East Bernard Express April 16, 2015

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Longtime EBISD officials to retire

EBHS principal, district’s operations director leaving at end of year

By KEITH MAGEE kmagee@journal-spectator.com

EBHS competes in One Act Play in Winnie

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Classified....................... 8 Dateline: EB................. 3 Editorial........................... 4 Living................................. 5 Obituaries...................... 3 Puzzle................................ 8 Sports................................ 7 Worship Directory....... 6

The East Bernard ISD will have some big shoes to fill soon with the upcoming retirement of two longtime employees.

East Bernard High School Principal Buck Wenglar and EBISD Director of Operations Bobby Jones are leaving at the end of this school year.

Earlier this week, Superintendent Ross Aschenbeck, on behalf of the school district, thanked them for their time and dedication to “make the best better,” which is EBISD’s slogan.

“These two guys have touched the

lives of so many students in EBISD, and I have heard many positive stories from the community members of their impact in their lives,” Aschenbeck said. “They have been a foundation to stand upon for many years, and the new people coming in will have big shoes to fill.”

Wenglar is retiring after 36 years in education. This year completes his 16th year as principal of East Bernard High School. Interviews for the high school principal position will be conducted on Thursday and Friday afternoon.

“They are all really good candidates, not to take anything away from Mr. Wenglar,” Aschenbeck told board

members during Monday’s monthly meeting.

Jones is retiring with 34 years in education, 23 years in EBISD, 15 of those years as director of operations.

In other personnel news, Aschenbeck announced that Courtney Hudgins was approved as the assistant superintendent, she will start on July 1. She will finish her superintendency certification in May from Lamar University. She will oversee the operations side of the district, as well as curriculum, instruction, and career and technology.

Also Monday, Jason Hill was hired as an agriculture science teacher. Hill is coming from Katy ISD, and he spe-

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cializes in agriculture mechanics and tractor technology.

Aschenbeck also said that Shannon Pickard will be coming to the EBISD as soon as possible to speak to students in grades 7-12.

Pickard is a writer, producer, and co-host of a weekly TV show called Teen Talk, airing nationally on the WB Network and a series regular on TLC’s For Better or For Worse.

His other acting credits include rolls in Varsity Blues, Walker Texas Ranger, and he is a regular performer at The World Famous Laugh Factory Comedy Club in Hollywood.

Photo by Lauren Stolle, EBHS photography

East Bernard’s Sam Show pitches during last week’s game against Van Vleck. Show threw another no-hitter in a 9-1 win. See sports, Page 7.

Students encouraged to vote at county visit High schoolers see government in action during annual trip

By KEITH MAGEE kmagee@journal-spectator.com

This year’s County Government Day had an added feature as students were able to see up close what to do when it comes time to vote.

For the last several years, students from all of Wharton County’s public high schools have been invited to sit in on a Wharton County commissioners meeting and visit the district courtroom, sheriff’s department and jail.

This year, another stop was added. Students were able to see the voting machines and how to use them.

When students were introduced to county officials, some of them took time to encourage them to vote.

“Don’t take voting lightly,” said Precinct 4 Commissioner Doug Mathews, taking

part in his first County Government Day. “Be serious about it. You have something to say about what goes on in government.”

County Clerk Sandy Sanders also urged students to consider a county government position when they get older.

“You may not get rich working in county government, but it is a rewarding experience,” Sanders said.

She also urged them to be sure and register to vote.

“Voting is an important process of county government,” Sanders said.

Students also took turns visiting District Judge Randy Clapp and District Attorney Ross Kurtz in the historic courthouse, and they also visited the sheriff’s department and jail. After they toured the offices in Wharton, students were taken to their the precinct barns for lunch.

Students from Wharton, Boling, El Campo and Louise attended the event.

Some East Bernard students were also scheduled to attend, but they withdrew after one of there classmates died earlier that morning. They still met with Commissioner Chris King for a scheduled lunch in East Bernard.

The Wharton County Youth Fair is almost here, running from April 25 through May 2. But before the actual fair starts, the event kicks off with the annual Barbecue Cook-off on Friday and Saturday at the youth fairgrounds in Crescent.

Sandy Valigura, chairman of the cook-off, said last year there were 107 teams, and this year 124 teams are signed up to compete. Check in for the participants is Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. The cook-off is open to the public.

Entry fee is $10 per day or a pass can be bought for $30 allowing unlimited entries into the cook-off and fairgrounds.

“Everyone is welcome to come out and see the teams and the Most Colorful Contest,” Valigura said.

The Most Colorful Contest is judged on originality, color, pit, costume and area decorations. Along with a decorated barbecue site, many contestants perform skits.

This year, for the first time, the judging will be held on Friday evening, around 8:30 p.m. Awards will be given out Saturday.

Valigura said many particiants wanted to use lights as part of their display, and Friday night has traditionally been a party night prior to the

actual cook-off on Saturday.

The Barbecue events will be judged based on color, taste, aroma, and texture. Judging will begin Saturday at noon for chili and beans and at 2 p.m. for chicken, brisket, and ribs.

Around 4 p.m. is when awards will be given out. The awards are: first through 10th place will receive plaques awarded in each category.

First through third place will be awarded in Most Colorful; first Place will receive a $500 certificate.

First place in beans, chili, ribs, and chicken will receive a certificate for one entry into the 2016 WCYF Barbecue Cook-off.

The first place Wharton County brisket team will be awarded $1,000 and the second place team will be allowed free entry for the 2016 cook-off.

“Rain or shine, the cook-off will happen,” Valigura said.

“The main goal is to support our kids in Wharton County and to give out more scholarships.”

She said she is grateful and thanks all of the members of the barbecue cook-off committee, associate directors and directors. She also thanked the Go Texan committee and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo for assistance.

For more information about the cook-off, contact Valigura at 979-257-9383.

EBHS student dies

By KEITH MAGEE kmagee@journal-spectator.com

East Bernard ISD officials put a plan in place earlier this week to help students deal with the death of a classmate.

Adam Tovar, who was a senior at East Bernard High School, died Monday morning. Students and parents were notified that day.

High School Principal Buck Wenglar sent out a letter to parents, and it was also posted on the school district’s website.

“Our hearfelt sympathy goes out to the Tovar family,” Wenglar wrote in the letter. “Today in class, the teachers and the staff spoke to the students about the incident and about their feelings.”

Wenglar asked parents to be sensitive to any change in their child’s behavor. He encouraged parents to listen to their children if they wish to talk about it.

Some East Bernard students had been scheduled to go to Wharton on Monday for the annual County Government Day.

They cancelled the trip, but they met with Precinct 2 County Commissioner Chris King for a planned lunch in East Bernard for the conclusion of the trip.

During Monday’s School Board meeting, Superintendent Ross Aschenbeck echoed Wenglar’s comments and said that he met with Tovar’s mother earlier in the day.

“Adam was a great student and was the champion of the District 25-3A computer science academic competition,” Aschenbeck said.

Aschenbeck also said that the school district wanted to thank Tony Gideon and Karen Davis from First Baptist Church, and Alex Lupo and Stephen Gertson from First United Methodist Church for coming and helping school officials talk to the students on Monday.

“We also would like to thank Boling and Brazos ISD for having their school counselors on standby in case they were needed to talk with our students after the tragic incident early Monday morning,” Aschenbeck said.

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McCrohan against college gun carry

By NATALIE FRELS nfrels@journal-spectator.com

While the Texas Senate is gunning to allow the concealed carry of handguns on college campuses, the House has yet to pull the trigger on the legislation that has local officials up in arms.

After the Senate gave a similar bill — SB11, coauthored by State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst — its final approval, House Bill 937 by state Rep. Allen Fletcher, R-Cypress, was sent to the House for consideration, where on March 31, the House Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety heard public testimony on the bill.

Among educators and local law enforcement firmly opposed to HB 937 is Wharton County Junior College President Betty McCrohan, who believes the legislation may come at a great cost to the very nature of higher education and to the students pursuing it.

The faculty and staff, most of whom are opposed to any carry on campus, concealed or open, are left puzzled by the state’s agenda.

“I’m not sure why people think there need to be guns on campus,” McCrohan said. “(SB11 author) Sen. Birdwell has said that it’s a God-given right, but I’m not sure how God enters into this.”

“Higher education is a venue where you can debate. Sometimes the debates

get loud and they should.

I’m afraid it will discourage that kind of debate in action because faculty will be concerned.”

There are also many questions as to how to enforce restrictions on a campus that currently prohibits any firearms on campus by state law.

And at what cost?

The campus, which does not have a police department like many of the larger schools, is patrolled by security who does not carry weapons.

Converting from security only to a police department has a staggering price tag, McCrohan said — financial and personal.

“Unfortunately, some very good people would lose their jobs who are now employed by the college. And I’d say (a police department) just in and of itself would be a $200,000 annual cost to the college,” she said.

With securing and training, the college estimates a cost of $350,000, not including the training requirements of faculty and staff as well.

On all WCJC campuses, the college works with local law enforcement who respond to emergency situations and sometimes serve as off-duty officers.

While Wharton Police Chief Terry Lynch understands the state’s intent to curb the potential for violence, the former police acad-

emy director does not see the need to carry weapons on campus.

“What is the college system based on? Education,” Lynch said. “It’s a place for debate. It’s a place for learning. The potentials are limitless for something to go wrong. A heated debate can go south.”

“You’re going to have people who are worried about personal safety, but I think there should be some places that are sacred. It’s not going to be the popular answer, but I just don’t agree with it in that environment.”

There are also logistical threats to how an emergency situation is handled, Lynch said. Chaos is in its nature, but what happens when police arrive? Who’s the bad guy?

“Identification of the shooter is paramount,” he said. “When we have multiple people with weapons, we’ve been trained to move in and stop the threat — bottom line. When we come across plain-clothed people with displayed weapons, it’s an instant problem.”

While public perception of violence is on the rise, with particular light on incidents that occur on campus, Lynch says that in his history with the college, there has never been a weapons-related incident.

McCrohan points to this as well, echoing the sentiment that the decision to allow

firearms on campus should be left to locally elected officials who know their environment — not driven by ideals or media inflation of violence.

“People love to latch onto the second amendment,” McCrohan said. “When you look at cases where a situation has occurred on campus, would it have been good to have had other people shooting? I don’t think so, but it’s a sexy thing.

It gets a lot of publicity.”

“There are elected officials and it’s really not the role of the state to tell the elected officials how to run their own environment. If they feel strongly that carry on campus is necessary, then let them (pass it). Because they’ll have to answer to the constituents in this area, not the people in Austin.”

The bill will be sent to the full House for consideration.

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Lucille Ferguson Lucille Ferguson Lucille Josephine Ferguson died peacefully on Easter Day, April 5, 2015. She was born in Scappoose, Ore. to the late Frank V. and Marie A. Hlavinka on Sept. 28, 1925.

The family then moved to East Bernard when she was a small child, where she remained for most of her life.

She loved the community and was very proud of her Czech heritage. She worked as a beautician, serving a large number of the town’s residents and managed MFS Storage, a self-storage facility.

Lucille moved to The Atria Sugar Land retirement home in her later years where she enjoyed making many new friends and participated in a variety of activities.

Lucille was pre-deceased

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In addition she is survived by three grandchildren: Lesley and Brandon Turner and Santiago Ceron. She is also survived by her brother Joseph H. Hlavinka and wife Hattie, nephews Ron (Janice) Viaclovsky and Don (Rosanne) Hlavinka, her niece Nancy Kolafa, and their children.

There was a visitation for family and friends on Friday, April 10, 2015 from 5 to 7 p.m., with a Rosary being recited at 6 p.m. in the Chapel of DavisGreenlawn Funeral Home in Rosenberg. The Funeral Mass was held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 839 Church St., East Bernard with Father Don Schwarting officiating. Pallbearers were Santiago Ceron, Brandon Turner, Francisco Vides, Ron Viaclovsky, Don Hlavinka, Paul Hlavinka, Chris Hlavinka and Toby Hlavinka.

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Ten keys on how to be happy A magazine article on happiness caught my eye.

Since I had just spent an hour trying to reset the clock in my truck to whatever time the government decided it was, filed my income tax, and a dog ate my newspaper, I was glad to have something to read that was uplifting.

Here are 10 keys to happier living according to the article and the acronym to remember it by is GREAT DREAM: • GIVING. Do things for others. (This reminds me of the country western song “Ain’t I gonna take you fishing with me someday.” The song ends with, “Now come and tell me why you’re leavin’ me.”)

• RELATING. Connect with people. (A fellow I know says he took it to heart when he saw the ad called “Reach Out and Touch Someone.” He said he did and his case comes up next Tuesday.)

• EXERCISING. Take care of your body. (One of my

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‘Doc’ Blakely Pokin’ Fun old pals says he works out religiously and plans to donate his body to science. Meantime, until they need it he is preserving it in alcohol.)

• APPRECIATING. Notice the world around. (Fortunately there is a nerve in your body that helps with this one. You’ll know what I mean when you see a Highway Patrol Car and your foot automatically lifts off the gas pedal.)

• TRYING OUT. Keep learning new things. (A good way to do this is to study women, they are very trying. On his death bed Oscar Wilde’s last words were, “Women, my God, what do they want, what do they want?” Oscar had a nurse attending him who waited until

his pulse disappeared before giving him the answer.)

• DIRECTION. Have goals to look forward to. (Tell that to the Sculling Team. They are the boat racers that sit on their rear and go backwards. Then there was the great explorer Columbus who didn’t know where he was going when he left and didn’t know where he had been when he got back. Sometimes a blind hog finds an acorn.)

• RESILENCE. Find ways to bounce back. (Like the guy that couldn’t improve his golf score until he had a sex change so he could hit off the white tees.)

• EMOTION. Take a positive approach. (The psychiatrist told a patient, “You have got to get over this inferiority complex. Let’s face it, you don’t have a complex, you ARE inferior.”)

• ACCEPTANCE. Be comfortable with who you are.

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• MEANING. Be part of something bigger. (One way to accomplish this is to take a nice dip in the ocean.)

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DATELINE: EAST BERNARD n Easter Seals Silent Auction An Easter Seals Benefit, to help change the lives of children and adults with disabilities, is being held through a silent auction at Prosperity Bank’s East Bernard Banking Center. The deadline to sign up for the five items is Friday. n Youth Fair Cook-off The 2015 Wharton County Youth Fair Bar-B-Que Cook-off is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, April 17-18.

Officials now have 100 teams and have capped it for now. However, if there are a significant number of more people interested, they will expand the field. Those interested can call and be put on a waiting list. Entry forms and $150 entry fee per team must be brought to the fair office. Entry forms are available at www.whartoncountyyouthfair.org or in the fair office. For more information, call Sandy Valigura at 979-257-9383 after 5 p.m. or the fair office at 979-677-3350. n SPOT Trot, 5K Walk/Run Wharton County Stray Pet Outreach Team (SPOT) will host the seventh annual SPOT Trot and 5K Walk/ Run on Saturday at Riverfront Park in Wharton. Registration for the 5K Walk/Run opens at 8 a.m. with the race beginning at 9 a.m. The SPOT Trot and other activities are from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Events include live music, concessions, contests, freebies, silent auction, children’s activities and a Moon Bounce. Registration forms for the 5K can be picked up at Alamont Veterinary Clinic and Wharton Veterninary Clinic in Wharton and East Bernard Animal Hospital in East Bernard. The annual event, held in memory of Amber Hensarling, helps the homeless pets of Wharton County. For more information about the 5K race, email stranssky4tk@hotmail. com, and for more information about the SPOT Trot, call Diana Gajewsky at 979-618-1155. n Aggie Muster The Wharton County A&M Club will have its 2015 Aggie Muster on Tuesday, April 21 at the El Campo Civic center. Social hour begins at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. The special guest speaker is R.H. “Steve” Stevens Jr., a past

chairman of the board of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.

Stevens. grew up in Boling before moving to Lake Jackson during his high school years. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting from Texas A&M University in 1962. The Wharton County A&M Club raises money toward scholarships for students from the Wharton County area who are either currently enrolled or will be enrolled as a student at Texas A&M University.

Advance tickets are $15 per person, $5 for children age 12 and younger.

Adult tickets at the door are $20 per person. For more information, visit www.whartoncountyags.org or call Kaydi Kacer at 979-543-7554.

n Community Health Fair Seven Star Baptist Church will have the annual spring community health fair, “Spring Into Good Health,” from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 25 at the church, 7506 Hawes St. in Hungerford. The Gulf Coast Regional Blood Donor Coach will be on site for blood donations. For more information, call Genefore Moore at 281-7827898 or visit nline for Seven Star Baptist Church Blood Drive to schedule an appointment. n SPOT Adoptions Wharton County Stray Pet Outreach Team (SPOT) will have a pet adoption from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 25 at Wharton County Junior College parking lot No. 2. Adorable Adoptables are available; adoption fee includes exam, vaccinations and spay-neuter. For more information, call SPOT at 979-253-3446 or email wcspot@hotmail.com.

n Plant Show and Sale Wharton Garden Club Annual Plant Show and Sale to be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 2 at the Wharton County Historical Museum at 3615 N. Richmond Road in Wharton. See dozens of beautiful prize-winning plants, floral creations, and table settings. And, new this year, look for a featured exhibit by members of Wharton Elementary School’s Tiger Buds. Come enjoy the show. Admission is free. Membergrown plants and Mother’s Day garden gifts will be sold. n Babe Ruth Baseball signups Registration for the Wharton Babe Ruth Baseball League is currently open for the age 16-18 league. The sign-up deadline for the age 13-15 league has already passed, but the deadline for the age 16-18 league is May 6. For more information, visit whartontxbaberuth.baberuthonline.com. Registration forms are available online or from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at Coastal Warehouse, 602 N. Sunset St. in Wharton. Forms will also be available at Tiger Field during Wharton High School baseball games. For more information, call William Loocke at 533-0148.

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MAILBOX To the editor: Once again East Bernard taxpayers are being asked to vote on a school bond.

Although I know our school board has invested its time in making our schools better, we need to stop and take a look at the “big” picture and ask why we are spending taxpayer dollars on a third election in a 12-month period; all common sense seems to have flown out the window.

All voters agree that there are things that need to be done with our schools.

Updates, repairs and renovations are needed. Everyone acknowledges that improvements must be made.

One argument for a new high school has been that the state will come and close our doors because of our failure to meet the criteria for proper classroom spaces.

Yes, the state has closed some schools in Texas, but is the reason for this because of incorrect classroom space sizes, or is it because of poor state-mandated test scores or financial reasons? Look down the road at Kendleton ISD. Low test scores caused its closure. This spring La Marque ISD is facing a possible closure in July because of low test scores and financial problems. I tried to find information about any schools in Texas having to shut their doors because of inadequate classroom square footage and could find none.

After having spoken to some of our EBISD citizens, another concern is with the number of transfers that have been allowed into our district.

I do not personally know any of them, and my reasons are purely a matter of logistics.

Transfers do not equate to school growth; transfers do not justify a $15,225,000 bond if space is one of the major issues. Transfers equate to students being allowed to use our facilities without bringTo the editor: Concerned Citizens for Safeguarding our Children’s Financial Future is disappointed by actions taking place in our community right now. We so proudly live in a country that enables us to express our opinions whether they be political or personal.

Everyone knows that we are facing a third bond election. One of the means used to voice our words is with the signs you now see in many locations around town. Our committee is deeply concerned that some of the signs

To the editor: While driving around East Bernard, I’ve noticed some yard signs saying Vote No to the EBISD School Bond.

I saw that these signs are being put up by “Citizens for Safeguarding our Children’s Financial Future.” Really?

That is exactly why I am voting FOR the School Bond.

As a taxpayer, I am growing weary spending tens of thousands of dollars per year paying utility bills for outdated and inefficient heating and cooling systems. Also, our lighting systems are inefficient and costly, along with not being conducive to classroom learning.

If we were really concerned with protecting our children’s financial future, we would build a new school allowing the space for students to earn more college credits while in high school.

If we were really concerned with protecting our children’s financial future, we would build a new high school with the space to increase our vocational training for those students who may not want to attend college. This would

ing any tax dollars into our district. We currently have 31 transfers occupying the space that the children of taxpaying citizens could be utilizing. If opening the doors to transfers is supposedly for reasons of revenue, why didn’t any of our previous superintendents (including Charles Naiser) with their years of experience in education choose to do so?

My final concern is with school growth. Why is this so important to some in our community when studies about school size have been conducted only to find that small schools equate to better students? Students attending smaller elementary schools are associated with higher achievement; high school students from smaller schools have fewer dropouts, better attendance, more involvement in extracurricular activities and are more likely to pursue higher education (North Carolina State Board of Education).

Our taxpayers already face multitudes of increased property taxes along with the heavy burden of various federal, state, county and city taxes. Voters need to take an interest and address this issue about spending our tax dollars. Until our local tax base increases through industry, is there really a need to burden the taxpayers with paying for additional facilities?

EBISD is already a vibrant school backed by excellent teachers and a strong community. It is not the buildings that have made our school what it is today. It is the people in our community with their commitment to hard work, good education and strong family values. It is our school and community traditions that continue to make us proud. It has never been about the buildings!

Patricia Hlavinka East Bernard placed by our committee are beginning to disappear. Our signs have been placed with permission from the respective property owners but are subsequently being removed by someone. Who is choosing to take these signs?

All that Concerned Citizens for Safeguarding our Children’s Financial Future is asking is that our maroon and white signs be shown the same respect that we have given the yellow and black signs.

Ron Vyvial East Bernard

save a significant amount of money to students and their parents. That is how we safeguard their financial future.

For more than 100 years, this community has stood behind what is best for educating our children. Now is not the time to shirk our financial responsibility and commitment to providing the best. It is expensive – I am a taxpayer who is not yet 65, and I know how much my tax assessment will increase.

But, as a retired educator and former East Bernard ISD superintendent, I realize the importance of providing the best learning environment possible.

If you truly want to safeguard our children’s financial future, your choice is clear.

Let’s work together to show our children – past, present, and future – that we mean what we say. We are safeguarding their financial future by voting to build a new high school and then upgrading our other buildings.

Vote “YES” for the 2015 EBISD School Bond.

Mike Kellner East Bernard

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Rotting plow handles and snakes in the potato cellar My grandpa was a farmer. My daddy wasn’t. They both lived in Dime Box. My grandpa plowed and planted many acres of cotton; my daddy plowed and planted about an eighth of an acre garden. While my grandfather used an enormous iron plow, drawn by an enormous work horse to plow his cotton fields, my father used a hand plow made up of a plow blade, two wooden handles and a front wheel to plow his garden.

I am reminded of this after working in our yard Saturday — well, working about as much as a hobbling person’s hobble can accomplish. Our yard, here in East Bernard, contains a lot of old, Dime Box family history — my grandmother’s wash kettle is home for our water poppies, my aunt’s two wash tubs serve as planters, my grandmother’s old iron bedstead is a trellis (I think; there are no vines on it), and then there are the plows.

In the backyard, there are the remnants of three of my father’s hand plows. You can tell the historical order of the three plows by the amount of rotting wood on each. One of them is almost in its original state — you can still identify the wood as handles and the wheel and plow blade are still connected. That was the one he was still using when he died. The second one has a wheel and a blade and pieces of unidentifiable wood, and the third, the oldest one is just a wheel. My daddy probably used more than three of these small hand plows in his life time, but this is what’s left.

“We need to do something about protecting those old plows,” my wife said.

“Oh, no, rotting wood is very arty,” I said, hoping to avoid a restoration project.

In the front yard, where I spend less time, stands my grandfather’s heavy duty iron plow (I tried to lift it the other day and couldn’t). It stands upright next to an ash tree stump. It had been leaning against the ash tree for a couple decades until the ash tree died. Even

Ray Spitzenberger Images though it’s much older than any of my father’s hand plows, it had no wood on it and is still good enough to be used for plowing. I remember, as a child, watching my grandfather plow with it hitched to the work horse, and how easy and how much fun it looked. That is, until he let me try it, and I couldn’t last a whole row.

Never having owned a tractor, my grandfather was from the old school in the way he did things — partly out of financial necessity and partly because he didn’t know any other way. Those cotton fields seemed so enormous to me as a child, but when I went back to Dime Box in later years, I was amazed how small the farm actually was. But I also realized how self-contained it was, -- except for cedar which he needed for fence posts.

Instead of several thick cedar brakes like my uncles had, mesquite covered an enormous area of the farm instead , so Grandpa did have to obtain his cedar posts from outside the farm (not a problem, since most of my uncles and his friends were eager to get rid of cedar which was known for taking over your land).

It’s interesting to note how these old farms were designed to be self-contained. I’m not sure that the out-of-control mesquite was part of the plan, but I suppose there are uses for mesquite – like burning it in the wood heater and the cook stove, maybe even barbecuing on top of the stove.

The mesquite patch was adjacent to the chicken yard, and a long way from the vegetable garden. The house itself and its pebbled yard (no grass to mow)

was in the middle of a fruit orchard.

Peach, pear and plum trees surrounded the house and yard, providing easy access to the fruit during canning season.

The line of fruit trees stopped abruptly before you got to the vegetable garden, with Grandma’s wash kettle in the open area, where she would build a fire to heat water on wash day.

In the wonderful shade of the fruit trees the potato cellar reared its strange head. The potato cellar was like a roof of a small building, level with the ground, and you entered it through a door on one end. Since it was underground, there were steps down into the room, and it was very dark and very cool and would keep harvested potatoes and onions from rotting.

But what my twin brother and I liked the best about it was climbing on the steep roof. The bottom limbs of the peach trees were low enough that you could grab a peach and eat it while perched on the roof. We weren’t allowed to go inside the cellar, because we might bruise the potatoes, and, maybe encounter a snake or two. Once, with a flashlight, I had seen a whole family of copperheads inside my great grandparents’ potato cellar in Lexington.

The German word for “cellar” is “Keller,” and my family, with their old Saxon dialect, pronounced it “killer,” so I grew up thinking the potato cellar was a potato “killer,” and I associated the name with the tendency for copperheads to gravitate toward such underground places. Don’t go into the “killer,” you might get killed.

From rotting plow handles to snakes in the potato cellar — that’s my column for today!

Ray Spitzenberger serves as pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Wallis, after retiring from Wharton County Junior College, where he taught English and speech and served as chairman of Communications and Fine Arts for many years.

Sausage and laws: Better not watch either made

“Laws are like sausages. Better not to see them being made.”

That 19th-century saying is attributed to Otto von Bismarck, or John Godfrey Saxe, or maybe someone else. But lots of stuff goes into making sausage, and laws, and watching either process too closely might provoke nausea.

The Texas Legislature meets just 140 days every two years, during the first five months of odd-numbered years, in its biennial regular legislative session.

Everything has to happen during the 140 days — this year Jan. 13 to June 1. Otherwise, the Legislature convenes only if the governor calls a special session, to consider subjects he or she decrees.

So there’s a lot of work that goes on in the interim, between the adjournment in late May or early June of oddnumbered years, and the next regular session 19 months later.

Veteran legislators know to file their bills early, to get them through committee hearings, the House and Senate, and to the governor as soon as possible.

They know from experience that otherwise measures they consider important may get lost in the crowd of other bills.

The resulting scramble is not unlike the Oklahoma Land Rush of more than a century ago, where settlers raced wagons to the final gate to get free land. The dignity of the process often resembled mud wrestling.

During the interim, the Legislative Budget Board (LBB) meets periodically. The LBB is made up of the lieutenant governor and four senators he appoints, and the House speaker and four representatives he chooses.

In the 19 months between regular sessions, the LBB, and especially its staff, analyze the state’s spending and needs. It draws up a rough-draft budget to provide a starting point for the Legislature’s relatively brief regular session.

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Some legislators say the budget is the only bill that the Legislature has to pass. But that doesn’t keep another 5,000 or so bills and resolutions being introduced every two years.

During the regular session, the process starts out like a slow freight train pulling several hundred cars.

In the early months, the train might be going 40 miles an hour. Bills have time to be analyzed — by legislative committees, lobbyists, the media and others.

By late April into May, the train is moving about 200 miles an hour. Bills flash by. Proposals that got a 750-word story in February are lucky to get 50 or 100 words in a news round-up in May. To try to make the process more orderly, and avoid errors, the Texas House in 1993 under then-new Speaker Pete Laney, a Democrat, re-wrote the rules. The changes put in deadlines – like by when a Senate bill must clear the House — that gradually raised the hurdles a bill must have cleared by certain points during the session.

The goal was to prevent hasty lastminute actions, which often produced legislative mistakes that had to be corrected in special session.

(To Laney’s credit, during the 10 years he was speaker, there were no special sessions. During the six-year tenure of his successor, Republican Tom Craddick, there were seven.)

There’s a new presiding officer of the Texas Senate, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and nine new senators, most of them Tea Party Republicans.

There’s a new governor, Republican Greg Abbott, who has no experience as

a legislator.

The only veteran leader is House Speaker Joe Straus, a Republican beginning his seventh year in the job. He has chosen for committee chairs get-itdone lawmakers, who have produced large bi-partisan majorities on major issues like appropriations, taxes (and tax cuts), and more money for schools.

Wrangling is already underway between the Senate and House over when and how much to cut which taxes, how much to spend on education, transportation, state infrastructure, health care, water, and so on.

The regular legislative session ends in about seven weeks. At least some seasoned watchers of the Legislature are already predicting that there’s enough stuff in there — enough sausage — that it may take one or more special sessions to get it done.

So if you’re watching closely, wear your full-length apron. It could get messy. n Pete Gallego comeback? Well, that didn’t take long.

Former U.S. Rep. Pete Gallego, the Alpine Democrat who represented much of West Texas for 22 years in the Texas House, has already announced he’ll run in 2016 for the 23rd Congressional District.

Gallego won the seat in 2012, beating Republican Francisco “Quico” Canseco of San Antonio by 9,129 votes.

He was one of just nine Democrats who won House districts carried by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.

But in 2014, when the off-year turnout was 40 percent lower than during the presidential election, Gallego lost to Republican Will Hurd, by 2,422 votes.

Gallego obviously hopes that in 2016, a presidential year, the higher turnout will help him reclaim the seat.

Contact Dave McNeely at davemcneely111@gmail.com or 512-458-2963.

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Lessons from painting misadventures We have lived in the same bedroom in our home for about 20 years. In that time I have painted the walls in my bedroom twice. The first time I sponge painted one wall to give the room some color.

More like to give it a “I think somebody threw up all over the wall” look. Whoever decided sponge painting was an appropriate decorating technique? It didn’t take me long to grow tired of that. So the second time I painted, I painted over that one wall.

Unfortunately, somewhere along the way I decided navy blue trim to match the comforter would look great, and it did, until I decided to really repaint the bedroom. Do you know how hard it is to cover up navy blue paint? Especially with off white, or as the paint color is called, Tequila?

At some points during this process I wasn’t sure if I should be Tricia Potts slapping it on the trim or drinking it.

The Bus I finally bought a comforter months Stops Here ago, after shopping for one for several years.

That was a column nor does he like to be pushed a few years ago. I’ve out of his own bed. been anxious to repaint the The poor guy still didn’t bedroom and put out my new bedding. From start to finish, understand why the bedroom needed to be repainted in the painting is really a two day first place. I tried explaining. project; it seemed I could The paint on the ceiling had never find two consecutive not been touched since 1995 days to knock this job out. when we moved in. I’m not In an effort to keep peace exactly the neatest painter. in my house, I was consciously trying to not inconve- In my previous painting projnience my husband too much ects I had made a few oops on the ceiling along the way and throughout this process. He really values his sleep, and he I could never seem to find the exact paint color to cover up doesn’t like to be awakened unnecessarily when sleeping, those oops. Needless to say,

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there were a variety of colors on the ceiling.

Plus I was tired of the blue in that room. I wanted a new, updated look.

He asked me, “Shouldn’t you paint the room and then find a comforter to match?”

My daughter and I in stereo responded, “No.” Did he really just ask that question?

Never mind, the new comforter I purchased had been sitting in a corner of the bedroom for months. Literally! I guess he never noticed that big bag collecting dust.

Tricia Potts, a mother of four, is a homemaker and newspaper columnist living in East Bernard.

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Plaza presents Picnic April 24th The Plaza Theatre, on Monterey Square in Wharton, will be presenting the William Inge stage drama, Picnic. This production, made famous by the 1955 film with the same title, will be per-

formed Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from April 24 – May 3, 2015. Friday and Saturday performances begin at 7:30 p.m., with Sunday matinee performances beginning at 2:30 p.m.

The play takes place on Labor Day weekend in the adjoining backyards of two middle-aged widows. One house belongs to Flo Owens, who lives there with her daughters, Madge and Millie,

Chudej, Kubes announce wedding Lindsey Nicole Chudej, daughter of Henry and Shelly Chudej, of Fort Worth, and Christopher Joseph Kubes, son of Julia and Frank Kubes III, of East Bernard, will be married on Sep. 12, 2015 at 2 p.m. in Decatur.

Lindsey graduated from Garden City High School in 2002 before attending Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing, where she graduated in 2006. She is currently a registered nurse at Baylor Scott and White Healthcare System in Fort Worth.

Christopher is a 2007 graduate of East Bernard High School and a 2010 graduate of Wharton County Junior College. He is currently a field specialist for Schlumberger in Houston.

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and a boarder who is a spinster schoolteacher. The other belongs to Helen Potts, who lives with her elderly, invalid mother. Into this female atmosphere comes a young man named Hal Carter, whose animal vitality seriously upsets the entire group. Hal, a child of parents who ignored him, is self-conscious about his failings. Flo is wary of temptations for her daughters.

Madge, bored with being only a beauty, sacrifices her chances for a wealthy marriage for the excitement Hal promises.

Teenaged Millie finds her balance for the first time through the stranger’s brief attention.

And the spinster is stirred to make some changes in the dangling courtship that has brightened her life General admission is $15.

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CrossRoad Assembly of God Joe Barbee, pastor 510 Wallace • 335-7706 Adult Sunday School 9:45 a.m.

Adult Sunday worship 11 a.m., 6 p.m.

Kids Sunday School 9:45 a.m.

Kids Church 11 a.m.

Bible Study & Prayer 7 p.m. Tuesdays

Wednesday worship service 7 p.m.

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Youth, RAs, GAs and Prayer Meeting at 7:00 p.m. Wednesdays First United Methodist Church 421 Pietzsch, E.B. 335-6298 Alex Lupo, pastor Morning Worship: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School: 10:45 a.m.

Senior High MYF 6 p.m. during school year

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St. John’s Catholic Church Church St., Hungerford 532-4747 Father Charles Dwomoh Saturday Mass 4 p.m.

Sunday Mass 7:00 & 9:30 a.m.

Confession: Sat. 3:30pm - 3:50pm by appointment.

Seven Star Baptist Church Rev. R.I. Campbell, pastor 7506 Hawes St. 8 532-8922 Sunday School 9 a.m.

Morning Worship 10 a.m.

Wednesday 6 p.m.

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LifeWay Church David Kirschke, pastor FM 1161 at CR 218 • 532-5372 Counseling 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily Sunday Services 10 a.m.

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Holy Cross Catholic Church Don Ruppert, pastor 839 Church St. • 335-7551 Sunday Mass 7, 9 and 11 a.m.

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Rev. Michael Joseph, pastor 979-532-2829 Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

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Wednesday Doctrinal, Bible study 7 p.m.

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Wallis United Methodist Church Thomas Jax, pastor Corner of Raymond and Franklin St. Sunday School 10 a.m.

Morning Service 11 a.m.

KENDLETON

Kendleton Church of God Robert Petitt, pastor 619 FM 2919 • 532-5801 Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

Sunday worship 11 a.m.

Bible Study 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays Kendleton Christian Center D. Mills, pastor 13326 H.P. Johnson • 532-5390 Newman Chapel United Methodist Eddie W. Ferguson, pastor U.S. 59 • 532-5446 Sunday School 10 a.m.

Sunday Service 11:15 am.

For additions and corrections to this directory, call the editor at 532-0095 or E-mail the production manager at production@journal-spectator.com.

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EBHS sweeps district track meet

Brahmas sending 17 boys, 22 girls to next week’s area meet VAN VLECK — The East Bernard boys and girls track teams swept all four divisions of the District 24-3A Track Meet held last Wednesday and Thursday, April 8-9 in Van Vleck.

The Brahmas won the district championship in the varsity boys division with 205 points and will send 17 boys to the area meet on April 22 in Deweyville.

The Brahmarettes won their fifth straight district title in the varsity girls division with 279 points and will send 22 girls to the area meet in Deweyville.

East Bernard also won the junior varsity boys and junior varsity girls championships.

The JV boys finished with 214 points, while the JV girls had 159 points.

The following are East Bernard’s individual results in each of the divisions: Varsity boys Shot Put: Ty Jalowy, 50’11¾, 1st; Zac Stavinoha, 47’5¼, 3rd Discus: Kyle Socha, 124’½, 4th; Andrew Hlavinka, 123’3, 5th Triple Jump: Will Anderson, 42’4½, 1st; Ishmael Blackwood, 40’8½, 3rd Long Jump: Korren Robinson, 20’½, 6th High Jump: Thomas Long, 5’4, 5th, Tie; Korren Robinson, 5’4, 5th, Tie Pole Vault: Mark Bosse, 11’0, 1st; Joshua Mica, 10’6, 2nd 3200: Caleb Moseley, 11:20, 3rd; Brian Barta, 11:22, 4th; John Failla, 11:27, 6th 4x100: East Bernard (Charles Chapman, Locke Rowley, Mark Bosse, Korren Robinson), 43.15, 2nd 800: Joshua Mica, 2:07.26, 2nd; Layton Swoboda, 2:07.53, 3rd 110H: Ishmael Blackwood, 14.71, 1st; Thomas Long, 16.07, 2nd; Travis Cook, 17.33, 3rd 4x200: East Bernard (Charles Chapman, Blake Sainz, Mark Bosse, Korren Robinson, 1:33.02, 2nd 400: Will Anderson, 51.12, 1st, Allen Anderson, 53.75, 3rd 300H: Ishmael Blackwood,

41.05, 2nd; Thomas Long, 45.37, 3rd; Travis Cook, 46.26, 4th 200: Korren Robinson, 22.37, 2nd 1600: Caleb Moseley, 4:52.45, 3rd; Jacob Muniz, 4:57.63, 6th 4x400: East Bernard (Will Anderson, Locke Rowley, Mark Bosse, Blake Sainz), 3:31.85, 2nd Team Totals: 1, East Bernard 205; 2, Brazos 143; 3, Boling 108; 4, Van Vleck 77; 5, Hempstead 33; 6, Danbury 25; 7, Hitchcock 20.

Varsity girls 3200m. run: Lizzy Guerra, 1st, 12:09; Jessica Rabius, 2nd, 13:09; Kasey Kretzchmar, 4th, 13:16 Long Jump: Kelbi Fortenberry, 1st, 17’6”; Kirsten Cavness, 4th, 15’4 ½”; Courtney Clipson, 6th, 14’9½” Shot Put: Rebecca Rabius, 3rd, 33’ 10½” High Jump: Brooke Boettcher, 1st, 5’2”; Kristen Morse, 3rd, 5’0” Pole Vault: Kristen Morse, 1st, 8’0”; Emily Kurtz, 2nd, 7’0”; Baylee Jankowski, 3rd, 6’0” Triple Jump: Brooke Boettcher, 1st, 33’1¼”; Taylor Swoboda, 4th, 31’½” 4x100: East Bernard (Bailey Hlavinka, Megan Lee, Kelbi Fortenberry, Autumn Sandoval), 1st, 50.27 800m. run: Mackensi Muzik, 2nd, 2:30.6; Jillian Hlavinka, 3rd, 2:33.9; A.J. Navarro, 4th, 2:38.1 100m. dash: Autumn Sandoval, 1st, 12.54 100m. hurdles: Bailey Hlavinka, 1st, 15.86; Baylee Jankowski, 2nd, 16.75; Logan Goudeau, 3rd, 17.76 4x200: East Bernard (Christine Wellborn, Haley Clark, Courtney Clipson, Kelbi Fortenberry), 1st, 1:49.6 400m. dash: Megan Lee, 2nd, 60.4; Sabrina Show, 3rd, 64.2; Jillian Hlavinka, 5th, 66.5 300m. hurdles: Bailey Hlavinka, 1st, 49.44; A.J. Navarro, 3rd, 51.51; Mackensi Muzik, 4th, 52.43 200m. dash: Kelbi Fortenberry, 2nd, 26.87; Christine Wellborn, 3rd, 27.22; Haley Clark, 5th, 28.07 1600m. run: Lizzy Guerra,

2nd, 5:35.32; Jessica Rabius, 3rd, 5:54.00; Kasey Kretzchmar, 4th, 5:58.20 4x400: East Bernard (Mackensi Muzik, Autumn Sandoval, Courtney Clipson, Megan Lee), 1st, 4:19.3 Team Totals: 1st, East Bernard 279; 2nd, Brazos 119; 3rd, Boling 52; 4th, Van Vleck 51; 5th, Hempstead 48; 6th, Hitchcock 33; 7th, Danbury 10.

JV boys Triple Jump: Zachary Gohlke, 36’7½, 4th Shot Put: Victo Tichacek, 39’7, 2nd; Michael Sims, 38’9¾, 3rd; Justin Billeau, 37’7½, 4th Discus: Rafael Belman, 98’1, 2nd Pole Vault: Keaton Mcdonald, 9’0, 1st; Logan Baird, 9’0, 2nd; Joshua Hlavinka, 9’0, 4th 3200: Russell Zahradnik, 11:58, 1st; Blaine Whitley, 12:23, 2nd; Jacob Wondrash, 13.45, 4th 4x100: East Bernard (Connery Bowers, Trey Schmidt, Andrew Clifton, Trevor Bagby), 46.46, 2nd 800: Jared Fuechec, 2:19.08, 1st; Chris Baggett, 2:19.69, 2nd 110H: Zachary Gohlke, 16.91, 1st 4x200: East Bernard (Jared Fuechec, Chris Baggett, Andrew Clifton, Trevor Bagby), 1:38.09, 2nd 400: Connery Bowers, 56.71, 1st 300H: Trey Schmidt, 45.15, 2nd; Zachary Gohlke, 46.00, 4th 200: Andrew Clifton, 24.57, 1st; Trevor Bagby, 25.14, 4th 1600: Blaine Whitley, 5:25.90, 1st; Russell Zahradnik, 5:28.11, 2nd; Isaac Aguilar, 5:33.34, 3rd 4x400: East Bernard (Jared Fuechec, Trey Schmidt, Connery Bowers, Zachary Gohlke), 3:48.69, 1st Team Totals: 1, East Bernard 214; 2, Van Vleck 178.5; 3, Brazos 89.5; 4, Boling 69; 5, Danbury 23; 6, Hempstead 18; 7, Hitchcock 11.

JV girls 3200m. run: Emily Barboza, 1st, 13:47 4x100: East Bernard (Katelyn Leonards, Brooklyn

Show picks up three more no-hitters The state-ranked East Bernard Brahmarettes are continuing their roll in District 24-3A to improve to 10-0 in league play and 25-1 on the season.

Samatha Show pitched three more nohitters in wins over Van Vleck, 9-1, Danbury, 6-0, and Hitchcock, 15-0.

Against Van Vleck, Show also struck out 16 batters and didn’t give up any walks.

The Brahmarettes had nine hits, with Show getting two home runs and four RBI. Sabrina Show also hit a three-run homer.

Kelbi Fortenberry had two hits (double and triple).

In the Danbury game, Show struck out 14 and walked three.

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Fortenberry went 3-for-4 with a triple.

Alyssa Reyes also added two hits, including a double. East Bernard had seven hits total.

Against Hitchcock, Show struck out eight and didn’t give up any walks.

East Bernard had five hits — one each

by Fortenberry, Show (home run), Monica Reyna, Elyssa Delgado (double) and Cheyenne Novicke.

The Brahmarettes have a two-game lead in the district standings over Boling with two games remaining in the regular season.

East Bernard faces a key contest at Boling on Friday. The regular season concludes next Tuesday at Hitchcock.

Kopecky, Shalondra Hayes, Kinley McPaul), 2nd, 54.75 800m. run: Shelby AuBuchon, 5th, 3:06.83 100m. dash: Shalondra Hayes, 1st, 13.81; Danielle Hayes, 3rd, 16.15 4x200: East Bernard (Katelyn Leonards, Hadley Carr, Brooklyn Kopecky, Kinley McPaul), 1st, 1:56 400m. dash: Lucy Talas, 1st, 69.61; Blaire Berry, 3rd, 73.14 300m. hurdles: Hadley Carr, 2nd, No times provided 200m. dash: Shalondra Hayes, 1st; Katelyn Leonards, 2nd; Danielle Hayes, 6th 1600m. run: Emily Barboza, 1st 4x400: East Bernard (Lucy Talas, Brooklyn Kopecky, Blaire Berry, Kinley McPaul), 1st Long Jump: Katelyn Leonards, 2nd, 14’6”; Kinley McPaul, 3rd, 13’9¾” Triple Jump: Hadley Carr, 1st, 30’6¼”; Katelyn Leonards, 2nd, 29’11½” Shot Put: Sara Kubena, 3rd, 27’5”; Blaire Berry, 4th, 26’1¼” Team totals: 1st, East Bernard 159; 2nd, Boling 148; 3rd, Brazos 55; 4th, Hitchcock 14; 5th, Danbury 10; 6th, Hempstead 6.

Photo By Rebecca Rabius, EBHS photography

East Bernard’s Aj Navarro and McKenzie Muzik run in the 800.

Photo By Rebecca Rabius, EBHS photography

East Bernard’s Ishmael Blackwood goes over a hurdle in the 300 hurdles at the district meet.

SPORTS CALENDAR Thursday, April 16 Baseball • Wharton County Junior College at Blinn College, Brenham, 3 p.m. (DH) Friday, April 17 Baseball • East Bernard at Boling (JV, V), 5 p.m.

Rodeo • Wharton County Junior College at Hill College, Hillsboro, TBA Softball • East Bernard at Boling (JV, V), 5 p.m.

Saturday, April 18 Baseball • Wharton County Junior

College at Blinn College, Brenham, 2 p.m. (DH) Rodeo • Wharton County Junior College at Hill College, Hillsboro, TBA Sunday, April 19 Baseball • Major League Baseball Pitch, Hit and Run at Wharton Little League Park, 4 p.m.

Monday, April 20 Baseball • Sweeny at East Bernard (JV-W), 6 p.m.

Tuesday, April 21 Baseball • Wharton County Junior

College at Sugar Land Skeeters, Constellation Field, Sugar Land, 3 p.m.

• East Bernard at Hitchcock (JV, V), 5 p.m.

Softball • East Bernard at Hitchcock (V), 5 p.m.

Wednesday, April 22 Track • East Bernard at Class 3A area track meet (VG, VB), Deweyville, TBA • Send calendar items to Managing Editor Keith Magee at kmagee@journal-spectator. com.

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024 SCHOOLS

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CNA CLASS: MAY 4, 5 P.M. - 9 p.m. Medication Aide Refresher Class: June 20, 9 a.m. Please call Erica 979-282-2225.

HOME INSTEAD SENIOR CARE is looking for caregivers. Apply online: www.homeinstead.com/781 click on become a caregiver or call 361-433-0330.

WHARTON, 1BR, 1BA 500SF apartment. Washer and dryer, kitchen appliances. $650/month, $650. deposit. Non-smokers. References and background check.

979-532-5252, ask for Stacie.

CLASS A CDL DRIVERS Driver needed in the Glen Flora, TX area. Good MVR. Physically Fit. Minimum 2 years flatbed experience. Normal schedule is Mon. – Fri., Sat. on occasion.

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EDNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL District is currently accepting applications for: Custodial Services Supervisor. Submit applications online at www.ednaisd.org under “Employment” tab. Edna I.S.D. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

EL CAMPO SHEET METAL HAS full-time openings for helpers, lead men & welders. Competitive pay & benefits. Must pass a drug screen. Apply in person 28385 US Hwy 59, El Campo. No phone calls. Application deadline: April 22, 2015.

002 Houses for Sale

021 Help Wanted

BY OWNER: 6918 FM 3012, Wharton. 2,000sf brick, 3BR w/ loft. Mueller galvanized building w/lean-to 30x40. One-acre lot.

Asking $169,000. NO OWNER FINANCING! 979-532-5111.

PART-TIME HELP NEEDED TO work weekends. Apply at Rioux Hardware. 211 N. Washington, El Campo. Call 979-543-3387.

SALE/LEASE OPTION, West Wharton. 702 Mattie St. Clean 2BR, 1BA home, approximately one acre of land. Close to markets, stores and medical. Bill Coleman 916-799-4561 candbprops@aol. com $50,000.

3 BR HOME WITH 3,000 SF equipment barn & 26 acres in El Campo for sale. $335,000. Call 281-676-8771.

FOR SALE BY OWNER: Beautiful two-story, 2 BR, 2 BA town home in Plaza V, El Campo. 2-car garage, patio, deck, and bonus parking space. Call 979-616-0111 for more information. Shown by appointment only.

003 Lots for Sale LOT FOR SALE: 216 Correll Street, Wharton, Texas. Contact: 281633-2897

007 Want to Lease I NEED TO LEASE PASTURE, 20-300 acres, for Red Brangus heifers. Experienced local cattle management. Wharton County.

979-533-1471.

021 Help Wanted P/T MAINTENANCE PERSON needed for Texana Apartments in Edna. Call 361-782-2929.

BARBEE CRANE SERVICE, WHARTON, TX. Wanted: NCCCO Crane Operator. Minimum 5 years experience. CDL Good driving record.

Email inquiries/resumes: barbee@ sbcglobal.net EXPERIENCED AUTOBODY TECHNICIAN. Own Tools. Paid Holidays, Vacation, Insurance. Mon.Fri., 8:00-5:00 Call 979-532-5805.

BUSY FAMILY PRACTICE now hiring reliable F/T Receptionist.

Experience in insurance billing and coding preferred, bilingual a plus. Please apply in person with resume at Dr. Mark Marconi’s office, 2022 Regional Medical Dr., #1313, in Wharton. 979532-1159.

EARN $100 MONTHLY BONUS $8/HR to start, regular raises.

High school diploma not req’d.

We’ll train you. Flexible hours for someone who can handle hard physical labor. You must like dogs.

979-532-9194.

EXPERIENCED BACKHOE OPERATOR with a Class-A CDL needed.

Please call 979-541-9883.

EXPERIENCED SELF-MOTIVATED Carpenter wanted for local, hometown company. Must have valid driver’s license & reliable transportation. Call Dream Maker Construction at 979-543-6800.

FULL TIME SMALL ENGINE mechanic needed. Must have experience working on 2-cycle/4-cycle engines and hand held products.

Must have the ability to diagnose and repair equipment. Pay to be discussed with experience. Stop

by Schmidt Implement for an application. 25410 US 59 Hwy, El Campo.

GRAVEL HAULERS NEEDED. ClassA CDL required. Competitive pay and some benefits available. Call Gresham Trucking at 979-6482580.

HOUSEKEEPER NEEDED. Bilingual required. References necessary.

4 miles from Wharton. Call for interview. 979-532-4300.

HELP WANTED: HANDYMAN/ Yardman. Full-time or part-time, flexible hours. Must have a driver’s license. Call 979-240-3100.

EXPERIENCED RANCH HANDRanch equipment knowledge, must have experience w/cattle.

Bilingual required. References necessary. 4 miles from Wharton.

Call for interview. 979-532-4300.

LEHIGH HANSON IS ACCEPTING applications for an Experienced Third Shift Supervisor at the Arena Plant located at 1924 County Road 111 in Garwood. Applications may be picked up Monday thru Friday 7 a.m. – 3 p.m. Lehigh Hanson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to workplace diversity. M/F/D/V

CDL CONCRETE Ready Mix Drivers. $16.00 per hour, local delivery. Temp to perm. 228-8685100.

LOOKING FOR Full time EMTs and Wheelchair Drivers. Great Starting Pay. Employee Benefits and Sign-on Bonus. Call Amber, 281-235-4621.

NOW HIRING! New SUBWAY location. Opening soon at 10400 Hwy. 59, East Bernard, TX 77435 (at the intersection of Hwy. 59 and CR 216 inside Texaco Truck Stop). Please apply online at www.MySubwayCareer.com (Enter Store #64152) OR attend Hiring Day at location on Tuesday, April 15th, 2015 between 10am-2pm.

NEWGULF GOLF CLUB is hiring part time office help. Must work Sundays. Apply in person. 979657-4639.

VISITING ANGELS We are looking for the best caregivers in Wharton County. CNAs preferred, but if you have years of experience with professional references we would love to speak with you. Must be dependable, gentle, stable and cheerful. Call 979-335-4025.

MIKESKA’S BAR-B-Q & CATERING. Help wanted at freeway location.

Apply in person at 22730 Hwy. 59 S. NEED EXPERIENCED Carpenter, local and surrounding areas. Call 713-206-3322.

043 House for Rent 2 BR, 1 BA HARDWOOD FLOORS, laundry room, central A/H, no smokers, no pets, at 1101 Avenue F, El Campo $775 monthly. Call 254-541-3093.

2 BR, 1 BA, VERY CLEAN, remodeled, central A/H. Call for more info: 979-541-6955.

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044 Misc.-Rent COMMERCIAL SPACE AVAILABLE on West Loop in El Campo. 1,160 sq. ft. in prime location. Call 979637-0130 for more information.

063 Misc. Services NOLAN’S AFFORDABLE LAWN SERVICE. Certified Landscaper.

Mowing, mulching, tree trimming, edging, weeding, hedge trimming, pasture and lot shredding. 979-253-9323.

TEX-MEX HOUSE LEVELING & ROOFING. We also do remodeling, painting, sheet rock, electrical, plumbing, etc. Free Estimates.

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ROBERT LAITKEP’S Affordable Tree Service. Tree Trimming, Stump Grinding, Tree Removal and Topping, Tractor Work. Insured. Free Estimates. Senior Citizen Discount. Credit cards accepted. 979-532-4403.

025 Child Care 041 Apts for Rent 043 Houses for Rent 063 Misc. Services 072 Used Cars 075 Farm Machinery 111 Mobile Homes 131 Dogs, Cats, Pets 133 Livestock

134 Feed, Hay 135 Seeds, Plants 151 Misc. for Sale 153 Want to Buy 154 Garage Sales 171 Lost & Found 172 Special Notices 175 Public Notices

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CLASSIFIED DISPLAY: $5.99 per col. inch ($9.00 minimum) Standing card, 4-12 weeks, $5.15 per in. • 13+ weeks, $4.69 per in.

151 Misc For Sale

153 Want to Buy

FOUR 8-HOLE RIMS with 12x35 tires. 100 gallon fuel tank with electric pump. Tractor services available. 281-854-4858.

CASH! TO BUY JUNK CARS, junk trucks, junk farm machinery, salvage metal, batteries etc. Call 979-618-1204 or 979-618-0880, Joey.

LED CHEVY TRUCK LIGHTS. Like new, in box. Headlights fit 2007.

Taillights fit 2003-2005. Call 979253-0179 for details.

BOLEN 21” CUT LAWN Mower, $20. Motorcycle Half Helmet, small, $20. If interested call or text 906-239-9118.

BOSS CX2000M Mono Block Car Amplifier. Used once, still in great condition. Make Offer! If interested call or text 906-282-0246.

172 Special Notice

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HOUSE LEVELING Slab, pier and beam, replace rotten seals.

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111 Mobile Homes 3BR, 2BA MOBILE HOME For Sale in Nice Wharton Mobile Home Park, nice, clean, new washer and dryer, Owner Finance- Only $575/month! ($26,000, $2,000 DP, 11.5APR, 144 months, RET0034878) Call 832-457-6760.

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HUGE SELECTION OF NEW and used single wides and double wides in stock!! Our competitors hate our low prices! Come see the difference! Reliable Homes of Sealy *390 Gebhardt Rd.,* Call 979-885-6767* RBI33813 I PAY TOP DOLLAR FOR USED MOBILE HOMES! Clear title or small payoff is ok. Must be ‘85 model or newer! Call Chris at 979-743-0551.

112 Travel Trailers 2014 FLAGSTAFF CLASSIC Super Lite Travel Trailer. Outdoor kitchen, bunkhouse, 2 slides, 2 air conditioners. 979-479-5242.

022 Work Wanted

KALINA’S NURSERY: County Road 428 Original Greenhouse Location is open and fully stocked.

Tuesday-Friday, 10am-5:30pm.

Saturday 9am-3pm. 979-5321124.

135 Seeds, Plants

EL CAMPO: P/T Store and Warehouse Clerk needed. Computer knowledge required. Background check required. $9/hour. Mail resume to: 1097 O.B. Ranch Road, Wharton, TX 77488.

ROSENBERG: Experienced Front Line help wanted. Excellent pay.

Call Teresa or Clifford, 281-3424445.

NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER SEEKING CARING AND HAPPY PEOPLE FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS:

LVNs Needed 2 p.m.-10 p.m. and 10 p.m.-6 a.m.

New Wage Scale. Sign on Bonus • CNAs needed new wage scale and $500.00 Sign on Bonus Health Insurance & Dental Insurance Please come by for an application EOE

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001 Real Estate for Sale 005 Real Estate Wanted 010 Business Opportunities 021 Help Wanted 022 Work Wanted 024 Schools

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NOW HIRING OVERNIGHT & Day Maintenance, Inventory Control (4 p.m. - 1 a.m.) and Cashiers: All Shifts. All positions part-time.

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I AM LOOKING to do Secretarial or Clerical work. I have experience with Microsoft Word and Excel.

Call Cindy, Willing to travel. 979532-3117.

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In Custody Alcohol, drug charges Will Freeman Tyler Jr., 28, of 911 Lane Drive, Rosenberg was charged April 7 with accident involving death and driving while intoxicated, second offense.

Raynaldo Quintinilla Rodriguez, 35, of 801 Ave. M, Bay City was charged April 7 with driving while intoxicated.

Charles Ramirez, 42, of 3279 CR 159, Wharton was charged April 7 with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Emily Marie Walshak, 25, of 3503 FM 360, Rosenberg was charged April 8 with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Hector Manuel Perez, 32, of 6626 Fay St., Boling was charged April 9 with possession of marijuana. He was released on bond.

Kyle Steven Johnson, 23, of 22 Rippling Creek Drive, Sugar Land was charged April 9 with possession of marijuana.

Bryan Kyle Arnold, 33, of 409 Blanche, Wharton was charged April 10 with possession of drug paraphernalia. He was released on bond.

Paul Douglas White, 43, of 318 E. Ahldag, Wharton was charged April 10 with manufacturing or delivery of a controlled substance, two counts of possession of a dangerous drug, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana in a drug-free zone and criminal non-support.

Clarence Ray Jones, 39, of 509 Hathway, Clinton, Miss., was charged April 10 with possession of marijuana.

Luis Gerrardo Marrufo-Gomez, 31, of 1406 East St., El Campo was charged April 11 with driving while intoxicated with an open alcohol container. He was released on bond.

Victor Manuel Martinez Jr., 21, of 1069 Pin Oak, Van Vleck was charged April 11 with driving while intoxicated and obstructing a highway passageway.

Lisa Marie Sedillo, 37, of 301 Correll St. E., El Campo was charged April 11 with possession of a dangerous drug.

She was released on bond.

Assault charges Macauley Tyler Vera, 21, of 306 N.

Orange St., Louise was charged April 7 with kidnapping, assault causing bodily injury and assault causing bodily injury to a family member. He was released on bond.

Craig Allen Roddy, 39, of 374 Hermann, El Campo was charged April 8 with assault of a public servant, assault causing bodily injury to a family member, injury to a child, elderly or disabled with the intent to cause bodily injury, violation of a bond or protective order twice within 12 months, interferring with an emergency call and resisting arrest, search or transport. He was released on bond.

Arnell Austin, 33, of 412 CR 255, Wharton was charged April 8 with assault of a family or household member with a previous conviction and violation of parole.

Brittny Cherise Sam, 23, of 501 W. Willow Lane, Wharton was charged April 9 with assault, class C misdemeanor.

Roman Gabriel Cruz, 38, of 902 E. Hillje St., El Campo was charged April 9 with assault causing bodily injury to a family member.

Charity Ann Tupa, 22, of 113 Shimek, El Campo was charged April 10 with assault causing bodily injury.

She was released on bond.

David Durwood Ward, 65, of 119 Cenizo St., Rockport was charged April 10 with assault of a public servant, driving while intoxicated and unlawful carrying of a weapon. He was released on bond.

Timothy Jonathan Taylor II, 21, of 406 Landy St., El Campo was charged April 11 with injury to a child, elderly or disabled with the intent to cause serious bodily injury.

Dennis Grant, 20, of 9001 Kempwood Drive, Houston was charged April 11 with assault causing bodily injury, possession of marijuana, evading arrest or detention and criminal mischief.

Christian Sanchez, 21, of 404 East West St., El Campo was charged April 12 with aggravated assault against a public servant.

Markeith Dandre Kearney, 23, of 1318 Harris St., Wharton was charged April 14 with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

45th Texas Ladies State Chili Championship Public records of persons booked into the Wharton County Jail Theft, burglary charges Justin Dewain Johnson, 32, of 602 W. Second St., El Campo was charged April 8 with two counts of burglary of a building and burglary of a habitation.

Felicia Kaye Armstead, 39, of 903 Preston St., Richmond was charged April 9 with theft of property with two or more previous convictions.

Laurie Abigail Partida, 24, of 502 N. Richmond, Wharton was charged April 11 with theft of property. She was released on bond.

Samuel Edward Wilson, 26, of 401 S. Urbanic St., East Bernard was charged April 13 with theft of property and possession of a controlled substance.

Tina Peach St. James, 43, of 62 Wind Whisper Court, Woodlands was charged April 13 with theft of property.

Other charges Johnny Vasquez, 31, of 305 Franklin Road, Wharton was charged April 7 with failure to appear.

Laquesha Marie Kuykendall, 24, of 1703 Azalea Drive, Wharton was charged April 9 with criminal trespassing.

Jeffrey DeShaun Smith Jr., 35, of 3869 Novosad Road CR 161, Wharton was charged April 10 with tampering or fabricating physical evidence with the intent to impair.

Kadeem Jamal Giles, 24, of 2316 Vela Lane, Wharton was charged April 10 with criminal trespassing of a habitation, shelter or infrastructure. He was released on bond.

Ray Martinez Flores, 33, of 9445 FM 102, Glen Flora was charged April 11 with failure to stop and render aid.

He was released on bond.

Debbie Marie Gonzalez, 39, of 187 Serena, El Campo was charged April 11 with driving while license invalid with previous conviction or suspension without financial resolution. She was released on bond.

Billy Ray Roberson III, 22, of 4814 Dark Canyon, Katy was charged April 11 with failure to control speed. He was released on bond.

Leticia Ann Rodriguez, 33, of 6609 Faye St., Boling was charged April 12 with evading arrest or detention with a vehicle or watercraft.

NOTICE OF ELECTIONS The Cities of Wharton, El Campo, & East Bernard Wharton Independent School District El Campo Independent School District East Bernard Independent School District AVISO DE ELECCIONES del Ciudades de Wharton, El Campo, & East Bernard Distrito de Independiente Escolar de Wharton Distrito de Independiente Escolar de El campo Distrito de Independiente Escolar de East Bernard

To the registered voters of the County of Wharton: (A los votantes registrados Del Condado de Wharton) Notice is hereby given that the polling places listed below will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on May 9, 2015, for voting in a Joint Elections to elect of the following: General Elections for the City of Wharton, four council persons; City of El Campo, four council persons, two propositions; City of East Bernard, three council persons; Wharton Independent School District, three trustee positions; El Campo Independent School District, three trustee positions; East Bernard Independent School District, one proposition.

Las Elecciones Generales para la Ciudad de Wharton, 4 personas de consejo; La ciudad de El Campo, 4 personas de consejo, 2 proposiciones; La ciudad de East Bernard, 3 personas de consejo; Distrito de Independiente de Escolar de Wharton, 3 posiciones de trustee; Distrito de Independiente de Escolar de El Campo, 3 posiciones de trustee; Distrito de Independiente de Escolar de East Bernard, 1 proposicion.

LOCATIONS OF ELECTION DAY POLLING PLACES (DIRECCIONES DE LAS CASILLAS ELECTORALES) Polling Place Wharton Civic Center El Campo City Hall Glen Flora Fire Station East Bernard Library

Address 1924 N. Fulton, Wharton 315 E. Jackson, El Campo 131 S. Bridge St., Glen Flora 746 Clubside Drive, East Bernard

Early voting by personal appearance will be conducted on each day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or an official state holiday, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., beginning on April 27, 2015 and continuing through May 1, 2015; Monday, May 4 and continuing through Tuesday, May 5, 2015 between the hours of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Votando temprano por la apariencia personal realizó en cada día que no

es un el sábado, el domingo, una vacaciones oficiales del estado, entre las horas de 8 de la mañana y 5 de la tarde, empezando en el 27 de Abril de 2015 y continuando por el 1 de Mayo de 2015; 4 de Mayo de 2015 y continuando por el 5 de Mayo de 2015 que será de 7 de la mañana a 7 de la tarde.)

EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS (DIRECCION (ES) DE LAS CASILLAS ELECTORALES) Wharton Civic Center, Duncan Auditorium City of Wharton, Wharton ISD

Ray Anthony Bailey, 56, of 3521 FM 1301, Wharton was charged April 12 with violation of parole.

Roshard Raphael Glover, 25, of 8615 Rockmont, Houston was charged April 13 with unauthorized use of a vehicle.

Mae Jane Harris, 56, of 1621 Connie, Wharton was charged April 14 with criminal trespassing.

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Election Day Voting Locations City of Wharton, Wharton ISD City of El Campo, El Campo ISD El Campo ISD City of East Bernard, EBISD

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1924 N. Fulton, Wharton

(Ciudad de Wharton, Distrito Independiente Escolar de Wharton)

El Campo Library City of El Campo El Campo ISD

200 W. Church Street, El Campo

East Bernard Library City of East Bernard, East Bernard ISD

746 Clubside Drive, East Bernard

(Ciudad de El Campo, Distrito Independiente Escolar de El Campo)

(Ciudad de East Bernard, Distrito Independiente Escolar de East Bernard)

APPLICATIONS FOR BALLOTS BY MAIL SHALL BE MAILED TO: Las solicitudes para boletas que se votaran

adelantadas por correo deberán enviarse a:

Wharton County Elections Administrator, Early Voting Clerk P. O. Box 390, Wharton, TX 77488 Applications for ballots by mail must be received no later than the close of business on April 30, 2015.

Las solicitudes para boletas que se votaran adelantadas por correo deberán recibirse para el fin de las horas de negocio el dia 30 de Abril, 2015.

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PUBLIC NOTICE The Board of trustees of the East Bernard Independent School District (“EBISD “ ) hereby serves notice that it will accept Competitive Bids concerning roofing repairs on the East Bernard ISD Band Hall.

Bid Proposals may be received until 3:00 p.m. central standard time, May 7, 2015. The mailing and physical address is East Bernard ISD, Attn: Ross Aschenbeck, 723 College Street, East Bernard, Texas 77435. Bid information may be obtained by calling (979) 335-7519 from 9:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Bid Proposals should be clearly marked and delivered to East Bernard ISD. Attn: Ross Aschenbeck Bid delivery may be made in person, via mail, facsimile or e-mail.

Ross Aschenbeck Superintendent 723 College Street East Bernard, Texas 77435 Phone: 979-335-7519 ext.117 E-Mail: ross.aschenbeck@ebisd.org Fax: 979-335-6561

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PUBLIC NOTICE OF TEST OF AUTOMATIC TABULATING EQUIPMENT Notice is hereby given that the automatic tabulating equipment that will be used in the City and School Elections held on May 9, 2015 will be tested on April 23, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. at the Wharton County Annex located at 315 E. Milam, Wharton, to ascertain that it will accurately count the votes cast for all offices and on all measures.

Wharton County Administrator

exacititud los votos para todos los puestos oficiales y sobre todas los proyectos de ley.

Administrador de Elecciones del Condado de Wharton __________________ Answer to Sudoku on Page 8

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AVISO PUBLICO DE PROBAR EL EQUIPO PARA TABULAR AUTOMATICAMENTE Por lo presente se da aviso que el equipo para tabular automáticamente que se usará en la Eleccions de las Cuidads y Distrito Escolares que se llevará a cabo el 9 de Mayo 2014 a se probará el 23 de Abril 2014 a la 10:00 a.m. en el Annex del Condado de Wharton, 315 Calle E. Milam, Wharton para determinar si el equipo contará con

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SPOT Trot to be held Saturday

Event rescheduled from last Saturday because of weather

By NATALIE FRELS nfrels@journal-spectator.com

The seventh annual Wharton County Stray Pet Outreach Team SPOT Trot and 5K Race, in memory of Amber Hensarling, D.V.M., will be held Saturday at Riverfront Park in Wharton.

The event was originally scheduled for last Saturday, April 11 but was postponed until this Saturday because of the weather.

Registration opens at 8 a.m. before it’s off to the races at 9 a.m.

There will be music, concessions, contests, freebies, raffle prizes, a silent auction,

children’s activities and moon bounce fun, not to mention the Trot, beginning at 10 a.m.

Raffle tickets may be purchased from any SPOT member or at the event.

Participants must adhere to the following guidelines: water will be provided for both you and your dog along the course; make sure your dog has current rabies vaccination tag; use a 6-foot (or shorter), non-retractable leash; dogs must be on a leash at all times; leave aggressive dogs or females in heat safely at home, they reserve the right to turn away unruly dogs; please pick up after your dog, bags will be provided;

do not leave dogs in cars or crates unattended; and children must be accompanied by adults.

Those wishing to join the celebration in honor of Dr. Amber Hensarling and all animals can register by mail or in person.

The 5K/Trot entry fee is $30 and includes a T-shirt.

Registration forms for the 5K can be picked up at Alamont Veterinary Clinic in Wharton and East Bernard Animal Hospital in East Bernard.

For more information about the 5K race, email

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He was a youth minister in Hungerford before moving back to his hometown of Kilgore.

In other business during the meeting, trustees approved a resolution establishing the district’s binding intent to issue bonds to build a new high school building at College and Leveridge streets if the bond election passes.

“Apparently there was

some confusion about the ballot language,” Aschenbeck said. “This is to clear up any confusion. We are clarifying the intent of the ballot.”

Also during the meeting, board members were updated on the recent accomplishments of students in academics and athletics.

“It’s been another incredible year so far, for academics and athletics,” Aschenbeck said. “We’re on a roll, and we’re very proud of that.”

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— EBISD longtime officials retiring this year Continued from Page 1

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