Region Business What a Dad! Flatonia council salutes Local business battles back Winners in our annual champs; Nixon CC meets ater storm’s damage Father’s day drawing Page A3 Page B1 Page C1 Serving: • Gonzales • T he G onzales • Nixon • Smiley • • Moulton • Shiner • • Waelder • Yoakum• • Luling • Flatonia • **50 Cents** • Hallettsville • Cannon • Cuero • Lockhart • Subscribe Today and More Reporting on Gonzales and Surrounding Counties with Honesty, Integrity and Fairness Call (830) 672-7100 Vol. 3- Issue 38 Gonzales’ only locally-owned newspaper • www.gonzalescannon.com Thursday, June 14, 2012 Yoakum Man unlikely studies to face charge injection well sites over death By CEDRIC IGLEHART By CEDRIC IGLEHART said Lavaca County Sheri Micah Harmon. [email protected] [email protected] Te Sheri’s oce said YOAKUM — A citizen LAVACA COUNY — that the oender’s body was presentation on the po- Te case o a Yoakum man ound lying in a pasture by tential dangers o disposal who beat to death another a barn on County Road 302 injection wells highlighted man he said was sexually just outside Shiner. uesday’s regular meeting o molesting his child is ex- EMS was dispatched to the Yoakum City Council. pected to go directly to a the scene and attempted Gayle Mikulenka-Pare- grand jury without charges, CPR, but a heartbeat could nica, who owns property ocials say. not be restored. He was pro- situated about 300 eet rom Authorities are still with- nounced dead at the scene one o the proposed sites o holding the identity o the by Lavaca County Precinct these wells, laid out in great man who was beaten to 4 Justice o the Peace Alene detail her concerns about death in Lavaca County Lyons. how detrimental the wells over the weekend in con- Harmon said it appeared would be to the city. nection with an alleged the deceased was not struck Te location o a well site sexual assault o a child. with anything other than owned by Karis Resources At approximately 3:45 the ather’s hands. LLC and the two proposed p.m. Saturday afernoon, Te body was taken to location or sites by Pinn- the Lavaca County Sheri’s the ravis County Medical ergy are located on Highway Oce responded to a 9-1-1 Examiner’s Oce or au- 111 and Highway 95. call rom a man stating that topsy. Harmon said he was “Tose are the entry he had caught someone in hopeul to receive a prelim- points or the city,” said Mi- the process o sexually as- inary report rom that oce kulenka-Parenica. “Beore saulting his ve-year old in the next ew days. long it appears that Yoakum daughter. Te child was taken to is going to be the center o “He said that in the Cooling down for the summer Dear Hospital in Victoria, signicant injection well ac- course o trying to get his When it’s 99 degrees outside, there’s one sure-re way to cool where an exam was admin- tivity.” daughter away rom him, down: run through the lawn sprinkler. Roy Oswalt submitted this istered to determine i she “Not only does that create he struck the individual photo o son Hayden or our “Phacebook Photo Phollies” this week. aesthetic problems as peo- several times in the head,” DEATH, Page A7 ple come into Yoakum, but For more “phun photos,” see Page A6. ((Courtesy photo) these wells could potentially threaten the drinking water as well as create earthquakes GISD to improve access and res.” Injection disposal wells have been identied as like- to Honor Society criteria ly causes or earthquakes YOAKUM, Page A7 By DAVE MUNDY Clarissa Guerra said she was asked to apply or membership three times and was [email protected] denied membership all three times. “When Energy Watch Gonzales school trustees on Monday re- I asked (why), the response was very blunt,” Wednesday’s Prices viewed the district’s policies and guidelines she said. Nymex Oil Futures or membership in the National Honor So- “Te kids don’t understand why they $82.45/bbl ciety and also took steps to get ahead o the didn’t get it,” parent Luce Guerrero said. Nymex Gas planning or expected growth. “She had a baby, she volunteered with her Futures rustees were told the district has heard church and she held a 3.0 (grade-point $2.19 concerns raised by both parents and stu- average) taking AP/honors courses. Kids Lucas Energy Inc. “LEI” New GHS Principal dents over the way members o the honor need to know i they meet the criteria $1.57 Superintendent Dr. Kim Strozier introduc- society are selected, with some conusion they’re going to get it.” es new Gonzlaes High School principal Dr. over the criteria involved in selections and rustees Sue Gottwald and Josie Smith- Inside what benchmarks potential members have Wright echoed the concerns. Chris Morrow during Monday’s GISD Board This Week: to reach. GISD, Page A7 o Trustees meeting. ((Photo by Dave Mundy) Business...... B1 Cofee says he’ll be here in spirit, i not in person Arts/Entertainment...... D1 on a lot o stu right now. Pre-sale tickets will be Oil & Gas...... B4 By DAVE MUNDY “Te doctor really scared on sale through July 6. Classifeds...... B6 [email protected] the hell out o me,” he said. ickets will be $20 or Comics...... D4 Te world’s top bull rid- “We had quite the talk last adults and $8 or youth For the Record...... A2 ers and bulls are returning night.” and can be purchased at to J.B. Wells Arena, but this Faith & Family...... A9 Coee said that i he can’t E Barr Feed and the Gon- year’s Gonzales PBR event make it to Gonzales in per- zales Chamber o Com- In Our View...... A4 may be missing a amiliar son, he’ll be here in spirit. merce. ickets will be sold In Your View...... A5 smiling ace. “I know what I want to at the J.B. Wells Arena on Regional...... A3 PBR and DVS Produc- need to quit.’ I’m ghtin’ it do, and what I can do,” he Saturday, July 7, starting at Puzzle Page...... D3 tions return to J.B. Wells on in my head,” he said. said. “But i I can make 10 a.m. until show time or Regional...... A3 Saturday, July 7 at 7:30 p.m. Coee spent nearly a it down there, I will. It’s a $25 or adult and $10 or with some o the world’s Sports...... C4 week in a San Antonio hos- great event.” youth. top riders and stock, but pital in May battling bac- Fans will be able to wit- Doors will open at 5:30 Obituaries...... A10 Hall o Fame clown Leon terial meningitis and said ness 40 riders battle or 15 p.m. with activities such as Coee’s health may not al- while he hates to miss any spots in the short round, Live Entertainment with Leon Cofee low him to be the ace in events, he was especially showcasing eight-second the “Hole in Te Floor and Jack Daniels products the barrell distracting rag- looking orward to return- rides and jaw-dropping Band,” shopping at ven- being served. Te Ocial “Come and Hear It!” ing bulls away rom allen ing to Gonzales. wrecks as the world’s best dor booths, a bouncy or Afer Party directly afer Tune in to radio station cowboys. “Right now I have no bull riders attempt to stay the kids, a live Watusi Bull the event will take place in KCTI 1450 AM at 8 a.m. Fri- “Te doctor’s exact words idea,” he said. “I I can, I on animals 10 times their or pictures, a mechanical the Show Barn adjacent to day and 8 a.m. Tuesday for to me last night were, ‘You will. I’m having to cut back size. bull and cold Bud Light PBR, Page A7 weekly updates from Gon- zales Cannon news editor
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Gonzales County Sheri’s Ofce Sheri’s Alvarado, Francisco Guzman, 03/1979, Report or 06/03/12-06/09/12 Waelder. Local Warrant – Indecency with 06/03/12 Child Sexual Contact. Requires $40,000 Bond. Simpson, Amy Lynn, 01/1977, Austin. Bas- Local Warrant – Abandon Endanger Child trop County Warrant – Driving while Intoxi- Criminal Negligence Requires $8,000 Bond. cated. Released on $10,000 Bond. Remains in Custody. 06/06/12 Total Arrest, Court Commitments, other Hernandez-Mendez, Luis Alberto, 11/1978, agency arrest and processing’s: Gonzales. Assault causes Bodily Injury Fam- GCSO 04 ily Violence. Requires $2,500 Bond. I MMIGRA- DPS 06 TION DETAINER. Remains in Custody. GPD 06 Alvarado, Mario Moreno, 05/1982, Nixon. WPD 02 Commitment/Sentence – Burglary o a Habi- NPD 01 tation. Commitment/Sentence – Burglary o a Constable 00 Building. Bartlett State Jail Hold – Burglary o DWCSO 00 a Building. Caldwell County Hold – Burglary DEA 00 o a Building. IMMIGRATION DETAINER. Re- TPW 00 mains in Custody. GCAI 00 06/07/12 Total 19 Nt ti tim A group o roadway solicitors seeking donations or their “church” whose ag- gressive methods prompted the Gonzales City Council to revise its ordinance DeWitt Co. Sheri’s Oce Report about street-corner soliciting recently learned an expensive lesson about the or- dinance June 7. Police said alert residents called to advise that the group was so- DeWitt County Sheri’s O- $10,000, DCSO o $693.89, Capias Pro Fine / liciting donations without a permit, and GPOD units were on the scene moments ice Report rom May 31-June Arrested Blake Orosco, 20, Speed, Fine o $550.72, DCSO 7 o Yorktown, Violation o Pro- Arrested Marvin John later to issue or citations. The city amended its ordinance recently to allow May 31 bation / Possession o Mari- Hardy, 48, o Yorktown, Driv- groups only one permit per calendar year.(Photo Courtesy Gonzales Police Dept.) Arrested Brandon Mi- juana, Bond o $1,000, DCSO ing While Intoxicated 3rd or chalek, 18, o Cuero, Delivery June 2 More, Bond o $20,000, DCSO o Controlled Substance Drug Arrested Kenny Lang, 29, June 5 Free Zone, Bond o $50,000, o Cuero, Assault Family Vio- Arrested Jose Alvarez, 36, Delivery o Controlled Sub- lence with Previous Convic- o Cuero, Public Intoxication, stance, Bond o $20,000, Pos- tion, Bond o $20,000 with (30 Days to Appear), Cuero PD session o Marijuana, Bond o Conditions, Cuero PD Arrested Yvonne Brazil, 40, $1,000, DCSO Arrested Jason Lee Flores, o Cuero, Credit Card Abuse, Arrested Jose Alvarez, 36, 29, o Victoria, Speeding, Fine Bond o $2,500, Cuero PD o Cuero, Driving While Li- o $253.50 (30 Days to Pay), Arrested Tiany Romero, cense Invalid, Fine o $214 Failure to Appear/ Speed, 28, o Yoakum, Revocation (30 Days to Pay), Resist Arrest Fine o $425.10 (30 Days to o Probation/Fraudulent use Search or Transport, Bond o Pay), Yorktown PD Identiying Inormation, Bond $2,000, Cuero PD Arrested Robert John o $35,000, DCSO Arrested Marla Mendoza, Fagan, 26, o Victoria, Driv- Arrested Hilary Solis, 24, o 41, o Cuero, Violation o Pro- ing While Intoxicated, Bond Cuero, Disorderly Conduct/ bation Thet (Victoria Co.) o $2,000, Possession o Con- Fighting, Fine o $264 (30 Bond o $30,000, DCSO trolled Substance PG 2-A < Days to Pay), Cuero PD Arrested James Weather- 2oz, Bond o $2,000, Posses- Arrested Markus Perez, 17, ord, 65, o Cuero, Class C / sion o Controlled Substance o Cuero, Disorderly Conduct/ Criminal Mischie, Trail by PG 2 < 1G, Bond o $5,000, Fighting, Fine o $264 (30 Jury, Class C / Failure to Ap- DPS Days to Pay), Cuero PD pear, Trial by Jury, DCSO June 3 Arrested Glenn Harman, Dpt f t Qt June 1 Arrested Glenn Bradley 32, o San Antonio, Tamper- Fayette County Sheri Keith Korenek announces Deputy Louis Gabler as Deputy Arrested Danny Villarreal, Harman, 32, o San Antonio, ing with Physical Evidence, o the Quarter or the Fayette County Sheri ’s Oce. Louis started his career with 48, o Yorktown, Assault Fam- Possession o Controlled Sub- Bond o $50,000, Yoakum PD the Sheri’s Oce in February o 2011 and prepared or his career by attending ily Violence / Enhanced, Bond stance PG 1 < 1G, Bond o June 6 the Wharton County Junior College Police Academy. Louis is the son o Milton o $30,000 with Conditions, $100,000, Yoakum PD Arrested Armando Chapa, and Betty Gabler o Flatonia and married to Lindsay Boudreaux Gabler. Louis is DCSO June 4 30, o Zapata, Failure to Ap- Arrested Simon Hernan- Arrested Tannon Marshall pear/ Driving While License a 2007 graduate o Flatonia High School and received an associate’s degree in dez, 26, o Cuero, Forgery o Miller, 39, o Victoria, Capias Invalid, Bond o $1,000, DCSO Criminal Justice rom Blinn College. Louis loves his work and fnds satisaction in Financial Instrument, Bond o Pro Fine / No Insurance, Fine serving the citizens o Fayette County.(Courtesy photo)
Welcoming our newest subscribers O Fllw Ptti Bennie Drabek, On May 23, the Gonzales Odd Fellows Lodge #38, Westho I.O.O.F. presented a certifcate and money to six Jimmy Tyree, students rom the 8th grade at Gonzales Jr. High College Station School. These students were chosen or demon- Carolyn Parks, strating principles o odd ellowship, Friendship, Frisco, TX Love, and Truth. They are Ashley Gonzalez, Valeria Bobby Logan, Aguayo, Ashleigh Haub, Miguel Almaguer, Trent Gonzales Schauer, and Max Moreno. In back are Odd Fellow Linda Julius, members Derek Grahmann, Lynn Smith, Jr., and Gonzales Larry Mercer. This is 17th year the Odd Fellows Garrett & Layne Miller, Lodge has recognized students at Gonzales Jr. High Gonzales School. (Courtesy photo) Happy Birthday! June 13th Kimberly Nieto Deanna Orona Veronica Guevara June 14th Lupe Cabrera Debbie Fougerat Leslie Bowden-Ince Albert Ibarra Cliton Whitted David Proa Thoni Velasquez Ruth Parker Ralston Williams June 15th Kacey Lindemann Butler Jesse Casares Candice Witzkoske June 16th Mimi Holt Mario Gamez
Happy Anniversary! June 18th O Fllw Ptti Dean and Brandi On May 22, the Gonzales Odd Fellows Lodge #38 I.O.O.F. presented a certifcate Vinklarek (7 years) and money to six students rom the 7th grade at Gonzales Jr. High School. These students were chosen or demonstrating principles o odd ellowship, Friend- O Fllw Ptti Want to help your ship, Love, and Truth. They are Krystal DeLeon, McKenzie Caldwell, Khelsea Cray, On May 22, the Gonzales Odd Fellows Lodge #38 friends and family Brandon Gomez, Hayden Henke, and Miranda Hernandez. Also pic tured are Odd I.O.O.F. presented a check to Principal Teresa Staton celebrate? Let us know Fellows member (back) Derek Grahmann, Lynn Smith, Jr. JoAnn Mercer, and Lar- or The Gonzales Jr. High School Library. Pictured are about the big day by ry Mercer (Courtesy photo) Larry Mercer and Staton.(Courtesy photo) calling 830-672-7100. Thursday,Jun e14,2 01 2 The Cannon PageA3 Nix ccil viw jk c, fwk By BAIN SERNA Tat particular ordinance bans reworks within the Cannon Correspondent city limits. NIXON — Issues o Fire Chie Mark Mendez junked vehicles and a re- suggested the possibility o works ordinance were the reversing the ban to allow main ocus points during the use o reworks as long the regular meeting o the as the weather was sae. It Nixon City Council Mon- was also discussed that the day. current ban was dicult Te council approved a and unrealistic to ully en- request by the city to seek orce. bids or junked vehicles and Councilman Hector other miscellaneous junk Dominguez stated con- items that are within the cerns about saety and li- city. ability issues regarding According to city manag- residents and traic in er George Blanch, the junk relating to ireworks. he items will be brought to- council voted 3-1 to keep gether in one location and the ireworks ban in place, bids will be sought as a way but to change the maxi- to get rid o said items. I no mum ine or a ireworks State champs honored bids are made or accepted violation rom $100 to Mayor Scott Mica (center) signs a proclamation naming June 12 as “Lady Bulldog Sotball Day” in Flatonia. on certain items, the city is $250. The Lady Bulldogs recently claaimed the Class 1A state championship.(Photo by Mark Lube) contemplating hauling o In other matters, the the remaining junk. council: Te items that the city • Discussed a future or- Flatonia honors state champions will be seeking bids or are dinance regarding hazard- By MARK LUBE the entire community with a winning “It is always an honor to get recog- as ollows: three John Deere ous materials spirit and valued memories to be nition or our state title,” said Stryk. [email protected] mowers, our dump trucks, • Approved amending shared or generations to come,” Mica “Recently, we were recognized by the one re truck, one roller, section our o Resolu- FLAONIA — Te accomplish- read rom part o the proclamation. county judge, county commissioner one re hose dryer, and one tion Number R-2012-05- ments o the 2012 Flatonia High “Whereas, the 2012 Lady Bulldogs and school board. It has been a busy oil tanker. 21, which approves the School soball team has already been are being commended or their hard couple o days.” All items are not in application or unding highlighted by various local govern- work, determination and achieve- In other action at the unocial working order and most through the exas De- ments and the media. ment in their 2012 state champion- gathering — a quorum to conduct all usable parts have been partment o Agriculture On uesday evening, the City o ship victory. Tereore, I, Scott Mica, business was not available — newly- already taken and salvaged, Downtown Revitalization Flatonia joined the party. by virtue o the authority vested in elected council members Bryan Mil- according to Blanch. Public Program Flatonia Mayor Scott Mica pro- me as Mayor o the City o Flatonia, son and yler Mica, and Mayor Scott advertisements regarding • Approved citizen com- claimed June 12 “Lady Bulldog So- does hereby proclaim June 12, 2012 Mica were sworn in by City Secretary the bids will go out in about plaint procedures or the ball Day” in honor o the team that as Lady Bulldog Day.” Melissa Brunner, and Robin Sisco o a month. exas Community Develop- recently brought home the Class 1A Head coach Rodney Stryk, assis- Langord Community Management Also discussed at length ment Block Grant Program UIL state soball title at an unocial tant coaches Kaylyn Boenisch and Services o Austin held public hear- was the changing o a re- • Changed the date for gathering at Flatonia City Hall. Chris Freytag, and most o the Lady ings concerning grants the Council is works ordinance that was the next city council meet- “Whereas, the victory o the Lady Bulldog players were in attendance considering applying or. passed on June 9, 1981. ing rom July 9 to July 16. Bulldogs soball team has provided or the honor. New board delves into old dispute By DAVE MUNDY came on this board I had to get o the (Nixon-Smiley CISD) [email protected] school board,” Patteson said. Te lengthy legal battle be- Aer the swearing-in by tween the Gonzales County County Judge David Byrd, Underground Water Conser- Patteson was elected the new vation District and the Water board president, with ieken Protection Association — in named vice president and Eh- particular, who should pay the rig secretary. district’s attorney’s ees ollow- Te question o whether or ing its victory in appellate court not to pursue a court order to — resumed during uesday’s recoup legal ees rom the dis- meeting o the water district’s trict’s legal battle with the WPA newly-elected board o direc- brought on a lively debate as tors. well. Redistricting orced the Miller said that Chapter 36 board to put all ve o its seats allows the district to recoup up or election this year. wo expenses is legal action led sitting members were deeated against it ails. “We need to re- Gonzales County Judge David Byrd (acing away rom camera) swears all ve members o the Gonzales in May’s elections, while anoth- coup these expenses or the tax- County Underground Water Conservation District Board o Directors into ofce Tuesday.(Photo by Dave Mun- er declined to run and the h payers,” he said. dy) resigned months previously. Patteson argued that while Four new members — Barry the district successully over- Miller, Louis Kuntschik, Bruce turned a district court decision WPA members review legal wrangling ieken and Steve Ehrig — were at the appellate level, the ap- Cannon News Services rom damage, and consid- applications. WPA sup- prove SAWS permits, but elected to the board, but Mon- peal “never went to the board erable discussion ollowed ported that action and par- that WPA elt the board day’s swearing-in ceremony or a vote” and thus the district [email protected] the review o the activities ticipated as a party in the was not made aware o all was delayed briefy while the shouldn’t pursue an award o the ees. In their monthly meet- leading to the GCUWCD subsequent hearings. As the testimony provided by one holdover board member “You’re aer the WPA or the ing, the WPA reviewed motion about recover- new members joined the SAWS’ own expert wit- questioned the eligibilty o two o the newcomers. taxpayer but you’re saying the recent water issue activi- ing legal ees rom WPA. Board, a decision was made nesses. WPA requested an Bruce Patteson questioned WPA doesn’t pay taxes,” he said. ties and initiated the pro- Concern was expressed to not urther challenge administrative rehearing whether persons can be sitting “I the board didn’t authorize it cess o setting new goals to about the appearance giv- SAWS permit application, rom the Board as allowed board members o two dier- (appeal) to be spent, I don’t maintain local awareness en that WPA was the cause and the burden o oppos- by law. ent taxing districts. One o the think we should go aer it.” o actions related to using o expenditures o taxpay- ing the permit application Tis led to urther dis- newly-elected board members Both head and ormer board er money or this purpose. ell on WPA. Te legal putes and WPA ound groundwater and main- sits on the board o the Gonza- president Emmett Baker Jr. Teir review pointed expenses related to those themselves in opposition taining sustainability o les Healthcare Systems Board o noted that the board mem- quality water. out that while employed hearings were paid by to the GCUWCD. Te Directors, while another serves bers, including Patteson, were One o the primary as General Manager o the contributions rom WPA legal ees in question are on one o the county’s emer- aware that the appeal was being reasons or establishing GCUWCD, the Director membership and other in- a result o these actions gency services district boards. pursued, but Head suggested the WPA was to support that made the motion to terested individuals. No which was never voted on Board attorney J.D. Head because the newer board mem- the Gonzales County Un- take action against WPA taxpayer money was used by the old Board. told Patterson that according to bers might not be aware o all derground Water Con- to recover legal ees, initi- by them in those hearings. Te process set in mo- Chapter 36 o the exas Water the circumstances involved, the servation District in its ated the action that led to Tey also reviewed how tion to update the goals Code, the state law which gov- district could seek a delay rom goal o protecting the lo- the contested case hearing eventually the GCUWCD includes new emphasis on erns water districts, water board the court on deciding whether cal groundwater aquiers challenging SAWS permit Board voted 3-2 to ap- public awareness o legis- members cannot be disqquali- or not to ask the appeals court lative issues, regional wa- ed so long as the respective to order the district court to ter meetings, local water taxing entities represent areas hold a hearing on the ees. conservation programs, o less than 50,000 population “I wish I knew more about and water water quality is- and are not either municipal or it,” ieken noted. sues. county-wide districts. Miller amended his initial “I just know that when I motion to pursue the ees to in- stead ask the court or addition- al time to enable the new board members to get up to speed on the case. Te board also tabled setting hearing dates or the exas Wa- June 24 - June 28 ter Alliance, Limited and Can- yon Regional Water Authority Memorial Heights Baptist Church permit applications, again to 1330 North College Street enable the new board members to amiliarize themselves with Begin 6pm - Sanctuary the process. Ending 8pm - Fellowship Hall General manager Greg Sen- Call 672-3810 for more information or gelmann said he would contact Happy Birthday baby girl, Connie, members individually to set shining star, love of our life. questions up several workshop sessions Love, Come and have a blast with us!! with the new board to cover es- “Exploring Our Mission with Jesus!” sential subjects the board deals Mom, Dad and family with regularly. Page A4 The Cannon Thursday, June 14, 2012 In Our View It would be great to leave better kids to the planet “Tere are 400,000 words in the washed rabble and educated, moral It’s hard to walk through a store a running, screaming stream o English language and there are Dances with people with class. these days without hearing at least our-letter words while wander- seven of them you can’t say on tele- Chihuahuas From time to time, oul language a handul o proanity. We have ing the booths at a public es- vision ... Tose are the ones that’ll was used to deliver shock value to come to believe that our right to say tival. infect your soul, curve your spine, Dave important pronouncements, such whatever we want at whatever vol- People o my generation en- and keep the country from winning as “Damn the torpedoes, ull steam ume we want to say it out-weighs dured a couple o turbulent de- the war.” Mundy ahead!” Yet by and large, people the rights o other people to not cades’ worth o cultural struggle — George Carlin, General with culture did not use vulgarity have to hear that kind o language. attempting to eliminate one “Seven Words You Can Never Manager publicly. “Ten quit (bleep) listening!” oensive word — “nigger” — Say on Television” It took the modern entertain- one oul-mouthed young woman rom the l anguage. ment industry to remove the so- screamed at me one day when I at- he word was used to hate Aer witnessing a band o young have been brought up with the cietal stigma. Once people saw tempted to persuade her, politely, to people merely or the color o people walking about Conederate widespread use o vulgarity com- Lenny Bruce and George Carlin please watch her language around their skin and their misortune Square during the Main Street con- monplace, and unlike many o us and Richard Pryor and Eddie Mur- other people’s children while she at not being born white. Yet cert Friday, I got to thinking what o a more innocent age have never phy, they came to view vulgarity as was shopping in a store I worked at. now we see the same word be- it might be like to take a handul o been corrected when they use oul humorous. When Clint Eastwood She got the point when the police ing used by our own children today’s young people and magically language. Tey seem to think they and Charlton Heston and Au- I’d called arrived to ticket her or and grandchildren to reer to teleport them back to, say, 1910. have some “right” to be oensive. drey Hepburn and Sydney Poitier public vulgarity (yes, the law is still their riends. hey do not un- Societal values were a little tight- O course, it’s not just the young- cussed on screen, people cheered. on the books in Houston). derstand why we ind the term er in that day. Fashion aside, what er generation that has a problem Over time, our societal outrage Don’t get me wrong; I, too, so oensive; indeed, they relish would get them in the most trouble with over-use o vulgarity. We in over public utterings o proanity have done my share o cussing. using it because they know it would be their oul mouths. the older generations are the ones aded, replaced frst by mere dis- You’ve heard the term “Curse makes us uncomortable. I wonder how many o that responsible or the irresponsible taste, then by studied indierence. like a sailor,” I assume. I can We o the older generation handul would survive even one use o oul language. We o these last couple o gen- curse like a Marine; we can did not teach that dierence to day without some upstanding citi- Cuss words, hurtul words, have erations are the ones who permit- make sailors blush. our younglings. zen washing their mouths out with long been a part o the language. ted this debasement o our culture, But there’s a huge dierence We talk a lot about “leaving lye soap, or even publicly beating And throughout history, proan- because we quit setting high moral between using vulgarity in a a better planet to our kids.” It them. ity has served to mark the dier- standards or both ourselves and casual conversation at your would be great i we also let oday’s younger generations ence between the uneducated, un- our ospring. riend’s apartment and uttering better kids to our planet. Why do liberals’ racist remarks get a free pass?
Why is it that a liberal can make a racist comment, and the media never El Conservador bats an eye? In a recent interview , exas Demo- George cratic State Representative rey Marti- Rodriguez nez Fischer claimed that Congressman Lloyd Doggett’s primary victory over Sylvia Romo was not so bad because Doggett has a “brown heart.” Fischer’s “brown heart” comment is George Rodriguez is a San Antonio resident. He is shocking or two reasons. First, it shows the former President of the San Antonio Tea Party, and is now Executive Director of the South Texas the level o racism that exists among Political Alliance. He is a former ofcial in the U.S. liberal Hispanics who play the race card Justice Dept. during the Reagan Administration. or their own political benefts. Henry Cuellar or working on a com- Race-baiting seems to be OK i you promise with Republican Congressman are promoting a liberal agenda, but not Francisco Canseco on redistricting. i you are a conservative. What i a con- Teir anger was about party represen- servative Hispanic had said Mitt Rom- tation, not race or ethnic airness. ney was OK because he has a “brown As or the media, this is yet another Assassination is okay heart?” example o political bias against con- I am sure liberals and the main stream servatives , Hispanics or otherwise . media would have been quick to scream Liberal reporters, commentators and and shout. editors seem to view all Hispanics as when Obama does it Te second disturbing point is how victims o racism, and in ne ed o gov- easily the media ignores such a com- ernment assistance. Rarely do they Killing has never been so discrimi- ment. Pema Levy, the reporter or PM ind a conservative Hispanic to bal- nating, so urbane, so cool. who wrote the article, simply reported ance out the comments o liberal His- he New York imes and Newsweek Rich Fischer’s comment without blinking. panics. both ran long, largely admiring articles PM is supposed to be a respected, For example, the media does not view on how President Barack Obama se- Lowry credible media source with its head- Fischer’s quest or creating or main- lects individual terrorists to terminate quarters in New York City and a bureau taining Hispanic districts as segregating with extreme prejudice. he adminis- National Review in Washington, DC. Levy is a news tration’s “smart power” isn’t working Rich Lowry is editor of the Hispanic voters, only as a voting rights and a syndicated columnist for King Fea- writer at PM covering the 2012 elec- issue. out so well, but smart killing is a smash tures Syndicate. tion, and was an assistant editor at “Te Fischer’s comment about Doggett be- success. American Prospect” where she wrote ing acceptable because he has a “brown Obama’s national-security team — as nation, becomes an aterthought when about politics and the economy. heart” is a racist comment, and the re- well as his top political adviser, David it is owned and operated by one Barack But she didn’t bother to press Fischer porter should have exposed it or what Axelrod — gather on “error uesdays” H. Obama. As it happens, the president about his racist comment. it is. I the defnition o a racist is some- to go over an expanding “kill list” that holds exactly the same Obama-centric Liberal Hispanics and their political one who is makes judgments and as- the president examines with the aid o view. So long as the kill list is overseen allies show their true selves when they sumptions based on race, then Fischer’s capsule biographies o the terrorists, by him as judge and executioner, it’s are pressed on the issue o race. For comment and his entire argument or or “baseball cards.” hen the president beyond reproach. them, race and ethnicity is really about Hispanic districts are racist. decides who lives and who — i we get he press tends to agree. he News- politics, not about equality and airness Voters should look beyond a candi- him in our sights — dies. week article reports, “he choices he under the law. date’s color, race, ethnicity, religion, or Needless to say, had Dick Cheney aces are brutally diicult, and he has A good example is when liberals gender, and the media should not give consulted “baseball cards” to decide in struggled with them — sometimes jumped on Democrat Congressman liberals a pass on racist comments. weekly meetings attended by Karl Rove turning them over in his mind again who deserved to have close encounters and again.” Really? He thinks about with drone-ired missiles, Nancy Pelosi who he is deciding to kill? he imes The Gonzales Cannon would have drated the articles o im- maintains that the president parses the peachment hersel. kill list as “a student o writings on war BOARD OF DIRECTORS he Obama killings vindicate the by Augustine and homas Aquinas.” I Billy Bob Low • Chairman core premises o the Bush war on ter- no anecdotes have yet emerged about Randy Robinson, Vice Chairman Myrna McLeroy ror: his is a war, and the protections President Obama justiying a particu- Mary Lou Philippus, Secretary Alice Hermann o our cr iminal-justice system don’t ap- lar kill with reerence to the Summa Dave Mundy - Editor & Dorothy Voigt - Business Manager ply to the enemy. In light o the kill list, heologica, it’s probably only a matter General Manager [email protected] it’s a wonder anyone ever objected to o time. [email protected] Bush-era detentions or interrogations. In authorizing the strikes, the presi- Mark Lube - Sports Editor I we can pick someone o a roster o dent is to be commended or his cold- Cedric Iglehart - News Editor [email protected] names and sentence him to death with- [email protected] bloodedness, although no tactic is per- out due process, surely we can capture [email protected] Sanya Harkey - Circulation/Classifeds ect or without costs. [email protected] and hold that same person. he war in Yemen is sliding the Debbie Toliver - Advertising Director he imes notes that “Mr. Obama’s wrong way, and relations with target- [email protected] Letters to the Editor record has not drawn anything like the rich Pakistan are at a low ebb. But there [email protected] sweeping criticism rom allies that his should be no doubt now that the com- THE GONZALES CANNON (USPS 001-390) is predecessor aced.” rue enough. 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Gonzales Cannon ofce. Ofce hours are 8:30 a.m. - id faciat (it’s OK i Obama does it). 4:30 p.m. Phone: (830) 672-7100. Fax: (830) 672-7111. his is how Gitmo, ormerly a standing Website:www.gonzalescannon.com. (c) 2012 by King Features Synd., Inc. repudiation o all that we hold dear as a hursday,June 14,2 012 he Cannon PageA5 In Your View If you’re going to prophesy, be sure to check your Bible For a signicant number broke. Te little that was le o diverse people, Decem- Love, Eloise o the moral abric is quickly ber 31, 1999 was believed to raying. Te innocence o be the last day o lie as they Eloise our children has been stolen knew it. Estes by culprits with an agenda. All computers were pre- Wars, disease and natu- dicted to crash on the rst ral disasters are escalating. o January 2000. Tis meant Anyone who cares to do the that everything relying on neglected land, and a trailer research will discover that computers would stop unc- that needed everything. we are on the verge o a very tioning. Water, electricity Te 575-square oot trail- big change. And that change and the means to commu- er was a comortable size is going to challenge us all. nicate would suddenly stop. or my dad who planned on When? No one really knows. ‘Y2K’ was the cause o panic living on the property with However, it will happen just or tens o thousands o us; sadly, he didn’t make the as the Bible predicts it will. people all over the world; the move. So we took up resi- Some say the Bible is internet was ooded with dence in that old trailer at only a book. Some say the strategies o ‘How-to-Sur- the end o 1999, living in Bible can be interpreted in Letters to the editor vive’ beyond the year 2000. close quarters until January many ways by many people; I learned about this 2010, while my husband al- thereore making it impos- catastrophic event while most single-handedly built sible to know what it re- Patterson: Texas’ version searching the Internet or our home. It took 10 years to ally says. Some don’t believe something completely unre- move into the house because that scripture is rom God lated—which was soon set he did the work himsel, and because it was written by aside and orgotten. because we are committed to allible men; and translated of Benedict Arnold For close to a year I con- paying cash or everything over and over again by other tinued to read what people we buy. Consequently, i we allible men. Dear Editor, something we could cut regulations on were saying about the pos- don’t have the money or However, there are valid Tere are times when we are totally that would reduce costs to our local, state sibilities o this worldwide what we want, the purchase reasons to believe that the shocked and dismayed with our heros. and ederal governments, increase employ- computer crash and discov- waits. Our home may not be Bible is truly the inspired During the Revolutionary War, one o our ment, reduce both violent crime and of- ered that the government big enough or ancy enough word o God; there are valid most heroic generals, Benedict Arnold, cial corruption and increase tax collections and large corporations were or some people, but it is reasons that support aith in plotted to help the British capture the without raising tax rates. Tat something getting prepared or the everything we dreamed it Christ. Actual archaeological ort at West Point, New York. Te British is legalizing marijuana then regulating and worst. Te act that people would be. More importantly, evidence exists proving the agreed to pay him 25,000 pounds in return taxing it like alcohol and tobacco. ‘in-the-know’ were taking it is completely paid or. It is validity o the Bible. Tere or his treason. On Saturday June 9, the exas Demo- this event seriously really got a wonderul eeling to know are thousands o non-Chris- Now comes a more modern day hero, cratic Party took a giant step orward by my attention. that we don’t have to struggle tian manuscripts which Jerry Patterson, endorsing removing the adding a platorm plank calling or de- My amily and I consid- to make payments to keep support the writings o the immigration planks o the Republican Par- criminalization o marijuana. ered possible scenarios and what we have. I wish every- disciples; veriying that the ty o exas this past Friday, June 8. Every year the police in this country ar- our options i the gloomy one could experience the events, places and people We were all shocked when he did this, rest more people o marijuana possession orecast turned out to be peace o mind that being written about were all real. substituting a ederally unenorceable than they do or murder, rape, robbery, ag- true. We concluded that des- debt-ree brings. Did you know that the “exas Solution” that, at its heart, is a pro- gravated assault and other violent crimes perate people turn to desper- Why I am telling you this? Bible is 30% prophetic? Tat amnesty plan. Te plan also calls or a combined. Aer over 40 years o the “War ate measures to get what they My point is…Get Ready! means that God has told us worker visa program. on Drugs” marijuana use is more prevalent lack. Lack o essentials, such Te world economy is ahead o time what is going Now we know the price o selling out and the marijuana is more readily available as ood and water, have been quickly changing and i you to happen to us and to the one’s constitutients. Te human trafcking than it was when President Nixon declared known to cause hostility in are not prepared you will not world we live in. Over 300 lobby has to “take care” o Jerry Patterson. the war. otherwise docile people. survive what is coming. Start prophesies were predicted I reer to a letter rom Norman E. Adams By any measure the prohibition o mari- We decided that a move planning your strategy. I by men o the Bible that have o the liberal exans or a Sensible Immi- juana possession and personal use is ex- to the country would be the you can’t aord to buy some- all happened 100% as pre- gration Policy, who more or less wrote the actly the big government boondoggle that best way to become sel- thing – don’t. Pay cash. Don’t dicted. Tere is convincing pro-amnesty plank — and is a big Patter- conservatives so oen complain about. It’s sufcient; giving us the best borrow. Live below your proo or those willing to do son campaign donor. way past time that all our political lead- chance to survive in worst means – not beyond it. the research. Skeptics, like Do not get angry, tell it to everyone you ers recognize that prohibition today is case-scenarios. Tis was not I am not a Doomsday Lee Strobel, who undertook know and let the acts be known. just as counter productive as it was in the an emotional decision; I as- Prophet. You’ll never see me a thorough investigation o 1920’s and 1930’s and repeal it. As one who sure you that panic was not standing in the street with scripture with the purpose o Micl Nvj doesn’t drink alcohol and doesn’t smoke in the equation. We did not a sign that says “Repent! disproving it, became believ- Gzl tobacco or marijuana I have nothing per- move because we believed Te end is coming!” I don’t ers by what they discovered. sonal to gain, I just want to see sensible that the world was doomed. have to because the signs are Te Bible has predicted public policy. We moved because some- clearly visible. All you have many catastrophic events Legalizing pot I’m proud to have led the eort to add thing else could cause things to do is open your eyes and that are yet to happen. But decriminalization o marijuana to the ex- to drastically change even i take notice. you have to believe the Bible just makes sense as Democratic Party platorm. Y2K didn’t happen. And all Food and gas prices are is true to heed its warnings. Dear Editor, the evidence showed that cit- skyrocketing. Social security My prayer is that you make Republicans constantly make the dubi- JC D ies would be the worst places benets are in a bind. Loans the choice to believe scrip- ous claim that ewer regulations on busi- Stt Dmctic Exctiv Cmmitt- to be during any catastrophic are not as easy to get as they ture because it is the most nesses would increase prots and encour- m, SD happening. So we sold our used to be. Cities, states and important choice you will age them to hire more people. Tere is Cibl city home to buy 16 acres o even countries are going ever make. Battling mornings; Men’s Brotherood fundraiser coming up I am so glad to get home Georgie Gandre a big Hap- back to enjoy the music and was a close runner up. Te around seventy-seven but and sleep in my own so Sandi’s Country py Birthday on June 13th. good ood. Best Friends sandwiches and chips were was reported to be a good pillow top bed and to not Fried News I think that she might be played some beautiul mu- good too. Friends and reunion. I am beginning be awakened at 4 to 5 AM around 29 year’s old going sic on Friday night and will neighbors came rom up to think that some ami- in the morning. From that Sandi on 30 this time around. O be back next Friday night. the hill and around the dale lies are just not having an time orward there was course I have known her to Sally stretched her limits by and rom down the lake and increase in population. nothing but a barrage o Gandre be dishonest about her age. singing Blue Bayou at the the bends in the river. Te Te older ones are dying awakenings until breakast She is not dishonest about end instead o at the begin- ellowship was great and and the young ones are ei- at 7 AM. For those who much, but the age thing ning. It was a request. I thanks or supporting our ther not showing up at the know me well, you remem- slithers around. Honestly you do not know what I am Belmont Community Cen- reunion or just not being and Alvin Hewell; “Sarge” ber that I am not a morning this time she has reached talking about, there is one ter Fundraiser. born. Hopeully we will be Dunkin; Louise Jones, person and I usually don’t the round age o ninety. very high note at the end I am glad to report that able to keep up with each Katy West, Aunt Georgie stick my head out o bed She will be celebrating with o the song and i you are Buster Lindemann is nally other. Gandre; Danny and Joyce until aer ten in the morn- a cake and a ew riends singing songs, you always being released rom Memo- I don’t know what hap- Schellenberg, Mildred ing. Tereore, I usually tomorrow. She skipped go- want to do that when your rial Hospital. Buster you pened, but we received O’Neal, Doug Walshak, ended up with a headache ing to Clear Springs with voice is resh, and not tired. have really had a time o some wonderul rain and Selma Vickers, Gene Rob- every morning. I had more the annual Wesleyan Circle I had to test Courtney’s things over a knee replace- it certainly cooled the earth inson, Susie Dolezal, Keith sinus and allergies inside trek. buttermilk pie. Just keep on ment. I think you had better o quite a bit. Tank you Glass, Joyce and Jack Black, the hospital than I had out- I also need to wish my baking. It was delicious. think really long and hard God or such a wonderul eresa Wilke, Sandi Gan- side the hospital. Tanks great-great-niece Kylee, Te Ice Cream Social beore you get on a horse unexpected gi. We had dre, Rev A. C. Newman, or all your prayers, calls, a big Happy Birthday on Fund Raiser was a great suc- and ride anywhere. It is time some pretty swi winds, Aunt Betty Gandre, Linda cards, visits, and every- June 14th. With her big cess. Tere were certainly a that you just viewed that but nothing that was very Nesloney, Marie Schauer, thing. I am mending well blue eyes and red hair she lot o dierent kinds o deli- rom a distance and enjoyed high. We can just keep get- Esther Lindemann, Buster and hope to stay this way. doesn’t have to tell whop- cious avors o ice cream. I the sights. ting these little out ow Lindemann, Anna Linde- Remember that the pers about her age since she still think that the lemon ice Te Soee Reunion was boundaries every day. mann, ony Black, Nor- Men’s Brotherhood will is just two years old and a cream was the best but that rather sparse this year. Te Have a good week and een Soee, Lanny Baker, have their congregational living doll. coconut pecan ice cream attendance was down to God Bless. Ed Boyd, Ann Bond; Case Fund Raiser dinner in July Happy Birthday to John- Martin, Marguerite Wil- to raise money or schol- ny Abrameit over at the liams, Shirley Dozier, Matt arships to be given to the Belmont Social Club. He and Betty Lou, the amily The ‘In Your View’ Page graduating seniors. I heard had a turning y celebra- o Marilyn Price, the amily T Gzl C wlcm - T Gzl C t pbli that BBQ chicken is on the tion on Saturday night with o Clyde (Bubba) Bond, the c ltt t t it t cm- i ltt. All ltt mt b i menu with all the trim- Clark Grein and wo Way mti. Viw xp i ltt icl t tlp m- amily o Walter Matlock, mings. Street singing a special t t wit t ct t b t t vifcti pp. and the amily o Evelyn Please li the ollowing Cowboy Happy Birthday viw pii t pbli, it, A p mb t pb- Newman. Please remem- people up in your prayers: song to him. Tey also sang t T Gzl C. li. ber our enlisted people and Crystal Boyd, Rose Ri- happy birthday to Carol Sbmii ltt t t O li iti t zlc. their amilies. We also need pblicti. All ltt bjct t iti cm l wlcm cmmt vera, Joe Kotwig, Lisa Ro- rom Bergheim. Carol and to pray or rain. Te earth mm, tl, lt ( w), ti ppi i t pp, bt pt b driguez, Christian, Diana her husband could really is getting mighty dry. ll t. Ltt-wit m citiciz m it Garcia, erry Bowman, dance the polka. I am sure We want to wish Aunt itti c-l pcifc plici, li will t b pbli. Bill and Marie Lott, Doris that they will be coming bt ctiv lctii i pibit. Page A6 The Cannon Thursday, June 14, 2012
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Phacebook Photo Phollies Sponsored This Week by: KCTI 1450 AM “Let’s Radio!” Thursday,June 14,2 01 2 The Cannon PageA7 Mw m GHS Picipl Dog o the Week Cannon News Services has served in a teacher/ les High School. Madison larger community that will coach capacity or 7 years will be beginning 7th grade provide greater opportuni- [email protected] beore he began his ad- at Gonzales Junior High. ties or their children. Gon- Dr. Christopher (Chris) ministrative career. He has Emma will be entering 5th zales is also much closer, Alan Morrow has been since served as assistant grade at North Avenue In- geographically, to Laura’s named the new Gonzales principal and principal at termediate School. Brinley parents who reside in High School Principal. He all levels with 6 years high is three and will be telling Boerne and Chris’ parents replaces Joe Martinez, who school principal experi- the rest o the amily what who reside in the D-FW will take over as the GISD ence. Most recently, Chris to do and when to do it. Metroplex. Director o ransportation. has served as the princi- “Dr. Morrow is very “Chris is ready to “hit Te change was eective pal o Friona High School excited about the new ex- the ground running” this Monday, June 11, accord- (2008-2012) in Friona. periences and day-to-day summer at Gonzales High ing to a news release rom Laura Morrow, Dr. Mor- interactions with GISD School as soon as he is able GISD Superintendent Dr. row’s wie, was born in students, aculty, parents, to complete his duties as Kim Strozier. Houston, exas. Laura and other high school principal o Friona High “We are looking orward holds a Bachelor o Science stakeholders that will be School. Laura is looking to welcoming him to GISD degree (BS, arleton State, gained as the Principal o orward to pulling out her and Gonzales High School,” 2006) in Human Sciences Gonzales High School,” the “teacher boxes” and prepar- Strozier said. “He comes to with an emphasis in Child GISD news release notes. ing or a classroom o our us highly recommended, and Family Studies and is “Laura is looking orward year olds. Te girls are ull has well balanced experi- certied as an EC-4 Gen- to getting back to her love o excitement and anxiety as ence, is a people person D f t Wk eralist. Aer staying home and passion, early child- they prepare to make new This week’s Gonzales Dog Adoptions Dog o the and very amily oriented.” and raising three young hood education. Gonzales riends and nd their niche Week is Flicka. Flicka is a young, probably around Morrow holds a Bachelor children, Laura has taught will provide the Morrow in Gonzales. Te next ew a year, catahoula mix who is very sweet. She came o Arts degree (BA, exas second grade and served amily everything they are weeks will be ull o work to the shelter with her sister, Francis, who got to go ech, 1995) in Political Sci- as an interventionist run- looking or in a school and and travel as the amily with the 20 dogs that went to Colorado. Flicka is a ence, a Master o Educa- ning the content mastery community. packs up their belongings little shy, but when she gets to know you she is very tion degree (M. Ed., exas lab, aiding students in the “Furthermore, Gonzales and makes the 530.4 mile afectionate. She would do good in a large yard with ech, 2004) in Educational credit recovery program gives them an opportunity move (Chris knows this g- lots o room to run and play. I there is anyone who Leadership, and a Doctor and leading the junior var- to build lasting and mean- ure exactly) and make Gon- would like to give this great girl a chance to be part o Education degree (Ed.D., sity cheer sponsor. ingul relationships in a zales their home.” o a amily, please call us at 830-445-9811. arleton State, 2010) in Ed- Laura will be a Pre-K ucational Leadership and teacher at East Avenue Pri- Policy Studies. In addition, mary in GISD. GISD: rustees OK plan to get ahead Morrow holds State Board Chris and Laura met at o Educator Certication exas ech University and (SBEC) licenses as a class- were married in 1994. Tey o anticipated school district growth room teacher in Composite have our daughters. Kend- Social Studies, PK-12 Prin- all was born in San Antonio Continued rom page A1 process o planning or uture growth the end-o-course and AKS exams, cipal, and PK-12 Superin- in 1996, Madison was born expected with the economic boom although a weakness in the writing tendent. in Lubbock in 2000, Emma “One student I got a call rom was associated with the Eagle Ford Shale portion o the tests was seen. Dr. Morrow was born was born in San Antonio in in the top ten percent and was ini- oileld. “Our reading is above state aver- and raised in Fort Worth. 2002, and Brinley was born tially rejected,” she said. “Tey need “We’ve tried to work out a plan to age,” he said. “On science and math Chris began his career in in Amarillo in 2009. Ken- to know that i I meet the criteria, I’m maximize space at each campus,” dep- we saw some improvement, so we’re education as a social stud- dall will be entering her in.” uty superintendent Larry Wehde said. pretty pleased.” ies teacher and coach and sophomore year at Gonza- “A lot o these kids were ghting “We need to do preliminary planning Te Board also: or what they believe is their right (to (on uture needs). We need to put a • Reviewed constructoin projects be members),” Smith-Wright said. “I dollar amount on this to decide what in the district. Wehde told trustees Car Wash set to help raise you have kids that have a ull-time will our uture costs be? Tese are is- that a chunk o asbestos was ound job that carry a 3.0, that should carry sues that are going to come up that we during demolition at North Avenue funds for GYC repairs weight.” will have to answer (immediately).” Intermediate which will have to be In addition to grades, membership rustees also reviewd preliminary abated; Te ACS Community o Gonzales and Waelder will in the organization requires other results o GISD students’ peror- • Declined to add any new reso- sponsor a car wash rom 10 a.m.-2 p.m. June 16 at Lo’s characteristics such as volunteer ser- mance on the AKS exit-level exams, lutions to the exas Association o Auto Sales, 915 St. Joseph, to raise unds to help repair vice. Board president Glenn Menking as well as the new SARR and end-o- School Boards annual advocacy pro- the Gonzales Youth Center. said it would be helpul i the criteria course exams. gram; Te Youth Center was vandalized recently and pro- were made more accessible to both Ron Bragg, GISD supervisor o • Raised meal prices for next year ceeds rom the car wash will be donated to help the students and parents, perhaps by curriculum, told the board that it’s according to exas Department o center replace computers and other equipment stolen posting on the GISD website. hard to guage SARR results or Agriculture guidelines; or vandalized in the break-in. “Sometimes there’s no way to get grades 3-8 because the state educa- • Approved a new salary schedule Smaller cars or trucks will be $5 per wash and larger there i you don’t know what to do,” tion agency has not set a standard and or teachers, nurses and librarians cars and trucks will be $10; additional donations will he said. there is little inormation to compare which will raise the pay o rst-year also be accepted. Te Board also selected SG Archi- GISD results to. teachers by about $1,400 in order to tects, AIA to perorm a district-wide He said GISD ninth- and 10th- help keep the district competitive acilities assessment and begin the graders perormed well overall on salary-wise. PBR: Showcase DEATH: No charges expected in case
Continued rom page A1 old Yoakum man, also was not iden- person.” event to return tiied because doing so would iden- “he sheri will inish his inves- had been sexually assaulted. Te re- tiy the child. tigation. Once complete it will be Continued rom page A1 Te PBR is the world’s sults o that test are still pending. No arrests were made at the scene. orwarded to our oice and we will premier bull riding organi- he identity o the deceased is be- “We don’t anticipate making an present it to the grand jury,” District the arena with Live music, zation. More than 100 mil- ing withheld pending notiication arrest or iling any charges,” Har- Attorney Heather McMinn said in dancing, and Bud Light and lion viewers annually watch o his next o kin. mon said. He added the ather had an e-mail statement. Jack Daniels beverages. over 400 hours o prime- “We still have not been able to lo- expressed regret that the man died. “he deceased individual was Prior to the event on time PBR programming on cate his amily and we can’t release “We will prepare our case and or- just an acquaintance,” said Harmon. uesday, July 3 at 7 p.m. VERSUS, NBC, CBS and that inormation until we do,” said ward it to the District Attorney. I’m “he reason he was there was be- at the Running M Bar and networks around the world. Harmon. sure she will just take it to the grand cause he was supposed to be tending Grill, producers will host Te PBR has awarded over All the sheri would say in re- jury and let them decide.” to some horses. the PBR Calcutta to benet $100 million in prize money gards to the deceased’s identity is “What our investigation has “Our priority right now is to try Norma’s House and the 3rd and 20 riders have earned the subject was a 47-year old His- shown so ar is that he was just de- to locate the deceased individual’s Annual “PBR Rider Cup” over $1 million, including panic man with a driver’s license ending his daughter. I don’t think next o kin,” he added. “We’re go- Gol ournament will take Justin McBride with $5.5 that had a Gonzales address stated he meant to kill him because he was ing to wait on the autopsy results place on Saturday at the million — the most o any as his residence. Harmon said the very remorse ul that the individual and the examination results, and Independence Gol Course western-sports athlete in man did not appear to have any pri- died. He was just trying to protect once we get all o that we’ll be able at noon. For more inor- history. Nearly 2 million or criminal record. his daughter. Just like sel-deense, to wrap up this case and orward it mation and to sign up, call ans attend Built Ford ough he ather o the child, a 23-year- he was acting in deense o a third to the District Attorney.” 830-672-1324. Series and ouring Pro Di- Te event is sponsored in vision events each year. part by the City o Gonza- For more inormation on YOAKUM: Injection wells raise concerns les, Te Gonzales Cannon, the PBR, go to www.pbr. KCI, Jack Daniels, Cara- com, or ollow on Facebook Continued rom page A1 ability to grow. Gary Cooper and ommy Linn, Jr. way Ford, Stewart rucking, at www.acebook.com/e- “Generally speaking a lot o cities were appointed to the Planning and according to a study that was pub- Dillon ransport and John- amPBR and http://twitter. grow to the north,” said Mikulenka- Zoning Commission, while Charles lished earlier this year by the U.S. son Oil Co. com/EAMPBR. Parenica. “With three injection wells Pate and Norman Kaiser were named to Geological Survey. Te wells have placed on the north side o Yoakum, this the Construction Board o Adjustment been blamed or causing earthquakes could potentially stife the community’s and Appeals. in Arkansas, Ohio and North exas. growth.” Mark Jahn, Darlene Renken, Scott Mikulenka-Parenica also pointed out While recognizing the council Moehlman, Christine Zimmerman and Car Insurance with PERSONAL SERVICE. the potential damage such wells can do doesn’t have the ability to keep these Michael Machalec were all appointed to NO EXTRA CHARGE. to the environment because the fuid wells rom being permitted, Mikulen- the Zoning Board o Adjustment. Ro- they produce will be placed under the Are you there? ka-Parenica said the city does have op- berta Bittick, Lynn Brewer, Bill Haas and Evangeline, Jasper and Gul Coast aqui- tions because o the well sites are less Reggie Simek were named to the Library ers. than two miles rom the City o Yoa- Board. You deserve a competitive rate on car insurance—and “Tose aquiers supply some o the kum’s Water Well. Howard emplin, Wilbern Hairell, ree personal service rom me, your State Farm ® agent. Let me help highest quality drinking water in the “We ask that the City o Yoakum Harvey Pekar, Connie Zimmerman and you fnd the coverage that’s right or you. state o exas,” she said. “Unortunately, consider the possibility o an injunction Alan Kahanek were appointed to the Call me today for more information. Yoakum happens to be right on top o it.” until urther studies can be done,” she Building And Standards Commission, According to her research, the maxi- said. “According to one o my sources with Suzi Brewer named as an alternate. mum volume produced by a single in- that would be a plausible situation be- Sitka was chosen as the Yoakum Heri- jection well is 25,000 barrels per day or cause o the proximity o these wells to tage Museum Representative rom the Scott T Dierlam, Agent approximately 1.4 million gallons. Te the city’s water wells.” City Council. 1212 E Sarah Dewitt Drive proposed wells have an estimated aver- Gonzales, TX 78629 “Other people have been successul In other business, the council: Bus: 830-672-9661 Fax: 830-672-5444 age daily volume o 10,000 barrels or www.scottdierlam.com in keeping these wells rom moving in • Elected Anita Rodriguez as Mayor 550,000 gallons. by putting a lot o public pressure on and Elorine Sitka as Mayor Pro-em. “Imagine i that amount was solid the companies. Even though the well • Approved an ordinance accepting waste on ground,” she said. “Just because gets permitted, that doesn’t mean it has the exas Gas Service rate settlement it’s underground and you can’t see it to take place.” agreement. doesn’t make it OK.” In another agenda item, the council • Authorized the City Manager to ad- statefarm.com® Another potential problem the wells made several appointments to various vertise or bids or Sanitary Sewer Im- StateFarmMutual AutomobileInsuranceCompany may bring is a complication o the city’s P080259 11/08 StateFarm IndemnityCompany•Bloomington,IL boards. provement Project Year III. Page A8 The Cannon Thursday, June 14, 2012 Places of Worship
First Christian Church Dewville United Methodist 1817 St. Lawrence St. Gonzales Assemblies of God “Do not love the world or the things in Gonzales Family Church (Disciples of Christ) West of FM 1117 on CR 121 Assembly of God the world. If anyone loves the world, 712 Crockett, Luling Encouraging Word Christian 320 St. Andrew the love of the Father is not in him.” First United Methodist Fellowship Churches of Christ 426 St. Paul, Gonzales Hwy. 80 in Leesville First Assembly of God 1 John 2:15 Church of Christ 509 E. 3rd St. Nixon 1323 Seydler St. Gonzales First United Methodist Jesus Holy Ghost Temple 410 N. Franklin, Nixon 1906 Hickston, Gonzales New Life Assembly of God Church of Christ (Iglesia de Corner of Church St. & Jessie Smith St. Cristo) Flatonia United Methodist Lighthouse Church of Our Lord Gonzales 201 E. Second St. Nixon 403 E North Main, Flatonia 1805 Weimar, Gonzales
Baha’i Faith Church of Christ Harris Chapel United New Life Temple for Jesus Baha’i Faith E. 3rd & Texas, Nixon Methodist Christ 621 St. George St. Gonzales S. Liberty St. Nixon Belmont, Corner of Hwy 466 & Hwy 80 Churches of God Baptist Community Church of God Harwood Methodist Church River of Life Christian Fellow- Clark Baptist Church 1020 St. Louis, Gonzales North 2nd and North Gonzales, Har- ship F.M. 794, Gonzales wood 207 Steele St., Smiley 830-587-6500 Gonzales Memorial Church of County Baptist Church God in Christ Henson Chapel United Method- Two Rivers Bible Church Hwy. 87 Smiley 1113 Hastings, Gonzales ist 1600 Sarah DeWitt Dr., Ste 210, Gon- zales Iglesia Bautista Memorial St. James Baptist Church 1113 St. Andrew, Gonzales New Way Church of God in Eastside Baptist Church Hwy 97 Waelder Hwy 80- North of Belmont Seydler Street, Gonzales Christ Monthalia United Methodist Inter-Denominational Faith Family Church 514 St. Andrew, Gonzales CR 112 off 97 Leesville Baptist Church Saint Paul Baptist Church 1812 Cartwheel Dr., Gonzales Elm Grove Baptist Church E. of Hwy 80 on CR 121 SE 2nd St. Waelder 4337 FM 1115 Episcopal Smiley United Methodist Waelder, Texas 78959 Episcopal Church of the Mes- 1 blk S. of Hwy 87 Pentecostal Memorial Heights Baptist Shiner Baptist Church Faith Temple Church Avenue F and 15th Street, Shiner siah 721 S. Louis, Gonzales (830) 672-3407 Hwy 80 (N. Nixon Ave.) Nixon First Baptist Church 1330 College Gonzales Waelder United Methodist 422 St. Paul, Gonzales 2 blks from Hwy 90 & 97 Union Lea Baptist Church Holy Temple of Jesus Christ Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church St. Andrew St. Gonzales Evangelical First Baptist Church La Os del Evangelio Mission Webster Chapel A.M.E. No. 2 100 Capes Gonzales 1515 Dallas, Gonzales 403 N Texas Nixon Union Valley Baptist Capilla del Pueblo 1027 Church St. Gonzales Oak Valley Baptist Church Church W. Central at 87 Nixon First Baptist Church Non-Denominational Temple Bethel Pentecostal Hwy. 97 Bebe FM 1681 NW of Nixon 1104 S. Paul, Gonzales Hwy 108 N Smiley Full Gospel Agape Ministries Old Moulton Baptist Church Catholic Camp Valley Full Gospel 512 St. James, Gonzales First Baptist Church 7 mi N of Nixon on Hwy 80 Life Changing Church of Gon- 2287 FM 1680, Moulton St. James Catholic Church zales 406 N Ave E Waelder 417 N. College, Gonzales Living Waters Fellowship Full Gospel Church 3.3 miles north on 183, Right on CR Primitive Baptist Church Church 235, Right on CR 236 1426 Fisher, Gonzales Greater Palestine Baptist 1121 N. College Gonzales Sacred Heart Catholic Church 605 Saint Joseph St. Gonzales Church St. John St. Gonzales S of 90-A (sign on Hwy 80) Presbyterian Providence Missionary Baptist Lutheran Bread of Life Ministries First Evangelical Lutheran Pilgrim Presbyterian Church Church St. Joseph Catholic Church 613 St. Joseph, Gonzales CR 210 off FM 1116 1206 St. Joseph, Gonzales Greater Rising Star 1020 St. Andrew Gonzales 207 S. Washington, Nixon Baptist Church Cowboy Church 3rd Ave S of Hwy 87 Nixon Presbyterian Church of Gon- San Marcos Primitive Baptist St Patrick Catholic Church in Abiding Word Lutheran Church, of Gonzales County LCMS zales Church Waelder J.B. Wells Showbarn 414 St. Louis, Gonzales Harwood Baptist Church 4 Miles west of Luling on Hwy. 90 613 Highway 90 East Waelder 1310 St. Louis North of Post Ofce P.O. Box 186, Luling El Centro Cristiano “Agua Viva” of Messianic Judaism Methodist Waelder 830-875-5305 St. Phillip Catholic Church Congregation Adat HaDerech Iglesia Bautista Belmont United Methodist Sun. Worship 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. Hwy 87 Smiley Meets on Saturdays and Holy Macedonia Hwy. 90-A Stratton Primitive Baptist Days, 672-5953 201 S Congress Nixon FM 1447 9 miles east of Cuero Christian Emmanuel Fellowship
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Others attended graduates rom Waelder over $9,200 to the Waelder sonic Cemetery. We have E St Hwy 97, Waelder exas nual meeting on Sunday, services at Waelder United High School, and will be area in the last ve years. also given scholarships to 78959. June 10 in the Waelder Methodist Church. attending Mary Hardin- Our donations have helped Waelder High School grad- High School Gym. One hundred and y Baylor in Belton. He plans the Waelder Community uates and hope to continue Te tables were covered two guests signed in to to pursue a degree in Edu- with white plastic table- meet and reminisce with cation. Community Calendar cloths and had large blue old classmates. Tey came Jack then read the list o bows and ribbons as cen- rom as ar away as or- ellow students and amily E-Mail Your local information to: [email protected] terpieces. Te gym was rance, Caliornia and as members that had passed very estive as i it was cel- near as two blocks. Wer- away in the previous year. ebrating something or the ners rom Shiner catered Many were buried in Te Summer Sweets day, June 16, 2012 at 6:00 competition on Saturday, p.m. Ya’ll Come. Reresh- June 23 at the First Lutheran current year, when in act the luncheon and guests Waelder Cemetery and Summer Sweets Contest brought desserts. Te des- Te Hopkinsville Masonic on June 23, 2012. All the ments served aterwards. Church in Gonzales. it was celebrating returning Team sign-in starts at 8:30 sert tables were ull o Cemetery in Waelder. un will be happening at the students rom as ar back Helping Hands a.m. and the competition scrumptious selections Guests were then asked First Lutheran Church, 1206 as 80 years. Te blue bows N. St. Joseph. We’re accept- I you are in need o a ollows. Entry ee is $200 per rom cookies to pies and to check the bottom o and ribbons were on loan ing entries in three catego- meal, Helping Hands, a non- team. rom the school, which everything in between. their chair to see i they ries: 1)cakes/cupcakes deco- prot, multi-church ministry Get your team together had used them at the 2012 Jack Burney, President won one o our eight door rated on a summer theme; would like to bless you with (six people, ve players and Graduation Ser vices. o the Board o Directors, prizes. Irma Cobler, the 2) summer ruit pies/tarts; 3) a ree lunch. Meals will be one alternate) and compete Beore coming to the introduced current and oldest graduate (1932) at- reezer treats. We’re asking distributed Saturday, June against others rom Gon- gym, some guests attended previous staf rom the tending, also received a contestants to register, pay 16th beginning at 11 a.m. zales County or the Family the Grave Decorating led Waelder School District. beautiul pot plant. the entry ee o $10 per en- in the GCAM parking lot lo- Feud title. You’ll have a lot o cated at 708 St. Louis Street. un and you’ll help the Gon- by ormer coach, James He also introduced Zach Te annual Homecom- try, turn in desserts or judg- Ramirez, who received our ing Meeting is the main ing at 10 am. Winners an- Volunteers and donations zales Learning and Career nounced at noon! Call Ann at are welcome. Contact Linda Center continue to educate 830 672-8291 or more ino at 361-275-1216. adults in the community and Let Us Help prepare them or a career. Free gardening Memorial It’ll be a day ull o amily You Celebrate seminar Heights VBS un and there are still several Gonzales Master Garden- Memorial Heights Baptist teams looking or players. ers are pleased to announce Church invites all children We’re adding a couple o the second seminar o the ages Pre-K through grade 5 eatures this year, including 2012 ree public education to join us or Club VBS: Space a chance or each team to classes. Do you want to know Quest. Get ready or an awe- buy a mulligan, an audience Carra Chabot how to grow strong healthy some adventure that is too participation, a special prize & herbs and how to use them? good to miss. Ever y day will or a team with an amazing Daniel Gray Then our class on June 28(th) include an exciting Worship cheering section and a spe- Rally. Then kids will take cial costume prize. May 19, 2012 is or you, and it’s FREE. On ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ June 28 starting at 6:30 pm of through adventure-lled For more inormation, call Dana Donalson at City Hall, Elaine Dill will be Bible Stories, create wonder- 830-672-8291. & speaking on growing herbs. ul crats, taste out-o-the- Elaine comes to us rom Tra- world snacks, and blast of Piano Lessons Chris Such vis County Master Gardeners into creative recreation! Summer Piano Lessons June 2, 2012 We are happy to ofer this will be ofered at the Gonza- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ and has many years o ex- Janica Garcia perience in gardening and “once-in-a-lietime” oppor- les Public Library. & growing herbs. Door prizes tunity to every child in our The lessons are or stu- will include a ree soil test community. Our ocus will dents age 8-18 with library Ryan D. Arellano or your garden and many be on “Exploring Our Mission members and registration July 7, 2012 other great prizes. So come with Jesus!” can be done at the library ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ along to City Hall on Thurs- Club VBS will be held by parent or guardian. Tele- The Hearty day, June 28 at 6:30 p.m. and June 24 through 28, 2012 phone registration will not enjoy and ascinating talk at Memorial Heights Baptist be accepted. Gourmet that will help improve your Church, 1330 North College 813 ST. JOSEPH ST. gardening skills. Street. We’ll begin each day GHS Class of ‘72 GONZALES, TX For urther inormation, at 6 pm in the sanctuary and The Gonzales High School end our adventure at 8 pm in Class o 1972 will hold its 830-672-GIFT 4438 please contact Carol Bond Hours: Wed.-Sat. 10-5 at210-216-1713. the ellowship hall. Feel ree 40th Reunion on June 22-23. to call 672-3810 or more in- Hospitality night will be on Gospel Sing ormation or questions. Friday, June 22 at Boomer’s The public is invited to an Come and have a blast Sports Bar in Gonzales, be- The Gonzales Breakfast Lions Old-Time Gospel Sing-Along with us!! ginning at 7 p.m., and Satur- (Congregational Singing o day, June 23 at the Iley place take this opportunity to say the old hymns) at the Full Family Feud on the river. Meal will be Gospel Church, 1426 Fischer The Gonzales Learning served around 5 p.m. St., Gonzales, TX on Satur- and Career Center (GLCC) Bring your boat or jet-skis i ”Thank You” to will hold its Family Feud you have them, a lawn chair, GVTC; Adams Extract & Spice, LLC; dominoes, your own cool rereshing adult beverage, Allen’s Body Tech; a snack or covered dish and lots o stories and memories. Apache Chemical & Janitorial Supply; There will be sot drinks, tea and lemondade available on Banner Solutions; Boomer’s Sports Bar; ice. The meat will be chicken and sausage, provided and Caraway Ford; Community Health Centers of cooked by proessionals (who happen to be married South Central Texas; to our classmates). D & D Liquor; DuBose Insurance; Plan on bringing your am- ily, or at least pictures, and G-Force & Associates; Gonzales Inquirer; plan on enjoying a good and blessed weekend o ood, el- Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative; lowship and un. I you would like to make a Guadalupe Valley Veterinary Clinic; contribution, please send any amount to Janis McCaskill, Hair It Is; HEB; Hebbronville Lone Star Rental; 6793 N. US Hwy. 183, Gonza- les, TX 78629 or call 830-672- Johnson Oil Company; 3363 with questions. Kitchen Pride Mushrooms; GLC donations Logan Insurance Agency; Lone Star Bank; The Gonzales Learning Center wants to let olks Matamoros Taco Hut; McDonald’s; Mr. Taco; know that we’re collecting gently used Christmas orna- Munson & Burns Law Firm; ments, lights, articial trees, wreaths, décor, and git wrap Attorney Houston Munson III; or next year’s Christmas ba- zaar. Attorney Jean Johnson Peterek; Call 830-672-8291 to make arrangements to drop of Person’s Flower Shop; your donation at the Learn- ing Center, located at 1135 Rihn Bookkeeping & Tax Service; St. Paul. We can also pick up Ripley & Wolff CPA; Sage Capital Bank; donations. BY CHOICE HOTELS For more inormation, Scott Dierlam Insurance; send email to [email protected]. Seydler-Hill Funeral Home; Shear Designs; Violence shelter The Guadalupe Valley Southern Clay Products, Inc.; Family Violence Shelter, Inc. (GVFVS) is a non-prot orga- Storey Jewelers; Walker Plumbing; nization providing services to both residents and non- Warm Springs Specialty Hospital; residents that are victims o WGAS Consulting Solutions; John Floyd; domestic violence and sex- ual assault in the counties o and any business or individual we may Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes and Wilson. have overlooked for sponsoring and making 2138 Water Street/Hwy. 183, Gonzales, Texas 78629 GVFVS provides survivors our rst annual Gonzales Breakfast Lions Phone 830.672.1888 ~ Fax 830.672.1884 with legal advocacy, case www.SleepInnGonzales.com management, counseling, Golf Tournament a success. assistance with crime victims Your sponsorship gives us an compensation and other ser- vices at no cost. For more in- opportunity to promote local businesses while ormation, call 830-372-2780 helping to fund local projects in our community. or 1-800-834-2033. Page A10 The Cannon Thursday, June 14, 2012 Commissioners OK designs of new RV parks By CEDRIC IGLEHART “I could have crammed more ately.” that intersection over the years,” when he ran through the stop [email protected] spots into the space, but I want “Apparently there’s quite a bit said Goss. “I’ve personally been sign and broadsided the other people to have wide areas,” he o activity down in Cheapside at the scene o ve atalities in vehicle. More relie or the congested said. “I want it to look nice.” so we’re close enough to help the the last nine years with the rst “We’d like to see a blinking light housing situation in the Gonzales Pence is looking at August or workers in that area. We are hop- one involving three children who where it’s red on 466 and yellow area is on the way aer steps were a completion date on the rst ing to have it ready in about a were killed in a wreck.” on 80,” Goss told the Cannon a- taken Monday during the regular phase. When the project is n- month and a hal.” “Te approach to it on 466 is ter the meeting. “I possible, we meeting o the Gonzales County ished, the acility will include a Amenities at that location in- the problem because people o- would like to see some additional Commissioners Court. washerteria and mini-storage clude old and dry laundry ser- ten run that stop sign. I don’t signs put up to warn people about Te court accepted the applica- buildings located on the adjacent vice and a paved driveway. Te know whether they’re just driv- the stop sign ahead.” tions and approved the designs property. lots can be rented out on a daily, ing too ast coming around that Te court unanimously agreed o two new RV parks, which are Te other design approved was weekly or monthly basis, and the corner or not paying attention to to contact the exas Department planned to be used as housing or or the Weathers Hill op RV acility is open 24 hours a day. the warning sign. I people aren’t o ransportation in an eort to the increasing population o oil- Park, which is located on High- In another agenda item, the paying attention they can come speed the issue along. eld workers. way 97 West about two and a hal court agreed to take steps toward up on that intersection without In other business, the court: Te court rst accepted the miles south o Circle G. improving the saety o the inter- even realizing it.” • Received a gi from Happy proposal o Jason Pence, owner Te owner, Karen Weathers, section at Highway 80 and FM Just last week, 21-year old Hen Egg Farms o $19,048 or o the J.P. 80 RV Park. Te busi- said there are already existing lots 466. Tomas Andrew Howard o paving on CR 283W in Precinct ness will be located on Highway being utilized there and the plans Richard (Dick) Goss, a mem- Seguin died on impact at that 3. 80 about two miles south o FM are or expansion. ber o the Belmont Volunteer Fire location when the 2012 oyota • Approved paying o the 466 in Belmont. “Right now we have eight lots Department, addressed the court undra he was driving collided Gonzales County, exas General Pence said he plans to have and we have been approved to and expressed his concerns. with a 2012 Ford F-350. Accord- Obligation Reunding Bonds, Se- anywhere between 14 and 19 lots add 20 more,” she said. “We’re “Tere have been quite a num- ing to DPS reports, Howard was ries 2002. Te move will save the available or rent. starting to begin those immedi- ber o very serious accidents at traveling westbound on FM 466 county $14,090. Gonzales Council explores overtime for city employees By DAVE MUNDY said many o the city training. said. “Hopeully this will go growth).’” empoloyees leaving, in- “We’re not losing the “I think overtime would better than the (attempt to Councilman Clarence [email protected] cluding police oicers, starting-pay people, help retain these people,” plan) did our years ago,” Opiela voiced support Overtime pay rather iremen and equipment we’re losing the people Schurig added. Schurig said. or holding public meet- than comp pay or city operators, are being with skills,” inance di- Te council also dis- Barnes said the most im- ings in each council dis- employees, as well as the lured away by higher rector Pam Larison told cussed strengthening en- portant reason or craing trict to gather citizens’ idea o bringing in a a- salaries and guaranteed the council. orcement o city codes, a plan or both short-term input. Barnes suggested cilitator to help the city overtime pay. “Our police depart- as well as the possibility o and long-term goals is to the council may hold develop a plan to man- he city’s current ment normally has 10-12 bringing in an outside a- plan or and control growth. both ormal and inor- age its long-term growth, policy o giving work- applications per open- cilitator to help the city de- “I’ve spoken to some o mal meetings. were among several top- ers comp time — time ing,” Barnes noted. “We velop long-term goals and the cities in the Bakken “We have several cities ics addressed by the o in place o overtime recently had 12 openings visions. oil eld in South Dakota,” in the region looking to Gonzales City Council worked — is ine in the and there were a total o “Te last written com- Barnes said. “One o them see how Gonzales does during a workshop meet- short term, but that oil- 12 applicants.” prehensive plan or this city had a population o 14,000 it,” Barnes noted. “And ing uesday. ield wages are driving Councilman ommy was written in 1962,” Barnes in 2010 and they have when this (the Eagle “We’re losing two to up wages in other sectors Schurig and Mayor Bobby noted. 30,000 today. I’ve talked Ford Shale) is done, the three employees a month and that allowing over- Logan agreed. “We’ve started several to a knowledgeable per- Pearsall (ormation) is to the oil ield,” city time pay could, in the “Te problem with the o them (since),” quipped son who told me, ‘Allen, right under it with dry manager Allen Barnes long term, save the city comp time is that they have Councilman Lorenzo Her- in 18 months you’re going natural gas.” told the council. He money on retention and to take it or lose it,” Logan nandez. to be acing a tsunami (o
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Connor albert and Will He loved spending time tending services there as albert. with his children, Lind- his health permitted. He is She was preceded in sey Nicole and Christo- survived by his wie, Annie death by her parents; her pher Lee Malatek, and Mae Bond o Leesville; son, beloved husband o 66 his great nephew Austin yler Bond o Broadus, M; years, Lee Benbow; sister, John Malatek. He loved daughters, Barbara and ed Suda Farmer; and brothers, helping people out any Hicks o San Marcos, Patri- Farris DuBose and Edwin way he could. One o cia and Rickey Robinson o Jennings. his avorite things to yler; grandchildren, Angela Visitation was held do when he got o o and Keith Bond, Stacy, Jus- Tursday, June 7 at Freund work would be sit un- tin and Kristin Blackmon, Funeral Home. Services der the tree he and his Brandy Green, Jennier Car- were held Friday, June 8 at brother Bruce (Bubba) son and Gregory Burger; Freund Funeral Home with planted and visit with and 12 great-grandchildren. Mary Ann DuBose Elder Bill Walden and Dr. Bubba every aternoon. Also surviving are his two Benbow, 1913-2012 Glenn Robertson ociat- On Sundays they would nieces, Blanche and Bunny; BENBOW ing. Interment ollowed sit under that tree and and his nephew, Barry and Mary Ann DuBose Ben- at Alexander Cemetery in barbecue. He loved auto their mother, Mary. Special bow, 98 o Cuero, passed Stratton. racing, spending time people and children through away Monday, June 4. She Pallbearers were Ken- with his children and the years include Lauren was born October 5, 1913 neth Barron, Shelby Ben- building projects. One Hill, Jessie Behal, Nuria Pa- in Victoria to the late Sam- bow, roy Benbow, Curtis thing he was well known dilla, Joaquin, Zamira, and uel and Dicy Ann Parker Boothe, George Walker or was joking around, Karimah Zenil and Flora. DuBose. She married Lee Benbow, and J. G. Hun- he could make anyone Funeral services will be Benbow on March 29, 1930 nam. Honorary Pallbear- laugh. Clyde Eugene Bond, 1932-2012 held at 10 a.m. Tursday in Yoakum. ers were Bill Barron, David Darrell is survived by all, but we won more than June 21 in Seydler-Hill Fu- Mrs. Benbow was a lov- Benbow, David Newman, his children, daughter BOND we lost.” While on the track neral Home with Rev. Paul ing wie, mother, grand- Samuel Bridge, Freddie Lindsey Nicole Malatek Clyde Eugene Bond, 80 his best riends were Danny Smith ociating. Interment mother, great-grandmoth- Fischer, and Basil Sher- and son Christopher Lee o Leesville, passed away Sloan and Robert Lee Per- will ollow in the Belmont er, aunt, sister-in-law and man. Malatek, both o Gon- uesday June 6. He was born son. Cemetery. Pallbearers in- riend. She will be truly In lieu o fowers, memo- zales; sisters, Cynthia April 18, 1932 near Gillette, He went to work or the clude: Wesley Kearney, missed by all who knew her. rial contributions may be Crumley (Cindy) o Lou- exas. He was the second exas Animal Health Com- Barry Bond, Joe Bond, Pete She taught Sunday School made to American Heart isiana and eri Malatek son born to George Burgess mission in 1968 and retired Bond, yler Bond and Keith at First Baptist Church or Association or First Baptist o Gonzales; brother and Heddie Sophie (Erck) in 1993. While with the Bond. Honorary pallbearers many years and also at- Church o Cuero. Bruce Malatek (Bubba) Bond. commission, he made many include Jake Kearney, Jack tended as a bible student. and wie Gloria Malatek “Bubba” grew up in the great riends in Jake Kearney, Bond, Danny Sloan, W.E. She and her husband, Lee, o Gonzales; Aunts Jane Belmont and Oak Forest W.E. Butler, Bill Carnes, Billy Butler, Bill Carnes, and Dick loved to play dominoes Wilke (Ed) o Edinburg, communities and attended Henry and many more than Goss. and dance and belonged Dorothy Hagendor school in Gonzales. He was can be mentioned here, but In lieu o usual remem- to clubs that met regularly. (Ed) o Borne, Delores preceded in death by his you all know who you are. He brances, riends may make Tey also enjoyed traveling o Gonzales; and one brother, Billy George Bond, and his amily were involved memorial contributions in with riends and had great uncle, Robert “Bumpy” and his parents. He joined with owning and operating a the name o Clyde Eugene memories o trips. Malatek; ive nieces, two the Air Force in 1950 served greyhound track at Belmont Bond to the Belmont Ceme- She was in the Cuero nephews, one great niece two tours in Korea and was or many years. Good times tery Association. Te amily Garden Club or many and two great nephews; honorably discharged in and good riends were the will receive riends rom 6 to years and was president or and several cousins. 1953. result o this endeavor. 8 p.m. Wednesday June 20 in most o those years, as well Darrell also had two He married Anne May He became a member Seydler-Hill Funeral Home. as being a member o Cu- dogs, Bella and Sally. in 1956. One son, Burgess o the Belmont Method- Services are under the care ero Sewing Club. She was Darrell is preceded in yler, was born in 1958 and ist Church and enjoyed at- and direction o Seydler-Hill a co-leader in Blue Birds death by his parents, ma- they later divorced. He mar- Funeral Home. Darrell Lee Malatek, and Campre Girls when ternal grandparents, and ried Annie Wilke on Decem- 1974-2012 her daughter was young. paternal grandparents. ber 22, 1972. She loved to have parties MALATEK Services were held Bubba grew up helping and was always a gracious Darrell Lee Malatek, at Seydler Hill Funeral his dad and uncles and cous- hostess. 38, o Gonzales passed Home on Saturday June ins on the Ainsworth ranch She is survived by her away Monday June 4, 9, 2012. Bishop D.E. at Oak Forest. He enjoyed daughter, Jo Ann albert 2012. Young oiciated the ser- breaking young horses and and husband, Howard, o He was born February vices. cowboying. He trained race Cuero; grandchildren, Clay 19, 1974, in Gonzales Pallbearers included horses as a young man or Tomas and wie, Danna, to Edward Lee Malatek Jason Haile, Shawn Ma- the Littleeld amilies (An- o Cedar Park, Le Ann (John) and Sarah Ann latek, Dwight Malatek, cel, Bertha, Milton and Jan- Wol and husband, Matt, Herber Malatek (Me- Robert “Patrick” Mo- ice), Harrell Cattle Co, E.R. o Gonzales, and Joshua maw). He was a supervi- lina, Mark Leazer, Ken- Bailey, Ed Lange and C.R. albert and wie, Janelle, sor with Buddy’s Natural neth Kuchynka. Honor- (Pee-Wee) Sloan. Tey were o Luin; and great-grand- Chicken. He was a very ary Pallbearers included all ne ladies and gentlemen children, Makenzie Ann devoted ather, loving Austin Malatek, Shane and good sports. He once Tomas, Storie Still, Bre brother, uncle, cousin Malatek, and Jerey Ma- said “We did not win them Ann Wol, Corben Wol, and an amazing riend. latek. Thursday,Jun e14, 201 2 The Cannon PageA11
Lavaca County Delegation to the 2012 Republican Party State Convention. Front Row: Kathleen Leininger, Marie Day, Lacie Zeller, Lynette Zeller; Back Row: Ty Part of the Gonzales County Delegation during the Congressional District 27 Zeller, Aubrey Clark, Susan Grafe, Dennis Vargo, Sandra Chandler, Shirley and Caucus. Left to right: Lynn Wilson, Steve Scott, Stacy Scott, Myrna McLeroy, Jim Michael Johnson, Julie a nd Jerry Tanner, Rebecca and David Berger. Not shown: Patterson. (Photo by Kathleen Leininger) Martha Stine, Joshua Ohlman and Melissa Vargo. (Photo by Kathleen Leininger) 2012 Texas Republican Convention One attendee details the excitement of state politics By KATHLEEN LEININGER days are going to b e fun.” Delegates heard from Special to The Cannon state, federal and lo- FORT WORTH — cal leaders during gen- Greeted by a thunder- eral assemblies of the storm as we drove into Convention as well as Fort Worth, the atmo- Senatorial District and sphere was charged as Congressional District we arrived at the Fort caucuses. Worth Convention Cen- Before addressing the ter. general assembly, Gov- Ted Wenske was one of ernor Rick Perry visited three young pages from with the pages and an- Lavaca County, eager to swered their questions. learn about the political The only still-con- process by volunteering tending presidential at the Convention joined candidate present at by more than a hundred the convention, Ron other teenagers from Paul, was not given General Session at the 2012 Republican Party State Convention.(Photo by Kathleen Leininger) across the state at the time to address the gen- delivered by Paul and ed election of Caucus tion of three delegates Chairman Munisteri took Wednesday night orien- eral assembly—only a U.S. Senate candidate Chairman David Stall, and three alternates to the time to hear from each tation. ‘breakout session’ on Ted Cruz. Each time, Fayette County and the National Conven- Delegate seeking to ad- Excited about the Thursday, but it was no the crowd lit up with the permanent members to tion in Florida; election dress the body. He had a coming Convention, Ted surprise that this Texas messages being offered the standing Commit- of Presidential Electors; positive and refreshing way told his cousins, “Isn’t it home grown candidate by both candidates. tees: Credentials, Rules, and election of National of helping and instructing awesome that so many had a larger audience for It was interesting to Platform and Resolu- Committeeman Robin those that were technically teenagers from across his talk than others did. see the spins by the me- tions, Organization and Armstrong and Com- ‘out of order’. He even gave the State of Texas care The most excitement dia on the event, espe- State Nominations. Day mitteewoman Borah van them advice as to the cor- about how their country seen at the Convention cially when I received Two’s Order of Business Dormolen. rect way and time to bring works! These next few came from the speeches calls from friends and included nominations Having attended quite a their point forward. family asking about all of State Chairman Steve few State Conventions, it I have never seen a the ‘booing’ during a Munisteri and State was notable how smoothly Convention run with speech by Lt. Gov. David Vice-Chairman Melinda State Chairman Steve Mu- such finesse and gener- Dewhurst. Fredricks; and election nisteri ran the Conven- ous patience. What actually hap- of State Republican Ex- tion. In past conventions, Convention partici- pened was that De- ecutive Committeeman when participants spoke pants returned home whurst turned his and Committeewoman. on points and opinions not with renewed vigor speech to the general The Congressional shared by the Chair, they charged with working assembly into a cam- District 27 Caucus met were quickly shut down for and electing conser- paign speech. When he on Friday and Saturday. and not allowed to speak. vative politici ans on all criticized his opponent, The Order of Business During this Convention, levels. a segment of the crowd on Day One includ- responded by calling out ed election of Caucus “Cruuuuuuuuuzzzzzz” Chairman Richard Bi- in support of his oppo- anchi, Aransas County nent. and National Nomina- The Senatorial Dis- tions Committee mem- trict 18 Caucus met on ber Kathy Haigler from Gonzales County Republican Party Chairman Myr- Thursday and Friday Caldwell County. Day na McLeroy with Texas House Representative Lois and the Order of Busi- Two’s Order of Busi- Kolkhorst. (Photo by Kathleen Leininger) ness on Day One includ- ness included the elec-
Newly Elected Lavaca County Republican Party Chairman Michael Johnson with Candidate for Sena- tor Ted Cruz. (Photo by Kathleen Leininger) Happy 7th Anniversary to my wonderful husband Dean Vinklarek. I know we have been through a lot but I want you to know that I love you more today than when I first met you. Happy I Love You! Dean & 7th Brandi Anniversary Love Brandi Vinklarek Page A12 The Cannon Thursday, June 14, 2012 Bishop to speak in Shiner Cannon News Services ood or your amily; tions necessary to receive drinks and paper goods Divine blessings on this [email protected] will be provided. nation. SHINER – he Victoria Bishop Yanta, the Bish- During his tenure in Diocese Latin community op Emeritus o Amarillo, Amarillo, he led a prayer is pleased to welcome a is now in retirement in campaign that resulted in true Pro-Lie hero, Bishop San Antonio. With an es- the closing o the abortion John Yanta, to Sts. Cyril tablished reputation as a mills operating within the and Methodius at 11 a.m. staunch deender o the area. His tools consist o on June 17. rights o the unborn and prayer and asting to make Ater mass, everyone is the dignity o each hu- reparation or the un- invited to a pot luck lun- man person, he has been a speakable crimes against cheon in the Parish Ac- courageous spokesman in the unborn. tivity Center. Come and the public arena calling on Bring your amily and bring your amily to share Americans to elect pro- children to this special the good dishes or which lie candidates and return mass on Father’s Day, Shiner is amous. Bring to the Christian ounda- Sunday, June 17 at 11 a.m. Face painter Terry Ross is shown with Maely Bracamontes, Jaylen Tovar, Kobe Tovar, Omar Hernandez, Destiny Tovar and Jimmy Tovar at the Summer Reading Program put on by the Waelder Public Library. Courtesy photo) Waelder Library hosts its annual reading program Cannon News Services spite threatening rain, we had given to the top readers o a picnic lunch outdoors then their age group - Kobe ovar, [email protected] everyone went inside to watch Susana Yanez, Omar Hernan- Waelder Public Library Ms. Poppy perorm a magic dez and Steven Puente. Susa- held their summer reading show. Aer the show, Ms. na also received a special book program June 4-8. Poppy made balloon animals or Best Overall Reader. During the week, our read- and owers or every child. Burney and Roberta Kil- ers read over 550 books. We Te readers were then giv- patrick, President o the Li- encouraged our readers to en a gi bag and their comple- brary Board, want to thank continue using the Library tion certifcate that was signed our sponsors and volun- during the summer. by Rick Perry, Governor o teers. On uesday, erry Ross exas and Doris Burney, Li- On uesday, June 19, the rom Waelder volunteered brarian or Waelder Public Library will have a special to paint animals, stars and Library. Te gi bags included guest who travels around streamers on our readers’ a -shirt, book, coloring book, the district telling stories. aces. A celebration party was bookmarks and snacks. We hope as many children held on Friday, June 8. De- An additional book was as possible come at 2 p.m.
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[email protected] Thursday,June 14,2 01 2 The Cannon PageB3 Study: unconventional gas production fuels job growth Cannon News Services Te new report, Te Eco- the U.S. economy,” said IHS Colorado, Pennsylvania, tional gas development) • Nearly $3.2 trillion in nomic and Employment Vice President John Larson, Arkansas, Wyoming, Ohio, in 2015 are projected to be cumulative investments in [email protected] Contributions o Unconven- the lead author o the study. Utah, Oklahoma and Michi- Caliornia, Florida, Geor- the development o uncon- WASHINGON, D.C. — tional Gas Development in “As this report makes clear, gan -will experience a com- gia, Missouri, North Caro- ventional gas are expected Natural gas production rom State Economies, examines these benets spread beyond pound annual job growth lina, Indiana, Wisconsin, to uel the increase in pro- shale, coal bed methane and unconventional gas activ- producing states to deliver rate o nearly 8 percent, with Minnesota, ennessee and duction between 2010 and tight sands is expected to ity - a growing subset o the positive impacts across the Pennsylvania and Colorado Maryland, supporting the 2035. generate signicant job cre- total natural gas industry. country.” leading with expected com- industry through the exten- • By 2015, the annual ation, economic growth, and Te report ound substantial Te dramatic impact on pound annual growth rates sive supply chain and ser- contribution o unconven- revenue or ederal, state and growth in jobs and econom- employment and the econo- o 14 percent and 10 percent, vice jobs necessary to sup- tional gas activity to U.S. local treasuries throughout ic activity in unconventional my rom unconventional gas respectively. port development. gross domestic product is the U.S. in gas-producing plays over the past decade. activity reects its signicant Meanwhile, total US em- “When it comes to un- projected to reach nearly and non-producing states Te report is a companion to capital intensity require- ployment is expected to conventional natural gas, a $197 billion, more than alike, according to a new an IHS Global Insight study ments, the ability to source grow at a signicantly lower state does not need to have $22 billion of which will be IHS Global Insight study. on shale gas economic and capital equipment and ser- average rate o 1.6 percent a gas play to benet eco- rom non-producing states. Te economic contribu- employment contribution vices rom US sources, the during the same period. nomically” Larson added. In total, the annual contri- tions are realized throughout released in December. coast-to-coast structure o O the nearly 1.5 million Among the study’s other bution is expected to more the lower 48 states and the “At a time when the U.S. the supply chain and the unconventional gas activ- key ndings: than double by 2035 to al- District o Columbia in both economy is slowly recover- quality o jobs created by the ity jobs contributing to the • Unconventional gas ac- most $332 billion. the 20 producing states and ing rom the Great Reces- industry. economy by 2015, nearly tivity accounted or 53 per- • Government revenue the 28 non-producing states. sion and struggling to cre- Between 2010 and 2015, one-h are projected or cent o total U.S. natural gas rom unconventional gas Unconventional gas activity ate enough jobs to sharply the op 10 producing states non-producing states. Te production in 2010 and is activity is projected to reach supported more than one reduce the unemployment (as ranked by unconven- op 10 non-producing projected to rise to 79 per- more than $49 billion an- million jobs in 2010, and it rate, the growth in shale tional gas-related employ- states (as ranked by jobs cent o total U.S. natural gas nually by 2015 and will con- will grow to support nearly and other unconventional ment) - exas, Louisiana, growth due to unconven- production by 2035. tinue to rise, to just over $85 1.5 million by 2015, says the natural gas production is a billion by 2035. Over the study, which is the second in major contributor to em- study’s entire 25-year hori- a series. ployment prospects and zon, unconventional gas is expected to generate nearly $1.5 trillion in total govern- Camp Shakespeare ment revenue. Te Economic and Em- ployment Contributions o performances set Unconventional Gas De- Mark your calendars or Around the velopment in State Econo- June 21, when the Camp mies report is based on the Shakespeare perormances Chamber Ofce IHS CERA analyses o each play which calculate the in- are set. “Much Ado About Barbara Nothing” is scheduled or vestment o capital, labor, 3:30 p.m. that day at the Hand and other inputs required Crystal Teatre and “Mac- to produce these hydro- beth” with be perormed carbons. Te economic e- on Tursday, July 12 at 3:30 ects o these investments p.m. Tere is no admission Barbara Hand is the Execu- are then calculated using charge, as the Crystal views tive Director of the Gonzales Nix VFD Dti the proprietary IHS Global Chamber of Commerce. this as its gi to the com- Vann Energy Services, LLC recently extended a hand o thanks to the Nixon Fire Insight economic impact munity. and they could still use a Department or their immediate response to the fre at the Frac Wash location on assessment and macroeco- Tose who plan on go- team or two. Sign-in and May 16. “To all the members o the emergency response crews on site that night, nomic models to generate ing are asked to call the start time is 8:30 a.m. and we sincerely appreciate your service. Vann would like to continue to support you the contributions to em- chamber oce to respond, there is a fee of $200 per in providing unds or training, supplies or equipment. We would like to begin ployment, GDP growth, as we would like to have an team to enter. Tere will by donating a check or $5,400 to help absorb any cost or your department to labor income, and tax rev- approximate numbers. I be concessions, a bake-of perorm its duties” stated a spokesperson or Vann Energy. Pictured rom let to enues that will result rom you decide at the last min- and special events or kids. right are Oscar Casas (Vann Energy), Mark Mendez (Nixon Fire Chie), and Danny the higher level o uncon- ute, don’t worry, there will Spectators are welcome Regalado (Vann Energy). (Courtesy photo) ventional gas development. be seating available. Tis is to come, watch and cheer a lead-in or the Summer their avorites on. For more Workshop perormance inormation call 672-8291 that will be held on Friday, or 437-2356. Area Livestock Reports July 20 at 6:30 p.m. Barbara Inlet Protection Com- Gzl Livtck Stocker-eeder steers: Me- 150-300 lbs, $188-$260; 300- & 2, good heavy bulls; $101- Crozier, ek Wilson and pany has relocated their Mkt Rpt dium and large rame No. 1: 400 lbs, $175-$195; 400-500 $106; light weights and medi- Leslie Buesing will be pool- business to 521 St. Andrew Te Gonzales Livestock 150-300 lbs., $210-$285; 300- lbs, $168-$179; 500-600 lbs., um quality bulls, $89-$98. ing their eforts in working Street, leaving the old Coca Market Report or Saturday, 400 lbs, $195-$205; 400-500 $147-$165; 600-700 lbs., $138- Stocker Cows: $850-$1,050. with this summer’s youth Cola building, which is cur- June 9, 2012 had on hand: 736 lbs, $183-$198; 500-600 lbs, $142. Pairs: $975-$1,225. $166-$180; 600-700 lbs., $139- Packers cows: Good lean Tank you or your busi- program. rently or sale, but i you cattle. $156; 700-800 lbs, $131-$137. utility and commercial, $73- ness!! missed them, they’re still in Compared to our last sale: Te Chamber provides a Bull yearlings: 700-900 lbs, $81; Cutters, $81-$87; Can- View our sale live at cattle- rent list that is given away town. Calves and yearlings sold steady. Packer cows sold $2-$3 $118-$124. ners, $56-$66; Low yielding usa.com! here at the oce to anyone Don’t orget to bring lower. Stocker-eeder heiers: Me- fat cows, $57-$68. looking or housing. I you your lawn chairs or the dium and large rame No. 1: Packer bulls: Yield grade 1 Hllttvill Livtck are a chamber member, you third Friday Night Music can list any o your rental Concert on the Square. Cmmii Rpt Te Hallettsville Livestock property ree o charge. For Distance to Midnight will Commission Co., Inc. had on be the eatured band o the non-members, there is a hand on June 5, 2012, 1.257; charge of $25 and the item evening. Vendors open at 6 Week ago, 873; Year ago, 1,049. will be le on there until p.m., music starts at 7 p.m. Te cal market continues rented. We give out any- Te Miss Gonzales Pag- in all areas. Demand particu- where rom 20 to 30 a week, eant will be held on June 16 larly good on the better kinds. so i you have property to at 6 p.m. at the Lynn the- Packer cows and sold $3 to list, let us know. atre, with tickets $7 for any $4 lower on approx.. 140 hd. Te Gonzales Learning age. otal. Packer Cows: higher dress- and Career Center will hold Te Come & ake It As- ing utility & cutter cows, $79- sociation will meet Turs- a ‘Family Feud’ on June 23 $93; lower dressing utility & at First Lutheran Church day, June 14 at 5:30 p.m. cutter cows, $66-$79; light weight canner cows, $54-$66. Packer Bulls: heavyweight Fehner & Son Grain Co. bulls, $100-$109; utility & cutter bulls, $86-$100; light- •Grains •Liquid Fertilizer weight canner bulls, $75-$86. •Custom Mix Feed •Pellet Feed Stocker and Feeder Calves •Liquid Feed •Spraying and Yearlings: Steer & Bull Calves: under 200; $235-$285; •Cattle Cubes 200-300 lbs, $215-$270; 300- 400 lbs, $190-$230; 400-500 James Fehner -- Cell 830-857-3638 lbs, $174-$197.50; 500-600lbs, Jimmy Fehner -- Cell 830-857-3636 $142-$182.50; 600-700 lbs, Ctm Appciti $138-$158; 700-800 lbs, $130- Security Finance o Gonzales recently held a customer appreciation day with lo- 1922 Co. Road 197 $143. Heifer Calves: under cal businesses donating the prizes. Donating prizes were Family Dollar, Bealls, Mi 200 lbs, $220-270; 200-300 lbs, Gonzales, TX 78629 Lupita, Guerra’s Grill, D.Q., Whataburger, Matamoros, Sonic, Gonzales Food Mkt., $185-$255; 300-400 lbs, $172- Phone: 830-672-3710 and McDonalds. The winners o the prizes were: Armando Hernandez – buttery $198; 400-500 lbs, $148-$177; chime & welcome sign, Tracy James –Tote Bag, Jack Rivera – 1 express git, Renee 500-600 lbs, $140-$166; 600- Gonzales –2 lunches, JoAnn Longoria – $20.00 meal, Anne Johnson – ree combo 700 lbs, $128-$146; 700-800 meal, Alice Taylor - $10.00 meal ticket, Mark Hastings – Tote bag, Greg Ramirez lbs, $115-$128 – 4 drink coupons, Gorey Landa – 4 drink coupons, Artince Hunt – Free combo I we can help with market- ing your livestock, please call meal and Ben Richter – DQ card. Grand Prize winner was Reyes Macias – ice chest, 361-798-4336. 2 chairs and 12 pack Cokes. The sta at Security Finance would like to thank all the businesses and everyone who entered in the drawing. (Photo by Dave Mundy) J B Wells Upcoming Events McLeroy Land Group June 14 WANTED!!! South Texas Tour Roping June 15 * Energy Land Services Lupe Reyna Maricella Asst. Mgr. Gonzales Bar-J Team Roping * Title Abstracts Mgr. June 16 * Right of Way Luz Castillo Shanda Lone Star Youth Rodeo acquisition Asst. Mgr. Medina June 18-24 Sr. Asst. Mgr. YRA State Finals 1000 NEW CUSTOMERS Sponsored by Helping to Discover America’s We have MILLIONS to lend! v e r y a l e e Gonzales Livestock Market S a y a t a t u r d Personal Loans from S w i t Energy Since 1974 1 0 a m h l i v e P.O. Box 565 • Gonzales, TX 78629 w e b c a s t @ w $200.00 to $1,258.00* c w w . a t t l e U 830-857-5394 S A.c David Shelton Mobile o m Call (830) 672-6265 830-857-3900 612 N Saint Joseph St Mike Brzozowski Mobile P.O. Box 1896 Ofce 830-672-2845 Fax 830-672-6087 Gonzales, TX 78629 Gonzales, Tx. 78629 (830) 672-7967 *All loans are subject to our liberal credit policy and credit limitations, if any. Page B4 The Cannon Thursday, June 14, 2012 Oil & Gas
Oil & Gas Activity Report
Rct wll lcti - API No.: 42-123-32800 Well No.: 2H Well No.: 4H Flowing: Yes Horizontal pt fm t Tx Ril- Classiication: Fld. Dev. Field Name: Eagleville Field Name: Eagleville Tubing Pressure: 624 Operator: Sharon Hunter Cmmii and Horizontal (Eagle Ford-1) (Eagle Ford-1) Total Depth: 16,013 eet Resources Inc. Operator: Petrohawk Total Depth: 11,250 eet Survey Name: W.C. Plug Back Depth: 15,921 Lease Name: Hawg Hunter DWitt Ct Operating Company Direction and Miles: 6.1 Jones, A-289 eet Well No.: 1H Lease Name: E. Butler A miles southwest o Smiley Direction and Miles: Perorations: 10,842- Field Name: Eagleville (Ea- API No.: 42-123-32794 Well No.: 2H Survey Name: T.G. 5 miles northwest o 15,911 eet gle Ford-2) Classiication: Fld. Dev. Field Name: Eagleville Weeks, A-476 Westho Survey Name: W. Chase, A-9 and Horizontal (Eagle Ford-2) Acres: 803.04 Oil: 774 API No.: 42-177-32453 Direction and Miles: 1.2 Operator: Petrohawk Total Depth: 14,000 eet MCF: 825 Classiication: Fld. Dev. miles west o Moulton Operating Company Direction and Miles: API No.: 42-177-32579 Choke Size: 32/64 o an and Horizontal Oil: 2,052 Lease Name: Muir E 6.61 miles northwest o Classiication: Fld. Dev. inch Operator: EOG Resourc- MCF: 1,311 Well No.: 2H Nordheim and Horizontal Flowing: Yes es Inc. Choke Size: 18/64 o an inch Field Name: Eagleville Survey Name: R. Wright, Operator: Penn Virginia Tubing Pressure: 642 Lease Name: Borchers Flowing: Yes (Eagle Ford-2) A-478 Oil and Gas LP Total Depth: 15,440 eet Trust Unit Tubing Pressure: 2,750 Total Depth: 14,000 eet Acres: 641.56 Lease Name: Sralla Unit Plug Back Depth: 15,358 Well No.: 6H Total Depth: 17,050 eet Direction and Miles: Well No.: 1H eet Field Name: Eagleville Perorations: 11318-16,894 6.83 miles northeast o API No.: 42-123-32801 Field Name: Eagleville Perorations: 11,063- (Eagle Ford-1) eet Westho Classiication: Fld. Dev. (Eagle Ford-1) 15,348 eet Survey Name: W.C. Survey Name: C. Fulcher, and Horizontal Total Depth: 14,000 eet Jones, A-289 API No.: 42-285-33623 A-20 Operator: Petrohawk Direction and Miles: API No.: 42-177-32454 Direction and Miles: Classifcation: Fld. Dev. and Acres: 704 Operating Company 14.54 miles northeast o Classiication: Fld. Dev. 5 miles northwest o Horizontal Lease Name: Peebles A Gonzales and Horizontal Westho Operator: Sharon Hunter API No.: 42-123-32796 Well No.: 2H Survey Name: J. Ponton, Operator: EOG Resourc- Oil: 827 Resources Inc. Classiication: Fld. Dev. Field Name: Eagleville A-376 es Inc. MCF: 924 Lease Name: Oryx Hunter and Horizontal (Eagle Ford-2) Acres: 273.12 Lease Name: Borchers Choke Size: 32/64 o an Well No.: 2H Operator: Petrohawk Total Depth: 14,000 eet Trust Unit inch Field Name: Eagleville (Ea- Operating Company Direction and Miles: Rct il cm- Well No.: 7H Flowing: Yes gle Ford-2) Lease Name: Muir E 8.25 miles northeast o plti cci t - Field Name: Eagleville Tubing Pressure: 576 Survey Name: W. Chase, A-9 Well No.: 3H Westho pt fm t Tx Ril- (Eagle Ford-1) Total Depth: 16,140 eet Direction and Miles: 1.6 Field Name: Eagleville Survey Name: C. Fulcher, Cmmii Survey Name: W.C. Plug Back Depth: 16,058 miles southwest o Moulton (Eagle Ford-2) A-20 Jones, A-289 eet Oil: 1,173 Total Depth: 14,000 eet Acres: 649.05 Gzl Ct Direction and Miles: Perorations: 10,731- MCF: 826 Direction and Miles: 5 miles northwest o 16,048 eet Choke Size: 14/64 o an inch 6.83 miles northeast o API No.: 42-123-32805 API No.: 42-177-32401 Westho Flowing: Yes Westho Classiication: Fld. Dev. Classiication: Fld. Dev. Oil: 863 Lvc Ct Tubing Pressure: 2,700 Survey Name: C. Fulcher, Operator: Property De- and Horizontal MCF: 841 Total Depth: 16,780 eet A-20 velo pment Group Inc. Operator: EOG Resourc- Choke Size: 32/64 o an API No.: 42-285-33612 Perorations: 11,257-16,534 Acres: 704 Lease Name: Goebel es Inc. inch Classifcation: Fld. Dev. and eet Well No.: 1 Lease Name: Bar Invert- API No.: 42-123-32798 Field Name: Thomaston ed T Unit Classiication: Fld. Dev. Total Depth: 6,000 eet Well No.: 3H and Horizontal Direction and Miles: Field Name: Eagleville Hydraulic Fracturing Operator: Petrohawk 8.61 miles southeast o Cu- (Eagle Ford-1) Operating Company ero Survey Name: S. Lease Name: Muir E Survey Name: G. De- Townsend, A-514 Well No.: 4H Witt, A-15 Direction and Miles: 6.9 Field Name: Eagleville Acres: 100 miles south o Smiley (Eagle Ford-2) Oil: 1,559 Total Depth: 14,000 eet API No.: 42-123-32804 MCF: 1,019 Direction and Miles: Classiication: Fld. Dev. Choke Size: 32/64 o an 6.83 miles northeast o and Horizontal inch Westho Operator: Burlington Flowing: Yes Survey Name: C. Fulcher, Resources O and G Co. LP Tubing Pressure: 1,123 A-20 Lease Name: Saunders Total Depth: 17,414 eet Acres: 704 Unit B Plug Back Depth: 17,325 Well No.: 1 eet API No.: 42-123-32797 Field Name: Eagleville Perorations: 11,061- Classiication: Fld. Dev. (Eagle Ford-2) 17,310 eet and Horizontal Total Depth: 13,600 eet Operator: Burlington Direction and Miles: 7.6 API No.: 42-177-32233 Resources O and G Co. LP miles northwest o York- Classiication: Fld. Dev. Lease Name: Barnhart town and Horizontal Unit B Survey Name: I RR Co, Operator: EOG Resourc- Well No.: 1 Section 41, A-258 es Inc. Field Name: Eagleville Acres: 698.95 Lease Name: Meyer Unit (Eagle Ford-2) Well No.: 3H Total Depth: 12,000 eet Gzl Ct Field Name: Eagleville Direction and Miles: (Eagle Ford-1) 13.7 mile northwest o Cu- API No.: 42-177-32574 Survey Name: S. Bate- ero Classiication: Fld. Dev. man, A-1 Survey Name: J. Bird, and Horizontal Direction and Miles: 5.9 A-60 Operator: Hunt Oil miles north o Cheapside Acres: 307.84 Company Oil: 1,307 Lease Name: O. Borch- MCF: 1,380 API No.: 42-123-32799 ers D Choke Size: 30/64 o an Classiication: Fld. Dev. Well No.: 4H inch and Horizontal Field Name: Eagleville Flowing: Yes Operator: Petrohawk (Eagle Ford-1) Tubing Pressure: 1,321 Operating Company Total Depth: 18,000 eet Total Depth: 16,985 eet Lease Name: Williams A Direction and Miles: 9.2 Plug Back Depth: 16,875 Well No.: 3H miles east o Gonzales eet Field Name: Eagleville Survey Name: B. Morris, Perorations: 11,812- (Eagle Ford-2) A-49 16,875 eet Total Depth: 14,000 eet Acres: 360 Direction and Miles: API No.: 42-177-32451 10.02 miles northeast o API No.: 42-177-32575 Classiication: Fld. Dev. Westho Classiication: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Survey Name: J. McCoy and Horizontal Operator: EOG Resourc- Jr., A-30 Operator: EOG Resourc- es Inc. Acres: 599.33 es Inc. Lease Name: Borchers Lease Name: Smith Unit Trust Unit
Gonzales County Records Gonzales County Courthouse Deeds ner Town Gonzales. Green Svy, A-227. Richards, Patricia Ann to EOG Re- Energy LLC, o/l, 90.0 AC P Hope A-252. May 1-31 Walshak, Michael D. to Walshak, Dor- Walshak, Dorothy P. to Walshak, Mi- sources Inc., o/l, 80.0 Ac B Lockhart A-36. Troseth, Gail to Southern Bay Energy Lucas, Stephen and Lucas, Kenna to othy P., w/d, Pt. Lt. 2, Blk. 43, Orig. Inner chael D., w/d, Pt. Lts. 1-2, Blk. 12, Ottine. Hubbard, Erwin Douglas to EOG Re- LLC, o/l, 50.0 AC P Hope A-252. Lucks Texas Enterprises, LLC, w/d, 2.564 Town Gonzales. Walshak, Dorothy P. to Walshak, Mi- sources Inc., o/l, 80.0 Ac J Dillard A-177. Troseth, Frank (Dr) to Southern Bay Acres (Pt. Lts. 26-27, Tier 1) Orig. Outer Walshak, Michael D. to Walshak, Dor- chael D., w/d, Undiv. Int. in 99.33 Acres, Bundick, Wanda Ann to Turner, Brett Energy LLC, o/l, 90.0 AC P Hope A-252. Town Gonzales. othy P., w/d, Lt. 3, Blk. 5, State Park Addn, Robert M Green Svy, A-227. Lamar, w/d, Lt. 3, Blk. 1, Glover’s Subdiv, Troseth, Gail to Southern Bay Energy Lucas, Stephen and Lucas, Kenna to Gonzales. County o Gonzales, Gonzales, County Town o Smiley; W Small League. LLC, o/l, 90.0 AC P Hope A-252. Lucks Texas Enterprises, LLC, w/d, 6.871 Miles, Jack and Miles, Erma R. to Per- o and Bird, David (Co. Judge), to Mara- Bundick, Wanda Ann to Turner, Brett Troseth, Frank (Dr) to Southern Bay Acres, Orig. Outer Town Gonzales. kins, Earline, w/d, Pt. Lt. 2, Botts Subdvn, thon Oil EF LLC, o/l, 4.257 Acres, James Lamar, w/d, Pt. Blk. 1 Glover’s City o Smi- Energy LLC, o/l, 50.0 AC P Hope A-252. Sanchez, Manuel to Sanchez, Rebeca, Gonzales. Tennell A-449 & A W Hill A-247 Svys. ley, W Small A-426. Beringer, Milton R to Southern Bay w/d, Lts. 11-12, Blk. 89, Baker’s Addn, Parker, Edwin F. to Martinez, Norma, Bank o America, N.A. to SPT Real Bundick, Wanda Ann to Turner, Brett Energy LLC, o/l, 50.0 Ac C Williams A-80 Nixon. w/d, Lts. 19-20, Weber’s Addn, Nixon. Estate Sub III, LLC, w/d, 0.18 o an acre Lamar, w/d, Pt. Lt. 11, Blk. 1, V B Colley, Gonzales & A-109 Fayette. Walshak, Michael D. to Walshak, Dor- Walshak, Dorothy P. to Walshak, Mi- (Pt. Lt. 4, Blk. 5) Laayette Place Subdvn, City o Small; W Small A-425. June 1-30 othy P., w/d, 2.8475 Acres, Charles Mason chael D., w/d, 48.80 Acres, R M Green Gonzales. Troseth, Eric to Southern Bay Energy Malatek, Kenneth and Malatek, Non- Svy, A-336. Svy, A-227. Gray, Ellen (Extrx) and Miller, W.T. (Es- LLC, o/l, 50.0 AC P Hope A-252. adel to First Strike Services, Inc., w/d, Walshak, Michael D. to Walshak, Dor- Walshak, Dorothy P. to Walshak, Mi- tate) to Lester, Clara Robinette, w/d, Pt. Lts. Troseth, Eric to Southern Bay Energy 2.295 Acres, Charles Mason Svy, A-336. othy P., w/d, Pt. Lt. 5, Blk. 43, Orig. Inner chael D., w/d, Undiv. Mineral Int. in 48.80 2 & 5, Blk. 30, Orig. Inner Town Gonzales. LLC, o/l, 90.0 AC P Hope A-252. Mohrmann Jr., John M. to Mohrmann Town Gonzales. Acres, R M Green Svy, A-227. Edwards, Tyler to EOG Resources Inc., Troseth, Christopher to Southern Bay Jr, John (Trustee) and Mohrmann Jr. Walshak, Michael D. to Walshak, Dor- Walshak, Dorothy P. to Walshak, Mi- o/l, 215.05 Ac W Simpson A-426 & J Dil- Energy LLC, o/l, 50.0 AC P Hope A-252. Trust, John, w/d, 72.408 Acres, Eli Mitch- othy P., w/d, Lts. 2 & 5, Blk. 43, Orig. In- chael D., w/d, 20.00 Acres, Robert M lard A-177. Troseth, Christopher to Southern Bay ell Svy, A-337. Oil & Gas Reports Page Sponsored by DuBose Insurance Agency 826 Sarah DeWitt Drive, Gonzales, TX 78629 (830) 672-9581 www.JDCOins.com Thursday,Jun e14,2 01 2 The Cannon PageB5
Fmil titi The Floyd amily has owned the historic lot at the corner o St. Andrew and North College since Gonzales’ beginnings. The property got its name rom two large cedar trees fanking the house on the property (above). Allen Floyd has rebuilt his store (right) ollowing damage rom a severe windstorm last November. TWIN CEDARS: Owner committed to restoring business Continued rom page B1 and then go to the butcher’s shop, on something foating, I decided heavily in a re in the 1980s as area rom the street. “We’ll start they barbecued there and we’d eat I wanted to try something dier- well. carrying a ew more grocery name because, beore there was ‘til we were ull. We thought we ent,” he said. Nonetheless, Floyd said he’s items to help get the customers a store, it was the site o the Floyd were rich.” Te house had come down in determined to stick it out and in, because we still get a lot o oot amily home — a home fanked Allen was a commercial diver 1962 to be replaced by the store. rebuild his customer base — and trac.” by two large cedar trees. or more than a decade, then While the amily retained owner- the neighborhood. Floyd said he’s not the only “I grew up in Spring Branch, moved into the Merchant Ma- ship o the property, they leased “We’re going to dress the place neighborhood resident who’s but I remember we’d spend sever- rine. He returned to Gonzales the store to others to run until Al- up good,” he said, showing some making improvements. al weeks every year here,” he said. years later to take over the prop- len returned and bought out the landscaping plans and show- “Tis neighborhood is coming “My dad used to give my brother erty, which had become a amily inventory. ing o a ence he’s constructed up,” he said. “I see a lot o people and I two dollars to go to the Lynn business. It’s the second recovery rom around one side o the store to making improvements.” Teater, we’d go watch the show “Aer 39 years o waking up disaster or the store — it suered shield the unsightly maintenance Railroad Commission joins opponents o landfll site GUADALUPE COUNY “Unplugged wells exist at the too great.” there are any undocument- portions o the permit ap- concern i they ever get to — Opposition to a munici- northwest corner o the u- Melville goes on to say ed wells, they most certainly plication to be technically Parts 3 and 4 o the permit pal solid waste landll pro- ture landll.” that the San Antonio district will be ound and plugged complete,” said Steve Odil process,” Watts said. posed in northeastern Gua- Included with Melville’s oce o the RRC “strongly beore the landll construc- o CEQ’s Municipal Solid “Our group, Stop Post dalupe County now includes letter to the CEQ are maps opposes the approval o the tion begins.” Waste Permits Section. Odil Oak Dump, is commit- the exas Railroad Com- showing the locations o Post Oak landll as the ex- Blackwell also pointed out said the applicant had 54 ted to ight this proposed mission which regulates the oil and gas wells known to istence o unpermitted wells that Norman Funderburg o days rom the date o the no- garbage dump or as long state’s oil and gas industry. have existed on the prop- has been conrmed in the Post Oak Clean Green Inc. tice to submit its response. as it takes. With all o RRC District Director erty where the landll is pro- past in this area.” met with Railroad Com- “Failure to submit a satis- the support rom the re- om Melville said in a May posed. “Tese would be a source mission representatives in actory response to each o gional water industry, the 31 letter to the exas Com- “Undocumented wells are o groundwater contamina- March. “At that time, the the noted deciencies may Railroad Commission o mission on Environmental common in this area. On tion in the long term. o exas Railroad Commission result in the application be- exas and our elected o- Quality that the Railroad past contracts, wells have avert this impact, the dis- voiced no opposition to the ing returned due to technical icials, we will eliminate Commission has plugged been ound or which the trict oce recommends the landll. In act, they readily deciencies,” he said. this threat to Central ex- wells on the property where RRC has no records,” Mel- disapproval o the landll,” agreed to plug the remaining Blackwell said they ex- as,” Watts said. Post Oak Clean Green Inc. ville said. “A major concern Melville said. wells and to do so in a timely pect to have the response proposes to establish a land- is that although all permitted Jim Blackwell, project manner,” Blackwell said. completed and submitted ll. wells will be plugged at some manager or Post Oak Clean Blackwell’s meeting at to CEQ within about three “Plugged wells that are time, unpermitted wells will Green Inc., said he met CEQ on Wednesday was weeks. Tx mt exposed during excavation be cut o and le unplugged. Wednesday with CEQ per- held primarily to discuss Jim Watts o Stop Post operations must have a top Te risk o contamination to sonnel and the possibility o the agency’s second notice Oak Dump said CEQ’s pm w cement plug respotted to the groundwater by even a there being undocumented o deciency sent May 31 to second notice o deicien- the surace,” Melville said. single unaccounted well is wells on the site is not an Post Oak Clean Green Inc. cy, listing 40 additional w overriding concern or the Aer reviewing the corpo- items o concern, shows agency. ration’s response to CEQ’s that the applicant “still AUSIN — exas Comp- “Undocumented wells rst notice o deciency sent does not have it right.” troller Susan Combs is re- ’ s minding businesses they can l l e n may be anywhere that oil Feb. 27, CEQ ound 40 ad- “Don’t orget that on the A production exists,” Blackwell ditional items requiring a irst notice o deicien- soon begin clearing up their said. “One o the benets o response to address decien- cies dated Feb. 27 there tax records without penalty Twin Cedars constructing a landll is that cies in the application. were a total o 68 issues and interest when the state’s we excavate 20 to 30 eet be- “Te identied items o that were unacceptable to Fresh Start tax amnesty period Now ore we start the landll con- concern must be addressed the CEQ. It makes you began June 12. struction; hence, when one prior to our determining wonder how many prob- Te tax amnesty covers tax- excavates to this level and the land use compatibility lems and issues will be o es and ees that were originally due beore April 1. Businesses Re Modeled can le missing tax reports and pay the overdue taxes, or Re Stocked amend and pay previous re- ports in which they had incor- rectly stated a lower amount Re Store...d than was due. Te amnesty does not apply to underpaid tax returns (tax that was re- Corner of ported but not paid) or ling periods that businesses have College & in audit. St. Andrew Te amnesty runs through Aug. 17. Come See The Te Fresh Start amnesty ap- plies to sales tax, ranchise tax Changes and other state or local taxes or ees administered by the Comptroller’s oce, except Public Utility Commission gross receipts assessments. Lli Sct axpayers can get details on Rivercity Sportswear was a proud community partner in hosting the Friends o the Fresh Start tax amnesty at Luling Boy Scout Brunch 2012 at the Luling Civic Center Monday. The event was www.reshstart.texas.gov, or presented by the Live Oak District and the Capitol Area Council.(Courtesy photo) by calling 1-800-252-1390.
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540-4684. HELP WANTED Strong verbal and written communication skills ------LEGALN OTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGALN OTICES Southern Clay Products, Inc. is a Rockwood Holdings Company. Come visit us at http://www.scprod.com/ or High School Stu- Wanted: Ofce http://www.rockwoodspecialties.com/index.htm dent, preerable Manager or small ORDINANCE 2012-25 Salary commensurate with experience and qualications Email or fax your resume along with salary requirements to HR Dept. a Junior or Senior Christian School. [email protected] with transporta- Retired teacher Fax: 830-672-1908 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 12.503 OF tion, doing gen- or someone with Southern Clay Products, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer eral labor on mini prior school expe- THE CITY OF GONZALES CODE OF ORDINANC- ranch. Mechanically rience preerred. ES BY ALTERING THE PRIMA FACIE SPEED LIM- inclined. Mowing Must have strong WANTED: grass, painting, computer and ITS ESTABLISHED FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE cleaning vehicles. leadership skills, PROVISIONS OF TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CDL DRIVERS NEEDED $8.00 hour. 830- be sel motivated CODE § 545.356, UPON THE BASIS OF AN ENGI- Bobtail Truck Driver 672-7015. and versatile. Sal------ary negotiable. Call NEERING AND TRAFFIC INVESTIGATION, UPON Day & Night Positions Available Full-time positions 830-672-3838 or CERTAIN STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, OR PARTS Requirements: available, with ben- interview, or email THEREOF, WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF Class A CDL with HazMat/Tanker Endorsements ets, or Licensed gracechristianacad- Must be at least 25 years of age Vocational Nurses emy@gvec,net. THE CITY OF GONZALES, AS SET OUT IN THIS and Certied Nurse ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY OF A Aides. Uniorm al- Thanks or Your FINE NOT TO EXCEED $200 FOR THE VIOLATION Insurance, 401K and vacation included lowance provided. Business! OF THIS ORDINANCE. Please apply at The Applications available at: Heights o Gonza- LEGAL NOTICES Schmidt & Sons, Inc. les, 701 N. Sarah 2510 Church St. • Gonzales, Texas 78629 DeWitt, Gonzales, Texas. PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE www.schmidtandsons.com ------CITY OF GONZALES (830) 672-2018 • John Clark @ ext. 112 Part-time posi- GONZALES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION tion available or Floor Technician in Housekeeping The Gonzales Economic Development Corporation, by this instrument, EquipmEnt OpEratOr Department. Ex- noties the public of the commencement of the 60 Day Public Com- perience Required. ment Period and a PUBLIC HEARING on the following Application that Please apply at The Full-time position Equipment Operator, has been presented to the GEDC Board for their consideration. Grant Heights o Gonza- water distribution, wastewater collection les, 701 N. Sarah applications are available at City Hall for viewing by the public during department. This is a skilled service-maintenance posi- DeWitt, Gonzales, the 60 Day Public Comment Period. Texas. tion. Work involves maintaining, repairing and installing ------1.) Win-Bin Ventures, LLC of Houston, Texas is Requesting new water and sewer lines, meters, re hydrants, pumps Part-time position GEDC Funding in the Amount of $500,000.00 in Low Interest and or Van Driver to and plumbing systems at all city facilities. Perform re- transport residents Forgivable Loans for the Construction of a 52 Room Interior Cor- lated duties as required and ability to operate equipment on Saturdays. Must ridor “Microtel” franchised by Wyndham, on Highway 183 North needed to perform these tasks. Class B-CDL required. have valid license at Carroll Street. Must be available for on call duty every fth week. and good driving record. Please ap- The GEDC will hold a Public Hearing on this project the 23rd of July, ply at The Heights Starting pay $23,664.00. 2012, at the Gonzales City Hall, 820 St. Joseph St., during the Regular o Gonzales, 701 N. Benets for full time employees include health insur - Sarah DeWitt, Gon- Meeting that begins at 6:00pm, to allow for public comment on this ance, retirement program and paid leave. Applicant must zales, Texas. project and the proposed expenditure of Type B Sales Tax funds. After ------be able to pass a pre-screen drug test and physical. The consideration and voting by GEDC, the project will go to City Council BLUEBONNET City of Gonzales is an equal opportunity employer and TRAILS for their approval of the expenditure of funds at their next meeting. COMMUNITY encourages all interested parties to apply. Applications SERVICES available at the city’s website, www.cityofgonzales.org. The GEDC encourages citizens to participate in the public comment Caldwell/Gonzales Please complete an employment application and take to Counties. and public hearing stages of all GEDC projects. Citizens unable to at- Case Manager - tend meetings may submit their views to Carolyn Gibson, Economic City Hall or mail to: MCOT - Position Development Director for the City of Gon zales, by mailing them to P.O. City of Gonzales #1025 Attn: Payroll Dept. For more inorma- Drawer 547, Gonzales, TX 78629. For information, contact the Eco- tion and to apply nomic Development ofce at (830)672-2815 or email cgibson@cityof - P.O. Box 547 please go to gonzales.org. Gonzales, TX 78629 www.bbtrails.org “NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE” ------Thursday,June 14,2 01 2 The Cannon Pageb7 CLASSIFIEDS FIREWOOD FURNITURE AUTOS HOMES FOR RENT HOMES FOR RENT APTS. FOR RENT HOMES SERVICES RECREATION For Sale: Post Oak Haul o. 830-203- 2010 Chevy Co- Single Suite. Perect rent, possibly bills 2BR urnished estimates. Anything Je. Firewood - year old 8529. (06-28-12). balt. Great Car! Gas or Supervisor or paid. Nixon, Lees- Apartment or rent. you don’t want to ------size and quantity ------Saver. Only $14,988 Oil Company. Full ville or possibly Call 672-6265 or do, Junk hauling, 2006 Land Prides to t your need. De- Small round dining 830-303-4381. kitchen, washer/ Belmont. 830-203- more inormation. Tree Removal, Lot 4x4 Recreational livery available. Call table with lea, ex------dryer, TV/Full cable, 8529. (Cell phone) HOME SERVICES clearing, House Vehicle For Sale. or prices, 830-540- tends to oval. $50. 2009 Toyota Corolla. wireless internet. (06-28-12) pressure washing, Approx. 200 hours. 4776 or 830-857- Vintage pub table Awesome car great No smoking inside. ------Electrical Wiring, ofce help, ranch, Honda Motor. In- 3273. with extensions, on gas mileage. No Pets. Fully ur- Looking or a nice Trou bl es ho ot in g, arm, lawn & Flower dependent Suspen- $175. Black metal beds, Barbed wire sion. Windshield HAY FOR SALE $15,055. 830-305- nished and all billls house in or near Repairs, etc. Li- uton with mattress 1330. paid. Private Yard/ Gonzales. 940-284- censed & Insured. ence repair, gut- and Roo. 4x4. Ask- Round Bales o & cover. Like new. ------Garage. Weekly, 4255. Call 830-437-5747. ter cleaning, I do ing - $4,950.00 in Klein Grass $60 $75. 830-540-3382. 2008 Dodge Aveng- $280; Deposit $300. (06-28-12) windows. One call very good condi- each. 512-917- For Sale: 16X64 2/2, er. Only 35K miles. Call 512-292-0070 COMMERCIAL FOR ------does it all. Call Terry tion. Call 830-857- 4078. 5 years old, like $15,799. 830-303------RENT For Your Specialty (830) 203-1503 or 4670. ------new. Call 830-660- 4381. Home For Rent. Cake Needs. Call (830) 857-5927.(06- PETS Hay or sale. Large 1286 or appt. Country Home. 07-12) HOMES FOR RENT Ofce space or Connie Komoll, Bales. $50.00 Call AUTOS completely remod- rent. 1,500 sq. t. 830-203-8178. RV’S FOR SALE Free puppies. 1/2 830-481-4707. 3BR urnished eled. 2BR/1BA, CA, Recently remod------Lab, 1/2 Pyrenees. FRM. EQUIPMENT Tires or Sale. 4 brand house. Call 672- hardwood oors, eled. 314 W. Cone. I Will do house clean- RV For Sale. 33’ w/2 8 wks. old. 830-540- new tires - 255-35- 6265 or more inor- roo or AG Proj- interested call 830- ing Monday thru slides. Contact Rich- 4485 or 830-203- 5 Bale Hay King ZR20 Nitto Extreme mation. ect. Navarro ISD 672-4433. Friday. Call 830- ard, 830-556-6905. 1733.(06-28-12) Trailer & Bale Flip- ZR with Rims - Mar------between Seguin ------203-0735. ------per Loader. Load tin Bros 20”universal 3BR/2BA, 318 De- & New Braunels. For Rent: Indus------Ford Motorhome. Dog Box. 4 t. wide, hay without getting rims. $500. 830-857- Witt St. $850/ $1,000 month, trial Property or Sewing & Altera- 44,000 orig. miles. 30 inches tall, 36 out o truck. Video 1340. month, $850/de- $1,000 deposit. rent. M1 Ind. Stor- tions. Jo West. All working. $2,995. in. wide w/6 inch on baleipper.com. ------posit. No pets. 830- 830-660-7351 or age Yard, 70x130. 830-203-5072. Call 830-857-6565. cargo space on top. $13,500. 512-565- “SIMPLY THE BEST 445-9294. 830-822-5348. Church Street. 830- between 9 a.m. & 9 ------2 doors. $300. Call 5927. (07-05-12) deals on new Chev------423-2103. p.m. RV Rentals available or ino, leave num------rolets and GMCs House or rent in ATTENTION OIL ------at Belmont RV Park ber & will call back. Moldboard Plow. AND over 100 used Ottine. 2/1, CA/ AND GAS PIPE For sale or lease. LITTLE MISS Estates. Call Rich- 830-540-4063, Har- 16”, 3 bottom, $150. vehicles with nanc- CH, Rerigerator, LINERS - CREW 10,000 sq. t. Bldg. DAWN’S ard, 830-556-6095. wood. 3 pt. grader blade, ing to t most credit Dishwasher, Stove. HOUSING with multi-level CLEANING ------$75. Call 830-481- situations. Grae Fenced Yard. $750/ AVAILABLE loading docks - SERVICES Travel Trailers or We stock Sport- 4707. Chevrolet GMC - Hal- month + deposit. Furnished with all Prime location Residential • rent. Located at mix Dog and Cat FURNITURE lettsville, TX - 361- Rental History and bills paid -- Full - with ofces and Commercial J.B. Wells, Gonza- Food, Demon WP 798-3281 OR 800- Reerences Re- Kitchen - Personal separate garage. RV Cleaning - les, Texas. Cheaper or those ants and For Sale: Queensize 798-3225”. (6/28/12) quired. Call 830- bedrooms and liv- Call 830-857-5448. $30.00 than motel. Clean, scorpions. Gonza- mattress set, $200; ------857-0270. ing room. WEEKLY ------Bonded. Re. ully urnished, 32 les Poultry Supply, complete desk w/ For Sale: 1997 White ------RATES AVAILABLE. For Lease: Small o- #TAR7037872. Have t. trailers. $300/ a 1006 St. Paul Street, hutch, $30; Dining Mazda Millenia. Has For Rent in Luling. Please call JR at ce space w/work- Reerences. Rea- week. Please call or 672-7954.(TFN) Room table with 4 2.3 DOHC engine, 3 bed, 1 bath, Cen- (512) 292-0070 or shop located at 339 sonable Rates. Call more ino & rates. ------high back chairs, has minor problems tral Air & heat. (830) 672-3089. St. George. Recently (512) 508-6221. Pug @ 512-963- FREE Bird cages. 2 solid wood, $300; but has lots o extra $850/month, $600/ ------Renovated, $400/ ------0000 or Dawn @ grown donkeys, a Low back swivel re- eatures. All auto, le- deposit. 830-832- MOTEL ROOMS month. For more I’M LOOKING FOR 512-508-6221. jack and a jenny. cliner rocker, $150. ther, and has sound 3163. Earl Landry. AVAILABLE inormation please WORK $25.00 each. Call Call 672-3728. system, etc. Asking ------NIGHTLY RATES (830) 672-5580. I’m not hiring. Need RV SITES 830-460-0995. ------$1,800 or best oer. In Flatonia. Nice Single nightly rates FOR LEASE a job as a Nurse Aide FOR RENT ------Free - 2 6t. Curio 903-603-2289 or 512- Oileld Hous- starting at $35.00 in hospital, Agency WANTED: Roping cabinets (need re- 963-3821.(6-28-12) ing, 1 BR Multiple per night. Which OIL COMPANY or home. I’m a CNA RV-SITES-GONZA- Saddle in good pairs, Cost $300). ------Units. Overnight/ include A/C, Micro- AND OPERATOR & CPR certied and LES COUNTY. Large condition. Call 2005 Chevy Colo- Long Term lease. wave, Rerigerator, TRUCK LOT FOR need work in Medi- lots, long term rent- Gary at 512-227- HELP WANTED rado, only 47K miles. Equipment, yard/ TV/Cable and ur- LEASE. Have land cal Center. Fred- als, with laundry 4712. $9,999! (830) 305- Warehouse next to nished with all bills at intersection o ericksburg area service available. ------1330. property. Peyton, paid. Please call JR Hwy. 80 and 90A. ONLY. Full-time. I $270/mo. + utilities, For Sale: 1 & 2 year Great ------512-948-5306; Da- at (512) 292-0070 or Space available or you have a relative Weekly-$100; Dai- old Black & Red Opportunities 2008 Kia Optima, vid, 713-252-1130. (830) 672-3089. up to 12 18 wheel- needing excep- ly-$20. Pool Opens Brangus Bulls. No only 14K miles. ------ers. Nice RV Park tional care in San Summer. Call or in- papers. Good va- at $13,988. 830-303- House or Rent. 302 For Rent to oileld next door. Serious Antonio, please call ormation. 830-424- riety to choose 4381. Lancaster, Moulton, or pipeline work- Inquiries Only! 830- and ask or Chell, 3600. rom. 1st come, 1st ------TX. Nice spacious ers 2BR/1BA, CH/A, 556-6905, Richard 830-391-4837. ------serve. Will not hold 2009 Ford Focus. 1BR home w/ap- urnished kitchen Walker. ------RV Sites Available in without payment. Great Gas Mileage. pliances & a large in Yoakum. Call 361- Call 672-7100 to place Hand or Hire, Odd Nixon. $350/mo. in- 830-437-5772. (06- $14,495. 830-305- yard. Call or ino. 293-6821. your Help Wanted Ads . Jobs Done, FREE cludes utilities. Call 28-12) 1330. 832-633-3950. ------830-857-6921. ------3/2, like new 1,800 HELP WANTED HELP WANTED RECREATION Laying Hens, HELP WANTED HELP WANTED sq. t. in Nixon. $10.00. 512-718- $1,000/mo. Call Maintenance Position Open For Sale: 2005 Nitro 0482. 830-857-6921. 700 LX with 90 Mer------• All Positions Waelder Housing Authority is accepting Now Hiring ------cury. Nitro trailer Baby guineas. $2.00 • Full-time Small house, applications for a full-time maintenance & boat cover. Less each. Multiple col- apartment,mobile position. Only qualied applicants need than 10 hrs. on mo- ors. 830-540-4063, • Part-time home. Reasonable apply. MUST be well organized, have tor. $9,500 obo. Call leave message, will • Flexible knowledge of Electrical, Plumbing, Sewer 830-263-1464. return call. Har- HELP WANTED Lines and Lift Station, Inventory, ------wood. Schedules carpentry skills, ability to maintain For Sale or Trade: Call 672-7100 • Competitive Apply today, Start today!!! apartment units in clean, decent and safe 27’ Sailboat, Beam condition. Operate lawn equipment, oor 8’, berglass. 361- or a subscription Wages Production/Poultry Processing: 561-3335. Ask or • Maintenance equipment, receive and document service A Medical Nursing Stafng Agency request. Good people skills, a plus. Health HELP WANTED HELP WANTED • Back Dock Hanger Looking for RN’s, • Back Dock Driver w/ Class B or CDL LVN’s, CNA’s, Sitters, Ins. and Retirement benets. Salary based W.B. Farm and Ranch Supply is now hiring Now • 2nd Processing to cover shifts in on qualications. • Sanitation (Nights) surrounding areas. Salesperson Accepting Skills needed. Product Knowledge. Feed Mill - FM 108 S., Gonzales Full Time • Part Time Must be able to pass criminal history. Applications Just Weekends Available Apply at WHA Ofce located at: Computer Skills(General) Production Customer Service oriented Pay rate for: • Day & Night Shifts Available 220 North Avenue A, Waelder, TX. Call RNs - $32.00 Per/H 830-203-0009 for additional information. Truck Driver/Yard Please apply LVNs - $25.00 Per/H. Class A or B CDL required Mon.-Fri., 8-10 hr. days CNAs - $12.00 Per/H Sitters - $9.00 Per/H Victoria College Full time. Guaranteed! 40 hours per week. in person at Must have proof of identity and eligibility to work in the Offering $1,000 Gonzales Center and Hallettsville Send Resume or Apply in person U.S. Drug screening as applicable to position. Bonus VN Program NO PHONE CALLS ACCEPTED Human Resources 1803 N. St. Joseph If you are interested give Are now hiring W.B. Farm and Ranch Supply Gonzales, Texas 603 W. Central, Hwy. 87, Nixon, Texas Heather a call at 2031 Water St. (Hwy. 183 N.) 830-582-1619 for more information. Ofce: (361)221-2324 Vocational Nursing Instructors Gonzales, TX 78629 78629 Si Habla Espanol~ Cell: (361)772-1705 Victoria College is hiring two VN Instructors Caraway Ford Gonzales for the Allied Health Divi sion Vocational 1405 Sarah DeWitt • P.O. Box 1960 Nursing Program. The positions are Gonzales, Texas 78629 available at our VC Gonzales Center and at 830-672-9646 our Hallettsville VN Program. The positions are Full-time, 12 month, tenure track positions starting August 2012. A current Oil Change Look no urther... You’ll fnd it in Texas registered RN license with a minimum of four years recent direct patient care Technician nursing experience in adult med/surg. is **Full Time** the classifed section o required. Salary range is $45,000-$50,000 depending on qualications. Employee benets include retirement; paid health Valid Driver License Required The Gonzales Cannon! insurance; group rates for dental, life, and *** disability insurance; tuition waiver, paid leave, Sec. 125 ex; and a quality work 401k, Insurance and Vacation environment. For application details see our Got Items to Sell??$$ available upon eligibility! website at www.victoriacollege.edu/jobsatvc or contact us at 361-572-2459 in Victoria or Line ads are FREE at 1-830-672-6251 in Gonzales. EOE. Application may be picked up at front ofce Help Wanted and Business Related ads SEGUIN’S GROWING AND SO ARE WE! Victoria College is hiring Only $5.00 each time up to 25 words. part time Instructors for the SALES PROFESSIONAL Workforce and Continuing NEEDED Edcuation Department in Classifed Border ads at great prices! We’re one of the area’s the following elds: All Classifed display and line ads will be most exciting dealerships and we want you! put on website at no additional charge! • Nurse Aid Opening available for an • Medication Aid For quotes & to place your ad, experienced Car Salesperson. • Insurance Coding We offer full bene fits. Call Sanya today at 830-672-7100 • Medical Assisting email: Apply in person. Ask for Buddy Cupit [email protected] For application details see 618B St. Paul our website at Gonzales, Texas 78629 www.victoriacollege.edu/ jobsatvc or contact us at 509 W. IH-10 • Seguin 361-572-2459 in Victoria. 830-303-4381 EOE Page B8 The Cannon Thursday, June 14, 2012 CLASSIFIEDS
LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK LAND MISC. SERVICES MISC. SERVICES MISC. SERVICES MISC. SERVICES For Sale: Registered 875-2524. Mix Breeds. Cost 5 Acres or more to Weekly Pool Main- Please Call 713- David Matias, Building. 830-857- Polled Hereord ------$3.50-$20.00 each. lease. For Storage tenance now avail- 203-2814 or 281- Owner 8070. Bulls. 8-22 mths WANT TO BUY: Any Call 830-857-6844, or Oileld Equip- able rom Green 415-6108. 830-263-1633 old. Heiers also, 8 or Unwanted Hors- ask or Tammy Ste- ment etc. 1 1/2 mile Acres Outdoors. License #M18337 1026 St. Paul St., months to 2 years. es. Call Leejay at phens. rom city limits of Call Patrick or your ------Gonzales 830-540-4430. 830-857-3866. ------183 S. Call 830-263- service scheduling. A/C & Electrical side Window Tinting, ------MINI-DONKEYS. 4888 or inorma- 830-263-1464. jobs: New installs, Commercial. 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1st Place – Bobby Morgan & Grace Morgan (age 8 years) My dad is loving. I couldn’t be who I am if I didn’t have my dad. My Dad works everyday to keep me happy and healthy. My Dad keeps me safe. I love playing with my Dad especially outside. My Dad can never be topped. I love my Dad!
3rd Place – Paige Speer Rankin and her father – Larry Speer… The love between a fa- ther and daughter – A love like no other!!
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Father – Ruben Gonzales and Son – Tyler Gonzales. My dad is my best riend. Always here when I need him. I love Dad!
Victor Casares, Sissy & Nina Casares In Loving Memory o Victor Casares. We love & miss you dearly. Dad not a day goes by that I don’t think about you! This will be my rst Father’s Day without you & it won’t be the same but I will keep your memory alive or Sissy! Happy Father’s Day Mr. Clark Sampleton A hard working man, rain or sun, cold or snow, a man walk to work everyday. You took care o your Family. You are the breadwinner o the Family, although you are not here with us, We will always love you. Your 4 children, G od Bless Pastor George Sampleton, Mary Ruth, Linda Irene & Jonnie Marie
Give Dad the day off! Gift Sets & more Great selections to choose from David Noahubi and Blake (2 ½ years old) My daddy is the greatest daddy in the world. He Happy Father’s Day! works really hard and I love when he is of o work, we stay home together and play with all my cars and tractors. I love when daddy takes me riding in his B&J Liquor truck and we listen to music, he always drives me by the yellow bus’s, he says I get to ride one when I start 730 Seydler St., school! Me and my mom are gonna make sure he has GonzaleS, tX 78629 a good day Sunday. Happy Fathers Day Daddy, we love you. Julianna Rankin and Dad Tray Rankin 830-672-3107 Blake Noahubi (With help rom mom) No greater love! My Daddy is the best daddy a little girl could ever ask for - he works hard so he can buy me and my mommy things. He takes me to the lake and spends time with me and makes me laugh. I love my daddy!!!! Happy Father’s Day Daddy, I love you!!!
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Jef & Caroline Corby Why my Daddy is special to me: *He wakes me with kiss es. *He loves to play with me. *He sings beautiul songs to me. *He always makes sure I’m sae & happy. *He loves me & Mommy so very, very much.
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Sunday’s Special Thank you to these businesses for donating such wonderful gifts for Mexican Plate - $4.99 the Father’s Day Contest. Crispy Taco Plate - $4.99 Edwards Furniture Store - Oil Field Painting 703 St. Paul, Gonzales, TX 78629 - 830-672-2911 726 Sarah DeWitt, Scott Dierlam State Farm Insurance - Bag of State Farm Goodies Gonzales 1212 Sarah DeWitt Dr., Gonzales, TX 78629 - 830-672-9661 Halamicek Auto Supply - Metal Coca Cola Thermometer 830-672-5599 626 St. Joseph, Gonzales, TX 78629 - Eddie Halamicek - 830-672-3017 Regular Hours: Sonic Drive In - Coupons Sun.-Thurs. - 5:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. 1803 St. Joseph St., Gonzales, TX 78629 - 830-672-7090 Fri. & Sat. - 5:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Gonzales Cannon - Schlitterbahn Tickets 618 St. Paul, Gonzales, TX 78629 - 830-672-7100 Thursday, June 14, 2012 The Cannon Page C3 Check saws.org for drought tolerant plants for your garden and other water saving ideas. The Great Outdoors Texas hatcheries reuges or imperiled species Cannon News Services downstream or 50 or more at adaptability may miles while they hatch and be the key to the eort to ATHENS — e ve grow into small ry. establish a second popu- state-operated sh hatcher- Changes in water qual- lation o the sh in the ies in Texas generally have ity and water ows in the Lower Brazos to serve as a one job: to produce sh or Lower Brazos contributed saety net or the species i stocking into Texas waters. to the sh disappearing the Upper Brazos orks go But the record-break- rom that stretch. en completely dry. ing drought o 2011 was a came the record heat and On May 29, 2012, Mayes game-changer or Texas in intense drought o 2011, and sheries technician many ways, including how and the last remaining Steve Boles trucked some Texas Parks and Wildlie stronghold o the shiners, 700 healthy, lively, ready- Department (TPWD) uses the Upper Brazos—the Salt to-spawn shiners rom the its sh hatcheries. One, the Fork, the Double Mountain Possum Kingdom hatchery Dundee State Fish Hatch- Fork and the North Fork o to the Farm-to-Market 485 ery near Wichita Falls, ac- the Double Mountain— crossing west o Hearne. tually had to suspend op- stopped owing. Mayes and Boles erried eration because o lack o “ese sh live only two the shiners down a steep, water. years, and they don’t re- slippery bank in buckets Two sh hatcheries add- produce when there is not and an ice chest and mixed ed new activities to their owing water to spawn in,” river water with the haul- ongoing sportsh produc- said Kevin Mayes, a TPWD ing water. en, or the rst tion responsibilities. e sheries biologist with the time in years, smalleye and Possum Kingdom State Rivers Studies program sharpnose shiners swam in Fish Hatchery used one headquartered at the Texas the Lower Brazos. pond to hold two species Rivers Center in San Mar- Mayes said stocking the o minnows rom the up- cos. “We had no idea what shiners into the Lower Bra- per Brazos River in case it was coming in 2012, so the zos at least gives them a went dry. e A.E. Wood decision was made to cap- ghting chance. State Fish Hatchery in San ture shiners rom shrinking “e Middle Brazos has Marcos improved a small pools in the Upper Brazos, been impacted by sh kills portion o their incubation hold them at the Possum rom golden alga, and we room to hold mussels that Kingdom hatchery over the don’t think the reaches be- might be lost to dried-up winter, and stock them into tween dams in the Middle rivers or highway bridge the Lower Brazos.” Brazos are long enough to construction. Mayes worked with Dr. allow the sh to ulll their In both cases the pur- Gene Wilde, proessor o lie cycle,” he explained. pose is the same: to provide biology at Texas Tech Uni- “We have hundreds o a reuge or species threat- versity, to coordinate col- miles below the last dam on ened by natural conditions lection and transport o the the Lower Brazos. We are or human activities until shiners and to be sure wa- hoping to get them kick- they can be saely returned ter conditions at the hatch- started down here so i we to the wild. ery were suitable. Wilde need to we can take them e smalleye shiner has been working with the rom down here to restock (Notropis buccula) and sh since 1996 and has the Upper Brazos, or use sharpnose shiner (Notro- published several scientic them or research to learn TPWD fsheries technician Steve Boles (let) and biologist Kevin Mayes stock pis oxyrhynchus) are ound papers on the two species. how to spawn them in cap- smalleye and sharpnose shiners rom the Upper Brazos into the Lower Brazos nowhere in the world be- “ey live in airly salty tivity.” near Hearne. The shiners were overwintered in the Possum Kingdom State Fish sides the Brazos River. water in the Brazos, but Saving the sh may prove Hatchery when the Upper Brazos stopped owing during the drought o 2011. ey have been dealt near- they are pretty adaptable,” to be important in ways we (Photo by Larry D. Hodge, © Texas Parks and Wildlife Department) atal blows by humans and Wilde said. “Even though do not yet understand, says by nature. A string o dams they live in water that has Wilde. chain, which is important what will happen to other Ultimately the sh will in the mid-section o the hal the concentration o “In most years, these are to people who sh or bass species o sh in the river, make the last call. Brazos River took away salt as sea water, they can the most abundant sh in or catsh. ere is nothing or how water quality will “ey will tell us how the ability o the species’ handle the switch to resher the Brazos,” he said. “ey to take their place. I they be aected. All these things well the river is doing,” semibuoyant eggs to drif water pretty well.” are the basis o the ood go away, we don’t know are interrelated.” Mayes said. Texas Weekly Fishing Report
GULF COAST REGION to good along the Ship Chan- and croakers. Trout are good in shrimp. plastics and perch colored top- nel on live shrimp and croakers. the sur on topwaters and croak- waters. Striped bass are air on NORTH SABINE - Trout are Redsh and sheepshead are air ers. Red snapper, ling and king- SOUTH TEXAS PLAINS minnows. White bass are slow. air to good under birds and around the rocks on shrimp. sh are good oshore. REGION Crappie are slow. Channel and pods o shad on sof plastics. FREEPORT - Trout are good CORPUS CHRISTI - Trout blue catsh are air on night- Redsh are good in the marsh at San Luis Pass on shrimp and are air to good on the edge o BRAUNIG - Water clear. crawlers and minnows. Yellow on small topwaters. Trout are MirrOlures. Trout and Spanish the spoils on Gulps and live Black bass are air on watermel- catsh are slow. good in the river on shad. mackerel are good in the sur shrimp. Redsh are good in the on crankbaits and sof plastic FALCON - Water stained; SOUTH SABINE - Trout are on live bait. Trout and sheeps- potholes on shrimp. Trout are worms in reeds. Striped bass are 81–85 degrees; 31.28’ low. Black air to good under birds, slicks head are good on live shrimp on good in the sur on croakers. air down rigging silver and gold bass are air on chartreuse spin- and pods o shad. Trout are good the rees in Christmas Bay. Red BAFFIN BAY - Trout are good spoons near the jetty and dam. nerbaits, crankbaits, and Rat– at the jetty on live bait and top- snapper and kingsh are good on topwaters, Gulps and live bait Redsh are good down rig- L–Traps. Striped bass are slow. waters. Redsh are good on the oshore. around rocks and grass. Trout ging spoons near the jetty and Crappie are air on minnows Louisiana shoreline on shad and EAST MATAGORDA BAY - are air to good while drifing dam. Channel and blue catsh and green tube jigs. Channel Gulps. Trout are air to good or drifers the spoils on Bass Assassins, are good on liver, cut bait, and and blue catsh are very good on BOLIVAR - Trout are good on on live shrimp over humps and Trout Killers and Sand Eels. cheesebait near the dam. rozen shrimp under birds. Yel- the south shoreline on Bass As- scattered shell. Redsh are air Redsh are good at Yarborough CALAVERAS - Water clear. low catsh are slow. Everyone in sassins, Trout Killers and Sand on Brown Cedar Flats on mullet. on gold spoons and Gulps. Black bass are air on minnows. a boat must have a Mexico sh- Eels. Trout, sand trout and red- WEST MATAGORDA BAY PORT MANSFIELD - Trout Striped bass are air on chicken ing license (i shing the Mexico sh are good at Rollover Pass on - Trout are good on sand and are good on topwaters around livers and shad along the shore- side) whether shing or not. live bait. grass humps on sof plastics and sand and grass. Redsh are air line. Redsh are good on live TRINITY BAY - Trout are topwaters. Redsh are good on to good while drifing pot holes bait along the crappie wall and PRAIRIES AND LAKES good or drifers working shell topwaters and live shrimp in on shrimp, Gulps and small top- the dam. Channel catsh are REGION and slicks on live bait and plas- Oyster Lake. waters. Oshore is good or red good on liver and shad near the tics. Trout are good at the spill- PORT O’CONNOR - Trout snapper and kingsh. railroad trestle. Blue catsh are BASTROP - Water stained; way on plastics and shrimp. and redsh are good on topwa- SOUTH PADRE - Trout are air on shrimp and cut bait. Yel- 78–82 degrees. Black bass are Redsh are good on live bait ters and live bait over sand, grass good while drifing spoils on low catsh are slow. air to good on Senkos, jigs and around the rees. and shell in San Antonio Bay. live bait in South Bay and on the CHOKE CANYON - Water drop shot rigs. Crappie are air EAST GALVESTON BAY - Trout are good at the jetty on ats near the causeway. Redsh clear; 78–82 degrees; 12.86’ low. to good on live minnows over Trout are good or drifers work- croakers. are good on the sand and grass Black bass are good on char- brush. Channel and blue catsh ing deep shell on limetreuse and ROCKPORT - Trout are air on Gulps under a popping cork. treuse spinnerbaits, crankbaits, are good on cut bait and night- plum plastics. Trout are good on to good in the guts and channels Trout, redsh, tarpon and Span- and large sof plastic worms. crawlers. the south shoreline on topwaters on ree–lined shrimp. Trout are ish mackerel have shown at the Crappie are air on minnows FAYETTE - Water stained. and live bait. air over grass on live croakers. jetty. and white tube jigs. Channel and Black bass are air on topwa- WEST GALVESTON BAY Redsh are good on mullet on PORT ISABEL - Trout and blue catsh are air on stinkbait ters and buzzbaits early, and - Trout are good at the jetty on the Estes Flats on topwaters and redsh are air to good at Air- and minnows. Yellow catsh are on chartreuse sof plastics over shad and croakers. Sheepshead, Gulps. port Cove on topwaters and sof slow. grass. Channel and blue catsh redsh and black drum are good PORT ARANSAS - Trout, plastics. Trout are good on the COLETO CREEK - Water are air on shrimp and p erch. at the jetty on shrimp and crabs. redsh and sheepshead are air edges o the ats on topwaters, airly clear; 1.93’ low. Black TEXAS CITY - Trout are air to good at the jetty on shrimp DOA Shrimp, Gulps and live bass are good on chartreuse sof Page C4 The Cannon Thursday, June 14, 2012
Gonzales shooting team President hired third at state competition as new AD at Cannon News Services Waelder High e Gonzales Shooting Cannon News Services coach Jarvin Hall, who Team competed in the Ag le Waelder to become Clays 381 State Competi- David President has the head boys basketball tion at the National Shoot- selected as the new coach at Class 5A San ing Complex in San Anto- Waelder athletic director Antonio Holmes. nio on June 4&5. and head boys basketball President comes rom Gonzales had three coach. Marble Falls ISD where teams and several individu- President, who signed he was an assistant boys als or a total o 14 students his contract in Waelder basketball coach at Mar- that competed in both the on Tuesday, was chosen ble Falls High School. Trap Shoot and Sporting over the other 80-plus e Mustangs went 6-26 Clays events. Over 500 in- applicants seeking the last season aer fnishing dividuals competed rom position at the Class 1A second place in District all over the state. school. 25-4A in 2011, when they Each event consisted He takes over or made it to the area round o shooting 100 clays at previous athletic direc- beore losing to Boerne a range o 12 stations in tor and head basketball Champion, 58-56. Sporting Clays and fve sta- tions in Trap. Teams can consist o up to our mem- bers, but only the top three scores were tabulated or The Gonzales All Female Shooting Team took third place in both the Clays and YRA: Schedule o the group. Trap events at the Ag Clays 381 State Competition last week in San Antonio. Pic- e All-Female Trap tured above with their Trap banner are team members Allison Raley, Brittney Team members were Bryn Pakebusch, Bryn McNabb and Brie Schauer with TPWD representative Charlie events runs through McNabb, Brittney Pak- Wilson. The group is shown below with their Clay banner.(Courtesy photos) ebusch, Allison Raley and Brie Schauer. e team Sunday morning placed third with a score Continued from page C6 o 269. e Mixed Gender Trap Team members were Ross Hendershot, Luke Youth Rodeo Association Tinsley, Ty Tinsley and 2012 State Finals Schedule Kaily Zumwalt, and they fnished eighth with a score FIRST GO o 253. Wednesday Night, ursday Morning and ursday Night - e All-Male Trap Team Positions will be drawn. members were Matt Hill- SECOND GO man, JT Miller, Richard Friday and Saturday. Positions will be drawn. I you qualifed iele and Ralston Wil- or the Finals in 1 through 7 position in the events, you will run liams, and they placed 11th Saturday Wednesday Night with a score o 271. Jace (Beginning at 6 p.m.) Ehrig and Kortney Wishert Chute Dogging; Pee Wee Poles; Sub Jr. Poles; Jr. Girls Poles; also competed individually. Sr. Girls Poles; Sub Jr. Boys Tiedown; Jr. Boys Tiedown; Sr. Boys Receiving the highest Trap Tiedown; Sub Jr. Goats; Jr. Girls Goats; Sr. Girls Goats scores or Gonzales was Tursday Morning Hillman with a 94 or the (Beginning at 10 a.m.) males and Schauer with a Pee Wee Barrels; Sub Jr. Barrels; Jr. Girls Barrels; Sr. Girls Bar- 92 or the emales. rels; Sub Jr. Boys Breakaway; Sub Jr. Girls Breakaway; Jr. Girls e All-Female Sport- Breakaway; Sr. Girls Breakaway; Jr. Boys Breakaway Tursday Evening ing Clay Team placed third (Beginning at 6 p.m.) with a score o 203 and and Raley had the highest Bank, Johnson Oil Com- Tech, SAWS, Ray and Sha- Cal Riding; Steer Riding; Sub Jr. Ribbons; Jr. Ribbons; Girls the All-Male Team was emale score with a 69. pany and Tiger Tote Food ron Raley, Harding Pump, Ribbons; Sr. Ribbons; Pee Wee 8’s; Sub Jr. 8’s; Jr. Girls 8’s; Steer 14th with a score o 204. e Shooting Team Stores, GVEC, Schauer and Adams Extract. Wrestling; Team Roping e Mixed Gender Team, Friday Morning would like to thank all o Farms, Tinsley Ranch, A big thank you also goes which included Wishert in- (Beginning at 10 a.m.) their sponsors or helping D&G Automotive and Die- out to Ag sponsor Robert stead o Zumwalt, was 14th Chute Dogging; Pee Wee Poles; Sub Jr. Poles; Jr. Girls Poles; Sr. with the expenses involved sel, Southern Clay Prod- Washington and all the with a score o 204. Miller Girls Poles; Sub Jr. Boys Tiedown; Jr. Boys Tiedown; Sr. Boys Tie- with participating and pre- ucts, Fehner & Son Grain parents who worked with down; Pee Wee Barrels; Sub Jr. Barrels; Jr. Girls Barrels; Sr. Girls had the male high score paring or the event. Spon- Co., Schmidt and Sons Inc., the team throughout the Barrels; Sub Jr. Ribbons; Jr. Ribbons; Girls Ribbons; Sr. Ribbons; with a 90 in Sporting Clays sors included: Sage Capital Lester Farms, Allen’s Body year. Pee Wee 8’s; Sub Jr. 8’s; Jr. Girls 8’s; Sub Jr. Boys Breakaway; Sub Jr. Boys Breakaway; Jr. Girls Breakaway; Sr. Girls Breakaway; Jr. Boys Breakaway; Sub Jr. Goats; Jr. Girls Goats; Sr. Girls Goats; Team Roping; Parent Ribbon Roping; Roping Jackpots; Match Roping Saturday Morning Regulators Take Second (Beginning at 10 a.m.) Cal Riding; Steer Riding; Chute Dogging; Pee Wee Poles; Sub Jr. Poles; Jr. Girls Poles; Sr. Girls Poles; Sub Jr. Boys Tiedown; Jr. Boys Tiedown; Sr. Boys Tiedown; Pee Wee Barrels; Sub Jr. Bar- rels; Jr. Girls Barrels; Sr. Girls Barrels; Sub Jr. Ribbons; Jr. Ribbons; Girls Ribbons; Sr. Ribbons; Pee Wee 8’s; Sub Jr. 8’s; Jr. Girls 8’s; Steer Wrestling; Sub Jr. Boys Breakaway; Sub Jr. Girls Breakaway; Jr. Girls Breakaway; Sr. Girls Breakaway; Sub Jr. Goats; Jr. Girls Goats; Sr. Girls Goats; Team Roping; Pool Party; Dance. Sunday Morning 9 a.m. - Breakast 10 a.m. - Church service and Awards ceremony
The Regulators, a Gonzales-based team, nished in second place at the Yoakum Tom-Tom Softball Tourna- ment. Team members include Randall Mikesh, Tel Lindemann, Trey Greathouse, David Matias, Keith Zimmerman, John Henry Wilkerson, Tubby Wilkerson, Eric Linebrink, Joe Canales, Brian Martinez, Manuel Magallanes, Donnie Leak, Garvin Mikesh, Kevin Martinez and David Schautteett.(Courtesy photo)
Little League Salute Congratulate your ball player in this special edition 2x3 - $30.00 & larger sizes Deadline June 25; Published June 28 Team pictures plus action shots in this Contact Debbie or Dorothy today edition. at The Gonzales Cannon 618 St. Paul 830-672-7100 or email Debbie - [email protected] Dorothy - [email protected] Tusdy, Jun 14, 2012 T Cnnn Pg C5 CYFL registration to be held tonight at Victoria College
Registration for the and $30 aer. Crossroads Youth Football BRIEFS On-site registration League (CYFL) will be held starts at 7 a.m. and the race Tursday, June 14 from 6-8 mailed to Cardinal Vol- will start at 7:30. All en- p.m. at Victoria College leyball Camp, Attention: trants will get a -shirt. Gonzales Campus. Coach Dana Beal, PO Box Checks need to be made Children will be tted 1131, Shiner, X 77984. payable to St. Paul Booster for equipment and uni- Make checks payable to Club. Forms are available forms during registration, Dana Beal. online at www.shinertx. so please make sure your com/halfmoon and need child is present if all possi- La Apache Sofball to be mailed to Dana Beal, Scramble Wier ble. An ocial copy of your Camp PO Box 1131, Shiner, X Shown above is the frst place team at the recent Wednesday Night Scramble child’s birth certicate will Te Gonzales Lady 77984. held at Independence Park Gol Course in Gonzales. The team consisted o Chad be needed to be given to the Apache Soball Camp Participants can also Ham, James Kahanek, John Haverlin and Steve Petty. The second place team league. will be June 18-20 at Lady register online at www. (below) was Jeremy Parsons, Jason Parsons, Aaron Burek, and Mike Moe. Not All players must provide Apache Field for players signmeup.com. For more pictured is Brian Mitchell.(Courtesy photo) birth record for age veri- who will be in grades 3-9 information, contact Beal cation, so please have it for the 2012-13 school year. at dbeal@shinercatholic- present at registration or Incoming grades 3-6 will school.org or call 361-772- you will not be allowed to go from 9-10:30 a.m. and 8831. register without it. 7-9 will go from 11-12:30 Cost of registration is p.m. Apache Baketball $175. Parents have the op- Cost for the camp is $30 Camp tions of paying the fee in per camper. Campers will Te Gonzales Apache total, paying $85 and sell- need to be dressed in a Basketball non-varsity ing a book of rae tickets comfortable -shirt, shorts Camp will be held July 10- or paying $10 and selling or pants, cleats, glove and 12, from 10 a.m. to noon two books of rae tick- bat if you have one. at the GHS Special Events ets. Rae money is due at Tere will be individual Center. equipment pickup. daily instruction on base Te camp is for players You can pre-register on- running, throwing, elding who will be in grades 5-9 line at cy.net. If you have and hitting. Awards will be for the 2012-13 school year. any questions about online given out daily and water Cost of the camp will be registration, contact Gary will be provided. $30. Clack 361-275-1156. Checks need to made Campers will need to payable to Lady Apache dress in -shirts, shorts and Father/So Baketball Soball Club and should basketball shoes. Tore be mailed along with ap- Number of registrants is A Father and Son Bas- plications to Gonzales Lady limited so please return ap- ketball ournament will be Apaches Soball Camp, plication and fee by July 6 held on Saturday, June 17. 1801 Sarah DeWitt Dr., to assure proper shirt size Divisions will be 3-on-3 Gonzales, exas 78639. for the camp -shirt. Area All-District Teams for fathers and sons 18+, For more information, Applications need to be Ditrict 8-3A All-Ditrict Baeball Team Ditrict 8-A All-Ditrict Sofball 2-on-2 fathers and sons contact coach Holli Hatch- mailed to Gonzales Apache grades 9-12, 2-on-2 fathers er at 512-964-6308. Basketball Camp, 1801 N. Co-Most Valuable Player: Jordan Boothe, se- Co-Most Valuable Player: Courtney Mica, and sons grades 7-8, and Sarah DeWitt, Gonzales, nior, Cuero; Logan Goebel, junior, Cuero senior, Flatonia; Alyssa Reyes, junior, Ganado fathers and sons grades 5-6. Apache Baeball Camp exas 78629. Checks need Newcomer of the Year: Austin Johnson, Co-Oensive Player of the Year: aylor Wil- Entry fee for 3-on-3 is Te Gonzales Apaches to be made payable to sophomore, Cuero liams, junior, Flatonia; Kristen Schacherl, soph- Coach of the Year: Scott Holder, Cuero omore, Shiner $50 and $40 for 2-on-2. Baseball non-varsity camp Apache Basketball Club. First Team Defensive Player of the Year: Georgi Garza, For more information on will be held on June 18-20 If you have any questions, Pitchers: Adam Hunter, senior, Yoakum; Eli- junior, Ganado playing times and sites, call at .E. Burrows Field at the please contact Raymond jah Englemann, junior, Pleasanton; Joey Gonza- Co-Newcomer of the Year: amera Hajek, Johnny Ross Hunt at 830- high school for incoming Lopez at 830-672-6641. les, senior, Pleasanton; Rudy Mendoza, sopho- freshman, Shiner; aylor Mirelez, freshman, 557-3956. grades 3-9. more, La Vernia; Brayden Sievers, junior, Cuero Ganado Catchers: Dustin Ohrt, junior, Cuero; Brice First Team Incoming players in Apache Football Camp Lauer, junior, Yoakum Katherine Steinhauser, sophomore, Flato- St. Pal Baketball grades 3-6 will go from Te Gonzales Apache 1st Base: Jacob Landt, junior, Pleasanton nia; Alexandra Bruns, senior, Flatonia; Ashley Camp 9-10:45 a.m. and grades 7-9 Football non-varsity camp 2nd Base: Justin revino, Sophomore, La Ver- Bridges, sophomore, Ganado; Katy Diaz, junior, Te Shiner St. Paul Bas- will have camp from 11 un- will be held July 24-26, nia Ganado; Jenny Vesely, senior, Ganado; Lind- ketball Camp will be held til 12:45 p.m. from 9-11:30 a.m., at the Shortstop: immy Blakeney, sophomore, say Kocian, sophomore, Ganado; Kelsey Pilat, June 18-21 at the St. Paul Campers will need to high school practice eld Yoakum junior, Moulton; Casie Zimmermann, senior, 3rd Base: Blake McCracken, junior, Yoakum Moulton; Michaela Bram, senior, Louise; Ka- High School Gym for play- dress in comfortable - for students who are in- Outeld: Clint Davis, sophomore, Cuero; leigh Kutac, senior, Louise; Megan Chumchal, ers in grades 1-12. shirt, shoes, cleated shoes, coming grades 1-9. Hogan Lauer, senior, Yoakum; yler Morgan, sophomore, Shiner; Juliana Rankin, sophomore, Grades 1-4 will go from socks and bats and gloves Te camp will be run junior, Gonzales; Seth Schoenert, senior, La Shiner; Ryah Michalec, senior, Shiner; Hanna 8-9 a.m. and grades 5-8 will (if you have them). Camp by the Gonzales varsity Vernia Koenning, junior, Shiner go from 9-10 in the funda- highlights will be daily in- and junior high coaches. Utility: Reagan Jacobs, sophomore, Yoakum Second Team mentals camp. Grades 9-12 struction by the Apache Campers should dress in a DH: Colton Jacob, senior, Cuero Crystal Rodriguez, sophomore, Flatonia; Second Team Brooke Migl, sophomore, Flatonia; Abigail Sch- will have position camp coaching sta on pitching comfortable -shirt, shoes, Pitchers: yler Janota, junior, Gonzales; Col- acherl, junior, Flatonia; Kylie Mica, freshman, from 10-11:30 a.m. and hitting drills. socks and cleated shoes (if by Sims, sophomore, La Vernia; Ruben Reyes, Flatonia; Emma Weschler, junior, Ganado; Shel- Cost of the camp is Te cost is $30 per camp- you have them). senior, Poteet by Luera, sophomore, Ganado; Megan Mitchon, $30, and forms need to be er. Applications need to be Te campers will be in- Catcher: Colton Parrish, freshman, La Vernia junior, Moulton; Kendall Kristynik, sophomore, mailed to Cardinal Bas- mailed to Gonzales Apache structed daily in running, 1st Base: Reid S chiaur, freshman, Cuero Moulton; Jordan Pietsch, senior, Shiner; Stacey 2nd Base: Jacob Arevalo, sophomore, Pleas- Perez, senior, Shiner ketball Camp, Attention: Baseball Camp, 1801 Sar- blocking, tackling, strength anto Academic All District Coach Dana Beal, PO Box ah DeWitt, Gonzales, X building, agility, quickness Shortstop: Zach Jackson, senior, Pleasanton Flatonia – Alex Bruns, Kaci Pavlicek, Abigail 1131, Shiner, X 77984. 78629. and special-teams play. 3rd Base: Grant Jackson, freshman, Pleasan- Schacherl, Katie Steinhauser, Chandler Fike, Make checks payable to If you have any ques- Tere will also be punt, ton Jaycee Fike, Maecie Mikulenka Dana Beal. tions, contact GHS baseball pass and kick competition, Outeld: Brenton Bouchillon, senior, Pleas- Ganado – Jenny Vesely, Amber Garza, Alyssa coach Larry Wuthrich at 40-yard dash, team com- anton; Jake Mickaels, senior, Pleasanton; Justin Reyes, Georgi Garza, Ashley Bridges Kremling, junior, Cuero; Charlie Kappmeyer, Louise – RaeAnna Appling, Hannah Foster, St. Pal Volleball 830-672-6641. petition and annual Water- senior, La Vernia; Keith Ratley, junior, Yoakum Amber Lutringer, Karina Cardenas, Ashley Lu- Camp melon bowl. Every camper Utility: Je Harrison, senior, Yoakum tringer, Michaela Bram, Kaleigh Kutac, Diana Te Shiner St. Paul Vol- Hal Moo F R et will receive a -shirt. DH: Rey alamantz, senior, Pleasanton Garcia, Desirea Vasquez leyball Camp will be held or Jl Te cost is $30 per camp- June 18-21 at the St. Paul Te 33rd Annual Half er and checks need to be Gym for players in grades Moon Holidays Fun Run payable to GHS Letterman’s 3-12. will be held July 7 at Green Club. Applications need Grades 3-6 will have Dickerson Park in Shiner. to be mailed to Gonzales camp from 1-3 p.m.; grades Tere will be 5K Run/ Apache Football Camp, Correction 6-8 will go from 3-5 p.m. Walk, 10K run and Kids 1801 Sarah DeWitt, Gonza- Tere were two errors made on page C3 in our June 7th issue. Josh Padilla was and 9-12 will go from 5:30- K Run/Walk for runners/ les, X 78629 incorrectly identied as Jose Padilla, and Cody Oaks was incorrectly identied as 8:30 p.m. walkers under the age of For more information, Micah Medellin. Te Cannon regrets the errors. Te cost of the camp is 10. Registration fee is $25 contact coach Ricky Lock $50 and forms need to be if registered before June 19 at 830-672-6641. Hot Vacation Rides!
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Shiner St. Paul has n- returning to J.B. ished high in the Texas As- sociation of Parochial and Private Schools (TAPPS) Wells next week Henderson Cup standings for the last three years. By MARK LUBE celebrate the milestone. But last year and this year, Byler said 66 saddles, 170 [email protected] they nished in the highest belt buckles and a pair of place – First. three-horse trailers (one to e Youth Rodeo Associ- e honor was an- ation (YRA) will be celebrat- the All-Around Cowgirl and ing its 40th year in existence Cowboy) will be awarded as nounced when TAPPS held when it comes into Gonzales well as six $1,000 scholar- their annual June meeting next week. ships. and All Star and Awards e organization kicked On June 24, there will be Banquet in San Antonio on o operations in 1972, and a breakfast, church service Friday. the state nals have had and awards ceremony at the Each year TAPPS rec- St. Paul Catholic School principal Neely Yackel (left), athletic director Dana Beal arena starting at 9 a.m. their home in Gonzales for ognizes an overall cham- and all-star athlete Marrisa Ynclan pose with some of the honors the school the last ve years. e YRA state nals will earned from their 2011-2012 athletic campaigns.(Courtesy photo) YRA president Bill Byler not be moving from Gonza- pion in each of the classi- said close to 200 contestants les any time soon. cations. e champion is 8th in cross country. e our athletes, and appreciate Girls golf and volleyball will be taking part in the ro- “We recently negotiated determined by the points Lady Cardinals were state them and their eorts.” booked four points, boys deo. with the city to keep the - each school earns in the runner-up in cross coun- In the standings, St. Paul basketball got one point “at is a little bit of an nals at J.B. Wells for another 24 TAPPS championships try and basketball, regional scored 57.33 points, ahead and instrumental music ve years,” Byler said. “We increase from last year,” he held throughout the school nalists in golf and vol- of second-place Kerrville won .333 points. said. are excited to be holding the event in Gonzales.” year. A championship cup leyball, fourth as a team in Our Lady Of the Hills, who In related news, gradu- Several activities will take is presented to the school place to help commemorate ere will be a general tennis and placed third at scored 43 points. ate Marrisa Ynclan was also the four decades of YRA in membership meeting at the for display during the year, state as a team in track and St. Paul received 10 honored at the banquet. the state of Texas. arena for all contestants. A along with a plaque to eld. e Lady Cardinals points for their soball Ynclan was selected to Byler said on June 22 af- group shot of the contestants commemorate the school’s also won the state soball state championships while play on the TAPPS volley- ter the evening performance will be taken and a video success. tournament for the second getting eight points for the ball and basketball all-star that day, there will be rib- message from Trevor Bra- e Cardinals had an year in row. state runner-ups in football teams. bon roping with the parents zile, eight-time all-around outstanding year in ath- professional cowboy, will be “Winning the Hender- and baseball. Girls basket- She was named Tapps 2A of the contestants as well as letics. e boys were state match roping and jackpot. viewed by the contestants. son Cup says a lot about ball and girls cross country District 8 MVP for both e next day, there will be a For more information, runner-up in football and our kids, their dedication got eight points a piece for volleyball and basketball, pool party. please log on to www.yratx. baseball, while advancing and their work ethic,” St. their second-place state and was also selected to the e YRA will also be hav- com. to the playos in basket- Paul athletic director Dana nishes. Girls track got six TAPPS 2A Basketball All ing plenty of giveaways to YRA, Page C4 ball and nishing h at Beal said. “We are very points aer their third- Tournament team at the state in track and eld and proud of our students and place nish. state tournament.
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Last Week’s Main Street Summer Con- cert Series event featured a visit from The Heights residents, as well as a dis- play from the Gonzales Cruisers car club. The Central Texas Sounds (above) and Darrin Kuntschik (below) provided some great music, but if you ever won- der why you don’t see more newspaper people entering hula-hoop contests, Cannon Sports Editor Mark Lube (right) is ample illustration.
Photos by Dave Mundy and Mark Lube 2012 Gonzales Main Street Summer Concert Series - Every Friday in June 4th of July Star Spangled Spectacular All held on Confederate Square Downtown Music, Vendors, Food, Drinks, Childrens Games, Moonwalk, Clydesdale Wagon Rides, Bring Lawn Chairs. No Glass Containers Please! Music Line Up Southern June 15 - Distance to Clay Midnight Products
DuBose Insurance Agency June 22 - Grupo Vida The Electric Cowboys Caraway Gonzales June 29 - Vince Vance and the Valiants July 4 - Gonzales Main Street Star Spangled Spectacular - BBQ Cookoff - Live Music - D&G Automotive Allied Waste Waterslide - Games McLeroy Land Group NEW THIS YEAR - Holiday Gonzales Main Street BBQ Fireworks Lindemann Fertilizer Finance & Bean Cookoff - Live 9:15 p.m. music during the afternoon The Gonzales from TEXXAS, evening entertainment from Cannon San Antonio Current 2012 San Antonio Music Award winner in the Country/Americana Band No Limit Accessories St. Joseph Food Mart category, Chris Salinas and (Texaco) The Wild Grass Band, Yours & Mine Salon Sleep Inn July 4 - Cannon Goofy Games during the day Tyson The Heights Barbeque & Bean Cookoff July 4 - Contact Dorothy Voigt at Running M M&M Construction Best Western 830-672-7100 or 254-931-5712 L&M On Sight Vendor Applications - go to cityofgonzales.org Radicke Resale or pick one up at The Gonzales Cannon, Catering The Gonzales Inquirer 618B St. Paul Hebbronville Lone Star Rentals Page D2 The Cannon Thursday, June 14, 2012 Tump to feature talent-packed lineup Cannon News Services place to be the last Turs- entertainment eaturing a press and a Saturday acous- toes and watermelons at at www.watermelonthump. day through Sunday o Saturday evening concert tic round table eaturing a that time, and went to the com or by calling (830) 875- [email protected] June each year, the Tump with Cody Johnson, Char- bevy o exas Singer Song- Elementary school with a 3214 ext. 2. Paying tribute to the ofers top rate musical en- lie Robison, and Te Bella- writers. contest to name the event. avorite ruit o summer, tertainment, great ood, my Brothers. Friday’s main For the kids there is seed Te Watermelon Tump the community o Luling, un events, a spectacular stage event will include spitting, melon eating, a came out as the winner and exas invites you to our parade, unique exhibitors, Tom Shepherd and Kevin huge midway, giant parade, olks have been thumping un-lled days o water- and a large midway. In ad- Fowler. Free concerts will and antastic balancing, in Luling ever since. Now melon mania on June 21 dition you can vie or a be provided on Tursday juggling and slight o hand 59 years later the Tump –24 as olks rom near and world record in the World and Sunday, with Te Pale perormed by the amazing has transormed into one ar come to celebrate the Championship Seed Spit- Horses taking the stage Wade Henry. On Sunday o the most entertaining 59th Annual Luling Water- ting contest, or take home a Tursday evening and classic car enthusiasts will small town estivals in the melon Tump. trophy in the melon eating Johnny Dee’s Rocket 88’s showcase their rides in the great State o exas. Downtown Luling puts event. A giant watermelon and Billy Bacon and the Tump Car Show. So put your watermelon on its estival hat as seed auction, gol tourney, street Forbidden Pigs on Sunday. Te Tump got its start duds on and join the un at spitters, melon eaters and perormers, music galore Other musical entertain- in 1953 when community the 59th Annual Luling Wa- un seekers o all ages gath- and lots o un olks all can ment includes Te Fossils, leaders wanted a venue to termelon Tump on June 21 er to celebrate the delicious, be ound at the Tump. Te Shiner Hobo Band, AC honor the local agricultural through June 24. Additional nutritious, and auspicious Tis year the Tump & Te Bad Billys, Jeremy producers, namely toma- inormation can be ound Kevin Fowler watermelon. Denitely the boasts a bevy o top notch Halliburton, Southern Ex-
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Thursday, June 14 and The Bellamy Brothers Valiants at Gonzales Main Thursday Night Acous- at the Watermelon Thump, Street Summer Concert Se- tic Jam at Ole Moulton Luling, 7:30 p.m., $15 ad- ries, 7 p.m. No charge. Bank, 6:30 p.m. No cover. mission. Beau Hinze and the J.J. Henson Unplugged Backporch Shufers at at Troubador’s, Cuero, 7 Sunday, June 24 Howard’s, Shiner, 8 p.m. p.m. Johnny Dee and the Rocket 88s with Billy Ba- Saturday, June 30 Friday, June 15 con and the Forbidden Six String Boys at Trou- Distance to Midnight at Pigs at the Watermelon bador’s, Cuero, 8 p.m. Gonzales Main Street Sum- Thump, Luling, 1:30 p.m., mer Concert Series, 7 p.m. no cover. Musicians and Venues: To No charge. add or update events, con- Friday, June 29 tact us via e-mail to man- Saturday, June 9 Vince Vance and the [email protected]. Slim Bawb at Howard’s, Shiner, 8 p.m.
Sunday, June 17 Dolly Shine at Brick Howard’s House Tavern, Austin, 11 a.m. A C-Store with (More) Shiner Summer Song- writer Series feat. Bill Pe- kar & the Rainey Brothers L i v e D r a f t with Dana Cooper at How- c ard’s, 4 p.m. No cover. M u s i B e e r
Thurdsday, June 21 Beer - Bait - Ammo Dolly Shine at Legends 1701 N. Ave. E Sports Bar, Austin, 6 p.m. Shiner The Pale Horses at the Watermelon Thump, 361-594-4200 Luling, no cover.
Friday, June 22 Grupo Vida the Electric Cowboys at Gonzales Main Street Summer Concert Se- MATAMOROS GONZALES MAIN STREET CONCERT SERIES ries, 7 p.m. No charge. Bri Bagwell at Scooter’s, TACO HUT Moulton, 9 p.m. Tickets $10. Thom Shepard and Specials June 18-24 Kevin Fowler at the Water- Breakfast Lunch BARBECUE & BEAN COOK-OFF melon Thump, Luling, 8:30 Sausage & Chalupa p.m., $15 admission. Egg Plate 15 $ 95 RIBS – CHICKEN – BRISKET & BEANS Saturday, June 23 1 4 Chris Allbright Band at Business Delivery Only ends at 11 a.m. Troubador’s, Cuero, 8 p.m. Country Magic Band at 201 St. Joseph • Gonzales • 672-6615 Howard’s, Shiner, 8 p.m. No OPEN SUN.-TUES 6:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M. cover. WED.-SAT. 6:00 A.M.-8:OO P.M. WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 2012 The Cody Johnson Band, Charlie Robinson
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1. Set up/Start time is 9-11 a.m. You can start cooking as soon as you check in. 2. Entry fee is $15 per team/per entry. Deadline to enter is MONDAY, JULY 2 by 4 p.m. at The Gonzales Cannon, 672-7100 or call Dorothy Voigt, 254-931-5712. 3. ALL entries turned in the day of the event will be $20 per team/per entry. 4. You must cook at least 2 lbs. of beans. Pre-cooked beans are NOT allowed. Pre-soaked beans in water is acceptable. Meat can be pre-seasoned. 5. You must furnish your own supplies. 6. Cash Prizes will be given for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place in each category. 7. All entries must be turned in at the registration table by the head cook. 8. Times for turn in are 2:30 p.m. for Beans, 3 p.m. for Ribs, 3:30 p.m. for Chicken, and 4 p.m. for Brisket. 9. Winners will be announced as soon as the judges are finished. 10. Each team is responsible for cleaning up their area. Please pick up ALL trash around your area. 11. Gonzales Main Street is NOT responsible for THEFT, DAMAGES or ACCIDENTS. ENTRY FORM
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What are you cooking: Beans Ribs Chicken Brisket
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