SHINER – A relatively simple election has the po-tential to become very com-plex due to a sudden change in the candidates’ pool.

Shiner Independent School District has three

seats up for election this year on its Board of Trust-ees. Incumbents Dr. Dan Stafford (Place 3) and Tim Kalich (Place 6) are running unopposed, so the only race was for Place 6 between in-cumbent Rusty Mills and Max Moore.

Mills passed away on March 12, leaving every-one to believe that the elec-tion would be called off and Moore would gain the seat by default.

“I assumed the election was going to have to be cancelled,” said Shiner ISD superintendent Trey Law-rence. “When I got back to work after Spring Break, I called the Secretary of State’s office to find out what we needed to do to cancel the election.”

To his surprise, Lawrence was informed that the elec-tion would have to indeed go on per the rules of the Texas Election Code. Ac-cording to Section 145.096, a deceased candidate’s name will appear on a ballot if the

NIXON – The Nixon-Smiley Livestock Show Barn was the site of a re-cent stop by the Chew on This Tour, an interactive road show traveling the na-tion to heighten awareness about world hunger and sustainable food produc-tion.

Hosted by Holmes Foods, the tour is the re-

sult of a collaboration with Elanco and Nutra Blend. Elanco is a global leader in animal health and Nutra Blend is the leading dis-tributor in the U.S. of feed micro-ingredients, includ-ing vitamins, minerals and other nutrient additives.

“We are here today to inform people about agri-culture and the common myths and misperceptions

that they have,” said Lauren Pruski of Holmes Foods.

Featuring two custom-built tractor trailers – one a high-tech movie theater on wheels and the other a bar-

becue kitchen on wheels, the unique road show will be making 125 stops across the nation while carrying its informative message.

Gonzales City Council says it wants to move further along in its upgrade of facilities at J.B. Wells Park before trying to land a host role for some of the largest youth-rodeo events — but it does want to make fixing the bathrooms at Inde-pendence Park a priority.

City Council on Tuesday turned down an opportunity for the city to put in a bid on the state high-school rodeo finals, with members saying they’d like to get facilities permanently upgraded at the park rather than trying to hurry up a hosting bid with temporary fixes.

City manager Allen Barnes told

Council that officials with the state high school rodeo association had invited Gonzales to bid on hosting their finals, which have been held in Abilene for some 20 years, for the 2014, 2015 and 2016 events. He said that although Gonzales might have to use temporary facilities such as large tents to handle some of the requirements stipulated by the Texas High School Rodeo Assn., Gonzales’ existing facilities would alreday be a step up, in some ways.

“The facility in Abilene is almost all asphalt,” he said. “There’s almost

no grass.”Council expressed reservations

with some of the requirements, however, and questioned whether the city could break even financial-ly hosting the event.

“After looking at the require-ments, using tents for stall barns, we don’t meet their requirements,” Mayor Bobby Logan noted.

Councilman Lorenzo Hernan-dez asked Barnes how the city would make money off the event. “This is a lot they’re asking for,” he said.

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A reported stolen vehicle led to a short chase off-road for Department of Public Safety troopers, assisted by Gonzales Police and Gonzales County Sheriff’s Dept. deputies Monday afternoon near the San Marcos River Bridge on Highway 90-Alternate. One suspect was taken into custody but at press time on Wednesday, specific details of the incident were not available from DPS. (Photo by Dave Mundy)

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The period of life spent after re-tirement from active work is com-monly referred to as the Golden Years.

This is the time generally re-served for lounging and easy liv-ing, but such was not the case for

Dorothy Ploeger. At the age of 77, Ploeger had her first encounter with one of the most dreaded of all diseases – cancer.

“She had been feeling bad for a year or so and she finally went to Scott and White Hospital in Tem-ple,” recalled her son, Leslie. “They found cancer in her colon. She im-mediately went through chemo and radiation because they needed to shrink it.”

After those treatments, Doro-thy underwent surgery where they had to remove six feet of intestines to cut the cancer out. She under-

went more chemo and radiation as part of her recovery process.

“It was really hard on her,” said Leslie. “At one point, she went like 45 days without being able to raise her head off the pillow because she was so weak.”

Fortunately, Dorothy was able to bounce back and spent the next four years relatively healthy until the disease came out of remission.

“It was the same cancer,” said Leslie. “The kind she had was slow-growing, but this time it was in her lungs. She elected to go

Dorothy PloegerPLOEGER, Page A11

Dorothy Ploegernever let cancerdictate her plans

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AUSTIN – The Texas De-partment of Public Safety (DPS) has released the 2012 Texas Gang Threat Assess-ment, which was developed to provide a broad overview of gang activity in the state of Texas.

“While gangs continue to pose a significant threat to public safety in Texas, we are committed to protecting the people of Texas from these criminals,” said DPS Director Steven McCraw. “By provid-ing a clear depiction of gang trends and activity across the state, this assessment enhanc-es the ability of DPS and our

law enforcement partners to debilitate these organiza-tions.»

The 2012 Texas Gang Threat Assessment was de-veloped according to statute, which requires the Texas Fu-sion Center to submit to the Governor and Texas Legis-lature an annual report as-sessing the threat posed by statewide criminal gangs. The report is based on the col-laboration between multiple law enforcement and crimi-nal justice agencies across the state and nation, whose con-tributions were essential in creating this comprehensive overview of gang activity in Texas.

“We know that gangs are one of the top organized-crime threats to the state of Texas,” said Sen. Craig Estes, chair of the Senate Com-mittee on Agriculture, Rural Affairs and Homeland Secu-rity. “Thankfully, intelligence such as this makes it possible for our frontline law enforce-ment partners to effectively target these gangs and protect the people of this great state.”

“This Texas Gang Threat Assessment will be a ma-

jor asset in the fight against crime in our cities and towns,” said Rep. Joe Pickett, chair of the House Commit-tee on Homeland Security and Public Safety. “This type of information regarding gang trends and relation-ships is essential in dismem-bering and disrupting these callous criminal organiza-tions.”

The assessment details the state’s systematic approach to evaluating and classify-ing gangs in order to identify which organizations repre-sent the most substantial threat. The report reveals that current gang member-ship across the state likely exceeds 100,000 individuals, with more than 2,500 gangs operating throughout the state.

Additional significant findings include:

• Gangs continue to pose a substantial threat to pub-lic safety in Texas and are responsible for a dispropor-tionate amount of crime in our communities.

• Of the incarcerated members of Tier 1 and Tier 2 gangs, more than half are

serving a sentence for a vio-lent crime, including rob-bery (25 percent), homicide (14 percent), and assault/ter-roristic threat (12 percent).

• Several gangs are now actively involved in running prostitution rings because of its profitability and the gangs’ perception that it’s a relatively low-risk crime.

• Tango Blast has super-seded the Mexican Mafia to become the state’s most sig-nificant gang threat. The Tier 1 gangs in Texas are: Tango Blast (estimated at 10,000 members); Texas Syndicate (4,500 members); Barrio Az-teca (3,500 members); and Texas Mexican Mafia (6,000 members).

• Many Tier 1 and Tier 2 gangs will continue to con-stitute a significant threat to Texas due to their relation-ships with Mexican cartels, large membership, and high levels of transnational crimi-nal activity.

To view the full 2012 Texas Gang Threat Assessment, visit: http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/director_staff/media_and_communications/TX-GangThreatAssessment.pdf.

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April 4, 1969On this day in 1969, Dr. Denton Cooley implant-

ed the first complete artificial heart in a human being. The device, developed at Cooley’s Cullen Cardiovascular Laboratories in Houston, kept the patient, Haskell Karp, alive for sixty-four hours, until a suitable heart donor was found. Karp died thirty-two hours after receiving a new human heart, from pneumonia and renal failure, but his experience proved the viability of the artificial heart as a temporary measure. That first artificial heart is now in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. Two Houston surgeons, Cooley and Michael E. DeBakey, pioneered heart transplant techniques. Cooley and his associates at St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston performed the first heart transplant in the U.S. in May 1968

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A Shiner man is back home after being stabbed in the chest early Sun-day morning in Gonzales County.

According to the Gonza-les County Sheriff ’s Office, two men got into an argu-ment on Highway 90A just east of town. The situation escalated and Cedric Har-grow was attacked. Har-grow eventually wound up in a Hallettsville hospital, where he was treated and released.

Authorities have named

Christopher Ross of Shiner as a person of interest in the attack, but no arrests were made as of press time.

Gonzales County Sheriff’s Of-fice Sheriff’s Report for March 24-30:

03/28/13Mendez, Pablo Pedro Jr.,

07/1982, Smiley. Local Warrant – Assault causes Bodily Injury Fam-ily Violence. Released on $7,500 Bond.

03/29/13Munoz, Maria Jr., 05/1985,

Bastrop. Commitment/Sentence – Theft of Property >$1,500 <$20K. Released – Weekender/Work Release.

03/30/13Moore, Michael Christopher,

10/1986, West Monroe, LA. Local Warrant – Theft Stolen Property >$20K <$100K. Requires $30,000 Bond. Remains in Custody.

Total Arrest, Court Commit-ments, other agency arrest and processing’s:

GCSO 03DPS 06GPD 07WPD 01NPD 03Constable 00DWCSO 00DEA 00TPW 00GCAI 00Total 20

Yoakum Police Department Weekly Incident Re-port for March 25-31:

03/26/13Case #13-110, Criminal Trespass, 714 Cadwell;

Disposition, Investigation.03/29/13Case #178083, Warrant Arrest, Swinford, Dale,

39, Yoakum, 608 S. Hwy. 77A; Offense, W#13A5134-FTA/Driving Rvk/Susp. Bui/SSS; Disposition, Trans/DCSO.

Case #178092, Warrant Arrest, Kelly, John, 22, Yo-akum, 719 Lott; Offense, W12-529-FTA-Bail Jump-

ing; Disposition, Fine/$214/Rel.Case #13-112, Criminal Trespass, 105 Ellen May;

Disposition, Investigation.03/31/13Case #178120, Warrant Arrest, McAfee, Jason, 30,

Yoakum, 500 Southwell; Offense, W#97696454-FTA-Theft; Disposition, Trans/DCSO.

Case #178121, Warrant Arrest, Silva, Priscilla, 27 Yoakum, 500 Southwell; Offense, W#2011CR0065-FTA-Theft; Disposition, Trans/LCSO.

Case #13-113, Assault-C, 1311 Dunn; Disposition, Court Notice.

Sentencing in the Belin-da Walker case was delayed again in 2nd-25th District Court Tuesday morning in Gonzales.

Walker pleaded guilty to theft of property in Janu-ary as part of an agree-ment with the State where she will receive five years of deferred adjudication,

30 days in the county jail, pay restitution and a fine of $1,000.

Judge Bill Old ordered a pre-sentencing investiga-tion for Walker and was to determine whether or not he would sign off on her agreement with the State.

The case was reset for May 9. If Old rejects the

plea agreement, Walker has the right to withdraw her plea and opt for a trial.

A Gonzales County Grand Jury issued 13 in-dictments last year against Walker, a former Gonzales Parks & Recreation De-partment employee. Each was for one count of theft of property by a public ser-

Gonzales Police Report

The man accused of stabbing two teens nearly two years ago has been arrested again.

Gregory Fonseca, 43 of Gonzales, was taken into custody Sunday after being suspected of trying to break into the Silver Star Saloon. Fonseca is charged with burglary of a building and failure to identify in connection with the incident.

Fonseca also had two outstanding war-rants for aggravated assault stemming from an incident on Nov. 26, 2011, when he was ac-cused of stabbing 19-year old Jose Banda and 19-year old Damien Ramirez during a quin-cinera at Hermann Sons Hall. Banda suffered a stab wound to the abdomen and Ramirez was stabbed in the neck. Fonseca was released from jail after posting bail of $50,000 and was indicted by a grand jury last July on two counts of aggravated assault.

On his recent case, Fonseca received bond amounts of $2,500 for the burglary charge and $1,000 for failing to identify. However, he will not be able to bond out because he is being held on a parole hold, which is an authorized detention of a person who is suspected of a parole violation.

Fonseca, who was sentenced to 60 years confinement in the Texas Department of Cor-rections on Oct. 18, 1985 for the murder of 16-year old Jesse Hastings Jr. at the Lynn Theatre, had been out of prison on parole. Since being released, Fonseca has also been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon by Gonzales Police on March 4, 2010 and was lat-er arrested by GPD on outstanding warrants on May 2, 2010.

Here is the Gonzales Police Department Report for the period of March 20-31:

March 2012 Year Old Male Detained And Charged With Arson

At 1000 Blk St. Joseph St. Juvenile Transported And Placed In The Guadalupe County Juvenile Detention Center.

March 22Reported Disorderly Conduct At 1800 Blk Sarah

DeWitt Dr.March 24

Reported Burglary Motor Vehicle At 300 Blk St. Andrew St.

Reported Burglary Motor Vehicle At 300 Blk St. Andrew St.

March 26Reported Burglary Motor Vehicle At 1000 Blk

Oakland Dr.Reported Burglary Building At 1800 Blk St. Joseph

St.Reported Theft At 2600 Blk Winding Way.

March 2716 Year Old Male Issued Citation To Appear In City

Court Charged With Disruption Of Class At 1800 Blk Sarah DeWitt Dr.

15 Year Old Female Detained And Charged With Possession Of Marijuana At 600 Blk St. John St And Was Later Transported To The Guadalupe County Juvenile Detention Center.

Joseph Delagarza, 26 Of Gonzales, Arrested And Charged With Assault Family Violence At 800 Blk Wells St.

March 28Jesse Valle III, 34 Of Gonzales, Arrested And Charged

With Assault Family Violence At 200 Blk Cone St.Reported Burglary Habitation At 700 Blk St. George

St.March 29

Andrea Marie Villareal, 19 Of Gonzales, Arrested And Charged With Public Intoxication At 3300 Blk 90-A.

Reported Criminal Mischief At 900 Blk St. Paul St.Reported Burglary Of A Building At 1000 Blk Jesse

Smith St.March 30

Reported Hit And Run Accident At 183 Business And 183 South.

Reported Terroristic Threat At 800 Blk Larry Dr.March 31

Reported Assault At 900 Blk Kleine St.Reported Theft At 1600 Blk Sarah DeWitt Dr.Reported Burglary Of A Building At 1800 Blk Sarah

DeWitt Dr.

Fonseca faces new charges

Shiner man stabbed in chest

Walker sentencing delayed again

DeWitt County Sheriff’s Office Report from March 22-28:

March 22Arrested Shakel Lee Mayfield,

20, of Cuero, Criminal Mischief $1,500<$20K, Bond of $5,000, Re-sisting Arrest/Search/Transport, Bond of $1,000, Criminal Trespass, Bond of $1,000, Minor in Posses-sion, Fine of $464 (30 Days to Ap-pear), Cuero PD

Arrested Latoshia Latsye Wil-liams, 32, of Cuero, Driving While Intoxicated with Child under 15 yoa, Bond of $10,000, DPS

Arrested Paul Rodriguez, 53, of Houston, Sex Abuse of Child Con-tinuous/Victim under 14, Bond of $150,000, Sex Abuse of Child Con-tinuous/Victim under 14, Bond of $150,000, DCSO

Arrested Brittany Hutchinson, 21, of Cuero, Violation of Proba-tion/Possession of a Controlled Substance PG2-A < 2oz, Bond of $1,000, Cuero PD

Arrested Tijan Tsegaye Wilson, 36, of North Carolina, Capias Pro Fine/No Liability Insurance, Fine of $464.10, Capias Pro Fine/Driv-ing While License Invalid, Fine of $262.10, Capias Pro Fine/Driv-ing while License Invalid, Fine of $262.10, Capias Pro Fine/No Li-ability Insurance, Fine of $464.10, Capias Pro Fine/Speed over 43 mph in a 30 mph zone, Fine of $232.10, Ran Stop Sign, (30 Days to Appear), No Auto Insurance-

Subsequent Offense, (30 Days to Appear), Cuero PD

March 23Arrested Seth Alan Scotting,

26, of Cuero, Aggravated Assault Causing Serious Bodily Injury, Bond of $50,000, Cuero PD

March 24Arrested Cory Jay Stone, 20, of

Buda, Speeding 1-10 Miles Over Limit, Fine of $267.80 (30 Days to Appear), Failure to Appear/Speeding 1-10 Miles Over Limit, Fine of $509.60 (30 Days to Ap-pear), Tx Parks &Wildlife

Arrested Kevin Joe Maldonado, 27, of Yoakum, Injury Child/El-derly/Disable w/ Int Bodily Injury, Bond of $1,500, CPD

March 25Shots fired on Fischer St, CueroArrested Kent Binard Grant, 31,

of Halletsville, Burglary of Habita-tion, Bond of $75,000, Disorderly Conduct Discharge/Display Fire-arm, Bond of $4,000, Capias Pro Fine/Fail to Identify Fugitive From Justice, Fine of $1,007, No Texas Drivers license, Fine of $319 (30 Days to Pay), Failure to Appear/No Texas Drivers License, Fine of $519.60 (30 Days to Pay), DCSO

Arrested Jesse Jesus Gonzales, 21, of Cuero, Assault Causes Bodi-ly Injury Family Member, Bond of $4,000, DCSO

Arrested Scarlett Elaine Redd, 23, of Yorktown, Abandon Endan-ger Child Criminal Negligence,

Bond of $5,000, Injury Child/Elderly/Disabled Criminal Neg-ligence, Bond of $10,000, Injury Child/Elderly/Disabled Criminal Negligence, Bond of $10,000, Evading Arrest Detention, Bond of $1,000, Motion to Revoke/Pos-session of Dangerous Drug, Bond of $1,000 Cash, DCSO

Arrested Pamela Althea Noble, 58, of Yorktown, Silent Abusive Calls to 911 Service, Bond of $1,000, Yorktown PD

March 27Arrested Seth Alan Scotting,

26, of Cuero, Driving While Intoxi-cated, Bond of $2,000.00. DCSO

Arrested Crystal Nicole Rodg-ers, 29, of Palistine, Possession of Control Substance PG 1, Bond of $5,000.00. DCSO

Arrested John Coffman, 19, of Karnes City, Burglary of Building, No Bond, Failure to Appear, Bond of $2,000.00, Engaging in Orga-nized Criminal Activity, Bond of $5,000.00. DCSO

Arrested James Holt, 47, of Bloomington, Motion to Revoke/Unlawful Possession of Firearm by a Felon, No Bond, DCSO

Arrested Roger Delarosa, 42, of Hallettsville, Motion to Revoke/Felony Driving While Intoxication, No Bond. DCSO

Arrested Charles Hoffman, 49, of Cuero, Violation of Probation/Theft of Firearm, No Bond. DCSO

CUERO – An inmate in the custody of the DeWitt County Sheriff ’s Office died Sunday evening.

According to a press re-lease from DeWitt County Sheriff Jode Zavesky, at ap-proximately 8 p.m. on March 31 inmate Paul Rodriguez passed away.

Rodriguez, 53 of Houston, contacted the central con-trol room to advise them he wasn’t feeling well. DCSO detention personnel imme-diately checked on Rodri-

guez and summoned Cuero EMS. Before EMS arrived, Rodriguez became unre-sponsive and detention per-sonnel began CPR.

Rodriguez was trans-ported to Cuero Commu-nity Hospital and was pro-nounced deceased a short time later. Rodriguez had been in custody since March 22 on two DeWitt County warrants charging him with continuous sexual assault of a child under 14 years of age, with bonds of $150,000 each.

An autopsy was scheduled for Monday, April 1 by the Travis County Medical Ex-aminer’s Office. The results were unknown as of press time.

Paul Rodriguez

Accused child molester dies in jail

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The date is nearing for the annual Jim Price Clean Sweep Cleanup, and this year’s event is expected to see its first-ever county-wide participation.

Organizers of the annual city-wide cleaup effort have made plans to allow for collection of used tires and have opened the availability county-wide with partici-pation from Gonzales County. This year’s event will also feature participation by the 25th Judicial District and numerous Gonzales-based organizations and busi-nesesses.

The Annual Jim Price Community-Wide Cleanup in scheduled in Gonzales Saturday, April 20. The event will start at Apache Field, 456 Tate Street.

Tire and electronic disposal are being added to the event this year these items will be Saturday only. Used tires can be dropped off at Apache Field, while large

appliances can be dropped off at the GVEC Home Store, 304 St. Louis in Gon-zales.

Check in location will be immediatly across the street from the Apache filed parking lot. Pick up gloves and trash bags for your organization. Breakfast items will be furnished by Gonzales Healthcare Sys-tems, HEB, and GVEC.

Dumpsters will be located at the Apache field parking lot for trash items.

There will be a poster contest for the high school students sponsored by the Gonzales Inquirer. The Cannon is sponsoring an es-say contest for junior-high students writ-ing on the theme, “Don’t Throw It Down So You Don’t Have to Pick It Up.”

Door prizes will once again be the high-light of the day.

City councilmen worked alongside city employees to help load up trash dropped off during last year’s Jim Price Clean Sweep cleanup event.

When a Fanza from Gon-zales who goes by the name of Hunter Demyen contact-ed danzadidit.com to tell us that he was the proud owner of an original Tony Danza piñata, naturally we were ecstatic and intrigued. How did he come to pos-sess this papier-mâché trib-

ute and why? And, most importantly, were there any pictures?

Though Tony Danza has a reputation for being known as an all around nice guy, the legend of this celebratory, candy-filled Tony Danza piñata traces its origins back to an un-expected, chaotic event known as the Gathering of the Juggalos. Hunter explained that on the last night of the gathering which honors the talents of the Insane Clown Posse and their labelmates, he de-cided to spread a harmless rumor that the event would reach its glorious conclu-sion with the breaking of a large, Tootsie Roll filled Tony Danza piñata.

Over the course of the night, word began to spread among concertgo-ers of the Danza piñata and needless to say the excite-ment was palpable. Musi-cal acts performing in the show started to believe the rumors and chants of “Tony! Tony! Tony!” roared from the crowd. The Fan-zas had spoken and they wanted their Danza can-dy. Sadly, as the final act walked off the stage and the lights went on, there was no Danza piñata. The crowd’s sweet tooth for Tony’s toot-sies would not be fed.

But for one Fanza, Hunter, the person respon-sible for the legend of the papier-mâché Danza, this dream became a reality. On Hunter’s 20th birthday, his friends accomplished the unimaginable. They intro-duced to the world the only

known Tony Danza piñata. At three and a half feet tall and filled with tootsie rolls, this artifact is debat-ably one of the worlds most sought after creations.

Danza Did It is proud to exclusively unveil rare pho-tos of the remarkable Tony Danza piñata.

“Danza Did It” is a in-terdisciplinary work with its origins online and the goal of manifesting itself in the real world. I view it as an odd melding of pop culture overkill and avant-garde experimentalism. The overall project will look to examine the artis-tic value of internet memes and track its growth as it becomes more widely ac-cepted by the mainstream.

Tony Danza is a man of many talents: actor, teach-er, tap dancer, boxer, etc. (just to name a few). Just like the idiom “Jumping the Shark” was coined on-line by a man named Jon Hein, it is my goal to have the phrase “Danza Did It”

trickle into the everyday lexicon of society. Tony Danza represents someone who has done nearly ev-erything. Hence the mean-ing of “Danza Did It” as an expression of “It’s be done before.”

Though the idea of as-sociating Tony Danza’s face and persona with a meaningful art experiment might seem ridiculous, and to a certain extent it is, I look at Shepard Fairey’s “Andre the Giant Has A Posse” as inspiration and a foundation of success.

I have already begun to put together a collective of underground artists that share in this motivation to propel “Danza Did It” into a variety of mediums. I am confident that this project is not only capable of suc-cess, but that it could also help bring humor into ar-eas where it might be lack-ing. Humor builds hope which alleviates stress. Per-haps, we can all unite in the name of Danza.

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weekend celebrants in Austin’s famed Sixth Street party town were less than panicky upon learning they’ve been targeted for nuclear attack by North Korea.

A few people did duck for cov-er in gutters and garbage dump-sters overnight on Saturday, but it should be noted they do that anyway after consuming one too many foreign beers imported from other countries like New York.

North Korea’s round mound of profound sound, Kim Jong-un, released a publicity photo late last week of him huddled with his military leaders (most of whom look like they missed the bus to the nursing home) with a large map in the background showing potential trajectories for North Korean nuclear missiles and po-tential U.S. targets — a picture seemingly taken from the odd-ball doomsday movie spoof, Dr. Strangeglove. Targets on the map included Los Angeles and New

York, of course ... and Austin.New York, Los Angeles —

those, we understand. But Aus-tin?

Uhm ...Un: You don’t have many friends here in the Texas Republic — but what friends you have, they live in Austin. After all, the city’s motto is all about keep-ing itself “weird.” They’ve banned shopping bags, for cryin’ out loud. You’d fit right in.

What makes the situation com-ical is the fact that North Korea doesn’t have any nuclear mis-siles capable of hitting Austin. Or LA. They might can hit Japan or South Korea, if the wind is blow-ing the right direction.

Kim Jong-Un’s own fishing villages are more at risk from a North Korean missile launch than any civilized city. If you’ve ever wondered why you never see any products labeled “MADE IN NORTH KOREA,” it’s because they’re built even cheaper and less reliable than the ones made in China.

Our Governor is missing a prime public-relations oppor-tunity here, of that I’m certain. Surely we could muster a Texas Air National Guard B-52 to scuttle across the Pacific and fire a single missile packed with fly-ers saying: “JONG IS WRONG! Texas is better for business!”

+++++Texas’ long-running battles

with Washington on environ-mental issues are well-document-ed. We’ve been battling the feds for years over unconstitutional regulations designed to put our energy industry out of business, trying to shut down our coal-fired power plants, trying to choke off our oil and gas production over

salamaners and trying to stop our highway projects over spiders.

The eco-freaks in Callyfornia and New York have had a good ol’ time making fun of us oil-stained rednecks clinging to our filthy power sources and fossil fuels, irreparably harming the environ-ment.

Find a message board and it’s full of texts sent from tree-hug-gers hating on that cesspool of evil pollution, Texas. They make many of their posts while driving their 12-mile-per-gallon SUVs.

What delicious irony it is, then, to make note of a small news item from late last year which is start-ing to startle those trying to de-feat man-caused global warming and other myths.

Late last year, Texas set a new record for the percentage of elec-tricity generated by wind power. Yes, I said “wind power.”

Wind turbines generated 8,521 megawatts (MW) of electric-ity just after 10 a.m. on Nov. 10. That was enough to power 4.3 million average Texas homes and

accounted for around 26 percent of Texas energy production, ac-cording to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT).

What a shock that must be for the Greenies, that a right-wing nutjob country like Texas that is the center of the world’s oil and gas industry can produce more than a quarter of its own energy with clean, non-planet-destroy-ing wind.

My, my, my. A Red state do-ing the green thing, while the Blue states cling stubbornly to their archaic power generation.

The beautiful thing is that Texas doesn’t have to share its power with the lesser states. There are three major power grids in the U.S. — the East Coast, West Coast, and Texas. They can’t un-plug us in or-der to force us to comply with their economy-destroying reg-ulations and socialist direc-tives.

On the other hand, Wash-ington DOES have missiles which could reach Austin.

The nation’s elementary schools are overrun by small-minded and unreason-able people, prone to hysterics, who can’t distinguish between make-believe and re-ality. They are called school administrators.

In the wake of the Newtown, Conn., massacre, they have been punishing little children for making gunlike gestures with their fingers and other harmless horseplay. The people who run our schools must have been too busy brushing up on their “zero tolerance” policies to notice that Newtown was perpetrated with a pistol, not with a toy or with a finger. We expect 5-year-olds to be childish. What’s the excuse for the people running our schools?

Five-year-old Joseph Cruz brandished a gun made out of Legos in his day-care pro-gram while, in the words of the Barnstable Public School District in Hyannis, Mass., “simulating the sound of gunfire.” For a layman, that’s called saying “pow.” Cruz got a stiff warning for “using daycare toys inap-propriately.”

A 5-year-old girl was suspended from kindergarten at Mount Carmel Area El-ementary School in Northumberland County, Pa., after “threatening” to shoot classmates with her pink Hello Kitty gun that fires soapy bubbles.

A mandatory psychological evaluation found, according to a news report, “that the girl did not represent any threat to others.” Whew.

White Marsh Elementary in Maryland suspended two first-graders for play-ing cops and robbers on the playground. In true 21st-century fashion, the school board said it was forbidden from giv-ing out more information “due to confi-dentially requirements under the Fed-eral Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).”

An 8-year-old in Prince William Coun-ty, Va., was suspended for firing back with an imaginary gun after a friend shot him with an imaginary bow and arrow. Evi-dently, nothing happened to the other kid. This points to a disturbing “bow and ar-row” loophole that could conceivably ac-

commodate everything from imaginary poison darts to make-believe medieval siege weapons.

The Al Capone of the zero-tolerance offenders is the daring second-grader in Anne Arundel County, Md., who chewed his strawberry breakfast pastry into the shape of a gun and then brazenly pointed it at a classmate. Park Elementary school suspended him for two days.

Who defends this foolish lack of pro-portion? The American Association of School Administrators. Its executive di-rector, Dan Domenech, told USA Today: “Parents have to be aware that talking about guns or using your fingers to point like a gun is no longer tolerable or pru-dent.” Why, pray tell? School shooters tend to be disturbed young men. In no case has a shooter ever been an adorable 5-year-old child.

In the grips of a strange mania, school administrators believe that any symbolic representation of a gun, no matter how innocent, is all but indistinguishable from a real gun. This is not a mistake that gun owners make. The fake-finger gun doesn’t do much for the average sportsman. It can’t bring down a deer, and doesn’t ex-actly light up the gun range.

No matter. We don’t have common sense; we have rules. We don’t have judg-ment; we have bureaucratic procedure. Too often, our grown-ups are the ones desper-ately in need of adult supervision.

Rich Lowry is editor of the National Re-view.

(c) 2013 by King Features Synd., Inc.

On March 25, the Texas Ethics Commis-sion (TEC) notified San Antonio Mayor Ju-lian Castro and eight members of the City Council that they were being investigated for multiple campaign finance violations.

According to the TEC press release, the Mayor and City Council members, Di-ego Bernal, Cris Medina, Rey Saladana, Ivy Taylor, Leticia Ozuna, Ray Lopez, and Reed Williams were all being investigated for over 1000 violations. The Mayor and Council members Cris Medina and Diego Bernal had the most alleged violations with over 200 each.

Texas law prohibits corporations and labor organizations from making political contributions to candidates, officeholders, and related specific-purpose committees. Contributions to GPACs are also restrict-ed. The prohibition also applies to other organizations, such as partnerships and limited liability companies (LLC), if they are owned by a corporation or include an incorporated member or partner.

Forty-one instances of accepting do-nations from corporations, a third degree felony offense, are documented in the complaints including donations from Mc-Donalds, Inc., Holiday Inns, Inc. and Texas Association of Realtors. Besides the com-plaints against the nine elected officials, there are 15 complaints against the corpo-rations who contributed to the campaigns. Pending the results of the TEC investiga-tions, the Texas Ethics Advisory Board (TEAB) will refer any felonies to Bexar County District Attorney Susan Reed.

Allegations also include the diversion of campaign funds to personal use, which if confirmed, would make Mayor Castro and council members Cris Medina and Diego Bernal and others civilly liable to the State of Texas including court costs. Other al-legations relate to the failure to report out of state travel, filing late reports and having serious contribution balance discrepancies – unaccounted for money.

The Mayor and council members have until April 15 to answer to the allegations. Their signed campaign finance reports

place them under the penalty of perjury because it was their responsibility to check reports for accuracy and full disclosure.

The complaints were filed by Jim Doyle, Bill Berntsen, Alvin Schleiske and Tom Curry, well-known Woodlands TEA party supporters and community activists. They are members of a large group of citizen-taxpayers who conduct statewide audits of progressive candidates, officeholders and political action committees who contrib-ute to the runaway growth of government and the loss of constitutional authority.

Castro and the City Council came on to the citizen-taxpayers’ radar when do-mestic partners benefits were approved in 2011 after 43 citizens spoke in opposi-tion, while only 7 supported the item in a council meeting. Castro and the majority council are again ignoring citizens’ will as they push for street cars after the issue has been voted down.

In conclusion, it is ironic that the Mayor and some of his closest allies have come under investigation for TEC violations. During the Pre-K campaign in 2012, the Castro Machine threatened a TEC com-plaint against their leading opponent. Less than 4 months later, many Pre-K questions are still unanswered and it is the Mayor and his supporters who are being investigated.

George Rodriguez is president of the

South Texas Alliance for Progress and can be followed on Facebook on “El Conservador”.

The littlest perps: hysteriaof school administrators

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In Our ViewThings that make you go ‘Un:’ missiles and wind power

Castro, councilmen facecampaign finance probe

El Conservador

George Rodriguez is a San Antonio resident. He is the former President of the San Antonio Tea Party, and is now Executive Director of the South Texas Politi-cal Alliance.

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RichLowry

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

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Ol’ Ben Lily’s hunting skills were unsurpassed and unquestioned from Al-abama to New Mexico and north to Idaho. At a time that the American frontier was pushing through the Big Thicket he filled an era between Davy Crockett and Jack O’Connor ridding the countryside of black bears and mountain lions while securing human existence at the top of the food chain.

At the same time he sup-plied valuable informa-tion to the U.S. Biological Survey concerning wildlife habits and habitat. It was also commonly known that on occasion he held court with his dogs. Ben Lily’s hunting mutts were mon-grel-bred of no particular pedigree or style – there was no prejudice. They hunted and earned their keep – or else there was court.

One of the first lessons a young writer hears is to scribble about topics on which they are knowledge-able. With that in mind, my first decision was to not pursue articles about horse-manship. Every month all the horse-related maga-zines highlighted trainers with their practices of pre-paring colts for ranch use or arena competitions.

None of the articles in-cluded throwing a hoolihan loop, tying up a hind foot,

blind-folding, throwing a bronc, building a mustang trap, packing wild mules, or any of the practices written about by turn-of-the-century twisters such as Will James and John Rollinson, or depicted by Charlie Russell and Fredric Remington.

In my view, the current-day lollygag trainers knew nothing about bringing crossbred half-brahman brindles out of a yau-pon thicket using leop-ard hounds while riding a four-year-old with outlaw aspirations. To me, the cur-rent-day ice cream authors rode plastic saddles and wore hats shaped by their girlfriends. And if that’s what the modern-day edi-tors desired for publication and the public wanted to read it wasn’t my position to change social opinion. It was my judgment, at the time, to leave well-enough-

alone and to succumb to media ratings.

Only experience, age, a smart ear to history versus societal change, and close observation could deter that judgment. Now, after a young and middle-aged man’s lifetime of bring-ing the bad-ones out of the brush from Mexico to Montana, 20-plus years of packing mules throughout multiple Pacific-Northwest wilderness areas, and two Texas home-district politi-cal campaigns – do I deem my phrases and paragraphs justifiable and worthy of peer assessment.

But, with the thought that we should discuss subjects relative to a non-horse motorized civiliza-tion please understand that from 1960-1980 my neck of the woods was embattled with the Lower Colorado River Authority to stop a dam. Then in 1980 my in-experience let me sign up for a Carter administration subsidy and dairy fiasco.

Since that time, I was there when the feds re-leased wolves in Wyo-ming and Montana putting ranchers and outfitters out of business. So now, let’s peek at noticeable political trends.

Much of the current gen-eration has forgotten the U.S. Constitution was de-signed to give men the abil-

ity to protect the unalien-able rights endowed by our Creator. These rights were the pursuit of life, liberty, and happiness.

The U.S. Constitution was not designed to pro-vide entitlements such as retirement, equal housing, healthcare, or education. And it mentioned that all men, which I define as all people, were created equal which negates any neces-sity for affirmative action or hate laws.

While the idea persists that taxpaying constituents earned benefits through particular social programs, many of those same taxpay-ers elected leftist politicos who did not protect those taxpayers’ trust funds. No, these programs were ex-tended to a growing popu-lation of bottom feeders, who did not pay-in, and exist by taking advantage of government mandated charity. In turn this has run the trust fund dry.

Another misfortune of simple math derives that no business or government can afford to provide full retirement pay and health benefits to individuals after only 20 years of employ-ment. Folks may sign up to dance with such a pretty-girl-affair, but they’ll feel just as jilted at the end of the night/career when the prize is unavailable because

of bankruptcy or govern-ment debt. But dispense with hard figures and study the human factors control-ling our nation’s morale.

When a leftist admin-istration runs the White House for more than one term, radical notions come out of the woodwork. And maybe that’s a good happening because left-ist doctrines can’t survive daylight. Nevertheless, the mass onslaught of nig-gardly backwardness can overcome conservatives in Washington. This is real-ized when Congress “com-promises” good sense and passes moderated or liberal legislation.

Leftists weaken national morale by attacking reli-gious beliefs. They redefine unborn children into bio-logical nothingness, cor-rupt the family unit, and supply science to document fatherhood as a triviality. They strive to nationalize every aspect of life through banks and businesses.

They tinker and ruin the world’s best health system. They pour taxpayers’ earn-ings into unfathomable en-ergy projects that are inef-ficient and unreliable. They strive to tax using unproven theories and policies based on climate. They bastardize American agriculture with unrealistic subsidies.

They seek to diminish

our national sovereignty, our state’s rights, and bor-der security. They pass policy that enables easier uneducated third-world immigration while limiting immigration from more civilized countries. They make it easy to be poor and implement taxes and regu-lations that squelch ambi-tion.

And after all that, leftists condone that a man may marry a man, or a wom-an another woman, while threatening other folks’ free-dom of speech. Then they claim a snotty-nosed higher intellectual power and form of sophisticated thinking that sets them above and apart from anyone in dis-agreement.

One of the most heinous lies that leftists enjoy using is in appealing to Americans concerning the 2nd Amend-ment. The oft-heard remark comments on the application of using “common sense” to make more laws for gun control. In my estimation an “old soul” somewhere dies every time a politician uses the phrase “common sense”, and our country slips a bit farther away from the nation envisioned by the forefathers who scribed the U.S. Consti-tution.

Leftist politicians and “common sense” – Ol’ Ben Lily could hold court, cause that dog don’t hunt!

Mother was a flirt! I think she al-ways enjoyed the company of men more than that of ladies. She and my dad had lots of couples friends, but I do not remember Mother go-ing to lunch or hanging out with the girls.

Maybe it wasn’t the thing in those days or maybe she was just too busy taking care of home and family. But, I do remember her once saying that a lot of women just “sat around and worried about their ovaries too much.” And that was definitely not her style.

As we got older and further along in school, she began a new ca-reer. She was a legal secretary and worked for an attorney in the legal office of an oil company. She loved hearing about the oil business from the men who came into the office and enjoyed the quick easy banter of men “doing business.”

But this “flirty” side of her was a surprise. She and our dad were very happily married for 63 years, they provided a wonderful, fun and nur-turing home for my sister and me. She was such a strong woman of faith, shared her understanding and beliefs as a Sunday School teacher for years; she was the example of morality, principle and character to all of us.

So to see Mother in a new light was ... a surprise, to say the least.

Mother moved to a Senior In-dependent Living facility which was attached to the nursing facility where my dad was. After he died, Mother made friends with a won-

derful gentleman who had been a writer for our local newspaper. They were inseparable until he died about a year later. Mother was lost without her companion.

As a girl, Mother studied classical piano, but as she got older she loved to play the popular music of the 30s and 40s. She could play just about any request by ear and always put a little “boogie” spin on all she played, even hymns.

She played the piano every after-noon during Coffee Hour or Happy Hour and all the other residents would call out song titles and sing along as she played. She was very popular. And why not? Mother was pretty, wore beautiful clothes, had a great sense of humor, was friendly to all, never gossiped and loved a good joke.

One day a new fellow came in and sat down on the piano bench with her, “What’s kicking, Toots? You sure know how to tickle those ivo-ries.”

Well, that was it, Mother met the second love of her life, Dr. John. And just as with her friend before, they became inseparable. I mean

really inseparable. Before long we began to notice

both sides of her bed were unmade! “WHAT?”

My sister asked about it the first time we noticed, and her comment was, “Oh, we both got sleepy after lunch and there’s no sense in him going all the way up to his place just for a little nap.”

I wonder what she would have said if either my sister or I had said that when we were dating?

If she wasn’t in her apartment when we dropped in to see her, we knew where to find her ... up three floors in Dr. John’s. Oh My Gosh: my sister and I were stunned., to say the least!

Several months later Dr. John be-came disgruntled living at this par-ticular place and he decided to move to Boerne. He assured Mother that he would come to visit her and she could come to see him ... on the bus. Really?

This began the months of us driv-ing Mother to Boerne, leaving her there for a week and then driving back to pick her up!

One time, on the way home, Mother commented that the next time I needed to be more careful packing her things. Apparently, I had forgotten to pack her pajamas. Oh dear, I was afraid to ask, but…”What did you do?”

“Oh, John loaned me a T shirt, it was fine.”

Now, that must’ve been real cute; wonder if it came down over her Depends? Just what do you say to

your 94-year-old mother after that comment?

In time, long distance romance became too difficult, so Dr. John moved back ... but not all the way back. He did not want to go back to “that damned place with all the rules” so he rented a tiny place on a canal in Ingleside.

Now, mind you, he did not drive, lived isolated in this tiny communi-ty with no public transportation, but thought he was closer to Mother. Geeze Louise!

Then he told us he planned to get a motorcycle with a side car for Mother. I’m not sure they make hel-mets that accommodate the giant white beehive hairdo our mother had, but we were NOTnot going to find out!

Next, he thought maybe he’d get a motorboat and just cut across the bay to see her! What was he thinking?

Eventually, true love overcame the resentment of all the rules and Dr. John moved back to the same place —.sorta.

This time all pretenses were gone. Mother and Dr. John got a much larger apartment TO-GETHER. I can’t begin to de-scribe the four million conver-sations over the phone and in person that my sister and I had over this. Who was this woman in our mother’s skin?

I guess my jaw had dropped so often, my eyes had rolled to the back of my head so many times, I was just speechless. And what

would I have said anyway?Several months went by and

we became somewhat used to the idea of the shared apartment ar-rangement. The next we knew, “John has found the most won-derful place for us to live. We’ll have our own little cottage and they have a dining room that serves the most wonderful food. It’s just over the bridge, in Port-land.” Well, just pick me up off the floor and tell me this is just a bad dream.

Shortly after we got them moved into their “own little cot-tage”, Dr. John called to ask who I dealt with in buying my cars. Dr. John was 89 and I was not sure he even had a valid driver’s license. Must have, because sure enough, he bought a car! Great.

And that was not the only one he bought. A few months later he traded it for one “better on gas.” Now that must be hard to figure when you only drive eight miles a week, but who was I to argue?

This was the life my mother wanted and was choosing to live in her 90s. She loved to laugh, she loved this man’s attention and care, she loved adventure and she tied her tail to this flying kite of a man for three years. They trav-eled and took two cruises and a bus trip to the Grand Canyon. They held hands and kissed and had the bloom of new romance while others looked on ... some aghast, most with envy.

Gotta love her!

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In Your View

Herman Brune

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

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Livestock Reports

Estate planning workshop set

Hallettsville LivestockCommission ReportThe Hallettsville Livestock Commission Co., Inc. had on hand on

March 26, 2013, 649; week ago, 912; year ago, 930.The market this week was steady to a little stronger. Better demand for

better conditioned classes. More fleshy new crop calves on hand.Packer cows and bulls sold steady – Packer cows $1 to $2 lower. Ap-

prox. 100 hd. Total on hand.Packer Cows: higher dressing utility & cutter cows, $76-$90; lower

dressing utility & cutter cows, $64-$76; light weight canner cows, $50-$64.

Packer Bulls: heavyweight bulls, $102-$107; utility & cutter bulls, $93-$102; lightweight canner bulls, $82-$93.

Stocker and Feeder Calves and Yearlings: Steer & Bull Calves: under 200; None; 200-300 lbs, $190-$220; 300-400 lbs, $178-$202; 400-500 lbs, $165-$188; 500-600 lbs, $138-$172.50; 600-700 lbs, $130-$147; 700-800 lbs, $118-$138. Heifer Calves: under 200 lbs, None; 200-300 lbs, $175-$205; 300-400 lbs, $158-$181; 400-500 lbs, $136-$162; 500-600 lbs, $126-$147; 600-700 lbs, $121-$135; 700-800 lbs, $117-$123.

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

Chamber gets ready for cleanup effort

Gonzales County Courthouse DeedsMarch 1-31White, Andrea L. and Algar, Andrea L.

(NKA) to Algar, Guy and Algar, Andrea L, w/d, Property Not Shown.

Padgett Jr., James Henry (Admin) and Thorn, John Paul (Estate) to Tuch, Michael and Schmidt III, Henry, w/d, 31.84 Acres (Lts. 3-4, RG 11) East of Water Street, Orig. Outer Town Gonzales.

Touchard, Joseph L. and Touchard, Opal A. to Patterson, Daniel and Patterson, Sandra, w/d, 57.334 Acres, S Y Reams Svy, A-397.

Brisco, Clinton G. (Trustee), Ruth D. Brisco Management Trust and Brisco Management Trust, Ruth D. to Smith, Ross Ward and Smith, Cynthia Warren, w/d, 0.251 of an Acre (Pt. Lt. 30, Tier 1) Eat of Water Street, Orig. Outer Town Gonzales.

Bode, Glynden to EOG Resources, Inc., o/l,1.52 Acres, A W Hill Svy, A-247.

Glenewinkel, Elizabeth to EOG Resources, Inc., o/l, 84.00 Acres, Joseph Dillard Svy, A-177.

Jemeyson, Crystal (Indiv. & Atty-In-Fact), Rossow, Vivian Inez to Forest Oil Corporation, o/l, 95.57 Acres, Archibald Gibson A-236 & John Tumlinson A-444 Svys.

George, Susan to EOG Resources, Inc., o/l, 84.00 Acres, Joseph Dillard Svy, A-177.

Seiler, Steven to EOG Resources, Inc., o/l, 84.00 Acres, Joseph Dillard Svy, A-177.

Goldman Jr, William A. to EOG Resources, Inc., o/l, 11.70 Acres, Byrd Lockhart Svy, A-37.

Goldman, John A. to EOG Resources, Inc., o/l, 11.70 Acres, Byrd Lockhart Svy, A-37.

Long Jr, Earl Cloyce to Long, William E., w/d, 11.95 Acres, Peter Pate Svy, A-374.

Dreyer, Jene A. and Dreyer, Barbara A. to Dolezal, Jeffery S., w/d, 6.26 Acres (Pt. lts. 4-5,

RG 7) Orig. Outer Town Gonzales.Wells, Fairy T. and Haynes, Katherine Ann

(Atty-In-Fact) to Fairy T. Wells Family Trust and Wells Family Trust, Fairy T., w/d, 1,605.68 Acres, WM Strode A-69, John A Hueser A-245 & A B Williams A-79 Svys.

Robertson, Winna Faye to Argent Energy (US) Holdings, Inc., o/l, 71.932 Acres, Robert Kelley Svy, A-307.

Stephens, Colby H. to Stephens, Colby H. and Stephens, Erin, w/d, 42.55 Acres, Joseph Saracean Svy, a-416.

Ruckert, Robert (Trustee) to Grady, Timo-thy L. and Grady, Melinda M., w/d, 39.84 Acres, Turner Barnes Svy, A-112.

Siller, Gustavo Garcia (Archbishop) and Archdiocese of San Antonio to Gomez, Sylvia, w/d, Pt. Lt. 4, blk. 5, Inner Town Gonzales.

Arbaugh, William M. to Schmidt III, Henry C. and Tuch, Michael C., w/d, 61.83 Acres, S Y Reams Svy, A-397.

San Antonio Federal Credit Union to Cook, Jeremy, w/d, 9.64 Acres (Lt. 17) Settlement at Patriot Ranch, Unit 1.

Heritage Enterprises, LLP to Kaspar Heri-tage Enterprises, LP, w/d, 225.637 Acres, Benja-min Fulcher Svy, Gonzales & DeWitt Counties.

Heritage Enterprises, LLP to Kaspar Heri-tage Enterprises, LP, w/d, 225.637 Acres, Benja-min Fulcher Svy, Gonzales & DeWitt Counties.

Dickerson, Margie Ann Koenning to MD3 Blackjack Properties, LTD, w/d, Gonzales & DeWitt Property, Svy. Not Shown.

Aguilar, Ruben and Aguilar, Isabel to Forest Oil Corporation, o/l, 0.940 of an Acre, Gonza-les County Schl. Land Svy, A-229.

Long, Shannon Homann to Stamport, Heather L. and Stamport, Shawn D., w/d, Lt. 5, Blk. 3, Kerr Creek North Subdvn.

Barron, Micky D., Barron, Micky Douglas (AKA), Barron, Mickey D. (AKA), and Klinge-mann, Bill J. (Atty-In-

Fact) to Bordovsky, Darren L. and Bordo-vsky, Renee F., w/d, 33.00 Acres, Isom J. Good Svy, A-225.

Nelson, Kay to EOG Resources, Inc., o/l, 40.00 Acres, Thomas Tackson Svy, A-30.

Liberman, Ann to EOG Resources, Inc., o/l, 40.00 Acres, Thomas Jackson Svy, A-30.

Calhoun, Anna Rose to EOG Resources, Inc., o/l, 11.70 Acres, Byrd Lockhart Svy, A-37.

McCulloh, Russell to EOG Resources, Inc., o/, 1.52 Acres, A W Hill Svy, A-247.

O’Neill, Beatrice M. to Hopkins, Paula, w/d, 2.499 Acres, Ezekiel W. Cullen Svy, A-148.

DSG Investments, LTD to Moreno Con-struction Company, Inc., w/d, Lt. 10, Cree-kwood Subdvn, J M Salinas Svy, A-59.

Commissioner of the General Land Office State of Texas and Texas, State of to Penn Vir-ginia Oil & Gas, L.P., o/l, 6.15 Acres, Thomas Jackson Svy, A-30 & A-31.

Marriage LicenseMartinez, Thomas E. and Malaer, Megan L.Rosales, Tito and Licon, Lisa A.Rojo, Israel and Navarro, Irma.Perez, George E. and Shows, Betty J.Remschel, Lance M. and Smith, Kelsie M.Lacina, Clayton P. and Nikjoo, Miriam R.Parson, Darell J. and Buckner, Linda.Sutton, Shaun J. and Floreth, Valerie J.Assumed NamesJohnson, Robert – Texan Nursing & Rehab

of Gonzales, Gonzales.Seger, Alphonse W. – Seger Ranch Oil Co.,

Waelder.Gumper, David E. – G B C, Gonzales.

Gonzales County Deeds

The Chamber Board met Wednesday, with Vice President Crissy O’Neal presiding.

The chamber directors will join the James Price Clean Up by picking up trash from St. Paul and St. Louis to US 183 and back up St. Lawrence Street to St. Paul, Heroes and Con-federate Squares. This will be done on April 18, start-ing at 5:30 p.m. Any busi-ness that would like to clean up an area can con-tact the City of Gonzales.

Discussed was that the chamber is working with a group to hold the Miss Gonzales County Pageant in June. Details of a fund raiser to hold this summer were also discussed.

The Chamber of Com-merce & Agriculture Board accepted the resig-

nation of Barbara Hand Executive Director, effec-tive June 30.

• The Gonzales Memo-rial Health Care System will host First Friday Cof-fee April 5, from 8:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. in the outpa-tient lobby. So make plans to join us and hear about the new thing they have to offer the community.

• Opening ceremony for Relay for Life will start at

6 p.m. Friday April 5, at the J.B. Wells Show Barn. There will be food and drinks, so go hungry.

• The 14th Annual Pro-fessional Child Advocate Conference will be held Thursday April 11, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Two Riv-ers Bible Church.

This conference will provide specialized train-ing for professionals who respond to crimes involv-ing victims such as child abuse, illegal drug use and its influence on child abuse, and medical evi-dence of abuse. TCLEOSE and CEU’s will be offered. Registration fee is $20. Call 830-672-1278 for more information.

• Before you know it, May will be here and ro-deo finals will start. Any business wanting to have

coupons placed in bags given to each contestant will need to provide 1,000 coupons. The coupons go in the bags for the Texas Jr. High State Finals, Youth Rodeo Association and Texas Youth Rodeo Finals. Please being the coupons to the Chamber Office.

• On Sunday April 7, Gonzales V. F. W. will have Fried Chicken plates for sale from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the V. F. W. Hall on Har-wood Road. Go by, pick up a plate and enjoy a deli-cious meal while support-ing this organization.

• J. W. Wells Park will have the Southwest Don-key & Mule Show April 6 and 7. Shows start at 8 a.m. and runs till around 3 p.m., Saturday and Sunday so go out and enjoy this event. No gate fee.

Barbara Hand is the Execu-tive Director of the Gonzales Chamber of Commerce.

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Gonzales County cattlemen learned that legislators responsible for establish-ing state water plan funding aren’t ignor-ing the current needs of agriculture, and also got word that the cattle industry in Texas will rely more heavily in the future on range-fed beef during the March 28 meeting of the Independent Cattleman’s Association.

Bill Hyman gave attendees a run-down of ICA’s activities during the current legislative session in Austin and said that metropoli-tan areas have been flexing their muscle on the state water plan.

“They’ve been having fun in Austin,” Hy-man said in affirming the state House had passed a bill establishing funding for a state water plan. “The good thing about that bill is that we have agriculture in the mix.”

Hyman said that populous metropoli-tan areas have enormous influence on how the state’s water resources will be al-located, and that many times, agriculture does not rate the same priority.

“If you don’t think that can happen, ask the rice farmers over in the Lower Colorado River Authority area,” he said. “They’re not raising rice so these (met-ropolitan) people can have water under their boat docks.”

Hyman said positive aspects of the wa-

ter bill included guaranteeing 20 percent of funding for water conservation efforts and 10 percent for rural water develop-ment.

He also noted the House had passed an education bill which trims back on the number of state-mandated tests and re-stores a multiple-track system to provide more vocational opportunities, but added that House education chairman Jimmie Don Aycock is predicting a special ses-sion on education.

Rob Brooks of Dow Chemical Co., which co-hosted the meeting dinner with Lindemann Fertilizer, said the continued drought is making more and more cattle-raisers recognize the importance of de-veloping good hay and grazing.

“In 2012, more areas in the U.S. were exposed to drought than ever before,” he said. “There was significant pastureland degradation.”

Brooks said that the drought, coupled with the skyrocketing cost of corn, is forc-ing more cattle-raisers to keep smaller herds despite a global increase in demand for beef.

“We can expect strong market condi-tions for the next 3-5 years,” he said.

Brooks and his company specialize in products which control weed growth in pastureland.

“The drought allows weeds to grow faster than the grass,” he noted.

By DAVE MUNDY

manager@gonzalescannon.com

Local cattlemen get update on water bill, improving pasturage

Rob Brooks of Dow Chemical gives local members of the Independent cattlemen’s Association a rundown on improving their pasturage in a time of drought and increased grain prices. (Photo by Dave Mundy)

Many families who own property in the Eagle Ford Shale or other shale forma-tions have come into new-found wealth on a large scale in the last few years. Along with feelings of hap-piness and gratitude, fami-lies often experience some anxiety and uncertainty over how best to manage, protect and preserve this wealth. There are many is-

sues to consider. A primary consider-

ation is how best to pass the mineral interests and other property on to heirs. Parents have a choice be-tween simply leaving prop-erty outright to children or instead, transferring it to a trust for the benefit of their children. Trusts can often be more beneficial as they help protect the property from creditors and divorce settlements. Moreover, trusts can also help reduce estate taxes when the assets ultimately pass from chil-dren to grandchildren.

Many individuals do not realize that the current five million dollar (per person) estate tax exemption can be used during their lifetime. Thus, a married couple with a seven million dollar estate can elect to transfer a large part of their estate today in the form of a gift. The ability to make such a large gift free of gift taxes is something that has only re-cently become available as an estate planning tool. In the past, the largest lifetime gift available was limited to one million dollars, includ-ing the year 2010, when the estate tax was repealed. Re-cent legislation has extend-ed the ability of mineral

owners to make large gifts.Taking advantage of the

five million dollar gift ex-emption is only part of the solution. Two other parts need to be considered: (1) making sure all gifts stay in the family versus going to in-laws or creditors; and (2) retaining some level of control over the assets by using the right gifting tech-niques.

The Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Gonzales Coun-ty in coordination with Johnson Bender and Com-pany will provide an edu-cational seminar to discuss the implications of the re-cent estate tax law changes, liability risks as well as as-set protection strategies. The presentation will also discuss charitable plan-ning and investment ideas.

The seminar will take place on Wednesday, April 18th from 9:00 am to Noon at the Fair Street Building at 623 Fair Street in Gonzales. Lunch will be provided for those attend-ing. The seminar cost is $10, and the deadline to register is Monday, April 15th. Attendees need to preregister by calling the AgriLife Extension Of-fice in Gonzales County at (830) 672-8531.

Gonzales County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Joel A. Garcia has announced that producers can enroll in the Supplemental Revenue As-sistance Payments (SURE) program for 2011 crop year losses at their earliest conve-nience.

“Crop year 2011 was an exceptionally dry year, and eligible producers who ex-perienced a crop loss can contact the Gonzales Coun-ty FSA office to learn more about the SURE program,” said Garcia. “All eligible farmers and ranchers must sign up for 2011 SURE ben-efits before the June 7, 2013 deadline,” he said.

To qualify for a 2011 SURE payment, the pro-ducer’s operation must be located in a county that was declared a disaster for 2011 and have at least a 10 per-cent production loss that af-fects one crop of economic significance. Producers with agricultural operations located outside a disaster

county are eligible for SURE benefits if they had a pro-duction loss greater or equal to 50 percent of the normal production on the farm.

To meet program eligibil-ity requirements, producers must have obtained a policy or plan of insurance for all insurable crops through the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation and obtained Noninsured Crop Disas-ter Assistance Program (NAP) coverage on non-insurable crops, if available, from FSA. Eligible farmers and ranchers who meet the definition of a socially disadvantaged, limited re-source or beginning farmer or rancher do not have to meet this requirement. Forage crops intended for grazing are not eligible for SURE benefits.

For more information on SURE program eligibility requirements contact the Gonzales County FSA of-fice at 830-672-7511 or visit the website at http://www.fsa.usda.gov/sure.

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AUSTIN — The Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO) this week released its inaugural “State of Energy Report,” offering a detailed analysis of national and state trends in employment, wages and other key eco-nomic factors. The release of the report coincides with the current 83rd Texas Legislative Session to reinforce the positive impact, and critical impor-tance, of the oil and gas sector for the local, state and national economy.

According to the TIPRO report, at the nation-al level, the U.S. oil and gas industry employed 971,200 in the first half of 2012, up 7 percent from 2011. The oil and gas industry paid a national an-nualized wage of $107,200 in 2012, 119 percent more than the average private sector wage of $48,900, and higher than average wages for con-struction, manufacturing, wholesale trade, infor-mation, professional services, health care, financial services, and education services. Payroll in the U.S. oil and gas industry was $104 billion in 2012, up by 12 percent, which accounts for a considerable amount of the federal and state income taxes paid.

Ongoing innovation and advancements in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing have made it possible to produce increased levels of oil and natural gas from shale plays that were once unreachable with conventional technologies. This in turn is allowing for a remarkable increase in the production of oil and gas from unconventional shale plays. During 2012, total U.S. crude-oil pro-duction reached its highest level in nearly 15 years, with daily production averaging nearly 6.5 million barrels, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).

In Texas, the oil and gas industry employed 379,800 and added the highest number of new jobs in the oil and gas industry in the first half of 2012, rising by 34,600, with growth expected to ex-ceed 50,000 net new jobs for the complete year of 2012. Texas was followed by the other high growth states in terms of industry employment, including: Oklahoma (+7,300 jobs), North Dakota (+6,400 jobs), and Pennsylvania (+4,200 jobs). When ex-amining employment in the various industry sec-tors that make up the oil and gas industry, Texas was the top state with employment in every single sector. In fact, oil and gas employment is so con-centrated in Texas that of the ten industry sectors used in this report to define oil and gas, six sectors had 40 percent or more of the jobs located in Texas.

“Texas continues to lead the country in oil and gas production, innovation and employment, due in part to our favorable business and regulatory cli-mate,” said Ed Longanecker, president of TIPRO. “This year alone, our industry will invest literally tens of billions of dollars in oil and gas explora-tion and production in Texas. We must continue to support this tremendous momentum through sound policies, while responsibly addressing all is-sues associated with this growth.”

In 2012, taxes and state royalties paid by the oil and gas industry in Texas exceeded $10 bil-lion. This important source of revenue helps to provide crucial funding to all areas of the state and local economy, including schools, Medic-aid, children’s health insurance programs, chil-dren’s protective services, roads, and police and fire departments.

“Increasing domestic production of oil and gas is providing hope for a bright future for our country, contributing billions to our government coffers and supporting millions of American jobs, while at the same time lessoning our depen-dence on foreign oil and reducing carbon dioxide emissions through increased use of natural gas,” added David F. Martineau, chairman of TIPRO.

Despite the unprecedented economic con-tributions by the oil and gas industry, and the many advantages associated with increasing domestic development of oil and natural gas, a number of state and federal issues threaten to slow this progress. Federal agencies like the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI), continue with attempts to implement onerous regulations and restrictions on industry activ-ity that have no basis in science, threatening the livelihood of oil and gas producers, par-ticularly independents who collectively drill up to 95 percent of the oil and natural gas wells in America. Federal tax provisions for oil and gas exploration and production also remain a target for industry opponents.

Cannon News Services

Recent well location reports from the Texas Railroad Com-mission

Caldwell County

API No.: 42-055-35042Classification: Fld. Dev. and

HorizontalOperator: Alta Mesa Services,

LPLease Name: RodenbergWell No.: 7Field Name: Luling-BranyonTotal Depth: 2,800 feetDirection and Miles: 6.1 miles

SE of LockhartSurvey Name: D. Cooper, A-87Acres: 145.93

DeWitt County

API No.: 42-123-33111Classification: Fld. Dev. and

HorizontalOperator: Geosouthern En-

ergy Corp.Lease Name: Oro Negro Unit 2Well No.: 7HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-2)Total Depth: 14,000 feetDirection and Miles: 3.54 miles

NE. of WesthoffSurvey Name: J.E. Ross, A-404Acres: 355.34

API No.: 42-123-33107Classification: Fld. Dev. and

HorizontalOperator: Geosouthern En-

ergy Corp.Lease Name: Oro Negro Unit 2Well No.: 3HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-2)Total Depth: 14,000 feetDirection and Miles: 3.54 miles

NE. of WesthoffSurvey Name: J.E. Ross, A-404Acres: 355.34

API No.: 42-123-33106Classification: Fld. Dev. and

HorizontalOperator: Geosouthern En-

ergy Corp.Lease Name: Oro Negro Unit 2Well No.: 2HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-2)Total Depth: 14,000 feetDirection and Miles: 3.54 miles

NE. of WesthoffSurvey Name: J.E. Ross, A-404Acres: 355.34

API No.: 42-123-33101Classification: Fld. Dev. and

HorizontalOperator: Petrohawk Operat-

ing CompanyLease Name: Fisher BWell No.: 6HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-2)Total Depth: 14,000 feetDirection and Miles: 6.03 miles

SW. of WesthoffSurvey Name: W.S. Leyell,

A-311Acres: 544

API No.: 42-123-33102Classification: Fld. Dev. and

HorizontalOperator: Petrohawk Operat-

ing CompanyLease Name: Fisher BWell No.: 7HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-2)Total Depth: 14,000 feetDirection and Miles: 6.03 miles

SW. of WesthoffSurvey Name: W.S. Leyell,

A-311Acres: 544

API No.: 42-123-33104Classification: Fld. Dev. and

HorizontalOperator: Petrohawk Operat-

ing CompanyLease Name: Fisher CWell No.: 7HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-2)Total Depth: 14,000 feetDirection and Miles: 6.03 miles

SW. of WesthoffSurvey Name: W.S. Leyell,

A-311Acres: 504

API No.: 42-123-33103Classification: Fld. Dev. and

HorizontalOperator: Petrohawk Operat-

ing CompanyLease Name: Fisher CWell No.: 6HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-2)Total Depth: 14,000 feetDirection and Miles: 6.03 miles

SW. of Westhoff

Survey Name: W.S. Leyell, A-311

Acres: 504

API No.: 42-123-33105Classification: Fld. Dev. and

HorizontalOperator: Petrohawk Operat-

ing CompanyLease Name: Fisher AWell No.: 2HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-2)Total Depth: 14,000 feetDirection and Miles: 5.38 miles

SW. of WesthoffSurvey Name: W.W. Hunter,

A-216Acres: 395.57

Fayette County

API No.: 149-33296Classification: Fld. Dev. and

HorizontalOperator: Cypress E&P Cor-

porationLease Name: County Line UnitWell No.: 1HField Name: Cypress Landing

(Eagle Ford)Total Depth: 12,800 feetDirection and Miles: 5.8 miles

SW of SchulenburgSurvey Name: W. Gorman,

A-48Acres: 862.36

API No.: 149-33297Classification: Fld. Dev. and

HorizontalOperator: Argent Energy (US)

Holdings Inc.Lease Name: Cherry HeirsWell No.: 2HField Name: Giddings (Buda)Total Depth: 11,000 feetDirection and Miles: 15.4 miles

SW of La GrangeSurvey Name: F.A. Bettinger,

A-130Acres: 863.8

API No.: 149-33204Classification: Fld. Dev. and

HorizontalOperator: Weber Energy Cor-

porationLease Name: CluckWell No.: 1HField Name: WildcatTotal Depth: 8,000 feetDirection and Miles: 2.0 miles

SW of WinchesterSurvey Name: E. Campbell,

A-26Acres: 1,097.31

API No.: 149-33298Classification: Fld. Dev. and

HorizontalOperator: Argent Energy (US)

Holdings Inc.Lease Name: Kelly UnitWell No.: 1HField Name: Giddings (Austin

Chalk-3)Total Depth: 12,000 feetDirection and Miles: 14.6 miles

SW of La GrangeSurvey Name: M. Muldoon,

A-74Acres: 698.92

Gonzales County

API No.: 42-177-32923Classification: Fld. Dev. and

HorizontalOperator: EOG Resources Inc.Lease Name: Traditions UnitWell No.: 5HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-1)Total Depth: 12,400 feetDirection and Miles: 1.5 miles

NW. of Glaze CitySurvey Name: J. McCoy, A-46Acres: 490.51

API No.: 42-177-32925Classification: Fld. Dev. and

HorizontalOperator: EOG Resources Inc.Lease Name: CulpepperWell No.: 3HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-1)Total Depth: 10,300 feetDirection and Miles: 2.5 miles

SE. of SmileySurvey Name:Acres: 1,807.28

API No.: 42-177-32926Classification: Fld. Dev. and

HorizontalOperator: Marathon Oil EF

LLCLease Name: Barnhart (EF)Well No.: 50HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-1)Total Depth: 17,800 feetDirection and Miles: 15.8 miles

SW. of GonzalesSurvey Name: L. Clements,

A-143Acres: 8,259.67

API No.: 42-177-32924Classification: Fld. Dev. and

HorizontalOperator: Marathon Oil EF

LLCLease Name: Barnhart (EF)Well No.: 44HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-1)Total Depth: 16,700 feetDirection and Miles: 15.6 miles

SW. of GonzalesSurvey Name: L. Clements,

A-143Acres: 8,259.67

API No.: 42-177-32927Classification: Fld. Dev. and

HorizontalOperator: Rosetta Resources

Operating LPLease Name: Adele Dubose

Unit AWell No.: 2RField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-1)Total Depth: 11,800 feetDirection and Miles: 6.4 miles

SW. of SampleSurvey Name: J. Humphrey,

A-266Acres: 198.47

Lavaca County

API No.: 285-33664Classification: Fld. Dev. and

HorizontalOperator: Eagle Ford Hunter

Resources, Inc.Lease Name: Addax HunterWell No.: 1HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-2)Total Depth: 14,500 feetDirection and Miles: 3.1 miles

SW of MoultonSurvey Name: W. Strode, A-52Acres: 656.1

API No.: 285-32260Classification: Fld. Dev. and

VerticalOperator: Inland Ocean, Inc.Lease Name: Julius TechnikWell No.: 4Field Name: Hallettsville

(8750)Total Depth: 10,283 feetDirection and Miles: 3.0 miles

N of HallettsvilleSurvey Name: J. Campbell, A-6Acres: 614.51

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

DeWitt County

API No.: 42-123-32815Classification: Fld. Dev. and

HorizontalOperator: Geosouthern En-

ergy Corp.Lease Name: Bednorz BWell No.: 1HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-2)Survey Name: I RR Co, Section

59, A-266Direction and Miles: 9.38 miles

NW. of YorktownOil: 934MCF: 1,000Choke Size: 12/64 of an inchFlowing: YesTubing Pressure: 5,265Total Depth: 17,756 feetPlug Back Depth: 17,597 feetPerforations: 12,829-17,592

feet

API No.: 42-123-32810Classification: Fld. Dev. and

HorizontalOperator: Rosetta Resources

Operating LPLease Name: Klotzman Unit AWell No.: 6Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-2)Survey Name: I. Baker, A-89Direction and Miles: 5.9 miles

SW. of SampleOil: 1,420MCF: 1,620Choke Size: 14/64 of an inchFlowing: YesTubing Pressure: 5,000Total Depth: 15,681 feetPerforations: 12,633-15,547

feet

Gonzales County

API No.: 42-177-32506Classification: Fld. Dev. and

HorizontalOperator: Hunt Oil CompanyLease Name: Reid BWell No.: 2HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-1)Survey Name: C. Mason,

A-336Direction and Miles: 8 miles

SE. of Gonzales

Oil: 476MCF: 219Choke Size: 21/64 of an inchFlowing: YesTubing Pressure: 570Total Depth: 16,126 feetPlug Back Depth: 16,103 feetPerforations: 10,184-16,051

feet

API No.: 42-177-32611Classification: Fld. Dev. and

HorizontalOperator: EOG Resources Inc.Lease Name: Guadalupe UnitWell No.: 2HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-1)Survey Name: J. McCoy, A-45Direction and Miles: 1.5 miles

SW. of DreyerOil: 3,180MCF: 4,096Choke Size: 32/64 of an inchFlowing: YesTubing Pressure: 2,778Total Depth: 18,205 feetPlug Back Depth: 18,119 feetPerforations: 11,871-18,114

feet

API No.: 42-177-32624Classification: Fld. Dev. and

HorizontalOperator: EOG Resources Inc.Lease Name: Guadalupe UnitWell No.: 10HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-1)Survey Name: J. McCoy, A-45Direction and Miles: 1.5 miles

SW. of DreyerOil: 3,438MCF: 3,648Choke Size: 32/64 of an inchFlowing: YesTubing Pressure: 2,937Total Depth: 18,185 feetPlug Back Depth: 17,888 feetPerforations: 11,718-17,883

feet

API No.: 42-177-32756Classification: Fld. Dev. and

HorizontalOperator: EOG Resources Inc.Lease Name: Gill Trust UnitWell No.: 6HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-1)Survey Name: A.W. Hill,

A-247Direction and Miles: 11 miles

E. of SmileyOil: 1,532MCF: 2,179Choke Size: 32/64 of an inchFlowing: YesTubing Pressure: 1,960Total Depth: 15,977 feetPlug Back Depth: 15,891 feetPerforations: 11,660-15,791

feet

API No.: 42-177-32754Classification: Fld. Dev. and

HorizontalOperator: EOG Resources

Inc.Lease Name: Gill Trust UnitWell No.: 5HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-

gle Ford-1)Survey Name: A.W. Hill,

A-247Direction and Miles: 11

miles E. of SmileyOil: 1,689MCF: 1,812Choke Size: 32/64 of an inchFlowing: YesTubing Pressure: 2,062Total Depth: 15,994 feetPlug Back Depth: 15,910

feetPerforations: 11,535-15,810

feet

API No.: 42-177-32755Classification: Fld. Dev. and

HorizontalOperator: EOG Resources

Inc.Lease Name: Gill Trust UnitWell No.: 4HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-

gle Ford-1)Survey Name: A.W. Hill,

A-247Direction and Miles: 11

miles E. of SmileyOil: 1,393MCF: 1,850Choke Size: 32/64 of an inchFlowing: YesTubing Pressure: 1,731Total Depth: 15,893 feetPlug Back Depth: 15,810

feetPerforations: 11,542-15,760

feet

API No.: 42-177-32809Classification: Fld. Dev. and

HorizontalOperator: EOG Resources

Inc.Lease Name: McCleese UnitWell No.: 2H

Field Name: Eagleville (Ea-gle Ford-1)

Survey Name: P. Pate, A-374Direction and Miles: 1 mile

SE. of SampleOil: 1,228MCF: 2,723Choke Size: 34/64 of an inchFlowing: YesTubing Pressure: 1,330Total Depth: 15,640 feetPlug Back Depth: 15,557

feetPerforations: 12,234-15,547

feet

API No.: 42-177-32676Classification: Fld. Dev. and

HorizontalOperator: EOG Resources

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

gle Ford-1)Survey Name: W.A. Hall,

A-277Direction and Miles: 1.5

miles N. of SampleOil: 1,290MCF: 620Choke Size: 32/64 of an inchFlowing: YesTubing Pressure: 849Total Depth: 16,008 feetPlug Back Depth: 15,923

feetPerforations: 10,135-15,872

feet

API No.: 42-177-32645Classification: Fld. Dev. and

HorizontalOperator: Forest Oil Corp.Lease Name: Kifer-LesterWell No.: 1HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-

gle Ford-1)Survey Name: J. Saracean,

A-416Direction and Miles: 8.3

miles NE. of GonzalesOil: 507MCF: 184Choke Size: 32/64 of an inchPumping: YesTotal Depth: 12,793 feetPlug Back Depth: 12,661

feetPerforations: 7,630-12,626

feet

API No.: 42-177-32649Classification: Fld. Dev. and

HorizontalOperator: Forest Oil Corp.Lease Name: Windwehen-

NorthcuttWell No.: 1HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-

gle Ford-1)Survey Name: Gonzales

CSL, A-230Direction and Miles: 9 miles

NE. of GonzalesOil: 395MCF: 92Choke Size: 28/64 of an inchPumping: YesTotal Depth: 12,319 feetPlug Back Depth: 12,147

feetPerforations: 7,238-12,139

feetAPI No.: 42-177-32591Classification: Fld. Dev. and

HorizontalOperator: Forest Oil Corp.Lease Name: Cook-Chan-

dlerWell No.: 1HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-

gle Ford-1)Survey Name: Gonzales

CSL, A-229Direction and Miles: 3.8

miles SE. of SmileyOil: 510MCF: 161Choke Size: 22/64 of an inchPumping: YesTotal Depth: 12,620 feetPlug Back Depth: 12,512

feetPerforations: 8,813-12,464

feet

API No.: 42-177-32711Classification: Fld. Dev. and

HorizontalOperator: Marathon Oil EF

LLCLease Name: Brown Invest-

mentsWell No.: 2HField Name: Eagleville (Ea-

gle Ford-1)Survey Name: J.D. Cle-

ments, A-9Direction and Miles: 10.7

miles S. of GonzalesOil: 938MCF: 766Choke Size: 16/64 of an inchFlowing: YesTubing Pressure: 3,183Total Depth: 18,581 feetPerforations: 11,967-18,459

feet

Bethany Blaine Morgan and Taylor Lane Davis were united in marriage, Thanks-giving weekend, November 24, 2012 at three o’clock in the afternoon at The First United Methodist Church in Gonzales, Texas. The Rev-erend Andy Smith officiated the blessed event. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kerry Morgan of Gon-zales and the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stayton R. Lester, Jr. of Gonzales, the late Foster Morgan & the late Marie Morgan. The groom is the son of Mike Davis & Connie Davis, both of Gon-zales and the grandson of Ann Gary of Karnes City, Texas and the late John Hen-derson, William Gary, and John & Baby Davis.

The sanctuary was adorned with two large ar-rangements in a vintage theme. They consisted of Fox and flat Fern, pale pink Snaps, antique pink Hydran-geas, Hypercium berries, pink are deco Roses, spider Mums, Bouvardia, Curly Willow and cascading Ama-ranthus and peacock feath-ers. The altar was adorned with an arrangement of similar wedding flowers in memory of beloved family members. The family pews were ornamented burlap and lace bows which con-tained cascading Amaran-thus, Amnesia Roses and Hypercium Berries. The Sanctuary flowers were all designed by Person’s Flower of Gonzales.

The Bride and her father entered the ceremony to the traditional Bridal Cho-rus. Blaine wore a Couture

gown by Paloma Blanca. The strapless, cross over, pleated bodice was sewn of Dupioni silk. Her gown was adorned with beautiful vintage bead-ing at the empire with a full, double box-pleated skirt with a chapel train. The bride also wore a traditional, cathedral length veil that was sewn with the same vintage beading around the entire edge. Her shoes were of the same Dupioni Silk and beading with a small feather at the ankle. Blaine wore her great-grandmothers pearls that was adorned with a dia-mond pendant of her moth-ers. She chose matching Vin-tage, Chandalier earrings. Blaine’s garter was made from her great-grandmoth-ers handkerchiefs with her mother’s earrings from her wedding made into a brooch to adorn the garter. The handkerchief-garter was also Blaine’s “Something Blue”. She wore a six-pence in her shoe brought home from a prior trip to London. Blaine carried a vintage inspired, hand tied bouquet wrapped with ivory satin ribbon, bur-lap and lace. The bouquet included fragrant Peonies, multiple varieties of Roses, surrounded by Queen’s lace, berries and cascading Ama-ranthus, Scabiosa pods ac-centuated with crystals and peacock feathers.

Emma Marie Morgan at-tended her sister as Maid of Honor. She wore a cock-tail length dress by Alfred Sung made of Dupioni Silk and adorned with a crystal brooch at the waist. Emma’s dress was of a blush color and was of the same style as

the entire bridal party that wore a mocha colored ver-sion. Bethany’s bridal party consisted of family and life-long friends. They were Jac-ey Lester, Jenna Mills, Loni Lester, Sadie Morgan, Grace Morgan & Janelle Lester, all Cousins of the bride. Kelsie Smith, Bailey Bivins, Lan-ece Gibson, Gena Falks & Brenna Barnick all, life-long friends of the bride. The bridesmaids carried hand tied bouquets similar to the bride’s. Dixie Rea Lester, Madelyn Annette Mills & Elli Mae Lester attended as flower girls. They were pre-cious in their ivory Tulle Tu-Tu dresses with match-ing lace headbands. The girls carried burlap bags accented with antique lace and coor-dinating flowers.

Attending as Best Man was Tanner Allan Da-vis, brother of the groom. Groomsmen consisted of the grooms childhood friends and family of the bride and groom. Ray Raley, Ty Brzo-zowski, Morgan Denman, Josh Serrato, Byron Lester, Derrick Lester, Landon Boz-ka, Tyler Morgan, Bryce Wa-gener, Kevin Robinson and Trevor Henderson. The Ring bearers were Jackson Clay Grantham and William Paul Miller, both cousins of the bride. The Ringbearers car-ried family bibles to the altar that were wrapped in burlap and lace ribbon. The couples ushers for the wedding were Greyson Peterek, Friend of the groom, Dustin Lester, cousin of the bride, Zach McGinn, Houston Keck & Marshall Lambrecht, friends of the groom. Taylor’s wed-ding party were all dressed in Tuxedos by Calvin Klein. Greeters for the afternoon ceremony were Ricky Lester, Bobby Morgan, Pat Davis, uncles of the couple & Gene Kridler & Chris Kappmeyer, life-long friends of the fam-ily.

Scripture Readers for the ceremony were Lisa Hood-Waddle, life-long friend of

the bride and Brittany Wa-gener, Cousin of the Groom. Scripture readings came from Genesis 2:18-24, Ruth 1: 16-17, and 1 Corinthians 13:1-13. Soloist for the cer-emony was Akiko Rockers. She sang The Lords Prayer during the lighting of the Unity Candle and was ac-companied by Christina Menking on the organ. Oth-er musical selections for the ceremony were Colors of the wind, which the grand-mothers entered the sanctu-ary and Sweet Child of Mine that the Bride and Grooms mothers entered to. Jeff and Sammie Massie attended to all audio and video technol-ogy for the day.

After a beautiful, tradi-tional Wedding ceremony and the couple was intro-duced as Mr. and Mrs. Tay-lor Davis for the very first time, they left the church to “Hall & Oats, “You Make My Dreams Come True.” With applause and laughter the couple were followed by their wedding party, and family.

Guests were invited to The Venue in Cuero, Texas to share in an evening start-ing with Appetizers and then dinner, dessert and dancing. The Venue was decorated with a Shabby-Chic theme, compliments of Blessed Events and the evening was enjoyed by all with a fabu-lous meal provided by Texas Choice, beautiful cakes by Kathy Zella and dancing, with great music provided by the Emotions.

After the bride and groom shared their first

dance to “Let the Good Times Roll” by Brandon Ryder, Blaine shared an en-tertaining dance with her father starting with “But-terfly Kisses” and leading into some great Hip-Hop tunes. Taylor danced with his mother to “Then They Do” by Trace Adkins. The next dance was shared with Blaine’s Grandparents, Pal & Bethel Lester, in honor of their 55th Wedding An-niversary that was being celebrated that same day. As Blaine and Taylor and their grandparents danced to “I

believe in Love” by Don Williams, Pal and Bethel’s children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren joined in on the dance floor.

Taylor and Blaine left late that night with their guests showering them with rose petals. Guests were able to enjoy the beautiful Christ-mas lights of Cuero while leaving the reception.

Taylor and Blaine hon-eymooned in Punta Cana, the Dominican Republic. The couple have made their home at 18 Park Place, Gon-zales, Texas.

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I will believe this rain busi-ness when I see it. Everything was excited when we heard two claps of thunder. Cats, dogs, the birds, and even Will popped his head out the door. I think we got all of five drops of rain. The lucky people over near south of Lockhart maybe got some rain. We will take it any way that we can get it. The radar is really lighting up to the north of us so at least some people are getting rain.

Your prayers and thoughts are needed for the following: Joe Kotwig, Mr. Bill, Jesse Es-parza; Mariessa, Bill and Marie Lott, Louise Jones, Sandra Zo-boroski, Sandy Ingram, Aunt Georgie Gandre; Danny and Joyce Schellenberg, “Sarge” Duncan, Mildred O’Neal, Rhonda Pruett, Matt McGrew.

Terrence, Aunt Frances Gan-dre, Glenn Mikesh, Fletcher Johnson, Maria Castillo, Selma Vickers, Landis, Keith Glass, Timothy and Jack Black, Teresa Wilke, Linda Denker, Case Martin, Sandi Gandre, Aunt Betty Gandre, Bill Bas-sett, Carol and husband, Mar-cie and Blaine Welker, The Bullards, Aunt Pauline Briden-baugh, Shirley Dozier, Marie Schauer, Esther Lindemann, Anna Lindemann, Mary and

Pete Camarillo, Cheryl and Bill Meadows, Matt Pohler, Lanny Baker, Joy, Bob Young, Stanley Burris, Ann Bond, Marguerite Williams, Rita, our military and their families, and any kind of rain would be just fine

To people that are not steeped in Texas tradition, camping out and grilling bris-ket, chicken, and all kinds of goodies on the pit is rather for-eign. The same is true for fight-ing over picnic spots in a place Brackenridge Park in San An-tonio. I guess since I have lived so close to nature all of my life that I have no desire whatsoev-er to camp anywhere except at home. Many came home to go to church with other relatives. Esther Lindemann had many members of her family with her at Monthalia United Meth-

odist Church. Fern Sievers Ra-jnoch and her daughter were in attendance. The members of the congregation put flow-ers on the cross. Many came to enjoy the early sunrise ser-vice and the delicious breakfast where there were two kinds of quiche, biscuits, and the works served before the service. An Easter Egg hunt was held after church at Monthalia. On Sat-urday an Easter Egg hunt was held at Belmont.

Lola and Wade Wilson en-joyed Easter at LaVernia with Michael, Jaime, and Joshua Wilson who all went to James and Amy’s. By the time the day was over most of the family had dropped by to visit. Lola said that the area is really build-ing up with houses. She also said that you can tell that it is

dry and that the wild flowers are just not there as they should be.

I have not forgotten what you called and told me about Myrtle Caldwell, but I just have not managed to get my Mondays arranged where I have been able to get there. I had to meet with a nice young man who has bought a piece of property in our area to talk about a fence building proj-ect. Ryan Mills has acquired the old Walter Soefje bottom land acreage and is interested in the history of the place and the area. Will and I had a good visit with Ryan and welcome him to our community.

That Samson got himself in real trouble this week. That blasted huge black cat decided it was his beholden duty to

bite me on the arm. Now what in the heck brought that on, I don’t have the foggiest idea, but by the time I got through with Mr. Samson, his brain waves had cleared up con-siderably. Samson and I were having a rather heart to heart talk while he was sitting on the vanity in the bathroom. Then all of a sudden he just hauls off and bites the living stuffing out of my right arm. Samson landed on that floor so fast that he didn’t know what hit him and by the time I got through shaking that big cat by the nape of his neck, he knew who the boss was. Sam-son decided to lay low for the rest of the day. Then he came to beg for forgiveness.

Have a good week and God Bless.

Pesek-SpringLaura O’Neal Pesek, of Lake McQueeney and the late Robert J. Pesek and Kathy

Pesek, of Shiner are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter, Ash-ley Gayle Pesek to Kyle David Spring, son of Brian and Janene Spring, of Gonza-les.

The bride-elect is a 2002 graduate of Gonzales High School. She attended the San Antonio College of Medical Dental Assistants in 2005. She is a Patient Coor-dinator at Ault & Ault Orthodontics in San Marcos .

She is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Laddie Pesek of Shiner and Lottie O’Neal of Gonzales and the late James O’Neal.

The prospective groom attended Palo Alto College and he is a specialist with Triple R Test & Torque in Victoria.

He is the grandson of Adolph (Hans) and Katrina of Elmendorf, Texas and Don-ald and Corky Spring of Belmont.

The upcoming wedding will take place at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at the St. James Catholic Church in Gonzales.

Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Lane Davis

Barnes said the city would collect fees from rentals of RV spaces, stall space for horses, sale of wood shavings for animals as well as a percentage of the gate. In addition, he said, the “indirect impact is immense” for local businesses.

The city is already scheduled to host the state junior-high finals rodeo, and Barnes noted that “Abilene is about the same size as Waco, and we beat Waco (to host the junior-high event) last year.”

The Council, however, said it would rather see plans for expansion and upgrades at the park move along first before making a bid on the event.

“I just don’t believe we’re ready for it yet,” Councilman Tommy Sch-urig said.

“There are some things I’d like to see accom-plished before we go out for bids on things like this,” Logan said. “I think in three years we’ll be ready.”

The Council was ready, however, to fix some re-strooms.

Council approved a resolution authoriz-ing Barnes to enter into a contract with Person Service Co. for wastewa-ter facilities at Indepen-dence Park. Person’s bid of $98,000 was well below the $125,000 budgeted for the project, which would include installa-tion of a wastewater lift station and several hun-dred feet of line — but that project did not in-clude running the lines to service the restrooms at the city’s youth ball fields at the park.

Councilman Clarence

Opiela asked whether the project could be extended to include the restrooms, since it came in well un-der budget.

“I was there at the Little League playoffs last year, and when they found out I was a council member, they let me know about it,” he said.

“You should be the head umpire and be the mayor,” Logan quipped.

The Council then au-thorized the expenditure of up to the budgeted amount to include run-ning the line to service the restrooms in the Lit-tle League area.

The Council also gave verbal approval to move forward with authorizing a pass-along electric rate increase.

Barnes said the city had received a letter from the Lower Colorado River Authority stating its in-tention to increase rates by a little more than two cents per kilowatt hour used. he noted the city had absorbed two small increases in recent years

and not raised rates in three years.

Local business owner Mike Hanson, during th eopen comment period, said many low-income residents are already struggling with electric costs as rental costs sky-rocket because of the city’s housing shortage.

“Lots of low-income people are having prob-lems paying both rent and electric,” he said. “So they pay the electric and I end up having to spend money in small claims court to evict. The elec-tric rates out in the coun-try are a lot lower. Liter-ally, some of the electric bills I’ve seen are as high as the rent.”

Barnes suggested the city set the rate by ordi-nance with a proviso to automatically pass along increases by LCRA in the future. The measure is expected to come up during the Council’s May meeting.

Attendees at Tuesday’s meeting also got a small history lesson from the

mayor during a discus-sion of renaming Middle-buster Road.

Barnes said he had been approached by a councilman who’d been approached by citizens interested in re-naming the short avenue “Fort Waul Road,” but had been unable to determine how the name “Middlebuster” had been acquired.

Logan said he’d done some research on his own and discovered a bit of lo-cal history.

“A middlebuster is a triangle-shaped plow that pulls up potatos,” he said. “There used to be some potato fields out there.”

The road is the offiical address of the Holiday Inn Express, and man-ager Allison Rodriguez said her company had just finished convinc-ing search engines such as Google and Yahoo to list the street as Middle-buster rather than a long-unused County Road ad-dress. Barnes also noted the city already has a Fort Waul Street, which could

lead to further confusion.The Council declined

to take any action on re-naming the street.

In other action Tuesday, Council:

• Approved the use of Confederate Square for the annual main Street Summer Concert Series and Star Spangled Spec-tacular in june and on July 4;

• Again named the Gonzales Cannon as the city’s newspaper of record for official documents;

• Approved authorizing Barnes to enter into an agreement with Gonzales Dog Adoptions Inc. to provide an animal shelter for the city;

• Approved appoint-ments and reappoint-ments to the Golf Course Advisory Board and Tourism Advisory Com-mittee;

• Named Al O’Donnell to the Gonzales Econom-ic Development Corp.

Board of Directors, re-placing Jim Logan, who has reached his term limit;

• Approved designation of certain city property as surplus and authorized its auction online;

• Authorized a license agreement for a property owner who has a building in the public right of way which would preclude that building from being used as a residence;

• Approved a request by Sacred Heart Catholic Church for street closures for its Grand Tardeana 2013 Celebration;

• Approved a license agreement with the new owner of Texan Nursing & Rehab granting right-of-way use for the prop-erty’s parking lot;

• Approved an ordi-nance canceling the May 11 municipal elections for District 1 and 2 council seats because both candi-dates were unopposed.

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Gonzales Mayor Bobby Logan, left, administers the oath of office to Dewey Sum-ner as the city’s newest police officer during Tuesday’s Council meeting. (Photo by Dave Mundy)

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Obituaries PLOEGER: Honoreeremained civic fixture

through the whole process again, but when they got to the surgery they noticed the cancer had gotten into one of her rib bones.”

Dorothy went under the knife again to have the can-cer removed. The doctors were able to get most of it out but it cost her two-thirds of one of her lungs.

After making another full recovery, Dorothy would periodically go back for check-up visits. During one, they found the cancer again in the same rib bone as be-fore.

“She went through radia-tion and chemo again and it gave her some relief for a little while,” Leslie said.

But this time the cancer didn’t respond to the treat-ments. Instead, it became more aggressive and starting spreading into her pancreas and liver.

“It wound up being just about everywhere,” said Les-lie. “Once you’ve had cancer, you never know whether it’s floating around in you or not. It really wore her down.”

Realizing that the battle she was waging was not likely to come out in her favor, Leslie said the fam-ily eventually came to ac-cept that fact and Dorothy passed away on March 26 of last year.

“Watching her go through that was disappointing, but her attitude was very good the whole time,” Leslie re-called. “She was determined to whip it and she tried all the way until the end. She never gave up.”

Dorothy Borchers Ploeger was born near Friendship in Lavaca County on July 7, 1923, to Eulalie Harper and Otto Richard Borch-ers. After graduating from Yoakum High School at the age of 14, she attended Texas Wesleyan College, the Uni-versity of Texas and the Tex-as Tech School of Banking.

She married Leslie Frank Ploeger, Sr. and together they had six children in-cluding Leslie, Mary Ann Menning, Patti Britt, Doro-thy Walshak, Sally Ploeger and Mark Ploeger.

After years of raising a family, Dorothy entered into the business world in vari-ous careers including ranch-ing, banking, nursing home administration and com-munity service. At the time of her death, she was active-ly managing ranches in five counties and completing her Texas Prairie Wetlands Proj-ect for wildlife and migra-tory bird conservation.

A lifetime of commu-

nity service, leadership and concern for others, kept Dorothy very active for her entire life. Some of her ac-complishments included serving as president and di-rector of three area banks, real estate investments, oil & gas management, USDA Poultry Advisory Commit-tee, National Association of Banking Women and Unit-ed States Import/Export Committee.

“She was always real ac-tive,” said Leslie. “She al-ways had something going on. She loved reading and learning about things. Her primary goal was to encour-age other people to get an education.”

Dorothy devoted much of her life to community service. Among her ac-tivities were being a charter member of Gonzales Volun-teer EMS Corp., Gonzales County Mental Health Ad-visory Board, and the GISD Citizens Advisory Commit-tee. She was also a charter member and organizer of the Gonzales, Cuero and Yoakum Pilot Clubs; and the Gonzales Memorial Hospi-tal Board.

She was active in a myr-iad of other organizations including the Blue Bonnet Youth Ranch Board, Golden Crescent Workforce Com-mission, Advisory Board Children’s Hospital Foun-dation in San Antonio, Mid Texas Symphony, Gonzales Girl Scouts, Gonzales Young Farmers, Gonzales Cham-ber of Commerce, Gonzales Area Development Corpo-ration, and the Water Pro-tection Association.

She is also survived by seven grandchildren, Hollis West, Christina Utkov, Lac-ey Ploeger, Lara Britt, James Britt, Thomas Marshall, and Danielle Ploeger; and her great grandchildren, Hope West, Paisley Ploeger, Carter Utkov, Campbell Utkov and Emma Marshall.

Leslie said the main positive thing to take away from his mother’s death is to stress the importance of early cancer detection.

“I recommend that ev-erybody 50 years and older should have a check-up done every year,” he said. “If you’re susceptible to a certain kind of cancer in your family, you need to be aware of it. My mother nev-er dreamed it could happen to her, but she should have because it killed her grand-father.”

This year, Dorothy Borch-ers Ploeger is one of the two In Memoriam honorees for the 2013 Relay For Life of Gonzales County, which will be held Friday, April 5, from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the J.B. Wells Arena.

Sheilah Kay Baker,1959-2013BAKER

Sheilah Kay Baker, 53 of Luling, passed away Fri-day, March 29, 2013. Shei-lah was born April 7, 1959 in Luling to Ira Wayne and Lucy Kate Schaefer Barrington.

Sheilah graduated from Luling High School with the Class of 1977 where she had served as the LHS Screaming Eagle Mascot, editor of the Luling Annu-al and served along with others in many clubs. She graduated from South-west Texas State Univer-sity in 1981 with a degree in business. Sheilah mar-ried Phil Baker on March 21, 1980 in Luling First Christian Church, the church she had long been a member of.

Sheilah was extremely unselfish with her time and energy. She was an El-der in her church, a mem-ber of the Luling Junior Study Club, a committee member of the Caldwell County Go-Texan Orga-nization, and had served as past-President of the LHS Booster Club, past-President of Luling Little League Association and had assisted with count-less civic benefits.

Sheilah had served for 15 years as a parade judge driver for the Luling Wa-termelon Thump. She en-joyed bowling in a local league for 15 years and loved to attend dances and cook-offs with her husband. She enjoyed entertaining family and friends at home and loved her vacation trips with her family.

She had worked her way through the ranks in banking, with her caring personality and business acumen she found her-self at various senior level positions in her 30 years of successful banking ex-perience with her career concluding as a Senior Vice-President of Sage Capital Bank. Though the

demands of the banking industry can be arduous at best, Sheilah still found time to attend all of her son Wayne’s many sport-ing events through the years. Sheilah was very supportive of Wayne and his friends, she cared so passionately about others that all Wayne’s friends called her “momma.”

Sheilah is survived by her loving husband of 33 years, Phil Baker of Luling; son and daughter-in-law, Irvin Wayne and Erin Baker of Houston; parents, Lucy Kate and Ira W. Bairrington of Luling; and her brother and sis-ter-in-law, Randall Wayne and Sylvia Bairrington of Lockhart.

A woman with a huge heart, incredible drive, a willingness to give of her-self freely and an uncom-promising love for oth-ers has passed away long before her time. Sheilah Baker was always will-ing to share the burden of the day, to endear herself to the betterment of her family, friends, commu-nity and church. She left this life with a legacy of love; she was the shining light in countless lives, a light that burns no more in the forefront, but for-ever brightly in hearts of those she touched.

Services for Sheilah Kay Baker were held Tuesday, April 2 in the Luling Civic Auditorium with Pastor Will Paradeaux officiat-ing. Interment followed in the Luling City Cemetery.

Pallbearers included: Bill Hales, David May, Chris Powell, Bubba Clary, Robert Lee, Ken-neth Zumwalt, Kent Metzler, and James Bair-rington. Honorary pall-bearers included: Brett Hill, Blaine Hill, Seth Powell, Carl West, Weston May, Frank Metzler, Craig Barnes, Ryan Lee, Ron-nie Baker, Lance Baker, Micah Baker, David Noa-hubi, Earl West, and Lloyd Barnes.

Memorials may be made to the Luling First Christian Church, 712 E Crockett St, Luling, TX 78648 or the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718.

Services were under the care and direction of O’Bannon Funeral Home.

BROWNEEdith Browne, 97, of

Victoria passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2013. She was born on Decem-ber 30, 1915 in Dilworth,

Texas to the late Richard A. Walshak and Melanie Maurin Walshak. Edith attended school in Dil-worth thru the 7th Grade and graduated from Gon-zales High School. Edith attended Robert B. Green School of Nursing and graduated in September of 1940. She proudly served her country in the Army Nurse Corps from 1941 to 1946, serving in Egypt for 3 years during WWII. Edith was awarded the AD, European, and AT Ribbon and Victory Med-al. After her honorable discharge she returned to school and received her BS degree in Public Health Nursing. She worked for the VA Hospital in Hous-ton. She married John Browne in September, 1957. She has resided in Lake Jackson, Houston and retired to Wimberly, TX. After her husband’s death, Edith moved into a retirement home in San Antonio. At the time of her death, Edith was resid-ing at Homewood Inde-pendent Living for the past 15 years.

She is survived by her sisters, Murlene Enke, Pat Bianchi (Vincent) of Vic-toria; brother, Douglas Walshak; sister in law, Lor-raine Walshak, of Gonza-les; and numerous nieces and nephews whom she considered her children and many friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, brothers, Da-vid Walshak, Richard Al-ton Walshak, Lawrence Walshak and sister, Mil-dred Wilson.

The Family received friends on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 from 6 to 7 pm at Colonial Funeral Home with a Rosary start-ing at 7 pm. The Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, April 4, 2013, 10 am at Holy Family Catholic Church. A Flag Folding Presentation will be provided by the Victoria Veterans Council after the Mass. The Grave-side will be held 3pm at St. James Catholic Cemetery in Gonzales, TX.

Pallbearers will be neph-ews, Brian Bianchi, Gerard Bianchi, Stephen Bian-chi, Mike Walshak, Mark Walshak, David Walshak and Dickie Walshak. Hon-orary Pallbearers are Ade, Mike and Maurice Tracy, of Lake Jackson; nieces, great nieces and great nephews.

A special thanks to her extended of caregivers, Ani-ta Bowerman, Kathy Roun-tree, Norma Ousley, Sylvia Fryer, Virginia Ramirez, Di-

ana Rodriguez and Vangie Villerreal and to her doc-tors, Dr. Rakesh Kathpalia and Dr. Juan Llombart.

Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.colonialfuneralhom-evictoria.com

Lawrence Louis “Larry” DuBry, 1935-2013

DUBRYLawrence Louis (Lar-

ry) DuBry, also known as (Grandpa), age 78 of Gon-zales, Texas passed away Saturday, March 23, 2013.

He was born January 28, 1935 in Ainsworth, Nebras-ka to Earl and Pearl (Har-vey) DuBry. Larry served in the US Navy from Janu-ary 1959 til February 1963 when he was Honorably Discharged.

He lived for most of his life in Worland, Wyoming. There he was employed as a carpenter, construction worker, drove gas truck for V-1 Oil, worked for Husky gas station, as well as Stan-dard Bulk Plant, and his later years as a Bartender. Larry was a Life Time Mem-ber of The Worland Eagles Lodge #3096.

He enjoyed socializing, fishing, hunting and spend-ing time with his daugh-ters and their children. He was always trying to get his grandchildren and great-grandchildren to whistle or “dance for grandpa.” Larry always had a joke or laugh to share.

For the past 15 years he has lived in Gonzales, Tex-as. Larry is survived by his 2 daughters, Elizabeth (Liz) Anderson of Gonzales, Elaine Reynolds of Ther-mopolis, Wyoming, grand-children, Desiree (Britton) VanHuele of Thermopolis, Wyoming, Renaee (Rocky) Pacheco of Austin, Texas, Terry (TJ) McMichael of Gonzales, Texas, Britni (Easterling) Lee Deere, and Mandi Reynolds of Mc-Comb, Mississippi, 7 great-grandchildren.

A farewell toast will be held at Lottie’s on Saturday, April 6th beginning at 1:00 p.m.

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An authentic Czech con-cert presented by the Walla-chian Ensemble “Radhost” from the Czech Republic will be held on Saturday, April 12 at 8 p.m.

The Lavaca County Czech Heritage Society is sponsor-ing this evening of singing and dancing at the Moravia Store, located at 1150 FM 957 in Moravia.

These entertainers will transport you to the enjoy-ment of the traditional en-tertainment in the moun-tain area of Moravia. Look forward to lively song and dance performances from this Wallachian Ensemble from the Czech Republic.

There is no charge; how-ever, free will offerings are appreciated.

For more information, contact Henrietta Filip at 361-772-1954 or visit the website www.themoravias-tore.com.

Czech heritageconcert slated

“It’s all about ending world hunger,” said Carl Jones, sales manager with Nutra Blend. “That’s the whole basis of this tour that we’re doing across the country.”

Participants enjoyed a hearty BBQ meal after watching a film hosted by Bill Goldberg, former NFL lineman and champion wrestler. They were also able to test their knowledge on interactive kiosks.

The 25-minute film con-tained several interesting facts including:

• 870 million people worldwide don’t get enough food.

• The global population is expected to grow to more than 9 billion by mid-cen-tury.

• By 2050, we will need 70 percent more food. Most of it will have to come from efficiency-enhancing prod-ucts and technologies.

• The carbon footprint of a gallon of milk has de-creased by 63 percent since 1944. One cow today pro-

duces as much as five cows did back then.

Nixon mayor Maria Blanch attended the event and expressed her delight with the project.

“I’m hopeful that this can possibly be done for the 4-H and ag students in

our schools,” she said. “I think it is important that we mentor and let all of our kids know what’s going on.”

For more information on the Chew on This Tour, vis-it the website www.drive-tofeed.com.

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Several business and civic leaders were on hand for the event including Holmes Foods president Phillip Morris (left) and Gonzales County Judge David Bird. (Photo by Cedric Iglehart)

The “Chew On This Tour” featured two custom-built tractor trailers including this one with a high tech movie theater inside. (Photo by Cedric Iglehart)

CHEW: Focus on hunger

SHINER: Candidate’s deathputs complication in electioncandidate “dies on or after the second day before the deadline for filing the candidate’s application for a place on the ballot.”

The deadline for filing in the school board election was February 27.

Now a situation exists where the citi-zens of Shiner can put a dead man in of-fice. Lawrence said should that bizarre scenario actually take place the board has a policy to address it.

“If Mills wins, the board will appoint someone in his position,” he explained. “They would serve one year, then have to run again. If they win a second time, then they would fall into the regular three-year cycle.”

The board has the right to appoint anyone at their own discretion and Law-rence said he believes the board may al-ready have a candidate in mind.

“That has not been made official,” he said. “I have a board meeting next Wednesday and an item does appear on

the agenda to possibly go ahead and ap-point somebody now to sit on the board until the election.”

Should Mills win the election, there is no option that exists under the Election Code where a special election could be held to fill the vacant seat.

“No there’s not because of the way it fell,” said Lawrence. “Our election laws are very complicated and I don’t pretend to understand them all. We’re trying to edu-cate the public because obviously there’s some speculation as to why we don’t just put Mr. Moore on the board. The answer is because we can’t and the code says that.”

“I’d just as soon cancel the election because elections cost money. Because there’s not going to be a city election this year, I have to foot the bill myself instead of splitting it with the City. It’s going to cost the district about $3,000. It was on my agenda to cancel the election until the Secretary of State’s office told us we couldn’t.”

The Shiner ISD school board election will be held on Saturday, May 11.

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The Shiner Gaslight Theatre presented the Joe Patek, Sr. Award for 2012 to Lone Star Bank for its outstanding patronage. Pictured (from left) are: Diane’ Lott, Gaslight Office Manager; Jeff Pesek, Lone Star Bank Branch Manager in Shiner; and Board members Irene Cerny and Judi Hewett. (Courtesy photo)

LULING — The Luling Eagles overcame a slightly sluggish start to beat the Nixon-Smiley Mustangs, 9-3, at Eagle Field on Thursday to wrap up the first round of District 28-2A play.

The Eagle camp does not seem to be satisfied with its 3-3 league record.

“It is a little disappoint-ing (to split the first round of district games),” Luling head coach Logan Cordes said. “There are good ball clubs and lots of parity. Any one of the top four teams can beat each other on any given night. We need to play better in the second round of district.”

The Eagles (14-7) held a small 2-1 advantage af-ter two full innings. They did not score again until the fourth inning, when three runs were brought

in. Luling followed up with one run in the fifth and a trio of runs in sixth inning.

The Mustangs (6-9, 2-4) were able to bring in two runs at their last time to bat.

“I felt we started a little slow and went to sleep,” Cordes said. “Nixon pitch-er (Nick Pena) did a good job of keeping us off bal-ance and they played de-cent defense.”

“I thought it was a good game,” Mustangs head coach Bobby Newman said. “We made a couple of errors and left runners on base in clutch situations.”

In the first inning, Luling leadoff batter Juan Or-donez got a single into left field and moved to second on the sacrifice by Anthony Perales to shortstop Jared Van Auken. Ryan Larison was hit by the pitch and Trayden Staton put the ball between third and second, with NS mishandling it, al-

lowing Ordonez to score. Larison moved to second

and tried to reach third, but was caught stealing as cen-ter field Jacob Perez made the throw to Diego Pompa at third. Staton’s runner, Aaron Werlein, stole sec-ond and went home on the single by Trevor Grabork-awitze.

The Mustangs got a good start in the second inning when Tom Palacio was walked, Warren Lopez laid down a bunt single and Pompa was walked. Perez won base on balls to score Palacio. Staton then struck out Carlos Rodriguez and Luling converted a double play as Pena hit the ball to Larison, who tagged out Perez and made the throw to first base.

The Mustangs came close to tie game in the fourth as Pompa and Perez walked with one out; Staton sat

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By MARK LUBEsportseditor@gonzalescannon.

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Apache tennis teams play in district match

The All-Cannon Team

Yoakum’s Shawn Griffin and Carley Glass of Luling were selected as Coach of the Year and Player of the Year respectively for the 2012-2013 All-Cannon Girls’ Basketball Team (File photos)

Luling senior Carley Glass has been a staple on the Luling Lady Eagles bas-ketball program for several years.

She has been playing varsity basketball for four years and has spent sum-mers playing basketball with players from other schools in the area.

“I started playing Little Dribblers and going to bas-ketball camps since I was in the second grade and I started playing with the Quad City Divas the sum-mer of eighth grade,” Glass said.

It should not be a big surprise that she has a mile-long list of honors and awards, including being named Player of the Year

on this year’s All-Cannon Girls Basketball Team.

As a freshman, Glass was Second Team All-District when the Lady Eagles were still competing in Class 3A. For her sophomore and junior seasons, she won district Offensive MVP and was named to the First Team for her senior year.

Glass was named to the Texas Association of Bas-ketball Coaches (TABC) All-Region IV team for three straight seasons, starting with her sopho-more year.

“It is always an honor to receive awards for a job you have well done,” she said. “It is a reminder for me that others have noticed my hard work.”

Despite Luling not mak-ing the playoffs or winning a district game, Glass still

finished well in her final season.

“We were in a tough dis-trict with some great teams and it didn’t make things easier with all of them be-ing competitive,” Glass said. “As a team, we didn’t give up and I will miss my team-mates and coaches deeply.”

She averaged a double-double for the season with 16 points and 11.3 re-bounds, as well as 2.2 as-sists and 3.9 steals.

“I really did not think about my stats,” Glass said. “I am very competitive and when it was time to play, I just wanted to do my best. I am thankful for the team-mates I played with, they gave me the opportunity to play the game because without the four others on

By MARK LUBEsportseditor@gonzalescannon.

Luling’s Juan Ordonez takes a pitch during an at-bat in the Eagles 9-3 win over Nixon-Smiley last Thursday night. Ordonez got two hits in the game. (Photo by Mark Lube)

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The Gonzales High School tennis team closed out the season last week at the district tournament, held in Bastrop.

In action for the varsity girls doubles, Alejandra Diaz and Shenan Ow-ens lost to the No. 4 seed, Yoakum’s Campbell and Dominguez, in the quar-terfinals 6-4 and 7-5 (4-6 and 5-7) after receiving a first-round bye.

Lucero Luna and Juana Sanchez had a bye in the first round and fell to Yoakum’s Coleman and Shields, the No. 2 seed,  in the quarterfinals, 6-0 and 6-0.

  In boys doubles, Lu-cas Hurt and Logan Hurt lost to Giddings’ Jackson and Jaeger, 6-2 and 6-4. Josh Estrada and Zach-ary Hernandez lost a very hard fought, heartbreaking match to Giddings’ Jaeger and Zwernemann in three sets with the last set being 6-3.

For girls singles, Ryane Gilliam lost to Knippa from Giddings 6-1, 6-1. Alex Finch (unseeded) beat Wenske from La-Grange 4-6, 6-3 and 6-2; beat No. 3 seed Vinklarek of Smithville, 4-6, 6-7, 7-5), lost to Correa, No. 2 seed from Yoakum, 6-1, 6-3, and in the third place match, lost to unseeded Torres from Yoakum, 6-1, 6-3.

In boys singles action, Fernando Ontiveros beat Nordstrand from Yoakum 6-4, 6-1 then lost to Sam Crank (number 2 seed) from Smithville 6-0, 6-0.

  In junior varsity girls singles, Dora Rodriguez beat Tamarong of Smith-ville 8-3, beat McCoy of Giddings 8-2 and beat Yo-akum’s Cabello 8-0 to win first place. 

Ashley Gonzalez fell in her match, 8-1. Valeria Aguayo beat Cantu of Cu-ero 8-2 and lost to Cabello of Yoakum 8-5. 

In girls doubles, Alyson Solis and A’lora Rother beat La Grange’s Maya and Kelli 8-6 and lost to Henderson and Trahan of Smithville, 8-6.

In mixed doubles, Anahi Ortiz and Eduardo Ruvalcaba placed second in a round robin, losing to LaGrange and beating Smithville.

  In boys doubles, Ga-reth Fowler and Fransisco Diaz beat Yoakum’s Garza and Morales 8-0 and beat Mendoza and Segura of Giddings) 8-1 for first place. Rene Bibas and Eli Whitescarver lost to Gid-dings’ Mendoza and Segu-ra 8-4 and beat Garza and Morales of Yoakum 8-7 for third place.

St. Paul edged by Sa-cred Heart

The Hallettsville Sacred Heart Indianettes got by Shiner St. Paul, 6-4, on March 27.

The Lady Cardinals led 2-1 after the first inning and outscored Sacred Heart 1-0 in the second. The Lady Cardinals upped their lead to 4-1 after the top of the third, but the In-dianettes came back with three runs in the bottom of the inning to tie the game.

Sacred Heart then plated two runs in the fourth for the win.

Lizzy Opeila led St. Paul with three hits, one run and a pair of RBIs. Abby Irwin, Alexa Schaefer and Kymberlie Malatek getting two hits each, with Kate-lynn Leist and Samantha

Siegal chipping in one hit. Irvin, Schaefer and Ma-latek also scored a run. Irwin pitched the game for St. Paul.

Apaches fare well in Na-varro meet

The Gonzales Apaches track team took part in the Navarro Panther Relays on Thursday.

For the junior var-sity boys, Jose Contreras placed fourth in the discus and won the shot put. The team of Mark Perez, Joshua Malaer, Trent Schauer and Cameron Horton placed third in the mile relay.

For the varsity boys, Jor-dan Johnson placed third in the shot put. Tyshawn Erskin placed sixth in the long jump and third in the 100. Thompson Ince placed third in the pole vault and Ashton Williams placed third in the 800.

Local girls basketball players named to All-State Academic Team

Flatonia Lady Bulldog basketball players Abigail Schacherl and Meredith Pavlica, Shiner’s Lauren Oden, along with Michelle Holub and Megan Mi-tchon of Moulton, were chosen for the Texas Girls Coaches Association Aca-demic All-State Class 1A Team.

Shiner girls junior high competes in Yorktown meet

The Shiner junior high girls track team competed in a heat-and-ribbon meet in Yorktown recently.

For the eighth grade, Jenna Berkovsky won second in the 100-meter hurdles and third in the 300 hurdles; Kassidy Bish-op won the triple jump,

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Rodriguez and Pena was walked to load the bases. Second baseman Josh Alvarez caught a line ball from Van Auken to get Luling out of the po-tential jam.

The Eagles then started to pull away. Alvarez got a leadoff single into right field and Brian Guerrero followed with a walk. Ala-varez later scored on the Ordonez hit and Guerrero came home on the sacri-fice fly ball by Perales. Or-donez went home on the hit by Larison to put Lull-ing ahead 5-1.

The Eagles got just one run in the fifth — Graborkawitze reached on an error and scored on the hit by Bryce Wyatts.

In the bottom of the sixth, Pompa replaced Pena on the mound for

Nixon. Ordonez was walked to start things and Perales got an RBI double. Larison got a single, Pera-les scored on the passed ball and Larison’s run-ner, Abraham Palomo, later scored on the hit by Graborkawitze.

Nixon came back with two runs in the top of the seventh. Darren Kaluza, with two outs, reached on an error and this was fol-lowed by a single by Raul Tovar. Logan McMain was walked and another Luling error got Kaluza and Tovar home safely.

Luling 9, Nixon-Smiley 3NS 010 000 2-323L 200 313 x-992NS: Nick Pena, Diego Pompa

(6) and Carlos Rodriguez. L: Trayden Staton, Anthony Perales (5) and Perales, Ryan Larison (5). W — Staton (1-1). L — Pena. 2B — L: Perales.

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Scoreboard

April 4BaseballLuling at Hallettsville, JV-4:30

pm, V-7pmKarnes City at Nixon-Smiley,

JV-4:30pm, V-7pmSoftballKarnes City at Nixon-Smiley,

4:30pmLuling at Hallettsville, JV-5pm,

V-7pmTrack and FieldGonzales, Nixon-Smiley, Shiner

at Yorktown Wildcat Relays, TBAApril 5

BaseballSmithville at Gonzales, JV-

4:30pm, v-7pmShiner at Flatonia, JV-5pm, V-

7:30pmLuling at Stockdale, JV-4:30pm,

V-7pmYoakum at Giddings, JV-

4:30pm, V-7pmSan Antonio Winston at Shiner

St. Paul, 6pmNixon-Smiley at Poth, JV-

4:30pm, V-7pmHallettsville at Karnes City, JV-

4:30pm, V-7pmCuero at La Grange, JV-4:30pm,

V-7pmSoftballSmithville at Gonzales, JV-5pm,

V-7pmShiner at Flatonia, 6pmYoakum at Giddings, JV-

4:30pm, V-7pm

Schedule

Track & Field

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EAGLES: Began to pull away in the middle frames

rankingS

Here are the results from the Mustang Track Meet held in

Nixon on March 28(Area athletes only)

BoysTriple Jump — 2nd, Newman,

Nixon-Smiley, 38-11 ½ .3200 —1st, Orona, Waelder,

11:12.85 3rd, Tristan, Nixon-Smi-ley, 11:29.56; 4th, Vasquez, Nixon-Smiley, 11:39.06; 7th, Morales, Waelder, 12:16.91.

400 — 1st, Earlywine, Nixon-Smiley, 53.05; 7th, Davis, Waelder, 1:02.17.

300 — 1st, Newman, Nixon-Smiley, 41.2.

200 — 3rd, Puente, Nixon-Smi-ley, 23.9

1600 — 3rd, Orona, Waelder, 5:13.74; 5th, Tristan, Nixon-Smiley, 5:28.27; 6th, Vasquez, Nixon-Smi-ley, 5:33.61.

GirlsHigh Jump — 3rd, Lay, Nixon-

Smiley, 4-6.400 — 5th, Weathers, Nixon-

Smiley, 1:14.9200 — 4th, Hester, 29.27; 5th,

Moore, 29.63.Here are the results from the

Navarro Panther Relays held in Geronimo on March 28

Varsity boys

Team results — 4th, Luling, 88; 8th, Gonzales 30.

Shot put —3rd, Johnson, Gon-zales, 43-4.

Long Jump — 5th, Moore, Luling, 19-6; 6th, Erskin, Gonzales, 19-1.

High Jump — 1st, Anderson, 6-8; 2nd, Coe, Luling, 6-2.

Pole Vault — 3rd, Ince, Gonza-les, 13-0.

3200 — 3rd, Castillo, Luling, 10:16.5.

400 Relay — 4th, Luling, 45.33800 — 3rd, Williams, Gonza-

les 2:11.05; 6th, Burek, Gonzales, 2:17.67.

100 — 3rd, Erskin, Gonzales, 11.46; 4th, Moore, Luling, 11.46.

800 Relay — 2nd, Luling, 1:34.71200 — 2nd, Anderson, Luling,

23.24.1600 —1st, Campos, Luling,

4:29.3; Flores, Luling, 4:31.55; 3rd, Castillo, Luling, 4:44.74.

1600 Relay — 5th, Gonzales, 3:39.77.

Junior Varsity BoysTeam results — 4th, Luling, 82;

6th, Gonzales, 37.Shot Put — 1st, Contreras, Gon-

zales, 37-2.Discus — 4th, Contreras, Gon-

zales, 101-4.Long Jump — 4th, Cubit, Luling,

16-10.Triple Jump — 3rd, Palomo,

Luling, 36-6 ¾ ; 6th, Cubit, Luling, 34-6 ½ .

3200 — 1st, Guerrero, Luling, 10:52.9; 2nd, Zamora, Luling, 10:59.38; 6th, Rodriguez, Luling, 11:43.58

400 Relay — 3rd, Luling, 47.61; 6th, Gonzales, 48.2.

110 Hurdles — 6th, Schauer, Gonzales, 19.17.

800 Relay — 3rd, Luling, 1:40.05; 4th, Gonzales, 1:41.4.

400 — Bermudez, Luling, 58.58200 — 3rd, Carter, Luling, 25.27.1600 — Guerrero, Luling,

4:54.64; 2nd, Zamora, Luling, 4:55.51.

Here are the top softball teams in the state according to the recent Texas Girls Coaches Association

poll

Class 3A 1. La Grange, 2. Liberty Hill, 3. Kennedale, 4. Rusk, 5. Henderson, 6. Yoakum, 7. Gladewater, 8. Pleasanton, 9. Burkburnett, 10. Lufkin Hudson, 11. Sanger, 12. Iowa Park, 13. Devine, 14. Sweeney, 15. Mineola, 16. Lorena, 17. Robinson, 18. Columbia, 19. Gilmer, 20. Lubbock Cooper, 21. West, 22. Jasper, 23. Andrews, 24. Fairfield, 25 (tie) Huffman-Hargrave, Coldspring, SeminoleClass 2A 1. Pilot Point, 2. Hallettsville, 3. Santa Gertrudis Academy, 4. Danbury, 5. San Diego, 6. Rogers, 7. Natalia, 8. Troup, 9. Gunter, 10. Bruceville-Eddy, 11. Whitesboro, 12. Blanco,13. Crawford, 14. Jourdanton, 15. Ponder, 16. Nacogdoches Central Heights, 17. Grandview, 18. Salado, 19. Whitewright, 20. Brock, 21. Sabine, 22. Grand Saline, 23. Winnsboro, 24. Odem, 25 (tie) Vanderbilt Industrial, New Boston. Class 1A1. Weimar, 2. Junction, 3. Alto, 4. Harleton, 5. Bosqueville, 6. Sam Rayburn, 7. Woodsboro, 8. Falls City, 9.  Eldorado, 10. Beckville, 11. Trenton, 12. Sundown, 13.  Thrall, 14. Shiner, 15. Dodd City, 16.  Saltillo, 17.  Ralls, 18. Honey Grove, 19. Ganado, 20. Avery, 21. Blue Ridge, 22. Lockney, 23. Valley View, 24. Olney, 25 (tie) Flatonia, Haskell, Brackett.Here are the top baseball teams in the state according to the recent

Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association poll

Class 2A

1. Hughes Springs (17-0, 5-0), 2. Sunnyvale (15-2, 5-0), 3. Salado (19-3, 5-1), 4. Brock (17-2, 4-0), 5. White Oak (12-2, 6-0), 6. Refugio (14-2, 6-0), 7. Hallettsville (15-2, 4-1), 8. Palmer (17-4, 3-0), 9. Gunter (19-3, 4-1), 10. East Bernard (15-2, 6-0). Class 1A 1. Carlisle (14-0, 7-0), 2. Sundown (13-1, 3-0), 3. Anson (12-2, 5-0), 4. Kenedy (15-2, 5-0), 5. Big Sandy (13-2, 6-0), 6. Bosqueville (14-5, 4-0), 7. Kerens (10-2, 7-0), 8. Shiner (10-5), 9. Booker (11-2, 2-0), 10. Bremond (13-4, 3-0).

1600 Relay — 3rd, Gonzales, 3:57.14.

Varsity GirlsTeam results — 4th, Gonzales,

104; 7th, Luling, 31.Shot Put — 1st, Hernandez,

Gonzales, 34-5 ¾; Cray, Gonzales, 32-11.

Discus — 6th, Molina, Gonza-les, 84-11.

Triple Jump — 3rd, Patterson, Luling, 34-9 ¾ ; 4th, Raley, Gon-zales, 34-4 ½; 5th, Cray, Gonzales, 33-2.

High Jump — 2nd, Barnick, Gonzales, 5; 5th, Raley, Gonzales 4-8.

Pole Vault — 2nd, Glass, 9-0.3200 — 6th, Zumwalt, Gonzales,

13:09.02.400 Relay — 2nd, Gonzales,

52.49.100 Hurdles — 4th, Connell,

Gonzales, 16.92.100 — 3rd, Cray, Gonzales,

12.48; 6th, Patterson, Luling, 13.11.800 Relay — 1st, Gonzales,

1:50.09.300 Hurdles — 4th, Fougerat,

Gonzales, 51.64.200 — 2nd, Connell, Gonzales,

27.92; 3rd, Patterson, Luling, 28.11.1600 — 1st, Glass, Luling, 5:14.8;

2nd, Munoz, Luling, 5:19.99.1600 Relay — 4th, Gonzales,

4:57.17.Junior Varsity GirlsTeam results — 6th, Gonzales,

59; 9th, Luling, 9.Shot Put — 4th, Maldonado,

Gonzales, 25-11 ¼; 6th, Miller, Gonzales, 24-1 ¾ .

Discus — 2nd, Reyes, Luling, 80-3.

Long Jump —6th, Franklin, Gonzales, 12-4.

Triple Jump —4th, Franklin, Gonzales, 27-8.

High Jump — 3rd, Walker, 4-4; 5th, Haub, Gonzales, 4-4; 6th, Pal-omo, Luling, 4-2.

3200 — 3rd, Aguayo, Gonzales, 14:33.52; 6th, Pesina, Gonzales, 14:54.99.

400 Relay — 6th, Gonzales, 1:00.99.

800 —6th, Pesina, Gonzales, 3:02.32

800 Relay — 3rd, Gonzales, 2:04.37.

300 Hurdles — 4th, Haub, Gon-zales, 57.05.

1600 — 3rd, Richardson, Luling, 6:15.54; 4th, Avila, Luling, 6:18.34; 6th, Aguayo, Gonzales, 6:34.74.

1600 Relay — 3rd, Gonzales, 4:51.9.

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the court, you don’t have a team.”

Glass joined the 1,000-point club this year as she reached the mile-stone with a game in Na-varro in November, bag-ging 17 points. Then she got her 1,000th rebound in January in a game against Nixon-Smiley when she pulled down 13 boards in that game.

“It’s the kind of thing you don’t think about until it happens,” Glass said.

Glass also excelled on the Luling volleyball, cross-country and track teams. In the fall, she will be at-tending West Texas A&M and will be running cross country.

The 2012-13 roster of the Yoakum Lady Bulldogs list-ed no seniors – not a single one.

But the only issue for head coach Shawn Grif-fin was the lack of varsity experience of the players who would play on that

level during the season. The Lady Bulldogs overcame that lack of varsity experi-ence and got two rounds deep into the playoffs un-der Griffin, earning him the All-Cannon Girls Bas-ketball Coach of the Year award.

“We had one starter re-turning and one player with limited minutes returning,” Griffin said. “ The challenge was getting them to under-stand that play at the var-sity level is much faster and a lot more intense.    These young ladies accepted the challenge and really did a great job this year.”

“I told them at the start of the season they have to do three things. Work hard by going harder and far-ther than your body has ever gone,  play great de-fense and  love each other.  I’ve never seen a group of young people get along and really care about each other the way this group does, it’s really special to see.  I am very proud of them and looking forward to another

great year with them next season.”

With so many players new to varsity, it would be expected Yoakum would take a while to gel. But the Lady ‘Dogs decided to be ‘One for All’ at the start.

“We had our ups and downs throughout the year just like any team does, es-pecially dealing with some injuries and what not, but they came out at the begin-ning of the season and re-ally accepted everything I threw at them,” Griffin said. “I would say they worked and played together as a team from the beginning to the end.  The unselfishness towards one another and dedication to the program is one that every coach loves to see.”

“It’s about the acronym TOUCH,” he continued. “Togetherness Oneness Unity  Cohesiveness  Har-mony.  It’s not about  ‘Me’ in this program, it’s about ‘We.’”

When there are no se-niors, it might be expected

that the juniors will be the ones who step into the role of leaders on a team. With the 2012-13 Lady Dogs, ev-eryone was a leader.

“There was not just one leader on this team. Ev-eryone would step up on different nights and lead whether it be by words or actions,” Griffin said. “All of the young ladies did a great job of leading in their own special way.”

Yoakum closed out the season with a loss to Boerne in the area round, finishing 23-10 and with a bi-district title.

“Our goals and expecta-tions never change, we al-ways set our standards high so that we can strive to be the best in everything we do. Next season we will strive to be better than this year, but before any of that will happen we must make a commitment to improv-ing collectively and indi-vidually and these girls have already started doing

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The 2012-13 All-Cannon Girls Basketball Team

Player of the Year: Carley Glass, Luling

Coach of the Year: Shawn Griffin, Yoakum

First TeamJacy Pawelek, St. Paul.

Averaged 18 points, 8 re-bounds and two steals per game. Named TAPPS 2A Second Team All State.

Savannah Martinez, Nix-on-Smiley. Averaged a dou-ble-double with 13.5 points and 12.3 rebounds.

Amanise Coleman, Shin-er. Tenacious competitor who averaged 14 points and 10 rebounds.

Mary Adamek, St. Paul. Versatile player who aver-aged 10.2 points, 5.1 re-bounds, 2.7 steals and one assist per game. Named TAPPS 2A Second Team All- State.

Jade McCook, Gonzales. Powerful post player who averaged 12 boards and 8.5 points per game.

Second Team Kelsey Hardy, Gonzales.

Averaged 14.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.0 steals per game.

Megan Mitchon, Moult-on. Averaged 13.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, 4.6 assists per game.

Alena Alvarez, Nixon-Smiley. Averaged 10.5 points, 4.7 steals and 4.3 as-sists per game.

Latrice Brown, Yoakum.

Averaged 10.3 points, 6 re-bounds, 3 steals and 3 as-sists per game., Also shot 33% on three-point field goals.

Katelynn Leist, St. Paul. Averaged 7.1 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.2 steals, 1.1 as-sists and nearly 1 block per game.

Honorable MentionsHailey Boatright, Nixon-

Smiley; Renae Camarillo, Gonzales; Megan Guerra, Nixon-Smiley; Michelle Holub, Moulton; LaNeisha Hunt, Shiner; Kourtney Knesek, St. Paul; Ashley Malatek, Gonzales; Malori Mitchon, Moulton; Jasmine Phillips, Flatonia; Julianna Rankin, Shiner; Alanis Ri-bera, Flatonia; Abigail Sch-acherl, Flatonia

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ALL-CANNON: Girls basketball team announced

long jump and 100 hurdles. Madison Jalufka won the discus and came in fourth place in the shot put; Claire Patek was third in the 3200; Mackinley Pilat won the 300 hurdles; Lauren Schuette won the shot put and was runner-up in the 100; Hannah Boring was second in the 100; Ashley Stluka took first in the 100 and 300 hurdles.

Abby Thomas was first in the 400 and fourth in the 200; Victoria Veit was sixth in the 1600, Brittani Fletcher was third in the shot put and fourth in the 100 and Anitra Miller was first in her heat of the 400 and second in the 200.

Berkvosky, Jalufka, Stlu-ka and Thomas composed the team that came in third in the mile-meter relay. The team of Bishop, Pilat, Schuette and Boring took first in the 800 relay and first in the Spring relay.

In seventh grade action, Ashley Blaschke was sixth in the 100; Greta Grosen-bacher ran the 2400 and

800; Brooke Kloesel was second in the 300 and ran in the 2400; Berence Cruz was fifth in the 800 and ran the 2400; Sammy Kremling was fourth in the 200; Bai-ley Machacek was first in the 100 and Jasmine Lopez won the 200.

Rashel Bonds won the 100 and 300 hurdles; Al-lie Koone came in fifth in the 400; Emma Hull came in fifth in her heat of the 400. Alex Overton came in fourth in the 100 and sixth in the 300. Bethany Nevlud was first in the 200, third in the shot put and third in the 100; Gloria Castillo was fifth in the 100 and Maggie Miller was first in the 400.

The team of Cruz, Krem-ling, Machacek, Lopez and Bonds placed first in the sprint relay. The 800-relay group of Kremling, Mach-acek, Lopez and Nevlud came in second.

Tom Tom softball, kick-ball tournament registra-tion

Early registration has be-gun for the annual Yoakum Tom Tom softball and kick-

ball tournaments set for June 1-2.

There will be a men’s, women’s and co-ed division for the softball tournament while the kickball tourna-ment will be co-ed only.

Early-bird entry fee dis-counts will be given for those teams who register and pay early. Through April 30, entry fees will only be $125 per team. The fees will jump to $175 per team after April 30.

Spots are limited, so call Mike at 361-655-2909 now to reserve your spot or send e-mail to texassportswrit-er@yahoo.com.

Relay for Life benefit tournament in Yoakum

A Relay for Life benefit softball tournament will take place in Yoakum on April 21.

There will be a men’s and co-ed division. Entry fee will be $125 per team; spots are limited.

To register a team or for more information, call 361-655-2909 or e-mail texas-sportswriter@yahoo.com.

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BRIEFS: Registration for Tom Tom tourneys set

The team of Tom Sudderth, Cruz Nunez, Bill Edwards, Jay Windham, Alan Hunt and Josiah Nunez (shown above) came in first place at the Wednesday Night Scramble held March 20 at Independence Park Golf Course. Coming in sec-ond (shown below) was the team that included Roy Staton, Frank Hurt, Scott Moeller, Shaun Swiful and Billy Breitschopf. The third place team (bottom) was Will Ruddock, Doyle Allen, Brian Sample, Aaron Burek, Erik Kuntschik and Tyrell Howard. (Courtesy photos)

Wednesday Scramble Winners The Gonzales Special Olympics held its track

meet March 27 at the GHS track for the first time in two years. Here are the results :

10M Wheelchair Race: Gold Medal-Patrick DeCola-Gonzales.

50M Dash: Heat 1-Gold Medal-Perrin Myron-Gonzales, Silver Medal-Jennifer Mendez-Gonza-les, Bronze Medal-Cheyene Rooch-Bastrop. Heat 2: Gold Medal-Srushty Savani-Gonzales, Silver Medal-Ashley Trussel-Dewitt, Bronze Medal- Stephanie Kloesel-Dewitt. Heat 3: Gold Medal-Kaylynn Janacek-Dewitt, Silver Medal-Candria Mayberry-Gonzales, Bronze Medal- Preslie Fos-ter-Dewitt, 4th place-Maddie Darilek-Dewitt. Heat 4: Gold Medal-Karena Tealer-Gonzales, Silver Medal-Saigin Pelletier-Gonzales, Bronze Medal; Krislyn Salinas-Gonzales, 4th place-Jo’el Williams-Dewitt, 5th place-Gabriella Arriola.

Boys Softball Throw: Heat 1: Gold Medal-Ian McLain-Gonzales, Silver Medal-Caleb Sanders-Bastrop,

Bronze Medal-Noah Cross-Dewitt. Heat 2: Gold Medal-Mikal Gaush-Dewitt, Silver Medal-Julian Martinez-Dewitt, Bronze Medal-Drake Raece-Bastrop, 4th-Scott Applet-Dewitt, 5th –Brandon Longwell-Bastrop. Heat 3: Gold Medal-Aureilo Chavez-Gonzales, Silver Medal-Gage Avent-Bastrop, Bronze Medal-Ian Stimson-Gonzales, 4th-Dominique White-Gonzales, 5th-Osvaldo Perez-Bastrop, 6th-Alec Jennings-Dewitt, 7th-Jesus Balderas-Gonzales. Heat 4: Gold Med-al-J. R. Eldridge-Gonzales, Silver Medal-Angel Balderaz-Bastrop, Bronze Medal- Christopher Schroeder-Bastrop, 4th-Kiley Stolle-Bastrop, 5th-Austin Hodge-Bastrop, 6th-Isaiah Navejar- Gon-zales, 7th-Alexzavier Martinez-Gonzales. Heat 5: Gold Medal-Jayran Sampleton-Gonzales, Silver Medal-Joshua Chester-Bastrop, Bronze Med-al Arik Jimenez-Dewitt, 4th-Karo Pin-Bastrop, 5th-Issah Duarte-Dewitt, 6th-Justin Almendarez-Bastrop, 7th- Nathan Brown-Bastrop. Heat 6: Gold Medal-Kalum Stolle-Dewitt, Silver Medal-Joaquin Torris Bautista-Bastop, Bronze Medal- Joshua Flores-Bastrop, 4th-Kevin Guss-Bastrop. Heat 7: Gold Medal-Logan Sheffeld-Dewitt, Silver Medal-Christopher Johnson-Gonzales, Bronze Medal- Rufus King-Gonzales, 4th-Zachary Deleon-Bastrop, 5th-Ivan Alarcon-Gallardo, 6th-Donovan Rosales- Bastrop.Heat 8: Gold Medal-Kyle Camarillo-Gonzales, Silver Medal-Trey Von Gonzales-Dewitt, Bronze Medal- Blake Arriola-Gonzales, 4th-Timothy Pergrem-Gonzales, 5th-Andres Reyes-Gomez-Gonzales, 6th-Aljendro Zamorano-Gonzales.

Boys Softball Throw: Heat 1-Gold Medal-Salomon Chavez-Gonzales, Silver Medal-Joshua Branch-Gonzales, Bronze Medal-Adolfo Garcia-Gonzales, 4th-Isaiah Shelton-Gonzales, 5th-Jose Morales

Gonzales.Girls Shot Put: Heat 1:-Gold medal-Amy Mont-

gomery, Bastrop, Silver Medal-Courtney Brown-Bastrop,

Bronze medal-Brianna Bieiski-Bastrop, 4th-Amy Pickering-Bastrop, 5th-Caroline Ortiz-Bas-trop.

Boys Shot Put: Heat 1: Gold Medal-Miguel Guevara-Bastrop, Silver Medal-Esteban Garcia-Gonzales,

Bronze Meal-Leon Kidd-Gonzales, 4th-Austin Casares-Gonzales.

Boys Running Long Jump: Heat 1: Gold Medal-Rodney Eldridge-Dewitt, Silver Medal-Christian Sopsher-Gonzales.

Boys Standing Long Jump- Heat 1: Gold Medal-Ray Gardner-Bastrop, Silver Medal- Darrin Shan-non-Bastrop.

Boys 10M Assisted Walk: Heat 1:Gold Medal-Eulogio Medietta-Gonzales.

Boys Turbo Jav-Heat 1: Gold Medal-Emman-uel Castro-Dewitt, Silver Medal-Stephen Garcia-Dewitt. Heat 2: Gold Medal-Juan Lopez-Dewitt, Silver Medal-Ryan Turman-Bastrop, Bronze Medal-Tyrese Mitchell-Dewitt, 4th-Michael Eddie Spears-Dewitt.

Girls 50M Assisted Walk: Gold Medal-Karoline Pin-Bastrop, Silver Medal- Regan Brown-Dewitt,

Bronze Medal-Sarah Byers-Bastrop.Boys 50M Assisted Walk-Gold Medal-Kevin

Guss-Bastrop, Silver Medal-Mikal Gaush-Dewitt.Girls 50M Walk-Gold Medal-Heavan Lockhart-

Gonzales.Boys 50M Walk-Gold Medal-Caleb Sanders-

Bastrop, Silver Medal-Ian McLain-GonzlaesBronze Medal-Scott Applet-Dewitt.4x100 Unified Relay Team: Gold Medal-Team2-

Zachary Akers, Derrick Davis, Salomon Chavez, Joshua Branch, Silver Medal-Team 3-Austin Casa-res, Skylea Tatsch, Jose Morales, Eric Balderas, Bronze Medal-Team 1-Lindsey Akers, Karena Tealer, Saigin Pellitier, Chelsea McCauley.

4 x 100 Relay Team-Gold Medal- Team 1-Leon Kidd, Adolfo Garc ia, Rufus King, Esteban Garcia, Silver Medal-Team 2-Perrin Myron, Candria May-berry, Timothy Pergrem, Gabriela Arriola.

Girls 25M Walk-Gold Medal-Sydney William-son-Gonzales.

Boys 25M Walk-Gold Medal-James Moreno-Gonzales.

Girls 25M Dash-Gold Medal-Emily Loos-De-witt

Boys 25M Dash-Gold Medal-Noah Cross-De-witt

Girls Ball Throw for Distance- Heat 2-Gold Medal-Sydney Williamson-Gonzales, Silver Med-al-Sarah Byers-Bastrop

Boys Ball Throw for Distance: Heat 1-Patrick DeCola-Gonzales.Heat 2:-Gold Medal-James Moreno-Gonzales, Silver Medal-Eulogio Mendiet-ta-Gonzales.Heat 3: Gold Medal-Blake Simmons-Gonzales, Silver Medal-Owen Morkovsky-Dewitt.

Girls Softball Throw: Heat 1-Gold Medal-Sabri-na Foster-Bastrop, Silver Medal-Jacqueline Lopez-Bastrop, Bronze Medal-Dakota Sargent-Bastrop, 4th-Becca Purdy-Bastrop, 5th-Emily Loos-Dewitt, 6th Heavan Lockhart-Gonzales, 7th Kailyn Mor-ris-Bastrop.Heat 2: Gold Medal-Cheyene Rooch-Bastrop, Silver Medal-Ashley Trussel-Dewitt, Bronze Medal-Preslie Foster-Dewitt, 4th-Jennifer Mendez-Gonzales.Heat 3-Gold Medal-Jo’el Wil-liams-Dewitt, Silver Medal-Stephanie Kloesel-Dewitt, Bronze Medal-Kaylynn Janacek-Dewitt, 4th-Magdalina Gardner-Bastrop, 5th-Candria Mayberry-Gonzales, 6th-Reagan Brown- Dewitt, 7th-Karoline Pin-Bastrop.Heat 4:-Gold Medal-Chelsea Wood-Bastrop, Silver Medal-Desiree Aldridge-Bastrop, Bronze Medal- Srushty Sa-vani-Gonzales, 4th-Maddie Darilek-Dewitt.Heat 5-Gold Medal-Perrin Myron-Gonzales, Silver Medal-Gabriela Arriola-Gonzales, Bronze Medal- Kasey Hoch-Dewitt.Heat 6-Gold Medal-Saigin Pellitier-Gonzales, Silver Medal-Krislyn Salinas-Gonzales, Bronze Medal- Karena Tealer-Gonzales

Boys 50M Dash-Heat 1-Gold Medal-Stephen Garcia-Dewitt, Silver Medal-Julian Martinez-De-witt,

Bronze Medal-Ian Stimson-Gonzales, 4th-An-gel Balderas-Bastrop.Heat 2:-Gold Medal-Trey Von Gonzales-Dewitt, Silver Medal-Alejandro Zamo-rano-Gonzales, Bronze Medal-Isaiah Navejar-Gonzales.Heat 3-Gold Medal-Tyrese Mitchel-De-witt, Silver Medal-Logan Sheffeld-Dewitt, Bronze Medal-Kyle Camarillo-Gonzales, 4th-Drake Raece-Bastrop.Heat 4-Gold Medal-Gustavo Velas-quez-Gonzales, Silver Medal-Andres Reyes-Go-mez-Gonzales, Bronze Medal-Rufus King-Gon-zales, 4th-Issah Duarte-Dewitt, 5th-Dominique White-Gonzales.Heat5-Gold Medal-Christopher Johnson-Gonzales, Silver Medal-Jayran Sample-ton, Bronze Medal-Alec Jennings-Dewitt, 4th-J.R. Eldridge-Gonzales, 5th-Aureilo Chavez-Gon-zales, 6th-Isaiah Shelton-Gonzales.Heat 6 Gold Medal-Kiley Stolle-Dewitt, Silver Medal-Kalum Stolle-Dewitt, Bronze Medal-Jose Morales- Gonza-les, 4th-Timothy Pergrem-Gonzales, 5th-Salomon Chavez-Gonzales, 6th-Adolfo Garcia-Gonzales, 7th-Blake Arriola-Gonzales.

Girls 100M Dash Heat 1--Gold Medal-Desiree Aldridge-Bastrop, Silver Medal-Becca Purdy-Bastrop, Bronze Medal-Dakota Sarget-Bastrop, 4th-Kailyn Morris-Bastrop.Heat 2-Gold Medal-Brianna Bieiski-Bastrop, Silver Medal-Courtney Brown-Bastrop, Bronze Medal- Amy Montgom-ery-Bastrop, 4th-Magdalina Gardner-Bastrop Heat 3-Gold Medal-Sabrina Foster-Bastrop, Silver Medal-Jacqueline Lopez-Bastrop, Bronze Medal- Chelsea Wood-Bastrop, 4th-Am Pickering-Bas-trop.

Boys 100M Dash-Heat 1-Gold Medal-Bran-don Longwell-Bastrop, Silver Medal-Emanuel Castelan-Figueroa-Bastrop Heat 2-Gold Medal-Darrin Shannon-Bastrop, Silver Medal-Joaquin Torres Bartista-Bastrop, Bronze Medal-Emman-uel Castro-Dewitt, 4th-Christopher Schroeder-Bastrop.

Gonzales Special Olympics

Wednesday Scramble Winners

Another season for the Gonzales Little League will officially kick off this Sat-urday with Opening Day ceremonies at the Gonzales Little League Complex.

League President B.J. LaBuhn said he is antici-pating another good year of baseball, softball and T-ball from the youth of Gonzales and the surrounding areas.

“We are looking towards a great season for our Little League,” he said.

While there is a slight decrease in the number of athletes, the league will be right around its average numbers. Fans will also

be able to enjoy some new treats on select days from the concession day.

“The concession stand will serve hamburgers on Friday nights,” LaBuhn said. “We are going to try something new this year.”

He said the hamburgers will be available during Sat-urday’s festivities.

LaBuhn also expressed his gratitude to the volun-teers and parents who work in the concession stand or help with the teams.

“Our league cannot be a success without our parents and volunteers,” he said. “I wish to thank them for their work.”

LaBuhn said he hopes the players can take plenty away from their involve-

ment in the games.“I wish all of our youth

in the league to learn and to have lots of fun,” he said.

Teams will need to start lining up on Field 3 around 8 a.m. on Saturday for Opening Day ceremony. The ceremony will start around 9 a.m. and will have the First Pitches around 9:45 a.m.

Little League District Ad-ministrator Joe Patterson will throw out both pitches for baseball and softball. Jason Davis will present the balls to Patterson and catching the pitches will be Gonzales High School head baseball coach Larry Wuth-rich and GHS head softball coach Holli Miller.

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1 p.m. - GVEC.net Phillies at Sonic Cardinals, Field 2; Buffington Funeral Home Reds at West Motors Twins, Field 3

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ESTATE SALESaturday, April 6th. 8-?. Westhoff, Texas on corner of Crane & Cook Ave, across from Lutheran Church. Dishes, fur-niture, clothes, etc.--------------------------Garage Sale. Sat-urday, April 6 from 8 till ? Shiner Hwy. (90A-East). 1 mile passed city lim-its on left. Lots of household items.--------------------------Garage Sale. 820 Oil Patch Lane, April 6, 9 a.m. Furniture, bedding, clothes, appliances.

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.--------------------------ABOVE GROUND

POOL15’x30’ above-ground pool with deck, 48” high, needs new liner. Buyer disassem-bles, no delivery available. $1,400. Call 830-672-1106.--------------------------7 bags of shred-ded paper & vari-ous boxes. Great for packing. Call 830-519-4176 (Gonza-les).--------------------------Poulan Weedeater, $50; Poulan Leaf Blower, $50. Excel-lent condition. 361-208-3565.--------------------------For Sale: Pogo Stix, orange, 10-yrs & up, $10.00. UT Col-or Western Jacket, pants, culottes, cute, Size 8, $15.00. Go UT Longhorns. 830-263-4608--------------------------For Sale: Mattress Set, floor lamps, freezer. Come by Care Free Inn, Gon-zales, 1804 E. Sarah DeWitt Dr.--------------------------5.0 Chest type freezer, 2 TV’s, 1 - 19”, 1 - 25”, 3 infant car seats. Excellent Condition. Call 830-203-8633.--------------------------Kohler 15” water saver toilet, used 2 months. Paid $200, asking $100 cash. Call Barbara, 830-672-1106.--------------------------For Sale: BGR 14 Series Bottom Mounted Swing Glass Door Refriger-ator by Master Built. Contact Carolyn at Gonzales Poultry. 672-7954.--------------------------Party dresses for sale: 4 short, 2 long. Purple, yellow, gold, blue green. Also jackets, men’s jack-ets, overcoat, etc. Call 672-8034.--------------------------For sale: Singer 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.--------------------------Ranch Hand grill guard for 2000-2006 Ford Pickup, 1/2 ton or 3/4 ton. Good condition. $250. Call 830-540-4277.--------------------------DynaVoxV series 5. Communication de-vice - has keyboard, m o u s e , c h a r g e r, case. Works great. new $8,000. Can go on internet, read ebooks, play music, download pictures & programs. Ask-ing $1,000. Good for autistic children or speech impaired children or adults. kathy, 830-857-6646.--------------------------Golf Clubs. 2 sets w/bag. $50 each. Great for aspiring Tigers. Call 437-2046.--------------------------Horse blanket great condition paid $70 asking $45 obo, treadmill, good condition, works, asking $125 obo. Call or text, (830) 857-6487.--------------------------For Sale: Concrete parking curbs 6’ long 6” tall plain or painted, 16’ + 20’ long concrete cattle guard bases, cattle feed troughs. Call Vic for pricing, 672-6383 or 857-3827.--------------------------MP3 Player. SanD-isk 8GB. Brand new. 437-2046.--------------------------For Sale: Brush Guard for 2004 1/2 ton Chev. Pickup $50 and 36” Whirl-pool used Gas Range, $50. 361-594-2507.--------------------------21” RCA TV, great for kids room or 2nd TV. $75. Call 437-2046.--------------------------

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

Hohner acoustic guitar w/case. Good for student, $75. Keyboard, Casio-tone, TT 360, $125. 437-2046.--------------------------Unicorn Collection for Sale. Call Fran-ces between 9pm-10am, 830-857-6476.--------------------------1800’S Double Bar-rell Shotgun, Rem-ington $1,500. Call 512-917-4078.--------------------------Antique Straight Razor display case, 18x24 (Memorabil-ia). $695. Call 512-917-4078.--------------------------Troybilt Trimmer

with attachments (edger, tiller). 4 cycle, uses straight gasoline. $250. 361-741-2604.--------------------------For Sale: ORGANIC EGGS. Free Range chickens. $2.00 dozen. Will deliver to Gonzales weekly. 830-540-3536.--------------------------Large shower chair. 19” color TV w/stand, stand has rollers. 857-8090.--------------------------2 Lounge Chairs, 6 ft. tall headboard, bed frame, oak din-ing table, antique egg incubator, en-tertainment cen-ter, lamp stand w/drawers, booth din-ing table, planter boxes. 361-594-4307.--------------------------Large amount qual-ity items. Every-thing $85.00; worth about $300. Health problems prevent garage sale. In Lockhart. Mel, 512-376-9396.--------------------------Clavinova Yamaha Digital Piano w/bench. Under War-ranty. $2,700. Call 830-339-0111.--------------------------Used Dell Com-puter. Keyboard & Monitor. $250 cash. Call 512-917-4078.--------------------------

--------------FOR SALE Used cy-clone fencing and post. 1990 Dodge pick up with lift gate. Can be seen at GHA 410 Village Dr. Gonzales, Texas. For information call Jeanette Conques-tat 830-672-3419.--------------------------Upright piano for sale. Great for kids starting piano les-sons. All keys works. Needs to be tuned. $100. Call 830-832-5965.--------------------------Unique BBQ Pit, Stagecoach. In-cludes Electric Ro-tisserie $275. Call 512-917-4078.--------------------------Gasoline operated Hedger, $125; 5 HP Tiller, $200. Both in excellent condition. 361-208-3565. --------------------------Electric Hospital bed, $150. 582-1120. --------------------------Stain Glass Win-dow, white tail deer. $275. 512-917-4078.--------------------------For Sale: Headache Rack, Bumper Hitch, Aluminum Run-ning Boards, 5 office desks, Lift Chair, An-tique Bed, Leather Sofa Bed. 1109 FM

532 West, Shiner. 361-596-4403.--------------------------Air Framing Nailer. Contractor Series. $75.00. Call 361-741-2604.

MESQUITE BBQ WOOD FOR SALE in Gonzales County. All sizes and shapes, ready to use. (830) 672-6265.--------------------------Firewood: Pickup load is $60.00. If you haul. Delivered is $85. Call: 830-540-4430.

6hp motor rear tine tiller. Used, about 10hrs. 857-5142.--------------------------Want to Buy: Oliver 60 Tractor. V.A.C. Case Tractor. Run or Not. 361-293-1633.--------------------------5 Bale Hay King Trailer & Bale Flip-per Loader. Load hay without getting out of truck. Video on baleflipper.com. $13,500. 512-565-5927.

Table with 4 chairs, Loveseat, South-western design, Queen size bed w/mattress & box-springs, Girls white iron daybed, mat-tress, boxsprings, pop up unit, matching white desk, white china cabinet. All excel-lent condition. 830-203-8633.--------------------------Large china cabi-net, $200.00 . 830-672-2604.--------------------------Large Oak desk w/glass topper and large wooded desk. 830-672-3626.--------------------------New Sofa for Sale. $400. Call 830-875-9422, Luling.--------------------------Couch, dresser, buf-fet. $50 each. Call 830-263-1181.--------------------------7 pc. dinette, $95; coffee and end table, $75; Rol-laway Bed, $35; 37” TV, $15; 2 office re-ceptionist chairs, couch, table, etc. 361-596-4096. --------------------------Small round dining table with leaf, ex-tends to oval. $50. Vintage pub table with extensions, $175. Black metal futon with mattress & cover. Like new. $75. 830-540-3382.

Grill Guard for Ford Pickup Truck, $50. 540-4277.--------------------------2005 Cadillac CTS in excellent mechanical conditiion. 109,000 miles, 4-door, V-6, $8,800. Call 210-274-2209.--------------------------For sale: Merucry Grand Marquis. Me-tallic Jade Green Ef-fect. 22 inch rims. C.D. Player. Runs great. $4,000. 830-203-8841. Thomas. Serious calls only.--------------------------WANTED: Older Chevy Chevelle or Nova for restoration. Call Jim, 210-393-4131. (04/11/13.)--------------------------1990 Chevrolet Cor-vette ZR1. Special Performance Coop. The LT5 engine is a 32 valve engine with a 16 fuel injections and twin double over head cams. Call: 830-540-4430.--------------------------Car and truck rims for sale. 15” and 14” rims. Can be used on trail-ers, trucks or older cars up to 1980. 437-2232.

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NOTICE FOR PROPOSALS

The Gonzales Independent School District will receive proposals until 2:00 PM on Thursday, April 25th, 2013 for the items listed below. Pro-posals will be received at the Central Office, 926 St. Lawrence, Gonza-les, Texas 78629.

Proposal Items: 1. High School Fire Sprinkler System Inspection2. Refinish Gym Floors3. Fire Extinguishers and Fire Suppression System Inspections4. Fire Alarm System Inspection5. Athletic Turf Care Program6. Integrated Pest Management7. General Contracting8. Plumbing9. Wax-Stripper and Sealer Supplies

Proposal documents, specifications and other data may be examined by all bidders, at 1615 St. Lawrence or will be mailed, upon request and payment for postage by vendor. Contact Clarence Opiela, Director of Maintenance, 830-672-7507.

All proposals must be sealed, signed by an authorized representative of the vendor, indicate the proposal number and be received prior to, or on, the date and time specified. Late proposals will not be accepted. The district has the right to accept or reject any proposal based upon the best interest of the district and to waive any requirement or techni-calities.

Proposals will be considered for approval at the May 13th, 2013 regu-lar School Board meeting.

NOTICES HELP WANTED

WANTED:

CDL DRIVERS NEEDEDBobtail Truck Driver

Day & Night Positions AvailableRequirements:

Class A CDL with HazMat/Tanker EndorsementsMust be at least 25 years of age

Insurance, 401K and vacation included

Applications available at:Schmidt & Sons, Inc.

2510 Church St. • Gonzales, Texas 78629www.schmidtandsons.com

(830) 672-2018 • John Clark @ ext. 112Call The

Gonzales Cannon to place your FREE

Garage Sale Ads here.830-672-7100

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or email to:subscriptions@gonzalescannon.com

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

Various Positions

New entry level wages.

We offer 401k, Vacation, Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance. Apply at Kitchen Pride Mush-room Farms, Inc. County Road 348, Gonzales, TX.

830.540.4516. KPMF is an EOE.

Kitchen Pride Mushroom Farms solicita personal de tiempo completo inmediatamente en

Diferentes Áreas

Nuevo Sueldo Inicial

Ofrecemos el plan 401K, Vacaciones, Seguro de Salud, Dental, de Visión y de Vida. Interesa-dos favor de aplicar en Kitchen Pride Mushroom

Farms, Inc., Country Road 348, Gonzales, TX 830.540.4516. KPMF es un Empleador con Igual-

dad de Oportunidades (EOE)

SAFETY TECHNICIANHolmes Foods, Inc. is seeking a Safety Tech-nician for our Poultry Processing Plant in Nix-on, Texas. Candidate must have the follow-ing qualifications: safety training, knowledge of OSHA 1910 Safety Regulations, first aid, able to work flexible hours, and be self-moti-vated. Bilingual is preferred. Interested appli-cants should fax resume to Jimmy Newman, at (830)582-1767 or call (830)582-1551, ext. 226 to set up an interview.

Apply today - Start today!Production/Poultry Processing: • Back Dock Hanger • 2nd Processing • Sanitation (Nights) Mon.-Fri., 8-10 hr. days

Must have proof of identity and eligibility to work in the U.S. Drug screening as applicable to position.

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Human Resources603 W. Central, Hwy. 87, Nixon, Texas830-582-1619 for more information.Si Habla Espanol

Kitchen Pride Mushroom Farms has an opening for Pack Room Supervisor. Candidates must have previous supervisory experience. Must have strong communica-tion skills, be able to lead by example, manage multiple tasks and maintain a good team working environment in a fast paced business. Bilingual, knowledge of SQF

and HACCP programs a plus. Competitive pay/base on experience. Excellent benefits: Health, Dental, Vision,

Life and 401K.Please mail resume to

Kitchen Pride Mushroom Farms,

P.O. Box 585, Gonzales TX 78629 or email to HR@kitchenpride.com.

EOE

HELP WANTED

“SIMPLY THE BEST deals on new Chev-rolets and GMCs AND over 100 used vehicles with fi-nancing to fit most credit situations. Grafe Chevrolet GMC, Hallettsville, TX 800-798-3225 or 361-798-3281 or GRAFECHEVYGMC.COM”--------------------------For Sale: 1995 Ford F-250, Ext. Cab, 4x4, V-8, Automatic Trans-mission, Heavy Duty, Good Work Truck, Good condition, 830-672-2192.--------------------------2006 Chevrolet Im-pala for sale. 4-door, V6 engine, a little over 17,000 miles. Silver. One owner. Asking $13,000. 830-672-3147.--------------------------1988 Saab 900 Turbo Coup Convertible. Top work but rebuilt clutch. Good buy. $800. 830-857-5927.--------------------------1972 Chevy Half Ton Pickup. Rebuilt drive train except rear end. All original. 29K En-gine, 50K Transmis-sion. 3/4 rear springs. $1K. 830-857-5927.--------------------------For Sale: 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 - $7,500. 2nd owner pickup with low miles, cold A/C, spray-in bed liner, grill guard, towing package and more! Call Lauren at (361) 648-5049 for more info.--------------------------Tires for Sale. 4 brand new tires - 255-35-ZR20 Nitto Extreme ZR with Rims - Mar-tin Bros 20” universal rims. $500. 830-857-1340.

Save Thousands, Gi-ant Clearance Sale on all Models, New-Used-Trades. Special Financing Available. Fayette Country Homes, Schulen-burg. 979-743-6192. Open Sundays 1-6. tierraverdehomes. com. (RBI 32896).--------------------------Oil Field Specials-2 or 3 bedrooms Single-wides or 8x28 Travel Trailers. Lowest Prices in South Central Tex-as. Fayette Country Homes, Schulen-burg, 979-743-6192. Open Sundays 1-6. (RBI 32896)--------------------------Cheaper in The Country - New - Used-Trades. Featuring Clayton, Fleetwood & The Custom Built Tierra Verde Homes. Fayette Country Homes, Schulen-burg, 800-369-6888. Open Sundays, 1-6. (RBI 32896).--------------------------TRADE YOUR OLD

HOME TODAY!We pay top dol-lar for trades! No money down! Sin-glewides, Double-wides, Triplewides, Park Models, Cedar Cabins! Call now 8 3 0 - 6 2 0 - 4 5 0 0 . RBI#36649.--------------------------

USED SINGLEWIDE

Like New! - Super Nice Shape! Only $17,900. Call now 8 3 0 - 6 2 0 - 4 5 0 0 . RBI#36649.--------------------------

EARLY BIRD TAX REFUND!

Don’t wait to buy your home! Got taxes coming back? Get started now while interest rates are 3.85%. Call now 830-620-4500. RBI#36649.--------------------------WHOLESALE USED

DOUBLEWIDE2011 - Like New - ONLY $64,900. 4/2 28x64! Call now 8 3 0 - 6 2 0 - 4 5 0 0 . RBI#36649.--------------------------FANTASTIC 4BR on

4.6 ACRESBeautiful - land and home package. This home is super nice. Very private! comes with a barn and fenced! Call now 830-620-4500. RBI#36649.

OIL FIELD HOUSING!

M a n u f a c t u r e d homes that sleep up to 16 men - C O M F O R TA B LY ! READY NOW! Call now 830-620-4500. RBI#36649.--------------------------3bedroom/2 bath-room singlewide available. $27,900. Call if in need of housing. 830-305-6926. RBI#36486.--------------------------OILFIELD HOUS-ING - 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom with washer and dryer, office spaces, must see to appreci-ate. 830-305-6926. RBI#36486.--------------------------Between 4-5 Acres for Sale. Double-wide. Excellent con-dition. Hwy. front-age. 3BR, all electric, all appliances. Call 830-857-1026.

Mobile Home for rent, 2BR/1Bath, appliances/some furniture, on ranch near Ottine. No p e t s / s m o k e r s . $850/mo. plus de-posit and electric-ity. (830) 424-3089 or (361) 537-2131.--------------------------Trailer House for rent. 3br & 1 1/2 bath. Smiley area. 830-857-0707.--------------------------Roadrunner Mo-bile Home Park, 3 bedroom/1 bath, furnished Mobile Homes for Rent. “MOVE IN SPE-CIAL”. $675 for the first three months, $775 the fourth month and after! $675 for deposit. More information: 361-293-3420/361-582-6593/361-798-0816, 900 Old Shin-er Rd. Yoakum, Tx. --------------------------For Sale or Lease. 3 BR Trailer House, 2 RV Spots. Leesville. 830-433-0603.--------------------------FOR RENT: 2bed, 1 bath trailer. New kitchen floor. For more information call Samantha at 830-857-5812.

Room for rent for working person. 1BR/1BA. Quiet neighborhood. Call 203-7146 after 4 p.m.

For Rent in Lockhart.

1Bath Home. Nice Quiet Neighbor-hood. $700/month, $500 deposit. Must have your own fridge & stove.Call 830-832-3163.-------------------------- 3 Bedroom 2 bath home with large fenced yard and carport in Luling. Large laundry room. $675.00 per month with $400.00 deposit. Pets OK. Available for move in asap. Call Debbie at 830-263-4356.--------------------------2 bedroom 1 bath home in Seguin. Lots of charm. No washer/dryer con-nections. Will be ready for move in by March 22nd. $750.00 per month with $400.00 de-posit. Pets Ok. Call Debbie at 830-263-4356.--------------------------Duplex - 2 Bed-room/1 bath. CA/CH, Insulated, All Electric. Appliances, ceiling fans, vault-

ed ceiling, panel-ing, vinyl, carpet, tub/shower, utility room, deck porch. $675 + deposit & references. No Pets. 830-672-2227.--------------------------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.--------------------------Completely re-modeled inside and out. 2 & 3 bed-room homes. Fully furnished. Rent by night, week or month. Fantastic n e i g h b o r h o o d . Cheaper by night than hotel room. 672-5169.--------------------------3/2 house for rent in Gonzales. $1,350/mo., $1,350/sec. de-posit. Call 830-401-4123.--------------------------3BR/2BA large house. Fully fur-nished, beds, lin-ens, washer/dryer, cable T.V., stove, refrigerator. CA/CH. Great for crew. Monthly or lease available. Home in town, plenty of parking. 512-820-5461.--------------------------Charming 1/1 home on 2 wooded acs, w/lrg. deck in country, 77 North, paved road. $775/mo. No pets/smok-ers. 512-415-6483.--------------------------3/2 Large home on nice lot. $1,250/mo. Stove, refrigerator, included. Families or Oil Field Workers welcome. 713-501-3416.--------------------------For Rent: 2 B R / 2 B A / 2 C G home on 183 N. $1,250/mo., plus deposit. Call 830-857-4458 for infor-mation.--------------------------Motel Suites. 2 bed-rooms, full kitchen, porch/small yard. $68 nightly, $310 weekly. Crews wel-come. Call JR, 512-292-0070, 512-656-0521.--------------------------House for Rent. 302 Lancaster, Moulton, TX. Nice spacious 1BR home w/ap-pliances & a large yard. Call for info. 832-633-3950.--------------------------Single Suite. Perfect for Supervisor for Oil Company. Full kitchen, washer/dryer, TV/Full cable, wireless internet. No smoking inside. No Pets. Fully fur-nished and all bills paid. Private Yard/Garage. Weekly, $280; Deposit $300. Call 512-292-0070--------------------------Home For Rent. Country Home. completely remod-eled. 2BR/1BA, CA, hardwood floors, roof for AG Proj-ect. Navarro ISD between Seguin & New Braunfels. $1,000 month, $1,000 deposit. 830-660-7351 or 830-822-5348.--------------------------

ATTENTION OIL AND GAS PIPE LINERS - CREW

HOUSING AVAILABLE

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

MOTEL ROOMS AVAILABLE

NIGHTLY RATESSingle nightly rates starting at $35.00 per night. Which include A/C, Micro-wave, Refrigerator, TV/Cable and fur-nished with all bills paid. Please call JR at (512) 292-0070 or (830) 672-3089.--------------------------For Rent to oilfield or pipeline work-ers 2BR/1BA, CH/A, furnished kitchen in Yoakum. Call 361-293-6821.--------------------------3/2, like new 1,800 sq. ft. in Nixon. $1,000/mo. Call 830-857-6921.

Looking for a 2 or 3BR nice house in Nixon and Leesville area. Call 830-857-1658.--------------------------Looking for a nice house in or near Gonzales. 940-284-4255.

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.

Office Space for rent - $650.00 in-cludes water and electricity. No long term contract. Con-tact Kim at Gonza-les Storage Units (next to McCoy’s). 830-672-3763.--------------------------Office Space for rent. 1500 sq. ft., with one acre for truck parking, lo-cated at 314 West Cone Street, Gon-zales, Texas. If in-terested please call (830) 672-4433.--------------------------For Rent: Office space or store front, 960 sq. ft., 1/2 block off square. Kitchen-ette, 1 ba, newly re-furbished. For more information, call 830-672-6265.--------------------------For Rent: Indus-trial Property for rent. M1 Ind. Stor-age Yard, 70x130. Church Street. 830-423-2103.--------------------------For sale or lease. 10,000 sq. ft. Bldg. with multi-level loading docks - Prime location - with offices and separate garage. Call 830-857-5448.--------------------------For Lease: Small of-fice space w/work-shop located at 339 St. George. Recently Renovated, $400/month. For more information please (830) 672-5580.

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

Efficiency apart-ment. EVERY-THING furnished. Pots, Pans, towels, TV. 183 N. $600/per month. Call 830-875-3028.--------------------------3BR, 2BA 1670+Sq. Ft. Upstairs apart-ment on Residen-tial Lot in nice area of Cuero, $1,185/mo. includes all Util. with cable and WiFi, fully furnished - incl. linens. Hotel-style kitchenette (no sink or stove), but full-size fridge, microwave & Keurig brewer. Hot plate ok, outdoor bbq w/propane & charcoal grill onsite. No pets. $750 deposit, 3 mo. lease. (361) 484-1922, leave mes-sage.

Sitting at night tak-ing care of elderly in their home. Ref-erences, transpor-tation. Call 361-212-8731.--------------------------Little Miss Dawn’s Residential Clean-ing Service has openings for after-noons. References & Bonded. 512-508-6221(04-11-13).--------------------------Need personal service? Will clean oilfield campers, homes and apart-ments. Also offer laundry work, iron-ing and running your personal er-rands. If you need a pair of jeans or shirt ironed for the night out or last minute event and didn’t make it to the cleaners in time, give me a call (830) 203-0716. Refer-ences. Available.--------------------------House cleaning services available. Reasonable rates. Servicing Gonzales and surrounding areas. References available. Call Bar-bara at 979-777-8710 or email bar-barajp30@hotmail.com.--------------------------In Home Appliance Repair. Washer, Dry-ers, all major ap-pliances, 30 years experience. Haul Scrap Metal & appli-ances. Call Larry at 361-596-4391.--------------------------

Hand for Hire, Odd Jobs Done, FREE estimates. Anything you don’t want to do, Junk hauling, Tree Removal, Lot clearing, House pressure washing, office help, ranch, farm, lawn & Flower beds, Barbed wire fence repair, gutter cleaning, I do win-dows. One call does it all. Call Terry (830) 203-1503 or (830) 857-5927.--------------------------I am looking for a private setting job around Gonzales, Cost or on 1116 (Pilgrim Road). I have 20 years ex-perience. Please call Emily, 830-437-2727; Cell, 820-263-2768.--------------------------

LOOKING FOR A JOB

Certified Nurs-ing Assistant. Not hiring but look-ing for work as a Live-in caregiver or Live Out in San Antonio or Seguin area. Have 30 + years experience. CPR certified. Lov-ing, dependanble and experienced with Home Health, Agencies, Hospice, and have a big heart. If interested please call 830-391-4837.--------------------------Camera work for businesses, pro-motional uses, editing titles. 830-263-0909. cre-ativechannel@live.com.--------------------------

For Your Specialty Cake Needs. Call Connie Komoll, 830-203-8178.--------------------------

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Will do house cleaning Monday thru Friday. Call 830-203-0735.--------------------------

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HELP WANTED

Call Human Resources at 830-582-1619 for more information or email resume to: cnivens@holmesfoods.com

603 W. Central, Hwy. 87, Nixon, TexasSi Habla Español

Production / Poultry Processing:NOW HIRING!!

Supervisor Responsible for managing processing of department.

Responsible for planning and maintaining work systems, procedures, and policies that enable and encourage optimum performance

Responsible for planning and allocating resources to effectively staff and accomplish departmental productivity and quality goals.

Plan, evaluate and improve the effi ciency of processes and procedures to enhance speed, quality, effi ciency and output of department.

Day ShiftMonday - Friday

Competitive pay /BOEExcellent benefi ts: Health, Medical, Vision, 401K

MOBILE HOMES

ROOM FOR RENT

Call 672-7100 to place your free garage sale

HELP WANTED HELP WANTED

Plant Openings Plant Palletizers & Cleanup Positions

Benefits include: Vacation, Sick Leave, Hosp. Ins.,

Dental, Vision, 401K, ESOP. Apply in person at:

Cal-Maine foods, Inc., 1680 CR431 or 748 CR 422,

Waelder, Texas 78959. Mon-Friday, 7-4 pm. Telephone number

830-540-4105/830-540-4684.

Victoria College Gonzales Center

Part Time Groundskeeper

Position will be responsible for maintaining the Gonzales

Center campus grounds as directed. Work is primarily

outdoors and may involve the use of power equipment. This position also serves as backup to the Custodial staff therefore

occasional custodial duties will be performed. Starting

pay range is $10.75 - $11.50 an hour.

www.victoriacollege.edu/jobsatvc or call 1-830-672-6251. EOE

WANT TO RENT

The City of Gonzales is accepting applications for the position of Municipal Court Clerk. Applicant must be of good moral character, a high school grad-uate or obtained a GED, a U.S. citizen, at least 21 years of age, with a good credit history, have a stable work record, no felony convictions, and no DUI or DWI convictions within the last 5 years. Must be able to travel and obtain certification from the State of Texas as a Municipal Court Clerk within one year of hire and must maintain certification requirements on an annual basis.

Starting Salary is dependent upon qualifications and experience, plus an excellent benefit package. Appli-cations are available on the City of Gonzales web-site Cityofgonzales.org or from the City Manager’s Administrative Assistant at City Hall. Applicants should submit a short resume and job application to the City Manager’s Administrative Assistant. The City of Gonzales is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Municipal

court clerk

$11.00Per Hour

CashierAll Shifts

Buc-ee’s #15114 Hwy. 90A,

Gonzales, Texas 78629http://bucees.com/careers.html

ASSISTANT MANAGERAssistant Manager needed by the Gonzales Branch of World Finance. Valid driver license and auto re-quired. This is a Manager Trainee po-sition and a career opportunity that offers excellent salary and a complete fringe benefit package. Promotion to Manager possible within 15 months. No experience necessary.

Apply in person at623 N. St. Paul

EOE M/F

Driver Position. Class A CDL required. Local region. Out and back

on same shift to delivery routes. We offer a competitive wage along

with 401K, Vacation, Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance.

Apply at Kitchen Pride Mushroom

Farms, Inc., County Road 348, Gonzales, TX.

830.540.4516KPMF is an EOE

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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 test if interested, Duke,

830-857-3118.--------------------------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)

I am looking for a sitter for my 6 year old daughter for before and after school a few days a week. Preferably someone who can come to my home. References and ex-perience required. Contact me at 830-203-9159.--------------------------Mom, let Jumping Jelly Beans be your drop in child care answer. Go shop-ping, run errands or have a great evening out while your mind is at ease knowing your child is safe and happy. Standard drop in hours apply: day, evening and night. Let’s talk! Refer-ences and resume’ available. 830-519-4012--------------------------Child care in home. I have 2 openings, Curriculum and meals included. Please call for de-tails. 830-263-0058.

1999 Mountain Aire Motorhome - Ford V10 gasoline en-gine - Onan gen-erator - 2 slide outs - 2 A/C’s - all appli-ances in working condition - driver side door - sleeps 4-6 - no smoking or pets - VERY CLEAN interior - Call 210-884-7085 - Asking $22,000.--------------------------203 Big Sky 38’ Fifth wheel Travel Trailer. 3 slideouts, very, very nice. 3 1/2 yrs. Bumper to bum-per warranty left. $17,900. Call 512-914-8347.--------------------------RV For Sale. Older unit. 5th wheel. $2,900. Contact Richard, 830-556-6905.--------------------------Ford Motorhome. 44,000 orig. miles. All working. $2,995. 830-857-6565.

Travel Trailer. EV-ERYTHING fur-nished. TV. 183 N. $600/per month. Call 830-875-3028.--------------------------RV for Rent. $300/wk. Call 512-667-4356.--------------------------Travel Trailer for rent or sale. Rent is $300.00 per week with all bills paid. Will relocate to RV park of your choice and I pay the RV Rental. Or $1,000.00 per month with all bills paid. Will sell travel trailer for $55,000. Call 830-351-0943 for 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. Call Rich-ard, 830-556-6095.

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

1996, 18.5’ Baymas-ter Center Console Boat, 120 Horse Force Mercury Mo-tor with Jack Plate, Lourence GPS Map-p i n g - S o n a r - Fi s h Finder, Marine Ra-dio. $7,000.00. Con-tact 830-263-2920.--------------------------For Sale or Trade: 27’ Sailboat, Beam 8’, fiberglass. 361-561-3335. Ask for Jeff.

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

Free Puppies. Five Lab/Cocker Spaniel Mix. 830-857-0459.--------------------------Precious long haired Chihuahua puppies. Pure bred. 9 wks. old. Born Thanksgiving. 1st shots & wormed. Paper trained. Males & Females. Playful and very cute. Raised in my home with a lot of love. $200/each. 1-830-560-6668.--------------------------Free kittens. Call 361-594-4307.--------------------------

PuppiesHalf Lab, Half Pyr-enees. Free to good home. 830-203-1733 or 830-540-4485.--------------------------We stock Sportmix Dog and Cat Food, Demon WP for those ants and scor-pions. Livestock show contestants, we carry feed-ers, waterers, heat lamps, access for show birds. Gonza-les Poultry Supply, 1006 St. Paul Street, 672-7954.(TFN)

Fancy Feathers Bantams. Feather Duster Roos. Col-ors, pairs, $20. Will deliver to Gonzales. 512-272-5147.--------------------------For Sale: ORGANIC EGGS. Free Range chickens. $2.00 dozen. Will deliver to Gonzales weekly. 830-540-3536.--------------------------For Sale: 2 & 3 year old red & black Brangus Bulls. No Papers. Good selec-tion. Call 830-437-5772.--------------------------Black Limousin and Angus Heifers and Bulls, Gentle In-crease your wean-ing weights. Es-tablished breeder since 1971. Delivery available 979 561- 6148 .--------------------------Muscovy ducks for sale. $10.00 each. 8 3 0 - 2 6 3 - 2 4 8 2 . (TFN)--------------------------For Sale: Registered Polled Hereford Bulls. 8-22 mths old. Heifers also, 8 months to 2 years. 830-540-4430.--------------------------WANT TO BUY: Any or Unwanted Hors-es. Call Leejay at

830-857-3866.--------------------------For Sale: Baby & Young Adult Ducks. Mix Breeds. Cost $3.50-$20.00 each. Call 830-857-6844, ask for Tammy Ste-phens.--------------------------DISPERSAL SALE. Miniature donkeys (28” to 36”), male and female, solid and tricolored, 6 mos. to 4 years. Four year olds may be registered with vet exam/affidavit. Excellent pets, loves people. Priced ac-cording to gender, age and color. 830-672-6265 or 857-4251.--------------------------Dwarf Nigerian goats (miniature), multicolored, male and female, 3 mos. to 2-3 years. 830-672-6265, 830-857-4251.

Home for sale by owner. 2BDR, can be made into a 3 BDR/1BA, corner lot, storage build-ing. 1404 Cavett St., Gonzales, TX. Con-tact Jen at 830-351-4069 after 6 p.m. $65,000.00. Needs minor repairs. Good starter home.--------------------------Real Estate: Owner finance, 1214 St. Matthew. 2B/1Ba. $73,000 or best cash offer. Call Mar-tha, 830-556-2280. Habla Espanol.--------------------------For Sale Histori-cal Estate Home. Built in the 1800’s. Great investment home. Made into 4 apartments. Does need work. Home is located at 713 St. John, Gonzales, Texas. Asking price is $225,000.00. Con-tact information, Alex Lopez, 512-921-8707 or Lupe Lopez, 713-206-8105.--------------------------3/2, CA/CH, on 5.42 Acres, 75 miles West of San Antonio. Ex-tra Large garage. Call for information, 830-494-4102.--------------------------House for sale by owner. 2BR/1Bath CA/H. $65,000. 830-234-3415 or 830-279-7900.--------------------------Low Down on a 3/2/1136sq ft. home. Asking $79,800 w/ only $800 down. 202 East Lee Smiley, TX. Call Mr Smith, 855-847-6806. --------------------------Older couple down-sizing 15 acres (10 acres fenced), house, 3/1 1/2, Barn, ponds, trees. Wharton County. $137,000. 979-533-3262.

4BR/2BA, 1900 Sq. ft. 210 Tanglewood Trail. New appli-ances, remodeled, new master bath. 830-857-6488.--------------------------House for Sale/To Be Moved: 3BR/1Ba frame house, pier & beam foundation, central A/H. Buyer responsible for moving house from property, $6,000. 830-857-4172.--------------------------Two story, eleven room home which includes three bed-room, two baths. Apprx. 2,500 sq. ft. on about an half acre. Corner lot, zoned for residen-t ia l /commercia l . Luling. $150,000. 830-875-6975.

75 Acres Gillispie Co. 10 Min. N. of Fred-ericksburg. Hwy. Frontage, Hunting, Investment or Re-tirement. $7,500 acre. swk@gvec.net--------------------------30 Beautiful Acres for sale in Gonzales County, with 1/4 minerals. $6,000/per acre. Diane, 512-655-3293.--------------------------30 acres with 10 mile views in Gonzales County. Fenced with roll-ing hills, large tank, pond, hardwoods, Tifton 86 grass. $150,000 (713)202-2485. --------------------------Wanted to lease land for cattle graz-ing. Must have water and fences. Contact Mitchell Hardcastle, 830-857-4544.--------------------------90x60 lot for sale. For more info, call Jose at (936) 488-8115.--------------------------5 Acres or more to lease. For Storage or Oilfield Equipment etc. 1 1/2 mile from city limits off 183 S. Call 830-263-4888 for information.

I’m looking for a 1959 GISD year-book. Call Jimmy at 361-571-6888.--------------------------Wanted: Old work western boots. 830-672-7384.--------------------------Wanted: Used 10-24 Gun Fire Safe. 361-798-0482.

Belmont RV Park. Belmont Texas Pro-pane Services avail-able. Call 830-424-3600.--------------------------Affordable Welding Service. Call Stan, 830-857-6621.--------------------------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, School Pictures, Weddings, Etc. 830-857-1495 --------------------------Plumbing Repairs.

All Types of Plumbing.

Master Plumber.Reasonable Rates.

Please Call713-203-2814 or

281-415-6108.License #M18337

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AccessoriesDavid Matias,

Owner830-263-1633

1026 St. Paul St., Gonzales

Window Tinting, Commercial.

Call for appointment.

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57 Acres just north of I-10 Near Waelder. Brush, oaks, hay fields, 2 tanks, 3/2 home, barn w/electricity, apartment. Equipment. Part minerals. $275,000.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~198 Acres, Atascosa County, West of Flo-resville. 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.

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HOMESvWAELDER 5641 Hwy. 90, 2/2 on 2 accres........................$117,000vGONZALES 3/2, new construction, 707 St. Francis.............$220,000

ACREAGEvN.E. GONZALES COUNTY- Best little hunting place in TX! Deer, hog, dove, some turkey. 46.892 wooded acres. Se-cluded, large ranches surround property. My 9 year old grand-daughter shot her first buck last year, 8 pointer! No miner-als or water rights convey. Owner/Agent......$6,000/acre.v25.936 acres, Henry Bymer 1/3 League, close to I10, electric nearby, sandy loam, fronts CR420...................................................$98,800vHARWOOD Manufactured home in excellent condi-tion, about 1900 sq. ft., 3bed/2bath, large kitchen, locat-ed on 5 acres with many oak trees. County water and GVEC elec. Ready for move in. Fronting Hwy. 304, 2 miles north of Hwy. 90 and about 16 miles from Gonzales. Owner/Agent. Price............................................................................................$110,000vWAELDER- 10 acres, has utilities, taking reasonable offers..$65,000

LOTSvFLATONIA- 2 lots (one corner) 100x125............$11,000 for both

COMMERCIALvGONZALES - 820 Oil Patch Lane, 2.25 acres (+/-), raw land with 3 sides metal equipment shed. Utilities are available at front of property, zoned heavy commercial....................................................................$125,000vGONZALES For Lease: 10 to 20 acres, about 5 miles south of Gonzales, just off Hwy. 183.

FOR RENTvONE BEDROOM COTTAGE IN THE COUNTRY. $600/mo, $1,000 security deposit, 650 credit rating, two years consecutive employment,outside pets only (no cats inside!). CR 420, Gonzales County.

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18 AC - 5224 Sandy Fork Rd, Harwood - 3BD/2BA home perfect for the country getaway! 2 car detached garage, 30x40 run-in shed. Large tank, fully fenced. Mature trees. $244,500.14 AC - 1491 Highsmith Rd, Luling - Partially cleared and wooded. 3BD/2BA home with stained concrete and additional living/bonus room. Detached storage building. $245,000.

Land79.5 AC CR 281, Harwood - Partially wooded and cleared land with partial fenc-ing. Co-op water and electricity available. 1 tank and hand dug well. Country Road frontage on 2 sides. $360,000.108.88 AC - Gonzales County - Beautiful tract with combination wooded and pasture land. Panaromic views, 4 tanks, fenced, well, electricity, Fully fenced, par-tial high fence. REDUCED $392,000. $410,400. RV Park - 10.5 AC - Great location just off IH-10, mature trees and nice tank. Site has been engineered for 54 unit RV Park. 18 AC - 5224 Sandy Fork Rd, Harwood - 3BD/2BA home perfect for the country getaway! 2 car detached garage, 30x40 run-in shed. Large tank, fully fenced. Ma-ture trees. $244,500.43 AC - 2198 Sandy Branch Rd., Harwood - Secluded with partial high fence, large tank, rustic cabin. Beautiful views. REDUCED $266,600.111 Acres, Creek Rd - Dripping Springs - Scenic property offers partially cleared and wooded land located on high bluff with Onion Creek frontage. Minerals convey. $1,900,000.

Residential215 S Oak - NEW LISTING - 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 fire-places. Upstairs features private entrance for income producing space if desired. Open lot to enjoy garden, pool, or build income producing structure. Producing well with minerals. $229,000.114 Glendale, Luling - NEW LISTING - Open and inviting floor plan featured in this 3BD/2.5 BA home with many updates throughout. Fenced yard with patio and deck area. Efficiency apartment great for guests or rental income. $192,000.532 Domino Five - NEW LISTING - Guadalupe River Frontage! 3BD/2BA home on approx. 1/3 acre. nice deck & stairs leading to water. Come enjoy the good life! REDUCED $195,000. $198,500.960 S. Pecan - Modern, custom 4BD/3BA secluded home on 1 acre home on 1 acre backs to wet weather creek. Open floor plan, security and surround wired. REDUCED $338,000. $340,000.3400 SM HWY, Luling - Large, 4BD/2.5BA on 1.5 acres just outside of town. Spa-cious kitchen open todining and living. Co-op water & electricity. $135,000.214 E. Crockett, Luling - Charming, move-in ready 3BD/2.5Ba features large den area and beautiful yard. Detached building approx. 650 sq. ft. ideal for storage or commercial space. REDUCED $172.000. $185,000.189 CR 280, Harwood - 3BD/2BA home with sunroom and covered porch to enjoy the country views! Storage building. $79,500.The Settlement at Patriot Ranch - 2BD/2BA Main Home on 3 AC - 473 Crockett Lane - views offered with this 2BD/2BA main home and detached efficiency guest-house. 2 car carport. REDUCED $226,000. $239,000.

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Homes/Residential1.66 acs., riverfront, nice M/H..............................................................$115,000Duplex: A+ condition, rented....$92,000Brick office bldg., downtown...$114,000Lot - Live Oak...........................$8,000

Land51 acs., royalties, private, utilities, .....................................................$5,500/ac100 acs., I 10 access, wooded/open,..................................................$6,500/ac.56+ acs., commercial/residential site, Hwy. 97 & FM 108,............$10,000/ac90 A East, 35 acs., + home......$395,000

Homes3.7 ACS. 4BR, 3BA, 2LV.................. $150,000306 McClure - 3BR, 1 Bath................$65,0001618 St. Peter - Home and extra lot....$70,000473 Crockett Lane-Settlement - 3 bd., beautiful property..................................$258,0001602 Water St.-commercial/rental....$150,0002342 FM 108, 3 bd.,2 story home.....$145,000792 90-B - Lakefront..............................$89,000312 Cr. Rd. 471, Lakefront + ,3 bd., 1.5 acre lot............................................$150,000

Land11.2 acs., Hwy 90. Gast Rd.......$5,300/Ac.CR 228 - 15 acs., M/H, trees................$87,500153 acs., FM 2091.........................$795,00061 acs., perfect homesite.................$4,990/Ac.3.94 acs., Settlement.......................$65,00010 acs., Settlement.........................$79,0002-4 acs., Sarah DeWitt............$25,000/Ac.1 ac. Seydler St...............................$25,0008.7 acs., city limits........................$120,00058 acs., trees, potential, edge of town................................................................$12,000/Ac.

CommercialLot - Live Oak..................................$8,000401 St. George-approx. 3400 sq. ft........................................................................$170,000

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Assemblies of GodGonzales Family Church Assembly of God320 St. Andrew

First Assembly of God509 E. 3rd St. Nixon

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

Baha’i FaithBaha’i Faith621 St. George St. Gonzales

BaptistClark Baptist ChurchF.M. 794, Gonzales

County Baptist Church Hwy. 87 Smiley

Eastside Baptist ChurchSeydler Street, Gonzales

Elm Grove Baptist Church4337 FM 1115Waelder, Texas 78959

First Baptist Church 422 St. Paul, Gonzales

First Baptist Church403 N Texas Nixon

First Baptist ChurchHwy 108 N Smiley

First Baptist Church406 N Ave E Waelder

Greater Palestine Baptist ChurchS of 90-A (sign on Hwy 80)

Greater Rising StarBaptist Church3rd Ave S of Hwy 87 Nixon

Harwood Baptist Church North of Post Office

Iglesia BautistaMacedonia201 S Congress Nixon

Iglesia Bautista MemorialHwy 97 Waelder

Leesville Baptist ChurchE. of Hwy 80 on CR 121

Memorial Heights Baptist Church1330 College Gonzales

Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church100 Capes Gonzales

Oak Valley Baptist ChurchHwy. 97 Bebe

Old Moulton Baptist Church2287 FM 1680, Moulton

Primitive Baptist Church1121 N. College Gonzales

Providence Missionary Baptist Church1020 St. Andrew Gonzales

San Marcos Primitive Baptist Church4 Miles west of Luling on Hwy. 90P.O. Box 186, Luling830-875-5305

Stratton Primitive BaptistFM 1447 9 miles east of Cuero

St. James Baptist ChurchHwy 80- North of Belmont

Saint Paul Baptist ChurchSE 2nd St. Waelder

Shiner Baptist ChurchAvenue F and 15th Street, Shiner

Union Lea Baptist ChurchSt. Andrew St. Gonzales

Union Valley Baptist ChurchFM 1681 NW of Nixon

CatholicSt. James Catholic Church417 N. College, Gonzales

Sacred Heart Catholic ChurchSt. John St. Gonzales

St. Joseph Catholic Church207 S. Washington, Nixon

St Patrick Catholic Church in Waelder613 Highway 90 East Waelder

St. Phillip Catholic Church Hwy 87 Smiley

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

Churches of ChristChurch of Christ1323 Seydler St. Gonzales

Church of Christ (Iglesia de Cristo)201 E. Second St. Nixon

Church of ChristE. 3rd & Texas, Nixon

Churches of GodCommunity Church of God1020 St. Louis, Gonzales

Gonzales Memorial Church of God in Christ1113 Hastings, Gonzales

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

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

EvangelicalLa Os del Evangelio Mission Capilla del PuebloW. Central at 87 Nixon

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

Full Gospel Church1426 Fisher, Gonzales

LutheranFirst Evangelical Lutheran1206 St. Joseph, Gonzales

Abiding Word Lutheran Church, LCMS1310 St. Louis

MethodistBelmont United MethodistHwy. 90-A

Dewville United MethodistWest of FM 1117 on CR 121

First United Methodist426 St. Paul, Gonzales

First United Methodist410 N. Franklin, Nixon

Flatonia United Methodist403 E North Main, Flatonia

Harris Chapel United MethodistS. Liberty St. Nixon

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

Henson Chapel United Methodist1113 St. Andrew, Gonzales

Monthalia United MethodistCR 112 off 97

Smiley United Methodist1 blk S. of Hwy 87

Waelder United Methodist2 blks from Hwy 90 & 97

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

Non-DenominationalAgape Ministries512 St. James, Gonzales

Living Waters Fellowship Church605 Saint Joseph St. Gonzales

Bread of Life Ministries613 St. Joseph, Gonzales

Cowboy Church of Gonzales CountyJ.B. Wells Showbarn

El Centro Cristiano “Agua Viva” of WaelderSun. Worship 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m.

Emmanuel Fellowship1817 St. Lawrence St. Gonzales

Encouraging Word Christian Fel-lowshipHwy. 80 in Leesville

Jesus Holy Ghost Temple1906 Hickston, Gonzales

Lighthouse Church of Our Lord1805 Weimar, Gonzales

New Life Temple for Jesus ChristBelmont, Corner of Hwy 466 & Hwy 80

River of Life Christian Fellowship207 Steele St., Smiley 830-587-6500

Two Rivers Bible Church1600 Sarah DeWitt Dr., Ste 210, Gon-zales

Inter-DenominationalFaith Family Church1812 Cartwheel Dr., Gonzales

PentecostalFaith TempleHwy 80 (N. Nixon Ave.) Nixon

Holy Temple of Jesus Christ No. 21515 Dallas, Gonzales

Temple Bethel Pentecostal1104 S. Paul, Gonzales

Life Changing Church of Gonzales3.3 miles north on 183, Right on CR 235, Right on CR 236

Presbyterian Pilgrim Presbyterian ChurchCR 210 off FM 1116

Presbyterian Church of Gonzales414 St. Louis, Gonzales

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

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Beef Field DayTexas AgriLife Extension in

cooperation with the Luling Foundation Farm will host a Beef Cattle Field Day on Friday, April 12, 2013 from 8:30 am to 12:00 Noon at the Luling Foundation Farm Demonstration Barn. Dr. Rick Machen, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Livestock Special-ist will discuss critical issues facing the beef industry. Next, Dr. Larry Redmon, Tex-as A&M AgriLife Extension Forage Specialist will discuss the drought impact on cattle. The final presentation will be conducted by Bill Hyman with the Independent Cattle-man’s Association on ranch security issues. Three CEU’s (Continuing Education Units) will be provided for private, commercial, and non-com-mercial pesticide applicator license holders.

There will be a $10 charge for participants. No RSVP is required. For further in-formation, please contact the Texas AgriLife Extension Gonzales County Office at 830/672-8531 or The Luling Foundation at 830/875-2438 or lulingfoundation@sbc-global.net .

Drivers Ed Study

A Parent Taught Driver Education Program Driver’s Ed Study Group will meet at the Gonzales Learning and Career Center on Mondays and Wednesdays, beginning April 15.

The group will meet at the center, located at 1135 St. Paul in Gonzales, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sessions will run through May 8 and parent must attend with teenager.

The state-approved course 101 will be used. At the end of the course, students should be ready to pass the written driver’s ed test and obtain a driver’s permit.

For more information, call 830-672-8291.

WPA to host Sexton

The Water Protection Assn. will host Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agent Dwight Sex-ton at 7:30 p.m. April 9 at the Elks Lodge, 1222 E. Sarah De-Witt Dr. Sexton will speak on “Fertilization and Forage Pro-duction Management Prac-tices for Efficient Water Use During Droughts.” The public is invited to attend.

SCV DedicationThe Sons of Confederate

Veterans will host a Confed-erate Dedication at 2 p.m. April 20 at the Belmont Cem-etery to honor Austin Oric Ferguson and his brother Aaron Prescott Ferguson, who fought in the Civil War. There will be a social hour starting at noon at the Bel-mont Social Club for lunch. Those attending the dedica-tion are invited to bring their lawn chairs, as the ceremony will last about an hour.

Ladies ConferenceThe Emmanuel Fellowship

Women’s Ministry is hosting a Ladies Conference on Sat-urday, April 13th. The Confer-ence will begin at 9:00 a.m. and doors will open at 8:30 for a brief time of fellowship over coffee and donuts prior to the Conference. Registra-tion is $25.00, and registra-tion forms may be picked up at the church at 1817 St. Lawrence Street. Registra-tion forms need to be turned in by Thursday, April 11th to ensure a meal is reserved for each participant. Please call (830) 672-7331 if you have any questions about the con-

ference.

Book ClubThe Gonzales Book Club

meets on the third Thursday of the month. This month’s meeting will be on April 18, from 10-11am at Liford’s Books and Fine Art to discuss “Five Quarters of the Orange” by Jo Ann Harris. Everyone is welcome and invited to at-tend. Please join us!

Pesticide trainingPrivate Pesticide Applica-

tor Training is scheduled 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. April 18 at the Fair Street Building, 623 N. Fair Street, Gonzales.

Anyone wishing to obtain a private pesticide applicator license to purchase restrict-ed use pesticides on their property is invited to attend this training. People attend-ing this class need to come to the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension-Gonzales County Office to purchase a study manual and obtain sample test questions prior to April 18, 2013. Cost of study ma-terials is $40.00 and the fee for the class is $10.00 For more information, contact the Extension Office at 830-672-8531.

Chicken dinnerThe Gonzales V.F.W. Post

4817 will have their Annual Fried Chicken Dinner on Sun-day, April 7 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fried chicken with all the trimmings along with dessert will be served. Plates are 7.50 per plate. You may dine in or drive through. Advance tick-ets can be purchased from any member or by calling 672-7783.

Friends & FamilyProvidence Missionary

Baptist Church, 1020 St An-drew in Gonzales, Texas will host its Family and Friends Day at 3 p.m. April 14 fea-turing guest speaker Pastor Vernon Garza of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in Victoria.

Pastor Gary L. Clack and the Providence Missionary Baptist Church invite you, along with family and friends to enjoy a day of worship and fellowship. Come prepared to have an awesome time in the Lord!

It hardly seems possible but Pilot Club of Gonzales, Texas has celebrated it’s 40th birthday exactly on the date; we were organized and had the first meeting March 22, 1973. Four charter mem-bers were invited and three were present taking in the fun, fellowship and foods. Dorothy Ploeger who had been a member of the Cuero Pilot Club, was instrumen-tal in inviting prospective members. Through many projects for our city and community, we’ve made hundreds of memories and while some were education-al, others were hilarious as we look back. I think a bake sale was the first fund raiser and we continue to host the crowds at Come and Take It Days soft drinks booth. We are delighted to host and conduct Project Gradua-tion which is planned for May 31, 2013-our 11th year for that life saving party on Graduation evening and over night.

We came last Friday eve-ning in party dress with guests, to be greeted by our officers and partake of the appetizers and punch, displayed in the hallway of Riverside Community Cen-ter. Indeed Riverside is a big

part of the memories we have going back to the hard work of cleaning , refinish-ing, painting and arrang-ing this building which had been a grammar school, owned by the City and now leased to Riverside Board.

Because this is our 40th year it is a ‘ruby’ anniversary and décor featured the lush rosy red on tables, tableware and flowers. The sound of celebration was ambient with Kerr Creek Band play-ing the ‘oldies and goodies’ country western music for our enjoyment as we visited. At 7PM dinner was served by some of the trusty mem-bers of the Gonzales High School Anchor Club; prime roast beef, garden salad, hot rolls, creamed potatoes, as-paragus spears and finally the red velvet birthday cake with cream cheese frosting all set upon brilliant red charger plates. We sang to our selves and the Charter Members at the head table blew out the four candles. Miniature champagne flutes were provided and we toast-ed our Club’s achievements.

Pres. Scottie Beth Baker led the ceremonies and in-troduced Mayor Bobby Lo-gan who brought and read the City’s Proclamation of our 40th year. Another V

IP present was Texas District President Verlene

Mikulenka who spoke con-gratulating Gonzales Pilots on the work we have done helping in and around Gon-zales.

The Charter members each spoke briefly noting special memories they have being a Pilot member and we listened to a phone text from Cuero Pilot Club’s President Dawn Draper in congratulations of our Club. We had been superbly treat-ed to a fine party planned so well by the Membership Di-vision and other members of Gonzales Pilot Club.

Hey, Readers out there, would you like to join us and be a Gonzales Pilot? We’re always looking for people who love to serve others and help out, mak-ing Gonzales the best small town to live in.......Come on board! Call a member and come work with us.

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American LegionGonzales American Legion Post #40 will hold their regular monthly meeting

at 6:30 p.m. April 4 at the Legion Hall. The district commander will visit and offi-cers will be elected. All members and prospective members are urged to attend.

On Golden PondTickets are on sale now for the Gaslight Theatre spring production of “On

Golden Pond” scheduled for April 5, 6, 7, Wed. April 10, April 12, 13, 14, 19, 20 and 21. Good seating is still available for Fri. April 5 and Sat. April 6, and there is limited seating available for all other dates. Call 361-594-2079 to reserve.

Interface FundThe Gonzales Community African American Interface Church Scholarship

Fund will be conducting its Monthly Business Meeting the first Thursday of each month. The next meeting is scheduled for: April 4, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. at the Union Lea B/C, Gonzales, Texas. The public is invited.

Bebe ReunionThe 14th annual Bebe School Reunion will be held April 13th at the Monthalia

Methodist Hall from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. All former students and family are invited. For more information call Margaret Plunkett at 830-672-3329 or 830-263-2083 or call Clarence Bahlmann at 830-437-2610.

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Gonzales County Judge David Bird (seated) recently signed a proclamation designating April of 2013 as Child Abuse Prevention Month in front of the Gon-zales Regional Children’s Advocacy Center, better known as Norma’s House. Also pictured (standing, from left) are Ann Alexander, Norma’s House Executive Di-rector; Deane Novosad, Forensic Interviewer; Jeanette Shimek, Child Protective Services (CPS); Jennifer Jalufka ; Lovie Scott, CPS; Sarah Westerfield, counselor; Judy Parks, Family Advocate; and Noella Hill, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE). The blue and silver pinwheels in the yard represent the occurrences of child abuse they are working to prevent with education and awareness activi-ties.

Norma’s House / Gonzales Regional Children’s Advocacy Center will be of-fering their 14th Annual Professional Child Advocate Conference on April 11, 2013. Early bird registration is $20, due by April 5. We are very excited about our speakers scheduled to present at this year’s conference. Speakers will include:

• Michael K. Sweeney from Texas Association Against Sexual Assault, a retired law enforcement officer whose speciality was interrogation. His topic will be “In-terrogating Child Predator Suspects.”

• Lieutenant Laura Wilkes from Pflugerville Police Department. She has been a law enforcement officer for over 21 years. She specializes in narcotics and will give an overview of narcotics and it’s influence on child abuse.

• Noella Hill, CA/CP SANE has been a registered nurse for 19 years and has specialized in sexual assault exams for 7 years. She is presenting on the SANE (sexual assault nurse exam) experience.(Photo by Cedric Iglehart)

Gonzales is already known as a town which reveres its history — and it’s now home to a new preservation organization.

Marjorie Lee Burnett and local resident Polly Fink of the Texas Association of Pioneer Museums spoke to the Gonzales Rotary Club on Tuesday to let members know about the town’s newest heritage collection — the Texas Pioneers Museum. The collection is currently being housed in the old Riverside School Building, with some pieces housed at Pioneer Village.

Burnett explained that Gonzales was a natural choice after three different heri-tage organizations lost their lease on a space in San Antonio.

“We’re serious about protecting the his-tory of Texas pioneers,” she said.

Burnett and Fink said the collection of everything from old pioneer farming tools to major equipment will continue to grow.

“It’s a work in progress, because we haven’t gotten everything catalogued yet,” Burnett said.

Fink and the Daughters of the Republic of Texas are hoping to help organize a Pioneers group in Gonzales County, which Fink said works hand-in-hand with many of the DRT’s projects.

“We have a lineage research center at the Pioneer Museum and will be happy to help you trace your ancestors,” she said, adding that locating lineage traceable back to the early Republic could qualify searchers for membership in the DRT and Sons of the Republic of Texas.

The new museum is open 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday through Saturday each week.

The Sesame Study Club met recently at the home of Mrs. Conrad Mc-Cullough. Upon arriving, members were served re-freshments from a beau-tiful decorated spring table consisting of frosted cake, nuts and punch.

Mrs. Ronnie Menking introduced Mrs. John Whitt who gave a most interesting book review, the title being “Unbro-

ken”, a World War II story of survival, resilience and redemption of the life of Louis Zamperine. The author of the brook was Laura Hillenbrand.

The monthly book review by Malcolm Gladwell, Outliners: The Story of Success was giv-en by Mrs. Darren Schau-er.

Mrs. Ralph McGarity presided over the busi-

ness meeting. She wel-comed Mrs. Douglas Kasper as a new member.

Reports were given by various committees and several books were rec-ommended by members as interesting reading.

The next meeting will be the Annual Friend-ship Tea to be held at the home of Mrs. Mark Ince with Mrs. Marvin Barta serving as co-hostess.

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Polly Fink, left, and Marjorie Lee Burnett spoke at Tuesday’s meeting of the Gonzales Rotary Club. (Photo by Dave Mundy)

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Thursday, April 4, 2013

CCelebrating Hope Year-Round

This year’s Relay for Life of Gonzales County will honor four local residents who have inspired with their courage in th ebattle against cancer.

Jim Logan and Shirley Pirkle will be feted as survivor honor-ees, while the Relay will include memorial salutes to the late Bill Glass and Dorothy Ploeger.

A faith-driven man, Bill Glass was a life long member of the First Baptist Church of Gonzales. He was a member of the Texas State Teacher’s Association and Texas Retired Teacher’s Associa-tion. He had served as a board member of the Gonzales County Farm Bureau.

Bill had graduated from South-west Texas State Teacher’s Col-

lege with a Bachelors degree in Agriculture Education. He began a rewarding career in teaching in 1959 in the Gonzales Indepen-dent School District. Bill received his Masters degree in Education also from Southwest Texas State Teachers College. He had taught for 16 years and in that time served dual roles as teacher and assistant principal in the Gonza-les High School.

In 1988, Bill accepted the posi-tion as the principal of Gonzales High School and served in that capacity until he retired with 32 years of excellence in education in the Gonzales Independent School District. Many former students and teachers will re-member Bill Glass as a fair man, a

man that clearly understood stu-dent behavior patterns. He used respect, love and understanding to address students needing his attention.

At the age of 77, Dorothy Ploeger had her first encounter with one of the most dreaded of all diseases – cancer. Nonethe-less, she didn’t allow the disease to slow her down.

A lifetime of community ser-vice, leadership and concern for others, kept Dorothy very active for her entire life. Some of her accomplishments included serv-ing as president and director of three area banks, real estate in-vestments, oil & gas manage-ment, USDA Poultry Advisory Committee, National Association

of Banking Women and United States Import/Export Commit-tee.

A 37-year veteran of the insur-ance business, Jim Logan retired from the profession a little over a year ago. He’s battled and de-feated cancer twice — evidenced by the three CAT scans Logan has had since fighting his second round, all of which showed him as being tumor-free.

“I’m feeling good now,” said Lo-gan. “I’m not gaining any weight, but my energy level is coming back. I feel like I eat good, but when they take a third of your stomach it’s going to affect your eating habits.”

Shirley Pirkle has been an educator since 1972 when she

began teaching math in Waelder schools, and retired from the Gonzales Independent School District in 2002. In addition to some miracles and good doctors, Pirkle said she believes early de-tection was another major key to success. This is the message she is strongly urging others to follow.

“If you think you have can-cer or something, take care of it right away and don’t put it off thinking it will go away,” she said sternly. “Go see a doc-tor and get the mammogram. If your a woman who thinks she has dense breast tissue, then ask when you get the mammogram so they can tell you. You may need the sonogram done as well just like I did.”

This year’s Relay for Life salutes four honoreesShirley PirkleJim LoganBill Glass Dorothy Ploeger

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Relay Week has finally ar-rived and there is a flurry of activity in the community as the survivors are honored with a dinner on Monday, April 1, and teams are finalizing prepa-rations for the Relay For Life event on Friday, April 5.

Nineteen teams have reg-istered online with 230 team participants taking part in all kinds of fundraising opportu-nities. Many of the teams have been very active for several months prior to Relay, while others are new to the fundrais-ing scene. Every dollar raised will help someone who has received a cancer diagnosis or patients going for treatment.

Funding for medical re-search to find new drugs and treatments also benefit from the Relay For Life fundraising. At this writing, $81,300.59 has already been received in spon-sorship donations and team fundraisers.

Last fall when the fundrais-ing season began, the RFL Committee learned that the 2013 Relay would be our Mil-lion Dollar Relay. At that time, we had only $40,611.99 more to raise in order to reach that goal. Our sponsorship cam-paign helped us reach that and so now more than $1,000,000 has been raised for American Cancer Society Relay For Life since Relay began in Gonzales County in March 2003. Thank you, Gonzales County!

Luminaria purchases are the biggest fundraiser just prior to the annual event. These lights of hope will encircle the in-terior of the J. B. Wells Show Barn to form the walking path for Friday night. Order-ing early helps the committee to get everything set up in a timely fashion. While ordering luminarias on April 5 can still be done, there is no guarantee that the bags will be placed in alphabetical order like the rest.

Come and have supper at the J. B. Wells Show Barn Fri-day night and enjoy the many tasty food items and drinks for sale offered by the Relay For Life teams. One can also take part in the many excit-

ing opportunity drawings that the teams have organized to raise funds. Games and activi-ties will also be offered for the young and the young at heart. There will also be a photo booth to remember the event with a professional-grade pho-tograph.

“Celebrating HOPE Year ‘Round” is the theme of the 2013 Relay For Life. Teams have chosen holidays or special celebrations for their fundrais-ing opportunities. Come check out the following teams at Fri-day’s event:

• The Sunshine Girls, led by team captain Patty Stewart, will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with an opportunity drawing for a Consuela handbag ($1/ticket or six for $5).

• Celebrating Thanksgiving, the Faith Walkers team with Carol Oakes as team captain plans to offer hot dogs, hot tea, hot chocolate, lemonade, fish pond, necklaces, and an op-portunity drawing for a quilt ($1/ticket or six for $5).

• Warm Springs, led by co-team captains Joyce Gibson and Paula New, will celebrate Valentine’s Day as they sell bar-b-que chopped beef on a bun, chips, and olive wood hearts plus opportunity drawings for a Kindle Fire ($5/ticket), quilt ($3/ticket or two for $5), and a tandem hang-gliding experience ($5/ticket or five for $20).

• Brenda’s Buddies, led by team captain Rebecca Flores, will sell noisemakers, pop-corn, and pickles along with an opportunity drawing for $100 VISA gift card as they celebrate New Year’s Day.

• Led by team captain Janie Massey, Sage Capital Bank will have a Plinko game as they celebrate Arbor Day fea-turing a Tree of Life.

• Serving as team captains for Friends for the Cause are mother-daughter duo Janice Williamson and Sarah Bai-ley. They will be celebrating Spring by selling mushroom appetizers, bottled water, bottled iced tea and green tea, Gatorade, washer toss,

bandanas, and hand-painted & mosaic spring-like items (bird houses, flower pot signs).

• Celebrating Mardi Gras, the local EMS led by team Jennifer Miller will be offer-ing tasty gumbo and boudin.

• GVEC’s team, led by team captain Shari Johnson, will sell coffee and a variety of brownies in celebration of Labor Day.

• Wells Fargo team, led by team captain Lucia Fernan-dez, will celebrate the Fourth of July by selling nachos and frito pie.

• Texan Nursing & Rehab, led by team captain Melanie Wright, will be selling cup-cakes, chocolate chip cook-ies, and soft drinks as they celebrate Halloween. They will also have an opportunity drawing for a bottle of Louis Kuntschik’s homemade wine, $50 Walmart gift card, and many more items.

• Led by team captain Shel-ley Warner, Johnson Oil Co. ‘Jumping On Cancer’ will cel-ebrate Easter as they sell sau-

sage wraps and soft drinks. They will also have a prize wheel (donate to spin) and an opportunity drawing for Spurs’ courtside suite seats ($5 per ticket).

• The Heights of Gonzales team, led by team captain Cindy Molina, will celebrate Cinco de Mayo as they sell delicious chalupas.

• Celebrating Mother’s Day, HEBuddys, led by co-team captains Chassity Machacek and Lisa Arnic, will offer pizza, snow cones, and an opportunity drawing for a wooden Texas windmill (yard art).

• Team Debbie and Mary’s Angels, led by team co-cap-tains Candice Valle and A. J. Camarillo, will have a photo booth ($5 per photograph) as they celebrate Grandparents’ Day.

• Leading the Prosperity Bank team will be team cap-tain Cecilia Singleton. Team members will be selling sau-sage on a stick as they cele-brate Groundhog Day: “Hid-ing in the Shadows Waiting

for a Cure.”• Team captain Carolyn Ko-

cian will lead the North Av-enue team in celebrating Me-morial Day with a special item in the silent auction.

• Sievers Medical Clinic team, led by team captain Ani-ta Torres, will celebrate Christ-mas with a silent auction item.

• Dierlam Insurance team, led by team captain Janet Dier-lam, will also have a silent auc-tion item.

• The Leo Club, under the leadership of team captain Sar-ah Stout, will offer games and activities for 50 cents per try.

In addition to all these team fundraising opportunities, there will be a silent auction organized by Polly Coleman and Kristi Mercer. The silent auction will consist of a wide variety of gift baskets and items from Relay For Life teams, lo-cal businesses, and individuals. The bidding frenzy will end at 11 p.m. and all items will need to be paid for and picked up by 12:30 a.m. A new feature this year will be a live auction on a couple of items at 7:30 p.m.

Come on out and see what interesting items are waiting to be bid on!

It will be a busy, reflective, and fun time as we gather to “Celebrate HOPE Year ‘Round” at the 11th annual Re-lay For Life of Gonzales Coun-ty. The evening begins at 6 p.m. with opening ceremonies when we celebrate the survi-vors and their journeys. Dur-ing the Fight Back ceremony at 8 p.m., we will be inspired by Hero of Hope Brenda Fox, a caregiver who will share her story.

At 9 p.m., the luminaria ceremony allows us to remem-ber and honor all who have endured cancer, living and deceased. Closing ceremony will begin at 12:40 a.m. with the final lap at 1 a.m. Live mu-sic will be provided by Kerr Creek Band, Texxas, and Joa-quin Figueroa, and students will also be part of the action throughout the event.

You are invited to come and stay to celebrate and sup-port Relay For Life of Gonzales County.

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Seydler-Hill Funeral Home“Proudly Serving the Gonzales Area Since 1914”

906 St. Paul, Gonzales830-672-3232

To my sister - Laura Wilson.You have conquered cancer for 23 years,

you are an inspiration to all of us.

Love Connie & all the ladies at

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The 2013 Relay For Life of Gonzales County will have a new look this year.

Our event has been se-lected by the American Cancer Society to partici-pate in a case study focus-ing on whether the length of event timelines affects fundraising and event par-ticipation by teams and the community. From the four proposed timeline options, the local event planning committee has chosen to try a shorter timeline.

Opening ceremonies will begin as usual at 6 p.m. at the J. B. Wells Show Barn on Friday, April 5, but instead of lasting all night the event will end at 1 a.m. on Satur-day, April 6. Even though our event timeline will be shorter this year, there will

still be many familiar and special Relay moments, sights, and sounds. The luminaria ceremony, fight back ceremony, and closing ceremony will still be part of the schedule. Teams will have their booths for sell-ing food, drinks, trinkets, and tickets for opportunity drawings. The silent auc-tion always attracts a lot of attention and there will be games and contests plus music to add to the fun. The closing ceremony will begin at 12:30 a.m. and the final lap of RFL 2013 will conclude the event at 1 a.m.

The Relay For Life plan-ning committee has two main areas of focus dur-ing the remaining days of February: completion of both the sponsorship cam-

paign and the online regis-tration of teams and their participants. Both of these affect the t-shirt order that must be submitted in early March.

It is hoped that the community will continue its support of the Ameri-can Cancer Society Relay For Life and will join us in “Celebrating HOPE Year ‘Round.” Everyone is invited to come and see how the teams have incor-porated holidays and spe-cial celebrations into their team themes and fund-raising activities. As in the past, together we will con-tinue to “Celebrate, Re-member, and Fight Back” at a shortened version of Relay For Life of Gonzales County.

Relay for Life of Gonzales CountySchedule

Friday, April 5 • J.B. Wells Show Barn

8 a.m. - Event setup begins4 p.m. - all sites for RFL teams and activities

should have setup completed4:30 p.m. - Survivor Registration

5 p.m. - silent Auction opens (Bidding ends at 11 p.m.

6 p.m. - Opening Ceremony7 p.m. - Music by Kerr Creek Band until 9 p.m.

7 p.m. - Luminaria sales end8 p.m. - Fight back ceremony

8:15 p.m. - Introduction of teams8:30 p.m. - invitation to light luminarias

9 p.m. - Luminaria Ceremony10 p.m. - Live music by Texxas until 12:30 a.m.

11 p.m. - Silent Auction ends12:30 p.m. - Announcement/pickup of Silent

Auction items12:40 a.m. - Closing Ceremony1 a.m. - Final lap of Relay 2013

This year’s Relay will featurea new look, compressed time

The local RFL planning committee has planned an event that will help those who participate to realize that we should all be “Celebrating HOPE Year ‘Round.” Throughout the event there will be in-spirational speakers to help us celebrate, remember, and fight back in many ways. Their messages of hope will impact all who hear them.

During the opening ceremony that be-gins at 6 p.m., survivors and caregivers will be privileged to hear Dr. J. Michael Kerley speak. He is the Medical Direc-tor for the Wonder World and Sundance Centers for Cancer Care.

Dr. Kerley graduated with honors from Rice University; as a Fields Jake Hamlin and National Merit Scholar, he earned an early acceptance position at Baylor Col-lege of Medicine and went on to achieve honors in core medicine and core sur-gery rotations. Having served as Chief Resident for both his Internal Medicine and Radiation Oncology residency pro-grams, he joined the Baylor faculty as an Assistant Professor of Medicine.

He later went into private practice with Texas Oncology initially before it became part of a large corporation. Being triple-boarded in Internal Medicine, Radiation Oncology and Medical Oncology, Dr. Kerley recently became President of the American College of Radiation Oncolo-gy (ACRO). He has been delivering can-cer care to patients for 25 years, and now Dr. Kerley provides world-class cancer treatment to patients in the San Marcos, New Braunfels, and surrounding areas.

During the Fight Back ceremony at 8 p.m. a Hero of Hope will share her sto-ry. Brenda Fox of San Antonio will tell of her experiences as a caregiver for her college-age daughter and her persistence to make a difference in the lives of oth-ers.

Dr. Kathleen Koerner who is on staff at Sievers Medical Clinic will speak during the closing ceremony at 12:40 a.m. As a surgeon at Gonzales Memorial Hospital, she will share her message of hope with all who stay to walk the last lap of the 2013 Relay.

Guest speakers scheduled to inspire Relay participants

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In Memory of Dean Baker

2013 Gonzales County Relay for Life Donors

The Leah R. and Alfred E. Schaefer Charotable Foundation presented a $15,000 donation to the Gonzales County Relay for Life. At the presentation are, from left, Relay for Life’s Carla Faltisek, JoAnn Low, Arline Rinehart and Foundation board members Paul Neuse, Sheila Elstner, Charlie Gray and Larry D. Finch. Not pictured is board member Bryan Denman.

The 4-L RV Park presented a $500 donation to the Gonzales County Relay for Life event. Presenting the check to Relay’s Carla Faltisek, Jo Ann Low and Arline Rinehart are 4-L’s Kenna Lucas and Tameca Harper.

San Antonio Water Systems presented a $2,000 donation to the Gonzales County Relay for Life event. Presenting the check to Relay’s Carla Faltisek, Jo Ann Low and Arline Rinehart is SAWS representative Ken Holt.

Texan Nursing and Rehabilitation presented a donation to the Gonzales County Relay for Life event in honor of the late Louis Kuntschik, one of this year’s honorees. Presenting the check to Relay’s Carla Faltisek, Jo Ann Low and Arline Rinehart and Louis’ son Brett Kuntschik are Texan Nursing’s Mary Eurestes, Janie Flores, Melanie Wright and Joe Camacho.

Luminarias are Lights of Hope to fight backAt every American Can-

cer Society Relay For Life event, participants spread the message of HOPE as we all gather to “Celebrate. Re-member. Fight Back.”

During opening ceremo-nies, survivors are recog-nized for their stories of inspiration as we celebrate with them. Shortly after dark during the Luminaria Cer-emony, we remember not only survivors and those re-cently diagnosed or still bat-

tling cancer but also those who lost their cancer battle. During the event, we also make the commitment to fight back against a disease that shows no partiality and has affected far too many lives.

Even though our 2013 Relay event timeline will be shorter because of our participation in the ACS timeline case study, we will continue to “Celebrate. Re-member. Fight Back.”

At Relay For Life 2013 on April 5, the walking path will be lined with luminarias--lights of HOPE. It is always important to take time to reflect and remember. The Luminaria Ceremony at 9 p.m. gives participants that opportunity. The commu-nity is urged to purchase lu-minarias early to allow time for processing the orders. Please note that luminarias purchased prior to April 4 will be arranged alphabeti-

cally around the track. Due to time constraints

on the day of Relay, pur-chases of luminarias that day will probably result in those late orders not being placed around the track in alpha-betical order.

Luminaria order forms are available from RFL team members and are also print-ed in your local newspaper. Luminaria purchases can also be made online with a credit card at www.relayfor-

life.org/gonzalestx. When making the luminaria pur-chase online, one can desig-nate the donation for a team or team participant. Each luminaria is a $5 donation.

The 2013 Relay For Life of Gonzales County com-mittee thanks the citizens of Gonzales County for sup-

porting this event. Please join us in “Celebrating HOPE Year ‘Round” on Fri-day, April 5, beginning at 6 p.m. at the J. B. Wells Show Barn.

For more information regarding Relay, contact Event Chair Arline Rine-hart at 830-672-2077.

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In Memory ofCherie Kuntschik,

Carrole Stuart, Anne Straub, Charles Straub &

Sheila Baker&

In Honor of Leon Kerr and to all who have been

affected one way or another.

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2013 Gonzales County Relay for Life Donors

Holmes Foods in Nixon, represented by Tom E. Lester, Sr. Pal Lester, Ricky Lester, and Tom Lester, Jr., is again a Gold Sponsor for the American Cancer Society Relay For Life 2013. They recently presented a check to Event Chair Arline Rinehart and Sponsorship Chair Jo Ann Low. The Lesters choose to Relay because Tom, Sr., is a cancer survivor; Pal’s sister-in-law lost her cancer battle as did the mother-in-law and father-in-law of Ricky Lester; and Tom, Jr.’s grandfather also battled cancer many years ago. (Courtesy Photo)

Guadalupe Valley Veterinary Clinic is a Gold Sponsor for the 2013 Gon-zales County Relay for Life. Pictured here are Dr. Bryan Glass, Dr. Kenneth Gottwald and Dr. Stephanie Gacke. (Courtesy photo)

Pat Ferrell (second from left) is again a Platinum Level sponsor of Gonzales County Relay for Life — as she has been for every Relay since the event’s inception. She recently drpoped off her 2013 donation to RFL sponsorship committee members Carla Faltisek, Arline Rinehart and Jo Ann Low. (Photo by Dave Mundy)

The staff at Sievers Medical Clinic is a Gold Level sponsor of this year’s Gonzales County Relay for Life. Present for the donation were (seated) RFL’s Jo Ann Low, Dr. Christopher Walker, Dr. Humberto Rivas, (standing) Carla Faltisek, Dr. John Thomas, Laura Tschappatt CNP, Todd Crawford PA, Dr. Commie Hisey, Arline Rinehart, Dr. David Meredith. Not pictured are Dr. Stephanie Kodack and Dr. Kathleen Koerner. (Photo by Dave Mundy)

In Honor ofWalter & Shirley Simmons (MiMi & PawPaw) and Joyce Elaine Johnson and to anyone else who has

been affected one way or another.

We Love You! Love your family and friends!

Tracey Schendel Ranches is a Silver Level sponsor of this year’s Relay for Life. Making the check presentation to RFL’s Carla Faltisek is Tracey Schendel. (Courtesy photo)

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In Memory ofElline Hilbrich, Ray Toliver &

Grandma Nicholson(We Miss You!)

In Honor ofKristen Matias-Meeh

(Melanoma)(We Love you Mommy -

Little Michael & Journie)

& Lavonne Simpson

We Love You!Keep on Fighting

Love your family & friends

In Memory of Bill Glass

David Shelton Mobile 830-857-5394

Mike Brzozowski Mobile 830-857-3900

Hochheim Prairie Insurance, Karen Gloverwith RFL’s Arline Rinehart and JoAnn Low

2013 Gonzales County Relay for Life Donors

Gonzales Elks Ladies

Wrangler Trucking

All Seasons Air Conditioning, Hondo Martin

Gonzales Healthcare Systems Employees

Gonzales Young Farmers, Ken Hedrick

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Loans up to $1,300

David, Kristin, Tenley & Tessa Matias

Relay salutedits 10th yearin 2012The Gonzales County Relay for Life celebrated its 10th anniversary in grand fashion March 23-24, 2012 at the JB Wells Show Barn. The event was dedicated to the mem-ory of the late Edmund Kue-mpel, whose son John (top left) was on hand to thank participants. Cancer survi-vors (above and bottom) kicked off the first lap pf the night-long event. Spon-sors of the Relay this year raised more than $41,000, while numerous donors also kicked in — including the Gonzales Professional Firefighters Local 4663 (be-low), represented by David Tieken, Darrell Hall, Relay’s Arline Rinehart, vice presi-dent Keith Verdecanna, and president Ashley Dotson, who raised $1,000 from T-shirt sales prior to the event. (Photos by Dave Mundy)

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Jody Delgado was thrust into the role of be-ing a caregiver at an early age, helping care for her mother and then her grandmother as they battled cancer. Then their battle became her battle when she, too, was diagnosed — but she never stopped lending her strength to others.

“I hadn’t ever asked for help, I wasn’t used to that,” said the Kyle resident, speaking Monday at the Gonzales County Relay for Life Survi-vor’s Dinner as a Hero of Hope. “I had always been on the top end, helping everybody else ... now if I didn’t have to get out of bed, I didn’t want to.”

She was just a teenager when her mother was first diagnosed with cancer and took on the caregiver role as the oldest child in the family.

“We took on more than what we needed to,” she said. “My mother, she instilled a bunch of values in me that were to always be communi-ty-based, giving back.”

Her mother passed in August of 1995. Within a few months, her grandmother, too, had been diagnosed with advanced-stage can-

cer and passed within months.Not long afterward, she again took on a

leadership role in fighting cancer when her teenage son asked her to be a chaperone for his junior-high Relay for Life team. She’s been a Relayer ever since.

Jody continued to volunteer her time help-ing those fighting the disease until October, 2005, when a lump in her chest signaled the start of her own battle. She has since endured two rounds of surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy.

“What got me through was self-motiva-tion,” she said. “I learned how to do things for others while I was still going through my own nightmares.”

The important thing for those fighting the fight, she says, is to not keep everything bot-tled up.

“Your story is important,” she told the Survi-vor’s Dinner attendees. “Don’t think you’re the only one. Share your story. Someone might need to hear it that day.”

And keeping your sense of humor also helps, she added.

“I used to have ‘bad hair’ days,” she quipped. “Now I’m just thankful I have hair.”

By DAVE MUNDY

manager@gonzalescannon.com

Survivor’s Dinner: A Hero for Hope brings message of hope

2013 Gonzales County Relay for Life honorees Jim Logan (left) and Shirley Pirkle flank Jody Delgado of Kyle, a Hero for Hope who was the featured speaker at this year’s Survivor’s Dinner. (Photos by Dave Mundy)

2013 Relay For Life Gonzales CountyApril 5, 2013 at 6:00 PM

JB Wells Show BarnIt’s Time to Relay!

“Celebrating HOPE Year ‘Round” is the theme of the 2013 Relay For Life. Teams have chosen holidays or special celebrations for their fund-raising opportunities. Come check out the following teams at Friday’s event:

The Sunshine Girls led by team captain Patty Stewart will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with an opportunity drawing for a Consuela handbag ($1/ticket or 6/$5).

Celebrating Thanksgiving, the Faith Walkers team with Carol Oakes as team captain plans to offer hot dogs, hot tea, hot chocolate, lemonade, fish pond, necklaces, and an opportunity drawing for a quilt ($1/ticket or 6/$5).

Warm Springs led by co-team captains Joyce Gibson and Paula New will celebrate Valentine’s Day as they sell bar-b-que chopped beef on a bun, chips, olive wood hearts plus opportunity drawings for a Kindle Fire ($5/ticket), quilt ($3/ticket or 2/$5), and a tandem hang-gliding experience ($5/ticket or 5/$20).

Brenda’s Buddies led by team captain Rebecca Flores will sell noisemakers, popcorn, and pickles along with an opportunity drawing for $100 VISA gift card as they celebrate New Year’s Day.

Led by team captain Janie Massey, Sage Capital Bank will have a Plinko game as they celebrate Arbor Day featuring a Tree of LIfe.Serving as team captains for Friends for the Cause are mother-daughter duo Janice Williamson and Sarah Bailey. They will be celebrating spring

by selling mushroom appetizers, bottled water, bottled iced tea and green tea, Gatorade, washer toss, bandanas, and hand-painted & mosaic spring-like items (bird houses, flower pot signs).

Celebrating Mardi Gras, the local EMS led by team Jennifer Miller will be offering tasty gumbo and boudin.GVEC’s team led by team captain Shari Johnson will sell coffee and a variety of brownies in celebration of Labor DayWells Fargo team led by team captain Lucia Fernandez will celebrate Fourth of July by selling nachos and frito pie.Texan Nursing & Rehab led by team captain Melanie Wright will be selling cupcakes, chocolate chip cookies, and soft drinks as they celebrate Hal-

loween. They will also have an opportunity drawing for a bottle of Louis Kuntschik’s homemade wine, $50 Walmart gift card, and many more items.Led by team captain Shelley Warner, Johnson Oil Co. ‘Jumping On Cancer’ will celebrate Easter as they sell sausage wraps and soft drinks. They

will also have a prize wheel (donate to spin) and an opportunity drawing for Spurs’ courtside suite seats ($5 per ticket)The Heights of Gonzales team led by team captain Cindy Molina will celebrate Cinco de Mayo as they sell delicious chalupas.Celebrating Mother’s Day, HEBuddys led by co-team captains Chassity Machacek and Lisa Arnic will offer pizza, snow cones, and an opportunity

drawing for a metal Texas windmill (yard art).Team Debbie and Mary’s Angels led by team captain Candice Valle will have a photo booth ($5 per photograph) as they celebrate Grandparents’

Day.Leading the Prosperity Bank team will be team captain Cecilia Singleton. Team members will be selling sausage on a stick as they celebrate

Groundhog Day: “Hiding in the Shadows Waiting for a Cure.”Team captain Carolyn Kocian will lead the North Avenue team in celebrating Memorial Day with a special item in the silent auction.Sievers Medical Clinic team led by team captain Anita Torres will celebrate Christmas with a silent auction item. Dierlam Insurance team led by

team captain Janet Dierlam will also have a silent auction item.The Leo Club under the leadership of team captain Sarah Stout will offer games and activities for 50 cents per try.There will be a silent auction organized by Polly Coleman and Kristi Mercer.During the Fight Back ceremony at 8 p.m. we will be inspired by Hero of Hope Brenda Fox, a caregiver who will share her story.At 9 p.m. the luminaria ceremony allows us to remember and honor all who have endured cancer, living and deceased. Closing ceremony will begin

at 12:40 a.m. with the final lap at 1 a.m. Live music provided by Kerr Creek Band, Texxas, and Joaquin Figueroa and students will also be part of the action throughout the event.

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