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onzales police are still perplexed over a pair of shooting incidents earlier this week that sent one man to the hospital and another ducking for cover after he was fired upon, causing him to strike other vehicles in the process. GPD Chief Tim Crow reported that at 9:17 p.m. Monday, police officers were dispatched to the area of Smith and St. Michael Streets in refer-

ence to shots being fired. “A second call was dispatched regarding a vehicle striking other vehicles just east of Smith and St. Michael Streets,” Crow said. “Upon arrival, officer [Trey] Tunis was directed by citizens living in the area to the corner of Darst and St. Michael Streets where he found a gray Lincoln four-door in the roadway. The Lincoln had extensive damage.” Crow’s report said Tunis followed a trail of debris and was approached by the driver of the Lincoln.

“The driver of the Lincoln told the officer he was heading east on St. Michael Street when a car came up behind him and pulled up next to him at an intersection as he slowed down,” Crow said. “Subjects in the car shot at him.” According to Crow, the driver told Tunis he ducked down in the car and, in the process, struck some other vehicles. “He was sure he struck the suspect vehicle in the rear as it turned down another street,” Crow said. “The suspect vehicle was described as a See SHOOTINGS page A8

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Gonzales ISD is looking for help from its citizens to help keep their tax dollars inside the local school district. With the Texas Education Association sure to change the district’s status from a “poor” school to a “rich” school, the passing of a soon-to-beproposed bond issue may be the only way to keep the revenue from district property taxes here in Gonzales. According to a statement recently released by the Gonzales ISD Board of Trustees, Chapter 41 of the Texas Education Code requires certain school districts to share local tax revenue with other school districts. There is one loophole that will allow the district to keep a larger portion of their tax revenue, though. Under current law, any funds that are used to pay towards debt See BOND page A8

PHOTO BY JEREMY WEBER/GONZALES INQUIRER A series of summer storms have brought needed rain and cooler temperatures to the Gonzales area this week, including this storm, which moved through the area Sunday morning.

County Commissioners create new position to aid EMC B R F The Inquirer salutes Hometown Hero Jimmy Harless Page A2

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Jimmy Harless is a man who needs help. There’s no denying it. As a Gonzales County emergency management coordinator, floodplain administrator, on-site septic facility (OSSF) inspector and subdivisions coordinator, it should come as no surprise that Harless multitasks like the late Bobby May

tossed juggling balls. And when Harless came to county commissioners recently asking for a helping hand, they were more than happy to lend it. Commissioners on Monday voted to open a clerical position to assist Harless with his mounting responsibilities, and Harless is already feeling a sense of relief. “There’s a lot of stuff going on at my office,” Harless said after the meeting. “It’s not what you’d call a

40 hour week – maybe more like 60. But the kicker is that things weren’t like they were when I was first hired two-and-a-half years ago. Things have really blown up with the Eagle Ford Shale boom.” Harless says the economic growth the boom has yielded is definitely a sign of the times in Gonzales County. “I’m kind of inundated now,” he said as he pointed to a plethora of scattered paperwork that looks like an office wreck wreath surrounding

an answering machine with 16 messages on it. “I used to be able to go out and chase stuff, like complaints, septic issues and stuff. I can’t do that now. It’s getting too busy.” That’s where the clerk comes in. “About 80 percent of my job is paperwork-related,” Harless explained. “Computer desk work especially. So I need someone who is going to be able to multi-task, and most importantly someone here to See EMC page A8

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PHOTO BY JEREMY WEBER/GONZALES INQUIRER A proposed renova on would turn the former Living Water Fellowship/ Dilworth Bank Building into an Italian restaurant and bed-and-breakfast.

The Gonzales Economic Development Corporation accepted a grant proposal Tuesday that should help bring a bed-and-breakfast and a new Italian restaurant to downtown Gonzales. The grant of $400,000 will help Come and Take it Properties, LLC turn the old Dilworth Bank Building into two new downtown businesses that, if all goes as planned, would open within the year. “After a number of visits to Gonzales, and visiting with some of the locals, we believe that the downtown area has a lot to offer but needs some revitalization,” project director Kasia Pabian said in her proposal to the EDC. “We feel that offering housing downtown will support businesses in the community as well as offer a different overnight experience than your traditional hotel.” According to the plans provided to the EDC, the plans for the 15,000 square foot building include renovating both floors before turning the down-

stairs area into a restaurant and the upstairs into a bed-and-breakfast with 12-15 rooms. Pabian also stated that the project should help the city further as the renovations would use local suppliers for all of the building needs as well as some furniture, fixtures and appliances. The project will also bring in sub-contractors and their employees that will be staying in Gonzales during the construction period. According to the proposed timeline, construction should begin in July with the restaurant to be completed within three to four months. The proposed opening date for both the restaurant and bed-and-breakfast would be between October and December. “We believe in the growth of the City of Gonzales and feel strongly that an upscale, reasonably priced Italian restaurant in the square will be a great additition,” Pabian said. “We feel our location is prime and hope that other building owners and investors will folSee PROPOSAL page A3

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Jimmy Harless Emergency Management Coordinator Floodplain Administrator Investigator PHOTO BY JEREMY WEBER / GONZALES INQUIRER Gonzales resident Jimmy Harless keeps busy as he serves as Emergency Management Coordinator, Floodplain Administrator and as an Inves gator for the Gonzales County A orney’s Oﬃce.

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Gonzales’s Jimmy Harless admits that it can be hard to find time for all of the public service jobs he does for the city. Whether it is helping investigate a crash scene, dealing with wildfires or issuing permits for land developers, Harless’s jobs

as the Gonzales Emergency Management Coordinator, Investigator for the County Attorney’s Office and Floodplain Administrator seem to always keep his busy. Jimmy started in law enforcement at the age of 20 and later used his specialization in environmental health to help earn his appointment to the position of Emergency Management Coordinator. As the

city’s EMC, Harless serves as a liason between the county judge and other entities in the county and beyond in times of emergency. When emergencies happen, Harless is the person to go to for crucial and correct information as he coordinated with the Texas Department of Emergency Management, the National Weather Service, the Department of Public Safety

HERMINIA CERVANTES Herminia Cervantes, 85, of Seguin, and formerly of Gonzales, passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at her residence. Funeral services are under the direction of Buffington Funeral Home in Gonzales, Texas and were held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 13, at Buffington Funeral Home Chapel in Gonzales, with the Rev. Rolando Pena officiating. Interment followed at the Gonzales Memorial Park Cemetery in Gonzales. There was a family visitation from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, June 12 at Buffington Funeral Home in Gonzales. Herninia was born March 27, 1928, in Gonzales. She was the daughter of Vicente and Anita (Mendoza) Cervantes. Herminia loved going to church and visiting with her friends. She was always out taking care of her flower garden whenever she could. She liked to sew for her many nieces and nephews. Ms. Cervantes is survived by one brother; Joe Cervantes of Fresno, Calif.; one

sister; Adela Rodriguez of Lincoln, Neb.; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Vicente and Anita Cervantes; two brothers, Jacinto Cervantes and Juan Cervantes; three sisters, Guadalupe Lerma, Rosa Arelland, and Irene Benevides. To join the family in celebrating Herminia’s life, please go to www.buffingtonfuneralhomegonzales. com.

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For the second month in a row, the Nixon city council had a packed house during its monthly “pow-wow” at city hall. Or, more appropriately, its “bow-wow.” City council members continue to toil over the construction of a no-kill shelter for canines that many citizens believe the community desperately needs. While the city is at a stalemate, at least for the time being, when it comes to deciding the right time to give the goahead for the shelter, citizens, council members and the mayor alike are all in favor of getting the shelter built. It’s just a matter of doing it at the right time. In order for the shelter to be built within the city limits, Passion for Paws, the shelter project spearheaded by Patsy Scherer, is required to provide city engineer Gene Kruppa with schematic layouts of the shelter. Upon his review, Kruppa will show them to city administrator George Blanch, who would then present them to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to make sure everything is in accordance with their standards. “We’re all for it,” councilman Hector Porras told those in attendance. “But we’ve got to be able to look at some plans, and we’ve got to let our city engineer and attor-

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The Nixon city council discuesses various things at its June mee ng at Nixon City Hall. Among the items for discussion were a no-kill shelter for canines and the reduc on of speed limits within the city limits. ney look at those plans “We can do a lot of the and somebody’s child for the water, and that’s “We approved what to make sure all state work ourselves,” Scherer goes out there and there fine. We’re going to pay TxDOT (Texas Departand federal guidelines said. “We are anxious to is an accident, who for that ourselves.” ment of Transportaare met through TCEQ. get it going, and need would be liable? The city “We would love to be tion) has recommended, We cannot afford to get you to help us get mov- of Nixon. That’s not a able to give them the which is to decrease the any citations.” ing along.” bind we as a city can af- money,” Blanch added rate of speed coming For the better part of Mayor Maria Blanch is ford to be in.” later. “I’d love to be able into town,” Blanch said. an hour, city attorney also a supporter of getInvariably, the shel- to give them the money The reduced rate of Eddie Escobar and ani- ting the shelter built, but ter is going to remain a myself. But we really vehicular speed will mal control officials it- added that she’s not sure work-in-progress until need to see the plans apply to motorists aperated with Scherer the if the time is right for the TCEQ and the council first, and get it all worked proaching the city from many legal issues of fol- city to undertake such a give the go-ahead, if and out the right way.” the west, specifically on lowing state and federal project. when that happens. In other business, US 87. The speed limguidelines, shelter loca“We can’t just up and “We hope this isn’t the council approved a its will be 55 mph at the tion, code compliance, do this without TCEQ’s about money,” Scherer speed zone ordinance city limits, 50 mph at the and insurance and liabil- approval,” Blanch said. later said. “We know that reduces speed limits county line, and 40 mph ity. “If we build this thing, they’re not going to pay coming into the city. coming into Nixon.

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Nixon-Smiley CISD is all about providing its students with quality education. And that includes providing them with the tools they need to succeed. With literacy being at the core of the fundamentals of pre-collegiate tutelage, NSCISD is developing a focused, concerted effort in terms of getting middle and high school students on a collegiate reading level. When the NSCID board voted to purchase a literacy software package for nearly $34,000 during its monthly meeting Monday night, all in attendance agreed the investment would be worth its while. “What we’re trying to

do is get our middle and high school students on a Lexile reading level to help them become successful college students,” said Linda Parks, who works as the director of special programs for the district. “And the utilization of Achieve 3000 will help students attain that goal.” Achieve 3000 is a supplemental research-based reading program that accelerates comprehension, fluency, writing proficiency and vocabulary development. It is web based and can be accessed 24/7 by students and teachers anywhere the internet is available. It operates on laptops, smart phones iPads. “The program comes in two sets,” Parks said. “For our middle school,

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low our lead to build this town into the potential it can be.” In other business, the EDC accepted a request for $50,000 in funds to help renovate the façade of the building on the corner of St. Francis and St. Joseph Streets. “Look at the building. The stucco is in really bad shape and this will really help with that,” Main Street Director Barbara

which has 375 students, it will cost $18,465.50. For the high school, which holds 250 kids, it will cost $15,147.50. The total will be $33,613.00” “The non-fiction articles allow for differentiation for our English language learners, special education, 504 and gifted and talented students,” Parks elaborated. “It is designed to ensure our middle and high school students reach a college ready reading level by the time they graduate.” In other business, the district welcomed two new faces to its staff, including Trey Alexander, who will be employed as a high school teacher and coach, and Stephanie Fulkerson, who will assume duties as the high school’s assistant principal.

Fredrich said. The EDC also accepted a $3,000 donation from Dr. Elise Bright, which will be used to give loans to assist people whose properties are not up to code. The EDC matched the donation to begin the program, which was designated the Business Code Assistance Program or BCAP. The donation from Bright did come with the request that the city begin more strict enforcement of its property codes.

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Superintendent Cathy Booth then presented the board with a list of summer projects to be done for the campuses. These include construction on the tennis courts and redoing the football parking lot. “We also plan to renovate our fine arts and computer room at the Smiley campus, as well as the Ag building at the Nixon campus,” Booth said. “In addition, NSCISD will make much-needed repairs to its football stadium, concession stands and press box. We’re also planning to install scoreboards at the baseball field.” Additionally, the district will undertake the following projects: * Windows installed for central office * Replace flooring in

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IRS Scandal Shows Importance of Privacy Protections

RS apologists are furiously trying to change the subject from the outrageous targeting of political opponents by the IRS to a policy debate over forced disclosure of contributions to groups that engage in political speech. The story is that a deluge of applications forced the IRS to cut corners and the targeting scandal was an accidental result of mismanaging that flood. From there the apologists pivot to demanding a new crackdown on political speech, forced disclosure of donors, or both. But the story is a fairy tale and the “solutions” are unconstitutional. The Inspector General’s report actually shows applications were down when the targeting began. It shows that 1,735 groups applied for 501(c)(4) status in fiscal 2010, down from 1,751 the prior year. The fiscal year was in its fifth month, February 2010, when targeting began; we don’t know what the standard was in February because it is redacted in the report. We do know the terms “tea party” and “patriot” were Phil used starting in April 2010, more Kerpen than halfway through the fiscal year. There is simply no way the IRS could have been flooded with applications that far into a year in which overall applications were down. Still, the policy debate is an important one: Was the Supreme Court wrong when it found that the anonymity of group member s engaging in controversial speech is protected by the Constitution? Considering the revelation in the Inspector General’s report that the IRS looked for “statements in the case file criticize how the country is being run” to subject groups to additional scrutiny, the privacy question is more vital than ever. “Inviolability of privacy in group association may in many circumstances be indispensable to preservation of freedom of association, particularly where a group espouses dissident beliefs,” the Supreme Court ruled. Many liberals disagree. They believe privacy protections are simply an effort to avoid public scrutiny and responsibility, and the consequences of engaging in political speech should include suffering the potential reputational and business damage that could come from adverse public reaction. The template here is the organized campaign against the corporate members of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). ALEC is rare among public policy nonprofits — on the left or right —in that it generally discloses its donors, who openly participate in a transparent process of developing model freemarket legislation for state legislators. For being so forthcoming, liberals launched a brutal attack on ALEC, led by Common Cause and the racial-grievance group Color of Change, which was founded by self-described avowed communist and disgraced former Obama green jobs czar Anthony K. “Van” Jones. Through boycotts, negative advertising, and other tools of community organizing, they have bullied dozens of companies into pulling their support for ALEC. Do other organizations have a right to shield their supporters from that type of retribution? The Supreme Court says yes: “It is not sufficient to answer... that whatever repressive effect compulsory disclosure of names of petitioner’s members may have... follows not from state action but from private community pressures. The crucial factor is the interplay of governmental and private action, for it is only after the initial exertion of state power represented by the production order that private action takes hold.” Does it surprise anyone that in the current environment conservative groups, in particular, would cherish the privacy of their members and bridle at intrusive information requests from the IRS? They’ve seen what happened to ALEC. They’ve seen what happened to supporters of National Organization for Marriage, whose membership list was illegally leaked by the IRS to their principal political opponents. They know professional protesters stands ready to attack and intimidate their supporters. What might surprise some liberals is that the quotes I’ve included from the Supreme Court came not from the Roberts Court in Citizens United, but from the Warren Court in NAACP v. Alabama. In that landmark 1958 decision, the Court unanimously found that free association often depends on privacy protection from a government that could use forced disclosure for retribution by itself or by “private community pressures.” It’s still true.

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Father’s Day Message

t’s no news to anyone that I disagree strongly with President Obama on just about any issue or policy position you can name. But I’m not the least bit uncomfortable saying I admire something about the president that transcends politics and makes him a role model for every man in America. President Obama is a good father. That’s no small thing in 2013 America. And not too long ago in Dallas I told the president Michael exactly that. Reagan The event was a small “meet-andgreet” coffee for first family members held before the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum. My wife, daughter and I represented the Reagan family at the private event, which included the Johnson daughters, Trish Nixon, Susan Ford, along with presidents Obama, Bush 41 and 43, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton. “I disagree with your policies,” I said, after saying hello and shaking the president’s hand. “But I applaud you for being a good father and a good husband. The world needs more of those.” President Obama, a father of two daughters who says he still goes on “dates” with his wife, said he appreciated my praise. I don’t know if the first father is as familiar as I am with the statistics of fatherlessness, but America needs all the good dads it can get. Fathers are the super glue that keeps families strong and healthy in many important ways. But according to childcare experts and the U.S. Census, about 24 million kids in our country go to bed each night without a father in the house. You don’t have to be a social scientist from Princeton to know that the absence of a father can do serious damage to a child and, ultimately, society. But the numbers are grim -- and they cut across race and class. Over the years various studies have found that kids in fatherless homes are more likely to be poor and more at risk for drug abuse and suicide, plus more

likely to get in trouble with the law. Fatherless kids are also more likely to be sick or have mental health problems than kids growing up in twoparent households, and less likely to do well in school, graduate from high school and attend college. Some of the hard numbers from those studies are not pretty: 70 percent of juveniles held in detention facilities come from fatherless homes. So do about 63 percent of teen suicides and 71 percent of high school dropouts. Boys who grow up in homes without fathers do much worse in school and are twice as likely to end up in jail as those who come from traditional twoparent families -- no matter what their race, family incomes or parents’ educations are. Father’s Day is Sunday. Good fathers like President Obama will get the props and the love they deserve from their families and the rest of society. But Father’s Day is also a good time to think about how you can become a better father to your children and a better husband to your wife. And if you don’t have kids of your own, you can celebrate Father’s Day in another important way. America has more than 400,000 of its children in foster care. Many of those kids are eligible for adoption and need a good father. You can celebrate Sunday by deciding to adopt one of those foster-care kids -- and become someone’s father on Father’s Day. A good place to start is the website of Childhelp.org, a key source for information on foster care and childabuse prevention. Happy Father’s Day! Michael Reagan is the son of President Ronald Reagan, a political consultant, and the author of “The New Reagan Revolution” (St. Martin’s Press). He is the founder of the email service reagan.com and president of The Reagan Legacy Foundation. Visit his websites at www.reagan.com and www.michaelereagan.com. Send comments to Reagan@caglecartoons.com. Follow @reaganworld on Twitter. Mike’s column is distributed exclusively by Cagle Cartoons newspaper syndicate. For info on using columns contact Cari Dawson Bartley at cari@cagle.com.

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Toy Gun Buyback? Just Shoot Me

ccording to Townhall. to someday pulling the trigger com and other sourc- on an actual firearm. Of course es, Stobridge Elemen- the flip side is that restricting the tary School in Hay- students to 13 years of wanderward, California may ing through the playbe shooting itself in the ground and gym shower foot, publicity-wise. singing the Barney the As part of a safety day, Purple Dinosaur theme the school sponsored song desensitizes their a touchy-feely toy gun classmates to the notion buyback program, reof wielding an assault warding students with rifle. books and bike raffle Hill’s followers wring tickets if they would their hands and worry surrender their evil sort of lessons Danny what make-believe weapons. we’re teaching by allowTyree ing children to play cops Principal Charles Hill assures the puband robbers and similar lic that the collected guns will timeless games. Of course the be destroyed and thrown away, gun buybacks foster a sense of but I suspect they will really be entitlement and train children used in some well-intentioned to go through life demanding, scheme. He’ll sell them to gangs “Give me a book and a bike or at a nearby magnet school and I’m going to jam My Little Pony try to track them. Call it Opera- down your windpipe.” tion Fast and Furious But Still The school misses some genuSingle File. ine teachable moments about Hill warns that letting kids be gun safety while going for an kids and permitting them to ut- “out of sight, out of mind” apter phrases such as “I’m going to proach. (“Today we will learn shoot you” desensitizes children about silica by sticking our heads

in the sand...”) No, guns are not toys, but then neither are automobiles. Perhaps next the school will sponsor a toy car buyback program. And by the time the students get to high school, their Driver’s Ed curriculum will consist of being told, “Hand over your Prius and you can have this book: Dr. Seuss’s ‘Oh, The Places You’ll Go—On Foot, You Potential Hit-And-Run Maniac’.” Hill is rightly concerned about tragic events involving toy guns mistaken for real guns. But bear in mind: “Guns don’t kill people wielding realistic-looking toy guns. People with guns kill IDIOTS wielding realistic-looking toy guns.” Start educating the students. I wonder if Hill realizes the can of worms he’s opening by promoting his “progressive” ideas. Did the bike manufacturers make good union wages? Do any of the books contain accusatory characters pointing fingers (with an implied “BANG”)? If students start turning a profit on

the exchanges, will evil capitalism lead to an uneven distribution of wealth? If the buyback program makes the NRA seethe, will that add to greenhouse gases? What will happen to the self-esteem of disadvantaged students who don’t have a toy gun to exchange? Will they be lopping off fingers or (worse) clear-cutting forests to produce sticks to trade? Most of us recognize a toy gun buyback as just a feel-good measure that is less than a drop in the ocean towards combating society’s real ills. But supporters of the Stobridge plan insist, “If all our efforts can protect JUST ONE CHILD from a vague, hypothetical brush with violence... that’s one person whom we can indoctrinate, manipulate and regulate for the rest of his or her life!” Peter G. Cohen, artist-writer, is the author of the website nukefreeworld.com, a veteran of World War II, and writes for PeaceVoice.

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here will be an Ice Cream supper at newly refurbished Belmont Community Center in July to thank all of you who contributed to the funding and helping of getting the community center repaired and fixed. It could not have got t e n t h at w a y witho u t your donations and a lot of Sandi hw ao rr dk Gandre by a lot of people. Your prayers and thoughts are needed for the following: Joe Kotwig, Mr. Bill, Jesse Esparza; Bill and Marie Lott, Louise Jones, Sandy Ingram, Brenda Johnson, Aunt Georgie Gandre; Danny and Joyce Schellenberg, “Sarge” Duncan, Mildred O’Neal, Rhonda Pruett, Terrence, Aunt Frances Gandre, Glenn Mikesh, Fletcher Johnson, Lillie Lay, Maria Castillo, Selma Vickers, Landis, Keith Glass, Teresa Wilke, Linda Denker, Case Martin, Sandi Gandre, Aunt Betty Gandre, Bill Bassett, Carol and husband, Margie Menking, Joy Carson, Morgan, Justin, The Bullards, Aunt Pauline Bridenbaugh, Shirley Dozier, Marie Schauer, Esther Lindemann, Anna Lindemann, Jimmy Kelley, Alton Allen, Lanny Baker, Bob Young, Ann Bond, Marguerite Williams, the family of Ryan Allen; the family of Joe Vega, the family of the disasters of the Boston Marathon, the West, TX disasters; and the tragic tornado in Oklahoma, and our military and families What is that saying, “You can take the girl out of the country but you can’t take the country out of the girl”-----Erin Allen came home to go to the wedding of her pretty red-headed first cousin Robin in Victoria. She found a snake out on Paw Paw

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LIFETIME OF FIRSTS FOR “FIRST LADY OF TEXAS” A l l e n’s deck. Then she found a grubbing hoe to kill the snake. It turned out to be a copperhead. Then she chopped the snake into two pieces, put it into a jar and took it back to Austin with her. Somehow it just struck me like something her pretty “Nana” Evelyn Allen would have done. The Wesleyan Circle had their annual fest at the Clear Springs Cat Fish Eatery. I think almost half the bunch was from Belmont. Shirley and Dick Goss, Paw Paw (Paul) Allen Jr., Sean and Kathleen Allen. Then there was Emily Neuse and Cheryl and Bill Meadows from Gonzales. Happy Birthday Aunt Georgie Gandre. I don’t know where Aunt Georgie was, but she did not grace them with her presence. We had gotten so far behind schedule and I had dreamed of pan cakes for so long, that Augie treated me to strawberry jelly roll pan cakes with four slices of bacon from I Hops. It was so very good. Pepe, the Kitten, has been a handful, to say the least. Pepe is like an octopus out of the water. He moves so fast that no one can keep up with him. He is not picky with his food. He will eat almost anything that I do. Samson has done a lot of hissing and spitting at Pepe. I hope that they get used to each other soon. So each day gets a little better for all of us. Have a great week and God Bless.

of Texas, when the Speaker veta Culp of the House asked her to Hobby boarded a Pan-American be the first female parliamentarian. As a clerk two Clipper at New years later for the state York’s LaGuardia Airport banking commission, she on Jun. 17, 1947 for the first round-the-world com- translated archaic banking laws into an mercial flight. up-to-date and But the 13-day understandable journey was just code. another milestone Moving into in the busy life of the political the remarkable arena, Oveta woman her many helped Tom Conadmirers called nally beat Earle the “First Lady of B. Mayfield, the Texas.” Klan-supported Isaac and Emma Culp Bartee U.S. Senator, and the coattails named their Haile rode of a victorious second offspring, mayoral candidate into born at Killeen in 1905, after a Cherokee character in Houston city hall. She was a romantic novel. As Oveta rewarded with the post of explained decades later, her assistant city attorney. In her one and only bid folks were different from for political office, Oveta most turn-of-the-century parents because they “didn’t was defeated in a hardfought contest for the state categorize what was for a legislature. Preferring to girl and what was for a boy nurse her public disapto do.” pointment in private, the The Culps demanded a overqualified applicant lot of their daughter, and accepted an entry-level she more than lived up to position in the circulation their high expectations. A department of the Houston bright and serious child Post in 1930. comfortable in the adult The next February, she world, Oveta dropped married the boss — former by her father’s law office governor Hobby. The bride after school “to see if there was 26, and the groom, a was anything I could do.” widower for the past two While still in grammar years, was exactly twice her school, she amused herself by reading the Congressio- age at 52. Oveta Culp Hobby nal Record. could have retired to a life Mr. and Mrs. Culp were of luxury and leisure as a a politically active couple. self-indulgent socialite. Oveta handled the houseInstead, she spent a decade hold chores, while her learning the newspaper mother campaigned fullbusiness by reviewing time for the reelection of books, proofreading copy, Gov. William P. Hobby in writing editorials and 1918. After her father won unofficially functioning as a seat in the Texas legisassistant to the editor and lature the following year, she commuted between the publisher -- her husband. Between 1933 and 1938, state capitol in Austin and her job title changed from high school in Temple. Oveta Culp was a 20 year book editor, to assistant editor and finally to execuold coed at the University

tive vice president. The Hobbys’ partnership came close to being dissolved on a hot summer day in 1936, when the private plane carrying them home from Dallas caught fire. The craft crash-landed in a cotton field knocking Gov. Hobby out cold. While the other passengers rescued the pilots from the burning cockpit, Oveta dragged her unconscious spouse to safety. In 1941, two years after the husband-and-wife team bought The Post from Jesse Jones, Mrs. Hobby was the choice of an influential general to run the women’s section of the War Department’s Bureau of Public Relations. The mother of two young children declined citing family as well as business obligations, but when the request was repeated, Governor, her pet name for her mate, insisted she answer her nation’s call. It was only a matter of months before the newspaperwoman donned a uniform as the head of a wartime necessity, the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps. Under the no-nonsense Texan’s leadership, thousands of volunteers shouldered an important share of the military burden. By the time Col. Hobby returned to civilian life in July 1945, women were holding down 239 different jobs in the army. The Hobbys, like the majority of Texans, threw their support behind the Republican candidate for president in 1952 with

Oveta playing a prominent role in “Democrats for Eisenhower.” Ike wasted no time in naming her Federal Security Agency Administrator, which soon led to her appointment as the first secretary of Health, Education and Welfare. When Governor’s failing health forced her to resign in 1955, a wire service noted, “Not since hundreds of people stood in Union Station and cheered Harry S. Truman at the end of his term has anyone left Washington with such fanfare as was accorded Mrs. Hobby.” The treasury secretary said simply she was “the best man in the cabinet.” Back in the Bayou City, the jill-of-all-trades rode herd over the family newspaper and radio and television stations, a media empire worth an estimated $200 million by 1970. After the death of her husband in 1964, her son toiled at her side until starting his record reign as lieutenant governor in 1972. Oveta Culp Hobby made the case for gender equality in deeds rather than words. Before she passed away at 90 in 1995, the trailblazer told an interviewer, “I’d like to live long enough to see people not be surprised by the fact that a woman succeeded in something.” Be sure to visit my new and improved website at barteehaile.com and while you’re there listen to my recent guest appearance on Roy Holley’s radio show “Talk About Texas.”

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Railroad Commission makes amendments Special to The Inquirer

AUSTIN – In late May, The Railroad Commission adopted amendments to the Commission’s well construction requirements rule (Statewide Rule 13) that will clarify current oil and gas well construction requirements related to casing, cementing, drilling, well control and completions. Commission Chairman Barry Smitherman said, “I want to congratulate Commission staff on their hard work and on involving all the stakeholders to update our well construction rules. This latest rulemaking effort by the Commission also illustrates the importance of allowing state regulators, not the federal government, to regulate our booming oil and gas industry.” Commissioner David Porter said, “Texas is blessed with an abundance of natural resources, including several prolific shale plays that will continue to fuel an unprecedented growth of exploration and production. It is vital that as the state’s top energy regulator, we update and enhance our rules to continue our agency’s proud legacy of environmental protection and public safety.”

Commissioner Christi Craddick said, “These new rule amendments will provide our oil and gas operators with consistent and clear regulations. They also enhance the Railroad Commission’s ongoing effectiveness in overseeing the responsible development of our domestic energy resources, which has resulted in one of this nation’s greatest economic success stories.” The new amendments to the Commission’s Statewide Rule 13 (Casing, Cementing, Drilling, Well Control and Completion Requirements) include: • Updates and more clearly outlined well construction requirements, including: • For wells undergoing hydraulic fracturing treatments, operators are required to pressure test well casings (steel pipes that make up a well) to the maximum pressure expected during the fracture treatment and to notify the Commission of a failed test. Also during hydraulic fracturing, operators are required to monitor the annular space between the well’s casings for pressure changes (which could indicate a leak in casing) and suspend hydraulic fracturing operations if the annuli monitor-

ing indicates a potential down hole casing leak; • Requires operators to verify the mechanical integrity of surface casing and intermediate casing for wells in which the drilling time for the next casing string (either the intermediate casing string or the production casing string) exceed 360 hours. This will ensure that the drilling (the rotation motion of the drill string) inside the surface casing did not damage surface casing integrity or other intermediate casing strings; • Requires operators to isolate (place cement behind casing) across and above all formations that have a permit for an injection or disposal well within one-quarter mile of a proposed well; • Requires Commission approval before setting surface casing to a depth greater than 3,500 feet; • Establishes additional testing and monitoring requirements for “minimum separation wells” where the vertical distance between the base of usable quality water and the top of a formation to undergo hydraulic fracturing treatment is less than 1,000 vertical feet. This provision involves a limited number of vertical wells that are vertically hydraulically

fractured in a handful of shallow fields, which are found in the Abilene, Midland, San Antonio and Wichita Falls areas and does not involve horizontally completed and hydraulically fractured wells in the major plays in the Barnett Shale, Eagle Ford Shale and Permian Basin; • Requires operators to use air, fresh water or fresh water-based drilling mud until surface casing is set and cemented in a well to protect usable quality groundwater; • Operators are required to pump sufficient cement to isolate and control annular gas migration and isolate potential flow zones and zones with corrosive formation fluids; • Updates references to cement quality, cementing, well equipment, well casing centralizers and well control, and sets minimum cement sheath thickness of at least 0.75 inches around the surface casing (steel pipe) and a minimum cement sheath thickness of 0.50 inches around subsequent casing strings; and • Consolidates and updates requirements for well control and blowout preventers, and distinguishes between the use of well

control equipment on inland, bay and offshore wells. Main rule amendments involve the makeup of blowout prevention systems. • Implements Article 2 of House Bill 2694 to reflect the transfer of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s Surface Casing Section to the Railroad Commission, where it is now called the Groundwater Advisory Unit. As usable quality groundwater depth varies statewide, this unit establishes the depth of surface casing required for each well to protect groundwater. Adoption of the rule amendments demonstrates the Commission’s continuing effort to refine and advance state regulation. Other examples of the Commission’s proactive approach to implementing best practices include amendments to water recycling rules and adoption of the Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid rule. The Commission is committed to working with all stakeholders to develop a comprehensive suite of rules as technology and industry practices continue to evolve. The new rule amendments take effect on Jan. 1, 2014 and apply to any wells drilled on or after Jan. 1, 2014.

USDA highlights June Homeownership Month Special to The Inquirer

TEMPLE — USDA Rural Development recognizes National Homeownership Month by highlighting programs to help rural residents buy, finance and repair homes. “Homeownership should be an achievable dream and in many cases, USDA housing programs provide the only way for rural residents to buy a home,” said Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack. “Working with our partners in the lending community and with state and local housing authorities, we are continuing to make safe, affordable housing available to credit-worthy applicants across the nation.” USDA, its state and federal partners, members of the housing community, lenders and communities across the country celebrate National Homeownership Month each June to bring attention to the role housing plays in the economy. This year’s theme, “USDA: Bringing Rural America Home,” underscores housing’s importance to millions

of rural residents. “USDA Rural Development is committed to providing safe, affordable housing to lower income families in rural communities throughout Texas,” said Paco Valentin, USDA Rural Development State Director. “We are proud to assist rural Texans in meeting their housing needs, a critical goal to the long term sustainability of our communities.” USDA has helped rural residents purchase homes since 1949. Since the start of the Obama Administration, USDA Direct and Guaranteed home loan programs have helped more than 650,000 rural residents buy houses. Rural Development has programs to help people refinance USDA backed loans as well as buy homes. Programs may also provide loans and grants to help rural homeowners repair their homes and to assist affordable rural rental property

owners repair their properties. In Texas alone, Rural Development has obligated over $740 million in housing loans and grants to over 5,400 rural households to date throughout fiscal year 2013. USDA often works with partners. For example, since 2011, the USDA Rural Development Abilene Office and Mason County Habitat for Humanity have collaborated to finance three homes in Mason. Families are currently living in two of the homes, and the third is currently under construction. The Hillsboro Rural Development area office staff has been, and continues to be, on hand to assist those affected by the devastation in West. This includes providing guidance on housing assistance to those rural residents whose homes were lost and destroyed in the explosion. USDA is providing additional support for rural

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Localsports Upcoming Gonzales High School sports camps 2013 Apache Strength & Speed Camp Where: Apache Field House Weight Room (High School Campus) When: Monday through Thursday, June 3 through July 18 Time: Session I: 6:30 to 7:20 a.m. Session II: 8:00 to 8:50 a.m. Ages: Incoming 7 to 12 grade athletes (according to UIL rules) Coaches: GISD Coaches Description: Tenth annual strength and conditioning camp designed to develop strength, speed, explosiveness, work capacity, footwork and agility. Camp will involve supervised weight training and instruction, plyo-metric training, and speed development. Workouts will be customized to individual athletic ability and experience. This camp is not required for participation, but highly recommended for the serious high school athlete. Price: $25 if registered before June 3, $35 if registered after. For further information on the above camp please contact Coach Lock at the Field House, 672.6641 or by email at ricky. lock@gonzales.txed.net.

Lady Apache Volleyball Camp July 22-25 8:30 - 11:00 a.m. Incoming 4-9 graders Camp philosophy To teach the fundamental skills of the game, as well as of Camp philosophy To teach the fundamental skills of the game, as well as offensive/ defensive team strategies. Campers need to wear T-shirt, gym shorts, and gym shoes. The concession stand will be open during the long break. Cost and Registration:

The cost of the camp is $30 per camper. This fee includes a camp T-shirt, and instruction. There will be open registration 30 minutes prior to camp the first day. To guarantee a t-shirt, please preregister. If you have any questions please call 830-672-6641

Gonzales Apache Football Camp 2013 Non-Varsity Camp Location: Apaches Practice Field (HS Campus) July 23-25 9:00 – 11:30 a.m. For students who will be in Grades 1-9 in 2013-2014 Registration The number of participants will be limited. Please return application and fee ASAP Dress Attire Comfortable T-shirt, shoes, socks, and cleated shoes (if you have them). Camp Highlights Camp T-shirt Individual daily instruction Instruction by the Apache coaching staff in all phases of football; running, blocking, tackling, strength building, agility, quickness, and special teams play Punt, pass and kick competition 40-yard dash Team Competition Annual Watermelon bowl Final Note Our objective is to improve your ability in the areas of proper fundamentals, Technique, Teamwork, Leadership, Motivation, Discipline, and Work ethic. Our camp is geared toward making YOU a better football player. Camp Cost $30 per Camper Camp Instructors Gonzales Apache Varsity and Junior High Coaches If you have any questions call: Coach Ricky Lock at (830) 6726641

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Shiner duo earns TGCA all-state honors Schacherl started at shortstop lades in volleyball and was Setter of each of the last three seasons, and the Year in District 26-A. She also Two years ago, a pair of freshmen also earned TGCA all- participates in basketball, cross named Julianna Rankin state honors in country and track and and Kristin Schacherl 2012. She also field. earned starting spots on scored the only Rankin, like Schacherl, Shiner’s state championrun in the 2011 is a multi-sport athlete. ship softball team. Class A state She also participates in As junior, both players championship volleyball and basketball. continue to have integral game — a 1-0 Rankin played third roles for the Lady Comanwin over Grapebase and pitched on ocches. Rankin and Schachland. casion this past season. erl each earned spots on Schacherl also was the ace pitcher Julianna earned TGCA Kristin She the Texas Girls Coaches in 2012, and played third Rankin all-state acco- Schacherl base in 2011. Association’s Class A allstate softball team. From staﬀ reports

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Gonzales pitcher Tyler Janota, front, earned ﬁrst team all-district honors as a pitcher on the District 26-3A alldistrict team.

Janota earns first team 26-3A accolades From staﬀ reports

For two years, Tyler Janota was the ace of the Gonzales baseball team’s pitching staff. The left-hander held his own against the top teams in District 28-3A as a junior — Cuero, La Vernia, Pleasanton and Yoakum — and pitched strong in a solid 26-3A his senior year against the likes of Cuero, Yoakum and eventual state champion La Grange. Janota earned the respect of 26-3A coaches as he

earned a first-team all-district nomination. In his final season in an Apaches’ uniform, Janota finished strong. He earned a 6-5 record with 109 strikeouts and a 2.93 ERA in 74 innings pitched, which also earned him a spot in the Victoria College & ChickFil-A All-Star game on June 3. Janota and teammate Devin Benes both participated in the AllStar game as did the St. Paul trio of Cole Hybner, Mitchell McElroy and Colby Schrade, and the Shiner duo

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of Brady Cejka and Austin Esse. Benes was a 26-3A second-team nomination. Gonzales’ senior catcher for the last two seasons also did well against fierce competition. Benes recorded a .355 batting average to go with nine doubles and three home runs his senior year. In addition to Benes and Janota, Aaron Gaytan and Brant Phillipus were honorable mention all-district choices, while Trey Kridler was academic all-state.

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incurred while trying to maintain or upgrade to district are taken off the top of the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s total revenue, thereby lowering the amount of money that must be shared with other school districts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great time for us to get a bond issue to be passed,â&#x20AC;? Superintendant Kim Strozier said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Passing a bond and having the school district in debt would actually help us keep our money here.â&#x20AC;? Under state law, districts are designated as either property rich or property poor. The wealth of a district is measured in terms of the taxable value of the property within the district divided by the average number of students who attend the school on a daily basis. Schools that are deemed as being property rich must are required to share their wealth with property poor districts. This program is more commonly known as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Robin Hoodâ&#x20AC;? program. By passing a new bond issue with two separate proposals of roughly $21 million and $4 million, the school would be keeping the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hands off of $25 million that otherwise would see a percentage being given to other schools. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In this way, GISD can keep 100 percent of local tax dollars levied for the projects here in the district instead of sharing a portion of those dollars with the state,â&#x20AC;? Strozier said.

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According to Strozier, passing the bond just makes sense. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know a lot of people will complain when they hear that we are wanting to pass a new bond because it will raise their taxes. It will. I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t deny that,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What people need to understand is that by passing this bond, at least their hardearned tax dollars will stay here in Gonzales. If this does not pass, people will still have to pay taxes and a portion of that money will go elsewhere. In this way, at least people will have a say in how their money gets spent.â&#x20AC;? As proposed, the new bond issue will raise school taxes between 13 and 16 cents per $100 valuation. That translates to an extra $200 in taxes per year on a home worth $150,000, according to Strozier. The bond measure will also help the school combat several issues that have problematic for years, including security, space and maintenance. According to a recent study conducted for the district, GISD will gain approximately 800 students by 2022. One of the proposed uses of the bond funds will be to construct a new building at the high school that will house an office area that visitors will have to go through to enter the school, thus helping tighten security. The proposed building will also house a dining area that provides relief for the already overcrowded cafeteria and also provides space for students to work together

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dark colored Lincoln or Cadillac with a rear tire carrier, and evidence was collected at the scene.â&#x20AC;? Crow said that investigators are currently following up on information witnesses have provided, and that they are still looking for the suspect vehicle that could have damaged the rear of the car. Crow also reported a second incident that occurred at 5:45 a.m. Wednesday in which Tunis was dispatched to the emergency room in Gonzales regarding a subject with a gunshot wound. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Upon arrival, officer Tunis was

on group projects. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We feel like we have a beautiful plan in place here,â&#x20AC;? Strozier said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This plan will allow us to deal with so many things that we have been needing to address.â&#x20AC;? The new bond will also allow the district to purchase additional space in the form of an existing facility (the old H.E.B. building) to help deal with the growth of the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s elementary. Under this scenerio, East Avenue Primary will house first and second graders, thus providing space at Gonzales Elementary to meet the needs of third and fourth graders. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This plan is not only economically efficient, it is also instructionally sound,â&#x20AC;? Strozier said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A concentration on early learning, emotional and social development contributes to the foundation of a strong academic future.â&#x20AC;? While a bond issue will raise taxes for those who live inside the school district, Gonzales ISD currently has the lowest tax rate among the 10 nearest school districts, according to Strozier. An increase of 13-16 cents would still only place the district number six among those 10 schools. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is just something that we need to do,â&#x20AC;? Strozier said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We really do need the funds and it just makes sense.â&#x20AC;? The school board is expected to pass a proposal to raise the bond issue at its Aug 26 meeting with the public vote on the issue coming in November.

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answer the phone for the public. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The biggest complaint I get from people is that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not here,â&#x20AC;? he added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well, as busy as Gonzales County is now, I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always be here obviously. And as you can see, I still have 16 messages to check!â&#x20AC;? County Judge David Bird gave more of a â&#x20AC;&#x153;birdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eye viewâ&#x20AC;? in terms of how creating and filling this new position will benefit Gonzales County as a whole.

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From Waif to Warrior Leifeste reflects on her father’s upbringing B J A L Special to The Inquirer

The Staunton Daily News of Dec. 11, 1901 carried the above headline, followed by this incredible story: The sympathy of many Staunton people was aroused yesterday over an unknown white waif found on north Augusta Street. About 5 o’clock yesterday morning, Robert Irving, who drives Hartman’s baggage wagon, was going down Augusta Street to the early morning B. & O. train, when he heard a baby crying. He soon discovered that the cries came from the occupant of a basket on the porch of the house formerly occupied by William H. Sheppard, the barber. Mr. Irving found Policeman Robert A. Hamilton at the B. & O. depot and they returned and took charge of the basket and its contents and carried it to police headquarters in the market house. Mr. Hamilton soon secured the kind services of Mrs. S. C. Smith who lives opposite the fire house. She took the little fellow, who was half frozen, and made him as comfortable as she could, and deserves much credit for putting her every day duties aside to minister to the comfort of the little stranger. The baby had a change of clothes, but had both on; he also had on a very nice cloak. In the basket was a bottle containing milk, with a great deal of paregoric in it. He slept through the morning, but in the afternoon was as bright as possible. Chief of Police William M. Simpson is interested in finding someone to adopt the baby. In the meantime Mrs. Smith will keep it. If any one has baby clothes to spare, they will be kindly received by Mrs. Smith. The woman who left the baby came from Washington city straight through on No. 3, arriving here shortly after 4 o’clock. She inquired of Policeman John C. Fretwell what time the train over the B. & O. left. Several persons saw her with the basket. She is supposed to have left Staunton on the 10:15 C. & O. train yesterday morning to return to Washington. [Note: An article in the Staunton Spectator of December 10, 1901 stated, “Every effort was made to locate the woman.”] The clothing of the little stranger did not indicate that he came from the home of poverty. It seems to be about four weeks old and is a healthy child. The Dec. 12, 1901 Staunton Daily News carried the headline: “The Baby Boy from Washington Has Made Many Friends, Several Per-

sons Wants [sic] to Take Him.” The accompanying article read as follows: The little stranger from Washington is no longer a stranger, having made a large number of friends already, and if Washington should attempt to claim him there would probably be trouble with Chief of Police Simpson and Policeman Hamilton, and many others, to say nothing of Mrs.

the women, but the chief of police, who is recognized as temporary guardian, will take his time about deciding so weighty a question. He wants to find a household where there is no work and all play, and where Christmas comes more than once a year. In other words, he wants to secure a good home for the little fellow, where he will be brought up properly. There seems to be every aspect of doing this. Nothing has been learned of the woman who brought the child to Staunton. The police are confident she left promptly, but how is not

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Florence and Eugene Snapp, who adopted the “unknown Waif.”

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Florence Snapp holding li le Miller Dunbar Snapp. This is likely his Bap smal picture. Smith. There have been several persons who have expressed a wish to take the little fellow, especially men, who indicate that they are more tenderhearted than

known. It is established beyond doubt that she came from Washington, having been seen to get on there, C.C. Berry among others having seen her enter the

train at Washington. The woman who brought the child is not supposed to be its mother but to be acting in the interest of someone else. She got the conductor to buy milk for the child at Gordonsville. The Dec. 13 Staunton Daily News carried the following headline and story four days after the finding of the baby boy:

Adopted by the Snapps The Washington Baby Boy is Now a Sure Enough Staunton Boy The Washington baby boy is now a Staunton boy sure enough. By consent of all persons concerned, and by order of the city court the little fellow is now the adopted child of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene D. Snapp. They desired to take the little stranger, and the court appointed Wm. M. Simpson, chief of police, next friend, and with the latter’s approval the court issued the following order: “Upon motion of Eugene D. Snapp and Florence E. Snapp, and the court believing that the petitioners are suitable persons, having ability to bring up and educate the child mentioned in said petition, and that it is fit and proper that they should so accept said child having been deserted and abandoned by its parents and natural protectors on the streets of the city Staunton, Dec. 9, 1901, and having been taken charge of by the police, it is therefore adjudged, ordered and decreed that to all legal intents and purposes said infant boy described in the petition, is the child of the petitioners from the date of the entry of this order, and said child shall have and bear from this date the surname of said petitioners, with leave to them to give said infant such given name as they shall hereafter agree upon.” An article in the Augusta County Argus dated Dec. 17, 1901 stated: Last Tuesday morning Mr. T. S. W. Gisener (sic) living on Augusta Street north of the hill, found on his front porch in a basket a fine large white baby boy. It was taken by a policeman to headquarters and turned over to Mrs. Smith, the mother-in-law of Fireman Sutton, opposite the market house until it could be disposed of. A woman carrying a bundle got off the early C. & O. train going westward and asked about the time of the Valley train’s leaving and went up Augusta Street, saying in answer to a question that she knew what to do with her baggage. It is supposed she left on the C. & O., probably for Washington. The baby was adopted by Mr. & Mrs. E. D. Snapp. There were about a dozen applicants. Eugene D. Snapp was an interior designer in Staunton. He and his wife, Florence, named their adopted son, Miller Dunbar Snapp.

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Miller Dunbar Snapp (on right) with a friend at Staunton Military Academy.

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Miller Dunbar Snapp shortly a er he enlisted in the U.S. Army at age 16. On April 20, 1902, he was baptized by the Right Reverend Robert Carter Jett, Bishop of the Diocese of Southwestern Virginia, at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Staunton. His adoptive father died in September 1916. Within a year after Eugene D. Snapp died, in September 1916, my father, the unknown white waif, left home, joined the U. S. Army at the age of 16, and

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was sent to England to serve in World War. I. His halfbrother, Henry L. Snapp, was a sergeant major with the 13th Regular Cavalry. Perhaps my father wanted to follow in his footsteps. A few months later, though, when he became sick with pneumonia and a heart murmur, his true age was discovered and in 1919 my father was honorably discharged. Apparently not too long

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after my father joined the Army, Florence moved to 304 South Kent Street in Winchester to live with her two sisters, Mary Katherine and Laura Rebecca Lewis. When they both died in 1938, she went to Aberdeen, Maryland, and lived with my father, mother and me briefly, then moved to the home of a friend of my father’s, also in Maryland. Not too long before Florence died in 1941, my father took me to see her. I was about five. She showed me her trunk, opened, and the contents inside. When she died, someone, I presume my father, took the trunk to my maternal grandmother, Bessie J. Robinson, who along with my grandfather, Munsey, had raised me from the time my parents separated when I was 4 until I left their home when I was 20, to live in my own apartment. I didn’t remember the trunk again until I was in my 30s, living in Alexandria, Virginia, with my husband, Don, and our three children, David, Carol, and Julie. About 1969, while visiting my maternal grandmother in Aberdeen, she took us to her chicken house, and showed us the trunk, telling us it was for me from Grandma Snapp. In this trunk were various kinds of records, such as newspaper articles, her diploma from Fairfax Hall, her monogrammed silverware, some of her handwork, albums of postcards that someone, probably her, had put together for my father, studio photographs of my father, beautiful white china with gold trim that was my father’s when he was a baby, and books that belonged to my father when he was a child. Some of the pictures from the trunk are shown with this article. My interest in learning about the Snapp and Lewis families didn’t start until I had Grandma Snapp’s trunk. That interest which came alive then is still ongoing. It’s as though something more of Grandma Snapp was in that trunk than material things: something spiritual — so that we were spiritually reconnected. Was this what she intended when she prepared the trunk for me, approximately 63 years ago? I first began to research the Lewis family while living in Northern Virginia in the 1970s near where they had lived. In 2000, I learned from Milton Snapp of Winchester, Va., while during genealogical research on the Snapp family, that my father, Miller Dunbar Snapp, was adopted. This was a complete shock to me and I believe it would have been to my father also. I learned from the copy of Eugene D. Snapp’s obituary that he was a communicant at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Staunton. Lucy Dennison, the church secretary there, searched for and found my father’s baptismal record, dated April 20, 1902. The Reverend Robert Jett had written under Eugene and Florence’s signatures, “Adoptive Parents,” another verification of my father’s adoption. I didn’t know anything about the Snapp family except what little I knew about Florence. My father served 27 years in the military (but he didn’t get credit for serving in World War I), serving in World War II where he helped with the liberation

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of the Philippines, and at age 50 as a master sergeant in the Korean War. In the 1950s, he and my step-mother, Eva, were living in Baltimore, so we were able to spend more time

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ernment offices as well as the Augusta County Historical Society. I have researched chancery, census, and hospital records in Virginia and the District of Columbia. I have

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Staff Sergeant Miller Dunbar Snapp at age 50, while he served in Korea. together. In 1957, I moved to Austin, where my father was stationed and between then and when he died in 1965, we were able to get to know each other much better. I have done a lot of research to try and locate my father’s birthparents in the last three years in Staunton, Richmond, Winchester and Washington, D.C. I’ve contacted by telephone, e-mail, snail mail and/or in person, city, state and federal gov-

put messages on various message boards online, and prayed a lot. Because of the encouragement of God and so many people in Virginia and Washington, D.C. who tried to help me find my father’s birthparents, I continued to search. It was through the Staunton and Augusta County newspapers that most of the information that I’ve learned about my father made its way to me.

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Kelley Brandes, who works with the Newspaper Project at the Library of Virginia, found the newspaper articles which you read earlier in this article, and in addition to being indebted to her, I’m also indebted to the reporters who included so many details in their articles and to other librarians in Staunton, and in Cumming, Georgia, where I live, who helped me. Milton Snapp has told me that I should still consider myself a member of the Snapp family even though my father was adopted. While it has been very difficult for me to understand why my father’s birthparent(s) would arrange for an unidentified woman to bring him to Staunton and leave him on a porch at 5 a.m., on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 1901, in freezing weather, I have chosen to dwell on something else instead. And that is: that Eugene D. and Florence E. Lewis Snapp probably were praying for another baby, having lost in death 18 months previously Eugene Davis, Jr., at the age of 6 months. They were both in their 40s and possibly couldn’t have any more children of their own. So I have chosen to think of this story in this way — that God answered their prayer by arranging for my father to be brought to Staunton, using Mr. Berry, Messrs. Irving and Gisiner, officers Hamilton and Fretwell, Chief Simpson, Mrs. Smith and approximately twelve applicants who came forward wanting to adopt my father.

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Miller Dunbar Snapp holding his daughter, Doris Jo Ann Snapp Leifeste. Also pictured are Florence Lewis Snapp’s sisters, Laura Rebecca and Mary Katherine. But Eugene and Florence were chosen and within three days from the time my father was left on the porch at 207 N. Augusta by a mystery woman, on December 12, 1901, he was their adoptive son. They named him Miller Dunbar Snapp. He grew up to marry, have a child, work as a civil service pharmacist for 12 years, and at other civilian jobs as well, plus serving his country 27 years, in three wars, in the U. S. Army, Navy and Air Force, and spent time with me, my husband and my children — thanks to some citizens of Staunton making this “Unknown Little Waif ” a “Sure Enough Staunton Boy.” I can’t thank those citizens of Staunton, for they

no longer are with us, but if any of their relatives read this, I hope they will realize how much I am also indebted to their forebears. For had they not rescued my father, my children, grandchildren and I would not have existed. Copyright © 2003 by Jo Ann Leifeste. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Pastor Jo Ann Leifeste, Retired, Southwest Texas Conference, The UMC, and her husband, Don, a retired hydrologist from the U. S. Geological Survey, live in Cumming, Ga., near their two daughters and their families. Their son and his family live in Tulsa, Okla. Their e-mail address is dorisjoann1@yahoo.com.

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606 St. Louis Office 830-672-8664 Gonzales Fax 830-672-8665

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830-540-4285 830-540-4422

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427 St. George, Suite 101 Gonzales, Texas 78629 (830) 672-0000

Guadalupe Valley Veterinary Clinic

672-8676 2004 Church St. • Gonzales, TX 78629

Sage Financial Services 830-672-8585 Ext. 142 • Toll Free: (800) 552-3642 After Hours: (877) 403-1631 1606 N. Sarah Dewitt Dr. • Gonzales, TX 78629 Securities offered through LPL Financial, Member FINRA/SIPC. Insurance products offered through PL Financial or its licensed affiliates.

Mohrmann's Drug Store Fast, friendly service! Get your prescriptions in minutes. 413 St. George • Gonzales, TX 78629 830-672-2317 • competitive pricing

Seydler - Hill Funeral Home “Proudly Serving the Gonzales Area Since 1914”

906 St. Paul • Gonzales

830-672-3232

Soncrest Egg Co. 925 St. Andrew Gonzales 672-4433

HARDING PUMP & SUPPLY INC. 392 Johnston Gonzales, Texas 78629 Phone: 830-672-2889 Fax: 830-672-2880

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June 14, 2013 Friday • Page B5 www.gonzalesinquirer.com Gonzales County Faith

Baptist Family gathering boasts free events Special to The Inquirer

SAN ANTONIO — Registration for multicultural, multigenerational Texas Baptist Family Gathering assembly is free and open to all visitors interested in attending July 14-17. However, messengers to the convention (voting on their congregation’s behalf) will need a letter from their Baptist church delegating them a representative. The majority of events will take place at Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 200 E. Market St., though several will be off-site. Texas Baptists Family Gathering marks the first time the Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT) will be uniting all seven of its vibrant groups into one assembly: African American Fellowship, Bivocational Fellowship, Chinese Fellowship, Hispanic

Baptist Convention, Texas Baptists, Vietnamese Fellowship and Western Heritage Ministries. Registration takes place at the door beginning Sunday, July 14 at 2-7 p.m., then 8:30-10 p.m.; Monday, July 15, 7 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 5-7 p.m.; and Tuesday, July 16 8-10 a.m. A full schedule of events is available http://annualmeeting.texasbaptists.org/schedule-2/ Here are some highlights of free events open to all: Saturday, July 13, 7 p.m. • Rally Hispano/ Hispanic Rally will be Saturday, July 13 at 7 p.m. at Life Church of San Antonio, South Campus (Formerly South San Filadelfia Church), 2483 W. Southcross Blvd. in San Antonio. Enjoy music by Suite 180 and a challenge from Rev. Victor Rodriguez of Life Church San Antonio. • Texas Baptist Family Gather-

ing Shoe Drive will be Sunday, July 14-Wednesday, July 17 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 200 E. Market St., in San Antonio. Bring new shoes as Texas Baptist churches partner with Bucker Shoes for Orphan Souls. New shoes will be collected, sorted, packed and sent to children throughout the United States and the world. • Cowboy Church Gathering will be Sunday, July 14 at 11 a.m. at 374 CR 341 in Hondo. There will be a service followed by a chuck wagon barbecue and a horseless rodeo. For more information, call Cowboy Fellowship in Jourdanton at (830) 769-3733. • Trumpeter David O’Neill will perform Sunday, July 14 at 8:30 p.m. at the Arneson River Theatre, 418 Villita St., in San Antonio. O’Neill will provide musical entertainment free and open to the

public. The concert will last until 10:30 p.m. San Antonio band Grace Alone will accompany. • Discovering More About My Muslim Friends will be Monday, July 15 at 2 p.m. Visit a local mosque and listen to an introductory teaching to Islam given by Dr. Mark Pfeiffer, director of Christian Institute of Islamic Studies, Baptist University of the Américas. Space is limited. For more information contact Harrell Teague, HarrellT@ sanantoniobaptist.org or 210-5259954. Mon., July 15, 8:30 p.m. • Trumpeter David O’Neill will hold an encore performance Monday, July 15 at 8:30 p.m. at Arneson River Theatre, 418 Villita St., in San Antonio. This musical entertainment is free and open to the public. The concert will last until 10:30 p.m. San Antonio band Grace Alone will accompany.

• Mission Construction Project: Harlandale Baptist Church will be Tuesday, July 16 at noon at 502 E. Southcross Blvd. in San Antonio. Help restore this 91 year-old church known for its commitment to the south side, hunger programs, job training for women and housing a charter school. Projects will include painting, electrical repair, general maintenance and landscaping. Lunch will be provided, so let Steve Payne know if you are interested: stevep@sanantoniobaptist.org or 210-525-9954. BGCT is the largest non-Catholic Christian group in the state. Its first session took place in 1886. The convention is made up of 5,300 churches that worship in 53 different languages across Texas. For more information, visit texasbaptists.org, facebook.com/TexasBaptists or let’s interact on Twitter @TexasBaptists.

Church briefs Third annual Summer Celebration The third annual Summer Celebration will be Saturday, July 27 at First Baptist Church in Gonzales. It will feature Dawsie Meek. The first session will be 10:30 a.m.-noon. Lunch will be from noon-1 p.m. and the second session will be from 1-2:30 p.m. The program topic is trust Jeremiah 17:58, living a life of trusting in the flesh or trusting in the Lord. Cost is $15 and includes lunch. RSVP with your payment by Monday, July 22. Mail payments to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 83, Gonzales TX 78629. Childcare is available on request at 830-672-9595 by July 22.

to face his fears by trusting God. The adventure begins July 8-12 from 6-8:30 p.m. at Eastside Baptist Church, 701 Seydler St. in Gonzales. For more information, call 830672-2628 or email ebcgonzales@gmail.com. FBC all-church picnics There will be two summer all-church picnics coming up – a fish/shrimp fry at the Brickyard Pavilion on June 30 and a hamburger fellowship at the Rotary Pavilion on July 28. All church members are invited to attend. For more information, call the church at 830672-9595. Helping Hands ministry of Gonzales If you are in need of a meal, Helping Hands, a nonprofit, multi-church ministry wiould like to bless you with a free lunch. Meals will be distributed Saturday June 8 beginning at 11 a.m. in the GCAM parking lot at 708 St. Louis St. Volunteers and donations are welcomed. Contact Linda or Gary at 361275-1216 for more information.

First Baptist Church business meetings First Baptist Church of Gonzales will hold their regular business meetings on Wednesday, June 19; Wednesday, July 31 and Wednesday, Aug. 21. For more information, call the church at 830-672-9595. Eastside Baptist Vacation Bible School Face your fears at Colossal Coaster World! Tap into God’s promise to give you courage to face your fears by trusting him. Your day at the park will include Bible stories about Paul and his journey

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Three-night music revival Forest Street C.O.G.I.C. will host a three-night music revival June 19-21 beginning at 7 pm. All area and local churches are invited to come

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VBS is low on adult volunteers, and will take teenagers who have finished seventh grad to help. There are even assistant positions available for kids who’ve just finished sixth grade! There are plenty of no-prep positions, but we need to know you want to help! Contact the church at 830-672-9595 for more information or to volunteer. Church Offers “Prayer Mail” United Pentecostal Church is offering “Prayer Mail.” Email your prayer request to pray4u@gvec.net and remain anonymous or call 830-672-1103 to leave a message. FBC Youth Ministry First Baptist Church youth ministry has several upcoming events. Super Summer at

33 ___-cone (flavored crushed ice) 52 34 former Oiler CB, Dishman (‘88-’96) 53 35 military flutes 37 TXism: “up and __ ‘__ _____” (coffee) psychedelic drug 38 TXism: “it’ll __ __ “_ ___ gallon hat” _ pinch” do your sums 40 TX Ross _____ incorrectly 41 Texan FB, Jones this Jody was in 44 _ ___ of gum ‘62 film “Young 47 “Texas . . . ___ Guns of Texas” ___ indivisible” apple-eating moth 49 TX Bobby who was big military program almost Clinton’s at TX A&M Sec. of Defense

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First Lutheran Church Confirmation and First Communion Classes Confirmation and first communion classes are being held in September at First Lutheran Church, 1206 St. Joseph. Call the church office at 830-672-2057. Divorce Support Groups Divorce support groups meet at 3 p.m. Sundays at Two Rivers Bible Church, 501 St. Joseph. Those going through a separation or divorce are invited to enjoy a community of those going through the same thing while discussing financial situations, helping your children and more. Visit www. tworiversbiblechurch.org.

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First Lutheran Church monthly events First Lutheran Church, 1206 N. St. Joseph in Gonzales, will hold communion on the first and third Sundays each month. Dinner and a movie will be the first Sunday of each month at 6 p.m. The family fellowship dinner is on the second Sunday of the month. For more information, call the church office at 830-6722057.

meeting is held the first Thursday of each month at the Bethany House, 721 St. Louis. All are welcome. Call 830-557-0843.

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Mary Hardin Baylor will be June 17-21. Cost is $235. World Changers in Natchez, Miss., with the missions branch of Lifeway camps will be June 22-27. Cost is $300. For more information about these programs, call the church at 830-6729595.

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Kingdom Rock VBS Are you ready to rock? Kingdom Rock vacation Bible school will be June 24-28 from 9 a.m.-noon at First Baptist Church of Gonzales, 422 St. Paul. Go to www. fbcgonzales.org to pre-register before Monday, June 24 to be entered into a drawing for a cool prize! VBS needs paper sacks from HEB, a small fountain (see Nanette Hartung), empty water bottles and newspaper (blank or printed). These supplies can be taken to the church office.

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‘Loving West’ volunteers ‘Loving West’ is mobilizing volunteers to do a variety of projects to assist those affected by the explosion in West, Texas, June 15-22. For more information, email marla.bearden@texasbaptists.org and Gerald.davis@ texasbaptists.org.

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by and lift up the Lord in song and prayer. The speaker will be Elder Craig Bonds (music minister) of the New Austin District and associate minister at Wayfaring C.O.G.I.C. in San Antonio. Forest Street C.O.G.I.C. is located at 612 Forest St. in Yoakum. Pastor Elder Billy Washington Sr. will host prayer at noon for the June 19-21 event. For more information call 830-263-1003 or 830-263-1007.

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Cantley, M.K., Cantley, Kennon, Cantley, T.L., Hill, Constance Cantley; AďŹ&#x192;davit; 03/11/2013 â&#x20AC;˘ Deed 265051 grantor: Cantley, Be y; grantee: Cantley Exempt Estate Trust, Cantley, M. Kennon, Cantley, Morris K (AKA), Cantley, M.K (AKA); AďŹ&#x192;davit; 03/11/2013 â&#x20AC;˘ Deed 265052 grantor: Li leďŹ eld, Carlyne, Li leďŹ eld, Kenneth W., Hewe , judy Carol, Li leďŹ eld, Mark Douglas, Li leďŹ eld, Clarence, Wendell, Wayde Warren, Li leďŹ eld, Donald Hutson, Doty, Shirley Li leďŹ eld, Horne, Walter Hutson, Wendell, Shawn Douglas, Herrold, Jill Wendell; grantee: Li leďŹ eld, Carlyne, Li leďŹ eld, Kenneth W., Hewe , judy Carol, Li leďŹ eld, Mark Douglas, Li leďŹ eld, Clarence, Wendell, Wayde Warren, Li leďŹ eld, Donald Hutson, Doty, Shirley Li leďŹ eld, Horne, Walter Hutson, Wendell, Shawn Douglas, Herrold, Jill Wendell; S pula on of interest; 03/11/2013 â&#x20AC;˘ Deed 265053 grantor: Jackson, Charles Lee (Life Estate); grantee: Marathon Oil EF LLC; O/L; 03/11/2013 â&#x20AC;˘ Deed 265054 grantor: Thompson, Brenda Strait, Gary, Floria Strait, Jackson, Christopher L; grantee: Marathon Oil EF LLC; O/L; 03/11/2013 â&#x20AC;˘ Deed 265055 grantor: Dubose Jr, John C., Mills, Desiree; grantee: Soe e, Herman, Soe e, Julia, Soe e, Walter, Soe e, Lillie, Smothers Jr, Guy McClure; AFDT non-produc on; 03/11/2013 â&#x20AC;˘ Deed 265056 grantor: Smothers Jr, Guy M, Smothers, Beverly A.; grantee: Mills, Ryan W.; W/D; 03/11/2013 â&#x20AC;˘ Deed 265057 grantor: Mills, Ryan W.; grantee: Smothers Jr, Guy M; D/T; 03/11/2013 â&#x20AC;˘ Deed 265058 grantor: Shelton, Joshua D., Shelton, Joshua David (Aka), Shelton, Heather, Shelton, Heather Dawn (Aka); grantee: Properity Bank; D/T, Security, AGRMT & F/S Etc.; 03/11/2013 â&#x20AC;˘ Deed 265059 grantor: Shelton, Joshua D., Shelton, Joshua David (Aka), Shelton, Heather, Shelton, Heather Dawn (Aka); grantee: Properity Bank; ASMT lease Agrmt; 03/11/2013 â&#x20AC;˘ Deed 265060 grantor: Sage Capital Bank, NA, American Na onal Bank (FKA); grantee: Lester Jr, S.R.; Termina on F/S; 03/11/2013 â&#x20AC;˘ Deed 265061grantor: Sage Capital Bank, NA, American Na onal Bank (FKA); grantee: Lester Jr, S.R.; Termina on F/S; 03/11/2013 â&#x20AC;˘ Deed 265062 grantor: Sage Capital Bank, NA, American Na onal Bank (FKA); grantee: Lester Jr, S.R.; Termina on,;

03/11/2013 â&#x20AC;˘ Deed 265063 grantor: Prosperity Bank; grantee: Dickinson, Jonathan Edward, Dickinson, Julie Marie; Rel D/T; 03/11/2013 â&#x20AC;˘ Deed 265064 grantor: Eagle Ford RV Park, LLC; grantee: American Capital Group LLC; D/T & Security Agrmt; 03/11/2013 â&#x20AC;˘ Deed 265065 grantor: Eagle Ford RV Park LLC; grantee: American Capital Group LLC; Asmt leases & rents; 03/11/2013 â&#x20AC;˘ Deed 265066 grantor: Cockrum, James, Cockrum, Andrew; grantee: Cochrum, James Shea; C/C AFDT heirship; 03/11/2013 â&#x20AC;˘ Deed 265067 grantor: Eagle Ford Water Disposal, LLC; grantee: Cheapside Hunters, LLC; Assignment royalty; 03/11/2013 â&#x20AC;˘ Deed 265068 grantor: Cheapside Hunters LLC; grantee: Eagle Ford Water Disposal LLC; W/D; 03/11/2013 â&#x20AC;˘ Deed 265069 grantor: Hunter Stuart Energy Advisors Inc; grantee: JMC Energy LLC; ASMT, B/S & Convey; 03/11/2013 â&#x20AC;˘ Deed 265070 grantor: Triple Crown Acquisi ons LLC; grantee: Viaje Oil & Gas LLC; Min & Royalty Convey; 03/11/2013 â&#x20AC;˘ Deed 265071 grantor: Black, James Wesley; grantee: Laqua, Elizabeth Faye; Power of A y; 03/11/2013 â&#x20AC;˘ Deed 265072 grantor: Idinsse Investments, LLC; grantee: Ledbe er, Marvin; F/S; 03/11/2013 â&#x20AC;˘ Deed 265073 grantor: Virgil, Cindy Spang, Virgil Mar n Lee; grantee: Cook, Holly Wolf; Corrtn Deed of gi ; 03/11/2013 â&#x20AC;˘ Deed 265074 grantor: Virgil, Cindy Spang, Virgil, Mar n Lee; grantee: Odom, Diana Rose; Corrtn Deed of gi ; 03/11/2013 â&#x20AC;˘ Deed 265075 grantor: Malaer, David W.; grantee: Rodriguez, Robert Gonzales; Rel D/T; 03/11/2013 â&#x20AC;˘ Deed 265076 grantor: Sage Capital Bank, NA; grantee: Rankin III, J.M; Appointment Subst A y; 03/12/2013 â&#x20AC;˘ Deed 265077 grantor: Comptroller of Public Accounts; grantee: MR Global Consul ng LLC; Rel State tax lien; 03/12/2013 â&#x20AC;˘ Deed 265078 grantor: Hunt Oil Co, Marubeni Eagle Ford Inc, Eagle Ford Hunter Inc, Eagle Ford Hunter Resources (DBA); grantee: JP Ranch F #2H Oil & Gas Unit, JP Ranch LTD, Springs, Dorothy Johnson, Springs Jr, Albert, Glass, Roy Donald, Glass, Robbie Lou, State of Texas; unit design; 03/12/2013

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Year: 1958 Date: June 19 June 19, the Inquirer prints an article about the WWI cannon which was then near Fair Street on East Avenue. Cannons such as the one in Gonzales were captured from the Germans and sent to the U.S. to keep them out of enemy hands. Because the veterans of Gonzales were so active, they were one of the first to be awarded a cannon. According to markings on the cannon it is believed to have been manufactured by Krupp in 1918. When the cannon arrived, there was a freight bill of $101 and it took some scurrying around to raise that much money in a hurry. It is rumored that a list of the names of the men from Gonzales who served in WWI is sealed somewhere in the base.

Year: 1918 Date: January 11 January 11, 1â&#x20AC;?snow in Gonzales; low of 12 degrees.

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NOTICE OF PERMIT APPLICATION FOR IRRIGATION WELL

Filed By Bruce Siebert Bruce Siebert, 1143 Buck Branch Road, Waelder, Texas has submitted a permit application to the Gonzales County Underground Water Conservation District (GCUWCD) to install a water well for irrigation use. The proposed well is located approximately seven miles northwest of the City of Waelder at 1143 Buck Branch Road in Caldwell County. Mr. Siebert proposes to produce approximately 455 acre feet of water per year at an average rate of approximately 282 gallons per minute on 455 acres of contiguous land. The well is completed in the Carrizo Aquifer. The GCUWCD Rules in effect at the time of this permit application submittal are the March 16, 2010 Rules. Permit notice and hearing procedures are included in Rule 24. Copies of the GCUWCD’s March 16, 2010 rules are available at the GCUWCD ofﬁce located at 920 Saint Joseph Street, Room 129, Gonzales, Texas 78629 or online at the GCUWCD website www.gcuwcd.org. The GCUWCD phone number is 830-672-1047. Interested persons may provide written comments to the GCUWCD on the proposed irrigation well permit application. Written comments should be ﬁled within thirty (30) days of the date of publication of this notice and in accordance with Rule 24 of the rules of the GCUWCD. Comments should be submitted to the GCUWCD’s General Manager at 920 Saint Joseph, Room 129, P.O. Box 1919, Gonzales, Texas 78629. Where no comments are received by the District and the General Manager determines the application meets all relevant District rules, a public hearing is not required and the Board may act on the permit application at a Board meeting.

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CITATION BY PUBLICATION – TRC 109 & 114 THE STATE OF TEXAS

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Denis R. Mueller IN THE DISTRICT COURT vs. Unknown Owners of 473 J L Woods, 4.75 Acres (More or Less), Their 25TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Unknown Heirs & Assigns GONZALES COUNTY, TEXAS TO: Unknown Owners of 473 J L Woods 475 Acres More or Less Their Unknown Heirs Address Unknown NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: “You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 am on the Monday next following the expiration of 42 days after the date this citation was issued, a default judgment may be taken against you.” You are hereby commanded to appear by filing a written answer to the Plaintiff ’s Petition at or before 10:00 o’clock A.M. on the Monday next after the expiration of 42 days after the date of issuance of this citation before the Honorable District Court of Gonzales County, at the Courthouse in said County in Gonzales, Texas. Said Plaintiff ’s Petition was filed in said court on 04/26/2013 in the above entitled cause. A brief statement of the nature of this suit is as follows, to-wit: regarding real property located in Gonzales County, Texas, described as follows: BEING all that certain parcel, tract or strip of land containing 4.88-Acres, commonly known as the Teas School Tract, out of the J. L. Wood Survey A-473 located in Gonzales County Texas, as is more fully shown by Plaintiff ’s Petition on file in this suit. Issued and given under my hand and seal of said Court at Gonzales Texas this 20th day of May, 2013. Attorney for Plaintiff or Plaintiff: Errol John Dietz P.O. Box 841 Cuero TX 77954 361-2275-5701 Clerk of the Court: Sandra Baker 414 St. Joseph St., Ste. 300 Gonzales County, Texas /s/ By Georgia Molnoskey

ORDINANCE NO. O-06-10-2013 (Speed Zone Ordinance –Roadways)

The City of Nixon AN ORDINANCE ALTERING THE SPEED LIMITS ESTABLISHED FOR VEHICLES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TRANSPORTATION CODE, UPON ROADS OR PARTS THEROF, WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF NIXON, TEXAS AS SET OUT IN THIS ORDINANCE; AND PROVIDING A PENALTY OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED $200.00 FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE; A REPEAL ER CLAUSE; A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

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All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.

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INQUIRER!

La Posada Apartments 2 BR - 1 BA Laundry, Professional Management On Site.

1725 Seydler Street Gonzales, TX

830-672-2094

Garage Sales Yard Sale! Saturday,June 15th from 8AM-11AM. 128 Reid St. A little bit of everything. Multi-Family yard sale Sat ur day June 5th. 2523 E. State Hwy 97. 8AM-3PM. Professional video cam era, fur niture, books, toys, kitch en items, clothes, exercise equipment, etc.

Help Wanted Dispatcher: 1+ years dispatch exp. Knowledge of cement industry a plus! Night Bulk Dispatcher. www.sunsetlogistics.com Resume: kstanley@sunsetlogistics.com Full-time position in Housekeeping available at The Heights of Gonzales Nurs ing and Rehabilitation Cen ter. please apply in person at 701 N. Sar ah De Witt Drive, Gonzales TX

Help Wanted

CNH Paving is seeking professional & reliable Class A CDL drivers for bel ly dumps. Located in Waeld er. ➢Home every night. Will accept Truck Driving School graduates! Call 830-540-3377

Hacienda Oaks Nursing & Rehab is now accepting applications for CNA’s with $500 Sign on bonus & Med-Aids 2-10 $600 Sign on bonus. EOE/AA/VETS Ap ply with in, 1637 N. King St. Seguin or call 830-379-3784 for an ap pli ca tion and to set up an interview.

Now hiring Pest Control Technician. Licensed or will train. Good driving record, no criminal history. Long term opportunity. Apply in per son 1119 Water St. Now Hiring Class A CDL Driver with Tanker Endorsement. Hazmat required. Excellent Benefits Competitive Pay On-site living quarters 830-672-2515 or 830-255-9560 www.green energyoilfield services.com Are you looking for a part time position to make$$$$$? Yet don’t want to be tied down to a desk all day? must be available 24/7 & be able to pass a criminal background check. Mature, long time Gonzales resident a plus. Contact Bail Bond Hotline 830-672-6300 Full-time positions available for Certified Nurse Aides. Excellent benefits included. Please apply at The Heights of Gonzales, 701 N. Sar ah De witt, Gonzales Texas. For more informa tion please call 830-6724530 Rent A Center: Hir ing Sales Manager position, must be able to De liv er Ap plianc es & Furniture. 5 day work week, NO Sundays. 10 day paid va ca tion after 1 year. Great Benefits and automatic pay in crease. Applicants must be 20 years of age with High School diploma or equiv al ent. Valid driv ers license with clean driving record. Must pass background and drug screen. Apply @ www.raccareers. com. 830-6729666

Gonzales Healthcare Sys tems has an immediate opening for the position of Home Medical Equipment Office Clerk. High school diploma required; previous experience in a health care setting preferred. Job duties include assisting with pick-up of equipment and clerical duties. Full-time po si tion with competitive salary and benefits. Applications are available at the Memorial Hospital switchboard or contact Human Re sourc es at (830) 672-7581, Ext. 204. Equal Opportunity Employer. Full-time positions available for Licensed Vocation Nurs es. Excellent benefits in clud ed. Please apply at The Heights of Gonzales, 701 N. Sar ah De witt, Gonzales Texas. For more informa tion please call 830-6724530 Cal-Maine Foods, INC is hring for Plant Palletizers & Clean-Up positions. Benefits include: Vacation, Sick Leave, Hosp, Ins,, Dental, Vision, 401K, ESOP. Apply in person at: Cal-Maine Foods, Inc 1680 CR 431 or 748 CR 422 Waelder,TX 78959 Mon-Fri 7AM-4PM Tele# 830-5404105/ 830-5404684 Full-time and Part-time positions available for Certified Medication Aides. Excellent ben e fits included. Please apply at The Heights of Gonzales, 701 N. Sar ah De witt, Gonzales Texas. For more informa tion please call 830-6724530

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Help Wanted

TRUCK DRIVERS WANTED

Become a valuable part of the largest company of its type in the United States. One of the fastest growing Companies in the area has immediate openings. In their transportation department, the following openings are:

Long Distance Truck Driver Short Haul Truck Driver Local area Truck Driver To insure a good quality of life for our drivers, we only hire in our area. 50 mile radius) This allows our drivers to be home nightly and every other weekend off depending on customers needs. Cal-Maine Foods drivers enjoy some of the most modern equipment available. Employee Benefits include:

We require the following to eligible:

Vacations, Holiday pay, Sick Leave, Employee Stock Ownership Plan 40IK Plan Family Health Insurance Life Insurance

Minimum of 21 years old Class A CDL Minimum of 3 years verifiable experience No major moving violations in past in the past 12 months No Felony convictions

Dental & Vision Insurance

DOT Physical and drug screen required

We offer qualified professional drivers the following:

Assigned equipment Starting Base Pay of .30 cpm up to .40 cpm Raises are 1/2 cents per mile every 6 months Performance bonus of .05 cpm paid weekly (Pickup of material, etc.) Safety bonus of .04 cpm paid monthly, (Preventable accident cost will reduce any bonus earned until the accident is completely offset).

KEN’S TRADING POST. A one of a kind store! Antiques, Furniture, Appliances, Es tate Items, Collectables, Household Items and More! Open 10-5 Wed-Sat. 3390 90A (across from Aux. Airfield, Seguin) We Buy and Sell! 830305-7205 Visa/ MC/Layaway Freestone & White Peaches are ripe. Rhew Orchard House. Homemade Pies, Cobblers, Ice Cream & Jams. Off HWY 97E between Stockdale & Floresville. 7602 CR 403 Floresville. 830-393-6022 Monday to Saturday 10-6, Sunday 10-5. www. rheworchards. com

Paid unloading, (Lurnper) Holiday / Lay Over pay $90.00 Weekly pay (Direct deposit)

JOIN OUR FAMILY! WE WANT YOU TO WORK AND ENJOY YOUR JOB! YOU ARE A NAME NOT A NUMBER AT

CAL-MAINE FOODS CALL US FOR INFORMATION:

1-800-242-3509 or 1-361-865-3592

Hillcrest Manor Nursing and Rehab a 56-bed LTC facility in Luling, is looking for energetic individuals to join our successful team. Open positions include: ☑ RN Unit Manager for Monday-Friday 11:00am-7:00pm shift

Great

Opportunities at

☑ Weekend RN ☑ Certified Nurse Aide for our 2:00pm-10:00pm shift Hillcrest Manor offers a great, team-oriented atmosphere with competitive starting wage and benefits. If you are the kind of individual that wants to make a difference in a person’s life everyday, we look forward to meeting you! Call Jessica Hallmark, LNFA at 830-875-5219 or fax your resume to 830-875-2919. EOE

BASIC ENERGY SERVICES

1257 State Hwy. 172 • Ganado, Texas

Now hiring Class A CDL driver to work out of Hallettsville yard. HazMat helpful. Tanker experience preferred. Pre-employment physical and drug screen required. Great pay and benefits, medical, dental insurance, 401K.

• All Positions • Full-time • Part-time • Flexible Schedules • Competitive Wages Now Accepting Applications! Please apply in person at: 1803 N. St. Joseph, Gonzales, Texas 78629

For application information Holmes Foods, Inc. Fresh Texas Chicken

APPLY TODAY START TODAY! Production / Poultry Processing: • Back Dock Hanger • 2nd Processing • Sanitation (Nights) • Truck Mechanic

Electrician Knowledgeable with VFD’s; start and stop stations; some PLC troubleshooting, able to work with 3 phase.

Mon.-Fri., 8-10 hr. days

Competitive Pay $9.50-$12.00/hr. (with weekly perfect attendance)

Feed Mill - FM 108 S., Gonzales: • Bulk Unloader - Days • Night Uploader Must have proof of identity and eligibility to work in the USA.

Human Resources 603 W. Central, Hwy. 87, Nixon, Texas 830-582-1619 for more information. Se Habla Español

Drivers and ﬂaggers needed for local trafﬁc control operations. Seasonal, on call, and regular-part time contracting opportunities available. Call (512) 581-4101 for an application.

Help Wanted The 2nd 25th Judicial District Intermediate Sanction Facility is accepting applications for the position of Detention Officer. The starting salary is $23,090 an nu al ly DW excellent benefits. The deadline for submitting an application is June 21st @ 5:00 p.m.nAppliations may be picked up at 4024 FM 794, Har wood Road in Gonzales or by visiting our website at www.gonzalesisf.com

Diesel engines powerstroke, duramax. Re-manufactured with warranty. Will deliver. 713-9185811 Husky portable generator. 3650 running watts. 4550 Start watts. Subaru 400. 830263-0038

Mobile Homes For Sale or Rent. 2 bedroom/2 bath mobile home on 2.5 acres in Kingsbury area. Call 830-4639514 Manufactured Home Financing Specialists! Land & Home or Home Only (rbi 36533). No credit, Bad Credit, no SSN# all OK! 1.855.625.4040 www.MHfinancingSpecialists. com 3/2 on 2.5 acres with pool and extra set of utilities for rental., $110k 830-3729999. RBI 23940 Oilfield Home!!! 5 bedroom/5 bath. Sleeps 12, free delivery/set up. 830-303-9431 RBI 32940 Repo’s-New paint & carpet, Large Selection of Double and Singlewides. Save Thousands. Tierraverdehomes.com. Fayette Country Homes Schulenburg 800-3696888 Open ‘til 6pm- 7 days a week. Open Sundays 1-6 (RBI 32896) OIl Field Special. 2013 with frame mounted A/C 16 wide 3 bedroom 2 bath. $34,900 Delivered. Set. Tierraverdehomes.com. Fayette Country Homes Schulenburg 800-3696888 Open ‘til 6pm- 7 days a week. Open Sundays 1-6 (RBI 32896)

Mobile Homes

Real Estate

Bad Credit? Real Life! Land/Home Op tions Available. Why rent? What Can WE do for YOU? Call 866-389-1809 RBI 35916 Last one! Big 4 bedroom/4 bath. $36,900 looks new. Delivery & set up included. 830-303-9431 RBI 32940 Manufactured Home Financing Specialists! No credit, Bad Credit, No SS# all OK. Owner Finance new single or DW. Zero Down with land. VA. FHA 1st Time. No app fee. Call 1-888-623-3356. www.MHFiancing Spe cial ists. com RBI 35417 Cheaper in the Country-Large Doublewide 1530 sq ft Delivered, Set, Air, skirting only $49,900. 2013 Model. Tierra ver dehomes. com. Fayette Country Homes Schulenburg 800-369-6888 Open Sundays 1-6 (RBI 32896)

Travel Trailer

TRAVEL TRAILER FOR RENT

CLEAN! Fully Furnished! All Household items. Move In Ready. $300 per week Just Bring Your Toothbrush.

1503 Seydler St. Gonzales,TX FO SALE! Large build ing with bar area 4 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, huge living area, kitchen, large windows, spacious clos et, etc. Property is on .601 acres with security lights and fenced in back area with a huge shop on the backside of house with huge ga rage type doors great place for any type of mechanic/welding shop or perfectly suitable for storage space. Front would be great for any business or is livable and ready for personal use as well. Perfect lo ca tion with lots of space in se cure area. Call or text for more information: 830-2031953 or 830-2037764. You can also call Gene Tieken at 830672-7788 or email just y n 1 4 - 6 @ yahoo.com. Taking offers!! Asking $325,000 OBO House for sale by owner. Fix er up per. Needs new roof. $45,000. 3 bed 1 bath. 1614 Waco St. 830-556-4116 Charles Steans.

Call 1-512-963-0000 Real Estate 67 Acres. Goliad/Kennedy. 3 bedrooms/2 bath home, metal barn, pasture, brush,paved road, tractor & implements. No Minerals. $275,000 57 Acres just north of I-10 Near Waelder. Brush, oaks, hay fields, 2 tanks, 3/2 SO home, LDbarn w/ electricity, 1 bed. Apartment. Some equipment. Part minerals. $275,000. 198 Acres. Atascosa County, West of Floresville. Huge Creek Bottom, 2 tanks, water meter, shallow well, electricity, oaks, elms, persimmon,mesquite, black brush. Could this be your new hunting spot? $2895 per acre. Might divide into two tracts. 861 acres to 861 acres. Good cow place with good bird hunting. Excellent tract to subdivide with paved road two sides. Water well, waterline on one side. $2950 to $3250/acre. 4.5 acres on US 183 just north of town. Water and electric available. 2 barns, good pond. $267,500. Will divide. 93-184 acres Southwest Gonzales. Good road frontage. Tank, good creek bottom, well. Good woods, plus coastal & native pasture. Pens, cross-fenced. No Minerals. $3350/acre.

SMITH RANCH INVESTMENTS RandySmith,Broker

830-672-8668 Financial

Real Estate

For Sale! 1723 Seydler St. Gonzales,TX 78629. 2 bed room/1 bathroom house on 2.5 acres located in convenient, great location in middle of town. Perfect lo ca tion with lots of space in a se cure area. Call or text for more information: Gene:830203-1953 or J u s tyn:830-2037764. You can also call Gene Tieken at 830672-7788 or email just y n 1 4 _ 6 @ yahoo.com. Taking offers!! Asking $85,000 A GREAT DEAL!! OBO!! Pictures and more information are available 24/7

Home for sale by Owner! 2 bedroom (can be transformed to a 3 bedroom) 1 bath home on corner lot. Storage building. 1404 Cavett. Contact Jen 830401-9763

Services Tree Trimming & Removal. Yard maintenance. Serving Gonzales area since 1987 Call Dennis Droupy, 830-672-2000.

CASH PAID for Houses to be moved. Tow stories OK. 512619-7561. Leave message.

Joel’s Outdoor Services Fence cleaning Tree trimming Wood for Sale Hay Hauling Rubber/Tire/ Equipment Hauing 830-832-6985

Want to buy land. 20-1000 acres. Jimmy Wolf REB. Will pay a fair price. 1-361-5642452

Propane Services now available at Belmont RV Park. Call 830-424-3600 or 830-556-6905

Real Estate

FOR SALE!

1505 East Sarah Dewitt Drive. 1.272 Acres, office building with covered carport, huge garage w/ 3 slide down doors, separate storage garage in back, security lights, paved entrance and around building, plenty of parking space, 2 restrooms, attic above office. Great business location!! Amazing Highway location with lots of customer traffic daily! Call or text anytime for more info/pictures 830-203-7764 or 830-203-1953 or email justyn14_6@yahoo.com $575,000 Make an offer!

BREITSCHOPF COOPER REALTY View all listings at

www.gonzalesproperties.com or call 830-672-2522 Shirley Breitschopf – 830-857-4142 • Lynette Cooper – 830-857-1364 Carol Hardcastle – 830-857-3517 • Jymmy K. Davis – 512-921-8877

THE RON BROWN COMPANY

RESIDENTIAL COMMERICAL FARM & RANCH

Jeff Dolezal, Realtor®

c: 830-857-1466 • Gonzales • www.jeffdolezal.com

PETEREK & ASSOCIATES REAL ESTATE, INC. 830-672-7181 • www.peterekre.com GREG PETEREK ...............................830-857-0233 SHERRI SCHELLENBERG .................830-857-6439 ~ RESIDENTIAL ~ 652 GUERRA LANE – Three bedroom, two bath, CA/H. One car carport. Large corner lot ..............................................................$135,000 704 OAKLAND – Immaculate condition. Three bedroom, two bath, new CA/H, all new appliances, security system. Two car garage, shade trees, fenced in yard ....................................................................$159,000 215 OAK CREEK CIRCLE - Luling, TX. Quiet neighborhood, 3 BR, 2B, central ac/h, new tile & carpet @1980 sq.ft. living area ..$196,000 10 OAK CREEK DRIVE – Located @ 6 miles on FM 794 Manufactured home 3 BR, 2B, CA/H on @ 2.191 acres....................$98,000 2026 ZINT ST. – Three bedroom, 1 bath, CA/H Carport .....$79,000 2026 HARWOOD RD – 2 bd/1 bth, CA/H, 1 car garage ................. ..................................................................................... REDUCED $75,000 223 TITCOMB – Three to four bedroom, 3 bath home, CA/H, two car carport, large shaded corner lot, located in a quiet neighborhood.....$185,000 ~ HISTORIC HOMES ~ 621 ST. LOUIS STREET – THE J.B. KENNARD HOUSE – built in 1895, two story, 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, central ac/h ..................$425,000 ~ HOMES WITH ACREAGE ~ 779 FM 1682 – Mobile home on over 57 acres, barns, sheds, pens for livestock, lot of brush ...............................................................$285,240 ~ ACRES ~ 10.91ACRES – running wolf subdivision - heavily wooded on CR 467si ..............................................................................................$76,370 10.94 ACRES – Running Wolf Subdivision - Heavily wooded on CR Under Contract 467si ...............................................................................................$76,580 ~ COMMERCIAL ~ 820 OIL PATCH LANE – Ultimate construction business. Sitting on 3.663 acres, security fencing, 2 large warehouses. Concrete parking lot, plenty of parking for large equipment. Office and living quarters. ...................................................................................................$1,600,000 OIL PATCH LANE – Excellent commercial location. Open lot with security fencing, lighting utilities in place. Concrete entry with 20’ gate. .... ........................................................................................................$65,000 617 ST. PAUL ST. - Commercial office space .................$117,500 1601 ST. JOSEPH - Commercial Lot ..............................$95,000

829 SAINT JOSEPH ST. • GONZALES, TX 78629 info@dprealestateinc.com

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S h a d y O a k TANKER DRIVERS Nursing and Rehabilitation

OIL FIELD

Is now accepting applications for

MDS COORDINATOR/ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF NURSING

Make up to $70,000 if you have what it takes

Apply in person at: Shady Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation 101 S. Lancaster, Moulton, Texas 77975 or call 361-596-7373 and speak to Grace Neibrandt, Administrator

EOE

Gonzales County Auditor’s Ofﬁce Is seeking an experienced accounting person for the Position of:

Accounts Payable Clerk (Salary Range from $12.00 to $14.11 per hour) Experienced accounts payable person needed. This is a full time position. Applicant must be able to handle heavy workload, be able to work under pressure, handle deadlines, pay strict attention to detail, and have strong accounting skills. Applicant is required to be very organized and detailed oriented person. Position requires strong bookkeeping skills including the ability to reconcile complex vendor statements. This position involves a heavy workload, requires the candidate to work well under pressure, handle strict deadlines, and pay special attention to detail. Essential skills: Ten-key by touch, computer aptitude, general office skills, well organized, and phone etiquette. General office duties to include: answering phones, data entry, filing, copying, and other duties as assigned. Applications may be obtained at the Gonzales County Auditor’s Office, located at 414 N. Saint Joseph, Suite 203, Gonzales between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. or on the web at www.co.gonzales.tx.us. Only completed applications will be considered. Applications received by June 24, 2013 will receive first consideration. A drug and alcohol screen test and physical will be required. Gonzales County does not discriminate on the bias of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age and handicap status in employment or the provision of services. EOE.

• NEW PETES & TRAILERS • Full Beneﬁts Available • Tanker Endorsements Required • Hazmat & TWIC a plus

Apply online at dillontransport.com Or Call 361-433-4561 HIRING IN GONZALES GEORGE WEST & TRANSPORT INC. SAN ANTONIO

The Gonzales County Permitting Office Is seeking a person for the position of:

Permitting Clerk Salary Range: $14.11 to $14.57 A full time permitting clerk is needed to manage the permitting office. The applicant must be able to handle a heavy workload, be able to work under pressure, handle deadlines, pay strict attention to detail, and have strong communication skills. This position will have direct contact with the general public, businesses and septic installers. Essential skills: computer aptitude, general office skills, well organized, phone etiquette and knowledge of Microsoft office. General office duties to include: answering phones, data entry, filing, copying, scheduling, handling money and making deposits and other duties as assigned. Applications may be obtained at the Gonzales County Auditor’s Office, located at 414 N. St. Joseph, suite 203, Gonzales between the hours of 8am and 4pm or on the web at www.co.gonzales.tx.us. Only completed applications will be considered. Applications received by June 28, 2013 will receive first consideration. A drug and alcohol screen test and physical will be required. A back ground check will also be required. Gonzales County does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age and handicap status in employment or the provision of services. EOE

FRITO-LAY Route Sales

GEO Group, Inc. Lockhart Facility

Explore your chance to grow in a dynamic environment, complete with great people and outstanding beneﬁts. Responsibilities include ordering, delivering, merchandising and selling Frito-Lay products to retail accounts.

CORRECTIONAL OFFICER

Representative, Luling/Gonzales Location

Training is provided and starting salary is approximately 45K and the opportunity to earn commission with your own route. Weekend, Holiday and untraditional work hours required. Apply online at www.fritolayemployment.com

Shady Oak

Want To Buy

$9.00 per hour/$10 per hour after training Lockhart Correctional Facility has immediate openings for persons seeking a career in corrections. Paid beneﬁts and training. Must have high school diploma or GED. Must pass drug screening, physical and background check.

Nursing and Rehabilitation

Apply online at www.jobs.geogroup.com

WANTED-Oil leases, down stripper, production, in ter est, equipment. 512619-7561. Leave message Want to buy: Chicken feeders, metal, old used, on metal rails or individual. 832451-5521

EOE/m/f/d/v

Is now accepting applications for

DIETARY COOK/AIDE ALL SHIFTS AVAILABLE

Caraway Ford Gonzales 1405 Sarah DeWitt P.O. Box 1960 Gonzales, Texas 78629 830 672-9646

Apply in person at: Shady Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation 101 S. Lancaster, Moulton, Texas 77975 or call 361-596-7373 and speak to Dinah Jackson, Dietary Supervisor

Mechanic-Technician **Experienced**Full Time**

EOE

find your next job in the Gonzales Inquirer

Service Directory

Valid Driver License Required

401k, Insurance and Vacation available upon eligibility!

Application may be picked up at front ofﬁce

Production Employees needed for J Bar B Foods at our Waelder and Weimar facilities. Must be able to perform a variety of job duties including: operating mixing, stuffing and cooking machinery, placing and removing product from racks, washing items used in the production of our products, inspecting and packaging the finished products. Qualified candidate must have the ability to work in a COLD environment. Must be able to follow instructions and have the ability to interact cordially with our employees to accomplish common tasks. MUST be available to work overtime and weekends. Also Hiring: QC Tech for Waelder facility. Must be detail oriented, a self-starter and have computer skills. Must be able to work nights and weekends. Experience a plus, but not required.

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2013 Main Street Summer Concert Series On The Confederate Square Downtown Gonzales

Friday, June 14 - Red Ravens 7-10 PM

ARTS & CRAFTS: From Purses, Boots, Hair Accessories, Jewelry, Crosses, Shoes, Jeans, Shirts, Bible Covers, Plexus and lots more. Train Rides by Gonzales Lulac Council | Moon Bounces by Chris Espinosa Wagon Rides with the Clydesdale Horses again with Cynthia, George and Hanna Stickle VFW • Drinks • Lots of Information Booths • Classic Car Show Bring Your Lawn Chairs! Fun Time for the Whole Family! Games for Children! NO GLASS CONTAINERS ALLOWED! UPCOMING BANDS: June 21 - Texas Unlimited | June 28 - Shelly Lares

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