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Park to get $1.1 million upgrade City, Little League reach B&PW Park renovation agreement By JOE SOUTHERN
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Sealy’s B&PW Park is about to get a major $1.1 million renovation. Complete with the installation of artificial turf infields, air-conditioned restrooms, new fencing and lighting, and numerous other improvements,
the city and the Greater Sealy Little League are making substantial improvements to the aging park. The upgrades were approved last Tuesday by the Sealy City Council, contingent on a $300,000 contribution from the Sealy Economic Development Corporation. “What this will do will be a com-
plete renovation of the park,” City Manager Lloyd Merrell said. “All the ballfields will be done, all fencing will be done, the lighting will be done, the scoreboard will be done, restrooms renovated, concession stand renovated, it’s going to be a major improvement that draws large crowds for tournaments.”
Bill Burttschell, speaking on behalf of the Little League, said the improvements are needed at the park. “We will be turfing, artificial turf, on the infield on the remaining three fields, which, I don’t know how to say it, will be a win-win for everybody, for See UPGRADE, page 7
WE SALUTE YOU Sealy High honors local veterans
Joe Southern
Sealy Mayor Janice Whitehead gives a State of the City address Wednesday during the Governmental Luncheon meeting of the Sealy Chamber of Commerce at Liedertafel Hall.
Mayor touts Sealy’s success Address teases HEB development Cole McNanna Locals veterans who served the country were welcomed into the Sealy High Scho ol gym with the band playing and plenty of chee Veterans Day assembly Monday morning. rs to kick off the fourth annual
Clint Bollinger, a member of Sealy High School’s Class of 1988, delivered the keynote address at the fourth annual Veterans Day assembly Monday morning. Bollinger worked his way up to staff sergeant in the Marine Corps where he met his wife, Kimberly, who was a nurse in the Air Force. Their two sons, Kurt and Derek, are both currently in the respective branches as well, with the former holding the title of corporal in the Marine Corps and the latter set to graduate from Air Force basic training this week.
Boy Scouts and Sealy High School stud ents Veterans Day assembly Monday morning presented the colors at the fourth annual to honor all of those who have served from and the surrounding areas. Sealy
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The cheers rose quickly and fell fast as Sealy Mayor Janice Whitehead teased the crowd in her opening remarks in her State of the City Address last Wednesday during the monthly governmental luncheon, hosted by the Sealy Chamber of Commerce. “HEB’s coming to town! … Not!” she said. “I don’t want to get you too excited; we’re still working on that project though.” Rumors of the grocery store chain coming to Sealy have been rampant for years ever since the company purchased See MAYOR, page 7
Sealy City Council appoints new city secretary By JOE SOUTHERN
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Although most people know her by the last name of Christoferson, Sealy’s new city secretary now goes by the name of Brooke Knoll. “I just got married on Oct. 26, so now I’m Brooke Knoll. My husband’s name is Cody Knoll. He’s from Bellville but I grew up in Sealy but now I’m a Bellvillian, I guess you would call it,” she said. The Sealy City Council promoted Knoll to replace longtime City Secretary Dayl Cooksey, who retired Oct. 1. Knoll spent the last three years as
Cooksey’s deputy city secretary. “She is a very efficient and capable individual, and we are very proud she accepted this opportunity,” Mayor Janice Whitehead said. Knoll’s education and experience has her ideally suited for the job. “I graduated from Sealy High School in June of 2010. I then went on to study at the University of Houston and earned a bachelor’s degree in political science. Once I graduated, I started working for the city in March of 2016 as a public works administrative assistant. Shortly after I was approached
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Brooke Knoll, formerly Christoferson, was appointed as Sealy’s city secretary, taking the place of Dayl Cooksey, who retired Oct. 1.
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and offered the position of deputy city secretary and as of Nov. 5, 2019, I’ve been appointed as the city secretary,” Knoll said. At 27 years of age, she knows she has big shoes to fill, along with a long-term goal. “I’m very humbled and honored that staff and my co-workers and council see potential in me, and I just want to make everyone proud and provide the best quality of service to the citizens of Sealy,” she said. Although still early in her career, Knoll already knows where she wants to go.
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Holiday Lights
The Sugar Land Skeeters announced that tickets for 2019 Sugar Land Holiday Lights, Sweetened by Imperial Sugar, have gone on sale. Tickets can be purchased by visiting sugarlandholidaylights. com, the TDECU Ticket Office at Constellation Field or by calling the Skeeters at 281-240HITS. Sugar Land Holiday Lights, featuring over three million lights, themed areas, daily appearances from Santa Claus, a carnival, vendors for holiday shopping and more, will open on Friday, Nov. 22, and will run through Jan. 4.
Sealy Rotary Duck Race
The Rotary Club of Sealy’s Great Rotary Duck Race will be held 3-9 p.m. Nov. 16 at B&PW Park. The event features the 1K Waddle, games, face painting, fire truck, and food. One entry option provides a rubber duck hat and two duck options. For more information, email Cortni Breman at cortni@ ircsurplus.com.
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On Nov. 4, the Austin County Sheriff’s Office was visited by members of Hermann Sons Life of Shelby, who donated homemade fleece blankets. The blankets will be placed in deputies’ patrol vehicles to give to children in the event of a traumatic experience. Sheriff Jack Brandes said he appreciates the Hermann Sons Life for the donation. Pictured from the left are Don and Betty Huebner, Sheriff Jack W. Brandes, and Doris and Allen Christ.
Read to Me Book Parade
The annual German style meal will be the main feature of the next meeting of the Bluebonnet Chapter of the Texas German Society. It will be held at the Hill Center on Wednesday, Nov. 20, at 6:30 p.m. Members with last names beginning with A-L should bring sides and those with last names beginning M-Z should bring desserts. Members planning to attend should notify chapter president Herbert Schumann at 979865-3804 by Nov. 17.
Free diabetes screenings
On Nov. 22, free diabetes screenings will be held at the Bellville Medical Center from 7-11 a.m. The event is sponsored by the Bellville Lions Club, Bellville Medical Center and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service of Austin County. Screenings will take place in the Bellville Medical Center Conference Center and fasting is required. Refreshments will be provided after screenings. For more information, call 979-865-2072.
Operation Christmas Child
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Students at Small World Early Childhood Enrichment Center dressed up as their favorite book character and paraded around the street last Tuesday morning for the annual Read to Me Book Parade. The Sealy Police Department and High School Percussion band led the way with parents cheering from the sidelines.
On Nov. 18, multiple locations throughout Sealy will open to collect shoebox gifts filled with fun toys, school supplies and hygiene items for the Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child project. During the project’s National Collection Week (Nov. 18-25), Sealy volunteers hope to collect more than 4,558 gifts to contribute to Operation Christmas Child’s 2019 goal of reaching 11 million children in need. The dropoff in Austin County is at St. John Lutheran Church, 520 N. Holland St., Bellville.
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The 7th Annual Vendor Blender will be Thursday,
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On Sept. 29, 2019, a report was made in reference to a suspicious death of a show steer. Sometime between the hours of 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 28 and the early morning hours of Sept. 29 a steer was shot in the 2100 block of Gebhardt Road in Sealy. The reward up to $2,000 will be paid for information leading to the arrest and charges filed on the suspect(s). Anyone with information on this crime or any other crimes are encouraged to call Austin County Crime Stoppers. Any Austin County Crime Stoppers tip will need to be received either through the Tip Line at 979-865-2949 or submitted using P3 by Anderson Software, or using the P3 app on a cell phone in order for Austin County Crime Stoppers to pay the reward. Any other avenues of reporting information about the crime will not be eligible for receiving money from Austin County Crime Stoppers. The identity of tipsters will remain anonymous.
Wreaths Across America
The Sealy Interact Club is selling sponsorships for Wreaths Across America on Saturday, Dec. 14. The wreaths will be placed in Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery beginning with a ceremony at 8 a.m. Wreath sponsorship is available. For more information, email msimms@sealyisd. com.
HOA – Meals on Wheels
A hot, nutritious meal is served Monday through Friday at HOA – Meals on Wheels at 915 Frydek Road for Austin County citizens 60 and over. Games and companionship are the extras in an air-conditioned building. Call Debbie at 979-885-4188. Meals are provided without a stated cost regardless of finances.
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The Rotary Club of Sealy meets in Ermis’ Goldmine Room Thursdays at noon.
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Try and top this idiom O f course, they were gonna try and kill me. Do not try and bend the spoon. Thor, you gotta try and bottleneck that portal. I just quoted the movies “Riddick,” “The Matrix,” and “The Avengers,” respectively. I could have used more than a thousand other movie quotes to illustrate the fact that the phrase “try and” is a fixture of popular culture and usage. This begs the question: does that make “try and” OK? We certainly live in a post-proper society. No longer do we dine in the parlor or take tea on a doily on a regular basis. Does that mean rules don’t apply anymore? Does that mean grammar relativism is a slippery slope to the land of doofus textspeak chaos? Let’s pump the brakes for a second and examine “try and” and “try to.” Usually, people say “try and” when they should technically say “try to.” I’m going to try to fix my turntable. I’m going to try and fix my turntable. In these two examples, “try to” is considered standard usage, while “try and” is informal or idiomatic usage that means “try to.” However, upon further examination, “try and” may communicate something different. If I “try and” fix my turntable (which is broken, by the way; I’m devastated.), it implies that I will be successful in fixing it. I
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will try and pass my test. I will try and reboot the server. In other contexts, “try and” implies irony and suggests certain failure. “I’d like to see you try and stop me, Batman!” I’ll go ahead and insert my caveat refrain: it’s best to avoid using “try and” in a formal context, unless you intend to use it in a literal sense. While filling out the form to nominate my writing on grammar usage for the Pulitzer Prize (Thank you, by the way.), opt for “try to,” as in: “Honeycutt will try to make grammar palatable through his use of attempted humor; whether he succeeds or not is up to what each reader finds chuckleworthy.” If you understand “try and” as an idiom (which is a type of figurative language), then go ahead and use it. After all, idioms aren’t meant to be taken literally. Technically, “try and” is not standard usage, but I can’t try and make you stop using it. Curtis Honeycutt is an award-winning syndicated humor columnist. Connect with him on Twitter (@curtishoneycutt) or at curtishoneycutt.com.
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A new perspective with travel
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y husband, Peter, and I have settled into the little house we are calling home for a month in southern Spain. The house is old and quirky—but I’ve come to believe that all homes are quirky in their own way. Whenever I spend time in another person’s home, I realize there are a lot of different ways of doing things that would never have occurred to me. When I was young, my family would drive to visit my great-grandmother. She had a neighbor named Mrs. Johnson (I never learned her first name). Mrs. Johnson had a pug and when I uncurled the pug’s tail, he caught sight of it and chased it until he was exhausted. This was endlessly entertaining as an 8-year-old. But my other vivid memory of visiting Mrs. Johnson was the way she ate pears. Mrs. Johnson took the pear and banged it on the table—side to side and top to bottom—until the whole pear was soft. “Why are you doing that?” I asked. “Now you can eat the whole thing—just pull off the stem and spit out the seeds!” she told me. It turned out I’d been wasting a lot of good pear, but that stopped under Mrs. Johnson’s tutelage. “You shouldn’t bother that old woman!” my great-grandmother scolded me after an
CARRIE CLASSON The Postscript
afternoon of eating pears and watching the pug. It didn’t occur to me until later that my great-grandmother was at least a decade older than Mrs. Johnson. (It didn’t occur to me until much later yet that this might be my great-grandmother’s way of saying she had missed me.) While visiting my grandpa, I watched as he cut up his apple, removing the core and eating the apple in slices. I started cutting up my apples and never went back. “He only did that because he had dentures!” my mother told me, years later. I have good teeth, but I still believe it’s a better way to eat an apple. I recently watched my cousin, Melissa, make a salad. She chopped up her lettuce like coleslaw. “Why are you doing that?” I asked. “It’s easier to eat and mixes with the other stuff better,” Melissa explained. “Why haven’t we always chopped up our lettuce?” Peter asked me, after it became our new way of doing things. This is what I like most
about travel. It is nice to see the sights, but it is the small things, the “why didn’t I ever think of that?” things that interest me the most. Why don’t we slice up tomatoes and cheese and have them for dinner? Why don’t we buy olives in bulk? Why don’t we have one, long pillow instead of two short ones? Spending time in another home makes me examine things I would never look at twice. I see the familiar with fresh eyes. I take less for granted. Travel forces me to realize how little of my life I actually think about and how much is done on autopilot. Returning home, I might do a few things differently but, more than anything, I am filled with a new appreciation for all I have—all the things in my life I have neglected to notice, all the sweetness I’ve taken for granted. Yesterday I bought some fresh pears at the market. Cutting up a pear in my quirky little temporary home in Spain, I suddenly remembered Mrs. Johnson. I picked up the core and ate it. It was sweet and delicious. “Mrs. Johnson was right,” I thought, “I’ve been wasting a lot of good pear.” Until next time, Carrie Carrie Classon’s memoir, “Blue Yarn,” was released earlier this year. Learn more at CarrieClasson.com.
Will you be shopping for holiday sales on Thanksgiving Day? A. Yes, great bargains B. No, workers should have the day off C. Maybe, it depends on the sales D. Undecided/no opinion
Last week’s question was: Did you vote in the Nov. 5 election? A. Yes, I voted on Election Day
39% | 7 votes B. Yes, I voted early.
28% | 5 votes C. No, I forgot there was an election.
22% | 4 vote D. No, I chose not to vote.
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Gloster renamed, Wallis elects a mayor By JOE SOUTHERN
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Although most voters in Austin County were voting only for state constitutional amendment propositions, there were a few voters with local issues on the ballots. Austin County’s newest city now has a new name. Last May, residents voted to incorporate the City of Gloster. On Nov. 5, residents voted to change the name to South Frydek and to impose a 1% sales and use tax to fund town operations. Residents in Wallis elected a new mayor after Steve Bockel abruptly resigned in May after winning reelection. Dennis L. Diggs was elected mayor with 161 votes to David Trevino’s 40. Voters across Texas were asked to vote on 10 proposed constitutional amendments in the Nov. 5 election. The following results are for Austin County only. Results are unofficial until canvassed.
Early voting results:
Proposition 1 (Rejected statewide 65%) “The constitutional amendment permitting a person to hold more than one office as a municipal judge at the same time.” For: 2,593 Against: 322 Proposition 2 (Approved statewide 66%) “The constitutional amendment
providing for the issuance of additional general obligation bonds by the Texas Water Development Board in an amount not to exceed $200 million to provide financial assistance for the development of certain projects in economically distressed areas.” For: 2,745 Against: 168 Proposition 3 (Approved statewide 85%) “The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of certain property damaged by a disaster.” For: 2,438 Against: 455 Proposition 4 (Approved statewide 74%) “The constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of an individual income tax, including a tax on an individual’s share of partnership and unincorporated association income.” For: 2,524 Against: 398 Proposition 5 (Approved statewide 88%) “The constitutional amendment dedicating the revenue received from the existing state sales and use taxes that are imposed on sporting goods to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas Historical
Commission to protect Texas’ natural areas, water quality, and history by acquiring, managing, and improving state and local parks and historic sites while not increasing the rate of the state sales and use taxes.” For: 2,049 Against: 846 Proposition 6 (Approved statewide 64%) “The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase by $3 billion the maximum bond amount authorized for the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.” For: 1,575 Against: 1,310 Proposition 7 (Approved statewide 74%) “The constitutional amendment allowing increased distributions to the available school fund.” For: 1,905 Against: 987 Proposition 8 (Approved statewide 78%) “The constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the flood infrastructure fund to assist in the financing of drainage, flood mitigation, and flood control projects.” For: 939 Against: 1,970 Proposition 9 (Approved statewide 52%) “The constitutional amendment
authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation precious metal held in a precious metal depository located in this state.” For: 1,677 Against: 1,211 Proposition 10 (Approved statewide 94%) “The constitutional amendment to allow the transfer of a law enforcement animal to a qualified caretaker in certain circumstances.” For: 1,543 Against: 1,313 City of Wallis Mayor A special election to elect a mayor was held Nov. 5. The results are as follows: Dennis L. Diggs – 161 David Trevino – 40 City of Gloster Below are the Unofficial election results, which will be canvassed on Thursday, Nov. 14. Proposition A: Adoption of local sales and use tax (at the rate of 1%) Yes: 56 No: 28 Proposition B: Do you favor a change from the name of Gloster? Yes: 64 No: 22 If yes, which name do you prefer? Mistek: 33 South Frydek: 37
Sealy enjoys a night out
GRAND JURY The Austin County Grand Jury returned indictments against three people in the Sept. 25 session and 14 people in the Oct. 30 session. Those indicted include: Sept. 25 Emelia Angelica Barron, possession of a controlled substance. James William Hart III, possession of a controlled substance. Michael John Kelley Jr., evading arrest/detention with previous conviction; burglary of a habitation; and theft of property and unauthorized use of vehicle. Oct. 30 Christopher James Benavides, possession of a controlled substance. Carlos Elizalde, driving while intoxicated, third or more. Robert Charles Flores, possession of a controlled substance. Lydia Raquel Fuentes, theft of property and burglary of a building. Jiovanny Garcia-Marquez, engaging in organized criminal activity. Donald Ray Godwin, unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. Chad Bernard Henry, possession of a controlled substance. John Anthony Hernandez, possession of a controlled substance. Adam Troy Johnson, possession of a controlled substance. Daniel Moye, possession of a controlled substance. Anahi Ocampo-Moreno, engaging in organized criminal activity. Joe Angel Solis, fraudulent use/possession of identifying information. Keavon Ward, terroristic threat, impairing a public servant, SBI/Influ GV. Melvin Ray Wright, driving while intoxicated, third or more.
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The Sealy community packed Abe and Irene Levine Park Saturday night for the 6th annual Sealy Night Out event hosted by the Sealy Police Department. Attendees enjoyed family fun, free food and a showing of “Toy Story 4” thanks to sponsors KBR Towing, Christian City Fellowship, Austin County Peace Officers Association, and Starbucks.
The face painting station was a busy one all night long with Sealy Interact Club members providing the paint jobs for kids of all ages at the 6th annual Sealy Night Out at Abe and Irene Levine Park Saturday night in Sealy.
Sealy community members bundled up and snuggled together for a showing of “Toy Story 4” to close out the 6th annual Sealy Night Out at Abe and Irene Levine Park Saturday night. The event was free to all attendees thanks to sponsors KBR Towing, Christian City Fellowship, Austin County Peace Officers Association, and Starbucks.
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What Can Investors Learn from Veterans?
Each year, Veterans Day allows us to show our respect for the sacrifices that military veterans have made for our country. But have you ever stopped to think about what lessons our veterans can teach us about how we conduct various aspects of our lives? For example, consider the following traits and how they might apply to your actions as an investor: Perseverance – Even veterans who have not served in armed combat have had to persevere in challenging situations. The military life is not an easy one, as it often involves frequent moves, living in foreign countries, time away from loved ones, and so on. As an investor, in what ways do you need to show perseverance? For one thing, you’ll need to stick it out even in the face of volatile markets and shortterm losses. And you’ll need the discipline to make investing a top priority throughout your life, even with all the other financial demands you face. Willingness to learn and adapt – During the course of their service, military veterans frequently need to learn new skills for their deployments. Furthermore, living as they often do in foreign countries, they must adapt to new cultures and customs. When you invest, you’re learning new things, not only about changes in the economic environment and new investment opportunities, but also about yourself – your risk tolerance, your investment preferences, and your views about your ideal retirement lifestyle. Your ability to learn new investment behaviors and to adapt to changing circumstances can help determine your long-term success. Awareness of the “big picture” – All members of the military know that their individual duties, while perhaps highly specific, are nonetheless part of a
much bigger picture – the security of their country. When you make an investment decision, it might seem relatively minor, but each move you make should contribute to your larger goals – college for your children (or grandchildren), a comfortable retirement, a legacy for your family or any other objective. And if you can keep in mind that your actions are all designed to help you meet these types of goals, you will find it easier to stay focused on your long-term investment strategy and not overreact to negative events, such as market downturns. Sense of duty – It goes without saying that veterans and military personnel have felt, and still feel, a sense of duty. As an investor, you are trying to meet some personal goals, such as an enjoyable retirement lifestyle, but you, too, are acting with a sense of duty in some ways, because you’re also investing to help your family. There are the obvious goals, like sending children to college or helping them start a business, but you’re also making their lives easier by maintaining your financial independence throughout your life, freeing them of potential financial burdens. This can be seen quite clearly when you take steps, such as purchasing long-term care insurance, to protect yourself from the potentially catastrophic costs of an extended nursing home stay. Military veterans have a lot to teach us in many activities of life – and investing is one of them. So, on Veterans Day, do what you can to honor our veterans and follow their behaviors as you chart your own financial future. This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.
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Blinn-TEEX to host information sessions on student program CONTRIBUTED REPORT The Blinn College District and Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) will hold joint information sessions highlighting the unique opportunity available to students through the BlinnTEEX Forensic Science Academy Thursday, Nov. 14 at the Blinn-Bryan Campus. Sessions will be held at 4:15 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. in Student Center Room F-244. Classes for the upcoming installment of the academy run from January to May 2020. The information sessions will be led by Blinn Criminal Justice Program Coordinator Robert Stanberry and TEEX Forensics Academy Director Christine Ramirez. The two also will be available for oneon-one discussions in the Blinn-Bryan Student Center foyer between noon and 4 p.m. “This collaboration provides students with access to leading industry professionals and state-of-the-art training in this versatile and growing field,” Stanberry said. “Graduates not only earn certificates in forensic science from both Blinn and TEEX, but they gain valuable credit that can count toward an associate of applied science degree in criminal justice.” Students in the Blinn-
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“Honestly, if the council, city manager in years to come, I would ideally see myself retiring from the city,” she said. “I love everything about where I work and as long as things keep going the way they’re going I definitely see this being a place of retirement.” She realizes longevity in government requires the ability to adapt to changes in leadership, but she already has that experience and feels up to the task. “Since I’ve been here, we’ve had two city managers, the council has changed up, there’s been two mayors. I’ve already been around a little bit to get a feel of how it goes whenever there’s been a change in leadership,” she said. Her job has many responsibilities. “I handle all open records requests. I will be administering all elections, I prepare agendas for all city council and board meetings, and I provide the minutes as well,” she said. “I am also our grant administrator. I keep all of our grant paperwork together. I’m the records retention specialist. There’s a lot. The city secretary is like the backbone position for the city.”
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the city and the Little League. Part of this project’s already been done earlier in the year,” he said. “When you have over a $1.1 million project you can get these kinds of things done. The donors, the Little League’s putting up some funds themselves, so it’s a win-win. We’re not asking for anything we own, it’s city property, we’re just improving a city park at that standpoint. We’re improving city property, we’re reducing water usage with the turf, we eliminate a lot of labor for mowing and that type of thing,” he added. Lawrence Siska, director of streets, parks and recreation, and drainage, said he is excited about the project. “I think it’s a great
TEEX Forensic Science Academy are co-enrolled at both insitutions, making them eligible to earn Blinn’s Forensic Science Certificate and TEEX’s Forensic Investigation and Evidence Management Professional Certificate. Students participating in the program receive high-quality forensic technical training, preparing them for employment in the forensic industry. Individuals trained in forensic science often work in laboratories and aid criminal investigations by collecting and analyzing evidence. In addition to these certifications, forensic science academy students earn 18 college credit hours that can be applied directly toward Blinn’s associate of applied science degree in criminal justice technology and may be eligible for additional financial aid opportunities. Blinn and TEEX have different registration processes so individuals interested in applying for the academy are encouraged to attend the information sessions for assistance. To learn more about the Blinn-TEEX Forensic Science Academy, contact Stanberry at robert.stanberry@blinn.edu. To learn more about Blinn’s criminal justice program, visit www. blinn.edu/criminal-justice. Knoll is currently enrolled in the Texas Municipal Clerk’s Certification Program through the University of North Texas. “I’m required to achieve it within five years of my hire date, but I hope to achieve it much sooner,” she said. “Other than that, I want to keep providing efficiency and transparency to everyone in Sealy.” Knoll said she had a smooth transition into the job because Cooksey taught her well and shared duties with her over the past three years. Yet with all her experience and responsibility, there is one question she has not yet been able to answer. “That’s the one thing everyone asks me, when is HEB coming? I don’t know because I’d like it too,” she said. Knoll said that although she now lives in Bellville, she wants the people of Sealy to know she’s still one of them and that they can come to her anytime for help. “I met my husband and we moved to Bellville,” she said. “This is close to where I live, and I enjoy getting to serve the community that shaped me into the person I am today. My co-workers are amazing. I live in Bellville now, but Sealy is my home and I really enjoy getting to serve my community.”
project; I stand behind it,” he said. The critical component to moving the project forward was the $300,000 from the Sealy EDC. Cheryl Mellenthin with the Mark A. Chapman Foundation and the Greater Sealy Little League have contributed $747,627. The rest will come from the Sealy EDC. How the EDC makes its contribution was questioned at the council meeting. Originally the SEDC proposed having the city pay up front with the EDC reimbursing it. The council didn’t like that idea. Instead, they asked Kimbra Hill if the EDC could fund it directly. She said a business incentive had fallen through that frees up enough funds to do it, but noted the board would have to approve it first. The council approved the project contingent on the SEDC making the contribution.
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property off Interstate 10. Despite the lack of news about HEB, Whitehead had plenty of news and updates to share with the crowd at Liedertafel Hall. Most of it centered around growth and economic development. “We want to see our city grow, we want to see controlled growth, we want to see development toward the right direction,” Whitehead said. “We can make a lot of choices and prioritize a lot of things, but how we prioritize and how we put those choices down can often be the challenges that we face.” Setting those priorities have included holding town hall meetings and consulting city staff to gather input. “First of all, we looked at what was crucial. We looked at the things that were absolutely necessary for our city to accomplish within this year’s time period. One of those goals happened to be the infrastructure project along Main Street. We knew we had to fix those water lines because we were having water pressure problems heading down Main Street,” she said. Whitehead said the goals had to be combined with purpose and execution. “We had to combine our ambitions with our purpose,” she said. “We had to look at removing the biases, those things that we had already established … We had to remove the hate mail. Yes, we get hate mail and we had to take those things down and look at what was the common good for the city.” One of the options the city council is contemplating is a zoning ordinance. “This is something we’re looking at putting into place because we are having issues of businesses popping up in what normally would be a residential area,” she said. “So we want to look at that and keep in mind we’re looking at the good of the community as a whole, not for our individual self-interests.” She said the city is working with the General Land Office to help residents recover from Hurricane Harvey and other floods. She said the city has nearly completed the new wastewater treatment plant and is preparing water and sewer line projects on North Highway 36. Whitehead also noted that the council has adopted an ethics manual and is getting its members through the state’s Certified Municipal Officials class. “We’ve been working to reduce flooding and move water. Have you noticed that when we’ve had those significant rains the water is moving out of town faster? It’s not hanging out like it used to,” she said. “We can thank County Commissioner Chip Reed for working with us on that with Lawrence Siska (from public works). The city and county are working together and it’s really cool.”
Burttschell said there was an urgency to it because the company that can do the turf is tentatively scheduled for early December. Otherwise they may have to wait a year to get that part done. He said the goal is to have the park renovated in time for baseball and softball season this spring. Following that action, the council approved an agreement between the city and the Little League regarding equipment ownership and operation of the park. City Attorney Tim Kirwin said they have been operating for 60 years on handshake agreements and he wanted to get everything in writing, especially with a million-dollar investment pending. “This kind of clarifies what’s been going on for 60 years,” he said. He said his meeting with the Little League was amicable and every-
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Sealy Mayor Janice Whitehead gives a State of the City address Wednesday during the Governmental Luncheon meeting of the Sealy Chamber of Commerce at Liedertafel Hall. Additionally, the city received a $2 million grant and is doing a major improvement project along Front Street. On the economic development front, the big news has been the city’s Asian invasion. “We have Hailiang Copper Company (from China) going in at the old BAE facility, they will be hiring approximately 250 to 300 people in the community. We also have Remitite (from South Korea) which has purchased 20 acres northwest of BAE factory and they plan to build an $8 million facility and employ 50 to 100 people. Right now the EDC (Sealy Economic Development Corporation) is so busy they don’t know which way to turn,” she said. She also started listing a number of housing developments going up in and around Sealy. “Housing has been on the line for a long time. We’ve needed rooftops for many, many, many years,” Whitehead said. She said the new businesses and new homes have a positive impact on the city’s budget and the property tax rate. “So, in 2017 the city set that tax rate at $.44287 for every $100 valuation. In 2018 we were able to drop that a little bit to $.38663. In 2019 we had to go up just a little bit to $.39807. We’re still below the 2017 tax rate but we’d like to keep it as low as we can,” she said. “We feel like bringing in some of these businesses will help with that. The same thing with utilities. We’re finding that Hailiang Copper is going to be using massive amounts of gas, so they’re putting in a gate down there for gas. Hopefully we can start going back down in our utility rates.” Before that can happen, though, utility rates will continue to go up until the city is at a break-even point with them. “Two years ago we implemented an impact study and we had to bring those utility rates up to meet the impact study to make sure we were breaking even and not losing money on our utilities,” she said. “Next year we’re planning on doing another one. We’re about two years ahead of time but we feel like the economic impact and the
one came away happy with the written agreement. He said it basically outlines that any equipment installed or improvements to the park are owned by the city, not the Little League, since the city owns the park. In a related matter, the Sealy EDC had submitted a budget amendment for the council’s approval, but they kicked it back to be clarified with the contribution to the park so there wouldn’t be multiple amendments to that particular budget item.
Water, sewer lines
The council voted to separate a water line and sewer line project on North Highway 36 into two projects. The action was necessary for logistical and financial reasons. According to Ryan Tinsley of Strand Associates, the installation of the new water line is ready to go. The sewer line needs more
growth from these developments are going to help bring that back down. No guarantees but perhaps we can avoid raising if we don’t lower.” Whitehead also talked about how the new growth increased the city’s budget by $3.5 million this year and has afforded the city the opportunity to hire more staff, especially in the police department. On the traffic side, she said the city has negotiated with the Texas Department of Transportation to make sure the Interstate 10 construction through Sealy flows better and is safer than the portion currently under construction to the east in Brookshire. She is also taking to TxDOT about making the blinking traffic lights on Loop 350 and Highway 36 fully operational. She mentioned several other projects the city is working on, and then circled back around to HEB. “We’re growing so fast – but I just can’t convince HEB,” she said. “We are keeping in touch with them. We send them all these new housing developments that are coming through, we’ve sent them the number of housing units being build, which is close to 800. We’ve got everything we can think of that we’re sending their way. So, know that we are working for you towards that project. We’ve just got to convince HEB that we’re working for them, too.” One of the issues impacting the project is the lawsuit between the developer of Town Park Center, where HEB owns land, and the city. “That status of the lawsuit with Town Park Center is it’s in the court of appeals,” Whitehead said. “The city came out favorably with that and Town Park Center filed an appeal.” In the meantime, she wants to have more town hall meetings and an update to the city’s comprehensive plan. “We have to be very careful how we develop the community to make sure it’s good for everyone involved,” she said.
time and engineering. Tinsley said by separating the project, the water line can be completed about the time the sewer line project is ready to start. The water line can be bid in December and construction begin in February, he said. Tinsley said it will also save the city money. The cost estimate for the projects combined is $2,466,000 compared to $2,389,000 if separated. The boundaries of the water project are from FM 2187 to near Jureka Road on the west side of Highway 36. The sewer project will go from 116 N. Meyer almost to Jureka Road on the west side of Highway 36.
Power generation
The council approved a proposal from Tom Lafarge of Voltus which, with the city’s approval, allows the company to remotely start a power generator to help keep electricity on during
times of peak demand when black outs or brown outs are immanent through ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas). The generator is located at 535 Kersten Road by the new wastewater treatment plant.
In other action:
• The council had a discussion with Greg Cook, the chief appraiser for the Austin County Appraisal District, who gave an update on legislative changes regarding rollbacks when agexempt property is sold for development. • Councilwoman Dee Anne Lerma was reappointed as a director on the board of directors of the Austin County Appraisal District. • The council recognized Municipal Courts Week. • The council requested cost estimates for different types of lighting for the trail at Cryan Park.
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Sealy blanks district champs, bids farewell to seniors By COLE MCNANNA sports@sealynews.com
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It normally takes a group of tacklers to take down Matthew Lord (20) and that was evident in last Friday night’s 49-0 win over Needville in what was Lord’s final game in the black and gold. The tailback finished with 53 yards on eight carries.
ntering the regular-season finale, the Sealy Tigers needed a win over the Needville Blue Jays and a loss from the Brazosport Exporters to punch a ticket to the postseason. Although Sealy took care of business 49-0, Brazosport did the same in 42-13 fashion over the Fulshear Chargers to claim the fourth and final playoff spot from District 13-4A, owning the tiebreaker with a 21-20 win in week two of district play. What the Tigers also achieved, however, was the creation and cementation of lifelong memories between brothers. “It’s just been a roller coaster year; coming in at the beginning ranked No. 6, we were expecting that we were going to make a deep run and things changed and there was even a lot of negativity for a while,” said linebacker and wide receiver Hunter Clark. “But to be able to finish with a 49-0 win is huge, just makes a statement for what we’ve done and what we’re going to do in the future.” “I think we were just playing with nothing to lose and just going out and having fun in our last game, playing like we’ve played together the past five years,” linebacker and running back Garrett Redden said. “Not so much the memories on See SHUTOUT, page 13
Cougars head to postseason for fourth straight year By COLE MCNANNA sports@sealynews.com
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Jaylin Vela (2) and Malcolm Toles (1) will look to continue to spark the Brazos offense heading into its fourth straight postseason against Refugio this Friday in Cuero. The Cougars will need to put points on the board to keep up with the Bobcats who are ranked sixth in Class 2A on Maxpreps.com.
For the fourth time in as many years, the Brazos Cougars are heading to the playoffs thanks to an 18-13 win over the winless Yorktown Wildcats on Oct. 18. Despite dropping its next three contests within District 15-2A, Brazos’ win in the first week of district play ended up securing another postseason berth although they’ll square off with the Refugio Bobcats, undefeated champions from District 16. The Bobcats allowed only 49 points to their district opponents, 13 more points than the Cougar
Brahmas streaking into postseason By COLE MCNANNA editor@sealynews.com
With three straight wins propelling the Bellville Brahmas through the close of their season, the focus now shifts to the playoffs and a bi-district matchup with the Wharton Tigers this Thursday night in Columbus. Bellville took down undefeated teams in consecutive weeks starting with the Caldwell Hornets, 27-7, before ending the La Grange Leopards’ perfect record with a 52-27 decision ahead of closing the regular season to the tune of a 42-0 win over the Royal Falcons. By the end of their slate, the only team to defeat the Brahmas in district play was the Giddings Buffaloes, 30-16, and so Bellville was stuck with the No. 2 seed from District 12-4A-2 which set up a showdown with Wharton, third-place finishers in District 11. The Tigers secured district
wins over Washington (33-2), Kashmere (35-0) and Scarborough (57-0) to secure a second consecutive postseason berth. On the other side, Wharton fell to Sweeny (27-6) and La Marque (21-14) who finished first and second, respectively, in the district. Sweeny and Sealy were common opponents between these two teams but both dropped the contests with the Tigers getting outscored, 82-6, and Bellville, 58-21. On the season, the Brahmas averaged 26.3 points per game while allowing 17.1 points en route to a 7-3 overall finish and Wharton scored 24.9 points but allowed 20.9 points on average through its 5-5 campaign. The second season gets underway this Thursday at 7 p.m. at Columbus High School with Bellville serving as the away team for its first playoff game in its ninth consecutive postseason appearance.
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offense scored in their four district games. The Refugio offense scored nearly 300 more points than its Brazos counterparts, registering 332 across blowout wins over Kaufer (73-0), Freer (8314) and Ben Bolt (64-8) just to name a few. The Cougar point allowance was middle of the pack in District 15, with a total of 132, although Shiner accounted for 63 of those just last week. Brazos heads into the postseason with a threegame losing streak while the Bobcats last lost in the regular season on Sept. 28 of last year, a 41-8 decision to the Mart Panthers who were crowned state champions at the end of the campaign.
New head coach Ryan Roecker was welcomed with another playoff berth which extends the streak to four years now, a goal he mentioned in his first days in Wallis this summer although he knew that wasn’t going to be the only thing they focused on. “My philosophy is when you get in education you have two paths; you can move around and chase a ring or winning, or you get into it to affect as many kids as you can,” he said in a June interview. “Yeah we’re here to win, we’re going to win, but there are other things that we’re about that will turn these guys into good men.”
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Hernandez gets a crack at state meet By COLE MCNANNA editor@sealynews.com
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Vladimir Hernandez represented Sealy at the cross country state championships last weekend at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock although it was a spur-of-the-moment realization after a last-minute scratch opened up a spot for the junior, who had narrowly missed the qualification from the Region IV Championship the week prior.
Once a last-minute scratch opened up a slot in the cross country state championship runners’ lineup, the man on the cusp was Sealy’s Vladimir Hernandez but he didn’t exactly believe his coach at first. “There’s no way, he’s pulling a prank,” Hernandez said of his initial thoughts following his conversation with head coach Anthony Branch, who similarly thought a joke was being played when he found out himself. “He was kind of shocked, just as I was, so we very much had the same reaction,” Branch said. The only problem with it being real was that Hernandez had hung up his spikes following the previous week’s regional championship after he thought his season was over. “That was something that I hadn’t experienced since I had been doing this,” Branch said. “But I do know one thing that if I ever have a kid that’s the next one in that could get called, I already know what I’m going to do; I’m going to make sure they still prepare because you may get that opportunity. I’ve never had that hap-
pen, I’ve had a couple that were right there and never got out but he got the call and so I learned that lesson as a coach, you’d think I would have already learned that being in my 21st year but it’s a good lesson for me to learn to keep preparing those kids.” Hernandez felt the same way by the time he finished the race although he added that Branch’s mantra had remained the same. “After I crossed the finish line I was like, ‘Wow, I wish I had more time to train,’” he recounted. “I thought I never want to take breaks off like that again but it made me realize how much I love running still. It’s all mental, I knew my legs could give more but me thinking, ‘You haven’t ran in a while,’ kind of dragged me down but at the same time I’m like I can use this next year, screw that just go at it.” He did just that and finished 120th overall in 17:41.55 against the best competition in Class 4A, an idea that was present even during the race. “It was honestly such a surreal experience because I was talking with the people around me and they were saying, ‘Oh yeah, he’s the secondbest in the nation,’” Hernandez said. “And I’m
like oh shoot I’m running against them? But we got out there and it felt like a race but in the back of my mind I knew it was really important, it felt like I’ve been doing this for a couple of months now so let’s get after it.” “Considering the circumstances, I think he ran a great race,” Branch added. “To find out the day before and he runs a 17:40 for a 5K, that’s pretty good. I was real proud, he had a good time, he enjoyed the course running against the best in the classification and he is one of the best. Like I told him at the end of the race, ‘There’s only one other time to run this race and that’s next year. After that, you’ll never have that surrounding again so enjoy it but still go out and compete to the best of your ability,’ and I thought he did.” Hernandez added the expectation is to get back to that meet once again next year, just not by himself. “(Next year) I see myself being a leader and I want my teammates to get the same experience I did and be up there with me so I won’t go alone,” he said. Still, it was a great way See STATE, page 12
Faith Knights drop finale Faith falls one step short FROM STAFF REPORTS In the last regular-season action on the gridiron for the Faith Academy Knights, Nathan Figueroa hit Kaleb Shepherd for a touchdown on the opening drive although those six points served as the only ones on the Knights’ side of the scoreboard. Baytown Christian, in turn, took the 60-6 win to claim the No. 1 seed from their district as well as a bye through the area round where the Bulldogs will wait to face the win-
ner between Summit Christian and Longview Trinity. Faith Academy picked up three wins on the season, one in district play, and took third place overall in District 9-1A to just miss out on a postseason berth the season after going winless. The Knights were well-represented all year by Kaleb Shepherd, Dustin Rogers, Nathan Figueroa, Jacob Henderson, Neil Johnston, Caden Swierkowski, Logan Matuska, Roy Shepherd, Blaze Byler and Maury Cano.
FROM STAFF REPORTS The third consecutive postseason meeting between Faith Academy and San Antonio Legacy Prep was just what the doctor ordered for the latter team who took a 3-2 decision to advance to the 1A state volleyball championship. It was a hard-fought battle with three of the final four sets being determined by only two points although it was the Rams who rattled off three set wins after the Lady Knights claimed the first two to advance to the ultimate stage. “The third time was the charm for Legacy against us,” said Faith head coach Joshua McLain. “They played a great last three sets and we couldn’t get a big run together late. Even in the games we won I felt we left more out there. We settled for getting by. It came down to who was going to make the plays. Legacy made two more in the end than we did, and they won.” Still, it was the third straight state tournament appearance that McLain
understands doesn’t happen in every part of the state every year. “We had a great journey and finished with 30 wins again and a third straight trip to the state tournament. Not many teams can say that,” he said. “I feel for this team that they couldn’t end the third trip with a championship. My hope is everything that went into this season will be a life lesson to them and they grow from the wins, losses and everything in between.” At the end of the day, it’s the pinnacle of the sport and the Lady Knights appreciated the environment they were able to perform in front of once again. “It was an exciting environment for sure, our fans were great,” McLain added. “Lots of long points and we just came up short. In moments like these, as a coach, I can only chalk it up to divine intervention as to why a loss like this happens. It was the other team’s time and season, not ours.” See FAITH, page 12
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Tiger ballers ready for another shot By COLE MCNANNA editor@sealynews.com
What may be lacking in senior numbers will be made up by the vibrant, young core of the 2019-2020 Sealy Tiger basketball squad under head coach Ray Dabney. After graduating eight topof-the-line athletes from last year’s team, the coach will have plenty of slots to fill with new players after the few returning ones but no tutorial on the best way to assemble them. “Basketball is a funny sport because it’s all about the chemistry and putting the puzzle pieces together, but they don’t come with directions,” Dabney said. “We’ve got to figure out who’s going
to be the leader, what kind of group will they be; is it a press group, will they run the half-court offense, will they speed up the pace or slow it down?” All of those questions won’t have a lot of time to be answered with Dabney looking to schedule games just days after the football season came to a close at the end of last week. “Not going to have a lot of time to put it together, if football is over this week, we’ll start looking for games next week but hopefully we get started the way we left off last year,” he said. The final note of last year wasn’t exactly what Dabney had envisioned – Wharton stealing a tiebreaker game
for the fourth and final playoff spot with a tip-in bucket at the buzzer – but the push in the home stretch of the district slate took the team from outside the playoff picture to fighting for the fourth seed. “This group has a lot of potential just as they did last year and of course it never should have come down to a tip-in at the buzzer of a playin game,” the head coach said. “Even though we graduated a lot of seniors, we’ve got a vibrant, young core that’s willing to learn, they’re fast, they’ve got some shooters but the one thing we don’t have is a solid post presence so hopefully with our length, size See SHOT, page 12
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Noe Navarro returns to the hardwood for the Tigers to provide a similar offensive spark from behind the three-point arc as he did last year.
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Evelyn Harrington logged minutes in every game of her freshman year and her head coach, Anthony Branch, looks forward to her play improving in year two to help Sealy return to the postseason.
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Tigers look to take next step By COLE MCNANNA editor@sealynews.com
After missing the postseason for the first time in his tenure, head coach Anthony Branch looks forward to a bounce-back year on the hardwood for the Lady Tigers. Although he only graduated Diari Dabney from last year’s squad, he’ll again only have one senior in Zoee Jeffrey. However, with her still on the sidelines with a back injury, he looks forward to some of his other returners to stepping up. “Right now the leadership spots are up for grab, anyone can come in and do what needs to be done,” Branch said. “Someone that everyone can trust and someone everyone can follow and someone that’s going to not only talk the talk but they’re going to walk the walk.” Luckily, plenty of underclassmen got meaningful reps during last year’s campaign and have been putting in the complementing work this offseason to continue to get better, a trend he looks forward to enforcing. “Some kids I’m excited to see them see their work pay off, one I think of is a junior, Brylie Bond,” Branch said. “She did not miss hardly any strength and conditioning, she was here in the summertime, she got stronger. Montana Hicks, who’s going to have to play the point for us, she’s got all the characteristics; she’s
tough-minded, she’s a go-getter, just getting her to believe in herself and get her confidence up, I’m excited about her. “I’m looking forward to seeing what Avery Oliver does after a year on varsity,” the coach continued. “She’s excited about getting back into basketball; she’s going to have to be a big factor because at the end of the season when we won those three games in a row it was because she averaged a double-double with rebounds and points. “Another kid that has spent a lot of time in the gym is sophomore Evelyn Harrington,” said Branch. “She wasn’t happy with her performance last year not only scoring-wise but also handling situations and that’s something I’ve talked to her quite a bit about, I know her dad’s been talking to her about it; how to handle the tough moments? Are you going to whine and complain or are you going to, what I say, do the NBA, the next best action?” Altogether, he sees this group doing well if they can consistently improve on their play game in and game out. “They’re a bunch of tremendous young ladies who enjoy being around each other, they’ll be a close-knit group I feel really good about the bond they’ll create as far as our
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Youths heading back to Super Bowl By COLE MCNANNA editor@sealynews.com
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Cougarettes claim sixth, Garcias named All-State By COLE MCNANNA editor@sealynews.com
In what served as the third-best finish in Brazos girls cross country history at the state meet, a set of sisters were also named to the All-State team in Esmeralda and Rubi Garcia.
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and quickness, we can mix some things up. They want to learn, they want to get better and they really want to get to the playoffs, they’re hungry.” Although only two of his returners can technically be considered “returning starters,” a whole host of Tigers logged meaningful minutes last year and will look to carry this year’s version of Sealy basketball. “We’ll have at least two returning starters, Reece Novicke (although he’ll be
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culture and that’s before we can get to any winning,” Branch said. “Before we can get to get to where we want to get,
The pair both registered top-15 finishes to propel the team score to sixth place overall out of 16 teams with a total of 174 points. Esmeralda was the first Cougarette finisher in 10th overall, Rubi was next in 14th, then it was Gracie Arteaga in 66th, Makinzy
Kneip in 78th, Allie Gonzalez in 120th, Valentina Ibarra in 134th and Ashley Perez in 150th in what was the 19th trip to the state championships under head coach Eric Stuessel in the last 21 years. The girls were not alone at Old Settlers Park in Round
out for a few weeks after getting 12 stitches in his knee following the West Columbia football game) and Noe Navarro who played a lot of big minutes for us, big-time three-point shooter and hopefully he can start where he left off last year,” said Dabney. “Ja’Marris Cotton wasn’t necessarily a starter, but he played some big minutes for us. Dai’Kwan Brown will be back to potentially play some big minutes for us. Jacob Gajewski, a couple of Eschenburgs, and a freshman point guard who could be eyeing a spot.” In the end, Dabney could use a large combination of
all the pieces to extend over such a long season with four fragments coming together to create one big schedule. “It’s a long season because you’ve got the preseason, tournament season, district season and then the postseason hopefully,” the coach said. “You’ve got to reset and gear up for each season individually so hopefully we can start out hot and pick up some wins early and ride that momentum.” At press time, the beginning of the season is set for Nov. 18 in Caldwell against the Hornets with the home opener slated for Nov. 26 against the La Grange Leopards.
him so he really did a good job of being prepared for every race mentally and physically, he took care of his body so I was extremely proud and going forward into next year, he’s it, he’s one of the senior leaders, we’ll have two but it’s up to him whether he wants to come here by himself or with six of his other best friends. “He understands that and he knows it,” Branch continued. “There’s not much that stops him from getting there next year, hopefully as long as everything goes according to the plan and he works hard and he takes care of his body, he’ll be
fine. He wants to get back there and he wants to have a better showing than what he had so he’ll be driven to do even better next year.” The junior agreed that he learned plenty to not only prepare him to get back there but to also push himself further. “This definitely gave me some motivation to not only be up there next year but to be one of the top people, try and get top 20 or the best that I can,” Hernandez said. “I’m using that for motivation, I told myself that I learn more from my failures than from my successes so I use that to drive me.”
we’ve really got to establish our culture. The culture will then take over and the kids will understand what it means and now they have to uphold it which one piece of it is, ‘Hey, I gotta go work on my
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Rock as Zachary Cortez qualified individually on the boys’ side for the second year in a row and registered a 74th-place finish out of 148 runners in 18 minutes flat. For her spot in the top 10, Esmeralda became just the fifth individual female
medal winner in school history to go along with her AllState honor bestowed by the Cross Country Coaches Association of Texas (CCCAT). With a top-15 finish, Rubi also earned the All-State distinction, and both will return to bolster Stuessel’s squad next year.
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very tough, they didn’t graduate anybody, they’re all back and I’m sure they did what they needed to do this summer. Brookshire’s got some athletes even though they lost two, I’m sure there are some freshmen that’ll step up, they’ll be a tough team to beat. Wharton’s still got their really good player who can score at will. Those are going to be the tough teams and you’ve still got Stafford even though they graduated five of their best players they’ve still got some good athletes coming up.” The focus will remain
clip following a 16th consecutive district title and had Regan Woodley and Marissa Pryzborski honored with alltournament team commendations.
inward, however, with four key points Branch will be stressing this year. “If we take care of us, I think some of the things that we have to do that are key to win some games is we’ve got to be a better defensive team,” he started. “We’ve been hammering away on our man defense, we’ve got to be a rebounding team that’s not going to give up offensive rebounds. We’ve got to be the team that takes care of the basketball, we can’t turn it over and we’ve got to be able to put the ball in the hole. Those
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better things to look forward to that’s going to happen, football is the fun part of coaching but it’s not what we’re all about. You look at a lot of the college coaches who have had success, they preach about helping men become men and I think there’s so much truth to that.” Another thing Mobley helped this group of 25 seniors do was to play carefree knowing the playoffs were ultimately out of their hands to clinch. After the teams traded punts on their first possessions, Alvin Nunn got the Tigers on the board with a 3-yard rumbling run to cap off a three-minute, 21-yard drive before the defense supplied a few extra drives. A fumble led to a 10-yard Draper Parker rush before an interception got the ball back to the hosts where Nunn finished off a 48-yard run to take a 20-0 advantage after 12 minutes of play. “Needville definitely didn’t expect that,” Lord said. Nunn turned another interception into points with a 17-yard score for the firsthalf hat trick before a 35-yard connection from Carter Cryan to Ja’Marris Cotton had the Tigers ahead, 35-0, at the halftime break. Coming out of the intermission, Mobley had a specific message to Clark.
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the field, it’s the ones off it too,” explained running back and defensive back Matthew Lord. “Playing with them is great but all the memories off the field; fishing, playing around fighting each other, those are the times I’ll look back on. It’s the end of my season but a new opportunity for others; just gotta pick the younger guys up and let them know they’re going to be the leaders next year.” “It’s not the outcome we wanted, obviously the win’s great but I wish things in other places ended differently, they didn’t, but it was a long ride and I’m happy to end it with my boys,” lineman Jacob Evanicky said. “I’ll remember so much, my career started as a left tackle and it got to finish as a left tackle even though I played center the past two years but I’m happy with that, kind of poetic.” With the 49-0 lead ensured by the end of the third quarter, head coach Shane Mobley was able to move some of his players in their final season around to provide an opportunity he knows was a special one. “We let some of our offensive guys play on defense because it is a memory that they all got to participate in,” he said. “These guys have got some bigger and
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“Coach Mobley told me coming out of halftime, ‘Go get you an interception,’ and the first series out there I did it,” Clark recounted, eventually setting up a Jakobe Davis 16-yard scoring rush. Dai’Kwan Brown provided the bookending score, a 15-yard scamper, to round the final score out to 49-0 and salvage a positive moment in an otherwise unhappy ending to the season. “It was great to end on a good note but at the same time it’s tough when you’re expected to make playoffs and you don’t,” Redden said. “It was awesome to end how we deserved to and how we were supposed to even though the outcome wasn’t what we wanted.” All in all, it has been an exceptionally successfully winding road for the Class of 2020 and Evanicky put it into a few words. “It’s been up all this time, undefeated seventh and eighth grade, freshman year undefeated, sophomore year got moved up with six of my brothers, rough start but went to the playoffs and went two rounds deep and felt great, felt on top of the world,” he said. “Came back junior year, go undefeated, three rounds deep and on top of the world and then go to district this year on top of the world still and it just crashed but I’m happy it ended on a win.”
Interim head coach Brad Burttschell cited the defensive line’s penetration as being the key to victory down the stretch. He also added an individual standout performer normally receives a championship belt after every game but the entire team hoisted the belt with their sights set on one more win. La Grange, the same team that took the Tigers to four overtimes in the regular season, beat Columbus #2, 39-13, to set up a rematch with the championship on the line Saturday in Smithville. On the varsity stage, Sealy showed why it’s been one of the best teams in the league by scoring on its first play from scrimmage twice in the first quarter to claim a 13-0 lead early. Ivan Cadena broke through the
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and varsity (fifth and sixth grade) teams entered play on Saturday needing a win to move onto the championship game and both squads were able to achieve that. Columbus #1 was standing in the way of the junior varsity Tigers and although the Cardinals drew first blood, the point-after try failed and DJ Hamilton’s short-yardage run with a complementing PAT gave Sealy a 7-6 lead it would not surrender. Dylan Hamilton hit pay dirt on a long run in the third quarter to inflate the hosts’ lead to 13-6 and the defense continued to shut down the Columbus offense to secure a second trip to the Super Bowl in as many years.
Although Mobley bids farewell to a large group, he knows there is still plenty of success to be had down the road. “This group of seniors is an awesome class, very intelligent group of young men and women that are going to be very successful in their days and I’m extremely proud of each and every one of them and the great thing is that they’re going to learn life is tough,” he said.
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On the sub-varsity stage, a pair of teams also ended their seasons on a positive note although the freshman dropped a hard-fought, 12-2 decision to Needville. The offense was led through the rain and mud by Ryder Ramirez, Tanner Ellis, Erik Ochoa, Andres Flores, William Forrester, Clay Coleman, Dylan Aguado, Ray Bellville and Bradley Williams. The Blue Jay offense was held to just three big runs, although two of which went for first-half touchdowns, and failed to record a first down in the second half while taking a sack for a safety in the fourth quarter. Leading the defensive charge for the Tigers were William Forrester, Richard Hahn, Juan Perez, Amador Lopez and Eduardo Gomez to close the season with a 4-6 record. The junior varsity Gold
line and left Leopards in the dust en route to the end zone although the two-point try failed. Then, Kane Killough lofted up a pass for Will Baber who high-pointed it and came down with the reception and crossed the goal line before Killough provided the PAT rush to put the Tigers in front less than two minutes into the game. In the second quarter, Killough connected with Ryland Ponce in the red zone, Isaiah Dukes-Self pounded one in from a yard out (with a Killough pass to Javien Grant serving as the PAT) and Killough ran one in from one yard away to take a 33-0 lead into the halftime break. La Grange got on the board in the third quarter thanks to a Casen Perez 9-yard rush although the PAT failed. With time running down in the fourth, Weston Cryan
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squad finished their season off with a 14-0 victory to move to 5-3 overall. Leading the way for the offense was Myki Harris and Oswaldo Rodriguez who both found pay dirt to put Sealy ahead. Cade Thielemann, Nick Alvarado, Bradley Garbs, Ethan Johnson and Josh Sanchez also helped move the ball. On the other side of the ball, the defense led the charge for the game with standout performances by Luke Kovar, Andres Murrillo, Efrain CerdaVazquez, Joel Chavez and Jimmy Juarez helping the Tigers secure a shutout with their futures shining brightly. The junior varsity Black team closed an undefeated campaign with an 18-0 win in a very wet, soggy game. D’vonne Hmielewski crossed the goal line thrice on the ground and the defense kept Needville at bay to improve to 9-0. The Sealy shutout was powered by Mason Klotz (eight tackles, two pass breakups), Tyler Price (five tackles, forced fumble), Mike Mullins (three tackles, fumble recovery), Greyson Brandes (five tackles, two pass breakups), Lucas Zapalac (four tackles and a sack) and Francisco Reyes (three tackles, two pass hurries).
found the end zone on a short run to put the Tigers in the lead, 36-6, and send that group to its fifth consecutive Super Bowl. Head coach Glen Killough applauded the defensive effort by Jadon Hernandez, Cooper Osborne, Eric Sanchez, Hunter Sodolak and Javien Grant who pulled down a pair of interceptions. Wharton took down Columbus #2, 27-13, in the other semifinal showdown to deny a rematch of last year’s Super Bowl. In the regular season, Sealy shutout the Wolves, 32-0, to start the season. The Super Bowls will be played this Saturday in Smithville at 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m. with the two Columbus teams battling it out in the freshman division after Columbus #2 ended Sealy’s season with a 6-0 win in the first round.
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OBITS LINDA SNEED KELLNER
er and would turn any house into a beautiful home. Her greatest joy Linda Sneed Kellner of Sealy, came later in life with the arrival Texas, earned her angel’s wings on of her precious grandson Wyatt. They were insepaNov. 3, 2019, at the age rable and true of 68. partners in crime. Linda was born on Linda is precedJan. 24, 1951, to Lt. ed in death by her Col. William “Bill” parents, Bill and Sneed and Joyce Sneed Joyce Sneed. She is in Temple, Texas. Being survived by her son in a military family, she William “Bill” grew up all over the Kellner and her world but would spend grandson Wyatt every summer in Sealy. Kellner of Sealy as Sealy was always a well as her brother, home base for her, and Dr. Loyd Sneed she moved here full and his wife Dr. time her senior year in Kathryn Sneed of high school. After gradLINDA SNEED KELLNER College Station, uation, she earned her 1951-2019 and her nephew bachelor’s degree in teaching from Sam Houston and and niece Jonathan Sneed of Los enjoyed a wonderful teaching Angeles and Jessica Sneed of San Antonio, as well as numerous famcareer. Linda loved her family more ily and friends. A memorial service and celebrathan anything and would host the most amazing birthday and holi- tion of her life were held at St. day parties. She never let an occa- John’s Episcopal Church in Sealy sion or milestone slip by without a on Saturday Nov. 9. In lieu of flowcelebration. She was also a bril- ers, please make donations to St. liant interior decorator and design- John’s in memory of Linda.
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librarian at Blinn College in Brenham. She was employed at Blinn College for Joanne Sorich of Bellville, Texas, 10 years. Some of Jo’s hobbies consist of garpassed away at home on Oct. 22, 2019. dening, reading, riding A very beautiful baby her horse Spider, and girl was born on June 25, traveling. But her 1955, to her late parents; favorite was photograPhillip and Mary Puchek phy. She loved taking Banner in Flint, Mich. pictures of animals, They named her Joanne people, nature and but call her Jo. She grew most of all sunsets. Jo up in Dyer, Ind., and gradwon grand champion uated from Lake Central in photography at the High School in Saint John, Austin County Fair in Ind. Bellville. Jo met and married Peter Joanne is preceded Sorich in 1994 in Oak in death by her parForrest, Ill. She was blessed ents; Phillip and Mary with one stepdaughter, JOANNE SORICH Puchek Banner. Susan Sorich. They soon 1955-2019 She leaves to mourn moved to Texas where they her memories, her loving husband, enjoyed the warm weather. Jo was very active in the communi- Pete Sorich; stepdaughter Susan ty. She joined the Immaculate Sorich and many friends. A memorial service for Joanne will Conception Catholic Church in Sealy and was a member of the Austin be set at a later date. Final arrangements made by MillerCounty Civic Choral. She was also a substitute teacher with the Brenham Josey Mortuary, Bellville, Texas. Independent School District in kinder- Family and friends can sign the online garten and the first grade for seven register book at www.millerjosey.com years. After leaving the Brenham and watch when the memorial date school district, Jo began working as a will be set.
Father of Texas Celebration draws cozy crowd By JOE SOUTHERN
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San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site held its annual Father of Texas Celebration Nov. 2 at the museum with a small but enthused crowd. Hosted by the Friends of the San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site, the event this year offered a sneak-peek of Villa de Austin, a replica village of the original town that was razed during the Runaway Scrape in 1936. “This was one of the best programs we’ve ever done,” said Bryan McAuley, manager of the site. Tents were set up to approximate the buildings that are planned to be constructed on the site to represent a block of the former capital of Stephen F. Austin’s colony. McAuley said about 75 costumed volunteers offered programming for the couple hundred visitors to the event. “Our hope is that this will continue to improve,” he said. In addition to activities and demonstrations, there were workshops on outdoor bake
ovens and log and timber frame construction. McAuley said the programs were very well received. One of the bonuses this year was having Cody Mobley demonstrate 1850s wet plate photography methods. Although outside the timeframe of the San Felipe story, McAuley said it ties in with the new Faces of San Felipe temporary exhibit in the museum. The photo essay shows pictures of San Felipe residents, many of them elderly, as photography didn’t exist during the Texas Revolution and the images were captured decades later. There was also an archeology demonstration conducted that weekend at the site. One of the main attractions of the Villa de Austin attraction will be a brick bake oven similar to one that was prominently used in the original town. At the baking demonstration Nov. 2, rather than make bread, guests were treated to a more modern delight – pizza. Other demonstrations included sewing, music, blacksmithing, woodworking, and more.
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Cody Mobley, right, prepares to take a photo of Michael Moore at the Father of Texas celebration Nov. 2 at San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site.
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heard Robert Perez, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s program leader for upland game birds, speak last week on quail. Actually, it is more accurate to say he spoke on quails – plural – meaning all four species on Texas. We have four quail species in Texas? Right. Most people know we have bobwhites – northern bobwhites, actually. Many have seen or heard bobs and their familiar “bobWHITE!” call. If you’ll whistle it with a soft “bob” and a shrill “WHITE,” you’ll come close to what it sounds like. Do it enough and well and you might even call up yours or your neighbor’s cat. Feral cats are one of the worst offending predators of birds, and especially of quail. I saw quail authority, Dr. Dale Rollins, Ph.D., at a recent Texas Wildlife Association Convention demonstrate his authentic imitation of bobwhites. A young lady had some caged quail in a demonstration booth and as she held one with both hands, Rollins let out a series of bobwhite whistles. The bird replied each time Dale called. In the brush, I’ve seen other hunters call back up quail that “busted” the covey
JOHN JEFFERSON Woods, Waters and Wildlife when a hunting dog charged the covey on command to put the birds in the air. Those quail were rightly fooled, but the one the young lady held was nowhere near quail habitat. Back to the four species, bobwhites are found in about two-thirds of the state – only far West Texas is lacking bobs. But only three ecoregions are considered the top hunting areas: South Texas, the Rolling Plains and the High Plains. Although survey counts are below the all-time average, they are up from last year. In the Rolling Plains, Runnels County (Ballinger) looks good. According to Perez, the hunting gets better the father north you go. In South Texas, surveys showed the benefits of good rains and below average temperatures, leading to an above-average hunting forecast. But Dimmit, La Salle, Webb and Jim Hogg counties
were dryer – especially from Freer to Zapata. Inadequate nesting cover is the major limiting factor. Larger tracts of habitat are desirable. Average covey size is 10-15 birds, and the average annual mortality of bobs from all sources is 80%. Most people know that South Texas and West Texas have scaled quail, also known as blue quail. Covey sizes range between 25-100 birds. Lack of nesting cover also limits blues in all three regions: South Texas, the Rolling Plains and High Plains. Hens can nest several times. Most of the area was dry during the spring, limiting production, except for the parts of South Texas that received rain. Hunting will be limited to those areas. Gambel’s quail are found in far West Texas in limited numbers. They prefer warm desert with thorn brush nesting cover. I accompanied a hunter in Hudspeth County recently and saw two small coveys. They are legal during the quail season (now-Feb. 23) and count in the 15-bird bag limit. A few Montezuma quail exist in the Big Bend area, but there is no open season for them.
Blinn ranks among the best vet technology programs in Texas
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Upland Game Bird Program Leader Robert Perez holds Montezuma Quail taken by permit to gather DNA. The strikingly spotted quail is found only in isolated areas of West Texas. There is no open season on them.
Local Hidden Pasture Cattle Co. joins American Angus Association
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The Blinn College District Veterinary T e c h n o l o g y Program ranks No. 1 among Texas community colleges in preparing its students to pass the national board examination on their first attempt. Nationally, Blinn ranked 17th out of 183 veterinary technology programs that reported their results. Over the past three years, Blinn graduates averaged a 92.86% firsttime pass rate on the Veterinary Technician National Exam (VTNE), one of two tests required to become a licensed veterinary technician (LVT). “Our No. 1 ranking is a testament to the quality of our faculty and the dedication of our students,” said Dr. Catherine Pfent, veterinary technology program director. “Our innovative program, coupled with small class size and diverse clinical affiliate support, prepares our graduates to succeed on their VTNE exam and equips them with the tools to embark on a rewarding career.” Blinn’s veterinary technology program is a two-year program designed to prepare students to become fully credentialed LVTs.
Hidden Pasture Cattle Co. of Sealy is a new member of the American Angus Association, reports Mark McCully, CEO of the national breed organization headquartered in Saint Joseph, Mo. The American Angus Association, with more than 25,000 active adult and junior members, is the largest beef breed association in the world. Its computerized records include detailed information on over 19 million registered Angus. The association records ancestral
information and keeps production records and genomic data on individual animals to develop industryleading selection tools for its members. The programs and services of the association and its entities — Angus Genetics Inc., Angus Productions Inc., Certified Angus Beef LLC and the Angus Foundation — help members to advance the beef cattle business by selecting the best animals for their herds and marketing quality genetics for the beef cattle industry and quality beef for consumers.
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Blinn College veterinarian technology students get hands-on practice. The program has been rated the top junior college vet tech program in the state.
The college district’s partnership with Texas A&M’s College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences allows Blinn students to receive hands-on training in every aspect of the wide-ranging field. Blinn is the only community college that has an agreement in place with Texas A&M University to complete laboratories and clinicals at its Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital. “The training and support I received as a student in Blinn’s veterinary technology program was key to preparing me for my current position and enabling me to pursue my life’s passion, providing for the health and welfare of animals,”
said graduate Morgan Badley, an LVT at Retama Equine Referral Hospital in Selma. “The learning opportunities and clinicals provided a real-life application to what we learned and needed to know to be successful when taking the VTNE.” Due to Blinn’s reputation for excellence and a state-wide shortage of veterinary technicians, program graduates often accept jobs prior to graduation and many have multiple opportunities to choose from. The next application cycle for the fall 2020 cohort will open in the spring. For more information regarding Blinn’s veterinary technology program, visit www.blinn.edu/ veterinary-technology.
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Marines celebrate 244th birthday
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The Brazos Valley Semper Fi Association hosted a celebration for the 244th birthday of the Marine Corps at the Sealy American Legion Hall Sunday night. Despite being one of the smallest contingencies of military personnel, the Marine Corps is the only one to celebrate its anniversary every year.
The cake cutting ceremony for the Marine Corps’ 244th birthday involved the youngest and oldest Marine present at the Sealy American Legion Hall Sunday night. Kyle Randall (left, 34) was passed the first piece from Louis Mehr (center, 87) after Craig Forrester (right) cut into the cake with a ceremonial sabre.
Major Craig Forrester served as the ceremonial cake cutter at the 244th birthday of the Marine Corps. The Sealy American Legion Hall hosted a birthday celebration locally Sunday night.
Queen reigns over Texas Renaissance Festival By JOE SOUTHERN
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In this the 45th season of the Texas Renaissance Festival, the Queen is quietly marking her 20th season in the magical kingdom in the town of Todd Mission. Not one to talk about herself, she is quick to boast about the festival and all her 60-acre kingdom has to offer. “It is our sapphire anniversary. It’s most wonderous indeed,” said Rosella Gonzales, who portrays the Queen of the Festival. She, along with the King (Greg Taylor), are the faces of the largest renaissance festival in the country, and reportedly the second largest in the world (the largest being in England). The Queen reigns with the King for nine weekends each October and November, ending with a three-day weekend after Thanksgiving. Each day brings a full schedule for her highness. “The festival gates open at 9 of the clock,” she said during an interview Saturday at the joust arena. “There is a preshow in front of the gates at 8 and 45, but the true gates open when the cannon goes off and his majesty and I enter the kingdom and then we watch all of our guests being invited, for we do have guests from all over the countries around Europe and all of the world.” Much of her time is spent mingling among the commoners, posing for portraits, and engaging visitors with mirth and frivolity. There are also duties she must attend, such as parades and jousts. “I preside over the joust and I attend all of the jousts. His majesty attends the jousts at 3 and 5 of the clock, and the rest of the time we wonder about the village thanking everyone to come visit us,” she said. Noontime brings a festive romp around the kingdom. “The parade is at noon and his majesty and I, along with everyone else in the village from our vendors to all of our countries do walk the parade. His majesty and I do bring up the end in a carriage. It’s a lovely parade and it goes throughout the entire village,” she said. “We attend the feast hall and there are two feasts throughout the day. There is one at 11 of the clock and one at 2 of the clock and his majesty and I attend at the very end of the feasts in order to wish happy birthdays and
The Queen and King of the Texas Renaissance Festival (Rosella Gonzales and Greg Taylor) preside over nine weekends of themed fun each October and November in Todd Mission.
anniversaries and say thank you to everyone who’s attended the feast,” she said. Her royal highness said the best part of her job is getting to know people. “I do so love meeting and greeting all of our guests but specifically the small children for they do bring the magic to the village, they are so excited and happy to see it,” she said. “The magic is not relied only upon the children, for whenever someone walks through the gates in front of the village, I believe the magic encompasses everyone and I think just the joy that you see on people’s faces when you speak to them and interact with them, that is absolutely the best part of my entire day.” Each week brings a different theme and last weekend was Return to Renaissance. It’s a new theme this year in recognition of 45 years. “It’s quite confusing for we are in the renaissance at the moment. I believe the Return to the Renaissance is really showcasing Italy, Spain and England and what each of them has brought to the renaissance, for each of the various countries has contributed so many different things,” she said. “I truly believe that there’s a small bit of competitiveness between each of the countries to see which has brought most of the more important things to the renaissance.” She said the King has not
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“I do so love meeting and greeting all of our guests but specifically the small children for they do bring the magic to the village, they are so excited and happy to see it. The magic is not relied only upon the children, for whenever someone walks through the gates in front of the village, I believe the magic encompasses everyone and I think just the joy that you see on people’s faces when you speak to them and interact with them, that is absolutely the best part of my entire day.” — ROSELLA GONZALES yet decreed if the theme will recur. Over the last 45 years, the festival has moved beyond the renaissance to embrace the more fanciful, including weekends for fairies, barbarians, the Transylvanian Court (think Addams Family), and heroes and villains, which more resembles comic book characters than Robin Hood or even Peter Pan. “And when people visit the festival there’s so many things to see and do. There’s not only things like the joust and Clan Tynker and the falconers, there’s many stage acts but there’s also wonderous foods from all over various parts of the world,” the Queen said. “So there’s empanadas from Spain, there’s perogies in the Polish area, there’s lovely pizza in the Italian village, so there’s lovely food and drinks
throughout the entire village and many things for people to do. In addition to watching the acts, there’s many interactive things; there’s games, there’s Da Vinci’s arcade, there’s elephants to ride, there’s a petting zoo, so there’s many things for everyone to do.” Each night the festival concludes with a performance by Solar Rain (acrobatics with fire) and a fireworks show. For adults, the party continues well into the night at TRF After Dark, located in the back of the camping area. “There is this wonderous entertainment that continues for adults 21 and over in the evening that is called the After Dark. And the After Dark is a bit of cirque de soleil and the showman got together, married and had a baby.
There’s many acts, there’s dancing, there’s a karaoke, there’s a hookah lounge, there’s a cigar area, there’s food and drinks you may purchase,” said the Queen. In the off season, Gonzales, who has a degree in geology, works in the oil and petroleum industry. She has also appeared with the HanlonLees Action Theater, which, in addition to putting on jousts at TRF and other renaissance festivals, also does wild west shows. For now, the Queen is holding court at the festival in tiny Todd Mission and enjoying bringing a little magic into the lives of tens of thousands of people each weekend. For more information about the Texas Renaissance Festival, visit www.texrenfest.com.
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