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Page 7 INDEX THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2014 30 PAGES — 2 SECTIONS (2 INSERTS) 75¢ Serving Austin, Colorado and Fayette Counties VOL. 29 NO. 39 Lady Cats Secure First-Ever Trip to Final Four —See Page 14 La Grange’s Homer Bailey Signs Lucrative Contract with Reds —See Page 14 A SUPPLEMENT OF THE BANNER PRESS NEWSPAPER FEBRUARY 27, 2014 Columbus chamber honorees … Among the local citizens who received volunteer recognition at the Annual Columbus Chamber of Commerce Membership Appreciation Banquet last Thursday night at the Stafford Opera House in Columbus were Charlie Novasad, left, of Colorado County Habitat for Humanity, and Riana and Al Jamison. Not pictured was Joanie Dungen of AL&M Building Supply. Banner Press Photos by Ramona Ferguson Employees recognized at the Annual Columbus Chamber of Commerce Membership Appreciation Banquet last Thursday night at the Stafford Opera House in Columbus were, from left, Nora Rollins of The Banner Press Newspaper, Connie Lowe of AL&M Building Supply, Lauren Jette of The Colorado County Citizen, Cheryl Foster of Tru Care Solutions Inc., Frances Brod of Edward Jones Investments, Pam Cernoch of Indus- try State Bank and Jason Frank of Brookshire Brothers. Not pictured was Ruth Horndt of H•E•B. Columbus Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Citi- zen recipient Jerry Mikeska enjoys the spotlight with 2013-14 Miss Columbus Katie Cain after receiving his award from board member Bill Stolle. Eagle Scout Colton Matus, left, also was honored as a Distinguished Citizen last Thursday night at the Stafford Opera House in Columbus. Presenting the award was chamber board member Bill Stolle. Weimar girls basketball coach Roger Maupin shows a piece of the net he had just cut for everyone to see after the Lady Cats defeated Harper 51- 45 in the Region IV-1A Division I championship to earn their first-ever trip to the UIL Final Four last Saturday at the Cougar Den on the cam- pus of Canyon High School in New Braunfels. Banner Press Photo by Chad Ferguson A piece of history … Aggravated sexual assault suspect of Flatonia teen arrested in Austin MIGUEL GUTIERREZ AUSTIN — There has been an arrest in the case from Flatonia, where a 13-year-old female juvenile initially had reported being “kidnapped” from a Flatonia school. been assaulted by someone that she had met using a social media App. After a nearly two-month rigorous investigation by Jasek, a suspect was later identified as Miguel Angel Gutierrez, 30, of Austin. He was indicted by the Fayette County grand jury on the charge of aggravated sexual assault of a child. A warrant was later issued for his arrest and he was taken into custody by Austin Police Department per- sonnel. Gutierrez posted a $100,000 personal recognizant bond in Travis County where he was arrested. “I want to warn children of the importance to only speak with someone on social media that you know and be aware of the dangers of meeting someone that you do not know,” said Korenek. According to Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek, Investigator Angela Jasek assisted the Flatonia Police Department with the initial in- vestigation, where it was later learned that a kid- napping had not occurred, but the juvenile had “I want to warn children of the importance to only speak with someone on social media that you know and be aware of the dangers of meet- ing someone that you do not know.” —Keith Korenek Fayette County Sheriff It’s time to go to the polls for 2014 primary elections Voter turnout for Tuesday’s Democratic and Republican pri- maries is expected to be higher than usual across the tri-county thanks primarily to the number of contested races on the ballot. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Early voting for Tuesday’s pri- maries will end Friday. A total of six Republican can- didates tossed their hats in the ring for county judge after longtime Austin County Judge Carolyn Bilski announced she would not seek re-election. The list includes Clyde Drake, Tommy Johnson, Tim Lapham, Nick Tirey, John F. Graham and Abel A. Pena Jr. They were among the 18 Re- publicans to file for seats in Aus- tin County. No one filed on the Democratic ticket, according to Austin County Party Chair Jack Sterling. There are two other contested races for the March 2014 primary. Seeking the county treasurer’s post to be vacated by Laura Kaye are Tinson Ekarius Rasbury and Bryan Haevischer. And in quest of the Precinct 4 justice of the peace seat will be Brian T. King and Bernice Burger. Dennis King did not file for re- election. Among the incumbents who filed for re-election were Travis J. Koehn for criminal district at- torney; Daniel W. Leedy as county court at law; Sue Murphy, district clerk; Carrie Gregor, county clerk; Robert Wayne “Bobby” Rinn, Precinct 2 commissioner; Douglas W. King, Precinct 4 commis- sioner; Rick Yancey, Precinct 1 JP; Wilfred W. Krause, Precinct 2 JP; and Cheryl B. Kollatschny, Precinct 3 JP. IN COLORADO COUNTY, there are three contested races on the GOP ticket. With Harvey Vornsand not seeking re-election as district clerk, Linda Holman and Eugenia “Genia” Behrens have filed for his seat. Willie Mae Williams is un- opposed for the position on the Democratic ticket. Darlene Hayek also will not seek re-election as county clerk, and Kimberly Menke and Lynn Wostarek have filed as Republi- cans. Joyce Stancik, a former county treasurer who was appointed by commissioners’ court to fill an unexpired term, is being chal- lenged by Gretchen Maddux in the Republican Party primary. Unopposed in their respective primaries to succeed George Cason are Republican Carolyn Baird and Democrat Stan Warfield. GOP incumbents who filed without opposition were Ty Prause as county judge, Matthew W. Loessin as county surveyor, Darrell Kubesch as Precinct 2 commissioner, Darrell D. Gertson as Precinct 4 commissioner, Billy Hefner as Precinct 1 JP and Chris Maddux as Precinct 2 JP. Precinct 3 JP incumbent Francis J. Truchard will be unopposed on the Democratic ticket. FAYETTE COUNTY’S fil- ing period ended with a record- breaking 11 Republicans running for county offices. Eight of the 11 are incumbents running for re-election, with six of them being former Democrats now running as Republicans, ac- cording to GOP County Chair David Stall. Only two offices will have a contested race. Lee Allen Fritsch will challenge incumbent Ed Jan- ecka for county judge and Steven Elton Moeller will attempt to oust incumbent Tommy Tipton for Pre- cinct 3 JP. Precinct 4 Commissioner Tom Muras, County Surveyor Gene Kruppa, and JPs Sheila Coufal in Precinct 2 and Dan Mueller in Precinct 4. Greg Covington also is unop- posed on the Republican ticket for Precinct 1 JP. On the Democratic side, Cecil R. Webster Sr. resigned as party chair to file for county judge. The only other Democrats to file in Fayette County were Vir- ginia Wied as district clerk and Scott Parker as Precinct 1 JP. THERE ALSO are some highly-contested races on the na- tional and state level. Seven callengers want to up- end incumbent U.S. Senator John Cornyn on the GOP ticket. They include Linda Vega, Dwayne Stovall, Ken Cope, Reid Reaswor, Steve Stockman, Curt Cleaver and Chris Mapp. And if Cornyn clears the Re- publican hurdle, one of these Demcrats will be waiting in November’s general election. They include Harry Kim, Maxey Marie Scherr, Michael “Fjet” Fjetland, David M. Alamael and Kesha Rogers. In the governor’s race to suc- ceed Rick Perry, current Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and State Senator Wendy R. Davis are the favorties in the Republi- can and Democratic primaries, respectively. Running unopposed as incum- bent Republicans are County Clerk Julie Karstedt, Precinct 2 Commissioner Gary Weishuhn, The GOP also has contested races for attorney general comp- troller of public accounts, includ- ing General Land Office commis- sioner, and commissioner of agri- cultural. The Democratic Party also has three candidates seeking the agriculture chair. If needed, May 24 is the date set aside for a primary run-off election.
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La Grange’s Homer Bailey SignsLucrative Contract with Reds
—See Page 14
A SUPPLEMENT OFTHE BANNER PRESS NEWSPAPER
FEBRUARY 27, 2014
Columbus chamber honorees …
Among the local citizens who received volunteer recognition at the Annual Columbus Chamber of CommerceMembership Appreciation Banquet last Thursday night at the Stafford Opera House in Columbus were CharlieNovasad, left, of Colorado County Habitat for Humanity, and Riana and Al Jamison. Not pictured was JoanieDungen of AL&M Building Supply. Banner Press Photos by Ramona Ferguson
Employees recognized at the Annual Columbus Chamber of Commerce Membership Appreciation Banquetlast Thursday night at the Stafford Opera House in Columbus were, from left, Nora Rollins of The BannerPress Newspaper, Connie Lowe of AL&M Building Supply, Lauren Jette of The Colorado County Citizen,Cheryl Foster of Tru Care Solutions Inc., Frances Brod of Edward Jones Investments, Pam Cernoch of Indus-try State Bank and Jason Frank of Brookshire Brothers. Not pictured was Ruth Horndt of H•E•B.
Columbus Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Citi-zen recipient Jerry Mikeska enjoys the spotlight with2013-14 Miss Columbus Katie Cain after receivinghis award from board member Bill Stolle.
Eagle Scout Colton Matus, left, also was honored asa Distinguished Citizen last Thursday night at theStafford Opera House in Columbus. Presenting theaward was chamber board member Bill Stolle.
Weimar girls basketball coach Roger Maupin shows a piece of the net hehad just cut for everyone to see after the Lady Cats defeated Harper 51-45 in the Region IV-1A Division I championship to earn their first-evertrip to the UIL Final Four last Saturday at the Cougar Den on the cam-pus of Canyon High School in New Braunfels. Banner Press Photo byChad Ferguson
A piece of history …
Aggravated sexual assault suspectof Flatonia teen arrested in Austin
MIGUEL GUTIERREZ
AUSTIN — There has been an arrest in thecase from Flatonia, where a 13-year-old femalejuvenile initially had reported being “kidnapped”from a Flatonia school.
been assaulted by someone that she had met using asocial media App.
After a nearly two-month rigorous investigationby Jasek, a suspect was later identified as MiguelAngel Gutierrez, 30, of Austin.
He was indicted by the Fayette County grand juryon the charge of aggravated sexual assault of a child.A warrant was later issued for his arrest and he wastaken into custody by Austin Police Department per-sonnel.
Gutierrez posted a $100,000 personal recognizantbond in Travis County where he was arrested.
“I want to warn children of the importance to onlyspeak with someone on social media that you knowand be aware of the dangers of meeting someonethat you do not know,” said Korenek.
According to Fayette County Sheriff KeithKorenek, Investigator Angela Jasek assisted theFlatonia Police Department with the initial in-vestigation, where it was later learned that a kid-napping had not occurred, but the juvenile had
“I want to warn children of the importance toonly speak with someone on social media thatyou know and be aware of the dangers of meet-ing someone that you do not know.”
—Keith Korenek Fayette County Sheriff
It’s time to go to the pollsfor 2014 primary elections
Voter turnout for Tuesday’sDemocratic and Republican pri-maries is expected to be higherthan usual across the tri-countythanks primarily to the number ofcontested races on the ballot.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m.to 7 p.m.
Early voting for Tuesday’s pri-maries will end Friday.
A total of six Republican can-didates tossed their hats in the ringfor county judge after longtimeAustin County Judge CarolynBilski announced she would notseek re-election.
The list includes Clyde Drake,Tommy Johnson, Tim Lapham,Nick Tirey, John F. Graham andAbel A. Pena Jr.
They were among the 18 Re-publicans to file for seats in Aus-tin County.
No one filed on the Democraticticket, according to Austin CountyParty Chair Jack Sterling.
There are two other contestedraces for the March 2014 primary.Seeking the county treasurer’spost to be vacated by Laura Kayeare Tinson Ekarius Rasbury andBryan Haevischer.
And in quest of the Precinct 4justice of the peace seat will beBrian T. King and Bernice Burger.Dennis King did not file for re-election.
Among the incumbents whofiled for re-election were TravisJ. Koehn for criminal district at-torney; Daniel W. Leedy as countycourt at law; Sue Murphy, districtclerk; Carrie Gregor, county clerk;Robert Wayne “Bobby” Rinn,Precinct 2 commissioner; DouglasW. King, Precinct 4 commis-sioner; Rick Yancey, Precinct 1JP; Wilfred W. Krause, Precinct 2JP; and Cheryl B. Kollatschny,Precinct 3 JP.
IN COLORADO COUNTY,there are three contested races onthe GOP ticket.
With Harvey Vornsand notseeking re-election as district
clerk, Linda Holman and Eugenia“Genia” Behrens have filed for hisseat. Willie Mae Williams is un-opposed for the position on theDemocratic ticket.
Darlene Hayek also will notseek re-election as county clerk,and Kimberly Menke and LynnWostarek have filed as Republi-cans.
Joyce Stancik, a former countytreasurer who was appointed bycommissioners’ court to fill anunexpired term, is being chal-lenged by Gretchen Maddux in theRepublican Party primary.
Unopposed in their respectiveprimaries to succeed GeorgeCason are Republican CarolynBaird and Democrat StanWarfield.
GOP incumbents who filedwithout opposition were TyPrause as county judge, MatthewW. Loessin as county surveyor,Darrell Kubesch as Precinct 2commissioner, Darrell D. Gertsonas Precinct 4 commissioner, BillyHefner as Precinct 1 JP and ChrisMaddux as Precinct 2 JP. Precinct3 JP incumbent Francis J.Truchard will be unopposed onthe Democratic ticket.
FAYETTE COUNTY’S fil-ing period ended with a record-breaking 11 Republicans runningfor county offices.
Eight of the 11 are incumbentsrunning for re-election, with sixof them being former Democratsnow running as Republicans, ac-cording to GOP County ChairDavid Stall.
Only two offices will have acontested race. Lee Allen Fritschwill challenge incumbent Ed Jan-ecka for county judge and StevenElton Moeller will attempt to oustincumbent Tommy Tipton for Pre-cinct 3 JP.
Precinct 4 Commissioner TomMuras, County Surveyor GeneKruppa, and JPs Sheila Coufal inPrecinct 2 and Dan Mueller inPrecinct 4.
Greg Covington also is unop-posed on the Republican ticket forPrecinct 1 JP.
On the Democratic side, CecilR. Webster Sr. resigned as partychair to file for county judge.
The only other Democrats tofile in Fayette County were Vir-ginia Wied as district clerk andScott Parker as Precinct 1 JP.
THERE ALSO are somehighly-contested races on the na-tional and state level.
Seven callengers want to up-end incumbent U.S. Senator JohnCornyn on the GOP ticket. Theyinclude Linda Vega, DwayneStovall, Ken Cope, Reid Reaswor,Steve Stockman, Curt Cleaver andChris Mapp.
And if Cornyn clears the Re-publican hurdle, one of theseDemcrats will be waiting inNovember’s general election.
They include Harry Kim,Maxey Marie Scherr, Michael“Fjet” Fjetland, David M.Alamael and Kesha Rogers.
In the governor’s race to suc-ceed Rick Perry, current TexasAttorney General Greg Abbottand State Senator Wendy R. Davisare the favorties in the Republi-can and Democratic primaries,respectively.
Running unopposed as incum-bent Republicans are CountyClerk Julie Karstedt, Precinct 2Commissioner Gary Weishuhn,
The GOP also has contestedraces for attorney general comp-troller of public accounts, includ-ing General Land Office commis-sioner, and commissioner of agri-cultural. The Democratic Partyalso has three candidates seekingthe agriculture chair.
If needed, May 24 is the dateset aside for a primary run-offelection.
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RELAY TO RECOGNIZE CAREGIVERSEALY — Are you a cancer survivor or family member who
would like to have a special caregiver recognized? One specialcaregiver will be recognized during the opening ceremony of the14th Annual Relay for Life of Austin County to be held Saturday,May 3 at Tiger Stadium in Sealy. Nominations can be submittedby writing a short letter/essay telling the committee why the spe-cial caregiver should be recognized as this year’s Caregiver of theYear. Please limit the submission to one page in length and mail toPam Schneider, P.O. Box 614, Sealy, TX 77474. Nominations mustbe postmarked by March 31.
GUITARIST KAYA TO PERFORMROUND TOP — Guitarist Celil Refik Kaya will perform Sat-
urday, March 8 at 3 p.m. at Festival Concert Hall at Round TopFestival Institute in Round Top. Kaya is a child prodigy who hasgrown up to dazzle and amaze all who attend his performances.He will perform works by J.S. Bach, Leo Brouwer, Jorge Morel,Manuel Ponce and Joaquin Rodrigo. For more information or topurchase tickets, call (979) 250-3815.
WINE AND MUSIC FESTIVAL SETSCHULENBURG — The What I Like About Texas Schulen-
burg Wine and Music Festival will be held Saturday, March 8 inSchulenburg. The Texas Wine Trail will be held from 4 to 7 p.m.,and the Wine and Beer Cafe will be open from 4 to 8 p.m. withlive acoustic music. A dance with Austin’s Honky Tonk king DaleWatson and his Lonestars is scheduled from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. atSengelmann Dance Hall in Schulenburg. Tickets are $10 for thedance only, and $20 for dance and wine trail. For more informa-tion or to purchase tickets, call (866) 504-5294. Tickets also willbe available at the door.
PUBLIC FORUM PLANNEDLA GRANGE — The City of La Grange Economic Develop-
ment Department, headed by Scott Byler and the La Grange AreaChamber of Commerce led by Interim President Korin Burnett,chairman Donald Roensch and Economic Development Commit-tee chair Dick Frenzel, will sponsor a public forum Monday, March17 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Randolph Recreation Center in LaGrange. The purpose of the forum is to release the findings of thestudy conducted on broadband assessment completed by ConnectedTexas for La Grange. For more information or to RSVP, contactthe chamber at (979) 968-5756 or email [email protected].
DANCE CLUB TO HOLD DANCESEALY — The Sealy Dance Club will host a public dance Sat-
urday from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. at the American Legion Hall inSealy. Music will be provided by The Old Rascals, featuring sing-ing star Amber Bennett. This is the club’s Go Western Dance soeveryone is encouraged to put their boots and come party. Mostpeople bring some food, cake, sandwiches, chips, dips, etc. to puttogether to share for the 9:30 p.m. break. The club furnishes thecoffee. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. The public is invited to at-tend. For more information, call C.W. Brandes at (979) 885-3489.
FOTOFEST 2014 BIENNIAL SLATEDFAYETTEVILLE — FotoFest International Biennial, founded
in Houston in 1983, celebrates worldwide photography every twoyears with multiple exhibits and lectures. The Red & White Gal-lery in Fayetteville will participate with three galleries exhibitedthe work of 10 photographers. Opening receptions will be heldSaturday, March 22 from 5 to 8 p.m. The exhibit will be openthrough April 26.
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION TO MEETLA GRANGE — The Fayette County Retired Teachers Asso-
ciation will meet Monday, March 10 at 1:45 p.m. at the FaisonHome in La Grange. After the guided tour, participants will go tothe Texas One Stop for a short business meeting and social time.All retired school personnel are encouraged to attend, even if re-tired from another city, county or state. For more information, call(979) 743-4812.
FIRST-EVER SAUSAGEFEST SLATEDSCHULENBURG — The Schulenburg Chamber of Commerce
will hold its first-ever Schulenburg Sausagefest Saturday, April 5.The event will include a sausage-making contest with five catego-ries, plus showmanship. There will be live music in the streetswith entertainment by The Ennis Czech Boys, Mark Halata &Texavia and Los Kolaches. The event also will include antiquetractors, children’s activities, biergarten and food vendors. For moreinformation, contact the chamber at (979) 743-4514, [email protected] or visit the website atwww.schulenburgsausagefest.org.
PAPA JOHN’S COMING TO CESCOLUMBUS — Papa John’s will be coming to the Columbus
Elementary School playground area Tuesday from 3 to 7 p.m. Theevent, sponsored by the CES student council, will benefit CESstudents.
CCWO MEETING PLANNEDCOLUMBUS — The Columbus Christian Women’s Organi-
zation will hold its regular meeting Thursday, March 6 at St. PaulLutheran Church in Columbus. Social time will begin at 9 a.m.followed by the meeting promptly at 9:30 a.m.
GERMAN SOCIETY SLATES MEETINGCOLUMBUS — The Colorado County Chapter of the Texas
German Society will hold its bimonthly meeting tonight (Thurs-day) at 7 p.m. at the Colorado County Services Facility in Colum-bus. Members are asked to bring items representative of their Ger-man traditions of Easter, Christmas, etc. to share with others. Any-one interested in the German culture is invited.
PTO TO MEETCOLUMBUS — The next Columbus Junior High School-Riv-
erside Campus PTO meeting will be Tuesday at noon in Room110 at the school. All members and prospective members are urgedto attend.
TEXANA TROT TO HOLD 3K FUN WALKROSENBERG — A Texana Trot 3K Fun Walk, benefiting the
Texana Center, will be held Saturday at the Texana West Campusin Rosenberg. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. The event willinclude vendor booths, arts and crafts sale, face painting, sno-cones,popcorn, kids games, inflatable obstacle course, and walking mu-sic by Electric DJ Entertainment. For more information, or to reg-ister a team or individual, call (281) 239-1427 or go online totexanacenter.com.
BLINN SEEKS FORMER STUDENTSSEALY — Blinn College is seeking to tighten its bond with
former students and others throughout Austin County who are ex-cited about the college’s future. Blinn asks former students andfriends of the college to provide contact information, so it cankeep them better informed about the exciting community events,student programs and educational opportunities taking placethroughout the community college district and especially on Blinn-Sealy’s campus. To receive future information about Blinn Col-lege happenings, send name, mailing address, email address andphone number to [email protected] or call (979) 627-7997.
KC TO HOLD FISH FRYFRELSBURG — The Frelsburg Knights of Columbus Coun-
cil No. 5157 will hold its annual all-you-can-eat fish fry everyFriday night from March 7 through April 11 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. atSts. Peter & Paul Diamond Center in Frelsburg. The meal is $11for adults and $5 for children under 12, with children under 6being able to eat free. Plates to go and fish by the pound are $10.The meal will consist of catfish filets, French fries, hush puppies,coleslaw and tea. Homemade desserts will be available from theSt. Anne’s Altar Society.
RSVP SEEKING VOLUNTEERSBELLVILLE — The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program
(RSVP), a non-profit organization serving Austin, Colorado andWaller counties, is seeking volunteers. RSVP is America’s largestvolunteer network for people age 55 and over. Volunteering leadsto new discoveries and new friends. Plus, studies show that vol-unteering helps you live longer and promotes a positive outlookon life. With RSVP, volunteers will receive pre-service orienta-tion, training from the organization where you serve, and will beinvited to the annual Celebration of Volunteerism event. Volun-teer as little as a one hour a month up to 40 hours a week. There isno cost to volunteer. For more information, call Mary Martin at(979) 398-9549 or email [email protected].
LOAC TO PRESENT WATERCOLOR GROUPCOLUMBUS — The Live Oak Art Center (LOAC) will present
the Waterloo Watercolor Group 2014 Juried Exhibition with jurorAlexis Lavine now through March 8. The Waterloo Water Groupis an organization of water media artists in Austin and CentralTexas who have been active since 1977. For more information orgallery hours visit www.liveoakartcenter.org.
ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP TO MEETCOLUMBUS — An Alzheimer’s support group will meet the
fourth Tuesday of every month from noon to 1 p.m. on the secondfloor of the Columbus Community Hospital Professional Build-ing in Columbus. Lunch will be provided. The meetings are spon-sored by Parkview Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation, River OaksHealth & Rehabilitation Center and Schulenburg Regency Con-tinuum of Care Retirement Community. For more information orto RSVP, call Betty Hajovsky at (979) 732-2372, Ext. 608.
VOTEWillie Mae Axel
WilliamsDemocratic Candidatefor Colorado County
District Clerk
(Pol. adv. paid by Willie Mae Axel Williams Campaign,Martin Williams, treasurer, Columbus, TX 78934)
(All You Can Eat) Every Friday NightMarch 7-April 11
Serving 5:30 p.m. till 8:00 p.m.Sts. Peter & Paul Diamond Center in Frelsburg
Sponsored by Frelsburg Knights of Columbus Council No. 5157
ALL YOU CAN EATCatfish Filets, French Fries,
Hush Puppies, Coleslaw & TeaHomemade Desserts available by the St. Anne’s Altar Society
Adults $11.00 • Children under 12 $5.00Children under 6 eat FREE
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Footprintsof Fayette
The untold story of Whales Clemons,an African American pioneer
EDITOR’S NOTE: FayetteCounty is one of the oldest andhistoric counties in Texas andthere are so many wonderful sto-ries that need to be preserved andshared with everyone.
The Fayette County Histori-cal Commission will resume pub-lishing articles relating historicalfacts pertaining to FayetteCounty in a column, Footprintsof Fayette, which will run weeklyand cover a wide range of topics.Members of the Fayette CountyHistorical Commission will au-thor these articles.
This column will give newresidents of Fayette County agood background on theiradopted home and help all resi-dents appreciate the history ofthis county. Teachers also will beable to utilize this column in theirclasses as a teaching aid.
Care will be taken to ensurethe accuracy of the column. Anycomments on the articles can bedirected to Footprints of FayetteCommittee Chair CarolynHeinsohn.
The Fayette County Histori-cal Commission meets the thirdMonday of odd-numberedmonths at various locationsthroughout the county and mem-bership is open to everyone. Ifyou are interested in becoming amember, call (979) 968-3545.
Its office, located at the Fay-ette County Agricultural Build-ing in La Grange is open Mon-days and Wednesdays from 10a.m. to 3 p.m., or other days byappointment.
By DAVID L. COLLINS SR.
This is the second of a three-part series.
The conditions of the sale ofthe 35 and 80-acre tracts by Jo-seph Krupa were very stringentuntil paid in full and states that“Whales Clemons cannot cut tim-ber on the two tracts and can onlycut timber for his place of resi-dence and farming. If there is adefault, all land, improvements,plus money paid remains in theownership of Josef Krupa.”
At the closing, Mr. Krupa gaveWhales one iron axle and a horsewagon.
As we look back at the 1880U.S. Census, the Whales Clemonsfamily had grown from six chil-dren in 1870 to 10 children. Thechildren living at home includedCharlie (18), Tom (17), Ed (14),John (12), Henry (8), Samie“Samuel” (6), Lucy (5) and Bessie(3). Mary, 22, had apparentlymoved away from home or mar-ried, and Mandy, 20, also was notliving at home.
At that time, they were livingin the 5th District of FayetteCounty.
Mandy Clemons apparentlywas married to Richard Collinsbefore the enumeration of the1880 Census. Their first child, IraCollins, was born on Oct. 1, 1880.
Based on Ira Collins’ birth cer-tificate, they lived near Nechanitz,Texas, located along FM 2145.Richard Collins and MandyClemons were my great-grandpar-ents and were the parents of fivechildren, Ira, Edward, Hugh, Gen-eral Sr. and Gertrude. Ed Collinswas my grandfather.
In my previous articles, I docu-mented the migration of my an-cestors and other African Ameri-can pioneers from Fayette County,Texas, to Lee County, Texas. Thismigration began after the CivilWar and continued through the1920s and ’30s, because the whiteslave owners sold their land andleft the slaves to fend for them-selves.
Also most of the Germans andCzechs, who had settled in the twocounties, had from five to 10 chil-dren who worked on their ownfarms, so there generally was noneed for share croppers.
As I continued to develop theWhales Clemons story, based onFayette County deed records, itwas documented that he receivedan offer for his accumulated acre-age of 195 acres from W.R. Doak,who was representing AxelMeerscheidt of Bexar County,Texas, and H. B. Kaulbach of Fay-ette County, Texas, in 1883.
The land in question was theaccumulated acreage purchasedby Whales and Sarah Clemonsfrom John and Catherine Kozurekin 1874 and Joseph and FranciskaKrupa in 1878.
For the Whales Clemons 195acres in Fayette County, Texas,W.R. Doak began negotiating aland swap for Tracts No. 8, 9 and10 and the north half of Tract No.11 in the Stephen F. Austin Leaguein Lee County, Texas. Tract No. 8contained 114 acres; Tract No. 9,101 acres; Tract No.10, 100 acres;and Tract No. 11, 50 acres, plustwo acres for a church, for a totalof 365 acres.
An agreement was reached onthe land swap, and the deed wasexecuted by Axel Meerscheidt andH.B. Kaulbach on Nov. 23, 1891,in Bexar County, Texas. The deedwas also filed in Fayette County,Texas by Kaulbach.
The above transactions, as faras I can tell, were a pure swap of195 acres of land in FayetteCounty, Texas, for 365 acres inLee County, Texas. There was nomention of money or dollars paidin the final deed.
The Whales Clemons familytransitioned from their Nechanitzarea home to their new homesteadthat is still in the family today. Thenew homestead is located at theend of Lee County Road CR 429along Brushy Creek near theBurleson County Line and dueeast of FM 141 near New DimeBox, Texas.
The area is a Freedom Colonynamed Sandy Point. Many of theClemons family members are bur-ied there in the Sandy Point Cem-etery.
Whales and Sarah Clemonsraised a beautiful family on theirfinal home place from 1892 to1906 in Lee County, Texas. Theynot only reared their own children,but also took in the children ofRichard Collins and MandyClemons-Collins, which includedEd (14), my grandfather, hisbrothers, Ira (20), General Sr. (16),Hugh (12); and his sister, Gertrude(18), based on the 1900 U.S. Cen-sus.
For some reason, Richard Col-lins and Mandy Clemons-Collinsdisappeared around 1900, and thefamily has not been able to deter-mine where they went or whathappened. After several years ofresearch of records, I was able tolocate Mandy Clemons-Collins’death certificate, which indicatedthat she was buried in Seguin,Texas.
Thanks to Whales and SarahClemons, the children of RichardCollins and Mandy Clemons-Col-lins grew up and made a life forthemselves. We have not beenable to find a picture of Whalesand Sarah; however, we were ableto find a few pictures of siblingsand their grandson, WhalesClemons.
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Law clarifies whereelectioneering may occur
By ED STERLING
AUSTIN — Questions over where you maystand, what you can say and when you can say itarise here and there around Texas at election time.A new law to solve such issues is on the books.
House Bill 259, which took effect when Gov.Rick Perry signed it into law on June 14, 2013,allows political speech outside of the 100-foot zoneat public buildings where election polls are located.
The new law trumps local practices that previ-ously may have prevented citizens from engagingin political speech outside of the 100-foot zone.
“This change in law protects First Amendmentrights by assuring that people are able to expresstheir political views without fear of prosecution orpersecution,” said state Rep. Ron Simmons, R-Carrollton, primary author of HB 259, in a Feb. 18statement.
“Language was specifically included in the billto authorize reasonable time, place, and mannerrestrictions on electioneering conducted outside ofthe 100-foot marker, so long as electioneering isnot prohibited altogether,” Simmons added. “HB259 protects some of our nation’s most fundamen-tal rights: the freedom of speech and the right tovote.”
DPS Offers Election IDOn Feb. 18, the first day of early voting in the
primary election, the Texas Department of PublicSafety publicized a reminder that election identifi-cation certificates are available at driver licenseoffices, with select offices open on Saturdays andat mobile stations in select counties.
State law requires voters to present their driverlicense or suitable photo identification at the pollsprior to voting.
There is no fee for the election identificationcertificate. Information on how to obtain a certifi-cate can be found online at dps.texas.gov or by tele-phoning (512) 424-2600.
More Health Funding ComesThe state announced the awarding of $45 mil-
lion to supplement the amount the 2013 Texas Leg-islature appropriated for women’s health servicesfor use in 2015.
“We’re providing women greater access to abroader range of health services in Texas,” saidDepartment of State Health Services CommissionerDavid Lakey on Feb. 14. “These dollars will helpwomen receive the family planning and screeningservices they need to be healthy.”
According to Lakey, the entities to receive thesupplemental funding — which include local healthdepartments, hospital clinics and other health clin-
ics — serve about 170,000 low-income women peryear with services including family planning andhealth screenings.
The agency estimated more than 60 percent ofthe women served will receive family planningservices and that to be eligible for the programwomen must be 18 years of age or older and at orbelow 200 percent of Federal Poverty Level guide-lines.
According to the Texas Health and Human Ser-vices Commission, 3.3 million Texas women areat or below the Federal Poverty Level.
Panel Eyes Health, SafetyReducing child fatalities and improving access
to women’s health services were the subjects of aFeb. 20 interim meeting of the state Senate Com-mittee on Health and Human Services.
While child deaths due to abuse and neglect aredown overall, there has been a recent spike in fos-ter care fatalities, according to a statement releasedby Committee Chair Jane Nelson, R-FlowerMound.
“It is unacceptable for any child to die fromabuse or neglect, certainly when that child has beenentrusted to the state.” Regarding women’s healthcare, Nelson noted that the 83rd Texas Legislatureprovided $240 million in funding for women’shealth services, including cancer screenings,wellness exams and other health services to anadditional 170,000 women.
“As a result, women’s health in Texas is nowfunded at record levels and Texas has the capacityto serve more women than ever before,” she said,adding, “Now we need to ensure that the resourceswe invested are truly meeting the needs of Texaswomen.”
Sen. Kirk Watson, chair of the Texas Senate’sDemocratic Caucus, posted a reaction saying,“We’re encouraged by Chairwoman Nelson’spledge to have ‘a thorough discussion of every as-pect’ of the state’s efforts to provide healthcare toTexas women.”
Court to Hear EPA CasesAn appeal filed by the State of Texas was among
six lawsuits against the federal Environmental Pro-tection Agency grouped and scheduled 90 minutesof collective time for arguments be heard by theUnited States Supreme Court on Feb. 24.
In its case, Texas is petitioning the high courtto stop the EPA and the Obama administration frombroadening greenhouse gas enforcement standardsto include more sources of carbon dioxide emis-sions.
Ed Sterling is the director of member servicesfor the Texas Press Association.
Mr. Webb Honey, do yourhomework at Paper Moon
By WILLIS WEBB
When I “went off” to collegein the mid-1950s, I was used toteachers in our 210-student highschool that knew me and calledme by my first name.
When they got mad at me theyscreeched: “Willis NewmanWEBB!!!” Yeeesh.
Attending Sam Houston StateUniversi ty,nee StateTeachers Col-lege in thosedays, was likeattending abig Houstonhigh school.There were
1,900 students, 900 of them fresh-men.
Teachers-lecturers-professorswere known as Mr., Miss or Doc-tor. The only place I got “famil-iar” with a T-L-P was in journal-ism where the head of the depart-ment, Dr. Ferol Robinson becameknown to me as “Dr. R.”
Of course, he knew his “J” stu-dents by their first names.
In most other classes, the T-L-P’s addressed us as Mr. Webb orMiss Hill. However, I had awoman instructor who used theformal Mr. or Miss in front of yourname and added the term “honey,”after your name.
Her name was Martha AnnTurner, and she was middle-agedand unmarried.
Ms. Turner was in the Englishdepartment and taught a course in“creative writing,” which could becredited as either English or jour-nalism. I chose it as a journalismcourse.
In those somewhat puritanicalmid-1950s, one did not hear pro-
fanity or suggestive stories in aclassroom, i.e., unless you tookMs. Turner’s creative writingcourse.
While Ms. Turner did not useprofanity, she did allow what werethen considered “liberties” in writ-ing creatively. The teaching andthe writing were nowhere near thedefinition of lewd or “dirty” intoday’s society.
Word around campus was thatif you wrote about alcohol, party-ing and the like and hinted at sex,you’d receive an “A” on the pa-per and perhaps in the course.
The implication was that Ms.Turner loved implied sex and/or“dirty” stories, and that you’d geta good grade for such inferenceswhether it was well written orgrammatically correct.
One thing is certain, however,and that is that Martha Ann Turnerwas colorful to the point of beingentertaining. And she was a verygood teacher in the art of creativewriting.
I thoroughly enjoyed the classand, since I’d never known any-one like Ms. Turner, I was enam-ored of this intriguing instructor.
She was a free spirit and de-veloped in me a bent for writingcreatively. My strict Baptist up-bringing, to that point, preventedme from succumbing to sugges-tive description on writing assign-ments. Slowly, however, I did be-gin to write more “creatively.”
In the second semester inschool, I fell into the fraternity-sorority way of life of partyingand having a good time, often tothe detriment of grades. It alsoadded some “understanding” tothe lifestyles implied in the de-sired writing in Ms. Turner’s class.
Ms. Turner, when she called on
you in class, it was usually issuedin this terminology: “Mr. Webb,Honey, would you please readyour paper.”
So, we clever devil studentsthought it was funny to refer to heramong ourselves, as “Martha AnnTurner Honey.”
Loving to dance — and alreadyintroduced to the favorite step ofthe day, the jitterbug — I leapt intothe social swirl. The places to so-cialize and dance were those clubsthat served beer and had a juke-box and, often, a band.
The club of choice for under-age imbibers was The Paper Moonin neighboring Trinity County,which was “wet” compared tothen-dry Huntsville and WalkerCounty.
We soon learned that MarthaAnn Turner Honey and anotherEnglish instructor, CharlesAdams, were frequenters of “TheMoon.”
It was said that if you’d buyMartha Ann Turner Honey a beer,you were ensured an A in the cre-ative writing course.
I couldn’t bring myself to buya beer for a teacher, particularlyin order to improve my grade inthe class.
However, I did always askMartha Ann Honey to dance. Wecut a pretty mean rug.
My grade?An A, of course. I had dance
lessons while attending highschool.
Willis Webb is a retired com-munity newspaper publisher ofmore than 55 years experienceand past president of the TexasPress Association. He can bereached by email [email protected].
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June 8, 1929 — February 15, 2014Services for Weldon E. Chollett, 84, of Columbus and for-
merly of Houston and Mentor, Ohio, were held Feb. 21 at St.Paul Lutheran Church in Columbus with Pastor John Hunsickerofficiating.
Burial followed at Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery in Colum-bus.
Chollett died Feb. 15 in Columbus.He was born June 8, 1929, in Co-
lumbus, the son of Otto and ViolaEngels Chollett. He was a graduate ofColumbus High School and the Uni-versity of Texas in Austin.
Chollett was united in marriagewith Peggy J. Thomas on Nov. 17,1951.
He worked for Lubrizol Corpora-tion as a chemical engineer for 40 years. He was a member ofSt. Paul Lutheran Church in Columbus and formerly a memberof Zion Lutheran Church in Pasadena and Faith Lutheran Churchin Mentor. He was also a member of the Columbus Lions Club.
Chollett was preceded in death by his wife; parents; andgrandson, Matthew Chollett.
Survivors include his daughter, Kay Wesson and husbandKen of Houston; two sons, Paul Chollett and wife Cheryl ofConroe, and Mark Chollett and wife Heather of Chardon, Ohio;and nine grandchildren, Megan Karlsen and husband Bjorn,Kyle Wesson and fiancée Kathryn Carlson, Kelly Wesson, andCameron, Madi, Zac, Logan, Elise and Madeline Chollett.
Pallbearers were Paul, Mark, Cameron, Zac and LoganChollett, Ken and Kyle Wesson, and Bjorn Karlsen.
Memorial contributions can be made to St. Paul LutheranChurch, P.O. Box 267, Columbus, TX 78934.
Henneke Funeral Home, Columbus, director.
KATHERINE GONZALEZNovember 6, 1949 — February 17, 2014
Services for Katherine Gonzalez, 64, of San Antonio wereheld Feb. 22 at Second Baptist Church in La Grange with theRev. P.A. Turner officiating.
Burial followed at La Grange City Cemetery in La Grange.Gonzalez died Feb. 17 at Northeast Baptist Hospital in San
Antonio.She was born Nov. 6, 1949, in La Grange, the daughter of
Ernest and Augusta Collins Dockery.Gonzalez was united in marriage with Abel Gonzalez.She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, sister
and two brothers.Survivors include two daughters, Rachelyn and La Shanna
Welch, both of San Antonio; son, Brodrick T. Welch of NewYork, N.Y.; stepson, Timothy Welch of San Antonio; three sis-
ters, Earnestine Demerson and husband, Ralph, and LeolaDudley and husband Lee, all of Houston, and Gloria Wolfordof Ruttersville; two brothers, the Rev. Floyd Dockery and wifeGloria of Houston, and Delvin Dockery and wife Dorothy ofBastrop; two sisters-in-law, Harriet Dockery of La Grange andMartha Dockery of Houston; and four grandchildren.
Tommy E. Taylor Funeral Home Inc., La Grange, director.
WILBERT JOE “WILL” KUTRAAugust 3, 1942 — February 20, 2014
Services for Wilbert Joe “Will” Kutra, 74, of Sealy wereheld Feb. 24 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church inSealy.
Burial followed at Immaculate Conception Cemetery inSealy.
Kutra died Feb. 20 at Methodist West Hospital.He was born Aug. 3, 1942, in Frydek, the son of Joe and
Mary Kutra.Kutra attended Sam Houston State University in Huntsville
and served in the U.S. Army in Company B, Third Battalion atFort Polk, La. He remained in the National Guard for a numberof years.
He was united in marriage with Dottie Pavlovsky on Aug.26, 1965, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Wharton.
Kutra was a contractor by trade with Kutra Construction/WK Construction.
He was a member of Immaculate Conception CatholicChurch of Sealy serving as a long time usher, and in earlierdays as past lay reader and music ministry. He was also a mem-ber of the Knights of Columbus at St. Mary’s in Frydek and theSealy Lions Club.
Kutra coached Sealy Little League for many years. In ear-lier days, he won a trophy in a domino tournament inHallettsville.
He was preceded in death by his parents.Survivors include his wife; son, Kenny Blake Kutra of Sealy
and special friend Sara Hurta of Richmond; daughter, MagenSheree Kutra and fiancée Jacob Bumgardner of Sealy; sister,Bernice Hadash of Angleton; grandchildren, Reese Allen andTanner Blake Kutra, both of Madisonville, and Adison Lili Kutraand Jayden Bumgardner, both of Sealy; and numerous niecesand nephews.
Pallbearers were grandsons Reese and Tanner Kutra, BillBlume, Scott and Stephen Stuessel, Dean Hurta, and BrianMazac.
Honorary pallbearers were Adisyn Kutra, Jacob and JaydenBumgardner, Jody Mazac, Tommy Teague, Curtis, Gregg andScott Spencer, and the Sealy Lions Club members.
Memorial contributions can be made to Immaculate Con-ception Church in Sealy or to St. Mary’s Catholic Church inFrydek.
Knesek Family Funeral Chapels, Sealy, director.
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Court FilingsMarriage License
Jorry R. Carroll and Tammy L. JacksonSamuel Lewis Stone and Melody Diane AshleyMitchell Joseph Krenek and Chelsea Renee
EvansJose Laguna and Norma Alicia GonzalezJames Wade Carlock and Jessica Nicole
CarlockLuis Angel Sanchez and Viridiana Garcia AvilaJames Travis Hance and Tabitha Nicole
TrevinoIvan Perez Velazquez and Maria Guadalupe
GudionJulian-Mathias Roder and Nina Patricia
EdmondsonVictorino Valadez and Ollie Ray Williams
District CourtDivorces Filed
Thomas Hamton Allen and Tina MarieLaskoskie
Cheryl Denise Brown and Willie Ray AnthonyBrown
Ashley Nicole Aguilar and Luis AguilarCourtney Leeannee Collins and Shane An-
thony CurrieD’Andrea Dawn Polk and Draper Andreas
Parker Sr.Daniel James Lewis and Sharla Lyndsee LewisEric Charles Beene Jr. and Lucinda Marie
Beene
Divorces GrantedRicardo Monjaraz Garay and Stacy EstradaBeth Ann Luedeker Robert Otto LuedekerHeather Nicole Duebbe and Danny DuebbeGregory Lionel Wilson and Bandi Celeste
Colley
IndictmentsJanuary 29
Christopher Acosta, Count I: burglary of habi-tation; Count II: theft of firearm.
Marlon Roshone Bryant Sr., theft of propertyin an amount greater than or equal to $20,000but less than $100,000.
Jose Cardenas Jr., Count I: burglary of habi-tation; Count II: theft of firearm.
James Logan Claunch, theft of property in anamount greater than or equal to $20,000 but lessthan $100,000.
Erin Kathryn Culley, possession of controlledsubstance Penalty Group 1 in an amount less than1 gram.
Zachary James Davis, burglary of building.Nathan Xavier Higareda, Count I: burglary of
habitation; Count II: theft of firearm.Wesley McCain, possession of controlled sub-
stance Penalty Group 1 in an amount less than 1gram.
Sandi Marie Ramirez, Count I: forgery of fi-nancial instrument; Count II: theft of property inan amount greater than or equal to $1,500 butless than $20,000.
Sandi Marie Ramirez, possession of con-trolled substance Penalty Group 1 greater thanor equal to 1 gram but less than 4 grams.
Amos Bradley Templeton, burglary of habi-tation intended other felony.
Maurice L. Turner, Count I: burglary of habi-tation; Count II: theft of property in an amountgreater than or equal to $1,500 but less than$20,000.
James B. Whitworth, credit card or debit cardabuse.
Brian Lorel Williams, driving while intoxi-cated, third or more.
DispositionsFebruary 18
Justin Robert Fletcher, possession of con-trolled substance Penalty Group 1 in an amountless than 1 gram. Originally filed June 21, 2011.Defendant was sentenced to 15 months state jail,must submit blood sample to the Texas DPS DNADatabank, and was assessed court costs and fees.
Brandon Justin Perot, theft from person.Originally filed June 27, 2011. Defendant wassentenced to Defendant was sentenced to 15months state jail, must submit blood sample tothe Texas DPS DNA Databank, and was assessedcourt costs and fees.
Christopher Dewitt Kessler, Count I: creditcard or debit card abuse; Count II: theft of ser-vices in an amount greater than or equal to $1,500but less than $20,000. Orginally filed March 30,2009. Defendant’s case was dismissed.
Amos Bradley Templeton, burglary of habi-tation intended other felony. Originally filed Dec.19, 2013. Defendant was sentenced to eight yearsdeferred adjudication, must submit blood sampleto the Texas DPS DNA Databank, and was assessedcourt costs and fees.
Court FilingsMarriage License
Faustino Hernandez and Aurora TovarAnthony Carl Johnson and Casey Jordan
Mayfield
Craig Michael Reed and Desirea Dawn LoweJohn Henry Karstedt and Ashley Marie
CardenasRay Alfred Hernandez and Jessica GaldamezLane Jerome Rogers and Lela Amelia
CampbellMark Anthony Becerra and Amber Leigh
BurrisRyan Sterling Anderson and Casey Leigh
Maertz
County CourtCases FiledFebruary 10
Virgie Mae Denley, theft of property by checkin an amount greater than or equal to $20 butless than $500.
February 11Kristen Marie Sherrard, possession of mari-
juana in an amount less than 2 ounces.
February 12Anthony Jessie Valdez, possession of mari-
juana in an amount less than 2 ounces.Luis Antonio Gomez, possession of marijuana
in an amount less than 2 ounces.Demetres Servantes, possession of marijuana
in an amount less than 2 ounces.Miguel Rodriguez Perez, criminal trespass.Pedro Merino Rodriguez, criminal trespass.Michael Steven Duenas, driving while intoxi-
cated.Edgar Valdez, driving while license invalid
with previous convictions/suspensions withoutfinancial responsibilities.
Sean Rohan Thomas, driving while intoxi-cated with a blood alcohol content in an amountgreater than or equal to 0.15.
DispositionsFebruary 19
Jose Mario Arevalo Jr., possession of mari-juana in an amount less than 2 ounces. Defen-dant was sentenced to one year deferred adjudi-cation, must attend drug class, and was assessedcourt costs and fines.
Ryan Scott Christian, motion to revoke, CountI: driving while intoxicated; Count II: possessionof marijuana in an amount less than 2 ounces.Defendant was sentenced to 10 days jail as a con-dition of probation and an additional 25 hourscommunity service.
Janae Marie Coleman, motion to revoke, as-sault causes bodily injury. Defendant’s probationwas extended six months, eight days in jail as acondition of probation and must attend support-ive revovery at Career & Recovery within 30 days.
Joshua Wade Conner, assault causes bodilyinjury/family violence. Defendant’s case was dis-missed.
Jordan Stephon Jackson, possession of mari-juana in less than 2 ounces. Defendant was sen-tenced to 30 days in jail and was assessed fines.
Kenneth Russell Murray, driving while licenseinvalid with previous conviictions/suspensionwithout financial responsibilities. Defendant wassentenced to three days jail, and was assessedcourt costs and fines.
Jesus E. Rodriguez Mendez, driving whileintoxicated with a blood alcohol content in anamount greater than or equal to 0.15. Defendantwas sentenced to 30 days jail, 12 months driver’slicense suspension, and was assessed court costsand fines.
Jose Juan Salazar-Covarru, possession ofmarijuana in an amount less than 2 ounces. De-fendant was extended six months, 10 days as acondition of probation, an additional 25 hourscommunity service and must attend counseling.
Valeen Anna Soliz, assault causes bodily inury.Defendant’s case was dismissed.
Edgar Valez, Count I: driving while licenseinvalid with previous conviictions/suspensionwithout financial responsibilities; Count II: flee-ing police officer. Defendant was sentenced to oneyear probation, 10 days as a condition of proba-tion, and was assessed court costs and fines.
Matthew Ryan Wente, Count I: theft of prop-erty in an amount greater than or equal to $50but less than $500; Count II: criminal mischief inan amount greater than and equal to $500 butless than $1,500. Defendant was sentenced to 18months deferred adjudication, four days jail as acondition of probation, and was assessed finesand restitution.
Taylor-Aaron Oquinn White, criminal tres-pass. Defendant’s case was dismissed.
Sandy Carvelli Cardenas, accident involvingdamage to vehicle in an amount greater than orequal to $200. Defendant was sentenced to oneyear probation, and was assessed court costs,fines and restitution.
Luis Antonio Gomez, possession of marijuanain an amount less than 2 ounces. Defendant wassentenced to one year deferred adjudication, mustattend drug class, and was assessed court costsand fines.
LaBrittany Ruth Hemphill, driving while li-cense invalid with previous conviictions/suspen-sion without financial responsibilities. Defendantwas sentenced to three days jail, and was assessedcourt costs and fines.
Brittany Nichole Ruiz, assault causes bodilyinjury. Defendant’s case was dismissed.
Leonard Wayne Shropshire, Count I: resistarrest, search or transport; Count II: assault
causes bodily injury. Defendant was sentenced to90 days jail.
Kevin Ledell Taylor, evading arrest/detention.Defendant was sentenced to 100 days jail.
Ana C. Tello, driving while license invalid withprevious conviictions/suspension without finan-cial responsibilities. Defendant was sentenced tosix months deferred adjudication, must get validdriver’s license, and was assessed court costs andfines.
DeedsFebruary 10
Special Warranty Deed: Cynthia J. Klopsteck,independent executrix to Cynthia J. Klopsteck, TwoTracts, Jno Dunlavy Survey.
Warranty Deed: Robert L. Leopold to AnselmoLuna, Lots 1-5, Block 8, Putney-Roos State StreetAddition.
February 11Warranty Deed: L.A. Muehr to Walter T.
Murtaugh, 22.43 Acres, John H. Dabney Survey.
February 12Warranty Deed: Shirley Ann Kiel Glueck, in-
dependent executrix to Shirley Giles, Lots 1 and2, Block 3, E.E. Irwin Addition, Columbus.
February 14Gift Deed: Otha C. Branstetter Jr. to Michael
Ray Branstetter, 67.2644 Acres, Peter Piper Sur-vey.
Warranty Deed: Stanley J. Theut to Mark Ed-ward Rose, 1.679 Acres, J. Gillespie Survey.
February 20Gift Deed: Ernestine Brom to James Mathis
Jr., 1.198 Acres, James Earl Survey.Gift Deed: Ernestine Brom to Gary Briscoe,
2.20245 Acres, James Earl Survey.Gift Deed: Emanuel F. Weishuhn to Judy Kae
Hoelscher, 2 Acres, F. Zimmerscheidt League.Gift Deed: Jenaro Rios to Darlene Rios, Lot
4, Block 78, Columbus.Warranty Deed: Brandon Merle Sine to Trevor
Ray Pool, Lot 7, Providence Landing.Warranty Deed: Tom H. Hill to Loma Linda
Land & Cattle Co. LTD, Various Tracts, Alex Th-ompson League.
February 21Quitclaim Deed: Lucious Wilson to Thomas
Lloyd Wilson, 5.05 Acres, N. Whiting & W.Osbourne Surveys.
Special Warranty Deed: JPMorgan ChaseBank National Association to Secretary of Hous-ing and Urban Development of Washington D.C.,0.417 Acre, Block 60, G.W. White Survey, EagleLake.
LeasesFebruary 18
Lease: Carol J. Falco to Square Mile EnergyLLC, 10 Acres, Amos Alexander Survey.
Lease: Linda Pond to Square Mile Energy LLC,20 Acres, Walker Wilson Survey.
Lease: Shawn Kanady Engleman to SquareMile Energy LLC, 10 Acres, Amos Alexander Sur-vey.
Lease: Christopher Ward Curtis to SquareMile Energy LLC, 10 Acres, Amos Alexander Sur-vey.
Lease: Derek W. Kanady to Square Mile En-ergy LLC, 10 Acres, Amos Alexander Survey.
Lease: Kenneth R. Sillet Sr. to Square MileEnergy LLC, 20 Acres, Harvey Morey Survey.
Court FilingsMarriage License
Jacob K. Asbill and Ashley L. StutesGene F. Clark and Linda Gail JonesChristopher Mark Wick and Sara Lizette KanaJose Luis Rodriguez and Maribel GuevaraBryan Dean Halamicek and Khwanchai
PlianklangZaki Chad Ghanem and Erica SeguraTeddy G. Womack and Shatondra Rene
McGuireThomas Charles Brown Jr. and Erin Nicole
Krischke
County CourtCases FiledJanuary 31
Joseph A. Corbitt Jr., failure to stop (yieldsign-designated point).
February 4Rufino Melendez Alfaro, speeding.
February 5Brett Garner, minor in possession of alco-
holic beverage.
Brett Garner, minor in consumption.Lana Jade Hickson, minor in possession of
alcoholic beverage.Lana Jade Hickson, minor in consumption.Christopher William Jones, driving under the
influence of alcohol-minor.Christopher William Jones, minor in con-
sumption.Carley Woytek, minor in possession of alco-
holic beverage.Carley Woytek, minor in consumption.
February 6Alan Pedro Gonzalez, possession of drug
paraphanalia.
February 10Lana Kay Billimek, driving while intoxicated.Travion Deshawn Carter, possession of mari-
juana in an amount less than 2 ounces.Crystal Dawn Davis, resist arrest, search or
transport.Herbert Frank Friemel Jr., driving while in-
toxicated.Varessi Fuentes, possession of marijuana in
an amount less than 2 ounces.Shadow Zamora Garza, possession of mari-
juana in an amount less than 2 ounces.Sharline Granger, driving while intoxicated.Hugo Rafael Gutierrez II, possession of mari-
juana in an amount less than 2 ounces.Kayle Maire McCullough, possession of mari-
juana in an amount less than 2 ounces.Allen Del Morgan Jr., driving while license
invalid with previous convictions/suspensions.Spencer Lee Norman, driving while intoxi-
cated.Cody Ray Pace, driving while intoxicated with
a blood alcohol content in an amount greater thanor equal to 0.15.
Jennifer Lynn Patterson, possession of mari-juana in an amount less than 2 ounces.
Miguel Angel Sierra-Mendez, driving whilelicense invalid with previous convictions/suspen-sions.
Mark Alan Sommer, driving while intoxicated.Maximilio Antonio Valdez, driving while in-
toxicated.Eddie Dashann Williams, driving while li-
cense invalid with previous convictions/suspen-sions.
February 13Jamal Deshawn Bean, possession of mari-
juana in an amount less than 2 ounces.Jamal Deshawn Bean, evading arrest/deten-
tion.Reuben Gonzalez III, possession of marijuana
in an amount less than 2 ounces.John Charles Holmes, possession of mari-
juana in an amount less than 2 ounces.
February 18Bruce Allen McClaskey, assault causes bodily
injury/family violene.
DispositionsFebruary 4
Jason Richard Chavez, driving while intoxi-cated. Originally filed July 21, 2013. Defendantwas sentenced to180 days jail with credit for threedays served probated one year, 80 hours com-munity service, must complete DWI Education andDWI Victim’s Panel within 180 days, and was as-sessed court costs and fines.
Mark Edward Farquhar, resist arrest, searchor transport. Originally filed Jan. 19, 2013. De-fendant pled to a lesser charge of disorderly con-duct and was sentenced to three days jail withcredit for three days served, and was assessedcourt costs and fines. Court costs and fines weredischarged with jail time.
Deric Dywane Houston, theft of property inan amount greater than or equal to $50 but lessthan $500. Originally filed Jan. 8, 2013. Defen-dant was sentenced to 90 days jail with credit for90 days served, and was assessed court costs andfines. Court costs and fines were discharged withjail time.
Daniel Wayne Kocian, assault causes bodilyinjury/family violence. Originally filed April 28,2013. Defendant’s case was dismissed.
Terrence Antoine Taylor, motion to revoke,driving while license invalid with previous con-victions/suspensions. Defendant’s probation wasrevoked and sentenced to 45 days jail with creditfor 15 days served and was assessed fines.
Mike Vega, harassment. Originally filed July22, 2013. Defendant was assessed court costs andfines.
District CourtDivorces Filed
Gordon Dwight Gnipp and VIrginia A. GnippVioleta Vasquez and Jose Ernesto Rangel
Divorces GrantedDonald E. Steele and Janet Lynn Steele
Charles Edmund Jobb and Kimberly Ann JobbLisa M. Ledbetter and Joshua S. LedbetterDiana April Blaschke and Kenneth Scott
BlaschkeCarla Mireles Ibarra and Jose Alfredo Ibarra
Cases FiledFebruary 8
Citimortgage Inc. vs. Derose Janceka
February 11Jaime Bibby vs. The Falls Joint Venture-R LLC,
Troon Golf LLC and Brett Stephen Hughett, injuryor damages-other.
February 12US Bank National Association vs. Nicholas
Patrick and Lauren Schultz, civil case-other.Cole Solis vs. The Falls Joint Venture-R LLC,
Troon Golf LLC and Brett Stephen Hughett, injuryor damages-other.
The successor in interest for Clear Lake PinesInc. vs. Clear Lake Pines Maintenance Corpora-tion, civil case-other.
February 20Forfeiture hearing for Eden Garza Gonzalez
and Eloy Gonzalez
DispositionsFebruary 5
Bentio Ipina Martinez, motion to revoke, driv-ing while intoxicated, third or more. Defendant’sprobation was revoke and sentenced to two yearsin the Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Instutional Division, and was assessed court costsand fines.
Darrell Eugene Morris III, possession ofmarijuana in an amount greater than 2 ouncesbut less than or equal to 4 ounces in a drug freezone. Defendant was sentenced to two years de-ferred adjudication, 100 hours community ser-vice, must write a 2,000 word essay on the effectsof marijuana, and was assessed fine and restitu-tion.
Andre Blake Washington, burglary og habi-tation. Originally filed January 2, 2014. Defen-
See COURTS, Page 11
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Stop by or call for tickets (979) 732-5135or email: [email protected]
Minnie Pause and the Hot Flashes
LA GRANGE — Betty Soo,along with her friends CarterSampson and Shane Walker, willbring her wry humor, natural stagepresence, crystal clear soprano tothe Bugle Boy in La Grange Fri-day at 8 p.m.
Soo’s style reflects a little gos-pel, some straight-ahead folk, a bitof twang, a bit of pop, and maybeeven a familiar oldie with a newtwist.
Her songwriting awards in-clude Kerrville New Folk Award,Mountain Stage NewSong, Wild-flower! Festival SongwritingCompetition, and Sisters FolkFestival Songwriting Competitionwinner, and Big Top ChautauquaSongwriter of the Year.
She has been a featured per-former at SXSW, InternationalFolk Alliance, Tin Pan South,Kerrville Folk Festival, SistersFolk Festival, Vancouver IslandFolk Festival, Old Settlers MusicFestival and Wilderness SongsFestival in the Netherlands.
Sampson has opened shows forThe Elephant Revival and PatGreen. She was named a top 12finalist in the 2012 MountainStage NewSong Contest and per-formed at the Lincoln Center inNew York, N.Y.
She was given an honorablemention in the Telluride Bluegrass
Soo to headline Bugle Boy entertainmentFestival Troubadour Contest thisyear.
Walker is a songwriter, bee-keeper and high school Spanishteacher. Long before working withbees or teenagers, Walker beganhis music career in 2002 by win-ning the University SongwriterCompetition at the Kerrville FolkFestival — the same year hefounded the Austin-based alt-country band The Gougers.
In seven years touring, TheGougers opened for countrygreats like Willie Nelson,Roseanne Cash, Marty Stuart andRicky Skaggs, and released threealbums.
Carrie Rodriguez will return tothe Bugle Boy stage Saturday at8 p.m.
Hailed by Lucinda Williams,recruited by Alejandro Escovedoand nurtured by Lyle Lovett, thesinger-songwriter has rapidlyemerged as one of the most com-pelling new voices on the roots-rock scene.
Rodriguez has established animpressive roster of touring, re-cording, and co-writing affilia-tions with Lucinda Williams, JeffBridges, Rickie Lee Jones, JohnPrine, Mary Gauthier, AlejandroEscovedo, guitarist Bill Friselland others.
She performed for the Black
Tie & Boots Inaugural Ball pre-sented by the Texas State Societyfor President Barack Obama’s in-auguration.
Rodriguez also has performedwith actor/musician Jeff Bridgeson Live! With Regis & Kelly,Colbert Report, Today Show andAustin City Limits.
Most performances arestreamed live online through TheBugle Boy online web casting atthebugleboy.org.
All shows at The Bugle Boyare sponsored by the Bugle BoyFoundation, a 501(c)3 publiclysupported non-profit organization.
VFW, Auxiliary namevarious contest winners
LA GRANGE — Winners ofthe local 2013-14 Patriot’s Pen,Voice of Democracy and Citizen-ship Education Teacher of theYear competitions were an-nounced recently by Veterans ofForeign Wars Post #5254 and itsLadies Auxiliary.
Students and teachers in LaGrange, Fayetteville and RoundTop-Carmine schools were eli-gible to enter the annual contests.
The Patriot’s Pen local winnerswere Ryan Becka and ParkerGage, both seventh-graders fromLa Grange Middle School, andMegan Wells, an eighth-graderfrom the Fayetteville ISD.
These students wrote on thetheme What Patriotism Means toMe.
All three essays have been sentto District 28 VFW in Austin forfurther competition.
High school students in thearea participated in the local Voiceof Democracy competition sub-mitting their audio/essay with the
La Grange High School sopho-more Avery Behrens will beawarded a $500 scholarship to thecollege of his choice after gradu-ation while senior Madison Becksof La Grange was the first runner-up. She will receive a small cashaward.
The winning essay was sent toDistrict 28 VFW for further judg-ing.
The 2013-14 Citizenship Edu-cation Teacher of the Year was LaGrange High School teacherLaurie Stork. Her portfolio alsowas sent to District 28 for furthercompetition.
The honorees, along with theirfamilies, were recognized at theannual VFW and Auxiliary Christ-mas and Awards Dinner last De-cember, where they were honoredwith framed citations and awards.
Judges for these contests wereVFW and Auxiliary members andretired teachers. The judges werevery complimentary on the cali-ber of these essays and com-mended the students and theirteachers for their work and hopemore students will make the ef-fort to compete next year.
1 seat of Oldham Co. 5 TX Willie sang “Little Things Mean _ ___” 6 TX Dabney Coleman fi lm: “____ to Five” 7 former spouse 8 org. for Mavs, Spurs, & Rockets 9 cruise ship levels14 poker debts?15 spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism (2 wds.)19 Motley county was named for this San Jacinto hero, but his name was misspelled21 TXism: “hot as a _____ stove”22 TX-fi lmed “Baby ___ ____ Must Fall” (‘65)27 El Camino ____ (Old San Antonio Road)28 TXism: “put two ___ ___ together”29 TXism: “__ ____ for the weary”30 birth state of TX outlaw Sam Bass32 “Hook ‘__ Horns!”33 TXism: “playing ____ _ ____ deck” (unlucky)36 TXism: “has a ____ like a snappin’ turtle”37 Reagan’s “Star Wars” (abbr.)38 TX Charles Good- night’s “beefalo”39 Latino41 Larry, Curly & ___42 herons with long white plumes
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24 this Nadel is a longtime Rangers announcer25 Selma horse track “______ Park”26 historic Galveston bldg.: “______ Villa”28 birds at Bentsen- Rio Grande Valley State Park
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COLUMBUSCattle on hand: 925Packer Cows: Higher dressing utility and cut-
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BELLVILLE — The EEA (Ex-tension Education Association) ofAustin County, a direct part of theTexas A&M AgriLife ExtensionService, has been hitting thestreets to sell tickets to its AnnualBake Potato Fundraiser to be heldMonday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. atthe Austin County Courthouse inBellville.
A total of 500 baked potatoeswill be sold this year to raise fundsto support their work and projectsin the community.
The fundraiser will be coordi-nated by Judy Schulz ofBleiblerville EEA. Funds will beused to support local non-profitcharities, as well as educationalprograms, which bring awarenessto the field of Family and Con-sumer Sciences.
The EEA’s mission is to workwith Texas A&M AgriLife Exten-sion Service to strengthen an en-rich families through educationalprogram, leadership, developmentand community.
This fundraiser is just one ofmany ways that EEA enjoysreaching out to the community it
EEA plans bake potato fundraiserserves.
Tickets can be purchased froma member of the organization orat the Extension office in Bellville.
For more information, contactMichelle Allen, Austin CountyExtension agent, at (979) 865-2072.
Dungen places in Voice of Democracy
TAYLOR DUNGEN
COLUMBUS — TaylorDungen was the winner in theVeterans of Foreign Wars Post6113 and Ladies Auxiliary Voiceof Democracy Contest.
Dungen won first place on thelocal and district level, and placedat the state level.
This year’s contest theme wasWhy I’m Optimistic about ourNation’s Future.
The award was presented onFeb. 8 at the State Voice of De-mocracy Awards Banquet in Mis-souri City.
Dungen is a 10th-grade studentat Columbus High School.
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CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY1. Public/Legal Notices2. Personals3. Lost and Found4. Cards of Thanks5. Miscellaneous8. Help Wanted
11. Pets and Livestock12. Farm Equip. & Supplies13. Garage Sales14. Articles for Sale
18. Apartments for Rent19. Houses for Rent20. Houses for Sale21. Mobile Homes for Sale24. Acreage for Sale/Rent25. Real Estate26. Real Estate Wanted27. Trucks for Sale28. Cars for Sale30. Repairs & Services
Public Notice1
NOTICE TO BIDDERSColorado County invites sealed bids for the furnishing of all labor,
materials, equipment and/or incidentals required for the following: (1) Roadpaving, (2) CRS-2 emulsion, (3) *MC-30 road oil, and (4) *seal coat sealersfor all County Precincts. Specifications to be obtained from County JudgeTy Prause’s Office, Colorado County Courthouse Annex, 318 Spring Street,Suite 101, Columbus, Texas 78934 (979/732-2604) or the County’s Web sitewww.co.colorado.tx.us.
*Or proven equal acceptable to Commissioners.Bids must be received on or before March 5, 2014 at 2:00 o’clock
p.m. and are irrevocable for 60 days from that time. Bids will be opened andread in the County Judge’s Office, Colorado County Courthouse Annex,318 Spring Street, Suite 101, Columbus, Texas at that time and date. Award-ing of bids may be made on March 10, 2014.
Bidders for the road paving shall include in their bid proof of Work-ers’ Compensation Insurance and General Liability Insurance Coverage inthe amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000). The successful Bidder forthe road paving will be required to furnish a Performance Bond if the con-tract is in excess of $100,000 and a Payment Bond if the contract is in excessof $25,000. For those contracts for road paving that are $50,000 or less nomoney will be paid to the Contractor until completion and acceptance of thework.
Road paving Bidders will be required to provide bid bonds for five(5%) percent of the bid amount.
Bidder will use lump sum or unit pricing as per specifications. Pay-ment will be made not later than 30 days after application for payment andproper processing by Commissioners’ Court.
Colorado County reserves the right to reject any and or all bids or toaccept any bid advantageous to the County.
Colorado County is an equal opportunity institution.By Order of the Commissioners Court February 10, 2014.
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Production Employees needed for J Bar B Foodsat our Waelder and Weimar facilities.
Must be able to perform a variety of job duties including: operatingmixing, stuffing and cooking machinery, placing and removing productfrom racks, washing items used in the production of our products,inspecting and packaging the finished products. Qualified candidate musthave the ability to work in a COLD environment. Must be able to followinstructions and have the ability to interact cordially with our employeesto accomplish common tasks. MUST be available to work overtime andweekends.Also hiring a Security Guard for the night shift in Waelder.Must be able to work weekends and Holidays.Excellent benefits offered. If interested please apply in person at:
J-B Foods, at 505 US Hwy 90 West, Waelder, TX orJ-B Foods, at 1078 Hwy 90 West, Weimar, TX
I. NOTICE TO BIDDERSObjective: La Grange Utilities, owned and operated by the City of LaGrange, is currently seeking proposals for the construction and/or removalof electric distribution lines, including the furnishing of all necessary la-bor or equipment. It is the intent of La Grange Utilities to select a Con-tractor that can offer the highest quality service at the lowest cost to thetaxpayers.Bidding Instructions: All bids must be in a sealed envelope with thefollowing statement clearly marked on the outside: “DO NOT OPEN —CONSTRUCTION AND/OR REMOVAL BID PROPOSAL, #LGU-500-01-14, ATTN: MR. FRANK MENEFEE”, and can be delivered to themain lobby receptionists at the La Grange City Hall located at 155 E.Colorado St., or mailed to La Grange Utilities, Attn: Mr. Frank Menefee,155 E. Colorado St., La Grange, TX 78934.All bids must be received by 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Bidsreceived after this deadline will be returned unopened to the sender.Bid Evaluation Criteria:• Qualifications and work experiences of the Bidder• Ability to satisfactorily perform the requested services and to meet therequirements as set forth in this request• Price/cost of desired services as per bid specifications.La Grange Utilities reserves the right to accept the proposal that best suitsits needs whether or not the price is lowest and also reserves the right toreject any or all bids or waive information.Award of the Contract to the successful Bidder will be made at a sched-uled meeting of the City Council of La Grange, Texas. No award of suchContact shall be considered final until it has been made by the City Coun-cil of La Grange, Texas.Potential Bidders are encouraged to make an on-site inspection of thisproject in order to gain a better knowledge of the nature and character ofconstruction and/or removal work to be performed hereunder. Appoint-ments for viewing of this project can be made by contacting Joe Medack,Electrical Superintendent at (979) 968-3127.Contractor crews shall be required to work Monday through Friday from7:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. or useless otherwise specified. The city alsorequires that the Contractor provide an on site supervisor that shall in-spect all work and meet with the City Electrical Superintendent at leastonce weekly.
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The State of Texas Cause No. 23853Square Mile Energy LLC In the District CourtPlaintiff, 25th Judicial Districtvs. of Colorado County,
TXBertha Delisle, William J. Rowe, Joseph N. Adams, Forest Rowe,Lawrence C. Rowe, Velma L. Rowe Hasenbank, and Charles V. Rowe,or their unknown heirs, devisees, successors, or assigns defendants.
To: Bertha Delisle, William J. Rowe, Joseph N. Adams, Forest Rowe,Lawrence C. Rowe, Velma L. Rowe Hasenbank, and Charles V. Rowe, ortheir unknown heirs, devisees, successors, or assigns: Defendants-Greet-ing
Notice to Defendants: “You have been sued. You may employ an at-torney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with theclerk who issued this citation by 10 a.m. on the Monday next followingthe expiration of 42 days after the date this citation was issued, a de-fault judgement may be taken against you.”
You are hearby commanded to appear by filing a written answer to thePlaintiff’s Petition at or before 10 a.m. of the Monday next after the expira-tion of 42 days after the date of issuance of this citation the same beingMonday, April 7, 2014, before the Honorable 25th District Court of ColoradoCounty, Texas at the Courthouse in said County in Columbus. Said Plaintiff’sPetition was filed in said court on the 18th day of February, 2014, in theabove entitled cause.
A brief statement of the nature of this suit is as follows, to-wit: Appoint-ment of a Receiver to Execute an Oil, Gas and Mineral Lease for Defen-dants, Bertha Delisle, William J. Rowe, Joseph N. Adams, Forest Rowe,Lawrence C. Rowe, Velma L. Rowe Hasenbank, and Charles V. Rowe, ortheir unknown heirs, devisees, successors, or assigns concerning a min-eral interest in certain lands in the J.B. Fenn Survey, Abstract No. 216,Colorado County, Texas. Defendant may own an undivided mineral interestin the same property as is more fully shown by Plaintiff’s Petition on file inthis suit.
Issued and given under my hand and seal of said County at Columbus,Texas, this 18th day of February, 2014.
CITATION OF PUBLICATION - TRC 109 & 114
Attorney for Plaintiff or Plaintiff: Clerk of the Court:James A. Evans Harvey VornsandP.O. Box 503 318 Spring St., Ste. 111Hallettsville, TX 77964 Columbus, TX 78934
BRAZOS ISD JOB POSTINGBrazos Independent School District is now accepting appli-
cations for a high school Math teacher for the remainder of theschool year/187 days if retained. Assignment: Geometry. SalaryRange: District Teacher Pay Scale. Position opened until filled.Applications can be downloaded from our website atwww.brazosisd.net. Contact person: Principal Dr. JonathonSzymanski, Brazos High School, P.O. Box 458, Wallis, TX77485. Applicants may email a cover letter, district application,resume, transcripts and a copy of credentials [email protected]. Faxed applications will not be ac-cepted. Applicants for all positions are considered without re-gard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, marital status,veteran or military status, disability, or any other legally pro-tected status.
Hruska’s Store & BakeryEllinger, Texas
Cashier/sales clerk- A convenience store clerk is respon-sible for maintaining customer service as per company stan-dard, quality of product, generating sales, housekeeping, mer-chandising, pricing, in adherence to all company policy/storestandards. One position available for 40+ hrs weekly a ro-tating shift 5-1 & 1-9. After 60 days insurance is available.
Apply in person.
Hruska’s Store & BakeryEllinger, Texas
LINE COOK-Applicants must have minimum of 6 months ex-perience. Applicants must be dependable, clean, work in a teamenvironment and able to work in a fast pace kitchen. You must beable to work with no or limited supervision. You must have expe-rience with lunch and dinner. One position available for 40+ hrsweekly a 1pm-9pm shift. After 60 days insurance is available.
Apply in person.
NOW HIRING: Truck DriverApply in person at M-G Feed Mill in Weimar.Must have a Class A CDL with a good drivingrecord. Benefits include: Paid Holidays, Vaca-tion, Paid Health Insurance, Sick Days withPay, and 401K. Part-time also.
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Genesis Education and TrainingWill be offering a nurse aide training
at Trucare Living Center (TLC)In Columbus, Texas
Classes will be held form 8a-1p Mon-Fri for 4 weeks.Please call Rose Mejia at TLC (979) 733-0500
Or Erica Washington at Genesis(281) 935-0378 for details.
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BULLS FORSALE
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16 month to3 year old
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Single neutered maleseeking companionshipof female human. I weigh12 pounds and love tocuddle. This will be a per-manent relationship. Mustbe monogamous (I do nottolerate other men in mypresence, and will be veryadamant about that!).Fully vetted: no fear ofcatching any diseases. Toarrange a rendevous con-tact PUPS at (979) 732-5591.
Living Estate Sale of Marian BrennanHouse Sold – Can’t Take it All
(formerly PETE ETLINGER home)104 Lee Lane Bellville, Texas 77418
Antiques, 2 curved sofa (1 Sherrill), 6 ft. sofa, Bernard & Simondsloveseats & tables, wing-back chairs, Oxford cherry dining table w/8chairs, 4-poster bedroom, mahogany/leather insert bedroom, tables, pr.Victorian side chairs, pr Rosewood side chairs, glass-topped coffeetables, Victorian inlaid marble top cabinet, Karges breakfront china/desk cabinet, pine 5’ country hutch, vintage Wheeling & Wilson Co.sewing machine, Bavarian china, crystal, Regulator clocks, mantle clock,sm. appliances, stereos, silver plate, trunks, exercise equipment, com-puter, 42 inch TV, Christmas, ART—G Harvey, D Windberg, P Bannis-ter, books, brass, name brand clothing. Much to sell! For pictures, clickon www.estatesales.net. (979) 885-8935.
Friday, February 28, 9 AM – 4 PMSaturday, March 1, 9 AM – 4 PMSunday, March 2, 9 AM – 4 PM
—CLASSY SALES—All sales final & as is – Ltd Access! No Large Bags!
No children! Cash & Checks with ID!SECURITY IN PLACE!
Class A CDL driver needed for local de-livery yard. Deliveries include grass, treesand landscaping material in the Brookshire,Katy and surrounding area. Full-time hourlyposition needed.
To apply or for more information contactGreg at The Grassland (281) 934-1763.
Gift Shop Closing!The Ritzy Rabbit
2310 Hwy. 36 • SealyFINAL SALE, FEB. 26-28
All Inventory Must Go!
Frisch Auf! Valley Country ClubWanted: Experienced wait server. Can make up to$15 per hour. Must work lunch and dinner. Insur-ance possible.
Wanted: Buser. $8.25 per hour. Must work lunch.Insurance possible.
Wanted: Full-time line cook. Possible benefits.
Apply in person at Frisch Auf! Valley CountryClub, 575 Country Club Drive, La Grange, TX78945.
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dant was sentenced to five years deferred adjudi-cation, must complete SAFPF program, and wasassessed court costs and fines.
Zachary Ryan Richardson, burglary of habi-tation. Originally filed Jan. 27. Defendant was sen-tenced to five years deferred adjudication, mustcomplete SAFPF program, 200 hours communityservice, and was assessed court costs, fines andrestitution.
Sheridan Jospeh Epperson, possession ofcontrolled substance Penalty Group 1 in anamount less than 1 gram. Originally filed Jan. 15.Defendant was sentenced to one year state jailand was assessed court costs.
Sheridan Joseph Epperson, unlawful posses-sion of firearm by felon. Originally filed Jan. 24.Defendant was sentenced to 10 years Texas De-partment of Criminal Justice-Institutional Divisionprobated five years, after release from state jaildefendent must complete SAFPF program, 200hours community service, and was assessed courtcosts and fines.
DeedsJanuary 29
Special Warranty Deed: PKM Investments LLCto Kathleen H. McMahon, Acreage in D.E. ColtonSurvey, A-33, see instrument.
Warranty Deed: Kathy Barta and Cynthia BartaCruz to Edwin J. Barta, 7.37 Acres, M. MuldoonLeague, A-79.
Warranty Deed: Eddie L. and Deborah B.Wyatt to Chris A. and Susan M. Cherry, 2.345Acres, being Tract 5, Hills of West Point Subdivi-sion, Phase 1.
Warranty Deed: Cleo L. and MadelineSchneider to Pamela G. Benbenek, Lot 2, Block1, Eblin Addition, John Eblin League, A-42, LaGrange.
January 30Special Warranty Deed: Cory Joe Farmer to
Loralee A. Farmer, 5 Acres, Samuel M. WilliamsSurvey, A-111.
Special Warranty Deed: Cory Joe Farmer toLoralee Farmer, 3 Acres, Samuel M. WilliamsLeague, A-11.
Warranty Deed: Troy Darre Schulz, et al toDonato and Olga Herrera, Lot 6, Block 508,Fasion & Ligon Addition, La Grange.
Warranty Deed: Trudi Denise Roberts to KristiVaughn Anguiano to Matthew Zimmer, 3 Acres,Charles F. Wright Survey, A-318.
Warranty Deed: H.F. Benedict to 130 W. NorthMain Inc., Lots 19-20 and part Lots 21-22, Block22, Flatonia.
Warranty Deed: Betty Jean Zbranek Price
CourtsContinued from Page 5 Regan to Douglas Wayne and Belinda Sue Ricther,
13.275 Acres, John Castleman League, A-31.
January 31Special Warranty Deed: Sac N Pac Stores Inc.
to Stripes LLC, 0.9778 Acre, 0.8058 Acre and0.4114 Acre, William H. Carson 1/4 League, A-28 and John H. Moore 1/2 League, La Grange.
Special Warranty Deed: Craig and Stacie Simsto Lone Star Cleaning & Laundry Inc., 0.588 Acres,being Part Lot 33, John H. Moore Plan, John H.Moore 1/2 League, A-71, La Grange.
Warranty Deed: Melinda H. Lyon to MelindaH. Lyon Living Trust and Melinda H. Lyon, trustee,see instrument.
Warranty Deed: Timony William Spice toTimothy William and Meredith M. Spice, 1 Acreand 0.139 Acre Ease, being Lot 24, B Vista RanchSubdivision.
Warranty Deed: Lisa M. Brown to Richard andVicki Slye, 0.355 Acre, James Beardslee League,A-13.
Warranty Deed: Leonard L. Rutan to Robertand Hermelinda Jimenez, 9.114 Acres, JohnVanderworth Survey, A-312.
Warranty Deed: Marc A. and Stephanie WoodFitzpatrick to Dylan Lavance Laake, Lot B, Block25, John H. Moore 1/2 League, A-71, La Grange.
February 3Warranty Deed: Franklin Ross and Robbie Jo
Hruska to Charles M. and Dolores Votow, Sur-face only, 0.369 Acre, John Castleman League, A-031.
Warranty Deed: O’Reilly Automovtive StoresInc., O’Reilly Automotive Inc. and Hi-Lo Auto Sup-ply LP to O’Reilly Auto Enterprises LLC, 0.6176Acre, being Lots 191 and 208, John H. MoorePlan, John H. Moore 1/2 League, A-71, La Grange.
Warranty Deed: Dennis Gerald and LarraineH. Green to Terry A. Lehmann, Acreage in Alex-ander Reed Survey, A-275, see instrument.
Warranty Deed: Fred Lee Schaefer to Markand Karen Vandyke, 12.93 Acres, Samuel M. Wil-liams League, A-111 and John E. Lewis 1/4 League,A-65.
Warranty Deed: Mozisek Properties, andWeston and Wade Mozisek to Wade M. Mozisek,2 Acres, Emelius Savage League, A-90.
February 5Special Warranty Deed: Fred Willie Bowers
ans Silvia M. Stewart Chamlee to Silvia M. Stewart-Chamlee, Lot 7-10, Block 12, Ellinger.
Warranty Deed: Juel L. Sprindler to SharonL. Gioffre-McIntyre, 13,691 sq. ft., being Lot 1,Block 1, Eblin Addition, La Grange.
Warranty Deed: Howard J. and Teresa Munizto Victor Cuevas and Erica Martinez, Lot 15, Block1, Part 3, Northpointe Addition, La Grange.
February 6Warranty Deed: Earl M. Gilbert Irrevocable
Trust, et al to Distinguished Transport LLC, 5Acres, John Shaw League, A-92.
Warranty Deed: Tom H. and Suzanne S. Hillto Loma Linda Land & Cattle Co. LTD and LomaLinda Management LLC, Acreage in the AlexanderThompson Survey, A-98, see instrument.
February 7Special Warranty Deed: C. James Aymond III
to Debora Bruner Aymond, 20.416 Acres, FayetteCounty School Land, A-182.
Special Warranty Deed: Debra BrunerAymond to C. James Aymond III, 96.05 Acres less49.39 Acres and less 20.416 Acres, Fayette CountySchool Land Survey, A-182.
Warranty Deed: Travis and Katrina Miertschinto Raymond and Sandra Matthijetz, 4.712 Acres,Elizabeth Campbell League, A-26.
Warranty Deed: Freemon W. III, Brenda J.and Freemon Winsten Miles to Nora Fay Rutledge,0.922 Acre, being Lots 8-9, Monument Hill, Sec-tion 10, David Berry League, A-15 and Lot 7,Monument Hill, Section 10, Frisch Auf Subdivi-sion.
LeasesJanuary 29
Lease: Frances Louise Kennon, et al to SabineRiver Energy LLC, see instrument.
Lease: Mark Andrew Miller to Sabine RiverEnergy LLC, 0.4178 Acre, W.A. Faires Survey, A-180.
Lease: Jimmy Griffin Sr. to Sabine River En-ergy LLC, Acreage in W.A. Faires Survey, A-180,see instrument.
Lease: Crystal K. Ingram to Sabine River En-ergy LLC, see instrument
Lease: County of Fayette and State of Texas toSabine River Energy LLC, 0.1492 Acre, being Lot4, Block 12, M. Muldoon Survey, A-73, Muldoon.
Lease: Karen J. Durocher to Sabine River En-ergy LLC, 0.224 Acre, being Lot 3 and part Lot 2,Block 12, M. Muldoon Survey, A-73, Muldoon.
February 3Lease: J.P. Watson Jr. Enterprises Inc. to We-
ber Energy Corp., 501.1 Acres, Thomas CochranSurvey, A-147.
Lease: Karen Hole to Weber Energy Corp.,Acreage in J.C. Cunningham Survey, A-39, see in-strument.
February 4Lease: Derek Simms to Sabine River Energy
LLC, 3.3 Acres, William Evans 1/3 League, A-174and M. Muldoon League, A-74.
Lease: Beverly Weesner to Sabine River En-ergy LLC, 1.63 Acres, W.A. Faires Survey, A-180.
AUSTIN COUNTY•Precinct 101 — Austin County Courthouse
Basement Meeting Room, 1 E. Main St.,Bellville
•Precinct 102 — Austin County Convention& Expo Center, 2076 E. Hill St., Bellville
•Precinct 103 — St. John Lutheran RetreatCenter, 4740 Hwy. 36 N., Bellville
•Precinct 104 — Millheim Harmonie Hall,4460 FM 949, Sealy
•Precinct 205 — Sens Activity Center, 200Briar Ridge Dr., Bellville
Catholic School in La Grange re-cently started using the OrganwiseGuys Curriculum.
Organwise Guys is an enter-taining, informative program thatmakes teaching children aboutgood health fun and interesting.
The Organwise Guys uses
characters to personify the majororgans of the body and to bringtheir messages — low-fat, high-fiber, drink lots of water and ex-ercise – to life by emphasizing theimportant of incorporating healthyhabits into their daily living.
Hardy Heart and his organfriends also joined elementary stu-
dents at Flatonia Elementary,Round Top-Carmine Elementaryand Hermes Elementary to teachthem all about being healthy andexercising.
Funding for the Sacred HeartOrganwise Curriculum was madepossible through a LCRA UnitedCharities Grant.
Students at Sacred Heart Catholic School in La Grange recently started using the Organwise Guys curricu-lum. Among the participants are, front row, from left, Jacob Kalina, Kennedi Namken, Natalia Soto, MasonKleiber, Garrett Buscher, Kylie Trlicek, Elena Supak and Ray Moore; middle row, Clara Bundick, Phylis To,Landon Behler, Gabriel Greuter, Anthony Anzaldua, David Murillo, Tori Newton and Colton Wischnewsky;and, back row, Kinder aide Denise Kubena, Fayette County AgriLife Extension agents Sally Garrett, JeniferBoening and Kayla Kaspar, and Kinder teacher Lee Burleson.
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February 20-22La Grange TournamentKadeKade Vyvjala of Schulenburg disrupts the shot of an East Chambers
player during last Friday night’s Class 2A area playoff game at BearGym on the campus of Alief Hastings High School in Houston. The Short-horns’ season came to an end with a 59-47 loss. Photo by Audrey Kristynik
Round Top-Carmines’s Jared Quimby beats the full-court pressure of a Laneville defender during last Fridaynight’s Class 1A Division II area playoff game at Tiger Gym in Trinity. The Yellowjackets pressured RT-C intonumerous turnovers en route to a 100-48 victory. Photo by Mark Conley
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Greeting Citizens of Colorado County,My name is Kimberly Menke and I am a
candidate for County Clerk.I am a lifelong resident
of the county and a gradu-ate of Columbus HighSchool. I also am themother of a nine year oldson, Joshua, and thedaughter of Ivan andGladys Menke.
Currently, I am employed by the CountyClerk’s office as a deputy clerk and havebeen for the past 3 1/2 years. Prior to theCounty Clerk’s office I was a deputy clerkfor the Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 of-fice for five years.
I have the experience and determinationit takes to be the next Colorado CountyClerk.
I am asking you for the support and votein the upcoming Republican Primary Elec-tion on March 4, 2014.Thank you, Kimberly Menke
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High Jump — 1. Ty Beseda, La Grange, 6-2; 2. Jackson, Caldwell, 6-0; 3. Williams, Caldwell,5-1; 4. Wayne Noak, La Grange, 5-8; 5. Dillon,Lexington, 5-8; 6. Christian Wallace, Sealy, 5-6.
The Bellville Bulls 11U baseball team recently won the USSSA February Frost tournament at Ford Park inBeaumont. Team members included, front row, from left, Colby Lange, Lane Hayslip, Caber Swope, ChaseOltmann, Brandt Okonski, Kyle Peschel and Carson Peschel; middle row, Dylan Carroll, Kyler Froebel, CodyJackson, Grant Juno and Jacob Divin; and, back row, Manager Todd Froebel, and coaches Glenn Lange,Daryl Okonski and Wayne Peschel.
Pole Vault — 1. Mark Bosse, East Bernard,13-00 3/4; 2. Chris Garcia, Palacios, 13-00 1/2;3. Dylan Kovarcik, Needville, 13-00; 4. SunneRodriguez, Sweeny, 12-06; 5. Tyler Kurtz, EastBernard, 12-00.
3200 Run — 1. Wyatt Kieler, East Bernard,9:57.70; 2. Caleb Moseley, East Bernard,10:45.60; 3. Benton Graves, St. Thomas, 10:53.40;4. T.J. Morin, Needville, 11:12.70; 5. Cesar Flores,Brazos, 11:16.90; 6. John Failla, East Bernard,11:17.70.
4x100 Relay — 1. Sweeny, 44.46; 2. VanVleck, 44.48; 3. East Bernard, 44.67; 4. Palacios,45.62.
800 Run — 1. Daniel Garza, East Bernard,1:57.94; 2. Juanya Castile, Van Vleck, 2:07.77; 3.Sergio Vargas, Sweeny, 2:07.89; 4. Kyle Springer,Needville, 2:12.08; 5. Ryan Hudson, La Marque,2:12.59; 6. Cesar Flores, Brazos, 2:18.64.
High Jump — 1. Brooke Boettcher, EastBernard, 5-2; 2. Amand Boettcher, East Bernard,5-0; 3. (tie) Iesha Broussard, Sweeny, 4-10 andCaitlyn Morton, Sweeny, 4-10; 5. (tie) KristenMorse, East Bernard and Chelsea Garbs, Brazos,4-8; 7. (tie) K. Jakubec, Needville and L. Bosse,Needville, 4-6.
Long Jump — 1. Jessica Jones, Sweeny, 15-3 1/2; 2. KaNeesha Smith, East Bernard, 15-1; 3.A. Matlock, Needville, 14-7 1/2; 4. C. Ramey,Needville, 14-7; 5. Céraven Seaser, Sweeny, 14-5;6. Courtney Clipson, East Bernard, 14-2.
Pole Vault — 1. Cassidy Bodden, Danbury,7-6; 2. Erin Hopkins, Sweeny, 7-0; 3. L. Bosse,Needville, 6-6; 4. J. Humphrey, Needville, 6-0.
3200 Run — 1. Lizzy Guerra, East Bernard,12:16.00; 2. Katelyn Walters, East Bernard,12:43.60; 3. S. Tabor, Needville, 12:50.60; 4. B.Sablatura, Needville, 12:59.60; 5. S. Rivera,Needville, 12:59.20; 6. Cassidy Mica, East Ber-nard, 13:45.70.
4x100 Relay — 1. Sweeny, 51.33; 2. EastBernard, 52.20; 3. Needville, 52.27; 4. La Marque,52.78; 5. Danbury, 54.40.
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800 Run — 1. S. Longoria, Needville,2:29.71; 2. T. Keefe, Needville, 2:33.31; 3. A.J.Navarro, East Bernard, 2:38.36; 4. SavannahSommers, Brazos, 2:38.81; 5. T. Mesecke,Needville, 2:39.51; 6. Anna Hernandez, Danbury,2:40.46.
100 Hurdles — 1. (tie) Kori Slanina, EastBernard and Bailey Hlavinka, East Bernard, 16.74;3. Tiffany Stratton, Sweeny, 16.91; 4. MaiganMarques, Danbury, 17.19; 5. P. Schroeder,Needville, 17.39; 6. J. Humphrey, Needville, 17.58.
Basketball ChampionshipsFrank Ervin Center • University of Texas • Austin
Semifinal: Weimar vs. Kerens • Today (Thursday) • 10 a.m.Final: Weimar-Kerens Winner vs. Plains-Santo Winner • Saturday • 8:30 a.m.
WEIMAR LADY CATS … 2014 REGION IV-1A DIVISION I CHAMPIONS
Lady Cats earn first-ever trip to Final Four
PLAYOFF PAIRINGSBasketball
Frank Ervin Center • AustinClass 1A Division I
Semifinal: Plains (28-3) vs. Santo (24-8) to-day (Thursday), 8:30 a.m.
Semifinal: Weimar (33-4) vs. Kerens (28-4),today (Thursday), 10 a.m.
Final: Saturday, 8:30 a.m.
Class 1A Division II
Semifinal: Argyle (35-1) vs. GeronimoNavarro (33-7), today (Thursday), 1:30 p.m.
Semifinal: Waco La Vega (33-0) vs. AbileneWylie (30-5), today (Thursday), 3 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 10 a.m.
UIL Girls State Championships
Class 2A
Semifinal: Canyon (32-4) vs. Georgetown(31-6), tonight (Thursday), 7 p.m.
Semifinal: San Antonio Brennan (34-1) vs.McKinney Boyd, tonight (Thursday), 8:30 p.m.
Class 3A
Semifinal: Hallettsville (34-3) vs. Wall (33-4), Friday, 8:30 a.m.
Semifinal: Brock (34-2) vs. Franklin (30-5),Friday, 10 a.m.
Final: Saturday, 1:30 p.m.
Class 4A
Semifinal: Calvert (24-1) vs. Roscoe High-land (28-3), Friday, 1:30 p.m.
Semifinal: Lipan (36-1) vs. Nazareth (34-2),Friday, 7 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 7 p.m.
HOMER BAILEY
GOODYEAR, Ariz. — HomerBailey of La Grange signed a six-year, $105 million contract withthe Cincinnati Reds that includesa mutual option for a seventh yearlast Thursday during the first fullday of spring training at their fa-cility in Goodyear, Ariz.
The two parties had reached atentative agreement on Feb. 19.
The La Grange right-hander,who was 11-12 with a 3.49 ERAin 2013, was the final majorleague player left in arbitrationthis year, with a hearing scheduledfor last Thursday.
Bailey asked for $11.6 million,and the Reds offered $8.7 million,their biggest gap among theirplayers in arbitration.
Bailey avoided arbitration lastseason with a one-year, $5.35 mil-lion deal.
The deal includes a $25 mil-lion mutual option for 2020 witha $5 million buyout and wouldhelp the Cincinnati Reds withtheir cash flow by deferring someof the salary for short periods.
2018 and $23 million in 2019. Inan unusual twist, much of the an-nual salary would be deferred un-til the November after each sea-son.
Bailey would be paid in-seasonamounts of $3 million this year,$4 million next year, $11 millionin 2016, $12 million in 2017, $14million in 2018 and $15 millionin 2019.
If he were to be traded, his newteam would have to pay all of thesalary amounts during the season.The $5 million buyout also wouldbe paid when either side decides
not to exercise the option ratherthan having it deferred until No-vember 2020.
The 27-year-old Bailey is 49-45 in his career with a 4.25 ERA.He set highs in innings pitched(209) and strikeouts (199) last sea-son, and threw his second no-hit-ter in two seasons.
Bailey is the third pitcher inReds history to throw two no-hit-ters, joining Johnny Vander Meerand Jim Maloney.
The hard-throwing Texan wenta career-best 13-10 with a 3.68ERA in 2012, completing hisbreakthrough season by throwinga no-hitter in Pittsburgh on Sept.28, a 1-0 victory.
He threw the 16th no-hitter infranchise history last June 2, a 3-0 win over San Francisco at GreatAmerican Ball Park.
Bailey, who was the NationalBaseball Player of the Year as asenior at La Grange High School,led the Leopards to Class 3Achampionships in 2001 and ’04before signing with the Reds asthe No. 7 player drafted overallfollowing his high school career.
His parents, David and KarenBailey, still live in La Grange andBailey spends a lot of hisoffseason time there.
La Grange’s Bailey signslucrative deal with Reds
Tri-countyboys teamseliminatedfrom hunt
The season is over for the tri-county boys basketball teams.
Weimar (14-10) became thelast team to fall when Port Aransasdefeated the Wildcats 60-50 in theRegion IV-1A Division Iquarterfinals on Tuesday night.
La Grange (19-13), who postedits first postseason win in 14 yearsin the bi-district round,Schulenburg and Round Top-Car-mine suffered area losses last Fri-day night.
San Antonio Sam Houston de-feated the Leopards 82-63 in Class3A, while East Chambersbounced Schulenburg (18-13) 59-47 in Class 2A.
Laneville pressed the Cubs(14-7) en route to a 100-48 vic-tory in Class 1A Division II.
Kristie Guerrero of Weimar beats Harper’s Sarah Whitten off the dribbleon a drive to the basket during last Saturday’s Region IV-1A Division Ifinal at the Cougar Den on the campus of Canyon High School in NewBraunfels. Guerrero connected for 14 points in the Lady Cats’ 51-45 vic-tory to earn their first-ever appearance in the UIL Final Four. BannerPress Photo by Chad Ferguson
Weimar’s Jazmine Kirby was a dominate figure in the Lady Cats’ 51-45win over Harper in the Region IV-1A Division I championship last Sat-urday at the Cougar Den on the campus of Canyon High School in NewBraunfels. She finished with a game-high 28 points, and also added 13rebounds, three blocks, three assists, and two steals. Banner Press Photoby Chad Ferguson
Antonio Wagner (25-10), Friday, 3 p.m.Semifinal: Manvel (36-2) vs. Plano West (27-
5), Friday, 8:30 p.m.Semifinal: Duncanville (34-0) vs. San
Class 5AFinal: Saturday, 3 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 8:30 p.m .
NEW BRAUNFELS —Weimar rallied from a 20-9 first-quarter deficit and outscoredHarper 42-25 over the final 24minutes to earn a 51-45 win andthe school’s first-ever appearancein the UIL’s version of the girlsbasketball Final Four.
The Lady Cats (33-4) will drawKerens (28-4), a state semifinal-ist in 2012, today (Thursday) at10:30 a.m. at the Frank Ervin Cen-ter in Austin.
A victory would send Weimarto Saturday morning’s finalagainst the Plains-Santo winner.
Sparked by sophomoreJazmine Kirby’s all-around per-formance, the Lady Cats were notgoing to be denied after losing
Class 2A finals in 2004 to neigh-boring rival Schulenburg and2009 to Salado.
Kirby finished with a game-high 28 points and controlled theboards with 13 rebounds, includ-ing 10 on the defensive end. Andfor good measure, she added threeblocks, three assists and twosteals.
But it was her three-pointerwith six minutes, 35 seconds to goin the third quarter that providedthe Lady Cats with their first leadof the game at 31-30.
“She (Kirby) had a huge night.She had some big threes and droveto the bucket for some key bas-kets,” said Lady Cats coach RogerMaupin.
Kirby was a perfect three-for-three from three-point range.
Harper (26-9) gave the LadyCats fits in the first quarter withits backdoor game againstWeimar’s man defense.
But when Maupin switched tothe 1-2-2 zone, the complexion ofthe game changed for the better… at least for the Lady Cats.
“We just were not helping ondefense and seemed a little con-fused at what we were supposedto do,” Maupin said. “But once wewent to the zone, our defensepicked up and we were able to getsome easy baskets. The game be-gan to flow much better for us.”
The Lady Cats opened the sec-ond quarter with six consecutive
points, including five by Kirby, towhittle the deficit to 20-15.
Weimar closed the half withanother six-point run, highlightedby baskets from Kristie Guerrero,Kirby and Emma Holland, toclose the gap to 29-28 at intermis-sion.
After Harper opened the thirdperiod with a free throw, Kirbycanned her three-pointer and theLady Cats began their march tothe Final Four.
“These girls are making history— the first team from Weimar toreach the state tournament —andit is something that people willtalk about from now on,” saidMaupin.
Bailey would get salaries of $9million this year, $10 million in2015, $18 million in 2016, $19million in 2017, $21 million in