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Thursday, August 16, 2012
County eyes big cutback on taxes

By CEDRIC IGLEHART
newseditor@gonzalescannon.com
City reviews plans, ideas with citizens

By CEDRIC IGLEHART
The Gonzales Commissioners Court took the first step toward setting a new property tax rate during their regular session on Monday. County Tax AssessorCollector Norma Jean DuBose presented the court with the options available to them, which ranged from choosing the effective rate to selecting the rollback rate and beyond. The effective tax rate of $0.3276 per $100 valuation would bring in $28,246 more than this years tax levy. The rollback tax rate of $0.3554 per $100 valuation is the highest the County Good physical play was the theme of the Gonzales Intrasquad Scrimmage held Saturday at Apache Stadium. Pictured is can go without triggering a Darrance James running to daylight after being freed up by a great block. Area football teams began fall workouts this week, and several will see scrimmage action this weekend as the countdown to kickoff for the 2012 season continues. Rollback Election, where a higher rate would need votSee next weeks Cannon for our annual Fall Sports Preview. ((Photo by Cedric Iglehart)
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er approval to go into effect. The rollback tax rate consists of an Maintenance and Operations (M&O) rate of 0.3457 that would generate a levy of $7,095,982 and an Interest and Sinking (I&S) rate of 0.0097 that would generate a levy of $199,106 for a grand total tax levy of $7,295,088. Last years tax rate was $0.6268. The average taxable value of a residence in Gonzales County last year was $65,064, which resulted in $407.82 in taxes. This years average taxable residence value is $69,032. If the rollback tax rate is adopted, the amount of taxes imposed on the average home would be $245.34, a decrease of over 60 percent. Every year is a new calculation, said DuBose. COUNTY, Page A4
The City of Gonzales held the first two in a series of Town Hall Meetings scheduled for the month of August. These meetings, which will be held in each Council District, are designed to serve as an opportunity for the citizens of Gonzales to hear what is going on in the City and to give valuable input on the community to the Citys elected and ap-
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pointed officials. The first meeting took place at Victoria College on Aug. 9 and the second one was held Aug. 14 in the cafeteria of Gonzales Junior High School. This is a chance for us to work together, said Gonzales mayor Bobby Logan. Lets voice our opinions and do it in a civil matter. If we do that, then I think we can get a lot of things accomplished. City manager Allen Barnes gave an overview of what the City is
working on, the status of several projects and what he anticipates will happen in the future. He said code enforcement was the driving force behind holding these meetings and announced the creation of a task force that will be headed by code enforcement officer William Ince. I talked with the city attorney and I was told that in the last five or six years, we havent had any code enforcement tickets written, said Barnes. Our goal is not to write
a ticket, our goal is to get the city cleaned up. Barnes said the task force will take photos of violations and as required by law, send out 10-day notices to the violators. They will then go out on Day 11 to take a followup photo and if the violation has not been addressed by that time, then the City will file a complaint. Each day of non-compliance by offenders is a separate offense that can draw a fine of up to $2,000. Please clean up your proper-
ties, Barnes urged. We dont want to write a ticket, we dont want to be the bad guys. But if we have to, then we will do it. Barnes said the City is currently in the process of revising its ordinances including an analysis of zoning and subdivision ordinances. He said the City will also soon be starting work on developing a comprehensive Master Plan. This plan will analyze the use of land and roads, he said. It will MEETINGS, Page A4
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GISD will slash property taxes

By DAVE MUNDY
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The Gonzales Police Department is putting the finishing touches on an investigation that led to the recovery of over $78,000 worth of stolen jewelry. On July 26, Chantel Allison of
Orange Grove filed a theft report with the police about an incident that took place at the J.B. Wells Arena, where her family was in town attending the Youth Rodeo Finals. A couple of nights before she reported the incident her vehicle was broken into, said Gonzales
Capt. Allen Taylor. Shes not sure if the door was unlocked or not. She thinks she locked it, but may have accidentally hit the remote to unlock it. There was a small amount of jewelry taken, but she estimated the value at nearly $100,000. The items included a womans Rolex
watch, a womans diamond ring, a diamond tennis bracelet, a set of diamond earrings, a set of pearl earrings and a pearl necklace. We checked her truck and were able to recover some fingerprints and a partial palm print, Taylor said. The partial palm and all of THEFT, Page A5
Gonzales school trustees will vote to cut the districts property-tax rate by about 12 cents per $100 valuation when they meet to adopt the school districts 2012-13 budget. While the tax rate cut is not as big as initially projected during the boards July 25 meeting, its still a sizeable cut. Deputy superCome and Hear It! intendent Larry Wehde told Tune in to radio station the board during Mondays KCTI 1450 AM at 8 a.m. regular meeting the average Friday and 8 a.m. Tuesday tax on a typical homeownfor weekly updates from Gonzales Cannon General manager Dave Mundy with KCTI personality Egon Barthels.
ers property will drop by nearly 40 dollars per year. The rate would drop from $1.105 per $100 valuation to $0.9728. When the budget was first presented in July, GISD was looking at a massive increae in property values due primarily to oil and gas revenues. Weve had some trouble with the oil and mineral values, because (appraisers) overlooked an important factor, Wehde said. They were a little embarassed by that, but the bottom line, GISD, Page A5
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Today in Texas History

August 18, 1813 On this day in 1813, the Spaniards defeated a would-be Texas republic in the bloodiest action ever fought on Texas soil. The battle of Medina ended the filibustering efforts of the GutirrezMagee expedition. The expedition collided with the Spanish royalist army 20 miles south of San Antonio in an oak forest then called el Encinal de Medina. The republican force of 1,400 men was under the command of Gen. Jos Alvarez de Toledo y Dubois. The royalist army of some 1,830 men was commanded by Gen. Joaqun de Arredondo and included the young Lt. Antonio Lpez de Santa Anna. On the morning of August 18, royalist scouts lured the republican army into an ambush. A four-hour slaughter ensued. Only 100 of the defeated republican army survived, whereas Arredondo lost only 55 men. The bodies of the fallen republicans were left to lie where they fell for nine years.
Thought for the Day

The Clinton administration launched an attack on people in Texas because those people were religious nuts with guns. Hell, this country was founded by religious nuts with guns. Who does Bill Clinton think stepped ashore on Plymouth Rock? P.J. ORourke
Caldwell County Sheriffs Office discovered this cache of weapons when they assisted Child Protective Services on a home visit in Uhland. (Courtesy photo)
Gonzales Police Report

Here is the Gonzales Police Department Report for the period of Aug. 6-13: Aug. 6 Michael Christopher Hernandez, 35 Of Gonzales, Arrested And Charged With Driving With Invalid License, Possession Of Drug Paraphernalia, and an Outstanding Warrant At 900 Blk Henry St. Aug. 7 Randon Romero, 27 Of Gonzales, Arrested And Charged With No Insurance And Displaying Expired License Plates At 700 Blk Church St. Reported Disorderly Conduct At 200 Blk College St. Aug. 8 Reported Burglary Building At 700 Blk St. Paul St. Reported Criminal Mischief At 1500 Blk Sarah Dewitt Dr. Reported Runaway At 600 Dunning St. Reported Theft At 1600 Blk Sarah Dewitt Dr. Aug. 9 Blake ONeal Mathis, 29 Of Gonzales, Arrested And Charged With Possession Of Marijuana At 183 River Bridge. Reported Burglary Building At 400 Blk St. Paul St. Cody Lane Walleck, 19 Of Gonzales, Arrested And Charged With Possession Of Controlled Substance At 100 Blk Dunning St. Reported Indecency With A Child At 2000 Blk Church St. Guadalupe G. Zavala-Guzman, 21 Of Jacksonville, Arrested And Charged With Disorderly Conduct At 900 Blk St. Matthew St. Aug. 10 Reported Runaway At 1600 Blk Weimer St. Aug. 11 Sergio Garcia Enriquez, 41 Of Gonzales, Arrested And Charged With Public Intoxication At 1100 Blk Sarah Dewitt Dr. Reported Forgery At 100 Blk St. Andrew St. Gilbert Garcia Morales, 45 Of San Antonio, Arrested And Charged With Possession Of Drug Paraphernalia At 1700 Blk Seydler St. Valentin Montero Yanez, 24 Of Gonzales, Arrested And Charged With No Drivers License At 1400 Blk Sarah Dewitt Dr. Reported Harassment At 800 Blk Larry Drive. Aug. 12 Terry Stephen Pirkle, 47 Of Gonzales, Arrested And Charged With Driving While Intoxicated And Resisting At 90-A East. Aug. 13 Martin Gonzales, 47 Of Gonzales, Arrested And Charged With Assault At 200 Blk Thornton St.
Deputies uncover weapons cache

UHLAND On Friday, August 3, Caldwell County Sheriff Daniel C. Law announced Child Protective Services had requested assistance in a home visit at 114 Everett Drive, in Uhland. The investigator was concerned for the safety of a juvenile at the residence and for her own safety while contacting the father of the juvenile. The father was identified to be Marcelino Aguirre, age 39. Aguirre was a convicted felon and reportedly in possession of firearms in the residence. Aguirre and the Everett Drive location have been the subject of a long term investigation by federal, state and local law enforcement for a period of time. Due to possibility of firearms in the residence, a number of detectives accompanied the CPS investigator to the residence to provide security during the home visit. The CPS investigator made contact with Aguirre, explained the purpose of the visit, and was allowed entry into the residence. A number of surveillance monitors and cameras were observed inside the residence and two firearms were in plain view of the detectives. The CPS investigator requested to see the rest of the residence and asked a detective to accompany her throughout the house. Aguirre followed and answered the investiga-
Marcelino Aguirre
tors questions about having a number of firearms in the residence. In the master bedroom, Aguirre reached into a closet and attempted to pull an M4 semi-auto rifle out, a detective immediately took the firearm away from him. Aguirre was then placed under arrest for being a convicted felon in possession of firearms. A search warrant was obtained from Caldwell County Court at Law Judge Edward Jarrett. During the search of the residence, detectives located and seized 1.8 oz of methamphetamine, marijuana, residue of heroin, $45,919 in U.S. currency, 31 handguns, 25 long guns (including four M4 rifles, one AK47 rifle, and two Russian SKS rifles), three others which were unregistered Title II (NFA) firearms, one Mac-10 semi-auto pistol, five law enforcement tactical
Gonzales Sheriffs Office Report

Gonzales County Sheriffs Office Sheriffs Report for Aug. 5-11: 08/05/12 Garcia-Romero, Humberto, 03/1983, Gonzales. Public Intoxication. Released on Order to Appear. Transferred to ICE for Immigration Detainer. 08/06/12 Grear, Reggie Carl II, 07/1983, Gonzales. Assault Int/Rec Breathing/Circulation Family Member Previous Conviction. Released on $15,000 Bond. Copeland, Leland Ray, 03/1965, Smiley. Wilson County Warrant Criminal Nonsupport. Released on $1,500 Bond. Esparza, Rene, 11/1988, San Antonio. Local Warrant Possession of Marijuana <2oz. Requires $2,000 Bond. Remains in Custody. Sampleton, Walter Ray, 02/2972, Shiner. Austin Parole Division Warrant Aggravated Robbery. Remains in Custody. 08/08/12 Molina, Michele Rene, 08/1964, Gonzales. Commitment/Sentence Theft Stolen Property >$1,500 <$20K. Remains in Custody. Martinez, Amy Nicole, 10/1984, Gonzales. Commitment/Sentence Burglary of a Habitation. Remains in Custody. 08/09/12 Almaguer, Bruno, 10/1975, Gonzales. Commitment/Sentence Engage in Organized Activity Released Work Release/ Weekender. Leal, Jason, 10/1986, Gonzales. Local Warrant Possession of a Controlled Substance PG 1 >1G <4G. Released on $25,000 Bond. Gomez, Fernando Mendoza, 05/1955, Waelder. Commitment/ Sentence Driving while Intoxicated 2nd. Remains in Custody. Rincon, Sergio Ernesto, 09/1977, Gonzales. Local Warrant Assault causes Bodily Injury Family Violence. Local Warrant Unlawful Restraint. Local Warrant Criminal Mischief >$50 <$500. Releasedon $3,500 Bond. 08/10/12 Castillo, Juan Ramirez, 03/1966, Moulton. Commitment/ Sentence Driving while Intoxicated 2nd. Remains in Custody. Ormond, Lyndsey Marie, 04/1988, New Braunfels. Local Warrant Theft of Property >$20 <$500 by Check. Requires $2,000 Bond. Remains in Custody. Eleby, John Nathan, 10/1949, Gonzales. Commitment/Sentence Possession of a Controlled Substance PG 1 <1 G. Released Weekender/Work Release. Richter, Michael Anthony, 09/1959, Palacios. Commitment/ Sentence Driving while Intoxicated 2nd. Released Weekender/Work Release. Total Arrest, Court Commitments, other agency arrest and processings: GCSO 15 DPS 09 GPD 07 WPD 00 NPD 06 Constable 00 DWCSO 00 DEA 00 TPW 00 GCAI 00 Total 37
bullet resistant vests, three military type bullet resistant vests, approximately 4,000 rounds of ammunition, and a large amount of magazines for the weapons. Six vehicles were also seized from the location. Officers with Lockhart Police Department, Department of Public Safety, and Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms were called to the residence to assist in collecting firearms and other evidence. Aguirre was charged with unlawful possession of metal or body armor by a felon, unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, and possession of a controlled substance penalty group 1>=4 grams< 200 grams. Bond was set at $270,000. On Monday, August 6, federal charges were filed on Aguirre for possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon and possession of unregistered Title II (NFA) firearms. During interviews with detectives, Aguirre stated he was at one time a Mexican Federal Police Officer. This is an ongoing investigation that may lead to further recovery of illegal weapons, narcotics, and/or further arrests. Anyone with additional information regarding this person or address, contact the Caldwell County Sheriff s Office at 512-398-6777.
DeWitt Sheriffs Office Report

DeWitt County Sheriffs Office Report from Aug 2-9 Aug. 2 Arrested Carlos Garibay IV, 27, of Cuero, Capias Pro Fine / Criminal Trespass, Fine of $518.40, Capias Pro Fine / No Expired Vehicle Registration, Fine of $347.24, CPD Arrested Victor Paul Galindo, 51, of Cuero, Violation of Probation / Driving While Intoxicated 3rd or More, No Bond, DCSO Arrested Larry Guadalupe Vasquez Jr., 27, of Cuero, Violation of Probation / Poss. CS PG 1 >=1G<4G, No Bond, DCSO Arrested Leonardo Rodriguez Jr., 45, of Cuero, Unauthorized Use of Vehicle, Bond of $5,000, Theft Property >$1,500<$20K, Bond of $5,000, Unauthorized Use of Vehicle, Bond of $5,000, Theft Property >$1,500<$20K, Bond of $5,000, CPD Aug. 3 Arrested Josh Duncun Chaffin, 32, of Cuero, Capias Pro Fine / Driving While License Invalid, Fine of $267, DPS Arrested Joe Barnes, 33, of Cuero, Resist Arrest Search or Transport, Bond of $1,000, Capias Pro Fine / Public Intoxication, Fine of $392, Capias Pro Fine / Public Intoxication, Fine of $389, DCSO Aug. 4 Arrested Roman Nunez Salazar, 30, of Yoakum, Driving While License Invalid with Previous Conviction, Bond of $1,000, DCSO Arrested Ginger Lee Broughton, 40, of Cuero, Speeding, Fine of $306.80, Failure to Appear / Speeding, Fine of $329, CPD Aug. 5 Arrested Sky Cook, 30, of Corpus Christi, Driving While Intoxicated, Bond of $1,000, Possession of Marijuana, Bond of $1,000, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Fine of 314, DCSO Aug. 6 Arrested Jose Alonzo Garcia, 31, of Mission, Public Intoxication, Fine of $ 414, Yorktown PD Arrested Jason Kyle Whites, 39, of Pflugerville, FTA / Possession of Marijuana < 2oz, Bond of $1,000, Capias Pro Fine / Speeding, Fine of $404.30, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Fine of $548.60, Violation Court Order Family Violence (Travis Co), Bond of $10,000.00, DCSO Arrested William Allan Cobey, 28, of Victoria, Criminal Non-Support, Bond of $2,000 Cash, DCSO Arrested Rafael Cabrera Cano, 55, of Goliad, Criminal Non-Support (Pecos Co), Bond of $2,500, Criminal Non-Support (Victoria), No Bond, Yorktown PD Arrested Brenda Rosales Beltran, 40, of Pleasanton, Secure Execution Doc Deception >=$1,500<$20K, Bond of $75,000, DCSO Arrested Teresa Lynne Hunt, 30, of Victoria, Possession of Marijuana < 2oz, Bond of $1,000, CPD Aug. 8 Arrested Christopher Huerta Jr., 35, of Victoria, Theft Prop $500-$1,500, Bond of $1,000, Expired Drivers License, Fine of $216, Failed to Appear, Fine of $367, DPS Arrested Donald Rey Adams, 38, of Victoria, Speed (Calhoun Co), Fine of $448.50, Failure to Appear / Speed (Calhoun), Fine of $585, DPS Arrested Curtis Edward Vaughn, 32, FTA/Speeding 70/60, Fine of $392, Failure to Appear/ Driving While License Invalid, Fine of $392, Failure to Appear/ Display Expired Motor Vehicle Inspection Certificate, Fine of $392, Failure to Appear/No Liability Insurance 1st Offense, Fine of $392, Speeding 1/10 Miles Over Limit, Fine of $306.80, No Liability Ins 1st Offense, Fine of $625.30, Driving While License Invalid, Fine of $453.70, No/Expired Motor Vehicle Inspection Certificate, Fine of $306.80, CPD Arrested Lance Kay Bruun Jr., 29, of Fulton, Driving W / License Invalid with / Previous Convection /Suspension, Bond of $800, DPS Arrested Billy Joe Ruiz Jr., 20, of Cuero, Motion to Revoke / Burglary of Building, No Bond, DCSO Arrested William Dean Dabbs, 29, of Cuero, Public Intoxication, Fine of $414, CPD Arreste Eric John Trevino, 26, of Cuero, Assault, Bond of $1,000, CPD Arrested Guadalupe Ybarra Pena, 39, of Cuero, Assault, Bond of $1,000, CPD Arrested Fredrick Allen Anzaldua, 20, of Cuero, Violation of Probation / Assault BI Family / House Member, Bond of $20,000, CPD
PRAIRIE LEA On Saturday, August 11, at about 9:58 a.m., deputies responded to a burglary of the Prairie Lea Baptist Church, located in the 6800 block of San Marcos Highway in Prairie Lea. Unknown suspects entered the unlocked church and took two laptop computers, $80 in coins, and a plastic ball chip container from the building. Deputies were contacted by Luling police officers at 2:22 p.m. to the 500 block of E. Davis Street in Luling to assist in identifying stolen property from the church. Luling police officers had investigated a white Suzuki Carry All and found a laptop computer and a plastic ball chip container in plain view. Luling police officers identified and detained Dwight Justin Tucker, age 21, to be in the vehicle. Checks belonging to a Danny Pullen, 200 block of Mustang
Church burglary suspects arrested

Street in Prairie Lea, were located in the vehicle. Pullen was contacted and told police he had been burglarized earlier in the day. Blank checks, personal documents, coins, deeds, and photos had been taken. Some of these documents were found in the vehicle. Police officers located and detained Lindsey Familia Tims, age 20, for passing a forged check. Sheriffs deputies responded to the scene and assisted in transporting the suspects. Pullen was advised to meet the deputies at the Sheriffs Office to provide a statement. Tims was charged with forgery of a financial instrument. Bond was set at $25,000. Tucker was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of a controlled substance, public intoxication and burglary of a habitation. Bond was set at $128,500.
Dwight Tucker
Lindsey Tims
Yoakum Police Report

Yoakum Police Department Weekly Incident Report for Aug. 6-12: 08/07/12 Case #12-321, Criminal Mischief-B, 731 W. Gonzales; Disposition, Investigation. Case #12-322, Criminal Mischief-B, 731 W. Gonzales; Disposition, Investigation. Case #174711, Warrant Arrest (2), Hartsfield, Patricia, 36, Yoakum, Nelson@Front; Offense(s), 1) W#12-310-Compulsory Attendance, 2) W#12-360-FTACompulsory Attendance; Disposition(s), 1) Fine/$129/Rel., 2), Fine/$214/Rel. Case #174712, Warrant Arrest (2), Hartsfield, Patricia, 36, Yoakum, Nelson@Front; Offense(s), 1) W#298275-Theft, 2) W32100139-FTA-Theft; Disposition, 1) Trans/VCSO, 2) Trans/VCSO. 08/09/12 Case #12-327, Assault-A, 508 Irvine; Disposition, Investigation. Case #174744, Warrant Arrest, Parr, Diana, 43, Yoakum, 201 W. Gonzales; Offense, CPF#12-241Compulsory Attendance; Disposition, Fine/$654/Rel. 08/10/12 Case #174747. Brazil, 18, Yoakum, 900 Irvine; Offense(s), 1) No Drivers License, 2) No Insurance, 3) Ran Stop Sign, 4) Exp. Registration; Disposition(s), 1) Fine/$164.10/YPD Custody, 2) Fine/$239/YPD Custody, 3) Fine/$147.10/YPD Custody, 4) Fine/$114/YPD Custody. Case #12-329, Juvenile Male, 13, Yoakum, 302 Plaza; Offense, Criminal Mischief; Disposition, Trans/Vict. Juv. Prob. 08/11/12 Case #12-330, Barnett, Adrian, 30, Yoakum, 311 Davis; Offense, Criminal Mischief-B; Disposition, Trans/LCSO. Case #12-331, Unauthorized Use M/V, 206 Hope; Disposition, Investigation. Case #12-332, Burglary-Residence, 206 Hope; Disposition, Investigation. 08/12/12 Case #12-335, Miller, Annie, 35, Yoakum, 1311 Dunn; Offense, Public Intoxication; Disposition, Fine/$/YPD Custody. Yoakum Police Department
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TxDOT reports additional safety steps at intersection

By CEDRIC IGLEHART
SISD board reviews handbook changes

By JAMES DREYER
Cannon Correspondent
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDoT) has taken steps to improve the safety of one of the deadliest intersections in Gonzales County. TxDot Yoakum District staff member Paul Frerich gave a report to the Gonzales County Commissioners Court to inform them of the recent improvements. Last Thursday, they erected stop A large mural depicting the history of Shiner by local artist Amber Stratman was signs with red blinking lights unveiled Friday at Lone Star Bank in Shiner as part of the banks Customer Ap- on FM 466 after they installed two sets of rumble strips in the preciation Day event. (Photo by Dave Mundy)
New Shiner mural
pavement near the intersection last Monday. When you pass over those strips you can feel them in your vehicle, Frerich said. If youre distracted in any way, they will wake you up so you will be able to see the stop ahead. The intersection has been the scene of at least seven fatalities in the last nine years. The most recent occurred on Aug. 2 when a passenger vehicle was struck by an 18-wheeler, killing one person and seriously injuring two others. On June 3, a young man died on impact when the vehicle he was driving down FM 466 col-
The Shiner ISD Board of Trustees met in regular session on Aug. 8, and after taking care of routine business heard a report from each campus principal regarding changes to the Student Handbooks for the upcoming school year. Elementary Principal Greg Murrile reported that the only changes at the Elementary level include changing dates and updating personnel. High School Principal Brad Oden
advised that those changes had also been made in his campus Handbook, and added that there is a significant change to the Grading System section. Due to the implementation of STAAR testing and End of Course Exams, some changes had to be made to allow the End of Course Exam to be included in calculating students averages. In a nutshell, each semester average will count as 42.5% for a total of 85%, and the EOC will count as 15% of the course average for the year. The Handbook goes into much greater detail, and students and parents are encouraged to
read the Grading System section carefully and to contact the school should they have any questions. The Board went into Executive Session and upon reconvening in open session voted to hire Shawnna Pohler, RN, as the school nurse. In other business the Board: Approved the Students Handbooks as presented; Approved the Student Code of Conduct for the upcoming school year; Approved the SISD Staff Handbook; Approved Trey Lawrence, Greg
Murrile, and Brad Oden as SISD PDAS Appraisers for the upcoming school year; Approved the Appraisal Calendar for 2012-2013; Approved the Shiner ISDs 2012 Certified Taxable Values as presented; Approved the Superintendents recommendation of leaving the tax rate at the current level of $1.04. This will be presented at a Public meeting on the Budget and Tax Rate to be held at 6 p.m. on Aug. 29. Approved the salary schedule as presented;
lided with a pickup truck. While acknowledging that the recent additions will go a long way toward ensuring safety at the intersection, Frerich said TxDOT is willing to go above and beyond what they normally do to make it as safe as possible. We can put Highway Intersection Ahead signs on Highway 80, he said. Right now you have a sign saying Junction 466 which lets you know theres an intersection coming up, but we can put up a 48-inch by 48-inch yellow sign warning people that there is an intersection coming up. TxDOT takes traffic counts on all Texas roadways every year and Frerich said the results from the last count done on State Highway 80 were pretty astonishing. Typically, traffic on a roadway will increase two to three percent each year on the average, he said. Last year on State Highway 80, the traffic had increased 55 percent. The traffic on 466 hasnt increased, so the problem is the traffic on Highway 80. In that part of the county, we are really taking a look at what we can do to improve safety.
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Continued from page A1 give us a road map on how to reach the future. The plan will take 12 to 18 months to develop and will be headed up by Texas A&M faculty member Dr. Elise Bright, whose family is from Gonzales. The item addressed was the state of the citys electrical system, where the upgrading of the St. Vincent Street feeder was the chief concern. That feeder is the weak link in our electrical service, Barnes said. Its a pretty ambitious project, but once its done our electrical system will be as stable as anybodys. Barnes said the City is the process of sprucing up the downtown area by re-striping parking lots and painting curbs. He also announced that a long-time project will finally be coming to fruition this year painting the public library. After many years of it bouncing around the city managers office, this is going to get done, he said. The building has been pressure washed and all of the cracks have been filled in. Issues with the Water Department were discussed including the difficulties with the Highway 97 water well project. Its been out for bid and its been out for bid and now its out for bid again, Barnes said. The first time we got no bids and the second time we got one bid, but it was something I refused to take to the council. Our engineers opinion of the cost was $300,000 and the bid we got was for $1 million. The oil boom is a blessing and a curse. Every well company right now really couldnt care less about water wells. They want to get the black stuff out of the ground. Barnes said in order to get around that obstacle the current round of bids will be advertised in areas outside of the Eagle Ford Shale area. Barnes said there are plans in the works to update the customer service at City Hall, which includes installing a direct dialing telephone system and possibly kiosks in city buildings where customers can pay their bills and fines. Weve done some research on this, but its still very early in the planning stages, he said. Those are things that are on the horizon. Business development was another area that Barnes that touched on, primarily the potential relocation of a foreign company to the Gonzales area. Weve got a lot of business potential coming through town, he said. If you see somebody you dont know in town, be nice to them. They may be the chief executive officer of a Fortune 500 company looking to put a plant here in Gonzales. If were not friendly towards them, then they will just go down the road. Barnes said the citys housing situation will be improving soon with the addition of the Lous Garden subdivision. The project is bringing 45 new homes to Gonzales and there is an option in place for more property on a second phase if the first one goes well. We also have a national home builder whose name rhymes with Bilson who is going to build a 200unit apartment complex, Barnes said. They say its going to be exceedingly nice with granite counter tops and swimming pools, all in a gated community. They also have an option on some property to build single family homes. Barnes said Gonzales is on the verge of becoming hotel central due to the number of those businesses coming to town. A new Holiday Inn Express was opened last week and Microtel is set to break ground on its 62-room hotel. Theres another hotel thats going to bring in 23 rooms called the Palace Inn, he said. Its going to be on 183 by one of the cemeteries. Theres probably another five or six hotels who are kicking the tires right now and are in some stage of acquiring property. If we have investors who are putting hotels in town, then this oil boom is for real. I know what the town went through in the 80s, but this one is for real. Citizens were allowed to ask questions during the meeting and one came about regarding the horrendous bathroom conditions at Independence Park. The bathroom in the Brickyard has been a very interesting topic of conversation in my office over the last two weeks, Barnes said. The Brickyard has a composting septic system that hasnt been maintained in probably 10 years. Weve had somebody digging out that system for the last five days. Apparently at some time in the past, the city had just been dumping lime down there, so now we have limestone to deal. Were working on those bathrooms. Ive gotten on my soapbox about what I call the Buccees Principle. Fourteen miles down the road a guy has gotten filthy rich from having clean bathrooms. I want to be the Buccees of municipal government. Gonzales Police Chief Tim Crow is serving as the interim Parks and Recreation Director, but Barnes said the City has received over 30 applications for the job. The candidate pool this time is unbelievable, he said. Weve got a lot of interest from former directors this time that we didnt have last time.
LULING Luling City Council on Thursday moved forward with plans to sell some $3.15 million in bonds to finance the reconstruction of Zedler Mill Dam and erosion control at the city-owned park. Council was told by Bart Fowler, whose firm is managing the bond sale for the city, that current interest rates are very favorable and appear likely to remain so through the anticipated sale date of Oct. 11. The sale would put the money into the citys hands by the first of November. City finance director Sonny
Rougeau told the council the city should be able to assume the debt without having to raise taxes. He said the city is currently paying for a small amount of indebtedness through its maintenance and operations (M&O) budget. During the meeting, the Council also moved forward with plans to establish the citys M&O tax rate for the coming year at 44 cents per $100 valuation. Rougeau told the council that figure would enable the city to meet all its budget obligations. Our taxable values have gone up 6.64 percent, Rougeau noted. If we kept our tax as it is the total tax would decrease for the average homeowner by about 78 cents.
The 44-cent figure would represent a very slight increase of a halfcent from the current $0.4346, but is below the calculated rollback tax rate of $0.4422. Rougeau said that following consultations with the Caldwell County Appraisal District, the citys effective rate was determined at $0.4095. Luling also accepted a $275,000 community development block grant for 2012 during Thursdays meeting. City manager Bobby Berger said the funds will be targeted toward water and sewer improvements. Council also approved a smaller budget for the operation of water and sewer processing by the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority.
GBRA presented a budget about 9.6 percent lower than last year, which will result in a cost to the city of about $345,045 compared to the $361,000 budgeted. City manager Bobby Berger said the lower GBRA budget is welcome. As a result, were not looking at an increase for water and sewer this year, he said. Chris Riley from GBRA also gave the Council an update on the agencys basin-wide flood plan study. He said topographic mapping is being completed and following public meetings later this fall, a final flood plan for the basin, including Luling, should be finalized by January. The Council also approved
a contract with the Zelder Mill Foundation for the management of the Zedler Mill Community Park. Trey Bailey told the council the Scale House should be completed shortly and the foundation is hoping itwill become available for overnight stays for parties holding weddings at the facility by Sept. 1. Were planning to hold an EDC meeting there on Wednesday, he said. Council also approved a resolution establishing a permitting fee schedule for most types of permit applications, but the city will review and take action later on setting city engineers fees for inspections.
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By JAMES DREYER
Cannon Correspondent
COUNTY: No extra money in budget

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YOAKUM At Tuesdays regular meeting of the Yoakum City Council, members heard a variety of recommendations from the Yoakum Planning and Zoning Commission. These recommendations included changing zoning from residential (R-1) to Commercial (C-2) for lots at 902 HWY 77A South and the Eastern 300 Block of Hwy 77A North. A request was made to change a portion of the Eastern 300 Block of Hwy 77A North from Residential (R-1) to Business (B-1) as well. The commission asked for a change from Residential (R-1) to Commercial (C-1) and for a Specific Use Permit for the operation of a hospital at 1200 Carl Ramert Drive to bring the hospital into compliance with zoning laws. The hospital district has sold a one acre tract at the eastern corner of LCRA 392 and Carl Ramert Drive to an LLC and the Commission requested changing the zoning there from Residential to Business to allow for the construction of a dialysis center. Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance regarding regulations for Specific Use Permits for the operation of home occupations were presented as well. The adoption of all of
the requested changes was passed on the first reading. City Manager Kevin Coleman reported to the Council concerning amending the City of Yoakum Code of Ordinances concerning alternate truck routes within the City Limits. The ordinances refer specifically to traffic, truck routes-weight of vehicles required to use the routes, same designated and samedeviation for certain purposes. Coleman advised that his office is still performing site surveys and he will make a recommendation to the Council at a later date. In other business the Council: Approved the request from a citizen to close W. Schleicher Street from Lott to Front Streets for a period of time on August 25, 2012; Passed an ordinance on first reading adopting the City of Yoakums 2012-2013 Fiscal Year Budget; Approved the 2012 Certified Appraisal Roll of the City of Yoakum as certified by the DeWitt County Chief Appraisers, there is an increase of $7 Million from last years tax base; Established debt service to be supported by the ad
valorem tax levy and the utility revenue for Fiscal Year 2012-2013 to include the payment of principal, interest and administrative fees for the 2006 Texas Water Development Board Certificates of Obligation, the 2008 Texas Water Development Board General Obligation Bond, and the 2011 General Obligation Bond Issue; Passed on first reading an ordinance levying taxes to be assessed and collected, and set the 2012 City Tax Rate for the City of Yoakum at .09087, down from the current rate of .09278; Authorized the City Manager to accept grant funding from the Texas Department of Agriculture for the Sanitary Sewer ProjectPhase III; Re-appointed the three current members to the Yoakum Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors for two-year terms. Heard a report from the City Manager concerning items for the next regularly scheduled meeting; Went into Executive Session and took no action upon reconvening in an open meeting.
When your taxable valuations for the county go up, your tax rate automatically drops. Every year when you start this rate calculation, you start with last years adjusted taxable value and that adjusts your levy downward. The rollback rate is calculated by taking last years adjusted operating taxes and dividing it by this years adjusted tax base. The dividend, which in this case is $0.4515, is the effective operating rate. That figure is then multiplied by this years maximum operating rate (1.08)
and added to this years debt rate of $0.0097 to get this years total rollback rate of $0.4973. The sales tax adjustment rate of $0.1419 is then subtracted, which results in the rollback rate of $0.3554. Precinct 4 Commissioner Bud Wuest wanted it put on the public record that the surplus from sales tax revenue was being used to decrease property taxes. There was a bunch of communication out there that the county was going to have a whole bunch of money coming in that we would be able to do things with, he said. We dont have that extra money.
The court agreed to a proposal to adopt the rollback tax rate of .3554 and set two dates for public hearings August 27 and September 4 at 9 a.m. in the Commissioners Courtroom. During her monthly report, Dubose said the total county taxes collected for July 2012 was $60,283.99, putting the County at 96.2 percent of the 2011 adjusted levy and rollback. In other business, the court: Gave approval for the Sheriff s Office to enter the
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This diamond tennis bracelet is the only piece of jewelry yet to be recovered from a vehicle theft that occurred at J.B. Wells Arena last month. Anyone who has seen this is asked to contact the Gonzales Police Department at 830-6728686. (Courtesy photo)
THEFT: Suspect sought in heist during rodeo

GISD: To trim tax rates

Pictured above left is a family heirloom diamond ring worth an estimated $54,000. It is shown with the other recovered items. Pictured above right is the Rolex watch that was taken to be pawned at a local business. The police credited the clerks awareness as a major part of breaking the case. (Courtesy photos)
oil-mineral values in GISD are down about $18 million from our last projections. The decrease in values, Wehde said, will enable the district to avoid slipping into Chapter 41 status under the states Robin Hood school funding formula, meaning the district would have to share revenues with property-poor districts. Although revenues will be down, Wehde said, the district plans to shift some funds around to take care of a couple of priorities. One of those will be the purchase of air conditioners for five buses. We did some test runs on some of the buses that run our
longer routes, Wehde said. The temperatures inside the bus for one and one-half hours was 120 degrees. Our plan is to retrofit those buses on the longer routes with air conditioning. The district also plans to shift funding to enable the purchase of four carts (120) Ipads for both special education students and four more for a computer lab at Gonzales Elementary. The computer labs primary funding is coming from the PTO and a grant from the Nolan Ryan Foundation. During Mondays meeting, trustess also got an update on summer programs, including Limited English Proficiency/
ESL, the summer TAKS program and summer reading and library programs. Wehde told the board that renovation projects at all three elementary schools will almost certainly carry into the school year. The cafeteria at Gonzales Elementary likely wont be ready until the Christmas Break, but food-service personnel are proceeding with plans for inclassroom lunch periods. Wehde also said the district experienced another delay when it had to go back and tell a contrtractor to put a metal cover edge on the roof of the new annex building in an effort to keep bats form roosting in the building.
the fingerprints except for one have been identified as Ms. Allisons. We do have a suspect, who has been arrested before in Louisiana. I have contacted the authorities from that jurisdiction and have put in for some of his prints to see if by chance they match. Taylor said during a canvas of the scene they located two witnesses, who both gave the same description of a man they saw walking around the rodeo area that night. Both of them advised us that they felt this individual didnt have anything to do with the rodeo whatsoever, he said. They stated he fit more of the description of an oil field worker. Area pawn shops were notified and given descriptions of the jewelry. On Aug. 8, Taylor said he got a call from David Martinez of National Pawn in Gonzales at 4:45 p.m., advising that he thought he had the missing watch. His awareness was what made our case, Taylor said. I went over there right away and there were two individuals who were attempting to pawn the watch. Taylor said he took possession of the watch and asked both men to follow him to police headquarters. They got into a car and followed as instructed, but the passenger suddenly bailed out and took off running. Police Chief Tim Crow, Sgt. Drew Nidey, Officer Tanner Schwake, Officer
David Silva, and Capt. Gayle Autry searched for the passenger, while the driver was interviewed by Taylor. With his assistance, we were able to further conduct our investigation and identify the subject, he said. The man who ran had wanted the other one to pawn the watch for him because he said he didnt have any ID. The other man had done this kind of thing for him previously, so he thought it would be OK. Taylor said there are no plans to file charges against the man who was interviewed. Later that evening, the interviewee contacted a local woman who had the majority of the missing jewelry in her possession. Once she found out it was stolen, she immediately brought it to the Police Department and turned it over, Taylor said. We did question her and at this point in time, shes not going to be filed on either. All of the pieces of jewelry were recovered with the exception of the tennis bracelet, which the woman said was stolen from her car days earlier while she was in Shiner. I contacted the Shiner police and they did confirm she made a report to that effect, Taylor said. We are attempting to find that bracelet to get it back to its rightful owner. The remaining pieces of jewelry the $54,000 ring, $18,000 watch, $1,000 pearl earrings, $800 diamond earrings and $400 necklace were returned to Allison on Aug. 9.
Taylor declined to release the name of the suspect but did describe him as a white male in his 30s, who is possibly from the state of Kentucky. This person of interest was staying at J.B. Wells while he was employed with a pipeline company, said Taylor. I understand he is no longer employed with them. Once it has been concluded, the case will be written up and forwarded to the District Attorneys Office, where it will be submitted to a grand jury. Taylor wanted to thank everyone who assisted on this matter. They include Martinez and the officers previously mentioned, plus Officer John Brumme, Sgt. Matt Atkinson of the Gonzales County Sheriff s Office and Olen Malaer of Waelder. Mr. Malaer is a retired fingerprint expert with the Houston Police Department, said Taylor. He has spent many, many years as a latent print examiner and worked with the DPS. He took his own time to come over and help us look at the prints. Taylor also wanted to thank Paul Neuse of Storey Jewelers, who was able to access the serial number on the watch to confirm it as the one that had been stolen. The investigation is still ongoing so if you have any information regarding this case, contact the Gonzales Police at 830-672-8686.
2012 Property Tax Rates in COUNTY OF GONZALES

This notice concerns the 2012 property tax rates for COUNTY OF GONZALES. It presents information about three tax rates. Last year's tax rate is the actual tax rate the taxing unit used to determine property taxes last year. This year's effective tax rate would impose the same total taxes as last year if you compare properties taxed in both years. This year's rollback tax rate is the highest tax rate the taxing unit can set before taxpayers start rollback procedures. In each case these rates are found by dividing the total amount of taxes by the tax base (the total value of taxable property) with adjustments as required by state law. The rates are given per $100 of property value. Last year's tax rate: Last year's operating taxes Last year's debt taxes Last year's total taxes Last year's tax base Last year's total tax rate This year's effective tax rate: Last year's adjusted taxes (after subtracting taxes on lost property) This year's adjusted tax base (after subtracting value of new property) =This year's effective tax rate (Maximum rate unless unit publishes notices and holds hearings.) This year's rollback tax rate: $5,696,653 $354,291 $6,050,944 $965,370,772 $0.6268/$100
Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Increase

The COUNTY OF GONZALES will hold two public hearings on a proposal to increase total tax revenues from properties on the tax roll in the preceding tax year by 8.49 percent (percentage by which proposed tax rate exceeds lower of rollback tax rate or effective tax calculated under Chapter 26, Tax Code). Your individual taxes may increase at a greater or lesser rate, or even decrease, depending on the change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in taxable value of all other property and the tax rate that is adopted. The first public hearing will be held on August 27, 2012 at 9:00 AM at Commissioners Courtroom, First Floor, Gonzales County Courthouse, 414 St. Joseph, Gonzales, Tx.. The second public hearing will be held on September 4, 2012 at 9:00 AM at Commissioners Courtroom, First Floor, Gonzales County Courthouse, 414 St. Joseph, Gonzales, Tx.. The members of the governing body voted on the proposal to consider the tax increase as follows:
FOR: AGAINST: Kenneth O. (Dell) Whiddon Kevin T. LaFleur None Donnie R. Brzozowski Otis S. (Bud) Wuest
$6,039,527
$1,843,453,412 $0.3276/$100
Last year's adjusted operating taxes (after subtracting taxes on lost property and adjusting for any transferred function, tax increment financing, state $8,323,732 criminal justice mandate, and/or enhanced indigent healthcare expenditures) This year's adjusted tax base =This year's effective operating rate x 1.08=this year's maximum operating rate + This year's debt rate = This year's total rollback rate -Sales tax adjustment rate =Rollback tax rate $1,843,453,412 $0.4515/$100 $0.4876/$100 $0.0097/$100 $0.4973/$100 $0.1419/$100 $0.3554/$100
PRESENT and not voting:None ABSENT: None
The average taxable value of a residence homestead in COUNTY OF GONZALES last year was $65,064. Based on last year's tax rate of $0.6268 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed last year on the average home was $407.82. The average taxable value of a residence homestead in COUNTY OF GONZALES this year is $69,032. If the governing body adopts the effective tax rate for this year of $0.3276 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed this year on the average home would be $226.15. If the governing body adopts the proposed tax rate of $0.3554 per $100 of taxable value, the amount of taxes imposed this year on the average home would be $245.34. Members of the public are encouraged to attend the hearings and express their views. Schedule D - Criminal Justice Mandate The COUNTY OF GONZALES Auditor certifies that COUNTY OF GONZALES has spent $35,677 in the previous 12 months beginning June 1, 2011, for the maintenance and operations cost of keeping inmates sentenced to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. COUNTY OF GONZALES Sheriff has provided information on these costs, minus the state revenues received for reimbursement of such costs.
Statement of Increase/Decrease If COUNTY OF GONZALES adopts a 2012 tax rate equal to the effective tax rate of $0.3276 per $100 of value, taxes would increase compared to 2011 taxes by $32,819.
Schedule A: Unencumbered Fund Balance The following estimated balances will be left in the unit's property tax accounts at the end of the fiscal year. These balances are not encumbered by a corresponding debt obligation. Type of Property Tax Fund Balance
GENERAL ROAD & BRIDGE DEBT SERVICE 3,408,118 2,482,213 128,759
Schedule B: General Fund - 2012 Debt Service The unit plans to pay the following amounts for long-term debts that are secured by property taxes. These amounts will be paid from property tax revenues (or additional sales tax revenues, if applicable). Principal or Contract Interest to be Other Amounts Description of Debt Payment to be Paid Paid from Total Payment to be Paid from Property Taxes Property Taxes
2006 SERIES REFUNDING BONDS 180,000 63,271 0 243,271
Total required for 2012 debt service - Amount (if any) paid from Schedule A - Amount (if any) paid from other resources
$243,271 $62,500 $0
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Mommas, dont let your babies grow up to be lazy

Shes my baby. I want to give her everything she ever wants. I love my children. Im going to give them everything. Hes my big ol baby boy. Of course, he gets anything he wants!
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The above quotes are typical of what Ive seen and heard from young parents these days. While it certainly shows that parents these days love their children, it also shows that many of them have a gaping hole in their logic. Ive never been a parent, which in some folks minds makes me unqualified to offer advice to that class of people. I have, however, been a kid, and can use that experience to extrapolate my theory. Young parents: theres a huge difference between giving a kid everything he or she wants, and giving them what they NEED. And more and more folks of my generation are waking up to the fact that our training of you was remiss. Kids of my generation were no strangers to the word No. We
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heard it often, and it made us better people because we came to recognize that luxury has value. Sure, we all want our kids to be able to enjoy their childhood. Im not about to suggest that todays young parents have lost sight of the fact that all too often our kids are forced to grow up before their time. But that also is whats missing from modern child-rearing, more and more. Too many of todays kids are growing up so shielded and protected that the real world comes as a brutal shock they are unable to handle. I cant begin to tell you how
many times Ive been out and about and heard some 10-yearold whine, Mom, Im bored! I want to go home and play video games! When I was a kid, if we wanted to be entertained, we grabbed a ball, a bat and gloves and headed outside. We played until it got dark. There were no helmets or shin guards. We skinned our knees and cried when the ball took a bad hop. We settled arguments among ourselves without any need for the involvement of either law enforcement nor legal advice. Whether or not our parents were especially religious, we went to church, at least on Sundays. There, we learned the basic precepts of decency: do unto others, thou shalt not steal, things like that. We were steeped in the moral code of our culture. We didnt go to school to be entertained, nor babysat. We went to learn. Our self-esteem was not an issue. Those who worked hard
got good grades; those who didnt got an F. Yes: failure was a grading option in those days. Parents didnt rush down to the school-board meeting to claim teachers were being unfair or the curriculum was biased or their child was hyperactive. Instead, once you were able to sit down again, parents supervised nightly homework sessions until that grade was brought up to acceptable levels. We also didnt leave for school hungry. However poor or busy they might otherwise be, our parents always ensured that we were fed properly. Our parents did not need a government program to ensure that their parental responsibility was taken care of. I saw a Facebook post from a teenager a while back lamenting the fact that she was nearing her 16th birthday and her Mom and Dad had not yet purchased her a new car. As my generation matured, our parents began supplementing our education, because the schools
werent responsible for teaching things like personal responsibility. If we wanted a car, we went out and got a job. If we didnt make the payments, it got repossessed. If we wrecked it, it wasnt covered on Moms policy we paid for it ourselves. Some of us had parents who were well-off. I remember one local doctor, who owned what we thought was the fanciest home in town, who pretty much ruled the country club and was on the front page of the paper every few weeks donating vast sums of money to charity. I got a job one summer shoveling millings from one of the grain elevators on the Houston Ship Channel. My co-worker was the doctors son, who was trying to earn enough money to buy himself a used pickup truck. Young parents, dont give your kids everything they want, even if you can. Make them earn things. Theyll be unhappy for a while now, but in the end, theyll make better adults.
Lies and liberals go hand in hand

The facts never seem to deter liberals. When they want to push a message or make a comment, local or national liberal politicians do not seem to care about the truth. The latest national lie liberals are perpetuating on TV claims that Republican presidential nominee Romney is responsible for the death of an employee at a steel plant, because Bain Capital purchased and closed the factory. The inference is that the employee, Joe Soptic, lost his job and his health care, and thus his ill wife died and its all Romneys fault. The facts are that Romney stopped working for Bain in 1999. The plant closed in 2001. The mans wife died in 2006, and he admitted to CNN on Tuesday, August 7, that the family in fact had health insurance at the time of his wifes death. However, liberals cant admit the facts and still blame Romney. Last week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (NV-D) accused Romney of being a tax cheat. Not only has Reid pushed this lie, but the Obama White House and campaign have also asked Romney release his taxes. Again, the facts are that Romney has paid always his taxes in a timely and honest manner, and he has never had any problems with the IRS and or any state taxing agency. Instead of Romneys taxes, we should all ask for Obama to release his college records, which have been sealed. Big lies are not limited to the national political stage. U.S. Congressmen Henry Cuellar, Charlie Gonzalez, Ruben Hinojosa and Lloyd Doggett have all said the Tea Party is at fault
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for national credit rating down grade. These liberal congressmen ignored Standard and Poors assertion that the debt and spending have to be brought under control. It is difficult to understand how excessive federal spending, which began several decades ago, is the Tea Partys fault. Liberal Texas state legislators have pushed many other lies on the public. They say the Voter ID law is discriminatory, and that minority congressional districts are necessary for minorities to be elected. Ted Cruz and Congressman Quico Canseco have proven that minorities can be elected without even mentioning their ethnicity. Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, Every violation of truth is not only a sort of suicide in the liar, but is a stab at the health of human society. There is an illness among liberals since they prefer to accept fiction over fact. There are many voters who accept these lies because it is either convenient or because they are uninformed. In either case, voters must find and elect honest persons to local, state and federal government, or American society cannot long endure.
The food-stamp nation

Tom Vilsack is one of the most important welfare administrators in the nation. Oh, yeah hes also secretary of agriculture. Two-thirds of the Agriculture Departments budget is devoted to welfare programs. The biggest is food stamps, which is now the nations secondlargest welfare program after Medicaid. Its inexorable growth during the past decade, through good times and bad, is a testament to governments selfgenerating expansion. Asked what labor wanted, the great 20th-century union leader Samuel Gompers answered, More. The modern welfare state lives by the same credo. About 17 million people received food stamps back in 2000. Some 30 million received them in 2008. Roughly 46 million people receive them today. From 1 in 50 Americans on food stamps at the programs national inception in the 1970s, 1 in 7 Americans are on them now. Even when the economy is projected to improve in the future, usage of food stamps will remain elevated above historic norms. Food Stamp Nation is here to stay. One of its pillars is so-called categorical eligibility, which means that if someone is eligible for another welfare program, he is presumptively eligible for food stamps. In 2000, the Clinton administration issued regulations saying that merely getting a noncash welfare benefit could make someone eligible. Getting a welfare brochure or referred to an 800 number for services is enough to qualify in almost all the states. In Vermont, receiving a bookmark with a telephone number and website for services is enough. Categorical eligibility effectively wiped out the programs old asset test (i.e., you couldnt have $30,000 in the bank and get food stamps), although income limitations still apply. In the Obama stimulus, the work requirement was suspended, too, and hasnt been restored. The requirement had discouraged young, able-bodied nonparents from utilizing the program; now there are millions of them on
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food stamps. That the food-stamps program is part of the farm bill -- now up for debate in Congress -- is itself a scam, an exercise in rural-urban logrolling that gives everyone an interest in seeing the bill pass. As every level of government works to grow the program, attempts to scale it back are predictably savaged. When Jeff Sessions, a Republican senator from Alabama, advocated reforms to save $20 billion out of a $770 billion budget for food stamps during the next decade, he was portrayed as a Dickensian villain. The New York Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand accused him of not caring about kids and insisted that food stamps are an engine of economic growth, since every $1 spent on the program allegedly generates $1.71 in economic activity. Theres nothing, apparently, that food stamps cant do. Needless to say, there are destitute people who need help. But the goal should be to reduce dependence on food stamps to historic levels after the recession, and restore the asset test, re-establish a work requirement and implement a better system for income verification. When almost 15 percent of Americans are on food stamps, the government should reacquaint itself with two words: too much. Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review. (c) 2012 by King Features Synd., Inc.
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West Nile Virus (WNV) is a disease that has affected approximately 30,000 people since 1999 in the United States. The disease can develop between 3-14 days after the person is bitten by an infected mosquito. Approximately 1 in 150 people (around 0.6 percent) will develop severe illness (high fever, headache, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, coma, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness, vision loss, numbness and paralysis). These symptoms may last several weeks, and neurological effects may be permanent. Around 20 percent will develop mild symptoms (fever, headache, body aches, nausea, vomiting, and sometimes swollen lymph glands or a skin rash on the chest, stomach and back). These symptoms may last for short period of time. The majority of people (around 80 percent) that become infected will show no symptoms and will get the disease without ever knowing they had it. Most of the time, the disease is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito. These mosquitoes get infected when they feed on infected birds. These mosquitoes can spread it to human or other animals. Less commonly it can be transmitted by through blood transfusions, organ transplants, breastfeeding and even during pregnancy from mother to baby. It is
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Be aware of the ins and outs of West Nile virus

Guest Commentary Dr. Humberto Rivas
Dr. Humberto Rivas is a Gonzales pediatrician.
Smiley Library: record of success

Dear Editor, Smiley Public Library was started in downtown Smiley in 1938 and still remains an active part of the community. The library was nbamed Stella Harris Hart Public Library in 1977 when Mrs. Hart donated her home. This has been a successful year at the library. Grants and contributions have enabled us to replace the aged library roof. The board continues to actively work on the upkeep of the library with technology to keep up with the present trends. The library plays an integral part of the community and has activities for all ages. The Keemnagers (adults meeting for game day) and free blood pressure checks are offered regularly. This [ast year we have emphasized children in our programs. Our Summer Program, held weekly in June, has been a huge success with kids and parents. Over a dozen children enjoyed reading, crafts and activities.Also we have promoted the Myron Cole Piano made Easy program, instructional animated lessons on the keyboard to learn rhythm and key recognition.
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Speaking of running deep...
Dear Editor, I have so much in me that needs to be said, I really dont know where to start, so Ill just start here ... since ive been watching the Olympics on and off the past 2 weeks, I have seen the little ubiquitous advertising phrase Chevy runs deep so many times, I am about to regurgitate last weeks pizza. I would like to complete the phrase and make it truthful. The more accurate statement runs like this: Chevy runs deep in the taxpayers pocket. Jack Dunn Stockdale
Columnist needs an education on issues Court decision a big

Dear Editor, In reference to Dave Mundys Aug. 2 column, Chick-Fil-A, gay marriage and trying to legislate free will : Once again Dave you give your take on a topic without educating yourself on the issues. I found your opinion piece on Chic-Fil-A and marriage equality lazy, misinformed, and hetro-centric. So let me go through your points and your rationalizations with more information and a different perspective ( something this paper lacks on a regular basis). Point #1 Im a distinct minority- as are those who advocate boycotting the company over statements made in an interview by its owner. Those speaking out against Chic-FilA (myself included) are not asking for a nation wide boycott of the company because of what the owner said in an interview. His statements reignighted the movement to Educate our friends, families, and all individuals who would be shocked to know the organizations Chick-Fil-A (CFA)donates millions of dollars to (using profits from the sandwhich they purchase). CFAs charitable division WinShape, has given over 5 million dollars to organizations like Exodus International, Focus on the Family, and The Marriage and Family Foundation. - In 29 states in America today, my partner of 11 years, Steven and I could be fired for being gay. Period. No questions asked. One of those states is Louisiana, Stevens home state. We love Stevens family but would never live there because of this legal restriction on our ability to live our lives together. Would you live in a state that could fire you based on the fact you wore glasses, were a Christian, or a libertarian? - In 75 countries in the world, being gay is illegal. In many, the penalty is life in prison. These are countries we cant openly visit. In 9 countries, being gay is punishable by death. In many others, violence against gays is tacitly accepted by the authorities. These are countries where we would be killed. Killed. - Two organizations that work very hard to maintain this status quo and roll back any protections that we may have are the Family Research Council and the Marriage & Family Foundation. For example, the Family Research council leadership has officially stated that same-gender-loving behavior should be criminalized in this country. They draw their pay, in part, from the donations of companies like Chick-Fil-A. Both groups have also done missionary work abroad that served to strengthen and promote criminalization of samesex relations. - Chick-Fil-A has given roughly $5M to these organizations to support their work. - Chick-Fil-As money comes from the profits they make when you purchase their products. So this is not about the owners comments or a free speech issue. . The government is not punishing them for their speech and no one has silenced CFA. So the 1st amendment argument is beyond weak... Its a chance to educate and repudiate CFA for the organizations they support. Point #2 there is a lot of misinformation out there I agree with you, there is but your examples are from really ignorant people (on both sides) So lets continue with some more education shall we? Point #3 Whats puzzling to me is the fact that the controversy over gay marriage did not begin with sexuality, it was about property rights. I dont think one person can say with authority how the controversyover Marriage Equality first started or began (and for the record its never been a controversy for my partner or me). However let me give you and your readers more information and background on the history of the fight for marriage equality: There are 1,138 benefits, rights, and protections provided on the basis of marital status in Federal law. So it is more than just property rights and it is more than religious versus civil marriage certificates. It is over a thousand rights my partner and I are currently not allowed by the federal government. And I pay the same taxes as a heterosexual married couple pays (and Im in a pretty high tax bracket). Point # 4 (regarding legal protection) File a Will. Seems rather straightforward to me. First of all, in Texas there are numerous legal cases were gay couples have filed a will and the deceased family challenged the will and the will was struck down because according to Attorney General Greg Abbott, this would create a class of Legal Strangers. So even a will is no guarantee of legal protection. While my partner and I lived in Texas we went to a lawyer and had 11 legal documents to try to protect ourselves legally ( at a cost of 2,000 dollars; this would have been automatic protections if we were allowed to marry). One of these documents is called The disposition of Remains. this was so if one of opus died, the other would have the legal right to burry the body. This is needed because the partners of the deceased have been denied any say in the funeral arrangements and have been banned from attending the funeral by their partners families. Something you probably never considered, huh? If your straight and married, you would not need to.... This has happened to people we know in Texas. Point # 5 marriage is an institution created by religion and only in the last century or so it has taken on a civil definition. Back to your point about property, part of the reason for marriage in the Bible was about property (you get two mules as part of the transaction for marrying the guys daughter). You may not like the IRS, federal and straw laws, and what insurance companies do but regardless of how many centuries theyve existed, they have a big impact on my life, my finances and my pursuit of liberty and freedom. Youre a libertarian, you should get that Dave. So the CFA controversy is not really about a boycotting some guy for his personal religious beliefs or for speaking his mind. It is about making sure people know what they use their profits to promote and how it really impacts loved ones and friends ( and fellow Americans). Sure, I believe CFA and his owner has the right to say what they want and give millions in profits to anyone they want. They could give their money to the Nazi Youth Party. It would be their right. But that might make people think twice about patronizing their establishment. Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, and Starbucks support Marriage Equality so dont do business with them and educate your friends and family about their stance (they arent trying to take away straight marriage, outlaw hetrosexual sex or promote prison time or death for being straight ...Just sayn). People are free to go and buy their sandwiches. But know how it impacts your family/friends (and you probably have some whether you know it or not). Thanks for posting another viewpoint. Michael Pirkle Gonzales
not spread by casual contact as in touching or kissing. When outdoors use EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) registered repellents as: DEET (Chemical Name: N,N-diethyl-mtoluamide or N,N-diethly3-methyl-benzamide) Picaridin (KBR 3023, Chemical Name: 2 - ( 2 - hyd rox ye t hy l ) - 1 piperidinecarboxylic acid 1-methylpropyl ester ) Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus* or PMD (Chemical Name: para-Menthane3,8-diol) the synthesized version of oil of lemon eucalyptus IR3535 (Chemical Name: 3-[N-Butyl-Nacetyl]-aminopropionic acid, ethyl ester) EPA characterizes the active ingredients DEET and Picaridin as conventional repellents and Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus, PMD, and IR3535 as biopesticide repellents, which are derived from natural materials. For more information on repellent active ingredients, see (http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/health/mosquitoes/ ai_insectrp.htm). Mosquitoes are most ac-
tive at dusk and dawn, if you are going to be outside for prolonged periods of time use repellent and long sleeves and pants. Keep doors and window closed or make sure you have a good insect screen to prevent mosquitoes from entering the house. Get rid of mosquito breeding sites by emptying standing water from flower pots, buckets and barrels. Change the water in pet dishes and replace the water in bird baths weekly. Drill holes in tire swings so water drains out. Keep childrens wading pools empty and on their sides when they arent being used. People over 50 have higher risk of more severe illness. If you are outdoors a lot, you are also at higher risk. There is no specific treatment for WNV. The majority of cases are mild and the treatment is symptomatic. In more severe cases, hospitalization is required with supportive management that may include IV fluids, respiratory support, etc. If you find a dead bird, dont handle the body with your bare hands. Contact your local health department for instructions on reporting and disposing of the body. They may tell you to dispose of the bird after they log your report. If you have any questions, concerns or comments regarding WNV, please dont hesitate in contacting our office at 830-672-8473.
victory for Texas

By Bryan J. Shaw
Special to The Cannon
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday issued a significant victory for the State of Texas. The ruling states the EPA acted arbitrarily and capriciously when it rejected the Texas Flexible Permit Program (FPP) sixteen years tardy, to quote the opinion. The court premised its ruling on the finding that the EPA based its disapproval on demands for language and program features of the EPAs choosing, without basis in the Clean Air Act or its implementing regulations. As a result of EPAs disapproval, 120 flexible permit holders in Texas were wrongly mandated to deflex under threat of federal and civil sanctions, and not a single environmental benefit was gained. Not a single pound of emissions reductions resulted from the unjustly targeted facilities. Instead, those companies spent millions of dollars to de-flex, in what amounts to no more than a bureaucratic paper exercise. The court righted EPAs wrong, signifying that the principle of cooperative federalism, as envisioned and encouraged by the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA), is making a comeback and not a moment too soon. Congress understood that a one-size fits all approach would be a recipe for environmental failure. Instead, states and local governments are charged to develop air pollution control and pre-
vention plans, based on standards set by EPA. Congress envisioned a cooperative relationship between federal and state governments, whereby if a SIP or a revised SIP meets the statutory criteria of the CAA, then the EPA must approve it. This division of power is born out of the recognition that each state is unique and must have the ability to tailor local and statewide environmental plans accordingly. The FPP was one such innovative plan that quantifiably reduced air pollution in Texas by bringing grandfathered facilities into the realm of permitting and granting Texas companies enforceable, permitted flexibility in operating their minor source facilities. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals states, It is clear that Congress had a specific vision when enacting the Clean Air Act: The Federal and State governments were to work together, with assigned statutory duties and responsibilities, to achieve better air quality. It is my sincere hope that Texas and the EPA will move forward with a renewed sense of responsibility to honor the congressional ideal of cooperative federalism and the spirit of the CAA in order to promote our shared goal of improving the health and environment for Texans and all citizens of this great nation. Shaw is Chairman, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality,
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SAN ANTONIO Touchstone Communities, a growing provider of skilled nursing, rehabilitation, Alzheimers care and assisted living facilities in Texas and Arizona, announced this week that The Heights of Gonzales will open a safe and secure neighborhood for dementia and memory illness residents.
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The Heights will offer a special neighborhood serving up to 12 residents who require the special attention and security for those with dementia and memory illness needs. Residents will receive 24-hour care in a fresh, new setting with a homelike atmosphere. The safe and secure neighborhood interior has been remodeled with warm, inviting colors, high-quality
fixtures, furniture, and special security components. After requests from Gonzales families and suggestions from The Heights Advisory Board to provide special care for dementia and memory loss residents, we responded by creating a place that is safe and secure. Families are looking for a location that is close to their home, said Mary Carroll, Administrator of The
Heights. Each of our care givers receives special training in memory loss related care. We are thrilled with the opportunity to provide this type of service to meet the needs in Gonzales County. Headquartered in San Antonio, Touchstone Communities provides health care services, including skilled nursing, rehabilitation, Alzheimers care and assisted living for
the elderly. With 1,700 team members, Touchstone Communities independently owns ten communities in Texas, including San Antonio, Brenham, Del Rio, Gonzales, La Vernia, Laredo, Pleasanton, Rockdale, Snyder and Tyler and two in Arizona, both in Prescott. Touchstone also manages State of Texas veterans homes in Amarillo, Bonham, Floresville, Temple and Tyler.
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Employees of Lone Star Bank in Shiner and family members staged a barbecue cookout for customers during Customer Appreciation Day Aug. 10. Tending the cooker are, from left, Ralston Williams, Hanna Byer, Casie Zimmerman, Ashley Holub, Duane Drost, Daniel Beyer, Ervin Patek and Mark Zimmerman. (Photo by Dave Mundy)
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Friends of the NRA will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23 at the Herman Sons Hall in Gonzales. For tickets, call George Ruse at 857-4060, George Fink at 857-6119, Gerald Black at 437-5772 or Bubba Ehrig at 832-5094.
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Community BBQ Social
The Gonzales Community Barbecue Social is scheduled 10 a.m.-5 p.m. saturday. Aug. 25 at Lions Park in Gonzales. The event will feature old-fahsioned family games, booths, and a community prayer walk as well as a free lunch and encouraging music. Please bring your own chairs.
Odd Fellows Raffle
Gonzales Odd Fellows Lodge #38, IOOF, 8th Annual Raffle. Drawing will be held Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. at the Odd Fellows Building on 1405 Conway St., Gonzales. Ticket prices are $20.00 each. 33 Prizes total. Grand Prize #1 is Cabelas $1,000 Gift Card, Grand Prize #2 is Bay Fishing Trip, 3 person, bait included. Tickets available at: Caraway FordMercury, Gonzales; Apache Express Care, Gonzales; Caf on the Square, Gonzales, LeAnn Wolff CPA-PC, Gon-
Victoria County Master Gardener Association. Fall Plant Sale. Saturday, September 8, 2012, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. or until sold out. Veg Pavilion, 283 Bachelor Drive, Victoria Regional Airport across from tower. While you are there enjoy a stroll through the Victoria Educational Gardens. Dont miss out on your chance to get some great plants at great prices! Flowers, Shrubs, Vegetables, Citrus, Orchids, Bulbs, Water Lilies, Seeds and more! Special Event. Gently used garden art and supplies for sale. Recycled Pots, Garden Art, Birdhouses, Hats and other stuff.
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The Faculty and Staff of Gonzales High School are pleased to welcome the class of 2016. Therefore, we invite all incoming freshmen and their parents to freshman orientation event at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, celebrating the beginning of their high school education. Topics covered will include: Schedules, Curricular Programs, Extra-Curricular Activities, High School Requirements, Tour of the High School Facilities, Policies and Procedures. A hot dog reception will be served under the awning after the informational meeting. We are eagerly anticipating the beginning of the 2012 school year. We hope that you can join us in our efforts to aid you as you begin your high school career equipped with the knowledge and information necessary for success. Gonzales Master Gardeners. Come Grow With Us. Become a Master Gardener. New class starts September 11, 2012. Contact Alan Marek at 830-857-5820 or Texas AgriLife Extension Office at 830672-8531. http://gonzales. agrilife.org.
Elementary registration will work differently this year in the Nixon-Smiley CISD. All elementary students enrolled during 2011-2012 will be enrolled automatically in the 2012-2013 school year. There will be no summer registration days for elementary as there are for middle school and high school.
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The 48th Annual Luling Oilmans Invitational Golf Tournament is scheduled Aug. 25-26. The entry deadline is Aug. 24. Please call (830) 8755114 for more information. Applications are available at the Luling Chamber of Commerce.
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The Guadalupe Valley Family Violence Shelter, Inc. (GVFVS) is a non-profit organization providing services to both residents and nonresidents that are victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in the counties of Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes and Wilson. GVFVS provides survivors with legal advocacy, case management, counseling, assistance with crime victims compensation and other services at no cost. For more information, call 830-372-2780 or 1-800-834-2033.
Many area cities shares of sales tax refunds slowed slightly this month, in part reflecting the start of the oil and gas drilling boom associated with the Eagle Ford Shale. Major drilling activity began in June, 2011 and many area cities had been seeing increases of 50 percent or better over previous months, but the August disbursements announced Monday by State Comptroller Susan Combs were only slightly ahead of last years numbers for the two cities which had seen the greatest impact Cuero and Gonzales. Cueros share of the August reimbursements, based on sales in June, was 212,035, an increase of only 1.23 percent. Gonzales will get an August check for $181,835, just 3 percent above last years numbers. Sales-tax rebates were up in several other cities in Lavaca County however. Shiners August check for $39,751 represents a 57.41 percent over last years numbers, while Moulton will get a check for $14,619, up 30.81 percent over last year. Yoakums August check for $98,817 is nerly 19 percent ahead of last years figures, while Hallettsville saw a steady 2.8 percent increase and will get an August check for $97,806. The biggest increase among area towns was reported by the city of Smi-
ley. Smileys August check for $4.603 is a whopping 258.97 percent ahead of last years numbers. Nixon also continued healthy growth, with a $30,582 check representing a 51,27 percent increase. Waelders August revenues were $2,254, a little mor ethan one percent above last years numbers. Flatonia saw a modest 5.45 percent increase and will get an August check for $24,192. Luling also saw a modest increase and will get a check for $140,655, while Lockhart saw a slight decrease of 0.57 percent and will get a check for $187,116. Combs announced that state sales tax revenue in July was $2.05 billion, up 10.1 percent compared to July 2011. Business spending in the oil and natural gas industry and other sectors continues to be robust, Combs said. That spending, along with increases in consumer sectors such as retail trade, continues to boost sales tax collections. State sales tax revenue has now increased for 28 consecutive months. Combs will send August local sales tax allocations totaling $632.1 million to cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts. August sales tax allocations are up 4.2 percent compared to August 2011. The sales tax figures represent monthly sales made in June as well as April, May and June sales by businesses that report tax quarterly.
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS CITY OF GONZALES GONZALES, TEXAS IMPROVEMENTS TO MIDDLE BUSTER ROAD AND HARBORTH STREET Separate sealed bids addressed to the City of Gonzales (OWNER) clearly labeled IMPROVEMENTS TO MIDDLE BUSTER ROAD AND HARBORTH STREET, ATTN: CITY SECRETARY will be received at Gonzales City Hall, 820 St. Joseph Street, Gonzales, Texas 78629, until 2:00 oclock p.m. on Thursday, September 13, 2012, and then publicly opened and read aloud immediately. This project includes the reconstruction of approximately 500 linear feet of street with no curb and gutter, and 1,650 linear feet of street including curb & gutter, drainage inlets, drainage culverts and headwalls. Additionally, the project will include approximately 1750 linear feet of 8 inch PVC waterline and appurtenances, approximately 200 linear feet of PVC wastewater line including 2 manholes, and connection to an existing manhole, trench safety, traffic controls, installation and removal of temporary erosion controls, site re-vegetation, and pavement repairs.
The Sons of Confederate Veterans, Texas Bonnie Blue Camp #869 and Col. GustavHoffmann Camp #1838 will be honoring the soldiers who fought in the War Between The States at the Harwood Cemetery, located at South 2nd Street in Harwood. This memorial will be on Saturday, Oct. 13 at 2 p.m. All participants will be in period clothing. I need to hear from families who have Civil War soldiers buried there. Both Confederate and Union will be honored. For more information, contact Linda Miller at 210-420-5461. The Delhi Volunteer Fire Department is having their 3rd annual Gun Raffle and Chili Supper on October 27th 2012. To purchase your ticket for a chance to win 9 different guns contact a Delhi Fire department member or call 830-263-1555. We hope you will join us at the Chili cook-off & supper from 4-6pm on October 27th. The Auxiliary of Memorial Hospital will meet at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 28 in the hospital dining room. The program will be presented by Tiffany McCauley of Normas House. There will also be drawings for door prizes. Anyone interested in joining the Auxiliary is welcome to attend the meeting. Contact Kathleen at 830-672-3740 if you have any questions.
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The Contract Documents, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Bid Proposal, Bid Bond, Agreement, Performance and Payment Bonds, General Conditions, Special Conditions, Notice of Award, Notice to Proceed, Technical Specifications and Plans, together with any Addenda are available at Doucet & Associates, Inc., 427 St. George Street, Suite 304, Gonzales, Texas 78629, (830) 672-1205. Plans, Specifications, and Contract Documents may be examined and purchased for a non-refundable fee of $30.00 at these locations. Each bid shall be accompanied by a cashiers check or certified check upon a national or state bank in an amount not less than five percent (5%) of the total actual bid price payable without recourse to the City of Gonzales, or a bid bond in the same amount from a reliable surety company as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into a contract and execute required performance and payment bonds. The contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder; however, the right is reserved, as the interests of the OWNER may require, to reject any and all bids, and to waive any informality or minor defects in bids received. Bids may be held by the OWNER for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days from the date of the opening for Bids for the purpose of reviewing the Bids and investigating the qualifications of Bidders, prior to awarding of the Contract. There will not be a pre-bid conference. Contractors shall make their own individual site inspections and/or investigations to make themselves aware of existing conditions/issues. Failure to make adequate observations, investigations and/or ask questions prior to bidding shall not be grounds for requesting additional work or services. Questions shall be forwarded to J. Keith Schauer, P.E., 427 St. George Street, Suite 304, Gonzales, Texas 78629, (830) 672-1205, by 5:00 oclock Monday, September 10, 2012.
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Father Kirby Hlavaty, Neely Yackel, Patrick Hodges proudly display Shiner Catholic Schools swimming pool raffle tickets. Drawing to be held on September 30 with the grand prize consisting of a $25,000 Lone Star Fiberglass Pool installed by Green Acres Outdoors. Tickets are $35 or 3 for $100 and are available at Green Acres Nursery or from any Shiner Catholic School student. (Courtesy photo)
GISD Education Foundation would like to thank the Gonzales Elks Lodge for their gracious donation. These funds will be used to support the Gonzales ISD Education Foundations mission of partnering with the community to provide resources to enhance teaching, inspire learning, and maximize opportunities for all students in the Gonzales School District by providing funds for educational programs and activities which are not funded by the normal operating budget. On Oct. 15, the Gonzales ISD Education Foundation will be hosting an event to kick off their first ever fund drive. Those interested in supporting these efforts are encouraged to contact the Foundation at 830.672.9551 ext 1221. Pictured from left to right representing the GISD Education Foundation are: James Ryan, Dr. Kim Strozier, Jennifer Davis, Debbie Tieken and Erwin Ckodre; and representing the Gonzales Elks Lodge are: Regina Porras, Donald Page and Juan Gaytan. (Courtesy photo)
Come and Speak It! Toastmasters to hold first speech contest

On Tuesday, Aug. 21, during the regular noon meeting of the Come and Speak It! Toastmasters Club, local members will compete in a Tall Tales Contest for the opportunity to go on to the next level of contests in Toastmasters International. This is the first contest being sponsored by the local club and it is the first step in a series of contests which in-
clude club, area, division, and district leading to the International Speech Contest. Last year, 82 district semifinalists competed during the four-day Toastmasters International Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, at Ballys Las Vegas Hotel and Casino. The winner of the final round was crowned the Toastmasters World Champion of Public Speaking. Each level of competition expands a participants ability to articulate thoughts and
emotions and connect with the audience, says Ann Alexander, member of the local club and competitor in the upcoming contest in Gonzales. The best thing about this is the learning process provided by participation in Toastmasters, which makes successful speakers of people who are fearful of speaking or who just want to get better. Contests are just bonus activities available to members who are interested in challenging their acquired skill
and they are fun. Visitors are welcome to attend the Aug. 21 meeting and contest, which will begin at noon and end by 1 p.m. in the Gonzales County Farm Bureau Community Room, located at 1731 Seydler Street in Gonzales. Bring your lunch and enjoy the fun! Toastmasters International is a nonprofit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of clubs. The organization cur-
rently has more than 260,000 members in approximately 12,500 clubs in 113 countries. Since its founding in 1924, the organization has helped more than 4 million men and women give presentations with poise and confidence. For more information about Toastmasters International visit www.toastmasters.org or contact Gerri Lawing, Vice President of Membership, at 830-857-1207 or G.K. Willmann, President, at 830-8571109.
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GCAM would like to do a public Thank You to HEB for a their generosity. As the Executive director, I reached out to HEB for a bread donation, expecting a one time donation, but HEB being community friendly, donated almost everyday to Dorothy Gossett, right, was the winner of this months Second Chance Texas GCAM since my request. Last week we needed bags to distribute food to our Lottery drawing at the St. Joseph Food Mart. Making the presentation is Amir. clients and HEB stepped up once again, and donated a box of plastic bags to (Photo by Debbie Toliver) GCAM. (Courtesy photo)
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Check it out: were on the television!

Have you seen Gonzales from the WOAI webcam on the Randle Rather Building? It is part of their 4-Zone Weathercast each evening and is set to provide a view of Confederate Square, the courthouse, onto Texas Heroes Square and can turn 360 degrees. We need to look shined up and clean for the viewing audience. Thanks to them for helping show off our city. As a foot note, Albert Flores with WOAI has agreed to be our parade dignitary for Come and Take It. Aug. 17-19 is the tax-free weekend and this will apply to clothing, footwear, school supplies under $100 and back packs. You can save 8.25 percent with a purchase during that weekend. The second neighborhood meeting will be held for District 4, served by Clarence Opiela, on Aug. 14 at 6 p.m. in the Gonzales Jr. High Cafeteria. Indies Southern Style will hold a ribbon-cutting
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Barbara Friederich of Gonzales Main Street presents a $10,000 check to Richard Green as matching fund for renovations to a storefront at 501 St. James. Green is renovating the building to host a new business, National Lifestyle Centers, a membership-only wholesale buyers club. (Photo by Dave Mundy)
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Barbara Hand is the Executive Director of the Gonzales Chamber of Commerce.
on Aug. 21 at 5:15 p.m. to see the new womens clothing line. Liz Blackwell is the owner and its located at 219 St. Lawrence Street, in the Hoopla building. Shell carry Wrangler jeans, ladies jewelry and clothing. The chamber will start the 2012-13 year off for teachers with a coffee held from 8 to 9 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 20 in the Jr. High School cafeteria. The Executive and Finance Committee will meet on Wednesday. South Texas Tour Team Roping is set for the J. B. Wells Park on Thursday, while Gonzales Play Day Association will be there on Friday and Saturday.
Area Livestock Reports

Gonzales Livestock Market Report
The Gonzales Livestock Market Report for Saturday, August 11, 2012 had on hand: 699 cattle. Compared to our last sale: Calves and yearlings sold steady. Packer cows sold steady. Stocker-feeder steers: Medium and large frame No. 1: 150300 lbs., $210-$280; 300-400 lbs, $185-$197.50; 400-500 lbs, $149-$175; 500-600 lbs, $132$144; 600-700 lbs., $123-$131; 700-800 lbs, $118-$124. Bull yearlings: 700-900 lbs, $91-$113. Stocker-feeder heifers: Medium and large frame No. 1: 150300 lbs, $175-$225; 300-400 lbs, $148-$169; 400-500 lbs, $139$147; 500-600 lbs., $122-$138; 600-700 lbs., $116-$118. Packers cows: Good lean utility and commercial, $74-$79; Cutters, $77-$84.50; Canners, $58-$68; Low yielding fat cows, $64-$71. Packer bulls: Yield grade 1 & 2, good heavy bulls; $93$102.50; light weights and medium quality bulls, $83-$89. Stocker Cows: $850-$1,150. Pairs: $1,050-$1,350. Thank you for your business!! View our sale live at cattleusa. com!
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The Nixon Livestock Commission Inc. report had on hand, August 13, 2012, Volume, 804. Steers: 200-300 lbs, $188 to $198 to $220; 300-400 lbs., $164 to $174 to $213; 400-500 lbs, $147 to $157 to $181; 500-600 lbs, $129 to $139 to $155; 600700 lbs, $119 to $129 to $146; 700-800 lbs, $112 to $122 to $129. Heifers: 200-300 lbs, $161 to $171 to $183; 300-400 lbs, $144 to $154 to $200; 400-500 lbs, $133 to $143 to $178; 500-600 lbs, $119 to $129 to $178; 600700 lbs, $111 to $121 to $138; 700-800 lbs, $114 to $115 to $116. Slaughter cows: $56 to $87; Slaughter bulls: $91 to $104; Stocker cows: $730 to $1,300; Pairs, $1,400. Notices: We will be closed on September 3, 2012 for Labor Day.
Hallettsville Livestock Commission Report
The Hallettsville Livestock Commission Co., Inc. had on hand on August 7, 2012, 1,109; Week ago, 982; Year ago, 3,543. Better quality classes of calves and yearlings sold steady to $2 to $3 higher on the heavier weights and $ to $8 higher on classes 500 lbs and down. Demand contin-
ues good in all areas. Packer cows and bulls sold $1 to $2 higher on approx.. 180 hd. Total. Packer Cows: higher dressing utility & cutter cows, $75-$87; lower dressing utility & cutter cows, $63-$75; light weight canner cows, $53-$63. Packer Bulls: heavyweight bulls, $97-$103.50; utility & cutter bulls, $88-$97; lightweight canner bulls, $78-$88. Stocker and Feeder Calves and Yearlings: Steer & Bull Calves: under 200; None; 200300 lbs, $188-$220; 300-400 lbs, $178-$212.50; 400-500 lbs, $145$187.50; 500-600lbs, $128-$158; 600-700 lbs, $120-$139; 700-800 lbs, $113-$128. Heifer Calves: under 200 lbs, None; 200-300 lbs, $160-$212; 300-400 lbs, $148-$181; 400-500 lbs, $132$167; 500-600 lbs, $124-$148; 600-700 lbs, $115-$128; 700-800 lbs, $105-$118. Stocker Cows: Good Stocker Cows and Heifers, $1,000$1,325; Medium Stocker Cows and Heifers, $775-$1,000; Good Cow and Calf Pairs, $1,275$1,525; Medium Cow and Calf Pairs, $1,025-$1,275. If we can help with marketing your livestock, please call 361798-4336.
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Cuero Livestock Market Report on August 10, 2012, had 1,030 head.
Had 71 cows and 12 bulls. There were not many cows and bulls on hand. The market was essentially the same as last weeks better market. The calf market was steady with last weeks market. Market was solid throughout all classes of calves as it was not any stronger or weaker than last week. Very few calves weighing under 300 pounds. Some may be a couple of dollars cheaper but still pretty solid market. Packer Bulls: Hvy. Wts., $85$105; lower grades, $80-$88. Packer cows: breakers, $65$73.50; boning, $68-$78.50; canners & cutters, $68-$86; light & weak, $40-$70. Palpated dry Cows (4 head): $72-$81. Pairs: None. Steer and bull calves: under 200 lbs, none; 200-250 lbs. $181$222; 250-300 lbs, $182-$220.50; 300-350 lbs, $172-$196; 350-400 lbs, $161-$193.50; 400-450 lbs, $151-$173; 450-500 lbs, $140$163; 500-600 lbs, $132-$148; 600-700 lbs, $126-$138; 700-800 lbs, $121-$127. Over 700 lbs. bulls, $108$118. Heifer Calves: under 200 lbs, $239-$265; 200-250 lbs, $151$188; 250-300 lbs, $161-$173; 300-350 lbs, $159-$170; 350400 lbs, $143-$171; 400-450 lbs, $135-$147; 450-500 lbs, $133$166; 500-600 lbs, $126-$150; 600-700 lbs., $117-$141.50; over 700 lbs, $115-$117.
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years ago by Governor Ann Richards. The decision also chided the EPA for attempting to force its own draconian policies on Texas, noting that federal law requires EPA to work cooperatively with the States. Gov. Rick Perry today released a statement on the decision: This decision is a big win for jobs and a big win for Texas. Our state has demonstrated you can cultivate jobs while cleaning the air, and this finding affirms that states have the right to develop permitting processes that balance the priorities of protecting the environment and allowing our industries to thrive. Its unfortunate we had to go to such extremes to fight back against this troubling trend of overreach and reckless political activism by the Obama Administration that shows no regard for the impact on jobs or our economy, Perry added. In its 23-page opinion, the Court explained that the EPA improperly rejected Texas Flex Permits Program more than 16 years after the agencys statutory deadline, and that the EPAs actions had no basis in law. The Court noted that the EPA did not disapprove of Texas Flex Permits Program when it was first proposed in 1994, or the subsequent five times the program was amended by the state in 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003. The Court also criticized the EPA for ignoring the central role states play in implementing and running air permitting programs, as established by the federal Clean Air Act, which gives the EPA responsibility for identifying pollutants and setting national standards, while the states are empowered to create their own unique air permitting programs that ensure compliance with these federal standards. Excerpts from the Courts opinion: ...the EPA based its disapproval on demands for language and program features of the EPAs choosing, without basis in the Clean Air Act or its implementing regulations. Because the administrative record reflects that the EPAs rejection is based, in essence, on the Agencys preference for a different drafting style, instead of the standards Congress provided in the CAA, the EPAs decision disturbs the cooperative federalism that the CAA envisions. A states broad responsibility regarding the means to achieve better air quality would be hollow indeed if the state were not even responsible for its own sentence structure. ...the EPAs insistence on some
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undefined limit on a directors discretion is, like the Agencys insistence on a particular drafting style, based on a standard that the CAA does not empower the EPA to enforce. ...we cannot conclude under these circumstances that the EPA made a reasoned decision. We find that the EPAs action...is inconsistent with the principles of cooperative federalism that are an essential part of the CAA. It is clear that Congress had a specific vision when enacting the Clean Air Act: The Federal and State governments were to work together, with assigned statutory duties and responsibilities, to achieve better air quality. The EPAs final rule disapproving Texass Flexible Permit Program transgresses the CAAs delineated boundaries of this cooperative relationship.
Oil & Gas Activity Report

Cannon News Services Recent well location reports from the Texas Railroad Commission DeWitt County API No.: 42-123-32833 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Marathon Oil EF LLC Lease Name: Henderson Well No.: 4H Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2) Total Depth: 18,200 feet Direction and Miles: 5.9 miles south of Westhoff Survey Name: J.S. Stump, A-430 Acres: 787.12 API No.: 42-123-32834 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Marathon Oil EF LLC Lease Name: Henderson Well No.: 5H Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2) Total Depth: 18,200 feet Direction and Miles: 5.9 miles south of Westhoff Survey Name: J.S. Stump, A-430 Acres: 787.12 API No.: 42-123-32835 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Marathon Oil EF LLC Lease Name: Henderson Well No.: 6H Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2) Total Depth: 18,289 feet Direction and Miles: 5.9 miles south of Westhoff Survey Name: J.S. Stump, A-430 Acres: 787.12 API No.: 42-123-32836 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Marathon Oil EF LLC Lease Name: Henderson Well No.: 7H Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2) Total Depth: 18,400 feet Direction and Miles: 5.9 miles south of Westhoff Survey Name: J.S. Stump, A-430 Acres: 787.12 API No.: 42-123-32838 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Marathon Oil EF LLC Lease Name: Leske Lott Unit Well No.: 4H Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2) Total Depth: 18,200 feet Direction and Miles: 4.5 miles southeast of Westhoff Survey Name: S. Pharrass, A-377 Acres: 512.50 API No.: 42-123-32839 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Burlington Resources O and G Co. LP Lease Name: Gunn Unit A Well No.: 1 Field Name: DeWitt (Eagle Ford Shale) Total Depth: 17,000 feet Direction and Miles: 11.2 miles northeast of Westhoff Survey Name: D. Davis, A-12 Acres: 360 API No.: 42-123-32842 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Burlington Resources O and G Co. LP Lease Name: Weigelt Unit A Well No.: 1 Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2) Total Depth: 17,000 feet Direction and Miles: 10.6 miles west of Yorktown Survey Name: D. Davis, A-12 Acres: 139.36 API No.: 42-123-32843 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Petrohawk Operating Company Lease Name: Sonny Seifert A Well No.: 2H Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2) Total Depth: 14,000 feet Direction and Miles: 9.27 miles northwest of Yorktown Survey Name: W.W. Hunter, A-224 Acres: 397.70 API No.: 42-123-32841 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Petrohawk Operating Company Lease Name: Sonny Seifert A Well No.: 1H Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2) Total Depth: 14,000 feet Direction and Miles: 9.27 miles northwest of Yorktown Survey Name: W.W. Hunter, A-224 Acres: 397.70 API No.: 42-123-32844 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Burlington Resources O and G Co. LP Lease Name: Saunders Unit A Well No.: 2 Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2) Total Depth: 17,000 feet Direction and Miles: 7.6 miles northwest of Yorktown Survey Name: I RR Co, Section 41, A-258 Acres: 698.06 Gonzales County API No.: 42-177-32633 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: EOG Resources Inc. Lease Name: Martin Unit Well No.: 1H Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) Total Depth: 12,000 feet Direction and Miles: 2.7 miles northeast of Glaze Survey Name: D. Gray, A-517 Acres: 520.29 API No.: 42-177-32632 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: EOG Resources Inc. Lease Name: Annie Unit Well No.: 11H Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) Total Depth: 12,000 feet Direction and Miles: 2.9 miles northeast of Glaze Survey Name: D. Gray, A-517 Acres: 387.54 API No.: 42-177-32631 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: EOG Resources Inc. Lease Name: Whyburn Unit Well No.: 8H Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford1) Total Depth: 12,000 feet Direction and Miles: 8.5 miles southeast of Cost Survey Name: S.H. Gates, A-228 Acres: 1,122.77 API No.: 42-177-32630 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: EOG Resources Inc. Lease Name: Hilbrich Unit Well No.: 2H Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford1) Total Depth: 12,800 feet Direction and Miles: 1 mile south of Sample Survey Name: J.L. Wood, A-473 Acres: 640 API No.: 42-177-32636 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: EOG Resources Inc. Lease Name: Henkhaus Unit Well No.: 8H Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford1) Total Depth: 12,100 feet Direction and Miles: 13.8 miles southeast of Cost Survey Name: D. Davis, A-11 Acres: 898.66 API No.: 42-177-32601 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Forest Oil Corp. Lease Name: Moos-Cook Well No.: 1H Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford1) Total Depth: 13,100 feet Direction and Miles: 5.2 miles southeast of Smiley Survey Name: I. Roberts, A-399 Acres: 835.04 API No.: 42-177-32629 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Forest Oil Corp. Lease Name: Lester-Ricochet Well No.: 1H Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford1) Total Depth: 14,500 feet Direction and Miles: 9.7 miles northeast of Gonzales Survey Name: A.M. Grenage, A-222 Acres: 921.68 API No.: 42-177-32640 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Marathon Oil EF LLC Lease Name: Barnhart (EF) A Well No.: 2H Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford1) Total Depth: 18,304 feet Direction and Miles: 17.97 miles south of Gonzales Survey Name: A.W. Hill, A-247 Acres: 210.36 API No.: 42-177-32638 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Marathon Oil EF LLC Lease Name: Barnhart (EF) A Well No.: 1H Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford1) Total Depth: 18,304 feet Direction and Miles: 17.96 miles south of Gonzales Survey Name: A.W. Hill, A-247 Acres: 210.36 Lavaca County API No.: 42-285-33653 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Eagle Ford Hunter Resources Inc. Lease Name: Bertha Well No.: 1H Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford2) Total Depth: 12,500 feet Direction and Miles: 0.9 miles west of Moulton Survey Name: W. Chase, A-9 Acres: 413.22 API No.: 42-285-33654 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: NFR Energy LLC Lease Name: Targac Unit Well No.: 1H Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford2) Total Depth: 13,005 feet Direction and Miles: 3.2 miles southeast of Moulton Survey Name: W. Taylor, A-55 Acres: 691.02 Recent oil and gas completions according to reports from the Texas Railroad Commission DeWitt County API No.: 42-123-32552 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Burlington Resources O and G Co. LP Lease Name: Wild Unit A Well No.: 1 Field Name: DeWitt (Eagle Ford Shale) Survey Name: J. Wait, A-490 Direction and Miles: 7.6 miles northwest of Cuero Oil: 648 MCF: 4,343 Choke Size: 14/64 of an inch Tubing Pressure: 6,738 Shut In Well Pressure: 7,808 Total Depth: 18,400 feet Perforations: 14,073-18,192 feet API No.: 42-123-32537 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Geosouthern Energy Corp. Lease Name: Fisher C Well No.: 1H Field Name: DeWitt (Eagle Ford Shale) Survey Name: J. Donoho, A-143 Direction and Miles: 6.29 miles southwest of Westhoff Oil: 336 MCF: 2,216 Choke Size: 10/64 of an inch Tubing Pressure: 6,540 Shut In Well Pressure: 7,000 Total Depth: 18,195 feet Plug Back Depth: 18,047 feet Perforations: 15,814-18,027 feet API No.: 42-123-32674 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Geosouthern Energy Corp. Lease Name: D. Boothe A Well No.: 1H Field Name: DeWitt (Eagle Ford Shale) Survey Name: J. Swindel, A-416 Direction and Miles: 6.7 miles southwest of Yoakum Oil: 240 MCF: 2,196 Choke Size: 10/64 of an inch Tubing Pressure: 6,550 Shut In Well Pressure: 6,651 Total Depth: 18,980 feet Plug Back Depth: 18,911 feet Perforations: 13,702-18,901 feet API No.: 42-123-32387 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Marathon Oil EF LLC Lease Name: Ann Friar Thomas Well No.: 1H Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford) Survey Name: J. McCoy Jr. A-30 Direction and Miles: 8.98 miles southeast of Yoakum Oil: 524 MCF: 2,811 Choke Size: 12/64 of an inch Flowing: Yes Tubing Pressure: 6,500 Shut In Well Pressure: Total Depth: 18,790 feet Perforations: 13,327-18,702 feet API No.: 42-123-32712 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Marathon Oil EF LLC Lease Name: Henderson Well No.: 1H Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford2) Survey Name: J.S. Stump, A-430 Direction and Miles: 6 miles south of Westhoff Oil: 233 MCF: 4,174 Choke Size: 14/64 of an inch Flowing: Yes Tubing Pressure: 8,600 Total Depth: 17,928 feet Perforations: 13,812-17,827 feet API No.: 42-123-32644 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: Talisman Energy USA Inc. Lease Name: Blackwell Gas Unit 2 Well No.: C 1H Field Name: Sugarkane (Eagle Ford) Survey Name: W. Quinn, A-394 Direction and Miles: 3.16 miles northwest of Nordheim Oil: 424.4 MCF: 3,612 Choke Size: 12/64 of an inch Tubing Pressure: 7,346 Shut In Well Pressure: 7,810 Total Depth: 19,965 feet Perforations: 13,753-19,844 feet Gonzales County API No.: 42-177-32478 Classification: Fld. Dev. and Horizontal Operator: EOG Resources Inc. Lease Name: Culpepper Well No.: 2H Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle Ford1) Survey Name: Peter Winn, A-464 Direction and Miles: 1.5 miles east of Smiley Oil: 690 MCF: 239 Choke Size: 26/64 of an inch Flowing: Yes Tubing Pressure: 600 Total Depth: 14,037 feet Plug Back Depth: 14,005 feet Perforations: 9,186-13,825 feet
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Gonzales County Courthouse Deeds July 1-31 Goss, Richard Fleming and Goss, Shirley to Goss, James Leroy, w/d, Und. In. 4.4 AC Pt. of 572 AC G DeWitt #5. Goss, James Leroy and Goss, Shirley to Goss, Richard Fleming, w/d, Und. In 2.54 Ac W Turner A-77. Moughon, Lafon J. to Colle, Michelle W., w/d, Und. 2.0 AC Out of 12.4 J H Ryan A-409 & J Murphy A-349. Logan, James D. and Logan, Nancy G. to Wurz, Jan, w/d, Pt. Lt. 13, Kings 9th Addn, Gonzales. Kleef, Mark Van to Kilpatrick, Gerald W., w/d, Undiv. Int. in 2.68 Acres (Pt. Lts. 1112, RG 8) Outer Town Gonzales. King, Deanna to EOG Resources, Inc., o/l, 165.05 Acres, Wilson Simpson Svy, A-426. King, Deanna to EOG Resources, Inc., o/l, 50.00 Acres, Joseph Dillard Svy, A-177. King, Monet to EOG Resources, Inc., o/l, 165.05 Acres, Wilson Simpson Svy, A-426. King, Monet to EOG Resources, Inc., o/l, 50.00 Acres, Joseph Dillard Svy, A-177. King, Bobbie Jo to EOG Resources, Inc., o/l, 50.00 Acres, Joseph Dillard Svy, A-177. King, Bobbie Jo to EOG Resources, Inc., o/l, 165.05 Acres, Wilson Simpson Svy, A-426. McWherter, Joseph Frances and McWherter, Becky to Bozka, George, w/d, 100.00 Acres, B D McClure Svy, A-41. Schneider, Kermit E. to Schneider, Melissa G., w/d, 40.003 Acres, Lyman Pease Svy, A-378. Walshak, Michael D. to Walshak, Michael G., w/d, Undiv. Int. 115.60 Acres, Robert M. Green Svy, A-227. Dawson, Bradford and Dawson, Eva to Gonzales, Mark Anthony, w/d, Lt. 9, Blk. 36, Nixon. Jackson, Rafe and Jackson, Pam to Haynes, Gary and Haynes, Kim, w/d, 1.14 Acres (Pt. Lts 1 & 4, Blk. 15, RGS 1-2) Orig. Outer Town Gonzales. DuBose Trust, JL, JL DuBose Trust, DuBose, James L. (Trustee) and DuBose, Darlene M. (Trustee), to GaciaSiller, Gustavo (Archbishop), w/d, 13.583 Acres, Town of Gonzales Svy, A-25. HEB Grocery Company to WWW Rural Development, LLC, w/d, 13.352 Acres (Pt. Lts. 10-11, RG 3) Orig. Outer Town Gonzales. August 1-31 Mercier, William W. and Mercier, Betty J. to Forest Oil Corporation, o/l, 48.912 Acres, Robert S. Armstead Svy, A-87. Arnold, Harold to Jones, Gary, w/d, 11.161 Acres, Green DeWitt Svy, A-16. Hausmann, Ruth Mada (Trustee), Hausman Trust, Walter and Hausman Trust, Ruth to Lutz, Dwayne and Lutz, Cheryl Lee, w/d, Lt. 8, Blk. 17, Nixon. Johnson, Frank to Marbach, Lawrence and Marbach, Pamela G., w/d, 30.07 Acres, Daniel Brown Svy, A-103. Wood, Mary A. to JZ Realty Ltd, w/d, 10.00 Acres, Eli Mitchell Svy, A-337. Marriage License Juarez-Zapatero, Jose and Sabedra, Katrina. Galvan-Garcia, Meliton and Tovar, Lorena. Castro, Michael D. and Pullin, Pamela. Perez, Jesus Jimenez and Ramirez, Sonia Veronica. Gibson, Devin T. and Haley, Alexis J. Assumed Names Domalakes, David A. and Najas, Erick Oil Runners, Houston. Fussner, Betty Lavay Gonzales Community BBQ Social (GCBS), Gonzales. Castillo, Jorge 183 Bar Grill Restaurant, Gonzales. Demericas, Janie Texas Small Business Association, Roundrock. Oatman, Roy Double F Farm, Cibolo. Gomez, Domingo American Legion Hall, Gonzales. Davis, Taylor First Shot Sawmill, Gonzales. Quartey, James Light A Village.
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and compassionate service to others in our ministry to help those who have lost someone dear to them. Florine was a life long member of the First Baptist Church; she had taught Sunday school class for many years to young people of the church and further served her church by working Vacation Bible School for many years as well. She was a woman confident in her faith, living the Lords word by example. She and her husband, Johnnie, were unable to have children; through adoption she was able to fulfill an inherent part of her spirit as a loving mother to three wonderful children. She filled their home with love for their children as if God had always intended these children to belong to Florine and Johnnie. They had adopted one child, John David Marrou, known to have had cerebral palsy, and she dedicated herself to caring for his every need, no matter how physically and emotionally taxing it was to care for a child with cerebral palsy, her faith, love and will saw that her son received the professional care, attention and love needed to make him as comfortable as possible. John David finally succumbed to this illness on Nov. 28, 1953, and Florine, with her abiding faith, worked through the tasks of loss and held her family together as she always did, with faith, compassion, understanding and love. Florine Marrou had been blessed with six grandchildren; she was now not just mom, but Nannie. No grandmother ever loved her grandchildren more, no was just not in her vocabulary, parental correction of her grandchildren had to be accounted for in the absence of their grandmother and the Dairy Queen was just always the place to treat such wonderful grandchildren. Whether one grandchild was fussy at home and just needed to sleep at Nannies or another sharing her lunch hour with Nannie watching soap operas, Nannie was always there to meet their needs. She showered them with love, and delighted in sharing the musical talents of the Lawrence Welk Show and the Billy Graham television ministry. On occasion the a grandchild was ask to cut a switch from a bush outside, but it was always placed on the refrigerator in a very visible location to be used as a reminder to be good and was never used for harm. Seldom was there a conversation outside the home where Florine didnt express her pride in her grandchildren. Needless to say, they adored their Nannie with all the fervor they could muster. She was further blessed with 10 great-grandchildren and her love and pride for these children flourished with the same passion and love as she held for those that preceded them. Florine Wade Marrou is survived by her loving daughter and son-in-law, Pamela Jean and Tom E. Lester of Gonzales; daughter-in-law, Valerie King Marrou of New Braunfels; grandchildren, Tom Lester, Jr., (Tammy), Sarah Miller, (Mike), Rebekah Morgan, (Bobby), Daniel Lester, (Tiffany), and the twins Megan and Kenny Marrou; great-grandchildren, Trey Lester, J.T. Miller, Tori Lester, Wade Miller, Sadie Morgan, Grace Morgan, Faith Lester, Tara Lester, Joelee Lester and Will Miller. In addition to the loss of her son John David Marrou, she had been challenged with the untimely loss of her husband on October 18, 1984 and again later in her years faced a tremendous loss of another son Robert Marrou on October 26, 2007. Though always faithful and resilient, this loss lessened her will to persevere and she welcomed the opportunity to see her loved ones in Heaven. She had further been preceded in death by her parents and her sister Helen Wiley. Funeral services were held on Thursday, August 9 in the First Baptist Church with Pastor Andy Smith of the First United Methodist Church officiating. Interment followed in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Pallbearers were Tom Lester, Jr., Mike Miller, Daniel Lester, Bobby Morgan, Carroll David Wiley, and Jimmy Lynn Wiley. Honorary Pallbearers: Elgin Heinemeyer, Thomas Gomez, Bob Hermes, Kenny Marrou, Jim Connally and Tim Markham. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church, the First United Methodist Church, Odyssey Hospice, the Gonzales Education Foundation or the charity of ones choice. Seydler-Hill Funeral Home is respectfully caring for and directing the services of one of their own, Florine Marrou, who leaves a legacy a faithful dedication and service to those in need. the end of time and back again. Ross Donathan Gray is survived by his loving daughter, Regan Danielle Gray of Gonzales; his parents, Donna and Jay Gray of Gonzales; his brother and sister-in-law, Josh and Jolie Gray of Seguin; grandparents, Dorothy Smith of Leesville, Perry Smith of Shiner, Inez Gray of Gonzales; his nephew, Hays Gray of Seguin and numerous aunts uncles and cousins. Ross was preceded in death by his grandfather, J.D. Gray, Sr. A memorial service was held on Saturday, August 11 in the First United Methodist Church with Pastor Andy Smith officiating. Honorary pallbearers included Hector Sanchez, Dustin Carter, Brock Stewart, Brady Stewart and Chance Freeman. Memorials may be made to Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, P.O. Box 9031, Pittsfield, MA, 01202-9031 or the charity of ones choice. Services are under the care and direction of Seydler-Hill Funeral Home. daughters, Debra Lynn Dragon and her husband Peter of Karnes City, Deane Leigh Novosad of Shiner and Charlotte Jo Knesek and husband Kevin of Gonzales; sister, Ruby Ann Flores and husband Ruben of Houston; and her grandchildren, Brandon, Garrett, Jacob and Justin Dragon, Hannah and Gracey Novosad and Kolten, Kameron and Maurin Knesek. She was preceded in death by her parents and her daughter, Donna Annette Parsley. Visitation will be held from 6 until 8 p.m. Thursday, August 16 at SeydlerHill Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday, August 17 at the First Baptist Church in Gonzales with Dr. Larry Parsley and Dr. Chris Irving officiating. Burial will follow at the Wrightsboro Cemetery. Pallbearers include Brad Burchard, Robert Bennett, Monte Jauer, Clay Parsley, Roger Singleton, Mark Singleton, Mike Singleton, Trey Hermann and Mark Flores. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church, the American Heart Association or the American Diabetes Association. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Seydler-Hill Funeral Home 906 St. Paul, Gonzales, TX 830-672-3232. Francisco Carmona was born on September 23, 1935 in Castanos Coahuila, Mexico to the late Mr. Placido Carmona and Felipa Vega. He later married Leonor Juarez. Francisco passed away August 13, 2012 in Gonzales, TX. Francisco was a great husband and loving father who will be greatly missed by all. He is preceded in death by his parents and brother Amado Carmona. Francisco is survived by his children: four Daughters: Herminia Carmona, Luz Maria Carmona, Josefa Carmona, Felipa Carmona; Eight Sons: Armando Carmona, Eduardo Carmona, Alberto Carmona, Efrain Carmona, Franciscio De Jesus Carmona, Sergio Carmona, Jose Manuel Carmona, Israel Carmona; Four Sisters: Herminia Carmona, Olga Carmona, Ofilia Carmona, Elia Carmona; Four Brothers: Miguel Carmona, Abran Carmona, Placido Carmona, Ignacio Carmona. Thirty-six grand children and fourty-one great-grandchildren. Visitation held on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 from 11-9 pm held at the Buffington Funeral Home Chapel in Gonzales, TX. Funeral Services are for Thursday, August 16, 2012 at 10:00am held at Buffington Funeral Home Chapel interment followed at the Gonzales Memorial Park Cemetery in Gonzales, TX with Pastor Jose Aguilar officiating. Arrangements made by Buffington Funeral Home, 424 St. Peter Gonzales, TX 78629; 830-672-3322.
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Florine Wade Marrou,
Florine Wade Marrou, 91, went home to her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, August 7. Florine was born July 19, 1921 in Gonzales County to David and Exie Simmons Wade. She attended school in Cost before transferring to Gonzales High School, where she graduated. Florine married Jean (Johnnie) Philip Marrou, Jr. on May 22, 1940 in Cost. She worked along side her husband at Marrou Brothers and later at Jean Marrou Seed Store and Marrou Pest Control as the companys bookkeeper. After her husbands passing she went to work for Seydler-Hill Funeral Home, where she held many positions as receptionist, funeral service assistant, answering the business phones in the evenings and on weekends, and so much more all with the grace, professionalism and compassionate manner that made her an invaluable asset to the funeral home and the families she served. Although physical disabilities required her to relinquish her position at Seydler-Hill Funeral Home after over 20 years of dedicated service, she never gave up hope of returning to work. Certainly the staff at Seydler-Hill, loving her always, never gave up hope of Florine Marrou returning to our funeral service family either. We shall miss her tremendously, but use her example of faith, love
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Ross Donathan Gray, 1981-2012
Ross Donathan Gray, 30, passed away Thursday, August 9. Ross was born September 4, 1981 in Seguin to Jay and Donna Gray. Ross had been raised within the Episcopal faith and graduated from Gonzales High School with the class of 2000. Ross had worked in construction most of his life, building fences for farm and ranch use along with elegant fences and entry ways for luxurious estates. Ross was a very strongwilled individual; he was a leader and perfectionist and led his crews of workers by example. He was a proud man, always on the move motivated by an inherent zest for life. He wanted to try everything and try everything as fast as he could. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and just about everything that had to do with being outdoors. As a young man Ross was an excellent athlete, he thrived on competition. He enjoyed playing football, baseball and running track in high school. Ross inspired his little brother Josh to excel in sports as well; Ross encouraged Josh to tag along with him and his friends as they played pick-up games of various sports to pass the time. Rosss greatest pleasure in life was his daughter Regan. His love for his daughter was unconditional and of all the gifts God had bestowed upon Ross, his daughters love was the most precious gift of all. Certainly Ross wanted to hand his daughter the world wrapped in silver and lace, but he knew the greatest of all things was love and his love for his daughter will forever be faithful and cherished to
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Marilyn Pierpont,
Marilyn Eileen Pierpont, 74 of Gonzales, passed away Monday, August 13. She was born February 25, 1938 in Gonzales County the daughter of William D. and Eva Lorene Bennett Pierpont. She was a graduate of Gonzales High School and a graduate of Southwest Texas State Teachers College. She obtained her Bachelors Degree in Education and later her Masters Degree in Mathematics. She returned to then Texas State University and earned a Masters Degree in Education. She taught with the Gonzales Independent School District for 31 years and the Westhoff School District for two years. She loved teaching Geometry and taught Math and Physics as well. She had served at one time as the head of the Math Department in Gonzales. She was a devoted member of the First Baptist Church in Gonzales. She was a longtime member of the Retired Teachers Association. After her retirement, she enjoyed painting, sewing and was known as quite the gardener and grew flowers and vegetables. She is survived by her
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The Gonzales Royal Court received Third Place at the Schulenburg Festival on Sunday, August 5 and then received 1st Place Chamber of Commerce Large Entry at LaGranges Fayette County Sheriffs Posse Annual Rodeo Parade this past Saturday. The Court, which is comprised of Miss Gonzales County Angela Witzkoske, Junior Miss Gonzales County Cella Lopez, Lil Miss Gonzales County Destiny Voigt and Lil Mister Gonzales County Jeremiah Hastings, always receive great comments regarding Gonzales. (Courtesy photos)
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Apaches show strong in intrasquad scrimmage

By CEDRIC IGLEHART
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The public got a sneak peek of sorts at this years version of the Gonzales Apaches when the program held an intrasquad scrimmage Saturday morning at Apache Stadium. It didnt take long to realize Gonzales explosiveness on offense. The first team varsity offense, who was paired against a best of the rest varsity defense, opened the scrimmage with an 11-play, 80-yard scoring drive. The drive, which was capped by a 10-yard run from Zack Lopez, was highlighted by good runs from Cecil Johnson and Darrance James, and a nice pass play from Matt Hillman to Cameron Smith. Hillman opened the second drive by throwing one deep down field for James, who out-jumped the defender to haul in the pass and take it all of the way into the end zone for an 80yard score. In a later scoring drive for the first team, Johnson got loose for an 80-yard run during which he was untouched by the defense. On the next drive, Johnson picked up 26 yards on a run before James finished the drive by taking a pitch all the way to pay dirt. Weve got a lot of work to do obviously, but weve made some progress, said Gonzales head coach Ricky Lock. Offensively, I
thought we were way ahead of where we were a year ago. Were still looking for some players who can play. If we have to shuffle some people around, then well shuffle them around. The varsitys second team offense also looked very good, playing against the first team JV defense. Morgan Martinez and D.J. Gonzales scored on backto-back 80-yard runs. Weve got four or five guys who can really go, Lock said. We gave them a few opportunities today, but I already knew they can play. We didnt run them a whole lot, just enough to get them into shape. The Apache defense was extremely crisp throughout the scrimmage. The first team unit only allowed two plays to go for positive yards. There were a lot of hard hits going around including good whacks by Gonzales, Lopez, Johnson, Damien Airhart and J.T. Miller. I have to look at the film to be sure, but it seemed like our linebackers played really well, said Lock. The secondary was pretty decent, I think all of those guys played pretty well. Gonzales will have two more opportunities to work out the kinks before the regular season starts. They will host Hallettsville on Saturday, starting at 9 a.m. at Apache Stadium, before Cecil Johnson breaks up a pass by laying this lick on Jared Carrizales during the Intrasquad Scrimmage heading over to Columbus held Saturday at Apache Stadium. Johnson, who ran for over 1,600 yards last year as a tailback, is in the for another scrimmage on hunt to earn a starting cornerback spot with the team. (Photo by Cedric Iglehart) Thursday, Aug. 23.
More Than A Runner
Lopez hoping to add to Doyle bringing collegiate basketball-rich tradition approach to Gonzales XC
By MARK LUBE
sportseditor@gonzalescannon.com
Not a lot of college basketball programs are looking to recruit small shooting guards. That is why Gonzales boys head basketball coach Raymond Lopez concluded his career on the hardwood after graduation from high school and later stood on the edge of the court as both an assistant and head coach. Basketball was, is and will always be my first love, Lopez said. I wanted to play after high school, but colleges at the time were not looking for 5-8 guards. While in college, he kept up with the career of his younger brother, Marty, who played at Bryan High School from 1982-1984. Seeing his brother play drew Lopez to the game and he decided to stay involved in basketball by starting a 21-year-andcounting coaching career. Lopez graduated from Bryan High School in 1979 and attended nearby Texas A&M University. He graduated in 1985 with a Degree in Kinesology and minored in Spanish, Health and Special Education. While at TAMU, Lopez
Raymond Lopez
also did graduate work in strength and conditioning, and was a personal trainer for several years. In 1990, Lopez entered the coaching world as he worked as an assistant basketball and football coach at Donna High School in the Rio Grande Valley. In 1997, Lopez returned to Bryan to care for his ill parents and he took an assistant boys basketball position at his alma matter, working under head coach at the time, Tim Martin, who currently is the head coach at Alief Elsik High School near Houston. I learned a lot from him, Lopez said. I owe him a lot. Lopez coached alongside Martin in the 2001 Class
5A state title game against Sugar Land Willowridge. Bryan came out on the losing end, 65-58, after playing a team that had four future National Basketball Association (NBA) players on the roster. Lopez said the experience he got coaching in that game helped propel him to his first-ever head basketball position. Lopez went to Hearne High School in 2001 to take over the boys basketball program. He went 63-7 in two seasons, winning a pair of district titles and advancing to the regional quarterfinals both times. Lopez spent the 2003-04 season in Overton in east Texas, where he went 1815 in his one season at the helm. Afterwards, he took the head boys position in Wharton for four years where Lopez went 85-15 and won two district titles. He won 20 or more games every season and was named Wharton County Coach of the Year twice, while winning several other defensive awards. Lopez went to Somerville in 2007 and coached until 2009, going 36-25 and they were bi-district finalists during one of the seasons. LOPEZ, Page C2
By MARK LUBE
Gonzales head cross country coach Cully Doyle believes in running. He thinks coaches have to create the workout based on the abilities, strengths, tendencies and weaknesses of the individual runner. Doyle said he learned this system of cross country coaching from his high school coach, Greg Harbour, and the system utilized by the Baylor University cross country team. I base my strategy on the system at Baylor University. The type of mileage they put in, the individualism because every kid is different, Doyle said. I also like to mimic what Baylor does for each runs such as tempo and interval, just all of their types of workouts. That is what Coach Harbour did when he coached me and that is how I am going to coach Gonzales. Doyle said he still uses a lot of Harbours philosophies in his coaching today. Doyle hails from Medina, where he graduated in 1998. He ran cross country
Cully Doyle
under Harbour, who was a runner at Baylor in his college years. Our boys teams went to state four years in a row, Doyle said. In 1996, Doyle was the individual state champion in Class 1A and the team was second place in the meet. The following year, Doyle and the Bobcats won the 1A state team title. After graduation, Doyle headed to Sam Houston State University where he ran cross country and competed in track in the 1,500-, 3,000- and 800-meter runs. After the 2000-01 school year, Doyle transferred to Angelo State University. I transferred to ASU to join my brother but I am
still a Bearkat at heart, he said. My Sam Houston State years are important to me. He played on the Rams mens basketball team for one semester and also ran some for the cross country coach at the time, James Reid. Doyle did not compete in athletics during his last year. Doyle graduated from ASU in 2003 with a degree in Kinesiology and minor in Special Education. His first teaching and coaching job was in Burnet for the 2003-04 school year where he was mainly a junior high coach. In 2004, Doyle took a position at Medina Valley High School where he was an assistant cross country coach for the high school and coached junior high track. During the summer, Doyle and his wife were the directors of the track program. After the 2008-09 school year, he relocated to Hutto where he was head cross country and head girls track coach until leaving for Gonzales following the 2011-12 school year. Word-of-mouth is how Doyle found about the opening in Gonzales. DOYLE, Page C2
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Yoakum at Cuero game chosen as DQ Game of the Week by Fox Sports Southwest TV network
Fox Sports Southwest is coming to DeWitt County on Oct. 19 for its DQ Game of the Week. The Texas high school football segment chose Yoakums game at Cuero to highlight for Week 7. The District 26-3A match-up features one of the longest standing rivalries in the state of Texas as the DeWitt County rivals, who are only separated by about 15 miles, will be meeting for the 102nd time. The Bulldogs ended Cueros 42-game district winning streak with a 25-21 victory last season in Yoakum and it also ended a 9-game losing streak to the Gobblers. The last time Yoakum beat Cuero on its home turf was in 2001 when the Dogs escaped with a 10-3 victory. Yoakum also won 17-7 in 2000, meaning the 2000 and 2001 seasons were the last time the Bulldogs defeated Cuero two years in a row. The DQ Big Game of the Week chronicles the days activities surrounding the game, such as pep rallies, and takes viewers on campus, around the community and inside the locker room. Gonzales Football Season Tickets Varsity football season ticket holders from 2011 are now able to pick up the tickets they had last year. They will have until 4 p.m. on Aug. 17 to get their tickets. All tickets not picked up will be sold to the public, starting on Aug. 20. The price of varsity football tickets have changed to $5 per single game or $25 for the season. Tickets at the gate will be $6. Tickets can be picked up at the Apache Field House
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at the high school by the track. They are available from 8 a.m. to noon and from 1-4 p.m. Monday through Friday. If you do not wish to purchase your tickets, call Athletic Secretary Anita DeMent at 830-672-6641. If the field house has not been notified by 4 p.m. Aug. 17, it will be understood that you do not want your tickets. If you cannot get to the field house to pick up your tickets, please call to make arrangements to get them at a later date. If you are not a season ticket holder but would like to purchase tickets, they will be available to purchase on Aug. 20. You will have to purchase all five tickets for the home games to the get the price break. No season tickets can be sold after tickets go on sale at 8 a.m. Aug. 28 for the first home game on Aug. 31. For more information, contact Dement at 830672-6641. Gonzales Youth League soccer signups The Gonzales Youth League is currently holding signups for the 2012 fall season. The league is for players ages 4-15. Registration forms are available online at www. gonzalesyouthsoccer.com. Registration deadline is Aug. 25; practices start Sept. 4 and the first game will be Sept. 22. For more information, call 830-433-5555. Hunter Education Course Instructor Wayne Spahn will hold a Hunter Educa-
tion Course on Aug. 25-26 at the Farm Bureau Building in Gonzales. The class on Aug. 25 will run from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and will go from 3-7 on Aug. 26. The course is sponsored by Ray Raley and Max Barta. Every Texas hunter who is born on or after September 2, 1971, must successfully complete a Hunter Education course. Hunters aged 17 and over must successfully complete a hunter education course; ages 1216 must successfully complete a hunter education course or be accompanied by a licensed hunter 17 or older; hunters under the age of 12 must be accompanied hunter 17 or older. The minimum age of certification is 12, and proof of certification is required to be on your person when hunting but is not required to purchase a hunting license. Anyone wishing to attend the class will need to register by calling 830-6723720. New Bowling League forming in Luling A Tuesday Night Mixed Bowling League is forming at Oil City Lanes in Luling. Joining a bowling league is a great way to improve your game, meet new people and have a fun night out. Tuesday Night Mixed League begins on Sept. 4 at 7 p.m. Teams will consist of four bowlers: men, women or any combination of both. For more information about the Tuesday Night Mixed League, call the league secretary at 830672-9020 or 830-263-4218. For information about leagues on other nights, call Oil City Lanes at 830-8753502 after 6 p.m.
Wednesday Scramble Winners
Pictured at top is the first place team at the Wednesday Night Scramble held Aug. 8 at Independence Park Golf Course in Gonzales consisted of Jim Cannan, David Hernandez, Dr. David Meredith, Dr. Lino Oballo and Russell Moody. The second place team (shown above) was Billy Breitschopf, Colin Brennan, Jay Windham, Dale Holcomb and Keith Staggs. (Courtesy photos)
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In 2009, Lopez was hired at Austin Eastside Memorial shortly after the school opened. In his first season, there was no varsity team but Lopez still coached a freshmen and junior varsity team. In 2010-11, Lopez coached the first varsity basketball team to a 1515 season. Following that school year, Lopez returned to Somerville and returned to his post as head boys basketball coach, leading the team to a 15-13 record. Lopez then applied for the Gonzales boys basketball opening, interviewed and was offered the job. As the old clich goes, third time is the charm and this was the third time Lopez had applied for head
coach of Gonzales Runnin Apaches. He is replacing Jason Tucker, whose 20112012 team became the first to miss the playoffs in the last 10 years. I tried hard in the past to get this job because I know Gonzales has strong traditions, he said. I know there is talent in Gonzales hoops, Lopez said. When the post came open, I felt it would be a good fit for me so I applied. The Runnin Apaches recent tradition has had the teams focused on stellar defensive play another reason for Lopez to apply. I am a very defensiveminded coach, he said. I want the players to play good defense and get rebounds. That has always been my card. My teams are usually
the top teams in percentage of points scored against us. You have to stop someone sometime in order to win a game. Lopez said he has talked Gonzales basketball with former Apache head coach Shawn Dalbert and one of Dalberts assistants, current GISD high school and junior high football and junior high basketball coach Willis Steward. Dalbert and Steward both stressed the importance of a solid defense when they were coaching the GHS Runnin Apaches. Lopez said he feels he can make a difference in the program and continue its rich tradition. Going into the 2012-13 school year, Lopez estimated that he has won over 200 games as head coach.
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I felt God directed me to this job, he said. There are lots of good things about being a 3A cross country
coach. This is a good location and I think Gonzales has had tradition in both cross country and track. Doyle was also named
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Lady Comanches stand tall against Palacios

By MARK LUBE
CUERO First-year Shiner volleyball head coach Megan Klimitchek still has a little player left in her. She displayed that with her enthusiastic reactions to her teams well-executed plays Tuesday in a dual match against Cuero and Palacios Tuesday. Sometimes, I get excited, Klimitchek said. I love competition. Shiner got the 2012 season started off by sweeping the Lady Gobblers 3-0 (2514, 26-24 and 25-22) and beating the Sharkettes 3-1 (25-14, 25-17, 23-25,2514). Palacios started the first game with a 5-2 advantage. Shiner battled back with serves from Emmalie Berkvosky and LaNeisha Hunt, a block from Tabitha Blaschke and kill from Julianna Rankin to go up 9-7. Later, three aces from Kristin Schacherl helped Shiner go ahead, 15-11, and the Lady Comanches used four kills from Hunt to spur them to 10 of the next 13 points for the win in the first game. In Game No. 2, Palacios got early kills from Geneva Poez to take a 5-0 lead. Shiner got some good service from Schacherl and a
couple of kills from Rankin for a 10-7 lead. The Sharkettes climbed back into the game at 1512 but could not manage to come any closer than two points, as a Rankin kill finished the task for the Lady Comanches. Shiner took an early lead in the third game and the game was close the entire time. The Lady Comanches looked to have a good advantage after Amanise Coleman and Lauren Oden combined on a block to give them a 22-20 margin. Palacios tied the game at 22 and Shiner went ahead 23-22. The Sharkettes scored the three points needed for the win as Savannah Hunter got a kill and Poez got an ace. Klimitchek said she likes Shiner to always play at a high level. I told them to play at our level and not Palacios, she said. We need to keep up the tempo and intensity. The team followed her instructions as they sped out to a 6-0 lead in the fourth game. Shiner kept the momentum and won the game 25-14 to close out the match. For Shiner against the Sharkettes, Schacherl had
Amanise Coleman goes up for a spike during Shiners scrimmage against Palacios in Cuero. (Photo by Mark Lube) nine aces, 15 assists, seven digs and one block; Hunt had 13 kills, 12 digs and two assists; Oden had two aces, six digs, three kills, four blocks and three assists; Rankin had three aces, nine kills, four blocks, two digs; Coleman had 10 blocks, three kills and one dig; while Tabitha Blaschke had one block. Shiner will start play in its tournament this morning and play through Saturday.
Boenisch takes over the reins for Flatonia volleyball

By MARK LUBE
FLATONIA Kaylyn Boenischs first head coaching position arrived sooner than she expected. Boenish, an assistant under Flatonia head caoch Rodney Stryk the last couple of years, swapped places with Stryk going into the 2012-13 school year. I am excited and nervous at the same time, Boenisch said. I am ready to accept the challenge of the head position.
Boenisch will now oversee the entire Lady Bulldog volleyball program. I will run things the ways I think are best for the team and I will get to take care of all of the behindthe-scenes work, she said. Her approach to success on the volleyball court will be good ole-fashioned elbow grease. My approach will be to get the girls to work hard, she said. We might not be where we need to be now, but if we continue to work hard, we will get there. I
feel many things will happen along the way if the players work hard. Last year, the Lady Bulldogs had a record of 32-10 overall and 6-1 in district. They finished second-place in 29-1A, were bi-district champions (3-0 against Woodsboro), area champions (3-0 versus Santa Maria), regional quarterfinal champions (3-0 against Yorktown) and regional semifinalists, where they fell to Burton, 3-0. The 32 wins set a school record for the team with
Stryk and some of the members receiving honors including Stryk being named Gonzales Cannon Volleyball Coach of the Year and graduated senior Leanna Dunk getting Gonzales Cannon Volleyball Player of the Year Boenisch will have to replace the services of Dunk and several other graduated players including Alex Bruns, Kaci Pavlicek, Courtney Mica and Abigail Rodriguez. She has four seniors on the 201213 team: Abigail Schacherl,
Meredith Pavlica, Brittany Silva and Hilary Koncaba. Boenisch will have just two returning starters in Schacherl and junior Chandler Fike. Boenisch is a 2005 graduate of Rice Consolidated High School, where she lettered in volleyball, basketball and softball. For two years, Boenisch attended Western Texas College in Snyder where she played on the Lady Westerner softball team. She transferred to Texas State University in San
Marcos for the fall 2007 semester and graduated in 2010 with her degree in Exercise and Sports Science. She minored in Communications Studies. Boenisch then made her way to Flatonia where she has served as an assistant for the Lady Bulldogs volleyball, basketball and softball teams, including the 2012 Flatonia softball team that won the its second Class 1A state title. She will be a third-year teacher and coach for Flatonia ISD.
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We stood shoulder to shoulder and watched the car pull out of the driveway and onto the paved road. Soon it was gone and the smirks we tried to hide turned into stupid grins. You ready? I asked. Yeah! answered Rusty. And we took off at a dead run. Mom and Dad had tickets to the theater in Houston and would stay gone all weekend. Rusty and I had the ranch to ourselves, and the first thing to do was pen the bulls. It was summertime. You want to ride first? I asked. No, you go first, he said. Dads bulls were polled Herefords and only grew big enough to be called runts. Nevertheless, it was strong stuff to joust them into a Gerry-rigged chute, straddle their back, and nod your head. One of them, Jesse, would buck in a circle to the left and if you were coming loose it would tighten into a spin. Otherwise, at the end of the circle Jesse would stop and wait for the rider to dismount. The hazard then was getting cow-kicked as you got off. We were in our formative adolescence. And for the next 30 years of a rodeo career, I always preferred broncs or bulls that bucked and circled to the left. Rusty enjoyed the excitement but only entered one rodeo. Then he checked it to me and called it
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Is a license required when Texas Weekly hunting feral hogs, it depends Fishing Report The Game Warden
Often, I receive inquiries from landowners and hunters regarding the rules and regulations of feral hog hunting. One of the most common questions is whether a hunting license is required to hunt feral hogs. The answer is: It depends on the situation. In short, the hunting license exemption for taking feral hogs is the states attempt to assist landowners in the control and mitigation of depredating feral hogs. In the context of this article, depredating can best be defined as causing damage to property, wildlife or agriculture. Feral hogs, if depredating, can be hunted without a license on a persons own property by the landowner, the landowners agent or lessee. An agent is usually a ranch foreman, wildlife manager or close relative of the landowner. tivation for hunting. Is the activity intended to be a depredating feral hog mitigation practice Dan Waddell is a Texas Parks & Wildlife Service or is it for game warden in Gonzales County. recreational purposes? If Although many consider the answer to feral hogs to be in a state either of the first two quesof constant depredation, tions is no or the hunting there are increasing num- activity is for recreational bers of folks who enjoy purposes, then a hunting hunting feral hogs for sport license is required. and there are game ranches Consider a similar situdedicated to nothing else. ation that might help exTo determine whether one plain the intent of the qualifies for the feral hog hunting license exemption hunting license exemption, law for taking feral hogs: the hunter must first deter- Does a person need a huntmine whether he falls into ing license to kill a raccoon one of the three categories: in the chicken coop? Or landowner, agent or lessee. a venomous snake on the Secondly, is he going to be back porch? No, as long as hunting feral hogs on his the carcasses or hides of own property? Lastly, he each critter are not harvestmust determine his mo- ed for personal or commer-
quits on bullriding. The next item on the days agenda was pistol shooting. This was another self-taught skill that would require hours of diligent refinement. We both had .22 revolvers, and the pistols shot true. But my wish was to have that engrained proficiency that oldtimers bragged about. We set up short wooden benches. By now the daylight was wearing out and giving up to darkness. So we turned on the outside lights. Then we each took a sardine can and laid it flat on a bench. We backed off 20 feet and faced our targets. Rusty was on my left and our guns were holstered. You ready? I asked. Yeah. Draw! Our hands slapped the handles but the firearms came out slow.
Our thumbs eared back the hammers when the barrels leveled and splinters flew from the benches as a barrage of shots echoed into the night. Dadgum, those little cans are hard to hit. I said. Yeah, but its good practice, said Rusty. We had a 1,000-bullet brick of .22 cartridges and we reloaded. Now, the game was on. Nobody had to tell us that our fun was dangerous. We knew full well that this entertainment wouldnt pass muster with any adults. The next round was similar to the first and we reloaded again. As the exercise continued we became silent and serious. The draws quickened and soon the targets began to suffer. Our competition was evident, but it was harnessed by the peril of accidentally shooting oneself in the foot. Or, as I noticed Rusty was to my left and being right-handed, he might inadvertently shoot me in the foot. But such thoughts didnt dissuade us. Midway through the brick of cartridges we needed more sardine cans. This was an art of training reflexes. This was the striving for a talent that would remain in our eyes, minds, and muscles. The butt of the guns jumped to our hands and came up naturally. The hammers never cocked before clearing leather and we werent
snapping shots. There was always that moment to know your target before the trigger pulled. The more we endeavored the more easily we dinged the targets. \We were careful not to rush. We were careful not to play. And we concentrated on learning the adroitness that becomes expertise. It was my desire to make quick-drawing and pistol marksmanship as instinctive as breathing. Finally, we each loaded our last six shells. Ready? I asked. Draw! said Rusty. In less time than a thought, my pistol blasted the can from my bench. An instant later Rustys bullet ripped through the wood next to his can and before he could re-cock I shot it. Show-off! he said and with that we allowed ourselves to relax and laugh. As the years progressed Rusty moved towards a domestic life while I blazed down the rodeo trail. Then my next aspiration was becoming a Montana wilderness guide; and since this enterprise put me smack in grizzly habitat it seemed appropriate to graduate from a .22 sidearm to a .44. My choice was to stick with a single-action because of that automatic move my thumb learned when the gun slides into action. And because of the balance that is
the trademark of such weapons. It also became necessary to wear a cross-draw rig when horseback to keep branches from cocking the hammer when riding through timber. Then for the sake of protecting the pistol from dirt and twigs I adopted a half-flap holster. Another factor in this aspect of my lifestyle is that the .44 doesnt see daylight unless something is about to die. As per the code, men of my ilk must accept, not all of lifes little accomplishments are always joyful. An icy north wind cut across the hilltop I call home, and the sight before me tested my nerve. My old bay roping horse was a partner for 28 years. He carried lots of kids on sunny days, turned plenty of bad cows, and whispered many horse-words to colts that were learning their lessons. On bad days he whispered to me too and provided a loving nudge and nicker to lift my spirits. Now, hed lain down for the last time. And looked at me, and we both knew I squatted beside him hugging his head, petting his neck, and muttering soothing utterances of goodbye. Then when the time was right, I straightened up. He nodded and his eyes dropped, and before he looked up again it was over. And I felt the gun in my hand, and then went in the house and cried.
Dan Waddell
Hunter safety education course scheduled for Shiner

Cannon News Services SHINER A hunter safety education course will be held on Friday, August 24, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. and Saturday, August 25, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. hosted by the Shiner Businessmens Club at the Hermann Sons Hall in Shiner. Lunch will be provided Saturday by the Shiner Businessmens Club. Instructors will be Philip Guenther and Curtis Henrichs. Students must attend both sessions. Ten hours of instruction is required to receive a hunter safety certificate. The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department requires every Texas hunter born on or after Sept. 2, 1971 to successfully complete a hunter education training course. For those born on or after Sept. 2, 1971, the requirements are: Those ages 17 and older must successfully complete a hunter education course to hunt in Texas. Those ages 9-16 must successfully complete a hunter education course or be accompanied by a licensed hunter 17 years old or older. Those under 9 years must be accompanied by a licensed hunter 17 year old
or older. Young hunters are encouraged to be accompanied by a parent. In addition, many states require a hunter safety certificate before selling an out-ofstate license. Anyone planning to hunt in another state should verify hunter safety requirements with that state. Several states require a safety certificate for those born on or after Jan. 1, 1949. Individuals who wish to take the course must register by contacting Philip Guenther at (979) 562-2124 or Curtis Henrichs at (361) 596-7112. The cost of the course is $15.
cial reasons. But, if a person loads up the coon dogs and heads for the bottoms in pursuit of Rusty the Raccoon or heads out to the pasture to hunt or capture buzztails for a roundup, then a hunting license is required. Its really the same with feral hogs. If they are causing damage (depredating), are a nuisance or are posing a danger to humans, pets or livestock, they can be killed without a license by a landowner, agent or lessee as long as he is on his own property. Two more serious issues related to feral hog hunting are poaching and trespassing. Sometimes more property damage is done by poachers than by depredating feral hogs. I often receive complaints of hog hunters trespassing as they track their hunting dogs. It is the responsibility of dog handlers to control their animals and to keep them from crossing property lines, thus avoiding such problems as stampeding cattle, destroyed fences and loose livestock. Also, landowners have every right to protect themselves, their property and livestock from marauding packs of out-of-control hunting dogs. Lastly, hunting feral hogs from a public road or right-of-way is strictly prohibited. If you still have questions or are in doubt, grab a copy of the current Texas Parks and Wildlife Outdoor Annual which are provided free of charge anywhere hunting or fishing licenses are sold. Better yet, apply for a hunting license and support conservation efforts in Texas. Until next time, Ill see you outside.
TRINITY BAY Trout are good for drifters working pods of shad and mullet on Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Sand Eels. Trout are fair to good at the wells on plastics and live bait. Redfish have been found on the surface. EAST GALVESTON BAY Trout are good for drifters working deep shell on live shrimp and plastics. Trout are good on croakers in the Ship Channel. WEST GALVESTON BAY Trout and redfish are good at the jetty on shrimp and finger mullet. Trout and redfish are fair to good at the mouth of bayous on the outgoing tide on live shrimp. Tarpon are showing along the beachfront. TEXAS CITY Trout are fair to good on the reefs and in the channel on live shrimp and croakers. Redfish and sand trout are fair to good in Moses Lake on shrimp. FREEPORT Trout are good at San Luis Pass and the jetties on shrimp and soft plastics. Trout, redfish, sand trout and sheepshead are good on live shrimp on the reefs in Christmas Bay and Chocolate Bay. Trout are fair to good in the surf on live bait. EAST MATAGORDA BAY Trout are fair to good for drifters on live shrimp over midbay reefs. Redfish are good while wading the shorelines with small topwaters. Redfish have been found in the middle of the bay with low tides.
WEST MATAGORDA BAY Trout are fair on sand and grass on soft plastics and topwaters around the jetties. Redfish are fair on mud and shell on live shrimp. PORT OCONNOR Trout and redfish are fair on topwaters and live bait over sand, grass and shell near Pass Cavallo. Trout and redfish are fair at the mouths of the back lakes on the outgoing tide. ROCKPORT Trout are fair in the guts and channels on freelined shrimp. Trout are fair over grass while drifting with live shrimp. Redfish are good on mullet in skinny water. PORT ARANSAS Trout, redfish and sheepshead are fair to good at the jetty on shrimp and croakers. Offshore is good for kingfish and ling. Trout are fair to good in the surf on live shrimp and croakers. CORPUS CHRISTI Trout are fair to good on the edge of the spoils on live shrimp and croakers. Redfish are fair to good for waders in Oso Bay on small topwaters and Gulps.. FAYETTE Water stained. Black bass are fair on chartreuse Carolina rigged soft plastics and small spinnerbaits. Channel and blue catfish are good on cut shad. BASTROP Water stained; 8791 degrees. Black bass are good on chartreuse spinnerbaits and RatLTraps. Crappie are fair on minnows and pink tube jigs. Channel are fair on shrimp.
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US 183N, Gonzales. -------------------------Small Christian school seeking mid level 2nd-8th teacher. A mission minded attitude of service for Jesus, love of children & passion for teaching/learning required. Certification preferred or degree & ability to obtain certification. Call 830-672-3838 or gracechristianacademy@gvec.net. -------------------------Full-Time position requiring a self-motivated person with a strong work ethic, positive attitude, good people skills, a high-school diploma ( or equivalent), and a clean driving record. Apply in person, with a copy of your resume, at NAPA - Kesslers Auto Supply, 717 St. Joseph, Gonzales. Ask for Crystal. -------------------------TAKING APPLICATIONS FOR FLUX-CORE WELDERS Pass all Pre-Employment Testing including a Welding Test. Please apply in person at Gonzales Manufacturing Company, 2900 Johnson Street, Gonzales, TX. Gonzales Manufacturing offers an excellent ben-
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efit package, Paid Holidays, Bonus Programs, Paid Vacation, Medical, Dental and 401K Retirement Program. -------------------------Immediate Opening Accounting Clerk Must be computer literate & have ability to Multi-Task. Benefits include: Vacation, Sick Leave, Hosp. Ins., Dental, Vision, 401K Retirement. Apply in person at: Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., 1680 CR431, Waelder, TX 78959 or fax or email resume with references to: Fax (830) 540-4284; email: lwbaker@ cmfoods.com. No Phone Calls. -------------------------Looking for a fresh start in life? Christian Womens Job Corps of Gonzales County offers free job/life/computer skills for women. Call Sherry Poe at 830-672-6180 or 830-857-4960 for more information about fall semester. -------------------------Part-time position available for Janitor/Floor Technician. Experience Required. Please apply at The Heights of Gonzales, 701 N. Sarah DeWitt, Gonzales, Texas.
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Positions available for Certified Nurses Aides on Memory Care Unit. Special Skills required. Please apply at The Heights of Gonzales, 701 N. Sarah DeWitt, Gonzales, Texas. -------------------------OakCreek Nursing & Rehab in Luling is currently accepting applications for the following positions, full time C.N.A.s, weekend RN and PRN L.V.N. Please apply in person at 1105 N. Magnolia, Luling, TX 78648. -------------------------Full-time positions available for Licensed Vocational Nurses and Certified Nurse Aides. Please apply at The Heights of Gonzales, 701 N. Sarah DeWitt, Gonzales, Texas. -------------------------CDL DRIVERS WANTED J.M. Oilfield Service, a family oriented company is seeking professional & reliable Class A CDL employees. Requirements: 2 years experience tanker and must be willing to get HazMat endorsement ASAP. Call 830-672-8000. -------------------------AVON Representatives Wanted! Great earning opportunities! Buy or Sell!
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any items. 830-5404277. -------------------------Clavinova Yamaha Digital Piano w/ bench. Under Warranty. $2,700. Call 830-339-0111. -------------------------Indoors Sale Daybed, sofa, twinsize, Corningware Corelle Visions 40 pc. dishes, Hummingbird Collection - 63 items +, Black Metal Rack w/4 China Plates, Inspirational House Rules (wood), Rubber Plant - 5 ft. + clay 16 pot, Clay pot 18 - 20 new, Crosses assorted (6). Best offer. Moving in September. 830-203-8529. -------------------------Used Dell Computer. Keyboard & Monitor. $250 cash. Call 512-917-4078. -------------------------FOR SALE Used cyclone fencing and post. 1990 Dodge pick up with lift gate. Can be seen at GHA 410 Village Dr. Gonzales, Texas. For information call Jeanette Conquestat 830-672-3419. -------------------------Upright piano for sale. Great for kids starting piano lessons. All keys works. Needs to be tuned. $100. Call 830-8325965. -------------------------Unique BBQ Pit, Stagecoach. Includes Electric Rotisserie $275. Call 512-917-4078. -------------------------Gasoline operated Hedger, $125; 5 HP Tiller, $200. Both in excellent condition. 361-208-3565. -------------------------Craftsman Riding Mower. 30 Mower/ Mulcher. 13.5 HP Model 536.270300. Purchased April 2011..used 6 times. Exc. Condition. $600.00. 830-5600238. -------------------------Electric Hospital bed, $150. 5821120. -------------------------Stain Glass Window, white tail deer. $275. 512-9174078. -------------------------Utility trailer. All wired for lights. Current tag. $375. 512-917-4078. -------------------------For Sale: Headache Rack, Bumper Hitch, Aluminum Running Boards, 5 office desks, Lift Chair, Antique Bed, Leather Sofa Bed. 1109 FM 532 West, Shiner. 361-596-4403. -------------------------Air Framing Nailer. Contractor Series. $75.00. Call 361-7412604.
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Large amount quality items. Everything $85.00; worth about $300. Health problems prevent garage sale. In Lockhart. Mel, 512376-9396. -------------------------For Sale: Scentsy Warmer (Fire Department), never been opened or used. $35. 3 Leather scents, $5.00 each. Dell Keyboard and Mouse. $10.00 set. 830-305-2521. -------------------------3 cement steps set, 48x21. Like new. Asking $125. 4 cement steps set, 48x28, asking $75. Trampoline, used, good condition, leg base, has no rust, springs in good condition. Tarp in good condition. No safety cage. Asking $60. You haul
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Household furniture, kitchenware, clothes (new & slightly used), freezer, books, china, crystal, silverplate, pictures, linens, tablecloths, crocks, art supplies, yard/outside miscellaneous, GHS Yearbooks (1966-86), Corral Yearbooks (Sheridan HS, (1955-63), 1940s Breaker from Port Lavaca and others. Collectible glassware, antique furniture, bedroom suites, living room, end tables & occasional chairs, dining table (6 chairs)(, china cabinet and buffet, barstools, Easter and Christmas decor, sewing notions, costume jewelry and jewelry boxes from the old Jahnke Jewelry Store in Gonzales. NEW GIFTS GALORE! TOO MUCH TO LIST!
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HOMES FOR RENT

$850/month, $600/ deposit. 830-8323163. Earl Landry. -------------------------House for Rent. 302 Lancaster, Moulton, TX. Nice spacious 1BR home w/appliances & a large yard. Call for info. 832-633-3950. -------------------------Single Suite. Perfect for Supervisor for Oil Company. Full kitchen, washer/ dryer, TV/Full cable, wireless internet. No smoking inside. No Pets. Fully furnished and all bills paid. Private Yard/ Garage. Weekly, $280; Deposit $300. Call 512-292-0070 -------------------------Home For Rent. Country Home. completely remodeled. 2BR/1BA, CA, hardwood floors, roof for AG Project. Navarro ISD between Seguin & New Braunfels. $1,000 month, $1,000 deposit. 830-660-7351 or 830-822-5348. -------------------------ATTENTION OIL AND GAS PIPE LINERS - CREW HOUSING AVAILABLE Furnished with all bills paid -- Full Kitchen - Personal bedrooms and living room. WEEKLY RATES AVAILABLE. Please call JR at (512) 292-0070 or (830) 672-3089. -------------------------MOTEL ROOMS AVAILABLE NIGHTLY RATES Single nightly rates starting at $35.00 per night. Which include A/C, Microwave, Refrigerator, TV/Cable and furnished with all bills paid. Please call JR at (512) 292-0070 or (830) 672-3089. -------------------------For Rent to oilfield or pipeline workers 2BR/1BA, CH/A, furnished kitchen in Yoakum. Call 361293-6821.
HOMES FOR RENT

3/2, like new 1,800 sq. ft. in Nixon. $1,000/mo. Call 830-857-6921.
HOME SERVICES
shopping, etc. Call 830-788-7123 for more information. -------------------------Electrical Wiring, Troubleshooting, Repairs, etc. Licensed & Insured. Call 830-437-5747. -------------------------For Your Specialty Cake Needs. Call Connie Komoll, 830-203-8178. -------------------------Will do house cleaning Monday thru Friday. Call 830-203-0735. -------------------------Sewing & Alterations. Jo West. 830-203-5072. Call between 9 a.m. & 9 p.m. -------------------------IM LOOKING FOR WORK Im not hiring. Need a job as a Nurse Aide in hospital, Agency or home. Im a CNA & CPR certified and need work in Medical Center. Fredericksburg area ONLY. Full-time. If you have a relative needing exceptional care in San Antonio, please call and ask for Chell, 830-391-4837. -------------------------Hand for Hire, Odd Jobs Done, FREE estimates. Anything you dont want to do, Junk hauling, Tree Removal, Lot clearing, House pressure washing,
HOME SERVICES
office help, ranch, farm, lawn & Flower beds, Barbed wire fence repair, gutter cleaning, I do windows. One call does it all. Call Terry (830) 203-1503 or (830) 857-5927.
TRVl.TRAIL. RENT
les, Texas. Cheaper than motel. Clean, fully furnished, 32 ft. trailers. $300/ a week. Please call for more info & rates. Pug @ 512-9630000 or Dawn @ 512-508-6221.
RV SITES RENT
RV Sites Available in Nixon. $350/mo. includes utilities. Call 830-857-6921. --------------------------
MOBILE HOMES FOR RENT

3 mobile homes for rent in Leesville on Hwy. 80. Call 830534-6525. -------------------------FOR RENT: 2bed, 1 bath trailer. New kitchen floor. For more information call Samantha at 830-857-5812.
WANT TO RENT
Looking for a nice house in or near Gonzales. 940-2844255.
RVS FOR SALE
FARM EQUIPMENT
Want to Buy: Oliver 60 Tractor. V.A.C. Case Tractor. Run or Not. 361-293-1633. -------------------------For Sale: 231 Massey Ferguson Tractor. $9,000. 830-437-2358 or 830-857-0800. (0823-12) -------------------------5 Bale Hay King Trailer & Bale Flipper Loader. Load hay without getting out of truck. Video on baleflipper.com. $13,500. 512-5655927.
LAWN & GARDEN

Lawn mowing service, residential & commercial. Will also mow oilfield yards or large oil related businesses. Liability ins., free estimates and low cost. No job too large or too small. 830-2634181.(TFN)
RV SITES RENT
COMMERCIAL FOR RENT

Office space for rent. 1,500 sq. ft. Recently remodeled. 314 W. Cone. If interested call 830672-4433. -------------------------For Rent: Industrial Property for rent. M1 Ind. Storage Yard, 70x130. Church Street. 830423-2103. -------------------------For sale or lease. 10,000 sq. ft. Bldg. with multi-level loading docks Prime location - with offices and separate garage. Call 830-857-5448. -------------------------For Lease: Small office space w/workshop located at 339 St. George. Recently Renovated, $400/ month. For more information please (830) 672-5580.
RV-SITES
Large lots, long term rentals, with laundry service available. $270/mo. + utilities, Weekly-$100; Daily-$20. Pool Open.
GONZALES COUNTY.
HOMES FOR RENT

For Rent: 2BR/2BA/2CG home on 183 N. $1,250/mo., plus deposit. Call 830857-4458 for information. -------------------------For Rent: 3BR/2Bath, central air/heat, newly remodeled country home at 1714 CR 383 between Gonzales and Moulton. No smoking and no pets in house. $1,000.00/month w/$500.00 deposit. First & last months rent due upfront. References required. Available Sept. 1. 830-2630910. -------------------------House in the country for lease. Large, clean and nice house and nice yard. Lease and deposit required. 361594-3233. -------------------------House for Rent. 3/2, 1,100 + sq. ft. CA/H, remodeled, alarm, furnished, washer/ dryer, fridge included. Flex. lease options. Contact gonzalesrentals@ gmail.com or call 830-542-9743. -------------------------3BR/2BA Brick house for rent. 1 mile North of Yoakum. AC, washer, dryer. Large access driveway in & out for truck parking for large bobtails. Oak grove, great for BBQs and entertaining. Available Mid July. Call 361293-6619, leave message. -------------------------Motel Suites. 2 bedrooms, full kitchen, porch/small yard. $68 nightly, $310 weekly. Crews welcome. Call JR, 512292-0070, 830-8575727. -------------------------House for Rent Completely furnished house, 3 or 2 bdrms, one room furnished as office, one full bath, fully equipped kitchen, microwave, washer and dryer, large storage space, yard maintained. No pets. Cable and Wi-Fi. Near County Clerks office. Convenient for two landmen. $1,250 a month plus utilities. Call 830-672-6265 or 830-857-4251. -------------------------For Rent in Luling. 3 bed, 1 bath, Central Air & heat.
RVS FOR SALE

RV For Sale. Older unit. 5th wheel. $2,900. Contact Richard, 830-5566905. -------------------------Ford Motorhome. 44,000 orig. miles. All working. $2,995. 830-857-6565.
Call for information. 830-424-3600.
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FURNITURE
7 pc. dinette, $95; coffee and end table, 475; Rollaway Bed, $35; 37 TV, $15; 2 office receptionist chairs, couch, table, etc. 361-596-4096. -------------------------For Sale: Queensize mattress set, $200; complete desk w/ hutch, $30; Dining Room table with 4 high back chairs, solid wood, $300; Low back swivel recliner rocker, $150. Call 672-3728. -------------------------Small round dining table with leaf, extends to oval. $50. Vintage pub table with extensions, $175. Black metal futon with mattress & cover. Like new. $75. 830-540-3382.
APTS. FOR RENT
TRAVEL TRAILERS FOR RENT

Office or Living Trailers for lease or buy. Peyton, 512948-5306; David, 713-252-1130. -------------------------RV Rentals available at Belmont RV Park Estates. Call Richard, 830-556-6095. -------------------------Travel Trailers for rent. Located at J.B. Wells, Gonza-
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12 acres/house/office with Hwy. 80 frontage between Belmont/Nixon near Leesville. Will subdivide. For sale or lease. Would make a great oil field yard or residence. Call Peyton, 512-948-5306; David, 713-252-1130. -------------------------Land for lease for oil field service equipment. Prime location. 4 miles N. on 183. 2 1/2 acres. Electric, water, parking, storage. Call 203-0585 or 672-6922. (TFN)
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For Rent
Office Space or store front, 960 Sq. ft., 1/2 block off square.Kitchenette, 1ba, newly refurbished
For more information, call
MOBILE HOMES
Between 4-5 Acres for Sale. Doublewide. Excellent condition. Hwy. frontage. 3BR, all electric, all appliances. Call 830-857-1026.
Feed Mill - FM 108 S., Gonzales Production

Day & Night Shifts Available
AUTOS
For Sale: 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 - $7,500. 2nd owner pickup with low miles, cold A/C, spray-in bed liner, grill guard, towing package and more! Call Lauren at (361) 648-5049 for more info. -------------------------Tires for Sale. 4 brand new tires - 255-35ZR20 Nitto Extreme ZR with Rims - Martin Bros 20 universal rims. $500. 830-8571340. -------------------------2003 Saturn - Great Gas Saver - $6,988. (830)303-4381. -------------------------2011 Chevy HHR - Certified - Was $18,499 - Now $15,991. (830) 3034381. -------------------------2010 Jeep Patriot - only 28K miles. Was $19,999 - Now $17,688. (830) 3034381. -------------------------2011 Dodge Grand Caravan, 42K miles Was $22,899 - Now $20,988. (830) 3034381.
HOME SERVICES
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RECREATION
For Sale or Trade: 27 Sailboat, Beam 8, fiberglass. 361561-3335. Ask for Jeff. -------------------------2006 Land Prides 4x4 Recreational Vehicle For Sale. Approx. 200 hours. Honda Motor. Independent Suspension. Windshield and Roof. 4x4. Asking - $4,950.00 in very good condition. Call 830-8574670.
LIVESTOCK
For Sale: Baby & Young Adult Ducks. Mix Breeds. Cost $3.50-$20.00 each. Call 830-857-6844, ask for Tammy Stephens. -------------------------MINI-DONKEYS. Great pets, loves people. All ages and colors, some cross designs, 36 tall. 830-672-6265, 830-857-4251, 830672-5152. -------------------------M I N I - G OAT S . (Dwarf Nigerians) 18 to 24 tall. Good weed eaters. Fun to have around. Beautiful silver and white herd sire. (7 left) 830-672-6265, 830-857-4251, 830672-5152.
REAL ESTATE
Two story, eleven room home which includes three bedroom, two baths. Apprx. 2,500 sq. ft. on about an half acre. Corner lot, zoned for resident i a l / co m m e rc i a l. Luling. $150,000. 830-875-6975.
MISC. SERVICES
No Limit Accessories David Matias, Owner 830-263-1633
MISC. SERVICES
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FARM & RANCH

Modern home on 165-acre ranch located between Gonzales and Shiner on paved road FM 443. Highly improved with scattered oak trees, improved grasses, hay field, cross fencing and stock tank. Recently updated 2,300 square foot home, 3BR, 2BA, two live-in areas. Property includes large hay barn, equipment building shop and cattle pens. Shiner ISD. Possible owner financing available. 361-648-4090 or 361-935-1109.
PETS
Free Kittens. Call 672-7094. -------------------------Puppies Half Lab, Half Pyrenees. Free to good home. 830-2031733 or 830-5404485. -------------------------We stock Sportmix Dog and Cat Food, Demon WP for those ants and scorpions. Gonzales Poultry Supply, 1006 St. Paul Street, 672-7954.(TFN)
REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE BY OWNER: 3 bed, 2 1/2 bath, single story home in Gonzales. Beautiful wet bar and gourmet kitchen with granite counter tops. Large pantry utility room. 2 car garage with workshop, nice pool and spa, huge covered porches. All on or nearly 1/2 acre. $249,000. Call 210-844-4963. -------------------------Older couple downsizing 15 acres (10 acres fenced), house, 3/1 1/2, Barn, ponds, trees. Wharton County. $137,000. 979-5333262. -------------------------4BR/2BA, 1900 Sq. ft. 210 Tanglewood Trail. New appliances, remodeled, new master bath. 830-857-6488. -------------------------House for Sale/To Be Moved: 3BR/1Ba frame house, pier & beam foundation, central A/H. Buyer responsible for moving house from property, $6,000. 830-857-4172.
LIVESTOCK
Nanny Boer Goats (adults). Pkg. Deal $500.00 (5) or $125 each. 830-5600238. -------------------------Muscovy ducks for sale. $10.00 each. 830-263-2482. (TFN) -------------------------Laying Hens, $10.00. 512-7180482. -------------------------For Sale: Registered Polled Hereford Bulls. 8-22 mths old. Heifers also, 8 months to 2 years. 830-540-4430. -------------------------FOR SALE: 4 year old Angus Bull. 830875-2524. -------------------------WANT TO BUY: Any or Unwanted Horses. Call Leejay at 830-857-3866. --------------------------
LAND
Wanted to lease land for cattle grazing. Must have water and fences. Contact Mitchell Hardcastle, 830857-4544. -------------------------90x60 lot for sale. For more info, call Jose at (936) 4888115. -------------------------5 Acres or more to lease. For Storage or Oilfield Equipment etc. 1 1/2 mile from city limits off 183 S. Call 830-263-4888 for information.
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vManufactured home in excellent condition, about 1900 sq. ft., 3bed/2bath, large kitchen, located on 5 acres with many oak trees. County water and GVEC elec. Ready for move in. Fronting Hwy. 304, 2 miles north of Hwy. 90 and about 16 miles from Gonzales. Owner/Agent. Price...........................................................................................$99,500 vGONZALES 3/2 new construction, 707 St. Francis...........$199,500 vGONZALES 3/1, 108 1/2 St. Francis St................................$40,000 vGONZALES 3/2.5, 1714 Gardien St.......REDUCED........$220,000 vGONZALES 1006 Seydler St., 2 bed/2 bath, on 2 acres..........$120,500 vWAELDER 97.44 acres, 4BR ranch house, great house, oil/gas income, Ranching/Investment.....................................................$750,000 vGONZALES 28 acres, 2 story, 3BR, 2 Bath custom built home..... .................................................................................................$375,000 vWAELDER- 10 acres, has utilities.......................................$65,000 vREDROCK Good homesite, hunting, and investment opportunity. Property includes producing oil well with $24K annual production revenue and Seller will negotiate the sale of mineral rights...........$895,000 vFLATONIA- 2 lots (one corner) 100x125............$11,000 for both vGONZALES Income producing poultry Breeder Farm with 50 ac includes Tyson contract and 1600 sq. ft. home...owner/agent.....$1,100,000 vGONZALES For Lease: 10 to 20 acres, about 5 miles south of Gonzales, just off Hwy. 183.
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Gonzales Family Church Assembly of God

320 St. Andrew
Assemblies of God
Places of Worship
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Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
712 Crockett, Luling
Dewville United Methodist

West of FM 1117 on CR 121
1817 St. Lawrence St. Gonzales
First Assembly of God

509 E. 3rd St. Nixon
Isaiah 26:3
Church of Christ
Churches of Christ
First United Methodist 426 St. Paul, Gonzales First United Methodist 410 N. Franklin, Nixon Flatonia United Methodist
403 E North Main, Flatonia
Encouraging Word Christian Fellowship

Hwy. 80 in Leesville
1323 Seydler St. Gonzales
Jesus Holy Ghost Temple

1906 Hickston, Gonzales 1805 Weimar, Gonzales
New Life Assembly of God
Corner of Church St. & Jessie Smith St. Gonzales
Church of Christ (Iglesia de Cristo)

201 E. Second St. Nixon
Lighthouse Church of Our Lord New Life Temple for Jesus Christ
Belmont, Corner of Hwy 466 & Hwy 80
Bahai Faith
Bahai Faith Baptist
Church of Christ
E. 3rd & Texas, Nixon
621 St. George St. Gonzales
Harris Chapel United Methodist

S. Liberty St. Nixon
Clark Baptist Church

F.M. 794, Gonzales Hwy. 87 Smiley
Community Church of God

1020 St. Louis, Gonzales
Churches of God
Harwood Methodist Church
County Baptist Church Eastside Baptist Church

Seydler Street, Gonzales
Gonzales Memorial Church of God in Christ

1113 Hastings, Gonzales
North 2nd and North Gonzales, Harwood
River of Life Christian Fellowship

207 Steele St., Smiley 830-587-6500
Henson Chapel United Methodist

1113 St. Andrew, Gonzales
Two Rivers Bible Church
Iglesia Bautista Memorial

Hwy 97 Waelder
St. James Baptist Church

Hwy 80- North of Belmont SE 2nd St. Waelder
1600 Sarah DeWitt Dr., Ste 210, Gonzales
New Way Church of God in Christ

514 St. Andrew, Gonzales
Monthalia United Methodist

CR 112 off 97
Elm Grove Baptist Church 4337 FM 1115 Waelder, Texas 78959 First Baptist Church
422 St. Paul, Gonzales 403 N Texas Nixon Hwy 108 N Smiley
Leesville Baptist Church

E. of Hwy 80 on CR 121
Saint Paul Baptist Church Shiner Baptist Church
Faith Family Church
Inter-Denominational Pentecostal
Memorial Heights Baptist Church

1330 College Gonzales 100 Capes Gonzales Hwy. 97 Bebe
Avenue F and 15th Street, Shiner
Episcopal Church of the Messiah

721 S. Louis, Gonzales (830) 672-3407
Episcopal
1812 Cartwheel Dr., Gonzales
Smiley United Methodist

1 blk S. of Hwy 87
Faith Temple
First Baptist Church First Baptist Church First Baptist Church

406 N Ave E Waelder
Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church Oak Valley Baptist Church Old Moulton Baptist Church
2287 FM 1680, Moulton
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Go to the Apache Band Booster site on Facebook to catch up with dates and what is going on with meetings of the band boosters. The first Sunday of every month is Communion Sunday at the Belmont United Methodist Church. The fifth Sunday at BUMC is Celebration/Song Servicedelicious breakfast starting 8:15am on every fifth Sunday. Mark your calendar for September 30th. On August 19th Bill Shrader-District Lay Leader from Port Lavaca will be the guest speaker at BUMC. September 3rd is Labor Day. September 9th is Grandparents Day. Now let me tell you folks this is one important day, and if you forget this day, a lot of bad things will happen. You wont get extra dollars on the side, or chocolate chip cookies, or ice cream, and trips to your friends house are out, and there will be no going to the movies. So you had better remember your grandparents with a special hug and a hand written card at least. The Belmont Community Center will have their regular club meeting on August 28th, at 2PM at the Belmont Community Center. Oh WOWthis is an important day too-September 15th---the Belmont Volunteer Fire Department BBQ and Auctioncheck with Kenneth and Gail Schauer and Bob Kidd on how you can help. Our Volunteer Fire Department has not only been busy with fires but with the fatality accidents that have occurred around here recently. This takes special training and equipment and time on their part. In turn all of this takes money to maintain vehicles and keep up to date on procedures. Now lets see, Oh, you need to start checking the Belmont Social Clubs Facebook page more often. Hopefully it will be having more current updates. An important update is as of September 1st it will be closed on Sunday and Monday. Okay, it looks like the Happy Quilters have been very busy getting ready for the Leesville Country Fair. They have finished one quilt and the other will soon be completed. The cooking pears are ready to be picked so that means that there will be a lot of us
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Sandis Country Fried News
Sandi Gandre
making preserves and jellies. Two of the women are working very hard on some beautiful table runners. All of the quilters are anxious to see them when they are complete. We all want to say Thank you to Pat Meyer. for the new look of the pavilions. They have been painted and a lot of work was involved before they could be painted. It now looks Soooogreat! Drive by, stop and take a look. The difference is unbelievable. Most likely we will have the same types of food as in the past. We will have the wonderful homemade cakes, pies, and other desserts as usual. So circle that date of October 13th. Please lift the following people up in your prayers: Justin Klosel, Joe Kotwig, Alma Hastings, Paul Villareal, Glenn Malatek, Christian, Diana Garcia, Terry Bowman, Bill and Marie Lott, Doris Hewell, Sarge Dunkin; Louise Jones, Aunt Georgie Gandre; Danny and Joyce Schellenberg, Velma and Bobby Bullard; Jon Bullard and family; Mildred ONeal, Doug Walshak, Selma Vickers, Charlie, Landis, Gene Robinson, Keith Glass, Timothy Black, Jack Black, Teresa Wilke, Sandi Gandre, Rev A. C. Newman, Aunt Betty Gandre, Linda Nesloney, Marie Schauer, Esther Lindemann, Anna Lindemann, Tony Black, Susie Hale, Noreen Soefje, Lanny Baker, Norman Wundt, Lucy Jones, Ann Bond; Case Martin, Marguerite Williams, Shirley Dozier, Matt McGrew, The family of Bill Muelker; The family of Malcolm DeBerry; The family of Joyce Black; Please pray for rain; For our military and their families; For the victims of the shooting in College Station. Sorry I twisted your name around Melda. Now you have two weeks of Happy Birthday wishes. Mia Schauer had a birthday on August 13th. Last week Joyce and Willie Soefje celebrated their 58th Wedding Anniversary by eating out at the Belmont Social Club and listening to the music
Pirkle Cousin Reunion
The First Ever Pirkle Cousin Reunion was held Aug. 4 at the Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall in Gonzales. Sixty cousins and special guest reunited with visitation and a pot-luck meal served family style. Door prizes were won by the following cousins: Marguerite Doran of Austin, Robin Ray-Whitwell of Manor, Carl Ray of Manor, Stephen Arthur Pirkle of Gonzales, Maggie Botello of Leander, Arnold Moeller of Gonzales, Kenny Derrington of Gallatin, Miranda Smith of Cedar Park, Nathan Basche of Taylor and Kathy Gillett of Victoria. A brief business meeting was held and Stephen A. Pirkle and Stephen O. Pirkle Jr. were elected chairpersons to organize the Second Annual Pirkle Reunion for 2013. This years event was planned and organized by cousins: Betty Pirkle Wootton, Barbara Pirkle Klein, Beverly Gescheidle Pirkle and Sandy Pirkle Stewart with decorations and table scapes by Amy Derrington of Gallatin. Special guests attending the reunion were Mrs. Ida Pirkle, widow of the late Arlie Pirkle, and Mrs. Alice Pirkle, widow of the late Stephen O. Pirkle Sr. Pictured are Pirkle First Cousins: Stephen O. Pirkle Jr., Bernice Pirkle Moeller, Betty Pirkle Wootton, Alice Pirkle Ray, Sandy Pirkle Stewart, Stephen A. Pirkle, Leslie Pirkle and Barbara Pirkle Klein. Not pictured is Ashley Pirkle, who also attended. (Courtesy photo)
Thompsonville Ladies Club News

Butterflies ruled the Thompsonville Ladies Club meeting on Thursday, Aug. 9 at the Thompsonville Community Center. They decorated packages, refrigerators, visors, and had many other uses. Barbara Schroeder brought the butterflies and after the club meeting, she demonstrated how to make them from silk flower petals. Barbara and Sandy Van Velthoven were hostesses and provided a selection of breads, crackers, vegetables, meats and cheeses to make sandwiches. There were also several salads and chips to choose from. A selection of desserts and teas rounded out the meal. Van Velthoven asked the blessing and 15 members and one guest, Pat Wenzels granddaughter, Tanya, lined up to fill their plates. After the meal was over, the members were asked to look at the bottom of their plates for the lucky numbers to win the door prizes. Linda Grauke and Sandy Parr were the lucky ladies. After the meal, the club meeting was started by our President Betty Schroeder. We welcomed our newest member, Jeanette Mayer, and we wished Happy Birthday to our birthday ladies, Parr, Joyce Rogers, Chris Grue, Grauke and Stella Gutierrez. Our secretary/treasurer, Pat Wenzel, read the minutes from the last meeting and gave an updated treasurers report. We had a very successful Ice Cream Social last Saturday, so if you didnt make it, you missed out on very good homemade ice cream, cakes and cookies. We accepted voluntary donations for our scholarship funds. We awarded eight $500 scholarships to 2012 Seniors. Most of them have started submitting their paperwork to receive their funds. Schroeder gave an update on our cookbook project. The cookbook will be dedicated to our founding members in the early 1940s. Several of the founding members have relatives who are still active in the club today. We have over 275 recipes and hope to have the cookbooks ready for sale at our Annual Chili Supper and Auction in February 2013. Mark your calendars for the Chili Supper and also for our Community Thanksgiving Meal on Friday, Nov. 9. We want to thank the community and our local businesses for the help and donations they give us in raising funds for our Scholarship Fund. We hope to give out 10 or more scholarships to our 2013 Seniors in Gonzales County. We reminded everyone of the Bunco Bash to be held on Thursday, Aug. 21 from 6-8 p.m. at the Elks Club in Gonzales. Their project this year will benefit Seniors in Action for Gonzales County. The meeting was adjourned and most of our members learned how to make butterfly decorations. The rest of us continued visiting and encouraged the butterfly makers. Our next meeting will be on Thursday, Sept. 13., when another of our members has another craft demonstration planned.
Friends host shower for Kennedy, Kellough

By CAROL DUBOSE
Special to The Cannon
A group of friends at First Baptist Church held a brunch and wedding shower honoring Kristen Kennedy and Justin Kellough. As guests entered the Fellowshhip Hall they signed the Brides book which lay on a light yellow linen covered table accented with an arrangement of sunflowers in a small footed glass bowl; two miniature watering cans completed the scene as two hostesses tended the Book. The serving table was covered with a shadow grey linen cloth and a mirrorcentered tall footed bowl holding the favored sunflowers with drifting tendrils of greenery descending at its rim. Crystal plates and cups with silver cutlery sparkled the table as hostesses served sausage and egg breakfast casserole, a variety of sweet breads with drizzles of fruit or spice sauces, orange juice and coffee from a silver urn. The mural in the wall
inset brought the essence of a garden inside and with trelises laden with vines of yellow and white flowers, were lovely. Wall sconces with fat, ivory column candles interspersed with botanical drawings all around the perimeter made the scene delightful. Kristen and Justin were assisted with their gifts by Cindi Jackson and Linda Bright, opening all useful items and supplies needed in their new home; the hostesses gift was a vacuum cleaner. Kristen was attired in a shadow chiffon sundress topped with a soft summer sweater, knit with ribbon stripes of the favored yellow and white and wore golden sandals. She and Justin were given corsage and boutonierre fashioned from miniature yellow rose buds and gossamer white ribbon. Justin serves as Youth Minister at First Baptist Church and Kristen is a newly trained teacher. Their wedding is August 11th and they will reside in Gonzales.
of Best Friends. I got to talk a little bit with Chris Soefje about his mother, Noreen. She is some better. She is participating in the experimental case study that they are doing for renal cancer in San Antonio. They did MRIs last week and are to go for results this week, but from all other indications it looks like that it is doing its job. They have also done some blocking of the nerves in her back to where she should be able to take therapy now and possibly be able to walk without so much pain. That way maybe at least she could walk around the house. We hope that you get good reports Noreen and are able to do some physical therapy. Lola and Wade Wilson have been enjoying the Mockingbirds over near their house. They watched two adults that had built a nest in some sagebrush and apparently incubated the eggs long enough for them to hatch. Lola said that it was quite an event. However the next morning something had happened to the babies. They think that perhaps a snake got the babies. Then the next day or so two Roadrunners came up to their little water trough to get a drink. They werent exactly together but they were close behind each other. I love to watch Roadrunners. They used to a lot of them as well as a lot of Quail but we do not see many of them around over here. They live on a clay hill and a little bit different habitat. We are grateful that the DOT has put two sets of rumble bumps up on the East and West bound side of FM 466. Next they added big blinking red lights to the STOP signs on each side of FM 466. Hopefully this will help people realize that there is a stop sign at this intersection. It sure is a good thing that I love Hugo. He stole my whole package of peanut butter cheese crackers when I was otherwise occupied and carried them across the bed and proceeded to eat them. He wasnt going to share them either. Twerpt was patiently lying down on the bed about a foot away from Hugo. So I had to rescue my crackers so Twerpt and I could have some to eat. Have a good week and God Bless.
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LOL Allen just snoring away! Submitted by Tiffany Shelton
Jojo (Joe Boone) signing his papers for the Marines! Had a great day at Six Flags yesterday! The High Submitted by Jesus O. Boone Sr. light: When Isabel tricked Ayden and their cousin Stefany in to riding their first roller coaster...they Maggie is getting ready to cheer on the Mighty HAD to sit in the front row...PRICELESS!!! No one Apaches! Submitted by Sandra Brown was scarred for life and we all got back on again ; ) Submitted by Brianna Oliveira
Michael Meeh of Gonzales had fun learning how to dig for ghost shrimp from some friends he met from Midland, Tx at Port Aransas Beach. Submitted by Debbie Toliver
My baby girl! Sporting her little ponytail! Submitted by Arturo de la Garza
Daddys little girl. First day at pre-K with Jillian Dierlam at Shiner Catholic School. Submitted by Scott Dierlam
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The Library of Congress now recognizes the song as one of the all time Top 20 country music standards. The National Council of Communicative Disorders and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association honored Bush with their 2001 Annie Glenn Award at the 20th Anniversary Communication Awards at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. The Annie Glenn Award, first presented to James Earl Jones, is presented annually to an individual who has had a communication disorder and through his success, serves as an inspiration to others. Other recipients of the Annie Glenn Award have been Sen. John Glenn, President Bill Clinton, Jenny Craig, Sen. Bob Dole and Mark Herndon of Alabama. In August of 2003, Bush was inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame. The award was presented to Bush for his major contributions to Texas Country Music in the annual cer-
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SEGUIN Texas Country Music Hall of Famer Johnny Bush will headline the Heart of Texas Roadshow on Saturday, Aug. 25 at the Texas Theater in Seguin. Other special guests will include Frankie Miller, Justin Trevino and Dottsy. Tickets are now on sale at the Seguin Chamber of Commerce, Cascades Gifts and Gourmet, or by calling (830) 372-6168, (830) 401-1971 or online at w w w. t i c k e t s t o t h e c i t y. com. Johnny Bush began his career as a member of Ray Prices Cherokee Cowboys. He then joined Willie Nelson as a drummer and member of his Record Men. Bush and
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Award-winning artist to judge Luling Art Show

LULING Award-winning artist Karen McCauley of San Antonio will be the judge for the Reflections of Texas Art Show this year at the Central Texas Oil Patch Museum, Ms. McCauley received her training at the San Antonio Art Institute, Southwest Craft Center, and Hunter School of Art. She has won local and national awards and has had one-woman shows of her work at 3 Winds Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico and Whistler House in Lowell, Massachusetts. She teaches classes and workshops, and has been honored to be selected as the featured artist at the prestigious Western Art Show in San Antonio. Artists from around Texas will compete in the ninth annual art competition to be held at the museum, 421 E. Davis in Luling, from September 9-18, 2012. The show will begin with a reception at the museum on Sunday, September 9 from 2 to 6 p.m., and art will remain on display through September 18th. Awards will be presented to the artists at the reception, and attendees may vote on their favorite work for the Peoples Choice Award. The reception is open to the public, with foods, drinks and music provided by the museum association and art show sponsors. Donations are appreciated. In addition to six cash awards and six merit awards, Judge McCauley will select one painting which will be purchased by the Oil Museum Association to add to the permanent collection to be displayed at the Museum. This years purchase is made possible by a donation by Butch and Susan Ward. Other contributing to this years show are Platinum Sponsors Eighty-Six Oil Company, Inc., North South Oil LLC, R & F Industries, Inc., and Salt Flat Pipe & Supply; Gold Spon-
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sors Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative, Leo and Kay Tiller, and H-E-B Luling; Silver Sponsors Jim and Vanese Blackmar, Todd Blomerth & Patti Payne, First Lockhart National Bank, L.S.K.L. Oil Company, Lockhart Motor Company, and Texas Petroleum Investment Company; Bronze Sponsors are Pat Baker Company, Inc., Barnett Electric, Carter & Company LLP, Citizens State Bank, Dairy QueenLuling, DeWitt Poth & Son-Yoakum, Dismukes Pharmacy, Francis Ainsworth House & 1896 Tavern, Luling Discount Pharmacy, Inc., Luling Machine & Welding, Luling Well Service, Inc., Sage Capital Bank, and Subway-Luling. For more information regarding the show, museum hours, exhibits and tours, contact: Carol Voigt at 830875-1922, Pat Perryman at 830-875-5220, or the Luling Chamber of Commerce at 830-875-3214, Ext. 1.
Vaudeville returns to Baker

LOCKHART This coming weekend (August 17-19) the Gaslight-Baker Theatre presents the third annual Vaudeville at the Baker. This years show is the best yet, with a wonderful variety of entertainers and 35 acts, including singing, dancing, comedy, and a few special surprises. Back by popular demand is Todd Blomerth this year he is Colonel Baker himself, Master of Ceremonies for Colonel Bakers Stupendous, Mystifying, Entertaining, Rollicking, Frolicking, Amazing, Fabulous, Magnificent, Vaudeville Show! The Baker Theatre is located at 216 S. Main one block south of the Lockhart town square For more information or to make reservations, contact the theatre at 512376-5653 or visit their web site: www.MyGBT.org
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS BUDGET AND PROPOSED TAX RATE

The GONZALES INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT will hold a public meeting at 06:30 PM, August 27, 2012 in Junior High Library, 424 N. College St. Gonzales, Tx. 78629. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the school district's budget that will determine the tax rate that will be adopted. Public participation in the discussion is invited. The tax rate that is ultimately adopted at this meeting or at a separate meeting at a later date may not exceed the proposed rate shown below unless the district publishes a revised notice containing the same information and comparisons set out below and holds another public meeting to discuss the revised notice. Maintenance Tax School Debt Service Tax Approved by Local Voters $0.9357/$100 (proposed rate for maintenance and operations) $0.0367/$100 (proposed rate to pay bonded indebtedness)
2012 Property Tax Rates in CITY OF GONZALES

This notice concerns the 2012 property tax rates for CITY OF GONZALES. It presents information about three tax rates. Last year's tax rate is the actual tax rate the taxing unit used to determine property taxes last year. This year's effective tax rate would impose the same total taxes as last year if you compare properties taxed in both years. This year's rollback tax rate is the highest tax rate the taxing unit can set before taxpayers start rollback procedures. In each case these rates are found by dividing the total amount of taxes by the tax base (the total value of taxable property) with adjustments as required by state law. The rates are given per $100 of property value. Last year's tax rate: Last year's operating taxes Last year's debt taxes Last year's total taxes $651,542 $0 $651,542 $258,753,773 $0.2518/$100 $648,234 $278,253,820 $0.2329/$100
Comparison of Proposed Budget with Last Year's Budget

The applicable percentage increase or decrease (or difference) in the amount budgeted in the preceding fiscal year and the amount budgeted for the fiscal year that begins during the current tax year is indicated for each of the following expenditure categories. Maintenance and operations Debt Service Total expenditures 16.12 % increase 0.78 % increase 15.70 % increase
Last year's tax base Last year's total tax rate This year's effective tax rate: Last year's adjusted taxes (after subtracting taxes on lost property) This year's adjusted tax base (after subtracting value of new property) =This year's effective tax rate (Maximum rate unless unit publishes notices and holds hearings.) This year's rollback tax rate: Last year's adjusted operating taxes (after subtracting taxes on lost property and adjusting for any transferred function, tax increment financing, state criminal justice mandate, and/or enhanced indigent healthcare expenditures) This year's adjusted tax base =This year's effective operating rate x 1.08=this year's maximum operating rate + This year's debt rate = This year's total rollback rate
Total Appraised Value and Total Taxable Value (as calculated under Section 26.04, Tax Code)
Preceding Tax Year Total appraised value* of all property Total appraised value* of new property** Total taxable value*** of all property Total taxable value*** of new property** $1,938,878,090 $25,863,880 $606,332,950 $25,863,880 Current Tax Year $2,488,505,130 $363,568,020 $1,154,754,057 $363,568,020
$648,234
$278,253,820 $0.2329/$100 $0.2515/$100 $0/$100 $0.2515/$100
*Appraised value is the amount shown on the appraisal roll and defined by Section 1.04(8), Tax Code. ** "New property" is defined by Section 26.012(17), Tax Code. *** "Taxable value" is defined by Section 1.04(10), Tax Code.
Bonded Indebtedness
Total amount of outstanding and unpaid bonded indebtedness* $3,115,000 *Outstanding principal.
Comparison of Proposed Rates with Last Year's Rates

Maintenance & Operations Last Year's Rate Rate to Maintain Same Level of Maintenance & Operations Revenue & Pay Debt Service Proposed Rate $1.0400 $0.8957 $0.9357 Interest & Sinking Fund* $0.0655* $0.0367* $0.0367* Total $1.1055 $0.9324 $0.9724 Local Revenue Per Student $2,547 $3,574 $3,952 State Revenue Per Student $5,289 $3,752 $4,313
Statement of Increase/Decrease If CITY OF GONZALES adopts a 2012 tax rate equal to the effective tax rate of $0.2329 per $100 of value, taxes would increase compared to 2011 taxes by $6,737.
Schedule A - Unencumbered Fund Balance The following estimated balances will be left in the unit's property tax accounts at the end of the fiscal year. These balances are not encumbered by a corresponding debt obligation. Type of Property Tax Fund Balance
UNDESIGNATED FUND BALANCE 1,487,515
*The Interest & Sinking Fund tax revenue is used to pay for bonded indebtedness on construction, equipment, or both. The bonds, and the tax rate necessary to pay those bonds, were approved by the voters of this district.
Comparison of Proposed Levy with Last Year's Levy on Average Residence

Last Year Average Market Value of Residences Average Taxable Value of Residences $77,246 $62,246 This Year $81,665 $66,665 $0.9724 $648.25
Schedule B - 2012 Debt Service The unit plans to pay the following amounts for long-term debts that are secured by property taxes. These amounts will be paid from property tax revenues (or additional sales tax revenues, if applicable). Principal or Contract Interest to be Other Amounts Description of Debt Payment to be Paid Paid from Total Payment to be Paid from Property Taxes Property Taxes
0 0 0 0
Last Year's Rate Versus Proposed Rate per $100 Value $1.1055 Taxes Due on Average Residence Increase (Decrease) in Taxes $688.13
Total required for 2012 debt service - Amount (if any) paid from Schedule A - Amount (if any) paid from other resources - Excess collections last year = Total to be paid from taxes in 2012 + Amount added in anticipation that the unit will collect only 100.00% of its taxes in 2012 = Total debt levy
$-39.88 Under state law, the dollar amount of school taxes imposed on the residence homestead of a person 65 years of age or older or of the surviving spouse of such a person, if the surviving spouse was 55 years of age or older when the person died, may not be increased above the amount paid in the first year after the person turned 65, regardless of changes in tax rate or property value. Notice of Rollback Rate: The highest tax rate the district can adopt before requiring voter approval at an election is $0.9724. This election will be automatically held if the district adopts a rate in excess of the rollback rate of $0.9724.
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Fund Balances
The following estimated balances will remain at the end of the current fiscal year and are not encumbered with or by a corresponding debt obligation, less estimated funds necessary for operating the district before receipt of the first state aid payment. Maintenance and Operations Fund Balance(s) Interest & Sinking Fund Balance(s) $1,017,973 $78,000
This notice contains a summary of actual effective and rollback tax rates' calculations. You can inspect a copy of the full calculations at 522 ST. MATTHEW ST. GONZALES, TX. 78629. Name of person preparing this notice: NORMA JEAN DUBOSE Title: GONZALES COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR
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Gonzales ISD: 2012-13 School Supply List

PREKINDERGARTEN 3 boxes Crayola Crayons (24 count) 1 box of 5 oz. 90 count Dixie cups 1 antibacterial Cleaning wipes 3 trays of watercolors 3 Elmers 4 oz. glue 1 box of Kleenex tissues 5 Plastic folders with brads 1 package of coffee filters 2 packages of manila paper 1 package of construction paper (91/2 x 11) 1 package of construction paper (12X 18) 1 box gallon size Ziploc baggies 1 box of quart size baggies 2 packages of Rose Art Washable Markers 1 packages of small glue sticks
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Zip lock bags Boys: 1 Pkg. Manila Drawing paper (loose 8X10) & 1 Pkg. Quart Zip lock bags NOTE: Other supplies may be requested by individual teachers. FOURTH GRADE 2 (12) count packages of wooden pencils- mechanicals are not allowed (1) 8 or 10 count packages red pens (4) folders- poly plastic (2) 1 or 2 inch binders (3) 70 page spirals (1) 3 pack Kleenex (3) Packages wide ruled notebook paper (2) Packages of 8 tab dividers (2) Pencil pouches (2) Highlighters
2 boxes of Kleenex 2 rolls of paper towel Pencil sharpener with lid (not battery operated) 1 package pens-blue or black ink 1 package red pens 24- #2 pencils 1 package pencil top erasers 3 packages notebook paper- wide ruled 1 bottle liquid glue 1 package glue sticks 1 package of highlighters 2 roll of scotch tape Pencil pouch Earphones (optional) ~if you would like to keep your own personal set at school. NOTE: No large backpacks may be carried from class to class however, the small drawstring book bags are allowed. No gel pens, permanent markers, sharpie, or white out allowed.
KINDERGARTEN 1 Composition notebooks (prefer black/white) 1 spiral notebook-70 pages wide ruled 4 4 oz. bottles of Elmers white school glue 4 24 count box of Crayola crayonsNo Rose Art Brand 1 pair of blunt Fiskars scissors 1 package of pre-sharpened pencils 2 big pink erasers 1 watercolor paint set in, hard, plastic container 1 box of Kleenex 4 heavy, plastic foldersplain, not decorated 1 package of manila paperno tablets please 1 package of Expo brand dry erase markersred, green, blue & black 1 small Space Maker school box (5X8) 1 backpack without wheels Boys only: 1 bottle of Ger-X & Gallon Size Ziplock baggies Girls only: 1 pkg. antibacterial wipes & 1 quart Ziplock baggies FIRST GRADE 1 bottle of Germ-X 2 composition notebooks (prefer black/white) 2 24 count box of Crayola crayons 1 pair of blunt Fiskars scissors 2 Elmers glue bottles-4 oz. 1 small Space Maker school box (5X8) 2 Pkg. No. 2 pencils, pre-sharpened (24 in pkg.) 2 large pink erasers 3 Solid color spiral notebooks-70 pages-wide rule only 1 (50 sheets)pkg. construction paper (9X 12), assorted colors (no tablets) 1 pkg. manila construction paper (9X 12) 1 clear white binders (clear sides) 5 Plastic folders with brads (solid colors) 4 glue sticks Boys only: 2 large boxes of tissue, 1 box of quart-Ziploc bags, 1 box slide lock sandwich bags Girls only: 1 Pkg. Expo dry erase markers (red, green, blue, black), 1 box tissue, 1 box gallon size Ziploc baggies
FIFTH GRADE 2 package of wide ruled notebook paper 10 solid colored folders with brads and pockets 1 package of pencils top erasers 2 packages of #2 pencils 3 12-pack boxes of map colors 1 pair of scissors 4 (70-page) spirals 1 pencil sharpener (not battery operated) 1 pencil pouch 2 packages of red pens 2 big boxes of tissue 6 glue sticks 1 Composition Notebook for Science (any design) GIRLS ONLY: 1 roll paper towels BOYS ONLY: 1 box quart size ziplock bags NOTE: Some of the supplies listed will be taken up by the teacher. Your teacher may request additional supplies as needed. Gel pens, permanent markers, sharpie pens, or white out are not allowed. SIXTH GRADE 3- folders with pockets & brads (solid colors, no decorations) 1- Inch 3-ring binder Dividers for binder (at least 6 in package) 1 Composition book 1 box ziplock bags- quart size 2 boxes of map colors
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Binder-- main binder for all classes Wide ruled notebook paper Pencils Pens (Blue or Black) and Red Grading Pen Dry erase markers- 4 pack- preferably low order Folders w/ pockets & brads- (6) Map colors Map Color Sharpener (2) Dividers Compostion Books (2) 1 inch Binder- Tx. History 1 inch Binder- Math 1 inch Binder- Pre. Algebra Highlighters (3) EIGHTH GRADE Binder main binder for all classes Four 1 - 2 inch Ring Binders for History, Math and Advanced Reading & Science Wide Ruled Notebook Paper Pencils Pens (Blue or Black) Pencil/Pen pouch Folders w/pockets & brads 2 any color for English and Reading Map colors Map color Sharpener Dividers - 2 sets
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First Day of School: August 27, 2012 First Semester Second Semester 81 Days 96 Days
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SECOND GRADE * These supplies will become part of a classroom set. Please do not label with your childs name. Please bring all supplies to Meet the Teacher night. 2- 11/2 or 2 inch 3-ring notebook with clear pocket on front and 2 pockets inside (no zipper binders) 3 dozen No. 2 pencils (no mechanical) 4 large pink erasers 3 boxes of 24- count Crayola crayons 4 poly pocket folders with brads (pockets at bottom- plain with on decorations) 3 spiral notebooks (70 pages, plain cover, wide- ruled- no college- ruled) 1 composition notebook 1 zippered pencil bag 4 boxes of Kleenex 1 package wide- ruled notebook paper 1 large bottle of glue or 4 large glue sticks 1 box gallon Ziplock bagsgirls 1 box quart Ziplock bagsboys NOTE: Individual classroom teachers may have an additional supply list. THIRD GRADE 1 Pair scissors 2 Glue Sticks 1 Box crayons (24 count) 2 Red pens 1 Large eraser 1 Pkg. map pencils (12 count) 48 Pencils (no mechanical) 6 Pocket Plastic Folders with brads (different colors) 6 Spirals WIDE RULED (1 subject) (Different colors) 3 Boxes Tissues (160 + count) 1 Roll of paper towels 1 Nylon (3 Ring Binder) Pencil Pouch No dividers 1 Two Inch 3 ring Binder Girls: 1 pkg. Notebook Paper WIDE RULED & 1 Pkg. Gallon
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Reporting Periods 1st 6-Weeks 29 Days 2nd 6-Weeks 30 Days rd 3 6-Weeks 22 Days 4th 6-Weeks 34 Days 5th 6-Weeks 33 Days 6th 6-Weeks 29 Days ________________________ Total School Days 177 Days Staff Development Days 10 Days Total Days 187 Days Staff Development (students not in attendance) Sept. 3 [comp day]; Aug. 20-24; Jan 2-3 [comp day]; Jan 4; June 3 School Holidays Thanksgiving Holiday Christmas Holiday New Year Holiday MLK Holiday Spring Break Good Friday Holiday Memorial Day Nov. 21-23 Dec. 24-31 Jan. 1 Jan. 21 Mar. 11-15 Mar. 29 May 27
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Testing Dates TAKS/STAAR/EOC Testing Oct. 22-25; Dec. 3-14 March 4-7; April 1-5; April 22-26; May 6-17; June 25-26; July 8-19 Designated Bad Weather Day March 1 June 3 Designated FMNV Day District Wide FMNV Day District Wide FMNV Day District Wide FMNV Day District Wide FMNV Day Graduation GHS Graduation Dec. 21 Feb. 14 Mar. 28 May 29 May 31
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Key [ Reporting Period Begins ] Reporting Period Ends Work Day / Staff Development Holiday(s) No Classes Bad Weather Day/Holiday STAAR/EOC/TAKS Testing Staff Development Comp Day New Teacher Orientation
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Sales tax holiday: what is and is not taxable Aug. 17-19

The annual state sales tax holiday is right around the corner. The three-day annual event will begin on Friday, Aug. 17 and continue through the weekend to its conclusion at midnight on Sunday, Aug. 19. The tax holiday offers Texas families the opportunity to save on needed back-to-school items. This year, shoppers will save an estimated $64.8 million in state and local sales taxes during the Sales Tax Holiday, according to the state Comptrollers office. The tax holiday weekend has been an annual event since 1999. Shoppers will have the oncea-year opportunity to save on school supplies, backpacks and clothing. Just as in previous years, retail customers will enjoy a full reprieve from sales and use tax for most clothing and footwear priced under wear and ties; Pajamas; Pants and trousers; Raincoats and ponchos; Robes; Shirts; Shoes sandals, slippers, sneakers, tennis, walking; Socks (including athletic); Shorts; Suits, slacks, and jackets; Sweatshirts; Sweat suits; Sweaters; Swimsuits; Underclothes; Work clothes and uniforms belt); Boots - climbing, fishing, rubber work boots, ski, waders; Buttons and zippers; Cloth and lace, knitting yarns, and other fabrics; Dry cleaning services; Football pants; Golf gloves; Handbags and purses; Handkerchiefs; Hard hats; Helmets bike, baseball, football, hockey, motorcycle, sports; Ice skates; Jewelry; Laundering services; Leather goods - except belts with buckles and wearing apparel; Pads - football, hockey, soccer, elbow, knee, shoulder; Personal flotation devices; Rented clothing (including uniforms, formal wear, and costumes); Roller blades and
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Parents can visit department store Web sites to find great deals on back to school clothing for their kids. $100, which could save shoppers about $8 on every $100 they spend. The holiday is fully inclusive families and individuals do not need to have a child to take advantage of the savings, and will enjoy relief from both the 6.25% state sales tax as well as the additional 2% other entities may impose. As Texas seeks to continue its climb out of recent years economic downturn, 2012s sales tax holiday is a welcome opportunity to enjoy some savings as we ready for our childrens return to school, said State Sen. Glen Hegar. During the 81st Texas Legislature in 2009, I joined with my House and Senate colleagues to expand the list of items that qualify for exemption from Texas state and local sales and use taxes, a benefit I certainly encourage us all to take advantage of. Below is a list of some of the items and their exemption status for this weekend: Tax-Free Items Baby clothes; Backpacks for use by elementary and secondary students; Belts with attached buckles; Boots - cowboy, hiking; Caps/hats - baseball, fishing, golf, knitted; Coats and wraps; Diapers - adult and baby; Dresses; Gloves (generally); Gym suits and uniforms; Hooded shirts and hooded sweatshirts; Hosiery; Jackets; Jeans; Jerseys - baseball and football; Jogging apparel; Neck-
Taxed Items Accessories (generally) - barrettes, elastic ponytail holders, wallets, watches; Backpacks - unless for use by elementary and secondary students; Baseball cleats and pants; Belt buckles (without
skates; Safety clothing, glasses; Shoes - bicycle (cleated), bowling, golf. Texans will save an estimated $64.8 million in 2012 during the state and local sales taxes holiday. A word of caution for retailers: If you sell items that do not qualify for the exemption, you may not advertise or promise that you will pay your customers sales tax. You are prohibited from advertising that you will not collect sales tax on items that do not qualify, but you may advertise that tax is included in the sales price of the taxable items that you sell.
Gonzales ISD Dress Code

The Districts dress code is established to teach grooming and hygiene, prevent disruption, and minimize safety hazards. The district prohibits pictures, emblems, or writings on clothing that are lewd, offensive, vulgar, obscene, that advertise tobacco products, alcoholic beverages of any kind, drugs, or any other substance prohibited under school policy. It prohibits any dress or grooming that, in the principals judgment, may reasonably be expected to interfere with normal school operations. The dress code applies anytime a student is on campus during a normal school day and anytime a student is involved in an event or extra-curricular activity that represents Gonzales ISD. Co-Curricular and extra-curricular uniforms will be specified by the sponsors of organizations and approved to meet GISD Standard of Excellency by the campus Principal. Violations of the dress code; see student code of conduct for consequences. Students and parents may determine a students personal dress and grooming standards, provided that they comply with the following: 1. No student on school property or at any school activity shall wear, possess, use, distribute, display or sell any clothing, jewelry, emblem, badge, symbols, sign or other things, which are evidence of membership or affiliation in any gang. 2. Hair must be neat and clean. Boys hair must not extend below the top of the collar of a dress shirt, below the bottom of the ear, or over the eyes. 3. Any hairstyle, which by its appearance causes a disruption of any kind, as determined by a school administrator, is unacceptable. 4. Males must be clean-shaven if facial hair is noticeable. Sideburns cannot extend below the bottom of the ear. 5. Shorts, skorts, dresses, and skirts should be to the knee and appropriate for the school setting. Decency when sitting shall be a prime factor in determining appropriateness for the school setting. 6. Miniskirts, leggings, tight shorts, tights, cut-offs, wind shorts, nylon, athletic, or wind pants are not acceptable. Leggings may be worn under dresses or skirts of appropriate length. Biker shorts may not be worn; including jean shorts that are tight and rolled up. Boxer or spandex shorts are not acceptable as outer wear and must not be visible. 7. School appropriate shirts are: Collared Polo shirts, T-Shirts (must have a hemmed neck line) deemed appropriate (in item 8 and 9 below), and Collared button front straight hem (front and back of shirt same length) shirts may be worn un-tucked; however the shirts cannot extend below the top of the back pockets. 8. PK-12 Gonzales Apache spirit shirts, brand name t-shirts, athletic shirts, appropriate college shirts, and school organization shirts may be worn. 9. PK-4 students may wear t-shirts and shirts that depict caricatures may be worn (examples Winnie the Pooh, Cinderella, Clowns, Balloons, Flowers, etc); however, shirts may not depict inappropriate caricatures (dragons, snakes, swords, etc.). 10. All clothing that shows undergarments is unacceptable, including clothing with conspicuously low necklines and/or low backs. 11. Sagging pants (pants worn below the waist) will not be allowed. Belts will be worn in grades 5-12 for all male students. Pants must be hemmed, not frayed, and without holes. 12. Oversized clothing or coats may not be worn. Sweaters, sweat shirts, and jackets must not fall below the back pockets. 13. Clothing such as undergarments, muscle shirts, halter-tops, cropped shirts, tank tops, spaghetti straps, and clothing that shows a bare midriff or cleavage are not acceptable. 14. Students shall not be permitted to wear hats, caps, sunglasses, sweatbands, or other disrupting apparel in any building on campus during school hours. 15. Garments that have spikes (bracelets, necklaces, belts, etc.) are not permitted. 16. Males may not wear earrings. Females may wear earrings. No other body piercing jewelry of any kind will be accepted. 17. Bare feet and metal taps are not acceptable. 18. House shoes, distracting, or unsafe shower shoes (beach type) will not be allowed. 19. Cleats may not be worn in any school building. Shoes with built-in skates or wheels (Healies) are not permitted in any building unless the wheels have been removed. 20. Primary and Elementary aged students are required to wear closed toe shoes to support safety during P.E. and recess activities. If wearing sandals of any kind, please send closed toe shoes for these age groups. 21. Clothing that displays violence, obscenity, tobacco products, alcoholic beverages, drugs, or any other substance prohibited under policy FNCF (L), is prohibited. 22. Any other attire that disrupts the educational process as determined by a school administrator is prohibited. 23. The school, advisor, or sponsor of any specific activity or function may impose additional guidelines. 24. All tattoos will be covered at all times. 25. No cargo pants allowed. 26. Students may wear CYFL Apache jerseys and cheerleader uniforms on Fridays during football season. 27. Additional dress code guidelines are required by D.A.E.P. they may be obtained from the campus administrator.
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Nixon-Smiley CISD: 2012-13 School Supply List

PRE-K (3 yrs.) 2-crayola crayons (16 ct) 1-ziploc gallon bags 1-ziploc sandwich bags 3 rolls of paper towels 1 pair of blunt scissors 1 bottle of hand sanitizer 2-crayola washable watercolors (8ct) 10-#2 pencils 4 glue sticks 3-kleenex 1-school glue backpack (non rolling) 3-baby wipe refills PRE-K (4yrs.) 2-crayola water colors (basic 8) 2-crayola crayons (24 count boxes) 1-box gallon ziploc bags 1-box quart ziploc bags 3 rolls of paper towels 1 pair of child safe scissors 10-#2 pencils 2-crayola classic washable markers backpack (non rolling) 4-gluesticks 2-school glue 3-baby wipe refills 3-kleenex 1-bottle of hand sanitizer KINDERGARTEN 24-#2 pencils 1-plastic folder w/brads 1-pair of scissors 3-large glue sticks 1-box of gallon ziploc bags (boys) 1-box of sandwich ziploc bags (girls) 1-baby wipes refill 1-bottle of hand-sanitizer 1-box of kleenex 2-70 pg. Spiral notebooks 3-24 ct. Crayola crayons 2-pink erasers 1-plastic crayon box 1-bottle of school glue 1-backpack (non-rolling) 1-roll of paper towels
Nixon-Smiley Consolidated ISD
FIRST GRADE 48-#2 pencils 1-3-ring binder 1 1-pair of scissors 4-large glue sticks 1-box of gallon ziploc bags (boys) 1-box of sandwich ziploc bags (girls) 1-bottle of hand-sanitizer 2-boxes of kleenex (or equivalent) 3-24 ct. Crayola crayons or equivalent 2-pink eraser 2-plastic pocket folders (one green and one red) 1-plastic crayon box 2-bottles of school glue 1-backpack (non-rolling) SECOND GRADE 2-wide-rule 70 count spiral (1 red, 1 blue) 5-plastic folders w/ brads(1 green, 1 red, 2 blue, 1 orange) 24-#2 pencils 1-bottle of glue 2-glue sticks 1-24 ct. Crayola crayons 1-pair of scissors 1-box of gallon ziploc bags 1-box of sandwich ziploc bags 2- kleenex boxes 2-pkgs. Of largeerasers 1-plastic crayon box or zippered pencil bag 1-backpack (non-rolling) no binders please THIRD GRADE 2-wide-rule 70 count spiral notebooks (1 red, 1 blue) 7-pocket folders with brads (2 green, 2 red,2 blue, 1 orange) 1-3 ring notebook (1) 2 packs of 24-#2 pencils 2-glue stick 1-24 ct. Crayola crayons or equivalent 1-pair of scissors 1-box of gallon ziploc bags (boys) 1-box of sandwich ziploc bags (girls) 2-bottles of hand-sanitizer 3-boxes of kleenex 4-big pink erasers 1-zippered pencil bag 1-backpack (non-rolling)
1 pkg of baby wipes FOURTH GRADE 4 pkg of No. 2 pencils (not mechanical) 2 pkg of glue sticks 1 Bottle of glue 2 pkg of 5 dividers Boys- Ziploc Gallon Bags - 1 Box Girls - Ziploc Quart Bags - 1 Box 1 Green Folder w/pockets and brads 1 Red Folder w/pockets and brads 1 Blue Folder w/pockets and brads 1 Yellow Folder w/pockets and brads 1 Orange Folder w/pockets and brads 5 Spiral Notebooks (green, red, blue, yellow, orange) 4 pkg large erasers (not pencil tops) 3 Large boxes of Kleenex 3 pkg map pencils 1 pkg of washable thick tip markers 1 pkg of washable thin tip markers 1 1 inch 3 ring binder with plastic sleeve on the front and pockets on the inside front and back 4 pkg notebook paper 2 pkg 3x5 Notecards 1 pair sharp scissors 3 Composition Books 1 Container of Clorox Wipes 1 pkg Highlighters FIFTH GRADE 2 pkg of No. 2 pencils (not mechanical) 5 folders with pockets 1 pkg of red pens 1 black permanent marker with a fine point 1 large eraser or several pencil top erasers 3 large boxes of Kleenex 2 pkg of notebook paper 3 pkg of dividers (5) 1 pkg of map pencils 1 box of Crayons (24 or 48 no larger) Elmers school glue (no glue sticks or gel) Sharp scissors Crayola markers classic colors 3 spiral notebooks 2 pkg of note cards 1 Trapper Keeper 2 containers of Clorox wipes Pencil Bag 3 - 2 inch binders
1 - 3 inch binder 1 - 4 GB flashdrive Girls - one box of gallon ziploc bags Boys - one box of sandwich ziploc bags SIXTH GRADE 2 pkg- No. 2 pencils 2 pkg- 2 glue sticks 1 pair- sharp scissors 1 box- Crayola Markers (washable) 1 pkg- red pens 1 pkg- blue or black pens 1 large pencil eraser 3 large boxes of Kleenex 4 pkg- notebook paper 1 pkg- colored map pencils 2- 1 inch, three ring binder 1 protractor 1 ruler with inches and cm 1 pkg- dividers with tabs 5 pocket folders with brads (red, blue, green, yellow, orange) 2 pkg 3 x 5 index cards 6 Spiral notebooks 1 pkg of Assorted Highlighters 1 - 4 GB flashdrive 1 trapper keeper Pencil bag 1 large pink eraser SEVENTH GRADE 3 composition books 4 pocket folders with brads 7 24-count boxes of pencils 2 box of broad-tip markers 1 box of thin-tip markers 3 large erasers 3 package of wide-ruled notebook paper 3 package of blue or black pens 2 boxes of tissue (Kleenex) 1 - highlighter 1 bottle of hand sanitizer 1 large spiral notebook 1 1 notebook or binder 1 pencil pouch that has brads to stay in the notebook 1 package of glue sticks 1 pair of scissors 1 1 inch notebook or binder with plastic covering for inserts (No other binder is acceptable.) 1 set of dividers 1 1-subject spiral notebook
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Luling ISD: 2012-13 School Supply List

(Red,Yellow,Blue, Green) NOTE: No Trapper Keepers allowed FOURTH GRADE 2 Package (12) Map Colors 2 Boxes (16) Crayons 4- Black Expo dry erase markers (2- bold and 2 fine point) 2- pkgs. of Dividers with Tabs (set of 5) 4 Large Pink Erasers 1- Hand sanitizer - 8 oz pump 2 Large Packages Notebook Paper 1 box of Ziplock Bags any size 4 Packages (12 count) #2 Wooden Pencils 3- Large Boxes of Kleenex 1- 1 - Metal Ring Binder with hardback 3- Large Glue sticks no preference 1 - 2 - Metal Ring Binder with hardback 1- hand held pencil sharpener 1- Zippered pouch for pencils (NO BOXES) 1- pkgs. highlighters 2 Spiral Notebook (70-100 Pages) wide-ruled 4- Folders with pockets & brads (Blue, Yellow, Red, & Green) NOTE: No Trapper Keepers allowed FIFTH GRADE 1 Package highlighters 2 Large Pencil Erasers & eraser tops 1 Package dry erase markers black 2- pkg. of 5 dividers 1- Pencil sharpener w/ case 2 Wet Ones container 1 Zippered Pouch for Pencils (No Boxes) 1- pair of kid scissors 1 1- (Metal) Ring Binder with pockets 1 - Composition notebook 1 2 (Metal) Ring Binder 2 Boxes of Kleenex no preference 1 Spiral Notebook (70-100 Pages) - (wideruled only) 6 Glue Sticks Large 2 Package (24 count) #2 Wooden Pencils 3 Boxes (12) Map Colors 2 Large Packages Notebook Paper (wideruled only) 1 Box Crayons 1 pkg. of 100 3x5 index cards 1 pkg. markers 6 Folders w/ brads & pockets any color (1 Plastic folder for Music/Art) 1 Dictionary for home use
S 5 12 19 26 M 6 13 20 27
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PRE-KINDERGARTEN 2 Crayola Crayons (24 Count) 1 Box Dry Erase Markers 1 Box Crayola Washable Classic Markers 1 Wide Rule Spiral Notebook (70 page) 1 Crayola Washable Watercolors (8 Count) 1 Elmers School Glue (4 oz. No Gel) 2 Containers of Play-Doh 2 Boxes of Kleenex Tissue 1 Bottle of Sanitizer 1 Backpack- NO WHEELS (large enough for 12 x 10 folder) $1.00 for other Supplies NOTE: Please have the students name on the following items: WASHABLE MARKERS, WASHABLE WATERCOLORS, SPIRAL NOTEBOOK, AND BACKPACK KINDERGARTEN 1 Wide Ruled Spiral Notebook (70 pages) 2 Bottles Elmers Glue (4 oz. No Gel) 1 Spacemaker School Box (5x8x2) 2 Large Pink Erasers 3 Crayola Crayons (24 Count) 2 Crayola Washable Watercolors (8 Count) 2 Washable Classic Markers (8 Count) 2 Expo Dry Erase Markers (Blunt or ChiseledNo Fine) 2 Boxes Kleenex 24 #2 Pencils 1 pair Fiskars Scissors (Blunt tip) 1 Bottle Hand Sanitizer (10 oz. pump) 1 Backpack- NO WHEELS $1.00 for other supplies FIRST GRADE 3 Folders with brads and pockets (1 red, 1 yellow, 1 blue) 1 Package Highlighters 1 Package Expo Dry Erase Markers 1 Package Washable Markers 1 School Supply Box 1 Pair Fiskars Scissors 1 Bottle Elmers Glue 12 Glue Sticks 2 Red Pens 24 #2 Pencils 4 Boxes Crayons (24 Count) 6 Pink Erasers 2 Spiral Notebooks (70 Count) 2 Boxes Kleenex 1 Jumbo (XL) Elastic Book Cover 1 Bottle Hand Sanitizer 1 Box Ziplock Sandwich Baggies 1 Backpack- NO WHEELS $2.00 for other supplies
Luling Primary School
2012 - 2013 LISD CALENDAR

August 2012 T W Th 1 2 7 8 9 14 15 16 21 22 23 28 29 30 September 2012 T W Th 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 August 2012 F 3 10 17 24 31 S 4 11 18 25
15-17 New Teacher Inservice 20-23 Staff Development 24 27 27 Teacher Workday First Day of School First Six Weeks Begins
S 3 10 17 24
M 4 11 18 25
February 2013 T W Th 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28
5
3
September 2012
Labor Day Holiday
19
F 1 8 15 22
S 2 9 16 23
S 2 9 16 23/30 S 7 14 21 28 S 4 11 18 25 S
M 3 10 17 24 M 1 8 15 22 29 M 5 12 19 26 M
F 7 14 21 28 F 5 12 19 26
S 1 8 15 22 29 S 6 13 20 27
October 2012
5 8 First Six Weeks Ends
S 3 10 17 15 24/31 S 7 14 21 28 S 5 12 19 26 S
M 4 11 18 25 M 1 8 15 22 29 M 6 13 20 27 M
March 2013 T W Th 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28
November 2012
Second Six Weeks Begins
19
9 12
Second Six Weeks Ends Third Six Weeks Begins
F 1 8 15 22 29 F 5 12 19 26
S 2 9 16 23 30 S 6 13 20 27
October 2012 T W Th 2 3 4 9 10 11 16 17 18 23 24 25 30 31 November 2012 T W Th 1 6 7 8 13 14 15 20 21 22 27 28 29 December 2012 T W Th 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27
19-20 PD Exchange Days 21-23 Thanksgiving Holiday
December 2012
21 21 Third Six Weeks Ends/ Early Dismissal
23 24-31 Christmas Holiday January 2013
21
April 2013 T W Th 2 3 4 9 10 11 16 17 18 23 24 25 30 May 2013 W Th 1 2 7 8 9 14 15 16 21 22 23 28 29 30 T T June 2013 W Th
F 2 9 16 23 30 F 7 14 21 28 F 4 11 18 25
S 3 10 17 24 17 S 1 8 15 22 29 S 5 12 19 26
7 8 21
Staff Development/Holiday Fourth Six Weeks Begins Dr. King Holiday
February 2013
22 25 Fourth Six Weeks Ends Fifth Six Weeks Begins
22
F 3 10 17 24 31 F 7
S 4 11 18 25
March 2013
11-15 Spring Break Holiday 29 Easter Holiday
2 3 9 10 16 17 23/30 24/31 S 6 13 20 27 M 7 14 21 28
January 2013 T W Th 1 2 3 8 9 10 15 16 17 22 23 24 29 30 31
First Semester Days
15 79
19 22
27
17
2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 16 17 18 19 20 April 2013 Fifth Six Weeks Ends 4 23/30 24 25 26 27 Sixth Six Weeks Begins 98 Second Semester Days July 2013 May 2013 S M T W Th 1 2 3 4 Bad Weather Day 7 8 9 10 11 June 2013 14 15 16 17 18 Early Dismissal 21 22 23 24 25 Graduation/Teacher Workday 28 29 30 31
Early Dismissal (12:30) Bad Weather Day Holiday 6 week ends
14 21 28 F 5 12 19 26
S 1 8 15 22 29 S 6 13 20 27
New Teacher Inservice Staff Development (Student Holiday) Teacher Workday (Student Holiday) Staff Dev. Exchange Days Start of semester End of semester
177 10
Total School Days Staff Development / Work Days Graduation/Teacher Workday
Revised 05/25/12
2-pkgs of wide ruled notebook paper 2-single subject spirals with pockets EIGHTH GRADE 1-tub of Clorox wipes 1-5 subject spiral notebook with pocket dividers 1-pkg wide ruled notebook paper 1-pkg of #2 lead pencils 1-pkg of blue or black ink pens 1-hand held pencil sharpener 1-pkg of highlighters with 4 different colors 1-box of Kleenex 1-large eraser 2-pkgs of 100 3 x 5 lined index cards 1-pkg of mechanical pencils 1-box of 24 crayons
SECOND GRADE 1-pkg dry erase markers 3- boxes tissue 4 folders w/brads(1 red, 1 yellow, 1 blue, 1 green) 2 10 oz bottles hand sanitizer 1 pair Fiskars scissors 4 Large pink erasers(NOT pencils top erasers) 24 - #2 pencils(no decorated or plastic coated) 1- spiral (any color) 70 count/ WIDE RULED 4- red pens 1 box quart sized zippered storage bags 4 boxes crayons 24 count 1- back pack NO WHEELS 1 - Plastic crayon/ supply box 6 large glue sticks NO ELMERS GLUE THIRD GRADE 6Glue Sticks- no preference 1 pkg. pencil top erasers 1- box zip lock gallon bags (Girls only) 1- Ruler- inches and centimeters(for use at home) 2 Boxes (16) Crayons 1 pair of kids scissors 1 bottle hand sanitizer- (Germ-X) 4 EXPO fine-point markers 2 Large Boxes Kleenex 1- box zip lock sandwich bags (Boys only) 7 (70-100 Pages) Spiral Notebooks, wideruled 1 Zippered pouch for pencils (NO BOXES) 3 Package (12 count) #2 Wooden Pencils 1- 1 binder no larger 1 large package Notebook paper (no narrow lines) 1 plastic folder for homework 1 Divider with tabs (set of 5) 4 Folders with pockets and brads
Leonard Shanklin Elementary School
SIXTH GRADE 1-box of map color pencils 1-box of Kleenex 2-large erasers 2-pkgs of #2 lead pencils 1-tub of Clorox wipes 1-one inch 3 ring binder 1-spiral notebook 1-inch 3 ring binder 1-spiral notebook 1-one inch 3 ring binder 1-one inch 3 ring binder 1-composition book 1-set of 6 dividers 1-box of map color pencils 1-dozen blue or black ink pens 1-folder with pockets & brads 1-pkg of black EXPO fine tip markers 1-bottle of hand sanitizer 2-dozen #2 lead pencils 2-pkgs of wide ruled notebook paper 2-boxes of Kleenex
Luling Junior High School
1-box of washable Crayola markers 1-composition notebook 2-folders with brads 1-pkg of blue or black ink pens 1-pkg of hiliters in assorted colors 1-box of washable Crayola markers 1-pkg of 100 3 x 5 lined index cards 1-box of quart size ZIPLOC bags 1-bottle of hand sanitizer 1- spiral notebook 2-folders with pockets & brads 2-large erasers 2-boxes of Kleenex 2-pkgs of standard rule notebook paper 2-one inch 3 ring binders 3-pkgs of #2 lead pencils
Getting involved: it makes a difference

Research indicates that children whose parents get involved with their education are more likely to earn better grades and less likely to have behavior problems in the classroom. The concept of parents working in conjunction with schools is nothing new. A 1987 study by Paul G. Fehrmann and colleagues documented the importance of parental involvement on their childs grades. Published in the Journal of Education Research, the study found that when parents stayed directly involved in their childs studies throughout high school, the childs grades improved. There are many different reasons for parents to get involved with their childs school and the community. Helping their children succeed is just one of them. The choice is just how to go about connecting with the school. Here are a few ideas. Work with the teacher Teachers are increasingly facing obstacles with regards to time and funding. Many must preside over large classes and are responsible for outfitting their classrooms with certain supplies. This presents ideal opportunities for parents to step up and pitch in. Volunteering in your childs classroom is a good way for you to help his or her teacher and get a firsthand account of what your child is doing in class. You may be asked to prepare and package homework assignments or put together materials for craft projects. Some teachers welcome parents who come in to read books to the class or even give spelling tests. Think about chaperoning a field trip or helping with the set-up and clean-up of class parties. If you keep an open dialogue with the teacher through phone calls or e-mail, you may be presented with plenty of opportunities to get involved. Attend meetings Parent-teacher associations or organizations are often instrumental in helping a school to run smoothly. They are the people behind fundraisers and special activities outside of the classroom. The PTA is also privy to information on upcoming events before the rest of the school community. Attending monthly meetings can keep you up to speed on the goings-on at your childs school. It will also ensure your voice is heard with regards to school policy. Showing your face at meetings will also give you the opportunity to meet other parents. Attend special events Not every parent can serve on the PTA or be present in the daily activities of the classroom. However, you can show your support by attending special events hosted by the school -- such as fundraisers or field-day activities. Volunteer your time with the setup of teacherappreciation lunches and bake sales, serve as a tour guide for the school when new parents are invited, build sets or make costumes for a school play, or take pictures of events and create a collage to be put on display in the school. Volunteer your skills Some schools can benefit from the specialized skills of parents. Ask if you can come in and talk about your job or hobby and demonstrate it to the class. Individuals who have technology skills can volunteer to install computer software or to run networking throughout the school. If you have a background in print layout, find out if you can help design and publish the school newsletter or yearbooks. Anytime a parent volunteers his or her time, that means less funding has to go to hiring an outside vendor for the job, saving the school money it sorely needs. Being involved in your childs school sets a positive example for your kids and provides their school with some much-needed assistance.
SEVENTH GRADE 1-5 subject spiral notebook with pocket dividers 1-pkg wide ruled notebook paper 1-box of Kleenex 1-pkg of #2 lead pencils 1-hand held pencil sharpener 1-pkg of blue or black ink pens 1-large eraser 1-pkg of highlighters with 4 different colors 2-pkgs of 100 3 x 5 lined index cards 1-composition notebook 1-box of washable Crayola markers 1-box of 24 crayons 1-pkg of mechanical pencils 2- folders with brads 1-dozen #2 lead pencils 1-box of map color pencils (at least 20) 1-bottle of hand sanitizer 1-box of Kleenex 1-pkg of highlighters in various colors
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S 1 8 15 22 29 M 2 9 16 23 30 T 3 10 17 24 31 Jul-12 W T 4 5 11 12 18 19 25 26 F 6 13 20 27 S 7 14 21 28

COMMUNITY CALENDAR
2012-2013
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1[H
3[H
KINDERGARTEN 1 Package of 24 Standard #2 Pencils 1 Package of Pencil Cap Erasers 1 Bottle of Elmers Glue 6 Glue Sticks 2 Boxes of Kleenex 1 Pair of Student Safety Scissors with Blunt End 3 Boxes of 24 Crayons 1 Box of 8 Markers Classic Colors 4 Green Two Pocket Vinyl Folders with Brads 1 Yellow Two Pocket Folder with Brads 2 Red Two Pocket Folders with Brads 1 Container of Baby Wipes 1 Box of Ziploc Bags (Quart Sized) [Boys] 1 Box of Ziploc Bags (Gallon Sized) [Girls] 2 Dry Erase Black Markers 1 Spiral Notebook FIRST GRADE 2 Packages of 24 Standard #2 Pencils 1 Package of Pencil Cap Erasers 4 Glue Sticks 3 Boxes of Kleenex 1 Pair of Student Safety Scissors with Blunt End 2 Boxes of Crayons 1 Box of Ziploc Bags (Quart Sized) [Boys] 1 Box of Ziploc Bags (Gallon Sized) [Girls] 3 Red Pens 5 Two Pocket Folders with Brads (Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Purple) 4 Dry Erase Black Markers 4 Composition Notebooks 2 Packages of Wide-Ruled Notebook Paper 1 Pencil Box 1 Package of Index Cards 1 Package of Manila Construction Paper SECOND GRADE 2 Packages of 24 Standard #2 Pencils 4 Glue Sticks 2 Boxes of Kleenex 1 Pair of Student Safety Scissors with Blunt End 2 Boxes of Crayons 2 Large Pink Erasers 1 Package of Construction Paper (Boys) 1 Package of Manila Paper (Girls) 1 Box of Ziploc Bags (Quart Sized) [Boys] 1 Box of Ziploc Bags (Gallon Sized) [Girls] 1 Package of Wide Ruled Notebook Paper 4 Composition Notebooks 2 Two Pocket Folders with Brads (Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Purple) 1 Plastic Ruler 2 Vinyl Folders (Blue and Red) 1 Plastic School Supplies Box Backpack (without wheels) THIRD GRADE 2 Vinyl Folders With Brads (Any Color)
2 Two Pocket Folders with Brads (Any Color) 3 1 Subject Spiral Notebooks 6 Packages of 24 Standard #2 Pencils 1 Package of Pencil Cap Erasers 8 Large Glue Sticks 2 Boxes of Kleenex 1 Pair of Student Safety Scissors with Blunt End 2 Boxes of 24 Crayons 1 Package of Colored Map Pencil 1 Large Pink Eraser 2 Packages of Baby Wipe Refills 1 Package of Wide Ruled Notebook Paper 1 Plastic School Supplies Box 1 Yellow Highlighter 2 Packs Dry Erase Markers (Thin-Any Color) FOURTH & FIFTH GRADES 3 Glue Sticks 2 Boxes of Kleenex 1 Pair of Student Safety Scissors with Blunt End 1 Box of Crayons 1 Box of Colored Map Pencil 2 Green Folders with Brads 2 Red Folders with Brads 2 Yellow Folders with Brads 1 Package of Dry Erase Markers 3 Composition Notebooks 2 Packages of Notebook Paper 1 Hand Pencil Sharpener 1 Protractor 1 Package Construction Paper 1 Package of Red Pens 1 Package of Highlighters
WAELDER INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

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9 16 23 30
S 5 10 11] 12 17 18[E 19 24 25 26 31
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S 4 5 6 11 12 13[F 14[F 15[F 16[S 17[S 18 19 20[S 21[S 22[S 23[M 24[M 25 26 [27 28 29 30 31 Sep-12 W T 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27
Aug-12 W T 2 1 7 8 9
F 3 10
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FLEX (WORK) DAYS: Aug 13,14,15 STAFF DEV.: Aug 16,17,20,21,22

TEACHER WORK DAY(s): Jan 21, 2013 Make-up FLEX Days: Aug 23, 24
Feb-13 W T 6 13 20 27
June 1, 2013
F 7 14 21 28
2 3[H 4 9 10 11 16 17 18 23 24 25 30
S 1 8 15 22 29
19
Holidays [H Labor Day: Sept 3 Columbus Day: Oct 8 Thanksgiving Break: Nov. 21 thru 23 Winter Break: Dec. 24 thru Jan 4 Teacher Work Day: Jan 21 SPRING BREAK: Mar 11 thru15 Good Friday Holiday: Mar 29 Memorial Day Holiday: May 27 TESTING DATES [T Oct 22 thru 25 Dec 3 thru 14 Mar 4 thru 7 Apr 1 thru 5 Apr 22 thru 26 May 14 & 15 June 25 & 26 Early Release Dates [E=1:30 p.m.] Oct 12, Nov 20, Dec 21, Jan 18, Mar 1, Apr 18* [or 19], May 31 WISD GRADING PERIODS First Semester 27 thru Oct 5 ] 9 thru Nov 16 ] 19 thru Jan 11 ]
Days = 80
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SIXTH THROUGH EIGHTH GRADES 1 Package of Pencils Moulton 1 Box of Kleenex Elementary 1 Package of Colored Map Pencil 3 (2 inch) Binders [Not Black] School 4 Composition Notebooks 2 Packages of Notebook Paper PRE-K-3 6 #2 pencils 5 Sets of Dividers 1 pink eraser 1 Ruler (12 Inch) 1 pair scissors (Fiskars 1 Package of Red Pens round tipped) 1 Pack of Highlighters 2 boxes Crayola crayons (24 ** Elective Courses May Require Additional count) Supplies
2 bottles of Elmers Glue (Do not send gel) 1 container Clorox wipes HIGH SCHOOL 1 box resealable sandwich 1 Package of Pencils bags 1 Package of Pens (Blue and Black) 1 bookbag or backpack Change of clothes in zip top 4 (1.5 inch) 3 Ring Binders bag labeled with your childs 3 College Ruled 70 Sheet Spiral Notebooks 4 Packages of College Ruled Notebook Paper name
Moulton ISD: 2012-13 Supply List

1 box markers 1 1 ruled writing tablet NOTE: School box will be provided by teacher SECOND GRADE 1 box #2 pencils 1 box crayons (64 count) 1 DeNealian Style Tablet 1/2 ruling (#T-4130) 1 pair scissors (Fiskars Pointed) 2 bottles Elmers glue 4 spiral notebooks (70 count) 3 erasers 2 glue sticks 1 hand-held pencil sharpener (optional) 1 box markers (broad line) 1 box Kleenex 1 box (+) Flashcards 1 box (-) Flashcards NOTE: School box will be provided by teacher THIRD GRADE 1 box #2 pencils 1 box crayons 1 bottle white Elmers glue 1 pair scissors (Fiskars) 1 ruler 1 school supply box 1 eraser 1 box pencil colors 1 red ink pen 1 pencil sharpener 1 pencil bag 1 box markers 3 wide-tipped Highlighters 3 spiral notebooks (wideruled, assorted colors) 5 jumbo stretchy book covers 6 pocket folders with brads (assorted colors) 1 package wide-ruled notebook paper FOURTH GRADE 1 pencil bag 1 bottle white Elmers glue 1 pair scissors 1 box pencil colors 2 red ink pens 1 eraser 1 box crayons 1 school supply box 1 box regular markers 1 box thin-tipped markers 1 box #2 pencils 2 wide-tipped Highlighters (yellow) 6 pocket folders with brads (assorted colors) 4 1 1/2 binders 4 packages of dividers for the binders 2 packages wide-ruled notebook paper 5 stretchy book covers 1 hand-held pencil sharpener 1 ruler with both regular & metric measurements 1 package index cards (3X5) FIFTH & SIXTH GRADE 1 box #2 pencils 1 bottle Elmers glue 1 pair scissors 1 ruler with both regular & metric measurements 1 wide-ruled spiral notebook 1 box pencil colors 1 school supply box 1 box crayons 1 eraser 2 blue or black ink pens 2 red ink pens 4 packages wide-ruled notebook paper 3 wide-tipped Highlighters (yellow only) 6 pocket folders with brads (assorted colors) 3 1 1/2 binders 4 packages of dividers 1 box Kleenex tissues 3 packs index cards (3X5) 1 box regular markers 1 box thin-tipped markers 1 pencil bag 1 hand-held pencil sharpener 5 jumbo stretchy book covers SEVENTH GRADE 6 1 1/2 binders 20 dividers Pencil colors #2 pencils Black & red pens Notebook paper Blue, pink & green Highlighters Ruler with inches & centimeters
2 Packages of Tabbed Dividers PRE-K-4 2 Packages of 50 Sheet Graphing Paper 6 #2 pencils 1 Large Eraser 1 pink eraser 1 2GB USB Flash Drive 1 pair scissors (Fiskars 1 Pack of Assorted Highlighters round tipped) 1 Box of Markers 2 boxes Crayola crayons (24 ** Elective Courses May Require Additional count) Supplies 2 bottles of Elmers Glue
(Do not send gel) 1 container Wet Wipes 1 bookbag or backpack Change of clothes in zip top bag labeled with your childs name
MOULTON ISD 2012-2013 CALENDAR

AUGUST
SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI
5 12 19 26 2 9 16 23 30 7 14 21 28 4 11 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 6 13 20 27 3 10 17 24 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21 28 5 12 19 26
SEPTEMBER
6 13 20 27 3 10 17 24 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21 28 4 11 18 25 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 6 13 20 27
7 14 21 28 4 11 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 6 13 20 27 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 5 12 19 26 2 9 16 23 30 7 14 21 28
1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21 28
2 9 16 23 30 6 13 20 27 4 11 18 25
3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21 28 5 12 19 26 2 9 16 23 30
SAT
4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 6 13 20 27 3 10 17 24 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 2 9 16 23 2 9 16 23 30 6 13 20 27 4 11 18 25 1
20th - 24th - Teacher Inservice 31st - Early Release
27th - 1st Day of School
3rd - Labor Day Holiday
OCTOBER
5th - End of 1st 6-Weeks 8th - Columbus Day Holiday
29 days
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
1 8 15 22 29 6 13 20 27 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21 28 7 14 21 28 4 11 18 25 2 9 16 23 30
16th - End of 2nd 6-Weeks 21st - Early Release 22nd - 23rd Thanksgiving Holidays
29 days
5 12 19 26 2 9 16 23 30 6 13 20 27 6 13 20 27 3 10 17 24 1 8 15 22 29
7 14 21 28 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 31
20th - Early Release 21st thru 1st - Christmas Holidays 11th - End of 3rd 6-Weeks 30 days 21st - MLK Day & Stock Show - Early Release
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
18th Bad Weather day 22nd - End of 4th 6-Weeks
29 days
MARCH
KINDERGARTEN 1 School supply box (small) 6 #2 pencils 1 pair scissors (Fiskars round tipped) 2 boxes Crayola crayons (24 count) 1 bookbag or backpack 2 writing tablets (Mead #48210 or Mead Hytone #48156 - available at Olles) 1 big box Kleenex tissues 1 eraser 2 bottles Elmers Glue (do not send gel) 1 plastic pocket folder with brads (Green) 1 paper pocket folder with brads (Red) 1 box resealable sandwich bags 1 package Wet Wipes 1 Crayola Washable Watercolor Paints (16 count) FIRST GRADE 2 boxes crayons (24 count) 1 box #2 pencils 1 pair scissors (Fiskars round tipped) 2 Elmers glue 2 erasers 3 spiral notebooks 5 pocket folders with brads 1 box Kleenex tissues
28th - Early Release 29th - Easter Holiday 12th - End of 5th 6-Weeks 29th - Bad Weather Day 24th - End of 6th 6-Weeks 24th - Last Day of School; Early Release 24th - Graduation 29 days 180 days 34 days
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Pencils laddie w/eraser 12-ct Dixon Eraser pink medium (4) Markers classic 8-ct broad washable Crayola Markers classic 8-ct thin washable Crayola Watercolors 8-ct washable Crayola Tissues 110-ct Kleenex Wipes Clorox Disinfecting 35-ct bleach-free Paper plates 6 50-ct School box 8.375 X 5.375 X 2.125 Plastic Pencils mechanical .7mm lead 5-ct (2) Book cover fabric asst colors Pencil lead .7mm refills 6-ct(2) SECOND GRADE (Last name begins with A-G) Pen single red Pentel (2) Pencils laddie w/eraser 12-ct Dixon (2) Markers classic 8-ct broad washable Crayola Crayons 24-ct regular Crayola Colored pencils 24-ct long Crayola Scissors 5 sharp Fiskars Highlighter yellow Eraser pink medium (2) Glue 4 oz Elmers Glue stick .21 oz Elmers (purple) (2) Filler paper wide rule 200 pgs Top Flight Folder poly pkts/brads yellow Folder poly pkts/brads blue Clipboard letter size Tissues 110-ct Kleenex (2) Wipes Clorox Disinfecting 35-ct bleach free Binder 1 basic black School box 13.5 X 8 x 4.25 Shoebox size w/lid SECOND GRADE (Last name begins with H-L) Pen single red Pentel (2) Pencils laddie w/eraser 12-ct Dixon (2) Markers classic 8-ct broad washable Crayola Crayons 24-ct regular Crayola Colored pencils 24-ct long Crayola Scissors 5 sharp Fiskars Highlighter yellow Eraser pink medium (2) Glue 4 oz. Elmers Glue stick .21 oz Elmers (purple) (2) Filler paper wide rule 200 pgs Top Flight Folder poly pkts/brads yellow Folder poly pkts/brads blue Clipboard letter size Tissues 110-ct Kleenex (2) Ziploc bags quart 25/box Binder 1 basic black School box 13.5 X 8 x 4.25 Shoebox size w/lid SECOND GRADE (Last name M-Q) Pen single red Pentel (2) Pencils laddie w/eraser 12-ct Dixon (2) Markers classic 8-ct broad washable Crayola Crayons 24-ct regular Crayola Colored pencils 24-ct long Crayola Scissors 5 sharp Fiskars Highlighter yellow Eraser pink medium (2) Glue 4 oz Elmers Glue stick .21 oz Elmers (purple) (2) Filler paper wide rule 200 pgs Top Flight Folder poly pkts/brads yellow Folder poly pkts/brads blue Clipboard letter size Tissues 110-ct Kleenex (2) Ziploc bags gallon 20/box Binder 1 basic black School box 13.5 X 8 x 4.25 shoebox size w/lid SECOND GRADE (Last name begins with R-Z) Pen single red Pentel (2) Pencils laddie w/eraser 12-ct Dixon (2) Markers classic 8-ct broad washable Crayola Crayons 24-ct regular Crayola Colored pencils 24-ct long Crayola Scissors 5 sharp fiskars Highlighter yellow Eraser pink medium (2) Glue 4 oz Elmers Glue stick .21 oz Elmers (purple) (2) Filler paper wide rule 200 pgs Top Flight Folder poly pkts/brads yellow Folder poly pkts/brads blue Clipboard letter size Tissues 110-ct Kleenex (2) Hand sanitizer 4 oz Binder 1 Basic black School box 13.5 X 8 x 4.25 Shoebox size w/lid THIRD GRADE (Last name begins with A-C) Folder poly pkts/brads yellow Folder poly pkts/brads red Folder poly pkts/brads blue Markers classic 8-ct thin Crayola Colored pencils 8-ct long Crayola Filler paper wide rule 200 pgs Top Flight Notebook spiral 1 sub yellow 70 pgs wide Crayons 24-ct regular Crayola Scissors 5 sharp Fiskars Glue 4 oz Elmers Pen stick red 10-ct Marker perm Sharpie fine tip black Pencils #2 sharpened Ticonderoga 12-ct (2) Clipboard letter size Eraser pink medium (2) Binder 1 Basic black Binder 1.5 Basic blue Pencil bag nylon 3 holes asst. colors (2) Dividers 5-tab asst. colors (3) Tissues 110-ct Kleenex Ziploc bags gallon 20/box Book cover fabric asst colors (5) THIRD GRADE (Last name begins with D-L) Folder poly pkts/brads yellow Folder poly pkts/brads red Folder poly pkts/brads blue Markers classic 8-ct thin Crayola Colored pencils 8-ct long Crayola Filler paper wide rule 200 pgs Top Flight Notebook spiral 1 sub yellow 70 pgs wide Crayons 24-ct regular Crayola Scissors 5 sharp Fiskars Glue 4 oz Elmers Pen stick red 10-ct Marker perm Sharpie fine tip black Pencils #2 sharpened Ticonderoga 12-ct (2) Clipboard letter size Eraser pink medium (2) Binder 1 Basic black Binder 1.5 Basic blue Pencil bag nylon 3 holes asst. colors (2) Dividers 5 tab asst. colors (3) Tissues 110-ct Kleenex Ziploc bags quart 25/box Book cover fabric asst colors (5) THIRD GRADE (Last name begins with M) Folder poly pkts/brads yellow Folder poly pkts/brads red Folder poly pkts/brads blue Markers classic 8-ct thin Crayola Colored pencils 8-ct long Crayola Filler paper wide rule 200 pgs Top Flight Notebook spiral 1 sub yellow 70 pgs wide Crayons 24-ct regular Crayola Scissors 5 sharp Fiskars Glue 4 oz Elmers Pen stick red 10-ct Marker perm Sharpie fine tip black Pencils #2 sharpened Ticonderoga 12-ct (2) Clipboard letter size Eraser pink medium (2) Binder 1 Basic black Binder 1.5 Basic blue Pencil bag nylon 3 holes asst. colors (2) Dividers 5 tab asst. Colors (3) Tissues 110-ct Kleenex Wipes Clorox Disinfecting 35-ct bleach free Book cover fabric asst colors (5) THIRD GRADE (Last name begins with N-Z) Folder poly pkts/brads yellow Folder poly pkts/brads red Folder poly pkts/brads blue Markers classic 8-ct thin Crayola Colored pencils 8-ct long Crayola Filler paper wide rule 200 pgs Top Flight Notebook spiral 1 sub yellow 70 pgs wide Crayons 24-ct regular Crayola Scissors 5 sharp Fiskars Glue 4 oz Elmers Pen stick red 10-ct Marker perm Sharpie fine tip black Pencils #2 sharpened Ticonderoga 12-ct (2) Clipboard letter size Eraser pink medium (2) Binder 1 Basic black Binder 1.5 Basic blue Pencil bag nylon 3 holes asst. colors (2) Dividers 5 tab asst. colors (3) Tissues 110-ct Kleenex (2) Book cover fabric asst colors (5) FOURTH GRADE - BOYS Filler paper wide rule 200 pgs Top Flight (2) Binder 1 Value view white Binder 1.5 Value view white Binder 2 Value view white (2) Dividers 8 tab asst. colors (2) Index cards ruled spiral 3 x 5 50-ct Folder poly pkts/brads purple Folder poly pkts/brads yellow Glue stick .21 oz Elmers (purple) (2) Tissues 110-ct Kleenex Eraser pink medium Colored pencils 8-ct long Crayola (2) Marker perm Sharpie ultra black (2) Book cover fabric asst colors (4) Pencils #2 sharpened Ticonderoga 12-ct (2) Pen stick red 10-ct Scissors 5 sharp Fiskars Tape Scotch 1/2 x 450 Highlighter yellow Dry erase marker 4-ct bullet low odor Sanford Expo Sharpener 2 holes lg well asst colors Wipes Clorox Disinfecting 35-ct bleach free Pencil bag nylon 3 holes asst. colors (2) FOURTH GRADE - GIRLS Filler paper wide rule 200 pgs Top Flight (2) Binder 1 Value view white Binder 1.5 Value view white Binder 2 Value view white (2) Dividers 8 tab asst. colors (2) Index cards ruled spiral 3 x 5 50-ct Folder poly pkts/brads purple Folder poly pkts/brads yellow Glue stick .21 oz Elmers (purple) (2) Tissues 110-ct Kleenex Eraser pink medium Colored pencils 8-ct long Crayola (2) Marker perm Sharpie ultra black (2) Book cover fabric asst colors (4) Pencils #2 sharpened Ticonderoga 12-ct (2) Pen stick red 10-ct Scissors 5 sharp Fiskars Tape Scotch 1/2 x 450 Highlighter yellow Dry erase marker 4-ct bullet low odor Sanford Expo Sharpener 2 holes lg well asst colors Ziploc bags gallon 20/box Pencil bag nylon 3 holes asst. colors (2) FIFTH GRADE Notebook spiral 1 sub red 70 pgs wide Notebook spiral 1 sub blue 70 pgs wide Index cards ruled 3 x 5 100ct (2) Binder 1 Value view white Dividers 8 tab asst. colors Composition book 100 pgs black Filler paper wide rule 200 pgs Top Flight (2) Folder pckt brad purple Folder pckt brad yellow Marker perm Sharpie ultra black Marker perm Sharpie fine tip black Glue 4 oz Elmers Tape scotch 1/2 X 450 Highlighter yellow Pencils Dixon Oriole 12-ct (2) Pen single red Pentel (2) Colored pencils 8-ct long Crayola Crayons 24-ct regular Crayola Markers classic 8-ct broad Crayola Pencil bag nylon 3 holes asst. colors Eraser pink medium (2) Sharpener 2 holes lg well asst colors Book cover fabric asst colors (4) Tissues 110-ct Kleenex SIXTH GRADE Pen stick red 10-ct Marker perm Sharpie fine tip black Markers classic 8-ct broad Crayola Filler paper wide rule 200 pgs Top Flight (2) Folder poly 13 pkt expand w/ elastic closure asst. Eraser pink medium (2) Colored pencils 8-ct long Crayola Tissues 110-ct Kleenex Pencil bag nylon 3 holes asst. colors Pencils red checking 2-ct Notebook spiral 1 sub yellow 70 pgs wide Pen stick black 10-ct Pencils #2 sharpened Ticonderoga 12-ct (2) SEVENTH GRADE General Supplies Personal planner: Please purchase one that gives students room to write down all of their assignments for every class. Expandable folder: This will help students organize their homework, class notes, and/or announcements that they need to share with their parents. 1 box of Kleenex this will be used in all of the classrooms English Notebook paper (wide or college ruled) Please get enough for the entire year. Blue or black ink pens to last the entire year 1 three ring binder with five dividers Composition book - please do not substitute a spiral (400) 3X5 index cards. They may be any color and may be lined or unlined. 15 zip-lock bags to store your vocabulary cards. Highlighters 4 different colors Keyboarding 7th Hard 1 1/2 inch 3 ring binder w/pockets in the front and back Pens/Pencils 1 ream of copier paper Highlighter Science 1 3-ring binder 5 plastic sheet covers 1 - package of notebook paper
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PRE-KINDERGARTEN Crayons 8-ct large Crayola Crayons 16-ct regular Crayola (3) Highlighter yellow Pencils laddie w/eraser 12-ct Dixon Scissors 5 blunt Fiskars School box 8.375 X 5.375 X 2.125 Plastic Tissues 110-ct Kleenex Watercolors 8-ct washable Dixon Prang KINDERGARTEN - BOYS School box 8.375 x 5.375 X 2.125 Plastic Scissors 5 blunt Fiskars Crayons 24-ct regular Crayola (2) Pencils laddie w/eraser 12-ct Dixon Tissues 110-ct Kleenex Markers classic 8-ct broad washable Crayola Ziploc bags gallon 20/box Notebook spiral 3 sub. 120 pgs asst. colors wide rule Eraser pink medium Watercolors 8-ct washable Crayola Wipes Clorox Disinfecting 35-ct bleach free Folder poly pkts/brads yellow Folder poly pkts/brads blue Glue stick .21 oz Elmers (purple) (24) Pencil bag nylon 3 holes asst. colors KINDERGARTEN - GIRLS School box 8.375 x 5.375 X 2.125 Plastic Scissors 5 blunt Fiskars Crayons 24-ct regular Crayola (2) Pencils laddie w/eraser 12-ct Dixon Tissues 110-ct Kleenex Markers classic 8-ct broad washable Crayola Ziploc bags quart 25/box Notebook spiral 3 sub. 120 pgs asst. colors wide rule Eraser pink medium Watercolors 8-ct washable Crayola Hand sanitizer 4 oz Folder poly pkts/brads yellow Folder poly pkts/brads blue Glue stick .21 oz Elmers (purple) (24) Pencil bag nylon 3 holes asst. colors FIRST GRADE BOYS Folder poly pkts/brads blue Folder poly pkts/brads red Folder poly pkts/brads green Notebook spiral 1 sub yellow 70 pgs wide Crayons 24-ct regular crayola (2) Glue stick .21 oz Elmers (purple) (6) Glue 4 oz Elmers Glue (2) Scissors 5 blunt fiskars Pencils laddie w/eraser 12-ct dixon Eraser pink medium (4) Markers classic 8-ct broad washable crayola Markers classic 8-ct thin washable crayola Watercolors 8-ct washable crayola Tissues 110-ct kleenex Ziploc bags gallon 20/box Hand sanitizer 4 oz School box 8.375 X 5.375 X 2.125 Plastic Pencils mechanical .7mm lead 5-ct (2) Book cover fabric asst colors Pencil lead .7Mm refills 6-ct (2) FIRST GRADE GIRLS Folder poly pkts/brads blue Folder poly pkts/brads red Folder poly pkts/brads green Notebook spiral 1 sub yellow 70 pgs wide Crayons 24-ct regular Crayola (2) Glue stick .21 oz Elmers (purple) (6) Glue 4 oz Elmers (2) Scissors 5 blunt Fiskars
1 - book cover Pens and pencils Texas History Spiral notebook Colored pencils for maps Binder or folder 7th Grade Reading Paper Pen Pencils Mathematics (2) 1 3 ring binder with pockets 5 dividers 10 sheet protectors Wide ruled notebook paper Pencils EIGHTH GRADE General Supplies Personal planner: Please purchase one that gives students room to write down all of their assignments for every class. Expandable folder: This will help students organize their homework, class notes, and/or announcements that they need to share with their parents. 1 box of Kleenex this will be used in all of the classrooms English Notebook paper (wide or college ruled) Please get enough for the entire year. Blue or black ink pens to last the entire year One-inch three ring binder with five dividers Composition book please do not substitute a spiral (400) 3X5 index cards. They may be any color and may be lined or unlined. (Note: 8th graders who have all of their cards for Roots 1, 2, and 3 PLUS SAT 1 11 and SAT WW do not need to purchase cards.) 15 zip-lock bags to store your vocabulary cards. (Note: 8th graders who have their cards organized already do not need additional storage bags.) Highlighters 4 different colors Computer Literacy Hard 2 three ring binder w/ pockets in the front and back Pens/Pencils Highlighter Science 1 three-ring binder 5 plastic sheet covers 1 - package of notebook paper 1 - book cover Pens and pencils Mathematics (2) 1 3 ring binder with pockets 5 dividers 10 sheet protectors Wide ruled notebook paper Pencils Speech/Leadership/Health 60/70 count notebook (NO COLLEGE RULE PAPER) Loose leaf paper (NO COLLEGE RULE PAPER) Red pen Scissors Package of small notecards Package of glue sticks Roll of tape Highlighters Map Colors/Colors/Markers 5 regular size poster boards (Colors can vary but NO BLACK) Small supply box Ruler Stencils Medium 3 ring binder Dividers
Shiner ISD Calendar

August 27 - First day of school September 3 - School closed for Labor Day holiday September 28 - End of First Six Weeks October 8 - School closed for Columbus Day holiday November 2 - End of Second Six Weeks November 19 - Early release November 20 - Early release November 21-23 - School closed for Thanksgiving holiday December 19 - Early release December 20 - Early release/End of Third Six Weeks December 21-January 1 School closed for Christmas holiday January 2 - Teacher Prep Day/Student Holiday January 21 - School closed for MLK Day holiday January 24 - Early release February 15 - End of Fourth Six Weeks March 1 - School closed for Stock Show March 11&12 - Bad weather days March 13-15 - School closed for Spring Break March 29 - School closed for Good Friday holiday April 1-4 - TAKS/STAAR Testing April 12 - End of Fifth Six Weeks April 23-25 - TAKS/STAAR Testing May 6-17 - TAKS/STAAR Testing May 27 - School closed for Memorial Day holiday May 31 - Early release/End of Sixth Six Weeks/Last day of school May 31 - SHS Graduation
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Technology now an integral part of modern classrooms

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Flatonia ISD: 2012-13 Supply List

(Prang- 8 colors) $5.00 for Weekly Reader FIRST GRADE 1 ream of white copy paper 5 plastic folders -1 ea. (blue, red, yellow, green, purple w/ pockets & brads) 1 pkg (9x12) assorted construction paper 1 pkg (12x18) assorted construction paper 1 box of colored pencils 1 zippered school supply bag 10 #2 pencils 6 Elmers glue sticks 2 4oz bottle of glue 1 pkg of pencil top erasers 1 pair of Fiskars scissors 2 pink erasers 1 spiral notebook (1 subject) 1 box of 24 crayons 1 box of Zip-Loc bags (quart size) Boys 1 box of Zip-Loc bags (gallon size) Girls 1 boxes of Kleenex (200) Personal Pencil Sharpener $5.00 for Weekly Reader SECOND GRADE 1 ream of white copy paper 1 wide ruled spiral notebook (70 ct) 4 plastic folders W/pockets and brads (green, blue, 2 red) 1 pkg. of 12 x18 assorted construction paper 2 box of 24 crayons ONLY 1 box of markers 10 #2 pencils 1 red pen 1 pair of Fiskars scissors 1 lg fabric book cover 1 4 oz bottle of Elmers glue 2 lg glue sticks 1 school box or supply bag 2 boxes of 200ct Kleenex 2 pink erasers 1 box of gallon Zip-Loc bags Boys 1 box of quart Zip-Loc bags Girls 1 pkg. 4 x 6 100 ct Index Cards Addition & Subtraction Flashcards 1 1in. binder with pockets any color 1 pkg 5 tab dividers $5.00 for Scholastic News THIRD GRADE 1 ream of white copy paper 2 pkg. of notebook paper (wide ruled) 1 composition notebook (not

Flatonia ISD
2012-2013 School Calendar
August 2012
Su 5 12 19 26 M 6 13 20 [27 Tu 7 14 21 28 W 1 8 15 22 29 Th 2 9 16 23 30 F 3 10 17 24 31 S 4 11 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 Su
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PRE-KINDERGARTEN 1 back pack 1 ream of Copy Paper 2 folders w/ pockets and brads (Plastic- red & blue) 4 #2 Pencils 2 boxes of 8 Crayons- NO JUMBO 1 box of washable markers 1 bottle of Elmers glue 2 glue sticks 1 tray of water colors (Prang8 colors) No Glitter 1 box of Ziploc bags (quart size) Boys 2 dry erase makers (Low Odor) Boys 1 Clorox Wipes- Boys 1 pkg. assorted Construction Paper- 12x18 Boys 1 pkg assorted Construction Paper- 9x12 Girls 1 box of Ziploc bags (gallon size) Girls 1 box of baby wipes- Girls 1 box Play dough (4 cans) Girls 2 boxes of Kleenex $5.00 for Weekly Reader (No pencil boxes) Please label all supplies. KINDERGARTEN 1 ream of white copy paper 6 folders w/pockets and brads (plastic) red, blue, green, yellow, orange & purple 1 school box 1 set of 12 or 24 colored pencils 2 boxes of 24 crayons 4 #2 pencils 2 pink erasers 1 pair of childrens scissors (Fiskars) 2 bottles of Elmers glue 6 glue sticks 2 boxes of Kleenex 1 box of Ziploc bags (quart size) Girls 1 container of baby wipesGirls 1 box play dough (4 cans) Girls 1 pkg. (9x12) asst. construction paper (girls) 1 pkg. (12x18) asst. construction paper (boys) 1 box of Ziploc bags (gallon size) Boys 1 container of disinfectant wipes- Boys 2 Expo Markers- Boys 1 tray of Water Colors
Flatonia Elementary School
spiral) 1 binder (1 inch) 5 plastic folders with pockets and brads 1 pkg. of dividers with tabs 1 pair of scissors 1 box of crayons (24 count) 1 box of map pencils 4 glue sticks 12 #2 pencils 2 pkg pencil top erasers 2 red ink pen 2 bottles liquid glue 2 dry eraser markers (any color) 1 Large school supply bag 2 pkgs. of 4x6-100ct. index cards 1 boxes of 200 count Kleenex 2 X-Large stretchy book covers 1 pkg. asst. (9x12) construction paper 1 box of qt. Ziploc bags $5.00 for Scholastic News FOURTH GRADE 1 ream of white copy paper 2 pkg. of notebook paper (wide ruled) 7 plastic folders w/pockets & brads (2 red, 1- blue, green, orange, purple & yellow) 1 pair of 5 Fiskars-pointed scissors 1 box of 24 count crayons 1 box 12 counts Map Colors 2 glue sticks 12 #2 pencils 2 red ink pens 1 pkg. pencil top erasers or 1 pink eraser 1 large school supply bag 5 stretchy book covers- (XLarge) Multiplication and Division Flash Cards 2 boxes of Kleenex 2 composition notebook (not spiral) 2 binders (1 in.) 3 spiral notebook (1 subject, wide ruled) 2 pkg. 5 tab dividers for binder 2 highlighters 1 pkg. construction paper 1 pencil sharpener with cover $5.00 for Scholastic News $3.00 for (Music) Recorder FIFTH GRADE 1 ream of white copy paper 1 pkg. of hole reinforcements 2 pkg. wide ruled notebook paper 1 composition notebook (not spiral)
September 2012
M Tu W Th F S 1 8 15 22 29 7 14 21 28 Su M 1 [8 15 22 29
October 2012
Tu 2 9 16 23 30 W 3 10 17 24 31 Th 4 11 18 25 F 5] 12 19 26 S 6 13 20 27
November 2012
Su 4 11 18 25 M 5 12 [19 26 Tu 6 13 20 27 W 7 14 21 28 Th 1 8 15 22 29 F 2 9 16] 23 30 S 3 10 17 24 2 9 16 23 30 Su
December 2012
M 3 10 17 24 31 Tu 4 11 18 25 W 5 12 19 26 Th 6 13 20 27 F 7 14 21 28 S 1 8 15 22 29 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 Su M
January 2013
Tu 1 8 15 [22 29 W 2 9 16 23 30 Th 3 10 17 24 31 F 4 11 18] 25 S 5 12 19 26
February 2013
Su 3 10 17 24 M 4 11 *18 25 Tu 5 12 19 26 W 6 13 20 27 Th 7 14 21 28 F 1 8 15 22 S 2 9 16 23 3 10 17 24 31 [4 11 18 25 Su M
March 2013
Tu 5 12 19 26 W 6 13 20 27 Th 7 14 21 28 F 1] 8 15 22 29 S 2 9 16 23 30 7 14 21 28 Su M 1 8 15 [22 29
April 2013
Tu 2 9 16 23 30 W 3 10 17 24 Th 4 11 18 25 F 5 12 19] 26 S 6 13 20 27
May 2013
Su 5 12 19 26 M 6 13 20 *27 Tu 7 14 21 28 W 1 8 15 22 29 Th 2 9 16 23 30 F 3 10 17 24 31 S 4 11 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 Su M
June 2013
Tu 4 11 18 25 W 5] 12 19 26 Th 6 13 20 27 F 7 14 21 28 S 1 8 15 22 29 7 14 21 28 Su M 1 8 15 22 29
July 2013
Tu 2 9 16 23 30 W 3 10 17 24 31 Th 4 11 18 25 F 5 12 19 26 S 6 13 20 27
School Closed/Holidays Half Day/Early Release Flex Days Testing Teacher In-Service Day *Bad Weather Make Up Days
2 folders w/ pockets & brads (red & green. Please do not write on or put paper in them.) 3- 1 to 2 in binder for Science, Reading, Math 3 pkg. 5 tab dividers for binder 24 #2 pencils 1 pencil sharpener (NO battery operated w/shavings cover) 1 pkg of red pens Nonclicking 1 pkg pencil top erasers 2 boxes of colored pencils (standard colors) 2 highlighters 1 pair of pointed Fiskars student scissors 1 8oz bottle of glue (no gel)
Aug 27 Oct 5 = 29 days Oct 8 Nov 16 = 29 days Nov 19 Jan 18 = 33 days 91 days
Jan 22 Mar 1 = 28 days Mar 4 Apr 19 = 29 days Apr 22 Jun 5 = 32 days 89 days
1 pkg. glue sticks 1 large pencil pouch 2 boxes of 200 count Kleenex 1 pkg construction paper (12 x 18) 1 box sandwich Ziploc bags White T-shirt, black shorts and a towel (P.E.) Optional: 4 stretchy book covers (XL) SIXTH GRADE 1 ream of white copy paper 3 pkg. wide ruled notebook paper 4 composition notebook (not spiral) 5 folders w/pockets & brads 1 ea. (blue, purple, green, red, and
yellow) 12 #2 pencils 6 Pens (2 black, 2 blue, and 2 red) 2 large pink erasers 1 box of map colors 1 large pencil pouch 1 box of Kleenex 4 highlighters 2 glue sticks Fine Arts (students not participating in Band) 1 box of 24 count crayons 2 box of markers (reg. & fine point) 1 12x18 tablet of assorted construction paper White T-shirt, black shorts and a towel (P.E.)
Grace Christian: 2012-13 Supply List

PRE-K & KINDERGARTEN 1 spiral notebook 1 big pink eraser 1 tray water color paints 3 reams copy/printer paper 3 bottles Soft Hand Soap 2 containers of Lysol wipes 1 Boxes of Kleenex 12 Rolls Paper Towels (selecta-size) 1 Box 2-3ozs Paper Cups 1 box Large crayons Crayola brand (8 or 10 count) 1 pair of blunt Fiskars scissors 1 pkg of glue sticks Boys Only: 1 Box of Ziploc Bags (gallon) Girls Only: 1 Box of Ziploc Bags (quart) NOTE: Additional classroom specific supplies will be available directly from teacher. Parents please no backpacks and do not label supplies with your childs name this will be done at school. FIRST & SECOND GRADES 2 Spiral Notebooks 1 composition notebook 2 pkg wide-rule notebook paper 1 Pkg pencil cap Erasers 1 3-hole large pencil pouch 2 boxes of 24 Crayons 1 Pair Blunt Fiskars Scissors 2 glue sticks 2 bottles Elmers glue 1 Pkg Map Colors (12) 1 package Color Classic washable Markers (10) 1 small Space Maker school box (5X8) 2 Pkg. No. 2 pencils, pre-sharpened (24 in pkg.) 2 large pink erasers 1 Pkg Colored Construction Paper 1 Pkg dry eraser markers multicolored 1 1 inch 3 ring Notebook Clear Front 1 Pkg Dividers with Pockets 1 Pkg large index cards 2 reams copy paper 2 bottles Soft Hand Soap 2 containers of Lysol or Clorox wipes 2 Boxes of Kleenex 1 Box of Ziploc Bags (quart) 1 Box 2-3 ozs Paper Cups 12 Rolls Paper Towels THIRD THROUGH FIFTH GRADES 2 Pkg Wide Rule Notebook Paper 3 Spiral Notebooks 2 Boxes of 24 # 2 Pencils presharpened 1 Pkg pencil cap Erasers 1 large white eraser 1 Pkg Red grading Pencils
SHINER CATHOLIC SCHOOL ---- 2012-2013 CALENDAR

6-10 9 13 15 Local Inservice Meet the Teacher First day of instruction Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Holy Day of Obligation)
AUGUST 2012
S M T W Th F S S
JANUARY 2013
M T W Th F S
1 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 8 15 22 29
2 9 16 23 30
3 10 17 24 31
4 11 18 25 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28
1 8 15 22 29
2 9 16 23 30
3 10 17 24 31
4 11 * 18 25
5 12 19 26
7 8 11
Beginning 2nd Sem./3rd Qtr. Report Cards Early dismissal @ 1:00 p.m.; faculty mtg. with inservice 27-Feb. 2 Catholic Schools Week
Grace Christian Academy
3 7 14 17-20 18 30
Labor Day Holiday Early dismissal @ 1:00 p.m.; faculty mtg. with inservice End of 4 wk. grading period ITBS Testing for K-12th Progress Reports PTC Fall Festival
SEPTEMBER 2012
S M T W Th F S
FEBRUARY 2013
S M T W Th F S
1 8 8 9-10 12 13 16
1 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7* 14 21 28 8 15 22 29
1 3 10 17 24 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 8* 15 22
2 9 16 23
School Holiday/Teacher Inservice Early dismissal @ 1:00 p.m.; faculty mtg. with inservice End of 4 wk. grading period Confirmation Retreat Progress Reports Ash Wednesday Shiner Catholic Church Gala
5 12 15 16
Early dismissal @ 1:00 p.m.; faculty mtg. with inservice End of 1st Qtr. (44 days) Beginning 2nd Qtr. Parent-Teacher Conferences; Report Cards
OCTOBER 2012
S M T W Th F S S M
MARCH 2013
T W Th F S
1 2 9 16 23 30 5
1 7 14 21 28 8 15 22 29
2 9 16 23 30
3 10 17 24 31
4 11 18 25
5* 12 19 26
6 13 20 27 3 10 17 24 31 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 *
1* 8 15 22 29
Early dismissal @ 1:00 p.m.; faculty mtg. with inservice 2013-14 Registration for ALL families - Existing & New 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. 8 End of 3rd Qtr. (44 days) 11-15 Spring Break 17 Confirmation 18 Beginning of 4th Qtr. 19 Report Cards 28 Holy Thursday; Early dismissal @ 1:00 p.m. 29 Good Friday holiday 1 1 15 19 21 23 Easter Monday holiday Make-up Bad Weather Day (if needed) Marathon Monday End of 4 wk. grading period First Communion Progress Reports
1 2 16 20 21-23
All Saints Day (Holy Day of Obligation) Early dismissal @ 1:00 p.m.; faculty mtg. with inservice End of 4 wk. grading period Progress Reports Thanksgiving Holidays
NOVEMBER 2012
S M T W Th F S S M
APRIL 2013
T W Th F S
1 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 8 15 22 29
2* 9 16 23 30
3 10 17 24 7 14 21 28
1 8 15 22 29
2 9 16 23 30
3 10 17 24
4 11 18 25
5 12 19 26
6 13 20 27
1 3-hole large pencil pouch 1 1 inch 3 ring Notebook Clear Front 1 Pkg dividers with pockets 1 Ruler 1 Pair Fiskars school Scissors 2 glue sticks 2 bottle Elmers glue 1 Box Crayola Crayons (24) 1 Pkg Map Colors (24) 1 Pkg multi-color Highlighters 1 package Fine Tip Markers 1 Pkg dry eraser markers multicolored 1 small Space Maker school box (5X8) 2 Pkg index cards 2 reams copy paper 1 bottle hand Sanitizer 2 bottles Soft Hand Soap 1 container of Lysol or Clorox wipes 2 Boxes of Kleenex 1 Box 2-3 ozs Paper Cups 12 Rolls Paper Towels NOTE: 3rd Grade ONLY: 1 Box of Ziploc Bags (gallon) 4th & 5th Grades ONLY: 1 Box of Ziploc Bags (quart) SIXTH THROUGH EIGHTH GRADES 2 Pkgs Wide Rule Notebook Paper 2 composition Notebooks 2 Spiral Notebooks 1 Box of 24 # 2 Pencils presharpened 1 Pkg pencil cap Erasers 1 large white eraser 1 Pkg Red grading pencils/ pens 1 3-hole large pencil pouch 1 hand held Pencil sharpener 1 Protractor 1 Compass 1 Metal Ruler 1 Pair 8 inch Scissors 2 Pkg Map Colors (24) 1 Pkg Fine Tip Markers (24) 1 Pkg multi-color Highlighters 1 Pkg dry eraser markers 1 1 inch 3 ring Notebook 1 Pkg Dividers with Pockets 3 Plastic Pocket Folders 1-Green 1-Yellow 1-Red 1 Pkg index cards 2 reams copy paper 1 bottle hand Sanitizer 2 bottles Soft Hand Soap 1 container of Lysol or Clorox wipes 2 Boxes of Kleenex 1 Box 2-3 ozs Paper Cups 12 Rolls Paper Towels
Early dismissal @ 1:00 p.m.; faculty mtg. with inservice 19 End of 2nd Qtr. (45 days) 20-Jan. 6 Christmas Holidays
DECEMBER 2012
S M T W Th F S S M
MAY 2013
T W Th F S
3 9 19 22 23 23 24 24 26
1 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7* 14 21 28 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28
1 8 15 22 29
2 9 16 23 30
3* 10 17 24 G 31
4 11 18 25
Early dismissal @ 1:00 p.m.; faculty mtg. with inservice The Ascension of the Lord (Holy Day of Obligation) SPH Baccalaureate 9:30 a.m. 8th Gr. Recognition Last day of instruction; Mass; Report Cards; dismissal at 9:30 a.m. End of 4th Qtr. (47 days) SPH Graduation 6:30 p.m. Make-up Bad Weather day (if needed) Shiner Catholic Church Picnic * Early Dismissal Progress Report/ Report Card Beginning/Ending grading periods G Graduation
180 Days of Instruction 89 days 1st Semester 91 days 2nd Semester 7 days of Teacher Inservice/Workdays
Calendar Key
Inservice/Workday School Holiday Make-up Bad Weather Day
Preparing the Children of God for the Kingdom of God . . . since 1897
Revised 8/7/2012
1330 North College Street, Gonzales, Texas NOW enrolling students Pre-Kinder (4 yr old) through 5th Grade for the 2012-2013 school year. If you are interested in providing your child with an outstanding quality Christian education please call us at 830672-3838 or 512-738-2232 for more information.
We OFFER: aSmall Class Sizes aCertified Teachers aEXCELLENT Stanford Achievement Test Scores aComputer & other Enrichment Classes
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** Receive a 25% discount off the registration fee if you register before June 1st.
Grace Christian Calendar Aug. 1: August Tuition Due Aug. 16: Meet the Teacher Aug. 20-24: Teacher Work Days Aug. 27: First Day of School Sept. 1: September Tuition Due
Sept. 3: Labor Day/ School Holiday Sept. 7: Hugs and Kisses for Grandparents Oct. 1: October Tuition Due Oct. 2: Field Trip to the Museum/Jail Oct. 5: Come & Take It / School Holiday Oct. 10: 1st Report Card Oct. 25: Spaghetti Supper/ Early Release Oct. 26: No School/Spaghetti Supper cleanup Oct. 31: Harvest Party Nov. 1: November Tuition Due Nov. 6: Election Day Nov. 20: 2nd Report Card; Conference Nov. 20: Thanksgiving Feast/Early Release Nov. 21-25: Thanksgiving Holidays Dec. 1: December Tuition Due Dec. 19: Christmas Program Dec. 20: Christmas Parties/ Early Release Dec. 21-31: Christmas Holidays Jan. 1-4: School Holidays Jan. 2: January Tuition Due Jan. 9: 3rd Report Card Jan. 21: MLK, Jr. Day/ School Holiday Jan. 25: Donuts for Dads Feb. 1: February Tuition Due Feb. 14: Valentine Parties Feb. 18: Presidents Day/ School Holiday Feb. 20: 4th Report Card March 1: March Tuition Due March 6: Pizza Fundraiser March 11-15: Spring Break March 28: Easter Parties March 29: Good Friday/ School Holiday April 1: School Holiday/Tuition Due April 8-12: Standardized Testing April 10: 5th Report Card; Conference April 22-26: Registration for 2013-2014 May 1: May Tuition Due May 10: Mothers Day Breakfast May 23: Awards Program May 27: Memorial Day/ School Holiday May 29: School Picnic & Water Fun Day May 30: Last Day of School/ 6th Report Card/ Early Release
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