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Governor sets date for House District 13 runoff

Fayette County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics K-9 Unit Deputy RandyThumann displays the approximately $4,000 worth of hydroponic mari-juana that he and his K-9 partner, Lobos, discovered in a routine trafficstop on Jan. 21 on Interstate 10 near Flatonia.

FLATONIA — Fayette CountySheriff’s Office Narcotics K-9Unit Deputy Randy Thumann andhis K-9 partner, Lobos, seizedapproximately one pound of hy-droponic marijuana from a vehiclein a routine traffic stop on Jan. 21on Interstate 10 at mile marker659 near Flatonia.

According to Sheriff KeithKorenek, Thumann stopped aSuzuki car at approximately 10:30a.m. for a traffic violation.

After Thumann made contactwith the driver and several crimi-

nal indicators were observed, hewas given consent to search thevehicle.

Thumann located the mari-juana with a street value of$4,000.

Joshua Tovar, 28, of Houstonwas arrested and taken to theFayette County Justice Center inLa Grange and charged with pos-session of marijuana.

Tovar was released from cus-tody after posting a $10,000Surety bond set by Precinct 1 Jus-tice of the Peace Scott Parker.

Houston man chargedwith hydro possession

LA GRANGE — Fayette County Sheriff Depu-ties arrested a 41-year-old man on Jan. 21 on pos-session of marijuana and outstanding warrants.

According to Sheriff Keith Korenek, deputiesDavid Smith and Devan Taylor stopped a vehicleon State Highway 71 near Old Lockhart Road forexpired registration.

The driver, Jason Ray of Kingsland, had out-

standing warrants out of Travis County for pos-session charges of marijuana and a dangerous drug.

He was arrested on the warrants. After furtherinvestigation and search of Ray’s vehicle resultedin marijuana being located.

Ray was arrested on the two existing warrantsand charged with possession of marijuana.

A bond had not been set as of press time.

Outstanding warrants lead to arrest

Cunningham pleads guilty to murderLA GRANGE — Brianne

Cunningham, 29, of La Grange onJan. 21 pleaded guilty to the mur-der of John Donald Weiler andwas sentenced to 50 years inprison.

Cunningham entered the pleabefore 155th District Judge JeffSteinhauser at the Fayette CountyCourthouse in La Grange.

Weiler, 55, was reportedlystabbed multiple times with a

knife in his home on MuellerRoad near Rutersville on Oct. 20,2014.

A FayetteCounty grandjury had in-d i c t e dCunninghamon capitalmurder onNov. 20 of lastyear.

The case was investigated byTexas Rangers Trampus Goodingand Brent Barina, and FayetteCounty Sheriff’s Office person-nel.

It was reported investigatorsused witness statements, videoevidence and cell phone data toplace Cunningham at the scenewhen the murder took place. Themurder weapon also was located.

CUNNINGHAM

AUSTIN — Governor GregAbbott issued a proclamation lateTuesday afternoon announcingTuesday, Feb. 17 as the runoffelection date to fill the House Dis-trict 13 seat recently vacated byState Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham.

Two Republicans, former Aus-tin County Judge Carolyn CernyBilski and Caldwell attorneyLeighton Schubert, were the twocandidates left standing after therunoff on Jan. 13.

The Texas Election Code re-quires a special runoff election tobe held on either a Tuesday orSaturday, and not earlier than the12th or later than the 25th day af-ter the date the special runoff elec-tion is ordered, according to thegovernor’s proclamation.

Kolkhorst was previouslyelected to fill the unexpired termof former District 18 senator andnew Comptroller of Public Ac-counts Glenn Hegar.

The early voting period for therunoff election will be held fromFeb. 9-13 and the individualelected will serve the remainderof Kolkhorst’s term.

Kolkhorst was unopposed inher re-election bid in November

2014 and her two-year term wasto end in December 2016.

House District 13 includes thetri-county area of Austin, Colo-rado and Fayette, as well asBurleson, Grimes, Lavaca andWashington counties.

Bilski won six of the sevencounties in the special election,but Schubert managed to secure73.83 percent of the vote in hishome county of Burleson to fin-ish second in the four-candidaterace and force the runoff.

Schubert totaled 3,259 votes,or 32.80 percent, to Bilski’s 4,318

votes (43.46 percent).Democrat Cecil Webster Sr. of

Carmine was third in the race be-hind Bilski and Schubert with1,283 votes (12.91) percent andGOP candidate Becky Berger ofSchulenburg followed with 1,076votes (10.83 percent).

Abbott also called for threeother special election runoffs lastFriday. They included Texas Sen-ate District 26 being vacated bySen. Leticia Van de Putte, HouseDistrict 17 being vacated by Rep.Tim Kleinschmidt, R-Lexington,and House District 123 being va-

cated by Rep. Michael Villarreal.Kleinschmidt, a former state

representative for the immediatearea before redistricting, resignedfrom office to become generalcounsel for the Texas Departmentof Agriculture.

District 17 includes Bastrop,Caldwell, Gonzales, Karnes andLee counties.

The vacant districts in both theSenate and House have left con-stituents without a representativein Austin since the Legislatureconvened for its 140-day regularsession on Jan. 13.

A reception to honor Schubertwill be held Wednesday, Feb. 4from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at SchobelsRestaurant in Columbus, accord-ing to Colorado County GOPParty Chair Pam Moore.

The event is being sponsoredby Friends of Leighton Schubert.

The Austin County RepublicanParty will hold a candidate forumbetween Bilski and Schubert at itsregular monthly meeting Thurs-day, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. at Tony’sFamily Restaurant in Sealy.

Voters are welcome to attendand ask questions of the candi-dates. The meeting is open to thepublic.CAROLYN CERNY BILSKI LEIGHTON SCHUBERT

Fayetteville High School held its homecoming pep rally on Jan. 19 prior to its District 30-1A road trip to DimeBox and home encounter against Fayette County rival Round Top-Carmine last Friday night. The homecom-ing court included, from left, King Kadin Schmitt, Queen Shelby Orsak, Prince Logan Spanihel and PrincessRomy Ruijs. Schmitt and Orsak also were named Basketball Beau and Sweetheart. Photo by Lowell Herzog

Fayetteville homecoming royalty …

Bellville’s Emmanuel Sanders shines in Pro BowlGLENDALE, Ariz. — Denver

wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders,a 2005 graduate of Bellville HighSchool and former SMU standout,was among the stars in Sunday’sPro Bowl at sold-out Universityof Phoenix Stadium in Glendale,Ariz.

He earned his first Pro Bowlappearance as a first-alternate re-placement for an injured JulioJones of Atlanta and he made themost of his opportunity with fivecatches for 70 yards and twotouchdowns.

“It does cap the year for me,although I wish I was capping itwith a Super Bowl,” said Sandersin The Denver Post. “But I’ll takeit.”

After four years in Pittsburgh,which included a Super BowlXLV appearance in Arlington fol-lowing his 2010 rookie season,Sanders signed a free-agent con-tract with the Broncos.

And he capped his career-bestseason with 101 receptions for1,404 yards and nine touchdowns.That compares to his first four proyears when he averaged 40catches for 507 yards and three

from Detroit quarterback Mat-thew Stafford, the game’s offen-sive MVP, and later had a 1-yardscoring catch from Atlanta’s MattRyan that drew Team Irvin towithin 28-25 of Team Carter latein the third quarter.

“You’ve got to take it seri-ously,” said Sanders. “It was aunique experience for me. I had agood time out here … I’m notgoing to lie.”

SANDERS

touchdowns.S a n d e r s

helped Team( M i c h a e l )Irvin defeatTeam (Cris)Carter 32-28in this year’sPro Bowlwith his performance.

He scored the first touchdownof the game on a 10-yard pass

She will have to serve at least25 years of her sentence beforebeing eligible for parole.

Fayette County AttorneyPeggy Supak represented the Stateof Texas and negotiated the pleain which Cunningham was sen-tenced.

According to reports,Cunningham had started workingfor Weiler, a retired businessowner from the Houston area, asa personal assistant about eightweeks before the murder.

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Hwy. 159 - Industry, TexasServing from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Free Will Donation)

Plates To Go (starting at 11 a.m.)Featuring Hand Breaded Fried Chicken,

Homemade Buttered Noodles with trimmingsCAKE/GROCERY WALK • SILENT AUCTION

COUNTRY AUCTION (12:30 P.M.)PRIZE DRAWING (after auction)

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CCH LADIES AUXILIARY TO SELL SOUPCOLUMBUS — Columbus Community Hospital Ladies Aux-

iliary will offer taco soup with ground beef or chicken at $8.50per quart. The prepaid orders only will be taken Feb. 9-13 from8:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m. at the CCH information desk/gift shop.Soup can be picked up at the gift shop Tuesday, Feb. 24. Allproceeds will benefit CCH. For more information, call (979) 493-7579 or contact an Auxiliary member.

SEALY DANCE CLUB TO SPONSOR DANCESEALY — The Sealy Dance Club will host a dance with a

“Valentine in Texas” theme Saturday, Feb. 7 from 7:30 to 11:30p.m. at the American Legion Hall in Sealy. Music will be pro-vided by the Donnie Wavra Orchestra. Pictures will be taken forfree for whoever wants them. The dance is open to the public.Most people bring some kind of food, cake, sandwiches, chips,dips, etc., to share at the 9:30 p.m. break. The club will furnishthe coffee. For more information, call (979) 885-9920.

KC TO HOLD FISH FRYFRELSBURG — The Frelsburg Knights of Columbus Coun-

cil No. 5157 will hold its annual all-you-can-eat fish fry everyFriday night from Feb. 20 through March 27 from 5:30 to 8 p.m.at Sts. Peter & Paul Diamond Center in Frelsburg. The meal willcost $11 for adults and $5 for children 6-12, with children under6 being able to eat free. Plates to go and fish by the pound are$10. The meal will consist of catfish filets, French fries, hushpuppies, coleslaw and tea. Homemade desserts will be availablefrom the St. Anne’s Altar Society.

ANNUAL TURKEY DINNER SLATEDMENTZ — The annual turkey and dressing dinner, sponsored

by the Catholic Daughters Court St. Roch of Mentz #2328 andKnights of Columbus of Mentz #10249, will be held Sunday,Feb. 8 at St. Roch Parish Hall in Mentz. The dine-in or drive-thrumeal will be served beginning at 11 a.m. at $10 per plate. Des-serts also will be available. The event will include a quilt raffle,dessert auction and silent auction.

INDUSTRY KC TO SELL FRIED CHICKENINDUSTRY — The Industry Knights of Columbus Msgr. Ed-

ward Geiser Council No. 10224 will hold its annual fried chickenfundraiser Sunday, Feb. 8 at Industry Firemen’s Hall. The free-will donation meal will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Plates togo will be available beginning at 11 a.m. The meal will includehand breaded fried chicken and homemade buttered noodles. Theevent also will include a cake/grocery walk, silent auction andcountry auction at 12:30 p.m. followed by a prize drawing. TheKnights of Columbus is a non-profit fraternal benefit society ben-efiting church, youth and community.

CCH TO OFFER GLUCOSE TESTSCOLUMBUS — Columbus Community Hospital will offer

free coronary risk panel and glucose tests Tuesday and Wednes-day, Feb. 17 and 18 from 6:45 to 8:30 a.m. in the Education Roomat 2122 Highway 71 South in Columbus. Patients are asked notto drink or eat anything except water for nine to 12 hours beforehaving blood drawn. For more information, call Betty Hajovskyat (979) 493-7577.

RELAY PLANS CAPTAIN MEETINGLA GRANGE — Relay For Life of La Grange will hold its

first team captain meeting Tuesday, Feb. 10 at 6 p.m. at theRandolph Recreation Center in La Grange. All team captains andanyone interested in forming a team are urged to attend to getinformation about this year's event. For more information, con-tact Kathy Kay at (979) 492-5805 or emailkathykay5619@gmail.com.

DOMINO TOURNAMENT PLANNEDWINCHESTER — The Winchester Area Civic Association

(WACA) will host its annual domino tournament Sunday, Feb.15 at St. Michaels Park in Winchester. A fried chicken dinnerwill be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The cost will be $8 perplate and will consist of chicken, potato salad, green salad, mixedvegetables, bread, pickles and onions. The tournament will befor straight and 42 dominoes. The fee is $10 per person and willbegin at 1 p.m. There also will be a raffle and silent auction. Theprofits from this event will help offset the cost of a new roof atZilss Hall. For more information, contact Bobbie Hajek at (979)242-5646 or bbhajek@winchester.liveair.net.

FCJLS ENTRIES DUELA GRANGE — Fayette County Junior Livestock Show heifer

and ag mechanic entry cards are due to the office of the TexasA&M AgriLife Extension Service of Fayette County by Mon-day, Feb. 2 in order to be eligible to exhibit at the Fayette CountyJunior Livestock Show in March. The cost per entry is $5. Formore information, contact the Extension office at (979) 968-5831.

CES LIBRARY TO SPONSOR BOOK FAIRCOLUMBUS — The Columbus Elementary School Library

will sponsor a book fair Feb. 2 through 6 from 8 a.m. to 5:30p.m. There will be hundreds of books from new and favoriteauthors, popular series, and informational books. Help promotethe joy of reading. All proceeds will benefit the library.

BEST LITTLE QUILT SHOW TO BE HELDLA GRANGE — The Colorado Valley Quilt Guild invites

the public to the 18th Annual Best Little Quilt Show in TexasFeb. 27 and 28 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Fayette CountyFairgrounds in La Grange.

CCWO TO MEETCOLUMBUS — The Columbus Christian Women’s Organi-

zation will hold its monthly meeting Thursday, Feb. 5 at the Com-munity Outreach Center in Columbus. A light lunch will be servedbeginning at 11:30 a.m. St. Anthony’s Catholic Church and St.John’s Episcopal Church will serve as co-hostesses.

GO-TEXAN SHRIMP BOIL SETLA GRANGE — The Fayette County Go-Texan Shrimp Boil

and Auction will be held Saturday, Jan. 31 at 6 p.m. at the KCCommunity Center in La Grange. Happy hour will start at 6p.m. followed by the shrimp boil at 7 p.m. and auction at 8 p.m.Rodeo tickets will be given away as door prizes. Tickets are $30each. The food will be catered by Cajun Country Cookers. Formore information contact, David Heller at (979) 743-0436, GaryMcBride at 743-069, Ronnie Wick at 743-5933 or DonnieDittrich at (979) 561-6308

4-H TO HOLD OMELET SUPPERLA GRANGE — The Annual Fayette County 4-H Omelet

Supper will be held Thursday, Feb. 5 from 5 to 7 p.m. at theHermes Elementary School Cafeteria in La Grange. Advancetickets can be purchased from any Fayette County 4-H memberfor $6 or at the door for $7. Everyone is invited to come enjoy athree-egg omelet, beans, salad and biscuits. There also will be afreewill bake sale.

FAITH ACADEMY TO HOLD FUNDRAISERBELLVILLE — Faith Academy’s 17th Annual Night of

Knights will be held Saturday, Feb. 14 at the Austin County FairConvention and Expo Center at the Austin County Fairgroundsin Bellville. The event will include a meal and silent auctionfrom 5:30 to 7 p.m., and live auction and musical entertainmentfrom 7 to 9 p.m. A raffle will also be held. Admission is $10 perperson. The fundraiser provides a large amount of revenue forthe school’s operating budget. For more information or tickets,call (979) 865-1811.

CDA TO HOLD TURKEY DINNERSEALY — Sealy Catholic Daughters, Court St. Elizabeth

#1616, will hold its annual turkey and dressing dinner Sunday,Feb. 1 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the KC Hall in Sealy. Dine-in ortake-home plates are $9 and includes a drink. The event willalso include a cake auction, Junior Catholic Daughters silentauction and a big drawing at 1 p.m.

ACCP TO COVER NEW RULES AND DATESBELLVILLE — The Austin County Colt Project (ACCP) will

hold an informative meeting on Monday, Feb. 2 at 6 p.m. at FirstNational Bank Civic and Financial Center in Bellville. Anyoneinterested in showing a colt in the 2015 Austin County Fair shouldattend this meeting. The project’s new and standard rules andmeeting dates for 2015 will be announced and requirements willbe presented. Preliminary registration for the project will be com-pleted on this night. The Austin County Colt Project is open toany 4-H or FFA member residing or attending school in AustinCounty. Everyone is urged to attend the meeting so that exhibi-tor registration information and required horse registration in-formation can be distributed. For more information, call SusanRice at (979) 877-7334, Matlock Rice at (979) 885-9323, DuaneDudensing at 877-8471; or Leigh Ann Schulz at (979) 865-3127.

CDA HOST DINNER FUNDRAISERWALLIS — The Catholic Daughters of Americas, Court

Queen of Angels #1538, will hold its spaghetti dinner fundraiserSunday, Feb. 8 from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Guardian AngelChurch Parish Hall in Wallis. The $7 dine-in or take home mealincludes spaghetti with meat sauce, salad, green beans, corn,garlic bread and tea or coffee. The event will also include a cakeauction and silent auction. Raffle drawing will be held at 1 p.m.Proceeds are donated towards college scholarships, high schoolProject Graduation, local fire departments, EMS, etc., and Na-tional and State CDA endorsed charities and projects.

FRIENDS OF CCH MEETING SLATEDCOLUMBUS — Friends of Columbus Community Hospital

(CCH) will meet Wednesday, Feb. 4 at noon at Schobels Res-taurant in Columbus. Rachel Post, physical therapist with Co-lumbus Physical Therapy will be the guest speaker. The topicwill be “Daily Exercise” with an emphasis on posture, stabilityand balance. The cost of the buffet is $7.75 For reservations,call CCH Community Relations Coordinator Betty Hajovsky at(979) 493-7577.

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Footprints ofFayette

Dr. William Primm: An earlyFayette County plantation owner

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EDITOR’S NOTE: FayetteCounty is one of the oldest andhistoric counties in Texas andthere are so many wonderfulstories that need to be preservedand shared with everyone.

The Fayette County Histori-cal Commission will resumepublishing articles relating his-torical facts pertaining toFayette County in a column,“Footprints of Fayette,” whichwill run weekly and cover a widerange of topics. Members of theFayette County Historical Com-mission will author these ar-ticles.

This column will give newresidents of Fayette County agood background on theiradopted home and help all resi-dents appreciate the history ofthis county. Teachers also will beable to utilize this column intheir classes as a teaching aid.

Care will be taken to ensurethe accuracy of the column. Anycomments on the articles can bedirected to Footprints of FayetteCommittee Chair CarolynHeinsohn.

The Fayette County Histori-cal Commission meets the thirdMonday of odd-numberedmonths at various locationsthroughout the county andmembership is open to every-one. If you are interested in be-coming a member, call (979)968-3545.

Its office, located at theFayette County AgriculturalBuilding in La Grange is openMondays and Wednesdays from10 a.m. to 3 p.m., or other daysby appointment.

By CAROLYN HEINSOHN

This is the second of a two-partseries.

In 1870, St. John marriedFrancis Faust Inge Muse, whosethree sons were fathered by herfirst husband, Vinson Inge, whohad owned a store in Primm.

St. John and Francis had anadditional five children, all ofwhom were college-educated.After St. John’s death in October1880, his heirs had to sell thou-sands of acres of Dr. Primm’s landholdings to pay sizeable debts thatSt. John had incurred for somereason.

St. John’s widow, Frances,married his older brother, James,in 1881 and together they had oneson, William Arthur.

They continued to live in thelarge two-story Primm familyhome located on a hill overlook-ing what remained of their plan-tation, where they still hadabout 2,200 acres under cultiva-tion with 70-80 tenants, makingfrom 600 to 900 bales of cottonannually. There are several shal-low lakes on their old property,including one named PrimmLake.

According to Joe Cole’s Cem-etery Survey in 1958 and NormanKrischke’s inventory in 1965, thePrimm family cemetery was oncelocated near Kirtley. It was sur-rounded by an iron fence in themiddle of a pasture on land origi-

nally owned by Dr. Primm.However, Kathy Carter and

Helen Muras, employees of theFayette County Heritage Libraryand Archives, who were doing anupdated survey of cemeteries in1986, were unable to locate thesite.

All they found was a largegravel pit. Only the names of fiveburials were acquired from thetwo previous reports, but it is be-lieved that there were many moreburials in this cemetery, includingDr. Primm and more of his chil-dren.

Three of the known burialswere Celia (Selia), Dr. Primm’scommon-law wife, who died in1868 at the age of 63; an uniden-tified 2 1/2-year-old child, whodied on the same day as Celia, andSt. John Primm, who died at age50 at “Spring Water” (?), FayetteCounty on Oct. 11, 1880.

The other two were probablythe grandchildren of St. John.Unfortunately, the cemetery wasdestroyed by gravel pit excava-tions.

Interestingly, there was also aPrimm black cemetery originally

located near the family cemeteryon the west bank of Barton’sCreek about 50 yards northeast ofthe old Anton Elias homestead. Itwas the burial ground for theslaves of Dr. Primm.

However, when Joe Cole didhis cemetery surveys in 1958, itwas nothing more than a recollec-tion shared by a local black man,Doug Stoglin, who said that hisgrandfather, Lewis Stoglin, wasburied there. His grandfather hadrelated that he had been one of Dr.Primm’s slaves and had beenbrought to Fayette County fromLouisiana when he was a youngboy.

There is more to this story thatwill be revealed in a future article– a very interesting twist of fatethat ties this family to an infamousoutlaw of the Old West. That con-nection was established throughsome orphaned children taken inby the Primm family.

Sources: Ancestry.com;“Cemeteries” – The FayetteCounty, TX GenWeb Project; andFayette Heritage Library Ar-chives, Freytag Files.

B&GCCV seeks volunteers

Boys & Girls Clubs of Champion Valley board member and volunteer AlJamison talked with a group of club members at the Club in Columbus.Jamison, a former Houston Oilers All-Conference football player, is aretired Colorado County judge.

WEIMAR — The Boys &Girls Clubs of Champion Valley(B&GCCV) is looking for volun-teers at each of the clubs in Co-lumbus, Weimar and Schulen–burg.

The clubs are open after schoolfrom 3 to 7 p.m., and eight weeksin the summer from 8 a.m. to 5p.m. Volunteers can set their ownhours tailored to fit their ownschedules and areas of interest.

“Volunteering at a Boys &Girls Club is one of the most re-warding things you can do,” saidAl Jamison, former Houston Oil-ers All-Conference footballplayer, retired Colorado Countyjudge and present board memberof B&GCCV.

Jamison not only serves on theboard of directors of Boys & GirlsClubs of Champion Valley, but healso volunteers to counsel youngclub members in need of help.

“Our children are well worththe investment,” said Jamison.“The passion and vision demon-strated by Boys & Girls Clubs ofChampion Valley serves as an in-spiration to each of us to tryharder.”

In order for the young peoplein our community to have a safeplace to go after school, receivehomework help, participate inlife-enhancing and character de-velopment programs, and havehealthy, nutritious after-schoolsnacks, B&GCCV is dedicated tomaking a difference in the livesof hundreds of boys and girls in

our communities.The Mission Statement of the

Boys & Girls Club is “To enableall young people, especially thosewho need us most, to reach theirfull potential as productive, car-ing, responsible citizens.”

Also needed by B&GCCV arepeople who are interested in serv-ing on the board of directors or aspecial board committee, such asSupport Services, Operations orResource Development.

Dedicated and respected boardmembers, like Jamison, are keysto the success of the Boys & GirlsClub operation.

Everyone is invited to comesee how they can make a differ-ence in the lives of boys and girlsin the community.

For more information, contactthe unit directors at the clubs orcall Chief Professional OfficerCyndi Koehn at (979) 725-8208.

“It’s not your blue blood, your pedigree or yourcollege degree. It’s what you do with your life thatcounts.”

—Millard FullerLower electric bills with energyefficiency during frigid weather

LA GRANGE — With onearctic blast following another deepinto Texas since November, mem-bers of electric cooperatives areseeing unexpectedly high energybills, and many are asking why.

Utilities across Texas are re-porting record winter electricitydemand following the coldest sus-tained temperatures in decades.

To help avoid higher-than-nor-mal energy bills, Fayette ElectricCooperative encourages theirmembers to use electricity effi-ciently.

Setting the thermostat to 68degrees when home and lowerwhen away saves money. TheU.S. Department of Energy re-ports that lowering the thermostat10 to 15 degrees for eight hours aday can trim heating bills 5 to 15percent.

Other tips to reduce energyuse:

•Turn off and unplug nonessen-

tial lights and appliances.•Close shades and blinds at

night to reduce heat lost throughwindows. Open them on sunnydays to capture solar heat.

•Avoid using inefficient andcostly backup electric resistanceheating and space heaters.

•Change furnace filters.Long-term home repairs and

upgrades that save energy:•Install and set programmable

thermostats.•Seal air leaks around doors,

windows, plumbing, wiring andany other places where air can in-filtrate.

•Ensure that exterior walls andattics contain the recommendedamount and type of insulation.

FEC members can also useSmartHub on the cooperative’swebsite to monitor their usage andcompare the high and low tem-peratures to the daily usage.

To get started, FEC memberscan visit www.fayette.coop and

click on the “Pay My Bill” link toaccess the SmartHub application.New users will need to enter theirFEC account number, last nameor business name, and e-mail ad-dress. After submitting this data,members can create a password.

The SmartHub app can bedownloaded by FEC members ontheir mobile devices includingsmartphones, android devices andtablets.

SmartHub provides convenientaccount management and detailedusage information, and allowsmembers to make payments in asecure environment with the touchof a button.

Using the SmartHub applica-tion can also help FEC membersunderstand how the recent coldtemperatures impact their utilitybills.

For more information aboutSmartHub, give Fayette ElectricCooperative a call at (979) 968-3181.

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By ED STERLING

AUSTIN — January 20 was inauguration dayfor Gov. Greg Abbott, successor to Rick Perry, whocompleted a record-setting 14 years as governor.Abbott is the 48th governor of Texas.

Abbott expressed gratitude to the people whoelected him and promised to “promote policies thatlimit the growth of government, not the size of yourdreams.”

“Texas truly is the land of opportunity, the placewhere anyone can achieve anything,” Abbott said.“But as great as Texas is there’s more we must do:More for the families stuck in traffic.

“More for parched towns thirsty for water. Morefor parents who fear their child is falling behind inschool. More for employers searching for skilledworkers. More for our veterans who return brokenfrom battle.”

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, successor to DavidDewhurst who served at the post for 12 years, alsoaddressed the crowd at the inauguration.

“In my campaign,” Patrick said, “I pledged tosecure the border, to lower property and businesstaxes, prioritize, reform and improve public edu-cation, build our infrastructure and protect life, fam-ily and the Second Amendment.

“That’s what I pledged to do as a candidate andthat’s what I will do as lieutenant governor.” Patrickis the state’s 42nd lieutenant governor.

Patrick Names CommitteesOn Jan. 21, the Texas Senate voted to cut the

number of standing committees from 18 to 14 andLt. Gov. Patrick, as president of the Senate, namedcommittee chairs and members of each commit-tee.

Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Grapevine, was namedchair of the body’s 15-member Committee on Fi-nance and will manage the writing of a state bud-get to be melded with a version originating in theTexas House. Nelson served as chair of the Com-mittee on Health and Human Services for severallegislative sessions. Earlier this month, TexasComptroller Glenn Hegar said some $113 billionis available for general-purpose spending in thestate’s 2016-2017 fiscal biennium. For compari-son, Texas Comptroller Susan Combs’ revenueestimate for the current 2014-15 biennium was$92.6 billion.

Other standing committee chairmanships as-signed by the lieutenant governor include: Sen.Kelly Hancock, R-North Richland Hills, Commit-tee on Administration; Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lub-bock, Agriculture, Water and Rural Affairs; Sen.Kevin Eltife, R-Tyler, Business and Commerce;Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston, Criminal Justice;Sen. Larry Taylor, R-Galveston, Education; andSen. Charles Schwertner, R-Georgetown, Healthand Human Services.

Also, Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, HigherEducation; Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr., D-Brownsville,Intergovernmental Relations; Sen. Troy Fraser, R-Horseshoe Bay, Natural Resources and EconomicDevelopment; Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury,Nominations; Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston,State Affairs; Sen. Robert Nichols, R-Jacksonville,Transportation; and Sen. Donna Campbell, R-NewBraunfels, Veteran Affairs and Military Installa-tions.

Sen. Birdwell was named chair of the BorderSecurity Subcommittee of Campbell’s committee.

‘Three-Fifths Rule’ AdoptedOn Jan. 21, the Texas Senate voted on proce-

dural rules for the current legislative session.�Notably, the body dispensed with the traditional

“two-thirds rule” requiring that at least 21 mem-bers of the 31-member body agree to bring up abill before it could be debated on the Senate floor.All 20 Republican members of the Senate and oneDemocrat, Sen.

Lucio of Brownsville, voted in favor of adopt-ing a “three-fifths rule” so that as few as 19 mem-bers of the body need agree on whether to bring abill to the Senate floor for debate.

In the course of a two-hour debate opponentssaid, in effect, that the rule change would give toomuch power to the majority party and erode thebody’s history of bipartisan cooperation and con-sent.

Sen. Eltife said the “three-fifths rule” would helpthe Senate “to govern in regular session and com-plete our work in a timely manner.”

Unemployment Rate FallsJob growth continued with an upward trend in

December and Texas saw an increase of 457,900seasonally adjusted total non-farm jobs over cal-endar year 2014.

December was the fifth straight month of record-breaking annual job growth for the Lone Star State“and over the month, the state gained 45,700 jobs,marking 51 straight months of employmentgrowth,” the Texas Workforce Commission re-ported on Jan. 23.

In addition, the seasonally adjusted unemploy-ment rate fell to 4.6 percent in December, downfrom 4.9 percent in November and down from 6.0percent a year ago. This was the lowest Texas un-employment rate since May 2008, Texas WorkforceCommission said.

Andres Alcantar, chairman of the state agency,said, “Every major industry added jobs over theyear, benefiting from a strong business climate anda growing, competitive and high quality Texasworkforce.”

Ed Sterling is the director of member servicesfor the Texas Press Association.

Saw it all: Kodak Browniesto ‘smartphone’ cameras

By WILLIS WEBB

Cameras have always been apuzzle to me.

If it isn’t a “point-and-shoot,”my ability to discuss the photocapabilities of any of those instru-ments is extremely limited.

After all, what can a guy dosince he knows that when he says“mechanical,” he’s told you all heknows.

I mean, really, I’m supposed tobe the creative sort, not some en-

g i n e e r i n gm i r a c l eworker.

When thep r o f e s s o rhanded me aS p e e dGraphic 4X5camera in

photography class at Sam Hous-ton State, my response was, “Duh,whut’s thet?”

I’d grown up with Mom usinga Kodak “box” camera. You heldit in front of you, near your waist,as you looked down and squintedinto the tiny viewfinder and triednot to wiggle as you shot the pic-ture.

Anyway, I learned to handlethe 4x5 with some tiny bit of com-petence, only to find when I gotout in the real world that one-shotwonder was antiquated and hadbeen replaced by German twinreflex cameras (two lenses — onefor focus and the other for snap-ping the picture).

However, since countryweekly newspapers have smallcamera budgets, we couldn’t af-ford the $700-$800 Roliflex, sowe bought the $80 Japanese

Yashica D twin lens cameras, aduplicate of the “Roli.”

They were just as good andrather than have a $100-$200 re-pair and shipping bill when one“busted,” we could just buy a newYashica.

That was in the early wave of“cheap” Japanese goods, whichswept the country in the sixtiesand seventies.

The advent of those twin lenscameras replacing Rolis was alsomarked by the increasing use ofthe offset printing method for pro-ducing newspapers.

Offset was great at reproduc-ing photos that were of heretoforeunseen clarity and contrast andcheap compared to the very ex-pensive lead engravings of pho-tos necessary in the old letterpressprinting method.

Offset printed papers began apictorial assault on the dull, staidand more expensive method ofraised metal printing.

Young news entrepreneurs ranaround with the Yashicas danglingaround their necks, took tons ofpictures and printed all of them inthe paper.

Offset-reproduced photos, itturned out, were cheaper than set-ting type for stories. Early on,there were even some newspapersthat were entirely photographs,captions and headlines.

That result was a combinationof cheap, easy photography andpeople’s regrettable, but ever-de-veloping propensity toward lessreading.

One huge drawback in anyolder camera for those of us whoare near-sighted was dealing withbeing able to get a precise focus.

We couldn’t afford a camerathat had automated focus a la atelescoping lens, which alsobrought the subject into clear andprecise view. Optimum reproduc-tion and clarity on newsprint wasalways an issue, however, the off-set printing method made that ex-tremely easy.

So, we pretend-pro-photogsshot everything that moved, in-cluding crowds, and ran the pic-tures with broad, tantalizing pro-motional hints that maybe YOUare pictured in this issue.

Or “723 local citizens picturedin this edition,” or other “teases”to draw readers into the newspa-per.

It also didn’t hurt that my earlydays initial foray into publishingwas a news sheet named “TheMirror,” because it allowed forsuch bold promotional phrases as“Clearly reflecting the citizens of…”

Nowadays, in the digital world,big time pros use cameras withlenses that guys like me, who arethe antithesis of bodybuilding,can’t even lift. I even see guyswith tripods that are understand-ably for the lens rather than thecamera.

Anyway, I leave the photogra-phy to Life Mate, who has a realknack for it. I don’t even pretendto be able to “point and shoot.”

And everyone is much happierwith the results.

Willis Webb is a retired com-munity newspaper publisher ofmore than 55 years experienceand past president of the TexasPress Association. He can bereached by email atwwebb1937@att.net.

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U.S. CONGRESSMAN OFFICE OF THE GOVERNORDistrict 10 Greg Abbott (R)Congressman Michael McCaul (R) P.O. Box 12428131 Cannon House Office Building Capitol StationWashington, D.C. 20515 Austin, Texas 78711(202) 225-2401 (512) 463-2000

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COLORADO

Obituaries

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River Oaks Health & Rehabilitation Center was the only choice for uswhen we needed additional help in caring for both of our Mothers.The compassion and attention given to the residents is comforting tofamily members too. Hugs are given freely and often. Caring for lovedones can become demanding and require skills that we do not possess.River Oaks welcomed us and have done everything possible to reas-sure us that we had placed our trust for our Mothers care in the rightpeople.

Kathy & Darryl Hurst

FLOYD ALLEN MIKESKAJuly 13, 1941 — January 19, 2015

Services for Floyd Allen Mikeska, 73, of Kenney were heldJan. 23 at Schmidt Funeral Home Chapel in Bellville with Pas-tor Harry Brisco officiating.

Burial followed at St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery inPhillipsburg.

Mikeska died Jan. 19 in Bryan.He was born July 13, 1941, in Bellville, the son of Frank

Herbert and Helen Roehling Mikeska.Mikeska was baptized on Aug. 31, 1941, and was confirmed

at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Phillipsburg. He raised andattended schools in the Bellville area. During high school, hewas a member of the Naval Reserves. In 1959, he graduatedfrom Bellville High School and then attended Blinn Collegeuntil 1960. Following college, he enlisted into active servicewith the United States Navy.

He was united in marriage with Patsy Lynn on Feb. 20,1965, in Bellville.

Mikeska was in the banking business in Brenham and Hous-ton for many years, but his passion for cars lead him to work inauto sales and management, having worked at Tegeler Chevroletand Toyota. He also raised his cattle.

He was preceded in death by his son, Michael LynnMikeska; parents; and father-in-law, Edgar Lynn.

Survivors include his wife; brother, Delano Mikeska andwife Donna of Early; mother-in-law, Doris Lynn of Brenham;brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Joe Ed and Patsy Lynn ofBellville, and Fred Lynn and Judy Hedden of Kenney; nieces,Greta Gammill and husband Matt of College Station, and PaigeLynn of Amarillo; nephews, Jon Lynn of Bellville and ZackLynn of Amarillo; and, great-nephews, Garett Gammill andVann Lynn.

Pallbearers were Jon Lynn, Ruben Mikeska, Bart DeWitt,Robert Mikeska, Matt Gammill and Maurice Hart.

Memorial contributions can be made to the Boys and GirlsClub of Austin County, P.O. Box 1145, Bellville, TX 77418 orto the Morning Star Cowboy Church, P.O. Box 113, Kenney,TX 77452 or to the charity of choice.�

Schmidt Funeral Home, Bellville, director.

MARY FRANCES“DOLLY” SAXTON

January 20, 1921 — January 22, 2015Services for Mary Frances “Dolly” Saxton, 94, of Sealy

were held Jan. 26 at First Presbyterian Church of Sealy withthe Rev. Tim Markuez officiating.

Burial followed at Sealy Cemetery in Sealy.Saxton died Jan. 22 in Bryan.She was born Jan. 20, 1921, in Sealy, the daughter of Frank

John Foytik and Julia Ann Kallus Foytik. She graduated fromSealy High School.

Saxton worked as a sales clerk for Max Kainer’s 5 and Dimeand for Zapalac’s 5 and Dime.

She was united in marriage with John Saxton in Bellvilleand was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Sealy.

Saxton was preceded in death by her husband, parents, two

brothers and five sisters.Survivors include her sister, Gloria Lyons of Bellville; and

numerous nieces, nephews and friends.Knesek Family Funeral Chapels, Sealy, director.

VIOLA VLASTA ONDRUCHMarch 11, 1918 — January 20, 2015

Services for Viola Vlasta Ondruch, 96, of Sealy were heldJan. 24 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Frydek with the Rev.Thuy Quang Nguyen officiating.

Burial followed at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Frydek.Ondruch died Jan. 20 in Sealy.She was born March 11, 1918, in East Bernard, the daugh-

ter of Charles and Frances Janis Holub. She was raised in EastBernard and attended school in Hungerford.

Ondruch was united in marriage with Walter Ondruch Sr.on Oct. 6, 1937. She was a member of St. Mary’s CatholicChurch in Frydek, KJZT and the Altar Society.

She was preceded in death by her husband; son, DonaldOndruch; parents; three sisters, Stella Ondruch, Lydia Zahn andVlasta Kutra; brother, Edwin Holub; and a great-granddaugh-ter.

Survivors include her daughter, Valerie Machala and hus-band Henry C. of Stafford; three sons, Walter Ondruch Jr. andwife Paula, and David Ondruch and wife Cathy, all of Frydek,and James Ondruch and wife Donna of Normangee; daughter-in-law, Sandy Ondruch of Bellville; sister, Olga Mae Burger ofWharton; and 16 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.

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COLORADOCourt FilingsCounty CourtDispositions

Jan. 14Derek Wayne Garvin, driving while intoxi-

cated, second. Defendant was sentenced to 60days jail, 18 month driver’s license suspension,must install interlock device, and was assessedcourt costs and fines.

Christian Alexander Guzman, possession ofmarijuana in an amount less than 2 ounces. De-fendant was sentenced to one year deferred ad-judication, must complete drug class, and wasassessed court costs and fines.

William Kip Poarch, driving while intoxicated,second. Defendant was sentenced to two yearsprobation, five days in jail as a condition of pro-bation, 12 month driver’s license suspension,must install ignition interlock, must complete DWIVictim Impact Panel class, and was assessed courtcosts, fines and restitution.

Refugio Rangel Ramirez, driving while intoxi-cated with a blood alcohol content in an amountgreater than or equal to 0.15. Defendant was sen-tenced to one year probation, five days in jail as acondition of probation, must install ignition in-terlock, must complete DWI Victim Impact Panelclass, and was assessed court costs, fines andrestitution.

Duncan Salinas, possession of marijuana.

Defendant was assessed court costs and fines.Alvin Brown, driving while intoxicated. De-

fendant was sentenced to one year probation,must complete DWI Victim Impact Panel class,and was assessed court costs, fines and restitu-tion.

Joshua Wayne Austin, possession of mari-juana in an amount less than or equal to 2 ouncesin a drug free zone. Defendant was sentenced tothree days jail, and was assessed court costs andfines.

Norman Ray Grounds Jr., resist arrest, searchor transport. Defendant was sentenced to 180 daysjail.

James Patrick Johnson, criminal trespass ofhabitat/shelter/superfund/intrastructure. Defen-dant was sentenced to one year probation, mustcomplete TAIP class as a condition of probation,and was assessed court costs and fines.

Philip Brian Ramirez, assault causes bodilyinjury. Defendant was sentenced to 60 days jail,and was assessed court costs and fines.

Deborah Cantu, criminal trespass. Defendantwas sentenced to 30 days jail.

Jan. 21Robert Alvin Brown, driving while intoxi-

cated. Defendant was sentenced to one year pro-bation, must complete DWI Victim Impact Panelclass, and was assessed court costs and fines.

Handell Nathan Castillo-Martinez, possessionof marijuana in an amount less than 2 ounces.Defendant was sentenced to 180 days jail pro-bated one year, two days jail as a condition ofprobation and was assessed fines.

LUMIR VACHAJuly 12, 1936 — January 18, 2015

Services for Lumir Vacha, 78, of Sealy were held Jan. 22 atSt. Mary’s Catholic Church in Frydek with the Rev. Thuy QuangNguyen officiating.

Burial followed at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Frydek.Vacha died Jan. 18 in Katy.He was born July 12, 1936, in Howells, Neb., the son of

Edward and Nettie Marek Vacha. He was raised and graduatedfrom high school in Clarkson, Neb.

Vacha was united in marriage with Catherine in Bellville inMarch of 1989.

He served in the U.S. Army.Vacha was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in

Frydek. He was a conductor for the Santa Fe Railroad.He was preceded in death by his wife; parents; and two

brothers, Edward Jr. and George Vacha.Survivors include three sons, Kevin Vacha and wife Patsy

of Liberty, Jeffrey Vacha and wife Samantha of Brenham, andBryan Vacha and wife Janet of Kenney; six brothers, LeonardVacha and wife Lorraine, and Alvin and Richard Vacha, all ofClarkson, Neb., Lambert Vacha and wife Bonnie of Dodge,Neb., James Vacha and wife Ruth of Cedar Bluffs, Neb., andAdolph Vacha of Temple; and nine grandchildren, Bambi,Michael, Sarah, William, Tanner, Cody, Michael, Jamie andSamantha.

Knesek Family Funeral Chapels, Sealy, director.

HANDELLCASTILLO-MARTINEZ

Eagle Lake man guilty of possessionCOLUMBUS — A Colorado

County jury, consisting of fivewomen and one man, returned aguilty verdict for an Eagle Lakeman for possession of marijuanaless than two ounces after a one-day trial on Jan. 21.

Handell Castillo-Martinez, 19,was arrested and charged withpossession of marijuana on Sept.30, 2014.

The marijuana was discoveredafter Castillo-Martinez wasstopped for a traffic violation inEagle Lake.

While speaking to Castillo-Martinez, DPS Trooper CraigWycoff smelled the odor of mari-juana coming from inside his ve-hicle.

Castillo-Martinez at first de-nied possessing anything illegal.He later admitted possessing amarijuana grinder, which he thenretrieved from the vehicle’s glovecompartment. Inside the grinderwas a useable amount of mari-juana.

First Assistant County Attor-ney Carolyn Olson and AssistantCounty Attorney Julian Moorepresented the testimony of

Wycoff, as well as an expert wit-ness from the DPS Crime Labo-ratory who analyzed and weighedthe marijuana.

After the trial was over, Olsonreacted to the verdict by praising

the jury for its service andthoughtful deliberation.

County Court Judge Ty Prausesentenced Castillo-Martinez toone-year probation and a $1,500fine.

“The true meaning of life isto plant trees under whoseshade you do not mean to sit.”

—Nelson Henderson

“In those days he was wiserthan he is now — he frequentlyused to take my advice.”

—Winston Churchill

Blaise Alexandria McKinzie of Fayetteville received her bachelor of busi-ness administration from the College of Business Administration at SamHouston State University in Huntsville on Dec. 12, 2014. She was pre-sented her diploma by Sam Houston State University President Dana G.Hoyt. McKinzie achieved undergraduate academic excellence graduat-ing summa cum laude and began her postgraduate business studies atSHSU in January. She is the daughter of Elizabeth and Joe Ripple ofFayetteville, and David McKinzie of Brenham, and the granddaughterof Eugene and Margaret Michalsky, and Bob and Bobbie McKinzie. Sheis a 2010 graduate of La Grange High School.

Dryden recognized for fourth quarterLA GRANGE — Fayette

County Sheriff Keith Korenek re-cently recognized InvestigatorRobert Dryden as the 2014Deputy of the Fourth Quarter forhis outstanding performance at thesheriff’s office.

The award program was estab-

lished to recognize Korenek’sdeputies in dedicated performanceto Fayette County citizens andduty of being a deputy for theFayette County Sheriff’s Office.

Through this program, adeputy is acknowledged for theirservice each quarter throughout

the year and receives a plaque forthis accomplishment.

Dryden has been a deputy forthe Fayette County Sheriff’s Of-fice for five years and was pro-moted to investigations in 2013.He previously served as a correc-tions officer in the Fayette County

ROBERT DRYDEN

Justice Center in La Grange forthree years.

He works a wide variety ofcases for the sheriff’s office, in-cluding high profile cases, andproperty crimes of burglary andtheft. Dryden also assists in an-swering routine patrol calls.

Dryden has two children,Corey and Jody Dryden, and re-sides in the La Grange area.

LA GRANGE — The LaGrange Independent School Dis-trict is accepting nominations forthe Gifted and Talented Programfor the 2015-16 school year.

The Talent Pool and LEAP pro-grams in the LGISD meet theneeds of students who demon-strate above-average potential ingeneral intellectual ability and/orcreative and productive thinking.

The Talent Pool and LEAP pro-grams are designed to provide

La Grange ISD seeks gifted and talentedadditional challenge and stimula-tion for academically talented stu-dents.

Parents, teachers and commu-nity members may nominate stu-dents currently enrolled in LGISDin grades kindergarten through11th grade to participate in thescreening process to determineeligibility for the gifted program.

Assessment of nominated stu-dents includes data from multipleand specific sources. Identifica-

tion decisions are made by aplacement committee on eachcampus.

Nomination forms are avail-able in the office on each LGISDcampus or on the La Grange ISDwebsite parent page.

All nominations are due byMonday, Feb. 2.

For additional informationabout the gifted program, contactApril Kuck at (979) 968-4100 oremail kucka@lgisd.net.

ELLINGER — EllingerHermann Sons Lodge recentlypresented Annie Helen Mueller ofEllinger with the 2014 Humani-tarian Award.

Mueller, who is a 1969 gradu-ate of La Grange High School,has been a member of the EllingerSons of Hermann Lodge for 51years.

She is the wife of Allen L.Mueller, mother of eight andgrandmother of 19.

Mueller is a member of St.John Lutheran Church in Ellingerwhere she has taught Sundayschool for many years.

She helps with fundraisers,served on various committees andheld several offices. Mueller alsodonates to AMEN food bank.

Ellinger Sonsnames Mueller‘humanitarian’

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Schulenburg Junior Livestock Show and Sale Results

Seth Patton exhibited the grand champion market steer that was purchased for $6,000 at the AnnualSchulenburg Junior Livestock Show and Sale last Saturday at the Schulenburg Expo Center in Schulenburg.Among the buyers were Original Kountry Bakery, Hallettsville Livestock Commission, Joe and RoxanneOrsak, Harlan’s Supermarket Inc., Subway/The Hitching Post, and First National Bank of Shiner. Photos byAudrey Kristynik

Rylie Lux, center, exhibited the reserve champion market steer that was purchased for $5,400. The buyer wasKocurek & James Clinic.

SCHULENBURG — TheAnnual Schulenburg Junior Live-stock Show and Sale was held lastFriday and Saturday at theSchulenburg Expo Center inSchulenburg.

The exhibitors, along with thesale prices and buyers, include:

Ag Mechanics•Grand champion ag mechanics — Kyle

Noska and Mason Wick.•Reserve champion ag mechanics —

Clayton Brossmann.

Beef Division•Grand champion market steer — Seth

Patton, $6,000, Original Kountry Bakery,Hallettsville Livestock Commission, Joe andRoxanne Orsak, Harlan’s Supermarket Inc., Sub-way/The Hitching Post, First National Bank ofShiner.

•Reserve champion market steer —Rylie Lux, $5,400, Kocurek & James Clinic.

Placings•Amy Geissen, $4,220, Corporron Acres,

Farmers Coop, Prime Products, Frank’s Restau-rant, Bumper Crop Ag Services, Grahmann’s TrueValue, Bar A Cattle Co. /The Brand Company, FJTRanches, Aggie Show Supporters.

•Mason Allan, $4,320, Hallettsville LivestockCommission, Grahmann’s True Value, CrossroadFinancial-Guy James.

Breeding Division•Grand champion beef — Derek Valchar.•Grand champion dairy — Kaylie

Zapalac.•Reserve champion beef — Kate James.•Reserve champion dairy — Kellie

Zapalac.Herdsman

•Allison Mican.Premier Feeder

•Rylie Lux.Showmanship

•Breeding beef — Derek Valchar.•Dairy — Kaylie Zapalac.•Market steer — Mason Allan.

Broiler Division•Grand champion market broilers —

Kaylie Zapalac, $2,500, Prime Products, H•E•BLa Grange, Mike and Jennifer Zapalac.

Placings•Kori Valchar, $1,100, Patricia Lero.•Haley Olsovsky, $1,600, Fayetteville Bank,

Kleiber Tractor & Equipment Inc., Colorado Val-ley Communications, Dairy Farmers of America,MK Services, Schulenburg Regency RetirementCommunity.

•Mason Wick, $1,350, Aggie Show Support-ers.

•Kelli Zapalac, $1,350, Aggie Show Support-ers.

•Derek Valchar, $1,350, Aggie Show Sup-porters.

Herdsman•Kori Valchar.

Premier Feeder•Mason Wick.

Showmanship•Kaylie Zapalac.

Goat Division•Grand champion market goat — Allison

Meyer, $5,000, Joe and Roxanne Orsak, Harlan”sSupermarket Inc., Felix Stavinoha’s ExotixWildgame Ranch, Properity Bank, High Hill Store.

•Reserve champion market goat —Rebecca Pesl, $3,900, Leon’s Electric & Plumb-ing Inc., Colorado Valley Communications, Sub-way/The Hitching Post.

Kaylie Zapalac, front row, right, exhibited the grand champion market broilers that were purchased for$2,500. Among the buyers were Prime Products, H•E•B La Grange, and Mike and Jennifer Zapalac.

Regan Lux, left, exhibited the reserve champion market broilers thatdid not sell.

Allison Meyer exhibited the grand champion market goat that was pur-chased for $5,000. Among the buyers were Joe and Roxanne Orsak,Harlan’s Supermarket Inc., Felix Stavinoha’s Exotic Wildgame Ranch,Prosperity Bank, and High Hill Store.

Rebecca Pesl, front row, right, exhibited the reserve champion marketgoat that was purchased for $3,900. Among the buyers were Leon’s Elec-tric & Plumbing Inc., Colorado Valley Communications, and Subway/The Hitching Post.

Placings•Matthew Vecera, $2,000, Aggie Show Sup-

porters.•Riley Zapalac, $1,850, Fayetteville Bank,

Colorado Valley Communications, Hill House An-gus, Aggie Show Supporters, La Grange Vet.

Herdsman•Allison Meyer.

Premier Feeders•Kelli Zapalac.

Showmanship•Allison Meyer.

Lamb Division•Grand champion market lamb — Blake

Meyer, $4,500, Georgie McBride Family inMemory of Leroy McBride.

Herdsman•Blake Meyer.

Premier Feeder•Allison Meyer.

Showmanship•Allison Meyer.

Rabbit Division•Grand champion market rabbit —

Regan Lux, $2,800, BWI Companies Inc., Farm-ers Coop, Prime Products, Bumper Crop Ag Ser-vices, B&J Equipment, J&J Enterprises, Glen andDonna Lux.

•Reserve champion market rabbit —Allison Mican, $2,520, Baumgarten-Matula,Schulenburg Vet Clinic, Chuck Brown Ford, Farm-ers Coop, Schulenburg Livestock Auction, WillieJoe’s Processing, Wells Fargo Bank, ColoradoValley Communications, Dairy Farmers ofAmerica, Lad Trojacek Farmers Insurance, Pros-perity Bank, H•E•B La Grange, J Bar B Foods,Novak & Company, Harvey and Gloria Oeding,Fayette Savings Bank SSB, South Central Real Es-tate-Joe and Tonia Schindler, JR and ShallanLichnovsky, and Connor.

Placings•Bryan Adcox, $1,400, Corporron Acres, City

Market, Jim and Susan Donnelly, Roy’s Guns, DosBros Ranch, Hidden Antler Ranch, Wayne andLinda Burnes.

•Ashley Pesl, $1,300, Aggie Show Support-ers.

•Nathan Olsvosky, $1,764, Fayetteville Bank,Colorado Valley Communications, Dairy Farmersof America, MK Services, Schulenburg RegencyRetirement Community.

•Kobi Valchar, $1,300, Corporron Acres, CityMarket, Jim and Susan Donnelly, Roy’s Guns, DosBros Ranch, Hidden Antler Ranch, Wayne andLinda Burnes.

•Sarah Vecera, $1,500, Aggie Show Support-ers.

•Kendell Beyer, $1,764, Ceissen’s Paint &Body Shop.

•Tamara Otto, $1,600, Aggie Show Support-ers.

•Alaina Adcox, $1,512, 3-D Belt Co., Dee’sCattle Company.

•Rylee Proske, $1,512, Fayetteville Bank,Schulenburg Printing, Schulenburg Regency Re-tirement Community, Terri Brown.

Herdsman•Kobi Valchar.

Premier Feeder•Regan Lux.

Showmanship•Tamara Otto

Swine Division•Grand champion market swine —

Alyssa Otto, $4,000, Chuck Brown Ford, BalzerFeed Mills Inc., Schulenburg Livestock Auction,Wells Fargo Bank, Colorado Valley Communica-tions, Dairy Farmers of America, Lad TrojacekFarmers Insurance, Novak & Company, FayetteSavings Bank, Harvey and Gloria Oeding, SouthCentral Real Estate-Joe and Tonia Schindler.

•Reserve champion market swine —

Caitlin Betak, $3,600, 3-D Belt Co., Dee’s CattleCompany.

Placings•Heather Matula, $1,900, Corporron Acres,

City Market, Jim and Susan Donnelly, Roy’s Guns,Dos Bros Ranch, Hidden Antler Ranch, Wayne andLinda Burnes.

•Laurel Betak, $2,000, Aggie Show Support-ers.

•Harly Zapalac, $1,750, Fayetteville Bank,Kleiber Tractor & Equipment Inc., Colorado Val-ley Communications, Henry and Betty Zapalac, LaGrange Vet.

•Kylee Zapalac, $1,500, Balzer Feed MillsInc., Schulenburg Regency Nursing Center, Geor-gia McBride Family, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Greeson.

•Erica Otto, $2,000, Balzer Feed Mills Inc.,Schulenburg Printing, Novak & Company, KeithOtto Family, Harvey and Gloria Oeding.

•Dustin Anders, $1,900, Demel’s Welding &Construction, Bumper Crop Ag Services.

•Carah Havrda, $2,880, Schulenburg VetClinic, Lamascus Farms, Oakridge Restaurant,Kleiber Tractor & Equipment Inc., Grahmann’sTrue Value, Tex Butane, Colorado Valley Commu-nications, Harlan’s Supermarket Inc., Dairy Farm-ers of America, Laura and Jackie Machac, Sub-way/The Hitching Post, Zweschper Financial andInsurance Services.

•Clayton Brossmann, $2,880, FayettevilleBank, Farmers Coop, Schulenburg Livestock Auc-tion, Tex Butane, Colorado Valley Communica-tions, Joe and Roxanne Orsak, Jesse and LizMendel, Flatonia Vet Clinic, Terry and Linda Eastin,Gary and Ann McBride, Daryl and Laura Kutac,Subway/The Hitching Post, James and RitaBrossmann, Leon and Franes Kubenka, Carol’sCafé, DK Refrigeration, Marcus and SharonBujnoch, Alan and Diane Roeder, Alphonse andTracy Kristynik, Shelia Brossmann, Mr. and Mrs.J.O. Robinson.

•April Brossmann, $2,880, Fayetteville Bank,Farmers Coop, Schulenburg Livestock Auction,Tex Butane, Colorado Valley Communications, Joeand Roxanne Orsak, Jesse and Liz Mendel,Flatonia Vet Clinic, Terry and Linda Eastin, Garyand Ann McBride, Daryl and Laura Kutac, Sub-way/The Hitching Post, James and RitaBrossmann, Leon and Frances Kubenka, Allen andDiane Roeder, Carol’s Café, DK Refrigeration,Marcus and Sharon Bujnoch, Alphonse and TracyKristynik, Shelia Brossmann, Mr. and Mrs. J.O.Robinson.

•Cody May, $2,880, Farmers Coop, BumperCrop Ag Services, Dairy Farmers of America, 7 FCattle, Matura Farms, Tofel’s Washateria & IceHouse.

•Cole Wenske, $1,750, Balzer Feed MillsInc., Georgie McBride Family.

•Olivia Schramek, $2,520, 3-D Belt Co.,Kleiber Tractor & Equipment Inc., Colorado Val-ley Communications, M-G Farm & Service, SouthCentral Real Estate-Joe and Tonia Schindler, Jamesand Regina Schramek.

•DeAdra Jackson, $2,000, Aggie Show Sup-porters.

•Carolyn Prihoda, $2,520, Schulenburg Live-stock Auction, Kleiber Tractor & Equipment Inc.,M-G Farm & Service, Subway/The Hitching Post,Dee’s Cattle Company, Carol’s Café, ZweschperFinancial and Insurance Services, High Hill Store,Mike Cernosek.

•Nickolas Prihoda, $2,520, Bobby and PeggyMendel, Thomas and Vicki Kainer.

•Isaac Prihoda, $2,520, Aggie Show Support-ers.

Breeding Division•Grand champion breeding swine —

Heather Matula.•Reserve champion breeding swine —

Heather Matula.Herdsman

•Caitlin Betak.Premier Feeder

•Clayton Brossmann.Showmanship

•Dustin Anders.Donation Animal-

Schulenburg FFA Chapter•Carah Havrda, $8,900, Ewald Friedrich,

Hallettsville Livestock Commission, Joe andRoxanne Orsak, Shannon and Kristy McBride,David and Lynn Heller, Harlan’s Supermarket Inc.,Mike Cernosek, Mike Zweschper, SchulenburgFestival Association, Beasley Family, Joe and ToniaSchindler.

Blake Meyer, front, exhibited the grand champion market lamb that waspurchased for $4,500. The buyer was Georgia McBride and family inmemory of Leroy H. McBride.

A salute to all of the winnersand buyers of the 2014

Schulenburg Junior Livestock Show!

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Allison Meyer exhibited the reserve champion market lamb that did notsell.

Regan Lux, front, exhibited the grand champion market rabbits thatwere purchased for $2,800. Among the buyers were BWI Companies Inc.,Farmers Coop, Prime Products, Bumper Crop Ag Services, B&J Equip-ment, J&J Enterprises, and Glen and Donna Lux.

Allison Mican, front row, second from right, exhibited the reserve champion market rabbits that were pur-chased for $2,520. Among the buyers were Baumgarten-Matula, Schulenburg Vet Clinic, Chuck Brown Ford,Farmers Coop, Schulenburg Livestock Auction, Willie Joe’s Processing, Wells Fargo Bank, Colorado ValleyCommunications, Dairy Farmers of America, Lad Trojacek-Farmers Insurance, Prosperity Bank, H•E•B LaGrange, J Bar B Foods, Novak & Company, Gloria and Harvey Oeding, Fayette Savings Bank SSB, SouthCentral Real Estate-Joe and Tonia Schindler, JR and Shallan Lichnovsky, and Connor.

Alyssa Otto, front row, right, exhibited the grand champion market swinethat was purchased for $4,000. Among the buyers were Chuck BrownFord, Balzer Feed Mills Inc., Schulenburg Festival Association, WellsFargo Bank, Colorado Valley Communications, Dairy Farmers ofAmerica, Lad Trojacek - Farmers Insurance, Novak & Company, FayetteSavings Bank, Harvey and Gloria Oeding, and South Central Real Es-tate-Joe and Tonia Schindler.

Caitlin Betak, front row, right, exhibited the reserve champion marketswine that was purchased for $3,600. Among the buyers were 3-D BeltCo. and Dee’s Cattle Co.

Showmanship winners were, front row, from left, Alyssa Otto, market swine; Mason Allan, market steer;Kaylie Zapalac, broilers and dairy; Dustin Anders, breeding gilts; and Tamara Otto, rabbits; and, back row,Kylee Zapalac, breeding doe; Allison Meyer, market goat and market lamb; and Derek Valchar, breedingbeef.

Breeding show winners were, from left, Kelli Zapalac, reserve breeding doe and reserve dairy; Kylee Zapalac,grand champion breeding doe; Heather Matula, grand champion and reserve breeding gilt; Kate James,reserve breeding beef; Derek Valchar, grand champion breeding beef; and Kaylie Zapalac, grand championdairy.

Herdsman Award winners were, from left, Blake Meyer, lambs; Kobi Valchar, rabbits; Kori Valchar, broilers;Allison Meyer, goats; Allison Mican, cattle; and, Caitlin Betak, swine.

Premier Feeder Award winners were, from left, Rylie Lux, beef; Allison Meyer, lambs; Clayton Brossmann,swine; Mason Wick, broilers; Kelli Zapalac, goats; and Regan Lux, rabbits.

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Receiving PensLA GRANGE ELLINGER(979) 968-5120 (979) 378-2703Larry Baumbach Joe Smidovec(979) 247-4385 (979) 966-7248

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We will pickup directly from the Farms and Ranches

Family Owned & OperatedWE APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINESS!

1+1=6. Cats can’t add,but sure can multiply!

Spay or Neuter that pet today!Please call us if you can’t afford to do it

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PUPS - Prevent Unwanted Pets

BROSSMANNDrew and Carrie Brossmann

of Schulenburg announce the birthof their son, Brody ColeBrossmann, born Jan. 22 at 12:52p.m. at Columbus CommunityHospital in Columbus.

He weighed 8 pounds, 5ounces and measured 21 inches inlength.

Brody Cole was welcomedhome by his brother, Bo, 3.

Grandparents are Larry andLinda Veselka, and Ronald andKathy Brossmann, all of Schulen-burg.

COLUMBUSCattle on hand: 777Packer Cows: Higher dressing utility and

cutter cows, 1.08-1.22; lower dressing util-ity and cutter cows, 1.00-1.15; thin cows,.65-1.00

Packer bulls: Heavyweight bulls, 1.18-1.36; utility cutter bulls, 1.07-1.17

Steers: 150-300 lbs., 2.75-3.75; 300-400 lbs., 2.45-3.50; 400-500 lbs., 2.20-3.10; 500-600 lbs., 1.90-2.80; 600-700 lbs.,1.85-2.35; 700-800 lbs., 1.70-2.22

Heifers: 200-300 lbs., 2.65-3.35; 300-400 lbs., 2.25-3.25; 400-500 lbs., 2.15-3.00; 500-600 lbs., 1.80-2.55; 600-700 lbs.,1.70-2.30; 700-800 lbs., 1.65-2.10

Stocker cows: 1. $2,200-$2,800; 2.$1,750-$2,000

Pairs: 1. $2,150-$3,200; 2. $1,900-$2,100

FOUR COUNTYReceipts: 1,031Steers I: 150-300 lbs., 3.50-4.30; 300-

400 lbs., 3.00-3.80; 400-500 lbs., 2.50-3.10; 500-600 lbs., 2.20-2.65; 600-700 lbs.,2.05-2.35

Steers II: 150-300 lbs., 2.90-3.48; 300-400 lbs., 2.40-2.98; 400-500 lbs., 2.30-2.48; 500-600 lbs., 2.00-2.18; 600-700 lbs.,1.90-2.04

Heifers I: 150-300 lbs., 3.20-4.20; 300-400 lbs., 2.70-3.25; 400-500 lbs., 2.35-3.10; 500-600 lbs., 2.15-2.95; 600-700 lbs.,1.95-2.40

Heifers II: 150-300 lbs., 2.70-3.18; 300-400 lbs., 2.30-2.68; 400-500 lbs., 2.15-2.34; 500-600 lbs., 2.00-2.14; 600-700 lbs.,1.80-1.94

Bull yearlings: 700-850 lbs., 1.75-2.00;850-1,000 lbs., 1.35-1.75

Slaughter bulls: Top bulls, 1.35-1.39;Medium bulls, 1.10-1.34

Slaughter cows: Top cows, 1.12-1.18;Medium cows, 1.00-1.11; Thin cows, .65-.99

Bred cows: 1. $1,800-$2,600; 2.$1,150-$1,750

Pairs: 2. $1,750-$2,350

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BELLVILLEMonday-Friday, Feb. 2-Feb. 6

The Bellville ISD offers a variety of menus toallow its students a healthy choice throughout the2014-15 school year. To see the various menuson a daily basis, visit www.bellvilleisd.org.

FAYETTEVILLEMonday, Feb. 2

Breakfast: Pancakes, pan sausage, apple,juice, milk

Lunch: Steak fingers, salad mix, pork andbeans, mandarin orange, (HS: whole-wheat)bread, milk

Tuesday, Feb. 3Breakfast: Cereal, toast, pears, juice, milkLunch: Spaghetti with meat sauce, green

beans, coleslaw, sliced pears, garlic/whole-wheattoast, milk

Wednesday, Feb. 4Breakfast: French toast, pan sausage, apple,

juice, milkLunch: Chicken over rice, corn on cob, sliced

carrots, apple, (HS: whole-wheat bread), milkThursday, Feb. 5

Breakfast: Pan sausage, cereal, orange, juice,milk

Lunch: Sloppy Joe, trimmings, baked potato,

trimmings, apricots, (HS: orange), milkFriday, Feb. 6

Breakfast: Blueberry breakfast cookies, can-taloupe, juice, milk

Lunch: Cheese pizza, salad mix, cantaloupe,milk

SCHULENBURGMonday, Feb. 2

Breakfast: Cinnamon rolls, pears, strawberrysmoothie, juice, milk

Lunch: Pulled pork sliders, trimmings, black-eyed peas, broccoli, Ranch, cookie, mandarinorange, milk

Tuesday, Feb. 3Breakfast: Honey Nut Cherrios, fruit Frudel,

mandarin orange, juice, milkLunch: Spaghetti with meat sauce, broccoli

with cheese, carrot coin, salad, breadsticks,peaches, milk

Wednesday, Feb. 4Breakfast: Banana muffin, yogurt, peaches,

grapes, juice, milkLunch: Chicken wings, roasted potatoes, peas

with carrots, pinto beans, cucumbers, Ranch,pretzel rod, brownies with raspberries, raisins,milk

Thursday, Feb. 5Breakfast: Frosted Flakes, banana chocolate

bar, strawberry smoothie, juice, milkLunch: Beef tacos, trimmings, Spanish rice,

pinto beans, baby carrots, Ranch, fruited Jell-O,milk

Friday, Feb. 6Breakfast: Breakfast burrito, mixed fruit,

pineapple, juice, milkLunch: Cheeseburger, trimmings, sweet po-

tato fried, baked beans, pineapple, milk

WEIMARMonday, Feb. 2

Breakfast: Muffins, cereal, juice, milkLunch: Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes,

green beans, fruit mix, bread, milkTuesday, Feb. 3

Breakfast: Scrambled eggs, biscuit, freshfruit, juice, milk

Lunch: Ham and cheese sandwich, trim-mings, carrot sticks, broccoli, fresh fruit, milk

Wednesday, Feb. 4Breakfast: Pig-in-blanket, cereal, fresh fruit,

juice, milkLunch: Chicken fajitas, trimmings, pinto

beans, mandarin orange, milkThursday, Feb. 5

Breakfast: Pancakes, sausage, fresh fruit,juice, milk

Lunch: Spaghetti with meat sauce, corn, broc-coli, peaches, bread, milk

Friday, Feb. 6Breakfast: French toast sticks, cereal, fresh

fruit, juice, milkLunch: Hamburger, trimmings, oven fries,

fresh fruit, milk

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Grand champion winners in ag mechanics at the Annual SchulenburgJunior Livestock Show and Sale were Mason Wick, center, and KyleNoska, right, while the reserve champion was Clayton Brossmann.

Ag mechanics …

The Austin County Soil & WaterConservation District #347 board ofdirectors recently presented anaward to Allan “Cap” Hillboldt forserving the community 40 years asa director on the Austin County Soil& Water Conservation Districtboard of directors.

SCHULENBURG — TheNavidad Valley CattleWomen(NVCW) are seeking applicantsfor its 2015 scholarships.

Due to the generous support ofthe community of Cow PattyBingo and 5K Ranch Run in Au-gust, numerous recipients will beawarded a scholarship of at least$500 with a total of $5,000 beingdistributed.

Applicants must be a residentof Colorado, Fayette or Lavacacounties, and must be a senior inhigh school or the equivalentthereof.

A completed NVCW scholar-ship application must be submit-ted along with an essay about her/himself, any agricultural influ-ences and goals, involvement inthe beef industry, and goals in life.

Applicants must submit a copyof his/her transcript through mid-term of their senior year, rank andGPA.

The winning applicant(s) willbe paid a one-time award to beused toward tuition or other edu-cation-related expenses. Paymentof scholarship will be made whenthe NVCW have received proofof enrollment at an accredited col-lege, university, or technicalschool.

NVCW announces deadlinefor scholarship applicants

Applications may be requestedfrom Bridget Hajovsky atfredrick.bridget@yahoo.com ormay be downloaded atwww.nvcw.org. The applicationsmust be postmarked no later thanMarch 16.

The Navidad ValleyCattleWomen, a local chapter ofthe Texas CattleWomen, is a non-profit organization that supportsand promotes the beef industry.

The Navidad Valley local

works to support local youth withscholarships and provide qualityinformation on the industry andhow to incorporate beef into ahealthy diet. Additionally, theywork to support the communitywith targeted outreach projectsthat include a beefy twist.

For more information on theNavidad Valley CattleWomen,contact Suzette Surman at (979)561-5072 or visit www.nvcw.org.

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AUSTIN — Texas residentswill now have to provide proofthat they are eligible to receivefarm license plates.

“We want all vehicles on theroad to be properly registered,”said Austin County Tax Assessor-Collector Marcus A. Peña. “Whilethis rule requires an additionalstep for farm vehicle owners, it isimportant to ensure that only eli-gible farm vehicles pay the re-duced fee.”

A farm license plate is about$20 less per year than a non-farmplate. The county tax assessor-collector’s office issues farm ve-hicle license plates as required bystate law.

Texas Department of MotorVehicles in March adopted thenew eligibility requirement. Ap-plicants now must show proofthey have an agricultural numberissued by the Texas Comptroller’soffice.

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New requirementsfor farm license plates

now provide their ag/timber reg-istration numbers upon renewal offarm plate registration both bymail and in person.

The Comptroller began issuingag/timber numbers last January tofarmers, ranchers and others in-volved in the production of agri-cultural and timber products foreligible sales tax-exempt pur-chases.

Under the new TxDMV rules,the ag/timber card used for proofof registration must be current,legible, contain a registrationnumber and be in the name of theperson or company in which thevehicle will be registered.

Information on the online ap-plication process to obtain an ag/timber number is available atwww.GetReadyTexas.org.

For further updates, visitwww.txdmv.gov or contact yourcounty tax assessor-collector’soffice.

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Plant Enough for Us! Colo-rado County (Columbus)Farmer’s Market opens in April,2015. It is our hope to have anabundance of produce fromour area. Call (979) 732-0918or (832) 654-0879.

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District 21-4A

January 20

Bellville (11-12, 2-0) — Mac Briscoe, 18;Michael Scyrus, 14; Mark Rodriguez, 12; TristenWilliamson, 11.

Bellville ......... 21 ... 10 .... 18 .... 17—66Smithville ...... 19 ... 18 ...... 8 .... 10—55

Columbus (10-10, 0-2) — Bruno Castillo,21; Todd Nicholas, 5; Greg Roy, 4; Marcus Coo-per, 3; Daniel Cantu, 3; Ross Owers, 2.

Rice ............... 9 ..... 9 ....... 8 ..... 12—38Industrial ...... 6 ... 10 ..... 11 ..... 13—40

Sealy .................. 9 ..... 6 ..... 9 ..... 6—30Columbus .......... 8 ..... 3 ..... 9 ..... 9—29

District 27-4A

Sealy (11-10, 1-1) — Charles Lewis-Brooks, 8; Titus Davis, 6; Clayton Fritsch, 4; DanteJenkins, 3; Tajh Green, 2; Jordan Conner, 2; Chris-tian Browning, 2; Joseph Kalinec, 2; Jake Miller,1.

Columbus (2-18, 0-2) — SamuelCogburn, 8; Jaqai Shorter, 8; Laine Runk, 6;Michael Castle, 5; Zion Axel, 4; Jerrette Brown,3; Latrell Godley, 1.

District 28-3A

La Grange (10-14, 1-1) — Dillon Lee,23; Corey Golan, 10; Tyler Caughman, 7; RylanRigden, 5; Dylan Adkins, 5; Brennen Gillard, 2.

Navasota ........ 21 ... 14 .... 17 .... 19—71La Grange ...... 10 ... 19 .... 10 .... 13—52

Flatonia (17-6, 2-0) — Kaddin Mikulik,15; Gus Venegas, 8; Andrew Dvorak, 4; EastonMigl, 4; Matthew Kozelsky, 4; Samuel Netro, 2;Julio Castillo, 1.

Flatonia .......... 12 .... 15 .. 12 .... 14—53Ganado ............. 5 .... 10 .... 5 .... 10—30

District 28-2A

Schulenburg (16-7, 2-0) — Tyler Thomp-son, 10; Cullen Machac, 10; Dameien Houston,8; Brandt Vyvjala, 7; Joshua Brown, 6; Javeon Lara,5; Davonn Granger, 2; Jeremy Houston, 2; LeviHawkins, 2.

Schulenburg ... 12 .... 19 .... 9 .... 12—52Louise ............... 3 ...... 4 .... 6 .... 10—23

Weimar (2-22, 0-2) — Tanner Sembera,20; Dayton Milner, 12; Drew Adamcik, 11; ReeceKunschick, 4; Cullen Maupin, 3; John Blaha, 3;Parker Holland, 3; Dylan Isaac, 3.

Weimar ........... 12 .... 14 .. 12 .... 21—59Shiner ............. 18 .... 14 .. 13 .... 22—67

Round Top-Carmine (9-10, 2-4) —Leighton Abell, 17; Clay Radabaugh, 10; AdairAgustin, 7; Tyler Jamison, 5; Aaron Torres, 2; NickTorres, 2; Tyler Copeland, 2; KeAndre Thomas,2.

RT-C ................... 7 ... 12 ... 12 ... 25—56Waelder ........... 30 ... 14 ... 29 ... 19—92

Fayetteville (3-15, 2-4) — LoganSpanihel, 10; Braden Rohde, 10; Jesse Evans, 9;Kadin Schmitt, 6; Damon Gerik, 5; Derek Bertsch,4.

Fayetteville ........ 6 ... 18 ... 16 ..... 4—44Dime Box ......... 20 ... 16 ... 11 ... 18—65

District 30-1A

District 21-4AJanuary 23

La Grange (11-14, 2-1) — Dillon Lee,25; Corey Golan, 18; Dylan Adkins, 12; TylerCaughman, 7; Rylan Rigden, 2; Brennen Gillard,2.

Bellville (11-13, 2-1) — Alan Aikey, 19;Mac Briscoe, 12; Michael Scyrus, 12.

La Grange ...... 13 ... 24 .... 22 ...... 7—66Bellville ......... 12 ... 18 .... 12 .... 18—60

Columbus (1-20, 0-3) — No stats avail-able.

Columbus .......... 2 ..... 2 ..... 6 ..... 5—15Wharton ........... 26 ... 16 ... 16 ... 21—79

District 27-4A

Girls

Sealy (11-11, 1-2) — Charles Lewis-Brooks, 15; Tajh Green, 9; Titus Davis, 8; JordanConner, 4; Clayton Fritsch, 4; Christian Brown-ing, 3; Dante Jenkins, 3.

Royal ................ 4 .... 18 .. 12 .... 18—52Sealy ................. 9 .... 14 .. 11 .... 12—46

Weimar (3-22, 1-2) — Tanner Sembera,18; Trevor Holland, 9; Dayton Milner, 7; JohnBlaha, 6; Dylan Isaac, 3; Julio Jiminez, 2; DrewAdamcik, 2; Reece Kunschick, 2.

Weimar ......... 17 ..... 8 ..... 15 ...... 9—49Louise ............. 4 ... 11 ....... 6 ...... 6—29

Flatonia (18-6, 3-0) — Kaddin Mikulik,11; Gus Venegas, 10; Casen Novak, 7; SamuelNetro, 6; Matthew Rowell, 2; Jacob Barta, 2.

Shiner ............ 13 ..... 0 ... 23 ....... 2—38Flatonia ......... 10 ..... 7 ... 13 ..... 13—43

Round Top-Carmine (10-10, 3-4) —Clay Radabaugh, 14; Jared Quimby, 13; AdairAgustin 11; Aaron Torres, 7; Tyler Jamison, 2;Tyler Copeland, 2; Leighton Abell, 2.

Fayetteville (3-16, 2-5) — Jesse Evans,18; Logan Spanihel, 9; Braden Rohde 8; DerekBertsch, 7; Kadin Schmitt, 4; Rusty Aparicio, 2;Damon Gerik, 1.

RT-C ............... 20 ... 14 ..... 4 ..... 13—51Fayetteville .... 13 ... 12 ... 13 ..... 11—49

District 30-1A

Schulenburg (17-7, 3-0) — Tyler Thomp-son, 26; Javeon Lara, 14; Cullen Machac, 14;Dameien Houston, 3; Joshua Brown, 2; BrandtVyvjala, 2.

Ganado ............ 6 ... 15 ...... 9 ..... 12—42Schulenburg .... 8 ... 18 .... 21 ..... 14—61

Hempstead ....... 17 ... 18 ... 10 ... 19—65Brazos ............. 19 ... 14 ... 11 ... 12—56

District 24-3A

Brazos (6-15, 3-3) — Dillon Gonzales,22; Clay Mayo, 12; Jeremy D’Rubio, 9; ChrisDemny, 7; Cameron Clark, 3; Jemarcus Mayo, 3.

Rice ................. 14 ... 14 ... 13 ... 14—55Edna ................ 14 ... 22 ... 21 ... 27—84

District 28-3A

Rice (10-11, 0-3) — Bruno Castillo, 20;Greg Roy, 10; Daniel Cantu, 10; Ross Owers, 7;Marcus Cooper, 6; Todd Nicholas, 2.

District 28-2A

January 20

District 21-4A

Bellville ........... 10 ... 18 ... 10 ... 12—50Smithville ........ 11 ... 15 ..... 9 ... 11—46

Bellville (10-13, 2-2) — Gabbie Green,31; Grace Story, 6; Hannah Story, 6; Aereus East-Carter, 3; Ashley Higgins, 3; Kaitlyn Lemba, 1.

La Grange (11-14, 2-2) — Hannah Zuhn,7; Hannah Gerecke, 4; Hannah Garlick, 2; TerraMcKenzie, 2.

Navasota .......... 16 ..... 9 ... 13 ... 10—48La Grange .......... 3 ..... 6 ..... 6 ..... 5—20

Sealy ................ 11 ..... 7 ..... 6 ... 10—34Columbus .......... 7 ..... 9 ..... 7 ..... 7—30

Sealy (10-13, 3-1) — Jaymi Gordon, 14;LaShanda Fitzgerald, 6; Amber Klepser, 5; MalloryTatman, 4; Jenna Schroeder, 2; Shandi Nelson, 2;Mariah Holub, 1.

Columbus (12-17, 2-2) — Sarah Vlach,13; Corine Sutton, 11; Brooke Hernandez, 4;Isabel Theut, 2.

Industrial ........ 17 ... 19 ..... 6 ... 15—57Rice ................. 13 ... 12 ... 11 ... 12—48

Rice (7-20, 1-3) — Jada Johnson, 14;Daisy Hargrove, 11; Lauren Labay, 9; BaileySchneider, 5; Meakayla Hodges, 3; Viantae Fields,3.

District 27-4A

District 28-3A

District 28-2A

Columbus (12-18, 2-3) — Corine Sutton,16; Sarah Vlach, 9; Natalie Alley, 6; Isabel Theut,5; Jamyra Dobbins, 4.

Hempstead ........ 5 ...... 9 ... 12 ... 16—42Brazos .............. 9 .... 15 ..... 4 ... 12—40

Brazos (10-14, 2-5) — Talicia Lang, 9;Chelsea Garbs, 8; Amanda Huddleston, 8; TomiaLang, 6; Paige Hamm, 5; Rita Gonzales, 4.

Ganado .............. 4 ..... 6 ..... 4 ... 12—26Schulenburg .... 10 ... 12 ..... 7 ... 15—44

Schulenburg (20-5, 4-1) — Sam Gabler,14; Shannon Mikesky, 12; Marilyn Davis, 11; KianaHaywood, 6; Juls Machac, 1.

RT-C ................ 19 ..... 9 .. 20 ..... 15—63Fayetteville ....... 2 ..... 9 .... 6 ....... 5—22

Round Top-Carmine (3-12, 3-5) —Brianna Kraemer, 22; Delaney Hirsch, 20; HannahKipp, 11; Emma Leppard, 8; Vivica Wheeler, 2.

Fayetteville (0-21, 0-8) — Emily Polasek,15; Dominique Castillo, 3; Hailey Bertsch, 2; Tay-lor Goerig, 2.

Fayetteville ........ 2 ..... 3 ..... 2 ..... 9—16Dime Box ......... 14 ... 10 ... 21 ..... 7—52

Fayetteville (0-20, 0-7) — Taylor Goerig,5; Haley Bertsch, 4; Vivian Lapeyre, 3; ShelbyOrsak, 3; Brittany Brune, 1.

Rice ................. 13 ... 17 ... 12 ... 10—52Edna ................ 15 ... 25 ... 16 ... 17—73

Round Top-Carmine (2-12, 2-5) —Delaney Hirsch, 28; Brianna Kraemer, 12; HannahKipp, 12; Emma Leppard, 10; Vivica Wheeler, 6;Selene Salinas, 1.

RT-C ................. 23 ... 12 ... 13 ... 21—69Waelder ............. 2 ... 12 ... 13 ..... 7—35

District 27-4AColumbus ........ 11 ..... 8 ... 10 ... 11—40Wharton ........... 10 ... 14 ..... 6 ... 19—49

District 24-3A

District 28-2AShiner .............. 14 ... 15 ... 15 ... 10—54Flatonia ............. 7 ... 13 ... 10 ..... 7—37

Flatonia (9-17, 1-4) — Kylie Mica, 19;Maggie Mica, 10; Alanis Ribera, 4; ChelseaBranecky, 4; Jaycee Fike, 1.

Flatonia ....... 7 ... 10 ... 15 . 13 .... 3—48Ganado ...... 17 ... 12 ..... 8 ... 8 .... 4—49

Flatonia (9-16, 1-3) — Kylie Mica, 24;Alanis Ribera, 9; Jaycee Fike, 8; Maggie Mica, 4;

District 30-1A

January 23

District 21-4A

La Grange ........ 10 ... 13 ..... 6 ..... 8—37Bellville ........... 13 ..... 5 ..... 7 ..... 8—33

La Grange (12-14, 3-2) — HannahGerecke, 20; Hannah Zuhn, 9; Becca Tucker, 6.

Bellville (10-14, 2-3) — Gabbie Green,13; Ashley Higgins, 6; Hannah Story, 6; GraceStory, 3; Jayda Hernandez, 2; Natalie Loftin, 2.

Rice (7-21, 1-4) — Daisy Hargrove, 16;Bailey Schneider, 9; Jada Johnson, 8; RileySchneider, 7; Lauren Labay, 5; Dajanique Johnson,3; Viantae Fields, 2.

District 30-1ASchulenburg .... 13 ..... 8 ... 12 ... 15—48Louise ................ 0 ..... 0 ..... 0 ....... 6—6

Schulenburg (19-5, 3-1) — MarilynDavis, 11; Kiana Haywood, 10; Sam Gabler, 8;Carah Havrda, 6; Shannon Mikesky, 3; JulsMachac, 2; Kayla Schaefer, 2; Halie Lewis, 2;Caitlin Norrell, 2; Deandra Jackson, 2.Weimar .............. 8 ... 12 ... 16 ... 13—49Shiner ................ 6 ..... 4 ..... 7 ..... 0—17

Weimar (24-3, 4-0) — Jazmine Kirby, 24;Jade Garza, 6; Emma Holland, 6; SummerAlmeida, 4; Brianna Rhodes, 4; Hunter Ervin, 3;Jessica Siewart, 2.

District 28-3A

Louise ................ 6 ..... 0 ..... 5 ..... 4—15Weimar ............ 19 ... 14 ... 16 ... 16—65

Weimar (25-3, 5-0) — Emma Holland,23; Kamie Klesel, 12; Brianna Rhodes, 8; JazzGarza, 7; Summer Almeida, 6; Jade Garza, 4;Hunter Ervin, 3; Jessica Siewert, 2.

January 20

La Grange (0-9) — Goals: Jose Garcia, 2.

Non-DistrictPalacios ................................................ 6La Grange ............................................. 2

Sealy ..................................................... 2Brenham ............................................... 1

Sealy (3-4-2) — Goals: Javier Noriega, 1.

•Brenham scored the 2nd goal in its owngoal.

January 20Non-District

Sweeny ........................ 0 ................ 0—0Bellville ...................... 0 ................ 1—1

Bellville (1-0) — Goal: Nohemy Puga, 1.Assist: Kate Florencio. Saves: Evelyn Salazar, 5;Ivonne DéJesus, 5.

•Offensive Standouts — Maddy Rudloff,Mayani Carrias and Peyton Russell.

•Defensive Standouts — Madison Garrett,Nicole Grawunder, Baleigh Burmaster, MadisonElliot-Veal and Lauren Zarzour.

Gonzales ..................... 0 ................ 0—0La Grange ................... 1 ................ 2—3

La Grange (2-3-1) — Goals: JasamineZapata, 1; Karina Ruiz, 1; Selena Lara, 1. Assists:Jacquelyn Clarke, 1; Miriam Renteria, 1.

•Defensive standout — Catherine Foley.

Bay City ....................... 3 ................ 0—3Sealy ........................... 0 ................ 2—2

Sealy (3-3) — Goals: Ingrid Mata, 1; BiancaVital, 1.

Waco Connally ...................................... 4Bellville ................................................ 0

Bellville (1-1-1) — No stats available.

January 23-24Giddings Tournament

Royal .................................................... 1Bellville ................................................ 1

Bellville (1-0-1) — No stats available.

Bellville ...................... 0 ................ 0—0Giddings ..................... 0 ................ 3—3

Bellville (1-2-1) — Goals: Montserrat DeSantiago Rios and Jasamine Zapata, 1. Assists:Miriam Renteria.

•Offensive Tournament Standouts —

Peyton Russell and Maddy Rudloff.•Defensive Tournament Standouts —

Goalie Evelyn Salazar, Madison Garrett, NicoleGrawunder and Bailey Burmaster.

•Bellville tied for 3rd in tournament.

•All-Tournament Team — Bellville:Peyton Russell and Nicole Grawunder.

Swimming

See SCOREBOARD, Page 12

DISTRICT 18-5AGEORGETOWN — Here are the results of the

District 18-5A Swimming & Diving Meet held lastFriday at Georgetown High School in Georgetown.

The top six individuals and relays in eachevent qualify for the Region V-5A Swimming &Diving Meet to be held on Feb. 6-7 at the A&MStudent Rec Center on the campus of Texas A&MUniversity in College Station.

Boys DivisionTeam Totals — 1. Georgetown, 129; 2.

Brenham, 100; 3. Georgetown Gateway, 88; 4.Georgetown East View, 79; 5. Hutto, 34; 6. LaGrange, 27; 7. Giddings, 19; 8. Lorena, 16; 9.Bremond, 12.

200 Medley Relay — 1. Brenham, 1:44.11;2. Georgetown, 1:44.39; 3. Gateway, 1:48.06; 4.East View, 1:51.91; 5. Hutto, 1:58.72; 6. La Grange(Jamison Davis, Kole Parchman, Eric Ostrander,Cole Morgan), 2:08.42.

200 Freestyle — 1. Luke Shepherd,Georgetown, 1:54.65; 2. Jarrett Sumbera,Brenham, 1:55.11; 3. Jacob Pyle, Brenham,1:57.98; 4. John Pugh, East View, 1:59.15; 5.Daniel Rowe, East View, 2:03.38; 6. Corey O’Brien,

Sealy (11-13, 4-1) — Jaymi Gordon, 17;LaShanda Fitzgerald, 10; Jenna Schroeder, 5;Mariah Holub, 5; McKayla Black, 4; LauraRichardson, 4; Amber Klepser, 3; Shandi Nelson,2.

Royal ................. 2 ..... 5 ... 12 ..... 4—23Sealy ................ 14 ... 14 ... 12 ... 10—50

Chelsea Branecky, 2; Lillie Steinhauser, 1.

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Gateway, 2:10.42; 7. Chris Castellanos, Gateway,2:15.34; 8. Garrett Pfluger, Georgetown, 2:19.02.

200 Individual Medley — 1. HudsonSmith, Brenham, 1:58.58; 2. Todd Jahns,Brenham, 2:09.63; 3. Greg Holder, Gateway,2:11.79; 4. Caleb Gober, East View, 2:11.91; 5.Marc True, Georgetown, 2:15.61; 6. Noah McBee,East View, 2:29.00; 7. Elijah Hendrix, Giddings,2:43.93; 8. Joseph Williams, Georgetown,2:49.42.

50 Freestyle — 1. Thomas Marcotte, Gate-way, 22.40; 2. Blayne Jackson, Lorena, 22.64; 3.Jack McLean, Georgetown, 23.16; 4. ConnorLancaster, Georgetown, 23.25; 5. JosiahFlorczykowski, East View, 23.29; 6. Michael True,Georgetown, 23.53; 7. Alek Dishon, Gateway,25.15; 8. Jacob Doggett, Giddings, 25.98.

100 Butterfly — 1. Blayne Jackson, Lorena,54.67; 2. Todd Jahns, Brenham, 54.93; 3. DylanFriez, Hutto, 55.12; 4. Luke Shepherd,Georgetown, 55.64; 5. Jack Whewell, Georgetown,59.03; 6. Josiah Florczykowski, East View,1:04.47; 7. Jack McLean, Georgetown, 1:05.23;8. Nicholas Booth, Gateway, 1:08.14.

100 Freestyle — 1. Thomas Marcotte,Gateway, 49.50; 2. Connor Lancaster, Georgetown,51.86; 3. Michael True, Georgetown, 51.95; 4.Weston Gadbois, Bremond, 52.04; 5. NathanWyman, Georgetown, 52.39; 6. Jacob Pyle,Brenham, 52.57; 7. Jackson Zenisek,Georgetown, 52.77; 8. Patrick Huddleston, Gate-way, 56.70.

500 Freestyle — 1. Jarrett Sumbera,Brenham, 5:08.95; 2. John Pugh, East View,5:26.84; 3. Caleb Randall, Gateway, 5:35.09; 4.Daniel Rowe, East View, 5:37.80; 5. Austin Tyler,Georgetown, 5:43.84; 6. Noah Brinegar, Gateway,5:55.60; 7. Corey O’Brien, Gateway, 6:02.40; 8.Devin Rardin, East View, 6:07.43.

200 Freestyle Relay — 1. Georgetown,1:34.06; 2. East View, 1:38.17; 3. Gateway,1:38.82; 4. La Grange (Cole Morgan, NoahBlackwell, Kole Parchman, Jamison Davis),1:51.47; 5. Giddings, 1:51.47; 6. Hutto, 2:01.26;7. Brenham, 2:13.17.

100 Backstroke — 1. Dylan Friez, Hutto,56.97; 2. Marc True, Georgetown, 59.86; 3. JackWhewell, Georgetown, 1:01.44; 4. Jamison Davis,La Grange, 1:05.44; 5. Noah McBride, East View,1:07.10; 6. Patrick Huddleston, Gateway, 1:08.05;7. Wilson Williams, Brenham, 1:10.50; 8. DaltonWalla, Brenham, 1:10.64.

100 Breaststroke — 1. Hudson Smith,

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Brenham, 1:01.28; 2. Weston Gadbois, Bremond,1:04.07; 3. Nathan Wyman, Georgetown, 1:04.12;4. Zac Forster, Hutto, 1:06.29; 5. Caleb Gober,East View, 1:06.91; 6. Caleb Randall, Gateway,1:08.34; 7. Greg Holder, Gateway, 1:08.51; 8.Jackson Zenisek, Georgetown, 1:08.83.

400 Freestyle Relay — 1. Brenham,3:25.67; 2. Georgetown, 3:26.51; 3. Gateway,3:50.84; 4. East View, 3:55.97; 5. Giddings,5:36.20; 6. La Grange (Matt Rayburn, ColtonPowell, Noah Blackwell, Allen Keilers), 4:38.89.

Girls DivisionTeam Totals — 1. Georgetown, 180; 2.

Brenham, 125; 3. Georgetown East View, 73; 4.Georgetown Gateway, 48; 5. La Grangem 22; 6.Hutto, 19; 7. Giddings, 16; 8. Elgin, 11; 9. Lorena,4.

200 Medley Relay — 1. Georgetown,1:53.77; 2. East View, 2:08.00; 3. Brenham,2:09.69; 4. Gateway, 2:14.06; 5. Hutto, 2:21.88;6. La Grange (Reese Hardin, Abby Gage, Joy Hall,Catherine Pieratt), 2:25.53.

200 Freestyle — 1. Lauren Glenn, EastView, 2:00.88; 2. Hannah Buls, Brenham, 2:11.53;3. Jesse Young, Elgin, 2:11.57; 4. Bailey Lawson,Georgetown, 2:16.58; 5. Sydney Teer, Lorena,2:23.19; 6. Olivia Hesse, Georgetown, 2:23.80;7. Emily Breckenridge, East View, 2:24.63; 8.Alyssa Montgomery, Brenham, 2:25.02.

200 Individual Medley — 1. RehganHartsell, Gateway, 2:14.71; 2. Liana Dishong, Gate-way, 2:27.88; 3. Claire Hueske, Brenham, 2:35.27;4. Carly Davis, Georgetown, 2:41.80; 5. KourtneySheffield, Brenham, 2:44.27; 6. Christa Unland,Georgetown, 2:45.15; 7. Elizabeth Weatherby,Brenham, 2:46.24; 8. Sofia Helpert, Georgetown,3:11.07.

50 Freestyle — 1. Kira Shaw, East View,27.31; 2. Emily Conner, Brenham, 27.44; 3. GraceInnis, Georgetown, 27.60; 4. Gracie Robertson,Brenham, 28.36; 5. Ashley Aleshire, Georgetown,28.44; 6. Kate Channing, Gateway, 28.91; 7. OliviaHesse, Georgetown, 31.08; 8. Elizabeth Bissonett,East View, 30.13.

100 Butterfly — 1. Rylan Slocum,Georgetown, 1:02.90; 2. Emily Gillispie,Georgetown, 1:08.88; 3. Kate Channing, Gateway,1:10.08; 4. Liana Dishong, Gateway, 1:10.45; 5.Addison McCain, Brenham, 1:11.42; 6. EmilyBreckenridge, East View, 1:13.21; 7. Amy Solheim,Georgetown, 1:14.24; 8. Raina Parsons, Gateway,1:15.79.

4. Gracie Robertson, Brenham, 1:03,40; 5. EmilyConner, Brenham, 1:04.42; 6. Kira Shaw, EastView, 1:04.47; 7. Alyssa Montgomery, Brenham,1:05.90; 8. Christa Unland, Georgetown, 1:07.47.

500 Freestyle — 1. Lauren Glenn, EastView, 5:29.20; 2. Rylan Slocum, Georgetown,5:40.13; 3. Grace Innis, Georgetown, 5:47.13; 4.Hannah Buls, Brenham, 5:55.81; 5. BaileyLawson, Georgetown, 6:01.77; 6. MeredithClayton, Brenham, 6:05.12; 7. Corinne Pukys,Georgetown, 6:11.27; 8. Marisol Rodriguez,Brenham, 7:12.44.

200 Freestyle Relay — 1. Georgetown,1:46.80; 2. Brenham, 1:51.44; 3. Gateway,2:00.82; 4. East View, 2:02.72; 5. La Grange(Catherine Pieratt, Abby Gage, Allison Jordy, ReeseHardin), 2:12.61; 6. Giddings, 2:14.28; 7. Hutto,2:20.82.

100 Backstroke — 1. Hannah Ignacio,Georgetown, 1:03.25; 2. Rae Friez, Hutto, 1:04.76;3. Megan Mick, Brenham, 1:06.02; 4. JesseYoung, Elgin, 1:09.86; 5. Claire Hueske, Brenham,1:09.96; 6. Carly Davis, Georgetown, 1:10.14; 7.Caitlin Cooper, Georgetown, 1:10.61; 8. SarahWalters, Georgetown, 1:11.44.

100 Breaststroke — 1. Rehgan Hartsell,Georgetown, 1:07.04; 2. Emily Gillispie,Georgetown, 1:11.53; 3. Corinne Pukys,Georgetown, 1:20.07; 4. Kourtney Sheffieidl,Brenham, 1:24.79; 5. Raina Parsons, Gateway,1:24.82; 6. Meredith Clayton, Brenham, 1:24.97;7. Amy Solheim, Georgetown, 1:25.31; 8. Eliza-beth Bissonett, East View, 1:26.89.

400 Freestyle Relay — 1. Brenham,4:05.36; 2. Georgetown, 4:08.04; 3. East View,4:57.58; 4. Giddings, 5:25.85; 5. La Grange(Allison Jordy, Sierra Srubar, Samantha Rios, JoyHall), 6:03.35.

DISTRICT 27-5AVICTORIA — Here are the results of the Dis-

trict 27-5A Swimming & Diving Meet held lastFriday and Saturday at the Victoria Aquatics Cen-ter in Victoria.

The top six individuals and relays in eachevent qualify for the Region VII-5A Swimming &Diving Meet to be held on Feb. 6-7 at the VictoriaAquatics Center in Victoria.

Boys DivisionTeam Totals — 1. Victoria West, 121; 2. El

Campo, 114; 3. Victoria East, 105; 4. Wharton,35; 5. Columbus, 34; 6. Van Vleck, 24.

200 Medley Relay — 1. El Campo, 1:46.79;2. East, 1:52.87; 3. West, 1:53.20; 4. Wharton,

2:13.78.200 Freestyle — 1. Ryan Mayes, East,

1:55.22; 2. Brandon Svatek, West, 1:56.58; 3.James Easton, West, 2:16.52; 4. Alan Marquez-Torres, 2:22.94; 5. Mason Smith, El Campo,2:33.90; 6. Stan Huerta, Wharton, 2:58.24.

200 Individual Medley — 1. Tanner Wil-liams, East, 2:22.54; 2. Kyle Peterson, El Campo,2:25.18; 3. Dillan Sievers, West, 2:28.74; 4. TravisNeumann, Columbus, 2:39.23.

50 Freestyle — 1. Joseph Huber, East,23.23; 2. Tayton Priesmeyer, El Campo, 23.66; 3.Jorden Ramirez, East, 25.23; 4. Micah McComb,El Campo, 25.44; 5. Colt Dubroc, El Campo,25.76; 6. Troy Pflughaupt, Columbus, 26.01; 7.Blake Ray, Columbus, 26.12; 8. Drew Sanchez,West, 26.38.

100 Meter Diving — 1. Mason Carroll,West, 323.20.

100 Butterfly — 1. (tie) Tayton Priesmeyer,El Campo, and Jorden Ramirez, East, 1:04.77; 3.Todd Bures, West, 1:08.46; 4. Dillan Sievers, West,1:11.31; 5. Alan Marquez-Torres, East, 1:18.61;6. Mason Smith, El Campo, 1:22.24.

100 Freestyle — 1. Matthew Wilkins, ElCampo, 50.03; 2. Brayden Murphy, West, 56.67;3. James Easton, West, 59.28; 4. Blake Ray, Co-lumbus, 1:02.52; 5. Anthony Jarvela, Wharton,1:02.67; 6. Christian Sparks, Wharton, 1:07.45;7. Landen Ward, Van Vleck, 1:11.43; 8. KyleWeishuhn, East, 1:24.41.

500 Freestyle — 1. Ryan Mayes, East,5:19.12; 2. Eric Yanez, West, 6:40.80; 3. VinceNguyen, West, 7:25.41.

200 Freestyle Relay — 1. El Campo,1:37.74; 2. East, 1:41.27; 3. Columbus (TroyPflughaupt, Hunter Sanders, Travis Neumann,Blake Ray), 1:51.17; 4. Wharton, 1:59.44; 5. VanVleck, 2:11.06.

100 Backstroke — 1. Brandon Svatek,West, 59.43; 2. Joseph Huber, East, 59.47; 3. KylePeterson, El Campo, 1:04.71; 4. Todd Bures, West,1:07.72; 5. Troy Pfllughaupt, Columbus, 1:09.11;6. Travis Neumann, Columbus, 1:10.12; 7. MicahMcComb, El Campo, 1:10.31; 8. Santiago Plaza,Wharton, 1:25.53.

100 Breaststroke — 1. Matthew Wilkins,El Campo, 1:01.71; 2. Tanner Williams, East,1:12.32; 3. Brayden Murphy, West, 1:12.47; 4.Drew Sanchez, West, 1:14.04; 5. Christian Sparks,Wharton, 1:21.08; 6. Kyle Weishuhn, East,1:27.36; 7. Landen Ward, Van Vleck, 1:29.88.

400 Freestyle Relay — 1. West, 3:48.49;2. El Campo, 4:18.43; 3. Van Vleck, 5:53.99..

La Grange senior outfielder Hannah Gerecke on Monday signed a schol-arship to play softball with Temple College. On hand for the signing were,front row, from left, father Daniel, the signee and mother Rebecca; and,back row, Temple coach Kristen Zaleski, La Grange head coach ArtBehrend, assistant coach Kadie Dodd and girls athletic coordinator AnnRigden. Gerecke helped power the Lady Leps to the 2014 Class 3A cham-pionship. Banner Press Photo by Chad Ferguson

Columbus senior shortstop Skye Koehl on Monday signed a scholarshipto play softball for Temple College. On hand for the signing were, frontrow, from left, Temple coach Kristen Zaleski, Koehl and brother Kallin;and, back row, Columbus athletic director Tony Valastro, girls athleticcoordinator Rhonda Bloodworth, assistant softball coach Lauren Luetge,head coach Garrett Schindler, brother Kade, father Michael, brother Coyand mother Kim. Banner Press Photo by Chad Ferguson

Victoria West, 103; 3. Wharton, 92;4. Columbus,60; 5. Van Vleck, 31; 6. Victoria East, 18.

200 Medley Relay — 1. El Campo, 2:00.11;2. Wharton, 2:15.12; 3. West, 2:15.51; 4. Colum-bus (Abigail, Shelbie Ridlen, Caroline Waligura,Paige Pavlu), 2:16.65; 5. Van Vleck, 2:36.08.

200 Freestyle — 1. Ximena Martinez, West,2:18.17; 2. Kaly Vallejo, El Campo, 2:20.74; 3.Samantha Beck, East, 2:24.51; 4. Kat Lynch, West,2:31.75; 5. Samantha Beard, El Campo, 2:38.24;6. Alyssa Lopez, Van Vleck, 2:58.54; 7. BritneyCasey, Wharton, 3:00.47; 8. Alexis Rincon,Wharton, 3:09.43.

200 Individual Medley — 1. JessieSchumacher, West, 2:32.45; 2. Amanda Casey,2:40.91; 3. Libby Hinze, Wharton, 2:46.50; 4.Amber Smith, El Campo, 2:46.90; 5. ElizabethWilson, El Campo, 2:53.76; 6. Abigail Kleimann,Columbus, 2:59.37; 8. Sarah Stransky, Wharton,3:15.70.

50 Freestyle — 1. Hope Williams, ElCampo, 25.11; 2. Mehgan Orsak, Van Vleck,28.11; 3. Ximena Martinez, West, 28.15; 4. JillNava, El Campo, 28.97; 5. Montie Roddy, Wharton,29.45; 6. Morgan Loudenslager, West, 26.69; 7.Maranda Farrell, East, 29.72; 8. Isabel Theut,Columbus, 30.25.

100 Meter Diving — 1. Ambry Ledesma,West, 313.90.

100 Butterfly — 1. Ivy Willis, El Campo,1:03.23; 2. Amanda Casey, Wharton, 1:11.61; 3.Jill Nava, El Campo, 1:14.05; 4. Caroline Waligura,Columbus, 1:15.43; 5. Sabrina Broughton, West,

1:31.10.100 Freestyle — 1. Brooke Krpec, El

Campo, 1:01.12; 2. Mona Samhouri, Wharton,1:02.60; 3. Zona Martin, El Campo, 1:02.92; 4.Morgan Loudenslager, West, 1:04.15; 5. MarandaFarrell, East, 1:05.69; 6. Kat Lynch, West, 1:07.70;Paige Pavlu, Columbus, 1:07.86; 8. SamanthaBeard, El Campo, 1:10.73.

500 Freestyle — 1. Katy Vallejo, El Campo,6:24.56; 2. ALyvia Rangnow, West, 6:51.99; 3.Valeria Rodriguez, 6:52.72; 4. Sabrina Broughton,West, 7:15.79.

200 Freestyle Relay — 1. El Campo,1:52.53; 2. Wharton, 1:55.19; 3. West, 1:56.01;4. Columbus (Paige Pavlu, Ashley Trapp, AllisonMagera, Caroline Waligura), 2:01.58; 5. VanVleck, 2:26.95.

100 Backstroke — 1. Ivy Willis, El Campo,1:05.99; 2. Jessie Schumacher, West, 1:11.40; 3.Samantha Beck, East, 1:12.66; 4. Mehgan Orsak,Van Vleck, 1:15.49; 5. Elizabeth Wilson, El Campo,1:17.19; 6. Valeria Rodriguez, Wharton, 1:18.13;7. Abigail Kleimann, Columbus, 1:19.64; 8.Britney Casey, Wharton, 1:22.98.

100 Breaststroke — 1. Hope Williams, ElCampo, 1:08.11; 2. Alyvia Rangnow, West,1:23.90; 3. Shelbie Ridlen, Columbus, 1:27.19;4. Amber Smith, El Campo, 1:29.02; 5. PaigePavlu, Columbus, 1:29.20; 6. Allison Magera,Columbus, 1:29.91; 7. Madison Pawlik, Colum-bus, 1:31.05.

400 Freestyle Relay — 1. Wharton,4:17.09; 2. EL Campo, 4:17.32; 3. Columbus (Tay-lor Dungen, Lauren Trapp, Abigail Kleimann,Cristina Kearbey), 5:01.96.

100 Freestyle — 1. Hannah Ignacio,Georgetown, 58.18; 2. Megan Mick, Brenham,59.46; 3. Ashley Aleshire, Georgetown, 1:02.00;

Girls DivisionTeam Totals — 1. El Campo, 151; 2.