Andrew TolanStaff Writer

As Cesar Gonzalez turned the corner, heading down the final stretch at the UIL Cross County Championships in Round Rock, he appeared to take a quick glance behind him.

Fortunately for Cesar, nobody was there.

Lytle cross country com-petitor Cesar Gonzalez fin-ished in first place by a whop-ping 18 seconds in the 3A boys division at the UIL State

Championships, capturing the individual state title and lead-ing a Lytle squad that fin-ished in second place out of 17 teams competing from across the state of Texas.

Head Coach Gilbert Ruiz believed heading into the meet that this Lytle team had the opportunity to become the best cross country team Lytle has ever fielded and with the team’s showing at the state meet, he believes they have achieved just that.

The group of seven needed

to come up with a good time at the state meet to get onto the medal stand, competing along-side teams such as Decatur with multiple state champion-ships on their mantle.

Throughout the season, each of the seven competi-tors Lytle fielded continued to improve their times, culminat-ing in a regional title at the penultimate meet of the sea-son and a second place finish at the state championships.

Andrew TolanStaff Writer

Sales tax revenue in the city of Pleasanton continues on an upward curve, with the latest sales tax allocations placing the city of Pleasanton in rare territory.

Based upon the figures released through the state comptroller’s website, the city of Pleasanton will have one of the highest sales tax percentage increases in the state of Texas for the month of November.

In November 2012, the city of Pleasanton will receive $694,508.29 in sales tax monies juxtaposed with $253,717.86 that was received in November of last year. This 174 percent increase puts the city tops in the state of Texas with respect to percentage increases for municipalities that receive

more than $10,000 in monthly sales tax revenue.

In October 2012, the city saw a greater than 200 percent increase over the year prior.

This means more money in the city coffers and more money that can be used for in-place infrastructure that will allow the city to improve the quality of life for long-time residents.

“It has allowed us to put a few more projects on our radar/scope not only on the yearly basis, but in the near, short-term,” said City Manager Bruce Pearson. “As far our city is concerned, we are working on projects right now that we knew needed to be addressed over the last several years. We are going to attempt to advance some of our projects as far as infrastructure is concerned,

because we see the need for increased services from the utility side, as well as streets and drainage, and we certainly hope we can do some things on our quality of life issues as a result of this as well, in refer-ence to our parks system.”

Pearson attributes a good portion of the credit for upward mobility to the oil boom.

“Overall, we have contin-ued to see our sales tax alloca-tions on a curve upward,” said City Manager Bruce Pearson. “I think that is a direct reflec-tion of the increased busi-ness activity due to the Eagle Ford.”

The Eagle Ford Shale is not only increasing business activ-ity, but is beginning to attract permanent housing develop-

Andrew TolanStaff Writer

Emma Scott, 66, has been diagnosed with cancer on three separate occasions.

It is a fi ght that has spanned three diff erent decades.

Scott, who was born and raised in Lytle, thanks God every day for her good fortune.

Others are bewildered by the approach; how can she be appre-ciative of such a terrible progno-sis?

Her response to those who ask ‘why’ is curt: Because her faith has given her the strength to keep fi ghting.

It cannot cripple love. It can-not shatter hope.

Scott was at her residence in Rochelle, Illinois in 1992.

She noticed a lump that had formed on her breast.

She didn’t make anything of it. She fi gured she got hit with a box or bumped into something around the house.

As the minutes turned in to hours, and the hours turned in to days, the lump stopped hurt-ing. Scott barely acknowledged its existence.

She was playing soft ball, one of her favorite past times, when she was hit by a line drive on the ankle. Th e impact of the line drive caused throbbing pain in her ankle.

Later that night, in an eff ort to cut down the swelling, she took a hot bath.

It turned out to be the wrong

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Playoff s, here we come!The Lytle Pirates

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Saluting our veteransBoom goes the sales tax revenuePleasanton gushing over new money brought by oil development

Lytle Elementary’s annual Veterans Day program was held at the High School Auditorium. Students from second through fifth grade sang and performed songs from the major American wars. The fifth graders, pictured above, paid tribute to the World War I Era. (Photo by Andrew Tolan)

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Lytle police stationLytle City Engineer Craig

Bell provided an update regarding the development of the new Lytle Police Station. TRC Engineers have finished the fieldwork and surveying work at the pro-posed site and are starting to work on layouts for the building with an architect. A meeting is set for Nov. 19 between Bell and Police Chief Richey Priest to go over drawings for the new site. Bell anticipated the city going out for bids on the construction of the site as early as January of 2013.

Poteet looking at new daycare center

Poteet is one step closer to getting a new daycare center. On Monday the Poteet City Council voted unanimously to hold a public hearing on rezoning the property at 801 4th St. from a residential to a commercial property. This will clear the way for the building to house a day care center. Margo Roberts, who moved to the area in August, called for the rezoning after the “In God’s Hands” dare care facility at the First Baptist Church closed. The hearing will take place at the next city council meeting scheduled for Dec. 10.

SISD trustee wins reelection bidIncumbent SISD Trustee

Robert Sanchez was re-elected last Tuesday over challenger Sean Williams, a regional director with HEB.Sanchez received 193 (66 percent) votes to Williams’ 99 (34 percent).

Study off ers SISD energy saving

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presented to the Somerset Independent School District by Schneider Electric says the district could save $140,000 a year in energy costs. Most of the conser-vation study recommenda-tions changes to the school’s heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems as well as water conservation and new lighting.

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later this month on a new parking lot for Early Childhood Elementary School. The Somerset Independent School District board of trustees voted 5-1 to give the contract to CGC Construction of San Antonio last Monday. The lone no vote was cast by Trustee Leo Salas. The final price of the contract is still being nego-tiated but will not exceed $769,000.

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Hundreds of people from Somerset and surrounding areas filled Somerset Road for the annual Homecoming Parade, the kickoff to the busi-est day of the festival.

Just the night before, the Somerset Bulldogs had rout-ed the La Vernia Bears 27 to 3, leading to the joyous atmosphere that greeted any-one looking for a last minute spot to catch the parade, even though some had left their cars out the night before to reserve the ever cherished spaces in front of the Lowe’s.

“We parked here last night, everybody does it,” said long-time Somerset resident JoAnn Griega. “It seems to be getting earlier and earlier. I remem-ber in the mornings everybody would park and then it started to get so early in the morning and now it seems like it’s the night before, it’s nice.”

For those who camped out to see the parade that did not start until 11 a.m., vendors at the intersections provided hot food, like Pauline Gomez who has been selling her fresh made tacos for five years in front of the Lowe’s.

“This is a good spot right here by Super S,” said Gomez. “I got up at 3 a.m. to make the tortillas and the tacos and we were here by 6 a.m. to set up, but there were already a lot of people and a lot of cars here already.”

By 10:30 a.m. Gomez had sold out of her most popular items and had only menudo and carne guisada left for the latecomers.

“I think it’s nice because we have a lot of out of town-ers who are here and every-body is in a good spirit and everybody treats each other nice,” said Gomez of the ever-growing event. “It’s just nice and it brings the whole neigh-borhood together and you get

to see old classmates that you haven’t seen in a while.”

After the parade, with Grand Marshal Cleto Rodriguez, came the mass exodus towards Somerset City Park where the carnival was up and running and vendors from all over were selling their wares from home-made home décor to tacos and snow cones.

“It’s wonderful,” said Councilwoman Diane Cuellar, who chaired the Homecoming Committee. “I think this is a record breaker. Last night we had a huge crowd and Friday is usually slow and the crowds are here now.”

With people who grew up

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“I came to school here, graduated from here and in all my life, I think I’ve only missed two years and one it was raining, so I didn’t want to come,” Griega said. “It’s nice and you feel a lot of together-ness with the community.”

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Lytle seeking land for new wellAndrew TolanStaff Writer

Discussions are going well con-cerning the city of Lytle’s desire to acquire land and bolster its utility reservoir.

Mayor Mark Bowen, City Attorney Tom Cate, Public Works Director James McGrath and City Secretary Josie Campa met with Adam Keller concerning the land the city is wanting to purchase for its new water well site.

Th e city had identifi ed an area, close to the site of the existing well, that it wanted to use to develop a new water well a few months back and has been working to secure the necessary land.

According to Campa, Keller informed those present at the meeting what his father is want-ing for the land; Cate is drawing up an earnest money contract on behalf of the city for the possible

purchase of the land.Previously, at its October

monthly meeting, the Lytle City Council received good news regarding the potential develop-ment of a new water well.

Professional geoscientist Matt Uliana presented an evaluation of the potential well interference from constructing a new water well to the council.

The analysis encompassed pump elevations, pumping rates and run times to determine if there would be any adverse eff ects of running another well pump so close to the existing well.

News that the new well and the existing well could pump at the same time, while retaining effi -ciency, meant the city could move toward securing the necessary land to move to the next phase in the project.

Th e city of Lytle currently owns

an 800 gpm (gallons per min-ute) capacity well in the Edwards Aquifer located in Medina County.

Constructing a new water well has been placed at the top of the council’s list of priorities to tackle moving forward.

Th e new well is set to become the primary well with an antici-pated pump rate of 1,600 gpm (gallons per minute).

Th e plan is to install this new well approximately 300 feet north of the existing well that will pump out of the same Edwards Aquifer formation.

Currently, there would not be a need to run both wells at the same time and city offi cials do not anticipate running the wells simultaneously.

Th e next step for the city of Lytle is to acquire the land to bring the well to fruition.

Pleasanton master plan progressingAndrew TolanStaff Writer

Work continues on the city of Pleasanton’s comprehensive mas-ter plan, with the public providing input on the living document at a workshop meeting held last week.

Th e project initially had a deliverable date of Sept. 30. Due to the consultant’s, Chris Stewart of Stewart Planning, suggestion that he felt it would be necessary to complete a thoroughfare plan, and his willingness to complete said plan within the monetary scope of the contract which has been deemed a blessing for the city, the project has suff ered a slight setback.

With the public input meeting having taken place, City Manager Bruce Pearson feels comfortable with the progress on the project.

“Right now, where the plan is at, the public input meeting has been held, there has been input on three, if not four, diff erent types of the future land use portion of the plan,” said City Manager Bruce Pearson. “ [Chris Stewart] and his associates will be putting that info together and compiling it and he will be back in front of the Planning and Zoning commission. Once the future land use assump-

tions are charted by the Planning and Zoning Commission based on public input it will be at that point we will begin to scope the capital improvement side from the infrastructure perspective.”

Th is comprehensive master plan will outline how the city of Pleasanton is going to grow, what growth the city wants in certain corridors or segments of town, and what will be done with respect to infrastructure, leading to potential capital improvement projects.

“Th e fact that we are being patient with this will prove to be benefi cial in the long run and it also gives us a more extended look, being patient, as to the even-tual impact that the Eagle Ford is going to have on our community,” said Pearson.

Th e master plan will include a future land use assumption chart that maps where the city would like to see development, be it retail or commercial, and in what seg-ment of town, but if the city is presented with a can’t miss busi-ness proposal, the plan can be modifi ed.

Th e master plan is being deemed a living document mean-ing it is made to adapt depending

on changes that come before the municipal docket.

“Where business opportuni-ties are concerned, and where future increases and employment opportunities are concerned, we may very well be confronted or be approached by a business that wants to establish in our city that may not be quite so in line with the master plan, because they may want to buy more property than one parcel and that would also cause us to re-examine what our CIP (capital improvement project) plan is and what we need to do to accommodate that business, as well as the thoroughfare plan that could be exposed to adjustment,” said Pearson. “Welcoming busi-ness to your community always asks a city to possibly adjust some of the plans or living documents that have been put in place.”

Th ree future land use scenario maps can be viewed on the city of Pleasanton’s website at www.pleasantontx.org.

Th e document, which will be further examined at a Planning and Zoning Commission meeting in the near future, will inevitably provide a guide for the future growth of Pleasanton through the year 2025.

Commissioners approve resolution for creation of county court at law Andrew TolanStaff Writer

Atascosa County officials are preparing to add a new partner in crime.

County commissioners unanimously approved a reso-lution supporting the creation of a County Court at Law at the most recent commission-ers court meeting.

This Statutory County Court will allow County Judge Diana Bautista to spend more time on administrative duties by providing an additional judge to handle increased court needs.

The two district courts which serve Atascosa County, being the 81st and 218th District Court, also serve Frio, Karnes, La Salle and Wilson Counties; those four counties are also experiencing unprecedented growth and development.

County Auditor Ray Samson said the county judge is seeing 85 to 90 people every time the court convenes.

The statutory court adds four positions: a judge (who must be a lawyer), a court coordinator, a secretary and court reporter.

The commissioners would initially appoint the judge, who would serve to aid the county in judicial functions. After the individual serves their first term in office, the position would become an elected post.

Funds were budgeted for the Statutory County Court office, which would become effective July 1, 2013, contin-gent upon the approval of state legislators.

“This is a significant change that we will now have the county court at law and we have yet to find one attorney or other one judge that thinks this is a bad idea,” said County Auditor Ray Samson. “It’s time to become more progressive and to get these court cases taken care of.”

Samson said the purpose

of bringing the resolution to commissioners at this juncture is to get the need in the hands of the county’s state and house representative, so they can get the bill introduced to legisla-tors.

The 83rd legislative session convenes on Jan 8. Nov. 12 was the first day bills could be introduced.

Samson anticipates the bill will go right through, noting that the position will not come at any cost to anyone at the state level.

The resolution includes language that states the intent of the commissioners court to provide the funds needed to establish and continue the operation of such court, and to provide office and courtroom space for the functioning of the court.

As noted above, the 2013 county budget includes fund-ing for the statutory court and all relevant positions effective July 1, 2013.

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Scott went to the hospital and told her doctor about her ailing ankle; in the back of her mind, she thought about the lump on her breast. She made the decision to tell her doctor about it.

Th e doctor’s immediate diag-nosis: cancer.

It cannot corrode faith. It cannot eat away peace.She was not dismayed. She

was expecting the news. She wasn’t afraid of the news.

She wasn’t afraid of death.“I wasn’t afraid to die,” said

Scott. “And for some reason God wanted me to take care of it, because he still had something else for me to do.”

Scott began six months of chemotherapy, 14 days on and 14 days off .

When she got through with the six months of chemotherapy, Scott had to go through fi ve and a half weeks of radiation.

“Radiation was not as hard on me as the chemo was, because with the chemo, I could hardly walk,” said Scott. “All I did was sleep in the daytime and sleep at night.”

Scott was not accustomed to being bed-ridden.

Everything in her life involved physical activity. In addition to her job as a stocker at Wal-Mart, she ran on a daily basis.

Scott had already competed in four or fi ve half marathons and was training for a full marathon, running upwards of 20 miles a day before a hairline fracture in her ankle caused her to take a small

hiatus.Aft er Scott won her initial

battle with cancer, she took a lon-ger hiatus.

Th ree or four years later, she decided to return to the activity she loved, mostly competing in short distance races.

It cannot destroy confi dence. It cannot kill friendship.Once she got back in to the

swing of running, she had a rou-tine examination.

Th e doctor never called and said the results. She thought noth-ing of it.

“I took it for granted that it wasn’t anything there,” Scott said. “I went on about my life, doing my job and then something else happened, I got sick, and I had to go to the doctor again, my same doctor, my family doctor and he happened to be looking at the charts and said ‘wait, a minute, there’s something here.’

Th e family doctor sent her to a gynecologist, who diagnosed Scott with pre-cancer in the cer-vix.

Per his recommendation for further analysis, Scott went to a doctor at the University of Madison-Wisconsin.

Th ey completed some testing and found that Scott had can-cer. She was in surgery for fi ve hours, and in the hospital for three days, before being released to her home.

She didn’t require any chemo-therapy. Doctors didn’t fi nd any cancer anywhere else. Th e surgery had contained and eradicated the cancer.

Six months later, she began running once again and competed in her fi rst two-mile race shortly aft er.

She began to get back on the

bike and returned to her job as a stocker at Wal-Mart.

It cannot shut out memories. It cannot silence courage.In October of 2011, Scott was

planning to come to Lytle to see her brother, Julio Enocencio, and the rest of her family.

Before leaving for Texas, Scott got the shingles. She took off work for fi ve weeks because the shingles were so severe.

“Th rough all that testing, they thought they saw some fl uid in my lungs with the scans that they did,” she said. “But it wasn’t fl uid. Th ey did a biopsy for my back and fi nd out that my cancer had returned where I had it before.”

The breast cancer had returned.

Scott continued her resolve.“If I hadn’t have had the shin-

gles, I would not have known that I had cancer again, so everything has worked out to where God, I believe, has intervened so I could get help,” said Scott.

Th e pill that she has been taking for treatment was supposed to have negative side eff ects; she hasn’t felt any and has been able to return to her job and the things she enjoys in life.

She was able to complete in some races last summer. She plans to compete in two more this sum-mer.

It cannot invade the soul. It cannot reduce eternal life. It can-not quench the spirit. It cannot lessen the power of the resurrec-

tion. “I owe it all to God, I have to

say that,” said Scott. “I can’t give enough credit to God for that. For some people it’s hard to under-stand that - how can you thank God when you have cancer?” Scott said. “Well, it’s because he’s given

me the strength to get through it and I know it’s not his fault that I get cancer or people get cancer. Lots of things happen in life, but it’s how you deal with them and I think having faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the best thing you can have in this life.”

When Scott was diagnosed with cancer in 1992, she discov-ered a poem titled, “Cancer is so Limited” in a book she was read-ing.

She placed the poem in her Bible and carried it around with her, memorizing the tenets of the passage.

“It cannot cripple love, it can-not shatter hope, it cannot corrode faith, it cannot eat away peace, it cannot destroy confi dence, it can-not kill friendship, it cannot shut out memories, it cannot silence courage, it cannot invade the soul, it cannot reduce eternal life, it can-not quench the spirit, it cannot lessen the power of the resurrec-tion.”

She uses the poem to encour-age other women who are fi ghting breast cancer.

“I like to encourage others if I can,” said Scott. “We don’t know how much time we have on this earth, but I like to be helpful to other people. We are supposed to care about one another and that is what I love to do.”

On Oct. 11, Scott was in Lytle to celebrate her 66th birthday with members of her family, including her brother Julio.

Scott believes if it weren’t for a series of happenstance, be it an injury or an unrelated illness, she would have never discovered that she had cancer on three separate occasions.

Scott continues to fi ght and continues to be thankful.

Motivational poem helps encourage Scott, othersContinued from page 1

ment to the city. With oil field service com-

panies moving regional offices to the city, which translates to permanent personnel relocat-ing to the city and the number of individuals traversing the city exponentially increasing, developers have seen the need to develop permanent housing in Pleasanton.

“We are grateful for it, we view it as a tremendous oppor-tunity for our city, but we also (understand) that there is a tremendous challenge in front of us to accommodate this growth in the forms of infra-structure development and planning principals that can offer an aesthetically pleas-ing, quality place to live,” said Pearson.

Pearson believes the in-place processes that began before his tenure have a lot to do with the growth the city is currently experiencing.

“I think that a lot of the reason these folks are choos-ing Pleasanton is because of the principles and structure that has been put in place by past councils and past city managers,” he said. “With a population of 11,400, it is not often thought of that a city of our size would have such a his-toric museum, a public library that is out of space and going to move in to a facility in the next year that is twice the size it’s in now, an airport, a quality school district and the close-knit family style community that we have, so we are very grateful for that.”

To improve the quality of life ventures, city staff is plac-ing an emphasis on improving city parks and utilities.

“One of the things we are doing this year is we are going to renovate a lot of our parks’ facilities – restrooms, conces-sion stands, pavilions and that type of thing – these are things in the past few years that just could not be accommodated with the challenges in the bud-get,” he said. “We are looking out and beyond as far as the utility system is concerned at what pace we need to move at now.

“There was a pace set forth several years ago with the drilling of a new well on the northwest side of town. We will proceed with the drilling of that well, but we are also looking at storage facilities, which we hope to put in place in the next 12-14 months in the form of additional storage on the north side of town and possibly some additional stor-age and pumping facilities on the south west side of town.”

When it comes to project-ing revenues, and commenting on whether this increase is a blip or a trend, Pearson noted that the city tries to remain conservative when it comes to projections.

Pearson believes the city will get to a point where it hits a peak, but because of the latest Eagle Ford forecasts, he is optimistic about future prospects.

Pearson said it’s his under-standing that there are some-where close to 3,000 wells that have been permitted by the state and it’s also his under-standing that there are around 300 wells that have been drilled to this point.

“Our growth curve for all intents and purposes, based on economic models and based on information out of the Eagle Ford Consortium, reveals that this trend will continue as far as drilling exploration and drilling new wells is con-cerned,” said Pearson.

Pearson believes there could be some leveling off on the pipeline network that may be a little different than the exploration side, noting that there have been some pipeline folks that have transitioned out of the area to other areas of the state and nation to build pipelines.

All in all, given the eco-nomic forecasts and recent sales tax allocations, Pearson feels optimistic about the future for the city.

“But I think that we will see this trend continue for at least the next 12 months and as long as the price of an oil of barrel stays up on the com-modity markets, our area of the state is poised for enriched development,” said Pearson.

Parks, utilities among improvements targetedContinued from page 1

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One of the reasons our Founding Fathers declared their independence from Great Britain was:”taxation without representation”. The col-onists had no say in the laws they had to follow or the taxes they had to pay; because they were not allowed to choose their government repre-sentatives. The same is again happening here in the United States. It is called the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, (CFPB), is part of the Dodd-Frank Act that was enacted in 2010. The CFPB is a new inde-pendent federal agency created to regulate consumer financial products and services. It has an enormous amount of power, and is subject to NO oversight by Congress.

Congress doesn’t even have the power of the purse. The CFPA is allowed to request more than $550 million a year from the Federal Reserve. If the agency director decides the money is “nec-essary”, the money must be given to them. No one, including Congress, the Federal Reserve or even the Office of Management and Budget has the ability to deny funds to the CFPB. They are not even accountable for how they spend taxpayer dollars, like other government agen-cies. They are allowed to ask for money without detailing how it will be spent.

The CFPB has officially stated to the House Committee on Financial Services that it is “committed to promoting a culture of transpar-ency and accountability”. Yet, when the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations has tried to look at the budget planning pro-cess, or review the Bureau’s statutorily required financial operating plans and forecasts, the CFPB has denied the requests.

Oh, but you say, the head of agency must have his appointment okayed by Congress. That is normally the case, but President Obama bypassed Congress and made a “recess” appoint-

ment this past January. I am sure everyone remembers that Congress was officially in ses-sion, but Obama declared that it was really in “recess” so that he could make some contro-

versial appointments. The President said that Congress was delaying the appointment of the Bureau’s head, even though the Obama Administration had never sent the appointment request to Congress.

What I have shown here is just the tip of the iceberg, when it comes to the shenanigans of the CFPB. We as taxpayers and voters must demand that no government agency or body be above the scrutiny of our elected represen-tatives, and if such a body exists, it must be disbanded, or brought under congressional authority.

Th e results are in on the election of 2012. For the next week, the pols and pundits will spend their time dissecting voters’ motivations, but they should not ignore the two fundamental truths of this election: fi rst, that the problems we had going into it remain unsolved. And second, that the close popular vote shows that Americans have diff ering views of how to go about addressing them.

Th e people have spoken and President Obama has won a sec-ond term. But the voice of America also said that it is time for Congress and the President to work together to fi nd solutions that we can all get behind.

First, the threat of the fi scal cliff still looms. Massive tax hikes and cuts to important pro-grams like defense and military spending are set to occur on January 1st. Th e non-partisan Congressional Budget Offi ce warns that inaction could plunge the economy back into recession for the fi rst half of 2013 and leave America vulner-able. It would also set off credit downgrades and drive up interest rates on credit cards, mortgages and personal and government debt.

Second, unemployment has remained dis-turbingly high, continuing to hover around the 8 percent mark. For the 20-plus millions of Americans still looking for work, that trans-lates into considerable economic hardship now, and a roadblock to advancement opportunities

later. Th ese Americans are not just hoping for jobs; they’re hoping for careers.

Th ird, the economic recovery continues to move at a snail’s pace. Businesses have been stuck in limbo, worried about more punishing regulations and tax hikes that have stalled growth

and hiring. I am hopeful that the President and Congress will listen to the voices in the business com-munity that want to get back to the business of business: generat-ing revenue, reinvesting to grow

their businesses and creating jobs.Americans have said they are tired of the

partisan acrimony in Washington. What they want – and what we need – are workable bipar-tisan solutions to the problems we continue to face. Th ose problems are not insurmountable, but they will take work, and compromise, from both sides of the aisle. I urge the President and all my colleagues in Congress to come together to do just that. It is time for Washington to get back to work, and it is time for leadership from the White House.

Well, everyone saw that coming? Or did they?

As I sat behind my desk waiting for results from our local elections so we could put to bed another arduous Election Day issue of the newspaper, my eyes would occasionally wander to an open Web site on my com-puter desktop. Throughout the night, the results became increasingly less surprising.

Before my reporters on the ground could even make it back to our office with the final results of the local con-tests, the presidential race had the proverbial fork in it, and President Barack Obama was reelected in an Electoral College landslide.

As someone who tries to study all things as objectively as possible, it seemed that the writing had been on the wall for the past several months.

However, our reporters who had the opportunity to travel outside the confines of the newspaper office and interact with local folks said that there was genuine shock and disbe-lief as the numbers poured in. The level of shock and disbe-lief described was, well, quite shocking and unbelievable.

Polls began to show the pres-ident with a clear advantage in the waning days of the elec-tion. In fact, the polling analy-sis Web site FiveThirtyEight.com (now under a New York Times domain), gave Obama a 91 percent chance of win-ning reelection on the eve of the election, and showed the president with a consistent-ly widening advantage since mid-October. The site predict-ed the president would win 313 Electoral College votes and would win 50.8 percent of the popular vote. As it turned

out, this was pretty close to the mark.

FiveThirtyEight.com is a polling aggregation site that develops election predictions using nothing but pure statis-tical analysis. Its founder and main contributor Nate Silver uses a mathematic method-ology in compiling and ana-lyzing poll data that balances out the polls with demograph-ic data and weighs each poll based on the poll’s his-torical accura-cy, recentness and sample size. It has been remarkably accurate since its inception in 2008.

So, how was it that (A.) an Obama victory and (B.) an anti-climatic wide margin of victory could baffle so many? Then I took a closer look on how this election was covered, most especially by television news outlets and their parade of partisans posing as unbi-

ased experts.As many polls gave the pres-

ident small but clear advantag-es in most of the states needed to secure an Electoral College victory, a segment aired on Fox News’s “America Live” on the day before the election fea-turing its own polling guru Dick Morris. Morris insisted that the aforementioned polls were inaccurate, and “adjusted”

them to remove perceived bias, which resulted in a near clean sweep of the swing states

for Republican challenger Mitt Romney.

Under this premise, Morris predicted that Romney would be the one to win in a landslide with a more than five point advantage in the national pop-ular vote and a 325 to 213 shellacking of the Democrat Obama in the Electoral College tally. He put the odds at 90 per-cent that Romney would win the election (a nearly complete reverse of Silver’s aforemen-tioned projections).

Morris was hardly alone, though. Former George W. Bush political advisor and regular Fox News contribu-tor Karl Rove also predicted a solid Romney victory in the days leading up to the elec-tion. Rove, in fact, continued to dispute the reality of an Obama victory as it played out on Election Day, even request-ing live on the air that the network’s own paid analysts rescind their decision to proj-ect an Obama victory in the key swing state of Ohio.

In a poignant moment of clarity during Fox News’s elec-tion coverage that night, as Rove struggled to justify not

calling a victor in the Ohio race, news anchor Megyn Kelley asked Rove, “is this just math that you do, as a Republican, to make yourself feel better, or is this real?”

Just two days before the election on the ABC Sunday morning news program “This Week,” Washington Post col-umnist George Will also pre-dicted a Romney victory by a large Electoral College margin. Other members of the pro-gram’s expert roundtable all wrongly predicted a very close Obama victory.

Meanwhile, on Fox News’s progressive-leaning counter-part MSNBC, many of the pundits were insistent that the election was going to be an extremely close affair. Most notably, “Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough scoffed at the notion that the election was anything but a total toss-up on the Thursday before Election Day.

With these news programs, designed to keep their viewers informed on the realities of the election, presenting people like these as credible experts, it begins to become crystal clear why those who trusted this program to present reli-able, factual information were completely gobsmacked by the unfiltered reality of the actual election results.

Why would these networks allow for such distortion of reality? Is it, as Kelley phrased it above, to make their die-hard viewers feel better, telling them what they want to hear to keep them tuned in? Is it to fire up their respective bases to get out and vote for their net-works’ candidates of choice? Is it to make their viewers believe this election was some

sort of back-and-forth exciting rollercoaster ride to keep them glued to their television sets?

I believe that the afore-mentioned Silver summed it up perfectly in a Nov. 2 post on his FiveThirtyEight site by stating the following:

“If you can’t acknowl-edge that after a day when Mr. Obama leads 19 out of 20 swing-state polls, then you should abandon the pretense that your goal is to inform rather than entertain the pub-lic.”

On the day after the elec-tion, Morris explained his mis-calculations in a segment on the Fox News program “The O’Reilly Factor.” He basically gambled on the minority vote somehow receding back to its pre-2008 presidential elec-tion levels, ignoring trends being reported in the majority of credible poll information available.

Surely, others will, if they have not already, come for-ward with their own reasoning with why they were off the mark. Hindsight may be 20/20 for everyone, but to so grossly mislead the public is not only a black eye for these commen-tators but also the outlets that give them a forum and portray them as credible sources.

In our publications, we are fully dedicated to only cover-ing local races and issues, and leaving the national stuff to the national outlets. But we are also dedicated to keeping our area people informed. Has it reached a point to where we will need to weigh in on national elections and other issues in our humble local publication? It is something I think we should definitely consider.

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Santa’s hayride makes return to Lytle Nov. 24Andrew TolanStaff Writer

Th e yuletide spirit is about to sweep through the city of Lytle, with the city’s annual Santa’s Hayride set for Saturday, Nov. 24.

Th e annual celebration takes children on a hayride throughout the city and sees Santa offi cially fl ip the switch on the city’s holiday lights.

Preparation for the event has already begun, with holiday décor being strung throughout the city.

Th e festivities will formally begin on Saturday, Nov. 24 at 6 p.m. at the Lytle Community Center.

Santa Claus will arrive at the community center in time to turn the lights on at the community center and Lytle’s Main Street area.

Mr. Claus will then accompany children and their guardians on Santa’s Hayride.

Admission fee for the hayride is one canned good or $1 per person.Refreshments will be served. A note that all children must be accom-

panied by an adult in order to go on Santa’s Hayride.Any organization interested in participating in the Christmas

Decorating Contest should contact Lytle City Hall at 830-709-3692. Mayor Mark Bowen is encouraging citizens to put out their decorations early to ensure a well-lit Hay Ride route.

Somerset’s Blue Santa gearing up for another season of gift givingAlicia RamirezStaff Writer

Every year, the Somerset Police Department surprises rough-ly 200 local children with presents from the Blue Santa program and this year the penny wars have already begun.

“We place bottles in the homeroom classes at Somerset Elementary School, the Somerset ECE, Barrera Veterans Elementary School and Savannah Heights Intermediate School and several businesses throughout the city, like El Paraiso, El Gallo, The Hair Affair and Constantino’s,” said Police Chief Richard James. “What we do is collect money from them and then we take the money and go to one of the toy stores, some-times it’s Toys ‘R’ Us and sometimes it’s Walmart and then we purchase toys for underprivileged children in the community.”

James said that the police department is able to help between 180 to 200 children every year who are recommended to the department by teachers who see the children on a daily basis.

“We determine the families and children through the home-room teachers who submit the names of families and children they would like to see receive Christmas presents,” he said. “Then on Dec. 14, we have a Blue Santa party with entertain-ment, a tamale dinner and the fire department brings in Blue Santa on the fire truck with the lights flashing and the sirens going and then we pass out the presents to those children the teachers have identified as being in need of some assistance.”

At the party, a DJ dressed as the traditional Santa plays music while booths around the event pass out snacks and other small items to those in attendance, but it is not only the children at the party who get to celebrate.

“We take the classes from each school that have contributed the most to the penny wars, we have a pizza party for them and Blue Santa goes and takes pictures and that sort of thing in each of the classrooms,” James said. “The penny wars go until the first week of December.”

SISD trustees agree to fund dual credit classes James Armstrong Staff Writer

Somerset ISD is working to maintain and expand the number of students seeking a higher education.

At the school board meeting last Monday the trustees approved funding dual credit courses with Alamo Community College. The meeting was moved up a week in order to accom-modate Veterans Day.

Somerset ISD Superintendent Saul Hinojosa said the dual credit courses had been free of charge but in the face of cuts to higher education now cost the district $3,000 per class.

Hinojosa hopes more students will get a head start on earn-ing college credit and was optimistic that they could expand the number of students in Advanced Placement courses. Currently 11 percent of Somerset ISD students take AP classes.

“We’re really proud of them and hope to increase that num-ber,” Hinojosa said.

Hinojosa also touted a new $125,000 grant from the Texas Education Agency aimed at encouraging students to plan for a college education.

Somerset ISD recently received the Gaining Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs Grant, or the GEAR UP Grant. GEAR UP is a six-year grant that seeks to promote the importance of seeking a post-secondary education and aids students in financial planning for college.

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Th e seniors on the Somerset Bulldogs football roster knew that a 10-0 lead vs. archrival La Vernia wasn’t safe. Th ey also knew it wasn’t good enough to serve as their grand fi nale in Bulldog Stadium.

“We gave a halft ime speech about how it was the last time to play in Bulldog Stadium, and that we were going to go out and give it our all,” said Bulldogs senior Eden Rodriguez. “And we did.”

Th e Bulldogs members in the class of 2013 exited their home turf in grand style with a 27-3 victory over the Bears on Homecoming Night. Th e win clinched the District 28-3A championship outright for Somerset (8-2, 4-0 in district), instead of the ‘Dawgs sharing the crown with La Vernia (4-6, 2-2) and Pleasanton.

“Feels good. We’re stin-gy with the district title,” said Rodriguez.

“Th e one thing was we wanted to have this title to our-selves,” said Bulldogs quarter-back Koy Detmer Jr. “We didn’t

want to blow it and let everyone else have a share of the champi-onship.”

At fi rst, it seemed Somerset might cruise to victory with ease, as they did the week before in blasting Pleasanton 61-27.

Th e Bulldogs opened the game the very same way: driv-ing the down the fi eld on their opening possession by pound-ing the Bears with their running game. Donnie Perez capped that drive with a 35-yard touchdown run.

“We hit them with some big plays, but they did a good job containing us,” said Perez, who fi nished with 86 yards rushing and two TDs. “Aft er the big win in Pleasanton, we weren’t as sharp in this game. We’ll need to pick that back up when we start the playoff s.”

But the La Vernia defense got very bearish vs. the Bulldogs aft er that opening scoring drive. Drives would stall out, leaving punter Ozzie Gonzales with the task of keeping the Bears pinned deep in their end.

“Well, they could be get a piece of the district title. So they were jacked up about that,

and just about playing us,” said Somerset head coach Sonny Detmer. “We thought it was going to be easier than it was. We had a little bit of a letdown aft er looking so good against Pleasanton.”

Th at’s where the Bulldog defense seized its moment to shine. Somerset used a swarm-ing defensive scheme to keep La Vernia bottled up for most of the night. Th e Bears were held to a humbling 167 total yards of off ense and harassed into turn-ing the ball over fi ve times.

“Our defense has been on a real roll lately. Playing real hard and making big plays. We’ve got a bunch of guys who aren’t afraid of making a play. You got to go for it, and our guys are doing that,” said coach Detmer.

Th e D-Squad drew a line in the turf, backed up at their own 1-yard line. But playing the role of gatekeeper, the defense put on a goal line stand that kept any hopes of a La Vernia rally locked out of reality.

“Th e defense was awesome. Th e thing about the goal line

Andrew TolanStaff Writer

Th e Lytle Pirates entered the fourth quarter of Friday night’s ball game against Crystal City in an unexpected predicament.

Th e coaching staff was aware that a modicum of ner-vousness might be evident in the play of the team at some point in the game, with the fate of the season hinging on the outcome of the fi nal game of the regular season.

Locking horns with a win-less foe, the coaching staff was solely focusing during the week’s build-up on what they needed to do get the players prepared to win the game, aware that the Javelinas were simply not as good a ball club, at least on paper.

In a game wrought with a comedy of errs, the Pirates turned the ball over four times in the third quarter, literally and fi guratively letting the game slip through their fi ngers.

Th e tenor on the sidelines changed drastically.

“Aft er the fi rst fumble in the third quarter,” said Head Coach Dan Gomez. “You are thinking it’s not going to be as smooth as it was planned out to be.”

Th e turnovers proved an unexpected wrinkle to the game plan; turnovers were an issue that popped up sporadically throughout the season, but the Pirates had never experienced a game like this.

Gomez succinctly described

his emotion, as the ball began to sputter out of the Pirates’ hands at an inordinate rate, in one word: surprised.

Th e Pirates knew coming in to the game that if they left with a win, they were in to the playoff s.

Th e pressure was on, and Gomez said his players felt that pressure just a little bit.

“I knew we were much better than they were, and it was kind of one of those games where nobody wanted to win it,” said Gomez.

In the fourth quarter, with the game in the balance, the Pirates showed the unfl appa-ble resilience they have shown throughout the season.

“All year, it’s been a year of tight games and calls not going our way, and it’s been a rough trip on a ship in waters that are coming low or coming high,” said Gomez. “Th e kids prevailed and no matter what (happened) throughout the season, through all the issues, the kids kept mov-ing forward.”

It was homecoming night in Crystal City with the game deadlocked at 14 apiece.

Th e Javelinas had possession of the ball, aft er forcing a Pirate incompletion on fourth down, on their own 33-yard line.

With six minutes and 43 seconds remaining in regulation, the Javelinas had an opportunity to move in to the lead and nab their fi rst victory of the 2012

season.On fi rst and 10, Crystal City

was fl agged for an off side infrac-tion.

On fi rst down and 15, a holding penalty moved the Javelinas back an additional 15 yards.

On fi rst and 30, Crystal City quarterback Matthew Bonilla fumbled the ball on a designed run, quickly recovering it for a loss of three yards.

On second and 33, Deron Taylor tackled Bonilla for a mea-

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CRYSTAL CITYTotal off ense: 211 yards

First downs: 12Rushes/yards: 48/120

Yards per rush: 2.5Passing yards: 91

Pass comp/att: 10/24Fumbles/lost: 3/2Interceptions: 2

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Final District 29-3A Standings

(District, Overall)Devine (5-0, 9-1) + *Lytle (3-2, 5-5) *Carrizo Springs (3-2, 4-6) *Hondo (3-2, 6-4)Pearsall (1-4, 3-7)Crystal City (0-5, 0-10)

+ District Champion* Clinched Playoff Berth

First Round Bi-District Playoff Games:

Lytle vs. Sinton (Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m.)

Devine vs. Orange Grove (Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m.)

Carrizo Springs vs. Ingleside (Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m.)

Season LeadersPassing:

Joseph Santos- 67-149, 873 yards, 9 TD ,9 INTRushing:

Joseph Santos- 163 car-ries, 719 yards, 10 TD

Juan Guerrero- 80 car-ries, 427 yards, 4 TD

Jordan Ramirez- 37 car-ries, 447 yards, 3 TDReceiving:

Richard Ramirez- 19 catches, 289 yards, 3 TD

Jordan Ramirez- 13 catches, 175 yards, 3 TDDefense:

Abel DeLoera- 95 tackles (14 tackles for loss), 1 sack

Deron Taylor- 63 tackles (7 tackles for loss)

Dylan Aguinaga- 62 tack-les (8 tackles for loss), 2 sacks, 1 interception

Armondo Martinez- 53 tackles (15 tackles for loss), 4 sacks, 2 forced fumbles

Juan Guerrero- 3 inter-ceptions

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For the fi rst time in fi ve seasons, the Lytle Pirates have qualifi ed for postseason play.

Lytle will make the trek to the Coastal Bend to face a for-midable and similarly named foe, when they take on the Sinton Pirates in the fi rst round of the bi-district playoff s.

Th e Lytle Pirates (5-5, 3-2) defeated Crystal City, 30-14, in the last game of the regular sea-son to secure a playoff berth.

Th e Sinton Pirates (8-2, 4-1) ended the regular season on a high note, staking a claim to a share of the 30-3A District crown with a 49-0 win over Robstown.

Lytle Head Coach Dan Gomez is stressing to his play-ers to not be content with their recent success.

“At the beginning of the sea-son, I told them where they were going to be and whether some believed me or not, I think the majority of the coaching staff and the players believed that they would,” said Gomez. “I let them know that we are here for a reason and it’s to win games, it’s not just to get in to the play-off s, it’s to pick up playoff wins and to play as good as we can to get as far as we can.”

Sinton is led on off ense by sophomore signal caller Tyler Handson, who leads the team statistically in passing (1,560 yards, 19 touchdowns) and rushing (1,121 yards, 14 touch-downs).

The Sinton quarterback

reminds Gomez of his own quarterback, Joseph Santos. Although the quarterbacks are similar stylistically, Gomez emphasized a belief that his group holds a distinct advan-tage in the quarterbacking cat-egory.

“He is similar to our quar-terback, but when our quarter-back is on he’s a better quarter-back,” said Gomez. “When Joe is hitting on all cylinders, he’s a very tough athlete to stop. (Handson’s) younger, he’s only a sophomore, but they have the same intangibles. I just think ours is better.”

Sinton’s strength is in their off ense; their brand of Pirate football averages 40.6 points per game, behind a strong

off ensive line and strong quar-terback play.

Aft er a poor defensive per-formance against Devine, the Lytle defense has gotten back on track holding its last two opponents under 20 points. Gomez believes the defense is playing well at the right time.

By virtue of having a bet-ter regular season record, Sinton was allowed to call the coin toss, inevitably winning the toss, granting them home fi eld advantage for the playoff opener.

The Lytle Pirates have encountered a myriad of unfa-miliar scenarios this season, from match-ups with perennial rivals for conference suprema-cy to end of season match-ups with postseason play on the line. Th e Pirates have left those clashes with varying levels of success.

Gomez is hoping for the most optimal end result to come to light on Friday.

“Th ey have seen all scenar-ios: they have seen themselves play good football and lose; they have seen themselves play good football and win; they have seen themselves play bad football and win; and they have seen themselves play bad foot-ball and lose,” said Gomez. “I would like to see them play good football and win.”

Th e Lytle Pirates will take on the Sinton Pirates on Friday, Nov. 16 at Sinton High School with kickoff slated for 7:30 p.m.

ger two-yard gain. The Pirates were one play

from forcing Crystal City to a three and out and on third down and 31 from Crystal City’s 12-yard line, the fate of the game and the fate of the season took a turn in the Pirates’ favor.

Bonilla handed the ball off to running back Daniel Cisneros. Pirate defender Armando Martinez penetrated the offensive line and made initial contact with Cisneros in the backfield at the five-yard line.

The contact forced Cisneros away from the line of scrim-mage. Cisneros’ momentum carried him into the end zone. When Cisneros attempted to turn his body away from the opposing goal line and regain

his balance, he slipped in the end zone and was swarmed by Pirate defenders for a safety.

The referee brought his arms to a point above his head; the Pirates had taken a 16-14 lead.

On the ensuing safety kick-off, Jordan Ramirez ran the return back for a touchdown to stretch the lead to nine, with only four minutes and 59 seconds separating the Pirates from a postseason bid.

A Juan Guerrero inter-ception on the following Crystal City possession gave the Pirates a short field to work with and ended with a goal-line touchdown run by Armando Martinez.

When the final buzzer sounded, the two teams had combined for 12 turnovers and nearly 200 yards in penalties.

What the game may have lacked in quality play, it more

than made up for in entertain-ment and the end result was the Pirates securing a berth in the playoffs for the first time in five seasons.

From his vantage point, Gomez did not take much time to relish the win.

“It was a big win for the kids and a big win for the com-munity,” said Gomez. “I didn’t enjoy it as much because I felt we were just a better ball club not playing to our best poten-tial and to me that was my concern.”

The Crystal City game served as a fitting bookend to an edge-of-your-seat, unpre-dictable regular season for the Pirates.

And the game ended in expected fashion, even if the game may not have gone quite how the coaches had drawn it up.

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Ruiz would have never believed the now junior and senior laden squad could have achieved these heights three years ago.

“We really shouldn’t have been here,” said Ruiz. “If you would have seen them three years ago, you would have never thought they would be here. Th ey worked extremely hard to get to this point – they had a desire and kept pushing.”

Cesar’s recent success is much ballyhooed, but what is largely unknown, outside of the Lytle running community, is the quality of competitor Cesar was when he fi rst arrived at Lytle High School.

“He has really been the inspiration for all of these kids, where he has come from, where he started off when he came here as a freshman, and how much he has improved,” said Head Coach Gilbert Ruiz. “To go from being of the worst runners that I’ve had to being one of the best, that says a lot about him and how much work he has put in and that has spread throughout these guys. Th ey saw what was capable if you put in hard work and you are dedicated to something and you believe in yourself that you can accomplish a lot.”

In his fi nal run as a cross country competitor at Lytle High School, Cesar Gonzalez completed the worst to fi rst story with an individual state title.

Due to his performance, Cesar has been invited to run in the NXN South qualifi er at the Woodlands in Houston this Saturday. Th is is a meet thrown by Nike with the top runners in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas. Ruiz believes a chance to qualify for Nationals is up for grabs.

It was an accomplishment for the boys cross country group to qualify for the state meet, let alone medal; just one year ago, the team fi nished sev-enth at regionals, missing out on state qualifi cation by a solid margin.

When the team qualifi ed for state, Ruiz tempered expecta-tions, noting the faster times of three or four of Lytle’s direct competitors.

When the race ended, with a second place title in tow, Ruiz was proud of the approach of his runners.

“It’s one thing to get here, but you still have to perform and that’s a lot of pressure and for our kids and to come out and do that - that says a lot about them,” said Ruiz. “It is hard to produce at this level, just the mental part - being nervous, feeling whether you

are prepared or not prepared – and they take a great approach to it and I think it showed today.”

Out of the 104 runners competing at the state meet, the seven Lytle competitors fi n-ished in the following order: Cesar Gonzalez, fi rst place; Adrian Valdez, 15th place; Alex Herrera, 21st place; Landon Vasquez, 34th place; Elijah Marquez, 45th place; Jethro Stokes, 50th place; and Jacob Ivie, 60th place.

Senior Adrian Valdez fi n-ished his career on a high note earning All-State honors for the top-15 fi nish. He become the fi ft h and Cesar the sixth runner in Lytle’s cross country history to achieve that honor, joining the ranks of Jeremy Juarez in 2006 with his fi ft h place fi nish, Brandon Lacy in 2009 with his State Championship and 2010 with his fi ft h place fi nish and Sebastian Benavides in 2009 with his 15th place fi nish.

Valdez made a huge leap aft er fi nishing 19th at the regional meet last week by besting 14 of the 18 runners at the state meet.

Ruiz credited Herrera for running a fabulous race, plac-ing 21st (aft er placing 16th at regionals) and beating fi ve of the 11 runners that beat him at regionals.

With at least one Lytle run-ner qualifying for the state championships each of the past six years and the team

winning seven straight district championships, the Lytle cross country program has certainly solidifi ed its place in the state of Texas.

“People in the running community know who we are,” said Ruiz. “When we go to regional meets, when we go to state meets and not just from this region, people are taking notice.”

Ruiz hopes the success of the program encourages the community to continue to lend their support to team.

“I think if people come out and see this, people will fall in love with it and want to come out,” said Ruiz. “Th ese guys work hard and I believe that they are the epitome of what hard work is and we stress working hard, not just in ath-letics but in academics.”

While the Pirates top two runners, Adrian Valdez and Cesar Gonzalez, are graduat-ing, the cross country team will return their next fi ve fastest competitors, and Ruiz hopes to continue the success of the Pirate cross country program next season.

This past Saturday, the Lytle boys cross country team proved at the state meet in Round Rock that with the right mixture of desire, hard work and resolve, one can exceed any and all expectations.

In this instance, exceed-ing expectations came with a satchel of medals.

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Continued from page 1

Lytle runner completes “worst to fi rst” story with state crown

Lytle sophomore Jethro Stokes hugs a teammate at the conclu-sion of the state meet. Stokes, who finished in 50th place, was one of seven Pirates who contributed to a second place team finish. (Photo by Andrew Tolan)

Pirates score safety, kickoff return TD back-to-back to seal victory

stand, on that last play their guy ran into a wall. He even lost a yard,” said coach Detmer. “Our guys really got off on that snap. That was really big.”

The Somerset passing game only connected on 4-of-9 pass-ing attempts, but two of those catches turned into touch-downs.

Detmer Jr. found enough time to hit Justin Guerra on a 20-yard TD pass where the sophomore receiver had to

twist his body around to make the acrobatic catch midway through the third quarter to extend the Bulldog lead out to 17-3.

“We started to get a little run game going, hit some pass-es. Then we got Justin Guerra with one-on-one coverage, and he made a great catch over his shoulder,” said Detmer Jr.

The sophomore QB closed out the Somerset TDs with a 20-yard scoring toss to Perez. Gonzales tacked on a 29-yard field goal to cap the scoring on the night.

“I didn’t want the game to end, “ said Rodriguez. “But I knew it had to.”

The season doesn’t end for the Bulldogs, though. Somerset enters 3A Bi-district action this Friday night vs. the Boerne Greyhounds. The game will take place in Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos with a 7:30 kickoff.

“Boerne is a different chal-lenge since they are more of a passing team than they are a running team,” said coach Detmer. “They run a good offense, so we better be alert.”

Continued from page 8

Somerset enters Bi-district play against Boerne Greyhounds

Bulldogs players celebrate aft er their district title clinching win over rival La Verina. Th e game was not only Somerset’s homecoming, but it will also be the fi nal game at Bulldog Stadium. (Photo by Gracie Gomez)

VERSUS

Playoff pairing pits Pirates vs Pirates

Gilbert Galvan and Opal Lutz were crowned as the 2012 Somerset High School Homecoming King and Queen Friday night in Bulldog Stadium. (Photo by Gracie Gomez)

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Keller Godette, 60, of San Antonio passed away Nov. 8, 2012 in San Antonio. Jeanne was born April 16, 1952 in Castroville to Lloyd and Tessie Keller.

She was a 1970 graduate of Medina Valley High School and graduated from the Baptist School of Nursing as a Registered Nurse. Jeanne was an avid reader and loved to watch the Dallas Cowboys and the San Antonio Spurs.

She was preceded in death by her fi rst husband, Craig Gooch.Survivors include her husband, Sam Farmer of San Antonio; her

parents Lloyd and Tessie Keller of La Coste; daughter, Jennifer Rebecca McCaw and her husband Christopher of San Antonio; grandchildren, P.J. Guajardo, Aislin Guajardo, Luke McCaw and Leila McCaw all of San Antonio; siblings and their spouses Nancy and Joe Peters of La Coste, Cheri and Ralph Hoog of Castroville, Chris and Meschelle Keller of Hondo, Gery and Patti Keller of La Coste, Mary and Charlie Migl of San Antonio and Carolyn and Mark Payne of La Coste; numerous nieces and nephews and her cat Bella.

Visitation was on Monday, Nov. 12, 2012 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Tondre-Guinn Funeral Home in Castroville. A Memorial Service was held at 7 p.m., Monday, Nov. 12, 2012 at Tondre-Guinn Funeral Home in Castroville. Services concluded at the funeral home.

In lieu of fl owers, memorials may be given to the American Liver Foundation.

You may view the obituary, sign the guest book and leave a tribute at www.tondreguinn.com.

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Fend off fl u with foodSandra KunkelMedina County Extension Agent

Th e best ways to protect yourself from the fl u are vaccination, regular hand washing and getting enough sleep. But eating a well-balanced diet with some key nutrients may thwart fl u as well (and it may surprise you that vitamin C is not one of them).

Vitamin D Add bolstering immunity to the growing list of this vitamin’s perks.

In one study, people with low blood levels of vitamin D were somewhat more likely to have had an upper respiratory tract infection than people with higher levels. It appears that this vitamin helps the body produce an antimicrobial substance that defends against infections.

How to Consume Enough: Eat fatty fi sh like salmon, herring and light tuna canned in oil. Also, drink D-fortifi ed low-fat milk and orange juice. Yet even if you have these items, you may still fall short with the optimal vitamin D amount recommended. So supplement with 1,000 units of this vitamin (preferably the D3 version) -- especially during the remain-ing winter months when access to sunlight is scarce.

Protein If you don’t eat adequate protein, your body has to break down its

own tissue to make some of this necessary nutrient. Th is can impede immunity. Suffi cient protein ensures a decent supply of circulating white blood cells and antibodies, which are essential to a highly functional immune system.

How to Consume Enough: Eat two to three servings a day of low-fat dairy foods, soy foods, nuts or dried beans, plus up to a daily serving (three ounces) of fi sh, skinless poultry or lean meat. Th is makes you more likely to meet the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for protein: 63 grams a day for men and 50 for women.

Unsaturated Fat Omega-3 fatty acids may enhance immunity by squelching infl am-

mation. Th ey may also boost white blood cells. Other research has found that a higher intake of a specifi c monounsaturated fat, called oleic acid, decreased pneumonia risk. It, too, acts by controlling the immune system.

How to Consume Enough: Eat fatty fi sh (such as those mentioned above), omega-3 enhanced eggs, tofu, walnuts and ground fl axseed. Choose canola and olive oils as your main oils. And if you don’t eat fi sh, consider an omega-3 supplement -- one that has a combined 1,000-mil-ligram total of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid(DHA).

ZincTh is mineral is crucial for supporting healthy immune cells. Zinc’s

eff ective anti-infl ammatory and antioxidant properties help fi ght viruses. In a study of older individuals, those with lower than ideal blood levels of zinc were more likely to get and die from pneumonia.

How to Consume Enough: Eat beans, lean red meat and nuts, such as cashews and peanuts. It is not necessary -- and perhaps not even helpful -- to rely on zinc lozenges. Evidence regarding effi cacy has been con-tradictory and oft en weak. It may be worthwhile to take a multivitamin supplement -- especially during fl u season -- as most brands provide the recommended daily value of 15 milligrams. Avoid single high-dose zinc supplements, as too much of this nutrient can actually interfere with immunity.

Certainly, there are no guarantees that you won’t come down with the fl u this season. However, reducing your risk of fl u is within your reach if you adopt a lifestyle that includes getting your fl u vaccine, using good personal hygiene, eating healthy foods, being physically active, managing stress levels and not shortchanging yourself on sleep.

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GONZALESLazara Gonzales, 88, of La Coste passed away Nov. 5, 2012

in Hondo. Lazara was born Dec. 17, 1923 in Hondo, to the late Manuel and Juanita Salazar Lopez.

She was a member of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church. She married Jose Hernandez Gonzales on May 29, 1942.

She is preceded in death by her sons-in-law, Jesus Solis and Luciano Lopez, Jr.; sisters, Andrea Contreras, and Julia Dominguez; and brother, Pedro Contreras.

Survivors include her husband, Jose H. Gonzales of La Coste; children and their spouses, Carmen Solis, Maria Elena Lopez, Linda and Henry Niño, Delia and Joe DeLeon all of La Coste, Josie and Joe Frank Garcia of Hondo, Janie and Efrain of Yancey, Ofelia Garcia and Richard DeHoya, Margie and George Prado all of San Antonio, Irene Sandoval of Hondo, Aurora and Daryl Reiler of La Coste, Rosemary Castillo of Hondo, Rumaldo and Irma Gonzales, and Joe L. Gonzales all of La Coste; 37 grand-children; 46 great grandchildren; four great great grandchildren; sisters, Blanca Rodriguez and husband Enrique of Hondo, Dora Rodriguez of San Antonio; brother, Tony Contreras and wife Eva of Hondo; numerous nieces and nephews.

The Tondre-Guinn Funeral Home was open for visitation on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012 from noon to 5:30 p.m. Rosary was recited at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012 at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in La Coste. Mass of Resurrection was celebrated on Friday, Nov. 9, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church. Interment followed at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Cemetery.

Memorials may be given in her memory to Hospice Commpassus.

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RAWLINGSDora Ann Rawlings, 67, of Devine passed away Wednesday,

Nov. 7, 2012 in Devine.She is preceded in death by parents, Elmo Burl and Dora

(Hardcastle) Mullins. She is survived by her husband, Robert Duane Rawlings,

Jr. of Devine; sons, Robert Dean Rawlings of Devine, Duane Darrell Rawlings and wife Teresa of Devine; daughters, Connie Sue Teems and husband Tracy of Wills Point, Karen Amanda Burja and husband Clint of Devine; brothers, Burl Mullings of McAllen, Oscar Mullins of San Antonio, Kenneth Mullins of Devine; sisters, Bertha Fuller of Jourdanton, Edna Jean Sansom of Devine; three grandchildren, Mathew and Kelly Teems of Wills Point, Kyle Hunter Burja of Devine; numerous nieces and nephews.

Visitation was held Friday, Nov. 9, 2012 in the Hurley Funeral Home Chapel in Devine from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Funeral ser-vice was held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012 in the Hurley Funeral Home Chapel in Devine with interment to follow in the Evergreen Cemetery.

Healthy diet vital for individuals of all agesSandra KunkelCounty Extension Agent

Eating well is vital for everyone at all ages. Whatever your age, your daily food choices can make an important diff erence in your health and in how you look and feel.

Eating a well-planned, balanced mix of foods every day has many health benefi ts. For instance, eating well may reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, bone loss, some kinds of cancer, and anemia. If you already have one or more of these chronic diseases, eating well and being physically active may help you better manage them. Healthy eating may also help you reduce high blood pressure, lower high cholesterol, and manage diabetes.

Eating well gives you the nutrients needed to keep your mus-cles, bones, organs, and other parts of your body healthy through-out your life. Th ese nutrients include vitamins, minerals, protein, carbohydrates, fats, and water.

Eating well helps keep up your energy level, too. By consuming enough calories -- a way to measure the energy you get from food --you give your body the fuel it needs throughout the day. Th e number of calories needed depends on how old you are, whether you’re a man or woman, your height and weight, and how active you are.

Consuming the right number of calories for your level of physical activity helps you control your weight, too. Extra weight is a concern for older adults because it can increase the risk for diseases such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease and can increase joint problems. Eating more calories than your body needs for your activity level will lead to extra pounds.

If you become less physically active as you age, you will prob-ably need fewer calories to stay at the same weight. Choosing mostly nutrient-dense foods -- foods which have a lot of nutrients but relatively few calories -- can give you the nutrients you need while keeping down calorie intake.

Your food choices also aff ect your digestion. For instance, not getting enough fi ber or fl uids may cause constipation. Eating more whole-grain foods with fi ber, fruits and vegetables or drinking more water may help with constipation.

Eating well isn’t just a “diet” or “program” that’s here today and gone tomorrow. It is part of a healthy lifestyle that you can adopt now and stay with in the years to come.

To eat healthier, you can begin by taking small steps, making one change at a time. For instance, you might:

Take the salt shaker off your table. Decreasing your salt intake slowly will allow you to adjust.

Switch to whole-grain bread, seafood, or more vegetables and fruits when you shop.

Th ese changes may be easier than you think. Th ey’re possible even if you need help with shopping or cooking, or if you have a limited budget.

If you have a specifi c medical condition, be sure to check with your doctor or registered dietitian about foods you should include or avoid.

Whatever your age, you can start making positive lifestyle changes today. Eating well can help you stay healthy and indepen-dent -- and look and feel good -- in the years to come.

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SundayCastroville - First Baptist

Church, 1408 Alsace. First Sunday Service- 8:30 a.m. (Choir Led); Sunday School 9:45 a.m. (all ages); Second Service- 11 a.m. (Band Led)

MondayLytle - Th e Lytle City Council

meets the second Monday at 6:30 p.m. at Lytle City Hall. For more information, contact the city at 830-709-3692.

Th e Lytle Memorial VFW Post 12041 has its monthly post meeting on the third Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Lytle Senior Nutrition Center. Call 830-709-0250 for more information.

Natalia - Th e Natalia City Council meets the third Monday at 7 p.m. in the council cham-bers. For more information call Beth Leonesio at 830-663-2926.

Natalia - Th e Knights meet the third Monday at 7 p.m. at St. John Bosco Parish Hall in Natalia. For more information,

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Lytle - Boy Scout Troop 369 meets at Lytle United Methodist Church Mondays at 7 p.m. Call 830-772-3537.

TuesdayTh e Jolly Roger Athletic

Association meets every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Bill Miller’s Barbecue in Lytle.

Th e East Medina Special Utility District district meets the third Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the main offi ce located on FM 471 between La Coste and Natalia. For more information call the offi ce at 830-709-3879.

Somerset - Th e Somerset City Council meets the second Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. For more information, contact the city at 830-701-4100.

Th ursdayLa Coste - The VFW

Auxiliary hosts a senior citizens day out on the third Th ursday of every month at 1 p.m. at the VFW Hall in La Coste.

Lytle - Th e Woodman of the World Lodge #406 meets the third Th ursday in Lytle at Topis Restaurant at 7 p.m. All mem-bers are urged to attend. For more information call 830-772-3325.

Pleasanton - Th e Pleasanton City Council meets the fi rst and third Th ursdays at 7 p.m. at Pleasanton City Hall. For more information, contact the city at 830-569-3867.

Natalia - A narcotics anon-ymous support group meets every Th ursday in Natalia at 7 p.m. at the First Baptist Church. For more information, call 210-865-6769.

ONGOINGMonday, Th ursday

Lytle - Th e Mother’s Day Out Program at the Church of Christ on Main Street has some openings. Lunch, fun activities and craft s are included from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Please contact Joyce Burris 830-709-4268.

Th ursdayLeming - Th e Mini-Th rift

Store at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church is open every Th ursday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is next door to the church on Hackberry Street. Call 830-569-4517.

TuesdayCastroville - Th e Castroville

Line Dancers meet every Tuesday from 1 - 3 p.m. at the Braden Keller Community Center. Everyone is welcome to attend and have a good time. Call Ken Whiteside at 830-931-

3459 for more information.

Th e Friendship Art Club welcomes all area artists to its weekly activities on Tuesdays at 9:30 am. Th e group meets to paint together and enjoy cama-raderie in the fellowship hall of the Church of Christ in Lytle. On the second Tuesday of each month the club holds a busi-ness meeting and enjoys a guest artist presentation followed by a covered-dish luncheon and painting together. For further info, contact Jane Brown at 210-415-2546.

Th e Medina County History Volume II is going to be pub-lished soon and the associa-tion is still looking for histories on families, churches, schools, organizations, and businesses to include in this publication. So there is still time to get your stories in. Th ere are guidelines for each type of submission and they can be picked up at the Natalia City Offi ce. Volume I had lots of information on the founding of Medina County, but very little information about folks from the southeast portion of the county. Th ere are so many wonderful stories just waiting to be told about our families, businesses, churches and organizations that it would be a shame not to let ever yone know of these contributions to Medina County. Once again,

forms may be picked up at the Natalia City Offi ce and returned to get the information in on time. If you have questions or need additional information please call Ruby Vera at 830-663-2926.

Grief group for women and men meets each Wednesday in the Fellowship Hall of the Lytle United Methodist Church.

It begins at 3 p.m. and runs until 4:30. All are welcome. Come and share your loved one’s story with us.

Th e Art on Main Gallery and Nest Feathers in Pleasanton is sponsoring “Art Walk” on the third Friday of every month. It will be held from 3pm to 7pm on the 200 block of N. Main Street. Th e event is in need of emerging artists to participate (fi ne arts craft sman, youth art-ists, painters, musicians, pro-duce vendors, etc.). It is also in need of schools and non-profi ts for fundraising events. Please contact Ann at 210-550-2102 or visit her at 217 1/2 N. Main Street.

The Medina County Democrats will be holding “Coff ee ‘n Conversation” meet-ings every Friday morning at 10 a.m. at El Charro Restaurant in Hondo.

Castroville - Th e Rotary Club of Medina Valley meets Wednesdays at 11:45 a.m. at Th e Alsatian Restaurant (locat-ed at the Hotel Alsace). A cost of $10 includes meal, bever-age and tip. For details, contact 210-283-6592 or dsensenig@broadwaybank.com.

Jourdanton - Alcoholics Anonymous meets in Jourdanton at 7:30 p.m. every Monday at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church, 1608 Campbell Avenue. Th e help is free. Call 830-200-9554.

Free quilting classes will be off ered every third and fourth Tuesday of the month starting at 5:30 p.m. at Somerset City Hall. For more information, contact city hall at 830-701-4100.

Th e Lytle Public Library holds Story Time every Wednesday at 10 a.m. for children ages two to fi ve. Patrons may call the library for more information.

Awana is Sundays from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Lytle First Baptist Church. Ages four years to high school are welcome. For more information, call 830-709-2202.

Wesley Nurse Health Ministries, a Mission of the Methodist Healthcare Ministries, is off ering a Sit & Stretch program- A chair exercise program targeted to improve fl exibility, strength, and balance. Th e program is off ered Mondays and Th ursdays at 10 a.m. at the Devine First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. It is off ered on Tuesdays at 8:45 a.m. at the Lytle First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. It is also off ered on Fridays (Starting Aug. 31) at 10:30 a.m. at the Natalia Veterans Memorial Library. Classes are free of charge and open to the commu-nity. Please contact Melissa D. Sagemuehl, RN/Wesley Nurse for any additional information at 830-663-6108 (offi ce).

COMING UPSt. Andrew’s Catholic

Church in Lytle is planning their Christmas Bazaar for Saturday, Dec. 15 at the church pavilion from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Anyone wanting to rent a booth, please call the church offi ce at 830-709-4287 for details. Arts and craft s, jewelry, foods and baked goods, and other types of items will be welcomed. Th e church ladies will be selling homemade tamales and other foods. Profi ts will benefi t the church building fund. So, craft ers get your wares ready, and come out to join the fun and get in the holiday

spirit.

St. Andrew Catholic Church in Lytle is taking orders for homemade tamales, which will be made by the parish ladies. Th e tamales will be sold in con-junction with the Christmas Bazaar to be held at the church pavilion on Saturday, Dec. 15 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. All pro-ceeds from the event will ben-efi t the church building fund. Th e tamales will be available on Friday, Dec. 14 and Saturday, Dec. 15. To order, please call 210-413-7477. Vendor spaces for the bazaar are still available. For more information, please call the church offi ce at 830-709-4287.

The next Downtown Pleasanton Artwalk will be Nov. 16 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., with a reception from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Th e featured artist will be Frances Schneider. Other fea-tured artists will be jazz musi-cian Adam Zuniga, as well as various local and regional art-ists. Th ere will also be a kids art area, and off ers from local vendors.

The Rossville Historical Community Association will have their 27th Annual Turkey Shoot and Raffl e on Sunday, Nov. 18 from 10 a.m. until dark at the Rossville Community Center, located at 515 FM 2504 just one mile south of the Rossville tree.

Th e shoot will consist of 15 shooters per round. Each round is $3 per person. Scatter shot rounds will be held during the day. Bring your own shotgun; shells will be provided.

Brisket plates, nachos, sau-sage wraps, brisket sandwich-es, desserts and drinks will be available. Th ere will be a paddle wheel with baked goods and other prizes to win, and a coun-try store for the ladies.

Th is year’s raffl e has a great list of prizes to be won, lots of cash, a Curves gift card, a pal-let of grass, a car safety kit, gift baskets, Avon products, a one hour massage, a Red Lobster gift card, and many other priz-es. Tickets can be bought from any Community Association member at Yours and Mine Gift Shop or at the event. Tickets are $1 each, or 6 for $5. Ticket holders do not need to be pres-ent to win.

Atascosa County Amateur Radio Club is sponsoring an Amateur Extra Radio License Class this fall. Th e class will be held on Nov. 17 at the Fixed Base Operations build-ing at the Pleasanton Municipal Airport. Classes will be held from 9 a.m. through 5 p.m. each Saturday. Th is class is for any Amateur Radio Operator holding a General class license or better. Th e class will prepare the radio operator to take the Amateur Extra Class test, which will be held on the last Saturday of the class session. Class size is being held to the fi rst fi ft een to sign up and spots are going fast. Total cost for the class is $39, which includes the study book and materials and the test fee. For further information or to sign up for the class, contact Hugo South, KK5BZ at 830-281-2408.

The Lytle Chamber of Commerce is collecting mone-tary donations for the Elf Louise Christmas Project. We are try-ing to bring this worthwhile project to the Lytle area. To donate contact, J.J. Villarreal at 210-378-2292 or Michelle Keith at 830-709-4304. Donations are being accepted until Nov. 15.

Th e deadline to submit sto-ries for the Medina County History Book, Volume II is Dec. 31. Narrations along with two photos may be sent to: Castro Colonies Heritage Assoc., P.O.Box 636, Castroville, TX 78009 or email to suannagold@gmail.com. No charge for sto-ries or photos. Any questions, call 830-741-0642.

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West View community yard sale Saturday, Nov. 17, 8

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Estate Saleand Multifamily yard sale15606 CR681 across from Lytle ElementaryAdjustable queen bed, chairs, sofa, tables, collectables, craft items, kitchen items, and much more! Friday, beginning at 3 p.m. and Saturday beginning at 8 a.m.

Billy Bob’s Hamburgers is now hiring smiling faces. Apply within, 1905 19th St., Hondo. 830-426-5345.

Lytle Nursing Home is now hiring nurse’s aides and CNAs. Call 210-622-9753. Lytle Nursing Home is an EOE.

Someone to clean home. $8/hour, 4 hours weekly, preferably on Tuesday. 210-382-5534.

Labor needed. Hours 6am to 5pm. Must have drivers license with clean driving record. Workplace is located in LaCoste Tx. Work includes shoveling waste sludge from

Wastewater Treatment Plant, power washing, grass cut-ting, and general cleaning. 5 days a week with occasional Saturdays.Apply in person at 1375 Creekview San Antonio Tx, 78219 8am – 11am and 1pm-4pm. Starting wage is 11.00 per hour OT paid aft er 40 hours plus benefi ts. 210-359-9665 for more information.

Now accepting applications for part-time help in Lytle. Seeking ambitious local college student who needs a job and wants to learn while working. 210-414-2020.

Drivers: Home NightlySan Antonio Flatbed!Great Pay & Benefi ts!CDL-A w/1yr Exp. Req.Estenson LogisticsApply: www.goelc.com1-866-336-9642Experienced pre-K teacher for learning center. CPR, fi rst aid certifi ed. M-F, FT. Email resumes to jvers@sbcglobal.net or call 210-326-7235, Southwest SA, 78252.

Front porch model 32’ x 60’ Doublewide on Sale now. Get

this unit delivered to your land only $3,500 down and $556/mo....includes a/c installation .Upgrades include Cemplank (hardi) siding, shingle roof, plush carpet, porcelain sinks, and real oak cabinets. Easy fi nancing available, fast delivery & comes with full warranty. call (210) 396-1821. Rbi35705

Lowest prices on manufactured homes: 2012 16’ x 60’ SW/3br/2ba only $31,900; 2012 32’ x 56’ DW/4br/2ba only $44,900; 2012 18’ x 66’ SW/2br/2ba only $39,900. Repos: 1998 16’ x 80’ SW/3br/2ba only $19,500; 2005 14’ x 66’ SW/3br/1 ba only $15,900. Cash special: late 1970s SW/3 br/2ba $3975. Financing available for all kinds of credit. Call Lucas at 210-396-1821 or toll free 1 877-388-2668 rbi 35705

Repo, must sell!! $106/month buys deeded land in gated com-munity. Medina Lake commu-nity. 830-796-3143. OWNER.

LOT FOR SALE, owner fi nanc-ing available, gated lakefront community, $106 a month. Call 830-796-3590.

2 BR apartment in SWISD or house for rent in Castroville, MVISD. Call 210-781-5214 or 210-689-6696.$975 mo 1 YR LEASE

HOUSE ON APPROX .54 OF AN ACRE, 1750 SQ/FT , THIS BEAUTIFULLY AND NEWLY RENOVATED 3BD/2BT HOME HIGH CEILINGS, FRESH PAINT AND MODERN ACCENTS & ROCK FIREPLACE. ABOVE GROUND POOL DECKING PRIVATE FENCED IN YARD WITH LOTS OF TREES 210-724-4171 OR 210-724-4852.

Attn: Oilfield Co: For Rent in Jourdanton – Main House - 5 bedroom, 2 bath, kitchen, dining, and living area, with patio, also back house with 2 bedrooms, 2 bath, and kitchen. All bedrooms able to accommodate 2 or 3 beds. Serious calls only 830-570-2245.

Jourdanton - For rent - 1-2 huge bedroom, living room, full kitchen, 2 baths & 2 cov-ered parking spaces. $1200 month, please call 830-570-2245. 3 BR, 2BA house for rent in Alsatian Heights, Castroville. $850/month plus deposit. 210-827-2666.

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Looking to buy a copy of the 45 rpm record by 1960s Lytle band Shades of Night, including the

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