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GUADALUPE COUN Y ALuling man was hospitalized afer be-ing stabbed Friday evening.

Guadalupe County Sheriffs In- vestigator Lt. Jerry Rios said depu-ties were called by the Luling PoliceDepartment or an incident they be-lieved happened just within the coun-ty line.

Luling police told deputies that anofficer noticed a vehicle on the sideo the road with two ats around the17,000 block o US Highway 90 East.When the officer went to investigatehe ound the victim, Zachary Coe, 21,had been stabbed three times and wasin the vehicle with his wi e around6:30 p.m., Rios said.

Officers let Coes amily take him to

the hospital in Luling or treatment,Rios said.

Conicting statements rom boththe victim and his wi e, caused depu-ties to urther investigate an addressin the 15,000 block o US Highway 90East, Rios said.

Te victim was own to Bracken-ridge Hospital in Austin rom theLuling hospital or treatment o non-li e threatening injuries, Rios said.

Te incident is under investigation.

LULING City Council gavethe green light to the Luling Po-lice Dept. to upgrade its dash-cam video recording system during itsmonthly meeting Nov. 14.

Police Chie Bill Salas told Coun-cil members the system, rst pur-chased in 2007, is shot and de-

ective recording equipment couldpose a potential liability both orindividual officers and or the city.

Te microphones have mostlyquit working, and on the others therecording quality is very poor, hesaid. Weve lost back-seat con es-

sions. Its going to be a liability.Council gave Salas the go-ahead

or a lease-purchase o a higher-quality system which will cost thecity about $43,000 over three years.Te unding is available becausethe city has been under-staffed ormost o the last several months.

In other action, walking, joggingand biking trails turned up as the

top priority among Luling resi-dents in the citys recent Parks Sur- vey, and Council heard how citystaff hopes to use that in ormationto quali y or a state grant or parksand recreation.

I we stay with the list o priori-ties the public gave us, well prob-ably get maximum points ( rom

A loan request or therenovation o the old Dill-worth Building in Gonzalesdowntown area was tabledduring a special meeting othe Gonzales Economic De- velopment Corp. Board o

Directors Nov. 15 afer thedeveloper told the direc-tors the acility might not beable to attract a restaurantit hoped would occupy theground oor.

Im kind o wishing Ihadnt said anything at rstabout an Italian restaurant,said Kasia Pabian, repre-senting Come and ake ItProperties, which rst an-nounced plans to convertthe building into a com-bination bed & break ast/restaurant and is seeking a$325,000 loan rom GEDCto continue work. Some-times you say too much.

A historic Gonzales County buildingcelebrated its 100th birthday during ser-

vices Sunday in Monthalia.Te congregation o Monthalia Evangeli-cal Methodist Church ound itsel in some-thing o a pickle back in the all o 1913.

Te church, ounded some 27 years pre- viously, was a healthy one. It was so healthy,in act, that the original building could nolonger house the membership.

Te congregation began considering

adding on to or renovating the building,but nixed the idea: the location was prone

to ooding, and afer a rain the mud be-came quite thick. Mosquitoes swarmed asa result, wagons got mired to their axles inthe muck and Heaven orbid! ladiesgot mud on both their shoes and the hemso their long dresses.

Te ministry had built a new parsonagetwo miles south in 1907 to house its new

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By FELICIA FRAZARof the Seguin GazetteSpecial to The Cannon

GEDC, Page A9

Gonzales Co.

Gonzales county Relay forLife fund-raising got off

to a festive start duringSaturdays Festa d Italianoat the Old GonzalesCollege.. See Page A10.

By DAVE [email protected]

MONTHALIA, Page A14

Gonzales coach Ricky Lock (right) and his team and sta celebrate following an unexpected 24-14 win over heavily-fa-vored Bellville in the rst round of the Class 3A playo s Friday. For a complete roundup of playo action and a previewof this weeks contests, see Section B. (Photo by Mark Lube)

LULING, Page A9

Gonzales

Monthalia Methodist celebrates churchs 100th year

Political season kicked off last week as ling beganin both statewide and atthe county level. Amongthose ling was State Sen.Glenn Hegar, wo will seekthe Comptrollers job.SeePage A2.

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Monthalia Methodist Church celebrated the 100th birthday of the building during cer-monies Sunday, with family members and relatives of the ministrys pastors over theyears (above) among those who were recognized. (Photos by Dave Mundy)


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Susan K. Stewart o Har-wood has led or a place onthe Democratic ballot or theposition o Caldwell CountyCommissioner, Precinct 2.

Stewart and her volun-teers have collected signa-tures rom voters o Precinct2. Individuals have respond-ed with support and sub-stantial signatures more thansufficient to place her on theballot or the March 4, 2014primary.

Stewart received her bach-elors degree rom Cali orniaState University, Bakerseld,where she also earned a Mul-tiple Subject (K-14) teachingcredential. She now works asa reelance writer and editorworking with a number opublications and organiza-

tions.Afer moving to Caldwell

County in 2010, Stewart be-gan attending Commission-

er Court meetings becauseo her concern that the then-proposed Development Or-dinance adversely affectedprivate property rights. Shehas been regularly attend-ing court meetings since thattime.

Stewart has also spokenout about her concerns thatCaldwell County doesnthave a local comprehen-sive plan or growth thatconsiders the water needso Precinct 2 ranchers andarmers, the effects on thein rastructure o the roadsand bridges, and the utureeconomy o Caldwell Coun-ty. She also shares the votersconcerns about the expan-sion o Caldwell Countygovernment and the increas-ing county debt.

Stewart is a member andsecretary o Kiwanis Club oLuling, ounding member oLeague o Women Voters-Caldwell County, presidento Central exas Chapter o

American Rosie the Riveters,and member o the Friendso the J.B. Nickells MemorialLibrary and exas Demo-cratic Women o CaldwellCounty. She also maintainsmembership in the pro es-sional organizations Societyo Pro essional Journalistsand Christian Proo readersand Editors Network.

Stewart and her husband,Bob, have three childrenand ve grandchildren. TeStewarts live in the Har-wood area with their threecats, three dogs, and threedonkeys.

More in ormation aboutSusan K. Stewart and hercampaign can be oundon her website, www.sus-an4caldwell.com. Tis siteincludes biographical in-ormation about Stewart,as well as her position onmany o the important is-sues affecting CaldwellCounty in general and spe-cically Precinct 2.

AUSIN Veteran jour-nalist and Gonzales residentDave Mundy on Friday ledhis official application to seekthe District 3 seat on the StateBoard o Education during a visit to the state RepublicanParty headquarters.

District 3 includes Bee,Brooks, Duval, Gonzales,Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes,Lavaca, Live Oak, McMul-len, Starr, Wilson and parts oBexar and Hidalgo counties

Mundy, the editor and gen-eral manager o Te GonzalesCannon newspaper, is a vet-eran small-town reporter andeditor who has specialized inreporting on education issuesover much o the last two de-cades.

We need a State Boardo Education that isnt a raidto tell the progressive educa-tion establishment: Not inmy state! Mundy said. Es-pecially in District 3, wheredropout rates are astronomi-cal compared to other areas oexas, we need to get rid o themush and return to tried andproven education methodol-ogy.

Mundy said its time to re-orm education reorm.

Progressives have beenin charge o public educa-tion since 1968, and the onlything thats improved in those45 years has been the moneymade by administrators andpublishers o education ma-terials, he said. Te cost o

public education has risenastronomically but the educa-

tional achievement o our stu-dents continues to ounder.

Te outcomes-based edu-cation system we use now isdooming millions o studentsin exas, he said. oo manyo our students are goingthrough the school systemwithout ever learning how toread, to write, to spell, to dobasic math. Tese kids areleaving school without therst clue about how govern-ment works or what its pur-pose is, nor do they have anyreal knowledge o their ownhistory and culture.

He said his top priorityupon winning the seat in theNovember 2014 election willbe to de-ederalize the exaseducation system.

exas rejected the ederalCommon Core standards be-cause our own standards arealready much better, he said.Yet there are exas schoolsusing Common Core materi-als in classrooms every day.Te same people who cre-ated Common Core, created

CSCOPE.Some o our legislators pat-

ted themselves on the backslast year when they told usthey got rid o CSCOPE, headded. Guess what? All theydid was re-named it. Seventypercent o exas school dis-tricts are still using CSCOPE.

Mundy said he shares anumber o similarities withthe voters in District 3.

Seventy percent o theresidents o District 3 are con-sidered to be economicallydisadvantaged, he said. Ivebeen a journalist most o myli e: poverty and I are closeriends. I know what its liketo juggle bills. My car is sevenyears old and I cant afford tobuy health insurance or my-sel , much less or those whowont work. I live paycheck topaycheck just like most otherSouth exans.

District 3 is a majority His-panic district, but Mundy saidthe culture shared by Southexans is more importantthan ethnic origin.

Todos Tejanos: Were allexans, he said. Most o ourejano residents share thesame conservative belie s asthose o us with Anglo sur-names. We believe in amily,we believe in personal respon-sibility, we have aith. We dontwant things given to us, wewant to earn them.

Mundy has worked witha number o newspapersaround exas during thecourse o a 35-year career in journalism, winning morethan 40 awards at the re-gional, state and national levelor journalistic excellence.

He also served six years as aCombat Correspondent in the

U.S. Marine Corps during theDesert Storm era and spent sixyears in retail industry man-agement.

He is the author o twobooks, 1998s DUH! Texas: A Case Study in EducationalTakeover , which ollowed thepolitics behind Gov. GeorgeBushs education reorms in themid- to late 1990s; and Danceswith Chihuahuas (2009) acollection o humorous talesabout his beloved chihuahuas.

Filing is underway or theMarch 4, 2014 primary elec-tions across exas, includingGonzales C ounty.

Filing deadline or county-level candidates to ile or aplace on the ballot with theircounty party chairman is 6 p.m.Dec. 9, 2013 (application mustbe received, not postmarked).

County o ices up or elec-tion in 2014 include: County

Judge; District Clerk; CountyClerk; reasurer; Commission-er, Pct. 2; Commissioner, Pct.4; Justice o the Peace Pct. 1;Justice o the Peace Pct. 3; andJustice o the Peace Pct. 4.

hose seeking a place on theDemocratic Party ballot shouldcontact County Chair KennethMoser, 1207 Water Street, Gon-zales, exas 78629, phone 830-865-3513 or 830-263-0111,email [email protected].

hose seeking a place on the

Republican Party ballot shouldcontact County Chair MyrnaMcLeroy, 616 St. Paul St., Gon-zales exas 78629, phone 830-672-6265 or email [email protected].

Applications or ballots bymail in the primary electionsmay be accepted begi nning Jan.3, 2014. hey may be hand-delivered until Feb. 18, by mailtherea ter and must be receivedby Feb. 21 (received, not post-marked). Mail ballots must bereturned by mail by election

day.Early voting by personal

appearance begins at 8 a.m.Monday, Feb. 18 and continuesrom 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday through 4:30p.m. Friday, Feb. 28.

Early voting locations in-clude: he Courthouse Annexin Gonzales (1709 Sarah DeWittDr.); the City Building in Nixon(100 W. 3rd in Nixon); and theCity Building in Waelder (300Hwy 90 W, Waelder).

he last day or a voter to

register to vote ill be Feb.4. hose needing to regis-ter should contact GonzalesCounty ax Asessor/Collector/Voter Registrar Crystal Cedilloat 414 St. Joseph St., Gonzales,phone 830-672-2841. You mustbe registered to vote 30 daysprior to any election to be eli-gible to vote.

I you have moved or stillhave a Rural Route address, it isnecessary that you obtain a 91 1address rom Golden Crescentin Victoria (1-877-917-3911).

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Mundy les to seek SBOE seat

Filing underway for county offices in March primaries

AUS IN State Sen. GlennHegar o Katy, whose 18th Dis-trict includes Gonzales, Lavaca,Caldwell and Fayette counties, haso icially iled as a candidate orthe o ice o exas Comptroller.

I am proud to announce I mademy candidacy or exas Comptrol-ler o icial by iling the necessarypaperwork with the RepublicanParty o exas, Hegar said in a newsrelease via his campaign website. I

have enjoyed traveling across exasand listening to the concerns andideas o everyday exans. Our cam-paign has been working hard, earn-ing support rom the grassroots,and gaining momentum eve ry day.

he youngest member o theSenate, Hegar seeks to replace re-tiring Comptroller Susan Combs.

As the next Comptroller oexas, I pledge to re orm spend-

ing, reduce debt, and curb thesize o government, Hegar said. he voters o exas deserve moretransparency and accountability

rom their government, and thatsexactly what they are going to getelecting me as their next comptrol-ler. But we cant win without yoursupport, so I am asking or yourhelp. he most important part oour campaign are our grassrootssupporters.

Hegar has earned the endorse-ments o Combs, the exas De-partment o Public Sa ety O icersAssociation PAC, the Young Con-servatives o exas, and exans orFiscal Responsibility among oth-ers.


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State Sen. Glenn Hegar les his paperwork to seekthe Comptrollers office with Texas Republican partychairman Steve Munisteri.

BRENHAM StateRepresentative Lois W. Kolk-horst - local small businessowner and li elong Wash-ington County resident - an-

nounced that she has led orre-election in House District13, which includes Austin,Burleson, Colorado, Fayette,Grimes, Lavaca and Wash-ington Counties and spansover ve-thousand squaremiles o rural exas rom theBrazos Valley to the CoastalPlains.

Kolkhorst said she is dedi-cated to representing the peo-ple and ideals o this uniquepart o exas and has traveledthe district extensively sincethe regular and special ses-sions garnering input romher constituents.

I work hard to get resultsand always try to rememberthat government exists toserve the people, and not theother way around, said Kolk-horst.

As Chair o the HouseCommittee on Public Health,she oversees the states healthcare system. She is also amember o the County A -airs Committee, where sheworks on policy impactingcounty government or all othe states 254 counties.

During her time in office,Kolkhorst has also managedunds or public schools,

community colleges, univer-sities, and medical schools,and has been honored byboth the exas Retired each-

er Association as well as theCollege o Education at SamHouston State Universityor her longtime support oteacher and classroom issues.Most recently, she was namedthe Person o the Year bythe Blinn College Alumni

Association.She has written and passed

bills that tackle a varietyo issues rom healthcare,criminal justice, and prisonre orms to education and ag-riculture and water policies,consumer rights, economicdevelopment, oster children,and transportation.

Her landmark law to im-prove consumer transpar-ency at colleges and universi-ties was eatured in Te WallStreet Journal and on the FoxNews Channel.

A business owner, Kolk-horst has been honored by

the National Federation oIndependent Business andthe exas Association oBusiness. As a champion orconstitutional issues, shes re-ceived awards rom groupslike the exas Eagle Forumand Empower exans.

In 2013, she was award-ed the Big Voice or Littleexans Award rom exasCASA afer she teamed upwith the group to re orm thestates oster care system. Shereceived national attentionor leading a exas responseto the Affordable Care Act(Obamacare), ghting to

make sure health decisionsare made at a local level in-stead o by unelected ederalbureaucracies.

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Margaret (Peggy) Baroswas the daughter of a NewKensington, PA., coalminer and was born in1923.

After completing highschool she went to workfor Alcoa Aluminum innearby Pittsburgh until1942 when she decidedto help the war effortbybecoming a WAVE.

Small in stature, Peggys

body weight was less than100 pounds, so they al-lowed her a week to bulkup to 100, which she did.As a seaman recruit, U.S.

Navy, she took her ba-sic training in the Bronx,NY, that consisted pre-dominantly of six weeksmarchingthen attendedNavy Yeomans school InCedar Falls, IA., lastinganother 2-3 weeks.

Her duty station wouldbe the Navy Fleet PostOffice in NYC. he mis-sion was to sort all mail,by destination, that wasbound for the Europeanheatre of War. Soon shebecame Yeoman 3/C, andlater attained 1/C whilestationed in California.

he WAVES lived inbarracks in the Bronx,four to a room, and theirday started with reveillesounding at six AM. heirprivacy was always pro-tected from outsiders bya very dedicated cadre of

the Shore Patrol, (militarypolice).

he evenings were con-sidered free time dur-ing which they had easyaccess to Broadway, thegreat white way and theabundant entertainmentafforded there. Servicepersonnel enjoyed dis-counted tickets and shetook full advantage of it,despite her comfy $50/

month pay.WAVES had to be 21upon entry, and at thattime served no foreign orsea duty, however aftermilitary victory in Eu-rope, some served thereexpediting the return ofhundreds of thousands ofsoldiers.

WAVE is an acronymrepresenting Women Ac-cepted Volunteer Emer-gency Service...and thebottom line of this strat-egy was that each WAVEfreed up a man for combatduty.

Starting in August, 42, volunteers came pour-ing in, and 27,000 signedup the first year. Eventu-ally there were more than100,000 of them in uni-form. Although originallylimited to yeoman (secre-

tarial) service, it was laterexpanded to a much widerrange that included 8,000commissioned officers,that ultimately became2.5% of the entire U.S.Navys population.

Expanded positionsincluded medical, com-munication, intelligenceand technologywithintense demand for all ofthe above. Peggy met and

married up with StewartDouglas, (USN) while onduty in California, andbetween them raised threechildrenhaving stayedtogether 23 years.

Some years later backin Corpus Christi, liv-ing near her daughters,Peggy connected withClyde Baros of Gonzales,by way of some relativesand they were married in1972. Clyde operated afeed mill in Gonzales andthey resided there, havingbuilt a new home on theeast side in 1975. Clydecontinued to operate hisbusiness until he died ofcancer in 1998.

Peggy maintained a re-lationship with formerWAVES for many years, joining the Alamo WaveUnit #103, in San Antonio.here, former WAVESmet every other monthduring luncheon meetingsat Fort Sams golf coursedining room.

Peggy maintained this li-aison along with other localformer Gonzales WAVESup until three years agowhen the transportationcomplications became justtoo onerous.

Forever a staunch mem-ber of the MethodistChurch, Peggy continues toenjoy life in the house sheand Clyde built with thatbeautiful shady backyard vista descending to a streambeda perfect home forsong birds and other crit-ters. She is well contented inher role as a civilian veteranof WW2, but glad to be farfrom the hustle and bustleof NYC. However she stillhas fond memories of thoseyears of serving her country,having never regretted thatday she volunteered to an-swer Uncle Sams call.

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Local group views new Alamo exhibit,helps honors Randolph AFB aviators

Answering Uncle Sams call:Margaret Baros of Gonzales

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Norma Fink and Jo Ann Leifeste, mem-bers of Gonzales Tomas Shelton DARChapter, and Don Leifeste traveled to SanAntonio Nov. 14 to view the exhibition ofthe original Spanish documents dating be-fore the mission system in San Antonio, inthe 1700s. Tis Exhibit will be on displayat Te Alamo through Dec. 31.

Following the tour, the local group wasoff into the wild blue yonder to the 12thFlying raining Wing, the Commanderof which is Colonel Gerald V. Goodfel-low, and the Vice Commander is ColonelJames M.Gifford. Te 558th Flying Squad-rons Danelsons Auditorium, RandolphAir Force Base, was the site of the Socialto honor Te Daughters of the AmericanRevolution as they recognized Te Out-standing Aviators of the Year and were

presented Awards sponsored for the 56thtime by Te Daughters of the AmericanRevolution.

Susan G. illman, exas State RecordngSecretary, SDAR, represented PamelaRouse Wright, exas State Regent, SDAR,guest speaker, and was pictured with thenominees and recipients of the AviatorAwards which included two new catego-ries, Remoting and Non-Powered.

Te 12th Flying raining Wing is also thea parent organization for the 306th Flyingraining Group (306 F G), a geographi-cally separated unit (GSU) located at TeUnited States Air Force Academy, Colorado.

Te local group also attended the recep-tion and enjoyed a superb cake, accom-panied by punch, nuts and coffee and anopportunity to speak with the nominees,award recipients, other military personneland other guests as the highlight of this cel-ebration!

Aviators of the Year Nominees and Recipients; Colonel Goodfellow (rst row;Susan G. Tillman, (center), Colonel James M. Gifford, Vice Commander, 12th Fly-ing Training Wing, (back row).


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Mutts in Black: learning to live with a security team

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South Texas Dems have truly lost it with Obamacare denial

RichLowry

Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review and a syndicated columnist for King Fea-tures Syndicate.

Christie to the rescue?

Dances withChihuahuas

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MundyGeneral

Manager

El Conservador

George Rodriguez is a San Antonio resident. He is theformer President of the San Antonio Tea Party, andis now Executive Director of the South Texas Politi-cal Alliance.

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2013

A number o olks around thestate were critical o the specialsecurity afforded to our Gover-nor during his aborted presiden-tial run a couple o years back,

and others have been equallycritical o the security providedto our current Attorney Generalwhile he seeks to move into theGovernors house.

I can very much understandthe need or protection or Mr.Perry and Mr. Abbott, given the violent rhetoric being thrownaround these days by the OtherSide. Its downright vicious.

(I nd it interesting that olkscan post comments about shoot-ing, stabbing, blowing up orlynching the Guv and AG on allsorts o media outlets but wereyou or I to post something simi-larly rhetorical about Wendy Da- vis or our Beloved Commander-in-Chie , wed have the FBI, CIA,NSA and KGB staging pre-dawnraids on our homes.)

But while those guys and someothers like ed Cruz have to getused to traveling with an entou-rage o Men in Black, those o us

a little arther down the ballothave to make do with what wevegot.

Te other day I saw a commentcritical o Perrys security guards,and happened to muse aloud thatit would sure be a change or me iI had to rely on a s ecurity team toprotect me rom potentially dan-gerous exas Education Agencyadministrators, Arne Duncan-trained assassins and Microsofinvestors.

Chestys ears perked and hegave me the sh-eye, but as al-ways, my chihuahua didnt saya word. I gave up arguing withpeople on Facebook and slid inthe disc to watch Olympus HasFallen. I got lost in the movie and

eventually went on to bed.Te next morning, Sunday, I

was up early and told Chesty thatas soon as Id had my two pots ocoffee to wake up Id take him or

a walk around the Memorial Mu-seum.Normally this sets off a wave o

excited antics, including barking, jumping around and clawing atmy leg but as I pulled on mysweat pants, I didnt see Chestyanywhere. Curious, I walked intothe main room o the apartmentand grabbed his leash.

Tats when I heard the distinctcrackle o a small radio headset:Doughboy is on the move.

I looked around. Chesty hadslipped into the tuxedo costumeId bought or Smedley all thoseyears ago, complete with sun-glasses. His head swiveled sideto side, looking or danger. As Ireached to put the leash on him,he nodded.

Far end of the hall is cov-ered! came the voice throughhis headset.

Perplexed, I opened the doorand looked down the hall. At the

doorway leading outside, a smallgure guarded the right sidewhile a much larger one was onthe lef. Like Chesty, my neigh-bors dogs Mouse and Levi a

chihuahua and a pit bull hadalso somehow managed to ac-quire suits, sunglasses and head-sets.

Tell Doughboy the scene is se-cure, the headset crackled.

Wait a minute. Doughboy? Old Chubby Bald Guy is

too long to be an effective codename, the headset crackled inresponse.

Chesty set orth leading medown the hall, minus the nor-mal antics. At each doorway wepassed, he stopped briey, sniffed,and pronounced it secure.

As we lef the building andheaded off or our jaunt aroundthe block, Mouse and Leviworked ore and af to ensure theperimeter was kept clear. WhatMouse didnt scare off, the line-backer-sized Levi simply sat on.Sorry about those squirrel car-casses.

Chesty, meanwhile, wasnt act-

ing like himsel . Several trees onthe museum grounds went unwa-tered and the grass went un ertil-ized.

We ended up making our cir-

cuit around the Museum with-out encountering any signicantthreats. (My apologies to the bus-load o out-o -town visitors whopulled up to see the museum;when Mouses sharply-barkedinstructions ailed to deter them,Levi simply leaned against thedoor to prevent it rom opening.)

We managed to get back to theapartment without me gettingassassinated. Chestys headsetcrackled again.

Doughboy has returned tothe oven. Resume normal opera-tions.

Chesty promptly dashed overto the housebreaking pad I keepby his bedding and took care othe business hed ignored earlier.

I have to admit, Ive alwaysadmired the Secret Service typesor their devotion and dedica-tion. But now I have to wonderwhere Gov. Perry keeps their peepads.

South exas Democrat U.S. Congressmenhave been silent about past Obama administra-tion scandals like Benghazi and the IRS target-ing o ea Party groups, but theyre really hid-ing or making delusional comments about theObamaCare roll out disaster.

Tis past week, Congressman Hinojosastated, I am one o the strongest supporterso that law, he said. Now that its the law, letsmake it happen. Hinojosa admitted that thereare signicant difficulties associated with navi-gating the ObamaCare website, but he still sup-ports the law. On the contrary, the congress-man warned against political attacks againstthe law and singled out Fox News or criticizing(telling the truth) ObamaCare. He told people,Please do not get misled.

Even more curious (or unny) was how Hi-nojosa told constituents that there are otherways to enroll (in a health plan) besides thecomputer, and we are doing it, listing naviga-tors available via phone to help acilitate the

application and enrollment procedures. Teseare the navigators are like those in Dallas thatwere recently taped telling an applicant to lieand cheat to quali y or ObamaCare. Tese arealso the same navigators that are not screenedor checked be ore they access the publics per-sonal in ormation. We should be very com-orted by Congressman Hinojosas commentsand support o ObamaCare.

Congressman Henry Cuellar tried to de endObamaCare on a C-Span interview by com-

paring it to other slow starting programs.In his newsletter, he says that the best hope oObamacare backers is to support the effortso local allies in regions such as Houston, Dal-las and Austin, the bluest areas o a deeply redstate. He too places his aith in navigators thathe claims are trained and tasked with helpingpeople through the sign-up process.

Democratic Reps. Pete Gallego o San An-tonio/Alpine and Filemon Vela o Brownsvillehave made a dramatic jester. Tey and threeother House Democrats have asked AttorneyGeneral Eric Holder to investigate i taxpay-ers can get their money back rom companiesresponsible or the website supposed to letAmericans shop or health insurance under theAffordable Care Act. When a consumer buys ade ective product, that consumer generally hasthe opportunity to get his or her money back,Gallego wrote on his own website. In this case,it would appear that the companies involvedin designing the website have provided a non-unctioning, or at least a minimally unctioningproduct.

However, this is just political theater becausei they were serious, they would investigate HHS

Secretary Kathleen Sibelius and the contractprocess and procedure. HHS did the contract-ing, and they should explain how the contractorwas selected, what contractors were considered,what the nal product was suppose to be, andwho was in charge o monitoring the work andprogress. Tat would hold HHS and the correctpeople involved accountable. Instead they wantto deect the attention in another direction andpretend theyre doing something.

On the other hand, Congressman Julian Cas-tro has been hiding in San Antonio or meetingonly with riendly groups.

exans must not be ooled any urther by lib-erals about this terrible law. We need to stop themadness and repeal and/or deund ObamaCare.Call your Congressman, or visit them, and/or e-mail them, and hold them accountable.

Chris Christie couldnt have been anymore obvious about his 2016 intentions ihe had begun his victory speech earlier this

month with the words My ellow Ameri-cans and ended it with a balloon drop.He offered New Jersey as an example

or national healing. onight, he said, adispirited America, angry with their dys-unctional government in Washington,looks to New Jersey to say Is what I thinkshappening really happening? Are peoplereally coming together?

renton, a nation turns its lonely eyes toyou.

None o this was subtle, but Christie hadcertainly earned it. Almost every decisionhes made sometimes shamelessly so has been geared to making the rubblebounce in his re-election and then usinghis crushing victory as a credential in anincipient national campaign. He succeededbrilliantly on his own terms.

In a state President Barack Obama wonby 17 points in 2012, Christie won 60 per-cent overall. He won Latinos outright andtook 21 percent o the black vote. He wonwomen and men. He won high-schoolgraduates and people with advanced de-grees. He won people making more than$200,000 and people making less than$50,000.

Tese numbers are eye-popping. Butas Henry Olsen o the Ethics and PublicPolicy Center points out, essentially un-contested races against badly overmatchedopponents arent a predictor o anything.William Weld won 70 percent o the voteand every county in Massachusetts in his1994 re-election as governor, then lost by

7 points to John Kerry in a 1996 Senaterace in which the map o Massachusettssnapped back to its natural state.

Christies implicit pitch to the nationalGOP will probably be that hes to Repub-licans in the 2010s what Bill Clinton wasto the Democrats in the 1990s. In otherwords, he offers a different kind o politicsthat can potentially unlock the presidencyafer a period o national utility or hisparty.

Like Clinton when he was governor oArkansas in the 1980s, Christie is operat-ing on hostile partisan and cultural terri-tory, and managing to thrive by co-optingor neutralizing natural enemies.

Like the explainer-in-chie , Christiehas a knack or public p ersuasion. Te NewJersey governors relentless town halls dur-ing the ght or his public-sector re ormswere model examples o making an argu-ment earlessly and effectively.

Like Clinton, who so amously elt peo-ples pain, Christie connects. His responseto Hurricane Sandy was, in part, a great acto empathy.

What Clinton had that Christie evidentlylacks is a well-thought-out approach to hispartys predicament. As a New Democrat,Clinton had a different governing philoso-phy, expressed in a raf o new policy pro-posals. Chris Christie has an affect and astyle o governance.

For Christie truly to capitalize on his op-portunity, he will need a conservative re-orm agenda, geared to the bread-and-but-ter concerns o ordinary voters. As HenryOlsen writes, Christies potential is inmatching that Everyman appeal with sub-stance. He could set out to make himsel aRepublican by and or the middle class in adeparture or the contemporary party.

Congratulations on the big win, gover-nor. Now show us whats next.

Rich Lowry is editor o the National Re- view.

(c) 2013 by King Features Synd., Inc.


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Great community support!

Feds dip their toes in

exas waters, again

Its an interesting new feature (GraphSearch). Soon youll be able to nd any-thing you want on Facebook, except forthe thousands of hours of your life you lostgoing on Facebook.

Jimmy Kimmel

For a number o years now social network-ing has been the ad o the decade.

witter and Facebook occupies the timeand mind o millions on an around-the-clock basis. Postings. Tats the name o thetech game.

Be it rom a computer, tablet or smart-phone. I use the term smart very loosely indening a unit or communication as beingsmart. O course there are a number o de-nitions or smart.

Smart can be a verb (sharp, stinging pain,to suffer keenly), adjective (clever, witty, orreadily effective or even shrewd, socially el-egant, saucy, pert, or again, a smart pain), anoun (intelligence, common sense: He neverhad the smarts to use his opportunities).

Tough they are considered smartphonesand capable o a commix o uses text mes-saging, digital photos and videos, GPS navi-gation, touch screens, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, webbrowsing, emailing. A mini-computer.

Oh yes. Its a mobile phone. Or cell. akeyour pick on the moniker. But it can actuallymake and take phone calls, also. Duh! Andallows or call waiting, voicemail and will letyou know i you missed a call.

Since Im considered an old curmudgeonI primarily consider a mobile (smart) phoneas a tool o communication.

Say someone dials or keys my number. Ianswer, Hello. He or she may ask, Whatare you doing?

Ill respond with whatever Im indulgingin at the moment. Say, Oh. Ive been work-ing on a theory that the depletion o theozone layer will reverse the cooling trend o

housewives leaving re rigerator doors open,melt the icecaps, and eventually make theoceans boil away.

It concerns me some because that maycreate an invasion o giant crabs that will tryto conquer Earth, and will only be stoppedwhen they can be coaxed into large ryingpans ull o melted butter.

Whats up with you?As I said. Some use a phone to phone.

Lately, a lot o nearly-normal olks utilizea phone in the main to text. ype out tid-bits to send and hope later to receive a reply.Why not dial it in and receive an immediateresponse? My ownsel , Id rather hear it thanread it.

Anyway, I do not text. I care not to receivetext and I dont. Cause I told the ormer MaBell not to let me. And A & catered to mywishes.

However, I will con ess that I use my egg-headedhorn (smartphone) or other purpos-es than to reach out and touch someone.

Yes, I do more than my air share o webbrowsing and checking the emails (thoughemailing is on the wane, I suspect).

And Im guilty o being a Facebook user.Idling away a good deal o my precious timeon checking postings and even posting inaneand idiotic postings.

Now some o the postings that are postedI dont cotton to.

Especially, the ones that go share i youwish cancer didnt exist or so-and-so beat

cancer.Since I went under the kni e or lung can-cer it goes without saying that I dont avorthe existence o cancer. My surgery was 12years ago. But I didnt beat cancer. Teres al-ways the possibility that the next visit to theoncologist will show the cancer has returned.

I also put little stock in the My dad said iI get 20,000 likes hell quit smoking.

I put little truck in the share i you love

Jesus posts. Hell, Im 69 years old and at theoddest o times Ill break out in the child-hood song that goes Jesus loves me this Iknow, or the Bible tells me so. Never too oldto believe. But thats a personal matter andnot one or Facebook.

I have posted personal items o disinter-est to others on the companionable-check-erboard, Facebook. Wedding pictures andmotorcycle ones and of-times changed theprole pix.

At present it is popular to reveal a numbero things about onesel that others might nothave knowledge o .

Heck, I might as well do so also. Ready orthe revelations. Here they be. Five things youdidnt know about this blessed being:

1. I was Arnold Schwarzeneggers bodyand stunt double or his debut motion pic-ture Pumping Iron.

2. Played lead guitar on Ray Stevens Gui-tar-zan.

3. Escorted Nancy Sinatra to the 1968Grammy Awards. She called me up (land

line back then) and told me, Boots, startwalking!4. Climbed Mt. Everest with Christi Brin-

kley despite the act that Im deathly a raido heights.

5. Served as the inspiration or Markwains Adventures o Huckleberry Finn.

Tere you have it. An insight on the B-SIm capable o at the drop o a dropped call down the road.

Tis is an edited transcriptof an interview heard on TeNews from the Camphouse onKULM 98.3 FM.

Brune: Were here today withCindy Loeffler. She is the exasParks and Wildli e Depart-ments ( PWD) water issuesexpert.

Loeffler: Yes, Im the waterresources branch chie . Tatmeans that I coordinate wa-ter issues that affect sh andwildli e within PWD, as wellas, work with other state agen-cies such as the exas WaterDevelopment Board, the exasCommission on Environmen-tal Quality ( CEQ), the LowerColorado River Authority(LCRA), the Guadalupe BlancoRiver Authority (GBRA), and various other groups.

Brune: When you say othergroups youre talking about private concerns and conservationorganizations.

Loeffler: Yes, thats exactlyright. We also talk to regionalplanning committees and olkso that nature.

Brune: Okay, lets give anutshell version o how waterworks in exas. Tere are 16 re-gions. Each is responsible or a

water plan that is submitted tothe exas Water DevelopmentBoard. Each regional commit-tee consists o 24 citizens romthat region who have an inter-est in how water is developedand managed. Tere are alsoGroundwater ManagementAreas (GMA) and Ground-water Conservation Districts(GCD) within the regions thatcontribute to the plans. So be-tween the 24 citizens sitting onthe regional committees and theelected boards o the GCDs, thepeople o exas have a voice inthe planning and developmento water resources throughout

the state.Loeffler: PWD also has acommunications departmentthat speaks to water issues andthen our executive director alsoofen becomes involved. But theday to day business o water is-sues is my job.

Brune: In 2001 the exasLegislature charged PWD todo in-stream ow studies. Tisis the study that shows whatamounts o water must be go-ing down the rivers at variouspoints to sustain municipalities,agriculture, and wildli e. Whatis the progress o those studies?

Loeffler: Te rst part o the

process was to insure we hadthe right science plan or ap-

proach. It took several years toget the National Academy oScience overview o what we in-tended to do. Were now under-way with studies in the Sabine,the Middle rinity, the Brazos,and the San Antonio basins.Tese studies take several yearsafer the data collection beginsand then we need several yearswith different hydrologic con-ditions to give us an average.Were closest to nishing in theSabine Basin and our deadlineor nishing the entire study is2016.

Brune: And the ColoradoRiver Basin?

Loeffler: Te LCRA took thelead on that particular studyparticularly rom Austin down-stream and completed the studyor the Colorado River.

Brune: Tat would makesense. Te LCRA should havehad that in ormation on handwhen the directive was issued.But, how ar along is the studyon the Guadalupe?

Loeffler: Tat is also an ar-rangement where the GBRAis taking the lead and workingwith our agency. Te method-ology approved by the NationalAcademy o Science can be im-plemented by any state agency.

Brune: How does drought a -ect the in-stream ow study?

Loeffler: Tats part o the rea-son the studies arent complete.

Brune: How does man-poweraffect the studies? In consider-ation o the magnitude o datathat must be collected, it wouldtake an incredible amount oman-power to cover all the riv-ers in exas in a timely ashion.

Loeffler: Yes, schedulingcrews is another challenge. Andits not possible to be working inall places all the time.

Brune: Okay so were mov-ing along with this study andwishing it would rain. Tenin the Guadalupe up pops anew group o people that call

themselves the Aransas Project.Tese are businesses near Rock-

port and private olks that areconcerned about the reshwaterinow into the Gul o Mexicowhich is the result o in-streamow.

Loeffler: Even be ore 2001 theexas Legislature directed stateagencies to study reshwaterinow into the Gul addressingthe needs o bays and estuaries.

Brune: And the movers andshakers in the Aransas Projectarent happy. Teyve led a ed-eral lawsuit and ederal JudgeJanis Jack ound the CEQ mis-managed in-stream ow whichin turn could hurt WhoopingCranes that are on the Endan-gered Species list. Te questionis obvious. I the in-stream owstudy isnt complete, and theeds dont have the needed dataon in-stream ow, how can theCEQ get charged with mis-managing the Guadalupe? Andthen o course, nobody canmake it rain and put more waterin the river.

Loeffler: Tat judges rulingin on appeal at the 5th CircuitCourt o Appeals in New Or-leans. Were expecting to hear adecision any day. Tis case high-lights the difficulty o managingwater where you have compet-

ing interests and also have a ed-erally endangered species likethe Whooping Crane.

Brune: In too many instancesthe rst entity to le a lawsuitgets the most notice. Ten its upto who has more money or putstheir heart into the ght. Whati olks urther up river had leda ederal suit saying they neededthe water to protect a blind sala-mander?

Loeffler: In act, there was alawsuit under the EndangeredSpecies Act that involved sala-manders in the Edwards Aqui-er. Afer many years that result-ed in a solution that was ormed

by the local olks that depend onthe Edwards Aqui er. Tat solu-tion was approved by the U.S.Fish and Wildli e Service (US-FWS). So there is a way to man-age these competing needs orwater, and, protect wildli e. Itsnot simple, its not easy, it takestime and a lot o resources. Butweve seen it done success ullyin exas.

Brune: Tats the good newsbecause we dont want the edsmanaging exas water using theEndangered Species Act.

Loeffler: Ideally, we as exanswork together to manage exaswater resources and exas sh

and wildli e resources.

HermanBrune

Herman Brune is a freelance writer,radio personality and author basedin Colorado County.

Looking Downfrom the Saddle

Dear EditorTe South exas Ranch Rodeo As-

sociation would like to express oursincere appreciation to the City oGonzales or allowing us the opportu-nity to hold our annual Finals Rodeoat the J. B. Wells Arena, October 25th

& 26th. You have a wonder ul acilityand we hope to be invited back againnext year. Special thanks go out toCarolyn Gibson-Baros or all that shedid to bring our association to yourne city. Another thanks needs to beextended to GV C Communications

or sponsoring the entertainment.For all those that didnt make it

out to see the rodeo, it was spectacu-lar. We hosted the best Ranch Ro-deo eams in all o South exas andawarded $29,430 in cash and prizes.We ask that you come out next week.

On behal o the S RRA we hopeto be in your city again next year orthe 2014 South exas Ranch RodeoFinals.

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Gonzales Livestock Market ReportTe Gonzales Livestock

Market Report or Saturday,November 16, 2013 had onhand: 1,391 cattle.

Compared to our last sale:Calves and yearlings soldsteady to lower on plainerones. Packer cows sold steady.

Stocker- eeder steers: Me-dium and large rame No. 1:150-300 lbs., $245-$255; 300-400 lbs, $210-$235; 400-500lbs, $185-$200; 500-600 lbs,$161-$175; 600-700 lbs., $149-$156; 700-800 lbs, $141-$145.

Bull yearlings: 700-900 lbs,$91-$105.Stocker- eeder hei ers: Me-

dium and large rame No. 1:150-300 lbs, $195-$210; 300-400 lbs, $175-$195; 400-500lbs, $160-$170; 500-600 lbs.,$141-$155; 600-700 lbs., $134-$139.

Packers cows: Good leanutility and commercial, $75-$79; Cutters, $79-$84; Can-ners, $61-$69; Low yieldingat cows, $69-$74.

Packer bulls: Yield grade

1 & 2, good heavy bulls; $93-$100; light weights and medi-um quality bulls, $85-$94.

Stocker Cows: $950-$1,400.Pairs: $1,050-$1,600.Tank you or your busi-

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Nixon Livestock Commission ReportTe Nixon Livestock Com-

mission Inc. Report had onhand, November 11, 2013,Volume, 1,222, Cows, 118,bulls 15.

Steers: 200-300 lbs, $171to $181 to $265; 300-400 lbs.,$188 to $198 to $265; 400-500lbs, $156 to $166 to $235; 500-600 lbs, $148 to $158 to $190;600-700 lbs, $135 to $145 to$172; 700-800 lbs, $124 to$134 to $157.

Hei ers: 200-300 lbs, $156to $166 to $215; 300-400 lbs,$160 to $170 to $255; 400-500lbs, $141 to $151 to $186; 500-600 lbs, $135 to $145 to $230;600-700 lbs, $125 to $135 to$183; 700-800 lbs, $116 to

$126 to $143.Slaughter cows: $35 to $89;

Slaughter bulls: $70 to $100;Stocker cows: $950 to $1,200;Pairs, $915-$1,100.

Hallettsville Livestock Commission ReportTe Hallettsville Livestock

Commission Co., Inc. had onhand on November 12, 2013,2,545; week ago, 2,141; yearago, 2,080.

Te market was strongeragain this week. Better Qual-ity classes sold mostly $2 to $3higher on the heavier weights

with some lighter weight class-es 450 lbs and down as muchas $5 to $15 higher. Best qual-ity classes continue to see bestdemand.

Packer cows and bulls sold$2 higher on approx. 230 hd.total.

Packer Cows: higher dress-ing utility & cutter cows, $73-$86; lower dressing utility &cutter cows, $61-$73; lightweight canner cows, $50-$61.

Packer Bulls: heavyweightbulls, $93-$99.50; utility &cutter bulls, $86-$93; light-weight canner bulls, $78-$86.

Stocker and Feeder Calvesand Yearlings: Steer & BullCalves: under 200; $220-$270;200-300 lbs, $210-$270; 300-400 lbs, $200-$275; 400-500lbs, $186-$245; 500-600 lbs,$160-$202.50; 600-700 lbs,$150-$180; 700-800 lbs, $145-$159. Hei er Calves: under 200lbs, $205-$240; 200-300 lbs,$185-$230; 300-400 lbs, $176-$205; 400-500 lbs, $158-$200;500-600 lbs, $143-$173; 600-700 lbs, $138-$152; 700-800lbs, $120-$140.

I we can help with market-ing your livestock, please call361-798-4336.

Cuero LivestockMarket ReportCuero Livestock Market Re-

port on November 15, 2013,had 2,437 head.

Had 243 cows and 32 bulls.

Te packer market was sameas last week due mainly romcompetition rom at least 5different cow buyers. As a re-sult another strong week. Pairswent as high as $2,025 withbred cows as high as $1,625each.

Te cal market afer lastweeks breaking runaway mar-ket settle back a bit rom thosehighsStill plenty demandor quality calves. As one buy-er put it the market is lowerbut by no means cheaper. Socalves are still a hot item. Mostclasses were off only by $1-2/cwt.

Packer Bulls: Hvy. Wts.,$88-$99; lower grades, $70-$88.

Packer cows: breakers, $65-$76; boning, $65-$83; canners& cutters, $80-$88; light &weak, $38-$53.

Palpated, 35 bred cows,$$1,300-$1,625.

Pairs: 28 pairs, $1,525-$2,025.

Steer calves: under 200 lbs,$200-$230; 200-250 lbs, $200-$237; 250-300 lbs, $177-$265;300-350 lbs, $189-$258; 350-400 lbs, $185-$262; 400-450lbs, $183-$240; 450-500 lbs,$171-$206; 500-550 lbs, $167-$196; 550-600 lbs, $156-$191;600-700 lbs, $149-$166; 700-800 lbs, $139-$153.

Bull Calves: under 250 lbs,$213-$255; 250-300 lbs, $219-$252; 300-350 lbs, $215-$265;350-400 lbs, $207-$270; 400-450 lbs, $185-$232; 450-500lbs, $172-$205; 500-550 lbs,$157-$185; 550-600 lbs, $149-$175; 600-700 lbs, $136-$160.

Over 700 lbs. bulls, $133-$151.

Hei er Calves: under 200lbs., $216-$250; 200-250 lbs.,$169-$202; 250-300 lbs, $164-$200; 300-350 lbs, $161-$201;350-400 lbs, $167-$215; 400-450 lbs, $161-$205; 450-500lbs, $153-$196; 500-550 lbs,$147-$178; 550-600 lbs, $144-$180; 600-700 lbs., $138-$174;over 700 lbs, $129-$152.

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Tax Entity Rate Nov. 2013 Nov. 2012 Change Total 2013 Total 2012 ChangeLuling 1.500% 134,373.08 136,217.49 -1.35% 1,418,967.41 1,353,940.03 4.80%Caldwell County 319,379.51 293,847.65 8.68% 3,265,759.68 3,188,780.82 2.41%

Cuero 2.000% 295,215.88 222,348.92 32.77% 2,734,844.96 2,406,690.44 13.63%DeWitt County 339,743.57 262,184.47 29.58% 3,312,396.17 2,797,803.28 18.39%

Flatonia 1.500% 22,377.22 21,543.99 3.86% 314,678.54 236,882.22 32.84%Fayette County 292,371.59 245,110.56 19.28% 3,036,472.71 2,667,806.53 13.81%

Gonzales 1.500% 200,612.48 173,675.33 15.51% 2,270,319.68 2,111,948.31 7.49%Nixon 1.500% 52,906.42 28,558.67 85.25% 413,209.14 291,582.84 41.71%Smiley 1.000% 2,258.15 3,018.50 -25.18% 35,712.36 30,670.19 16.43%Waelder 1.000% 4,044.05 1,672.12 141.85% 28,451.35 21,763.31 30.73%Gonzales County 259,821.10 206,924.62 25.56% 2,747,692.53 2,455,964.65 11.87% Hallettsville 2.000% 77,128.21 92,022.51 -16.18% 1,015,322.26 960,404.10 5.71%Moulton 1.750% 15,150.77 11,534.29 31.35% 144,384.54 133,635.22 8.04%Shiner 1.000% 24,540.13 25,126.18 -2.33% 294,146.00 279,859.03 5.10%Yoakum 2.000% 96,039.11 91,101.13 5.42% 1,077,962.68 1,087,048.83 -0.83%Lavaca County 212,858.22 219,784.11 -3.15% 2,531,815.48 2,460,947.18 2.87%

Gonzales Mayor Bobby Logan (seated) signed a proclamation, declaring the month of November HospiceMonth. Also pictured are Virginia Frnka, Stacy Zella, Pam Akins, Ashton Long, Rebecca Long, Becky Garuaand Judy Cretors. (Photo by Mark Lube)


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Recent well location reportsfrom the Texas Railroad Com-mission

DeWitt County

API No.: 42-123-33367Classication: Fld. Dev. and

HorizontalOperator: Burlington Re-

sources O and G Co. LPLease Name: Ruckman RanchUnit

Well No.: 14Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-2)otal Depth: 17,000 feetDirection and Miles: 3.9 miles

SE. of EcletoSurvey Name: J. Powel, A-658Acres: 3,737.74



sources O and G Co. LPLease Name: Ruckman Ranch

UnitWell No.: 15

Field Name: Eagleville (EagleFord-2)otal Depth: 17,000 feetDirection and Miles: 3.9 miles




sources O and G Co. LPLease Name: Ruckman Ranch

UnitWell No.: 12Field Name: Eagleville (Eagle




HorizontalOperator: Pioneer Natural

Res. USA Inc.Lease Name: Hope Schor-

lemer 01Well No.: 09HField Name: DeWitt (Eagle

Ford Shale)otal Depth: 21,000 feetDirection and Miles: 4.2 miles

NW. of YorktownSurvey Name: W. Putman,

A-381Acres: 464.93







A-381Acres: 464.93







A-381Acres: 464.93






NW. of YorktownSurvey Name: W. Putman,A-381

Acres: 464.93

Fayette County

API No.: 149-33323Classication: Fld. Dev. and

HorizontalOperator: Oak Valley Operat-

ing, LLCLease Name: Kolar-Labatt

Unit WSWWell No.: 1Field Name: Southern Bay

(Eagle Ford)otal Depth: 3,500 feetDirection and Miles: 21.25

miles W of La GrangeSurvey Name: W.A. Faires,

A-180Acres: 143.5

Gonzales County


HorizontalOperator: EOG Resources Inc.Lease Name: Baker-DeForest

UnitWell No.: 11HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-1)otal Depth: 13,000 feetDirection and Miles: 12.9

miles SE. of CostSurvey Name: R.H. Wynn,

A-474Acres: 688.35


HorizontalOperator: EOG Resources Inc.Lease Name: Baker-DeForest


Ford-1)otal Depth: 13,000 feetDirection and Miles: 12.9

miles SE. of CostSurvey Name: R.H. Wynn,

A-474Acres: 688.35


HorizontalOperator: EOG Resources Inc.Lease Name: Lefevre UnitWell No.: 4HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-1)otal Depth: 13,000 feet

Direction and Miles: 1 mile E.of GlazeSurvey Name: J.D. Clements,

A-9Acres: 934.92


HorizontalOperator: EOG Resources Inc.Lease Name: Lefevre UnitWell No.: 6HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-1)otal Depth: 13,000 feetDirection and Miles: 1 mile E.

of GlazeSurvey Name: J.D. Clements,

A-9Acres: 934.92


HorizontalOperator: EOG Resources Inc.Lease Name: Stock UnitWell No.: 1HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle


SW. of MoultonSurvey Name: J.A. Hueser,

A-245Acres: 462.93


HorizontalOperator: Forest Oil Corp.Lease Name: C. SampleWell No.: 1HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-1)otal Depth: 14,000 feetDirection and Miles: 4 miles

SW. of Smiley Survey Name: R. Sellers, A-414Acres: 346.51

Recent oil and gas comple-tions according to reports fromthe Texas Railroad Commis-sion

DeWitt County



sources O and G Co. LPLease Name: Lamb Unit AWell No.: 1Field Name: DeWitt (Eagle

Ford Shale)Survey Name: K.W. Barton,

A-3Direction and Miles: 7.8 miles

NW. of CueroOil: 200MCF: 2,579Choke Size: 10/64 of an inchubing Pressure: 6,300Shut In Well Pressure: 6,970

otal Depth: 19,092 feetPerforations: 13,800-17,946

feet


HorizontalOperator: Geosouthern En-

ergy Corp.Lease Name: Muir EWell No.: 2HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-2)Survey Name: C. Fulcher, A-20Direction and Miles: 6.83

miles NE. of Westhoff Oil: 655MCF: 1,188Choke Size: 10/64 of an inchFlowing: Yesubing Pressure: 5,984otal Depth: 19,320 feetPlug Back Depth: 19,201 feetPerforations: 13,053-19,196

feet



ergy Corp.Lease Name: Kickendahl Unit

1 Well No.: 2HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-2)Survey Name: W. Simpson,

A-431Direction and Miles: 4.61

miles SE. of Westhoff Oil: 557MCF: 2,829Choke Size: 12/64 of an inchFlowing: Yesubing Pressure: 7,015otal Depth: 17,374 feetPlug Back Depth: 17,279 feetPerforations: 13,484-17,232

feet



ergy Corp.Lease Name: P. Warzecha AWell No.: 9HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-2)Survey Name: F.H. Spellman,


miles NW. of YorktownOil: 960MCF: 1,624Choke Size: 12/64 of an inchFlowing: Yesubing Pressure: 6,839otal Depth: 18,066 feetPlug Back Depth: 13,320 feetPerforations: 13,053-17,953

feet



ergy Corp.Lease Name: Oehlke AWell No.: 3HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-2)Survey Name: W. Simpson,


miles SE. of Westhoff Oil: 384MCF: 3,146Choke Size: 11/64 of an inchFlowing: Yesubing Pressure: 7,305otal Depth: 18,772 feetPlug Back Depth: 18,676 feetPerforations: 13,623-18,671

feet



ergy Corp.Lease Name: P. Frisbie BWell No.: 4HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-2)Survey Name: A. Strickland,


miles NW. of NordheimOil: 595MCF: 2,023Choke Size: 12/64 of an inchFlowing: Yes

ubing Pressure: 6,606otal Depth: 20,238 feet

Plug Back Depth: 20,124 feetPerforations: 12,896-20,124

feet



Res. USA Inc.Lease Name: Dworaczyk 01Well No.: 05HField Name: DeWitt (Eagle

Ford Shale)Survey Name: S.D. Hurst,A-222

Direction and Miles: 5.1 milesNW. of Yorktown

Oil: 482MCF: 1,796Choke Size: 10/64 of an inchubing Pressure: 7,421Shut In Well Pressure: 8,315otal Depth: 20,207 feetPerforations: 13,840-20,071

feet

Gonzales County


HorizontalOperator: EOG Resources

Inc.Lease Name: Vernon UnitWell No.: 3HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-1)Survey Name: J. Dunbaugh,


SW. of Smiley Oil: 1,437MCF: 1,489Choke Size: 30/64 of an inchFlowing: Yesubing Pressure: 1,228otal Depth: 15,049 feetPlug Back Depth: 14,972 feetPerforations: 11,625-14,962

feet



Inc.Lease Name: Vernon UnitWell No.: 2HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-1)Survey Name: J. Dunbaugh,


SW. of Smiley Oil: 1,727MCF: 1,798Choke Size: 30/64 of an inchFlowing: Yesubing Pressure: 1,486otal Depth: 15,581 feetPlug Back Depth: 15,505 feetPerforations: 11,580-15,495

feet



Inc.Lease Name: Boothe UnitWell No.: 17HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle

Ford-1)Survey Name: J. McCoy, A-44Direction and Miles: 5.9 miles

N. of CheapsideOil: 2,669MCF: 3,075Choke Size: 28/64 of an inchFlowing: Yesubing Pressure: 2,688otal Depth: 16,368 feetPlug Back Depth: 16,291 feetPerforations: 11,940-16,286

feet





N. of CheapsideOil: 3,374MCF: 4,418Choke Size: 28/64 of an inchFlowing: Yesubing Pressure: 3,430

otal Depth: 16,352 feetPlug Back Depth: 16,254 feet

Perforations: 12,096-16,249feet




Ford-1)

Survey Name: J. McCoy, A-44Direction and Miles: 5.9 milesN. of Cheapside

Oil: 2,628MCF: 3,354Choke Size: 28/64 of an inchFlowing: Yesubing Pressure: 2,567otal Depth: 15,312 feetPlug Back Depth: 15,233 feetPerforations: 11,887-15,228

feet



Inc.Lease Name: Dreyer UnitWell No.: 13H

Field Name: Eagleville (EagleFord-1)Survey Name: J. McCoy, A-44Direction and Miles: 1.3 miles

NW. of DreyerOil: 3,240MCF: 3,422Choke Size: 28/64 of an inchFlowing: Yesubing Pressure: 3,062otal Depth: 16,694 feetPlug Back Depth: 16,610 feetPerforations: 11,904-13,681

feet



Inc.Lease Name: Dreyer UnitWell No.: 14HField Name: Eagleville (Eagle


NW. of DreyerOil: 2,993MCF: 3,010Choke Size: 28/64 of an inchFlowing: Yesubing Pressure: 2,645otal Depth: 16,522 feetPlug Back Depth: 16,434 feetPerforations: 11,824-16,188

feet


HorizontalOperator: Penn Virginia Oil

and Gas LPLease Name: Bongo North


Ford-1)Survey Name: J.H. Whitehu-

rst, A-485Direction and Miles: 18.46

miles NE. of GonzalesOil: 1,072MCF: 501Choke Size: 24/64 of an inchFlowing: Yesubing Pressure: 1,908otal Depth: 18,702 feetPerforations: 10,585-18,611

feet


HorizontalOperator: Penn Virginia Oil

and Gas LPLease Name: Bongo Hunter


Ford-1)Survey Name: J.H. Whitehu-

rst, A-485Direction and Miles: 18.46

miles NE. of GonzalesOil: 706MCF: 397Choke Size: 26/64 of an inchFlowing: Yesubing Pressure: 1,319otal Depth: 17,167 feetPerforations: 10,816-17,074

feet

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Gonzales County Courthouse Deeds

November 1-30Kidd, ommy and Kidd, Sharon to Hidden OaksAgricultural Management, LLC, w/d Int. in 513.71Acres, Joseph Dillard Svy, A-177.

Bateman, Wendy to Sanchez, Moises and Aguayo,Norma, w/d, 0.83 of An Acre, James Tompson Svy,A-72.

Lawhorn, Shirley Ann to Lawhorn, Joel, w/d,31.841 Acres, Allen Walker A-491 & Daniel GrayA-518 Svys.

Lawhorn, Shirley Ann to Lawhorn, Joel, w/d, 4.25Acres, John McCoy Svy, A-45.

Leonard, Jeffrey S. and Leonard, Julie V. to Goss,Jason Ward and Goss, Cynthia Ann, w/d, 39.88 Acres,Washington Shuff Svy, A-412.

Harding, Larry G. and Harding, Barbara J. to Har-ding Family Ranch, LLC, w/d, 55.975 Acres, A G Gre-nage Svy, A-222.

Harding Family Ranch, LLC, Harding, Larry G.and Harding, Barbara J. to Borrer, James W. and Bor-rer, Kathleen, w/d, 100.47 Acres, A M Grenage Svy,A-222.

Jones, Barbara Wesley to EOG Resources, Inc., o/l,

50.00 Acres, Joseph Deillard Svy, A-177.Parker, Edwin F. to Olvera, Jesus, w/d, Lts. 5-6, Blk.

87, Baker Addn, Nixon.

Gallegos, Teodore and Gallegos, Lorenza to Gal-

legos, Eric, w/d, 5.00 Acres, Charles Fordtran Svy,A-209.Derry, Maxine (Indiv. & Extrx.) and Derry, David

Lee (Estate) to Argent Energy (US) Holdings, Inc.,o/l, 18.00 Acres, James Gibson Svy, A-23.

Hicks, Inez Armstrong to Argent Energy (US)Holdings, Inc., o/l, 18.00 Acres, James Gibson Svy,A-23.

Hermann, La Claire to Argent Energy (US) Hold-ings, Inc., o/l, 1.00 Acre, Adam Zumwalt Svy, A-86.

Feast, Carolyn to Argent Energy (US) Holdings,Inc., o/l, 6.00 Acres, Robert Kelley Svy, A-307.

Small, Andrew to Argent Energy (US) Holdings,Inc., o/l, 6.00 Acres, Robert Kelley Svy, A-307.

Moore, Danielle to Argent Energy (US) Holdings,Inc., o/l, 6.00 Acres, Robert Kelley Svy, A-307.

Ziegler, Journee Terese to Argent Energy (US)Holdings, Inc., o/l, 6.00 Acres, Robert Kelley Svy,A-307.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation to Al-ways Home Inc., w/d, Lt. K, Blk. 15, 3rd Subdvn, ofLafayette, Gonzales.

Morrow, Helen Marie (Extrx) and Morrow, How-

ard R. (Estate) to Morrow, Helen Marie, w/d, 264.107Acres, John Adkinson Svy, A-89.

Gonzales County Records


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Pabian told the boardthe Seguin-based restau-ranteur had initially ex-pressed strong interest inthe project and was pen-ciled in as the primarycontractor on the renova-tion, but has since con-centrated his efforts on arestaurant in Jasper.

Originally he was go-ing to be my contractorfor the whole proje ct, shesaid. Now I cant evenget him to retur n a call.

Pabian said that be-

cause local contractorsrates were far too highbecause of the massiveamount of constructioncurrently underway inthe area, she has flownin a contractor in fromCalifornia to begin theprocess of demolition

and renovation of theupper two floors of thebuilding, which will beconverted into hotel-stylerooms. But she said sheshad a difficult time at-tracting a restaurant forthe ground floor of the

building, which would benecessary to create a bedand breakfast, and mayhave to consider renovat-ing the ground floor in ahotel-style fashion.

Directors voiced a re-luctance to approve Pa-bians loan request, whi ch

would include a fortgiv-able $100,000, if there isnot eatery involved.

I think Im hung up onthe change of plan, di-rector Larry Wehde said.I dont have a problemwith the loan, but if wesupport this with the for-given part then we set aprecedent.

Bill Keck said he agreedand that directors didntyet have enough informa-tion about the project tomake a decision.

Director James Ryansaid that despite the mis-givings, the board is still very much in favor ofgiving Come and ake ItProperties some help.

On the positive side,shes put a lot of sk in intothe game, he said. hebase amount is not be-yond our capability. Youreffort makes me very sup-portive. I just have somereservations ... with anunknown downstairs.

he board advised Pa-bian to continue seekingpotential restaurant ten-ancy for the ground floorover the next few daysand tabled the measurefor reconsideration at itsNov. 25 regular meeting.

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LULING: Council eyes tweaks

to citys parks master planexas Parks & Wildlife), Rudy Ruiz toldthe council. Tere were really no changesin the top ve priorities, and that list will beincluded in our parks master plan.

he city is tweaking its master plan forparks and recreation facilities in advanceof next summers grant cycle. Lulingqualified for a grant during the last cyclebut PW did not get funding those thatprogram from the L egislature.

Ruiz said recent public-input meetingshad established four other top prioritiesfor the city, in addition to the recreation-al trails: a new swimming pool; play-grounds and equipment; access/facilitiesalong the San Marcos River; and picnictables/barbecue equipment at existing

parks.he Council will hold its own discus-

sions on the publics suggestions and willeventually include a list of 10 prioritiesas part of its revised Parks Master Planprior to submission for grant consider-ation. Ruiz said that applying for a grantfor a walking trail, for example, will getmaximum scoring from PW if the cityidentifies that as its top priority.

In other action, the Council heard fromits accountant the city has received a goodclean unqualied opinion on its nances.Duane Bauer told the Council that Whatimpresses me is that this budget was bal-anced to begin with, it was balanced at theend, came out with $105,000 more in theUtility Fund and increased the ratio of as-sets to liabilities to 4:1.

The Ottine Volunteer Fire Department (OVFD) receives a POWER UP CommunityFund grant rom GVEC or $20,000 to build a community re station. In ore-ground, rom le t: Ann Gaines Rodriguez, GVEC POWER UP Grants Committeemember; Dora Soefe, OVFD President; John Everett, OVFD Fire Chie ; and HenryC. Schmidt, Jr., GVEC Director. In back, ront row, rom le t: Debbie Everett, OVFDSecretary/Treasurer; Todd Imboden, reghter and Palmetto State Park Super-intendent; Chris Everett, OVFD 2nd Assistant Chie ; Sonny Medina, OVFD Boardmember; Palmetto Park office staff members Cindy Davis, Lori Scott, and GinaWrehsnig; and Park Ranger Tony Espinosa. Back row, rom le t: Donnie Grauke, Jr., reghter; Cory Everett, reghter; Melvin Grauke, reghter and OVFDBoard member; Ron DeVries, OVFD Vice President; Donnie Grauke, Sr., 1st Assis-tant Chie ; Adam Bain, Palmetto Park law en orcement officer; and Willie Stein-hauser, park ranger.

The Gonzales Youth Center receives a POWER UP Community Fund grant romGVEC or $20,000 to replace a bus. From le t: GVEC CEO and General ManagerDarren Schauer, POWER UP Grants Committee Member Ann Gaines Rodriguez,Gonzales Youth Center Executive Director Pat Anders-Ryan, GVEC Director Hen-ry C. Schmidt, Jr., and Youth Center Board Member Carla Faltisek.

Silent Santa o Gonzales County receives a POWER UP Community Fund grantrom GVEC or $1,000 to purchase Santa suits. From le t: GVEC Grants Commit-tee Member Ann Gaines Rodriguez, Silent Santa (SS) Treasurer Sarah Wisch-newsky, SS Executive Director Robert McCauley, SS Board Member Diane Tay-lor, SS Member Jackie Kidd, SS Secretary Bob Kidd, SS Member Jenni er Miller,GVEC Director Henry C. Schmidt, Jr., SS President Bruce Tieken, and GVEC CEOand General Manager Darren Schauer.

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