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VOLUME 24 NUMBER 19
Wednesday, April 8, 2015, 12 Pages, 2 Sections
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In further business, the court approved in a 4-1
vote an amended motion to select NewLine for video
streaming services for the Waller County Commissioners Court at a yearly cost of $45,000, including equipment. The other bid, from Swagget Streaming, was
more than double the cost of New Line at $109,000.
Making commissioners court meetings available
online was part of Judge Duhon’s campaign promise of
creating transparency and open government in Waller
County.
Commissioners also voted to unanimously approve
the second quarterly payment to Waller County Economic Development for $17,500.
for each of its 57 counties.
This comprehensive study, conducted
in 2014, was released in March of 2015.
According to the research, children living
in Waller County fall below the state average in 13 of 20 key indicators affecting
the health and development of children
across the state.
Some Information included which
is below the state averages are: the coun-
ty’s infant mortality rate (8.4), 3rd grade
STAAR reading test scores (35% passing), food insecure children (25.3%),
and children living in poverty (26.9%).
25.9% of Waller County residents are uninsured and adult obesity, an integral factor in health evaluations, is 32%
Rankings are compiled based on a
child’s economic situation, educational
opportunities, health outcomes, and fam-
ily and community support. Texas children rank 42nd out of 50 states according
to the index.
One recent upgrade to the healthcare
of Waller/Hempstead area residents is the
establishment of HealthPoint, associated
with the Brazos Valley Community Action Agency, Inc. HealthPoint is located
See HEALTH page 3A
WISD Public Information
On March 27, the Waller FFA Chapter held the 65th annual
Waller FFA Project Show at the Waller County Fairgrounds. The
chapter had an outstanding amount of participation with 71 exhibitors competing in the livestock show.
The species shown were breeding heifers, market broilers, market lambs, goats, steers, and hogs. The sale took place on Saturday,
March 28 and thanks to our very generous supporters and buyers,
the FFA set a new sale record of $146,000.
Fortunately, the sale total seems to continue to grow with
a $30,000 increase over the past five years. The chapter took the
initiative to auction off a scholarship pig which added $10,000 to
the Olen Gilbert Scholarship Fund. This will greatly benefit Waller
High School seniors who will begin their collegiate journey this
fall.
Students learn responsibility, leadership, work ethic, and
sportsmanship by being involved in such a cause. Waller High
School FFA Sponsor Craig Melton said, “We would like to thank
everyone who made this show and sale possible. Your assistance and
continued support does not go unnoticed and we are very grateful.
We look forward to another impactful and successful project show
in March of 2016.”
The Waller FFA program is led by Craig Melton and Jason Waller FFA members pose for a photograph after the recent Waller FFA Auction on Saturday,
Guidry.
March 28, 2015. WISD Public Information.
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ers who will discuss ways to handle future growth in
a manner to avoid the chaotic development as seen in
Harris County over the last 50 years.
Amsler also reminded citizens of a Pct. 1 Town
Hall on April 21, which he stated will be both a celebration of San Jacinto Day and an update on local
concerns.
Commissioners voted unanimously to approve a
contract with Bickerstaff, Heath, Delgado, Acosta, LLP
for the provision of election precinct boundary assessments and waived requirements for bids for said services due to the limited time available to redraw lines
by May 1, as required by state election code.
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Commissioners Court Pct. 1 Schedules County Workshop
By Carrie Prazak-Gourley
The Waller Times
In 2013, the Episcopal Health Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit was founded
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EHF researchers used information
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to compile a children’s health snapshot
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Members of the Daikin team from
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our customers,” stated Ebisu.
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4,000 new employees in the area. Submitted photo.
By Carrie Prazak-Gourley
The Waller Times
On Wednesday, April 1, the Waller County Commissioner’s Court met in regular session at 9 a.m. at the
Waller County Courthouse. Waller County Judge Trey
Duhon presided and in attendance were Commissioners Justin Beckendorf, Jeron Barnett, Russell Klecka,
and John Amsler.
During public comments, Pct. 1 Commissioner
Amsler announced an upcoming County Workshop
titled “Consider the Possibilities” to be held at the
Hempstead Theater at 6 p.m. on April 14. Bob Gage
is coordinating the event and will present three speak-
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recently held a ground-breaking ceremony at the future location of their
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engineering, manufacturing and logistics campus in Waller. Some 4,000
people are expected to be employed
there once the campus is completed.
It promises to bring a whole new dynamic to the Waller area in terms of
dining establishments, overnight accommodations, residential availability and many other areas of consumer
spending.
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Page 2, Section A, THE WALLER TIMES, April 8, 2015
Waller Wonders - Here comes Peter Cottontail …
By Nancy Arnold
disclaimer before I tell you
about our Easter
gathering: we
do understand
the solemnity – and joy – of the
Easter season. We do understand
that it isn’t about chocolate eggs
and eating too much ham (if there
is such a thing as too much ham!).
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Our faith is very important to our
family.
Family is the operative word
… we would all be less without
our family. That’s why our Easter
gathering was so important to us.
It gave us a chance to slow down,
visit, and just enjoy being together
for the day.
And boy, were we together –
lots of us! Last count I managed
was 36 adults in attendance and
nine little ones. Missing was our
entire Dallas contingent (seven
adults and two little ones), ‘cause
half of them were sick, and our
Wichita, Kansas folks (two adults
and one little one), one from Austin, and Roy Kruft, who was ailing
(but we sent him a plate). So, had
all of “our people” been here, that
would have been 46 adults and 13
little ones.
Don and Betty Kay Hart were
our brave – and gracious – hosts,
and let’s just say it’s a good thing
they are situated on one city block,
because we used every bit of the
space!
The highlight of any Easter
gathering with children is the Easter egg hunt. We laughed so hard
we nearly fell off the back porch
watching the frenetic activity.
Here’s one scene: two little ones,
under two years of age, who had
no idea why they were out in the
yard dragging around over-sized
baskets decorated with bunnies.
Sure, they could see the colorful
eggs scattered around, but for all
they knew, they were just big rocks
and small balls.
Finally the little girl got the
hang of it and started picking up
eggs and putting them in her basket. The boy paused his digging in
the dirt long enough to note what
she was doing and started taking
the eggs out of her basket and put-
ting them on the ground.
We could see his reasoning:
these objects were on the ground,
so obviously they belonged on the
ground, and they didn’t belong in
the basket. Ergo, he was going
to remove them from the basket
and put them back on the ground
where they belonged.
Thus began a routine worthy
of any vaudeville act: she picked
up an egg and put it in the basket.
He took it out and put it on the
ground. She picked it up and put
it in the basket. He took it out and
… well, you get the picture. This
went on for several minutes before
they abandoned that exercise to do
something else they observed the
big kids doing.
Turns out there must be something yummy inside those eggs.
So now, those two started trying
to pry the eggs open to get at the
goodies. When they finally suc-
ceeded, they started munching on
their treasure … foil and all! Just
thinking about biting into that foil
makes me shudder. And the looks
on their faces indicated that they
thought it was pretty awful too …
but the big kids were doing it, so it
must be good.
All of this, of course, was
captured on camera, so in a few
years – maybe 10 or 12? – we
should have a great time sharing
these antics with as many people
as we can.
This year we added dozens of
cascarones confetti eggs – to the
event, most of them handmade.
Now THAT was a big hit! Even
some of the younger ones got the
concept and they went around
smashing eggs on anyone they
could get close to, mostly adults.
Let’s just put it this way: a lot
of people, small and large, went
home with confetti in their unmen-
tionables. And when Don mows
the grass next week, there should
be a very colorful display.
Birthday greetings next week
to Frank Lesikar, Lynnsey Lyle
Franz, Thelma Wollgast, Caitlynn Getschman, Rex Andries,
Toni Sloane, Evan McGuire, John
Brunson, Tasha Scott, Casandra
Stautmeister, David Fisher, Brent
Rollings, Emily Nicole Fritzsching, John Roberson, Jr., Chancey
Fitch, Colton Pittman, Jo Laynne
Boles, Holly Reynolds Bennett,
Karen Frey, Armando Gonzalez, Robin Stalsby, Patty Brejcha,
Johnny Campbell, Brittany Riemer, and Ray Kocian.
Wishing a happy anniversary
to Helmut and Dorothy Stautmeister, Anthony and Shawna Edmonds, Greg and Tricia Moellers,
Evertt and Gertrude Walker,Greg
See ARNOLD page 4A
Never Forget Our Government is Based on Consent of the Governed
By Carrie Prazak-Gourley
Recently, citizens of Waller
County have been through a virtual wringer and all due to a lack
of county government transparency by the previous commissioner’s court. After a four-year,
hard fought battle, the City of
Hempstead and Citizens Against
the Landfill Hempstead (CALH)
finally won a victory for transparency when a jury of Waller County
citizens, in an 11-1 verdict, found
commissioners on the prior court
in violation of the Texas Open
Meetings Act and the Public Information Act. The win was well
worth the fight.
Key to the win is the fact that
the citizens protesting the con-
duct of the prior court knew their
rights and fought for them tooth
and nail, by hiring an expert legal
team, who worked tirelessly for
and won the citizen’s right to open
government.
Sadly, however, such a battle
should never be necessary. After all, isn’t that why Americans
fought a revolution and set up a
democratic republic 238 years
ago?
In a democracy, the principle
of accountability holds that government officials--whether elected or appointed by those who have
been elected--are responsible to
the citizens for their decisions and
actions. Transparency requires
that decisions and actions of those
in government are open to public
scrutiny and that all citizens have
a right to access such information.
Both concepts are central to the
idea of democratic governance.
Without accountability and transparency, democracy is impossible
and the notion of the will of the
people has no meaning.
Elections are the primary
means for citizens to hold their
country’s officials accountable
for their actions, and in Waller
County, the people did just that-by removing from office the of-
ficials they deemed had violated
their right to know.
But for elections, and the
people’s will to be meaningful,
basic rights must be protected
and affirmed, such as those found
in the Bill of Rights. However, if
citizens are to conduct their own
affairs, they must be informed on
how to determine their affairs and
how best to represent and execute
them.
A free press is also an essential guarantee of the public’s
access to information and it is essential that the people have a right
to gain access to information, regardless of one’s political views.
Throughout our nation’s history, the battle for transparency
has not always been easy. In fact,
it was not until 1966 that President Lyndon Johnson signed into
law the Freedom of Information
Act, which states, “...a democracy
works best when the people have
all government information that
the security of the nation permits.
No one should be able to pull the
curtains of secrecy around decisions which can be revealed without injury to the public interest.”
Without these three--elections, a free press, and a knowledgeable citizenry--government
is likely to succumb to corruption.
This has occurred throughout history when no controls have been
placed on government powers and
leaders have sought instead to
pursue their own interests in order
to retain power.
Luckily, the citizens of Waller
County had the knowledge to
know their rights and to fight government secrecy. Kudos to them.
James Madison once said,
“A popular government without
popular information or the means
of acquiring it, is but a prologue
to a farce or a tragedy or perhaps
both. Knowledge will forever
govern ignorance, and a people
who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with
the power knowledge gives.”
Never forget a basic principle
of our democratic republic stated
in the Declaration of Independence, “We hold these truths to be
self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed
by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these
are life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness. That to secure these
rights, governments are instituted
among men, deriving their Just
Powers from the Consent of the
Governed..”
“Consent of the Governed” is
key. The United States of America
was the first modern state formed
around consent of the governed.
The term implies that the people
are sovereign and consent through
elected representatives to the establishment of their own government.
But, that government is obligated to be transparent, not conducting government business in
secret. A current example of such
secrecy was carried out by former
Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, who is slated to be the Democratic nominee for the presidency.
Clinton sent all of her emails,
including those involving government business, through her own
private server, located in her home
in New York. In addition, she and
her staff chose, without oversight,
which emails to hand over to the
government, and which to destroy,
which is an obvious violation of
the people’s right to know.
Is this the kind of leader you
want as the next President of the
United States?
Americans must remember
that we are the government, and
as such, we must be knowledgeable of the law, for how otherwise
do we know when our rights have
been violated?
In Waller County, our new
Commissioners Court has – so far
-- brought in the sunshine, letting
the light of transparency shine on
all court proceedings. It has been
a welcome breath of fresh air,
and you can thank the citizens of
Waller County who participated
actively in county politics for
bringing about this change.
Let’s continue the battle for
transparency--on the local, state,
and national level--to ensure that
our nation’s leaders only continue
to do the work of government
with our consent--the consent of
We the People.
ContactCarrieatgidget2114@
gmail.com for any questions or
comments on her columns.
News Briefs
34th Annual Waller School Reunion Set
Letter to the Editor
This letter is for the young
people who decided, on the night
of March 25, 2015, to take the
only form of transportation a
disable man and his wife had.
You know who you are. It wasn’t
much of a vehicle -- an older
model white Chevy Blazer that
had no front bumper.
The couple it belongs to lives
in Prairie View at the retirement
center on a fixed income. In fact,
there are several disabled people
living in that retirement center.
They may be next, did anyone
think about that?
I guess you figured that they
don’t deserve to have any transportation. After all, they may
need to get to a doctor, or they
may need to buy food -- what
happens if they need to go to the
emergency room?
I’ll just bet your parents are
so very proud of you. A group of
fine, upstanding young people,
stealing from the disabled. I hope
your mama and daddy gave you
a great big hug for being two-bit,
no account thieves.
I hope you go to Church and
proudly tell your pastor how you
came to steal a Chevy Blazer with
no front bumper. After all, don’t
the Ten Commandments, given
by God to Moses, contain the rule
of thou shalt not steal?
Remember, anything you do
to other people, harm them, and
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steal from them, take their lives
from them, will be given back to
you seven-fold. Your entire family
must be so very proud. I just wonder, if you are low enough to steal
from an old folks home, are you
going to rob your grandmother
and grandfather next?
Maybe your mother needs to
keep her pocket book hidden from
now on? Or your baby sister -- she
might have something worth stealing. After all, you are going to be
fine, upstanding thieves. Waller
and Prairie View are a close-knit
community, you will meet justice.
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Macedonia UMC to Hold Garage Sale
The Macedonia United Methodist Church, located on Macedonia Rd. next to the Oil Ranch, will hold its Annual Church
Garage Sale - Rain or Shine - on Saturday, April 11, 2015
from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Waller ISD Citizens’ Planning Committee
Waller ISD is seeking taxpayers for the forming of a Citizens’
Planning Committee. The committee will assist with the district’s growth planning process to serve the needs of all students. Meetings will be held weekly in May, June, and July in
the evening hours. Fill out an information sheet for consideration available at www.wallerisd.net and submit by Wednesday,
April 15. For more information, call 936-931-3685 or email
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A mandatory exhibitor meeting for all Waller County Fair
Rabbit Exhibitors will be held on April 19 from 4 p.m. - 6
p.m. in the Barbara Carpenter Building at the Waller County
Fairgrounds. This meeting is mandatory so if the exhibitor and
parent/guardian do not attend, the exhibitor will not be allowed
to show at the Waller County Fair. For more information, email
Mandy Garrett at mandygarrettmoney@yahoo.com.
There will be a mandatory meeting for lamb exhibitors at the
Waller County Fairgrounds Barbra Carpenter Building on
Tuesday, April 15, 2015 at 7 p.m. If planning on showing or
thinking about showing a lamb at the 2015 Waller County Fair,
the exhibitor and a parent/guardian will need to be at this meeting. Any hardship cases must be brought to the attention of
the lamb committee chairman prior to the meeting by calling
713-819-5285.
WCFA Mandatory Rabbit Meeting Set
The Waller County Breeding Doe Mandatory exhibitors meeting has been set for April 16, 2015 at 7 pm. At the Waller
County Fairgrounds. For more information, please email Wendy Caldwell at caldwellwendy2@gmail.com.
Mandatory Rabbit Exhibitor Meeting Set
Sowell Family Pickers to Visit Shiloh Baptist
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The Waller High School Class of 1965 will be hosting the
34th Annual Waller School Reunion on April 11, 2015 in the
Wayne C. Schultz Junior High School Cafeteria. Socializing
will begin at 3 p.m., followed by the welcome, special recognitions, and announcements at 4 p.m. The guest speaker
for the evening will be Waller graduate Glenn Hegar, Texas
Comptroller of Public Accounts. A buffet dinner will follow.
For questions about registration and dinner reservations, call
936-856-4225.
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The Sowell Family Pickers, a family bluegrass band, will be at
Shiloh Baptist Church on FM 1098 behind Prairie View University, on Sunday, April 19, 2015. Area residents are encouraged to attend this free event.
April 8, 2015, THE WALLER TIMES, Section A, Page 3
Wedding Announcement
Adrienne Bottoms, John Menke
Bottoms-Menke Wedding
Miss Adrienne Rose Bottoms and Mr. John Mills Menke
were united in marriage on Saturday, December 13, 2014 at four
o’clock in the evening at Traditions Club in Bryan-College
Station, Texas. The double ring
ceremony was officiated by Paul
Randall of Ecclesia Church in
Houston. Music was provided by
the Brazos Valley String Quartet.
Scripture readings were given by
Mr. Aaron Holmes, Mr. and Mrs.
John Lewis, and Mr. and Mrs.
Stephen Moll. Those who served
Communion were the bride and
her sister Jessica Estes and the
groom and his dad, C.A. Menke.
A reception immediately followed, with dinner and dancing.
On the night before the
wedding, the groom’s parents
hosted the Rehearsal Dinner at
Amico Nave Restaurant in Bryan, Texas.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Bottoms of
LaPorte, Texas. She is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Otte, the late Mrs. Paul
Bottoms, and Dr. and Mrs. Paul
and Judy Bottoms. The groom is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Albert Menke of Hempstead,
Texas. He is the grandson of the
late Dr. and Mrs. Lee Menke and
the late Mr. and Mrs. F.R. Mills,
all of Hempstead.
Escorted by her father and
given in marriage by her parents,
the bride wore an elegant ivory
satin trumpet Lazaro gown, with
beaded bodice and sweetheart
neckline. She carried lace from
her mother’s wedding gown, jewelry from both of her late grandmothers, a sixpence and handkerchief from the groom’s mother,
and two garters-one made by her
sister Samantha and one made
by Laurie Bettis, a friend of the
groom. The arbor, decorated with
magnolia leaves, yellow roses,
white roses, and sprigs of eucalyptus and hollyhocks, was designed and built by the bride and
her father.
Serving as maid of honor
were the bride’s sisters: Mrs.
Jessica Estes, Miss Samantha
Bottoms, and Mrs. Elizabeth
Cochran. The bridesmaids were
friends of the bride: Mrs. Amy
Dahmann, Miss Chrissie Ruspino, Miss Jennifer McBee, Miss
Annie Foley, and the groom’s
sister, Mrs. Katherine Menke
Holmes. Honorary attendants
were Mrs. Amelia Senneff, Mrs.
Ann Theall, and Miss Katherine Higdon. The ring bearer and
flower girl were the bride’s niece
and nephew, Elijah and Emerson
Estes.
Don Hannemann, roommate
of the groom at Texas A&M
University, served as Best Man.
Groomsmen were Heath Bottoms, brother of the bride, Ross
Hegefeld, Randy Keeney, Justin
Micak, Robert Scholl and John
School-cousins of the groom, and
Ryon Smith. Junior groomsmen
were Jake Holmes and Andrew
Holmes, nephews of the groom.
Ushers were Kyle Gunderson,
Daniel Jones, Brent Novosad,
and John Orsted.
The bride, graduating in
2008, earned a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture at Texas A&M
University. The groom graduated
from Waller High School in 2000
and received a B.B.A in Finance
from Texas A&M University. He
later earned a M.B.A. in 2012
from the Mays Business School
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TxDOT Kicks Off Campaign Against Distraction
With more people dying
senselessly on Texas roads due to
distracted driving, the Texas Department of Transportation kicks
off its annual “Talk, Text, Crash”
campaign to urge drivers to give
their full attention to the road.
TxDOT’s campaign coincides
with National Distracted Driving
Awareness Month in April.
“Nearly 1 in 5 traffic crashes
in Texas is caused by a distracted
driver,” said TxDOT Deputy Executive Director John Barton.
“Last year, 468 people were killed
because someone took their attention off the road. How important
is a fleeting distraction when it
could end in the death of someone, perhaps even one of your
loved ones?”
Distracted
driving-related
crashes in Texas are highest
among 16- to 24-year-olds. In
2014, there were 100,825 crashes
in Texas involving distracted driving — up 6 percent from the previous year.
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vaccinations, lab, x-ray, and health
screenings. Call 979-826-8200 for
more information.
The Episcopal Health Foundation notes that Texas counties have
significant work to do to honor the
promises of opportunity, equality,
health, happiness, and prosperity
we make to our children.
Dr.Patricia Gail Bray, Vice
President for Research at the Foundation stated, “We hope people in
each county will see this information and start conversations where
they live. We hope they turn data
into action.”
According to the Insurance
Institute for Highway Safety, drivers using a mobile phone are four
times more likely to cause serious
injury in a crash. Text messaging
is particularly dangerous. New
research conducted last year by
the Texas A&M Transportation
Institute showed it takes a driver
double the amount of time to react
when they are distracted by text
messaging. Additionally, sending
or receiving a text takes a driver’s
eyes away from the road for an av-
erage of 4.6 seconds. At 55 mph,
that’s the equivalent of driving the
length of a football field while
blindfolded.
While mobile phone use is
the most recognizable driving distraction, any type of behavior that
draws a motorist’s attention away
from driving is dangerous. TxDOT urges drivers to refrain from
texting, checking email, eating
and drinking, grooming, reading,
programming a navigation system, and adjusting music or other
audio device.
If a distraction absolutely
requires immediate attention, TxDOT reminds drivers to pull over
to a safe location and come to a
complete stop before diverting
Waller County residents can
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HISD Names Dr. Gutsch as Lone Finalist for Superintendent
Editor’s Note: The Waller
Times published a similar article from Hempstead ISD in the
Wednesday, March 11, 2015 edition of The Waller Times stating that
HISD had chosen Rick DeMasters
as their new Superintendent. We
have asked for clarification from
HISD on Demasters but did not get
a response as of press time.
On Monday night, March 30,
the Hempstead Board of Trustees
named Dr. Angela Gutsch as the
lone finalist for the vacant Superintendent position. Dr. Gutsch is
currently the Superintendent of
Queen City in northeast Texas,
with a student population of approximately 1150 students. Dr.
Dr. Angela Gutsch
Gutsch received her Bachelor’s
degree from Emporia State University and her Masters and Doctorate Degree from Texas A&M
Commerce.
In addition to being Superintendent at Queen City, Dr. Gutsch
served as the Director of Student
Services and Data Quality in
Greenville ISD, the Director of
Curriculum and Federal Programs at Pottsboro ISD, the Assistant Superintendent and Interim Superintendent at Uvalde ISD
as well as a classroom teacher in
Arlington. Dr. Gutsch has been
married for 25 years to husband
Jason, a Bio Medical Engineer.
They have two children, J.R. and
Halley. J.R. and Erica Gutsch live
in Tyler, and he is a sophomore at
UT Tyler majoring in Bio Medical
Engineering like his father. Halley is married to Nathan Palmer
and they live in Atlanta, Texas
and have two children, Henry and
Presley.
Dr. Gutsch stated “I am extremely grateful to the Board of
Trustees for the privilege and
opportunity to join HISD and
the Hempstead community. I am
very excited to get to Hempstead,
meet everyone, and begin working with all aspects of the school
and community to ensure that all
of our students have the future
they dream of.”
As per Board policy and state
law, the Board must wait the state
mandated 21 days before voting
to hire Dr. Gutsch as the Superintendent of Schools.
ALL the Blue Bell products.
Blue Bell has had an almostspotless record for 108 years. They
are taking the appropriate steps to
address this problem. They closed
the Oklahoma plant for a thorough
cleaning, and they had already
closed the ONE section of the
Brenham plant before all this hubbub.
Do we really need all this Big
Brother/Nanny State activity? Are
we no longer responsible for ourselves?
I sent emails to these retailers
today expressing my displeasure
with their actions and promising
to take my business elsewhere until they regained their senses. My
nephew tells me that Arlan’s has
Blue Bell on the shelves. So, now
you know. Let’s all go to Arlan’s
and buy ice cream!
Don’t forget the annual Waller
School Reunion on Saturday at
Schultz Junior High School cafeteria. Social time starts at 3:00,
followed by the program and dinner at 5:00. You really needed to
have your reservations in already,
but call Judy Bonner Hataway at
936-856-4225 to let her know you
are coming, and you can pay at the
door. This year’s speaker is former
Senator and now Comptroller of
Public Accounts, Glenn Hegar.
Until next week …
Contact Nancy at arnoldn@
msn.com, or mail news items to her
at P. O. Box 282, Waller 77484.
ARNOLD Continued from page 2A
and Alison Christian, Kevin and
Lisa Carter, Alan and Beverly
Gunderson, Rip and Sue Evans,
and Bob and Cynthia Powers.
As is our usual pattern and not
doing anything calmly, our family
has a clutch of celebrations for the
coming week, including birthdays
for Ashlynn Smith (my granddaughter), Rebecca Hart (youngest of Don and Betty Kay), Kitty
McCaig (my sister-in-law and
Buddy’s sweet bride), and an anniversary for Wally and Linda McCaig Engel (my sister and brotherin-law). Now, for an important
question: will there be cake?
It may be without ice cream,
however, unless we make our own.
While that’s not a bad idea, the
fact that major retailers are pulling
their RETAIL Blue Bell products
off the shelves is just stupid. The
government AND Blue Bell have
already determined that the possible contamination of ice cream
products was within the INSTITUTIONAL products – those
little cups of ice cream sent to hospitals, cafeterias, and such. It has
NOTHING to do with the halfgallon tubs of Homemade Vanilla
or Rocky Road that you and I buy
when they are on sale.
Instead of posting an advisory
sign on the front of the Blue Bell
display and letting adult buyers
make their own buying decisions,
retailers (Kroger, H-E-B, and
Sam’s as of press time) just pulled
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The 28 Waller Junior High School Principal’s Recognition of Outstanding Students PROS nominees for February were recognized with a positive call home from the administration, a certificate
of appreciation, and a coupon for a free slushy at lunch. WISD Public Information.
Waller Junior High February PROS
WISD Public Information
Waller Junior High School
recognized 28 students for the
February Principal’s Recognition of Outstanding Students
PROS program. PROS is an incentive program at Waller Junior
High that recognizes students
who make positive choices and
strive to maintain a positive
school environment for teachers
and students.
A teacher nominates PROS
students who exhibit leadership qualities. At the end of the
month, the students who were
nominated are recognized by the
principal and receive a certificate of appreciation, and a coupon for a free slushy at lunch.
Their parents receive a phone
call home to hear about their
child’s recognition.
The PROS for the month
of February are as follows: 6th
grade students - Breanna Bell,
Alessandro Benavides, Emely
Gallegos, Hailey Garner, Cole
Holladay, Aiden Kelsay, Ingrid
Machuca, Jesus Miranda, Antonio Pascual, Magaly Ramirez
Cardona, Soleil Salgado and
Taryn Wilkins; 7th Grade: Rosa
Belmonte, Jaqueline Dominguez
Campos, Heidi Enriquez, Abigail Euceda, Benjamin Garcia,
Price Hubbard, Victoria Lewandowski, Eduardo Quezada
Morfin, Leanna Schmidt, Ariana
Seeloff, Darryl-Madlyn Stoneham, Saige Widdoes and Aaron
Williams; and 8th Grade: Alison
Alfaro, Justin Coleman and Samantha Huerta.
Bulldogs Advance to Regional Powerlifting Meet
WISD Public Information
Four Waller High School
powerlifters advanced to Region
IV Division I THSPA Powerlifting Championships held at Katy
Taylor High School on Saturday,
March 21. Ryan Anthis, Ivan Perez, Jacob Cadieux, and Josh VanSant all qualified for the meet by
finishing the season ranked in the
top ten in their respective weight
classes, and represented Waller
High School with outstanding
performances at the Regional
Meet.
Jacob Cadieux finished
fourth in the 148 lb. weight class
with a total of 1170 lbs. Cadieux
had the best day of his career bettering all of his lifts. He barely
missed his last dead lift of 480
lbs. that would have sent him
to the state meet. Cadieux displayed unbelievable effort on the
attempt, and all of his hard work
over the school year paid off.
Ivan Perez qualified for regionals in the 114 lb. day for the
first time and worked extremely
hard to get there; it was a great
learning day for Ivan as he fought
back from some early misfortune
and still continued to compete,
eventually putting him on the
awards stand in 5th place.
Freshman Ryan Anthis qualified for Regionals in the 123 lb.
weight class, and improved on every lift and increased his overall
total to a personal best. This outstanding performance catapulted
him onto the medal podium. Josh
VanSant qualified in the 181 lb.
weight class, which is pound for
pound one of the toughest in the
Region. VanSant fought hard and
finished just outside the medals
in 6th place.
Overall, the boys powerlifting team had a successful year.
The team had lifters competing
in three different invitational
meets, several new lifters, and
each team member gave their all
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Students Compete in Texas Science Olympiad Regional Competition
WISD Public Information
The members of the Waller
High School Texas Science
Olympiad team attended the
Regional Science Olympiad
competition in Corpus Christi
on Saturday, March 7. Several
Waller High School students
proved their science knowledge
and placed at the competition.
Ericka Corvera and Shelly
Vera placed third in the Mission Possible event, Sydney Misak and Christian Rubio placed
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Center said that the wildflower
season might be delayed by
cooler than usual weather in
parts of the state, but many areas should have good blooms
thanks to ample fall and winter
precipitation.
“A bright spot is that last
year’s bumper crop of wildflowers meant more seeds were produced that could come up a year
or two down the road with good
fall rains. And added rain this
spring would boost the growth
of bluebonnets already growing in Brenham and elsewhere.
That rain would also provide a
shot at a great show of mid- to
late-summer bloomers such as
Mexican hat, blackfoot daisy
and golden tickseed in Central
Texas”, Kolkhorst stated.
At WOB, the bluebonnets
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and typically are in bloom from
March through April. Being
somewhat ephemeral, the location and timing of large masses
of flowers is hard to predict,
but a joy when discovered. Areas around the Visitor Center
and down the walking trail to
the Wildflower Loop often offer visitors a view of the sweet
scented state flower as well as
an array of other Texas flowering beauties.
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primitive trail approximately
one mile in length. The 45-minute walk provides opportunities
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many birds such as cardinals,
blue jays, and woodpeckers.
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leads visitors past a wildflower
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There are picnic tables beside the pond at the entrance
of the trail and one picnic table
located towards the back of the
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those looking for beauty and
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to sundown and is located on
the Brazos River at the original
townsite of Washington, Texas,
a major political and commercial center in early Texas.
Entrance to the park
grounds, Visitor Center and
parking is always free.
WOB is located at 23400
Park Road 12, Washington, TX,
77880—approximately halfway
between Brenham and Navasota, off of State Hwy. 105. From
Hwy. 105, follow either FM 912
or FM 1155 to Park Road 12.
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new website at www.wheretexasbecametexas.org.
Washington on the Brazos
State Historic Site has many
onsite amenities open daily, as
well as an incredible schedule
of events and programs. On the
grounds of this TPWD-run state
park is the Star of the Republic
Museum (collections honoring
the history, cultures, diversity
and values of early Texans; administered by Blinn College);
Independence Hall (the site in
1836 where the representatives
met to write the declaration of
independence); and Barrington
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farm as the earliest residents of
the original farmstead did). The
site’s Visitor Center features interactive exhibits which present
a timeline of the Texas Revolution and highlight the historic
attractions located within the
park; it also houses the spacious
Washington Emporium Gift
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a wide range of Texas-themed
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preserved example of a 19th
century stagecoach inn, located
nearby in Anderson, TX.
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Schultz Junior High Students Compete at UIL Meet
Pictured are W.C. Schultz Junior High School students who competed in the Speaking and Writing UIL events on Thursday, March
26. Pictured (l-r) is UIL coach Mary Bennett, Jasmine Prince, Madyson Guidry, UIL coach Elaine Lucas, Hannah Morrow, Jenna
Beyer, Aubrey French, Mckenna Turpin and UIL Coach Britany Mitchell. WISD Public Information.
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Several students from W.C.
Schultz Junior High School
competed in the Speaking and
Writing University Interscholastic League UIL Meet. The
competitors faced off against
students from seven schools
at Brabham Middle School on
Thursday, March 26.
Students who received their
results at the competition are
as follows: 7th Grade Poetry,
1st place Jasmine Prince; 7th
Grade Impromptu Speaking,
4th place McKenna Turpin; 8th
Grade Poetry, 2nd place Mady-
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Students who competed in
Editorial Writing and Ready
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Junior High UIL coaches Mary
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Circuit Championships the following Saturday at Reed Arena in College Station. The groups went
into the competition seeded in 2nd place following the regular season, and placed second in the
Scholastic Marching SA division with a score of 87 points. The winter guard also participated in
their last regular season show on Saturday, March 28 at Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville,
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Fields Store Elementary
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to celebrate the National Blue
Ribbon School flag raising ceremony on Friday, March 20. A
sea of blue t-shirts displaying
the national honor of academic
excellence filled the school
parking lot. Supportive parents,
community members, business
supporters, and cheering young
students were thrilled to be in
attendance.
Principal Melissa Crosby
opened up the program by
introducing Fields Store Elementary student Austin Hyatt,
who read aloud the history of
the school. Waller ISD Superintendent Danny Twardowski
welcomed the crowd and introduced the Waller ISD School
Board members in attendance,
Gary Buchanan, Kim Parmer,
David Kaminski, Bryan Lowe,
and Ronald Campbell, as well
as former Superintendent Richard McReavy and former Fields
Store Elementary Principal
Claudia Mordecai.
Christian Collins, representing U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul’s Office, awarded
the school a special certificate
from Washington, D.C. on behalf of the Congressman. After
Collins, Fields Store Elementary student Grace Hayslip
introduced the other student
speakers to address the crowd.
First up was first grade student
Carly Hernandez, who read a
Fields Store Elementary School hosted a flag raising ceremony to celebrate the school’s U.S. Department of Education National Blue Ribbon School achievement. Blake Green shares hugs with
Celeste Crawford, his former kindergarten teacher, as he introduces her to approach the podium
to deliver an inspiring message. WISD Public Information.
heartfelt poem she wrote about
Fields Store Elementary’s Blue
Ribbon achievement. Students
Leslie Vasquez, Erik Cornejo,
Aynsli Gregg, Zane Potter, Tara
Valencia and Jake Swonke read
their writings aloud describing
the schools’ achievements and
what makes the school a great
place to learn.
Fifth-grade Student Blake
Green introduced his former
kindergarten teacher, Campus
Teacher of the Year Celeste
Crawford, who delivered a
moving speech that credited
each student, teacher, adminis-
trator, parent, and community
member for making the award
possible. Crawford stated that
she was proud to be a part of
the Fields Store Elementary
School Team and is excited for
the school’s future.
Principal Crosby followed
Crawford’s speech by introducing students Tyler Smith
and Brendan Ware, who assisted Fields Store Elementary’s
Billy Breneman in raising the
National Blue Ribbon School
flag on the school’s front entrance flag pole. As the flag
was raised, students across the
parking lot sang I Can Learn, a
song that they learned for the
ceremony.
Fifth-grade Teacher Jean
Marki closed the ceremony,
and Twardowski thanked everyone in attendance for helping the school achieve this distinguished honor. Twardowski
stated that he has no doubt
that Fields Store Elementary
School will win the award
again, and he looks forward to
celebrating all of the wonderful things that the students of
Waller ISD will achieve in the
years to come.
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Students at I.T. Holleman
Elementary spent the month of
February in a coin war against
other grade levels.
The students collected spare
coins from their own piggy
banks, and solicited their friends
and families to help raise monies to assist the American Can-
cer’s Society’s Relay for Life.
The students raised a whopping total of $909 in the brief
time that the fundraiser was
held, and continued to collect
coins after the conclusion of the
fundraiser. The students are selling paper feet during the month
of March to stomp out cancer
for Relay for Life.
The Relay for Life event
will be held at the Waller ISD
Auxiliary Stadium on May 1.
Pictured are four Holleman students showing off the third grade
team’s money jar that was raised
for the event.
Students from I.T. Holleman
Elementary School in Waller
show off their spare change
to help out the local Relay For
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Choral Festival where school
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Holleman’s choir sang three
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Notice is hereby given that the automatic tabulating equipment that will be used in the Waller-Harris
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Proposals will be opened at time stated at the Waller ISD Business Office.
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5 city lots - wooded with electricity available.
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1.96 wooded acres in Montgomery County
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19.75 cleared acres with clusters of trees, partially fenced on 3 sides and currently leased
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lake and park, & pool...................SOLD......$4,500
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15.85 ACRES: in gated Skymac Ranch. 2,000 sq. ft. insulated barn with large porch, pond & long frontage & Ag exempt...$18,864/ac.
18 ACRES: Fenced, lightly restricted, Ag exempt. Easy access to Hwy. 6......................................................................$10,111/ac.
35 ACRES: Near Waller on Mathis Rd. Unrestricted. Some flood plain. Several building sites.......................................$7,850/ac.
36 ACRES: in north Waller County. Pond, large trees & choice homesites. Unrestricted...............................................$12,000/ac.
39 ACRES: NW Waller County. Secluded at dead-end of road. Fenced, well, 1,500 sq. ft.metal building, 12’X12’ well house, large
pond & pad for homesite. Trees & pasture........................................................................................................................$10,750/ac.
40.9 ACRES: Near Hempstead. Unrestricted. More acreage available .............................................................................$9,500/ac.
50 ACRES: Hockley - heavily wood & bordered on the south by Three Mile Creek. Approx. 85% in flood plain. Lots of
wildlife. Great Secluded homesite...................................................................................................................................$8,200/ac.
50 ACRES: 2 minutes south of Waller. Fenced, well, electricity, driveway w/gate & seasonal creek...................$11,500/ac.
50.25 ACRES: Near Hempstead. Unrestricted. More acreage available ...........................................................................$9,500/ac.
63.68 ACRES: Beautifully wooded w/clusters of trees & 3 ponds. Unrestricted. Ag exempt & fenced..........................$14,840/ac.
38.5 ACRE RANCH: Near Hempstead. Nice 3-2 metal exterior home w/large back porch.
Barn, arena & x-fenced pastures. Ag exempt.................................................................$499,000
75.2 ACRES: Organic Farm. Rolling, unrestricted, 2 ponds, 3 barns & working pens. Adjoining acreage available.....$10,200/ac.
93, 96 & 98 ACRE TRACTS: Just west of Hempstead near Hwy 290 & Hwy 6. Scenic, with choice homesites, lakes, sandy soil,
gently rolling & long frontage w/3-board fence. Owner Finance......................................................................................$15,000/ac.
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100 ACRES: Level with long frontage near Hwy 290 at Waller. Fenced on 3 sides, pond & shed........PENDING.......$14,900/ac. TOWNHOMES: 5-Unit townhome building in Prairie View. Each unit is a 2-2. Located less than 1 mile from Prairie
144 ACRES: Organic Farm. Rolling, unrestricted, 4 ponds, 3 barns & working pens. Fronts Cochran Road............ $10,500/ac. View A & M campus. Built in 2009 on 1 acre with paved parking..............................................................................$510,000
1226 ACRES: Highly productive working cattle ranch in Chappell Hill. Over 4 miles of frontage, improved pastures, good fencing,
5 water wells, working pens, chute, hay & equipment sheds, irrigation system for 200-300 acres, holding tank, pond, good interior
road, frontage along creek & Red Gully. Flood plain..........................................................................................................$5,500/ac.
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38.5 ACRE RANCH: Near Hempstead. Nice 3-2 metal exterior home w/large back porch. Barn, arena & x-fenced pas-
HOMES
HWY 6 CORNER: Older 2-1 wood frame home on 0.39 acre at Hwy 6 & FM 1736. Needs work.....PENDING............ $60,000
tures. Ag exempt.............................................................................................................................................................$499,000
BROOKSHIRE: 2-2-2 on 9.6 acres on FM 359. Quarters, shop, covered arena & RV parking. City utilities, well & septic. Un-
BUS HWY 290: 2-1 rock home w/ slate roof. Fantastic commercial potential for your small business, office or shop. Wood burning restricted w/850’ frontage offers commercial potential..................................................................PENDING.................$510,000
fireplace and oversized detached 1 car garage. Beautiful large trees...................................................................................$79,500 WALLER: Gated 13 acre ranch with 3-2.5 custom home. First floor has 3,179 sq. ft. with too many extras to list. Separate entry
BRUSHY CREEK: 3-2 manufactured home on 0.459 acre lot with large shade trees. Easy acres to Tomball, Magnolia & unfinished 2nd floor is framed for 2 bedrooms, media room, great room w/firelace, & plumbing roughed in for kitchen, utility
Waller..............................................................................................................................................................................................$85,000 room & 2.5 baths. 36X60 Morton building/barn, RV parking, pond, pasture & fenced..............PENDING................$674,900
HEMPSTEAD: 3-3 all brick home on 2.5 lots. Wood, floors, formals, plantation shutters, sunroom, gameroom, crown molding 35 Acre Ranch: on Hwy 6 north of Hempstead in Grimes County. Gated w/3-2-2 rock home with metal roof, high ceil& fireplace. Needs some TLC............................................................................................................................................... $162,500 ings, study & rock fireplace. 6-Stall barn, 3 pastures & loafing shed. Ag exempt & unrestricted. Low taxes.........$1,300,000
MALLARD CROSING: 2 story 3-2-2 on corner lot of a cul-de-sac street. Spacious open floor plan, privacy fenced back yard w/cov- OAK CREEK RANCH: Scenic 410.8 acres with stately 2-story 5-2.5 farmhouse w/ 2-carport, horse barn, implement/hay
ered patio, kennel w/shelter & tastefully landscaped. Located in Hockley with easy access to Hwy 290 & the Grand Pkwy.....$179,000 barn, loafing shed, 6 ponds, running creek & great views. Fenced & x-fenced with 2 entrances from Mitchell & 1 from Old
PINE GROVE: One story 3-2-2 brick on 1 acre in nice country subdivision with restrictions. Large rooms & well landscaped. Mitchell. Great development potential....................................................................................................................... $4,724,833
Community water. Near Waller............................................................................................................................................ $215,000
HORSE PROPERTY: 5 acres with 3-2 manufactured home. Open plan w/fireplace & deck. 3-stall barn w/tack room, pasture,
paddocks, lighted arena, round pen & pond. Fenced & x-fenced. Off of FM 2920 in Waller.................PENDING.......... $223,000
CHARMING: Remodeled 2-3 (possibly 3-3) farm house on 5 acres in Pine Ridge. Spacious with large kitchen, beamed ceilings,
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FOR LEASE: Historical building in downtown Hempstead with 1,500 sq. ft. High visibility. Needs some TLC......$750/mo.
wood floors & nice deck for outdoor living. Large shade trees. So much character!..............................PENDING.......... $225,000 FOR LEASE: 1,820 sq. ft. office/retail space on the corner of Smith & Main Street. High visibility in downtown Waller...$1,200/mo.
NEAR WALLER: Charming older 3-2-2 home on 5 acres. Eat-in kitchen, formals, fireplace, extra room & screened-in porch. 0.92 ACRE: City of Brookshire. Commericial or residential. City utilities............................PENDING................$62,000
Partially fenced, storage bldg & scattered trees.................................................................................................................... $234,000 1.5 ACRES: Just 1 block north of I-10 in Brookshire. Zoned commercial.............................................................$1.95/sq. ft.
RIVERWOOD: Lovely 3-2-3 home on 1.87 acre in country neighborhood. High ceiling & stained concrete floors. Beautiful 3.96 ACRES: FM 362 near Hwy 290. Corner location. City utilities................................PENDING..........$3.50/sq. ft.
mature oaks. Light restrictions.............................................................................................................................................. $239,000 4 ACRES: on FM 2920 across from Harlan’s shopping center. Rapidly developing area. Excellent commercial
WALLER: Recntly remodeled 3-2-2 home on 2.3 fenced acres. Property includes workshop, well house & old barn. Easy access location. City utilities. Near US Hwy 290....................................................................................................................$5.00/sq. ft.
to I-10 & Hwy 290................................................................................................................................................................ $279,000 30 ACRES: Commercial corner on Kickapoo right off US Hwy 290. Freeway on/off ramps on east & west side of intersecPARK-LIKE: Adorable 3-2 home w/4-carport on fenced 4.38 acres. Wonderful wrap-around porch, island kitchen, gameroom & tion for easy access................................................................................................................................................$2.00/sq. ft.
back patio. Workshop, barn, covered stalls, lighted riding area & scattered beautiful live oaks. On FM 362 w/easy access to Hwy 450 ACRES: Excellent for residential or light industrial development in Katy. 1.5 miles north of I-10 & 15 miles from the
290 & Grand Pkwy............................................................................................................................................................... $342,000 energy corridor..............................................................................................................................PENDING.............$30,000/ac.
CUSTOM HOME: 5.2 acres w/3-2.5-2 home, 1 bedroom guest suite & unfinished room over garage. Lots of windows, fireplace, HISTORIC BUILDING: on 12th Street in Hempstead. Approx 1,500 sq. ft. Great location with high visibility...........$105,000
porches, brick grill & concrete parking. Fenced & x-fenced with small barn. Near Hockley w/easy access to Hwy 290 & Grand WALLER NURSERY: 12 unrestricted acres with well, irrigation & commercial greenhouses. Heated plant beds for
Pkwy............................................................................................................................................PENDING....................... $395,000 year round growing. Everything needed to operate a business.................................................................................$275,000
COUNTRY ESTATE: Stunning 4-2/2-3 home on 4.5 acres in Tennoaks. Home is loaded with too many features & upgrades to HEMPSTEAD: Investment opportunity - 8 houses on 8 lots. Must be sold together. Allbut one is currently leased...$364,430
list + guest suite over garage. Manicured grounds, 22-zone sprinkler system, deck w/hot tub & 30’X50’ insulated shop w/extended HEMPSTEAD: Established & successful ballroom/reception hall. On 11.3 acres in Hempstead. Beautifully finished. Furnished
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COUNTRY HOMES AND ACREAGE
4359 1-1-1 brick home in Hempstead..........................................................................................$69,000 4374 10 acres in subdivision, deed restrictions, Waller ISD.....................................................$470,000
4375 3-2 home in town with a smaller home also on property....................................................$65,000 4386 160 acres with lots of frontage, water well, FM frontage, could be divided.................$2,486,820
4391 5 small homes on 3 city lots, investment potential...........................................................$250,000 4402 4-2.1 Country home on 4+ acres, two story, stone fireplace, built in entertainment center,
4428 3-2-2 brick home, recent roof, formals, large kitchen on 2 lots............PENDING.........$107,500 island kitchen, inground pool with spa, cross fenced, 40 x 40 metal building, barn with stalls.......
4440 3-2-2 brick home, sunroom, large living with fireplace, formal dining, large kitchen on over an .......................................................................................................................PENDING..........$379,900
acre.............................................................................................................................................$230,000 4403 3-2 Beautiful home on 15 acres with ag exemption, gated entrance, workshop, barn with working
4441 3-2.1/2 two story home on two and a half acres with mature trees, large island kitchen, gated pens, beautifully landscaped with irrigation, fenced and cross fenced.........PENDING..........$586,500
entrance......................................................................................................................................$499,000 4411 Lots in City of Waller, corner property, scattered trees, recently cleared...........................$27,900
4447 3-2 home in Waller on corner lot with nice shade trees, close to schools and churches, hardwood 4421 Beautiful 97 acres, brick home, barn, pond, scattered trees, close to Hwy. 290............$2,764,500
flooring, many updates...............................................................................................................$115,000 4422 Corner lot in Hempstead, additional lots available...............................................................$6,000
4423 Two lots in Hempstead, city utilities available...................................................................$12,000
COUNTRY HOMES AND ACREAGE
4431 5 acres, frontage on 2 roads, close to town, some restrictions............................................$79,500
4432 Unrestricted lot, commercial or residential, community water.........................................$165,000
3743 4-2.1 two story home on hill, stone exterior, hardwood flooring, 21 acres fenced and cross 4433 4-3-2 Brick home with 2 fireplaces, on 4 acres with pond...............................................$265,000
fenced.........................................................................................................................................$579,500 4435 4-3-2 100 acres, large scattered oaks, ag exempt, community water available.............$1,200,920
4088 80 acres, barns, storage shed, lake, beautiful land.........................................................$2,258,760 4437 3-2-1 Home, open floorpan, island kitchen on 4 acres, beautiful scattered trees.............$225,000
4267 9 acres, FM 2920 frontage, excellent development location.........................................$1,300,000 4448 40 acres, Hwy 290 visible frontage, currently in ag use................................................$1,006,000
4275 9+ acres, Tomball area, ag exempt, FM 2920 frontage.....................................................$750,000
4276 318 acres, Peek Rd in Katy, excellent location............................................................$11,130,000
4309 Three lots with city utilities, curbs, close to schools and shopping....................................$35,000
4349 388 acre horse ranch with rail fencing, FM frontage, barns, stables, 8 acre lake, large irrigated hay
field, additional ponds, main home shaded by large oaks, additional home on property..........$4,225,000
4360 Corner lot in city with utilities..............................................................................................$4,500
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