Busted for drug sales

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INSIDE
TRADITION RE-IGNITES
Boosters to send off Tigers
with Thursday bonfire,
Sports 8A
Entrepreneur hopes web site
revs up race car interest, 8C
VOL. 138, NO. 2
|
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2009
Busted for drug sales
With holiday,
an early paper
next week
Rotary opens ‘Coats
for Kids’ drive here
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FOOTBALL PLAYOFF
KICKOFF VS. COLDSPRING
IS 7:30 P.M. FRIDAY IN
CONROE, SPORTS 1C
Two arrests in three days; weapon found in school zone
By MIKE BROWN
Reporter Editor
Meth, pistol
Ofc. Stephen Goodrich, who made last
Wednesday’s arrest, said he stopped Coldiron
after noticing his license plate sticker was out
of date.
Goodrich said three grams of crystal methamphetamine and the pistol, a Glock 10-millimeter,
were found in the vehicle.
“The pistol had been stolen from a Rockdale
resident,” Lt. J. D. Newlin said.
Newlin said the crystal meth carries a street
value of about $300.
“The suspect later confessed that he was
on his way to make a drug deal when he was
stopped by Ofc. Goodrich,” Newlin said.
Rockdale police and the Milam County Sheriff’s Department made two major drug busts in
Rockdale in less than three days last week.
James Michael Coldiron, 22, remains in the
county jail on $80,000 bond after police found
a semiautomatic pistol and crystal meth in his
possession near the elementary campus last
Wednesday.
On Friday morning, a raid led by the sheriff’s
department’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU)
produced two arrests.
Elihue Wilburn Jr., 48, and 35-year-old
Rachel Contreras-Garza were charged with
manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance
Cash seized
Reporter/Mike Brown (crack cocaine). Contreras-Garza was also
Newlin said $800 in cash, found in the
Ofc. Stephen Goodrich displays charged with possession of a dangerous drug. vehicle, was seized by police.
They were released after posting bond,
crystal meth, Glock semiautomatic,
Coldiron was charged with possession of a
cash recovered from traffic stop near $25,000 for Wilburn and $5,000 for Contreras-Garza.
elementary school.
See DRUG BUSTS, page 4A
Driver sought after
cocaine found in vehicle; Milam jail swells
with inmates from
Brazos County, 3A.
BULLDOGS BOUNCED
IN FIRST ROUND OF
FOOTBALL
PLAYOFFS,
1C.
WEATHER
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
73 High
58 Low
10% chance
rain
67 High
53 Low
30% chance
rain
71 High
50 Low
10% chance
rain
FLAG WAVERS
There were more than
three cheers for the red,
white and blue Nov. 11 as Veterans Day was observed at all four
Rockdale ISD campuses. There were programs at the elementary
Reporter/Mike Brown
and high schools and meals at the intermediate and junior-high.
Above, elementary students wave flags at the end of a program in
the school gym which featured musical selections from all three
grades. About 30 veterans attended. More on Page 1B.
It’s been a rough fall for the
Milam Association for Retarded
Citizens (MARC) Center.
Employee Nina Avrett died
unexpectedly on Oct. 15. Avrett,
a 22-year public education veteran, was the Adult Basic Education teacher at the center for
the past two years and worked
well with the mentally disabled
adult clients, keeping them busy
and challenged with jobs and
projects.
Her position was for 15 hours
per week, working with MARC’s
21 clients.
But funding for the ABE position has been cut by the Region
VI Education Service Center,
which faces funding challenges of
its own. Rockdale ISD is part of
See MARC CENTER, page 4A
Front steps, gym floor still Thanksgiving service
items to fix at new RHS
Tuesday at St. John’s
Ratliff, Arledge elected
to appraisal board
in the Central Administration
Building, board members also
cast enough votes to elect their
two nominees, Joan Ratliff and
The Rockdale ISD’s bond issue Tim Arledge, to the Milam Counbuilding program is almost forty Appraisal District (MCAD)
mally complete but school trust- board.
ees noted Monday that some
items still need attention.
Steps, gym floor
J. P. Grom, representing LANGrom had previously noted
Walton Associates told board problems with flaking and spallmembers their primary concern, ing (deterioration) at the steps
the front steps at Rockdale High and trustees asked what was
School, will be addressed as will being done to correct the situa problem with the new gym ation.
floor.
He said contractor Collier
Meeting in regular session Construction was searching for
a solution “that did not involve
tearing the steps down.”
Some work has already taken
place.
“Collier is well aware this is
the front door to your school,”
Grom said. “They are not going
to leave it until it is 100 percent
perfect.”
Grom said concrete front steps
were poured during a rainy
period of construction.
He said an area of the new
g y m’s f loor “damaged by a
sub-contractor” is also being
See SCHOOL BOARD, page 4A
Check
for updates and forecasts
INDEX
Business ............................. 1D
Classifieds .....................2D-6D
Commentary .................... 6A-7A
Education ............................ 3B
Faith ................................... 4B
Farm & Home .......................7C
Lifestyle .............................. 1B
Newsbriefs .....................2A, 5A
Obituaries ........................... 6C
Organizations ...................... 5B
Sports....................... 1C-5C,8C
Reporter/Mike Brown
 2009, The Rockdale Reporter
James
Michael Coldiron faces drug
and weapon
charges, Elihue Wilburn
Jr. and Rachel
Contreras-Garza arrested on
drug charges.
Funding cutbacks hamper
efforts to assist mentally
disabled adults
CRIME BEAT
Water issues need
full attention, 6A.
ContrerasGarza
Coldiron
With loss
of position,
MARC faces
challenges
Rockdale Rotary
Club will again sponsor a “Coats for Kids”
drive to provide coats
to needy
school students, Jack
Chelf, club
president,
announced.
New and gently-used
coats are needed in virtually all sizes, for preK youth through high
school age.
Coats may be
dropped off at the
Rockdale Chamber of
Commerce office, 1203
West Cameron Avenue.
They will be distributed
by need through the
school nurses.
OPINION
Wilburn
NEW TIGER FACE—A new Tiger logo on the sign at Rockdale High School greeted visitors to the
dedication ceremonies, which were to have been held at 11 a.m. Wednesday. The public was invited
to the first “official” tour of the campus, which doubled in size.
Minister Brandon Navarre
of Forest Grove Christian
Church will deliver the message at Rockdale’s annual
Community Thanksgiving
service, scheduled for
7 p.m. Tuesday at St.
John’s United Methodist Church.
The ser vice is
sponsored by Rockd a le M i n i s ter i a l
Alliance.
Rev. Rick Hertle s s, pa stor of
Meadowbrook
Bapt ist Church
a nd Mi n i ster ia l A l l ia nc e
president, said music will be
provided by members of the
Rockdale High School choirs,
under the direction of Mary
Ray who will also provide the
prelude and postlude.
Offering money will benefit the Rockdale Christian
Services food pantry.
We l c o m e a n d s p e c i a l
announcements will be by
host pastor Rev. John Warren
of St. John’s United Methodist.
Rev. Earl Presley, pastor
of First Christian Church,
will lead the congregation in
several hymns.
The invocation will be by
Rev. Warren.
Rev. Hertless will present a
welcome from the Ministerial
A lliance. Rockdale Mayor
John Shoemake will present
a Thanksgiving proclamation.
Old Testament reading
w ill be by Rev. Har vey
Wa mpler, pa s tor of First
Assembly of
G od Church
and Rev. Anne
Matthews of St.
Thomas Episc opa l C hu rch
w i l l re ad t he
epistle.
Rev. Royal Johnson, pastor of Rising Star
Baptist Church, will offer a
prayer for the nation.
Gospel reading will be by
Ray Don McIntosh, pastor
of Murray Street Church of
Christ.
Following Navarre’s sermon, Minister Harr y Stevenson of Rockdale Christian
Church will offer the benediction.
Other local pastors, and
congregations, participating
in the community Thanksgiving service are:
Rev. Leslie Adams, Calvary
Baptist; Rev. Jack Chelf, First
Baptist; Rev. Jan Campbell,
Peace Lutheran.
Ref reshments w ill be
served after the service in
the church fellowship hall.
Page 2A
November 19, 2009
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‘CHILI’ RECEPTION
There was nothing
“chilly” about the reception the Rockdale Historical Society’s annual
chili meal drew Saturday
at the New Salem Clubhouse in Fair Park. The
annual event netted
about $940, according to
historical society volunteer Gary Jackson. From
left, Anna Duncum and
Sherry Jenkins get chili
and cornbread from volunteers Pat Watson and
Louie Edelmon. Proceeds
benefit Rockdale’s depotmuseum.
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5 and will again benefit Rockdale Christmas Roundup, which
assists needy families with toys
for children.
The ride begins and ends at
The Ranch, 415 W. US 79. Registration is at 10 a.m. and first bike
out is at 11 a.m.
Cost is $15 per rider, or $20
with a passenger, or riders may
donate a new toy valued at $20
or more. T-shirts will also be
available for $20 and a 50/50
drawing.
Stops are at Charlie’s in Lexington, Brushy Creek in Thorndale,
Pancho & Lefty’s in Hare, The
Oak Club in Pettibone and Nat’s
in Milano.
Organizer Charles Starr said
the bikers also plan to ride in
the Christmas Night Parade on
Dec. 4.
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• Marie Bakken, Staff Writer
years deferred adjudication probation, ordered not to consume
alcohol or be anywhere alcohol
is served.
• Ivy Marie Alvarado, 22, Buckholts, pleaded guilty to injury to
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THORNDALE—City council
members in Thorndale met last
Wednesday and approved expenses associated with the city’s Sixth
Street drainage project.
City Secretary Denise Melde
said those expenses are estimated
at $7,627.96.
In other business, the council:
• Approved a request for the
Thorndale-Thrall Little League
to use the city baseball field for
the 2010 season and also to host
a Tournament of Champions in
May if the event does not conflict
with high school baseball.
• Passed a resolution to participate in the Texas Comptroller
of Public Accounts Cooperative
Purchasing Program to take
advantage of pre-bid prices.
• Directed the city staff to plan
and complete improvements to
the city cemetery. Plans are to
construct ornate entrances to the
cemetery.
• Cast Thorndale’s 51 votes for
Milam County Appraisal District
director for David Ogee.
• Approved a request from
IESI for a garbage rate increase
with cost passed on to customers.
• Bill Martin, Sports Editor
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Rockdale Downtown Association will host a Christmas decorating contest with the theme
“Christmas in Old Downtown
Rockdale,” according to Mary
Phillips and Mary Lee Dyess,
spokespersons.
“The contest is open to all
downtown businesses and overall outside decorations will be
judged,” Phillips said.
“Judging begins at 6 p.m. Nov.
30 and first, second and thirdplace winners will be announced
the following day.”
Phillips at 446-7118 or Dyess at
446-6680.
A press conference focusing on
the El Camino Real de los Tejas
National Historic was scheduled
for 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18,
on the west steps of the Milam
County Courthouse to introduce
the trial’s newly appointed executive director.
Steven Gonzales has studied
missions and presidios of colonial
Spain in Texas and has worked
with members of National Scenic
and Historic Trails across the
country.
A ndrew Sansom is head
of the El Camino de los
Tejas National Historic Trail
Association.
Sansom is head of the Texas
River Institute in San Marcos and
was previously head of the Texas
Parks and Wildlife Department.
According to local historian
Joy Graham, Milam County is
located on what is commonly
referred to as the 1691 trail which
ran from the Detmold area to
Apache Pass then splits with
part moving east through what is
now Rockdale and part running
northeast through the current
Cameron area.
Graham said sites of high interest have been identified along the
trail by the National Park Service
at the site of the San Xavier Missions, Apache Pass and Sugarloaf
Mountain.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25
• Moms in Touch prayer group,
8:30-9:30am, 2201 O’Kelley
• Storytime, 10:30am, city library,
446-3410
• Senior Exercise, 10:00am, Senior
Center, 446-2666
• Senior Devotionals, 10:45am,
Senior Center, 446-2666
• FREE blood pressure check,
11am, Senior Center
• Chamber Ambassadors meeting,
noon, Workforce Center, 4462030
News Staff
• Mike Brown, Editor
mike@rockdalereporter.com
Two local churches will host free Thanksgiving meals on
Saturday and Nov. 26.
New Hope Baptist Church, 327 E. Third, will open its
doors in its 9th annual Thanksgiving Community Outreach
Dinner on Saturday. Delivery will begin at 10:30 a.m. and
dine-in starts at 12-noon.
Last year’s New Hope Baptist Church Thanksgiving lunch
served 670 people.
“If you know anyone that will need a meal—the sick
or shut-in—please let us know by Monday, Nov. 16,” said
Deborah Crawford, spokesperson. Contacts are Crawford,
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Pearlie Mack, 446-6626
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First Christian Church, 231
Burleson, will host its
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annual free Thanksgiving meal at 12-noon on Thanksgiving
Day, Thursday, Nov. 26, in the church’s fellowship hall.
“We will deliver meals but only to persons with a valid
telephone number,” said John Elbert Fischer, spokesman.
“There is no reason for anyone to be alone for Thanksgiving lunch,” Fischer said. “Please come to the church
fellowship hall and celebrate the holiday with us.
First Christian Church fellowship hall is located at the
corner of Bell and Scarbrough.
For more information, call the church office at 446-5090
or Fischer at 446-3308.
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• Rotary Club, 12-noon, New Salem
Clubhouse at Rockdale Fair Park
• Senior 42 Club, 5pm, Senior
Center, 446-2666
• American Legion, 7pm, Legion
Home, 446-5247
• Milam County Genealogical
Society, 7pm, Citizen’s Bank,
446-3874
• “Celebrate Recovery” meeting,
7pm, First Baptist Church
fellowship hall, 446-6878
• AA, 8pm, St. John’s UMC kitchen,
rear entrance, 446-3150
Associate Publisher/Adv.
Director
• Kathy Cooke Martin
Churches set Thanksgiving dinners
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23
• Thorndale Country & Gospel
Jamboree, doors open 5:30pm,
Thorndale VFW
• Milam County Commissioner’s
Court, 10am, Cameron, 254-6977000.
• Senior Exercise, 10:00 am, Senior
Center, 446-2666
• Bingo, Rockdale VFW Post 6525,
doors open 5:30pm, games 7pm
• Diabetes Support Group, 6pm,
Multi-Service Center (Senior
Citizen’s Center)
• Milam County Child Protective
Services board, 5:30pm, Human
Resources Bldg. in Cameron or
One Stop Center in Rockdale
• Kay Theater Foundation meeting,
5:30pm, Citizen’s National Bank,
446-8208
• Eastside Tutoring for students
grades K-12, 6pm, New Hope
Baptist Church
• Society for Creative Anachronism,
7pm, fighter practice, city park,
446-3840
• RVFD Ladies Auxiliary, 7pm, RVFD
Station, 446-2781
• Black Jack VFD training, 7:00pm,
fire station, 446-7156
• Milam County Narcotics
Anonymous, 7-8pm, All Saints
Episcopal Church, Cameron, 254231-5364
A community choir performance of Handel’s “Messiah” has
been set for 7 p.m. Dec. 6 at St.
John’s United Methodist Church,
1700 Hillcrest, according to Lee
Thomason, director.
“The choir is open for anyone
to participate,” Thomason said.
“This will be our second year to
present this seasonal concert.
Everyone is encouraged to come
and sing, even if they can’t make
both rehearsals.”
Practices have been set for 4
p.m. on Nov. 22 and 29 at First
Presbyterian Church, 1600 Alcoa
Ave.
Thomason said audience members are asked to bring canned
goods which the choir will then
donate to Christmas Roundup.
For more information, call
Thomason at 446-3884.
at 760-5413.
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• AA meeting, 8pm, St. John’s UMC
kitchen, rear entrance 446-3150
for more info
‘Messiah’ performance,
practice dates slated
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• New Hope Baptist Church annual
community Thanksgiving meals,
noon-2pm, free of charge, 327 E.
3rd Street
• Milano Opry, doors open 6pm,
Milano Civic Center
• “Greater Tuna” presented by
Milano HS Theatre group, 7:30,
MHS cafeteria
NEWSBRIEFS
term and ordered to successfully
complete ISF program.
• Antonio Vargas Jr., 25, Cameron, pleaded guilty to assault
causes bodily injury, enhanced,
four years deferred adjudication,
probation, $238 restitution, have
no contact with the victim.
• Carlos Perez, 34, Cameron,
pleaded no contest to aggravated
assault with a deadly weapon, five
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connection with the theft of a
welding machines and tools from
Luminant. He drew a two-year
probated state jail term and was
ordered to pay $675 restitution.
Baldridge also pleaded guilty to
felon in possession of a firearm,
drew a 10-year probated prison
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• “Greater Tuna” presented by
Milano HS Theatre group, 7:30,
MHS cafeteria
Center, 446-2666
• Senior 42 Club, 5pm, Senior
Center, 446-2666
• NA meeting, 7pm, St. John’s
UMC, kitchen, rear entrance, Mark
Kennedy, 446-0900
CA MERON—Four persons
drew sentences last week in 20th
District Court, according to Prosecutor Kerry Spears who listed
case dispositions as follows:
• Trinity Wayne Baldridge,
32, Milano, pleaded guilty to
theft ($1,500 to $20,000), in
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Publisher/Managing Editor
• Ken Esten Cooke
ken@rockdalereporter.com
Milano man draws probation in tool theft case
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• Sunshine ‘n Shadows Quilt Guild
annual Thanksgiving meeting,
9:30am, Meadowbrook Baptist
Church fellowship hall
Center, 446-2666
• Friends of Hospice, 11:30am,
Murray St. Church of Christ
• Bingo, Rockdale VFW Post 6525,
doors open 5:30pm, games 7pm
• Milam County Appraisal District
(MCAD), Board of Trustees,
12:15pm, MCAD office, Cameron,
254-697-6638
• Milam County Road Runners 2
mile group run, 6pm, corner of
San Gabriel and Cameron Ave,
(old Cooke house) All levels
welcome.
• Anger Resolution classes (no
charge to public), 6:30-8pm, 535
E. Bell and Texas St.
• Milano Lions Club, 7pm, Milano
Civic Center
• Kountry Squares square dancing,
7:30-9pm, VFW Hall in Thorndale,
everyone invited
• Al-anon group meeting, 7pm,
Rockdale Christian Church, Sager
& Rockdale Road, Rockdale
Phone (512) 446-5838
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Driver sought
after cocaine
found in vehicle
Rockdale police are searching
for a still unidentified man who
fled from Ofc. Bryan Lightfoot
Thursday night and wrecked his
1994 Cadillac at McCawley Oaks
Village.
Lt. J. D. Newlin said an ounce
of powdered cocaine was found
after the Cadillac crashed through
the fence at the senior citizen
housing complex at 9:14 p.m.
“The driver got out and fled on
foot,” Newlin said. “He has not yet
been captured.”
Lightfoot began the pursuit
near the corner of West Bell and
Charles.
Minor vehicle damage was
reported.
Suspect sought
Police are searching for James
Robert Wilson Jr. of Gause, wanted for burglary in connection
with an east Rockdale burglary
during the week.
Newlin said Wilson confessed
to the break-in, during which
two guns and some coins were
taken.
“He was supposed to turn
himself in to face charges but he
did not show up and we think he
could have left the area,” Newlin
said.
Newlin said the guns were
recovered but the coins are still
missing.
Warrants
Rodney Lynn Wooten, 44, of
Needville was arrested Nov. 10
by Ofc. S. A. Smith on a Ford
Bend County warrant for failure
to appear/injury to a child.
Police car in wreck
A Rockdale police cruiser was
involved in a three-vehicle accident near City Hall Sunday afternoon in a pursuit which involved
a juvenile driver.
Ofc. Mike Hoyt attempted to
stop a 1998 Chevrolet pickup in
the Sherwood Forest mobile home
park in far eastern Rockdale.
Police said the pursuit continued down city streets until the
collision at 3:19 p.m. on Wilcox
near City Hall.
POLICE
REPORT
Other vehicle involved was a
2003 Chevrolet pickup driven by
Greg Strelsky of Rockdale.
The 14-year-old male juvenile
was charged with evading arrest
or detention with motor vehicle
and issued traffic citations for no
driver’s license and speeding.
No injuries were reported.
A one-vehicle accident at 6:52
a.m. Saturday at the East Belton-Green intersection involved
a car operated by Erma Salazar
of Rockdale.
No injuries were reported.
Police said no injuries were
reported in a vehicle-deer collision one-fourth mile west of
Rockdale at 5:25 a.m. Saturday.
Driver was listed as Marilyn Gillespie of Austin.
Incidents
Police said few details have
emerged in their investigation
into a report of aggravated sexual
assault.
Newlin said a computer was
taken from a car parked at Rockdale High School.
Citations
Police said traffic citations
issued during the past week
included six for failure to maintain financial responsibility, five
for no driver’s license, four each
for expired license plates and
running a stop sign, three for disregarding traffic control device,
two each for driving while license
invalid and no MVI sticker and
one each for expired driver’s
license, no seat belt use and
prohibited use of a cell phone in
a school zone.
Six citations were issued for
minor in possession of alcoholic
beverage.
Service calls
Police responded to 133 calls
for service plus 102 calls on the
911 system.
Reporter/Mike Brown
A DAY AT THE BLEACH
A vendor accidentally
spilled about three
ounces of water softener into bleach while servicing washing
machines in the gym wing at Rockdale High School Monday morning. Dr. Howell Wright, superintendent, said the district decided
to “err on the side of caution” and called the Rockdale Volunteer
Fire Department to dispose of the mixture. Both gyms were closed
until the “chemical spill” was removed. At left above Principal Chad
Jones (suit) and Athletic Director Jeff Miller look over the situation
as RVFD members use fans to fumigate the gym wing.
Brazos County inmate
numbers increase at jail
At $40 per day, per inmate
housing overflow from Brazos
County continues to be an excellent source of revenue for the
Milam County Jail.
During the past week there
were actually more Brazos County inmates (18) booked into the
jail than Milam County inmates
(16).
Sheriff David Greene said as
of Tuesday 50 of the jail’s 139
inmates were being held for
Brazos County.
However, that beneficial situation is coming to an end.
“Brazos County is building a
new jail,” Greene said.
The sheriff “recruited” Brazos
County after Milam’s long, and
beneficial relationship housing
Bell County prisoners ended.
Bell County built a new jail,
too.
“We’re going to have to go looking again,” Greene said.
SHERIFF’S
REPORT
Friday—Animal abuse/cruelty, Milano; dog bite, FM 2095;
harassment, CR 367; threats,
FM 486; suspicious vehicle, CR
228; abandoned vehicle, US 79;
harassment, US 77.
Saturday—Civil matter, Rockdale; suspicious phone calls,
FM 2269; burglary, Ben Arnold;
theft, FM 487; assault, Gause;
stranded motorist, US 79; theft,
FM 1915; civil matter, Gause;
fight, Rockdale; 4-wheelers on
roadway, CR 402.
Sunday—Theft, Minerva, civil
matter, FM 908; assault, CR 203;
reckless driver, FM 485; prowler,
CR 228; animal nuisance, CR
303.
Monday—Animal nuisance,
Rockdale; reckless driver, Texas
Unattended death
36; recovered stolen property,
The sheriff’s department was Cameron; animal nuisance, CR
notified of the unattended death 303; suspicious activity, CR 259;
of a 30-year-old man Sunday in animal nuisances, CR 302 and
Milano.
US 77.
The Milano Volunteer Fire
Department also responded.
bond.
Deputy Eddy Veracruz inves• Stacey Michelle David, 43, tigated and an autopsy was
Rockdale, theft of property ($50 ordered.
to $500), in custody on $1,500
bond.
Calls
• Roman Martinez Rodriguez,
Greene said other calls for his
47, Cameron, DWI/open alcohol department during the past seven
container, released on $5,000 days included:
bond..
Nov. 10—Reckless drivers, FM
• Rodney Lynn Wooten, 44, 908 and US 190; welfare check,
Needville, out-of-county failure US 778; suspicious person, US
to appear/injury to a child, in 77; theft of property, CR 260;
custody.
juvenile case, FM 487; dam• Rachel Marie Contreras- aged property, FM 487; vehicle
Garza, 35, Rockdale, manufac- vandalism, Alamo Road; reckture/delivery of a controlled less driver, Oak Street, town not
substance (4 to 200 grams), pos- specified; suspicious activity, CR
session of a dangerous drug, 234; assault, FM 487; burglary
released on $5,000 bond.
of habitation, FM 437; criminal
• Paul Garard Moerbe, 76, mischief, Cemetery Road’ suicidal
Thorndale, simple assault/assault subject, South First, town not
by threat, released, fined $250. identified.
• Randy Jean Pratt, 41, East
Nov. 11—Civil matter, Gause;
Bern, driving while license inval- suspicious person, US 77; abanid, fined $140 and released.
doned vehicle, US 190; suspicious
• Michael Thomas Woods, 37, vehicle, CR 235B; alcohol to
Austin, felony probation viola- minor, CR 218; recovered stolen
tion/injury to a child, in cus- motorcycle, Elm Street, town not
tody.
specified.
• Roncel Rayshod Clay, 22,
Thursday—Reckless driver, US
Rockdale, criminal mischief ($50 190; vehicle blocking railroad, US
to $500), in custody.
79; civil matters/property, CR
• Brian Christopher Dawson, 342 and US 77; bull out, FM 1712;
33, Cameron, unlawful posses- suspicious vehicle, FM 2269;
sion of firearm by felon, in cus- residential alarm, FM 485; dead
tody.
animal, Bushdale; dog attack, FM
1712; vandalism, CR 448; suspicious activity, Texas 36; assist
Rockdale Police Department,
Rockdale; suspicious person,
Texas 36; CPS intake, Pettibone.
MILAM COUNTY JAIL LOG
Here is the jail log from Nov.
9-16 from the Milam County
Sheriff’s Department.
Jail logs list all persons charged
with offenses through the county
jail docket.
\ Charges may change during
the process.
Persons are presumed innocent
until convicted in a court of law.
• Elihue Wilburn, 48, Rockdale, manufacture/delivery of a
controlled substance (4 to 200
grams), released on $25,000
bond.
• John Michael Coldiron, 23,
Rockdale, manufacure/delivery
of a controlled substance (1 to 4
grams), unlawful possession of a
firearm by felon, in custody on
$80,000 bond.
• Richard Brann Hays, 25,
Cameron, driving while license
invalid, released on $750 bond,
fined $567.
• Ronnie Glenn Karl, 22, Lubbock, felony probation violation,
released.
• Diana Garcia Martinez, 51,
Rockdale, housed for state jail.
• Kristen Leigh Roberts, 19,
Rockdale, served district commitment.
• Joyce Faye Burney, 48, Rockdale, resisting arrest, search or
transport, released on $2,500
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November 19, 2009
Drug busts
Continued from page 1A
controlled substance (1 to 4 grams) with intent to deliver in a school
zone and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.”
“This arrest actually had the potential to be under federal law,”
Newlin said. “When there is the combination of drugs and a weapon
in a school zone it can fall under federal law. But, right now, we think
the state charges are all we will file.”
Friday raid
Deputy Sheriff James Woodward, an investigator with the SIU, said
about a dozen law enforcement officers converged on the Wilburn
home, 105 South Pear, at 10:40 a.m. Friday.
Woodward said a search warrant was obtained after investigators received information from the public concerning possible illicit
activity at the house.
Wilburn is a registered sex offender, having been convicted of
indecency with a child/sexual contact in connection with a 15-yearold female victim.
Woodward said neither suspect resisted and termed the arrests
“without incident.”
Drugs, cash
Woodward said 16 grams of crack cocaine were seized during the
raid. He said officers also confiscated between $500 and $600 in
cash.
“We are filing to seize the cash but chose not to seek seizure of the
Reporter/Mike Brown
house,” Woodward said.
Agencies taking part in the raid were the Milam County Sheriff’s Displaying drugs and cash seized in Friday drug raid at 105 South Ofc. Danice Steinbecker, Sheriff David Greene, Rockdale Police Ofc.
Department, Rockdale Police Department and the Milam County Pear: (L-R) Deputy Sheriffs Josh Clouse, Doug Smith and James Mike Hoyt, Rockdale Police Chief Thomas Harris, Deputy Sheriff
Woodward, Precinct 3 Constable Herbie Vaughan, Rockdale Police Jay Beathard.
Precinct 3 Constable’s office.
MARC Center
School board
repaired.
“We’re getting close to the
end of the project,” he said.
“The punch list of items to be
addressed is very small now.”
MCAD directors
Trustees cast 834 votes each,
the amount needed for election,
for Ratliff and Arledge, guaranteeing them seats on the MCAD
board of directors next year.
Votes are allotted proportional
to tax levies of each Milam County taxing jurisdiction.
That left Rockdale ISD with 41
votes “left over” which were cast
for David Ogee.
Trustees nominated Ratliff and bers:
• Heard a report on elemenArledge to the MCAD board in
tary teachers Jessica Skrhak and
September.
Amber Garcia on programs for
children with disabilities. They
Audit
Dane Legg of Lott, Vernon & noted seven Rockdale ElemenCo. presented the district’s 2008- tary School students have been
diagnosed with autism.
09 audit.
• Agreed to disburse about
Legg said the firm presented a
$31,000 in incentive funds to
“clean opinion” to the board.
Legg pointed out the bond con- high school and elementary teachstruction projection—new inter- ers as a result of those campuses
mediate campus, expanded high being ranked “exemplary” by the
school, new RJH wing, expand- Texas Education Association.
• Accepted severa l polic y
ed elementary cafetorium—has
updates as presented by the Texas
affected the district’s assets.
“Assets are now $51.5 million, Association of School Boards.
an increase of $20.5 million, up
6.7 percent in one year,” he said.
In other business, board mem-
the Region VI cooperative.
“The people who have held that
position were all very special,
very gifted at working with the
clients,” said Ann King, president
of the MARC Center board of
directors, said of Avrett and her
predecessors. “They worked with
them either individually or in
small groups, helping them retain
or maintain their skills.”
“It’s very different, very difficult. We miss it a whole lot,”
Peggy Nadeau, center director,
said. “She is missed by the clients.
“We’ve tried to pick up some
other activities. It’s not what
we like, but it’s what we’ve got,”
Nadeau said.
The ABE position has been in
place since the 1970s, King said.
Rockdale ISD personnel have
only just begun to explore replacement of the position, which could
Cameron attorney Richard A. prove difficult, given the district’s
Dodd has been named “Fellow” of own financial challenges.
the prestigious National College
of Advocacy.
Region VI funding
“This designation represents
Colvin Walker, instructional
more than 200 hours of continuing legal education within the
group, and signifies a commitment to effective representation
through professional development,” said Anjai
Jessera msing,
senior vice
president of the
American Association of Justice, adding that
Dodd’s “dedication to achievDodd
ing a high level
of competence
is obvious.”
Jesseramsing noted that the
goal of the continuing education
program is to build and develop
professional knowledge through a
commitment to the development
of skills and study of the substance of the law. This continued
work exemplifies a commitment
to the client, he said.
“Continuing legal education
always plays an important role
in any lawyer’s ability to be effective,” Dodd said. “I’m happy to
be honored but being named a
‘Fellow’ really means you’ve been
around for a long time.”
Dodd is a senior partner in the
Cappolino Dodd Krebs LLP law
firm in Cameron. He has already
been named a “Fellow” by the
Texas Bar Association in 1996,
the College of the State Bar of
Texas in 2000 and the Roscoe
Pound Institute in 2001.
Attorney named
WORSHIP & PRAYER fellow of national
advocacy college
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coordinator for Region VI, said
their own funding has become
performance-based. Region VI
gets federal and state funds,
which takes average county wages, jobless rates and the number
of disadvantaged students into
account.
But A BE test ing has a lso
become a benchmark.
“Our goal is that every student
show gains,” Walker said. “But
the fact is that at MHMR centers, such as the MARC Center,
there was not any progress being
shown.”
Brenham State School also
recently lost some Region VI
funding.
King formerly held the Community Education Director position and said the ABE, as well
as General Equivalency Degree
(GED) and English as a Second
Language (ESL) programs were
all funded through Region VI but
supervised by the Community
Education.
GED and ESL classes still
continue, administered with help
from the Central Texas Workforce
Center office.
‘Run’ blessing
For MARC, when one door
has closed, another seems to
have opened.
South Milam County United
Way, which at one time distributed up to $120,000 to 22
different organizations, has
also had to scale back its giving,
as Rockdale’s Alcoa Operation
employees accounted for roughly two-thirds of the charity’s
income.
In early 2009, t hank s to
generous proceeds of the MARC
Fun Run, a motorcycle rally
event, directors opted not to
take United Way funding.
“We were so blessed by the
motorcycle run’s donations, we
decided there are so many other
deserving agencies,” King said.
Still, K ing said she hopes
funding can be restored through
the district or through another
avenue.
“I hope we can get f unding for that position back,”
King said. “Because if those
MARC clients do not continue
to use their skills, they will
lose them.”
November 19, 2009
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Some flu
shots still
available
Nomination forms
available Monday for
Christmas Roundup
The Milam Count y Health
Department has given about
1,900 H1N1 (swine) flu shots but
still has some dosages available.
for specific groups,
Michelle Ferguson, public
health preparedness coordinator, said 1,867 doses have administered, 478 initially to priority
groups and 1,389 during clinics
last week.
“We’ve had a handful come in
since then and have given a few
more doses,” she said.
The health department currently has H1N1 flu-mist available for persons ages 2-49 and
has some vaccine available for
pregnant women only.
“These vaccines will be administered, to Milam County residents only, during regular health
department hours in Cameron
and Rockdale,” she said.
Hours for the Rockdale office,
located in the One-Stop Center,
Main at Bell are Tuesdays and
Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. to 12-noon
and 1 to 4:30 p.m.
Hours for the Cameron office,
209 South Houston, are 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday
and Friday.
Ferg u son sa id t he hea lt h
department hopes to have another batch of H1N1 shot, not mist,
vaccine available in a week to a
week and a half.
Applications for Christmas
Roundup will be available, Monday, Nov. 23.
Deadline to nominate families
or individuals who are in need of
assistance this Christmas will be
Monday, Dec. 7.
Applications can be picked up
at The Rockdale Reporter, Lucy
Hill Patterson Memorial Library,
One-Stop Center, Citizens National Bank, Classic Bank, Rockdale
Federal Credit Union, Rockdale
Chamber of Commerce, Rockdale
City Hall and local churches.
The Knights of Columbus Hall
LIFE ON THE EDGE
Three hurt in area wrecks
Three persons were injured in
Rockdale-area accidents during
the past week, two of them in a
three-vehicle accident that also
result in heavy damages.
Trooper David Delukie said
that accident took place at 10:12
p.m. Nov. 10 on US 79, .7-mile
east of Rockdale.
He listed drivers as James
Wilson, 37, of Gause, 59-year-old
Seasonal flu shots
Bramlette Younts of Rockdale
It’s a different matter where and Jacobo Banda-Escalante, 39,
seasonal flu vaccine immuniza- of Rockdale.
tion is concerned, according to
Ferguson.
“We have seasonal f lu vaccine available for children and
that’s it,” Ferguson said. “Not for
Fire calls dispatched from the
adults.”
“From what they’re telling us, Rockdale Police Department durthat’s probably it for the sea- ing the past week included:
• 9:04 p.m. Nov. 11, controlled
sonal flu vaccine this season,”
burn put out, Rockdale VFD, FM
she said.
—
Reporter/Mike Brown
Restoration work continues on Rockdale’s Kay Theatre,
which will some day be a cultural and performing arts
center for the community. Eustavo Moreno uses a bucket truck to re-seal stucco edges of the
theatre. Future plans call for neon lighting to be installed around the facade edges of the structure, returning it to the theatre’s glory days of the late 1940s and 1950s.
Delukie said Wilson and 2year-old Tori Seifert, a passenger in the Younts vehicle, were
treated at Richards Memorial
Hospital.
Delukie said the Wilson and
Younts vehicles sustained extensive damages.
He said damages to the BandaEscalante vehicle were minor.
vehicle accident Saturday.
Delukie listed Heidi Price-Williams as the driver of a vehicle
which left FM 1712, 3.1 miles
north of Rockdale.
Vehicle damage was listed as
moderate.
No injuries were reported at
8:55 a.m. Monday on US 79, 4.4
miles west of Rockdale when a
vehicle when a vehicle operated
One-vehicle wrecks
by Lawayne Reaves, 59, of RockA 31-year-old Cameron resident dale, hit a deer.
was treated at RMH after a oneDamages were termed minor.
FIRE CALLS
908 north.
• 11:04 a.m. Saturday, smoke
reported, 1200 block of Murray,
turned out to be a brush burn.
• 9:01 a.m. Monday, originally
reported as a “chemical spill” at
Rockdale High School, turned
out to be water softener spilled
into bleach.
See photo page 3A.
on East US 79 will be open on
Sunday, Dec. 21 from 5-7 p.m.
to accept donations of food and
toys.
On Monday, Dec. 22, the KC
Hall will open at 9 a.m. for volunteers to help fill boxes for delivery
to needy families.
Delivery date for food and gifts
will be Tuesday, Dec. 23, beginning at 9 a.m.
“Volunteers are especially
needed to help with the delivery,”
said Ann King, spokesperson.
King at 446-3773.
Cameron mayor resigns,
eyes county judge race
CAMERON—Cameron Mayor
Dave Barkemeyer has resigned
his position, saying he is contemplating a race
for Milam County
Judge in 2010.
Barkemeyer, a
Republican, left
the office of mayor on Tuesday.
He had officially
submitted his resignation as mayor Barkemeyer
during Monday’s
city council meeting.
Mayor Pro Tem Connie Anderle
will serve as acting mayor until
an election is held to replace
Barkemeyer.
The announcement wasn’t a
surprise. On Oct. 6, at a county-wide Republican meeting in
Rockdale, Barkemeyer said he
had filed papers designating a
campaign treasurer for such
a race but could not formally
announce until he has resigned
his position as mayor.
Current Count y Judge Dr.
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Frank Summers, a Democrat,
has also filed papers designating
a campaign treasurer.
Summers is completing his
third term as county judge.
He was elected in 1998, unseating incumbent Roger Hashem
in a Democratic Primary runoff
after the third man in the race,
Dwight Jekel, was eliminated in
primary balloting.
Summers was unopposed in
the 1998 general election.
Summers won re-election in
2002 without primary or general
election opposition.
He was re-nominated without
opposition in the 2006 Democratic Primary and narrowly defeated
Republican Bill McCutchen in the
general election.
In addition to the county judge
position, other county posts to be
filled in 2010 are:
County clerk, district clerk,
county treasurer, Precinct 2 commissioner, Precinct 4 commissioner and all four justices of the
peace.
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COMMENTARY
THEY REALLY SAID THAT?
“Thanksgiving lunches take 18 hours to prepare and are consumed in 18 minutes. Football
halftimes are 18 minutes. This is not a coincidence.” —Erma Bombeck
November 19, 2009
All together now, one, two, three: ‘Groan’
EDITORIAL
Not for profit?
Water company’s maneuvering bears
scrutiny, has lasting implications
L
ast week’s Austin American-Statesman story gave
a revealing look at a lawsuit stemming from one
company’s desire to ship water from the Carrizo-Wilcox aquifer to the rapidly developing area east of Austin,
along the Texas 130 Corridor.
A look at the suit’s filing is available at http://dockets.
justia.com/docket/court-txwdce/case_no-1:2009cv00660/
case_id-382940/.
Cross County Water Supply Corporation, a “non-profit”
seeking bond money to fund its pipeline project, has sued
one landowner over access for a pipeline to the Manor
area. (Landowner Terry Ausley is the brother of Nathan
Ausley, chairman of the Post Oak Savannah Groundwater
Conversation District board.) The landowner’s counter-suit
claims that the non-profit Cross County WSC was formed
to fraudulently take advantage of more lenient condemnation purposes. The for-profit Blue Water Corp., which has
leased 71,000 acre-feet of water in Milam and Burleson
counties, is run by Ross Cummings who also sits on the
Cross County WSC board.
A story in last week’s Burleson County Tribune stated
that the lawsuit has been pulled and Cross County WSC will
pipe around the Ausleys land. Still, all of this bears watching because water law is still in its formative stages.
The suit raises some questions: How much water should
the district allow to be pumped out of the area, especially
when Travis and other counties have put virtually no
restrictions on development despite not having the water
to support them? Is any company getting in on water
opportunities really “non profit”? Really?
And there are other questions: How should compensation to landowners and/or anyone else who uses this
resource be arranged, or should only stockholders in the
company be financially compensated? What other ways
can the water district use pumping and transport fees?
The Statesman article said Blue Water’s pipeline capacity
could reach 18 million gallons per day. Given its potential
profit, should we be concerned that, even if certain aquifer
depletion “trigger points” are reached, Blue Water would
ease back without another lawsuit?
Water is different from other natural resources. If oil
or coal reserves are depleted, there is no change in the
day-to-day lives of area citizens.
Much has to be worked out, but two things are for sure.
The straws from nearby metropolitan areas aren’t going
to get any smaller. And those piping the water for profit
deserve full scrutiny.—K.E.C.
LOOKING BACK
TEN YEARS AGO....
Jayla Whiteley, a Texas A&M
junior, was at home in Milano working on a term paper
when the Aggie Bonfire stack
collapsed, killing 12 students.
Whiteley had been working on
the bonfire.
A Rockdale man was arrested
in connection with an incident
in which a mother and daughter were locked in a storage
building.
School trustees hired a Waco
firm to begin work on a plan to
air condition the high school
gym.
Marlin came back in the
fourth quarter to defeat the
Rockdale Tigers 33-21 in an
area football showdown.
TWENTY YEARS AGO....
A Mississippi truck driver was
charged with criminally negligent homicide after a collision
at the US 79-FM 486 intersection in Thorndale that took the
life of a 56-year-old Thorndale
woman.
10-20-40
YEARS AGO
Milam County’s unemployment rate shot up more than two
points to 8.4 percent reflecting
the recent Alcoa takeover of the
Sandow mines.
Two Austin men were arrested in Lexington, ending a string
of burglaries in Lee, Milam and
Williamson counties.
No. 2-ranked Thorndale beat
Holland 55-0 in its final preseason game.
FORTY YEARS AGO....
City council members tabled
L one St a r Ga s C ompa ny ’s
request for a rate increase.
Winn’s opened their second
Rockdale variety store, holding
grand opening ceremonies in
the Rockdale Shopping Center.
A crane operator at Alcoa’s
Rockdale Operations sustained
foot and leg burns when he
stepped into a pot full of molten
metal.
H. H. Coffield’s Diamond
H Ranch in South Texas was
featured in a photo spread in
Sports Illustrated.
An independent newspaper serving Rockdale, Milam
County and north Lee County. Milam Messenger established
1873. Rockdale Reporter established 1893.
J.W. (Bill) Cooke and Peggy Cooke, Publishers Emeritus
Ken Esten Cooke, Publisher and Managing Editor
Kathy Cooke Martin, Assistant Publisher/Advertising Director
Mike Brown, Editor
Bill Martin, Sports Editor
Neighbor Grover sez life is
much simpler when you plow
around the stump.
S
tory of the week is a groaner.
When you get to the end, I
want to hear you groan.
A couple lived near the ocean
and walked on the beach a lot.
One summer they noticed a girl at
the beach almost every day. She
wasn’t unusual, nor was the travel
bag she carried. But she would
approach people, glance around
and then speak to them.
Generally, the people would
respond negatively and she would
leave. But occasionally someone
would nod and there would be
a quick exchange of money for
something in her bag.
The couple assumed she was
selling drugs and debated calling
the cops, but since they didn’t
know for sure, they decided to
just continue watching her.
After a couple of weeks the
SPOILIN’
THE BROTH
Bill Cooke
wife said, “Honey, have you ever
noticed that she only goes up to
people with boom boxes?”
He hadn’t and said so.
Then she said, “Tomorrow I
want you to get a towel and our
big radio and go sit on the beach.
Maybe we can find out what she’s
really doing.”
The plan went off without a
hitch and the wife was hopping
up and down with anticipation
when she saw the girl talk to her
husband and then leave. The man
then walked up the beach and
met his wife.
“Well, is she selling drugs?” she
asked excitedly.
“No, she’s not,” he said with a
coy smile.
Art by Carlos Garza, a senior at Rockdale High School.
• The bandage was wound
around the wound.
• The farm was used to produce produce.
• The dump was so full that it
had to refuse refuse.
• We must polish the Polish
furniture.
• He could lead if he’d get the
lead out.
• Since there is no time like the
present, he thought it was time to
present her the present.
• A bass was painted on the
bass drum.
• When shot at, the dove dove
into the bushes.
• I d id not obje c t to t he
object.
• The insurance was invalid for
the invalid.
• There was a row among the
oarsmen about how to row.
• The buck does funny things
when does are present.
• A seamstress and a sewer fell
into a sewer line.
• The farmer taught his sow
to sow.
• The wind was too strong to
wind the sail.
• Upon seeing the tear in the
painting, the artist shed a tear.
• I had to subject the subject to
a series of tests.
Yes, we have a crazy language.
Hey Lee Jenkins, why doesn’t
Buick rhyme with quick?
There is no egg in eggplant, nor
ham in hamburger; neither apple
nor pine in pineapple. Quicksand
works slowly, boxing rings are
square. A guinea pig is neither
from Guinea nor a pig.
Why is it that writers write
but grocers don’t groce? If the
plural of tooth is teeth, why isn’t
the plural of booth, beeth? One
goose, 2 geese. So one moose, 2
meese?
If teachers taught, why didn’t
preachers praught? People recite
at a play and play at a recital? We
ship by truck and send cargo by
ship? Have noses that run and
feet that smell.
How can a slim chance and
a fat chance be the same, while
a wise man and a wise guy are
opposites?
Go Big Blue!
bill@rockdalereporter.com
Bridge replaced ‘gravel bar’ crossings
This is the first in a series on
the McClaren Bridge between
Marlow and Cameron and how it
changed the lives of families living in the Marlow Community.
T
ravel in Milam County was
sometimes difficult due to
the San Gabriel and Little
rivers dividing the county east
to west.
Prior to the 1830’s, Indians
crossed limited locations where
gravel bars existed and the river
banks were sloped to allow safe
travel. The county was known to
have more bridges than counties
bordering Milam.
MILAM
HISTORY
Joy Graham
Most of the bridges built in
the early 1900’s have now been
replaced. One such bridge was
McClaren Bridge across Little
River on County Road 227 east
of Cameron.
In the commissioners court
meeting on Oct. 19, 1912, the
court ordered that a bridge be
built over Little River, 2-1/2 miles
north of the McCown Bridge.
Court orders read “It is ordered
by the Commissioners Court that
the next bridge to be built by the
county, not already contracted
for, be built at the Lamkin Crossing on Little River.” This location
was near a family graveyard.
The bridge took the name from
the late S. W. McClaren, Sr., as
that family owned and purchased
another 1300 acres that extended
around Little River to the mouth
of Elm Creek.
Even though the county was
responsible for building the
bridge, the following people contributed funding:
S. W. McClaren, Sr. $175; Giles
McDermott $150; John Hobson $20; Y. J. Boatwright $28;
Tom Hobson $60; W. L. Lamkin
$30; John Tindall $5; Ed Tindall $2.50; Sy Short $25; Brice
Burnett $5; and Ernest Walston
$10.
McClaren had been working
with the county since 1910, trying
to get a route for hauling cotton to
a gin without having to backtrack
to Rockdale and Milano.
They used wagons pulled by
teams of mules and this new
bridge would shorten their trip.
Research: McClaren Bridge
“Matchless Milam” 1984.
marygraham99@yahoo.com
Scammers will take advantage of shootings
W
ar is the most uncivilized
act humans commit. All
societies are faced with
the problem of protecting themselves, so the fighting takes place.
Those touched directly through
combat experiences are changed
for life. This is reason enough to
place our veterans and citizens
actively serving today in our
county’s military.
November 11 is set aside each
year to pay homage to those that
serve and especially to those that
have paid the supreme sacrifice
for preserving freedom.
Unexplained suicides, mental
breakdowns, and attitudinal
changes are traced to the horrors
of war.
These conditions cause people
to permit their emotions to control their brains and it results in
broken hearts for the families of
the victims and the survivors and
their families.
Lives are altered forever. This
sends the ultimate question,
“why,” skyward. Loved ones are
confused, bewildered and in
shock.
The Fort Hood shooting has its
own set of questions.
MILAM
COUNTY
T.R.I.A.D.
Ted Hubert
How are humans expected
to act toward their countrymen
that are in direct conflict with
the individuals religion? In past
wars soldiers faced this dilemma
of Christians killing Christians,
Jews killing Jews, and Muslims
killing Muslims.
However, in the United States
of America one would expect a
volunteer military to follow the
American Creed, which succinctly states “...It is my duty to
my country, to love it, to support
its constitution, to obey its laws,
to respect its flag, and to defend
it against all enemies.”
What motivated Major Nidal
Malik Hasan to massacre 13 and
wound 29 of his peers?
Soldiers depend on each another for protection and security.
This should never be breached.
Everyone is most vulnerable
when surrounded by trusted
people. Think about it.
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largest regional press association.
“Well, what is it then? What
does she do?” his wife fairly
shrieked.
The man said, “She’s a battery
salesperson.”
“Batteries?” cried the wife.
“Yes,” he replied, “batteries.”
And then he added (take a deep
breath for this one):
“She sells C Cells by the seashore!”
—bc—
Daughter-in-law Noelia continues her busy schedule, parenting Kevin and Agustin (Augie),
teaching two Spanish classes at
UT-Austin and working on her
PhD dissertation. She spoke no
English when she came from
Mexico to UT-El Paso on a workstudy program to get her master’s
degree in Spanish. She learned
English quickly, out of necessity.
Whenever I run across one of
those epistles about how screwy
our English language really is, I
dedicate it to her. Here’s one:
Your news article will receive ample attention if submitted according to deadline:
• Letters to the editor—10 a.m. Monday.
• General news, Lifestyle, Sports, Business and Farm/Ranch—Monday noon.
Now watch for con artists to
solicit funds under the pretense
of helping the families of the men
and women killed or injured in
the Fort Hood rampage. Loyal
American citizens are willing to
give money for a noble cause, but
you should carefully select the
organization and make sure it is
serving the purpose mentioned.
Is the charity legal or a scam?
That is the question.
The Attorney General’s Office
in Massachusetts is investigating
a cruel scam in which con artists
are preying on U.S. veterans.
Remember, for con artists to be
successful, they must be charming, likeable, and trusted.
The Better Business Bureau
warns us about Fort Hood scams.
Solicitations that are long on
emotions and short on describing
how the money is used, demand
investigation.
Always pay in check or money
order and never give individual
collectors cash.
Be in tune for high pressure
hastiness and “runners” sent to
pick up the donations and ask
questions about the percentage going to the charity and the
(Thursday and Friday copy encouraged.)
• Rural community correspondence—
Monday noon.
The Reporter can take late-breaking
news and information from Monday-night
meetings and events as late as 11 a.m.
amounts going to the salaries of
the collectors and the business
overhead.
The BBB lists charities for you
to use safely: Fort Hood’s Chaplin
Fund Office, Bldg 44, 761 Tank
Battalion Avenue, Fort Hood,
Texas 76544-5000. On the
check’s menu line write “November 5 tragedy.”
Another is the Fort Hood Fisher
House, Bldg 36015 Fisher Lane,
Fort Hood, Tx 76544. 254-2867927. Or Local Chapter of the
American Red Cross. Write to:
Killeen Red Cross, 208 W Avenue
A, Killeen, Texas 76541, 254-2004400. You can visit the website at
www.waco.redcross.org.
Another is the Fort Hood, Bldg
USO (United Servives Organization) 1871, 50th Street, Fort
Hood, Tx. 76544 254-768-2771.
You can visit this website at www.
uso.org.
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caution when contributing money
during times when emotions are
running high.
You may be caught up in the
sympathy of the moment.
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November 19, 2009
Page 7A
I
Pulls, knobs and the folly of do-it-yourself
f you need me, I’ll be back
in my mental state of mind
in about three weeks. See,
we’re having work done inside the
house and I’ll either be nervously
chewing my fingernails, sleeping
in the spare bedroom at my parents’ home while the dust settles,
or just generally going crazy.
As some of you know, I bought
the home I grew up in from my
parents eight years ago. Other
than a couple of coats of paint, we
Art by Payton Miller, a first-grader at Rockdale Intermediate haven’t changed anything about
the house. See, that requires
School.
money, and since we also began
having children eight years ago,
we haven’t had any.
But, after having had some
plumbing repair work done,
Wants all students
Christine and I decided to bite
ABOUT LETTERS
in on Veterans Day
the bullet, get a home improveThe Reporter welcomes letters to
ment loan and go to town.
the editor on subjects of interest to
Dear editor,
our readers. Short letters are most
I’ve spent the last three years
This letter is in reference to
likely to be chosen for publication.
fl
ipping
channels watching HGVeterans Day ceremonies held at
The editor reserves the right to
$^%&*-TV,
as my brother Kyle
the local school. My daughters
edit letters to meet space requirecalls it, seeing how people’s
ments, for clarity, or to avoid obcame home from school telling me
scenity, libel or invasion of privacy.
upgrades make their 1970s Mod
that the only students allowed to
Letters must be signed and
design scheme seem nicer and
attend the Veterans Day program
complete with a mailing or e-mail
“adds some resale value.” Every
were students that were actually
address and telephone number for
episode of every show ends with
verification. Unsigned letters will not
involved in the program, such as
happy homeowners and beaming
be published.
band, choir members,etc.
Letters in support or opposition of
show hosts and the improvements
This bothers me tremendously.
political candidates or positions will
adding tens of thousands of dolAll students should have been
be cut off in time for the accused
lars to the home’s value.
allowed the privilege to attend
party to respond, edited for space
or
possibly
not
run
at
all.
and honor the veterans who have
Opinions expressed in letters are
served our country. How do
those of the writer and not neceswe teach patriotism if we’re not
sarily those of this newspaper.
allowed to give tribute? How
can you teach history and deny
students the opportunity to see neeed to know and understand
any of us see or hear
and witness those who have been the words behind our “National
t h i ng s we t h i n k a re
a part of the making of history? Anthem.”
funny, we wish would
How can you not be allowed to
It’s okay to allow the student
attend such an event and be given body to gather for assembly to happen or maybe even w ish
the opportunity to thank those cheer on the local team or to we’d do.
men and women who so unself- hear some inmate or author give
For instance, there was a theft
ishly served our country for us his/her speech but not okay to case in an East Texas town a few
so that we can enjoy the freedoms honor the Veterans? There is years back in which a couple
we have been given?
something really wrong with of young men stole some fourThere is more to be learned and this picture. We need to get our wheelers from a business late
observed in our schools than the priorities in line.
one night. Police got on the trail
pages in a textbook.
I hope our students are never quickly and caught one of the
We have already denied these denied this privilege again for it perpetrators before dawn.
students the power of prayer truly is a privelege to honor our
However, the second fourand replaced it by “a moment of veterans.
wheeler thief rode the stolen
silence.” For many, this was their
Sincerely,
machine through rugged forestonly exposure to God. There
Becky Mueller
land and evaded police until late
comes a time where we as adults
bmueller@lrhealthcare.com
afternoon. He ran out of gas near
need to stand up for what’s right.
this country home. Meanwhile,
It is our toes and our children’s
Editor’s note: Here’s the way police broadcast a description
toes that are being stepped on Veterans Day was handled at of the fugitive and the fourhere. What has happened to our Rockdale ISD’s four campuses.
wheeler.
rights as citizens is only what we
There were Veterans Day
The elderly male resident at
have allowed to happen to us.
programs at the high school the country home, having heard
My dad was in WWII and I am and elementary. All students the report on a police scanner
so proud to be able to tell people at those campuses attended the greeted the thief with a rif le.
that fact. My brothers also were programs with the exception of Seeing that the gun-wielder was
enlisted men and even if they RHS students who are enrolled older, the thief turned to walk
didn’t serve in wartime, they were in morning classes at Temple away at which time the elderly
there to take the call. We have College-Cameron.
man took aim and said, “I ain’t
to give respect where respect is
The other two campuses did the PO-leece, I’ll shootchee.”
due. To not give proper honor not hold actual programs but
Police were summoned and,
and respect to those that have hosted meals for veterans, break- upon their arrival, the thief said,
served our country is uttermost fast at the intermediate school “Get me out of here! This old fool
disrespect.
and lunch at the junior-high. At said he was gonna shoot me!” It
We say the “Pledge of Alle- each meal musical entertainment was pretty funny seeing a “bad
giance” to our f lag but these was provided, by the RJH band guy” scared to death.
students need to see the faces and choir at the junior-high and
Occasionally, we hear of a
behind the flag. There’s more to by the intermediate choir at that would-be victim shooting someit than red, white and blue. They campus.—M.B.
one trying to rob or assault him
or her. We identif y w ith the
intended target of the criminal.
A more specific crime, spousal
abuse, prompts many to think of
some vigilante justice. Spousal
abuse cases aren’t anything to
laugh about but I knew of one
early 1950 case where the abusive
husband got his comeuppance.
It was, on the surface, pretty
funny.
John and Jane Doe lived in this
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a girl and a boy. Jane was a quiet,
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housework and raising their son
and daughter, Jane took in ironing and sewing to supplement
Joe’s meager wages at the local
lumberyard.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
M
“I could do that,” I think.
Then I get real.
I inherited the newspaperman’s
repair genes, which is to say I
can edit sentences properly, but
couldn’t hang sheet rock if my
life depended on it. I can design
a front page, but couldn’t lay tile
even if I had a printer’s deadline.
I can write a city council story,
but would prove a drip where
plumbing work is concerned.
If I had attempted to tear out
our master shower and redo the
entire bathroom, I’d still be writing about it in 2015. It would
have taken me forever to rip out
floor tiles and replace them and
they probably would have been
crooked and uneven, so I let the
pro Rick Wilson and his crew
handle it.
I also have friends who have
tons of tools and woodworking
equipment, so they could probably build their own cabinets and
shelves, but yours truly could not.
The last thing I built were some
Still, we are suddenly being
forced to consider, what kind
of knobs and pulls do we want
in the kitchen. How many of
you men have spent one second
thinking about knobs and pulls?
That’s probably second from the
bottom, behind throw pillows, in
man world.
We’re also considering colors.
What’s the difference between
“tropical green” and “forest
frog”? Between “mocha cream”
and “beach beige”? Ugh.
So we’re holed up at my parents’ house temporarily. And,
family or not family, everyone
knows the old adage about house
guests and fish starting to stink
after a few days. It’s hard for
us to keep a low profile among
routine-wanting septuagenarians
with two little boys, too.
But at least we will have nice
looking cabinets and tile floors.
Now we just need to figure out
how to avoid having to sell the
house to pay for the remodel.
I may show up at your door
delivering pizzas. But at least I’ll
come home to a well-designed
kitchen that doesn’t scream
“blood!”
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really ugly bookshelves that now
reside in little Esten’s room. He
is quite attached to them, which
makes me feel good in a way,
except there is not room for anything else along one of his walls,
thanks to my lack of construction
skills.
Last year, I almost killed myself
trying to shape Esten’s pine wood
derby car for Cub Scouts. Using
a table saw, I felt the body of the
car shoot past my head after it
kicked back on me.
Also, my friends who have done
their own tile work have invested
a lot in tile tools, then once their
project is finished, their garage
is full of tile tools. That’s not
something you’re going to need
on a weekly basis.
We are not house design people. Our “splash of color” in the
kitchen ended up looking like
some sort of vampire practical
joke. Christine’s desire for a
“splash of Mexican color” brought
us RED kitchen cabinets. And I
mean REEEEDDDD. (As subtlety
is not her thing, Christine is
barred from picking any colors
for the new projects.)
So, we are knee deep in a
remodel. But at least we are not
doing it ourselves.
Time for
a garage
sale?
INK IN THE
BLOOD
Willis Webb
John was a reliable worker,
honest and polite to customers
and fellow workers. He worked
five and one-half days a week
and, at quitting time Saturdays at
noon, John got paid and promptly went out and got rip-roaring
drunk. And, on days when he
wasn’t falling-down, pass-out
drunk, John went home and beat
up his wife.
Jane took it for years and never
said much to others. Some of her
fellow church members knew
but almost no one interfered in
someone else’s marital problems
in those days.
Finally, Jane had enough and
watched for the right opportu-
nity.
John came home one Saturday
night, very drunk. He tried to
be his usual abusive self, but
he’d had too much whiskey and
passed out across the couple’s
bed.
Jane quietly closed the door
and got her sew ing kit. She
wrapped the sheet around John
and sewed it up. Then, she got
a broom handle she’d carefully
hidden in a strategic spot and
proceeded to beat John all over
his body. He awoke, of course,
but was unable to defend himself
because he couldn’t get out of the
sheet. John being drunk played
in Jane’s favor in this case.
Some who saw John the next
day or two said he was pretty
black and blue and most laughed
about the worm turning on the
drunken wife-beater.
John sobered up for good
and got religion. Last I heard,
he and Jane had a solid, happy
marriage.
About 25 years later, after
proudly accepting an invitation
to sit on the board of a women
and children’s shelter, I thought
I’d give a boost to that group so I
wrote a column telling John and
Jane’s story. I suggested that perhaps a dose of the same medicine
was good for any wife-beater.
A woman on that board, the
abused wife of a well-known
professional athlete, called and
explained the grave danger to
any woman who tried to physically stop her abuser.
Sometimes what seems like
humor and justice combined
can be a bed of quicksand for
all involved. Everyone can do
things to help victims. Just find
the right venue and work within
the prescribed system.
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November 19, 2009
Handbell ensemble’s concert raises funds for scholarship
By BILL COOKE
Reporter Staff Writer
A
Above: The East Texas Handbell Ensemble,
under the direction
of former Rockdale
resident Arnold Sherman, tours extensively
throughout the United
States and donated its
performance Sunday
to the Matinee Musical Club’s scholarship
fund.
Lef t : D u r i n g t h e
period 1969 through
1976, Sherman organized and directed the
Regeneration Singers,
a youth chorus, and
a Rockdale adult communit y choir. Both
organizations staged
concer ts and musicals.
Photos by
Gary Griesbach
Sunday afternoon concert
by the East Texas Handbell Ensemble, directed by
Arnold Sherman, raised about
$800 for the Matinee Musical Club’s Louise Hale Sessions
Memorial Scholarship Fund.
The local club sponsored the
concert which drew a turnout of
about 150 people in the Rockdale Junior-High School Commons. Sherman and the handbell
ensemble donated their services
to the scholarship effort. Named
for a long-time Rockdale school
teacher, the Sessions scholarship is awarded by the club to a
graduating Rockdale High School
senior who intends to pursue
music in college.
Sherman, the ensemble’s director, is a familiar name in Rockdale. He was youth director at St.
John’s United Methodist Church
from 1969 to 1976, and also was
director of both the Regeneration
Singers, a community youth chorus, and the Adult Community
Choir. Both of those organizations presented numerous concerts and musical productions
during those years.
During Sunday’s concert, Sherman thanked the people of Rockdale for providing him a career
start in music.
The Ea st Tex a s Ha ndbel l
Ensemble is a professional group
of 15 members from Tyler and
surrounding areas who are dedicated to advancing the art of English Handbell ringing. The group
performs on seven octaves of
Malmark Choirchimes and often
incorporates various percussive
and woodwind instruments into
its performances, which help create the group’s unique, dynamic
style of musical interpretation.
The ensemble has toured extensively throughout the United
States.
Two Rockdale musicians, trumpeter Lee Thomason and wife
During Sunday’s concert, Sherman introduced Nona Dymke Maxwell
of Boerne, a Rockdale native and long-time member of First Christian
Church in Rockdale where she organized and directed a handbell
choir for many years.
Leah Thomason, flutist, joined
the ensemble for several numbers, also playing percussive
instruments. Mrs. Thomason is
president of the Matinee Musical Club.
Special guests at the concert
were Rockdale natives Sidney
and Nona Dymke Maxwell of
Boerne. Mrs. Maxwell directed
a youth handbell choir based at
First Christian Church in Rockdale for many years. Sherman
credited her with introducing him
to handbell music.
The program’s first half was in
celebration of the National Federation of Music Clubs’ “Parade of
American Music” month. Selec-
tions included “Deep River”, “An
American Tapestry”, “Amazing
Grace” and “Camptown Races.”
Following intermission, the
program included “Bring a Torch,
Jeanette, Isabella”, “Do You Hear
What I Hear?”, “Parade of the Tin
Soldier”, “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear”, “We Three Kings”
and “Ukranian Bell Carol.”
Ensemble members are
Suzanne Blair, Jayne Brown, Brian and Jeanne Christopherson,
Mary Beth Dawes, Sueda Lutrell,
Andy Martinez, Karen Mobbs,
Karen Morrow, Gini Rainey, Sally
Reed, Leslie Russell and Diane
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SECTION
B
November 19, 2009
W
e received these from
good friend Terry
Stuller in cold Washington state. If you don’t laugh
at at least one of these, just go
back to bed. You’re just going to
cause trouble for everybody else
today in that bad mood.
Q. How do you catch a
unique rabbit?
A. Unique up on it.
Q. How do you catch a tame
rabbit?
A. Tame way.
Q. How do crazy people go
through the forest?
A. They take the Psycho
Path.
Q. How do you get Holy
Water?
A. You boil the hell out of it.
Q. What do Eskimos get from
sitting on the ice too long?
A. Polaroids.
Q. What do you call four
bullfighters in quicksand?
A. Quatro Sinko.
Q. How are a Texas tornado
and an Arkansas divorce the
same?
A. Somebody’s gonna lose a
trailer.
Q. What do you call a boomerang that doesn’t work?
A. A stick.
And, in honor of Thanksgiving next week:
Q. Why did Pilgrims’ pants
always fall down?
A. Because they wore their
belt buckle on their hat.
Reporter/Mike Brown
Honored at Rockdale High School last Wednesday: Front (L-R) Rod Roderick, Ken
Clark, John Russell, Heather Hathaway (speaker), Jerry Faulk (speaker), Art Free,
Richard Henderson, Luke Dymon, Clifford Salvatore, Harry Ramey, Ralph Roe; second
row, Cecil Hicks, Tim Guthrie, Len Estes, Clifford Caffey, Jim Currey, Gene Luckey,
Charlie Watson, Andrew Robertson, Tony Walko, Jim Luecken, Susan Free, Eddie
Davidson, Albert Davidson; third row, Derik Strelsky, Wilhelm Backhaus, Doug Smith,
Claude Spence, Cecil Cook, Candelario Jimenez, Bill Cardwell, Frank Burrough, Roy
Becker, Otto Brogger, Larry McAdams, Herbert Dupre.
‘You’re pathfinders for today’s military’
Veterans honored
at all four school
campuses Nov. 11
By MIKE BROWN
Veterans don’t have to worry about being forgotten by
today’s military.
Army Command Sgt. Major
Jerry Faulk, keynote speaker
for last Wednesday’s Veterans
Day program in the high school
auditorium, made that clear.
“You veterans are the pathfinders for today’s military,”
he said. “You’re not behind us,
you’re beside us.”
Sgt. Faulk said he appreciates one motto he saw during
training, one that illustrates
the message today’s military
has from veterans.
“We’ll take it from here,” is
the motto.
Did you laugh or just smile a
little bit?
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By request, this recipe was
asked for by several people at a
recent gathering and Ernestine
Betchan fussed at me yesterday
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it is. If you’re having guests for
the holidays, it’s a good one to
have on hand.
More activities
In addition to the morning
program at RHS, the intermediate campus hosted a continental breakfast for veter- It was a red, white and blue afternoon in the elementary gym as students in grades K-2 offered the final program of Veterans Day.
ans and a noon luncheon was
provided in the junior-high
commons.
The school day ended with
a musical program, and audience sing-along, by grades
kindergarten through two in
the elementary cafetorium.
Egg Florentine Casserole
1 package bacon, cooked
crisp, drained well and chopped
8 oz. grated cheddar cheese
2 (10 oz.) packages chopped
spinach, cooked and drained
1 dozen large eggs
1 pint whipping cream or half
and half
fresh mushrooms, sliced
salt and pepper
red pepper flakes, if desired
Can be prepared the night
before cooking and serving.
Spray a 9x13 baking dish with
cooking spray. Layer cooked
bacon pieces in bottom of
pan. Sprinkle half of cheese
over meat. Spread cooked and
well-drained spinach over this.
Break eggs into a bowl and stir
with a whisk. Pour over ingredients in pan. Add remaining
cheese and layer mushrooms
over top. Pour cream over all.
Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until firm or refrigerate
until ready to bake and serve.
The original recipe called for
sausage instead of bacon, but we
prefer the bacon with the spinach. Suit yourself.
High school
In addition to Sgt. Faulk’s
speech, Staff Sgt. Heather
Hathaway addressed the high
school audience.
She termed the veterans
being honored “ord ina r y,
extraordinary” individuals.
Lt. Col. (Ret.) Art Free, an
RHS science teacher and Iraq
veteran, was master of ceremonies. He presented a video
based on a battle during the
Vietnam War and its effects on
surviving veterans.
L ac y Hi l l a nd D’ Eb ony
Brooks presented, and retired,
the colors.
Invocation was by Jacob
Gerren and Haley Johnson
gave the benediction.
The national anthem and
the musical selection “Johnny
Has Gone for a Soldier” were
presented by the RHS Choir,
under the direction of Mary
Ray.
The RHS Big Blue, under the
direction of Joe Ray, played a
medley of anthems from all
branches of the U. S. Armed
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standing ovation led by veterans. Faulk, a South Carolina native,
has received numerous awards and medals and has served in many Veterans Day always brings out some emotions. From left, veterans
Roy Becker, Frank Burrough, Eddie Davidson, Albert Davidson.
combat assignments.
Rockdale High School’s Golden Girls, under the direction
of Desiree Marshall and Sarah
Cleveland, dedicated a
presentation to the veterans.
Corolyn Holub read
her winning Voice of
Democracy essay in a
taped presentation.
Holub was attending
dual credit college classes at
Temple College-Cameron and
was unable to participate in
person.
Other Voice of Democracy
essay participants were Waylon
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Janiece Lee was Voice of
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Post 6525 handed out participation certificates.
Air Force veterans Ken Clark (L) and Tony Walko stand during playing
of USAF anthem by RHS Big Blue Band. Veterans from each branch
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November 19, 2009
Local hero
POUNDS OF
CARING
Our Local Hero this week is Jeanne
Williams.
She has been a fulltime reporter
with the Temple Daily Telegram for 29
years and was a correspondent for The
Rockdale Reporter, Cameron Herald and
Temple Telegram before that. Her territory
is Milam County and she excels at the
coverage she gives, keeping us all informed
of what is going on in the area.
She says she gets her stories from
all over the area with people calling
her, giving her tips and watching
the agendas of governmental
Jeanne Williams
entities. She is always looking for human interest stories.
She won the Associated Press Managing Editors Association
honorable mention award for feature writing on the Milam County
elevator.
She graduated from Milano High School and has lived in Milam
County all of her life. She is a member of the First Baptist Church in
Milano, and Little River Basin Master Gardeners.
Her family has lived in Milam County since the 1850s.
We appreciate all that Jeanne does in reporting for Milam County
events.
We also appreciate Love’s Flowers and Gifts and El Torito
Mexican Restaurant for the gifts they provide our Local Hero each
week.
If you would like to nominate a local hero, those who work selflessly for our community, call the Chamber of Commerce at 4462030. This honor will be given to people who work hard to make our
community better.—Denice Doss, Chamber president
Rockdale High School
seniors Thomas Betchan (lef t) and Jace
Tarver unload 20 sacks
of non-perishable food
items donated to the
current food drive sponsored by Milam County
Lions Clubs. The two
seniors helped collect
food as part of RHS’
Project Graduation. The
food drive will continue
throughout the holiday
season. Local drop
off points around town
include The Rockdale
Reporter and Rockdale
Memorial Company.
Reporter/Marie Bakken
MILANO NEWS
he International Thespian
Society and the Theatre
Production Company of
Milano High School will present
two performances of the comedy
“Greater Tuna” this weekend.
The shows are set for 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 20 and Sat., Nov.
21 at the Milano High School
cafetorium. Tickets are $4 for
adults and $2 for senior citizens
and students.
The group will also hold a silent
cake/dessert auction to raise
money for this year’s One-Act
Play contest production.
The Milano Opry is set for
Saturday, Nov. 21 at the Milano
Civic Center. Doors open at 6
p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m.
Prices are $4 each, $3 for senior
citizens. There will be no show in
December, but a big Jan. 16 show
is in the works. For information
about the Milano Opry call Lynn
Martin at 512-455-3175.
Milano schools will dismiss
at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24
for the Thanksgiving holidays.
Classes will resume on Monday,
Nov. 30 at regular times.
MHS seniors are working on
fund-raisers for Project Graduation. They are selling Bull Bingo
tickets for $10 each and homemade tamales for $8 a dozen. All
proceeds go toward the group’s
Project Graduation event, a drug
and alcohol free party for Milano
seniors after their graduation
in May. See any Milano senior
or call the high school office
(512-455-9333) for more information.
Milano Athletic Boosters will
meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec.
7 at the MHS cafeteria. They will
discuss spring fund-raisers.
Milano running mom, Fawn
Simpson, just completed her fifth
marathon. Running with Fawn in
San Antonio over the weekend
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You might see a few showing off
their medals over the next couple
weeks. Be sure and congratulate
these women on a job well done.
The City of Milano has set
Saturday, Dec. 12 as the day for
its annual Christmas parade and
community dinner.
Parade line up time is 9:30 a.m.
at the Charlie Martin City Park
and the parade will start at 10:30.
The parade will circle through
town, around the Methodist and
Baptist churches and end at the
Milano Civic Center/Fire Station.
Santa will be on the stage at the
center to visit with children after
the parade.
Chr ist mas d inner w ill be
served immediately following
the parade in the Civic Center at
no charge. First through fourth
place plaques and cash prizes
will be awarded for parade winners. For more information and
to have meals delivered to elderly
and shut-ins, please call Carolyn
Vinton at 512-455-2364 or 979224-0227.
Judging for the Christmas
decorating contest for the City of
Milano will be at 7 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 19. Be sure to have your
homes decorated and the Christmas lights on. First through
fourth place plaques and trophies
will be awarded at 6:30 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 21 at the Civic
Center.
Please keep John H. Yakesch
and his family in your prayers.
He is still a patient at the Rockdale hospital.
Ser v ices for W.A. (Bo Bo)
Pairett were held Nov. 13 in Cuero. He is the brother of Grace
Fields of Milano. Attending
the services from Milano were
Chad Lagrone, along with Jereald
Lagrone of Gause and Barkley
Lagrone of Rockdale.
Taken from community calendars.
For additions, call 446-5838.
Monday—Chicken noodle casserole, mixed vegetables, sliced
beets, whole wheat bread, blushing
pears, 2% milk.
Tuesday—Meatloaf with gravy,
mashed potatoes, broccoli, whole
wheat roll, rocky road pudding, 2%
milk.
Wednesday—Roasted turkey
and gravy, candied sweet potatoes,
cornbread dressing, green beans
amandine, Parker House rolls,
cranberry gelatin, pumpkin pie with
topping, 2% milk.
Thursday and Friday—Center
closed for Thanksgiving holiday.
Birthdays
Nov. 19—Billy Kornegay, Lynda
Lagrone, Vickie Miller, Jim Alford,
Martha Morr.
Nov. 20—Keisha Wymola,
Brianna Hope Gaston, Arianna
Rosati, Danny Evans, Cody Burrough, Brenda Barchenger, Hallie
Eiland.
Nov. 21—Tyrese Day, Mario
Gomez, Jeff Hibbetts, Glenda
Walker, Lyndsy Minor.
Nov. 22—Arthur Neal, Zabrian
Sowders.
Nov. 23—Keith Lagrone, Joshua Dibble, Jeremy Coldiron, Levi
Wadlington, Gloriana Wyatt, Roger
Whitmore.
Nov. 24—Jane Bartkowiak,
Estelle Cleveland, Tammie Young,
Linda Mathews, Zachary Rolan.
Nov. 25—Irma Fernandez Wall,
Ivan Seelke, Sherri Rasco, Wanda
Galbreath.
Anniversaries
Nov. 21—Phillip and Carmen
Vargas, Van and Wanda Phillips.
Nov. 23—Billy and Bess Hall.
Nov. 25—Dave and Kerri
Cunningham.
STORK
REPORT
Laura and Tim Carlisle of
Round Rock announce the birth
of their daughter, Jordyn Elizabeth Carlisle, at 6:59 p.m. Oct.
23, 2009, at North Austin Medical Center, weighing 6 pounds,
11 ounces and measuring 20¾
inches long. She is welcomed
by big brothers Holden and
Hayden and big sister Jacie.
Grandparents are Bob and Geri
Burnett of Rockdale and Bill
and Cheryl Carlisle of Winter
Park, Colorado. Jordyn is also
welcomed by many aunts, uncles
and cousins.
Happy Birthday,
Zach and Jerr y!
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Larry and Sandra Jackson will celebrate
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Saturday, November 22, 2009.
Celebrating with them will be their children
Steve and Dwann Bradfield of Grand
Forks, ND, Tyrone Jackson of Bryan
and Tommy Jackson of Austin. Larry
Jackson Jr. of Houston will not be able
to attend this momentous occasion.
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By KAY LAGRONE
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DOWNSTAIRS
MHS acting troupe to perform
‘Greater Tuna’ this weekend
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
MILESTONES
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McCoy.
Aaron Steinberg and Richelle
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Nov. 20 ~ 6:15 • 9:15
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Nov. 23-26 ~ 6:15
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EXERCISE
Does Your Heart Good.
American Heart Association
Thank You
We, the family of W.A. Pairett,
would like to thank all of our
friends and relatives for all of
your care and concerns, phone
calls and cards.
Also to Manor Oaks Nursing
Home and Renaissance Villa,
thanks so much for all of your
care and love.
Thanks to the Central Texas
Hospital for their help and
caring.
From W.A. Pairett’s Family
Thanks~
~Special
The family of Imogene Fisher would like to express
our thanks and appreciation for the food, flowers,
memorials, cards, phone calls and prayers from our
many friends and family members, during the loss of
our mother and grandmother. Thank you to Phillips
& Luckey for the beautiful service, your caring and
professionalism made things easier for all of us.
Thanks to Brother Eric Garcia for his message and
comforting words spoken during the funeral service.
We would also like to thank Rockdale Christian
Church for the wonderful meal served after the funeral.
We appreciate the generosity and thoughtfulness
shown to us through your congregation.
~Jim Fisher
The Larry Fisher Family
The Keith Fisher Family
The Donna Fisher Family
ACT CORNER
Have you considered
community college?
EDUCATION
ACT Vice President
of Communications
T
career options for both recent
high school graduates and those
returning to school. They also
provide affordable education,
local access, transferable credits,
and vocational opportunities.
All high school students — no
matter what their future plans —
should take a rigorous core curriculum to prepare for life after
graduation. ACT recommends
at least four years of English; at
least three years of mathematics,
including Algebra I, Geometry,
and Algebra II; three years of
science, including Biology, Chemistry and Physics; and three years
of social studies. Students who
take these classes are more likely
to be ready for college or work
when they graduate.
Whether attending a community college for an associate’s
degree, a certification program,
or to complete general education
requirements — it’s important to
map out a blueprint for success.
Make plans to meet with a
community college counselor as
soon as possible. The counselor
can help you:
• Plan courses
• Get involved in school activities and clubs
• Assess readiness for certain
classes and programs
• Explore careers
• R e s e a r c h f i n a nc i a l a id
options
• Verify if your credits will
transfer to both your chosen
4-year school and your chosen
major.
Many community colleges and
high schools use ACT’s COMPASS® assessment program
(www.act.org/compass) as an
outreach tool. It tests skills in
mathematics, reading, writing
skills, essay writing, and English
as a second language. The results
help colleges place students in
the appropriate level of classes so
they can succeed from the start.
I recently attended a reception
at our local community college.
I was so inspired with the students I met there. I asked each
student why they’d chosen a
community college and if they
felt they’d made a good choice.
They had many reasons for their
decisions, but to a person, they
told me that they felt they’d made
the right move.
In addition, many I spoke with
were planning to attend wellknown four-year universities and
— because of their hard work and
good grades in community college — had earned scholarships
to continue their studies.
Clearly, community colleges work. That’s why President
Obama wants to increase the
number of community college
graduates. ACT looks forward to
the realization of this goal as it
fully supports our mission to help
everyone achieve workplace and
education success.
HONOR ROLLS
Milano Junior High
2nd Six Weeks All-A
Sixth grade—Wyatt Beard, Christian
Grimes.
Seventh grade—Travis Gage, Halle
McManess, Shelby Mullinnix, Sabian
Pugh.
Eighth grade—Alex Ferrara, David
Jentsch, Sarah Pedroza, Anna Shearer.
2nd Six Weeks A-B
Sixth grade—Tera Arledge, Kirsten
FOOD DRIVE
RHS Project Graduation
group lends help to the local
food pantry, page 2B.
November 19, 2009
By ROSE RENNEKAMP
his year twelve million
students are enrolled in
community colleges. And
that number is bound to grow.
President Obama has called for
every American to complete at
least one year of postsecondary
education. So whether you’re
helping your teen select a college
or considering getting additional
education yourself, consider your
local community college.
ACT surveys for Faces of the
Future show that:
• Community colleges play a
substantial role in preparing students for today’s workplace.
• Students who have already
attained advanced degrees often
choose community colleges to
upgrade skills.
• Community colleges are the
best hope to ensure career and
earning competitiveness for the
least skilled and most economically disadvantaged.
To be sure, there are real
economic reasons for pursuing
education beyond high school.
According to research from the
U.S. Census Bureau and Bureau
of Labor Statistics, for every
year of education beyond high
school, mean wages increase and
unemployment rates decrease.
The research sur veyed 2007
earnings for year-round, full-time
workers 25 years and older. The
mean earning for high school
graduates was $39,035 per year.
People with some college/no
degree earned $46,001, while
those with an associate’s degree
earned $48,083 per year. Those
with a bachelor’s degree earned
$68,176.
In addition to higher salaries,
unemployment rates have historically been lower for the more
educated. In 2008, those with a
high school degree reported a 5.7
unemployment rate. That number
dipped to 5.1 for those with some
college/no degree and to just 3.7
for people with an associate’s
degree.
On a per-credit basis, community colleges offer benefits
similar to four-year colleges.
Pew’s Economic Mobility Project
(EMP) reports that credits at
both types of institutions “convey
an annual earnings increase of
roughly four to six percent for
every 30 credits (two semesters)
of courses completed.”
Communit y colleges ser ve
many populations and provide
many resources. For some, community colleges are:
• The first step towards a 4-year
degree
• A place to gain vocational
training
• A destination to earn a 2-year
associate’s degree
• The best way to earn college
credits while still in high school
• A place to re-train, re-group
and re-enter the workforce after
being unemployed.
Community colleges offer a
wide variety of programs and
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Megan Pendergrass, Wesley Veeder
Morgan.
Seventh grade—Jackson Ballard,
Trent Ellison, Jordan Hafley, Makenan
Hairston, Alex Martin, Randy Pedroza,
Michelle Polich, Treyton Steinbecker, Tyde
Taylor, Shelby Thomason.
Eighth grade—Shelbi Davenport, Justin Grimes, Michael Mader, Emily Overall,
April Phillips, Randy Reese, Kodie Sexton,
Kelsey Westbrook, Morgan Yakesch.
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HYMNS
The Rockdale High
School chior, under the
direction of Mary Ray,
performed as part of
the school’s Veterans
Day program on Nov.
11. Pictured are chior
members (front row,
l-r) Lova Davis, Ashley
Servantes, Addie Garza,
(second row) Melissa
Llanas, Bernadette
Deleon, Sally Barr,
Rosie Valdez, (third row)
Nattalie Ackley, Tamara
Montgomery-Betak,
Briana Moore, Cindy
Pruett, (fourth row)
Amber Nelson, Hannah
Prestridge, Angelica
Flores, Victoria Garza
(back row) Josh Jones,
Joe Ramey.
Reporter/Mike Brown
MHS thespians to perform ‘Tuna’
MILANO–The International
Thespian Society and the Theatre
Production Company of Milano
High School will present “Greater
Tuna” by Jaston Williams, Joe
Sears and Ed Howard in two
performances this weekend.
The curtain will go up at 7:30
p.m. Friday, Nov. 20 and Saturday, Nov. 21 in the Milano High
School cafetorium, according to
Susan Meyer, MHS Theatre sponsor. Tickets for each show are
$4 for adults and $2 for senior
citizens and students.
“Tuna” was written to be a two
man show and has been incredibly successful both on and off
Broadway. For Milano’s show,
each character has an individual
actor or actress playing each role,
Meyer said.
The play takes place in Tuna,
Texas, the state’s 3rd smallest
town. The connection to this
community is revealed through
the local radio station OKKK
broadcasting at 250 watts. The
daily trials, sarcasm, and hilarity
that can occur in a small town
come to life within the production.
This year the fall production
will showcase some of our veteran actors as well as many actors
making their debut on the MHS
stage, Meyer said.
Cast members include Sam
Walker (Thurston Wheelis),
Thomas Sanders (Arles Struvie),
Brittany Bullock (DiDi Snavley),
Stephanie Philpott (Peety Fisk),
Elisabeth Thomason (Harold
Dean Lattimer).
Bertha Bumiller (left, portrayed by Ashton Whitmire), gives her
son Jody (played by Hayden Wilson) a piece of her mind in a scene
from “Greater Tuna”. Milano High School’s theatre company will
perform the legendary comedy on Friday and Saturday at the school’s
cafetorium. Curtian goes up at 7:30 p.m. each night.
Also, Ashton Whitmire (Bertha Bumiller), Jaxson Robinson
(Stanley Bumiller), Desiree Adrian (Charlene Bumiller), Hayden
Wilson (Jody Bumiller/ Phineas
Bly).
Also, Caleb Eastland (Chad/
The Sheriff), Taryn Love (Lenora
Childers), Mandy Coldiron (Pearl
Burris), Blaine Plentl (R.R. Snavley/Hank Bumiller, Blair Geer
(Vera Carp) and John Jentsch
(Rev. Spikes).
The Tuna Helpers (crew) are
Ryan Karl (lights), Carter Whitmire (set design), Lexi Melton
(sound design), Chelsey Burgess
(costumes), Christin Catalina
(costumes), Hunter Gage (proper-
SCHOOL MENUS
ROCKDALE
Elementary and Intermediate Breakfast
Cereal, juice, fruit, toast, jelly and
milk offered daily.
Monday—Pancakes with syrup.
Tuesday—Oatmeal.
Wednesday-Friday—Holiday.
Elementary and Intermediate Lunch
Milk offered daily. Chef salad available daily at the intermediate school.
Monday—Corn dog, chicken fried
steak with gravy, mashed potatoes,
seasoned green beans, fruit.
Tuesday—Steak fingers with gravy,
ravioli, mixed vegetables, hot roll,
steamed carrots.
Junior High Breakfast
Cereal, fruit, juice, toast, jelly and
milk offered daily.
Monday—Glazed donut, pancake on
a stick.
Tuesday—Cinnamon roll, biscuit and
sausage.
Junior High Lunch
Milk and juice offered daily.
M o n d a y — C h i c ke n f r i e d s t e a k ,
mashed potatoes with gravy, seasoned
broccoli, fruit. Pizzaria and Deli: pepperoni pizza, house salad, pizza stick,
fruit. Grill: corn dog, hamburger.
Tuesday—Chili burrito, refried beans,
mexicali corn, sour power apple sauce.
Pizzaria and Deli: sausage pizza, chicken salad, carrot sticks with ranch, sour
power applesauce. Grill: crispy chicken
burger, hamburger, cheeseburger.
High School Breakfast
Breakfast taco bar, cereal, juice,
fruit and milk offered daily.
Monday— Glazed donut, egg and
sausage biscuit.
Tuesday—Breakfast pizza, pancakes
with syrup.
High School Lunch
Milk and juice offered daily.
Pizzaria offered daily: pepperoni
pizza, sausage pizza, cheese pizza,
fruit, pizza stick (Monday), side salad
(Tuesday), cookie, chips.
Deli offered daily: chef salad, hot
ham and cheese sandwich (Tuesday),
chicken or tuna salad, croissant sandwiches, baked potato bar, fruit, cookie.
G rill of fere d da ily : Ha m burger,
cheeseburger, burger fixings, corn dog
(Monday), crispy chicken burger (Tuesday), main course sides.
M o n d a y — C h i c ke n f r i e d s t e a k ,
mashed potatoes with gravy, seasoned
corn, hot roll, fruit.
Tuesday—Chili burrito, Spanish rice,
cheesy beans, fruit, fruited Jell-O.
THORNDALE
Breakfast
Monday—Cinnamon toast, cereal,
milk, fruit juice, apricots.
Tuesday—Scrambled eggs, sausage
patty, toast, fruit juice, milk.
Lunch
Sixth grade and up has chef salad
option (upon request). Yogurt plate
offered to fourth grade and up.
Monday—Whole grain pizza, baked
potato, corn, spinach, tossed salad,
light ranch dressing, milk, crackers,
turkey ham (dark).
Tuesday—Chili nacho, bean burrito,
pinto beans, tossed salad, pineapple
chunks, light ranch dressing, milk,
jalapeño peppers, Rice Krispy Treats.
MILANO
Breakfast
Cereal, toast, sausage, milk and
juice offered daily.
Monday—Biscuit, gravy, eggs,
Tuesday—Donuts.
Lunch
Assorted fruits and milks served
daily. Baked potato bar offered Monday.
Salad bar offered Tuesday and (daily at
the elementary).
Monday—Taco salad bowl, refried
beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese.
Tuesday—Ham and cheese sandwich, carrot sticks, bake chips, apple.
ties), Elise West (stage manager)
and Dylan Eastland (T-shirt and
program design).
At each performance, the group
will hold a silent cake/dessert
auction to raise money for this
year’s One-Act Play contest pro-
RHS STUDENT OF
THE WEEK
This week’s RHS Student of the
week is junior Megan Hearne. The
daughter of John and Lavonne
Hearne, she
was nominated by RHS
teacher David
Smiley who
believes that
she is one of
the most honest students
on campus.
Hearne is a
member of
Hearne
t he v a r sit y
girls basketball team and wants
to attend Texas State University
upon graduation.
The student of the week program, sponsored by P. A .L .,
encourages students to exhibit
positive character traits. Teachers
were asked this week to nominate
students who are honest and all
nominees were placed in a drawing. Winners receive a sign in
their yard announcing the honor
and are featured on a bulletin
board on campus.
EDUCATION NOTES
Five area residents on
TSTC Honor Roll
industrial systems and engineering technology major; and, StewWACO–Four Rockdale residents art Bounds, a mechanical engihave been named to the Texas neering technology major.
State Technical College President’s
Honor Roll for the 2009 summer ‘Students of the Week’
semester. Honorees earn the
achievement by compiling a 4.0 named at junior high
Rockdale Junior High assisGPA during the semester.
The five Rockdalians were tant principal Allen Sanders
Arthur Garza, an air condition- announced the “Students of the
ing and refrigeration technology Week” at the school.
student; Joshua Glenn, a diesel
Those students are: Spencer
equipment technology major;
Daniel Ramirez, a student in Evans (8th grade), Alexis Green
environmental health and safety (7th grade) and Zach Brooks (6th
technology; Rodney Barcak, an grade).
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By RAY DON McINTOSH
Murray Street Church of Christ
W
PASTOR’S
CORNER
e probably all know our
national anthem by heart.
We’ve probably all sung it
many times at football games and
other special events. But, do you
know that there are three other
And this be our motto: “In God
verses in the song? Here are the is our trust”:
second and third verses of the
And the star-spangled banner in
song:
triumph shall wave
O’er the land of the free and the
On the shore, dimly seen through home of the brave.
the mists of the deep,
Where the foe’s haughty host in
Interesting isn’t it? I must confess
dread silence reposes,
that I never knew about any other
What is that which the breeze, verses to that song. But, now as
o’er the towering steep,
I see, especially that fourth verse,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, it (unfortunately) makes sense. It
half discloses?
seems like all we hear about nowaNow it catches the gleam of the days is people trying to get God
morning’s first beam,
taken out of everything, when the
In fully glory ref lected now reality is that we should look for
shines in the stream:
each and every opportunity that we
‘Tis the star-spangled banner! can invite Him in.
Oh, long may it wave
This makes me think of another
O’er the land of the free and the parallel lesson that I think all of us
home of the brave!
need to hear. Think about your life.
When you go out into the world,
And where is that band who so whether it’s at work, at school, at
vauntingly swore
the grocery store, or any other
That the havoc of war and the place where other people are, what
battle’s confusion
do they see when they look at you?
A home and a country should What do they hear when you speak?
leave us no more?
Can they tell that you are a ChrisTheir blood has washed out their tian by what they see and hear?
foul footsteps’ pollution!
Or, do we for some reason hide
No refuge could save the hireling the biggest and most important
and slave
thing about us? I think the fourth
From the terror of flight or the verse of that song is hands-down
gloom of the grave:
the best verse and I wish we would
And the star-spangled banner in sing that verse every time we sang
triumph doth wave
our national anthem. The biggest
O’er the land of the free and the and most important thing about all
home of the brave.
of us is that we were created by God.
Everything we have and everything
Now, I want to encourage you to we are is because of Him.
pay special attention to the fourth
Every single one of us has the
verse:
hope of eternal life in heaven
because He sent His Son to die
Oh, thus be it ever, when free- for us. Jesus Christ living in us
men shall stand
is what we should always show
Between their loved home and to others. I encourage all of us to
the war’s desolation!
make Galatians 2:20 one of our
Blest with victory and peace, main Christian mottos – “I have
may the heav’n-rescued land
been crucified with Christ and I no
Praise the Power that hath made longer live, but Christ lives in me.
and preserved us a nation!
The life I live in the body, I live by
Then conquer we must, when faith in the Son of God, who loved
our cause it is just,
me and gave himself for me.”
ROCKDALE CHRISTIAN SERVICES
RCS food pantry
Rockdale Christian Services operates a food pantry at 224 West
Cameron Avenue, open from 10 a.m. until noon weekdays. Donations
of non-perishable food items are welcome, especially one-pound bags
of rice, pinto beans, macaroni and cheese, canned soups and peanut
butter. Donations may also be taken to 11 RCS-member churches:
First Baptist, First Christian, First Presbyterian, Full Gospel Chapel,
Grace Lutheran, Peace Lutheran, Meadowbrook Baptist, Primera
Iglesia Bautista, St. Joseph’s Catholic, St. Thomas Episcopal and St.
John’s United Methodist.
Heavenly Treasures
Rockdale Christian Services “Heavenly Treasures” thrift store, 233
North Main, serves the needy with gently used clothing and household items at prices usually ranging from 25 cents to $5. Hours are
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. A “$3 Bag Day” is held first
Friday of each month. Donations to the thrift store are appreciated
and should be left only during operating hours.
FAITH
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BIBLE VERSE
Train children in the right way, and
when old, they will not stray.
—Proverbs 22:6 (NRSV)
November 19, 2009
CHURCH NEWS
Nativity display Dec. 3-5
The annual Rockdale Nativity
Display, sponsored by the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints, will be open to the public
at the chapel, 310 Calhoun Street,
on Thursday, Dec. 3, from 5 until
8 p.m.; Friday, Dec. 4, from 5 until
9 p.m.; and Saturday, Dec. 5, from
11 a.m. until 3 p.m.
“Join us for a walk down Christmas Lane to explore the art and
beauty of the Christmas Nativity
from around the world,” said Chalice Marcano, publicist.
“Last year we had over 80 nativities on display and with the public’s
help we can make this year even
more spectacular,” she said.
To include your nativity, contact
Marcano, 512-430-0291, or e-mail
cemarcano@yahoo.com
Thanksgiving meals
First Christian Church will hold
its annual free Thanksgiving meal
at noon Thursday, Nov. 26 in the
church fellowship hall.
“There’s no reason for anyone
to go without a Thanksgiving meal
or to eat alone,” said John Elbert
Fischer, church spokesman.
For more information call the
church, 446-5090, or Fischer, 4463308.
New Hope Baptist Church, 327
East Third Avenue, will serve
its annual Community Outreach
Thanksgiving meals from its fellowship hall this Saturday, Nov. 21
from noon until 2 p.m.
St. Joseph’s Bazaar
The Ladies Society of St.
Joseph’s Catholic Church will hold
its annual Christmas Bazaar on
Saturday, Dec. 5, spokesperson
Madeline Kovar said.
This event in the church’s educational building on San Gabriel
Street in Rockdale will begin at 9
a.m. and conclude at 1:30 p.m.
with a drawing for raffle and door
prizes.
“There will be a variety of baked
goods, an arts and craft room and
silent auction. The kitchen will offer
chicken stew, chili and all sorts
of sandwiches, and free coffee,”
Kovar said.
along with Robert Corbell, Gunar
Gerthe and David Haines. The
community is invited to participate,
Gerthe said.
Cowboy ministry
Southern Comfort Ministry for
Milam County Cowboy Church is
sponsoring a donation drive, Christmas for Kids, for children of the
Rockdale ISD, according to spokesperson Darlene Applegate.
They are accepting items such
as coats, hoodies, sweaters, new
underwear for elementary-age students, socks for all ages and cash.
For more information, call Applegate at 446-2835.
‘Dollar Days’ at RCS
Heavenly Treasures Thrift Store
will not have it’s monthly “Bag
Sale” during November and December, spokesperson Rachel Lopez
said. Instead, there will be “Dollar
Days” every Wednesday of those
months.
On those Wednesdays, Heavenly
Treasures will be open 9 a.m. to
5 p.m. “Dollar Days” means all
clothing and other merchandise
can be purchased for $1 per item,
Lopez said.
The store is located at 233 N.
Main Street in Rockdale. Regular
store hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday.
“We gladly accept your donations
on any of those days,” Lopez said.
Bingo at Manor Oaks
The Ladies of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church hosted bingo at Manor
Oaks Nursing Home Nov. 16 with
18 participants. Attending from St.
Joseph’s were Vivian Yezak, Jo Ann
Miller, Pat Watson, Florian Skubal,
Adeline Kovar, Nettilee Korenek and
Georgia Kerlin. Next bingo will be at
2 p.m. Dec. 21 at Manor Oaks.
Celebrate Recovery’
“Celebrate Recovery,” a Biblical,
balanced and non-denominational
program to help people overcome
“their hurts, habits and hang-ups,”
meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays in the
fellowship hall at First Baptist
Church. There is no cost. For more
information, call Kenny Kilcrease at
446-6878.
Praise team from Rusk
Worship and prayer will be held
at 7 p.m. this Friday and Saturday,
Nov. 20-21, at the Rockdale Outreach Center. Featured will be the
River of Life Praise Team of Rusk,
Attend and support
the church of
your choice
HISTORY—Senior adults of First Baptist Church, Rockdale, made a Nov. 11
trip to Star of the Republic Museum near Brenham. The museum presents
the history of Texas during the Texas Republic period of 1836-1846. From
left are Ramona Barlow, Blake Gearhart, Dorothy Chaddock, Nan Muston,
Gerry Offield, Mary Lois Morgan, Nell and Ernest Hoffmeyer.
Reused or recycled?
By LESLIE ADAMS
The Country Preacher
S
omeone recently corrected me
in my use of the term “recycling.” I was told that things are
not “recycled” but they are “reused.”
I looked up the two words in the dictionary and both are good words. To
reuse something is “to use it again.”
To “recycle” is “to put through a cycle
again or through a new cycle; return
for further treatment or use.”
At “The Country Preacher’s Fishing Hole” we have lots of items
which are not reusable. They have
been stained, bent or broken. They
cannot be “reused” in their present
condition, but they can be “recycled.”
They can be washed, polished, glued,
straightened, painted and recycled
into something new and usable.
We have an Indian friend who
works with us at “The Fishing Hole”
restoring old furniture. Sometimes
he just has to polish and/or stain a
piece of furniture to make it reusable. Sometimes, he takes two or
three broken items and, using parts
of them all, makes one beautiful
piece of furniture. He dries the wood
or cloth, stains or paints the wood,
makes new cushions for chairs, and
new tops for tables. These pieces are
not reusable as they are, but they can
be recycled into something new.
Isn’t that the way we are as Christians? Sometimes we fall by the wayside because we are tired or grieved,
saddened or hurt by someone. Maybe
we are going through an illness that
makes us unable to work for our
Lord as we want to. We are not worth
much to God in the shape we are in,
but through rest and prayer we can
get back to work and be used again.
We are still the same person we were
before, but just rested and ready to
get back to work for the Lord. We
are reusable.
But, what about those who get
into drugs or alcoholism? Maybe the
person has even committed the sin of
rape or murder. Can these people be
“reused?” No, not as they are. Can
they be rehabilitated or “recycled?”
Yes, they can. There is no sin that
cannot be forgiven except blasphemy
against the Holy Spirit.
These people can be changed. Their
lives can be “recycled” for God. When
this happens, they are no longer the
person they were before, but they are
totally changed through the power
of the Holy Spirit, and the person
who was not usable by God has been
recycled into a new person.
II Corinthians 5:17 says, “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a
new creature; old things are passed
away; behold, all things are become
new.” That person is “recycled” and
“a vessel unto honour, sanctified,
and meet for the master’s use, and
prepared unto every good work.” II
Timothy 2:21.
Have you somehow gotten out of
fellowship with God? Do you want to
get back into service and be “reused”
by your Lord? He’s still your Savior.
You may have turned your back on
Him, but He never left you. All you
have to do is talk to Him. He’s always
listening. Just ask His forgiveness
and it is immediately yours.
Maybe you have never known God
and you feel that what you have done
is unpardonable. If you feel a desire
to turn your life over to Him and
be “recycled” for His use, then what
you have done is not unpardonable,
because that desire is God’s Holy
Spirit wooing you to turn to Him.
Romans 10:9-10 says, “That if thou
shalt confess with thy mouth the
Lord Jesus and shalt believe in thine
heart that God hath raised him from
the dead, thou shalt be saved. For
with the heart man believeth unto
righteousness and with the mouth
confession is made unto salvation.”
Call out to God today and He
will answer you, because Romans
10:13 says, “For whosoever shall call
upon the name of the Lord shall be
saved.”
Some of you need to be “reused”
and some need to be “recycled,” but
remember this: “For God so loved the
world, that he gave his only begotten
Son, that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16.
Recycled or reused? Turn you
life over to God and He will make
it right.
The Rockdale Reporter Church Directory
The local and area church information rotates each week.
ADINA CHRISTIAN CHURCH: Rev. Tom Long, pastor; Bible
school, 9:45 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10:45 a.m.
BARN CHURCH OF MILANO: 733 Holdiness Lane; Chad
and Sherry Lagrone, pastors; Sunday services, 11 a.m. “No
Barriers.”
BLACK JACK BAPTIST CHURCH: 11 miles south on FM 908;
Bro. Jimmy Haile; Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship 11
a.m. and 6 p.m.
CONOLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH: CR 455 at FM 486, south of
Thorndale; Brother Jimmy Morgan; Sunday worship, 11 a.m.
DAVILLA ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH: Rev. Randy
Holtzclaw, pastor; Sunday Bible school, 10 a.m.; worship service,
11 a.m.; Sunday young people’s service, 6 p.m.; evangelistic
service, 7 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7:30 p.m.
DAVILLA BAPTIST CHURCH: Rev. David Cox, pastor; Sunday
school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.; Wednesday
prayer meeting, 7 p.m.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, Lexington: Sunday school, 9:30
a.m.; Sunday worship, 10:45 a.m.; AWANA, 5:30 p.m.; prayer
fellowship, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, Milano: Church Street, 512-4552281; Dave Lucus, minister; Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; Sunday
worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; children’s choir, 6 p.m. Wednesday;
mid-week Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday; Signs of Him, 6:30
p.m. Wednesday; young men’s class, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, Thorndale: Hwy. 79, 512/898-2529,
www.fbchurch@ccsi.com; Larry K. Griffith, pastor; Sunday school,
9:45 a.m.; Sunday worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday
services, 7 p.m.
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST),
Lexington: Hwy. 77 N., 979/773-4416; “A Positive Fellowship
of Growing Christians;” Gregory Nichols, pastor; Sunday coffee
fellowship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 9:50 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.;
caring nursery always provided.
FOREST GROVE CHRISTIAN CHURCH: 9 miles south of Hwy.
77 and 79 overpass on Hwy. 77; “The Bible—Our Only Book;
Christ—Our Only Creed”; www.forestgrovechristianchurch.com;
Brandon Navarre, pastor; Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship and
communion, 11 a.m.; worship, 6 p.m.
FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH: 6 mi. south of Milano on Hwy.
36; Bro. Delmar McCracken, pastor; Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.;
Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m.
FRIENDSHIP METHODIST CHURCH: Rev. Rich Cromwell,
pastor; services each 1st Sunday and 3rd Sunday, 9 a.m.
GAUSE BAPTIST CHURCH: Jimmy Sanders, pastor; Sunday
school, 9:45 a.m.; Sunday worship 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
Wednesday service, 6:30 p.m.
GAUSE FULL GOSPEL CHURCH: Rev. Jerry and Linda Burns,
pastors; services 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7
p.m.
GAUSE METHODIST CHURCH: Rev. Kenneth Byrd, pastor;
worship service, 10 a.m.; Sunday school, 11 a.m.
GOODWILL BAPTIST CHURCH, Milano: Rev. Otis Ray, pastor;
Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship service, 11 a.m.; prayer meeting,
7 p.m. Wednesday.
GRIFFIN CHAPEL A.M.E. CHURCH, Milano: CR 336; Rev.
Elmer Snell, pastor; Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship service,
11 a.m. 2nd and 4th Sunday; mid-week prayer service 4th
Wednesday 7:30 p.m.
HOYTE CHURCH OF CHRIST: FM2095; Sunday services 10
a.m. and 7 p.m.
JESUS IS REY: Minerva; David Reyes, pastor; services, 7:30
p.m. Friday.
LEXINGTON CHURCH OF CHRIST: Paul H. Witt; Bible study,
9:45 a.m.; worship service 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday
service, 7 p.m.
LEXINGTON FAITH TEMPLE: 1005 CR 317W, PO Box 356,
Lexington, TX 78947, 979/773-4558; Rev. Jim D. Monroe,
pastor; Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship service, 10:45 a.m.;
evangelistic service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday prayer service, 9 a.m.;
Wednesday worship service, 7 p.m.; other meetings by special
announcements. Welcome is extended to all.
LEXINGTON HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC MISSION: Corner of
Hwy. 77 and 696 East; Sunday mass 10 a.m.
LEXINGTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: Rev. David
White, pastor; church school 9:45 a.m.; services, 11 a.m.; Bible
study, 6 p.m.
LIBERTY COMMUNITY CHURCH: Sunday worship, 9 a.m.;
Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Wednesday Bible fellowship (at the
Gilliland’s home), 5:30 p.m.
LIGHT OF CHRIST MINISTRIES: a non-denominational Christian
retreat, located west of Gause approximately 5 miles off US 79;
Melvin and Loretta Wall, 979-279-6112, 979-777-1060; www.
lightofchristministries.com.
THE LIGHTHOUSE OF LEXINGTON: Prayer-line 979/773-4900;
Mike and Jackie Pate, pastors; Sunday worship, 10:30 a.m.
LIVE OAK CHURCH OF CHRIST: Bible study, song service and
communion, 10:30 a.m. Sunday; services, 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
MILAM COUNTY CHURCH OF CHRIST: Hwy. 77 and CR 232;
O.E. Davidson, evangelist; Sunday services, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
Bible study, 10 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m.
MILANO CHURCH OF CHRIST: Sunday, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.;
Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.
MILANO UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: Rev. Roy Dillard,
pastor; Sunday school, 10 a.m. Sunday; fellowship and welcome,
11 a.m. Sunday; Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible
fellowship, 5:30 p.m. at the Gilliland’s home.
MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH: FM 1712; Luther Shelander,
pastor; Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship service, 11 a.m. and
7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting, 7 p.m.
NEW PROVIDENCE PRIMITIVE BAPTIST: Maysfield on FM
485 and corner of 979; Elder Louis Holder, 2nd Sunday pastor;
Elder Ethridge, 4th Sunday pastor; hymn singing, 10 a.m.;
preaching, 11 a.m.
PLEASANT GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH: Sunday school,
10 a.m.
PLEASANT RETREAT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: 5
miles south of Thorndale; Pastor David Persons; Sunday School,
9:45 a.m.; Sunday worship, 11 a.m.
PRAYER MISSION CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST: 209
Frederick, Thrall; Rev. Charles Hill, pastor; Sunday worship, 11
a.m.; Wednesday prayer and Bible study, 7:30 p.m.
PSALMS 23 MINISTRIES LIMITED: An interdenominational
ministry; CR 145, near North Elm Cemetery in Cameron; Steven
Anderson, pastor; 254/605-0327; open air services third Saturday
of each month starting at 9 a.m.
SALTY COMMUNITY CHURCH: Sunday worship, 9 a.m.
SAN GABRIEL BAPTIST CHURCH: 5 miles north of Thorndale,
off FM 486; 512/862-3305; www.sangabrielbaptistchurch.org;
Martin Parmer, pastor; Sunday school,10 a.m.; worship service,
11 a.m. Sunday; Bible study, 6 p.m. Sunday; visitation, 7 p.m.
Tuesday; Team Kids, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday; youth group, 6:30
p.m. Wednesday; prayer meeting, 7 p.m. Wednesday; Sonshine
Sisters, once a month on Monday evenings.
SAN GABRIEL CHRISTIAN CHURCH: Billy Bob Cox, minister;
breakfast, 9:15 a.m. Sunday; Bible school, 9:45 a.m. Sunday;
worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday; Christian Youth Fellowship,
6 p.m. Wednesday.
SAND GROVE CHURCH OF CHRIST: Bible study, song service
and communion, 10 a.m. Sunday.
SANDY CREEK CHURCH OF CHRIST: 979/567-7403; Joe Don
Brymer, minister; Bible study 10 a.m.; service, 10:50 a.m. Sunday;
service, 5:30 p.m. Sunday; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m.
SHARP PRESBYTERIAN: Student pastor each first Sunday, 10:30
a.m.; hobby club, second Thursday, 10 a.m.
SPRINGFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH, Liberty Hill: Rt. 1;
Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; services, 11 a.m. on the first and third
Sundays; services 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday choir rehearsal, 7:30
p.m.; mission, 2 p.m. Thursday.
ST. JAMES LUTHERAN: Lexington; Leif Hasskarl, pastor; Sunday
school, 9:45 a.m., adult Bible class, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship,
10:45 a.m.; Holy Communion, 1st and 3rd Sundays.
ST. JOHN LUTHERAN CHURCH: 315 N. Sixth St., Thorndale;
Mel Swayer, pastor; Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m.;
“Grace and Peace,” heard at 7:45 a.m. Sundays on KRXT 98.5
FM radio.
ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH: Thorndale; Rev. James Mann;
Cindy Melcher, school principal; 8 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. Sunday
services; 9:15 a.m. Bible Class/Sunday School.
STEPHEN CHAPEL AME CHURCH: 422 E. Hwy. 79, P.O. Box
142, Gause; Rev. Linda M. Wallace, pastor; worship service, 11
a.m. first and third Sunday.
TANGLEWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH: Sunday school, 10 a.m.;
worship service 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sunday; Wednesday
service, 6:30 p.m.
THE MASTER’S GATEWAY CHURCH: Milano; Pastor Ross
Cunningham; Hwy 79 East on top of the hill; worship, 10 a.m.
Sunday; Bible study, 7 p.m. Wednesday.
To help foster and sustain that which is good in family and community life,
this feature is sponsored by the business firms and organizations below.
TEXAS PROPANE
Hwy. 77 N.—512/446-4949—Gordon Todd
MEDICINE CHEST PHARMACY
105 E. San Andres—512/446-3220
MILANO LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE
ROCKDALE MEMORIAL COMPANY
334 W. Cameron—512/446-5033
Call 512/455-7361 or 512/455-7641
Ronald Lastovica and Steve Lastovica
DAVID PENDLETON, D.D.S.
307 Childress—512/446-5886
PHILLIPS & LUCKEY CO., INC.
FARMER’S INSURANCE GROUP
512/446-2040—Mike Pruett, agent
Rockdale, Texas
NEW SALEM HOME DEMONSTRATION CLUB
Rockdale, Texas
ROCKDALE FLOOR COVERING CO.
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Darby
APACHE PASS RIVER THEATRE
512-446-3211
DR. LARRY JONES, D. D. S.
302 Meadow Drive—512/446-2535
ROCKDALE SPORTS & EMBROIDERY
237 N. Main—512/446-6202
PIZZA HUT
1212 W. Cameron—512/446-6131
STANDARD REGIONAL HOME HEALTH
512/446-9800
November 19, 2009
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CLASS OF 1964
Rockdale High School Class of ‘64 held its
45th reunion at the New Salem HD Clubhouse
on Nov. 7. Special guests were Coach and Mrs.
Ray Birchfield and Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Lorenz.
Pictured are (L-R): Diane Weems Fishero,
Janis Yezak Sullivan, Doug Brown, Johnnielyn
McKinney Brown, Dorothy Love Stevenson, Sarah Gary Lincoln, Robert Jensen, Diane Caraway
Trevino, Elaine Richarson McCoy, Jerrianne Fuller
Evans, Linda Keen Platt, Robert Braun, Carolyn
Barker Howell, Ernie Wayne Laurence, Fred Marshall, Glenda Parker Guthrie, Don Cumbie, Ben
Valverde, David Henry, Jan Whitmire Anderson,
Dan Davis, John Weed III, L B Kubiak, Billy Dittmar, Dick Summers, Carl Moody, Alan Johnston,
Nathan Baker, Garry Holmes, Royce Lawrence.
Thorndale planning
for Christmas, asks
public participation
By DEANNA CAFFEY
Thorndale Chamber of Commerce
T
HORNDALE—If you have
l i s t e ne d t o t he r a d i o,
w atche d tele v i sion, or
walked into a store lately, you
know that Christmas is right
around the corner and the Thorndale Chamber of Commerce has
already started getting things
ready.
We would like to invite you to
come out at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov.
21 to help set up Christmas lights
in the Christmas lot on US 79 in
Thorndale. If you have lights or
decorations you would like to set
up in the lot, please bring them.
We will be happy to have everybody contribute to the lot and
make it the brightest, merriest
display yet.
If you find you need a snack
break while decorating, the
Chamber of Commerce will hold
a bake sale at Thorndale Meat
Market (next door to the lot) that
day, so be sure to stop by and buy
your favorite dessert for Thanksgiving dinner or a little sugar
boost for the afternoon.
If decorating isn’t your style, we
have all sorts of events planned to
kick off the Christmas season.
Join us in Thorndale on Saturday, Dec. 5 and make a day of it.
The Thorndale Chamber will be
hosting a Silent Auction in the
Chamber building, opening for
bids at 10 a.m. Santa will also be
on hand in the Chamber building
for pictures from 10:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. and then again from
2 until 3 p.m.
If you happen to be one of
our crafty artisans in the area,
we would love for you to come
and set up your booths along
Main Street on Dec. 5. For more
information on times and space
availabilities, call Lilly Dennis at
898-2121.
It doesn’t stop there. If you or
your organization would like to
set up a food booth downtown
that day, call Brian Morton 512-
658-5378 or Trey Felton at 8982514 and we would love to have
you. All that fun will certainly
work up an appetite so your help
keeping everyone fed and happy
will be greatly appreciated.
If we still haven’t peaked your
interest, then how about joining
us for the annual Christmas
Parade at 1 p.m. Line up for floats,
classic cars, decorated gators,
bikes, wagons, walking groups,
horses, your favorite tractor, a
“reindeer” dog on his leash or
any other entry will be at noon.
Judging will also be at noon so
come a little early and don’t miss
out on your chance to show off
your award during the parade.
Pick up your entry form at Bank
of Texas, Darrel’s Barber Shop,
Butts Dry Goods, Rodenbeck’s
Farm and Ranch, or Country
Roads Emporium in Thorndale
or contact Donna Harris at 8982427 for further information
about the parade.
Stick around after the parade
because there will be the drawing for the Christmas Hams. Just
visit one of the local merchants
to register for the drawing, then
stick around after the parade for
the drawing. If you can’t stay for
that drawing, the directors of the
Thorndale Area Chamber of Commerce are currently selling raffle
tickets for a hand-crafted Christmas Quilt (created by Lanette
Tucker) and quilt rack (donated
by Country Roads emporium);
or a Christmas Basket with the
turkey and all the trimmings;
or a $50 gift certificate, and the
drawing for those prizes will also
be after the parade but participants don’t need to be present to
win. Of course, you have to buy
the raffle ticket to win so be sure
to get with one of the Chamber
Directors to get your ticket.
So mark your calendars and
prepare to don your favorite red
and green, and plan to come out
to Thorndale and help us kick
off the Christmas season in a
big way!
Poinsettias!
ORGANIZATIONS
The Reporter welcomes news
from organizations. There is
no charge. Submit by e-mail to
bill@rockdalereporter.com, fax
to 512-446-5317 or drop items
by the office.
Thorndale Jamboree
coming up Monday
T HOR N DA L E —Thor nd a le
VFW Post 4009 and Auxiliary
will host the monthly Thorndale
Country and Gospel Jamboree on
Monday, Nov. 23.
“This will be the last show
for 2009 as we do not have a
December show, but will resume
the series in January,” Marjorie
Menzel, publicist, said. “The
November show will highlight our
house band members,” she said.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and
the kitchen will be open with
homemade pies, sandwiches, sausage wraps and drinks. “Come
enjoy the great music and the
good food,” Menzel said.
Milano Opry Saturday
to feature Schlesinger
MILANO—The Milano Opry
will be held at the Milano Civic Center on Saturday, Nov.21.
Doors open at 6 p.m. and show
starts at 7. Guest artists will be
fiddler-vocalist Paul Schlesinger
of Taylor, Sabrina Ozio of Midway and Jim Hollis of College
Station.
House band members are Lynn
Martin, Billy Barnett, Glenn
Schneider, John Clark Towslee,
Johnny Towslee, Larry Rochelle
and Donny White is emcee.
Prices are $4 and $3 for senior
Retail Store
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T h e Ce n t r a l Te x a s Co u n c i l o f
Governments’ Solid Waste Advisory
Committee (SWAC) will hold a meeting on Thursday, November 19, 2009
at 9:30 at the CTCOG offices in Room
D-8, located at 2180 North Main Street
in Belton. The SWAC will review and
evaluate submitted Project Applications
FY 2010/2011, and schedule FY 2010
projects and/or events, and approve
the FY 2010/2011 Funding Plan for submission to TCEQ. The public is invited
to attend.
REGULAR MEETINGS
Genealogy Society
plans Christmas event
Milam County Genealogical
Society’s final meeting of the year
will be a Christmas fellowship
at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11 at the
home of Patricia McKee, 2009
Skyles, Rockdale. All members
are encouraged to attend and
bring an inexpensive, $5 or less,
at Rockdale Fair Park. For more
information call Rebecca Luckey,
club manager, at 760-5775 or email rockdale4h@hotmail.com
Milam County MOPS
MOPS (Mother of Preschoolers)
invite all mothers with children
bir th-kindergar ten to join us for
breakfast, guest speakers, crafts
and fellowship. Meetings are held
at First Baptist Church in Rockdale
from 9:30 until 11:30 a.m. each
second Wednesday from September
through May. Childcare is available
for children 5 and under, but space
is limited. Contact Sarah Batten at
455-9177 or rockdalemops@gmail.
com. For additional information,
visit www.rockdalemops.blogspot.
com.
Downtown Association
Rockdale Downtown Association
meets at 5:30 p.m. each first Monday at Bit of History, 114 E. Cameron Avenue. For more information,
call Chris Dyess, 446-6680.
Al-anon group
Al-anon group meets at 7 p.m.
Thursdays at Rockdale Christian
Church, corner of Sager and Rockdale Road. For more information call
512-429-0079 or 512/446-3150.
Kay Theater Foundation
Kay Theater Foundation meets at
5:30 p.m. each third Monday at Bit
of History, 114 E. Cameron.
Alzheimer’s support
Alzheimer’s Family Support Group
meets in the conference room at
Renaissance Villa each first Thursday from 4 to 5 p.m.
VistaCare volunteers
VistaCare Hospice volunteers
meet at 11:30 a.m. each fourth
Thursday at Murray Street Church
of Christ.
VFW Auxiliary
Rockdale VFW Post 6525 Ladies Auxiliary meets at 7 p.m. each first Tuesday
of the month at the VFW post home.
“Anyone interested in learning more
about the activities of the Auxiliary are
invited to attend,” said Barbara Walko,
spokesperson. For more information call
Walko at 446-6035.
Milam GOP Women hear Hutchison, Perry
GALVESTON—Milam County’s Republican
delegates at the 27th Biennial Convention of
the Texas Federation of Republican Women
in Galveston last weekend, Loretta Roberts,
Lanelle Fikes, Margia Barkemeyer and Christine Holcombe, were among over 700 women
from across the state who said they are “energized” about the 2010 and 2012 elections.
Highlighting the convention’s agenda were
keynote addresses by party front-runners,
Gov. Rick Perry and gubernatorial challenger
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison.
Hutchison addressed the delegation Saturday morning announcing she won’t resign her
Senate seat until after the March primaries;
she will then resign from the seat regardless
of the gubernatorial outcome, she said.
“We’re looking at the 2010 elections as a
real turning point in this state and in Milam
County,” Loretta Roberts, one of Milam
County’s delegates, said. “We are looking to
the upcoming elections as an opportunity to
expand the party’s voting share in the Texas
statehouse.”
Currently, the state Senate is divided at 19
Republicans and 12 Democrats. The state
House of Representatives has 77 Republicans
and 73 Democrats.
TFRW is composed of 165 clubs throughout Texas, with a total membership of over
10,000 women. For more information about
the organization, visit the TFRW website at
www.tfrw.org.
All interested women in the area are invited
to attend the monthly meetings of the Republican Women of Milam County and become
a part of this active political organization.
Meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of
each month at 6 p.m. and alternate between
Cameron and Rockdale.
Next meeting will be Tuesday, Jan. 26, as the
club does not meet during the summer or the
month of November. For more information,
call Loretta Roberts at 254-697-6897.
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Gu i ld w i l l hold it s a n nu a l
Hospital Auxiliary sets Thanksgiving meeting at 9:30
luncheon/auction event a.m. Thursday, Nov. 19 at Meadow
Richards Memorial Hospital brook Baptist Church fellowship
Auxiliary will hold a Christmas hall. For more information call
luncheon and silent auction from Eddie Davidson, 446-6316.
11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Friday,
Dec. 2 at St. John’s United Methodist Church fellowship hall.
This will be the Auxiliary’s Rockdale Rotary Club
main fund-raiser for the year,
Rockdale Rotary Club meets at
according to Sue Ohlswager, noon each Tuesday at the New
president. Tickets for the hot Salem Clubhouse at Fair Park.
lunch are $10 each and can be
purchased at the hospital’s front Noon Lions Club
desk or from any Auxiliary memRockdale Noon Lions Club meets
ber.
each first and third Wednesday at
Donations of gently used and the Rockdale VFD fire station.
new items for the silent auction
will be welcomed. To make a Historical Society
Rockdale Historical Society meets
donation, call Ohlswager, 446at 7 p.m. each second Tuesday at
2282.
The RMH Auxiliary welcomes the I&GN Railroad depot museum
new members. If interested, fill downtown. All persons with an interout an application that can be est in local history are invited.
found by the time clock at the
hospital and return it to Melissa Rockdale 4-H Club
Rockdale 4 - H Club meets at
Tackett, the hospital’s public rela7 p.m. the first Tuesday of each
tions manager.
month at the New Salem Clubhouse
Rockdale records
are recorded at
the studios of
KRXT radio
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
TOTAL
High
71
77
75
77
79
82
70
Low
57
56
52
50
56
60
42
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Texas A&M University’s
Department of Atmospheric Sciences
Fog
Q: What causes fog?
A: Fog—and mist—are simply
clouds that form immediately
above the ground, said Brent
McRoberts of Texas A&M University.
“Fog can occur at different
times for different reasons,” he
explained. “The most common
form is radiation fog, usually
called ground fog. If the air near
the ground is cooled sufficiently,
it becomes saturated and fog
can develop. This often occurs
at night and this time of year.
The nights are longer in fall and
winter and that allows the ground
more time to grow cold enough to
condense water vapor into the air,
resulting in fog.”
Q: How big are the water
drops in fog?
A: Very tiny, said McRoberts.
“Fog and mist drops are very
small,” he added. “They vary from
about 1-500th of an inch to even
1-25,000th of an inch, so just a
little moisture can cause a lot of
fog and mist.”
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November 19, 2009
Annual Community Thanksgiving meal,
service Sunday at Baptist Church
Reporter correspondent
By WANDA LEE
GAUSE NEWS
he a n nu a l C om mu n it y
Thanksgiving dinner is at
11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 22 at
the Gause Baptist Church Family Life Center. The meal is free
to all attending. Turkey and
dressing with all the trimmings
will be served. Ladies of the
community are asked to bring a
dessert. All other food has been
graciously donated, then prepared by community members.
I enjoy the food but also it is a
joy to get to visit with some of
you I have not seen in a while
even though we live in the same
community.
That evening, all are invited
to the Gause Baptist Church for
the annual Community Thanks-
giving worship service at 6 p.m.
It will be a music program this
year entitled “Offering Thanks
in Song.” Come get a blessing of
the great music and singing from
members of our community. All
from surrounding towns are
invited to attend as well.
Remember this is the week of
the 4-H Community Thanksgiving Food Drive. If you would
like to be a part of this yearly
community service please let
me know. We can use food or
we can use money to buy meat
to go in the sacks that will be
distributed. As you well know,
there are always some in the
community that can use a little
help every once in a while with a
T
few groceries. You can take your
donation to Supt. Perry Bell at
Gause School before Friday, Nov.
20 or come by or call my home
(979-279-2472). Club members
are hoping to get the food ready
for distribution Friday evening.
Lisa Lamber t Koenig was
in San Antonio over the weekend where she participated in
the San Antonio Rock and Roll
Marathon–a 26.2 mile race. Lisa
fi nished in the top five percent
of the 5,000 participants in four
hours, seven minutes and 19 seconds. Good going, Lisa.
Gause School will be dismissed
on Tuesday, Nov. 24 at noon for
the Thanksgiving holidays.
I hope all of you have a happy and blessed Thanksgiving
as you gather with family and
friends.
Earl Nottingham, © Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Clayton Wolf was TPWD Big Game program director and will now lead the wildlife division.
RHS graduate Wolf named
wildlife director for TPWD
AUSTIN — After a nationwide
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Department. Wolf brings 20 years
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in Texas, the last six as the agency’s big game program director.
“Clayton has demonstrated
strong leadership skills and an
inherent ability to develop consensus among diverse groups
for the greater good of Texas
wildlife,” said TPWD Executive
Director Carter Smith. “He is a
consummate conservation professional.”
As TPWD’s Big Game Program
Director since 2003, Wolf has
overseen management of Texas’
internationally-acclaimed whitetailed deer herd.
“Clayton’s record of accomplishment in the big game program,
coupled with his ‘can-do’ attitude
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expansion of buck antler restrictions designed to improve deer
age class structure across more
than 100 counties. He also coordinated with stakeholders and
advisory groups to implement
massive changes to the state’s
deer breeder program and helped
develop measures to protect Texas deer populations from diseases, such as Chronic Wasting
Disease.
“With the continued increase
in the state’s human population
and urban sprawl, we have quite
a challenge ahead of us,” Wolf
said. “It is my goal as wildlife
division director to help ensure
our resources are focused on
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Amid losses
and fights,
Clark resigns at
Midlothian
Y
ou could see this one
coming a mile away.
While Rockdale prepares for its third straight
playoff appearance, its former
coach has jumped out of the
frying pan that had become
his job.
Robby Clark, who was the
head coach here from 20042005
and then
abruptly left
after only
two seasons, has
tendered
his resignation at
Midlothian
after the
Clark
Panthers
went 1-9 this past season.
Superintendent Dr. J.D.
Kennedy received and accepted
Clark’s resignation on Friday.
Clark, now 38, was 12-28
in four years at the school
which did not include a playoff
appearance. His best effort
was a 5-5 season two years
ago.
In six years as a head coach,
Clark is 21-40. He was 9-12 at
Rockdale, including a playoff
trip in his first season.
However, Clark’s resignation
may have more to do with offthe-field problems than simple
wins and losses.
According to the Ellis County Press, an off-campus party
on Halloween, where alcohol
was provided to minors by
parents, turned into a riot.
Apparently one of the football players in attendance
became annoyed, left the party
and returned with several
baseball bat wielding friends
who proceeded to bash anything within reach including
several people’s heads.
According to police reports,
several of the party planners
were children of school board
trustees and principals.
Several football players
involved in the incident were
suspended for the final game
of the year.
The football player wielding
the bat, is serving a 90-day
sentence in the school’s alternative education program.
And Clark thought people
were upset with him when he
left Rockdale!
In his short stay here—also
his first head coaching job—
Clark did bring some much
needed discipline to the Tiger
football program—some folks
thought too much.
He ran a taut ship and several players were booted off
the team.
He angered folks and school
administrators alike when he
wasn’t exactly forthcoming
about his accepting a new job
after just two years in Tigerland.
A very reliable source had
told me about Clark’s new
position and when I confronted him, he told me that he had
“not applied for any other job”
and that he “liked it here.”
The next day, he was gone.
The thing that upset people
here the most was that they
felt like Clark had left before
finishing the job.
In my short time working
with him, he was always very
professional, but he was also a
driven young man who wanted
to coach at the highest level.
You can’t blame him for
being ambitious.
Midlothian will probably
move up to Class 5A next season, sadly, Clark will not make
the trip with them.
Be careful what you wish
for...
Resignation II
Former Rockdale standout
Kerry Locklin has resigned as
the New York Jets’ defensive
line coach in a move the team
calls a “mutual decision.”
The Jets (4-5) lost to Jacksonville 24-22 Sunday, their
fifth loss in the past six games.
Locklin (RHS ‘78) had just
joined the Jets after an highly
successful nine-year stint with
Fresno St.
Locklin, 50, was friends
with New Jets head coach Rex
Ryan, the two had coached
together at Morehead State in
1990 and had turned down a
job with Kansas to take the
Jets job.
SPORTS
November 19, 2009
INSIDE
BILL MARTIN
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has started a program where
NASCAR fans can be the sponsor
of a unique FanCar, page 8C.
SECTION
C
Dawgs lose in a shootout
Goldthwaite
posts 20
unanswered
points for win
BY BILL MARTIN
Reporter Sports Editor
MARBLE FALLS—Keeping
Thorndale out of its comfort
zone kept the Bulldogs out of
the end zone as well.
Their running game snuffed
out, the Bulldogs put up a gallant fight in this first round
shootout, but 20 unanswered
points were too much to withstand in falling to No. 3 Gold-
thwaite for the second straight
year, 34-21, at Mustang Stadium
Friday night.
In Class A, Division I bi-district
action, Thorndale ends its season
at 8-3 after being booted out of
the playoffs in the first round for
the third straight season.
Goldthwaite (11-0) moves on to
face No. 11 Shiner, which knocked
the Eagles out of the playoff
bracket last season and had a bye
last week.
“We really came out and played
to win the game,” said Thorndale Coach Kade Burns, who in
his first year as head coach at
Thorndale and as a head coach
period, led the Bulldogs to its
first district title since 2005. “I
was very pleased with how hard
our kids played and the fact that
they never quit trying to win. You
could tell as the game was unfolding that our kids wanted to win,
felt like they could win, and gave
it their best effort to do so.”
It became apparent from the
first play, that Thorndale was
going to be unable to penetrate
the wallish Goldthwaite defensive line, so the Bulldogs had
to retreat to unfamiliar territory—the passing game.
However, despite their novice
status with the forward pass,
quarterback Paxton Jordan had
unprecedented success.
Entering the contest, Jordan
had gone to the air just 45 times
See DAWGS, page 2C
Reporter/Teresa Ging
Josh Ware grabbed eight passes and two touchdowns in the Bulldogs’
34-21 bi-district loss to Goldthwaite.
Well Rounded
ROCKDALE VS.
COLDSPRING
What: Rockdale Tigers (8-2)
vs. Coldspring (9-2). Division II, Region III area
playoff.
Where: Buddy Moorehead Stadium (8,421
capacity, artificial
turf) in Conroe.
When: Friday,
7:30 p.m.
Favorite: Coldspring by 1.
Last week:
Rockdale
was idle;
Coldspring
def. West
Orange-Stark
41-36.
Series: First
meeting.
Enrollment:
Rockdale
527; Coldspring 534.
Where is
Coldspring?
Located 38
miles southeast of Huntsville. Population
691.
Playoff history:
Rockdale 20
trips (19-18);
Coldspring 17
trips (17-15).
Last playoff
apperance:
Rockdale
2008; Coldspring
2008.
Last prior
playoff
victory:
Rockdale
def. Cleveland in 2008; Coldspring def. Hardin in 2002.
District outlook: Rockdale
was second (4-2) in District
24-3A to Caldwell; Coldspring
was second (5-1) in 22-3A to
Cleveland.
Common opponent: Rockdale
def. Madisonville 9-7; Coldspring def. Madisonville 3514.
Coaches: Jeff Miller, 4th year
at Rockdale (23-20, 58-41 in
10 years); Bryan Barbay, 3rd
year at Coldspring (20-12).
If you go: Take Hwy 79 to
Hearne. Go South on Hwy
6 to Navasota. Exit left onto
105 which leads in to Conroe and turns into Davis St.
Moorehead Stadium is at
3200 W. Davis.
Best place to eat: James
Original Coney Island, 2127
W. Davis Street.
Tickets: $5 for adults, $3 for
students. $6 at the gate.
City-wide pep rally: Cody
Caldwell of Comfort AC and
the Rockdale Athletic Booster
club will be sponsoring a city
wide pep-rally and bonfire.
It will take place at 6:30
Thursday at the field located
across from the football field
parking lot between the junior
high and the parking lot. “It’s
a great way to kick off the
football team’s play-off run,”
Caldwell said.
Tigers
can count
on several
players to
make the
big play
Coldspring
exorcises
West OrangeStark
demons
A
pparently tired of being
first-round cannon fodder for state football
power West OrangeStark, Coldspring came out of
the locker room with a new
attitude.
Before West Orange-Stark
knew what hit them, the Trojans scored on their first three
possessions, were up 25-7 and
poised for the upset.
C old spring
completed the task and had to
stave off a furious West OrangeStark comeback bid and held on
for a 41-36 victory Friday night.
West Orange-Stark had outscored the Trojans 87-22 in
their previous two meeting in
bi-district the past two years.
It marked Coldspring’s first
playoff victory since 2002.
The Trojans will now face
Rockdale at Buddy Moorehead
Stadium in Conroe at 7:30 p.m.
Friday in a Class 3A Division II
Region III area contest.
“It feels good, really good,”
said Coldspring Coach Bryan
Barbay. “We liked our chances
coming in, but we knew we were
going to have to play and make
plays.”
West Orange Stark (8-3)—
once ranked No. 3 in the state
in Class 3A—presented the Tro-
jans with five turnovers.
After surrendering a 99-yard
touchdown pass after a punt
had pinned West Orange-Stark
down at their one-yard line
and trailing 29-25, Coldspring
fought right back and scored
on consecutive possessions to
regain the lead and its composure.
The last tick of the clock set
off a wild celebration by the
Coldspring faithful.
“Getting to the second round
means everything to us,” Barbay
said. “That’s what we’ve been
striving for this whole time.”
“Right now, we’re playing
good and we’re excited for the
opportunity that’s ahead of us.”
“Who would have thought
they would have got after West
Orange-Stark the way that they
Eastex Advocate photo
Chad Allen leaps into Coldspring
coach Bryan Barbay’s arms after
See TIGERS, page 5C the Trojans victory over WOS.
ROCKDALE VS. COLDSPRING 7:30 FRIDAY IN CONROE
The Rockdale Reporter
Page 2C
November 19, 2009
ALL-DISTRICT VOLLEYBALL
Turnage turns in MVP
season for Lady Eagles
Lady Eagles sweep
top three honors
in District 16A
The Milano Lady Eagles swept
the top three honors in the District 6-A All-District list.
Junior Masey Turnage was the
Reporter/Teresa Ging league’s most valuable player.
Fellow juniors Taryn Love and
With Justin Hilton (56) as backup, Quinten Ware hops on a Goldwaithe loose ball in the second half. Allison Dodd were the loop’s
offensive and defensive MVPs,
respectively.
Bremond junior Rachel Ryza
was the district’s newcomer of
the year.
Lady Eagles Stephanie PhilContinued from page 1C
pott, Jenna Morgan and Desiree
Adrian were named to the first
with 24 completions.
District Season
team, while Brittany Compton
The junior almost equalled
W L
W L Pts Opp
was second team. Every person
those numbers Friday, completThorndale 5 0
8 3 299 193
on the Milano roster was an allBartlett
4 1
8 3 322 172
ing 18-of-23 passes for 199 yards
Thrall
3 2
5 6 215 264 district selection.
and three touchdowns.
Wendy King’s Lady Eagles (30Milano
2
3
6 3 261 162
Receiver Josh Ware was the
Granger
1 4
1 9 150 297 11, 10-0) repeated as district
benefactor of the new air attack,
Goldthwaite Holland
0 5
2 8 175 423 champions and advanced to the
hauling in eight balls for 83 yards Thorndale
13
First downs
20
This week—Bartlett vs. Ganado.
regional quarterfinals for the secand two of Jordan’s three aerial 31-24
Rushing
45-309
Last week—Goldthwaite 34, Thorndale ond consecutive season, falling
strikes.
18-23-1
Passing
0-1-0 21; Bartlett 30, Bosqueville 27; Chilton
to No. 3 Cayuga. Mumford, the
Passing yards
0
Ware had caught just 14 passes 199
240
Total yards
309 31, Thrall 30.
coming in.
2-33
Punts
1-25
Goldthwaite limited Thorndale 4-1
Fumbles
3-2
to a paltry 24 yards on 31 carries, 10-52
Penalties
3-25
a one-yard run at the start of the
Score by quarters
which is 200 yards under the
Thorndale
7 7 7 0—21 second quarter.
Bulldogs’ average.
7 7 14 6—34
The Bulldogs took advantage
Kenneth Talley was Thorndale’s GoldthwaiteScoring summary
of
a
interception that was erased
leading rusher with 14 yards on
First quarter
nine tries.
THORNDALE— Steven McKendrick 1 by a Goldthwaite interference call
The Bulldogs’ leading rusher on pass from Paxton Jordan (Tyler Jordan and drove 63 yards downfield in
eight minutes to tie the game at
the season, Steven McKendrick, kick) 6:11
Harden 25 run 14 with 1 minute, 38 seconds left
scratched out one yard on seven GOLDTHWAITE—James
(Luis Arredondo kick) 5:04
in the first half on Jordan’s ninecarries.
Second quarter
McKendrick did snag five Jor- GOLDTHWAITE—Tyler Horton 1 run (Arre- yard pass to ware.
Goldwaithe mishandled the
dan passes for 83 yards including dondo kick) 9:46
THORNDALE—Josh Ware 9 pass from second half kickoff which Thornthe Bulldogs’ first score.
Jordan (Jordan, T. kick) 1:38
dale pounced on at the 33 and
“At the end of the day, as a
Third quarter
coach, you just want your kids THORNDALE—Ware 7 pass from Jordan five plays later, Jordan and Ware
The Thorndale Lady Dogs volconnected again, this time from
to play hard and hit hard and I (Jordan, T. kick) 9:26
leyball
team placed seven on the
GOLDTHWAITE—Cagan
Smith
6
run
(Arreeight
yards
away
for
a
21-14
lead
felt like we did that, we just did
kick) 6:24
with 9:26 left in the third quar- 25-A All-District team announced
not win,” Burns said. “We threw dondo
GOLDTHWAITE—Horton 1 run (Arredondo ter.
earlier this week.
the ball very well throughout the kick) 2:18
Lady Dog senior Kristen KieAfter
Cagan
Smith
tied
the
night but we were unable to get
Fourth quarter
GOLDTHWAITE—Cagan Smith 3 run (run game at 21-all with a six-yard schnick was named the league’s
our running game going.”
blast, the Bulldogs began to press co-offensive player of the year
With its vaunted wishbone, failed)
Thorndale leaders
along with Thrall senior Brandy
on offense.
Goldthwaite had little trouble RUSHING—Maupin
5-13, Talley 9-14,
A fumble on their next drive Stolte.
in that department, which is the McKendrick 7-1, Jordan 9-8, Miller 1Thorndale’s Jordan Heine, also
allowed Goldthwaite to grab the
Eagles’ forte.
(-12).
While attempting one pass all PASSING—Jordan, 18-23-1, 199 yards, lead for good 28-21 on another a senior, was named defensive
one-yard Horton blast and then player of the year.
evening, Goldwaithe rammed the 3 TD.
RECEIVING—Ware, J. 8-83 2TD, Mck- an interception by Horton near
Juniors Shelby Stolte and Margie
ball down the Bulldogs’ throats endrick 5-83, Corcoran 3-28, Ging 2-16,
Llana were the Lady Dogs’ only
the
end
of
the
third
quarter
set
up
for 309 yards on 45 carries.
Talley 1-6.
Smith’s three-yard run to make first team selections. Adriana
Joh nat hon W i l l ia m s—t he
THORNDALE SEASON LEADERS
Reyes, a junior, along with freshit 34-21.
Eagles’ leading rusher coming
RUSHING—McKendrick 111-607
“We had a couple of series in men Shelbie Stolte and Marlene
in—finished with 130 yards on 6 TD; Maupin 100-527 5 TD, Morthe third quarter that really hurt Hall were honorable mentions for
15 carries.
ton 91-473 1 TD, Jordan 106-416
He was complemented by 7 TD, Ware, Q. 20-255 2 TD, Talley us but we never lost our compo- the Lady Dogs.
District champion Granger
James Hardin’s 123 yards on 13 48-214, 5 TD, O’Brien 19-80 1 TD, sure,” Burns said. “I was proud of
had
players named as co-MVPs
the
kids
for
that.”
tries.
Ware, J. 1-34 TD, Corcoron 6-20,
Despite the early exit, it was a for the league in seniors Shelby
Quar terback Tyler Hor ton Miller 7-(-10) TD.
smooth transition for the first- Hohman and Kayla Cervanka.
(minus-4 yards rushing) and
PASSING—Jordan 42-68-5, 688
The Lady Lions advanced all
little-used running back Cagan yards 10 TD, Maupin 10-21-2, 147 time head coach Burns.
“The season was a successful the way to the Class A Region
Smith scored two touchdowns yards, 1 TD.
one. It is always tough to end the IV tournament before falling to
RECEIVING—J. Ware 22-376
apiece.
year in November. Our goal is to Utopia in the semifinals.
“Give credit to Goldthwaite 7 TD, McKendrick 11-160 2 TD,
Thrall and Thorndale tied for
though because they are number Morton 2-69 1 TD, Corcoran 6-65, try to get to play in December.
the
district’s second place. The
Maupin
1-30,
Talley
2-34,
O’Brien
We
accomplished
our
goal
of
winthree in the state for a reason,”
ning the District Championship Lady Dogs finished with an 14Burns said. “ We changed up our 2-21 2 TD, Ging 3-43, Miller 1-18,
21 record and lost in the bi-disand making the playoffs.
defensive alignment to try to slow Saunders 2-32.
“Our senior class has helped trict round of the postseason to
their wishbone attack down but
raise the bar here in Thorndale. Fayetteville. Thrall also lost in
they were too strong and physical
Something that we hope to build bi-district.
for us to stop. Their offensive line McKendrick’s one-yard catch,
Thorndale’s attempt at an on and improve on in the future.
did a tremendous job blocking
all night and they are the reason onside kick backfired and Gold- Our kids have worked hard and
why they can control the line of thwaite took over at the Bulldogs come a long way since the begin46 wth Hardin bolting in from ning of the season and we hope
scrimmage.”
that we can pick up next year
With Jordan going to the air the 25 to quickly tie the game.
After a Thorndale punt and where we left off this year.”
five times, the Bulldogs marched
A frigid night of shooting cost
down the field 64 yards with the another shor t f ield, Hor ton
the Rockdale Lady Tigers a 55opening kickoff, culminating on pushed the Eagle ahead 14-7 on
11 loss to Giddings on the road
Tuesday night to fall to 0-3 on
the season.
Laurence leads Cinco
The Lady Tigers trailed 29-2 at
Ranch to state tourney intermission and 41-4 after three
THORNDALE
ROCKDALE
One volleyball team in the UIL periods.
Austin Falke—Stephen F. Austin
Nic Hammett—Rice (football &
state tournament this week has a
Senior Ivor y Douglas was
(basketball)
baseball)
Rockdale connection.
able to break through with eight
Gary Randall—Texas A&M (football) Brandon Irwin—Howard Payne
(basketball)
Cinco Ranch of Katy (40-6) will points, seven steals and five
Austin January—Abilene Christian
Kayla Caffey—Hill College (volplay Westlake (38-6) at 7 p.m. Fri- rebounds with Annie Wilde add(football)
leyball)
day in San Marcos. Cinco Ranch ing three on a trey.
Kortlin White—Mary Hardin-Baylor
Kayla Lindemann—Hill College
is coached by Tammy Laurence,
(football)
The Lady Tigers were clipped
(softball)
Felicia Gaines—Huston-Tillotson
the daughter of Rockdale natives by Rogers 28-24 Friday, despite
Lindsey
Youngblood—Angelo
St.
(basketball)
Donnie Laurence and Lynne Tyler leading heading into the final
(basketball)
Krysten Brooks—Texas-Arlington
Laurence of Kerrville.
period.
Morgan Youngblood—Angelo St.
(track)
“We have been close, but to
Senior Brittany Frei put up
(basketball)
Billy Gonzalez—Temple College
finally get here is just incredible,” eight points and reached eight
Jillian Atkins—Texas A&M Com(baseball)
Tammy Laurence said. “We have rebounds to lead Rockdale in its
merce (volleyball)
Chance Betchan—Faulkner, AlaAngel Bigan—Sterling Kansas
had some talented groups come largest offensive output of the
bama (baseball)
College (softball)
through our program, but this
group of girls work well together
and they are focused on winning.”
The Lady Cougars have won
seven District 17-4A titles in her
10 years there.
Dawgs
26A STANDINGS
GOLDTHWAITE 34,
THORNDALE 21
to Malakoff Cross Roads. Bremond was the third place team
and lost in the bi-district round
to Bosqueville.
All-District 16A
District MVP—Masey Turnage,
Milano, Jr.
Offensive MVP—Taryn Love,
Milano, Jr.
Defensive MVP—Allison Dodd,
Milano, Jr.
Newcomer of the Year—Rachel
Ryza, Bremond, Jr.
First Team
Stephanie Philpott, Milano, Jr.;
Jenna Morgan, Milano, Sr.; Desiree Adrian, Milano, Soph.; Amber
Eckenrode, Mumford, Sr.; Sydney
Swearingen, Bremond, Sr.; Rachel
Screws, Bremond, Sr.; Taylor Ligawa,
Chilton, Fr.
Second Team
Brittany Compton, Milano, Sr.;
Eron Lee, Bremond, Jr.; Morgan
Redus, Bremond, Jr.; Ashley EckenReporter/Marie Bakken rode, Mumford, Sr.; Toni PemberMilano junior Masey Turnage was ton, Mumford, Sr.; Chanise Shaw,
Chilton, Jr.; Ashley Haynes, Chilton,
named the district’s MVP.
Fr.
Academic all-district
(Milano only)
league’s second place team, was
Desiree Adrian, Masey Turnage,
defeated in the regional quarters
Allison Dodd.
Kieschnick leads pack of
Lady Dog award winners
Senior shares
offensive player of
the year award
Reporter/Teresa Ging
Senior Kristen Kieshnick was
rewarded for her outstanding
offensive play this season.
All-District 25A
Co-District Most Valuable Players—Shelby Hohman, Sr., Granger;
Kayla Cervanka, Sr., Granger
Co-Offensive Players of the Year—
Kristen Kieschnick, Sr., Thorndale;
Brandy Stolte, Sr., Thrall
Defensive Player of the Year—Jordan Heine, Sr., Thorndale
Newcomer of the Year—Cassidy
Miller, Sophomore, Granger
First Team
Nikki Delano, Sr., Holland; Shelby
Stolte, Jr., Thorndale; Margie
Llana, Jr., Thorndale; Kendra Whitley, Sr., Granger; Morgan Repa,
Jr., Granger; Shelby Hill, Jr., Thrall;
Mallory Hartmann, Sr., Thrall
Second Team
Michela Barrett, Sophomore,
Thrall; Brianna Billingsley, Sr.,
Granger; Jenna Polasek, Sr. Granger; Courtney Engelke, Jr., Thrall;
Renee Rohlack, Soph., Thrall; Annie
Arnold, Sr., Holland; Vanna Roles,
Sr., Bartlett
Honorable Mention
Adrianna Reyes, Jr., Thorndale;
Shelbie Maupin, Fr., Thorndale;
Marlene Hall, Fr., Thorndale;
Maribelle Lizardo, Jr., Granger;
Samantha Peeples, Jr., Granger;
Andy Scott, Jr., Granger; Latisha
Cauthers, Sr., Bartlett; Ashley Kay,
Jr., Thrall; Liberty Beckerman, Jr.
Thrall; Keely Adcock, Sr., Thrall;
Chalrie Swoda, Freshman, Holland;
Reva Moore, Sr., Holland; Samantha Pajestka, Jr., Holland.
Academic All-District
(Thorndale only)
Kristen Kieschnick, Sr.; Jordan
Heine, Sr.; Becky Garcia, Sr.; Kim
Leschber, Jr.; Adriana Reyes, Jr. ;
Margie Llana, Jr.; Shelby Stolte, Jr.;
Shelbie Maupin, Fr.; Heather Butterworth, Fr.
Lady Tigers dip to 0-3 with loss
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w it h f ive a ssist s a nd t hree
steals.
“The Rogers game was a game
that was a defensive battle from
the beginning,” said Rockdale
Coach Liz McQuitter. “We outplayed them for three and a half
quarters and did not make the
plays down the stretch. This is
the best defense the varsity has
played since I got here.
“It was a shame to lose the
game, but we shot four of fourteen from the free throw line
and lost by four. We also missed
a lot of scoring opportunities. I
still see these girls pulling things
together after they get some
experience.”
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November 19, 2009
Page 3C
GIRLS BASKETBALL PREVIEW 2009
Lady
Eagles
prepare
to soar
Thorndale will have to
dig deep to repeat feats
Junior Ashleigh Dykes
is the top
returning
scorer for
Tashia Terry’s Milano
Lady
Eagles,
who hope
to improve
on the 10
wins they
recorded
last season
in Terry’s
first year
as coach.
Terry looking
for big things in
second season
Loss of mainstay
Youngblood twins
saps experience
BY MARIE BAKKEN
BY MARIE BAKKEN
MILANO—In just her second
year as head coach of the program, Milano’s Tashia Terry can
see strides the team has made
in skills.
“We have more confidence and
the skill level of the girls has
improved tremendously since
last season,” Terry said. “We
have more time to focus on game
situations instead of focusing
most of the
practice time
on skills.”
Terry took
over as head
coach last
season after
long time
Milano coach
and athletic director Jay Wise
retired.
Terry
She has
been at the
school for seven years as an assistant coach in different aspects.
After last season’s disappointing 10-20 season and going 1-9
in league play, the Lady Eagles
seemed much more determined
than in years past.
Milano lost close games to Bartlett and to playoff bound Thrall
by just three points last season,
something they are hoping to
improve on.
“We came so close (to winning)
many times last year and just
couldn’t pull it out,” Terry said.
“We have learned we can compete, we just now have to win.”
Seniors Brittany Compton and
Madison Simpson, along with
junior Ashleigh Dykes, look to be
leaders for the Lady Eagles this
season. Dykes was a second team
all-district selection last season.
Reporter/
Marie Bakken
LADY EAGLE FILE
Coach: Tashia Terry (2nd season
and overall, 10-20)
2009 record: 10-20
District record: 1-9 (sixth)
Returning starters: Jr. Ashleigh
Dykes, Sr. Brittany Compton, Sr.
Madison Simpson
Key returnees: Jr. Allison Dodd, Jr.
Taryn Love, Soph. Desiree Adrian,
Sr. Sarah Ferrara.
District outlook: Fourth
Other key returnees to Milano’s
roster include juniors Allison
Dodd and Taryn Love, along with
sophomore Desiree Adrian and
senior Sarah Ferrara.
Rounding out the Lady Eagles
varsity team are seniors Mandy
Coldiron and Tiffany Williams,
along with junior Stephanie Philpott.
Milano’s goal this season is
simple—get better. They have
won just a hand full of district
games in the last five years.
“We are hoping to keep competing and get a few more wins
underneath us before district and
Tigers drop
opener
SALADO—The Rockdale Tigers
couldn’t overcome a slow start in
dropping their season opener to
Salado 64-59 on the road.
Seniors William McQuitter and
Lance Loewe took up where they
left off last season, scoring 26 and
23 points respectively as Tiger
Coach Dusty Loewe used just five
players in the game.
The Tigers are waiting for three
starters off the football team.
Loewe also bagged 11 steals,
five steals and four assists, while
canning 5-of-10 three pointers.
McQuitter snared nine rebounds
and five steals, while sinking 10of-15 free throws.
A 22-p oi nt t h i rd qu a r ter
allowed the Tigers to pull within
45-43, but could not overtake
the Eagles.
“Not bad offensivley for a first
game, except we need to work
on shot selection and offensive
rebounds,” Loewe said. “ I don’t
think we got but two or three
offensive rebounds for the whole
game. The big concern is our
defense or lack of defense.”
OPEN TIL
9 P.M.
EVERY NIGHT
then in district,” Terry said.
Milano lost two starters to graduation in Devon Young and Chloe
Endsley. Young was the Lady
Eagles’ only other all-district
pick and second highest scorer.
Endsley was critical in Milano’s
inside game as the roster lacks a
lot of height.
Love looks to pick up where
Endsley left off, while Simpson
will see more playing time in
efforts to pick up the scoring
slack with the loss of Young.
Tuesday night
Milano has extended its record
to 2-0 with a 44-29 win over
Burton Tuesday night at Geneva
Paceley Gym.
The Lady Eagles were up 248 at the half, but Burton would
give up. With five and a half
minutes left in the game the Lady
Panthers pulled within six, but
a behind the arc from Ashleigh
Dykes would get Milano back
on track.
Taryn Love lead the Lady Eagles
with 14 points and five rebounds,
while Dykes put up 11 points and
four steals.
Madison Simpson had nine
points and five assists, while
Mandy Coldiron led had eight
points and a team high nine
rebounds. Brittany Compton also
scored two points.
SCOREBOARD
BOYS
Salado 64, Rockdale59
ROCKDALE (0-1)—McQuitter
8-10-26, Loewe 8-2-23, Skubal
2-0-4, Davidson 2-0-4, Evans 1-02. Totals: FG 21-56, FT 12-17, 3PT
5-13—59
SALADO (1-0)—Spears 16,
Tucker 11, Warren 10, Heiner 6,
Ponder 6, Little 6, Ward 3, Kornegy
2, Meiman 2, Roman 2.
Rockdale
7 14 22 16—59
Salado
12 12 21 19—64
HIghlights—McQuitter 9 rebs, 5
stls; Loewe 5 3s, 11 stls, 5 rebs,
4 assists.
GIRLS
Giddings 55, Rockdale 11
ROCKDALE (0-3)—Douglas 4-0-8,
Wilde 1-0-3. Highlights—Douglas 7
stls, 5 rebs.
GIDDINGS (1-0)—Meuth 11, Johnson 11, Winkfield 9, Melcher 6,
Roberts 6, Masek 6, Bradley 4,
Belyeu 2.
Rogers 28, Rockdale 24
ROCKDALE (0-2)—Frei, B. 4-0-8,
Douglas 3-0-6, Pannell 2-0-4, Frei,
M. 1-1-3, Maloy 0-2-2, Hearn 0-1-1.
Highlights—Frei, B. 8 rebs; Douglas 5 assists, 3 stls, 3 rebs.
Rogers 53, Thorndale 50 (OT)
THORNDALE (0-2)—Goetz 17,
Llana 8, Niemtschk 6, Knapek 6,
Heine 6, Bransom 2, Hernandez 2.
Tdale
14 3 23 4 6—50
Rogers
11 9 5 19 9—53
Milano 44, Burton 29
MILANO (2-0)—Love 14, Dykes
11, Simpson 9, Coldiron 8, Compton 2.
BURTON (0-2)—Hohlt 11, Moore
9, Garcia 5, M. Mathis 2, Rollins 1.
Milano
14 10 6 14—44
Burton
4 4 8 13—29
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Mumford 86, Somerville 24
MUMFORD (2-0)—Moore 16, 5
assists, 6 steals; Garza 4; Smithermann-6; Shannon 4; Hyson 19,
5 rebs, 6 staels, 3 blocks; King 29
points, 8 rebs, 5 steals, 2 blocks;
Vaughn 4.
Mumford 69, Normangee 17
25 25 14 6—69
Mumford
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MUMFORD (1-0)—Hyson 8
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THORNDALE—After posting
30 or more wins in the last three
seasons, Bradley Dickerson’s No.
10 ranked Thorndale Lady Dogs
basketball team will have to dig
deep this season.
Returning just one starter
from a regional finalist team,
Thorndale’s biggest challenge will
be game experience.
“Last season we had a group
of veterans coming back off of a
state semifinalist team that had
played a lot together. This year’s
team will have to grow together
and form and identity of their
own,” Dickerson said. “You deal
with it just like any other year
when players graduate, you
work hard to improve every
day, play hard and get better.”
Thorndale’s lone returning
starter, 5-7 senior Caitlyn
Goetz, averaged just 5.5
points a game last season.
Other key returnees will
be juniors Margie Llana
and Mirah Knapek. Llana
(3.8 ppg), at 5-10, saw
significant time off the
bench, while Knapek
(3.1 ppg) earned last
season’s Newcomer
of the Year award.
Seniors Jordan
Heine, Brealyn Hernandez and K ara
Niemtschk also look
to step up for Thorndale this season.
Undercla ssmen
K at y Bra ns om , a 5- 7
sophomore,
and Marlene
Ha ll, a 5-3
freshman,
should get
s ig n i f ic a nt
playing time
for the Lady
Dogs this
season.
The L ady
Dickerson
Dogs, ranked
No. 1 at the
time, lost to unranked Normangee 35-34 in last year’s Class A
Region IV final and had an 30-4
season record. They have lost
to just four Class A teams since
Feb. 2006.
The team’s roster took a huge
hit due to graduation with the
loss of all-state players and twin
sisters Lindsey and Morgan
Youngblood. Now playing for
the San Angelo State ‘Belles, the
Youngbloods saw their first colle-
WHERE THEY PLAY
TIGER FOOTBALL
Friday—Coldspring at Buddy
Moorehead Stadium in Conroe,
7:30 p.m.
TIGER BASKETBALL
Tuesday—at Columbus, JV-V,
5-6:30
LADY TIGER BASKETBALL
Friday—at Lexington, V, 5-6-7:30
Monday—West, F-JV-V,
5:15-6:15-7:45
Tuesday—Thorndale, F-JV-V, 5:156:15-7:45
MILANO BASKETBALL
Friday—Rosebud-Lott
Tuesday—at Brazos Christian
MILANO GIRLS BASKETBALL
Thursday-Friday-Saturday—at
Florence Tournament
Tuesday—at Brazos Christian
THORNDALE BASKETBALL
Friday—at Florence, F-JV-V, 5-6-7
Tuesday—at Crawford, F-JV-V, 5-6-7
THORNDALE GIRLS BASKETBALL
Thursday-Friday-Saturday—at
Florence Tournament
OPENING DAY DEER—Clayton
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LADY DOG FILE
Coach: Bradley Dickerson (10th
season, 225-95, 12th overall 249128)
2008 record: 30-4
District record: 10-0 (first)
Returning starters: 5-7 Sr. Caitlyn
Goetz
Key returnees: 5-10 Jr. Margie
Llana, 5-10 Sr. Jordan Heine, 5-6
Jr. Mirah Knapek
Top newcomer: 5-3 Fr. Marlene
Hall
District outlook: First
Last playoff appearance: 2009
Last winning season: 2009
giate playing time in an overtime
win over St. Edwards University
Monday night.
Lindsey scored four points and
had a block and a steal, while
Morgan contributed two points
to the win.
Other key losses include Jillian
Atkins (Texas A&M -Commerce),
Courtney Glenn, Angel Bigan
(Sterling College-Kansas) and
Samantha Vasquez.
“Our goals for this season are
to win district and make the
play-offs then see what happens,”
Dickerson said.
Looking for its fifth consecutive district title, Thorndale and
Dickerson (in his 10th at the
Lady Dogs’ helm) will have some
competition.
The Lady Dogs have won six of
the last seven league championships.
“I think Thrall will be good
this year and they are always
in the playoffs,” Dickerson
said. “Granger will be
good, Holland will be
young but better and
Milano should be better. Bartlett will be
athletic again.”
With recent success of the Thorndale girls’ basketball program, one
would think rosters would be full
of willing players.
Even w ith three
straight trips to
the regional tournament, numbers
are down some
Dickerson said.
“Numbers are a
little down, we only
have one sophomore
playing. We usually
have anywhere from
25 to 30 playing this
year and we have 21,” he
said. “Last year we had
a big senior class. This
year we have a big freshman class-life in a small
school.”
The numbers and
lack of real game time
experience has not shaken
Dickerson’s confidence in
his team.
“I really like this year’s
team. They practice and play
as hard as or harder than
any team I’ve coached,” he
said. “They try hard and are
working hard to get better.
They had one day of practice
together before their first
game. You will see a whole
different team in the weeks to
come. We will be tough by the
time it matters”
Tuesday night
The Thorndale Lady Dogs
remain winless in this young season with an 53-50 overtime road
loss in Rogers Tuesday night.
The Lady Dogs trailed by just
three at the half, 20-17. Thorndale came out with a huge 23
point third quarter, up 40-25
heading in the final frame.
Rogers bounced back in the
fourth, outscoring the Lady Dogs
19-4 to tie things up at 44 at the
end of regulation.
Thorndale put up six points in
the extra frame, but Rogers was
able to score nine. Goetz, Heine
and Llan all found out during the
overtime period.
Goetz led the team in scoring
with 17, followed by Llana with
eight. Niemtschk, Knapek and
Heine all put up six points, while
Hernandez and Bransom each
scored two.
In junior varsity action, Rogers
defeated Thorndale 37-34.
The Lady Dogs will play in the
Florence tournament over the
weekend.
The Lady Dogs lost its season
opener to Brentwood Christian
(3-0) on Nov. 10 on the road.
The 52-48 lost saw the Lady Dogs
lose a nine point halftime lead
and score just four in the third
quarter.
Llana had 21 points, nine
rebounds and four steals in the
loss. Goetz had 11 points, seven
rebounds and seven steals.
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GO TIGERS!
2009 ROCKDALE TIGERS—Ballboys (Front L-R), Bradley Wright, Blake King, Gunnar Miller.
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Gadison (32), LeRaven Clark (62), Derrick Mynar (88), Dillan Schnerr (76), Sal Bishop (71),
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ROCKDALE VS. COLDSPRING PREVIEW
STARTING LINEUPS
ROCKDALE OFFENSE
Pos. Player,
Ht.-Wt.
Class
QB Joe Sanders, 6-2, 190
Sr
RB Greg Chelf, 5-7, 150
Sr
WR Juan Estrada, 5-6, 160
Sr
WR Justin Elliott, 6-3, 180
Sr
Sr
WR Brandon Gibbs, 6-1, 170
WR Tyler Wright, 6-3, 180
Jr
LT LeRaven Clark, 6-6, 230
Jr
LG Sal Bishop, 6-4, 250
Jr
C Patrick David, 6-0, 235
So
RG Clemente Diaz, 5-11, 235 Sr
RT Dillan Schnerr, 6-4, 250
Jr
No.
8
52
75
45
22
9
44
2
1
3
5
Pos. Player,
Ht.-Wt.
Class
RE Colton Monroe, 6-1, 185 So
RT Chance Andries, 5-11, 215 So
NG Jared Hooker, 5-11, 215
Sr
LT Joe Taylor, 5-10, 240
Jr
LE Trey McKinney, 6-5, 240
So
LB Evan Freed, 5-8, 170
So
LB Kedrick Harrison, 6-1, 220 So
CB Tevin Bryant, 6-0, 210
Jr
CB Sherman Gilbert, 5-8, 165 So
S Taylor Kelley, 6-2, 175
Jr
CB Ashton Perry, 6-0, 200
Sr
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62
77
32
4
9
6
1
22
15
2
NG
LT
RT
LB
LB
LB
LB
CB
CB
S
S
10
15
1
3
5
88
70
55
65
75
54
QB
RB
H
Z
TE
TE
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
ROCKDALE DEFENSE
Clemente Diaz, 5-11, 235 Sr
LeRaven Clark, 6-6, 230
Jr
Logan David, 6-4, 300
Sr
Justin Gadison, 6-4, 205
Sr
Juan Estrada, 5-6, 160
Sr
Justin Elliott, 6-3, 180
Sr
Derek David, 6-3, 225
So
Terral Dixon, 5-9, 160
Jr
Greg Chelf, 5-7, 150
Sr
Tyler Wright, 6-3, 180
Jr
Casey Burrough, 5-7, 160
Jr
ROCKDALE ROSTER
Eastex Advocate photo
Senior quarterback Chad Allen has accumulated almost 2,000 yards of total offense and 26 touchdowns this season for Coldspring.
Tigers
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did,” said Rockdale Coach Jeff
Miller, who attended the game
with his entire staff. “It was fun
to watch that game. They really
felt like they had a chance if
they could go out and play perfect ball and West Orange-Stark
gave them five turnovers.
“If they can maintain that
energy every night, they are going
to be tough to beat.”
Family affair
Coldspring’s success starts
at the top in Barbay, 40, who
is the son of legendary Newton
Coach Curtis Barbay, 66, who has
roamed the sidelines for 35 years
and has collected 312 victories,
good enough for eighth all-time.
Barbay’s other son Darrell, 37,
is the head coach at Anahuac.
All three made the playoffs
last season for the first time as
a trio. They continued the trend
in 2009.
All three are still alive. Coldspring of course won, so did Newton. Anahuac earned a bye.
“Everybody gets excited for
everybody else,” Bryan Barbay
said.
Bryan is a 1986 Newton graduate who played center, while
Darrell is a 1989 Newton grad
who played receiver.
“The older you get, you can
see how much smarter he is than
most of the people,” Bryan Barbay
says of his famous father. “I can’t
do what he can do. He can just
see the field. He knows what
he’s looking for. He spends a lot
of time on it.”
The Barbays have disappointed
Rockdale before. Curtis Barbay’s Newton squad sent the
Tigers packing 34-13 in the 1998
regionals on their way to the state
championship.
He captured another one in
2005 after just missing out in
2004.
Before he retires to watch his
grandkids play, perhaps a three
championship season for the
Barbay family?
“He’s spent so many years
coaching everybody else’s kids,
which is what happens when
you’re coaching somewhere for
that long,” Bryan Barbay said.
“And his grandkids, he likes to
watch them. It’s going to get to
the point where he likes to watch
them play.”
Balancing act
Coldspring is a perfectly balanced football team and with
most good teams, it all begins
and ends with the Trojans quarterback, Chad Allen.
The 5-foot-10, 170-pound senior
Allen is a three-year starter for
Coldspring and can wound a
team with his arm or his legs.
“He is for real,” said Miller. “He
has no weaknesses.”
A llen has passed for 1,212
yards and 15 touchdowns this
season on just 51 completions, an
impressive 24-yard per completion rate.
He has also scampered for 661
yards and another 11 touchdowns
on the ground.
Sophomore
Sherman
Gilbert (1)
is a two-way
starter for
Coldspring,
picking up
573 yards
and seven
tuchdowns
on offense,
while registering 82
tackles and
a team-high
three interceptions on
defense.
Eastex Advocate
photo
In the West Orange-Stark win,
he ran for 128 yards and three
touchdowns and then passed for
123 yards and another score.
He accounted for over half of
the Trojans’ total offense (485)
and four of their seven scores.
Not unlike Rockdale, the Trojans use a running back by committee and feature four running
backs with at least 575 yards
rushing.
The entourage is led by Tevin
Bryant, with 948 yards and 11
touchdowns.
He is followed closely by
Andrew Leigh (6-0, 170) with
884 yards and 12 scores.
“They are really explosive, a
really dangerous team because
they have so many weapons,”
Miller said. “And, they are the
only team we’ve seen that play
as many players both ways as
we do.”
Coldspring is averaging 41
points and 423 yards a game,
compared to Rockdale’s 27 and
346.
They count heavily on the hole
creating ability of 6-foot, 339pound Otis Washington, which
is where Miller thinks the game
will be won or lost.
The Trojans front line will
present a challenge to the Tigers’
strongest group—the defensive
line—made up of all-state performer Logan David (6-4, 300),
LaRaven Clark (6-6, 240) and
Clement Diaz.
“We have to control the line of
scrimmage on both sides of the
ball,” he said. “Whoever wins
that battle, will be in good shape
to win the game.
“We feel like everything else
will take care of itself.”
Defensively, Coldspring starts
six sophomores and its leading
tackler, linebacker Leonard Arbor
(105 tackles), is not among those
starters.
The Trojans allow 18 points and
245 yards a game to Rockdale’s
14 and 244.
While all this playoff drama
unfolds around them, the Tigers
have made good use of their
week off.
Fridays game will be only their
second game in the past month.
“It’s been just as good as the
week before the Taylor game,”
Miller said. “We’ve been able to
relax and catch our breath. It has
helped us regain our focus.
“If we can hold onto the football and cover kickoffs, we should
be alright.”
TIGER TRACKS
• The Rockdale-Coldspring victor
will take on the Center (8-3)-Lorena
(8-3) winner. They play in Huntsville
Saturday.
• District 24-3A champion
Caldwell (8-1) will take on 2008
Tiger victim Cleveland (10-1) in
Waller, while runner-up Navasota
(8-2) will face Silsbee (7-4) at The
Woodlands.
• Had Rockdale and West
Orange-Stark faced each other this
week, they would have had a connection in former Rockdalian Will
deWaal. Will played for the Tigers
until his sophomore year in 1986
when his family moved to Orange.
His dad was Jan deWaal, the “unofficial” Tiger team doctor. “He
needed an excuse to stand on the
sidelines,” deWaal said. He played
two years at West-Orange Stark
where they won one 4A state championship in the ‘87 season and
went back to the finals his senior
year where they were edged out
by Paris. He then played college
ball at SMU, where his freshman
year was the Mustangs’ first off the
death penalty. Will lives in Frisco
these days. “If Rockdale and West
Orange meet in the playoffs I’ll
have to get down for the game,”
deWaal said. “Who will I pull
for.......Rockdale of course.”
• The RISD athletic department
is taking orders for the football
playoff shirts. They will be blue
short sleeve shirts sold for $10 for
all sizes. Make checks payable to
RISD.
• Looking back at Rockdale’s
opponents this past season shows
that a surprising Lampasas (4-6)
was the only non-district team to
make the playoffs. Tiger opponents
had a 49-49 combined record.
Llano did not make the playoffs at
4-5 but did shock Liberty Hill in the
final game of the season, knocking
the 4-5 Panthers out of the playoff
mix. You know what they say about
paybacks...
• Speaking of Liberty Hill, Jeff
Miller has already begun to line up
teams for next year’s realignment
schedule and one of the teams is
Liberty Hill. And, in anticipation of
Cameron moving down to Class 2A,
Cameron will be on the schedule as
well. Taylor is still a question mark
as to whether it will move up to
Class 4A, but it is probable. Bryan
Rudder is also expected to move
up to 4A in Februray.
• Rockdale continues to be
quick out of the gate. Of their 272
total points, 106 have come in the
second quarter.
• Coldspring is the second
smallest school in its district with
534 students, next to Huffman
Hargrave’s 937.
• Caldwell’s Kyson Woolverton
won the district rushing title with
1,495 yards and 26 touchdowns.
Two quarterbacks, Brock Taylor of
Madisonville and Kye Hildreth of
Navasota were the only others to
gain over 1,000.
• Steven Townsend of Cameron
led the league in passing with
1,730 yards. Teammate Tommy
Anderson was the top pass catcher
with 47 for 516 yards.
• Coldspring’s official school
title is Coldspring-Oakhurst, whom
they share the school district with.
Oakhurst is 15 miles northwest of
Coldspring.
• Despite having a population
of just 691, Coldspring is the San
Jacinto County seat. The town’s
original name was Coonskin.
This report contains material from
the Beaumont Enterprise and the
Eastex Advocate.
24-3A STANDINGS
District
Season
W L
W L Pts Opp
Caldwell
5 0
8 1 331 125
Rockdale
4 2
8 2 272 146
4 2
8 2 295 115
Navasota
Madisonville 3 3
5 5 192 209
Cameron
3 3
6 4 295 250
Taylor
1 4
4 6 229 327
Rudder
0 5
2 8 151 256
This week—Rockdale vs. Coldspring;
Caldwell vs. Cleveland; Navasota vs.
Silsbee.
COLDSPRING DEFENSE
No.
18
22
4
9
8
15
62
71
50
64
76
#
Player
1
Terral Dixon
2
Casey Burrough
3
Daniel Brooks
4
Juan Estrada
5
Keith Rivers
6
Derek David
7
J.J. Lewis
8
Brandon Gibbs
9
Justin Elliot
10 Miguel Alonzo
11 Austin Morrow
12 Richard Vasquez
14 Enrique Torres
15 Tyler Wright
18 Joseph Sanders
20 Stephen Fowler
21 Daravious Peters
22 Greg Chelf
23 D’Vontrea White
25 Matt Farley
30 Excell Nelson
31 J.B. Debault
32 Justin Gadison
33 Markus Hayes
34 Anthony Montoya
35 Shane Barcak
35 Kris Baldivia
40 Ethan Brinkley
47 Dillon Goodman
48 Josh Frei
50 Patrick David
51 Stephen Schneider
52 Ty Kirk
53 Desmond Davis
55 Steven Blythe
57 David Monroe
59 Ray Hernandez
60 Jose Macias
61 Nick Pelzel
62 LeRaven Clark
64 Clemente Diaz
65 Chris Ware
68 Patric Trejo
70 Nick Baggerly
71 Sal Bishop
72 Jerimiah Hall
73 Waylon Boyd
75 Jesse Johnson
76 Dillan Schnerr
77 Logan David
79 Justin Williams
80 Horacio Estrada
84 Brandon Wright
88 Pedro Ibares
88 Derrick Mynar
90 Zach Garza
Head Football/Athletic Director:
Jeff Miller.
Coaches: Jim Kerbow, Brent Hassbach, John Kovar, James Saegert, Earl Gandy, Jarad Richards,
Tim Spradlin, Sergio Garcia,
David Smiley, Bart Gibbs, Eric
Willard, Michael Young, Seth
Jordan, Jamie DeWitt.
Athletic Trainer: Dustin Cedidla.
Superintendent: Dr. Howell Wright
Principal: Chad Jones
Asst. Principal: Nick Reeves
Band director: Joe Ray.
Rockdale 2009 Results
Rockdale 42, Llano 20
Rockdale 7, Lampasas 6
Rockdale 7, Marlin 2
Rockdale 54, Leander Rouse 0
Rockdale 41, Cameron 21
Rockdale 9, Madisonville 7
Rockdale 28, Bryan Rudder 0
Navasota 41, Rockdale 13
Caldwell 35, Rockdale 14
Rockdale 57, Taylor 14
TIGER LEADERS
Rushing—Chelf 119-778 5 TD;
Brooks 85-669 9 TD; Dixon 71332 2 TD; Sanders 80-298 8 TD;
Peters 8-150 TD; Wright 5-58 TD;
Elliott 2-8, White 1-7, Farley 1-4;
David,D. 1-2; Fowler 1-(-3).
Passing—Sanders 63-136-7,
984 yards, 9 TD; Wright 10-192, 198 yards, 3 TD; Chelf 1-1-0,
17 yards.
Receiving—Gibbs 17-266 2 TD;
Elliott 13-195 1 TD; Wright 9-246
5 TD; Mynar 5-132 1 TD; Torres
6-82; Dixon 6-20; Debault 4-90;
Chelf 3-24; Brooks 2-10; Sanders
2-109 2TD; Estrada 2-6; White 110; Bishop 1-2, Farley 1-2; Lewis
2-5 1TD.
Tackles—David, L. 83, David,
D. 82, Elliott 66, Burrough 64,
Estrada 63, Clark 52, Wright 34,
Mynar 30, Montoya 29, Gibbs 26,
Gadison 22, Fowler 22, Monroe
17, Diaz 13, Dixon 12, Vasquez
14, Chelf 6, Barcak 5, Peters 11,
Debault 4, Bishop 3, Farley 10,
Lewis 7, Torres 5.
COLDSPRING OFFENSE
Chad Allen, 5-10, 175
Andrew Leigh, 6-0, 175
Sherman Gilbert, 6-1, 220
Taylor Kelley, 5-8, 165
Ashton Perry, 6-0, 200
Eric Siegfried, 6-5, 240
Kevin Leach 5-9, 190
C.J. Duenas, 5-11, 220
Shun Jones, 6-0, 225
Jared Hooker, 5-11, 195
Otis Washington, 6-0, 339
COLDSPRING ROSTER
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Sherman Gilbert
Tevin Bryant
Taylor Kelley
Jerrell Sykes
Ashton Perry
Trent Holcomb
Alfred Scott
Ian Richey
Colton Monroe
Evan Freed
Chad Allen
Jay Trapp
Justin Presswood
Andrew Leigh
Leonard Arbor
Trey McKinney
Trey Cooper
Marquis Randle
Michael Russo
Niel Dirden
Blake Drake
Kedrick Harrison
Joseph Traylor
Donte Scott
Cameron Carrier
Joe Stover
Chance Andries
Terry Holcomb
Otis Washington
Nolan Walker
C.J. Duenas
Zeph Beeman
Daniel Kelley
John Quiser
Josh Pierce
Steven Logsdon
Shun Jones
Mikey Laughlin
Robert Hendricks
Kevin Leach
Jared Hooker
Greg Dunham
Tyler Davidson
Bryce Shepard
Kelton Perry
Casey Lilley
Donte Scott
Eric Siegfried
Athletic Director/Head Coach:
Bryan Barbay.
Assistants: Blake Morrison, Hugh
Null, Dennis isbell, Bobby Mansker,
Mark Sewell, Scott Taylor, Johnny
Ramirez, Ron Hester, Raymond
Froom, Matt Thompson, Trey Allen.
Trainer: Donnie Lyle.
Superintendent: LaTonya Goffney.
Principal: Bill Chapman.
Assistant principal: Greg Solberg.
Band Director: Peter Muller.
Cheerleader sponsor: Denise
Tucker.
Drill team sponsor: Marilyn Toney.
Coldspring 2009 Results
Coldspring 32, Crockett 26
Coldspring 35, Madisonville 14
Corrigan 35, Coldspring 20
Coldspring 62, Diboll 14
Coldspring 42, Huffman 14
Coldspring 56, Shepard 19
Coldspring 48, Tarkington 6
Coldspring 55, Splendora 21
Cleveland 14, Coldspring 12
Coldspring 49, Liberty 8
Coldspring 41, WOS 36
TROJAN LEADERS
Rushing—Bryant 135-948
11 TD; Leigh 116-884 12 TD;
Allen 97-661 11 TD, Gilbert
50-573 7 TD, Arbor 12-111 TD,
Monroe 12-70 TD, Traylor 9-44
TD, Holcomb 8-39; Kelley 3-31;
Perry 4-24; Trapp 3-16; Morrison 2-5; Sykes 1-(-1).
Passing—Allen 51-106-6,
1,212 yards, 15 TD; Perry 1-10, 40 yards TD; Leigh 0-1-0.
Receiving—Leigh 21-401 6
TD; Shelly 15-356, 2TD; Perry
9-316, 5 TD; Gilbert 4-145,
2 TD; Kelley 2-24 TD; Randle
1-10.
Tackles—Arbor 105, Gilbert
82, McKinney 78, Freed 65,
Harrison 64, Perry 58, Kelley
57, Monroe 55, Traylor 53,
Andries 51, Bryant 49, Hooker
34, Randle 18, Watson 14,
Holcomb 14, Drake 11, Allen 5,
Leigh 4, Shelly 4, Perry 4, Holcomb 4, Morrison 1, Sykes 3,
Duenas 1, Carrier 3, Presswood
2, Russo 2, Logsdon 2.
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Cahill
CAMERON—Funeral services
for Michael Grant Cahill, 62, of
Cameron were held Sunday, Nov.
15, 2009, at St. Monica’s Catholic
Church in Cameron. Interment
will take place in the spring of
next year in Montana.
Rosary was recited on Saturday, Nov. 14, at St. Monica’s
Catholic Church.
Mr. Cahill died Thursday, Nov.
5. He was one of the 13 victims of
the shootings at Fort Hood Army
Post.
He was born July 16, 1947, in
Spokane, Washington, to Richard
and Edith Cahill.
Mr. Cahill grew up in Spokane
and graduated from Rogers High
School in 1965, where he was
a member of the cross-country
team.
He joined t he 161st Unit
National Guard around 1966 and
was trained as an infantryman.
Mr. Cahill attended Spokane
Community College and Eastern
Washington University, earning
a bachelor’s degree in psychology
in 1973. He also atteded Carroll
College and Northern Montana
College in Montana.
Mr. Cahill met his wife, Joleen
(Murphy), a Gonzaga University
student in 1969. They were married in Spokane on Sept. 24, 1972,
at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church
and they spent their honeymoon
backpacking around Europe.
During their early married
years, the Cahills resided in Montana—Great Falls, Havre, Boulder
and Wolf Creek.
Mr. Cahill was an EMT working at Columbus Hospital and
Boulder State School. He then
became a physician assistant
through the Army National Guard
at Brooke Army Medical Center at
Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio.
He graduated in 1985 with
a degree from the University of
Oklahoma and was commissioned
a Warrant Officer CW2.
Mr. Cahill then moved the
family back home to Montana
and practiced at a V.A. clinic in
Billings. The family then moved
to Oregon, where he practiced at
the V.A. Hospital in Portland and
a small rural clinic in Bly. He was
the last 24/7 health care professioanl to work at the remote Bly
clinic.
In 1992, the Cahills moved to
Post where he continued family
practice at a small health care
clinic.
Mr. Cahill retired from the
Army National Guard after 23
years of service with the following units: Spokane, Washington;
Havre, Helena and Boxeman,
Montana; Portland and Medford,
Oregon; and Lubbock.
At that time, he was presented
with a unique opportunity to
work for Hughes Corp. at a remote
missile site in Russia, as as medical care provided and inspector.
After which the family moved
to Cameron in 1997, where Mike
continued his life’s work—practicing family and rural health care
with Dr. Sydney Richardson.
Mr. Cahill’s career brought him
to the V.A. Hospital in Temple and
the last seven years at Fort Hood’s
health care clinics and Soldier
Readiness Center.
He was involved with the Rural
Health Initiative in Texas and
the Texas Academy of Physician
Assistants, where he also served
as secretary and was an adjunct
professor for Baylor University,
teaching the next generation of
physician assistants.
Mr. Cahill also served on a
variety of committees, MH-MR
boards and health organizations.
He was a voracious reader of
history, biographies, science fiction (especially Ursula LeGuin),
medicine and current events. He
often read two or three books at
one time.
Mr. Cahill’s many hobbies
included photography, collecting antiques, stamps and coins,
researching genealogy, and participating in local community
theater. He also loved old movies,
especially Dr. Zhivago.
Mr. Cahill made it his mission
to stay current on world events
and politics and could talk for
hours on virtually any topic.
He had a love for travel that
he passed on to his entire family,
which is why he was so proud
of his children for being able to
study abroad and fulfill their educationa and personal dreams.
Mr. Cahill loved his wife dearly
and could not imagine life without
her. He was passionate about his
work and having the honor of caring for patients and the soldiers at
Fort Hood.
Mr. Cahill was preceded in
death by his parents; a sister,
Patricia Cahill Kraut; and a nephew, Richard Kraut.
Survivors are his wife, Joleen
(Murphy); two daughters, Keely
Vanacker (Lee) of Kerrville, Kerry
Cahill of Chicago, Illinois; a son,
November 19, 2009
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OBITUARIES
James Cahill of Levelland; a
grandson, Brody Vanacker; and
two sisters, Marilyn Cahill Attebery of Spokane Valley, Washington, Rebecca Cahill of Lincoln
City, Oregon; also, numerous
cousins, nices and nephews.
Memorials may be made to
Soldier’s Angels, TAPS (Tragedy
Assistance Program for Survivors), National Association of
Free Clinics or Doctors Without
Borders. There is also an account
set up at Classic Bank in Cameron
for those wishing to support the
Cahill family.
Evans
Services for Mae Evans, 92,
of the Conoley community were
held Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, at
Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home
with her grandson, Travis Evans,
officiating. Burial was in Taylor
City Cemetery.
Mrs. Evans died Sunday, Nov.
15, at her home in the Conoley
community near Thorndale.
She was born May 2, 1917,
in Groveton to Sam and Katie
(Pruitt) Patterson.
She married Delbert D. Evans
on Nov. 20, 1939, in Richmond.
Mrs. Evans was a homemaker
and a resident of the Conoley
community since 1947, moving
from Houston.
She was a member of Thorndale Baptist Church and supported the Conoley Community
Church.
She loved her family and
enjoyed gardening, cooking, hunting and fishing.
Mrs. Conoley was preceded in
death by her husband, Delbert D.
Evans; two sisters, Helen Miles
and Sally Peterson; a son-in-law,
Bill Limmer; a granddaughterin-law, Kim Evans; and her parents.
Survivors are a son, Bob Evans
and wife Carlene of Caldwell; a
daughter, Pat Limmer of Thorndale; four grandchildren, Billye Smith and husband Ken of
Pasadena, Bobbye Nothnagel and
husband Mike of DeRidder, Louisiana, Travis Evans of Lexington,
Chandler Evans and wife Kember
of Lexington; and eight greatgrandchildren, Ty Smith, Clay
Smith, Derek Nothnagel, Dustin
Nothnagel, Landon Evans, Emilie
Evans, Kynleigh Evans and Kase
Evans.
Pallbearers were Chandler
Evans, Ty Smith, Clay Smith,
Dustin Nothnagel, Derek Nothnagel and Landon Evans.
Honorary pallbearer was Kase
Evans.
Memorials may be made to
Conoley Community Church, P.O.
Box 154, Thorndale, TX 76577 or
the charity of one’s choice.
Rushing
for William “Bill” Rushing, 72,
of Cameron were held Saturday,
Nov. 14, 2009, at First Baptist
Church in Cameron with Rev.
Gary Maroney officiating. Burial
followed at Pebble Grove Cemetery near Cameron.
Mr. Rushing died Wednesday,
Nov. 11, in a Temple hospital.
He was born Nov. 23, 1936,
in Los Angeles, California to Ray
and Beth (Stokes) Rushing.
He was a renowned professional artist and was a commissioned Kentucky colonel for his
contribution in western art.
Mr. Rushing was a highway
patrolman in California for four
years and also a Korean War veteran, serving in the U.S. Navy.
He was a member of First
Baptist Church in Cameron.
Survivors are his wife, Peggy
Rushing of Cameron; a son, Carl
Shane Rushing of Conroe; five
daughters, Veronica Lynn Jalving
of Fort Collins, Colorado, Lynette
Sheryl Jones of Joplin, Missouri,
Sabrina Joyce Pomales of Angleton, Heather Jean McClintock of
Bentonville, Arkansas, Kimberly
Ann Pagach of Bryan; and two
sisters, Gail Nelson and Dorothy
Learuex, both of Reno, Nevada;
also, 18 grandchildren.
Malone
for Leora Eugenia “Bink” Malone,
95, of Cameron were held Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, at Oak Hill
Cemetery Pavilion with Rev. Gary
Bagley officiating.
Mrs. Malone died Friday, Nov.
13, at her home.
A homemaker, she was born
April 3, 1914, in Milam County to
Jonathan and Mary Lee (McNeely)
Miller. She married Odie Malone
and he preceded her in death in
1999.
Mrs. Malone was a member of
First United Methodist Church in
Cameron.
She was also preceded in death
by two children, Steve and Dolores Malone.
Survivors include a son, Joe
Michael Malone of Cameron; a
daughter, Sandra Corbin of Cameron; and a brother, John Elvon
Miller of Georgetown; also, six
grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren.
Jansky
WACO—Graveside services for
Jerome B. “Jerry” Jansky, 89, of
Waco, formerly of Rockdale, will
be held at 10
a.m. Thursday,
Nov. 19, 2009, at
Coolidge Cemetery with Msgr.
Mark Deering
officiating.
Rosary was
to be lead by
Ji m Mo s h i n skie at 6 p.m.
Jansky
We d n e s d a y,
Nov. 18, at OakCrest Funeral
Home Chapel in Waco, followed
by a visitation.
Mr. Jansky died Sunday, Nov.
15, at Hillcrest Baptist Medical
Center in Waco.
He was born April 12, 1921, in
Ross to Joseph and Agnes (Barak)
Jansky.
He attended schools in Ross
and West.
Mr. Jansky was a World War II
veteran, serving in the U.S. Army.
He was stationed in the Aleutian
Islands and received an honorable
discharge in 1947.
After his discharge he returned
to Central Texas where he met
Robbie G. Coker, his wife until
her death on Oct. 4, 2004.
They moved to Rockdale where
he was employed at Alcoa’s Rockdale Operations.
Mr. Jansky was a licensed pilot
and also enjoyed boating, fishing
and dancing.
He retired from Alcoa in 1983
and after traveling around the
United States, he and Robbie
returned and made their home in
Waco.
Mr. Jansky was preceded in
death by his wife, Robbie G. Jansky; his parents; four brothers,
Lt. Col. Ernest Jansky, Edmund
“Skeet” Jansky, Ludvick Jansky
and Victor Janksy; and four sisters, Mamerta A. Jansky, Frances
Jansky, Louise K. Jansky,and
Marie F. Burns.
Survivors are two sisters,
Carolyn J. Drake and husband
Ronald of Riesel, Mayme Lister
of Waco; and a brother, George W.
Jansky and wife ImaJoy of China
Spring; also, numerous nieces and
nephews.
Pallbearers will be George
Jansky Jr., Jerome Jansky, Terry
Drake, Cody Gorgas, Mark Cureton and Fritz A. Burns.
Honorary Pallbearers will
be Edward Gorgas, 2nd Lt. Kyle
Gorgas, Col. Michael Kershaw,
Ronald Drake Jr., Joe Drake and
Robert Coker.
Memorials may be made to the
American Diabetes Association,
American Cancer Society, or the
American Heart Association.
Obituaries are printed in The Rockdale Reporter as a free public
service from information provided
by the funeral home. More detailed
obituaries may be printed for a
fee; call 512-446-5838 for more
information.
Resident’s poem remember’s
fateful day in November 1963
This poem was written by Ella Kaywood shortly after the assasination
of the nation’s 35th President, John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
Sunday will mark the 46th anniversary of his death.
My Tribute to J.F.K.
Under a bright clear Texas sky,
A noble man rode, his head held high.
A shot rang out from a high abode,
Death winged its way to the car he rode.
The ultimate waste of his precious life,
His need was great in this day of strife.
He leaves his country to suffer their loss
In a rumbling world that gathers no moss.
With laughing eyes and waving hand,
Sat the president of our land.
An assasin’s bullet his life to take,
Saddening the whole world in its wake.
Our flag at half mast to sorrowful wave
Cast a dark shadow over his lonely grave.
With guns to salute and bands to play
We laid him to rest at the close of the day.
No more shall we see his smiling face,
He dwells with heroes in a hallowed place.
He leaves behind an eternal flame
And a small son bearing a name the same.
The dastardly deed was quickly done,
The grim reaper came, his battle won.
There were tears of sorrow in every eye
And even the sky began to cry.
The nation was stunned in its time of grief
Standing still in awesome disbelief,
That things like this belonged to olden days,
Not in our age with its modern ways.
Life is short and I know must end
But why not me? Not this great friend.
To judge is God’s and his alone
For I remain and he is gone.
—Ella Caywood
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Naturalists
FARM & HOME
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‘BERTHA AND VERA’
Milano One-Act play will bring
the Lone Star Treasure “Greater
Tuna” to the stage, page 3B.
November 19, 2009
ARTSY AFFAIR
ON THE RANGE
B
ack in May, I wrote an
article about how we are
all naturalists at heart.
Most people feel it’s important
to preserve our native habitat.
Some go a step further and
become Master Naturalists.
Master Naturalists focus on
the restoration, preservation,
and conservation of nature,
primarily through educational
programs to the public.
The El Camino Real Master Naturalists of Milam County began
two years ago and now has over
50 active members. They show a
small group can make a big difference.
What’s exciting about being
a Master Naturalist in Milam
County is that we are treading
new territory in many ways,
as most of the flora and fauna
native to the county have not
been fully documented and
studied by wildlife agencies.
Hence, researchers can use the
data the group collects to understand Milam County’s natural
resources.
So, when our Horned Lizard Nature Trackers find
another horny toad, we add one
more blip on the Horned Lizard
tracking map that tells us they
still survive east of I-35.
Milam County sits in a major
migratory flyway. Our birding
group actively participates in
bird banding to document and
track both year round avian
residents, as well as those that
migrate through the area.
The Big Tree group works
with the state to locate and document the county’s big trees.
We also participate in the
Millennium Seedbank with
the Ladybird Wildflower Center
and the Little River Basin Texas
Master Gardeners.
Our Amphibian and Mussel Nature Trackers do
mussel and frog watches that
help researchers understand
the health of the county’s water
resources.
Interested in bats, or
lichens and mosses? We’ve
got groups focused on those
subjects. Many of you may
have seen the window displays
in both the Rockdale and Cameron Public Libraries. Master
Naturalists build the displays,
working hard to make them
educational and fun.
We joined the Adopt-AHighway program and don
orange vests to pick up trash
on US 79 west of Rockdale. We
use this opportunity to identify
plants growing along the road.
Those talented in writing,
photography, and art find an
outlet as well. Our group won
the Best Newsletter Award
at the Texas Master Naturalist
Convention held last month. For
two years straight, we have won
best photography and art.
Our biggest planned project
is the Milam County Nature
Festival planned for June 11
and 12, 2010 at the Wilson-Ledbetter Park in Cameron.
This event focuses on different aspects of Milam County’s
wildlife. Experts will talk about
wildflowers native to our area,
as well as the grasses and
plants of our quickly diminishing prairies. You can learn
how to attract butterflies and
hummingbirds to your yard,
landscape with native plants,
and even how to build a bluebird
trail. Night brings “Sounds of
the Night,” where you can listen
for owls and other night creatures. The keynote speaker will
discuss the future of water and
water conservation in Texas.
We plan on making this a
yearly event, full of fun for kids
and adults. This is the perfect
place for anyone curious about
our native environment to come
learn more, and possibly decide
to become a Master Naturalist!
Most Texas Master Naturalist groups have state parks or
other public areas in which they
can focus their efforts. Milam
County is almost 100 percent
privately owned property. Any
attempts we make to study
nature requires the cooperation
of private landowners, who have
always been ready and willing to
make their land available.
It is definitely the combined
effort of certified Master Naturalists and the general public
that make it possible to preserve
the native heritage of Milam
County.
For more information, please
visit our website: grovesite.com/
tmn/ecrmn.
walton.shawn@gmail.com
About 20 craftsmen
and artists made their
way to Milam County
for the second annual
Art on the Range event,
held at the ranch of
Jackie Thornton, who
lives between Rockdale
and Minverva
Artists specializing
in baskets, mosiacs,
photography, fine art,
florals, jewelry, decor
and stained glass.
The event drew shoppers and art fans from
around Central Texas.
Thornton held the event
in a barn, which was
moved from Cameron’s
Dutch Town neighborhood years ago.
Reporter/Mike Brown
Countdown to Thanksgiving dinner Expert: Wild animals
should not be pets
By CHERYL WALKER
Milam County AgriLife Extension
Agent
T
hanksgiving and Christmas are just around the
corner and that usually
means it is time to cook turkey.
If you are not a seasoned turkey
cooker, you probably have a few
questions about preparing the
holiday meal.
First, you may wonder how
much turkey you need for the
meal. Here is a guide to help
plan your turkey needs.
• if cooking a whole turkey,
buy 1 pound per person
• if cooking boneless breast
of turkey, buy a half pound per
person
• if cooking breast of turkey,
buy 3/4 pound per person
Next, do you want a frozen or
fresh turkey. If you select fresh
turkey, you can only store it for
1-2 days prior to cooking. The
frozen turkey can be purchased
any time as long as you have
adequate storage. Do not buy a
prestuffed fresh turkey.
If you select the frozen turkey,
plan ahead for thawing time in
the refrigerator. Make sure you
place your frozen turkey on a
pan so that the moisture from
the turkey cannot contaminate
other foods in the refrigerator.
Place the turkey on the bottom
shelf of the refrigerator and
keep it wrapped. Remember
that you can only keep a thawed
turkey 1-2 days in the refrigerator prior to cooking. Here is the
estimated thawing time in the
refrigerator.
• 4 to 12 pounds of turkey
takes 1 to 3 days to thaw
stuffing can be refrigerated for
3 to 4 days. After that you need
to freeze the leftovers for later
use. If you reheat leftovers, make
sure you thoroughly reheat to 165
Cheryl Walker
Extension Agent
degrees (hot and steaming).
Enjoy your holiday meals by
playing it safe with your turkey
turkey during cooking. Check and other food items.
out your seasoning recipe and
make sure you have the ingrePecan Bake Show
dients you need. To reduce the
If you grow your own pecans
risk of making someone sick,
cook your dressing or stuffing or just like to bake with pecans,
in a casserole dish. Stuffing you can enter the Milam County
cooked in the turkey needs spe- Pecan Bake Show on Nov. 24 at
cial care to create a safe dinner. the Milam Extension Office, 100
E. 1st Street in Cameron.
It is not recommended.
Rules were printed in last
When you are roasting
your turkey in the oven, have week’s Reporter. Call 254-697your oven temperature at 325 7045 for more information.
degrees.
The time listed are approxi- Pecan Show entries
mate times, so you need to check
Pecan growers need to select
the internal temperature of the their best pecans and enter the
turkey with a thermometer. sample by 9 a.m. Monday, Nov.
Check the internal temperature 23 at the Extension Office in
in the thickest part of the breast Cameron. You don’t need to be a
and thigh. The temperature big pecan producer to enter the
should be 165 degrees. After show. If you have one pecan tree,
your turkey has reached the you can enter.
proper temperature, remove it
If you need more information
from the oven and let is stand on the Pecan Bake Show or Pecan
for 20 minutes covered prior to Show call 254-697-7045.
cutting.
Here is the approximate cookce-walker@tamu.edu
ing times for unstuffed turkey:
cooks 2 3/4 to 3 hours
cooks 3 to 3 3/4 hours
cooks 3 3/4 - 4 1/4 hours
cooks 4 1/4 to 4 1/2 hours
cooks 4 1/2 1/2 to 5 hours
COMMENTS
FROM CHERYL
If you have leftovers, make
sure you care for them properly
so they will be safe to eat. First,
cut the turkey into small pieces.
Refrigerate the stuffing/dressing
separate from the turkey.
Leftovers need to be refrigerPlan ahead and make sure you ated within 2 hours of cooking.
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There’s a reason they’re called
“wild animals” — they were born
in the wild and should stay there
and people should not try to
make them pets or the consequences can be deadly, said an
animal behavior expert at Texas
A&M University.
Dr. Bonnie Beaver, a former
president of the American Veterinary Medical Association and
a professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical
Sciences, contends that exotic
animals, such as lions, tigers,
cougars, bears and chimps are
best left to be cared for by zoos,
not individuals hoping to make
them pets.
“Wild animals do not adapt
well outside of their native habitat,” she said.
“They tend to retain their
basic characteristics and their
wild nature, and people who
try to make pets out of them
often get hurt, some very badly.
I would strongly urge anyone
considering buying an exotic
animal to think twice about
the idea. There is not one good
reason to own one.”
Beaver added that there are
some amazing stories of individuals who have owned a wild animal for many years, and for no
reason at all, the animal turns
on them and attacks, sometimes
with fatal consequences.
“Something usually triggers
the aggressive response in the
animal. Either it didn’t get what
it wanted, or it perceives something or someone as a threat, or
it even has a medical condition
that is causing it pain — any
of these can make the animal
turn on its owner quickly and
violently.
Another big reason not to
own such animals: cost.
The animals often have hefty
price tags, some of them costing
thousands of dollars, and they
often need a special diet that
can be very expensive.
Beaver said that even animals
that have been declawed or have
had their teeth filed down can
still cause significant damage
to a human. And because exotic
animals are often kept outdoors,
it means they must be placed in
cages, and very often there are
numerous problems about such
living arrangements, she notes.
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November 19, 2009
Car
Stars
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Quail
hunting
prospects
slim
Bobwhite hunting
can be hit or miss
in Texas
BY STEVE LIGHTFOOT
TPWD STAFF
AUSTIN—Hunting prospects
for this year’s quail season are
scattered like a busted covey as
less-than-ideal range conditions
have hampered production for the
second straight year.
Bobwhite quail hunting can be
hit or miss in Texas considering
these birds exist here on the very
western edge of their distribution
in the U. S.
There are still vast expanses of
suitable bobwhite habitat in the
rangelands of South Texas and in
the Rolling Plains, where in some
years over a hundred thousand
hunters f lock to pursue these
wary game birds.
Bobs are limited in t hese
regions by rainfall, more specifically the lack thereof.
This past winter was the second
dry winter in a row. Dry conditions limit the availability of late
winter and early spring greens, an
important part of the quail diet.
Of course some areas fared better than others and proper range
management is also a part of the
equation.
Field reports indicate good
carryover in parts of the Rolling
Plains and to a lesser degree in
northern South Texas.
The statewide quail season
began Oct. 31 and runs through
Feb. 28. The daily bag limit is 15,
with 45 in possession.
Legal shooting hours for all
non-migratory game birds are
30 minutes before sunrise to 30
minutes after sunset.
The bag limit is the maximum
number that may be killed during the legal shooting hours in
one day.
Statewide surveys were initiated by the Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department in 1978 to
monitor quail populations.
This index uses randomly
selected, 20-mile roadside survey
lines to determine annual quail
population trends by ecological
region.
This trend information helps
determine relative quail populations among the regions of
Texas. Comparisons can be made
between the mean (average) number of quail observed per route
this year and the long term mean
(LTM) for quail seen within an
ecological region.
The quail sur vey was not
designed to predict relative abundance for any area smaller than
the ecological region.
According to TPWD wildlife
biologists, the Rolling Plains
region was not as dry this past
winter as other areas of the state
and scattered mid to late summer rains resulted in substantial
production in some areas.
Thick vegetat ion and late
broods have likely resulted in an
underestimate by TPWD roadside
counts.
Field reports are across the
By MARIE BAKKEN
U
pset that some of the best
drivers in the sport of
NASCAR were having to
“start and park,” Matt Ferguson,
an 1995 Rockdale High School
graduate, decided he was going
to do something about it.
A “start and park” is when
TPWD
a driver starts the race, just
There are still vast expanses of to park the car after makBobwhite quail in South Texas. ing enough money for a pay
day. The last-place driver in a
NASCAR race will get a paycheck.
“My wife Cortney and I were
watching a race earlier this
season and I had an idea,” Ferguson said. “I told her its riduclous that these great drivers
don’t have sponsors. There are
some guys losing their shirts out
there racing with blank cars.”
OUTDOORS
board this year, indicating localized effects of timely rainfall.
Survey results and field staff
observations predict a fair to
average year. Due to the variation
in weather conditions across this
region it’s a good idea to scout
ahead to be sure hunting areas
are holding birds.
The average number of bobwhites observed per route was 6.6
compared to 18.7 last year. This is
well below the LTM of 21.9.
Despite low counts, enough
young birds and coveys have
been anecdotally reported that
we suspect there will be good
bobwhite hunter opportunity,
especially in areas under good
range management.
Public hunting opportunities
can be found at the Matador and
the Gene Howe Wildlife Management Areas.
Unfortunately winter, spring
and summer rains were lacking
over most of South Texas, which
likely increased over-winter mortality resulting in less carryover
and also delayed nesting attempts
by those birds that survived the
winter.
There has been scattered rainfall mid to late summer but not
enough to trigger widespread
nesting.
September rains may spur some
pairing and subsequent very late
nesting. So there may be less than
half grown birds at the beginning
of the season.
Overall, TPWD surveys predict
a poor to fair season for South
Texas. There will be fair to good
opportunities on well managed
sites that were proactive in grazing management decisions during
this drought year.
The average number of bobwhites observed per route was 5.2
compared to 6.6 last year. This is
well below the LTM of 18.9 and
is predictive of a below average
hunting season.
The Chaparral and the
Daughtrey Wildlife Management
Areas provide public quail hunting opportunities.
The Trans-Pecos ecological
region of Texas received great
weather conditions midsummer
that spurred scale quail reproduction.
Expensive business
Some racing teams have
struggled to find sponsorships,
mostly due to the struggling
economic climate.
“As the economy falls, so do
sponsorhips,” Ferguson said.
His idea was to make the
fans the sponsor, so he started
FanCar.com. With 75 million
NASCAR fans, the idea is sure
to take off.
On the website, fans can pay
$20 to become a sponsor of the
FanCar vehicle during a specified race. Once a sponsor, fans
can vote on the paint scheme
and overall message of the car
and they get their name on the
car’s hood.
“Get your name in lights at
100 miles an hour,” Ferguson
said.
Plans are to put all the names
on the hood, but if they get too
many, Ferguson said they would
go elsewhere on the car.
All names are the same font
size and same color and name
can go on as many times as they
like, just $20 each time. The
FanCar online sponsorship is
for one car, one race.
You can also do the sponsorship as a gift to someone.
Don’t try to put a business,
pet name or website on the car.
Each sponsorship transaction is
For $20 on FanCar.com,
racing fans can...
• Become an actual NASCAR
Sprint Cup series sponsor.
• Vote for “Just the Bumper”
or the entire car
• Choose the Theme and
Paint Scheme
• Receive an official serialized E-certificate of sponsorship.
• Receive a photo of the
actual FanCar to be raced
• Get your name on the car
monitored and either approved
or rejected by Ferguson himself.
“We will stay true to our website’s contract for just names,”
Ferguson said. “It won’t be a
freak show.”
For the team
He hired an agent to pitch
the idea to racing teams and a
marketing firm who have also
helped in promoting FanCar.
com
All the money for that race
will go directly to the racing
team who contracted with the
FanCar for that race.
“It is the first 100 percent fansponsored race car,” Ferguson
said. “The money goes directly
to the team.” FanCar.com takes
no money off the top either.
“The way that FanCar is going
to make its money is off the sidline things. Other sponsorships,
other advertisements, I don’t
know what else, those things
are coming up.”
In August, driver Kenny Wallace tried a similar program,
separate from FanCar, that
asked fans to pay $20 to sponsor his participation in Montreal’s Nationwide race. More than
5,000 donated to have their
name on Wallace’s race car.
Ferguson’s FanCar.com is a
little bit different where nothing
is taken off the top and all the
money goes to the sponsored
team.
“Others are taking things off
the top,” Ferguson said.
Also, the FanCar contract
guarantees there will be no
“start and park.”
If something happens (the
driver pulls out, or other problem) and the car doesn’t race,
fans who paid money can get
money back or chose to give it
to one of four charities listed on
the website.
Racing season
NASCAR’s season is coming
to a close, but FanCar will be
at the last race of the season in
Homestead, Florida, just southwest of Miami.
FanCar will sponsor two-time
NASCAR Spring Cup champion
Terry Labonte and Carter/Simo
Racing at the Ford 400 on Sunday, Nov. 22 at the HomesteadMiami Speedway. Labonte, who
is semi-retired, won the Cup
championship in 1984, driving
for Hagan Racing and again in
1996 for Hendrick Motorsports.
That was the first championship
for the now-booming Hendrick
team.
Accidental fan
Ferguson became a racing fan
in 2000 by accident.
“A group of co-workers had
a fantasy NASCAR league. I
joined and was hooked,” Ferguson said.
He plans for the whole family,
including his two young children, to make the trip to Miami
for the race.
“We will be down on the track
and hopefully will have some
pit passes,” he said. Ferguson
lives in College Station but has
a business in the Rockdale area.
He is part owner with his dad,
Will, of Viceroy Petroleum. Will
and Betty Margaret Ferguson
live near the business, along
with Matt’s grandparents Bob
and Marjorie Orr.
Ferguson said the overall goal
of FanCar.com is to get the fans
more involved and the fans are
what racing is all about.
“NASCAR has the most loyal
fans,” he said. “I think once we
validate the idea that is when it
will really grow.”
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“We started FanCar to support drivers like Terry Labonte,
a former Cup champion and an
old-school, no-nonsense competitor,” Ferguson said.
Born in Corpus Christi,
Labonte was named as one of
NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers
in 1998 and elected to the Texas
Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.
He will drive the No. 08 Toyota
Camry at the Homestead-Miami
Speedway.
Voting and sponsorship on
FanCar.com has closed for the
Nov. 22 race. Fans will soon
get a chance to sponsor what
Ferguson hopes to be the next
race for FanCar — next season’s
opener at the Daytona 500, on
Feb. 14. FanCar and Ferguson
Matt Ferguson, a 1995 RHS are working to find a driver of
graduate, wants race fans to their vehicle for that race.
“We’re not locked into one
become even closer to the sport
certain owner,” Ferguson said.
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Times tough, but
be thankful for
what we have
A
s we enter this Thanksgiving season, I hope you
realize how blessed you
are. What a perfect time to
turn our thoughts towards what
is right in our lives.
So take a moment and meditate on your positives. I bet
you’ll find that you have many.
Chili and handbells
This weekend was a busy one
in Rockdale. Saturday was the
chili meal for the Depot. It was
a great turnout as the Depot
raised money for their on going
projects. That is certainly a
busy group which has paid off
for the Depot and for Rockdale.
And of course the chili, made
by Donnie Marek, was exceptional.
Then on Sunday, the Matinee
Music Club brought the East
Texas Handbell Ensemble to
town, under the direction of
Arnold Sherman.
The performance was delightful, the refreshments were delicious and the attendance was
great.
What a wonderful way to
spend a Sunday afternoon.
November 19, 2009
Blackhawk among fastest growing in Austin
Business journal tabs healthcare
company 8th for rapid growth
AUSTIN – Blackhawk Healthcare has
been named one of the fastest growing
private businesses in Austin, according
to the Austin Business Journal. The
company was announced as the 8th fastest growing company with over $10 Million in revenue at the Journal’s FAST 50
awards ceremony, held at the Renaissance
Austin Hotel.
“It’s exciting to be recognized as one
of the fastest-growing companies during
these challenging economic times,” said
Blackhawk CEO Matthew Hainline. “This
award highlights the significant growth
we’ve experienced over the past three
years – growth that we attribute to our
focus on communities in need and the
amazing team members we are proud to
have working in our organization.”
Fifty central Texas-based private
companies were ranked on the FAST 50.
Rankings are determined by the average
revenue growth when combining net revenue figures from 2006, 2007 and 2008.
Blackhawk experienced a 180-percent
growth in the last three years.
“Blackhawk’s success in our hospitals
is because of the people that work there,”
said Hainline. “To be listed as one of
Austin’s FAST 50 shows that our team is
succeeding at delivering quality healthcare to communities in need.”
Hainline said growth plans for 2010
include acquiring three to four additional hospitals and possible addition of
services.
Plans were recently announced for
an expansion of Richards Memorial
Hospital, a part of the local Little River
Healthcare System.
Little River Healthcare System formed
in November 2006 when Blackhawk
Healthcare merged with Richards Memorial Hospital.
Little River Healthcare System is
currently comprised of 5 facilities in
surrounding areas: Richards Memorial
Hospital, Family Care Center, Little River
Medical Clinic-Rockdale, Little River
Medical Clinic–Cameron and Little River
Orthopedics and Rehabilitation.
For more information about Little River
Healthcare System, please visit their website at www.lrhealthcare.com
Elaine Van Horn (front, right) cut the
ribbon on her new business Elaine’s
Emporium, 614 N. Ackerman, which features eclectic antiques and specializing
in costume jewelry. Van Horn has been
in the antique and estate sale business
for about 30 years, moving here in 2001
after living in Houston all her life.
Her shop also carries unique pieces
of furniture, table and floor lamps, art,
a huge button collection, vintage china,
linens and vintage fabric and ribbons.
Van Horn is a sought-after voice from
appraisers and movie makers on vintage
jewelry.
Joining Van Horn last Thursday to
mark her grand opening were (from
left) Toby Johnson, Joyce Dalley, Leslie
Adams, Joyce Ford, Denice Doss, June
Key, Julia Cardona, Cindy Jerman, Pat
Watson and Carolyn Boyd.
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Luminant wins top national award for mine reclamation
DALLAS – For an unprecedented fifth time, Luminant
has been honored w ith the
U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Surface Mining’s
(OSM) Director’s Award for
its exemplary demonstration
of advancing the science of
reclamation. This is the second
consecutive year that Luminant
has been recognized with the
OSM’s highest distinction.
“We are extremely honored
to be recognized
again by the Office
of Surface Mining
for our reclamation
achievements,” said
M i ke W i l l i a m s ,
Luminant’s chief fossil officer.
“Luminant has a history of environmental stewardship and as a
company helped set reclamation
standards. The company takes
a lot of pride in remaining an
industry leader decades later.”
Luminant received the award
for excellence in surface mining
on October 28 during a ceremony in Washington, D.C. The
OSM described Luminant’s reclamation program as a “model
for others in the coal industry
to follow.”
The company’s award entry
highlighted the Luminant Environmental Research Program,
which began funding studies
in 1971 and continues to do so
today, some 38 years later. To
ensure objectivity, a steering
committee composed of leading scientists, educators and
advisors guide the program.
Students are offered the use
of research facilities and living
quarters near Luminant’s Big
Brown Power Plant and Mine
near Fairfield, Texas.
As of the end of 2008, Luminant had provided
mor e t h a n $ 4 .6
million in funding
since the program’s
inception for the
completion of more
than 120 independent, published student theses and dissertations. These studies have
focused on numerous environmental disciplines including
geology, hydrology, soils, forestry, wildlife and wetlands. The
research has not only influenced
Luminant’s environmental policies and practices but has also
provided a valuable technical
resource for regulatory agencies
and helped establish industrywide practices.
Results from the program’s
research have also directly influenced the success of Luminant’s
mining and reclamation efforts.
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The Chamber’s annual Turkey
Giveaway will begin on Wednesday, Nov. 18. Listen for the
Turkey Gobble on KRXT. We
thank those businesses who give
the turkeys away during this
holiday season.
Until next time I leave you
with this: Some folks are wise
and some are otherwise.
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Racing fan hopes fan-based
sponsorships idea accelerates,
page 8C.
Turkey giveaway
Comfort A/C will sponsor a
pep rally and bonfire for the
Rockdale Tigers as they begin
their district playoffs. The pep
rally and bonfire will be held on
Thursday at the lot north of the
football stadium at 6:30 pm.
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and Golden Girls as they cheer
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• Increased the extent of prime
farmland soils at the Big Brown
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percent
• Increased the extent of prime
farmland soils at the Monticello
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REAL ESTATE
• 521 HOWARD—2 BR, 1 BA, corner lot. $63,500.
• 556 OAK PARK—3 BR, 2 BA, 2 living, 2 workshops. $109,900.
• 1201 YOKLEY—Make an offer on this 3 BR, 2 BA custom home.
• 715 CAMERON—2 BR, 1 BA with garage apt. $49,900.
HUD ACQUIRED HOMES
Call for details on HUD properties!
LAND & LAND WITH HOMES
LAND LISTINGS NEEDED!
I have several good qualified buyers on hand.
One of the last old Farm/Ranches Available in Milam County:
• CR 233—50 acres, 2 ponds, fencing, barn, highly improved. Bring
all offers. $350,000.
• 1240 CR 333—Gorgeous 4 BR, 3 BA. 3 living area home situated
on 2.469 acres. $224,900.
• 160 AC. CR 343—3 BR wood frame home, barn/shed, 2 ponds.
Good water well, 430’ w/pump. Approx. 1/2 wooded, 1/2 Coastal,
small creek, lots of deer. All water rights and 50% of mineral
rights still intact.
• E. HWY. 79—Across from CR 334. 11.8 acre tract. Perfect building
site. $65,000.
• N. HWY. 77—23.373 acres with 5 ponds. $150,000.
• 9613 PR 10 1014—10 acres with log cabin, pens, stalls, tack room,
12x20 shop. $120,000.
• HWY. 77 N—10.730 acres with large pond. $76,000.
• HWY. 77 N—8.128 acres. Perfect building site. $53,000.
• HWY. 77 N—6.689 acres. Highly improved. $39,000.
• CR 333 or E. BELTON—23 acres with pond. $150,000.
• 650 CR 335—3 BR, 2 BA mobile home situated on 9.996 acres
with huge stocked pond. $139,900.
• 931 CR 234—This is a 3 BR, 2 BA home with a breakfast area
and a formal dining room. The land is fenced with about half woods
and half pasture with scattered oaks. It also has a utility shed and
a tank, all on 22.56 acres. Priced at $225,000.
• 550 CYPRESS TRAIL LOOP—Great building site just outside city
limits. 4.05 acres of solid woods. Priced at $32,000.
• 9789 CR 342—Drive in to this private 58 acre tract that will take
your breath aaway. Serene highly improved property with 3 BR, 2
BA home. $175,000 buys it all.
• CALL FOR DETAILS On this 166 acre highly improved property with
3 tanks, well, 1/2 minerals, 20x40 barn and 30x60 corral. Turn those
declining dollars into real property and secure a safe investment.
• 825 HARTMANN LANE—3 BR, 2 BA gentleman’s ranch situated on
39.53 acres with workshop. 20 of the 39 acres are game fenced.
Property is working deer ranch. Must See at $310,000.
• CR 300—Gentleman’s horse ranch. 41 plus gorgeous acres surround
this 3 BR, 2-1/2 BA custom home with workshop and greenhouse.
Organic garden, fruit trees, scattered oaks. Must see.
• 2448 CR 306—REDUCED TO SELL!–Grand hardwood entry, spacious rooms. Beautiful open floor plan, great room with fireplace,
formal dining, gourmet kitchen and a master suite you do not want
to leave. Fantastic covered patio with a panoramic view. All this
and more situated on 1 plus acre for $155,000.
• REDUCED TO SELL!—3398 CR 334—One of the Best! 3 BR, 2-1/2
BA, 2-story home with lovely living, fireplace, country kitchen that
overlooks a covered deck that wraps one half of the home. The
view of the highly improved 26.56 acres is straight out of Home
& Gardens. $239,900.
• 279 ELM CREEK—Newly remodeled beauty with 3 BR, 2-1/2 BA, 2
living areas with a designer kitchen that will take your breath away.
Situated on 6.093 acres. Its a Must See!
• 20 ACRES ON HWY. 77 AT FOREST GROVE—Wooded, wildlife,
all utilities available. $4,000 per acre.
• 241 CR 232 LOOP—Great buy on this 2 BR, 1-1/2 BA, family room
and gameroom. $37,500.
• 521 ELM CREEK—Completely remodeled. Lovely Texas Style
home surrounded by graceful oaks. Enjoy the large covered patio
that overlooks a gorgeous pool with a fantistic wrought iron fence.
Three bedrooms, 2-1/2 BA, 2 living, kitchen with granite counter top,
beautiful tile flooring. All this and more situated on 5.513 acres with
a large pond stocked with catfish. Must see at $324,000.
• 350 INWOOD—DRASTIC REDUCTION!—2.5 acres surround this 3
BR, 2 BA beauty with detached 3 car garage and workshop. New
roof, new paint, new well. Must see!
• 472 CR 307—Exquisite custom home built in 2003. Perfect get
away! Spacious living with gorgeous fireplace opens to gourmet
kitchen and formal dining room. The master bedroom with huge
FOR RENT/LEASE
FOR SALE
FOR RENT: Newly renovated
and clean, large 2BR/1BA
apartment in 4-plex with privacy fenced backyard. Ceiling fans in every room. New
stainless appliances including
built-in microwave and dishwasher. New countertops,
flooring, paint, etc. CA/CH,
W/D connections. Located in
nice neighborhood within walking distance of schools and
hospital. 305 Bounds Avenue.
903-235-8283.
FOR SALE: Light tan loveseat
and couch in good condition.
Four reclining sections. $200.
512-365-0592.
FOR SALE: Firewood. 512547-7931.
FOR SALE
1994 FORD Tempo, new head.
Runs and drives. $700. 512760-5661.
FOR SALE: 1991 Cartier Lin311 E Hamilton: Mobile home coln Town car. Good condition.
3/2. $425 month/$200 deposit. $2000. 512-429-0550.
210-379-9636.
ANIMALS
FOR LEASE: 2 BR duplex, 201
N. FM 487. 512-446-3003.
FOR RENT: 3 BR and 2 BR
mobile homes. 512-446-6144.
FOR RENT: 3 BR, 2 BA, CA/
CH. HUD accepted. Also, 2 BR,
1 BA house, HUD accepted.
512-760-7372.
FOR RENT: 4 BR, 2 BA doublewide mobile home, CA/CH.
$425 month first month half off.
512-429-0550.
FOR RENT: Large home, 3-1,
CA/H, w/d connections, dining
and breakfast area. 512-7606137.
2 BR apartment for rent, AC/H.
512-446-6694 or 512-269-9026
LITTLE RIVER FRONTAGE
INVESTMENT PROPERTY
• AVAILABLE—DUPLEX and lot for new apartment building. 2 BR, 1
BA, large living and dining with galley kitchen. Nice utility room and
private parking out back.
• 525 CAMERON—Large older home, great house, great investment.
$51,500.
• 533 CAMERON—Great rental property. A must at $55,500.
LEE COUNTY PROPERTY
• 325 ACRES IN LEE COUNTY—Mostly all woods, with good fences,
electricity, lots of wildlife, rolling terrain and two tanks, all for the
low price of $2,400 per acre.
LEXINGTON PROPERTY
• 1011 VERNON ST.—3 BR, 2 BA situated on 1.4 acres. $214,900.
• APPROX. 15 ACRES—Prime property for subdividing. $165,000.
TO BE MOVED
• 2002 PALM HARBOR BEAUTY—With 4 BR, 3 BA, gourmet kitchen
with breakfast room, living, dining and great room with fireplace. A
Steal at $62,000.
BUSINESS PROPERTY
• ATTENTION BUSINESS OWNER: Excellent downtown building
available! Owner will entertain offers on this 2,070 sq. ft. building
with central heat and air. Prime Location.
COMMERCIAL
• 200 N. MAIN—Stunning office with attached studio apartment. Beautifully designed office space with 1,360 sq. ft of space in the heart of
Rockdale. Incredible studio apartment above straight out of Home &
Garden, 1 BR with exquisite bath, travertine shower, hardwood floors
thoughout. Gourmet kitchen with custom cabinets, travertine, granite
and freestanding marble island. Gorgeous formal living and dining
with exquisite chandelier. Don’t miss this opportunity. $199,900.
• MEADOW DRIVE—.65 ac. of commercial property in great location.
Offered at $30,000.
• Inquire personnally with us on one of Rockdale’s Top Business
Opportunities Available!
• MEADOW DRIVE—.410 acres with great commercial potential.
Must see at $28,000.
• HWY. 79 WEST—6 acres, spectacular potential. $112,000.
• 529 CAMERON—Great investment property with commercial possibilities. $39,900.
• 1502 W. CAMERON—Approximately 3 acres with 23,660 sq. ft.
building. Call for details.
GREAT BUILDING SITES
• OLD BUSHDALE ROAD—Excellent building site, 5.137 acres. Must
See at $39,900.
• OAK PARK ONE—Excellent Investment! 4 lots, 85x135 with water
meter available, horse stalls and good fencing. $45,500.
• 451 SIERRA DR—118.20 x 150 lot. Great building site. $7,500.
• LEE STREET—Perfect lot for your new home. 0.6320 acres priced
to sell at $7,000.
• 658 OAKLAWN—No city taxes, great lot with 0.3374 acres. Priced
at $7,000.
• INWOOD DRIVE—Build a beautiful home on this gorgeous 1 plus
acre lot with mature oak trees. Don’t miss this one at $25,000.
FOR SALE
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FOR RENT: 2 BR, 1 BA mobile
home. All bills paid. Call 512LOST ON CR 322 small white
269-5502, 512-269-7196.
FOR SALE: Registered pit Chihuahua. Scared of thunder
and on medication. 512-446Ask about our patronage CHERRY LANE Apartment bull pups, male and female. 6123.
for Rent. 2 BR, 1 BA. Great 512-760-8954.
profit-sharing plan.
neighbors. Quiet location in
LOST CAT: Named Dooley,
good neighborhood. Call Jody, CHOCOLATE MINIATURE lost on CR 308 last WednesPoodle, female, one year old. day. He is around 5 years old,
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512-430-0300.
Great personality. $250. 512- neutered, 12 pounds, gray to
Weldon Schiller or Hector Martinez
FOR RENT: 3 BR, 2 BA, 2- 922-1514.
brown tabby. He was pretty
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car garage. Remodeled brick
traumatized, but he should
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smoking, please. 469-426- 446-7515.
extremely gentle. Please call
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512-760-7268 if you see him
KITTENS: FREE to good anywhere within a mile of the
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home. Call 512-446-5365.
intermediate school. Thank
HOUSE FOR Rent: Cozy 3 BR,
you so much!
PECAN RIDGE Apartments. PRIVATE GUEST Homes: 1-1/2 BA. Half off first month’s
200 Meadow Drive, Rockdale. No hotels, 16-20 miles from rent. Call for details, Barb,
Fall special! Now leasing Octo- Rockdale, Giddings and Elgin! 706-264-7572.
ber 1. 2 BR, 2 BA apartments. Special Holiday Rates! 979773-0910, www.thefirstclass- FOR RENT: 2 BR, 1 BA, gaLarry D. Jones D.D.S.
$675/month. Must sign 6 month
rage, brick, w/d connections,
cottage.com
Fellow Academy of General Dentistry
lease. 512-760-7431.
refurbished. No smoking or
GENERAL DENTISTRY
FOR RENT: Mobile home,
New Patients Always Welcome!
pets. References/deposit reFOR RENT: 3/2 home and 3/1
$300/month, $200 deposit. 361
Office Hours by Appointment
quired. 214-952-2707.
mobile home. All electric, CA/
Sierra in Rockdale. 702-325Emergencies After Hours 446-6564
CH. No pets. Coyote Crossing
2688 or 512-698-7057.
302 Meadow Drive 512/446-2535
Park on S. Hwy. 36 between
Cameron and Milano. 512- 2 BEDROOM House For Rent:
730 Rice St., $250 month plus
244-5445.
Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home
Sherwood Forest
deposit. Call 512-446-0196.
Highway 79 W • P.O. Drawer 1417
Mobile Home Park
FOR RENT: 2 BR, 1 BA house
Rockdale, Texas
on large shaded, fenced lot. BRICK 2 BR, 1 BA home on 1/2
1603 E. Cameron
Pre-Arranged Funerals
Appliances furnished. 1112 acre lot. Rent $550 per month
Wooded lots,
E. Cameron St. $450 +$200 with approved credit. Deposit
(512) 446-5454
and references required. All comfortable homes.
deposit. Call 979-255-5698.
Walter Wallace Jones Stephen Ewing Jones
electric. Appliances included.
FREE RENT: Pecan Grove
Call Glenn,
No indoor pets. No smoking.
RV Park. All bills paid, cable
Property located at 530 M.L.K.
512-446-6036
and laundry facility on site.
Drive. Will accept Section 8 or
H.U.D. accepted.
Call for our specials. Barb,
HUD. Phone 281-686-4182 or
02-tf
706-264-7572.
713-493-1073.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
FOR RENT
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REAL ESTATE
• 7.186 ACRES—Must see at $80,000.
• 2.203 ACRES—Perfect building site. $55,000.
DEER BLINDS
VEHICLES
REAL ESTATE
master bath you will never want to leave. Detached garage with
potential game room up. 17 highly improved acres with large pond.
Call for details.
• 62+ ACRES ON FM 3242—Good pasture, spring fed pond. Large
hill, woods and wildlife.
• 14.86 BEAUTIFUL ACRES—With 3,200 sq. ft. metal building. Fantastic
location, beautiful home site. $165,000. Call for details.
• MAKE YOUR HOME IN MILANO—100 acres, all minerals owned will
convey. Great location. Priced to sell at $2,995 per acre.
• 220 ACRES—Ideal ranch land on CR 342 just SE of Milano. Water and
mineral rights are intact. Good building sites. Call for more details.
• EXCELLENT FOR DEVELOPMENT—84 acres more or less with
beautiful trees and prime property for new subdivision. Owner will
finance $2,950 per acre with10% down.
FIBERGLASS
FOR RENT/LEASE FOR RENT/LEASE FOR RENT/LEASE
FOR RENT: 1 BR, 1 BA house.
Stove, refrigerator, AC/heat,
fenced yard, clean. 512-4291400, 512-446-2441.
REAL ESTATE
WANTED
CAREGIVER/ HOUSEKEEPER: CNA for 30 yrs. looking
for work in Rockdale area.
Will do light housekeeping,
errands, cooking and take
to doctor appointments. Call
512-760-7349.
IF YOU Have any ammo laying
around that you don’t use or
need, call 512-968-3793.
Try Classifieds!
FARM/RANCH
SERVICES
BANKSTON HAY Sales:
Fresh, huge Coastal rounds at
our yard, Hwy. 79 West. Horse
squares at $6.50 up. Cow hay$5.50. We can deliver up to 250
squares. 512-455-6331.
APPLIANCE REPAIR On all
major brands. Warranty for Frigidaire, GE, LG. Town & Country
Appliance, 512-773-5219.
ANGUS CATTLE For Sale: Six
Purebred Commercial Cows-6-8 months bred to registered
Angus bull--(one with Angus
calf at side). Yearling registered
open heifers and bulls available. Most are AI calves out
of top Angus bulls. Jonlene
Angus, McDade, TX. 512-2732205, cell 512-461-5978.
All types, Cabinets,
doors, weatherproofing.
SERVICES
CARPENTRY
25 years experience.
Honest and
professional.
All work guaranteed!
Call and let’s talk
979-743-1066
Charlie
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& General Construction
• Composition Shingles
• Metal Roofs
• Carpentry
(512) 760-ROOF
(512-760-7663)
Milano, Texas
• All Types of
Roofing
• Vinyl siding
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1-800-NEW-ROOF
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OFFICE (512) 446-3706 • FAX (512) 446-3268
221 Ackerman Street • Rockdale, TX 76567 • www.jimcurreyrealty.com
Central Texas Leading Realty Since 1954
HOMES
• REDUCED—439 N. MAIN—3 BR, 2 BA cute brick home on
nice corner lot. Won’t last long at this price, $85,000.
• 532 CEDAR GROVE RD., MINERVA—3 BR, 2 BA brick home,
1-car garage, on 1.03 acre lot. Various outbuildings, greenhouse,
2 storage buildings, chicken pens, dog kennel, various fruit trees,
sprinkler system on water well, new shingles September, 2009.
Lovely yard with nice landscaping. $98,000.
• 519 MURRAY AVE.—Recently remodeled 3 BR, 2 BA home,
new carpeting, new CA.H, appliances, small storage building,
fenced backyard. $69,900.
• 430 MURRAY AVE.—Completely renovated inside and
out, 3 BR, 2 BA, open livingroom, kitchen with granite countertops, laminate flooring and carpet, granite in bathrooms.
Must See! $74,500.
• 943 E. THIRD—.978 acre, 1 BR, 1 BA brick home, lg. livingroom, lg. bedroom, 36’x60’ metal barn w/stalls. $79,000.
• 717 & 713 W. BELL—Great income property. Well maintained 3 BR, 1 BA home with vinyl siding and 1 BR furnished
garage apartment, hardwood, tile and vinyl flooring, one-year
old roof. $89,900.
• PRICED TO SELL! 187 OAK PARK ONE—4 BR, 2 BA,
high ceilings in living area with rock fireplace, country style
kitchen with breakfast island, hard tile, laminate and carpeting. Priced at $99,900.
• 387 ALLDAY STREET—Secluded, yet close to everything.
Great 3 BR, 2 BA brick home, large family room, open floor
plan, big kitchen, dining area. Spacious bedrooms, workshop
in backyard. $117,000.
• 424 W. BELL—Cute 2 BR, 1 BA home. Ready to move in!
CA/H, breakfast area, vinyl siding, 1-car metal carport, 24x12
metal storage building on slab w/overhead door, $63,500.
• 318 SAN GABRIEL STREET—Built in 1900, 2 BR, 2 BA,
gorgeous old home with old charm, wood flooring in great
shape, large formal dining, formal living with fireplace, master
bedroom with fireplace, large attic room, detached two-car
garage. $69,900.
• 2100 SKYLES—3BR, 2 BA brick home, open floor plan,
kitchen overlooking den with high ceiling and fireplace, kitchen/
dining combination, living room, large wooden deck, sprinkler
system, privacy fence backyard. $139,000.
• 1303 ALCOA—Cute 3 BR, 1 BA vinyl siding home, large
living area, open floor plan, large covered deck, even your
own small private basketball court in back. $74,500.
• PRICED BELOW MARKET! MUST SELL! 906 GREEN—Nice
3 BR, 2 BA on half acre lot. Large kitchen, formal dining, large
utility room with lots of storage, 1-car carport, 1-car garage
with opener, vinyl siding. $58,900.
• 403 ALAMO—3 BR, 2 BA brick brick home with tile flooring,
bedrooms carpeted, fireplace, sunroom, livingroom and den.
Granite countertops in master bath, updated tiled showers,
updated kitchen. $118,500.
• 707 MIDDLETON—Emaculate 3 BR, 2 BA, 2-car garage custom built in 2007. Very open, livingroom, dining, kitchen and
CONTRACT PENDING
We are moving properties! Let us help you sell yours!
Call for information on HUD foreclosures.
DALE—Remodeled 2 BR, 1 BA home, 12.6 acres. Country
decor, 2 living areas. City water. Large storage building with
concrete flooring, water, electricity. Two holding pens, small
storage building, pond. Mostly open with scattered trees.
$149,900.
• NORTH OF ROCKDALE—3 BR, 3 BA brick home, 10.6
wooded ac., with 24’x30’ metal building/workshop, lg.
den, lg. master bedroom and bath, living room, sun porch.
$255,000.
• SOUTH OF ROCKDALE—3 BR, 2 BA brick home, 6 acres,
private setting, pecan orchard, various outbuildings. Large
pond. Den with fireplace, dining room. Lots of tree and various
fruit trees. $149,000.
• SOUTH OF ROCKDALE—Hwy. 77 Close to town. 4.25
wooded acres, 3 BR, 2 BA home, 2007 built, detached two car
garage and carport/shed/barn, with RV storage, large living
room, covered back patio. $176,900.
• NORTH OF THORNDALE—135 Gabriel Court—4 BR, 3 BA,
2-story home on 1.8 acre lot, 2006 built, sprinkler system,
lg. livingroom with fireplace, lg. gameroom with bedroom,
bath upstairs. Granite countertops in kitchen. $259,500.
Owner financing.
• NORTH OF THORNDALE—188 Gabriel Court—3 BR, 2 BA
brick home, 2008 built. 1.9 acre lot. Large den with cathedral
ceiling. Open floor plan. Jetted tub in master bath, separate
shower, walk-in closet. $194,500.Owner financing.
• 5.8 ACRES WITH Gorgeous 3 BR, 2-1/2 BA custom built
home just north of Rockdale. Secluded. Detached 2-car garage/workshop. Upgrades of granite countertops in kitchen,
tile flooring. Sunken livingroom with fireplace and cathedral
ceiling, large gameroom, formal dining room, office. Too many
upgrades to mention.
• SHARP AREA—5 BR, 2 BA brick home on 19.9 acres. 2000
built, den, gameroom, above-ground swimming pool, large
metal building on slab for workshop-with 2 overhead doors,
with 42’x60’ open metal building attached. Pond, pasture.
$319,000.
• SOUTH OF ROCKDALE—Secluded, pasture hillside setting, 3 BR, 2 BA, 2-story cedar-sided home on 11.012 acres.
Inground pool. Large metal workshop with overhead door.
Large den with fireplace and cathedral ceiling. Office. Large
wooden deck. Updated. Lots of wildlife, deer, with natural
spring and pond. $224,000.
• 674 CR 309, ROCKDALE—10.404 acres with cute 2 BR, 1
BA remodeled home, CA/CH, detached metal storage building/2-car garage. Mostly open land. Wooden deck across front
porch. $124,500.
breakfast area, mother-in-law plan. Master bath has separate
garden tub and shower. Sprinkler system. $198,900.
• 507 SCARBROUGH—Cute 2 BR, 1 BA home, CA/CH,
carport, small covered patio. New shingles June, 2009. Only
$44,000.
• 406 CALHOUN—Updated throughout. 3 or 4 BR, 2 BA
home, den with fireplace, formal livingroom, breakfast area,
large lot, tile showers, oak floors, granite lavatory in master
bath, with walk-in closet, sprinkler system, storage building.
$124,500.
• 2007 ALCOA—2 or 3 BR, 1 BA home, wood floors. Nice
sized kitchen with knotty pine cabinets, utility room with sink
and extra storage, large corner lot with sprinkler system, 2-car
garage, 2-car carport. $74,500.
• 1906 ALCOA—Best price in the neighborhood, 3 BR, 1 BA,
1-car garage, tile, hardwood floors, carpet, knotty pine kitchen
cabinets. $74,500. Owner will help with closing cost.
• THORNDALE—104 REGINA—3 BR, 2 BA brick, 2-car
garage, open floor plan, high ceilings, formal dining room,
great master bath. $179,000.
• 1900 O’KELLEY–3 BR/2 BA, tiled floors throughout,
den, formal living and dining rooms, large sunroom. Sprinkler system, privacy fenced backyard on large corner lot.
$168,000.
• 326 N. RICE—OWNER FINANCING—Beautiful historic
3 BR, 2 BA home. Meticulously restored. Many gorgeous old
world features: Wood flooring, beams, trim, 2 fireplaces,
formal dining, stained glass. Owner will install central AC
system at this price. $259,900.
• GREAT PRICE—1204 ALCOA—Large 2 BR, 1 BA with large
living area, tiled bathroom, carpeting, nice kitchen with oak
cabinets. Painted inside and out in 2009. Small metal storage
building on slab and a workshop/storage building. $72,000.
• 716 HUNTER—2 BR, 1 BA, custom shower, recently remodeled. $65,000.
• 712 HUNTER—Practically new, totally redone, 2 BR, 1
BA, CA/CH, tile floors, carpeting, stove, refrigerator. Only
$59,500.
• 718 HUNTER—2 BR, 1 BA, fresh and clean, completely
remodeled, stained concrete floors, custom walk-in shower.
$65,000.
CONTRACT PENDING
HOMES WITH LAND
• MINERVA—3 BR, 2 BA frame home on approximately 2
acres, 2 living areas, CA/CH, large kitchen with breakfast
area, large wooden deck. $85,000.
• PRICED TO SELL! REDUCED—641 FM 487 S, ROCK-
Doing commissions at a reduced rate of 4%.
ACREAGE
• 7 TRACTS—Excellent ranchland-north of Cameron in Maysfield-Ben
Arnold area, 166 acres - 682 acres.
• 2482 ACRES—Irrigation wells & pivots. Frontage on 5 county roads,
improved pasture/crossfenced, will divide.
• 4255 ACRES—Little River frontage, irrigated, improved pasture, feed
lot, cross fenced, house. Will divide.
INTEGRITY
REAL ESTATE
Where Family and Community Come First
— 512-446-9333 —
219 E. Bell — PO Box 1196 — Rockdale, TX 76567
www.myintegrityrealestate.com
Elaine Gerren
Broker/Owner
Cell: 512-760-0359
Let us be your buyer’s agent!
3-FAMILY GARAGE Sale: YARD SALE: 204 E. Michalk
Clothes, lots of miscellaneous. in Thorndale. Friday, Saturday
Tamales. Friday and Saturday, and Sunday, 7 a.m.-?
9 a.m. 542 S. FM 487.
YARD SALE: 331 Hwy. 79
YARD SALE: Saturday, 9 West, across Shell station.
a.m.-5 p.m. High chair, tables, Baby items, tires, truck rebaby accessories, etc. Located ciever hitches, clothes, miscelon CR 329 between Rockdale laneous. Saturday, 8-?
and Milano, look for signs.
MOVING SALE: 488 Cedar
936-581-1151.
Grove Rd., Minerva. Saturday,
Nov. 21, 8:30-? Dining table
Go with the
and chairs, couch, 2 chairs,
Classifieds!
household goods.
AUCTION SALES
AUCTION
NOVEMBER 22, 2009 – 1:00 PM
1058 Hwy 36 North, Caldwell, Texas
Collectibles, Antiques, Furniture, and much more
Visit www.auctionzip.com – ID # 17146
for listing & pictures
Preview begins at 11:00 am
10% Buyer’s Premium - Cash & Checks, MasterCard & Visa
Concessions Available
BID-2-BUY AUCTION
Frank Atkinson, Auctioneer - License # 12803
Tonya Rodgers, Auctioneer - License # 16203
512/365-0103 or 512/217-1776
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COMMERCIAL & INVESTMENT
PROPERTIES
• CAMERON—Skeezix’s Bar & Grill. New building December,
2008 on 1 acre of land. Additional 8.042 acres can be bought.
Call for details.
• EXCELLENT LOCATION—Hwy. 79 West approximately one
acre lot with improvements. Call for details.
• 701 MURRAY—1,736 sq. ft. professional office building in
good condition, currently occupied by excellent tenant. Great
investment. Call for details. $94,500.
• THORNDALE—Hwy. 79 located in city limits, .793 acres
tract. $98,500.
• 4 DUPLEXES—2 BR, 1 BA, built in 2008, all appliances,
located in Thorndale. Will sell part or all. Call for further
details.
• THORNDALE —38.095 acres in Thorndale city limits, utilities
available, excellent for residential subdivision. $400,000.
• HWY. 79 WEST—Located in city limits, city utilities available.
Approximately 1/2 acre lot, highway frontage. $85,000.
LOTS/BUILDING SITES
• LIN LUCE RANCHES—9.844 ac. w/house. Needs finishing work.
60-ft. deep well. $75,000, OBO-Excellent view and quiet area.
• CR 380 (Between Rockdale/Milano)—10 acres with 2BR/1BA older
mobile home (needs repair) or GREAT building site for new home.
All utilities available, SW Milam water, existing septic, electric lines
already run into property and to back. $50,000.
GARAGE SALES GARAGE SALES
• CAMERON—8.024 ac. on FM 845, city utilities available.
$64,000.
• 2 LOTS ON OAK PARK ONE—Utilities. Owner finance.
Call for details.
• LOCATED WITHIN CITY LIMITS—1.345 wooded acres,
all utilities available. Call for details. $20,000.
• CR 412—64.833 acres, gently rolling pastureland, pond
with fish, utilities available. Call for details.
• 5 ACRES—Close to town. Wooded, water available.
$39,900.
• NORTH OF TOWN—Approximately 95 acres. Great home
site with great views. Pasture, wooded area, approx. 40 acres
crop land. Electricity, 2 ponds, water available. Good deer
and dove hunting.
• 275.13 ACRES WITH SAN GABRIEL RIVER AND BRUSHY CREEK FRONTAGES—Beautiful place! Improved
pastures, wooded area on creek, excellent hunting, good
river and Brushy Creek access, large old pecan trees. Call
for details.
• THORNDALE—OWNER FINANCING AVAILABLE—Several
residential lots in Country Meadow Estates, in city limits Call
for lot sizing and pricing.
• NORTH OF THORNDALE—OWNER FINANCING AVAILABLE—Several residential lots, 1 to 2 acres sizes, in Gabriel
Crossing, restricted. Call for pricing, lot sizes and details.
• HWY. 77 NORTH—21.59 acres, mostly wooded, water,
electricity on site with 3 extra electric meters, two mobile
homes, rented. Good commercial potential. $95,000.
*Conditions apply, please call.
HOMES WITH ACREAGE
Cathy M. Czajkowski
Broker/Owner
Cell: 979-279-7608
LAND
Sometimes our properties are Sold before they even hit the newspaper!
• 22 ACRES INSIDE CITY LIMITS—On FM 333, with pond and utilities.
• A GGRESSIVE SELLER WILL CONSIDER ALL OFFERS—
160’x153’ at 509 Douthit St. All utilities available. Asking $10,000.
• 804 N. WILCOX—One acre/small building.
512-446-6116
In Business Since 1970
Combined Owners Experience – Over 60 Years
V Real Estate-Residential / Farm & Ranch / Commercial
V Construction-General Contractor for Residential / Commercial
V Painting - Exterior Residential / Commercial
V Spray Foam Insulation - Residential / Commercial, Metal Buildings, Roofs, etc…
C.D. Caffey - Owner / Agent
Charles R. Caffey - Owner / Broker
Cell: 512-430-0228
Cell: 512-760-7561
1211 W. Cameron Ave. s Rockdale, TX 76567
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COMMERCIAL
EXCELLENT COMMERCIAL Building at 1920 W. Cameron.
GREAT LOCATION AND PRICE—Building at 1916 W. Cameron.
NEW CONSTRUCTION LOCATION—Lot at corner of San Jacinto/Hwy. 79.
GOOD LOCATION—LOTS OF TRAFFIC—Hwy. 79 in Milano.
HOMES
• 1901 ALCOA (Corner lot Alcoa/Brazos)—3BR/2 BA/2-Car garage. Dining
room, breakfast nook next to kitchen. All brick, built in 2001. Great location. Large fenced backyard. Master suite with separate his/her closets and
separate jacuzzi tub and shower.
• ROCKDALE—415 GREEN STREET—HiSTORiCAL 3 BR, 2 BA, wORKSHOp AND ART STuDiO. OffERED AT $142,000.
• ROCKDALE—ExCELLENT Buy—1955 CR 306, 4 BR, 2.5 BA HOmE iN THE COuNTRy ON 15 ACRES. pROpERTy iS 100% fENCED wiTH AN OLDER BARN. OffERED AT $145,000.
• fRANKLiN, Tx—RAiLROAD STREET—4 BR, 2.5 BA ON 1 ACRE wiTHiN THE CiTy LimiTS Of fRANKLiN. OffERED AT $159,900.
• HEARNE—CR 485—2 BR, 2 BA, ON 1 ACRE wiTH fENCED yARD. OffERED AT $94,900. • ROCKDALE—1501 HiGHLAND—3 BR, 1 BA ON CORNER LOT. 1,200 Sf mETAL BuiLDiNG wiTH COvERED Rv pARKiNG. OffERED AT $169,900.
• THORNDALE—204 mOERBE—4 BR, 3 BA. OffERED AT $59,900. CONTRACT PENDING
• ROCKDALE—720 HuNTER—NiCE 3 BR, 2 BA wiTH 2 DiNiNG AREAS. LARGE fENCED yARD. OffERED AT $70,000.
• ROCKDALE—414 RiCE STREET—CHARmiNG HOmE iN HiSTORiC ROCKDALE. 4 BR, 3 BA wiTH 2 LiviNG AREAS. LARGE LOT wiTH NEw pRivACy fENCE. OffERED AT $165,000.
• miLANO—1192 CR 360—100 ACRES Of SHEAR pLEASuRE wiTH ACCESS fROm 2 COuNTy ROADS. 4 BR, 2 BA HOmE wiTH SEpERATE CABiN fOR THAT pERfECT HuNTiNG CAmp OR wEEKEND GET-AwAy. 2 BARNS AND ONE mORGAN STORAGE BuiLDiNG. OffERED AT $650,000.
• ROCKDALE—3057 HiGHwAy 79 wEST—2 BR, 2 BA, iNGROuND pOOL wiTH pOND ON 22.86 ACRES. wELL ON pROpERTy. OffERED AT $185,000. CONTRACT PENDING
• ROCKDALE—760 ROCKDALE wEST—3 BR, 2 BA mODuLAR HOmE wiTH 2 LiviNG AREAS. 10 ACRES Of LAND AND A wORKSHOp. OffERED AT $129,900.
AUCTION SALES
Fax: 512-446-9334
E-mail: realestate.integrity@yahoo.com
PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES
2 AUCTIONS THIS WEEKEND
GENERAL AUCTION
Saturday November 21, 2009
214 E. Cameron Ave., Rockdale, TX 76567
Preview Starts at 11:00 AM
Huge auction so we are starting an hour earlier. Will have Refrigerator, Washer and Dryer, Upright Freezer, Sectional Sofa, Dressers,
Chests, Dining Room Table, primitive chairs, Upholstered rocking
chair. Also lots of Christmas.
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Big Sports Collectible and COMIC Auction
Sunday November 22, 2009
214 E. Cameron Ave., Rockdale, TX 76567
Preview Starts at 11:00 AM — Auction Starts at 1:00PM.
Over 300 lots of quality vintage items Including Pete Rose, Mickey
Mantle, Babe Ruth. Also, Autographed items, card sets, Autographed
Jerseys, too much to list.
For photos and more details on both auctions:
http://www.auctionzip.com/TX-Auctioneers/1395.html
Terms: 10% Buyer’s Premium added to all sales.. All announcements
made the day of Sale supercede all prior printed announcements.
Wayne Bailey, Texas Auctioneer License #15037.
For info: (512) 626-5682.
• ROCKDALE—609 CR 305—3 BR, 2 BA mOBiLE HOmE wiTH 2 LiviNG AREAS. LOCATED NEAR GiRLS SOfTBALL fiELD ON 5.14 ACRES. wORKSHOp ON CONCRETE SLAB wiTH ATTACHED GREENHOuSE. 100% fENCED. OffERED AT $149,900.
• ROCKDALE—131 CHAmpiONS—4 BR, 2.5 BA, wELL mANiCuRED HOmE LOCATED iN COuNTRy CLuB ESTATES NEAR THE #2 HOLE Of THE GOLf COuRSE. LARGE TREE-COvERED yARD wiTH A 2-CAR DETACHED CARpORT AND STORAGE SHED. OffERED AT $165,000.
• GAuSE, CR 348 LOOp—30 ACRES wiTH COuNTy ROAD fRONTAGE ON TwO SiDES. 100% fENCED. pERfECT fOR HOmESTEAD OR RECREATiON. OffERED AT $120,000.
• GiDDiNGS—663 SCHNEiDER—7 BR, 5 BA, 4 LiviNG AREAS. 6,422 Sq. fT. wiTH iN-GROuND pOOL AND SAuNA ON 3 CiTy LOTS. OffERED AT $389,000.
• ROCKDALE—1350 CR 323—CuSTOm BuiLT 2 BR, 1.5 BA wiTH 30x40 SHOp, ON 20 ACRES. fENCED. OffERED AT $429,000.
• ROCKDALE—413 wESTwARD—2 BR, 1 BA, CORNER LOT. OffERED AT $48,000.
• miLANO—1203 CR 336—3 BR, 2 BA BRiCK ON 2.5 ACRES. $145,000. • THORNDALE—217 N. 4TH—4 BR/3 BA. OffERED AT $197,000. CONTRACT PENDING
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PUBLIC AUCTION
There will be a public auction
on Friday, November 20, 2009,
at 10 a.m. for the following
abandoned vehicle(s):
1. 2001 Mack truck (salvage),
VIN 1M1AA18Y31W14041
Owner Financial Pacific Funding LLC
2. 1988 Clark flatbed
trailer (salvage), VIN
ICD2L482XJA003433 Owner
Edwin A. Navarro
Auction to be held at McCoy Towing and Recovery,
0607233VSF, 2747 N. FM
908, Rockdale, TX 76567. All
vehicles must be paid for at the
time of acution. For more information call 512-446-3776.
PUBLIC NOTICE
There will be a public auction
Monday, November 23, 2009
at 9:00 a.m. for the following
vehicles.
1. 1988 Linc., VIN# 1LNBM81F7JY861365, charges:
$1,571.40
2. 2002 Toyt., VIN# 1NXBR12E12Z605259, charges:
$1,861.65
3. 1994 Chev., VIN#
2G1WL54T3R9124584, charges: $1,891.65
4. 1987 Dodg., VIN# JB7FJ43E2HJO21055, charges:
$1,592.75
Auction will be held at S &
S, 0549378VSF, 462 N. Hwy.
77, Rockdale, TX 76567. All
vehicles must be paid for at
the time of the auction. For
more information please call
512-446-2722.
LEGAL NOTICE
CAROLYN STRONG
INVENTORY UNIT #18
Public sale of property to satisfy landlord’s lien. Pursuant to
Chapter #59, Texas Property
Code. Sale is November 19,
2009 at 2:00 p.m., Rockdale
Mini Storage location.
Contents will be sold “By the
Unit” for cash only. Contents
must be removed immediately
after sale.
Contents of Tenant Carolyn S.
Strong; Unit #18: Household
items, miscellaneous items,
golf clubs.
For more information call 512446-2499. 601 W Cameron St.,
Rockdale.
LEGAL NOTICE
Public sale of property to
satisfy landlord’s lien. Pursuant
to Chapter #59, Texas Property
Code. Sale is November 25,
2009, 2 p.m.
Contents will be sold “By the
Unit” for cash only. Contents
must be removed immediately
after sale.
Contents of Tenant: Krenda
M. Darnell, Unit #61
Furniture, stove, clothes,
miscellaneous items.
More information call Rockdale Mini Storage, 512-4462499.
Go with the
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EMPLOYMENT
Sat., Nov. 21st—Billy Holt
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ENTERTAINMENT
& Lost Wolf, 9-1, $5 cover
PAINTER/SANDBLASTER:
Experienced industrial/oilfield
painter/sandblaster. Company
benefits: health insurance,
401K, vacation. Call 979535-4593.
JACKSON HEWITT Tax
Serivce is taking applications
for all associate positions. Full
and part-time available. Paid
Training. Hiring 250 in Central
Texas. Call 1-866-259-1040.
OILFIELD WELDER: Experienced oilfield welder. Company benefits: health insurance, 401K, vacation. Call
979-535-4593.
HIRING WAITRESSES, Cashiers, cooks. Must be willing
to work weekends and different
shifts. Apply in person at Kountry Inn Restaurant. Absolutely
no phone calls!
LOCAL BUSINESS Needs
delivery driver and other duties. Part time. Send resumes
to Box “D” c/o The Rockdale
Reporter, PO Box 552, Rockdale, TX 76567.
BARTENDER WANTED at
Texas Shack. Come in after
5:30 for application. 1209 FM
487 South. Bar: 512-446-7688,
or 512-760-5558.
Little River Healthcare System is currently
seeking qualified applicants for the following
positions:
Physical Therapist, PT
Physical Therapy Assistant, PTA
PRN, As Needed
Monday-Friday, 8:00-5:00
Registered Nurse, RN
Full Time
7:00 PM—7:00 AM Shift
7:00 AM—7:00 PM Shift
Licensed Vocational Nurse, LVN
Full Time
7:00 PM—7 AM Shift
7:00 AM—7:00 PM Shift
Dietary Aide/Cook
Experience Preferred
Full Time
Housekeeper
Experience Required
Full Time
Interested persons send resume to:
Human Resources
1700 Brazos Avenue
cfoley@lrhealthcare.com
512-446-4551 Fax
Applications are available at the above address.
Little River Healthcare System is an EOE. 1t
Busy office
needs help
The right person
for this position
must have experience with Microsoft
Office along with
excellent typing and
computer skills.
The ideal candidate will also have
a professional appearance and attitude, a sense of
discretion, show
initiative and have
a good sense of
humor.
Manor Oaks
Nursing Center
222 S. FM 487
512-446-5893
LVN
6 A.M.-2 P.M.
Weekend Double
LVN
CMA needed
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FOR KITTy?
Compensation for
this position includes competitive
benefits.
Send letter of interest and resume to:
Box R
c/o Rockdale
Reporter
P.O. Box 552
Rockdale, Texas
76567
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ALL CASH VENDING! Do you
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HOMES FOR SALE
A 5 BEDROOM 3 BATH only
$220 a month or $10,324. Will sell
fast! 5% down, 15 years @ 8%!
Fee for BNI listings call 1-800544-6258 ext. S850
The Reporter
512-446-5838
20 ACRE LAND foreclosures. Near
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checks/ owner financing $0 down,
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AFFORDABLE $400/MONTH 6
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Will not last. Must see! 5% down,
15 years @ 8%. Fee for BNI listings.
1-800-544-6258, ext. 7664
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TUES.-FRI., 11 A.M.-2 P.M.
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PUBLIC NOTICES
PUBLIC NOTICE OF TEST
OF AUTOMATIC
TABULATING EQUIPMENT
Notice is hereby given that the
automatic tabulating equipment
that will be used in the City of
Rockdale Special Election to
be held on January 9, 2010,
will be tested on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. at
the Milam County Clerk’s office,
107 W. Main Street, Cameron,
Texas, to ascertain that it will
accurately count the votes cast
for all offices.
/s/ Terry Blanchard
Signature of Officer
City Secretary
AVISO PUBLICO DE PROBAR EL EQUIPO PARA
TABULAR
AUTOMATICAMENTE
Por lo presente se da aviso
que el equipo para tabular automaticamente que se usará en
la Elección Ciudad de Rockdale
la Especial ser aguantada el 9
de Enero, 2010, será probado
el martes, el 24 de Noviembre
de 2009 en 1:30 de la tarde
en Empleado de Condado de
Milam, 107 Calle mayor de W.,
Cameron, Tejas, para determiner si el equipo contará con
exacitud los votos para todos
los puestos oficiales y sobre
todos los proyectos de ley.
/s/ Terry Blanchard
Firma del/dela Oficial
City Secretary
PUBLIC NOTICES
City of Rockdale
Floodplains and Wetlands
Notice of Explanation
November 19, 2009
The City of Rockdale, Texas
intends to undertake a wastewater line improvement project
in the following locations: The
easement from the Wastewater
Treatment Plant to 1,150’ northwest and in the easement between Spruce and Wilcox from
Mill Street to Offield Street,
Rockdale, Milam County, Texas. The project is located in the
100-year floodplain and cannot
be undertaken in any other
location as cost would exceed
available program funds. Other
options considered were not
feasible and failure to provide
the improvements would result
in the continued unsafe and unhealthy living conditions. Best
Management practices will be
followed during construction to
control erosion, sedimentation
and post-construction. It is the
City’s judgment that Executive
Order 11988/11990 has been
considered in the proceeding
with this project. Please extend
or send written comments to
City Manager Kelvin Knauf, P.
O. Box 586 Rockdale, Texas
76567-0586. Comments will
be received until November
30, 2009.
Kelvin Knauf, City Manager
Certifying Official
Deadline
for
Classifieds
Tuesday
10:00 a.m.
Wed.—Open till 10 p.m.
Thurs.—Open till Midnight
Fri.—Karaoke, 8-12
Call in orders welcomed—446-7005
The City of Rockdale has
the following property for sale:
the metal roofs and remaining
wooden structures currently
used as horse stalls and accessory building at Fair Park.
The City will award the bid to
the highest bidder.
The highest bidder will be
responsible for removing the
metal roofs and all remaining
wooden structures from the
property within fourteen (14)
days after the award of bid.
Payment for the material shall
be made prior to removal of
wooden structures. Any and
all material sold is on an ”as is“
basis and the City of Rockdale
makes no guarantees as to
the condition of the metal or
wooden material. All potential
bidders are encouraged to
examine the material and the
grounds where the material is
located prior to submitting the
bid. The bid will be awarded
on an ”all or none“ basis and
no partial bids will be awarded.
The winning bidder will be
responsible for securing all
workers’ compensation insurance, general liability insurance, bodily injury insurance
and property damage insurance with the City of Rockdale
named as additional insured.
The City of Rockdale assumes
no liability with regard to the
work involved in removing
wooden structures from the
property.
Bids shall be marked ”Sealed
bid, horse stalls at Fair Park“
with the name of the bidder
being on the outside of a completely sealed envelope addressed to Terry Blanchard,
City Secretary, 505 W. Cameron Avenue (PO Box 586),
Rockdale, Texas 76567 and
submitted to the City Secretary
by 10:00 AM on December
1, 2009. No bids will be accepted after that date and
time. The bids will be opened
immediately after that time and
date and the highest bidder
notified. Fax submittals will
not be accepted. Delivery of
the bid may be made by mail
or courier between 8:00 a.m.
and 5:00 p.m. Monday through
Friday, except for holidays. The
City reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
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SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!
NOTICE OF LEVY
AND SALE
The State of Texas
County of Milam
Whereas, by virtue of a Writ
of Execution issued on the
6th DAY OF OCTOBER 2009,
out of the JUSTICE COURT
PRECINCT 4, PLACE 1 MILAM
COUNTY, TEXAS, styled Plaintiff, ROBERT HUTCHISON
VS. Defendant, DAVID DAVIS, in Cause. No. SC-1089.
Whereas, on the 21st DAY
OF JULY 2009, in said court
a Judgement was rendered
in favor of Plaintiff, Robert
Hutchison, against Defendant,
David Davis. I did on the 14th
DAY OF OCTOBER 2009, at
1:45 P. M. Levy upon the following described tract of land
in Milam County, Texas, as
property of the Defendant, David Davis, TO-WIT: 1207 West
Cameron Avenue, Rockdale,
Texas, 76567-2900. Being a
0.674 acre tract of land (including any improvements) with a
16 FT. access easement out
of a 1.184 acre tract, William
Allen Survey, Abstract No. 72
and being a part of the City
of Rockdale, Milam County,
Texas. Described in a deed to
David Davis in Volume 947,
Page 131, of the Official Records of Milam County, Texas.
Further described by Milam
County Tax Office as Property
ID 73445. And on the 1st DAY
OF DECEMBER 2009, being
the first Tuesday in said month,
between the hours of 10:00
A.M. and 4:00 P.M. on said day,
at the door of the Milam County
Courthouse in Cameron, Milam
County, Texas, I will offer for
sale at public auction for cash
all the rights, title, and interest
of said property that I can convey by virtue of said order.
Dated-November 9, 2009
Giles Summerlin
Constable, Precinct 4, Milam
County
PUBLIC NOTICES
Notice is hereby given that
Rockdale Federal Credit Union
of 1821 West Cameron Ave,
Rockdale, Texas, intends to
sell at private sale the following
described property:
2007 Polaris Ranger 4X4
EFI, Camo Rig, Lock & Ride
Roof, Lock & Ride Windshield,
700 Engine, only 154 hours,
812 miles.
2006 Chev. Silverado 1-ton
Crew Cab, LS 4x4 Diesel,
92,588 mileage, black.
The private sale will be conducted by accepting written
bids received at Rockdale
Federal Credit Union. Review
of bids will be December 04,
2009. The property is on display and available for inspection at 1821 West Cameron
Ave., Rockdale, Texas.
Rockdale Federal Credit
Union has the right to accept
any reasonable bid before the
bid review date. Rockdale Federal Credit Union has the right
to refuse any or all bids.
If adequate bids are not received, private sale deadlines
may be extended or modified.
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Hwy. 79 West
Mr. Gatti’s
USA Food Mart
513 E. Cameron
WayMar Plaza
Rockdale Building
Materials Center
El Torito Mexican
Restaurant
108 S. Main
1533 W. Cameron
Dutch’s Double Kwik
Dutch’s III
1020 E. Cameron
2400 W. Cameron
Days Inn
Richards Memorial
Hospital
Highway 77 at 79
TETCO No. 213
1700 Brazos
462 W. Cameron
Brookshire Brothers
Sunny’s Food Mart
Dollar General
Midway Grocery
W. Cameron
745 W. Cameron
W. Cameron
446 Murray
Kountry Inn Restaurant
CEFCO #38
1200 W. Cameron
Taqueria Banda’s
1305 W. Cameron
Hwy. 79 West
CIBS
Super Wal-Mart
127 E. Cameron
Rockdale General Store
Gill’s Shop & Go
Hwy. 79 West
Hwy. 79 West
402 W. Cameron
MILANO
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Highway 79
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Dollar General
Highway 77
Lexington Food Mart
Highway 77
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Highway 77
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Highway 77
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Hwy. 77 N.
Sunny’s
Hwy. 77 N.
Dollar General
Milam Plaza, Hwy. 36/US 190
Hilltop
Hwy. 36/US 190
Cameron Mini-Mart
Hwy. 77 N.
Rattlers
Hwy 77 & Hwy. 36/US 190
BUCKHOLTS
Circle V Quick Stop
Hwy. 36/US 190
MINERVA
Cooper’s Store
Highway 77
THORNDALE
KSM
Highway 79
Dollar General
Highway 79
J.K.’s Convenience Store
Highway 79
Thorndale CEFCO
Highway 79
Rodenbeck’s Farm & Ranch
Highway 79
Steve’s Cash Store
South Main Street
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Coat’s Grocery
Highway 79
November 19, 2009—Page 5D
MILAM COUNTY COURTHOUSE RECORDS
COUNTY COURT
Warranty Deeds
Cindy Thweatt to Bennie Wadlington and Betty Jo Wadlington – part of
2 acres, except 9,474 square feet, D.
Monroe Grant (v. 1,112, p. 401).
Roger W. Baggerly and Lori L. Baggerly to Deborah Goldberg and Brenda
Yakesch – Tract 27, 1.191 acres,
Northwood Estates (v. 1,112, p. 407).
W.T. Pearson Jr. to M.A. Eiland
– east third of 3-1/3 acres, D. St. Clair
Survey (v. 1,112, p. 456).
Louis Edward Bittle and Gloria Jean
Bittle to Charles F. Henke and Debra E.
Henke – Lot 26, Block 121, Cameron
Place, Rockdale (v. 1,112, p. 489).
Warranty Deeds
With Vendor’s Lien
Gloria Tolar et al to Michael L.
McCrohan Jr. – east half of Lot 5, all of
Lot 6, Block 24, Ben Arnold (v. 1,112,
p. 286).
Kelley Hargrave to Patricia McPhilomy – 0.124 acre, William Allen Survey
A-72 (v. 1,112, p. 296).
S&V Partnership, Larry E. Sanders, general partner, and Harry Vowell,
attorney-in-fact, to Richard Thrasher Sr.
– 7.463 acres, James Reese Survey (v.
1,112, p. 477).
Charles F. Henke and Debra E.
Henke, trustees, to Michael Lee Lindsey and Amy Jo Lindsey – 2.78 acres,
Thomas J. Chambers (v. 1,112, p.
525).
Deutsche Bank National Trust Co.
et al to Frank B. Amyx and Jeanette
M. Amyx – Lot 25, Block 1, Section
1, Country Club Estates (v. 1,112, p.
569).
Special Warranty Deed
City of Cameron to Latarsha Luna
Arvil Joe Cooper Estate et al to Shir- – Section 2, Row 23, Lot 26, Oakhill
ley June Davenport – 1.166 acres, Jose Cemetery, Cameron (v. 1,112, p. 222).
Leal Survey A-29 (v. 1,112, p. 209).
City of Cameron to Drayton McLane
Jr. – Section Park, Row 07A, Lots 1-4,
Assumption Warranty Deed
and Row 08A, Lots 1-4, Oakhill CemRobert Saunders to Tammy Vidal
etery, Cameron (v. 1,112, p. 224).
and Jerry Vidal – 1.83 acres, Jackson
Hall League A-189 (v. 1,112, p. 260).
Oil, Gas & Mineral Lease
Rose Carroll to Artisan Exploration
Substitute Trustee Deed
LLC – 1.62 acres, T.S. Arnett Survey (v.
K. Clifford Littlefield, substitute
1,112, p. 541).
trustee, and Glenn Flores to Vanderbilt
Mortgage & Finance Inc. – 0.2 acre
Probate Cases Filed
and 0.1-acre access easement, W.W.
Jerry Heitman and Cheryl Synatzske
Lewis Survey (v. 1,112, p. 415).
applied for the Maurice Heitman Estate
– determine heirship (PR10608).
Cemetery Deeds
Randy Mader applied for Carla
City of Cameron to Irene Tindle
Mader Estate – determine heirship
– Section 2, Row 18, Lot 16, Oakhill
(PR10609).
Cemetery, Cameron (v. 1,112, p. 220).
Judith Elizabeth Rubio/Hernandez
applied for the Floyd Palmer Estate
– letters of testamentary (PR10610).
DISTRICT COURT
Civil Cases Filed
Milam County vs. David Graham et
al – tax case.
Milam County vs. Aaron Gifford et al
– tax case.
Milam County vs. Johnny L. Stephens et al – tax case.
Milam County vs. Curtis L. Terrell et
al – tax case.
Milam County vs. John Govind – tax
case.
Cach LLC vs. Stacy Diestel
– accounts, contracts, notes.
Cach LLC vs. Paul Corona –
accounts, contracts, notes.
FPC Financial FSB vs. Wayne Lawrence – accounts, contracts, notes.
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