August 27, 2017

TODAY’S EDITORIAL >> STAY SAFE IN WAKE OF HURRICANE HARVEY, pg. 4

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HURRICANE HARVEY

FASTFACTS Hurricane Harvey • Strongest storm since Charley in 2004.

• The first storm of its size in U.S. since Wilma in 2005.

• The first hurricane to hit the state since Hurricane Ike in 2008.

• The strongest to hit the state since Hurricane Carla in 1961.

• The eighth named storm, third hurricane, and first major hurricane of 2017.

Felicia Frazar - Seguin Gazette

FEMA truck are seen as officials set up a staging area at the Seguin Auxiliary Airfield waiting for deployment during Hurricane Harvey on Friday.

Timeline • Harvey developed from a tropical wave to the east of the Lesser Antilles on Aug. 17.

• The storm crossed through the Windward Islands on the following day, passing just south of Barbados and later near Saint Vincent.

• Harvey began to weaken early on Aug. 19 before re-developing over the Bay of Campeche on Aug. 23.

• Harvey then began to rapidly intensify on Aug. 24.

• Harvey continued to strengthen to a Category 4 before making landfall near Corpus Christi Friday.

Image courtesy of NASA Near Earth Observatory

Battered Seguin braces as storm continues

Felicia Frazar felicia.frazar@ seguingazette.com

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arvey, formerly a tropical storm, came in as a Category 4 hurricane, making landfall just east of Corpus Christi and headed toward South Central Texas.

• Bluebonnet Electric 1-800-949-4414 • Guadalupe County Office of Emergency Management 830-303-8856 www.co.guadalupe.tx.us/ em/em.php • Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office 830-379-1224 • GVEC 1-800-223-4832 • Seguin Fire Department 830-401-2310 • Seguin Police Department 830-379-2123 • Seguin Utilities 830-401-2404 • Texas Department of Public Safety 830-379-6802

As of noon on Saturday, wind speeds were nearing 40 miles per hour, with gusts of more than 50, knocking over trees and blowing barricades down, Seguin Public Information Officer Morgan Ash. “We have a lot power outages reported, trees

on streets and barricades blowing over,” she said.

“We encourage residents to say indoors and out of the storm.”

City and county officials were monitoring the storm from the Emergency Operations Center stationed in the Guadalupe County Courthouse.

Guadalupe County is home to three tributaries, and officials said that with heavy rains, all three could easily spill over their banks.

As of press time, Guadalupe County had ordered a voluntary evacuation for residents along the rivers and in the low laying areas.

The county identified three potential shelters for use if the situation worsened, but none were open yet.

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What to expect through weekend Staff reports Slow-moving Hurricane Harvey slammed into the Texas coastline near Rockport Friday night as a Category 4 storm.

By Saturday morning, Harvey had lost some of his steam, with experts downgrading the storm to a Category 1.

Still, the massive storm was expected to dump tremendous amounts of rain on the Lone Star State over the weekend and into the early parts of next week.

According to the latest projections, as of press time Saturday, Guadalupe County remained under both a Flood Warning and a Flash Flood Watch through the weekend.

Residents can expect tropical storm conditions, with heavy rainfall and winds between 30 to 40 mph, with gusts up to 50 mph.

D.C. acts to aid state with storm Feds set up shop in Seguin Felicia Frazar felicia.frazar@seguingazette.com Trucks and trailers parked at the Seguin Auxiliary Airfield are packed with supplies and waiting for deployment.

FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Administration) is prepared to jump into action to help with Hurricane Harvey’s “As of Friday aftermath. morning they The federal agency, through the assis- had 96,000 liters tance of Joint Base of water, 306,000 San Antonio, is stag- meals and 4,500 ing at the Seguin tarps and there Auxiliary Airfield with food, water and were more en other supplies in route.” what Robin Smith, Robin Smith FEMA Region VI FEMA Region VI spokesperson, called spokesperson an Incident Support Base.

“As of Friday morning they had 96,000 liters of water, 306,000 meals and 4,500 tarps and there were more en route,” she said. “Evidently, there are three Incident Support Bases and they are all near in Seguin.”

In addition to supplies, FEMA also has support staff ready to roll out, Smith said.

“We’ve got two FEMA incident management assistance teams in place in Austin at the state emergency operations center,” she said. “We’ve already got staff on the ground in preparation for deployment. There are six federal search and rescue task forces that are FEMA - 9A

Harvey slams into Texas coast as Category 4 storm Frank Bajak Associated Press CORPUS CHRISTI — Hurricane Harvey settled over the Texas Gulf Coast on Saturday, lashing the shore with damaging winds and dumping torrents of rain across hundreds of miles of coastline that braced for life-threatening storm surges — walls of

water rushing inland.

The fiercest hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a decade made landfall Friday night about 30 miles northeast of Corpus Christi as a Category 4 storm with 130 mph winds. It gradually weakened over several hours to Category 1, but the system remained destructive, with sustained winds of 90 mph.

No deaths were immediately reported. High winds kept emergency crews out of many places, and it could be hours before authorities are able to fully assess damage in coastal communities.

The mayor of Rockport, a coastal city of about 10,000 that was directly in the storm’s path, said his community took a blow

“right on the nose” that left “widespread devastation.”

Early reports indicated that the roof of a high school had partially caved in and that the historic downtown sustained extensive damage.

Mayor Charles “C.J.” Wax told The Weather Channel that the city’s emergency response system had been hampered by the loss of

cellphone service and other forms of communication.

About 10 people were taken to the county jail for treatment after the roof of a senior housing complex collapsed, television station KIII reported.

On Friday, Rockport Mayor Pro Tem Patrick Rios had offered ominous advice, telling the station that those who chose to stay

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 27 3 to 6:30 p.m. SUNDAY COUNTRY DANCE Sam Bentley will play country dance music at the Geronimo VFW, 6808 N Hwy 123, Geronimo. The kitchen opens at 2 p.m. and admission is an $8 donation. For more information or reservations, call 830-305-5478 or 830-305-8829.

MONDAY, AUGUST 28 7 p.m. MASTER NATURALIST MEETING The Guadalupe County Master Naturalists monthly meeting will feature Tom Hardaway as the guest speaker. Hardaway’s topic will be “Ghost Bird - History and Status of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker.” The group will meet at the AgriLife Extension Bldg., 210 E. Live Oak. Guests are welcome. Refreshments will begin at 6:30 p.m. and the chapter business meeting will follow the program.

White Horse: Kiowa Chief In the “Snapshot” on Quanah Parker last week I wrote about his leadership in the attack in the Battle of Adobe Wall and his connection with Seguin through his descendants, Doug and Zack Parker at Parker’s Pharmacy.

I found another interestFloyd McKee ing leader in the attack, a Snapshots of Seguin’s chief named White Horse.

History He was a Kiowa Chief dur-

ing the last half of the nineteenth century and was associated with elder chiefs such as Satanta, Satank and Big Tree (covered in previous snapshot). Due to his great physical strength and intelligence he became an outstanding leader and in 1867, he led attacks against the peaceful Navajo tribe on the Pecos River. The Navajos pursued the raid-

ers and in a running fight killed three of them. White Horse escaped, taking with him a young Navajo boy who he subsequently adopted as his son.

White Horse participated in the Medicine Lodge meeting (previous snapshot) but decided to join the war faction with McKEE - 5A

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6:30 p.m. HOT DATE WITH YOUR DOG ARF-Animal Rescue Foundation is hosting a “Back To School” event on the patio at Kirby’s Korner, 606 N. Highway 123 Bypass.

Adults, kids and dogs are invited to play games, win prizes and have a nice dinner. Kirby’s donates a portion of the evening’s food and beverage proceeds to ARF.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. BLOOD DRIVE Guadalupe Regional Medical Center will have a Blood Drive in the Selig Room. All donors will receive a free t-shirt and a Bill Miller BBQ voucher for two pieces of fried chicken, fries and a roll. For more information, please contact Veronica San Miguel at 4017211.

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UPCOMING/ONGOING ITEMS FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL: The Seguin Hermann Sons is hosting its first Food Truck Festival from noon to 8 p.m. on Sept. 16 at the hall, 2918 W. Kingsbury St. and is looking for vendors.

Food trucks are invited to come out and serve their special cuisine or treats throughout the day. The event will also include arts and crafts vendors, children’s activities, live music, beverages and a raffle. The Seguin Hermann Sons will also collect donations of non-perishable food items for the Christian Cupboard. For more information or to sign up, call Paul Gescheidler 210-430-1131.

CANCER CONNECTIONS SUPPORT GROUP: The Guadalupe Regional Medical Center Cancer Connections Support Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. on the first and third Monday of each month in the Rev. Nell Ferrell Linebarger Chapel, 1215 E. Court St. The group is open to cancer patients, survivors and their families. The group is led by Nellica Mitchell, who is certified by the American Cancer Society and is a cancer survivor.

SQUARE DANCE: The Happy Soles Square Dance Club will host weekly classes every Tuesday beginning Sept. 5 through Jan. 2 at Friedens Church, 2555 Friedens Church Rd. Classes are free, and there is no special attire needed. For more information, call Glenn Johnson at 210-878-7977.

AL-ANON: Faith Lutheran Church, 1326 E. Cedar Street, hosts Al-Anon meetings every Friday morning at 10 a.m.

DANCE LESSONS: The Geronimo VFW is hosting free Country dance lessons from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. every Friday night at the VFW Hall, 6808 N. State Highway 123. For information, call 830-379-9260 or 830-243-0315.

STORY TIME: The Marion Community Library hosts weekly story time at 9:30 a.m. every Wednesday for preschoolers. The event includes stories with crafts to follow. For more information, call 830-914-2371 ext 432 or visit mcla36.wix.com/marioncommunitylib.

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SLICE OF LIFE Crossing Texas by wagon train Disastrous flooding in county

In 1972 the Guadalupe River crested at 32.5 feet devastating the county and Seguin .... This weekend’s flood looks like it will far surpass that in ferocity as Guadalupe Blanco River Authority officials were estimating a crest of 35 feet on Saturday afternoon.

— Oct. 17, 1998, The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise

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A government wagon train forded the Red River on Aug. 23, 1857 and began the long, hard trip across the Lone Star State.

Ever wonder what it was like to travel in Texas in those hot and dangerous days before cars, trains, planes and -- heaven forbid!

-- air conditioning? While most voyagers were too busy staying alive to record their impressions for posterity, a member of an 1850’s odyssey kept an unusually detailed daily log that provides a rare first-hand account.

The men-only caravan under the leadership of

Bartee Haile This Week In Texas History Col. James B. Leach was 53 days out of Memphis, when it rolled into Texas on that summer day more than a century and a half ago.

The job of the construction crew was to improve the

road from El Paso to Fort Yuma, but first they had to get there.

Their first night under the Lone Star stars was spent nine miles southwest of Preston, a Grayson County hamlet dismissed by the anonymous commentator as “a place of but little note.” (Old Preston, as it is now called, lies in a watery grave under Lake Texoma.)

Three days later, they passed through Gainesville, the only town on the itinerary.

The next day, the expedition encountered “several antelope, the first we have met with. A few hot

headed Nimrods gave chase to them but they might as well have chased the North Wind.” Camp was pitched that evening at Head of Elm, soon to be renamed Saint Jo, in the brand-new county of Montague.

Following the trail blazed in 1849 by Gen. Randolph B. Marcy, Col. Leach and his men saw their first rattlesnake on Aug. 30 and on the 31st finally came face-toface with honest-to-goodness Indians. The rattler was killed, but the red men, a couple of Caddo and a like number of Delaware, could not have been friendlier and

were allowed to live.

The next noon, the wagon train reached Fort Belknap on a hill overlooking the Brazos River and a short hop from the future town of Graham. Refreshed by two days of military hospitality, the gadabouts abandoned Marcy’s trail for a more southerly course.

The long-distance sighting of Comanches clearly unnerved the chronicler.

Conceding the fact that the Indians on their reservation were “at present at peace with the U.S.,” he added ominously, “But little reliance is placed in the

good faith of these savages.

Certainly a more villainous and treacherous looking set have not often been seen.”

After four days of complaints about “a severe and obstinate case of inflammation of the bow(e)ls and stomach,” Col. Leach awoke too sick to travel on Sep. 6.

The highlight of the day off was the discharge of a man “for idleness and insubordination.”

“He will tomorrow commence his solitary march back to the States,” explained the expedition reporter, who HAILE - 5A

Students, teachers Sofie, the master talk new year hopes of escape artistry Traditionally at this time of year I pen a “Back to School” column offering what I hope will be words of inspiration to the hundreds of students and their teachers heading back to their classrooms.

This year, however, I decided to go right to the horse’s mouth, so to speak, and ask students themselves along with a couple of teachers what they were most looking forward to as the 2017-18 school year begins.

I believe you’ll agree their answers are all over the map from funny to sarcastic to totally sincere.

What I am most looking forward to this year? Three words — football, football, football. Mark, grade 9 The food in my school cafeteria. Wait! You know I’m joking, right? — Israel, grade 8 Just meeting my new teachers and I hope they’re nice. — Carla, grade 3 The band! Gosh, I love our band — it’s the best. — Mike, grade 11

Mike Fitsko Life Lessons Homework every night — NOT. With any luck Trump will declare homework unconstitutional. — Jerry, grade 11 I’m so excited about my classes. I’m taking advanced placement (AP) English and history. — Jennifer, grade 12 Seeing my Mom every day at school. She will be teaching at my new school this year, but not in my grade. It will be fun having her there, especially if I need extra lunch money.

— Brenda, grade 5 I am looking forward to being just one year away from UT. Go Longhorns!

— Travis, grade 12 Lunch! And maybe sci-

ence. — Keaton, grade 8 As a teacher I am looking forward to a year of projecting kindness, calm, integrity, laughter and wisdom to my students. — Ms. C, grades 7/8 What am I looking forward to this coming school year — Thanksgiving break, Christmas break, Spring break and of course, Comal County Fair Day. Are there any other holidays I left out? — Leon, grade 10 I can’t wait to see my older brother playing varsity football. He says his team is going all the way to State this year. — Angela, grade 5 Finally driving my own car to school and not riding those big yellow beasts.

I can’t believe I will not have to stand at the bus stop waiting and waiting for the big, ugly yellow taxi.

— Jeremy, grade 11 What I love most is meeting all my new students and getting to know them. Believe it or not, I FITSKO - 5A

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While we were eclipse chasing, things at home were a little exciting too. In addition to leaving behind my husband, Adam, and our eldest daughter, Sierra, we left behind a plethora of pets. Including one little bunny who is now known as Jailbreak Sofie Janeway.

Sofie, who is a cinnamon colored Holland Lop bunny, has just turned four months old, which is young to be an escape artist. We decided after our loss of Tommy, our outdoor bunny, that we’d become indoor

Winter Prosapio Crib Notes bunny keepers. And since you can litter box train a rabbit, it’s been a pretty smooth process.

But rabbits are chewers of all things, like shoes, cords, cardboard, wood, and notebooks, so

we’ve had to have bunny zones. She has free range in the loft area, but not the bedroom since there are some pretty fancy boots in our closet and a door that can be a little finicky about staying closed. We use the wire panels of a doggy play pen to temporarily close off rooms that don’t have doors when we are not around.

All of this worked fine, until this week.

Because this week, Sofie decided she would not be fenced in.

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Stay safe out there, Seguin Editor’s note: In the interest of ensuring the safety of our newsroom, printing press and distribution teams, the Seguin Gazette opted to move Saturday’s press time deadline from 9 p.m. to 2 p.m. Still, we ask that you are patient with us and apologize for the inconvenience should any papers arrive late.

This time last week, Seguin residents were waiting in lines, hyped about a rare natural event. The solar eclipse was a delightful and awe-inspiring event.

This week, things are a little different.

We’re standing in lines and dreading a rare natural event. As of Friday evening, Hurricane Harvey had slammed into the Texas coast as a Category 4 storm, with wind speeds up to 130 mph and Gov. Greg Abbott already had sent a written request to President Trump asking him to declare a major disaster in Texas.

Seguin Mayor Don Keil signed off on the city’s own disaster declaration Friday afternoon as residents raced for last-minute supplies and emergency personnel braced for what the National Weather Service has called a “life-threatening flood event.”

Stormy conditions that began in Seguin Friday night were expected to worsen throughout Saturday.

We pray that, as you read this, the worst is over and our city and community members have weathered the storm safely.

Unfortunately, chances are that heavy rain, flooding and high winds will have left our community somewhat bruised and battered.

And yet, we have little doubt that Harvey — for all his bluster and might — will prove another example of how willing and capable the people of Seguin are to come together during times of trouble.

In the interim, we urge all residents to be prepared, be cautious and be safe.

Our Voice is the opinion of the Seguin Gazette editorial board.

Addressing the US opioid crisis We have an opioid crisis in America, and the following is a proposed solution: We do an enormous disservice to our youth by not providing an opportunity to work and be a productive member of society — a given in primitive societies, but lost in the Age of Industrialization— and if only one drug-related death is prevented by our stepping up to the plate on behalf of our youth ... the cost will be well worth it!

To expand on what is being proposed: First, in creating jobs, it is essential that our mind-set is based on the truism that we have far more work that needs to be done in America, than persons to fill these jobs.

A few Americans are aware ... unfortunately too few ... that we have the “legal authorization” on the books

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To fund it, here is a pro-market, deficit-neutral proposal: The Neighbor-To-Neighbor Job Creation Act or NTN — A federally mandated Social Insurance, owned by our employed, to provide a fund to hire/ in America, as I write, to limit our train our unemployed. youth unemployment to 4 percent To use Seguin, to illustrate, and (Pubic Law 15 USC § 3101) — i.e., at independent of the above proposed no time should our youth unemploy- law — a 1 percent of salary policy ment exceed 4 percent (3 percent if cost for citizens who work in Seguin over age 21)— and anyone wanting should be more than adequate to proto work should be able to find a job. vide the funds necessary to hire our And thus, fortunately in America youth who want to work, but can’t we have the “legal authorization” to find a job. And as noted, if this prefix this problem.

Unfortunately, however, Congress vents even one drug-related death it has yet to implement this law, which will be well worth the modest cost.

In closing, there are an abundance they passed--and not inconsequenof jobs that go unfilled — that can be tial, we stood on one foot and then filled via “grant-in-aid” type of job the other and let Flint and the Rust Belt rot into decay—when we had the proposals — from our school districts, libraries, etc. legal authority to prevent--creating a resentment that lingers to this Jim Green day—and with unconscionable consequences!

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America’s Charlie Gard? Think again ...

In late July, Charlie Gard, the baby stricken with the rare and typically fatal genetic disorder known as Mitochondrial DNA Depletion Syndrome, died. Charlie was at the center of a legal battle between his parents and the British healthcare system over who ultimately had the authority to decide if, and when, to remove the infant’s life support.

The story garnered international attention because of the ramifications stemming from the court’s decision to remove Charlie’s life support; not the least of which was the alarming degree of authority wielded by Britain’s government-run healthcare

Richard Kocur Guest columnist system in overriding the wishes of Charlie’s parents.

Tragically, Charlie is now gone. In the meantime, a remarkably similar story is now beginning to unfold in the United States.

Russell Cruzan III is a four-month-old baby from Michigan who suffers from a variation of the same rare condition as Charlie Gard.

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The similarities, however, don’t end there. Russell’s parents, like Charlie’s parents, have vowed to do everything in their power to treat their baby.

They are pursuing an experimental treatment with leading specialists in the United States just as Charlie’s parents did.

Russell’s parents are also in the process of raising the funds necessary to cover their fight to prolong their son’s life, as did Charlie’s parents.

Given all these similarities, what’s the significant difference between these two cases? Russell’s care will be administered under the auspices of a free-market healthcare system in

the United States, while Charlie’s care and medical outcome was subject to the bureaucratic nature of Britain’s socialized healthcare system.

The Gard and Cruzan cases demonstrate the stark difference in the overall philosophy and approach underpinning the two healthcare systems. In the U.S. system, Russell’s parents are pursuing a path they think is in the best interests of their child but doing so without any interference from administrators, lawyers, judges, or healthcare bureaucrats.

The decisions on Russell’s treatment, quality of life, and very likely end of life will ultimately rest in his

parents hands. In the U.K. system, Connie Yates and Chris Gard, Charlie’s parents, were afforded none of the same opportunities.

This profound difference between the two nearly identical situations lies at the heart of why socialized healthcare falls short of its claim to put patients first.

Healthcare in the United States, despite its flaws, still represents the world’s best example of a patientcentered medical system.

While pundits, politicians, and policy-makers debate what the healthcare system should ultimately look like and how to enable greater patient access, these two cases have clearly shown

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that a move toward a more socialized healthcare system is not the answer.

Russell Cruzan III has a long and difficult road ahead: a life-threatening condition, an experimental treatment, and costly care. It’s a long shot for the Cruzan baby on all counts; nonetheless, every step of the way decisions on what is best for Russell are right where they belong—in the hands of his parents.

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Pence, Cruz pull out of Nevada event over Harvey GARDNERVILLE, Nev. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz have canceled their scheduled appearances at a Republican fundraiser in Nevada this weekend

because of a hurricane headed for Cruz’ home state.

Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt said he talked to Pence and Cruz Friday about Hurricane Harvey and the catastrophic effects

it could have on the Gulf Coast.

He said they decided it would be more appropriate for them to focus their time and attention on the people affected by the storm.

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under the care of the post physician and to catch up as soon as he was back on his feet.

During the colonel’s absence, “an incident rather laughable” occurred.

Everyone had turned in for the night, when without warning the sentries testfired their muskets.

“One person, from whom nothing else could have been expected, sought a safe hiding place in the tall bear grass. He was speedily joined by another, a great tall strapping booby, who tremblingly asked in a whisper, ‘Do you think we shall be safe here?’”

At midday on Sep. 18, “Col. Leach rejoined the train much improved in health” and was welcomed four afternoons later by the worst storm of the journey.

“Wind, rain and hail of great severity overtook us (and) such was the quantity of water which fell in the space of one hour that it converted the road into a quagmire. A norther in the meantime came sweeping down upon us, which rendered our situation exceed-

ingly disagreeable.”

The wagons crossed the Pecos on Sep. 30 and tracked the river downstream for two days before turning due west toward the Davis Mountains. Fort Davis was a sight for sore eyes on Oct. 8 after a difficult week in some of the roughest and driest country in Texas.

The weeklong trek to the Rio Grande tested the endurance of man and beast, but the leisurely pace of the last leg along the great river let both catch their breath. The Leach wagon train entered El Paso on Oct. 22 completing the “waltz” across Texas in 62 days.

The rugged bunch covered 824 miles in 56 travel days for an average of slightly under 15 miles. And this was accomplished without the loss of a single life in spite of the man-eating reputation of the Lone Star frontier.

From page 3A seemed to forget Texas was no longer a foreign country.

Though still under the weather the next morning, Leach refused to let his illness impede their progress and gave the order to break camp. He spent the following week flat on his back without once relinquishing command.

The subject of the longest entry in the journal was “a village of prairie dogs” seen on Sep. 11. “The active little denizens of this populous settlement were out of sight in an instant. During the day we passed through a number of these towns and invariably found the little folk living therein retreating at a moments warning to their burrows where they are altogether safe from attack.”

By the time the wagon train pulled into Fort Chadbourne, halfway between modern Abilene and San Angelo, on Sep. 12, Col. Leach was sinking fast.

He agreed to stay behind

PROSAPIO From page 3A We contacted her over the phone for an interview (with the permission of the warden, of course).

Me: Sofie, I understand you are no longer happy staying in the loft.

Sofie: I need room to run!

Me: You have a ton of room to run. It’s a 15-foot long loft.

Sofie: That’s barely enough room for me to get a decent hop in. Besides none of my friends around here have to stay in a cage all day.

Klyde: She’s got a point, mom.

Me: Klyde, get off the phone.

Klyde (whispered aside): Remember, you don’t have to tell her anything incriminating.

Me: Are you actually advising her on her Miranda rights? Put Sofie back on!

Sofie: Actually we were discussing the Geneva Convention.

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Me: The Geneva Convention? I don’t believe there’s a rabbit provision.

Klyde (shouting in the background): We are still reviewing!

Me: Let’s focus here, Sofie. I hear you’ve really used your head to figure this out.

Sofie: Yes! I discovered that if you bang on the gate a little, it moves. So with a combination banging and grabbing with my teeth, I can pull the wire out from behind the furniture.

Me: Not even the dogs have figured this out.

Sofie: Well, they aren’t particularly bright…

Klyde: HEY!

The community of Mill Creek was established eight miles east of Seguin on the banks of Mill Creek. The McCaugherty, Douglass, and Lill families were among the first in the area.

The Mill Creek School opened in 1854, then a church and Sunday School was established in 1856. A post office opened in 1891 near the mouth of the creek and operated for twelve years, closing in 1903. Mill Creek had a one teacher school for sixty area students in 1904. In 1915, the church burned and was not rebuilt.

In 1922, the school closed and the remaining students were transferred to Seguin. The school building was used as a church for the next seven years until it burned in 1930. By 1940. there was no evidence the community ever existed.

McKEE From page 2A Quanah Parker and gained considerable fame in the 1870s in raids against the Texas Hill Country settlements near Seguin. In one raid he and his band stole more than seventy mules from the Army.

On June 22, 1870, they attacked a party of cattle drovers on the Chisholm Trail, killed and scalped two men before a detachment of troops came to their relief. The Anglo settlers considered him the most dangerous leader among the Kiowas. The next month he led his band into the hill country and killed Gottleib Koozer and took his wife and six children as captives. The captives were ransomed for one hundred dollars each two months later.

White Horse continued his raids and in September he attacked a stagecoach and killed Martin Wurmser, a trooper who was serving as part of a military escort. White Horse also participated in the Warren Wagon Train Massacre in May, 1871 (covered in a previous “Snapshot”).

In 1871, while chiefs Satanta and Big Tree were imprisoned in the Texas Huntsville Prison, he and Big Bow led an attack on a wagon train which resulted in the deaths of seventeen Mexican teamsters. During a skirmish with the United States Cavalry the same year he was wounded in the arm.

On May 19, 1871, White Horse’s brother was killed in a fight with L.

H. Lucketts’s surveying crew in the Hill Country. This led to a revenge raid and an attack on the homestead of Abel Lee on the Brazos River north of Kerrville. Lee, his fourteen year old daughter and his wife were killed.

The three remaining children were taken into captivity. The Lee children were ransomed a few months later for one hundred dollars each.

In June, 1874, he joined Quanah Parker in the second Battle of Adobe Walls and after the battle he and his band retreated to the Palo Duro Canyon with the Comanches.

He was there when Colonel Ranald S. Mackenzie’s troops attacked and killed all their horses, forcing the Comanches and Kiowas to surrender.

In September, 1875, he was identified

by Kicking Bird as the chief that led the various raids and was sent to St. Augustine, Florida, because of the atrocities he had committed.

In 1878, he was sent to the Indian reservation near Fort Sill in Oklahoma, where he lived out the remainder of his life with his wife and family. He died from a stomach ailment in 1892 and was buried on the reservation. He and Quanah Parker were among the last leaders in Indian warfare.

Floyd’s notes: Information from James Haley’s book, “The Buffalo War of 1874” and Muldrum Mayalla’s book, “The Kiowas.”

Floyd McKee is a native of Seguin, a retired Air Force Colonel and Vietnam Veteran. Eight of the thirty-three Texas Rangers who organized Walnut Springs and Seguin were his ancestors.

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Mike’s notes: David, you can stay in I really thought I was done with all that. school forever — become a teacher!

Thanks, Mr. Fitsko, you totally ruined my Best wishes to all our teachers and studay. Thanks a lot. — Kyle, grade 11. dents!

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He is preceded in as an equipment manager death by his grandfathers, and assistant coach, 4-H Leonard Sklencar and Keith and youth rodeo. Some of Donley. Survivors include his proudest moments haphis precious daughter, pened during the annual Rylan Mae Sklencar; fiancé, Nueces County Junior Delilah Vasquez; father, Livestock Show where son Frank Sklencar and wife Rick had a blue ribbon Cindee; mother, Deidra Hog, daughters Sharon and Blakely and husband Brian; Terry showed Reserve and brothers, Casey Blakely, Grand Champion Grade Dillon Blakely, Spencer Mares the same year, and Blakely, Steven Blakely, in separate years, showed Jonathan Gardner and Grand Champion Heifer wife Bailie; sister, Michelle and Grand Champion Steer. Ryan Jay Sklencar Gardner; grandparents, Curtis kept pictures of those Ryan Jay Sklencar, age Doris Sklencar, Susan and events where he enjoyed 24 of McQueeney, Texas, James Garrett; uncles, Brad looking at them every day. passed away on August 22, Sklencar and wife Melanie, After 15 years in the 2017. Funeral services will Todd Sklencar and wife country, Curtis and Doris be held on Tuesday, August Patti; special great-aunt, moved into Seguin where 29, 2017 at 10 a.m. at The Curtis continued gardenCountry Church in Marion Elizabeth Sklencar; numerous other great aunts and ing in a courtyard full of with Pastor Butch Ikels great uncles, many cousins, beautiful flowers and had a officiating. Interment will smaller, but plentiful vegefollow in Guadalupe Valley many other loving family members and many friends. table garden. Curtis enjoyed Memorial Park. Ryan Serving as pallbearers will fishing, deer hunting, and was born on July 18, 1993 be Joe Jividen, Jonathan especially the Western in San Antonio Texas to Channel on television.

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First Presbyterian Church He was a graduate of Memorial contributions where served as a Deacon, Seguin High School Class of an Elder, and a Trustee.

2011. Active member of the may be made to the Rylan Curtis is preceded in Seguin Matador Basketball Sklencar Trust Fund, 14546 Brook Hollow Blvd. #337, death by his parents; and and Track Team. He also San Antonio, Texas, 78232 4 of 5 sisters. Curtis is surenjoyed playing basketball or to The Country Church vived by his devoted wife with his family members.

Youth Department, P. O. of 64 years, Doris; daughter He accepted Jesus as his Box 421, Marion, Texas, Sharon Eileen (Seguin), Lord and Savior while 78124. You are invited to son Richard Curtis (Rick), attending Castle Hills First sign the guest book at www. and wife, Christina (Tina) Baptist Church. treshewell.com.

(Mathis), and daughter, He graduated from UTI Arrangements are under Terry Lynn, and husband, Diesel and Mechanic school Fred Baca (Houston); 4 where he was in the top ten the direction of Tres Hewell grandchildren, Jessica, Mortuary, 165 Tor Dr., in his class and also mainTaylor, Naomi, and Rachel; tained perfect attendance.

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Colten, Rylee, and Emma Jo. Survivors also include his sister, Betty Doris Brockinton, and husband, L.A. (Sargent); sister-inlaw, Margaret Martin, and husband, Kenneth (New Braunfels), and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, niecDALLAS (AP) — already announced that it es, nephews, and friends.

Refinery operators along the would shutter a refinery A Celebration of Life will Texas Gulf Coast are hun- and Valero Energy Corp. be held at First Presbyterian kering down for Hurricane said it was closing two facilChurch, Seguin on Friday, Harvey, while motorists far ities in Corpus Christi.

September 1, 2017 at 2PM from the storm’s path are Tom Kloza, an analyst for with Rev. Dave Diercksen also feeling the effects as the Oil Price Information officiating, followed by gasoline prices rise.

Service, predicts that prices visitation with the family Nearly one-third of the could rise by up to 25 cents in Karrick Hall. In lieu of nation’s refining capacity a gallon but an increase flowers, the family sugsits in low-lying areas along of 5 cents to 15 cents is gests a donation to First the coast from Corpus more likely, assuming that Presbyterian Church, P. O. Christi, Texas, to Lake the hurricane doesn’t cause Box 870, Seguin, TX 78156, Charles, Louisiana. lasting damage to refineries. or Hope Hospice, 611 N Several refineries at Andy Lipow, president Walnut Ave, New Braunfels, greatest risk of suffering of consultant Lipow Oil TX 78130. a direct strike from high Associates, expects prices Curtis’ family wishes to winds have already shut to rise 10 cents a gallon express sincere gratitude down, but it is the potential for motorists east of the to all of his medical carefor flooding in the Houston Rockies. takers, including his docand Beaumont areas that tors, nurses, Remarkable could really pinch gasoline Healthcare, University and supplies.

Resolute Hospitals, and Other industries from GRMC staff as well as Hope shipping to air travel are Hospice. The family most also seeing the impact of especially wants to thank the first major hurricane to Regina, Patty, Adrianne, hit the refinery-rich Texas Josephine, and Janet- Curtis’ coast in nearly a decade. private sitters who stood Here’s how Harvey by him and our family in is likely to affect energy, a most exceptional mantravel, shipping and other ner. Their care and support industries. for him and for us were immeasurable throughout Refineries this time. You are invited to The hurricane is expectsign the guest book at www. ed to make landfall Friday treshewell.com. night or early Saturday, Arrangements are under but Flint Hills Resources the direction of Tres Hewell Mortuary, 165 Tor Dr., Michael Glenewinkel Seguin, Texas, 78155, 830Insurance Agency 549-5912.

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Curtis Terry Rodgers, Jr. Curtis Terry Rodgers, Jr. of Seguin passed into eternal life at 87 on August 20, 2017.

He was born March 15, 1930 in Waurika, OK to Curtis T. Rodgers, Sr. and Susie Bell (Emerson) Rodgers. Shortly after the family moved to the Rio Grande Valley where he grew up.

Curtis attended Donna High School where he joined the National Guard prior to graduating in May, 1950. On December 5, 1952, he married his high school sweetheart, Doris (Oetzel) Rodgers. They lived in Weslaco for most of the next 12 years and were blessed with 2 daughters and a son. In the fall of 1961, Curtis’ National Guard unit was called to active duty at Ft. Polk, LA where his family joined him before returning to Weslaco.

In 1959, Curtis began working for the B.D. Holt Co. where he worked for 32 years. He began in the machine shop and learned all there was to know about Caterpillar machinery. He worked as a field mechanic, parts and service representative, and opened and managed a Holt branch in Beeville. He ended his Holt career based in San Antonio appraising used equipment for trade in value, travelling to several states. During Curtis’ time with the Holt Companies, the family relocated to Corpus Christi in 1964 where they remained for 23 years.

Doris and Curtis also lived in Beeville, McQueeney, and Seguin before he retired in 1992.

Just prior to his retirement, Curtis and Doris built a home on 8 acres on Vivroux Ranch Road in the Capote Hills. Curtis had always dreamed of living in the country again as he had been raised. He was always an outdoor person who enjoyed his property, grew plants, trees, and gardened, and had many animals as companions. He also worked part-time for Jerry Vordenbaum, a Geronimo Beef Master Rancher, and later for Keith Warren at the Hidden Springs White Tail Deer Ranch before retiring for good at the spring chicken age of 83.

Curtis was always active in the children’s activities which included youth football, Little League Baseball

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Ebo, however, had no intention of not working, and soon took a position with Starcke Park Golf Course, where he worked for many years. Ebo is preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Behrendt; his parents; brother, Gilbert R. “Buster” Behrendt; nephew, Frank Behrendt.

He is survived by his sister-in-law, Jane Behrendt; nieces, Ann Odom and husband, Randy, and Martha Krametbauer and husband, Roy; nephews, Johnny Ebo Behrendt, Edward Behrendt Ebo, age 86, of Seguin and wife, Michelle, Brack passed away on August 25, Behrendt, and wife, Kathy, 2017. A celebration of life as well as numerous greatwill be held at a later date. nieces and nephews, and Ebo was born on September many friends.

3, 1930 in Seguin Texas to Memorial contribuGilbert Carl and Antonia tions may be made to the (Voges) Behrendt. Ebo American Legion, H U honorably served his coun- Wood Post 245, PO Box try in the United States Air 503, Seguin, TX 78156, or Force, and then in civil ser- St. James Catholic Church, vice, building helicopters.

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UT sued for removing Confederate statues AUSTIN (AP) — The University of Texas is being sued for removing four Confederate statues from the main area of campus in Austin.

The Sons of Confederate Veterans filed the lawsuit Wednesday, three days after the statues were quickly taken down following a late-night order from University President Greg Fenves.

Three of the statues are of Confederate Postmaster John H. Reagan, and Confederate Gens. Robert E. Lee and Albert Sidney Johnston. The fourth is of former governor James Stephen Hogg, who was the son of a Confederate veteran.

Fenves said while the university aims to preserve and study history, it must also acknowledge when history runs counter to the university’s core values.

“Erected during the

period of Jim Crow laws and segregation, the statues represent the subjugation of African-Americans.

That remains true today for white supremacists who use them to symbolize hatred and bigotry,” Fenves said.

The removals followed the deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

The school said the three statues of Confederate military and political leaders will be moved to the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Hogg’s statute may be re-installed at a different campus location, Fenves said.

The statues were paid for by former University of Texas regent and Confederate veteran George Littlefield in 1920.

The lawsuit argues the school broke its agreement with Littlefield by removing the statues.

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Coast Guard rescues 12 off Texas coast ahead of Harvey PORT MANSFIELD p.m. and return to remove (AP) — The U.S. Coast the remaining five people Guard has rescued a dozen about 2 p.m. people from a boat taking on water near Port Mansfield, Texas, about 120 miles south of Corpus Christi, Texas.

Coast Guard officials issued a statement Friday evening saying that the 160-foot commercial diving vessel Gulf Justice was taking on water in the early hours of Friday around 3:40 a.m. After a tug boat was unable to assist, the Coast Guard launched two helicopter crews about 12:40 p.m. to rescue the 12 people before Hurricane Harvey hindered the agency’s efforts.

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Today is the 239th day of 2017 and the 69th day of summer.

TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1859, the first successful oil well in the United States was drilled by Edwin L. Drake near Titusville, Pennsylvania.

In 1928, the Kellogg-Briand Pact, which outlawed war and provided guidelines to peaceful conflict resolution, was signed by 15 nations in Paris.

In 1979, British war hero Lord Louis Mountbatten and three others were killed in a boat explosion for which the Irish Republican Army claimed responsibility.

In 1999, the final crew left Russia’s Mir space station.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831), philosopher; Theodore Dreiser (1871-1945), novelist; Man Ray (1890-1976), artist/filmmaker; Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973), 36th U.S. president; Ira Levin (1929-2007), author; Alice Coltrane (1937-2007), jazz musician; Paul Reubens (1952- ), actor; Cesar Millan (1969- ), dog trainer; Chandra Wilson (1969- ), actress; Sarah Chalke (1976- ),

BY BILL SCHORR actress; Aaron Paul (1979- ), actor.

TODAY’S FACT: The Valles Marineris canyon system on Mars, also known as the Mars Grand Canyon, stretches for 2,500 miles and is up to four miles deep.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1982, Oakland Athletics outfielder Rickey Henderson stole his 119th base of the year, setting a new single-season record. He went on to steal three more bases by the end of the game and finished the season with 130 stolen bases, a record that still stands.

TODAY’S QUOTE: “Art is the stored honey of the human soul, gathered on wings of misery and travail.”

-- Theodore Dreiser TODAY’S NUMBER: 43,129,566 -- votes cast for Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1964 presidential election.

Johnson won 61.1 percent of the popular vote over his opponent, Republican Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona, in the most lopsided win since James Monroe’s re-election in 1820.

TODAY’S MOON: Between new moon (Aug. 21) and first quarter moon (Aug. 29).

THE GRIZZWELLS®

REALITY CHECK®

BY MARK TATULLI

BY BERNICE BEDE OSOL surroundings more conducive to the lifestyle you want to pursue.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Use your strength, courage, desire and discipline to get things done your way. Home improvements will make you feel safe and secure. Romance will encourage a better relationship.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Taking a unique approach to the way you move forward professionally will lead to positive change in your income and will boost your reputation.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Question anyone or any situation that seems suspicious or untrue. A fast-talking salesperson will give you false information.

Do your research before you buy into something. Romance is highlighted.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -A bargain is only good if what you get is something you actually need. Don’t get caught up in the moment or talked into something that you can do without.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Anger due to loyalty issues will not help fix an emotional situation. Take a moment to consider what’s really bothering you before you make unrealistic demands that won’t solve anything.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Put your energy into passion, not into an emotional argument.

It’s important to be clear about what you want and how you feel.

Working with someone to build a better future is encouraged.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Make time for the ones you love. Sharing a romantic moment or getting involved in physical activities with youngsters, siblings or peers should highlight your day.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -Being too soft with youngsters or anyone trying to take advantage of your kindness will cause emotional stress. Don’t jeopardize your health just to fit in. Say no to temptation.

SPORTS

Sharapova-Halep at US Open; Federer-Nadal could be semifinal NEW YORK (AP) — Welcome back to Grand Slam tennis, Maria Sharapova. There will be no easing into the U.S. Open for Sharapova, whose first match at a major tournament since her doping suspension comes against No. 2-seeded Simona Halep. That first-round matchup was determined by Friday’s draw, which also eliminated the possibility of a men’s final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

8A - SUNDAY, MONTH, YEAR · SEGUIN GAZETTE · CONTACT SPORTS EDITOR MARCEL LOUIS-JACQUES AT SPORTS@SEGUINGAZETTE.COM

Suit from Mayweather-Pacquiao fight KO’d Associated Press LAS VEGAS — A federal judge in California knocked out a class-action lawsuit Friday that had been filed on behalf of fight fans and pay-perview subscribers upset that boxer Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines wasn’t 100 percent healthy for his May 2015 fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. in Las Vegas.

In dismissing a consolidated batch of lawsuits, U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner in Los Angeles nevertheless said he has sympathy for fans around the country

Mayweather

Pacquiao

who felt deceived that Pacquiao didn’t disclose he had a shoulder injury until about three hours before the fight.

Mayweather won a 12-round decision in an event that drew record cable TV viewership and

criticism that the matchup between two of the best fighters of a generation failed to live up its billing.

The judge ruled that fans still got what cable TV providers said viewers paid more than $400 million to see — a boxing

match between Pacquiao and Mayweather.

“Plaintiffs had no legally protected interest or right to see an exciting fight, a fight between two totally healthy and fully prepared boxers, or a fight that lived up to the significant pre-fight hype,” Klausner wrote in his 11-page order.

“The reason that competitive sports is so compelling is precisely because the outcome is always at least somewhat uncertain,” the judge said.

“Allowing sports fans to sue ... could destroy the very thing that makes sports fandom so special.”

MARION FOOTBALL

The ruling came one day before another big pay-per-view event — a Saturday fight in Las Vegas between Mayweather and mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor that was drawing pay-perview comparisons with the Mayweather-Pacquiao event.

The complaint filed in 2015 involved dozens of plaintiffs in states including New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Arizona, Nevada, Florida, Maryland and Texas.

Mark Tratos, an attorney in Las Vegas for Floyd Mayweather Jr., said the judge decided the fans

weren’t damaged and had no standing to sue.

Hart Robinovitch, a Scottsdale, Arizona, attorney representing more than two dozen clients in 13 states, characterized plaintiffs as “down, but not out.”

He said he may appeal to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.

“There were a lot of angry people,” Robinovitch told The Associated Press. “Not only the guy who paid $100 for pay-per-view, but anyone who paid for this without knowing the facts.”

MATADOR FOOTBALL

Sherri Doerr - Seguin Gazette

A trio of Bulldogs pile onto one of the Holy Cross Knights during their scrimmage on Thursday.

Bulldogs tested against Knights Scott Bretzke Special to the Gazette The final tune up for Coach Bruce Salmon and the Marion Bulldogs 2017 campaign took place at Veteran’s Stadium Thursday night. This is Salmons sixth season as Head Coach and Athletic Director. The bulldogs welcome five new faces to its coaching staff, Matt Wright, Matt Reeh, Cliff Hill, Jesus Galvan and Rhett Bohanon. This year’s returning coaches are Taylor Greene, Tim Tesch, Robert Young, Myles Duelm and Mike Honeycutt. All are hoping to put together a successful football season.

The opponent this week was the Holy Cross Knights. The Knights are coming off a 2016 season notching nine wins.

The Bulldogs team offense was up first and wasted little time to make a big play. Senior Running Back, Jacob Berry, took the handoff from junior quarterback Tayler Mills.

He tried inside the tackles first, then broke to the sidelines and turned on the jets. It was a 60-plus yard touchdown run.

This year’s backfield will feature the combo of junior Running back Kage Armstrong, who is looking forward to having a breakout season, and Berry. The duo has been dubbed “Thunder and Lightning”.

The Bulldog (1st team) defensive miscues on the visitors first possession led to a short screen pass by the Knights. Turning into a score after running through some tackles.

The first part of the scrimmage the coaches were on the field coaching the players. During the second half the coaches return to the sidelines and coach, simulating an actual game.

During one drive in the

NEXTGAME WHO: Austin Eastside Memorial WHERE: Veteran Stadium TIME: 7:30 p.m.

second half, Berry had an impressive run for over 30 yards. Unfortunately, the Knights defense halted the possible scoring drive by picking off a pass inside their own ten yard line.

This year Tayler Mills will be steering the ship.

He took the reigns as quarterback from JD Raggio. Raggio graduated in May. Mills is familiar with the offense having received some snaps during last year’s season.

S enior Nathan Newman had a handful of snaps, guiding the offense. Sophomore Zachary Goodwin took some snaps as well.

Running back Cameron Cororan was used to create depth in the backfield.

The core of receivers, led

by Newman, made clutch catches in the middle of the field. Juniors Jackson Allen and Jacob Wallace round out the receiving core. Both had receptions in the contest.

Scrimmages are used as measuring sticks to give the coaches something to improve on and gain consistency to build on.

Bruce Salmon said, “Pass protection broke down, Holy Cross brought some blitzes. The defense looked good at times.”

“We got beat up in other areas. We have to step it up and do a better job. They are growing up in front of everybody.

That’s what makes it fun,” added Salmon.

This Friday night officially kicks off the season.

The Panthers from Austin Eastside Memorial will visit Veteran Stadium for a 7:30 kickoff. The Bulldogs shut out the Panthers last year 53-0.

Felicia Frazar - Seguin Gazette

TOP: A Seguin player goes the distance during the Matador’s scrimmage against Wagner on Friday. LEFT: Seguin wide receiver Hayden Haas carries the ball down field for the Matadors during a scrimmage against Wagner. RIGHT: A Matador quarterback throws the ball.

Early testing Matadors scrimmage against Wagner Priscilla Aguirre Sports@seguingazette.com Scrimmages are designed for each team to learn from their mistakes, for players both fresh-faced and seasoned to have the opportunity to prove themselves to their coaches in the hopes of moving up the depth chart.

Early Friday morning at D.W. Rutledge Stadium, the Seguin Matadors pitted themselves against the Wagner Thunderbirds to evaluate themselves — and for the coaches to find their starters for the upcoming games ahead.

With only five seniors on the Mats roster, head coach Travis Bush is left to evaluate the remaining underclassmen and to pick his go-to quarterback for the season.

“We’ve got a lot of young kids,” Bush said.

“Quarterback wise, we have one sophomore and two juniors and we are

NEXTGAME WHO: Austin Travis WHERE: Seguin High School TIME: 7:30 p.m.

Felicia Frazar - Seguin Gazette

A pack of Matador defensive linemen bring down a Wagner player during the scrimmage on Friday. trying to figure out who that guy is going to be.

So we looked at a bunch of different people and a bunch of different things.”

During the controlled part of the game, the coaches of each team were able to stand and run on the field alongside their players.

Junior quarterback Anthony Gonzalez stepped up with the first touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Hayden

Haas. Shortly after, Seguin running back Clarence Tibbs broke away for a 70-yard touchdown.

Switching out players, sophomore quarterback Jhalen Mickles subs in for Gonzalez. Mickles proves himself by passing two touchdowns, one to his brother Michael Mickles and to Parker Nixon.

For the timed part of the game, the coaches were on the sidelines — just as if it was a regu-

lar quarter. For the only touchdown during the quarter, Gonzalez passed to junior wide receiver Terrance Brandon.

The Mats defense made several sacks, tackled wide receivers at the right time and was close to catching interceptions. The Wagner Thunderbirds scored two touchdowns in the controlled half and the timed half.

“They were physical and a big athletic team,” Bush said. “We showed a lot of good things but at the same time there are a lot of things we have to work on for both sides.”

The Seguin Matadors are scheduled to play against Austin Travis on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Seguin High School.

SEGUIN GAZETTE · SUNDAY, AUGUST 27, 2017 - 9A

COAST From page 1A rain had fallen in some places.

The storm posed the first major emergency management test of President Donald Trump’s administration. The president signed a federal disaster declaration for coastal counties Friday night.

Trump commended the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for his handling of the hurricane.

In a tweet Saturday morning addressed to FEMA head Brock Long, Trump said: “You are doing a great job — the world is watching! Be safe.”

In a separate tweet, Trump said he is monitoring the hurricane closely from Camp David. “We are leaving nothing to chance.

City, State and Federal Govs. working great together!”

The president also tweeted, “We have fantastic people on the ground, got there long before #Harvey.

So far, so good!”

Harvey’s approach sent tens of thousands of people fleeing inland, hoping to escape the wrath of a menacing storm that threatened not only the coast but a wide swath of Texas that is home to oil refineries, chemical plants and dangerously flood-prone Houston, the nation’s fourth-largest city.

In Corpus Christi, the major city closest to the storm’s center, wind whipped palm trees and stinging sheets of horizontal rain slapped against hotels and office buildings along the seawall as the storm made landfall.

Daybreak revealed downed lamp posts and tree limbs and roof tiles torn off buildings. The city’s marina was nearly unscathed, save an awning ripped from a restaurant entrance and a wooden garbage bin uprooted and thrown.

Fueled by warm Gulf of Mexico waters, Harvey grew rapidly, acceler-

ating from a Category 1 early Friday morning to a Category 4 by evening. Its transformation from an unnamed storm to a lifethreatening behemoth took only 56 hours, an incredibly fast intensification.

Harvey came ashore as the fiercest hurricane to hit the U.S. in 13 years and the strongest to strike Texas since 1961’s Hurricane Carla, the most powerful Texas hurricane on record.

Based on the atmospheric pressure, Harvey ties for the 18th strongest hurricane on landfall in the U.S. since 1851 and ninth strongest in Texas.

A worst-case scenario is that the hurricane could hug the coast for days and stay strong enough to remain a tropical storm.

Forecasts call for as much as 30 inches of rain to fall by next Wednesday, with some areas getting as much as 40 inches, according to the hurricane center.

Meanwhile, the storm surge could bring flooding of 6 to 12 feet to a coastal area that includes Matagorda Island and Port O’Connor.

Before the storm arrived, home and business owners raced to nail plywood over windows and fill sandbags. Steady traffic filled the highways leaving Corpus Christi, but there were no apparent jams.

In Houston, where mass evacuations can include changing major highways to a one-way vehicle flow, authorities left traffic patterns unchanged.

Just hours before the projected landfall, the governor and Houston leaders issued conflicting statements on evacuation.

After Gov. Greg Abbott urged more people to flee, Houston authorities told people to remain in their homes and recommended no widespread evacuations.

In a Friday news conference that addressed Houston officials’ decision to not have a voluntary or mandatory evacuation, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said there might be a “greater danger” in having people who don’t need to be evacuated on roads that could flood.

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STORM From page 1A As officials continue to monitor the situation in Guadalupe County, coastal towns began assessing the damages brought by the tropical storm.

Hurricane Harvey rolled over the Texas Gulf Coast on Saturday, smashing homes and businesses and lashing the shore with wind and rain so intense that drivers were forced off the road because they could not see in front of them.

The fiercest hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a decade came ashore late Friday about

30 miles northeast of Corpus Christi as a mammoth Category 4 storm with 130 mph winds. It weakened overnight to Category 1.

But the storm’s most destructive powers were just beginning. Rainfall that will continue for days could dump more than 40 inches of water and inundate many communities, including dangerously flood-prone Houston, the nation’s fourth-largest city.

“Our focus is shifting to the extreme and potentially historic levels of flooding that we could see,” said Eric Blake, a specialist at the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

No deaths were immediately reported. High

FEMA From page 1A staging in San Antonio — we’re hoping we don’t need them. The national flood insurance program has adjustors who are also situation in Texas to support the initial damage assessment.”

As the supplies and volunteers gathered and waited for deployment, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott asked the president to preemptively declare as state of emergency.

On Friday evening, President Donald Trump signed the order,

winds kept emergency crews out of many places, and authorities said it could be hours before emergency teams are able to fully assess damage.

By dawn, nearly 300,000 consumers were without power in the coastal region, and nearly 20 inches of rain had fallen in some places.

The mayor of Rockport, a coastal city of about 10,000 that was directly in the storm’s path, said his community took a blow “right on the nose” that left “widespread devastation,” including homes, businesses and schools that were heavily damaged. Some structures were destroyed.

Mayor Charles “C.J.” Wax told The Weather

declaring a state of emergency for Texas.

FEMA on Friday urged residents to charge cell phones and to download the agency’s phone app, follow them on Twitter at @ FEMAregion6 or follow FEMA on Facebook.

The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Harvey has strengthened to a Category 4 storm.

The center says Harvey has sustained wind speeds of 130 mph as the powerful storm churns off the Texas coast. Forecasters are labeling it a “life-threatening storm.”

The storm quickly grew Thursday from a tropical depres-

Channel that the city’s emergency response system had been hampered by the loss of cellphone service and other forms of communication.

About 10 people were taken to the county jail for treatment after the roof of a senior housing complex collapsed, television station KIII reported.

On Friday, Rockport Mayor Pro Tem Patrick Rios offered ominous advice, telling the station that people who chose not to evacuate should mark their arm with a Sharpie pen, implying that the marks would make it easier for rescuers to identify them.

The Associated Press Contributed to this story.

sion into a Category 1 hurricane, and then developed into a Category 2 storm early Friday. By Friday afternoon, it had become a Category 3 storm before strengthening to a Category 4.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Friday afternoon opened Texas state parks to hurricane evacuees to camp for free. Several parks on the coast and in South Texas have been closed for the hurricane, but the Texas Parks and Wildlife department posted a map of available camping sites away from the path of the hurricane to its website .

The Associated Press Contributed to this story.

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10A - sunday, august 27, 2017 · seguin gazette

Find Your Home in Downtown By: Kyle Kramm, Main Street and CVB Director, kkramm@seguintexas.gov (830) 401-2448

Big city living small-town style is coming to downtown Seguin. Second story loft apartments are currently under construction at 101 South River Street. When completed in the spring of 2018, these apartments will provide the desirable walkable lifestyle of having restaurants, bars, and shops right outside your front door.

Owner Jason Howell is constructing seven efficiency apartments averaging about 300 square feet. The apartments will include onsite laundry, off street parking and are pet-friendly. Howell took advantage of the City of Seguin’s Downtown Loan Pool that provides low interest loans to be used for qualified rehabilitation expenses.

“In order for us to have a truly vibrant downtown we need to increase the number of people who call downtown Seguin home,” said Howell, speaking on his reasoning for constructing the apartments, “The people who will live in these apartments will support the downtown businesses and make it more attractive for new small businesses to open in the downtown district.”

Currently there is limited residential products in downtown Seguin, but this will be changing as several

other property owners are in the planning stages of creating second story apartments. Already on the market in downtown is the recently remodeled Aumont Hotel. The hotel completed its renovation of its eight apartments two months ago and currently has three spaces available for lease. Contact Marie Gabriel at (830) 438-4385 ext. 1100 for information on leasing an apartment in the Aumont Hotel.

Apartments are an excellent use for filling up unused second floor space, creating a fully occupied and activated building. Howell is working on filling up his building with a restaurant on the first floor.

“I would love to work with an experienced restaurant owner to open on the first floor,” said Howell, “Being in close proximity to City Hall, the Courthouse and Central Park, a nice restaurant would make a perfect anchor for this section of downtown.”

To stay informed about the apartments and other upcoming projects in downtown Seguin, follow the Seguin Main Street Facebook page at www.facebook. com/SeguinMainStreet.

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Legal Notices NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of BEVERLEY JEAN OVERSTREET, Deceased, were issued on July 20, 2017, in Cause No. 2017-PC-0146, pending in the County Court of Guadalupe County, Texas to: Christopher Matthew Haley.

All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

· The City of Cibolo Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council will hold public hearings on Wednesc/o: Barbara E. day, September Scharf-Zeldes 13, 2017 at 6:30 Attorney at Law p.m. and on TuesGroup Legal Serday, September vices 26, 2017 at 6:30 8925 IH-10 West p.m., respectively, San Antonio, TX each to be conduc78230 ted at Cibolo City Hall, 200 South Dated the 24th day Main, Cibolo, of July,2017.

Texas. The purpose of both meetBARBARA E. ings is to hear pubSCHARF-ZELDES lic testimony con8925 IH-10 West cerning the amendSan Antonio, ment of Ordinance Texas, 78230 841, revising the Tel: zoning classifica(210) 669-6589 tions of 80.5 acres Fax: of real properties (210) 699-6583 located along and south of IH-35 and By: BARBARA E. north of the Lantana SCHARF-ZELDES subdivision, referAttorney for the Esenced as the Old tate Spanish Trail State Bar No.: Planned Develop00788359 ment.

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CITY OF SEGUIN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

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Residential (R-1), Multi-Family (MF-3) and Agricultural Ranch (A-R) to Single Family Residential (R-2) as a request by Butte Land Owner Parters, LLC for property located North of Hwy 10, between Hwy. 46 and Huber Road, Abstract 11 of JD Clements Survey for 125 acres tract, Property ID 52833 (ZC 13-17)

(A-R), Multi Family (MF-3) and Single Family Residential (R-1) to Commercial and 80 acres from Agricultural Ranch (A-R) to Light Industrial (LI) as a request by Lance Huber for property located at 2010 Huber Road, Property ID 53306 and Part of Property ID 52883 (ZC 21-17)

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erty ID 52883 (ZC erty located North of FM 20 and East 21-17) of Hwy. 123, Prop• A Zoning Change erty ID 52646 and for 11.5223 acre 62647 (ZC 22-17) tract from Commercial (C) and 64 acres unzoned proposed annexation • A Zoning Change property to Single from Agricultural Family Residential R a n c h ( A R ) t o (R-2) as a request Single Family Resby Mark Schendel, idential (R-2) as a KB Homes for prop- This notice continued on page 12 erty located North of FM 20 and East

The Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Seguin will hold public hearings on Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. in the Seguin Public Library, Community Meeting Room, 313 W. Nolte Street, Seguin, Texas. The purpose of these hearFull Time & Full Time & Full Time & ings will be to re• A Zoning Change Part Time Part Time Part Time ceive public comment on the follow- • A Zoning Change ing: from Commercial (C) to Neighborhood Commercial • A Zoning Change • A request for an • A request for a (NC) as a request Replat of Wyatt Arp b y t h e C i t y o f C h r y s l e r D o d g e Seguin for properInc., Subdivision ties located in the located at 1550 W. 4 0 0 B l o c k o f N .

Kingsbury Street, , G u a d a l u p e , N .

Property ID 335357 Goodrich and W. (PC 082117-01) Walnut Streets, 436 N. Goodrich, Prop• A request for a erty ID 13467, 428 Apply by 9/4/17 Replat of F. Sully S. Goodrich, PropBusiness Park, Unit erty ID 13468, 420 For more details about these and other 3, located at 2217 S. Goodrich, Propgvec.org R u d e l o f f R o a d , erty ID 13470, 401 • Aopen A request for and an follow the Zoningpositions, Change •visit Property ID 53343 N . G u a d a l u p e , application instructions below.

(PC 082117-01) Property ID 13473, 416 N. Goodrich, HOW TO APPLY • A request for a Property ID 13474, Plat Variance to 410 N. Guadalupe, GVEC offers advancement potential, competitive Section 3.6.2 of the Property ID 13475, compensation and excellent benefits. To apply, Unified Develop- L o t F B l k 2 1 0 ment Code requir- ADDN, Goodrich, visit gvec.org and click on “GVEC Careers” under ing 50ʼ minimum Property ID 13476, the “Your GVEC” menu. Find the position you road frontage for 4 1 0 W . W a l n u t , are interested in and apply online. Applications property located at Property ID 13477 2 2 1 7 R u d e l o f f and 418 W. Walnut, must be submitted online by the deadline in Road, Property ID Property ID 13478, order to be considered. Equal Opportunity 53343 and 163801 ZC 20-17 • A request for an Employer.

(PV 082117-01) • A Request for a • A Zoning Change • A Zoning Change for 35 acres from from Single Family Agricultural Ranch Residential (R-1), (A-R), Multi Family Multi-Family (MF-3) (MF-3) and Single

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CURRENT JOB OPENING: Custodian

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This position is located in request Seguin, TX. • A for No an relocation assistance is provided.

•This A Zoning Change is a full time position.

At Cargill Feed & Nutrition we provide customized animal nutrition solutions to customers across the Americas, Europe and • A request for a Asia.

This position is responsible for the manufacturing and shipping of animal feed.

Facilities Maintenance Worker II Responsibilities include: • Run multiple pieces of equipment, i.e, Job # 2017455 batching mixers, pellet mills, grinders, To apply for this position, please visit: grain cleaners; receives ingredients by • A request for a http://apptrkr.com/1068966 truck and rail, monitors ingredients inventory levels.

If you have any questions, please contact Human • Manufacture products to ensure that Resources at 512-245-2557 or visit our office at they meet specifications, and HACCP 601 University Dr., J.C. Kellam Bldg., ing TX50ʼ minimum requirements.

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Employment with Texas State University is production based on customer • A Schedule Zoning Change contingent upon a criminal history background demands. (Mixer) check. Only electronic applications accepted.

• Schedule runs per FDA guidelines.

Texas State University is a tobacco free campus.

• Safety - responsible for safety of Texas State is an EOE and a member of the themselves and teammates.

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FLARE WELL TESTERS RING for SOUTH & WEST TX! Restraints Technician and Rig Up Hand positions available with fast growing company providing well testing and all types of initial and secondary flowback services to oil and gas industry.

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Restraints Technician and Rig Up Hand positions available with fast growing mpany providing well testing and all types initial and secondary flowback services to oil and gas industry.

NOW HIRING lare Well Testers offers a competitive Mechanic & Tire Techs salary package, Full superior benefits and time Must be responsible and matching 401(k). have experience. ply online at BZ’s www.flarewelltesters.com Tire Shop.

For just $5, you can add one of the above “poppers” to your classified word ad. Just ask your classified representative!

Mueller, Inc. is a highly respected, well-established manufacturer of pre-engineered steel building systems, metal roofing & components. We now seek a:

Local Driver / Material Handler NEW BRAUNFELS, TX Perform material and product loading/unloading activities; coordinate delivery schedules and deliver products. Operation of piggyback forklift required; training available. Must have high school diploma/GED and at least 21 years of age with a class “A” CDL and material handling experience. Minimum of one (1) to three (3) years of CDL certified truck driving experience preferred.

A combination of skills and experience may be qualifying. Starting base hourly rate of: $16.48 - $17.48•anA houZoning r. Employer Change p ai d benefits valued at $5 to $10 an hour. Overtime pay opportunity.

Home every night.

We offer competitive pay/benefits, with 100% paid employee & children health insurance. Spouse coverage available for a nominal fee, long-term disability, 401(k), vacation, sick leave, life insurance, employee assistance program, etc.

Online application required, may complete on-site at 1753 N I-35, New Braunfels, Tx or by visiting www.muellerinc.com.

Employment contingent upon completion of successful drug screen and extensive background check.

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Apply by 9/4/17 For more details about this and other open positions, visit gvec.org and follow the application instructions below.

HOW TO APPLY GVEC offers advancement potential, competitive compensation and excellent benefits. To apply, visit gvec.org and click on “GVEC Careers” under the “Your GVEC” menu. Find the position you are interested in and apply online. Applications must be submitted online by the deadline in order to be considered. Equal Opportunity Employer.

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·∙ Electrical • AEngineer ·∙ Recycling Equipment Operator Trainee Zoning Change • A Zoning Change M ill Trainee ·∙ Garage D iesel M echanic ·∙ Truck Driver ·∙ Rolling ·∙ Hydraulic Maintenance Mechanic ·∙ Electronic Technician ·∙ Plant Protective Officer ·∙ Shipping and Inventory Clerk ·∙ Shearman • A Request for a ·∙ Heavy Equipment Operator Trainee ·∙ Melt Shop Trainee

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LABORERS. If interested call • A request for a 830/401-0950 for an appointment.

Interviews will be conducted at 567 IH-10 East, Seguin, Texas.

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Candidate will operate a tractor-trailer in a four state area (primarily in Texas) providing excellent customer service with the utmost attention to safety.

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Requirements & Experience 2 years verifiable and current over the road tractor/trailer driving experience (flatbed preferred). No on-road preventable accidents within the previous 3 years and not more than 1 moving violation.

Class A CDL and able to meet all requirements of DOT. CMC Steel Texas offers competitive wages and excellent benefits: Medical Insurance, Dental, Vision, Life, 401k, Stock Purchase Plan, Holiday Pay, Military Pay, and Vacation Pay.

Apply online at www.cmc.com/careers or Visit our new Application Station located at 1 Steel Mill Dr. Seguin, Texas 78155 on the right before the gatehouse

• A request for an

CMC is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, or other characteristic protected by law. No question on this application is used for the purpose of limiting or excluding any applicant from consideration on a basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. If you need an accommodation in applying for this position, please notify a representative of CMC

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Single Family Residential (R-2) as a request by William G. Parkhouse for property located at SW Corner of FM 725 and State Hwy. 46, Property ID 58153 and 58157 (ZC 23-17)

quest made to the City of Seguin Purchasing Departm e n t a t twood@seguintexas.gov.

Instructions for bid submittal are included in bid documents and specifications package.

• A request for an amendment to the City of Seguin Master Thoroughfare Plan for property located at 1010 Martindale as a request by Brian Mendez, M&S Engineering.

The City of Seguin reserves the right to reject or accept any and all proposals, and to waive informalities.

LEGAL NOTICE “As required by Sections 232.003, 232.007 and Chapter 232, Subchapter E of the Texas Local Government Code, Guadalupe County, Texas provides Notice of a Public Hearing to be conducted on September 5, 2017 at the regularly scheduled meeting of the Guadalupe County Commissionerʼs Court set for that day and to commence at 10:00 AM in the Courtroom of the Commissionersʼ Court. The purpose of the Public Hearing is to solicit input from the public relative to a proposed and completely revised Guadalupe County Subdivision Rule Book. A copy of the proposed new Subdivision Rule Book can be accessed on line via a link on the Guadalupe County Environmental Health Dept. Home Page or by purchasing a copy from that Dept. or from the office of the Guadalupe County Judge.”

The Zoning Board of Adjustments of the City of Seguin, Texas will hold a public hearing on T h u r s d a y , September 14, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 210 E. Gonzales St., Seguin, Texas.

The purpose of these hearings will be to receive public comment on the following: • A Request for a Variance to the City of Seguin Unified Development Code Section 3.6.2 Standards to the Rear Yard Setbacks to allow a pool for property located at 2951 Coral Sky, Property ID 154807, (VAR 05-17) For additional information, call the Planning and Zoning Department at 830.386.2505.

Naomi Manski, City Secretary City of Seguin, Texas

GREEN VALLEY SUD is offering the following surplus property, in accordance with V.T.C.A. Local Government Code 263.152. Item can be viewed and bid form picked up at 529 S Center Street Marion. Bids must BROKER/ASSOCIATE be sealed and submitted by Friday, September 8th at Email: crowell2000@yahoo.com 10:00 AM.

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2017-PC-0226 pending in the County Court of Guadalupe County, Texas, to BETTY B. RAINEY. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

t a i n a Consultant/Grant Writer to complete the development of the grant application for the Head Start Program in Atascosa, Karnes and Wilson County Texas. Interested parties may obtain a bid packet at the CCSCT Executive and Admin Office located at 801 N. State Hwy. 123 Bypass Seguin, Texas DENNIS 78155 or call Bobby SAGEBIEL Deike or Kim Jonas DENNIS Attorney at Law at 830-303-4376.

SAGEBIEL 112 North Travis Deadline to submit Attorney at Law Street a sealed bid is 5:00 112 North Travis Seguin, Texas p.m. on Tuesday, Street 78155 September 12, Seguin, Texas Telephone 2017. The public 78155 830-379-1487 sealed bid opening Telephone Telecopier will be held at CC830-379-1487 830-379-9319 SCT Administration Telecopier dhsattorney@ office at 801 N. 830-379-9319 gmail.com State Hwy. 123 Bydhsattorney@ Texas State Bar pass Seguin, Texas gmail.com 17520100 78155 at 10:00 a.m.

Texas State Bar on Wednesday 17520100 September 13, DATED the 17TH 2 0 1 7 .

DATED the 17TH d a y o f A u g u s t , day of August, 2017.

2017.

DENNIS SAGEBIEL DENNIS Attorney at Law SAGEBIEL Texas State Bar Attorney at Law 17520100 Texas State Bar 17520100 2017, Cause No. 2017-PC- 0205 pending in the County Court of Guadalupe County, Texas, to FRANCIS L. HILL. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

NOTICE TO OWNERS/ LIENHOLDERS The following vehicle is being impounded at: Mott's Wrecker Service 4753 Gin Road Marion, Texas 78124 1-866-620-0456 TDLR VSF LIC. NO. 0610160VSF 3HSDJSJR0CN658 248 2012 International White Prostar Total Charges $3,950.00 plus related fees www.tdlr.texas.gov

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Notice is hereby Notice is hereby given that original given that original Letters TestamentLetters Testament- ary for the Estate of ary for the Estate of JOE M. RAINEY, F R A N C E S J E A N Deceased were isW I L S O N , D e - sued on August 17, c e a s e d w e r e i s - 2017, Cause No. sued on August 17, 2 0 1 7 - P C - 0 2 2 6 BROKER/ASSOCIATE 2017, Cause No. p e n d i n g i n t h e 2017-PC- 0205

SOLICITATION FOR SEALED BID

Community Council of South Central Texas, Inc. (CCSCT) is soliciting sealed bids to obt a i n a Consultant/Grant

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 27 3 to 6:30 p.m. SUNDAY COUNTRY DANCE Sam Bentley will play country dance music at the Geronimo VFW, 6808 N Hwy 123, Geronimo. The kitchen opens at 2 p.m. and admission is an $8 donation. For more information or reservations, call 830-305-5478 or 830-305-8829.

MONDAY, AUGUST 28 7 p.m. MASTER NATURALIST MEETING The Guadalupe County Master Naturalists monthly meeting will feature Tom Hardaway as the guest speaker. Hardaway’s topic will be “Ghost Bird - History and Status of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker.” The group will meet at the AgriLife Extension Bldg., 210 E. Live Oak. Guests are welcome. Refreshments will begin at 6:30 p.m. and the chapter business meeting will follow the program.

White Horse: Kiowa Chief In the “Snapshot” on Quanah Parker last week I wrote about his leadership in the attack in the Battle of Adobe Wall and his connection with Seguin through his descendants, Doug and Zack Parker at Parker’s Pharmacy.

I found another interestFloyd McKee ing leader in the attack, a Snapshots of Seguin’s chief named White Horse.

History He was a Kiowa Chief dur-

ing the last half of the nineteenth century and was associated with elder chiefs such as Satanta, Satank and Big Tree (covered in previous snapshot). Due to his great physical strength and intelligence he became an outstanding leader and in 1867, he led attacks against the peaceful Navajo tribe on the Pecos River. The Navajos pursued the raid-

ers and in a running fight killed three of them. White Horse escaped, taking with him a young Navajo boy who he subsequently adopted as his son.

White Horse participated in the Medicine Lodge meeting (previous snapshot) but decided to join the war faction with McKEE - 5A

HUGE SAVING NOW DURING THE SUMMER DRIVE SALES EVENT

TUESDAY, AUGUST 29 9:30 a.m. RSVP TUTOR TRAINING RSVP will hold its annual reading tutor training at the Emanuel’s Lutheran Church’s Family Life Center. Lunch will be provided. Trained tutors are placed in elementary schools to help emergent readers quickly advance their reading skills. For more information, call the RSVP Office at 830-379-0300.

6:30 p.m. HOT DATE WITH YOUR DOG ARF-Animal Rescue Foundation is hosting a “Back To School” event on the patio at Kirby’s Korner, 606 N. Highway 123 Bypass.

Adults, kids and dogs are invited to play games, win prizes and have a nice dinner. Kirby’s donates a portion of the evening’s food and beverage proceeds to ARF.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. BLOOD DRIVE Guadalupe Regional Medical Center will have a Blood Drive in the Selig Room. All donors will receive a free t-shirt and a Bill Miller BBQ voucher for two pieces of fried chicken, fries and a roll. For more information, please contact Veronica San Miguel at 4017211.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 5 p.m. to midnight OLG BAZAAR Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church is hosting its Annual Bazaar on Labor Day weekend on Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 at the Seguin Events Complex, 950 S. Austin Street, Seguin, TX. The event will include free live Tejano bands and DJ playing from 6 p.m. until midnight. Family-friendly fiesta will include food booths, bingo, silent auction, carnival rides, games, plant sale, adult beverages, cake walk and much more. For band schedule and complete information visit SeguinOLG.com or find us on Facebook at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church – Seguin. This event benefits the religious education program.

UPCOMING/ONGOING ITEMS FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL: The Seguin Hermann Sons is hosting its first Food Truck Festival from noon to 8 p.m. on Sept. 16 at the hall, 2918 W. Kingsbury St. and is looking for vendors.

Food trucks are invited to come out and serve their special cuisine or treats throughout the day. The event will also include arts and crafts vendors, children’s activities, live music, beverages and a raffle. The Seguin Hermann Sons will also collect donations of non-perishable food items for the Christian Cupboard. For more information or to sign up, call Paul Gescheidler 210-430-1131.

CANCER CONNECTIONS SUPPORT GROUP: The Guadalupe Regional Medical Center Cancer Connections Support Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. on the first and third Monday of each month in the Rev. Nell Ferrell Linebarger Chapel, 1215 E. Court St. The group is open to cancer patients, survivors and their families. The group is led by Nellica Mitchell, who is certified by the American Cancer Society and is a cancer survivor.

SQUARE DANCE: The Happy Soles Square Dance Club will host weekly classes every Tuesday beginning Sept. 5 through Jan. 2 at Friedens Church, 2555 Friedens Church Rd. Classes are free, and there is no special attire needed. For more information, call Glenn Johnson at 210-878-7977.

AL-ANON: Faith Lutheran Church, 1326 E. Cedar Street, hosts Al-Anon meetings every Friday morning at 10 a.m.

DANCE LESSONS: The Geronimo VFW is hosting free Country dance lessons from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. every Friday night at the VFW Hall, 6808 N. State Highway 123. For information, call 830-379-9260 or 830-243-0315.

STORY TIME: The Marion Community Library hosts weekly story time at 9:30 a.m. every Wednesday for preschoolers. The event includes stories with crafts to follow. For more information, call 830-914-2371 ext 432 or visit mcla36.wix.com/marioncommunitylib.

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SLICE OF LIFE Crossing Texas by wagon train Disastrous flooding in county

In 1972 the Guadalupe River crested at 32.5 feet devastating the county and Seguin .... This weekend’s flood looks like it will far surpass that in ferocity as Guadalupe Blanco River Authority officials were estimating a crest of 35 feet on Saturday afternoon.

— Oct. 17, 1998, The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise

3A - SUNDAY, AUGUST 27, 2017 · SEGUIN GAZETTE

A government wagon train forded the Red River on Aug. 23, 1857 and began the long, hard trip across the Lone Star State.

Ever wonder what it was like to travel in Texas in those hot and dangerous days before cars, trains, planes and -- heaven forbid!

-- air conditioning? While most voyagers were too busy staying alive to record their impressions for posterity, a member of an 1850’s odyssey kept an unusually detailed daily log that provides a rare first-hand account.

The men-only caravan under the leadership of

Bartee Haile This Week In Texas History Col. James B. Leach was 53 days out of Memphis, when it rolled into Texas on that summer day more than a century and a half ago.

The job of the construction crew was to improve the

road from El Paso to Fort Yuma, but first they had to get there.

Their first night under the Lone Star stars was spent nine miles southwest of Preston, a Grayson County hamlet dismissed by the anonymous commentator as “a place of but little note.” (Old Preston, as it is now called, lies in a watery grave under Lake Texoma.)

Three days later, they passed through Gainesville, the only town on the itinerary.

The next day, the expedition encountered “several antelope, the first we have met with. A few hot

headed Nimrods gave chase to them but they might as well have chased the North Wind.” Camp was pitched that evening at Head of Elm, soon to be renamed Saint Jo, in the brand-new county of Montague.

Following the trail blazed in 1849 by Gen. Randolph B. Marcy, Col. Leach and his men saw their first rattlesnake on Aug. 30 and on the 31st finally came face-toface with honest-to-goodness Indians. The rattler was killed, but the red men, a couple of Caddo and a like number of Delaware, could not have been friendlier and

were allowed to live.

The next noon, the wagon train reached Fort Belknap on a hill overlooking the Brazos River and a short hop from the future town of Graham. Refreshed by two days of military hospitality, the gadabouts abandoned Marcy’s trail for a more southerly course.

The long-distance sighting of Comanches clearly unnerved the chronicler.

Conceding the fact that the Indians on their reservation were “at present at peace with the U.S.,” he added ominously, “But little reliance is placed in the

good faith of these savages.

Certainly a more villainous and treacherous looking set have not often been seen.”

After four days of complaints about “a severe and obstinate case of inflammation of the bow(e)ls and stomach,” Col. Leach awoke too sick to travel on Sep. 6.

The highlight of the day off was the discharge of a man “for idleness and insubordination.”

“He will tomorrow commence his solitary march back to the States,” explained the expedition reporter, who HAILE - 5A

Students, teachers Sofie, the master talk new year hopes of escape artistry

Traditionally at this time of year I pen a “Back to School” column offering what I hope will be words of inspiration to the hundreds of students and their teachers heading back to their classrooms.

This year, however, I decided to go right to the horse’s mouth, so to speak, and ask students themselves along with a couple of teachers what they were most looking forward to as the 2017-18 school year begins.

I believe you’ll agree their answers are all over the map from funny to sarcastic to totally sincere.

What I am most looking forward to this year? Three words — football, football, football. Mark, grade 9 The food in my school cafeteria. Wait! You know I’m joking, right? — Israel, grade 8 Just meeting my new teachers and I hope they’re nice. — Carla, grade 3 The band! Gosh, I love our band — it’s the best. — Mike, grade 11

Mike Fitsko Life Lessons Homework every night — NOT. With any luck Trump will declare homework unconstitutional. — Jerry, grade 11 I’m so excited about my classes. I’m taking advanced placement (AP) English and history. — Jennifer, grade 12 Seeing my Mom every day at school. She will be teaching at my new school this year, but not in my grade. It will be fun having her there, especially if I need extra lunch money.

— Brenda, grade 5 I am looking forward to being just one year away from UT. Go Longhorns!

— Travis, grade 12 Lunch! And maybe sci-

ence. — Keaton, grade 8 As a teacher I am looking forward to a year of projecting kindness, calm, integrity, laughter and wisdom to my students. — Ms. C, grades 7/8 What am I looking forward to this coming school year — Thanksgiving break, Christmas break, Spring break and of course, Comal County Fair Day. Are there any other holidays I left out? — Leon, grade 10 I can’t wait to see my older brother playing varsity football. He says his team is going all the way to State this year. — Angela, grade 5 Finally driving my own car to school and not riding those big yellow beasts.

I can’t believe I will not have to stand at the bus stop waiting and waiting for the big, ugly yellow taxi.

— Jeremy, grade 11 What I love most is meeting all my new students and getting to know them. Believe it or not, I FITSKO - 5A

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While we were eclipse chasing, things at home were a little exciting too. In addition to leaving behind my husband, Adam, and our eldest daughter, Sierra, we left behind a plethora of pets. Including one little bunny who is now known as Jailbreak Sofie Janeway.

Sofie, who is a cinnamon colored Holland Lop bunny, has just turned four months old, which is young to be an escape artist. We decided after our loss of Tommy, our outdoor bunny, that we’d become indoor

Winter Prosapio Crib Notes bunny keepers. And since you can litter box train a rabbit, it’s been a pretty smooth process.

But rabbits are chewers of all things, like shoes, cords, cardboard, wood, and notebooks, so

we’ve had to have bunny zones. She has free range in the loft area, but not the bedroom since there are some pretty fancy boots in our closet and a door that can be a little finicky about staying closed. We use the wire panels of a doggy play pen to temporarily close off rooms that don’t have doors when we are not around.

All of this worked fine, until this week.

Because this week, Sofie decided she would not be fenced in.

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Stay safe out there, Seguin

Editor’s note: In the interest of ensuring the safety of our newsroom, printing press and distribution teams, the Seguin Gazette opted to move Saturday’s press time deadline from 9 p.m. to 2 p.m. Still, we ask that you are patient with us and apologize for the inconvenience should any papers arrive late.

This time last week, Seguin residents were waiting in lines, hyped about a rare natural event. The solar eclipse was a delightful and awe-inspiring event.

This week, things are a little different.

We’re standing in lines and dreading a rare natural event. As of Friday evening, Hurricane Harvey had slammed into the Texas coast as a Category 4 storm, with wind speeds up to 130 mph and Gov. Greg Abbott already had sent a written request to President Trump asking him to declare a major disaster in Texas.

Seguin Mayor Don Keil signed off on the city’s own disaster declaration Friday afternoon as residents raced for last-minute supplies and emergency personnel braced for what the National Weather Service has called a “life-threatening flood event.”

Stormy conditions that began in Seguin Friday night were expected to worsen throughout Saturday.

We pray that, as you read this, the worst is over and our city and community members have weathered the storm safely.

Unfortunately, chances are that heavy rain, flooding and high winds will have left our community somewhat bruised and battered.

And yet, we have little doubt that Harvey — for all his bluster and might — will prove another example of how willing and capable the people of Seguin are to come together during times of trouble.

In the interim, we urge all residents to be prepared, be cautious and be safe.

Our Voice is the opinion of the Seguin Gazette editorial board.

Addressing the US opioid crisis We have an opioid crisis in America, and the following is a proposed solution: We do an enormous disservice to our youth by not providing an opportunity to work and be a productive member of society — a given in primitive societies, but lost in the Age of Industrialization— and if only one drug-related death is prevented by our stepping up to the plate on behalf of our youth ... the cost will be well worth it!

To expand on what is being proposed: First, in creating jobs, it is essential that our mind-set is based on the truism that we have far more work that needs to be done in America, than persons to fill these jobs.

A few Americans are aware ... unfortunately too few ... that we have the “legal authorization” on the books

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To fund it, here is a pro-market, deficit-neutral proposal: The Neighbor-To-Neighbor Job Creation Act or NTN — A federally mandated Social Insurance, owned by our employed, to provide a fund to hire/ in America, as I write, to limit our train our unemployed. youth unemployment to 4 percent To use Seguin, to illustrate, and (Pubic Law 15 USC § 3101) — ­ i.e., at independent of the above proposed no time should our youth unemploy- law — a 1 percent of salary policy ment exceed 4 percent (3 percent if cost for citizens who work in Seguin over age 21)— and anyone wanting should be more than adequate to proto work should be able to find a job. vide the funds necessary to hire our And thus, fortunately in America youth who want to work, but can’t we have the “legal authorization” to find a job. And as noted, if this prefix this problem.

Unfortunately, however, Congress vents even one drug-related death it has yet to implement this law, which will be well worth the modest cost.

In closing, there are an abundance they passed--and not inconsequenof jobs that go unfilled — that can be tial, we stood on one foot and then filled via “grant-in-aid” type of job the other and let Flint and the Rust Belt rot into decay—when we had the proposals — from our school districts, libraries, etc. legal authority to prevent--creating a resentment that lingers to this Jim Green day—and with unconscionable consequences!

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America’s Charlie Gard? Think again ...

In late July, Charlie Gard, the baby stricken with the rare and typically fatal genetic disorder known as Mitochondrial DNA Depletion Syndrome, died. Charlie was at the center of a legal battle between his parents and the British healthcare system over who ultimately had the authority to decide if, and when, to remove the infant’s life support.

The story garnered international attention because of the ramifications stemming from the court’s decision to remove Charlie’s life support; not the least of which was the alarming degree of authority wielded by Britain’s government-run healthcare

Richard Kocur Guest columnist system in overriding the wishes of Charlie’s parents.

Tragically, Charlie is now gone. In the meantime, a remarkably similar story is now beginning to unfold in the United States.

Russell Cruzan III is a four-month-old baby from Michigan who suffers from a variation of the same rare condition as Charlie Gard.

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The similarities, however, don’t end there. Russell’s parents, like Charlie’s parents, have vowed to do everything in their power to treat their baby.

They are pursuing an experimental treatment with leading specialists in the United States just as Charlie’s parents did.

Russell’s parents are also in the process of raising the funds necessary to cover their fight to prolong their son’s life, as did Charlie’s parents.

Given all these similarities, what’s the significant difference between these two cases? Russell’s care will be administered under the auspices of a free-market healthcare system in

the United States, while Charlie’s care and medical outcome was subject to the bureaucratic nature of Britain’s socialized healthcare system.

The Gard and Cruzan cases demonstrate the stark difference in the overall philosophy and approach underpinning the two healthcare systems. In the U.S. system, Russell’s parents are pursuing a path they think is in the best interests of their child but doing so without any interference from administrators, lawyers, judges, or healthcare bureaucrats.

The decisions on Russell’s treatment, quality of life, and very likely end of life will ultimately rest in his

parents hands. In the U.K. system, Connie Yates and Chris Gard, Charlie’s parents, were afforded none of the same opportunities.

This profound difference between the two nearly identical situations lies at the heart of why socialized healthcare falls short of its claim to put patients first.

Healthcare in the United States, despite its flaws, still represents the world’s best example of a patientcentered medical system.

While pundits, politicians, and policy-makers debate what the healthcare system should ultimately look like and how to enable greater patient access, these two cases have clearly shown

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that a move toward a more socialized healthcare system is not the answer.

Russell Cruzan III has a long and difficult road ahead: a life-threatening condition, an experimental treatment, and costly care. It’s a long shot for the Cruzan baby on all counts; nonetheless, every step of the way decisions on what is best for Russell are right where they belong—in the hands of his parents.

Richard D. Kocur is an assistant professor of business at Grove City College.

He specializes in marketing and business strategy and has over 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry.

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Pence, Cruz pull out of Nevada event over Harvey GARDNERVILLE, Nev. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz have canceled their scheduled appearances at a Republican fundraiser in Nevada this weekend

because of a hurricane headed for Cruz’ home state.

Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt said he talked to Pence and Cruz Friday about Hurricane Harvey and the catastrophic effects

it could have on the Gulf Coast.

He said they decided it would be more appropriate for them to focus their time and attention on the people affected by the storm.

HAILE

under the care of the post physician and to catch up as soon as he was back on his feet.

During the colonel’s absence, “an incident rather laughable” occurred.

Everyone had turned in for the night, when without warning the sentries testfired their muskets.

“One person, from whom nothing else could have been expected, sought a safe hiding place in the tall bear grass. He was speedily joined by another, a great tall strapping booby, who tremblingly asked in a whisper, ‘Do you think we shall be safe here?’”

At midday on Sep. 18, “Col. Leach rejoined the train much improved in health” and was welcomed four afternoons later by the worst storm of the journey.

“Wind, rain and hail of great severity overtook us (and) such was the quantity of water which fell in the space of one hour that it converted the road into a quagmire. A norther in the meantime came sweeping down upon us, which rendered our situation exceed-

ingly disagreeable.”

The wagons crossed the Pecos on Sep. 30 and tracked the river downstream for two days before turning due west toward the Davis Mountains. Fort Davis was a sight for sore eyes on Oct. 8 after a difficult week in some of the roughest and driest country in Texas.

The weeklong trek to the Rio Grande tested the endurance of man and beast, but the leisurely pace of the last leg along the great river let both catch their breath. The Leach wagon train entered El Paso on Oct. 22 completing the “waltz” across Texas in 62 days.

The rugged bunch covered 824 miles in 56 travel days for an average of slightly under 15 miles. And this was accomplished without the loss of a single life in spite of the man-eating reputation of the Lone Star frontier.

From page 3A seemed to forget Texas was no longer a foreign country.

Though still under the weather the next morning, Leach refused to let his illness impede their progress and gave the order to break camp. He spent the following week flat on his back without once relinquishing command.

The subject of the longest entry in the journal was “a village of prairie dogs” seen on Sep. 11. “The active little denizens of this populous settlement were out of sight in an instant. During the day we passed through a number of these towns and invariably found the little folk living therein retreating at a moments warning to their burrows where they are altogether safe from attack.”

By the time the wagon train pulled into Fort Chadbourne, halfway between modern Abilene and San Angelo, on Sep. 12, Col. Leach was sinking fast.

He agreed to stay behind

PROSAPIO From page 3A We contacted her over the phone for an interview (with the permission of the warden, of course).

Me: Sofie, I understand you are no longer happy staying in the loft.

Sofie: I need room to run!

Me: You have a ton of room to run. It’s a 15-foot long loft.

Sofie: That’s barely enough room for me to get a decent hop in. Besides none of my friends around here have to stay in a cage all day.

Klyde: She’s got a point, mom.

Me: Klyde, get off the phone.

Klyde (whispered aside): Remember, you don’t have to tell her anything incriminating.

Me: Are you actually advising her on her Miranda rights? Put Sofie back on!

Sofie: Actually we were discussing the Geneva Convention.

Haile writes This Week In Texas History which appears every Sunday. He welcomes your comments and questions at haile@pdq.net and invites you to visit his web site at barteehaile.com.

Me: The Geneva Convention? I don’t believe there’s a rabbit provision.

Klyde (shouting in the background): We are still reviewing!

Me: Let’s focus here, Sofie. I hear you’ve really used your head to figure this out.

Sofie: Yes! I discovered that if you bang on the gate a little, it moves. So with a combination banging and grabbing with my teeth, I can pull the wire out from behind the furniture.

Me: Not even the dogs have figured this out.

Sofie: Well, they aren’t particularly bright…

Klyde: HEY!

The community of Mill Creek was established eight miles east of Seguin on the banks of Mill Creek. The McCaugherty, Douglass, and Lill families were among the first in the area.

The Mill Creek School opened in 1854, then a church and Sunday School was established in 1856. A post office opened in 1891 near the mouth of the creek and operated for twelve years, closing in 1903. Mill Creek had a one teacher school for sixty area students in 1904. In 1915, the church burned and was not rebuilt.

In 1922, the school closed and the remaining students were transferred to Seguin. The school building was used as a church for the next seven years until it burned in 1930. By 1940. there was no evidence the community ever existed.

McKEE From page 2A Quanah Parker and gained considerable fame in the 1870s in raids against the Texas Hill Country settlements near Seguin. In one raid he and his band stole more than seventy mules from the Army.

On June 22, 1870, they attacked a party of cattle drovers on the Chisholm Trail, killed and scalped two men before a detachment of troops came to their relief. The Anglo settlers considered him the most dangerous leader among the Kiowas. The next month he led his band into the hill country and killed Gottleib Koozer and took his wife and six children as captives. The captives were ransomed for one hundred dollars each two months later.

White Horse continued his raids and in September he attacked a stagecoach and killed Martin Wurmser, a trooper who was serving as part of a military escort. White Horse also participated in the Warren Wagon Train Massacre in May, 1871 (covered in a previous “Snapshot”).

In 1871, while chiefs Satanta and Big Tree were imprisoned in the Texas Huntsville Prison, he and Big Bow led an attack on a wagon train which resulted in the deaths of seventeen Mexican teamsters. During a skirmish with the United States Cavalry the same year he was wounded in the arm.

On May 19, 1871, White Horse’s brother was killed in a fight with L.

H. Lucketts’s surveying crew in the Hill Country. This led to a revenge raid and an attack on the homestead of Abel Lee on the Brazos River north of Kerrville. Lee, his fourteen year old daughter and his wife were killed.

The three remaining children were taken into captivity. The Lee children were ransomed a few months later for one hundred dollars each.

In June, 1874, he joined Quanah Parker in the second Battle of Adobe Walls and after the battle he and his band retreated to the Palo Duro Canyon with the Comanches.

He was there when Colonel Ranald S. Mackenzie’s troops attacked and killed all their horses, forcing the Comanches and Kiowas to surrender.

In September, 1875, he was identified

by Kicking Bird as the chief that led the various raids and was sent to St. Augustine, Florida, because of the atrocities he had committed.

In 1878, he was sent to the Indian reservation near Fort Sill in Oklahoma, where he lived out the remainder of his life with his wife and family. He died from a stomach ailment in 1892 and was buried on the reservation. He and Quanah Parker were among the last leaders in Indian warfare.

Floyd’s notes: Information from James Haley’s book, “The Buffalo War of 1874” and Muldrum Mayalla’s book, “The Kiowas.”

Floyd McKee is a native of Seguin, a retired Air Force Colonel and Vietnam Veteran. Eight of the thirty-three Texas Rangers who organized Walnut Springs and Seguin were his ancestors.

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He is preceded in as an equipment manager death by his grandfathers, and assistant coach, 4-H Leonard Sklencar and Keith and youth rodeo. Some of Donley. Survivors include his proudest moments haphis precious daughter, pened during the annual Rylan Mae Sklencar; fiancé, Nueces County Junior Delilah Vasquez; father, Livestock Show where son Frank Sklencar and wife Rick had a blue ribbon Cindee; mother, Deidra Hog, daughters Sharon and Blakely and husband Brian; Terry showed Reserve and brothers, Casey Blakely, Grand Champion Grade Dillon Blakely, Spencer Mares the same year, and Blakely, Steven Blakely, in separate years, showed Jonathan Gardner and Grand Champion Heifer wife Bailie; sister, Michelle and Grand Champion Steer. Ryan Jay Sklencar Gardner; grandparents, Curtis kept pictures of those Ryan Jay Sklencar, age Doris Sklencar, Susan and events where he enjoyed 24 of McQueeney, Texas, James Garrett; uncles, Brad looking at them every day. passed away on August 22, Sklencar and wife Melanie, After 15 years in the 2017. Funeral services will Todd Sklencar and wife country, Curtis and Doris be held on Tuesday, August Patti; special great-aunt, moved into Seguin where 29, 2017 at 10 a.m. at The Curtis continued gardenCountry Church in Marion Elizabeth Sklencar; numerous other great aunts and ing in a courtyard full of with Pastor Butch Ikels great uncles, many cousins, beautiful flowers and had a officiating. Interment will smaller, but plentiful vegefollow in Guadalupe Valley many other loving family members and many friends. table garden. Curtis enjoyed Memorial Park. Ryan Serving as pallbearers will fishing, deer hunting, and was born on July 18, 1993 be Joe Jividen, Jonathan especially the Western in San Antonio Texas to Channel on television.

Frank Sklencar and Deidra Gardner, Steven Blakely, Spencer Blakely, Casey Curtis was a member of the (Donley) Blakely.

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2011. Active member of the may be made to the Rylan Curtis is preceded in Seguin Matador Basketball Sklencar Trust Fund, 14546 Brook Hollow Blvd. #337, death by his parents; and and Track Team. He also San Antonio, Texas, 78232 4 of 5 sisters. Curtis is surenjoyed playing basketball or to The Country Church vived by his devoted wife with his family members.

Youth Department, P. O. of 64 years, Doris; daughter He accepted Jesus as his Box 421, Marion, Texas, Sharon Eileen (Seguin), Lord and Savior while 78124. You are invited to son Richard Curtis (Rick), attending Castle Hills First sign the guest book at www. and wife, Christina (Tina) Baptist Church. treshewell.com.

(Mathis), and daughter, He graduated from UTI Arrangements are under Terry Lynn, and husband, Diesel and Mechanic school Fred Baca (Houston); 4 where he was in the top ten the direction of Tres Hewell grandchildren, Jessica, Mortuary, 165 Tor Dr., in his class and also mainTaylor, Naomi, and Rachel; tained perfect attendance.

Seguin, Texas, 78155, 8304 great-grandchildren, Mia, He was currently working 549-5912.

Colten, Rylee, and Emma Jo. Survivors also include his sister, Betty Doris Brockinton, and husband, L.A. (Sargent); sister-inlaw, Margaret Martin, and husband, Kenneth (New Braunfels), and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, niecDALLAS (AP) — already announced that it es, nephews, and friends.

Refinery operators along the would shutter a refinery A Celebration of Life will Texas Gulf Coast are hun- and Valero Energy Corp. be held at First Presbyterian kering down for Hurricane said it was closing two facilChurch, Seguin on Friday, Harvey, while motorists far ities in Corpus Christi.

September 1, 2017 at 2PM from the storm’s path are Tom Kloza, an analyst for with Rev. Dave Diercksen also feeling the effects as the Oil Price Information officiating, followed by gasoline prices rise.

Service, predicts that prices visitation with the family Nearly one-third of the could rise by up to 25 cents in Karrick Hall. In lieu of nation’s refining capacity a gallon but an increase flowers, the family sugsits in low-lying areas along of 5 cents to 15 cents is gests a donation to First the coast from Corpus more likely, assuming that Presbyterian Church, P. O. Christi, Texas, to Lake the hurricane doesn’t cause Box 870, Seguin, TX 78156, Charles, Louisiana. lasting damage to refineries. or Hope Hospice, 611 N Several refineries at Andy Lipow, president Walnut Ave, New Braunfels, greatest risk of suffering of consultant Lipow Oil TX 78130. a direct strike from high Associates, expects prices Curtis’ family wishes to winds have already shut to rise 10 cents a gallon express sincere gratitude down, but it is the potential for motorists east of the to all of his medical carefor flooding in the Houston Rockies. takers, including his docand Beaumont areas that tors, nurses, Remarkable could really pinch gasoline Healthcare, University and supplies.

Resolute Hospitals, and Other industries from GRMC staff as well as Hope shipping to air travel are Hospice. The family most also seeing the impact of especially wants to thank the first major hurricane to Regina, Patty, Adrianne, hit the refinery-rich Texas Josephine, and Janet- Curtis’ coast in nearly a decade. private sitters who stood Here’s how Harvey by him and our family in is likely to affect energy, a most exceptional mantravel, shipping and other ner. Their care and support industries. for him and for us were immeasurable throughout Refineries this time. You are invited to The hurricane is expectsign the guest book at www. ed to make landfall Friday treshewell.com. night or early Saturday, Arrangements are under but Flint Hills Resources the direction of Tres Hewell Mortuary, 165 Tor Dr., Michael Glenewinkel Seguin, Texas, 78155, 830Insurance Agency 549-5912.

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Curtis Terry Rodgers, Jr.

Curtis Terry Rodgers, Jr. of Seguin passed into eternal life at 87 on August 20, 2017.

He was born March 15, 1930 in Waurika, OK to Curtis T. Rodgers, Sr. and Susie Bell (Emerson) Rodgers. Shortly after the family moved to the Rio Grande Valley where he grew up.

Curtis attended Donna High School where he joined the National Guard prior to graduating in May, 1950. On December 5, 1952, he married his high school sweetheart, Doris (Oetzel) Rodgers. They lived in Weslaco for most of the next 12 years and were blessed with 2 daughters and a son. In the fall of 1961, Curtis’ National Guard unit was called to active duty at Ft. Polk, LA where his family joined him before returning to Weslaco.

In 1959, Curtis began working for the B.D. Holt Co. where he worked for 32 years. He began in the machine shop and learned all there was to know about Caterpillar machinery. He worked as a field mechanic, parts and service representative, and opened and managed a Holt branch in Beeville. He ended his Holt career based in San Antonio appraising used equipment for trade in value, travelling to several states. During Curtis’ time with the Holt Companies, the family relocated to Corpus Christi in 1964 where they remained for 23 years.

Doris and Curtis also lived in Beeville, McQueeney, and Seguin before he retired in 1992.

Just prior to his retirement, Curtis and Doris built a home on 8 acres on Vivroux Ranch Road in the Capote Hills. Curtis had always dreamed of living in the country again as he had been raised. He was always an outdoor person who enjoyed his property, grew plants, trees, and gardened, and had many animals as companions. He also worked part-time for Jerry Vordenbaum, a Geronimo Beef Master Rancher, and later for Keith Warren at the Hidden Springs White Tail Deer Ranch before retiring for good at the spring chicken age of 83.

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Ebo, however, had no intention of not working, and soon took a position with Starcke Park Golf Course, where he worked for many years. Ebo is preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Behrendt; his parents; brother, Gilbert R. “Buster” Behrendt; nephew, Frank Behrendt.

He is survived by his sister-in-law, Jane Behrendt; nieces, Ann Odom and husband, Randy, and Martha Krametbauer and husband, Roy; nephews, Johnny Ebo Behrendt, Edward Behrendt Ebo, age 86, of Seguin and wife, Michelle, Brack passed away on August 25, Behrendt, and wife, Kathy, 2017. A celebration of life as well as numerous greatwill be held at a later date. nieces and nephews, and Ebo was born on September many friends.

3, 1930 in Seguin Texas to Memorial contribuGilbert Carl and Antonia tions may be made to the (Voges) Behrendt. Ebo American Legion, H U honorably served his coun- Wood Post 245, PO Box try in the United States Air 503, Seguin, TX 78156, or Force, and then in civil ser- St. James Catholic Church, vice, building helicopters.

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UT sued for removing Confederate statues AUSTIN (AP) — The University of Texas is being sued for removing four Confederate statues from the main area of campus in Austin.

The Sons of Confederate Veterans filed the lawsuit Wednesday, three days after the statues were quickly taken down following a late-night order from University President Greg Fenves.

Three of the statues are of Confederate Postmaster John H. Reagan, and Confederate Gens. Robert E. Lee and Albert Sidney Johnston. The fourth is of former governor James Stephen Hogg, who was the son of a Confederate veteran.

Fenves said while the university aims to preserve and study history, it must also acknowledge when history runs counter to the university’s core values.

“Erected during the

period of Jim Crow laws and segregation, the statues represent the subjugation of African-Americans.

That remains true today for white supremacists who use them to symbolize hatred and bigotry,” Fenves said.

The removals followed the deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

The school said the three statues of Confederate military and political leaders will be moved to the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Hogg’s statute may be re-installed at a different campus location, Fenves said.

The statues were paid for by former University of Texas regent and Confederate veteran George Littlefield in 1920.

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Today is the 239th day of 2017 and the 69th day of summer.

TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1859, the first successful oil well in the United States was drilled by Edwin L. Drake near Titusville, Pennsylvania.

In 1928, the Kellogg-Briand Pact, which outlawed war and provided guidelines to peaceful conflict resolution, was signed by 15 nations in Paris.

In 1979, British war hero Lord Louis Mountbatten and three others were killed in a boat explosion for which the Irish Republican Army claimed responsibility.

In 1999, the final crew left Russia’s Mir space station.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831), philosopher; Theodore Dreiser (1871-1945), novelist; Man Ray (1890-1976), artist/filmmaker; Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973), 36th U.S. president; Ira Levin (1929-2007), author; Alice Coltrane (1937-2007), jazz musician; Paul Reubens (1952- ), actor; Cesar Millan (1969- ), dog trainer; Chandra Wilson (1969- ), actress; Sarah Chalke (1976- ),

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TODAY’S QUOTE: “Art is the stored honey of the human soul, gathered on wings of misery and travail.”

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Find Your Home in Downtown By: Kyle Kramm, Main Street and CVB Director, kkramm@seguintexas.gov (830) 401-2448

Big city living small-town style is coming to downtown Seguin. Second story loft apartments are currently under construction at 101 South River Street. When completed in the spring of 2018, these apartments will provide the desirable walkable lifestyle of having restaurants, bars, and shops right outside your front door.

Owner Jason Howell is constructing seven efficiency apartments averaging about 300 square feet. The apartments will include onsite laundry, off street parking and are pet-friendly. Howell took advantage of the City of Seguin’s Downtown Loan Pool that provides low interest loans to be used for qualified rehabilitation expenses.

“In order for us to have a truly vibrant downtown we need to increase the number of people who call downtown Seguin home,” said Howell, speaking on his reasoning for constructing the apartments, “The people who will live in these apartments will support the downtown businesses and make it more attractive for new small businesses to open in the downtown district.”

Currently there is limited residential products in downtown Seguin, but this will be changing as several

other property owners are in the planning stages of creating second story apartments. Already on the market in downtown is the recently remodeled Aumont Hotel. The hotel completed its renovation of its eight apartments two months ago and currently has three spaces available for lease. Contact Marie Gabriel at (830) 438-4385 ext. 1100 for information on leasing an apartment in the Aumont Hotel.

Apartments are an excellent use for filling up unused second floor space, creating a fully occupied and activated building. Howell is working on filling up his building with a restaurant on the first floor.

“I would love to work with an experienced restaurant owner to open on the first floor,” said Howell, “Being in close proximity to City Hall, the Courthouse and Central Park, a nice restaurant would make a perfect anchor for this section of downtown.”

To stay informed about the apartments and other upcoming projects in downtown Seguin, follow the Seguin Main Street Facebook page at www.facebook. com/SeguinMainStreet.

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· The City of Cibolo Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council will hold public hearings on Wednesc/o: Barbara E. day, September Scharf-Zeldes 13, 2017 at 6:30 Attorney at Law p.m. and on TuesGroup Legal Serday, September vices 26, 2017 at 6:30 8925 IH-10 West p.m., respectively, San Antonio, TX each to be conduc78230 ted at Cibolo City Hall, 200 South Dated the 24th day Main, Cibolo, of July,2017.

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• A request for a erty ID 13467, 428 62647 Apply 9/4/174 6 , P r o p e r t y I D (ZCby 22-17) Replat of F. Sully S. Goodrich, Prop58153 and 58157 Business Park, Unit erty ID 13468, 420 Zoning Board (ZC 23-17) For more details about these and The other 3, located at 2217 S. Goodrich, Propof Adjustments of positions, visit gvec.org and follow R u d e l o f f R o a d , erty ID 13470, 401 • Aopen of Seguin, Zoning Change • A request for an the City the Property ID 53343 N . G u a d a l u p e , from application instructions below. amendment to the Texas will hold a Agricultural (PC 082117-01) Property ID 13473, R a n c h ( A R ) t o City of Seguin Mas- public hearing on 416 N. Goodrich, Single Family Res- ter Thoroughfare T h u r s d a y , HOW(R-2) TO APPLY • A request for a Property ID 13474, idential as a Plan for property S e p t e m b e r 1 4 , Plat Variance to 410 N. Guadalupe, request by William l o c a t e d a t 1 0 1 0 2017 at 5:30 p.m. in GVEC offers advancement potential, competitive Section 3.6.2 of the Property ID 13475, G. Parkhouse for Martindale as a re- the Council Chamcompensation excellent benefits.

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Equal Opportunity 53343 and 163801 ZC 20-17 • A request for an the City of Seguin, lowing: Employer.

(PV 082117-01) amendment to the Texas will hold a • A Zoning Change City of Seguin Mas- public hearing on • A Request for a • A Zoning Change for 35 acres from ter Thoroughfare T h u r s d a y , Variance to the City from Single Family Agricultural Ranch Plan for property S e p t e m b e r 1 4 , of Seguin Unified Residential (R-1), (A-R), Multi Family l o c a t e d a t 1 0 1 0 2017 at 5:30 p.m. in Development Code Multi-Family (MF-3) (MF-3) and Single Martindale as a re- the Council Cham- S e c t i o n 3 . 6 . 2 FullResidential Time & a n dFull A gTime r i c u l& t u r a l Family quest by Brian Men- bers at City Hall, Standards to the R a n Part c h (Time A - R ) t o (R-1)Part to Time Commer- dez, M&S Engineer- 210 E. Gonzales R e a r Y a r d S e t Single Family Res- cial and 80 acres ing.

St., Seguin, Texas. backs to allow a idential (R-2) as a from Agricultural T h e p u r p o s e o f pool for property request by Butte R a n c h ( A - R ) t o these hearings will l o c a t e d a t 2 9 5 1 Land O w n e r Light Industrial (LI) The Zoning Board be to receive public Coral Sky, Property Parters, LLC for a s a r e q u e s t b y of Adjustments of comment on the fol- ID 154807, (VAR p r o p e r t y l o c a t e d Lance Huber for the City of Seguin, lowing: 05-17) North of Hwy 10, property located at Texas will hold a between Hwy. 46 2010 Huber Road, public hearing on • A Request for a For additional inand Huber Road, Property ID 53306 T h u r s d a y , Variance to the City formation, call the Abstract 11 of JD and Part of Prop- S e p t e m b e r 1 4 , of Seguin Unified Planning and ZonClements Survey erty ID 52883 (ZC 2017 at 5:30 p.m. in Development Code ing Department at for 125 acres tract, 21-17) the Council Cham- S e c t i o n 3 . 6 . 2 830.386.2505.

Property ID 52833 bers at City Hall, Standards to the (ZC 13-17) • A Zoning Change 210 E. Gonzales R e a r Y a r d S e t - Naomi Manski, City for 11.5223 acre St., Seguin, Texas. backs to allow a Secretary • A Zoning Change tract from Commer- T h e p u r p o s e o f pool for property C i t y o f S e g u i n , from Commercial c i a l ( C ) a n d 6 4 these hearings will l o c a t e d a t 2 9 5 1 T e x a s (C) to Neighbor- acres unzoned pro- be to receive public Coral Sky, Property hood Commercial posed annexation comment on the fol- ID 154807, (VAR (NC) as a request property to Single lowing: 05-17) b y t h e C i t y o f Family Residential Seguin for proper- (R-2) as a request • A Request for a For additional inties located in the by Mark Schendel, Variance to the City formation, call the 4 0 0 B l o c k o f N . KB Homes for prop- of Seguin Unified Planning and ZonG u a d a l u p e , N . erty located North Development Code ing Department at Goodrich and W. of FM 20 and East S e c t i o n 3 . 6 . 2 830.386.2505.

Walnut Streets, 436 of Hwy. 123, Prop- Standards to the N. Goodrich, Prop- erty ID 52646 and R e a r Y a r d S e t - Naomi Manski, City CMC is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, s ex, sexual o rientation, n ational origin, citizenship, age, erty ID 13467, 428 62647 (ZC 22-17) backs to allow a Secretary characteristic protected by law. No question on this application is used for the purpose of limiting or excluding any applica nt from consideration on S. disability, or other Goodrich, Proppool for property C i t y o f S e g u i n , a basis p rohibited an accommodation in applying for this position, please notify a representative of CMC erty ID 13468, 420 by local, state, or federal law. If y ou need located at 2951 Texas S. Goodrich, PropCoral Sky, Property erty ID 13470, 401 • A Zoning Change ID 154807, (VAR N . G u a d a l u p e , from Agricultural 05-17) Property ID 13473, R a n c h ( A R ) t o 416 N. Goodrich, Single Family Res- For additional inProperty ID 13474, idential (R-2) as a formation, call the 410 N. Guadalupe, request by William Planning and ZonProperty ID 13475, G. Parkhouse for ing Department at L o t F B l k 2 1 0 property located at 830.386.2505.

ADDN, Goodrich, SW Corner of FM Property ID 13476, Process Technician-2nd 725 and State Hwy. Naomi Manski, City 4 1 0 W . W a l n u t , 4 6 , P r o p e r t y I D Secretary shifT (seguin, TX) Property visit ID www.ichoosecargill.com 13477 58153 and 58157 C i tApply y o f by S e g9/4/17 uin, and 418 W. Walnut, (ZC 23-17) Texas and enter Job ID SEG00080 Property ID 13478, This20-17 position is located in request Seguin, TX. ZC For more details about this and other open • A for No an relocation assistance is amendment provided. to the positions, visit gvec.org and follow the •This A Zoning Change is a full time position.

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of Hwy. 123, Prop- Friday, September erty ID 52646 and 8, 2017.

62647 (ZC 22-17) Specifications and Bid Documents are av ailable t he · 12A - SUNday, August 27,on2017 • A Zoning Change City of Seguin webfrom Agricultural site www.seguinLegal Notices R aLegal n c h Notices ( A R ) t o texas.gov, or by reSingle Family Res- quest made to the idential (R-2) as a City of Seguin Purrequest by William c h a s i n g D e p a r t G. Parkhouse for m e n t a t property located at t w o o d @ s e g u i n SW Corner of FM t e x a s . g o v .

725 and State Hwy. 4 6 , P r o p e r t y I D Instructions for bid 58153 and 58157 submittal are in(ZC 23-17) cluded in bid documents and specific• A request for an ations package. amendment to the City of Seguin Mas- The City of Seguin ter Thoroughfare reserves the right to Plan for property reject or accept any l o c a t e d a t 1 0 1 0 and all proposals, Martindale as a re- and to waive inquest by Brian Men- formalities. dez, M&S EngineerLEGAL ing.

NOTICE

“As required by Sections 232.003, 232.007 and Chapter 232, Subchapter E of the Texas Local Government Code, Guadalupe County, Texas provides Notice of a Public Hearing to be conducted on September 5, 2017 at the regularly scheduled meeting of the Guadalupe County Commissionerʼs Court set for that day and to commence at 10:00 AM in the Courtroom of the Commissionersʼ Court. The purpose of the Public Hearing is to solicit input from the public relative to a proposed and completely revised Guadalupe County Subdivision Rule Book. A copy of the proposed new Subdivision Rule Book can be accessed on line via a link on the Guadalupe County Environmental Health Dept. Home Page or by purchasing a copy from that Dept. or from the office of the Guadalupe County Judge.”

The Zoning Board of Adjustments of the City of Seguin, Texas will hold a public hearing on T h u r s d a y , September 14, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 210 E. Gonzales St., Seguin, Texas.

The purpose of these hearings will be to receive public comment on the following: • A Request for a Variance to the City of Seguin Unified Development Code Section 3.6.2 Standards to the Rear Yard Setbacks to allow a pool for property located at 2951 Coral Sky, Property ID 154807, (VAR 05-17) For additional information, call the Planning and Zoning Department at 830.386.2505.

Naomi Manski, City Secretary City of Seguin, Texas

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Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of F R A N C EGazette S JEAN Seguin WILSON, Deceased were isLegal Notices17, sued on August 2017, Cause No. 2017-PC- 0205 pending in the County Court of Guadalupe County, Texas, to FRANCIS L. HILL. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

Community Council of South Central Texas, Inc. (CCSCT) is soliciting Legalbids Notices sealed to obt a i n a Consultant/Grant Writer to complete the development of the grant application for the Head Start Program in Atascosa, Karnes and Wilson County Texas. Interested parties may obtain a bid packet at the CCSCT Executive and Admin Office located at 801 N. State Hwy. 123 Bypass Seguin, Texas DENNIS 78155 or call Bobby SAGEBIEL Deike or Kim Jonas DENNIS Attorney at Law at 830-303-4376.

SAGEBIEL 112 North Travis Deadline to submit Attorney at Law Street a sealed bid is 5:00 112 North Travis Seguin, Texas p.m. on Tuesday, Street 78155 September 12, Seguin, Texas Telephone 2017. The public 78155 830-379-1487 sealed bid opening Telephone Telecopier will be held at CC830-379-1487 830-379-9319 SCT Administration Telecopier dhsattorney@ office at 801 N. 830-379-9319 gmail.com State Hwy. 123 Bydhsattorney@ Texas State Bar pass Seguin, Texas gmail.com 17520100 78155 at 10:00 a.m.

Texas State Bar on Wednesday 17520100 September 13, DATED the 17TH 2 0 1 7 .

DATED the 17TH d a y o f A u g u s t , day of August, 2017.

2017.

DENNIS SAGEBIEL DENNIS Attorney at Law SAGEBIEL Texas State Bar Attorney at Law 17520100 Texas State Bar 17520100

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

is offering the following surplus property, in accordance with V.T.C.A. Local Government Code 263.152. Item can be viewed and bid form picked up at 529 S Center Street Marion. Bids must BROKER/ASSOCIATE be sealed and submitted by Friday, September 8th at Email: crowell2000@yahoo.com 10:00 AM.

BID

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of JOE M. RAINEY, Deceased were issued on August 17, LegalCause NoticesNo. 2017, 2017-PC-0226 pending in the County Court of Guadalupe County, Texas, to BETTY B. RAINEY. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

SOLICITATION FOR SEALED BID

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Community Council of South Central Texas, Inc. (CCSCT) is soliciting sealed bids to obt a i n a Consultant/Grant Writer to complete Residential Residential the development of For Sale For Sale the grant application for the Head Start Program in Atascosa, Karnes and Wilson “Welcome Countycalls at home!”

Texas. Interested DO may YOU HAVE A MANUFACTURED parties obtain HOME TO SELL??? a bid packet at the CCSCT I wantExecutive to be the one to MARKET your andPROPERTY Admin Office - I LOVE a CHALLENGE and I at HAVE EXCELLENT MFG. located 801anN. HOME LENDER w/reasonable State Hwy. 123 ByINTEREST RATES for your BUYERS. pass Seguin, Texas PLEASE 78155 or call CALL BobbyME for DETAILS!!!

(Cannot be older than 20 years.)

Deike or Kim Jonas at 830-303-4376.

Bender Realty, LLC 212 S. Camp St. Deadline to submit Seguin, TX 78155 a sealed bid is 5:00 Office: 830-433-4548 p.m. on Tuesday, Home: 830-303-2121 S e p t e m b e rCell:1 830-401-2121 2, REALTOR 2017. The public are approximate.

All measurements sealed bid opening will be held at CCSCT Administration office at 801 N. State Hwy. 123 Bypass Seguin, Texas 78155 at 10:00 a.m. o n W e d nwww.SeguinRealty.net esday September 13, 2017.

Joyce Gerdes Schuerg

Jay Crowell

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Licensedand as Broker/Assoc. by law. possible. Licensed as Broker/Assoc. ture securing, DENNIS debris removal serSAGEBIEL for 29+ years. CALL TODAY! for 29+ years.

CALL TODAY! ProPErtY. DENNIS vices until 10 a.m., Attorney at Law SAGEBIEL Friday, September 112 North Travis Attorney at Law 8, 2017.

Street 112 North Travis Seguin, Texas Street Specifications and 78155 CALL For inForMAtion ABout Seguin, Texas Bid Documents are Telephone 78155 availa ble on the 830-379-1487 tHE DoWn PAYMEnt ASSiStAnCE Telephone City of Seguin webTelecopier 830-379-1487 site www.seguin830-379-9319 ProgrAMS & otHEr AVAiLABLE Telecopier texas.gov, or by redhsattorney@ 808 E. Court St. • Seguin, Tx 78155 830-379-9319 ProPErtiES. quest made to the gmail.com dhsattorney@ City of Seguin PurTexas State Bar Raul Davila, Jr G.R.I. 37.09 acres, Appling Road, gmail.com chasing Depart17520100 830-303-1277 Texas State Bar TX, fenced and m e n t a t Kingsbury, 809 E. Court, StE 220, SEguin, tX 78155 17520100 twood@seguincrossed fenced, tank,paved texas.gov.

DATED the 17TH d a y o f views August, road, great country Instructions for bid DATED the 17TH 2 0 1 7 . only $241,085.00 submittal are in- d a y o f A u g u s t , cluded in bid docu- 2 0 1 7 .

DENNIS ments and specificSAGEBIEL DENNIS ations package.

Attorney at Law SAGEBIEL Texas State Bar Attorney at Law The City of Seguin 17520100 Texas State Bar reserves the right to 17520100 reject or accept any and all proposals, and to waive informalities.

Jay Crowell

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