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SAN ANTONIO –The production of oil and natural gas in the Eagle Ford Shale generated more than $87 billion in total economic output for the state last year, according to a study released Tues-

day by The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Institute for Economic Development. UTSA researchers also concluded that shale activity supported almost 155,000 full-time equivalent jobs and provided more than $4.4 billion to local and state governments in 2013.

UTSA projects that by 2023 the re-gion will support more than 196,000 jobs and generate more than $137 billion for Texas. These new numbers exceed what was projected in previous studies due to the attraction of new manufacturing projects associated with natural gas and additional processing, refining and port facilities. The economic output of the re-gion is forecast to continue solid growth long-term, considering current trends of stable energy prices and industry inno-vation.

The study, UTSA’s fourth, examined the economic impact of the Eagle Ford Shale on the 21 counties directly and indirectly involved in production. The 15 core counties where activity is most prevalent are Atascosa, Bee, DeWitt, Dimmit, Frio, Gonzales, Karnes, La Salle, Lavaca, Live Oak, Maverick, McMullen, Webb, Wilson and Zavala. The six neigh-boring counties where significant activ-ity not including extraction is occurring are Bexar, Jim Wells, Nueces, San Patri-cio, Uvalde and Victoria.

To date, oil and condensate production in the Eagle Ford Shale has grown from 581 barrels per day in 2008 to more than 1.5 million barrels per day as of August 2014, continuing to exceed expectations and attracting more capital investments than any shale field in the United States. That economic growth is making com-munity sustainability a more achievable goal.

“The immense economic development is providing the wherewithal to address

They’re in their teens now, but the Gon-zales Learning and Career Center is still growing.

GLCC board members and supporters gathered Tuesday at the American legion Hall in Gonzales to observe the 15th anni-versary of the organization which is dedi-cated to providing education and work-force services to Gonzales County.

The celebration was particularly poi-gnant because recent changes to state law moved funding for community education agencies like GLCC from the Texas Educa-tion Association to the Texas Workforce Commission this year, and the result has been a drying-up of grant monies from the state. GLCC exists now primarily funded by donations from the local community.

“The Learning Center is so many peo-ple,” director Ann Gaines Rodriguez said. “I wonder if they (volunteers, staffers and

board members) know how much those people appreciate them. I’m here to tell them, people still remember all you’ve done.”

The center began in 1999 with Julie Fairchild as director and an emphasis on GED classes and English instruction. Ro-driguez noted the center has helped more than 2500 individuals advance their learn-ing over the years, from GED instruction to language instruction. The rapid advanc-es in technology has been matched by the GLCC’s evolving mission, with the center now providing GED tutoring for students, many of whom can access GED materials online.

“We have a program called BYOD (Bring Your Own Device),” she said. “They can ac-cess the learning from their phone or pad.

“Last year 52 people earned their GED

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By DAVE MUNDY

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Come and Take IT!

Old Gallows come downWorkmen begin the disassembly of the gallows on the second floor of the Old Jail Museum in Gonzales on Tuesday. The structure is being replaced by a replica gallows which is “more accu-rate to what was there,” said Gonzales County Historical Commission member Sandra Wolff, who heads up the museum project for the GCHC. “I know, my brother is the one who took it down on Jan. 1, 1951.” She explained the gallows seen here are “more something you’d see outside ,” while the replica to replace it will be true to the original, in which a condemned prisoner walked to the edge of a ledge on the third floor and was pushed off rather than standing on a trapdoor. Wolff said the current structure prohibits access to the third floor where the Death Row cells were lo-cated, and the replica structure will also be safer because visitors won’t be able to actually climb on the structure. “We’re just trying to make sure that what we put in there is accurate,” Wolff said. “We’re bringing back what we need from the arhcives as we need it. The goal is to make it a destination museum.” She said the replacement project is expected to be complete this week in plenty of time for next week’s Come and Take It visitors. Nonetheless, she said, “It’s kind of creepy” to restore a structure used to execute people. (Photo by Dave Mundy)

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Gonzales Mayor Bobby Logan presents a proclamation naming Tuesday as Gonzales Learning and Career Center Day in the city to GLCC Director Ann Gaines Rodriguez. (Photo by Dave Mundy)

Gonzales County Economic De-velopment Corp. directors on Mon-day approved the early payment of a previously-approved loan to a busi-ness which has run into unexpected issues in trying to complete its proj-ect, then took a look at how to avoid those “surprises” in the future.

The GEDC board approved by a 5-1 vote amending the contract for the final $50,000 payment to the Come and Take It Proprties project. That project is developing the old Dilworth Building into a bed nd breakfast atop the La Bella Tavola Restaurant. Economic De-velopment Director Carolyn Gibson Baros told the board that while the restaurant opened Monday, the bed

and breakfast has run into both con-tractor problemns and unexpected expenses and was seeking the final loan payment ahead of being issued a certificate of occupancy.

The board approved amending the contract to forward the final payment after debating for several minutes whether or not to set a deadline on the project. A motion to approve the payment upon receipt of receipts for other expenses paid so far passed, with director Dennis Nesser casting the “nay” vote.

“I’m not saying I’m against it, but I think we set a bad precedent,” he explained.

Directors held a workshop to dis-cuss several situations which have arisen as part of the small-business incentive grant process. Gibson-Baros said that these projects have

been delayed at the last minute when city inspections have turned up a need for expensive fire supres-sion systems that were not previous-ly included in construction plans.

“I think we need to include a provision in the contract (for the grants) that before the grant process ever starts they need to have met with all the city people to make sure the entire project is complete,” she said.

Board president Nathan Neuse announced he would be meeting with the architect for the EDC’s planned small-business incubation/GEDC offices center on St. George Street. He noted that the project has experienced delays similar to those of other organizations on construc-tion, in part because of the demand for workers in the Eagle Ford Shale.

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The annual Belmont VFD Fund-raiser Barbecue and Auction this weekend attracted a big — and hungry — crowd at the Belmont Social Club. The Kerr Creek Band (above) provided the entertainment while firefighters cooks and served tasty plates of barbecued brisket and chicken. (Photos by Dave Mundy)

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We sometimes joke about the many things we use that have these words imprinted on them: “Made in China.” There is, however, a product that has been around for at least fifty years that I only wish had been produced elsewhere. I’m talking about what some have called the “prosper-ity gospel” or the “health and wealth gospel.” Sadly, its roots are in America—probably be-cause it could not have been birthed in areas where suffer-ing and poverty are faced each day. By the way, it is not the true gospel; it is a distortion of the true biblical gospel.

While it would take nu-merous articles to expose the many errors in this move-ment, I will summarize it in the following way. The pros-perity gospel teaches that not only does Christ offer forgive-ness of sin to all that repent and believe upon Him, but that in Christ there is the pro-vision for health and material prosperity. Christian leader Michael Horton exposes the error of the movement in this way, “We are, by nature, pa-gan. Either our religion will transform us or we will trans-form our religion to suit our sympathies. It is to trivialize greatly the work of Christ to suggest that God the Father sent His only-begotten Son into the world to bear the world’s blasphemy, insults, and violence, and most of all, to bear the Father’s wrath, all for increased cash flow and fewer bouts with asthma. It is to make a joke out of the great displeasure, anger, and wrath God has toward sin and sinful persons. God’s real problem, say the faith teach-ers, is not that we are wicked, selfish, God-hating rebels who deserve eternal punishment, but that we aren’t enjoying ourselves!”

The modern movement traces its roots to men like

E.W. Kenyon and Kenneth Hagin. The mantel has now fallen to popular figures like Kenneth Copeland, Paul Crouch, Joyce Meyer, Rob-ert Tilton, and Creflo Dol-lar, to name only a few. The agenda is basically the same and is repeated over and over again. It is as follows: There are certain spiritual principles that God has put into place. It is up to us to claim and speak those principles, and thus God will be obligated to act accordingly. Gullible listen-ers are told that if they will obediently sow some seed money, God will reward with temporal blessings like health and wealth. Hello! We know who gets rich in that scenario. Thus leaders of the movement continue to live in the lap of luxury, while the sheep are fleeced time and time again. Peter warns that false teachers will, “By covetousness exploit you with deceptive words.” (II Peter 2:3) Peter goes on to say “They have a heart trained in covetous practices, and are accursed children.” (II Peter 2:14)

It is not that God in His pur-poses has not blessed some be-lievers with incredible wealth. Money is not evil. In fact, many well-to-do Christians have been incredibly generous with the resources God has entrusted to their care. Yet, the movement I am referring to tends to make the goal tem-porary earthly prosperity. On the contrary, we are to “Set our mind on things above, not on things on the earth.” (Colos-sians 3:2) “While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not

seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.” (II Corinthians 4:18)

Was the Apostle Paul rich? Judge by his own words, “To the present hour we both hunger and thirst, and we are poorly clothed, and beaten, and homeless. And we labor, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure; being defamed, we entreat. We have been made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things until now.” (I Corinthi-ans 4:11-13) Hear his clear call for contentment, “Now godli-ness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and it certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content. But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts, which drown men in destruction and per-dition. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greedi-ness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.” (I Timothy 6:6-10)

How I wish these greedy, covetous teachers would heed the simple warnings of our Lord. “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for your-selves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” (Mat-thew 6:19-21)

We must not forget, at the heart of our Lord’s invitation to follow Him is self-denial. “If any man desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and fol-low Me.” (Matthew 16:24)

Donald Marion Logan, 1934-2014LOGAN

Donald Marion Logan, 80, of Gonzales, went to meet his Lord and Sav-ior Friday, September 19, 2014. Don was born May 23, 1934 in Gonza-les County to Clyde and Alleen Logan. Clyde graduated from Gonza-les High School and at-tended church at Unity Baptist Church before it was disbanded; he then joined the First Baptist Church in Gonzales. He made his profession of faith at age 7, and was baptized in the Maurin caleche tank near Unity Baptist Church. Don was member of the Ameri-can Petroleum Institute, Independent Petroleum Association, Rocky Mountain Oil & Gas As-sociation, Independent Drilling Contractors of America, Independent Cattlemen’s Association and the Elks Lodge.

Don worked for a time in Yoakum for pipe line crew, where he met Dorothy Seitz whom he married after moving to Tulsa, OK. He was em-ployed by Sinclair Oil Company and lived in Tulsa from 1953 to 1969. Don moved his family to Denver, CO. after leav-ing Sinclair Oil Co. to partner with his friend Clyde Clinton in a new business venture, prop-erty tax representatives for oil companies. Their business grew as they traveled throughout the United States and at the height of the oil boom of the 1980’s they sold their business. Though reluctant at first, Don came back to Gonzales to help his parents man-age the production of an oil well on the old fam-ily place. Upon seeing the opportunities exist-ing in Gonzales at the time, Don secured leases on some land that pro-duced 12 new producing oil wells joint venturing with other individuals and companies they had represented.

Don had worked all his early life; working cattle

with his cousin Rufus Floyd for 75 cents a day, setting pins at the bowl-ing alley, ushering at the Ice Capades, pumping gas at a service station or playing rent a Santa at Christmas time, work was work, he was never to proud to seize an op-portunity to make a liv-ing. But there are things he did love outside of work; he enjoyed land-scaping, planting flowers and seemingly where he walked, the grass grew. He past the time gar-dening and became very good at canning toma-toes. He loved fishing, raising cattle, even join-ing his father in leasing land in Tulsa to raise cat-tle. They both enjoyed riding horses, working cattle and Don’s Arabian mare “Dolly” had a gate as smooth as a rocking chair. In 1969 he and his family bought a condo in Vail where his children learned to snow ski, but Don avoided the activ-ity afraid he would injure himself and prevent him from providing for his family.

In 1982 Don moved to Gonzales to stay and on March 17, 1985 he married Pat Kelley Brown and to-gether they formed a cattle business on a family ranch. Don was a quiet, gentle soul, respected and loved by many friends. He was so gentle he didn’t brand his cattle for fear of caus-ing them undue discom-fort. Don had as many as 300 head of Brangus heif-ers at one point, finally selling them off to local ranchers and settling into a cow calf style of ranching that served him well.

Donald Marion Logan was a wonderful lov-ing husband, father and great friend, he is sur-vived by his wife, Pat Kelley Logan of Gon-zales, daughters, Vickie

Weir, Sharon Logan, Debra Cuccia (Michael), Judy Ganoe (Craig) Nan-cy Ayres (Larry), Sandee Johnson, (Mark), son, Robert D, “Bob” Logan (Jackie) all of Colora-do, step-son, Jeff Kel-ley Brown of Gonzales, former wife and mother of his children, Dorothy Rose Logan of Colorado, sister-in-law, Jean Lo-gan, 14 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, 3 step grandchildren and 4 step great-grandchil-dren, as well as a host of nieces, nephews and ex-tended family.

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Wednes-day, September 24, 2014 in the Gonzales First Baptist Church with Rev. Steve Faulkner officiat-ing. Interment followed in Denton Creek Cem-etery. Pallbearers: were Mark Kelley, Brian Car-ruthe, Bob Logan, Austin Ayres, Michael Cuccia, and Mark Johnson. Hon-orary Pallbearers: Logan Gonoe, Tyler Weir, Riley Logan, Blake Johnson and Brud Brown. Memo-rials may be made to the First Baptist Church or the Denton Creek Cem-etery Association.. The family received friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Tues-day in the funeral home. Memorials can be made to First Baptist Church in Gonzales or Charity of choice.

Services were are un-der the care and direc-tion of Seydler-Hill Fu-neral Home.

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LOWEJames A. Lowe, 65, of

Conroe, passed away Sat-urday, September 13, 2014. He was born July 5, 1949 in Corpus Christi, to Clyde and Virginia Lowe. James married Pat Jung-hans on February 28, 1969 in San Diego, California while serving in the U.S. Navy. After his service in the Navy, they made their home in Gonzales near family.

James had been an ac-tive member of Memorial Heights Baptist Church for several years and served as the music director for 18

months. He was a mem-ber of the Gonzales Volun-teer Fire Department and a Master Mason in the Gon-zales Masonic Lodge A.F. and A.M.

James loved the outdoors and was an avid hunter and fisherman. He also enjoyed the family weekend camp-ing trips, grilling, cooking and gardening.

James is survived by his wife, Patricia “Pat” Lowe, daughters, Rhonda Silvas and husband Tiny, Rebecca Daley and husband Lance, sons, Tommy Lowe and wife Michelle, mother, Vir-ginia Lowe Kerr, brother,

Larry Lowe, sister, Barbara Hendershot and husband James, grandchildren, Christopher Austin, Ryan Thurmon, Mason Dunk-lin, Davis Dunklin, An-drew Daley, Megan Martin, Christian Diggins, Austin Lowe, Sadie Rae Lowe and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father.

Graveside services were held Friday, September 19, 2014 in the Gonzales Ma-sonic Cemetery with Rev. Hollas Hoffman officiating. Services were under the care and direction of Sey-dler-Hill Funeral Home.

NOVAKAlma Elaine Novak, of

Cuero, passed away on Sat-urday, September 13, 2014 at the age of 73. Elaine, as she was known, was born in Harwood, TX on Sep-tember 14, 1940 to Otto W. and Icie Heavener Schel-lenberg.

Surviving are her chil-dren, Cheryl Finley of

Austin, Andrea Novak of Cedar Park and Bryan Novak of Cedar Creek; grandchildren Jennifer Finley, LauraFinley-Feller of Austin, James Finley, Jr. of Lampasas and Mat-thew Novak of Cedar Park; great-grandchildren Samu-el Finley of Lampasas and Graham Finley and broth-er, Herbert Schellenberg of

Harwood. She will also be missed by her special bud-dies DC and Kaci.

She was preceded in death by her parents along with brothers Louie Schel-lenberg and Max Schellen-berg.

Family members will gather privately at a later date to scatter her ashes ac-cording to her wishes.

Hubert Liford,1922-2014LIFORD

Hubert Liford, 91, of Gonzales, formerly of Vic-toria, passed away on Mon-day, September 22, 2014. Hubert was born on Octo-ber 14, 1922 in Beards Fork, West Virginia to George and Bam Black Liford. He was the fifth of ten children.

On April 18, 1942, he mar-ried Zelda Frances Eberhart in Gallipolis, Ohio. They lived in South Charleston and Marmet, West Virgin-ia. Their union was blessed with three children: Caro-lyn Patricia, John Howard and James Daniel. Hubert worked for Union Car-bide in South Charleston, WV; Louisville, KY; Ponce, Puerto Rico; Taft, LA; and Seadrift, TX. After retir-ing in Victoria, he enjoyed traveling, activities at the Northside Baptist Church, reading and working on his computer. He moved to Gonzales to be closer to his son, John. Zelda preceded him in death in November, 2011. Survivors include his daughter Pat Flatt and hus-band Vic; sons John Liford and wife Pam and Danny

Liford and wife Jeannie; five grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren; brothers, sisters and friends.

“God saw he was tired and a cure was not to be. So He put His arms around him, and whispered, ‘Come To Me’” — Author Unknown.

A Memorial Service will be held 2 p.m. Satur-day, September 27, 2014 at Northside Baptist Church in Victoria with the Rever-end Tim Williams officiat-ing. In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be made to the American Dia-betes Association, North-side Baptist Church or the charity of your choice. Ar-rangements under the care and direction of Seydler-Hill Funeral Home, 906 St. Paul, Gonzales, TX 830-672-3232.

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Herman Brune

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

Looking Downfrom the Saddle

Vote in favor of GISD’s two Chapter 41 propositionsLetters to the editor

Dear Editor,Last Tuesday when the Gonzales Coun-

ty Retired Teachers Association met for lunch we had as guest speakers two of the three Superintendents of schools in our County and each reported the changes in rules for financial support from the State of Texas. Our County now is classified as “property wealthy” and we are required to participate in returning local tax dollars to the State for which there are 5 separate methods:

Option 1. Consolidate with another District.

Option 2. Detach PropertyOption 3. Purchase attendance credits

from the State ( this requires voter ap-proval)

Option 4. Contract to educate nonresi-dent students from a property poor dis-trict (requires voter approval).

Option 5. Consolidate tax bases with another district.

It was explained to us that only Options 3 and 4 would allow Gonzales ISD to re-tain control of operations of the district unrelated to wealth equalization and are not permanent, in any year in which GISD was not property wealthy, GISD would not have to give money to the state or a prop-erty poor district.

So this letter is to urge you voters to go vote..........at a building behind our School Administration building, during the ‘early voting days’ or on Tuesday, election day Sept. 30th.

I trust our elected School Board mem-bers and the Superintendents who have thought through the Option possibilities

and I am urging voters to vote FOR both Proposition 1 and Proposition 2 as they appear on the ballot so that in our coun-ty, we can retain control of property tax money.

It was easy to vote because we have been informed of the way we can control tax money.

This election is vastly important because there can be no changes by way of appeals once these rules are established, County by County.

To all you fellow citizens who will read this letter, please go vote to keep our ad-vantages......isn’t it great we can be classi-fied as “property wealthy”.

If you would like to state your opinion, please also send a letter to the editors.

Carol J. DuBoseGonzales

Make sure to votein GISD electionDear Editor,

Don and I just voted in the building BE-HIND the GISD School Superintendent’s Office, the DSDC. The GISD School Su-perintendent’s Office is located at 926 St. Lawrence,and is also known as “The Cen-tral Office”.

There are signs directing you to the DSDC Building where you vote, and there is a disabled accessible ramp to it as well as steps to it.

The ballot gives the choice of voting “for” or “against” Propositions 1 and 2.

These are the ONLY CHOICES on the bal-lot.

We voted “for” Propositions 1 and 2. We encourage you to do the same as we understand this is what the GISD Board prefers in this Election.

For more information, call 830-672-9551.

JoAnn LeifesteGonzales

Thanks for straightpiece on candidate Dear Editor,

Your insightful and well-written piece on Wesley Reed is like a breath of fresh air this morning.

Thank you so much for sharing with your readers information in a positive light about congressional candidate Reed. I have met him several times and he is the real thing.

Again, it was such a nice surprise to see something like this appear in the Cannon. It gives me feeling of hope, and I am going to renew my subscription today.

Ellen KennardGonzales

EDITOR’S NOTE: Thank you. Our job as a community newspaper is to present the news with honesty, integrity and fair-ness. We may not see issues in the same way as Mr. Reed, but we restrict such com-mentary to where it belongs — on the edi-torial page.

We cannot be theworld’s orphanage

El Conservador

George Rodriguez is a San Antonio resident and is Executive Director of the South Texas Political Al-liance.

GeorgeRodriguez

I recently spoke about immigration to a gathering of conservative citizens in east-ern Washington state. One of the issues I was asked was about so-called “Dreamers” — the illegal aliens who were brought to the U.S. illegally as minors, and who now are demanding amnesty and full citizen-ship. My response on this subject was/is very clear and logical.

First, we cannot turn our nation into the world’s orphanage. We cannot allow every country in the world to drop their chil-dren at our doorstep and expect us to raise them. The American taxpayer cannot be the world’s step-parent.

It is extremely sad that these children were brought here, albeit for a better life, but there is a right way and wrong way to do everything. Regardless of the attempts to justify the illegal entry of these people, they entered illegally and what part of the word “illegal” do some people not under-stand?

Furthermore, we should not make ex-ceptions to any illegal alien group because once we make allowance for one group we are going to have to make exceptions for other groups. Our immigration system has already too complicated and politi-cized, and it’s time to simplify matters and enforce the law.

The current immigration crisis, which has included over 60,000 illegal alien mi-nors entering in the past 11 months, is a direct result of the public ‘Dreamers’ de-bate and Obama Administration’s action. Obama has sent mixed messages regard-ing immigration policy and it has caused for many minors to come. Even now more minors are being resettled than deported.

It is my opinion that anyone of any age who enters (or over stays their permis-sion) illegally, should be deported and not be able get citizenship or permanent resi-dency. Only when a strong punishment is

enforced for illegal entry will it ever stop. That policy must also include the deporta-tion of children so as to discourage adults from sending them.

Some Dreamers say they can’t go back to their country of origin because they won’t be able to blend into their culture and economy. However, we are constantly told by liberals how good bilingualism and bi-culturalism is for us the U.S.— so why isn’t that the case for Dreamers in their home country? I’m sure they could be an asset to their nations.

Finally, Dreamers and their supporters have said they cannot go through the nor-mal immigration process because it takes too long. I’m amazed at this statement. Anything good is worth waiting for, par-ticularly American citizenship. People who want to attend a Spurs game must enter the proper way and buy a ticket and wait in line. Should it be any different to enter the greatest country on earth?

Rather than complicating our immi-gration system further and allowing the Dreamers to stay, they should go back to country of origin and apply for entry. In the meantime, any children brought here illegally should be deported immediately. We must stop making excuses and enforce the law for everyone, including children, because we cannot become world’s or-phanage.

This is an edited transcript of an interview with Texas Out-door Writer Kendal Hemphill on “The News from the Camp-house” on KULM 98.3 FM.

Brune: Kendal is a newspa-per columnist and writes po-litical commentary for Texas Fish and Game magazine. He is also an out-going director of the Texas Outdoor Writers Association (TOWA) and is currently going to seminary school in Arkansas. As luck has it, I was elected to take his place. It is the only election of statewide candidates that I can recall winning. Once on the

board the new directors were asked if they had a particu-lar job that they wanted. I of

course said that I wanted Ken-dal’s old job. Obviously, my thinking was that if he could do it so could I. And hopefully, he had the bugs worked out and a ready process template. Now, I’m in charge of the Ex-cellence in Craft competition which is judged by the folks at West Texas A&M University. A new item that I’ve likewise vol-unteered for is campaigning to get more student participation in TOWA. Presently, I have appointments to meet with journalism professors at Texas A&M in College Station and working on dates with the pro-

fessors at A&M in Kingsville. The question to Kendal is:

We can assume that students from Agriculture Commu-nications should be involved with outdoor writing. But isn’t there also plenty room for mainstream journalism stu-dents?

Hemphill: Yes absolutely. Outdoor writing is not all hook and bullet. We don’t all write about the latest rifle cali-ber or what fish are biting. My political commentary covers current legislation and main-stream issues. There are times when issues such as a border fence become hot topics in the outdoors. A border fence would impact wildlife travel and habitat. Illegal immi-grants, litter on their trails, and crime also becomes outdoor issues. Homeland Security, air quality, water issues, and prac-tically every related malady to mankind can be tied to the outdoors.

It is imperative that the mainstream public under-stands conservation and the best people to deliver the message are outdoor writers. It is necessary that people un-derstand the North American Conservation model and the role that hunting and fishing play in maintaining healthy wildlife populations. It is also necessary that people under-stand the difference between preservation and conservation. Preservation is for items that may never be used or touched. Conservation is using a natural resource so that it will always remain.

Brune: So in saying that all issues may be connected and impact the outdoors, do you think that young people raised in the outdoors may have a

better perspective on all the is-sues?

Hemphill: It would be rea-sonable to say that kids raised in the outdoors would have more knowledge of the things that affect natural resources. Then if they are actively en-gaged they may likewise have more knowledge of main-stream issues that are natural resource related. And it may start with the hook and bullet activities.

If a kid loves hunting, fish-ing, canoeing, or whatever – they are more likely to know about the topics concerning hunting, fishing, canoeing, or whatever. They are more likely to learn how to be good stew-ards of the environment. They are more in touch with the en-vironment than the students who get it all from television.

But there is a significant fac-tor to consider. We need young people with a fire in them to solve problems and now we’re including all students. We need young intellectuals to help solve the demands that a growing population is putting on our natural resources.

We’ll use energy as an ex-ample. We know that we need alternative energy sources. We need more engineers work-ing on ways to conserve fossil fuels and reuse of water. It will take more young people work-ing in those fields. It helps if everyone has an understand-ing of how energy is tied into outdoor issues, but the biggest factor is that we help get stu-dents involved. That could be a role for a TOWA director – helping young people become involved. Agree?

Brune: Of course! As a com-municator it is our job to write so that we include people and

relate issues to their lives. It helps when folks are active in their community. Nowadays it seems more evident that the sooner we can get young folks involved the better it is for so-ciety. The trick is to exclude politics and delve into the facts.

Using the energy example consider the drilling technique known as fraccing. It has been around for 50 or more years. Recently, the EPA has signed off that it doesn’t hurt the en-vironment or groundwater. Yet, there is an anti-fraccing crowd that refuses to let go. It is essential that young journalists research and delve into these types of issues, set politics aside, and deliver accurate in-formation to the public. There is still at least one state with a moratorium on fraccing. Such policy is driven by politics and hurts us as a nation and a so-ciety.

Hemphill: There are many issues that need to be drug into the daylight and it will be up to young journalists to grab onto these issues. They could report on taxes or social programs. All of these topics can be dis-cussed as to whether they help or hurt society, home-land security, conservation of resources, etc. Eventually all these topics control daily life whether it is the price at the pump or economic growth.

Unfortunately, many people turn on the news and expect to be lied to. We need these young journalists to latch onto the facts and give the public an accurate reading of what works and what doesn’t work. That’s what the public needs and hopefully wants. I sup-pose it’s our job to help get the next generation of journalists started.

needs that are important to both industry and communi-ties,” said Robert McKinley, UTSA associate vice president of economic development. “Investments in infrastructure – roads, water, wastewater, education, medical facilities and other things – are the key foundational components needed to ensure the long-term viability of many rural communities in the region.

“The ongoing activity pres-ents South Texas community leaders with a rare opportu-nity to ensure the long-term viability aof their cities, towns and counties,” said Thomas Tunstall, research director of the UTSA Institute for Eco-nomic Development.

The UTSA Institute for Eco-nomic Development is dedi-cated to creating jobs, grow-ing businesses and fostering economic development. Its 12 centers and programs provide professional business advising, technical training, research and strategic planning to en-trepreneurs, business owners

and community leaders.

The Eagle Ford Shale Community De-velopment Program at the UTSA Institute for Economic Development is working with communities to promote sus-tainable economic progress through an innovative and strategic approach. Likewise, it maintains a network of 10 field centers and two specialty centers to provide advising services and business train-ing. The Small Business De-velopment Center network stretches across South Texas and includes all of the coun-ties impacted by the Eagle Ford Shale, as well as many in West Texas.

“With the enormous growth in our energy sectors, in particular the Eagle Ford Shale play, comes a multitude of challenging opportuni-ties,” said state Senator Carlos Uresti. “State policy makers, business leaders and other stakeholders rely on the best research available from our higher education community, such as UTSA, in order to

tackle these challenges and en-sure our state takes full advan-tage of this vital opportunity.”

UTSA is conducting ad-ditional projects to support stakeholders in the Eagle Ford region. Notably, the Center for Urban and Regional Plan-ning in the UTSA College of Architecture, Construction and Planning regularly con-sults with communities across South Texas on planning, de-sign, environmental, housing and development issues. Like-wise, the UTSA College of Public Policy and Institute for Economic Development are collaborating to develop and strengthen municipal govern-ments in the Eagle Ford Shale and West Texas regions.

To date, the UTSA Insti-tute for Economic Develop-ment has published Eco-nomic Impact of Oil and Gas Activities in the West Texas Energy Consortium Region (December 2013), Economic Impact of the Eagle Ford Shale (March 2013), Eagle Ford Shale Economic Impact and Workforce Analysis (October 2012) and other studies.

Gonzales Police Depart-ment news release of Sept. 22:

09/12/2014 Brandon C Cruz 22 Of Flatonia Tx Arrest-ed And Charged With Driving While License Invalid At 1200 Blk Church St.

09/14/2014 Reported Ag-gravted Robberu At 200 Blk 90-A.

09/14/2014 Reported Bur-glary Habitation At 700 Blk Cone St.

09/15/2014 James Franklin Blankenship 26 Of Gonzales Arrested And Charged With Evading And No Drivers Li-cense At 800 Blk Wells St.

09/15/2014 Reported Bur-glary Habitation At 1500 Blk College St.

09/15/2014 Reported Bur-glary Habitation At 1400 Blk College St.

09/15/2014 Thomas Ed-ward Ratliff 42 Of Tomball Tx Arrested And Charged With Possession Of Marijuana At 200 Blk St. Paul St.

09/16/2014 Nicholas Mar-tinez Jr 38 Of Gonzales Ar-rested And Charged With Possession Of Marijuana At 800 Blk College St.

09/16/2014 Reported

Forgery Passing Of $100.00 Counterfeit Bill At 1100 Blk Sarah Dewitt Dr.

09/16/2014 Reported Hit And Run Accident At 1100 Blk Sarah Dewitt Dr.

09/16/2014 Reported Forgery Pssing Of $10.00 Counterfeit Bill At 1800 Blk St. Joseph St.

09/16/2014 Reported Theft At 700 Blk St. Lawrence St.

09/16/2014 Glynell Bates 48 Of Gonzales Arrested And Charged With Public Intoxi-cation At Kleine And School St.

09/16/2014 Jose Alfonso Vela-Reyna 35 Of Wealder Tx Arrested And Charged With Possession Of Controlled

Substance And No Drivers License At College And Oak-land Dr.

09/17/2014 Manuel Ale-jandro Hernandez 21 Of Gon-zales Arrested And Charged With Driving While License Invalid At 1300 Blk College St.

09/17/2014 Reported Theft At 2000 Blk 90-A.

09/17/2014 Reported Theft At 1100 Blk Sarah De-witt Dr.

09/18/2014 Reported Credit Card Abuse At 1100 Blk Sarah Dewitt Dr.

09/18/2014 Brenda Joyce Girouard 57 Of Gonzales Ar-rested And Charged With Public Intoxication At 1100 Blk Sarah Dewitt Dr.

09/19/2014 Reported Un-authorized Use Motor Vehicle At 1700 Blk Seydler St.

09/19/2014 Reported Sexual Assault At 700 Blk St. Paul St.

09/19/2014 Heather Leigh Ribera 19 Of Gonzales Ar-rested And Charged With Criminal Mischief At 1100 Blk Sarah Dewitt Dr.

Gonzales County Com-missioners on Monday moved to give county em-ployees an option to pur-chase membership in a ru-ral air ambulance service.

Commissioners opted to add Methodist AirCare and the AirMedCare Net-

work to county employees’ options during their open enrollment period.

Jaran Floyd told com-missioners the service grew out of seeing most air ambulances based in major metropolitan ar-eas, with lengthy delays between contact time and pickup time. His com-pany’s service operates in

rural areas and has op-erations in Seguin and La Grange.

Employees would be able to purchase a mem-bership covering their en-tire family for about $6 per month, Floyd said. With most air ambulance calls costing $20,000-30,000, the savings for individu-als — even those covered

by insurance — could be significant.

“Most of the time if they call an air ambulance, the insurance will treat it like ground transportation and pay up to $5,000 or so,” he said. “Under this, they’re covered.”

Commissioners also opt-ed to change the waiting period for county employ-

ees to receive health insur-ance from the current 90 days to 60 days to conform to changes in state statutes.

During Monday’s meet-ing, Commissioners also approved the temporary closure of County Road 363 at Gelhorn Creek in Precinct 2 for the con-struction of a new bridge, approved the sole-source

justifications for purchase of used tractor trucks for Precincts 1 and 4, and ap-proved a resolution for a state criminal justice plan-ning grant as a way to fund security cameras for the courthouse and justice building.


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Benefit barbecue drawingScotty Ivey,a rig supervisor with Penn Virginia from Wilburton, Okla., was tragi-cally killed on Aug. 17 by a drunken driver. Ivey was a dedicated, loving husband and father of two boys, ages 10 and 7. He had a passion for classic cars and was returning from a car show when the accident occurred. Go West Logistics has donated a barbecue pit in remembrance of Scotty Ivey, seen here with Joyce Cheatham, and it will be raffled off during this year’s Come and Take It Car Show sponsored by the Gonzales Classic Cruisers Car Club. Proceeds will benefit the auto mechanics scholarship fund offered to qualifying Gonzales High School students seeking to advance their skills in Ivey’s memory. The Gonzales Classic Cruisers Car Club asks that all keep Scotty’s family in their prayers and thoughts while enjoying this year’s Come and Take It. Tickets are $10 pre-sale through any Classic cruisers member or contact Cheatham at White’s A/C Services, 820 St. Paul St., 830-672-1200 (Photo by Dave Mundy)

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SHINER — Shiner Cham-ber of Commerce President Hailey Steinocher and Office Manager Jane Kalina turned out for last Monday’s ribbon cutting ceremony, officially welcoming Andy’s Sheet-metal & Gutter Co. to Shiner.

“All of this started because of this man,” owner Andy Blaschke said of Alton Fal-tysek, who owned and oper-ated the former business A & D Sheetmetal for 30.5 years in Shiner, and serves as his right-hand man in the busi-ness today.

“It was an opportune time. While combin-ing Alton’s many years of sheetmetal knowledge and my husband’s years of ex-perience in the industry, it just all made sense to bring the two together,” said wife and co-owner La-rissa Blaschke. “We intend to see this company thrive and succeed as it has for all these years with the same quality service and crafts-manship. We are excited to work with our new and existing customers, con-tractors, and vendors from all over the Golden Cres-

cent area.”Andy’s Sheetmetal &

Gutter Co. provides cus-tom sheetmetal products while specializing in gut-ters, downspouts, louvers, flashing, and stove pipes.

The building, located at 524 N Ave G, was home

to several businesses as early as the 1950’s. These businesses included Stlu-ka’s Grocery and Laddie’s Place, Pohler Meat Market, Elo’s Grocery, Ray’s Gro-cery, DJ’s Grocery and in 1999, A & D Sheetmetal.

Ironically, Andy noted

that he worked in this ex-act location as meat mar-ket employee of DJ’s Gro-cery twenty-something years ago.

“I worked in this same building for my very first job, “ he said, “and hope-fully this will be my last”.

Andy’s opens Shiner location

Andy’s Sheetmetal & Gutter Co. held their Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Monday, September 22, 2014. Pictured are from left to right: front row: Felipe Leon, Sage Capital Bank Asst VP; Alton Faltysek; Andy and Larissa Blaschke, owners; Austin Blaschke, son; Hailey Steinocher, Shiner Chamber Pres-ident; Lisa Barr, Associate Director UHV-SBDC. Back Row: Kevin Blaschke, son; Blair Nieto; Annette Blaschke; Cynthia and Larry Botard.

Gonzales County Sheriff’s Office report for Sept. 15-20:

09/15/14Hernandez, Marsha Ann,

11/1973, Gonzales. Local Warrant – Theft Stolen Prop-erty >$20K <$100K. Requires $20,000 Bond. Local War-rant – Bail Jumping and Fail to Appear Felony. Requires $10,000 Bond. Local War-rant – Bail Jumping and Fail to Appear Felony. Local War-rant – Bail Jumping and Fail to Appear Felony. Remains in Custody.

09/16/14Escobedo, Tiffany Marie,

10/1987, Gonzales. Local Warrant – Fail to Stop at Stop Sign. Requires $248.00 Fine. Released on Order to Appear.

09/19/14Brickey, Manvel Juan,

01/1992, Houston. Local War-rant – Theft Stolen Property <$1,500 2/more Previous

Convictions. Remains in Cus-tody.

09/20/14Christoferson, Kenneth

Wayne, 11/1972, Sealy. Public Intoxication. Released on Or-der to Appear.

Montgomery, Gregory Bri-an, 01/1994, Waelder. Inter-fere with Emergency Call. Re-quires $4,000 Bond. Remains in Custody.

Total Arrest, Court Com-mitments, other agency ar-rest and processing’s:

GCSO 05DPS 06GPD 15WPD 00NPD 03Constable 01DWCSO 00DEA 00TPW 00GCAI 00Total 30

Yoakum RoyaltyTre’Vontae Hights and Faith Hagan were named this year’s Yoakum High School Homecoming King and Queen. (Photo by Mark Lube)

Gonzales Co. Sheriff’s Report

God didn’t design us for a purposeless life. There is a reason for your existence that is meant to bring you a sense of fulfillment, help others and glorify God. Without some-thing worthwhile to live for while we are alive, and with-out something to hope for after we die, our life on this earth is meaningless.

“Do you know what your purpose in this life is?” Each of us is equipped with unique talents and skills meant to be used for God’s good purpose...not ours. There is more to life than pleasing ourselves. Everything we do should be for God. Everything we at-tain should be used for Him. What tools did He give you to use? Are you a helper? A teacher? An encourager? A musician? Do you have the gift of gab who communicates deep subjects simply? Do you attract people who want to tell you their life story? Find your tool and put it to good use. That is what it is for!

Our time in these physi-cal bodies is temporary and it is limited. The choices we make really do matter. We can choose to waste our al-lotted time on superficial and temporary pleasures focused on gratifying our own selfish

desires, or we can choose to put our time to good use for something that really matters.

Do you believe that God loves you personally and cares about your welfare? He does you know. That is why He sent His Son Jesus to die on a cross. Sounds like a terrible thing to do to a Son doesn’t it? Well, Christ was born for a Divine purpose that tran-scended this earthly life. He came to earth to prove to stubborn, arrogant mankind that God exists, and to make us understand that He, not we, are the center of the uni-verse. He came to show us how to live and how to love. My husband says that ‘Love is an Action Word’, and Christ proved that. Because there is no greater love that anyone can have than to give up their own life so that others can live. He chose to give up His physi-cal existence to prove that the end of this life is the beginning of an eternal one. His sacri-fice made it possible for us to

be forgiven of everything we have ever done and recon-nect with God. The only way to enter the holy presence of God is to admit our mess-ups, turnaround from our past by not making the same stupid decisions again and let Christ into your heart. Then ask Him to guide your decisions.

But the choice to believe is yours. The choice to fol-low His guidelines is yours. And the choice to love Him and your fellow man is yours. No one can force you to do anything you don’t want to do. Not the Devil. Not even God. That is the great thing about free will. God designed us to have a relationship with Him, but He wants us to want Him. One thing I’ve learned the hard way is that if we want to live a better life, we have to make wiser choices. Where have your decisions led you? Do you like where you are? It took me half a lifetime to make the choice to believe and to follow God. Now that I’ve made my choice I am sticking to it...come what may.

I heard Rick Warren pray this last week and I am mak-ing it part of my daily morn-ing ritual:

“Today I am stepping across the line. I’m tired of waffling

and I’m finished with waver-ing. I’ve made my choice. The verdict is in and my deci-sion is irrevocable. I’m going God’s way. There is no turn-ing back now! I will live the rest of my life serving God’s purpose with Gods’ people on Gods’ planet for God’s glory. I will use my life to celebrate His presence, cultivate His character, participate in His family, demonstrate His love and communicate His Word. Since my past has been for-given and I have a purpose for living and a home await-ing in heaven, I refuse to waste any more time or energy on shallow living, petty thinking, trivial talking, thoughtless do-ing, useless regretting, hurtful resenting or faithless worry-ing! Instead, I will magnify God, grow to maturity, serve in ministry and fulfill my mis-sion in the membership of His family.

Because this life is prepara-tion for the next, I will value worship over wealth; we over me; character over comfort; service over status; and people over possessions, position and pleasures. I know what mat-ters most and I’ll give it all I’ve got. I’ll do the best I can with what I have for Jesus Christ today. I won’t be captivated by

culture, manipulated by crit-ics, motivated by praise, frus-trated by problems, debilitated by temptation or intimidated by the devil. I’ll keep running my race with my eyes on the goal not the sidelines or those running by me.

I won’t back up, back off, back down, back out or back-slide. I’ll just keep moving forward by God’s grace. I’m Spirit led, purpose-driven and mission focused so I cannot be bought. I will not be com-promised and I shall not quit until I finish the race. I’m a trophy of God’s amazing grace so I will be gracious to every-one, grateful for every day and generous with everything that

God entrusts to me.To my Lord and Savior

Jesus Christ I say...However, Whenever, Wherever and Whatever you ask me to do my answer in advance is yes! Wherever you lead and whatever the cost I’m ready. Anytime, anywhere, anyway. Whatever it takes Lord. What-ever it takes. I want to be used by You in such a way that on the final day I’ll hear You say “Well done, thou good and faithful one. Come on in and let the eternal party begin!”

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The Spade and Trowel Garden Club held its 2014-2015 reassembly luncheon on September 9, 2014, at the beautifully remodeled Alcalde Hotel. A delicious four course luncheon was served.

President Laverne Brzo-zowski presented certifi-cates of appreciation from the state garden club (Tex-as Garden Clubs, Inc.) to long time members. The Iris Ring of Honor for 25

years of membership went to Juanita Blundell, Joy Carson, Norma Fink, Joan Griffin, Suzanne Vrana, and Charlotte Wilson. The Rose Ring of Honor for 50 years of membership went to Barbara DeBerry, Jane Johnson, Patty Mc-Cullough, Peggy Shuler, Lorraine Walshak and Joan Walshak. This group of dedicated members was warmly applauded for their years of service and impor-tant contributions to the club and community.

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in this county,” she said, noting that sev-en of those were from the Nixon area. Attaining a GED has been shown to di-rectly impact income by about $10,000 per year.

The evolving mission has the staff and volunteers tailoring programs to meet individual needs. Rodriguez noted that English language learners often come to GLCC with specific wants.

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The changes in state funding have been a drawback, but also has an up side, she said. With oversight under the TWC rather than the TEA, regulations have changed and now many English learners bring their children to classes with them, “So we have a real family environment.”


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Gonzales LivestockMarket Report

The Gonzales Livestock Market Report for Saturday, September 20, 2014 had on hand: 825 cattle.

Compared to our last sale: Calves and yearlings sold $3 to $5 higher. Packer cows sold steady.

Stocker-feeder steers: Medium and large frame No. 1: 150-300 lbs., $325-$400; 300-400 lbs, $295-$335; 400-500 lbs, $245-$285; 500-600 lbs, $235-$240; 600-700 lbs., $215-$220; 700-800 lbs, $190-$200.

Bull yearlings: 700-900 lbs, $145-$185.Stocker-feeder heifers: Medium and large frame No.

1: 150-300 lbs, $255-$350; 300-400 lbs, $235-$250; 400-500 lbs, $225-$240; 500-600 lbs., $190-$220; 600-700 lbs., $175-$185.

Packers cows: Good lean utility and commercial, $94-$112; Cutters, $110-$123; Canners, $75-$89; Low yielding fat cows, $98-$112.

Packer bulls: Yield grade 1 & 2, good heavy bulls; $120-$128; light weights and medium quality bulls, $105-$115.

Stocker Cows: $950-$2,200.Pairs: $1,250-$2,800.Thank you for your business!!View our sale live at cattleusa.com!

Nixon LivestockCommission Report

The Nixon Livestock Commission Inc. Report had on hand, September 22, 2014, Volume, 1,163; 94 cows, 13 bulls.

Steers: 200-300 lbs, $253 to $263 to $340; 300-400 lbs., $262 to $272 to $340; 400-500 lbs, $241 to $251 to $300; 500-600 lbs, $220 to $230 to $255; 600-700 lbs, $202 to $212 to

$235; 700-800 lbs, $188 to $198 to $216.Heifers: 200-300 lbs, $248 to $258 to $335; 300-400 lbs,

$233 to $243 to $290; 400-500 lbs, $223 to $233 to $290; 500-600 lbs, $205 to $215 to $290; 600-700 lbs, $195 to $205 to $260; 700-800 lbs, $175 to $185 to $203.

Slaughter cows: $90 to $120; Slaughter bulls: $105 to $140; Stocker cows: $800 to $2,000. Pairs: $1,675-$2,800.

La Bella Tavola Italian Grill in Gonzales is now open! Gonzales Economic Devel-opment Corp. President Nathan Neuse joined Mr. Lekgega in flipping the “on” switch for the sign on Monday, joined by Main Street Administrator Barbara Friedrich and Ecomomic Development Director Carolyn Gibson-Baros.

SAWS donated $500 to Gonzales Christian Assistance Ministries. Presenting the check to Karen Swenson is Ken Holt of SAWS. Also shown are Gail Moody, Lupe Saldana, Beatrice Navejar and Dora Soefje. (Photo by Mark Lube)


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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 Cris-to)201 E. Second St. Nixon

Church of ChristE. 3rd & Texas, Nixon

Churches of GodCommunity Church of God1020 St. Louis, Gonzales

Gonzales Memorial Church 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 Ca-pilla del PuebloW. Central at 87 Nixon

Full GospelCamp Valley Full Gospel7 mi N of Nixon on Hwy 80

Full Gospel Church1426 Fisher, Gonzales

LutheranFirst Evangelical Lutheran1206 St. Joseph, Gonzales

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, Gonzales

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 Gonza-les3.3 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

Messianic JudaismCongregation Adat HaDerechMeets on Saturdays and Holy Days, 672-5953

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2014-15 school year off to a great startDear Gonzales ISD

School and Community Family,

We have had a GREAT start to an EXCITING school year! Our teachers and staff have worked to make ready and welcome nearly 2800 students into our schools. Classrooms are alive with engaging les-sons and activity for stu-dents beginning the new school year. As the 2014-2015 school year opens we are busy with academics, athletics, and district ex-pansion. We are looking forward to great things and begin the year with a heartfelt thank you to our partners for assistance as we work together for our community.

As we begin the normal processes of a new school year don’t forget the Sep-tember the 30th GISD Chapter 41 Election. The election takes place at the DSDC located behind the central office at 926 St. Lawrence. This very im-portant election will pro-vide for local control of recapture methods by al-lowing the voter to elect to choose the most viable methods of how our local tax dollars amount for re-capture will be made to the state. Without your voice, GISD could be affected by loss of tax base or possible consolidation by the Com-missioner per Texas Code. Early voting and Election Day voting times and in-formation can be located in the brochure posted on the GISD website or picked up at central office or you can call the office for more in-formation: 830-672-9551.

Our school start has been amazing and extra special thanks to so many! We extend a sincere ap-preciation to HEB and

Walmart for the support in bringing in over 1200 items of school supplies for needy students. This effort was strengthened by our GISD Agriculture classes assist-ing in the event.

Again we thank the Chamber of Commerce, HEB and Whataburger as they pulled together to welcome back faculty and staff at the annual cof-fee prior to convocation. We always look forward to and appreciate so much the Methodist Church for the welcoming luncheon on Wednesday of our first week back to school for faculty and staff. All of the food is fantastic and the welcome back to school is extra special from every-one! Additionally, we ap-preciate the Noon Lion’s Club for assisting with stu-dent cross walks and class-room locations on our first days of school. Thank you to the GISD faculty, staff and parents for an excep-tional job of starting the year on a safe, positive and productive note. We have had an exciting, a smooth and safe start.

Over the summer our faculty spent time sup-porting instructional prac-tice by attending Writing and Science staff develop-ment sessions provided by Region 13 Instructional Coaches. Other topics re-lated to a teacher’s particu-

lar subject area were cov-ered on campus and many campus planning sessions took place prior to the start of school. The Texas Edu-cation Agency released re-sults in performance on the most recent of STAAR and EOC assessment results. Gonzales ISD has much to be proud of by not only meeting all standards set by the state, but exceed-ing standards in 19 of 20 major indexes across the district and campuses. Our Gonzales ISD campuses received Honorary Dis-tinctions. Gonzales High School earned distinc-tions in Mathematics and Science, Gonzales Junior High earned distinctions in Science, Social Stud-ies, Closing Performance Gaps (top 25% of schools) and Post-Secondary Readi-ness, North Avenue earned distinctions in Science, Closing Performance Gaps (top 25% of schools), and Post-Secondary Readiness. Gonzales Elementary is paired with East Avenue Primary and earned a dis-tinction in Post-Secondary Readiness. Additionally North Avenue Intermedi-ate and Gonzales Junior High both scored in the top ten percent in closing the performance gap category of TEA campus compari-son ratings. North Avenue received a ranking of 8th and Gonzales Junior High received a ranking of 9th out of the TEA comparison of 40 campus-alike schools. We are very proud of the efforts of our students and their ownership for success in performance. We are also proud of the success of our teachers, principals and staff for these commend-able results. You can find more information on the STAAR testing system at

www.texaseducationagen-cy.com in the A-Z directo-ry under STAAR and then STAAR Resources. It has been wonderful to visit the campuses and see our stu-dents’ desire and capacity for learning. Meeting high standards in academics is dependent on many vari-ables. One of these highly controllable components that is paramount to suc-cess and highly controllable is excellent attendance.

Excellent attendance in school is a priority! Thank you to parents for encour-aging children and reward-ing daily attendance and to teachers for adhering to a well-planned calendar of instruction. Every day and every lesson counts. Com-pleting the scope and se-quence of the curriculum is sequential preparation for the next grade level and ul-timately the real world fol-lowing graduation. Thank you for all that you do in keeping children in school every day.

We are proud of our students’ attention in the classroom and on the field. Respect for others and par-ticipation in activities is ap-parent. Our extracurricular programs are well attended. “Meet the Apaches” night was a great beginning and the Apaches are off to a great start. The Apache band looked sharp and sounded incredible as they performed new music and entertained the crowd. Our cheerleaders, dance teams and twirlers performances were outstanding. Thank you to the Booster Clubs for all that you do to sup-port the Apaches! Friday night football is underway! The Apaches are forging a new team with new plays under the direction of great coaches! Volleyball has also started and the girls are committed to the team ef-fort! Go Apaches! You can find the athletic schedule posted on the high school website. Come out and support the Apaches as we celebrate fall sports.

As we move forward throughout this 2014-2015 school year, we will continue to raise the bar on expecta-tions. Thank you ahead of time for your active partici-pation in your child’s educa-tion. Soon progress reports will be sent home. Each time you receive this report you can monitor your child’s academic performance and attendance record. Don’t hesitate to schedule an ap-pointment to meet with your child’s teacher. Working to-gether we make our students our focus and that will make a difference.

Warm regards, Kimberly A. Strozier, Ed. D. Gonzales ISD Superinten-dent of Schools

Superintendent’s Letter

Dr. Kimberly Strozier is superin-tendent of Gonzales ISD.

Dr. KimStrozier


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DAR luncheonThe Thomas Shelton Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution sponsored its annual Constitution Week Luncheon on Saturday at the First Methodist Church in Gonzales. Special guest Donna Byrd of New Braunfels gave a fascinating presentation on “White Indians: The German Children Stolen by Southern Plains Indians.” Her report recounted tales of several pioneer chil-dren who were taken from their families by Indian raiders and held for months or years, and of their trouble re-adjusting to “civilized” life after their return. (Photo by Dave Mundy)

Sept. 24Retirement PartyOpen House Retirement party for Thelma Bar-

nett on September 24th from 10:30 am-12:30 pm at the Senior Citizens Center (Masonic Lodge Building) in Smiley.

Sept. 28Praise & WorshipEmmanuel Fellowship invites the public to join

them for worship on Sept. 28. The service will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will consist of praise and wporship music. Members of other congrega-tions are welcome to join us as your services con-clude. Nursery service will not be available for this service.

Oct. 4-5Benefit weekendA benefit weekend will be held in honor of the

late Ernest Gomez, Jr. on Saturday, Oct. 4 and Sunday, Oct. 5 in Yoakum.

A Co-Ed Incrediball (Mush Ball) Softball Tourna-ment will take place on Saturday, Oct. 4 and Sun-day, Oct. 5.

A horseshoe and washer pitching tournament will also take place on Saturday afternoon and on Sunday, there will be hamburger plates for sale as well as a domino tournament at the Yoakum Gin.

A concert will also be held on Saturday, Oct. 5 at the Yoakum Gin starting at 8 p.m.

Sponsors are also needed to help out with this benefit. More information will be included in next week’s Yoakum Herald-Times.

To sign up a team, for more information and/or to help out with this benefit, please call Mike Mc-Cracken at 361-655-2909, Jeff Cliffe at 361-772-3604, Damian Schuette at 830-203-8480, Kristin Schuette at 830-437-2252 or Yvette McCracken at 361-772-2357.

Oct. 12Junior Prom PastriesThe Gonzales High School Junior Prom Commit-

tee is selling delicious Butter Braid pastries. They are available in 7 scrumptious flavors: blueberry cream cheese, apple, double chocolate choco-late, cinnamon, cream cheese, Bavarian creme w/chocolate icing, and strawberry cream cheese and are $13 a piece. Place your order by October 12. Pastries will be delivered the last week in Oc-tober. To order, contact a member of the Jr. Prom Committee or Felicia Cantu, 830-857-1698.

Oct. 19GYC Barbecue BenefitThe Gonzales Youth Center Barbecue benefit

is scheduled for 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday Oct. 19 at the Gonzales Jr. High Cafeteria.

The delicious plates will consist of tender beef brisket, potato salad, beans, pickles and onions, bread, and dessert for only $10. You may dine in or go through the drive-through on St. Louis Street. Ken Hedrick will again head up the fan-tastic cook team. Tickets are available from any Youth Center member or can be purchased at the event. Any briskets left after 1:00 pm will be sold for $55 and halves for $30. Please plan to eat with us on Sunday, October 19 after church and help the Youth Center continue to serve our kids. If you would like to help, need tickets, or need more information call Pat Anders-Ryan at 857-2483 or Deane Parsley Novosad at 857-6785.

NOv. 8Benefit Clay ShootJoin us Nov. 8 at the National Shooting complex

in San Antonio as we crush clays to raise funds for The Foundation for Prader-Willi Research (FPWR) in the name of Sadie Royal who suffers from PWS & needs a cure!

Registration begins at 8 a.m. and the shoot starts at 9. Lunch, a drawing and awards is set at 1 p.m.

The event will take place at the National Shoot-ing Complex, 5913 Roft Road in San Antonio.

Sept. 26Teepee RunWe’re on the war path! The Apache Booster Club is looking for young Apache

supporters to run through the Apache tee-pee before the game against Yoakum on Sept. 26.

Meet at the south end of the field at 6:40 and be part of the pre-game show. Cost will be $5 and all proceeds go to the class of 2016 prom committee.

Parents: drop your child(ren) off at the South end of Apache Field and pick them up at the North end (this is all before the game starts). Someone must be at the north end of the field to pick up your child(ren) immediately after the run through.

Oct. 1RVOS Lodge 90Wednesday, October 1, 2014 RVOS Lodge 90 annual meeting @ 6:30 pm at the

Knights of Columbus Hall located at 5454 US Hwy 90A East.Oct. 2Gonzales Writing GroupThe Gonzales Writing Group meets the first Thursday of each month at 10 a.m.

at Liford’s Bookstore. Our next meeting is Oct. 2. Writers of all levels are welcome to attend. Call Granella Hendricks for info 437.2036

[email protected] with us on FACEBOOK

Gonzales Office 830-437-5682LaVernia Office 830-779-2428

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Pictured: April Noahubi, Paul Ehlert (Germanina Insurance President) & Dee Zavadil

April Noahubi & Dee Zavadil from Roeber Insurance Agency attended Germania’s 17th Annual Life Sales Conference on 7-9 Sept 2014 at the Horseshoe Bay Resort.

Roeber Insurance Agency was recognized with numerous awards at the Awards Banquet. These awards included the Silver Qualifier Award and the Issued Policy Leader-Entity Award! However, their biggest surprise came when the Agency received the best award of the evening and was presented the Overall Award of the Banquet, The Life Premium Leader-Entity Award.

Phil & Charlie Roeber, owners of Roeber Insurance Agency, consider themselves very fortunate to have excellent staff working for them in their agency.

Dee Zavadil & April Noahubi are producers in their Gonzales office location and Kristy Calton-Allen is the agent assigned to manage the LaVernia office, along with Elizabeth Yell, who just recently was added to the LaVernia Staff.

If their staff can assist you in any way, they can be reached through their website at roeberins.com or by calling our Gonzales or LaVernia Office.

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Gonzales Healthcare SystemsOctober 2014

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18Aquarius, the coming weeks

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A Neanderthal’s brain was actually larger than the brain of a modern human.

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A famous and oft-quoted line from Sherlock Holmes is “How often

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tions than recommended, seemingly safe medications can become problematic. The National Institute on Drug Abuse says approximately 16 million Ameri-cans reported using a prescription for nonmedical reasons in 2010. According to the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities in Canada, they have found a higher incidence of use and misuse, particularly of prescription medi-cations, across the country. Estimates sug-gest that 13.7 percent of all Canadians will misuse pain medications.

With predictable highs and easy acces-sibility, prescription medications are par-ticularly attractive. There is little stigma

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The National Institute on Drug Abuse says depressants, opioids and morphine derivatives and stimulants are the most commonly abused drugs. Potential health consequences of many of these drugs can

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ItÕs not just prescription medications that can be abused. OTC drugs, like cough syrup, asthma inhalers, antacids, and sleep aids, also can be dangerous and addictive. While the risks associated with OTC drugs pale in comparison to those associated with prescription drug abuse, OTC medications can affect the liver and kidneys when taken in excess.

Millions of people are afflicted with restless legs syndrome, an un-comfortable neurological condition that may lead them to repeatedly move their limbs to find relief. In spite of its name, restless legs syn-drome, or RLS, is not limited to the lower extremities, as some of the sen-sations associated with the condition are felt in the arms as well.

The National Institute of Neu-rological Disorders and Stroke, a division of the National Institutes of Health, says as much as 10 per-cent of the United States population may have RLS. Several studies show that approximately 2 to 3 percent of adults are affected by moderate to se-vere RLS, which occurs in both men and women, though incidence of the condition is twice as high among women. Although people of any age can be diagnosed with RLS, it is more often diagnosed in middle-aged men and women and seniors.

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Those with RLS frequently experi-ence periodic limb movements char-acterized by jerking and twitching, which can make it difficult to fall and stay asleep. Sleep deprivation may carry over into daytime hours and make daily life difficult. Many with RLS also have concentration prob-lems, impaired memory or struggle to perform daily tasks due to exhaus-tion.

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RLS may be a genetic condition, as it seems to run in families. Preg-nancy, chronic diseases and medica-tions can also aggravate symptoms of RLS.

RLS is diagnosed by looking at certain qualifying criteria. Physicians will document symptoms and note when they occur. Treatment may involve a mixture of medications as well as therapies for relieving symp-toms. Medications for RLS may lose their efficacy over time, and doctors may have to work with patients to develop a treatment plan that works.

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Increasing number of scams targeting seniors

Restless legs syndrome affects millions of people and can compromise quality of life.

AUSTIN—As the senior population in the United States continues to grow, so does the scope of financial crimes com-mitted against them. In 2012, the Census Bureau estimated that 43 million Americans are over the age of 65. That number is expected to double in the next 40 years. Stealing seniors’ hard-earned money is one of the most prevalent forms of financial fraud that takes place today.

Telemarketing and email scams, including fake sweep-stakes, are the most common forms of fraud that impact seniors. An important rule to know is that any sweepstakes that requires advance fees or upfront charges is a scam. And in no instances should money be wired to a stranger. Another type of telemarketing scam is the fake governmental

agency call. This type of scam involves access to government benefits and includes requests for personal information such as social security numbers or Medicare information.

Medicare fraud happens exclusively to the elderly. Ev-ery American older than 65 is eligible for Medicare. Scam artists often pose as Medicare representatives to solicit per-sonal information. With some scams, services and screenings are provided through mobile clinics. These mobile clinics will visit senior citizen centers, and personal information is collected to bill Medicare for fraudulent services. Always ask questions about medi-cal services being offered and know that free services should never require that personal in-formation is provided.

Funeral and cemetery scams

happen far too often as well. This usually happens in two ways. In the first, a perpetra-tor will scan obituaries and contact the grieving widow or widower with a claim that the deceased had an outstand-ing debt. Alternately, seniors are exploited by disreputable funeral homes, which will use unfamiliarity with funer-al costs to add unnecessary charges. For example, a fu-neral director might insist that embalming or an expensive casket is necessary for crema-tion. Texas state law doesn’t require either. More informa-tion about Texas mortuary laws can be found by contact-ing the Texas Funeral Service Commission.

Additionally, having equity in a home makes seniors a tar-get for fake mortgage lenders who will offer reverse mort-

gages, a popular form of home lending for seniors. Scammers will try to sell unsecured re-verse mortgages, which can lead to property owners losing their homes. A common tactic is to offer either a free house to live in or cash in exchange for the title to the property. A real estate attorney should always be consulted before pursuing any sort of reverse mortgage.

The Grandparent Scam preys upon the hearts of the elderly. A perpetrator pre-tends to be a grandchild, law enforcement officer or medi-cal professional with a story that the grandchild is in legal or medical trouble and needs money immediately to resolve the issue. This scam is easy to avoid if a senior never pro-vides personal information to anyone over the phone. If someone calls claiming to be

a grandchild in trouble, ask about personal information only that person would know. Most seniors will be extremely alarmed when a grandchild is in trouble and often unwit-tingly provide verbal clues to a scam artist.

Unfortunately, it’s not al-ways strangers perpetrating these crimes. According to the National Council on Aging, more than 90 percent of re-ported elder abuse is commit-ted by an older person’s own family members, most often the adult children, followed by grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and others.

The best rule of thumb to avoid being a victim is to never provide personal information to a stranger and don’t send money or provide a credit card number to “verify,” “guaran-tee” or “process” a prize.

Avoid the trap of prescription drug abuse

The Apaches return to the friendly confines of Apache Stadium for the first time in three weeks against rival Yoakum Bull-dogs at 7:30 p.m. tomor-row.

Gonzales (0-3) was off last week and lost to Navar-ro, 37-29, back on Sept. 12.

“Yoakum is an extremely athletic football team. They have blown two of their opponents out,” Gonzales head coach Kodi Crane said. “Going into this game, we feel we have played the tougher schedule. They are highly explosive and can score from any point on the field.”

The Bulldogs (3-1) have had a pretty good start to the season, opening with a 54-0 win over Marion, beating Hallettsville 34-21, coming up short to East Bernard 27-7 and rebound-ing with a dominating 65-7 performance over Luling in their last game.

“Our goal is to always be getting better each game,” Bulldogs head coach Brent Kornegay said. “Gonzales is a good football team and they have played some re-

ally good teams.”The Apaches’ defense are

aware that the trigger point for the Yoakum spread op-tion is highly-talented, TCU-commit, Tre’Vontae Hights. They also know Davontay Mathis and Jared Garza will get touches as well.

“Mathis is explosive and Garza is more of a power running back,” Crane said. “Yoakum will do a good job of mixing the run and the pass, and can run the play-action pass. Hights makes most of his money by scrambling on pass plays. We will have to be sound on defense because they run the spread option with 99 percent of their plays run out of the shotgun.”

Mathis has also made a couple of catches to com-pliment other receiving threats Caden Fishbeck, Tyler Kornegay, Austin McCoy and Garza.

Gonzales will need to play assignment football well.

Crane said he is expect-ing the ‘Dog defense to be extremely physical

“Fishbeck is a good de-fensive player; Hights plays corner; their front is physi-cal; their linebackers look

good pursuing downhill,” he said. “It will be a process getting our offense going against Yoakum like we want it to.”

Crane said the Apaches like the chances of their downhill-running game against the talented Yoa-kum defense.

Gonzales will continue to use its quick-passing at-tack.

“Yoakum will bring pres-sure so the quarterback has to get the ball of his hands quickly,” he said.

Yoakum’s defense will see another spread offense, similar to what they have seen in two of their last three opponents (Halletts-ville and Luling).

“We have to play our as-signments well and run to the football,” Kornegay said. “Gonzales will make plays; we just have to make sure they are not big plays.”

Yoakum will be watching the movement of running backs Alyas Ramirez and Jaime Tellez. Quarterback Brant Philippus has also showed he does a good job of running the football.

And when the Apaches go airborne, it will be to Dalton Kuntschik, Aaron Hunt, Atlantic Johnson,

Tyler Hendershot, Blake Cox or Darrance James.

Kornegay said Yoakum’s offense will need to sustain drives by executing prop-erly.

With the abilities of Hights at quarterback, Yoakum will need all of its back and receivers to make plays so Gonzales will need to focus defensive effort on more players than Hights.

Gonzales has had Yoa-kum’s number the last several years, with the last ‘Dog victory coming back in 2009.

“Keeping the win streak alive puts no more pressure on us than we already put on ourselves,” Crane said. “Our big thing is to make

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Gonzales starts two game homestand with rival Yoakum BulldogsBy MARK [email protected]

Offense

Team stats First downs 46Rushes-yards 129-409Passing yards 484 Passes 37-80-3Penalties-yards 9-80Fumbles-lost 5-1Punts-average 12-31.58

Rushing: Alyas Ramirez 50-244, 3TDs; Brant Philippus 44-165 2 TDs ; Jaime

Tellez 8-37; Atlantic Johnson 1-1; Aaron Hunt 2-3; Team 4-(-41)

Passing: Brant Philippus 36-79-463-3, 4 TDs; Tyler Hendersho 1-1-21-0.

Receiving: Darrance James 8-92, 3 TDs; Tyler Hendershot 7-60; Aaron Hunt 6-145, 1 TD; Dalton Kuntschik 5-94; Alyas Ramirez 5-19; ; Blake Cox 4-47; Brant Philippus 1-21; Atlanic Johnson 1-6

Gonzales Apaches Varsity Football stats

Atlantic Johnson and the rest of the Gonzales Apaches will face Tre’Vontae Hights and Yoakum at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Apache Stadium. The game starts a two-game homestand for Gonzales. (Photo by Mark Lube)

Gonzales worked on fundamentals during break

The Gonzales Apaches had an open date last week and used the time off to heal injuries, and work on techniques and funda-mentals

“I thought our bye week was extremely productive,” Apaches head coach Kodi Crane said. “Our game against Navarro was very physical and we had lots of bumps and bruises and sore kids. Our bye week came at a pretty good time to get ev-

erybody health and back to 100 percent.”

The coaching staff did not watch film on Yoakum until last Saturday, and used the four practices to work on improving techniques and basic funda-mentals.

“We spent a lot of time on ex-ecution. We used our off week as four fully-padded spring practices,” Krane said. “It was good for our kids and I think they are ready to get back on the field.”

The Apache defense worked

on focus and awareness.

“You play defense with eye progres-sion, from your key to your clue to get to the football,” he said.

The Tribe o f f e n s e worked some on footwork

“Offensively, we worked hard

on our first step and head p l a c e m e n t , offensive line moving their feet after con-tact. Running backs worked on explod-ing through the hole and running great routes because we are going

to continue to see man coverage in opposing defenses,” Crane

said. “We worked on stacking a defender, exploding out of a break to get open.”

He added that the Apaches did work on special teams dur-ing the no-game week.

After facing the ‘Dogs, Gonzales will play its second straight home game on Oct. 3, Homecoming against Bellville during Come & Take It week-end to wrap up non-district.

The Apaches’ first district game will be Oct. 10 at Pleas-anton.

By MARK [email protected]

“We used our off week as four fully-padded spring workouts”

-Gonzales head coach Kodi Crane

After a very physical game against Navarro on Sept. 12, the Apaches used the bye week to heal from injuries and work on fundamentals. (Photo by Mark Lube)

The Shiner Comanches look to continue their un-beaten run as they hold Homecoming 2014 against the Rice Consolidated Owls tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. at Comanche Stadium.

“Rice will be what we have typically faced the last two weeks,” Shiner head coach Steven Cerny said. “They have a good offen-sive with a solid quarter-back and speedy receivers.”

The Raiders are a spread team whose pace will be dictated by quarterback Jordan Johnson (40-88, 638 yards, 7 touchdowns; 64-554 yards and 5 rushing touchdowns)

“He is a good runner and has an arm,” Cerny said.

Johnson’s leading receiv-er is Jaquad Mcgrew (13-254, 3 touchdowns).

Shiner will need to con-tain Johnson, and cover Mcgrew and the other re-ceivers.

Rice lines up in the 3-4 on defense and could switch to the 5-2 to combat Shiner’s tight end.

“They have some speed in the secondary and in the linebackers,” Cerny said. “They will move a lot be-fore the snap.”

The Shiner offense must stay on the field to keep Rice’s offense on the bench.

“We must keep the ball and control the clock, and get points on every pos-session just because their offensive is tough to stop,” he said.

Shiner will have an open date next week, giving them two weeks to prepare

for Oct. 10’s game against Refugio.

“At that point, we want to be playing our best foot-ball,” Cerny said.

In other action, both TAPPS schools are on the road as Shiner St. Paul plays at John Paul II and Hallettsville Sacred Heart heads to central Texas to play Central Christian in Temple; Nixon-Smiley hosts Cotulla, Luling plays at Hallettsville and Flatonia takes a break.

Cotulla at Nixon-Smi-ley

The Mustangs return home after taking a big step with a road win last week at Dilley. Nixon-Smiley (3-1) has played well at home and has another chance to keep its positive trend go-ing with a home game at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow against Cotulla.

“I wished we had played a little better against Dilley but we played well enough to get the win,” Mustangs head coach Carlton McK-inney said.

Cotulla is coming off its first win of the season, a 25-0 victory over La Pryor last week.

“Cotulla is a much-im-proved team and will be a good test for us going to the bye week,” McKinney said.

The Cowboys have sev-eral speedy and shifty backs that Nixon-Smiley will need to restrain.

“We have to tackle very well because of the speed of their backs,” McKinney said.

Nixon-Smiley will have to continue perfecting its clock-control offense and

not turn the ball over.

Shiner St. Paul at John Paul II

The actual “season” starts for the Cardinals as they open district with a road game at Schertz John Paul II.

Head coach Jake Wa-chsmuth said with a win over St. Paul last year, John Paul II will be extremely confident in this season’s matchup.

“We can certainly win this game but we will have to overcome their confi-dence and the fact that we are playing on the road,” he said.

John Paul II is a running team that uses a variety of formations, with their bread-and-butter plays be-ing tosses and inside runs.

“We will need to play ag-gressive on defense and at-tack,” Wachsmuth said.

On defense, John Paul II is multiple but really likes the split and will also over-load one side of the lone.

“The biggest thing we have to do on offense is not turn the ball over,” Wachs-muth said. “We had a few against Flatonia last week and they hurt our drives.”

Luling at HallettsvilleThe Luling Eagles hit the

road for the third straight week as they travel to face the Hallettsville Brahmas at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Brahma Memorial Sta-dium.

The Eagles have suffered three straight defeats, in-cluding a 65-7 rout at the hands of Yoakum last week and will trying to right the ship against Hallettsville.

Hallettsville has won two straight after starting the campaign 0-2. The Brah-mas are stepping up on de-fense, averaging just under 14 points a game for the last two games.

Quarterback Brent Motal is becoming more comfort-able directing the Brahmas offense while running back Kaden Hardt has carried the team’s run game on his shoulders.

Luling will need to ex-ecute assignments properly and not give up the big play while their offense must sustain some drives and score some touchdowns.

Hallettsville Sacred Heart at Temple Central Texas Christian

The Sacred Heart Indi-ans have struggled through non-district, going winless in games against Snook, Flatonia, Nixon-Smiley and Kenedy.

The Indians have a chance for a new start as they travel to Temple Cen-tral Texas Christian for the start of district play. On defense, they will need to contain and tackle well, and not give up the big play while on offense they must execute better and simply score more points.

Central Texas Christian opened with a loss to Bryan St. Joseph 47-25 but has won two in a row against Bastrop Tribe Consoli-dated (53-21) and Bartlett (33-14).

The Lions will be led by running back James Apple-gate, safety Mark Rizvi, offensive lineman Barrett Martin and defensive end Nathan Dosa.

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By MARK LUBE

[email protected]

Dogs, Comanches take over District 28-1A superlatives

Apaches receive new away shirtsApache players Dalton Kuntschik (left) and Darrance James model the new Gonzales away jersey during the Navarro game pep rally on Sept. 12. (Photo by Mark Lube)

SportsComanches hold Homecoming game against Altair Rice team

GJH volleyball teams played Navarro Sept. 22

Gonzales junior high volleyball home actionThe Gonzales junior high volleyball team hosted Navarro on Monday. Top left, Jordan Maldonado makes a set while surrounded by teammates Taylor Glass, Maura Garcia and Jolie Moreno. Top RIght, the 7th A team returns a Navarro ball. Bottom right, the 7th B team gets set for a serve from Navarro.Bottom left, Alyssa Deluna goes for a dig while Raven Flores is in support. (Photos by Mark Lube)

more improvement in this game.”“We made some strides coming out of the Navarro game.

We will be more aggressive on both sides of the ball.”Crane said Yoakum is very good on special teams and

the Apaches will have to have solid special-teams play.He said GHS did not come up with any turnovers against

Navarro but will be more aggressive against Yoakum to get a couple of them.

HOMESTAND: Apaches have won last four games in rivalry series

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FLATONIA — It was good for Flatonia to earn its third straight win but there is a little room for improvement.

The Bulldogs took a 28-7 lead in the second quarter, and used persistence and dedication on defense to absorb two St. Paul scores as Flatonia held off the Cardi-nals, 28-21, in 2014 Homecoming game at Bulldog Stadium.

The game suffered about a 45-minute delay because of thunderstorm activity in the area.

“I feel we did not play that well, offen-sively or defensively, in the second half,” ‘Dogs head coach Chris Freytag said.

Still, Freytag said Flatonia did some good things in the game.

“I liked how we threw the ball in the first half,” he said. “I was hoping for a little more but the field and the ball conditions were not right but we adjusted and our kids did a good job with the passing.

Freytag credited St. Paul with playing

well.“You cannot give a good football team a

touchdown in the last few seconds of the first half. That is how a good football team is able to rally,” he said. “St. Paul will win a lot of games this year and I feel (St. Paul head) coach Jake Wachsmuth is one of the best high-school football coaches in the state.”

The Cardinals gained over 300 yards of offense but were hampered by an intercep-tion and a couple of fumbles.

“We knew Flatonia was a good team and that we would have to play well,” Wachs-muth said. “Our kids played hard but at times, we would make mistakes that hurt us. This was a good football game but we are disappointed because we felt we could win.”

Flatonia took the opening kickoff but went three and out.

St. Paul started at the 24 and did their usual thing — a run. T.J. Bell took a handoff and went 21 yards to the 45. Next, quarter-back Austin Barton threw incomplete but

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By STEWART FRAZIERCannon Correspondent

Shiner stands ground against late Lexington surge

Flatonia running back Marcus Mica (left) keeps on eye on the fast-approaching Cardinal linebacker Conor Kresta. Mica ran for 61 yards and two touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ 28-21 Homecoming victory.(Photo by Mark Lube)

SHINER — The Shiner Co-manches survived a late push by the Lexington Eagles Friday night to remain undefeated for the sea-son. Shiner’s defense showed up early, as they forced Lexing-ton into a three-and-out on the game’s first possession. Their of-fense responded by scoring on a 41-yard run by Tyler Patek for the first score of the game. After a successful kick, the Shiner took the lead 7-0.

Lexington’s offense solved its troubles on their next possession as their running game proved too much for the Comanches’ de-fense to handle. Quarterback Nic Dillon would eventually score on a 4-yard touchdown run, and the Eagles would get the kick to tie it at 7-7 with 6:25 remaining in the first.

Shiner’s offense picked up where it left off, gaining huge yardage from Patek and Chad Neubauer to get them to the 33. A few plays later, Patek caught an 8-yard touchdown pass from Blake Michalec, and after a good kick Shiner took a 14-7 lead with 3:03 left in the quarter.

The Eagle offense put together a decent drive their next time out,

making it as far as the 25. How-ever, Shiner’s defense held tough and forced a turnover on downs. Their offense kept the pressure up with their dominant run game, marching down to their oppo-nent’s 21. Michalec broke free from there on for a long touch-down run, and after another extra point Shiner went up 21-7 with 8:19 remaining until halftime.

Lexington continued to fight, as their offense made their way down the field with a number of successful runs. The Comanche defense put up quite a bit of resis-tance on the goal line, but could not keep Berto Lara from scor-ing from the 1. Lexington would botch the snap and miss the PAT, leaving the score at 21-13 with 4:03 to go until the half.

Shiner answered quickly, as Dadrian Taylor made a nice re-turn to the Lexington 40. Leaning heavily on the run game again, the Comanches found themselves on the goal line, where Neubauer scored on a 1-yard run. After the kick, Shiner went up 28-13, and the score remained that way until the half.

Shiner’s offense started the third quarter as sharp as they looked in the first half. They got another spark from Taylor, this time a 48-yard run on a re-verse to the Lexington 13. Shiner

marched closer, but the Eagle de-fense made a huge play, forcing and recovering a fumble on the 1. Their victory was short lived, however, as their offense fumbled a few plays later after a block-ing penalty. Marcus Rodriguez scooped the ball up and scored from 9-yards out, and after an-other good kick Shiner took a 35-13 lead with 9:05 remaining in the third.

After trading a couple of punts with Shiner, Lexington managed to find some success running the ball again, and they took advan-tage of a wearing Comanche de-fense. They drove down the field, eventually scoring on a 5-yard run by Lara. After the kick, the score was set at Shiner 35, Lex-ington 20, with 0:15 in the third.

Lexington tried some trickery on the ensuing kickoff and nearly recovered an onside kick, but the Comanches hung on to give their offense a shot, which they took complete advantage off. They got another large chunk of yard-age on another reverse to Taylor, setting them up on the 13. Patek would run it in the next play, but after a missed kick Shiner went up 41-20 with 11:12 left in the game.

The Eagles would answer with another tedious drive, marching down the field on an offense that

opened up to the pass more than before. Dillon eventually scored on a 12-yard run and their kicker set the score at 41-27 with 4:03 remaining.

Things got interesting as Lex-ington managed to recover their second onside kick attempt on the Comanche 34. Shiner’s de-fense seemed undaunted as Neu-bauer and Rodriguez combined for a sack to forced the Eagles into third and long, but Lexing-ton’s QB Dillon proved resilient and scampered for a first down the next play. They would score a few plays later on a 4-yard run by Lara, and the extra point put them within a score of tying, 41-34.

The Comanches remained calm and thwarted a third onside attempt by Lexington. The recov-ery did not seal the win, and it came down to the offense to do so. They managed to exhaust the Eagle’s timeouts and run the re-maining 1:52 off the clock to sur-vive the scare.

After the game, head coach Steven Cerny attributed Lexing-ton’s comeback to their numbers: “We were worn out. We have more guys that play both ways than they do, and it started to show there late.” He said the same thing about his offense, which slowed considerably in the sec-

ond half: “They were fatigued. It was a problem all around, and we knew it would be an issue against Lexington.” He said his team’s conviction made the win even better: “They were all tired, but they hung in there. I’m very proud of the way they played through it.”

Shiner hosts the Raiders of Rice Consolidated next Friday for Homecoming, and Lexington travels to New Waverly to face the Bulldogs.

Shiner 41, Lexington 34

L 7 6 7 14-34S 14 14 7 6-41

S-Tyler Patek 41 run (Chad Neubauer kick) 7:48 1Q

L- Nic Dillon 4 run (kick good) 6:25 1QS-Patek 8 pass from Blake Michalec

(Neubauer kick) 3:03 1QS-Michalec 21 run (Neubauer kick) 8:15

2QL-Berto Lara 1 run (kick failed) 4:03 2QS-Neubauer 1 run (Neubauer kick) 0:41

2QS-Marcus Rodriguez 8 fumble return

(Neubauer kick) 9:05 3QL-Lara 5 run (kick good) 0:15 3QS- Patek 12 run (kick failed) 11:12 4QL-Dillon 12 run (kick good) 4:03 4QL-Lara 4 run (kick good) 1:52 4Q

Individual statsRushing — Shiner: Tyler Patek 14-136,

Chad Neubauer 17-103, Dadrian Taylor 2-89, Blake Michalec 10-48, Justin Stovall 1-2.

Passing — Shiner: Michalec 1-6-8-0.Receiving — Patek 1-8.

‘Dogs defense comes through in HC victory

Gonzales and Yoakum cross-country teams took part in the UTSA Ricaro Romo Saturday at the Na-tional Shooting Complex in San Antonio.

The Gonzales Lady Apaches had about 17 run-ners in the Girls 4A race, coming in at No. 11 with 320 points.

Taylor McCollum led Gonzales with a time of 13 minutes,46.9 seconds for No. 36; Juana Sanchez was No. 76 in 14:42.8; Ashleigh Haub was No. 98 in 15:08; Emily Eckols followed in 15:09.8; Haley Garza was No. 104 in 15:16.4; Kendra Cavit finished in 15:17.8 for 106; Kendall Fougerat placed No. 108 in 15:19.2 and Romy Cantu followed in 15:19.3.

Seidy Villegas finished No. 122 in 15:30.2; Blanca Hernandez finished No. 133 in 15:43.3; Desaray Rodriguez was No. 146 15:55.7; Valeria Aguayo came in at No. 153 in

16:06.7; Michaela Garcia wqas No. 158 in 16:14.5; Jordan Pitman was No. 162 in 16:18.2; Ariel Vega was No. 174 in 16:49.6; Jaydin Tatsch placed No. 210 in 18:46.9 and Raven Ornelos was No. 223 with a time 22:34.

“The Girls program is getting deeper. We have more girls that are run-ning consistently and this will pay off late in October. UTSA meet was a huge meet for our girls. We did not run our best but still had a decent showing and this made me believe even more that we have a chance to be great in late Octo-ber,” Gonzales head coach Cully Doyle said. “Taylor McCollum ran well for the team finishing 36th over-all out of a huge 250 field of runners. I believe our girls believe they are one of the better teams in our dis-trict and I believe we have a great chance of proving that when our legs are fresh

and we are all healthy on the same day.”

“I am so proud of this girls’ cross country team. The work they are putting in is great. Just like the boys we understand we are in a tough district. I believe the girls’ team is one of the best teams in the district but we will have to be healthy and run great when it counts. I am excited and I hope the girls see the hard work pay off. It has been a fun season with this group of girls. The future is bright for this girls program.”

The Yoakum Lady Bull-dogs came in No. 15 with 402 points. Hannah Bordo-vsky was No. 43 with a time of 13:55.8; Jessica Hernan-dez was No. 95 in 15:04.1; Everlyn Ceja was No. 118 in 15:27.5; Alyssa Perez was No. 135 in 15:45.9; Jacee Mesa was No, 151 in 16:04.6; Kourtney Jeter was No. 164 in 16:22 and Am-

Gonzales and Yoakum harriers compete at UTSA Ricardo Romo

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YOAKUM — The Yoakum Lady Bull-dogs got off to a little bit of a slow start but soon got energized and took of business with a 3-0 (25-14, 25-11, 25-15) win over Gonzales Tuesday night in Yoakum.

“We started off slow but we finished,” Lady ‘Dogs head coach Alisha Boysen said.

Ever the optimist was Lady Apache head coach Sarah Kenedy.

“We did a lot of good things in this match,” she said. “Molly Barnick was a block machine and Bailey Connell’s digs were on.”

“Just need to keep building on the posi-tives to get ready for our next match.”

Yoakum quickly opened the first set with a 3-0 lead on the serves of Faith Hagan. Gonzales rallied to tie the game at 4-4.

With a play from Celine Markert and Latrice Brown, the Lady ‘Dogs scored 11 of next 12 points to put a 10-point barrier between themselves and the Lady Apaches.

Claudia Franklin got a kill to halt the run and Gonzales was able to close down to 16-22. Yoakum then scored five of the next six points, getting kills from Hagan, Me’Keila Elridge and Sheyanne Chumchal and then continued on to take the 25-14 victory.

Yoakum grabbed the early advantage in the second game but a Barnick block helped the Lady Apaches come back for a

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The Nixon-Smiley Mus-tangs earned an 18-0 shut-out as they picked up their first road victory against Dilley on Friday.

Tom Palacio had a 31-yard touchdown run late in the first quarter and Jus-tin Ramos scored from 20 yards out 54 seconds into the second quarter.

The Mustangs capped scoring with 3:40 left in the third frame as Sam Moore grabbed a 5-yard pass from Nick Pena.

Nixon-Smiley 18, Dilley 0

NS 6 6 6 0-18D 0 0 0 0-0NS — Tom Palacio 31 run (kick

failed) 1:27 1QNS — Justin Ramos 20 run (run

failed) 11:06 2QNS —Sam Moore 5 pass from

Nick Pena (pass failed) 3:40 3Q

Team stats N-S DFirst down 13 6Rushes-yards 48-182 20-74Passing yards 38 37Passes 4-8 3-18-4 Punts-average 3-37.8 3-30.0Fumbles-lost 1-1 1-1Penalties-yards 11-95 6-55

Individual statsRushing — Nixon-Smiley: Tom

Palaco 14-62, Justin Ramos 6-58, Mikel Scarbough 13-40, Tristan Newman 6-31, Nick Pena 6-(-9).

Passing — Nixon-Smiley: Pena 4-8-38-1.

Receiving — Nixon-Smiley: Sam Moore 4-38.

Yoakum 65, Luling 7

The Yoakum Bulldogs rebounded huge from 27-7 loss at East Bernard on Sept. 12 as they defeated Luling, 65-7, in their 2014 Homecoming game Friday.

Tre’Vontae Hights and Davontay Mathis scored four rushing touchdowns each and Mathis returned the second-half kickoff for a touchdown.

Luling scored one touch-down, a 75-yard pass from Taylen Moore to Shaft Cu-bit,

Hights had two rushing

touchdowns in the first quarter of 9 and 27 yards. He added two more in the second frame, 65 and 56 yards. Mathis got his first, a 50-yard run with 5:08 left.

The Eagles then scored their touchdown with 4:55 to go in the half. Mathis then ran in from 40 yards.

He returned the kickoff to start the third 84 yards for a score, and had two touchdown runs of 1 yard, late in the third and early

in the fourth respectively. Edgar Maravilla capped scoring with 46-yard field goal with 2:40 left in the game.

L 0 7 0 0-7Y 14 27 14 10-65

Y — Tre’Vontae Hights 9 run (Ed-gar Maravilla kick) 9:25 1Q

Y ¬— Hights 27 run (Maravilla kick) 5:55 1Q

Y — HIghts 65 run (Maravilla kick) 9:23 2Q

Y — Hights 56 run (Maravilla kick) 4:08 2Q

Y — Davontay Mathis 50 run (

Maravilla kick) 5:08 2QL— Shaft Cubit 75 pass from

Taylen Moore (Jorge Munoz kick) 4:55 2Q

Y— Mathis 40 run (kick blocked) 1:05 2Q

Y — Mathis 84 kickoff return (Maravilla kick) 11:47 3Q

Y — Mathis 1 run (Maravilla kick) 0:58 3Q

Y — Y-Mathis 1 run (Maravilla kick) 7:24 4Q

Y — Maravilla 46 FG. 2:40 4Q

Team stats L YFirst down 7 16Rushes-yards 34-69 38-366Passing yards 92 50Passes 3-12-1 6-13Punts-average 10-28.4 3-41.0Fumbles-lost 5-1 2-0

Penalties-yards 3-12 10-70

Individual statsRushing — Luling: Brenden

Cubit 18-56, Taylen Moore, 16-13. Yoakum: Tre’Vontae Hights 9-198, Davontay Mathis 10-118, Dantey Eldridge 6-17, Jared Garza 3-17, Tyler Kornegay 8-10, Jordan Moore 2-6.

Passing — Luling: Moore 3-12-92-1. Yoakum: Kornegay 3-4-48-0, Hights 3-9-2-0.

Receiving — Luling Shaft Cubit 2-78, Desmond Cubit 1-14.Yoakum: Austin McCoy 2-11, Will Thurmond 1-37, Mathis 1-5, Caden Fishbeck 1-1, Garza 1-(-4).

Hallettsville 36, Edna 12

The Hallettsville Brah-mas picked up their second straight win with a 36-12 win at Edna on Friday.

The Brahmas had anoth-er good performance with its running game, with 231 yards.

Kaden Hardt led the ground game with 150 yards on 19 carries and

three touchdowns. Brent Motal had 36 yards on 13 carries, Seth Grasshoff had 16 yards on three attempts, Jacob Baker had 17 yards on one rush and Deondrea Adams had two carries to total a dozen yards.

Motal was 9-of-19 for 140 yards, two touch-downs and one intercep-tion. Trenton McGee had six catches for 83 yards and both touchdowns. Jimario Grounds had two catches for 42 yards and Adams had one catch for 16 yards.

Marquis Brossard led Edna with 138 yards rush-ing on 22 carries and both Cowboy touchdowns.

Kenedy 19, Hallettsville Sacred Heart 6

K 0 7 6 6-19HSH 0 0 6 0-6

two plays later, found Mar-co Ynclan open throught the middle for 40 yards to the ‘Dog 14.

A few plays later, Barton went to Ynclan in the cor-ner of the end zone for a 7-0 St. Paul lead.

“We are both running teams and there is no way you are just going to line up and run at them. You have to throw the ball,” Wachs-muth said. “They were the same way. We were able to do a few things in the pass-ing game and I wish we would have been able to convert a couple more of fourth downs.”

On the next drive, Flato-nia’s Casen Novak had a 14-yard pass to running back Marcus Mica to move them past the 50.

A little later, Novak found Gus Venegas for a 34-yard score to knot the game at 7- 7.

The Cardinals had to punt on the next posses-sion, giving Flatonia the ball at the Dog 41 and Mat-thew Kozelsky ripped off a 44-yard run down to the 15 and Marcus Mica later scored from the 2.

Another St. Paul punt set up Flatonia at its own 13. No problem — Kozelsky had a 5-yard run to the 18 and Novak fired the home-run ball to Venegas, going 82 yards and a 21-7 Flato-nia lead with eight minutes left in the half.

St. Paul got a little help from the ‘Dogs on the next drive as Flatonia was called

for pass interference to the Flatonia 44. Venegas came up with a fumble on the next play.

Venegas later hauled in a 27-yard pass to put Flatonia inside the 20.

Shiner St. Paul then got an interception from Jed Janecek at the St. Paul 16.

Venegas came up with another turnover as he nabbed a Barton pass and got it to the 10. Mica scored from 10 yards out for a 28-7 lead with 4:57 left to play.

The Cardinals cut the lead to 28-14 after using most of the 4:49 left after returning the kickoff on a 71-yard drive in about a dozen plays. Barton threw his second touchdown pass of the game with a 10-yard pass to tight end Colton Machart with just five sec-onds left.

St. Paul opened the third period with a 10-play, 67-yard drive for another score. Bell had a 33-yard run on the fourth play and a 14-yard pass from Bar-ton to Nathan Pilat gave St. Paul new life on a fourth-down.

Bell later capped the drive on a 2-yard run to bring St. Paul within 28-21.

The ‘Dogs fumbled the kickoff and St. Paul got the chance to tie the game.

However, the Cardinals lost a fumble at the Flatonia 18, putting an end to the drive.

“We had a couple of other drives that ended in turnovers,” Wachsmuth said. “Bottom line is we just

did not make plays.”St. Paul, in the fourth

quarter, had a couple of drives in which fourth-down conversion passes fell incomplete.

Flatonia is off this week while St. Paul stays on the road, playing at Marble Falls Faith Academy.

Flatona 28, Shiner St. Paul 21 SSP 7 7 7 0-21F 7 21 0 0-28 SSP — Marco Ynclan 13 pass

from Austin Barton (Barton kick) 7:12 1Q

F—Gus Venegas 34 pass from Casen Novak (Jose Manzano kick) 3:50 1Q

F—Marcus Mica 2 run (Manzano kick) 11:15 2Q

F—Venegas 82 pass from Novak ( Manzano kick) 8:00 2Q

F—Mica 10 run (Manzano kick) 4:57 2Q

SSP— Colton Machart 10 pass from Barton (Barton kick) 0:05 2Q

SSP-T.J. Bell 2 run (Barton kick) 6:48 3Q

Team stats St. Paul Fla-

toniaFirst downs 17 7Rushes-yards 41-193 28-

122Passing yards 118 161Passes 8-21-1 5-12-1Punts-average 3-37.3

4-33.75Fumbles-lost 5-2 2-1Penalties-yards 5-40 5-50 Individual statsRushing — St. Paul: T.J. Bell 20-

117, Austin Barton 8-38, Jed Jan-ecek 6-25, Ryan Geiger 5-10, Marco Ynclan 2-3. Flatonia: Marcus Mica 13-61, Matthew Kozelsky 5-54, Omar Castillo 2-8, Eddie Manzano 2-5, Casen Novak 3-0, Braydon Mica 1-0, Gus Venegas 2-(-6).

Passing — St. Paul: Bartin 8-20-118-1, Ynclan 0-1-0-0. Flatonia: No-vak 5-12-161-1.

Receiving — St. Paul: Colton Marchart 3-36, Ynclan 2-53, Na-than Pilat 1-14, Geiger 1-13, Bell 1-2. Flatonia: Venegas 3-143, Mica 2-18.

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The Shiner St. Paul volleyball team earned a 25-11, 26-24 and 25-11 win over Universal City First Baptist Acad-emy on Thursday. Abby Irvin had six kills, Mor-gan Mason had five aces and eight digs, Elise Patek had two blocks.

The junior varsity team won 25-10 and 25-2.

•The Gonzales Lady Apaches fell to Canyon Lake at home on Fri-day, 25-8, 25-18 and 25-17. Alex Finch had five kills, Danielle Flowers had six assists, Aman-da Dixson had three blocks and Yasmin Gal-legos had 22 digs.

The JV team fell 25-

18 and 25-5 while the freshman were swept 25-7 and 25-20.

• The Nixon-Smiley Lady Mustangs lost to Universal City Ran-dolph 19-25, 25-21, 25-18 and 26-24 on Friday. Celeste Arriaga had 11 digs and seven aces, Lexi Trammell had 16 kills and 11 digs, Me-gan Guerra had 40 kills and Miranda Carrillo had 11 digs. The Lady Mustangs returned to district play on Tues-day, falling to Stockdale, 25-13, 25-17 and 25-13. Nancy Hernandez got six digs and two aces, Carrillo had two aces, two blocls and nine kills, Guerra had 20 as-

sists and Arriaga had six digs.

• Hallettsville Sacred Heart swept First Bap-tist, 25-19, 25-20 and 25-5 on Sept. 11. Kaylin Dworsky had 12 kills, Emily Harper had 11 digs, Julie Brown had three aces, Ellen Mach-icek had 21 assists and three aces, Jami Shimek had one block.

• Hallettsville dropped a district game at Edna Friday, 25-14, 23-25, 25-17, 13-25 and 15-8. The Lady Brah-mas are 1-1 in district. The Lady Brahmas re-bounded with a 3-0 (25-5, 25-14, 25-12) win over Tidehaven on Tuesday.

St. Paul gets district win over First Baptist

2-2 tie.An ace and more solid serves from Bran-

di Evans sent the Lady Dogs to a 16-8 and then Yoakum scored nine of the next 12 points to win the second game.

Yoakum raced ahead early in the third set but Gonzales came within 7-6, getting an ace from Alex Finch. Plays from Bar-nick brought the Lady Apaches to within 12-11 before Yoakum went on a 13-4 run

to conclude the set and the match.Barnick had seven total blocks and four

kills for Gonzales, Danielle Flowers and Sheridan Tate had five assists each and Connell finished with 25 digs.

For the Lady ‘Dogs, Chumchal had 11 and 10 digs kills, Kaitlyn Caka had two aces, Hagan had 33 assists, 10 digs, two aces; Markert and Brown had five blocks.

Yoakum won the junior varsity match, 25-16 and 27-15, and the freshman game, 25-6 and 25-6.

YOAKUM: Lady Bulldogs improve to 3-0 in district play


Marcus Mica (9) and a teammate bring down a St. Paul ball carrier on Friday night at Bulldog Stadium. (Photo by Mark Lube)

ber Novosad was No. 192in 17:25.1.

The Gonzales boys placed No. 21, scoring 565. Ashton Williams led the Apaches with a sixth-place finish in 17:30.6. Jesus Diaz Deleon was No. 131 in 20:50.2; Max Moreno was No. 138 in 21:00.2; Rogelio Sanchez was No. 194 in 22:38.9; Fa-bian Cardoza was No. 197 in 22:43.9; Cody Oakes was No. 202 in 22:57.1 and Reu-ben Morales was No. 220 in 23:48.4.

“Ashton Williams fin-ished 6th place overall in the huge 250 field of run-ners on Saturday at the UTSA Cross Country invi-tational meet. This is con-sidered one of the biggest cross- country meets in the state and Ashton is learning how to run and run right at the right time of year. We are still training pretty hard and I know he was really tired and running on heavy legs during the race. I feel that he can have some spe-cial races coming up in the next few weeks,” Doyle said. “The boys team has another great chance of going to re-gionals for the third year in a row. This would be huge for the program. Our dis-trict is tough. Our district competition is going to be at the State Cross Country meet in November. I feel if we run right we can be there also. We have to run really good to get out of district first. Biggest thing right now is to stay healthy and keep training smart.”

Yoakum was No. 25 with 648 points. Steven Sangster was No. 89 in 19:49.8; An-tonio Maciel was No. 129 in 20:47.2; Dean Klesel was No. 149 in 21:16.1; Michael Cardenas was No. 188 in 22:32.1; Justin Ramirez was No. 199 in 22:50; Jos-ue Buenrostro followed in 22:54.6; Logan Shows was No. 208 in 23:11.4 and Aar-on Barerra was No. 236 in 28:50.3.

• Moulton meet, Sept. 13Meet results (team re-

sults, top 10 individual runners)

Varsity Girls 1A-3ATeam results — 1st, Shiner, 82;

2nd, Weimar, 89; 3rd, Shiner St. Paul, 94; 4th, Victoria St. Joseph, 113; 5th, Industrial, 122; 6th, Bloomington, 207; 8th, Moulton, 246; 9th, Flatonia, 268; 10th, Cameron Yoe, 310; 11th, Round Top, 324; 12th, Victoria St. Joseph B, 341.

1st, Natalie Jackson, Shiner St. Paul, 12:52; 2nd, Cassidy High, In-dustrial, 13:01; 3rd, Lyndsey Lucas, Luling, 13:21; 4th, Maggie Grosen-bacher, Shiner, 13:28; 5th, Redekah Hardee, Bloomington, 13:36; 6th, Cheyenne Shed, Dime Box, 13:42; 7th, Amberlee Munsch, Weimar, 13:52; 8th, Monzy Martinez, Weimar, 13:57; 9th, Ashley Avila, Luling, 14:015; 10th, Teegan McRee, Smithville, 14.09.

Varsity Boys 1A-3ATeam results — 1st, Luling, 20; 2nd,

Industrial, 44; 3rd, Dime Box, 114; 4th, Moulton, 135; 5th, Stockdale, 148; 6th, Cameron Yoe, 173; 7th, Round Top, 223; 8th, Waelder, 224; 9th, Schulen-burg, 229; 10th, Victoria St. Joseph, 268; 11th, Weimar, 280; 12th, Shiner, 289.

1st, Buster Roberts, Luling, 16:41; 2nd, Leonardo Reyna, Luling, 16:47; 3rd, Leo Baez, Industrial; 4th, Isaac Rodriguez, Luling, 17:20; 5th, Austin Akin, Stockdale, 17:21; 6th, Isaac Cas-tillo, Luling, 18:02; 7th, Samuel Rent-eria, Luling, 18:02; 8th, James Adams, Industrial, 18:10; 9th, Kadin Schmitt, Fayetteville, 18:33; 10th, Pablo Gonza-lez, Industrial, 18:39.

Varsity Girls 4A-6ATeam results —1st, La Grange, 44;

2nd, Yoakum, 50; 3rd, Bellville, 57;

4th, Columbus, 63.1st, Abby Steinhauser, La Grange,

13:39; 2nd, Montse Rios, La Grange, 13:40; 3rd, Dixie Blackwell, Cuero, 14:04; 4th, Hannah Bordovsky, Yoa-kum, 14:09; 5th, Jocee Bennett, Cu-ero, 14:20; 6th, Alexandra Villafranca, Cuero, 14:26; 7th, Jessica Hernandez, Yoakum, 14:30; 8th, Tyla Bryant, Bellville, 15:03; 9th, Paige Pavlu, Co-lumbus, 15:12; 10th, Kristina Swonke, Bellville, 15.23.

Varsity Boys 4A-6ATeam results — 1st, Columbus 22;

La Grange ,34.1st, David Curtis, Smithville, 18:30;

2nd, Ben Villarreal, Cuero, 18:34; 3rd, Ivan Rosales, Columbus, 18:48; 4th, Alan Ortiz, La Grange, 19:13; 5th, Mi-chael Chavez, Columbus, 19:16; 6th, Steven Sangster, Yoakum, 19:28; 7th, Tilden Porter, La Grange, 19:28; 8th, Carlos Lara, Columbus, 20:07; 9th, An-tonio Michael, Yoakum, 20:17; 10th, Gabe Diaz, Columbus, 20:20.

Junior Varsity GirlsTeam results — 1st, Smithville, 31;

2nd, Shiner St. Paul, 42; 3rd, Fayette-ville, 47.

1st , Lexie Ramsey, Poth, 14:08; 2nd, Halli Motta, Smithville, 14:50; 3rd, Ma-rissa Sandoval, Smithville, 15:24; 4th, Tatum Lynch, Poth, 15:30; 5th, Domi-nique Castillo, Fayetteville, 15:36; 6th, Stormy Kasmiersky, Fayetteville, 16:05; 7th, Tobin Sherri, Smithville, 16:20; 8th, Alyssa Perez, Yoakum, 16:23; 9th, Jacie Mesa, Yoakum, 16:37; 10th, Mackenzie Parker, St. Paul, 16:53.

Junior Varsity BoysTeam results — 1st, Poth, 16, Dime

Box, 54; 3rd, Bellville, 65.1st, Jacob Rodriguez, Poth, 19:21;

2nd, Raul Perez, Poth, 19:57; 3rd, Zach-

ary Felux, Poth, 20:20; 4th, Luis Gonza-les, Poth, 20:36; 5th, Robert San Juan, Dime Box, 20:40; 6th, Logan Shows, Yoakum, 20:50; 7th, Brock Nelson, Poth, 20:55; 8th, William Rains, Dime Box, 20:56; 9th, Tom Vandeveer, Cuero, 20:59; 10th, Josue Buenrostro, Yoakum, 21:10.

Junior High GirlsTeam results — 1st, Shiner St. Paul,

41; 2nd Fayetteville, 64; 3rd, Gonzales, 70; 4th, Moulton, 124; 5th, Shiner; 6th, Ganado, 170; 7th, Industrial; 8th, Bellville, 244; 9th, Smithville, 299; 10th, Round Top, 339; 11th, Yoakum, 382.

1st, Celina Hernandez, Luling, 13:30; 2nd, Lindsey Ramos, Gon-zales, 14:24; 3rd, Jade Wessels, Fay-etteville, 14:27; 4th, Paige Brown, St. Paul, 14:32; 5th, Bailey Blair, St. Paul, 14:52; 6th, Stephanie Madden, Fayetteville, 14:44; 7th, Hope Kapavik, St. Paul, 14:57; 8th, Sarah Tronicek, Shiner, 14:57; 9th, Sheyenne Burton, Industrial, 14:58; 10th, Mercedes Manzano, Moulton, 15:10.

Junior High BoysTeam results — 1st, Stockdale, 81;

2nd, Shiner St. Paul, 84; 3rd, Poth, 98; 4th, Ganado; 5th, La Grange, 162; 6th, Dime Box, 171; 7th, Industrial, 213; 8th, Fayetteville, 214; 9th, Moulton, 229; 10th, Smithville, 232; 11th, Shin-er, 235; 12th, Gonzales, 254; 13th, Yoakum, 269; 14th, Round Top, 329.

1st, Kevin Baez, Industrial, 11:15; 2nd, Thomas Robert, 12:14; 3rd, John Aguilar, Waelder, 12:26; 4th, Javier Castillo, Luling, 12:45; 5th, Jagger Wessels, Fayetteville, 12:56; 6th, Jesus Vasquez, Nixon-Smiley, 12:59; 7th, David Oviedo, Yoakum, 13:12; 8th, Andrew Nelson, Ganado, 13:13; 9th, Marcos Marquez, Stockdale,13:19; 10th, Xavier Martinez, Stockdale, 13:20.

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Shiner St. Paul Girls CC teamJuliette Siegel, Caroline Spaeth, Victoria Kusak, Alys-sa Kutac, Emma Morgan, Morgan Mason, Daniella Hinojosa, Elise Patek, Mallory Grabarkavietz, Natalie Jackson and Elyssa Wagner (Courtesy photo)

SportsHARRIERS: Gonzales’ Williams places sixth in field of over 200 runners at UTSA Ricardo Romo meet

FLATONIA — Shiner head coach Desiree Nitsch considered rivals Flatonia to be one of the tougher teams in their district.

And she was not let down as Shiner hung on to beat the Lady Bulldogs 3-1 (25-23,25-27, 25-14, 25-18 ) Friday afternoon in Flatonia.

“It is hard to win on the road against a team like Flatonia,” Nitsch said. “Our girls fought hard and never lost their composure.”

“We are starting to trust each other as a team.”

It was a stalemate for the early part of the first until some plays from Flatonia’s Savannah Flood and Kylie Mica helped put their team ahead 16-9.

Kills from Samantha Natal and Tabitha Blaschke sent the Lady Comanches on a 13-2 run, going ahead 22-18.

Flatonia got within a single point at 24-23 on the kill by Fernanda Torres and a kill by Jennifer Hartl provided the game winner.

In Game No. 2, Flatonia shook off an early deficit

and got ahead 9-5 on the serves of Erin Miksch. The Lady Comanches fought back trail just 12-11 and then gradually got into the lead at 22-19.

Flatonia bounced back to tie the game at 25-25 and got the winning point on an ace from Maecie Mikulenka.

In the third set, Shiner went ahead 6-1 on the serves by Lauren Schuette. Later, two kills from Blaschke and an ace from Mackinley Pilat surged Shiner to an 18-4 lead.

The Lady ‘Dogs attempted a comeback with an 8-3 run before succumbing 25-14.

In the fourth set, a kill from Miksch, and service from Mica and Flood put Flatonia ahead early 5-1.

The Lady ‘Dogs held the lead until a nine-point run, on the play of Blaschke and Pilat, put Shiner ahead 13-8.

The effort of Kimberlyn Michalec brought Flatonia with 13-12 and the Lady Comanches countered with six of the next seven points.

From there, Shiner had a slight advantage, 6-5, to win the set and the match.


Jennifer Hartl and Kori Landman (left) attempt to block a kill attempt by Kimberlyn Michalec (right) with Rachel Steinhauser, Fernanda Torres and Erin Miksch backing up the play during Shiner’s district match at Flatonia Friday. (Photo by Mark Lube)

Shiner earns district road win vs Flatonia


The 8th A team defeat-ed La Grange 42-18 on Thursday. Matthew Velas-quez Banda scored a pair of two-point conversions. James Martinez scored on a 55-yard run and a two-point conversion.

Marvin Cardoza had two touchdown runs of 58 and 44 yards.

He also completed a 27-yard pass to Devon Banda to keep an offense drive alive.

Trent Higginbotham scored three touchdowns —a 52-yards run, a 23-yard run and 27-yard pass from Cardoza. Offensive player of the game award went to Heber Cardona for his blocking that led to the touchdowns.

Isaac Longoria and Tay-lor Andrews had big de-fensive hits.

“We as coaches are proud of their players for their effort and their drive to win,” head coach Joey Carrizales said. “We were ahead at halftime but could not be satisfied in the moment. We had to carry our momentum into the second half to win the game.”

•7th Grade A team de-feated La Grange 20-14 on

Thursday. Adrian Reyes Threw a touchdown pass to Daniel Cruz and had a long touchdown run. Heath Hinke intercepted a pass and ran it back for a touchdown. The defense played a strong game only giving up eight points to the opposing offense.

• The 7th B team shut out La Grange 6-0. Adam Martinez scored on a 9-yard pass from Jessie Segura.

• 8th B team lost 16-6 to the Leopards. Alejan-dro Pruneda intercepted a pass and ran it in

for a touchdown. Seth Gibson was the offensive player of the game.

• Gonzales Country Youth Football Teams went 3-4 last Saturday. Apache Freshman White fell to Goliad 30-26 and Apache Freshman Black lost to Cuero 20-6.

In the Sophomore divi-sion, Apache Black defeat-ed Victoria Stings 20-12 while Apache White lost to Victoria Warriors 12-0.

Apache Junior White fell short to Calhoun 24-6 and Apache Junior Black shut out Victoria Raiders 20-0. Apache Senior de-feated Victoria Sting 28-0.

Gonzales JH 8th A team routs La Grange 42-18

Some of the 5K runner and walker medal winners. Not listed as pictured is Veronica Moreno, Caity Blundell, Victoria Vela, Kolozok Medina, Maraia Mathis, Caleb Waggoner, Kathleen Allen, Stephen Hunter, Kena May, Haley Barrington, Mason Richter, Seth Gibson, Janell Craven, Kaily Zumwalt, Kathy Brooks, Adrian Gonzalez, Travis Vega, Tony Vega, Toni Moltz Morgan and Shantel Missidine. (Photo by Mark Lube)

St. Paul athlete Emily Pokluda has been selected to train and compete at the 2014 Softball Factory Christmas Camp & Tournament in Vero Beach, Fla. Emily’s strong perfor-mance at the San Antonio Under Armour Softball Factory National Tryout in June earned her selection to the Softball Factory invite-only event.

The Softball Factory Christmas Camp & Tournament is a national event sponsored by Under Armour and powered by Softball Factory. Emily and other select players from across the country will travel to Vero Beach for four days of intense training and competitive game-play. Softball Factory’s staff of former scouts, professional players, and college coaches will work with players daily on all aspects of their game. This great staff will be led by Lea Ann Jarvis, who won two World Championships on the USA National Team in 1986 and 1990 and currently serves as Softball Factory’s Director of Softball Operations.

In addition, players will get to test their skills against some of their most talented peers from all over the coun-try as they compete in tournament games,to take home the Softball Factory Christmas Camp & Tournament Cham-pionship title. The event will take place December 27-30 at Historic Dodgertown, the former MLB Spring Training Home of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Players will eat, sleep, train, and compete at the same fa-cilities previously used for major leaguers and now with a brand new softball complex.

Emily, primarily a short stop, just entered her senior year at St. Paul High School in Shiner. Softball Factory would like to wish Emily the best of luck at the Christmas Camp & Tournament and looks forward to working with her throughout the remainder of her high school career.

There is a raffle fundraiser to help defray the cost of Em-ily’s expenses. Tickets are available at Four Way Service and Tire Center, NAPA Auto Parts, Patek’s Grocery, and Market and Parker Lumber in Shiner.

St. Paul’s Emily Pokluda selected to compete at softball camp, tournament

Shiner St. Paul senior short stop Emily Pokluda will take part in the Softball Factory Christmas Camp and Tournament held in later December. (Courtesy photo)

SHINER — The Third Annual Half Moon Cookoff and the 2nd Annual Ride for the Troops will be held in Shiner on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 17-18. The events will benefit the USO of San Anto-nio and several park and city improvement projects, one of which is being overseen by an Eagle Scout candidate. Admission is free for spectators, who may also purchase a cook-off judging ballot for $10.

The weekend will kick off on Friday at Green-Dickson Park with the Half Moon Cookoff ’s “Shiner Open” event, in which all recipes must feature Shiner beer, and the “Jackpot Cooked Shrimp.” Hosted by the Shiner Chamber of Commerce and sanctioned through the Texas Gulf Coast

Cookers Association, the cook-off is open to cook teams for meat events and the gen-eral public for non-meat categories.

After the judging ends Friday, a Calcutta auction -- in which spectators bid on and “buy” a competitor and share in his or her winnings — will be held for Saturday’s en-tries. Day Two will feature several catego-ries, including Beans, Youth Chili, Chili, Giblet Rice, Chicken, Ribs, Brisket, and Margaritas.

“The event has a guaranteed $7,500 prize package for the meat events, a figure that will increase if more than 60 teams en-ter and Jackpot splits for other categories,” said CJ Patton, event co-chair. “This is the last weekend for cookers to qualify for this

year’s National Championship Barbecue Cookoff in Meridian, though membership in TGCCA is not required to enter or win in Shiner.”

The Chamber is still welcoming cook-off entries, and the public is invited to par-ticipate in judging of the People’s Choice Award, which benefits the USO of San An-tonio.

“Ballots are purchased for $10, which gives access to samples from participating cook teams,” says Katie Williams, event co-chair. “The winner of the People’s Choice Award receives half of the monies collected from the purchase of ballots, with the other half going directly to the USO. Last year, the winning team, The Shiner Smokers, donated their winnings from this award to the USO as well.”

Green-Dickson Park features a large play-ground, newly remodeled and expanded tennis courts, a basketball court, walking and biking trails, and fishing which are eas-ily accessible and visible from the designated cook-off area. A DJ will provide entertain-ment on Friday; beginning at noon on Sat-urday there will be live music provided by Brandi Behlen, Kendra Krupala, and Neil Austin Imber.

Awards are scheduled for 6 p.m. followed by a dance. The Shiner Business Men’s Club will be selling beer and water.

Also benefitting the USO of San Antonio is the 2nd Annual Ride for the Troops. Offi-cially the ride begins in San Antonio; howev-er, groups from Houston, the southern Gulf Coast and other regions of Texas will rendez-vous with the San Antonio group outside the city limits of Shiner and converge on “The Cleanest Little City in Texas” as one unified formation on Saturday around noon. The cost is $25 pre-sale ($30 if purchased the day of the ride) and includes a t-shirt, a special Saturday tour of the iconic Spoetzl Brewery, and sausage wraps generously donated and served by the employees of Patek’s Shiner Smokehouse.

The Shiner Half Moon Cook-off is made possible through the generous support of many volunteers and sponsorships by many businesses including One Man Pits (www.onemanpits.com) and Ranch Hand Truck Accessories (www.ranchhand.com) Please note that in the event of inclem-ent weather, all events scheduled at Green Dickson Park will be moved to downtown Shiner. For more information or to signup for the cook-off or motorcycle ride please visit www.shinerbbqandmusicfest.com or call (361) 596-0080 for the cook-off and (210) 507-3947 for the motorcycle ride. For more information about the city of Shiner and the Chamber of Commerce, please visit www.shinertx.com.

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Happy Fall Y’AllFall is in the air - with lots of exciting events approaching us, not to metion the biggest selling season of the year!

Gonzales Main Street would like to encourage everyone to put their best

foot forward and decorate for Halloween/Fall. Drag out that bale of

hay or a couple of pumpkins. The possibilities are endless!

Welcome our Fall Visitors and show our Community Pride.

Gonzales Main Street would like to thank YOU for making

Gonzales a beautiful place to live and do business.

This fall is shaping up really nice. We just need some rain to go with it. The Belmont Volunteer Fire Depart thanks everyone for their help and their at-tendance for their BBQ and auction fundraiser. They could not operate without the funds raised each year. And we in this community and the surrounding areas cannot operate without this fine fire department and rescue and recovery team that we have right here in the very center of the area exactly where we need them. It doesn’t hap-pen overnight and it takes time and energy to stay up-to-date with training and knowledge.

A Thanksgiving or Pot-luck supper hosted by both the Church and the Bel-mont Community Club was decided to be held on November 8th at 6PM. There will be no charge and everyone is to bring a dish that will serve at least 8 people.

Leesville Country Fair is having their annual Fund-raiser on Saturday, October 11th. It starts at 10am and go on until about 2:30PM. This takes place at the Lees-ville Methodist Church grounds. . This is the 28th consecutive year for this popular traditional com-munity event. There will be great food, musical enter-tainment by the Kerr Creek Band, free children’s games, petting zoo, raffle, and auc-tion of donated items. Lo-cal quilters will again offer their productions of hand crafted quilts. They have quilted two beautiful quilts. One of those quilts is on a raffle by itself, and one will be auctioned off. All of the proceeds go to upkeep of the cemetery and buildings and scholarships for gradu-ating seniors. It is held un-der covered pavilions, so come rain or shine.

There is still exercis-ing going on Tuesday and Thursday morning at 8:30 AM at the Belmont Com-munity Center. There is a great group taking advan-tage of this and they wel-come anyone, male or fe-male to join them.

There will be a new flow-er calendar started January 1st at Monthalia. If anyone would like a change in their place or need to designate a special Sunday, please email [email protected] or mail to Cynthia MacAl-lister, P. O. Box 208, Cost, Texas, 78614 by November 15th.

Veterans have the oppor-tunity to compose a para-graph about their experi-

ences. These remembrances will

be compiled into a booklet. Please email to [email protected] or mail to Lu Ful-lilove, 565 FM 466, Cost, Texas 78614 by November 1st.

Hold the following peo-ple in prayer: Judy Wilson, Rhonda Pruett; Linda Den-ker; Case Martin; Landis Kern; Joe Kotwig, Aunt Georgie Gandre, Aunt Frances Gandre, Aunt Bet-ty Gandre, Ben and Mabel Richter; Laddie Studler, Sandi Gandre, Joyce and Danny Schellenberg; Nan-cy Garnand; Esther Linde-mann, Teresa Wilke, Anna Lindemann, Millie, Mr. Bill Lott, Marie Schauer, Bob Young, Marilyn Qualls, Lillie Lay; Shirley Dozier;; Bob Brown; Marissa, Bub-ba, Robert Cox, “Sarge” Dunkin; Pedro; Dorothy Svoboda; Velma Bullard, Rosie, Clay, Christine Wil-ke Nancy, Maynard; De-nise, Louise Jones; Margie Menking; Jimmy Kelley; Jesse Esparza; Laura Walk-er. You know our country is in such a state of unrest and so many fronts are caus-ing such great consterna-tion, that our military, their families, our government should be utmost in our prayers.

Well the Riffenburghs came to Texas from Cali-fornia to visit Kathleen Allen and Texas will never be the same again. They braved closed parks, sand storms, and pouring rain while they tried sleeping in a tent. When Paw Paw Allen extended his hospi-tality to them, they readily accepted. We had become acquainted with them be-cause Nancy is Kathleen’s first cousin and one of the

few blood relatives she has alive. Her husband is Duane, and their son is An-drew, age 26, and daughters Grace, age 17, and Rachel, age 8. Will and I went over to meet them in person. We had so much fun talk-ing to such nice and joy-ful people. Andrew can play the piano, just making those keys talk. He also has a beautiful singing voice to go along with it. Sometimes Grace and Rachel join him with the singing. There other goal was to tour the Alamo. So Saturday they quickly toured the Jail and Eggleston House in Gonza-les and then went on to San Antonio. Then they went to Monthalia United Method-ist Church with Paw Paw Allen and Kathleen. There Andrew played and sang The Old Rugged Cross. Everyone wanted them to stay longer and Allan Fink wanted them to come to his house for dinner, but un-fortunately they had to go on their journey. Their next stop was Fredericksburg and then on back to Big Bear City, California. We all wished that they could have stayed a lot longer.

We have some good run-ners in our midst. Donna Lindemann Hisey won in this division, her sister Lu Fullilove came in second, and Kathleen Allen came in third with paint all over them. There are not enough pictures in the paper.

Anyway, I have survived San Antonio twice in the last week and enough is enough. I could not live up there for any reason. I would run and hide. The dogs and cats were happy when we got home. Little Eva thought that she could sneak out to come with us the second time. She has the shortest little legs but she can jump higher than Skooter. She gets into ev-erything. We can’t stack some things any higher. Somehow she is going to learn not to steal things.

Have a good week. God Bless.

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Found: Off Hwy. 97 near Oso Cemetery. ST23580R16 tire & rim. Please call 830-857-1333 to iden-tify.--------------------------Found: Set of Keys at Fourth of July Celebration down on square. Call The Gonzales Cannon at 672-7100 to iden-tify.--------------------------Lost all white male English Retriever. Name - Indy 2 yrs. Old. Lost in Saturn area, he has a chip. 949-878-0508.

Need a lifeguard for private parties! For information call 830-445-0483.--------------------------Guitarists, vocal-ists, musicians, percussion, audi-tions at Faith Fam-ily Church, 361-935-8878.--------------------------Busco por una pare-ja de baile. Busco por una mujer que quiere bailer.Una que sabe como bailar o que quiere aprender bailes. Yo bailo swing, hus-tle, tango , waltz, 2 step, salsa, me-ringue, cha cha, y unos oltros bailes. Llamame a 832 235 9662 Soy America-no y hablo Espanol. me llamo John.--------------------------Female dance part-ner wanted. Must be someone that wants to dance. May know how to dance or may not. All kinds of dance. Willing to train. Contact John at 832-235-9662.

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

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Pass all pre-em-ployment testing including a welding test. Please apply in person at GONZA-LES MANUFACTUR-ING, 2900 Johnson Street, Gonzales, TX. Gonzales Man-ufacturing offers an excellent ben-efit package, paid holidays, bonus programs, paid vacation, medical, dental, and 401K re-tirement program.--------------------------HELP WANTED: General Farm Labor. Full time. Benefits. Apply in person @ Soncrest Egg Com-pany, 925 St. An-drew Street, Gon-zales, Texas 78629. Mon.-Fri. 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.--------------------------HELP WANTED: CDL Driver, Local area, daily egg pick-up at farms. Benefits include, vacation, health and dental insurance. Apply in person @ Soncrest Egg Company, 925 St. Andrew Street, Gonzales, Texas 78629. (830) 672-4433, Mon.-Fri. 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Help wanted: Main-tenance Techni-cians for two ho-tels, experience required, 40+ hours and on-call. Apply in person at Sleep Inn or Holiday Inn front desk.--------------------------River City Roofing is hiring Sheet Metal Helpers. Must have driver’s license and dependable trans-portation. Experi-ence is a plus. 830-743-1061.--------------------------

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J.M. Oilfield Service, a family oriented company is seek-ing professional & reliable Class A CDL employees. Re-quirements: 2 years experience tanker and must be will-ing to get HazMat endorsement ASAP. Call 830-672-8000.--------------------------AVON Representa-tives Wanted! Great earning opportu-nities! Buy or Sell! Call 830-672-2271, Independent Sales Rep.

Garage Sale, Satur-day, Sept. 27 from 8am-12 pm. 1308 Gardien St. Women designer clothes, men’s clothes, work clothes, baby items, children’s clothes, shoes, all sizes, household items, pots, pans, etc. odds and ends.--------------------------Estate Sale. Sat., 9-27-14 at 8 am. 6638 Hwy. 304, Har-wood, Tx. (10 miles N. from Gonzales & 1 mile S. from I-10).

Furniture, cloth-ing, dishes & more. DW MH (3BR/2BA; 1736 sq. ft) & metal storage bldg. to be sold & moved = $50,000.00 OBO. 2001 Buick Century; 94K miles; clean & good condition = $4,000 OBO.--------------------------Estate Sale. 1906 St. Louis on Septem-ber 27-28, Sat.-Sun., 9:00-3:00. Antiques/furniture, crib, out-door/wicker furni-ture, dishes, books, clothing, etc.--------------------------Garage Sale, Friday & Saturday, 8:00-3:00, 228 Ponton. Furniture, applianc-es, tools, clothes, tires, etc.

16 ft. bumper pull trailer. 2 axle with ramps. $850. Call 830-857-5268.(8-14-14)-------------------------IPhone 5C Otter Box. Light green in color. $30.00. Good Condition. Sam-sung Galaxy S3 Cell phone. Car Charger, pink & black case. Good condition. $100. 830-305-2521.(9-18-14)--------------------------Ceramic floor tile - SONORA, Beige, 13”x13”, 25 pieces plus 5 with one cor-ner chipped. Also thinset and grout. Make an offer. Cell, 404-502-0340. (9-4-14)--------------------------For Sale: 8-foot sheet of metal brake. 30-inch sh-e3t of metal sheer. 437-2927.(8-21-14)--------------------------

For Sale: 16’ 4 wheel flatbed trail-er, $200; 2 wheel pickup bed trailer with jack, $150; 24’ gooseneck trailer, steel bed, dual tan-dem axles, lights, 2 spares, $3,000. 830-377-8814. (8-21-14)--------------------------For Sale: Good electric wheelchair. $375. Please call af-ter 12 p.m. 830-437-2232.(8-21-14)--------------------------For Sale: Propane Stove (Estate), $80.00. Call 830-857-3696.--------------------------240 ft. long, 4ft. high Chain link fence. $200. Rail-road ties, $3.00, 500 gallon, Butane Tank, $750. 830-875-3028. (7-31-14)--------------------------Welder Home Gym, originally cost $1,200, selling for $400. 512-844-8820.--------------------------Want to buy used golf cart to be used in the yard. 830-437-2232, call after 12 pm. (7-31-14) --------------------------Computer desk, gun cabinet, lamps, 2 bedroom sets, 2 end tables, 2 piece entertainment cen-ter. Call for prices. 830-672-7308.(7-31-14)--------------------------Micil Toilet Safety Support. Still in box. For Sale $40. 830-263-2482. (7-24-14)--------------------------WW covered horse trailer, 2009, origi-nal owner, 16’ w/divider door, light-ing used. $2,100. Call Bob at 512-468-4068.(7-17-14)--------------------------Rotocycle for sale. 5 ft. high, 3 pt. hook-up. Fair condition. $300. For informa-tion, call 830-203-

8899.--------------------------For Sale: Scott’s Rid-ing Lawn Mower. $250. 263-0024.--------------------------Mini Honda Gas til-ler. $150. Excellent condition. 361-208-3565.--------------------------15’x30’ above ground swimming pool w/filter & mo-tor. Needs liner. $1,735. Elna Elec-tronic Sewing Ma-chine, $7450. Two Alto Saxes, one Ten-or Sax, one Clarinet, Sump pump, $50. Play pen, $21. Foot Stool heavy wood flowered uphol-stery, $50. Comput-er desk, $50. Ham-mond Organ, $375. 17 Cu Ft. Upright Freezer, $250. Flow-ered Easy Chair. $35. Sheila Wright, 672-2719 or 203-0175.--------------------------2 gas weedeaters in excellent condition. $100/both. 361-208-3565.--------------------------For Sale: John Deere LT150 riding lawn mower. 361-772-8611.--------------------------Riding lawnmower. MTD, 42” cut. Ex-cellent Condition. $500. 361-208-3565.--------------------------

Musical Equipment

PA System. Kus-tom 8 Ch. 400 Watt System, 2 15” Sp-krs, 1 12” Monitor Spkr. Stands. Lots of wires, 4 micro-phones w/cables. Mic stand with gooseneck, $1,200. Call 830-437-2046.--------------------------Christmas Tree - artificial 7 ft. Loads of lights, garland, ornaments. $75.00. 830-437-2046.--------------------------

Baseball Cap Col-lection. Never worn. 200 assorted B u s i n e s s / s c h o o l etc. with Storage carrying cases. Will sell in lots of 50, $2.00 each. In-cludes carrying/storage case. 830-437-2046.--------------------------For Sale: 30 ft. steel angled steel truss-es. Very heavy duty. For barns and steel structured build-ings. $500 a piece. Call 713-449-7464.--------------------------Kuhn 800 lb Heavy Duty Disc Mower. 3 point hookup. Lo-cated in Moulton. 361-401-0676.--------------------------Pergo laminated flooring, locks to-gether, glue not necessary. Approx. 110 sq. ft. uncut - 135 sq. ft. total with cut pieces. Good to VG. Pickup only. $100. Call Chico, 830-263-1445 or 830-263-2103.--------------------------PTO Irrigation Pump - New $3,500, will sell for $1,500. Call 830-263-4126. --------------------------Low Boy Trailer. 5x10. $625. 361-208-3565 anytime.--------------------------For Sale. 140 joints of 2 3/8 pip. $5,600 firm. 830-480-8098.--------------------------For Sale: Modern Coke Vending Ma-chine. Cans, Bottles, adjustable bin. Bill changer. Runs great. $425/obo. 830-339-9087.--------------------------Juicer - Jack Lalane. Used 5 times. $60. Perfect condition. 830-263-2482.--------------------------Food Lovers Diet Kit as seen on TV. Meals, $120, will sell for $60. 830-263-2482.

Beautiful size 5, Girls dresses, jeans, tops, leggings, etc. for sale. Name Brands. Like new. Very Reasonable. 830-540-3382.--------------------------New Crop Paper-shell Pecans avail-able. In-shell, $2.50 lbs or Cracked, $3.00 lb. Contact Jason Pape, 830-203-0084 or Jenni-fer Pape, 830-203-0602.--------------------------Craftsman leaf blower. 200 mph air blower. $65. 361-293-3565.--------------------------Antique claw foot tub. Pretty good shape. $200 firm. 512-656-0521.--------------------------For Sale: Dometic Retractable Awning for Travel Trailer. New arms. 20 ft. long, 20 ft. wide. $575/obo. 830-857-5720.--------------------------Longwheel base shell, for pickup, like new. $500. 361-865-3727.--------------------------Good used 2 - 17” tires. 2 - 16 1/2 wheels with tires. Truck tubeless - fits Ford, Dodge or Chevrolet -8 hole. Two bolt on bum-per hitches with balls. One steel plate with ball for gooseneck hook-up. Parking space for travel trailer. Electric & water. Call 672-2335 or 478-607-1178.--------------------------16” Rim, 8 holes, 2 new 14” tires, 2 used 14” tire & rim, 1 used 15” tire and rim. Oak Dining Ta-ble. 361-594-4307.

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The City of Gonzales is currently advertising the following vacancies for various Boards and Commissions; these positions are volunteer only, no compensation.

Golf Course Advisory BoardGonzales Economic Development Corporation Gonzales Library Board Mainstreet Advisory BoardPlanning & Zoning Commission Tourism CommitteeZoning Board of Adjustment & Sign Control BoardJB Wells Park Advisory Board

INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS MUST: Be a resident of the City of Gonzales (required for all Boards/Commissions unless otherwise noted). Complete an application, available on the City’s website: www.cityofgonzales.org or from the City Secretary’s office at the Gonzales Municipal Building, 820 St. Joseph Street.

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The Zoning Board of Adjustments of the City of Gonzales, by this in-strument, notifies the public of a PUBLIC HEARING on the following project that has been presented to the Board for their consideration:

The below listed property is currently zoned as Heavy Commercial(C-2) of which the property owner is requesting a 10 foot setback variance on the rear setback requirements, and a 5 foot setback variance on the front setback requirements for the property listed below:

ADDRESS: 1604 East Sarah DeWitt DrivePROPERTY OWNER: Gonzales Touchstone LLC.PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: PT 1 and 3 Cartwheel SubdivisionPARCEL: 11366

The Zoning Board of Adjustments will hold a Public Hearing on Sep-tember 25, 2014, at the Gonzales City Hall, 820 St. Joseph St. at 5:15 p.m., to allow for public comment on this project. After consider-ation and voting by Zoning Board of Adjustments and the Public Hear-ing, the project will either be approved or denied.

The Zoning Board of Adjustments encourages citizens to participate in the public comment and public hearing stages of all Zoning Board of Adjustments 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 Secretary office at (830)-672-2815.

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Greenhouses for Sale, 30ftx100ft, as is where, you pick up, at Harwood, in-tersection of 90 & 304. Contact: 281-788-7500.--------------------------National Geograph-ics in leather bound slip cases. 1982-2000 & maps. Make an offer. Call 437-2046.--------------------------Toro Weedeater, 4 string. $75. 361-208-3565.--------------------------Restaurant Tables. Formica. 2 seats & 4 seats. $50 each. 875-3028.--------------------------Men’s used jeans - great condition. $5/pair. 32x29, 32x30, 32x32, 35x30, 35x32, 36x30. One pair 32” waist shorts. Call 830-672-1106.--------------------------Crocheted Afghans, baby blankets, sin-gle bed spreads for sale. Can choose own colors. Can come by or call, 203-1270. Green DeWitt Apt. #138.--------------------------Assembled Dora 20” bicycle with training wheels, helmet, elbow and knee pads. Used very little. $60. Call 830-672-1106.--------------------------HP 2500 CM Printer. Professional Series color printer. $25 obo. 672-7546. Ar-lene or Linda.--------------------------55 Gallon metal or Plastic Drums. Volume Discounts. $5.00 each. 830-857-4321.--------------------------For Sale: Custom made picnic tables; made with treated lumber, with bolts and screws - will make the conven-tional table with seats attached to table; will also make tables with seat benches sepa-rate from table: 4-6 or 8 foot made for your specific needs. Call 830-540-4776 or 830-857-3273 for pricing and avail-ability information.--------------------------7 bags of shred-ded paper & vari-ous boxes. Great for packing. Call 830-519-4176 (Gonza-les).--------------------------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 Sewing Machine with pedal, table w/6 chairs, almost new, hand cro-cheted table cloth, large, white, an-tique 3 pc. Loveseat and other yarn cro-cheted items. Call 672-8034.--------------------------For Sale: Concrete parking curbs 6’ long 6” tall plain or painted, 16’ + 20’ long concrete cattle guard bases. Call Vic for pricing, 672-6383 or 857-3827.--------------------------Unicorn Collection for Sale. Call Fran-ces between 9pm-10am, 830-857-6476.

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

Hay for Sale: Fertil-ized Coastal Hay, Round Bales $75; Small square bales, $10. Cut on 7th and 15th of this year. Call 713-252-1130.

4500 Mahindra Tractor, 600 hours, like new. Comes with post hole dig-ger, 9 inch Auger & 12 inch Auger, 6 ft.

Box Blade, heavy duty ripper, 3 pt. Bale Loader. All for $7,600. 830-481-4707.(9-18-14)--------------------------For Sale: Pop-up square bale loader, $200; Blade for three-point hook-up, $300; 6’ rotocy-cle for three point hookup, $300; Two lawn edgers, $25 each. 830-377-8814. (8-21-14)--------------------------Oliver Tractor, Model #1555. 5 ft. Disc Harrow, 8 ft Ford Belt Shredder. Call 788-7443 to be seen.(8-14-14)--------------------------2003 Eicher trac-tor model 364 NC, original owner - 35 hp, 2-wd, 2 cylinder diesel, category 1 hitch. Less than 650 hours. Runs fine. Comes with opera-tor’s manual, 210 Koyker front-end loader, Dale Phillips post-hole digger, 6’ Howse shredder, and 5’ disc. $7,500 package deal. Call Bob at 512-468-4068.(7-17-14)--------------------------For Sale: 300 gallon Imperial Skid Tank. $375. 830-433-1176, Seguin Area.(07-03-14)

Antique Oak Round Table and four chairs, $350. Table is 48 inches in di-ameter. Located in Nixon Call 210-385-5541.(8-28-14)--------------------------Big solid oak law-yer’s desk. $50. 830-672-3089.

WANTED: 1997-2001 Toyota Camry, 4 cyl, good engine. 830-377-8814.(9-25-14)--------------------------‘96 Ford pickup. Standard Trans. Can be seen at 1822 St. Louis, Gonzales. 672-8034.(9-18-14)--------------------------2012 Ford F-150, Ecoboost Lariat, fully loaded, navi-gation, sunroof, etc, white. 19 MPG in town, 22 MPG on highway. $25,000. For more informa-tion call 281-722-0095.(8-28-14)--------------------------For Sale: 1981 Chevy dually 454, 4 speed, 10’ flat bed, $1,500; 1986 Chevy dually 454, 4 speed, welding bed, $1,500. 830-377-8814. (8-21-14)--------------------------For Sale: 2006 Chev Uplander Van, Handicap equip-ment with wheel chair lift. $10,500. Please call after 12 p.m. 830-437-2232. (8-21-14)--------------------------1966 Falcon Sport Coupe. Very nice, Ford red. 84,000 miles. Runs great. Great shape. Looks fantastic, garage kept. Reduced to $8,200. 512-844-8820. (7-31-14)--------------------------1970 240Z, was run-ning, many parts. $3,800. 512-844-8820. (7-31-14)--------------------------Want to buy older small pickup to be used off road. 830-437-2232, call after

12 pm. (7-31-14)--------------------------2006 F-350, 1 ton dually. Very clean, wellmaintained, 6 new tires, Adves-able 110,000 m $47,500. 830-928-1203. Can be seen in Fredericksburg, Tx.(7-17-14)--------------------------2012 GMC Arca-dia SLE2, very nice diamond white, black leather, low mileage, V6 engine, many extras. Call 361-293-7425 or cell, 361-293-8768.(7-17-14)--------------------------Ford Fusion, 2013. Only 7K miles. Ex-cellent condition. $17,000. 830-437-2046.

1999 Manufactured 2BR/2BA mobile home. Great condi-tion. 830-556-6905.(9-4-14)--------------------------Starting at $22,900 Delivered. Large se-lection of used single wides. RBI 32896. Sundays 1-6, Fayette Country Homes, 979-743-6192.--------------------------NEW Doublewides starting mid 50’s de-livered, A/C , skirting installed. RBI 32896. Fayette Country Homes has 4 acres of homes. New and Used. 800-369-6888.--------------------------24x54 Classroom Buildings with rest-rooms, central air and heat. Fayette Country Homes of Schulen-burg. 800-369-6888. Open 7 days a week. (RBI 32896)--------------------------One bedroom mo-bile home. Almost new. One bathroom, on 10 acres of land, cow pens, arena, electric gate, shed, very nice. 6545 Hwy. 304. 830-203-1953.--------------------------Belmont RV Park. We have FEMA trailers for sale. From $2,500 & up or rent to own. Please call 830-424-3600.

Mobile home for rent in Waelder. 3BR/1BA. Please contact Grace, 830-399-5313.--------------------------For rent: 3 bed-room/1 bath mo-bile homes, fully furnished, stove, refrigerator, micro-wave, central air/heat, $775 month-ly, $675 deposit, Roadrunner Mobile Home Park, 361-582-6593.--------------------------For Sale or Lease. 3 BR Trailer House, 2 RV Spots. Leesville. 830-433-0603.

Room and Bath for rent. Single person only. Reasonably Priced. Call 672-8034.--------------------------Room for Rent - 1BD/1BA, private entrance. 830-857-4162.--------------------------Attn: Oil Field Work-ers. Wyman’s Room-ing House has 4 large furnished bedrooms for rent. Fully equipped kitchen, covered patio w/BBQ pits & much more. $375/

wk. 713-501-3416.

New house for rent. All appliances, 2/1 in Luling, TX at 505 Trinity. $950/mo., $950/deposit. Call 512-393-4616.--------------------------HOME FOR RENT: Lovely 3 bed-room/1 bath. Ap-pliances, tile floors/carpet, w/d con-nections, CA/H, fenced backyard. No Smoking and no pets. Rent $950.00 month/$800/de -posit. Call 830-857-3364.(9-25-14)--------------------------For Rent: 3/2 house on Main Street in Moulton, Tx. Semi furnished, big back yard, 2,300 sq. ft. Available Septem-ber 15. $1,200/month, $500/Dep. Call or Text Paula, 361-433-1244. (9-4-14)--------------------------HOUSE FOR RENT: 2BD/1BA remod-eled house in coun-try setting at 7102 FM 2091 North (Gonzales, Texas); Near Palmetto State Park. Refrigerator, stove/microwave, laminate wood floors. $650/month; $350/deposit. Call (830) 672-3771.(8-28-14)--------------------------For Rent: 4BR/2.5 BA, CA/H, stove, refrigerator provid-ed, washer/dryer hookups, 1507 St. Vincent on corner of St. Vincent & Pat-rick St., exterior/party deck. $1,400 month, $900 securi-ty deposit. 830-203-9852.(8-21-14)--------------------------2/1 Duplex, ADA Accessible, 112D Patrick on Cor-ner of Patrick and St. Vincent. 3 wall units, heat/cool, w/d hookups, stove refrigerator. Water paid. $900 month, $500 security de-posit. 830-203-9852.(8-21-14)--------------------------HHistoric 1880’s Gonzales home turned into du-plex in Memorial Heights neighbor-hood. 2BR/1BA Central Air/Heat. Modern electric, plumbing insu-lated, tub/shower. Appliances, ceiling fans, carpet, vinyl, w/d connections, deck & porch. Non-smokers, no pets, references. $800 + deposit. 830-672-2227.(8-14-14)--------------------------

--------------For Rent In Shiner, 3bed 1 bath, nice, quiet neighbor-hood, 509 West

9th, $850 rent plus deposit. 830/832-3163 --------------------------3/1, large carport, plenty of storage, downtown. $950/mo., $1,200/dep. 830-672-3089.--------------------------2/1 St. George St. With yard & porch. Great location. $550/monthly. 830-672-3089.--------------------------Nixon Area. 3/2, like new, CA/CH, wash-er/dryer hookups. $1,000 per month. 830-857-6921.--------------------------House in the coun-try for rent. Three bedrooms and two bathrooms. See to appreciate. Security deposit and one month’s rent. One-year lease. Call 361-594-3233.--------------------------

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Furnished 4br house, sleeps 5. Ready for move-in. Fully equipmmed kitchen, covered patio, fenced, lighted parking, in-dividual air & heat, 32” flat screen TV’s & Refrigerators in each room. Must see. 713-501-3416.--------------------------2BR houses for rent. No Pets. Month to Month. Call 830-672-3089.--------------------------2 bedroom, 1 bath house in Gonza-les for rent. Fridge, Microwave, Stove and can be fully fur-nished. Remodeled last year with new hardwood floors, Central Air, bath-room tile, $1,050/mo. 830-542-9743.--------------------------Office Space w/Liv-ing area to rent in the center of town (On the Main Hwy). Call (830) 672-5738.--------------------------HOUSE FOR RENT: Must see!!! Charm-ing 2BD/1BA re-modeled house located in country setting at 7102 FM 2091 North (Gon-zales, Texas); Ap-prox. 10 miles from Gonzales. Spacious yard, shade trees, stove/microwave, glass-tiled backs-plash, new laminate wood floors. Call (830) 672-3771 or (512) 938-9131.--------------------------

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4/3, 2 Living areas around Waelder Area. $800/deposit, $1,300/month. Big yard, front & back. 830-399-5313.(05-30-13)--------------------------Cottages for Lease. Fully furnished cot-

tages for rent in Gonzales, TX. In-cludes all furniture, flat screen TV, lin-ens, kitchen items & appliances (full-size refrigerator, range, microwave, wash-er & dryer). Utili-ties paid. Weekly Housekeeping In-cluded. Month-to-Month Lease. $500 Security Deposit. Application Re-quired. 1 Bedroom, $1,300/month, 2 bedroom, $1,600/month. Call 830-351-1195. Shown by appointment.--------------------------Cabin for Rent. 1BR/1BA. Secluded, in country. $100/nightly, Mon.-Fri. or $350/weekly. Week-end rates vary. No smokers. Call 830-857-0986 or 830-857-1418.--------------------------Motel Suites. 2 bed-rooms, full kitchen, porch/small yard. $68 nightly, $310 weekly. Crews wel-come. Call Mike, 512-292-0070, 512-656-0521.--------------------------Single Suite. Perfect for Supervisor for Oil Company. Full kitchen, washer/dryer, TV/Full cable, wireless internet. No smoking inside. No Pets. Fully fur-nished and all bills paid. Private Yard/Garage. Weekly, $280; Deposit $300. Call 512-292-0070--------------------------

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

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NIGHTLY RATESSingle nightly rates starting at $35.00 per night. Which include A/C, Micro-wave, Refrigerator, TV/Cable and fur-

nished with all bills paid. Please call Mike at (512) 292-0070 or (830) 672-3089.

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

2 rooms for rent - large house, 3 acres of land with a very nice home. All bills paid - furnished. More information & first call 1st served call. 830-267-0738.

Railroad cars, din-ing car, kitchen car, caboose, wa-ter, tower, storage bulding, kitchen equip. Reduced,

$15,000. Luling, 830-875-3028.

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Position is responsible for maintaining the Gonzales Center by doing custodial work, sweeping, mopping/waxing and polishing floors; vacuuming and shampooing carpets; cleaning and supplying bathrooms; and light building maintenance tasks. Must safely lift up to 50 pounds, and be able to stand, reach and stoop frequently, and work from lad-ders. Must be able to read and understand safety information. Starting pay is $12.00/hour depending on qualifications, plus em-ployee benefits that include retirement, paid health insurance, group rates for dental, life, and disability insurance, tuition waiver, paid leave, Sec. 125 flex, and a quality work en-vironment. To complete the VC on line ap-plication visit VictoriaCollege.edu>Quick Links>Jobs at VC.

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Busy Restaurant with large customer base for sale in Smi-ley, Texas. Equip-ment included. Contact Nick or Do-ris, 830-587-6262, 210-373-6869 or 210-883-4271.For Rent: 616 St. Paul. Office space

or store front, 960 sq. ft., 1/2 block off square. Kitchenette, 1 ba, newly refur-bished. For more information, call 713-252-1130.

Office space for rent. 10’x10’ space

in Nixon. Furniture included. 830-857-6921.--------------------------For Rent: Indus-trial Property for rent. M1 Ind. Stor-age Yard, 70x130. Church Street. 830-423-2103.--------------------------For Rent: 616 St. Paul. Office space or store front, 960 sq. ft., 1/2 block off square. Kitchenette, 1 ba, newly refur-bished. For more information, call 713-252-1130.--------------------------5.5 Acres for Lease/Sale. Cleared, wa-ter well, 3-200 amp loops, and 100 yds off Hwy. 80 w/good county road front-age. In Leesville between Belmont & Nixon. Will subdi-

vide. Would make a perfect oil field yard or residence. Call David, 713-252-1130 ; Peyton, 512-948-5306.--------------------------Land for lease for oil field service equipment. Prime location. 4 miles N. on 183. 2 1/2 acres. Electric, water, parking, storage. Call 203-0585 or 672-6922. (TFN)

1BR/1BA, down-town. $350/mo. 830-672-3089.--------------------------Efficiency Apart-ment. Lake Gon-zales. Weekly and monthly rates. Utili-ties. TV provided. No pets. non-smok-ing. Bob. 830-203-9790. Have pictures.

BLUEBIRD LOFTS - Three units avail-able, 2 bed/1 bath, $1,125 to $1,185/mo., $1,000 depos-it. Granite counter-tops, stainless steel appliances, custom cabinetry, hard-wood floor, fully-tiled bathrooms, central air/heat, washer/dryer hook-ups. No pets. No smoking. ALL NEW! (512) 576-5868.

Do you need a Pri-vate Sitter for your elderly loved one. Call Megan Wright-Perkins at 830-203-1980.--------------------------I am looking for a private sitting job with the elderly people around Gonzales. Will sit at home, hospital or nursing home. Please call me at 830-437-2311 or cell, 263-2768, Emil-ia Mayorga.(TFN)--------------------------Need your home cleaned for Fall? Call Nancy, 830-339-0727.(TFN)--------------------------DBK AdvertisingCheckbook bal-ancing, document preparation, Word-Perfect “Works 8”, Color or Black and white - all done on compter. Cheap. [email protected], preferred or [email protected]. Call 437-5142.--------------------------Looking for sit-ting job for a sweet lady in her home. Includes cooking and will drive for her if she needs me to. Can stay Fri-day night, Saturday night but must be home by Sunday at 3:00. Call 830-519-3044.--------------------------Sitting at night tak-ing care of elderly in their home. Refer-ences, transporta-tion. Call 361-212-8731.--------------------------House cleaning services available. Reasonable rates. Servicing Gonzales and surrounding areas. References available. Call Bar-bara at 979-777-8710 or email [email protected] Home Appliance Repair. Washer, Dry-ers, all major ap-pliances, 30 years experience. Haul Scrap Metal & appli-ances. Call Larry at 361-596-4391.--------------------------Sewing & Altera-tions. Jo West. 830-203-5160. Call

between 9 a.m. & 9 p.m.

General laborer for yard maintenance and trimming, la-bor/mowing/weed eating. Reasonable rates. Call or text if interested, Duke, 830-857-3118.--------------------------Lawn mowing ser-vice. No job too big or small. Call 830-263-0383 for free estimate. Also do weed spraying around fences. Will beat any price. Gon-zales area.--------------------------Willing to mow lawns in morning or evening. Also will do weedeating. Not affiliated with any company’s. 830-263-0909.--------------------------Lawn mowing ser-vice, residential & commercial. Will also mow oilfield yards or large oil re-lated businesses. Li-ability ins., free esti-mates and low cost. No job too large or too small. 830-263-

4181.(TFN)Teenager looking to babysit part-time, infants & small chil-dren. Will take care of at your home or my home. Call for more information,

263-2789.

K-Z Spree, 2009 29tt, ultra light. All fiberglass, fully loaded, non smok-ing. Many Extras. 1 double slide-out, easy lift hitch. $17,500. 512-238-7824.(7-24-14)--------------------------29ft RV for rent or sale. RV will includ-ed free wifi and all bills paid. Please

call 361-571-6872 for any information.29ft RV for rent or sale. RV will includ-ed free wifi and all bills paid. Please call 361-571-6872 for any information.--------------------------30 ft. travel trailer for rent one mile from town on Hwy. 97 east. Rent is $300 a week or $1,000 a month with a $500.00 deposit for monthly rent. All utilities paid, fully furnished, Direct TV, full bathroom, private area and great parking. Call 830-857-3538 or 830-857-4491 to have a look or more information.--------------------------RV Space and RV trailer for rent. All bills included with Dish Network. 830-203-9255.--------------------------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 de-tails.--------------------------RV Space for rent. $300 month. All bills included. If in-terested please call 820-203-9255--------------------------Fully furnished Travel Trailers for rent. Will rent week-ly or monthly. Pets Allowed. $50.00 Deposit. $300 per week or $1,000 per month. Call Terry for details, 830-351-0943. Will relocate to RV Park of your choice. All utilities paid. --------------------------Travel Trailer for rent for RV space in Smiley. All 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 Trailers for lease or buy. Peyton, 512-948-5306; David, 713-252-1130.--------------------------RV Rentals available at Belmont RV Park Estates. Pool, Laun-dromat. Call Rich-ard, 830-556-6905.

RV Space for Rent. All bills included with Dish Network or Travel Trailer for Rent with all Bills included with Dish Network. Please call 830-203-7250 or 830-431-4169.--------------------------One R/V site avail-able. $450 per month includes utilities. For more info call 830-857-1418 or 830-857-0986.--------------------------Private RV or Travel Trailer Parking Spot. All hookups are in place and ready to call your home. Fencing on three sides. Located on corner lot with shade trees. Has pad for home to be parked on. $300 per month with $100 Deposit. All bills paid. Located at Luling. This is a private lot, no RV park. Call 830-263-4356 or 830-560-6963 for showing and details.--------------------------Six RV Hookups for long term lease at Harwood. Intersec-tion of Hwy. 90 and TX 304. Contact: 281-788-7500.--------------------------2 RV spaces in town. $295/mo., 1 Mobile

home space for rent, $295/mo. Call Finch Park, 672-2955.--------------------------RV Sites Available. Nixon, TX. Clean, quiet, fair prices. 830-857-6921.

Pontoon boat. Good seats, good stereo, good trailer. Motor needs 90 Force Powerhead. $2,500. 830-857-5106.

2006 Harley soft tail. $13,500/OBO. 820-203-1565.(7-24-14)--------------------------Harley Davidson - 2007 Dyna Low-rider with pulled baffles. Blue/Grey 7700 miles. Blue Book Price - $9,440. Harley Davidson - 2009 883L Sport-ster 700 miles - Burnt Orange. Blue Book - $5,190. Will negotiate. Call 830-875-9126 for more information, 8-5pm.--------------------------Gruene Harley-Da-vidson is currently buying pre-owned Harleys. Looking to sell your Harley? Call Jon Camareno at 830-624-2473.

2006 Land Prides 4x4 Recreational Vehicle For Sale. Approx. 200 hours. Honda Motor. In-dependent Suspen-sion. Windshield and Roof. 4x4. Ask-ing - $4,950.00 in very good condi-tion. Call 830-857-4670.

Free: Female Ameri-can Pit Bull Terrier. Call 540-4850 for information. (9-25-14)--------------------------Miniature Boston Terrier Puppies. 1st shots & wormed. 830-263-4602.(9-18-14)--------------------------American Pit Bull Terrier puppies for sale, Blue & Red nosed, 3 females and 1 male. Asking $115 for the male and $130 a piece for the females. Prices negotiable. Mother & father are both large, gentle and loyal dogs. Call Jonathon at 830-263-1503.(8-28-14)--------------------------Precious purebred Chihuahua pup-pies. 8 wks. Very cute & loves to play. 1st shots & wormed, paper trained. Raised in my home. $150 each. 830-560-6668.--------------------------

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7 days a week. Hand/Scissor Cut. Small, $20 & $30; Medium, $35 & $40; M e d i u m / L a r g e , $45. Ask for Susan. 361-258-1505.

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Schmidt & Sons, is a local family operated fuel & oil distributor. We currently have a Day Driver/Delivery position available. As a Schmidt & Sons driver, we’re committed to your success, because when you succeed we succeed. Come join our team of drivers, we treat you like family. Benefits: Vacation pay, 401K and group health benefits with profit sharing plan and driver incentive programs. If you meet the minimum qualifications below, you’re one step clos-er to a career at Schmidt & Sons: * Must be at least 25 years of age * Must have Class B CDL with Hazardous Material Endorsement (class A CDL and tanker endorsement preferred). * No more than two (2) minor preventable accidents in the last three (1) years * No more than two (2) non-serious moving violations in the last three (1) years * NO FELONIES

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Gonzales, Texas 78629830-672-9646

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Want to buy: GQF Incubators or Hatchers. 830-540-4063, home or 830-660-2526, cell. Call & leave number, will re-turn call.(9-11-14)--------------------------WW covered horse trailer, 2009, origi-nal owner, 16’ w/di-vider door, lighting used. $2,100. Call Bob at 512-468-4068.(7-17-14)--------------------------

WANTEDLooking for feedlot cowboy to put han-dle on saddle mule. 361-362-3735.--------------------------Goats for Sale. Call 361-208-3565.--------------------------Hay for sale. Square bales. $7.00 per bale. 830-857-4073.--------------------------Angus Bull. 3 - 18 months old Bulls; 1 26 month old bull. Call 830-263-0808.--------------------------Free Donkey’s. 361-772-7655 after 6 p.m.--------------------------Bull For Sale:* Black polled Her-eford (White face). * 21 months old. * Very gentle, home grown. * Throws a predominance of “black baldies” when crossed with black hided cows. * This breed has a history of birth-ing small calves. * Heifer calves make great replacement stock. * Can be reg-istered, if papers are important. * Price $2,500. Charles Nunes, 830-203-0477.

For Sale: to be moved or removed. One hundred year old house, excellent wood, new tin roof, story and half. Must be moved or re-moved within sixty days of purchase. $5,000. 830-857-0268. (7-31-14)--------------------------

BRAND NEW HOME, located in Yoakum, 2br/1bath, central air/heat, shingle roof, laundry room with window, front/back porch, nature view surrounds back yard, excel-lent location within walking distance to HEB, restaurants and shopping, min-utes from oil/gas activity in the area. MUST SEE! 361-293-8172, Cali.(7-17-14)--------------------------House for Sale: 2BR/1BA, hard-wood floors, large kitchen, pantry. Sold with or with-out large lot in back. Large fenced lot. 210 Crisswell, Yoakum, TX. 361-596-4497.

Land for Sale. 17 acres. 830-857-4242.--------------------------45+ Acres for sale. Pasture land & wooded acreage. Native wildlife, electricity, some minerals, some re-strictions. Northern Gonzales County. $5,500/per acre. 830-540-3382.(7-24-14)--------------------------5.5 Acres for Sale or Lease. Cleared, wa-ter well, 3-200 amp loops, and 100 yds off Hwy. 80 w/good county road front-age. In Leesville between Belmont & Nixon. Will subdi-vide. Would make a perfect oil field yard or residence. Call David, 713-252-1130 ; Peyton, 512-948-5306.

WANTED: 1997-2001 Toyota Camry, 4 cyl, good engine. 830-377-8814.(9-25-14)--------------------------Need: An expert welder to fix a bent trailer hitch - to re-inforce & fix it; jack up & inspect for an

estimage. (Cheap-side Area). 361-416-0162.--------------------------Want to buy: GQF Incubators or Hatchers. 830-540-4063, home or 830-660-2526, cell. Call & leave number, will re-turn call.(9-11-14)--------------------------

WANTEDLooking for feedlot cowboy to put han-dle on saddle mule. 361-362-3735.

Backhoe & Trenching

Water lines, Water repairs, sewer lines. 8 3 0 - 5 5 6 - 6 9 0 5 . There is no substi-tute for experience.--------------------------Need a lifeguard for private parties! For information call 830-445-0483.--------------------------

Mobile Mower Repair

Offering tune-ups, repairs & parts for most brands in my trailer, at your home. Evenings and Saturdays. Tune-ups start at $30+ parts. 830-857-4580, Jacob.--------------------------Belmont RV Park. Propane Services. Call 830-424-3600 or 830-556-6905.--------------------------Pampered Chef D e m o n s t r a t o r . Host a Show! It’s Easy! Choose from a Cooking Show, Catalog Show, Face-book Show or if you

need an item, here is my site, https://w w w.pampered-chef.biz/zavadi l . Dee Zavadil, 830-857-1495.--------------------------Lucky Shots by Dee.Need Family Por-traits, Family Re-unions, Birthdays, SchoolPictures, 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

--------------------------No Limit

AccessoriesDavid Matias,

Owner830-263-1633

1026 St. Paul St., Gonzales

Window Tinting, Commercial.

Call for appointment.

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CLASSIFIEDSLIVESTOCK

RV SITES RENTCOMM. FOR SALE

LAND

SMITH RANCH INVESTMENTSRandy Smith, Broker

830-672-8668

152 Acres. Southwest of Gonzales on FM 1116. Hilltop, stone, 3/2.5, pool, hot-tub, patio. Good grazing & oaks & brush for wildlife. 2 stock tanks. 1,035,000

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~424 Acres. Cheapside. Pens, tanks, some oaks. $3,850 per acre.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~250 Acres. South Goliad. Good oaks, brush, and grazing. Well fenced and watered. Paved road just off US 183. $3,975/ac. with 1/8 minerals. Not leased.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~106 Acres. Rockport. Minutes to water, fine din-ing. Good oaks, coastal bermuda. Nice home plus modular home. Some minerals. $1,400,000.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~62 Acres. South Cuero. Oaks, brush, hay field. Pens, well. Cross-fenced. $5,300/ac.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~198 Acres, Atascosa County, West of Flores-ville. Huge Creek Bottom, 2 tanks, water meter, shallow well, electricity, oaks, elms, persimmon, mesquite, black brush. Could this be your new hunting spot? $2,895 per acre. Might divide into two tracts.

SOLD

CONTRACT PENDING

CONTRACT PENDING

SOLD

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ject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention or discrimina-tion.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any ad-vertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings ad-vertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800-669-9777. The toll-free tele-phone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.

MISC. SERVICESMISC. SERVICES

1 - 1 BEDROOM APT.For the Elderly 62 or

older

Rent is based on incomeWater, sewer and trash

are paidCable provided at $15.00

a month

COUNTRY VILLAGE SQUARE

(830) 672-2877

AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY

1800 Waelder Road, Gonzales, TX

RV-SITES $250/monthly,

$450/single occupancy,

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Pool/Laundry830-424-3600

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WANTED

Land

v39.59 Acres - 3161 Chalk Rd., Harwood - NEW LISTING - Great property for home site and/or recraetional use features mostly wooded terrain with nice mature trees and some clearing. Fenced on 3 sides, small pond, and water well on site. $188,500.

v40.35 Ac, HWY 304 & IH 10 Access - Approximately 1,078 feet frontage. Well, Septic, and Electric in place. Great opportunity! $349,900.

vSettlement at Patriot Ranch - 3-27 acre site built home sites. Beautiful countryside and wildlife views. Electricity available. Paved roads, well/septic required.

vRV Park - 31.117 Ac, HWY 90 IH 10 Access - Just off Interstate 10 - many possibilities with HWY 90 and Arrow Lane frontage. City utilities available. Site has been engineered for 54 unit RV Park on 10.5 acres if desired. Offered at $900,000.

Commercial

v1350 IH 10 - NEW LISTING - Gonzales ISD - Large 4BD/2BA manufactured home situated on 14 acres with easy to access to Luling and Gonzales. $133,000.

v17010 IH-10, HARWOOD - NEW LISTING - Large, approx. 2,331 sq. ft. 3 BD/2.5BA/3 car garage open floor plan home on approx. 33 acres. Kitchen open to breakfast area, dining and large living. Screened and open porches. Large shop, 2 hay barns, pens, 4 ponds and beautiful Countryside views. Fenced and cross-fenced. This property is a must see! OFFERED AT $325,000.

v215 S Oak - Large, 3 BD/2.5 BA home located on half of a city block for 0.7 acre! Large den and formal dining areas feature 2 wood burning fireplaces. Upstairs features private entrance for income produc-ing space if desired. Open lot to enjoy garden, pool, or build income producing structure. REDUCED $199,900. $209,500.

HARWOOD - Majestic country-side property and custom home on approx. 124 acres! 3BD/2.5 BA home with detached 2 car garage. Recent, full remodel to home offers remarkable custom detailing throughout. Spend your evenings winding down on the covered patio, next to the pool, and gazing out onto the flow-ing fields. Approx. 35% wooded areas and 65% open pastures including a beautifully constructed horse

barn, large shop, storage sheds, irrigation tank, good fencing, and water to all pastures. $1,070,000.

5143 CR 283

Located approximately 7miles South of IH-10 in Gonzales County, this picturesque hunting and recreational property has a “wow” factor! Property

features nice elevation spots offering beautiful views, 2 water wells - located on the North and South portions of property, small cabin and older chicken house. The landscape is mostly brush land with a variety of native brush and tree species making for an ideal habitat for wildlife. The brush is

heavy with a well maintained Sendero system. Offered at $1,225,303.

269.69 Acres - Hwy. 80S. Belmont

v709 E Houston - Newly remodeled 2BD/1BA home. Washer, Dryer, Stove, Refrigerator included. $750/month.

v217 N. Oak, Luling - 3BD/1BA main home with detached 1BD/1BA. Large living and dining areas. 1 car garage and additional 2 car carport. Spacious, corner lot. $1,150/month.

FOR LEASE

17515 E. IH 10Great opportunity for investors or to move your business to the Interstate. Approx. 9,000 sq. ft.

metal building on 5 fenced acres. Total of 18.764 acres located at the corner of IH 10 and CR

217. $590,000

UNDER CONTRACT

Lloyd Barnes(830) 832-9405

Shelly Moore(830) 832-9406

Caitlyn Boscamp(830) 203-0910

ResidentialCommercial

Farm & Ranch

Property Management

SOLD

SOLD

SOLD

NEW LISTING - Harwood - This secluded ranch is the one you’ve been looking for! Improved property

features 46.2 fully fenced acres of wooded and coastal fields with large stock tank, 2 barns, and numerous sheds. 3 BD/2BA/2 Car Garage brick

home on a slab with metal roof. $450,000

2025 Sandy Ranch Rd.

71.13 AcresCR 794 - Harwood - NEW LISTING - Located just South of Harwood off CR 794 and IH 10 intersection in Gonzales County, this tract features a landscape of nice trees including Post and Live Oaks throughout and a large tank. Co-op Water and Electricity available. Great piece to nurture

for recreational and hunting opportunities or possible development of Commercial or Residential improvements. $379,000.

NEW LISTING - LULING - Approximately 1,724 sq. ft. 3 BD/2 BA/2 car garage home located on 1.01

acres. Detached covered storage area of approximately 1,228 sq. ft. *Additional adjoining

0.595 acre tract possibly available. $112,500

1269 San Marcos Hwy.

1313 E. Pierce St., LulingApprox. 200’ of Highway frontage. 2,400 sq. ft. includes showroom & storage. Possible conver-

sion to shop with 3 bays - existing doors and tracks in place. $89,000

CONTRACT

APTS. FOR RENT

REAL ESTATE

Lillian H. SmithTexas Ranch Specialistoffice: 830-236-5330; cell: 830-857-6012

[email protected]

Michael Ruschhauptoffice: 830-236-5330;

cell 361-676-6114www.buytexas2000.com

[email protected]

u 172 ac. River Creek Ranch, Hwy. 87 on the DeWitt/Vic-toria Co. Line, minerals - $1,379,040

u 314 ac. Belmont area. Nice balance of open & wooded, new water well, water rights to convey - $1,240, 300

u 69 ac. New Braunfels, Commercial Listing.

u 1505 E. Sarah DeWitt. 1.2 commercial acres - $795,000

UNDER CONTRACT

FARM AND RANCH PROPERTIES

For Sale by OwnerBuildings and Land26,000 sf of Light Industrial space with 7,500 sf of concrete drive/parking, forklift access load-ing dock, 3 phase electric available, and close to downtown. $175,000 as isPrice is about the cost to just put the concrete on the ground under the building and in the parking/loading areas. 1/3 of a city block with street on two sides and full access to buildings from three sides.

830-875-2500 or 512-636-6756 for more information or access

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Glenn & Linda Glass, owners

D&G Automotive & Diesel

DuBose Insurance Agency

826 Sarah DeWitt Drive, Gonzales, TX 78629

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Edwards Furniture Company

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703 St. Paul, Gonzales, TX 78629(830) 672-2911

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BY CHOICE HOTELSMiddle Buster RoadGonzales, Texas 78629

Nixon Livestock Commission, Inc.Sale Every Monday - 10:30am

1924 US Highway 87 E, Nixon, TX830.582.1561 or 830.582.1562

All Livestock Insured and BondedGary Butler830.857.4330

Rodney Butler361.645.5002

Circle G Truck Stop2024 South Hwy. 183

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SportsDogs, Comanches take over District 28-1A superlatives

Sports briefs:Gomez Jr. benefit to include softball and horseshoe/washer tournamentsGCYFL Stadium Day

on SaturdayThe Gonzales County

Youth Football League will hold Stadium Day Satur-day at Apache Stadium. The Freshman White play the Freshman Black at 3:30 p.m., followed by the Apache Sophomore Black vs White art 4:30. Junior Black and White will play each other at 6 and Apache Senior will play the Victo-ria Raiders at 7:30 p.m.

Benefit weekend for Ernest Gomez, Jr. slated

for Oct. 4-5A benefit weekend will

be held in honor of the late Ernest Gomez, Jr. on Sat-urday, Oct. 4 and Sunday, Oct. 5 in Yoakum.

A Co-Ed Incrediball (Mush Ball) Softball Tour-nament will take place on Saturday, Oct. 4 and Sun-day, Oct. 5.

A horseshoe and washer pitching tournament will also take place on Saturday afternoon and on Sunday, there will be hamburger plates for sale as well as a domino tournament at the

Yoakum Gin. A concert will also be held on Satur-day, Oct. 5 at the Yoakum Gin starting at 8 p.m. Spon-sors are also needed to help out with this benefit.

For more information and/or to help out with this benefit, please call Mike McCracken at 361-655-2909, Jeff Cliffe at 361-772-3604, Damian Schuette at 830-203-8480, Kristin Schuette at 830-437-2252 or Yvette McCracken at 361-772-2357.

South Texas Basketball

Officials looking for new members

Have you ever watched a basketball game from the stands or in front of your TV and thought “I could referee better than that”? NOW here is your chance to take those thoughts and make them turn into reality---The South Texas Basketball Chapter is ac-tively looking for new/ex-perienced officials for the upcoming 2014-2015 sea-son.

Training sessions will take place each Saturday

from 9am-noon at Zamora Middle School, 8638 Larkia St, San Antonio, TX 78224 running through mid-Oct.

The South TX BB Chap-ter provides excellent train-ing, mentoring and the op-portunities to improve the quality of officiating at all levels that impact the de-velopment of the student athletes of Texas.

We hope that you will take this opportunity to join us on the court.

The STC covers school districts from as far south as Laredo, as far west as

Del Rio and Junction, up in the Hill County, down IH-37 to Pleasanton and Three Rivers areas, out east (Cuero, Yorktown, LaVer-nia, etc) and all over the San Antonio area. If you have any questions, visit our website at: www.south-texasrefs.com or contact J.J. Suarez at 830-279-9707 for more details. You can also visit us on Facebook and or Twitter for details on our chapter.

The First Shot Committee held the 1st First Shot Color Run 5K on Saturday at the Old Jail. The run was held to benefit the Gonzales Junior High athletic department. Over 200 runners/walkers took part in the event and got covered with vibrant colors along the course and after the race had concluded. (Photos by Mark Lube)

Oct. 3-5 Games:Bellville at GonzalesSt. Paul at Marble Falls FaithFlatonia at RungeJPII at Hallettsville Sacred HLa Grange at YoakumColumbus at HallettsvilleOklahoma at TCUBaylor at TexasTexas Tech at Kansas StateTexas A&M at Miss. StateIowa State at Oklahoma StRams at EaglesBrowns at TitansRavens at ColtsTexans at Cowboys

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