsity Girls: 1.

Luling 85 2. Smithville 100 3. Industrial 103 4. Bell-ville 104 5. Yoakum 106 6. Columbus 128 7. Bracket Christian 8. St. Paul 206 9. Shiner 247 10. Gonzales 282 11. Hallettsville 285 12. Moulton 317 13. Victoria St. Joseph

4A-5A Girls 3200 meter run: 1. Lockhart 15

4A-5A Girls 5K: 1. Cedar Creek 15

1A-3A Varsity Boys: 1. Moulton 64 2. Comfort Blue 72 3. Industrial 92 4. Bellville 118 5. Gonzales 148 tie 55 6. Nixon-Smiley 148 tie 69 7. La Grange 196 8. Stockdale 216 9. Edna 250 10. Fayetteville 290 11. Columbus 317 12. Waelder 360 13. Shiner 374 14. Comfort Gold 380

4A-5A Varsity Boys: 1. Luling (2A) 20 2. Lockhart

47 3. Cedar Creek 73Junior Varsity Girls: 1.

Industrial 37 2. Gonzales 54 3. Smithville 58 4. Co-lumbus 108 5. Lockhart 130 6. Cedar Creek 137

Junior Varsity Boys: 1. Lockhart 2. Gonzales 53 3. Industrial 60 4. Smithville 99 5. Schulenburg 203

Junior High Girls: St. Paul 41 2. Gonzales 63 3. Cedar Creek 103 4. Lock-hart 107 5. Shiner 152 6. Smithville 189 7. Industrial 240 8. Yoakum 401

Junior High Boys: 1. Moulton 68 2. Industrial 76 3. Lockhart 81 4. Bellville 104 5. Smithville 114 6. St. Paul 125 7. Gonzales 152 8. Cedar Creek 163

Varsity Girls 1A-3ATop 10 finishers1. K. Munoz Luling 11:542. C. High Industrial

12:173. N. Jackson St. Paul

12:424. K. Wilmotte Bracket

Christian 12:525. C. Glass Luling 13:076. K. Strauss Inudstrial

13:157. C. High Industrial

13:228. E. Brownlee Bracket

Christian 13:319. K. Anzulada Yoakum

13:4110. N. King BellvilleLocal finishers16. H. Bordovsky Yoa-

kum 14:0320. A. Avila Luling 14:0823. V. Aguayo Gonzales

14:2226. H. Horton Gonzales

14:27.8927. K. Schacherl Shiner

14:3029. P. Janssen Yoakum

14:3830. O. Renteria Yoakum

14:40

31. S. Neuman Luling 14:42

32. E. Kelley Yoakum 14:46

33. P. Pruitt Hallettsville 14:48

36. R. Correa Yoakum 14:52

37. S. Drabek Luling 14:53

40. P. Bartos Moulton 14:57.31

44. M. Grosenbache Shiner 15:02

45. D. Garza Yoakum 15:04

46. L. Carmona Luling 15:05.03

49. J. Siegal St. Paul 15:06.40

50. E. Patek St. Paul 15:06.80

52. T. Blaschke Shiner 15:18.96

55. H. Johnson Halletts-ville 15:20.72

58. J. Allen Hallettsville 15:26.05

61. C. Grahmann Hal-lettsville 15:27.28

62. A. Kutac St. Paul 15:27.75

64. A. Schaefer St. Paul 15:28.51

66. M. Mitchon Moulton 15:30

67. M. Berger Shiner 15:32

69. M. Richardson Luling 15:38

71. A. DeLeon Gonzales 15:40

76. K. Gonzales Flatonia 15:45

77. K. Leist St. Paul 15:4980. M. Beard Moulton

15:5682. K. Kristynik Moulton

16:0284. M. Ebner Moulton

16:1385. K. Jamison Shiner

16:1986. H. Moeller Flatonia

16:24

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play in district is going to be loaded for bear, so we just want to ride this mo-mentum as far as we can.”

“We can’t turn the ball over. We had a few last week that really hurt us. We’re also looking for big plays in the kicking game. We’ve been pretty sound, but we haven’t punted yet this year. We can’t give up big plays in that aspect be-cause those can really hurt you.”

Several other area teams are continuing their fast start to the season while the rest are trying to re-bound from their first set-back. Both Gonzales and Hallettsville Sacred Heart have byes this week.

Somerville at FlatoniaThe Bulldogs have

opened the season with two wins. The most recent was 22-0 shutout of Hal-lettsville Sacred Heart on Friday.

The ‘Dogs will host Somerville at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Flatonia’s Home-coming.

“It was a good win for us against Sacred Heart,” Flatonia head coach Chris Freytag said. “The Indians had a strong game plan and played well on defense by holding us to zero points in the first half.”

The ‘Dogs had to make some adjustments with de-fensive end/running back Aaron Manzano unavail-able due to illness and Zane Ponder having to leave the game in the first half be-cause of an injury.

“Defensively, we played well and had a fumble return for a touchdown

which gave us momen-tum,” Freytag said. “We dominated on offense with our offensive line and run-ning game.”

He said Ponder will be out of action for a while, with no timetable on his return.

The Yeguas have split their first two games, win-ning 26-19 against Ander-son-Shiro and falling 54-16 to Thorndale.

“Somerville is very ath-letic and they are led by their starting running back (Zach) Hawkins who can also play quarterback,” Freytag said. “He can fly.”

Somerville runs a spread offense and will run the jet sweep a lot. They also will throw plenty.

The Yeguas’ defense plays out of the 3-3-Stack and will bring the pressure.

“Our defense will have

to defend and contain their speed, and get a pass rush going,” he said. “On of-fense, we just have to line up and pound the ball on the ground.”

Luling at BlancoThe Eagles will look to

quickly bounce back from their 39-13 setback to Rice Consolidated as they are on the road at Blanco.

Head coach Colby Hens-ley said the Eagles must not lose the turnover battle.

“Your winning percent-age goes down if you lose that battle,” he said.

The Panthers are 1-1 on the year after a season-opening loss to Canyon Lake, 26-21, and defeating Comfort 42-14.

“Blanco is a good team and they are led offensive-ly by running backs Tim Goodman and Coltin Chil-

dress,” Hensley said. “They are a much disciplined team. I think they a chance at the state title.”

The Panthers run the Wing-T offense.

“They will run the ball right at you and have a mo-bile quarterback. They are similar to both Shiner and Universal City-Randolph,” he said. “Our defense will have to control the line of scrimmage and not have Blanco ball carriers break tackles.”

Blanco runs the 4-3 and is led by linebacker Tyler Brown.

Besides no turnovers, Luling (1-1) will need to execute on offense.

“We had seven dropped passes against Rice and so we must execute bet-ter,” Hensley said. “We must also convert on third downs.”

Schulenburg at ShinerThe Shiner Comanches

(1-1) will play their second straight home game as the Shorthorns of Schulenburg come into town.

Shiner will look to im-prove defensive play after a 49-28 loss to Hallettsville, where the Brahmas had over 600 yards of total of-fense.

“We need to wrap up when we tackle and play more physical,” Shiner head coach Steven Cerny said.

The ‘Horns are unbeaten on the year after pound-ing new program College Station 35-8 and getting a 30-15 win over Victoria St. Joseph.

“Schulenburg is another good opponent,” he said.

Quarterback Ross Blu-dau has hit 17-of-25 passes for 306 yards,

PREVIEWS: Flatonia tries to stay perfect on HomecomingContinued from page C1

the football.”The Yoakum defense will

have its hands full contain-ing the Brahmas’ offensive weapons. Kornegay said Schindler, Dalton Her-rington and Tim Sheppard are all potent receivers and Kowalik is also a threat running the football.

The Yoakum offense has just as many options as the Brahmas.

“The key for our offense will be the play of our of-fensive line. We need to maintain the line of scrim-mage and be able to run and throw the ball,” Korne-gay said.

Yoakum ball carriers oth-er than Hermes or Myron Hights could include Ter-rance Hall, Reagan Jacobs, Timmy Blakeney, Braden Drozd, Blake McCracken and Devante Price.

“Yoakum will be the toughest game we have played to date,” Halletts-ville head coach Tommy Psencik said. “They are big, strong and fast. Yoakum is similar to Gonzales.”

He said Ratley is a strong receiver and Hermes is a very solid quarterback. Hallettsville will need to fine tune all of their basic football skills or Yoakum will take advantage of the shortfalls.

With an offense similar to their own, the Brahmas defense will have a chal-lenge this week.

“We need to hold our ground and play physical,” Psencik said. “Each player needs to do their job and not try to do theirs and others.”

The ‘Dogs have a very good defensive secondary and the Hallettsville offense will have to play up a clas-sification or two.

“They cover very well,” Psencik said. “Since we run the spread, they are go-ing to give us a challenge. To meet that challenge, we have to play like a 3A team and not a 2A team.”

Continued from page C1

UNBEATENS: Yoakum D vs Hallettsville O is key to victory

Pictured above is the first place team at the Wednesday Night Scramble held Sept. 5 at Independence Park Golf Course in Gonzales. The team consisted of Ryan Atkinson, DeAnn Atkinson, Mike Moe, Gary RIchardson and Chris Cobb. The second place team, whose members were Travis McCrae, Levy Johnson, Jim Cannan, Emi Cannan and Chastin McCrae, are shown below. (Courtesy photos)

Wednesday Scramble Winners

Last day of registration for JRH Football this Saturday

The last day to register for the Johnny Ross Hunt Flag Football League will be Saturday, Sept. 15 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Ed-wards Community Center in Gonzales.

For more information,

call Hunt at 830-557-3956.Area teams ranked

Two area teams were listed in the latest Texas Girls Coaches Association

Volleyball Poll among the top 20 in their respective classes.

Flatonia is ranked #19 in the Class 1A poll, while Hallettsville is currently sit-ting at #18 in the Class 2A rankings.

BRIEFS

Luling harriers take top spots at Moulton MeetBy MARK [email protected]

Gonzales runners Krisslyn Sexton (left), Valeria Aguayo (middle) and Hannah Lorton (right) run near the top of the pack during the Moulton Cross Country Meet held last Saturday. (Photo by Mark Lube)

MOULTON XC, Page C5

AUSTIN — The Lock-hart Lions won just two games last year, the first for head coach Paul Kilby.

A 35-19 victory against Austin Crockett at Burger Stadium on Thursday night propelled the Lions to 2-0 record, matching what they accomplished last season in the first two weeks of the current one.

“We are fired up,” Kilby said. “We are not going to complain about being 2-0 at this point.”

Lockhart had its hands full, with Crockett’s spread offense and their tenacious defense.

“I tell you what, Crock-ett is a pretty good football team,” Kilby said. “They have tremendous speed and their defense played super tough all night.”

Lockhart (2-0) took the opening kickoff but turned the ball over on downs and Crockett marched down the field to take the open-ing 7-0 lead.

“It took us a while to get going but our kids played hard, and it was a good physical game,” Kilby said.

While the Lions did ding the Cougar defense with 377 rushing yards and 418 total yards, they had a little problem with ball security, losing two of three fumbles and throwing one intercep-tion.

“Ball security, center-quarterback exchange, holding penalties. We have a lot of things to clean up,” Kilby said. “Our kids played well in spurts but were not

consistent.”Inconsistency was also

an issue for the Lion de-fense.

“We would get Crockett in third and long, and then give up a big play for the first down,” said Kilby.

The Lions returned the opening kickoff to their 46. Running back Marcos Rodriguez had a modest gain to midfield followed by fullback Curtis Hawkins tearing through the inside with a 16-yard gain to the 34. Lockhart later penetrat-ed to the 28 before running back CJ McKinney only gained 2 yards on an out-side run on a fourth-and-2 play.

The Cougars gained a

couple of yards on a carry by Aaron Johnson and got the ball to running back Justin Miller on back-to-back quick toss plays for 23 yards to the Lion 49. A little later, Crockett had fourth down at the 31 and Nicholas Azurdia had a 4-yard completion to re-ceiver Trevon Louis for a first down. Crockett was awarded an extra 15 yards on the roughing-the-passer foul on Lockhart.

After a holding call, Miller caught a swing pass and picked up 19 yards to the 3 where he scored on the ground to help give the Cougars a 7-0 lead.

Lockhart responded with a 75-yard drive in five

plays. Hawkins and Rodri-guez led the Lions to the 42 and McKinney took a handoff, looked for space on the left side and raced down the sidelines for a 58-yard score to help tie the game at 7-7 at 3:19 to go in the first quarter.

The Cougars went three-and-out of the next drive but got a 52-yard punt to the Lions’ 15. Lockhart moved the ball down to the Cougar 24 in 10 plays, but fumbled the football as Crockett stuffed an option play.

The Lion defense stepped up and held the Cougars to just five yards to the 28, where Crockett had bad

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Friday Night LightsYoakum picks up quality win over Sinton

Trenton McGee, Hallettsville

The sophomore wide receiver hauled in eight catches for 259 yards and five touchdowns in the Brahmas’ 49-28 win over Shiner. He scored on receptions that went for 46, 49, 9, 35, and 72 yards respectively.

Honorable mentions

• Nate Kowalik, Hallettsville. Completed 17 of his 27 passes for 386 yards and

six touchdowns in the Brahmas’ 49-28 victory over Shiner. He also ran for 44 yards.

• Chase Hermes, Yoakum. Completed 9 of his 18 passes for 209 yards and

three touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 34-20 win over Sinton. He also gained 52 yards on the ground.

• Cecil Johnson, Gonzales. Ran for 223 yards and three touchdowns in the

Apaches’ 28-27 loss at Bastrop.• CJ McKinney, Lockhart. Rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns on 13

carries in the Lions’ 35-19 win over Crockett.• Martin Kennedy, Shiner St. Paul. Ran for 157 yards and two touchdowns on 12 car-

ries in the Cardinals’ 36-31 to Fort Bend Christian.• Brendon Cubit, Luling.Ran for 119 yards and a touchdown in the Eagles’

39-13 loss to Rice Consolidated. • Tristan Newman, Nixon-Smiley. Gained 93 rushing yards on just three carries in-

cluding one for a score in the Mustangs’ 43-14 loss to Three Rivers.

• Justin Rossett, CueroHad 11 catches for 89 yards in the Gobblers’ 40-

19 loss at Victoria West.

CannonPlayer of the

Week

YOAKUM — Yoakum head coach Brent Kornegay wanted to make sure his youngsters knew what they’d just done.

“You just beat a team that went, like, 38-2 over the last three years,” he told his club as they gathered in a post-game glow of victory. “You should be proud of yourselves. That’s a quality pro-gram you just beat.”

Kornegay’s numbers were just a little off — the Sinton Pirates actually compiled a still-superb 31-5 record the last three seasons — but his point was still very well-taken.

The Bulldogs, after a couple of early turnovers gave the Pirates two first-quarter touchdowns, roared back behind some big plays of their own on both sides of the ball to score a convincing 34-20 win Friday that served no-tice that Yoakum may be a force to contend with among Class 3A powers.

Kornegay said his team didn’t lose faith after two early turn-overs put his team in a hole.

“I think the consistency is ob-viously the big picture, I’ve been here for four years now and the kids are getting used to the idea,” he said. “I think the kids are start-ing to believe in themselves.”

Yoakum exploded in the third quarter with two long touchdown bombs from Chase Hermes, one to T.J. Hights for 69 yards and a second to Keith Ratley for 70 yards. A third aerial score from Hermes to Ratley, good for 22 yards, iced the win midway through the fourth quarter.

Hermes finished 9-of-18 pass-ing for 209 yards and three scores.

Things didn’t start out well for Yoakum, however, and the Pirates were quick to capitalize.

On the Bulldogs’ first play

from scrimmage, Terrance Hall couldn’t hang on to a backwards pass from Hermes and Sinton’s Roland Rodriguez scooped the ball up on the bounce and raced 24 yards to the end zone to put the Pirates on top 7-0.

Yoakum came pounding back later in the period, churning 77 yards in 12 plays, with Myron Hights blasting up the middle to cap the drive with a 7-yard touch-down run.

The Bulldogs appeared to get a break on the ensuing kickoff when Reagan Jacobs’ kick hit the ground untouched and rolled back in Yoakum’s direction, with Rico Perry making the recovery of an unintended onsides kick at the Sinton 28-yard line. On the next play, however, Hermes lost the handle on the ball while trying to set to pass and Sinton’s Derek Shedd recovered.

Eight plays later, Shedd got behind the Bulldog defense and hauled in a 49-yard scoring bomb from Tyler Handson to put the Pirates on top 13-7.

“He just beat the coverage on us on that one,” Kornegay said. “We were in an intermediate cov-erage and we didn’t adjust.”

Yoakum went on to grab a 14-13 lead at intermission after a short Pirate punt set the Bull-dogs up for a 51-yard, four-play march. A 32-yard burst by Myron Hights set up a 12-yard TD run by Hall for the go-ahead.

The Bulldogs moved the ball in the first half but never got their passing game on track. That changed in the third quarter.

After stopping the Pirates on downs at the Yoakum 32, the Bulldogs struck it big two plays later when Hermes drilled T.J. Hights on a slant pattern. Hights slipped behind the Sinton line-backers and turned on the af-terburners en route to a 69-yard score.

Yoakum forced another Sinton punt and was on its way to re-sponding in kind, facing a third and 25 at their own 30. Hermes rolled back and caught Ratley racing down the home sideline behind two Pirate defenders, lay-ing a pass in his hand and letting the receiver do the rest for a 70-yard TD play.

An interception by Braden Drozd set up the Bulldogs’ final score of the evening. Hermes capped a nine-play, 46-yard march with 7:21 remaining in the game when he laid a pass into the corner of the end zone and let Ratley jump to beat two defend-ers to the ball.

The Pirates got a consolation touchdown with 3:17 left in the game when John Guzman capped a nine-play, 45-yard march with a 1-yard scoring run.

Kornegay said that while the long aerial strikes looked good, he’s happy that the Bulldogs dis-played several different offensive weapons.

“We’ve got several guys that can get the big play, whether it’s T.J. or Keith or Myron or any of our fullbacks,” he said.

GAME SUMMARY YOAKUM 34, SINTON 20

Score by QuartersSinton 13 0 0 7—20Yoakum 7 7 13 7—34Scoring SummarySIN—Roland Rodriguez 24

fumble return (Baldemar Marti-nez kick)

YOAK—Myron Hights 7 run (reagan Jacobs kick)

SIN—Derek Shedd 49 pass from Tyler Handson (kick failed)

YOAK—Terrance Hall 12 run (Jacobs kick)

YOAK—T.J. Hights 69 pass from Chase Hermes (Jacobs kick)

YOAK—Keith Ratley 70 pass from Hermes (kick failed)

YOAK—Ratley 22 pass from Hermes (Jacobs kick)

SIN—John Guzman 1 run (Guzman kick)

Team stats Sin YoakFirst downs 15 18Rushes-yds 29-127 40-238Passes 9-30-1 9-18-0Passing yds 163 209Punts-avg 4-29 2-36Fumbles-lost 3-2 3-2Penalties-yds 6-37 12-104Individual StatsRUSHING – Sinton: John Guz-

man 10-49, Tyler Handson 16-64, Nick Zepeda 2-11, Tyler Kolb 1-3. Yoakum: Terrance Hall 5-24, My-ron Hights 11-89, Chase Hermes 9-52, Reagan Jacobs 7-34, Timmy Blakeney 1-4, Braden Drozd 2-7, Blake McCracken 3-23, Devante Price 2-5.

PASSING – Sinton: Tyler Handson 9-30-1-163. Yoakum: Chase Hermes 9-18-0-209.

RECEIVING – Sinton: Derek Shedd 2-76, John Guzman 3-39, Nick Zepeda 1-19, Eloy Estrada 2-23, Tyler Kolb 1-6. Yoakum: Terrance Hall 1-(-5), T.J. Hights 4-119, Reagan Jacobs 1-4, Keith Ratley 2-92, Blake McCracken 1-(-1).

By DAVE [email protected]

Myron Hights (6) spills after a big gain in the first quarter during Yoakum’s win over Sinton Fri-day night. Hights ran for a team-high 89 yards and one touchdown. (Photo by Dave Mundy)

Strong rushing attack powers Lockhart past Crockett, 35-19By MARK [email protected]

LOCKHART, Page C4

Lockhart’s Brandon Miller (33) clears the way for C.J. McKinney (5) during this play from the Lions’ win over Crockett Friday night. (Photo by Mark Lube)

BASTROP – Conven-tional wisdom says always play for the win when you’re on the road.

That was exactly what Gonzales did Friday night against Bastrop after Ce-cil Johnson found the end zone from three yards out with 40 seconds remain-ing to play and the Apaches down by one point.

Hoping to use the mo-mentum from Johnson’s third touchdown of the night, Gonzales head coach Ricky Lock elected to go for two and called a pass play. Matt Hillman rolled to his left and was unable to find an open receiver. He tucked the ball and tried to run it in, but he was pushed out of bounds at the two-yard line, dashing the Apaches’ chances for a dramatic vic-tory.

“We fought until the bit-ter end,” said Lock. “We don’t ever give up because we expect to win every game that we play. When you’re on the road with as many people as we have go-ing on both sides of the ball, you have to go for the win. It didn’t go our way, but our kids played extremely well and I’m proud of their ef-fort.”

Johnson led Gonzales with 223 yards rushing, his second straight 200+ yard and three-touchdown performance. Bastrop, who utilized an option-filled offensive attack, managed for hit the Apaches for big plays on the outside. Paul Whitmill, an early commit to TCU, led the Bears with 158 yards and two touch-downs.

“There are a lot of things that we have to correct,” Lock said. “We kind of sputtered in the third quar-ter and some adversity hit us in the fourth quarter. They didn’t do anything we

didn’t expect, we‘ve just got to make more plays.”

Johnson got Gonzales (1-1) off on a good foot when he motored 82 yards on the game’s opening play. The extra point kick was booted through by Hillman and the Apaches led 7-0 just 20 seconds into the contest.

Bastrop (1-1) answered with their first possession. It only took the Bears four plays to go 59 yards, with Whitmill capping the drive with a 47-yard jaunt. Joey Young kicked the extra point and the game was tied with over 10 minutes left in the opening frame.

Gonzales failed to re-spond and Bastrop went ended a quick four play drive with a one-yard plunge by University of Texas commit Antwaun Davis. Young converted the kick and the Bears were up 14-7 with 8:25 still left in the first quarter.

The Apaches were able to return the favor, marching 90 yards in 12 plays with Hillman finishing the drive with a one-yard sneak. The extra point kick was blocked and its’ implication would loom large for Gon-zales later in the game.

The Apaches scored again with their next pos-session – a seven-play, 59-yard drive – when Johnson danced in from 23 yards out. Ray Flores caught the two-point conversion pass from Hillman and Gonza-les would take a 21-14 ad-vantage into the intermis-sion.

Bastrop got another huge play when Aneas Hendricks darted 80 yards on a return after the Bears forced a Gonzales punt. Bastrop piled it on when they scored on their next possession via an 88-yard run from Whitmill.

With 4:11 remaining to play, Gonzales ripped off a 10-play, 80-yard march that Johnson capped by running

in from three yards out. The Apaches went for two, but were unable to come up with a positive play. Bastrop cleanly fielded the onsides kick and ran the time out by kneeling the football.

The non-district loss may not prove to be too costly for Gonzales, who are headed into a bye week with several players on the mend, including tight end and defensive end Cam-eron Smith who had emer-gency appendectomy sur-gery on Wednesday night.

Game SummaryBastrop 28, Gonzales 27Scoring by QuartersGon 7 14 0 6–27Bas 14 0 14 0–28Scoring SummaryFirst QuarterG - Cecil Johnson 82 run (Matt

Hillman kick), 11:40B - Paul Whitmill 47 run (Joey

Young kick), 10:28B - Antwuan Davis 1 run

(Young kick), 8:25Second QuarterG - Hillman 1 run (kick

blocked), 6:13G - Johnson 23 run (Ray Flores

pass from Hillman), 2:36Third QuarterB - Aneas Hendricks 80 punt

return (Young kick), 8:34B - Whitmill 88 run (Young

kick), 1:09Fourth QuarterG - Johnson 3 run (pass failed),

0:40Team Statistics B GFirst Downs 9 17Rushes-yds 36-242 36-254Passing yds 4 101Passing 1-8-1 12-18-1Punts-avg 3-30 6-36Fumbles-lost 3-2 4-2Penalties-yds 6-50 8-60

Individual StatisticsRUSHING – Gonzales: Ce-

cil Johnson 28-223, Matthew Hillman 6-23, Zack Lopez 2-8. Bastrop: Paul Whitmill 12-158, Mason Homesley 5-14, Antwaun Davis 4-17, Luke Griego 10-23, Logan Allen 4-15, Izaiyah Wash-ington 1-15.

PASSING – Gonzales: Hillman 12-18-101. Bastrop: Griego 1-1-4.

RECEIVING – Gonzales: John-son 2-(-16), Darnell Arnic 2-9, Darrance James 6-80, DJ Gonzales 1-9, Coltin Russell 1-19. Bastrop: Allen 1-4.



luck on the punt and only managed a 12-yard kick to its 40.

McKinney burned the Crockett defense with a 40-yard run and his second touchdown of the game for a 14-7 Lockhart advantage.

The Cougar offense then punted two more times, but Lockhart was unable to take advantage as they lost threw an interception and lost another fumble.

Miller caught a 13-yard pass and later a 16-yard pass to move Crockett to the 25 of Lockhart to set up a field goal on its last first-half drive. A boggled snap led to a loss of 15 yards and a turnover on downs for the Cougars.

Crockett opened the third quarter, driving to its 40 and getting a 16-yard gain from Miller on a de-layed handoff out of the shotgun but the Cougars later punted for the fifth time in their last six posses-sions.

Lockhart drove 64 yards in 11 plays — Brandon Miller got a 23-yard run and Rodriguez had a 9-yard carry. Hawkins pushed through the defense on a 13-yard run and flipped into the end zone for a 21-7 Lockhart lead.

The Lions scored on their next possession, going 65 yards on the journey. Ro-driguez had 45 yards rush-ing during the drive and

Hawkins scored from the 8 with 11:26 to play in the fourth.

Crockett finally found the end zone with a 71-yard, four-play drive that seemed more like a sprint. Azurdia had a 14-yard pass to Louis to the Cougar 43 and Miller zipped 43 yards to the Lion 14 and followed with a 13-yard run to the 1. Joel Rodriguez scored on the next play and Lockhart blocked the extra point.

Brandon Clinger re-turned the kickoff to the Lockhart 47 but the Lions backed up on a chop block on the first play. Two runs for 26 yards by Rodriguez and Lockhart had a first down at the Cougar 37. The Lions stalled a bit and re-bounded as Charles Ereaux found Clinger for a 10-yard gain on a fourth-and-6 play. Rodriguez capped the drive with a 4-yard run four plays later for a 35-13 score.

Crockett drove 69 yards for the final score of the game. A pass by Azurdia on second down was defended by Zane Schnautez and the Cougars later had to con-vert a fourth down, getting a 12-yard Miller run.

Crockett drove all the way to the Lion 3, but a false-start penalty and sack by Schnautz put the home team at the 21 where it was fourth down. Azur-dia found Landon Godsey for the touchdown and the two-point pass was no

good.Lockhart grabbed the

onside kick and ran out the clock.

Game SummaryLockhart 35, Austin Crockett

19

Score by QuartersLock 7 7 7 14-35Crock 7 0 0 12-19

Scoring SummaryC — Justin Miller 3 run (Adri-

an Herrera kick)L— CJ McKinney 58 run (Jor-

dan Johnson kick)L —MckKinney 40 run (John-

son kick)L— Curtis Hawkins 13 run

(Johnson kick) L — Hawkins 8 run (Johnson

kick)C — Joel Rodriguez 1 run (kick

blocked)L — Marcus Rodriguez 4 run

(Johnson kick)Team stats L CFirst downs 20 15Rushes-yds 56-377 27-156Passing 2-5-1 13-28-0Passing yds 41 160Punts-avg 0-0 6-29Fumbles-lost 3-2 1-0Penalties-yds 3-35 6-35

Individual StatsRUSHING — Lockhart: Mar-

cos Rodriguez 19-140, CJ McK-inney 13-112, Curtis Hawkins 15-87, Brandon Miller 3-34, Juan Lopez 1-11, Charles Ereaux 7-(-7). Austin Crockett: Justin Miller 13-158, Aaron Johnson 5-18, Joel Rodriguez 2-4, Nicholas Azurdia 5-1, Trevon Louis 1-(-10), Adrian Herrera 1-(-15).

PASSING — Lockhart: Ereaux 2-5-1-41. Austin Crockett: Azur-dia 13-28-0-160.

RECEIVING – Lockhart: Bran-don Clinger 2-41. Austin Crockett: Miller 5-63, Louis 5-60, Landon Godsey 2-31, Nikko Tamez 1-6.

LOCKHART: Overcame early turnovers en route to victory


Bastrop tops Gonzales in non-district thriller

Friday Night Lights

Martin Kennedy (5) breaks into the open field during St. Paul’s loss at Fort Bend Christian. Kennedy ran for 157 yards and two touchdowns in the game. (Cour-tesy photo)

Cardinals suffer setback at Fort Bend Christian, 36-31


SUGAR LAND --A 36-yard touchdown pass from Clay Roberts to John Coss with just 12 seconds remaining capped a wild fourth-quarter see-saw battle and lifted Fort Bend Christian to a stunning 36-31 upset of the top-ranked St. Paul Cardinals Friday in TAPPS non-district action.

The late score erased a 31-30 St. Paul lead gained after Martin Kennedy broke loose on a 29-yard scoring run with 1:20 remaining and Dakota Kretsa ran in a two-point conversion.

The Cardinals had come back to take the lead after Fort Bend had built a 22-8 lead.

Coss punched it in from four yards away at the 2:43 mark of the first period for an early 7-0 lead, but St. Paul stormed back on a 46-yard scoring run by Adam Hollenbach. Kennedy gath-ered in a conversion pass from Kresta to put the Car-

dinals on top 8-7 after one period.

Fort Bend regained the lead at halftime on a 10-yard run by Marcus Young and a conversion pass from Clay Roberts to Tucker Seals.

Coss extended Chris-tian’s lead in the third pe-riod with a 14-yard TD run before the Cardinals mounted their comeback. Hollenbach scored on an 8-yard run with 2:33 left in the third period, then Ken-nedy struck from 45 yards away with 10:17 left in the fourth to make it a 23-22 ball game.

Coss scored on a 10-yard run and added a conversion run with 7:12 left to set the stage for the game-ending flurry of scores.

Game SummaryFt.Bend Christian 36, St. Paul

31

Score by QuartersSt. Paul 8 0 8 15--31Ft .Bend 7 8 7 14--36Scoring summaryFBB -- John Coss 4-yard run

(Tate Sablatura kick)SSP -- Adam Hollenbach 46-

yard run (Martin Kennedy from Dakota Kresta)

FBB -- Marcus Young 10-yard run (Tucker Seals from Clay Rob-erts)

FBB -- John Coss 14-yard run (Tate Sablatura kick)

SSP -- Adam Hollenbach 8-yard run (Adam Hollenbach run)

SSP -- Martin Kennedy 45-yard run (Adam Hollenbach kick)

FBB -- John Coss 10-yard run (John Coss run)

SSP -- Martin Kennedy 29-yard run (Dakota Kresta run)

FBB -- John Coss 36-yard pass from Clay Roberts (run failed)

Team Stats SPH FBCFirst downs 12 14Rushes/Yds 43-312 33-257Passes 5-12-1 4-9-2Passing yds 75 63Punts-Avg 1-49 2-32.5Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0Penalties-yards 5-35 5-65Individual LeadersRUSHING: St. Paul, Martin

Kennedy 12-157, Adam Hollen-bach 24-154. Ft. Bend, John Coss 21-155, Marcus Young 5-48.

PASSING: St. Paul, Dakota Kresta 5-12-1-75. Ft. Bend, Clay Roberts 4-9-2-63.

RECEIVING: St. Paul, Jared Markham 2-29. Ft. Bend, John Coss 1-36.

ALTAIR – The Luling Eagles took their first loss of the season after being beaten on the road by Rice Consolidated 39-13.

The Raiders put up 19 points in the first half thanks to touchdowns runs from James Garner and Jor-dan Garner, plus a big 58-yard fumble return by R.J. Gonzales.

Luling (1-1) responded with two scores in the sec-ond quarter – a one-yard plunge by Brendon Cubit and a blocked punt re-covery in the end zone by Abraham Palomo.

Rice Consolidated opened up their lead in the third quarter when Shak Norris scooped up another Luling fumble and returned it 54 yards for a score to break the game open.

Game SummaryRice Consolidated 39, Luling

13Scoring by QuartersLul 0 13 0 0–13RC 19 0 14 6–39Scoring SummaryFirst QuarterRice – James Garner 2 run (kick

failed), 7:31Rice – RJ Gonzales 58 fumble

return (pass failed), 6:31Rice _ Jordan Garner 4 run

(David Esquivel kick), 1:07Second QuarterLul – Brendon Cubit 1 run (run

failed), 4:03Lul – Abraham Palomo recov-

ered blocked punt in end zone (Shawnessy Marshall kick), 2:13

Third QuarterRice – Shak Norris 54 fumble

return (Jamikel Dancy run), 7:45Rice – Jordan Johnson 4 run

(kick failed), 1:52Fourth QuarterRice – Everitt Grounds 10 pass

from Johnson (kick failed), 3:50Team Statistics

Lul RiceFirst Downs 13 14Rushes-yds 34-134 34-182Passing yds 67 96Punts-avg 2-35 1-22Fumbles-lost 2-2 0-0Penalties-yds 3-15 8-59

Individual StatisticsRUSHING – Luling: Brendon

Cubit 19-119, Trayden Staton 9-32, Aaron Werlein 5-(-3), Shaw-nessy Marshall 1(-14). Rice Con-solidated: Jordan Johnson 12-94, James Garner 9-42, Jordan Gar-ner 7-40, Everitt Grounds 4-(-3), Jamikel Dancey 1-10, Demarcus Tillman 1-(-1).

PASSING – Luling: Staton 6-22-67, Cubit 0-1-0. Rice Consol-idated: Johnson 7-18-96, Grounds 0-1-0.

RECEIVING – Luling: Jorge Munoz 3-40, Keeton Coe 1-17, Trey Hernandez 1-6, Werlein 1-4. Rice Consolidated: Noe Belmares 3-62, Grounds 2-12, Cullen Wiese 2-22.

Victoria West 40,Cuero 19

VICTORIA – Victoria West put up 20 points in the first half and cruised to a 40-19 win over Cuero.

Garrett Rother got two rushing touchdowns in the first quarter and Malcolm Peoples scored on a 37-yard gallop in the second to stake the home team to huge advantage at halftime.

Cuero clocked in when Justin Kremling went 42 yards for a score, but the extra point kick failed. The Gobblers (1-1) only man-aged two more scores in the game – a one-yard run by Blake Reeve and a 15-yard toss from Reeve to Ross

Reimenschneider.Game SummaryVictoria West 40, Cuero 19Cuero 0 0 12 7–19V. West 14 6 7 13–40Scoring summaryVWE -- Garrett Rother 1-yard

run (Ernesto Perez kick), 5:41, 1st.VWE -- Garrett Rother 10-yard

run (Ernesto Perez kick), 1:44, 1st.VWE -- Malcolm Peoples 37-

yard run (kick failed), 6:41, 2nd.CUE -- Justin Kremling 42-

yard run (kick failed), 7:38, 3rd.VWE -- Qualian Bryant 24-

yard run (Ernesto Perez kick), 5:16, 3rd.

CUE -- Blake Reeve 1-yard run (kick failed), 0:49, 3rd.

VWE -- Garrett Rother 2-yard run (kick failed), 9:48, 4th.

VWE -- Qualian Bryant 8-yard run (Ernesto Perez kick), 5:38, 4th.

CUE -- Ross Reimenschneider 15-yard pass from Blake Reeve (Pearson Reese kick), 3:19, 4th.

Team Stats C VWTotal yards 313 399First downs 16 19Rushes/Yds 20/91 46/320Passes 25/35/1 9/13/0Pass yards 222 79Punts-avg 3-27 3-35Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/1Penalties-yds 3-30 5-30Individual StatisticsRUSHING – Cuero: Blake

Reeve 9-16, Justin Kremling 9-64, Tristan Barefield 2-11. Vic-toria West: Garrett Rother 19-120, Qualian Bryant 10-50, Jacob Armstrong 1-2, Malcolm Peoples 1-37, Gamarquis Girdy 8-92, Tim Kitchens 4-10, Zach Dailey 3-9.

PASSING – Cuero: Reeve 25-35-222. Victoria West: Rother 9-13-79.

RECEIVING – Cuero: Krem-ling 1-8, Ross Reimenschneider 6-48, D’Andre Gallagher 4-49, Jus-tin Rossett 11-89, Barefield 2-21, Hunter Fales 1-7. Victoria West: Bryant 1-4, Armstrong 3-23, An-thony Navarro 3-35, Brandon Ellis 2-17.

Eagles, Gobblers lose first games of the season playing away from home

Football Roundup


88. S. Pardy Shiner 16:28.10

90. J Green St. Paul 16:3691. L. Zant Moulton

16:4392. B. Crawford St. Paul

16:4594. M. Garza Gonzales

16:4796. S. Baker Moulton

16:5497. G. Harkrider Flatonia

16:5499. K. McCarthy Shiner

17:05100. R. Egan Shiner 17:06102. S. Vrana Flatonia

17:13105. K. Sexton Gonzales

17:22107. M. Mitchon Moult-

on 17:32108. C. Spaeth St. Paul

18:05.112.T. Garcia Waelder

19:02116. A. Grahmann Hal-

lettsville 19:26

Varsity Girls 4A-5A1. M. Salinas Lockhart

13:28.412. O. Smith Lockhart

13:28.663. A. Lindsey Lockhart

13:57

4. N. Rios Lockhart 14:035. L. Schuelke Lockhart

14:336. A. Colurciello Lock-

hart 15:097. G. Escabado Lockhart

15:48

Varsity Boys 1A-3ATop 10 finishers1. A. Reyes Moulton

16:322. S. Nilley Industrial

16:583. W. Maraggia Industrial

16:594. Q. Kirk Edna 17:065. M. Olagne Comfort

17:14

MOULTON XC: Results list


Carley Glass of Luling competes during the Moulton Cross Country Meet. The Lady Eagles placed first as a team led by Glass’ fifth overall finish. (Photo by Mark Lube)

From coaches’ reports

The Gonzales junior var-sity team defeated Bastrop 13-0 on Thursday.

Brant Philippus scored on a 15-yard run in the first half. Nestor Solis kicked the point after. Philippus had a 24-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.

The Apache defense, which was led by Sammy Gonzales, Allen Beene, Jorge Gallegos and Travis Schauer, picked up the shut out. The Apache offensive line of Dakota Stamport, Ernan Hernandez, Jorge Gallegos, Marvin Lewis, and Solis controlled the trenches all night. Leading the Apaches rushing attack was Philippus, Jaime Tellez, and Beene.

• The Cuero JV team defeated Victoria West 25-12 on Thursday while the freshman team lost to West 36-26.

• The Flatonia JV team defeated Hallettsville’s freshman team 20-0 on Thursday.

• The CYFL Gonzales Apache Orange Freshman team blanked Cuero, 19-0, on action on Saturday.

Running back Rocky Gallegos took a pitch on the game’s first play and scored

from 25 yards. Quarterback Damian Hernandez ran in the two-point conversion.

Cuero did not have a chance to even up the score on its first drive as the Apache defense swarmed the ball on every play and linebacker Kamren Leal re-covered a fumble.

Late in the fourth quar-ter, the Apaches scored as Gallegos and Hernandez ran behind the offensive line of Jermane Upshaw, Jayden Moreno, Connor Oeltjen, Hector Gamez and Damian Schanez, and Gon-zales led 13-0 at halftime.

In the third frame, Gon-zales recovered another fumble and it led to Gal-legos’s second touchdown for the 19-0 score. Gonzales and Cuero went back and forth in the fourth quarter. With three minutes left, a Cuero running back ap-peared to break loose for a touchdown but linebacker Avian Lopez tackled him from behind to keep the Apache shutout alive.

Team members of Gon-zales Freshman Orange are Jayden Gonzales, Ka-mren Leal, Eric Lopez, Se-bastian Gallegos, Hunter Henke, Xavier Burton, Da-mian Sanchez, Donovan Cray, Damian Hernandez,

Camren Ramirez, Jermane Upshaw, Connor Oeltjen, Avian Lopez, Brandon Ramirez-Sirildo, Geramiah Padilla, Demetrius Segura, Jayden Moreno and Hector Gamez.

In other recent Gonza-les CYFL action, Apaches Freshman Black blanked Yorktown 21-0 on Sept. 1. The Apaches Sophomore Black fell to Hallettsville 14-0 Sept. 1 and defeated Yoakum Silver 26-6, on Sat-urday. Sophomore Orange lost to Yoakum Blue 6-0 on Sept 1. and fell to Cuero 12-0 on Saturday.

The Gonzales Junior Black beat Yorktown 40-16 on Sept. 1 and lost to Yoakum Blue 19-0 on Sat-urday. The Junior Orange team was shutout by Cuero 12-0 on Sept. 1. The Gon-zales Senior Orange lost to Warrior Blue 21-6 on Sept. 1 and to Titan Red 7-6 on Saturday. The Senior Black lost to Goliad 8-6 on Sept. 1 and defeated Cuero 27-0 on Saturday.

(To report scores and re-sults from your subvarsity teams, call 830-672-7100 or send email to Mark Lube at [email protected].)

Apache JV blanks Bastrop 13-0 to garner first win

SubVarsity Roundup

SAN MARCOS — After pulling off one of the greatest upsets in college football history last week, the Texas State Bobcats returned home to play one of the most significant home games in school history in front of a sold out stadium when the Bobcats played host to Texas Tech Red Raiders in a nationally-televised game on ESPN3.

However, it was all Red Raiders from start to finish in a 58-10 victory in the first game at the newly renovated Bobcat Stadium. A reported 33,006 fans came to see the game, the most in Texas State history, and nearly doubled the previous record of 16,600.

Much like last week, the Bobcat defense got the team off to an impressive start. Going for it on 4th and 1, Texas Tech fumbled the ball on an end around and Texas State recovered at the Red Raider 46. Unfortunately, Texas State could not capitalize as Shaun Rutherford had a pass intercepted and returned 88 yards for a touchdown, giving Texas Tech a 7-0 lead.

The Red Raiders’ good fortune contin-ued on the ensuing kickoff as the wind held up the kick and they recovered the kick at the Texas State 40 yard line. Three plays later, the Texas Tech lead extended to 14-0 as Seth Doege connected on a 23-yard touchdown pass in the left corner of the end zone.

Tech’s offense kept on going the very next drive when Leon Mackey caught a pass over the middle and weaved his way through traffic down to the Bobcat four yard line. The Red Raiders capitalized the very next play on a pass in the back of the end zone to make it 21-0.

Tyler Arndt of Cuero came in at the beginning of the second quarter at quar-terback and kick started the Bobcat pass-ing game. After using his legs to get a Texas State first down, he completed a pass to Tim Hawkins to get the team in scoring position. He then completed a 25-yard touchdown to Terrence Franks for the team’s first score of the day, mak-ing it 28-7.

At halftime, Texas Tech led 38-10 after the Bobcats and Red Raiders traded field

goal just before the half.Texas Tech added more offense in the

second half, highlighted by Kenny Wil-liams’ 16-yard rushing touchdown. It ap-peared he was down at the five yard line, but he kept his balance and stumbled into the end zone, for his longest rush-ing touchdown of his career, to make it 52-10.

After a week off, the Bobcats will re-turn to action on Saturday, Sept. 22, at home against Stephen F. Austin at 6 p.m. It is the only FCS program Texas State will face this season.

TEXAS TECH 58, TEXAS STATE 10Texas Tech 21 17 17 3 —58 Texas State 0 10 0 0—10 Scoring SummaryTTU—Davis, Cody 88 yd interception return (Bus-tin, Ryan kick)TTU—Moore, Darrin 23 yd pass from Doege, Seth (Bustin, Ryan kick)TTU—Moore, Darrin 4 yd pass from Doege, Seth (Bustin, Ryan kick)TTU—Torres, Alex 23 yd pass from Doege, Seth (Bustin, Ryan kick)TXST—Franks, Terrence 25 yd pass from Arndt, Tyler (Johnson, Will kick)TTU—Amaro, Jace 19 yd pass from Doege, Seth (Bustin, Ryan kick)TXST—Johnson, Will 38 yd field goal TTU—Bustin, Ryan 38 yd field goalTTU—Bell, Javon 8 yd pass from Doege, Seth (Bustin, Ryan kick)TTU—Williams, Kenny 16 yd run (Bustin, Ryan kick)TTU—Bustin, Ryan 50 yd field goalTTU—Bowman, Andrew 21 yd field goal

Team stats Tech StateFirst downs 32 16Rushes-yards 23-186 30-129Passes 33-44-0 13-31-2Passing yards 405 141Punts-average 0-0 5-45.6Fumbles-lost 1-1 0-0Penalties-yards 7-90 8-94Individual StatsRUSHING: Tech, Kenny Williams 5-62, Eric Ste-phens 6-62, SaDale Foster 10-52, Seth Doege 1-15. Texas St., S.Rutherford 9-35, T. Franks 6-31, Tim Gay 6-22, Tyler Arndt 2-18.PASSING: Tech, Seth Doege 25-32-0-319, Michael Brewer 7-11-0-72. Texas St., Tyler Arndt 12-22-1-130, S. Rutherford 1-9-1-11.RECEIVING: Tech, javon bell 5-81, Jakeem grant 7-78, Darrin Moore 5-73, Jace Amaro 3-55. Texas St., T. Franks 2-38, Tim hawkins 2-25, Cody Mat-thews 2-21, Benjamin Ijah 2-17.

Red Raiders blow out Texas State in front of record home crowd

CJ McKinney weaves his way through the Crockett defense during this play from Lockhart’s win Friday night. For full Friday Night Lights coverage, see pages C3&C4. (Photo by Mark Lube)

McKinney making moves


The Great Outdoors

SEGUIN- Earlier this week, The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) initiated the 2012 vegetation management program to control water hyacinth in Lake Gonzales (H-4) and Lake Wood (H-5).

This treatment was done to remove excessive veg-etation and improve navi-gation on these lakes. Ac-cording to John Findeisen of TPWD, prior years of herbicide treatments have proven effective and al-lowed for the expansion of native aquatic vegetation in these reservoirs, especially Lake Gonzales. These lakes have seen subsequent in-creases in the relative abun-dance of sunfish and large-mouth bass.

“The lakes will be treat-ed with aquatic herbicide, AquaNeat, whose active in-gredient is glyphosate, and is approved for aquatic use by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,” said GBRA Director of Water Quality Services, Debbie Magin. “It will be used on water hyacinth infesting both Lakes Gonzales and

Wood.”“In addition, Lake

Wood will be treated with Clearcast which is approved for use on lakes used as wa-ter supplies.”

No use restrictions have been imposed on the lakes because of the treatments.

Additional information about the Gonzales area treatments and the State-wide Vegetation Manage-ment Plans are available at the GBRA General Office, 933 East Court Street in Seguin. For specific infor-mation about the project or the aquatic herbicides, contact Magin at (830)379-5822.

The GBRA was estab-lished by the Texas Legisla-ture in 1933 as a water con-servation and reclamation district. GBRA provides stewardship for the water resources in its 10-county statutory district, which be-gins near the headwaters of the Guadalupe and Blanco rivers, ends at San Antonio Bay, and includes Kend-all, Comal, Hays, Caldwell, Guadalupe, Gonzales, De-Witt, Victoria, Calhoun, and Refugio counties.

Gonzales area lakes treated for water hyacinth

State game warden Michelle Mount has been named Officer of the Year by the Association of Midwest Fish and Game Law Enforcement Officers. (Courtesy photo)

Texas Weekly Fishing ReportGULF COAST REGION

NORTH SABINE – Trout are fair to good in the middle of the lake over rafts of shad. Red-fish are fair on jigs tipped with shrimp around marsh drains. Some birds have worked over trout.

SOUTH SABINE – Sheeps-head and black drum are good at the jetty on live shrimp. Trout are fair to good around Light-house Cove and around the jetty rocks on topwaters. Redfish are fair to good in the marsh on top-waters.

BOLIVAR – Trout are fair to good on the south shoreline on soft plastics and plugs. Black drum and redfish are good at Rollover Pass. Croakers are good on dead shrimp in the channel and around the pass.

TRINITY BAY – Trout are good for drifters working pods of shad and mullet on Bass As-sassins, Trout Killers and Sand Eels. Redfish and trout are fair to good at the spillway on shrimp.

EAST GALVESTON BAY – Trout are good on the south shoreline on topwaters and soft plastics. Whiting and sand trout are good on the edge of the Intracoastal on fresh shrimp. Trout are good on mid–bay reefs on plastics and croakers.

WEST GALVESTON BAY – Trout are fair to good for drift-ers working shell on live shrimp. Trout, sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp. Tarpon are showing on the beachfront. Kingfish, ling and sharks are good offshore.

FREEPORT – Sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs. Trout and sand trout are good at the jetties on shrimp and DOA Shrimp. Kingfish and ling are good off-

shore.EAST MATAGORDA BAY –

Trout are fair to good for drifters on live shrimp over humps and scattered shell. Redfish are fair to good around St. Mary’s on topwaters and live shrimp.

WEST MATAGORDA BAY – Redfish are fair to good on the edge of Oyster Lake on shrimp and crabs. Trout are fair on sand and grass on soft plastics.

PORT O’CONNOR – Trout and redfish are good on topwa-ters and live bait over soft mud in waist–deep water in San An-tonio Bay. Trout and redfish are fair at the mouths of bayous on the outgoing tide.

ROCKPORT – Trout are fair on free–lined shrimp in the deep channels. Trout are fair over grass while drifting with live shrimp. Redfish are good in Al-lyn’s Bight and Estes Flats on pin perch and mullet.

PORT ARANSAS – Redfish are fair to good at East Flats on shrimp. Redfish and sheepshead are fair to good at the jetty on shrimp. Offshore is good for sharks, ling and kingfish.

CORPUS CHRISTI – Trout are fair to good on the edge of the spoils on Gulps and live shrimp. Trout are good in the edge of the flats and around spoil islands on croakers. Redfish are good in the guts on the outgoing tide.

BAFFIN BAY – Trout are fair in mud and grass on croakers and topwaters. Trout are fair to good in the Land Cut on live shrimp. Trout are fair to good while drifting with topwaters at Rocky Slough.

PORT MANSFIELD – Trout are good on topwaters and soft plastics under corks around sand and grass. Redfish are fair to good while drifting pot holes and sand flats on live shrimp.

SOUTH PADRE – Trout are good around the spoil islands, channel edges and color changes on DOA Shrimp. Tarpon, snook, trout and Spanish mackerel have been showing at the jetty on live bait.

PORT ISABEL – Snook are fair to good in South Bay on shrimp and DOA Shrimp. Trout and redfish are fair to good at Gas Well Flats on live shrimp. Trout are fair to good in pot-holes on Gulps and live shrimp 3–4 feet of water.

HILL COUNTRY REGION

BUCHANAN – Water murky; 84–88 degrees; 24.01’ low. Black bass are good on water-melon flukes, Chug Bugs and 5” Whacky Sticks in Silver Creek in 5–15 feet early. Striped bass are fair on Rat–L–Traps and chartreuse striper jigs near Lighthouse Point. White bass are good on minnows and Tiny Traps around structure. Crap-pie are good on chartreuse tube jigs and live minnows. Channel catfish are good on liver, night-crawlers, and bloodbait. Yellow and blue catfish are very good on perch upriver.

CANYON LAKE – Water stained; 83–87 degrees; 5.34’ low. Black bass are fair on wa-termelon flukes and topwaters, and watermelon/blue flake soft plastic worms over brush piles. Striped bass are fair on spin-nerbaits and shallow running crankbaits around humps early. White bass are slow. Small-mouth bass are good on wa-termelon jigs and white grubs. Crappie are good on minnows and white tube jigs. Channel cat-fish are fair on stinkbait and live bait. Yellow and blue catfish are good on perch upriver.

GRANGER – Water clear; 88–92 degrees; 0.40’ low. Black bass are slow. White bass are fair on slab spoons over humps near the dam. Crappie are good on Stanley Wedge Tail Minnow jigs around standing timber at the mouth of the river and Wil-lis Creek. Blue catfish are fair on prepared baits on rod & reel, and on juglines baited with shad. Yellow catfish are slow.

LBJ – Water clear; 87–91 de-grees; 0.36’ low. Black bass are good on chartreuse jigs and shallow running crankbaits early, and on watermelon tubes and Texas rigged soft plastics along shorelines. White bass are fair on minnows and Li’l Fishies around structure. Striped bass are fair on chartreuse striper jigs and Spoiler Shads early and late. Crappie are fair on minnows over brush piles. Channel catfish are very good on nightcrawlers, stinkbait, and live bait. Yellow and blue catfish are fair on trot-lines baited with goldfish and perch.

TRAVIS – Water stained; 87–91 degrees; 41.16’ low. Black bass are good on small spinnerbaits and shallow running crankbaits. Striped bass are slow. White bass are good on minnows and Li’l Fishies. Crappie are fair on min-nows and blue tube jigs. Chan-nel and blue catfish are fair on frozen shrimp and nightcrawl-ers. Yellow catfish are slow.

WALTER E. LONG – Water lightly stained. Black bass are good on chartreuse spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Hybrid striper are slow. White bass are slow. Crappie are good on minnows and blue tube jigs. Channel and blue catfish are slow. Yellow cat-fish are slow.

SOUTH TEXAS PLAINS

REGION

BRAUNIG – Water clear. Black bass are fair on chartreuse spinnerbaits and soft plastic worms in reeds. Striped bass are fair on shad and perch off points near the pier. Redfish are good on shad and silver spoons. Channel and blue catfish are fair on liver, cheesebait, and min-nows near the dam.

CALAVERAS – Water clear. Black bass are fair on watermel-on Rat–L–Traps near the dam. Striped bass are slow. Redfish are good down rigging spoons, and on live bait near the crappie wall. Channel and blue catfish are fair on liver, stinkbait, and night-crawlers. Yellow catfish are slow.

CHOKE CANYON – Water clear; 85–88 degrees; 13.86’ low. Black bass are fair on watermel-on soft plastics and Rat–L–Traps early and late. White bass are fair on minnows. Crappie are slow. Channel and blue catfish are good on stinkbait. Yellow cat-fish are good on live perch and goldfish.

COLETO CREEK – Water fairly clear; 1.09’ low. Black bass are fair on watermelon Rat–L–Traps and spinnerbaits. Striped bass are fair on chartreuse striper jigs. White bass are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows. Channel and blue catfish are fair on shrimp and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.

FALCON – Water clear; 88–92 degrees; 37.26’ low. Black bass are good on chartreuse soft plastics and spinnerbaits in 10–20 feet. Striped bass are slow. Channel and blue catfish are ex-cellent on shrimp, cut bait, and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow. Everyone in a boat must have a Mexico fishing license (if fishing the Mexico side)

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Nixon-Smiley’s Kelby Henderson (left) and Alena Alvarez converge on a Schul-enburg serve during the Lady Mustangs’ district loss Tuesday evening. (Photo by Mark Lube)

In the third game, Nixon came back from an early deficit and closed the score to 5-4, getting a kill from Kelby Henderson. Schul-enburg went on an 8-2 run to open a seven-point mar-gin. The Lady Mustangs got

kills from Devon Tristan and Savannah Martinez to close down to 15-11.

Schulenburg later went ahead 21-14 before Nixon battled to within 23-18 as Abigail Scarbrough got a block. The Lady ‘Horns then scored two straight to

win the set and the match.Treca DeLeon had 10

digs, Megan Guerra led in assists with seven, Devon Tristan had five kills, Hailey Boatright and Henderson had two blocks each.

The loss evens Nixon’s district tally at 1-1.

NIXON: Lady Mustangs have difficulty with Schulenburg


SHINER — The Halletts-ville and Shiner volleyball teams both found out what needs to be worked on for further success.

The Lady Brahmas (16-9) defeated Shiner 3-1 (25-21, 19-25, 25-22, 25-18) Friday evening in Shiner.

Shiner head coach Me-gan Klimitchek said the Lady Comanches (15-11) will use the game to learn from their mistakes and get ready for the start of district on Tuesday against Weimar.

“We need to eliminate all of our errors,” she said.

On the opposite bench, Hallettsville needs to work on serve-receive.

“Our serve-receive per-centage was around 40-50 percent,” Lady Brahmas head coach Karen Darilek said. “It has been that the past couple of weeks and it is what we need to really work on.”

The match was also a case of coach versus former player.

Klimitchek, the 2005 graduate of Hallettsville,

played volleyball under Darilek.

“Coaching against Me-gan was not easy,” Darilek said. “She is good coach and even better person. She is doing a great job with the Shiner volleyball program.”

Hallettsville opened the first set with a 6-3 advan-tage as Heather Henneke got a kill. Shiner fought to close down to 10-8 on an ace by LaNeisha Hunt and a Julianna Rankin kill. The Lady Brahmas then scored nine of the next 13 points, on the service of Alicia Grahmann and a Madison Schindler kill.

Shiner later closed the gap down to 23-21 off the serves of Hunt and a kill from Tabitha Blaschke. An ace from Schindler was the set-winning point for the Lady Brahmas.

Shiner opened the sec-ond game with a 13-4 ad-vantage on the serves from Sara Lauer, and plays from Blaschke and Rankin.

Hallettsville got a kill from Sha’Taira Runnels to come within 15-8 and several Shiner miscues al-lowed the Brahmas to close down to 18-13. Shiner then

scored seven of the next 13 points for the win, getting a Amanise Coleman/Rankin block on game point.

The Lady Comanches started the third set with a 3-0 lead with plays from Rankin and Coleman. Hal-lettsville eventually battled to a 10-8 advantage with a pair of Schindler kills in the process.

Later, the Brahmas held a 23-18 lead before Shiner cut it to 24-22 with the ser-vice of Meagan Chumchal. Henneke ended any chance of Shiner win in the third set with the winning kill.

The fourth game was an early see-saw battle until a combo block by Lara Hick-son and Schinder, along with an ace from Kenzie Et-zler put Hallettsville ahead 16-10. They later surged ahead 20-12 before the Lady Comanches made one last comeback attempt with eight of the last 17 points scored.

For Shiner, Hunt had six aces and 17 points, Rankin had a dozen kills, Blaschke had five blocks, Lauren Oden had 22 kills and Kris-tin Schacherl had 24 assists.


Hallettsville overcomes Shiner in four games

Shiner’s LaNeisha Hunt (10) looks on as her teammate Lauren Oden digs out a ball during the Lady Comanches’ recent match with Hallettsville. (Photo by Mark Lube)

From coaches’ reports

The Gonzales Lady Apaches notched a couple of wins in the last week. Gonzales defeated Lytle on Friday at Lytle 26-24, 26-28, 25-17, 25-15. Alli-son Raley had 16 kills, two blocks, 16 digs, five aces; Lindsey Akers had 10 kills, Danyelle Glass chipped in five kills, Carly Bozka had 18 digs and Kiley Braune had 28 assists.

On Tuesday, Gonzales played at former district opponent Poteet, taking a 3-0 (25-21, 25-8, 25-20) victory. Raley had eight kills, two blocks and 12 digs; Glass had seven kills, Kendall Fouergat had sev-en kills, Bozka had 21 kills, Shayla Simper had 13 digs and Braune had 26 assists.

The Lady Mustangs opened district with a 3-2 win over Luling, 25-19, 22-25, 25-23, 20-25, 15-13.

Alena Alvarez had 16 assists, Savannah Marti-nez finished with 12 kills, Hailey Boatright had eight blocks, Treca DeLeon had 12 digs and Kelby Hender-son had four aces.

The Yoakum Lady Bull-dogs defeated Goliad 3-2 (25-23, 25-21, 22-25, 13-25, 15-12) on Friday. Callie Witte had 35 assists, Lesley Seidenberger had 13 kills, four aces, 14 digs; Jaccari Hights had four blocks and 13 points.

Victoria St. Joseph swept Yoakum 25-14, 25-15, 25-23 on Tuesday. Lesley Se-idenberger had six kills, one ace, 11 digs, eight points; Callie Witte had 15 assists; Jaccari Hights had one ace and seven and La-trice Brown had six kills.

Yoakum is now 15-10 on

the year. Shiner fell to Weimar

in five sets (25-27, 25-22, 25-12, 20-25,13-15) on Tuesday. Meagan Chum-chal had two aces and 34 digs, Tabitha Blashke had six blocks, Julianna Rankin had 15 kills, and Kristin Schacherl had 36 assists and 16 points.

Shiner is 1-1 in district and 15-11 overall.

The Sacred Heart In-dianettes fell to Shiner St. Paul 3-0 (17-25, 12-25, 18-25) on Sept. 4. Adrienne Klimitchek had seven kills, Rachel Saulnier had six as-sists, Erin Miksch had two blocks, Jenna Brown had one ace and two digs, Jay-cie Orsak had two digs and Amber Labay had one ace.

“St. Paul has a good team with a lot of quick-ness,” Sacred Heart head coach Wanda Orsak said. “The same thing haunted us this match as other matches this season. Every time we start playing and something goes wrong we shut down. Also our missed serves always stop our ral-lies. I was pleased with the 3rd game and hope to see more of this type of play in the future.”

The loss drops the India-nettes to 0-2 in district play.

Sacred Heart won the freshman game 25-15, 25-15 and St. Paul won the junior varsity match 21-25, 25-12, 25-21.

The Indianettes re-bounded with a 3-0 (25-22, 25-21, 25-16) win over Fla-tonia on Friday. Klimitchek had seven kills and two blocks ; Sandra Adams had two blocks, Jenna Brown had four aces and four digs. Saulnier finished with 10 assists.

It felt good to play a re-laxed game and work on some of the areas of our game that were lacking,” Orsak said. “At the same time we needed to pick up a win.”

St. Paul swept First Bap-tist Universal City 3-0 on Thursday. Morgan Long had 12 kills and five aces, Madison Kurtz had six digs and Kourtney Knesek had 28 assists

The Luling Lady Eagles swept Kyle Lehman 25-11, 27-25, 26-24 on Aug. 28.

On Aug. 30, Luling played in the Harker Heights Invitational. Luling opened with Salado, fall-ing 20-25, 20-25 and were swept by Leon in the next match, 15-25, 19-25.

Luling was scheduled to play Burton on Sept. 4 but the match was canceled.

On Friday, Luling fell to Nixon-Smiley in the 28-2A opener, 19-25,25-22, 23-25, 25-20, 13-15.

Flatonia fell to Shiner and Hallettsville Sacred Heart last week.

On Sept 4., the Lady ‘Dogs dropped a match to Shiner in three sets, 17-25, 13-25, 24-26. Crystal Ro-driguez had two aces, Abi-gail Schacherl had four kills and five assists, Savannah Flood had two blocks and Chandler Fike had seven digs.

On Friday, Flatonia lost to Sacred Heart 22-25, 21-25, 16-25. Fike had three aces, Schacherl had five kills and seven assists, Mer-edith Pavlica had three blocks and Brooke Migl had five digs.

Flatonia is 5-21 and 0-1 on the year.

Volleyball Roundup

Lady Apaches pick up a couple of wins before heading into district play

2011 First Shot Cook-off Win-ners:

BrisketFirst Place - Hampton Pratka –

Bottle Cap CookersSecond Place - Tinker Brown –

Cheapside BBQThird Place - Paul Panus – PPI

BBQ Fourth Place - Ernest Servantes

– Burnt Bean CompanyFifth Place - Darwin Hoel – Gi-

ant BBQSixth Place - Tim Balch – Up in

SmokeSeventh Place - Alton Mosecke

– Hole MasterEighth Place - Jerry Killen –

Denton Creek KookersNineth Place - Monte Brown –

Trash Can CookersTenth Place - Jerry Fogle – Fam-

ily Traditions

RibsFirst Place - Jason Bray – Verti-

Bray BBQSecond Place - Tim Balch – Up

in SmokeThird Place - Sequoya Janacek –

Just TwistedFourth Place - Darwin Hoel –

Giant BBQFifth Place - David Fortune –

Bar Ditch BBQSixth Place - Kevin Nollkamper

– Steady CookingSeventh Place - Ernest Ser-

vantes – Burnt Bean Company Eighth Place - Alvin Seiler –

Barbarossa TroughNineth Place - Tinker Brown –

Cheapside BBQTenth Place - Jerry Rhodes –

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Bottle Cap Cookers

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per – Steady CookingNineth Place - Cathy PerezTenth Place - Hampton Pratka –

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Second Place - (Head Cook) Nadine Karnei

Third Place - (Head Cook) Vickey Harvey

Fourth Place - (Head Cook) Joe Trigo

Fifth Place - (Head Cook) Donna Foley

Sixth Place - (Head Cook) Billy Reiter

Seventh Place - (Head Cook) Carolann Gibson

Eighth Place - (Head Cook) Pat Irvine King

Nineth Place - (Head Cook) Sandy Watson

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Second Place - (Head Cook) Billy Reiter

Third Place - (Head Cook) Donna Foley

Fourth Place - (Head Cook) Ronald Rerich

Fifth Place - (Head Cook) Dianna Hoy

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Eighth Place - (Head Cook) Dorothy Spishock

Nineth Place - (Head Cook) Carolann Gibson

Tenth Place - (Head Cook) Margie Shoemaker

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The sixth annual IBCA Barbecue & CASI Chili First Shot Cook-Off will take place at the J.B. Wells Park in Gonzales on Sept. 14-16.

The fun begins on Friday, Sept. 14 with check-in times from 1-9 p.m. A dessert competition will take place for a $10 jackpot, and the Come & Pull It Tractor Pull will begin.

Saturday, Sept. 15 will be high-lighted by an Antique Tractor Exhibit, plus there will be Arts & Crafts and vendor booths open all day. Saturday will also feature live music from 8 p.m. to midnight, as well as the conclusion of the tractor pull.

Gonzales’ own The Pale Horses will provide the entertainment Sat-urday night starting at 8 p.m. in the showbarn. The show is free and the public is invited to bring a chair and an ice chest.

It will be a homecoming of sorts for The Pale Horses, who have be-come one of the region’s premiere bands after making a huge splash in the 2nd annual Wrangler Retro Live at Billy Bob’s Texas CD/DVD recording contest last spring.

The foursome of Jess Fullilove, Derek Schaefer, Eric Connor, Matt Easley and Seth Fullilove, nomi-nated by KCTI-AM 1450, beat out more than 40 other bands to be among the top 10 finalists in the Lone Star State. With the other con-testants residing in North Texas and other states, The Pale Horses were the sole representative of South Central Texas.

On Sunday May 6, The Pale Hors-es and others in the top ten were featured in a showcase at Billy Bob’s Texas in the Fort Worth Stockyards.

The band has also been an-nounced as one of the featured bands scheduled to play at this

year’s Come and Take It celebration in Gonzales, and in recent months has also been featured at the Luling Watermelon Thump and in shows around the region.

The Pale Horses are a Southern Rock/ Americana/ Texas Country band that calls Gonzales, TX Home. The band has been playing shows across South Central Texas since 2009. You might have seen them at places like Cheatham Street, Billy’s Ice House, The Luling Watermelon Thump and Scooters Bar in Moult-on. The Pale Horses fall into the same genre of bands such as Cross Canadian Ragweed, Turnpike Trou-badours, Ryan Bingham, Micky and the Motorcars and Reckless Kelly.

For more information on The Pale Horses you are welcome to follow @ThePaleHorses on Twitter and join The Pale Horses on Facebook, find out about upcoming shows on The Pale Horses ReverbNation site, or visit The Pale Horses official web-site, thepalehorsesmusic.com.

Trophies will be awarded in the Cook-Off in the categories of Chicken, Pork Spare Ribs, Bris-ket, Beans and Chili. Cash prizes will be awarded including $2,500 for Grand Champion and in each category meats for $300 for first, $200 for second and $100 for third. A Reserve Champion will also be crowned and awarded $1,000. Turn in time for Chili is noon on Sunday, Sept. 16.

Judges are still needed for all cate-gories and cook-off entry forms are available online at www.firstshot-cookoff.com.

To volunteer as a judge or for more information, contact Shir-ley Breitschopf at 830-857-4142 or Sissy Mills at 830-857-6247.

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