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THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2013

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Kana County postpones 2 percent pay raise back at district post came up about whom it affects.

The county has the funds available, but is not sure how to allocate funds to certain employees.

Just three weeks ago, the court passed an order for the increase to be applicable for

By AMBER GONZALES Staff Writer

Austin County Commissioners Court had to pull the reins on an order to give county employees a 2 percent increase this week as calculations and questions

the payroll following its March 11 meeting.

But, those plans are on hold for now.

Questions like will the 2 percent affect those new employees still on probation or if it will affect re-hires are being asked.

Would re-hires receive the 2 percent increase based on the rate they left at, or start at the bottom of the county’s payroll schedule again?

The county does not have a policy on re-hires maintain-

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By AMBER GONZALES Staff Writer

NEWSBITS

Sealy ISD welcomed back district superintendent Scott Kana this month after a brief personal leave.

Kana was present at last week’s school board meeting, one month after the board named Sealy ISD Assistant Superintendent Mary Hlozek as interim.

Kana had been on voluntary personal leave since Feb. 8. for an indefinite amount of time. The district would not comment on the reason for Kana’s leave and noted the reason for his leave is protected by employee privacy law.

Kana was hired as superintendent in 2010.

He has been with Sealy ISD for eight years serving as Sealy Junior High principal for six years and as assistant superintendent for one year.

His current contract with the district runs through the summer of 2014.

Fish fry The Sealy KC’s will hold a fish fry every Friday in Lent through Good Friday, March 29. Serving is from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., dine in or drive-through, at the Sealy KC Hall.

Easter services LifeBridge Community Church will hold a Maundy Thursday service on March 28 at 7 p.m. Easter Sunday services will be held on March 31 with fellowship at 9:15 a.m. and the service at 10 a.m.

The church is located in the Sealy Junior High Auditorium, 939 Tiger Lane, in Sealy. Visit www.lifebridgesealy.org for more information.

SJH course selection There will be an informational meeting for fifth grade parents on Monday, April 8 at 6:30 p.m. in the Sealy Junior High School cafeteria.

The meeting will cover the 2013-2014 course selection process for the child’s sixth grade school year at Sealy Junior High School.

Elective teachers will be at the meeting to talk about their programs.

Please plan on attending this very important meeting. Please call (979) 885-3292 with questions.

Hermann Sons to meet April 4 Hermann Sons Lodge 239-2 will hold its quarterly meeting Thursday, April 4, at the home of ■ NEWSBITS, page 10

TODAY'SOBITUARIES ■ Borden Thielemann ■ Cecil Lloyd Verm

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On the hunt Hundreds of children turned out Sunday for the second annual Easter Eggstravaganza at Levine Park in Sealy.

Above, young children are on the hunt for plastic eggs filled with candy. At right, John Smith gives JoJo Hall, 4, a hand while bouncing on balls with Karsen Hall.

The children were treated with a visit from the Easter Bunny, a hunt for 10,000 Easter eggs, pony rides, a bunny and chick petting zoo, snacks, games and bounce houses. For more photos, see page 1B of this week's edition.

SPD looks for help in graffiti cases

Group plans well project fight

By AMBER GONZALES Staff Writer

Battling the proposed well project to pump 20 million gallons of water out of Austin and Waller counties and how it will affect local communities were debated at a citizens’ informational meeting Saturday morning in New Ulm.

“This water situation is the new gold rush,” said Michelle Minns at the meeting.

The community group Concerned Citizens of Austin and Waller Counties hosted more than 70 residents at Fireman’s Park March 23 to get information out about the project’s impact – what they say was not included in the appli-

cant’s report – and how they can organize to defeat the proposal.

“We have to bear in mind, once you give it away, you can’t get it back,” said Debbie Zapalac, a local resident and geologist, about the water.

The Bluebonnet Groundwater ■ WELLS, page 5

Reader's Choice SISD to have fullday pre-k program ballots due Friday

By AMBER GONZALES Staff Writer

Starting this fall, Selman Elementary School will begin its first school year with a full-day, open enrollment pre-kindergarten program.

The district is trying to provide an academic head start to students who fall into a gap: those who don’t qualify for state funding and who can’t afford a private pre-kindergarten program.

“One hundred percent of people attend kindergarten because you won’t survive in first grade without going to kindergarten. I think that’s what pre-k has become, or is becoming,” said Selman Elementary School (SES) Principal Nicole Poenitzsch. “I honestly think within five to eight years the concept of not going to pre-k is going to be the same as currently not going to kindergarten.”

The district is moving forward with the pre-kin■ PRE-K, page 3

Looking to share your opinion?

Friday marks the deadline for entering ballots in this year's Reader's Choice contest.

This is a chance for The Sealy News readers to give their two cents on a variety of topics, from which restaurant has the best hamburger to who the best teacher is and the best financial advisor, youth group and the list goes on and on.

All these questions – any many more – will soon be answered by readers of The Sealy News as they take part in the annual Reader’s Choice contest, which is underway right now.

This marks the third week of voting in the annual contest.

With the ballot comes a chance for readers to vote for what they think tops the list of best eateries, businesses and hangouts in Austin County.

All nominations are made by the readers.

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The Sealy Police Department is turning to the public for help in finding who is responsible for graffiti and other spray paint vandalism that has been left throughout the city this month.

There have been a series of criminal mischief incidents occurring within the City of Sealy this month, with reports of graffiti at public schools and area worship centers.

Due to the similarities of the images, consistency of paint and handwriting, Sealy officers believe that the suspect(s) belong to the same group.

The suspect(s) leaves a “signature” on each wall with the letters, “DMW.” On March 11, Selman Intermediate School was vandalized with graffiti. The suspect used blue and red aerosol spray paint to draw several inappropriate male and female images, and expressed dislike toward police authorities, according to the Sealy Police Department (SPD).

Several buildings across campus were damaged that evening.

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OBITUARIES BORDEN THIELEMANN Borden Thielemann, 70, passed away on March 9, 2013 in Sealy.

Thielemann was born Nov. 5, 1942 in Rosenberg.

A graveside service was held on Monday, March 25 at Sealy Cemetery in Sealy.

A reception followed at Knesek Bros. Hwy. 36 Chapel, 1140 Meyer in Sealy.

CECIL LLOYD VERM Cecil Lloyd Verm, 84, of Wallis, passed away on Friday, March 22.

Funeral services were held on Monday, March 25, at Guardian Angel

Catholic Church at 11 a.m. with Rev. Thuy Quang Nguyen celebrating the Funeral Mass and Rite of Committal. Interment was in Guardian Angel Catholic Cemetery.

Pallbearers: David Verm, Michael Dobson, Raymond Verm, Thomas Verm, Taran Verm, Chase Ashorn and Dale Toellner.

Born in Frydek, Texas to Lillie and Zenes Verm in 1928, Cecil has lived in Wallis with his wife, Virginia, for more than 60 years.

Married in 1952, Cecil and Virginia first met in 1951 when she walked across the cotton field to return some canning jar lids she had borrowed from Cecil’s sister. The couple married at a ceremony held in Guardian Angel Catholic Church, and together have been members of the parish community ever since.

A 1945 graduate of Sealy High School, Cecil believed in education and served as a school board member for the Wallis-Orchard

School District for 20 years. He was able to hand each of his five children their diplomas as they walked the high school stage, and he also ensured that each of them worked hard to earn their college degrees. He continued this support by encouraging his many grandchildren in their educational endeavors as well.

Cecil worked for Tennessee Gas Pipeline in East Bernard and retired as a Chief Operator after 36 years of service in 1986. After this, a believer in work ethic and always busy, Cecil served the community as a local electrician, crawling in attics and installing ceiling fans and finishing any other jobs people may have requested.

A loving husband and father, he took great pride in his large family and enjoyed spending time with them: he spent many summers with his family skiing and boating on Lake Somerville. He watched

his sons, daughter, and grandchildren participate in various sporting events and school activities; he listened happily each year to his grandchildren sing traditional Christmas carols before opening gifts together around the family tree; and he was proud to have his family together for backyard Easter egg hunts, barbecues where he grilled the best steaks and famous firework extravaganzas at the farm.

An avid outdoorsman, Cecil grew up in Frydek hunting in the woods and fishing along the Brazos River. He spent many hours during the course of his life working with the cattle on the Verm farm, cutting back huisache, and taking the grandchildren for tractor rides.

In 2001, he received a certificate from the Texas State Genealogical Society commemorating Texas First Families whose descendants resided in Texas before 1846 when Texas officially became a state. Proud to have

raised his family in the church, Cecil was a third degree Knights of Columbus, and at one time served as treasurer for his local chapter.

Additionally, he was secretary for a Czech Catholic benevolence organization, RVOS, for several years. He was involved in running Bingo for the Knights and the church, and was part of the first group of lectors and Eucharistic ministers to serve at Guardian Angel Catholic Church.

A generous man with a subtle quick wit, he enjoyed visiting with people and playfully teasing his grandkids.

Cecil is survived by his wife of 60 years, Virgina Valerian Verm; son Richard Verm and his wife Claudia of Houston; daughter Barbara Verm Dobson and her husband Paul of Houston; son Michael Verm and his wife Joan of Houston; son Charles Verm and his wife Patsy of Sealy; and son Steven Verm and his wife Melody of La

Vernia; granddaughter Sherri Verm Ashorn and her husband Chase; granddaughters Diana Verm, Kristen Dobson, Rebecca Verm, Rachel Verm, Melissa Verm, Christina Verm, and Kelly Verm; and grandsons David Verm, Michael Dobson, Raymond Verm, Thomas Verm, and Taran Verm. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister Margaret Verm Toellner and brotherin-law Sydney; Mabel Verm Rushing and brother-in-law Gary; and grandson Matthew Dobson.

Visitation was from 3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 23, at Guardian Angel Catholic Church in Wallis with wake and Recitation of the Holy Rosary at 5 p.m.

Memorial contributions in memory of Cecil may be made to St. Vincent DePaul, c/o Guardian Angel Catholic Church.

Knesek Funeral Home in Wallis is in charge of the arrangements: www.knesekfuneralhome.com

County looks at solid waste disposal rules southeast corner of Hwy. 290 and Hwy. 6.

“This is not a problem for us,” said Austin County Judge Carolyn Bilski. “This is us looking ahead for problems that could come in.”

As of now, the county doesn’t have anything to protect where solid waste is allowed. In the Waller County case, a private landowner is allowing the property to be used for a landfill in a similar situation as the private land being leased for a proposed well project in Austin and Waller counties.

The court said it plans to continue discussions on the subject. This was not an action item.

By AMBER GONZALES Staff Writer

As a pre-emptive measure to protect the county from unwanted landfills, the Austin County Commissioners Court on Monday began looking at adopting an ordinance to prohibit solid waste disposal in the county.

The discussion was a response to news last month of Hemstead’s lawsuit against Waller County after Waller County commissioners approved a landfill project just outside the city’s limits.

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PRE-K continued from Page 1 with the 140 students.

That number is higher than what the district anticipates will register for the program, Poenitzsch said.

Subtracting the revenue, the budget impact for the district is estimated at $166,600.

Future costs, like the need for more classrooms as classes grow, were briefly talked about in previous board meetings. An overall district facilities review is expected at the April meeting.

“It’s a huge undertaking and it’s money, and it’s hard to approve to spend that amount of money, to even suggest that we should,” said Poenitzsch. “But the data was just incredible and the things that were shared by parents in surveys and in the data and in the public meetings.”

Benefits of pre-kindergarten Pre-kindergarten curriculum in public education is thoroughly outlined by the state in 10 different skill domains. Part of the struggles in the halfday program was trying to cram all that is required into threehour sessions.

“Our curriculum is really planned for a full day and we’re having to go in and select certain things because we don’t have time to do our whole curriculum,” said pre-kindergarten teacher Helen Williams, who’s been at SES for 25 years.

Sealy and Bellville are the districts that have half-day programs in the area. But Sealy is more demographically equivalent to Columbus, which has a full-day program.

Sealy and Columbus have 57 percent of its demographic characterized as economically disadvantaged and more than 40 percent as at risk.

At risk is a state classification and Sealy’s kindergarten has the most at risk students under this classification than any other grade.

“Most of the teachers will say, this is not a child that’s at risk, this is a child that hasn’t had exposure. I guarantee you by December they’re going to be right where they need to be, but in October they haven’t had enough time of exposure to be at that level,” said Poenitzsch.

Looking at the 2011 third grade TAKS scores, Columbus scored well above Sealy - 95 in reading and 93 in math compared to 78 in reading and 85 in math.

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Only one ballot per person will be accepted.

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ness to learn because having to remediate so much in kindergartenthe end of your goal in kindergarten is reading and they begin working on fluency in first grade,” said Poenitzsch.

Which means that kids who haven’t had previous exposure to the alphabet, vocabulary and even motor skills like hopping on one foot and pedaling a bicycle are going to be left behind.

“That’s just a massive amount of ground to make if there’s no foundational skills,” she added.

That makes it competitively difficult because SES goes up to third grade, the only standardized testing level on the campus, which it has to base its rankings on.

“When you look at being ranked only on one grade level, that’s hard,” she said. “And it’s not that it can’t be done, but if you don’t start early it can’t be done.”

What does the community think?

After a parent presented to the board in April 2012, the campus began looking at an expanded pre-kindergarten program. By January 2013, the school was sending out community surveys to parents and holding public meetings, three in English and three in Spanish.

“I had a parent in tears saying, ‘both of my sons are going to enter unprepared next year because I can’t afford the daycare program that provides a structured curriculum, and I don’t qualify for yours, and so I know they’re coming in unprepared and they deserve better than that and I can’t do anything about it,’” said Poenitzsch.

According to surveys, about 27 percent of students entering kindergarten not have any prior schooling. The other 73 percent gets half-day of pre-kindergarten from SES or fullday from another community provider.

The school looked at local providers and its own enrollment and saw more than 50 students who were not enrolled in any pre-k.

In March the school also sent community interest surveys out with city utility bills.

In total, 392 surveys were collected and 71 people attended the meetings.

According to the survey, 84 percent agreed that it’s important for the campus to offer a full-day pre-kindergarten program and 95 percent agreed that it

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dergarten program expansion after Sealy ISD board members unanimously approved the change at its March 20 meeting. Action came after several presentations on research of the benefits of the program and surveys from the community.

The program is only approved at the local level.

It still has to be approved by the commissioner of education, which will take a month or so, and the district needs to create rules for payments and non-payment.

What will it cost?

The district will charge $300 per month in tuition for non-qualifying students, which is the amount covered by the state for qualifying students in the half-day program.

State revenue won’t increase even with making the program a full day.

“I understand the concern for parents who don’t qualify. I think we have to look at the bigger picture – this betters our kids,” said Sealy ISD Superintendent Scott Kana at the board meeting.

Although the state allows the district to charge up to $782 a month to cover the entire cost of the program, that would mean some people’s tuition would be paying for the cost of others, said Poenitzsch.

The cost for the program at SES is estimated at $27,600 for the 2012-2013 fiscal year. Those would be one-time costs to set up the program like general classroom supplies and technology.

Additional costs of the expanded program are estimated at $262,700, for adding personnel and transportation and other incurred costs.

The current, half-day program, which enrolls 85 students, doesn’t cost the district anything. It actually has a $17,700 surplus from the revenue received by the state for tuition of qualifiers, $300 per month per student.

Those students do not pay to attend the program.

Of three options given to vote on, the school board selected creating a full day for qualifiers and tuition-based students.

By estimating having 140 students (90 qualifying and 30 non-qualifying), the revenue is expected to be $351,000.

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was important for the campus to provide a pre-kindergarten program for all students.

When asked about the cost of full-day tuition, 79 percent of respondents said $300400 was most reasonable for non-qualifying students. That was also the lowest dollar range listed.

Thirteen percent said $400-500 was most reasonable and 5 percent said $600-700 was most reasonable.

Community Impact The board briefly discussed concerns about the affect of the district’s expansion on local daycare and prekindergarten providers.

SES says it sent letters to local providers and met with the ones that responded.

“I hope the populations that they serve continue to be served by them and we serve the population that falls in that gap of couldn’t qualify but can’t afford the other providers,” said Poenitzsch.

Trinity Lutheran Preschool, which offers a half-day program and daycare, doesn’t think it will affect its enrollment.

Trinity offers its halfday program for $175 a month if the student goes five days a week.

There are other options for less attendance.

“I think it’s going to be a good thing for the future,” said Maggie Kent, director of Trinity preschool. “I’m just hoping we hit some of these kids out there who can’t go (otherwise).”

Other providers believe their businesses will be strongly affected.

Greg Powell, owner of Creative Care, feels like the district is going to monopolize a business by providing this service for below-market rates. Creative Care, which has eight locations around the Houston area, charges $104 a week for its fullday pre-kindergarten program.

“We’re concerned because it’s using taxpayer money to fund a business,” he said.

SES met with a few local providers in January, including Small World, which provides a full-day prekindergarten program.

Small World charges $560 a month in tuition.

“I’m expecting to lose a full classroom next year,” said Linda Reichle of Small World, who is also a former SISD employee with 18 years in education.

Small World, like the other providers, bases its pre-kindergarten curriculum on what is being taught in kinder-

garten. They’ve invested in Smartboard technology and curriculum.

She believes that the district should have looked more thoroughly at working with or even contracting with the private providers, which is part of Texas Education Code as a viable means of expanding a pre-kindergarten program.

And if funding is an issue for the students in the target gap, publicity of programs like funding provided by Workforce should be highlighted, said Powell.

The school board said that it will look at the program again in a few years to asses its progress and will make changes if need be, but nothing specific was mentioned.

“It’s not that harm doesn’t exist, it will

have some,” said Poenitzsch.

Because the district is waiting for approval from the commissioner of education and still needs to put together policy on payment and non-payment of tuition, registration will be staggered.

Early registration for anticipated qualifiers will take place as scheduled on April 16, 17 and 18.

The school just will not have the paperwork for open enrollment registration until later.

Open enrollment registration will take place May 14, 15 and 16.

Registration is not limited.

Any questions about the program and registration information can be directed to the Selman Elementary campus at (979) 8856659.

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DON'T DESTROY OUR DREAMS Dear Editor, Re: Zach Holland, Bill Hutchinson I am a concerned citizen of Austin County, Texas. I live in a ranch in the Austin County area raising cattle. My livestock consume 1,000 gallons a day in drinking water on our ranch from our water well.

Your study has several holes in my thinking and raises considerable caution flags. Looking at the current drought and draw down on our wells in Austin County, I see this project could head the citizens of Austin County to a train wreck. My neighbors have lost water and had to extend their water well depth.

Coupled with the current draw down of 25 to 50 feet in our water level, we are seeing change in our underground water supply.

Your facts on the water supply are very old and are out of date.

The main source of our water comes form the Evangeline and Chicot Aquifers and our overall elevation of our properties vary in Austin County from 350 feet above sea level to 200 feet in some of our farming areas.

Please reconsider this project because my life’s savings and labor are threatened if we lose our water supply. My wife and I have invested every penny we have earned and saved to live our dream. Please do not destroy our dreams.

When I asked about “retention water ponds” the speculators seem to want to blow me off.

The underground water aquifer is not your answer; you need to look into other means to meet your goals.

Sincerely, William L. Hodges Cat Spring, Texas GET BEHIND RELAY FOR LIFE Dear Editor, There have been several notices in the paper lately about Relay for Life on May 3 at Brahma Stadium in Bellville. For those readers who are unfamiliar with Relay, I would like to explain why we are there overnight.

The light and darkness of the day and night parallel the experiences of the cancer patient undergoing treatment. The Relay begins around sunset, which symbolizes the time a person is diag-

nosed with cancer. As the evening progresses, it gets colder and darker—this represents the patients’ struggles as they endure the emotions of being a cancer patient.

The time between 1 and 2 a.m. represents when the cancer patient starts treatment. They become exhausted, some sick, not wanting to go on, possibly wanting to give up. As a participant in the Relay, you have been walking and feel much the same way. Like the cancer patient, you cannot stop or give up.

The time around 4 to 5 a.m. symbolizes the completion of treatment for the cancer patient.

Once again, they are tired, but they know they will make it.

The sun rising represents the end of treatment for the cancer patient. They see the light that life will go on.

The morning light brings on a new day, full of life and excitement for new beginnings. As a participant, you will feel the brightness of the morning and know that the end of the Relay is close at hand.

When you leave the Relay, think of the cancer patient leaving their

last treatment. Just as you are exhausted and weak, so is that person, but there is hope in the new day! The money raised at Relay will support patient services, lifesaving research, education, and advocacy efforts…and that is why we Relay!

Remember: There is no finish line until we find a cure!

I hope and pray that you and your family are cancer free and stay that way.

Unfortunately, there are not too many families that can say that.

For those of us who have lost loved ones to this disease, Relay is one way we can fight back.

Please plan to join us that night. Our survivors will walk a special lap with some of their caregivers at 6 p.m.—it would be wonderful to have the stands packed with cheering friends and family.

The rest of the evening will be loaded with fun, food and friends.

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STATECAPITALHIGHLIGHTS Senate OKs budget, now House's turn March 18 was day 70, midpoint of the 140-day regular session of the 83rd Texas Legislature.

On March 22, the Senate approved its version of the state budget, a plan to spend $95 billion in general state revenue in 2014 and 2015. The Senate version would spend $7 billion in general revenue more than the current 2012-2013 budget. The full budget is close to $195 billion, counting dedicated funds and federal dollars.

Also on March 22, the Texas House Committee on Appropriations approved its $97 billion version of the budget — Committee Substitute Senate Bill 1. This was the last step before all 150 members of the House vote on it. CSSB1 features an additional $2.5 billion for public education on top of a base budget that already accounts for student population growth.

With the clock ticking, the two chambers must agree on a single version before sending it to the governor.

Assuming the House

ED STERLING Texas Press Association will pass its version this week or the following week, the next step would be for a conference committee of five House members and five Senators to work out the differences. And once again, assuming common ground will be found, the agreed-upon version goes back to the full House and full Senate for a simple majority vote to accept the changes made by the conference committee.

Term limits bill moves A constitutional amendment proposed

by Sen. Kevin Eltife, R-Tyler, would impose term limits on statewide elected officials, including the governor and lieutenant governor.

Eltife’s Senate Joint Resolution 13 was approved by the Senate 27-4 last week and now the House will have to consider it. If the House approves, Texas voters will have the opportunity to give it a thumbs up or

thumbs down on Nov. 5, when proposed constitutional amendments approved by the Legislature will be on the statewide ballot.

The four votes in opposition were cast by Sens. Brian Birdwell of Granbury, Craig Estes of Wichita Falls, Glenn Hegar of Katy and Tommy Williams of The Woodlands. In the Senate Journal, Williams explained his vote, this way: “I do not support term limits for statewide officers only.”

Under Eltife’s measure, voters would decide whether or not to limit statewide officials to two consecutive terms, but officials could serve more terms non-consecutively and currently elected officials wouldn’t have terms served before Jan. 1, 2014 count against them.

DNA testing bill filed Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott joined Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, on March 19 to express support for SB 1292, legislation written by Ellis proposing that DNA testing be required for all biologi-

cal evidence collected by law enforcement in all death penalty cases.

Ellis called his bill “modest but vitally important reform” and a step toward “a more fair, reliable and just criminal justice system in Texas,” and added that it will “help reduce the possibility that the ultimate mistake is made with someone receiving the ultimate penalty.”

“To be certain that only guilty murderers are executed, all evidence that can be tested for DNA should be tested for DNA before the case goes to trial,” Abbott said. “This will prevent endless appeals that game the system and delay justice for the families of victims.”

To avoid the imposition of an unfunded mandate on local prosecutors and law enforcement agencies, SB 1292 requires that a Texas Department of Public Safety crime lab perform the mandatory DNA test at the State’s expense, and provide the results of those tests to both the defendant and state prosecutors, according to the Office of the Attorney General.

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WELLS continued from Page 1 tain geological survey data not provided? And 4) What was the criteria used to figure the well locations?

The applications filed by Houston-based Electro Purifications ask to build 10 wells, seven in the Brookshire area in Waller County and three in the Sealy in Austin County.

The wells would be 20 inches in diameter and would go be between 700 and 1,500 feet below ground level.

They will be targeted at the Evangeline Aquifer, which most wells in Austin and Waller county use.

Electro said it planned to pump 10 million gallons a day to Richmond and Rosenberg for beneficial use and 10 million a day for municipal and industrial purposes within or transported outside the district.

Essentially, Electro is leasing the land and water rights to sell to the two cities while looking for other buyers as well.

Federal money is not being used, according to Sherman’s findings.

But there does seem to be a lot of information omitted by the application’s report about how the area will be affected, those attending said.

One of the fears brought up at the meeting concerned the

Brookshire salt dome, which sits just north of the proposed well field.

Fears of hydrosulfuric acid (hydrogen and sulfur), which is a poisonous substance, leaking into the water supply came up as well as drawdown and subsidence.

Engineer Hubert Yoist presented information from the U.S. Geological Survey that reported widespread water level declines during a one and five year period. Some of the one-year results showed 20-50 feet of decline.

Those declines are attributed to an increase in groundwater withdrawal and drought conditions, he said.

And the Evangeline Aquifer has seen more declines than rises at the monitored well sites.

The relationship between the aquifers is hard to define as well, he said. They can flow into each other in some places and be separated by clay in others. They can affect each other.

What that means is, those wells that dip into the Chicot Aquifer, which is shallower than the Evangeline being pumped out of, could see drawdown and have to deepen their wells.

Another issue Yoist talked about was recharge.

“We don’t know what

the groundwater is like below the wells,” he said.

The re-charge depends on the amount of rainfall and other precipitation in the area, but they can’t really nail down how much the aquifer, which changes depths and surfaces at some points, totally adds each year.

Population growth was also a concern Yoist felt was not addressed by Electro.

Since the 2010 Census, the population of Austin County has increased by 20 percent. Waller County has increased by 32 percent and Fort Bend has increased by 65 percent, which means increased water usage.

As far as criteria for where the wells are being placed, they are just across the political line of the Fort Bend Subsidence District. “A stone’s throw away” from where subsidence mandates are prohibiting the Fort Bend County cities to restrict groundwater access, said Sherman.

To legally combat the proposal, Holland says the district is still taking public comments and questions. He is currently going through several hundred responses he’s received from the community.

The district will let everyone know when or

how a contested hearing will take place.

The district is also in the midst of doing its own research report on the project’s effect on local wells. Part of determining that is to make sure that all wells are registered. If a well existed before the district, 2002, then it is likely not registered.

The majority of wells are exempt including those for household use and ag wells. To register a well visit the district’s website at www. blubonnetgroundwater. org to download a form.

Copies of the form are also available at The Sealy News office at 193 Schmidt Rd. in Sealy.

The Concerned Citizens of Austin and Waller Counties has a mailing list and is putting out copies of the presentation and a video of the three hour meeting online for those interested.

Contact Sherman at tsherman@dmigeo.com or at (713) 444-5315.

They are looking to create committees to organize themselves including a steering committee, one for techeng. geology geophysics and hydrology, one to go through administra-

GRAFFITI continued from Page 1 Just three days later, Sealy Presbyterian Church reported images spray painted on the outside walls of the worship center and in the parking lot area of the property. Officers observed several images that resembled the intermediate school incident along with satanic symbols throughout the property. The color of the spray paint matched the colors used at the previous incident.

That same day, Kingdom Hall Jehovah Witness Center also reported criminal mischief that included the use of spray paint. The images were similar, if not identical to the images that were found at Sealy Presbyterian Church and Selman Intermediate School.

Also on March 14, Selman Elementary School reported spray paint vandalism.

The suspect used similar images that were placed at Selman Intermediate School on March 11. The aerosol spray paint used matched all of the previous incidents.

On March 23, Sealy Junior High School and Selman Intermediate School discovered graffiti on three separate walls along the property. The suspect used a darker red aerosol spray paint and disclosed the same images that have been used on the previous four incidents. The suspect placed the images above the walls that had been cleaned of the previous graffiti.

Anyone who has any information regarding the incidents should call the Austin County Crime Stoppers at (979) 865-2949. Austin County Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for the first caller with information/ tips leading to the arrest of the suspect(s).

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Conservation District, represented at the meeting by general manager Zach Holland, is not with the applicant, he clarified. The district was created by the five counties it serves to mediate between state laws about right of capture with regulations about the effects of groundwater use on neighbors and communities.

To defeat the proposal, the district and the counties have to show that the wells will cause subsidence issues, that it will not create conditions that are part of the district’s defined desired future conditions (DFC) and that they will have unreasonable affects on local wells.

“What they deem is reasonable is not what the district deems as reasonable,” said Holland.

Subsidence has not been an issue in the district in the past.

“But with a project like this, it certainly could be,” said Holland.

Locals with backgrounds in engineering, geology and law attended Saturday to present information and discuss citizen concerns.

The top questions outlined by the group’s impromptu leader, Tom Sherman, were 1) Who are the stakeholders?

2) Is federal money involved? 3) Was cer-

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Lady Tigers overpower, shutout Lady Jays' softball

By CREIGHTON HOLUB Sports Writer

Sealy dominated Needville in the Lady Tigers’ lone softball game last week with a 9-0 win Tuesday night.

The Lady Tigers batted their way to victory with 12 hits and runs coming home in the fourth through seventh innings. Sealy holds a 21-3 overall record and is perfect in District 25-3A with a 5-0 record after

defeating the Lady Blue Jays.

Morgan Menke batted in four runs on three hits. Jenna Schroeder brought home three runs on a pair of hits, while Mendi Nelson batted in one run and made three hits.

Mariah Holub retired batters left and right with 49 strikes in 76 pitches. The winning pitcher controlled the mound for all seven innings and gave up only four hits and walked

two batters.

The Lady Tigers were scoreless in the first three innings, but brought four runs home in the fourth inning.

Sealy scored two more runs in the next inning, another run in the sixth inning and closed out the game with two runs in the top of the seventh, before skunking Needville after completing the last half inning on defense.

After having a week of recovery, the Lady Tigers hosted Columbus two nights ago and were scheduled to visit El Campo with the game starting at 7 p.m. tonight, due to the Good Friday holiday tomorrow.

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Lady Tigers reach playoffs after Royal finish

By CREIGHTON HOLUB Sports Writer

The Lady Tiger soccer team bounced back from a 2-0 shutout at the hands of Bryan

Rudder to finish the regular season with a solid victory, 7-1, against the Royal Lady Falcons in Pattison Friday evening.

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clenched a playoff berth due to how the rest of District 36-4A’s teams fell Tuesday night, the Lady Tigers wanted to power through their last league game with Royal. Their victory moved them up to a 13-8 season record.

While the rest of Sealy’s athletic competitions are played at the 3A-level, the soccer teams are forced into battling in the Conference 4A arena due to the small number of otherwise-3A schools competing in soccer.

“We’ve come a long way in developing,” said Robert James, the Lady Tigers’ head coach, about his players’ talent levels. “I like how we’ve developed and I’ve spent a lot of time building bench depth that can play and keep us fresh.”

The team has been able to play in this district, last year it was losing to the likes of Richmond Foster and Lamar Consolidated, but they were big losses, James added. Now the team feels more competitive.

Some of the really good teams it lost to were close losses to teams that will go far in the playoffs.

Throughout this season, he’s implemented various strategies and training concepts to refine his players’ skills and tactics.

“We’re really working on the outside game and moving to put pressure on defense,” the

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Yulissa Arredondo surprises a Bryan Rudder player while Elizabeth Brown (left) prepares for the ensuing play. The Lady Tigers earned fourth place in District 36-4A and battled Nacogdoches for a bi-district championship Tuesday night. The winner of that game will play the victor of Brownwood vs. Waco Connally later this week.

coach said. “I’m excited for the girls and I’m glad that we ended (the regular season) on a good note against Brookshire.”

On top of the Friday night victory, one of Sealy’s seniors nearly doubled the school’s soccer scoring record.

Brittany Stevenson, a senior, finished the year with 36 goals, which according to James almost doubled the previous record. He added that Stevenson selflessly offered her offensive position up to help the team in a defense role after league play had started.

“I’m glad they put it all together and are really ready to make a run in the playoffs and we’ll have to see what happens,” James concluded.

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Miranda Machala battles Royal’s Taylor Heavirland for control of the soccer ball during the regular season finale Friday in Pattison.

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opening the scoring with a Miranda Machala goal at the 32:45 mark in the first half.

Stevenson drilled another goal as 11:30 stood on the first half clock. She struck again with 36 minutes left in the second half, and again at the 32:50 mark.

Royal’s Taylor Heavirland broke the shutout at 4-1, with 23:50 left to play.

Machala scored another goal, 5-1, with 18:50 on the game clock.

Lauren Thielemann quickly shot another goal as 17 minutes remained, 6-1.

Sealy’s final goal came from Yulissa Arredondo as 9:20 remained in the game, 7-1.

The winner of the bidistrict championship held two nights ago, between Sealy and Nacogdoches, will battle the victor of the Brownwood vs. Waco Connally game.

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25-3A Academic All- District players named Boys Basketball Tyler Eckhardt Ricky Seals-Jones Cord Roberts Adam Viertel D’Undrae Harris Austin Pratt Girls Basketball Kelsie Maxwell Jenna Schroeder Tomara Jones Caroline Owen Shandi Nelson Morgan Menke Marissa Bolden Rachel Kohler Brianna Foley Boys Basketball MVP: Ricky Seals-Jones (Unanimous) First Team Kris Brown Second Team Trenton Campbell

Angels fly up to fifth place

By CREIGHTON HOLUB Sports Writer

Sealy’s local select softball team finished fifth out of 18 teams during the fifth annual Spring Spectacular tournament in Seguin.

The Blazin’ Angels missed placing into the championship brackets, but took fifth place after a weekend full of nonstop pool play action.

“This team played hard all day at one point playing five games in a row in the heat,” said Dwayne Cooper, the team’s manager. “This team is really coming together as a and it shows in the results.”

They entered the tournament with a 4-5 record and finished with an 8-7 overall record this season.

The Blazin’ Angels started with a 3-1 win against Adrenaline Fastpitch Navy, but was shutout by Texas BlazeLowke, 7-0. The Angels took flight and beat Texas Style, 5-2, then Texas Diamonds, 8-5, and Adrenaline Fastpitch Navy again for a close 8-7 decision.

The Texas Bombers ended the Angels’ streak with an 8-0 loss.

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Somerville tourney results Sealy Tennis at Somerville Tournament, March 21 Girls Singles: Joni Baxley – Tournament Champion First round: beat Amber Glacona (Richards) 8-4 Quarterfinals: beat Morgan Vinklarek (Smithville) 8-4 Semi-finals: beat Ecaroh Jackson (Caldwell) 6-3, 7-5 Finals: beat Alex Crank (Smithville) 3-6, 6-4, (11-9) Klarissa Faudoa First round: lost to Emma Remlinger (Smithville) 8-1 Consolation round: lost to Ashley Gilbert (Caldwell) 8-2 Boys Singles: Caleb Prince First round: lost to Tanner Stefka (Caldwell) 8-3 Consolation Round: lost to Alex Martinez (Giddings) 8-2

Clay Miller First round: lost to Nacho Zermeno (Caldwell) 8-6 Consolation Round: beat Bradley Scott (Smithville) 8-5 Consolation Finals: lost to Alex Martinez (Giddings) 8-3 Boys Doubles: Marco Juarez/Everett Payne First round: Bye Quarterfinals: lost to Mantey/Trout (Somerville) 8-3 Consolation: lost to Jaeger/Zwernemann (Giddings) 8-2 Girls Doubles: Leanna Williams/Jacquelyn Cashdollar First round: beat Becker/Dock (Giddings) 8-1 Quarterfinals: lost to Brinker/Hairgrove (Smithville) 8-1 Rebecca Presley/ Shelby Moss First round: Bye

Quarterfinals: lost to Brinke/Segel (Smithville) 8-4 Consolation round: beat Kirby/Meschke (Navasota) 8-3 Consolation finals: lost to Gonzales/ Orozko (Somerville) 8-1 Julianne Cashdollar/Allison Presley First round: beat Kirby/Meschke (Navasota) 8-4 Quarterfinals: lost to Gaas/Piwonka (Somerville) 8-2 Mixed Doubles: Brooke Kaiser/Corey Krenek First round: lost to Coronado/Jerkins (Somerville) 8-6 Consolation round: lost to Cochran/Scott (Caldwell) 8-5 Diane Arriaga/Jordan Garza First round: lost to Petit/Zeyka (Waller) 9-8 (7-3) Consolation round: lost to Deyo/Garza (Somerville) 8-2

Tigers stumble through three-game week

By CREIGHTON HOLUB Sports Writer

The Sealy Tiger baseball club slipped at the most opportune time of the district season.

While league play in District 25-3A is for keeps, the Tigers had an empty weekend Friday and Saturday they could have let pass by.

Instead, the coaches set up games with solid ball clubs from Huffman and Brazosport.

H o w e v e r , Saturday’s 7-0 loss to 4A Brazosport came as a wakeup call for the team about a third of the way through league play.

The loss pushed Sealy’s overall record to 7-5.

Between a 3-1 loss to Needville on Tuesday and Saturday’s defeat, the Tiger team sandwiched in a huge 6-3 win against Huffman Hargrave at Baseball USA on Friday.

“I think it’s a call for us to realize that we’ve got to have all engines running for district,” said Brett Montier, the Tigers’ head coach. “The reason why I scheduled these two games was to prepare us for the (remaining) district race against Columbus, Bellville and El Campo in this first round.”

The Tigers have faced off with the rest of the district with a 2-1 league record after Tuesday’s loss in Needville.

The remaining teams – Columbus, Bellville and El Campo – will finish out the first go-round of league play for the Tigers.

“I wanted to be able to see some good competition and good pitching,” Montier added about playing a pair of non-district games instead of just sitting out for the bye game. “I felt like we saw that (competition) and hopefully it will help us out.

We’ve got some things that we’ve got to work out and improve on, and we’ll start that on Monday.”

Ultimately, the head coach wants his players to enjoy and be masters of the athletic opportunity in their hands.

“If you’re given the

opportunity to play baseball, take advantage of it,” Montier remarked about his post-game pep talk with the Tigers. “When your high school career is over – it’s over with – you might as well play to the best of your ability every single time you come out here because before long it’s going to be done.”

With that in mind, the Tigers will hit the halfway mark in league play on Tuesday as they host Sealy’s Mill Creek rivals from Bellville.

Brazosport def. Sealy, 7-0 The Tigers were skunked, but avoided giving the visiting 4A team a no-hitter as multiple Sealy batters put the ball into play and advanced as far as third base. However, the Tigers couldn’t reach home plate to break the shutout. “(Kameron) Craft did a good job for us,” Montier said, complimenting his pitcher and the rest of the bullpen.

“He got in some innings that we’ve been needing to get in for him, and he kept us in the ball game, but our hit production and offensive productivity just wasn’t here.”

Brazosport got onto the scoreboard in the first inning and kept a solid offense going for the majority of the game.

The Exporters scored one run in the first inning, three runs in the second, two runs in the fourth inning and a final run in the fifth inning before Sealy’s defense shut them down in the sixth and seventh innings.

Sealy def. Huffman Hargrave, 6-3 The Tigers’ bats were hot at the beginning of the game with seven hits that led to five runs in the first inning, before cooling off for the majority of the game.

“For the most part in

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Bronson Ulrich battles a Brazosport runner at second base during Saturday’s 7-0 loss. that first inning, we showed up and played against Huffman,” Montier stated. “But then, once again, we got relaxed and they fought back.”

The Tigers finished the game with 11 hits, but they also committed five errors. Sealy’s final run came in the fifth inning.

Reed Hoffpauir took the win on the mound with four strike outs, one walk, an error and Hargrave’s three runs.

Seth Hill and John Moore led the hitting attack with three hits The Sealy News/CREIGHTON HOLUB out of four at bats.

Kameron Craft races toward second base on a frozen rope Holten Einkauf went double in the bottom of the sixth inning.

2-3 with a triple. Craft was 1-3 at the plate while Eckhardt and a run in the second Hill also hit a triple Bronson Ulrich each inning, but the Jays while Ulrich went 1-3 went 1-4. answered back with at the plate. Byron “Seth Hill and a three runs in the third Simpson batted in the bunch of others had a inning.

Tigers’ lone run. heck of a game hitting Both teams made The Tigers are schedbaseball,” Montier three hits and three uled to visit El Campo added. “I felt like Reed errors, as Hill took the tonight with the varsity Hoffpauir did a great loss on the mound. He game starting at 7 p.m. job on the hill for us. picked up six strike- Sealy is then set to host We’re still committing outs, but gave up three Bellville on Tuesday at some errors that are runs and an error.

7 p.m. going to hurt us, but we’ve got to continue working to improve and get better.”

Needville def. Sealy, 3-1 The Needville Bluejays simply outscored the Tigers last Tuesday.

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By CREIGHTON HOLUB Sports Writer

While the Tigers didn’t get the ending they wanted for the 2013 season, they managed to increase their individual skills and set the foundation for a program the underclassmen can build upon next year.

The Royal Falcons defeated the Tigers to cap their third-place playoff berth and end Sealy’s playoff hopes simultaneously in the season finale at Tiger Stadium with a 4-1 decision.

The Tigers were without Juan Perez, their head coach, due to a family emergency all week and JV Coach Emmanuel Garcia took the reigns for the last two games of the season.

Once the Tigers fell behind Royal by a point,

2-1, he made a gamble in changing up his team’s tactics in hopes of scoring more goals to upset the playoff-bound Falcons. Garcia admitted the change was risky, and the Falcons took advantage of the changes to score the final two goals in the 4-1 loss.

Javier Arriaga scored Sealy’s lone goal in the contest.

Despite the Tigers missing out on the playoffs, more and more Sealy fans have been in the stands cheering on their soccer team.

A ballpark estimate is that two to three times as many fans were rooting on the Tigers at the season finale compared to attendance at earlier games this season.

“I was surprised,” Garcia said of the number of Tiger fans that showed their support of

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Emilio Guerrero redirects the ball with a headshot in the Tigers’ season finale against Royal’s Falcons Friday.

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Ivan Lopez dribbles past a Royal defender during the Tigers’ season finale Friday. the soccer team. “There have been more fans little by little. Hopefully, that means that they

like something.”

While the season has closed for the Tigers, Garcia and his players

were hopeful for the future.

Four seniors will graduate this school year, but the underclassmen have already been stepping up all season.

“We have two pretty good freshman goalkeepers and they did great in my opinion,”

Garcia added. “In JV, we have three guys who will be pretty strong on varsity next year.”

Follow the Sealy News online at www. sealynews.com, on Facebook and on Twitter at @SealyNews to keep up to date with the Tigers and Lady Tigers.

Varsity/JV Wharton Tiger Relays Results * Editor’s Note: All results were provided by Wharton ISD. While all events were ranked, not all official results (length, time, etc.) were provided for participants including first place finishers.

Varsity Boys Team Second-Sealy, 97

4x200 Relay Second-Sealy, 1:31.04

3200-Meter Run Second-Santana, 13:27

300-Meter Hurdles First-Ramirez, 41.56

4x100 Relay Second-Sealy, 51.78

1600-Meter Run Sixth-Santana Varsity Girls Team First-Sealy, 213

800-Meter Run First-Janicek, 2:27.69

Shot Put Second-Pratt, 48’

Shot Put Third-Williams, 28.7’

100-Meter Dash Sixth-Foley, 13.05

Discus First-Pratt, 148’2.5” Fifth-Luttrall, 114’8.5” High Jump Third-Brown, 6’2” Fifth-Wallace, 5’8” Fifth-Eckhart, 5’8” Triple Jump First-Brown, 44.6” Sixth-Campbell, 39.1” 3200-Meter Run Fifth-Cartez, 11:14.13 4x100 Relay Fourth-Sealy, 43.81

Discus First-Verm, 100.1’ Third-Thielmann, 86.1’ Fourth-Williams, 81.11’ Long Jump First-Foley, 16.7’ Second-Jones, 15.96’ Sixth-Owen, 15.2’ High Jump First-Runner, 5’2” Second-Allen, 5’ Third-Sowa, 5’ Triple Jump First-Allen, 36.10’3/4” Second-Foley, 35.5” Fourth-Owen, 31.6’1/2”

110-Meter Hurdles Second-Kinsey

Discus Second-Sorrell, 99.1’ Third-Nicklas, 97.3’1/2” Long Jump First-Brooks, 18.8’1/2” Third-Fronzak, 18.2”

4x200 Relay First-Sealy, 1:51.46

High Jump First-Fronzak, 5.6’ Third-Kambros, 5.2’

400-Meter Run Second-Schroeder, 1:04.62 Third-Whitmore, 1:06.31 Fifth-Guerrero, 1:09.31

Triple Jump First-Lambros, 36.9’ Fourth-Nunn, 35.3’ Fifth-Haroman, 34.2’

300-Meter Hurdles Fourth-George, 56.43 Sixth-Kinsey, 1:02.28

3200-Meter Run Fifth-Flores, 14:22.78

200-Meter Dash Third-Allen, 26.81 Sixth-Hill, 29.15 1600-Meter Run Third-Santana 4x400 Relay Second-Sealy, 4:21.82

100-Meter Dash Second-Ramirez, 10.96

JV Boys Team First-Sealy, 156.5 Shot Put Second-Nicklas, 36.6’

4x100 Relay Second-Sealy, 47.24 800-Meter Run Third-East, 2:27.68 Sixth-Berry, 2:36.10 100-Meter Hurdles First-Einkauf, 16.72 Second-Miller, 17.16.]

Third-Coleman, 17.16 100-Meter Dash Second-Brooks, 11.02 4x200 Relay Fifth-Sealy 400-Meter Run Fifth-Lane, 59.71 300-Meter Hurdles First-Einkauf, 44.12 Second-Lambros Third-Coleman.

200-Meter Dash Second-Fronzak, 24.09 1600-Meter Run Fourth-East.

JV Girls Team First-Sealy, 122

Triple Jump First-Lowe, 30’1/2” 3200-Meter Run First-Whitehead, 16:09 4x100 Relay Third-Sealy, 57.43 800-Meter Run First-Page, 2:51.90 Second-Moreno, 2:53.43 110-Meter Hurdles Third-Cobb, 13.52 100-Meter Dash Third-Cobb, 13.52 Sixth-Josey, 14.65 4x200 Relay Second-Sealy

Shot Put Third-Turner, 28.3’ Sixth-Balusek, 21.1’

400-Meter Run Third-Garza, 1:17.55 Fourth-Hawes, 1:18.52 Fifth-Garcia, 1:22.46

Discus Second-Turner, 68.2’ Fourth-Balusek, 57.2’

200-Meter Dash FirstNunn, 28.90 Fifth-Schelnick, 30.56

High Jump First-Fitzgerald, 4’2”

1600-Meter Run First-Moreno Second-Page Third-Whitehead

Junior High Falcon Relay Results Eighth grade girls Teams Second-Sealy, 158

800-Meter Run Second-Richardson, 2:58 Fourth-Lozano, 3:00

110-Meter Hurdles First-Aguado, 18 Fourth-Theriot, 19.51 400-Meter Relay Third-Sealy, 48.81

800-Meter Relay First-Sealy, 2:01.65

Pole Vault Fourth-Fritsch, 8”

200-Meter Dash Fifth-Morris, 31.59 Sixth-Black, 31.95

1600-Meter Run Third-Lozano, 7:07.89 Fourth-Gonzales, 07:09.18

2400-Meter Run Fourth-Gonzales, 11:30 Sixth-Novicke, 11:37

300-Meter Hurdles Sixth-Rasbury, 1:03.65

High Jump Second-Allen, 4’8” Third-Richardson, 4’6”

Triple Jump Fourth-Brown, 33’

Long Jump Second-Dotson, 14’10”

Shot Put Sixth-Vega, 36’6” 800-Meter Run Third-Brown, 2:35

200-Meter Dash Third-Rios, 30.37

Discus Second-Rasbury, 69’7” Eighth Grade Boys Teams Second-Sealy, 158

400-Meter Run Second-Newell, 1:10.62

1600-Meter Run Third-Janicek, 5:39.71

800-Meter Relay Second-Dotson, Newell, Ford, Rassette, 2:03.06 1600-Meter Relay Third-Sealy, 5:09.11

100-Meter Dash Fifth-Ford, 14.76 100-Meter Hurdles Second-Waltrip, 20.63 Third-Boehnemann, 20.65

300-Meter Hurdles First-Aguado, 47.45 Sixth-Brown, 51.02 800-Meter Relay Second-Sealy, 1:42.45

400-Meter Relay Second-Sealy, 0:57.00

1600-Meter Relay First-Sealy, 3:59.77

Triple Jump First-Dotson, 29’2” Fourth-Ford, 28’7” Fifth-Villafranco, 26’10 1/2”

200-Meter Dash Fourth-Welch, 26.16

Shot Put Second-Janda, 31’1” Third-Ford, 30’9 1/2”

400-Meter Dash First-Tapia, 57.77 Second-Kendrick, 58.10 Third-Navarro, 58.35 100-Meter Dash First-Houston, 12.05

2400-Meter Run Fourth-Janicek, 9:22 Fifth-Tovar, 9:34 High Jump Second-Aguado, 5’8” Long Jump Fifth-Navarro, 17’10 1/2” Discus Third-Yeates, 114’10” Fourth-Aguado, 101’1 1/2 “ Seventh Grade Girls Team First-Sealy, 278 1600-Meter Run First-Casas, 6:54.78 Second-Lozano, 6:59.58 Third-Moyle, 7:13.18 300-Meter Hurdles First-Rabius, 57.14 Second-Luttrall, 1:00.95 Fourth-Howard, 1:02.66

1600-Meter Relay First-Sealy, 4:51.59

400-Meter Dash First-Murray, 1:13.58 Second-Rice, 1:15.75 Fourth-Pils, 1:16 100-Meter Dash Third-Green, 14.43 Fourth-Rice, 14.74 Fifth-Morris, 14.8 100-Meter Hurdles First-Rabius, 19.61 400-Meter Relay Second-Morris, Luther, Black, Klotz, 56.11 Pole Vault First-Black, 6’6” Triple Jump First-Luther, 29’6 1/2” Second-Green, 29’1” Third-Klotz, 27’8 1/2” Shot Put Third-Juarez, 25’3” 800-Meter Run Second-Garcia, 2:53 Third-Fey, 3:06 2400-Meter Run First-Casas, 11:20 Second-Pittillo, 11:49

Third-Medrano, 12:08.8 High Jump First-Rabius, 4’6” Second-Black, 4’4” Fifth-Green, 4’ Long Jump First-Klotz, 12’11” Fifth-Luther, 12’3 1/2” Discus Second-Kana, 64’10” Fifth-Trejo, 54’2” Sixth-Dittert, 54’1” Seventh Grade Boys Teams First-Sealy, 166 1600-Meter Run First-Fogle, 5:40.03 Third-Kainer, 5:54.82 Fifth-Treybig, 6:05.38 300-Meter Hurdles Second-Torres, 47.47 Third-Mock, 53.16 Fourth-Brantly, 53.25 800-Meter Relay First-Sealy, 1:52.46 1600-Meter Relay First-Sealy, 4:17.25 200-Meter Dash First-Eckhardt, 26.79 Third-Brast, 27.81 400-Meter Dash First-Ulrich, 1:03.47 Second-Brandes, 1:03.67 Third-Castilla, 1:05.03

100-Meter Dash Third-McNeese, 13.83 110-Meter Hurdles First-Torres, 18.49 Fourth-Rasbury, 21.69 Fifth-Wickens, 22 400-Meter Relay Second-Sealy, 52.65 Pole Vault First-Fogle, 7’6” Triple Jump First-Torres, 30’6” Fifth-McNeese, 25’9” Shot Put Fifth-Allen, 30’5” 800-Meter Run First-Fogle, 2:28 Second-Regalado, 2:38 Fourth-Pacheco, 2:44 2400-Meter Run Second-Treybig, 9:23 Third-Kainer, 9:24 Sixth-Regalado, 10:07.5 High Jump First-Eckhardt, 5’ Second-Ulrich, 4’10” Third-Brandes, 4’8” Long Jump Fifth-McNeese, 14’10” Sixth-Brandees, 14’9” Discus First-Welch, 92’ Second-Parker, 80’9” Third-Weber, 78’3”

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Chamber welcomes Edward Jones

Chamber welcomes SFA State Park

The Sealy Chamber of Commerce welcomed Edward Jones and Andrew Krampitz to the chamber. Edward Jones is located at 330 Main St., Suite 4 in Sealy. Pictured above are Kevin Krampitz, Kay Krampitz, H.E. Krampitz, Andrew Krampitz, Erin Krampitz, Debbie Krampitz, David Krampitz and Stacy Winters. Pictured from the chamber are Kim Meloneck, Candace Samples, Larry Kuciemba, Carl Clover, Joyce Chandler, Peggy Spradley, Bill Burttschell, Ryan Svoboda and Chris Coffman.

The Sealy Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed Stephen F. Austin State Park to the family. The park is located at Park Road 38 in San Felipe off FM 1458. Pictured above, from left to right, Bill Burttschell, Lisa Jeane Reznicek, Peggy Spradley, Keith Oliver, John Hensley, Ryan Svoboda, Donnia Estestes, Jeri Dulaney, Zanetta Knesek, Derin Depalermo, Candace Samples, Brenda Shaughnessy, Brenda Squyres and Tom Shaughnessy. Stephen F. Austin State Park in San Felipe celebrated the opening of its newly renovated cabin.

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Chamber welcomes Specialty Hearing The Sealy Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed Specialty Hearing, LLC, located at 330 Main St., Suite 1C in Sealy. Pictured above are owner Betty Williams, her husband Brad Williams and mother-in-law Sue Williams. Also pictured above are Ashley Tompkins, Tamara Maresh, Kristin Callender, Debra Thayer, Shirley Beum, Ronda Hartman, Kim Meloneck, Zanetta Knesek, Brad Burttschell, Peggy Spradley, Ryan Svoboda, Andrew Krampitz and Carl Clover.

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Walter Virnau drives one of his classic cars at the front of the parade.

Spring Picnic set for April 13 It’s time to enter prized old cars, buggies and tractors in the Sealy Spring Picnic Antique Car, Buggy & Tractor Parade. The Spring Picnic will be held on Saturday, April 13, on the Santa Fe Museum grounds at East Main and Silliman.

The Parade will take place at noon. The parade will begin at the Liedertafel and travel east on Main Street to the Santa Fe Museum.

Once there, the cars, buggies and tractors will be on display for all to enjoy.

To enter the parade register online at www. sealyhistoricalsociety. org or call Nancy Naron at 832-492-4244.

This year’s Spring Picnic offers a new lineup of activities including Civil War Demonstrations, an

exhibit of antique clothing with style show, woodworking demonstrations and pony rides.

As in previous years, there will be plenty of games, exhibits, and great food. There will be a cakewalk featuring wonderful home-baked cakes, pies and cookies.

Again this year, there will be photos of Sealy’s old buildings and historical sites that may be viewed on a large screen.

An exhibit of antique toys including dolls, trucks and tractors will also be on display.

The Tricycle Races are open to children ages 3 to 6 and start at 11 a.m. on East Main in front of the Santa Fe Museum.

Families are asked to bring their own tricycle and helmet.

Just in time for this year’s Spring Picnic, the main museum building,

which is the original Sealy News office, will be insulated and air-conditioned.

The Family and Consumer Sciences Advisory Board will host its third annual Mother’s Day Miracle 5K Run/Walk.

The run shows community support for cancer research and for the many individuals who lost their lives in the fight against cancer. The event is scheduled for Saturday, May 11, in Bellville and will start at 9 a.m.

Registration is from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.

The start and finish line will be at Young Life, 1897 South Tesch Street.

Those who want to register early can fill out forms at miraclerun.eventbrite.com and registration forms will be available at multiple businesses across Austin County including Bellville General Hospital, Texas A&M AgriLIfe Extension Service and the Texas Department of State Health Services.

Entry fees will be $10 for those 18 and under and $20 for ages 19 and up. The early registration deadline is April 26. There will be an additional $5 for entries

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The Mother’s Day Miracle Run is being hosted by the Texas

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Proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society of Austin County Relay for Life and the Austin County Pink Event. Families and cancer survivors are encouraged to participate. For questions and registration information, please feel free to call Rachel Kubala (979) 865-5211, Michelle Allen (979) 865-2072 or Sharon Glentzer (979) 865-3141.

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“Why is this a problem now when it wasn’t last time?” asked Precinct 1 Commissioner Reese Turner about the 3 percent increase allotted at the beginning of the fiscal year.

Austin County Judge Carolyn Bilski said part of the problem is that the county is looking to give the 2 percent increase in the middle of a fiscal year, as opposed to the start of budget.

The county treasurer is also working with auditors on the correct calculations for hourly pay.

“This is like a full day’s workshop, or a bunch of little workshops,” said Bilski.

The court will continue to discuss the matter.

The 2 percent pay raise could still happen, but not until county officials have a firm understanding of whom it will affect and how.

Precinct 3 Commissioner Randy Reichardt said these issues like re-hire policy only come up in awhile.

“It only comes up every 15 years and we’re going to talk about it for 12 hours,” said Reichardt about the issues.

The 2 percent pay raise was promised by the Austin County Commissioners Court last year after the court gave employees a 3 percent pay raise, if funds were available this spring, Turner said earlier this month at the first approval.

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Republicans to meet The regular monthly meeting of the Republicans of Austin County will be held on Thursday, April 4 at 7 p.m. at Tony’s Restaurant in Sealy. Greg Steussel will present a video of The States and The Founders Design.

Peace Officers Banquet The Austin County Peace Officers Association

LifeBridge Community Church We are a new church in the Sealy area. We would like to invite you and your family to come worship and grow with us.

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is hosting its annual banquet Friday, April 5, at the Sealy American Legion Hall. The non-profit group will hold a silent auction and announce its 2013 scholarship winners.

Tickets are $10 and are available at the door.

Social hour begins at 6:30 and food will be served at 7 p.m. For questions or to make a donation, contact Randy at (979) 251-2625.

Chicken fried chicken dinner The American Legion Post No. 442 Auxiliary will host a chicken fried chicken dinner on April 7 at the back of the Sealy American Legion Hall.

Plates are $9 and service will be from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. For tickets, call Heather Smith at (979) 885-4802 or see any auxiliary member. Tickets are required.

E-scrap planned Austin County will sponsor an E-scrap collection on Saturday, April 13, from 9 a.m. - noon at the Austin County Fairgrounds. This is your chance to dispose of electronic items from computers to small kitchen appliances, phone equipment, televisions (up to 27 inches), cameras and projectors. Additional items can be reviewed at www.austincounty.com.

Please note this is not a hazardous chemical collection. For additional information call Ausitn County Judge Carolyn Bilski’s office at (979) 865-5911 ext. 2223.

Citywide garage sale The 10th annual Sealy citywide garage sale will be held on Saturday, April 13. To register a garage sale, please contact Kim

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PLEASE, spay or neuter your pet today!

Please call us if you can’t afford to do it on your own.

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Meloneck at (979) 6276121 or email kmeloneck@ci.sealy.tx.us. There is no charge to participate and register a garage sale. The deadline to register is Tuesday, April 9. By registering, your address will be added to the participant list provided to shoppers and posted on the website. The garage sale will happen, rain or shine.

Memorial scholarship fundraiser The second annual Sam Hines Memorial Scholarship Fundraiser will be held on April 13 and will include a bike rub, barbecue cook-off, games and auction. The fundraiser will take place at the Sealy American Legion Hall, located at 1630 Meyer St. starting at noon.

For more information on the auction and bike run, call Ted at (979) 3989789 and for the barbecue cook-off, call Debi at (832) 722-9618.

Battle of the bands A battle of the bands will be held on April 13 at the second annual Sam Hines Memorial Scholarship Fundraiser.

The battle starts at noon at the Sealy American Legion Hall, located at 1630 Meyer St. For more information, email rsanantonio62@gmail.com or mary.sanantonio@yahoo. com.

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Heidi McRunnel: Household items.

Janice Kolojaco: Household items.

Gia Williams: Household items. Daniel Knesek: Household items. James Palmer: Household items. Joe Ross: Household items.

Johnnie Ashton: Tires and rims.

Christina Klump: Boxes. Contact: ALL Mini Storage, 403 Columbus Rd. Sealy, TX 77474, 979-8770530.

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Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) proposes to build a 291foot Self Support Communications Tower. Anticipated lighting application is medium intensity dual red/white strobes. The Site location is 19016 Villanova Lane, New Ulm, Austin County, TX 78950, (Latitude 29-5311.68 N / Longitude 96-24-37.33). The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Antenna Structure Registration (ASR, Form 854) filing number is A0829178. ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS – Interested persons may review the application (www.fcc.gov/asr/applications) by entering the filing number.

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The mailing address to file a paper copy is: FCC Requests for Environmental Review, Attn: Ramon Williams, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. HISTORIC PROPERTIES EFFECTS- Public comments regarding potential effects on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: 61131178SLF, EBI Consulting, 6876 Susquehanna Trail South, York, PA 17403, (717)4494085, or sfarley@ ebiconsulting.com.

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COMMERCIAL PROPERTY Commercial/Industrial property for sale in Round Mountain, TX. (Hwy 281@FM 962). Approximately 13,750 square feet of warehouse/industrial space. 5,000 square feet air conditioned. Four loading docks, located on approximately 4 acres. $310,000.

Owner financing is available for qualified buyer. Contact Bob Stratmann, 512-4510144 or email: bob@ appraiseaustin.com <mailto:bob@appraiseaustin.com> For Sale: Perfect Small Apartment Starter Property.

Collect $3200 per month. Priced to sell! For immediate delivery of package: Text your name AND email OR dial into voicebox and leave your name and email. Packet delivered in 10 minutes (281) 528-1026 HISTORIC DOWNTOWN Building at 118 N. 5th Street in Alpine. Good location with two downstairs offices with a potential for a third, lovely upstairs apartment & studio.

Excellent investment opportunity with 2 or 3 separate rental spaces/living quarters! Approx. 9,438 sq. ft. $495,000.

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ACCOUNTING CLERK The Sealy News, a community newspaper, in Sealy, Texas, is looking for an experienced Bookkeeper. The ideal candidate for this full time position must have at least two years experience in Excel, A/R, A/P, Data Entry and Bank Deposits. You must be organized and can work in a fast-paced atmosphere. QuickBooks experience a plus! We offer a competitive starting salary with health benefits, as well as vacation and sick/personal leave, after a probationary period.

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Country yard sale everything from baby items to antiques including furniture, tools, GM and HD parts, old glassware, Easter items, lots of clothes.

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. 11885 Newberg Rd. Cat Spring. Fri. and Sat. 8-? Follow signs.

Nurses NEEDED FOR PEDIATRIC HOME CARE in the Bellville area. We have immediate openings for RNs and LVNs. For more information, please email your resume to careers@epichealthservices.com or call 214-466-1375

Shredding/Land Clearing/Pond Development. Call Rockin M Equipment Services for a free quote @ 979-5339580 or 979-2576548

Professional Office Building in Cedar Park, TX. 2800+/sf office building; 2-story; stone construction; 2 executive offices + workroom; 2nd floor is large conference room with balconies; 2 restrooms & kitchen; parking; 1 block off Hwy 183 & within 1 mile of Toll Road. $325,000.

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3 bdrm. 2 ½ bath $1,200/mo. on 100 acres. Available April 1. Call Tony 281788-3661 SEALY: Spring Special. Nicely remodeled apts. 2 bd, 1 ba, w/spacious Kitchen, dishwasher, refrigerator & washer/ dryer hook up. All credit considered. $575/mo + $299 security deposit. Ph: 832-437-0471 or 832-216-8524 2 bedroom, 1 bath home near downtown. Under a large oak tree. “Old House Charm” NO PETS! Appliances and water included. $725/month & deposit. 713-859-2269 or 979-885-7304.

LAND FOR SALE Land for sale in Boerne, Texas. Two acres $195,000, one acre $103,500.

Located at 3 Hillview Lane. Just outside the Boerne city limits in Kendall County. Can be used for residential or commercial uses.

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CONDO FOR SALE: Beach front 3/3 in Grand Caribbean at Dune Crest in Port Aransas. Top floor with full view of the Gulf. Access to beach and in-ground pool. $369,900.

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Call Granite Printing, 512-352-3687, or come by, 2675 CR 374, Circleville, TX.

3bd/2ba brick home w/a 20'x40' patio on back, also a 5000 sq.ft. covered mechanics shop w/restrooms, shower and laundry room. All on 5.5 acres. Appraised at $140,000. Asking $120,000. In Wallis.

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FOR RENT OR LEASE Garage apartment for rent. 979-885-4759 Wallis townhome 12645 sf. Kitchen appliances, two large bedrooms upstairs, 2 ½ baths, private garage. $600 deposit, $850 per month. 832-875-1727 or 713-269-5781.

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GARAGE SALES Moving sale – antiques, furniture, bedding and more.

March 28-29, Thurs./ Fri., 411 N. Meyer St., 2 -6 p.m. BOTH DAYS.

Austin County Flea Market Open March 30 8-4. 7241 FM 1094 Sealy. Coins, jewelry, furniture, 600 records and much more! Call Randy 281-797-1131 for more information.

HELP WANTED JOIN A WINNING TEAM! Granite Publications, a family of community newspapers across Texas, is looking for entry-level reporters and ad sales representatives.

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EOE. Looking for an experienced salesperson for a mobile home dealership in Sealy, please call 979-8856767.

HIRING: Experienced CDL-B Dump Truck Drivers; Trackhoe, Bulldozer and Tractor/Scraper operators. Paid medical insurance & retirement. Call (979) 865-5941, weekdays 8-5 Hotel Housekeeping. Apply in person at Super 8 Hotel in Sealy. Best Pay. Experienced Landscape Maintenance Employees Needed QUALIFICATIONS: -Clean Drivers License is a must – Minimum of 1 year experience – Irrigation exp a plus. Send Resume #832-2185343 Compassionate Care Hospice seeks a Hospice RN to join their team. Please send resume to tammy.steward@ cchnet.net to apply.

Kitchen help wanted.

Full or part time.

Must have some restaurant experience but will train.

Good pay, long term potential. Please contact 832-8783400

HELP WANTED: In accordance with the employment policies of Austin County, Reese Turner, Commissioner Pct. 1 is accepting applications for immediate full time entry level Road & Bridge Operators. Applicants must have a valid Texas Drivers License and willing to obtain a CDL license within 18 months.

Experience with a mower and other road maintenance equipment is a plus, but not required.

Austin County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not discriminate against any person for reason of socioeconomic level, race, sex, religion, age, handicap or national origin.

Applications may be obtained from Human Resources at the Austin County Courthouse or Austin County website at www.austincounty. com . Applications will be accepted in Human Resources until 3:00 p.m. on April 2, 2013.

Painter Brookshire, Texas Day-to-day maintenance of wellmanicured ranch houses, fences, and structures. Must have interior and exterior painting experience. Must be detail oriented, dependable, of good character and health.

Living in close proximity of ranch, clean background check and proper documentation to work in the U.S. is a requirement of employment. Full time. Pay: DOE. Call 713-655-6314.

Groundskeeper/ Landscaping Brookshire, Texas Dayto-day maintenance of well-manicured ranch land, hay fields and various ranch buildings.

Must have lawn maintenance and landscaping skills and be detail oriented, dependable, of good character and health. Living in close proximity of ranch, clean background check and proper documentation to work in the U.S. is a requirement ofemployment. 2 Positions available.

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Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800669-9777. The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.

885-3522 aofsbop=t^kqba The Greenbush Logistics, Inc. terminal in Columbus, TX, is hiring flatbed drivers and offering great benefits. We feel like the best drivers in the industry deserve the best working conditions and benefits available.

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Home Sweet Home Bellville family moves into Habitat home

By ASHLEY TOMPKINS Editor and Publisher

Rita Edmond, of Bellville, officially became a homeowner this year, thanks to Habitat for Humanity.

Edmond and her family – children Andre, Troy, Jr. and Chasity Edmond – have lived in their Bellville Habitat for Humanity home since Oct. 27, 2012, leasing the house before paperwork was complete.

But, now, the family can call the home their own.

Habitat hosted a home dedication for the family on Sunday, March 17. Closing was completed earlier in the month, and Edmond now owns the home, which is financed through Habitat at 0 percent interest.

The family lived in Bell Oaks Apartments in Bellville before moving into the home last fall. The family had been on the waiting list for a Habitat home when the one they now live in came open after the previous family moved away.

“Thank you for choosing my family,” Edmond said at the dedication.

“We really do appreciate the home and we’re all really enjoying it.”

The ceremony included words from Edmond’s pastor, Rev. Jim Reed as well as Habitat President Jonathan Mollenkopf.

Habitat volunteers presented Edmond and her family with presents: bread to share many happy meals together in their new home; wine to fill the

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Enjoying a Peep cake pop in early celebration of Easter.

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Rita Edmond, above, accepts a new plant at her home dedication this month. Below, she stands with her children Andre, Troy, Jr. and Chasity at the Habitat for Home dedication. home with great joy and happiness; flowers to represent how the family will grow in spirit and love in their new home; a Bible to teach, nurture, challenge and provide words of grace and hope; cleaning supplies to keep the home looking as good as new; a tool kit to keep the home in good repair; and keys to the family’s new home.

The Bellville United Methodist Church choir sang.

Habitat is building its third home and Edmond was on the waiting list.

She was one of about 10 who applied for the home she now lives in after learning it would be vacant. Habitat volunteers did small renovations to make the home feel like new before Edmond and her children moved in.

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If you didn’t get one of the 10,000 eggs at the Eggstravaganza last weekend then I’ve got a sweet treat to make up for it.

Peep egg cake pops.

I’ve decidedly become a cake pop aficionado and have a fun Easter baking craft that won’t bust your budget.

You’ll need: cake mix and the assorted ingredients, a can of pre-made icing, package of eight to 12 Peeps, lollipop sticks and a sheet of Styrofoam.

The food products were all under $4. A collection of lollipop sticks was about $3, but wooden Popsicle sticks would do, too.

And I just found some old Styrofoam from my blender’s packaging. You’ll use it to stick the pops in as they dry.

First, make your cake as directed on the box and let it cool.

Next, set up a baking sheet to put your molded pop. Break up the whole cake into crumbs in a bowl with your hands. Now add about one to two tablespoons of frosting to the crumbs.

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Work the mixture with your hands until it feels moldable for you.

Don’t roll, but press the crumbs into egg shapes and place them on the baking sheet.

They have to be big enough to look like they would hold a Peep – otherwise it would just look ridiculous.

Put your eggs into the freezer for about 45 minutes to an hour to let them harden up into their shape.

Take out your Peeps as you prepare to take the eggs out of the freezer. Take some clean scissors and cut off all of their heads. I promise I did this humanely and didn’t put their heads on sticks around the kitchen to ward off my enemies.

Put the heads on a handy plate for the next steps.

When you’re ready, spoon the rest of your frosting into a tall, narrow cup the will allow you to dip the egg pops into.

Microwave the frosting at 20-second intervals until it’s a smooth, liquid consistency.

Put one stick into each egg as you dip it into the frosting to coat. Quickly stick on the Peep heads and place the sticks into the Styrofoam at a 45-degree angle to allow them to dry and not let the head slide off.

You can keep them in the fridge for about a day before they are all eaten.

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Kids have eggcellent time at Easter Eggstravaganza

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Sunday was definitely a fun day for Sealy and area children, who filled Sealy's Levine Park for the second annual Easter Eggstravaganza. The event, hosted by First United Methodist Church of Sealy, St. John's Episcopal Church and Sealy YMCA, included an Easter egg hunt with 10,000 eggs, pictures with the Easter Bunny, face painting, games, food, pony rides and a petting zoo with bunnies and chicks.

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‘Art Walk to Remember’ honors local artists, funds Alzheimer’s research “Art Walk to Remember,” sponsored by the New Ulm Chamber of Commerce, will be held Saturday, April 27, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in conjunction with a walk to end Alzheimer’s from 8 to 9 a.m.

International artist Ken Turner, who resides in New Ulm, will showcase his work as a tribute to the late David Hickman (1937-2010).

Hickman and Turner co-founded the original New Ulm Art Festival, which was held annually from 2000 through 2007. Hickman was an influential art professor at the University of Houston for 41 years and established UH’s master’s degree program in art.

The festival will feature works by Turner, Hickman, New Ulm artist and historian Ira Gaines (1902-2005), sculptress Amanda Danning, satirical artist Jose Perez, artist and author Mark Chapman and Katy artist Jerry Moore, as well as area students and other emerging artists.

Art will be displayed at several locations around town, including Turner’s studio at his residence and Hickman’s former studio and residence across the street from the New Ulm Post Office.

Festival participants will display and sell their original work from outdoor exhibits and porches.

Vendors will be set up along the streets and visitors will have access to mediums of every kind including antiques, sculptures, quilts, paintings, photographs and crafts.

The “Art Walk to Remember” will raise funds for a scholarship in Hickman’s name, and money will also be raised for Alzheimer’s treatment and research.

There is no charge for admission. For more information, visit the Chamber Events page at www.newulm-tx.com.

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San Felipe UMC to host Easter service San Felipe United Methodist Church will hold its 73rd Easter sunrise sService on March 31 at 7 a.m.

The service will take place at San Felipe de Austin Historic Site in front of the statue of Stephen F. Austin.

In case of rain, the service will be held in the San Felipe United Methodist Church located on FM 1458 and Second Street.

Since 1940, an Easter sunrise service has been held at the historical site and is sponsored by San Felipe United Methodist Church.

Thomas Pilgrim founded the San Felipe Church as the first Sunday school in Texas in 1829. The present structure was built in 1837 and has the distinction of occupying the oldest Protestant church edifice in the state.

There has been preaching in San Felipe since the founding of the town. Minister Harry Stephenson began preaching at San Felipe United Methodist Church in 1824, but there is evidence that there were any number of other preachers during the colonial period.

Ministers from San Felipe, Sealy, Pattison, Brookshire and other surrounding areas will participate in this celebration. There will also be choirs, soloists and musicians participating in this service.

Everyone is encouraged to join and to enjoy the sunrise and the large wooden cross decorated with beautiful live flowers and ferns. The Easter message in word and song has been proclaimed in Christian churches everywhere, all denominations are united to praise the Risen Lord.

Guests are also invited to stay for the 10 a.m. worship The Sealy News/COURTESY PHOTO service at the church.

The San Felipe United Methodist Church, on the corner The minister of this church is Dr. Kenn Munn.

For more information call Kim Waldrop at (979) 885- of FM 1458 and Second Street, is hosting a sunrise service at the historic site on FM 1458.

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Pictured above, from left to right, are Issac Murillo, Nicky Gaitley, Ike Konicka and Owen Gandy. At top right, Nicky Gaitley placed first place overall.

Local Scouts win at district derby All four of the Sealy Cub Scouts from Pack 443 brought home a trophy from the Pinewood Derby Saturday, Feb. 16.

Sealy Cub Scouts Pack 443 sent four participates to the annual David Crockett District Pinewood Derby at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Bellville.

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The Pinewood derby is a racing event for Cub Scouts in the Boy Scouts of America and has been a Cub Scouting tradition since 1953.

At the district level, all first place (or second place) winners of all the Cub Scout packs within the David Crockett District gather for a district level race to determine who has the fast-

est cars in the district.

Issac Murillo took first place in the Tigers rank (first grade boys ages 6-7); Nicky Gaitley took first place in the Wolf rank, (second grade boys ages 7-8); Ike Konicka took third place in the Bear rank, (third grade boys ages 8-9); and Owen Gandy won “Best of Show” in the Weblos I rank, (fourth grade boy ages 9-10).

Sealy AARP chapter meets Sealy AARP Chapter 1505 met on Feb. 17 at 11 a.m. at the Hill Community Center

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After the AARP prayer was given, members and guests recessed for a covered dish lunch and fellowship.

When the meeting reopened, the group welcomed Andrea James, guest speaker from the Houston Chapter of the A l z h e i m e r ’ s Association. She gave some interesting information.

The minutes of last month’s meeting was then read and approved.

The treasurer’s report was given and approved and filed as read.

The committee reports were given and discussed.

With no further business to discuss, a motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting.

The next meeting was held on March 21 at 11 a.m. at the Hill Community Center in Sealy.

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City recognizes Scouts The City of Sealy recognized local Boy Scouts on Feb. 26, as the organization celebrated its birthday last month. Pictured at left, front row from left, are councilwoman Yvonne Johnson, councilman Everett Bubak, councilwoman Melanie Willingham, JP Pinteralli, Owen Gandy, Nikolas Young, Bryce Moreno, Cameron Eschenburg, Robert Tinsley, Eric Pinteralli, Bud Gaitley, Kathy Burgess, councilman Steve Wilson and Sealy Mayor Nick Tirey; and back row from left, are councilman Larry Koy, Joe Pinteralli, Sealy Police Chief John Tollett, Brayton Beam, Colby Eschenburg, Tanner Ellis, Ian Waters, Alex Pinteralli, Issac Murillo, Nicky Gaitley, Tyler Burgess and Sealy City Manager Chris Coffman.

Griffin earns award for essay The American College of Healthcare Executives has named Hilary E. Griffin, a Baylor graduate student and 2007 Sealy High School alumnae, as the second place winner in its annual Richard J. Stull Student Essay Competition in H e a l t h c a r e Management. Griffin will receive an award and recognition for her essay at the Congress on Healthcare Leadership held March 13 in Chicago, Ill. In her essay, “Ready....Set...

Transition: A Case for Accountable Care,” Griffin discusses hindrances that face the more than 11 million children who have been diagnosed with chronic conditions as they transition from pediatric care to an adult medical environment. The process is complicated and difficult to ensure optimal care of patients, but Griffin’s essay outlines a possible solution in the establishment of special needs transitional medical homes that would standardize and improve the quality of care to patients in this timespan.

Griffin became interested in this topic through her studies in the Robbins M.B.A. Healthcare Program at Baylor’s Hankamer School of Business. As part of this program, master’s candidates are required to complete a seven-month administrative resi-

dency in a hospital during their second year of studies. Griffin completed her residency at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, where she became knowledgeable about the challenges of transition medicine.

Griffin, daughter of Rusty and Anne Griffin of Sealy, received her B.B.A. in Business Honors and Finance from Texas A&M University in 2011.

“The M.B.A. Healthcare Program is what drew me to Baylor,” said Griffin.

As part of her undergraduate program, Griffin interned at Angola Prison, a maximum security prison in Louisiana where her father had done ministry. It was here that she decided to pursue a career in public service.

“While completing my internship at Angola, I realized that my life was made to serve others, and I never wanted to work for a company that just made products for consumption.

God made me to make an impact and bring hope to those who are living in ‘hopeless’ situations. This realization was the first driver that brought me into the Baylor M.B.A. Healthcare Program,” she said.

During her junior year at college, Griffin saw a need for hope in a new setting when her friend was diagnosed with cancer.

“After his diagnosis,

Local historian to speak at German meeting Herbie Kollatchny will be the speaker at the next meeting of the Bluebonnet Chapter of the Texas German Society.

The meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 27, at 7 p.m. at the Hill Center in Sealy.

Kollatchny, a noted local historian, will discuss the early history of Austin County.

Forty-five members and guests attended the last meeting of the B l u e b o n n e t Chapter.

Karl Micklitz described his experiences as a young man in Germany during and after World War II. Guests are invited to attend the meeting.

Anyone, including non-German speaking individuals, is encouraged to join the chapter.

They may contact chapter President Herbert Schumann at 979-865-3804.

Hilary E. Griffin I spent the next nine months watching him make an everlasting impact on those around him. It was his friendship and cancer journey that opened my eyes to specifically serving in the healthcare industry,” Griffin said.

“Throughout many visits to M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, I began to see the place for business in healthcare, and something ignited inside of me.

“While only in my life for a short period, he helped me realize that it’s not the duration of a life that matters, but the donation of it.”

Griffin plans to enter the healthcare industry upon her graduation in May 2013.

Wear blue in April in support of child abuse awareness April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and all citizens are asked to wear a blue ribbon as a symbol that they care and can make a difference in a child’s life.

Each year hundreds of children in the United States die and thousands of other children suffer the pain of abuse and neglect.

The Blue Ribbon Campaign began in 1989 when Bonnie Finney, a Norfolk, Va., grandmother took a stand against child abuse by tying a blue ribbon to her truck. Finney’s grandson, Michael, lost his life to child abuse. In just eight years the Blue Ribbon Campaign has spread to most towns, cities and counties in Texas.

If you suspect child abuse or neglect there are three simple rules: (1) believe the child, (2) do not try to investigate yourself and, (3) report reasonable suspicion.

When reporting a possible child abuse or neglect victim, give as much information as possible: the child’s name; age; address; a brief description; current injuries; medical or behavior problems; the parents and any siblings names that live in the home.

If the problem is life threatening, don’t hesitate to call 911.

The Texas hotline number is 800-252-5400 and they take calls 24/7. The web site is www.txabusehotline.org. The Austin County Children’s Protective Service Board urges everyone to join the campaign and wear a blue ribbon or a blue bracelet.

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South Texas drought taking its toll on cattle ranchers The unrelenting drought is taking its toll on South Texas cattle ranchers who are resorting to a centuries-old emergency method of feeding cattle, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agent.

“Ranchers down here commonly refer to it as ‘chamuscando,’ the Spanish word for the process of burning off spines from prickly pear cactus so cattle can eat the pods for food and water,” said Omar Montemayor, an AgriLife Extension agent in Starr County.

“For many of our aging ranchers, chamuscando (pronounced chah-moosKAHN-doh) and hauling hay and water to their livestock are last ditch efforts to stay in the cattle business.”

Burning cactus is a practice that dates back to the mid-1700s when Spanish settlers moved here from Mexico City and raised cattle for sustenance along both sides of the Rio Grande,

Montemayor said. The pioneers burned cactus over mesquite fires, which eventually gave way to kerosene burners until the 1950s when ranchers switched to butane then propane.

“In times of drought, when pastures have no grass or hay for cattle to feed on, ranchers use a propane-fueled torch to burn the needles off nopal, or cactus. The pads or stems of the plant contain moisture and fiber, but very little protein. Ranchers supplement their cattle’s diets with protein pellets called range cubes.”

Chamuscando and hauling supplemental feed, hay and water to cattle are costly measures, Montemayor said, but for many South Texas ranchers, time may be too short to sell their herds now and rebuild if and when the drought breaks.

“Many of our ranchers are in their late 60s and 70s,” he said. “If they sell their cattle and the drought ends next year,

they’ll have to buy young cattle back. If a rancher pays $2,400 for a ‘pair,’ a cow and a young calf, he or she will have to wait four to five years to sell four or five calves just to recoup their investment.

“For a lot of ranchers, that’s time they think they may not have, so they’re doing everything they can to keep their cattle alive now. But it’s hard work and very expensive.”

Once cattle start eating burned cactus, a rancher has to have a plentiful supply on hand.

“When ranchers burn cactus, they have to burn at least a two-day supply because cattle used to eating cactus will eat it with spines and all if the burned cactus runs out. That results in mouth injuries, they stop eating and now a rancher has a whole new set of problems.”

At an average cost of $3.50 per gallon of propane, a rancher with 30

head of cattle will spend about $35 per day just on the fuel to burn cactus, Montemayor said.

“Hopefully, a rancher has plenty of cactus on his ranch land. Then there’s the cost of the protein supplement.

Some set out molasses tubs which help with the livestock’s hydration and digestive process.”

Thirsty cattle require lots of water, a commodity long since gone from many South Texas ranches.

“For ranchers without windmills or wells, there’s the cost of hauling water to these ranches where ponds have long ago dried up.

Some of these ranchers have been hauling water to their ranches for two or three years. A lactating cow consumes about 20 gallons of water per day, so with 30 head, you’re talking about a lot of water daily. ” Ranchers use all sorts of make-shift and customized tanks and trail-

ers to haul untreated Rio Grande water from municipal water treatment plants to their ranches behind pickup trucks burning $4 per gallon diesel fuel. Cost of the water is relatively cheap, at about $10 for 500 gallons, but the trips are almost nonstop, Montemayor said.

“Once a drought starts drying up the natural resources of a ranch, expenses and efforts increase tremendously.

Equipment gets more use which means added repairs and maintenance; the list just goes on and on.”

Ranchers have also been buying hay, available nearby in the lower counties of the Rio Grande Valley where fields have been irrigated. But that won’t last

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Houston Livestock female sale grosses $974K The Houston Rodeo and Livestock Show sale, managed

by Port City Stockyards Company of Sealy, consisted of 463 head of commercial females and were comprised of pairs, bred females and open ready to breed females. Females were purchased by commercial cowmen in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and all the way to Pennsylvania. The offering sold to 51 different buyers for an average price of $2,104.10.

Three good cowmen judges, Bill Crane of Pearsall, Texas, Frank Reznicek of Wallis and Chris Krielow of Roanoke, La., named a Bradley Hodde Diamond H Cattle Co. pen of Golden Certified F1 H X B females as the Champion above all Females. The females sold for $3,100 and were purchased

by Tom Johnson of Wortham, Texas. This Diamond H con-

signment was also Champion F1 Pairs and Champion Overall F1’s.

Champions were named in several classes of females. The Champion Brangus Open Females were consigned by Steiner Ranches of Bastrop, Texas and sold to Triple R Cattle Co of Mission, Texas.

The Champion Brangus Pairs was a consignment of Jasik Hay Farm of Pleasanton, Texas.

Those sold to Paul Somerville of Richmond for $3,300. The Champion English/Continental Females were consigned by 3T Cattle Co. of Sommerville, Texas and sold for $2,600.00 to David Wellmann of Brenham.

The Champion Brahman females were cosigned Martin/ Schwartz Partnership and sold for $3,600 to Diamond H Cattle Co. of Brenham.

Naming a pen of John Malazzo Farms females as the Champion

Open F1 females rounded off the judging. They were ABBA Certified B X H females and sold for $2,700 to Jim Watts of Houston.

“These 2013 females were the best group of females overall than in the past few years. We are indebted to our 2013 consignors for holding top notch females for our 2013 sales,” said Sale Manager J. D. Sartwelle of Port City Stockyards.

Triple S Cattle Co. of Brenham was volume buyer of the sale followed by Triple R Cattle Company of Mission, Texas and Paul Somerville’s Somerville Acres of Richmond.

Murphy Moriarty of Richards, Texas, All Breed Livestock Sales Committee Chairman of the Show, said that the committee and the sales they put on are part of the Show’s “outreach to the commercial world.”

The sale grossed $974,200.

Houston Livestock bull sale figures up The Houston Livestock sale grossed $350,200, averaging almost a thousand dollars more for the 87 bulls than last year.

The sales were managed by Port City Stockyards Company of Sealy.

An enthusiastic audience of cattle producers from Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma, assembled in Houston on Feb. 27, for the 46th edition of the All Breed Registered Range Bull Sale at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. More than 85 observers, bidders and buyers via the Internet on the Livestock Markets Association’s Online Auction System with live streaming audio and video joined them.

Eighty-seven bulls sold to 46 different buyers for an average price of $4,025, compared with 2012’s average price per head of $3,050.

Twenty cattle producers graded the 2013 sale offering the day before the sale. The overall highest-grading bull was consigned by B & C Cattle Company of Miami, Texas. This 26 month old Hereford bull sold for $11,500 to Chris Scharbauer’s Five S Ranches of Amarillo, Texas. The second highest-selling bull was a Hereford bull consignment of W4 Ranch, Morgan, Texas that sold for $10,000 to Five S Ranches. W4

Ranch sold the third highest-selling bull to Preston Loehr of Caldwell for $7,000.

Topping the Brangus bulls was a consignment of Hodde Land and Cattle Co., of Brenham, that sold to Jon Michael Hardy of Santa Fe for $6,500.

Bayvue Farms, of Herrmann, Mo., sold the highest-grading Charolais bull for $4,750 to C T Jones Cattle Co. of Livingston, Texas. The high-grading Brahman bull was consigned by Tic Tac Toe Ranch of Frost, Texas and sold to Robert Paret of Brenham, for $5,500.

Two bulls tied for the highest selling Angus bull for $5,250 each.

One was consigned by Outfit 8-Bayvue Farms of Herrmann, Mo. and sold to Fat Cow Enterprises of Brenham. The other was consigned by Pied Piper Farms of Hamlin and was purchased by 3M Ranch of Richards.

The highest grading Simmental bull was consigned by Bobby and Jeanne Thornhill’s Shallow Water Ranch and sold to Robert Kramer of Needville.

The highest selling Simmental was consigned D Bar Cattle Co. of Cleburne and sold for $4,400 to Sebesta Ranch of Danbury, Texas. The high grading Gelbvieh Balancer was consigned by C. W. Johnson of Happy,

Texas, and sold to J. Rolins of Dayton, Texas.

The volume buyers of the sale were J Rollins Cattle who purchased six head and several others purchasing three head each.

Thirty-five other buyers bought either one or two bulls.

“The Committee is pleased with the outcome of this year’s sale that reflects the overall state of our industry.

We remain grateful to our Industry Contributors, whose support of Gulf Coast

cattle producers is especially appreciated,” said Committee Chairman Murphy Moriarty of Richards Freeport.

The All Breeds Livestock Sales Committee of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo conducted the bull sale.

The Committee appreciates its Senior Industry Contributor, Capital Farm Credit, who provided funds for exhibitor premiums, hospitality for buyers and sellers, and overall expense defrayment.

long either, he said.

“A round bale of hay is going for about $100, but as water districts start cutting back on the irrigation water that hay growers have had, hay will become more scarce and more expensive.”

Montemayor said a South Texas way of life going back more than 250 years is very much at risk.

“Our ranchers are not youngsters,” he said.

“The expense and effort they have to put in is taking a terrible toll.

With little or no rain since Hurricane Alex in 2010, and none in the forecast, we could be looking at the end of an era here. Ranchers, like farmers, are very optimistic, but how long can they hold out?”

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Gamma Omega's accept new members The Gamma Omega Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International met on March 2 in the fellowship hall of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Phillipsburg with 54 members in attendance.

Members enjoyed shopping at the silent auction in support of members who will be attending the State convention. Tammy Alford read the mission statement.

Jennifer Mohr led members in the pledges and also in the collect. Dr. Frances McArthur said a prayer and Trudy Holland gave the meditation. Cheryl Pritchett led members in singing “Texas Our Texas” and “Deep in the Heart of Texas” in honor of Texas Independence Day. Keienburg presided over the business meeting. The minutes were approved as printed. Pritchett read thank-you notes from scholarship recipients Michelle Farrell and Carilyn Muzny and also from the Somerville Area Alliance Ministries for an Operation Lend-a-Hand donation. She also read a letter of resignation from Marie Landry, which was accepted with regret.

Linda Pinkerton read the treasurer’s report, which was approved.

Committee reports included achievement awards by Myra Demel, legislative report by Lou Pruett and Week-of-Caring Project report by Trudy Holland. Linda Pipes gave the lpersonal growth and services report. She asked members to decorate cards of encouragement for the Brenham Children’s who will be presenting “Big Bad Musical” at Blinn College on April 4 and 5 and also a Spring Concert on April 27 and 28.

For her membership report, Jeanell Dallmeyer announced that five ladies had been recommended for membership into Delta Kappa Gamma. They are Laura Butts and Kathleen Lackey from Bellville;

Adriana Mendoza, Brittney Knesek, and Theresa Perez from Burleson County, and Lois Marburger from Lee County. All were accepted unanimously. An orientation meeting was held at Los Cabos in Brenham on Tuesday, March 19, at 6:30 p.m. Members will be initiated at the April regular meeting.

An update on the state convention was given to members. Carole Fry, Pinkerton, Pruett and Pritchett were elected to the nominations committee, which will select officers for the 2014-2016 biennium.

Grace Holtkamp announced that the Texas Retired Teachers Association had a lobby day in Austin on March 20. She also announced that land has been purchased at San Felipe to build a museum and visitors’ center. A golf tournament will be held there on April 5 to raise money for the project; Representative Lois Kolkhorst will serve as honorary chairman.

Pinkerton won the door prize and Carolyn Golan won the Perfect attendance prize, both donated by Thelma Hinze. The next meeting will be at 9:30 a.m. on April 20 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Phillipsburg with the Burleson County members serving as hostesses. The meeting was adjourned; then members joined in forming a circle to sing “The Delta Kappa Gamma Song.”

Members attending from Bellville were Myra Demel, Letha Dillion, Carole Fry, Carolyn Golan, Joyce Knolle, Barbara Koy, Susan Massey, Kay O’Jibway, Allene Porter, Cheryl Pritchett, Barbara Truitt, Marti Turner, and Peggy Ueckert. Members attending from Sealy were Patricia Ashorn, Judy Calender, Grace Holtkamp, Jessie Kokemor, Sharon Machala, and Heather Smith.

The Austin County Go Texan Committee would like to thank everyone that made the 2013 Austin County Go Texan Day, Dance and Scholarship Auction another great success.

Without your support, we would not be able to continue to give money to the outstanding students of Austin County. Since the early 1970s, we have given over $760,000 to our local youth. Once again, we would like to thank everyone that either participated in the cookoff, tournaments, dance, or auction and made the day a huge success. We hope to see everyone at the Annual Crawfish Boil on April 12.

Thanks to our generous buyers: Austin County State Bank Barbara Klein Bruce Dittert Brown Tire Capital Farm Credit Citizens State Bank Cattleman’s Brenham Livestock Creek Bend Farms Dianna Lampe Edna Bustos First National Bank – Bellville Four County Auction Glenda Neutzler Gonzales Go Texan

Greg & Suzanne Braun Industry State Bank Jadi Williamson JH Consulting JoAnn Herbrig Johnny’s Home Repair JW Sebesta K&M Grocery Kelli Tiemann Kevin Ignasiak Kim Krause Kristie Quinton Linda Pitts Mark Michalke Matt Noviskie Matthew Svinky

Michael Duron Michael Svinky Paula Evans Ralph Savage Ricky Huff Sealy Concrete Serena Krueger Snuffy Garrett Steve Ehrig Tammy Hoermann Tegeler Chevrolet Texas Ag Finance Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Wendy Gray

The Austin County Go-Texan Committee would like to express our extreme gratitude to the 2013 Event Sponsors: CORPORATE LEVEL R4 Enterprises, LLC Bellville Lions Club

SILVER LEVEL Citizens State Bank Diamond W Utilities Don & Judy Luedke Greg & Suzanne Braun Charlie & Pat Balke SCS Construction Sealy Concrete S & S Service

PLATINUM LEVEL 1st National Bank of Bellville Austin County State Bank Bellville Meat Market Industry State Bank Jack’s Cook Shack GOLD LEVEL Buck Fergeson Originals Cielito Lindo Restaurant II Eckermann’s Meat Market J & S Water Wells Jim & Dorothy Grimes J. Wehring Floors Schmidt Funeral Homes sealytractor.com “The Virnau Family” Splash Water System Texas Farm Bureau Insurance

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Go Texan Day winners recognized The Austin County Go Texan committee has announced winners from this year's Austin County Go Texan Day. All teams will represent Austin County at the 2014 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.

Pictured above winners in the bean category, are the Pot Smokers. At top right Twisted Sisters, who won the chili category. At right, second from the top, are Danny Supak and Wesley Goebel, who won horseshoes. Third top right are Kurt Hinze and Larry Howren, who won washers, and at bottom right are Frankie Krumrey and David Faterkowski, who won the dominoes competition. Not pictured are bean bag winners Billy Supak and Danny Supak.

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The Sealy News will print inspections each month in the print edition and online at www.

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Gold Medal •(New Restaurant) El Tenampa Mexican Restaurant, inspected March 15, 2013: Very clean and organized.

Inspection passed.

Silver Medal •Roasted Corn, inspected March 4, 2013: No thermometer in the cooler, Christmas tree and canopy outside premises, grass needed to be mowed, the water connection on the corn stand was not working properly, the landscaping around the establishment was not maintained. The business owner was given 10 days to correct all abovementioned violations.

A follow-up inspection will be performed March 15.

•Roasted Corn, inspected March 15, 2013: All violations were corrected.

Inspection passed.

Bronze Medal •None.

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Local woman raises funds, scholarship for diabetic clinic Anna Sizemore, with Sealy's Walmart, helped to raise $2,350 during the past few months for Christ Clinic in downtown Katy to help those with diabetes. She and fellow employees raised funds selling T-shirts and diabetic-friendly food.

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with But it’s something I’ve been aware of,” she said.

Sizemore’s brother struggles with the disease, and her younger sister passed away in her early 20s after dealing with diabetes.

Kara Hill is director at the clinic and Dee Oelfke is the education manager at Christ Clinic. The clinic has

been operating since 2000 and serves indigent patients. Last year the clinic received about 5,000 visits.

Sizemore has also helped the clinic get a $500 grant from Walmart in November.

For more information on Christ Clinic visit www.christclinickaty.org or call (281) 391-0190.

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Anna Sizemore presents a donation to director Kara Hill and education manager Dee Oelfke, both with Christ Clinic.

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