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Friday night, it became clear to some in Williamson County that it’s getting harder all the time to find an answer, so many are turning to prayer and God to heal the nation. Georgetown’s T.A. Lowthorp and his wife and high-school sweetheart, Pam, were looking for a way to gather with other hurting souls but couldn’t find one, so they created one. T.A. has been a Deputy Sheriff for the past six years and is a member of the Crisis Intervention Team. “We’ve seen agencies of all types doing prayer meetings, having a night of unity, and we just wanted to come together and pray to see what we can do as a community.” More than 60 people—parents, teens, law enforcement, local leaders, and more—met in the downtown area Sunday evening for fellowship, prayer and hope. Much of the group came together via social media and word of mouth in Pam’s spouse network. When T.A. changed careers into law enforcement, Pam organized a support group for wives of first responders. “This isn’t like when he worked at Home Depot. The worst call in the middle of the night would be about working late to unload extra palettes. I didn’t understand this lifestyle until I walked it and lived it, so all of us being able to walk beside another woman who understands is a blessing.” Pam says. “We weren’t sure of the response we would get, but we knew if there were just four of us, we would stand and pray together. It doesn’t matter—we just wanted to let people know we are here, and ask God to

Top: Organizers T.A. and Pam Lowthorp. • Above: Prayer begins... • Right: Pastor Daniel Gonzales leads in prayer. heal our land.” T.A. added, “This small town, small church feeling is comforting. One person will open us in prayer and we invite anyone who feels like they want to speak and pray, all are welcome. It’s not about Blue Lives or Black Lives or All Lives. It’s about we’re all hurting; it’s all about the souls.” The Lowthorps felt that God was putting it on their hearts to create a space and a means to bring people together and hope to continue doing similar meetings on a quarterly basis at their church and elsewhere. “The badge doesn’t make me who I am,” T.A. says. “In six years in law enforcement, I’ve never once used anything on

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my belt; it’s always been words. Just treat people with respect, whether a convicted felon, no matter their history, what color they are; you just show them respect and communicate with them.” Pam’s message is simple; “Cover everything in prayer. That’s my hashtag. I used to be very fearful because I didn’t think this was our plan but this was T.A.’s calling since he was a young man and God just told me ‘he’s covered.’” As one participant prayed, “We will rebuild with a small spot first, and many will come together as in Nehemiah, to rebuild the whole city one piece at a time.”

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It’s Football Magazine Season

East View receiver Mason Klinger and his Patriot teammates are a consensus eighth place choice in 19-5A. Photo: Russell Rinn

GHS linebacker Matt May and his Eagles are a consensus runner-up pick in the 19-5A race. Photo: Russell Rinn

Texas Football, The Old Coach Have Their Say Lapping The Field

Galen Wellnicki

Football predictions can be a lot like the elegantly wrapped presents under the tree as the calendar counts down to December 25th. They build anticipation. Will they be the greatest thing since toilet paper, or will they simply be a source of toilet paper? Will that beautiful box of moderate size hold the keys to a fully equipped BMW or your 87th tie with color stripes created by a hungover third-world fabric dye maker or the third copy of that Justin Bieber album that was in your two previous packages — each with a life-sized poster? There are no guarantees. That’s why they play the games, so says the television color commentator who gets a six-figure salary for saying things like that, along with, the team with the most points, runs or goals seems to always win. Both of the state’s primary high school football magazines are on the shelves in retail establishments — Dave Campbell’s Texas Football and The Old Coach Friday Night Football Texas. Texas Football has been around since 1960 when Longhorns running back Jack Collins graced the cover, 574 high school teams were previewed, and the price tag was a then momentous

“I’m excited about our 2016 team. The kids have had a great off-season and expect to be in the playoff hunt this year. As for preseason predictions, it’s not where you start, but where you finish. We have some great kids that are going to compete every week and at the end we will see where we are.” Rob Davies, Head coach East View High School

50 cents — basically the cost of three chili dogs and a Pepsi. In that first 96-page magazine, Port Arthur Jefferson, Sweetwater, Olney and Stinnett were picked to win the state championships in then Classes 4A-A. Bellville’s Ednie Koy Jr., older brother of Georgetown’s Ted Koy was on the first

Super Team, along with a Williamson County running back from Taylor named Budgie Ford. By the way, none of the four championship picks even made the title games in 1960 that were won by Corpus Christi Miller, Brownwood, Denver City and Albany. The Old Coach FNF Texas is in its seventh season and is totally devoted to all things high school football, while Texas Football also does both the pros and the state’s colleges — with a major exception in Georgetown. There’s no mention of Southwestern University’s four-year-old program. No blurb in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference preview and no schedule. It jumps from Austin College, Texas Lutheran and Trinity to Southwestern Assemblies of God, a small college in Waxahachie, if you don’t follow the sport on a sub-Division I level. Where was the ball fumbled? It seems that a school such as SU would want to be in a magazine that previews more than 1,400 Texas high schools, and is at least glanced at by a majority of the players on those teams and the parents and guardians who are looking for quality educational providers for their non-Division I or Division II athletes. Next year, SU takes a major step up the competitive ladder when it joins the American Southwest Conference with the likes of Mary Hardin-Baylor and Hardin-Simmons where a hyphen in the name seems to guarantee a successful season.

“We do not pay a whole lot attention to preseason magazines predictions. I am pretty sure that those predications are never accurate. Our team is concentrating on week one and opening up to play Fort Worth Brewer at Baylor University… We are excited about our team and the 2016 football season, and are working hard these last few weeks of summer to make sure we are ready to go on Aug. 8.” Jason Dean, Head Coach Georgetown High School But let’s get back to our thesis subject — high school football projections, especially those effecting Georgetown, East View and their fellow District 19-5A schools. Football Magazines cont. on B2

The excitement is beginning to build for another season of GISD football as exhibited by students during last season’s annual battle between the East View Patriots and Georgetown Eagles.

Photo: Russell Rinn

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GISD Season Ticket Information Announced Last year’s season ticket holders for East View and Georgetown football games will have the first option to renew season tickets beginning Monday, Aug. 1 through Friday, Aug. 12. Tickets may be renewed online at www.georgetownisdtickets.com. Season ticket holders may add, remove or relocate to current available seats during the renewal period only. There will be no refunds or exchanges.

Tickets not renewed by 4 p.m. on Aug. 12 will be released to the general public beginning Monday, Aug. 15. There are two ways to renew: * Online 24 hours a day by following “HOW TO RENEW SEASON TICKETS ONLINE.” Purchasers will be able to print tickets. * Online ticketing provider’s call center (ExtremeTix) 888-695-0888. The season ticket price

this year is $7 per ticket per game plus $2.50 service fee per ticket package for online purchases or renewals. For questions regarding online transactions, customer service is available at 888-695-0888. Tickets may also be purchased or renewed over the phone at this number.Both Georgetown and East View season-ticket packages will include five home games. The GHS package -- $36 -will include the four district

home games at the GISD Athletic Complex and the season-opening non-district game against Fort Worth Brewer at McLane Stadium in Waco on Saturday, Aug. 27. The four home contests are Elgin (Sept. 16), East View (Sept. 30), Cedar Park (Oct. 14) and Pflugerville Connally (Nov. 4). The basic East View offering — $35 — is five home games; the non-district season opener with Buda Hays (Aug. 26) and

the District 19-5A contests with Rouse (Sept. 9), Bastrop Cedar Creek (Sept. 23), Pflugerville Connally (Oct. 7) and Elgin (Oct. 21). East View purchasers have the option of buying a visitors’ ticket for the Georgetown game for $7 with their season tickets. All games except for the GHS contest in the Baylor Stadium are on Friday nights with starting times of 7:30 p.m. Season tickets will not be

sold at the GISD Athletics Department office. Pre-sale general admission tickets will be sold the week of each game online at www.georgetownisdtickets. com (home games only), at both high schools (home and away games) and at Benold, Forbes and Tippit middle schools (home games only). Contact schools for ticket sales schedule. Source: GISD AthleticsDepartment.

on the northern outskirts of the Leander ISD. This year, Texas Football has Denton Ryan beating Cedar Park in the title game, while FNF sees the Timberwolves losing to Manvel in the third round. Again, a major difference. A quick look at the Eagles’ and Patriots’ non-district foes: Both teams play Buda Hays, which is picked to finish fourth in a loaded 25-6A by FNF and fifth by Texas Football. That alignment includes Lake Travis, Austin Westlake, Vandegrift, Vista Ridge and Leander. GHS opens with Brewer at McLane Stadium on the first Saturday of the season. The Bears are a consensus fourth-place choice in a district topped by Aledo. East View plays Waco University in its second game, and the Trojans are a consensus basement choice in seven-school 18-5A. Eagles mentioned in

the previews are Corrales, Chandler Herman, Chase Travis, Luiz Diaz, Jacoby Coleman, Caden Leggett, Brandon Hawkins, Trace Glanville, Matt May, Kadin Hammonds and Nic Crombie. Patriots recognized in the previews were Mason Klingler, Chris Mata, Torrie Davis, Cam Nowell, Zion Hester, Marcus Maldonado, Seth Satterwhite, DaVaugh Little, Taylor Galloway and Austin Naiser. FNF picks Jarrell fifth in seven-team 10-3A Division I, while Texas Football drops the Cougars to sixth. It’s not an easy run with Cameron Yoe, Franklin, Rockdale, McGregor and Troy. For more information on 19-5A and the Class 5A state scene see the adjacent chart and pick up a copy of both magazines for a statewide look at all classifications.

FOOTBALL MAGAZINE FROM PAGE B1 The two magazines differ slightly in their forecasts. Texas Football picks (in order) Cedar Park, Georgetown, Hutto and Rouse as the nine-team alignments playoff representatives with Bastrop, Pflugerville Connally, Elgin, East View and Bastrop Cedar Park. FNF counters with Cedar Park, Georgetown, Rouse, Bastrop advancing and Hutto, Connally, Elgin, East View and Cedar Creek staying home. Picking Cedar Park to reach the playoffs is about as sure a thing as you are going to find on the 5A level in the Austin area. On the individual level, Texas Football named Georgetown wide receiver Beau Corrales (a Texas State commit) as the district’s preseason offensive MVP, and Cedar Park linebacker Tyler Lavine as the defensive MVP. Lavine also plays a good game as a running back. The two publications agree that Cedar Park, the defending Division II state champion, and Rouse will represent the district in the Division I (large school playoffs) and Georgetown, the district’s fourth-largest school, and either Hutto or Bastrop will advance in Division II. However, there is a big gap in how they see the postseason fortunes of coach Jason Dean’s Eagles, who went two rounds deep last year. Texas Football doesn’t pick up playoff predictions until the regional title games (state quarterfinals, if you prefer). GHS, ranked 40th in the state by the elder publication, is gone by that point in the playoffs with Crosby beating College Station in the Region III title contest in Division II. Friday Night Football has a more-positive outlook for the Eagles, predicting that they will march through Huntsville (bi-district), College Station A&M Consolidated (area) and Texas City (regional semifinals) before falling

Senior kicker Luiz Diaz returns to GHS with all-state credentials. Photo: Russell Rinn

to College Station in the fourth round. GHS is listed 14th in the magazine’s top 50 — a difference of 26 places between the two prognostications. They do agree that Denton Ryan (Division I) and Aledo (Division II) will win the 5A state titles, which will be decided this December at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. Another point of agreement on the predictions comes from Georgetown’s Dean and East View’s Rob Davies. Neither are anywhere near annexing the futures of their teams to the scribbling of the pundits. “We do not pay a whole lot attention to preseason magazines predictions,” Dean said. “I am pretty sure that those predications are never accurate. “Our team is concentrating on week one and opening up to play Fort Worth Brewer at Baylor University. Brewer is entering into its third season under head coach Wade Griffin — coming off of a playoff year in the 2015. I know Wade (who previously was defensive coordinator at GHS and head coach at Elgin) and he will have his

team ready to play. “We are excited about our team and the 2016 football season and working hard these last few weeks of summer to make sure we are ready to go on August 8.” Davies isn’t about to accept the prediction of an eighth-place finish in the nine-team district. “I’m excited about our 2016 team,” he said. “The kids have had a great off-season and expect to be in the playoff hunt this year. As for pre-season predictions, it’s not where you start, but where you finish. We have some great kids who are going to compete every week and at the end we will see where we are.” District 19-5A is a meld of four districts — GHS, EV and Cedar Park from 25-5A, Bastrop and Bastrop Cedar Creek from 26-5A, Elgin, Hutto and Connally from 17-5A and Rouse from 13-6A. Those teams managed a 7-4 playoff record last year with the Timberwolves accounting for six of the wins and Georgetown the other in a 1-1 postseason. Bastrop, Hutto and Cedar Creek all went one and out in bi-dis-

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District 19-5A, State Predictions

This season’s District 19-5A

Bastrop Bears Head coach: Todd Patman. Stadium: Bastrop ISD Memorial Stadium (8,000), 755 TX-21 W, Cedar Creek, 78612. Bastrop Cedar Creek Eagles Head coach: Jon Edwards. Stadium: Bastrop ISD Memorial Stadium (8,000), 755 TX-21 W, Cedar Creek, 78612. Cedar Park Timberwolves Head coach: Carl Abseck. Stadium: Gupton Stadium (10,200), S. Vista Ridge Blvd. at East Park St., Cedar Park, 78613. East View Patriots Head coach: Rob Davies. Stadium: GISD Athletic Complex (12,442), 2275 N Austin Ave, Georgetown, 78626 (behind Georgetown High School). Elgin Wildcats Head coach: Jim Garfield. Stadium: Wildcat Stadium (6,000), 14000 County Line Road, Elgin,78621 (on campus). Georgetown Eagles Head coach: Jason Dean. Stadium: GISD Athletic Complex (12,442), 2275 N Austin Ave, Georgetown, 78626 (behind Georgetown High School). Hutto Hippos Head coach: Steve Van Meter. Stadium: Hippo Stadium (6,000), 500 FM 685, Hutto, 78634 (on campus). Pflugerville Connally Cougars Head coach: Jason Cecil. Stadium: Cougar Stadium (8,000), 13212 N. Lamar, Austin, 78753 (on campus). Rouse Raiders Head coach: Josh Mann. Stadium: Bible Stadium (12,000), 3301 S. Bagdad Road, Leander, 78641 (on Leander High School campus).

Looking Back At 2015 District 25-5A Race Final Regular Season

District Season School W L W L Pts. Opp. x-Cedar Park 7 0 10 0 498 150 x-Vandegrift 5 2 8 2 465 325 x-Vista Ridge 5 2 8 2 444 254 x-Georgetown 4 3 7 3 364 274 D. Springs 3 4 5 5 356 304 Leander 3 4 4 6 278 341 Marble Falls 1 6 3 7 143 336 East View 0 7 3 7 228 407 x -- clinched playoff berth

Playoff Results (19-5A Teams) Division II Georgetown (8-4) — beat Austin Reagan, 44-17; lost to Boerne Champion, 70-66. Cedar Park (16-0) — beat Bastrop, 49-14; beat Kerrville Tivy, 49-14; beat Edcouch-Elsa, 42-0; beat Corpus Christi Calallen, 35-21; beat Fort Bend Ridge Point, 38-17; beat Frisco Lone Star, 22-6. DISTRICT 17-5A Regular season standings (district, season) — Temple, 6-0, 9-1; Manor, 5-1, 7-3; Waco, 4-2, 6-4, Hutto, 3-3, 6-4; Pflugerville Connally, 2-4, 4-6; Elgin, 1-5, 1-9; Waco University, 0-6, 0-10. Playoff Results (19-5A Teams) Division II Hutto (6-5) — lost to College Station, 38-6. DISTRICT 25-5A Regular season standings (district, season) — Austin LBJ, 7-0, 8-2; Austin Reagan 6-1, 7-3; Bastrop, 5-2, 7-3; Bastrop Cedar Creek, 4-3, 4-6; Austin McCallum, 3-4, 4-6; Austin Lanier, 1-6, 4-6; Austin Crockett, 1-6, 1-9; Austin Travis, 1-6, 1-9.

Playoff Results (19-5A Teams) Division II Bastrop (7-4) -- lost to Cedar Park, 49-14. Division I Bastrop Cedar Creek (4-7) — lost to Vandegrift, 61-7. DISTRICT 13-6A Regular season standings -- Rouse, 1-6, 2-8. DISTRICT 19-5A ENROLLMENT 1. Rouse (2,006). 2. Pflugerville Connally (1,977). 3. Cedar Park (1,949). 4. Georgetown (1,876.5). 5. Hutto (1,775.5). 6. East View (1,527.5). 7. Bastrop Cedar Creek (1,434). 8. Bastrop (1,348). 9. Elgin (1,305). NOTE: The top four teams in each district qualify for the state playoffs with the two with the largest enrollments playing in Division I and the two with smaller enrollments in Division II. Each division has 64 teams and it takes six rounds to determine a state championship. Texas Football Magazine (TFM) Old Coach FNF Texas (FNF) Predictions District 19-5A TFM — Cedar Park, Georgetown, Hutto, Rouse, Bastrop, Connally, Elgin, East View, Cedar Creek. FNF — Cedar Park, Georgetown, Rouse, Bastrop, Hutto, Connally, Elgin, East View, Cedar Creek. District 20-5A (19-5A Bi-District Opponent) TFM — Magnolia, Magnolia West, Brenham, Willis, Huntsville, Tomball Memorial, Tomball, Waller. FNF — Magnolia, Brenham, Willis, Huntsville, Tomball Memorial, Tomball, Waller, Magnolia West. Other Region III-5A Districts District 17-5A TFM — Ennis, Corsicana, Nacogdoches, Lindale, Jacksonville, Whitehouse. FNF — Ennis, Corsicana, Nacogdoches, Lindale, Whitehouse, Jacksonville. District 18-5A TFM — Temple, College Station, College Station A&M Consolidated, Bryan, Waco, Bryan Rudder, Waco University. FNF — Temple, College Station, Bryan, College Station A&M Consolidated, Waco, Bryan Rudder, Waco University. District 21-5A TFM — Crosby, Dayton, New Caney, Humble Kingwood Park, Humble, Mont Belvieu Barbers Hill, New Caney Porter, Splendora, Conroe Caney Creek. FNF — Crosby, New Caney, Dayton, Mont Belvieu Barbers Hill, Humble, Humble Kingwood Park, New Caney Porter, Splendora, Conroe Caney Creek. District 22-5A TFM — Nederland, Port Arthur Memorial, Port Nech-

es-Groves, Beaumont Central, Lumberton, Vidor, Beaumont Ozen, Livingston, Baytown Lee. FNF — Port Neches-Groves, Nederland, Lumberton, Beaumont Central, Beaumont Ozen, Vidor, Port Arthur Memorial, Baytown Lee (Livingston not included in preview). District 23-5A TFM — Manvel, Fort Bend Elkins, Texas City, Fort Bend Marshall, Galveston Ball, Fort Bend Willowridge, Santa Fe, Galena Park. FNF — Manvel, Fort Bend Elkins, Texas City, Galveston Ball, Fort Bend Marshall, Fort Bend Willowridge, Galena Park, Santa Fe. District 24-5A TFM — Houston Madison, Houston Waltrip, Houston Sharpstown, Houston Furr, Houston Austin, Houston Northside, Houston Sterling, Houston Milby, Houston Wisdom. FNF — Houston Madison, Houston Waltrip, Houston Sterling, Houston Austin, Houston Furr, Houston Sharpstown, Houston Northside, Houston Milby, Houston Wisdom. 5A STATE RANKINGS (Top 25, Other Region III-5A Teams) TFM Top 40 -- 1. Denton Ryan. 2. Aledo. 3. Cedar Park. 4. Manvel. 5. Highland Park. 6. Temple. 7. Corpus Christi Calallen. 8. Richmond Foster. 9. Frisco Lone Star. 10. Angleton. 11. Crosby. 12. Lancaster. 13. Ennis. 14. Mansfield Lake Ridge. 15. College Station. 16. Boerne Champion. 17. Colleyville Heritage. 18. Abilene Cooper. 19. Canyon Randall. 20. College Station A&M Consolidated. 21. Mesquite Porter. 22. Lake Dallas. 23. Kerrville Tivy. 24. Fort Bend Elkins. 25. Wylie East (26. Texas City. 34. Magnolia. 39. Magnolia West. 40. Georgetown). FNF Top 50 -- 1. Denton Ryan. 2. Aledo. 3. Temple. 4. Manvel. 5. Cedar Park. 6. Richmond Foster. 7. Frisco Lone Star. 8. Lancaster. 9. Angelton. 10. Highland Park. 11. Crosby. 12. College Station. 13. Mansfield Lake Ridge. 14. Georgetown. 15. Colleyville Heritage. 16. Ennis. 17. Corpus Christi Calallen. 18. Mansfield Legacy. 19. Bryan. 20. Waxahachie. 21. College Station A&M College. 22. Amarillo. 23. Mesquite Poteet. 24. Magnolia. 25. Lubbock Cooper (28. Corsicana. 30. Fort Bend Elkins. 31. Port Neches-Groves. 33. Nederland. 41. Brenham. 42. Texas City. 50. Willis). State Playoff Predictions Texas Football Magazine Division I Regional Finals: Region I — Denton Ryan over Colleyville Heritage. Region II — Highland Park over Mansfield Lake Ridge. Region III — Cedar Park over Temple. Region IV — Richmond Foster over Angleton. State Semifinals: Ryan over Highland Park; Cedar Park over Foster. State Championship: Ryan over Cedar Park. Division II Regional Finals: Region I — Aledo over Lubbock Cooper. Region II — Lancaster over Frisco Lone Star. Region III — Crosby over College Station. Region IV — Corpus Christi Calallen over Kerrville Tivy. State Semifinals: Aledo over Lancaster; Calallen over Crosby. State Championship: Aledo over Calallen. The Old Coach Friday Night Football Division I Regional Finals: Region I — Denton Ryan over Colleyville Heritage. Region II — Highland Park over Mansfield Lake Ridge. Region III — Temple over Manvel. Region IV — Richmond Four over Angleton. State Semifinals: Ryan over Highland Park; Temple over Foster. State Finals: Ryan over Temple. Division II Georgetown first three rounds: Bi-district — beat Huntsville. Area — beat College Station A&M Consolidated. Region III semifinals — beat Texas City. Regional Finals: Region I — Aledo beat Abilene Cooper. Region II — Frisco Lone Star over Lancaster. Region III — College Station over Georgetown. Region IV — Calallen over Victoria West. State Semifinals: Aledo over Lone Star; College Station over Calallen. State Finals: Aledo over College Station. THE SOURCES This chart is just a minor sample of the goodies for high school football fans in Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Magazine, which was born on a kitchen table in Waco in 1960, and the seventh annual edition of The Old Coach Friday Night Football Texas. I recommend the purchase of these publications and a thorough digestion of the contents. DCTFM covers more than 1,400 high schools along with the Texans, Cowboys and Texas colleges. FNF concentrates on 1,071 UIL high schools on the 6A-2A levels. Both are currently available on area newsstands. DCTFM — all 400 standard-sized pages — retails for $10.95. FNF — 168 large-format pages — sells $8.95; Both in vibrant color. — Galen Wellnicki

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SU To Begin Football Practice Aug. 11

Southwestern will begin preparations for its final season of football in the four-team Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference during the second week in August. The Pirates will report for duty on the afternoon of Tuesday, Aug. 9, and will open practice on Thursday, Aug. 11. Coach Joe Austin expects approximately 115 players to be on hand for the opening of drills, including about 40 newcomers to the four-season-old program. This year’s SCAC schedules calls for the Pirates to play a double-round-robSouthwestern players will report to head coach Joe Austin and his staff in preparation for pre-season drills on in schedule with Austin Tuesday afternoon, August 9. Photo: Ann Marie Ludlow College, Trinity University Monday afternoon. staff following a standout coaching ranks, Moriarty and Texas Lutheran. Next Head football coach Joe career as a student-athlete played two seasons at Adelseason, SU and TLU will Austin hired former Pirate at Texas, where she helped phi, where he helped the move into the American student-athlete Nick Mask the Longhorns to three Big Panthers to back-to-back Southwest Conference to fill out his staff. Mask 12 championships and the national semifinal appearwhich features perennial will coach the running 2012 National Championances. national powers in Mary backs in his first season. ship as a libero. Hardin-Baylor and HarAustin also announced SU’s women’s basketball GOLF HONORS: The din-Simmons. Women’s Golf Coaches the assignments for his announced the promotion This season, the Pirates Association All-American assistant coaches this fall of Georgina German to will open their season Scholars were announced — Tom Ross, associate assistant coach. German against Hardin-Simmons recently with a total of head coach, co-offensive joined Southwestern as a at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 828 women’s collegiate coordinator/offensive line; volunteer assistant for head 3, at the GISD Athletic golfers recognized with this Bill Kriesel, defensive cocoach Lori Morris prior to Complex, which is located prestigious honor, including ordinator/academic success last season. She played at behind Georgetown High Southwestern freshman coordinator; Kenneth Eboh, both Central Arizona JC School. The Pirates play all Mikayla Miller. defensive line/recruiting and Marshall. German will of their home games at the Miller, from Copperas coordinator; Garrett Winassist Morris in all aspects GISD Athletic Complex. Cove, also earned a spot on sett, wide receivers coach; of the program, including Because of the SCAC’s the SCAC Academic Honor and Chad Ellis, special recruiting. size, the conference chamRoll and the Director of teams coordinator/defenDaniel Moriarty joins the pion does not receive an auAthletics Academic Excelsive backs. men’s lacrosse program as tomatic berth in the NCAA lence Award this spring. The Pirates volleyball an assistant coach. He spent Division III playoffs. The criteria for selecteam announced the hiring the last two seasons as an ASSISTANT COACHES of Sarah Palmer as assistant assistant at Alderson Broad- tion to the All-American Scholar Team are some of NAMED: SU announced coach. Palmer, a native dus, an NCAA Division II the most stringent in all assistant coaching changes of Kailua, Hawaii, joins school in West Virginia. of college athletics with a for four of its programs on head coach Don Flora’s Before joining the minimum cumulative GPA

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SCAC HONORS: Austin College football standout Madison Ross and Trinity University golfer Brigette Lee have been named the SCAC’s Man and Woman of the Year for 2016. The SCAC Man and Woman of the Year awards recognize senior student-athletes who have distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate careers in the areas of academic achievement, athletics excellence, service and leadership. An outstanding running back for the ‘Roos football team, Ross also excelled in the classroom as the four-time SCAC Academic Honor Roll recipient graduated Summa Cum Laude in May with a 3.93 GPA in Business Administration. In addition, he was a Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society member and made the Austin College Dean’s List each of his eight semesters in Sherman. Off the field, Ross, a Fort Worth native, spent numerous hours volunteering in the community. His most rewarding activity occurred at a local elementary school that caters to educating children with disabilities. A two-time Capital One Academic All-America At-Large selection, Lee has been tabbed as an Academic All-District 8 Team honoree and a Women’s Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar each of the last three seasons.

On the course, Lee qualified for the All-SCAC Women’s Golf Team in each of her four years of competition. Last April, Lee tied for seventh place at the conference championship, and earned All-SCAC Second Team honors as the Tigers won their second SCAC championship in the past three seasons. Lee placed 10th in the 2015 SCAC Championship, for All-SCAC Second Team accolades. She finished third in 2014, and made the All-SCAC First Team, sparking Trinity to the conference crown. Lee began her collegiate career by capturing the individual SCAC title in 2013. She was named the SCAC Women’s Golferof-the-Year, and the SCAC Freshman Golfer-of-theYear. This season, Lee was also selected for the SCAC All-Sportsmanship Team. A Biochemistry and Molecular Biology major who graduated this spring with a 3.97 GPA, Lee was the 2016 recipient of the Trinity University/ Ian Thompson Award for Academic Excellence for Premedical studies. The SCAC Academic Honor Roll four-time honoree has also served as president and vice president of Trinity’s American Medical Student Association. Included in Lee’s volunteering efforts were the Teen Medical Academy, Methodist HosSU Report on B6

Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Composite Football Schedule The Teams Austin College Kangaroos Location: Sherman. Head coach: Loran Denson. Stadium: Apple Stadium (on campus). Southwestern University Pirates Location: Georgetown. Head coach: Joe Austin. Stadium: GISD Athletic Complex (Georgetown High School campus). Texas Lutheran University Bulldogs

Location: Seguin. Head coach: Danny Padron. Stadium: Bulldog Stadium (on campus).

East Texas Baptist at Texas Lutheran, 6 p.m. Redlands at Trinity, 7:30 p.m.

Trinity University Tigers Location: San Antonio. Head coach: Jerheme Urban. Stadium: Trinity University Stadium (on campus).

September 10 McMurry at Southwestern, 7 p.m. Howard Payne at Austin, noon Mary Hardin-Baylor at Texas Lutheran, 6 p.m. Trinity at Millsaps, Jackson, Miss., 1 p.m.

Non-Conference Schedule September 3 Hardin-Simmons at Southwestern, 6 p.m. Austin College at Hendrix, Conway, Ark., 1 p.m.

September 17 Southwestern at East Texas Baptist, Marshall, 7 p.m.

Whittier at Austin, noon Texas Lutheran at Louisiana College, Pineville, La., 6 p.m. Pacific Lutheran at Trinity, 7 p.m. September 24 Southwestern at Wisconsin-River Falls, 1 p.m. Austin at Southwestern Assemblies of God, Waxahachie, 6 p.m. Texas Lutheran at Hardin-Simmons, Abilene, 1 p.m. Trinity at Chapman, Orange, Calif., 5 p.m.

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Jarrell Hires Kidd As Soccer Coach Wesley Kidd, one of the state’s winningest high school soccer coaches, has been hired as the head boys coach at Class 3A Jarrell High School. Kidd resigned this past winter after 26 seasons as the head boys coach at Georgetown High School. He will enter this coming season with a career record of 417-188-71. “I am excited about the new challenge at Jarrell High School,” Kidd said. “I want to thank Dr. (Bill) Chapman (superintendent), Mrs. (Leslie) Almquist (JHS principal), coach (Drew) Sumner (athletic director) and Mr. (Adrian) Woodson (JHS assistant principal) for giving me this opportunity. “Being a 3A school participating in a 4A district will be a challenge, but I am looking forward to it.” Under the latest revision announced by the UIL on June 1, the Cougars will compete in eight-team District 25-4A in Region IV-4A with Burnet, Florence,

Lampasas, Leander Glenn, Liberty Hill, Little River-Academy and Salado. Georgetown Gateway is in the alignment, but only competes in girls soccer. As at Georgetown, Kidd will teach history at Jarrell. STATE 7-ON-7: Hutto, the only District 19-5A team in the Texas 7-on-7 Championships this past weekend in College Station, was eliminated in the opening round of bracket play in Division I on Saturday. The future Hippos, who finished second to eventual tournament champion The Woodlands with a 2-1 mark in Pool B, were eliminated from the 32-team winner’s bracket by Tyler John Tyler, 32-20. John Tyler reached the semifinals before being eliminated by Dickinson, 39-20. In pool play, Hutto beat Jacksonville, 41-20, and Mesquite Poteet, 33-20, before falling to The Woodlands, 49-12. The Woodlands completed its 8-0 run through the large-school

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(6A-5A) division with a 3226 win over Dickinson after besting DeSoto, 32-26, in the semifinals. Killeen Ellison won the Division I consolation bracket with a 46-34 win

over College Station A&M Consolidated and Kaufman edged Somerset, 32-27, to win the Division II (4A-2A) title. GHS TEAM TENNIS SLATE SET: Georgetown

coach Suzanne Isbell has announced her schedule for the upcoming team tennis season. The Eagles will compete in nine-team District 195A with Bastrop, Bastrop Cedar Creek, Cedar Park, East View, Elgin, Hutto, Pflugerville Connally and Rouse. GHS will have home district matches at the Minzenmayer Tennis Center with Pflugerville Connally, Rouse, Cedar Creek and East View. They will play Bastrop, Elgin, Cedar Park and Hutto on the road. Georgetown will host the annual GISD Tournament on Sept. 11-12. The area tournament with the top four teams in 20-5A is set for Oct. 20-21 with the Region II-4A Tournament on Oct. 27-28. Varsity tryouts will be held on Friday, Aug. 5, and Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 8-9, on an invitation-only basis. The GHS team tennis varsity schedule:

AUGUST 5, 8-9 — Varsity tryouts (invitation only), 8 a.m. daily. 10 — at Round Rock, 9 a.m. 11-12 — GISD Varsity Tournament, 8:30 a.m. each day. 16 — at Lake Travis, 3 p.m. 17 — Meet the Eagles Night (tentative), GHS cafeteria. 19-20 — at Waco Midway Varsity Tournament, 8 a.m. each day. 25 — at Round Rock Westwood, 4:10 p.m. 26 — Austin Anderson, 4:10 p.m. 30 — Austin Bowie, 4:10 p.m. SEPTEMBER 6 — at Bastrop*, 4:10 p.m. 9 — at Austin SFA, 4:10 p.m. 13 — at Elgin*, 4:10 p.m. 17 — Belton, 9 a.m.; College Station, 1 p.m. 20 — Vista Ridge, 4:10 p.m. 23 — Pflugerville, 4:10 p.m.; 27 — Pflugerville Connally*, 4:10 p.m. 30 — Rouse*, 4:10 p.m. OCTOBER 4 — Bastrop Cedar Creek*, 4:10 p.m. 7 — at Cedar Park*, 4:10 p.m. 11 — at Hutto*, 4:10 p.m. 14 — East View*, 4:10 p.m. 18 — Harker Heights, 4:10 p.m. 20-21 — at Area Tournament with District 20-5A, TBA. 27-29 — at Region III-5A Tournament (if qualified), TBA. NOVEMBER 4-5 — at UIL State Tournament (if qualified), College Station, TBA. 11 — Starburst Tournament, 6 p.m. Head coach: Susan Isbell. Assistant coach: James Ninh. All home matches are at Minzenmayer Tennis Center on campus. * -- denotes District 19-5A match.

Middle School Composite District Football Schedule Georgetown’s three middle schools — Benold, Forbes and Tippit — will compete in an eight-team district this season with Hutto Middle School, Hutto Farley, Elgin, Liberty Hill and Taylor. The new alignment replaces a district in which the three GISD schools competed with middle schools from the Pflugerville ISD.

In football, B games will begin at 5 p.m. with A games at 6:30 p.m. Eighth grade games have eight-minute quarters, while seventh-grade games have seven-minute quarters. All games are scheduled for Tuesdays. Middle schools may not begin practice until the first day of classes, Aug. 23, in the GISD. The district schedule:

EIGHTH GRADE Sept. 13 — Benold at Taylor, Farley at Elgin, Tippit at Hutto, Forbes at Liberty Hill. Sept 20 — Liberty Hill at Benold, Forbes at Farley, Taylor at Tippit, Hutto at Elgin. Sept. 27 — Farley at Benold, Liberty Hill at Tippit, Taylor at Hutto, Elgin at Forbes. Oct. 4 — Benold at Forbes, Tippit at Farley, Hutto at Liberty Hill, Elgin at Taylor. Oct. 11 — Benold at Elgin, Far-

ley at Hutto, Forbes at Tippit, Liberty Hill at Taylor.

Elgin at Farley, Hutto at Tippit, Liberty Hill at Forbes.

Oct. 18 — Tippit at Benold, Taylor at Farley, Hutto at Forbes, Elgin at Liberty Hill.

Sept. 20 — Benold at Liberty Hill, Farley at Forbes, Tippit at Taylor, Elgin at Hutto.

Oct. 25 — Benold at Hutto, Farley at Liberty Hill, Tippit at Elgin, Forbes at Taylor.

Sept. 27 — Benold at Farley, Tippit at Liberty Hill, Hutto at Taylor, Forbes at Elgin.

Nov. 1 — Taylor at Benold, Elgin at Farley, Hutto at Tippit, Liberty Hill at Forbes.

Oct. 4 — Forbes at Benold, Farley at Tippit, Liberty Hill at Hutto, Taylor at Elgin.

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Oct. 11 — Elgin at Benold, Hutto at Farley, Tippit at Forbes, Taylor at Liberty Hill.

Sept. 13 — Taylor at Benold,

Oct. 18 — Benold at Tippit, Farley at Taylor, Forbes at Hutto, Liberty Hill at Elgin. Oct. 25 — Hutto at Benold, Liberty Hill at Farley, Elgin at Tippit, Taylor at Forbes. Nov. 1 — Benold at Taylor, Farley at Elgin, Tippit at Hutto, Forbes at Liberty Hill. Source: GISD Athletic Department.

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Exceptional Georgetown Alliance (EGA) and Brookwood in Georgetown (BiG) are partnering together for their first coffee talk. They have invited some BiG moms to join to begin a community of sharing information with help from some great mentors. It will likely be a small group format; a conversation and easy for all to participate. Sample questions/topics: “What was it like for your child to transition to Junior High? to High School?” “What did you do to help your child become more independent?” It will be fun and informative to share ideas with others who have gone through the process of rearing a special needs child into adulthood. Join join the first BIG/ EGA Coffee Saturday, August 6th at 9:30am at the Georgetown Healthcare Circle of Care Community Rooms, Room A on Williams Drive. RSVP to ExceptionalGeorgetown@ gmail.com

Library Grant for Parents & Preschoolers

A new program at the Georgetown Public Library is focused on toddlers and infants who may be too young to hold a book. The Family Place Libraries program aims to make the Library a welcoming environment for preschoolers and their parents who can learn from experts about child development, nutrition, play, and learning. The program recognizes good health, early learning, parental involvement, and supportive communities each play a critical role in young children’s growth and development. “This grant is targeted to preschoolers because

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State Rep Tony Dale at GARW

Rep. Tony Dale will be the keynote speaker at the July meeting of the GARW, July 20, 11am at Berry Creek Country Club. Dale represents Cedar Park, Leander, Brushy Creek and the Williamson sections of Austin and Round Rock. He served on the House Energy Resource Committee and the Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee. He was an armor officer in the United States Army and is a 5th generation Texan. Email reservation to garwpac@ yahoo.com.

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Can’t Stop the Feelin’! by Ann Marie Ludlow

If you haven’t seen it yet, Georgetown has gone viral on YouTube and Facebook over the past week. Inspired by a similar video from Gilbert, AZ—the title track to the upcoming movie “Trolls” by Justin Timberlake—it seemed obvious to me Georgetown is just as happy as they are. As of press time, at least 8500 viewers seem to agree. Shooting began in earnest with Judge Gravell’s snappy staff in May and on Memorial Day with the clip of Congressman Carter and snapping Dutch airmen who just happened to be in Sun City. I’m sure I didn’t do a good job of explaining the project, but they were kind enough to trust me. Once there were a few clips and a rough cut demo, everyone was happy to get in on the potential viral wonder over two months’ time. Thanks to many who went along with it when I explained I work for the Advocate and was not a crazy stalker. Also thanks to Kiersty Lombar of Best of Wilco Realty, who is connected to everyone in Georgetown that I’m not; we covered a great variety of scenes and people showing off our history, our sights and the fact that we truly are the best place to live, work and raise a family. Visit YouTube.com and search “Can’t Stop the Feeling Georgetown TX Edition”. Dozens of schools, cities and even one touching rehab hospital in Atlanta give great performances that will likely come up in your feed. It was a joy to make and we hope you all are enjoying and sharing it.

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Leander Resident Honored by Sheriff-Elect Chody

On Friday, as news of the

Dallas shootings propagated, Carson Walker, 27, went to Home Depot and bought some supplies to make what he called “a sign that looks like a fifth grader made it”. He took his sign to the side of IH-35 and stood in the Texas heat for three hours, making sure anyone who passed by could see his support for law enforcement. It happened that a Travis County officer pulled over and took a selfie, then posted to Facebook. The photo made its way to Constable Chody’s Blue Lives Matter page and quickly went viral (it currently has over 2300 likes and 500+ shares).

Fortunately, one of the comments was from Carson’s mom, Marilie, so the Constable quickly reached out to meet her and her son and shake their hands. At a luncheon Wednesday in Round Rock, Walker was the proud recipient of many tokens of appreciation from law enforcement in Williamson County, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Travis County, FBI, and Texas State. He also received a Mayor’s coin from Dale Ross, a coin from Congressman John Carter, and a special plaque from County Attorney Dee Hobbs. Walker could not contain his emotion when officers

arrived and presented him with certificates, cards, patches and hats. He said he didn’t do it for any attention and he was still having a hard time believing that his small gesture would mean so much to so many people. Mom Marilie says he is always finding ways to give back and help during a crisis; he delivered water during the Bastrop fires and was on one of the bridges when Chris Kyle’s funeral procession went through Williamson County. Carson wanted to be in law enforcement himself but due to an injury is unable. He is currently in his senior year in college and is

studying for the LSATs. He hopes, when he passes the bar, to work for justice here in Williamson County. “If I can’t be the guy chasing the bad guys on the street, I can be the one putting them in jail.” County Attorney Dee Hobbs affirmed that we need good, compassionate people in the criminal prosecution side. “The men and women we have in law enforcement do their jobs and put their lives on the line readily, but they rarely look forward to coming to court. We encourage people like Carson to see all the ways that they can be a part of the criminal justice

system. We are so blessed in this county that we work so well together.” Constable Chody said “There were officers who were nervous about even going to work the next day and this kid went out to the side of the road without a gun or a vest and it really encouraged so many police officers everywhere. This was the least we could do and I can tell by the response we’ve gotten on Facebook that Carson made a difference. Another reason to be proud to live in a county like ours.”

Top: County Attorney Dee Hobbs, Judge Bill Gravell, Constable Robert Chody, Carson Walker, Marilie Walker, Officer Roy Fikac, and Chaplain Ricky Poe of Georgetown. Bottom L-R: Carson’s original viral photo. • Carson and mom with plaque from Dee Hobbs • Carson with Travis Co Police Officer Elizabeth Smith • Some of the law enforcement mementos Constable Chody received for Carson.

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Local Reflections and Messages

Judge Judy Hobbs, County Attorney Dee Hobbs, G’town Assistant Police Chief Cory Tchida, Mayor Dale Ross and wife Mickie, and Assistant Pastor Rainey from Celebration Church at the downtown prayer meeting July 10. Assistant Police Chief Cory Tchida shared some local response and considerations about the recent focus on law enforcement. The outpouring of support we’ve gotten is amazing. I always knew we had strong support in Georgetown but it has exceeded anything I could have thought possible. You wouldn’t know that [attacks] didn’t happen in our community with the way people have reacted. Our officers have been taken quite by surprise because people have been bringing things to us all day every day; food and flowers. People want to do something and just need to feel involved. We’ve had officers who were stopped in parking lots with flowers; officers are coming out to their cars and finding notes on them and I received an e-mail from someone who said “I just want to do something; donate money to you...” But I tell them, if you’re intent on donating, let us put it toward our Explorer program and help build the

next generation of police officers. Or donate to your favorite charity in our name. The city provides us with ample finances to do our jobs so we want to spread it around. We stepped up our patrols and we have two officers respond to every call when these things happen. For every 100 people who love us there could be one who is caught up in the moment and we want to be responsive. But we have not had a single incident or officer receive a negative response. For us, it’s easy. Our hearts reach out to our brothers. And we admire [Dallas Police] Chief Brown, who has had a horrible experience and was having a difficult time with morale already. Our area is relatively high paid and Dallas is the opposite so they have organizational troubles already. He has displayed a lot of solid leadership in the wake of this event. There are amazing stories all over of officers; here are people who are

protesting you and when the shooting starts, they are protecting you. These people are honoring their oath. That’s what we do. Mayor Dale Ross also attended the meeting and is equally proud of Georgetown’s reputation and response. We are different because the citizens we are serving demand a safe city and safe county. We are the second safest city in Texas for our population and the taxpayers put their money where their months are to pass the $29 million bond for our training center. We are blessed with the leadership we have and the truly diversified forces we have serving us every day who represent our community so well and reach out as a matter of routine. This is what happens when you’re trained well because now all of our folks know how to de-escalate, interact with and talk to citizens and it shows in the outpouring of love for them.

Sun City Softball for Blue Santa

Above: The Sun City Warriors in the winning dugout against the Austin Avengers during the round robin tournament at the Sun City ball park. • Below: Umpires Pastor Allen Christopherson and Chuck Flanagan take a break between innings.

The Worship Place in Sun City sponsored an allday softball tournament to support Blue Santa in Georgetown. Four teams from Georgetown to Austin played several games July 9 and players came from as far as San Antonio to participate. Worship Place associate Pastor Allen Christopherson is a very avid sports enthusiast and took on the umpire duties for the day.

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Independence Day in San Gabriel Park

Georgetown celebrated 240 years of independence July 3 & 4 at the Park. Monday’s events kicked off with the traditional Home Town Parade; once again proving no matter how big we get or how quickly we grow, we still have small town charm! Clockwise: Jim and Rita Vance with their patriot wagon full of grandkids. • Henley (2) and Carsyn (4) and puppy Zuma won the award for “Most Patriotic” float and 50 gold coins for their reward. • Reece (6) on stage at the gazebo during the National Anthem • New fireworks baseballs and other shapes made for an exciting evening show. • McKayla Newman, Miss Georgetown Runner Up sings the National Anthem. • Boy Scout Troop 405 Bryce Jordan (11) and Carter Coombs (11) enjoying some of the Scouts’ home made ice cream.

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SUMMER AT THE JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER

Engaged, Enriched, Enthusiastic

We’ve all heard about the

“summer slide” and how important it is to keep kids from being idle from June to mid-August. Williamson County Juvenile Justice is no different. With superlative educational and prevention programs during the school year, now comes summer engagement on a brand new scale; a blend of educational, fun, physical, service, and career-focused opportunities. As usual, the WCJC are good stewards of citizens’ tax dollars and have partnered with a dozen local businesses and agencies providing facilities, staff and even resources at little or no cost to support the WCJC Summer Enrichment Program. Prevention Coordinator Kristin Davidson took the task of networking and cold-calling in and around Georgetown to pull together what amounts to a very engaging course catalog for residents and non-residents of the center. Starting in early July, the kids had the option to take classes in cooking, boxing, money management, yoga, art, sewing, safe driving, technology... and the list goes on. “We could just show the kids movies and let them play basketball all day but we asked them what was important to them,” Davidson says. “What we found was that many feel like the community doesn’t value them very much and we decided to change that perception. I have never been in a community more supportive and genuinely caring about people, kids and youth. What we have in this program is a who’swho of people who care about kids.” Davidson’s programs not only keep the kids busy but perhaps may even help spark an interest that will put them on a new path to being a chef, personal trainer or computer programmer. Davidson couldn’t be more pleased with the community response, “So many organizations who are helping in this program will be building life skills and creating opportunities

these kids have never had before.” Executive Director Scott Matthew agreed, “You never know what that one thing will be for any kid. We try to find whatever will connect them to their community so we cast a wide net and find that spark.” Davidson was hired last year to work with students in prevention programs to keep them out of the juvenile center. “Kids with truancy problems meet with us and try to figure out what is causing it. We try to figure out the ‘why’ underlying their issues and connect them with people in their school or community who can help. Anything form an athletic activity or a donated music lesson.” Davidson reports that the boys and girls (separately)

are totally engaged and working hard in the various activities. Baylor Scott & White is providing interactive safe driving; Tech Shop in Round Rock will hold workshops in tech education where the kids will learn to use 3-D printers and other cutting edge devices. Mortal Crossfit in Georgetown gives the kids gym time, Davidson herself is teaching yoga, and Herb Fulton at 8-Count Boxing

and Fitness is giving plenty of gym time for training. Matt Smith, Assistant Executive Director is already looking forward to the end-of-summer wrap-up event where kids can demonstrate new skills and show appreciation to partners, as well as provide feedback that will hopefully show they feel better about their place in the community. Williamson County is known for setting the bar for excellence in Juvenile

Justice and, as Matthew says, “We want them to be able to start fresh now and then. Learn how to get their needs met but also learn how to give back. We’re so grateful we have partners who can show them how to give for the sake of giving.” Photo above: Herb Fulton trains a new boxer. Participants build confidence as they learn self-defense techniques, respect and discipline in a safe and supportive environment.

Top to bottom: Kristin Davidson working out alongside her clients at Mortal CrossFit on S. Austin Avenue. • Students enjoying the final product of their culinary class at East View High School. (Chicken Alfredo and broccoli) • JSO Demetrice Spearman coaches a client on proper squat technique.

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Poking the Eagle

I know the expression is “poking the bear” but as national branding goes, bears are usually Russian. I’m not talking about NFL teams either. I’m talking about the American character. The cartoon here was printed just days after the World Trade Center and Pentagon were hit. When I saw it then, it was the ideal metaphor for “Well now it’s on, son... the Americans are going to come for you.” With no words, it made me feel unbelievably proud of people who were, at that moment, ‘filing their

talons’ ... for me. I searched for the image today for the same reason. Watching the news, I wanted to find and hug a cop. At the same time, I came up with a whole list of why Dallas’ idiot sniper should have had a little conversation with himself on Thursday morning and then jumped off a building instead because now most of America is standing behind the people he hates. Okay, that’s violent. Maybe I just wish he’d broken an ankle and was in the hospital until his temper cooled or someone looted his bomb supplies. Seems like the shootings can’t have just been a few days ago. So much has already been said and the reactions are universal. The man who did it, and I’m paraphrasing, “just wanted to kill white people.” First, Dallas officers

hadn’t killed anyone so there was no revenge to be had. Second, statistically, police homicides occur more in white demographics than any other. So his “protest” was moot. Third, really?! Kill all the police officers? Then what... transit police, then meter maids and crossing guards? What could possibly go wrong with a vacuum of authority? Well, life in a world without police would be as the English philosopher Thomas Hobbes described: nasty, brutish, and short. I also agree with PoliceOne columnist (and retired cop) Dick Fairburn, who responded—probably redfaced—to a blogger who tried to assert that without police, people would naturally learn to work out their differences. (Yes, someone actually put that in print.) Fairburn’s response: “If

you think there is some good in everyone, you haven’t met everyone.” Fourth, I believe the sniper’s action had exactly the opposite effect of gaining attention and empathy for his issue about white people and cops. In one moment, the country turned its eyes away from Minnesota and Baton Rouge and back to its police forces with gratitude and solidarity. Video feeds, Tweets, Facebook pages were again awash in blue and sentiment about the character and bravery of the people who threw their bodies in front of those who were protesting against them. I’m sure BLM protesters could have done without that media flip too. Finally, between 1999 and 2006 I toured military bases in the Balkans, Middle East and Japan. On tours after 2001 I probably

personally met 1000 people who joined the military specifically to fight back. What I foresee happening now is what happened 15 years ago. Good people who can’t sit back will show up at academies all over to sign up to protect and serve. Not just officers but VIPs and COPs and Explorers and more. We citizens will come to know a more fortified and committed police force

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JOHN R. CARTER MEMBER OF CONGRESS 31ST DISTRICT OF TEXAS

Service Academy Nominations A privilege of serving in the House of Representatives is the opportunity to nominate outstanding young men and women from TX-31 to be considered for appointment to our nation’s service academies. Please visit carter.house.gov for complete information regarding the nominations process and to download required application forms.

U.S. Air Force Academy U.S. Military Academy - West Point U.S. Naval Academy U.S. Merchant Marine Academy CENTRAL TEXAS MILITARY ACADEMY FORUM September 17, 2016 9am-12 noon Free & No Reservation Necessary Texas State University - Round Rock St. David's School of Nursing A forum regarding the Academy nomination process, hosted by Congressman John R. Carter, Congressman Bill Flores, Congressman Michael McCaul, Congressman Roger Williams, Senator John Cornyn and Senator Ted Cruz . Academy admissions representatives, ROTC advisors, and current cadets will be present to answer questions and provide information.

APPLICATION PACKETS MUST INCLUDE : Application form Two wallet or passport size photos, name written on back of photo Resume (no more than two pages) Personal Essay Three personal recommendations. Official copy of High School Transcript Official copy of SAT and/or ACT scores. Interviews shall take place in November, 2016. Nominees shall be selected and notified in December, 2016 For more information, contact our Bell County Office at 254-933-1392 or visit carter.house.gov