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Workmen with Vic’s Concrete begin hammering through the walkway connecting the Gonzales Memorial Museum and amphitheater on Tuesday. The area has been one where water has seeped under the structure over the years. It’s the first major renovation of the facility since it was opened in 1936. (Photo by Dave Mundy)

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Gonzales Healthcare Systems is proud to announce the first baby of 2014. A 5-pound, 7-ounce baby girl measuring 18 ½ inches long, took her first breath January 1, 2014. Julianna Marie Rivera, the 2014 New Year’s Baby, was born at 8:07 a.m. at Gonzales Memorial Hospital to Mikayla Wickens and Steven Rivera of Gonzales.Juliana Marie Rivera was delivered by David Meredith, DO. Mikayla was under the care of Christopher Walker, MD. While there was a tinge of excitement at Juliana be-ing the first baby of the New Year, the family’s concern was that she was healthy. The nurses in the OB Department said they were excited to be able to play a part in bring-ing Julianna into this world.Wickens said she and her daughter are doing just fine. Baby Juliana received a bag full of gifts from Gonzales Healthcare Systems and the Gonzales Memorial Auxiliary in recognition the “First Baby of the New Year”. Barbara Blanchard crocheted a beauti-ful pink and white bonnet for the New Year’s baby. “They did a wonderful job taking care of my daughter and me,” Wickens said of the ladies in the OB department, as did Dr. Meredith and Dr. Walker.

LULING — Charges are pend-ing on a man who was shot after stabbing two others, including a child, during a New Year’s celebra-tion in a rural area near Luling.

Caldwell County Sheriff Daniel Law said that on Jan. 1, Caldwell

County Sheriff ’s Deputies were dispatched to the 3000 block of Salt Flats Road in Luling.

Deputies upon arrival identified Stuart Wayne Carter, 30, as the per-son who had been shot. Deputies investigation revealed that prior to

the time Stuart had been shot he and others had gathered at a New Year’s celebration at the address and a disturbance erupted. Inves-tigators were told Carter stabbed two different persons of which one was later airlifted to Brackenridge Hospital in Austin.

Another party-goer shot Stuart in the buttocks in defense of the

stabbing victims, deputies said.One of the victims who since

has been released from the hospi-tal was stabbed twice, once in the chest area and once in the leg. The other victim who was a child was stabbed on her left leg and was treated and released from Seton Edgar B. Davis Hospital in Luling.

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A Gonzales landmark is getting a scrub-down.

The Gonzales Memo-rial Museum will receive its first major renovation since it opened in 1936, in-cluding a washdown of the building’s exterior.

City Manager Allen Barnes announced that crews with Vic’s Concrete began tearing out portions of the sidewalks and land-ings between the museum and the amphitheater on Tuesday.

Barnes said “One of the major problems we have experienced with the mu-seum is water getting under the building and just sitting there. Today we began the work to ensure that this water infiltration does not happen anymore.”

Areas that have let wa-ter under the building will be sealed with the current work.

Barnes said that the sec-ond step in the renovation process will be cleaning the outside of the building be-ginning on Jan. 20.

“The limestone is stained with nearly 80 years of algae growth.” he said.

Mid-Continental Resto-ration will treat the build-ing with a chemical to kill the algae; they will then apply a rinsing agent, and finally will use a bleach type substance to return the stone to its original Cordo-va Cream color.

“Even after these three steps are applied, it will take a month to six weeks

Part of the legacy do-nated to the City of Gonza-les by J.B. Wells is coming down — but the city hopes to replace it with a newer, longer-lasting legacy.

Gonzales City Council on Tuesday voted to direct city staff to tear down the old Summer Lodge and Barn at JB Wells Park, preparatory to using the site as a home for the city’s planned multi-events center.

“I think Mr. Wells would like to see an events center there,” Councilman Tommy Schurig said in introduc-ing the motion. “He always liked to be the center of at-tention, and it would be the center of attention.”

City Manager Allen Barnes explained that Wells’ will stipulated his estate would administer his old Summer Lodge site and the adjacent historic Santa Anna Mound until the passing of his immedi-ate heirs, when it would be donated to the city. That happened in 1999.

“For 36 years between his death (in 1963) and when

it was donated to the city, there was never any main-tenance done there,” Barnes said.

“I’m surprised we haven’t had any accidents out there,” Schurig said, recall-ing that as a teenager he’d camped at the site prior to it becoming a city facility. “It’s my understanding that the family pretty much washed its hands of the lodge after a break-in several years ago when a lot of the (memora-bilia) was stolen.”

Because of the lack of maintenance, Barnes said, the barn is now “a pile of wood.”

Councilman Lorenzo Hernandez said the city might be able to continue Wells’ wish that his collect-ed memorabilia be on pub-lic display by housing it in the events center, although part of his collection is also on display at the historic JB Wells House on Mitchell St.

During the public com-ment, citizen JoAnn Lief-este urged the Council to consider renovating the site

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Happy New Year’s from the land of dog toys, diet Cokes and ambushesHappy New Year and Good Morning

Iraq!06:00 here - I just took Mad, my dog,

out. Like you, we have a morning routine. 04:30-05:00 - Mad starts making noise

and banging on kennel door, “Feed me!” So, I get up and feed him and wait un-

til he is finished. Then he jumps on the bed for a battle of wills, me wanting to lie down, and him wanting to play (he wins, always).

After about 30 minutes of wrestling around with me trying to get under covers and him pulling them off, I give up and get out of bed.

05:45 or so - I get dressed and take him to the break area. It’s foggy, cold, and driz-zling this morning. I let him do his stuff and pick up after him. We all (mostly) pick up after our dogs and place the poop in a small trashcan. The morning shift working gates has to empty it. That is something we rotate.

Back to the room I get a little payback and Mad gets his teeth brushed. Yes brushed. He doesn’t really mind. He vo-cally complains but he holds still as I clean his teeth. BTW-- he likes Crest. Once fin-ished, he goes right in his kennel and lies down; it’s now 06:00

I’m up so I reluctantly make the decision to go to breakfast and venture out into the fog and dampness again. As I walk to the DFAC, I pass four Iraqis carrying AK 47s, I hope they are security but in this weather it is hard to tell. There are so many armed people walking around here in all sorts of clothing. You sort of trust the system and hope the right people are inside the wire.

Arriving at the DFAC, I can get a deli-cious plate of almost warm powdered scrambled eggs, limp bacon, and a Mc-Donald’s type hash brown patty that need-ed a few more minutes in the fryer. I top that with a bagel and cream cheese (I’ll eat that later so it’s wrapped in paper napkins and slipped in my coat) and as many diet cokes as I can get in my pockets. We are

limited at two but no one counts. I take my tray and mechanically eat my food. I normally sit at the table when I’m done for a little while, if I’m not on morning shift, and mentally get ready for the day. I throw the left overs away and give my tray to one of the many local Iraqis working at the dishwashing station. All he washes are the trays as everything else is disposable. I head back out into the cold and walk the quarter mile back to the room.

Back in my little room I hang my coat and hat on the nail I hammered into the wall with a rock and check email, see who did or didn’t send me something, and check on the latest news on the internet. Its 07:00 by now and like most people who are on their second cup of coffee, I open my second of five or six diet cokes for the day. Of course, that is not always the case as the dining facility (DFAC) runs out of them all the time. Seems I’m not the only diet coke dependent one here.

Finished with the browsing on the inter-net, I kick off my shoes and lay back down for a little while. Mad is quiet until I lay down. That is his cue for more playtime, so the barking, moaning and banging on the kennel door starts. I can only take a very short time of this, he has me trained well, and I let him out. He grabs his squeaky ball, immediately jumps on the bed, and proceeds to shove it in my face.

I get up and go back to my chair. Mad is on the bed. He hangs off the side and drops the ball so it rolls off and onto the floor with a thud and squeak that the guy living at the other end of the building can hear. Yes, I’ve been talked to about that. This is my signal to throw it back to him. He catches it and the cycle repeats. This will go on as long as I let it but after about fifteen minutes, I’m done. He goes back to the kennel and I make up the now de-stroyed bed, sweep the floor of the rolling tumbleweeds of dog hair, and empty the trash. It’s still raining outside so with the comings and goings the floor of my room is a mess.

It is 08:00. Only three and a half more hours and the next big event of the day ar-rives, lunch.

Routine is the same, walk the quarter mile in the rain to the DFAC, eat whatever they have, pocket a couple more diet cokes and head back to the room. I have the af-ternoon shift at work so I can NOW start my day. As shift starts, I gather my stuff for the day and check equipment. Coat, hat, gloves, leash, dog toy, water bowl, pistol, radio, body armor, helmet, Dog and go to my assigned vehicle.

Today I’ll be searching vehicles coming into the base at the two entry gates. There is a series of things the incoming vehicles have to do to get to me before I search them that I can’t explain due to operation secu-rity, (OPSEC) but to say the least, the dog teams are pretty far out front. My partner team and I take turns searching. One of us acts as security over-watch as the other searches. We are not alone in this as there is other security with the vehicles as well. The very first search this morning really set the day up. As we were searching, and just about when we were on the last vehicle, a very loud boom went off. We all, including or dogs, ducked a little. You could feel the

concussion. It sounded like it was at the checkpoint just before us. Everyone’s situ-ational awareness (SA) went right to the top of the scale. All were scanning the area to see what would happen next. Weapons ready, but no targets, nothing.

The vehicle drivers and their passengers wanted out of the area badly, we wanted out of the area too as we are exposed when we search so we finished quickly and ev-eryone, including us, moved inside the perimeter. I found out a little later that another Iraqi checkpoint, this one on the opposite side of the base from where we were, was also hit. In that case the guards were killed and the attackers stole their fully marked and loaded High Utility Mo-bile Mechanized Vehicle, you know it as a HUMMV. One no doubt we gave the Iraqi Army when we pulled out.

Two days earlier, one of our PSD teams was ambushed at an Iraqi checkpoint just outside Taji, the last post I was at. The team leader, the apparent target, took three rounds to the chest. They all hit his body armor, thank goodness, and being the type of guy that works here, he got back in his vehicle and continued on with his mis-sion of delivering one of our handlers to the airport in Baghdad. BTW-- this is the same PSD team that brought me in from Baghdad and the ambush was on the same route. When the wounded PSD operator finished the escort, he wanted to just come back to base like nothing happened. Just another day at the office to him, but he was forced by procedure to go to the doctor and be checked out. A quick medevac to the hospital in Jordan revealed two broken ribs. He will be back in a couple weeks.

Yes, it is shaping up to be an exciting time here,

Happy New Year!I’m Jon Harris and this has been another

Dispatch from Downrange- Iraq

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Jon Harris is an Army retiree and former law enforce-ment officer in Gonzales County now employed as a civilian military dog handler in the Middle East.

Dispatches from Downrange

Dear Secret Santa, On behalf of Gonzales Healthcare Sys-

tems, we would like to thank you for your contribution of gifts to all of the patients in the hospital on Christmas Day. Your thoughtfulness and kindness was much appreciated.

The generous support of individuals like you makes it possible for our organization to exist and to make the community a great place to live.

Thank you again for your donation!Sincerely,

Gonzales Healthcare Systems staff

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In another unbelievable show of liberal racism, panelists on the MSMBC show “Melissa Harris-Perry” show criticized and mocked a family photo of 2012 Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. In the picture, Romney held his adopted grandchild, Kieran Romney, who is black.

Let’s understand the facts in this story. The child is the adopted grandson of Romney, and thus part of family. It is a tradition among many families to send a photo of the family at Christmas time, and thus since the child is a member of family, he is included in the picture.

However, to racist liberals who believe that only blacks should raise blacks, or only Hispanics can represent Hispanics in politics, the idea of a conservative family adopting or raising a minor-ity child is upsetting. Panelists, all liberals, on the Sunday show mocked the Christmas card photo of where Romney was holding the child.

Panelist Pia Glenn sang, “One of these things is not like the others,” while fellow panelists laughed. Host Harris-Perry pondered the idea of a marriage between Kieran and singer Kanye West’s daughter. And, political comedian Dean Obeidallah sarcas-tically commented that the picture “sums up the diversity of the Republican party.”

While some journalists have condemned the panelists, liberal racism in the media needs to be exposed. This is not the first time that a Republi-can leader has been attacked by racist liberals. Let’s remember the fit the media and liberals pitched when former President George H.W. Bush called his grandson, George P. Bush, “the little brown one”. It’s also curious that in both cases, children are the object of liberal racists.

Liberal racism tries to mask itself as po-litically correct “fun”. Liberals hide their rac-ist policies that keep minorities dependent on government. They prey on the uneducated and insecure claiming to help them. In Texas, Leticia Van De Putte claims to represent and be sensitive to Hispanics, while she promotes government policies that destroy Hispanic families and abort Hispanic fetuses. State Representative Trey Fisher claim that only Hispanics can best represent can best repre-sent Hispanics in government, and thus there should be Hispanic majority (segregated) dis-tricts. Their arguments are racist, and they should be exposed as such.

America should be a melting pot of people and cultures. Instead, liberals want to create a society where groups owe allegiance to their group first rather than to the nation. Racists have always ridiculed integration and it’s time to expose and challenge these liberal racists (and sexists) who promote segregation.

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Vicious attack on Romneyshows the racism of liberals

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The most heart-warming global warming story of 2013Dances withChihuahuas

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There were a lot of stories in 2013 which tugged at your heart strings and made you want to smile. I can’t begin to relate in this space how many people of all walks of life stepped up and did little things that meant a whole lot.

Some of the stories were col-ored by loss; others were exam-ples of the indomitable human spirit. Some made you just want to smile, some made you seethe, and some made you want to cry to Heaven.

And some stories — well, they just made you want to double up in peals of laughter and do the Curly Shuffle on the floor.

The year’s end provided us with the Number One Heart-Warming Story ... and proof that Darwin’s theory that the human species is evolving rather than devolving is false.

On Nov. 27, 2013, an expe-dition composed primarily of devoted cultists of Australian “science professor” Chris Turley boarded a Russian research ves-

sel, determined to sail to the Ant-arctic region and come up with conclusive data that man-caused global warming is destroying the planet by melting the polar ice caps.

On Thursday, Jan. 2, Australian and Chinese rescuers reported the last of the 52 eco-cultists were airlifted from the ship — which remains ice-bound.

Kind of makes you want to wipe the tears from your eyes and step outside to run the car on idle for a while, doesn’t it?

It’s just the latest instance of the real world intruding to blow a hole in the ozone of the glob-

al-warming cult’s delusionary dogma.

You’ll recall that Mr. Global Warming himself, Al Gore — the guy with the electricity-sucking palace in Tennessee — told us that by 2013, we’d have no ice at the North Pole. Interestingly enough, real scientists reported this year that the north polar ice cap grew the most it’s ever grown.

More and more people are starting to wake up the fact that the purveyors of “climate change” are frauds, charlatans and snake-oil salesmen. Gore’s dire warn-ings of imminent global catas-trophe, for exmaple, immediately followed his massive investment in a number of “green” energy operations.

In other words, he’s in it to get rich.

Likewise, Professor Turley. He states on his website: “To do something positive about climate change, I helped set up a carbon refining company called Car-bonscape which has developed technology to fix carbon from

the atmosphere and make a host of green bi-products, helping re-duce greenhouse gas levels.”

Translating the statement to Texican: “I hope to get bloody rich by creating massive fear and then using ‘science’ to save us all from carbon dioxide, since most people aren’t making the connec-tion that plant life feeds on car-bon dioxide.”

The whole global-warming movement operates on a very simple axiom which has been a mainstay of American advertis-ing for decades. You can use “sci-ence” to prove almost any claim, and the public will buy it.

Example: Leading scientists say the most important element in a heart-healthy breakfast is whole grain. Unless you’re selling eggs, in which case leading scientists say that recent studies prove that eggs aren’t as un-healthy as ev-eryone thought.

Doesn’t matter that you’ve hand-picked facts or even that, like the global-warming people, you simply made them up. As

long as you can get “scientists” to say it — as Gore and Co. did with the United Nations “researchers” several years back by provid-ing tem with millions in grants — they’ll say whatever you want them to say.

You can even take the same numbers and make them say different things. Take unem-ployment. Republicans say the unemployment rate shows Democrat policies are failing; Democrats point out that more and more people are leaving the rolls of the unemployed (because they quit looking for work), which is a sign the econ-omy is improving.

It was a British politician, Benjamin Disraeli, who noted: “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.”

The global-warming folks prefer a German politican’s view, however.

“Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and even-tually (everyone) will believe it,” said Adolf Hitler.

This is an edited tran-script of an interview heard on the “The News from the Camphouse” on KULM 98.3 FM.

Brune: Most recently lis-teners have responded ap-provingly when I had my daughter on talking about public relations, market-ing, and sales versus jour-nalism. Today, I’ve invited her back to tell us about her European tour. Sam flew into Rome and saw a bit of Italy. After that she traveled to Hungary, Aus-tria, Germany, and France. Sam, would you please tell us about your trip and then relate what you saw concerning social struc-tures and lifestyles?

Sam: My trip was super exciting and I was for-tunate to do a European trip with one of my good friends Erica Schneider. She spent the fall working as a teaching assistant in Italy for her degree at Tex-as A&M University.

We started in Rome and then went to Vienna, Aus-tria. Then we did a day in Budapest, Hungary, after which we spent another day and a half in Munich, Germany. And we ended our trip with four days in Paris.

The culture and people are evident in everything you see with modern technology as well as the amazing historical sites. One thing I should say is that if any of the ladies need a confidence boost – you should check out Rome. The men are pretty straightforward.

But honestly, Rome is incredible. We saw the Coliseum and the Forum and St. Peters Basilica. The country is amazing.

Brune: Okay, but I want to know about lifestyles. Remember when we went to Norway? You and I stayed with a professor that taught at Oslo Univer-sity. His wife was a middle school teacher and they had two boys. They lived in a three-story four-plex and shared washers and dryers, located in the basement, with three other families. They had one small car and while they were happy and comfortable – it’s not the lifestyle that most col-lege professors in the U.S. enjoy. Also, if we wanted to eat beef we had to go to the harbor for pizza. Most of their menu consisted of fish or cold cuts. It was a beautiful country and great experience visiting, but it was also an eye-opener.

I also remember seeing a good number of very young women pushing baby carriages and leading large dogs. It seemed obvi-ous that these were single mothers who lived alone. And it caused a person to wonder if this social phe-nomenon was the cause of government assistance. Did you see anything like this during your journey?

Sam: In the countries I visited, there are different expectations of living envi-ronments, travel, and what we would consider con-veniences. As Americans, our expectations are more extravagant. We expect ev-erything to be convenient.

For example: Hotel rooms are much smaller. When you ask for a double room in the U.S. you get two queen size beds. When we asked for a room with two beds in Europe, we got rooms with two twin size beds.

Another example would be phone service and in-ternet. In the U.S. we’re pretty well connected with phone plans. In Europe a person must pay for inter-net. When we wanted to go somewhere we had to look up the addresses and cross reference on maps. In today’s age that’s pretty old fashioned. So you see, things were just not as convenient. We also didn’t have vehicles so we always planned ahead because we used subways. We also didn’t use cabs because cabs are expensive. We found out that it’s not easy for people to get driver’s licenses in some of the countries.

Brune: Tell us about Vi-enna.

Sam: We got to see pal-aces, churches, and won-derful art exhibits. We saw an opera, “Hansel and Gretel”, and Vienna was probably one of our most cultural stops on the trip. It’s a country rich in ar-chitecture, history, and it’s extremely clean and trav-eler friendly. As two girls traveling, we felt very safe

in Vienna. There are cof-fee café all over the city. It’s like having Starbuck on every corner except each is a small café.

Brune: Then you went to Munich?

Sam: Yes, it was great. We drank beer in the old-est brewery in Germany and ate lots of food. But one of the more impactful things was seeing the Da-chua Concentration Camp Memorial. This was the first concentration camp and longest running facil-ity. It was built to house 6,000 prisoners but when it was liberated by American troops they found more than 30,000 people incar-cerated. And because of disease there was a quar-antine period before they could be release. It was a very powerful experience seeing this place and learn-ing the history.

Brune: Tell us about Bu-dapest.

Sam: This was not my fa-vorite place to visit. Many of the buildings are much more recent and that could have been due to bomb-ing during WWII. It also seems that Hungary is somewhat isolated. People there speak Hungarian which is a complex lan-guage. And this creates a language barrier for the countries around them. Whereas many of the other countries share German, English, and other lan-guages – Hungary seemed more alone with their own language.

Brune: What about Par-is?

Sam: Paris was different. As soon as you get off the plane in various cities you immediately feel the dif-ference in cultures com-paring to where you just left. We arrived in Paris from Munich. In Germany I could have stuck $100 bills to myself, worn a tube top and walked around at night. But in Paris, a per-son felt more like maybe we should head to our rooms as dark approached. Our feelings were that while Paris is touristry, there are high-end desti-nations and then low end places we needed to avoid. Nevertheless, we did see wonderful sites in Paris.

Out of all the places we went, it was obvious that the people always appre-ciated when we tried to speak the language. And throughout our trip no-body was ever rude wheth-er it was waitresses or peo-ple on the street.

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Break-in at newspapernets little for burglars

Just for the record, the desk of Cannon General Manager Dave Mundy is usually little better-organized than this. Burglars seeking cash scrambled through the newspaper office over the weekend but left virtually empty-handed. (Photo by Dave Mundy)

Gonzales Cannon employees received something of a shock when they arrived to open up Monday morning: someone had ransacked the office over the weekend.

Gonzales Police are investigating break-ins at the office of The Cannon at 618 St. Paul and the adjoining office of AOG at 620 St. Paul, which apparently took place sometime over the weekend.

Gonzales Cannon General Manager Dave Mundy said the burglar or burglars left the office a shambles, but apparently didn’t find what they were looking for: cash.

“A lot of desk drawers had been opened and things gone through, but so far as we can tell the only things taken were two en-

velopes containing a small amount of cash for winners from our fall Football Contest that were never claimed,” he said.

No other property was reported missing, he said, although some personal items be-longing to employees were broken.

The rear door of The Cannon office had been pried open to enable entry, police said. Numerous fingerprints were lifted at the scene.

Possibly the same suspect or suspects at-tempted to break in the AOG office next door, gaining access to an unused store-room but were unable to get through an interior door. AOG employees reported no property missing in that incident.

Stuart was airlifted to Brackenridge with a bul-let wound to his buttock area and was admitted for his injury.

Investigation is on go-ing pending Warrants

for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon and Injury to a Child.

To report illegal ac-tivity in your neigh-borhood, contact the Caldwell County Sher-iff ’s Office at (512) 398-6777.

MAN SHOT: Partyends in violence

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per Wells’ original will.Liefeste read a portion of the will

directing that his estate build a mon-ument honoring his parents and re-serve the Santa Anna Mound area as a game park for white-tail deer na-tive to the area. During the Council discussion, Hernandez suggested the city could honor the former wish by erecting a plaque as part of the events center.

Barnes also told the Council the City has again earned a Gold Award from the Texas Comptroller’s Office for transparency in financial report-ing. It’s the second straight award for Gonzales, with the city receiving a perfect 20 of 20 score.

Also Tuesday, Council began revis-ing the city’s ordinance regulating taxi

cabs. Barnes told council members he had been approached by someone in-terested in starting a taxi service in town — the first in several decades — and the revision passed Tuesday up-dated the taxicab license fee from $25 to $50, plus $10 per cab. Barnes said the city would likely revisit and revise the ordinance again in the near future to bring it up to modern standards.

Council also re-appointed Debbie Toliver, Del DeLos Santos, George Wilhelm and Sherry Schellenberg to the Main Street Advisory Board, naming Carlos Camarillo and Diane McCaskill to two-year terms and Lisa Kay Brown to a one-year term to re-place Michelle London, who resigned after moving out of the area.

In other action, Council:• Approved the use of Texas Heroes

Square April 4-5 for the Gonzales

Master Gardeners Spring Plant Sale;• Approved street closures related

to the annual Edwards Association Martin Luther King Jr. Day March/Parade on Jan. 20;

• Authorized the resale of surplus city electronics equipment;

• Authorized the tax resale of two properties which had been on the re-sale block since 1998;

• Approved the re-zoning of four land parcels adjacent to or near Sarah DeWitt Dr. from R-1 Residential to C-2 Commercial to enable the own-ers to sell the properties.

NOTE: Tuesday’s meeting was held in the newly-repainted Coun-cil Chambers. Barnes said later that some budgeted security upgrades had been installed at City Hall, but be-cause of security concerns could not divulge what those upgrades were.

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for the full effect to be realized,” Barnes said. “Once the algae is re-moved, it will take the natural sun-shine to actually bleach the remaining color away.”

The final steps of the first phase of the restoration will come later in the year with the installation of drainage and air circulation equipment under the museum.

“We want to restore the museum to its original condition. The total cost for a complete restoration is some-where between $3.5 and $4 million,” Barnes said. “That’s a pretty big proj-ect, so we’ll have to take it one step at a time until its done.”

The City plans to allocate funds for steps toward the restoration in future budgets.

“We have been working with the Texas State Historical Commission.

They have advised us every step of the way getting to this point. They have outstanding staff people who have pro-tecting the antiquities of Texas as their primary focus,” Barnes said. The His-toric Commission has issued a permit for the first phase of the project.

“I grew up around the museum and have special memories of it,” Mayor Bobby Logan said. “It is our responsi-bility as community leaders to preserve this unique piece of Texas treasure.”

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MUSEUM: Renovation gets underway

Funeral services were held Jan. 4 for a 20-year-old Sinton man who died in an early-morning single-vehicle crash on his way to work New Year’s Day.

Texas Department of Public Safety investiga-tors said Douglas Carawan III of Sinton was ejected

from his vehicle and died at the scene of the accident around 4 a.m. on FM 443 about 12 miles east of Gon-zales.

Investigators said Cara-wan was driving a 2003 Ford pickup truck north-bound on the road when he approached a sharp right curve. The DPS report said the driver attempted to take the curve but veered and

entered a side skid across the southbound lane and into a bar ditch, sliding into a culvert.

The vehicle rolled twice on its right side and the victim was ejected.

Carawan was employed by Patterson Drilling Com-pany.

Services were held at Resthaven Funeral Home in Sinton.

Gonzales LivestockMarket ReportThe Gonzales Livestock Market Report for

Saturday, January 4, 2014 had on hand: 834 cattle.

Compared to our last sale: Calves and year-lings sold $3.00 to $4.00 higher. Packer cows sold $1 to $2 higher

Stocker-feeder steers: Medium and large frame No. 1: 150-300 lbs., $245-$265; 300-400 lbs, $215-$240; 400-500 lbs, $190-$210; 500-600 lbs, $165-$185; 600-700 lbs., $153-$163; 700-800 lbs, $146-$149.

Bull yearlings: 700-900 lbs, $91-$105.Stocker-feeder heifers: Medium and large

frame No. 1: 150-300 lbs, $195-$210; 300-400

lbs, $175-$195; 400-500 lbs, $157-$175; 500-600 lbs., $147-$153; 600-700 lbs., $137-$144.

Packers cows: Good lean utility and com-mercial, $75-$79; Cutters, $81-$97; Canners, $61-$69; Low yielding fat cows, $74-$85.

Packer bulls: Yield grade 1 & 2, good heavy bulls; $95-$110; light weights and medium quality bulls, $87-$94.

Stocker Cows: $950-$1,500.Pairs: $1,050-$1,700.Thank you for your business!!View our sale live at cattleusa.com!

Nixon LivestockCommission ReportThe Nixon Livestock Commission Inc. Re-

port had on hand, January 6, 2014, Volume, 947, Cows, 199, bulls 14.

Steers: 200-300 lbs, $206 to $216 to $250; 300-400 lbs., $199 to $209 to $255; 400-500 lbs, $180 to $190 to $230; 500-600 lbs, $165 to $175 to $205; 600-700 lbs, $144 to $154 to $182; 700-800 lbs, $134 to $144 to $167.

Heifers: 200-300 lbs, $183 to $193 to $235; 300-400 lbs, $178 to $188 to $250; 400-500 lbs, $156 to $166 to $255; 500-600 lbs, $144 to $154 to $205; 600-700 lbs, $137 to $147 to $183; 700-800 lbs, $123 to $133 to $143.

Slaughter cows: $48 to $95; Slaughter bulls: $87 to $110; Stocker cows: $780 to $1,400; Pairs, $1,200-$1,300.

Gonzales Police Department News Release for the week of Jan. 6:

12/13/2013 Paul Macias Villar-eal 111 38 Of Gonzales Arrested And Charged With Assault Family Violence At 100 Blk Mcclure St.

12/22/2013 Reported Assault Family Violence At 300 Blk Darst St.

12/22/2013 Reported Assault At 900 Blk Wells St.

12/23/2013 Reported Burglary Motor Vehicle At 1100 Blk Sarah Dewitt Dr.

12/23/2013 Reported Burglary Habitation At 2000 Blk Mook St.

12/24/2013 Reported Theft At 1100 Blk Sarah Dewitt Dr.

12/24/2013 Reported Hit And Run Accident At 600 Blk Dunning St.

12/24/2013 Reported Burglary Motor Vehicle At 900 Blk Badger St.

12/27/2013 Reported Hit And Run Accident At 600 Blk Church St.

12/27/2013 Reported Burglary Motor Vehicle At 1500 Blk School St.

12/28/2013 Reported Hit And Run Accident At 900 Blk Cone St.

12/28/2013 Reported Criminal Mischief At 2400 Blk Church St.

12/28/2013 Reported Interfer-ence With Child Custody Ay 1100 Blk St. Peter St.

12/28/2013 Reported Crimi-nal Mischief At 2600 Blk Winding Way Dr.

12/29/2013 Jose Flores 21 Of Rusk Tx Arrested And Charged With Driving While License Inval-id At 1700 Blk St. Joseph St.

12/30/2013 Reported Aggra-vated Assault At 1300 Blk Seydler St.

12/31/2013 Reported Theft At 1700 Blk Waco St.

12/31/2013 Cody Lorne Gary 21 Of Crestview Fl Arrested And Charged With Theft At 1100 Blk Sarah Dewitt Dr.

01/01/2014 Reported Theft At 300 Blk St. James St.

01/01/2014 Federico Gallegos

27 Of Gonzales Arrested And Charged With Burglary Habita-tion, Rosenburg Mata 36 Of Gon-zales Arrested And Charged With Burglary Habitation, And A Jessi-ca Mata 29 Of Gonzales Arrested And Charged With Assault On A Public Servant At 500 Blk Jobe St.

01/01/2014 Roberto Grana-dos 30 Of Gonzales Arrested And Charged With Public Intoxication At 1700 Blk Waco St.

01/01/2014 Reported Bur-glary Building At 1300 Blk Sarah Dewitt Dr.

01/02/2014 Reported Theft At 200 Blk Qualls St.

01/02/2014 Reported Burglary Building At 1100 Blk Hastings St.

01/02/2014 Rito Escobar Cas-tillo 71 Of Gonzales Arrested And Charged With No Drivers License At 1800 Blk St. Joseph St.

01/02/2014 Reported Burglary Habitation At 100 Blk College St.

01/03/2014 Reported Theft At 1100 Blk Sarah Dewitt Dr.

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Gonzales County Court Failure to Appear List for Court Date Decem-ber 12,2013

Guadalupe Cabrera, Criminal MischiefLawrence David Canaday, Driving While License InvalidJoe Daniel Cantu, Driving While License Invalid, Evading ArrestManuel Guarchaj-Rarnirez, Driving While IntoxicatedJuan Antonio Hernandez, Assault Family Violence, Driving While Li-

cense InvalidCody Lee Melton, Possession of MarijuanaCrystal Gail O’Neal, Theft By CheckDonald Ray Strait III, Burglary of VehicleWalter Marion Taylor, Jr, Driving While License InvalidThe next County Court date is January 9, 2014. If these people come

on this date a warrant will NOT be issued. For further information you may contact the County Attorney’s office at 830- 672-6527.

Gonzales Co. Court FTA List

The Texas Agricultural Extension Service and the Gonzales Master Garden-ers are starting off the New Year with eagerness to start vegetables for our gardens this spring. It may be a little cool outside, but come to 623 Fair St. build-ing (adjacent to Gonzales Elem.), Jan. 11th, at 10 a.m., to learn how to start trans-plants inside.

Jim Johnson, an expe-

rienced master gardener, will give the program and include everything that you need to know about having success with starting your vegetables. Jim has been very successful in the past with planting seeds and having vegetables before anyone else.

There will be handouts, door prizes and coffee. For details, contact Shirley Fra-zier at 437-2592 .

Ruby Guerra,1947-2013GUERRA

Ruby Guerra, age 66 entered into eternal rest on December 31, 2013. She was born on March 11, 1947 to Leroy Fer-guson, Sr. and Silvestra (Raso) Ferguson. Ruby was preceded in death by her parents; and brother, Leroy Ferguson, Jr. She is survived by her lov-ing husband of 51 years, Jose Guerra; children, Anna Marie White (Ron), Betty Joe Yracheta, Tam-my Black (Esteban), and Orelia Rodriguez; 10 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; siblings, Richard Ferguson, Debra Ferguson, Hazel Marie Moreno, and Marvin Fer-guson; numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives, and many friends. Visi-tation will begin at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 3, 2014 at Finch Funeral Chapel- Nixon, TX and a Rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m. that same eve-ning at the funeral home.

Funeral Mass was held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Janu-ary 4, 2014 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Nix-on, TX. Father Ouseph officiated the Mass. Inter-ment followed at Nixon Latin American Cem-etery. You may sign the online guestbook at www.finchfuneralchapels.com

Don Setliff, 1940-2013SETLIFF

We knew little that morning God was going to call your name.

In life we loved your dearly, in death we do the same.

It broke our hearts to lose you, for you did not go alone,

For part of us went with you the day God called you home.

You left us beautiful memories, your love in still our guide,

And though we cannot see you, you are always by our side.

Our family chain is bro-ken, and nothing seems the same,

But as God calls us one by one, the chain will link again.

Don Setliff, age 73, died December 29, 2013 at his home in Nixon. He was born January 6, 1940 in Robstown to Norman and Rosa Mae (Dow) Setliff. Don is preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Rebecca Setliff Wootan; and a son, Russell Gib-son. He is survived by his wife, Isabel (Men-doza) Setliff, of Nixon; his children: Dona Zerr and husband James of Seguin; Anna Juarez of Nixon;

Manuel Juarez of Nixon; Randy Stuart Eckols of Mexia, TX; his grandchil-dren: Chasity Thomas of Houston; Brice White-head of Gonzales; Cody Joe Whitehead of Gonza-les; Alex Setliff of Nixon; Austin McDonald of San Marcos; Tanner Wootan of North Dakota; Mad-die Gonzales of Nixon; a great-grandchild: Ayden Stautzenberger of Nixon; and his sister, Judy Bill-ings and husband Freddy of Nixon; as well as many nieces and nephews. Don had a career of over 47 years in law enforcement. He started with the Gua-dalupe County Sheriff ’s Dept. where he served as a deputy sheriff and then was elected Constable. He later went on to work as an undercover agent for the Guadalupe County Task Force. After moving to Pandora, TX he began to work as a deputy sher-iff for Gonzales County. In 2005, he was elected as Justice of the Peace for Precinct 4 in Gonzales County where he served for over 8 years until he retired. He was actively involved in the Geronimo Volunteer Fire Dept., and in the Nixon Volunteer Fire Dept. for a total of over 30 years. He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge.

A Memorial Service was held Saturday, Janu-ary 4, 2014 at 3:00 PM at the Richardson Christian Center in Nixon. Memo-rial contributions may be made to the Children’s Advocacy Center, Gon-zales, TX. All are invited to sign the on-line guest book at www.finchfuner-alchapels.com.

Joe Louis Svoboda, 1934-2013

SVOBODAOn November 2, 2013,

Joe Louis Svoboda passed away while helping the love of his life to safety. Joe was born November 10, 1934 to Louis Joseph Svoboda and Bozena (Swatek) Svoboda in Shiner, Texas. He grew up and attended school in rural Lavaca County. He met his future bride at a dance at Boedeker’s Place in Shiner. On October 5, 1955 they were married at St. James Catholic Church in Gonzales, Texas. In 1957, Joe was drafted into the US Army where he served 2 years active duty and was stationed in Fort Carlson, Colo-rado, and then served 4 years in the Army Re-serves. Joe started playing drums in multiple bands around the age of 17. He played with bands such as Prince and the Lone Star Ramblers, The Texas Hired Hands, Homer and Gene and the Westener’s. He enjoyed many nights in Texas dance halls. He started his career as a plumber for Pete Ince, and obtained his Master Plumber’s License in 1971 when he opened his own business, Joe’s Plumbing. He maintained his Mas-ter Plumber’s license for over 40 years. Joe spent many weekends and sum-mers at the lake fishing,

boating and skiing with his family and friends. In the early 1970’s Joe and Dorothy found their love for trail riding. They be-gan riding horseback in the Chisholm Trail Ride and they started on the Texas Trail Ride in the late 1970’s. Around 1985 Joe got his first wagon and his passion for mule skinning as a Wagon Boss. There wasn’t a time when he wasn’t ready to load the mules, hook the wagon to the trailer and go for a weekend on or week of trail riding.

Joe is survived by his loving wife of 58 years Dorothy Mae (Avant) Svoboda, children; Mi-chael Gene Svoboda and wife Melanie of Gonza-les, Sherrie Jo (Svoboda) White and fiancé Kelly Hillburn of Waco, Carrie (Svoboda) Pesek and hus-band John of Sweethome, grandchildren; Char-mayne (Svoboda) Perry and husband Stephen, Zachary Miles, Miles Svo-boda, Sheridenn White, sisters; Viola (Svoboda) Darilek, Bessie (Svoboda) Sonntag, Lille (Svoboda) Herman. Joe was preced-ed in death by his parents, and a grandson Michael Gene Svoboda, Jr.

A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, January 11, 2014 at the St. James Catholic Church in Gon-zales, Texas at 10 A.M. Family will receive friends at the church beginning at 9 A.M. Saturday, January 11, 2014.

Charles W. Blackerby, 1931-2014

BLACKERBYCharles W. Blackerby,

age 82 of Seguin, left for home on January 4, 2014 to be at peace with his Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Visitation will be-gin on January 10, 2014 at 12 noon followed by fu-neral services at 1:00 p.m. at Tres Hewell Mortuary Chapel with George Bell and Charles H. Placker officiating. Interment will follow in the Nixon Cemetery. Charles was born on June 7, 1931 in Karnes County Texas to Albert Dewey and Lorena Mae Holliday Blackerby. Charles was past master of the Devine Lodge No 590 A. F. and A. M. He also proudly served his coun-try in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. Charles is preceded in death by his

parents, sisters Lucille Placker, Ruby Hill, and Marjorie Cline. Survivors include his loving wife of 57 years, Jo Ann Black-erby; daughter, Lisa Mit-telberg and husband Rex; grandsons, Jayson and Joshua Mittelberg; sister, Lois Cooper; brothers- in- law, George Bell and wife Glenda and Duane Bell and wife Molly; sister-in-law, Carolyn Jordon and husband Norman; numer-ous nieces and nephews. Serving as pallbearers will be Rex, Jayson, and Joshua Mittelberg, Randy Hill, Mike Nivens, Wayne Placker and Clint Redus. The family would like to thank Hope Hospice for their loving care of Charles. Memorial con-tributions may be made to any Shriners Hospitals for children. You are invited to sign the guest book at www.treshewell.com. Ar-rangements are under the direction of Tres Hewell Mortuary, 165 Tor Dr., Seguin, Texas, 78155, 830-549-5912.

Betty Lou Floyd Cuve-lier, 1935-2013CUVELIER

Betty Lou Floyd Cuveli-er, 78, of Rockport, Texas, went to be with our Lord and Savior on Sunday, December 29, 2013, while surrounded by those who loved her most. Betty was born on March 8, 1935, in Gonzales, daughter of Ed-win and Mazie Floyd. She grew up and often got into mischief with her “big” little brother, Earl Ray.

Betty was raised in Gonzales where she was known to be a very inde-pendent girl who always had the answer. Her par-ents often had a tough time holding her reins back. She graduated from Gonzales High School in 1953. Upon graduat-ing from high school she attended college at Bay-lor University. Prior to moving into the nursing field, which she was fit to do; Betty was employed at the Gonzales County Extension Office and the Gonzales County Mental Health Mental Retarda-tion Clinic.

She loved people, mu-sic, animals and the beach almost as much as she loved nursing. Her love for medicine and her de-sire to help others was ev-ident and often showed as she was always willing to

go the extra mile to lend a tender helping hand. In 1980 she proudly gradu-ated from nursing school and on September 4, 1980, she achieved her most de-sired goal and was issued her license as a Registered Nurse.

During her journey in the medical field, Betty met many people who she came to love as family! She got her feet wet and got a feel for the ride awaiting her at St. Luke’s Lutheran Hospital in San Antonio and then later signed on at numerous nursing homes where she helped to mold many. Her last calling was at Rockport Coastal Care Center. Although she took what she considered an early retirement in April of 2013, she never left her work as she often stayed in touch with the staff that she loved and considered as family.

Her spontaneity and desire to live an abundant life made her a joy to be around and although her memories will be held tight, she will be missed greatly! We will continue to honor her memory with our everlasting love.

Betty leaves behind her loving children Scott Cuvelier and Sherri Schel-lenberg, her husband Dale; grandchildren Valo-rie Daniel, her husband, John, and Chelsea Schel-lenberg; great-grandchil-dren Reagan and Easton Daniel, all of Gonzales; brother Earl Ray and his wife Sybil, of Dripping Springs; nephew Dustin Floyd and wife Cathy, their children, Riece and Caden, of Burnet; her lifelong friend, Barbara Zunker, of Rockport; nu-merous aunts and uncles and multitudes of friends she loved as family.

She is preceded in death by her first born, Wayne Alex, as well as her par-ents and grandparents.

A celebration of life ser-vice will be held on Satur-day, January 11, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. Betty’s family will receive guests starting at 12:00 p.m. All are in-vited to attend and share their memories. Servic-es are under the care of Charlie Marshall Funeral Homes & Crematory, 814 E. Main St., Rockport, Texas. An additional ser-vice will be held on Sun-day, January 12, 2014, also at 2:00 p.m. at the Seydler Hill Funeral Home, 906 Saint Paul Street, Gonza-les, Texas. Again, Betty’s family will receive guests starting at 12:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, it is suggested that memorials be made to the Betty Floyd Cuvelier Scholarship Fund so that her legacy and lending of a helping hand can continue. Contribu-tions can be mailed to Wells Fargo ~ Gonzales, 301 N Saint Joseph St, Gonzales, TX 78629.

Mary Martha Kresta, 1932-2013KRESTA

Martha Mary Kresta, 81, of Gonzales, passed away Monday, December 30, 2013. She was born March 19, 1932 in Lava-ca County, the daughter of Joe and Mary Cerny Malik. She married Jo-seph J. Kresta on October 29, 1957 in Gonzales, he passed away July 19, 1990. She was a homemaker who loved cooking for her family and friends. Mom was a hardworking farm-er’s wife back in the day. She loved her many cats, dogs, chickens and all farm animals. She enjoyed everything involved with farm life, along with gar-dening and flowers. One of her favorite pastimes was playing the accordi-on. She was very dedicat-ed to her faith and loved to pray. She was a mem-ber of St. James Catholic Church and the St. James Altar Society. She is sur-vived by daughters: Eliza-beth Marie Fouche and husband P.J. of Seguin and Charlene Ann Kresta of Rose Hill, Kansas; son David J. Kresta and wife Tammie of Gonzales; sister Lillie Krueger of Seguin; brother Johnny Malik and wife Patsy of Shiner; grandson Coulton Joseph Kresta of San Mar-cos; granddaughter Desirae Jensen Kresta of San An-tonio; step-grandchildren Dustin Ochs of Gonzales, Kayla Alaniz and hus-band Larry of Beeville and Danee Jackson of San An-tonio. Great grandchildren: Connor & Calleigh Alaniz of Beeville and Autumn & Brody Jackson of San An-tonio. Also surviving is a close family friend Victor Leis of Rose Hill, Kansas. She was preceded by her parents, husband, daugh-ter JoAnn Kresta, sister Dorothy Broz, brothers Joe and August Malik. Visita-tion was held from 5 until 7 p.m. Thursday, January 2, 2013 with a Rosary being recited at 7 p.m. at Seydler-Hill Funeral Home. Mass of the Christian Burial was celebrated 10 a.m. Friday, January 3, 2013 at St. James Catholic Church with Rev-erend Paul Raaz officiating. Interment followed at St. James Cemetery. Arrange-ments under the care and direction of Seydler-Hill Funeral Home 906 St. Paul, Gonzales, TX 830-672-3232.

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The family of Joe & Dorothy would like to extend our sincerest THANK YOU to everyone who has continually

prayed, sent messages, made phone calls and made donations to Dorothy Svoboda following the great tragedy of

losing her beloved spouse Joe and also her entire home. The support shown by friends, family and strangers alike have been unbelievable. There are not enough words to show our

appreciation.

Thank you ALLDorothy Svoboda,

Mike & Melanie Svoboda, Sherri Svoboda White and Carrie & John Pesek and

extended familyA special Thank You goes out to everyone who made the

Benefit on December 14, 2013, such a success.

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Obituaries

Elizabeth Evelyn McClure (Dubba)

Hutchison, 1922-2013HUTCHISON

Elizabeth Evelyn Mc-Clure (Dubba) Hutchison slipped the bonds of this earthly endeavor on Friday, January 3, 2014 in Gonza-les, Texas.

She was born December 5, 1922 in Honey Grove, Texas to Alec Cullen Mc-Clure and Katherine Reed Johnson McClure. She was the third born of three daughters followed by a brother, Thomas Earl, who sadly died in 1932 at age four due to illness. Eliza-beth, who later at age 12 was given by sisters and friends the nickname Dub-ba, stepped up to become not only a vivacious Dad-dy’s girl but also an ener-getic tomboy, her Mother’s chauffer and a “do whatev-er needs doing” go-getter.

After high school, she completed an A.A. degree from Paris Junior College in 1942 and was granted a temporary teaching cer-tificate. Instead of teach-ing she followed her oldest sister and brother-in-law to Florida where she joined the dwindling wartime workforce for about a year and earned money to finish college. Returning to Texas she completed her educa-tion at East Texas State Teachers College (now Texas A&M-Commerce) where after changing her major from music to physi-cal education she earned a B.S. in 1945. While there, she was recognized as “one of the cutest personalities in E.T.” and proclaimed by a friend to “have more friends than any other girl in E.T.” and to be “sincere, fair, faithful and conscien-tious…qualities every Kalir should have.” After gradu-ation and certification, she was employed as the girl’s P.E. coach in Uvalde where she met Jimmie Hutchison; they were married less than a year later on July 14, 1946.

Dubba promptly re-signed her teaching job and joined her husband in his business as the book-keeper. A year and a half later, they added daughter Sharon to the business as greeter and social director. Always enthusiastic and in-

volved, Dubba was seldom idle. She was a wonderful cook and kept an immacu-late house. When work was finished, she enjoyed reading, gardening, play-ing bridge, singing with the Sweet Adelines, and winning numerous bowl-ing trophies. She learned to love many of the activi-ties Jimmie enjoyed except swimming and horseback riding. But not knowing how to swim never kept her out of boats, off piers or away from lakes and rivers if there were fish that might be caught. She was a bird hunter, tractor driver, sheep and goat drencher, fence builder, furniture refinisher and general handy-person. In the 1960’s she took up golf which she loved and in the 1970’s she took to mo-torcycle riding, sometimes behind Jim and other times riding her own. With the Retreads Motorcycle Club, they clocked many miles to Niagra Falls on the east coast, the redwood forest on the west coast and lots of places in between.

Missing grandparent time, Jim and Dubba fol-lowed their only daugh-ter to the Austin area in 1990, making their home in Lakeway on the 15th fairway and finding many new friends and fun ac-tivities. Grandkids and friends alike delighted in Dubba’s snickerdoodles, buckeyes and other candies and cookies at Christmas-time. In 2004 they once more followed Sharon, this time to Gonzales where again primarily through golf they made many won-derful friends whom they enjoyed together for over eight years.

Left to remember Dubba as a delightful role model of integrity, enthusiasm and unselfishness and to cel-ebrate her life are daughter Sharon Pirkle and son-in-law Ashley Pirkle of Gon-zales, grandchildren Tracey Zientek and husband John of Sealy, Sally Basche and husband Andy of Taylor, and Megan Hackworth and husband Corey of Colum-bus, Ohio, great-grand-children Jaclyn Zientek, Abigail Zientek, Bethany Basche, Nathan Basche, Annabelle Hackworth and Asher Hackworth, sister Katie M. Bird of Vienna, VA, sister-in-law Evelyn Hutchison of Uvalde and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, her parents, her brother, her sister Virginia O. King and three brothers-in-law.

The family received friends at Seydler-Hill Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday eve-ning. Graveside services will be officiated by Rev. Andy Smith of First United

Methodist Church at 2 p.m. on Thursday, January 9, 2014 at Gonzales Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice of charities. Arrangements are under the care and di-rection of Seydler-Hill Fu-neral Home, 906 St. Paul, Gonzales, Texas 830-672-3232.

Leonard A. ‘Doc’ Darilek, 1921-2014DARILEK

Leonard A. “Doc” Darilek, age 92, passed away peacefully, Wednes-day, January 1, 2014.

Doc was born October 31, 1921 in Lavaca Coun-ty to Adolph and Mary Vrazel Darilek.

He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the United States Army Air Corp, is a member of Sts. Cyril & Metho-dius Catholic Church, a member of American Legion, VFW, Knights of Columbus, KJT and the last founding member of the Hobo band. He was a sheet metal worker for Kaspar Wire Works and a rancher.

Survivors; wife of 66 years, Viola Darilek of Shiner; daughters Geor-gia Kutach (Dennis) of Yoakum and Lois Russo (Tom) of Houston; sons, James L. Darilek (Agnes) of Gonzales and Paul J. Darilek (Kerri) of Stock-dale; 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchil-dren.

Preceded in death by parents and broth-ers, Edward and Louis Darilek.

Rosary was recited 7 p.m. Friday , January 3, 2014 at Thiele-Cooper Funeral Home, in Yoa-kum

Funeral Mass was held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Jan-uary 4, 2014 at Sts. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church with Rev. Kir-by Hlavaty officiating. Burial followed at Shiner Catholic Cemetery.

Memorials may be giv-en to Sts. Cyril & Metho-dius Catholic Church or donor’s choice

On-line guestbook may be signed at www.thielecooper.com.

Arrangements by Thiele-Cooper Funeral Home, 361-293-5656.

Santiago Rios, Jr.,1939-2014

RIOSSantiago Rios Jr., of Gonza-

les, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at the age of 74. He was born Febru-ary 16, 1939 in Gonzales the son of Santiago and Guada-lupe Castillo Rios. He mar-ried Mary Segobia on July 5, 1958 at St. James Catholic Church. He was a cotton farmer in Gonzales County for many years. He was an avid fisherman and loved old western movies. He was a member of St. James Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife Mary Rios of Gonzales; daughter Maria Christina Gonzales of Gonzales; sister Mary Helen Garcia and hus-band Anthony of Gonzales and brothers John Rios, Ja-cinto Rios and Rick Rios all of Gonzales; grandchildren Francesca Gonzales of Lub-bock, Giomar Gonzales and Ruben Gonzales both of Gonzales and great-grand-child Solymar Medina of Gonzales. He was preceded in death by his parents, sis-ters Teresa and Carmen Rios and brothers Domingo and Paul Rios. Visitation will be held from 6 until 7 p.m. Sunday January 5 with a Ro-sary being recited at 7 p.m. at Seydler-Hill Funeral Home. A graveside service was held 9:30 a.m. Monday, January 6, 2014 at St. James Catholic Cemetery followed by a me-morial mass at 10 a.m. at St. James Catholic Church with Reverend Paul Raaz officiat-ing. Arrangements under the care and direction of Seydler-Hill Funeral Home 906 St. Paul, Gonzales, TX 830-672-3232.

Booker Lee Johnson, 1952-2014

JOHNSONBooker Lee Johnson

Booker Lee Johnson, 61, the oldest son of Booker T. and Mable Lee Johnson,

was born December 22, 1952, in Gonzales, Texas. He was raised in a Chris-tian home and accepted Christ at an early age. Booker attended Gonza-les public schools. As a student in the schools and as an adult, Booker never met a stranger. He was friendly and had a ready smile for everyone. He was known for that spe-cial laugh that was conta-gious and made everyone else laugh along with him. A man of many words, he sparked a conversation with anyone he came in contact with, and whether young or old, poor or well-to-do, individuals of all races who came to know Booker referred to him as Booker, my friend. Book-er was a kind and gener-ous person who always offered to help others. He had a sense of adventure and loved meeting people, doing activities, and going places. One of his favorite pastimes was spending time with his family. He loved to travel during the summer months with his wife, sons, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren across the states. Booker possessed a strong work ethic and was a loyal and dedicated employee of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad for over 25 years before retiring due to illness in 2008. Booker was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Gerri Hunt. He leaves to cherish his mem-ory: his loving wife, Cyn-thia of the home; three sons; Dwight McGar-ity of Charleston, West Virginia, Booker Zack Johnson of Topeka, KS; Travis Johnson(Vanessa) of Olathe, KS; three sis-ters; Kathryn Greathouse; Carolyn Brown (Carl) of Austin, TX; Loma Scott(Louis) of Round Rock, TX; two brothers; Billy Johnson(Virginia) of Killeen, TX; Bobby John-son of Gonzales, TX; his beloved grandchildren and a host of nephews, nieces, and friends. And now that the Lord has called him home, we say farewell to a man who was a beloved son, brother, husband, father, grand-father, uncle, and friend. Home going services will be held on Friday, Janu-ary 10, at 1:00 p.m. at Penwell-Gabel Southeast Chapel located at 2843 SE Minnesota Ave, Topeka, KS. Burial will follow in Penwell-Gabel Cemetery. Booker will lie in state and the family will receive friends one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. To leave the family a special message online, please visit wwwPenwell-GabelTopeka.com.

The Cat Who Came for Christ-mas, a biography Cleveland Amo-ry, was the topic of our Dec. Book Club meeting with Betty Hughes leading the discussion.

Amory attended Harvard and became the youngest editor ever of The Saturday Evening Post. Very ac-tive in animal rights, he joined the board of directors of the Humane Society in 1962 and in 1967 found-ed the Fund for Animals.

Amory was asked to help take in a cat from a New York City alley on Christmas Eve. It was snowing and his neighbor was having no luck catching it. Eventually they caught the hissing, scratching, grey, and dirty cat and Amory took it home. In the morning when he finally cleans it, he is surprised to find a beautiful white cat. He and the cat spend a lot of time talking through-out the book. “What color did you expect, purple?” “But you were so dirty,” I protested. “White was the last color I expected.”

This goes on throughout the en-tire book, making for a wonderful read. Amory tells of many conver-sations and describes the cat’s per-sonality. The cat avoids his friends when they come. Amory belongs to him, the cat, not to them. He tells of choosing a name for the cat. Amory says picking a dog’s name is easy, but a cat must be in on the selection of its name. They finally choose Polar Bear.

We described our favorite epi-sodes. Mine was when Amory was in the bath and Polar Bear would walk on his shoulders and nip his ear and sit on the tub and watch. Betty’s was when he tried to give Polar Bear a pill. He was so sure he had succeeded but the pill always ended up on the floor.

Among Amory’s humane efforts was saving the whales and seals. He once funded a ship that rammed a whaling ship. Though we agreed it was wrong and illegal, it worked. Amory also helped spray orange dye on seals so their pelts could not be used for fur.

Amory tells of researching the nine lives of cats, giving them their life saving abilities. First, the cat al-ways lands on his feet. The second comes from his whiskers which are part of his ability to operate in the dark. Third is his ability to smell at great distances, and fourth is his remarkable hearing. The fifth is his amazing visual powers and abil-ity to see in the dark. The sixth is his homing instinct and seventh is his ability to make his fur stand on end, increasing his size. There was no eighth or ninth in the research. “This cat scholar, however, who is no mystic, felt shortchanged” says Amory.

Amory also included the his-tory of cat idolatry from 3000 B.C. in Egypt. Cats were goddesses of the Sun and Moon and Love with their own temples and priests. In the Middle Ages in Europe life was different. There was the Black Mass and the cat became the creature of the Devil. He was condemned as the source of all manner of witch-craft, sorcery, and voodoo.

Our next meeting will be Jan. 16 from 10-11am at Liford’s Books and Fine Art. We will discuss The Light Between Oceans by M. L. Stedman, a novel about a lighthouse keeper whose wife convinces him to keep a baby who comes ashore in a boat with her dead father. Anyone inter-ested in a literary discussion is wel-come. Please come.

Gonzales Book Club

News

Recent W-1 well reports as reported by the Texas Railroad Commission for the period Dec. 17-Jan. 8:

Status Date Status No. API No. Operator Name/Number Lease Name Well Dist. County Well.Profile Filing Purpose Amend DepthCaldwell County

Approved 12/17/2013 769056 055-35052 O.G.O. REFINING (617058) J. J. DAVIS ESTATE 1H 01 CALDWELL Horizontal New Drill Yes 3100Approved 01/02/2014 775643 055-35062 EAGLE ENERGY ACQUISITIONS LP (238357) WILSON-MALONE 2H 01 CALDWELL Horizontal New Drill - 3000

DeWitt CountyApproved 12/17/2013 775060 123-33430 BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP (109333) RUCKA UNIT A 2 02 DE WITT Horizontal New Drill - 17000Approved 12/18/2013 751375 123-32959 GEOSOUTHERN ENERGY CORPORATION (301287) WESTHOFF A UNIT 1H 02 DE WITT Horizontal New Drill Yes 14000Approved 12/18/2013 775087 123-33433 BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP (109333) WRIGHT UNIT A 2 02 DE WITT Horizontal New Drill - 17000Approved 12/19/2013 775084 123-33431 BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP (109333) RUCKA UNIT A 3 02 DE WITT Horizontal New Drill - 17000 Approved 12/19/2013 775085 123-33432 BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP (109333) RUCKA UNIT A 4 02 DE WITT Horizontal New Drill - 17000 Approved 12/19/201 770715 123-33314 SABINE OIL & GAS LLC (742142) GERDES UNIT 2H 02 DE WITT Horizontal New Drill Yes 13500 Approved 12/19/2013 769223 123-33289 EOG RESOURCES, INC. (253162) DIO UNIT 1H 02 DE WITT Horizontal New Drill Yes 13000 Approved 12/19/2013 774873 123-33435 BHP BILLITON PET(TXLA OP) CO (068596) WALTERS A 2H 02 DE WITT Horizontal New Drill - 14000 Approved 12/19/2013 774883 123-33436 BHP BILLITON PET(TXLA OP) CO (068596) WALTERS A 3H 02 DE WITT Horizontal New Drill - 14000 Approved 12/19/2013 775411 123-33434 MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANY (532993) FRANCES LEWTON 4H 02 DE WITT Horizontal New Drill - 15000Approved 12/23/2013 774899 123-33437 BHP BILLITON PET(TXLA OP) CO (068596) WALTERS A 4H 02 DE WITT Horizontal New Drill - 14000Approved 12/27/2013 774386 123-33416 SABINE OIL & GAS LLC (742142) JANAK UNIT 4H 02 DE WITT Horizontal New Drill Yes 14000Approved 12/27/2013 769231 123-33292 EOG RESOURCES, INC. (253162) DIO UNIT 2H 02 DE WITT Horizontal New Drill Yes 13000Approved 12/27/2013 744970 123-32845 GEOSOUTHERN ENERGY CORPORATION (301287) SONNY SEIFERT A 4H 02 DE WITT Horizontal New Drill Yes 14000Approved 12/30/2013 773440 123-33392 GEOSOUTHERN ENERGY CORPORATION (301287) WESTHOFF A UNIT 5H 02 DE WITT Horizontal New Drill - 14000Approved 12/31/2013 749870 123-32924 SABINE OIL & GAS LLC (742142) LANGHOFF UNIT A 1H 02 DE WITT Horizontal New Drill Yes 13000Approved 01/02/2014 773839 123-33398 BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP (109333) ADIX UNIT A 3 02 DE WITT Horizontal New Drill - 17000Approved 01/02/2014 774021 123-33401 BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP (109333) JANSKY UNIT A 2 02 DE WITT Horizontal New Drill - 17000Approved 01/02/2014 775792 123-33438 MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANY (532993) FRANCIS LEWTON 3H 02 DE WITT Horizontal New Drill - 14500Approved 01/03/2014 763222 123-33181 PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. (665748) BRUNS 01 05H 02 DE WITT Horizontal New Drill Yes 21000Approved 01/03/2014 763227 123-33182 PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. (665748) BRUNS 01 06H 02 DE WITT Horizontal New Drill Yes 21000Approved 01/03/2014 774227 123-33414 PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. (665748) BRUNS 01 08H 02 DE WITT Horizontal New Drill - 21000Approved 01/03/2014 733346 123-32707 BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP (109333) LACKEY LAND A 639 UNIT B 1 02 DE WITT Horizontal New Drill Yes 17000Approved 01/07/2014 774494 123-33420 SABINE OIL & GAS LLC (742142) KAISER UNIT 5H 02 DE WITT Horizontal New Drill Yes 14000Approved 01/07/2014 774388 123-33418 SABINE OIL & GAS LLC (742142) JANAK UNIT 5H 02 DE WITT Horizontal New Drill Yes 14000Approved 01/07/2014 774383 123-33417 SABINE OIL & GAS LLC (742142) JANAK UNIT 3H 02 DE WITT Horizontal New Drill Yes 14000Approved 01/08/2014 775788 123-33441 BHP BILLITON PET(TXLA OP) CO (068596) G. BAKER A 2H 02 DE WITT Horizontal New Drill - 14000Approved 01/08/2014 775791 123-33442 BHP BILLITON PET(TXLA OP) CO (068596) G. BAKER A 3H 02 DE WITT Horizontal New Drill - 14000

Fayette CountyApproved 12/19/2013 775193 149-33331 SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION (747012) PROST UNIT E 4H 03 FAYETTE Horizontal New Drill - 12500 Approved 12/19/2013 775180 149-33333 SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION (747012) PROST UNIT O 1H 03 FAYETTE Horizontal New Drill - 13000Approved 12/19/2013 775194 149-33332 SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION (747012) PROST UNIT E 5H 03 FAYETTE Horizontal New Drill - 12500Approved 12/27/2013 776294 149-30773 WCS OIL & GAS CORPORATION (902624) REISS 1 03 FAYETTE Vertical Reenter - 9810Approved 12/27/2013 776300 149-30770 WCS OIL & GAS CORPORATION (902624) REISS 2 03 FAYETTE Vertical Reenter - 9810Approved 12/30/2013 775707 149-33334 OAK VALLEY OPERATING, LLC (617112) MECOM ‘A’ UNIT 1H 03 FAYETTE Horizontal New Drill - 14000 Approved 01/07/2014 776020 149-33335 SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION (747012) FIVE MILE CREEK UNIT D 1H 03 FAYETTE Horizontal New Drill - 12500Approved 01/08/2014 769643 149-33319 OAK VALLEY OPERATING, LLC (617112) KOLAR-LABATT UNIT 1H 03 FAYETTE Horizontal New Drill Yes 10457Approved 01/08/2014 769682 149-33320 OAK VALLEY OPERATING, LLC (617112) KOLAR-LABATT UNIT 2H 03 FAYETTE Horizontal New Drill Yes 10600

Gonzales CountyApproved 12/19/2013 757746 177-32922 PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P. (651780) CANNONADE RANCH SOUTH 18H 01 GONZALES Horizontal New Drill Yes 14000Approved 12/19/2013 775587 177-33254 EOG RESOURCES, INC. (253162) PETTY UNIT 1H 01 GONZALES Horizontal New Drill - 11100Approved 12/23/2013 774930 177-33252 EOG RESOURCES, INC. (253162) CHEAPSIDE UNIT 2H 01 GONZALES Horizontal New Drill - 12800Approved 12/30/2013 774937 177-33253 EOG RESOURCES, INC. (253162) CUSACK CLAMPIT UNIT 9H 01 GONZALES Horizontal New Drill - 12200Approved 12/30/20133 775028 177-33255 EOG RESOURCES, INC. (253162) CHAPIN UNIT 3H 01 GONZALES Horizontal New Drill - 12800Approved 12/30/2013 775029 177-33256 EOG RESOURCES, INC. (253162) BILLINGS UNIT 4H 01 GONZALES Horizontal New Drill - 12800Approved 12/30/2013 775030 177-33257 EOG RESOURCES, INC. (253162) SYDNEY UNIT 3H 01 GONZALES Horizontal New Drill - 11300Approved 01/03/2014 765792 177-33041 MARATHON OIL EF LLC (525398) BARNHART (EF) 38H 01 GONZALES Horizontal New Drill Yes 16800Approved 01/03/2014 765788 177-33040 MARATHON OIL EF LLC (525398) BARNHART (EF) 37H 01 GONZALES Horizontal New Drill Yes 16800Approved 01/03/2014 775872 177-33265 EOG RESOURCES, INC. (253162) NICKS UNIT 1H 01 GONZALES Horizontal New Drill - 9000Approved 01/03/2014 775874 177-33262 EOG RESOURCES, INC. (253162) VAUGHN UNIT 1H 01 GONZALES Horizontal New Drill - 10100Approved 01/03/20143 775903 177-33263 MARATHON OIL EF LLC (525398) BARNHART (EF) 60H 01 GONZALES Horizontal New Drill - 17200Approved 01/06/2014 775769 177-33259 PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P. (651780) HAWN HOLT 16H 01 GONZALES Horizontal New Drill - 14500Approved 01/06/2014 775770 177-33260 PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P. (651780) HAWN HOLT 17H 01 GONZALES Horizontal New Drill - 14500Approved 01/07/2014 774942 177-33266 EOG RESOURCES, INC. (253162) CUSACK CLAMPIT UNIT 10H 01 GONZALES Horizontal New Drill - 12200Approved 01/07/2014 768956 177-33120 IRONWOOD OIL & GAS LLC (426635) LESTER, THOMAS E SR 1H 01 GONZALES Horizontal New Drill Yes 8577 Approved 01/07/2014 775817 177-33261 FOREST OIL CORPORATION (275740) LESTER-RICOCHET 2 1H 01 GONZALES Horizontal New Drill - 14000

Lavaca CountyApproved 12/19/2013 775155 285-33753 PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P. (651780) LEOPARD HUNTER 5H 02 LAVACA Horizontal New Drill - 14500Approved 12/19/2013 775156 285-33754 PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P. (651780) LEOPARD HUNTER 6H 02 LAVACA Horizontal New Drill - 14500Approved 12/19/2013 775160 285-33755 PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P. (651780) LEOPARD HUNTER 7H 02 LAVACA Horizontal New Drill - 14500Approved 12/23/2013 773423 285-33748 PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P. (651780) KLEIHEGE UNIT 2H 02 LAVACA Horizontal New Drill Yes 14500Approved 12/23/2013 773424 285-33749 PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P. (651780) KLEIHEGE UNIT 3H 02 LAVACA Horizontal New Drill Yes 14500Approved 01/02/2014 775593 285-33756 SABINE OIL & GAS LLC (742142) MOLNOSKEY UNIT 1H 02 LAVACA Horizontal New Drill - 14000Approved 01/02/2014 775944 285-33758 GEOSOUTHERN ENERGY CORPORATION (301287) RONYN UNIT 1H 02 LAVACA Horizontal New Drill - 14000 Approved 01/02/2014 775197 285-33757 EOG RESOURCES, INC. (253162) WILLIS UNIT 3H 02 LAVACA Horizontal New Drill - 13400Approved 01/07/20143 775429 285-32735 XTO ENERGY INC. (945936) SIBLEY ESTATE 8 02 LAVACA Vertical Recompletion -11575

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Texas A&M AgriLife Exten-sion Service of Gonzales Coun-ty is sponsoring the Harwood Beef Cattle CEU Program to be held on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at the Harwood Community Center. Five (5) CEU’s will be provided for private, commer-

cial, and non-commercial pes-ticide license holders.

Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m., with the program beginning at 9 a.m. To kick off the program, Jared Timmons, Extension Wildlife and Fish-eries Assistant will be updat-

ing us on Feral Hog Control: Selecting the most effective method for your dilemma. Following will be Bob Lyons, Extension Range Specialist to discuss pasture stocking rate management. Ending the morning, Rick Machen, Exten-

sion Livestock Specialist will address herd bull management and selection.

Following the morning pro-grams, a catered meal will be served. After lunch Charlie Grymes, with DuPont Crop Protection will be discussing pesticide options for grass-burrs, grasshoppers, and ar-myworms, followed by Greg Baker, Texas Department of Agriculture Inspector discuss-

ing updates on pesticide ap-plicator laws and regulations. The program should conclude at about 3:00 p.m.

The Harwood Community Center is located 1 block North of Highway 90 in Harwood on County Road 230.

There will be a $20 per per-son cost, which includes morn-ing refreshments and a catered lunch. You will need to RSVP for the program by calling the

Texas A&M AgriLife Exten-sion Office in Gonzales County at 830-672-8531 by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 10th.

Individuals with disabili-ties who require an auxiliary aid, service or accommoda-tion in order to participate in this program are encouraged to contact the Extension Of-fice to determine how reason-able accommodations can be made.

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TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21Taurus, many people look

to you as a leader, and they are wise to do so. You are especially trustworthy, and you will be asked to solve a few problems this week.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21Gemini, there won’t be much

time to enjoy recreational activ-ities this week, so you may have to find a new way to let loose. Rest assured there will be more time for fun down the road.

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Cancer, a new opportunity comes your way but you’re not quite sure if you’re ready for such drastic changes. Take your time before making a final deci-sion.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23Leo, no matter how hard you

try, some people just can’t see things from your point of view. Don’t take this personally, as ev-eryone is entitled to their own opinions.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22Virgo, sometimes it seems

like you have all of the answers, while at other times, you might not know how to approach a situation. Take some time to analyze your approach.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23Feeling homesick, Libra? If

so, make some post-holiday plans to visit with friends or family you didn’t get a chance to see during the holidays. Enjoy this time spent with loved ones.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22Scorpio, you like to stay busy.

But you sometimes feel over-whelmed with all that you have to do. Stop biting off more than you can chew and take things one task at a time.

SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21

Sagittarius, now is a good time to make resolutions and reconnect with distant friends. It is good to rekindle relation-ships and commit to spending more time with friends and family.

CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20

After time away for the holi-days, getting back into a routine can be challenging, Capricorn. But you like to stick to a sched-ule, and getting back on track is the way to do it.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18Aquarius, although you have

many friends, you recently have

only spent time with a select few. This week is a great time to reach out to those friends you haven’t seen in awhile.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20Your competitive juices will

be flowing this week, Pisces. En-joy the competitive atmosphere but don’t take things too far.

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MOULTON — The Moulton Bob Kittens’ bench had a good night on outside shooting in a 59-18 win over the Waelder Lady Wildcats Tuesday night in Moulton.

“Our bench players hit the outside shots better than they usually do,” Moulton head coach John Mei-setschleager said.

Seniors Kendall Kristnyik and Taylor Bohuslav led the Kittens (12-8, 2-0) with 11 points each in the book as nine total players scored.

“Our team chemistry was real good tonight,” Meisetschleager said. “We worked together well and the outcome was better than I thought it would be.”

Moulton still has a few things to work on before tomorrow’s (Friday) Home-coming game against Aust-well-Tivoli.

“We need to fix some things on defense before our district game against A-T,” he said.

The loss drops the Lady Wildcats to 0-8 and 0-1.

“We are young and inex-perienced,” Waelder head coach David President said. “We are just trying to get the basics and fundamentals taught to the girls.”

He said he mainly is look-ing for learning, hustle and improvement in each con-test.

“We harp on playing hard and finishing ball games,” President said. “They are on a learning curve with a lot of

changes over the last couple of years.”

“It is a growing process as the players continue to learn and get better.”

Sarah Baker got the first two baskets of the game, getting a feed from Graisyn Neto and later scored an unassisted basket after an of-fensive rebound.

Waelder closed down to 4-1 on the free throw by Kelsey Gonzales but it would turn out to be the only time they got on the scoreboard in the first period.

Kristynik hit two free throws, got a steal to help Nieto score and then scored after a pass from Baker.

Nieto had two more bas-kets and Kristynik had one as the Bob Kittens held a 16-1 lead after the first quar-ter.

Maggie Gallant sank three of Moulton’s first five baskets in the second quarter for a 26-1 advantage and Waelder was able to counter with free throws from Chelsea Nich-

ols.Later, Julie Fojtik drained

a shot from downtown as Moulton forged a 31-6 half-time lead.

In the third quarter, Waelder got baskets from Monica Bracamontes and Yasmin Porter to book eight points while Moulton got four points apiece from Bo-huslav and Paige Bartos for a 41-14 lead heading into the fourth period.

Bohuslav sank seven points and Taylor Pilat add-ed four points as Moulton went on an 18-4 run to fin-ish the game.

Moulton 59, Waelder 18Waelder 1 5 8 4—18Moulton 16 15 10 18—59

Waelder:Yasmin Porter 3 3-6 9, Chelsea Nichols 0 4-7 4, Monica Bracamontes 1 0-0 2, Julissa Avila 0 2-2 2, Kelsey Gonzales 0 1-2 1. Totals 4 10-17 18

Moulton: Kendall Kristynik 4 2-2 11, Taylor Bohuslav 5 0-0 11, Sarah Baker 4 0-0 8, Maggie Galant 4 0-0 8, Graisyn Nieto 3 0-0 6, Paige Bar-tos 3 0-0 6, Taylor Pilat 2 0-0 4, Julie Fojtik 1 0-0 3, Malori Mitchon 1 0-0 2. Totals 27 2-2 59.

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Early in the third quarter of their district opener Fri-day night against La Grange, the Gonzales Lady Apaches trailed just 26-18.

Over a good portion of the quarter, the Lady Leop-ards were held to just one point while Gonzales bagged 13 to lead by four to start the fourth quarter.

La Grange reversed thing and went on a 13-2 run to beat the Lady Apaches 40-33 at GHS Special Events Cen-ter.

“We lost our composure again,” Gonzales head coach Valerie Akpan said. “We need to learn how to get a lead and maintain it.

Gonzales had a good start as buckets by Kelsey Hardy

and Tajerrica Smith helped give Gonzales an early 4-3 advantage.

Renae Camarillo later hit a field goal to put Gonzales ahead 8-4. La Grange rallied to tie the game at 8-8 before Camarillo sank a three, after a pass from Hardy, to put the Lady Apaches ahead 11-8.

At the end of the first pe-riod, an Ericka Hernandez free throw allowed Gonzales a 12-10 lead.

“We had been working on focusing and were able to come out ready to play,” Akpan said. “We just were unable to maintain that in-tensity.”

The Lady Leopards used a 6-0 run to start the second period, getting two baskets from Lexus Davis. Gonzales fought back to a 16-16 game with a Hardy basket and two

free throws from Smith.La Grange used an 8-2

run to close out the first half, ahead 24-18.

Gonzales’ third-period run was kicked off on a Ca-marillo bucket, from the Hernandez pass.

Later, Amanda Dixson got a steal, got the ball to Danielle Flowers who then shuffled it to Jordan Pitman for the score.

Pitman later helped Hardy on the three-point shot that knotted things at 27-27 and then scored to put Gonzales ahead, 29-27, their first lead since the second quarter.

Hardy then scored off a turnover to put the Lady Apaches’ lead at 31-27 to en-ter the fourth.

Eventually, La Grange battled to trail 33-32 and then went on an 8-0 run to

finish the game, getting a lot of productivity from the free-throw line.

Gonzales was held to just two points in the fourth, missing numerous free throws and baskets.

“Our shots were just not falling,” Akpan said.

•The Gonzales Lady Apaches junior varsity team lost to La Grange 37-30.

La Grange 40, Gonzales 33La Grange 10 14 3 13-40Gonzales 12 6 13 2-33

La Grange: Lexus Davis 3 6-10 12, Breanna Devroe 1 6-14 8, Blair Gillard 2 2-7 6, Hannah Zuhn 1 4-5 6, Hannah Gereche 2 2-2 6, Tahlia Villanueva 1 0-0 2. Totals 10 20-38 40

Gonzales:Tajerrica Smith 1 8-12 10, Kelsey Hardy 4 0-9 9, Renae Camarillo 3 0-0 7, Jordan Pitman 3 0-2 6, Ericka Hernandez 0 1-2 1, Sheridan Tate0 0-2 0. Totals 11 11-27 33.

Tajerrica Smith about to pull up for a shot in the first half against La Grange despite attracting some at-tention from La Grange’s Blair Gillard. (Photo by Mark Lube)

Nixon-Smiley’s Tyhanna Mejia dribbles past Lady Apache player Sheridan Tate during the Lady Mus-tangs’ 43-33 win on Dec. 31. (Photo by Mark Lube)

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By MARK LUBEsportseditor@gonzalescannon.com

NIXON —Playing the Gonzales Lady Apaches on Dec. 31 was the third time the Nixon-Smiley Lady Mustangs had played a Class 3A team from Dis-trict 26.

Nixon-Smiley had fallen to the Yoakum Lady Bull-dogs and the Cuero Lady Gobblers Dec. 27-28 in the Victoria St. Joseph tourna-ment.

The Lady Mustangs pulled off a 43-33 win over Gonzales at Nixon-Smiley High School Gymnasium.

“I am hoping play-ing these 3A teams will toughen us,” Nixon-Smiley head coach Jeff Van Auken

said. “Our 2A district is very tough with several ranked teams. Playing the Yoakums, Gonzales’s and Cueros will help us play at the level required to for our district.”

The Lady Apaches strug-gled immensely shooting the ball in the first half. They finished the first quarter with a mere two points and managed to bucket eight points in the second period.

“I told them to work as a team,” Gonzales head coach Valerie Akpan said. “It is hard to play well when it is one on five.”

Gonzales got out of its offensive funk in the third quarter with 16 of 23 points but was outscored 13-7 in

the fourth quarter.“When we are in

sync, our shots started falling,”Akpan said. “At the end, we lost our composure and fell apart at crunch time.”

“Gonzales did a good job of coming back,” Van Auken said. “They were getting some good oppor-tunities. We were able to make some key stops and a couple of kids made plays in the fourth quarter.”

Savannah Martinez, Alena Alvarez and Brooke Hester made baskets early in the first quarter to get ahead 9-0.

Tyhanna Mejia also added some points to the scorebook and Nixon-Smi-ley forged a 15-0 lead.

The Lady Apaches got their first basket as Sheri-dan Tate got a rebound and fed Tajerrica Smith for the field goal.

The Lady Apaches got the first four points of the sec-ond quarter as Smith con-verted two free throws and made a jumper, helped by some defensive rebounds by Ericka Hernandez.

Alvarez assisted on two Martinez buckets to push Nixon-Smiley’s lead to 19-6 and they finished the second period with four of five points as Gonzales’ shooting woes continued although the Lady Apaches did a solid job of getting re-bounds.

Halfway through the

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Lady Mustangs get tough on Gonzales

The Yoakum Lady Bull-dogs defeated Cuero 56-30 Tuesday in a district game. Martina Stavinoha led the Lady Gobblers with 11 points, Missy Odom sank six points, Courtney Clark chipped in four points, Em-marie Johnson and Mary Kate Krueger scored three points each, Kaylyn Sievers deposited two points and Chelsea Veit finished with one points.

For Yoakum, Desiree Garza had 16 points, Jacc-ari HIghts and Callie Witte had 12 points each, Latrice Brown scored seven points and Paige Alonzo finished with one point.

•The Nixon-Smiley Lady Mustangs got a district win over Schulenburg, 47-43, on Friday to improve to 13-10 and 3-2.

The Lady Mustangs led 16-8 after one quarter but Schulenburg managed a 13-4 run in the second quarter for a 21-20 halftime lead. The Lady Mustangs bounced back with a 15-11 run in the third and and slight 12-11 scoring advan-tage in the fourth.

Savannah Martinez led the Lady Mustangs with 16 points, Tyhanna Mejia sank 12 points, Megan Guerra finished with 10 points and Alena Alvarez chipped in nine points.

The Lady Mustangs scored 15 of 26 third-quar-ter points and held a small advantage, 12-11 in the fourth quarter.

•The Moulton Bob Katz fell to top-ranked Mum-ford 74-49 on Friday. The Bob Kittens opened their district play with a 48-29 win over Prairie Lea on Fri-day and defeated Somer-ville 53-18 on Dec. 31.

• The Flatonia Bulldogs defeated Fayetteville, 59-34, on Thursday. Flatonia led 14-6 after the first quar-ter and Fayetteville held a 14-13 run in the second period.

In the third and fourth quarters, Flatonia went on a 16-7 run to put the game out of reach. Wyatt Wehm-eyer dropped in 15 points, Bruns bagged 13 points, Casen Novak and Easton Migl scored eight points, Matthew Kozelsky record-ed seven points, Samuel

Netro finished with four points, with Matt Rowell and Jacob Barta getting two points each.

• The Shiner Comanches fell to Falls City, 56-51, on Friday. Justin Stovall scored 20 points, Blake Mraz fin-ished with 10 points, Caleb Murrille sank six points, Chad Neubauer bagged five points, Colby Jahn sank three points, Rigo Baray, Ethan Berger and Matthew Foster added two points and Kris Hauptman scored one point.

On Tuesday, the Coman-ches lost to Victoria St. Jo-seph 60-21. Mraz finished with 14 points, Murille, Stoval and Foster scored two points each and Neu-bauer scored one point.

•The Shiner Lady Co-manches got a home dis-trict win against Louise, 58-41, on Tuesday. Amanise Coleman led Shiner with 21 points, Kori Landman bagged 14 points, Julianna Rankin finished with eight points, Shamyra Coleman had six points, Mackin-ley Pilat dropped in three points while Jennifer Hartl, Lauren Schuette, and Jenna Berkovsky booked two points each.

•The Luling Lady Eagles fell to Karnes City on Tues-day, 73-37.

• The Shiner St. Paul girls basketball team fell to Aus-tin Waldorf in district play Friday.

Waldorf led 15-11 after one quarter and 31-23 at halftime.

Waldorf scored 13 of 21 points in the third quarter and St. Paul went on a 15-14 run in the last period. Nat-alie Jackson had 18 points for St. Paul, Jacy Pawelek had 12 points, Ashlyn Patek sank eight points, Shaelynn Malatek chipped in four

points, Jordan Pawelek and Morgan Mason recorded two points each.

Patek had nine rebounds, Jacy Pawelek had four as-sists and Jackson had four steals.

• The Yoakum Bulldogs defeated Luling 47-44 on Friday. Joe Mireles had 12 points, Chase Hermes scored 11 points, Justin Brown and Timmy Blak-eney each finished with 10 points while TJ Hights bucketed four points.

• Hallettsville Lady Brah-mas got a 64-53 district win over Poth on Friday. Kas-ey Hairell had 17 points, Imari Grant dropped in 12 points, Emma Wick scored 11 points, Heather Hen-neke deposited 10 points, Cassidy Targac had eight points, with Cookie Silgero and Erin Svetlik bagging one point each.

The Lady Brahmas de-feated Schulenburg 71-46 on Tuesday. Henneke sank 17 points, Wick finished with 14 points, Silgero and Kaymee Howell had nine points each, Hairell and Targac deposited eight points, and Svetlik finished with two points.

• The Hallettsville Sa-cred Heart Indians lost to Schertz John Paul II, 88-51, on Friday. Evan Wick had 19 points, Michael Zaruba and Scott Stoner scored eight points each. Clint Brewer, Dodge Bluadu and Colton Bluadu had four points each and Trent Janak had three points.

Sacred Heart bounced back with a 61-52 win over Austin Veritas on Tuesday. Wick sank 33 points, Za-ruba had 10 points, Dodge Bluadu contributed nine points, Stoner banked five points and Colton Bludau finished with four points.

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Colorado CountyA-1. Jack Holman of Weimar, 8-pointer,

22 -inch spread, 11 -inch R1 tine, 9 -inch R2 tine, 11 1/8-inch L1 tine, 9 -inch L2 tine, 70 1/8 total points;

A-2. Eric Billeck of Weimar, 9-pointer, 18 1/8-inch spread, 10 3/8-inch R1 tine, 8 7/8-inch R2 tine, 10 1/8-inch L1 tine, 8 5/8-inch L2 tine, 65 1/8 total points;

A-3. Cullen Klesel of Houston, 9-point-er, 18 1/8-inch spread, 9 5/8-inch R1 tine, 8 1/4-inch R2 tine, 9 3/4-inch L1 tine, 7 7/8-inch L2 tine, 62 5/8 total points;

Y-1. Hayden Leopold of Columbus, 8-pointer, 16 5/8-inch spread, 10 -inch R1 tine, 9 7/8-inch R2 tine, 10 -inch L1 tine, 8 7/8-inch L2 tine, 63 3/8 total points;

Y-2. Cutter Morin of Schulenburg, 8-pointer, 16 -inch spread, 9 3/4-inch R1 tine, 7 -inch R2 tine, 9 3/4-inch L1 tine, 7 3/4-inch L2 tine, 58 1/4 total points;

Y-3. Ryan Kloesel of Weimar, 13-point-er, 14 7/8-inch spread, 6 1/2-inch R1 tine, 7 3/4-inch R2 tine, 7 3/8-inch L1 tine, 8 1/8-inch L2 tine, 57 5/8 total points;

Dewitt CountyA-1. Noel Etzler of Hallettsville,

11-pointer, 18 1/2-inch spread, 10 5/8-inch R1 tine, 9 1/4-inch R2 tine, 12 3/8-inch L1 tine, 10 -inch L2 tine, 71 3/4 total points;

A-2. Kurt Gaebler of Victoria, 9-pointer, 21 3/8-inch spread, 12 3/4-inch R1 tine, 3 -inch R2 tine, 13 1/4-inch L1 tine, 8 7/8-inch L2 tine, 68 1/4 total points;

A-3. Keith Leister of Nordheim, 8-point-er, 15 3/4-inch spread, 10 1/2-inch R1 tine, 9 -inch R2 tine, 11 3/8-inch L1 tine, 10 3/8-inch L2 tine, 65 total points;

Y-1. Austin Chavez of Meyersville, 9-pointer, 16 1/2-inch spread, 10 1/8-inch R1 tine, 8 3/4-inch R2 tine, 9 7/8-inch L1 tine, 8 5/8-inch L2 tine, 62 7/8 total points;

Y-2. Chase Blackwell of Cuero, 7-point-er, 19 5/8-inch spread, 5 -inch R1 tine, 11 5/8-inch R2 tine, 11 3/4-inch L1 tine, 7 5/8-inch L2 tine, 62 5/8 total points;

Y-3. Hannah Boswell of Yoakum, 9-pointer, 14 1/2-inch spread, 9 5/8-inch R1 tine, 9 3/8-inch R2 tine, 10 3/8-inch L1 tine, 8 3/4-inch L2 tine, 61 5/8 total

points;

Fayette CountyA-1. Kenneth Rabel of Weimar,

11-pointer, 18 3/8-inch spread, 11 7/8-inch R1 tine, 9 7/8-inch R2 tine, 12 -inch L1 tine, 10 -inch L2 tine, 73 1/8 total points;

A-2. William Ansell of Houston, 12-pointer, 17 3/4-inch spread, 10 3/4-inch R1 tine, 10 1/4-inch R2 tine, 9 3/4-inch L1 tine, 10 -inch L2 tine, 70 1/2 total points;

A-3. Patrick Machala Jr of Plum, 10-pointer, 18 -inch spread, 10 -inch R1 tine, 9 1/2-inch R2 tine, 10 3/4-inch L1 tine, 9 1/2-inch L2 tine, 67 3/4 total points;

Y-1. Chandler Moeller of Praha, 12-pointer, 14 3/4-inch spread, 10 3/8-inch R1 tine, 8 1/8-inch R2 tine, 10 1/4-inch L1 tine, 8 1/4-inch L2 tine, 63 3/4 total points;

Y-2. Kaylie Zapalac of Lagrange, 10-pointer, 15 1/2-inch spread, 7 1/2-inch R1 tine, 7 -inch R2 tine, 7 1/4-inch L1 tine, 6 7/8-inch L2 tine, 54 1/8 total points;

Y-3. Amanda Branecky of Bastrop, 10-pointer, 14 3/4-inch spread, 6 1/2-inch R1 tine, 6 5/8-inch R2 tine, 7 5/8-inch L1 tine, 7 1/4-inch L2 tine, 52 3/4 total points;

Gonzales CountyA-1. * Donna Masek * of Flatonia,

11-pointer, 17 3/8-inch spread, 12 -inch R1 tine, 11 3/4-inch R2 tine, 12 -inch L1 tine, 11 -inch L2 tine, 75 1/8 total points;

A-2. John Hundl of Shiner, 9-pointer, 18 3/4-inch spread, 10 3/8-inch R1 tine, 13 1/2-inch R2 tine, 8 1/8-inch L1 tine, 12 1/8-inch L2 tine, 71 7/8 total points;

A-3. Steven Bujnoch of Shiner, 9-point-er, 16 3/8-inch spread, 11 7/8-inch R1 tine, 7 5/8-inch R2 tine, 11 1/2-inch L1 tine, 12 1/4-inch L2 tine, 68 5/8 total points;

Y-1. * Bethany Nevlud * of Shiner, 8-pointer, 18 3/8-inch spread, 10 3/4-inch R1 tine, 9 1/8-inch R2 tine, 12 -inch L1 tine, 8 5/8-inch L2 tine, 66 7/8 total points;

Y-2. Colby Kifer of Gonzales, 9-pointer, 21 1/8-inch spread, 9 5/8-inch R1 tine, 9 1/4-inch R2 tine, 9 1/4-inch L1 tine, 8 -inch L2 tine, 66 1/4 total points;

Y-3. Cole Hendershot of Gonzales, 10-pointer, 19 -inch spread, 8 3/4-inch R1 tine, 8 5/8-inch R2 tine, 10 -inch L1 tine, 8

1/4-inch L2 tine, 64 5/8 total points;

Lavaca CountyA-1. Paul Hanslik of Moulton, 15-point-

er, 16 3/8-inch spread, 9 3/8-inch R1 tine, 9 -inch R2 tine, 11 1/2-inch L1 tine, 11 1/8-inch L2 tine, 72 3/8 total points;

A-2. Darrell Parr of Shiner, 11-pointer, 15 -inch spread, 9 3/4-inch R1 tine, 9 3/8-inch R2 tine, 10 3/4-inch L1 tine, 9 1/2-inch L2 tine, 65 3/8 total points;

A-3. James Caka of Yoakum, 9-pointer, 17 3/4-inch spread, 10 5/8-inch R1 tine, 7 3/8-inch R2 tine, 10 3/4-inch L1 tine, 7 1/4-inch L2 tine, 62 3/4 total points;

Y-1. Jaydon Darilek of Shiner, 9-pointer, 15 1/2-inch spread, 9 1/2-inch R1 tine, 8 7/8-inch R2 tine, 9 1/2-inch L1 tine, 8 5/8-inch L2 tine, 61 total points;

Y-2. Dylan Dierschke of Moulton, 8-pointer, 17 3/8-inch spread, 9 -inch R1 tine, 6 5/8-inch R2 tine, 8 1/2-inch L1 tine, 6 1/2-inch L2 tine, 56 total points;

Y-3. Tyler Grahmann of Hallettsville, 8-pointer, 15 -inch spread, 7 3/4-inch R1 tine, 7 -inch R2 tine, 8 1/2-inch L1 tine, 7 1/4-inch L2 tine, 53 1/2 total points;

Texas Open - North ZoneA-1. Tim Grosenbacher of Shiner,

14-pointer, 18 1/8-inch spread, 10 3/8-inch R1 tine, 11 1/2-inch R2 tine, 9 -inch L1 tine, 10 5/8-inch L2 tine, 73 5/8 total points;

A-2. Larry Broesche of Eagle Lake, 12-pointer, 16 3/8-inch spread, 9 -inch R1 tine, 9 3/8-inch R2 tine, 9 3/4-inch L1 tine, 8 1/4-inch L2 tine, 64 3/4 total points;

A-3. Alan Pilat of Moulton, 8-pointer, 16 5/8-inch spread, 10 3/8-inch R1 tine, 10 1/4-inch R2 tine, 8 1/2-inch L1 tine, 10 1/4-inch L2 tine, 64 total points;

Texas Open - South ZoneA-1. Tara Wojtek of Richmond, 9-point-

er, 18 1/2-inch spread, 11 1/2-inch R1 tine, 9 1/2-inch R2 tine, 10 3/4-inch L1 tine, 8 5/8-inch L2 tine, 67 7/8 total points;

A-2. Amy Cernosek of Flatonia, 12-pointer, 16 3/8-inch spread, 10 3/4-inch R1 tine, 8 3/4-inch R2 tine, 11 -inch L1 tine, 7 3/4-inch L2 tine, 66 5/8 total points;

A-3. Dwayne Vasek of Shiner, 9-pointer, 17 7/8-inch spread, 9 5/8-inch R1 tine, 9 1/8-inch R2 tine, 8 7/8-inch L1 tine, 9 1/8-inch L2 tine, 63 5/8 total points;

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third box, Nixon-Smiley took a 30-16 lead before Gonzales caught a little fire.

Kelsey Hardy made two free throws then got a steal at the other end and scored on a jumper.

Tate then brought Gonzales within 30-24 after feeds from Hardy and Renae Camarillo.

At the end of the period, Hardy had a pass to Jordan Pitman to bring Gonzales within 30-26.

In the fourth frame, the Lady Apaches came within 31-

30 as Danielle Flowers scored off a pass from Amanda Dix-son.

Nixon-Smiley then went on a 12-3 run to close out the game.

Nixon-Smiley 43, Gonzales 33Gonzales 2 8 16 7—33Nixon-Smiley15 8 7 13—43

Gonzales: Kelsey Hardy 3 5-8 11, Tajerrica Smith 3 3-6 9, Sheridan Tate 2 1-2 5, Renae Camarillo 1 0-0 2, Clau-dia Franklin 1 0-0 2, Jordan Pitman 1 0-0 2, Danielle Flowers 1 0-0 2, Ericka Hernandez 0 0-2 0. Totals 12 9-18 33

Nixon-Smiley: Alena Alvarez 7 3-4 18, Savannah Martinez 6 0-0 12, Brooke Hester 3 1-4 7, Tyhanna Mejia 2 1-2 6. Totals 18 5-10 43.

NIXON: Toughens up at 3A foes’ expense

Area players make Academic All-StateLady Apaches Cassidy La Fleur and Danyelle Glass were chosen

for the Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) Volleyball Academic All-State for Class 3A.

From Yoakum, Shelby Pesek and Reagen Renken were selected.Lady Brahmas Kenzie Etzler, Alicia Grahmann, Lana Hickson, Cas-

sidy Targac, Morgan Mitchon and Heather Henneke were chosen for the 2A team

Gonzales Little League registrationThe Gonzales Little League registration will take place Jan. 15 and

Jan. 22, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Gonzales High School cafeteria.Prices are $45 for T-Ball and Coach Pitch, and the Pee Wee, Minor,

Major and Junior leagues are $60.Please bring each child’s original birth certificate and three proofs

of residency (driver’s license, report card, utility bill, etc).Persons interested in volunteering should bring a copy of a valid

driver’s license.

Band on the Run 5KThe Gonzales High School Mighty Apache Marching Band will be

hosting the Band on the Run 5K at 8 a.m. Jan. 25 at the GHS Band Hall. The run will go south from the high school to the Lions Frisbee Golf Course and back.

The fee will be $20, and you can register online at https://www.runreg.com/Net/3852/Apache-Band-on-the-Run or in person at the GHS Field House. There will be multiple age groups, T-Shirts are included and medals will be awarded. All proceeds will benefit the Mighty Apache Marching Band.

Yoakum men’s basketball leagueThe Yoakum adult men’s basketball league is set to begin later

this month. Game nights will be on Sundays through May. If inter-ested in signing a team up for the league, please call Mike McCrack-en at 361-655-2909.

College Baseball Showcase CampThere will be a College Baseball Showcase Camp tomorrow 5

-7:30 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m.-noon at the Hallettsville High School baseball field.

Incarnate Word assistant coach will be the camp coordinator and several baseball coaches will be at the events from Division 1 and 2 programs and some junior college coaches.

Cost is $100 per camper and checks need to be made out ot HB Teenage League. Camp is limited to the first 50 participants to reg-ister.

To register or for more information contact Russell Kowalik at 361-205-2296 or Calvin “Shorty” Cook at 361-293-4902.

TGCA Basketball PollsGirlsClass 3A1. LaVega (24-0) 2. Navasota (19-2) 3. LaVernia (16-1) 4. Bullard

(17-3) 5. West Oso (20-4) 6. Yoakum (18-4) 7. Lubbock Estacado (13-8) 8. Celina (17-4) 9. Bridge City (22-3) 10. Dalhart (12-3) 11. Needville (12-2) 12. Hondo (15-2) 13. Melissa (12-2) 14. Big Spring (13-4) 15. Geronimo Navarro (15-5) 16. Levelland (12-4) 17. Staf-ford (14-2) 18. Ford (16-4) 19. Wylie (13-5) 20. Groesbeck (15-5) 21. Texarkana Pleasant Grove (15-4) 22. West Orange-Stark (15-6) 23. Liberty Hill (13-8) 24. Canyon Lake (14-5) 25. College Station (13-5)

Class 2A1. Brock (21-2) 2. Sunnyvale (23-0) 3. Central Heights (24-0)

4. San Antonio Cole (25-1) 5. Hallettsville (21-3) 6. Grandview (15-2) 7. Alba-Golden (16-3) 8. Winona (14-2) 9. Jarrell (20-2) 10. Winnsboro (22-3) 11. Cisco (16-2) 12. Chapel Hill (13-3) 13. Olton (18-3) 14. Sonora (18-4) 15. Wall (14-4) 16. Tuscola Jim Ned (14-5) 17. Woodville (16-4) 18. Bells (14-5) 19. Life Oak Cliff (12-5) 20. Rivercrest (13-3) 21. Karnes City (20-6) 22. Jourdanton (17-5) 23. Cotulla (10-5) 24. Bishop (13-4) 25. Coleman (14-5)

Class 1A Division 21. Roscoe Highland (17-0) 2. Frost (14-2) 3. Follett (12-1) 4.

Calvert (11-1) 5. Morgan (10-2) 6. Buckholts (15-4) 7. Clyde Eula (17-4) 8. Nazareth (13-3) 9. London (14-2) 10. Cross Plains (10-4) 11. Evant (9-2) 12. Moulton (12-3) 13. Walnut Springs (12-5) 14. Miami (13-3) 15. Gorman (12-4) 16. Leakey (11-3) 17. Evant (10-3) 18. Leggett (12-4) 19. Goodrich (12-4) 20. Hermleigh (10-4) 21. Strawn (14-5) 22. Cotton Center (12-4) 23. Saint Jo (13-6) 24. Paducah (12-7) 25. Lipan

TABC Basketball PollBoysClass 1A1. Oakwood 14 – 2 2. Texline 13 – 3 3. Laneville 17 – 6 4. Graford

14 - 2 5. Water Valley 9 – 5 6. Throckmorton 16 – 1 7. Douglass 18 – 3 8. Calvert 10 – 4 9. Lingleville 13 - 2 10. Huckabay 9 – 5 11. Ira 6 – 1 12. Eula 12 – 6 13. Coolidge 11 – 2 14. Roxton 8 – 7 15. Miller Grove 14 – 8 16. Crowell 2 – 1 17. Garden City 5 – 3 18. Grady 10 – 4 19. Lometa 11 – 5 20. Moulton 12 - 4 21. Nazareth 11 – 8 22. Happy 4 – 6 23. Avinger 15 – 2 24. Fort Elliott 10 – 3 25. San Isidro 15 - 2

WAELDER — January is School Board Recognition Month and Waelder Inde-pendent School District is joining other districts across the state to thank these community volun-teers for their commitment and contributions to our public schools.

“School board mem-bers serve countless hours working to make public education the best it can be for every child,” said Mark Weisner, Superin-tendent. “In a climate of change and challenge, they develop policies and make

tough decisions on com-plex educational and social issues that affect the entire community and the lives of individual students. They bear responsibility and oversight in Waelder ISD for an annual budget of + 3 million dollars; 315 stu-dents, in grades Pre-K to 12; more than 54 employ-ees; and a single campus.”

Preparing today’s stu-dents to be productive citizens and the leaders of tomorrow is a tremendous task. As elected officials, school board members are the voice of their com-

munities, serving first and foremost in the best inter-est of our schoolchildren,” said Weisner.

“We proudly salute these education advocates as they provide vision and leader-ship for student achieve-ment, academic programs, district funding, and school facilities. Their service en-sures that decisions about local public schools are made by those most fa-miliar with the needs of our community’s children and families,” said Weisner. These dedicated individu-als deserve recognition and thanks for their unfailing commitment to the con-tinuing success of our stu-dents now and in the fu-ture,” (he/she) said.

The men and women serving Waelder ISD are as follows:

• President Christine Mindieta has been on the WISD board for 11 years. Mrs. Mindieta works at The Higher Education Coordi-nating Board in Austin as reports analyst. Mrs. Mind-ieta says: “I serve because every child matters and ev-ery child deserves a voice.”

• Vice President Di-ana Olmos has served on the board for 9 years. Ms. Olmos is an administra-tive assistant at Steve Kent Trucking in Waelder.

• Secretary Rudy Orona has served on the board for 2 years. Mr. Orona is a fi-nance manager at Lockhart Ford.

• Avery Williams has served on the board for 4 years. Mr. Williams is Of-fice Manager for the City of Waelder.

• JoAnn Ibarra has served on the board for 11 years. Ms. Ibarra is a city clerk for the City of Waelder.

• Cathy Hernandez has served on the board for 17 years. Mrs. Hernandez and her husband are self-employed.

• Dora Noyola has served on the board for 16 years. Mrs. Noyola is an accounting clerk at Guadalupe Valley Electric Company.

“Great leadership always begins with a willing heart, a positive attitude, and a desire to make a difference. Please join us as we applaud these local leaders for truly caring about our kids,” Superintendent Weisner said.

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January 11th & 12thTJHRA Region 6

RodeoI wish all of you a Happy

New Year. Try to sit down and list all of the things that you are thankful for in your life. Hopefully you can find more things to give thanks for than not. One person suggested taking a jar and punching a slit in the lid wide enough to push a scrap of paper through. Keep a pad and pencil nearby so you won’t have to hunt for one. When you think of something to be thankful for, write it down and put it in the jar. At the end of the year take them out and read them.

PRAYER TIME: Judy

Wilson, Rhonda Pruett, Keith Glass, Linda Denker, Case Martin, Landis Kern, Joe Kotwig, L. A. Linde-mann Jr., Glenn Mikesh, Mr. Bill, Jesse Esparza, Louise Jones, Aunt Geor-gie Gandre, Bill Lott, Rosie, Danny & Joyce Schellen-berg, “Sarge” Dunkin, Aunt

Frances Gandre, Bubba and Sarah Roecker, Lillie Lay, Joy and Kit Carson, Sandi Gandre, Aunt Betty Gandre, Rita, Teresa Wilke, Marguerite Williams, Marie Schauer, Diana x2, Lanny Baker, Maria Castillo, Pat’s Bill, Bob Young, Bill Bassett, Esther Lindemann, Anna Lindemann, Shirley Dozier, Marilyn Qualls, Clarence Bahlman, Gloria Mirales, Dorothy Svoboda, Bob Brown, Margie Menking, Phyllis Oncken, all of our military people and their families all over the world.

It was good to hear that Joe Kotwig’s reports

turned out good in Octo-ber. Joe says to keep him on the prayer list because all those prayers are what get him those good reports. Prayers are powerful things and change lives every day. And Joe has done a lot of laughing with his grandson lately too. Jake is the apple of his Pappy’s eye. I think there was something about Jake getting a play set for Christmas this year and I think the grandparents had something to do with this and at least with putting it together.

We need to pray for the family of Kenneth Austin Brooks, Sr. Mr. Brooks lived in and all around in this area pastoring Assembly of God Churches from a young age onward.

We also need to pray for those who are losing their homes in Gonzales to fire. Things really got out of con-

trol again today on Hamil-ton Street. Luckily the oc-cupant got out of the house in time. Please be careful. Heaters are being turned on and it is dry outside.

I think that practically everyone I talked to this last weekend had a headache. This Norther that blew in had a lot of wind packed behind it. When it hit it packed a lot of punch and leaves went flying every-where. All of a sudden the news casts are talking about leaf blowers. My daddy would have laughed at that one. Then he would have had another good laugh by saying “yeah and there are enough feral hogs rooting in the bar ditch down the road and in our pastures to break up all the leaves that need breaking up. Those people up there living in that con-crete don’t know what they are doing anyway.” My dad-

dy’s personal opinion was that someone had to live up north in the cold and that someone had to live in the cities like San Antonio and he sure as the world was glad that it wasn’t him. So I guess that I will suffer with the sinus from cedar and up and down barometric pres-sure and happily live in the country where the deer and the antelope play.

They had some good soups over at the Monthalia United Church Parish Hall after church last Sunday. I was told that Betty Fink had a delicious creamy chicken-green chili soup and that Gladys Lindemann had chicken soup with Creole flavoring. There were many other kinds of soup with lots of different kinds of corn-bread, some sandwiches, and other extra garnishments.

Happy New Year and God Bless.

Sandi’s Country Fried News

Sandi Gandre

Community CalendarE-Mail Your local information to: newseditor@gonzalescannon.com

Take time to scribble down what you’re thankful for

Steak NightGonzales County Go-Texans’ 6th annual

“Steak Night Scholarship Fundraiser” will be Friday Jan. 17 at Herrmann Son’s Hall in Gon-zales. Tickets are $30 per person or the “cor-porate sponsor” level is $50/person. All tickets are PRE-SALE, so contact any of our 20 com-mittee members to reserve yours now. You can also call or go to the “scale office” next to E-Barr Feed for tickets (672-4555)... Proceeds from this event provide scholarships for Gon-zales County Youth who attend Texas univer-sities and trade schools.

Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo 2014 scholarship applications are available on line. We encourage every Gonzales County senior to apply for this $18,000 opportunity. Coun-selors at all three of our schools are ready to assist the students, and they can also call Sherri at 672-4555 or 979-229-9317 with any questions.

Candidate ForumRepublican Women of Yoakum is hosting a

candidates’ forum on Wednesday, Feb. 5 at the Community Center. Meet and Greet is from 6-7 p.m. and the forum from 7 to 9. There will be tables for campaign literature. Light re-freshments will be served.

Each candidate will be given 3 to 5 minutes to speak, depending upon how many candi-

dates attend.

Band on the RunThe Apache Band Boosters are hosting a 5k

Walk/Run on Sat Jan 25 at the HS Band Hall, 8 a.m. benefiting the GHS Band spring trip to Florida. Early online registration is $20 at runreg.com. For more info contact Granella 437.2036

Young Farmers BBQThe Gonzales Young Farmers will be having

the Super Bowl Sunday BBQ to go on Sunday February 2, 2014 from 11 to 1, to be picked up at the old show barn at Independence Park. Pre-sale orders until January 22, 2014. Whole briskets $45, ½ brisket $25, Whole pork loin, $35, ½ pork loin $20, Pork ribs $25. Contact Ken Hedrick 830-857-5332, Kenneth Fink 830-857-6355, or any member.

Helping HandsIf you are in need of a meal, Helping Hands,

a non-profit, multi-church ministry would like to bless you with a free lunch. Meals will be distributed Saturday, January 11th, beginning at 11 a.m. at (New Location) Emmanuel Chris-tian School located at 1214 St. Louis Street. Volunteers and donations are welcome. Con-tact Linda at 361-275-1216.

Gonzales Book ClubThe Gonzales Book Club meets on the third Thursday of the month. This month’s meet-

ing will be on Jan 16, from 10-11am at Liford’s Books and Fine Art to discuss The Light Between Oceans by M. L. Stedman. Everyone is welcome and invited to attend. Please join us!

Square DancersThe Come and Take It Squares of Gonzales are offering two free “open houses” on Mon-

day, January 13 and Monday, January 20 to introduce the fun of square-dancing to others. Lessons will begin on Monday, January 27. Open houses and lessons will be held at The Presbyterian Church of Gonzales, 414 St. Louis St., Gonzales (just south of the Courthouse) at 7:30 PM.

All interested students are invited to attend the open house for an introduction to square-dancing, to learn a few steps, and meet the friendly square-dancers. Square-danc-ing is a lively social activity that promotes exercise and fitness while encouraging social interaction. Lessons are open to all ages from teens to “seniors.” The club invites anyone interested to call 830-672-9307 or 830-672-7384 for further information.

Driver’s EdParent taught driver ed study group, M and W 5:30 - 7:30, Jan 13 - Feb 5, at the Learning

Center, 1135 St. Paul near downtown Gonzales. Please call 830 672 8291 for more info.

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Assemblies of GodGonzales Family Church Assembly of God320 St. Andrew

First Assembly of God509 E. 3rd St. Nixon

New Life Assembly of GodCorner of Church St. & Jessie Smith St. Gonzales

Baha’i FaithBaha’i Faith621 St. George St. Gonzales

BaptistClark Baptist ChurchF.M. 794, Gonzales

County Baptist Church Hwy. 87 Smiley

Eastside Baptist ChurchSeydler Street, Gonzales

Elm Grove Baptist Church4337 FM 1115Waelder, Texas 78959

First Baptist Church 422 St. Paul, Gonzales

First Baptist Church403 N Texas Nixon

First Baptist ChurchHwy 108 N Smiley

First Baptist Church406 N Ave E Waelder

Greater Palestine Baptist ChurchS of 90-A (sign on Hwy 80)

Greater Rising StarBaptist Church3rd Ave S of Hwy 87 Nixon

Harwood Baptist Church North of Post Office

Iglesia BautistaMacedonia201 S Congress Nixon

Iglesia Bautista MemorialHwy 97 Waelder

Leesville Baptist ChurchE. of Hwy 80 on CR 121

Memorial Heights Baptist Church1330 College Gonzales

Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church100 Capes Gonzales

Oak Valley Baptist ChurchHwy. 97 Bebe

Old Moulton Baptist Church2287 FM 1680, Moulton

Primitive Baptist Church1121 N. College Gonzales

Providence Missionary Baptist Church1020 St. Andrew Gonzales

San Marcos Primitive Baptist Church4 Miles west of Luling on Hwy. 90P.O. Box 186, Luling830-875-5305

Stratton Primitive BaptistFM 1447 9 miles east of Cuero

St. James Baptist ChurchHwy 80- North of Belmont

Saint Paul Baptist ChurchSE 2nd St. Waelder

Shiner Baptist ChurchAvenue F and 15th Street, Shiner

Union Lea Baptist ChurchSt. Andrew St. Gonzales

Union Valley Baptist ChurchFM 1681 NW of Nixon

CatholicSt. James Catholic Church417 N. College, Gonzales

Sacred Heart Catholic ChurchSt. John St. Gonzales

St. Joseph Catholic Church207 S. Washington, Nixon

St Patrick Catholic Church in Waelder613 Highway 90 East Waelder

St. Phillip Catholic Church Hwy 87 Smiley

ChristianFirst Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)712 Crockett, Luling

Churches of ChristChurch of Christ1323 Seydler St. Gonzales

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

Church of ChristE. 3rd & Texas, Nixon

Churches of GodCommunity Church of God1020 St. Louis, Gonzales

Gonzales Memorial Church of God in Christ1113 Hastings, Gonzales

New Way Church of God in Christ514 St. Andrew, Gonzales

EpiscopalEpiscopal Church of the Messiah721 S. Louis, Gonzales (830) 672-3407

EvangelicalLa Os del Evangelio Mission Capilla del PuebloW. Central at 87 Nixon

Full GospelCamp Valley Full Gospel7 mi N of Nixon on Hwy 80

Full Gospel Church1426 Fisher, Gonzales

LutheranFirst Evangelical Lutheran1206 St. Joseph, Gonzales

Abiding Word Lutheran Church, LCMS1310 St. Louis

MethodistBelmont United MethodistHwy. 90-A

Dewville United MethodistWest of FM 1117 on CR 121

First United Methodist426 St. Paul, Gonzales

First United Methodist410 N. Franklin, Nixon

Flatonia United Methodist403 E North Main, Flatonia

Harris Chapel United MethodistS. Liberty St. Nixon

Harwood Methodist Church North 2nd and North Gonzales, Har-wood

Henson Chapel United Methodist1113 St. Andrew, Gonzales

Monthalia United MethodistCR 112 off 97

Smiley United Methodist1 blk S. of Hwy 87

Waelder United Methodist2 blks from Hwy 90 & 97

Webster Chapel A.M.E.1027 Church St. Gonzales

Non-DenominationalAgape Ministries512 St. James, Gonzales

Living Waters Fellowship Church605 Saint Joseph St. Gonzales

Bread of Life Ministries613 St. Joseph, Gonzales

Cowboy Church of Gonzales CountyJ.B. Wells Showbarn

El Centro Cristiano “Agua Viva” of WaelderSun. Worship 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m.

Emmanuel Fellowship1817 St. Lawrence St. Gonzales

Encouraging Word Christian Fel-lowshipHwy. 80 in Leesville

Jesus Holy Ghost Temple1906 Hickston, Gonzales

Lighthouse Church of Our Lord1805 Weimar, Gonzales

New Life Temple for Jesus ChristBelmont, Corner of Hwy 466 & Hwy 80

River of Life Christian Fellowship207 Steele St., Smiley 830-587-6500

Two Rivers Bible Church1600 Sarah DeWitt Dr., Ste 210, Gon-zales

Inter-DenominationalFaith Family Church1812 Cartwheel Dr., Gonzales

PentecostalFaith TempleHwy 80 (N. Nixon Ave.) Nixon

Holy Temple of Jesus Christ No. 21515 Dallas, Gonzales

Temple Bethel Pentecostal1104 S. Paul, Gonzales

Life Changing Church of Gonzales3.3 miles north on 183, Right on CR 235, Right on CR 236

Presbyterian Pilgrim Presbyterian ChurchCR 210 off FM 1116

Presbyterian Church of Gonzales414 St. Louis, Gonzales

Messianic JudaismCongregation Adat HaDerechMeets on Saturdays and Holy Days, 672-5953

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Found: Female Dachsund, reddish color. Under 2 years old. Call 830-857-4012.--------------------------Found: Male, Jack Russell & Terrier mix dog on 11/27/13 off Hwy. 80 & 466. Has not been fixed. Call 830-556--4051.--------------------------Lost: Black & Tan mixed Breed Dog on 11-28-2013 on CR 289. Answers to “Bade” has injured back leg. Call 830-437-5402 if found.

Busco por una pare-ja de baile. Busco por una mujer que quiere bailer.Una que sabe como bailar o que quiere aprender bailes. Yo bailo swing, hus-tle, tango , waltz, 2 step, salsa, me-ringue, cha cha, y unos oltros bailes. Llamame a 832 235 9662 Soy America-no y hablo Espanol. me llamo John.--------------------------Female dance part-ner wanted. Must be someone that wants to dance. May know how to dance or may not. All kinds of dance. Willing to train.

Contact John at 832-235-9662.--------------------------Gonzales Master Gardeners need Black Walnut seeds for 3rd grade plant-ing project. Need 2013 seeds. Call Nancy Fostes at 512-431-4444.--------------------------FREE GED classes, day (M T W and Th, 8 30 to noon) and night (M and W 6 30 to 9), Gonzales Learning Center, 1135 St. Paul, 672-8291. --------------------------Job Corps is cur-rently enrolling stu-dents aged 16-24 in over 20 vocational trades at no-cost! Will help students get drivers license GED or High School diploma and col-lege training if qual-ified. For more info call 512-665-7327.

Now Hiring: Driver with Class B CDL , HazMat Endorse-ment, local. Can pickup application at 3D Welding & In-dustrial, 131 W. Alt. 90, Gonzales.--------------------------Turnaround Truck-ing now hiring Vac-uum Truck Drivers for yard in Smiley. Call 361-219-2234 or 361-348-2468.--------------------------Help Wanted: Cooks & Dishwashers. Ap-ply at Edna’s Diner in Luling, 175 E. Hwy. 90, Luling, be-sides Love’s Truck Stop.

Mr. Taco is now hir-ing for all positions. Apply in person at 726 Sarah DeWitt, Gonzales.--------------------------

CDL DRIVERS WANTED

J.M. Oilfield Service, a family oriented company is seek-ing professional & reliable Class A CDL employees. Re-quirements: 2 years experience tanker and must be will-ing to get HazMat endorsement ASAP. Call 830-672-8000.--------------------------AVON Representa-tives Wanted! Great earning opportu-nities! Buy or Sell! Call 830-672-2271, Independent Sales Rep.

Garage Sale. Faith Family Church, 1812 Cartwheel Dr. Saturday, Janu-ary 11, 8-2. TV’s, clothes, & misc.

Low Boy Trailer. 5x10. $625. 361-208-3565 anytime.--------------------------For Sale. 140 joints of 2 3/8 pip. $5,600 firm. 830-480-8098.--------------------------For Sale: Lincoln 225 Amp Arc Weld-er. $175. Call 830-263-1511.--------------------------For Sale: Modern Coke Vending Ma-chine. Cans, Bottles, adjustable bin. Bill changer. Runs great. $425/obo. 830-339-9087.

Juicer - Jack Lalane. Used 5 times. $60. Perfect condition. 830-263-2482.--------------------------Food Lovers Diet Kit as seen on TV. Meals, $120, will sell for $60. 830-263-2482.--------------------------Beautiful size 5, Girls dresses, jeans, tops, leggings, etc. for sale. Name Brands. Like new. Very Reasonable. 830-540-3382.--------------------------New Crop Paper-shell Pecans avail-able. In-shell, $2.50 lbs or Cracked, $3.00 lb. Contact Jason Pape, 830-203-0084 or Jenni-fer Pape, 830-203-0602.--------------------------Craftsman leaf blower. 200 mph air blower. $65. 361-293-3565.--------------------------Antique claw foot tub. Pretty good shape. $200 firm. 512-656-0521.--------------------------Antique front door w/oval shaped win-dow in front. $100. Came off old Gon-zales house. 512-656-0521.--------------------------Whirlpool Electric Dryer. Super capac-ity. $150. Mary, 361-293-3571, anytime.--------------------------For Sale: Dometic Retractable Awning for Travel Trailer. New arms. 20 ft. long, 20 ft. wide. $575/obo. 830-857-5720.

--------------------------Longwheel base shell, for pickup, like new. $500. 361-865-3727.--------------------------Ladder rack for truck. Made out of stainless steel. $500.00. 830-660-2526 or 830-540-4063.--------------------------PTO Irrigation Pump - New $3,500, will sell for $1,500. 2000 Honda Ranch-er - Needs battery & seat cover. Esti-mated 400 hrs on it. No less than $1,200. 14’ Aluminum Lowe Boat, been in water 2x, galvanized trail-er, 25 hp Johnson motor, 15 hrs. on it. $2,000 firm. Call 830-263-4126.--------------------------Good used 2 - 17” tires. 2 - 16 1/2 wheels with tires. Truck tubeless - fits Ford, Dodge or Chevrolet -8 hole. Two bolt on bum-per hitches with balls. One steel plate with ball for gooseneck hook-up. Parking space for travel trailer. Electric & water. Call 672-2335 or 478-607-1178.

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City of Gonzales, TexasRequest for Proposals

Real Estate Broker Services to sell Real Property Owned by the City of Gonzales

OVERVIEW

The City of Gonzales is seeking proposals from real estate brokers/firms to sell real property owned by the City of Gonzales and deemed to be surplus. It is the intent of this Request for Proposal (RFP) to have the successful broker/firm, enter into a Professional Services Contract with the City to supply real estate services as outlined herein.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS1. The Complete RFP is available at the City of Gonzales Munici-pal Building located at 820 St Joseph St. Gonzales, TX 78629 or on the city’s website www.cityofgonzales.org. 2. The Proposal must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked “Real Estate Broker Services” to the City Secretary’s office, 820 St Jo-seph St., Gonzales, Texas 78629 on or before 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at which time they will be publically opened and read. 3. To be considered, firms must submit a complete response to the RFP in the form requested. Firms not responding to items requested in the RFP or indicating exceptions to such items may have their submit-tals rejected.4. The City of Gonzales reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, or any parts thereof, or to waive any informality or defect in any bid if it is in the best interest of the City of Gonzales. All proposals, plans, and other documents submitted shall become the property of the City of Gonzales. Reponses to this RFP are considered public informa-tion and are subject to discovery under the Freedom of Information Act.5. Respondents are responsible for their own expense in prepar-ing, delivering or presenting a proposal, and for subsequent negotia-tions with the City of Gonzales, if any. 6. All questions may be directed to the following contact person: Kristina Vega, City Secretary, Phone (830) 672-2815, Email kvega@cityofgonzales.org

ORDINANCE 2014-1

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GONZA-LES, TEXAS AMENDING SECTION 4.502 TAXICAB LICENSE TAX OF THE GONZALES CODE OF ORDINANCE BY LEVYING AN AN-NUAL LICENSE TAX OF $50.00 AND $10.00 FEE FOR EACH AND EVERY TAXICAB; PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

ORDINANCE NO. 2014-2

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GONZALES, TEXAS RE-ZONING ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED AT 210 QUALLS STREET, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS #7 D.D. JONES ADDITION AT LULING AND DUNNING STREETS FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-1) TO HEAVY COMMERCIAL (C-2); PROVIDING FOR A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

ORDINANCE NO. 2014-3

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GONZALES, TEXAS RE-ZON-ING ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED AT 210 QUALLS STREET, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS #14 CARAMEL HTS., DUNNING STREET, .154 AC., #15 CARAMEL HTS., 118 DUNNING STREET, .193 AC., #5 CARAMEL HTS., 119 QUALLS STREET, .193 AC. FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-1) TO HEAVY COMMERCIAL (C-2); PROVIDING FOR A SEVER-ABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

CITY OF GONZALESPLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION

The Planning & Zoning Commission of the City of Gon-zales, by this instrument, notifies the public of a PUBLIC HEARING on the following project that has been present-ed to the Commission for their consideration:

The below listed property is partially zoned as Resi-dential District(R-1) and partially as Heavy Commercial District(C-2), in order for the entire property to have the same zoning designation the property owner is request-ing that the portion of the property that is zoned Resi-dential District (R-1) be re-zoned to Heavy Commercial District(C-2). PROPERTY OWNER: Sara & Spencer Breitschopf LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Kings 4th, PT Lot 15 & 22 PARCEL: 13065

The Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a Public Hearing January 27, 2014 at the Gonzales City Hall, 820 St. Joseph St. at 5:15 p.m., to allow for public com-ment on this project. After consideration and voting by Planning & Zoning Commission and the Public Hearing, projects go to City Council for their approval.

The Planning & Zoning Commission encourages citizens to participate in the public comment and public hearing stages of all Planning & Zoning Commission projects. Citi-zens unable to attend meetings may submit their views to Kristina Vega, City Secretary for the City of Gonzales, by mailing them to P.O. Drawer 547, Gonzales, TX 78629. For additional information, contact the City Secretary of-fice at (830)-672-2815.

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16” Rim, 8 holes, 2 new 14” tires, 2 used 14” tire & rim, 1 used 15” tire and rim. Oak Dining Ta-ble. 361-594-4307.--------------------------Greenhouses for Sale, 30ftx100ft, as is where, you pick up, at Harwood, in-tersection of 90 & 304. Contact: 281-788-7500.--------------------------National Geograph-ics in leather bound slip cases. 1982-2000 & maps. Make an offer. Call 437-2046.--------------------------Kenmore Washing Machine, full size, $150. Excellent condition. 361-293-3571, anytime.--------------------------Toro Weedeater, 4 string. $75. 361-208-3565.--------------------------Restaurant Tables. Formica. 2 seats & 4 seats. $75 each. 875-3028.--------------------------Men’s used jeans - great condition. $5/pair. 32x29, 32x30, 32x32, 35x30, 35x32, 36x30. One pair 32” waist shorts. Call 830-672-1106.--------------------------Crocheted Afghans, baby blankets, sin-gle bed spreads for sale. Can choose own colors. Can come by or call, 203-1270. Green DeWitt Apt. #138.--------------------------Assembled Dora 20” bicycle with training wheels, helmet, elbow and knee pads. Used very little. $60. Call 830-672-1106.--------------------------HP 2500 CM Printer. Professional Series color printer. $25 obo. 672-7546. Ar-lene or Linda.--------------------------Electrolux Carpet Shampooer and 1 gallon Shampoo. $125.00. 830-857-6705.--------------------------55 Gallon metal or Plastic Drums. Volume Discounts. $5.00 each. 830-857-4321.--------------------------For Sale: Custom made picnic tables; made with treated lumber, with bolts and screws - will make the conven-tional table with seats attached to table; will also make tables with seat benches sepa-rate from table: 4-6 or 8 foot made for your specific needs. Call 830-540-4776 or 830-857-3273 for pricing and avail-ability information.--------------------------7 bags of shred-ded paper & vari-ous boxes. Great for packing. Call 830-519-4176 (Gonza-les).--------------------------

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5.0 Chest type freezer, 2 TV’s, 1 - 19”, 1 - 25”, 3 infant car seats. Excellent Condition. Call 830-203-8633.--------------------------Party dresses for sale: 4 short, 2 long. Purple, yellow, gold, blue green. Also jackets, men’s jack-ets, overcoat, etc. Call 672-8034.--------------------------For sale: Singer Sewing Machine with pedal, table w/6 chairs, almost new, hand cro-cheted table cloth, large, white, an-tique 3 pc. Loveseat and other yarn cro-cheted items. Call 672-8034.--------------------------For Sale: Concrete parking curbs 6’ long 6” tall plain or painted, 16’ + 20’ long concrete cattle guard bases. Call Vic for pricing, 672-6383 or 857-3827.--------------------------Unicorn Collection for Sale. Call Fran-ces between 9pm-10am, 830-857-6476.--------------------------1800’S Double Bar-rell Shotgun, Rem-ington $1,500. Call 512-917-4078.--------------------------Antique Straight Razor display case, 18x24 (Memorabil-ia). $695. Call 512-917-4078.--------------------------Troybilt Trimmer with attachments (edger, tiller). 4 cycle, uses straight gasoline. $250. 361-293-3571.--------------------------For Sale: ORGANIC EGGS. Free Range chickens. $2.00 dozen. Will deliver to Gonzales weekly. 830-540-3536.--------------------------Large shower chair. 19” color TV w/stand, stand has rollers. 857-8090.--------------------------2 Lounge Chairs, 6 ft. tall headboard, bed frame, oak din-ing table, antique egg incubator, en-tertainment cen-ter, lamp stand w/drawers, booth din-ing table, planter boxes. 361-594-4307.--------------------------Large amount qual-ity items. Every-thing $85.00; worth about $300. Health problems prevent garage sale. In Lockhart. Mel, 512-376-9396.--------------------------Clavinova Yamaha Digital Piano w/bench. Under War-ranty. $2,700. Call 830-339-0111.--------------------------FOR SALE Used cy-clone fencing and post. 1990 Dodge pick up with lift gate. Can be seen at GHA 410 Village Dr. Gonzales, Texas. For information call

Jeanette Conques-tat 830-672-3419.--------------------------Unique BBQ Pit, Stagecoach. In-cludes Electric Ro-tisserie $275. Call 512-917-4078.--------------------------Stain Glass Window, white tail deer. $275. 512-917-4078.

MESQUITE BBQ WOOD FOR SALE in Gonzales County. All sizes and shapes, ready to use. (830) 672-6265.--------------------------Firewood: Pickup load is $60.00. If you haul. Delivered is $85. Call: 830-540-4430.

We deliver good coastal round bales: $75-$100. Coastal mix cow hay, 1278 lb bales - $70. John Bankston, Milano, 512-445-6331.

Grain Order, 16 ft., brand new, $169. Call 830-481-4707.--------------------------Ford 8N Tractor w/disk, plow, buster. $3,500.00. 361-293-3571.--------------------------Single round bale trailer, hand crank. $175. 437-2046.--------------------------Round bale carrier for 3 pt. hitch. $125. Call 437-2046.--------------------------Want to Buy: Oliver 60 Tractor. V.A.C. Case Tractor. Run or Not. 361-293-1633.--------------------------5 Bale Hay King Trailer & Bale Flip-per Loader. Load hay without getting out of truck. Video on baleflipper.com. $13,500. 512-565-5927.

For Sale: Sofa & Lo-veseat. Great con-dition. No smokers, no holes, no stains. $300. Very nice cor-ner china cabinet, $130. Small roll top desk w/drawers, $40. Patio sliding glass doors, $45. Call Liz: 830-263-2103.--------------------------Big solid oak law-yer’s desk. $50. 830-672-3089.--------------------------Beds & furniture for sale. 512-656-0521.--------------------------For Sale. Antique beds. Came out of old Alcalde Hotel.

Pretty good shape for age. Still looks good. $100 a piece. 512-292-0070. --------------------------Southwestern King-size bed w/com-plete boxsprings & mattresses. Good condition, washer/dryer, never been used, Whirlpool, High table, ceramic, w/4 chairs. Love-seat, cloth, 3 tv’s, 19”, 25” and 32”, color, white mi-crowave cart with 2 drawers on bot-tom, recliner, cloth new conventional toaster, broiler, white day bed w/trundle bed, both mattresses, white childs desk, chair, leather with foot rest. 830-203-8977, text or call.--------------------------3” latex mattress topper. Queen size. Like new, paid $300, asking $150. 512-921-2792.--------------------------Hospital electric bed, extra long mattress, excellent shape, all works. $125. Most come move it. Jimmy, 830-263-4126.--------------------------Dresser, $50. Couch, $75, good shape. 1725 Seydler St. #26. Betty, 830-857-4125.--------------------------Large Oak desk w/glass topper and large wooded desk. 830-672-3626.--------------------------New Sofa for Sale. $250. Call 830-875-9422, Luling.--------------------------Couch, dresser, buf-fet. $50 each. Call 830-263-1181.

2001 Buick Regal. 4 dr. 109,000 miles. Very good condi-tion. $4,000. 830-857-3705.--------------------------2013 Ford Fusion. All factory warran-ties. $18,000. Let’s Talk! 830-437-2046.--------------------------For Sale: 5 16” steel jeep rims, one with brand new Good-year Wrangler tire, P220R70/16. Will sell whole set for $75. Or if you just want the tire off the rim, tire will be $25. Call 830-203-9408.--------------------------2007 Chevy Equi-nox, 45,000 miles. $12,000. 2005 PT Cruiser, Convert-ible, 100,000 miles, $6,000. Call 830-203-0502.

Suzuki Japanese mini truck. 35,450 miles, spray lined bed, lifted, 4x4. Needs some atten-tion to fuel intake, but should be easy fix. Great for ranch or hunting. $2,000. 361-771-5483.--------------------------‘98 GMC 3/4 ton, 4x4, auto., pickup truck, with extend-ed cab. 830-857-4242.--------------------------2004 Nissan Al-tima, 3.5, 6 cyl, AC, Auto trans., power, cruise, gray metallic w/gray interior. One owner. $6,500. 830-540-3382.--------------------------2004 Infinity G35, 95,000 miles. Leath-er seats, sunroof, great condition, new tires. 512-775-4399.--------------------------2005 CTS Cadil-lac, 4-door, V-6. Brand new tires and chrome wheels. $8,800 firm. Call 830-672-1106, leave mes-sage if no answer.--------------------------For sale: Merucry Grand Marquis. Me-tallic Jade Green Ef-fect. 22 inch rims. C.D. Player. Runs great. $4,000. 830-203-8841. Thomas. Serious calls only.--------------------------1990 Chevrolet Cor-vette ZR1. Special Performance Coop. The LT5 engine is a 32 valve engine with a 16 fuel injections and twin double over head cams. Call: 830-540-4430.--------------------------Car and truck rims for sale. 15” and 14” rims. Can be used on trail-ers, trucks or older cars up to 1980. 437-2232.--------------------------2006 Chevrolet Im-pala for sale. 4-door, V6 engine, a little over 17,000 miles. Silver. One owner. Asking $13,000. 830-672-3147.--------------------------1988 Saab 900 Turbo Coup Convertible. Top work but rebuilt clutch. Good buy. $800. 830-857-5927.--------------------------For Sale: 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 - $7,500. 2nd owner pickup with low miles, cold A/C, spray-in bed liner,

grill guard, towing package and more! Call Lauren at (361) 648-5049 for more info.

New Years Blowout @ Fayette Country Homes over 40 New, Used, Trade-ins & Repos to pick from - priced to move. 800-369-6888. Open till 6 p.m. 7 days a week. (RBI 32896).--------------------------Doublewide Repo’s - New Paint & Carpet. Appliances included - Financing Available. Visit our web-site Tierraverdehomes. com. Fayette Country Homes of Schulen-burg. 979-743-6192. Open to 6pm daily. (RBI 32896).--------------------------The Bunk House - 12x40 - 12x52 overall length - 2 bedrooms, 1 bath - Residential Ex ter ior/Shingle Roof 4 different floor plans, Camp-ing, Hunting and Men Camps. Fayette Country Homes. 800-369-6888. Open 7 days a week. (RBI 32896)--------------------------Belmont RV Park. We have FEMA trailers for sale. From $2,500 & up or rent to own. Please call 830-424-3600.--------------------------

In Gonzales. Four bedroom, two bath-room doublewide, four miles West on 90A. Fenced-in backyard. Washer and dryer connec-tions. Central air and heat. Deposit $700. Rent $725 a month. Contact 830-385-2058.--------------------------Mobile Homes for rent - 3 bedroom/1bath, stove, refrigerator and microwave, fully furnished, ac/heat, $695 a month,

plus $675 deposit. 900 Old Shiner Rd., Yoakum, 361-582-6593/361-798-0816 for more informa-tion.--------------------------3 bedroom/1 bath - $695 monthly, $675 deposit. Re-frigerator, Stove, Microwave, Fully Furnished, Central Air/Heat. 900 Old Shiner Rd., Yoakum, 361-582-6593.

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Revenue CollectionSUMMARY: This is an entry level office/clerical position that is responsible for providing customer service by collecting utility payments, taking applications, and

assisting customers with questions, complaints, and City-related business. Has constant contact with the public requiring the exercise of courtesy and tact. Maintains records and prepares reports daily. This position directly reports to the Revenue Collection Supervisor for supervision.

Essential Job Functions:• Assist customers with new services, questions, complaints, park reservations, permits, dis-connects, refunds, re-read requests, account credits, or other related business.• Collect revenue, including utility payments, fines, permits, and fees, either in person at counter or at drive-up window, or by processing payments received through the mail.• Enter cash collections on computer and balance cash drawer receipts with computer records daily.• Operate main telephone and radio systems for the City Office; respond to incoming calls, and dispatch workers and crews on two-way radio as required.• Issue work orders and process completed work-order forms using computer software pro-gram.• Research and print utility billing history.• Research and prepare correspondence and letters of credit at request of supervisor.• Type or photocopy reports, files, correspondence or other City-related business for Revenue Collection department, City Hall officials, various supervisors, and other departments as needed.• Maintain and update various permanent records relating to utility services and accounts, park reservations, permits, or other city business as needed.• Under supervision of department supervisor, authorize extensions for payment of delin-quent bills.• Use Microsoft Office and other software to complete correspondence and other job assign-ments.• Other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge and Skills:• Skill in providing excellent customer service to persons of all ages, regardless of social or economic backgrounds.• Must be able to work with patrons from all social groups including; customers, co-workers, supervisor, contractors, electricians, plumbers and salesmen. • Record daily receipts, complete various utility, work order and account forms.

Required Education, Experience and Certificates:• High School diploma or equivalent, one year of experience in cash handling and cash rec-onciliation, and general office or accounting experience recommended.

Equipment and Tools Utilized:• Equipment utilized may include typewriter, copier, computer, calculators, printers, fax, sort-ers, scanner and standard office equipment

How to apply:Resumes and City of Gonzales employment applications may be mailed to:City of GonzalesAttn: Laura Zella, Human ResourcesP.O. Box 547Gonzales, Texas 78629Resume may be emailed to lzella@cityofgonzales.org

EquipmEnt OpEratOr iThe Parks and Recreation Department of the City of Gonzales is in search of an Equipment Operator I. Under general direction of the JB Wells Park Super-visor and as established by City Council, responsible

for maintaining, repairing and providing grounds-keeping services at park and facility grounds. Also provides grounds maintenance ser-vices at sports facilities, including volleyball courts and recreational areas, prepare and maintain rodeo arena, show barn, and set up pens. This may include mowing, weed eating, trimming trees, picking up trash and debris, and cleaning restrooms throughout the JB Wells Park Must have knowledge of operating light equipment including; city vehicle, mower, weed eater, pole-saw, back pack blower, chain-saw, edger, sprayer, shovel, rake, broom, drill, and other maintenance related tools and equipment. Must be able to understand and follow written and oral instructions, and work effectively and cooperatively with co-workers, and Supervisor.

Required Education, Experience, and Certifications: High School Diploma/GED, State of Texas Class C Driver’s License, one-Two years of experience operating light equipment. Must be able to pass criminal history background check, pre-employment drug screen and pre-employment physical.

Applications for employment may be found at www.cityofgonzales.org or at the City of Gonzales-City Hall 820. St Joseph. Please sub-mit applications- Attn: Laura Zella at 820 St Joseph or PO Box 547 Gonzales, TX 78629 by January 21, 2014 to be considered for this position.

The City of Gonzales is an equal opportunity employer.

EquipmEnt OpEratOr iThe Parks and Recreation Department of the City of Gonzales is in search of an Equipment Operator I. Under general direction of the Parks Supervisor and as established by City Council, responsible for

maintaining, repairing and providing grounds maintenance services at public parks, cemeteries, city owned lots, and city facilities. Also provides grounds maintenance services at sports facilities, including baseball/softball fields, volleyball courts and recreational areas. This may include mowing, weed eating, trimming trees, picking up trash and debris, and cleaning park restrooms throughout all city owned fa-cilities/areas. Must have knowledge of operating light equipment in-cluding; city vehicle, mower, weed eater, pole-saw, back pack blower, chain-saw, edger, sprayer, shovel, rake, broom, drill, and other main-tenance related tools and equipment. Must be able to understand and follow written and oral instructions, and work effectively and coop-eratively with co-workers, and Supervisor.

Required Education, Experience, and Certifications: High School Diploma/GED, State of Texas Class C Driver’s License, one-Two years of experience operating light equipment, Non-Commercial Ap-plicator’s Certification is preferred. Must be able to pass criminal history background check, pre-employment drug screen and pre-em-ployment physical.

Applications for employment may be found at www.cityofgonzales.org or at the City of Gonzales-City Hall 820. St Joseph. Please sub-mit applications- Attn: Laura Zella at 820 St Joseph or PO Box 547 Gonzales, TX 78629 by January 20, 2014 to be considered for this position.

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For Sale or Lease. 3 BR Trailer House, 2 RV Spots. Leesville. 830-433-0603.

Attn: Oil Field Work-ers. Wyman’s Room-ing House has 4 large furnished bedrooms for rent. Fully equipped kitchen, covered patio w/BBQ pits & much more. $375/wk. 713-501-3416.--------------------------Room for rent for working person. 1BR/1BA. Quiet neighborhood. Call

203-7146 after 4 p.m.

Nixon Area. 3/2, like new, CA/CH, wash-er/dryer hookups. $1,000 per month. 830-857-6921.--------------------------1-bedroom country cottage. Located four miles west of Belmont on High-way 90-A. Partly fur-nished. Water and garbage pickup paid for. No smok-ing. No pets. $600 a month with $400 deposit. Credit

check required. Call 830-379-0118.--------------------------Beautiful home for lease, 1527 Dono-van Street, 5 bd/3 1/2 bath, great loca-tion. 830-875-3315.--------------------------Home for rent. 507 St. Michael. 1,700 Sq. ft, 3/2. $1,050/mo., $600/dep. 830-832-3163.--------------------------2BR/1bath, central air/heat, newly re-modeled furnished country home home located 8 miles East of Gon-zales. $1,200/mo. utilities included. No smokers & no pets. 830-263-0910.--------------------------House in the coun-try for rent. Three bedrooms and two bathrooms. See to appreciate. Security deposit and one month’s rent. One-year lease. Call 361-594-3233.--------------------------

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Furnished 4br house, sleeps 5. Ready for move-in. Fully equipmmed kitchen, covered patio, fenced, lighted parking, in-dividual air & heat, 32” flat screen TV’s & Refrigerators in each room. Must see. 713-501-3416.--------------------------2BR houses for rent. No Pets. Month to Month. Call 830-672-3089.--------------------------2BR/1BA coun-try home. Fully furnished, non-smoker. Hwy. 97W. $1,200/mo., $800/dep. 361-772-7655, after 6 p.m.--------------------------3 bedroom, 2 bath house in Gonzales for rent. Washer, Dryer, Fridge, Mi-crowave, Stove and can be fully fur-nished. Remodeled last year with new hardwood floors, Central Air, bath-room tile, 2 car car-port. $1,000/mo., $600/deposit. 830-542-9743.--------------------------Office Space w/Liv-ing area to rent in the center of town (On the Main Hwy). Call (830) 672-5738.--------------------------HOUSE FOR RENT: Must see!!! Charm-ing 2BD/1BA re-modeled house located in country setting at 7102 FM 2091 North (Gon-zales, Texas); Ap-prox. 10 miles from Gonzales. Spacious yard, shade trees, stove/microwave, glass-tiled backs-plash, new laminate wood floors. Call (830) 672-3771 or (512) 938-9131.--------------------------

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4/3, 2 Living areas around Waelder Area. $800/deposit, $1,300/month. Big yard, front & back. 830-399-5313.(05-30-13)--------------------------Cottages for Lease. Fully furnished cot-tages for rent in Gonzales, TX. In-cludes all furniture, flat screen TV, lin-ens, kitchen items & appliances (full-size refrigerator, range, microwave, wash-er & dryer). Utili-ties paid. Weekly Housekeeping In-cluded. Month-to-Month Lease. $500 Security Deposit. Application Re-quired. 1 Bedroom, $1,300/month, 2 bedroom, $1,600/month. Call 830-351-1195. Shown by appointment.--------------------------House for Rent. 3BR/2 1/2 BA. 1536 Sq. Ft., w/2 master suites. Perfect for oilfield executive or families. In Marion. $1,100/per month. 830-914-4044.--------------------------

2BR/1BA house. 765 Sq. Ft. Large deck on back. $875/mo. Marion, TX. 830-914-4044.--------------------------1ST MONTH RENT

FREE3/2’s from $595/month. Several homes available. www.silentvalley-homes.com. Lock-hart, 512-376-5874.--------------------------Cabin for Rent. 1BR/1BA. Secluded, in country. $100/nightly, Mon.-Fri. or $350/weekly. Week-end rates vary. No smokers. Call 830-857-0986 or 830-857-1418.--------------------------Completely re-modeled inside and out. 2 & 3 bed-room homes. Fully furnished. Rent by night, week or month. Fantastic n e i g h b o r h o o d . Cheaper by night than hotel room. 672-5169.--------------------------3BR/2BA large house. Fully fur-nished, beds, linens, washer/dryer, cable T.V., stove, refrigera-tor. CA/CH. Great for crew. Monthly or lease available. Home in town, plenty of parking. 512-820-5461.--------------------------Charming 1/1 home on 2 wooded acs, w/lrg. deck in country, 77 North, paved road. $775/mo. No pets/smok-ers. 512-415-6483.--------------------------For Rent: 2BR/2BA/2CG home on 183 N. $1,250/mo., plus deposit. Call 830-857-4458 for information.--------------------------Motel Suites. 2 bed-rooms, full kitchen, porch/small yard. $68 nightly, $310 weekly. Crews wel-come. Call Mike, 512-292-0070, 512-656-0521.--------------------------House for Rent. 302 Lancaster, Moulton, TX. Nice spacious 1BR home w/ap-pliances & a large yard. Call for info. 832-633-3950.--------------------------Single Suite. Perfect for Supervisor for Oil Company. Full kitchen, washer/dryer, TV/Full cable, wireless internet. No smoking inside. No Pets. Fully fur-nished and all bills paid. Private Yard/Garage. Weekly, $280; Deposit $300. Call 512-292-0070--------------------------

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Home For Rent. Country Home. completely remod-eled. 2BR/1BA, CA, hardwood floors, roof for AG Proj-ect. Navarro ISD between Seguin & New Braunfels. $1,000 month, $1,000 deposit. 830-660-7351 or 830-822-5348.--------------------------

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NIGHTLY RATESSingle nightly rates starting at $35.00 per night. Which include A/C, Micro-wave, Refrigerator, TV/Cable and fur-nished with all bills paid. Please call Mike at (512) 292-0070 or (830) 672-3089.--------------------------3/2, like new 1,800 sq. ft. in Nixon. $1,000/mo. Call 830-857-6921.

Looking for a 2 or 3BR nice house in Nixon and Leesville area. Call 830-857-1658.--------------------------Looking for a nice house in or near Gonzales. 940-284-4255.

Busy Restaurant with large customer base for sale in Smi-ley, Texas. Equip-ment included. Contact Nick or Do-ris, 830-587-6262, 210-373-6869 or 210-883-4271.

Office space for rent. 19’x15’. Private entrance, Wi-Fi, Electricity included. $500 a month. 512-694-6430.--------------------------Office space for rent. 10’x10’ space in Nixon. Furniture included. 830-857-6921.--------------------------Office Space for rent. 1500 sq. ft., with one acre for truck parking, lo-cated at 314 West Cone Street, Gon-zales, Texas. If in-

terested please call (830) 672-4433.--------------------------For Rent: Office space or store front, 960 sq. ft., 1/2 block off square. Kitchen-ette, 1 ba, newly re-furbished. For more information, call 830-672-6265.--------------------------For Rent: Indus-trial Property for rent. M1 Ind. Stor-age Yard, 70x130. Church Street. 830-423-2103.--------------------------For sale or lease. 10,000 sq. ft. Bldg. with multi-level loading docks - Prime location - with offices and separate garage. Call 830-857-5448.--------------------------For Lease: Small of-fice space w/work-shop located at 339 St. George. Recently Renovated, $400/month. For more information please (830) 672-5580.

5.5 Acres for Lease/Sale. Cleared, wa-ter well, 3-200 amp loops, and 100 yds off Hwy. 80 w/good county road front-age. In Leesville between Belmont & Nixon. Will subdi-vide. Would make a perfect oil field yard or residence. Call David, 713-252-1130 ; Peyton, 512-948-5306.--------------------------Land for lease for oil field service equipment. Prime location. 4 miles N. on 183. 2 1/2 acres. Electric, water, parking, storage. Call 203-0585 or 672-6922. (TFN)

1 BR cabin/apart-ment for rent. 400 sq. ft. Fully fur-nished with queen size bed, recliner, TV, microwave, small refrigerator. Free wi-fi and Net-flix available. Se-cluded on 15 wood-ed acres with gated access. Ideal for 1 person but will ac-commodate 2 peo-ple max. $850 per month includes all utilities and weekly cleaning. One R/V site also available. $450 per month in-cludes utilities. For more info call 830-857-1418 or 830-857-0986.--------------------------Efficiency Apart-ment. Lake Gon-zales. Weekly and monthly rates. Utili-ties. TV provided. No pets. non-smok-

ing. Bob. 830-203-9790. Have pictures.--------------------------2BR Fully furnished. Covered parking, Wi-Fi, cable. 830-672-6265 or 830-857-4251.--------------------------BLUEBIRD LOFTS - Three units avail-able, 2 bed/1 bath, $1,125 to $1,185/mo., $1,000 depos-it. Granite counter-tops, stainless steel appliances, custom cabinetry, hard-wood floor, fully-tiled bathrooms, central air/heat, washer/dryer hook-ups. No pets. No smoking. ALL NEW! (512) 576-5868.--------------------------One bedroom, one bath furnished apartment. $800 and two bedroom, two bath, $1,200. Short term ok. Gym, wahser/dryer, inter-net, all bills paid in Seguin. Call Keith, 512-757-0280.--------------------------60 hotel rooms for rent in Seguin. Laundry and meal plans available. Call Keith, 512-757-0280.--------------------------3BR, 2BA 1670+Sq. Ft. Upstairs apart-ment on Residen-tial Lot in nice area of Cuero, $1,185/mo. includes all Util. with cable and WiFi, fully furnished - incl. linens. Hotel-style kitchenette (no sink or stove), but full-size fridge, microwave & Keurig brewer. Hot plate ok, outdoor bbq w/propane & charcoal grill onsite. No pets. $750 deposit, 3 mo. lease. (361) 484-1922, leave mes-sage.

Lady looking for work taking care of elderly. Can do h o m e c o o k i n g , cleaning, run er-rands. Have own transportation, Ref-erences. 361-212-8731.--------------------------DBK AdvertisingLocal advertising prepared for you to mail. No pay-ment till you see results (You mail). $25-$50. Call 830-437-5142 or email DanielKeith667@hotmail.com. Also National Business-es.--------------------------Looking for sit-ting job for a sweet lady in her home. Includes cooking and will drive for her if she needs

me to. Can stay Fri-day night, Saturday night but must be home by Sunday at 3:00. Call 830-519-3044.--------------------------Sitting at night tak-ing care of elderly in their home. Refer-ences, transporta-tion. Call 361-212-8731.--------------------------House cleaning services available. Reasonable rates. Servicing Gonzales and surrounding areas. References available. Call Bar-bara at 979-777-8710 or email bar-barajp30@hotmail.com.--------------------------In Home Appliance Repair. Washer, Dry-ers, all major ap-pliances, 30 years experience. Haul Scrap Metal & appli-ances. Call Larry at 361-596-4391.--------------------------Hand for Hire, Odd Jobs Done, FREE estimates. Anything you don’t want to do, Junk hauling, Tree Removal, Lot clearing, House pressure washing, office help, ranch, farm, lawn & Flower beds, Barbed wire fence repair, gutter cleaning, I do win-dows. One call does it all. Call Terry (830) 203-1503 or (830) 857-5927.--------------------------I am looking for a private setting job around Gonzales, Cost or on 1116 (Pilgrim Road). I have 20 years ex-perience. Please call Emily, 830-437-2727; Cell, 820-263-2768.--------------------------Will do house clean-ing Monday thru Friday. Call 830-203-0735.--------------------------Sewing & Altera-tions. Jo West. 830-203-5160. Call between 9 a.m. & 9 p.m.

Willing to mow lawns in morning or evening. Also will do weedeating. Not affiliated with any company’s. 830-263-0909.--------------------------Lawn mowing ser-vice, residential & commercial. Will also mow oilfield yards or large oil re-lated businesses. Li-ability ins., free esti-mates and low cost. No job too large or too small. 830-263-4181.(TFN)--------------------------

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Teenager looking to babysit part-time, infants & small chil-dren. Will take care of at your home or my home. Call for more information, 263-2789.--------------------------Will do child care in my home. Includes meals. Any age (In-fants onup). Have two openings avail-able. Call 830-519-3044.--------------------------I am looking for a sitter for my 6 year old daughter for before and after school a few days a week. Preferably someone who can come to my home. References and ex-perience required. Contact me at 830-203-9159.--------------------------Child care in home. I have 2 openings, Curriculum and meals included. Please call for de-tails. 830-263-0058.

For Sale: 2010 RV. Keystone Springda-le. 291RK-SSR Travel Trailer. All electric. Fully Furnished. TV, Microwave, Cook Stove, Refrigerator, Oven. Used very little. Just like new. $15,000. Can see at 820 Oil Patch Lane. 830-672-6383.--------------------------For Sale: Dometic Retractable Awning for Travel Trailer. New arms. 20 ft. long, 20 ft. wide. $575/obo. 830-857-5720.--------------------------04’ Coachmen, 26’. 1 slide-out. Goose hitch-ball, excellent shape, new awning. Call 830-857-3677.--------------------------2006 Keystone Out-back 30ft Sidney Addition. $14,500. 1 large slideout, nice, clean interior, king bed. 210-279-7267.--------------------------1999 Mountain Aire Motorhome - Ford V10 gasoline en-gine - Onan gen-erator - 2 slide outs - 2 A/C’s - all appli-ances in working condition - driver side door - sleeps 4-6 - no smoking or pets - VERY CLEAN interior - Call 210-884-7085 - Asking $22,000.

RV Space and RV trailer for rent. All bills included with Dish Network. 830-203-9255.--------------------------RV for Rent. $300/wk. Call 512-667-4356.--------------------------Travel Trailer for rent or sale. Rent is $300.00 per week with all bills paid. Will relocate to RV park of your choice and I pay the RV Rental. Or $1,000.00 per month with all bills paid. Will sell travel trailer for $55,000. Call 830-351-0943 for de-tails.--------------------------RV Space for rent. $300 month. All bills included. If in-terested please call 820-203-9255--------------------------Fully furnished Travel Trailers for rent. Will rent week-ly or monthly. Pets Allowed. $50.00 Deposit. $300 per week or $1,000 per month. Call Terry for details, 830-351-0943. Will relocate to RV Park of your choice. All utilities paid. --------------------------Travel Trailer for rent for RV space in Smiley. All utili-ties included, good healthy environ-ment. 830-203-9255 or 361-790-6305.--------------------------30’ Travel Trailer w/2 slides for rent in RV Ranch in Gonzales. Swimming pool,

laundry facilities, shower house and all bills paid. $300 a week. 830-305-6926.--------------------------28’ Travel Trailer for rent. Can be moved from job site. Call 830-305-6926.--------------------------Office or Living Trailers for lease or buy. Peyton, 512-948-5306; David, 713-252-1130.--------------------------RV Rentals available at Belmont RV Park Estates. Call Rich-ard, 830-556-6095.

Private RV or Travel Trailer Parking Spot. All hookups are in place and ready to call your home. Fencing on three sides. Located on corner lot with shade trees. Has pad for home to be parked on. $300 per month with $100 Deposit. All bills paid. Located at Luling. This is a private lot, no RV park. Call 830-263-4356 or 830-560-6963 for showing and details.--------------------------Six RV Hookups for long term lease at Harwood. Intersec-tion of Hwy. 90 and TX 304. Contact: 281-788-7500.--------------------------2 RV spaces in town. $295/mo., 1 Mobile home space for rent, $295/mo. Call Finch Park, 672-2955.--------------------------RV Sites Available. Nixon, TX. Clean, quiet, fair prices. 830-857-6921.

For Sale or Trade: 27’ Sailboat, Beam 8’, fiberglass. 361-561-3335. Ask for Jeff.

Harley Davidson - 2007 Dyna Lowrid-er with pulled baf-fles. Blue/Grey 7700 miles. Blue Book Price - $9,440. Har-ley Davidson - 2009 883L Sportster 700 miles - Burnt Or-ange. Blue Book - $5,190. Will nego-tiate. Call 830-875-9126 for more infor-mation, 8-5pm.--------------------------Gruene Harley-Da-vidson is currently buying pre-owned Harleys. Looking to sell your Harley? Call Jon Camareno at 830-624-2473.

2006 Land Prides 4x4 Recreational Vehicle For Sale. Approx. 200 hours. Honda Motor. In-dependent Suspen-sion. Windshield and Roof. 4x4. Ask-ing - $4,950.00 in very good condi-tion. Call 830-857-4670.

ANUE Pet Grooming.

7 days a week. Hand/Scissor Cut. Small, $20 & $30; Medium, $35 & $40; M e d i u m / L a r g e , $45. Ask for Susan. 361-258-1505.

Get your heat lamps, feeders & waterers now for Stock Shows. 20% Sale on all belts in stock & chain feder parts & supplies. Gonzales Poultry Supply, 1006 St. Paul St., Gonzales.--------------------------Free Female Don-key. Call 830-540-4850.--------------------------Horse for Sale. 7 year old mare. Not ridden in 2 years. $200.00. Call 203-1104 or 437-2370.--------------------------Free Donkey’s. 361-772-7655 after 6 p.m.--------------------------2006 Blue Roan handcock mare. 14 hands. Stocky built. Has worked cows, arena rop-ing. Pastured for 1 year. Needs to go to work. $1,200. 361-771-5483.--------------------------For Sale: Black & Red Brangus Bulls. 2 & 3 yrs. old. Good selection. No pa-pers. 830-437-5772. (9-19-13)--------------------------Rabbits for Sale. With cages, with feeders & waterers. all for $300. 361-741-2604.--------------------------Bulls for Sale. Black Angus and Black Limousin. Breeding ages. Gentle. Deliv-ery available. 979-263-5829.--------------------------Bull For Sale:* Black polled Her-eford (White face). * 21 months old. * Very gentle, home grown. * Throws a predominance of “black baldies” when crossed with black hided cows. * This breed has a history of birth-ing small calves. * Heifer calves make great replacement stock. * Can be reg-istered, if papers are important. * Price $2,500. Charles Nunes, 830-203-0477.--------------------------FOR SALE: Beautiful Bay Mare ( brood mare) 14 yrs. Ex-cellent bloodline (Three Bars & Leo). All offers consid-ered. Pics avail-able upon request: amazin_grace454@yahoo.com. Ph: #. 830-560-0238.--------------------------Fancy Feathers Bantams. Feather Duster Roos. Col-ors, pairs, $20. Will deliver to Gonzales. 512-272-5147.--------------------------For Sale: ORGANIC EGGS. Free Range chickens. $2.00 dozen. Will deliver

to Gonzales weekly. 830-540-3536.--------------------------For Sale: 2 & 3 year old red & black Brangus Bulls. No Papers. Good selec-tion. Call 830-437-5772.--------------------------Black Limousin and Angus Heifers and Bulls, Gentle In-crease your wean-ing weights. Es-tablished breeder since 1971. Delivery available 979 561- 6148 .--------------------------For Sale: Registered Polled Hereford Bulls. 8-22 mths old. Heifers also, 8 months to 2 years. 830-540-4430.--------------------------WANT TO BUY: Any or Unwanted Hors-es. Call Leejay at 830-857-3866.--------------------------DISPERSAL SALE. Miniature donkeys (28” to 36”), male and female, solid and tricolored, 6 mos. to 4 years. Four year olds may be registered with vet exam/affidavit. Excellent pets, loves people. Priced ac-cording to gender, age and color. 830-672-6265 or 857-4251.--------------------------Dwarf Nigerian goats (miniature), multicolored, male and female, 3 mos. to 2-3 years. 830-672-6265, 830-857-4251.

Property for sale in Leesville. 2 mobile homes, 1 mobile home, 3Br/1Ba & 2Br/2Ba and 2 full RV Spaces on 1.9 Ac. Asking price $65,000. Back lot fenced in on 4 sides. Rebecca Hodge, 830-263-0603.--------------------------Beautiful ranch style home built in 1996. 3 large bedrooms, 2 1/2 bath, approx. 2765 square feet on 13.55 acres with scenic views all around. Property borders larger ranches. Recent upgrades include granite counters, new wood floors, inte-rior/exterior paint, GE Cafe appliances, new light fixtures and doors, new ac and water heater within past 2 years. Would make excel-lent horse property. Has County water. Out shed and chil-dren’s playhouse with electricity. Ag exempt for low tax-es. 18 miles north of Gonzales off 304. One hour East of San Antonio, one hour south of Aus-tin, and two hours west of Houston. Close proximity to

Interstate 10. Excel-lent deal at 348,000. Sorry, no owner fi-nance. If seriously interested please call 956-202-5629 or email awalk-er1288@gmail.com. May consider 2 year minimum lease.--------------------------BRAND NEW HOME, 2br/1bath, central air/heat, shingle roof, laundry room with window, front/back porch, nature view surrounds back yard, excel-lent location within walking distance to HEB, restaurants and shopping, lo-cated in Yoakum, Texas. MUST SEE! $99,000. 361-293-8172, Cali.--------------------------House for Sale. Beautiful Historic home for sale. 713 St. John. Give me a call if interested. 713-425-9345.--------------------------Wonderful Span-ish style house on 20.59 acres with 2 ponds, 7 horse stalls, 2 storage barns and other outbuildings. Can be viewed at www.littlefieldproperties.com id #79040. Call Tanya (broker) at 361-865-2563.--------------------------Individual would like to buy a 3/2, minimum of 2,000 sq. ft or more house in Gonzales area. Possibly in country. Someone interested in own-er financing w/substantial down payment. 830-203-8492.--------------------------3 Bedroom, 2 bath brick home 3 miles from Gonzales on an acre. $129,000. Robin Baker, 830-305-2959. Remax Professional Realty.--------------------------Home for sale by owner. 2BDR, can be made into a 3 BDR/1BA, corner lot, storage build-ing. 1404 Cavett St., Gonzales, TX. Con-tact Jen at 830-401-9763 after 6 p.m. $65,000.00. Needs minor repairs. Good starter home.--------------------------4BR/2BA, 1900 Sq. ft. 210 Tanglewood Trail. New appli-ances, remodeled, new master bath. 830-857-6488.--------------------------House for Sale/To Be Moved: 3BR/1Ba frame house, pier & beam foundation, central A/H. Buyer responsible for moving house from property, $6,000. 830-857-4172.

5.5 Acres for Sale or Lease. Cleared, wa-ter well, 3-200 amp loops, and 100 yds

off Hwy. 80 w/good county road front-age. In Leesville between Belmont & Nixon. Will subdi-vide. Would make a perfect oil field yard or residence. Call David, 713-252-1130 ; Peyton, 512-948-5306.--------------------------170 Acres - For Sale by owner. FM 443. Outside of Hoch-heim/Dryer area. 210-867-8851.--------------------------17+ acres of cleared land with good fence. Perfect for homesite. 830-857-4242.--------------------------Lots for Lease. Conveniently lo-cated behind WHS (Waelder High School). For infor-mation call 512-299-1627.--------------------------75 Acres Gillispie Co. 10 Min. N. of Fred-ericksburg. Hwy. Frontage, Hunting, Investment or Re-tirement. $7,500 acre. swk@gvec.net--------------------------Wanted to lease land for cattle graz-ing. Must have water and fences. Contact Mitchell Hardcastle, 830-857-4544.

5 experienced hunters looking for at least 800+ acres for hunting in Westhoff area. Bill Cain, 281-684-0165.

I’m looking for a 1959 GISD year-book. Call Jimmy at 361-571-6888.

Electrical Wiring, Troubleshooting & Repairs. Licensed and Insured. 830-437-5747.--------------------------Christmas Window Painter. Call Brenda, 512-917-4078.--------------------------Belmont RV Park. Belmont Texas Pro-pane Services avail-able. Call 830-424-3600.--------------------------Pampered Chef D e m o n s t r a t o r . Host a Show! It’s Easy! Choose from a Cooking Show, Catalog Show, Face-book Show or if you need an item, here is my site, https://w w w.pampered-chef.biz/zavadi l . Dee Zavadil, 830-857-1495.--------------------------Lucky Shots by Dee.Need Family Por-traits, Family Re-unions, Birthdays, School Pictures, Weddings, Etc. 830-857-1495

Plumbing Repairs.All Types of Plumb-

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Reasonable Rates.Please Call 713-

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SMITH RANCH INVESTMENTSRandy Smith, Broker

830-672-8668

250 Acres. South Goliad. Good oaks, brush, and graz-ing. Well fenced and watered. Paved road just off US 183. $3,975/ac. with 1/8 minerals. Not leased.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~160 Acres. Goliad. Creek, Cabin, Nice doublewide. Barn. Good hunting. Minerals. $4,625/Ac.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~114 Acres. Smiley. Good oaks, brush, tanks. Nice week-end home. Cabin. New Barn. $595,000.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~91 or 188 Acres North Smiley. Good brush, a few oaks, This is a really good combo cattle/hunting ranch. No miner-als available. $3,350/acre.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~70 Acres. Yorktown/Goliad. Great building sites. Live oaks, brush, hay field. Water wells. Some minerals. $5,500/acres.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~106 Acres. Rockport. Minutes to water, fine dining. Good oaks, coastal bermuda. Nice home plus modular home. Some minerals. $1,400,000.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~4 1/2 acres fronting US 183 just north of Gonzales. Barns, pens, water available. $225,000. Will divide - one acre minimum, at $55,000/ac.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~67 acres. NW Goliad. Doublewide. 3/2 with covered porch-es. Good barn. John Deere tractor w/implements. Mostly Mesquite. $250,000.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~62 Acres. South Cuero. Oaks, brush, hay field. Pens, well. Cross-fenced. $5,300/ac.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~198 Acres, Atascosa County, West of Floresville. Huge Creek Bottom, 2 tanks, water meter, shallow well, electric-ity, oaks, elms, persimmon, mesquite, black brush. Could this be your new hunting spot? $2,895 per acre. Might di-vide into two tracts.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~260 to 861 Acres. NW Corpus Christi. Lake, Barn, Pens, 2 water wells. Great cattle place. Paved corner. Excellent for Subdividing. Price $2,750 to $3,500 per acre.

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COUNTRY VILLAGE SQUARE APARTMENTS1800 Waelder Road - Gonzales, TX (830) 672-2877

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18 AC - 5224 Sandy Fork Rd, Harwood - 3BD/2BA home perfect for the country getaway! 2 car detached garage, 30x40 run-in shed. Large tank, fully fenced. Mature trees. $244,500.

Landv40 Acres, Hwy. 90A - NEW LISTING - Located approximately 6 miles West of Gonzales with approx. 707' highway frontage. Rectangular shaped property with scattered trees and native pasture. C0-op water and elect-gricity available. $210,000.

vFM 86 & Abigail Lane, Luling - NEW LISTINGS - Picturesque 10 and 13 acre tracts with mature Oaks scat-tered throughout. Restricted area allows for the perfect home site or recreational area. Site built homes only - minimum 1,300 sq. ft. Ag exempt. 10.029 AC - $64,500., 13.117 Ac w/pond - $78,700. 10 Acre Tract - Under Contract, 13 Acres still available.

vSettlement at Patriot Ranch - 3-27 acre site built home sites. Beautiful countryside and wildlife views. Elec-tricity available. Paved roads, well/septic required.

v79.5 AC CR 281, Harwood - Partially wooded and cleared land with partial fencing. Co-op water and electric-ity available. 1 tank and hand dug well. Country Road frontage on 2 sides. $360,000.

vRV Park - 10.5 AC - Great location just off IH-10, mature trees and nice tank. Site has been engineered for 54 unit RV Park.

v43 AC - 2198 Sandy Branch Rd., Harwood - Secluded with partial high fence, large tank, rustic cabin. Beauti-ful views. REDUCED $266,600.

v111 Acres, Creek Rd - Dripping Springs - Scenic property offers partially cleared and wooded land located on high bluff with Onion Creek frontage. Minerals convey. $1,900,000.

v4728 CR 283, Harwood - NEW LISTING - Custom 3BD/2BA home on approx. 22.9 wooded acres great for recreation and hunting! Split floorplan with spacious great room. Upgrades! Tile, Custom kitchen, Granite counters. Detached shed, partially fenced. REDUCED $315,000.

v215 S Oak - Large, 3 BD/2.5 BA home located on half of a city block for 0.7 acre! Large den and formal din-ing areas feature 2 wood burning fireplaces. Upstairs features private entrance for income producing space if desired. Open lot to enjoy garden, pool, or build income producing structure. REDUCED $199,900. $209,500.

vFORECLOSURE - The Settlement at Patriot Ranch - 2BD/2BA Main Home on 3 AC - 473 Crockett Lane - views offered with this 2BD/2BA main home and detached efficiency guesthouse. 2 car carport. REDUCED $226,000. $239,000.

830-875-5866

The Settlement at Patriot Ranch - Approx. 5,249 sq. ft. custom home on 10 acres at approx. 520’ elevation, 3 BD/4BA/3 car garage with media room, dry sauna, steam shower, mud room, utility room, and storage galore! Great room with gourmet kitchen. Covered

patio set up for outdoor kitchen. $650,000

NEW LISTING - Commercial Lease. 2 story metal office building on 1.18 acres. Reception, 2 offices, office/break area with small kitchen area and shop. Conveniently located between Luling and Gonza-

les.$2,500/month

547 Powder Ridge 7341 U US HWY 183

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We have 2 & 3 bedroom homes for lease also. Call for more info.

17010 IH-10 HARWOOD - NEW LISTING - Large, approx. 2,331 sq. ft. 3 BD/2.5BA/3 car garage open floor plan home on approx. 33 acres. Kitchen open to breakfast area, dining and large living. Screened and open porches.

Large shop, 2 hay barns, pens, 4 ponds and beautiful Countryside views. Fenced and cross-fenced. This

property is a must see! OFFERED AT $325,000.

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Homes/Residential3BD, 2BA. Family Home,................$86,0002 Rentals, lrg. lot...........................$70,000New on Mkt: Remodeled home.......$90,000New Listing: 3bd/1ba....................$109,0001813 Contour, Reduced to ............$179,000Rivercrest Super home, 4 bds........$165,000

Land10.96 acs., commercial. Hwy. 183 N., reduced to.....................................$349,999New: 17+ acres, FM 1116...............$175,00010 acs., private, trees................$5,500/acre51 acs., private, utilities, .............$4,500/ac

Homes3.7 ACS. 4BR, 3BA, 2LV.................. $150,000306 McClure - 3BR, 1 Bath................$65,0001618 St. Peter - Home and extra lot....$70,000473 Crockett Lane-Settlement - 3 bd., beautiful property..................................$258,0001602 Water St.-commercial/rental....$150,0002342 FM 108, 3 bd.,2 story home.....$145,000792 90-B - Lakefront..............................$89,000312 Cr. Rd. 471, Lakefront + ,3 bd., 1.5 acre lot............................................$150,000

Land11.2 acs., Hwy 90. Gast Rd.......$5,300/Ac.CR 228 - 15 acs., M/H, trees................$87,500153 acs., FM 2091.........................$795,00061 acs., perfect homesite.................$4,990/Ac.3.94 acs., Settlement.......................$65,00010 acs., Settlement.........................$79,0002-4 acs., Sarah DeWitt............$25,000/Ac.1 ac. Seydler St...............................$25,0008.7 acs., city limits........................$120,00058 acs., trees, potential, edge of town................................................................$12,000/Ac.

CommercialLot - Live Oak..................................$8,000401 St. George-approx. 3400 sq. ft........................................................................$170,000

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