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To say Frank Michael Benes has been a busy man most of his life would be something of an under-statement.
Named the winner of this year’s David B. Walshak Lifetime Achieve-ment Award during Fri-day’s Gonzales Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture banquet, Benes has an im-pressive list of community service credits going back
more than four decades.Benes was instrumental
in the founding and de-velopment of the Gonza-les County Water Supply Corp, first helping to orga-nize it and then serving as a director from 1971-1986. He was the vice president of the corporation from 1976-78 and president from 1979-84.
Agriculture and learning have also played a large role in his life. He served as an adult leader for Gonzales
SAN ANTONIO — In the shadows of one Texas treasure, a Gonzales-based business celebrated being named a Texas Treasure Friday.
Adams Extract & Spice observed its 125th anni-versary Friday at The Ala-mo by accepting the Texas Treasure Business Award from State Sen. Leticia Van de Putte (D-San Antonio).
“Adams Extract is a trea-sure, but it’s the people
behind the product that makes Adams Extract a Texas treasure,” said Van De Putte, sitting in for State Sen. Glen Hegar, who was attending a legislative bud-get hearing Friday.
“This is hallowed ground,” she added, point-ing out various points around Alamo Plaza where heroes earned immortality on March 6, 1836. “When you think about it, maybe it’s appropriate for this to happen here, with all the historic connections be-
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State agency launches probeinto bar fight, frequent police calls to the Silver Star Saloon
A local bar has drawn more scrutiny in connection with the high-profile fight that occurred there just over four weeks ago.
The Cannon has learned that the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) has launched an investigation into the ac-tivities that took place on Dec. 29 at the Silver Star Saloon in Gonzales.
“We are currently looking into an in-cident where an injury occurred there,” said John Mann, Enforcement Division Sergeant for the TABC’s Corpus Christi/Victoria area office. “That investigation is in its very incipient stages. To say that there will be charges filed against the bar or any individuals is way premature. The investigator who is handling it hasn’t even sent over any reports for me to look at yet.”
Three individuals – Alvin Brister III, 36 of Bellville; Donna Marie Brister Al-len, 34 of Gonzales; and Roger Dale Gonzales, 18 of Gonzales – were charged with aggravated assault for the bar room fight that left Silver Star proprietor Kenny Rodgers hospitalized at a San Antonio hospital, where he was aiflifted to and later underwent reconstructive surgery
on his face.Brister is the brother of Allen, and
Gonzales is Allen’s son. Jeremy Kintz, 39 of Gonzales, was arrested at the scene and charged with disorderly conduct.
Mann said the scope of TABC’s author-ity goes further than most realize.
“We are state peace officers and should the need arise, we do in fact file criminal charges on establishments,” he explained.
The Silver Star Saloon in Gonzales has seen more police calls for service in the last year than the other bars in Gonzales combined.
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The unique history and culture of Gonzales will be showcased in events in both Austin and San Antonio, the Gonzales Economic Development Corp. Board of Directors heard Monday.
Economic Development Director Carolyn Gibson-Baros reported on the up-coming Gonzales County Day at the Texas Capitol, scheduled for Thursday, March 21.
The board approved an
expenditure of up to $2,500 to provide a bus to carry a city delegation to the event, which will include meet-ings with the area’s repre-sentatives and readings of resolutions saluting Gonza-les on the floor of both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
The event is expected to include students from Gon-zales ISD performing a skit about local history in the Capitol rotunda, as well as pictures with state officials and tours of the capitol.
By DAVE MUNDY
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Walshak Award HonoreeOutgoing Gonzales Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture president Patrick Hodges, left, and new president Sascha Kardosz flank Frank Michael Benes after he was named the winner of the David B. Walshak Lifetime Achievement Award Friday. (Photo by Dave Mundy)
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Two men die in weekendaccident near Yoakum
By CEDRIC IGLEHART
Thought for the Day In those evil days, San Antonio was swarming with adventurers from every quarter of the globe. Many a noble heart grasped the sword in the defence of the liberty of Texas, cheerfully pouring out their blood for our cause, and to them everlasting public gratitude is due; but there were also many bad men, fugitives from their country, who found in this land an open field for their criminal designs.
—Juan N. Seguin,“Memoirs”
January 31, 1871On this day in 1872, a Reconstruction-era grand
jury indicted Republican governor E. J. Davis for “willfully, unlawfully and feloniously [making] a false and untrue tabular statement” of the election results for the Third District congressional seat. De-witt Clinton Giddings, the Democratic candidate, won the election by a majority of 135 votes over his Radical Republican opponent, William T. Clark, but the state returning board delayed certifying the election because Davis concluded that fraud had taken place and called for an investigation. Repub-lican officials charged that local Democrats had used intimidation to keep blacks from voting. The board decided to invalidate the vote from Lime-stone, Freestone, Bosque, Brazos, and Washington counties, giving the seat to Clark. The House seat-ed Clark on January 10, 1872, but without prejudic-ing Giddings’s right to contest. Congress agreed to take up the matter of the disputed election. Gid-dings worked diligently and uncovered a mass of evidence showing fraud on the part of the Radicals, but Clark, relying on the Republican majority in the House to support him, responded with little more than statements from party officials. The commit-tee on elections concluded that Giddings was enti-tled to the seat. The House concurred in this report, and on May 13, 1872, Giddings took his seat. The federal circuit court found Davis not guilty.
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Two men injured in shootingTwo Gonzales men were hospi-
talized due to injuries they received from gun shots fired Saturday.
At approximately 9:33 p.m. on Saturday, authorities responded to a call of shots fired in the 900 block of Robertson Street. Two victims – Elias Ross Olmos, 30, and Eugene Bernard Washington, 18 – were transported to Gonzales Memorial Hospital and were later airlifted to a San Antonio hospital because of their injuries.
Gonzales Police Capt. Allen Taylor said he was told the extent of their in-juries were “not life-threatening” and this case remains under investigation
as an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Here is the Gonzales Police Depart-ment Report for the period of Jan. 20-26:
Jan. 20Reported Theft At 700 Blk St. Paul St.
Jan. 23Reported Theft At 1400 Blk Mesquite St.Reported Criminal Mischief At 800 Blk St.
Joseph St.14-Year Old Male Issued Citation To Ap-
pear In City Court Charged With Disorderly Conduct At 400 Blk College St.
Manuel Lee Cardoza, 19 Of Gonzales, Ar-rested And Charged With Possession On Marijuana At 1100 Blk St. Joseph St.
Jan. 25Reported Assault At 1800 Blk Sarah Dewitt
Dr.Johnny Cantu, 65 Of Gonzales, Arrested
And Charged With Aggravated Assault At 600 Blk Jobe St.
Jan. 26Reported Criminal Mischief At 900 Blk Wa-
ter St.16-Year Old Male Detained And Charged
With Burglary Motor Vehicle And Burglary Habitation At 1000 Blk Ainsworth St. Prop-erty Was Recovered And Returned To The Owners.
Michael Castilleja, 23 Of Gonzales, Ar-rested And Charged With Public Intoxication And Unlawful Carrying Weapon At 2000 Blk Benton St.
Reported Theft At 800 Blk St. Joseph St.
A petition that would have pro-vided an early release from prison for a Gonzales County man was de-nied last Wednesday by 25th Judicial District Judge Bill Old.
James DuBose, who was found guilty on two felony counts last Au-gust including assault on a peace of-ficer, asked the court to consider his petition for shock probation.
Shock probation is a probation which is granted if the offender has received a sentence of 10 years or less and must be requested before the of-fender has served more than six months in prison. According to the Texas Department of Correctional
Justice (TDCJ) website, DuBose has been incarcerated at Garza West fa-cility since September 17, 2012, and prior to that he spent 77 days in the Gonzales County Jail.
“Obviously, I am very pleased with Judge Old’s decision,” said Assistant District Attorney Michael Mark. “I think Judge Old absolutely made the correct decision and I think Gonza-les County will be a much safer place because of Judge Old’s ruling.”
The 26-year old DuBose is cur-rently serving a two-year State Jail sentence for Attempting to take a Weapon from a Peace Officer, but he also received a 10-year sentence for Assault on a Public Servant.
“As for Mr. Dubose’s future, it is up to TDCJ,” Mark said. “They could
allow him to finish his two-year-sen-tence (which is day for day) in a State Jail facility and then transfer him to a prison to serve the remainder of his 10-year sentence, and then he gets out of prison if and when he is granted parole by the parole board.”
“They could also transfer him to a prison to start on his 10-year sen-tence and of course after two years, his state jail sentence will be dis-charged. Then he gets out of prison on the 10-year sentence if and when he is granted parole by the parole board.”
According to the TDCJ website, DuBose’s projected release date is August 18, 2017 and his first date for parole eligibility is July 16, 2013.
Judge rejects DuBose’s request
Gonzales County Sheriff ’s Of-fice Report for Jan. 20-26:
01/22/13DuBose, James David,
04/1987, Gonzales. Assault Public Servant. Remains in Cus-tody.
01/23/13Williams, Donnie Robert,
04/1990, Gonzales. Local War-rant – Theft of Property >$500 <$1,500. Released on $1,000 Bond.
Rogers, Jacob Ryan, 11/1994, Gonzales. Commitment/Sen-tence – Burglary of a Habita-tion. Commitment/Sentence – Theft of a Firearm. Remains in Custody.
01/24/13Fowler, Anthony, 10/1993,
Dale. Local Warrant – Unau-
thorized Absence Community Correction Facility. Requires $10,000 Bond. Remains in Cus-tody.
01/25/13Vasquez, Alfredo Hernandez,
07/1967, Gonzales. Commit-ment/Sentence – Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. Released – Weekender/Work Release.
Zahn, Shawna Chere, 06/1973, Gonzales. Commitment/Sen-tence – Driving while License Invalid with Previous Convic-tion/Suspension without Finan-cial Responsibility. Released – Weekender/Work Release.
Malatek, Jeffrey Lee, 06/1965, Gonzales. Commitment/Sen-tence – Driving while License Invalid. Released – Weekender/
Work Release.Lookabill, Jeffrey Raymond,
11/1971, Gonzales. Commit-ment/Sentence – Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. Released – Weekender/Work Release.
Aguillon, Jacquelyn Marie, 07/1985, Troy. Local Warrant – Possession of a Controlled Sub-stance PG 1 >1G <4G. Requires $10,000 Bond. Transferred to another Facility.
01/26/13Huser, James Aaron, 10/1979,
Hallettsville. Commitment/Sentence – Assault causes Bodily Injury Family Violence. Released – Weekender/Work Release.
Total Arrest, Court Commit-ments, other agency arrest and
processing’s:GCSO 10DPS 04GPD 07WPD 00NPD 03Constable 00DWCSO 00DEA 00TPW 00GCAI 00Total 24
Gonzales Co. Sheriff’s Office Report
Yoakum Police Department Weekly Incident Re-port for Jan. 21-27:
01/21/13Case #177057, Warrant Arrest(3), Lopez, Eduardo,
21(3), Yoakum, 311 Rose; Offense(s), 1. W#23194-FTA-Theft, 2. W#21195-FTA-Poss. Marijuana, 3. W#22799-8 Theft; Disposition(s), 1. Trans/LCSO, 2. Trans/LCSO, 3. Trans/LCSO.
01/22/13Case #13-023, Jimenez, Natalia, 34, Yoakum,
US 77a; Offense, Public Intoxication; Disposition, Fine/$564/Rel.
01/23/13Case #13-024, Assault-C, 806 Baldwin; Disposition,
Investigation.01/24/13Case #13-025, Fraud, Yoakum Area; Disposition,
Investigation.Case #13-026, Theft-C, 311 Montgomery; Disposi-
tion, Investigation.Case #177116, Warrant Arrest(2), Hargrow, De-
mous, 24, Yoakum, DCSO; Offense, W#12-641-FTA Assault; Disposition, Fine/$214/YPD Custody.
Case #177122, Warrant Arrest, Johnson, Terriyon, 23, Yoakum, 300 Blk. E. Grand; Offense, W#10-10-11322-Prob. Violation-Retaliation; Disposition, Bond/$20,000/Trans/DCSO.
Case #13-030, Burglary-Arrest, 518 Migl; Disposi-tion, Investigation.
Case #13-031, Assault-A/FV, 111 Willis; Disposi-
tion, InvestigationCase #12-205, Hargrow, Demous, 24, Yoakum,
DSCO; Offense, W#12-405-Assault; Disposition, Fine/$414/YPD Custody.
01/25/13Case #177000, Lopez, Francisco, 17, Yoakum, 900
Irvine; Offense, Fail to Attend School; Disposition, Fine/$564/YPD Custody.
Case #177124, Lopez, Francisco, 17, Yoakum, 900 Irvine; Offense, Contempt of Court; Disposition, Fine/$564/YPD Custody.
Case #13-027, Assault-Aggr., 708 Simpson; Dispo-sition, Investigation.
Case #13-028, Theft-B, 104 McKinnon; Disposition, Investigation.
01/26/13Case #13-029, Poss. Drug Paraphernalia, 100 Blk.
Front; Disposition, Court Citation.01/27/13Case #13-032, Reckless Driving, 100 Blk. Davis; Dis-
position, Investigation.Case #13-033, Theft-B, 1201 W. Grand; Disposition,
Investigation.Case #13-034, Unauthorized Use M/V, 105 Ellen
May Rd.; Complainant, Blaschke, Jeanna; Disposi-tion, Investigation.
Case #177138, Warrant Arrest, Zamora, Silvano, 43, Yoakum, 105 Ellen May Rd.; Offense, W#027787-19-Parole Violation; Disposition, No Bond/Trans/LCSO.
Yoakum Police Report
YOAKUM — Two men were killed in a two-vehi-cle crash close to midnight Friday near Yoakum, De-partment of Public Safety officials said.
The dead were identi-fied as Brett Harris, 33, of Yoakum, and Hunter
Kane Mraz, 20, of Cu-ero. Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene.
A DPS report on the accident said Mraz was traveling south on U.S. Highway 77 Alternate and reportedly driving his Ford F-150 pickup truck reck-lessly when he crossed the center line and struck Har-
ris’ vehicle.A passenger in Harris’
vehicle, Charles Taylor, 29, of Cuero, was the lone survivor. He was taken to Citizens Medical Center, where he was later trans-ferred to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. He was treated for facial cuts, a broken wrist and other injuries.
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Elks Build-a-BurgerGonzales Elks Lodge #2413 Please join us on Thursday, Jan. 31 for the PER Association
“Build Your Own Burger” fundraiser.The cost is $7 and includes hamburgers with all the trimmings and French fries.
Monthalia Chili SupperThe Annual Chili Supper sponsored by the Lydia Circle of the Monthalia United Method-
ist Church is set 5-7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1.The meal consists of Chili, Tamales, Beans, Slaw, tea, coffee and all the condiments. Adult
plates are $6 and children’s plates are $3, with desserts available for 50 cents each. There will also be a Silent Auction.
Proceeds will go toward missions and special church projects.
Super Bowl DrawingBrenda’s Buddies is having a Super Bowl Opportunity drawing,Tickets are $1.00 each or a book of 6-$5.00, drawing will be held at 2 p.m. Feb. 1.First place includes an Ice Chest, Charcoal & Lighter Fluid, BBQ Utensils, Popcorn, Tortilla
chip, Oreos, Snax Mix, Gatorade, 2 Liter Coke, 2 Liter Dr. Pepper, Cups, Plates, Picante Salsa, Queso, Lays Chips, Crackers, Gatorade and a $50 H.E.B. Gift Card!
Second Place is a $20 gift card to Pizza Hut.For tickets contact Kristi Mercer 672-7581 ext 382 or team members at Persons Flower
Shop, 830-672-2883.
WAELDER — A trailer home burned to the ground Saturday af-ternoon in Waelder.
Waelder Fire Chief Adam Ramirez said his department re-sponded to a call of a house fire on County Road 447.
“We got the call at about 4:30 p.m. that there was trailer house on fire over here,” he said. “The smoke was visible from two miles away.”
The trailer was known to be un-occupied.
“When we arrived on scene the trailer house was fully engulfed,”
Ramirez said. “We hit it from the south side because that’s the way the wind was blowing and we tried to contain it. We were successful in doing that and everything went out.”
“We didn’t have any injuries in-volved so I think we did a damn good job.”
The cause of the fire has not been determined but the prop-erty owner speculated it may have started from a pile of brush that was set on fire in a pit near the trailer.
“At this time, we don’t know,” Ramirez said. “We do have a fire investigator coming to look at it.”
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More than 600 pounds of pot bound for Houston was seized by Department of Public Safety officials on Jan. 24.
At around 11 a.m., troopers initiated a traffic stop on a 2008 white Ford pickup truck, registered in Roma and driven by 25-year-old Arturo Oziel Puente-Sifuen-tes of Nuevo Leon, Mexico, around mile marker 640 Interstate 10 for driving 80 in a 70-mph zone.
The officers noticed a there was a false compartment in the bed of the truck. The truck did not stop and took off, and of-ficers were in pursuit. The chase went east until the truck exited at mile marker 649
near Waelder. According to officers, the vehicle
crashed through a fence and became dis-abled.
Puente-Sifuentes then fled on foot and was apprehended by officers.
The truck was towed to a local auto shop where officials discovered approxi-mately 123 bundles of marijuana, weight-ing 631.25 pounds and having an esti-mated street value between $410,312 and $631,250.
The bundles were located in the false bed, in and above the spare tire, both sides of the bed and in the quarter panels; in all four doors and in the front bumper.
Charges are expected to be filed in fed-eral court in San Antonio.
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Department of Public Safety troopers seized more than 600 pounds of marijua-na during a stop Jan. 24. (Photo by Mark Lube)
Man faces pot charges
An autopsy report has revealed that the man who died in a crash last Novem-ber expired due to blunt force trauma.
Dr. David Dolinak, chief medical examiner for Tra-vis County, released the re-port which stated Kenneth Gipson Pate, 48 of Yoakum, died as a result of blunt force injuries. Pate was in a horrific two-vehicle crash where his truck caught fire, but it was determined that the blaze was not a factor in his death.
“There was no soot in his mouth, trachea or bronchi,” read the report in part.
The report went on to reveal that alcohol played a part in the accident because Pate did have a blood alco-hol level of 0.16, which is exactly twice the legal limit of 0.08.
Pate’s body suffered se-vere burns in the crash, which resulted in the Tra-vis County Medical Exam-iner’s Office identifying his remains based on circum-stantial evidence on Nov. 27. He was officially listed as “Unknown Male” several days following the crash.
Circumstantial evidence means there was no iden-tifiable data present on the body such as facial features,
due to the condition of the corpse. There were also no dental records available to use to make a positive de-termination.
According to a spokes-man from the Texas De-partment of Public Safety, Pate was traveling south-bound on Highway 183 in a 2012 Ford pickup truck at approximately 11:20 p.m. Just north of FM 2067 (Cheapside
Road) his vehicle crossed over into the northbound lane, where it hit head-on with an 18-wheeler truck owned by Dillon Trans-port.
After impact, Pate’s ve-hicle caught on fire and was totally engulfed in flames when first responders ar-rived on the scene. Pate never exited the vehicle and as a result, he suffered very extensive burns.
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For the left, this is what winning looks like. President Barack Obama gave a second inau-gural address that just as easily could have been delivered by progressive darling Elizabeth War-ren.
If the president didn’t repeat the phrase that Republicans threw back at him so often during the 2012 campaign -- “you didn’t build that” -- the speech was a meditation on the same theme of the limits of individual action. The address was a paean to collectivism, swaddled in the rhetoric of individual liberty and of fidelity to the founding.
He began and ended with the Founding Fa-thers and threaded the Declaration of Indepen-dence throughout. This gave the speech a con-servative sheen. He used the words “timeless,” “ancient,” “lasting” and “enduring.” He sounded like Republican Sen. Marco Rubio in invoking “what makes us exceptional,” namely “our al-legiance to an idea, articulated in a declaration made more than two centuries ago.”
But this framing of the speech only served to amplify the ambition of President Obama’s larger political project. He hopes to reorient the American mainstream and locate conserva-tives outside it. He wants to take the founders from the right and baptize the unreconstructed entitlement state and the progressive agenda in the American creed.
In Obama’s telling, the high points of our na-tional life are found in collective action, in the growth of government, in teachers trained and roads built. “Now, more than ever,” he declared, “we must do these things together, as one na-tion and one people.”
He presented his agenda as the logical con-sequence of the Declaration of Independence’s enunciation of the equality of all men and our right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happi-ness. For Obama, that means equal-pay leg-islation, gay marriage and amnesty for illegal immigrants. He included a long passage on the necessity of fighting climate change with trans-formative energy policies. “That’s what will lend meaning,” he said, “to the creed our fathers once declared.” (One wonders what Thomas Jeffer-son would have made of the argument that his handiwork is meaningless absent federal subsi-dies for the likes of Solyndra.)
According to President Obama, entitlements like Medicare and Social Security don’t merely represent a necessary safety net for the vulner-able. “They free us to take the risks that make this country great,” he maintained, in a highly imaginative interpretation of these programs.
All of his bows to modesty were formalistic. He mentioned “outworn programs,” without even promising to eliminate any. He said we have always had a suspicion of central author-ity, but of course he didn’t endorse it. He said we don’t have to settle the debate over the size of government once and for all, while insisting that we keep expanding it on his own terms.
All in all, it was a brazen performance, as audacious in intent as it was banal in its ex-pression. He used the founders’ authority to advance an expansive conception of American government that would have been unrecogniz-able to them. Amid the pomp and the circum-stances, Republicans should have heard a direct challenge. The president did them, and every-one else, the favor of enunciating the battle lines and the stakes of the fights to come.
Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review.
(c) 2013 by King Features Synd., Inc.
In the wake of the November 2012 election losses, the Texas Republican Party leaders have determined that im-migration is the main reason Hispanics did not vote for the GOP. Some GOP leaders also feel that conservatives have scared off Hispanics with their stand and message on immigration.
I am a conservative and a Hispanic, and I disagree.
Historically speaking, immigration-amnesty and Hispanic support for the GOP have never been tied to each other. In 1984 Walter Mondale won 61% of the Hispanic vote while Ronald Reagan took 37%.
Two years later, Reagan signed into law the 1986 Simpson-Mazzoli Immigration Reform Act which gave amnesty to sev-eral million illegal aliens. The amnesty was supposed to bring Hispanics into the GOP, but Democrat candidate Mi-chael Dukakis took 69% of the Hispanic vote while George H.W. Bush won 30% in 1988. Amnesty didn’t help the GOP very much.
The Hispanic vote has swung up and down since then. In 1996 Bill Clinton gathered 72% of the Hispanic vote while Bob Dole only captured 21% of the vote. That was the lowest Hispanic support for a Republican candidate ever recorded.
However, in 2004 John Kerry got 58% of the Hispanic vote, while George W. Bush won 40% which is the highest His-panic support for a Republican candidate on record.
Contrary to what many GOP leaders believe (and the liberal media), immi-gration and amnesty are not the key to winning the Hispanic vote.
Establishment GOP Hispanics should also not be so quick to concede on the im-migration debate, nor so quick to throw the Tea Party and Hispanic conservatives under the bus. Mainstream GOP Hispan-ics should embrace the grass-roots activ-ism of the new conservative Hispanics.
Instead of the traditional approach to
campaigns, the GOP needs to establish a “ground game” and have greater visibility in the Hispanic community.
It is possible that the GOP will never attract more than 35%-40% of the His-panic vote. The Republican Party is the party of national identity, not ethnic identity, and because of immigration, there will always be Hispanics who see themselves as Hispanic first and Ameri-can second.
However, there will also always be His-panics who have integrated themselves into American society, and see themselves as Americans first. The later will see im-migration as an issue for national security, and they should be the target for the GOP.
Conservative Hispanics should also not back down on a common sense and practical position on immigration like the “Texas Solution”. A state managed guest worker program could serve the state economy well, and we do not need to be hateful in our message.
However, illegal immigration is illegal, and any amnesty with full citizenship will only reward illegal behavior. We also need Hispanic conservatives to take the lead (and the heat) on this issue.
We should not apologize for being con-servative on immigration, fiscal policies, health care, or any other issue. We do not need to moderate our stand on issues, but rather we need an effective outreach plan for Hispanics…and all people.
Obama goes hard to left
The Cannon Thursday, January 31, 2013Page A4
In Our ViewFilling Oprah in about performance-enhancing drugs
Support for ‘amnesty’ notkey to Hispanic support
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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 Politi-cal Alliance.
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Dances withChihuahuas
Dave Mundy
General Manager
Having been in the newspaper business for so many years, I’m used to dealing with other media types as colleagues. For the most part, we news folk tend to be straightforward and honest with one another.
It has been something of a shock, however, to suddenly find myself on the other side of the questioning when I took on a role as the media coordinator for a certain political organization which seeks Texas independence.
I suddenly found being straightforward and honest wasn’t all it’s cracked up to be — the media guys, especially TV people, exploit every misstate-ment and capitalize on every opening they can in an attempt to get you to admit that you did it.
Eventually, of course, the me-dia types put two and two togeth-er to determine that I was myself in the news business and have a lot more awards than they do. In-evitably, the question arose: had I done something special to win all those awards from the various press associations?
The questions were vicious: was it me who uncovered the lies by the state education commis-sioner to win that Houston Press Association award for investiga-tive reporting, or did I have some “special help?”
Was it Dave Mundy who penned the first Dances With Chihuahuas column, “Chihua-huas Have no Fear of Satan,” to win the Gulf Coast Press Associa-tion award for Best Column (Hu-morous), or was his performance influenced by an outside factor?
It was time to put an end to it. I jetted out to LA last weekend to tape an episode with Oprah.
OPRAH: After the revelations from Lance Armstrong, a lot of
people are questioning whether a lot of others who are at the top of their professions have used performance-enhancing drugs to boost their abilities. Joining us today is Dave Mundy, gen-eral manager of the Gonzales Cannon. He’s won more than 40 journalism awards over the years, but today he has a confession to make.
DAVE: That’s right, Oprah. Yes, I have used performance-enhancing drugs over the years.
OPRAH: I’m shocked.DAVE: I mean, it’s nothing new
in the news industry, we all do it.OPRAH: Are we talking about
steroids?DAVE: Oh, heck no. Look at
my physique. Are you kidding? No, my drugs have always been much more basic.
OPRAH: So, are we talking about uppers? Downers?
DAVE: Nah, just beer.OPRAH: Beer? That’s not a
performance-enhancing drug!DAVE: You’ve obviously never
been to a honky-tonk in Texas near closing time, have you?
OPRAH: But how does drink-ing beer enhance your ability to write?
DAVE: It doesn’t. You can’t write worth a flip when you’re drinking beer. It comes out look-ing like someone’s phone text message posted on Facebook, completely indecipherable.
OPRAH: I’m sorry, I don’t un-derstand. You just said you used a performance-enhancing drug, and you said it was “beer.”
DAVE: That’s right. Beer has enabled me to write more great stories, faster, than I’d have ever written were I not a beer lover.
OPRAH: So how did beer en-hance your performance?
DAVE: Well, you think about it, you’re halfway through a col-umn and you’re stuck, unable to generate an idea, right?
OPRAH: Okay.DAVE: And you start thinking,
“If I can just finish this column — or this story, it works whether you’re doing columns or hard-core investigative stories — I can grab a couple of beers and get on home and lose myself in mindless
TV.” That beer gives you the extra incentive to do what needs to be done, quickly.
OPRAH: That’s not really what we mean when we say “using a performance-enhancing drug,” Dave. You’d actually have to have it in your system to say it actually influences your performance.
DAVE: That’s the deal, the whole time I’m thinking about going home and drinking beer, I’m hung over, so I have to use another drug to counter-act the first one.
OPRAH: Oh, so there are some pharmaceuticals involved. Do you buy this drug on the street?
DAVE: No, I usually get it at H-E-B, sometimes at Dollar Gen-eral.
OPRAH: Those stores don’t sell stimulants!
DAVE: Oh yes, they do: coffee. I drink coffee all day. Helps get me ready to drink beer.
Needless to say, I don’t think Oprah will run that episode. But at least the questions have now been answered.
The CannonThursday, January 31, 2013 Page A5
Herman Brune
Herman Brune is a freelance writer, radio personality and author based in Colorado County.
Looking Downfrom the Saddle
Sen. Hegar speaks on what to expect from session
Donativo list located
DeWitt County Sheriff’s Office Report from Jan. 17-23
Jan. 17Arrested Desmond Patton, 22, of Cuero, Revoca-
tion of Probation / Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon, Bond of $, Revocation of Probation / Deadly Conduct Discharge Firearm, No Bond, Re-vocation of Probation / Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon, Bond of $, DCSO
Arrested Julio Rodriguez, 30, of Cuero, Revocation of Probation / Theft of Property <$1,500 2+ Convic-tion Enhanced, No Bond, DCSO
Jan. 18Arrested Joseph Ray Crawford, 40, of Yorktown,
Violation of Probation / Retaliation, No Bond, DCSOArrested Ruben Enrique Suniga, 26, of Cuero, No
Texas Driver’s License, Fine of $314 (30 Days to Pay), Cuero PD
Arrested Doris Campos, 44, of Cuero, No/Expired MVI Certificate, Fine of $206 (30 Days to Pay), Failure to Appear / No/Expired MVI Certificate, Fine of $367 (30 Days to Pay), Cuero PD
Jan. 19Arrested Lakeisha LeeAnn Oakes, 29, of Cuero, Ca-
pias Pro Fine / Driving while License Invalid, Fine of $457.20, Cuero PD
Jan. 20
Arrested Martin Flores Jr., 30, of Cuero, Public In-toxication, Fine of $414 (30 Days to Pay), Cuero PD
Jan. 21Arrested Tanya Woodward, 32, of Hearne, Theft of
Property Less than $1,500 With 2 or more Previous Convictions, No Bond, DCSO
Arrested Alex Dean Ochoa, 21, of Portland, Driv-ing While License Invalid with Previous Convictions, Bond of $1,000.00, Cuero PD
Jan. 22Shots Fired on Misson Valley Rd, CueroArrested Robert Garcia Jr., 34, of Cuero, Revoca-
tion of Probation / Manufacture and Delivery of Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1 >1G<4G, No Bond, DCSO
Arrested Mary Pearl Villarreal, 18, of Cuero, Ag-gravated Robbery, Bond of $100,000, Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity, Bond of $50,000, Cuero PD
Jan. 23Arrested Rex William Nave, 32, of Victoria, Tamper
Fabricate Physical Evidence, Bond of $30,000, Crimi-nal Mischief >$1,500<$20K, Bond of $30,000, Illegal Dumping, Bond of $5,000, Striking Structure High-way, Bond of $2,000, Driving while License Invalid, Bond of $2,000, Driving while Intoxicated, Bond of $5,000, DCSO
DeWitt Co. Sheriff’s Office ReportA reminder to our readers:
Because of the length of time between the various livestock shows in the communities we cover, The Cannon this year will break our an-nual “Livestock Salute” into two editions — one recognizing the winners and participants in the Flatonia, Luling, Yoakum and Moulton shows on Feb. 7, the second saluting the participants in the Gonzales, Nixon-Smiley, Waelder and Shiner shows on Feb. 21 and the wrap-up Live-stock Show salute recognizing the winners in those four shows on March 14.
Area businesses and livestock show spon-sors who would like to advertise in any or all of those editions can take advantage of special package-rate deals by contacting Debbie To-liver or Dorothy Gast at 830-672-7100 or by e-mail at [email protected].
The 11th annual Relay For Life of Gonzales County will be held on Friday, April 5 at the J. B. Wells Show Barn. The planning com-mittee has chosen “Cele-brating HOPE Year ‘Round” as the event theme.
Teams are busy register-ing on the event website www.relayforlife.org/gon-zalestx and are organizing fundraisers to benefit the American Cancer Society. To reinforce the event theme each team is choosing a hol-iday or special observance as a celebration that will add to the Relay fun.
At every Relay For Life event, the participants cel-ebrate the survivors and caregivers, the sponsors, and the teams. The Relay committee is pleased to announce the honorees for the 2013 event. The memo-ries of Dorothy Ploeger and
Bill Glass and survivors Jim Logan and Shirley Pirkle will be honored during the opening ceremonies. This year’s event will also be dedicated to the memory of Louis Kuntschik who served as team captain of the Texan Nursing and Re-hab team for several years. These individuals and their families have been long-time Relay participants and supporters.
In mid-November spon-sorship information was mailed to past donors and local businesses. Currently $8,550 has been received in sponsorship donations. Potential donors are asked to send their donations in the next few weeks to Patty Stewart, c/o Gonza-les Healthcare Systems, P. O Box 587, Gonzales, TX 78629. For more informa-tion regarding sponsorship
of Relay For Life of Gonza-les County, please contact Jo Ann Low (857-5585) or Carla Faltisek (857-0993).
Survivors and their care-givers will be receiving registration information by mail in early February. The annual Survivors’ Din-ner will be held Monday, April 1, at the First United Methodist Church Fel-lowship Hall in Gonzales. Questions regarding sur-vivors or caregivers should be directed to Joyce Gib-son (830-875-8403).
The next meeting for the RFL planning committee will be Monday, Feb. 11 at 5:15 p.m. at Abiding Word Lutheran Church, 1310 St. Louis. For more informa-tion on any aspect of Relay, please contact event chair Arline Rinehart (672-2077) or co-chair Patty Stewart (672-7581).
2013 Relay honorees named
County joins coalition
Shiner Lions present benefit checkShiner Lions Club Vice President Tracey Jalufka, fellow club members, as well as Friends of Matt Pohler benefit organizers, presented a $87,715 check from the golf tourney and BBQ benefit events to Donald Pohler and Melanie Nevlud (on behalf of the Pohler family). (Courtesy photo)
Gonzales County be-came part of a coalition on Monday during the regular meeting of the Commissioners Court.
The court agreed to enter into an interlocal agreement with DeWitt and Karnes counties for legislative consultant ser-vices. The group will split the cost of a $90,000 one-
year contract to hire Steve Holzheauser as a lobbyist. Holzheauser will focus on trying to get the Legisla-ture to enhance funding for rural county roads.
“I think it will be well worth it,” said County Judge David Bird. “It’s looking like the most we will be out of is $30,000.”
There is also a possi-bility that other counties might agree to come on board, further reducing
Gonzales’ share of the cost. The measure is being currently debated by Live Oak and McMullen coun-ties.
In other business, the court:
• Began process for the Salary Grievance Commit-tee
• Approved the design of Double E RV Park phase II infrastructure plan
• Tabled the amend-ment of seismic permits
By CEDRIC IGLEHART
This is an edited tran-scription of an interview heard on “The News from the Camphouse”, on KULM 98.3.
Brune: Thank you for being with us today Sena-tor Hegar, we’re trying to get a preview of what to expect from this upcom-ing legislative session. So, the first question is what can we expect in tax relief? My question is based on the idea that Texas educa-tion is funded by property taxes and that historically whenever the oil patch was ginning, it helped pay for Texas education and a lesser percentage was paid by the individual taxpayers. Is now the time for a cap on property taxes?
Hegar: Typically when there is exploration and discovery in a particular county and that production is put on the property tax roll, that community will see some relief in their pri-vate property tax rates. One of the struggles with the shale plays is the amount of truck traffic. In the com-munities that I represent we’re seeing a lot of roads that are damaged and there are also a lot more safety issues than there were be-fore. My point is that the oil and gas plays are a long term investment. We must make sure our roads stay in shape so the oil and gas production may continue. As the money comes in, through excise taxes, go-
ing into the rainy day fund – we should reinvest that money into water trans-portation infrastructure. I also think the Margins Tax should be looked at. It’s a business tax and I think there are industries it is un-fair to. I think it’s hurting Mom and Pop businesses and they’re the backbone of society. Then, yes, I’d like to see property taxes go down for everybody.
Brune: Please elaborate about the water transpor-tation infrastructure you mentioned.
Hegar: The state popula-tion has continued to in-crease. And as the oil and gas discoveries continue, we need to take some rainy day fund dollars and put them into infrastructure. We can’t let our infrastruc-ture go down, our roads and water systems. We can’t have pot-holes and busted water mains. We need to focus on what has made Texas strong.
Brune: What about Texas
water plans? What do you foresee as legislation con-cerning water plans? The rice industry is having a hard time. Do you foresee any changes pertaining to how Texas manages water?
Hegar: I don’t think legislators or bureaucrats should be deciding what projects need to occur to get water to different places in Texas. Currently, it is decided on more of a local region. It is a bottom – up approach. I don’t believe it should be a top – down approach. The current wa-ter plan was put in place with the bottom – up ap-proach and the short of the issue is that a water plan is to “meet a drought con-dition” in a 50-year plan. When the lakes are low the flow stops for the rice pro-ducers. The folks up north like living on the lake and running their jet skis. They say, “that’s their economy.” But they’re not paying for the water. And this rice industry is a pretty big economy. So we as a leg-islature should put dollars where local communities can come in, and as a state have buying power that is much cheaper. If your town had water infrastructure needs and it’s a small com-munity with minimal pur-chasing power, they could tap into state dollars and borrow, or match money that would make buying water cheaper for the lo-cal taxpayer. So the point
is that we as state taxpayers don’t need to fund all the water infrastructure needs around the state. But we do need a mechanism where communities may borrow or match monies to lower their overall costs.
Brune: The problem is when there is no water. You can’t depend on ground-water to prop up stretched water needs.
Hegar: No, no shape form or fashion. Ground-water may not see its best use in irrigation. It may be more designed for person-al consumer use. But the LCRA is finally moving in the direction to create some off-channel reservoirs. We must also look at brackish water possibilities, as well as, desalination projects. Unfortunately today the desalination projects that are looking at taking salt-water and turning it into potable water is expensive. But I do believe over time, and as communities come together to share expenses, those costs can come down.
Brune: Brownsville and San Antonio are looking at desalinating brackish wa-
ter for municipal use. And, speaking of technology, the oil patch, and damage to roads – has there been any discussion concerning the reclamation of frack wa-ter? Obviously, one factor contributing to high road usage is hauling off the wa-ter that comes back up after a well is complete. If this water was put back to use and piped to another well the amount of road usage would be diminished.
Hegar: Several of my col-leagues are looking into this possibility. But let me say, I’m not big into gov-ernment mandates. Some-times incentives work bet-ter. I think mandates cost more time and money than if you let the private sec-tor come up with the cre-ative ideas. We do need to reuse this water instead of putting it down reinjection wells. But I also realize that many businesses have been driven to find ways to use less water and to take ad-vantage of reuse.
Brune: Back to taxes. We now have a surplus because of previous cuts. So now what? Do we continue to
cut or spend the surplus?Hegar: When times were
tough we didn’t raise taxes. We did the right thing and cut spending. The Texas economy is the shining star in the nation and around the world. Now, just be-cause there’s more money doesn’t mean we need to spend more. But with long term oil and gas produc-tion we do need to invest in infrastructure.
Brune: Last question – what about Texas Parks and Wildlife’s fund 9. This is a dedicated fund from licenses and permits that grew during hard times, but, much of the money is kept in the coffers and used on the books to bal-ance the budget. Will the legislature give TPW the full amount of its dedicat-ed funds?
Hegar: Government is supposed to smooth out the edges between the good years and bad. There has been discussion that it’s time to clean up the ac-counts. We either get rid of, or decrease, the fees or spend it on the dedicated purpose.
GOLIAD — It’s a well-known fact that Presidio La Bahía and Presidio San Antonio de Béxar were in-strumental in providing the vital cattle that kept Governor Bernardo de Gálvez’s troops nourished during the American Rev-olution.
Many of our Tejano an-cestors provided the beef and also went on the cattle drives to move the beef to where the troops needed food. This effort helped win the war against Eng-land. A lesser known fact and one not yet found in history books is that our Tejano ancestors also pro-vided monetary donations at the request of King Car-los III to aid in the war ef-fort.
This list of La Bahía soldiers (donativos) who donated to the American Revolution war effort has just been discovered.
Please join us for an informative meeting and learn the names of the soldiers who donated to the American Revolution. The meeting will be held at Presidio La Bahia in Go-liad from 2-4 p.m. Feb. 2.
Invited are descendants of Spanish soldiers serving at La Bahía during 1776-1783, historians, DAR, SAR, genealogists, gene-alogy groups and lineage organizations interested in the role of Spanish sol-diers during the American
Revolution.Speakers will include:• Jesse O. Villarreal Sr.,
Author & Historian• A special message from
Judge Robert H. Thonhoff, Author & Historian
• Lorenzo & Julia Lopez: on finding the donativo list and what it means for the future
Please contact Julia Lo-pez at [email protected] with questions.
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“Most of our actions manifest them-selves in an administrative form against the liquor license itself.”
The penalties that can be levied by TABC vary and are offset by a Standard Penalty Chart.
“If we go by that chart, it gives us a little flexibility in how the case is settled,” Mann said. “It depends on the severity of the in-juries, was the bar in any way negligent?”
“It’s hard to say what the range of penalty would be for a first offense. Without hav-ing the results of a complete investigation, that’s really a tough question to answer. There’s so many pieces to this puzzle that make a clear picture and we don’t have that yet.”
The Silver Star Saloon has drawn a lot of attention from law enforcement since it opened last October.
According to records acquired from the Gonzales Police Department, there were 77 calls for service to the Silver Star from Oct. 2, 2012 to Jan. 14, 2013. Of those calls, 18 were described as disturbances.
Mann declined to speculate if the fault for the trouble stems from the way the bar is operated or from the clientele it draws.
“It does seem like an inordinate amount of calls for service,” said Mann. “The thing I would say is do we have a permit holder that is reliant on the local police to be there to help him run the place.”
“Basically, do we have a guy that runs and call the cops every time somebody says ‘Boo!’ or is there an operator factor we need to address where perhaps the opera-tor needs education on what a real breach of the peace is?”
Mann said there is no timeline in place in regards to the length of the investiga-tion, which he assured would be conducted thoroughly and fairly.
“It’s easy to blame the ownership and the employees, but the real question is have we as a regulatory agency been remiss in not giving this person the proper educa-tion needed to run this type of business,” he said.
“The bottom line is we have to educate this person and then if he chooses to oper-ate outside of the confines of the law, then he will absolutely face whatever punish-ment he deserves.”
The Cannon made several calls to Silver Star Saloon proprietor Ray Rodgers seek-ing comment, but they were unreturned as of press time.
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New president unveils plans
BENES: Honored at banquet
Community Service winnerCharlie Walls, left, receives the Gonzales Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture’s annual Community Service award from chamber president Sascha Kardosz. (Photo by Dave Mundy)
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TABC: Looking into bar brawlContinued from page A1
County 4-H from 1978-91. Benes took it upon himself to build and donate a lock-able cabinet to protect the souvenirs sold by the club during Come and Take It, and that locker is still used today by the Girl Scouts.
Benes was named a winner of the “Gold Clover” award in 1990 in honor of his 4-H leadership by the Cooperative Extension Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture and Tex-as Agricultural Extension Service.
He was also a member of the Gonzales Young Farmers from 1961 through the 1990s, including terms as the organiza-tion’s reporter from 1971-72, treasurer in 1972-73 and president in 1973-74.
Benes is a member of St. James Catho-lic Church and has served on the Pastoral Council for three different terms of three years each. He’s been active in developing a number of improvements at the church, and currently works on a committee plan-ning a new all-purpose building for the Gonzales Catholic Community.
He is a former board member and vice president of the Gonzales County Farm Bureau board of directors. Benes has also served as a Gonzales Livestock Show Di-rector; as a member of the Gonzales Mental Health Advisory Board; Gonzales County Agriculture Advisory Board, where he has served as chairman since 1994; Gonzales County EMS Board; and Gonzales Pioneer Village Board.
He has been a member of the Knights of Columbus for more than 50 years, and is also a member of the Independent Cattle-men’s Association of Texas. Benes is also an active volunteer during the annual Come and Take It Festival, helping to set up and mark off food, craft and vendor booths as well as helping with the ticket booth.
Benes has been married to his wife Su-zanne for 48 years. They have four chil-dren: son Lance Benes and his wife Jenni-fer, daughter Rene Singleton and husband Mickey, Sandra Brown and husband Glen, and daughter Natalie Tatsch and husband Lance. The Beneses have nine grandchil-dren.
Among the items in the works may be a resolution declaring Oct. 2 — the anniver-sary of the 1835 Battle of Gonzales which began the Texas Revolution — as a state-recognized day in perpetuity.
An equally-unique event may also be taking place at The Alamo three weeks ear-lier, Baros said.
The famous “Letter from Travis” appeal-ing for aid for The alamo’s beseiged defend-ers will be on display at the historic site from Feb. 22-March 8. It’s the first time in nearly 30 years the letter has been available for public viewing.
As part of that, March 1 is being set aside as “Immortal 32 Day” to recognize and
honor the date that 32 men from Gonzales responded to Travis’ letter and rode into the Alamo. The “Immortal 32” were the only Texians to respond to the call for aid.
Directors gave their enthusiastic support to authorizing Baros to work on readying a delegation to represent Gonzales at the event.
The board approved minor changes to performance agreements for the Holiday inn Express and Win-Bin Ventures, LLC for two hotel projects, and baros noted during staff reports that five additional hotel-motel projects are in the works for Gonzales.
The board also approved funding updat-ed signage at Gonzales Industrial Park to reflect its latest business additions.
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GEDC: Supports heritage events
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The Gonzales Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture celebrated its year Friday with its annual banquet, and incoming president Sasha Kardosz said the organiza-tion has big plans for 2013.
Kardosz told members the Chamber is rapidly adapting to new technology, in-cluding an increased social media presence and an updated website.
“The economic development, employ-ment opportunities and lifestyle that this (oil) boom has brought to Gonzales Coun-ty are truly blessings,” she said. “We should be proud to be part of this significant time in history.”
Kardosz unveiled a new benefit for Chamber members, a partnership with Collette Travel. She said the Chamber will sponsor two trips per year — one a foreign
visit, the other domestic.This year’s foreign trip will be to Italy on
Sept. 2-10. A meeting is set at the Riverside Community Center at 5:15 p.m. Feb. 13 to disclose details, and to get input on the planned domestic tour as well.
Also recognized during the banquet were outgoing president Patrick Hodge and retiring Chamber secretary Bradley Avant.
Charlie Walls was named the winner of this year’s Community Service Award for his many hours of volunteer work on a number of projects.
Also recognized were the winners in the Chamber’s first “Leaders of Tomorrow” es-say contest. Shayla Simper was named the winner, with Lauren Campion and Tyler Janota recognized as finalists.
Future leadership awardShayla Simper was named the winner of this year’s Gonzales Chamber of Commerce “Future Leadership” essay contest. Accepting the award from Sascha Kardosz on behalf of her daughter was Sherri Simper. (Photo by Dave Mundy)
Daisy Scheske, left, and Patrick Hodges begin compiling the winners in this year’s silent auction. (Photo by Dave Mundy)
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The Gonzales Livestock Market Report for Saturday, January 26, 2013 had on hand: 994 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., $225-$235; 300-400 lbs, $195-$215; 400-500 lbs, $175-$185; 500-600 lbs, $151-$160; 600-700 lbs., $136-$149; 700-800 lbs, $131-$134.
Bull yearlings: 700-900 lbs, $91-$105.
Stocker-feeder heifers: Medium and large frame No. 1: 150-300 lbs, $170-$210; 300-400 lbs, $170-$177; 400-500 lbs, $148-$168; 500-600 lbs., $131-$140; 600-700 lbs., $122-$124.
Packers cows: Good lean utility and commercial, $68-$72; Cutters, $75-$83; Canners, $61-$67; Low yielding fat cows, $68-$76.
Packer bulls: Yield grade 1 & 2,
good heavy bulls; $91-$100; light weights and medium quality bulls, $84-$89.
Stocker Cows: $950-$1,450.Pairs: $1,050-$1,525.Thank you for your business!!View our sale live at cattleusa.
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Nixon LivestockCommission Report
The Nixon Livestock Com-mission Inc. report had on hand, January 28, 2013, Volume, 796.
Steers: 200-300 lbs, $180 to $190 to $235; 300-400 lbs., $178 to $188 to $235; 400-500 lbs, $160 to $170 to $210; 500-600 lbs, $137 to $147 to $173; 600-700 lbs, $124 to $134 to $155; 700-800 lbs, $118 to $128 to $141.
Heifers: 200-300 lbs, $166 to $176 to $203; 300-400 lbs, $153 to $163 to $215; 400-500 lbs, $142 to $152 to $179; 500-600 lbs, $128 to $138 to $174; 600-700 lbs, $115 to $125 to $141; 700-800 lbs, $110 to $120 to $126.
Slaughter cows: $50 to $84; Slaughter bulls: $75 to $97; Stock-er cows: $580 to $1,000; Pairs, $900-$1,225.
Cuero Livestock Market Report
Cuero Livestock Market Report on January 25, 2013, had 1,180 head.
Had 130 cows and 16 bulls. The packer market was again a little lower in line with lower protein values. Canners & cutter packer cows were steady as was the pack-er bull market.
The calf market was fully steady selling to a strong demand. Plainer types were a little off. The lighter end of heifers (3-5 wts) were bet-ter on the best end. Not as many calves over 600 lbs as average wts are getting lighter. Thinner calves are selling well making new tops in their weight class. Good solid market with a lot of buyers.
Packer Bulls: Hvy. Wts., $85-$97.50; lower grades, $67-$80.
Packer cows: breakers, $65-$72; boning, $65-$78; canners & cutters, $62-$83; light & weak, $55-$65.
25 Palpated dry Cows sold well, $88-$118.
Pairs: None.Steer calves: under 200 lbs,
none; 200-250 lbs, $200-$206; 250-300 lbs, None; 300-350 lbs, $187.75-$204; 350-400 lbs, $180-$200; 400-450 lbs, $176-$192; 450-500 lbs, $167-$189; 500-550 lbs, $157-$171; 550-600 lbs, $148-$159; 600-700 lbs, $140-$151; 700-800 lbs, $93-$121.
Bull Calves: under 250 lbs, $130-$160; 250-300 lbs, $180-$228; 300-350 lbs, $172-$220; 350-400 lbs, $158-$206; 400-450 lbs, $165-$195; 450-500 lbs, $154-$180; 500-550 lbs, $151-$170; 550-600 lbs, $127-$150; 600-700
lbs, $124-$142.Over 700 lbs. bulls, $117-$125.Heifer Calves: under 200 lbs.,
$175-$200; 200-250 lbs, $105-$180; 250-300 lbs, $122-$202; 300-350 lbs, $144-$186; 350-400 lbs, $150-$188; 400-450 lbs, $151-$183; 450-500 lbs, $144-$174; 500-550 lbs, $133-$145; 550-600 lbs, $134-$164; 600-700 lbs., $124-$134; over 700 lbs, $127-$135.
.Hallettsville LivestockCommission Report
The Hallettsville Livestock Commission Co., Inc. had on hand on January 22, 2013, 1,401; week ago, 1,292; year ago, 1,461.
The market was a little lower this week. Mostly $2-$4 from last week’s strong market. Demand continues to be very good on all better quality classes.
Packer cows and bulls sold $2 to $3 lower on approx. 120 hd. Total.
Packer Cows: higher dressing utility & cutter cows, $74-$88.50; lower dressing utility & cutter cows, $63-$74; light weight canner cows, $53-$63.
Packer Bulls: heavyweight bulls, $94-$100; utility & cutter bulls, $85-$94; lightweight canner bulls, $77-$85.
Stocker and Feeder Calves and Yearlings: Steer & Bull Calves: un-der 200; None; 200-300 lbs, $210-$245; 300-400 lbs, $180-$212.50; 400-500 lbs, $168-$195; 500-600 lbs, $140-$180; 600-700 lbs, $130-$151; 700-800 lbs, $124-$136. Heifer Calves: under 200 lbs, None; 200-300 lbs, $185-$225; 300-400 lbs, $155-$182; 400-500 lbs, $142-$172; 500-600 lbs, $128-$158; 600-700 lbs, $121-$140; 700-800 lbs, $115-$121.
If we can help with marketing your livestock, please call 361-798-4336.
The Gonzales Cham-ber of Commerce & Agri-culture met Jan. 23, with President Sascha Kardosz presiding. The meeting was centered around the cham-ber banquet held Friday evening and went over last minutes details.
• The Chamber has con-tracted with Collette Travel and will be offering a trip to Italy this September 2-10. The Chamber will sponsor meeting with Collette Va-cations on February 13 at 5:15 p.m. at the Riverside Community Center. Come and find out more on this international trip.
• First Friday Coffee will be hosted by Storey Jewel-ers, 607 St. Joseph, on this Friday, February 1, from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. All are welcome to come and join.
• The Gonzales County Veterans Memorial Asso-ciation will have a media event on February 8 at 5:15 PM at the corner of St. Law-rence and Moore St. They will display the proposed Veterans Memorial. The public is invited.
• The Gonzales Learning and Career Center has a class coming up for parent
taught Driver’s ED, it is a state-approved course Call for more information 830-672-8291.
• The insert, Texas Bound, that came with the February issue of the Texas Monthly has an ar-ticle about great drives on page 24. Check out the one on The BBQ Market Drive, our Gonzales Food Market is mentioned along with Luling City Market, City Market (Schulen-burg), Prause Meat Market (LaGrange) and City Meat Market (Giddings).
• The face of Gonzales is changing. Just drive around town and you will see all the construction going on. There is Wal-Mart, hotels, cabins, apartments, new homes and business con-struction.
Barbara Hand is the Execu-tive Director of the Gonzales Chamber of Commerce.
Around theChamber Office
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Members of the San An-tonio Livestock Exposi-tion (SALE) Ambassador Committee and the Gon-zales County 4-H Club outside the Gonzales Chamber of Commerce on Friday afternoon. At right, SALE Ambassador Committee Tour Chair-man Jeanne Henry pres-ents a donation in the amount of $225 to Gon-zales County 4-H Club President Lauren Cam-pion outside the Old Jail. (Photos by Mark Lube)
The Best Western Regency Inn & Suites in Gonzales has received the Best Western Di-rector’s Award for outstanding quality standards.
The Director’s Award rec-ognizes Best Western hotels scoring in the top 20 percent of more than 2,100 North Amer-ican properties in cleanliness and maintenance. Hotels must also meet Best Western’s requirements for design and high customer service scores to quality for the distinction.
“The Director’s Award is an important symbol of success,” says General Manager Nilesh Patel. “This award confirms the Best Western Regency Inn & Suites’ commitment to providing quality accom-modations for our guests. Our housekeeping and main-tenance departments have worked hard to achieve this
level of excellence.”Located at 1811 E. Sarah
DeWitt Drive, the Best West-ern Regency Inn & Suites feature 27 rooms and compli-mentary continental break-fast, outdoor pool and spa, high speed internet, and truck parking.
The Best Western Regency Inn & Suites participates in the brand’s worldwide, toll-free reservations system, as well as centralized advertis-ing, marketing, purchasing, quality assurance standards, training and interior design services. Reservations may be booked by calling Best Western International’s 24-hour, toll-free reservations number at (800) WESTERN. Reservations are also avail-able from Best Western Inter-national’s Web site at www.bestwestern.com.
Magazine again names Texasas business ‘State of the Year’
AUSTIN — Business Facilities maga-zine has again named Texas its State of the Year, citing the aggressive economic development strategies that have helped attract jobs and investment to the Lone Star State.
“Employers the world over continue to look to Texas as the epicenter of job creation thanks to our conservative fis-cal principles of low taxes, reasonable regulations, fair courts and promoting a skilled workforce,” Gov. Rick Perry said. “We will continue proactively reaching out to employers and individuals to tell the Texas success story, and working to keep our state the land of freedom and opportunity for families and businesses.”
In addition to Texas’ strong and di-
verse energy industry, the magazine cited growth in several sectors, including manufacturing and high tech industries, such as biotechnology, that are support-ed by Texas’ world-class universities. The study also noted Texas’ growing popula-tion and strong infrastructure as a factor in its success.
“Texas is our 2012 State of the Year because it without a doubt has the most dynamic economy of any state in the na-tion,” Business Facilities Editor in Chief Jack Rogers said. “The job-producing engine in the Lone Star State barely sputtered during the Great Recession, bouncing back over pre-Recession levels faster than anywhere else in the U.S.”
To view the full article, please visit http://businessfacilities.com/texas-is-business-facilities-2012-state-of-the-year/.
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AUSTIN — Texas Attor-ney General Greg Abbott is-sued the following statement Jan. 25 celebrating another legal victory in the State’s ongoing effort to overturn the Environmental Protec-tion Agency’s (EPA) unlaw-ful Cross-State Air Pollution
Rule (CSAPR). The U.S. Court of Appeals
for the District of Columbia Circuit on Jan. 24 rejected the EPA’s latest appeal and refused to reconsider a three-judge panel’s decision strik-ing down the CSAPR regula-tions.
“For the third time in less than 13 months, the D.C. Circuit has rejected the EPA’s continued attempts to impose this unlawful and overreaching regulation. The court agrees that the EPA acted lawlessly and violated federal law in its zeal to inflict job-killing regulations on the state. Yesterday’s decision by the court once again con-firms that the EPA operated outside the law in a federal bureaucracy run amok.”
In a resounding victory for the State of Texas, last August a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court issued a 60-page decision that re-buked the EPA for violating federal law and struck down its unlawful CSAPR regula-tions.
The court’s decision cited the EPA’s abject failure to heed the cooperative feder-alism requirements of the Clean Air Act.
Abbott celebrates latest win over EPA
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AUSTIN — A Travis County district court judge has granted the Lower Col-orado River Authority’s motion for partial sum-mary judgment and deter-mined that LCRA had not violated wholesale power agreements with four of its customers.
District Judge Scott Jen-kins entered the order Jan. 24. He declared that LCRA “has not materially breached the Uniform Rate Clause of its Wholesale Power Agreements (WPAs) with Defendants and . . . Defendants’ attempted ter-mination of their WPAs based on a breach of the Uniform Rate Clause was improper.” The defendants are the City of Seguin, Cen-tral Texas Electric Cooper-ative, San Bernard Electric Cooperative and Fayette Electric Cooperative.
Those defendants, along with the cities of Georgetown, Kerrville and Boerne, complained last June that LCRA had
breached the uniform rate provision by allowing cus-tomers who signed amend-ed, long-term agreements to purchase some power from other sources. LCRA has argued, and the judge agreed, that LCRA was not in breach because it charg-es all of its customers the same rate.
“We have said all along that LCRA did not breach its contracts with those customers because they are all charged the same rate,” said LCRA General Man-ager Becky Motal.
“This was a rash, expen-sive and unnecessary move for those electric retail providers whose custom-ers must now pay the bills.”
While there are other issues still to be resolved with the four customers, the court’s decision that the customers’ termina-tion of their contract with LCRA was not justified validates LCRA’s decision to seek relief in court.
Similar cases involving Georgetown, Kerrville and Boerne are pending in oth-er courts.
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We’ve been told for years that in order to land a high-paying job, you have to have a college degree. The oil boom is changing that conventional wisdom.
Starting salaries for high school graduates in Sidney, Montana, can hit $50,000, according to a recent New York Times report. A grow-ing boom in American-made oil and natural gas is creating high-paying, hard-working jobs for both highly educated experts and people with more limited training.
The much bigger impact is that the states taking advantage of this boom are seeing a reinvention and resurgence of their economies. Across the border from Montana,
North Dakota’s economic growth rate is 7 percent per year and its unemployment rate is a mere 3.2 percent, according to the Institute for Energy Research.
The Times reports a money gusher side effect for retail shops fortunate enough to be located near the booming areas. The tight labor market due to demand from the energy companies means those stores must also pay their employees extraordinarily well.
Help is hard to find, but money is not.
For example, to keep up with a flood of energy industry em-ployees now flowing through its doors every day, a gas station in Williston, North Dakota, pays $24 per hour to its cashier — who, by the way, is still in high school. This is well over twice
what convenience store cashier jobs pay in most other American towns. If this were a full time job, the annual pay would be close to $50,000.
A recent study from Citi Group projects that North America will become “The New Middle East” due to recent oil and natural gas discoveries. According to Citi, the U.S. is already a net exporter of finished petroleum products and will soon be a net exporter of raw crude oil as well.
The net effect bodes well for states where oil and natural gas development is taking place, in-cluding Texas, where the Eagle Ford Shale is becoming the larg-est oil field development in the world.
The net effect will be many more jobs and much more mon-
ey staying here at home, and that even higher oil and natural gas prices will mean more prof-its that stay in the paychecks of American workers, rather than get shipped overseas.
Environmental opposition and politics — ideology rather than geology — are the only obstacles that Citi sees in the way of the job — and wealth — creation that will come from America’s new energy drilling future.
The anti-natural gas Holly-wood film Promised Land may be an example of both.
Reason Magazine science cor-respondent Ronald Bailey reports that the message of the film is, on one hand, a wildly exaggerated and conspiratorial claim about the environmental concerns re-garding natural gas drilling and
on the other hand, fails to credit the economic benefits.
And that may be no accident. According to the Heritage Foun-dation, Promised Land is partially funded by the royal family of the United Arab Emirates, an oil-rich nation that stands to lose both money and jobs if Americans can competitively drill for their own energy.
Baun is the Policy Director for Job Creators Solutions and Hoeks-tra is the Media Director. Founded by renowned businessmen Bernie Marcus and Herman Cain, Job Creators Solutions assists employ-ers in educating employees about policy issues and candidate posi-tions affecting their company, job security, wages and benefits, and their families.
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Gonzales County RecordsGonzales County Courthouse DeedsJanuary 1-31Carrillo, Vidal and Carrillo, Billy Jack to
Perez, Georgette and Perez, Jose Luis, w/d, Lt. 5, Blk. 69, Waelder.
Worthington, Jerry L. (Estate), Reid, Wanda (Extrx) and Worthington, Gen-evieve to Stewart, Michael, Childress, J. Frank, W.A. Childress Residuary Trust and Childress Residuary Trust, W.A., w/d, 80.00 Acres, Robert Sellers Sr Svy, A-414.
Worthington, Jerry L. (Estate), Reid, Wanda (Extrx) and Worthington, Gen-evieve to Stewart, Michael, Childress, J. Frank, W.A. Childress Residuary Trust and Childress Residuary Trust, W.A., w/d, 77.09 Acres, Robert Sellers Sr. Svy, A-414.
Miller, Lucinda Elizabeth (Indiv. & Succ. Trustee), Miller Trust, Lydia Louise, Mill Sr. Martial Trust, Robert L., Miller Sr. Family Trust, Robert L., Miller Jr, Robert L. (Indiv. & Succ. Trustee), Miller, Anna Catherine,, Miller, Ida Frances and Miller, Lydia Louise to EOG Resources, Inc., o/l, 147.15 Acres, J. Humphrey a-266 & J Jones A-301 Svys.
Murphy, Kathleen Joy to EOG Resourc-es, Inc., o/l, 40.00 Acres, Thomas Jackson Svy, A-30.
Kugler, David S. to EOG Resources, Inc., o/l, 1.52 Acres, A W Hill Svy, A-247.
Allert III, Robert to EOG Resources, Inc., o/l, 1.52 Acres, A W Hill Svy, A-247.
Perdew, Jason to EOG Resources, Inc., o/l, 249.05 Acres, Wilson Simpson A-426 &
Joseph Dillard A-177 Svys.Gonzales & Northern Railway Company
to Jim H. Wilson, LLC and Wilson LLC, Jim H., w/d, 2.1560 Acres, JFC Henderson A-260 & T S Lee A-314 Svys.
Lipscomb, Derrell Glen to Ford, Don and Ford, Nancy, o/l, 16.728 Acres, Orig. Outer Town Gonzales & Various Lts. In Eastwood Terrace, Gonzales.
Knippa, Darnell R and Knippa, Lynette R. to Knippa, Darnell R. (Trustee), Knippa, Lynette R. (Trustee) and Drklrk Living Trust, w/d, 181.49 Acres, Daniel Davis Svy, Gonzales & DeWitt Counties.
Benson, Ruthie C. to Parker, Edwin F., w/d, Lt. 10, Blk. 1, Loma Vista Addn, Nixon.
Rivera, Hope to Contreras, Francisco J.
and Contreras, Patricia A., w/d, Lt. 1 Blk. 34, Nixon.
Clarke, Lucille to Cardinal Creek Ranch, L.P., w/d, Int. in 309.399 Acres, Samuel O. Pettus, Daniel Davis, Samuel McCoy & Samuel Lockhart Svys, Gonzales & DeWitt Counties.
Cox, James Quitman to Devries, Ronald Edward, w/d, Lts. 8-10 & Pt. lt. 7, Blk. 1, Ot-tine.
Veit, Mark A. and Veit, Sammie K. to Veit Family Holdings, LP, w/d, Int. in 1,419.59 Acres, R S Armstead, Gonzales Co. Schl. Land, R Sellers Jr, and M Ariola Svys.
Marriage LicenseRamirez, Jose A. and Huizache, Evelia.Bunch, Wesley E. and Lott, Courtney G.
Armendariz, Ruben and Diaz-Saldana, Hilda.
Assumed NamesAtkinson, Ryan and Atkinson, De Ann
Vickers – Atkinson Pizza Co., Gonzales.Guerra, Ruth – Sleep Inn and Suites,
Gonzales.Stevens, Scott and Antolih, Victor –
Monte Vista Apartments, Gonzales.Wynne, Sidney R. and Wynne, Virginia
A. – Four W Ranch, Nixon.Wynne, Sidney R. and Wynne, Virginia
A – 4 W Ranch, Nixon.Bristol, James – James Bristol Drilling
Consultant, Shiner.Janecka Danny, II – J Bar B Foods,
Waelder.
By KEN BRAUNand KATHY HOEKSTRA
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Recent well location re-ports from the Texas Railroad Commission
DeWitt County
API No.: 42-123-33025Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: EOG Resources
Inc.Lease Name: Justiss UnitWell No.: 3HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-2)Total Depth: 13,000 feetDirection and Miles: 1.6
miles northwest of HochheimSurvey Name: S. Bateman,
A-4Acres: 296.91
API No.: 42-123-33024Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: EOG Resources
Inc.Lease Name: Justiss UnitWell No.: 2HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-2)Total Depth: 13,000 feetDirection and Miles: 1.6
miles northwest of HochheimSurvey Name: S. Bateman,
A-4Acres: 296.91
API No.: 42-123-33005Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: EOG Resources
Inc.Lease Name: Justiss UnitWell No.: 1HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-2)Total Depth: 12,500 feetDirection and Miles: 1.6
miles northwest of HochheimSurvey Name: S. Bateman,
A-4Acres: 296.91
API No.: 42-123-33018Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: Petrohawk Oper-
ating CompanyLease Name: Sandy AWell No.: 8HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-2)Total Depth: 14,000 feetDirection and Miles: 10.34
miles northwest of YorktownSurvey Name: J.E. Ross,
A-403Acres: 480.56
API No.: 42-123-33016Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: Petrohawk Oper-
ating CompanyLease Name: Sandy AWell No.: 7HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-2)Total Depth: 14,000 feetDirection and Miles: 10.34
miles NW. of YorktownSurvey Name: J.E. Ross,
A-403
Acres: 480.56
API No.: 42-123-33014Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: Petrohawk Oper-
ating CompanyLease Name: Sandy AWell No.: 6HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-2)Total Depth: 14,000 feetDirection and Miles: 10.34
miles northwest of YorktownSurvey Name: J.E. Ross,
A-403Acres: 480.56
API No.: 42-123-33015Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: Petrohawk Oper-
ating CompanyLease Name: Kickendahl
Unit 1Well No.: 6HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-2)Total Depth: 14,000 feetDirection and Miles: 4.68
miles southeast of WesthoffSurvey Name: W. Simpson,
A-431Acres: 453.47
API No.: 42-123-33017Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: Petrohawk Oper-
ating CompanyLease Name: Kickendahl
Unit 1Well No.: 5HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-2)Total Depth: 14,000 feetDirection and Miles: 4.68
miles southeast of WesthoffSurvey Name: W. Simpson,
A-431Acres: 453.47
API No.: 42-123-33023Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: Petrohawk Oper-
ating CompanyLease Name: Elder BWell No.: 12HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-2)Total Depth: 14,000 feetDirection and Miles: 8.11
miles northeast of WesthoffSurvey Name: B. Fulcher,
A-190Acres: 701.39
API No.: 42-123-33022Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: Petrohawk Oper-
ating CompanyLease Name: Elder BWell No.: 11HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-2)Total Depth: 14,000 feetDirection and Miles: 8.11
miles northeast of WesthoffSurvey Name: B. Fulcher,
A-190Acres: 701.39
API No.: 42-123-33021Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: Petrohawk Oper-
ating CompanyLease Name: Elder BWell No.: 10HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-2)Total Depth: 14,000 feetDirection and Miles: 8.11
miles northeast of WesthoffSurvey Name: B. Fulcher,
A-190Acres: 701.39
API No.: 42-123-33020Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: Petrohawk Oper-
ating CompanyLease Name: Elder BWell No.: 6HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-2)Total Depth: 14,000 feetDirection and Miles: 8.11
miles northeast of WesthoffSurvey Name: B. Fulcher,
A-190Acres: 701.39
API No.: 42-123-33019Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: Petrohawk Oper-
ating CompanyLease Name: Elder BWell No.: 5HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-2)Total Depth: 14,000 feetDirection and Miles: 8.11
miles northeast of WesthoffSurvey Name: B. Fulcher,
A-190Acres: 701.39
Gonzales County
API No.: 42-177-32848Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: Geosouthern En-
ergy Corp.Lease Name: Brown A UnitWell No.: 2HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-1)Total Depth: 14,000 feetDirection and Miles: 3.84
miles northeast of WesthoffSurvey Name: R.A. Lott,
A-324Acres: 191.38
API No.: 42-177-32839Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: Penn Virginia Oil
and Gas LPLease Name: Dubose Unit
No. 2Well No.: 1HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-1)Total Depth: 14,000 feetDirection and Miles: 6.73
miles southeast of GonzalesSurvey Name: T. Jackson,
A-31Acres: 597.62
API No.: 42-177-32840Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: EOG Resources
Inc.
Lease Name: Lowery UnitWell No.: 1HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-1)Total Depth: 12,000 feetDirection and Miles: 8.5
miles south of SmileySurvey Name: J. Humphrey,
A-266Acres: 666.76
API No.: 42-177-32844Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: EOG Resources
Inc.Lease Name: Lowery UnitWell No.: 3HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-1)Total Depth: 12,000 feetDirection and Miles: 8.5
miles south of SmileySurvey Name: J. Humphrey,
A-266Acres: 666.76
API No.: 42-177-32842Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: EOG Resources
Inc.Lease Name: Lowery UnitWell No.: 2HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-1)Total Depth: 12,000 feetDirection and Miles: 8.5
miles south of SmileySurvey Name: J. Humphrey,
A-266Acres: 666.76
API No.: 42-177-32853Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: EOG Resources
Inc.Lease Name: Miller UnitWell No.: 3HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-1)Total Depth: 12,000 feetDirection and Miles: 7.9
miles southeast of SmileySurvey Name: J. Dunbaugh,
A-197Acres: 426.91
API No.: 42-177-32843Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: EOG Resources
Inc.Lease Name: Miller UnitWell No.: 2HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-1)Total Depth: 12,000 feetDirection and Miles: 7.9
miles southeast of SmileySurvey Name: J. Dunbaugh,
A-197Acres: 426.91
API No.: 42-177-32841Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: EOG Resources
Inc.Lease Name: Miller UnitWell No.: 1HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-1)Total Depth: 12,000 feetDirection and Miles: 7.9
miles southeast of SmileySurvey Name: J. Dunbaugh,
A-197Acres: 426.91
API No.: 42-177-32852Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: EOG Resources
Inc.Lease Name: Mitchell UnitWell No.: 13HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-1)Total Depth: 12,000 feetDirection and Miles: 12.8
miles southeast of CostSurvey Name: R.H. Wynn,
A-474Acres: 647.95
API No.: 42-177-32846Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: EOG Resources
Inc.Lease Name: Mitchell UnitWell No.: 12HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-1)Total Depth: 12,000 feetDirection and Miles: 12.8
miles southeast of CostSurvey Name: R.H. Wynn,
A-474Acres: 647.95
API No.: 42-177-32845Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: EOG Resources
Inc.Lease Name: Mitchell UnitWell No.: 9HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-1)Total Depth: 12,000 feetDirection and Miles: 12.8
miles southeast of CostSurvey Name: J. Billings,
A-128Acres: 647.95
API No.: 42-177-32854Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: EOG Resources
Inc.Lease Name: Spradlin UnitWell No.: 1HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-1)Total Depth: 11,700 feetDirection and Miles: 5.25
miles southeast of SmileySurvey Name: J. Coe, A-146Acres: 395.57
Lavaca County
API No.: 42-285-33684Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: Penn Virginia Oil
and Gas LPLease Name: Hinze UnitWell No.: 1HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-2)Total Depth: 14,000 feetDirection and Miles: 4 miles
northeast of ShinerSurvey Name: A. Smothers,
A-50Acres: 669.09
API No.: 42-285-33687Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: Penn Virginia Oil
and Gas LPLease Name: Douglas Raab
UnitWell No.: 1HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-2)Total Depth: 14,000 feetDirection and Miles: 4.6
miles southeast of MoultonSurvey Name: T. Toby,
A-467Acres: 689.74
API No.: 42-285-33686Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: Penn Virginia Oil
and Gas LPLease Name: Julius Berger
UnitWell No.: 1HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-2)Total Depth: 14,000 feetDirection and Miles: 3.5
miles southeast of MoultonSurvey Name: P. Soy, A-411Acres: 656.85
API No.: 42-285-33688Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: Eagle Ford Hunt-
er Resources Inc.Lease Name: Pilsner HunterWell No.: 1HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-2)Total Depth: 14,500 feetDirection and Miles: 5 miles
northwest of ShinerSurvey Name: L. Hafner,
A-229Acres: 702.13
API No.: 42-285-33685Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: Eagle Ford Hunt-
er Resources Inc.Lease Name: Hefe HunterWell No.: 1HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-2)Total Depth: 14,500 feetDirection and Miles: 5 miles
northwest of ShinerSurvey Name: L. Hafner,
A-229Acres: 676.25
Recent oil and gas comple-tions according to reports from the Texas Railroad Com-mission
DeWitt CountyAPI No.: 42-123-32742Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: Burlington Re-
sources O and G Co. LPLease Name: M Gohlke
Unit AWell No.: 1Field Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-2)Survey Name: I RR Co, Sec-
tion 18, A-717Direction and Miles: 9.2
miles northwest of YorktownOil: 648
MCF: 1,188Choke Size: 10/64 of an inchFlowing: YesTubing Pressure: 6,500Total Depth: 17,488 feetPerforations: 13,154-17,323
feet
API No.: 42-123-32741Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: Burlington Re-
sources O and G Co. LPLease Name: Turbo Unit BWell No.: 1Field Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-2)Survey Name: I RR Co, Sec-
tion 18, A-717Direction and Miles: 9.2
miles northwest of YorktownOil: 664MCF: 926Choke Size: 10/64 of an inchFlowing: YesTubing Pressure: 6,200Total Depth: 17,792 feetPerforations: 13,161-17,585
feet
API No.: 42-123-32772Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: Geosouthern En-
ergy Corp.Lease Name: Ckodre AWell No.: 1HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-2)Survey Name: W.L. Lytte,
A-303Direction and Miles: 7.92
miles northwest of NordheimOil: 960MCF: 2,667Choke Size: 12/64 of an inchFlowing: YesTubing Pressure: 7,515Total Depth: 18,770 feetPlug Back Depth: 18,593
feetPerforations: 13,034-18,573
feet
API No.: 42-123-32760Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: Geosouthern En-
ergy Corp.Lease Name: Cantu BWell No.: 4HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-2)Survey Name: J. Donoho,
A-162Direction and Miles: 1.45
miles southeast of WesthoffOil: 1,069MCF: 1,695Choke Size: 12/64 of an inchFlowing: YesTubing Pressure: 6,315Total Depth: 17,529 feetPlug Back Depth: 17,369
feetPerforations: 13,308-17,354
feet
API No.: 42-123-32832Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: Pioneer Natural
Res. USA Inc.Lease Name: Kleine 01Well No.: 02HField Name: DeWitt (Eagle
Ford Shale)Survey Name: J. Hall, A-217Direction and Miles: 4.64
miles northwest of YorktownOil: 364MCF: 3,197Choke Size: 11/64 of an inchTubing Pressure: 8,294Shut In Well Pressure: 9,315Total Depth: 19,822 feetPerforations: 13,670-19,711
feet
Gonzales County
API No.: 42-177-32626Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: Ironwood Oil
and Gas LLCLease Name: LewisWell No.: 1HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-1)Survey Name: A.B. Wil-
liams, A-79Direction and Miles: 8.1
miles northwest of WaelderOil: 654.8MCF: 190Choke Size: 18/64 of an inchFlowing: YesTubing Pressure: 675Total Depth: 14,690 feetPlug Back Depth: 14,601
feetPerforations: 9,654-14,601
feet
API No.: 42-177-32688Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: EOG Resources
Inc.Lease Name: Martin UnitWell No.: 2HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-1)Survey Name: D. Gray,
A-517Direction and Miles: 2.7
miles northeast of GlazeOil: 2,347MCF: 2,347Choke Size: 32/64 of an inchFlowing: YesTubing Pressure: 2,016Total Depth: 16,642 feetPlug Back Depth: 16,559
feetPerforations: 11,927-16,554
feet
API No.: 42-177-32692Classification: Fld. Dev. and
HorizontalOperator: EOG Resources
Inc.Lease Name: Martin UnitWell No.: 3HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-
gle Ford-1)Survey Name: D. Gray,
A-517Direction and Miles: 2.7
miles northeast of GlazeOil: 2,869MCF: 2,905Choke Size: 32/64 of an inchFlowing: YesTubing Pressure: 1,941Total Depth: 16,743 feetPlug Back Depth: 16,660
feetPerforations: 11,923-16,655
feet
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Isaac Longoria in his first ever 5k! Graffiti Run in San An-tonio Jan. 27 — Posted by Melissa N Mark Martinez
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This is my son, Matthew J. Staton. He graduated sum-ma cum laude from Texas State last month with a de-gree in Criminal Justice. He will be attending A & M Law School in Fort Worth starting in September. We are so proud of him, his military career and all he has accom-plished! — Posted by Kimber McCrory
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Mr. Blake wan-dering into the
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When it passed the mis-named American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, Congress immediately hiked payroll taxes on all workers. The good news is that eliminat-ing the payroll tax holiday and raising taxes on everyone actually prevented even more drastic tax increases which would have resulted.
Heading into the 2013 income-tax season, here is a summary of many of the most important changes for individual taxpayers.
• The Payroll Tax Holiday Is Dead. For 2010-2012, the Social Security tax withhold-ing rate on your salary was temporarily reduced from the normal 6.2% to 4.2%. If you’re self-employed, the Social Security tax compo-nent of the self-employment tax was reduced from the normal 12.4% to 10.4%. Last year, this so-called payroll tax holiday could have saved one person up to $2,202 or a working couple up to $4,404. Somewhat surprisingly, the new law does not extend the holiday through 2013. (For this year, the Social Security tax can hit up to $113,700 of salary or self-employment income.)
• Rates on Ordinary In-come: For most individuals, the federal income tax rates for 2013 will be the same as last year: 10%, 15%, 25%, 28%, 33%, and 35%. How-ever, the maximum rate for higher-income folks increas-es to 39.6% (up from 35%). This change only affects singles with taxable income above $400,000, married joint-filing couples with in-come above $450,000, heads of households with income above $425,000, and married individuals who file separate returns with income above $225,000.
• Rates on Long-Term Gains and Dividends: The tax rates on long-term capital gains and dividends will also remain the same as last year for most individuals. How-ever, the maximum rate for higher-income folks increas-es to 20% (up from 15%). This change only affects singles with taxable income above $400,000, married joint-filing couples with in-come above $450,000, heads of households with income above $425,000, and married individuals who file separate returns with income above $225,000. Remember: these higher-income folks can also get socked with the new 3.8% Medicare surtax on invest-ment income, which can result in a maximum 23.8% federal tax rate on long-term gains and dividends.
• Personal and Depen-dent Exemption Deduction Phase-Out: The last time we saw a phase-out rule for personal and dependent exemption deductions was 2009. Sadly, the phase-out deal is back. As a result, your personal and dependent ex-emption write-offs can be reduced or even completely eliminated. Phase-out starts at the following adjusted
gross income (AGI) thresh-olds: $250,000 for single fil-ers, $300,000 for married joint-filing couples, $275,000 for heads of households, and $150,000 for married indi-viduals who file separate re-turns.
• Itemized Deduction Phase-Out: The last time we saw a phase-out rule for itemized deductions was also in 2009. Unfortunately, this phase-our provision is back too. As a result, you can po-tentially lose up to 80% of your write-offs for mortgage interest, state and local in-come and property taxes, and charitable contributions if your AGI exceeds the appli-cable threshold. The thresh-olds are $250,000 for single filers, $300,000 for married joint-filing couples, $275,000 for heads of households, or $150,000 for married indi-viduals who file separate re-turns. More specifically, the total amount of your affected itemized deductions is re-duced by 3% of the amount by which your AGI exceeds the threshold. However, the reduction cannot exceed 80% of the total affected deduc-tions that you started off with.
Key Point: All the afore-mentioned changes are per-manent, so we at least have the illusion of tax-regime sta-bility — until further notice.
• Alternative Minimum Tax Patch Made Permanent. It had become an annual ritual for Congress to “patch” the AMT rules to prevent millions more households from getting socked with this add-on tax. The patch job consisted of allowing bigger AMT exemptions and allow-ing various personal tax cred-its to offset the AMT. Amaz-ingly, the new law makes the patch permanent, starting with 2012. The change will keep about 30 million house-holds out of the dreaded AMT zone.
• Relatively Favorable Gift and Estate Tax Rules Made Permanent. For 2013 and beyond, the new law per-manently installs a unified federal estate and gift tax exemption of $5 million (ad-justed annually for inflation) and a 40% maximum tax rate (up from last year’s 35% rate). The right to leave your unused estate and gift tax exemption to your surviving
spouse (the so-called exemp-tion portability deal) was also made permanent.
• Child Tax Credit Extend-ed. The $1,000 maximum credit for each eligible under-age-17 child was extended through 2017.
• Earned Income Tax Credit Extended. Legislation enacted in previous years increased the earned income credit for families with three or more qualifying children and allowed married joint-filing couples to earn more without having their cred-its reduced. These changes, which help lower-income families, were extended through 2017.
• American Opportunity Higher Education Tax Credit Extended. The American Opportunity credit, which can be worth up to $2,500 and can be claimed for up to four years of undergradu-ate education, was extended through 2017.
• Higher Education Tu-ition Deduction Extended. This write-off, which can amount to as much as $4,000 or $2,000 for higher-income folks, expired at the end of 2011. The new law retroac-tively restores it for 2012 and extends it through 2013.
• Option to Deduct State and Local Sales Taxes Ex-tended. In past years, indi-viduals who paid little or no state income taxes were given the option of instead claiming an itemized deduc-tion for state and local sales taxes. The option expired at the end of 2011, but the new law restoratively restores it for 2012 and extends it through 2013.
• Charitable Donations from IRAs Extended. In past years, IRA owners who had reached age 70½ were allowed to make charitable donations of up to $100,000 directly out of their IRAs. The donations counted as IRA required minimum
distributions. So charitably inclined seniors with more IRA money than they need-ed could reduce their taxes by arranging for IRA do-nations to take the place of taxable required minimum distributions. This break ex-pired at the end of 2011, but the new law retroactively restores it for 2012 and ex-tends it through 2013. To take advantage of the retro-active deal, you’ll be given a window of time during the first part of this year to make donations that are treated as having been made in 2012. Stay tuned for details on that.
• Tax-Free Treatment for Forgiven Principal Resi-dence Mortgage Debt Ex-tended. For federal income tax purposes, a forgiven debt generally counts as taxable cancellation of debt (COD) income. However a tempo-rary exception applied to COD income from cancelled mortgage debt that was used to acquire a principal resi-dence. Under the tempo-rary rule, up to $2 million of COD income from principal residence acquisition debt that was cancelled in 2007-2012 was treated as a tax-free item. This generous break was extended through 2013.
• $250 Deduction for K-12 Educators’ Expenses Extended. The $250 deduc-tion for teachers and other K-12 educators for school-related expenses paid out of their own pockets was ret-roactively restored for 2012 and extended through 2013.
• $500 Energy-Efficient Home Improvement Cred-it Extended. In past years, taxpayers could claim a tax credit of up to $500 for certain energy-saving improvements to a prin-cipal residence. This break expired at the end of 2011, but the new law retroac-tively restores it for 2012 and extends it through 2013.
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Fr. Pete Roebucks Cath-olic Daughters Court 2140 met January 22, 2013 at St. James Parish Hall. A meal was enjoyed after the Blessing led by Regent Su-zanne Benes.
The Regent began the meeting with a prayer from the United States Adult Catholic Catechism by Bonnie San Miguel and the Pledge of Alle-giance. During the meet-ing, the Pro-Life Prayer and the prayer for the Armed Service Persons were said.
There are now 93 mem-bers and now is the time for yearly dues. Kennon Brunkenhoefer stated the Heights bingo was en-joyed by those attending. The birthday event was held at the Texan. She also reported that meals were held for two funerals.
A State Convention committee will receive as our contribution favors for those attending, small crosses on which will be engraved with the words Unity and Charity. These crosses will be placed on cards with our Court name. These will be com-pleted on February 7th and sent in. The wooden picture of Jesus pray-ing was shown. One will be included in the Silent Auction from our Court. The Greeting Commit-tee at the April 5-7 CDA State Convention will be Suzanne Benes, Bon-nie San Miguel, Leah Camarillo, Debbie Ale-man, and Rene Singleton. These will also be voting delegates. Lupe Saldana
will be an alternate del-egate.
Shirley Hodges re-ported that $500 was sent to pay postage for the hand warmers for the troops. Boxes were also sent to two local service men. Ten residents of the Heights received Christ-mas gifts from our Court. A picture was received of our block which will be in the cross at Raphael’s Refuge located between Waelder and Flatonia.
The Education Contest deadline is February 15th. The entries may be any students grades 4-12 and any CDA member. The themes are “Jesus Reflect-ed in Me” and “My Life is a Reflection of Good.” Con-tact Carolyn Kocian for the various types available and to get an entry form.
Members voted to do-nate $250 toward the purchase bibles for the Confirmation retreatants and will have a meal for them on February 16th and cookies will be made by seven members.
Members will be at-tending the retreat held in Shiner on February 2nd. The District Deputy has requested that each member say a daily ro-sary for Pro-Life and for our country for 40 days.
Lawren Kridler won the door prize.
The next meeting will be February 26, 2013. Debbie Aleman will do the prayer. Meal pre-parers will be Connie Dolezal, Leah Camarillo, Shirley Hodges and Peg-gy Janota.
The Sesame Study of Gonzales met at the Gon-zales Public Library on January 23, 2013. Host-ing the meeting was Mrs. Ralph McGarity with the assistance of her daughter Diana. A lace covered table decorated in a Valentine theme held coffee, water, chocolates, apple muffins and a variety of nuts.
After President McGar-ity called the meeting to order, she introduced her husband, Ralph McGar-ity who presented a power point and informative ex-planation on “Electronic Books”. Presented was a background of eBooks and public libraries, how to check out an eBook from the Gonzales Library, and resources if you don’t find an eBook at this library. Interesting statistics were given regarding the growth of electronic book use. He emphasized the easy ac-cess to a huge selection of free books through librar-ies, and he discussed how libraries are a terrific com-
munity resource. A variety of eReaders were shown. A complete handout of the presentation was distrib-uted. In appreciation for this excellent program, a donation will be made to the library by Sesame Study Club.
Mrs. Darren Schauer continued the club’s study from chapters of The Out-liers by Malcolm Gladwell. Reviewed at this time was a chapter on “The Three Lessons of Joe Flom”. Mrs. William R. Menking an-nounced that the February meeting would be at the Episcopal Church of the Messiah where Mrs. Rich-ard Crozier would give a program on the history of the church.
The President an-nounced that the Friends of the Library donation drive was during January and February, and mem-bers began their personal donations and personal invitations to others to contribute to the Gonzales Public Library.
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Education
Dear Gonzales ISD School and Community Family,
January is School Board Rec-ognition Month. During this month we take the opportunity to recognize and thank the seven very special people who lead our district for the work that they do for Texas school children.
The GISD board members work together leading and sup-porting successful academic and extracurricular programs for all students. Their valuable contri-butions make it possible for us to function as a district that is fo-cused on children.
It is truly an honor to celebrate the work of these individuals who govern the educational pro-cess. Hats off to Board President, Glenn Menking; Vice-President, Gloria Torres; Secretary, Josie Smith-Wright, and Board Mem-bers; Sue Gottwald, Ross Hen-dershot, III, Tom Lester,Jr. and Justin Schwausch. Please take the time this month to thank our school board for their efforts in our world of education.
Great opportunities offer great benefits for our students! If you had an opportunity to drive by the children’s gardens you would see the harvest from the Fall planting taking place. Our first graders at East Avenue are en-joying the vegetables that they grew, and the GHS Construction Technology student group com-pleted a sidewalk at the Gonzales Elementary all in partnership of work with the community and Master Gardeners.
All campuses are gearing up for and currently participating in Academic and Athletic UIL events at this time. Academic
tournaments have begun and Gonzales Elementary, North Av-enue and Junior High have start-ed academies for supplemental intervention. The GHS video production class has completed several announcement clips available for viewing on the high school website.
It is no secret that students who participate in extracurricular type activities benefit immensely. These activities work to support academics and more by provid-ing team building, leadership and cooperative relationship skills not otherwise found outside of clubs, band and athletics.
Students are offered extensions of classroom knowledge by par-ticipation in activities that may open doors of interest for future careers or hobbies that will be with them for life. Students meet other students and learn about others in a setting that is open, constructive and sometimes competitive. Many activities pro-vide opportunities for think out-side of ourselves, supporting, and
promoting a caring community by helping and serving others. Participation additionally pro-vides a future employer with a great reference point on an indi-vidual’s ability to maintain coop-erative relationships, individual initiative and team work poten-tial. Sometimes students begin to see themselves differently. For example, a very shy student be-gins to become the leader.
We encourage student involve-ment in school extracurricular ac-tivities. Currently, Gonzales High School offers opportunities to be involved in many ways through clubs such as the Friends Of Ra-chel Club promoting kindness, the Family and Consumer Science Student Organization supporting leadership in areas such as hospi-tality, and the Anchor Club pro-moting leadership in community service.
Additionally, there are many athletic opportunities, band and academic UIL competitions to be a part of at GHS. Gonzales Junior High, North Avenue and Gonza-
les Elementary also participate in UIL sponsored activities and offer many opportunities for student in-volvement. Please see your school administrators for more informa-tion.
It has been a great start to 2013! If I have not seen you I would like to wish all a very Happy New Year! Our New Year goals at school are focused on offering the BEST edu-cation for every student. Like keep-ing your eye on the ball in athletics, we must keep our eye on student safety and progress continuously to achieve our highest standards. We hope that you all meet the goals that you have set and wish you a prosperous and healthy year ahead.
Thank you for taking an ac-tive role in your child’s education. Please don’t hesitate to call with questions or concerns. We can do anything together! Let’s continue to work in a united effort to support GISD school children in achieving “Excellence for All”.
Best Regards,Dr. Kim StrozierGISD Superintendent
Superintendent’s Letter
Dr. Kimberly Strozier is superinten-dent of Gonzales ISD.
Dr. KimStrozier
Extracurricular activities enliven students
The Nixon-Smiley Elementary students have been keeping the librarian, Mrs. Mendez, very busy. During the second nine weeks, most of the students met their reading goal and even doubled, tripled, or quadrupled it. The students go-ing past their goal received prizes at the second nine week’s awards ceremony. Pictured are the winners out of 2nd Grade (top): Ana Vazquez, Sebastian Ortiz, Kristopher Kitchens, and Cecelia Villasana; and 3rd Grade (bottom): Zachary Car-away, Osvaldo Ochoa, Lizette Macias, and Aidon Casas. (Courtesy photos)
The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation, the entire Coca-Cola system, and Saint Paul High School congratulate Dakota Kresta (left) and Cole Hybner, who were re-cently selected as Semifinalists in the Coca-Cola Scholars Program. Because so few of the nearly 111,000 applicants for the Coca-Cola Scholars Program are ad-vanced as Semifinalists, it is considered an outstanding achievement. Their se-lection affirms their ability to distinguish themselves academically and person-ally. To be eligible for this award, students must exhibit excellence in academics and community/school leadership and service. At this point all Semifinalists are required to submit another, more comprehensive application. The Coca-Cola Scholars Committee will then select 250 Scholars. Those selected as Coca-Cola Scholars must attend the Coca-Cola Scholars Weekend (April 18-21, 2013) at the Scholars Foundation’s expense during which time the Finalists will interview for one of 50 National Scholar awards of $20,000. The remaining 200 Scholars will receive Regional Scholar awards valued at $10,000. (Courtesy photo)
Wells Fargo donates to FoundationJimmy Windwehen, left, and Sarah Schmidt of Wells Fargo Bank present a check to Erwin Ckodre of the Gonzales ISD Educational Foundation in support of the foundation’s efforts to promote education. (Courtesy photo)
Area Band HonoreeClayton Wilkerson shows off his Area Band patch after winning it in auditions in Waco on Jan. 12. He was one of several Mighty Apache Band members who qualified for the auditions at the Texas Small School Band Association meeting in December, and earned a spot with the Area Symphonic band. (Courtesy photo)
MOULTON — A report of an attempted child abduction in Moulton late last week has been determined to be a fabrication, Moulton ISD Superintendent Chad Roth-bauer said Monday.
In a posting to the district’s web site, Rothbauer said the student admitted mak-ing up a story about a “man in a grey van” holding out a sign advertising “free candy.”
“After an extensive investigation by the Moulton High School principal and the Moulton police department, the student who made the original report regarding
the suspicious grey van confessed today that the report was fabricated,” Rothbauer’s posting said.
“When the school receives a report of this nature, it is our duty to be pro-active and notify the staff and parents as soon as possible. We are relieved that the report was fabricated. Due to student confidentiality laws, I cannot confirm or deny what, if any, disciplinary action will be taken, but this incident should serve as a reminder to all of us to remain vigi-lant.”
SMITHSON VALLEY — The GVTC Foundation is accepting applications for the 2013 Ola Armstrong Scholarship. Ten thousand dollars will be awarded to a col-lege-bound student that best demonstrates characteristics of community involvement by volunteering in the communities in which they live.
To qualify, the student must be a high senior and living within the GVTC ser-vice area. Their parent or guardian must
also subscribe to at least one GVTC ser-vice. Complete eligibility requirements, along with an application are available at www.gvtcfoundation.com. All applications must be hand delivered or post marked by March 15, 2013. The winner will be named by April 12, 2013.
Daniela McCarthy, a 2012 graduate from Smithson Valley High School, was last year’s scholarship recipient. She is a fresh-man attending Texas State University.
Student fabricated report, MISD says
Armstrong scholarship available
AUSTIN — State Repre-sentative Steve Toth (R- The Woodlands) has filed HB 760 in a joint effort with other law makers and constituents to ensure that e-learning (on-line or cloud based teaching mate-rial) curriculum used in public
schools falls under the over-sight and approval of the State Board of Education.
Many of Rep. Toth’s con-stituents have a growing con-cern over the lack of account-ability for the Texas Education Service Center Curriculum Collaborative, also known as CSCOPE. CSCOPE does not fall under the same oversight and approval as other printed materials because of its digital format.
HB 760 would bring the digitized materials under the same publicly vetted process through the State Board of Education adoption process. To this date, CSCOPE has not gone through the intense Texas textbook adoption pro-cess in which public hearings are held and factual errors are documented, discussed, and verified.
“In fact, it took the chair of the Texas State Board of Educa-tion 6 months to gain access to a password to see the CSCOPE materials,” said Donna Garner, an education activist and back-er of the bill.
CSCOPE is in use in over 70 percent of Texas public schools. The curriculum suffers from two main areas, transparency and accountability. The most important problem is the lack of quality teaching material.
“I had one teacher call me who said that she had met with five other math teachers,” Toth said. “They were all looking at the same math-word problem, and the disappointing thing is that they came up with 6 dif-ferent and very defensible an-swers.”
“Teachers live in fear not only of the problematic errors but also in fear of mistakenly sharing with a parent what’s being taught in CSCOPE,” he added. “Teachers are actually forced to sign non-disclosure agreement before they use CSCOPE in the classroom. Why? Because the Education Service Centers know how angry parents would be to hear that the participants in the Boston Tea Party of 1773 are referred to as ‘Terrorists’ by CSCOPE and that’s just the be-ginning.”
Other factual errors found throughout the curriculum have not been corrected and have been used to teach mil-lions of children faulty math, reading, science, and history. Educators who sign a non-dis-closure agreement are forced to administer poor tests which force good educators to either put up with the bad curricu-lum or quit teaching altogether.
Algebra teacher, Dr. Stan Hartzler, formerly of Luling ISD, was quoted as saying, “As good testing motivates and informs good students and teachers, so too bad test-ing discourages everyone and that’s the problem with CSCOPE.”
“Dr. Hartzler is the kind of man we want and need in the classroom, but he can’t fight CSCOPE any longer so he left teaching,” Toth said. “Great teachers should be free to make truth come alive in the hearts and minds of our youth rather than handcuff-ing them to a failed product. HB 760 moves to correct this problem.”
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College Honors
A first-handhistory lessonSeventh-grade Texas His-tory students from Luling Junior High got some hands-on learning Fri-day during a visit to The Alamo in San Antonio. The students also toured the Museum of Texas Cultures before settling around a courtyard be-hind the famed chapel of the Texas shrine to hear the tale of The Alamo as related by curators with the Daughters of the Re-public of Texas (above). (Photos by Dave Mundy)
Emmanuel ChristianHonor Roll
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Gonzales Healthcare SystemsFebruary 2013
Specialty Physician Outpatient ClinicAudiologyHelen Ross,Hearing Specialist(830) 372-2237
CardiologyWilliam Craig, M.D.(830) 672-3845
DermatologyVicente Quintero, M.D.(866) 624-8026
NeonatologyMarisol Ortiz, M.D.(361) 575-0681
NephrologyAzhar M. Malik, M.D.(361) 576-0011Haresh Kumar, MD/Khan(361) 576-9165
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
OphthalmologyJoseph Kavanagh, 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) 672-7581PulmonologyJohn Holcomb, M.D.(210) 692-9400
SurgeryKathleen Koerner, DO, MS(830) 672-8502Lino Oballo(830) 672-8502
Located at SieversMedical Clinic:
Ear, Nose, & Throat DisordersMichelle Cummins, M.D.(361) 551-2565Jennifer Hennessee, M.D.(830) 379-0299
GynecologyStephanie Kodack, M.D.(830) 672-8502
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DALLAS HOLM is a GOSPEL MUSIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE and has garnered a GRAMMY NOMINATION and numerous DOVE AWARDS for SONG OF THE YEAR, SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR, MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR, a GOLD RECORD, and these number one songs: Rise Again, Here We Are, Face To Face, and To The Glory.
Perfect attendance pays offThis year at GJHS, they are honoring those with per-fect attendance! As an incentive for attending school every day, all 7th and 8th grade students have the opportunity to win $15 each Friday of the year. Sa-igin Pelletier (top left), an 8th grader, won for attend-ing school during the week of January 7–11. Xavier Sirildo (top right), an 8th grader, won for attending school during the week of January 21-25. Wade Miller (below left), an 8th grader, won for attending school during the last week of 2012 school week De-cember 17-21. Juan Castaneda (below right), an 8th grader, won for attending school during the week of January 14-18. (Courtesy photos)
Emmanuel Christian School 2nd Quarter Honor RollA Honor RollDustin Irle, Santos Mata, Cailinn Moeller, Jaylee
Moeller, Joshua Weigang.B Honor RollErin DeCola, Kristi Keeton, Jordan Moeller, Brianna
Rickman.
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EUGENIA GAINESBELOIT, WI — Eugenia Gaines of
Gonzales has been named to Beloit Col-lege’s Dean’s List for the 2012 fall semester. Gaines is a junior.
To be eligible for the Dean’s List, a stu-dent must carry a semester GPA of 3.4 or higher and take a minimum of 3 letter-graded units for the term.
Beloit College is a residential, liberal arts college offering 40 majors to its 1,250 students. Located 90 miles northwest of Chicago, Beloit is one of the nation’s most international colleges, drawing students from 41 nations as well as 48 states.
MICHELLE HAMILTONPELLA, IA — Michelle Hamilton, ma-
joring in Exploring, earned a spot on the
fall 2012 dean’s list for Central College.Hamilton, a native of Gonzales, is the
daughter of Forrest and Pamela Hamil-ton.
The honor is awarded to full-time stu-dents who achieve a 3.5 grade point aver-age or higher on a 4.0 scale while taking 12 or more graded credit hours for the semester.
Central College is a private, four-year, residential liberal arts college in Pella, Iowa. Central’s academic program offers 39 majors leading to a bachelor’s degree, along with pre-professional programs and advising.
Central was recognized in the 2011 U.S.News & World Report’s annual rank-ings of the best liberal arts colleges in the nation.
tween San Antonio, Gonzales, Goliad.”U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett presented
company officials with a flag flown over the U.S. Capitol, and also pointed out the historic connections between the two Texas landmarks.
“We think about how inextricably San Anto-nio and Gonzales are linked,” he said.
Doggett said he and his family, like many in Texas, have had a long and tasty relationship with Adams Extract.
“My mom had a mouth-watering pound-cake recipe that she made well into her 80s, and the secret recipe was Adams Vanilla Extract,” he said.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples presented company officials with a flag which has flown over the State Capitol.
“Texans get accused of telling tall tales once in a while, but you don’t have to stretch the truth to say that Adams Extract makes food better,” he said. “This is a company that, for the past 125 years, has been writing part of the his-tory of the Lone Star State.”
Gonzales Mayor Bobby Logan and City Manager Allen Barnes were on-hand to pres-ent company officials with a “Come and Take It” flag, now the official flag of the city.
“We’re proud that Adams Extract calls Gon-zales home,” Logan said. “We hope they con-tinue to make history in Gonzales for the next 125 years.”
Clay Ruple, managing partner and CEO for Adams, recalled the company’s history. John Anderson Adams began the company in 1888 and moved from Michigan to Texas. Originally sold door-to-door by Adams’ sons, the com-pany began diversifying its product line and expanding its operations after World War II. By the early 1960s a spice division was added. In 2002 Adams Extract was moved to Gonzales under its new name of Adams Extract & Spice LLC
Texas history flavors the entire Adams opera-tion, Ruple said.
“If you look across the street there, that win-dow up there with the Adams sign in it, that’s our marketing office,” he said. “We can go to work and look outside at The Alamo.”
During Friday’s ceremonies, Adams officers, including Ruple, Sterling Crim, Dan Shannon and media coordinator Annie Ortega also an-nounced the company would be making a Deed of Gift to the University of Texas at San Antonio Special Collections. The company also committed $15,000 to the American Diabetes Association.
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Chocolate Crème Filled Cupcakes – Comfort Food never goes out of style! Forget all the fads...Chocolate and vanilla cupcakes are timeless. This classic dessert combines the two most compatible sweet flavors into the most desired handheld desert ever.
• Frosting/Filling 1/2 cup unsalted butter 1/2 tsp salt 1 Tbl ADAMS BEST VANILLA 4 cups confectioners sugar, sifted 5 Tbl milkPrepare cupcakes as directed. Let cool. Cream butter,
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spoon, remove a small amount of the center of the cupcake. Fill with icing from the bag.
• Cupcake 2 cups flour 2 cups sugar 1 tsp baking
soda 1/2 tsp salt 3/4 cup cocoa 3 eggs 1 1/2 cups buttermilk 3/4 cup butter or shortening 1 tsp ADAMS BEST VANILLA 1/4 cup brewed coffee, cooledPreheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift all dry ingredients
together. Cream all wet ingredients together in large bowl. Add dry ingredients to wet and mix on low until well combined. Cook for 15-20 minutes or until tooth-
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Dignitaries turned out Friday at The Alamo to honor Adams Extract Inc. of Gonzales on its 125th anniversary. At top, state Sen. Leticia Van De Putte presents the “Texas Treasure” business award to Adams’ Dan Shannon, Sterling Crim and Clay Ruple. At right, Gonzales Mayor Bobby Logan and City Manager Allen Barnes presented Crim with a “Come and Take It” flag, while Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples (below right) presented company officials with a flag flown over the State Capitol.
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MOULTON —Appar-ently, the officiating crew for the Waelder-Moulton game on Friday night took note of the nature of the basketball rivalry between the towns.
They let the kids play a more physical game and #23 Moulton was on top, 56-37, at the end.
“It was a hard-fought game,” Bobkatz (17-9, 3-0) head coach Kevin Fish-beck said. “That is a credit to both teams, and the offi-
cials let the kids decide the tempo and the style of the game.”
“It was physical and that is what you would expect of any Moulton-Waelder basketball game.”
Moulton managed to jump on the Wildcats pret-ty stout early in the ball game, outscoring them by 14 in the opening frame.
“It was tough digging out of a hole,” Waelder’s first-year coach David President said. “We started slow and only scored one point in the first quarter. I felt we played well on de-
fense by holding them to just 15 points in that open-ing quarter.”
The Wildcats (3-1 in dis-trict) eventually brought a double-digit deficit to just nine points at the end of the third.
“We fought our way back into the game,” President said. “We started knocking down some baskets and making a couple of stops on defense. Moulton is a great team. They play well together and capitalize on our mistakes.”
GONZALES – Yoakum did not have the most crisp start Tuesday night against Gonzales but stepped up play after the break, win-ning 62-35.
“In the first half, we were not putting forth a lot of ef-fort,” Lady Bulldogs head coach Shawn Griffin said. “We were not playing well on defense, were not box-ing out, we struggled on offense as we missed about seven layups, just were real-ly lagging. Second half was better. Effort was better.”
Griffin said with a play-off spot locked up, Yoakum (21-9, 6-2) wishes to fin-ish strong and play hard in their last two games.
The Lady Apaches were a little thin on the bench as Kelsey Hardy did not play.
“I felt we were under-manned,” Gonzales head coach Kent Smith said. “We started off the year with some depth. As the season
progressed, we lost some players. You tend to have a drop-off when you lose depth.”
Without a lot of subs, it would be hard for the Gonzales players to be able to sustain full intensity for long periods of time.
Smith said coming into the game, Gonzales (5-24, 2-6) still had a little bit of an outside chance to make the playoffs if they win out and hope someone could sneak up on Giddings to take a win or two.
The Lady Apaches’ set-back to Giddings last week make the chance of snag-ging a playoff spot more difficult.
Gonzales opened the game with the first basket — a Jade McCook jumper from the pass of Cassidy La Fleur. Yoakum responded with six straight points on
baskets by Desiree Garza and Callie Witte, and free throws by Latrice Brown.
The Lady Apaches closed down to 6-4 and it was an-other 6-0 run by the Lady ‘Dogs, with a Witte triple, a Brown basket after an offensive board and a free throw from Celine Mark-ert.
Gonzales got two straight baskets, one from Danielle Flowers and one from La Fleur. Yoakum concluded the quarter with a 9-3 run for the 21-11 advantage.
The teams split the first two buckets of the second as Yoakum got a score from Brown and Gonzales had Renee Camarillo put a shot back in.
The Lady ‘Dogs then scored eight of the next 10 points with equal contribu-
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Waelder’s Clay Orona shoots a three-pointer over the outstretched arm of Moulton’s Tyler Swartz during the Bobkatz win last Friday. (Photo by Mark Lube)
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Apaches come very close, lose to Yoakum by a single point
GONZALES – Yoakum had to do something.
They were down 27-14 at halftime, after the Gon-zales Apaches had limited them to just nine points while sinking 18 of their own in the second quarter.
Head coach Joe Mire-les switched the Bulldogs’ personnel combinations and Yoakum managed to squeak out a 41-40 win after grabbing the lead in the fourth quarter, Tues-day night at GHS Special Events Center.
“Gonzales played great pressure defense in the first half,” Mireles said. “We made some changes to our personnel in the second half and I thought that was the turning point for us.”
Gonzales held a 31-26 advantage to go into the
fourth quarter, but Todrick Hights made a basket and later Chase Hermes con-verted a three-point play for a 31-31 score.
The Apaches then got a Darrance James bucket, off the feed from Alyas Ramirez, to go ahead 33-31. They missed a couple of free throws and Yoakum (9-17, 4-2) capitalized with a three-point play from Tre’Vontae Hights.
Cameron Smith then made four straight free throws for a 37-34 Gonza-les lead with 3:52 left. Bas-kets from T.J. and Todrick Hights put the ‘Dogs back on top 38-37 with 2:33 left.
The Apaches (4-22, 0-6) had another chance to grab the lead with free throws at 1:10, but did not convert. However, they got the of-fensive rebound, missed the shot and Tre’Vontate Hights got a defensive board.
T.J. Hights went to the line with 17 seconds left, but did not make his free throw. Tre’Vontae Hights grabbed the offensive re-bound and a second later, he went to the line, making 1-of-2.
Yoakum managed to retain possession and Tre’Vontae Hights went to the line again and hit both for a 41-37 lead.
“I asked the guys how badly they wanted this win, and they stepped up and played hard,” Mireles said.
After a Gonzales time-out, Yoakum gained pos-session with three seconds left but ended up giving the ball right back to the Apaches and Tyshawn Er-skin hit a three-point bas-ket at the buzzer despite a lot of defensive pressure.
Gonzales head coach Raymond Lopez said his
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Waelder’s comeback did not cause any extra concern on Fishbeck’s part.
“I knew our kids would focus because of the strength of our non-district schedule,” he said. “We have been in tight games and in overtime games, so I was not con-cerned a lot about our guys’ focus.”
The two teams will meet again when they play in Waelder on Feb. 12.
“They took care of their home, but they still have to come to Waelder,” President said.
Behind the points of Matt Dornak, Tyler Swartz and Bronson Zapata, Moulton raced to a 7-0 lead. The free throw by Deondre Fields provided Waelder’s lone point of the quarter and Moulton then scored eight
straight as Jaydon Nieto joined Dornak and Zapata in the book.
Fields and Clay Orona combined to make 3-of-4 free throws to give the ‘Cats a few more points before Za-pata converted a layup and knocked down a three for a 20-4 lead.
Waelder then scored five straight with a tres from Ti-burico Blanton and a two-point basket from Fields.
Fields and Blanton then each made a basket to ne-gate the three from Zapata, keeping Moulton ahead just 23-13 until Dornak hit a late shot and Moulton led 25-13 at the break.
Moulton started the third quarter with seven of nine points. Orona sank two free throws and Blanton convert-ed a three-point play to bring the ‘Cats to within 32-20.
Moulton went ahead
35-20 on free throws and Waelder scored seven of the next eight to end the quarter down 36-27, getting baskets from Field and Samuel Gon-zales.
Moulton doubled up Waelder 20-10 in the fourth with Zapata sinking six points and Dallas Rothbauer bagging five points. Waelder got eight points from Orona and two from Blanton.
Game SummaryMoulton 56, Waelder 37W 1 12 14 10-37M 15 10 11 20-56Waelder: Clay Orona 4 5-7 16,
Tiburico Blanton 4 1-3 10, Deon-dre Fields 3 3-4 9, Samuel Gonza-les 1 0-0 2. Totals 12 10-14 37.
Moulton: Bronson Zapata 10 2-2 25, Matt Dornak 4 1-2 9, Tyler Swartz 1 6-9 8, Dallas Rothbauer 1 5-6 7, Jaydon Nieto 2 0-0 4, T.J. Thomas 0 2-2 2, Matt Orsak 0 1-2 1. Totals 18 17-23 56.
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BOYSDistrict 26-3A Standings
District Overall Smithville 4-1 15-8Giddings 4-2 13-11La Grange 4-2 17-8Yoakum 4-2 9-17Cuero 1-4 11-13Gonzales 0-6 4-22Last Friday’s game results – Yoakum 56, Cuero 35; Giddings 54, Gonzales 34; La Grange 70, Smithville 59Tuesday’s game results – Yoakum 41, Gonzales 40; La Grange 73, Giddings 55Friday’s game schedules – Gonzales at Cuero, 7:30 p.m.; Giddings at Smithville, 7:30 p.m.; La Grange at Yoakum, 7:30 p.m.
District 28-2A Standings District Overall Hallettsville 7-0 18-6Stockdale 3-2 15-11Poth 3-3 13-6Schulenburg 2-2 15-7Nixon-Smiley 2-5 4-17Luling 1-3 9-4Karnes City 1-4 3-11Last Friday’s game results – Hallettsville 71, Karnes City 46; Poth 64, Nixon-Smiley 33Tuesday’s game results – Hallettsville 67, Poth 56Friday’s game schedules – Hallettsville at Schulenburg, 7:30 p.m.; Stockdale at Poth, 7:30 p.m.; Luling at Karnes City, 7:30 p.m.
District 29-1A, DI Standings District Overall Shiner 3-1 4-5Flatonia 2-1 7-16Ganado 1-1 1-8Weimar 1-1 3-5Louise 0-3 0-10Last Friday’s game results – Shiner 64, Louise 43Friday’s game schedules – Shiner at Ganado, 7:30 p.m.; Louise at Flatonia, 7:30 p.m.
District 31-1A, DII Standings District Overall Moulton 4-0 18-9Waelder 3-1 10-7Austwell-Tivoli 0-2 0-7Nordheim 0-2 0-10*Prairie Lea 0-0 0-1Last Friday’s game results – #23 Moulton 56, Waelder 37Tuesday’s game results – #23 Moulton 67, Austwell-Tivoli 34Friday’s game schedule – Nordheim at Austwell-Tivoli, 7:30 p.m.
GIRLSDistrict 26-3A Standings
District Overall Smithville 7-0 22-7Yoakum 5-2 20-9Giddings 4-3 18-11Gonzales 2-5 5-23La Grange 2-5 7-17Cuero 1-6 5-23Last Friday’s game results – #24 Yoakum 53, Cuero 28; Giddings 75, Gonzales 23; Smithville 43, La Grange 10Friday’s game schedules – Gonzales at Cuero, 6:15 p.m.; Giddings at Smithville, 6 p.m.; La Grange at Yoakum, 6:15 p.m.
District 28-2A Standings District Overall Schulenburg 9-1 17-5Poth 8-1 20-5Hallettsville 5-4 16-12Karnes City 5-5 19-7Nixon-Smiley 5-5 18-9Stockdale 2-7 17-12Luling 0-10 5-22Last Friday’s game results – Karnes City 53, Hallettsville 47; Poth 79, Nixon-Smiley 53; Stockdale 56, Luling 44Tuesday’s game results – #18 Schulenburg 50, Nixon-Smiley 37Friday’s game schedule – Luling at Karnes City, 6:30 p.m.; Nixon-Smiley; Hallettsville at #18 Schulenburg, 6:30 p.m.; Stockdale at Poth, 6:30 p.m.
District 29-1A, DI Standings District Overall Shiner 5-0 24-3Weimar 3-1 24-7Ganado 3-2 17-4Flatonia 1-4 3-25Louise 0-5 0-8Last Friday’s game results – #15 Shiner 54, Louise 24; Weimar 52,
District 31-1A, DII Standings District Overall Moulton 7-1 17-12Austwell-Tivoli 5-2 16-7Prairie Lea 1-1 10-4Nordheim 0-4 0-12Waelder 0-5 4-15Last Friday’s game results – Moulton 56, Waelder 7Tuesday’s game results – Moulton 53, Austwell-Tivoli 30Friday’s game schedule – Nordheim at Austwell-Tivoli, 6 p.m.; Moulton at Weimar, 6 p.m.; Prairie Lea at Waelder, 6 p.m.
Here are the latest state girls basketball rankings according
to the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches
Class 3A1. Fairfield, 2. Stephenville, 3. Kennedale, 4. Frisco Lone Star, 5. Krum, 6. Lubbock Cooper, 7. Hardin-Jefferson, 8. Navasota, 9. Mexia, 10. Shallowater, 11. Madisonville, 12. West Oso, 13. Pittsburg, 14. Celina, 15. Argyle, 16. Liberty Eylau, 17. Abilene Wylie, 18. Estacado, 19. Splendora, 20. Smithville, 21. Rio Hondo, 22, Mineola, 23. Boerne, 24. Yoakum, 25. Hondo
Class 1A, Division I1. Martin’s Mill, 2. Martinsville, 3. Mason, 4. Kerens, 5. Plains, 6. Falls City, 7. Muenster, 8. Slocum, 9. Port Aransas, 10. Smyer, 11. Wellington, 12. Clarendon, 13. Zavalla, 14. Santo, 15. Shiner, 16. Lovelady, 17. Goldthwaite, 18. Hico, 19. Evadale, 20. Sam Rayburn, 21. Triple A, 22. Nueces Canyon, 23. Iraan, 24. Thorndale, 25. Panhandle.
Rankings
MOULTON: Waelder falls
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TAPPS 2A, District 5 Standings
Dist Overall Austin Waldorf 6-0 17-7NB Christian 5-0 14-11Shiner St. Paul 4-3 4-7Austin Veritas 4-4 5-12Sacred Heart 2-5 3-6First Baptist 2-5 3-8John Paul II 1-6 11-15Last Friday’s game results – Austin Waldorf 60, Universal City First Baptist 53; Austin Veritas 56, Schertz John Paul II 43; Shiner St. Paul 41, Hallettsville Sacred Heart 37Friday’s game schedules – Austin Waldorf at Schertz John Paul II, 7:30 p.m.; Shiner St. Paul at New Braunfels Christian Academy, 8 p.m.
TAPPS 2A, District 5 Standings
Dist Overall NB Christian 5-1 15-8Austin Waldorf 4-2 19-7John Paul II 3-3 12-9Shiner St. Paul 3-3 10-12Sacred Heart 2-0 4-5Austin Veritas 1-7 2-11First Baptist 0-10 0-4Friday’s game schedule – Shiner St. Paul at New Braunfels Christian Academy, 6 p.m.
Results from Gonzales Tri-Match with Robstown and Goliad
Boys SinglesJoshua Estrada, Gonzales d. Manuel Garcia, Robstown, 8-0; Fernando Ontiveros, Gonzales d. Savion Rojas, Robstown, 8-7 (7-5); Josue Villareal, Robstown d. Logan Hurt, Gonzales, 8-4; Francisco Garcia, Robstown d. Gareth Fowler, Gonzales, 8-6; Ryder Billo, Goliad d. Joshua Estrada, Gonzales, 8-0; Anthony Maldonaldo, Goliad d. Fernando Ontiveros, Gonzales, 8-3; John Dorsett, Goliad d. Logan Hurt, Gonzales, 8-4; Marcus Gruetzmacher, Goliad d. Gareth Fowler, Gonzales, 8-6Boys DoublesJosh Estrada/Zack Hernandez, Gonzales d. Muniga/Savino, Robstown, 8-5; Francisco Diaz/Gareth Fowler, Gonzales d. Garcia/Garcia, Robstown, 8-6; Estrada/Hernandez, Gonzales d. Von Dohlen/Troell, Goliad, 8-5; Dorsett/Gruetzmacher, Goliad d. Fowler/Diaz, Gonzales, 8-4.Girls Singles
tennis
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2012 All-State Volleyball TeamsCLASS 3A
Player of the Year: Tucker Smith, Abilene Wylie Coach of the Year: Maggie Hunt, Abilene WylieFIRST TEAM Middle blockers Savannah Voelzke, Longview Spring Hill; Kylie Jenkins, Abilene Wylie; Rachel Sharp, Tarkington Outside hitters Brook Robertson, Argyle; Breanna Homer, La Grange; Lesley Seidenberger, Yoakum Libero Kaleen Sarli, Seminole Setter Tucker Smith, Abilene WylieSECOND TEAM Middle blockers Katy Keenan, Argyle; Victoria Schimank, Giddings; Ashley Cook, Gatesville Outside hitters Riley Fisbeck, La Grange; Eighmy Dobbins, Argyle; Helena Loya, Port Isabel Libero Rebecca Proske, La Grange Setter Blair O’Brien, ArgyleTHIRD TEAM Middle blockers Iesha Bryant, Carthage; Amber Ramsey, Canyon Lake; Valarie Moehrig, La Vernia Outside hitters Sarah Hancock, College Station; Sam Flippen, North Lamar; Brooke Haliscak, La Vernia Libero Laine Lowry, Argyle Setter
Rachel Riestenberg, Longview Spring HillHONORABLE MENTION Yoakum - Jaccarri Hights, middle blocker; Danielle Pohl, middle blocker; Latrice Brown, outside hitter; Callie Witte, setter
CLASS 2APlayer of the Year: Amy Henard, Brock Coach of the Year: Keith Guyon, BrockFIRST TEAM Middle blockers Kyndall Magyar, Brock; Sarah Walker, Schulenburg; Madison Taylor, Centerville Outside hitters Amy Henard, Brock; Dorothy Swanson, White Oak; Courtney Rogers, New Diana Libero Tori Phillips, Crawford Setter Amber Barker, CentervilleSECOND TEAM Middle blockers Sarah Garfield, Holliday; Micah Weaver, Poth; Alex Wolf, Lago Vista Outside hitters Bay Guentert, Schulenburg; Ashleigh McMeans, Crane; Ky Foster, Crawford Libero Kristin Moring, Schulenburg Setter Shannon Mikesky, SchulenburgTHIRD TEAM Middle blockers India Connor, Schulenburg; Morgan Lewis, Holliday; Margie Damstra, Dublin Outside hitters Madison Kucera, Edna; Katelyn Labhart, Whitesboro; Skylar Ragan, Prairiland Libero Kayetlyn Busbey, Elysian Fields Setter Morgan Baldwin, White OakHONORABLE MENTION Hallettsville - Cassidy Targac, outside hitter; Madison Schindler, outside hitter
CLASS 1APlayer of the Year: Thelma Flores, Leon Coach of the Year: Jason Evans, LeonFIRST TEAM Middle blockers Morgan Sigford, Leon; Nicole Fleitman, Lindsay; Danielle Anderson, Cayuga Outside hitters Thelma Flores, Leon; Abby Mackey, Overton; Shawnta Knox, Cayuga Libero
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Shea McCune, Leon Setter Brianna Sitton, LeonSECOND TEAM Middle blockers Avery Robinson, Leon; Madison Williamson, Blum; Bailey Halfmann, Miles Outside hitters Emily Noak, Round Top-Carmine; Kati Shackleford, Wink; Sam Neimeier, Yorktown Libero Lacee Creech, Wink Setter Savannah Bobbitt, OvertonTHIRD TEAM Middle blockers Brittany Hohlt, Round Top-Carmine; Briann Hilliard, Dodd City; Avery Brown, Water Valley Outside hitters Jalyn Anderle, Lindsay; Amanda Gooch, Iola; Jayme Weatherred, Windthorst Libero Cory McCullough, Cayuga Setter Aby Cies, Round Top-CarmineHONORABLE MENTION Shiner - Amanise Coleman, middle blocker; LaNeisha Hunt, outside hitter; Julianna Rankin, outside hitter; Kristin Schacherl, setter
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tions from Brown, Markert, Witte and Jaccari HIghts.
Gonzales ended the peri-od with seven of 11 points with a field goal each from Tamica White, Ashley Ma-latek and Camarillo.
Yoakum kicked off the third quarter with a 7-0 run and the Lady Apaches came
back with a 7-2 advantage with five points from Ma-latek.
Yoakum then ended things with a 6-0 run, and outscored Gonzales 12-6 in the fourth quarter, paced by six points from Brown. Mc-Cook sank four for Gonza-les and Camarillo banked in two points.
Game SummaryYoakum 62, Gonzales 35Y 21 14 15 12-62G 11 11 7 6-35Yoakum: Latrice Brown 7 5-7
19, Callie Witte 4 5-5 16, Desiree Garza 5 0-0 10, Celine Markert 2 3-9 7, Julie Tesch 3 0-5 6, Jaccari Hights 2 0-0 4. Totals 23 13-26 62.
Gonzales: Ashley Malatek 5 2-3 12, Jade McCook 4 0-3 8, Re-nee Camarillo 4 0-0 8, Cassidy La Fleur 1 1-2 3, Danielle Flowers 1 0-0 2, Tamica White 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 3-8 35.
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YOAKUM: Moves into the Top 25 with blowout win
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Apaches powerlifting team came in fourth place in the Smithville Invitational meet on Saturday with 20 points, behind winner Co-lumbus, Bastrop and Drip-ping Springs.
Gonzales had a pair of class winners as Laci Lock took home top honor in the 132-pound class and Erika Hernandez won the 220-pound class.
The Gonzales Apaches placed fifth in the meet with 15 points and Cuero came in at No. 15 with two points.
Gonzales’ Jacob Villarre-al finished in second place in the 114-pound class and J.T. Miller was third in the 220 class.
Gonzales JH girls lose to Yoakum
The Gonzales Junior High girls lost three of four basketball games against Yoakum on Jan. 24.
The 8th Grade A team lost 34-30 in overtime. Aveyanna Goode and Jas-mine Steemer led GJH with
nine and eight points, re-spectively. Mary Hastings added seven.
The 8th Grade B team prevailed, 22-18. Jacey Haile led Gonzales with six points and Kendra Wil-liams had five.
The 7th Grade A team lost to Yoakum 33-10. Isa-bel Martinez had a team-high four points, while Haley Garza, Justice Mu-sick and Jaydn Eckols each had two.
The 7th Grade B team lost to 31-4. Mallory Ramos and Celeste Castillo each had two for Gonzales.
Teams needed for kick-ball and softball leagues
Softball and kickball leagues are set to begin very soon in Yoakum. Entry fee will be $80 per team plus umpire fees.
If interested in signing up a team or playing, contact Ronnie at 361-208-4102 or 361-564-7505, or Alvin at 830-203-9502.
Lady Apaches take fourth in Smithville
Ganado 50Friday’s game schedule – #15 Shiner at Ganado, 6 p.m.; Louise at Flatonia, 6:15 p.m.; Weimar at Moulton, 6:30 p.m.
Alex Finch, Gonzales d. Briana Naranjo, Goliad, 8-4; Miranda Gomez, Gonzales d. Rachel Vaughn, Goliad, 8-6; Dora Rodriguez, Gonzales d. Shana Elliot, Goliad, 8-5; Hope Williams, Goliad d. Juana Sanchez, Gonzales, 8-1.Girls DoublesElliot/Vaughn, Goliad d. Alejandra Diaz/Shenan Owens, Gonzales, 8-6; Finch/Ryane Gilliam, Gonzales d. Kocian/Williams, Goliad, 8-1.Mixed DoublesRyder Billo/Briana Naranjo, Goliad d. Anahi Ortiz/Eduardo Rubucalva, Gonzales, 8-0; Maldonaldo/Elliot, Goliad d. Lucero Luna/Hernandez, Gonzales, 8-5.
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team had a lot of third quarter turnovers and had a defensive letdown, which helped Yoakum back into the ball game.
He also said Gonzales did not do a lot of little things correctly in the game, but did play well in the second quarter on defense to hold Yoakum to few points.
To start the game, Heath Kristek put the ‘Dogs up
4-0 but the Apaches came back with a 9-1 run with points from James, Chris Garcia, Joe Ryan Carriza-les and Erskin to end the quarter.
Gonzales started the second quarter with 10 straight points, and held Yoakum off the board un-til T.J. Hights’ bucket at the 3:35 mark. Even after that, Gonzales went on a minor 8-7 run to close out the half.
It was the ‘Dogs turn to excel at defense in the third as they scored 12 points with four from Terrence Hall and limited Gonzales to four points, with half of those on a basket by Ramirez.
Game SummaryYoakum 40, Gonzales 41Y 5 9 12 15–41G 9 18 4 9–40Yoakum: Tre’Vontae
Hights 2 7-11 12, Chase
Hermes 3 5-5 11, Todrick Hights 3 0-0 6, Heath Kristek 2 0-0 4, T.J . Hights 2 0-1 4, Terrence Hall 2 0-0 4, Joe Mireless 0 0-3 0. To-tals 14 12-20 41.
Gonzales: Cameron Smith 3 8-10 14, Tyshawn Erskin 3 1-3 8, Jared Smit 1 3-5 5, Darrance James 2 0-2 4, Joe Ryan Carrizales 2 0-0 4, Derek Hunt 0 2-2 2, Alyas Ramirez 1 0-0 2, Chris Garcia 0 1-2 1. Totals 12 15-24 40.
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Gonzales’ Jared Smit plays tight defense against Yoakum’s T. J. Hights in the second period of Tuesday’s game. (Photo by Mark Lube)
APACHES: Third quarter turnovers allowed Yoakum back into the game
Gonzales 8th Grade B teamer Neally Basques puts up a shot last Thursday against Yoakum. The B team won 22-18. (Photo by Mark Lube)
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Yoakum’s Callie Witte tries to reach for a steal on Danielle Flowers in the Lady Bulldogs’ 62-35 win over Gonzales. See story on page B1. (Photo by Mark Lube)
GONZALES – The 2013 season is one that is highly anticipated by the Gonzales Lady Apaches softball team and first-year head coach Holli Hatcher, who was an assistant last season under previous head coach Holly Long.
“I am very, very excited for this season,” Hatcher said. “We are only into the second week of practice but we have a great group of seniors, a lot of leadership and two freshman players that have stepped up to the plate.”
Hatcher will carry about seven varsity seniors in-cluding Lindsey Akers, Sibil Philippus, Morgan Simper, Shayla Simper, Carly Bozka, Elea Molina and Gabby Mendoza. Most of the seniors have started on varsity for three years coming into this season.
Her juniors are Cassidy La Fleur, who will join the team when girls’ basketball
concludes, and Kortney Wishert. Both were on var-sity as freshmen.
Hatcher’s two freshmen are Kristeny Magallanes and Tori Lester.
The longevity of the se-niors on the varsity should provide the team with plen-ty of leadership. Hatcher is anticipating Gonzales to do well in all areas of the game.
“I think defense and pitching will be positives in this season,” she said. “We will be very effective hit-ting the ball. We are going (to hit ball well) top to bot-tom.”
As she has done for the past three years, Akers will be the starting pitcher and will be backed up by Les-ter. Morgan Simper will continue to be behind the plate; Philippus will be sta-tioned at first base; Bozka, who has played for three years as the starting short-stop, has made the close switch to second base, while Magallanes will play shortstop.
“Between Bozka and Ma-gallanes, the middle infield should be pretty unstop-pable,” Hatcher said.
Shayla Simper will con-tinue to guard third base. Wishert has made the switch to the outfield and will be joined by Mendoza, La Fleur and Molina.
Hatcher added that Les-ter will play some in the outfield as well.
Dotting the pre-district schedule are games with Cedar Creek, Sealy, Pleas-anton and Taylor and tournaments in Navarro, Georgetown and Taylor.
“I wanted to mix it up a little,” Hatcher said. “We are going to see some peo-ple and some competition we have not seen before.”
The Lady Apaches will play new faces Smithville, La Grange and Giddings in district and say hello to usual district players Yoa-kum and Cuero.
Hatcher said there is no guessing how the district is going to play out this year, but said she feels comfort-
able and confident about it with her players’ work ethic.
“I appreciate the kids and the hard work they have given me,” she said. “On JV
and varsity, the kids come out here every day and give 110 percent.”
Lady Apaches gear up for first season under HatcherSoftball Preview
Kristeny Magallanes dives for a ball during a recent practice of the Lady Apaches softball team. (Photo by Mark Lube)
By MARK [email protected]
MOULTON — Bobkit-tens head coach John Mei-setschleager was pleased about his team’s defensive improvement and effort in a 56-7 win over Waelder on Friday night at Moulton High School Gym.
“Defense was better than it has been in recent games,” he said. “Our hustle was also better tonight.”
Moulton (16-12, 6-1) has already sealed up a spot in the playoffs. Waelder fell to 4-15 and 0-5, and was with-out the services of leading scorer Chelsea Nichols.
“Our game plan was to play hard and play our style of basketball,” Waelder head coach Meaghan House said. “We had mo-ments where we played our style and moments where we did not.”
Waelder will close out the season with games against Nordheim and Prairie Lea.
“I feel those are games we can win,” she said.
Moulton opened the
scoring with two baskets from Malori Mitchon as she nailed a triple and hit a jumper after a pass from older sister Megan Mi-tchon.
Michelle Holub hit a free throw and Megan Mitchon scored after a Holub pass; made a layup after a steal and then hit a jumper for a 12-0 Bob Kitten advantage.
Malori Mitchon scored after getting a steal, and Ashley Gabler converted baskets after passses from Taylor Bohuslav and Me-gan Mitchon for the 18-0 lead.
Waelder got its first points as Monica Bracamontes scored after the feed from Marissa Ramirez, cutting the deficit to 18-2 at the end of the first.
The second frame opened with Graisyn Nieto scoring after getting a turn-over. Yasmine Porter made a free throw for the Lady ‘Cats to bring them within 20-3, and Moulton ended the half with a 13-0 run with baskets from Gabler, the Mitchon pair and a shot
from Paige Bartos.In the third frame, Holub
made a three, followed by a bucket each from Mal-ori Mitchon and Amanda Berckenhoff as Moulton had all seven points.
At the start of the fourth, Ramirez assisted on a Tati-ana Garcia field goal to cut the Moulton lead to 42-5. The Bobkittens responded with baskets from Nieto and Berckenhoff as well as a triple from Megan Euceda.
Bracamontes made one last basket for Waelder be-fore Moulton closed out the game with a shot from Bohuslav, a three from Hannah Perez and another Berckenhoff score.
Game SummaryMoulton 56 Waelder 7W 2 1 0 4–7M 18 15 7 16–56Waelder: Monica Bracamontes
2 0-0 4, Tatiana Garcia 1 0-0 2, Yasmine Porter 0 1-2 1.
Moulton: Malori Mitchon 7 1-1 16, Megan Mitchon 4 0-0 8, Ash-ley Gabler 3 0-0 6, Graisyn Nieto 3 0-2 6, Amanda Berckenhoff 3 0-0 6, Megan Euceda 1 0-0 3, Hannah Perez 1 0-0 3, Paige Bartos 1 0-0 2, Taylor Bohuslav 1 0-0 2.
Bobkittens pounce on short handed Lady Wildcats, 56-7By MARK [email protected]
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The culmination of the American football season is on the horizon. Mil-lions of people will tune in to watch two teams battle for the title of champion. While the teams may be busy prepping their last-minute offensive and de-fensive strategies, sports fans across the country are doing their own strategiz-ing by planning the perfect game-day party.
The first AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional American football, later known as Su-per Bowl I, was played on January 15, 1967 at the Los Angeles Memorial Colise-um in Los Angeles, Califor-nia. The Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs. Since that day, ar-dent fans and novices alike have been celebrating foot-ball by hosting their own viewing parties at home. These parties present yet another way for friends to get together.
As the opening kickoff draws closer, here are some keys to Super Bowl party success.
* Know your playing field. Your home is only so big, and that means you will have to limit the number of people you can invite. Crowding too many people into the house can be uncomfortable and dan-gerous, never mind trying to talk and hear above the cacophony of too many people. Take inventory of how many you can seat comfortably. You may need to move out larger furni-ture and move in folding chairs if you plan to accom-
modate more guests. If you live in a warmer climate, you may be able to hook up the television outside and host an outdoor event in the yard. This will enable even more people to attend.
* Size up your competi-tion. Super Bowl Sunday is a once-a-year event. There will be thousands of like-minded individuals plan-ning their own parties and utilizing the same services in your local area. Those who need to rent tables and chairs and rely on a caterer (or the services of the near-est pizza joint) should plan early. If you would like to have a football gathering, start laying the groundwork a few months in advance. This way you can leave de-posits for any vendors and be secure in knowing you will have what you need come gameday.
*Establish your play book. Will this be a chips-and-dips type of party or will you be offering more substantial fare? Is it
adults-only or are guests able to bring their kids along? Make a list of ques-tions that need to be an-swered and set up the party parameters. This way you will know what to stock up on in advance. Consider al-locating a separate room in the house for kids’ play or for adults who are there for the social aspect of the par-ty and will not necessarily be glued to the television.
* Check your equip-ment. What is the Super Bowl without a means to watch the game? Retailers often offer the best deals on new televisions this time of year because they know sports fans want to upgrade their televisions for the big game. If yours is a TV that has seen better days or doesn’t offer the high-def-inition picture guests have come to expect, this may be the time to cash in holiday gift cards for a new flat-screen. If buying new isn’t a possibility at this time, there are centers that will rent electronics.
* Watch the clock. Hard-core fans will not want to miss any of the action. Therefore, refreshments and other components of the party will have to coor-dinate to the timing of the game. Do the bulk of food preparation before kickoff
and allow guests to mingle and fuel up before the game starts. Save finger foods and other snacks that are easily accessible for when the game starts. Guests can take a break at halftime and grab food and beverages that are set up buffet-style in another room. Hosts and hostesses also may want to consider serving as food “butlers” and con-stantly come out with new finger foods on trays and go around the room to en-sure everyone doesn’t miss a moment of the game.
* Don’t run interfer-ence. There’s not much entertainment that needs to be scheduled on game day apart from the game it-self. Ensure that the televi-sion is situated so nobody’s view is obstructed and that people moving in and out of the room need not cross in front of the TV to get food or use the restroom. While it may be custom-ary to decorate your home with a few decorations, en-sure any decorations do not obstruct views of the game. To make things comfort-able for the largest number of people, consider having two TVs tuned into the game running in separate rooms. This way, guests can mingle and not be tied to one area.
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Full-time position available with ben-efits for Assistant Director of Nurses. Must be Licensed Vocational Nurse or Registered Nurse and have long term care experience. Please apply in per-son at The Heights of Gonzales Nurs-ing and Rehabilita-tion Center, 701 N. Sarah DeWitt Drive, Gonzales, TX or send resume to hr@the-
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Full-time position available for House-keeping Supervisor. Experience required with additional ex-perience as floor technician. Great benefits available. Please apply at The Heights of Gonzales, 701 N. Sarah DeWitt, Gonzales, Texas or send resume to [email protected]
Are you stuck? Do you need a better life? Free job/life/computer skills for women. Contact Sherry Poe at 830-672-6180 or 830-857-4960.--------------------------
The Nixon-Smiley CISD is accepting ap-plications for profes-sional and support positions. Review and apply for avail-able positions at: www.nixonsmiley.net.--------------------------
Full-Time position requiring a self-mo-tivated person with a strong work ethic, positive attitude, good people skills, a high-school diplo-ma (or equivalent), and a clean driv-ing record. Apply in person, with a copy of your resume, at NAPA - Kessler’s Auto Supply, 717 St. Jo-seph, Gonzales. Ask for Crystal.--------------------------
Full-time and Part-time positions avail-able for Certified Medication Aides. Excellent benefits included. Please ap-ply at The Heights of Gonzales, 701 N. Sar-ah DeWitt, Gonzales, Texas. For more in-formation please call
830-672-4530.--------------------------
Full-time and Part-time positions avail-able for Certified Nurses Aides. Excel-lent benefits includ-ed. Please apply at The Heights of Gon-zales, 701 N. Sarah DeWitt, Gonzales, Texas. For more in-formation please call 830-672-4530.--------------------------
Full-time and Part-time positions avail-able for Licensed Vocation Nurses. Excellent benefits included. Please ap-ply at The Heights of Gonzales, 701 N. Sar-ah DeWitt, Gonzales, Texas. For more in-formation please call 830-672-4530.--------------------------
CDL DRIVERS WANTED
Seeking professional & reliable Class A CDL Drivers. Haul-ing Belly Dumps. Located in Gonzales & Harwood area. Call 830-540-3377.--------------------------
CDL DRIVERS WANTED
J.M. Oilfield Service, a family oriented company is seek-ing professional & reliable Class A CDL employees. Require-ments: 2 years ex-
perience tanker and must be willing to get HazMat endorse-ment ASAP. Call 830-672-8000.--------------------------
AVON Representa-tives Wanted! Great earning opportuni-ties! Buy or Sell! Call 830-672-2271, Inde-pendent Sales Rep.
4 family Garage Sale: 125 St. Paul, Sat., Feb. 2, 8-? Furniture, W-M-C clothing and shoes, winter clothes, toys, TV, ar-moire, etc.
5.0 Chest type freez-er, 2 TV’s, 1 - 19”, 1 - 25”, 3 infant car seats. Excellent Condition. Call 830-203-8633.--------------------------
Kohler 15” water saver toilet, used 2 months. Paid $200, asking $100 cash. Call Barbara, 830-672-1106.--------------------------
For Sale: BGR 14 Se-ries Bottom Mount-ed Swing Glass Door Refrigerator by Mas-ter Built. Contact Carolyn at Gonzales Poultry. 672-7954.--------------------------
Party dresses for sale: 4 short, 2 long. Purple, yellow, gold,
blue green. Also jackets, men’s jack-ets, overcoat, etc. Call 672-8034.--------------------------
For sale: Singer Sew-ing Machine with pedal, table w/6 chairs, almost new, hand crocheted table cloth, large, white, antique 3 pc. Loveseat and other yarn crocheted items. Call 672-8034.--------------------------
Ranch Hand grill guard for 2000-2006 Ford Pickup, 1/2 ton or 3/4 ton. Good condition. $250. Call 830-540-4277.--------------------------
DynaVoxV series 5. Communication de-vice - has keyboard, mouse,charger, case. Works great. new $8,000. Can go on internet, read eb-ooks, play music, download pictures & programs. Ask-ing $1,000. Good for autistic children
or speech impaired children or adults. kathy, 830-857-6646.--------------------------
Golf Clubs. 2 sets w/bag. $50 each. Great for aspiring Tigers. Call 437-2046.---------------------------Horse blanket great condition paid $70 asking $45 obo, treadmill, good con-dition, works, asking $125 obo. Call or text, (830) 857-6487.---------------------------For Sale: Concrete parking curbs 6’ long 6” tall plain or painted, 16’ + 20’ long concrete cattle guard bases, cattle feed troughs. Call Vic for pricing, 672-6383 or 857-3827.---------------------------MP3 Player. SanD-isk 8GB. Brand new. 437-2046.---------------------------For Sale: Brush Guard for 2004 1/2 ton Chev. Pickup $50 and 36” Whirlpool
used Gas Range, $50. 361-594-2507.---------------------------21” RCA TV, great for kids room or 2nd TV. $75. Call 437-2046.----------------------------
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Hohner acoustic gui-tar w/case. Good for
student, $75. Key-board, Casiotone, TT 360, $125. 437-2046.----------------------------Unicorn Collection for Sale. Call Frances between 9pm-10am, 830-857-6476.
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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICECITY OF GONZALES
CITY COUNCIL
The City Council of the City of Gonzales, by this instrument, notifies the public of a PUBLIC HEARING on the following project that has been presented to the City Council for their consideration:
PUBLIC HEARING regarding the proposed budget for use of City Funds for the Fiscal Year Beginning April 1, 2013 and ending Sep-tember 30, 2013.
The City Council will hold a Public Hearing February 5, 2013 at the Gonzales City Hall, 820 St. Joseph St. to allow for public comment on this project. After consideration and the Public Hearing, the Budget will go to City Council for their approval.
The City Council encourages citizens to participate in the public com-ment and public hearing stages of all City Council projects. Citizens unable to attend meetings may submit their views to Kristina Vega, City Secretary for the City of Gonzales, by mailing them to P.O. Drawer 547, Gonzales, TX 78629. For additional information, contact the City Secre-tary office at (830)-672-2815.
I certify that a copy of the February 5, 2013, Notice of Public Hearing was posted on the City Municipal Building bulletin board on the 22nd day of January 2013, at 3:00 p.m. and remained posted continuously for at least 72 hours proceeding the scheduled time of the meeting.
Kristina Vega, City Secretary
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary forTheEstateofJAMESSAMUELHUTCHISON,Deceased,wereissuedonDecember3,2012,inCauseNo.9559,pendingintheCountyCourtofGonzalesCounty,Texas,to:SHARONPIRKLE.
AllpersonshavingclaimsagainstthisEstatewhichiscurrentlybeingadministeredare required topresent them to theundersignedwithinthetimeandinthemannerprescribedbylaw.
SHARONPIRKLE c/o:JenniferRotherMachacek AttorneyAtLaw P.O.Box1216 Shiner,Texas77984
DATEDthe22nddayofJanuary,2013.
JenniferRotherMachacek AttorneyAtLaw StateBarNo.:24027822 503N.AvenueF P.O.Box1216 Shiner,Texas77984 Telephone:(361)594-8086 Facsimile:(361)594-8088
Notice is given that the Saturn Cemetery Association is accepting bids for
Maintenance of Cemetery and Community Center
Bid Specification I. Mowing a. Cemetery b. Parking lot around cemetery and community center
II. Edging and Trimming a. Around tombstones, curbing, trees and shrubs, etc. b. Around steps of community building and pavilion c. Around all of the cemetery fence d. Trees and shrubs should be trimmed and picked up and piled by outside fence
III. You will be contacted whenever the cemetery is to be mowed and edged. You will be held responsible for damages that might incur during your work at the cemetery and community center. Example would be damage to tombstones, or broken windows, etc.
Hand deliver bids to Wayne Koch (830) 857-4067Bids are to be turned in NO LATER than February 7, 2013 by 5:00 p.m.
NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) SUPPORT SERVICESFor the
CITY OF GONZALES, TEXAS
The City of Gonzales, Texas is accepting sealed proposals for Information Technology (IT) Support Services for the City’s computer network (hardware, software, and connectivity). Sealed proposals clearly labeled Gonzales Texas IT Consultant Proposal must be received by 5:00 pm, February 21, 2013 at the City of Gonzales City Hall, P.O. Box 547, Gonzales, Texas 78629.
Proposal Instructions and Service Specifications may be obtained at the City of Gonzales City Hall, 820 St. Joseph St., Gonzales, Texas during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The City of Gonzales, Texas reserves the right to reject or accept any proposal or to waive any irregularities in any proposal deemed to be in the best interest of the City of Gonzales, Texas.
ASSISTANT MANAGERAssistant Manager needed by the Gonzales Branch of World Finance. Valid driver license and auto re-quired. This is a Manager Trainee po-sition and a career opportunity that offers excellent salary and a complete fringe benefit package. Promotion to Manager possible within 15 months. No experience necessary.
Apply in person at623 N. St. Paul
EOE M/F
Best Western RegencyInn & Suites
1811 E. Sarah DeWitt Dr., GonzalesSeeking a
Front Desk Clerk.Computer experience required. Applications may be picked up,
at the front office. No phone calls, please.
Looking for elderly couple to live on
property and oversee Ranch
operation. Must be able to lift at least
50 lbs or more.Contact
361-563-9266for more information.
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W. B. Farm and Ranch Supply is now hiring
SalespersonSkills needed: Product Knowledge, Computer Skills (General), Customer Service oriented, Full time, Guaranteed! 40 hours per week.
Send Resume or Apply in person NO PHONE CALLS ACCEPTED
W. B. Farm and Ranch Supply2031 Water St. (Hwy 183 N)
Gonzales Tx 78629
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Wicker Screen Room divider, red poppy design. $45. Lg. rattlesnake skin, mounted on panel, $150. Camping trav-el pot, $20, Antique Bathtub, $550. 512-917-4078.----------------------------For Sale: Cage large, off the ground. By 2ft, cage size about 3 1/2 ft. front, 2 ft.
deep. 2-3 ft. high. Tray slides out end on bottom for clean-ing. Has top large opening & side opening. Clean can be put in house. $65.00 firm. 830-263-4608 anytime.----------------------------Medium size bird cage, slide out bot-tom to clean trays to feed & water &
extras. Aqua Green. $25.00. 830-263-4608.----------------------------Baby walker, eating tray combo and it is a red race car, plays tunes and lights up. Ages 6 months-1 1/2 year baby. Cool must see! $40.00. 830-263-4608, daytime or evening.----------------------------Troybilt Trimmer with attachments (edger, tiller). 4 cycle, uses straight gaso-line. $250. 361-741-2604.----------------------------For Sale: ORGANIC EGGS. Free Range chickens. $2.00 dozen. Will deliver to Gonzales weekly. 830-540-3536.----------------------------Large shower chair. 19” color TV w/stand, stand has rollers. 857-8090.----------------------------2 Lounge Chairs, 6 ft. tall headboard, bed frame, oak dining table, antique egg incubator, entertain-ment center, lamp stand w/drawers, booth dining table, planter boxes. 361-594-4307.----------------------------Large amount qual-ity items. Everything
$85.00; worth about $300. Health prob-lems prevent garage sale. In Lockhart. Mel, 512-376-9396.----------------------------Clavinova Yamaha Digital Piano w/bench. Under War-ranty. $2,700. Call 830-339-0111.----------------------------Used Dell Computer. 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 Conquestat 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 Rotis-serie $275. Call 512-917-4078.----------------------------Gasoline operated Hedger, $125; 5 HP Tiller, $200. Both in excellent condition. 361-208-3565. ----------------------------Electric Hospital bed, $150. 582-1120. ----------------------------Stain Glass Window, white tail deer. $275. 512-917-4078.----------------------------For Sale: Headache Rack, Bumper Hitch, Aluminum Running Boards, 5 office desks, Lift Chair, Antique Bed, Leather Sofa Bed. 1109 FM 532 West, Shiner. 361-596-4403.----------------------------Air Framing Nailer. Contractor Series. $75.00. Call 361-741-2604.
For Sale: Post Oak Firewood - year old - size and quantity to fit your need. Deliv-ery available. Call for prices, 830-540-4776 or 830-857-3273.----------------------------
Fertilized Coastal mix square bales. $7.50. Call 540-3923.
Want to Buy: Oliver 60 Tractor. V.A.C. Case Tractor. Run or Not. 361-293-1633.----------------------------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.
Table with 4 chairs, Loveseat, South-western design, Queen size bed w/mattress & box-springs, Girls white iron daybed, mat-tress, boxsprings, pop up unit, match-ing white desk, white china cabinet. All excellent condi-tion. 830-203-8633.----------------------------KENS’ TRADING POST. Furniture, An-tiques, Appliances and more! Drive a Little and Save a Lot! Open 10-5, Wed.-Sat. 3390 Alternate 90, Seguin, TX. We buy and Sell! 830-305-7205.----------------------------Large china cabinet, $200.00 . 830-672-2604.----------------------------Large Oak desk w/glass topper and large wooded desk. 830-672-3626.----------------------------New Sofa for Sale. $400. Can be seen on Craig’s List. Call 830-875-9422.----------------------------Couch, dresser, buf-fet. $50 each. Call 830-263-1181.----------------------------7 pc. dinette, $95; coffee and end table, $75; Rollaway Bed, $35; 37” TV, $15; 2 office receptionist 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, sol-id wood, $300; Low
back swivel recliner rocker, $150. Call 672-3728.----------------------------Small round dining table with leaf, ex-tends to oval. $50. Vintage pub table with extensions, $175. Black metal fu-ton with mattress & cover. Like new. $75. 830-540-3382.
Car and truck rims for sale. 15” and 14” rims. Can be used on trail-ers, trucks or older cars up to 1980. 437-2232.----------------------------2007 Ford Escape, 150K miles - mostly highway. Well main-tained - Runs Great. 830-832-3163.----------------------------“SIMPLY THE BEST deals on new Chevro-lets and GMCs AND over 100 used vehicles with financing to fit most credit situa-tions. Grafe Chevrolet GMC, Hallettsville, TX 800-798-3225 or 361-798-3281 or GRAFECHEVYGMC.COM”----------------------------KENS’ TRADING POST. We Sell Good Used Cars and Trucks! CASH or LAYAWAY! 3390 Al-ternate 90, Seguin, Tx. 830-305-7205.----------------------------Parting out 1987 Mazda B2000 pickup with camper. Can be seen Tuesday through Thursday in Ottine. Call Elizabeth, 210-274-2209.----------------------------For Sale: 1995 Ford F-250, Ext. Cab, 4x4, V-8, Automatic Trans-mission, Heavy Duty, Good Work Truck, Good condition, 830-672-2192.----------------------------2006 Chevrolet Im-pala for sale. 4-door, V6 engine, a little over 17,000 miles. Silver. One owner. Asking $13,000. 830-672-3147.----------------------------1988 Saab 900 Turbo Coup Convertible. Top work but rebuilt clutch. Good buy. $800. 830-857-5927.----------------------------1972 Chevy Half Ton Pickup. Rebuilt drive train except rear end. All original. 29K En-gine, 50K Transmis-sion. 3/4 rear springs. $1K. 830-857-5927.----------------------------2008 Mustang GT with Shelby package and low miles (48K), 22” chrome wheels with performance tires, 5-speed manual transmission, leather interior, Shaker 500 sound system with 6 CD/MP3 changer, and auto windows. $25,000 OBO. Call or text 830-263-1212.----------------------------For Sale: 2001 Chev-rolet 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 - Martin Bros 20” universal rims. $500. 830-857-1340.
Tax Time Specials - The Value master by Clayton, Best Value Available. Fayette Country Homes, Schulenburg, 800-369-6888. Open Sun-days 1-6. (RBI32896)----------------------------Do Not Wait on your tax refund, get pre-qualified; Select your home from Single, Double, New or Used. Fayette Coun-try Homes, 800-369-6888. Open till 6pm 7 days a week. (RBI32896)----------------------------Repo Doublewide, 3 & 4 bedroom, Clean-Delivered, Set with Air-Save Thousands. Fayette Country Homes, Schulen-burg, 979-743-6192. Open Sundays 1-6. tierraverdehomes.com (RBI32896)----------------------------16x80 Trade-In Ex-ceptionally Clean Home. 2x6 Side walls. Fayette Coun-try Homes, Schulen-burg, 979-743-6192, Open Sundays 1-6. (RBI32896)----------------------------3bedroom/2 bath-room singlewide available. $27,900. Call if in need of housing. 830-305-6926. RBI#36486.----------------------------OILFIELD HOUSING - 2 bedroom, 2 bath-room with washer and dryer, office spaces, must see to appreciate. 830-305-6926. RBI#36486.----------------------------Between 4-5 Acres for Sale. Doublewide. Excellent condition. Hwy. frontage. 3BR, all electric, all appli-ances. Call 830-857-1026.
Roadrunner Mobile Home Park, 3 bed-room/1 bath, fully furnished Mobile Homes for Rent. “MOVE IN SPECIAL”. $675 for the first three months, $775 the fourth month and after! $675 for deposit. More information: 361-293-3420/361-582-6593/361-798-0816, 900 Old Shiner Rd. Yoakum, Tx. ----------------------------For Sale or Lease. 3 BR Trailer House, 2 RV Spots. Leesville. 830-433-0603.----------------------------Mobile Homes for rent, 3 bedroom/1bath, ful-
ly furnished. 900 Old Shiner Rd, Yoakum. 361-582-6593.----------------------------Mobile Homes for rent: 3 b e d r o o m / 1 b a t h , fully furnished, some homes have Wi-Fi. 900 Old Shiner Rd., Yoakum, 361-582-6593 or 361-798-0816.----------------------------FOR RENT: 2bed, 1 bath trailer. New kitchen floor. For more information call Samantha at 830-857-5812.
Room for rent for working person. 1BR/1BA. Quiet neighborhood. Call 203-7146 after 4 p.m.
Completely remod-eled inside and out. 2 & 3 bedroom homes. Fully furnished. Rent by night, week or month. Fantas-tic neighborhood. Cheaper by night than hotel room. 672-5169.----------------------------2 room river cottage on Lake Gonzales. Partially furnished. You pay for electric-ity. $500/+ deposit. Bob, 830-203-9790.----------------------------3/2 house for rent in Gonzales. $1,350/mo., $1,350/sec. de-posit. Call 830-401-4123.----------------------------3/2, house for rent. Living room, Den, Kitchen. 5 miles S. on FM 3282. $800/mo., $800/Dep. Call 437-2370.----------------------------2BR/2BA 1,750SF (+/-) home for lease to a family of four. Located on ranch 7 mi. north of Gonza-les. CA/H, full kitchen w/appliances. $900/mo + deposit. Email [email protected]/2BA large house. Fully fur-nished, beds, linens, washer/dryer, cable T.V., stove, refrig-erator. CA/CH. Great for crew. Monthly or lease available. Home in town, plen-ty of parking. 512-820-5461.----------------------------Charming 1/1 home on 2 wooded acs, w/lrg. deck in coun-try, 77 North, paved road. $775/mo. No pets/smokers. 512-415-6483.----------------------------3/2 Large home on nice lot. $1,250/mo. Stove, refrigerator, included. Families or Oil Field Workers welcome. 713-501-3416.----------------------------For Rent: 2BR/2BA/2CG home on 183 N. $1,250/mo., plus deposit. Call 830-857-4458 for information.----------------------------3BR/2BA Brick house for rent. 1 mile North of Yoakum. AC, washer, dryer. Large access driveway in & out for truck park-ing for large bobtails. Oak grove, great for BBQ’s and entertain-ing. Available Now. Call 361-293-6619, leave message.----------------------------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.----------------------------For Rent in Luling. 3 bed, 1 bath, Central Air & heat. $850/month, $600/depos-it. 830-832-3163. Earl Landry.
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Plant Openings Plant Palletizers & Cleanup Positions
Benefits include: Vacation, Sick Leave, Hosp. Ins.,
Dental, Vision, 401K, ESOP. Apply in person at:
Cal-Maine foods, Inc., 1680 CR431 or 748 CR 422,
Waelder, Texas 78959. Mon-Friday, 7-4 pm. Telephone number
830-540-4105/830-540-4684.
Now Hiring
Apply today, Start today!!!
Production/Poultry Processing: • Maintenance • Back Dock Hanger • Back Dock Driver w/ Class A CDL • 2nd Processing • Sanitation (Nights)
Mon.-Fri., 8-10 hr. days
Must have proof of identity and eligibility to work in the U.S. Drug screening as applicable to
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Human Resources603 W. Central, Hwy. 87, Nixon, Texas
830-582-1619 for more information.Si Habla Espanol
Kitchen Pride Mushroom Farms has immediate full-time positions available for
Various Positions. New entry level wages.
We offer 401K, Vacation, Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance. Apply at Kitchen Pride Mushroom Farms, Inc., County Road 348, Gonzales, TX. 830.540.4516. KPMF is
an EOE
Kitchen Pride Mushroom Farms solicita personal de tiempo completo
inmediatamente en Diferentes areas. Nuevo Sueldo Inicial.
Ofrecemos el plan 401K, Vacaciones, Seguro de Salud, Dental, de Visión y de Vida.
Interesados favor de aplicar en Kitchen Pride Mushroom Farms, Inc.,
Country Road 348, Gonzales, TX 830.540.4516. KPMF es un Empleador con
Igualdad de Oportunidades (EOE)
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Check out this opportunity to join the best company in the region. We are an international company, an industry leader, a friendly place to work, and we have great benefits.
You need a high school diploma or GED and the ability to: • Learn operation of plant processing equipment • Demonstrate communication skills, initiative and judgment in problem-solving • Work 12-hour rotating shifts • Work safely, following rules and procedures • Learn to drive a forklift • Lift up to 55 lbs on a frequent basis
**Preference will be given to applicants who have: • 1-2 years trade school education • 2 years of industrial or plant work experience • Supervisory potential • Forklift experience
All applicants must apply through their local Texas Workforce Solutions Office. Be sure to request an application for
Southern Clay Products, Inc.
Southern Clay Products, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer
ORGANO OPERATORSouthern Clay Products, Inc.
in Gonzales, TX
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
-----EXTRA INCOME-----$500 TO $1,000 a month, part-time.....IS THIS
REALLY POSSIBLE!?Not only is it possible, it is HAPPENING right now, right here in Gonzales. If you would like to develop a secondary stream of income, while keeping your full-time job, keep reading. Na-tional Lifestyle Centers, Inc., located at 501 St. James is helping people buy items at wholesale prices rather than paying the high retail prices they HAVE been paying. People are ecstatic over their savings and the service they are receiving!
We are looking for some key individuals who have a great personality and an even greater work ethic to help us expand in this area. Call us at 830-672-9444 to set up an appointment for an interview. Please use the promo code: 1777 when you call and our Vice President of Sales will call you back to schedule your appointment.
Call Human Resources at 830-582-1619 for more information or email resume to: [email protected]
603 W. Central, Hwy. 87, Nixon, TexasSi Habla Español
Production / Poultry Processing:
NOW HIRING!!Supervisor
Responsible for managing processing of department.Responsible for planning and maintaining work systems, procedures, and policies that enable and
encourage optimum performanceResponsible for planning and allocating resources to effectively staff and accomplish departmental
productivity and quality goals.Plan, evaluate and improve the efficiency of processes and procedures to enhance speed, quality,
efficiency and output of department.Day Shift
Monday - FridayCompetitive pay /BOE
Excellent benefits: Health, Medical, Vision, 401K
RV-SITESGONZALES COUNTY.
Large lots, long term rentals, with laundry
service available. $300/mo. including
utilities, Pool Open.
830-424-3600.
Belmont RV Park
Special Rates for Winter Months
Queen Bed & Bunks..Full Kitchen & Bath. Like New. Financing. See atwww.txtraveltrailers.com.
979-743-1514 or 800-369-6888
28 ft. BPull TT’s $6,450.
Ask for CASH price.
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House for Rent. 302 Lancaster, Moulton, TX. Nice spacious 1BR home w/appli-ances & 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 furnished and all bills paid. Private Yard/Garage. Weekly, $280; De-posit $300. Call 512-292-0070----------------------------Home For Rent. Country Home. com-pletely remodeled. 2BR/1BA, CA, hard-wood floors, roof for AG Project. Navarro ISD between Seguin & New Braunfels. $1,000 month, $1,000 deposit. 830-660-7351 or 830-822-5348.----------------------------
ATTENTION OIL AND GAS PIPE LINERS - CREW
HOUSING AVAILABLE
Furnished with all bills paid -- Full Kitchen - Personal bedrooms and living room. WEEKLY RATES AVAILABLE. Please call JR at (512) 292-0070 or (830) 672-3089.----------------------------
MOTEL ROOMS AVAILABLE
NIGHTLY 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 2 or 3BR nice house in Nixon and Leesville area. Call 830-857-1658.----------------------------Looking for a nice house in or near Gonzales. 940-284-4255.
For Rent: Office space or store front, 960 sq. ft., 1/2 block off square. Kitchen-ette, 1 ba, newly re-furbished. For more information, call 830-672-6265.----------------------------Office space for rent. 1,500 sq. ft. Recently remodeled. 314 W. Cone. If interested call 830-672-4433.----------------------------For Rent: Industrial Property for rent. M1 Ind. Storage 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.
Secluded, wood-ed, and wildlife: 3BR/2Ba Double-wide, fireplace, lg. covered front porch, 2 decks, 12x16 stor-age, carport, all ap-pliances, livestock capabilities; on 5 acres with gravel base truck yard. 12 miles North of Gonzales on CR 284. $1,000. Taking App’s now. Available March 1st. 979-292-6154 or 979-798-5398.----------------------------12 acres/house/of-fice with Hwy. 80 frontage between Belmont/Nixon near Leesville. Will sub-divide. For sale or lease. Would make a great oil field yard or residence. Call Pey-ton, 512-948-5306;
David, 713-252-1130.----------------------------Land for lease for oil field service equip-ment. Prime loca-tion. 4 miles N. on 183. 2 1/2 acres. Elec-tric, water, parking, storage. Call 203-0585 or 672-6922. (TFN)
Efficiency apart-ment. EVERYTHING furnished. Pots, Pans, towels, TV. 183 N. $600/per month. Call 830-875-3028.----------------------------Two bedroom, 1 bath apartment for rent, fully furnished, cable & internet, with covered parking. Call 830-672-6265 or 830-857-4251.----------------------------3BR, 2BA 1670+Sq. Ft. Upstairs apart-ment on Residen-tial Lot in nice area of Cuero, $1,185/mo. includes all Util. with cable and WiFi, fully furnished - incl. linens. Hotel-style kitchenette (no sink or stove), but full-size fridge, mi-crowave & Keurig brewer. Hot plate ok, outdoor bbq w/pro-pane & charcoal grill onsite. No pets. $750 deposit, 3 mo. lease. (361) 484-1922, leave message.
In Home Appliance Repair. Washer, Dry-ers, all major appli-ances, 30 years ex-perience. Haul Scrap Metal & appliances. Call Larry at 361-596-4391.----------------------------Hand for Hire, Odd Jobs Done, FREE esti-mates. Anything you don’t want to do, Junk hauling, Tree Removal, Lot clear-ing, House pressure washing, office help, ranch, farm, lawn & Flower beds, Barbed wire fence repair, gutter cleaning, I do windows. One call does it all. Call Terry (830) 203-1503 or (830) 857-5927.----------------------------I am looking for a private setting job around Gonzales, Cost or on 1116 (Pil-grim Road). I have 20 years experience. Please call Emily, 830-437-2727; Cell, 820-263-2768.----------------------------
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Certified Nursing Assistant. Not hir-ing but looking for work as a Live-in caregiver or Live Out in San Antonio or Seguin area. Have 30 + years experience. CPR certified. Loving, dependanble and experienced with Home Health, Agen-cies, Hospice, and have a big heart. If interested please call 830-391-4837.----------------------------Camera work for businesses, promo-tional uses, editing titles. 830-263-0909. [email protected] Your Specialty Cake Needs. Call Connie Komoll, 830-203-8178.----------------------------Will do house clean-ing Monday thru Friday. Call 830-203-0735.----------------------------Sewing & Altera-tions. Jo West. 830-203-5160. Call be-tween 9 a.m. & 9 p.m.
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 related busi-nesses. Liability ins., free estimates and low cost. No job too large or too small. 830-263-4181.(TFN)
I am looking for a sit-ter for my 6 year old daughter for before and after school a few days a week. Preferably someone who can come to my home. References and experience re-quired. Contact me at 830-203-9159.----------------------------Mom, let Jumping Jelly Beans be your drop in child care an-swer. Go shopping, run errands or have a great evening out while your mind is at ease knowing your child is safe and hap-py. Standard drop in hours apply: day, evening and night. Let’s talk! References and resume’ avail-able. 830-519-4012----------------------------Child care in home. I have 2 openings, Curriculum and meals included. Please call for details. 830-263-0058.
1999 Mountain Aire Motorhome - Ford V10 gasoline engine - Onan generator - 2 slide outs - 2 A/C’s - all appliances in working condition - driver side door - sleeps 4-6 - no smok-ing or pets - VERY CLEAN interior - Call 210-884-7085 - Ask-ing $22,000.----------------------------203 Big Sky 38’ Fifth wheel Travel Trailer. 3 slideouts, very, very nice. 3 1/2 yrs. Bum-per to bumper war-ranty left. $17,900. Call 512-914-8347.----------------------------RV For Sale. Older unit. 5th wheel. $2,900. Contact Rich-ard, 830-556-6905.----------------------------Ford Motorhome. 44,000 orig. miles. All working. $2,995. 830-857-6565.
Travel Trailer. EVERY-THING furnished. TV. 183 N. $600/per month. Call 830-875-3028.----------------------------RV for Rent. $300/wk. Call 512-667-4356.----------------------------Travel Trailer for rent or sale. Rent is $300.00 per week with all bills paid. Will relocate to RV park of your choice and I pay the RV Rental. Or $1,000.00 per month with all bills paid. Will sell travel trailer for $55,000. Call 830-351-0943 for details.----------------------------RV Space for rent. $300 month. All bills included. If interest-ed please call 820-203-9255----------------------------Fully furnished Trav-el Trailers for rent. Will rent weekly or monthly. Pets Al-lowed. $50.00 De-posit. $300 per week or $1,000 per month. Call Terry for details, 830-351-0943. Will relocate to RV Park of your choice. All utili-ties paid. ----------------------------Travel Trailer for rent for RV space in Smiley. All utili-ties included, good healthy environ-ment. 830-203-9255 or 361-790-6305.----------------------------
30’ Travel Trailer w/2 slides for rent in RV Ranch in Gonzales. Swimming pool, laundry facilities, shower house and all bills paid. $300 a week. 830-305-6926.----------------------------28’ Travel Trailer for rent. Can be moved from job site. Call 830-305-6926.----------------------------Office or Living Trail-ers for lease or buy. Peyton, 512-948-5306; David, 713-252-1130.----------------------------RV Rentals available at Belmont RV Park Estates. Call Richard, 830-556-6095.
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 - F i s h Finder, Marine Radio. $7,000.00. Contact 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. Independent Suspension. Wind-shield and Roof. 4x4. Asking - $4,950.00 in very good condition. Call 830-857-4670.
Free Puppies. Five Lab/Cocker Spaniel Mix. 830-857-0459.----------------------------Precious long haired Chihuahua puppies. Pure bred. 9 wks. old. Born Thanksgiving. 1st shots & wormed. Paper trained. Males & Females. Playful and very cute. Raised in my home with a lot of love. $200/each. 1-830-560-6668.----------------------------Free dog to good home. Large female dog, brown, tame, gentle. Chip paper work with her. Call 830-481-4707.----------------------------We stock Sportmix Dog and Cat Food, Demon WP for those ants and scorpions. Livestock show con-testants, we carry feeders, waterers, heat lamps, access for show birds. Gon-zales Poultry Supply, 1006 St. Paul Street, 672-7954.(TFN)
For Sale: ORGANIC EGGS. Free Range chickens. $2.00 dozen. Will deliver to Gonzales weekly. 830-540-3536.----------------------------For Sale: 2 & 3 year old red & black Bran-gus Bulls. No Papers. Good selection. Call 830-437-5772.----------------------------Black Limousin and Angus Heifers and Bulls, Gentle In-crease your weaning weights. Established breeder since 1971. Delivery available 979 561- 6148 .----------------------------Nanny Boer Goats (adult). Ages: 1yr-4yr. Pkg. Deal (4). $320.00. 830-560-0238 to request photos..please send
an email request to [email protected] or text me at above num-ber.----------------------------Muscovy ducks for sale. $10.00 each. 830-263-2482. (TFN)----------------------------Laying Hens, $10.00. 512-718-0482.----------------------------For Sale: Registered Polled Hereford Bulls. 8-22 mths old. Heifers also, 8 months to 2 years. 830-540-4430.----------------------------For Sale: Baby & Young Adult Ducks. Mix Breeds. Cost $3.50-$20.00 each. Call 830-857-6844, ask for Tammy Ste-phens.----------------------------DISPERSAL SALE. Miniature donkeys (28” to 36”), male and female, solid and tri-colored, 6 mos. to 4 years. Four year olds may be registered with vet exam/affi-davit. Excellent pets, loves people. Priced according to gender, age and color. 830-672-6265 or 857-4251.----------------------------Dwarf Nigerian goats (miniature), multicolored, male and female, 3 mos. to 2-3 years. 830-672-6265, 830-857-4251.
House for sale by owner. 2BR/1Bath CA/H. $65,000. 830-234-3415 or 830-279-7900.----------------------------Low Down on a 3/2/1136sq ft home. Asking $79,800 w/ only $800 down. 202 East Lee Smiley TX. Call Mr Smith 855-847-6806. ----------------------------3bd/1ba home on 0.985 acres for sale in Nixon. 1,048 sq. ft. with additional 400 sq. ft. attached deck. Recently remodeled, CA/H, all appliances stay! Asking $79,000. Call 830-203-9383.----------------------------3BR/2Ba Double-wide, lg. covered porch, 2 decks, 12x16 storage, car-port, all appliances, on 5 acres with grav-el based truck yard. On CR 284 past hal-liburton & Oil Tanker Rail Road. 830-445-9131.----------------------------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.----------------------------FOR SALE BY OWN-ER: 3 bed, 2 1/2 bath, single story home in Gonzales. Beautiful wet bar and gour-met kitchen 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 applianc-es, 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. Ap-prx. 2,500 sq. ft. on about an half acre. Corner lot, zoned for residential/commer-cial. Luling. $150,000. 830-875-6975.
Modern home on 165-acre ranch lo-cated between Gon-zales and Shiner on paved road FM 443. Highly improved with scattered oak trees, improved grasses, hay field, cross fencing and stock tank. Recent-ly updated 2,300 square foot home, 3BR, 2BA, two live-in areas. Property includes large hay barn, equipment building shop and cattle pens. Shiner ISD. Possible owner financing available. 361-648-4090 or 361-935-1109.
30 Beautiful Acres for sale in Gonzales County, with 1/4 minerals. $6,000/per acre. Diane, 512-655-3293.----------------------------30 acres with 10 mile views in Gon-zales County. Fenced with rolling hills, large tank, pond, hardwoods, Tifton 86 grass. $150,000 (713)202-2485. ----------------------------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: Old work western boots. 830-672-7384.----------------------------Wanted: Used 10-24 Gun Fire Safe. 361-798-0482.
Pampered Chef Demonstrator. Host a Show! It’s Easy! Choose from a Cook-ing Show, Catalog Show, Facebook Show or if you need an item, here is my site, https://www.pamperedchef.biz/zavadil. Dee Zavadil, 830-857-1495.----------------------------Lucky Shots by Dee.Need Family Por-traits, Family Re-unions, Birthdays, School Pictures, Weddings, Etc. 830-857-1495 ----------------------------
Plumbing Repairs.All Types of Plumbing.
Master Plumber.Reasonable Rates.
Please Call 713-203-2814 or
281-415-6108.License #M18337
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Lyndon Jacob LealJacob and Manda Leal announce the birth of their son Lyndon Jacob Leal. Lyndon was born on October 29, 2012 at 3:22 p.m. in Seguin, Texas. He weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long. Proud grandparents are Lupe and Mary Jane Leal and Stewart and Lynda Frazier. Great grandparents are Fred and Barbara Frazier and Janie Garcia.
Ryder Hogan BoedekerRylan Hunter Boedeker is proud to announce the birth of his baby brother Ryder Hogan Boedeker. Proud parent are Kevin and Ashley Boedeker Of Shiner.Ryder was born at 8:01 am January 3 2013 at Christus Santa Rosa Hospital in New Braunfels, he weighed 6 pounds 6 ounces.He is the grandson of Donna and Michael Bennett of Hallettsville, Janette and David Boedeker of Shiner, and the late Jimmy Lynn Hohensee. Great grand-parents are Ernestine Hohensee of Waelder and the late Fritz Hohensee, the late H.L. “Newt” Harris and late Josephine Harris, Leroy and Erleen Boedeker of Shiner, and the late Rudy and Late Dorothy Petru.
Perez-AlvarezGilbert Perez and Sally Cedillo of Waelder, TX an-nounce the engagement of their daughter, Erica Per-ez, of Austin to Jon Alvarez of Austin, son of Edward Alvarez and Beatrice Pesina, of Austin, TX.The bride-to-be received an Associate’s Degree in Medical Office Administration in 2012 and is current-ly employed at Seton Heart Institute in Austin, TX.The groom-to-be graduated from Round Rock High School in 2009 and is currently employed at Denny’s in Austin, Tx.The couple is planning a wedding on June 22, 2013 at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church in Pflugerville, TX. The couple will reside in Austin, TX.
EngagementsThis Friday, Feb. 1, from
5-7 pm, is the chili supper sponsored by the Lydia Cir-cle at the Monthalia United Methodist Church Parish Hall. This is the annual fundraiser for the mission and special church proj-ects. There will also be a si-lent auction. The meal will consist of chili, tamales, beans, slaw, tea, coffee, and all the condiments. Adult plates are $6 and children’s plates are $3, with desserts available for 50 cents.
The following people need your prayers and en-couragement: Joe Kotwig, Paul Villareal, Glenn Ma-latek, Mr. Bill, Jesse Es-parza; Bill and Marie Lott, “Sarge” Dunkin; Louise Jones, Aunt Georgie Gan-dre; Danny and Joyce Schel-lenberg, Velma and Bobby Bullard; Mildred O’Neal, Rhonda Pruett, Matt and Betty Lou, Terrence, Aunt Frances Gandre, Kathryn, Glenn Mikesh, Maria Cas-tillo, Selma Vickers, Lan-dis, Gene Robinson, Keith Glass, Timothy and Jack Black, Teresa Wilke, Lin-da Denker, Case Martin, Sandi Gandre, Aunt Betty Gandre, Carol and hus-band, Shirley Dozier, Ma-rie Schauer, Esther Linde-mann, Anna Lindemann, Mary and Pete Camarillo, Matt Pohler, Mandy and Wm. (Ressie) Brietschopf,
Lanny Baker, Bob Young, Lucy Jones, Ann Bond; Marguerite Williams, Big John, Todd, Rita, our troops and their families, and please God we need some rain and the people up North of us need some warmer weather.
I heard from my friend Kathy May Norris, who is originally over from around Bebe, and now lives in PA. She said that she is sitting on the furnace in her sewing room. Her hus-band, Jimmy, who is origi-nally from Brooklyn, has even turned the furnace on in all the downstairs rooms. They have decided to find a warmer place to “nest” next winter. They live in a home that has been reno-vated and is over a hundred years old, as are many oth-ers in that area. I was very intrigued when they were digging up the front yard to make flower beds etc. because they kept finding historical artifacts. She is planning on going to Costa Rica with two other women
from the Lutheran Church that she attends to teach the women there how to sew a marketable item. She will be gone from March to April and thus miss the worse part of their winter in PA. Her one consolation is that it will be warm.
I am still waiting on test results to come back and in the meantime life goes on. Symptoms in my hand get more mysterious as days go by. I think that getting in and out of San Antonio sometimes is a miracle. I am thankful that there is a medication that can keep the eye sight in my left eye from deteriorating any more than it has. Today it turned out to be 20/50 which was better than six weeks ago. So every six weeks Dr. Holy gives me a shot in my left eye and we pray that this keeps work-ing.
You know the duo of Sally and Debbie that make up Best Friends are really helping launch some young people into the singing world. Protocol has it when a group sings that it is their call as to who they let on the stage. It takes a lot of courage for a young person to get up in front of a crowd of people and it helps when you have people backing you. Madelyn Abrameit has been lucky that she has had
Best Friends backing her over at the Belmont Social Club and elsewhere. She is doing a great job of getting up there and being able to sing like she does.
Now Sally and Deb-bie are coaching Hunter Hewell on stage etiquette. Hunter got up there and wowed the crowd with Fol-som Prison Blues. Then he just kept then going with a couple of lovely dance tunes that filled the dance floor. It is wonderful to have a place to go and eat and bring your family and be able to listen to lovely music like this.
Well Dililah and Sam-son have been catching bugs tonight. I think the last week of warm weather has brought out a hatch-ing of the little moth like creatures. We left the out-door light on and opened the door a little too long and in they came. Samson decided that he should try and catch one by leaping straight up at the top light in the middle of the ceiling. However Dililah “took the cake”. She crashed into the mirror above the sink in the bathroom. I am glad that she did not break the mir-ror. That would have given her seven years of bad luck that she doesn’t need.
Have a good week, and God Bless.
Sandi’s Country Fried News
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Chili Supper coming up Friday
Saturn Friendship Club News
The date was January 21, 2013. The temperature was in the mid-sixties, the sun was shining as members of the Sat-urn Friendship Club were gathering at the old Schoolhouse in Cistern for their first meeting of the New Year. The news reports told of the northern states in the grips of winter with snow, ice, and freezing temperatures. How thankful, happy and blessed they felt to live in Texas.
As members arrived they were greet-ed by Elizabeth Brosch, Libby Hopkins and Penny Snyder, the hostesses for the afternoon. The meeting table looked like a ray of sunshine with its covering of gold clothes. The table also held sev-eral very interesting, uniquely wrapped packages that caught the interest of the arriving members. Sue Kalinec, the newly elected president, supervised the drawing of names for 2013 Secret Pals. New secretary-treasurer, Sandy Parr, was accepting membership and birth-day dues for the year and handing out the new yearbooks. The incoming offi-cers were well organized and attending to business.
While waiting for everyone to ar-rive, time was spent visiting and re-calling how, where, and with whom the holidays had been enjoyed. At one o’clock the president tapped her gavel and called the meeting to order. The club prayer was read in unison and the motto stated. The hostesses invited the members to come and be served. Devo-tionals Leader, Nancy Littlefield, asked for names of anyone needing prayer. As everyone joined hands she prayed for the individuals named and gave thanks for the meal.
The serving table held a tempting ar-ray of deviled eggs, watermelon rind pickles, sweet pickles, a casserole of Chicken Spaghetti, vegetable salad, congealed fruit salad, warm garlic bread, poppy seed cake and drinks of choice. A perfect meal for a sunny day in January. Time was spent enjoying the refreshments, visiting and admiring the
beautifully wrapped packages. No one ventured a guess as to what they might hold.
When the meeting continued, Nancy Littlefield brought a meaningful devo-tional based on the wedding in Cana, according to the Second Chapter of John. This is the story of the first miracle Jesus performed. He was at a wedding with his mother and his disciples. The hosts ran out of wine. Mary asks Jesus to help and while his response to Mary is less than enthusiastic, he does help by changing six large jars of water into the finest wine. Nancy explained that there are a lot of meanings to this , one being how we perceive God’s response to our pleas for help. Do we only ask for help with major concerns , or do we depend on Him for everyday needs and con-cerns? We need to remember that Jesus will meet us in our everyday walks, in the small joys and sorrows as well as the larger ones. Not only do we experience the presence of Jesus in church services, we need to remember He is never “off duty” , never too busy. We need to be open to His Presence everywhere and always.
She told the story about a priest and an old man who went walking together along a country road in Ireland. Sud-denly a violent storm came up and they quickly took shelter in an old barn. The old man perched himself on a pile of hay, pulled out an old prayer book, and began reading it. The priest could not help but notice the peace and serenity of the old man. After a sort while, the priest said, “You seem to be unusually close to God.” The old man looked up and said, “Yes, He is very fond of me.” Remember that when you go to God with all your needs and desires. For in the person of Jesus Christ, God is telling you, “I am very fond of you - In fact, I love you.” She closed with a prayer that told of God’s knowing our needs even before we ask, of His forgiveness, com-fort and assurance at all times.
Roll call was answered by telling of an especially enjoyable time at Christmas. Without exception each story included time spent with family. Many mention-
ing more than one celebration as they traveled to spend time with different family members nearby and far away. Some played games, others went on a family treasure hunt. There were in-teresting gifts. One unusually large gift puzzled everyone until it was opened and out floated blue balloons, announc-ing the coming birth a future baby boy. One celebration consisted of three generations and 27 family members. It seemed everyone had experienced the true meaning of Christmas. God’s gift of His Son, as a tiny baby born in a humble manger.
The minutes of November and December meetings were read and a treasurer’s report was given. The of-ficers were recognized and welcomed. The 2013 yearbooks were examined and it was decided to have a pot luck meal in the month of March and wait to determine what to do in August. The “Teapot Visits” were revised. At each meeting during the coming year, two names will be drawn and those two members will spend some time together before the next meeting in any way they chose to get to know one another better.
Joe Brunner gave a report about giving the “Christmas Love Offer-ing” to the deserving mother coping with cancer and how appreciative she was to receive it. She also encouraged members to write letters to their State Representatives telling them of con-cerns needing attention. She and her husband, who is an elected officer of The Farm Bureau, would deliver them personally.
The president thanked the host-esses and the business session was ad-journed. The hostesses then conducted several games of “Backward Bingo” with the following members receiving prizes: Pat Werlein, Sandy Parr, Sue Kalinec, Jo Brunner, Mary Kelly, Nan-cy Littlefield, Della Mae Urban, Dora Ibarra and Roberta Kilpatrick.
The February 18th meeting will be at 1 PM in the Cistern Schoolhouse with Sandy Parr and Eva Boscamp as host-esses.
By EVA BOSCAMP
Special to The Cannon
Area & Nation Wide Senior Programs Can Be Very Beneficial. Social Services Director, Patty Ben-ton, at The Heights of Gonzales compiled a list of businesses and organizations she feels offers valuable services to senior citizens. Ms. Benton stressed the list is not all inclusive and that se-niors should seek out other helpful services, area discounts offered to seniors, support groups, travel groups, etc in order to live a fun and healthy lifestyle in their silver years.
Gonzales Memorial Hospital (830)672-7581Gonzales Christian Assistance Ministries (GCAM) (830)672-5566Social Security Office, Seguin (830)379-8802Social Security/Medicare (800)772-1213Food Stamp Program, Seguin (830)379-6525Gonzales Senior Citizen Association (830)672-7014Gonzales Senior Citizens Nutrition Site (830)672-2613Elder Abuse Hotline (800)458-7214Aged & Disabled Abuse (800)252-5400Medicare Choices Helpline (800)633-4227Medicare/Medicaid Fraud Hotline (800)447-8477Children of Aging Parents (800)227-7294American Society on Aging (415)974-9600www.theheightsofgonzales.com - Gonzales; 24 hour nursing care www.medicare.gov/nhcompare - Nursing home information
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Thursday, January 31, 2012
Psoriatic arthritis can affect many
Staying physically active helps slow Alzheimer’s
Millions of people have significant visual impairments that can make daily life challenging. Although many vision problems are readily treated with corrective lenses, treating low vision may not be so simple.
“Low vision” is a term used to describe the inability to see clearly. Even after correcting for vision with glasses or contact lenses, many people still cannot see well and test at lower than 20/40 vision. The American Academy of Opthalmology defines low vision as what happens if ordinary eyeglasses, contact lenses or intraocular lens implants do not provide a person with clear vision.
Causes of low visionThere are many factors that contribute to the
onset of low vision, including disease, aging, injury, and heredity. The following are some of the more common causes of low vision.
* Age-related macular degeneration (AMD): This is a common eye condition among people age 50 and older. In fact, it is the leading cause of vision loss in older adults, says the National Eye Institute. When a person has AMD, the macula, which is the most sensitive part of the retina responsible for fine-tuning images received by the eye, deteriorates and does not work properly. Though there might be some vision, images won’t be clear.
* Cataracts: Cataracts are a clouding of the lens of the eye that usually develops with aging. It may be present at birth or be the result of an injury to the eye. Depending on the severity of the cloudiness of the lens, vision can be impacted greatly. Cataracts may form as a result of long-term exposure to ultraviolet light, exposure to ionizing radiation, secondary effects of diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and advanced age, or trauma.
* Glaucoma: When a person has glaucoma, eye damage occurs to his or her eye when there is a buildup of fluid pressure within the eye, also known as intraocular pressure. This pressure can damage the optic nerve
and cause visual field loss, which over time might escalate to blindness. Glaucoma is often dubbed “the silent thief of sight,” because in most cases it progresses slowly and vision loss is not immediately apparent.
* Diabetic retinopathy: Vision can fluctuate daily as a result of diabetes. Diabetic retinopathy can cause blood vessels in the retina to develop abnormal off-shoots that leak blood and interfere with vision, eventually causing severe damage to the retina.
* Retinal detachment: This occurs when the retina separates from its underlying layer. The portion that detaches may be rendered useless and cause total impairment of vision. Some retinas can be surgically reattached, and vision may be restored partially if surgery occurs promptly.
* Anaridia: Anaridia occurs when the iris, which is responsible for controlling the diameter and size of the pupils and regulating the amount of light reaching the retina, fails to develop normally. If the iris is not functioning properly, extreme sensitivity to light and an inability to see clearly may result.
Treatment for low visionTreatment cannot begin until your vision
is assessed by a professional. An optometrist may conduct various vision acuity tests to determine what might be the cause of vision loss. Each type of low vision problem requires a different approach to treatment, so it’s important to correctly diagnose the problem before beginning treatment.
Some treatment options for low vision may include specialized optical systems, video magnification, therapeutic filters, or special prescription glasses. There also may be the need to perform eye exercises that help maximize existing visual function. Individuals may have to use a combination of devices to find the ones that help the best.
Only a doctor can determine the culprit behind vision loss.
People who suffer from psoriasis or have a family history of this skin condition may be at risk for psoriatic arthritis, a serious disease that causes extensive swelling and joint pain.
The Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Education Center notes that up to 30 percent of people with psoriasis also develop psoriatic arthritis. Psoriasis is an auto-immune skin condition in which the skin reproduces cells at an accelerated rate. This causes patches of flaky, irritated skin, also known as plaques. Psoriatic arthritis can develop at any time, but it is common between the ages of 30 and 50. Environmental factors, genes and immune system responses play a role in the onset of the disease. Patients with psoriatic arthritis can develop inflammation of their tendons, cartilage, eyes, lung lining, and sometimes aorta.
Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis do not necessarily occur at the same time. Psoriasis generally comes first and then is followed by the joint disease. The skin ailment precedes the arthritis in nearly 80 percent of patients. Psoriatic arthritis is a rheumatic disease that can affect body tissues as well as joints. Psoriatic arthritis shares many features with several other arthritic conditions, such as ankylosing spondylitis, reactive arthritis and arthritis associated with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.
The rate of onset of psoriatic arthritis varies among people. For some it can develop slowly with mild symptoms. Others find it comes on quickly and is severe. Symptoms of the disease also vary, but may include the following;
* generalized fatigue* swollen fingers and toes
* stiffness, pain, throbbing, swelling, and tenderness in joints
* reduced range of motion* changes in fingernails* redness and pain of the eyesIn many cases, psoriatic arthritis
affects the distal joints, those that are closest to the nail in fingers and toes. The lower back, knees, ankles, and wrists also are affected.
It is important to talk to a dermatologist if you suffer from psoriasis and also experience stiffness or pain in joints. This may be indicative that psoriatic arthritis is present.
Treatments usually include a combination of medications and therapeutic exercises to reduce pain and swelling. NSAID pain relievers help but may be combined with stronger medications, such as corticosteroids, as well as medications that suppress the immune system.
Staying physically active as you age can prevent or delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.
Alzheimer’s disease affects millions of people across the globe. In the United States alone, the Alzheimer’s Association estimates one in eight older men and women has the disease, which is the sixth-leading cause of death in the country.
Few families have not been affected by Alzheimer’s disease, and many relatives of those with the disease fully understand the role family history can play. Research into the disease is ongoing, and it’s already yielded valuable information that may help reduce the prevalence of this devastating disease in the years to come.
One byproduct of researchers’ efforts is the discovery that it may be possible to prevent or delay the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease through the implementation of a combination of healthy lifestyle choices. The following are a few healthy habits that may help men and women reduce their risk for Alzheimer’s.
* Exercise regularly. A study conducted by Scottish researchers and published in the journal Neurology in 2012 touted exercise as the most effective way for adults to protect their brains from Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers examined roughly 700 70-year-old participants, all of whom were born in 1936, who were asked to report their levels of physical activity. Each participant then received an MRI at age 73. Those tests revealed that the participants who were more physically active showed less brain shrinkage and fewer white matter lesions, both of which are indicators of Alzheimer’s disease. In addition, the Alzheimer’s Research & Prevention Foundation reports that physical exercise reduces a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s by 50 percent and can even slow further deterioration in those who have already begun to develop the cognitive problems associated with Alzheimer’s.
* Eat healthy. What you put into your body may also reduce your risk for Alzheimer’s disease. The brain operates at its best when it is fueled with a healthy diet that includes fresh fruit
and vegetables, healthy fats and lean protein. A heart-healthy diet is also brain-healthy, and researchers have found a potential link between heart disease and Alzheimer’s disease. Researcher Larry Sparks of the Sun Health Research Institute in Arizona and formerly of the Kentucky medical examiner’s office studied brain tissues with a goal of finding early signs of Alzheimer’s disease. He discovered that those who had the telltale plaques of Alzheimer’s disease also had heart disease, suggesting heart disease may be a forerunner of brain diseases like Alzheimer’s.
* Stimulate yourself mentally. Mental stimulation can help the brain stay sharp, and men and women who find ways to stay mentally stimulated can reduce their risk of developing Alzheimer’s. Embrace activities that require communication and interaction with others, and find time for additional tasks that can stimulate your brain. These may include studying a foreign language, reading, trying your hand at mentally stimulating puzzles such as crosswords or Sudoku, and other activities that emphasize organization. Such activities are essentially workouts for your brain that can help it stay sharp as you age.
* Remain socially active. Staying socially active into older adulthood is important for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is that research has indicated the brain functions better when men and women are not isolated from others. Memory and cognition are stronger when people remain socially active and engaged in their society, so retirees should look for ways to revive their social lives as a means to protecting their brains from the onset of Alzheimer’s or dementia.
Alzheimer’s disease remains an enigma in many ways. But ongoing research continues to show that men and women can take measures to actively prevent or delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease and improve their quality of life as a result.
Vision loss makes life challenging
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Seydler-Hill Funeral Home“Proudly Serving the Gonzales Area Since 1914”
906 St. Paul, Gonzales830-672-3232
Pastor anniversaryMembers of Providence Missionary Baptist Church family
would like to invite you to our Pastor’s and Wife 5th appre-ciation service, on Sunday, Feb. 10 at 3pm. We would love for you to come out and help us celebrate this great occasion and help us show our Pastor and wife how much we love them.
Booster DinnerThe St. Paul Athletic Booster Club will hold its Annual Fat
Tuesday Pork Steak Dinner Tuesday, Feb. 12. To-go only plates are $8 and can be picked up at the following locations: The Shiner KC Hall, Jahn Refrigeration in Yoakum, and Lone Star Bank in Gonzales. Tickets are available at Patek’s Grocery in Shiner, Shiner Catholic School, or any CSC student
Youth Fun NightYouth Night of Fun Party Fundraiser. Youth ages 10 yrs. Up
to 15 yrs. “Only” Games and Karaoke contest and DJ playing all music. (Tejano, Cumbia mix, Rap, Country and Rock). Fri-day Night, February 1st, 2013. 8pm-11pm. The Edwards Com-munity Center Gym, Kline St., Gonzales, TX. $5.00 donation Charge at the door. Everyone gets free hotdogs. Tell other’s about Youth Night of Fun Party…On your Facebook or Text 5 friends. You get $1.00 off at the door. (Adult Chaperones and Security will be provided) For info call (830)672-6309 or (830) 388-4286.
Food Drive Set
Venture Crew 264, chartered by the Gonzales Elks’ Lodge, is doing a food drive on Super Bowl Sunday at the lodge from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Please bring your non-perishable food items to the lodge on Sunday and Crew 264 will deliver the food items to GCAM (Gonzales Christian Assistance Ministry) to support our local food bank.
Growing RosesThe Gonzales Master Gardeners will present a free public
program on roses February 12, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. at the Fair Street Building, 623 Fair Street, in Gonzales. The speaker will be Peggy Jones, Guadalupe County Master Gardener. Ms. Jones is a long time rose enthusiast and a member of the San Antonio Rose Society. Her lecture will emphasize Earth-Kind and Antique Roses. For more information, call Shirley Frazier, 437-2592.
Free Tax HelpJB Nickells Memorial Library in Luling will offer help with
taxes from 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2.
The BriefcaseThis is your special invitation to join us on Tuesday, Febru-
ary 5 from 12:05-12-55 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of First Bap-tist Church for a Brief time of Caring And Sharing Everything. Pat Green will present the program “Love Letters from God”. Sandwiches, chips and drinks will be provided. Invite a friend
or two to come with you. Childcare available on request. Call the church at 672-9595.
CWJC applicationsChristian Women’s Job Corps, offering free job/life/comput-
er skills for women, is taking applications for its Spring 2013 semester to begin on Feb. 13.
Call Sherry Poe at 830-857-4960 or 830-672-6180 for more information.
Community LentOn Wednesdays during Lent (Feb. 13-March 27) the local Min-
isterial Alliance will be holding their Community Lenten Servic-es. Every Wednesday at noon a 30 minute service will be held in the Sanctuary of First United Methodist Church with lunch to follow in the First UMC Fellowship Hall. A different preacher from the community will bring the message each week with his/her home church providing the meal. This is an ecumenical event all are invited to attend.
Rabbit validationGonzales Livestock Show rabbit validation will be held
Wednesday, February 6, from 5-7 p.m. at the J.B. Wells Show-barn.
Also, Weigh Days for anyone wanting to weigh their projects will be held Sunday, February 17 from 2-3 p.m. and Sunday, Feb-ruary 24 from 2-3 p.m. at the Showbarn.
Missionary to speakEmmanuel Fellowship invites the public to come hear Brenda
Lange, missionary to Mozambique, speak on her experiences at morning services Feb. 3. Known as the “Bush Bunny,” Lange op-erates a large Christian ministry which runs orphanages, helps feed thousands and provides fresh, safe water by digging wells for villages. Lange will give testimony about the training of na-tive pastors, rescuing orphans and the way God is using her and her ministry to spread His word.
Sunday School begins at 9:30 a.m. and the morning worship at 10:30 at the church, 1817 St. Lawrence. A nursery is provided.
American LegionGonzales American Legion Post #40 will hold their regular
monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 7 at the Legion Hall. All mem-bers and prospective members are urged to attend.
Thompsonville Chili SupperThompsonville Ladies Club Annual Chili Supper and Auction
will be held Saturday, February 23, 2013 at the Thompsonville Community Center. Chili Supper will be at 5 p.m. Chili is free – we do accept donations. Auction is at 6 p.m. Proceeds will be used for scholarships to area youth.
Helping HandsIf you are in need of a meal, Helping Hands, a non-profit,
multi-church ministry would like to bless you with a free lunch. Meals will be distributed Saturday, January 26th, beginning at 11 a.m. in the GCAM parking lot located at 708 St. Louis Street. Volunteers and donations are welcome. Contact Linda at 361-275-1216.
Historical CommissionThe Gonzales County Historical Commission is accepting ap-
plications form county residents wishing to serve a two-year term on the commission for 2013-14. Applications received by Feb. 22 wil be reviewed and appointments made by Gonzales County Commissioners Court at its regular March meetings.
Application forms may be picked up at the Gonzales County Archives, 1709 Sarah DeWitt Dr., Gonzales, or by contacting chairperson Glenda Gordon at 512-924-5850, [email protected], or secretary Pat Mosher at 830-672-7970, [email protected].
Country DanceCountry Music Show and Dance will be at Geronimo VFW,
6808 N Highway 123, Geronimo, on Tuesday, February 5, from 7-10 PM. Great VFW kitchen at 5:30 with chicken & dumplings, etc. Adults $7--12 & under $3. This month featuring Star Long-oria, Jim Moorman, Don Wallace, along with a fantastic house band. Smokefree and always open to all Reservations call Doro-thy at 512-825-2180, thegatheringmusicshow.com
Al-Anon meetingAlcoholics Anonymous meets every Monday and Friday at
8 p.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Messiah, 721 St. Louis in Gonzales. Al-Anon meets every Monday night at the same time and place. Please call 830-672-3407 for more information. All meetings are open.
Free GED ClassesFREE GED classes, day (M T W and Th, 8 30 to noon) and
night (M and W 6 30 to 9), Gonzales Learning Center, 1135 St. Paul, 672-8291.
Community CalendarE-Mail Your local information to: [email protected]
Warming up Head StartThe Waelder Head Start program is keeping warm this winter, thanks to a recent donation of gloves and stocking caps from El Centro Cristiano Agua Viva. Pic-tured are Head Start’s Polly Melchor and Brent Holub receiving the donation from Agua Viva founder-director Vickie Mica. El Centro Cristiano Agua Viva (The Chris-tian Center of Living Water) is a non-profit ministry which assists residents in the Waelder area on an emergency basis. An average, the ministry provides assistance to 3-4 families per month with help for food, clothing, utilities and other expenses as funds permit. Agua Viva also presents the Kaitlyn-Celest Padilla Scholarship each year, offers free blood glucose and blood pressure checks and other services. To make a donation to the ministry’s work, contact Mica at 830-788-7122 or 830-305-6789 or email [email protected] (Courtesy photo)
Lion Sam Thomas, a 20-plus year member of the College Station Lions Club, was the guest speaker at the Monday, January 14th meeting of the Gonzales Noon Li-ons Club. Lion Thomas urged members of the Gonzales Lions to work on increas-ing membership in their club in order to further promote the many humanitarian programs supported by Lions clubs all over the world. He told of the many ways in which he was able to recruit new members just through incidental contact. He noted that many of the new Lions he has brought into the organization say they were happy to join up, but were just never asked. Thomas (pictured in center) was the guest of program chairman Lion Kenneth Gottwald (right) and was also welcomed by Noon Lions president, Stephanie Gacke. The Gonzales Noon Lions Club meets at noon every Monday at the Riverside Community Center. Anyone interested is invited to attend to obtain more information on becoming a Lion member. (Courtesy photo)
ObituariesWEST
Bert West, longtime newspaper man and news editor of the Palacios Bea-con, passed away at his desk early Thursday morn-ing, Jan. 24, 2013.
West was born in Rush-ville, IN on Oct. 28, 1926 and was 86 yrs. old at his passing.
He was the father of Nick West of Palacios and the grandfather of Ryan West of Palacios and Mike Mc-Cracken of Yoakum.
Tentative funeral ser-vices were set for Thursday, Jan. 31 at 2 p.m. at First
Presbyterian Church of Pa-lacios, located at 501 First St. in Palacios. Final resting place services will be held in Daingerfield at a later date.
An Indiana farm boy who dreamed of being a newspaperman since he was 5 years old, West start-ed his career Sept. 7, 1947, at the age of 20, when he went to work, at $35 per week, as one of two asso-ciate editors of The Horse-man & Fair World, a weekly trade magazine devoted to the sport of harness horse racing, published in India-
napolis.He became editor of the
magazine in 1949, at which time Billboard Magazine featured him as the young-est editor of any publica-tion of worldwide circula-tion.
During his career, he worked for more than 30 papers in four states.
Among those newspa-pers were publications in Port Lavaca, El Campo, Bay City, Edna and Yoakum. He also worked from Dainger-field in Northeast Texas to Dumas in the Panhandle to San Benito in the Rio
Grande Valley.In 1957, West became
the first manager of the Port Lavaca bureau for the Victoria Advocate.
Among West’s career highlights was covering the Apollo 11 moon land-ing in 1969 for the Houston Chronicle.
He was awarded the Texas Press Association’s Golden 50 Award in 2002.
All seven of West’s chil-dren with his wife, the late Betty Lou West, worked in the newspaper business at one time or another.
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Assemblies of GodGonzales Family Church Assembly of God320 St. Andrew
First Assembly of God509 E. 3rd St. Nixon
New Life Assembly of GodCorner of Church St. & Jessie Smith St. Gonzales
Baha’i FaithBaha’i Faith621 St. George St. Gonzales
BaptistClark Baptist ChurchF.M. 794, Gonzales
County Baptist Church Hwy. 87 Smiley
Eastside Baptist ChurchSeydler Street, Gonzales
Elm Grove Baptist Church4337 FM 1115Waelder, Texas 78959
First Baptist Church 422 St. Paul, Gonzales
First Baptist Church403 N Texas Nixon
First Baptist ChurchHwy 108 N Smiley
First Baptist Church406 N Ave E Waelder
Greater Palestine Baptist ChurchS of 90-A (sign on Hwy 80)
Greater Rising StarBaptist Church3rd Ave S of Hwy 87 Nixon
Harwood Baptist Church North of Post Office
Iglesia BautistaMacedonia201 S Congress Nixon
Iglesia Bautista MemorialHwy 97 Waelder
Leesville Baptist ChurchE. of Hwy 80 on CR 121
Memorial Heights Baptist Church1330 College Gonzales
Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church100 Capes Gonzales
Oak Valley Baptist ChurchHwy. 97 Bebe
Old Moulton Baptist Church2287 FM 1680, Moulton
Primitive Baptist Church1121 N. College Gonzales
Providence Missionary Baptist Church1020 St. Andrew Gonzales
San Marcos Primitive Baptist Church4 Miles west of Luling on Hwy. 90P.O. Box 186, Luling830-875-5305
Stratton Primitive BaptistFM 1447 9 miles east of Cuero
St. James Baptist ChurchHwy 80- North of Belmont
Saint Paul Baptist ChurchSE 2nd St. Waelder
Shiner Baptist ChurchAvenue F and 15th Street, Shiner
Union Lea Baptist ChurchSt. Andrew St. Gonzales
Union Valley Baptist ChurchFM 1681 NW of Nixon
CatholicSt. James Catholic Church417 N. College, Gonzales
Sacred Heart Catholic ChurchSt. John St. Gonzales
St. Joseph Catholic Church207 S. Washington, Nixon
St Patrick Catholic Church in Waelder613 Highway 90 East Waelder
St. Phillip Catholic Church Hwy 87 Smiley
ChristianFirst Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)712 Crockett, Luling
Churches of ChristChurch of Christ1323 Seydler St. Gonzales
Church of Christ (Iglesia de Cristo)201 E. Second St. Nixon
Church of ChristE. 3rd & Texas, Nixon
Churches of GodCommunity Church of God1020 St. Louis, Gonzales
Gonzales Memorial Church of God in Christ1113 Hastings, Gonzales
New Way Church of God in Christ514 St. Andrew, Gonzales
EpiscopalEpiscopal Church of the Messiah721 S. Louis, Gonzales (830) 672-3407
EvangelicalLa Os del Evangelio Mission Capilla del PuebloW. Central at 87 Nixon
Full GospelCamp Valley Full Gospel7 mi N of Nixon on Hwy 80
Full Gospel Church1426 Fisher, Gonzales
LutheranFirst Evangelical Lutheran1206 St. Joseph, Gonzales
Abiding Word Lutheran Church, LCMS1310 St. Louis
MethodistBelmont United MethodistHwy. 90-A
Dewville United MethodistWest of FM 1117 on CR 121
First United Methodist426 St. Paul, Gonzales
First United Methodist410 N. Franklin, Nixon
Flatonia United Methodist403 E North Main, Flatonia
Harris Chapel United MethodistS. Liberty St. Nixon
Harwood Methodist Church North 2nd and North Gonzales, Har-wood
Henson Chapel United Methodist1113 St. Andrew, Gonzales
Monthalia United MethodistCR 112 off 97
Smiley United Methodist1 blk S. of Hwy 87
Waelder United Methodist2 blks from Hwy 90 & 97
Webster Chapel A.M.E.1027 Church St. Gonzales
Non-DenominationalAgape Ministries512 St. James, Gonzales
Living Waters Fellowship Church605 Saint Joseph St. Gonzales
Bread of Life Ministries613 St. Joseph, Gonzales
Cowboy Church of Gonzales CountyJ.B. Wells Showbarn
El Centro Cristiano “Agua Viva” of WaelderSun. Worship 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m.
Emmanuel Fellowship1817 St. Lawrence St. Gonzales
Encouraging Word Christian Fel-lowshipHwy. 80 in Leesville
Jesus Holy Ghost Temple1906 Hickston, Gonzales
Lighthouse Church of Our Lord1805 Weimar, Gonzales
New Life Temple for Jesus ChristBelmont, Corner of Hwy 466 & Hwy 80
River of Life Christian Fellowship207 Steele St., Smiley 830-587-6500
Two Rivers Bible Church1600 Sarah DeWitt Dr., Ste 210, Gon-zales
Inter-DenominationalFaith Family Church1812 Cartwheel Dr., Gonzales
PentecostalFaith TempleHwy 80 (N. Nixon Ave.) Nixon
Holy Temple of Jesus Christ No. 21515 Dallas, Gonzales
Temple Bethel Pentecostal1104 S. Paul, Gonzales
Life Changing Church of Gonzales3.3 miles north on 183, Right on CR 235, Right on CR 236
Presbyterian Pilgrim Presbyterian ChurchCR 210 off FM 1116
Presbyterian Church of Gonzales414 St. Louis, Gonzales
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CANNON KID’S CORNER
ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20There are strange things hap-
pening, Aries, but it’s better to just go with the flow. Who knows, maybe you’ll like the change of pace and its effect on your lifestyle.
TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21Better days lie ahead, Taurus.
It’s just a matter of waiting a few weeks. In the interim, start a new project that will take your mind off of your worries.
GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21Make the most of time spent
with friends, Gemini, because for a little while you will be fly-ing under the radar while you
handle a few necessities that have been overlooked.
CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22There’s much more to you
than meets the eye, Cancer, but you don’t often give others a peek into your inner thoughts unless they truly earn it. Some-one special does this week.
LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23You’ve been feeling a bit
gloomy, Leo, and it’s under-standable based on how much you’ve had going on. But it’s easy to change your mood if you sur-round yourself with friends.
VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22Generosity is a good thing,
Virgo, but not when you put others continually before you put yourself. Reassess your val-ues and make an effort to make changes.
LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23When one door closes an-
other door opens, Libra. Look at the positive side of things and embrace the changes that are happening to you. If you dwell on the negative, you can’t suc-ceed.
SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22There’s so much going on
that it’s any wonder you can still function on a daily basis, Scorpio. Although times may be stressful, things will work out in the end.
SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21
A relationship is blooming, Sagittarius, and you’re not sure how you feel about it just yet. Take a few more weeks to work through your feelings and form a solid opinion.
CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20
You have an eye for value, Capricorn, and it will help you realize a good deal this week. Share the wealth with other people if you can. Tuesday is a banner day.
AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18Aquarius, take firm hold of
the financial reigns because overspending could be the downfall to an important rela-tionship. Curb any purchase for a few days.
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• Tips on writing your own vows• Finding the right bridesmaid gowns• Do you need a destination wedding?
• Simple ways to save on your ceremony• How to find the right bridal hall
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Close friends and family members are an important component of a couple’s wedding day. Individuals who are especially close to the bride and groom are of-ten asked to become mem-bers of the wedding party, which means a bride-to-be will be asking one or more women to play an integral role in the celebration.
To set these ladies apart from other guests at the wedding, they are often asked to wear coordinating bridesmaid gowns. Select-ing a style and color that is fitting to the unique people of the bridal party can be challenging, but it’s not im-possible.
As if choosing your maid of honor wasn’t tricky enough, you now must make a host of other de-cisions as well, all while playing stylist to the wed-ding party. Fashion sense is as unique as a finger-print, and it is unlikely the bridesmaids will be able to agree on every aspect of the gowns they will be asked to wear. However, there are
ways to narrow down the choices and be as accom-modating as possible to their needs.
The body shapes and sizes of the women in your bridal party will be differ-
ent, and this should be kept in mind when selecting a gown style and cut. There are certain dress shapes that are universally flattering, such as A-line. Try to avoid
A wedding is a once-in-a-lifetime event for many couples, so brides and grooms wish for the event to be momentous and memorable.
As such, couples are in-creasingly integrating per-sonal nuances into their ceremonies and receptions to tailor weddings to their unique visions. The desire to include personalized wedding vows continues to be a popular trend.
If you are consider-ing personalized wedding vows, first realize that it may not be a simple task. That’s because you want the message conveyed to be dear to your heart, and that can be challenging when faced with the pressures and planning of the rest of the wedding. That isn’t to
say that writing your own vows is impossible.
Here are some guidelines for personalizing your cer-emony with your own sen-timents:
• Schedule time for writ-ing.
Amid the bustle of dress fittings and interviews with photographers, it can be easy to put off the impor-tant task of writing vows for another day. But as any great writer can attest, it takes writing – and rewrit-ing – to achieve a finished product you can be proud of. Give the task of writing your vows your undivided attention. Mark it in on your calendar or set a re-minder on your computer just as you would any other appointment.
• Be aware of ceremony
guidelines. It is best to check with
your officiant and confirm that personalized wedding vows are allowed. During civil ceremonies it’s often acceptable to customize vows as you see fit. How-ever, during religious cer-emonies there may be lines of scripture that need to be read or certain passages re-quired. Before you spend hours working on the task, be sure that it is allowed and that your spouse and you are on the same page.
• Jot down your feelings. Answer some ques-
tions about what marriage means to you and how you feel about your spouse. Try to avoid trite sayings and think from your heart and personal experiences. Think about what is the
most important thing you want to promise to your future partner. These notes can serve as the starting points for the actual vows.
• Read inspirational writings.
Perhaps there is an au-thor or a poet who inspires you? You can quote certain writers in your vows or let the tone of their works help shape the words of your vows. There also are sug-gested wedding readings and other quotes about marriage readily available at the library or with a quick search online.
• Decide on a tone. Although the day is
based on love and affec-tion, you may not feel com-fortable spouting words of adoration in front of friends and family. Feel
free to tap into your unique personality. Humor can be used if it aligns with the way you normally express your affections. Be sure to weave this tone into more traditional passages to cre-ate a cohesive expression of your feelings.
• Establish an outline. Put together all of the
words and phrases you’ve jotted down into an out-line to help you organize the flow of the vows, using these words as a blueprint for the vows and building upon them. Make sure the vows will be concise. Aim for your entire speech to be around 1 minute in length to keep everyone engaged and the ceremony moving along.
• Put everything togeth-er.
Draft your vows and then practice them by reading out loud. You want to avoid long sentences or anything that trips you up. Although large words may sound impressive, they could make the vows seem too academic and not nec-essarily heartfelt. Enlist the help of a friend or two to act as your audience to see if the vows sound good and are easily understandable.
Writing your own vows can be a way to include personal expressions of love into a couple’s wed-ding day. Public speak-ing is seldom easy, nor is finding the perfect words to convey feelings about a future spouse. However, with some practice and in-spiration, anyone can draft personalized vows.
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Selecting bridesmaid gowns they all will love
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gowns that are extremely form-fitting, as only a few of the bridesmaids may be able to pull off this look successfully. The remain-der could be left feeling self-conscious and uncom-fortable. Plus, form-fitting clothing will be restrictive and can be difficult to move around in -- particularly considering the gown will be worn for an entire day.
As a bride you may have a colorscape in your mind for the wedding. But what looks good in table linens and flowers is not always the right choice for cloth-ing. Take the skin tones and hair colors of your bridesmaids into consid-eration before choosing a dress. Green- and yellow-hued dresses may not look nice on women with olive skin tones, while very pale colors may wash out wom-en with fair skin. Those with dark skin may need a brighter-colored dress.
It is an honor to be asked to be part of a bridal party, but that honor can be very expensive. The bridesmaids are expected to pay for their wardrobe, hair styling, and makeup, as well as par-ties and gifts for the happy couple. As a courtesy to the women who already will be investing a considerable amount to be a part of your wedding, make every effort to select a gown that is af-fordable. There are plenty of retailers offering stylish options that may not be as expensive as some specialty stores.
Once you’ve decided on the basic elements, consider the following suggestions to
find a gown that the bridal party will enjoy:
• Take one or two brides-maids shopping with you. Try to select ones with op-posite body types so you can see how the gown looks on a woman who is thin and one who may be more full-figured.
• Think about choosing separates. The bridesmaids can mix and match tops and bottoms to find a fit that works. This may enable a woman with a larger bust size to select a top with sup-portive straps while anoth-er bridesmaid can opt for strapless. Many stores have increased their inventory of separates because of their growing popularity.
• Choose one color and then let the bridesmaids choose the style they like the best for themselves. The look will still be cohesive, but it won’t be boring with one type of gown. Also, each bridesmaid will be comfortable with a gown that flatters her shape.
• Go with a tea-length gown. These gowns have become quite trendy and are less formal and cum-bersome than full-length gowns. Plus, there is a greater likelihood that the gown can be used again at a later date.
• Purchase the brides-maid gowns at the same store where you will be purchasing your wedding gown. Most shops will offer a courtesy discount if the bridesmaid gowns are pur-chased at the same store.
Ensuring bridesmaids are happy in their gowns takes a little work but will be well worth the effort.
GOWNS: Please all your bridesmaids
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Determining if a destination wedding is suitable for you
When the time comes to walk down the aisle, more and more couples are choosing to make the procession in a far-off land. Destination weddings are on the rise, with research-ers at TheKnot.com report-ing that roughly one in four couples who tied the knot in 2011 chose to have a des-tination wedding.
Destination weddings may appear to be an ideal way to tie the knot, but couples should know that planning such a ceremony may be even more difficult than planning a more tra-ditional affair.
Couples who choose to have a destination wed-ding must be ready to put a significant amount of faith in a wedding planner, who is often affiliated with the resort where the couple will be staying. Though the wedding planner may handle many of the details concerning the ceremony and the reception, couples should know that some of that planning will still fall on their shoulders as well.
That planning may not be so simple, so before cou-ples spread the word about their island wedding, it’s best to consider a few fac-tors to determine if a desti-nation wedding is truly the best way to go.
• Guests. How many guests a cou-
ple hopes to invite is a great starting point when de-termining if a destination wedding is for you. Many couples who choose to have a destination wedding do so because they prefer a more intimate ceremony. Destination weddings are
obviously more expensive for guests than a more traditional ceremony, so many guests won’t be able to afford to attend. Couples who intend to invite many guests might want to avoid a destination wedding.
• Locale. The destination for
your destination wed-ding should be a locale that holds a special place in your heart. A random location that you find on the Internet might work out, but having some prior experience with the desti-nation can help you antici-pate minor, yet potentially problematic, issues. These issues can include the ac-cessibility of the airport,
currency exchange rate and the weather.
In addition, you can help guests have a better time on their trips if you have already familiarized your-self with the locale. If you haven’t traveled much as a couple and don’t have a particular place in mind, then you might find a des-tination wedding is more hassle than it’s worth.
• Accessibility. A common problem
many couples encounter when planning a destina-tion wedding is the ac-cessibility of their chosen locale. Couples will likely have to visit the destination at least once prior to their wedding, which will eat up
some of your wedding bud-get and your vacation time (which you will need to save for the actual wedding and your honeymoon). If the locale is a remote island that’s not very accessible, that can make these pre-wedding trips pretty stress-ful.
Accessibility should also be a consideration for your guests. How far will your guests have to travel? How much money will guests have to spend on airfare and hotel accommoda-tions? The less accessible the locale is, the more you and your guests are going to have to spend.
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port is another consider-ation. Some island locales and resorts are known for their remoteness, which can be a problem for wed-ding guests. If the resort is a long ride away from the air-
port, that’s another expense for guests. The resort may provide a shuttle service, but that cost will fall on the couple and the shuttle may not run frequently, which can prove problematic when guests’ arrivals are staggered.
• Legality. The law is another thing
couples must consider when deciding if a destina-tion wedding is for them. Laws vary depending on the locale, so before you commit to a specific locale, make sure you’re legally al-lowed to get married there and if there are any hurdles you must clear before you can. Those hurdles might be significant, and couples may find they’re not worth the hassle.
Destination weddings are on the rise, but couples must consider a host of fac-tors to ensure a destination wedding is truly for them.
DESTINATION: Island locales can be too remote
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According to a 2012 re-port in Brides magazine, the average American couple spends just under $27,000 on their wed-ding, while their northern neighbors in Canada spend slightly more than $23,000 on average for their big day. Clearly couples, regardless of which side of the bor-der they call home, can ex-pect to invest a substantial amount of money for their weddings.
While many couples find the cost of a wedding is well worth it, others would like to find ways to save so their big day isn’t a budget-buster. Such savings aren’t always easy to come by, especially for couples with a very distinctive picture in mind of what their wed-ding should be. However, even couples strongly com-mitted to a certain wed-ding style might change their minds once they
realize how much such a dream wedding will cost. For those couples as well as couples who simply want to save some money, the fol-lowing are a few ideas to avoid busting your budget without venturing too far from your dream wedding.
* Trim the guest list. The guest list is perhaps the easiest place to begin sav-ing money. Many recep-tion halls will charge by the
A bride who’s willing to be flexible with respect to her wedding gown can save a substantial amount of money.
Ways to save on your wedding
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Handmade invites can provide personal touch
Calligraphy, embossing, fonts, watermarks -- these and other terms are finely engrained in the wedding stationery lexicon.
While traditionalists may pore over carefully crafted invitations and oth-er stationery products from commercial printers, cou-ples looking to rein in wed-ding spending may choose to take a more hands-on approach to wedding invi-tations – by printing the invites themselves.
Before the advent of so-phisticated home computer systems and affordable desktop printers, brides- and grooms-to-be had to rely on professional print-ers and engravers.
The process of producing wedding invitations likely involved printing plates or some form of thermog-raphy and took place in a building replete with bulky equipment and the pungent aroma of ink. Though for-mal and often exquisitely executed, these wedding invitations can still prove quite expensive.
The Bridal Association of America says that the aver-age cost of professionally produced wedding invita-tions is $659. This refers to invitations that have print-ed envelopes, reply cards, and printer reply card en-velopes.
Changes in design or even the color of the text can impact prices further. It is not unheard of to spend as much as $2,000 for high-quality engraved wedding invitations. Considering the invitation is held for a short period of time and then tossed away, some couples cannot imagine spending so much on invi-tations.
In such instances, mak-ing your own invitations
may be the most affordable option.
As the evolution of home-based printing has broadened the possibilities of do-it-yourself printing, couples who hope to de-sign and produce their own wedding invitations have many options at their dis-posal.
A visit to a stationery store or even the local craft retailer should present shoppers with several dif-ferent wedding invitation kits. These packages often include blank invitations, response cards, envelopes and other embellishments pertaining to the invita-tion design. Some can be quite elaborate, with the inclusion of vellum or card inserts, as well as die-cut designs.
Couples who want con-trol over the wording and printing but would rather leave the creative design to someone else can benefit from these invitation kits. They also tend to be afford-ably priced in comparison to a professional printing service.
Interest in scrapbook-ing and card-making has spurred craft centers to stock many different ma-terials that can be used to design wedding invitations. Layering different types of paper to create a three-dimensional effect and us-ing embellishments such as rhinestones or ribbon can help dress up the wedding invitation.
Couples hosting a casual wedding for a small num-ber of guests may enjoy the process of hand-crafting wedding invitations and possibly customizing them for each guest.
Intimate affairs lend themselves well to this level of personalization,
and handmade invitations could set the cozy tone of the celebration.
Couples who have a cre-ative spark may want to draw up their own invita-tion design or look for the assistance of an artist or graphic designer. There are many different programs that employ the use of clip art and stock imagery that can be put to use with re-gard to invitations.
Those who have a cur-sory knowledge of some design applications can import text and images and manipulate the size of their templates accordingly for the type of invitation they desire. The finished file then can be printed at home or brought to an of-fice supply center for more professional results.
The Internet has brought many services right into the homes of the average person. Discount invitation printing vendors abound and couples can choose and customize everything they want on their invitations.
Due to low overhead costs and an abundance of customers, these online retailers are often priced lower than other venues. Depending on how much control the couple desires over the invitation, there may be ready-made tem-plates or the ability to pick items “ a la carte.”
The opportunities to cre-ate wedding invitations at home enables some bud-get-conscious couples to keep costs for stationery at a minimum. Not only does making their own invita-tions save money, it also en-ables couples to have more creative control over one of the important components of a wedding that helps set the tone for the occasion.
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head, so consider if you really need to invite 150 guests or if 100 will do. Such trimming can save you a substantial amount of money.
For example, a banquet hall that charges $200 per guest will cost couples with a guest list of 150 $30,000 for the reception alone. Cutting that guest list to 100 reduces that cost by $10,000. When putting together the guest list, re-move those candidates who would best be described as acquaintances. This can include coworkers with whom you don’t socialize, as well as old college friends to whom you rarely speak. Distant cousins you haven’t spoken to in years can also be cut from the list.
• Don’t go overboard on the gown.
Styles are ever-changing, so there’s a strong chance brides won’t be passing down their wedding gowns
to their own daughters someday. What’s popular now will likely seem out-dated by the time your daughter walks down the aisle. Keep this in mind when shopping for a wed-ding dress, which can be made in the same design as the one you try on but with cheaper fabrics that are a fraction of the cost.
The disparity between gown costs in the United States and Canada should paint a good picture of how easily brides can save money on their gowns. According to a survey of wedding trends conducted by Weddingbells, an on-line resource for Canadian brides, the average Cana-dian bride in 2011 spent just under $1,800 on her wedding gown, while the average American bride spends roughly $1,100 on her gown. Though the rea-sons for that disparity are unclear, it’s safe to say there are savings to be had for brides who don’t want to
break the bank paying for their wedding gowns.
• Get hitched in the off-season.
Many couples prefer to get married sometime be-tween the months of May through October. During these months, venues and vendors, including lim-ousine services, caterers, photographers, musicians, and deejays, are more ex-pensive.
If you are willing to switch your wedding date to the off-season you can save a substantial amount of money. In addition, you likely won’t face as much competition for the best venues and vendors as you will during the peak wed-ding season.
• Trim your beverage budget.
The bar tab at the end of the reception can be considerable, but there are ways to save money while ensuring your guests can still toast you and yours with a few libations. Rather
than offering a full bar, lim-it the choices to beer and wine, which will be per-fectly acceptable to most guests anyway.
In addition, rather than paying the caterer for the wine, buy your own and you’ll save a considerable amount of money. You may have to pay the caterer a fee to pour the wine, but that fee is negligible compared to what you’d pay the com-pany to provide the wine.
• Choose a buffet-style dinner over waiter service.
Many guests will no doubt prefer a buffet-style dinner instead of waiter service, so take advantage of that and choose a more affordable buffet-style din-ner that allows diners to choose their own entrees and side dishes. When it comes to trimming wed-ding costs, couples will have to make compro-mises. But those compro-mises don’t have to come at the cost of a beautiful and memorable event.
WAYS TO SAVE: Limit number of invites, don’t go overboard on gown
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A bride who’s willing to be flexible with respect to her wedding gown can save a substantial amount of money.
Planning a wedding is no small feat, as couples are faced with many deci-sions seemingly from the moment they get engaged right up until they walk down the aisle as man and wife. One of the biggest de-cisions a couple will make is where to host the recep-tion.
Couples must consider a variety of factors when looking for the right ban-quet hall to host their re-ception. The wedding is a celebration, and the ban-quet hall is where the cou-ple and their guests will let their hair down and hope-fully enjoy a festive and memorable night. Because the reception is typically the most lengthy portion of a couple’s wedding day, it’s important to find a place where everyone can be comfortable and enjoy themselves. The following are a few tips for couples looking to find the ideal banquet hall to host their wedding reception.
* Ask around. Word-of-mouth is a great way to find the right banquet hall. Ask friends or family mem-bers who got hitched in the same town where your cer-emony will be if they can recommend a reception site. These friends or fam-ily members can provide a behind-the-scenes look at a reception hall, from how
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When paring down the guest list for their wed-ding day, many couples come to the realization that their lists are loaded with out-of-town friends and family members.
Though out-of-town guests who accept an in-vitation to the wedding are responsible for their own travel to the wed-ding destination, many couples feel obligated to arrange for travel to and from the wedding as well as the reception. The lat-ter is especially impor-tant, as couples want to ensure their guests make it home safely once the reception ends.
Transportation for guests to and from the wedding and reception is something couples can easily overlook, but such arrangements can ensure guests are on time for the ceremony and that no guest has to worry about whether or not it’s safe to drive home after the re-ception.
Couples who don’t know where to begin with regard to transpor-tation for their wedding guests might want to start with the following tips:
• Shop around for shuttle service. Shuttle service can be costly, but it’s also very convenient. Couples can arrange for shuttle service from the hotel to the wedding, and then from the wedding site to the banquet hall where the reception is be-ing held, and finally from the reception site back to the hotel at the end of the night.
Depending on the size of the wedding party, the shuttle service will likely
recommend staggering the runs so every guest can take advantage of this convenient service. More runs will be necessary for larger parties, while a handful of runs is likely all that’s necessary for ceremonies with fewer guests.
• Consider a bus for smaller parties. Cou-ples without an exten-sive guest list may also be able to get by with a single bus to get guests around throughout the day. A bus will provide similar service as a series of shuttles. The bus will likely only pick up guests at one specific time, mak-ing it an ideal choice for smaller parties but less convenient for larger par-ties where some guests might want to retire ear-lier than others come the end of the night.
A bus can be more fun for guests, who can reunite on the bus with others they have not seen in a while or make new friends with guests who might be affiliated with the other half of the wed-ding party.
• Discuss transporta-tion with the hotel where guests will be staying. Some couples may find that a shuttle service or another transportation option will stretch their budget too thin. In such instances, speak with the hotel where guests will be staying.
Some hotels provide airport shuttle service to guests, and may be able to offer a similar service to the wedding for guests who register their rooms under the wedding par-ty’s name.
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accommodating the staff was to how flexible the ban-quet hall was with regard to pricing to how open the staff was to suggestions.Wedding planning isn’t easy, so if friends, family members or coworkers rec-ommend a hassle-free ban-quet hall, that recommen-dation can remove a lot of the stress from planning a wedding.
• Consider the size of the facility. Some couples pre-fer an intimate affair with relatively few guests, while others will desire a large wedding party with lots of guests.
Couples can find a ban-quet hall that’s capable of catering to small or large wedding parties, but find one that fits your party spe-cifically.
If your wedding party is small, then avoid a larger facility that will appear empty. If the party is large, make sure there’s adequate room so guests won’t feel like they’re sitting on top of one another during dinner and dessert.
• Don’t downplay decor. A banquet hall with an at-tractive decor is not only aesthetically appealing but can appeal to a couple’s fi-
nances as well. Such a hall likely won’t
need any additional deco-rations, while a banquet hall that’s unadorned and lacks embellishments will, and those decorations can dip into a couple’s overall wedding budget.
Compare the costs of the more decorated ban-quet hall with the one that’s more plain in appearance, factoring in the cost to decorate the latter, and you might just realize the one with more aesthetic appeal is more affordable in the long run.
• Prioritize privacy. Few couples would be open to strangers having easy ac-cess to their wedding re-ception. When shopping for a banquet hall, look for one that gives you and your guests all the privacy you
need. Many couples have taken to hosting the entire ceremony at a hotel, which may handle the bulk of the planning and remove the hassle of transportation for out-of-town guests.
However, couples con-sidering a hotel should look for one that can promise privacy from other guests at the hotel who aren’t there for the wedding. The reception room should be secluded from the rest of the hotel so other guests walking by aren’t tempted to walk in on the festivities.
The banquet hall is where couples can expect to spend most of their time on their wedding day, so couples should exercise their due diligence to ensure they find an inviting and festive facility.
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Making the toast as best man takes real heartfelt sentiment
The best man toast can be one of the most memorable parts of a couple’s wedding. Sometimes a toast is mem-orable for its humor and heartfelt sense of apprecia-tion for the groom and his bride, while other toasts are more memorable for all the wrong reasons.
One of the reasons best man toasts can be so un-predictable is that giving a best man toast is such a unique experience. It’s something many men nev-er do, while those who do give a best man toast may only do it once in a lifetime. It’s understandable to be nervous when asked to give a best man toast, but there are a few tricks of the trade a best man can employ to calm those nerves and en-sure his toast is memorable for all the right reasons.
• Practice makes perfect.Few people are capable of
standing in front of a crowd of people and speaking off the cuff. A best man should take this into account and practice his speech before the big day. A spur-of-the-moment speech may pro-vide an adrenaline rush, but such an endeavor may come off as if you didn’t care enough to put the ef-fort into writing a thought-ful toast ahead of time.
In addition, practicing the toast once it’s been writ-ten will make you feel more comfortable and confident in front of the crowd. If possible, practice in front of a friend or family mem-ber so you can solicit feed-back. A friend or relative might be able to help you fine-tune the speech, which in turn can calm your nerves once you’re handed the microphone.
• Avoid alcohol. Getting liquored up pri-
or to your toast is a recipe for disaster. Though it may seem like a good idea to employ alcohol to calm your nerves and lower your
inhibitions, it’s not a good idea. Consuming alcohol before your toast increases the chance that you will end up embarrassing the bride and groom as well as yourself.
• Get to the point. Men and women who
have attended their fair share of wedding recep-tions no doubt have sat through a long-winded toast from the best man or maid of honor. Such toasts can bring a festive recep-tion to a grinding halt, and guests will likely tune out before the best man or
maid of honor gets to the point.
Being succinct should be a goal for a best man with regard to his toast. Avoid long-winded walks down Memory Lane in favor of a toast that thoughtfully cuts to the chase and lets every-one get back to celebrating.
• Spin a yarn. While it’s important to
be brief, don’t be so brief that no one at the reception learns about your relation-ship to the groom. Share a humorous anecdote from your mutual past to illus-trate the type of relation-
ship you and the groom share with one another. This story should have an element of humor but don’t include anything too embarrassing, and all ex-girlfriends should be con-sidered off-limits.
• Congratulate the cou-ple.
Because nerves play such a significant part in many best man toasts, it can be easy to forget to congratu-late both the bride and groom. Don’t just toast the groom at the end of your best man speech; toast his new bride as well.
More and more cou-ples planning to walk down the aisle are em-bracing save-the-date cards to give guests ad-equate notice that there is a party on the horizon.
Save-the-date cards do more than let guests know when you’re get-ting hitched. The cards are a preliminary way to keep guests informed and let them know they are, in fact, on the guest list. These cards haven’t always been so popu-lar, but have risen in popularity due to longer engagement periods, a growing number of des-tination weddings and the growing number of couples with guests from all over the country, if not the world. Consid-ering people often plan business trips, vacations and other excursions sev-eral months in advance, save-the-date cards help secure a greater number of attendees at your wed-ding.
Save-the-date an-nouncements can vary in many ways. They may be postcards or magnets that can be attached to a refrigerator door. If you desire a cohesive theme to your wedding statio-nery, select the save-the-date cards at the same time you choose your wedding invitations.
This way you can en-sure that either the pat-terns, fonts, colors, or style of the cards will match. It will also help convey the tone of the wedding. Guests often take their cues regard-ing the level of formality of the wedding from the type of stationery couples choose.
When to send out the save-the-date announce-ments is important as well. As a general rule of thumb, it is wise to mail out the cards six months in advance for a standard wedding. If the wedding requires travel or extended overnight
accommodations, you may want to mail them out eight months to a year in advance to give guests the time to inves-tigate flight costs and hotel arrangements. A wedding also may neces-sitate planning a vacation or personal time off from work. Therefore, ample advanced notice is advis-able.
Be sure to make your guest list in advance of sending out save-the-date cards. Everyone who receives a card should also be sent an invitation prior to the wedding. Remember to include any members of your planned wedding party in the list of recipients. Just because a person has verbally confirmed atten-dance at your wedding doesn’t mean they should be excluded from subse-quent announcements. Guests may talk to one another and it is best to avoid hurt feelings and any added drama before the wedding by treating everyone equally.
Be sure to include the wedding date, your names and the location of the wedding on the save-the-date cards. You do not need to offer RSVP information or detailed specifics at this time. You may want to include a Web site URL on the card so guests can check it fre-quently for updates on wedding information. Be sure to also include that a formal invitation will fol-low at a later date. You do not want to cause confu-sion by having guests think that the save-the-date card is the actual in-vitation.
Also, make sure you address the save-the-date cards correctly to show your intentions with re-spect to guest invites. For example, be clear about whether children will be invited and whether a boyfriend/girlfriend or another guest can tag along.
Save-the-date card etiquette important
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Did You Know?For decades the month of June held firm as the most popular month for weddings. But statistics now indicate that there may be shifting preferences in the time of the
year for marriages. According to The National Center for
Health Statistics, July and August are now the most popular months for tying the
knot in the United States. September and October have also gained momentum as
premier months. Explanations for this shift vary, but it
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now arriving later in the season than in the past. Also, getting married later in the year
may make it easier for couples to secure their first choice of wedding venues.
Once you announce your plans to get mar-ried, there’s a good chance that people close to you will be ready and willing to dispense their share of advice. Some words of wisdom will be priceless, while others you can store away for another day.
When polling married couples, you will likely find they would change “this” or “that” about their weddings if given the chance to do it all over again. Here is some advice that you can choose to fol-low for your wedding day.
• Tip #1: Trust your vendors
Couples often have unique ideas for their wedding day. It may seem tempting to spell out what you want in minute detail and insist on wed-ding vendors carrying out your wishes to a T. But the smarter idea may be to give vendors a little more free reign -- after all, they are the professionals.
“I had a vision in my head of what I wanted my centerpieces to look like,” offers Jean M., Con-necticut. “I gave the florist my suggestions and the ‘feel’ of what I was trying to create, but ultimately I left the finished product up to her. When I walked into the reception hall and saw my centerpiece bas-kets overflowing with fall-hued flowers, berries and twinkling candles, I was so excited I had left it up to the expert.”
When deciding on particular aspects of the wedding, you can give your general ideas, but leave the finished prod-uct to the professionals. Don’t list every song you want the deejay to play or micromanage all of the poses the photographer should take. After all, ex-perienced pros have likely done this dozens of times
in the past and could pro-duce results you never dreamed possible.
• Tip #2: Scale downUnless you are plan-
ning on auditioning for the show “Over-the-Top Weddings,” it might pay to make your wedding more about being personal and less about wowing the crowd with special effects and expensive treats.
It’s easy to be lured into extra dinner courses or be persuaded to release doves at the ceremony, but will these extras impact your relationship or the life you will be building together?
“If I had to do it all again, I would skip the dessert bar I had at my wedding,” says Alice C., Ohio. “The spread of pies, pastries, cookies, and chocolates certainly looked impres-sive, but it cost me a small fortune. Also, people filled up on the dessert bar so much, they no longer had room to taste my special-ordered wedding cake.”
• Tip #3: Don’t overex-tend
Your wedding will hopefully be a once-in-a-lifetime event. There-fore, couples often plan to spend a good deal of money to ensure their special day is perfect. Weddings are still viewed as a high-priority expense and most couples save for a long period of time de-spite sluggish consumer spending reports.
According to the mar-ket research and analysis firm IBISWorld, nearly 60 percent of couples go over their budgets when get-ting married. Some do so at the risk of being in debt afterward.
“It can be easy to get carried away in wedding spending,” shares Deirdre H., Michigan. “I went way over budget when getting my wedding gown and a few other components
of my wedding. My hus-band and I struggled the first year of our marriage trying to fix our finances and battling a bad case of money-related stress.”
Try to stick to a budget as much as possible so that you can enjoy your-self not only on the wed-ding day, but also long after the honeymoon has ended.
• Tip #4: Keep it in the family
Selecting members of your wedding party can be challenging because there may be so many spe-cial people in your lives right now that you want to honor. Choosing a best man and a maid/matron of honor is a large respon-sibility because these peo-ple stand out in the wed-ding. Although couples struggle with their choices and want to please every-one, your safest bet is to choose a family member.
“I ended up choosing my best friend over my sister as maid of honor,” says Clara T., Arizona. “Although we were very close at the time, we’ve since grown apart due to work relocation. My sis-ter and I, however, talk and hang out frequently. I regret not having asked my sister to be my maid of honor, considering hers is a friendship I know will last a long time.”
Unless you don’t have close family members or your relationship with your siblings or cousins is strained, choose a family member to serve as best man or maid of honor.
It is easy to be over-whelmed when planning a wedding, and couples can expect to be bom-barded with advice. How-ever, it could pay to heed the advice of couples who have already lived and learned from their wed-ding choices.
Wedding advice: Be open to others’ ideas, expertise
Many couples forego a religious ceremony, opting instead for one that is presided over by a civil officiant at a courthouse or another location.
Many people dream of a wedding in a church or synagogue before dozens of family members and friends, while there are oth-ers who prefer to forego the fanfare of a large wedding ceremony and are content with a civil wedding in-stead.
Civil ceremonies are of-ten a choice for couples who may have different religious beliefs or do not belong to a particular re-ligious persuasion. In lieu of being presided over by a pastor, priest or rabbi, civil ceremonies are conducted by an authorized official, such as a judge or justice of the peace.
The marriage also can be performed by a licensed wedding officiant. Depend-ing on where a couple lives, mayors or even notary publics can solemnize a marriage. Pilots and ship captains also may be able to preside over the ceremony.
Some states and provinces will allow anyone to solem-nize a wedding, provided they have filed for a special permit for the day.
In terms of location, the most basic of civil cer-emonies take place at the county courthouse, where paperwork is immediately filed. Ceremonies also oc-cur at City Hall.
Couples can choose to hire an officiant to go to another location to oversee the marriage ceremony. The latter is the more expensive option and will be based on the officiant’s schedule.
The structure of a civil marriage is much more lax than those which fol-low the more traditional course. Rather than being required to wear a certain wardrobe or meet with the requirements of a particu-lar church or other house of worship, couples often find flexibility with the civil route.
Although some brides and grooms prefer to wear a tuxedo or suit and a wed-ding gown, it is not neces-sary to do so. There are many couples who have tied the knot in more casual clothing or even costumes.
In order to participate in a civil ceremony, couples must secure a marriage license. This is usually ob-tained by a county regis-trar or another officer of records where the couple lives. Regulations will vary as to the time period in which the ceremony can be done after the marriage license is received. Some li-censes may be voided if the couple does not tie the knot within a few days of secur-ing the license.
When the ceremony will take place is generally up to the couple and, if a member of the judiciary will be overseeing the wed-
What to expect ina civil ceremony
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ding, the courthouse. Some courts require an
appointment for the wed-ding, while others may have a walk-in policy. De-termine these policies well in advance of the wedding day.
There is often a fee col-lected for the wedding cer-emony in addition to what was paid for the marriage license.
For those hiring a pri-vate officiant, the fee will be much higher than what a clerk of the court will cost. The couple will need to bring the marriage li-cense and photo identifi-cation. Two witnesses also will need to be present with their own photographic identification. These wit-nesses will be needed to sign the marriage certifi-cate.
Because there is no firm tradition with civil ceremo-nies, couples may need to be more hands-on when it comes to executing the wedding.
Here are some tips to consider:
• An officiant may not organize the wedding, meaning it will be up to the couple to choose vows, arrange where people will stand, request any clerical blessings, or include any other special elements.
• Some officiants enjoy presiding over weddings, while others see it as just a part of public duty.
Couples can try to find an officiant who meets with their approval and will keep
with the tone that is expect-ed of the ceremony.
• For those adding per-sonal vows, keep them brief and tailored to the occa-sion.
• Know how many people can attend the ceremony in advance. Couples should recognize that space could be limited and restricted to only a few people if the wedding is taking place at the courthouse.
• Arrange the venue for a party afterward. Couples may choose to record a video of the ceremony for playback at a reception to enable those who were not in attendance to be part of the special moment where
the rings and vows were ex-changed.
Civil ceremonies are ad-vantageous to those who have factors that may make a religious ceremony unfa-vorable.
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Weddings are a celebra-tion wherein guests look forward to the reception as much as the actual cere-mony, and the food served at the wedding is often hotly anticipated.
Wedding receptions feature a bevy of different foods to tempt the palates of those in attendance. From appetizers served during the cocktail hour to the last crumb of cake, food plays a big role in a wedding reception.
Choosing foods for a reception can take a little forethought, especially when the wedding party is especially large. The fol-lowing are a few sugges-tions to ensure most guests are happy with the menu selections.
The first rule of thumb is variety. As much as bud-get allows, give guests the choice over what they dine on.
During the cocktail hour – if there is one – couples can play with many dif-ferent tastes and offerings. For those who want to be creative, this is the time to do so. Exotic flavors can be served alongside more traditional offerings that guests recognize.
For example, offer Asian fusion appetizers that may have spice alongside more traditional items, like min-iature quiches.
During the main course of the meal, give guests a few options. Most catering facilities will offer sugges-tions in their meal pack-ages. Couples can typically
choose to offer a meat dish, a poultry and a sea-food. This caters to a wide variety of diners.
It is important for couples to recognize that many people have food al-lergies or are on restricted diets. While it may not be possible to provide for ev-eryone’s specific require-ments, it is possible to make some accommoda-tions.
First, ask the catering manager how his company provides for guests who are vegetarians or vegans. Ensure that the meal will not be simply a bunch of garnishes and vegetable side dishes lumped to-gether.
In addition, couples should recognize that many people have now adopted gluten-free life-styles. More and more restaurants and establish-ments have expanded their offerings to include gluten-free items, so it is important for the bride and groom to confirm.
People who are diabetic and must limit their con-sumption of sugars and carbohydrates may appre-ciate a selection of sugar-free desserts or lower car-bohydrate foods. When couples focus on meeting the needs of their guests, it shows they have put in the effort to make everyone feel welcome and comfort-able at the wedding.
Couples who have the environment in mind can choose to serve organic foods and look to cater-
ing facilities that purchase foods from local vendors and farms.
If a banquet hall does not make such conces-sions, ask if specialty items that benefit organic and local food producers can be brought in. Some cater-ers will be happy to make the change, but it will likely affect the cost of the wedding package to do so.
Food and drink will be some of the most costly portions of a wedding, and couples who are interested in keeping costs down can still offer quality foods if they make some changes.
Varying the time of day that the wedding is held can enable a brunch or luncheon wedding to take place. These foods are often less expensive and labor-intensive to prepare, and therefore the cost sav-ings are passed down to the bride and groom.
Some couples opt for a cocktail and hors d’oeuvre-only reception -- which should clearly be indicated on the invitation so that guests can plan according-ly. An informal wedding may feature only a selec-tion of desserts and spe-cialty liquors. This may be the least expensive option.
Food is an important factor at a wedding and it is in a couple’s best inter-est to ensure that the food served is tasty, full of vari-ety and acceptable to the majority of the guests who will be attending the re-ception.
Variety is spice of life with wedding cuisine
