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Senator John Cornyn Discusses Economic Growth With Wilco Leaders

ADVOCATE CITIZENS OF THE YEAR HONORED p. A3

On April 1, Texas State University –Round Rock Campus hosted U.S. Senator John Cornyn at the Williamson County Economic Development Partnership Roundtable. In attendance was Mayor Dale Ross of Georgetown and the mayors and/or economic development directors from Round Rock, Taylor, Hutto, Leander, Jarrell, Cedar Park and Williamson County Commissioner Lisa Birkman. The meeting lasted more than 90 minutes, and each city representative and the county discussed their ideas and successes in Williamson County, and how the federal government can be of assistance in making Williamson County even better with regard to funding of mobility projects and environmental regulations. Pictured: L-R: Edna Aguirre Rehbein, Asst VP for Academic Affairs, Texas State University (Round Rock campus), Mayor Jesse Ancira Jr, Taylor; Wayne Reed, Asst City Mgr, Georgetown; Ben White, Round Rock; Mayor Alan McGraw, Round Rock; Mayor Dale Ross, Georgetown; Senator Cornyn; Mayor Larry Bush, Jarrell; Mayor Debbie Holland, Hutto; Phil Brewer, Cedar Park; Lisa Birkman, Commissioner; Mark Willis, Leander; Tim Chase, Hutto; Mark Thomas, Taylor; Gene Richards, Jarrell.

Larson Sworn in as Judge of 395th Court

Judge Gravell JP of the Year LADY EAGLES BEST BOERNE CHAMPION, 2-1 p. B2

READY FOR RED POPPIES p. C1 In a standing-room-only ceremony in the 395th District courtroom, Ryan D. Larson took the oath of office administered by former Williamson County Judge and current Congressman John Carter. Larson was appointed by Governor Abbott to serve as judge for the remainder of the interim term before his official tenure begins January 1, 2017.

Judge Ryan Larson and wife Wendy. Story on page A6.

Judge Bill Gravell Jr. receives his award from Travis County Constable Adan Ballesteros

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cinct 3 Justice of the Peace Bill Gravell, Jr. was named Judge of the Year by the Central Texas Justice of the Peace and Constable Association. Judge Gravell was President of the association for the past term and as he handed over his leadership to the new president, he received the honor, nominated by his Chief of Staff Melissa Goins, and staff members Mary Perez and Andrea Schiele. Judge Gravell said, “I am humbled and honored to

have been recognized in this way and while I appreciate the recognition, I would be nothing without my staff.” The testimonial from his staff included his high standards of patriotism and morals, which he applies to every aspect of his court. “He continually moves his office toward greater efficiency and effectiveness. He has the utmost compassion for juveniles and uses all available resources for their success. He has gained the support

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Attendees at Georgetown’s 2016 Red Poppy Festival on April 22 to 24 will enjoy an outdoor art installation of thousands of deep red ceramic poppies by artist Jen Rose. The poppies will blanket the north lawn of the Williamson County Courthouse in Georgetown’s downtown Square. The piece, entitled Blood of Heroes Never Dies, commemorates Texas World War I veterans and it will be on display from April 4 through May 5. Individual poppies will be available for purchase for $10 apiece at the Visitors Center, 103 W. Seventh Street on the

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Square. Proceeds will benefit Puppies Behind Bars, a nonprofit organization that provides service dogs for combat veterans returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan who have suffered a physical injury, including traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder. Blood of Heroes Never Dies was a collaboration between artist Jen Rose and Clive Siegle, a history faculty member; both teach at Richland College in Dallas. The original installation included 5,171 ceramic red poppies installed on the campus of Richland College for Veterans Day 2015 as reminders of the 5,171 veterans from Texas who died in World War I. The Georgetown installation will include about 4,000 poppies “planted” by volunteers. Henry Purl Compton (nicknamed Okra) helped Georgetown to become the Red Poppy Capital of Texas when his service as a corporal in the Army during World War I ended and in 1919 poppy seeds he collected in northern France were planted in the yard of his mother’s home on Seventh Street in Georgetown. The poppies installation on the Williamson County Courthouse lawn is on loan by the artist, Jen Rose. The display is co-sponsored by the City of Georgetown Arts and Culture, the City of Georgetown Convention and Visitors Bureau, Williamson County, and The Williamson Museum.

Strategic Partnerships Application

The City of Georgetown is now accepting applications from eligible 501(c)3 agencies for Strategic Partnerships for Community Services Grant Funding for the City’s 2016-17 fiscal year, which begins October 1, 2016. The City Council established the Strategic Partnerships for Community Services (SPCS) Advisory Board that will review and score all of the applica-

APRIL 7, 2016  THE ADVOCATE tions that are received. The SPCS Advisory Board will make funding recommendations to the City Council for potential approval in the FY 2016-17 Grant Cycle. Please call City Hall at 512-930-3723 if you have any questions.

County Amends Transportation Plan

Williamson County is amending the Long-Range Transportation Plan. The US Census Bureau recently announced that Williamson County is the sixth fastest growing county in the United States. Progressive planning is required in order to keep pace with this tremendous growth. The plan amendments include a proposed arterial plan map and a revision to the controlled access facility map. The locations of the controlled access facilities and arterial roadways are conceptual only. Final alignments for each route will be determined through appropriate planning and environmental studies. Williamson County has been working with its cities and neighboring counties in order to coordinate connectivity and mobility throughout the region. The controlled access and arterial plan outlines a network of roadways that will foster safety and mobility across the County. The County will be holding four public meetings to gather input on the changes. All meetings will be from 5 to 7 p.m. • Monday, April 18: Williamson County historic courthouse, 710 S. Main Street, Georgetown, in the Commissioners Courtroom on the second floor • Tuesday, April 19: J.B. and Hallie Jester Annex, 1801 E. Old Settlers Blvd, Round Rock. Texas • Monday, April 25: Taylor Public Library, 801 Vance Street, Taylor. • Thursday, April 28: Williamson County Cedar Park Annex Justice of the Peace Pct. 2 Courtroom, 350 Discovery Blvd, Cedar Park, on the second

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floor. The public is invited to make comments regarding the amendments from March 30 to April 29, 2016, at 5 p.m. The comments received on the proposed amendments will be presented to the Commissioners Court for consideration prior to voting on the plan. To view the proposed changes and make comments, go to Wilco.org/lrtp. For additional information, please contact Katheryn Cromwell at kcromwell@wilco.org or (512) 943-3375 or Nathan Jones-Meyer at sjones@ wilco.org or (512) 9433362.

Chamber Home Expo April 9

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce is holding the annual Home Expo, Saturday April 9, 11am2pm at the Georgetown High School cafeteria. The half-day showcase will feature member companies involved in building, buying, selling, or beautifying a home or commercial property. Door prizes will be given away. Vendors include KB Home, Renewal by Anderson, Williamson County Chiropractic, Grand Endeavor Homes, Certapro Painters, Salus Chiropractic, Urban Homes & Land – Marcy Urban, Bouffard Transfer & Storage, D&L Printing, Two Men and a Truck, Habitat for Humanity of Williamson County, Wildewood Construction, Evans Ewan & Brady Insurance, Costco Wholesale Cedar Park, Federal Savings Bank, Pflugerville Pfence Company, Spectrum Home Services of Central Texas, Liberty Mutual Insurance, and many others!

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In the Lifestyle section of the March 23 issue, the cotton-headed writer incorrectly identified counselor Paula Doerfler’s school in the headline. She has been at McCoy Elementary since 1964.

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Celebrating Georgetown’s Bravest and Finest More than 60 stalwart

Georgetown residents attended the Advocate’s 3rd annual Citizen of the Year award ceremony in a light rain at Minuteman Press March 29. As Judge Bill Gravell commented in his invocation, “We always pray for rain, but when it shows up, we know it’s usually on Your time.” Still, the ceremony was upbeat and featured speeches from our first two awardees; Williamson Museum Director Mickie Ross, and Jim Wilson of Minuteman Press. Judge Gravell commended both awardees on behalf of all 28 elected officials in Williamson County as a blessing, and prayed for their safety and wisdom as they continue to lead and keep us safe. “These humble men serve you and we hope they will be an example for better leaders in our city, our county and our state.” Mr. Wilson thanked the chiefs for the manner in which they have embraced the community and become part of Georgetown. Ms. Ross thanked them for taking good care of the city and taking good care of the Mayor, “And keeping him

busy!” Mayor Ross highlighted the chiefs’ similarities; education, physical fitness (Sullivan more than Nero--with a smirk), and is proud of their leadership and how well they work together to get things done. “Georgetown is the second safest city in Texas through leadership of Nero’s teams and I am glad to know that Sullivan’s guys will come to pick me up if I need medical attention. And they both have two speeds; 100 miles per hour and sleep. They work tirelessly, and both overcame challenges. “Chief Nero thought he was going to be a police chief and ended up being a contractor. And Chief Sullivan went beyond the call of duty last year with our change to city EMS. They both follow the Golden Rule, and their leadership is now the culture of both organizations.” Mike Payne, owner of Fidelis, which publishes the Advocate, presented the Chiefs with a commemorative award. Both humbly accepted the honors and pledged to continue their good work and commitment to great service and devotion to Georgetown.

Right: Police Chief Wayne Nero, Mayor Dale Ross, Mickie Ross, Jim Wilson, Fire Chief John Sullivan. Below: City Manager David Morgan, Asst Police Chief Cory Tchida, Council member Steve Fought, Mayor Dale Ross, Fire Chief John Sullivan, Council member John Hesser, Police Chief Wayne Nero.

Georgetown’s Green Energy Plan Pays Dividend Alevo and Ormat to Jointly Build, Own and Operate First Energy Storage Project in Georgetown, Texas Alevo Group, a leading Energy Storage Provider, today announced it has signed an agreement with Ormat Technologies, Inc. to jointly build, own and operate the Rabbit Hill Energy Storage Project, a 10MW energy storage project in Georgetown, Texas. The project, one of several major commercial deployments Alevo has planned for 2016, will be located at the Rabbit Hill substation, which is owned and operated by Georgetown Utility Systems and the city of Georgetown. Georgetown is at the forefront of renewable energy in Texas, and in 2015 became both the first municipally-owned utility in Texas and one of the first nationally to procure 100 percent of its energy from renewable sources. Energy storage will play an increasingly important role in Georgetown Utility Systems’ energy supply mix. Alevo and Ormat will conduct the 10MW project through the joint entity ESS Rabbit Hill Project. Ormat will own and fund the majority of the Rabbit Hill Energy Storage Project which will provide Georgetown Utility Systems with fast response regulation services (FFRS) as an open market participant to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), an independent system operator that manages the flow of electric power to Texas customers. As the first commercial project built in ERCOT to provide FRRS, the project is an important milestone in the evolution of the Texas market, which has more wind turbines that any other state and a rapidly expanding base of installed solar energy projects. “Georgetown has been evaluating ener-

Lithium-Ion batteries feature a proprietary inorganic electrolyte (Alevolyte™), which is non-flammable and offers extreme long life and stability. Alevo’s vertically engineered turnkey energy storage solution can be placed anywhere on the electricity supply chain, to reduce energy waste, lower greenhouse gases and other emissions, create efficiencies and lower costs. Founded in 2009, Alevo is headquartered in Switzerland with GridBank manufacturing in the US. For more information, visit Alevo.com.

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gy storage benefits for several years,” says Jim Briggs, general manager for utilities for the City of Georgetown. “This project gives us the opportunity to evaluate the benefits and complexities of such a permanent deployment in the future. The use of energy storage in concert with the generation of energy by renewable sources seems to make basic economic sense.” The project will consist of three Alevo GridBank™ energy storage systems and six Parker-Hannifin 890- GTB Power Conversion Systems (PCS). Under the terms of the agreements, Ormat will provide construction services and balance of plant equipment. Alevo will provide ongoing management and Operations and Maintenance (O&M) services for the duration of the project. “In addition, the city of Georgetown and Georgetown Utility Systems have

been a pleasure to work with, and we are excited to work with them as they move towards a 100% renewable energy future.”

About Georgetown Utility Systems Georgetown Utility Systems is the community-owned utility for the City of Georgetown in Central Texas. With new contracts for wind and solar energy, Georgetown is on track to become one of the largest cities in the U.S. to be powered by 100 percent renewable energy. For more information, visit GUS.Georgetown.org

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With over five decades of experience, Ormat Technologies, Inc. is a leading geothermal company and the only vertically integrated company engaged in geothermal and recovered energy generation (REG), with the objective of becoming a leading global provider of renewable energy. The company owns, operates, designs, manufactures and sells geothermal and REG power plants primarily based on the Ormat Energy Converter - a power generation unit that converts low-, medium- and high-temperature heat into electricity. With 72 U.S. patents, Ormat’s power solutions have been refined and perfected under the most grueling environmental conditions. Ormat has 450 employees in the United States and over 600 overseas. Ormat’s flexible, modular solutions for geothermal power and REG are ideal for the vast range of resource characteristics. The company has engineered, manufactured and constructed power plants, which it currently owns or has installed to utilities and developers worldwide, totaling over 2,000 MW of gross capacity. Ormat’s current 697 MW generating portfolio is spread globally in the U.S., Guatemala and Kenya. For more information, visit Ormat.com

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March for Meals Champions Deliver!

Clockwise: Baca Center Jim Stuart, Willie Richards, “Spike”, RR Mayor Alan McGraw, Steven and Linda Glover, Robert Rosenbusch, Sean Johnson. • Hilliard Center, Carol Smith and Gloria Griffin • Hilliard Center, Deborah Hunt • Leander, Terence Davis and Senior Nutrition Director Denise Schilli • Taylor Center, Chef Tillie, Site Director Verna Guajardo, Attorney Randall Pick • Leander, Chef Teresa Cifuentes and Officer Elizabeth Conrad Opportunities for Williamson & Burnet Counties invited county-wide elected officials, business owners, civic leaders and first responders to participate in the 14th annual March for Meals – a month-long, nationwide celebration for Meal on Wheels and the homebound and vulnerable seniors who rely on this vital safety net. ”The services we provide the seniors of Williamson and Burnet Counties are critical and the need is rapidly increasing,” said

Denise Schilli, Director of Senior Nutrition Programs for Opportunities for Williamson & Burnet Counties. “Together, we can keep seniors living independently, healthier at home, and feeling more connected to their community as they age.” March 21-24, dozens of Meals on Wheels drivers shared the ride with county VIPs to bring hot food and company to home-bound seniors. Georgetown volunteer drivers were joined by Fire Tax Assessor

Deborah Hunt, and Opportunities Board Member Dan Hilliard. Ms. Hunt is a regular in the Champions program and her participation is especially exciting as she was responsible for the founding of the national Meals on Wheels program. Hunt lobbied congress to support the pilot program in Manassas, Virginia in the mid-1970s. She says, “For the first program, we cooked in a school cafeteria. I was the first organizer and scheduler and I’m proud to see the support continues for our seniors.” “The Meals on Wheels ‘more than just a meal’ model addresses three of the biggest threats of aging: isolation, hunger and loss of independence,” said Meals on Wheels America President and CEO Ellie Hollander. For more information on how you can volunteer, contribute or speak out for the seniors in Williamson and Burnet Counties and across the country, visit MealsOnWheels-WilliamsonBurnet.org.

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Assistant Police Chief Cory Tchida manned the register at the Austin Avenue McDonald’s on March 25. On Good Friday, McDonald’s restaurants throughout Central Texas partner with The 100 Club of Central Texas to give a portion of their sales to support all of the area’s first responders. McDonald’s has been a partner of The 100 Club of Central Texas for several years. Each year the event raises approximately $14,000 for Central Texas first responders. Volunteers and first responders visit as many area McDonald’s

locations as possible to help raise funds. The money raised on Good Friday allows The 100 Club to be the first response for first responders. The Club provides financial assistance and support for families of first responders who are critically injured or killed in the line of duty. Support includes immediate assistance and scholarships. They serve peace officers, firefighters and EMTs in Bastrop, Bell, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and Williamson Counties. They also provide memorials for K-9 animals

that die on or after active duty and help with funds for cremation and services with full honors. Tchida and his crew worked the lunch crowd from 11am-2pm and after his shift proclaimed confidently that “It was an interesting experience but I think it would be easier to chase down bad guys.” With his new respect for the challenges of retail food service, he was pleased to meet customers taking a break from the Spring weather on what was a holiday for most. To donate to the 100 Club or join, visit www. 100ClubCenTex.com

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SCHOOLS

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Spring Football Kickoff for Southwestern University

We finally have seniors! Coach Joe Austin and

his alpha class of football players are preparing for their fourth year of football already. They began spring practice March 22 and are hard at work on technical skills, drills and agility for the off-season. On March 30, the team held its third annual Kickoff luncheon, sponsored by Minuteman Press and several other local businesses, at the Georgetown Community Center for fans, partners and members of the community. Many guests reflected that the team’s confidence is building and the players have grown up. Everyone has seen their progress on campus and it has been a pleasure to watch the program mature. The standing-room-only event began with an invocation, during which every player bowed in solemn prayer. They later featured Colonel Craig Flowers from Sideline Leadership Company, a coach as the keynote speaker. Col. Flowers shared,

“Southwest University develops the whole person. They are taught to take care of business and they take no shortcuts. One of their mantras is ‘relentless’, which means no excuses and no free rides. They choose hard and right over easy and wrong and winning at life must be aligned with winning on the field.” Flowers also complimented the coaching staff for inspiring a group of young men to start with themselves and be selfless on and off the field. “They are taught ‘Humility’ and saying we, us, and our instead of I, me and my. Humility matters. It marks them as gentleman and people.” University President Edward Burger said of the team, “I am extremely proud of all of our student athletes. They really are students first and they take the athletic experience as a way to help amplify their education experience at Southwestern; through team building, intellectual agility, strategic thinking; as well as triumphs of victory and learning how to lose. I’ve had several players in my [mathemat-

ics] class and their GPAs are actually higher than the male students on campuses on average.” Head Coach Joe Austin opened his talk with thanks to Ty Gipson and Jim Wilson for giving him the idea and the help to create the event three years ago. “We wanted to so something every spring to kickoff football and announce the schedule.” He also thanked Col Flower, whom he says, “When Col. Flowers comes to visit he doesn’t treat us any differently than he treats players at Notre Dame or anyone else. We are glad to have him be a part of everything we do.” He also praised his students’ community involvement. About 75% are involved in the community by volunteering for something unrelated to football. The Coach continued, “This season will be very exciting because we are finally on a normal cycle for us. From recruiting, spring training to fall practice, all processes have been normalized into a 12-month routine.” He went on to boost his team for having played one of the toughest schedules

in the country and still won two games. And crunching the numbers, one can deduce that they nearly won seven others. “This is a great place to be. We are playing the best we can against tough teams and that only makes us stronger. We are so thankful at the way Georgetown has adopted us and support throughout the growth process.” Another piece of news is that the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference will be dissolved for football. Next year the conference will play an NFL-style round robin season, then possibly moving to the American Southwest in 2017; the top conference in the region. Season tickets will be on sale soon and fans should check Southwestern.UniversityTickets.com. “We really want to create and hold on to great relationships with people who really want to be with us and stay with us.” Photo above: SWU seniors prepare for introduction. Top tight: Coach Joe Austin • Right: 3-time All Conference cornerback Nik Kelly

Justin Broussard, Leading On and Off the Field Justin Broussard is a Se-

nior player (Defensive End) and has been named to the All-Conference team three times. He has academic scholarships and is studying kinesiology, possibly to go into physical therapy. He is an all-around guy; a polished and respectful student athlete with a rich, modest laugh. And he is just one of many Joe Austin’s kids working hard on the field and in life. “I’ve loved it [at Southwestern] and football has been nice to me,” Justin says. “I’ve been playing

sports my whole life; teeball, football, basketball and even gymnastics. I fell in love with basketball, which helped me with my athleticism overall but football was my best opportunity to keep playing. In basketball there are five guys on the court— football has 11. I would love to keep playing after college. The higher you go the more you focus on the little things and that’s what separates you from the rest of the pack.” He is enjoying spring practice because it is an op-

portunity to fine tune many skills that aren’t obvious to a casual observer. “In high school it’s just a lot of hitting people. Now we concentrate on where to put our hands, Justin is looking forward to winning more games during his final season. “We don’t have the excuse of not having any seniors or juniors any more so we are not at a disadvantage. I know I’m going to have to put up some numbers to show people that even know I’m at a smaller school, that I can play with anyone.” During the summer

Justin volunteers at the Georgetown hospital. He gets up early, works a few hours at the hospital and runs to class, which means about 60 hours a week between classes and giving back. Not to mention keeping in shape for the upcoming season. “Being around the medical staff and in an environment in which I may eventually have a career is a great step forward.” He is an all-around guy.

• East View Drumline (Bass Drum Captain) • Saint Williams’ Catholic Church Youth Ministry • Saint William’s Discipleship The Kiwanis Club of Sun City Georgetown hopes readers of the Advocate will join us in congratulating Courtney on her selection as the club’s nominee for this scholarship.

mores. Finally in 1979-80 they agreed to start the “Walter Hurst Sophomore of the Year scholarship.” In recent years, the program has normally been referred to as “Sophomore

of the Year.” The Scholarship award is not based on academics, but on leadership qualities. A goal is to seek out, recognize and develop leadership potential commencing with high school sophomores, and to encourage and prepare the next generation of civic and corporate leadership for America’s future. A second goal is to help sophomores gain experience in applying for scholarships. Courtney Schaller is a sophomore at Eastview High School. Her leadership skills have been demonstrated in the following clubs and activities: • National Honor Society • Mu Alpha Theta • Student Council • East View Patriot Band

EV’s Courtney Schaller Named Kiwanis’ Walter Hurst Sophomore of the Year The Kiwanis Club of Sun City Georgetown proudly announces that Courtney Schaller is the club’s nominee for the Walter Hurst Sophomore of the Year Scholarship for 2015-16 and will receive a $100.00 award from the club. Kiwanis is a global member organization of all ages with a mission to serve the children of the world and who are dedicated to changing the world one

child and one community at a time. The Kiwanis Club of Sun City Georgetown was chartered June 24, 1997 and has approximately 130 members. The club is a thriving organization of service and community-minded individuals who support children and young adults in Williamson County and around the world. Walter Hurst was a long time member of the Texas-Oklahoma Founda-

tion Board and financial supporter of the Texas-Oklahoma Foundation. He proposed and lobbied the Texas-Oklahoma Board for three years to start a scholarship fund for sopho-

Pictured: Justin with Mayor Dale Ross at the Kickoff Luncheon

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Ryan Larson Appointed to Judge of 395th District Court

County Court at Law #3 Judge Doug Arnold, 368th District Court Judge Rick Kennon, 277th District Court Judge Stacey Mathews, 395th District Court Judge Ryan Larson, 425th District Court Judge Betsy Lambeth, County Court at Law #1 Judge Suzanne Brooks, County Court at Law #4 Judge John McMaster A very relaxed Ryan Larson greeted guests early in his ceremony and the 395th was standing room only. Larson’s pastor Dr. Ike Bowman opened the ceremony with a reflection on Ryan’s fortitude. “We get a little emotional at our church, but Ryan never does. He’s as steady as ...a judge. So I’m not surprised he is here today.” County Attorney Dee Hobbs gave a moving keynote speech about the respect for and difficulties presented to judges as a matter of duty. “It is not an easy road for those who wear the robe. For you who choose to run and hold office, my gratitude goes out to you. I know what it’s like to care about the county, and I

thank our judges who carry that burden. Today is very special in that we added someone to carry on and meet the needs of a growing population. There is only so much Judge ‘space’ and time, so I know Judge Larson must hit the ground running with [family and friends] behind him. And he will need them, because it is lonely when you stand there as gate keeper.” Judge Billy Ray Stubblefield also spoke on Larson’s behalf, and at length about what it means to be a judge. “It is a difficult job. You are on stage and under a microscope and you must always maintain public confidence in the judicial system, because you will be called upon to make

decisions where there are no good answers.” Judge Stubblefield also offered the first piece of advice he received as a first-time judge. “Whatever we do on the bench has to be right for us, so listen to the still voice that will come to you.” He also encouraged all the judges to communicate; “We are all wearing the black robes and there is no pecking order. Pray every morning when you get ready for work that God will give you a servant’s heart and the wisdom to make decisions.” Congressman John Carter administered the oath, and Judge Larson spoke about his eagerness to be a good servant of the people. He first applauded his

Donna Parker Endorsed by WCRL

Donna Parker, Republican candidate for Williamson County Commissioner, Pct. One, is honored to announce that she received the endorsement of the Williamson County Republican

Leaders (WCRL) group for the runoff election on May 24th. WCRL consists of Republican Party leaders, activists and elected officials. To receive the endorsement, a candidate must receive a 2/3 vote of membership in attendance at the endorsement meeting. Mrs. Parker said, “I am humbled to receive this endorsement and want to thank all of those who voted to endorse me.” The president of WCRL, Mike McCloskey, stated, “Our group is pleased to endorse Donna

and will work to help her win the runoff election.” Donna has also been endorsed by a former candidate for Williamson County Commissioner, Pct. One, Paul Matthews. Additionally, she has the endorsement of many other local and party leaders. The Republican primary election is Tuesday, May 24th. Early voting is Monday, May 16th through Friday, May 20th. For more information on the Donna Parker campaign, visit DonnaForWilco.com.

former opponent, Terence Davis, who was present at the ceremony, and the honorable race he ran. “This is one of the most important days of my life. This is a privilege and the highest calling for a lawyer.” He thanked many people who contributed to all of his achievements and spoke with great emotion about the inspiration and hard work of his mother and father. “My mother taught me through her devotion to the church that all people deserve dignity and respect regardless of their station in life. My father came home dirty and battered, but he refused to cut corners and had a hard life. His provision for his family taught me hard

work and perseverance.” Larson also heaped praises on his wife for making him a better man, and his two children. “This job is not just about checking boxes and clocking out. There are many important issues that affect my neighbors and community, and I will work hard to give them time and consideration. I look forward to being the best judge I can possibly be.” Judge Carter anchored the ceremony with trademark, witty observations. “Being a trial judge is a strange new world when you step into it. When I first ran for Congress, someone asked me why I would ever leave the branch that generally

makes sense for the one that never does. Being a judge was the best time of my working life; even today. When people in DC ask me why, it’s because on the bench, nobody argues with you. Everyone says, ‘Thank you, Your Honor,’ and they go out in the hall to cuss you. In Congress, everybody argues with you and they cuss you to your face. But I encourage Judge Larson to remember to make a decision and move on. People come here for relief and a chance to move on. Do that and you’ll serve us well.” Judge Larson assumed the bench as of April 5.

Landy Warren kicks off Run-off Bid for Precinct 1 Commissioner

Today, Conservative businessman Landy Warren kicked off his campaign for the May 24, 2016 Republican Primary run-off election. “I strongly believe it is the personal responsibility of every elected official to control government spending, reduce government debt and ease the burden on our citizens,” said Warren. “My fiscally conservative principals are not popular with the establishment insiders who want to keep their business-as-usual philosophy intact. Precinct 1 needs a commissioner who actually governs like a conservative instead of one who just talks about it. We need a proven business leader and advocate for the citizens, not a mouthpiece for the establishment; and that is why I am running for Pct. 1 Commissioner.” Warren is a graduate of Austin College in Sherman, where he majored in economics with a minor in accounting. He also served in the U.S. Marine

Corps Reserve. Warren, a successful conservative businessman and community banker, is known for his strong record of improving infrastructure, maintaining roads, cutting taxes and creating jobs. Warren is also well known for his commitment to helping others. He has donated countless hours serving on several committees dedicated to improving Williamson County. From Chairman of the Board of the Round Rock Area Serving Center, which operates a local food pantry to serving as Chairman of the Board of the St. David’s Round Rock Medical Center, Warren puts our families first. Warren’s dedication to his country runs deep. He served our country in the United States Marine Corps and continues today in service to his community. He is also the founder of the Children of Fallen Soldier’s program, which has raised over $125,000 to provide college tuition for children

who have lost a parent in action. Additionally, he was appointed by Congressman John Carter to serve on the board of directors for the Congressional Veterans Commendation program. Warren is also supported and endorsed by our fire fighters and law enforcement. “For too long our county has been nothing more than a training ground for fire fighters and law enforcement, which has cost the taxpayers dearly. We must retain these professionals and provide them the tools necessary to keep our county safe. Under my leadership, we will make our public safety professionals a priority, not a campaign slogan,” said Warren. Warren concluded, “My pledge to the citizens of Williamson County is that my only special interest group will be the taxpayers of this County. I will work tirelessly to increase government transparency, eliminate wasteful spending, and reduce government debt. I will take on the establishment insiders, solve the problems that face our county today and not be a part of the status quo that will burden our children tomorrow. I humbly ask for your vote on May 24th in the Republican Primary run-off election.” To find out more and join the campaign, please visit www.LandyWarren. com

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As good as the Texas economy already is, things are looking even brighter after California and New York just announced a plan to phase in a $15 per hour minimum wage. In California, Governor Jerry “Moonbeam” Brown says it’s a great idea, while private business owners say it will throw tens of thousands more people on the Medicaid roles due to job cuts. But, to show that this Governor isn’t completely daft, he said this effort could be “paused” based upon the state’s economic condition; of course, it would never be “paused” based

on the private business sector’s economic condition. In Texas, we have a word for that−Socialism. Definition: a transitional social state between the overthrow of capitalism and the realization of communism. By the way, that definition comes from Marxist theory, not “some crazed right-wing nutjob”, unless of course, you consider Merriam-Webster in the latter category. Let me give you a primer on how starting a small business works: First, you scrape together every penny you can get your hands on−you even ask crazy Uncle BoogerRay for $5000. When you add up what your brother-in-law, your neighbor, and your mother will pony up, plus the $10,000 unsecured credit line and the $30,000 available on your credit cards, you’ve invested a healthy sum of around $57,200. Oh yeah−you then quit your full-time job that pays the bills to open this business. You (and probably several members of your family) work a minimum of 60 hours a week (plus weekends and holidays) trying to grow the business and make payroll while keeping overhead as low as possible. Now,

TO THE EDITOR To the Republican Establishment: Most people do not know who you are or what you stand for. A quick read of Mark Leibovich’s 2013 book titled This Town! Two Parties and a Funeral identifies you rather well. Whether in office, consultant, strategist or lobbyist - your objective is to preserve the power and influence which allows you to live well at our expense. Peggy Noonans’ “Trump and the Rise of the Unprotected” Op-Ed in the February 27 edition of the Wall Street Journal clarifies it even further. In recent Republican primaries the enthusiasm and action is up orders of magnitude over 2012. You have new and crossover voters in large numbers. A significant portion of this is due to Donald Trump who identifies himself as a “common sense conser-

vative” - would you want any other? It is somewhat arrogant of you to put your elitist judgement ahead of the voters. It is clear that your real fear is that you might not be able to control him. That he is not subservient to your money/influence must be terrifying. By now you must realize that Donald Trump is a product of your failure to hear and act on the anger and disgust of the electorate. Get over it! Do not once again snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Focus on beating the Democrat nominee. Charles Baker Colonel USAF (R) Georgetown, Texas

all of a sudden, there’s a bureaucrat who lives in a government-paid-for mansion and has never hired a soul in his life (except for deciding that he wanted to trade one chef for another because “he didn’t like the flair with which his food was prepared”) telling you that you have to pay everybody at least fifteen bucks an hour, regardless of their ability and the economic impact on the viability of the business you have invested in and sacrificed for to create. Does it sound like I have a problem with this? You’re darn right I do! It’s going to cost millions of “entry wage” jobs. Pardon me if you disagree, but I don’t think I’ve ever met

a fifteen-year old that’s starting his or her first job to be worth $15 an hour; nor twelve, and very rarely ten. Unfortunately, many today aren’t even worth the government minimum wage, but if you paid them what they were worth, you’d literally have to check them for a pulse. (As evidenced when you attempt to order fast food or buy a pair of shoes at an outlet store.) This battle far transcends the liberal rallying cry for “a living wage.” If you want a better standard of living, work more hours; work better and harder and earn a promotion; maximize the (free) education provided by the government (aka public

schools) so that you are the best of your peers on any level. This battle is really over one of the key components that has made this country the strongest nation, economically and militarily, on the face of the earth−capitalism. Thankfully, Texas chose not to allow an amendment for a $10.10 per hour minimum wage to pass through either house of the state legislature, proving that, in some states, common sense still prevails; and upholding what I like to call the Superman maxim of “Truth, justice, and the American way.” Now, before you label me an unforgiving overlord, there are a couple of things you need to know

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Eagles Sweep Marble Falls, Face Patriots

Georgetown senior Amy Lucroy wins the header against Boerne Champion in the Lady Eagles 2-1 playoff victory on Friday night at Dripping Springs. GHS played Vandegrift in a Region IV-5A quarterfinal Monday Night. See story on page B2. Photo: Russell Rinn

By Galen Wellnicki Sports Editor

After outscoring last-place Marble Falls, 21-0, in 12 innings this past week, front-running Georgetown will try to take a couple more steps toward the District 25-5A baseball championship this week against arch-rival East View. The Eagles (6-0 in 25-5A, 12-7-1 for the year) and Patriots (2-4 in 25-5A, 7-11-1 on the season) opened their two-game set on Tuesday night at Eagle Baseball Field and then conclude the series with a 7 p.m. Friday battle at Patriots Field. This past week’s 15-0 and 6-0 victories over Marble Falls gave GHS its third-consecutive series sweep and increased its lead in the 25-5A race to two games in front of Vista Ridge, which split this past week with Vandegrift, and defending champion Dripping Springs, which gave East View the broom treatment. Coach Adam Foster’s Eagles have yet to play either Vista Ridge or Dripping Springs, but showdown time is drawing near Georgetown junior Trent Baker pitched a five-inning as they face the no-hitter Tuesday night in the Eagles’ 15-0 win over Rangers in two Marble Falls. Photo: Russell Rinn games after concluding business with East View, which rebounded from the loss column with a 12-9 non-district victory over Pflugerville Connally this past Saturday at the Cougars’ digs. Despite the one-sided nature of the series with Marble Falls (0-6 in 25-5A), it had its interesting points. In Tuesday’s road victory, the Eagles scored all 15 of their runs in the third inning, which may or may not be a school record since that category is not recognized in the record book. Also, Trent Baker Eagles cont. on B4

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If you are a football fanatic wanting to sharpen your spectator skills slowly, circle June 10 on your calendars. It will allow the dedicated individual to start building their voice to a desired post-season decibel level that will startle small children 12 blocks from the stadium and to begin building the self-discipline demanded to withstand a roaring call of nature during a crucial point in the championship game – the one you’ve awaited for decades. Like the athletes on the field, the super fan mostly builds toward the climactic moments of the season in a steady manner. As the old coach says, “You don’t want to peak too early.” The date of June 10 is ideal for sharpening those skills. High School spring games have been over for three or more weeks, the 7-on-7 State Tournament is still more than a month away, NFL players are still checking their bank statements instead of the playbook before reporting to camp in July, and colleges and high schools are nearly

two months away from starting practices in early August. The real games on all levels are still over the horizon. But on Friday, June 10, football will be played at the GISD Athletic Complex in the inaugural Fellowship of Christian Athletes All-Star Classic. 90 graduating seniors from our area will go head-to-head in what will be, in many cases, the final competitive hurrah in many careers and will also be a building point for those players going on to play on several collegiate levels as freshmen.

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The game follows in the footsteps of similar successful ventures by FCA groups in Abilene, Tyler and Waco. Six former GISD athletes are currently on rosters. Dakota Cahill, Cade Clapper, Hunter Creasey and Cole Northcutt will represent Georgetown on the Blue team, which will be coached by veteran Eagles coach Jason Dean. East View’s Corbin Truslow and Allan Edelmon will play for the Gold team. Patriots head coach Rob Davis is an assistant coach for the Gold under Vandegrift’s Drew Sanders. With the game still two months in the future the rosters are considered somewhat fluid, but a large number of the players showed up, many with their parents, at an organizational meeting Sunday afternoon at the First United Methodist Church gym in Georgetown. The players met briefly with their coaching staffs, hanLapping cont. on B6

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Lady Eagles Upend Champion, 2-1 By Taylor Wiseman Advocate Sports Writer

It seemed almost ordained that Georgetown would get a third shot at District 25-5A champion Vandegrift if it won its first two playoff games. The Lady Eagles did their part by besting 27-5A runner-up Boerne Champion, 2-1, this past Friday in an area battle at Dripping Springs. That followed a 2-0 win over 26-5A titlist Bastrop Cedar Creek in bi-district. Georgetown and Vandegrift played Monday at the GISD Athletic Complex in a Region IV-5A quarterfinal with the visiting Vipers seen as a heavy favorite. GHS lost to Vandegrift, 2-0 and 3-0, during the district campaign. The winner of that match will play either Sharyland Pioneer or Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial in the semifinals of the Region IV5A Tournament on Friday at the Cabaniss Soccer Field in Corpus Christi. The regional finals are on the same field on Saturday. Despite Vandegrift’s credentials, GHS coach Sam McCutchen was optimistic about the Lady Eagles’ chances and is excited about the way his team is playing. “I think this is the perfect time to peak, and the opportunity is there. We hope to seize it,” he said.

Head coach Sam McCutcheon (left) and Amy Lucroy (#13) celebrate the 2-1 win over Boerne Champion. Georgetown’s Ashley Thiel battles a Boerne Champion player for the ball during the Lady Eagles area victory Friday night that advanced them into the regional quarterfinals on Monday night against Vandegrift. Photos: Russell Rinn

Now, let’s look at those Vandegrift credentials. The Vipers entered Monday’s game having shut out 12 consecutive opponents, including playoff foes Austin McCallum, 4-0, and San Marcos, 3-0. The last team to score on Vandegrift was Cedar Park in a 1-1 tie on February 5, basically two months ago. They outscored the opposition in their 14 district games by a 62-4 margin. Vandy, a state finalist last season, finished the 25-5A season with an 11-0-3 record and had a 15-5-4 season mark, including a

4-5-1 non-district mark. Georgetown, the fourthplace finisher in 25-5A, took a 10-9-4 record into Monday’s match. McCutchen was happy with the win over a Champion team that had advanced on the strength of a 9-0 win over San Antonio Jefferson in bi-district and thought that the Lady Eagles came out ready to play Friday night. “Boerne was a good team . . . We were on our game initially and did very well, we scored quickly,” McCutchen said. With 31 minutes and

18 seconds left in the first half, the Lady Eagles were awarded a free kick at the 35-yard line. Junior Baylee Ford took the kick and found the back of the net notching her 10th goal of the season. Ford was excited when she gave the Lady Eagles a lead. “[I thought] we are in this and can totally do this,” Ford said. Slightly more than 10 minutes later, Georgetown extended its lead to 2-0. Sophomore Sara Elston assisted a goal scored by senior Payton Nunez with

20:50 left on the board. The Lady Eagles 2-0 lead was short lived. Georgetown kept possession throughout most of the first half only allowing Boerne Champion to attack three times. During one of those chances, Boerne Champion scored off of a deflection. The Lady Chargers scored with 20:06 left in the first half. Georgetown had opportunities to further its lead but was unlucky with two shots hitting off the crossbar. The game remained 2-1. The regional quarterfinals

demonstrated the strength of District 25-5A as Vista Ridge and Cedar Park were paired in one of the matchups on the upper half of the bracket. The winner between the Lady Rangers and Lady Timberwolves will face either Gregory-Portland or Sharyland in the regional semifinals at Cabaniss Field on Friday. The Region IV-5A champion will advance to the UIL State Tournament on Thursday-Saturday, April 13-16, at the GISD Athletics Complex. The 5A semifinals are on Thursday with the finals on Saturday.

EV Boys, GISD Individuals Shine At Relays Weather has traditionally been a key player at the annual Eagle Relays. Downpours, soaring temperatures, bone-chilling cold, wind and lightning have all, at times, tried to mount the medals stand or at least alter the schedule and affect performances. Friday’s edition was within those bounds. Rain, chilly temperatures, wind and lighting took their turns and combined to bedevil the competition, which didn’t finish until well into the night. All junior varsity and three varsity field events were cancelled, the start of the meet was postponed from noon to 2 p.m., there was a lengthy lightning delay, and conditions were less-than-ideal for top-flight performances. Despite all this, it was the strongest overall showing of the season for GISD track and field performers with less than two weeks remaining before the District 25-5A Meet on Wednesday and Thursday, April 13-14, at Vandegrift’s Monroe Stadium. East View and Round Rock McNeil tied for the boys varsity team title with 84 points each, and Georgetown and East View entries won a combined 11 of 31 events that were completed. The boys were unable to compete in the long jump, and the girls didn’t compete in the high or triple jumps. Individually, Georgetown sophomore Jazmine Hernandez won both the 3,200and 1,600-meter runs. In the longer race, completed before the lightning delay, Hernandez ran a time of 12 minutes, 3.77 seconds, leading a 1-2-3 finish in the event by the Lady Eagles in which Natalie Parks (12:06.81) placed second and McKenzie Hargrove (12:10.39) finished third. Hernandez took the 1,600

East View’s Paighton Corley (left) takes off on the opening leg of the 2x200-meter relay. Georgetown’s Adriana Perez (right) won her heat in the 100m with a 12:97. Photos: Russell Rinn

with a 5:26.51, .30 of a second ahead of Hutto’s Ariel Arriaga. The Lady Eagles also received first places from Maryn DeMaio in the 800 (2:28.87) and Hannah Newman in the pole vault (10 feet). East View’s lone first came from Keely Wallis with a 35-11 in the shot put. Wallis also was third in the discus with a 101-0. In the girls team race, GHS finished third with 78 points behind Round Rock’s 123 points and Midland Lee’s 88. East View was seventh with 40 points. En route to the boys title, the Patriots won four events, including both the 4x100 and 4x200 relays with times of 43.91 and 1:32.76. Mason Klinger, Chris Matta, Paul Barron and Devhaun Little were the winning foursome in the 4x100, while Marcus Maldonado joined Klinger, Matta and Little to capture the 4x200. The Patriots’ other two first-place finishes came

from Matta in the 200 with a 22.73 and Leo Ramirez with a 125-9 in the discus. The Eagles, who placed sixth with 70 points, claimed two individual events−Gus McVean 43-2 in the triple jump, and Andrew Johnson, 53.17 in the 400. Both East View and Georgetown will compete in the Patriots Relays on Thursday. Field events are scheduled to begin at 3 p.m., with the 3,200-meter runs at 3:30 p.m. The remainder of the running events will start at 5:30 p.m. Competition will be staged in four divisions − varsity boys, varsity girls, JV boys and JV girls. EAGLE RELAYS At GHS Track Facility, Friday (All events in meters) (Chilly, some rain, gusty winds) VARSITY BOYS (Long jump not competed) Team standings (10 teams) -- East View 84, Round Rock McNeil 84, Vista Ridge 77, Round Rock 75, Midland Lee 71, Georgetown 70, Hutto 64, Vandegrift 33, Bastrop 17, Round Rock Westwood 14. (First place, EV, GHS places) Shot put − 1. Ty Robinson, McNeil,

45-4 1/2; 2. Hunter Creasey, GHS, 44-9; 5. Torrie Davis, 43-0 1/2. Triple jump − 1. Gus McVean, GHS, 43-2. Pole vault − 1. Brent Taurus, Vandegrift, 13-0; 4. Cole Newman, GHS, 12-0; 6. Collin Tyler, GHS, 11-6. High jump − 1. Brandon Taylor, Vista Ridge, 6-3. Discus − 1. Leo Ramirez, EV, 125-9. 3,200 − 1. Jordan Chagoya, Vista Ridge, 10:18.41; 2. Jonathan Parks, GHS, 10:22.03; 3. Collin Turner, GHS, 10:23.64; 6. Mason Motakef, GHS, 10:33.70. 4x100 − 1. EV (Mason Klinger, Chris Matta, Paul Barron, Devhaun Little), 43.91. 800 − Preston Mayo, Vandegrift, 2:03.96; 2. Ryan Thiele, GHS, 2:06.41; 3. Guillermo Carrillo, EV, 2:06.71; 6. Payton Dedeyan, GHS, 2:08.43. 110 HH − 1. Denim Rogers, Midland Lee, 14.52. 100 − 1. Devin Walker, Vista Ridge, 11:05. 4x200 relay − 1. EV (Klinger, Matta, Marcus Maldonado, Little), 1:32.76; 6. GHS (Michael McDonald, Beau Corrales, Will May, Austin Scott), 1:35.81. 400 − 1. Andrew Johnson, GHS, 53.17; 6. Quinn Stewart, EV, 54.00. 300 hurdles − 1. Tyler Herrick, Hutto, 40.14. 200 − 1. Matta, EV, 22.73. 1,600 − 1. Chagoya, Vista Ridge, 4:37.60; 3. Parks, GHS, 4:41.54; 5. Motakef, GHS, 4:42.39.4x400 relay -- 1. Hutto, 3:33.31; 2. EV (Dylan Derr, Carrillo, Aaron Lara, Little), 3:33.81; 6. GHS (Scott, Johnson, Antony Quintana, Corrales), 3:40.60. VARSITY GIRLS (Triple jump, high jump not competed) Team standings (11 teams) − Round Rock 123, Midland Lee 88, George-

town 78, McNeil 68, Bastrop 60, Hutto 50, East View 40, Round Rock Westwood 20, Vandegrift 16, Austin Ann Richards 14, Vista Ridge 1. (First place, EV, GHS places) Shot put − 1. Keely Wallis, EV, 35-11. Long jump − 1. Shelby West, Round Rock, 16-4 1/2; 4. Maryn DeMaio, 15-3. Discus − 1. Anais Hill, Round Rock, 117-9. 3. Wallis, EV, 101-0. Pole vault − 1. Hannah Newman, GHS, 10-0. 3,200 − 1. Jazmin Hernandez, GHS, 12:03.77; 2. Natalie Parks, GHS, 12:06.81; 3. McKenzie Hargrove, GHS, 12:10.39. 4x100 relay − 1. Midland Lee, 50.66. 800 − 1. DeMaio, GHS, 2:28.87. 100 hurdles − 1. Karoline Frankeny, Hutto, 16.33. 100 − 1. Adriana Banchs, Round Rock, 12.49; 2. Adriana Perez, GHS, 12.97. 4x200 relay − 1. Midland Lee, 1:46.45; 4. EV (Paighton Corley, Alyson Ashby, Emily Daniel, Jasmine Bennett), 1:50.52; 6. GHS (Perez, Dori Brown, DeMaio, Gracie Bridges), 1:52.82. 400 − 1. Catherine Borel, Round Rock, 1:01.00; 2, Aileen Andrew, EV, 1:03.42. 300 hurdles − 1. West, Round Rock, 46.01; 3. Destiny Wright, GHS, 48.66. 200 − 1. Rae Higgins, Bastrop, 26.42; 5. Ashby, EV, 27.41. 1,600 − 1. Hernandez, GHS, 5:26.51; 4. Parks, GHS, 5:35.72. 4x400 relay − 1. Round Rock, 4:08.46; 6. EV (Daniel, Tara Jensen, Sofia Smith, Andrew), 4:32.33. JV BOYS (No field events, weather) Team leaders (11 schools) − Round Rock 69, Bastrop 65, Round Rock McNeil 60 (6. Georgetown 39; 9. East View 21; 11. Georgetown Blue 2). (GHS, EV results only)

3,200 − 1. Carter Smith, GHS, 10:41.63; 6. Tristan Raum, GHS, 10:57.21. 800 − 1. Giorgio Etnel, GHS, 2:11.89; 3. Henry Marshall, EV, 2:12.82; 6. Riley Bunch, EV, 2:13.61. 4x200 relay − 5. EV (Issac Ochoa, Donald Walton, Jake Brown, Tanner Hahn), 1:38.92; 6. GHS (Kody Markert, Matt May, Chandler Herman, Ethen Campbell), 1:40.59. 400 − 1. Doug Bryan, GHS, 52.48. 300 hurdles − 3. Chris Honstein, EV, 45.37. 200 -5. Reed Honshtein, EV, 24.34. 1,600 − 3. Smith, GHS, 5:00.58; 5. Ben Whittemore, GHS, 5:05.27. 4x400 relay − 6. EV (Marshall, Ochoa, Derrick Jackson, C. Honstein), 3:52.64. JV GIRLS (No field events, weather) Team leaders (11 schools) − Round Rock 131, Midland Lee 97, Vandegrift 51 (4. East View 34; 7. Georgetown 24; 10. Georgetown Blue 8). (GHS, EV results only) 3,200 − 4. Alex Medina, GHS, 13:39.51. 4x100 relay − 3. EV (Le Uyen Do, Diana Beltran, Jessica Workman, Rocky Saldana), 54.41; 6. GHS (Hannah Fontenot, Rachel May, Jaelyn Knight, Samari O’Brien), 55.04. 800 − 4. Taylor Elliott, GHS, 2:39.63. 100 hurdles − 2. Brooke Elliott, GHS, 17.72; 3. Fontenot, GHS, 17.73; 5. May, GHS, 18.28). 100 − 2. Workman, EV, 13.44; 3. Do, EV, 13.67. 4x200 relay − 4. EV (Do, Beltran, Workman, Laurel Dominguez), 1:55.52; 6. GHS (Kayla Wade, Catherine Dietlein, Knight, O’Brien), 1:58.99. 4x400 relay − 5. GHS (T. Elliott, May, Moran Bruning, Caleigh Oceguera), 4:43.63. Source: GHS track and field.

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Dripping Springs Sweeps Patriots By Jon Whittemore Advocate Correspondent

After breaking a threegame losing streak with a 12-9 non-district victory over Pflugerville Connally this past Saturday, East View (2-4, 8-12-1) will play arch-rival Georgetown (6-0, 12-7-1) in a two-game District 25-5A series this week. The series is extremely important for both teams, but more so for the Patriots, who can’t afford to fall to 2-6 in a district race that is already starting to see separation of the top teams from the rest of the field. Georgetown needs a sweep to remain at least two games up on the field. The Patriots and Eagles opened the set on Tuesday night at Eagle Baseball Field and will conclude the series at Patriots Field at 7 p.m. Friday. After finishing with GHS, East View will travel to Leander for a 7 p.m. game with the Lions on Tuesday, April 12. East View was swept 13-1 and 6-3 this past week by defending 25-5A champion Dripping Springs, which improved to 4-2 and pulled into a tie with Vista Ridge for second place with eight playing dates remaining in the district race. Technically it did not rain during last Tuesday’s game with the Tigers, but boy did it pour. On a dreary and misty night with a chill wind blowing out to left field, Dripping Springs jumped to an early lead with three in the first inning and never looked back as the Tigers romped to an easy one-sided win. Led by UCLA football signee Ethan Fernea and BYU baseball signee Shep Shepard, the Tigers completely overwhelmed the Patriots. Fernea collected three hits including a three-run home run in the third and Shepard sat down 15 of the 18 batters he faced in the five-inning game. Shepard struck out six in his complete-game effort, giving up only two hits while striking out six. Ironically both of his

East View Beats Connally, 12-9 To End Skid Patriot pitcher Aaron Parks tags a Dripping Springs baserunner who was caught in a run down in East Views 13-1 loss to the Tigers. Photo: Russell Rinn

giving up four hits and five runs. In addition to scoring 12 runs, the Patriots also left nine men on base. Defensively, they committed two errors. The Patriots jumped to an early lead, scoring nine runs through their half of the fifth inning. They also scored three more in the top of the seventh. Connally scored one in the bottom of the fifth, three in the bottom of the sixth, and five in the bottom of the seventh before the final out was registered. TUESDAY’S DISTRICT 25-5A GAME At East View DRIPPING SPRINGS 13, EV 1 (5) Dripping Springs 323 50 – 13 12 0 East View 000 01 – 11 2 2 Shep Shepard, Mike Lavengco (5) and Dalton Warren; Aaron Parks, Chase Cutler (4) and Ronnie Bailey. W – Shepard. L – Parks. LOB – DS 2, EV 2. E – EV, Parker Namken, Jacob Dauer. 2B – DS, Shepard, Warren; EV, Jacob Dauer. HR – DS, Ethan Fernea, Justin Dunlop; EV, Dalton Westbrook. SB – DS, Fernea, Reed Beverly. Leading hitters: DS, Fernea, 3-4, 3 RBIs; Shepard, 2-2; EV, nobody with more than one hit. Game-winning hit – none, winning run scored on a bases-loaded walk in the first inning. Records – Dripping Springs, 3-2 in 25-5A, 6-10; East View, 2-3 in 25-5A, 7-11-1.

allowed hits were for extra bases. Senior third baseman Jacob Dauer stroked a two-out double into the left field power ally in the bottom of the fourth, but was left stranded when the next batter struck out. Junior Dalton Westbrook scored the only Patriot run when he smashed a Shepard fastball that cleared the leftfield fence as the leadoff batter in the fifth. The following three batters went down quietly on a total of 10 Shepard pitches. The Patriots did not play well defensively. Patriot pitchers Aaron Parks and Chase Cutler gave up a combined 12 hits, hit three batters and surrendered two home runs among the five extra base hits. The defense also committed three costly errors. “We’ve just gotta get back and go to work on

getting better,” said coach Matt Pullen. “They capitalized on some blooper hits in the first, and we need to play better early and not have such a deep hole to climb out of. I thought Parks getting out of the first inning after three dink singles, a walk and a hit batter while only giving up three runs was pretty good. “The key for us is to play well early and to control more of the ballgame so we have a chance late to win. We’ll go to Dripping Springs on Friday and try to split the series. Our players won’t give up.” On Friday, the game was more competitive, but ultimately, the results were the same. Dripping Springs went up 5-0 in the bottom of the second before East View struck for three of its own in the top of the third. That was as close as

the Patriots were able to come as they were shut out the rest of the way and the Tigers added an insurance run in their half of the sixth to make the final score 6-3. Dauer pitched six innings, striking out three. He also had an RBI in the losing effort. EV collected three runs on only four hits. Dripping Springs scored six runs on nine hits. The Tigers were again led by Fernea who had two hits and four RBIs. In the non-district win over Connally, East View unleashed an unexpected barrage of offensive power to win a make-up game played. The Pats had struggled for several games (including three straight district loses) to generate consistent offense. On Saturday, they pounded out 12 hits and scored their most runs (12) in any single

game so far this season. Hitting leaders were senior Corbin Truslow, who stroked two doubles in addition to a single in his four at-bats. Truslow also walked once and accumulated three RBIs. Junior Chad Williams had two hits in four at-bats, including a double and a single. Williams and Truslow scored two runs each. Chase Cutler batted 1-for-3, and he was credited with two RBIs. Parker Namken went 1-for2 and had two RBIs. Cameron Nowell worked five complete innings in picking up the win. He notched five strikeouts. The seldom-used Nowell gave up only one earned run and scattered three hits from the Connally batters. Truslow pitched the sixth inning giving up one hit and three runs. Westbrook pitched the final inning

FRIDAY’S DISTRICT 25-5A GAME At Dripping Springs DRIPPING SPRINGS 6, EAST VIEW 3 East View 003 000 0 – 3 4 1 Dripping Springs 050 001 x – 6 9 0 Dauer and Bailey; Johnny Hoyle, Grant Gaspard (7) and Dalton Warren. W – Hoyle. L – Dauer. S – Gaspard. LOB – EV 5, DS 4. E – EV, Namken. 2B – DS, Noah Orr 2. SB – DS, Fernea, Warren. Leading hitters: EV, Bailey, 2-3; DS, Orr, 2-4, 4 RBIs; Gaspard, 2-3; Shepard, 2-3. Game winning hit – Gaspard singled in Orr in the second. Records – East View, 2-4 in 25-5A, 7-12-1; Dripping Springs, 4-2 in 25-5A, 7-10. SATURDAY’S NON-DISTRICT GAME At Pflugerville Connally EV 12, PFLUGERVILLE CONNALLY 9 East View 214 020 3 – 12 12 2 Connally 000 013 5 – 9 8 2 Cameron Nowell, Corbin Truslow (6), Dalton Westbrook (7) and Juan Sanchez; Michael Hancock, Adrian Bazan (3) and Matthew McMillan. W – Nowell. L – Hancok. LOB – EV 9; PC 10. DP – PC 1. E – EV, Namken, Parks; PC, Mason Moorman, Jarrod King. 2B – EV, Chad Williams, Truslow 2; PC, Jason Hedges, Jeffrey Padavick. SB – EV, Reed Richey, Mason Tyndall, Parks, Truslow 2, Dauer, Stefan Reyes 3; PC, Hedges, Tai Aguilar 2, Bazan, King. Leading hitters – EV, Truslow, 3-4, 3 RBIs; Williams 2-4. Moorman 2-3; Aguilar, 2-3. Game-winning hit – EV, Truslow doubled in Tyndall in first inning. Records – East View, 8-12-1; Connally, 2-17-1. Source: East View baseball.

East View Splits Pair, Stands 4-4 In District By Allan Shiflet Advocate Correspondent

East View split two District 25-5A softball games this past week to even their district record at 4-4 and keep its playoff ambitions alive. The Patriots claimed a 6-0 victory over Vandegrift on Friday and losing 6-4 to Marble Falls earlier in the week. This week, East View, now, 19-7 on the year, played Vista Ridge at home on Tuesday night and played at Dripping Springs at 7 p.m. Friday. On Tuesday, April 12, the Patriots will entertain Georgetown at 7 p.m. The Patriots were led last week by freshman pitcher, Taryn Westbrook, who allowed no earned runs and eight hits, while striking out 15 in her 14 innings of work in the Patriots’ two games.

After a Bailey Garrett single to open the second inning, a fielder’s choice, a wild pitch and a Viper error allowed Shaun Cavanaugh to reach third, she alertly dashed home on another wild pitch to give East View the lead at 1-0, all the runs they would need courtesy of Westbrook’s work in the circle. S. Cavanaugh hit a hard shot into right field for a double in the fourth inning before freshman Devin Cavanaugh drove her big sister in with an RBI liner into center field for a double. Following an Ashley O’Daniel walk, Emily Jones drove a two-RBI double into center field to give the Patriots a 4-0 lead. EVHS scored again without the benefit of a hit in the fifth, when sophomore Katie Smith, reached on an error to open the inning then stole second,

Patriot head coach Jolene Volek congratulates Katie Smith on her third inning triple against Marble Falls. Photo: Russell Rinn

advanced to third on a fielder’s choice and took home on a passed ball to up the Pats lead to 5-0. Jones duplicated the feat in the sixth inning, reaching on an error and advancing to third on a Viper throw-

ing error before scoring on a passed ball to complete the scoring. “We did a good job defensively,” coach Jolene Volek said. “Ashley O’Daniel and Katie Smith each had great defensive

plays to keep runners off base. We executed base running well and hit the ball a little better. Taryn also had no walks which helped.” Against Marble Falls on Tuesday, the Lady Mustangs prevailed primarily on the strength of six unearned runs. Patriots’ pitcher Westbrook deserved a better fate, giving up seven hits but no earned runs while striking out seven Mustangs. The Patriots broke on top in the first inning when Jones singled, Smith walked, then Jones, after advancing to third, executes a delayed steal for the first run. Lauren Saterfield blasted a line shot off the first baseman’s leg for an RBI single to plate Smith, allowing East View to lead 2-0 after one inning. The story of the night

began in the top of the third when Marble Falls scored four runs on two hits, followed by a Patriot error and a passed ball and two walks to secure the lead. They never relinquished the 4-2 lead. Jones prevented further damage with a spot-on throw from center field to get a runner at home. In the bottom of the frame, Smith crushed a triple to the center field wall and scored on Garrett’s RBI single to close the deficit to 4-3. Two more errors in the fourth inning allowed the Mustangs to up the lead to 6-3. Smith’s base running fueled a rally in the bottom of the seventh when, after getting hit by a pitch, she stole second, then third and scored on a wild pitch to bring the Pats closer at 6-4. A strikeout and fly out ended the rally.

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GHS Stands 4-4 After Split By Allan Shiflet Advocate Correspondent

With six games remaining in the District 25-5A softball race, Georgetown stands 4-4 after beating Vandegrift, 18-4, on Tuesday night and then losing to Leander, 12-11, on Friday in a game moved from the Blue Diamond to East View because of wet grounds. The Lady Eagles, 8-12 on the season, will continue their hunt for a playoff berth this week. They entertained Cedar Park on Tuesday night and remain at home for a 7 p.m. Friday battle with Marble Falls. On Tuesday, April 12, Georgetown will visit East View for a 7 p.m. game that could be a crucial battle in both team’s drive to reach the state playoffs. On Friday, GHS lost a

critical nine-inning marathon battle for second place in 25-5A to Leander. In a game eerily like their first meeting, the Lady Eagles jumped on top with singles by Megan McDonald and Cora Champion, pitcher Jacqueline Kay walked followed by a long sacrifice fly by Taylor Ellsworth. Freshman Emily Jones hit a two-run single and the Eagles led 3-0 after one. After two were out in the third, the Lions plated two unearned runs on two hits and a Georgetown error to close the gap to 3-2. Georgetown opened the bottom of the fourth with Carrie Fulton walking, a Jessie LaGreca single followed by an RBI single from McDonald. After a Kay walk, Ellsworth got two more of her four RBIs

with a line drive single to center. A Lion error allowed GHS to plate another run to increase the lead to 7-2. Leander countered in the top of the fifth with five runs on four singles and a triple to tie the game at seven. In the top of sixth, Georgetown brought Cory Turner in to pitch, moving Kay to second. With one out in the sixth, a walk and two singles put the Lions ahead 9-7 with runners at second and third. A blooper in short right field had RBI hit written all over it, but a superb play by Kay, ranging far to her right from her second-base position to make the catch, saved at least one run. GHS rallied back in the bottom of the sixth with a McDonald triple followed

by an RBI single by Champion. Ellsworth continued the inning with a run-scoring single, one of three hits and two walks for a perfect 3-3 night, allowing the Eagles to take back the lead at 10-9. In the seventh the Lions opened with two singles. Then Kay alertly fielded a grounder, tagged the runner and threw out the hitter at first for a double play to set up Georgetown one out away from the victory. However, an over-throw of an infield grounder allowed Leander to continue the inning, advancing the runner to second. A key Lion single allowed the unearned run to score and tie the game at 10. The Eagles went five up and five down for the last two hitters in the sixth and

three hitters in the seventh to force extra innings. A couple of singles and a Lady Eagles throwing error allowed Leander to take the lead in the eighth, 11-10. McDonald banged out her fourth hit of the night with a single advancing to third on a two base throwing error. Champion drove in the tying run with a single to send the game to the ninth tied at 11. Two singles and a two walks allowed Leander to take a 12-11 lead to the bottom of the ninth. After GHS made two quick outs, Riley Lawrence reached on a Leander throwing error, but was thrown out at second trying to advance to end the game. In earlier action Georgetown manhandled the Vipers at Vandegrift.

In the first inning the tone was set with a Kay line drive triple to center field, followed by an RBI double by Ellsworth. Corylynn Reysack, Avery Kelly and Carrie Fulton hit three home runs in succession to open a 6-0 lead, and the rout was on. In the third, McDonald blasted a three-run triple to center bringing the Eagle lead to 11-0. Vandegrift scored four in the third inning but the Eagles picked up two more runs without a hit in the fourth to lead 13-4. GHS scored five more in the last three innings and were led by McDonald going 3-for-4 with three runs scored and four RBIs. Karina Campo got the win in the circle allowing just four hits and striking out four.

Georgetown’s Parker Tadlock (left) beats the ball to second base Friday night against Marble Falls. Tadlock scored later in the inning as GHS beat the Mustangs 6-0. Georgetown’s Cole Moore, who had a bases loaded homerun in the third inning of Tuesday’s 15-0 victory over Marble Falls, connects during Friday’s game. Photos: Russell Rinn

EAGLES FROM PAGE B1 (3-1) pitched a five-inning no-hitter, allowing just two base runners. Another interesting aspect of the game was that the Eagles had six fewer hits than runs. The game’s numerology quickly explains that gap. The Mustangs made five errors, walked seven, threw three wild pitches and hit two batters. On Friday, at the usually friendly confines of Eagle Baseball Field, starter Austin Weaver (4-1) went five innings, and side-wheeler Jack Engelmann and closer Daniel Lewis pitched one inning each, as they combined for a three-hitter. Again, Marble Falls hurt itself defensively with three errors to raise their series total to eight.

“Baker and Weaver gave us a chance to be competitive in the two games,” Foster said. “They did what we want our pitchers to do – pound the strike zone with fastballs and let the defense do its job.” The Eagles played errorless ball in the series. “We’ve really caught up since district started,” answered Foster when asked if he felt the Eagles were progressing at the right pace. “In the tournaments, we really don’t have a set lineup since we’re looking at various players and situations. But in district, we get a set lineup and that helps us evaluate things, and we’re very pleased with the progress we’ve made.” Again, Foster pushed

aside interest in the district race. “We play faceless opponents,” he said. “We’re only interested in what we do. I literally have to look at the schedule to see who we are playing.” He did say that righthanders Baker and Weaver would be the starters against the Patriots. “We’re hoping to get left-handers Brady Childress and Justin Murphy back in two to three weeks,” Foster said. “You really need six arms in the playoffs because of the possibility of a three-game series.” In his no-hitter, Baker threw 60 pitches (45 strikes), struck out three and walked two. Facing 17 batters, he threw 14 first-

pitch strikes. In another unique feature of the game, there was no game-winning hit. Parker Tadlock scored the first-and-deciding run on an error. As for the other runs in the third inning, the GHS scoring went as follows: Cole Moore doubled in courtesy runner Lewis, 2-0; Tyler Mendoza singled in Moore, 3-0; Ty Markee singled in Mendoza, 4-0; Childress came home on a wild pitch, 5-0; Markee scored on another wild pitch, 6-0; Garrett Conlan plated Ryan Neitsch with a sacrifice fly, 7-0; Moore connected on a bases-loaded homer to right, 11-0; Childress singled in Mendoza, 12-0; Childress scored on a bases-loaded walk, 13-0; and Markee and Neitsch came in on an error, 15-0. Take a deep breath. In Friday’s chilly outing, the Eagles scored single runs in each of the first three innings and three in the sixth. Again, there was no game-winning hit as Tadlock scored the first-and-deciding run on a passed ball. In the second, Markee tripled and scored on an error. Jace Arrieta, who

walked, scored in the third on Moore’s sacrifice fly. The three runs in the sixth were scored on sacrifice flies by Moore and Cade Sill and an RBI double by Baker. In collecting the win, Weaver allowed singles in each of the first three innings, accounting for all of the Mustangs’ hits in the series. TUESDAY’S DISTRICT 25-5A GAME At Marble Falls GHS 15, MARBLE FALLS 0 (5) Georgetown 00(15) 00 – 15 9 0 Marble Falls 000 00 – 0 0 5 Trent Baker and Robby Isenhour; Ethan O’Riley, Dalton Mayberry (3), Dylan Petrosky (3), Alex Roman (3) and Colton Burns. W – Baker (2-1). L – O’Riley. LOB – GHS 5, MF 2. E – MF, Mayberry, Cooper Wilson, Burns, Kenny Ulbricht 2. 2B – GHS, Cole Moore. HR – GHS, Cole Moore (2). SB – GHS, Parker Tadlock 2, Isenhour, Tyler Mendoza 2. Leading hitters – GHS, Moore, 2-3, 5 RBI; Mendoza, 2-4; Garrett Conlan, 2 RBIs. Game winning hit: none, winning run scored on error in third inning. Records: Georgetown, 5-0 in 25-5A, 11-7-2; Marble Falls, 0-5 in 25-5A. FRIDAY’S DISTRICT 25-5A GAME At Eagle Baseball Field GEORGETOWN 6, MARBLE FALLS 0 Marble Falls 000 000 0 – 0 3 3 Georgetown 111 003 x – 6 7 0 Ulbricht and Burns; Austin Weaver, Jack Engelmann (6), Daniel Lewis (7) and Isenhour. W – Weaver (4-1). L – Ulbricht. LOB – MF 3, GHS 2. DP – GHS 1. E – MF, Ethan O’Riley 2, Burns. 2B – GHS, Trent Baker. 3B – GHS, Ty Markee. SB – GHS, Isenhour 2, Tadlock, Arrieta, Markee. Leading hitters: MF, None with more than

one hit; GHS, Markee, 3-3. Game winning hit: none, Tadlock scored in the first inning on a passed ball. Records: Marble Falls, 0-6 in 25-5A; Georgetown, 6-0 in 25-5A, 12-7-2. DISTRICT 25-5A AT A GLANCE Standings: Georgetown, 6-0; Dripping Springs, 4-2; Vista Ridge, 4-2; Cedar Park, 3-3; Leander, 3-3; East View, 2-4; Vandegrift, 2-4; Marble Falls, 0-6. Tuesday’s results: Georgetown 15, Marble Falls 0; Dripping Springs 13, East View 1; Vandegrift 5, Vista Ridge 4. Thursday’s results: Cedar Park 4, Leander 3. Friday’s results: Georgetown 6, Marble Falls 0; Dripping Springs 6, East View 3; Vista Ridge 5, Vandegrift 2; Cedar Park at Leander, ppd. Saturday’s results: Leander 4, Cedar Park 2. Tuesday’s games: East View at Georgetown, 7 p.m.; Vista Ridge at Dripping Springs, 7:30 p.m.; Vandegrift at Cedar Park, 7 p.m.; Marble Falls at Leander, 7 p.m. Friday’s games: Georgetown at East View, 7 p.m.; Dripping Springs at Vista Ridge, 7 p.m.; Leander at Marble Falls, 7 p.m.; Cedar Park at Vandegrift, 7 p.m. Tuesday (April 12) games: Vista Ridge at Georgetown, 7 p.m.; East View at Leander, 7 p.m.; Vandegrift at Dripping Springs, 7 p.m.; Marble Falls at Cedar Park, 7 p.m. THSBCA CLASS 5A POLL (Released Wednesday, March 30) 1. Corpus Christi Calallen, 11-2; 2. Frisco Wakeland, 15-4; 3. Boerne Champion, 17-3; 4. Canyon, 16-4; 5. Alamo Heights, 13-5; 6. Wylie East, 16-0; 7. Tomball – 12-4; 8. Lubbock Cooper, 13-3; 9. Wylie, 16-0; 10. Mission Veterans Memorial, 15-3. Others receiving votes: Aledo, Forney, Mont Belvieu Barbers Hill, Kerrville Tivy, Grapevine, Forney, Austin McCallum Granbury. Note: Records provided by THSBCA.

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GISD Offers Sports Camps Registration information for all Georgetown ISD sports and conditioning camps is available on the GISD website at www. georgetownisd.org/athletics. On the Athletics page choose “Athletics Summer Camps.” If you have any questions, contact the GISD Athletic Office at 512-9435106 or at: Georgetown ISD Athletics Summer Camps 1313 Williams Dr. Georgetown, TX 78628 EV Speed, Strength & Conditioning Purpose: Will teach essentials of strength & conditioning. . . . Will strive to promote hard work, dedication, team work and the tenacity to overcome the mental and physical demands that can occur while training. Eligibility: Students must reside in GISD boundaries to participate. Incoming grades 7-12. Boys Contact: Coach Rob Davies, 512-943-1800 x8112; daviesr@georgetownisd. org. Dates: June 13-July 17 (Monday-Thursday). Time: 7-9 a.m. Location: EV football field, track, weight room. Cost: $100. Girls Contacts: Coach Chris Corley, 943-1800 x 8206, corleyc@georgetownsd. org; Coach Emily Durell, durelle@georgetownisd. org. Dates: June 6-July 21 (Monday-Thursday). Time: 9-11 a.m. Location: EV football practice field, main gym, weight room. Cost: $100. GHS Boys Summer Champions Program Purpose: Designed to help develop explosive strength and quickness, prepare the body for competition and reduce the chance of serious injury in athletic competition. Breaks and fluid will be furnished. Eligibility: Students must reside in GISD boundaries to participate. Incoming boys grades 7- 12. Athletes need to wear athletic tennis shoes and clothing and bring cleats each day. Arrive 30 minutes early on the first day of camp. Contacts: Coach Jason Dean, 512-943-5100 x720, deanja@georgetownisd. org (high school); Coach Rickey Coulson, coulsonr@ georgetownisd.org (middle school). Dates: June 13-July 28 (Monday-Thursday, off week of July 4th). Times: 11-12 grades, 8-10 a.m.; 9-10 grades, 10 a.m.-noon;

7-8 grades, 8-10 a.m. at Benold. Locations: High School grades – GHS weight room, practice field, track. Middle School grades – Benold weight room, practice field, track. Cost: $100. GHS Girls Strength & Conditioning Program High School Purpose: Will emphasize overall fitness development. Campers will participate in crossfit/strength workouts. Eligibility: Students must reside in Georgetown ISD boundaries to participate in this program. Incoming girls grades 9-12 can attend. Contact: Jordan Ramey, 512-943-5100 x7315, rameyj@georgetownisd.org. Dates: June 13-July 28 (Monday-Thursday, off week of July 4th). Times: 10-12 grades, 8-9:30 a.m. 9 grade, 9:30-11 a.m. Locations: GHS track, weight room, lower gym. Cost: $100. Middle School Purpose: The program will emphasize overall fitness development. Campers will participate in strength & conditioning drills (Bring water bottle and hand towel). Eligibility: Students must reside in Georgetown ISD boundaries to participate. Incoming girls in Grades 7-8 can attend. Contacts: Coach Kristy Schreiber, 512-943-5000 x7790, schreiberk@georgetownisd. org (Forbes); Coach Nicole Coronado, 512-943-5000 x6993, coronadon@georgetownisd.org (Benold). Dates: June 13-July 14 (Monday-Thursday, off week of July 4th). Time: 8-9:30 am. Location: Forbes fields, gym, weight room. Cost: $100. EVHS Baseball Camp Purpose/Information: The camp is designed to teach defensive skills, hitting, pitching & catching techniques (Campers will need to bring a glove and water and are encouraged to have baseball pants and a hat. Bringing your own bat or other playing gear is also strongly encouraged). Eligibility: Boys Incoming grades 1- 9 can attend. Contact: Coach Matt Pullen, 512-943-1800, x8134, pullenm@georgetownisd. org. Dates: June 6-8. Time: 9:00 a.m.-noon. Location: EV Baseball Field. Cost: $50. EVHS Boys Basketball Camp Purpose/information: Designed to develop basketball fundamentals. Campers will be put in game like situations (Each

camper will receive a camp basketball. Concession stand will be available). Eligibility: Boys incoming grades K-9 can attend. Contact: Coach Jason Jones, 512-9431800 x8209, jonesj@ georgetownsd.org or www. gteastviewhighschoolboysbasketball.com. Dates: June 13-16. Times: Grades K-5, 8:3011:30 a.m.; Grades 6-9, 12:30-4 p.m. Locations: East View gyms. Costs: K-5, $75; 6-9, $100. EV Lady Patriot Basketball Camp Purpose/information: Will focus on fundamental skills such as dribbling, passing, shooting, rebounding and defense. The goal is for each player to leave the camp with new-found abilities that will allow them to compete at a higher level (Daily awards and each camper receives a T-shirt). Eligibility: Girls in incoming grades 4-9 can attend. Contact: Coach Dave Walla, 512-943-1800 x 8075; wallad@georgetownisd.org Dates: June 6-9. Times: Grades 4-7, 8:30-11:45 a.m.; Grades 8-9, 12:30-4 p.m. Location: EV gym. Cost: $100. EV Softball Camp Purpose/Information: Designed to develop softball fundamentals. Campers will be put in game like situations (Campers will need to bring a glove and are encouraged to have pants and a hat. Bring your own bat and playing gear, if possible). Eligibility: Girls in incoming grades 1-9 can attend. Contact: Coach Jolene Volek, 512-943-1800 x8111, volekj@georgetownisd.org. Dates: June 6-8. Time: 9 a.m.-noon. Location: EV softball field. Cost: $50. EV Patriot Football Camp Purpose: Will emphasize individual football skill development. Campers will participate in fundamental drills, lectures on self-discipline and mental preparation. Eligibility: Incoming grades K-9 can attend. Contact: Coach Rob Davies, 512-943-1800 x8112, daviesr@georgetownisd. org. Dates: Grades K-8, June 27-29. Grade 9, July 25-27. Time: 9 a.m.-noon. Location: EV football Stadium. Cost: $50. GHS Wrestling Camp Purpose/information: To teach the fundamentals of high school wrestling (Please bring wrestling

shoes if possible). Eligibility: Boys and Girls in incoming grades 4-12. Contact: Coach Randall Madsen, 512-943-5100 x 7382, madsenr@georgetownisd.org. Dates: June 6-9. Time: Grades 4-6, 8-10 a.m.; Grades 7-12, 10 a.m.-noon. Location: GHS Annex wrestling room. Cost: Grades 4-6, $45; Grades 7-12, $50. GHS Tennis Camp Purpose: Beginner camp will focus on basic fundamentals – gripping racquet, footwork, backhand, volleys and fun. Intermediate (can rally ball 4-5 times) – Camp will conduct advanced drills aimed at improving skills. Advanced – camp emphasis will be competitive tournament play. Be prepared for a strenuous workout. Eligibility: Girls and boys K-12 can attend. Contact: Coach Suzanne Isbell, 512-943-5100 x 7106, isbells@georgetownisd.org. Dates: June 6-9. Time: Beginners, 8:30-9:45 a.m. Intermediate, 10-11:30 a.m. Advanced: Noon-2:30 p.m. Location: Minzenmayer Tennis Center at GHS. Costs: Beginners, intermediates, $45; Advanced, $75. EV Tennis Camp Purpose/information: A fun-based way to sharpen your tennis skills in an age appropriate setting (Campers will need a tennis racquet, water bottle, sunscreen and tennis shoes. They may also bring a snack). Eligibility: Boys and girls K-12 can attend. Contact: Coach Jeff Kurnik, 512-943-5000 x 8114, kurnikj@georgetownisd.org. Dates: June 20-24. Times: K-10 years old; 8-10 a.m.; 11-17 years old, 10 a.m.-noon. Location: EV tennis courts. Cost: $75. GHS Baseball Camp Purpose/Information: Designed to teach fundamentals of baseball, individual skills and team skills (Bring a glove and wear baseball pants and a hat. Bringing your own bat or other playing gear is also strongly encouraged. Concession stand will be available). Eligibility: Girls and boys in incoming grades KK-9 can attend. Contact: Coach Adam Foster, 512-943-5100 x7535, fostera@georgetownsd.org or http://www. georgetownbaseball.com. Dates: June 6-9. Time: Grades K-5, 8:45 a.m.noon; Grades 6-9, 1-4:15

p.m. Location: Eagle Baseball Field. Cost: $100. GHS Boys Basketball Camp Purpose/information: The camp will focus on individual and team instruction (Bring shorts, T-shirt, gym shoes, drinks and snacks - concession stand will be available). Eligibility: Boys in incoming grades 2-9 can attend. Contact: Coach Russell Miller, 512-943-5100 x 7255, millerr@georgetownisd.org or http://www. eaglebasketball.com. Dates: June 6-9. Time: Grades 2-5, 9 a.m.-noon; Grades 6-9, 1-5 p.m. Location: GHS Annex gyms. Cost: Grades 2-5, $75; Grades 6-9, $100. GHS Soccer Camp Purpose/information: To improve individual and team skills (Bring a labeled water bottle. Campers will receive a soccer ball if registered by May 1). Eligibility: Boys and girls in incoming grades 1-9. Contact: Coach Sam McCutchen, 325-200-8179, mccutchens@georgetownisd.org. Date: June 13-16. Time: Grades 1-5, 9 a.m.-noon; Grades 6-9, 6-8:30 p.m. Locations: Grades 1-5, GHS Annex main gym; Grades 6-9, GHS practice field. Cost: $75. GHS Lady Eagle Basketball Camp Purpose/information: The camp will emphasize the fundamentals of shooting, passing, dribbling, rebounding and individual and team offense and defense. (Players should wear comfortable tennis/ basketball shoes with socks and a T-shirt and shorts. Players should tie back hair and leave all jewelry at home. Campers will receive a camp T-shirt. Concession stand will be available.) Eligibility: Incoming students in PreK-9 can attend. Contact: Coach Rhonda Farney, 512-943-5117, farneyr@georgetownisd.org or http://www.ladyeaglebasketball.com. Dates: June 6-9. Time: 9 a.m-3 p.m. Location: Pre-K -6 at Forbes gym; Grades 7-9 at Eagle Gym. (June 6 PreK-6 begin at GHS; pick up at Forbes). Cost: $100. GHS Eagle Football Camp Purpose/information: Will emphasize individual football skill development. Campers will participate in fundamental drills, lectures on self-discipline and mental preparation. (Athletes need to wear athletic clothing and bring cleats.) Eligibility: Incoming

grades 6-9 can attend. Contact: Coach Jason Dean, 512-943-5100 x7202, deanja@georgetownisd.org, vierraj@georgetownisd.org or http://www.georgetownfootball.com. Dates: Aug. 1-3 (6th-8th graders), Aug. 1- 4 (incoming 9th). Times: 8-11:30 a.m. Location: GHS athletic fields, weight room. Cost: $60. GHS Volleyball Camp Purpose/information: Will focus on passing, serving, hitting and rotational fundamentals. (Please wear athletic clothes, non-markable sneakers and knee pads. Bring water bottles and snacks. Concession stand will be available.) Eligibility: Incoming grades 3-9 can attend. Contact: Coach Jenny Richardson, 512-9435100 x7172, richardsonj@ georgetownisd.org or http:// www.ladyeaglesvolleyball. org. Dates: July 25-27. Times: Grades 3-6, 9 a.m.-12:20 p.m.; Grades 7-8, 9 a.m.1:20 p.m.; Grade 9, 2-6:20 p.m. Locations: Eagle Gym and GHS Annex gyms. Cost: Grades 3-6, $75; Grades 7-9, $100. EV Wrestling Camp Purpose/information: To teach wrestling skills. (Please bring wrestling shoes, towel and head gear, if possible.) Eligibility: Incoming boys and girls in grades 8-12. Contact: Coach Don Wise, wised@georgetownisd.org. This camp is for boys and girls incoming grades 8th-12th. Date: June 9-10 and 13-14. Time: 8 a.m.-noon. Location: East View. Cost: $100. GHS Softball Camp Purpose/information: Teach and improve softball skills. (Bring bat, glove, helmet and cleats/tennis shoes.) Eligibility: Incoming girls in grades 2-9. Contact: Coach Jessica Bond, bondj@georgetownisd.org. Date: June 13-17. Time: Grades 2-5, 9-11 a.m.; Grades 6-9, 4-6 p.m. Location: GHS softball field (The Blue Diamond). Cost: $50. EV Quick Twitch Camp Purpose: Will use dynamic movements and body weight to improve speed and athleticism. Eligibility: Incoming 4-6 graders. Contact: Coach Rob Davies, daviesr@georgetownisd.org. Dates: June13-July27. Time: 8-9 a.m. Location: EV football stadium. Cost: $100. Source: GISD athletics.

Patriots List Football Schedule East View will play a balanced schedule – five home and five road games – during the upcoming football season that will feature eight district contests in a nine-team District 19-5A. The Patriots will open the season at the GISD Athletic Complex against Buda Hays at 7:30 p.m.

on Friday, Aug. 26. Other highlights will be the annual rivalry game with Georgetown at the GISD Athletic Complex on Sept. 30 (the Eagles are the home team) and at defending state 5A Division II champion Cedar Park on Sept. 16. That game with the Timberwolves will be played at

Gupton Stadium. East View will play eight consecutive district games beginning with Rouse at home on Sept. 9 as it drew the District 19-5A bye on the final night of the regular seasons.

The complete East View schedule: AUGUST 26 – Buda Hays, GISD Athletic Complex, 7:30 p.m. SEPTEMBER 2 – at Waco University, Waco ISD Stadium, 7:30 p.m. 9 – Rouse*, GISD

Athletic Complex, 7:30 p.m. 16 – at Cedar Park*, Gupton Stadium, 7:30 p.m. 23 – Bastrop Cedar Creek*, GISD Athletic Complex, 7:30 p.m. 30 – at Georgetown*, GISD Athletic Complex, 7:30 p.m. OCTOBER 7 – Pflugerville Connally*, GISD Athletic Com-

plex, 7:30 p.m. 14 – at Hutto*, Hippo Stadium, 7:30 p.m. 21 – Elgin*, GISD Athletic Complex, 7:30 p.m. 28 – at Bastrop*, Bastrop Memorial Stadium, 7:30 p.m. NOVEMBER 4 – Open date.

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LAPPING FROM PAGE B1 dled necessary paperwork – such as copies of their most recent physical examination and release forms, and went over important topics – such as boarding for three nights with host families, what transportation they would have to provide, equipment needs (provided and unprovided), practice schedules, entertainment of the athletes, and conduct regulations (especially promptness and protocol with host families). The players are coming from a 14-county area – Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Colorado, Fayette, Gillespie, Gonzales, Hays, Lee, Llano, Milam, Travis and Williamson. They will come from schools ranging in size from towns such as Thrall and Thorndale to big schools such as Lake Travis, Round Rock and Cedar Park. Players will come from both public and private schools. “They will be divided by need and not by geographic placement”, Dean said of

Blue team players Eric Slater of Anderson, Cody Miller of Llano, Noe Salazar of Bastrop and Logan Naiser of La Grange help with photo identifications during Sunday’s FCA All-Star Classic orientation. The inaugural game is scheduled for Friday, June 10th, at the GISD Athletic Complex. Photo: Ann Marie Ludlow

the selection process. “We have players from Cedar Park on both teams.” They will report for duty at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 7. The Blue will be headquartered at GHS and the Gold at East View. The players and their families will meet the local host families at 6 p.m. The daily schedule

will feature two-a-days on Wednesday and Thursday with activities, entertainment and meals. Service projects are being considered. Kickoff time for Friday’s event is 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Arrangements are being made for a band and cheerleaders. Both head coaches

emphasized that one of the prime goals of the week will be for the players to have fun. The coaches will have plans to make sure all players share the playing time. The host homes will be in Georgetown and Round Rock with the families – screened by the FCA

View lifter to qualify for state, was the runner-up in Region II, Division I. Moore, placed 14th among 31 entrants in the 220-pound class with a total lift of 1,520 pounds (640 squat, 345 bench, 515 deadlift). Moore, who qualified at regional by attaining the qualifying standard of 1,450 pounds, finished 165 pounds behind first-place Cole Stewart of Aledo. Both Guerrero and Moore lost ground in the final deadlift. Moore stood 10th with a 1,005 total, and Guerrero was 11th at 505

after the squat and bench. The most-one-sided competition was at 242 pounds where Kaylond North of Dickinson won by lifting 220 pounds more than runner-up Carlos Chester of Manor, 1,8801,660. The closest was in the super heavyweight division where Carlos Sanchez of Laredo United South and Chance Harmonson of Dickinson both lifted a total of 1,915. However, Sanchez claimed the gold with a body weight 47.6 pounds less than Harmonson. Burleson edged Dick-

inson, 19-18, for the team championship. Neither East View nor Georgetown scored in a competition where points were only awarded to the top five places in each classification on a 7-5-3-2-1 scoring system.

– coming from various churches in the area. Plans call for each home to house two players. The homes will provide breakfasts on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. In its presentation Sunday, the FCA listed three specific goals for the contest: 1. To honor God. 2. To share the story of the FCA and to help spread its ministry. 3. To highlight the extraordinary talents of the athletes. Dean’s Blue team coaching staff will include Vista Ridge head coach Rodney Vincent, Round Rock head coach Jeff Cheatham, La Grange head coach Matt Kates, Fredericksburg head coach Lance Moffett, GHS offensive coordinator Chuck Griffin, GHS defensive coordinator David Patterson and Fredericksburg assistant Bill Wilder. Wilder is a former GHS assistant. In addition to Sanders and Davies, Marble Falls

head coach Matt Green, Austin LBJ coach Andrew Jackson and Wimberley head coach Doug Warren will work with the Gold team. Another point was made to the players attending Sunday’s meeting. They will be making history as taking part in the initial FCA All-Star game for the Austin and Hill Country areas. They will be the projects foundation. Folks, this is a very worthwhile project to support – a bonding process in a society that seems, at times, to become more fragmented every day. No matter your religious, political or personal philosophy, go to the game, wear a smile, and make these young men welcome in our community. Support them. One of these dudes might someday make a positive impact in your life. Even in Texas, it can become a small world – and even one with a big heart.

Guerrero, Moore Compete In State Lifting

East View’s Michael Guerrero and Georgetown’s Keeland Moore placed 13th and 14th, respectively, in their weight classifications at the Texas High School Powerlifting Association’s State Meet this past Saturday at the Taylor County Convention Center in Abilene. Guerrero finished 13th in the 21-lifter 114-pound division with a three-discipline total of 825 pounds (320 squad, 185 bench, 320 deadlift), finishing 210 pounds behind champion L.A. Gonzales of Alice. Guerrero, the first East

THSPA STATE MEET At Abilene, Saturday Division I (Squad-bench-dead--Total) Team leads (125 schools) -- Burleson 19, Dickinson 18, Edcouch-Elsa 15, Brownsville Lopez 13, Victoria West 12, Victoria East 9, Killeen Shoemaker 7, The Woodlands 7, Alice 7, Laredo United South 7, Aledo 7 (East View and Georgetown tied for 38th with 88 schools that did not score). 114 pounds (21 entries) − 1. L.A.

Gonzales, Alice, 425-215-395 − 1,035; 2. Benny Lara, Victoria West, 385-210-395 − 990; 3. Anthony Garica, Weslaco, 360-225-390 − 975; 4. Ricky Lopez, Frisco Centennial, 360210-400 − 970; 5. Robert Gonzales, Laredo Cigarroa, 375-205-380 − 960; 6. Diego Gallegos, Alvin, 355-200400 − 955; 7. Leo Alaniz, Brownsville Lopez, 340-210-365 − 915; 8. Brian Cunningham, Nederland, 345-185360 − 890; 9. Tyler Salazar, Donna, 335-205-345 − 885; 10. Timothy Le, Port Neches-Groves, 330-180-360 − 870 (13. Michael Guerrero, East View, 320-185-320 − 825). 123 − 1. Alec Webster, Killeen Shoemaker, 460-275-430 − 1,165. 132 − 1. Jose Alvarado, Brownsville Lopez, 500-275-450--1,225. 148 -- 1. Gavin Webster, The Woodlands, 510-330540 − 1,380. 165 − 1. Chayce Grevey, Victoria West, 575-360-585 − 1,520. 181 − Roy Pedraza, Weslaco East, 570-345-600 − 1,515. 198 − Seth Garcia, Edcouch-Elsa, 705-345-650 − 1,700.

220 (31 entries) − 1. Cole Stewart, Aledo, 655-390-640 − 1,685. 2. Travis Anderson, Crosby, 605-430630 − 1,665; 3. Eddie Garcia, Port Lavaca Calhoun, 705-360-600 − 1,665; 4. Isreal Alfaro, Weslaco East, 635-425-585 − 1,645; 5. Fernando Gonzalez, La Joya Palmview, 675375-565 − 1,615. 6. Elijah Sanchez, Edcouch-Elsa, 630-420-550 − 1,600; 7. Ryan Brooks, Dallas Jesuit, 645415-530 − 1,590; 8. Joe Thomas, Beaumont Ozen, 650-325-600 − 1,575; 9. Zevaughn Shelton, Victoia West, 660-3400-565 − 1,565; 10. Ernesto Ibarra, 600-360-600--1,560. (14. Keeland Moore, GHS, 640-365515 − 1,520). 242 − 1. Kaylond North, Dickinson, 780-430-670 − 1,880. 275 − 1. Kody Russey, Burleson, 720-465-740 − 1,925. Super heavyweight − 1. Carlos Sanchez, Laredo United South, 800-425-690 − 1,915 (won title on lower body weight). Source: THSPA results.

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Pirates Announce 2016 Football Schedule Southwestern University Head Football Coach Joe Austin announced the program’s 2016 schedule at the Pirates’ annual Kickoff Luncheon on Wednesday afternoon at the Georgetown Community Center. The Pirates will play 10 games next season, including six Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) contests. SU also will host five games at the GISD Athletic Complex. SU will kick off its 47th year of football with back-to-back home games against future American Southwestern Conference opponents, Hardin-Simmons and McMurry. The Pirates and Cowboys will open the season under the lights at 6 p.m. on Sept. 3. A week later, SU will host the War Hawks at 7 p.m. The Complete SU schedule: September 3 – Hardin-Simmons, 6 p.m.; 10 – McMurry, 7 p.m. 17 – at East Texas Baptist, Marshall, 7 p.m.; 24 – at Wisconsin-River Falls, River Falls, Wis., 1 p.m. October 8 – Austin College*, 1 p.m.; 15 – at Trinity*, San Antonio, 1 p.m.; 22 – Texas Lutheran, 6 p.m.*; 29 – at Austin College*, Sherman, 1 p.m. November 5 – Trinity* (Homecoming), 1 p.m.; 12 – at Texas Lutheran*, Seguin. 1 p.m. * - denotes SCAC game. All home games are at the GISD Athletic Complex. VOLLEYBALL: Hanna Long has resigned her position of head volleyball coach at Southwestern to serve in the same position at Queens University, an NCAA Division II school in Charlotte, N.C. In her 12 seasons at Southwestern, Long left an indelible mark on the volleyball program with three SCAC championships (2005, 2009 and 2015), while earning SCAC Coach of the Year honors five times. Long also was

SU REPORT named the 2009 AVCA South Region Coach of the Year. She accumulated a 36394 overall record while leading the Pirates. Long is the program’s all-time leader in winning percentage (.794) and SCAC winning percentage (.843). “Southwestern has been such a wonderful home,” Long said. “I appreciate the opportunity the University and Dr. (Glada) Munt gave me 12 years ago, and I thank everyone in the Southwestern community for their support. Our program’s achievements are a reflection of that support which, I am confident, will continue in the future.” During her tenure, Long led the Pirates to 10 NCAA postseason appearances, advancing to the NCAA Regional Final twice. BASEBALL: The Pirates hit three home runs and completed a doubleheader sweep of Austin College this past Saturday in Sherman. The Pirates also claimed the series against the Kangaroos. Southwestern (9-19, 5-4 SCAC) won Saturday’s opener 9-6 and then rallied for a 10-6 victory in the series finale. The doubleheader sweep ended a two-game skid by the Pirates as they dropped a non-conference 21-4 decision of Texas-Dallas on Tuesday and dropped the series opener with Austin, 8-1, on Friday. The Pirates will entertain Mary Hardin-Baylor in a non-conference game on Tuesday night and then travel to Shreveport for a three-game weekend SCAC series with Centenary. In Saturday’s opener, SU scored three runs in the third inning, but Austin College answered with five in the bottom half of the frame. After both teams scored a run in the fifth, the Pirates plated three more in the sixth and two in the eighth to pull away for

first quarter with four unanswered goals. SU scored three goals in the second, but the Poets bettered them by one to send the Pirates into the break trailing 8-3. A huge third quarter gave Whittier a commanding lead the Pirates couldn’t overcome as the game came to a close. Matt Amerie led the Pirates with five goals. SU fell to 6-8 on the season with two matches remaining. They play the University of Dallas at 1 p.m. Saturday and then conclude their season against Colorado College on a neutral field in Irving at noon on Sunday, April 17.

Southwestern head coach Joe Austin and his Pirates will face a tough schedule during their fourth season since returning to intercollegiate competition. Photo: Russell Rinn

good. Ethan Luna drove in three runs, while Will Cates hit a solo home run to lead the offensive charge. In the night cap, the Pirates trailed 4-0 through four innings. However, SU scored runs in each of the final five innings, including six between the eighth and ninth innings, to overtake the ‘Roos. The Pirates’ comeback picked up in the eighth, as the squad scored three runs. Two came on Ben Little’s ground-rule double, while Tyler Bludau also drove in a run with a single. SU added three more in the ninth inning, including two on wild pitches. Bludau finished 4-for-5 with a double, a homer and two RBIs. Cates hit his third home run of the season and stole two bases. SOFTBALL: SU dropped three of four games to No. 3 Texas Lutheran this past weekend, falling to 9-11 in SCAC play and 16-16 on the season. The Pirates were outscored 37-8 in the first three games of the series, falling 10-3, 10-2 and 17-3. They saved some face in

Saturday’s second game, beating the No. 3 Bulldogs, 7-3. The Pirates will close out the conference campaign this weekend at Schreiner in Kerrville. They will play a 2 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday and a noon twin bill on Sunday. TLU, 15-1 in conference play, scored 13 runs in the third inning of Saturday’s opener. The Bulldogs continued their hot streak at the start of Saturday’s second game, scoring two runs in the first to take an early lead. SU responded with one run each in the second and third to tie the game 2-2. TLU again took the lead in the third, but a two-run triple from Stacy Rosengren gave SU the lead once again in the fourth. Backto-back homers from Paige McShan and Taylor Curtis gave SU an insurmountable lead as the Pirates took the final game. MEN’S LACROSSE: Whittier got off 47 shots and turned them into 20 goals to hand SU a 20-9 loss this past Sunday on the Pirates’ senior day. Whittier controlled the

WOMEN’S LACROSSE: Southwestern fell behind early and couldn’t recover, falling 18-8 to Baldwin Wallace to close the 2016 season. The Pirates ended their year with an 8-8 record, setting a school single-season win record. BW’s Kayla Miller opened the game with two goals to put Southwestern behind in the first minute and a half and consistently added goals the rest of the way. SU trailed 10-3 at the break and got within six with a man-up goal from Allison Schmitt, but Baldwin Wallace was too strong for a complete comeback. Kate Davis led the Pirates with three goals. On Friday, SU dropped the opener to its season-ending Ohio trip, falling 18-8 to John Carroll, which scored 14 goals in the first half. Davis and Courtney Ragland scored three and two goals for SU. WOMEN’S TENNIS: In its first match as a regionally ranked team, SU claimed an 8-1 victory over Schreiner this past Saturday at the Pirates’ Marvin D. Henderson Sr. Tennis Courts. For the Pirates (12-4), who entered the West Region rankings at No. 11

earlier this week, recorded their seventh consecutive victory, which included a 9-0 win over Howard Payne earlier in the week. SU will return to action at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mary Hardin-Baylor. On Saturday, the Pirates will host a doubleheader Saturday when they play Texas A&M-Texarkana at 9 a.m. and McMurry at 5 p.m. MEN’S TENNIS: Eleventh-ranked SU (11-5) pushed its win streak to five matches with an 8-1 win over No. 20 Schreiner in a battle of regionally-ranked opponents this past Saturday on its home courts. The Pirates also posted a 9-0 win over Howard Payne earlier in the week. SU will return to action at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mary Hardin-Baylor. On Saturday, the Pirates will host a doubleheader Saturday when they play Texas A&M-Texarkana at 9 a.m. and McMurry at 5 p.m. GOLF: The SU men and women will return to action on Monday and Tuesday. The men will be in the West Region Invitational at Berry Creek Country Club in Georgetown, while the women travel to Houston for the National Spring Preview at Bay Oaks Country Club. TRACK AND FIELD: The Pirates men and women competed in the Trinity Tiger Invitational this past Friday in San Antonio. They will return to San Antonio this coming Friday and Saturday to compete in the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio. The Trinity meet was staged with team points. Kelsey Faykus broke the SU school record in the discus throw with a toss of 32.79 meters, which was good for fourth place. Marissa Morin finished fourth in the 400-meter dash with a mark of 1:03.90. Source: SU athletics.

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Vandegrift Girls Dominate 25-5A Golf GHS Senior Kendrick Clark

Jarrell Senior Breanna Wright

Clark, Wright Claim TGCA All-State Nods Georgetown senior Kendrick Clark and Jarrell senior Brianna Wright have been named to the Texas Girls Coaches Association Class 5A and Class 3A AllState Teams, respectively. Clark, the two-time District 25-5A defensive player of the year, and Wright, the 25-3A Most Valuable Player, had previously been named all-state selections in their conferences by the Texas Association of

Basketball Coaches. Both organizations announced that Clark (96.32 grade average) and fellow GHS seniors Avery Kelly (95.26), Katie Preston (93.31) and Sandi Harris (92.6) were named to their academic 5A all-state teams. Wright was named a 3A all-state academic selection by both the TABC and the TGCA, while her teammate Maydelin Moya (99.9) also was named to

the TABC team. Clark was one of five District 25-5A performers named to the 40-player TGCA 5A All-State Team. Others were senior Rayana Carter of Leander and three members of the state-semifinalist Vista Ridge team – junior Nikki Caradano-Hillary, senior Mikayla Christian and senior Danielle Rainey. − Galen Wellnicki

GISD Notebook: District 25-5A Tennis Georgetown and East View were competing in the District 25-5A Tennis Tournament on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Minzenmayer Tennis Center on the GHS campus. The JV and freshman district meets will be played on Tuesday, April 12, at East View and GHS. The seeding and brackets for the district

tournament were to be determined at a coaches meeting on Monday night. Vandegrift was a topheavy favorite to dominate the competition. The Region IV-5A Tournament is scheduled in San Antonio on April 19-20 with the UIL State Tournament slated for May 16-17 at the Mitchell Tennis Center and the

Omar Smith Instructional Courts on the Texas A&M campus. GISD Openings As of Friday, the GISD was advertising three open coaching openings on its website – head volleyball coach at East View, head boys’ soccer coach at Georgetown and assistant football coach at GHS.

Vandegrift dominated the recent District 25-5A Girls’ Golf Tournament at Lakecliff Golf Club on Lake Travis, capturing both of the eight-school alignment’s team berths in the Region IV-5A Tournament and seven of the top 10 individual places in the 54-player field. The Vipers’ No. 1 team won the championship by 62 strokes over the school’s No. 2 unit with a 36-hole total of 303-317 – 620. Dripping Springs finished third in the 10-team competition, 86 strokes behind the winning team. Georgetown was seventh with a 417-419 – 836 and East View was 10th with a 499-462 – 961. Vandegrift’s Sophia Di Gesualdo won the individual title by eight strokes with a 72-75 – 147 over teammate Jensen Jalufka. Vista Ridge’s Alex Ozuna finished fifth overall, but had the best individual round of the tournament with an opening-round 71. She fell off to 91 on the second day. The top showing by a GISD golfer was an eighthplace 82-85 – 167 by Georgetown senior Bailey Pehl. “This was a huge disappointment for her (Pehl) as she was looking forward to competing in the Regional tournament this year,” said Kris Inman, who coaches both the GHS and East View girls. “The timing of district hurt, being played the

first two days after spring break,” Inman said. “Next year, we will move the dates back. The first year players underestimated how much practice time to put in to be ready.” Both the Lady Eagles and Patriots were young. In addition to Pehl and juniors Cailey Scully and Emma Dooley, GHS was represented by freshmen. Scully finished 26th with a 201 and Dooley posted 216, tying East View’s top finisher Lauren Ellis, a freshman, for 36th place. The Patriots played with two freshmen, a sophomore and a senior first-year player. “(Junior) Emily Dublin would have contended for low EV scores, but was sick with a fever both days and did not join the team,” Inman said. “Had some of the other teams brought their freshmen players there would have been more high scores mixed in with many of the GHS and EVHS freshmen scores,” Inman continued. “Both EVHS and GHS have a number of additional players who did not compete in the district tournament. Although the teams were young and lacking in experience this year, we anticipate significant improvement next year as these players continue to develop as competitive golfers.” The District 25-5A Boys Tournament was scheduled for Tuesday and Wednes-

day this week at Delaware Springs in Burnet. The Region IV-5A boys’ tournament will be held April 11-12 at the Golf Club of Texas in San Antonio with the girls’ event slated for the same layout on April 13-14. DISTRICT 25-5A GIRLS GOLF At Lakecliff Golf Club, March 21-22 Team Standings – Vandegrift No. 1 303-317 – 620; Vandegrift No. 2 349-333 – 682; Dripping Springs 346-360 – 706; Vista Ridge No. 21 348-366 – 714; Marble Falls 378-393 – 771; Cedar Park 411-421 – 832; Georgetown 417-419 – 836; Leander 447-431 – 878; Vista Ridge No. 2 454-432 – 886; East View, 499-462 – 961. Top individuals (52 finishers) – 1. Sophia di Gesualdo, Vandegrift, 72-75 – 147; 2. Jensen Jalufka, Vandegrift, 78-77 – 155; 3. Story Shaw, Vandegrift, 77-81 – 158; 4. Hailey Derrickson, Vandegrift, 76-84 – 160. 5. Alex Ozuna, Vista Ridge, 71-91 – 162. 6. (tie) Lindsey Koppel, Dripping Springs, 79-85 – 164, and Jordan Jalufka, 85-79 – 164; 8. Bailey Pehl, Georgetown, 82-85 – 167. 9. Ashley Teece, Vista Ridge, 83-86 – 169; 10. Kelsey Fuess, Vandegrift, 87-83 – 170. Other GHS scores – 26. Cailey Schully, 103-98 – 101; 36 (tie). Kaira Tran, 116-100 – 216; 46. Chloe Mantz, 127-115 – 242; 48. tie Emmy Elliott,142-112 – 254, and Laylah Davis, 127-127 – 254; 50. Malena Lee, 133-126 – 259; 52. Carly Cash, 141-142 – 283. East View scores – 36 (tie). Lauren Ellis, 116-100 – 216; 42. Paighton Corley, 120-114 – 234; 45. Kate Davis, 127-114 – 241. 51. Tristen Rutledge, 136-134 – 270.

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Poppy Display a Tribute to Texas WWI Vets

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Inset: Nick Ramos, director of the Georgetown Art Center, planted the first few of the over 4500 ceramic poppies. • Olivia (7) was one of a dozen or so children who helped install the display on Sunday afternoon. • Below: Colt (5) gets a helping hand from dad, Blake Nicholson

Attendees at Georgetown’s 2016 Red

Poppy Festival April 22-24 will enjoy the outdoor art installation of thousands of deep red ceramic poppies by artist Jen Rose. The poppies are blanketing the west lawn of the Williamson County Courthouse in Georgetown’s downtown Square. The piece, entitled Blood of Heroes Never Dies, commemorates Texas World War I veterans and is on display through May 5. Individual poppies are available for purchase for $10 apiece at the Visitors Center, 103 W. Seventh Street on the Square. Proceeds will benefit Puppies Behind Bars, a nonprofit organization that provides service dogs for combat veterans returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan who have suffered a physical injury, including traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder. Blood of Heroes Never Dies was a collaboration between artist and Professor Jen Rose and Clive Siegle, a history faculty member at Richland College in Dallas. All of the flowers were made by students from Richland College. The original installation included 5,171 ceramic red poppies installed on the campus for Veterans Day 2015 as reminders of each veteran from Texas who died in World War I. The Georgetown installation includes about 4,500 poppies “planted” by about 40 volunteers from the Williamson Museum, the Georgetown Library, and the Heritage Society.

While many of us know that Georgetown is the Red Poppy Capital of Texas, the flower is not native to the Americas. Henry Purl Compton (nicknamed Okra), a corporal in the Army during World War I, collected poppy seeds in northern France during his enlistment. When his tour ended in 1919, he brought them home in a tobacco bag and planted them at his mother’s home on 7th Street. Georgetown Library Director Eric Lashley says, “Poppies became the symbol for World War I because they grow in disturbed soil. The grounds of Europe

were torn up from battle, but the flowers also grew easily in the dirt covering fresh graves.” Collectively, European nations suffered over 17 million casualties. “In Great Britain, everyone wears a red poppy on their Memorial Day, and their poppy exhibit at the Tower of London was actually the inspiration for the Dallas group. The Tower is covered with over 888,000 flowers for their lost fellows.” The poppies installation on the Williamson County Courthouse lawn is on loan by the artist, Jen Rose. Georgetown Art Center Director Nick Ramos, saw the display online at a site in Dallas and shared the idea with Lashley, “It just seemed logical to have it here since we are the poppy capital of Texas. The school was pleased to receive our request because it will extend the awareness of World War I history.” The display is co-sponsored by the City of Georgetown Arts and Culture, the City of Georgetown Convention and Visitors Bureau, Williamson County, and The Williamson Museum. Museum Director Mickie Ross says “It’s a wonderful way to promote our Red Poppy Festival, but it’s also a way to start some awareness and generate interest in our stories about World War I, which will be the next big museum exhibit starting next Spring. This year, we will have “Okra” Compton at the festival—in costume—to tell the story himself.”

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Grand Endeavor Grand Opening Jimmy Jacobs officially opened Grand Endeavor’s model home in Woodland Hills in Georgetown. The model home is a showcase of detail, modern living and comfort; all things we’ve come to expect from the Jacobs brand. Open house was held this past weekend, and included radio station broadcast, meet and greet with the builder himself, plenty of elegant swag, and a grand prize 55-inch television giveaway. The model home is a comfortably large 3,600 square feet, and all of the lots in Woodland Hills are at least one acre and heavily wooded; several have views of

Lake Georgetown. Woodland Hills is located off of CR3405, west of Sun City. Lots are available to reserve, and staff are available for tours. Jacobs says, “We expect there to be a lot of demand; we had non-stop traffic at our event all day

Left: Builder Jimmy Jacobs (second from right) chats with prospective home buyers at the Endeavor model home April 2. Above: Interior view of the kitchen and breakfast room, including 13-foot ceilings, granite and hardwood floors. Saturday and Sunprices in Woodland Hills will start in the day.” Woodland Hills has a total of 30 lots low $400s. available and some have already been sold Jacobs added, “As a top custom home and are being built. builder in Georgetown, we are confident There are eight plans completed, ranging we can fit your needs in Woodland Hills, from 2,800 to 3,800 square feet, plus a or a ‘build on your lot’ home.” new, smaller 2,400 square foot plan. Home

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Thurday, April 7, 7:00pm – 8:30pm at City Lights. Embrace the 3,000-mile journey of four friends riding American Mustangs through the West! See Unbranded, Thursday, April 7th, in Georgetown, TX! Meet creator, Ben Masters and a mustang and burro featured in the film! Stay for food and drinks, a Q&A session and silent auction. All proceeds benefit the Mustang Heritage Foundation. For more information and tickets, please go to MustangHeritageFoundation.org or call 512-8693225.

2nd Saturday Market Days

Sat, April 9, 9am – 4pm Join us as the downtown Square comes alive with booths featuring handmade arts and crafts, unique gifts, entertainment, food, and much more! Combined with the shops and restaurants around the Square, you’ll enjoy a delightful day for the whole family! Market Days are held the second Saturday of each month, March through November, in the heart of Downtown Georgetown. For vendor applications and additional information please visit DGA’s website! For more information: (512) 868-8675 TheGeorgetownSquare.com or info@thegeorgetownsquare.com

calendar. Tickets are free. Family Fun at Legacy Murder Mystery Assisted Living Dinner Sat, April 9, 10am – 3pm You are invited to a day of games, prizes, great food, and a special performance by Mike Elliott as Elvis. Donations will be given directly to The Georgetown Project for their amazing support of Georgetown’s youth! For more information go to legacyatgeorgetown.com or call 512-6861694

GARW Presents “The War for the Identity of America” Debbie Georgatos Fox News Radio political analyst and host of “Ladies Can We Talk” television show in North Texas. She is a graduate of Georgetown University and author of Ladies Can We Talk, a book with stories on women’s lives made great by American-style liberty. The talk is Wednesday, April 20 at Berry Creek Country Club at 11am. RSVP garwpac@yahoo.com.

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The Passing at Parker’s Playhouse • Sat, April 16, 6pm – 10pm East View High School Orchestra Room, 4490 E. University Avenue. EVHS Theater Booster Club 1st annual Murder Mystery Dinner Fundraiser. Guests will enjoy a 3-course meal, the show and will have the option to participate in a silent auction with items donated from local businesses. Tickets are $25.00 For more information, email EVHSMurderyMystery@gmail.com.

Rotary of Georgetown Gala

Sat. April 16, 5:30pm The 2016 “Event” - A Knight to Remember! Sun City Ballroom Join the Rotary Club of Georgetown for a fun evening escape to the medieval world of jugglers, jesters, minstrels, magicians, knight jousting, merry maidens, and dancing. The live auction promises to be exciting and entertaining, and there will be many opportunities to bid on unique and priceless items and once-in-a-lifetime vacations. After the auction, dance to live music performed by the Texas Family Tradition band! All proceeds go directly to the many Rotary programs that benefit the youth and

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10 Questions: Congressional Press Secretary Corry Schiermeyer Corry Schiermeyer is Press Secretary to Congressman John “Judge” Carter. She has been managing professional and strategic public affairs campaigns for nearly 20 years. She has contributed to large and diverse organizations, from sports radio to The White House. What words of advice would you give your younger self on your first day as Press Secretary? While remaining focused and driven, remember to be humble, kind, and to breathe. I think sometimes in this field, and in many fields of work, you are so ambitious, and you try to do so much so fast that you forget to breathe and, in turn, you make mistakes. What were you doing as a teenager? I was either playing sports, volunteering on a political campaign, or getting into some form of trouble! What habits help make you successful? A passion for the job, a passion for policy issues, and a passion to serve our nation.

How did you end up working for Congressman Carter? By networking! A friend from Washington, DC knew I was looking to get back into the political realm and sent me the notice that Rep. Carter’s office was looking. They needed someone like me and I needed and wanted to be in an office like his, and it turned out to be a great match. I am very fortunate to work for a great boss, and the people I work with are smart, dedicated, fun, and loyal. And, we all have the best district in the nation to represent, TX31. What has been the biggest challenge or success you’d like to share? One of the biggest challenges of this job is juggling multiple projects on varying issues all at the same time. On any given day I will write or speak on anything from Ft. Hood, to overall military, to energy, to the economy, to healthcare, to immigration, to some random tweak to social security, to national security and foreign policy. It can be challenging, but it is also what makes this job so great. I am fortunate to get to learn something almost every day, and in doing so I

continue to gain knowledge on just about everything and anything you can think of that involves the Federal government (and sometimes that doesn’t!). What do you need from a constituent or media rep to establish a successful relationship? Respect. I respect the media and the job they have to do, and I have the utmost respect for our constituents. I ask that they also respect my job and treat me with respect. Without respect, you lose all credibility and integrity and without that, you won’t get very far in my job, as a reporter, or really in life. How do you create or work toward a work/life balance with such an important and/or demanding job? What is that? Just kidding. Fortunately, with Rep. Carter we are all very respectful of everyone’s time. Everyone works hard and puts in a lot of hours, but at the same time we work together to ensure everyone has the opportunity to breathe and have a life outside of our crazy world. Tell me something about your job that surprises people.

I absolutely love my job. It is time and work intensive (24/7) can be stressful, and if I make a mistake a great number of people will know about it. However, it is still one of the greatest jobs in the world. Also, even though I am a government employ, I do pay taxes, I am forced into Obamacare, and we (Congressional staffers) are

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Just. Let. It. Go.

It would seem “does stupid things” does not disqualify anyone from elected office. Now, before you get all excited and start burning my house down, Advocatie is not advocating that you vote or do not vote for anyone. But honestly, I would like to see the media and the Republican Illuminati just get over acting like Donald Trump is the first person in history to behave badly in light of the office he is seeking. Face it, The People love him, and they have loved a lot of other non-perfect people. And the voting

APRIL 7, 2016  THE ADVOCATE public either doesn’t always pay attention or doesn’t care. Let’s start with an easy one. D.C. Mayor Marion Barry was caught smoking crack with a prostitute and exclaimed for the cameras, “G**d*** b**** set me up!” Classy. And yeah, all her fault. Oh, and when he got out of prison, he was re-elected to office. Brilliant informed voters? You say Trump doesn’t care about the little people? South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford went missing for six days and told his family and constituents he was hiking in the Allegheny Mountains. He was actually summiting his girlfriend in Argentina on his taxpayers’ dime. Trump doesn’t respect women? You must have forgotten Lewinsky’s blue dress. Or maybe how accomplished a philanderer JFK was. Andrew Jackson

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married a woman who already had a husband, and Harding fathered an illegitimate child, then put him in an orphanage when his mother could no longer care for him. And we all still have to laugh at CIA Director David Petraeus, the man in charge of covert operations (!) who got caught having an affair. Seriously? How about Trump’s comments on the size of his hands? Sophomoric? But is that really worse than LBJ, as President, literally dropping his pants and showing his LBJohnson, to reporters and world leaders to intimidate them? Apparently, he had enormous hands. Trump is a liar? Bless me, but there’s a quite lush and perfectly innocent hotel in Washington that long ago became the punchline for every modern day scandal thanks to Richard Nixon. (Seriously, is a flat

football really reaching the threshold of the leader of the free world resigning his job? #Deflategate.) Before Watergate, the biggest political scandal ever was the Teapot Dome incident (~1922), in which Warren Harding’s Secretary of Interior took bribes from oil companies. But I suppose Watergate-Dome was too hard to say. Hillary Clinton “misspoke” about her aircraft being shot at on a State trip to Bosnia. I don’t know about you, but I never accidentally thought someone fired a gun at me. And Bill Clinton was actually impeached for perjury. Trump is a hypocrite? All of Abraham Lincoln’s inlaws owned slaves. At least three sitting congressmen and senators, who publicly called for Bill Clinton to come clean about his affair, were found to be having affairs themselves.

“But what about the party,” you say? The 2016 election isn’t the first time the party has been divided. In 1912, William Taft essentially divided the party by firing his Forest Chief Gifford Pinchot, who was a friend of Taft’s predecessor, Teddy Roosevelt. Pinchot had the nerve to publicly rebuke Taft for selling off Alaska’s coal land and annoying Teddy’s budding Conservationist party. Democrat Woodrow Wilson won that one. Hmmm. If you’re one of those who complain about Trump’s ego, what about the other three candidates who refused to draw straws to see who would stand alone against him? If 60 percent of the voters like “other than Trump” then Cruz, Rubio and Kasich are just as arrogant as he is putting their own interests against that of the party, and the country.

Does all this mean it’s impossible to have good leaders? Probably not. We are just going to be stuck with the vices that are disapproved of by the fewest number of people— and the list gets smaller every cycle. That’s okay with me as long as a person simply knows how to lead on a path of the country’s best interests and gives me hope. I might qualify as a “good” person, but merciful heavens don’t ask me to be a “decider.” I don’t have the stomach for it and I certainly can’t take the heat. Obviously, despite their flaws—large and small— these historic near-derelicts certainly could. I have to respect anyone at least a little for putting him or herself through a campaign because whatever you do, odds are, you’re probably not going to totally get away with it.

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The Past is Present Georgetown’s Red Poppies by Mickie Ross

Red poppies can be found

everywhere you look in Old Town this spring, demonstrating why we have been called the Red Poppy Capital of Texas for nearly 30 years. It was in 1990 that local residents and the Texas Legislature certified the city as such. The city’s website describes how Henry Compton collected poppy seeds in France, sending them home to his mother after WWI. Now it is time to learn the rest of Compton’s story. Henry Purl Compton was born on June 17, 1894, at his parents’ farm near Florence. He grew up an imaginative child and that creativity served him well into adulthood. He worked as a salesman and inventor. His best-known invention, the Compton Light, attached to the side of a car and allowed a driver to see the edge of the road at night. Henry earned the nickname “Okra” after planting 100 acres of the foodstuff instead of the cotton his father instructed him to sow. Okra descended from a long line of early Texas pioneers, many of them characters in their own right, with a proud Texas heritage. Grandfather Compton arrived from Illinois and fought with the Texas Mounted Volunteers during the Mexican War. He settled in Williamson County in 1850 and married

Henry “Okra” Compton

“Polly” Berry –daughter of John and Hannah Berry of Berry’s Creek. The Berrys made their way to this area around 1846, John having fought at the Battle of Tippecanoe in the War of 1812. Earning his living as a gunsmith, Berry built the county’s first gristmill on the land granted to him for services rendered during the Texas Revolution. Some of the Berry sons served Texas during the Revolution and Republic times as well as the Civil War. Another of Berry’s great-grandsons and Okra’s second cousin, was Audie Murphy - America’s most decorated soldier of WWII. William Compton, Okra’s father, inherited his grandmother’s share of the Berry land which he sold to purchase the farmland in Florence where Okra grew up. The family moved to 507 East 7thStreet when WWI broke out. William later became an officer of the law and served Georgetown as Deputy Marshall in 1917. On his maternal side, Okra’s great-grandfather Joseph Fishbach emigrated from Germany with his brothers in 1819.

He shortened his name to Fish, married Nancy Dyches and fathered twelve children before moving to his Republic of Texas land grant on the North San Gabriel River in the 1850s. Traveling from east Texas to his new home site for several years, Fish built a home and fort from native limestone and surrounded the entire property with a rock fence. Joseph died in 1862 but Nancy lived to the age of 104, maintaining her home until just before her death. The poppies that Maggie Compton planted from seeds her son provided spread from their property in the sparsely populated town all over – filling vacant lots and the nearby riverbank. They were mostly taken for granted until the refurbishment of the town in the late 1980s. The wildflowers declined as areas of town were cleaned up, but the citizens realized their mistake in time to save the poppies. Between 1990 and 1992, nearly 500 million seeds were planted and the poppies thrived once again. While attending this year’s Red Poppy Festival, drive the streets of Old Town and enjoy the beautiful blooms and their story. Enjoy the sight of almost 4,000 ceramic red poppies on the courthouse lawn. And be sure to meet Okra during the weekend – he will be around in his WWI uniform, courtesy of The Williamson Museum. The past is indeed present in Georgetown in April.

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Zion Lutheran Breaks Ground for Continued Growth

Zion Lutheran Church in

Walburg broke ground Easter Sunday to make way for its new science, technology and art building space. The 135-year old church and school is moving forward with Phase I to accommodate growing enrollment and also to improve upon some of their classrooms that date back to World War II. “We love the history of our site,” says Christian Education Board

Chair Mike Linebrink. “But sometimes nature and animals can take over. We are delighted to be able to add a modern and safe building that will enable us to keep up with the growth in Georgetown, Jarrell and surrounding towns.” The church will also be expanding the parking lot and sanctuary. About 75 members and guests attended the ceremony before the morning church service. Pastor Kev-

in Hintze opened in prayer and song—in their Easter best, and meditated on verses about foundations and prosperity. Senior Pastor John Davenport then introduced the honored guests who would turn the dirt. “We pray that the science lab and art classrooms that will be built here, will serve as the place where God will cause his name to dwell; where He will come to his people and He will bless them. We

Above: L-R: Senior Pastor John Davenport, Pastor Kevin Hintze, NASA Engineer Marianne Brown, Educator Tom Wrege, Architect Larry Irsek and Georgetown Mayor Dale Ross. Right: Pastor Davenport prays over his future classrooms. pray this will be a place where students will grow in winsome wisdom and needful knowledge.” Mayor Dale Ross said, “It’s a beautiful country

and a beautiful church; learning and spreading the word of God in a bigger and better way. You all are what make this community special, and not only

is it Easter, it is the future of your church and good works can continue for many years to come.”

held on Wednesday the 23rd of March in the Chapel at Cook-Walden Davis Funeral Home. Interment followed at the Liberty Hill Cemetery in Liberty Hill.

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IN MEMORIUM was her husband Donald; parents Arthur Bobbitt and Betty Bennett; brothers Arthur, Jr. and Doug Bobbitt; sister, Diane Bobbitt, and nephew, Neil Chambers.

Debbie Tucker • 1950-2016 Austin, Texas, to Arthur and Betty (Solley) Bobbitt. Debbie and Donald were married on February 10, 1967. She worked as a secretary in various locations in the Georgetown area. Debbie was a member of New Hope Baptist Church in Jarrell.

Debbie Tucker, 65, of

Jarrell, formerly of Liberty Hill, passed away on Friday, March 18, 2016 at Scott & White - Round Rock Hospital. She was born on May 12, 1950, in

Debbie was a devoted wife and great Nana, mom, sister, aunt and friend, who will live in our hearts forever. Her four grandchildren and four great grandchildren meant the world to her. Preceding her in death

She is survived by her sons, James Tucker and partner Greg McGee of Georgetown and Danny Tucker and wife Janice of Jarrell; sister, Elaine Chambers and husband Steve of Jarrell; brother, Tim and wife Jody, of Liberty Hill; sister-in-law, Lucy Dill of Austin; brothersin-law, Hugh Tucker and wife Mary of Bastrop and Dwight Tucker of Elgin; grandchildren, Daniel Tucker and wife Mandi of Little River Academy, Sar-

ah Tucker and fiancé Jesse of Jarrell, Nicholas Tucker and Julie Tucker of Jarrell; 4 great grandchildren; Tristen Pepper, Eli Espinoza, Lyla Tucker and Lydia Tucker; nephews, Garry Dill, Glenn Dill, Gregory Dill, Hugh Tucker, Charlie Tucker, Dwight Tucker, Wesley Lockhart, Eric Bobbitt, Matthew Bobbitt; nieces, Wanda Shelton, Diana Perkins and Tammy Logan; and close family friend, Roy Campa. Funeral Services were

Serving as pallbearers were Roy Campa, Eric Bobbitt, Matthew Bobbitt, Jesse Espinoza, Daniel Tucker and Nicholas Tucker.

Arrangements by CookWalden Davis Funeral Home, 2900 Williams Drive, Georgetown, Texas 78628; (512)863-2564.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: New Hope Baptist Church, P.O. Box 377, Jarrell, Texas 76537.

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