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    With this years general elec-tion scheduled on uesday, both oGonzales Countys major politicalparty chairmen have scrambled to

    ll vacancies among precinct judg-es and as o Wednesday, at leasttwo precincts will be headed up byDemocrats as the presiding judge,

    the County Clerk says.County Clerk Lee Riedel con-

    rmed Wednesday she had re-ceived notication rom GonzalesCounty Democratic Party chair-man Eddie Escobar o a replace-ment or a precinct judge, but said

    she was yet to hear rom Repub-lican Party chaiurman RichardGreen about two vacancies andhad notied the state those pre-cincts would have the alternatepresiding judges per orming as the

    Te City o Smiley moveda step closer to the estab-lishment o its own policedepartment Monday cour-tesy o a gif rom Gonzales

    County.Gonzales County Com-

    missioners declared a Sher-iff s Department vehicle assurplus and plan to gif the vehicle to Smiley or use asa car or the citys new Mar-shal.

    Smiley Municipal JudgeGary Schroeder told thecourt the city was seeking

    a donation or low-cost ve-hicle or purchase rom thecounty. Smiley City Coun-cil took action recently tobegin the process o creat-

    ing its own police orce.On Mondays Commis-

    sioners Court Agenda wasan item to declare our ve-hicles as surplus and to usethem as trade-ins towardthe purchase o ve newChevrolet ahoe vehicles

    or the Gonzales CountySheriffs Office. Afer ini-

    Gonzales County Com-missioners Court on Mon-day delayed approval oa contract or computer-systems maintenance aferseveral department headssaid they are very disap-pointed with the companysper ormance.

    Te County had budget-ed a renewal o its contractwith EQSYS or in orma-tion-technology services,but commissioners delayedaction pending answers

    rom the company about

    slow response times andother issues.

    I am very, very unhappywith this service, Sheriff Glen Sachtleben told com-missioners. We have anupdate (sofware) that hasnot been made. We havehardware that is still sittingon the oor.

    Te Sheriffs commentswere echoed by others.

    Were kind o like theSheriff, were down morethan were up, County

    Te Ebola scare has re-ceived the attention o theentire healthcare com-munity, starting with TeWorld Health Organiza-tion (WHO), Te Centers

    or Disease Control (CDC),and the Department oHealth and Human Servic-es (HHS).

    Te new approach to in-ectious diseases is going

    to be determined by localpractitioners as directedby HHS. Dr. Brett Giroir,Director o the exas askForce on In ectious DiseasePreparedness and Responsesaid, Tis is the new nor-mal. Tis heightened vigi-lance has been needed oryears, due to the jet agewe are living in and the

    Raleigh Measom says hesseen quite a ew changes inlaw en orcement over thenearly 25 years hes servedGonzales County.

    I remember when Istarted working or Sheriff D.J. Brzozowski, he said.You had six bullets in yourrevolver, one pair o hand-cuffs and your nightstick.And you got to use thenightstick.

    In-car computers, cellphones, tasers, pepperspray, multiple sets ohandcuffs, 15-round maga-

    zines and radios that actu-ally work are the standardthese days, but theres beenone constant during thattime and thats Measom.

    And now, he says, itstime to turn the reins o thePrecinct 3 Constables o -ce over to the uture.

    Its been a good ride,Measom said afer an-nouncing his retirement,effective Oct. 31, duringMondays Gonzales Coun-ty Commissioners Courtmeeting. I rst came herein 1990, then was elected

    Constable in Precinct 3in 1993. Im 69 and a hal ,its time to sput some newblood in there.

    In most exas counties,the precinct constables o -

    ces are primarily respon-sible or serving warrants,but under Measoms watchthe office has gained addi-tional capabilities.

    Over the years Ive doneeverything rom homicideinvestigations to trafficcontrol, he said. Weve

    served the entire county,not just one precinct.

    Measom was amongthose responsible or theimplementation o a pho-to-ID system or all rst re-sponders in the county, andin recent years the Precinct

    WeatherWatch

    WEDNESDAY

    Our annual salute to our

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    C ANNON T HE G ONZALES

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    County continues struggling to ll election postsBy DAVE MUNDY

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    1803 St. Joseph, Gonzales

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    Tossed & SaucedNew Boneless Wings

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    Inside:Obituaries.........................Apache Game Day.........Oil & Gas...........................Classieds..........................Comics.............................

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    Gonzales Co.

    The pumpkins are back! IT services calledinto question by county agencies

    Gonzales

    The pumpkins are back! Pumpkins were delivered to Monthalia United Method -ist Church on County Road 112 on Saturday, Oct. 11, and sales are underway.through Friday. The church has a variety of sizes with prices from $1.50 to $20.Schools and daycares with pre-K, kindergarten and rst grade students mayschedule tours and anyone wishing to have a Pumpkin Patch birthday party mayalso contact the church to arrange a time. Also o ered are face painting, beanbag pumpkin toss, pumpkin stem toss and a story. For details or to scheduleyour event contact Jackie Gandre at 830-437-5730.

    By DAVE [email protected]

    Gonzales County

    By DAVE MUNDY

    [email protected]

    SMILEY, Page A5

    MEASOM, Page A5

    By DR. GARTH VAZGonzales City Health Officer

    By DAVE MUNDY

    [email protected]

    Gonzales Healthcare Systems employees showed their support for breast cancerawareness and the Gonzales Apaches by wearing their Pink Out shirts Friday.(Courtesy photo)

    Measom yields Constable duties to new blood

    Ebola scare: beaware, not a raid

    Gonzales Co.

    County may gifSmiley with car

    Raleigh Measom

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    BELMON GossBar-B-Q will soon be themain attraction in Bel-mont as a Ggroundbreak-ing ceremony was heldfor Diamond A Conve-nience Store on Saturday,Oct 18.

    Diamond A is plannedto open spring 2015 andwill feature a large con- venience store, Valerobranded gas and diesel,the original Goss Bar-b-que and service with a

    smile.Breaking ground on

    the Southwest corner ofthe Belmont intersectionwere the five great-great-great grandchildren ofPH Goss, who began thefirst Goss Family Store inBelmont in 1916. hisbusiness later servedthe community where

    Fleming Goss began sell-ing Bar-b-que brisket,chicken, sausage & ribs fine dining ~ countrystyle.

    Our vision is to offer arustic flair with the mod-ern conveniences thatwill make travelers wantto stop again & again.

    hey will see the historyof the Belmont commu-nity along with a familyfriendly atmosphere andexperience the great taste

    of Goss Bar-b-que thatlocals know and love. Wewill have the cleanest re-strooms around and willoffer fast, friendly ser- vice with a smile.

    Diamond A will beowned and operated byDick & Shirley Goss, Lisa& Roland Escobedo andLaura & Luis Bremauntz.

    Dining in the Gonzalesarea will soon be taking an-other big step up.

    City and community busi-ness leaders joined Ruth andArnold Guerra and theirstaff Tursday at a ground-breaking ceremony for GGSteaks & Spirits, located ad- jacent to the Holiday Inn on

    Middlebuster Road in Gon-zales. Opening is expectedin Spring 2015 in the March-April time frame.

    We got tired of drivingout of town, Ruth Guerrasaid. Well try to push forcustomers in Shiner, Luling,Yoakum, even San Marcos.

    GG Steak & Spirits willfeature steakhouse diningwith both family-friendlyprices and executive cuisine.

    We have an executivechef already, Guerra said.Well be serving steak, sea-food and Italian. Were notgoing to skimp on the kitch-en.

    Te facility will be muchmore than just a restaurant,she added. Te ground oorwill have an attached full-service bar and a client salonas well. Te upstairs will bethe GG Event Center, capa-ble of hosting 250 diners orlarger crowds for seminarsand meetings.

    Well be able to holdweddings, rehearsal dinners,quincieras, business semi-

    nars, just about everything,she added. Well also be ableto cater off-site as well.

    T C T , O , P A

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    Pictured: Owners: Goss Family, Escobedo Family, Bremauntz Family; FelipeLeon representing Sage Capital Bank; Ryan Anderson, Clay Gacke representing Johnson Oil Company; Guy Dudley representing Stone Development Group

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    O BITUARIESLOOKABILL

    Willard R. Lookabill, age67, passed away Tursday,October 23, 2014. He wasborn November 1, 1946in Yoakum to Willard D.Lookabill and Verna She -eld Lookabill.

    He was a Catholic andwas a machinist at AA&ELeather Co. in Yoakum.

    Survivors are wi e o45 years, Jo Marie HenkeLookabill o Gonzales;daughters, Kimberly KayRichter o Gonzales, araMargaret Cook (Matt) o

    New Braun els, Kelli Mi-chele Stewart o Gonzalesand ammy Sue Oliver(Jeffrey) o Goliad; sons,Jeffrey Raymond Looka-bill o Gonzales and BrianTomas Lookabill (Marla)o eague; 15 grandchil-dren and 1 great-grand-child. Preceded in deathby his parents; sister, Ear-lene Winslett; son-in-law,Dennis Richter; grandson,Dustin James Cook.

    Visitation 4 to 6 p.m.,Saturday, October 25, 2014with Rosary at 6 p.m. at

    Tiele-Cooper FuneralHome. Funeral Mass 2p.m., Sunday, October 26,2014 at Queen o PeaceCatholic Church in SweetHome with Rev. CharlesSonnier officiating. Burialat St. Joseph Catholic Cem-etery.

    Pallbearers are Jeffrey Ol-iver, Matt Cook, John Cook,D.J. Richter, Jimmy Wausonand Donnie Henke.

    Memorials may be madeto Queen o Peace CatholicChurch or Donors Choice.

    Richard Glenn Tiller,1960-2014TILLER

    ALICERichard Glenniller passed away on

    Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014 atMetropolitan Methodist inSan Antonio.

    He was born on May 7,1960 in Alice. He graduated

    rom Alice High School in1978 and then rom exasA & M University, Class o1982 with a B.A. degree.

    He began ying with theamily helicopter business

    at the age o 16 and ewor many years working on

    ranches throughout Southexas. Although he would

    be the last to admit it, he wasa well- respected leader ohis community. His warm,radiant personality was thedriving orce behind thesuccess o Belle Oaks Inn inGonzales.

    He was preceded in deathby his grandparents W.C.and Deana iller and ravisand Bonnie Richardson.

    He is survived by hismother, Martha iller o Al-ice; brothers Jim (Linda) oWoodsboro, Lee (Lynette)o Corpus Christi and ra- vis (Judy) o Alice; and hispartner Clint Hille o Gon-zales. One uncle, David(Martha) iller o Dallas;and aunts Dorothy Rich-ardson o San Antonio andJackie Richardson o Alice.Richard is also survived bynumerous nephews, nieces,

    cousins and riends.

    Visitation was held Mon-day, Oct. 27 rom 5-7 p.m. atHolmgreen Mortuary in Al-ice with the amily present.Services or Richard andhis ather W.J. were held atthe First United MethodistChurch at 10 a.m. on ues-day, Oct. 28 in Alice withburial ollowing at the AliceCemetery.

    A Memorial Servicewas held in Gonzales onWednesday, Oct. 29 at 2p.m. at the First UnitedMethodist Church.

    Pallbearers were J.C. il-ler, Will iller, Christopher

    iller, yne iller, Brian il-ler and Justin Blair. Honor-ary pallbearers are ristanMoore, Hunter Moore andSam Kimmel.

    In lieu o owers, dona-tions can be made to theFirst United MethodistChurch Endowment Fundo Alice or the GonzalesHistorical Homes Associa-

    tion.

    Janie M. Cano,1950-2014

    CANO

    Janie M. Cano, age 64o Leesville, died October25, 2014 in Leesville. She

    was born April 25, 1950 inNixon, exas to Pedro andJuanita Ramirez. She waspreceded in death by her

    ather. She is survived byher loving husband o 45years Helareo Larry CanoJr.,children; Patricia Marti-nez (Leo), Elizabeth Cano,and Justin Cano, grandchil-dren; Caleb Molina, JoshuaLopez, and Daniel PerezJr., great-grandson AdrianLopez, mother JuanitaRamirez, 4 brothers, 4 sis-ters many nieces and neph-

    ews, as well as other lovingamily and riends.Visitation was held Mon-

    day, October 27, 4:00 PM 8:00 PM at Finch FuneralChapel o Nixon, with arosary being held at 6:30p.Te Funeral Service washeld uesday, October 28,at 10:00 AM at St. JosephCatholic Church with Fa-ther Ouseph Kuriokoseofficiating. Interment ol-lowed at the Leesville LatinAmerican Cemetery atLeesville. Memorial contri-butions may be made to thethe charity o ones choice.All are invited to sign the

    on-line guest book at www.nch uneralchapels.com.

    Lorene P. Gast,1955-2014

    GASTLorene P. Gast, 59, o

    Gonzales, passed awaySunday, October 26, 2014.Lorene was born August22, 1955 in Gonzales toBurnart and Vlasta Ma-latek Polasek. She wasa member o St. JamesCatholic Church. Lorene

    graduated rom Gonza-les High School with theClass o 1973. She workedat Continental Produceafer high school and mar-ried Paul A. Gast, on Janu-ary 19, 1974 in St. JamesCatholic Church in Gon-zales. Lorene went to workat Gonzales MemorialHospital in Central Supplyand accepted a positionto work in the hospitalslab be ore resigning to al-

    low more time to care orher granddaughter. Loreneworked as an assistantmanager o Golden Chickbe ore her sudden illnessprevented her rom con-tinuing in her work.

    Lorene was all aboutamily, she believed inamily unity, keeping ev-

    eryone close and the har-mony that ollows whenunity prevails. She was agracious woman with tre-mendous compassion orthe needs o others. Shewas as beauti ul within asshe was outwardly lovely.Lorene loved to dance withher husband Paul, polkasand waltzes were her a- vorite. She was an excellentcook and applied all theold amily recipes in herpreparation o meals. Shecherished holidays as shewas surrounded by amilywith love in abundance.Lorene was naturally ahappy and joy ul woman;she relished time spent atthe coastal beaches andwas delighted in taking asimple car ride. She wastruly a good mother, sup-porting her children inevery endeavor and shewas always there to walkthem through their trials

    and tribulations. She wastheir condante, their best

    riend and their hero.Lorene P. Gast is sur-

    vived by her husband o40 years, Paul A. Gast oGonzales, her daughter,Kristien Denise Gray oGonzales, son, MichaelPaul Gast o San Anto-nio, granddaughter, ReganDanielle Gray o Gonzales,sisters, Patricia Ann Millero Gonzales, Doris Jean

    Hofferek and husband Boo Victoria, Irene Oakesand husband Michael oGonzales, brothers, BenniePolasek, Jr. and wi e Di-anna o Moulton, Leroy Po-lasek and wi e Bobbie Jeano Gonzales, and a host oloving nieces, nephews and

    riends. She was precededin death by her parents.

    A rosary will be recitedat 9:30 a.m. Tursday, Oc-tober 30, 2014 in St. JamesCatholic Church with aMass o Christian Burial

    ollowing at 10 a.m. Inter-ment will ollow mass inSt. James Cemetery. Pall-bearers: Zackery Kotzebue,Jam Dority, Jose Contreras,Matthew Oakes, Kourt-ney Lehnert, and DarnellArnie. Honorary pallbear-ers: Employees o GoldenChick, Gonzales. In lieu ousual remembrances, the

    amily request donationsbe made to Seydler-Hill Fu-neral Home to assist with

    uneral expenses.Te amily receieved

    riends at the uneral homerom 5 to 7 p.m. Wednes-

    day evening. Services areunder the care and direc-tion o Seydler-Hill Funer-al Home.

    SMITHFreddie Joseph Joe

    Smith Jr., age 78 o Nixon,died October 25, 2014. Hewas born September 19,1936 in Nixon to Fred-die Joseph Smith Sr. andEmma Kate (Freeland)Smith. He was preceded indeath by his parents; a son-in-law, Joe Che Riojas III;and a grandson, CPL JohnMatthew Longoria. Joe issurvived by his wi e o 56years, Patsy (Pape) Smith,o Nixon; six children: SueWeaver and husband Doug

    o Nixon; Joey Smith andwi e eresa o Seguin; Do-lores orres o Levelland;Lynda Agu and husbandIkenna o San Antonio;Pauline Villanueva andhusband Joseph o Nixon;Brenda Harrison and hus-band Larry II o San Mar-cos; 21 grandchildren; 8great-grandchildren; threebrothers: Howard, Billy andJohnny Smith; three sis-ters: Mary Smith, KathernWilkinson, and DeborahJameson; numerous niecesand nephews; as well as

    other loving amily andriends.Visitation was held ues-

    day, October 28, 5:00 PM 7:00 PM at Finch FuneralChapel o Nixon. A Grave-side Funeral Service washeld Wednesday, October29, at 10:00 AM at the Nix-on Cemetery with the Rev.Jimmy Newman officiating.Memorial contributionsmay be made to the char-ity o ones choice. All areinvited to sign the on-lineguest book at www.nch u-neralchapels.com.

    Personalized Letter from Santa

    Children love to receive letters in the mail. Wouldnt your child be thrilled to receive aletter from Santa? For $5.00, Gonzales Main Street will mail a personalized letter fromSanta to your child before Christmas. Please complete the form below and return withyour payment to Gonzales Main Street, P. O. Box 547, Gonzales, Texas 78629 or drop

    off at City Hall, 820 St. Joseph Street by December 1, 2014.

    Name of Child:(Please Print)

    Address:

    City:

    State:

    Zip Code:

    Age: Male Female Grade in School

    Accomplishment

    Good Deed

    Name and age of siblings

    Name of Pet

    Gonzales Main Street is a 501c3 non-profit organization. All proceeds from this projectwill be used to purchase new Christmas Decorations for downtown Gonzales.

    uesday, October 7, was ourNational Night Out Celebration(NNO) at McMahan WomensClub. Te NNO is the culmina-tion o our year o NeighborhoodWatch Meetings (NWM). OurNeighborhood Watch Meetingsare held the second uesday oeach even-numbered month, ex-cept or December, at 7 PM at theWomens Club. Sgt Frank Alvarezo the Caldwell County SheriffsDepartment is our liaison orthese meetings.

    Sgt. Alvarez came to ourcounty airly recently with anextensive background in law en-

    orcement and crime prevention.

    Our NWM are very in ormativeand interesting. Just at the lasttwo meetings, Sgt. Alvarez hasin ormed us o or we have dis-cussed:

    A person impersonating a lawen orcement officer, burglaries inour area, an armed robbery in ourarea, kidnappings, child endan-germent and/or assault o a child,drownings, stolen vehicles, thesignicance o your house num-ber being at the end o your drive-way, the progress o the CitizensAcademy, parents needing to bemore interactive with their chil-dren (especially teenagers), thesheriff departments canine unit(complete with a visit rom Sgt.Wahlert and osca), meth labs(in our area), new positions at the

    sheriffs department, the turnoverrate or employees at the sheriffsdepartment, the Bike Rodeo puton by the sheriffs departmenteach year, we have had visitingofficers to discuss their positionswith the county, we discussed thedump that is being consideredin northern Caldwell County,Mexican cartel connections (inour area), cocaine/marijuanabusts using tracking dogs, drugsin the schools, we received news

    rom McMahan Womens Club,illegal immigrants being hiddenin abandoned buildings duringtransport across the state (again,in our area), conscation o illegalweapons.

    You may think that where welive is a rural area which is sa e

    rom crime. Tat is ar rom thetruth. For the most part, crimi-nals do not randomly pick their victims or targets. He or she isgoing to analyze any situationbe ore going into it. A criminalwill more than likely have beenwatching your house and knowyour schedule(s) and when some-one is home or not. Te averageburglary takes three minutes. So acriminal also knows that he or shecan be in and out o your house oronto and off o your property anddown the road long be ore lawen orcement will have a chance toshow up. We are not sa er becausewe live in a rural area. We are ac-tually more susceptible to crimesbecause we live in a rural area.

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    Border and radical IslamDr. Jeffrey Addicott of the

    Center for Terrorism Law willheadline the slate of speak-ers Thursday, Oct. 30 in Flo-resville as everyone is in-vited to learn about bordersecurity issues and the riseof militant Islam. This FREEcitizens forum in the Flores-ville High School auditorium

    from 7-9 p.m. is sponsoredby the the Wilson CountyNews, the La Vernia News,and others. This is an op-portunity for Texans to learnabout issues facing our stateand nation today.

    For information, call 830-216-4519.

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    Elks Carne Guisda Night The Gonzales Elks Lodge

    #2413 will host the P. E. R.Association Carne GuisadaNight Thursday, October30th, 2014 from 6:30 p.m.until 9:00 p.m. The meal in-cludes carne guisada, rice.beans, guacamole,. tortillas,and hot sauce, and is $10.00per plate. For lodge mem-bers and guests.

    O CT . 31Childrens Fall FestivalChildrens Fall Festival on

    Friday, October 31st from5:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. at EastSide Baptist Church, 701Seydler St.

    N OV . 1

    Rummage/Bake Sale The Gonzales Master Gar-

    deners will be holding aRummage Sale/Bake Sale onSaturday, November 1, from8 a.m. 1 p.m. at 623 N. FairStreet, next to Gonzales El-ementary School. The salewill benet the GonzalesMaster Gardeners commu-nity projects and horticul-ture education programsfor schoolchildren and thecommunity. If you haveany items you would liketo donate, please contactFran Saliger, 830-672-2953,or bring them to the GMGbuilding on Oct. 29-31 from9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Thanks foryour continued support.

    N OV . 1

    Leesville Fall Festival The Leesville Community

    Center is having their annualFall Festival on Saturday, No-vember 1, 2014. There willbe drawings for door prizesand a raffle as well as foodand drinks. This is our annualfundraiser for maintenanceand operating expenses.Any donations towardsmaking event a success willbe greatly appreciated. Formore info contact Larry Bak-er at (830) 672-6630, Patsy

    West at (830) 424-3416, Su-sie Hale Robinson at (830)491-1731, or Brenda CavasarRobinson at (830) 424-3356.

    N OV . 1

    Art Show and Sale There wil l be a big change

    in the Chihuahua Trail ArtShow and Sale this year. Incelebration of their 10thyear, the popular La Verniashow will run for six week-

    ends, instead of only oneday. This years show willbe held at the La VerniaHeritage Museum, 13136 USHwy 87 West in the old restation. The show featuresne art for sale by profes-sional South Texas artistsand begins on Saturday, No-vember 1 at 10 a.m. Visitorsmay enjoy and purchase art,and vote on their favorite forthe Peoples Choice awardwhich will be presented atthe Artists Reception on thesame day from 6 to 8 p.m.,where the artists will be onhand to meet their fans andpatrons, and receive showawards while listening tolive music. The admission isfree and open to the public.

    The show will continue ev-ery Saturday and Sunday inNovember, except Thanks-giving, from Noon to 3 p.m.and also the rst weekendin December. The nal dayfor the show will be on theevening of the ChihuahuaStreet Wassail Walk, Friday,December 12 from 5 to 7p.m. Proceeds benet theartists and the museum,which is operated by the LaVernia Historical Associa-tion, www.LaVerniaHistory.com and Facebook.

    N OV . 1

    Smiley VFD BBQ The Smiley Volunteer Fire

    Department will hold its an-nual fund raising event thisSaturday, November 1, 2014. This year s event will have aBBQ meal, raffle, cakewalkand silent auction. The Smi-ley Firemen selling raffletickets. Chicken and Sausageplates will be served from5:30 until gone for $8.00 aplate. The raffle drawing willbe around 7:00. Your sup-port would be greatly ap-preciated.

    N OV . 2

    Geronimo Dance The Jimmy Sims Band from

    Austin will be playing greattraditional country dancemusic on November 2 at theGeronimo VFW, 6808 Hwy123 N, Geronimo, 3-6:30pm; VFW angus burgerskitchen at 2 pm. Admissionis $8. Donation benets theGeronimo VFW Auxiliary vet-

    eran programs. Reasonabledrink prices; setups avail-able. Smoke free; open toall. Info 830-305-8829/305-5478.

    N OV . 4

    RWOY Meeting The Republican Women of

    Yoakum will host Lavaca andDeWitt Counties Seniors onNov. 4 at 11:30 a.m. at theYoakum Community Center.

    The winners of the annualConstitution Essay Schol-arship Contest will be an-nounced. The contest is heldeach October in conjunctionwith Constitution Day. FirstPrize Winner receives $1000. The winner of the contestwill read the winning essay,and the check will be pre-sented by Dwayne Stovall,former candidate for the Texas Uni ted States Senate.Stovall will speak on the10th amendment and thefounding principle of Feder-alism.

    All citizens are invited.Lunch will be served withdonations accepted. Formore information, call Bren-da Cash at 361-594-4258.

    N OV . 4The Briefcase This is your special invita-

    tion to join us on Tuesday,November 4 from 12:05-12-55 p.m. in the FellowshipHall of First Baptist Churchfor a Brief time of CaringAnd Sharing Everything. Dr.Nancy Burleson will presentthe program. Sandwiches,chips and drinks will be pro-vided. Invite a friend or twoto come with you. Childcareavailable on request; call thechurch at 672-9595.

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    Shiner Heritage Quilters The holidays are coming

    soon and Shiner HeritageQuilters are gearing up for avery creative Thanksgiving/Christmas season. Join us on Tuesday, November 4th, atthe First United MethodistChurch of Shiner FellowshipHall to learn how to makeeasy, fun-to-sew gifts anddecorations. Members willshare ideas for creating atruly homemade 2014 cel-ebration!

    We gather around 6:15 pmfor socializing and snacks. The meeting, which beginsat 6:30, includes show andtell, block-of-the-month,and door prizes as well asthe very informative pro-gram on homemade gift/decorations ideas. Memberscome from Shiner and thesurrounding towns. Visi-tors and new members arealways welcome. For more

    information call Irene Cerny,361-594-3185.

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    Gonzales Writing Group The Gonzales Writing

    Group meets on the rst Thursday of each month atLifords Bookstore at 10 a.m. The next meeting is Nov. 6.If you enjoy writing, please join us! For further info con-tact Granella Hendricks, 437-2036.

    N OV . 6

    Legion Thanksgiving The Gonzales American

    Legion Post #40 will meetNov. 6, 2014, at 6:00 P.M. atthe Cost Store for their an-nual Thanksgiving meal. Allmembers are urged to at-tend.

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    DAR Meeting The Thomas Sh elton Chap-

    ter Daughters of AmericanRevolution will meet at theChapter House on Novem-ber 7 ,2014 at 2:30. A slideshow of vintage postcardsof Gonzales will be the pro-gram.

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    Fall Ag. Conference The Bastrop/Fayette Coun-

    ty Ag. Conference will beheld November 7 at theAmerican Legion Hall lo-cated at 145 American Le-gion Road in Smithville. Apre-registration fee of $25must be received at the Ex-tension office in BastropCounty at 901 Pecan Street,Bastrop, Texas or in FayetteCounty at 255 SvobodaLane in La Grange by No-vember 5th. Late registra-tion at the door will be $35per person. Checks shouldbe made payable to theBastrop Ag. Fund (no cashwill be accepted). Topics ofdiscussion will include PestManagement Around FarmStructures by Dr. Janis Reed;Fenceline Brush Manage-ment by Megan Clayton,Extension Range Specialist;Pesticide Laws & Regula-tions and Fenceline Issues

    and Complaints by MelissaBarton of Texas Departmentof Agriculture; Herbicide Tank Mixing and Calibrationby Dr. Josh McGinty, Exten-sion Agronomist; HerbicideOptions for Winter BrushControl by Dr. Bob Lyons,Extension Range Special-ist; and Pesticide Laws andRegulations by Perry Cer-vantes, Texas Department ofAgriculture. A total of 6 pes-ticide applicator CEU credits

    have been approved fromthe Texas Department ofAgriculture for this program(2 General, 2 Laws & Regula-tions, 2 IPM). Please call theBastrop County ExtensionOffice at (512) 581-7186 ifyou have questions.

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    Annual Strudel SaleSaints Cyril and Methodius

    Catholic Church in Shiner issponsoring its 28th annualHomemade Apple StrudelSale on Saturday, Nov. 8 atthe parish gym. Price for theunbaked strudels with bak-ing instructions are $14. Toplace an order for strudels tobe picked up in Shiner, callQuality Pharmacy at 361-594-2262 or Marjorie Krestaat 361-594-2361. Picku-uptime in the parish gym willbe 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Satur-day, Nov. 8. Order deadline isNov. 5. Delivery will also beavailable in a limited num-ber of other cities: Yoakum,361-594-2638; Moulton-Flatonia, 361-594-8468; Vic-toria, 361-573-5283 or [email protected](pickup in Victoria is 1-2 p.m.Sunday, Nov. 9 at Our Ladyof Victory parking lot); Cu-ero, 361-649-4248 or [email protected].

    N OV . 8

    Benet Clay ShootJoin us Nov. 8 at the National

    Shooting complex in SanAntonio as we crush clays toraise funds for The Founda-tion for Prader-Willi Research(FPWR) in the name of SadieRoyal who suffers from PWS& needs a cure! Registrationbegins at 8 a.m. and the shootstarts at 9. Lunch, a drawingand awards is set at 1 p.m. Theevent will take place at theNational Shooting Complex,5913 Roft Road in San Anto-nio.

    N OV . 14

    Thompsonville Ladies The Thompsonville Ladies

    Club will host their Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon onFriday, November 14th at the

    Thompsonville CommunityCenter at 2774 County Rd.

    423 off U S Highway 90. Weencourage everyone to come join us for turkey and all thetrimmings. This is our way ofthanking you for your supportof our scholarship fund. To goplates will be available afterall guess have been served.

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    Greater TunaGreater Tuna, a comedy

    about a small Texas townnamed Tuna, is the 2014 fallproduction at the ShinerGaslight Dinner Theatre. Theantics of the eclectic bandof citizens that make up thistown will leave you laugh-ing out loud and wishing formore. Friday, Saturday andSunday performances will beNovember 14, 15, 16, 21, 22,23, 28, 29, and 30. A Wednes-day performance will be onNov. 19. Doors open at 6:30p.m. for the evening perfor-mances, with the meal servedat 7 and the play starting at8. Doors open for the Sundaymatinee at 12:30 p.m. withthe meal served at 1 and theplay starting at 2. All Sundaysare matinee performances.Regular ticket sales beginMonday, October 27th. Pleasecall 361-594-2079 weekdaysbetween 8:30 4:00. www-shinergaslight.org

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    Night in Old Pearl City The city of Yoakum Tour-

    ism Board will sponsor the12th annual Night in OldPearl City Saturday, Nov. 22at Turner Hall in Yoakum.A Lutheran Polka WorshipService is scheduled for 3p.m. at Holy Cross LutheranChurch, followed by a tour ofthe Yoakum Heritage Muse-um and the Christmas TreeForest.

    Doors open at Turner Hallat 5:30 p.m. featuring doorprizes, bottle grab, silentauction, dinner and dance.

    Proceeds will benet theYoakum Community Hospi-tal and Yoakum CommunityFire Dept. For ticket informa-tion contact Sharon Mueller

    at 512-341-9868 or 512-567-3365.

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    Dr. HolcombDr. NeelyDr. White

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    Gonzales Healthcare Systems

    November 2014

    Specialty Physician Outpatient ClinicAudiologyAmy Trost,Hearing Specialist(830) 372-2237

    Cardiology

    William Craig, M.D.(830) 672-3845

    CounselorKim Wilgus, MA, LPC(361) 570-1444

    DermatologyVicente Quintero, M.D.(830) 626-5551

    NeonatologyMarisol Ortiz, M.D.(361) 575-0681

    NephrologyAzhar M. Malik, M.D.(361) 576-0011Faisal Khan, M.D.(361) 582-7999

    NeurologyPraveen Thangada, M.D.(830) 303-1819

    NeurosurgeryByron D. Neely,

    M.D., P.A.(979) 968-6500

    UrologyRobert Ryan, III, M.D.(830) 379-8491

    OncologyRohit Kapoor, M.D., P.A.(210) 655-0075

    OphthalmologyJoseph Kavanagh, M.D.(830) 379-3937Scott Thomas, M.D.(830) 379-3937

    OrthopedicsG. Steven White, M.D.(830) 379-9492Trent Twitero, M.D.(830) 379-9492

    PodiatryTerri Quebedeaux,D.P.M., P.A.(830) 303-0005

    PulmonologyJohn Holcomb, M.D.(210) 692-1634

    SurgeryKathleen Koerner,DO, FACOS(830) 672-8502Lino Oballo, MD, FACS(830) 672-8502

    Located at SieversMedical Clinic:

    Ear, Nose, &Throat DisordersJennifer Hennessee, M.D.(830) 379-0299

    Gynecology Nancy Burleson,M.D. FACOG(830) 672-8502

    Dr. CraigDr. Twitero

    Dr. CraigDr. Quebedeaux

    Dr. CraigDr. Ortiz

    Dr. Craig

    Kim WilgusDr. Ryan

    HolidayDr. CraigDr. NeelyDr. White

    Dr. CraigDr. Hennessee

    Dr. HolcombDr. NeelyDr. White

    C OMMUNITY C ALENDAR E-mail your local information to: [email protected]

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    St. Paul Alumni NightAttention all Alumni of St. Paul High School, St. Lumila Elementary, and St. Ludmila

    Academy! You are cordially invited to Alumni Night 2014. The St. Paul High School Foot-ball Team will play Sacred Heart on October 31 in Shiner. Game time is 7:30PM. All thealumni are invited to the game and are encouraged to be recognized by joining us onthe eld at halftime in celebration. Special honored guests will be the St. Ludmila Acad-emy Class of 1964! The games theme is Black Out the Sacred Heart Indians and all areencouraged to wear black to celebrate this (and Halloween)! You are also encouragedto bring or wear(!) your old letterman jackets and sweaters to show your Cardinal Pride!

    As an added historical element, we are encouraging multi-generation alumni to let usknow your history! For example if your grandmother attended St. Ludmila Academy in1947, your father graduated from St. Paul High School in 1975, you graduated from St.Paul High School in 1997, and you have a child attending St. Ludmila Elementary, youare a four generation family! Please call the school (361.594.3843), drop the information

    by the St. Ludmila Elementary Office, or email it to [email protected] and approximate years are helpful! Multi-generation families will also be recog-nized at the Alumni Game.

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    Annual Men DayMount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church and Rev. C. A. Roaches invite you to our An-

    nual Men Day Sunday, November 2, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. This years speaker is Pastor Jim-mie Hastings and the New Jerusalem Baptist Church Family of Shiner, TX. The eventstheme is Gods Man of Inuence Accepting the Challenge to Live Boldly Eph. 6:10-20.Mt. Pilgrim is located at 209 Capes in Gonzales.

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    open world o which weare citizens.

    Even though Algorithmsand protocols or combat-ing this disease are in aheightened uid state, vigi-lance should remain at thehighest degree.

    o put things into per-spective, WHO reportedthat inuenza and tuber-culosis are known to takemore lives each year thanEbola will ever do. Te twonurses that acquired thedisease on United Statessoil are expected to com-pletely recovery. Dr. StacyDalvin, Te exas Depart-ment o State Health Se-ries (DSHS) Director oEpidemiology o Region8 (which includes Gonza-

    les County and 27 othercounties) has assured methere are no cases o Ebolareported in Region 8. She,however, cautioned that be-ing prepared to prevent thespread o all communicablediseases is the take homemessage rom this experi-ence with the Ebola virus.At this time, there havebeen no known Ameri-can deaths rom Ebola onAmerican soil.

    Tere have been localmeetings regarding pre-paredness. Tere has alsobeen training on utilizationo the Personal ProtectionEquipment (PPE) at Gon-zales Memorial Hospital(GMH). Carol Villarreal,the in ectious disease con-trol nurse at GMH assuresme that nurses have been

    trained to use PPE andDr. Roland Medellin theMedical Director o GMHemergency room has alsoassured me that the doc-tors in the emergency roomhave been trained on theuse o PPE.

    As you may gather romall the attention this dis-ease has created, shouldthe unlikely event occurthat an Ebola in ectedindividual reach our ER,we are prepared to ollowprotocol.

    he community is ad-monished to receive allimmunization that isavailable to prevent in-creased illness. Most in-surance companies pay100% or in luenza, pneu-monia, hepatitis B, andshingles immunizations.Although your insurancemay not pay or the per-tussis immunization, itis highly recommendedthat every person o ageshould receive that im-munization to save thelives o newborns that areat risk until the newbornscan sa ely receive this im-munization.

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    I, Sheryl Barborak, askthe voters of GonzalesCounty for their supportin the November 4thGeneral Election. I have

    served as CountyTreasurer since 2003 with pride, honesty andintegrity. The CountyTreasurers Of ce has been a success in CountyGovernment all these years because I acceptedthe trust of Gonzales County voters twelve yearsago and served all the people with accountability,dedication and ef ciency. Therefore, I am askingfor your vote to continue serving as your CountyTreasurer.

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    tially approving that item, Commissionersamended that to direct that one o the vehicles,a 2011 Crown Victoria, be designated or gifingto Smiley.

    Eventually were going to have to make a tripover here to the jail, so this will help, Schroedersaid.

    Sheriff Glen Sachtleben said that both 2011Crown Victorias declared surplus have morethan 100,000 miles on them. Te police lights

    and cage apparatus will remain, but Smiley willhave to supply its own communications equip-ment.

    Commissioners also approved contuing par-ticipation in the 1033 Program or the SheriffsDepartment.

    Tis allows us to requisition military surplus,rom urniture all the way up to tanks and air-

    craf, Sachtleben said, but adding quickly: ButI have no intention o going there (tanks). Tisis an annual prorgram that helps us get someequipment like generators at a very low cost.

    3 Constables office has taken on an evennewer role.

    With the Eagle Ford coming in, wereresponsible or all the permitting or coun-ty road access ( or drilling sites), he noted.And I worked with attorney Bob Bass tohelp develop the countys subdivision ordi-nance that we have now.

    He credits a good working relationshipwith other agencies and CommissionersCourt over the years or adding responsi-bility to the office.

    Weve had good commissioners to workwith, a good county judge, he said. Wehave our differences rom time to time, butwe always work through it.

    Te biggest change he said hes seen isthe population demographic in the countyand changes in the justice system.

    Tese days we spend so much time pro-bating and de erring, he said.

    Measom began his career in law en orce-ment with the U.S. Coast Guard rom 1964-68, serving as a radio operator aboard thecutter Comanche and later with the cutter

    aney the last Pearl Harbor veteran ves-sel still aoat at the time. His duties tookhim rom the Port o San Francisco to Viet-nam.

    He later worked several law en orcement jobs and as a rancher be ore settling inGonzales County.

    I did a little ranching, you do that tilyou go broke and then you go out and get areal job, he chuckled.

    He and his wi e Debbie married in 1970and the couple raised our girls.

    Now we just want to get out and trav-el, see the grandkids, he said. Id like totravel and see all 50 states. Well, maybe notHawaii, its expensive.

    He told Commissioners Monday thatI plan to be in the Smoky Mountains byMonday or uesday.

    Commissioners Court on Monday votedto appoint Measoms deputy, Derrick John-son, to ll the remainder o his term, whichexpires in 2017.

    Over the last year Ive put almost all theworkload on him to see i he can handle it,and he can, Measom said. My job now isto pump diesel into that motor home.

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    MEASOM: Steps down afernearly 25 years with county

    The Gonzales County Court placed second in the recent Pleasanton Cowboy Upparade. From left are Little Mr. Gonzales Fabian Brown, Miss Gonzales MikaylaWyatt, Little Miss alternate Eloise Benitez, Young Miss MKenna Matl and JuniorMiss Piper Faith.

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    Want to end u symptoms? Ramen Stew is the answer

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    Dances withChihuahuas

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    MundyEditor and Publisher

    Elitists want to off most of usat 75; protect your cornbread!

    Tose o you readers who arenot poor, or a bachelor, or both,will never quite understand nei-ther the art nor the necessity omaking Ramen Stew.

    Some college students may beable to sympathize to a point, butits only those o us who have hadto make that last $7 rom the pre- vious paycheck stretch out over 13days who can truly understand.

    Te notion o Ramen Stewcame to us afer two agonizingdays o being bored to death whilestuck in the barracks at MarineCorps Air Station Futenma dur-ing the very close visit o yphoonFlo in 1990.

    For those not amiliar with thestorm, Super yphoon Flo was aCategory 5 storm which brushedOkinawa on its way to crashinginto Honshu, Japan, in September1990, killing 30 people and doingbillions o dollars in damage.

    Te Marine barracks were, ocourse, built to withstand sucha storm, but the violence o thewinds got a shelter in place orderissued which effectively bottled usup or nearly 72 hours. We werent

    even allowed to trek the 300 yardsor so to the chow hall; we were allissued three MREs (Meal, Ready-to-Eat) and told to stay put.

    Needless to say, the MREs weregone within the rst six hours.

    As might be expected, thegeedunk, soda and beer (vending)machines in the barracks wererapidly depleted o everythingbe ore the power got knocked out even the stuff no one ever gets

    rom a vending machine, like dietpretzels. And afer 340 games othree-handed spades, we decidedit was time to raid the emergencystores those instant meals allMarines who spend any time inthe eld buy or just such an emer-gency.

    Tis would normally consist oseveral packs o Ramen soup mix,as well as a ew cans o viennasausages, crackers, tuna, creamcheese, granola bars or other simi-larly easy-to-store, easy-to-snack-on items.

    But afer two days o eating thatstuff, you still long or a real meal.Contacting our neighbors in thebarracks, we came up with a plan.

    We located a gallon-sized potand a ew containers o Sternoheating uel. I still had two packso ramen lef. Abercrombie had acan o vienna sausages. Doll hadsome tuna. Someone else had asmall one-serving can o mixed vegetables. We lled the pot, gotthe small burner going and got thestew started.

    Word got around. Someoneelse stopped in to contribute somelefover yakisoba hed gotten outin town be ore the storm. An-other guy contributed his MREham loa , cut in small chunks.Yet another contributed an entire12-ounce can o new potatoes.

    Be ore it was all said and done,wed located a second pot and had

    Marines with bowls o stew wan-dering up and down the hallwayon the second oor o the barracksin between games o cards.

    In the years since I lef theCorps, Ive had more than oneoccasion to re up another batcho Ramen Stew. Lots o times itsbecause Im trying to make thatpaycheck stretch, other times itsbecause Im having my once-a-year visit rom a mild orm o u.

    Ramen Stew is a sure-re cureor most u symptoms, Ive ound.Out here in the civilian world,

    o course, you have a lot moreoptions or ingredients to RamenStew. Unlike the tiny little re riger-ators in the Marine barracks, mostdomiciles in the disorganized ci- vilian world have big ones.

    And i youre poor, or a bach-elor, or both, most big re rigera-tors have things in there whichhave long outlived their use ulnessexcept as part o Ramen Stew. Itskind o like recycling, or ood.

    So when the Creeping Crud de-cided to pay its annual visit to methis weekend, the crock pot gotred up, the ramen got unwrapped

    and I set to work searching or in-gredients to round out my culi-nary cure or u symptoms.

    I bought two plates at the Bel-mont VFD barbecue und-raiser a

    ew weeks back, ate one there andbrought one home and put it inthe ridge. Te reghters will behappy to know that while the bris-ket had dried out, it still did quitene once re-hydrated.

    Id planned to use the chicken,too, but it started running the mo-ment I opened the container andwas able to escape into the backyard. Te potato salad workedgreat, though.

    Once you scrape the top layero green stuff off, I ound, re riger-ated lasagna adds a unique taste toRamen Stew. Ditto that with chiliand remains o a chicken riedsteak dinner.

    Not everything in the re rigera-tor, however, can pass muster orRamen Stew. Te oreo pie I madelast July (thats July, 2013, not last July) had reached petricationstage and is now hanging on mywall as a nouveau art display.

    And Im cured o the u.

    Life expectancy would grow by leapsand bounds if green vegetablessmelled as good as bacon.

    Doug Larson

    hrough the years Ive always ac-cepted a bit o common knowledge.Pertaining to my ownsel .

    O this Im certain. I was neverpromised a tomorrow. And a ew othe yesterdays are always best orgot-ten. hats why I have always cher-ished the present. he day. As in to-day. And everyday. One day at a time.

    At this stage and phase a ter 70years o waltzing through this won-drous world. It is without morbidityto consider mortality. hough the twowords coincide negative sicknessand death incidents in a personsli e.

    Prompting me to comment as suchon an article I perused (there I goemploying that crossword puzzleword again: peruse) recently concern-ing comments made by a Dr. EzekielEmanuel. A tacky and pulpy idjit ithere ever was one.

    he doc penned an article thismonth or he Atlantic titled Why IHope to Die at 75. And he opines thatthe bulk o us would be better o i

    we died at 75. His cornbread mental-ity contends that once past 75 one isno longer a productive member o so-ciety. Becoming a burden as one gob-bles up collective health resources.

    Shades o Sarah Palins prophecy inthe 2009 debate when she alluded to

    death panels as the legislature wasbandying about proposed health carelegislation. Some argued a death pan-el was a myth. Others not.

    Regardless, Emanuel igures thatonly people with what he allows ashigh-quality lives deserve to keepliving. And those with low-qualitylives should just go ahead and kick thebucket or pull the trigger.

    So i you have a PhD or can namenine state capitols youre blessed tokeep on trucking. But i youre a burg-er- lipper or insurance agent you mayas well stop at a dead end.

    Gist is o it is is he considers age-related, I assume in my depleted old

    mind, decline in mind and railty inthe limbs as cause to stop treatmentor an old-timer over 75 years. When

    it comes to health care.Heavens to Betsy. Guess what. Dr.

    Emanuel is one o the primary archi-tects o the A ordable Care Act. Anda chie medical advisor to the Obamaadministration. As Gomer Pyle wouldstress, Surprise, surprise, surprise!

    Is the doctors thinking elitist? De i-nitely. hats why at times I eel the IQand the li e expectancy o the elitist(politicians and academicians) Amer-ican recently passed each other goingin opposite directions.

    By the way, I read somewhere oncethat the average li e expectancy onon-vegetarians is 72 years and that o vege tarians is 84 ye ars. his makes mereally, really, I mean downright sad that vegetarians must live 12 ad-ditional years eating ood that tasteslike crap.

    A couple o impressions prior toshutting this one down. My late Mom-ma at 90 could still make cornbread

    rom scratch that when buttered wasso good it would make your tongueslap your brains out.

    And down the road ... in the deepautumn o my li e, Ill take my lastbreath without ever knowing i BillBailey ever made it home; i Killroywas really there; and i Judge Crater

    ever called home.

    It wasnt so long ago that Ferguson,MO., was supposed to be an Americanmorality tale o racism, the militarizationo police and all manner o other evil.For a ew weeks in August, the attentiono the national media ocused onthe suburb o St. Louis, and MSNBCpractically broadcast nothing else.

    While the media long ago moved on,the protests have persisted, entering theirlate, decadent phase o sel -indulgenttriviality. Cornel West got arrested lastweek, and Al Sharpton is heading backto Ferguson at the end o the month topump up attention or what styles itsel amovement, although it is more tinny bythe day.

    A hallmark o August was pointlesslydestructive civil disorder, and its onlygotten more pointless. In late September,the makeshif memorial to MichaelBrown on the street in Ferguson burneddown. Tis set off minor rioting,including the vandalizing o a beautysalon that has been hit multiple times orthe offense o operating a business in atown where protesters are so committedto justice.

    In nearby St. Louis a ew weeks later,an off-duty cop working as a privatesecurity guard shot to death a teen whohad red at him with a Ruger 9 mm. Itturned out the gun had been stolen twoweeks earlier, and the teen, monitoredwith an ankle bracelet, had been awaitingtrial on a elony concealed-weaponcharge. Protesters took the streets todemonstrate against what would strikemost people as a legitimate act o sel -de ense, chanting the inapt Hands up,dont shoot!

    A grand jury is still considering theevidence in the shooting o MichaelBrown, which protesters long agoconcluded is a case o murder in the rstdegree. Its not possible or anyone whowasnt there to know what happened onthat day, when Browns riend said Brownwas attacked by Officer Darren Wilsonand shot while running away.

    An anonymous witness who saw the

    entire incident rom beginning to endtold the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that afer

    an initial scuffle in the car, Officer Wilsondidnt shoot Brown until he turned backtoward him. Brown kept coming towardWilson despite orders to stop, and was20-25 eet away when the last shots werered. According to the witness, Browndid not raise his arms in the gesture osurrender that is the iconic symbol o theFerguson protests. Although the witnessbelieves Wilson didnt have to kill Brown,his version is more complicated than theone taken as a given by the protesters.

    Te New York imes has reported thatDarren Wilson told investigators thatBrown pinned him in his vehicle andthere was a struggle over his gun, and he

    eared or his li e. FBI orensics show thatthe gun was indeed red twice in the car,and Browns blood was on the gun andOfficer Wilsons uni orm.

    Sharpton and protesters maintainthat all they want is justice. It may wellbe what justice demands in this case isno indictment o a cop who red in sel -de ense. Although, sadly, that is unlikelyto be a ormula or peace.

    Rich Lowry is editor o the NationalReview.

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    This is an edited transcriptwith Texas state representa-tive Lois Kolkhorst heard onThe News from the Camp-house on KULM 98.3 FM.

    Brune: A good situationmay be approaching. We willassume that exas state sena-tor Glenn Hegar, who is run-ning for state comptroller,wins that position. hen hisseat in the senate will need tobe filled. Presently, you, Rep-resentative Kolkhorst havefiled to run for Hegars vacat-ed seat in a special electionin December. his brings theopportunity for a lot of ques-tions.

    One point to realize is that voters like statesman thatkeep their word. You, Repre-

    sentative Kolkhorst and Sen-ator Hegar were instrumentalin stopping the rans exasCorridor from being shoveddown our throats. You havealso been a fiscal hawk and voted against an ever-ex-panding budget. It is honestto say that youve done an ex-emplary job of representingyour constituents and theyshould look forward to youmoving up to the senate.

    Now, will you file a bill toput river authorities underSunset Review and will youbroach the appointed po-sitions that fill the LowerColorado River Authoritys(LCRA) board of directors?

    Kolkhorst: I was on thehouse side of the SunsetCommission for four years.Every twelve years, or less,state agencies are evaluatedin relation to their purpose.It is then decided by thecommission whether thatpurpose should be changed,limited, or eliminated. Andyes, I will file a bill puttingall river authorities underSunset Review. hen we willlook at the way (LCRA) di-rectors are appointed. herehave been loud complaintsthat many people feel under-represented on that board.

    hat is one reason for need-ing Sunset Review.

    I have been disappointedby the votes of that board.However, we do have thecommitment and funding inplace for a water plan thatmay help rice farmers withoff-channel reservoirs. hesereservoirs would be filledand pulled down. Becausethey would be pulled down,they would not be availableto recreational use. hat maytake some of the pressure off.

    he fight in the legislaturewill be what is the intendeduse of the water? Originally,the highland lakes were totame the river and hold water

    for agriculture and munici-pal use. I think weve strayedfrom that purpose.

    he LCRA staff and boardknow how I feel I have beena loud voice and will contin-ue to be a loud voice.

    here is another point wemust consider. he rice in-dustry is absolutely impor-tant. And the river is not thesame as when we grew up.Most of the water we see iseffluent water from Austin.We must also study the ris-ing salinity of our bays andestuaries. Our senate districtruns from Rockport to Lock-hart and the economy of the

    exas Gulf Coast is an es-sential element in the fiscalhealth of the state. We mustknow and understand thestudies done concerning theneeded freshwater inflow toour bays and estuaries.

    Brune: Which committeeswould you seek to sit on inthe senate?

    Kolkhorst: he senate al-lows a legislator to be onmore committees than thehouse. he Lieutenant Gov-ernor sets the committees.My interests would lie inhaving a say in gubernato-rial appointments. hen thenatural resource committeemust be a part of my life. Imalso interested in the budgetand then there are commit-tees that are very much a partof our district effecting im-migration, law enforcement,and education. I am going totry and have a large portfolio

    of committee assignments.Brune: Please explain your

    efforts concerning illegal im-migration.

    Kolkhorst: We have a po-rous border. It became worsearound 2004. Recently, wehad the unaccompanied chil-dren issue on the border. Atthe height of the problem wewere apprehending 6,600/week according to the De-partment of Public Services(DPS). Some of the othernumbers I was seeing putthat figure closer to 10,000.Seventy-six percent areOther h an Mexican.

    he state is limited in han-dling illegal immigration. Wecan only arrest illegals after acrime such as human traf-ficking or trafficking drugs.

    he state cannot arrest an il-legal alien for being an illegalalien. hat is a federal issue.

    But as exas legislators wepushed to send more DPStroopers down to the borderon a rotation that was imple-mented in surges. We sawthat these surges pushed theapprehension numbers downfrom 6,600/week to 1,800/week. hese surges also cost

    exas taxpayers $1.3 million/week. We have done 50 surg-es since 2006. hat cost ex-as taxpayer more than $635million. hat does not reflect

    federal dollars and U.S. Con-gressman Michael McCaul istrying to get us reimbursed.

    We also have 11 boats run-ning up and down the river.

    he exas DPS boats havefour mounted machine gunsand Kevlar shields. hey areway better than the BorderPatrol boats. Our boats havenever even been shot at they are a presence of power.

    We need a permanentforce on the border. he hot-spots are Cameron County,Hidalgo County, and StarrCounty. hey are the naturalcrossing areas for illegals.

    he only bill that passedthe exas Legislature thwart-

    ing illegal immigration wasmy bill saying that anyonetaking exas abatements orincentives for their businesshad to give it back if theyhired illegal immigrants.

    I also introduced a billthat if law enforcement washolding an illegal, and ICEwouldnt pick them up, thelaw enforcement could dropthe illegal off at the localU.S. Congressmans office.Of course, that bill didntpass but it got the attentionof our congressman. Porousborders are a matter of sov-ereignty, security, and ourhealth.

    he 2008 federal law al-

    lows many of the South andCentral American illegal im-migrants to claim asylum.I guarantee if our problemswere happening in the U.S.Northeastern states that lawwould have been changed and were working with Con-gress to get it changed.

    Brune: Everyone agreesthat property taxes are toohigh. What will you do?

    Kolkhorst: We must have afair equitable way to financeschools, but we must have taxcuts and cut out governmentwaste. hats the only way tokeep the economy growing.

    It has been said that thereare two ways to boil a livefrog. Te rst way involvesheating the water until itboils and then throwingthe frog into the pot. Teeffectiveness of this meth-od is unpredictable since itis very likely that the frogwill feel the heat and jumpout. I know I would.

    Te second way worksthe majority of the timebecause it is much sneakier.

    Tis method involvesputting the frog in a pot ofcold water and then slowlyheating up the water until itboils. Frogs are cold blood-ed, which means that theirbody temperature changesto match that of their envi-ronment. In this case, theslow increase in water tem-perature causes the frog tochange its body tempera-ture little by little. Con-forming internally with itsexternal environment en-ables the frog to tolerate theheat. Unfortunately for thefrog, by the time it realizesthe water is dangerouslyhot, it is already boiling todeath.

    OK. Lets say you are thefrog. Te water represents

    a cesspool of things thatyou can fall into. Te tem-perature represents the de-gree of your involvement inthose things.

    Te difference betweenyou and the frog, howev-er, is that the frog doesntchoose to get in hot water.

    You see, the deadly pow-er of sin is that it can kill usone degree at a time. Ourbad choices worsen in di-rect relation to the deaden-ing of our conscience. Weget involved in what societyconsiders normal and westop feeling ashamed of ourwrong behavior. Before werealize what has happened,ever-so-slowly, one badchoice followed by another,we are trapped in a lifestylethat is opposed to whatGod considers right. Sinis dened as missing themark that God sets as ourtarget. Some people thinkthat God is trying to keepthem from enjoying their

    lives by commanding us toobey Him. Tey considersubmission to God a limi-tation of their free will. Teexact opposite is actuallythe case. God never forcesus to obey Him, He simplysets boundaries to keep ussafe from harm.

    What can we do to avoidthe pitfalls? First and fore-most we each need to cometo a decision about whoGod is and what He wantsof us individual ly. Why isthis rst?

    Because the choices wemake are not always wiseones. Wisdom to makegood choices comes fromGod, through our spiritualconnection with Jesus. Wewere designed by our Cre-ator with a mind capableof gathering and process-ing information, and withthe ability to choose whatto do with the informationthat weve obtained. Unfor-tunately, without this vitalconnection we are power-less over temptation, slavesto the devil and to our owncarnal nature. We will ndourselves prisoners to self-gratication and doomedto do wrong.

    When Christians chooseto get involved in thethings that are Biblicallywrong we distance our-selves from God and willend up feeling lost andalone. Although God nev-er forsakes us He will al lowus to do as we please. And,when we choose to remainin an ungodly lifestyle wecut ourselves off from ouronly source of spiritual life,and disconnection fromGod always equals spiritualdemise. rading off tempo-rary pleasures for eternalbliss is not a good choice.But, it is a personal choicethat each of us must makefor ourselves. No one canforce us to do anything wedont want to do. Not peo-ple. Not the devil. Not evenGod. But, you say, I havethe right to do anything Iwant. Yes, you do. But theeare some things that are notbenecial. (1 Corinthians6:12) On the other hand,obedience to God bringsblessings from God. Justas a Father passes down aninheritance to his children,so does God. Christiansare Gods children and Hepromises to bless us when

    we obey Him. But, if wechoose to follow the devil,we have made a choice tobe adopted by him and wewill reap those rewards in-stead. Lets not blame Godfor the consequences wereap from doing what wevebeen warned not to do.

    God gives us a very bighint of what we should doto be blessed in the book ofExodus, Chapter 30:11-20.He says: Tis commandI am giving you today isnot too difficult for you tounderstand or perform...Now listen! oday I amgiving you a choice betweenprosperity and disaster, be-tween life and death. I havecommanded you today tolove the LORD your Godand to keep his commands,laws, and regulations bywalking in his ways. If youdo this, you will live andbecome a great nation,and the LORD your Godwill bless you and the landyou are about to enter andoccupy. But if your heartturns away and you refuseto listen, and if you aredrawn away to serve andworship other gods, then Iwarn you now that you will

    certainly be destroyed...oday I have given you the

    choice between life anddeath, between blessingsand curses. I call on heavenand earth to witness thechoice you make. Oh, thatyou would choose life, thatyou and your descendantsmight live! Choose to lovethe LORD your God andto obey him and commityourself to him, for he isyour life. Ten you will livelong in the land the LORDswore to give your ances-tors Abraham, Isaac, andJacob.

    Christians are the de-scendants spoken of in theBible. We have a choice tolove Him enough to submitto His wishes and do as Hesays. It is for our own goodto make His wishes our pri-ority.

    Life or Death. Blessingsor Curses. Te choice is upto you.

    God keep you safe untilnext time...

    love, eloiseFriend me @loveeloise or

    visit www.loveeloise.com

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    PC equals stupidity in the U.S.

    Herman

    Brune

    Herman Brune is a freelance writer,radio personality and author basedin Colorado County.

    Looking Downfrom the Saddle

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    LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

    God helps us realize when to get out of the hot water

    Dear Editor,Regarding Dave Mundys op-ed about

    instituting the laws of Mexico, people donot know how good it is here. Have youever gone through customs to get IN OMexico? I did that in 1988 for a missiontrip.

    Guess what language they used? Spanish.Tey made no allowances for non-Spanishspeakers. We had to have our own inter-preters. Here in the U.S., we provide inter-preters for virtually every known language.

    Here we have official forms in both Eng-lish and Spanish. Not Czech, German,Gaelic, Russian, Egyptian, only Spanish. Iunderstand there are some French speak-ers at our northern border. Let us go intoMexico and tell them that they have toprint their government forms in Spanishand English. Guess how far HA dogwould hunt.

    Very recently for Halloween, the otherpublication in Gonzales published the lo-cal registered sex offender list. Tere are

    many obviously Hispanic surnames listedas white. None are listed as Hispanic.I called to nd out why. I was told at theI was told that at the police station theyare considered white !!!I work at KPMFwhere many of the employees are fromMexico. Question: Do they speak thewhite language?

    Is this where political correctness hastaken us? Only in the USA can correct-ness equal stupidity.

    David A. Williamson1970 GHS GraduateGonzales

    EDITORS NOTE: Anthropologicallyspeaking, the police are correct to referto those of Hispanic origin as whitebecause they are the same race. Cauca-sians, Native Americans and Hispanicsall share the same racial characteristicsand are considered one race by modernanthropologists.

    Subscriber enjoys editorial pageDear Editor,

    Enclosed is my money order for my sub-scription renewal. I apologize for it beinglate. It has just skipped my mind.

    I really enjoy your paper because youreditorial writers have a conservative slant.

    I am a Ronald Reagan conservative and thepapers editorial pages t my views. Keepup the good work!

    James DuncanGonzales

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    Early voting by personal appear-ance slowed somewhat this week inGonzales county, although voting bymail has increased signicantly head-ing into uesdays general election.

    Te Gonzales County Clerks O -

    ce on Wednesday reported a totalo 1,397 ballots cast in early votingthrough the close o business uesday.Tose totals did not include counts

    or Monday and uesday rom theWaelder and Nixon locations.

    Early voting began Oct. 20.Te totals released Wednesday

    morning included 907 votes cast bypersonal appearance at the Court-house Annex in Gonzales, 44 cast atthe City o Waelder Building (throughFriday) and 80 cast at the City o Nix-on Building (also through Friday).Te number also includes 366 mail-inballots received, with 87 mail ballotsyet to arrive.

    By comparison, a total o 2,230

    votes were cast in early balloting inthe 2012 general election. Te 2012election saw 319 total mail-in ballotsreceived.

    Early voting continues rom 8 a.m.through 4:30 p.m. Friday at the ol-

    lowing locations in Gonzales County: Courthouse Annex - 1709 Sarah

    Dewitt Dr., Gonzales (across romthe old Wal-Mart)

    City of Nixon Building, 100 W3rd, Nixon,

    City of Waelder Building, 300Hwy 90 W, Waelder

    Senate Bill 14 (SB14) created a newrequirement or voters to show photoidentication when voting in person.Tis new requirement went into e -

    ect June 25, and an appeals court onuesday upheld that requirement or

    this election.Acceptable orms o photo ID in-

    clude: exas Drivers License, exasIdentication Card, exas ConcealedHandgun License, US Passport (all ofthese must be unexpired or expiredwithin 60 days); US Military Identi -

    cation Card; US Citizenship Certi -cate (with photo).

    I you do not have any o the abovelisted orms o ID, you may apply oran election identication certicatefrom the DPS (drivers license o ce).

    Tis card is only good or voting, notor identication.Te Voter ID rules do not affect

    voting by mail.Voting locations or election Day in

    Gonzales County include:

    PCT 1-Gonzales County Court -house, 414 St. Joseph St., Gonzales,

    XPCT 2-Master Gardners Center,

    623 N. Fair St., Gonzales, TXPCT 3-City Building, 820 St. Joseph

    St., Gonzales, TXPCT 4 & 6-Gonzales County Nixon

    Annex, 603 E Central, Nixon, XPCT 5-Belmont Community Cen -

    ter (Methodist Church), 14335 Hwy90A W, Belmont, X

    PCT 7-Texas Elks Childrens Ser - vices (Elks Hospital), 1963 FM 1586,Ottine, X

    PCT 8-Harwood Community Cen -ter, 101 CR 230 N, Harwood, X

    PCT 9-Waelder Community Cen -ter, 311 Hwy 90 W, Waelder, X

    PCT 10-Smiley Fire Station, 208FM 108 N, Smiley, TX

    PCT 11-Peach Valley Youth Camp,581 CR 357, Gonzales X

    PCT 12-JB Wells Jr Park/Multi-Purpose Facility Show Barn, 2301 CR197, Gonzales, X

    PCT 13-Leesville Cemetery Asso-

    ciation, 6077 CR 155, Leesville, XPCT 14-Cheapside Community

    Center, 18 CR 297A, Cheapside, XPCT 15-Guadalupe Valley Tele -

    phone Co-Op, 67 FM 466 S, Cost,X

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    Clerk Lee Riedel said.County Auditor Becky Weston told

    commissioners part o the problem withthe sofware upgrades is that some o theprograms involved are still in test mode,and the upgrade cant be applied until thattest mode is completed.

    County Attorney Paul Watkins addedthat another issue is differences betweenthe countys hardware and the sofware.

    Te Oracle sofware is 32-bit, he said.Our new machines are all 64-bit.

    County ax Assessor-Collector CrystalCedillo said her department is also expe-riencing similar di culties. County JudgeDavid Bird suggested the court questionTEQSYS representatives directly at its nextmeeting, and commissioners opted to tableaction on renewing the contract pendingthat meeting.

    During Mondays meeting, the court

    also voted to disapprove a revolving loanapplication for Dilworth Inn & Suites fol -lowing a recommendation rom the Gon-zales Area Development Corp.

    Bird told commissioners the GADCsloan committee elt that while completiono the Dilworth project could be accom-plished by the loan and was necessary, theloan application also asked or operating

    unds and the total amount was more thanthe amount currently in the revolving loanaccount.

    In other action Monday, the Court: Approved a bid on a property resale

    pending action by other taxing entities; Set the date of the countys Christmas

    Party for Dec. 10; Moved the scheduled Commissioner

    Court meeting rom Nov. 10 to Nov. 12and also set that date to o cially canvassthe Nov. 4 general election;

    Approved changes to the law-enforce -ment memorandum o understanding be-

    tween the county and Gonzales ISD; Approved setting a single fee for re -

    newal or trans er o cattle brands at $15; Declared a 2000 Ranco dump trailer

    as surplus and approved the purchase oa Pac-Mule bottom dump trailer for Pre -cinct 2;

    Approved a membership agreementbetween county employees and San Anto -nio Air Li e;

    Approved plat changes and infrastruc -ture plans or the Lodge at Nixon subdivi-sion in Precinct 4;

    Approved a resolution for the GonzalesCounty Indigent Defense Grant Program;

    Authorized maintaining the TCDRSplan provisions or 2015;

    Took no action on an agreement formedical examiner services with NuecesCounty;

    Held a workshop on renovations andrepairs to the roo at the Randle-RatherBuilding.

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    ELECTION: Both parties short o volunteerspresiding judge.

    I got a phone call from his o ce,but I still dont have any paperworkand I dont know whos supposed to bethere, said Riedel, contacted by phone just be ore press time on Wednesday. Ireported the alternate judge will be thepresiding judge.

    Riedel rst contacted both local partychairmen concerning the vacancies bymail on June 18. Green took over theGOP chairmanship a er Myrna McLe -roy resigned in August, citing poorhealth.

    While Republicans have won 80percent or more o the vote in recentelections, that plurality has not alwaystranslated into participation. One pre-cinct judge originally appointed byGreen and approved by Commission-ers Court submitted a resignation citinghealth reasons, while another movedout o the county.

    Yes, we have the two precincts cov -ered that Lee was re erring to, Green

    responded via e-mail on uesday inrelation to the two Republican precinct judge vacancies.

    Last week, Riedel received a com-plaint that one person appointed as aDemocrat election precinct judge wasineligible because the appointee wasa relative o a candidate on the ballot.Escobars notication to Riedel namedSusan Kittel to ll that spot, and he saidlate last week the situation had beenhandled prior to the publication o astory detailing the discrepancy.

    In a comment posted to Te Can-nons website ollowing the publicationof an Oct. 23 story detailing the di -culty the county is having nding elec-tion judges, Escobar said, It has alwaysbeen understood that being that Rachel

    revinos daughter is currently seekingelection as the new Gonzales CountyDistrict Clerk, Ms. revinos involve-ment as an alternate election judge thisNovember was not going to occur andsomeone else would be selected by meand appointed as temporary election judge this November. Tis issue has

    long been realized and the DemocraticParty of Gonzales County would in noway, shape or orm promote even theslightest appearance o impropriety onany election day.

    I there has been complaints regard-ing this issue, they are un ounded. I wasnot once contacted regarding clarity onthis issue rom anyone and I eel therewas a lot o assumption going on alongwith political tactics to smear the goodname o the best qualied candidate

    or the District Clerk position. We as aparty know what the rules are and wehave always and will continue to ollowthem.

    Te Cannon made several attemptsto contact Escobar by both phone andemail prior to publication o the story.

    State election law prohibits anyonewithin two degrees o consanguinityo a candidate on the ballot rom serv-ing as an election judge. Riedel said thecomplaint received by her o ce did notquestion revinos integrity or implythat anyone was seeking to violate thelaw.

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    First Assembly of God509 E. 3rd St. Nixon

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

    Bahai FaithBahai 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 Church422 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 Star Baptist Church3rd Ave S of Hwy 87 Nixon

    Harwood Baptist ChurchNorth of Post Of ce

    Iglesia BautistaMacedonia201 S Congress Nixon

    Iglesia Bautista MemorialHwy 97 Waelder

    Leesville Baptist ChurchE. of Hwy 80 on CR 121

    Memorial Heights BaptistChurch1330 College Gonzales

    Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church100 Capes Gonzales

    Oak Valley Baptist Chu rchHwy. 97 Bebe

    Old Moulton Baptist Church2287 FM 1680, Moulton

    Primitive Baptist Church1121 N. College Gonzales

    Providence Missionary BaptistChurch1020 St. Andrew Gonzales

    San Marcos Primitive BaptistChurch4 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 Church Avenue 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 inWaelder 613 Highway 90 East Waelder

    St. Phillip Catholic Church Hwy 87 Smiley

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

    Churches of ChristChurch of Christ1323 Seydler St. Gonzales

    Church of Christ (Iglesia de Cris-to)201 E. Second St. Nixon

    Church of ChristE. 3rd & Texas, Nixon

    Churches of GodCommunity Church of God1020 St. Louis, Gonzales

    Gonzales Memorial Church ofGod in Christ1113 Hastings, Gonzales

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

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

    EvangelicalLa Os del Evangelio Mission Ca-pilla 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

    Abid ing Word Luth eran Churc h,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 UnitedMethodistS. Liberty St. Nixon

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

    Henson Chapel United Methodist1113 St. Andrew, Gonzales

    Monthalia United MethodistCR 112 off 97

    Smiley United Methodist1 blk S. of Hwy 87

    Waelder United Methodist2 blks from Hwy 90 & 97

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

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