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Jury, meeting Feb. 10, issued two indictments for tampering with government records against former Gonzales parks and recreation department manager Billy Malaer. An April 26 court date has been set for Malaer, who had not been arrested prior to the indictments. The Grand Jury issued a total of 24 indictments against 22 individuals, including returning a murder indictment against Tyron Milton Mitchell. Mitchell is accused in the December 12, 2011shooting death of Dyron James Green. There was no immediate indication from the office of District Attorney Heather McMinn whether any other indictments would be sought stemming from the citys months-long investigation into possible financial misappropriation within the citys Parks & Recreation Department. McMinn confirmed last month

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A former City of Gonzales employee has been indicted on two counts of tampering with governmental records. The Gonzales County Grand

County reviews response after truck wreck

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that her office has asked for some additional information from the Gonzales Police Department concerning its investigation, and planned to move forward with the case. The citys investigation began in July 2011 when interim City CITY, Page A9

In the wake of the accident involving a trailer carrying hazardous materials on State Highway 97, Gonzales Countys emergency management program was pressed into service and it passed with flying colors. Gonzales County Fire Chief Keith Schmidt, County Judge David Bird and Jimmy Harless, the A tractor-trailer rig carrying liquid propane was involved in an accident on State Highway 97 on Friday, clos- countys Emergency Maning the road for most of the day while awaiting the arrival of a team from Eagle Lake to clean up the scene. agement Coordinator, sat (Courtesy photo)

Crash closes highway

Is Dewhurst targeting county water districts?

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down with local media Wednesday morning to discuss the accident and the countys response to it. At approximately 8 a.m. on Feb. 10, a tractor-trailer rig overturned after clipping another vehicle. The trailer was filled with 9,000 gallons of liquid propane. Emergency responders evacuated residents an area in a half-mile radius around the intersection of SH 97 with FM 108 because of the nature of the load. In ACCIDENT, Page A9

Gonzales County Underground Water Conservation District directors on Tuesday moved to act to limit the impact of salt-water injection wells on the

countys underground aquifers, but also learned one of the states top elected officials is considering eliminating the district entirely. Directors voted to approve a resolution authorizing general manager Greg Senglemann to begin taking actions to oppose salt-

water injection wells which could affect the Wilcox, Carrizo, Queen City and Sparta aquifers which provide drinking water to county residents. Sengelmann presented a map noting the locations of current and proposed salt-water injec-

tion wells in the county. While the board has no direct authority over those wells and hazardousfluid disposal wells, it could seek public hearings in an attempt to influence action by the Texas Railroad Commission. It doesnt matter whether its

salt-water or hazardous material, you still cant drink it, Sengelmann said. As part of his monthly report to the directors, Sengelmann also noted a memorandum from Lt. Gov. david Dewhurst to the WATER, Page A9

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Painting of local rodeo star adorns cover of SA Rodeo program

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In the event youll be attending events at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo this year, youll probably want to make sure and pick up a program. The cover art for one of this years San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo programs features a painting done by a young artist from La Vernia based on a photo of a young Gonzales rodeo enthusiast, and ties together a couple of prizewinners. The painting of Gonzales Loni Lester on her horse Biscuit preparing for a barrel race run was done by Natalie Baker, an 18-yearold senior from La Vernia. The painting was named the winner in the Western Art competition for this years show and will be sold at auction on the final Sunday of the rodeo.

Our western art competition was coming up at school for the rodeo and I really wanted to do an amazing picture to try and place in the top 25 like Ive done so in the past two years, Baker said. I was going through Lonis pictures on Facebook actually because I knew she does rodeo and would have some pictures I might use, Baker added. And really I was just scrolling through the pictures and immediPAINTING, Page A9

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Today in Texas History

February 16, 1949 On this day in 1949, the body of Private Felix Longoria of Three Rivers, Texas, was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Longoria had died in the Philippines near the end of World War II. When his recovered remains were sent to Three Rivers for burial, the funeral director refused the use of his chapel for a Mexican. After action by the American G.I. Forum and Lyndon Johnson, Longoria was buried in Arlington. The affair provided a model case in the Mexican-American struggle for civil rights.

Thought for the Day

The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps! Eleanor Roosevelt

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Gonzales Police Report

Gonzales police department report from Feb. 6-12 February 6 16-year old male issued citation to appear in City Court charged with Disruption of Class at 1800 Blk Sarah DeWitt Dr. Reported Assault at 700 Blk St. Paul St. February 7 Rudolph Diaz, 70 of San Antonio, arrested and charged with Public Intoxication at 100 Blk Sarah DeWitt Dr. Reported Criminal Mischief at Hwy. 183 at Circle G. Reported Cruelty to Animals at 1900 Blk St. Louis St. Darren Deshawn Hunt, 31 of Gonzales, arrested and charged with Assault at 900 Blk Water St. Mario Luis Salas, 27 of Kenedy, arrested and charged with Failure to Identify at 200 Blk Bright St. February 8 Reported Criminal Mischief at 1500 Blk Hamilton St. Ascencion Suarez, 38 of Gonzales, arrested and charged with Driving While Intoxicated at 1300 Blk College St. February 9 Diego Garcia Olade, 40 of Gonzales, arrested on warrant charged with Sexual Assault at 2100 Blk St. Joseph St. Brittanie Danielle Bailey, 22 of Gonzales, arrested and charged with Theft at 100 Blk Sarah DeWitt Dr. Reported Criminal Mischief at 100 Blk Dunning St. 16-year old male issued citation to appear in City Court charged with Disruption of Class at 1800 Blk Sarah DeWitt Dr. 16-year old male issued citation to appear in City Court charged with Disorderly Conduct at 1800 Blk Sarah DeWitt Dr. 15-year old male issued citation to appear in City Court charged with Disruption of Class at 1800 Blk Sarah DeWitt Dr. February 10 Reported Credit Card Abuse at 700 Blk St. Paul St. February 11 Erik Wray Currie ,21 of Gonzales, arrested and charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia at 800 Blk Dunning St. February 12 Reported Hit and Run Accident at Hwy. 183.

Naked cowgirl leads police on slow chase in Corpus Christi subdivision

CORPUS CHRISTI A Corpus Christi woman faces charges of driving while drunk and evading arrest with a vehcile after leading police on a lowspeed chase while wearing nothing but a pair of cowboy boots. Corpus Christi police report they were checking on a suspicious-person call early Sunday morning and located Taylor Burnham, 18, in an alley near a home in the Lakes subdivision, wearing only a pair of cowboy boots. When approached, the woman got into her nearby Jeep Wrangler and attempted to elude them during a mileand-a-half chase through the subdivision in which speeds never exceeded 30 miles per hour. Police said the driver steered the Jeep onto the sidewalk at one point. Once she was apprehended, a female officer arrived to help the driver get re-acquainted with clothing. She was then ar-

SCHULENBURG A lot of people were anxiously awaiting mail deliveries for Valentines Day, but one Fayette County man didnt get quite what he expected. Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reported that on Monday, Feb. 13, the Fayette County Narcotics Unit executed a search and arrest warrant at 1121 James Avenue in Schulenburg. Arrested was Terrence Speed, 21, of Schulenburg. Korenek reported that investigators intercepted a package which had been shipped from El Paso to Schulenburg and contained five pounds of high-grade marijuana. Also located in the home

Marijuana and weapon seized was a stolen semi automatic pistol, which was reported stolen from Schulenburg in 2010. Speed was taken to the Fayette County Jail where he was booked for possession of five pounds of marijuana. Korenek advised that charges of Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity will possibly be filed on up to three other individuals involved with this offence. The United States Attorneys Office will review the firearm case and determine if it will be filed in Federal or State Court.

Gonzales Co. Sheriffs Office Report

Gonzales County Sheriffs Office Sheriffs Report for Feb. 5-11: 02/05/12 Campos, Hector Villazana, 02/1962, Gonzales. Local Warrant Theft of Property >$1,500 <$20K. Released on $10,000 Bond. 02/07/12 Deluna, Elojio, Jr., 09/1987, Gonzales. Commitment/Sentence Possession of Marijuana >2 oz <4 oz. Remains in Custody. Evans, Damon Jabor, 04/1978, San Antonio. Local Warrant Driving While Intoxicated with Child under 15 YOA. Sentenced to TDC. Bexar County Warrant Unlawful Possession Firearm by Felon. Transferred to Bexar County. 02/08/12 Peterson, Kevin, 03/1956. San Antonio. Local Warrant Possession of a Controlled Substance PG 1 >1G <4G. Transfer to Guadalupe County. 02/09/12 Bosse, Joshua J., 12/1986, Albuquerque, NM. Local Warrant Burglary of a Habitation. Requires $50,000 Bond. Local Warrant Burglary of a Building. Requires $10,000 Bond. Remains in Custody. 02/11/12 Adcock, Rhonda Kay, 03/1963, Nixon. Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Released on Order to Appear. Hernandez, Mike, 05/1966, Nixon. Local Warrant Contempt. Released Paid $140.00 Fine. Total Arrest, Court Commitments, other agency arrest and processings: GCSO 07 DPS 02 GPD 17 WPD 02 NPD 01 Constable 00 DWCSO 00 DEA 00 TPW 00 GCAI 00 Total 29

Taylor Burnham rested for both evading arrest and driving while intoxicated.

DeWitt Co. Sheriffs Office Report

DeWitt County Sheriffs Office Report from Feb. 3-9 February 4 Arrested Rex Alan Kelley, 28, of Gonzales, Driving while Intoxicated 2nd, Bond of $1,200, DPS February 5 Arrested Roger Gonzales, 40, of Cuero, Speeding 16-20 Above Limit, Fine of $226 (30 Days to Pay), Failure to Appear on Speeding 16-20 Above Limit, Fine of $367 (30 Days to Pay), Cuero PD February 6 Arrested Ruperto Herrera, 26, of Cuero, Criminal Non Support (Waller Co.), No Bond, Capias Pro Fine/DWLI, Fine $ 579.00, Capias Pro Fine/Expired License, Fine $352.30, Capias Pro Fine/No Insurance, Fine $ 657.08, DPS Arrested Erica Maldonado, 17, of Cuero, Possession of Dangerous Drug, Bond of $1,000.00, Cuero PD Arrested Willie Deleon Saenz Sr., 41, of San Antonio, Driving while Intoxicated 1st, Bond of $1,000.00, Disorderly Conduct-Language, 30 Days to Pay, Fail to Stop and Render Aid, 30 Days to Pay, Fail to Display Drivers Lic, 30 Days to Pay, DPS Arrested Martin Moreno, 44, of Robstown, Criminal Non Support (Cameron Co), Cash Bond of $1,500.00, DPS Arrested Ulysses Ortega, 23, of River Oaks, Driving while License Invalid, Bond of $1,000.00, Cuero PD February 7 Arrested Tommy Bell, 42, of Spring, Assault Family/ House Member Impede Breath/Circulation, Bond of $10,000.00, DeWitt County SO Arrested Jeremiah Bullock, 24, of Cuero, Prohibited Weapons, Bond of $10,000.00, Cuero PD Arrested Patricia Ann Saenz, 30, of Cuero, Criminal Trespass, Bond of $1,000.00, Cuero PD February 8 Arrested Clifton Johnson, 36, of Cuero, Violation of Probation on Possession of Marijuana, Bond of $1,000.00, DeWitt County SO Arrested Steven Black, 46, of Houston, Violation of Probation on DWI 3rd or More, No Bond, DeWitt County SO Arrested Isaiah Garza, 28, of Yorktown, Capias Pro Fine on Driver Not Secured by Seatbelt, Fine of $331.50, Yorktown PD

Yoakum Police Report

Yoakum Police Department Weekly Incident Report for Feb. 6-12: 02/06/12 Case #12-035, Warrant Arrest (2), Briseno, Humberto (2), 31, Yoakum, 502 Fink; Offense(s), W#12-0083-Violate City Ordinance, W12-0067-FTA-Violate City Ordinance; Disposition, Fine/$314/Rel., Fine/$214/Rel. Case #12-045, Juvenile Male, 15, Yoakum, 900 Irvine; Offense, Arson; Disposition, Trans/Victoria Juv. Det. Case #12-048, Criminal Mischief-C, 509 W. Gonzales; Disposition, Investigation. 02/07/12 Case #12-0498, Assault-A(FV), 403 Hubbard; Cleared by Arrest. 02/08/12 Case #12-050, Burglary-Vehicle, 800 Blk. Front; Disposition, Investigation. 02/09/12 Case #11-283, Washington, Terrance, 30, Yoakum, 202 Davis; Offense, W#12-01-9331 CR-Assault-Aggr. Sexual/Child; Disposition, Trans/LCSO. Case #12-049, Juvenile Male, 14, Yoakum, 403 Hubbard; Offense, Assault-A (FV); Disposition, Trans/Victoria Juv. Det. 02/11/12 Case #12-051, Terroristic Threat, 108 Nelson; Disposition, Investigation. 02/12/12 Case #12-052, Theft of Firearm, 208 Garrett; Disposition, Investigation.

Gonzales County FTA List

Gonzales County Court Notice for the date of Feb. 9, 2012: Defendants who receive a citation(s) must appear on or before the date indicated on the citation(s). Their appearance must be in writing, in person or by an attorney, and any change of address must be given to the court. Defendants listed below have recently missed their scheduled court date and their failure to respond will result in a warrant(s) being issued for their arrest. An additional charge of violate promise to appear being added to their fine. In addition to the original charge, there will be a warrant fee for violate promise to appear. In addition, you may be denied the renewal of your driver license from the Department of Public Safety and collection of debt fees by attorneys at law. Jason Lee Brister, Burglary of a Motor Vehicle Johnathan Robert Christensen, Possession of Marijuana Jose Angel Cruz, Driving While License Invalid Paul Garcia Falcon, Theft of Property (2 cases) Rudolfo Hernandez, Driving While Intoxicated The next County Court date is March 8, 2012. If these people come on this date a warrant will NOT be issued. For further information you may contact the County Attorneys office at 830672-6527.

Lavaca Co. Grand Jury Indictments

HALLETTSVILLE The Lavaca County grand jury imet on Jan. 24 and returned the following indictments: Darrius Brown, 22, of Hallettsville, on a charge of assault causing bodily injury/ family violence enhanced. Santos Castillo, 34, of Yoakum, on a charge of assault causing bodily injury/family violence. James Deiss, 55, of Yoakum, on a charge of assault/ family violence. Darryl Ehler, 53, of Hallettsville, on a charge of failure to appear. Michael Faigout, 34, of Patterson, La., on a charge of possession of a controlled substance. Alfunco Franklin, 46, of Yoakum, on a charge of theft. Shane Jacobs, 36, of Sweeny, on a charge of stalking. Mark King, 36, of Weimar, on a charge of possession of a controlled substance. David Lee Koopenoi, 34, of Hallettsville, on a charge of aggravated assault. James Law, 32, of Yoakum on a charge of assault/family violence. Sarina Murphy, 22, of Hallettsville, on two charges of hindering apprehension. Adam Newton, 21, of Hallettsville, on a charge of aggravated robbery. Carmelo Salazar, 24, of Moulton, on a charge of failure to appear. Miranda Schorre, 27, of Yoakum, on a charge of theft. Deryl Sherly, 52, of Shiner on a charge of possession of a controlled substance in a correctional facility. Charles Shorts, 28, of Richmond, on charges of burglary of a habitation, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Terrance Washington, 30, of Yoakum, on a charge of sexual assault of a child.

Gonzales Co. Grand Jury Indictments

The Gonzales County grand jury imet on Feb. 10 and returned the following indictments: Manuel Almaguer Jr. on a charge of possession of a controlled substance. Mario Banda on a charge of possession of a controlled substance in a drug-free zone. Hector Campos on a charge of theft from person. Tony Castillo on a charge of possession of a controlled substance in a drug-free zone. Tommy DeBerry on a charge of possession of a controlled substance in a drug-free zone. Derrick Dora on a charge of theft with enhanced priors. John Nathan Eleby on a charge of possession of a controlled substance. Fergus Ginther on a charge of possession of a controlled substance and driving while intoxicated. Miguel Angel Guzman on a charge of sexual assault. Beau Hemmer on a charge of possession of marijuana. Juan Izaguirre on a charge of possession of a controlled substance. William Malaer on two charges of tampering with governmental records. Jeon Martinez on a charge of possession of a controlled substance in a correctional facility. Tyron Milton Mitchell on a charge of murder. Charles Montague on a charge of possession of a controlled substance. Kevin Peterson on a charge of bail jumping. Randon Romero on a charge of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. Melissa Ann Shelton on a charge of possession of a controlled substance PG3 less than 1G in a drug-free zone. Marvin Trejo on a charge of possession of a controlled substance. Cary Wilkinson on a charge of possession of a controlled substance.

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... and the race is on

The race is on in Gonzales following the filings for the Mayors seat by Councilman Bobby Logan (left) and attorney Bob Burchard (right), who filed their paperwork with city secretary Candice Witzkoske. No one has yet filed to seek Logans District 4 seat, while incumbent District 3 councilman Lorenzo Hernandez turned in his paperwork this week to seek re-election. (Photos by Mark Lube and Dave Mundy)

Candidate Filings
Reported office filings for the May 4 local elections: City of Cuero For Mayor - incumbent Sara Post Meyer City of Flatonia Non candidates have yet been announced City of Gonzales For Mayor - Bob Burchard and Bobby Logan. For District 3 Council -- Incumbent Lorenzo Hernandez has filed for re-election. Logans District 4 seat will also be open. Gonzales ISD District 4 (Josie Smith-Wright) and District 7 (Tom Lester Jr.) will be up for election this year. City of Luling There are three positions openCouncil Member - Ward 4 & 5 and Mayor-at-large. Mayor Mike Hendricks is the only one that has filed. City of Moulton No filings have been reported. Shiner ISD Three candidates have filed for two places on the Shiner ISD Board of Trustees. Place 1 incumbent Julie Gamez has filed for re-election, while in Place 7, Max Moore and J.M. Trey Rankin III have filed for the seat currently held by Dr. Maurice Wilkinson. City of Shiner City Council - incumbent Linda Rigby City of Waelder City Council - incumbent Valentino Hernandez City of Yoakum City Council - Place 4 incumbent Elorine Sitka City of Nixon No filings reported Nixon-Smiley CISD No Filings reported Gonzales UWCD No filings reported

Patterson to speak at Gonzales dinner

Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson will be the guest speaker for the annual Gonzales County Republican party fund-raiser dinner Feb. 23 at the First Lutheran Church, 1206 St. Joseph. A meet and greet will begin at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7. In addition to Patterson, several other local and state elected officials and candidates will be on-hand to meet and greet Republican constituents. Tickets are $25 per individual, or $200 for a table of eight. There will also be a raffle for a number of items, including a long rifle, pistol, gas card and more. Raffle tickets may be purchased at the entrance. For information or to reserve tickets, call

GISD trustees approve renovation projects

$3 million renovation project at the districts elementary schools which could eventually force one campus to develop alternative plans for lunch. Trustees voted to award a $3.029 million contract to Don Krueger Construction of Victoria for a list of projects which includes new awnings at Gonzales Elementary, gym and annex renovations at North Avenue Intermediate and a complete lunchroom renovation at East Avenue Primary. Deputy Superintendent Larry Wehde told the board that the work should begin the firts of March and could last through next December. The biggest hurdle the district will face, he said, would be devising alternate plans for school lunches when the renovation work begins on the

By DAVE MUNDY
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Gonzales school trustees on Monday approved bids for a

East Avenue cafeteria. Superintendent Kim Strozier abd the board recognized members of the East Avenue staff pre-kindergarten program for winning a Texas School Readiness Award for 20092012. The award salutes Pre-K programs which help prepare children to begin regular school. The school board also approved calling the districts annual single-member district election for May 4 for districts 4 (Josie Smith-Wright) and 7 (Tom Lester Jr.).

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Yoakum Republican Women host Lavaca Co. candidates

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Pictured (from left) are: Jack Marr, candidate District 24 Judicial Court, Bill Old, candidate District 25 Judicial Court, J.W. Brown candidate Lavaca Commissioner Pct. 3, Don Al Middlebrook, US Congressional District 27, Stuart Fryer, Lavaca County Attorney, Kevin Kolb candidate District 25 Judicial Court. Seated are Jerry Tanner, candidate Lavaca County Republican Chairman, Borah Von Dormolen, Republican National Committeewoman, Daryl Fowler, DeWitt County Judge, Edwin Pustka, Lavaca County candidate Commissioner Pct. 1, Carol Janacek Renner, candidate JP Pct 2.

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Borah Von Dormolen was the featured speaker at the February 1, 2012 meeting of the Republican Women of Yoakum. Ms. Von Dormolen is a National Committeewoman for the National Republican Party representing Texas. Borah spoke on the importance of a unified vote and challenged the group to support the candidate chosen to be the Republican candidate in the November election. Borah was available to meet with the audience at the end of the meeting. Approximately 70 members, local candidates and visitors attended the meeting. Local and District candidates attending the meeting included Jack Marr, Victoria, candidate for the 24th Judicial District including DeWitt County; Bill Old, Seguin, candidate for the 25th Judicial District,

Kevin Kolb, Seguin, candidate for the 25th Judicial District, including Lavaca County, Don Al Middlebrook candidate for the US Congressional District 27 and Patricia Finch candidate for District Attorney. Lavaca County candidates attending included Edwin Pustka, Commissioner Pct. 1, J. W. Brown, Commissioner Pct. 3, Carol Janacek Renner, JP Pct. 2, and Jerry Tanner Lavaca County Republican Party Chairman. Also in attendance were Daryl Fowler, DeWitt County Judge, Stuart Fryer, Lavaca County Attorney, Micah Harmon Lavaca County Sheriff and Elizabeth Murray Kolb Guadalupe County Attorney. Members of the Republican Women of Yoakum include women from Lavaca and DeWitt Counties. Men are invited to join as Associate members. The next meeting will be March 7 at the Yoakum community Center. For more infor-

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A note for the thugs: its not your town, its ours
Its been noted that I often stick my nose into other peoples business. Its true. I do. My role as a newspaperman requires me to do look into what people are doing, because others want to know about it. Outside the newspaper, however, Im also the nosy sort. Thats because I have another role that of citizen. We all talk a lot about all the rights and privileges we have because we are free, but we dont talk a lot about the responsibilities and duties which walk hand-in-hand with those freedoms. When citizens do not do their duty and manage their responsibilities, there is no freedom there is only anarchy. Its a fact that, thanks in great part to cultural influences from entertainment to our education system, our society has drifted away from an appreciation of the value of law and order and instead increasingly favors anarchy. Were quick to condemn conformity and order without recognizing the positive impacts they have had on the development

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Thursday, February 16, 2012

Dances with Chihuahuas

Dave Mundy
General Manager

of our society. Which brings us to my good friends, our local street thugs. Our local hoodlums seem to think I need to keep my nose out of their business, that as long as theyre not directly harming me, its not my concern. Sorry, guys, but along with my freedom I assumed the mantle of civic responsibility. You are disrupting and harming my society; it is my civic duty to stick my nose into your business. Weve made brawling an illegal activity. Thus, when you are driving around the neighborhood looking to pick a fight with your fellow hoodlums, it is my duty to report

your activity. Whether or not we agree with the law, its still the law. Weve made possession of certain substances illegal. Thus, when you advertise that youre in possession of marijuana, it is my duty to report you. Weve determined that stealing is illegal, whether or not youre stealing from a company which would never really miss it. Thus, when I see you shoplifting at the store, it is my duty to point you out to store personnel and/or the police and, if necessary, to testify against you. Weve made membership in organized criminal street gangs illegal. Thus, when you come walking past me and youve got gang-land tattoos all over your neck, arms, face and fingers, Im going to keep a close eye on you. But aside from the fact that I feel that laws are there to create a framework for us all to live together in peaceable fashion, the main reason I stick my nose into thugs business is because the mental disease they have embraced rubs off on others. More and more were seeing kids

who want to walk, talk, look and act like gangstas. I see some of these kids talking about how tough theyve got it here on the Streets of G-Town. I hate to break it to yall, but there ARENT any streets here. This is the country. You may want to think youre ghetto, but youd get eaten alive in a real gangland ghetto environment. Ive met the real gangsters in the real ghetto and bubba, you aint that. You can sag your pants and twiddle your fingers like they do in East L.A., but you live in Gonzales, Texas. Its not YOUR town. Its ours. And were about fed up with your nonsense. Thats probably the most important point to impart to our local hoodlums. Mine may be the most confrontational voice youll hear, but Im not alone. Most people, in fact, feel the same way I do. Like me, theyre not afraid to step up to the plate and do their civic duty by helping law enforcement keep tabs on you; theyre just a little more discreet in how they

get involved. Were not interested in hearing more excuses about why you went bad. You had an underprivileged childhood? Cry me a river. I grew up as the oldest of five sons of a single mother who had to work two jobs to keep food on the table. Not one of us has ever spent an hour inside a jail cell for stealing anything, beating anyone half to death, shooting at someone outside a combat zone or selling illegal substances to someone elses kid. Cant get a good job because of your record? Thats your own fault. We didnt sluff off at school to be cool and we didnt run around breaking every law in sight. We got jobs and worked our way up. Youve had the same chances weve had, and refused them. When you decide you want to become respectable members of society, well be glad to give you a hand. Until then, were going to watch you like hawks.

Keeping local government accountable to the people

A central idea in our Constitution is that of keeping government, whether national, state, or local, accountable to the people. That includes the fiscal responsibility which elected officials have toward tax payers. Floresville has recently had some controversy regarding the citys financial records and its accountability to citizens. Floresville businessman Jim Miller and others private citizens questioned the citys finances and initiated a recall against Mayor Daniel Tejada and councilmen Jesse Christopher Flores, Mario Morones, Sherry Martinez Castillo, John W. Guerrero, and Johnnie R. Gomez. The local newspaper, the Wilson County News, also investigated and reported on the accounting problem, and published several articles challenging the validity of figures contained within the budget, specifically as they relate to actual sales-tax proceeds received from the state comptrollers office. The recall failed because they did not acquire the necessary 500 signatures to prompt a special election. It took a law suit for the city to admit fiscal and accounting problems. The law suit found that city budget documents were riddled with errors, some of them in the hun-

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dreds of thousands of dollars, and demanded they be corrected. The law suit was dropped when the city made the changes. The action by citizens forced the city (public servants) to correct longstanding budget errors because, and by, community involvement, including good responsible reporting. However, the other half of the story is also interesting. The mayor told the San Antonio Express that the outcome is a vindication of city leadership. He said we knew all along that the people liked the progress here. The majority support what is happening in Floresville. He accused Miller of being an outsider, and blamed a faulty computer program for the fiscal and accounting mistakes. Even more ironic was Mayor Tejedas claim that the controversy tarnished the citys image. Finally, some defenders of the city hinted racism was involved. The

mayor and all five city council members of Floresville are Hispanic. But because an Anglo questioned them, and because the news reporter was an African American, some people claim the real issue is was racism, not faulty accounting. When Hispanics dominate (100%) a communitys political leadership, where is the racism? According to NALEO, a national Hispanic organization, in 2010 there were 2,459 Hispanic elected officials in Texas. That is hardly a sign of discrimination. The controversy was a city management problem, and the mayor and city council should be upset with the city manager, not the citizens. Racism cannot be used as a defense for an exposed and clear problem. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson have used racism to defend of President Obama, regardless of obvious failure of his policies. If minorities want to progress, they must do it individually on their own merits, and be prepare to accept criticism, and change when necessary. This is particularly important if they are public servants. If Obama, the city leaders of Floresville, or any other minority public servants officials cannot stand the heat, they should get of the kitchen.

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If Clint Eastwood narrated percent owned by Fiat, an ItalThe Cat in the Hat, the words ian company. The heart-tugging of Dr. Seuss would instantly take images of Turin, Italy, apparenton a menacing authority. He ly were left on the cutting-room could read the latest worthless floor. United Nations condemnation Walking near the end of his of Syria and make Bashar Assad tunnel, Eastwood assures us of tremble. our hoped-for national comeRich Lowry is editor of the NaSo if youre Chrysler and tional Review and a syndicated back: Detroits showing us it want to air a propagandistic columnist for King Features can be done. And whats true advertisement implicitly tout- Syndicate. about them is true about all of ing your government bailout as us. Yet if Detroit is the model whats best about America, Eastwood is a natu- for our future, we should prepare for national ral frontman. The movie tough-guy and former collapse. Yes, it is getting a boost from resurgent Republican mayor of Carmel, Calif., will make auto sales. Otherwise, it remains a byword for everyone take notice. He will dare you not to urban apocalypse. More than anything, the city believe him. He will invest a sugarcoated narra- is a standing warning of the perils of social distive of Detroits comeback with every bit of his order and unaffordable, dysfunctional governgravelly voiced credibility. ment. Eastwoods two-minute ad during halftime It is good that Chrysler and GM are now off was one of the most memorable of the Super life-support, but they took a lot of money well Bowl ads (putting aside all the Doritos spots, of never recover. A simple apology would be nice. course). Eastwood walks toward the camera in Surely, Clint Eastwood could be hired to deliver a dark tunnel and says, in his slightly threaten- an impressively sincere-sounding one. ing near-whisper, Its halftime. Lest you think thats a cue to get up and reload on nachos and Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review. beer, he intones, Its halftime in America, too. What follows is a half-baked tale about the (c) 2012 by King Features Synd., Inc. revival of the automotive industry wrapped in economic nationalism: Dirty Harry does corporatism. Eastwood says that Americans are hurting and that the people of Detroit know a little something about this. They almost lost The Gonzales Cannon welcomes and everything. But we all pulled together. Now, encourages letters to the editor. Views exMotor City is fighting again. pressed in letters are those of the writers We all pulled together? As euphemism, this and do not reflect the views and opinions is clever; as history, it is false. Congress never of the publisher, editor, or staff of The Gonapproved the bailouts. Given the option to do zales Cannon. so explicitly, it declined. The Bush and Obama Submission of a letter does not guarantee administrations acted on their own, diverting publication. All letters are subject to editTARP funds to Detroit regardless of the letter of the law. In Eastwoods telling, a legally dubi- ing for grammar, style, length (250 words), ous act of executive highhandedness qualifies and legal standards. Letter-writters may criticize sitting office-holders for specific as patriotic collective action. What Chrysler and GM desperately needed policies, but active electioneering is proin their extremity was to go through Chapter hibited. The Gonzales Cannon does not 11 reorganization to pare down wages and ben- publish unsigned letters. All letters must efits, shed uneconomical dealerships and ditch be signed and include the address and teleunnecessary brands. When the government phone number of the author for verificagot its hooks in them, it politicized this process tion purposes. Addresses and phone numand threw some $80 billion at the companies. bers are not published. Since well never get an estimated $23 billion Our online edition at gonzalescannon. back, we all must be pulling together behind com also welcomes reader comments on Detroit still. stories appearing in the paper, but posts by Amid all the patriotic piety, Eastwood ne- anonymous users or users registered under glects to mention that Chrysler is now 58.5 an alias will not be published.

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Redistricting: hopefully it will all be over very soon

Ive sat down several times before with the intention of writing an update on the current status and saga of Texas redistricting. Like most people who follow elections, its been a struggle to even guess when this issue will ever be solved. The issue of redistricting has truly been a moving target. While the following may be an oversimplification, heres an attempt: To recap, on the day before Thanksgiving, a three-judge Federal panel of judges in San Antonio released a court order that redrew most of the Texas Legislative and Congressional maps (two justices agreed on these substantial changes; the third justice strongly dissented). These maps were extremely different from the maps drawn by elected legislators. As a result, the State of Texas (through Attorney General Greg Abbott) appealed the panels decision to the United States Supreme Court, asking for a stay of the maps. That stay was granted with written arguments due on Dec. 22 and oral arguments then heard on Jan. 9. On Jan. 20, the High Court unanimously ordered that the San Antonio federal court maps be vacated with instructions sent back to the San Antonio court to follow the Legislativedrawn maps as closely as possible in all cases, except when they believe the Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965 was violated. Keep in mind that only nine states, including Texas, are still subjected to statewide adherence of the VRA, and many feel the act has morphed from its original intent years ago into something today that is closer to judicial or political activism. After the Supreme Court ruled, those three judges in San Antonio have now asked the parties involved (plaintiffs being the Mexican American Legislative Caucus and the defendant being the State of Texas) to agree on a compromise map. On Monday, Feb. 6, Attorney General Abbott released a compromise map which was accepted by many, and covered in the media. However, the plaintiffs were in disagreement among themselves and did not wholly accept that compromise. On Friday, Feb. 10, the San Antonio court released another order stating that parties must continue to negotiate. It is the Courts desire to have redistricting plans in place for an April primary and all parties must continue their negotiations to assist the Court in accomplishing that task, the Court wrote. If the parties have ceased negotiations, they should resume with all due effort between now and the time of the hearing. The next hearing is set for Feb. 14. The court went on to say that it was their intent to have the issue resolved by the end of that court hearing. Meanwhile, the Federal Department of Justice (the agency in charge of enforcing the VRA) issued a brief on Friday night, Feb. 10, telling the San Antonio Court that it did not

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State Rep. Lois Kolkhorst
State Rep. Lois Kolkorst represents Texas House District 13. Under the maps re-drawn by the Texas Legislature, she will represent Lavaca and Fayette counties.

Letters to the editor Landfill a threat to county

Dear Editor, I write this to inform the citizens of Gonzales County of a potential threat to their water supply. There is a new 440-acre Landfill proposed for the Eastern Guadalupe County to be called the Post Oak Municipal Solid Waste Landfill. It will be a Type 1 landfill which can accept everything from household waste to industrial waste to dead animals. The threat to Gonzales County water supply is twofold. The threat to surface water is that the proposed site is on the headwater drainage area for Nash Creek. This is a seasonal creek which drains into the Guadalupe River just a couple of miles downstream. The threat to the Gonzales County ground water is that the site also sits atop the Carrizo-Wilcox aquifer system which, of course, is a source of water for much of this county. In fact, pure fresh drinking water is within 450 feet of the surface there. This DUMP is expected to have an active life of 67 years but the contents will be festering for centuries. At a time of drought we should be especially mindful of the value of our water resources. It is also important to remember that in Central Texas, droughts are often broken by torrential floods from tropical storms and there are not reasonable measures to contain contamination in such floods. Please contact the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality TODAY to oppose Pending Permit #2378. The time for public comment ends in just a few days. Carl Wood Guadalupe County

oped part of Guadalupe County from the unsafe landfill which will ruin the area that in some cases have been in families dating back to the 1880s. Not only do we not want this hazardous venture to move forward. Please join us as we stop this before a permit can be granted. Please go the following link and express your concern and comments to the TCEQ. http://www10.tceq.state.tx.us/epic/ecmnts/, The permit number is 2378. Thank you for keeping Guadalupe County wild and beautiful! Becky Schultze Baker Kingsbury

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Were you aware of the landfill?

Dear Editor, Hey Gonzales, how do you like the taste and smell of your water today? Did you know that a HUGE Landfill, that would be used by Houston, Austin, San Antonio is being proposed just west of you, only a couple miles from the Guadalupe River? Join us as we stop our beautiful, undevel-

Dear Editor, Because the City Council would not add this need to the City of Gonzales Budget, the tombstones that were vandalized in the Gonzales City Cemetery must be paid for by the families of those whose stones were vandalized and/or by you and me. If you wish to contribute towards the $750 that is still needed ($150.00 has been contributed by the Leifeste, Dennis Nesser, and Bill Sheppard families), please send your check to: Joe Solansky, Capitol Monument Company, 5233 U. S. 183 North, Gonzales, TX, 78629 or call Joe or Natalie at 830-672-7929. Please annotate your check with Repair of vandalized stones and if you like, add a In Memory of ____________. Joe will begin the repairs after he receives a total of $900. Please make your donation as aoon as possible. Financial help from those who vandalized the stones would be very much appreciated, the right thing to do, and one way to make amends for desecrating a burial site. Thank you. The tombstones vandalized: Gawel, Simon and karolina; Hobizal, Pius & Julie; Hobizal, Tom and Katie; English; Sanders, J. L., and Smith Elizabeth. (7 Tombstones) Pastor Jo Ann and Don Leifeste, Retired Gonzales

have authority to waive the requirement that counties obtain preclearance for new precinct boundaries, explaining that the current situation did not meet the definition of an emergency under applicable regulations and that counties had the option of requesting expedited DOJ review. The DOJ said that even if the court ordered an April primary there is still enough time for [county] jurisdictions to submit their voting changes for preclearance. (source: www. txredistricting.org) So, clear as mud? Indeed. Many local candidates have asked me when the Texas primaries are going to be held. As the legal wrangling drags on, its impossible to say. For House District 13, where I currently serve, the difference between the legislativedrawn map and the San Antonio map is a five-county swing. I have spent time in many different counties meeting wonderful people, but a consistent question has been, when is the primary going to be? and what district, State House, State Senate and Congressional seat will we be in? For now, those decisions lie in the hands of those three federal judges in San Antonio. To make sure the water doesnt become any clearer, there is also another pre-clearance trial going on in Washington D.C, separate entirely from the lawsuit that spurred the San Antonio court action. The Washington D.C. judges have said they may deliberate for at least another month. However, if the elusive San Antonio compromise does happen in the meantime, the D.C. judges eventual ruling may not come in time to impact this election cycle. If you get the feeling that some people want the process of re-drawing maps tied up in court for as long as possible, you are correct. I hope well soon have this entire redistricting drama far behind us. Id like in the future to report on a recent Public Health hearing which I chaired that exposed significant Medicaid fraud. Ill also fill you in on a victory we had for rural Texas in regards to land takings and power lines in our area. It is with great honor that I serve you and the people of Texas, no matter where these maps place our district. Please feel free to call or email me at loisfortexas@gmail.com with your feedback and input.

Proposed landfill is an affront to our areas ranching heritage

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Dear Editor, Just a note to let you know how much the Gonzales Cannon is appreciated and enjoyed. For a small town paper, it truly is remarkable! One can actually read about national, state and local news. The classifieds are full of bargains through the free classified service you offer. The best part of your paper is the colorful Cannon Comics. The Strange But True section always has items of interest. I love the Katzenjammer Kids! Reminds me of how my German grandmother used to speak her brand of English when I was a kid. Dont change a thing! This is how a newspaper should be, interesting and entertaining. James Sterling Bastrop

Over 100 years ago just East of Seguin, less than 2 miles from the beautiful Guadalupe river, John Henry Ranft and his two sons, lived and worked the land in Guadalupe County to support their families. Both sons grew to serve their country in World War I, one died and the other lost a leg but returned to help maintain the ranch. Raising cotton, peanuts, hay and cattle the work was challenging, but now, an even bigger challenge faces their descendants. 131 years later, the families who have maintained the ranch are struggling to stop what they consider a real threat to their water source and environment. The owners of the property where Post Oak Clean Green Landfill would cover over 400 acres filed an application with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and promptly sent out a press release extolling the virtues of the landfill project as not only environmentally friendly but an attraction for visitors to the adjoining future wildlife preserve that would feature environmental education, a haven for birdwatchers, and a place for seasonal community gatherings. But the surrounding ranchers and landowners dont see it that way. A request for a public hear-

ing with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has been filed through state officials in hopes of stopping what the neighbors see as a disaster waiting to happen. My main concern is the water table said Alan Evans whose family still lives on the ranch. I am familiar with landfills and this land is too porous for a dump. And liners in the bottom of a landfill can be easily punctured. Evans, like many of his neighbors, continues to live in this part of Guadalupe County because of the fertile land and the water. The land near where Guadalupe County and Gonzales County join is full of history and beauty. Some parts are dotted with oil fields from the boom days but for the most part, the landscape is a series of rolling hills covered in post oaks with an occasional small church or cemetery. Many of the once large ranches have been divided up as generations and families grew but the love of the land has drawn new families as well as descendants of original land owners to live in the country. And the water is a big part of the attraction. Even in the 1920s and again in the 1950s during the most severe droughts, a hand dug well on the original Ranft property provided usable water for the cattle and families that lived there. The thought of contamination of their water source and the

water for their neighbors in nearby Gonzales motivated Evans family and others to speak out. The East Fork of Nash Creek begins on the property where the dump will be located and joins Nash Creek as it flows down into the Guadalupe river. Though the land on some ranches is good for building a tank (a small lake or pond used for a water source, fishing or recreation), chemicals, solid waste, dead animals and other trash are another matter altogether. And water contamination is not the only problem. Its the smell, the blowing plastic and trash, and the constant traffic from the garbage trucks coming from all over this and other countiesthose are the real problems that we know will come said Mrs. Evans. Despite the native vegetation buffer, the environmental research center, the high grass covered berms that are intended to hide the trash and the promise of a balance between processing solid waste and maintaining healthy Texas wildlife, the reality of the dump is not lost on Dorothea Chessher. Thea, as she is known to her family and friends, is the aunt of Mr. Evans. She summed it up this way: The only wildlife that will be attracted to that part of the county will be feral hogs and big fat rats. Evans is a resident of Guadalupe County.

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AUSTIN) Texas Comptroller Susan Combs this week released The Impact of the 2011 Drought and Beyond an analysis of the effects of the severe 2011 drought in Texas, current and future water resources in the state and innovative solutions being used in Texas and elsewhere in the Southwest to solve the water crisis. Planning and managing water use will be of utmost importance for the states growth and prosperity, Combs said. While recent rains have helped put a dent in drought severity in different parts of the state, were not out of the woods. Texas is prone to cycles of drought which makes it important for residents, businesses and state and local governments to manage water use. Every Texan has a stake in water issues the state faces. The Texas Water Development Boards 2012 State Water Plan predicts water demand in Texas will rise by 22 percent by 2060, and estimates that should we experience another drought of record like in the 1950s, it could cost Texas businesses and workers nearly $116 billion in income by 2060. Impact of the 2011 Drought and Beyond looks at innovative water management solutions such as aquifer storage and recovery, used in cities such as San Antonio; the use of treated wastewater for irrigation; and the conversion of brackish groundwater into drinking water (known as desalination). We also contacted water plan-

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Lynn Theater schedules grand re-opening for March 16

The Lynn Theater will open on March 16 for a ribbon-cutting ceremony and the Platters will be there on March 17. We will have tickets for sale at $20 pre-sale and they will be on sale at the door for $25. This show will take you back a few years. About five miles out on U.S. 183 south on the right, there is a yard covered in red phlox. I have some lavender ones in my yard and yesterday I checked on my bluebonnets. The yard is covered with the plants, so we hope they keep growing. It will allow us to put out lots of blooms and bring lots of visitors to our area.

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cows sold $2 higher on approx.. 90 hd. Total. Packer Cows: higher dressing utility & cutter cows, $71-$88; lower dressing utility & cutter cows, $54-$71; light weight canner cows, $43-$74. Packer Bulls: heavyweight bulls, $85-$97; utility & cutter bulls, $74-$85; lightweight canner bulls, $65-$74. Stocker and Feeder Calves and Yearlings: Steer & Bull Calves: under 200 lbs, $185-$240; 200-300 lbs, $180-$245; 300-400 lbs, $178-$228; 400-500 lbs, $170-$212.50; 500-600lbs, $150-$197.50; 600700 lbs, $143-$175; 700-800 lbs, $138-$160. Heifer Calves: under 200 lbs, $175-$225; 200-300 lbs, $168-$220; 300-400 lbs, $165-$215; 400-500 lbs, $158-$198; 500-600 lbs, $140-$176; 600-700 lbs, $134-$151; 700-800 lbs, $112-$131. No. 2 & 3 Steer & Bull Calves: 200-300 lbs, $120-$180; 300-400 lbs, $118-$178; 400-500 lbs, $115-$168; 500-600 lbs, $112-$148; 600-700 lbs, $102-$140. No. 2 & 3 Heifer Calves: 200-300 lbs, $115-$166; 300-400 lbs, $115$164; 400-500 lbs, $112-$152; 500-600 lbs, $110$140; 600-700 lbs, $98-$128. If we can help with marketing your livestock, please call 361-798-4336.

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Wish will be open soon at 507 St. Joseph Street. There was a ribboncutting ceremony on Wednesday at 9 a.m. at the front gate of Pioneer Village. Its located at US 183, St. Joseph Street, at the water tower with the cannon on it.

The Gonzales Livestock Market Report for Saturday, February 11, 2012 had on hand: 620 cattle. Compared to our last sale: Calves and yearlings sold. Packer cows sold steady. Stocker-feeder steers: Medium and large frame No. 1: 150-300 lbs., $210-$240; 300-400 lbs, $210$220; 400-500 lbs, $190-$205; 500-600 lbs, $154$195; 600-700 lbs., $138-$150; 700-800 lbs., $131$144. Bull yearlings: 700-900 lbs, $108-$135. Stocker-feeder heifers: Medium and large frame No. 1: 150-300 lbs, $175-$195; 300-400 lbs, $175$185; 400-500 lbs, $160-$175; 500-600 lbs., $147$155; 600-700 lbs., $134-$145. Packers cows: Good lean utility and commercial, $63-$71; Cutters, $78-$86; Canners, $48-$62; Low yielding fat cows, $66-$74. Packer bulls: Yield grade 1 & 2, good heavy bulls; $89-$96; light weights and medium quality bulls, $74-$86. Stocker Cows: $850-$1,150. Pairs: $975-$1,375. Thank you for your business! View our sale live at cattleusa.com.

AUSTIN It was a solid Christmas season for retail businesses throughout the region, especially in Gonzales County. State Comptroller Susan Combs this week released figures charting local cities share of state sales tax revenues for January, and all four municipal governments in Gonzales County saw increases of better than 35 percent over 2011 numbers indicative of strong sales during the Christmas season. The January figures represent sales from December. Leading the way was the City of Smiley, where the impact of a local-option liquor-sales election last fall continues to be felt. Smileys check for this month of $4,302 represents a 212.07 percent increase over a year ago. December sales were also strong in Gonzales, Nixon and Waelder. Gonzales February allocation for $221,668 represents a 43.69 percent increase over the 2011 check for $154.258. For the year, Gonzales revenues to date are 44 percent over 2011 figures. Nixon will receive a February check for $26,204, an increase of 48.16 percent, and its yearly total of $48,264 is also a healthy 47.74 percent ahead of 2011. Waelders February check for $2,424 is 35.63 percent ahead of 2011 numbers, and for the year the citys receipts are up more than 43 percent. While Gonzales County led the region, however, several other municipalities also had strong holiday seasons. The February allocation

for the City of Luling will be $121,351, a modest 6.12 percent increase. For the year, the city is at $231,382, more than 11 percent ahead of 2011 figures. Cueros business revival also continued strongly, with a February check for $227,142. For the year, the citys receipts are up more than 40 percent. In Lavaca County, all four municipal governments will also see increases in Febuary. Hallettsvilles check for $113,635 represents a 24.1 percent increase, while Moulton will get a check for $13,707, up nearly 42 percent over last year. The City of Shiners Feburary check for $32,601 represents a 34.59 percent over last year, and the city is 37.57 percent ahead of last years totals month-to-date. Yoakum also saw a modest increase of 6.34 percent, based on a Febuary check for $106,177. For the year, Yoakum has collected $192,374, up 6.58 percent. Combs announced today that state sales tax revenue in January was $2 billion, up 9.5 percent compared to January 2011. Sales tax revenue continues to grow in almost all major economic categories and revenue has now increased for 22 consecutive months, Combs said. The recent monthly increase was led by the oil and natural gas-related sectors. Restaurants and services sectors also showed significant gains. Combs will send February local sales tax allocations totaling $708.5 million to cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts, up 8.2 percent compared to February 2011. For details of February

sales tax allocations to individual cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts, locate the Monthly Sales Tax Allocation Comparison Summary Reports on the Comptrollers Web site at www.window.state.tx.us/taxinfo/allocsum/compsum.html.

The Nixon Livestock Commission Inc. report had on hand, February 13, 2012, Volume, 345. Steers: 200-300 lbs, $189 to $199 to $255; 300400 lbs., $186 to $196 to $240; 400-500 lbs, $174 to $184 to $230; 500-600 lbs, $164 to $174 to $210; 600-700 lbs, $145 to $155 to $180; 700-800 lbs, $135 to $145 to $154. Heifers: 200-300 lbs, $185 to $195 to $255; 300400 lbs, $153 to $163 to $208; 400-500 lbs, $153 to $163 to $210; 500-600 lbs, $151 to $161 to $205; 600-700 lbs, $132 to $142 to $158; 700-800 lbs, $143. Slaughter cows: $70 to $80 to $87; Slaughter bulls: $85 to $90 to $95; Stocker cows: $550 to $940.

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The Hallettsville Livestock Commission Co., Inc. had on hand on February 7, 2012, 729; Week ago, 1,155; Year Ago, 840. The market continues strong with calves and yearlings steady to higher on all classes. Packer

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Cuero Livestock Market Report on February 10, 2012, had 394 head. Had 54 cows and 11 bulls. Bulls were steady. Cows sold to a strong demand-HIGHER. Calves were. Packer Bulls: Hvy. Wts., $91-$96; lower grades, $76-$87. Packer cows: boning cows, $87-$95; cutters mainly, $65-$87; low cutters, $76-$70; fat cows, $53-$80. Dry cows, $53-$80. Palpated cows: $91-$105; heifers, $98-$113. Pairs: -$1,005. The calf market was very active. Higher on the choice. Steer Calves: 200-250 lbs, $215-$245; 250-300 lbs, $215-$250; 300-350 lbs, $205-$235; 350-400 lbs, $205-$230; 400-450 lbs, $210-$230; 450-500 lbs, $180-$220; 500-600 lbs, $181-$220. Heifer Calves: 200-250 lbs, $210-$215; 250-300 lbs, $205-$240; 300-350 lbs, $154-$225; 350-400 lbs, $175-$190; 400-450 lbs, $145-$190; 450-500 lbs, $137-$185; 500-600 lbs, $141-$210. Over 700 lb steers, $130-$173; bulls, $114-$136; heifers, to $135.

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able regulations and fair courts that attract and keep newseditor@gonzalescannon.com employers in Texas, and we will continue to develop the Texas has been ranked the world-class workforce necestop exporting state in 2011 sary to meet the demands of for the 10th year in a row, any 21st century employer. according to data released Texas exports in 2011 toby the U.S. Department of taled more than $249.8 bilCommerce, a sign of Texas lion, up 20.7 percent from continued role as a leader in $206.9 billion in 2010, outthe global marketplace. performing overall U.S. exports, which grew by 15.8 percent in 2011. The states Grains Liquid Fertilizer top export recipients were Mexico, Canada, China, Custom Mix Feed Pellet Feed Brazil and the Netherlands, Liquid Feed Spraying which respectively imCattle Cubes ported $86.6 billion, $21.9 billion, $10.9 billion, $9.9 James Fehner -- Cell 830-857-3638 billion and $9.0 billion in Jimmy Fehner -- Cell 830-857-3636 Texas-manufactured goods. Texas top exporting in1922 Co. Road 197 dustries in 2011 were peGonzales, TX 78629 troleum and coal products, Phone: 830-672-3710 chemicals, computer and electronic products, non-

More details have been made available about the new H-E-B Store scheduled to open soon in Gonzales. After many years of planning, the new H-E-B Gonzales store will open its doors on Friday, March 16 at 6 a.m., offering Gonzales-area residents a first-class shopping experience that is both fresh and convenient. The new 51,000 sq.-ft. store, located at 1841 Church St., will feature H-E-B products selected for the Gonzales community. H-E-B has been proudly serving the Gonzales area for 40 years and we are committed to investing in the local community, said Rob Hall, vice president and general manager, HE-B Gulf Coast Region. This store is specifically tailored to meet the needs of the Gonzales community. The new store will offer customers expanded departments never before seen in this community. A few highlights of the store include: Unparalleled Produce Department showcasing hundreds of varieties of fresh fruits and vegetables. An expanded Seafood Department with a greater variety of frozen fish. Meat Market offering USDA Prime, Natural, and Organic meats. We offer full service cut to your specifications for your special occasions. Full-service Deli featuring premium meats and cheeses sliced to

order. Hot Rotisserie Chickens will be roasted fresh several times daily, along with daily offerings of take and bake fresh pizzas. Bakery complete with a full assortment of scratch made breads. Fresh pies, muffins and fully decorated cakes are available to customers daily as well as flour tortillas. Pharmacy dedicated to providing superior service for all your prescription needs with expert consultations and savings via our Platinum Rewards program. A convenient driveup window provides easy customer access. A Texas Front Porch area with dcor items, potting soil and ceramics. Brand new Fuel Station offering lower than low fuel prices on all grades of gasoline, diesel and the option of Additech to help keep your fuel system clean. Committed to the environment and green business practices, H-E-B designed the new store with numerous innovative and sustainable elements. The store will feature highly reflective roofing, which keeps from heating up the building and therefore saves energy to cool the building interior; water efficiency features and equipment inside the store; and energy efficient features including computer automated air conditioning and heating, administrative area light fixtures, and energy-saving Night Blind roll down thermal shades on open front refrigerated display cases, reducing the energy use.

The store will also feature natural skylights. The lights in the store will dim or brighten, adjusting to the density of the natural sun light. Bill Tate, a 15-year H-E-B partner, will be the stores unit director. The store will be staffed with an estimated 150 knowledgeable partners that will make the shopping experience an outstanding one for customers. The new Gonzales H-E-B will have an expanded assortment throughout the store while offering the same low prices the community has come to expect from H-E-B, Tate said. Our goal is to provide the best customer service, lowest possible prices and largest variety of products, including products from local vendors such as J Bar, Adams Spices, Kitchen Pride Mushroom Farms, Shiner Beer and Buddys Chicken. H-E-Bs commitment and involvement in the communities it serves has been recognized as an important part of the way the company does business. H-E-Bs Spirit of Giving and commitment to community service is at the core of its mission, annually contributing more than five percent of gross pre-tax earnings to community initiatives and charities across Texas. H-E-B is committed to making a lasting and powerful impact in this community, and you will see evidence of this commitment in many ways as we continue to deepen our roots in Gonzales, Tate said.

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Hundreds of local residents and landowners from around the region were on hand Thursday as Marathon Oil Co. formally introduced itself to Gonzales with an open house at the First Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall. A brigade of company employees were on hand to answer questions about all aspects of the oil and gas business, especially those related to the Eagle Ford Shale -- from details

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Marathon Oil introduces itself to region

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about hydraulic fracturing to questions about groundwater protection, land management, royalties and more.

Also out in force were representatives of Gonzales-based McLeroy Land Group, which represents Marthons interests in a number of area projects.

Oil & Gas Activity Report

Recent oil and gas well location reports for the Gonzales Cannon coverage area Gonzales County API No.: 42-177-32059 Classification: Wildcat and Recompletion Operator: Diamond M Drilling and Expl. Co. Lease Name: Tuch Unit Well No.: 1 Field Name: Wildcat Total Depth: 7,620 feet Survey Name: S. McCoy, A-340 Acres: 160 API No.: 42-177-32462 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: EOG Resources Inc. Lease Name: Henkhaus Unit Well No.: 12H Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) Total Depth: 12,600 feet Survey Name: R.H. Wynn, A-474 Acres: 825.43 API No.: 42-177-32463 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Rosetta Resources Operating LP Lease Name: Adele Dubose Well No.: 2 Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) Total Depth: 11,750 feet Survey Name: J. Humphrey, A-266 Acres: 1,005.23 Lavaca County API No.: 42-285-31849 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Recompletion Operator: Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. Lease Name: Allen Oil Unit 3 Well No.: 3 Field Name: Hallettsville (9500) Total Depth: 10,200 feet Survey Name: L.J. Presnal, A-355 Acres: 80 Gonzales County API No.: 42-177-32371 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: EOG Resources Inc. Lease Name: Henkhaus Unit Well No.: 7H Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) Survey Name: R.H. Wynn, A-474 Direction and Miles: 13 miles southeast of Cost Oil: 2,687 MCF: 2,512 Choke Size: 30/64 of an inch Flowing: Yes Tubing Pressure: 3,891 Total Depth: 16,768 feet Plug Back Depth: 16,672 feet Perforations: 11,683-16,670 feet API No.: 42-177-32353 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: EOG Resources Inc. Lease Name: Kerner-Carson Unit Well No.: 3H Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) Survey Name: S.H. Gates, A-228 Direction and Miles: 9.9 miles southeast from Cost Oil: 1,731 MCF: 1,735 Choke Size: 30/64 of an inch Flowing: Yes Tubing Pressure: 1,778 Total Depth: 15,868 feet Plug Back Depth: 15,787 feet Perforations: 10,900-15,779 feet API No.: 42-177-32317 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Marathon Oil EF LLC Lease Name: Bouldin Well No.: 1H Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford1) Survey Name: J. McCoy, A-46 Direction and Miles: 9.53 miles southeast of Gonzales Oil: 456 MCF: 529 Choke Size: 14/64 of an inch Flowing: Yes Tubing Pressure: 2,419 Total Depth: 14,807 feet Perforations: 11,370-14,630 feet API No.: 42-177-32352 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Marathon Oil EF LLC Lease Name: Bergey-Boening Unit Well No.: 1H Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford1) Survey Name: J. McCoy, A-45 Direction and Miles: 11.55 miles southeast of Gonzales Oil: 467 MCF: 355 Choke Size: 14/64 of an inch Flowing: Yes Tubing Pressure: 2,670 Total Depth: 16,757 feet Perforations: 11,494-16,696 feet API No.: 42-177-32278 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Marathon Oil EF LLC Lease Name: Barnhart (EF) Well No.: 6H Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford1) Survey Name: A.W. Hill, A-247 Direction and Miles: 16.87 miles southwest of Gonzales Oil: 1,135 MCF: 1,324 Choke Size: 14/64 of an inch Flowing: Yes Tubing Pressure: 3,797 Total Depth: 17,719 feet Plug Back Depth: 17,705 feet Perforations: 11,815-17,592 feet API No.: 42-177-32277 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Marathon Oil EF LLC Lease Name: Barnhart (EF) Well No.: 5H Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford1) Survey Name: A.W. Hill, A-247 Direction and Miles: 16.87 miles southwest of Gonzales Oil: 1,020 MCF: 1,226 Choke Size: 14/64 of an inch Flowing: Yes Tubing Pressure: 4,089 Total Depth: 17,122 feet Perforations: 11,820-17,033 feet API No.: 42-177-32327 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: EOG Resources Inc. Lease Name: B and B Unit Well No.: 3H Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford1) Survey Name: S. Bateman, A-1 Direction and Miles: 12.2 miles southeast from Gonzales Oil: 984 MCF: 1,431 Choke Size: 30/64 of an inch Tubing Pressure: 1,822 Total Depth: 17,940 feet Plug Back Depth: 17,853 feet Perforations: 11,579-17,826 feet API No.: 42-177-32356 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: EOG Resources Inc. Lease Name: Meyer Unit Well No.: 7H Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford1) Survey Name: S. Bateman, A-1 Direction and Miles: 5.9 miles north from Cheapside Oil: 1,814 MCF: 1,824 Choke Size: 32/64 of an inch Flowing: Yes Tubing Pressure: 1,240 Total Depth: 17,667 feet Plug Back Depth: 17,582 feet Perforations: 11,745-17,572 feet API No.: 42-177-32372 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: EOG Resources Inc. Lease Name: Meyer Unit Well No.: 8H Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford1) Survey Name: S. Bateman, A-1 Direction and Miles: 5.9 miles north from Cheapside Oil: 1,793 MCF: 1,555 Choke Size: 30/64 of an inch Flowing: Yes Tubing Pressure: 1,482 Total Depth: 17,578 feet Plug Back Depth: 17,406 feet Perforations: 11,766-17,396 feet API No.: 42-177-32373 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: EOG Resources Inc. Lease Name: Meyer Unit Well No.: 9H Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford1) Survey Name: S. Bateman, A-1 Direction and Miles: 5.9 miles north of Cheapside Oil: 1,547 MCF: 1,415 Choke Size: 30/64 of an inch Flowing: Yes Tubing Pressure: 1,186 Total Depth: 17,370 feet Plug Back Depth: 17,287 feet Perforations: 11,897-17,277 feet DeWitt County API No.: 42-123-32675 Classification: Fld Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. Lease Name: Bruns 01 Well No.: 2H Field Name: DeWitt (Eagle Ford Shale) Total Depth: 21,000 feet Survey Name: I RR Co, Section 40, A-499 Acres: 620.80 API No.: 42-123-32676 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. Lease Name: Bruns 01 Well No.: 3H Field Name: DeWitt (Eagle Ford Shale) Total Depth: 21,000 feet Survey Name: I RR Co, Section 40, A-499 Acres: 620.80 API No.: 42-123-32677 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. Lease Name: Bruns 01 Well No.: 4H Field Name: DeWitt (Eagle Ford Shale) Total Depth: 21,000 feet Survey Name: I RR Co, Section 40, A-499 Acres: 620.80 API No.: 42-123-32693 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Petrohawk Operating Company Lease Name: Walters A Well No.: 1H Field Name: DeWitt (Eagle Ford Shale) Total Depth: 14,000 feet Survey Name: F. Gonzales, A-194 Acres: 545.80 API No.: 42-123-32694 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. Lease Name: Wild 01 Well No.: 1H Field Name: DeWitt (Eagle Ford Shale) Total Depth: 21,000 feet Survey Name: A. Lockhart, A-24 Acres: 667.55 API No.: 42-123-32695 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Burlington Resources O and G Co. LP Lease Name: Hunsaker Unit B Well No.: 1 Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford2) Total Depth: 12,700 feet Survey Name: W.L. Lytte, A-303 Acres: 302.01 API No.: 42-123-32687 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Burlington Resources O and G Co. LP Lease Name: Straube Unit A Well No.: 1 Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford2) Total Depth: 13,600 feet Survey Name: I RR Co, Section 19, A-274 Acres: 652.27 API No.: 42-123-32479 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. Lease Name: Garvel 01 Well No.: 1H Field Name: DeWitt (Eagle Ford Shale) Survey Name: P.B. George, A-205 Direction and Miles: 4.1 miles northwest from Yorktown Oil: 416 MCF: 3,539 Choke Size: 16/64 of an inch Tubing Pressure: 6,902 Shut In Well Pressure: 8,000 Total Depth: 18,950 feet Perforations: 13,550-18,802 feet API No.: 42-123-32449 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Geosouthern Energy Corp. Lease Name: Rayes B Well No.: 1H Field Name: DeWitt (Eagle Ford Shale) Survey Name: I RR Co, Section 42, A-577 Direction and Miles: 7.69 miles northwest from Yorktown Oil: 744 MCF: 1,527 Choke Size: 10/64 of an inch Tubing Pressure: 7,015 Shut In Well Pressure: 7,015 Total Depth: 18,929 feet Plug Back Depth: 18,865 feet Perforations: 13,408-18,445 feet API No.: 42-123-32485 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Geosouthern Energy Corp. Lease Name: Wagner A Well No.: 1H Field Name: DeWitt (Eagle Ford Shale) Survey Name: J. Ross, A-413 Direction and Miles: 3.13 miles southeast from Westhoff Oil: 768 MCF: 2,475 Choke Size: 11/64 of an inch Tubing Pressure: 960 Shut In Well Pressure: 8,165 Total Depth: 18,590 feet Plug Back Depth: 18,522 feet Perforations: 13,373-18,521 feet API No.: 42-123-32451 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Geosouthern Energy Corp. Lease Name: Williams A Well No.: 1H Field Name: DeWitt (Eagle Ford Shale) Survey Name: J. McCoy Jr., A-30 Direction and Miles: 10.06 miles northeast of Westhoff Oil: 528 MCF: 2,345 Choke Size: 11/64 of an inch Tubing Pressure: 6,165 Shut In Well Pressure: 6,715 Total Depth: 19,162 feet Plug Back Depth: 19,075 feet Perforations: 13,243-19,053 feet API No.: 42-123-32531 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Geosouthern Energy Corp. Lease Name: Arndt A Well No.: 2H Field Name: DeWitt (Eagle Ford Shale) Survey Name: J. Ross, A-413 Direction and Miles: 3.13 miles southeast from Westhoff Oil: 672 MCF: 1,770 Choke Size: 9/64 of an inch Tubing Pressure: 856 Shut In Well Pressure: 8,165 Total Depth: 19,157 feet Plug Back Depth: 19,088 feet Perforations: 13,459-19,067 feet

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addition to the road closure, power was out for most of the day in the area, including parts of Nixon, affecting about 130 households. Anything inside the property lines on state highways is the scene for Texas Highway Patrol, said Schmidt. Theyre ultimately responsible. They made the call for the evacuation, they made the call to cut the power, they pretty much controlled the scene. Schmidt added that while DPS was the controlling entity on scene, it took a collaborative effort to contain and eventually clear the incident. It was a tag team effort pretty much throughout the day, he said. It was everybody together trying to come up with the best plan of attack. Early speculation was that the truck had actually overturned, but Schmidt said that proved not to be the case. The truck didnt look like it ever went completely over because it was still sitting on its tires, he said. Apparently when it went into the embankment, it put it in such a bind that it broke the fifth wheel on the trailer. The trailer then flipped at least one complete turn. It was the tossing of the trailer that caused the situation to call for the electricity to be turned off. There was a pole there and when that trailer rolled, it sheared that pole off, Schmidt said. It came unhooked from the primary, but the primary was intact. It looked like it was probably still good, but there was a secondary line that came off of that and it went up FM 108. All of that was beyond repair. Trooper Brothers went to get the vehicle information and he smelled propane. At that point, we knew we potentially had a leak. The evacuation area started at 300 feet but was eventually expanded to a halfmile.After everyone had been cleared, the officials re-assessed the tank and found a small seep. Even though the threat of explosion had all but passed at that time, they chose to keep the road closed. We could have probably let the homeowners back in at that time, but we still had to move that tank, said Schmidt. We already had a safe scene so it didnt make sense to let people back in when we knew we might have to go through it (the evacuation) again. Same thing with the power. We could have turned it back on briefly but nobody was hurt and the scene was safe, so why jeopardize that for a little bit of comfort. The highway from FM 108 to FM 1116 remained closed pending the arrival of a HazMat team, who was dispatched by the transport company who owned the truck. The companys main office is in Piedras Negras, Coahuila in Mexico, which means it took several hours for them to make it here. TCEQ (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality) rules say that we have to give the company an opportunity to get their product and provide their clean-up folks, if its not an emergency situation, Harless explained. The problem is there is no specific time that we have to give them. The HazMat team didnt reach Gonzales until nearly 4 a.m. Saturday because they got delayed at the border, which held them up for almost 10 hours. In the meantime, the county was forbid-

den to call in assets located closer to the area without approval from the state. There are several HazMats around in San Antonio, Austin and Houston, but the first question would have been who are we billing? said Schmidt. Obviously the Gonzales Fire Department doesnt have money for a HazMat team and neither does the county. If Keith or I would have made the decision for the judge to call a local asset, the county would have gotten the bill, said Harless. Were talking thousands and thousands of dollars at the taxpayers expense. Once the off-loading of the tanks contents began, it took about 90 minutes to get the scene cleared. By the time they were done, crews from Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative (GVEC) began restoring power. We were able to drag that trailer from its position over to the road and then we were able to get about 18 percent off of the tank, Schmidt said. That made it light enough where we could right the tanker. We had the tank off-loaded ready to go town, we had the truck going to Mexico and at about the same time, GVEC were starting to bring the power up. The highway was officially re-opened around 6 a.m. on Saturday. Because it is so rare to see propane tankers of that size come through the area, the county is not accustomed to dealing with such events. Schmidt said it was good to know the procedures they followed were effective. This was done pretty much by the book, he said. I wish that we could have done something else (to make it less inconvenience), but it was done by the book. Despite the way it was executed, Judge Bird said there is one thing about the process he plans on addressing. We may have to put in some triggers time-wise to speed things up, he said. At some point, we need to be able to say to these companies Hey, youre times up. Were going to take care of this and your insurance companys going to be getting a bill. To effect the evacuation, the county utilized its Reverse 9-1-1 system to notify affected residents. Bird thought that worked well, but admitted it could also use some tweaking. As far as notification, I think well get better at that, he said. Weve already talked to the radio station about some things and were going to gear Jimmy up so he can post from the site on our Facebook page and website. As of press time, the Cannon was unable to acquire an official report on the accident from DPS. However, the other driver involved in the incident gave us his side of what happened in an telephone interview. I was coming from Circle G and had put on my turn signal to turn onto FM 108 when I heard him coming from behind me, so I went straight, said Robert Ramirez of Moulton. His trailer caught the side of my truck and put me in a ditch. His trailer turned over and his cab went into the embankment. Ramirez said the driver of another 18-wheeler, which arrived on the scene to help, told him it appeared the tractortrailer rig may have been trying to pass Ramirez and been surprised when he began a left turn. Officials at the scene reported the driver of the propane truck spoke little English.

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parking. I know some people have been very critical and said it was poor planning, but it wasnt. It was fiscally smart. You dont spend another quarter of a million dollars for something youre only going to need 10 nights a year. Booth said there are a few growing pains concerning the new facility that are being worked out like the quality of the sound system. Its a really good system but we were told that we dont have the right speakers, she said. A sound expert will be coming in to listen to it. We know a gym is not a good place for sound because of the acoustics. But we need to have this because we use it for things like graduation in case of inclement weather. The board also received a report on the districts attendance. The average daily attendance (ADA) for January was up at all three campuses. Booth particularly praised the job being done at the elementary level by principal Curtis Wubbena. Curtis has really been on this, she said. He has his teachers doing attendance logs. They call every parent of every child who is absent. What were finding out is a lot of parents just flat dont understand how important school is. They dont understand if you have a medical appointment, you dont have to be out all day. The board also set May 12 as the date for the school board election. There are two Nixon positions open - Place 2 and Place 3. Both of the incumbents, Bud Box and Richard Lott, have already filed to run again for another three-year term. Early voting by personal appearance will be conducted each weekday at the School Administration Building, located at 800 Rancho Road in Nixon, between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. from April 30 May 8. Applications for ballot by mail should be mailed to: Cindy Lott, P.O. Box 400, 800 Rancho Road, Nixon, Texas 78140. Applications for ballots by mail must be received no later than the close of business on May 4. In other business, the board: Changed the meeting dates for March, April and July to the third Monday of the month. Adopted a policy on test integrity and test security procedures. Recognized March 5-9 as Texas Public School Week.

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NIXON The Board of Trustees for the NixonSmiley Consolidated Independent School District met in regular session Monday night. The meeting kicked off with an impressive presentation by fifth-graders from Sheri Wuests class. The students staged a Walk Through Time Wax Museum, during which they portrayed iconic individuals including Harry Houdini, Johnny Cash, President Dwight Eisenhower, Amelia Earhart, Annie Oakley, Pocahontas, General George Patton, Shirley Temple Black, Selena Gomez, Theodor (Dr. Seuss) Geisel and Sacagawea. Each student recited a brief history of their person while dressed in appropriate costumed garb. Parking at the new gym was addressed when Superintendent Dr. Cathy Booth told the board of the administrations plan to create more room. We have 104 parking spaces that cost us $250,000, she said. We decided that instead of building more, we can pave the road from the lot up to the Central Office and use that as overflow

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Legislatures interim committee on natural resources. The priorites specified by Dewhurst include, among a wide range of environmental and resource objectives, studying and recommending ways to combine groundwater conservation districts along major aquifer lines rather than by individual counties, and the eventual elimination of county water districts. Theyre talking about getting rid of us, Sengelmann said. We dont have the money for lobbyists, so

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what we need is for our officers and our residents to contact legislators in person. Consolidation of smaller taxing entities into regional authorities and the eventual transformation of those districts into appointed rather than elected boards is a key tenet of United Nations Agenda 21. The GCUWCD directors also voted to de-annex a number of properties located in Caldwell County back to the Plum Creek UWCD. The two districts have been wrangling over a number of dual-annexed properties in Caldwell and Gonzales counties, and un-

der recently-passed state legislation gave property owners the opportunity to choose which district they wished to be a part of. As a result of the settlement, the GCUWCD will lose 4,672 acres to Plum Creek, while Plum Creek loses 7,503 acres to Gonzales. Directors also approved a change in the rates the district is paying for equipment through the Western Mitigation Fund. Sengelmann told the board there have been several price hikes from suppliers, most notably for the suppliers of solar panels used to power new well pumps.

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Manager Charles Windwehen announced that police were conducting an internal investigation in the theft of cash or goods, and that one city employee had been terminated. Parks & Recreation employee Belinda Walker was fired, and Malaer and golf course manager Ricky Bazan were also later terminated as the investigation continued. Police Chief Tim Crow, who was appointed to run the department on an interim basis, said that not all of those terminations may

ately when I saw this one I knew I had to do it because of the fabulous lighting hitting her and her horse and just the atmosphere I got from the photo of anticipation and readiness. I just couldnt pass up doing her photo because I knew that it was the one. I was really surprised, said Lester, the reigning Texas High School Rodeo have resulted from the investigation, how- Association Cowgirl of the ever. Year. Shes a great artist! Since that time, several aspects of the citys parks and recreation department have been scrutinized, including the city-owned Independence Park Golf Course and the concessions stand at J.B. Wells Rodeo Arena. The Gonzales Police Dept. turned the results of its investigation over to the DAs office in early November, with Capt. Alan Taylor saying at the time that multiple charges have been recommended, and that the report includes multiple statements and affidavits.

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By BOB THAXTON of the Seguin Gazette
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Thursday, February 16, 2012

GUADALUPE COUNTY A group of residents are mobilizing opposition to a landfill they say poses a threat to their water, roads and way of life. Approximately 80 property owners and residents of eastern Guadalupe County met Thursday night at the Watts Ranch to discuss opposing the application by Post Oak Clean Green Inc. to open a municipal solid waste landfill on a 1,200-acre site off FM1150. The meeting was led by Jim Watts Sr. and Jim Watts Jr. who said one of the first steps for opposing the application filed with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality would be to choose a name for the group. Watts Jr. said Proud Land Stewards of Guadalupe County had been tentatively selected but they welcomed suggestions. The group later decided on Stop Post Oak Dump which can be abbreviated to SPOD. Were all here for one thing - to eliminate this dump, Watts Sr. said in convening the meeting. We want to leave here tonight with some kind of game plan. Post Oak Clean Green Inc. is headed by Tom Funderburg, president, and his son, Norman Funderburg, secretarytreasurer. The corporation filed its initial application for a landfill permit on Dec. 27, 2011, and the TCEQ published a notice in the Jan. 18 edition of this newspaper to inform the

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public about the application and the process for submitting comments on the application. The proposed site is bounded by Nixon Road, Dix Road and FM 1150. Located in the middle of the 1,200-acre tract will be the landfill eventually taking up 450 acres. The other 750 acres will be used for environmental research and wildlife management, according to Jim Blackwell, an environmental engineer who is project manager for the corporation. There are several landfills in the Austin and San Antonio areas that are now at capacity and will close in a few short years; thus there is a real need for additional capacity within this area, Blackwell said in a presentation Feb. 2 to the Alamo Area Council of Governments. It just doesnt make good sense to have somebody come in and put a dump site over an aquifer, Bill Jones told the gathering at the Watts Ranch. He said there are potential sites for landfills not located over aquifers. Jones represents District 4 on the board of the Guadalupe County Groundwater Conservation District, and he said the GCGCD board is 100 percent opposed to the landfill. Jones said the landfill site is located over the Wilcox Aquifer which is down 430 to 460 feet in that vicinity. Although often referred to as the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer, there actually are two aquifers - the Carrizo and the Wilcox which generally lies below the Carrizo. Jones also read an email

letter from hydrologist Bill Klemt who formerly worked for the Texas Water Commission. Klemt listed several factors to be cited in opposing the application for the landfill. Besides water pollution concerns, the group discussed traffic, noise and road damage concerns. Theyre talking about Austin. Theyre talking about trash coming from every direction, Watts Jr. said. Theyre going to go out and solicit anywhere they can to make money.

While the owners will profit from the landfill, there are costs that will be passed along to taxpayers, he said. When these roads are damaged, whos going to pay for it? Theyre not going to pay for it, Watts Jr. said. Watts Jr. said a priority needed to be the hiring of an attorney to represent the group. An attorney he has worked with previously estimated legal fees of $3,000 to $4,000 for writing a certified letter

to Post Oak Clean Green Inc. and for representing the group at a public meeting about the landfill application. We need somebody that deals with this, Watts Jr. said. Its a scary deal, and were as concerned as we can be. Regarding raising funds to pay an attorney and cover other costs such as purchasing signs opposing the landfill, those attending the meeting agreed to sign up with pledges for donations to

be made after the group has opened a bank account. Im hoping well have signs posted all over Guadalupe County, Watts Jr. said. He also urged the groups members to write letters of opposition to the TCEQ. Comments can be submitted electronically to the TCEQ website or in writing to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Office of the Chief Clerk, MC-105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711-3087.

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Gareth Fowler earned the rank of Eagle Scout and a ceremony recognizing his accomplishment was held on Jan. 31, at First Protestant Church in New Braunfels. Gareth began his scouting experience before he moved to Gonzales and chose to continue with Troop 133. He commuted weekly to New Braunfels when studies and sports allowed for 5 years. Gareths Eagle Project involved building a wheel chair ramp at Disciple Oaks Retreat Center, allowing wheel chair access to the deck overlooking the lake for fishing. Gareth is a Junior at Gonzales High School where he plays football, tennis and track. He is learning to weld, works as a lifeguard and staff person at the retreat center. He is involved in several church youth groups, FFA, Anchor club and enjoys airsoft games with his friends. At this point Gareth plans to major in Criminal Justice in college and then pursue a career in fire fighting. Gareth was honored by the presence of Gonzales County Judge David Bird, who came to the ceremony to welcome him into the brotherhood of Eagle Scouts. He is pictured here with Judge Bird and David Fowler. (Courtesy Photo)

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them altogether, its just better to regulate them. Escobar presented the council with an ordinance recently passed by the City of Gonzales regarding eight-liners. Other local cities are just taxing the machines,he said. This is the process that everybody else locally seems to be taking. Its bit restrictive for a town our size. It would require too much

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NIXON The Nixon City Council took a hard look at implementing an ordinance to regulate game rooms and amusement redemption machines during its regular meeting Monday night. City Administrator George Blanche said the issue was placed on the agenda because he was

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made aware of a proposal to bring a game room to downtown Nixon that would house as many as 50 eight-liner machines. The first thing we have to determine is whether or not this is even legal, he said. Theres been considerable debate about that, answered Eddie Escobar, the citys attorney. There is so much gray in the law regarding these that instead of outlawing

policing as written, but I just wanted to give you an example. The council instructed Escobar to draft an ordinance more suitable to Nixon and bring it back for approval at a later date. In a purely ceremonial move, the council chose the Gonzales Inquirer as the citys official newspaper for the next year. In other business, the council: Called for their municipal

elections to be held on May 12 Approved a resolution to place a historical marker at 109 E. 2nd Street (Post Office). The marker will be placed at the discretion of the Texas Historical Commission. Adopted a resolution authorizing the hiring of Lloyd Gosselink and consultants to represent the City in all matters associated with the Texas Gas Service application.

Former Lavaca County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Fred Nieto, Jr. has been indicted on two charges of felony theft by the Lavaca County Grand Jury. Nieto, 54 of Moulton, was charged with theft of property greater than or equal to $1,500 and theft of property less than $20,000. According to the indictment, Nieto wrote a check for $18,650 on July 28 through Texas Dow Employees Credit Union without sufficient funds in or on deposit with the bank for the full payment. On Aug. 1, through Wells Fargo, Neito wrote a $6,400 check, again without sufficient funds. Nieto resigned his county position in August while he was under investigation

by 2nd 25th Judicial District Attorney Heather McMinn and the Texas Rangers regarding the business practices at his now-defunct auto sales company. Later that month, his business license was approved for revocation and a fine of $7,500 was imposed by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) for a total of eight violations, according to the minutes of the agencys board of directors meeting. According to the Texas DMV records, the violations included failure to maintain complete records, sale or offering to sell motor vehicles without the appropriate license for that type of motor vehicle, and failure to timely transfer title and pay sales tax. The investigation led to him being placed on administrative leave from his role as Moulton Municipal Court Judge. NIETO, Page B9

By BOB THAXTON of the Seguin Gazette

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SEGUIN Guadalupe County Judge Mike Wiggins will take a two-week leave of absence to make a decision about his future as the countys chief executive after being arrested last week in College Station on a charge of possession of marijuana. After a closed-door session that lasted more than an hour Tuesday morning in commissioners court, Wiggins announced that no action would be taken on two other topics dis-

cussed during the executive session and then turned to Precinct 2 Commissioner Kyle Kutscher for further comment. As commissioners court, we do not have the authority to remove an elected official from office in this circumstance, said Kutscher who is the current county judge pro tem who presides in the absence of the county judge. Kutscher said it is a misconception that commissioners court has such authority. The judge will be taking a two-week absence to make a decision, Kutscher

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Remember to mark on your calendars that every fifth Sunday morning that there is breakfast at the Belmont United Methodist Church right before church around 8:15 and then the congregation gets to pick the songs that will be sung that Sunday. Easter is coming somewhat in the early part of April this year so remember that we always have the Easter Egg hunt the Saturday in between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Then that the Saturday after Easter is when we have the rummage sale. The Belmont Ladies Club will have their end of the year luncheon on February 28th, the fourth Tuesday of the month. Remember to bring your secret pal gift to reveal who she is. We will be having that luncheon at the old Ainsworth House in Luling at around 11:30AM. Because of funding issues for the roof and being able to get a grant to fix it, it has been decided to merge with the Belmont United Methodist Church since the Belmont Community Center is owned by the conference. Thus from now on it will be known as the Belmont Community Center and be one group. We are all getting older and less in number. For the time being the meeting time will remain the same. If you have any questions about this, you can call Shari Lee. There is a benefit tentatively set for the expenses of Amber Robbins on March 24th, and you can call Pam Toland West at 830-263-0684 for more information. Please lift the following people up in your prayers: Joe Kotwig, Lisa Rodriguez, Terry Bowman, Mr. Baker,William Hudgins, Kathryn, Sabrina Flores, Bill and Marie Lott, Doris and Alvin Hewell; Hester Behlen, Louise Jones, Aunt Georgie Gandre; Danny and Joyce Schellenberg, Pete Kallies, Mildred ONeal, Doug Walshak, Selma Vickers, Gene Robinson, Susie Dolezal, Teresa

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Wilke, Sandi Gandre, Carl and Vida Tindle; Rev A. C. and Evelyn Newman, Ruby Ruth Gandre, Aunt Betty Gandre, Linda Nesloney, Esther Lindemann, Jack Lott, Anna Lindemann, Ann and Bubba Bond; Case Martin, Clint and Lindsay, Gloria and Odean Gass; Shirley Dozier, Larry Washington The family of Hertha Wagner, The family of Skee Williams, The family of Jerry Gorden, The family of H. L. and Barbara Saur, The family of James Brunkenhoefer and please pray our troops and their families You know I am like Clint and Lindsay Martin are when they are looking at that little bag of cells that they infused into Case---that precious bag of cells doesnt look like much of anything. It did not take but about twenty minutes to actually infuse into Cases body. However, think about the miracle that it is supposed to create in conjunction with the rest of Cases body. With God on Cases side and these cells building him an immune system, he will be able to virtually lead a normal life as we know it. If you have not seen him, go to Clint Martins Facebook page and look at that precious baby. You know when Jesus walked around on this earth, He sat down and talked to the little children and really rebuked those who wanted to harm them. I guess that is why it is so hard for us to understand why and how some people can harm their children by beating them to death. We are having a very warm Valentines Day. I think it was just yesterday that we had snow landing on the ground in Del Rio. This could only happen in Texas. Our Courtney is on her way back to Texas from

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper

Episcopal Church of the Messiah
$4.00 Adults $2.00 Children Tuesday, February 21st 5-7 p.m.

Contact Dee at State Farm Insurance for tickets. All proceeds benefit our Community Outreach Programs.

Florida. We wish her Godspeed with her horse and trailer etc. She is one sweet young lady, and we dont want anything to happen to her. Chocolate covered strawberries seem to be in vogue this year. I hope you got your sweet tooth satisfied one way or the other and had a wonderful Valentines Day. The last news I received was that Odean Gass had been released from the hospital and was doing well. Gloria Gass was in a rehab center and if you went to see her, to please go after 4pm as she was having therapy before that time. If you want to send a card, the address is Global Rehab, 19126 Stonhue, Room i 226, San Antonio, TX 78258. This is at the corner of Huebner and Stoneoak. I will have eaten my tasty heart shaped rib eyed steaks over at the Belmont Social Club by the time you have read this. You see I get a double treat just four days apart because our anniversary is on February 18th. Stanley and Sandra Froehner also got married on February 18th. I am just going to say that I have been married for more than half of my life. Well I think that the Gandre ladies have wandered back to their respective residences. I hope that means that Ruby Ruth Gandre was able to return to The Heights for more physical therapy after getting over her bout with pneumonia. Now I was told that Aunt Georgie fell and cracked a rib. I hope that she did not hurt anything else. Aunt Georgie we cannot have you taking tumbles like this. We will just keep on praying for both of you ladies to stay on your feet. Miss Dililah, the brave dear kitty that she is, got spooked yesterday and saw a really bad booger on my bed and decided to attack it and in the process of jumping sky high and attacking it involved my right arm and I got clawed pretty bad. (Yes, that is a terrible run on sentence. Sorry.) Yes, it hurt and blood was everywhere. The cause of all this consternation was a piece of fabric that had gold thread in it and had roosters and hens on it and I have to admit that it did look suspicious. It really did look like a curled up snake. And after all we did have that hateful vacuum cleaner out and had moved some furniture around to boot. So how can I totally blame Miss Dililah? I cant blame her because she was going to save all of us from that horrible look alike snake. Have a good week, and God bless.

Gonzales Mayor Bobby ONeal signs a proclamation announcing February as Friends of The Library month. Pictured behind him are (from left): Melissa Schauer, vice president of Friends of the Library; Sue Withers, president of Friends of the Library; and Caroline Helms, librarian. Not pictured are Margie Howell, secretary of Friends of the Library, and Lucy Fernandez, treasurer of Friends of the Library.

Library Proclamation

Do I have a right to get angry?

I dont get mad, I get even! But wait a minute! To get even doesnt a person have to get mad first? Vengeance is a by-product of anger; it is an angry persons attempt at regaining what he feels has been stolen from him. We become hostile when we think that our rights have been violated or that we have lost something that we have the right to keep. The loss may be a person, a goal, an object, or in many cases, our own self-esteem. But, a person who holds grudges and is obsessed with vengeance harms himself more than he/she may realize. Gandhi once said: Following the philosophy of An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth would leave the world filled with blind, toothless people. Most anger is caused by not getting our way and is always self-seeking. The process goes like this: Someone says or does something unexpected that hurts our feelings. Many times we are taken off guard and arent prepared with a good comeback. The embarrassment causes us to create scenarios of the things we should have said, or the things we should have done; we resolve to go in punching the first chance we get. Resentment builds up in a persons heart as a result of feeling unjustly humiliated, unloved, misunderstood or unappreciated. Bitterness is inner resentment; a fertile breeding ground for angers offspring. Anger gives birth to brawling, slander, murder, and every form of malice leading to trouble of all kinds. History has shown that the emotion of anger burns away all reason and compels man to take destructive action. The early church leaders of the Middle Ages named seven evil dispositions that motivate most of the evil in the world. Anger is third on the list of the Seven Deadly Sins. A symptom of anger is something I call toxic tongue. Words that spew out from a wounded heart can cut like knives; injuring someones

Love, Eloise
Eloise Estes
mind and spirit. Angry words have long-lasting and negative consequences that may ruin a relationship overnight. It takes years to gain someones complete trust and confidence and only one moment full of angry words to break it down. Once angry words have entered someones mind they cant be retrieved. Although some people are quick to forgive hurtful remarks they will not easily forget, because when hateful words hit their mark they always leave a scar. What is unleashed in a fit of angry passion exposes something ugly thats been hiding in the dark corners of our hearts. People are never quite the same around us after theyve seen our monsters. A poisonous seed takes root in our hearts when we clench our mental teeth around a bitter incident, chew on it again and again, and intentionally internalize ita mind full of resentment and bitterness contaminates the good in us in more ways than one. Anger is always self-defeating and self-destructive. Anyone who has been enraged enough to hate knows that there is little rest for a troubled mind. There is evidence that anger causes chemical imbalances which are linked with arthritis, asthma, heart disease and cancer. A person who cant take their vengeance out on their perceived attacker will turn their anger inward and suffer emotionally as well. Depression is anger unexpressed; its a joy-killer. When anger turns inward it wreaks havoc on the mind, hindering a person from effectively participating in life. Such character imperfections are not productive traits. Its time for all of us to grow up and learn how to deal with lifes obstacles without resorting to emotional outbursts. The first step toward maturity is to eliminate the things in ourselves that displease God

and cause us problems. To get an anger issue under control Desire to submit to Gods will instead of your own. Dont take everything as a personal attack. It isnt really all about you. Other people have bad days too. Put others needs first before yours. Giving your attention, love, care, skills and talents for the benefit of others out of love for God. Commit to love others as you would like to be loved. Dont expect to get what you are unwilling to give. Dont expect anything in return for the good things you do. False expectations will disappoint you, filling you with resentment. Learn to reel in your emotions before they overtake you. Take full responsibility for your behavior without blaming others or trying to justify your anger. Stop resenting others for not reading your mind. Communicate. Talk about your feelings calmly; dont point fingers, cuss or throw fits. Watch peoples reactions to your behavior and words. Make needed adjustments. List everyone who has offended you. Forgive them. List everyone youve offended. Ask their forgiveness. If no longer possible, forgive yourself. Stop running from your problems. Confront the reasons why certain things make you angry. Deal with past issues that are affecting your present. Be patient with yourself. Change is a process that takes time. Ask God to help you overcome your stinkin thinkin. Think about thisyour body, your time on earth, your talents, your abilities, and your loved ones all belong to God. Whatever is in your possession is a privilege that God has allowed you to enjoy. Rights can be violated. Privileges cant. Now ask yourselfDo I really have a right to be angry? love, eloise

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EFFECTIVE NOW ALL SERVICE ADS WILL START BEING CHARGED FOR. FOR 25 WORDS OR LESS IT WILL BE $5.00 A WEEK; ANYTHING OVER 25 WORDS IT WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL .25 CENTS PER WORD.

LOST & FOUND

Lost: Female Chihuahua, brown, no tail, about 4 years old. Lost on 1-2912 evening, off St. Andrew St. $150 reward if found. Call 203-9494 or 2639888.(2-23-12)

NOTICES
trades at no-cost! Will help students get drivers license GED or High School diploma and college training if qualified. For more info call 512-6657327

HELP WANTED
ested, please apply at The Heights of Gonzales, 701 N. Sarah DeWitt, Gonzales, Texas or email resume to administrator@theheightsgonzales.com. -------------------------Landscape Crew Leader. English speaking individual with valid Texas Drivers License. Must be able to lift over 50 lbs., follow directions, and communicate with customers. Send resume to landscaperesume@gvec. net or apply in person at Green Acres Nursery. -------------------------Certified Medical Assistant needed. Must have expe-

HELP WANTED
rience, Spanish speaking preferred. Apply at The Vaz Clinic, 1103 N. Sarah DeWitt or call 830-672-2424. -------------------------Morning Computer-Repair person. Part-Time, 8 AM til ?, M-F. Must be able to open, interact well with customers in person and on the phone. Must be comfortable working with computers. Call 830-6729068. -------------------------CDL DRIVERS WANTED J.M. Oilfield Service, a family oriented company is seeking professional & reliable Class A CDL employees. Re-

HELP WANTED
quirements: 2 years experience tanker and must be willing to get HazMat endorsement ASAP. Call 830-672-8000. -------------------------AVON Representatives Wanted! Great earning opportunities! Buy or Sell! Call 830-672-2271, Independent Sales Rep.

MISC. FOR SALE

Three weedeaters. Gasoline operated. $150 for all three. O23 Stihl Chainsaw, w/ case. $225. 361208-3565. (3-8-12) -------------------------Walls Coveralls. Gray. Size 46 Reg. Like New. $60.00. 830-875-9397.(3-812) -------------------------Voit 400 GRS. Gravity Glider. $40.00. 830-875-9397.(3-812)

MISC. FOR SALE

Leaf blower, $65. Hedger, $100. Both gasoline. 361-7412604. (2-23-12) -------------------------Milton Driveway Bell/signal, $15.00; Big 4 3 ring Notebook binders, store records, manuals, documents, etc. $1.00 each. Discount for 10 or more. White Christmas movie poster. Collectors item. 12x18. $8.00. Call 512-431-0823.

MISC. FOR SALE

(2-23-12) -------------------------4 tires and Aluminum rims. Can fit a Ford Probe or Mazda MX6. Mufflers can fit a pickup truck, good condition. Cabinet fits over refrigerator. Collectibles, sweaters (some with Christmas themes). Various sizes. Call Marcus Migl, 361594-4307.(3-15-12)
Call 672-7100 to subscribe.

NOTICES
The Heights of Gonzales Activity Department is looking for a fridge/freezer to hold supplies for event refreshments. If you would like to donate or know of one that is reasonably priced, contact Gwen Koncaba, 830-672-4530. -------------------------Job Corps is currently enrolling students aged 16-24 in over 20 vocational

HELP WANTED
Pest Control Technician needed. Licensed or will train. Mail resume to P.O. Box 1984, Gonzales, TX. 78629. -------------------------Part-time positions available for Hospitality Aides and Activity Assistant to provide non-nursing, compassionate care for the residents Prefer energetic, positive individuals. If inter-

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ORDINANCE NO. 2012-05 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GONZALES, TEXAS, FOR THE REGULATION OF SEXUAL OFFENDERS, MAKING IT UNLAWFUL FOR CERTAIN SEXUAL OFFENDERS TO RESIDE WITHIN 1,000 FEET OF PREMISES WHERE CHILDREN GATHER; MAKING IT ILLEGAL TO LOITER WITHIN 300 FEET OF THE PUBLIC WAY AROUND A CHILD SAFETY ZONE; PROVIDING EXCEPTIONS TO THE ORDINANCE; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ORDINANCE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO A FINE NOT TO EXCEED $2,000.00 AS ALLOWED BY LAW, PER DAY OF THE CONTINUING VIOLATION. ORDINANCE 2012-07 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GONZALES, TEXAS, ORDERING THE POSTING OF THE ORDER OF ELECTION FOR MUNICIPALITIES; DIRECTING THE GIVING OF NOTICE OF ELECTION; AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE ELECTION. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GONZALES, TEXAS: SECTION ONE. That an Order of Election calling the May 12, 2012, election for the purpose of electing according to law the following officers of said City, to-wit: Councilmember for Single Member District No. 3 Councilmember for Single Member District No. 4 Mayor ORDINANCE NO. 2012-08 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GONZALES, TEXAS, ADOPTING A REVISED PLAN FOR THE CITYS COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICTS; PROVIDING FOR RELATED MATTERS AND ANEFFECTIVE DATE. ORDINANCE NO. 2012-06 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GONZALES,TEXAS REPEALING ARTICLE 4.600 SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES IN ITS ENTIRETY AND ADOPTING A NEW ARTICLE 4.600; DEFINITIONS, USE REGULATIONS, LOCATION AND SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS; STANDARDS OF BUSINESSES SEXUALLY ORIENTED MEDIA AND MERCHANDISE AND AND PROVIDING SEXUALLY ORIENTED ENTERTAINMENT; PROCEDURES; PROVIDING PENALTIES; PROVIDES FOR SEVERABILITY, PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

The Gonzales Housing Authority is requesting competitive sealed proposals from qualified contractors for general landscaping for the Housing Complex Grounds Improvements. Proposals will be received until 2pm, February 23, 2012, at the Gonzales Housing Authority office, 410 Village Drive, Gonzales, Texas 78629, (830) 672-3419. Proposals shall be clearly marked. Proposals will be publically opened and read at the time and date mentioned. No proposal may be changed, amended or modified after the same has been submitted or filed in response to this notice. A proposal may be withdrawn, however, and resubmitted any time prior to the time set for receipt of proposals. The Gonzales Housing Authority has the right to accept or reject any proposal or to waive any technicality which may be in their best interest.
Included in the construction but not limited to will be: Landscaping at the following Housing Complexes: Green DeWitt Village Edwards Casa Rio Annex The work will be awarded to under a single lump sum contract for all general construction work. For plans and specifications contact the architect, TSG Architects AIA, 427 Saint George Street, Suite 300, Gonzales, Texas 78629, (830) 672-7801. A current, completed AIA A305 will be required upon receiving plans and specs. Contractors may obtain a refundable set after receipt of $50.00 per set, plus postage and handling if applicable. A CD of the construction document set is available for a non-refundable deposit of $50, which includes shipping. Plans may also be available for review at the Gonzales Housing Authority office.

- BID NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012/2013
The City Council of the City of Gonzales will conduct a Public Hearing on the proposed budget for use of City Funds for the Fiscal Year Beginning April 1, 2012, and ending March 31, 2013. All interested citizens are hereby notified that the hearing will be held at the Gonzales Municipal Building Council Chambers, 820 St. Joseph Street at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 28, 2012. The purpose of the Public Hearing is to receive public comments in writing or verbally on the proposed budget. All citizens are encouraged to attend this public hearing and present their views to the city. The Gonzales Municipal Building is accessible to the disabled; disabled individuals who might have difficulty in attending this public hearing should contact this office of the Mayor to arrange for special assistance. If anyone interested in attending the public hearing requires a translator, please contact the office of the Mayor prior to the public hearing so arrangements may be made. If you cannot attend person, written comments may be submitted and will be accepted by the city until the public hearing is concluded. I certify that a copy of the February 28, 2012, Notice of Public Hearing was posted on the City Municipal Building bulletin board on the 15th day of February 2011, at 2:00 p.m. and remained posted continuously for at least 72 hours proceeding the scheduled time of the meeting. ____________________________ Candice Witzkoske, City Secretary

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CLASSIFIEDS
MISC. FOR SALE
Men and Womens jackets, sweaters. Different sizes. Can be seen at 1822 St. Louis or call 6728034.(3-15-12) -------------------------1 axle trailer, wide ramp, 12x61/2 for sale. Call 857-4993. (3-15-12) -------------------------For Sale: Whirlpool Washing Machine, like new. Large capacity. $200. 361208-3565.(3-15-12)
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MISC. FOR SALE

Westein Running Boards. $140. For pictures or any questions, please email huntntxprincess@yahoo.com. (3-15-12) -------------------------Dalhart Windberg - Winters Velvet Mantle - $250.00. Signed Affidavit of Limited Edition 12x36 in frame. Email huntntxprincess@yahoo.com for pictures or any questions.(3-8-12) -------------------------Baby and Womens Clothes for sale. Cheap. Call 361772-5566.(3-8-12) -------------------------25 Color TV & entertainment center. Excellent condition. 830-672-6414.(3-812) -------------------------1979 International 5 ton Ramsy winch, rolling tailboard, Hydraulic Crane

MISC. FOR SALE

(detached), down riggers. Like new tires. Runs good. $6,000 obo. Individual, 830-660-2813. (3-8-12) -------------------------Power Box Asphalt Paving Machine and Roller. Good Condition. $9,900. Call after 5 p.m. 361-594-3668.(3-812) -------------------------Small computer desk, wood, $40.00 obo. Large playpen, $25.00. Both in great condition. 830-203-9159.(3-112) -------------------------ATTENTION TRUCKERS. Cobra 25, NW Ltd, Classic CB, Igloo Ref. Cooler, Wave Box, Portable Microwave. $50.00 each. 361-596-4502 or 361-401-0556.(31-12)

MISC. FOR SALE

2 Teenagers Formals-Party Dresses. 1 White w/spaghetti Strap, with rhinestones. 1 Beige/ golden color, spaghetti straps, gold rhinestones. Call 672-8034 or come by 1822 St. Louis. (3-1-12) -------------------------Heavy, vinyl tarps. 15x50. UV proof, tuff boogers. $50 each. 830-6602813.(3-1-12) -------------------------6 oak restaurant booths w/copper inlaid tops. Large round folding tables w/6 armchairs. Contact Tommy, 830-351-1263.(223-12) -------------------------Electric Hospital Bed, $300. 12 function exercise bicycle, $65. Prices Negotiable. 830582-1120, Nixon.(223-12) -------------------------Insulated 6x8 storage building. Like new. Used as a produce cooler. $1,000. Call 512-227-6950. (2-23-12) -------------------------Proform Treadmill. Model 380CS. Programmable, includes built-in fan, speaker for IPOD radio. Like new condition. $350/obo. Contact Liz, 830263-2103.(2-23-12) -------------------------Whirlpool Heavy Duty Gas Dryer. Good condition. $75. Can be seen at 511 Church St. 830857-4993.(2-23-12) -------------------------For Sale: Thomas Playmate with Color Glo Chord Organ. Good condition. All instruction books included. Call Sue, 672-2192.(2-23-12) -------------------------Utility trailer. All wired for lights. Current tag. $450. 512-917-4078.(223-12) -------------------------Commercial, Martin Luther King, Desk and many other calendars with your chosen information. Personal service at your business. Spread your website or business information all over South Texas. 830437-5142 or cell, 830-857-0876.(216-12) -------------------------Prayer Shawl, 38x72, handmade, burgundy, green white, $50.00. 512917-4078.(2-16-12) -------------------------Fullsize Mattress & Box Springs, $100. Queensize Mattress and Box Springs, $175. Both in excellent condition & sanitized. 830-6723728.(2-16-12) -------------------------2 young ladies black jackets size 14. One is leather. 672-8034.(2-16-12) -------------------------Old Readers Digests for Sale. Call 830672-3362.(2-16-12)
Call 672-7100 to place free ad.

FIREWOOD
For Sale: Post Oak Firewood - year old - size and quantity to fit your need. Delivery available. Call for prices, 830-5404776 or 830-8573273.

FURNITURE
com for more information and pictures. Will deliver FREE within Gonzales County. (2-2312) -------------------------6 pc. Solid Oak Bedroom Set. $500/ OBO. Call 361-7725566.(2-23-12)

TRAVEL TRAILERS
Travel Trailers for rent. Ready for move-in. Equipped with everything you need. All you need to bring is your personal items. Call 512-963-0000 or 512-508-6221.

COMM. FOR SALE

Paws for Effect Dog Grooming is for sale! Established business with ready made clientele. $20,000 buys all equipment, supplies and client profile cards. Average 1,500 dogs per year! Call Jackie, 830857-6324.(2-23-12)

FRM. EQUIPMENT
16 FT. Gooseneck Livestock Trailer. Bar Top, slide rear gate, center cut gate, recent farm tags. Decent floor, Decent tires. $2,500/obo. 512-718-0482. (31-12)

MOBILE HOMES
07 Doublewide, sits on 10 ac. Homesteaded, AG exempt, chainlink fence in yard and around 10 ac. Large deck on front, small one in back. Covered dog pen, outside night light. Different types of sheds. Water Softener tanks attached to back of house, for inside water only. 4BR/1 Bath, LR, carpeted, rest have linoleum. Master bedroom has walk-in closet, very roomy, high ceilings all through house. Ceiling fans in all 4 bedrooms and Living room, also White block Fireplace never used, Island kitchen between kitchen & dining room w/barstools. Silver cabinets. Belmont area, Gonzales School Route. Call Candy, LREB at 210-3652803. -------------------------2002 Fleetwood Festival Ltd. 76x16 in excellent condition. 3 bedrooms and 2 bath. I am selling it for the pay off, est. $24,000. The payments with Wilson County taxes are about $250 a month. It is located in La Vernia and needs to be moved. Call Megan, 830477-9792. -------------------------3/2, Singlewide Mobile Home. All electric, excellent condition. Also, Zenith 25 in. console TV and 25 inch color TV. All in excellent condition. Call 830672-6414.

HOMES FOR RENT

Belmont-4BR/2BA for rent. Nice & clean. Master bedroom has 3 closets, tub and separate shower. Kitchen has lots of counter space and large pantry. One of the living areas has fireplace. Rent will be $1,100 a month. (that includes all water and trash pickup). Deposit is one months rent. I will need references and proof of income. No indoor smoking please. Outdoor pets if you build small fenced-in area. This home will be available by the end of the month. A large covered deck will be built as soon as weather permits. Please call me or send e-mail. mercerranch@gmail. com. 830-437-5312 or 830-832-7813.(38-12) -------------------------For Rent. Furnished 3 Bedroom, 3 Bath, Den, Living Room and Kitchen. Available Immediately. Call 830-672-6265 for information. (TFN) -------------------------For Rent to oilfield or pipeline workers 2BR/1BA, CH/A, furnished kitchen in Yoakum. Call 361293-6821. -------------------------3/2, like new 1,800 sq. ft. in Nixon. $1,000/mo. Call 830-857-6921. -------------------------2BR/2BA house for rent, w/covered patio, w/electricity. Lots of trees, quiet. No pets, no smoking. $650/mo + dep. 1st and last months. Appliances available. Luling area. 210-386-1399. -------------------------Home in Seguin for Rent. Two bedroom, one bath. Completely updated with all new appliances. $750.00 per month and $750.00 deposit. Call Debbie at 830-445-9583 for details.

COMMERCIAL FOR RENT

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 office space w/workshop located at 339 St. George. Recently Renovated, $400/ month. For more information please (830) 672-5580.

HELP WANTED

FURNITURE
Small round dining table with leaf, extends to oval. $50. Vintage pub table with extensions, $175. Black metal futon with mattress & cover. Like new. $75. 830-540-3382. -------------------------For Sale: Fullsize mattress, box spring & bed frame - $100. Sofa table light oak, 48x18x20 - $50. 622 N. Hamilton, Gonzales. 6724559. (2-16-12) -------------------------Dining Room China Cabinet For Sale: A large honey pine dining room buffet and hutch with glass shelves and doors. Two separate pieces makes it easier to move. Has wooden cabinet doors and several drawers on the bottom half for storage. The drawers are lined with velvet to protect silverware and other objects from scratches. Top half has three shelves with a plate rail and is perfect for china and collectibles to be displayed in the glass case. The whole piece is in overall good condition, just has a few dings from moving. Wood color and style matches many classic and contemporary dining room sets. Retails for more than $1300. We are asking ONLY $500 for it. Call Nikki at (512) 2274040, or email: nikki.maxwell2009@ yahoo.com for more information and pictures. Will deliver FREE within Gonzales County. (2-23-12) -------------------------Solid Wood Cubby Shelf With Coat Hooks: A solid pine free-standing cubby shelf unit with FIVE segmented compartments, each with THREE areas of storage -a cubby in the top area, a tall backp a c k / p u r s e / co at rack section, and a shoe compartment at the bottom. PERFECT for a classroom, daycare, in the home by the door, or in the garage for organizing tools. Retails for $550. We are asking ONLY $250 for it. Call Nikki at (512) 227-4040, or email: nikki.maxwell2009@yahoo.

Opportunities at

Great

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

HOME SERVICES
Hello! Look Here! Caregiver CNA and CPR-certified. Looking for employment with an agency or to go to homes and care for the elderly. Also interested in being trained to work front desk taking vitals and histories, or at a rehab doing range of motion exercises with children or adults. I also have experience working with Alzheimers and Hospice patients. Im very personable, dependable, loving and caring. Have 30+ years of experience as a nurse. Looking for FT work on the northside of San Antonio. Have excellent references. If interested, call 830-391-4837. (3-1-12) -------------------------CAREGIVERS needed for relief shifts in Seguin. Must have reliable transportation and references. NO SMOKING allowed in the house. 830-560-0238 for details.(2-23-12) -------------------------You Vacation, Ill take care of the place. Includes pets, yard, grandma. References. Mature lady. Gonzales, 512-296-4845. -------------------------House cleaning services available. Reasonable rates. Servicing Gonzales and surrounding areas. References available. Call Barbara at 979-7778710 or email barbarajp30@hotmail. com -------------------------Experienced Care Giver excellent references available for private setting in home hospital and nursing home. Day and night. 361865-0286 or 832655-9195. -------------------------Dennis Fojtek (Mechanic), Moulton, Tx. 713-408-9388. Repairs the following: tractors, lawn mowers, tillers, chain saws, trucks etc. -------------------------Private Caregiver. 20+ years experience. Hospice certified. Looking to do private duty, cook, clean, drive. 361772-2011.

All Positions Full-time Part-time Flexible Schedules Competitive Wages Now Accepting Applications Please apply in person at
1803 N. St. Joseph Gonzales, Texas 78629

Now Hiring
Human Resources
603 W. Central, Hwy. 87 Nixon, Texas
Back Dock Hanger 2nd Processing Sanitation (Nights) Mon.-Fri., 8-10 hr. days
The following positions are currently available:

Production/Poultry Processing:

Feed Mill - F.M. 108 S., Gonzales Production

Day and night shifts available
Apply today, Start today!!!
Must consent to and pass a criminal background check. Must have proof of identity and eligibility to work in the U.S. Drug screening as applicable to position.
Call Human Resources @ (830) 582-1619 for more information. ~ Si Habla Espanol

We are growing and need your talent and experience! - Maintenance Technicians - Machine Operators - Welders Stop by our office at 959 Hwy. 95 North in Shiner to complete an application OR request one at HR@RanchHand.com

AUTOS
1977 Chevy 1/2 ton, 2 wd, 4 spd, special ordered. Original owner. $3,000 obo. 830-857-1506.(2-2312) -------------------------2006 Corvette, 16,000 miles. Very Clean. $33,000. Call 830-672-7040.(2-2312) -------------------------4 20 XD Series wheels from a 2008 Toyota Truck. Asking $800/obo. Call 830857-6434.(2-23-12) -------------------------For Sale: 94 Cadillac DeVille. $500/obo. Call Luis, 830-3390645.(2-23-12) -------------------------Mercury Grand Marquis LS. Loaded, 146,284 miles. $3,000. 830-4372961.(2-23-12)

WANTED: Bobtail Truck Driver Day & Night Positions Available Requirements: Class A CDL with HazMat/Tanker Endorsements Must be at least 25 years of age Insurance, 401K and vacation included Applications available at: Schmidt & Sons, Inc. 2510 Church St. Gonzales, Texas 78629 www.schmidtandsons.com (830) 672-2018 James @ ext. 107

CDL DRIVERS NEEDED

WANT TO RENT
Looking for a nice house in or near Gonzales. 940-2844255. -------------------------Needed: I need to rent a 2 bed or 3 bedroom apartment or house in Gonzales or Luling area. Please call 830-822-5076.

Full time position, Involves all aspects of operating and maintaining both the water and wastewater treatment plants. Requires Class B-CDL, Class C water and Class C wastewater operator license or ability to obtain in 6 months. Must be available to work every fifth weekend. Starting pay $26,928.00
Benefits for full time employees include health insurance, retirement program and paid leave. Applicant must be able to pass a pre-screen drug test and physical. The city of Gonzales is an equal opportunity employer. Applications available at City Hall or www.cityofgonzales.org. Please complete an application and take to City Hall or mail to: City of Gonzales ATTN: Payroll Dept P O Box 547 Gonzales, TX 78629 NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE

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Victoria College Gonzales Center is now hiring an Adjunct English Instructor

The department of Instruction is hiring an Adjunct English Instructor for the Victoria College Gonzales Center to teach daytime classes. Position requires a Masters Degree and at least 18 graduate hours in area of concentration. College teaching experience preferred. Rate per course depending on educational qualifications. For application details see our website at www.victoriacollege.edu/jobsatvc or contact us at 361-572-2459 in Victoria or at 1-830-672-6251 in Gonzales. EOE

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CLASSIFIEDS
HOME SERVICES
Need help with lawn or pool? Please call Gene Kridler at 830-8571576. -------------------------Lawn care & shredding. Call for free estimates. 830-2039385. -------------------------Lawn mowing service, residential & commercial. Liability ins., free estimates and low cost. No job too large or too small. 830-2634181.

RVs FOR SALE

pull as gooseneck. Excellent condition. Call 361-218-1880. -------------------------2004 Fleetwood RV Pecos pop-up. Like new, only pulled from dealer. $4,000. Both units located near Old Moulton. Call 857-0734 or 361-596-7317. -------------------------24 ft. 2006 bought in 2007. Zeppelin Travel Trailer w/ slide out; Lg. corner shower, qn. bed, m/w, stove, refrigerator, sat./cable prep, tires 2-yrsold. $9,800; located near Gonzales. Call 936-203-4378 or 936-594-9809.

RECREATION
830-857-5236. -------------------------2 80CC Kawasaki 4-wheelers for sale. $900/each. Call 830-534-4996. -------------------------2006 Buell Blast 500cc bike. Made by Harley-Davidson. Only 2,100 miles. Gets 62 miles to a gallon. Great fun, easy to ride, beginners or experienced. $2,500 obo. Located near Old Moulton. Cell, 830-857-0734, after 6, can call 361-5967317.

LIVESTOCK
HACCP Trained person need to help write HACCP plan for poultry. 830339-0419.(2-16-12) -------------------------For Sale: Sorrel Gelding, 10 yrs. old. Big, strong, sound ranch horse. Very good looking. Needs a strong rider. Gentle, calm disposition. $850/firm. Call 361-596-4954. (2-16-12) -------------------------Black Limousin & Black Angus Bulls. Also Heifers. Gentle. Increase your weaning waits. Delivery available. 979-2635829.(2-16-12) -------------------------For Sale. Red Brangus Bulls and Black Brangus Bulls. 1-2 years old. No papers. 830-437-5772. (3-8-12) -------------------------MINI-DONKEYS. Great pets, loves people. All ages and colors, some cross designs, 36 tall. 830-672-6265, 830-857-4251, 830672-5152. -------------------------M I N I - G OAT S . (Dwarf Nigerians) 18 to 24 tall. Good weed eaters. Fun to have around. Beautiful silver and white herd sire. (7 left) 830-672-6265, 830-857-4251, 830672-5152.

REAL ESTATE
Beautiful Stone House. 24 acres. 2 ponds, well, county water. $400,000. For Info call 713-2032814. -------------------------Owner Finance, 3BR/1BA located at 810 E. 2nd St. in Nixon. Asking $65,000. Please call for more information. (830) 672-5580. -------------------------FOR SALE: Seven (7) Buildings, 20 Units Multi-Family Apartment Complex, located at 929 Water St, on 1.595 acres in Gonzales, TX, frontage along US Hwy 183. 1, 2, 3&4 Bedrooms. All buildings built on concrete slabs, brick veneer siding, metal roof, central heat, Paved Parking Lots and Public Utilities. For information contact: Gonzales Housing Authority, 830-672-3419 or Info@gonzaleshousingauthority. com. -------------------------2/1 home. 714 Seydler St. Owner Finance. $75,000 or best cash offer. Call Martha, 830-5562280. Habla Espanol. -------------------------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

REAL ESTATE
room home which includes three bedroom, two baths. Apprx. 2,500 sq. ft. on about an half acre. Corner lot, zoned for resident i a l / co m m e rc i a l. Luling. $150,000. 830-875-6975. -------------------------53.35 Improved Pasture with 3/2 older home, CA/H, on FM 1116. 5 miles from downtown Gonzales. Live Oaks, lots of new fence. After 5 p.m. call 830-437-2955 or 830-857-4242. -------------------------Home For Sale; New Construction; 2 bed/1 bath; 1504 Weimar Street; $74,900; 100% financing for qualified buyers; 830203-5065. -------------------------House for Sale. 3BR/1 bath or 2 BR and dining room, carport & storage building in back. Phone, 830-2035181, good bargain.

LAND
sale or lease on US 183 just North of US 90A in Gonzales. Great for oilfield, etc. 830-203-0470. Looking for Leroy Matocha 33 Vinyl Records. Time to Dance and All Aboard. Call 979532-3117. -------------------------Want to buy used tractors, running or not. Call 361-2931633. -------------------------Professional Artist needs coastal round bales of hay. Will barter for artwork. Brenda Shannon, 512-917-4078.

MISC. SERVICES
Plumbing Repairs. All Types of Plumbing. Master Plumber. Reasonable Rates. Please Call 713-203-2814 or 281-415-6108. License #M18337 -------------------------A/C & Electrical side jobs: New installs, A/C maintenance, Condenser changeouts, Residential & Commercial at affordable prices. Please call David anytime at 830263-1747. -------------------------Brush Busters. Bobcat, w/tree cutter attachment, land clearing, mesquite spraying, fence building, misc. odd end jobs. Reasonable Rates. Call James at 512738-0848.(2-23-12) -------------------------Welding, Fabrication & Repair. 830437-5747.(2-16-12) -------------------------No Limit Accessories David Matias, Owner 830-263-1633 1026 St. Paul St., Gonzales Window Tinting, Commercial. Call for appointment. -------------------------Need a monument or marker? Save $$ on monuments, markers. High Quality. Less Cost Monuments & Markers. 1405 Conway St., Gonzales, the IOOF Building. 830-8578070.

CHILD CARE
Willing to do babysitting at my house. 8-5 M-F. 511 Church St., 830-857-4993.

PETS
American Pit Bull Terrier Pullies for sale at $75 each. Only 3 female puppies available. 2 black, 1 brindle. Not Registered. Will be available to take on February 12. Call 830-203-1574, Randy or 830-2632808, B.J. -------------------------AKC German Shorthair pointer puppies for sale. Great hunters & family companions. Male $250; female - $300. 830-203-0470.(216-12) -------------------------Pups For Sale. Great Pyrenees, (1/8 Anatolian). Call Sammie Gibson at (830) 2038666.(2-16-12) -------------------------Tiny Chihuahua puppies. 8 wks. Registered. S/W, tiger striped, Apple Head. $150-$175. 210-379-0771.(216-12) -------------------------Turn your favorite pet photo into a work of art! Artist Brenda Shannon, Pastel or Acrylic. Great gift idea. (512) 917-4078.(223-12)

STORAGE
K&S Storage Units 922 St. Peter, Gonzales, Texas. Units are available for rent with specials. Call 830-445-9583 or 830-857-3505 for details. -------------------------APACHE STORAGE The Store All Place is located at 2502 Harwood Rd. Gonzales, TX. 830-2035115.

RVs FOR SALE

2011 Big Horn 367ORL 5th Wheel with 4 slices, loaded, king bed, flat screen TV, electric awning, two A/C units, non-smoker. NADA Value $82,500. 38 feet long. Great live-in trailer. Call 830-5404058 or 830-2639172, Price $46,000. -------------------------Ford Motorhome. 44,000 orig. miles. All working. $2,995. 830-857-6565. -------------------------GREAT DEAL! 1997 Kountry Star 34 ft., 5th Wheel. 2 slideouts, upgraded kitchen, ducted A/H, 11 storage compartments, ceiling fans. NADA. com/RV appraised RV at $15,900. Asking $10,000. Great home for oilfield. Located in Rockport, TX. 361-6451009. -------------------------2004 Wildcat 5th Wheel RV. 28 ft., equipped to sleep 5, w/lrg. slide containing sofa & dinette. Lots of storage. Adapted to

RV SITES FOR RENT

RV-SITES-GONZALES COUNTY. Large lots, long term rentals, with laundry service available. $270/mo. + utilities, Weekly-$100; Daily-$20. Pool Opens Summer. Call for information. 830-4243600. -------------------------RV Sites Available in Nixon. $350/mo. includes utilities. Call 830-857-6921.

LAND
5 Acres or more to lease. For Storage or Oilfield Equipment etc. 1 1/2 mile from city limits off 183 S. Call 830-2634888 for information. -------------------------6+ Acres at end of Oil Patch Lane. Zoned Commercial for $180,000. Can divide into smaller tracts. Call 210-4160041. -------------------------Small acreage for

MISC. SERVICES
YOU NEED IT WELDED WE CAN DO IT. On the farm or in the field we can get it done. No job to big or to small. Just callus. Donald or Michael at 361-2756467.(2-23-12) -------------------------Computer repair and upgrade, virus removal, and wireless setup. Call (830) 857-4438.(2-16-12)

RECREATION
For Sale or Trade: 27 Sailboat, Beam 8, fiberglass. 361561-3335. Ask for Jeff. -------------------------2006 Land Prides 4x4 Recreational Vehicle For Sale. Approx. 200 hours. Honda Motor. Independent Suspension. Windshield and Roof. 4x4. Asking - $4,950.00 in very good condition. Call 830-8574670. -------------------------2008 Honda Fourtrax with only 250 miles $3,500 o.b.o.

REAL ESTATE
Home for sale. 3/2, 3 Car Carport on 4 ac. with tank. $89,000. 830-8752848. (3-8-12) -------------------------Home for sale. Las Hadas Subdivision - Between Seguin and New Braunfels on Hwy. 46. 334 Las Hadas. Spectacular riverfront estate 5BR/4.5Ba, with boat landing and 2100 tiled covered cabana on the Guadalupe River. Surprisingly beautiful features including hardwood floors, beamed and wooden ceilings, extensive use of oak hardwood, copper covered cabinets, 2 curved stairways, Murano chandeliers, fully furnished with custom furniture, antiques, crystal, china, silver, wide-screen TV, sound system, and much more. Breath taking view of the Guadalupe River on Lake McQueeney. cdkproperties.com. (3-8-12)

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LIVESTOCK
Crossbred Jersey Limousin cows in milk. $1,100. Call Alice, 512-272-5147. (2-23-12) -------------------------Buy fresh & local! Brown eggs, chicken, lambs. Live & Process sales available. Please call 512-718-0482. w w w. n e i l r a n c h . com.(2-23-12) -------------------------Game Chickens For Sale. 3 roosters, 7 hens. $5.00 each. 512-917-4078.(216-12)

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New STARR tests seeking to provide accurate measure

Dear Gonzales ISD School and Community Family, Hello everyone! GISD is busy with spring programs, sports, planning, and testing. Faculty and staff are working with students daily to facilitate academic achievement, communicate respect and appreciation of others, and to promote the process of learning how to learn. I believe public school supports the foundation of our country. The vast majority of all success stories and great leaders have come from public education and small community schools. Gonzales ISD is doing good work! Our students and staff have been working to prepare for the 2012 spring assessments as we embark on the first year for the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) and End of Course (EOC) assessments. http:// www.tea.state.tx.us/student. assessment/staar/ Some reported changes included in the new assessment system are increased rigor and depth of complexity according to the Texas Education Agency (TEA). What increased rigor and depth of complexity means is still a mystery in many ways as are other facets of the new assessment system including how the exams will be scored. As educators teach, motivate to excel and work to extend challenging lessons, there emerges continuous controversy over high stakes testing. The accountability era gained momentum in the early 80s and has emerged into a multi-billion dollar industry for testing entities.

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of Schools, A SCANS Report for America 2000 was published in response to a directive by the Secretary of Labor to inform educators of the skills necessary for work success http://wdr. doleta.gov/opr/fulltext/document.cfm?docn=6140. Still recognized today as leading research, the SCANS report supports basic skills in the content areas while promoting necessary skills that are integral to professional working relationships, problem solving and knowledge acquisition as instrumental competencies. The SCANS report listed five major competencies including: identify and organize resources, work with others, acquire and evaluate information, understand complex interrelationships of various systems, and use technology. Additionally, there is a three part foundation which includes: understand basic skills, use thinking skills that demonstrate knowledge of how to learn, make decisions, and use information to solve problems and demonstrate personal qualities of responsibility, sociability, self esteem, integrity and honesty. I applaud educators for their work every day integrating real world lessons that support work ready environments. Teachers are accountable for so much more than a snapshot high stakes test given one day in the life of a child. We enter this new testing era with many unanswered questions. Just know that whatever comes our way, GISD will continue to do what is best for our students and strive to surpass the excellence of our vision.

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Superintendents Letter
Dr. Kim Strozier
Dr. Kimberly Strozier is superintendent of Gonzales ISD.

While assessment of student progress against a uniform comparison standard is an important part of accountability, the current accountability system does little to promote major ingredients to success in the real world. In a document provided by the Public Education Visioning Institute entitled Creating a New Vision for Public Education in Texas, several Texas superintendents support the original impetus of public education as a states right with local control (p.7). Further, the document holds firmly to the assertion that accountability is a good thing, but not an accountability system that relies on one-shot testing. Not accountability that punishes students and teachers based on false conclusions about student success and development (p.9). http:// www.tasb.org/legislative/ documents/vpevi.pdf . The authors purport the transformation of the system into one that supports skills necessary to a well rounded adult world. The Secretaries Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) report entitled: What Work Requires

Teacher of the Month

Connie Brzozowski was selected as Gonzales High Schools Teacher of the Month for the month of November, 2011. Mrs. Brzozowski has been with Gonzales ISD for 15 years. She worked at the alternative campus before it was moved to the Gonzales High School and continues to excel in working with the Disciplinary Alternative Education Program (DAEP) at the high school. Mrs. Brzozowski, who has worked well with students, was assigned to the DAEP because of her exceptional patience and insight that enable her to understand and work with students that need added assistance and structure. She is flanked by GHS principal, Joe Martinez, and GHS assistant principal, Gene Kridler.

Teacher of the Month

Eduardo Briseno was selected as Gonzales High Schools Teacher of the Month for the month of December, 2011. Mr. Briseno is assigned as the Dropout Prevention Specialist at Gonzales High School and has worked there for five and a half years. Mr. Briseno has an excellent relationship with our students at Gonzales High School and is the right person as the Dropout Prevention Specialist. He is shown with GHS principal Joe Martinez.

Nixon-Smiley CISD UIL Results

Nixon-Smiley Consolidated Independent School District UIL competition results: SIXTH GRADE Natasha Lazo, 5th, Dictionary Skills; Monica Yanes, 4th, Spelling; Hannah Gordon, 3rd, Spelling; Alexis DeLeon, 4th, Oral Reading; Sydney Newberg, 5th, Oral Reading; Colby Newman, 6th, Listening Skills SEVENTH GRADE Josh Wilson, 5th, Social Studies; Dylan Maldonado, 6th, Calculator Apps; Dominic Garcia, 5th, Calculator Josh Landi was the Gonzales Junior High School Art- Apps; Jordan Van Auken, 3rd, Calcuist of the Week for Feb. 6-10. He is in 7th grade and lator Apps; Emilio Guzman, 6th, Lishas been drawing for 8 years. His favorite type of art tening Skills; Dylan Maldonado, 4th, is drawing and sculpture. Josh is a member of the JH Art Club, which meets each Friday during lunch in the art room, inspired and led by the JH Art Teacher, Ms. Patrice Barta. Listening Skills; Dominic Garcia, 6th, Spelling; Jasmine Mendiola, 5th, Spelling; Jaelyn Mendiola, 4th, Spelling EIGHTH GRADE Uriel Tovar, 5th, Social Studies; Deion Jacobo, 6th, Number Sense; Trenisha Soto, 6th, Spelling; Jordan Carrington, 3rd, Oral Reading CUERO UIL INVITATIONAL Jake Robinsons, 3rd, Current Issues & Events; Katrina Suire, 5th, 10th Grade, Calculator Apps; Maria Ochoa, 4th, 12th Grade Calculator Apps; Maria Ochoa, 4th, Overall Calculator Apps SPECIAL OLYMPIC AREA MEET Josue Bernardi, Silver Medal; Colton Kinnison, Silver Medal; Nicole Natal, Bronze Medal; Sara Torres, 4th place ribbon. REGION 12 UIL SOLO & ENSEMBLE CONTEST Superior Rating Solos: Liliana Garcia (alto sax), Chris Casas (tuba), Case Samford (alto sax). Excellent Rating: Ariel Bermea (clarinet); Chase Neubauer (french horn); Kyle Robinson (tenor sax); Ashley Rawls (flute); trombone trio of Trini Dominguez, Marissa Garcia and Matthew Krueger; percussion ensemble of Frankie Aleman, Seth Barrow, John Martinez Jr., Tristan, and Delrik Vera.

GJH Artist of the Week

Gonzales Junior High Honor Roll

nick, Alysa Barta, Jannine Cortez, Blakelyn Cox, Pedro DeLuna, Ashley Gonzalez, Tanner Hardcastle, Ashleigh Haub, Ali Haghoughi , Tesha Landry, Maximiliano Moreno, Alyson Solis, Clayton Wilkerson All As and One B Jasmine Allen, Miguel Almaguer, Carlos Blanco, Kelsey Camarillo, Dylan Cantu, Angelica Castro, Christian Garcia, Shelby Mann, Tristan Mathis, Kirstin McKinney, Alysa Ramirez, Andrew Rodriguez, Trent Schauer, Wyatt Williams

GJH Artist of the Week

Brandon Page is the Gonzales Junior High School Artist of the Week for Jan 30-Feb 3. Page is in the 7th grade and has been drawing for nearly three years. His favorite type of art is drawing and acrylics. Brandon is a member of the JH Art Club, which meets each Friday during lunch in the art room, inspired and led by the JH Art Teacher, Mrs. Barta. (Courtesy photo)

Gonzales Junior High Honor Roll for the third six weeks: 7th Grade All As Jaren Blundell, Katherine Bonilla, McKenzie Caldwell, Haley Clampit, Karyli DeLaGarza, Jacquelyn Dolezal, Wayne Fowler, Roma Gallardo, Paige Glass, Jacey Haile, Hayden Henke, Blanca Hernandez, Yaritza Inocencio, Kolby Kifer, Madalin Kocian , Kalie Leal, Angelica Mathis, Chelsea McCauley, Taylor McCollum, Wade Miller, Reuben Morales, Emma Morgan, Brandon Page, Allyson Schauer, Josie Stowers, Anessa Valle, Nathan Walker, Amberleigh Watson, Waylon Windland All As and One B Emily Cook, Wyatt Couch, Erin Foley, Samantha Fussner, Brandon Gomez, Regan Gray, Joshua Haynes, Juan Hernandez, Adrien Masek, Caytlyn Molina, Mario Pizano, Katia Sanchez, Jaydin Tatsch, Merideth Tatsch, Jason Banda Velasquez, Brandon White 8th Grade All As Valeria Aquayo, Molly Bar-

Everybodys perfect

The Gonzales Elementary administration recognized one very special class for their hard work. Not a single student in Mrs. Molinas third grade class missed a day of learning during the last six week period! Pictured are (top row, from left): Isabel Rosas, Eduardo Perez, Juan Miramontes, Pedro Almazan, Osvaldo Oroczo, (middle row) Juan Olmedo, Yesenia Rodriguez, Carlos Mendoza, Anna Zuniga (bottom row) Priscila Pizano, Lesli Lopez, Jorge, Lucio, and Vanessa Izaguirre.

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North Avenue Super Citizens

At North Avenue Intermediate we feel citizenship is something that should be honored, recognized, and given status. It has nothing to do with academic achievement and anyone can achieve it. We know that the essence of good citizenship is Respect, Respect of authority, Respect for others, Respect for self, and Respect for rules. It is an attitude that begins at home and is reinforced at school and applied through life. Each month we recognize 10 fifth grade and 10 sixth grade students as our SUPER CITIZENS. We are proud to announce the following students as our for the 3rd Six Weeks: FIFTH GRADE: Ani Vazquez, Keela Hoffman, Sadie Morgan, Jerry Cosper, Jazmin Zuniga, Ashlyn Tatsch, Brayan Juarez, Carlos Bustamante, Zachary Garcia SIXTH GRADE: Madison Condel, Jaylen Johnson, Maricruz Medina, Ariel Vega, Taegan Thwing, Calvin Rhodes, I.G. Franklin, Bradley Bakken, Jaslyn Solis (Courtesy photo)

A Big Thank You

Students and administrators from Gonzales Elementary are shown with Kitchen Pride representatives and members of the Gonzales Elementary PTO displaying a big banner thanking Kitchen Pride Mushrooms and the PTO for their help in funding a new computer lab at the school.

North Avenue Honor Rolls

North Avenue Third Six Weeks Honor Roll & Perfect Attendance Fifth Grade Perfect Attendance Matthew Almaraz, Jesus Balderas, Jose Cardoza, Jordan Cosper, Iris Dement, Gabrila Dorantes, Jared Esparza, Kabel Faltisek, Aspen Flach, Cristal Garcia, Maura Garcia, Zachary Garcia, Elijah Garza, Seth Gibson, Chelsie Hastings, Cole Hendershot, James Herndon, III, Keela Hoffman, Destiny Hunt, Paige Johnson, Justin Komoll, Jordan Maldonado, Abraham Martinez, Anthony Martinez, James Martinez, Kayley Martinez, Jose Martinez-Rodriguez, Jennifer Mendez, Donovan Molina, Sadie Morgan, Jean OrtizAguilera, Karen Perez, Adrian Rivera, Carlos Sanchez, Miles Svoboda, Anileisis Vazquez, Brooke Walls, Sydney Williamson. All As 1 B Tyler Barfield, Carlos Bustamante, Marvin Cardoza, Aneesa Carrizales, Edgar Zuniga, Alyssa DeLuna, Jolie Edwards, Raven Flores, Christopher Gamez, Ashley Garcia, Mauricio, Gonzalez, Jessica Henrichs, Eduardo Izaguirre, Isaac Longoria, Joana Lopez-Molina, Julian Matamoros, Jared Molnoskey, Ruben Ortiz, Lindsey Ramos, Alysa Rodriguez, Galilea Rodriguez, Fatima Ruedas, Emily Schramm, Ashlynn Tatsch, Matthew Velasquez-Banda, Alexander Villa, Miranda Villarreal, Skylynn Williams, Jazmin Zuniga. All A-s Matthew Almaraz, Tyler Barfield, Carlos Bustamante, Tylor Allenger-Andrews, Elizabeth Cardoza, Edgar Castillo-Zuniga, Jerry Cosper, Jordan Cosper, Alyssa DeLuna, Giselle, Dias, Jolie Edwards, Jared Esparza, Aspen Flach, Raven Flores, Ricardo Games-Reyes, Cristal Garcia, Mayra Garcia, Zachary Garcia, Elijah Garza, Seth Gibson, Larry Gomez, Franscisco Gonzales, Luis Gonzalez, Jayden Goode, Justin Gosch, Kieran Grant, Merissa Guerrero, Chelsie Hastings, Keith Hastings, Cole Hendershot, Autumn Hernandez, Marylou Hernandez, Keela Hoffman, Alan Hunt, Destiny Hunt, Cristian Izaguirre, Eduardo Izaguirre, Isaac Kluting, Mario Laney, Jonathan Lerma, Issac Longoria, Cristian Lopez, Jordon Maldonado, Arleth Mar, Abraham Martinez, James Martinez, Kayley Martinez, Jose MartinezRodriguez, Yaslyn Mayberry, Jennifer Mendez, Donovan Molina, Jared Molnoskey, Jolie Moreno, Gavin Navarro, Manuel Olalde-Granados, Jose Olmedo-San Martin, Jose Orduna, Makayla Padilla, Karen Perez, Mallorie Pirkle, Lindsey Ramos, Juliana Reyna, Alysa Rodriguez, Fatima Ruedas, Braxton Sanders, Dalton Shirley, Marissa Singletary, Mykal Sirildo, Karelyz Soto, Amy Swanson, Ashlynn Tatsch, Sergio Torres, Ricardo Vera, Alexander Villa, Nicole Washichek, Trenton Wilkerson, Gabrielle Williams, Justyn Ybarbo, Jazmin Zuniga. 6th Grade Perfect Attendance Jada Allen, Sabrina Arizpe, Robert Bernal, Sarah Camacho, Gracelyn Camarillo, Romy Cantu, Celeste Castillo, Joan Castillo, Alasia Chavez, Madison Condel, Karina Contreras, Calvin Davis, Travis Decker, Nayeli DeLeon, Rachael Duwel, Bernardino Gallardo, Leslie Gallegos, Saul Gamez, Andres Games-Reyes, Javier Garcia, Haley Garza, Brittany Gloria, Lizabeth Soto, Fernanda Velazquez, Seidy Villegas, Alexandra Gomez, Zachary Gonzales, Julian Gonzalez, Yoselin Gutierrez, River Haynes, Jose Hernandez, Levi Hernandez, Sofia Hernandez, Emma Hohenshell, Jaylen Johnson, Cameron Kluting, Juan Licea, Hannah Longoria, Cesar Lopez, Kimberly Lucio, Brynn Mann, Celia Manzanares, Anthony Mata, Maricruz Medina, Jamie Mendoza, Taylor Mills, Abby Morgan, Timtrell Stovall, Ariel Vega, Presleigh Zella, Abby Morrow, Omar Munguia, Justice Musick, Christian Pena, Isabel Perez, Ryan Perez, KLeigh Pish, Kelsey Polk, Nicolas Ramirez, Mallory Ramos, Tristan Ramos, Cesar Reyes, Garrett Rickman, Jose Rios, Devin Roberts, Desaray Rodriguez, Joley Rodriguez, Martin Romero, Blanca Romo, Melinda Rosales, Hannah Rowland, Alexis Scott, Lauren Strickland, Taegan Thwing. All As Ancel Atkinson, Jason (J.D.) Baker, Romy Cantu, Karina Contreras, Colby Cox, Travis Decker, Patrick DeCola, Rachael Duwel, Steven Flowers, Leslie Gallegos, Emma Hohenshell, J.C. Hoskins, Jaylen Johnson, Cameron Kluting, Juan Licea, Maricruz Medina, Taylor Mills, Abigail Morgan, Abby Morrow, Stephanie Perez-Vega, KLeigh Pish, Timtrell Stovall, Hannah Longoria, Fernanda Velazquez, Cassandra Walker, Marisol, Zuniga, Jada Allen, Saul Gamez, Keaton Glass, Julian Gonzales, River Haynes, Hailey Hernandez, Hernandez, Sylvia. All As-1 B Sabrina Arizpe, Kelly Christia, Jose Hernandez, Brandon Lela, Brynn Mann, Anthony Mata, Justice Musick, Kelsey Polk, Ramos, Mallory, Aaren Rocha, Desaray Rodriguez, Martin Romero, Hannah Rowlans, Juan Velazquez, Presleigh Zella.

Nixon-Smiley CISD Honor Rolls

Nixon-Smiley Consolidated Independent School District for the second nine weeks: SIXTH GRADE ALL As Chaelee Mejia, Colby Newman, Yesenia Ochoa, Monica Yanes SIXTH GRADE A-B HONOR ROLL John Alvarez, Raegan Atkins, Tyler Austin, Karley Brassell, Elix Carrillo, Jacob Casas, Tatiana Castillo, Katelyn Croft, Alexis Deleon, Antonio Flores, Hannah Gordon, Miranda Hernandez, Rhonda Ivey, Brandon Jacobo, Darian Jenks, Natasha Lazo, Danielle Long, Troy Marshall, Scott McKinney, Maggie Mendez, Sydney Newberg, Efren Olalde Leyva, Xavier Perez, Calvin Pratt, Emily Riley, Marcella Rivas, Daniel Rodriguez, Ida Rogers, Maria Salinas Hernandez, Reese Samford, Elizabeth Tovar Acosta, Casey Ulrey, Jazlyn Villanueva SEVENTH GRADE ALL As Emilio Guzman, Jose Mendez, Ruby Munoz, Jesse Sandoval, Jordan Van Auken, Donancy Vasquez SEVENTH GRADE A-B HONOR ROLL Naomi Alvarez, Celestina Arriaga, Max Avendano Montantes, Dominic Bustos, Anna Dodds, Brandon Garcia, Celene Garcia, Dominic Garcia, Emily Garcia, Johnathan Hildalgo, Dylan Maldonado, Mercedes Medina, Trey Mejia, Jose Melendez, Amanda Munoz, Isaias Munoz, John Parks, Christy Perez, Yolanda Perez, River Rasmussen, Juanita Reyes, Rylan Tieken, IVonne Torres, Precious Tovar, Lexi Trammell, Destiny Van Zandt, Ana Rosa Vazquez, Joshua Wilson EIGHTH GRADE ALL As Deion Jacobo, James Koehler, Caitlyn Weathers EIGHTH GRADE A-B HONOR ROLL Brandon Casas, Shiloh Clifton, Xiomara Davila, Jeremiah Fahrig, Alexis Lozano, Alma Martinez, Omar Munoz, Jose Olalde, Aryia Rasmussen, Cameron Rasmussen, Carlos Reyes, Uriel Tovar, Alex Villanueva, Colton Wishert NINTH GRADE ALL As Shelby Brothers, Ashley Martinez, Natalie Trammell NINTH GRADE A-B HONOR ROLL Mikel Byers-Scarbrough, Eric Castillo, Megan Guerra, Nancy Hernandez, Phoenix Medina, Tristan Newman, Nicholas Pena, Sara Pettus, Marcos Pompa, Jesus Reyes, Kyle Robinson, Guadalupe Rodriguez, David Salinas, Case Samford, Riley Samford, Raul Tamez, Taylor Turner, Faith Wishert TENTH GRADE ALL As Cassidy Frazier, Gushwa-Gemberling, Cynthia Leck, Jordan Newman, Katheren Rawls, Katrina Suire, Jared Van Auken, Marisol Vasquez TENTH GRADE A-B HONOR ROLL Franchesa Aleman, Ryan Brooks, Christopher Casas, Garrett Earlywine, Amber Mendez, Dennis Nesser, Rioval Rodriguez, Erik Sistos, Logan Skloss, Fidencio Tristan, Devon Warzecha ELEVENTH GRADE ALL As Abigail Byers-Scarbrough, Trini Dominguez, Shante Mendez, Kasie Skloss, Kendall Wells ELEVENTH GRADE A-B HONOR ROLL Rodolfo Acebedo, Erin Aguirre, Tyler Alvarez, Rosa Alvarez-Perez, Seth Barrow, Justin Caesar, Treca Deleon, Victor Evans, Matthew Finch, Jennifer Flores, Marissa Garcia, Kelby Henderson, Miguel Hernandez, Tye Hyatt, Rae McGee, Chase Neubauer, Priscilla Robles, Austin Rogers, Adrian Valerio, Luis Fernando Vasquez, Luis Gerardo Vasquez, Justin Wolf TWELFTH GRADE ALL As Vanessa Acevedo, Ariella Bermea, Jessica Flores, Matthew Krueger, Randi Lamza, Katarina Leal, Maria Martinez, Robert Mejia, DLaine Palacio, Jake Robinson, Sara Torres, Heather Turner TWELFTH GRADE A-B HONOR ROLL Brea Alvarez, Kristin Alvarez, Naomi Casas, Jazmin Erskine, Liliana Garcia, Nickolas Garcia, Alexander Hernandez, David Hernandez, Gabriela Hernandez, Colton Kinnison, Angel Leasman, Ashlyn Maldonado, Michael Martinez, Jaime Moreno, Enrika Natal, Ashley Rawls, Dylan Robinson, Gabriel Rodriguez, Rebbeca Rodriguez, Dora Santana, Joseph Tortorello, Joann Tovar, Lauren Trigo

Shiner Catholic Honor Rolls

Shiner Catholic School Honor Roll (High honors-All grades 94 and above; Honors-All grades 85 and above.) St. Paul High School Honor Roll Seniors Honors: Jacob Coull, Kali Kocian, Justin Natal Juniors High Honors: Katie Denson, Abby Hull, Cole Hybner, Madison Kurtz, Mason Matias Honors: Mary Adamek, Dylan Barton, Rachel Fikac, Martin Kennedy, Kourtney Knesek, Dakota Kresta, Katelynn Leist, William Marcak, Jared Markham, Mitchell McElroy, Kylie Natal, Lizzy Opiela, Laddie Patek, Bethany Pokluda, Alexa Schaefer, Colton Spahn, Ted Wenske, Kyle Wilgus Sophomores High Honors: Samantha Siegel Honors: Ben Janecek, Hannah Novosad, Travis Raabe, Nicolette Siegel, Kassidy Tuma Freshmen High Honors: Kurt Chunda, Kyle Chunda, Emily Fikac, Johanna Green, Emily Malinovsky Honors: Brett Barta, Morgan Hull, Abby Irvin, Kolten Knesek, Victoria Kusak, Samantha Natal, Emily Pokluda, Loni Soefje, Sam Wenske, Sean Wenske St. Ludmila Elementary Honor Roll Eighth Grade High Honors: Ryan Geiger, Jed Janecek, Ashlyn Patek, Juliette Siegel Honors: Thomas Bell, Alexis Cantu, Natalie Jackson, Derek Kapavik, Kelsey Longoria, Shaelynn Malatek, Claire Pavliska, Nathan Pilat, Kenzie Vargo Seventh Grade High Honors: Audrey Green, Jessica Pesek Honors: Austin Barton, Ryan Bell, Alexis Cappleman, Eudosio Garza, Mallory Grabarkievtz, Jacqueline Hernandez, Kameron Knesek, Kristofer Knesek, Trinity Kusak, Alyssa Kutac, Katarina Leist, Noah Leist, Ryan Malinovksy, Morgan Mason, Sydney Mikes Sixth Grade High Honors: Jack Janecek, Ashley Wachsmuth, Andrew Wagner, Elyssa Wagner Honors: Anna Adamek, Braden Barta, Lillie Bell, Parker Clay, Jacob Darilek, Sydney Grabarkievtz, Daniela Hinojosa, Krystin Hodges, Darby Johnson, Kayla Kubenka, Kayla Mason, MacKenzie Parker, Erica Pavliska, Michael Wagner, Jenna Wenske Fifth Grade High Honors: Lane Jackson, Delynn Pesek, Christine Wagner Honors: Bailey Blair, Catherine Brown, Zachary Davis, Grace Irvin, Walker Jackson, Riley Johnson, Hope Kapavik, Jakeb Maldonado, Gracey Novosad, Jared Pesek, Angelette Siegel, Garrett Wauson, Katie Wilgus Fourth Grade High Honors: Megan Easterling, Macy Grabarkievtz, Andrew Jaeger, Matthew Malinovsky Honors: Frank Benes, Madison Culpepper, Luke Darilek, Sydney Hermann, Kathleen Knesek, Lauryn Kubenka, Tyler Opiela, Mallory Pokluda, Reid Yackel Third Grade High Honors: Maria Janecek Honors: Grant Barta, Sam Benes, Jared Chumchal, Ashtyn Kardosz, Ted Machacek, Taylor Mobbs, Gerard Nunez, Quinton Parker, Brooke Pesek

Thank You! We Did It!

To the following businesses & to everyone who purchased carnations from the Gonzales Leo Club. We sold 1,100 carnations for Valentines. It could not have been done without your support. The Gonzales Cannon KCTI 1450 AM The Gonzales Chamber of Commerce Personnel Impressions The Gonzales Inquirer Thank you again, Lorrell Wright & everyone in the Gonzales Leo Club.

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E-Mail Your local information to: newseditor@gonzalescannon.com The Gonzales elks Club will host a free horse handling seminar featuring renowned clinician Ron McLoughlin from 6:308:30 p.m. Feb. 17 at the Elks Club, 1216 N. Sarah DeWitt Dr. McLoughlin will cover horse care, footwork, leads, maneuvers, balanced stops and solving horse-handling problems. For details, contact Pat Rosato at 830-437-2046. Gonzales Healthcare Systems Lunch & Learn for February will feature Dr. Kathleen Koerner speaking on Gall bladder disease. The monthly luncheon is scheduled for noon Feb. 16 at The Heights Nursing & Rehab. To RSVP, please call 830-6727581, ext. 421. Scales will be set up on Sunday, Feb. 19 and Sunday, Feb. 26 at the JB Wells Showbarn from 3-5 p.m. for anyone needing to weigh their project. Cardiologist Dr. William Craig will speak on New Treatments for Hypertension at a luncheon at the First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 23. To RSVP, call 830-672-1031. The public is invited to an Old-Time Gospel Sing Along. (Congregational Singing of the old hymns). Will be held at the Full Gospel Church, 1426 Fischer St., Gonzales, TX on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 6 p.m. Refreshments served afterwards. Yall Come! Come and experience a great exchange of the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit at the Little Hill Baptist Church Fruit of the Spirit program on Saturday, February 25 at 5:00 p.m. Several dynamic speakers will be highlighting the importance of each gift and the significance of manifesting each in your life. For more information, call (830) 672-5959 or send an email to LHBCPraise@gmail.com Do you need a lift? A new start? Come hear a message with the power to change your life and to discover a new beginning Jesus Christ at the Little Hill Baptist Church Revival, Thursday, March 1st through Saturday, March 3rd nightly at 7:00 p.m., by hearing the word of God from the spirit-filled, dynamic speaker, Pastor M.C. Walker, Sr. of the East 19th Street Missionary Baptist Church of Austin! Special musical guests invited each night. Little Hill Baptist Church Revival Thursday-Saturday, March 1-3, nightly at 7:00 p.m. LHBC 2835 FM 1586, Ottine. For more information, call (830) 672-5959 or send an email to LHBCPraise@gmail.com Thompsonville Ladies Club annual Chili Supper and Auction, Saturday, February 25, 2012 at the Thompsonville Community Center. Chili Supper at 5 p.m. Chili is free we do accept donations. Auction at 6 p.m. Proceeds will be used for scholarships to area youth. The Rock Church of Gonzales is now accepting donations for their first ever publication. Recipes from the Rock is a cookbook that contains recipes submitted by members of the Rock Church, as well as Christian writings and various household hints. The church is asking for a donation of $15 for the book. All proceeds will go toward the funding of church projects. To inquire about a book or for more information, contact Pastor Carolyn Bolden at 830-263-0139. Eastside Baptist Church on Seydler St. will host its 70th anniversary celebration March 25 with services beginning at 9:30 a.m. followed by a concert by the Seale Sisters. For details, contact the church at 672-2628. Mark your calendars for Tuesday, February 21st, 3 to 6 pm, for the annual Partners in Health, Shiners annual Health Fair, at the Knights of Columbus Park (formerly American Legion Hall) 102 S. Ave. G. The free event, sponsored by the Shiner Chamber of Commerce, Shiner Knights of Columbus, Shiner American Legion, City of Shiner and Shiner Rotary Club, will include display tables featuring health-related businesses, organizations, hos-

Horse Seminar

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pitals, nursing homes offering information on healthy living and wellness programs. There will be treats, giveaways and free information on sleep disorders, home health care, mental health, child development, physical therapy and cancer treatment. For further information or to sponsor a table, please contact Bernice Jalufka at the Shiner Chamber of Commerce office: 361-594-4180. www.shinerchamber@sbcglobal.net ; www. shinertx.com. The Gonzales Anchor Club will host Senior Citizen Bingo at Country Village Square Tuesday, February 21, 2012 from 4:305:30 pm. A light meal will be served and all Senior Citizens are invited to attend. Bluebonnet Trails Community Services will host an open house at the center, located at 228 st. George St., from 12:302 p.m. Feb. 22. The public is invited. For details, call 830-6722212 or 672-7975. The Gonzales VFW Ladies Auxiliary will host its annual Barbecue and Chili Cookoff Saturday, March 17 at the post home on Harwood Road. Categories include Brisket, Chicken, Ribs, Chili and Jackpot beans. Entry is $15 per event. Registration begin sta 7:30 a.m. For details, call 254-931-5712 or 830-2630973. Episcopal Church of the Messiah will host its Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21. Plates are $4 for adults, $2 for children. All proceeds benefit our Community Outreach Programs. Contact Dee at State Farm Insurance for tickets. The Gonzales Fighting Apaches baseball program will have its annual Alumni Game at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18 at T.E. Burrows Field. For more information, please contact Gonzales head baseball coach Larry Wuthrich at 830-672-6641. Come support the 2012 Friends of the Library Fund Drive by purchasing a raffle ticket for a chance to win an Underground Railroad Quilt made by Earth Angels Quilters. This beautiful quilt was donated to the Friends of the Library by The Sesame Study Club. Tickets are available at the Library for $1 each or 6 for $5. Drawing will be held Monday, March 5, 2012. The winner will be notified. The Labrador Retriever is Americas No. 1 family dog! We have so many GREAT Labs and Lab mixes at the Gonzales Dog shelter, waiting for their forever homes. These Labs have so much LOVE to give! Instead of the usual $80 adoption fee, you can take one of these Labs home for only $50 during the whole month of February. All Labs are heartworm negative, have all current vaccinations, and have been spay/neutered. WHAT A DEAL!!! Why dont you fill your life with a Lab AND LOVE? *For more information, please contact Gonzales Dog Adooptions @(830)445-9811/9279. Check out one of our great Labs at www.gonzalesdog.org Also check our Facebook for more details

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Anchor Club Bingo

Gonzales Stock Show Weigh-In

Bluebonnet Trails

Hypertension Treatment

Barbecue Cookoff

Gospel Sing-Along

Pancake supper

Fruit of the Spirit

Alumni baseball game

Revival Slated

FOTL quilt raffle

CUERO The Cuero Police Department has concluded its investigation into alleged sexual contact between an adult and a child on the French Primary School campus with a finding that no evidence of any such contact could be found. In a news release, the CPD reports: Early Monday, January 9th, 2012, Cuero Police Department received information from un-verified sources of allegations of a possible sexual contact between a child and adult which may have occurred on the John C. French Primary School Campus. The alleged suspect was not an employee of Cuero Independent School District. The alleged victim is not a student of Cuero Independent School District. During the four week period from January 9th and concluding today, February 7, 2012, investigators with Cuero Police Department conducted an in-depth investigation, requiring dozens of manhours to complete. During the course of the investigation, the alleged victim was interviewed by police officers and State Certified

Forensic Interview Specialist. The reported victim did not confirm allegations of impropriety and did not make an outcry statement. Also during the investigation, numerous employees of Cuero Independent School District and members of the alleged victims family were also interviewed as well as interviews with medical practitioners and an examination of the alleged victims medical records. Cuero Independent School District Employees were unable to substantiate allegations of impropriety. The alleged suspect was interviewed by Cuero Police Department and Texas Department of Public Safety. At request of Cuero Police Department, the alleged suspect submitted to polygraph examination administered by Texas Department of Public Safety. Results of the polygraph examination indicated the alleged suspect was truthful in all answers and indicated no deception. No information was developed by Cuero Police Department confirming the alleged sexual contact had taken place. The Cuero Police Department has closed its investigation and no further action will be taken regarding the allegations.

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CUERO Cuero school trustees took no action after a two-hour closed session Feb. 9 to determine the future of superintendent Henry Lind. GLC donations Legal representatives of As the holidays wind down, the Gonzales Learning Center wants to let folks know that were collecting gently used the school board and Lind Christmas ornaments, lights, artificial trees, wreaths, dcor, met with the board in a
and gift wrap for next years Christmas bazaar. Call 830-672-8291 to make arrangements to drop off your donation at the Learning Center, located at 1135 St. Paul. We can also pick up donations. For more information, send email to glcc@gvec.net. The Guadalupe Valley Family Violence Shelter, Inc. (GVFVS) is a non-profit organization providing services to both residents and non-residents that are victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in the counties of Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes and Wilson. GVFVS provides survivors with legal advocacy, case management, counseling, assistance with crime victims compensation and other services at no cost. For more information, call

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two-hour closed session, but adjourned the meeting with no vote taken and no determination announced. Linds contract was reviewed by the board in January. The school board is negotiating legal options with Lind for a voluntary exit from his contract, which runs through June 30, 2014.

Foundation to host annual Angus auction

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The Luling Foundation will be hosting the Annual Angus Production Sale with the Foundation An-

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March 3 at 1 p.m. Here are some highlights of the sale: 100+ Performance Tested Bulls, 70+ Females. To watch the LIVE online auction or to

On Sept. 8, 2010, the Moulton City Council terminated Nieto and was forced to cancel all court sessions for the month of September. The final results of the inquiry revealed a long list of infringements at his business, including failure to maintain complete records, sold or offered to sell motor

register for online bidding go to www.LiveAuctions. tv. To view or request a catalog, go to www.faa-angus.com or visit the Luling Foundation Office at 523 S. Mulberry, Luling. Cattle will be available for viewing all day Friday, March 2 as well as Saturday morning before the sale. On the sale date, vehicles without the approSaturday March 3, 2012, priate license for that type of refreshments will be availmotor vehicle, and failure to timely transfer title and pay sales tax. An audit of his county operations revealed no improprieties and Nietos business license was officially revoked on Jan. 12, 2011. Calls made to McMinn and Nietos attorney, Houston Munson III were unreturned as of press time.

able; lunch will be served at 11:30 AM; Sale begins at 1 PM. If you can not make it on the sale day and see something you are interested in, you can leave a bid with one of our representatives or participate on the LIVE internet auction. For more information, please call Mike Kuck at 830-8752438 or visit www.lulingfoundation.org.

meeting, Wiggins went to the podium in front of the court and delivered a statement apologizing for what had happened and asking for forgiveness from the commissioners, other county officials and the public. None of the commissioners commented after Wiggins statement. However, Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace Todd Friesenhahn went to the podium during the citizens to be heard segment of the meeting.

Friesenhahn said he used to have great respect for the county judge, but he now felt that Wiggins should step down. Wiggins was arrested Feb. 6 by a College Station police officer who was called to the Hilton Hotel after a bellman reported smelling the odor of marijuana on the hotels fifth floor. Wiggins was jailed on a charge of possession of marijuana, less than 2 ounces, and he was released the next day from the Brazos County Jail in Bryan after posting $3,000 bond.

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UHV fetes Jozwiak as Employee of Year

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VICTORIA A Gonzales native has been named the University of Houston-Victoria 2011 Employee of the Year. Gonzales native Debbie Jozwiak, the schools general accounting manager, received the top honor at the universitys annual Employee Recognition Luncheon. University employees gathered to recognize those celebrating employment anniversaries at UHV and to honor other employees for their hard work. I like my job at UHV because of the challenges that a university environment provides, Jozwiak said

after the luncheon. Very seldom is it repetitive. A second Employee Recognition Luncheon will take place at the University of Houston Sugar Land Campus on Feb. 21 for those UHV employees who work at that teaching center or the UH System at Cinco Ranch. Jozwiak was voted the Employee of the Year by other UHV staff members from an e-mail ballot listing each 2011 UHV Employee of the Month. Jozwiak began work at UHV in 1993 as an accounts payable supervisor in the Finance Department. She also was a senior accountant, the accounts payable manager and the general accounting manager

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before starting her current job. When a special project or difficult situation arises, Debbie can always be counted on to not only take on the task in a professional manner but also to approach it enthusiastically as a challenge and an opportunity to learn something new, UHV Comptroller Val Walden said after the luncheon. Debbie is an inspiration to everyone she works with and is a tremendous asset to the university. In recognition of Jozwiaks achievement as the 2011 Employee of the Year, she received a $500 check, a UHV T-shirt and a plaque. Debbie Jozwiak, the University of Houston-Victoria Her name also was engraved on the general accounting manager, is recognized by UHV Employee of the Year plaque disPresident Phil Castille as the universitys 2011 Emplayed in UHV University West. ployee of the Year.

Pilot Club President Ann Covert and Texas District Lt. Gov. Deborah Garrett who spoke to Gonzales Pilots encouraging us in the many local service projects we have, especially now with the upcoming Project Graduation in May.

Gonzales Pilot Club was honored with a visit from the Texas District of Pilot International Lt.Gov. Deborah Garrett, coming all the way from Lufkin. Ms.Garrett is a 22 year Pilot member, one facet of whose career is in teaching Theater Tech. She spoke commending the Gonzales Club reminding us how Pilot Club touches lives

with the service projects we do and encouraged us to be active on all levels.....local, Texas District and International. She cited Brain Minder Buddies with the safety tips to the youngest students, Camp Higher Ground which provides camping experience to young people with traumatic brain injuries, Pilot International grants which help local clubs in myriad ways, and the character building which

occurs when a new member becomes active in local club projects. Ms.Garrett presented each member a Tiffanycut crystal as a remembrance of these qualities to be built into lives and as a token of the 75 year Jubilee anniversary of Pilot International.

Gonzales Pilot Club is beginning the fund raising for our celebration of Project Graduation and wishes to remind all friends of the Club we need their help and support in coming months for the count-down to the big party on graduation night 2012.

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Wilson named head coach at Harlingen South

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finalists in 2011. Wilson also coached the Gonzales boys powerlifting team. I think it is a good thing for Coach Wilson, Apaches athletic director and head coach Ricky Lock said. We have been friends for a long time and I wish him nothing but the best. Lanny will do well. He worked well with the kids, and was very sound and fundamental in his coaching. The Harlingen school board unanimously approved Wilson at its meeting on Tuesday. Contract and salary details were undisclosed. Coach Wilson has some big-game experience and he coached at one of the best 5A districts, said Harlingen ISD superintendent Steve Flores. Obviously, he had some defensive success and overall team success while at Gonzales. Wilson will lead the football program and oversee the rest of the Harlingen South girls and boys athletic programs. Flores said Wilson had a reputation while at Round Rock for having successful and well-managed athletic programs, something he

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GONZALES - Gonzales assistant head coach and defensive coordinator Lanny Wilson has been hired as the head coaching football job at Harlingen South. Wilson, 48, will also serve as the athletic coordinator for the Hawks, who compete in District 32-5A. During his two seasons as Gonzales defensive coordinator, the Apaches were known for their aggressive style of play on defense. Since 2009 Gonzales has

Lanny Wilson
gone 18-4, went undefeated last year en route to winning an undisputed district title, and were area-round

believes Wilson can bring to Harlingen. We also need some success in our football program and believe Wilson can help with that, he said. Flores said that while Wilsons departure will be a big loss for Gonzales, it is a plus that Wilson will become part of the Harlingen South community. Wilson was one of three finalists for the job along with Brownsville Lopez head coach Mike Ramirez and Souths interim coach Jim Morton, who was recommended for the job but was voted down 4-3 in

January. A 25-year veteran of the coaching profession, Wilson came to Gonzales after spending 10 years at Round Rock High. He served his last seven as head coach where his record was 4137. Prior to that, he spent time coaching at GregoryPortland, Goliad, Pleasanton and Three Rivers. Harlingen South has been looking for a new head coach since Gilbert Leal was reassigned on Nov. 28. Attempts were made to contact Wilson, but he was unavailable for comment.

Area Softball Preview Luling picks up postseason win over George West, 47-35 Lady Comanches looking to keep the state title in Shiner

Repeat Performance?
By MARK LUBE
sportseditor@gonzalescannon.com

The Lady Comanches hope this scene from last years state championship game will repeat itself in 2012. Shiner is among several area teams who are favored to go deep into the playoffs this year. (File photo) tentative starter at left field. Siegel said Michalec and Scacherl finished the last year strong as two of Shiners key hitters and look to return to that role. Shiner may not play a lot of games in the beginning of the season because of the upcoming playoff run of the Lady Comanche basketball team. Siegel said the two sports share a lot of the same players. Right now, I only have 10 girls on the team because of players still in basketball, he said. Shiner will get a good challenge in district from Ganado and Flatonia. We split the series with Ganado last year and had to play them in a playoff to determine first place in the district, Siegel said. Flatonia always plays us tough. Luling Making the playoffs will be a challenging but reasonable goal for the Lady Eagles softball team and head coach Stephanie Sullivan. It will be tough, but it is one we can accomplish, she said. The Lady Eagles graduated several players including their starting pitcher. We will have a young, young team this year, Sullivan said. Luling returns four players, who are strong hitters including senior Chelsea Cyphers. Returning at catcher, Cyphers is a strong hitter who displays very good leadership. Another returning player who will be key is shortstop/pitcher Stephanie Gonzales. Sullivan said she has not decided on the remaining positions, and those decisions will not be made until the softball team has its basketball-playing group back. Sullivan said the Lady Eagles have a challenging non-district schedule that will help prepare them for district. I want us to learn something from each nondistrict game, she said. When it comes time for district, I expect we will be one of the three teams that makes the playoffs. It will require the girls to work hard in practice. Shiner St. Paul The Lady Cardinals are going to be swinging for SOFTBALL, Page C3

Playoff Pressure
By MARK LUBE
sportseditor@gonzalescannon.com

Lulings Maria Castillo draws contact while going to the basket during the Lady Eagles win over George West in the bi-district round of the playoffs. (Photo by Mark Lube) It was very physical. I fell down five times, remarked senior guard Adriana Morales. George West was very aggressive and played good on defense. We really wanted this game, so we were more aggressive. Hanna Clark for Luling opened scoring at the start of the game and Kate Jimerson responded for the Lady Horns. Jimerson later sank a free throw to put George West ahead 5-4, its first lead. The Lady Eagles countered with a bucket from Clark. George West got a four-point run on field goals by Erin Snider and Marley Snider. Luling scored two of its own, from Maria Castillo and Amanda Lee, to lead 10-9 after the first quarter. In the second frame, George West put in just one field goal and missed countless others. We ran our press well in that second quarter and capitalized on some turnovers, Jones said. We are fortunate to have held them to two points on one basket. Luling built a 21-9 lead with baskets from Morales LULING, Page C2

PLEASANTON The Lady Eagles expected a rough and physical game in Mondays bi-district against the George West Lady Longhorns. Knowing what to expect, Luling was ready and held off George West, 47-35, at the Pleasanton ISD Sports Complex. It was a physical game but we knew it would be and we were prepared, Lady Eagles head coach Scott Jones said.

Shiner, the defending Class 1A state champions, will be hoping for an encore performance this season. That is obviously one of our goals, said head coach Brandon Siegel. We want to make it to the state championship, which we play for every season. The Lady Comanches lost just three seniors including starting pitcher Ashley Shimek. Siegel said he is looking at Julianna Rankin as the apparent replacement, with several other younger players who could step into the role as well. First baseman Jordan Pietsch could switch to catcher, leading to a competition for the first base. Ryah Michalec will play second base and shortstop goes to Kristin Schacherl. Siegel said there will be competition for third, which Rankin could also play depending on if she is slated to start at pitcher. Cassie Stafford will be the right fielder, Stacey Perez returns to center field and Meagan Chumchal is the

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St. Paul blazes Beren in bi-district Kornegay inks track

By MARK LUBE
sportseditor@gonzalescannon.com

The Cannon

Thursday, February 16, 2012

letter with Tarleton

Yoakum senior Stephanie Kornegay recently signed a letter of intent to compete on the Tarleton State University track team. Kornegay will run hurdles for the Texans track team. She was the 300-meter hurdles district champion in 2010, when she won the event with a time of 47.13. Later that year she placed second at regionals with a personal best time of 45.49, before going to finish seventh at state (46.21). Last season, she finished fourth at the district meet with a time of 48.24. She also ran a personal best time of 13:02.80 at the Region IV Cross Country Championships. Yoakum basketball boss placed on leave Yoakum boys head basketball coach Myke Ortiz was on relieved of basketball coaching duties last week. Yoakum athletic director Brent Kornegay declined to explain the dismissal other than to say Ortiz is currently on administrative leave. The Bulldogs were 17-14 overall and 5-3 in district play at the time The Cannon learned of the incident. Yoakum went 3-24 in the 2010-2011 season, Ortizs first at the helm. Gonzales hosts powerlifting meet today Gonzales High School will be the site of the Apache Invitational Powerlifting meet. Lifting begins in the old gymnasium at 4 p.m. Gonzales alumni game Saturday The Gonzales Fightin Apaches will hold their Alumni Scrimmage at 1

SHINER The St. Paul Lady Cardinal cagers couldnt probably care less about what the score or the situation is, or who the opponent is. They just know they want to work to keep a certain level of pace throughout the course of an entire game. St. Paul played its usual tempo Tuesday evening in an 83-27 drubbing of Houstons Robert M. Beren Academy at St. Paul High School. We executed well. We worked on maintaining a level of high intensity throughout the game, Lady Cardinals head coach Dana Beal said. Our biggest goal was to play fast regardless of the score. We have to play intense and fast to keep our shooting and passing good, said Kourtney Knesek, who scored a team-high 19 points. Beal was able to give her bench considerable playing time in the first-round post season game. We had some young kids do a lot of good things, she said. The Lady Cardinals performed well all-around. We did a nice job of shooting, Beal said. Had a good effort on defense as we mixed up a couple of sets. We even did well on rebounding the ball, which has been a weakness for us this year. The Lady Cardinals opened the game with the first two baskets from Katelynn Leist and Knesek. Beren Academy closed down to 4-2 on the bucket by Melissa Stock. St. Paul kept the intensity going as they ripped off the next 12 straight points on plays by Leist, Knesek and Marrisa Ynclan. Beren Academy got another score by Gabi Yaffee. Ynclan, Leist and Knesek combined to put St. Paul up 28-4. Beren Academy got the last shot of the quarter on a field goal by Sara Grzebinski. The Lady Cardinals opened the second quarter with three buckets from Kymberlie Malatek and a layup from Alexa Schaefer to go ahead 36-7. St. Paul then called timeout at the

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p.m. Saturday at T.E. Burrows Field. The Apaches bested Wharton Tuesday in a scrimmage. I thought our mental approach at the plate was a whole lot better, said head coach Larry Wuthrich. We reduced our strikeouts against some good pitchers. All our pitchers were able to work so thats a plus. We identified some areas of concern, but left the ballpark knowing that they can be corrected. The team that made the fewest mistakes came out on top. Shiner FCA holding 5K run in March Shiner Fellowship of Christian Athletes will be holding the Light the Night 5K Run/Walk on March 3 at 7 p.m. at Comanche Stadium in Shiner. Proceeds from the event will benefit Camp Kesem and Turn on the Tap. Registration and checkin will be at 6 p.m. The 5K run/walk will start at 7 and the awards ceremony will be at 8. Entry fee is $20 if paid by Feb. 24 (T-shirt guaranteed) and $25 after. T-shirt availability will be limited on race day. There will be awards for the top three male and female runners in the following categories: 18 and under, 19-25, 26-39, and 40 and up. Checks can be made payable to Shiner FCA and mailed to Shiner FCA, P.O Drawer 804, Shiner, Texas 77984. For more information, contact Courtney Welch at courtneywelch01@gmail.com.

Leist Is Far From Least

5:09 mark of the second and pulled the starters out. Malatek made another bucket and Christine Squyres hit a layup for a 40-7 St. Paul lead. There was a lull in scoring for a few minutes as St. Paul

Katelynn Leist goes up for a contested shot during St. Pauls win bi-district win Tuesday night in Shiner. Leist finished the game with 10 points. (Photo by Mark Lube) missed a few shots and Beren Academy fell short on seven free throw attempts. The Lady Cardinals then got two straight buckets from Melanie Wagner and then scored nine points to go up 53-7. Ester Kerzner made a three and a free throw to cut Beren Academys deficit to 53-11. The Lady Cardinals outscored Beren Academy 17-8 with Ynclan dropping ST. PAUL, Page C3

Area Basketball Playoff Pairings

Friday, Feb. 17 Flatonia vs Everdale, 7:30 p.m. Tomball High School, Class 2A area round Hallettsville vs Houston YES Preparatory SE, 7:30 p.m. Needville High School Yoakum vs Burnet, Bastrop Cedar Creek High School , 7 p.m. Shiner vs Big Sandy, Bryan High School, 6 p.m. Moulton vs. Barksdale Neuce Canyon, San Antonio OConnor High School 6 p.m. Luling vs Santa Gertrudis Academy, Three Rivers High School, 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20 St. Paul vs Austin Waldorf, St. Paul High School, 4 p.m. (tentative)

LULING: Will play area game on Friday

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and Cayla Taylor, who then knocked down two free throws, had another bucket and then hit 1-for-2 from the charity stripe. Clark got a bucket, and then George West got its lone field goal with three minutes left in the period on the jumper by Victoria Wasicek. The quarter ended with Morales hitting a triple and making two free throws to put the Lady Eagles ahead 26-11 at halftime. The Lady Horns had a little more luck shooting

to start the third quarter as they made a pair of baskets to score four of the first six points, closing down to 2815. Luling then went on a 6-0 run before George West halted with a three-point play by Brittney Mathis and a jumper by Bethany Brysch. Morales and Taylor made late buckets to give Luling a 38-22 advantage to end the third quarter. The Lady Horns made a run in the fourth quarter with 13 of 22 points, which Luling was also anticipating. We knew they would

make a run so we substituted some of our starters out, Jones said. A triple from Erin Snider, and buckets from Marley Snider and Jimerson constituted a 9-0 run for George Wests one final effort to get back in the game. Luling (16-11) will face Santa Gertrudis Academy in the area round. It (winning the bidistrict game) was awesome, Morales said. We worked hard and together as a team. As a senior, I am proud of these girls. Game Summary

Class 2A DI bi-district game Luling 47, George West 35 George West: Bethany Brysch 4 0-2 8, Marley Snider 4 0-1 8, Kate Jimerson 3 1-2 7, Erin Snider 2 0-0 5, Brittney Mathis 2 1-1 5, Victoria Wasicek 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 2-6 35. Luling: Adriana Morales 4 5-5 14, Maria Castillo 4 1-3 9, Cayla Taylor 3 3-4 9, Carley Glass 2 2-2 6, Amanda Lee 1 0-0 2. Score by Periods GW 9 2 11 13-35 L 10 16 12 9-47

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another state title like the one they got accomplished last year. We expect to make it back to the state tournament this year, St. Paul head coach Chris Farias said. Our goal is to repeat as the champions. The Lady Cardinals have the experience to get the job done. We graduated two seniors, he said. But we have the athletes to fill those spots and we have a strong group of incoming freshmen. Kali Kocian will be St. Pauls lone senior for the season. Her presence will be complimented by juniors Mary Adamek, Bethany Pokluda, Kylie Natal, Lizzie Opiela, Abby Hull, Katelynn Leist and Alexa Schaefers. The Lady Cardinals have two sophomores, Kymberlie Malatek and Christina Squyres. The freshman group is the largest with nine athletes: Abby Irvin, Emily Pokluda, Elise Patek, Victoria Kusac, Julie Bartek, Loni Soefje, Bella Crawford, Emily Malinovosky and Morgan Hull. Flatonia Last year, the Lady Bulldogs started slow, winning just two of their first 10 games. A huge win against Smithville in their own tournament spurred Flatonia to finish the regular season at 10-13 (4-4 in district play and third place). The Lady Bulldogs beat Holland in the first round and fell to North Zulch, 4-3, in the area round. Head coach Rodney Stryk said his team can compete for the district title with all of his team back. Seniors are shortstop Courtney Mica (.492 average, 30 runs, five HRs), second baseman Alex Bruns (.348 average, 24 runs, nine RBI) and catcher Kaci Pavlicek (.226 average with 12 RBI), who will miss part of the season while rehabbing an injury. Flatonia has two juniors, third baseman Taylor Williams (.551 average, 23 runs, 34 RBI and four HR), who has committed to play softball at the University of South Carolina, and first baseman Abigail Schacherl (.206 average, eight RBI, six sacrifice bunts). The Lady Bulldogs will have four sophomores on the team, led by pitcher Katie Steinhauser (10-11, 3.10 ERA, 67 strikeouts in 116 innings, .232 average with 10 RBI). The others are center fielder Brooke Migl (.286 average, eight runs, two RBI), right fielder McKenna Lopez (.256 average, three outfield assists, two at home plate) and designated player Chandler Fike (.202 aver-

age, five RBI) who started last six games after Lopez sustained an injury. Stryk said he feels the district is up for grabs this year. Shiner will return seven starters but they have to replace their catcher and pitcher from last year, and Ganado returns eight, he said. We return our entire starting lineup with our starting catcher Kaci Pavlicek tentatively returning for the second round of district in April. This district is going to be exciting. For the three teams who make the playoffs, Stryk said they will be in for a challenge. The region is loaded with quality teams including Thrall, Holland, North Zulch, Mart, Center Point and Falls City, he said. Hallettsville The Hallettsville Lady Brahmas have played in the postseason for 14 straight years now and they would love to make it No. 15 in a row. Our goals are to have a successful season and go deep into the playoffs, said head coach Mike Mikesha. I expect the girls to play hard, play as a team and carry on the LB softball tradition of playoffs. Returning starters are junior Megan Henke, sophomore Heather Henneke, sophomore Madison Schindler, senior Alexis Louden and sophomore Ashley Grahmann. Mikesha said he has several other players from last year competing for some spots. Overall we will be young, but they got valuable playing time last year that will help, he said. I hope to have the starting lineup set by the start of district depending on what happens in basketball season. The competition has been very good in practice. Hallettsville will need stellar defense at first while the offense is coming up to speed. We need to pitch well and be sound on defense until the offense catches up, Mikesha said. With East Bernard ranked fourth in the state, we will have our work cut out but that is what makes the game fun. Yoakum How much you get out of something depends on how much you put in. The Yoakum softball team understands that truth going into the 2012 season. The girls have been working really hard and have the desire to do some great things this season, Lady Bulldog head coach Scott Mann said. I know the kids expect and want to make a deep run in the playoffs and have commit-

ted themselves to pushing each other in practice. The Lady Bulldogs return six starters from last years varsity team which include starters at the pitcher, center fielder, left fiedler and second baseman. Mann said he also has two junior varsity players that have moved up since last year and two other players that played varsity. We have a solid core of returners from last year, Mann said. I expect we will push some people in our district and if all goes well, we can have a shot at the end for the district title. It will take a little time for the group to fit into their roles. The strength of Yoakums schedule is not unlike the last few years. It will be tough. We will play in the Victoria, Cuero and Seguin tournaments, Mann said. We also will play some good 4A teams like San Antonio East Central and New Braunfels Canyon. Hallettsville Sacred Heart The Sacred Heart Indianettes did something last year they hadnt done in a long time - they missed qualifying for the state tournament. Sacred Heart has been a dominant force in TAPPS softball over the past decade. They have played in the championship tournament every year since the 2000-2001 season, winning five titles in the process including four in a row from 2006-2010. This seasons team is loaded up and poised to make yet another run at the state championship. The Indianettes return a dearth of talent that includes All-State players Rachel Saulnier, Kristen Heger and Adrienne Klimitchek. The other returning starters are All-District selections Emily Kossa at first base, outfielder Emily Seyl, infielder Haley Sharp and catcher Lauren Huser. Expectations are high because we have so many starters returning, said Sacred Heart athletic director Pat Henke. Were still relatively young with only two seniors (Kossa and Seyl) back, but we have two of our top three pitchers (Klimitchek and Saulnier) returning and thats always big. Nixon-Smiley Its the beginning of a new era in Nixon-Smiley as John Hilsberg takes the helm of the Lady Mustangs program. Last season was a struggle for the Lady Stangs as they finished with an overall record of 8-13. NixonSmiley didnt fare much better in district play, where they went 2-8. Hilsberg is hoping the

senior leadership from catcher Brooke Gordon, shortstop DLaine Palacio and third baseman Ashlyn Maldonado will serve as the catalyst for rebounding this year. The rest of the core of the returners from last year include pitcher Mikayla Vasquez, infielder Jordan Newman, center fielder Alena Alvarez, and utility player Savanna Martinez - all sophomores. We will be young again but this year we will be young with some valuable experience, Hilsberg said. The girls from the freshman class will be counted on to step up and contribute almost immediately. Several of those young ladies show some real promise. I believe that with the solid core of returning players and the talent that the freshmen have to add to the mix, we will surprise some people. The young Lady Mustangs will have to grow up quickly in order to get to the postseason. Last years three playoff teams from District 29-2A - Poth, Marion and Luling - beat Nixon-Smiley by a total combined score of 85-4 in district play. I believe that we will compete for one of the top three spots in the district, said Hilsberg. I expect to make the playoffs with this group. Cuero The Cuero Lady Gobblers are eager to improve on last years outcome and return to the playoffs, where they last went in 2010. Head coach Amanda Ulcak is excited about her nucleus of returners, which includes seniors Maegan Martin (3B/P), Candace Moeller (1B) and Madeline Davis (2b/OF). We will look to Maegan for her leadership and strong pitching, Ulcak said. Candace is a great power hitter and Madeline has a good, quick bat plus good range on the field. The Lady Gobblers are also expecting to get a boost from juniors Madison Simpson (3B/P) and Cay Cay Toot, who missed significant time last year due to injury. Madison has tremendous on the mound and has a great bat, said Ulcak. Having Cay Cay back will help us on the field as well as on the bases with her speed. We also have three freshmen who Im looking

Senior Swing

Flatonia senior Courtney Mica is hoping to lead the Lady Bulldogs to a district title this season. (File photo) at to do big things for us. They know the game very well and will be great additions to our team. Despite the optimism, Ulcak realizes her squad will have to step it up in order to improve on last years 4-8 district mark. Cuero will have to find a way to win against defending district champion La Vernia, last seasons third place Pleasanton and runner-up Yoakum, who are ranked 16th in the Texas Girls Coaches Association Preseason Poll. We are going to have to be aggressive on bases and eliminate mental mistakes, said Ulcak. Everyone is a threat in this district. This is a very strong and very competitive district. Im looking forward to this year because we have more girls in our program this year. The younger girls are very knowledgable of the game and will be great for the program for years to come. Moulton The Moulton Bobkatz are hoping an influx of returners will steer them toward the postseason. Head coach Craig Barta is welcoming back five starters including senior Casie Zimmeran (3B), senior Kalla Gaertner (DH/2B), sophomore Kendall Kristynik (SS/2B), junior Megan Mitchon (CF) and senior Jennifer Crumley (OF/1B). Other key players for Moulton include Taylor Bohuslav (P/IF), Kelsey Pilat (IF) and Noely Vasquez (IF). Last season, the Bobkittens finished 5-10 overall and fifth in district play. (News editor Cedric Iglehart contributed to this story)

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in eight points and Kerzner scoring the same for the Beren Academy. McKenzie Kresta scored

on a jumper and made a free throw for a 75-19 St. Paul advantage early in the fourth frame. Later in the quarter, the Lady Cardinals polished their passing

game with five, six or seven passes before attempting a shot on each ensuing possession. In practice, we work on passing to our posts and the wing. It helps that we got to practice it in a game, Knesek said. Game Summary TAPPS 2A bi-district Shiner St. Paul 83, Houston Robert M. Beran Academy 27 Beran Academy: Ester Kerzner 5 3-6 17, Melissa Stock 2 0-0 4, Gabi Yaffee 1 2-8 4, Sara Grezebinski 1 0-2 2, Yael Ghelman 0 0-2 0. Totals 9 5-18 27. St. Paul: Kourtney Knesek 8 3-4 19, Marrisa Ynclan 8 2-4 18, Katelynn Leist 5 0-0 10, Kymberlie Malatek 5 0-0 10, McKenzie Kresta 3 1-2 7, Alexa Schaefer 3 0-0 6, Christine Squyres 2 0-0 4, Melanie Wagner 2 0-0 4, Mary Adamek 1 1-4 3, Kali Kocian 1 0-0 -2. Totals 38 7-14 83. Score by Periods BA 6 5 8 8 -27 SP 28 27 17 11-83

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From coaches reports The Hallettsville Lady Brahmas pulled out a 65-64 overtime win over Rogers Tuesday in the Class 2A bidistrict round. Hallettsville will play Houston YES Prepartory SE in the area round. Game set for 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in Needville. The Flatonia Lady Bulldogs defeated Bartlett, 7123, Tuesday in the bidistrict round. They will play Evadale at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Tomball High School in the area round. The Nixon-Smiley Lady Mustangs fell to Karnes City, 51-32, Monday night in the Class 2A bi-district round at Floresville High School. The Lady Badgers led Nixon 24-7 after the first quarter, and the Lady Mustangs fought back in the second period with a 13-11 run to trail 35-20 at halftime. Karnes City scored 14 of 24 points in the third frame and both clubs got just two points in the last quarter. Hailey Boatright sank seven points; Abigail Scarbrough and Alena Alvarez dropped in six points. Savannah Martinez and DLaine Palacio finished with four points, Jennifer Flores chipped in three points and Kelby Henderson finished with two points. The Lady Mustangs won their third-place playoff game against Stockdale Saturday, 45-35. Martinez led Nixon with 13 points. Nixon finishes with a 21-10 record. Shiner will play Dallardsville Big Sandy Friday in Bryan in the area round at 6 p.m. Other area girls team that have won their district and will start their playoff run in the area round are Yoakum, who plays Burnet at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Bastrop Cedar Creek High School and Moulton, who will play Barksdale Nueces Canyon Friday at San Antonio OConnor at 6 p.m. The St. Paul Cardinals fell to Sherman Texoma Christian, 49-46, Tuesday in the TAPPS 2A bi-district round in Sherman. Adam Hollenbach led the Cardinals with 12 points and Dylan Barton scored 10 points. Dakota Kresta and Austin Horne contributed nine points with Justin Natal finishing with six points. The Sacred Heart Indianettes fell to Austin St. Dominic Savio, 57-48, Tuesday in TAPPS 2A bidistrict action. Adrienne Klimitchek and Arianne Kubena sank nine points each, Kirsten Hager and Jenna Brown dropped in eight points, Emily Kossa finished with six points, Maryanne Herndon bagged seven points, and Emily Harper chipped in one point. Sacred Heart closes the season with a record of 15-8 and 11-3 in district. The Sacred Heart Indians lost to Waco Texas Christian, 59-52, in the TAPPS 2A bi-district game Tuesday. Cole Wick led Sacred Heart with 14 points and Leightin Pilat scored 12 points. Reagan Hall bucketed nine points, Jared Krischke registered six points, Sterling Hrncir chipped in five points with Nathan Holub, Scott Stoner and Evan Wick scoring two points each. Sacred Hearts final record is 8-14 and 8-7. The Shiner Lady Comanches, winners of District 28-1A DI, beat Industrial, 51-34, in playoff warmup game Friday. LaNeshia Hunt dropped in 17 points while Amanise Coleman scored 15 points. Shiner defeated Moulton, 45-40, Tuesday in another warmup game. Hunt dropped in 18 points and Coleman bagged 10 points. Megan Mitchon sank 11 points for Moulton and Brandee Dolezal chipped in 10 points The Shiner Lady Comanches junior varsity team closed out the season with a 41-4 win over Louise recently. Shamyra Coleman led the team with 17 points. The team finishes with a 20-7 record and a perfect 8-0 record in district. The Shiner Comanches beat Ganado on Friday, 5649. Matt Pohler deposited 24 points and Evel Jones sank 14 points. The Comanches improve to 13-8 and 6-1 in district. The Shiner JV won, 4024. The Sacred Heart Indianettes closed out the regular season on Thursday with a 46-36 win over Texas School For the Deaf. Arianne Kubena led Sacred Heart with 12 points and Adrienne Klimitchek recorded 10 points. The Indianettes finish the regular season at 15-7 and 11-3. The St. Paul Lady Cardinals defeated Sugarland Logos Prep, 71-43, in Alvin on Saturday. Marrisa Ynclan sank 21 points and Mary Adamek had 16 points. The Sacred Heart Indians defeated Texas School for the Deaf Thursday, 4833. Cole Wick bagged 17 points for the Indians who finish at 8-6. TSD won the junior varsity game 18-15. The Moulton Bobkatz improved to a perfect district record after nine contests with a 67-55 win over Austwell-Tivoli on Friday. Jacob Novosad recorded 27 points and Bronson Zapata put in 18 points. Moulton won the district title outright with a 71-23 win over Prairie Lea Tuesday to improve to 22-8 and 10-0. Novosad scored 18 points for Moulton while Jaydon Nieto recorded 12 points. The Hallettsville Brahmas rose to nine wins out of 11 district games and to 22-6 overall with a 49-38 win over Schulenburg Friday. Trevor McGee posted 15 points for the Brahmas. Hallettsville won the JV game 57-32 while Schulenburg was the winner in the freshman game 45-44. The Nixon-Smiley Mustangs lost a close one to Marion, 55-54, on Friday. Both teams are 9-3 and in second place. Robbie Mejia bagged 20 points for the Mustangs while Damian Perez and Jaime Moreno scored 11 points. The Shiner St. Paul Cardinals got by Faith Academy, 57-56, on Friday. Dakota Kresta scored 16 points, Justin Natal chipped in 14 points and Dylan Barton finished with 12 points. The Hallettsville Lady Brahmas defeated Hempstead, 56-48, on Friday to wrap up second place in District 28-2A. Kaneishia Moore led the Lady Brahmas with 14 points and Heather Henneke sank 12 points. Hallettsville finishes the regular season at 21-11 and 8-4. The Shiner Comanches beat Yorktown Tuesday, 7147, to end the regular season with a district record of 7-1. Matt Pohler led Shiner with 27 points; Evel Jones bagged 15 points andTrevian Flowers scored 14 points.

Hoops Roundup

Reaching Higher Hights

By MARK LUBE
sportseditor@gonzalescannon.com

T.J. Hights elevates to shoot this jumper over Gonzales Tanner Davis (21) while Jared Smit (10) looks on during the Apaches win over Yoakum. (Photo by Mark Lube) fense. The first half of the game was pretty much like kids on a playground seesaw. Back and forth. Back and forth. The Bulldogs got the first bucket of third period to take 29-27 lead on the play by Chase Hermes. The Apaches tied the game on the basket by Cameron Smith, and then took over the quarter with a strong, defensive effort. Smith got a another field goal, Jared Smit drained a triple, Tanner Davis made a basket and Donald Cartwright completed a threepoint play to give Gonzales a 39-29 lead, the largest for either team. Yoakum got bucket from Tre Hights to close down to 39-31 at the 0:55 mark of the period. Yoakum then scored six of the next seven points to trail 40-37 to start the fourth quarter. A bucket from T.J. Hights to start the fourth brought the Dogs to within 40-39. The Apaches then scored eight of the next 12 points. Davis put back a rebounded shot; Darrance James made a layup, hit a free throw, made another basket and then made another 1 of 2 free throws. Yoakum got baskets from TJ and Tre Hights. The Apaches closed out the game with a 5-2 run with James, Smit and Smith combining on a 5-for-6 effort from the line down the stretch. In the first frame, the Apaches got ahead 10-6 after scores from Smith, Anthony Sullivan and James. Yoakum went on an 8-6 run to close out the first box, getting a bucket from Heath Kristek and a pair of three-point baskets by Blake McCracken. In the second frame Gonzales battled, getting eight points from Cartwright and five points from Smith. McCracken sank a couple of threes to finish the frame for six points to lead Yoakum. Game Summary Gonzales 53, Yoakum 45 Yoakum: TJ Hights 6 0-3 12, Blake McCracken 4 0-0 12. Tre Hights 3 3-4 9, Chase Hermes 3 0-0 6, Kris Heath Kristek 1 0-1 2, Fred Thompson 1 0-0 2, Troy DeWeese 1 0-0 2, Joe Mireles 0 0-2 0. Totals 19 3-10 45. Gonzales: Cameron Smith 7 3-4 17, Darrance James 5 4-6 14, Donald Cartwright 4 3-7 11, Jared Smith 1 1-2 4, Tanner Davis 2 0-0 4, Josh Taylor 0 1-2 1. Totals 20 12-21 53. Score by Period Y 14 13 10 8-45 G 12 15 13 13-53

In recent games, Gonzales would make just one or two passes after dribbling down court, before taking a shot. Gonzales head coach Jason Tucker instructed the Apaches to be a little more patient when on offense. Instead of shooting after one or two passes, we would make five or six passes and then take the shot, Tucker said. The offensive patience paid off as Gonzales defeated Yoakum, 53-45 on Friday, to split the season series. I thought Gonzales really had momentum at the end of the game, Yoakum coach Joe Mireles said. For us, the shots were not falling in the end. Tucker said the Apaches also played very well on de-

Two-Car Collision

An accident between these two vehicles occurred Wednesday afternoon near the intersection of St. Andrew and Seydler streets. Initial reports said four people were transported to Gonzales Memorial Hospital with injuries. (Photos by Mark Lube)

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Obituaries
the European, African, Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, the American Theater Campaign Medal, and the Prisoner of War Medal. He also received the Combat Infantry Badge. He was a proud member of the 36th Division Association, P.O.W. Gonzales Chapter, the National P.O.W. Association, VFW, Disabled American Veterans, American Legion, and the P.O.W. San Antonio Chapter. In addition to his service to the Army, he had unyielding service to the Church. He served in many roles at Eastside Baptist Church in Gonzales, including Secretary, Sunday School Teacher, and Sunday School Superintendent. He was also honored to serve as a deacon for many years. In his later years he attended Hochheim Baptist Church, where he had been baptized in a creek as a young man in 1938. After he returned from the war, Donald worked at Purina Mills for 15 years. Later he continued in the field of agricultural as an entrepreneur, marketing and shipping supplies for the poultry industry. He also raised chickens and turkeys commercially, and was a cattle rancher. Donald was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, Norris, Onley, Grover, and Leroy; his sisters, Vera Broadway and Frankie Stockton; and his grandson, Gregg Pergrem. Donald is survived by his wife of 70 years, Billie; their seven children; Maedel Hearn, Donald David Howell and Sandy, Nell Pergrem and her husband Bill, Marji Breslow and her husband Jim, James Howell, Grover Howell and his wife Teri, and Sally ODell and her husband Danny. He is also survived by his two sisters, Dorothy Reyes and Hazel Weaver; his many grandchildren; great grandchildren; great-great grandchild; many nieces and nephews; and wonderful friends. Services to honor him were held on Feb. 12 at Seydler-Hill Funeral Home at 2 p.m., followed by services at Hochheim Baptist church, and graveside services at Bellevue Cemetery in Cheapside. Donalds grandsons, Don Hearn, Shane Howell, Jeffrey Pergrem, Derek Kotrla, Jason Howell, and Patrick Odell served as pallbearers. Afterwards, family and friends gathered to celebrate Donalds amazing life with a meal in Fellowship Hall at Eastside Baptist Church. Arrangements were under the care and direction of Seydler-Hill Funeral Home 906 St. Paul, Gonzales, TX (830) 672-3232. Mrs. Lula Lou Mae Kiser Harkey, age 75, of 1786 Tin Mine Road in Lincolnton, died on Tuesday, February 14, 2012. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, February 18, 2012 in the Warlick Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jeff Kincaid officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. Mrs. Harkey was born March 18, 1936 in Lincoln County to the late William H. and Dessie Pace Kiser. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Ray Harkey. She is survived by six sons, Tony Harkey of Seguin, Texas, Mike Harkey of Maiden, Randy

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Hazel E. LaNelle Lacy, 1938-2012 Hazel E. LaNelle Lacy, 73, of Seguin, formerly of Gonzales, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 8. She was born March 18, 1938 in Smiley, the daughter of Harvey and Lola Belle Miller English. She was a graduate of Gonzales High School. She married Alvin C. Lacy May 19, 1960 in Gonzales. She was employed for many years with the Alamo Group, Inc. in San Antonio as a receptionist. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Gonzales. She is survived by her husband, A.C. Lacy of Seguin; daughter, Nell Troell of Seguin; grandson, Chance Troell of Corpus Christi; and granddaughters, Lacy Troell and Leah Troell, both of Seguin. She was preceded in death by her parents. Visitation was held Friday, Feb. 10 at Seydler-Hill Funeral Home. Funeral services were Saturday, Feb. 11 at the funeral home with Reverend Andy Smith officiating. Interment was at the Masonic Cemetery. Arrangements under the care and direction of Seydler-Hill Funeral Home 906 St. Paul, Gonzales, TX 830-672-3232.

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Harkey of Gonzales, Texas, Danny Harkey of Conover, Barry Harkey of Gonzales, Texas, and Billy Harkey of Lincolnton; two daughters, Linda Rickman of Lincolnton and Kathy Flowers of Fallston; 38 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and 5 great-great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 6000 Fairview Road, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28210. Warlick Funeral Home is serving the Harkey family. Barbara Adele Lorraine Woolsey, age 61 of Devine, TX passed away Friday, February 10, 2012 in Devine. She is preceded in death by her husband Norman Barr Woolsey; her father Rudolph Lorraine; paternal grandparents Angus Jacobs and Emma Bosse; maternal grandparents Charles and Adeline Nelson. Barbara is survived by her mother May Lorraine of Natalia; brothers: Bill Lorraine and wife Joan, Brett Lorraine and wife Cheryl, all of Devine. She is also survived by her daughter Eileen Woolsey and sweet grandbaby Myles Wilkins of Devine; five nieces, two nephews, three great nieces and one great nephew. Visitation will be held Friday, February 17, 2012 from 5:00PM until 9:00PM at St. John Bosco Catholic Church in Natalia, with a rosary to be recited at 7:00PM. Mass will be celebrated at St. John Bosco at 10:00AM Saturday, February 18, 2012. There will be no visitation at the Hurley Funeral Home prior to the service. Services will conclude at the Church. Family has requested memorials may be made to the Barbara Lorraine Woolsey Memorial Scholarship Foundation at Security State Bank, 200 Hwy 132 N., Devine TX 78016. Arrangements under the direction of HURLEY FUNERAL HOME, 303 W. College Ave., Devine TX 78016 (830) 663-4445.

Music Study Club enjoys evening of piano classics

By CAROL DUBOSE
Special to The Cannon

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The Music Study Club, a part of the Texas and National Federation of Music Clubs met Tuesday evening, the 14th, at the Herb Karnau home with co-hosts Frances Jackson and David Thiede and guests present were the parents and students of the Burnett Music Studio and the Ince Piano Studio. Pres. Shirley Spoon called upon Herb Karnau and Laurel Ince at the piano who led the group singing the Federation Hymn and from TOGETHER WE SING, the favorite southern folk song, Dixie. The evening music program was piano and vocal music performed by the students of Vida Burnett and Laurel Ince. We greatly enjoyed hearing these accomplished pianists and vocalist play some lovely familiar music and other charming pieces. Allison Baer played Valse Dramatico by Bober and Gavotte in G Major by Handel. Elizabeth Neuse played Winter Rhapsody by Alexander and Polonaise in G Minor by Chopin. Samantha Neal, vocal-

ist sang Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head with Vida Burnett accompanying at the piano. And Miss Neal then played Arabian Tale by Mier at the piano. Mary Campbell at the piano, played Moonlight Nocturne by Rollin, Minuet in G by J. S. Bach and March in D also by Bach. Sara Campbell played A Night in Madrid by Roubos and Sonatina in D, Mvt. I by Clementi. Karlee Krum played Danse Scherzo by Agay and Reverie by DeBussy. All the above young musicians will be entering the Texas Federation of Music Clubs District 6 Music Festival to be held in Texas State University Music Hall, San Marcos, on February 25th and will be performing before college level music adjudicators to recieve a critique and rating in competition with a standard. If they are rated Superior they then will be eligible to compete in the TFMC State Music Festival to be held in May. Following their music the young ladies and their parents adjourned for refreshments while the Music Study Club held their business meeting with Pres.

Spoon leading. The Gonzales Club will host the office staff, adjudicators and monitors who will work at the Festival, for lunch, on Feb. 25th and several members will be attending to do this service. Pres. Spoon has been and is collecting the lists of Music Club member volunteer music service hours in Nursing Homes and Rehabilitation Centers to be reported to TFMC. Mr. Karnau, Mrs.Jackson and Mr.Thiede provided a lovely table decorated with Valentine red and white hearts and frills, candies and plates of party sandwiches, tiny sweet pickles, crispy chips, toasted nuts, a strawberries and cream cake, red fruit punch, coffee and tea. In addition, the students enjoyed valentine heart decorated sugar cookies. The Music Study Club will meet next on March 13th at the home of Mildred Lauraine and hear Part III of the study course on CLARA SCHUMANN,THE ARTIST AND HER MUSIC and piano music composed by the fascinating Clara Schumann.

Valentine theme spices meeting

The Thompsonville Ladies Club met on Thursday, Feb. 9, at the Thompsonville Community Center. There were 17 members present. Our hostesses, Pat Wenzel and Maggie Benson, had decorated the center in shades of red and pink. After everyone visited and had arrived, Sandy Van Velthoven read a blessing prayer prior to getting in line to eat. The red buffet table had many choices including Chicken Pot Pie and Hamburger Macaroni Cheese Casserole. These dishes were supplemented with garlic toast and mixed greens salad. For dessert, we chose from Valentine Sugar Cookies, Sopapilla Cheesecake, and Chocolate cookies. A selection of drinks closed the large buffet table. While we were enjoying our lunch, we were asked to look at the bottom of our plates. If you had a Valentine Heart, you won a door prize. Chris Williams, Sandy Van Velthoven, and Nell McClinton opened Valentine-decorated bags and showed off their winnings. After enjoying a delicious meal, Betty Schroeder, Club President, called the meeting to order. Pat Wenzel gave the Treasurers Report and we honored our Birthday Lady, Maggie Benson. We reviewed our plans for the Chili Supper and Auction held later this month. Donnie Richter will once again be our auctioneer. Since there was no other business, we adjourned to play Bunco. Be sure to mark your calendars for Saturday, Feb. 25, for our Annual Fundraiser Event. We will serve Chili and Side Dishes at 5 p.m. and the Auction will start at 6 p.m. Come early and look over our many homemade and donated items to be auctioned. We thank the community and our local businesses for helping us with this project. The funds raised go to our Scholarship Fund. In 2011, we gave six scholarships to Gonzales County high school seniors. Please join us to help us give more scholarships and bring your neighbors and meet new friends.

Donald Howell, 1917-2012 Almost a century ago, Donald Howell was born on Oct. 23, 1917, in Pilgrim, Texas. He lived a full life until Feb. 10, when he went peacefully to be with the Lord. Donald was the son of Grover and Myrtle Howell and grew up with his eight brothers and sisters in Dilworth. He later moved to Gonzales and on Dec. 13, 1941, he married Willie Billie Staton Howell, thus beginning an amazing 70year marriage that would produce seven children, 20 grandchildren, 28 greatgrandchildren, and one great-great grandchild. Shortly thereafter, he was deployed to fight in World War II with the Armys 36th Infantry Division, Fifth Army, as a First Staff Sergeant. He was eventually captured just outside Salerno, Italy and became a prisoner of war for 15 months. During his service to this nation, he received many honors and medals, including the Bronze Star Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, the American Defense Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Army of Occupation Medal, the Presidential Unit Medal,

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The Womans Study Club met at The St. James Inn on Feb. 8. President Jean Reese Ollom called the meeting to order and led the members in the Club Collect. There were 18 members and two guests present. Pat Green was welcomed as a new member. Committee reports were made concerning future programs, hostesses, officers for the coming club year, and the library. Members who are ill were mentioned, and cards will be sent to them. Martha Jo Whitt introduced Betty Wharton, who presented the program for the day. The topic of the program was dulcimers. Wharton brought two different types of dulcimers and explained their histories, structures and played them for the group. The mountain dulcimer is an American folk instrument having its beginnings in the mountains of the eastern part of the USA. When settlers who had come from Europe wanted to make music but had not brought instruments with them, they improvised. These dulcimers are held on the lap and plucked, or strummed, with the fingers. Wharton

Dulcimers topic for Womens Study Club

played lovely mountain party songs on them. The dancing the settlers did to this music led to our present day square dancing. The hammer dulcimer dates back to at least 500 B.C. in ancient Nineveh. It is a large trapezoidal instrument which sits on a stand and is struck with mallets. This type of dulcimer is the forerunner of harpsichords and pianos. Wharton played some beautiful, traditional, Scottish music on it for the enjoyment of all. Ollom passed the Valentine box from which the mostly homemade Valentines were selected and then read and showed them for all to enjoy. Members were reminded that the next

meeting will be held on March 14 at The Gonzales Memorial Museum. After the meeting was adjourned, the members and guests admired tables covered with Valentines and albums full of Valentines belonging to hostess Ann Covert, who also shared a beautifully decorated Mardi Gras table with the group.

GVTC Program

The Noon Lions Club was informed of plans by GVTC (Guadalupe Valley Telephone Company) to expand its service into the city of Gonzales. The program was given by Dane Needham, Construction Supervisor for GVTC. Needham noted the GVTC was founded about 50 years ago as a rural telephone service and has grown to an $80 million company that has evolved from a telephone provider to a total communications provider. Needham spoke about the many services that GVTC will be offering to the residents of Gonzales and said that installation of fiber optic cables throughout the town will soon be getting started. Needham, who also just joined the Noon Lions Club, is pictured with Lion Felipe Leon, program chairman. (Courtesy photo)

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RFL Legacy Donors

Seydler-Hill Funeral Home was recognized as one of the 10-year donors to the Relay For Life event. Pictured (from left) are: Relay For Life sponsorship chair Jo Ann Low, Relay For Life event chair Arline Rinehart, and Seydler-Hill manager Tim Markert (Photo by Cedric Iglehart)

RFL Legacy Donors

Hochheim Prairie Farm Mutual was recognized as one of the 10-year donors to the Relay For Life event. Pictured (from left) are: Relay For Life sponsorship chair Jo Ann Low, Relay For Life event chair Arline Rinehart, Karen Glover, Billy Mikesh, Barbara Koricanek. (Photo by Cedric Iglehart)

Sailor of the Year

Rear Adm. Michael P. Tillotson, commander of Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, presents Engineman 1st Class (EXW/SW) Alfredo Granados, Riverine Group 1, with the NECC Sea Sailor of the Year plaque during a luncheon Jan. 26. (US Navy Photo)

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. Alfredo Granados of Gonzales, an Engineman 1st Class (EXW/SW) with Riverine Group 1, has received the Navy Expeditionary Combat Commands highest honor. Granados was named NECCs 2011 Sea Sailor of the Year during a recent luncheon recognizing recipients of the Sea, Shore and Reserve Sailors of the Year honors. Granados will now compete for the U.S. Fleet Forces Direct Reporting Activities Sailor of the Year. Granados is a native of Gonzales and the father of Gonzales third-grader Jennavie Granados. Granados has previously visited Gonzales Elementary School to share information about his career in the Navy with his 9-yearold daughters class. Granados attended junior high and high school in Gonzales before attending a trade school in San Marcos. In 1998, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He is the son of Eulogio Granados and Delia Angel. He has a brother, Pedro, and a sister, Maria, who is also currently enlisted in the U.S. Navy. Granados has three uncles - Evodio, Reyes and Horacio Angel - and 12 cousins. As

Local man earns honor as Sea Sailor of Year

Gonzales Healthcare Systems Employees were one of the 10-year donors to the Relay For Life event. Pictured (from left) are: Patty Stewart, Relay For Life sponsorship chair Jo Ann Low, Relay For Life event chair Arline Rinehart, Belle Ducote, Melinda Gonzales, Ann Marie Aubin, Karen Glover, and Gonzales Healthcare part of their final evaluation in Systems CEO Chuck Norris. (Photo by Cedric Iglehart)
the competition for Sailor of the Year, each of the 12 candidates attended an interview board before four master chief petty officers where they were asked scenario-based leadership questions and judged on their professionalism, military bearing, evaluations and SOY package. The competition was extremely intense, said Rear Admiral Michael P. Tillotson, commander of NECC. It is very important to recognize all these well-rounded sailors who stand out among their peers and exemplified the Navys core values of honor, courage and commitment in every aspect of their lives. Granados is now in the competition for U.S. Fleet Forces Direct Reporting Activities Sea Sailor of the Year where he will continue to compete at the Chief of Naval Operations competition. The winner of USFF DRA will be meritoriously advanced to the rank of chief petty officer. I feel greatly honored to be recognized in a field of such highly trained and motivated sailors within NECC and todays Navy, Granados said.

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Yoakum playwrights work to be featured at Crystal

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artist. For Lemons, being able to reach the stage in Gonzales is a big step. Ive been writing plays since I was in high school, she said. I wrote this play in 2008. Were going to try and make this a traveling production, we already have a booking in Austin and were trying to get the Moody (Theatre) in Dallas, too. Cast and crew come primarily from Victoria and Yoakum, and Lemons said she has received a warm reception from the church community in Gonzales. A pre-show reception is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 24 and 25 preceding the performance at 7 p.m. each night, and a 2 p.m. matinee performance is also scheduled on Feb. 25. Pre-sale tickets for the play are on sale at the Gonzales Chamber of Commerce office for $20, as well as Mumphords Bar-B-Que in Victoria and Styles by Pam in Victoria. Tommie Lemons

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The Crystal Theatre has been the scene of a number of firsts over its 100-year history and another one is on the way. The Crystal will be the stage for the production of Aint We All Gods Children, a play written by Yoakums Tommie Lemons and featuring gospel recording artist Twyla Graise. Its the first production ever at the theatre featuring an African-American theme and cast as a salute to Black History Month. The play centered in a

community hospital in a rundown area and focuses on the lives and relationships of the medical personnel and their patients both of whom are battling addictions. It focuses on addition, said Lemons, whose husband is the pastor at St. James Missionary Baptist Church in Yoakum. I play an alcoholic doctor. In todays society, addiction is a big issue. There are 12 cast members, including Graise, who portrays Blind Millie whos addicted to prescription drugs. The Mississippi native is best-known around the region as a gospel recording

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The Platters return!

Aint We All Gods Children cast

The cast of Aint We All Gods Children, set to play the Crystal Theatre Feb. 2425. (Courtesy photo)

The Platters will be in Gonzales to help re-open the Lynn Theatre on March 17. Pre-sale tickets are available at the Gonzales Chamber of Commerce for $20 pre-sale and they will be on sale at the door for $25. (Courtesy photo)

To help re-open The Lynn

The Cannon Live Music Calendar

Thursday, Feb. 16 Thursday Night Acoustic Jam at Ole Moulton Bank, 6:30 p.m. No cover. Friday, Feb. 17 Adam Hood with Bri Bagwell at Scooters Dancehall, Moulton. Tickets $10. Vic Patek Band at Howards, Shiner, 7:30 p.m. Dolly Shine at Yoakum Gin & Feed. Doors open 7 p.m. Tickets $8. Saturday, Feb. 18 Zack Walther Band at Howards, Shiner, doors open 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23 Thursday Night Acoustic Jam at Ole Moulton Bank, 6:30 p.m. No cover. Clint Martin at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Barbecue Cookoff, Houston Friday, Feb. 24 O.S. Grant and The Hot Rails at Running M Bar & Grill, Gonzales, 9-12 p.m. Clint Martin at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Barbecue Cookoff, Houston Saturday, Feb. 25 Clint Martin at Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Barbecue Cookoff, Houston Bill Pekar & The Rainey Brothers at Howards, Shiner, doors open 8 p.m. Tequila Black at Running M Bar & Grill, Gonzales, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 26 George Ensle at Howards, Shiner, 3 p.m. Thursday, March 1 Thursday Night Acoustic Jam at Ole Moulton Bank, 6:30 p.m. No cover. Saturday, March 3 Pear Ratzs at Scooters, Moulton, 9 p.m. Cover $8. The Pale Horses with Micky & The Motorcars at Yoakum Gin & Feed, 8:30 p.m. Thursday, March 8 Thursday Night Acoustic Jam at Ole Moulton Bank, 6:30 p.m. No cover. Saturday, March 10 Frank Foster at Scooters, Moulton, 9 p.m. Cover $8. Thursday, March 15 Thursday Night Acoustic Jam at Ole Moulton Bank, 6:30 p.m. No cover. Saturday, March 17 Cody Johnson with Bubba Westly at Scooters, Moulton, 9 p.m. Cover $10. Thursday, March 22 Thursday Night Acoustic Jam at Ole Moulton Bank, 6:30 p.m. No cover. Saturday, March 24 Roger Stowell at Scooters, Moulton, 9 p.m. Cover $8. Thursday, March 29 Thursday Night Acoustic Jam at Ole Moulton Bank, 6:30 p.m. No cover.

Winner at Westminster

Shilo Time for Good Time finished #4 in the country Friday, March 30 Matt Stalling at Scooters, Moulton, 9 p.m. Cover $10. for 2011 and was invited to compete in the Westminster Kennel Club dog shows at Madison Square Saturday, March 31 Garden this week and on Monday was named Best Dana Cooper at Ole Moulton Bank, 9 p.m. in Breed among non-sporting breeds. The Tibetian Spaniel was bred and is owned by Shirley Carroll of Saturday, April 21 Charla Corn at Scooters, Moulton, Details TBA. Gonzales. Born Nov. 23, 2009, his sire is Ch Aldrea When Youre Hot Youre Hot and his dam was Aldea Musicians and Venues: To add or update events, contact us via e-mail to See a Memory at Shilo. (Courtesy Photo) manager@gonzalescannon.com.

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Radio station KCTI AM 1450 in Gonzales has teamed with Steve Kenyon of Pro Rodeo Live to announce they will carry live coverage of Semifinal 1, Semifinal 2, Xtreme Bulls and the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo Finals. The performances should all be 2-2 1/2 hours. Were excited to bring coverage of the biggest rodeo event in our area to fans across Gonzales County and the Guadalupe Valley and thankful that we have a great partnership with Steve Kenyon, Prorodeolive.com, and the San Antonio Stockshow and rodeo, said KCTI-AM 1450 program director Egon Barthels. Coverage of the final rounds can be heard on KCTI AM 1450, KCTI1450.com, on smartphones with the free TuneIn Radio App by searching for KCTI AM 1450. The broadcast schedule is as follows: Feb 21-23 - Broadcast 6:45, rodeo 7 PM Feb 24 - Broadcast 7:15, rodeo 7:30 Feb 25 - Bull Riding Broadcast 12:45 Bull Riding 1 PM (our coverage will begin

in progress at 1:00pm) Feb 25 - Broadcast 7:15, rodeo 7:30 The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo is going on now thru February 26th at the AT&T Center and Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas. ProRodeoLive will present the final rounds of the San Antonio Rodeo, including semi final rounds, the championship round, and the $100,000 PRCA Xtreme Bull Riding February 21-25. ProRodeoLive.com is owned by veteran PRCA member rodeo announcer Steve Kenyon, who will be describing the action from San Antonio. Kenyon was the Womens Professional Rodeo Associations Announcer of the Year in 2010, and received the PRCAs Media Award for Broadcasting in 2009. ProRodeoLive will present a busy springtime schedule of live rodeo coverage, beginning in San Antonio and also including the Timed Event Championships from the Lazy E in Guthrie, OK March 2-4; the Ram National Circuit Finals March 29-April 1 from Oklahoma City; and the Red Bluff Round-Up Rodeo April 20-22 from Red Bluff, CA.

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