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Railroad tracks damaged after sparks from train ignite rural fires
Firefighters from several area fire departments as well as the National Forest Service battled three very nasty blazes north of Gonzales Tuesday afternoon, with several acres blackened and the Southern Pacific rail line near County Road 237 damaged. Firefighters responded early in the afternoon to a blaze along Interstate 10, then had a second fire to contend with along County Road 184 before a fire erupted in thick brush and took hold in a pile of railroad ties near the Southern Pacific rail line along County Road 237 later in the afternoon. At around 4 p.m., witnesses reported the fire was growing out of control, whipped by a steady but not strong wind from the south, and was threatening to jump the road, threatening a nearby house and poultry barn. A Gonzales VFD ladder truck had to beat a retreat after the huge ball of flame eating the ties threatened to overwhelm the truck. Gonzales Fire Chief Keith Schmidt said Wednesday that assistance from the Forest Service helped contain the blaze along CR 184. They helped out, they plowed a line around it to contain it, he FIRES, Page A3

August 18, 1813 On this day in 1813, the Spaniards defeated a would-be Texas republic in the bloodiest action ever fought on Texas soil. The battle of Medina ended the filibustering efforts of the GutirrezMagee expedition. The expedition collided with the Spanish royalist army twenty miles south of San Antonio in an oak forest then called el Encinal de Medina. The republican force of 1,400 men was under the command of Gen. Jos Alvarez de Toledo y Dubois. The royalist army of some 1,830 men was commanded by Gen. Joaqun de Arredondo and included the young Lt. Antonio Lpez de Santa Anna. On the morning of August 18, royalist scouts lured the republican army into an ambush. A four-hour slaughter ensued. Only 100 of the defeated republican army survived. The bodies of the fallen republicans were left to lie where they fell for nine years.

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So much attention is paid to the aggressive sins, such as violence and cruelty and greed with all their tragic effects, that too little attention is paid to the passive sins, such as apathy and laziness, which in the long run can have a more devastating effect. Eleanor Roosevelt

Way Too Close for Comfort

A Gonzales Fire Dept. vehicle moves away from fast-spreading flames during Tuesdays fire along County Road 237. Officials believe sparks from a passing train may have been responsible for that blaze as well as one along County Road 184. The CR 237 fire eventually set a pile of old railroad ties ablaze and will be allowed to burn itself out. (Photo by Dave Mundy)

Council picks Barnes as new manager

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After months of applicant reviews and research, the Gonzales City Council named Allen L. Barnes as the new city manager during a special called meeting Tuesday night. Barnes was one of more than 50 applicants, and only three finalists who were interviewed by the council last week. Mr. Barnes was the sole finalist in our city manager search, Mayor Bobby ONeal said. Welcome to the city of Gonzales. We wish you well here. Barnes thanked the council for selecting him Allen L. Barnes was selected Tuesday as the new city manager for Gonzales. for the coveted position. I want to tell you how (Photo by Nikki Maxwell)

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H-E-B breaks ground on new 53,000-foot facility

Dr. on Wednesday for official ground-breaking ceremonies, and both local and company officials said they are tickled to finally see the project underway. My name is Bobby, and this is my H-E-B, quipped Mayor Bobby ONeal, eliciting a chorus of chuckles in imitating the grocery giants advertising catch-line. The new store is planned at

excited I am to be your new city manager, he said. Barnes said he spoke to the interim city manager Charles Windwehen about some of the changes he has made in the past seven months. We are going to continue that and take Gonzales to the pinnacle, Barnes said. My goal is to make Gonzales one of the bright shining stars of Texas. I want to be innovative and creative. He said he wants other communities to look to Gonzales as an example of how to solve problems and be a successful city. I want others to look at us and say, Wow, I want to do it like they did, Barnes BARNES, Page A3

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Construction on Gonzales long-awaited new grocery superstore is now offiically underway. Officials with H-E-B, the City of Gonzales and Gonzales County gathered at the site of H-E-Bs planned store site at the corner of Church St. and Sarah DeWitt

53,000 square feet, compared to the current Gonzales stores 19,000 square feet, and will have acres of parking available for shoppers. I know youll be pleased to be able to shop with a cart instead of playing bumper cars inside the store, and you wont have to park on the side street, said Rob H-E-B, Page A3

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Officials with H-E-B, the City of Gonzales and Gonzales County gather to break ground Wednesday at the site of a new 53,000-square-foot H-E-B store, to be located at the corner of Church st. at Sarah DeWitt Dr. (Photo by Dave Mundy)

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Gonzales Police Report

Gonzales Police Department News Release Week Of August 15Th, 2011 07/07/2011 Reported Theft At 600 Blk St. Joseph St. 08/10/2011 Reported Criminal Mischief At 700 Blk St. Michael St. 08/10/2011 Reported Theft At 900 Blk Wells St. 08/10/2011 Reported Criminal Mischeif At 1200 Blk Division St. 08/11/2011 Reported Criminal Mischeif At 1800 Blk St. Joseph St. 08/11/2011 Reported Assault At 500 Blk Guerra

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Lane. 08/11/2011 Reported Theft At 600 Blk Badger St. 08/11/2011 Reported Theft At 700 Blk St. Andrew St. 08/12/2011 Reported Burglary Habitation At 700 Cannon News Services Blk St. George St. 08/14/2011 Reported Burglary Motor Vehicle At newseditor@gonzalescannon.com 200 Blk St. Peter St. BASTROP A Bastrop 08/14/2011 Reported Theft At 700 Blk St. James County jury late Friday St. sentenced a former Texas 08/14/2011 Reported Unauthorized Use Motor Alcoholic Beverage ComVehicle At 100 Blk Dunning St.

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Ex-TABC agent convicted of sex assault on teenager

County grand jury issued four indictments charging Chavez with four felony violations and a Class A misdemeanor, official oppression. The charges stemmed from Chavezs work as a state police officer with the TABC, where he investigated licensed alcohol retailers that were believed to be selling alcoholic beverages to minors. According to state prosecutors, Chavez sexually assaulted a 16-year-old female after she assisted him with an undercover sting operation in 2009. That assault led to Chavezs guilty pleas for both second-degree felony sexual assault and official oppression. Before the evening of the assault, the defendant sent the minor victim a text message containing a sexually explicit image of himself, which prompted his guilty plea on the online solicitation of a minor charge.

Gonzales Co. Sheriffs Office Report

The Gonzales County Sheriffs Office Sheriffs Report for 08/07/11-08/13/11 08/07/11 Washington, Terryn Dwayne, 04/1987, El Paso. Local Warrant - Possession of a Controlled Substance PG 1 >4G <200G. Requires $7,500 Bond. Remains in Custody. 08/08/11 Vesely, Eugene John, 04/1961, Victoria. Local Warrant - Criminal Nonsupport. Remains in Custody. Cook, Chad Anthony, 10/1978, Gonzales. Local Warrant - Manufacturing Delivery Controlled Substance PG 1 <1G in a Drug Free Zone. Requires $25,000 Bond. Remains in Custody. Upshaw, Scotty, 11/1982, Gonzales. Local Warrant - Aggravated Assault causes Seriously Bodily Injury. Requires $15,000 Bond. Local Warrant - Burglary of a Habitation. Requires $15,000 Bond. Remains in Custody. 08/09/11 Fuhre, Christopher Scott, 03/1970, Kingwood. Local Warrant - Driving while Intoxicated 3rd or More. Requires $25,000 bond. Remains in Custody. 08/10/11 Tumlinson, Christopher Lee, 11/1984, Harwood. Local Warrant - Theft of Property >$500 <$1,500. Released on $1,500 Bond. Evans, Damon Jabor, 04/1978, San Antonio. Local Warrant - Driving while Intoxicated with child under 15 YOA. Requires $20,000 Bond. Remains in Custody. Marion, Benjamin Jason, 10/1977, San Antonio. Local Warrant - Driving while License Invalid with previous conviction or suspension. Requires $1,500 Bond. Remains in Custody. Macias, Anthony, 04/1980, Gonzales. Commitment/Sentence - Assault Public Servant. Released - Work Release/Weekender. 08/13/11 Mathis, Blake ONeal, 07/1983, Austin. No Drivers License Issued. Requires $265.00 Fine. Released on Pay Plan. Total Arrest, Court Commitments, other agency arrest and processings: GCSO 10 DPS 02 GPD 04 WPD 00 NPD 03 Constable 00 DWCSO 00 DEA 00 TPW 00 GCAI 00 Total 19

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mission (TABC) agent to the maximum 20 years in prison for felony sexual assault of a minor, plus a $10,000 fine. The jury also sentenced Joe Chavez, 42, to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine for felony online solicitation of a minor, plus one year in county jail and a $4,000 fine on a charge of official oppression, a Class A misdemeanor. The trial judge will determine on August 24 whether Chavez will serve the felony sentences concurrently or consecutively. Chavez pled guilty to all three charges when his trial began last week. The jury returned a not guilty verdict on a second felony sexual assault of a child charge. In June 2010, a Bastrop

Joe Chavez The case was referred to the Office of the Attorney General by the Bastrop County District Attorneys Office, which recused itself from the Chavez prosecution. A criminal investigation into Chavezs illicit conduct was conducted by the Texas Rangers and the Bastrop County Sheriff s Department. Throughout the case, the TABC fully cooperated with the States investigation and prosecution of Chavez.

DeWitt Co. Sheriffs Office Report

DeWitt County sheriffs Office Arrest Report for Week of August 5, 2011 - August 11, 2011 Jail Average Daily Count - 72. Inmates Housed for other Agencies - 4 August 5, 2011 Leah Rhea, 35, of Yorktown, Capias Pro Fine / No Seat Belt, Fine of $476, Capias Pro Fine / No Liability Insurance, Fine of $224, Theft of Property >= $20 < $500 By Check, Bond of $3,000, DCSO Dennis Chambers, 53, of Hallettsville, No Drivers License, 30 Days to Pay, Failure to Appear, 30 Days to Pay, Fail to Maintain Financial Responsibility, 30 Days to Pay, Yorktown PD Jonathan Mesa, 27, of Houston, Criminal Trespass, Bond of $1,000, CPD Erika Ramirez, 30, of Runge, Driving While License Invalid Enhanced, No Bond, DCSO Juvenal Caltzontzi, 23, of Austin, Illegal Entry, No Bond, DCSO Jose Morales, 28, of Austin, Illegal Entry, No Bond, DCSO Maria Cervantes, 17, of Austin, Illegal Entry, No Bond, DCSO Maria I. Cervantes, 22, of Austin, Illegal Entry, No Bond, DCSO August 6, 2011 Jeffery Weise, 40, of Yorktown, Driving While License Invalid, Fine of $551.20, Driving While License Invalid, Fine of $242, Driving While License Invalid, Fine of $242, Failure to Appear, Fine of $607.10, Yorktown PD Timothy Hernandez, 23, of Port Lavaca, Driving While License Invalid, No Bond, DCSO Phillip McKay, 39, of Waynesboro, MN, Driving While Intoxicated, Bond of $800, DPS Cody Flessner, 17, of Cuero, Criminal Mischief >=$50 <$500, Bond of $800, Consumption of Alcohol by Minor, 30 Days to Pay, CPD Jacob Rodriguez, 17, of Cuero, Criminal Mischief >=$50 <$500, Bond of $800, Driving Under the Influence, 30 Days to Pay, Violate Driver License Restriction, 30 Days to Pay, CPD Raul Ortega, 44, of Yoakum, Driving While Intoxicated Felony, Bond of $10,000, Illegal Entry, No Bond, Yoakum PD Jose Baladez, 25, of Victoria, Speeding 16/20 Over Limit, 30 Days to Pay, Failure to Appear, 30 Days to Pay, DCSO August 7, 2011 Rachael Douglas, 25, of Yoakum, Revocation of Probation / Failure to Appear Theft By Check, Cash Bond of $1,500, DPS Kelly Fric, 33, of Cuero, Driving While Intoxicated, Bond of $800, CPD Eric Mendez, 25, of Yorktown, Public Intoxication, 30 Days to Pay, Yorktown PD Marcus Talamante, 18, of Yorktown, Public Intoxication, 30 Days to Pay, Yorktown PD Edgar Resendiz, 25, of Hallettsville, No Texas Driver License, 30 Days to Pay, Driver Not Secured by Seat Belt, 30 Days to Pay, DCSO Scaramento Alaniz, 34, of Yoakum, Illegal Entry, No Bond, DCSO August 8, 2011 Mary Mathis, 37, of Yorktown, Violation of Probation Forgery Financial Instrument, No Bond, DCSO Brian Roberts, 44, of Cuero, Violation of Probation Aggravated Assault w/Deadly Weapon, Bond of $20,000, DCSO Isaiah Mata, 18, of Yorktown, Manufacture Delivery of Controlled SubstancePG 1 >= 1G <4G, Bond of $25,000, DCSO Mandy Bustos, 28, of Cuero, Fraudulent Use/Possession of Indentifying Information, Bond of $5,000, CPD August 9, 2011 Mary Cardenas, 34, of Cuero, Secure Execution Doc Decept >=$1,500 <$20,000, Bond of $5,000, CPD Calvin Green, 53, of Cuero, Attempted Murder, Bond of $300,000, DCSO Hector Lopez, 48, of Yoakum, Contempt of Court Child Support, No Bond, DCSO August 10, 2011 Jon Briones, 18, of Cibolo, Possession of Marijuana <2OZ / Drug Free Zone, No Bond, DCSO Joseph Ledet, 56, of Cuero, Violation of Probation / Driving While Intoxicated w/Child Passenger, Bond of $20,000, DCSO Patricia Sellers, 42, of Victoria, Evading Arrest Detention w/Vehicle, No Bond, DCSO Ryan Gallegos, 25, of Victoria, Evading Arrest Detention w/Vehicle, No Bond, DCSO

DEL RIO U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Eagle Pass South Station seized more than 260 pounds of cocaine Aug. 15. The incident marked the largest cocaine seizure in the Del Rio Border Patrol Sector since August 2006. Agents manning a traffic checkpoint near Eagle Pass around 8 p.m Friday, referred a 1997 Ford F-150 pickup truck for further inspection after a canine team conducted a cursory inspection and alerted to the vehicle. In the bed of the pickup, agents found a roll of

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carpet. Using a non-intrusive imaging system, agents detected anomalies within the carpet. Inside the carpet roll, agents found a cardboard cylinder filled with 100 bricks of cocaine, weighing a total of 263.75 pounds, estimated to be worth $8,440,000. The driver, a 42-year-old woman, was arrested and turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration, along with the cocaine and pickup truck. The womans three minor children, who were also in the vehicle, were released to a relative. Martin R. Clark, patrol agent in charge of the Eagle Pass South station, lauded agents efforts in seizing the large load of cocaine.

Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reports two separate traffic stops leading to drug arrests by Fayette County Deputies. Deputy David Smith stopped a vehicle traveling south on FM 155 for equipment violations. Smith identified the two occupants of the vehicle as 25 year old Andrew Steward and 39 year old Leonard Sidney, both of Schulenburg. Investigation of the traffic stop resulted in drug paraphernalia charges on both with an additional charge of money laundering on Sidney. Approximately $9,000 dollars in cash was seized by

Smith. Smith was assisted by the La Grange Police Department and Fayette County Narcotics Unit. On a separate stop occurring at the same time K-9 Deputy, Randy Thumann made a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling east on I-H 10 for an equipment violation. Investigation by Thumann resulted in the search of the vehicle that resulted in approximately five pounds of Methamphetamines with a street value of approximately $227,000. Arrested and charged with Aggravated Possession of a Controlled Substance was that of 35 year old Cordero Gustavo Magallanes and 57 year old Isabella Magallanes of Horizon City.

Fayette Co. Sheriffs Office Report

tion, marijuana was located in the residence and one male subject was arrested for possession of marijuana. Deputy Andy Berger stopped a vehicle on Carrol Lane for a traffic violation. The driver of the vehicle was found to be in possession of drug paraphernalia and was arrested. Jail Administrator Ed Sawyer reports that Fayette County Correction Officers booked in 77 individuals for the month of July and transported 4 individuals to the Texas Department of Corrections Facilities to begin serving time for crimes committed in Fayette County. The Fayette County Animal Control Officer reports that he went to several animal calls during the month and transported several animals to the Fayette County Animal Shelter.

Yoakum Police Report

Yoakum Police Department Weekly Incident Report August 8, 2011 thru August 14, 2011 08/08/11 Case #11-330, Criminal Trespass, 201 US 77A S; Disposition, Investigation. Case #11-331, Criminal Trespass, 201 US 77A S; Disposition, Investigation. Case #11-332, Theft-B, 221 E. Gonzales; Disposition, Investigation. 08/10/11 Case #11-334, Theft-B, 611 West; ; Disposition, Investigation. 08/12/11 Case #11-311, Clay, Sidney, 29, Yoakum, 900 Irvine; Offenses, Assault-C; Dispositions, Fine/$564/ YPD Custody. Case #11-335, Theft-B, 201 US 77A S; Disposition, Investigation. 08/13/11 Case #165174, Traffic Arrest(3), Konecny, Michael(3), 23, Hallettsville, 300 Blk. Irvine, Yoakum, 900 Blk. Irvine(2); Offenses, TK#25415A-No Drivers

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CITY OIL $$ Gonzales council approves land lease for drilling

By NIKKI MAXWELL
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FIRES: Area departments respond

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The City of Gonzales is now in the oil business! During a special called city council meeting Tuesday night, the council unanimously approved an agreement with AV-Tech Oil & Gas, LLC. Weve been here for about four months leasing land in Gonzales, so now we are asking to city to allow us to lease 800 acres from the city, said Rick Mcrae of AV-Tech Oil & Gas, LLC. This is going to be part of an ongoing deal trying to get all of the individuals into the city of Gonzales, to form units and drill horizontal wells under the city. Mcrae said his company has already acquired seven of their drill sites around the city to set up drilling rigs. Ive drilled about 250 oil wells and some of them are around the city, Mcrae said. He said his business partner, Lou Waters has the financial expertise for the project. Waters was the founding chairman of BFI. He built the company up from nothing to 6 billion dollars a year, so I think we have a good team to make this thing happen, Mcrae said. Hopefully well begin drilling within the next year or two and get some revenues for the city and the people of Gonzales. Schurig asked Mcrae to clarify the bonus amounts per acre. The $200 per ace will be in a cashiers check right away, and then as we finish up our leases and able to do our units with the railroad commission, we will kick in another $300 per acre, Mcrae explained. This will be a good venture for all of us. According to Mcrae, the total amount paid to the City on Wednesday morning was approximately $158,800. The term of the lease is two years up front, and more after they begin drilling and pumping out oil. You will also be receiving 20 to 40 percent of the royalties from each unit, Mcrae said. Were hoping that it will be a big windfall for the city on the royalties. Naturally we dont want

to drill wells that dont make money. The council also approved an oil, gas and mineral lease between the city and Don and Nancy Ford. The Fords are asking for an oil and gas lease for 38 acres owned by the city historically referred to as Unopened Street, said City Attorney Jackie Williamson. This property is probably of no use to anyone else except the Fords. The city announced two dates of public hearings regarding the proposed tax rate of 26.03 cents per hundred dollars of value. That is the rate we, the city administration recommend you set it at for next year, Windwehen said. There is no change in the rate. The state tax law prescribes a formula for setting the tax rate, and the procedure for that. Tonight we start the process of doing that, Windwehen said. The effective tax rate comes out to 25.18 cents, so under the law you are still raising the tax rate (even if you keep it the same). He said the city had approximately 1.9 million in new construction. Thats new value and the law allows you to enjoy additional revenue from that, Windwehen said. The additional revenue from re-evaluation is about $16,000. Thats not much money and the city has a lot of needs. The general fund needs a lot of money for the community. The public hearing dates are Aug. 30 and Sept. 6. A public hearing was held during the meeting regarding a nomination of Southern Clay Products (SCP) for the Texas Enterprise Zone Program. Enterprise Zone was created by the state of Texas to help companies grow and expand their business in Texas, said Jon Such of SCP. Its an economic development sales tax incentive partnering the state and local government to help local employment and support business development. He explained that as a company grows they are eligible to apply for a state sales tax refund. He said Enterprise Zone is a performance based,

allowing qualified businesses to receive a refund of $2,500-$7,500 per job created or retained during a five year period. Such said SCP is expanding across Church Street in Gonzales, and plans a multi-million dollar expansion over the next five years. All these expansions will require job growth, Such said. During this summer expansion alone we have added seven new jobs ranging from engineer to warehouse personnel. The city adopted the ordinance and nominated Southern Clay Products for the Enterprise Zone Program. The council approved GEDCs Small Business Incentive Grant Program and budget amendment related to it. During their Aug. 1 meeting, GEDC made a line item move of $100,000 from new business to expansion and retention of business in their budget Its a matching 1 to 1 grant with a maximum of $25,000, said Carolyn Gibson-Baros, Gonzales Economic Development Director. The council also approved a resolution of participation in tax abatements and Enterprise Zones in the city. This is a necessary thing for the Enterprize Zone designation for Southern Clay, Gibson said. The council adopted guidelines for the terms and conditions for tax abatements the city chooses to do. They also approved an amendment with the agreement between GEDC and Tropical Fusions. During public comment, JoAnn Leifeste asked the council when the city audit would be posted on the website. It will be published shortly after we receive it, Windwehen said. I dont mean to give you an ambiguous answer, but we should receive it during the next several weeks. Following executive session, the council announced Allen L. Barnes as the new city manager (see related story). The next scheduled council meeting is Aug. 30 at 5:30 p.m.

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BARNES: Looking forward to new job

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Gonzales Mayor Bobby ONeal welcomes new city manager Allen L. Barnes during Tuesdays council meeting. (Photo by Nikki Maxwell)

said. He thanked the council again for the confidence they placed in him and spoke to the city staff and meeting audience. He said he has an open door policy and invited citizens to contact him anytime if they have questions or concerns about something in the city. Its your government, its your city, Im just fortunate enough to work here, Barnes said. Were going to unite the city and move forward. Barnes salary will be $97,000 a year, and his first day on the job is scheduled to be Sept. 6. Windwehen, who has been interim city manager since March, will become management adviser for the city. The terms and conditions of Barnes contract were not available at press time. He introduced his wife

Brenda to the council, and said they have five kids and ten grandchildren. I look forward to serving you, Barnes said. Barnes professional experience includes city manager of Sachse, Texas 2007-2011; City manager of Liberty, Texas 20022007; City administrator of Whitesboro, Texas 19851998; and Deputy Sheriff in Collin County, Texas 19851998. His education background includes a Master of Public Affairs degree from the University of Texas at Dallas, 1997; Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at Dallas, 1993; Associate of Applied Science from Trinity Valley Junior College, 1980; Credentialed City Manager, International City/County Management Association, 2006 to present; and Certified Public Manager from Southwest Texas State University in 2000.

A raging grass fire threatens to jump County Road 237 Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters from several agencies contributed to battling this and two other blazes in northern Gonzales County Tuesday. (Photo courtesy Davis Mattias) ing oilfield equipment, and he said theyre go- He said the tracks along Schmidt said. ing to be changing the the line suffered damI talked to their way theyre doing some age and will need to be Black tie, black t-shirt CEO (Southern Pacific) things, Schmidt added. replaced. or a little black dressthis years hot trend is furry, black and will lick your face or purr for you. Whatever your taste, add style and love to your life by adopting a beautiful black dog or cat during the national Back in Black adoption promotion. Adoption fees for black animals are 50 percent off! FOGAS is holding a Back in Black, promoArtists rendition of the planned 53,000-square-foot H-E-B store in Gonzales, to be located at the corner of tion between Monday, Church St. and Sarah DeWitt Drive. (Courtesy Photo) Aug. 15 and Saturday, Sept. 17 to highlight adorable, adoptable black dogs, cats, stop area. store, she said. All the oil boom and puppies and kittens. It is Continued from page A1 Every H-E-B is different, and were new business coming in has put a real part of 34-day promotion Hall, H-E-Bs vice president and gen- proud to be able to bring you the new demand on the old store. H-E-B has across the United States eral manager for the Gulf Coast re- phase in H-E-B, he added. been a big supporter of this commu- being supported by national animal welfare organizagion. Were very pleased to be able Sandy Hartensteiner, the companys nity for years. to bring this facility to the wonderful regional director of retail operations, said The new store will face Church St., tion Best Friends Animal and historic Gonzales community. the new facility will employ an additional and the city is already working on Society. Supported by Best According to the documentation I 75-80 employees in addition to the cur- plans for expanded traffic. Friends Animal Society, found, we opened our first store in rent crew of 99. We are thrilled to see our vision Gonzales in 1927. We do not want our customers going become a reality for the Gonzales adoption fees will be 50% The new store will include a deli, to Seguin to buy their groceries, she said. community, Hall said. Everything off! Rescue groups and bakery, pharmacy, a drive-through Gonzales Chamber of Commerce about our newest store, from its deshelters across the country pharmacy lane, an expanded general Director Barbara Hand said the new sign to its product offerings, is specifmerchandise, meat market, and pro- store is great news for the community. ically tailored to meet the needs and know black cats and dogs are often incredibly friendduce areas, as well as a separate fuel We are excited about this new desires of the community. ly and loving, sometimes

said. Units from Smiley, Belmont, Ottine, Nixon, Luling, Waelder and others joined the Gonzales VFD in trying to battle the final blaze of the day, which appears to have been started by sparks created by a passing train. The sparks ignited a grass fire which then caught hold of a huge stack of old railroad ties. Schmidt said that once that fire was contained, firefighters were allowing it to burn itself out. The sparks are a common problem out there because of the increased load being carried by the rail cars haul-

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really silly, they can be your best hiking buddy or a real lap baby, said Mary Anne MacLean, FOGAS co-founder. They each have their own personality. Unfortunately, they get overlooked. By participating in this national promotion and featuring only black animals -- and cutting adoption fees in half -we are hoping people will take a second look and get to know these characters for the wonderful fourfooted family members they can be. To meet FOGASs ebony charmers visit www. gonzalescats.webs.com for cats and www.gonzalespetadoptions.webs.com for dogs. This adoption event is part of Best Friends Animal Societys lofty, but reachable goal of No More Homeless Pets, which aims to end the killing of dogs and cats in Americas shelters. FOGAS (Friends of Gonzales Animal Shelter) is a participating member of the No More Homeless Pets Network, a program of Best Friends Animal Society, offers help and support to animal rescue groups that save lives in their communities.

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School is a busy time for most parents, too

As students across the country prepare to go back to class, they are not alone. Parents of children in every grade are also ramping up for their school year duties. Parents may not be the ones sitting in the classrooms all day (unless youre a teacher), but most do put in their time. Many parents are very involved in what their children do before, during and after school. Whether its driving their child to team practices, rehearsals, lessons, games, meetings, competitions, or fundraisers, parents are the silent force behind their students happiness and success. Here are just a few of the things parents shuttle their children back and forth to during the school year: Sports (football, volleyball, baseball, soccer, track meets, tennis, golf, softball, swimming), cheerleading, band, twirling, dance team, 4H, Future Farmers of America, Future Scientists of America, Girl Scouts, Boy

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Moms, with two sons. One is in high school and the other in junior high. Allow me share with you something that happened to me recently. Last week I left work on my lunch hour to pick up my oldest son and take him to his summer job. That was at noon, but I had already driven him to band practice that morning. After his four hour shift at work I had to drive him back home to change clothes, and then back to band practice for the evening. I picked him up when that was over at 8 p.m. and drove him to a church youth group end of summer pool party. I went home, cooked dinner, and picked him back up two hours later. Somewhere throughout that busy day, I managed to attend two meetings, shoot pictures at a ribbon cutting ceremony, have about 75 telephone conversations, respond to about 200 email messages, and write three stories. All in a mothers day of

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Reality Check
Nikki Maxwell
News Editor

Scouts, Brownies and Cub Scouts. And then of course there are field trips, PTO/PTA meetings, and more fundraising summits. Its enough to make you tired just thinking about it, let alone planning and doing it all. Add to that the fact that most parents today work full time, and still manage to work this incredible load into their already packed schedule. Is it any wonder why we Moms drink so much caffeine! We have to stay awake while we are driving! I am one of those crazy-busy

Terrorists? Tea Party sends a wakeup call, not a threat

We Tea Party supporters eleventh-hour compromise are being called terrorists which honored many of our while we are being blamed concerns and forced the by liberals for the downgrad- George President and Senate to reing of Americas credit rating. treat on some of their liberal Rodriguez At the same time, many Tea demands. Many in the press Party supporters are feelare crediting the Tea Party ing low because they feel we for holding the line. The left lost the fight against raising hates us even more for the the federal debt ceiling. George Rodriguez is a San Anto- power we have shown, while However, before Tea Party nio resident and the first Hispanic the right believes we need supporters get too discour- in the nation to lead a Tea Party or- to push further. So why ganization. He is a former official aged, we should look at in the U.S. Justice Dept. during the should Tea Party supporters where we started and where Reagan Administration. bemoan this as loss? we are today. We need to take credit for Just two years ago, a Tea Party supported a success but realize that it didnt go far candidate had no chance to win; however, enough. We need to recognize that we can 2010 brought us major success across the only do so much with one house of Connation. Today, we have focused and framed gress. the national political debate. We also should not pick a fight with our First, the Tea Party sent a wake-up call friends by implying that they have betrayed to the nation about the peril of routinely us on this one issue (albeit a very big and overspending and raising the debt ceiling. important one) by voting to raise the debt Second, we have focused attention on the ceiling. There will always be people on all Balanced Budget Amendment. sides who feel extreme passion on any isThird, we have shown our leaders in sue, and passion usually overrides reason. Washington, DC that we will not blindly We must not be discouraged or blind follow policies we do not support. Fourth, with anger but rather recommit to vote we are standing on principle (not party) out the people who support more taxes and and insisting our demands be taken seri- more government spending. Big governously. ment is the problem, and we need to starve Fifth and finally, we hate to say we told it to shrink it. you so but it is hard not to say it in light In short, we need to work on the 2012 of nations credit rating downgrade caused elections by educating and informing peobecause Congress did not do enough to ple and then getting them to the polls. The address the debt issue. Tea Party is not going to go away. We are The culmination of the debate was an going to keep demanding that government

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I started to not even ning back whose name I Dances with come into work Moncan neither spell nor proday, seeing as it was one nounce. Chihuahuas of the major High Holy Yes, it was just a preDays of my religion, but season game and yes, duty compelled that I the starters only played a get up and get out befew minutes so the final cause stories needed to outcome means nothing. General be covered. Nonetheless, Ill take a Manager Mind you, I have 20-16 Texans win over a feeling most of our the Jets as proof that readers would have unTexans fans stand on the derstood, since even if were not of the verge of the Rapture. same denomination, we share a comSome people live their lives vicariously mon deity. through their children. I have no chilI did finish up at the office early in the dren, so I live my life vicariously through afternoon, however, and scooted to the Matt Schaub, Andre Johnson and Arian house to begin preparations after fasting Foster. all day (well, except for that chickenFootball has the amazing ability to fried steak from Tonis, but Tonis food wash away all the gloom and doom weve is exempt from fasting requirements). dealt with over the past several months. I rearranged the prayer rug, and made Hey, the socialists can implement mansure the TV was facing Mecca. The grill datory Third World poverty policies for got started and I made sure that no pork everyone except for the 14 people who pay products were involved in the celebra- taxes I dont care, so long as I got a TV tory feast except for the bacon wrapping and some chicken wings, Amen. the mini-tenderloin kabobs; the miniChinas planning to invade us through sausages in the crock pot were all beef. Mexico? Who cares? Did you see how Twice-baked potatoes, queso and Texans rookie defensive end Brooks Reed chips, the obligatory cheese squares, played like Thor Monday? Praise Wade and of course $30 worth of mini-Milky Phillips! Way bars. My religion does not believe Drought? What drought? The grass in in killing innocent vegetables. Reliant Stadium looked green to me. HalA lot of you readers are quite aware lelujah! that Im not an especially religious kind War, pestilence, famine? Those are alof guy, so to dispel any notions no, ways around. Did you see the Nigerian Im not talking about Ramadan. Im running back score the game-winning talking about football. TD? Rick Perry may have found religion, Its not only the national sport of Tex- but it takes someone who has an outas, its our state religion. standing relationship with the Almighty After months of agonizing withdrawal, to conjure up a touchdown. finally at 7 oclock Monday night, I was I know there are a lot of others out able to switch on the TV and see some- there who recognize the close relationthing other than soccer, left-wing media ship between football and the Almighty, bias, reality TV and movie re-runs on the even those hereticical Cowboys fans, SyFy Channel. may Kubiak have mercy on their souls. My Texans are back. For at least the next several months, The minute she heard the Monday Ill be fully involved in observing my Night Football music, my elder chihua- religion. Every game day, Ill don my hua Itty Bit did what every good mother priestly vestments the Texans hat should do shield the youngling. She and my No. 83 Kevin Walter jersey showed Chesty the best place to hide un- and unfurl the Battle Red-and-Steel der the bed until Daddy stopped scream- Blue banner. I may be the only attendee ing. at my Sunday services, but I have little My apologies to the neighbors; no need doubt the Good Lord will be there beto call 9-1-1 about the domestic distur- side me. bance across the hall last night, it was just Or maybe itll just be Chesty, trying me celebrating that first touchdown on to get whatever food morsels from my Matt Lienarts throw to the Nigerian run- feast that I happen to drop.

Praise the Lord and pass the footballs!

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work! My son may have been the one marching in the heat throughout the day, but I was definitely worn out before he was. And thats OK. Thats the way it is supposed to be. You see, we parents put ourselves through all of the coordinated chaos because that is our job. We are our childs personal assistant, taxi, counselor, confidant, life coach, cheerleader, and piggy bank. We do it because we love them, and if we dont keep pushing ourselves to push them, who will? We sacrifice our time and sanity so that our children know we love them and believe in them. There is nothing we wont do to make sure our offspring believe in themselves and get the full benefit of every extracurricular program that interests them. So heres a parents back to school checklist: School supplies Check.

School clothes Check. A years supply of coffee Check. Gas in the car for Mom and Dad to drive you all over town Check. Extra strength Tylenol for headaches Check. A phone list of every parent on every team with your child so you can take turns driving the carpool Check. More coffee Check. More Tylenol Check. Emergency cash stashed away in case of a last minute birthday present Check. More gas money Check. Emails of all family members in case of last minute fundraiser Check. Your childs Facebook password so you can check their messages while they are sleeping Check. Ten more hours in the day Working on it. Welcome back to school, have a great year!

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Are we talking about communism, survival or entitlement?

By DARWINA GAYTAN
Guest Editorialist

A column last week by News Editor Nikki Maxwell generated such a large number of responses by both mail and on-line comments, we decided to dedicate the In Your View page over to that topic this week.

This Weeks Topic: Involuntary Sharing of School Supplies

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chased for. I plan ahead, buy extra, and tuck them away for use throughout the year. The prices in August are very reasonable and make this realistic. As a teacher, there are some other considerations. My students often use their dry erase markers with a white board to conserve paper. If they all contribute one marker to the bin, all students have a marker to work with when needed. No time is wasted due to student forgetfulness, finding an alternative for that student, or questions from administrators as to why all students arent doing the same thing. There is a tally sheet to ensure that all students have brought a marker, or other supply, to donate. A ream of paper, Im guessing, is to combat district budget cuts to the paper supply. Students often receive worksheets, rather than copying problems on their own paper. Reading marks and notes cannot be made in a textbook, but can be made on a paper copy to help students focus on the details of the passage. Little ones truly can go through boxes of crayons, which are much more fitted to tiny hands than are pencils. Ziplocs can protect or keep papers together, providing an early organization tool. Ziplocs can be used for anything from holding flash cards, vocabulary cards, or Mardi bucks to a lost tooth. I guess Ziplocs fall into the same category as tissues, paper towels, and GermX. Unfortunately, we deal with the reality of school budgets. Over the last 8-10 years, the Texas school budget has been reduced to an extremely low percentage of the state budget. If textbooks or library budgets are on the chopping block, do you really think the legislators in Austin are concerned with whether or not public schools in all districts have tissues? Trust me, its easy to go through boxes and boxes of them, and very few young people carry a handkerchief! So, who buys these extra supplies? The teachers, for sanity and survival, buy them of course. The same teachers who print worksheets or have students write on the clean side of already printed paper. Those teachers who pick up abandoned pencils off the hallway floors, those who help a kid out with forgotten lunch money or by buying the often not-needed fundraiser items. We buy cleaner to scrub desks to kill germs, lamps to illuminate the room when using projectors, and duct tape to make safe the computer cords strung across the classroom floor. Where else can you work where you can buy your own supplies? Then there are the reward stickers, pencils, etc. that teachers purchase to attach to super papers or to acknowledge a job well done. Birthday bookmarks and AR lunch time with the teacher are all out of a teachers pocket. No, we didnt have them growing up, but like it or not its a different world. Ask any business owner about motivation, or better yet, ask any CEO if hed give up his yearly bonus in trade for the feeling of a job well done. And lets talk about the students themselves. The ones who never bring supplies. Those who assume that someone else will rescue them and supply their needs. Students who break perfectly good, new pencils because they feel like it or because they are upset. Students who are well-dressed and carry the latest model cell phone and have lunch brought to them daily. Students who, at locker clean-out time, throw away dividers still in the packages, notebooks with a few

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As a child I bought no school supplies until Junior High: the magic year that I could buy pencils, compasses, rulers, notebooks, etc. No backpacks; we carried our books proudly home in our arms. Seventh grade was also the first year of homework. We thought ourselves quite grown-up. All crayons, paste, construction paper, etc, was provided. All that I needed was a lunch box or stack of brown paper bags. Im not quite sure when that changed. I cant remember buying too many school supply items for any of my children in grade school, unless it was poster board or other project necessities. For my grandchildren, the story has changed. Finding the correct list and the exact items especially folders with brads in a jam-packed WalMart aisle is a dreaded excursion for parents, while kids see the excitement of designed folders, the most expensive binders, and the latest in writing instruments. School needs opposing a childs wants often create family arguing and frustration. Yes, Id like what I buy to stay in the possession of the child it was pur-

used pages, new binders, rulers, even shoes and jackets. Unbelievable? Yes, but ask any of the teachers who have dug through a trash can looking for textbooks or library books and pulled out all of the above! Let them go without? We cant do that. Reminders and lectures fall on deaf ears. A student knows class cant continue until he or she has something to write with, so one must be provided. Why should someone elses mama buy your school supplies? Ultimately, in the current system, the teacher is responsible for the learning, therefore also for the pencils. Who is responsible for this sense of entitlement and waste that many students have? Parents have got to be part of this equation. We were so proud to carry our own books and pencil bags. We were proud to finally have homework. School and learning was part of growing up. It meant we were on our way to a future whatever future we could envision and were willing to work for. Maybe we are losing more than the cost of extra crayons and tissues. Darwina Gaytan is a Gonzales ISD teacher.

Letters to the editor

Working for it, versus having it just appear
Dear Editor, After reading your column last week about school supplies, I have been thinking on the situation with entitlements. I believe that is something else schools are teaching in an ever so insidious way. When you and your generation needed money for a project for school, sports, band, etc... YOU all sold a product. YOU had to do the selling, take time to visit grumpy neighbors, YOU brought the chocolate bars home or the Popcorn can or whatever. Now kids click a mouse, send a message to family/friends/unknown folks and thats it! The money will be at the school, the band or wherever, then the kids will take the trip. They had NOTHING/NADA to do but click the mouse. That teaches entitlements big time!! We, the buyers have to take OUR time to research the product and place to order, then send OUR money. Thats why my wife and I have stopped supporting that sort of money raising project. a] A donation directly to the child to give where it should go makes the child responsible to take part in the endeavor and thank the donor. b] The band and school, whoever is raising money gets the whole amount. When you buy through some online shopping, the recipient gets only a percentage of the funds spent and the thanks are lost in the shuffle. Thank you for letting me address this issue. I know I am not the only one thinking that way. Don Huffaker, Luling I dont think students have their own personal board to write on. A few years ago lockers were removed from the hallways making our kids having to carry everything in backpacks. Guess what, this year backpacks are prohibited. Lots of supplies to take to school, but in what? My wife spent around $75 on supplies alone! Binders, folders, pencils, paper, markers, pens, tissue etc., but I guess homework will make it home on a flashdrive. Oscar Casas Nixon

System teaches kids to be takers

Teaching children to be irresponsible

What is all this stuff really for?

Dear Editor, With the school year right around the corner, Im sure that all parents are doing the same as others. My question is Does anyone else wonder about some of the supplies that are on the list? In Nixon one item on the list for 6th grade is a 4GB flashcard. Fortunately we have computers at home, but does everyone else? Do the teachers making these list think about that? Another item on the 5th grade list are dry erase markers. What for? Are we to supply school supplies for the teachers?

Dear Editor, Great column about the school supplies. I thought and felt the very same way when my daughter began Pre-K last year. Also, some teachers have told me that many of these supplies are not used and some are even thrown away after the school year has ended. Im sorry, this is not how we teach our children about sharing. It is quite possible that this lesson in sharing, while well-intentioned, is actually teaching some children at a very young age, that they dont have to take responsibility for themselves, their things, etc., because someone else will always pay for it. Conceivably, they could even make the inference that it is okay for their own parents to not take responsibility for them and their education, that it is someones elses, some strangers responsibility. That is quite a disgusting thought. Also, I found it interesting that one of the excuses a teacher gave hit on the equality issue. It seems to me that if that is the reasoning of the school/ school board, then they should go ahead with implementing school uniforms. We wouldnt want one child to have better clothing than another. That would go even further to insure that all children were the same and treated equally. Would it not? Youre right, you are probably going to catch some flak, but things like this need to be put into the public forum. You have just put on paper what many in this community have been thinking for the past several years. Keep up the good work. Ian Christopher Gonzales

Dear Editor, Oh Nikki, What a wonderful eye opening piece for those with their heads buried in the sand. I was one of those parents that refused to stop putting my kids names on their stuff. We went shopping, they picked out what they wanted from the SALE shelves, I used my coupons and I put their name on their things and informed the teachers that if someone else needed something they could share and to let me know who it was. Why? I would take a box of crayons to the parents of that child. But you know what, our sweet teachers wouldnt tell me because they knew I would do it. These parents are teaching their children to be takers just like they are. They have plenty of money for a 6 pack of beer or pack of cigarettes or worse but cant buy their kids school needs because they expect someone else to take care of it. Julie Hurt Gonzales

needs for the classroom. This year, I will ask for another folder once I see tape on them and for another set of colors once I see them worn and broken. And I did not wait last minute to buy these supplies. I got right over to the store when the GISD website published the list. Crystal Pullin Gonzales

Life is not a group project

Thanks for taking up the issue

Dear Editor, And we dont need teachers to indoctrinate us on how to share. Thats why we have parents. Its not selfish to want to take care of yourself and your family. Its something everyone should aspire to do. And teaching to share may only end up causing those kids taught to share to resent not only the recipients of the forced sharing, but especially those who forced them to share. And that resentment may later manifest itself when theyre adults, pulling the lever for the entire slate of Republican candidates. So, hey, teachers, go ahead and teach your students to share. We need more Republican voters. Michael Foutch Nebraska

your beer, because we all know you drink, and the persons house you take it to they put it in the fridge or in a cooler with the rest of the beer for everyone at the party to enjoy - are all of you communists? Give me a break! You sound like an ignorant, (unlearned) loudmouth that someone, for some unknown reason, allows to write in a community paper. Shame on you for putting these thoughts in childrens heads. And how dare you say about people who are not as fortunate as you and your family that, The important thing is that the people who sit at home are nice and cool while they watch TV. And they can relax knowing that you paid for their childs school supplies too. Are you really that thick or is there something wrong with you? Not everyone who is on government assistance actually wants to be on it. I know that blows your little mind. Nikki, communism is more than just SHARING. It is a sociopolitical movement that goes far beyond sharing. Im disappointed in the Cannon for letting your small mind print such propaganda that cuts so deep especially with our troops fighting and dying for our country. Lee Scott Gonzales

to utilize my own cash (getting a tax deduction in the end) to do so but the students knew I had limits. Once I reached the limit I began to charge them and the funds went directly into buying more supplies for the class. R. Jackson Gonzales

Glad I teach in a Catholic school

Dear Editor, Wow, we heed the commands to love thy neighbor; take seriously Jesus words whatever you do for the least of my brothers you do for me and dont think of Jesus as Communistic for his miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes. Lets be sure the rhetoric in town is not just racism and bigotry wrapped up in red, white and blue. I bought a bag of crayons and glue and will leave at the primary school. Ask in the office if you need them. Dee Dee Sengelmann Gonzales

Column nailed the problem

Dear Editor, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for writing this Nikki!!! I agree wtih you 100%!!! I too, have to now buy supplies for 2 children and it gets costly. Last year, my son came home with tape around his folder because it was falling apart. Why could they not replace it? I did buy several for him. And the glue and crayons... um this year I bought one glue and 2 boxes (not the requested 3 and 4 respectivly). And the dry erase markers, what exactly does my 5 year old need them for? But I bought them anyway. I too feel that I should not supply the teachers personal

Heartless woman, ignorant woman

Dear editor, You know Nikki, the more I read your opinion, the more it upset me. You sound like some stuck-up, loud-mouthed broad who has no compassion and is totally ignorant. Just because our children share school supplies IN NO WAY IMPLIES COMMUNISM IN OUR CLASSROOMS AT GISD. How can the Cannon actually pay you to write this trash? Let me ask you something, when you go to a party and you bring

Irresponsibility is a learned trait

Dear Editor, I used to teach in the GISD. While I do share the frustration on how some individuals feel about buying school supplies for the whole class I can tell you that by the time they got to me at the high school it didnt matter. Most of the students never learned to keep up with their own supplies anyway and most of the time never brought any at all. I was always having to supply them and I rarely got support from my colleagues. I had

Dear Editor, Well we have some parents that are having their nails done, having drinking parties, getting tattoos, spending their welfare money that they receive once a month on things that does not help their kids only themselves. Why because the parents know that the other parents will buy the supplies and their kids will benefit from that.Why buy all the supplies when you can get it free,right? Well its wrong but it happens, And No I am not HEARTLESS its the truth. WAKE UP PARENTS its your fault for buying and sending all those supplies. Sylvia Lopez Cantu Gonzales

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Clinic ribbon-cutting

The Community Health Center of South Central Texas held ribbon-cutting ceremonies Friday at their new facility on St. George Street. The clinic is the home of the WIC program, which promotes healthy nutrition programs for women and infants (right). (Photos by Nikki Maxwell)

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The Community Health Center of South Central Texas in Gonzales officially opened their new clinic Friday The Womens Wellness Center and WIC (Women Infants and Children). The clinic is dedicated to the health of women and children in Gonzales and the surrounding area. Construction on the site, located on St. George St. in downtown Gonzales, began last year and was completed last month. Funding for the facility came from several grants and other financial sources. Together we have accomplished so much, its wonderful, said Community Health Clinic CEO Henry Salas. According to Salas, none of the funding to build the new clinic was borrowed, and therefore the facility is debt free. We have no accumulated debt, it has all been paid for, he said. Thats the direction we wanted to take from the beginning. Debt is what gets health centers in trouble. He said the Community Health Clinics budget is $8,239,514, has net assets of $2,301,599, and $4,087,270 for personnel. We have had a growth of $1,791,694 since the current board has taken over, Salas said. All the growth and this expansion project were paid for through foundation federal grants. He told The Cannon that more than $500,000 in free medication has been given to patients at the Gonzales clinic in the past two years. Salas said that is possible through the Pfizer Program, Astra-Zenica, and direct relief prescription assistance programs. He said if qualified, patients can take home a free 90 day supply of their prescriptions. We are not a free clinic, that is a common misunderstanding, Salas said. We have many patients with health insurance and the others pay what they can afford. Patrick Caldwell, Womens Health Nurse Practitioner, offered a tour of the new clinic and a brief history of the facility. Caldwell has been employed by the center since 1984.

WIC Clinic opens; Bluebonnet Trails relocates

Gonzales Mayor Bobby ONeal said the city is in full support of the clinics expansion. With the conveyance of the land to the Community Health Clinic, what a fine facility you have here, ONeal said. He and Rep. John Keumpel recognized Salas for his work to help the community and thanked him on behalf of the whole community. Salas told The Cannon that the dental clinic is expanding soon, thanks to a grant from the St. Davids Foundation. The funds include $661,000 to pay for a dentist, staff and to build a new building dedicated to dental services. He said construction is expected to begin in 2-3 years, and services will include braces, crowns and other orthodontic care. The clinic already has a very busy dental staff, offering cleanings, checkups and fillings. We are one stop shopping for health and dental services, Salas said. People from Port LaVaca even come here for their dental care because of our sliding pay scale. The clinic also celebrated the new partnership with Bluebonnet Trails MHMR. The community service organization recently relocated to the clinics main building. We are so grateful for this and the citys support, said Andrea Richardson, of Bluebonnet and the Behavioral Health Department. We integrated our facility with Bluebonnet and combined our resources to save money, Salas said. They moved all their programs into our building and now their psychiatrist is working with our physicians. I think the relationship is great, and we share human resources costs because we use their HR department. He said the clinic is outsourcing their billing, which lost some positions but saved the clinic money. We also outsourced our accounting services, but due to a reorganization of our staff we did not lose any personnel with that, Salas said. Better to rightsize than get into a cash crunch, and we are not cutting any of our services. He said they are picking up the slack from other community health clinics in the area and look forward to con-

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We felt like we needed to do more for women in this community, Caldwell said. She said the new clinic has seven examination rooms, allowing for more appointments for patients. She said 150-200 women come to the clinic from within Gonzales County and the surrounding area. I thank you for allowing us to build this and serve the whole community, Caldwell said during the celebration Friday. She introduced Dr. Azeema Moosa, the OB/ GYN on staff at the womens clinic. Moosa spoke to the crowd about the importance of womens reproductive health services. Without places like the family planning clinic here and birth control, there would be thousands more unwanted pregnancies and abortions in our country, Moosa said. Were very lucky to have a place like this clinic where we can help women and children with their essential health needs. And as an OB/GYN I can take it a step further. She said many women suffer silently with extreme pain, not knowing what their options are or where to get help. We are here for you, to answer your questions and help you feel better, Moosa said. On the wall of the clinic a bulletin board covered with nearly a hundred baby pictures. On another wall is a picture of a newborn baby with a pink shirt that reads: I got my first hug from Dr. Moosa. WIC Director Emma Garza said she is very grateful for the new clinic. We needed a new place, Garza said. We started in 1978 with three people here in Gonzales. Working with WIC grows on you and we have a great staff. She said the WIC staff enjoy helping new moms with breast feeding support. We are a family, Garza Henry Salas, the CEO of the Community Health Center of South Central Texas, speaks during Fridays ribbon-cutting ceremonies. (Photo by Nikki Maxwell) said.

tinuing their growth in patients and services. We applied for a point access grant to open a clinic in Yoakum, but we were turned down for the funding, Salas said. Our application was strong, but the 350 projects were cut down to 260, and then to just 60 throughout the state. He said the Gonzales site serves more than 1,800 people from Lavaca and DeWitt Counties. Our hope is another grant will be available to build in Yoakum. We want to be there, Salas said. Usually you find that Hispanics have the most health issues in this area, however we learned that in Yoakum, the German-Americans are the ones with the most health problems. We want to help them. He said the dominant health issues in Yoakum include diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol, mostly due to a traditional diet of heavy, fatty foods. The Womens Health Clinic offers healthy cooking classes every Tuesday at 4 p.m., open to everyone. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call (830) 672-6511.

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Deadline nearing for booth spots for Come and Take It Festival
Anyone who wants a booth at Come & Take It should hustle their entry form on in for a savings of $25. The booth fee is $110 for the 12 by 12 space, but if its not in by Sept. 1, the fee goes up to $135. Wed also like to know if returning vendors want their same spot well before the deadline. The parade entries are done and can be picked up at the chamber office. They will be mailed out this week to those who entered last year. There are new things at Come & Take It. Last years chicken-flying contest was fun, so were going to have several ages eating contest, with cheese balls for the younger kids, hot dogs for the older ones and jalapenos for the grownups.

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Thursday, August 18, 2011

Around the Chamber Office

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Barbara Hand is the Executive Director of the Gonzales Chamber of Commerce.

There will be an entry fee for all these contests and prizes will be given. School starts Aug. 22, so get ready for school hours and school zones and remember to put down that phone! HEB held their groundbreaking ceremony at the new site on Wednesday, with the public invited to attend and hear the plans for the store.

If you saw lights at the Old Jail Museum Saturday night, it wasnt the ghost, it was the Luling Boy Scouts, (scouting for ghosts, probably). They spent the night here with Scout leaders for a field trip. The business and ag committees met on Wednesday, as did the First Shot Cook-Off Committee. On Friday the chamber finance and executive meeting will begin at 11:30 a.m. Thursday will be South Texas Tour Team Roping, Gonzales Playday will have the arena on Saturday and the National Barrel Horse Association will be there on Sunday.

Second Chance Winner

Gloria Aguilar was the lucky winner of the lotto second chance drawing held at St. Joseph Food Mart. Pictured with Gloria receiving her check for $450 are her husband Victor Aguilar and Amir, owner of St. Joseph Food Mart. September 9 will be the next drawing, this time having two winners. First place will receive $500 and second place will receive $250. Amir thanks everyone for their business and stopping in and purchasing lottery tickets and wishes everyone good luck on the next drawing. (Photo by Debbie Toliver)

What do the different grades of oil all mean?

If you have been watch22.3. As mentioned above, ing the roller coaster that sulfur content plays a role in is Wall Street the last few how oil is categorized. Oil weeks, then you have seen that has less than 0.5% sulquite the ride. Stocks have fur content is referred to as fallen like a rock and then resweet crude. If the sulfur covered, gold is climbing off content is greater than 0.5%, the charts and oil has been then it is referred to as sour in a steady decline. Speakcrude. ing of oil, what commodity James Autry is a Gonzales Light sweet crude is the County landowner and engineer price do you look at? There in the oil and gas industry. easiest to refine and thus is the WTI price, the Brent has the most value. As the Oil price, Light Sweet Crude, crudes weight and sulfur etc. It can all make your head spin. I cant content increase the value goes down, so help with most of this but we can shine a heavy sour crude has the least value. So light on the commodity listings for oil. now that we have a handle on this, we can The most obvious question is why are tackle the commodity prices we see reportthere so many listings for the cost of a ed as the price of oil. In the US, the two barrel of oil? The answer is the oil in the most common reported commodity prices barrel is different. Unlike the images that are WTI and Brent Crude Oil. WTI refers TV and movies portray of oil, in reality, it to West Texas Intermediate or Texas light varies in weight, viscosity and even color sweet. As the name implies, this oil is repall due to the exact chemical composition resentative of the oil that has historically of the oil. The chemical composition var- come out of the Permian Basin region of ies because all oil is formed under differ- Texas. It has an API value of around 39.6 ent conditions and from different organic and a sulfur content of 0.24%. WTI is the material all over the world. So by now benchmark of American oil and is the unyou are probably asking yourself I am derlying commodity of the Chicago Merwith you so far but just because the exact cantile Exchange. The other benchmark chemical composition is different, why is Brent Crude. Brent Crude is based on does it have a different price? That an- a blend of oil from 15 different oil fields swer is that the chemistry of the oil affects in the North Sea. Brent Crude has a typihow it is refined and what final products it cal API value of 38.3 and a sulfur content can be made into. of 0.37%. Brent Crude is slightly heavier Crude oil is typically categorized by its and has more sulfur content than WTI so weight and sulfur content. The weight historically it has a lower price than WTI; measure is API gravity. API stands for however, as of late Brent Crude is actually the American Petroleum Institute. The more than WTI. This price inversion is American Petroleum Institute is the main typically related to the fact the supply in US trade association for the oil and natu- North America has met demand in recent ral gas industry. One of its responsibilities months; which has dropped the price for is to maintain the weights and standards WTI, while the unrest in the Middle East for the industry. API gravity is a unit less has driven the price of Brent Crude up, measure (nevertheless it is referred to as which is more easily exported than WTI. degrees) of how heavy or light oil is as comHopefully, you have a better underpared to water. Light crude is defined as standing of oil prices. As always, have a having an API of more than 31.1. Medium great week and dont forget to email your Crude is between 22.3 and 31.1. Heavy questions and comments to gonzalesOil is defined as having an API less than countyoilman@yahoo.com.

Area Livestock Reports

The Gonzales Livestock Market Report for Saturday, August 13, 2011 had on hand: 2,161. Compared to our last sale: Calves and yearlings sold $2.00 to $3.00 higher. Packer cows sold steady. Stocker-feeder steers: medium and large frame No. 1: 150-300 lbs., $166-$175; 300-400 lbs., $137-$148; 400-500 lbs., $127$135; 500-600 lbs., $120-$124; 600-700 lbs., $114-$117; 700-800 lbs., $108-$112. Bull yearlings: 700-900 lbs., $98-$114. Stocker-feeder heifers: medium and large frame No. 1: 150-300 lbs., $134-$170; 300-400 lbs., $123-$127; 400-500 lbs., $118$121; 500-600 lbs., $109-$115; 600-700 lbs., $106-$108. Packer cows: good lean utility and commercial, $49-$56; cutters, $57-$63; canners, $39-$47; low yielding fat cows, $54-$59. Packer bulls: yield grade 1 & 2, good heavy bulls, $69-$74; light weights and medium quality bulls, $66-$68. Stocker cows: $650-$850. Pairs: $775-$900. Thank you for your business. View our sale live at cattleusa. com!

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ity classes were hard. Packer cows and bulls sold steady. Fat cows $1 to $2 higher on 610 Hd. total. Packer Cows: higher dressing utility & cutter cows, $53-$66.50; lower dressing utility & cutter cows, $43$53; light weight canner cows, $34-$43. Packer Bulls: Heavyweight bulls, $73-$79; Utility & cutter bulls, $67-$73; light weight canner bulls, $58-$67. Stocker and feeder calves and yearlings: No. 1 steer & bull calves: under 200 lbs, $140$178; 200-300lbs, $135-$175; 300-400lbs, $128-$162.50; 400500lbs, $120-$142; 500-600lbs, $113-$131; 600-700lbs, $111-

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The Nixon Livestock Commission Inc. report had on hand, Aug.15, 2011, 2,618. Steers: 200-300 lbs, $127 to $137 to $180; 300-400 lbs, $122 to $132 to $168; 400-500 lbs, $114 to $124 to $145; 500-600 lbs, $109 to $119 to $129; 600-700 lbs, $106 to $116 to $126; 700-800 lbs, $95 to $105 to $125. Heifers: 200-300 lbs, $102 to $112 to $153; 300-400 lbs, $107 to $117 to $150; 400-500 lbs, $105 to $115 to $160; 500-600 lbs $103 to $113 to $124; 600-700 lbs, $100 to $110 to $117; 700-800 lbs, $91 to $101 to $114. Slaughter cows: $35 to $52 to $67; Slaughter bulls: $57 to $67 to $75. Stocker cows: $410 to $899. Pairs, $260-$790. Notices: We will be closed on September 5, 2011 for Labor Day

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Education
The Gonzales Cannon WISD Meet the Teacher
Waelder Independent School District invites you to Meet the Teacher night from 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18 at the WISD cafeteria. Elementary parents will meet in elementary classrooms. Middle school teachers will meet in the library located in the middle school building. High School teachers will meet in Mr. Jones classroom in the high school building.

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Area School news briefs

The schedule includes: Luling Primary: 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.; Leonard Shanklin Elementary: 5:30 - 7 p.m.; Luling Junior High School: 6:30 - 8 p.m.; Luling High School: 6:30 - 8 p.m. vide snacks after-school, fun enrichment activities and homework time. Any homework not completed at RISE must be finished at home. RISE provides transportation home for students that live in Nixon, Smiley and Leesville. If you are interested in working for the RISE program, applications must be completed online. If you have any questions about the program, please feel free to contact us at 5821536 ext. 0165 or tassosc@ nixonsmiley.net.

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Meet the Teacher is scheduled for Thursday, AuThe Gonzales Chamber of Commerce served up a welcome back coffee Monday gust 18th for all Luling ISD morning to greet teachers returning to Gonzales ISD as part of the convocation Campuses. event at Gonzales Junior High. (Photo by Dave Mundy) The Gonzales Master Gardeners are pleased to announce registration for the fall 2011 Texas Master Gardener Class. Classes will be held every other Tuesday morning from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm at the Odd Fellows Lodge in Gonzales beginning September 6 and ending in May. If you love gardening and plants, but find that you never run out of questions about why things turn out the way they do; if you enjoy being around other people who love plants and gardening; and if you have been looking for that special opportunity to serve your community by sharing your love of plants, then you are probably just waiting to join the Gonzales Master Gardeners in becoming a Texas Master Gardener. Gonzales Master Gardeners belong to a volunteer program sponsored by Texas AgriLife Extension where they received quality educational instruction in horticulture and then service as a teaching outreach and community service program of Texas AgriLife Extension. The Gonzales Master Gardeners offer a comprehensive class tailored to local conditions and to the interests of the community. The program starts with a class on soils in which students learn about soils types, structures and biology so that they can understand how their soil affects their horticulture. From there, the program moves to cover a wide range of topics from roses and native plants to fruits and nuts. Instruction is offered by specialists in their field and many of them are college professors and extension specialists. Students also enjoy a range of field trips to botanical and horticultural facilities where they can observe principles they have learned put into practice. In return for this exceptional educational opportunity, students join other Gonzales Master Gardeners in a unique program of

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GISD is having an early release day the first week of school due to the varsity football game in Corpus Christi on Friday night. On August 26 all schools will have an early release to enable the district to have buses back in time to safely travel to Corpus Christi. East Avenue will dismiss students at 11:30 a.m., with Gonzales Elementary ending the day at 11:40, North Avenue at 11:45, Gonzales Junior High at 11:55 and Gonzales High School at noon.

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N-SCISD after school program

The NSCISD After School Program, RISE, is taking applications for students in grades 1-5. If you are interested, please complete and print the PDF form below or complete and submit the online application below. You can also pick an application up at the middle school office or the central office. Turn in completed applications to the middle school office or central office. Class sizes are limited. This years after school program will begin on Monday, Aug. 22. We will pro-

The Edwards Association will host its 2011-12 Back-toSchool Fun Day from 5:3010:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18 at the Edwards Community Center. Activities include water fun, a moonwalk, music, movie, snow cones, hot dogs, pickles and more. Tickets are $1 each and proceeds will help benefit the Edwards Association Scholarship Fund.

GISD Tax Rate Hearing

The Gonzales Independent School District will hold a public meeting at 5:30 PM, August 29, 2011 in the Jr. High Library, 400 N. College, Gonzales, Tx. 78629. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the school districts budget that will determine the tax rate that will be adopted. Public participation in the discussion is invited.

Area School menus: Aug. 22-26

Nixon-Smiley Lunch & Breakfast Menus Monday, Breakfast: Pig-n-blanket, milk & juice. Lunch: Chicken nuggets, w/white gravy, whipped potatoes, mixed vegetables, wheat bread, fruit, & milk. Tuesday, Breakfast: Cheese filled pizza stick, milk and juice. Lunch: Beef & cheese nachos, pinto beans, rice, tossed salad, fresh fruit & milk. Wednesday, Breakfast: Sausage biscuit, milk & juice. Lunch: Steak burger, baked fries, lettuce, tomato, sliced pickles, ice cream, fruit & milk. Thursday, Breakfast: Breakfast sausage pizza, milk & juice. Lunch: Oven baked chicken, whipped potatoes, corn on cob, green beans, rolls, fresh fruit & milk. Friday, Breakfast: Breakfast on a stick, milk & juice. Lunch: Spaghetti w/meat sauce, green beans, tossed salad, garlic bread, peach cobbler & milk. Mustang Special: Monday, Chicken & cheese crispitos, baked fries, lettuce, tomato, sliced pickles, fruit & milk. Tuesday, Chili-dog, w/ shredded cheese, baked fries, lettuce, tomato, sliced pickles, fresh fruit & milk. Wednesday, Carne guisada tacos, w/shredded cheese, tossed salad, rice, fruit, ice cream & milk. Thursday, Meatball submarine sandwich, baked fries, lettuce, tomato, sliced pickles, fresh fruit & milk. Friday, Baked potato, w/chili & shredded cheese, tossed salad, crackers, peach cobbler & milk. Waelder School Choice of Milk, Fresh Fruit served with every meal. Monday, Breakfast: Pigs in Blanket, Fruit. Lunch: Sloppy Joes, Potato Salad, Baked Beans, Pickle Spears, Fruit. Tuesday, Breakfast: Waffles & Sausage, Fruit. Lunch: Chicken Strips, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Bread Fruit. Wednesday, Breakfast: Blueberry Muffin, Fruit. Lunch: Corn Dogs, Macaroni & Cheese, Carrot Sticks, Fruit. Thursday, Breakfast: Biscuit & Sausage, Fruit. Lunch: Soft Taco/Cheese, Lettuce & Tomatoes, Pinto Beans, Fruit. Friday, Breakfast: Pancakes & Ham, Fruit. Lunch: Cheeseburgers, Oven Fries, Lettuce, Tomatoes & Pickles, Fruit. Shiner Catholic Schools All Lunches Served with Milk Monday: Hot Dogs (plain, chili, cheese), Pork & Beans, Sliced Pickles, Tossed Salad, Fruit. Tuesday: Baked turkey ham, Lettuce, tomato, Corn, Bread, Fruit. Wednesday: Frito Pie, Pinto Beans, tossed Salad, Fruit. Thursday: Turkey Fritters w/white Gravy, Whipped potatoes, Green Beans, Rolls, Fruit. Friday: Fish Nuggets w/catsup or tartar sauce, Tossed salad, Pea salad, Macaroni & cheese, bread, Fruit.

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Thursday, August 18, 2011

Back to school, fully supplied

Gonzales ISD students got a lot of help from the community this weekend with a pair of major efforts helping to make sure every student starts the year with a complete pack of supplies. Johnny Ross Hunts annual gospel school supply fundraiser featured entertainment and more at Heroes Square on Friday, while Faith Family Church held its annual backpack giveaway Saturday morning, handing out more than 300 packs filled with supplies.

Photos by Nikki Maxwell and Dave Mundy

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Time runs out County considers penalty for on all of us non-permitted driveways
I have never let my schooling interfere with my education. Mark Twain Received a phone call from a person from my past recently. It was a woman. Said she tracked me down by getting my cell number from a kinfolk of mine. Reason for the call, she allowed, was that the Class of 62 would be celebrating its 50th reunion next year. Wanted to give me a heads Jim Cunningham up on making plans to be there. Though we hadnt had any contact for 49 years, in the short conversation, there was little we bothered to catch up on. But her reminder of my Jim Cunningham is a former longtime in the halls of good ol time Gonzales newsman and the former interim publisher of the Rosebud High School did Gonzales Cannon. spark a chain reaction of thoughts. Short circuiting a couple of neurons in the gray matter. Pulsating a rhythm that had me beating down a door that led me back into the halcyon days of my youth. Let me regress. You see, the term teenager was coined in the 1950s. And in the Fabulous Fifties, I was one of those teenagers. It was also in this decade that my contemporaries and our parents were to be dubbed The Generation Gap. A Generation Gap, I feel, exists in how schools operated then and how they are steered today. Consider the start date. Back when I was young we heard the first school bell of the year on the day after Labor Day. School today begins in mid-August. And football, well, in my hey-day, no such thing as twoa-days. Because Rosebud was a small farming community. Defined by cotton and corn and watermelons and cattle. And when the call was sounded for those coming out for football, probably 15 to 16 of the 20 or so players suiting up were farm-reared. And they were expected to do chores and work the fields til sunset. So a practice session wasnt set until 8 p.m. Under lights. On a field that was apt to have more grass burrs than common Bermuda. Fellow with the whistle around his neck overseeing a staff of maybe two other coaches was not only a head coach. He also taught sixth grade geography, seventh grade science, freshmen history, and drivers ed. Multi-tasking in the teaching department was the norm and not the exception. As just about every teacher back then taught multiple subjects. Today, there is an Athletic Director plus a dozen coaches for practically every sport. In my day, it was football, basketball, baseball and track. Tennis was secondary. There were no volleyball, soccer or softball as competitive sports. Buses catered only to rural students. A few students and teachers did motor to school to park on the side streets. Too limited to merit having a parking lot. Townies walked to school and rushed home for lunch. And the parents at the time also shared lasting mutual I dos. Not those uncertain I dos of today. The divorce rate was low back then and for a reason I wished I could explain a couple in wedlock could work through their problems. So marriage was basically for forever. Forever in many marriages of today is about six months. I digress. Once I capped and gowned it and was graduated from RHS in 19 and 62, it didnt take a Falls County minute for me to realize that there was gonna be a life after high school. In the ensuing years I found it hard to quantify the education I received there. Because the pragmatic approach I embraced in living and almost dying in the ensuing five decades has been an education in itself. I put little stock or truck in what that commencement speaker preached on a Friday night in late May of 62. Such a pace, 12 years of public school education, well, I just noodled through it the best I could. In the interim, my classmates and I married and divorced. Became parents and grandparents. Some of us enjoyed walking in high cotton and some of us adapted to budget dinners. Others would take a little trip to a strange little country and a strange little war Vietnam. College and careers followed. As did trade labor and clerking. Cancer would strike and take some of us. Car accidents claimed a few, too. I suspect there are a few success stories also. Its expected in any group, controlled or at random. However, I can only comment on whats transpired in my own time waltzing through this wonderful world. Through the good times and the bad. I have been blessed. And when not, I have only myself to blame. Prompting me to possess enough sense to realize that time is indifferent. Down the road, it runs out on all of us.

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The message is clear: Before you build a driveway in Gonzales County you better have a permit. During a special called meeting Monday, the Gonzales County Commissioners Court discussed penalties for people who more forward with driveway plans without going through the proper channels. There is currently no such penalty in the law books for Gonzales County. Harris County is the only one that has all this written into their statute, because they went before the legislature and got it done, said Gonzales County Judge David Bird. Everyone else is on their own. He explained it would be a contempt of a court order to not do a driveway permit as required by the

county. Gonzales County Attorney Paul Watkins explained how the county could use a show cause hearing for these cases. The court always has the authority to enforce an order that you pass, and anyone who is in violation of that you can issue a show cause order and have them come explain themselves, Watkins said. If they have a legally permissible excuse for why they didnt do it, fine, but if not then you can punish them. He said that the court would have options on what to do if it is determined that they have violated the order. The penalty may be money, it may be self-help, we might remove it, or tie it to the septic permit, Watkins said. Our hope is that by getting the word out we wont have anyone violating this. Your

permit is not so onerous that somebody should try to skip that, because the consequences could be substantial. He said he wants Gonzales County to be a good place to do business, but not to be taken advantage of. The permits are to ensure culverts and driveways are installed correctly. The county permits that and assists with installing them. The property owner or drilling company must come before commissioners and explain why they did not follow our rules. The court tabled a decision on the penalty, while they examine what punishments other counties are applying to violators. In other business, the court set two dates for public hearings regarding the 2011 tax rate, Aug. 29 and Sept. 1. The next scheduled Commissioners meeting is Monday, Aug. 29 at 9 a.m.

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Hal Shipley and Jan Meeks have combined their talents at the new On Track Arts in Harwood. (Photo by Nikki Maxwell)

On Track Arts Where quality art meets handpicked vintage

By NIKKI MAXWELL
newseditor@gonzalescannon.com

Pay attention, you might miss it if you arent looking. But dont be fooled by the aged wood, pealed paint and weathered roof. There is new life inside the big, red two story building in downtown Harwood. The building is home to a new retail store On Track Arts, a combination of Windfall Designs and Shipley Stained Glass Studio. Artists and business partners, Hal Shipley and Jan Meeks have taken their passion for their art and combined it with their love of antiques to create a unique store with something for everyone. The retail location allows them to showcase their stained glass, costume jewelry, chimes and other handmade art, while also selling hundreds of their handpicked vintage treasures. Hal and I have reached the point of opening our doors for our first sift opening, Meeks said. This will allow

us the opportunity to gain important feedback from friends, neighbors and customers before the grand opening this Fall. She said in the beginning On Track will be open only one or two

weekends per month, to allow them valuable studio time. The Big Red Building The home for On Track Arts was built in the 1920s. Through the years it has hosted many different businesses, including a fancy candy store, general merchandise, and hardware store downstairs, while upstairs was the Leaky Roof Dance Hall and even a roller rink. A pair of roller skates hanging inside the entryway pay tribute to the buildings legacy. Meeks and Shipley said they are committed to saving the building and embracing its past. Weve enjoyed learning more about the buildings history, and the more we discover about it, the more we realize this is where we are meant to be, Meeks said. The couple moved out of Austin and bought a house in Harwood ten years ago. They have had their eyes ARTISTS, Page B5

Train searched for sex assault suspect

By NIKKI MAXWELL
newseditor@gonzalescannon.com

LULINGIf you were in Luling Thursday morning, you may have noticed some flashing lights and commotion around the railroad tracks. According to the Colorado County

Sheriff s Office (CCSO), authorities were searching for a sexual assault suspect who was possibly hiding out on a cargo train running through town. He (the suspect) wasnt on the train, but we wanted to make sure and check it anyway, said Lt. Troy Neisner of the CCSO.

DPS and five officers from the Luling Police Department responded to the call and assisted in the search. Neisner said the reported assault occurred Thursday morning outside of Weimar. Details about the case and a description of the suspect are not being released at this time.

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Gonzales Family Church Assembly of God

320 St. Andrew

Assemblies of God

Places of Worship
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Church of Christ (Iglesia de Cristo)
201 E. Second St. Nixon

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First United Methodist 410 N. Franklin, Nixon

403 E North Main, Flatonia

Jesus Holy Ghost Temple

1906 Hickston, Gonzales

Flatonia United Methodist Harris Chapel United Methodist

S. Liberty St. Nixon

First Assembly of God

509 E. 3rd St. Nixon

Church of Christ

Lighthouse Church of Our Lord

1805 Weimar, Gonzales

E. 3rd & Texas, Nixon

New Life Assembly of God

Corner of Church St. & Jessie Smith St. Gonzales

Community Church of God

1020 St. Louis, Gonzales

Churches of God

New Life Temple for Jesus Christ

Belmont, Corner of Hwy 466 & Hwy 80

Harwood Methodist Church

Bahai Faith

Bahai Faith Baptist

621 St. George St. Gonzales

Gonzales Memorial Church of God in Christ

1113 Hastings, Gonzales

North 2nd and North Gonzales, Harwood

Clark Baptist Church

F.M. 794, Gonzales Hwy. 87 Smiley

New Way Church of God in Christ

514 St. Andrew, Gonzales

Henson Chapel United Methodist

1113 St. Andrew, Gonzales

River of Life Christian Fellowship

207 Steele St., Smiley 830-587-6500

Two Rivers Bible Church

Monthalia United Methodist

CR 112 off 97

1600 Sarah DeWitt Dr., Ste 210, Gonzales

County Baptist Church Iglesia Bautista Memorial

Hwy 97 Waelder

Shiner Baptist Church

Eastside Baptist Church

Seydler Street, Gonzales Hwy. 87 Smiley

Avenue F and 15th Street, Shiner

Episcopal Church of the Messiah

721 S. Louis, Gonzales (830) 6723407

Episcopal

Smiley United Methodist

1 blk S. of Hwy 87

Faith Family Church

Inter-Denominational Pentecostal

1812 Cartwheel Dr., Gonzales

Leesville Baptist Church

E. of Hwy 80 on CR 121

Union Lea Baptist Church

St. Andrew St. Gonzales

Waelder United Methodist

2 blks from Hwy 90 & 97

Efeso Igesia Bautista First Baptist Church

422 St. Paul, Gonzales 403 N Texas Nixon Hwy 108 N Smiley

Memorial Heights Baptist Church

1330 College Gonzales 100 Capes Gonzales Hwy. 97 Bebe

Union Valley Baptist Church

FM 1681 NW of Nixon

La Os del Evangelio Mission Capilla del Pueblo

W. Central at 87 Nixon

Evangelical

Faith Temple

Hwy 80 (N. Nixon Ave.) Nixon

Webster Chapel A.M.E.

1027 Church St. Gonzales

First Baptist Church First Baptist Church First Baptist Church

406 N Ave E Waelder

Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church Oak Valley Baptist Church Old Moulton Baptist Church
2287 FM 1680, Moulton

St. James Catholic Church

417 N. College, Gonzales St. John St. Gonzales

Catholic

Camp Valley Full Gospel

7 mi N of Nixon on Hwy 80

Full Gospel

Agape Ministries Living Waters Church

Non-Denominational
Fellowship

Holy Temple of Jesus Christ No. 2

1515 Dallas, Gonzales

512 St. James, Gonzales

Temple Bethel Pentecostal

1104 S. Paul, Gonzales

Sacred Heart Catholic Church St. Joseph Catholic Church

207 S. Washington, Nixon

Full Gospel Church

1426 Fisher, Gonzales

605 Saint Joseph St. Gonzales

Life Changing Church of Gonzales

3.3 miles north on 183, Right on CR 235, Right on CR 236

First Evangelical Lutheran

1206 St. Joseph, Gonzales

Lutheran

Bread of Life Ministries

613 St. Joseph, Gonzales

Greater Church

Palestine

Baptist

Primitive Baptist Church

1121 N. College Gonzales

S of 90-A (sign on Hwy 80)

Greater Rising Star Baptist Church

Providence Missionary Baptist Church

1020 St. Andrew Gonzales

St Patrick Catholic Church in Waelder

613 Highway 90 East Waelder Hwy 87 Smiley

Abiding Word Church, LCMS 1310 St. Louis

Lutheran

Cowboy Church of Gonzales County

J.B. Wells Showbarn El Centro Cristiano Agua Viva of Waelder Sun. Worship 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m.

Pilgrim Presbyterian Church

CR 210 off FM 1116

Presbyterian

St. Phillip Catholic Church

3rd Ave S of Hwy 87 Nixon

Stratton Primitive Baptist

FM 1447 9 miles east of Cuero Hwy 80- North of Belmont SE 2nd St. Waelder

Harwood Baptist Church

North of Post Office

St. James Baptist Church Saint Paul Baptist Church

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

712 Crockett, Luling

Christian

Belmont United Methodist Hwy. 90-A Dewville United Methodist

West of FM 1117 on CR 121

Methodist

Presbyterian Church of Gonzales

414 St. Louis, Gonzales

Emmanuel Fellowship

1817 St. Lawrence St. Gonzales

Iglesia Bautista Macedonia

Congregation Adat HaDerech Meets on Saturdays and Holy Days, 672-5953

Messianic Judaism

201 S Congress Nixon

Church of Christ

Churches of Christ

1323 Seydler St. Gonzales

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Dont get so focused on the problem that you lose focus

Do you have a physical problem right now that will not let you enjoy your life? Is there an emotional issue that is draining your energy? Are these concerns occupying your mind day and night? Do you toss things around in your mind and play the what If game? You know the game What if this pain turns out to be? What if I end up alone? What if I lose everything? on and on and on until you feel you are going crazy. If you answered yes to these questions I want to share something that might help you. Take this paper and bring it up to your eye level. Now press it against your nose. Read what it says. Could you read it? Why not? Wasnt it because everything was out of focus? Well, thats exactly what happens when we focus too closely on our problems. Whenever we are emotionally entangled in a problem it is

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Love, Eloise
Eloise Estes
almost impossible to see things objectively. We cant find the solution to our dilemma because when our emotions are rattled they affect our ability to be objective. It took a while for me to get into the habit of taking myself out of the picture when trying to solve my problems. Stepping back from the situation lets us get a different perspective on what is going on. Stepping back helps us see things clearer and helps us to recognize the things we can change, and the things we have no control over. Next time you are having trouble coming up with the answer to your problem just consider how you would help someone

else with the same situation. You would probably give them advice from an objective and detached viewpoint. That is exactly what we must do when we are trying to solve our own problems. It takes discipline not to focus on what affects us personally, but it can be done. There are times when trying not to focus on the problem causes you to think more about it because the mind is unable to process two things at the same time. Anytime you concentrate on not worrying about your pain, the pain is the only thing you are going to think about. That is why the Bible tells us to reflect on what is good, about those things that encourage and uplift us. The best way to get a negative thought out of your mind and stop worrying is to replace it with a positive one. Get involved in a fun activity. Find someone to help.

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Take a break from the mental gymnastics and stop scrutinizing your predicament. Whenever Ive continually kept an eye on a concern to see if it is improving I cant focus on anything else. This finally hit me Faith does not monitor. Doubt monitors. Once we have turned over our problems to God we have to let go of the reins and let Him take over. Weve got to stop looking to see if the problem is getting better and get it out of our mind, get on with our life- without stopping to check for a pulse. Worry doesnt change anything but the quality of our life. There are some things that are totally out of our control. Figuring out the things that are ours to handle and those that are beyond our capabilities is a good way to relieve ourselves of a lot of stress. Letting go of whatever you cant do anything about and allowing God to handle the rest is highly recommended.

Worrying about things that are beyond your control will wear you out physically and emotionally. Our bodies need rest to function efficiently. Anxiety is not a good prescription for a peaceful nights sleep. We cant manage the activities of our hectic days as we should when anxiety keeps us awake all night. A troubled heart and weary mind tend to view the world through blurred vision, and good judgment is adversely affected when the body and mind are fatigued. From now on, right before you go to bed, whisper a little prayer of thanks to remind yourself that when you give your troubles to God your life is in the best of hands. Do not be concerned. Do not be afraid. Lay your head on your pillow and close your eyes knowing that you have a faithful watchman who never sleeps. love, eloise

Thanks to all the sponsors of annual backpack giveaway

Faith Family Church would like to thank everyone for investing in this project and making a difference in the lives of the students who received back packs and school supplies. Here is a list of all the individuals and businesses who generously gave to make the Back Pack Give Away a success: AC Collision Center, Buddys Natural Chicken, Dr. Vaz Clinic, E-Barr Feeds, Edwards Furniture Company, David and Casie Ehrig, Fehrner and Son Grain Co., Oaks at Winding Way, Gonzales Food Market, Gonzales Livestock, Guerras Grill, H.E.B., Holiday Finance, James Short/ Acero, Jim and Cecilia Singleton, Sisters In Christ Sunday School Class-Methodist Church, Kitchen Pride Mushroom Farms, David & Cindy Ackman, Los Auto Sales, Mr. Taco, Soncrest Eggs, Blooming Creations, Gonzales Elementary School, Merle Norman, Hoopla, Persons Flowers, Steven & Sarah Liberti, J & G Antiques, James & Marilyn Schmidt, Mohrman Drug Store,

Christian Kids, The Gonzales Inquirer, Texan Nursing and Rehab of Gonzales, A G Construction, Michael & Shannon Gill, The Gonzales Cannon, Steve & Cheryl Turner, Kenneth & Sherry Poe, Betty Shows, Storey Jewelers, Dianes Splitting Image, Walmart, Lone Star Bank, Caraway Ford, Hair It Is, D&D Liquor, Brian and Rebecca Fees, Asset Capital Management, Myrna Patterson McLeroy, William A. Sawyer, Jose J Garcia, Bealls, Victoria Walgreens/Stefanie Porras, Margie Shows, All Seasons Heat & Air, Sage Capital Bank, Ripley & Wolff, Adams Extract & Spice, Norman Burns, John & Kara Williams, Jeffrey Gonzales & Allie Singleton, David & Ruth Gumper, Darryl & Trisha Becker, Bruce & Elaine Baker, Darin & Brenda Kuntschik, Family Dollar, McDonalds, McCoys, Personal Impressions, Munson Office Account, Jean Johnson Peterek, Kates Kleaners, Paige Gass, Hearty Gourmet, and West Motors.

July proved to be a busy month for us at Normas House! With interviews, meetings, and fundraising events, we have had to stay on our toes! We are also welcoming a new staff member, Tiffany Collie. Tiffany will be the Program Coordinator. Tiffany just finished a week of training as Forensic Interviewer at the National Childrens Advocacy Center in Huntsville Alabama. She will be taking over most of the forensic interviewing from Ann, so that Ann can focus more of her time as Executive Director. So stop by sometime when you have a chance and say hello to Tiffany! Another exciting addition to our Team this summer is Sarah Westerfield, LPC-I. She is a therapist who is providing counseling services at Normas House to children and family members. We are very pleased to introduce her to our community. July 7th, Bo Davis of DVS Productions held a Calcutta event at Pardners Dancehall, located at the American Legion. Eighty percent of the funds raised were paid back out as prizes for the top bull riders. The other twenty percent was donated to Normas House. On Saturday at the PBR Bull riding event, the Gonzales County Royal Court

sold 50/50 raffle tickets and Shark Tank tickets for Normas House with 100% of the sales going to Normas House. The Staff and Board of Directors of Normas House worked the gate for the event. The PBR was a great success, and our hats are off to Bo Davis for his support to Normas House and our mission! An exciting new event to benefit Normas House was the Come and Take It Bike Race on July 23rd and 24th. Coordinated by Southern Clay, sixty percent of the money raised from the bike race was donated to Normas House. This was such a neat and successful event for the community that we hope to have every year! Thank you to everyone at Southern Clay who helped to put this event on and for your support of Normas House! Our new fiscal begins August 1. Tiffany is developing our Calendar of Community Events for Fiscal Year 11-12. Events will include training for parents, teachers, youth group leaders, churches, and the general public. She will also schedule speaking engagements for staff, volunteers and board members to address clubs and organizations in Gonzales and Lavaca Counties. She is also coordinating awareness and safety training for children. We really appreciate our de-

voted volunteer trainer, Carolyn Morrow, for helping with these. Watch for more about Darkness 2 Light and Happy Bear! Now, over the spring months we had a Raise the Roof fund drive. Very strong winds on February 2 this year, followed by weeks-on-end of wind, left much of our aging roof on the lawn. But, with an insurance claim, donations from McCoys, the Gonzales Elks Lodge, Kardosz, Inc., and individuals, and a fundraising Plant Sale, we now have a new metal roof which should last long and cut some of our overhead costs! Two of our staff members, Judy and Tiffany, talked last week to the Smiley Neighborhood Watch group. The response was wonderful and Normas House has gained some very good friends. At the meeting, very good questions were asked that allowed staff to give important information and clear up misconceptions about what a Childrens Advocacy Center does and how it operates. Several people came away saying things like, Wow, I never thought of it that way. This was in response to Judy saying, When a child victim of abuse steps through our door, it is their first step to recovery. Its our hope that the worst is then behind them.

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cal Commission meetings to plan the restoration of the Old Jail Museum. Genevieve was an active member of her church, and was the first woman to serve on the vestry of the Episcopal Church of the Messiah in Gonzales. She was a member of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, and the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was named to the Whos Who rosters of Texas, of Texas Education, of the South and Southwest, and of Texas Women. She chaired the Gonzales County Polio Foundation, the American Cancer Crusade, and the Gonzales U.S. Bicentennial Committee, and was a charter member of the Spade and Trowel Garden Club. Genevieve was chosen Citizen of the Year in 1983, and was awarded the David B. Walshak Lifetime Achievement Award from the Gonzales Chamber of Commerce in 2001. Outside of her public interests, Genevieve loved to travel with her husband and family, and loved to quilt and scrapbook. She enjoyed the company of family and friends, and always managed to find time for a challenging bridge game and tracking personal family histories. Genevieve is survived by her daughter, Lucianne, and her husband Dan Blakemore of Oak Point; her sons, William Bradley (Brad) of Hutto and Henry H., Jr. (Sandy) and his wife Tracy of Hutto; five grandchildren, Ashley Burleson and husband Darren of Hagerstown, Maryland, Caris, Jess, Logan, and Emma Vollentine of Hutto; two great granddaughters, Sherri and Kara Burleson, of Hagerstown, Maryland; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and hundreds of friends. She was preceded in death by her husband for life, Henry Howard Vollentine, who on their 51st anniversary wrote The view ahead is one of the best. Just a little bit further and then we can rest. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday August 16, 2011 in the Episcopal Church of the Messiah with Fr. Randy Melton officiating. Interment followed in the Gonzales Masonic Cemetery. Pallbearers included: Richard Crozier, Brent Christian, Dr. Bob Williamson, Dr. Tom Tiller, Steve Clarkson, Jeffery Braune, Mike Mikesh and Ronnie Tate. Honorary pallbearers was her beloved community of Gonzales. Visitation was held at the funeral home Monday evening. Memorials can be made to The Episcopal Church of the Messiah, Gonzales County Archives, Gonzales County Historical Commission or the Old Gonzales County Jail Restoration Project. Funeral services are under the care and direction of Seydler-Hill Funeral Home. Rodriguez, Sherman Baker, Jeff Koricanek, Philip Calzado, and Bryan Martinez. Memorials may be made to Faith Family Church P.O. Box 663 Gonzales, Texas 78629, or First Baptist Church 422 St. Paul Gonzales, Texas 78629. Services were under the care and direction of Seydler-Hill Funeral Home.

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Genevieve Bradley Vollentine, 1924-2011 VOLLENTINE Genevieve Bradley Vollentine joined her dear Henry Howard on Thursday, August 11, 2011. Born in Gonzales, Texas, May 30, 1924 to Gilmer Elliot (G.E.) and Hattie Kellum Bradley, Genevieve attended Gonzales public schools and graduated from Gonzales High School in 1934. She married her lifelong partner and friend, Henry Howard Vollentine, on June 8, 1946. She was a 1945 graduate of the University of Texas, Genevieve taught in Freer, Navasota, and Austin before serving as Gonzales County School Superintendent from 1950 to 1979. While County Superintendent, she created the first positions for school nurse and truant officer. Genevieve was a pioneer in the visual aid industry. She developed a business around the use of visual aid devices in education, and instructed school personnel throughout the State. Retirement was never an option for Genevieve as she became an inspirational civic leader. As a fifth generation Gonzales native, Genevieve will be best remembered for her avid interest in and dedication to preservation in Gonzales County. She was instrumental in the establishment of the Gonzales County Historical Commission and the Gonzales County Archives. In 1975, she was appointed chair of the Gonzales County Historical Commission. She guided the creation of Pioneer Village, spearheaded the renovation project for the Old Jail, and developed the tour routes of historic Gonzales. She coordinated research for, and published the Gonzales County History Book. Genevieve received the Texas Historical Commission Distinguished Service Award five years in a row, and earned the Commissions Lifetime Achievement in Historic Preservation Award in 1978. Genevieve, The First Lady of Gonzales History remained active until the spring of 2011, regularly attending the Gonzales County Histori-

Kenneth Wayne Baker, 1972-2011 BAKER Kenneth Wayne Baker, 38, passed away Wednesday August 10, 2011. He was born November 23, 1972 in Gonzales to Hurley Baker and Pauline Wesch Baker. Kenneth graduated from Gonzales High School and worked for Tommy Huber Construction as a carpenter. He had worked for Carolyn and Danny Malik tending cattle and poultry as well as James Lassig before going to work at Soncrest Egg Farms. Kenneth enjoyed fishing with his son and joking around with friends. He had served as a Volunteer Fireman in Smiley when he was living in that area. Kenneth was a very dedicated and dependable worker and a loving and caring man. He had been a long time member of the First Baptist Church in Gonzales and has presently been attending Faith Family Church as well. He is survived by his wife, Nora Baker of Gonzales, daughters, Kailyn Whitney Baker of Smiley, Brittany Lynn Torres of Gonzales, Jennifer Lynn Torres of Victoria, Briah Shae Ramos of Gonzales, sons, Carlos Torres, Jr., (Veronica) of Gonzales, Jathan Eric Martinez of Gonzales, brother, James Lee Baker (Rachel) of Port Lavaca, Loving Companion, Kathy Marie Martinez of Gonzales, grandchildren, Mary Ellen Baker, Devin Cantu, Brandy Torres, Jayla Torres and Darian Torres and his niece Leig Ann Baker of Port Lavaca. He was preceded in death by his parents and infant brother Hurley Baker, Jr. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Saturday August 13, 2011 at Seydler-Hill Funeral Home with Rev. Forrest Hamilton officiating. Interment followed in Hermann Sons Cemetery. Pallbearers included: Gerardo Rodriguez, Luciano

Marjorie Nederhood MacAllister, 1921-2011 MACALLISTER Marjorie Nederhood MacAllister died on Friday, August 12, 2011 at the age of 90. She was born on April 16, 1921 in Chicago, Illinois to Marie Doornbos Nederhood and Albert Nederhood. She married Howard MacAllister on June 8, 1942. She was preceded in death by her parents, her beloved husband Howard, her grandson Gregory Ray MacAllister and her 2 brothers Al and Otto and her sister Ange.Marjorie enjoyed a long life full of service to others. Her husband was a Methodist minister who was a sailor in the US Navy when they met in Chicago. After the war Marjorie, her husband and twin sons Dwight and Sid traveled to Texas which became her adopted home. As part of an itinerant ministry her family moved often during her lifetime. Marge was an integral part of her husbands ministry serving as pianist, organist, womens groups, choirs, Sunday School and often as both paid and unpaid secretary

for the church. Marge loved working in the churches her husband served, remembering past associations and names of past church members long after others had forgotten. Marge was a very talented artist, having painted many pictures for the family. She had a love for flowers and plants and loved planting in the Spring. A great letter writer, her letters were so clearly and beautifully written that family and friends remarked they envied her skill. Marjorie is survived by her son Dwight and his wife Cynthia of Cost and son Sid and his wife Mary Helen of Austin. She is also survived by grandchildren Tim MacAllister and wife Brandi of Denton, Jennifer MacAllister of Pflugerville, Colin MacAllister and wife Alison of New York City and Shelley MacAllister of Austin. Great Grandchildren are Gregory, Garrett, Kailey and Jordan of Denton and Dylan and Katie of Austin. A beloved niece Edie Sauter and her husband Ralph and their sons Scott and his wife J.J. and Cole and his wife Meredith and their children are also remembered. She is also survived by sisters-inlaw Janet Nederhood and Ruth MacAllister as well as many other family members all across the United States. Services were held at 10 a.m. Monday August 15, 2011 in the First United Methodist Church with Pastor Andy Smith and Rev. Paul Smith officiating. Burial followed in Monthalia United Methodist Cemetery. Pallbearers included Ralph Sauter, Scott Sauter, Cole Sauter, Colin MacAllister, Tim MacAllister and Dwight MacAllister. Honorary Pallbearers include her great grandchildren: Gregory, Garrett, Kailey, Jordan, Dylan, Katie and Raina. The family had received friends Sunday evening at Seydler-Hill Funeral Home. Memorials may be to the First United Methodist Church in Gonzales or the Monthalia United Methodist Cemetery Association. Ser-

vices are under the care an direction of Seydler-Hill Funeral Home.

Freddy Martin Marty Mouse Rosas, 1973-2011 Freddy Martin Marty Mouse Rosas, 37, of Gonzales passed away Tuesday August 9, 2011. He was born September 27, 1973 in Gonzales to Tony and Lupe Arrellano Rosas. Marty had worked for Iowa Beef Packers and a line packer before moving back to Gonzales and going to work in the poultry business. Marty loved his family and enjoyed bar-bques surrounded by family and friends. He enjoyed watching the Dallas Cowboys and listening to music and Marty enjoyed reminiscing and telling stories with his older brother Troy. Marty was a very loving person and son and his greatest joy was spending quality time with his mother. Freddy Martin Rosas is survived by his adoring mother, Lupe Rosas of Gonzales, a daughter, Linda Darlene Perez, a sister, Yolanda Kay Esparza of Seguin, his brother Troy Anthony Rosas and his wife Rebecca of Seguin and his life long friend Freddy Fonseca of Gonzales. He was preceded in death by his father, a brother David Anthony Rosas and a sister, Linda Darlene Rosas. A memorial funeral Mass will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday August 20, 2011 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Services were under the care and direction Seydler-Hill Funeral Home.

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Rachel Vargas, a certified sign language interpreter with Vital Signs, Inc. of San Antonio, was the guest speaker at the Monday, August 15th meeting of the Gonzales Noon Lions Club. Ms. Vargas spoke of some of her many experiences since becoming a certified language interpreter and has done sign language interpreting in hospitals, universities, governmental meetings and on various stages. She related an instance when she worked at the opening of Morgans Wonderland in San Antonio and was on stage next to former Spur Daivd Robinson. The diminutive Ms. Vargas, who is just under five feet tall, said she only came up to the belt buckle of the former NBA champion. Rachel was the guest of Noon Lions president Brent White and just happens to be his sister-in-law. In other business, the Noon Lions will be cooking and serving a meal at a disc golf tournament this weekend at the disc golf course on East Avenue. And the public is reminded that they have only about a week left to get tickets for the annual Lions Fajita Dinner, scheduled for Thursday, August 25th at the Lions Pavilion in Independence Park. Tickets at $7.00 each are available from any Lions Club member. (Courtesy Photo)

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Rotarian Bryan Glass had the program for Rotarys regular noon meeting on Tuesday. He invited Allan Fink from Farm Bureau to be his guest speaker. Mr. Fink enlightened the club on what the Farm Bureau is all about and how it can be very beneficial to rural America. The Texas Farm Bureau was established in 1933 and has been a big voice in Washington for the farmers and ranchers since. (Courtesy Photo)

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on the big, red building ever since. When they decided they wanted to set up shop somewhere they made an offer and purchased the big, red building three blocks from their home. We were always intrigued by this building. This fell into our laps, Shipley said. We are so lucky to be here. Its a lot of work but weve enjoyed it. Eye Candy When you step through the front door your visual senses are overloaded with eye candy in every direction. Stained glass art hangs in every window, handmade jewelry drapes on counters, and rescued statues and sparkling trinkets fill every other nook and cranny. Basically, from formal to funky, theres something for everyone. And in case youre wondering, yes, that is a headboard on the ceiling. We have so many hanging items to display that we had to get really creative about how and where to hang our stained glass, wind chimes, and found objects, Meeks said. When you look up youll be surprised at what you find up there.

The Artists Shipley Stained Glass Studio Since 1976, Hal Shipley has been creating unique stained glass art. Drawing largely on natural themes, his original designs are produced as one of a kind works or in limited editions. Shipley says he takes great care in selecting each sheet of glass before beginning a project. Its important to find the right piece of glass with the color variation and veining that I need to enhance each design, Shipley said. He said its not unusual for him to spend a whole day at an art glass manufacturer searching for the perfect piece of glass. Meeks laughed and recalled a time when Shipley cut a piece from the center of one of her sheets of glass that is no longer being produced. It had exactly what I was looking for to finish a project, Shipley said smiling. Someday she might forgive me for that. Well see. In the tradition of master stained glass artists, Shipley uses the copper foil technique, instead of lead. The one-man-studio specializes in custom designed work for residential and commercial clients and has

We still need rain as much as we ever did. The following is a prayer from the front of the Monthalia Methodist bulletin from this last Sunday. Dear God, our heavenly Father, you said whatsoever ay two or more come together and agree and ask in your Sons name, it shall be given. We come to you humbly, and ask that you bring down the rain to our parched lands. Our farmers and ranchers need it desperately, as well as our firefighters. We ask this all in Jesus name. Amen. The annual fundraiser for the Belmont Volunteer Fire Department is in downtown Belmont on September 17th. In addition to the barbeque plate for $7.00 each, there is a raffle going on with only 900 raffle tickets being sold. There is live entertainment and an auction of items from different merchants in the area. We certainly need to support our local fire department especially in the kind of drought we are having where any little spark will start a fire. Bless your heart Connie Lott for giving the flyer about the Leesville Country Fair to my husband at church so that I would not have to guess at things. It is Saturday, October 8th, at 10:00AM at the pavilions by the Leesville Cemetery. This is the annual fund raiser for the Leesville Cemetery and provides a $1000.00 scholarship for a local high school student. There will be live entertainment by the ONeal Brothers Band. There is an auction, a silent auction and raffle drawing, a Country Store, and Flag Presentation. For the kidsAll Freebouncer moon walk, animal exhibits, face painting, craft activity table, Bean Bag Toss, Fish pond, Fire Truck and a Police Car. There will be plenty to eat and drink (No alcoholic bev-

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a very impressive portfolio to prove it. The photographs show the detail and intricate cuts he uses to get the desired effect to satisfy both the artist and the customer. Depending on the size and detail, each piece can take me either a few weeks or months to complete, he said. That depends on how many pieces of glass the cats in our studio knock off my work table. With a large amount of completed pieces in stock, these day Shipley focuses primarily on consignment pieces, creating windows, lamp shades, door panels, side lights, mirrors and other works of art based on what the customer wants. Many of his pieces can be found in distinctive and historic homes throughout Austin, including the Academy House in Travis Heights, highlighted on the HGTV national program Restore America. Shipley also sells his work at various retail stores in the Gonzales County area. Windfall Designs Jan Meeks relocated from Austin to Harwood in 2001 where she and Shipley built their new studio. She studied at Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches and works full time as a teaching artist.

Meeks is primarily a glass artist, employing fusing techniques in her designs. She creates wind chimes, fused glass window hangings, and a line of unique jewelry. In early 1990, Meeks began devoting all her time to art, experimenting with material and techniques. Select galleries and gift stores feature her work. Meeks said she loves teaching her craft, and has a strong background in teaching art to children and mentally and physically challenged adults. She says although she and Shipley are busy setting up shop in Harwood, she is still committed to balancing her teaching time with her own studio time. Were having fun with this, Meeks said. Its something we always wanted to do, and now both of our backgrounds are coming into play here. Meeks has organized several art shows and they have both set up countless booths at special events and Renaissance Fairs. Both say they are relieved to not have to take their show on the road anymore. We dont have to pack up and move it all out in a few days, so thats a relief, Shipley said. Its time to have them (customers) come to us.

Meeks couldnt agree more. Now our friends call us the red booth with a roof! She laughed. Its going to be a long process, but we are so excited and ready for it. The soft opening for On Track Arts is Saturday, Aug. 20. It will also be open Sept. 17, and Oct. 15. The official grand opening is scheduled for Nov. 11 and 12. Following the Grand Opening, the store will be open every Saturday through December 17. To reach Shipley, call (512) 4234553, or email him, hshipley@gvtc. com. To reach Meeks, call (512) 4229659, or email janm@gvtc.com.

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erages). It is come rain or shine under two covered pavilions. The regular meeting of the Belmont Ladies Club for the month of August is the fourth Tuesday in August at the Belmont Community Center at 2PM. Bingo prizes are being furnished by the club .Glenda Parker is in charge of the refreshments. Please lift the following people up in your prayers: Joe Kotwig, Annie Kotwig (Mam-Maw is Joes mother); Kenneth Crumley, Jesse, Candy Brown, Gilby, Hester Behlen, Susan, Roy Wright, Lynn (who is Rudolpho and Edna Garzas daughter as well as Rudolpho and Edna: Elson Schreiber(a former employee of Johnson Oil); Kathryn, Karen Roecker Mahan, Roland Barthels, Mary Jane Keith, Bill and Marie Lott, Laddie Studler, William Fink, Doris and Alvin Hewell; Brenda; Lisa Rodriguez, Joe Keith, Debbie and Bill Read, Sandi Gandre, Aunt Georgie; Lawrence Walshak and Joan; Joyce Schellenberg, Pete Kallies, Lillie Lay, Mildred ONeal, Louise Rossow, Selma Vickers, Teresa Wilke, Carl and Vida Tindle; Aunt Betty Gandre, Anna Lindemann, Doug Parker, Ann and Bubba Bond; Shirley Dozier, Tommy Daum, Britt Hindman, Sean Weda, Scott Hindman, George Fink, the family of Cindy Perez; the family of Marjorie Macalister, the family of Gaston

Thurmond, the family of Joy Maynor; the family of Kenneth W. Baker and our troops and their families, the families of the Navy Seals, and help for those who are starving in Somalia and elsewhere and RAIN We were so sorry to hear of the passing of Gaston Thurmond. We honored Gaston and Ophelia as the longest living sweethearts at the Belmont United Methodist Church. They were easy to love and hug. We knew that one of these days we were going to lose one or the other of them, and we lost Gaston at the age of 101. We send our sympathy to the family and especially to Ophelia. We also send sympathy to the family of Marjorie Macallister. Marjorie was one lively lady. For so many years she was the wife of an active United Methodist Minister, Rev. Howard Macallister. That entailed taking up the slack in whatever church they were in. Sometimes it was playing the piano and organ, or leading the Sunday school, all the while she was raising twin boys, Dwight and Sid. Keeping up with Bro. Mac was not easy to do. When he retired, he really didnt retire but he did get to slow down a bit and garden in their little retirement place in the Saturn area. I know that her family will miss her, and so will the rest of the many friends and acquaintances that she latched on to for the many years that she lived. We also lost Genevieve Bradley Vollentine this week. She was dubbed as the First Lady in Gonzales History and received several awards from the Texas History Commission. She also served as Gonzales County School Superintendent for many years. She celebrated her last birthday out at the Belmont Social with lots of kin

and friends. She still was an active voice in many of the committees she served on. Mildred ONeal was not doing well at all and had to be taken to Memorial Hospital. We send extra prayers her way. Mildred is Clarence Wayne ONeals mother. I went to school with Clarence Wayne, and he is kinfolks with a lot of the other ONeals in this area. I talked with Leah Ford and she still does not have a landline number so you will still have to call her on her cell phone at 830491-7016. I will have to tell you that I acquired the neatest cane while I was being fitted for shoes at John Daviss Health Solutions in Gonzales. It is pink and white and has the breast cancer ribbons on it in pink. A dollar of the purchase price for every cane is donated to breast cancer research. So if you have to use a cane, and want something beside the mundane, and something that will help raise awareness for breast cancer, I am giving you the thumbs up on where you can get one. And, no Shirley Dozier, you cannot have mine. You will have to go buy your own. Shirley D. had her surgery and went home the same day, but later in the week had trouble breathing and landed in the ER. She didnt have pneumonia as they thought so she got pumped full of antibiotics and sent home that afternoon. Hope you get to feeling better really soon Shirley. Bertha Schuler has the time of her life a couple of weeks ago while house sitting and kitty sitting for her daughter, Karen, and son-in-law, Michael Miller. They took off on a trip to Jamaica. So Bertha had a little bit of heaven on earth while she took care of

grand-daughters Aniya and Amariah, and Callie and Gracie, their two kitties. We took in a meal or two over at the Cost Caf a week or so ago. It is weird to walk into the caf and see all of the Lindemann Bros. grocery walls and even the meat counter. We had some delicious food and talked with several friends and even a relative that popped in. It was good to see Virgie Kifer and her grandson. I think that she is feeding him real good. I think we need to take good care of these kitties. For two days Samson and Dililah have had a mouse cornered. One or the other of them would sit there on guard duty. Last night Will decided that he should help them out and moved one box just a tiny bit. As quick as a flash Dililah had that mouse in her mouth and took off with it. Man she had a death grip on that mouse. Samson was ready but Dililah was just a little faster. After she was sure that it had truly met its demise, then she let Samson look at her mouse. And thank goodness we saw to the demise of that awful skunk that ended up inside the yard fence right at our steps. Poor Squeaky got sprayed, but Will got a little puff of that spray too. I will have to do better by these animals. I got some ice cream to eat and then I put diet Dr. Pepper on top of it. They stuck up their noses at that concoction. According to the critters, that was some awful tasting stuff. Oh well, I told them that this One and Iams dog and cat food was some super expensive food, and they had better cease complaining about the ice cream. Man, these animals have a super rough life at this house!! HA!! Have a good week and God Bless.

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Monster Garage Sale at GCAM, 708 St. Louis, Saturday, 8/20. Sneak Peek Friday, 8-11. All clothing 25 cents each!! Get your Back To School Clothes Here!! New To Me at GCAM is now open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 8-11. Yard Sale. 210 Smith. Saturday, 8-12. Blouses, jeans, socks, shoes, dishes, lamps, jewelry. Garage Sale. 140 Wallace. A little bit of everything. 8:001:00. Saturday, August 20, 2011. Yard Sale. Friday/ Saturday, 8-12 both days. Childrens, adults clothing, misc. items. Hwy. 304, 1 1/2 mi from Sage Bank on left side. Office Moving Sale - Bluebonnet Trails (Country Village

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2000 Buick Century, large capacity Estate Clothes Dryer, Kingsize mattress & standard box spring. 857-8090. 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. Heavy, vinyl tarps. 15x50. UV proof, tuff boogers. $50 each. 830-6602813. 6 oak restaurant booths w/copper inlaid tops. Large round folding tables w/6 armchairs. Contact Tommy, 830-351-1263. Excellent condition. 20 push mower, weed eater, $125/ both. 361-7412604, Yoakum. Maytag Washing Machine. $150.00. Call 361-208-3565. For Sale: 3 ft. long model Destroyer. $40.00. Call 6725784. FOR SALE: 35mm Minolta SLR Film Camera, 3 lenses, strobe, filters, tripod, case. $75.00. Call 830-822-6857.
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NOTIFICATION OF NONDISCRIMINATION IN CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS

1. Gonzales Independent School District offers career and technical education programs in Agricultural Science, Business Education, Family and Consumer Science, Automotive Services, and Technical Education. Admission to these programs is based on interest and aptitude, age appropriateness, and class space available. 2. It is the policy of Gonzales Independent School District not to Discriminate on the basis of race, color national origin, sex, or handicap in its career and technical programs, services, or activities required by Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. 3. It is the policy of Gonzales Independent School District not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, handicap, or age in its employment practices as required by Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. 4. Gonzales Independent School District will take steps to assure that lack of English Language skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in all education career and technical programs. 5. For information about your rights or grievance procedures, contact Title IX Coordinator, Dr. Kim Strozier at 926 St. Lawrence Street, 6729551, and/or Section 504 Coordinator, Frank Behrendt at 535 Fair Street, 672-6441.

Small Taxing Unit Notice

The CITY OF SMILEY will hold a meeting at 7 p.m. on September 8, 2011 at City Hall, 207 U.S.Hwy 87 W. to consider adopting a proposed tax rate for tax year 2011. The proposed tax rate is 0.4779 per $100 of value. The proposed tax rate would increase total taxes in the CITY OF SMILEY by 8%.

NOTIFICACIN PUBLICA DE EN CARERAS Y PROGRAMAS TCNICO DE EDUCACIN SIN DISCRIMINACIN

1. El Distrito Escolar Independiente de Gonzles ofrece educacin de tcnico y carreras en los campos de Educacin de Agricultura, Educacin de Negocios Profesionales, Educacin de Vida Familiar, y Educacin en Mecnica La admisin a estos programas se basa en inters y aptitud, edad apropiada, y espacio disponible. 2. Segn la pliza del distrito no se discriminara por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo, o impedimento fsico, en sus servicios o actividades relacionados con programas vocacionales, tal como lo requiere el Titulo VI de la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1964, segn enmienda, el Titulo IX de las Enmiendas en la Educacin, de 1972, y la Seccin 504 de la Ley de Rehabilitacin de 1973, segn enmienda. 3. Segn la pliza del distrito no se discriminara por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo, impedimento fisco o edad, en sus procedimientos de empleo, tal como lo requieren el Titulo VI de la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1964, segn enmienda; el Titulo IX de las Enmiendas en la Educacin, de 1972, la Ley de Discriminacin por Edad, de 1975, segn enmienda. 4. El Distrito Escolar Independiente de Gonzles tomara las medidas necesarias para asegurar que la falta de habilidad en el uso del lenguaje ingles no sea un barrera para la admisin y participacin en todos los programas tcnicos y carreras. 5. Para ms informacin sobre sus derechos o procedimientos para quejas, favor de comunicarse con la Coordinadora de Titulo IX, Dr. Kim Strozier, 926 St. Lawrence, 672-9551, y/o el Coordinador de la Seccin 504, Frank Behrendt, 535 Fair St., 672-6441.

RFP Gonzales Housing Authority is seeking proposals to Contract out Make-Ready on Vacant Units. Call 830-672-3419 for detailed information. RFP Waelder Housing Authority is seeking proposals to Contract out Make-Ready on Vacant Units. Call 830-203-0009 for detailed information.

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Good condition. All instruction books included. Call Sue, 672-2192. Utility trailer. All wired for lights. Current tag. $575. 512-917-4078. Hats from the makers of Koozie-Norwood 48 @ 192.08 plus transportation charges. 4 color heat transfer. Color of hats - Red, yellow, pink, green, bone, khaki, orange, black navy and royal. Thats only $4.00 a hat. DBK Advertising. 830-437-5142 or 830-857-0876. Prayer Shawl, 38x72, handmade, $75.00. Animal or bird cage, utility wire, 14x18, $60.00. 512-917-4078. FREE 3 haul Fiberglass boat, 16 ft. Needs work & no leaks. Call for information. 830-5403574. Fullsize Mattress & Box Springs, $100. Queensize Mattress and Box Springs, $175. Both in excellent condition & sanitized. 830-6723728. 2 young ladies black jackets size 14. One is leather. 672-8034. Old Readers Digests for Sale. Call 830-672-3362. Autograph picture of Muhammad Ali/ Cassius Clay (60s), Certificate of Authenticity (11x16), $1,400. Yellow Lab Stud Service. (806) 577-3962. Beautiful handmade orange poinsettia pottery bowl. Large. Great gift. $35. Call (512) 917-4078. Pecans for Sale. This years crop. Shelled, Halved. $10/1 lb. bag. 512-417-3032. Culligan Water Softner and Rust Remover, old cars, elect. water heater, 2001 Fiber Truck bed w/key, Hay Balers, Bar B Q pipe. 830-437-5759. 2 pipe BBQ pits for sale. Ozarka Water cooler with bottle. Call 361-208-3565. 128 used letter-size hanging file folders, most have colored tabs, excellent condition. $30 cash for all or $7 per 25. 830672-1106. Computer, printer & desk, all $400. Stamina #4755 exercise machine. Like new condition. $100/obo. 6722267. 4 tires. LT2457QR17 in good condition. $100 obo. 830-6722075. 16 ft. Fiberglass canoe, $250; Dog house, $45.; A/C, $40; Heaters, Lift Chair, $150/ Leather Couch, $100. FM 532 W. of Moultong. Just across from bridge. Call 361-596-4403 after 7 p.m., leave message. Tanning Bed for Sale. 1996, 24SF. $300. Childrens wardrobe, good condition. $300. 672-7127. Beautiful Vintage water color painting, landscape & water. 12x19. $375. Antique very ornate picture frame. 16x20, $295. Call 512-917-4078. Dalhart Winberg original oil painting, landscape, $3800 (512)9174078. For Sale: Picnic tables built with treated 2x6 lumber with bolts and screws. No nails. 4, 6, and 8 foot sizes available. For more details call 830540-4776 or 830857-3273. Delivery Available. Beautiful 6 month old dark brown all leather sofa & loveseat, 4 recliners built in. Very comfortable. Need to sell, too large for room. Store will not take back. They are custom made. Paid $4,000, will take $3,000 for them. Call 672-3613. Entertainment Center. Rustic style pine. 55.5x50 inches. Holds up to 32 inch TV. Great Condition. Asking $50 obo. Call 361-5967466. Cargo style sofa. $100.00. Call 361772-5859. Custom Designed Western motif 3 panel decorative screen, 54x78 1/2, horses, brands & leather look, $395 512-917-4078. For sale antique set twin beds, antique wardrobe, table with chairs, sofa and two matching chairs. 830-672-7347. For sale 3 piece antique loveseat, lamps new and used mobile chair with batteries. 1827 St. Louis 830-672-8034. for cows. $45 a bale. Call 512-917-4078. Old western saddle, needs repair $150 (512) 917-4078. 2 wheel trailer. Call Robert at 830-2030540. Grill Guard and Running Boards for 2002 Durango. Westin Brand, excelllent condition. $300. Call 830-560-0238. For Sale. Older Buick Regal Sport Car. Engine is gone. Body, tires are almost new. Air condition system is new. Make me an offer. 361-594-2129. Shiner, County Rd. 299, Box 577. 1988 Wrangler, new motor. Sahara special and John Deere 350 C Dozer. 90% Condition Overall. Make offer on Jeep and Tractor. Call 857-1781. Simply the best deal on new Chevrolets and GMCs and over 100 used vehicles with financing to fit most credit situations. Grafe Chevrolet GMC - Hallettsville, TX - 800 798-3225 or 361-798-3281. FOR SALE: 2007 Toyota Camry LS 48,000 miles; auto; a i r- co n d i t i o n e d, power locks, etc. Great condition; below Blue Book price. Call in Gonzales 404-502-0340. (Cellphone). 1989 Ford Conversion Van. Super clean interior, good motor & A/C, transmissions slips, $1,900 firm. 830-437-5659 or 857-6565. 2000 Jeep Wrangler SE Sport 2D, New Tires and New Sony Stereo. 107,000 miles. Great Condition. Asking $7,000 obo. Call 361-8653353. For Sale: 2001 Crown Victoria Ford, price $3,250. Call 830-5876230 or 830-8575559. 1998 Chevrolet, heavy 1/2 ton 4WD, 350CC engine. New AC. $5,000. Call 830203-0147. Van for Sale. $3,800 OBO. 2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette. Wellmaintained, very clean. 181,000 miles. Great for family or hauling van. Call 512905-8226. 2,000 F-250, Powerstroke, Ford Diesel truck, Hunter Green, Tow Ball, Bedliner, CLEAN, 182K Miles. Power windows, locks. $6,500 cash. (512) 917-4078. 2005 Yamaha V-Star Classic with Silverado Package. Lots of extras. 1995 F-250 4x4 Supercab Diesel 5-speed. 281-3309417. 2009 Honda Trailwagon, w/dump bed, headlights, receiver hitch & seat belts. 2wd w/rear differential. $2,500. For more information, 672-8580. 2007 Saturn Ion, 56,000 Miles $5000 worth of performance parts. $9000 OBO 830-203-0282. For sale: 1998 GMC P/U, V8 automatic, 2D Extended Cab, 181K miles, bed liner, tow-package, $3,800. 830-203-0287.

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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. House in country for rent. 3/2, nice yard. 361-594-3233 or 830-857-4364.

For sale: Float tube for fishing, like new. $50 obo. Also electric trolling motormake offer. 8575720. Baby bed for sale. $60. Call 254-9315712. Electric Hospital Bed, $300. 12 function exercise bicycle, $65. Prices Negotiable. 830582-1120, Nixon. Fresh shelled peas. Cream, purple hulled & black eyed. Also unshelled peas. Sold by the bushel. 2001 Water St., Gonzales. Proform Treadmill. Model 380CS. Programmable, includes built-in fan, speaker for IPOD radio. Like new condition. $350/obo. Contact Liz, 830263-2103. 2003 Golf Cart for sale. Call 830-8576208. Radio Control Airplane parts/kits. If I dont have it, I can get it. Lockhart, TX. Call 979-393-8642.

For Sale: 14 feet by 40 feet Morgan Building. Used 9 months as library. Fully complete with electrical lighting and A/C heat pump unit. Floors sanded and painted. Steps with landing. Equipped with electrical meter loop. Excellent condition. Ideal for office space or nice work building. Contact Business Manager at 361594-3836. Whirlpool Heavy Duty Gas Dryer. Good condition. $75. Can be seen at 511 Church St. 830857-4993. Fresh Produce. Watermelons, Cantaloupes, Tomatoes, Squash, Cucumbers, Onions, Peppers & Peas. 2001 Water Street, Gonzales. 512-2276950. For Sale: 3 pt. Chipp e r / S h re d d e r, never been used, $600. Also Windmill Seeder, $250. 830540-4971. For Sale: Thomas Playmate with Color Glo Chord Organ.

Small efficiency apartment for rent. $250/month, $150 deposit. Located at the end of Oil Patch Lane in Gonzales. Call 210-416-0041.
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3BR/2BA home for rent on 318 DeWitt St/ Central Air. Big back yard. $850/ mo., $500/dep. Call 830-445-9294. 3BR/1Bath Mobile Home for rent. $600/month plus $300 deposit. Located at end of Oil Patch Lane in Gonzales. Call 210-4160041. 2BR/2BA house for rent, w/covered patio, w/electricity. Lots of trees, quiet. No pets, no smoking. $650/mo + dep. 1st and last

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John Deere 350 C Dozer. 90% Condition Overall and 1988 Wrangler, new motor. Sahara special Make offer on Jeep and Tractor. Call 8571781. For Sale: Cat D6C Dozer, power shift, hydraulic single blade, Hyster Winch w/cable, brush cab, extra set tracks pads. 830-4375759. Ford 3000 Tractor. Diesel. $4,800. Call 830-203-9385. Heavily fertilized, horse quality, coastal square & round bales. Bebe, Tx. 210-326-6053. 1977 WW 2-horse straight load bumper pull. Good condition - ready to haul. Asking $2,000. (830) 857-5695. 17 clover hay. Hay

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Tue., Aug. 23 * $25 p/p $10 Coin. Guests 55+ get buffet for $5.50 and free slot tournament for cash prizes. 6 a.m. Fr. Gonzales.

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available. Call Barbara at 979-7778710 or email bjbrzozowski@yahoo. com. I want to share my gift of making a room come alive. I can see the room and vision what I can do. Clean picture frames, knickknacks, move furniture around. If thats what it takes to make my vision come alive. Guaranteed you will be enchanted. Just give me a try, give Lauras Gift a call. 830-203-5180. Free estimates on site. You Vacation, Ill take care of the place. Includes pets, yard, grandma. References. Mature lady. Gonzales, 512-296-4845. Do you need your house cleaned? No job is too small or too big. $10-$15/hr. Available M-S. Call Brittany Balderas at 445-0703. SENIOR HOMECARE BY ANGELS Our caring home companions help seniors live at home. Hygiene assistance, meals and housework. Service provided up to 24hour care. We let you choose your caregiver! Top references and affordable rates. Visiting Angels Toll Free 855.859.6989. House cleaning services available. Reasonable rates. Servicing Gonzales and surrounding areas. References 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. Ironing done, in my home can pick up & deliver. References if needed. Call Louise (830) 582-1120. Will clean your house. Im dependable and have references. Call Mary at 830-672-4691. All-around handyman available. I also build sheds, 16x8 tool shed. Call 830857-1959. Building Demolition House, barns, etc. 830-263-0663 or 830-203-0540. Hand for Hire, Odd Jobs Done, FREE estimates. Anything you dont want to do, Junk hauling, Tree Removal, Lot clearing, House pressure washing, office help, ranch,

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farm, lawn & Flower beds, Barbed wire fence repair, gutter cleaning, I do windows. One call does it all. Call Terry (830 203-1503 or (830) 857-5927. 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. 1990 25ft Dutchman travel trailer for sale. Fifthwheel hitch, queen size bed and couch, rear bathroom with closet, gas stove and microwave, new tires. Gonzales area, $4,000. 830857-4750. 2002 Jayco Eagle 27 bumper-pull travel trailer w/ slide out. New a/c. $7,000. Also, 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. 2003 Golf Cart for sale. Call 830-8576208. 1976 Ford Eldorado Motorhome. V-8, super clean, good motor & A/C. New refrigerator. $3,700/ obo. 830-437-5659 or 857-6565. FOR RENT: 2-RV Parking Sites, shade trees, all hook ups. 5 miles East Gonzales. $350/mo. Call 263-0292. 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. 5 RV Spots for rent. $350/mo. Electric, sewer hookups, water all included in price. Off 90A and Kelly Loop. For in28ft BPull Gulf Stream. Like New Queen Bed.

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formation call 830857-3112. FOR SALE: 25 ft. 5th wheel travel trailer with 5th wheel hitch. Good condition. Microwave, stove, refrigerator, sleeper couch, queen bed. Asking $4,000. Call 830437-2359. 2003 Dyna SuperGlide Harley 100 yr. Anniv. Gold Key addition windshield, backrest, forward controls. Great condition. $7,500. 830875-2278. 1996 Pace Arrow. Ready to travel. Good condition. Runs well. 830-6603883. 2009 38 Landmark. 3 slide-outs. Like new. King size bed. Great Buy. $39,900. 830-437-5211. For Sale or Trade. 2006 Yamaha VStar 1100 Midnight Custom motorcycle w/helmet & deluxe motorcycle cover for sale or trade. Purchased new July 2007 - currently has only 987 miles - Pristine condition, garage kept & mature owner-must see to appreciate. $5,400 or trade for good condition Jon Boat, Jet Ski, or Pontoon boat. I can email photos. texashorns@stx.rr.com. 830-672-6033. Having Fun with piano lessons with Shelia Wright 1622 N. College St. Youth and Adults Flexible Schedule (830) 6722719.

Pups For Sale. Great Pyrenees, (1/8 Anatolian). Call Sammie Gibson at (830) 2038666. Splish Splash Time for a bath! Grooming with loving touch... We strive to give your pet a pawsitive experience. We do difficult dogs. We also brush teeth. Master Groomer Stacy Garcia at 830-540-3344 or 972-464-6312 or Shirley at 830-5404365. Very cute Rat Terrier puppies. 6 wks old. $75. 830-203-0470. Tiny Chihuahua puppies. 8 wks. Registered. S/W, tiger striped, Apple Head. $150-$175. 210-379-0771. Cocker Spaniels AKC, 3 males, shots & wormed. $250.00. 830-540-4368 or 830-203-8511. Male, 8 wks. old Schnauzer/Terrier Mix. Free to good home. Socialized with children, other dogs and a cat. Call 830-203-8444 before 1 p.m. 2 Great Dane puppies. Asking $225. 857-5147. Rhodesian Ridgeback and lab mix puppies. With ridges $50. They are blond, brown and tan. Without ridges, $25. Will be big dogs around 75-100 lbs. Call Leia Dalton at 830-2632570. AKC Bichon Puppys. Shots and wormed. Females, $500; Males, $450. 830-540-4368. 830203-8511, cell. Turn your favorite pet photo into a work of art! Artist Brenda Shannon, Pastel or Acrylic. Great gift idea. (512) 917-4078. Cute, playful, purebred shorthair Chihuahua puppies. 6 wks. Male & female. Black and tan markings. 1st shots, wormed. $150 each. Christine, 830-875-9519. 5 Cockatiels. 2 years old. Yellow and gray. $50 each. Call 830-534-5930. 3 female geese, 1 male goose. Also laying hens to pick from. Call 361-5944319. Polish crested Blue Legged Bantam Chickens. 512-2725147. HACCP Trained person need to help write HACCP plan for poultry. 830339-0419. Boer Goats for Sale: 1 Billy, 6 mths. 1 Nannie, 6 mth & 5 Adult Nannies. Sell as package deal or individual. 830-5600238. Baby Guineas. $2.00 each, your choice. Multiple colors. 830-540-4063. Leave number, will return call. For Sale: Guinea eggs for setting. Call 830-672-7384. For Sale: Calf table/ shoot with self catch gate. $950. 830-437-5747. For Sale: Sorrell 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. Three M Boer Goats has County Bred breeding goats for the 2012 Livestock Show for sale. All were born March - May 2011 and are show quality. Our ranch has provided Champion goats to the livestock show each year since 2008. Join our winning team today and purchase your next Champion from us. (830) 491-8508. www.threemboergoats.com. Black Limousin & Black Angus Bulls. Also Heifers. Gentle. Increase your weaning waits. Delivery available. 979-2635829. Reg. Polled Hereford Bulls. One year to 3 1/2 years, $1,100-$1,500. Also Reg. Heifers, 1 yr. olds. $650-$850.

Call 830-540-4430. For Sale. 3 black Brangus Bulls, 1 red Brangus Bull. 2 yrs. old. No papers. $1,200/each. 830437-5772. For Sale. Female mare, 6 yrs. old. $500. Please call if interested. 713203-2814. Riding lessons in Gonzales. My horses or yours. For more information please call, 830203-0470. APHA flashy mare for sale. Broke to ride. FMI please call 830-203-0470. $1750.00. Used in Playdays/trailride. Pretty Reg. A.Q.H.A. Cremello Colt, 6 months old. Great conformation. Good bloodline Hollywood Gold & King. $500.00. 830437-5671 or 830857-4591. Longhorn young bulls and heifers for sale. Foundation genetics. Yard art or breeders. Gold Star Longhorns, Bob Tinstman, 830-5404591. For Sale: Black Angus Bulls. 1 1/2 yrs. old. $1200-$1500. 830-437-5772. Yearling smoky grulla dun filly (solid). Has halter on and has been trailered. Asking $600 OBO. (830) 857-5695. 17 year sorrel paint with blue eye. Originally trained in western pleasure - used for trail rides. Asking $1,200. (830) 857-5695. 7 year dun paint. Well trained, ready to finish your way. Asking $2,000. (830) 857-5695. White Leghorn chickens, $7.00 each. 830-8574580. 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.
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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. 830-263-4181. Will mow yards reasonable rates. Call for free estimate, 830-8575147.

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Harley Sportster, 883 Custom, 2005 model. Hwy. guard bars, detachable windshield, saddle bags, windshield bag. Yellow custom paint, garage kept, excellent condition, never laid down. 9K miles, tires excellent, new battery & new rear tire. $5,200.00 FIRM. Call 830-560-0238. 2 80CC Kawasaki 4-wheelers for sale. $900/each. Call 830-534-4996. Enduro 55 lb. Thrust Minn Kota used 1 hour. $150. 916 Qualls St., Gonzales. Boat Fender and life vests. $5 to $10 each. 916 Qualls St., Gonzales. For Sale: 2007 Honda Shadow, VT 750 C2, 3,902 Miles. Like New condition. $5,000.00. Call after 5:00 p.m. M-F. 830540-3555. 2006 Buell Blast 500cc bike. Made

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Federation holds wrestling events on the first Saturday of each month in Seguin and adjacent communities such as Gonzales, Luling, Kenedy, Cuero, Refugio, Floresville, Three Rivers and other towns in the areas southeast of San Antonio. He said sometimes shows are

The Gonzales Cannon Thursday, August 18, 2011

Texas Wrestling Federation provides more than exhilarating wrestling action for fans in South Texas. They provide a way for non-profit organization to raise funds.

The TWF Summer Warfare is coming to Gonzales Aug. 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the Edwards Community Association Center, 214 Fly St. in Gonzales, to benefit the Edwards Association. President Jimmy DeLaRosa Perez of the Seguin-based organization said the Texas Wrestling

put on for the benefit of school districts or other organizations in the panhandle and East Texas. We try to stay in the region and areas around Seguin, Perez said. The Summer Warfare in Gonzales gets underway at 7:30 p.m., with the main event pitting

The Legendary Mr. B against The Scottish Nightmare Wallace Gordon. Also on the card will be a No.1 contender womens title match pitting Angel Blue against Ruthless LaLa. A special two-out-ofthree-falls tag team Licha-Libre WRESTLING, Page B3

Apaches look much sharper in scrimmage

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Gonzales saw its first action against another team Saturday in Blanco. The team made some improvement from the BlackOrange scrimmage that was held on Aug. 6 but still has plenty of work to do. The team did a better job of blocking. Our blocking was good, at times, Apache head coach Ricky Lock said. It was better than it was in our intra-squad scrimmage. We still have a long ways to go. Blanco elected to not run the football a lot and was held to 40 yards by the Gonzales defense. Lock said the GHS receivers were not executing very well. Our routes were sloppy and we did not compete A San Antonio Cornerstone receiver goes airborne but finds the Nixon-Smiley defense tough to beat during for the football, he said. action in Saturdays scrimmage. See scrimmage roundup, Page B3. (Photo by Dave Mundy) There is a lot of room for

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us to improve. GHS still has some question marks as to certain positions. Conditioning was good, Lock said. Gonzales will play its final preseason scrimmage at Austin St. Michaels today with the freshman playing at 5:30 p.m., the junior varsity at 6:30 and the varsity taking the field around 7:30 The Apaches offense has some things to work on. Lock said GHS will need to improve at throwing the ball, running the ball, ball security and finishing off blocks. Facing St. Michaels will give GHS a chance to evaluate its secondary a lot. St. Michaels runs a spread offense and they throw the ball almost every down, Lock said. In last years scrimmage, both teams scored three touchdowns.

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Lady Comanches get back on track with triumph

By MARK LUBE
HALLETTSVILLE Shiner quickly rebounded from its only loss of the season so far in the finals of the Victoria St. Joseph tournament. Shiner swept Hallettsville Sacred Heart (27-25, 25-20, 25-18) Tuesday night at Sacred Heart Gymnasium. We are getting better each game, said
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Shiners Kristin Schacherl lines up a kill attempt during Tuesdays non-district action against Sacred Heart. (Photo by Mark Lube)

Ryah Michalec. This win was a good way for us to get back on track. It is a great start to the early part of the season, setter Cassie Stafford opined. We had great defense. The offense is coming along, Lady Comanches head coach Michelle Winkenwerder said. She praised her defensive specialists for doing a good job of defending. SHINER, Page B2

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17-25) and to the Lady Brahmas of Hallettsville 2-0 (26-28, 19-25). In the consolation bracket, the Lady Apaches scored a 2-0 (25-20, 25-19) win over Weimar to advance the quarterfinals but fell to Sealy 2-0 (1525, 24-26). The Lady Apaches then swept Brazosport 26-24,

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25-13 to set up a rematch with Sealy. sportseditor@gonzalescannon.com Sealy swept the Lady The Gonzales Lady ApachApaches 22-25 15-25. es volleyball team played six The Lady Apaches regames last Thursday through bounded on Tuesday with Saturday in the Columbus a 3-1 (16-25, 25-21, 25-23, Tournament. 25-11) road win against BasGonzales opened with El trop Cedar Creek. Allison Campo in the first game on Raley had 13 kills, five blocks; Thursday, falling 2-0 (18-25, Brittney Pakebusch had five kills and three blocks; Lindsey Akers had five kills; Jesssica Cantu had 21 assists; Carly Bozka had 23 digs and four aces; Shayla Simper had seven digs and Morgan Simper had three aces. The Nixon-Smiley Lady Mustangs took runner-up spot in the Pettus Tournament. The Lady Mustangs swept the hosts 25-20, 25-14. In the final, they played Taft The St. Paul Lady Cardinals opened the season Aug. 9 with a 3-1 win over NixonSmiley (21-25, 25-21, 25-18, 25-18. The Lady Cardinals played in the St. Joseph Tournament Aug. 11-13. St. Paul opened with a 2-0 defeat to Shiner (19-25, 21-25) and defeated Ganado 25-22, 25-10. The Hallettsville Sacred Heart Indianettes split six games last week in the Industrial Tournament. The Indianettes opened with a 2-0 win over Edna (25-20, 27-25). Shelby McElroy had 15 assists; Caitlin Orsak had 16 digs; Shyanne Schlauch and Adrienne Klimitchek each had seven kills and Klimitchek had two blocks. Caitlin orsak (14) of Sacred Heart returns a shot as In its next game, Sacred teammate Shelby McElroy (11) moves up to assist Heart took down Boling in during Tuesdays action. (Photo by Mark Lube) two games (25-14, 25-4).

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McElroy had 10 assists; Klimitchek had six kills; Kirsten Heger had seven digs and Jenna Brown had four aces. In its third game, Sacred Heart fell to Rockport-Fulton in three games (13-25, 25-15, 3-10). McElroy had 10 assists; Kelsie Buchanan had two aces and Klimitchek had 17 digs. Sacred Heart swept Luling 25-21, 25-7 to finish pool play. McElroy had 21 assists; Klimitchek had four kills with Buchanan getting 12 aces and seven digs. Sacred Heart opened Gold bracket play with the hosts, falling 11-25, 9-25. McElroy had four assists; Orsak had eight digs and one ace; Sandra Adams had one block and Schlauch had two kills. The Indianettes closed out the tournament against Bay City, falling 23-25, 1825. McElroy had four assists; Robyn Pavlicek had four kills and Heger had nine digs. We played Thursday with great enthusiasm, adrenaline and team unity. On Saturday, we came out flat, head coach Wanda Orsak said. We played like two totally different teams in this tournament. If we cannot get more than one or two kills from our hitters, we will not win and the key to that is passing the ball accurately to the setter and aggressive hitting. The Shiner Lady Comanches volleyball team won runner-up in the Victoria St. Joseph Tournament last weekend. On Thursday, Shiner creamed Van Vleck 2-0 (250, 25-0) and defeated Faith Academy 2-0 (25-13, 25-16. Kristin Schacherl had three aces; Ryah Michalec had eight points and eight digs; Cassie Stafford had 18 assists and LaNeshia Hunt had 11 kills. Shiner then met up with St Paul in its last game on Thursday, winning 25-19, 2521. Michalec had 14 digs and eight points; Hunt had 10 kills and Stafford had 19 assists. Friday against St. Joseph in the final, Shiner fell in five games (26-24, 23-25, 25-23, 24-26, 11-15). Lauren Oden had four aces; Michalec had 37 digs; Hunt had 18points and nine kills; Emmalie Berkovsky had five blocks and Stafford had 26 assists. Stafford and Hunt were named to the All-Tournament Team. Flatonia Lady Bulldogs took on Yorktown, Weimar and Fayetteville last week. Flatonia swept Yorktown 25-10, 25-3, 25-13. They followed with a win over Weimar (25-20, 25-20, 25-19) and defeated Fayetteville 3-0 (25-19, 25-9, 25-18). The Luling Lady Eagles hit the road to Vanderbuilt to take part in the Industrial tournament Aug. 10-12. Lady Eagles opened pool No. 2 play Aug. 10 against the Rockport. The Lady Eagles fell in two games 25-13, 25-18. Luling hit the court against Edna in the next game. The Cowgirls swept Luling 25-22, 25-14. The Lady Eagles faced Boiling in the next match, winning 25-22, 20-25, 10-7 . In their fourth game of the day, Luling took on Halletsville Scared Heart. Sacred Heart prevailed 2522, 25-7. Lulings next game was against Danbury on Aug. 12 in the Silver bracket. The Lady Eagles advanced with a 2-1 win (8-25, 26-24, 15-13). This moved the Lady Eagles to the semi finals of the silver bracket, where they faced Runge. The Lady Eagles fell 2-1 (25-22, 21-25, 9-15) to the

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Lady Yellow Jackets. Aug. 11-13 Hallettsville played in the Columbus Tournament. In pool play, the Lady Brahmas defeated Rice 2-0 (25-12, 25-15. Cheyenne Dowdy got six assists and two blocks and four kills;Katie Wagner and Madison Schindler each had six digs; Heather Henneke had two aces and MacKenzie Schindler had eight points. They followed with a sweep of Gonzales (28-26, 25-19). Ali Patek had eight digs;Lauren Jones had five assists; Dowdy had three blocks; Madison Schindler had eight digs and seven points; Henneke had five assists and three aces and Cassidy Targac had five kills. Hallettsville opened Gold Bracket play with Columbus, falling 2-0 (12-25, 20-25). Patek had five digs; Jones had seven assists, five points and one ace; Dowdy had three blocks; Madison Schindler had five digs and Targac had five kills. The Lady Brahmas then defeated Brazos 25-16, 26-24. Targac had seven points,four kills, two aces and six blocks; Dowdym Madison Schindler and MacKenzie Schindler had four kills; Madison Schindler had six digs and Jones had 10 assists. Hallettsville defeated Yoakun 2-1 (25-18, 25-27, 28-26) in the consolation finals. Patek had 12 digs; Jones had 14 assists and two aces; Dowdy had three blocks; Henneke had 12 digs; ShaTaria Runnels had 13 points and Targac had eight kills and three blocks. Hallettsville fell to La Grange (19-25, 13-25, 1525) on Tuesday.Patek had 11 digs; Jones had 14 assists; Dowdy had three blocks; Madison Schindler had eight points; Runnels had one ace and Targac had 12 kills.

Hitters cannot hit the ball without diggers getting digs, Winkenwerder said. Defensive specialists do not always get credit. Ours are working hard. The Indianettes did well in staying in the game with the Lady Comanches but could not overcome Shiner on the scoreboard. I thought we played a good game, Sacred Heart coach Wanda Orsak said. We just gave away too many points and made too many mistakes. She said Lady Comanche hitter LaNeshia Hunt was one of the players the Indianettes had trouble containing. Shiner rode the serving of Kristin Schacherl for a 3-0 lead early in the first set. The Indianettes eventually tied the game at 4-4 on an early ace by Jenna Brown. The Lady Comanches went on top of 9-7 as the teams exchanged points with Sacred Heart getting a kill from Shyanne Schlauch and a combo block by Adrienne Klimitchek. The Indianettes cut the lead to 11-10 on a kill by Sandra Adams. Shiner broke away at 17-14 with kills from Hunt and Schacherl. Sacred Heart battled and eventually tied the game at 24-24, getting help from a play by Robyn Pavlicek. An ace from Stafford propelled the Lady Comanches to the first-set win. In the second game, Sacred Heart had the Lady Comanches in a 9-9 jam until a quick three-point run by the visitors, and then some Indianette miscues allowed Shiner to take a 17-12 lead.

Service by Brown and kills from Klimitchek and Schlauch allowed Sacred Heart to score six of the next nine points. Shiner extended their lead courtesy of a couple of Michelle Hamilton aces. A kill from Schacherl put Shiner at game point and it was another Stafford ace to finish the second game. Sacred Heart stayed in contention at the start of the third set with effort from Shelby McElroy and Adams. Shiner was able to go ahead 11-5 in part due to Indianette miscues of serves. Kelsie Buchanan later got an ace to hold Shiner at six points, 17-11 but Shiner scored eight of the next 15 points for the set-three victory. For Sacred Heart, McElroy had 12 assists, two digs and one kill; Caitlin Orsak had one assist, one dig and one kill; Brown had four digs; Adams had two blocks and a kill; Kirsten Heger had three digs; Klimitchek had seven kills, five digs, one block and one ace; Schlauch had three kills; Pavlicek had two kils and a dig; Emily Kossa had three digs and Buchanan had two aces and one dig. For the Lady Comanches, Schacherl had 11 kills, seven points and seven digs; Lauren Oden had 15 digs, seven kills and four points; Michalec had 28 digs, four points and three aces; Hunt had 14 digs, 12 kills and 11 points; Hamilton had three digs and two points; Emmalie Berkovsky had five kills; Stafford had 27 assists, four points, three aces and three kills; Jordan Pietsch had one kill and one dig, and Kaylyn Benes had one assist and one point.

G.H.S. Cheer Clinic Saturday, August 27, 2011

The Gonzales High School Cheerleaders will be hosting a Cheer Clinic on Saturday, August 27, 2011 from 8:30-12:00 at the Gonzales High School Special Events Center. The clinic is open to anyone from 3 years old and potty trained to 6th grade. Registration cost is $20.00 and will include a snack as well as a tee shirt. On Friday, September 2,2011, please have your child at the North end of the football stadium at 6:45 p.m.; they will perform the Hello Yell at the beginning of the game (7:00 p.m.). Please pick your child up after they perform at the North gate, so they can sit with you during the game. Please bring your child back to the North end 5 minutes before the half-time show, so they can perform again. The girls will be going on the field with the cheerleaders just before the band marches. When the performance is over, the girls will pick up your child. Please come and get your child immediately after the performance so that we can be off the field in a timely manner. All children will need to wear their clinic T-shirt, blackshorts/pants or skirt, white socks, and tennis shoes to the performance. Please fill out the attached information sheet and submit the form and money to Anita Dement at the Gonzales High School field house from August 18th to August 26th between 8-12:00 and 1-4:00 daily, so we can register your child for the cheer clinic or mail the forms to P.O. Box 507, Gonzales, Texas, 78629. Please note the form and money may also be submitted to your childs teacher or front office of the school between August 18 and August 26. NO LATE APPLICANTS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER AUGUST 27th. Please do not ask us to make exceptions. If you have any questions, please contact Elisa Hood-Waddle, 263-0261, Michele Dolezal at 857-1771 or Lena H. Hernandez at 203-0255. This is a wonderful fundraiser for the cheerleaders. Thank you for your continued support. Love, GHS High School Cheerleaders

Scramble Winners

Winners in the weekly Wednesday Scramble at Independence Park Golf Course Aug. 11 was the team of Scott Moeller, Shawn Swiful, Bobby Robinson, Aaron Burek and Randy Robinson. Tied for second were the team of Frank Hurt, Bo Davis , Dow, Mike Turk and Bill Ploetz and the team of Derek Grahmann, Doyle Allen, Will Ruddock, Brian Sample and Trey Herman. (Courtesy Photo)

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Thursday, August 18, 2011

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Comanches, Mustangs get pleasant surprises

Shiner and Nixon-Smiley discovered good things in Saturdays scrimmage action. The Comanches, working against Karnes City, found their offense is ahead of the game compared to this point last year. And the Mustangs, facing San Antonio Cornerstone, found out theyre not halfbad on the defensive side of the ball. Shiner got two touchdowns from its first-team offense and one more from the second-team in a 3-0 win against Karnes City. I feel our offense is way ahead this year as compared to last year, Comanches head coach Steven Cerny said. Our offensive line did great and that is a plus since we have almost every player back from last year. I think both our quarterbacks did an excellent job. Shiners first-team offense scored on its first series in just five or six plays on a 71-yard touchdown pass. Karnes City also recovered two fumbles during the Comanches first-team offense on the field. During the second series later on the scrimmage, the Comanches drove 70 yards in four plays, scoring on a 66-yard run, and then moved the ball through the air. The Shiner second-string also scored on its first series, driving 70 yards in five plays and scoring via a 49yard touchdown run. The Shiner offenses combined for about 395 yards of offense. He said the defense got a little bit of late start. We were not physical the first time out, Cerny said. But starting with the second series, our defense showed its dominance. Karnes City got around 20-30 yards on its firstteams opening series but Shiners defense recovered a fumble. And did so on the next drive. And stopped the Badgers on the third drive. Karnes Citys secondteam offense had a little more luck, driving from their 30 to the Shiner 20 but ended up losing a fumble. But the Shiner defense stopped the first-team KC offense from getting past the 50. In all, the Shiner defense yielded no touchdowns and held Karnes Citys offenses to around 100 yards. Shiner recovered several fumbles and made on interception. Cerny cautioned that Shiner still has lots of work to do. We do not want to get too excited since this is just the first scrimmage against another team, he said. We will get set to face Yoakum (on Friday) and then get ready for the opener against Industrial on Aug. 26. Nixon scored nine times offensively and once on defense against a small Cornerstone squad, but coach Carlton McKinney said he was happiest to see a lot of kids get time on the field. The scrimmage went well, he said. The kids played well. Our goal was

Nailed passer

The Shiner Comanches defense looked sharp against Karnes city Saturday, surrendering less than 100 yards of total offense and keeping Badger quarterbacks on the run. (Photo by Mark Lube) to play with energy and ef- San Antonio Cornerstone nerstone did make some fending TAPPS state chamfort and we did that. threw the ball 85 percent of catches, we tackled well, pion St. Paul. Fullback Joe medina the time early on. he added. We are going to strive scored on the second and There are some things The Mustangs will get for more improvement, fifth plays from scrimmage we need to improve on. a far better guage of their he said. We are looking on long runs, and McKin- There were no blown as- progress in their scrim- forward to that first game ney said his offense is about sigmnents. When Cor- mage this week against de- against Flatonia. where it should be. Our offense was productive and worked well. Our offensive line did a good job, he said. There was no miscues and we finished off our blocks. The backs did a great job. Defensively, the Mustangs returned an interception for a touchdown and allowed only one score in an aerial barrage, that score coming on the final drive of the scrimmage. The defense played well, McKinney said.

GHS cheerleaders attend camp

The Gonzales High School cheerleaders recently attended UCA cheer camp at the University of Texas. (Courtesy photo)

Apache cheerleading squad wins top honors at annual UCA camp

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The Gonzales High School Cheerleaders recently attended Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) cheer camp at University of Texas- Austin. At the camp, the cheerleaders were taught leadership skills, confidence, motivation and lots of new material for the upcoming sports season. The varsity, junior varsity and freshmen squads competed in the Camp/Home Dance Routine where the varsity squad placed second and the JV/freshmen squad received first place. The varsity squad also competed in a A Shiner running back breaks into the secondary during Saturdays scrimmage fight song evaluation where they received against Karnes City. (Photo by Mark Lube) a superior rating. Varsity also received second place in the Cheer and Extreme routine evaluations and JV/freshman

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received first in the Extreme Routine. Several members were also chosen for All-American Cheerleaders including varsity members BreAnn Stafford, Morgan Simper, Katie Staton and Kiley Braune. JV All-American Cheerleaders were Kendall Fougerat and Nicki Schauer and freshman cheerleader Bailey Connell. The GHS Mascot Tasha Smith also received All American. The entire Gonzales cheerleading program which includes the High School and Jr. High Cheerleaders were the winners of the prestigious banana award. This award is given to the squad(s) who promoted spirit, sportsmanship and positive attitudes throughout the entire week of camp. The cheerleaders have been working hard throughout the summer and are looking forward to a great season.

Area Sports Briefs

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Apache alumni: We are looking for pictures of players who received all district or state honors in football or went to college to play(send both). Doesnt matter what year you graduated. We need the pictures to put in the field house so that our kids can see the Apache history.. You can email them to coachclack@ hotmail.com or call 361-275-1156. . ville, TX 77964. Checks need to be made payable to SonKissed. You can also register online at www.active.com, www.runtex.com or www.centexruns.com. T-Shirts for the race will be guaranteed on race day for those registered by Aug. 1. Late registrants can pick up shirts after race day. SonKissed is a Christian Organization and support group designed to help young ladies between the ages of 15 to 25. SonKissed means Kissed By The Son of God and is for all girls regardless of your religious preference or belief. We offer a range of supportive services to young women that consist of education, vocational, life skills mentoring as well as group bible studies. For more information, log on to www. sonkissed.com or contact Shana Hildebrandt at shildebrandt@sonkissed.org or at 361-772-5454.

match will pair El Resplandor and Lemos Dos against El Latino and the Alamo Kid. Other features include a zero gravity title match between Bolt Brady and Jack Jameson and Kevin Knight versus Draven. Pre-sale tickets are $10 each and are available at the Gonzales Chamber of Commerce at 414 St. Lawrence St.; Corner Stop at 1304 St. Louis; All in One salon at 335 St. George St.; and Ranch House Spirits & Gifts at 202 E. Broadway in Cuero. All tickets at the door will be $15. Perez said TWF usually comes to the Edwards Center twice a year. We have been holding events at the Edwards Center for the last several years, he said. We will have another one in October. Current wrestler John Peterson usually books the wrestler for the TWF events. The wrestlers are usually former high school and college wrestlers; went to a wrestling school; did amateur wrestling and a few even competed in the WWE or TNA, Perez said. Depending on the size of the community

where the event is being held, the number of fans is between 60-95. Perez some events have maxed out at over 100 people. One of the best local towns we have been out is Cuero, he said. We packed the local VFW hall. The events are just like any professional wrestling match you would watch on TV. Except the fans are extremely close to the action. You can hear every groan, moan and hit, Perez said. There is also a Meet and Greet at each event where the fans have the chance to get the wrestlers autographs and get their picture taken with them. The non-profit organization either buys the event from the TWF to keep the proceeds, or get a percentage of the cut. Perez said there are also sponsorship deals. Although TWF will venture out of the region every now and then, including a trip to Arkansas, Perez said he intends to keep it in the local area around Seguin for the most part.

STEPS fun run

The First Annual SonKissed S.T.E.P.S. 5k Run/Walk and Kids Fun Walk will be held Aug. 20 at 7 a.m. at the Hallettsville City Park at the New/Old Pavilion. Sign in will be at 6:30. Registration will be $25 for adults before race day and $30 on race day. The Kids Fun Run will be $10. There will also be a Zumba with LMC Health and Witness Center instructors and a raffle. Registration forms can be picked up and dropped off at LMC Health and Wellness Center, First Baptist Church, Healing House of Prayer and Texas Tire & Accessory LP as well as Schulenburg Family Fitness; Shape Shop (Yoakum); Cuero Wellness & Rejuvenation Center and Citizens HealthPlex in Victoria. . Registration and payment can be mailed to SonKissed P.O. Box 618, Halletts-

Fall baseball/softball

Looking for dedicated baseball and softball coaches and players interested in playing fall ball at the Shiner Starplex. The league will be for players ages 8 to 18. Season will begin in September. Contact Mike McCracken at 361-655-2909 or texassportswriter@yahoo.com if interested or for more information.

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GONZALES APACHES Record: 0-0 A 26 at CC Miller S 02 Luling S 08 at Austin Lanier S 16 at Columbus S 23 Yoakum* S 30 at Poteet* O 07 Sam Houston* O 14 Open O 21 at Pleasanton* O 28 La Vernia* N 04 at Cuero* YOAKUM BULLDOGS Record: 0-0 A 26 at Columbus S 02 La Grange S 09 at Hallettsville S 16 Edna S 23 at Gonzales* S 30 Pleasanton* O 07 at La Vernia* O 14 Cuero* O 21 Open O 28 at Poteet* N 04 Sam Houston* CUERO GOBBLERS Record: 0-0 A 26 at Wimberley S 02 at Liberty Hill S 08 at Bellville S 16 Calhoun S 23 at Pleasanton* S 30 La Vernia* O 07 Open* O 14 at Yoakum* O 21 Poteet* O 28 at Sam Houston* N 04 at Gonzales* POTEET AGGIES Record: 0-0 A 26 at SA Central Cath. S 02 Dilley S 08 at Carrizo Springs S 16 Waco Robinson S 24 at Sam Houston* S 30 Gonzales* O 07 at Pleasanton* O 14 La Vernia* O 21 at Cuero* O 28 Yoakum* N 04 Open* LA VERNIA BEARS Record: 0-0 A 26 Open S 02 Canyon Lake S 09 at Giddings S 16 at Wimberley S 23 Bandera S 30 at Cuero* O 07 Yoakum* O 14 at Poteet* O 21 Sam Houston* O 28 at Gonzales* N 04 Pleasanton* PLEASANTON EAGLES Record: 0-0 A 26 SA Edison S 02 at SA Lanier S 09 SA Jefferson S 16 at Aransas Pass S 23 Cuero* S 30 at Yoakum* O 07 Poteet* O 13 at Sam Houston* O 21 Gonzales* O 28 Open N 04 at La Vernia* SAM HOUSTON HURRICANES Record: 0-0 A 26 SA Brackenridge S 02 at SA Southside S 09 SA Brennan S 17 at SA Edison S 24 Poteet* S 30 Open* O 07 at Gonzales* O 13 Pleasanton* O 21 at La Vernia* O 29 Cuero* N 04 at Yoakum* NIXON-SMILEY MUSTANGS Record: 0-0 A 26 at Flatonia S 02 Bloomington S 09 at Yorktown S 16 at Sacred Heart S 23 at Dilley* S 30 Poth* O 07 at Three Rivers* O 14 Karnes City* O 21 SA Brooks* O 28 Stockdale* N 04 Open DILLEY WOLVES Record: 0-0 A 26 Charlotte S 02 at Poteet S 09 La Pryor S 16 at Cotulla S 23 Nixon-Smiley* S 30 Open O 07 at Poth* O 14 Three Rivers* O 21 at Karnes City* O 28 SA Brooks* N 04 at Stockdale* POTH PIRATES Record: 0-0 A 26 Marion S 02 at Falls City S 09 at George West S 16 Natalia S 23 Stockdale* S 30 at Nixon-Smiley* O 07 Dilley* O 14 Open O 21 at Three Rivers* O 28 Karnes City* N 04 at SA Brooks* STOCKDALE BRAHMAS Record: 0-0 A 26 Falls City S 02 Jourdanton S 09 at St. Paul S 16 Odem S 23 at Poth* S 30 Three Rivers* O 07 at Karnes City* O 14 SA Brooks* O 21 Open O 28 at Nixon-Smiley* N 04 Dilley* THREE RIVERS BULLDOGS Record: 0-0 A 26 George West S 02 Natalia S 09 at Jourdanton S 16 at Kenedy S 23 SA Brooks* S 30 at Stockdale* O 07 Nixon-Smiley* O 14 at Dilley* O 21 Poth* O 28 Open N 04 at Karnes City* KARNES CITY BADGERS Record: 0-0 A 26 at Kenedy S 02 at Marion S 09 at UC Randolph S 16 Luling S 23 Open S 30 SA Brooks* O 07 Stockdale* O 14 at Nixon-Smiley* O 21 Dilley* O 28 at Poth* N 04 Three Rivers* SA BROOKS TIGERS Record: 0-0 A 26 at Runge S 02 at San Marcos Baptist S 09 Center Point S 16 at SA St. Gerard S 23 at Three Rivers* S 30 at Karnes City* O 07 Open O 14 at Stockdale* O 21 at Nixon-Smiley* O 28 at Dilley* N 04 Poth*

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LULING EAGLES Record: 0-0 A 26 Navarro S 02 at Gonzales S 09 at Woodsboro S 16 at Karnes City S 23 Canyon Lake S 30 Open O 07 at Lago Vista* O 14 at Comfort* O 21 Ingram Moore* O 28 at Marion* N 04 Blanco* LAGO VISTA VIKINGS Record: 0-0 A 26 La Pryor S 02 at Aus. East. Memorial S 09 at Waco Robinson S 16 Austin Reagan S 23 at San Saba S 30 Open O 07 Luling* O 14 at Ingram Moore* O 21 Marion* O 28 at Blanco* N 04 Comfort* INGRAM MOORE WARRIORS Record: 0-0 A 26 at Natalia S 02 UC Randolph S 09 at Harper S 16 at Crystal City S 23 Mason S 30 Open O 07 at Blanco* O 14 Lago Vista* O 21 at Luling* O 28 at Comfort* N 04 Marion* MARION BULLDOGS Record: 0-0 A 26 at Poth S 02 Karnes City S 09 at SA Cole S 16 UC Randolph S 23 Open S 30 Goldthwaite O 07 Comfort* O 14 Blanco* O 21 at Lago Vista* O 28 Luling* N 04 at Ingram Moore* COMFORT BOBCATS Record: 0-0 A 26 Lytle S 02 Skidmore-Tynan S 09 Mason S 16 at Fredericksburg S 23 Boerne S 30 Open O 07 at Marion* O 14 Luling* O 21 at Blanco* O 28 Ingram Moore* N 04 at Lago Vista* BLANCO PANTHERS Record: 0-0 A 26 at Canyon Lake S 02 at Lexington S 09 Somerset S 16 at SA Christian S 23 Sonora S 30 Open O 07 Ingram Moore* O 14 at Marion* O 21 Comfort* O 28 Lago Vista* N 04 at Luling*

HALLETTSVILLE BRAHMAS Record: 0-0 A 26 at Ganado S 02 Refugio S 09 Yoakum S 16 at Palacios S 23 Edna* S 30 at Rice Cons.* O 07 Hempstead* O 14 Open O 21 at Van Vleck* O 28 Hitchcock* N 04 at Industrial* EDNA COWBOYS Record: 0-0 A 26 Needville S 02 George Ranch S 09 Boling S 16 Yoakum S 23 at Hallettsville* S 30 Van Vleck* O 07 at Hitchcock* O 14 Industrial* O 21 Open O 28 at Rice Cons.* N 04 Hempstead* VAN VLECK LEOPARDS Record: 0-0 A 26 Schulenburg S 02 at Louise S 09 at Weimar S 16 Open S 23 Industrial* S 30 at Edna* O 07 Rice Cons.* O 14 at Hempstead* O 21 Hallettsville* O 28 Open N 04 at Hitchcock* HITCHCOCK BULLDOGS Record: 0-0 A 26 at Clear Falls S 02 Danbury S 09 Tomball Lutheran S 16 Lutheran South S 23 Open S 30 at Industrial* O 07 Edna* O 14 at Rice Cons.* O 21 Hempstead* O 28 at Hallettsville* N 04 Van Vleck* HEMPSTEAD BOBCATS Record: 0-0 A 26 Open S 02 at Stafford S 09 at Austin Reagan S 16 Brookshire Royal S 23 at Rice Cons.* S 30 Hou. St. Johns O 07 at Hallettsville* O 14 Van Vleck* O 21 at Hitchcock* O 28 Industrial* N 04 at Edna* RICE CONS. RAIDERS Record: 0-0 A 26 at Refugio S 02 Somerset S 09 at Columbus S 16 Open S 23 Hempstead* S 30 Hallettsville* O 07 at Van Vleck* O 14 Hitchcock* O 21 at Industrial* O 28 Edna* N 04 Open INDUSTRIAL COBRAS Record: 0-0 A 26 at Shiner S 02 Ganado S 09 at Tidehaven S 16 Somerville S 23 at Van Vleck* S 30 Hitchcock* O 07 Open O 14 at Edna* O 21 Rice Cons.* O 28 at Hempstead* N 04 Hallettsville*

SHINER COMANCHES Record: 0-0 A 26 Industrial S 02 Brazos S 09 at Schulenburg S 16 at Weimar S 23 Navarro S 30 at Ben Bolt O 07 Ganado* O 14 at Yorktown* O 21 Flatonia* O 28 Open N 04 at Louise* FLATONIA BULLDOGS Record: 0-0 A 26 Nixon-Smiley S 02 Sacred Heart S 09 Bloomington S 16 at St. Paul S 23 at Thrall S 30 at Burton O 07 Yorktown* O 14 Open O 21 at Shiner* O 28 Louise* N 04 at Ganado* YORKTOWN WILDCATS Record: 0-0 A 26 at Sacred Heart S 02 at Agua Dulce S 09 Nixon-Smiley S 16 at Falls City S 23 Kenedy S 30 Open O 07 at Flatonia* O 14 Shiner* O 21 at Louise* O 28 Ganado* N 04 at SA Cornerstone LOUISE HORNETS Record: 0-0 A 26 at Danbury S 02 Van Vleck S 09 at Burton S 16 Woodsboro S 23 San Mar. Baptist S 30 at Sacred Heart O 07 Open O 14 at Ganado* O 21 Yorktown* O 28 at Flatonia* N 04 Shiner* GANADO INDIANS Record: 0-0 A 26 Hallettsville S 02 at Industrial S 09 at East Bernard S 16 Tidehaven S 23 George Ranch S 30 Palacios O 07 at Shiner* O 14 Louise* O 21 Open O 28 at Yorktown* N 04 Flatonia*

ST. PAUL CARDINALS Record: 0-0 A 26 at Pettus S 02 at SA Cornerstone S 09 Stockdale S 16 Flatonia S 24 Bryan St. Joseph S 30 at Austin Regents O 08 Brazos Christian* O 14 Open O 21 at St. Gerard* O 29 at Sacred Heart* N 04 St. Dominic Savio* SACRED HEART INDIANS Record: 0-0 A 26 Yorktown S 02 at Flatonia S 09 at Faith West S 16 Nixon-Smiley S 23 at Hyde Park S 30 Louise O 08 Bryan St. Joseph O 14 at SA St. Gerard* O 21 St. Dominic Savio* O 29 St. Paul* N 04 at Brazos Christian* SA ST. GERARD ROYALS Record: 0-0 A 26 at Nueces Canyon S 02 Cedar Park Summit S 09 SA Cornerstone S 16 SA Brooks S 23 DHanis S 30 at Sabinal O 07 at St. Dominic Savio* O 14 Sacred Heart* O 21 St. Paul* O 28 at Brazos Christian* N 04 Schertz John Paul II ST. DOMINIC SAVIO Record: 0-0 A 26 at Cent. Tex. Christian S 01 Texas Sch. Deaf S 09 San Marcos Baptist S 16 Waco Texas Christian S 23 Open S 30 Somerville O 07 SA St. Gerard* O 14 Brazos Christian* O 21 at Sacred Heart* O 28 Dallas Homeschool N 04 at St. Paul* BRAZOS CHRISTIAN EAGLES Record: 0-0 A 26 Cypress Christian S 02 Snook S 09 at Tx. School Deaf S 16 St. Joseph S 23 Woodlands Christ. S 30 at Faith West O 08 at St. Paul* O 14 at St. Dominic Savio* O 21 Open O 28 SA St. Gerard* N 04 Sacred Heart*

DALLAS COWBOYS Record: 0-0 S 11 at NY Jets N 13 Buffalo S 18 at San Francisco N 20 at Washington S 26 Washington N 24 Miami O 02 Detroit D 04 at Arizona O 16 at New England D 11 NY Giants O 23 St. Louis D 17 at Tampa Bay O 30 at Philadelphia D 24 Philadelphia N 06 Seattle J 01 at NY Giants

HOUSTON TEXANS Record: 0-0 S 11 Indianapolis N 06 Cleveland S 18 at Miami N 13 at Tampa Bay S 25 at New Orleans N 27 at Jacksonville O 02 Pittsburgh D 04 Atlanta O 09 Oakland D 11 at Cincinnati O 16 at Baltimore D 18 Carolina O 23 at Tennessee D 22 at Indianapolis O 30 Jacksonville J 01 Tennessee

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Dry conditions dont mean bad dove hunting season

Texas Parks & Wildlife
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running from Sept. 3-4 and 10-11 and reopen when the regular South Zone season begins on Friday, Sept. 23 through Sunday, Oct. 30 and again from Friday , Dec. 23 through Thursday, Jan. 19. The Special White-winged Dove Area season takes four of the allowable 70 days, so when the regular season opens, this area must close four days earlier than the rest of the South Zone. During the early two weekends, the daily bag limit is 15 birds, to include not more than four mourning doves and 2 white-tipped doves. Once the general season opens, the aggregate bag limit will be 15. Dove hunting also has a major economic impact, contributing more than $300 million to the state economy, according to published reports. Dove hunting provides an entry into the sport of hunting because it is relatively economical and accessible. Through its Public Hunting Program, TPWD offers affordable access to quality hunting experiences with the purchase of a $48 Annual Public Hunting (APH) Permit. Permit holders have access to more than 100 hunting units leased from private landowners specifically for dove and small game. A new online map feature allows for virtual scouting of these areas. By clicking on the locator points, you can follow links to detailed aerial maps with highlighted boundaries and links to information pages from the APH information map booklet. A downloadable Google Earth file (.kml) is also available that contains all the boundary information along with links to the corresponding APH map booklet pages. Hunters are reminded that in addition to a valid Texas hunting license, a state Migratory Game Bird Stamp, and certification in the Harvest Information Program (HIP) is required. HIP certification is offered when you buy your license and involves responding to a few simple questions about your migratory game bird harvest during the previous season. Hunting licenses expire annually on Aug. 31.

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AUSTIN Dry conditions dont necessarily equate to bad dove hunting, wildlife biologists with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department suggest. An extended drought across much of Texas could be beneficial for dove hunters as birds will have to rely upon limited resources. Water, especially in close proximity to dove feeding areas, should be at a premium heading into the Sept. 1 dove season opener. Dove hunting over a water source should be excellent, said Corey Mason, TPWD dove program leader. Additionally, dove may be concentrated on food sources, so if you can find a stand of sunflower, goat weed, etc., hunting should be productive. Native food sources are going to be more important this year because agricultural crops arent as good as years past. Biologists say the drought will have some impacts on dove populations, with the greatest being on juveniles. However, they do not expect significant impacts to what hunters will see this fall. Texas boasts fall dove populations in excess of 40 million birds and its 300,000 dove hunters harvest about 6 million birds annually or roughly 30 percent of all doves taken in the United States. Texas dove season in the North and Central Dove Zones will run from Thursday, Sept. 1 through Sunday, Oct. 23 and reopen Friday, Dec. 23 through Sunday, Jan. 8, with a 15-bird daily bag and not more than two white-tipped doves. The South Zone dove season will run Friday, Sept. 23 through Sunday, Oct. 30, reopening Friday, Dec. 23 through Monday, Jan. 23 with a 15-bird daily bag and not more than two white-tipped doves. The Special White-winged Dove Area will open to white-winged dove afternoon-only (noon to sunset) hunting the first two full weekends in September

Mourning Doves flourishing?

Dry conditions arent pointing to a bad dove hunting season, TPW experts say. (Texas Parks & Wildlife Photo)

Hunter safety course set

Instructor Wayne Spahn, along with sponsors Max Barta and Ray Raley, will be conducting a Hunter Education Course, Aug. 2728 from 8 a.m.-5p.m. at the Farm Bureau at 1731 Seydler Street in Gonzales. According to state law, every Texas hunter born on or after September 2, 1971 must successfully complete a Hunter Education Course. Proof of certification is required to be on your person while hunting but certification is not required to purchase a hunting license.

Experts warn: be bear aware

Texas Parks & Wildlife
www.tpwd.state.tx.us

If born on or after September 2, 1971: persons 17 and older must successfully complete a hunter education course; Hunters ages 12-16 must successfully complete hunter education course or be accompanied by a licensed hunter 17 or older and hunters under 12 must be accompanied by licensed hunter 17 or older. Minimum age for certification is 12. The two-day course costs $15, which goes to the state. For more information or to register, call 830-672-3720.

Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Increase

AUSTIN Wildlife biologists are advising hunters, ranchers and rural residents that black bears appear to be roaming longer distances and may approach people or houses in search of food and water because of the drought. If conditions remain dry, people could see more bears, said Mike Krueger, district leader of the Edwards Plateau Wildlife District for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Were getting a few reports of people seeing bears during daylight hours, and thats unusual, Krueger said. Its the associated water around homes and the food. The pet food, the smell of cooking; all those things could attract bears. Recent bear sightings could reflect young bears who have been turned out by their mothers and are setting out to establish their

Night hog hunting puts technology to the test

The Hunter

own home ranges. Because of the drought, the bears appear to be traveling longer distances, sometimes even hundreds miles, to find better habitat conditions. Known breeding bear populations in Texas are in far West Texas, so its possible bears seen in Central Texas traveled from there, or from Mexico. Bears are still considered rare in Texas. It is against the law to kill a black bear in Texas, with penalties of up to $10,000, added civil restitution fines, jail time and loss of all hunting privileges. The black bear, Ursus americanus, is listed as threatened by the State of Texas and the Louisiana black bear, Ursus americanus luteolus, sometimes seen in eastern Texas, has additional protection and is federally listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. To report a black bear sighting, call a TPWD Wildlife Division regional office South Texas (Pleasanton). (830) 569-8700.

I am an avid hog hunter and Wildlifes webpage (for those I am always on the look out for interested it is: http://www. new techniques or equipment elusivewildlife.com) where I to be more successful. One read all of their information of the most successful techon The Kill Light. I was very niques I have come across is curious at this point and deusing a red light to hunt hogs cided to give it a try so I found at night. The theory behind it a dealer in Seguin and puris that hogs cant see the red chased a light with the green light and will just ignore it al- James Autry is a Gonzales LEDs. I got back to the ranch lowing you to easily pick out County landowner and engineer and loaded the light up with 4 a hog and take a well-aimed in the oil and gas industry. C batteries and took it out to shot. I was introduced to the a favorite feeder that typically technique when Dad and I were hunting has hogs around it ever night that time of with Ranger Creek Ranch near Seymour, the year. The light stuck to the metal feeder Texas. During our three-day hunt we were control box with no issue and projected a able to take multiple hogs using the red perfect circle of green light about 15 feet in light. Of course we had to try the technique diameter on the ground. I set up 100 yards back at our ranch here in Gonzales County. away from the feeder and waited. The first It worked just as well here as it did in North animals to show up were a group of bucks. Texas, for a while anyway. Over time we They didnt pay any attention to the light at realized that the hogs were becoming more all and even without the use of optics I could and more skittish of the red light and over easily see the deer, with optics it was almost the last couple of years they would run the like daylight. After an hour of watching the moment the light came on. This of course bucks a boar hog finally showed himself. I has left us looking for a new technique or picked up my rifle and looked through the equipment to put the odds back in our favor. scope and easily made out the hog and took This past January I happened to be watch- the shot. I was thrilled with how well the ing the Outdoor Channel, I say happen to light worked. Over the course of the next be watching in reality the Outdoor Channel few weeks I was able to take 6 hogs using is my favorite channel day in and day out. The Kill Light. None of those 6 hogs or the The show I was watching was about hog countless deer that walked under the light hunting at night in South Texas. This of paid any attention to it. Needless to say I course caught my interest and so I watched highly recommend this product. the entire show. During the show the huntIf you decide to give it a try make sure you ers used a light that is called The Kill Light get the photocell version that will automatiand is made by Elusive Wildlife Technology, cally turn on and off. I bought the simplest LLP. The light consisted of multiple green model, which requires the user to turn it on LEDs arranged in a circle around the bat- and off, which can be a bit of a pain. My only tery compartment. The whole thing fits in other issue with the light is it goes through the palm of your hand and has built in mag- batteries fairly quickly, roughly every 7-10 nets that allow you to stick the light directly days of use will require a battery change. To to your feeder, thus creating a circle of light be fair though the company has a variety of that is projected on the ground directly be- power option available, again just to try it low the feeder. The light worked great on out I stuck with the C batteries. the show and I decided that this is a piece Please send any questions, comments, of equipment that I should try out. I quick tips and experiences (funny or not) to gonsearch on the Internet took me to Elusive zalescountyhunter@yahoo.com.

James Autry

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Community Calendar
E-Mail Your local information to: newseditor@gonzalescannon.com Relay For Life of Gonzales County. The committee is seeking volunteers who are committed to the cause and are willing to be part of the team that is planning a fun and memorable tenth anniversary. In the months prior to the actual event on March 23 24, 2012, there will be many activities related to Relay For Life. There are many jobs to do and therefore, many volunteers are needed. Join the team and help us to Celebrate. Remember. Fight Back. The next meeting will be Monday, August 22 at 5:15 p.m. at Abiding Word Lutheran Church located at 1310 St. Louis. For more information, contact Arline Rinehart (672-2077) or Patty Stewart (6727581), event co-chairs.

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The Gonzales Book Club meets on the third Thursday of the month. This months meeting will be on Aug. 18, from 1011am at Lifords Books and Fine Art to discuss Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. Everyone is welcome and invited to attend. Please join us!
Gonzales Healthcare Systems monthly Lunch & Learn will focus on the Benefits of Massage at noon Thursday, Aug. 18, at the Heights Nursing & Rehab. Guest speaker will be Shawntel McCune. Please RSVP to 830-672-7581, Ext. 421.

Book Club Meeting

There will be a BBQ plate sale to benefit Dean May on Saturday, August 27th at 11:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at Boomers Sports Bar, 2513 Harwood Rd., Gonzales.

Benefit BBQ

Lunch & Learn

The Job Corps is currently enrolling applicants aged 16-24 in over 20 career fields. If you need a GED, High School Diploma and a Driver License give us a call. College training is available as well. Get started today, call 512-665-7327.

Job Corps

Anyone wishing to obtain a private pesticide applicator license to purchase restricted use pesticides on their property is invited to attend this training. People attending this class need to come to the Texas AgriLife Extension-Gonzales County Office to purchase a study manual and obtain sample test questions prior to September 8, 2011. Cost of study materials is $40.00 and the fee for the class is $10.00 For more information, contact the Extension Office at 830672-8531.

Pesticide Training

All students entering the 7th grade in 2011-12 are required to have the following immunizations: one dose of Tetanus, Diphtheria, and acellular pertussis-containing vaccine(Tdap) if it has been 5 years since the last doze of a tetanus-containing vaccine; 2 doses of varicella (chickenpox) vaccine if not had chickenpox disease; and one dose of meningococcal vaccine. Also, all students entering kindergarten are to have complete immunization records before entering school. All vaccines are to be obtained from a private physician or a public health department. For more information, contact the students school nurse.

GISD immunizations

Gonzales ISD Special Services will hold a meeting at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24 at 535 Fair st. in Gonzales for parents of children with disabilities being educated in private schools, including homeschooled children. The meeting is pursuant to 34 CFR 300-450-300465 to determine funds to be allocated and services to be provided for children parentally placed in private schools, including home schools. For more information, contact Frank Behrendt at 830-6726441.

Special Services Meeting

Gonzales Fire Department will hold a BBQ Chicken Dinner Fund Raiser from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11 at the fire house. Drivethru only, donations $7.

Fire Dept. BBQ

The Class of 1971 needs an update on addresses of classmates for their 40th reunion. Contacts: Nancy at stobaugha@aol.com, 512297-8500 or Jacque830-672-2626

Class of 1971

The Guadalupe Valley Family Violence Shelter is looking for volunteers to attend advocate training. The training is mandatory, but flexible times are available. Individuals that complete the training will become valuable advocates to our community members in need of crisis intervention and services. The training and materials are free. Volunteers are also needed for the Cranny, the thrift store operated by the shelter. Please call our office at (830) 372-2780 or our hotline number at 800-834-2033 for more information.

Shelter Volunteers

Gonzales High School Class of 2001 will hold its 10 Year Class Reunion from 6:30-11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20 at the Gonzales Elks Lodge. Fully catered meal for Class of 2001 member and 1 guest will be served at 7:15 and we will have a DJ. Cash bar available. Outside alcohol is not allowed. Family Day will be Saturday 1:00-3:00 PM at Lions Park (by East Avenue). Bring your kiddos and let them enjoy the playground.

GHS Class of 2001

The Learning Center is seeking donations of caps and gowns. If you have donations, please contact Ann Gaines Rodriguez at the Gonzales Learning and Career Center, PO Box 116, 1135 St. Paul St., Gonzales, TX 78629, 830 672-8291 / 830 672-1076 fax or e-mail glcc@gvec.net

Donations Needed

Relay for Life Meeting

Plans are now underway for the 2012 American Cancer Society

Christian Womens Job Corps of Gonzales County is taking applications for their fall semester which begins on Tuesday, September. CWJC is a free job/life skills training program offering women a fresh start in life. Call Sherry Poe, Director, at 672 6180 or drop by the Bethany House at 721 St. Louis between 9a.m. and 2 p.m., Monday thru Friday beginning Monday, Aug. 22.

CWJC Registration

This group meets the first Wednesday of every month at 1 p.m. in the Narthex of the First United Methodist Church. This meeting is free and open to the public. Shirley Goss, Wesley Nurse is the facilitator. It offers health-wellness education and supportive programs related to dementia. You are welcome to attend. For more information, call 672-1031.

Dementia-Alzheimer Support

The Lions Clubs annual Beef Fajita Dinner will be held Thurday, Aug. 25 from 5-7 pm at the Lions Pavilion in Independence Park. Advance tickets at $7 each are available from any Noon Lions Club member. Presale tickets are suggested, as only a limited number of tickets will be available that evening at the pavilion as food supply is available. A convient drive-thru will be available to pick up orders. Profit from the event is used to fund various Lions charitable programs.

Lions Fajita Dinner

This group meets the second Thursday of every month at 10 a.m. in the Narthex of the First United Methodist Church. This meeting is free and open to the public and is facilitated by Wesley Nurse, Shirley Goss. Educational and supportive programs are offered. For more information, call 672-1031.

Parkinson Support Group

Gonzales Christian Assistance Ministries will host a Monster Garage Sale at the GCAM facility, 708 St. Louis. Saturday, Saturday, Aug. 20, from 8 a.m.-noon. Sneak Peek Friday, 8-11. All clothing 25 cents each!! Get your Back To School Clothes Here!! New To Me at GCAM is now open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 8-11.
50-197 (Rev. 08-09/13)

GCAM Garage Sale

Flex & Tone is held every Tuesday and Thursday, 11-11:45 in the Fellowship Hall of First United Methodist Church. These are chair exercises using exercise balls, dowels and hand weights. Come on, join us, and get fit. Exercises are led by an RN with blood pressure assessments available. Walk-Exercise your way to fitness is an Video exercise available at First United Methodist Church. It is offered every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 3 pm, and every Wednesday at 2 pm. This group meets for 45 minutes in the Fellowship Hall. It consists of low impact aerobic exercises and is facilitated by Shirley Goss, Wesley Nurse. Blood pressure assessments are available at each class. Come and have great fun and socialization along with gaining fitness.

Free Exercise Programs

Scholarship Recipient

Raymond Zella, President of Gonzales Hermann Sons Lodge 175, presented a $500 scholarship to Brandon Brown, son of Keith and Rosie Brown. (Courtesy Photo)

Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Increase

City of Gonzales The_______________________________________________ will hold two public hearings on a proposal to increase total tax 3 revenues from properties on the tax roll in the preceding tax year by _________ percent (percentage by which proposed tax rate exceeds lower of rollback tax rate or effective tax calculated under Chapter 26, Tax Code). Your individual taxes may increase at a greater or lesser rate, or even decrease, depending on the change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in taxable value of all other property and the tax rate that is adopted. August 30 at 5:30 pm 820 St. Joseph Street The first public hearing will be held on ______________________ at ____________________________________________. September 6 at 6:00 pm 820 St. Joseph Street The second public hearing will be held on _____________________ at __________________________________________.

The members of the governing body voted on the proposal to consider the tax increase as follows: FOR: Mayor O'Neal, Councilmen Schroeder, Hernandez, Logan, Schurig AGAINST: None PRESENT and not voting: None ABSENT: None
City of Gonzales The average taxable value of a residence homestead in ________________________ last year was $ 75,918 (average taxable value of a residence homestead in the taxing unit for the preceding tax year, disregarding residence homestead exemptions available only to disabled persons or persons 65 years of age or older). Based on last years tax rate of $ .2603 (preceding years adopted tax rate) per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed last year on the average home was $ 197.61 (tax on average taxable value of a residence homestead in the taxing unit for the preceding tax year, disregarding residence homestead exemptions available only to disabled persons or persons 65 years of age or older). City of Gonzales The average taxable value of a residence homestead in ________________________ this year is $ 75,705. (average taxable value of a residence homestead in the taxing unit for the current tax year, disregarding residence homestead exemptions available only to disabled persons or persons 65 years of age or older). If the governing body adopts the .2518 effective tax rate for this year of $__________ per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed this year on the average home would be $ 190.62 (tax on average taxable value of a residence homestead in the taxing unit for the current tax year, disregarding residence homestead exemptions available only to disabled persons or persons 65 years of age or older). .2603 If the governing body adopts the proposed tax rate of $__________ per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes 197.06 imposed this year on the average home would be $ (tax on the average taxable value of a residence homestead in the taxing unit for the current tax year, disregarding residence homestead exemptions available only to disabled persons or persons 65 years of age or older).

Scholarship Recipient

Raymond Zella, President of Gonzales Hermann Sons Lodge 175, presented a $500 scholarship to Cole Johnston, son of Sandra Johnston. (Courtesy Photo)

Members of the public are encouraged to attend the hearings and express their views.

Special Provisions if Applicable

Criminal Justice Mandate (use for counties, if applicable): The ____________________________ County Auditor certifies that ____________________________ County has spent $_____________ in the previous 12 months beginning _________________, ______, for the maintenance and operations cost of keeping inmates sentenced to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. ___________________________ County Sheriff has provided information on these costs, minus the state revenues received for reimbursement of such costs. Enhanced Indigent Health Care Expenditures (use if applicable): The ____________________________ spent $_____________ from _________________ to _________________ on enhanced indigent health care at the increased minimum eligibility standards, less the amount of state assistance. For the current tax year, the amount of increase above last years enhanced indigent health care expenditures is ____________________.

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Gonzales EMS named best rural provider

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Rural EMS Service of the Year

Atkinson named new Cub Scout leader

Cannon News Services sons up through the ranks.
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Gonzales county EMS & Rescue has been selected as the Rural EMS Service of the Year at the Leaders of EMS Banquet sponsored by San Antonio AirLife. The service is also being nominated as the top EMS system in the state of Texas. (Courtesy Photo)

Cub Scout Pack 261 is proud to announce the appointment of Cheryl Atkinson as our new Cub Scout Master. She will be leading Pack 261 over the next couple of years in adventure and activities for the boys from 1st 5th grade. Mrs Atkinson has been a resident of Gonzales for the past 19 years and currently has 2 boys that are active in the local Boy Scouting program. She started as a Tiger Cub leader for 1st graders and has followed her

This notice concerns the 2011 property tax rates for COUNTY OF GONZALES. It presents information about three tax rates. Last years tax rate is the actual tax rate the taxing unit used to determine property taxes last year. This years effective tax rate would impose the same total taxes as last year if you compare properties taxed in both years. This years rollback tax rate is the highest tax rate the taxing unit can set before taxpayers start rollback procedures. In each case these rates are found by dividing the total amount of taxes by the tax base (the total value of taxable property) with adjustments as required by state law. The rates are given per $100 of property value. Last years tax rate: Last years operating taxes $5,227,514 Last years debt taxes $351,153 Last years total taxes $5,578,667 Last years tax base $864,909,612 Last years total tax rate $0.6450/$100 This years effective tax rate: Last years adjusted taxes $5,570,510 (after subtracting taxes on lost property) + This years adjusted tax base $941,242,609 (after subtracting value of new property) = This years effective tax rate $0.5918/$100 (Maximum rate unless unit publishes notices and hold hearings.) This years rollback tax rate: Last years adjusted operating taxes (after subtracting taxes on lost property and adjusting for any transferred function, tax increment financing, state $6,353,963 criminal justice mandate, and/or enhanced indigent healthcare expenditures) + This years adjusted tax base $941,242,609 = This years effective operating rate $0.6751/$100 x 1.08=this years maximum $0.7291/$100 operating rate + This years debt rate $0.0367/$100 = This years total rollback rate $0.7658/$100 -Sales tax adjustment rate $0.1182/$100 =Rollback tax rate $0.6476/$100 Statement of Increase/Decrease If COUNTY OF GONZALES adopts a 2011 tax rate equal to the effective tax rate of $0.5918 per $100 of value, taxes would increase compared to 2010 taxes by $85,913. Schedule A: Unencumbered Fund Balance The following estimated balances will be left in the units property tax accounts at the end of the fiscal year. These balances are not encumbered by a corresponding debt obligation Type of Property Tax Fund Balance GENERAL 2,841,353 ROAD & BRIDGE 1,396,151 DEBT SERVICE 129,434 Schedule B: General Fund - 2011 Debt Service The unit plans to pay the following amounts for long-term debts that are secured by property taxes. These amounts will be paid from property tax revenues (or additional sales tax revenues, if applicable). Principal or Contract Interest to be Description of Debt Payment to be Paid Paid from Other Amounts from Property Taxes Property Taxes to be paid Total Payment 2000 SERIES BONDS 160,000 4,000 350 164,350 2002 SERIES BONDS 145,000 14,813 300 160,113 2006 SERIES BONDS 15,000 67,021 0 82,021 Total required for 2011 debt service - Amount (if any) paid from Schedule A - Amount (if any) paid from other resources - Excess collections last year = Total to be paid from taxes in 2011 + Amount added in anticipation that the unit will collect only 100.00% of its taxes in 2011 =Total debt levy Schedule C - Expected Revenue from Additional Sales Tax In calculating its effective and rollback tax rates, the unit estimated that it will receive $1,130,943 in additional sales and use tax revenues. The county has excluded any amount that is or will be distributed for economic development grants from this amount of expected sales tax revenue. Schedule D - Criminal Justice Mandate The COUNTY OF GONZALES Auditor certifies that COUNTY OF GONZALES has spent $33,016 in the previous 12 months beginning JUNE 1, 2010, for the maintenance and operations cost of keeping inmates sentenced to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. COUNTY OF GONZALES Sheriff has provided information on these costs, minus the state revenues received for reimbursement of such costs. This notice contains a summary of actual effective and rollback tax rates calculations. You can inspect a copy of the full calculations at 522 ST. MATTHEW, GONZALES, TX 78629. Name of person preparing this notice: NORMA JEAN DUBOSE Title: GONZALES COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR Date Prepared: 08/12/2011 $406,484 $54,434 $0 $0 $352,050 $0 $352,050

2011 Property Tax Rates in COUNTY OF GONZALES

Her other youth experience are working as a FUMC Sunday School teacher for 3-4 year olds, a high school teacher in Seguin, and as an advisor for FCCLA in Seguin. I am a supporter of cub scouts because the values and skills taught and practiced throughout the boys time in the scouting program. We are not always able to focus on these underlying principles and values in our academic day where our children spend most of their time. By learning what scouting has

to offer, helps these boys in their everyday life, on the sports field and in the classroom. Pack 261 has been a part of Gonzales for over 50 years, and are sponsored by the United Methodist Men Club. Many of Gonzales current leaders were members of Pack 261 when they were young boys. Through the leadership and the parents guidance values were instilled in these boys that date back more than 100 years when Lord Baden Powell started scouting. In closing Cheryl commented, I was honored

when approached about the Cub Scout Master position and will Do My Best to make cub scouts fun, exciting and informative for the boys and parents. I am hoping together with your help as parents, guardians and community members we can make scouting a positive and memorable experience for our young citizens and future leaders.

Cheryl Atkinson

Gonzales County EMS was among the honorees as San Antonio AirLIFE hosted its annual Leaders in Emergency Care recognition dinner, Aug. 12, at the El Tropicano Riverwalk Hotel. The dinner was held in conjunction with AirLIFEs Emergency Care Clinical Conference, Aug. 13. With KSAT 12s Jennifer Dodd as the emcee for the celebration, there were more than 150 attendees for the annual affair. The purpose of this event was to take the opportunity for AirLIFE employees to recognize others in the region that work hard at ensuring the best care is given to their patients stated AirLIFE president and CEO Shawn Salter. All of those recognized were chosen by AirLIFE Flight Nurses, Flight Paramedics, and Flight Communicators based on interactions they had experienced with hospitals, EMS agencies and individuals in Emergency Medicine. All facilities and agencies in the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Trauma Service Area P were included.

Those to be recognized during the event were: Rural Healthcare Facility: South Texas Regional Medical Center; Urban Healthcare Facility: CHRISTUS Santa Rosa New Braunfels; Urban/Suburban EMS: New Braunfels Fire/EMS; Rural EMS: Gonzales County EMS; Hospital Representative: Denise Fletcher, Uvalde Memorial Hospital; Fire/EMS Representative: Keith Eldard, Helotes Fire/EMS; Telecommunicator: Juanita Hernandez, University Health System Transfer Center; Partner for Life: David Wampler, Ph.D., UTHSCSA.I believe that it is important to be recognized by your peers, and these are the people that our flight crews interact with daily, added Salter. Serving the community since 1991, AirLIFE is the only Texas owned nonprofit and CAMTS (Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Services) accredited air medical service in Southwest Texas and provides emergency air transport to more than 50 counties within a 150-mile radius of the San Antonio. AirLIFE is jointly owned by Baptist Health System and University Health System. www. txairlife.com

Friends of the NRA Dinner & Auction Tues., Aug. 23 Hermann Sons Hall - Gonzales Doors open 6 p.m. $20.00 per person For More Information Contact: George Fink 830-857-6119 or Gerald Black 830-437-5772

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KC begins annual American flag drive

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For a fee of $24 a year the Knights of Columbus will place an American Flag at your residence or business within the city limits, or close vicinity, of Gonzales. The days the flag will be displayed are; Memorial day-last Monday in May, Flag Day-June 14, Independence Day-July 4, Labor Day-first Monday in September, Columbus Day-second Monday

in October and Veterans Day-November 11. Your subscription helps the Knights of Columbus with charitable donations to organizations such as: Boy Scouts, Little League Baseball, Gonzales Senior Citizens, Local Disaster Relief, Deaf Charities, Gonzales Livestock Show, High School Scholarships, etc. It makes a great gift for your neighbor. Please mail your check to: The Knights of Colum- Bob Falany (left) of the Gonzales VFW Post, and Juan Gaytan (right) of the Gonzales Elks Lodge, present donabus PO Box 279 Gonzales, tions to Ken Hedrick, representative for the Gonzales Young Farmers. The money will assist the Young Farmers in purchasing supplies for the cook-outs held at Fisher House. (Photos by Dave Mundy) Texas 78629.

Helping Young Farmers help Fisher House

EMS to begin selling 911 signs to aid in identifying addresses

Gonzales County EMS & Rescue will begin selling 911 address signs. The signs come in various sizes, made of high quality material in blue with white reflective letters that will last many years. During an emergency every second counts, EMS, Fire & Law enforcement spend unnecessary time trying to locate poorly marked addresses, wasting precious time. When someone needs immediate as-

sistance we want to locate them as quickly as possible. These signs can enhance our response, there highly visible and easily recognized by emergency personnel during the day or night. Funds generated from these signs will go to our education program to provide training & ongoing education. Price range: $ 15 - $ 20 per sign. For more details, call 830-672-7675.

Thompsonville ladies hold monthly meeting Service

New flagpole dedicated
Thompsonville Ladies Club Met on Thursday, Aug 11th at the Thompsonville Community Center. We had 14 members enjoying a delicious salad buffet offered by Sandy Van Velthoven and Barbara Schroeder, hostesses. They set a scrumptious buffet of chicken salad, 7-layer salad, fruit salad, chips and dip, fresh grapes and watermelon, and a selection of deserts. Sandy Van Velthoven read a devotional from the book Let Faith Rise Up. Everyone singing Happy Birthday honored the August birthday ladies, Sandy Parr, Linda Grauke, Stella Gutierrez and Chris Grue. LaVerne Romines and Penny Snyder won the hostess gifts. A short business meeting about our scholarship winners and plans for a Thompsonville Ladies Cookbook was held. The meeting was adjourned and Virginia Malmstrom and Barbara Schroeder gave a demonstration on making angels with 250 wraps of yarn. Mark your calendar for our next function. On Thursday, Nov 11th, we will have our Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon for the community. Please make plans to join us. Contributions to our Scholarship Fund are accepted.

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Boy Scouts of Gonzales Troop 262 raised the American flag on the new flagpole in front of the Gonzales County Attorneys Office next to the courthouse, Monday morning. The flagpole was purchased by Gonzales County Attorney Paul Watkins. The flag is lighted and will fly 24/7. The boy scouts are, from left, Ancel Atkinson, 11, Dillon Catchings, 14, and Wyatt Couch, 12. Life Scout Dalton Couch, 15, (Not pictured), called the orders to raise the flag. (Photo by Nikki Maxwell)

Relay For Life Meeting

Plans are now underway for the 2012 American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Gonzales County. The committee is seeking volunteers who are committed to the cause and are willing to be part of the team that is planning a fun and memorable tenth anniversary. In the months prior to the actual event on March 23-24, 2012, there will be many activities related to Relay For Life. There are many jobs to do and therefore, many volunteers are needed. Join the team and help us to Celebrate. Remember. Fight Back. The next meeting will be Monday, August 22 at 5;15 at Abiding Word Lutheran Church located at 1310 St. Louis. For more information, contact Arline Rinehart (672-2077) or Patty Stewart (672-7581), event co-chairs.

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Gonzales County Court Failure to Appear List for Court Date August 11, 2011 Herman Bouldin-Possession of Marijuana Rebecca A. Compton-Theft of Property Marsha Kiefer-Assault Family Violence Bobby Johnson-Possession of a Dangerous Drug Philip Longoria, Jr.-Assault Family Violence Thomas Robert Longoria-Assault Family Violence Reynaldo P. Lucio-Driving While Intoxicated Matthew Scott Maldonado-Possession of Marijuana Kimberly Yvonne Mitchell-Assault Causes Bodily Injury Tommy Gene Ollison-Theft of Property The next County Court date is September 8, 2011. If these people come on this date a warrant will NOT be issued. For further information you may contact the County Attorneys office at 830-672-6527.

Air Force Airman Joshua A. Martinez graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. He is the son of Manuel Martinez Jr. of Yoakum. Martinez graduated in 2007 from Yoakum High School.

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Rotarians hear water concerns

Rotarian Greg Griffin had the program for the Rotary clubs noon meeting and invited two guest speakers, Gary Shock and Interim Gonzales City Manager Charles Windwehen. Both talked about the water usage for the City of Gonzales. They went into detail about what resources the city uses to acquire their water as well as the future planning to make sure Gonzales never runs out of water. (Courtesy Photo)

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Thursday, August 18, 2011

Convocation: the kids welcome GISD teachers back to school

The start of a new school year is often portrayed as teachers welcoming kids back to class ... but this years Gonzales ISD convocation offered a slightly different take. This year, it was the kids welcoming the teachers back. Returning and new teachers in the school district gathered for the official kick-off to the new school year Monday at the Gonzales Junior High auditorium, and were treated by several groups of local youngsters to an amusing welcome back party. An ensemble from the Gonzles High School Band launched the event with some rousing pep music. After Boy Scouts from

Troop 262 presented the colors and led the Pledge of Allegiance, the GISD staff was treated to a presentation by the Shakespeare Ninjas, who performed a scene from The Bards 12th Night. The Gonzales Theater Arts Dept. then presented a short play by director Leslie Buesing about school life, Through the Halls of Gonzales ISD, that left the audience chuckling. The event wrapped up with budding country music star Brandi Behlen belting out her rendition of Keith Whitleys When You Say Nothing At All.

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Thursday, August 18 Thursday Night Acoustic Jam, Ole Moulton Bank, Moulton, 6:30 p.m.-midnight, call 361-5967499 for info Friday, August 19 Rhythm of the Road at Yoakum Gin & Feed, 9 p.m. Bart Crow Band at Scooters Dance Hall, Moulton. Tickets $15. Asleep at the Wheel at MiCasa Tamales, 25930 IH 10 West, Boerne. Tickets $15-50. Saturday, August 20 Scott Taylor Band at Yoakum Gin & Feed, 9 p.m. John Slaughter at Scooters Dance Hall, Moulton. Tickets $10. Randall Morris with Brandon and Kevin May at Boomers Sports Bar, Gonzales (Benefit for Dean May), 8 p.m. Dottsy with George Hamilton IV Darrell McCall, Mona McCall, Justin Trevino, and Frankie Miller at the Texas Theatre, 425 N. Austin in Seguin, 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets $12 each. For details call 830-372-6168 or visit the Seguin Chamber of Commerce, Gift and Gourmet or Cascades Gift Shop in Seguin. Sunday, August 21 Clint Taft and the Buck Wild Band at Floresville Community Convention Center, 600 Hwy. 97 West, Floresville, no charge. Thursday, August 25 Thursday Night Acoustic Jam, Ole Moulton Bank, Moulton, 6:30 p.m.-midnight, call 361-5967499 for info Friday, August 26 Jake Kellen at Yoakum Gin & Feed, 9 p.m. Battle of the Bands feat. Pale Horses at Scooters Dance Hall, Moulton. Tickets $8. Clint Martin Band at Old Coupland Inn and Dancehall, Coupland Tracy Lawrence at Cow Boys Dance Hall, 3030 NorthEast Loop 410, San Antonio. Saturday, August 27 Texaco Country Showdown at Yoakum Gin & Feed Battle of the Bands feat. Trevor Cole Band at Scooters Dance Hall, Moulton. Tickets $8. Quiet Company with Tornahdo, Toadies,

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The Orbans, Whiskey Folk Ramblers, Ume, The Black Angels at the Whitewater Amphitheatre, New Braunfels, starting at 2 p.m. Sunday, August 28 Ted Nugent with Lisa Bouchelle at Backstage Live, 1305 E. Houston, San Antonio, 7 p.m. The Go-Gos at Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress Avenue, Austin. Ticket info: www.stubhub. com. Thursday, September 1 Thursday Night Acoustic Jam, Ole Moulton Bank, Moulton, 6:30 p.m.-midnight, call 361-5967499 for info Clint Martin Band at Jerry Bs, Kenedy. Saturday, Sept. 3 Charla Corn at Fayette County Fair, La Grange, 8 p.m. Thursday, September 8 Thursday Night Acoustic Jam, Ole Moulton Bank, Moulton, 6:30 p.m.-midnight, call 361-5967499 for info Friday, Sept. 9 Molly Hatchet at The Lynn Theater, Gonzales (Tentative: Details: mollyhatchet.com). Dolly Shine at Scooters Dance Hall, Moulton. Tickets $8. Saturday, Sept. 10 Molly Hatchet at the Texas Rally, Somerville. Gates open at noon. Johnny Cooper at Scooters Dance Hall, Moulton. Tickets $10. Friday, Sept. 16 Thom Shepherd at Scooters Dance Hall, Moulton. Tickets $10. Saturday, Sept. 17 Perfect Stranger at Scooters Dance Hall, Moulton. Tickets $10. Sunday, Sept. 18 Bad Bob and the Cow Paddy Daddys at Old Moulton Bank, Moulton. For tickets call 361-5967499. Musicians and Venues: To add or update events, contact us via e-mail to manager@gonzalescannon. com.
This weeks top 40 requested Texas independent music tracks at RadioFreeTexas.org: 1. Agave Posse Band Slide Another Brew 2. Brian Coy And The Remaining Few Turkey On The Bottle 3. Brian Coy And The Remaining Few Momma Save Me 4. Red Dvorak You Aint Going Nowhere (With Tim Lewelling, Steve Judice & Slim Bawb 5. Max Stalling 6x9 Speakers Revisited 6. Mark Monaco Empty Glass 7. Town Walsh Cold Light Of Day 8. Scotty Thurman And The Perfect Trouble Band

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You can blame it all on Rio

DVDs reviewed in this column will be available in stores the week of Aug. 29, 2011. PICKS OF THE WEEK Rio (PG) -- Blu (voiced by Jesse Eisenberg) is a rare macaw -- thought to be the last of his kind -- living the good life as a pet in Minnesota. When its discovered that there is another member of his species in Brazil, Blu is taken on a trip to meet his female counterpart (voiced by Anne Hathaway.) What follows is a formulaic animated adventure of madcap talking critters fleeing bumbling animal smugglers. The vibrant colors, wild (yet forgettable) music and sheer volume give Rio something to appreciate. While it falls short of charming, theres something to be said for Rio as a spectacle -- a sort of dazzling Carnivl for the rugrats. The Perfect Host (R) -- David Hyde Pierce (Niles from Frasier) stars in this confusKing Features Syndicate ing-yet-admirable jumble of neuroses, thrills and unsettling humor. A criminal on the run (Clayne Crawford) lies his way into the home of Pierces unsuspecting urbane gentleman, who is preparing for his big dinner party. A game of predator and prey ensues, in which few things are what they seem. Its dark comedy with notes of Hitchcock and a heaping pile of role reversals, twists and mind games. While plenty of laughs and chills are contained within, some audience members may suffer from crippling plot-twist fatigue by the end of the film. In a Better World (R) -This Danish foreign-language drama explores gripping issues in justice, civility, grief and parenthood. Anton is a doctor torn between two worlds:
Good To See You 9. Steve Judice Only By A Stone 10. Bryant Carter Band Southern Crawl 11. Beau Hinze And The Back Porch Shufflers Thunderstorms & Dominoes 12. Jody Jenkins Brings Back Amarillo 13. Kat Moore Band Country Through And Through 14. Donny Waits Pushin Gears 15. Mark Monaco Never Let You Down 16. Steve Judice Pvt. Millers Mamas House 17. Hunter McKithan & The Offenders Dirty Little War 18. Nick Verzosa She Only Loves Me 19. Bryan Fontenot Too Drunk To Be Drinking 20. Tyler Cannon Smile and a Wink 21. Jackson Lee Brooks Band Ballad Of A Broken Heart 22. Kat Moore Band Shadows 23. Max Stalling I Aint Drinking Alone 24. Tyler Cannon Sweet Southern Thing 25. Mo Robson

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his family life in the suburbs of Denmark, and his work as a doctor in a war-torn corner of Africa. The characters must navigate unclear moral landscapes in the parallel worlds of schoolyard bullies and brutal warlords. The story is wellcrafted, perhaps too tidy at times, but the conflicts faced by the characters are not so tidy, and the story has enough gravitas to turn down easy answers. Coen Brothers Collection (Blood Simple/Fargo/Millers Crossing/Raising Arizona) [Blu-ray] -- Ever want to gorge yourself on brainy thrillers with chunks of absurdist humor? As a writing/directing team, the Coen brothers are the purveyors of fine films with smart dialog, complicated characters, oddball humor and respected visual prowess. This collection of four of their earliest movies includes some of the finest performances by the stars involved, including Frances McDormand.

Roadshow to feature local legends McCall, Dottsy

The Heart of Texas Roadshow and the Texas Theatre in Seguin invite you to two performances by the legendary Darrell McCall and this areas own Dottsy on Saturday, Aug. 20. The duo will be joined by Mona McCall, Justin Trevino, Frankie Miller and George Hamilton IV. Advance sell tickets are $12 per person and available at the Seguin Area Chamber of Commerce, Gift and Gourmet and Cascades Gift Shop, all in Seguin.

Ticket orders may be placed by phone by calling (830) 372-6168. Show times are 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets at the door will be $15. The renovated Texas Theatre is located at 425 N. Austin St. in downtown Seguin.

Luckys 26. Beau Hinze And The Back Porch Shufflers Swamp Rabbit Boogie 27. William Clark Green Tonight 28. Slim Bawb Big Easy 29. Josh Ward Band Jebediah Beane 30. Micky & The Motorcars Dont Be Sad 31. Slim Bawb Voodoo Weddin/Amos Moses 32. Jimmy Kaiser Galveston Lights/Cant You See 33. Slow Rollin Lows Back Road Motel 34. Reckless Kelly Good Luck & True Love 35. Slim Bawb JAi Beson Dune Biere 36. Marshall/Peery Broken Hearts 37. Mark David Manders Three Sheets to the Wind 38. Johnny Cash Committed To Parkview 39. Hunter McKithan & The Offenders Falling From High 40. Brian Burns Thunderstorms & Tyler Roses Source: radiofreetexas.org

Social Security shortens hours

Effective Aug. 15, the Social Security office will be open to the public Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. a reduction of 30 minutes each weekday. While agency employees will continue to work their regular hours, this shorter public window will allow them to complete face-to-face service with the visiting public without incurring the cost of overtime. Congress provided Social Security with nearly $1 billion less than the President requested for the budget this fiscal year, which makes it impossible for the agency to provide the amount of overtime needed. Most Social Security services do not require a visit to an office. For example, anyone wishing to apply for benefits, sign up for direct deposit, replace a Medicare card, obtain a proof of income letter or inform us of a change of address or telephone number may do so at www.socialsecurity.gov or by dialing our toll-free number, 1-800-772-1213.

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Lawn Survival: simple steps can save your grass

By MARK PETERSON
Special to The Cannon

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Taking Back Texas

Apostle Claver Kamau-Imani, head of RagingElephants.org, was among the featured speakers at the Take Back Texas seminar in Houston Aug. 13 sponsored by the Texas Nationalist Movement. A second Take Back Texas seminar is scheduled Sept. 10 in San Antonio; for details, call (409) 527-4929. (Courtesy Photo)

Many folks are worried sick about their lawns as we continue with this lengthy drought. As a tree professional, I can understand and respect your concern, but I cannot really empathize. Grass just hinders the growth of my beloved trees and shrubs. Regardless, SAWS conservation staff is dedicated to providing the best information available for your landscape. To help your lawn survive the drought, keep these things in mind. * Design Match the species and cultivar of grass to the site. St. Augustine cultivars do best in partial shade and deep soil while Bermuda grass cultivars

require full sun. New construction, both residential and commercial, must use a turf grass from the drought-tolerant species list. * Irrigation New lawns need light, frequent watering; established lawns require deep, thorough soakings (short multiple start times in a single day). Avoid stacking run times on your irrigation system and water according to the weekly SIP Watering Advice. * Maintenance Compost lawns in the spring

and fall, and aerate at least every other year. Mow high and limit fertilizer. Salts found in most fertilizers make it difficult for plants to absorb water. The goal of Lawn Survival 101 is not to create a lush, green lawn, but to maintain the health of your landscape throughout the drought without raising your debt ceiling. Mark Peterson is a conservation project coordinator for San Antonio Water System.

Abbott salutes ObamaCare decision

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AUSTIN Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott on Friday saluted the ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirming a lower courts ruling that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Acts individual mandate is unconstitutional. Obamacare is closer to an end, Abbott said in a news release. Abboott and the attorneys general of 25 other states joined an action originating in Florida. The federal court of appeals agrees that the federal health care laws individual man-

date violates the U.S. Constitution and cannot be enforced against the American people. This is an important ruling for freedom and limited government. As we have maintained since before the law was first enacted, the individual mandate exceeds the constitutional limits on Congress authority. The federal government cannot rely upon Congress power to regulate interstate commerce in a misguided effort to require that every American purchase governmentapproved health insurance whether they want it or not. No public policy goal, no matter how important or well-intentioned, can be allowed to

trample the protections and rights guaranteed by our Constitution. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta struck down Obamacares individual mandate but left the rest of the law intact, according to numerous reports. Two of the three judges agreed with the states, and a lower courts ruling, that Congress had overstepped its constitutional authority in an unprecedented way by requiring citizens to buy from private companies an expensive product from the time they are born until the time they die. The case could go next to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Language of Flowers will enthrall readers

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Research recently presented at The Alzheimers Association International Conference indicates that Alzheimers disease could potentially be prevented for millions just by reducing lifestyle risks. The lifestyle risks and the percentage of Alzheimers they are associated with are: smoking (11 percent), obesity in midlife (7 percent), diabetes (3 percent), depression (15 percent), physical inactivity (21 percent), high blood pressure in midlife (8 percent) and low education (7 percent). Thats not to say its absolutely certain that these risk factors can cause Alzheimers, but scientists believe that about half the cases could be prevented. According to a paper by researcher Deborah Barnes, a professor at University of California San Francisco, a reduction of 25 percent across all the risk factors could prevent nearly a half-million occurrences of Alzheimers

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King Features Syndicate in the U.S. alone. These are estimates, of course, and further research has to be done. Another paper at the same conference addressed the maintenance of cognition while aging. Cognition is the mental processes, such as problem solving, memory and learning. Seniors over the age of 65 with no impairment were given a battery of tests for cognition, stress, personality traits and depression, as well as physical tests. What scientists concluded was that scoring low on trauma, depression, stress and anxiety was related to keeping good cognitive health.

Vanessa Diffenbaugh delivers a first-class, literary forget-me-not with her debut novel, The Language of Flowers. The story begins on protagonist Victoria Jones 18th birthday as she is emancipated from the fostercare system. Abandoned as an infant and shuffled from foster-care homes to group homes for most of her young life, Victoria is ill-equipped to face the future on her own. With nowhere to go, she spends her first night of independent living in a public park. Mistrust, resentment and anger are her only companions. Victoria views relationships as

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 It will take a little effort on your part, Aries, to help someone feel your love. Once you get past the initial hurdle, all things will work out for the best. TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Sometimes things just dont go your way, Taurus. This week you will experience a few hurdles that seem insurmountable. The fact is that you can handle them. GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Think twice before you enter into a relationship without weighing the cons, Gemini. There are plenty of positives, but some of the other things may be a disadvantage. CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 When it seems you have an enormous weight on your shoulders, Cancer, the best thing is to talk about it right away with someone you trust. This will be the case this week. LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Look at yourself in the mirror and youll find there are plenty of things to be proud of, Leo. Try to regain your self-confidence in the next few days. VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, if youre looking for a new romantic relationship you could find that you have plenty of suitors this week. Its almost as if they are all coming out of the woodwork.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 You had really get a second opinion on the way you are handling your finances, Libra. Credit card usage could put you in a bunch of trouble if you are not careful. SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Open up your mind to new possibilities, Scorpio. You could just find that the opportunities for you abound and literally the sky is yours for the taking. SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 Think of the ways you can help out at home and put that plan into motion, Sagittarius. Not only will it resolve some issues, but also it will feel good doing something positive.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 If you are feeling stressed, Capricorn, look for ways to lighten your workload. Hire people, like a housekeeper, who can help with some of the things you dont enjoy doing. AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 The to-do list may seem never-ending, Aquarius. All it takes is tackling one thing each day for that list to shrink dramatically. And there are always people who are willing to help. PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 There is more than meets the eye to you, Pisces. This week you will prove everyone wrong when you tackle something amazing.

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Thursday, August 18, 2011

It was the 37th president of the United States, Richard M. Nixon, who made the following sage -and somehow appropriate -- observation: Sure there are dishonest men in local government. But there are dishonest men in national government too. Pasta has been around since 5,000 B.C., and it was invented in China, not Italy. If youre planning a visit to the United Kingdom, you might want to keep in mind this rather obscure statute: Its illegal to stand within 100 yards of the reigning monarch if you dont have socks on. A groundhog can move 700 pounds of dirt in a single day. When the two-andone-half-hour finale of the groundbreaking television show M*A*S*H aired on Feb. 28, 1983, advertisers paid a hefty $450,000 for a single 30-second spot. That was $50,000 more than the same spot cost at the Super Bowl that year. We all know what a

disaster is, but did you know where the word came from? The base of the word is aster, which is Latin for star. The word disaster originally meant an unfavorable aspect of a star, reflecting the ancient notion that the motions of heavenly bodies affected terrestrial events. Baseball players didnt have numbers on their uniforms until 1929, and it was the New York Yankees that were the first to adopt the practice. In the early 18th century,

newspapers were not cheap, but the stories published therein were often peoples only link to the events of the day. Since they were so coveted, newspapers were often brought as a gift when a gentleman was calling on a lady friend, much as candy or flowers might be brought in a different era. *** Thought for the Day: No one really listens to anyone else, and if you try it for a while youll see why. -Mignon McLaughlin (c) 2011 King Features Synd., Inc.

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