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The Karnes County Times
PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PA I D KENEDY, TX 78119 PERMIT NO. 7 The Karnes County Times Thursday, April 1, 2010 Weekly - This newspaper is FREE Saturday! Karnes County’s only locally owned newspaper County officials hear more road complaints By Joe Baker Karnes County’s Commissioners Court met on Wednesday, March 31 to consider several items on the agenda. Runge will be having their community Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 3rd, in the Runge City Park at 3:00 p. m. Kids are encouraged to bring their Easter baskets and parents, are encouraged to bring their cameras! Hop on over and join the fun! You can find The Karnes County Times on... Search: The Karnes County Times Index 1-4 News Several county residents expressed complaints about the poor condition of county roads during the meeting which escalated to some heated discussion between the court and the public in at- County jail fails inspection By Joe Baker According to information from a representative of the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, the Karnes County jail failed an inspection on March 24. The jail underwent its annual inspection and was found in non-compliance. The inspector’s report states that, at the time of the inspection, six doors within the jail were non-functional. The report further states that “the doors will not lock and there is no way to secure the doors”. As a result of being in noncompliance, the county will have 30 days from the receipt of the official notice to sub- mit a written plan of action to this agency to remedy the situation. Once the plan of action has been received by this agency, the county will have up to one year to fulfill the details of their plan of action. Generally, non-compliant jails remain open unless circumstances, such as lifesafety issues, deem that a jail should be closed. Jails can only be closed through a formal vote by the nine-member state commission who meet quarterly each year. Karnes County Sheriff David Jalufka said the problem with the doors has been around since before he took office. The issue, he said, is in See Jail, page 3 Bomb threat forces evacuation of Kenedy High School By Joe Baker know I could get in trouble.” School administrators, in accordance with school policy, placed the school on lockdown and the Karnes County tactical response team responded, blocking off the roads to the school. Students were moved to the football stadium and then to the middle school before being returned to the high school campus. Police searched the campus and no item was found. About two hours later, the building was then released back to the school where classes resumed that afternoon. Kenedy Police Chief Duane DuBose said that the lockdown and the evacuation went smoothly. “The parents we talked with at the scene were understanding,” DuBose said. “I was really happy with the response at the school. Drills are one thing, but when you kind of put that extra pressure on – being a real incident – you don’t know how people are going to react. Everybody did a good job. I was really happy with the school’s side and I was happy with our officers and the officers from the agencies that responded to assist.” Kenedy High School was placed on lockdown and all the students were evacuated following a bomb threat about midday on Friday, March 26. Fortunately, no actual bomb was found and the students were returned to their classrooms later that afternoon. Police said that a Kenedy High School student was heard saying that there was a bomb on campus. Administrators took the student from the classroom to the principal’s office where he was further questioned about the remark but the student never denied that he made the threat. This triggered school officials to call the police. A Kenedy police officer was present when the principal again asked the student about what he said. Based on what the student said, the officer placed senior Kyle Scott Gomez, 18, under arrest for making a terroristic threat, which is a Class A misdemeanor. Police said that the student was taken to the Karnes County jail and while being processed at the jail he began to change his story, saying words to the effect of, “I didn’t editor@karnescountytimes.com Easter presentation 6-8 Life 9-10 Church. coming impassable for postal carriers and other vehicles as well. One resident said that she depended on oxygen delivery to her home for health reasons and that the oxygen car- rier has been stuck twice and has threatened not to deliver the oxygen unless the road conditions improve. The Gillett area residents Art finding See Commissioners, page 4 in Wide Open Spaces Painter Donald Dunn escapes the city lights to build an art studio in Choate, Texas By Julie Hemby Nichols Contributing Writer A strong spring wind jangles the dainty metal chimes on the front porch of a little wood frame home – interrupted by the occasional noise of an 18-wheeler or a speeding car or truck winding down Texas Highway 239. Birds chirp and flit around in growing oaks, stocked with feeders. A brush line across the roadway brings out other wildlife at night, when the only lights include the few residential overheads. Not any street lights, though, to punctuate the clear night sky. As winds die down at dusk, recent rains have brought out the frogs to sing their night songs, and some crickets chime in. A coyote yammers in the distance. Wide open country, free from the bustling traffic and crowds, is the way artist Donald Dunn, 63, prefers his surroundings these days. “Some people ask, ‘Why would you move from Corpus to Choate?’” his wife of 38 years Debbie Dunn said. “He just want- PHOTO BY JULIE HEMBY NICHOLS Artist Donald Dunn spends time working on fine art oil paintings in his home studio in the Choate community just seven miles southeast of Kenedy. ed to have an atmosphere more for his painting.” So last July the couple, both retired from successful careers, moved into that little wood frame home formerly owned by Roy and Lucy Belle Ryan. With the help of his contractor cousin Mike Dunn, they remodeled it, being sure to add a small art studio – where he puts onto canvas images of the Texas countryside – and a partial wrap-around porch – where they enjoy relaxing in a pair of rockers or on the front porch swing. As the weather warms, they hope to see hummingbirds like they did See Donald Dunn, page 2 These two paintings by Choate resident Donald Dunn show the realistic style of oil painting that he uses to create paintings of wildlife and other subjects. Firefighters will train at Jerry B’s By Joe Baker 11 Sports 12-13 School 14-16 Etc. AAA tendance. A group of residents from the Gillett area expressed concerns that rural mailboxes may have to be moved to a location far from their homes because the roads were be- Public invited to come out on Saturday, April 10 and watch as local firefighters learn more about vehicle extrication and firefighting techniques 5 Opinion Volume 1, No. 8 Contents copyright 2010 The Karnes County Times www.karnescountytimes.com PHOTO BY JOE BAKER Scott Atkinson portrays Jesus praying during “The Day He Wore My Crown” - a resurrection musical and drama presented by the First Baptist Church of Kenedy on March 27. Local firefighters will have the opportunity to learn more about using extrication equipment such as the jaws of life and other lifesaving tools, and they will also get valuable firefighting training during an upcoming event at Jerry B’s, a restaurant located just outside the north edge of the Kenedy City Limits. The public is also invited to attend and watch local firefighters as they learn more about removing accident victims from crashed automobiles and various firefighting techniques. Jerry B’s owner Allen Brown will bring several junked vehicles to an area behind the restaurant that the firefighters will practice taking apart as part of the training exercise. Also, property owner Mike Burris has offered to let the firefighters conduct a training fire on a house he owns located just north of the restaurant, so there will be extrication and firefighting training all happening on the same day. The all-day event will get started about 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 10, and is expected to wrap up around 5 p.m. All Karnes County firefighters have been invited to participate in the training event. Loose hay will be lit inside the building and local firefighters will practice finding the source of the fire and putting the fire out. Later in the afternoon, the structure itself will be fully ignited and eventually will be allowed to burn down once the training exercises are complete. Karnes City Fire Chief Charlie Malik, who is helping coordinate the training event, expects about 50-60 local volunteer firefighters will attend, getting an opportunity to learn more about firefighting and extrication during the event. editor@karnescountytimes.com AAA 2 News The Karnes County Times Karnes County’s only locally owned newspaper Thursday, April 1, 2010 Serving Karnes County since 2010 Donald Dunn From page 1 last summer when they first moved here. And, they just put in a huge garden. “If you paint wildlife, you got to be out in it and see it every day,” Mr. Dunn said. “Our move to Karnes County will hopefully bring a little slower pace of living where we can see a sunrise and sunset without the haze and big city ground light reflecting into the atmosphere blocking the moon and stars. I love to look at songbirds and wildflowers, to be able to look out my window and study natural wildlife.” Mr. Dunn’s work, depicting Texas wildlife and nature scenes, will be on display during a show from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 17, at the Second Street Gallery in Kenedy. He plans to have eight original oil paintings, plus a print of his favorite “Shin Oak Whitetail.” He will also have a giclee, which is a relatively new process of making fine art prints from a digital source on canvas, of “Nostalgic Glance of a Texas Legacy,” depicting a longhorn with the Berclair Mansion as the backdrop. The art show is free to all ages. “It’s a kid-friendly establishment,” Second Street Gallery Owner Saundra Schultz, who teaches art lessons to area youth and who is an artist herself, said. “(Mr. Dunn) is a well-known artist and has done a lot of commissions, and had his work displayed in numerous galleries.” Mr. Dunn’s paintings also are on display at the Bryant Gallery in Kingsville and the Matthews Gallery in Aransas Pass. In his nearly 40 years as an artist, he has sold some 200 paintings and 600 prints, and while most of his clients are from Texas, people as far away as England, New York, Wyoming and Georgia have bought his work. Since 2004, he has contributed to the South Texas Charity Quail Hunt, where he met a faithful client Frank Harlock, who owned a Corpus-area beer distributorship. Because the event, formerly known as the South Texas Celebrity Weekend, drew celebrities, the Dunns also have met television series Dallas stars Patrick Duffy and Larry Hagman. While Mr. Dunn gets to go along on hunts, he usually shoots photographs, rather than a shotgun, at potential subjects – including one of a bird dog in a painting titled “Honor System,” which he donated in January to the auction at the charity event to raise money for Corpus Christi Spohn Hospital and wildlife management programs in the area. Another favorite painting, “Cornered Pair,” depicts the story of an English Pointer on point, conflicted with his natural instinct to go for the bird coupled with the discipline bred into such hunting dogs. Mr. Dunn keeps his digital camera handy at home ACROSS 1 John Mc____ carried TX in 2008 5 Preminger who directed TX Gene Tierney in “Laura” 6 punishment at football practice: “take _ ___” 7 TXism: “___ _ grip like a snappin’ turtle” 8 WWII recruiting slogan: “______ ___ _____ You!” 18 TXism: “call __ _ day” (quit) 19 German-born Kiki who refused to play BB for the Mavs 21 TX Guy Clark wrote song “_ _ Freeway” 22 huff and puff 23 Matt Schaub & Tony Romo lead ______ attacks 24 TXism: “fast __ _ ___ up a rafter” 29 this Art was a quality WR for the dreaded Redskins (‘80-’93) 30 drove faster than the legal limit 31 __ Leon, TX 32 having limits 34 TXism: “____ a fancy to” 35 TX Sissy Spacek ‘94 film: “Trading ___” 36 TV broadcast 37 TX Frederic Forrest film: “Falling ____” 38 in Grayson Co. on hwy. 75 39 in Galveston: “_____ ______ Monument” PHOTO BY JULIE HEMBY NICHOLS Artist Donald Dunn and wife of 38 years, Debbie, relax in their wooden rockers on their side porch. The couple moved from Corpus Christi to Choate last July so Mr. Dunn could concentrate more on painting his natural Texas landscapes and wildlife. and while traveling to capture landscapes and wildlife. He then uploads the images onto his computer, or sometimes prints them out, to recreate his visions onto the canvas. Before that, he relied on 35 mm film and more expensive store developing. “Because it’s Texas wildlife and Texas scenery, it is absolutely photo-realistic painting,” Schultz said. “The insight this man has of nature and his surroundings is just uncanny; it’s just unbelievable the talent he possesses. He has recreated what God has created.” Mr. Dunn’s oil paintings, the giclees and prints will be on display at the Second Street Gallery for two weeks and on sale as well. Prints run $35, and his art ranges from $1,300 to $5,500. Canvas dimensions typically are 24- x30-inch, but he also has done 20- x 24-inch and 16- x 20-inch canvases. The “Shin Oak Whitetail” is not numbered, but is a signed print costing $35. Although he does not yet have a price (he will by show time), the “Nostalgic Glance of a Texas Legacy giclee will be signed and numbered. Other pieces at the show include “Davis Mountain Mule Deer,” “Spring Turkey on the San Saba,” “New Hatch and Spring Flowers,” “U.S. Coast Guard Eagle,” “Family 41 TXism: “happy as a ___ __ candy store” 42 TX actor Andrews 43 TCU football great in 1920s: Raymond “____” Matthews 44 TX Dennis Quaid ‘98 film: “The ______ Trap” 45 TX singer Stuckey (init.) 24 25 26 27 1 2 3 TEXAS CROSSWORD 4 5 6 by Charley & Guy Orbison 7 Copyright 2010 by Orbison Bros. 8 9 18 19 21 10 12 13 14 35 38 40 1 Indian tribe native to south TX 2 in Cass Co. on 59 3 in Hill Co. on I-35W 4 veggie used in TX-Mex cuisine 9 Roy Rogers TX wife 10 what happened to battleship Bismarck in TX Horton song 41 43 45 We support The Karnes County Times! 31 34 39 17 23 37 46 Invanhoe, TX was named after a ___ Walter Scott novel 47 tax percentages 48 Great Storm of 1900 _______ every building in Galveston 50 frighten 51 nickname of TX-born president 52 teacher labor union (abbr.) 53 odor was added to natural ___ after ‘37 TX explosion 16 30 33 42 15 44 46 47 48 49 P-951 50 11 picnic pest 12 doctor degree (abbr.) 13 TX-born Gary Busey film: “Lethal ______” 14 TXism: “cold as _ ____-old enchilada” 15 he has no social skills 16 TX-based chain: “_ _ _ Friday’s” 17 TXism: “joined his ______ __ the dirt” (fell) 20 “_______ of surprise” 22 8-across slogan was displayed on these 24 _ _ Lucas drilled TX 1st “Spindletop” well 25 TXism: “___ a spell” 26 this hangs from the hoop in Mav & Spur games (2 wds.) set blue eyes squinting just a bit. “The thing I enjoyed the most growing up was wildlife. I paint a variety of birds – wax wings, doves, brown pelicans, red birds. I plan to do a painting of cardinal from a photo I took on a real cold morning just outside the window; the leaves and limbs had little droplets on them, and that red bird was right in the middle of it.” Mr. Dunn has painted or drawn for as long as he remembers, but when he was six years old his second grade teacher inspired him to take his talents further. “All I can remember is her name was Ms. Compton, and it was Christmastime and we were drawing the manger scene on the board, and she let me draw the camel,” he recalled “She just really praised me and encouraged me, and that’s what got me started. That one teacher. It’s amazing how much something like that would influence a child.” His parents sought art lessons for him when he was nine years old. His first painting, a water color he keeps in a modest frame on a wall near his easel in his studio, depicts a swan. “One thing led to another and I just kept drawing, and as years went by I got better,” he added, noting that he took art courses at Texas A&I University in Kingsville. “I kind of painted what I wanted to paint and not what they wanted me to paint,” he chuckled, as Mrs. Dunn joked that on an eccentricity scale of 1-10, the professor rated an 11. “I paint realism; I don’t paint abstract or contemporary. My art professor 20 29 36 DOWN 11 22 28 32 Farm on the San Gabriel River Bottom,” “Brown Pelican on Nueces Bay” and “Storm Frenzy.” “Someday art is just gonna explode in Kenedy, Texas,” Schultz said. Mr. Dunn’s paintings of native Texas wildlife in natural environments and unique geographical landscapes are influenced by his family’s farming and ranching heritage. The grandson of Wade Jimmerson, he was born in Kenedy and his parents owned a cleaners business in Pettus. Though the family moved from this area when his father was hired by Southern Mineral Corp. and he and his sister were quite young, he credits owning land in nearby Pawnee with fueling his love of wildlife and his keen eye for the details of his surroundings. In 1952, his family moved to Corpus when his father got a job with Great Southern. He graduated from Corpus Christi’s Miller High School in 1965 and attended various colleges with the hopes of studying wildlife management. He was drafted into the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Unit, but never deployed, from 1968 to 1974. “I see nature differently than most people because I see beauty in an old mesquite tree or prickly pear as well as a beautiful whitetail deer or a longhorn cow grazing in the pasture,” he said, his deep- gave me a C in Painting, and I really needed a B. I was trying to keep my grade-point up to stay out of the draft. I understand now where he was coming from. He was always trying to get me to open up and be free. He would tell me, ‘Quit trying to put perimeters around your paintings,’ something like that. “The dean of the art department liked my work, so I went to the dean and talked to him; they required three paintings; I did five. They were all realism,” Mr. Dunn continued. “The dean talked to the professor, and they changed my grade.” Mr. Dunn continued his training as a semi-professional artist while working as a special services technician with Southwestern Bell Telephone in Corpus, crediting artist and teacher Robert H. Garden, who now owns Art Enterprises Inc. in Irving, with helping him master color and light when he was 28. “I took lessons for about six weeks, and he taught me a lot about using light,” Mr. Dunn explained. “You have your highlights, indirect light, direct light, sunlight, skylight … You got to consider all of that coming into that painting, and he taught me that, and six weeks later I was going to lessons every week, and he says to me you’ve already picked up on everything I have got to teach you. I really can’t show you any more of what you’re doing right now. Your drawing ability is basically where it’s at, and I have taught you everything I can teach you about color and light – and now you just need to perfect it.” He also learned from the late Dick Turner of Corpus Christi. Painting has become easier for him through the years, and extracting color and dimension comes naturally – something the layman admiring his artwork does not always regard. “You’ve got to consider which direction the sun’s coming from, what time of day it is … you’ve got shadow light, and you’ve got to use complementary colors to get that shadow light,” he explained. “For example, if you’re paining a red vase, on the shadow side of vase, you’ve got to use red and green to make that shadow. And, a shade of green in the white makes a highlight. Green is complementary color to red. Any other color it’s not going to look real. If you have a droplet of water … I use lavender and orange or red and green. When I say I have a red vase, that’s the main color, and then the tint of green and white to make that highlight. If you have a red vase on a yellow table, to make a shadow on the table you got to use three different colors – red, lavender and yellow mixed together – because you have reflective light on the table. You got to consider all of that to make it look real. “I used to have to think about all of this when I was painting, but now it’s just second nature,” he continued. “When you do it so long, you know what to look for. Everything comes together; it’s a lot easier than it was 15-20 years ago.” 51 52 53 35 _____ of travel 37 TX Gulf Greyhound Park activity (2 wds.) 38 TX Clay Allison was 27 TXism: “_____ up” a “_____ gun” (mad) 40 sudden attacks 28 J. Frank Dobie 41 TX-born actress book: “_ _____ in Capshaw England” 44 TX Howard Hughes 29 material made of produced film many wires “Front ____” (‘31) or fibers 47 TXism: “____ __ a 30 scatters seeds jackelope” 33 Houston space ctr. 49 TXism: “can’t ____ agency (abbr.) _ silk purse out of 34 foot digits a sow’s ear” Puzzle solution on page 16 The Red Hibiscus Check our weekly Specials and Discounts! 701 Bellaire Blvd., Kenedy, TX • 830-583-2299 Closed Sunday and Monday The Karnes County National Bank of Karnes City Karnes City/Kenedy Mr. Dunn went professional with his art upon retiring in 2002, after 32 years with Southwestern Bell. While he can usually complete a painting in three to four weeks as opposed to a few months when he first started, he spends days on detail and admits he is a perfectionist. When he’s stuck and the painting is not coming together as he envisions it, he steps away from it for a while and usually does something outside. “I can mess it up faster than I can fix it up. It has to be right, or I won’t let it out of my studio,” he said. “Detail is I guess the No. 1 thing in my work. It may just be a little highlight on the eye or the pupil may be oblong instead of round. I want it exactly the way it is in nature.” Mrs. Dunn added she often will think a painting is complete because he will work on it all day and have his subject proportional and composed. There have been times he has skipped lunch. “It’s not finished until his initials go on it,” she said. “That’s the last thing he’ll do because he’ll spend several weeks on detail. Maybe one little piece of fur here or one little blade of grass.” His 6-foot, 2-inch frame huddles on a stool in his studio, where he works hard to focus on making the painting look three-dimensional and transparent, using layered painting. He constantly observes his surroundings, seeing potential in what seem like everyday scenes to people who’ve grown up on a farm or ranch. “When we’re traveling, he’ll stop and take a picture of cows, windmills, birds, an old fence or old shack,” Mrs. Dunn said. “He never has it turned off. I can’t tell you how many times we’ve had to turn around and take a picture.” The Dunns have good reason to travel Texas highways often. Aside from his retirement from Southwestern Bell and hers in 2007 as a director at a large church’s daycare, they have a 17-monthold grandson to visit, along with their older son and his wife, in Stanton in West Texas. Their younger son still lives in Corpus. “It’s been a change moving to Choate; it’s kind of different because we don’t have immediate family here,” said Mrs. Dunn, who grew up in Thorndale and met her husband in Austin. “We have relatives, but they’re not immediate family. But it’s not like we’re in strange territory. I really like it because I hate traffic; I never liked to shop in large stores; I like small stores.” Mrs. Dunn said she tries to allow her husband a quiet atmosphere and reads, watches “old show” television or works in their garden while he works in his studio at the back corner of their home. “It gets kind of lonesome. He’s not a big talker. He expresses himself on canvas; it’s hard for him to express verbally,” she said. While quiet with some solitude is how Mr. Dunn likes it, he noted that he could not live without his wife. “She has supported me through the years by giving me the time to paint, trying to not pressure me, critiquing my paintings and taking care of the business part,” he said. Returning to Karnes County brings Mr. Dunn’s life fullcircle in some sense. “I love living in Karnes County and being around people who are friendly and care about each other. We have found this to be true in Choate,” Mr. Dunn said. “In big city life, this is sometimes lost. You don’t know how different the air smells in the country until you live in a big city with all the smog and pollution of automobiles and refineries. I have always wanted to live in a small community where there is elbow room.” COME FOR DINNER AND STAY FOR THE DANCE! Food, Spirits, & Recycled Dreams www.jerrybz.com • 4531 S. 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The guidelines are: Type between 400 and 600 words double-spaced; add a list of sources used in the research; compose an interesting and original paper about this cultural group Private Trey Malone, 21, of Falls City TX graduated from United States Marine Corps boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego CA on February 12 2010. Private Malone successfully completed 13 weeks of intensive basic training at MCRD San Diego as one of the 72 recruits in Training Platoon 3203. While in basic training Private Malone’s Platoon 3203 won the award as Honor Platoon which means they were the top of all 6 Platoons. He also earned the Sharpshooter Marksmanship Medal. During boot camp Private Malone was amoung the top recruits with the highest PFT (physical fitness test) scores scoring a 296 out of a possible 300. After a 10 day leave Private Malone became a Recruiters Assistant for 2 weeks in which he reported to a Recruiting Station in San Antonio. He then left for Camp Pendleton to complete his School of Infantry training. Upon graduation he will report to Norfolk VA for his MOS which is Security Forces. Trey is a 2007 graduate of Falls City High School and is the son of Vi Malone and brother to Saundra Malone and future brother in law to Jimmy Moy. Head Start fundraiser The Karnes City Parent Group will be hosting a $5.00 meal deal, on Friday, April 12th at the KC Fire Station. Serving will be from 11:00am till sold out. The meal deal consists of BBQ on Bun, chips, and a drink. Come out and support the KC Head Start children! LOONEY’S SUPERMARKET Fresh Market Sliced Daily Beef Ribs State Farm ribbon cutting PHOTO BY JOE BAKER Guests join with the B.J. Griesenbeck family and Kenedy Chamber of Commerce officials as the ribbon is cut at the B.J. Griesenbeck State Farm Insurance office located at 491 N. Sunset Strip in Kenedy. The ribbon cutting ceremony and open house celebration took place on Thursday, March 25. FC Library announces National Library Week It’s National Library Week, April 11-17, a time to recognize the contributions of libraries, librarians and library workers in schools, campuses and communities nationwide. The Falls City Public Library is proud to be a part of the library community and is excited about the services it offers. Libraries are the heart of every community. It is a place 79 lb. 2 Cooked $ Ham 19 lb. 5 T-Bone$ Steaks 09 lb. Cool Whip, Reg., Lite, Fat Free & Sugar Free, 8 oz. tub We will offer a “free” blood First Baptist Church, Kenedy & Kaiser Home Health of- pressure check and a blood fers “free” blood/ blood sugar sugar monitoring for all semonitoring for senior adults. nior adults 60 years and old- Jail From page 1 keeping offenders segregated with one another. Minimum, medium and maximum security offenders must legally be kept separated from one another and this is not possible 99 2 $ AAA ¢ because of the problems with the doors. The sheriff said that no more than six offenders can be kept at the jail until the issue is resolved. Jalufka said the cost to re- 19 1 Green Giant Cut Broccoli Steamers, 12 oz. bag $ 39 1 49 er on Monday, April 5, 2010 in the Christian Life Center foyer at 1;00pm. The monthly Senior Adult Fellowship will fol- low at 2:00pm. The address of First Baptist Church is 209 E. School St., Kenedy. All Senior Adults are welcome! pair the doors is expected to be somewhere between $75,000 to $100,000 and the issue has never caused the jail to fail inspection before. He said it was an issue that would have to be addressed by Commissioners Court in order to find the funding for the repairs, which he said will be necessary to avoid the expense of housing the prisoners elsewhere. Kraft Miracle Whip Salad Dressing, 32 oz. Jar, Reg. or Light PRICES GOOD: April 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 “We accept MasterCard, Visa, Discover & Am. 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Irvin St., Falls City, Texas, or call 830-254-3361. SUPER SAVER! ¢ Bar S Bar “S” Franks 12 oz. pkg. Bacon Hy-Top Orange Juice, 12 oz. can and can help students find the best sources for research assignments, and right now, the library is having a used book and video sale. First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is an annual observance endorsed by the American Library Association (ALA) and by libraries across the country each April. The Honorary Chair this year is Neil Gaiman, the winner of Free blood/blood sugar monitoring for seniors - Frozen - Pet Ritz Deep Dish Pie Shells, 9 inch, 2 pk. where people of all backgrounds can come for programs, to do research, to get help finding a job, or just to find something interesting to read. At the Falls City Library, computers with high speed internet connectivity is available along with a diverse choice of books, magazines, audio books, and DVDs. The staff has some useful tips for anyone doing a job search - MEAT MARKET - 1 $ 3 or a person who exemplifies this group; and use proper English grammar, punctuation, and spelling. On a separate page the student should include his or her complete name, address, email, phone number and name of school. It is important that personal identification is not written on essay pages. Entries are to be submitted either by email to committee@silesiantexans.com or to the Father Leopold Moczygemba Foundation Essay Contest, P. O. Box 9, Panna Maria, Texas 78144. Information can also be found on www.FLMFoundation.org and www.SilesianTexans.com. Malone graduates from Marine boot camp Trey Malone Thursday, April 1, 2010 Serving Karnes County since 2010 5 $ 99 2$ Bluebonnet Margarine 1 lb. quarters Starkist Chunk Tuna, in oil or Spring Water for 99 ¢ 79¢ 6 oz. can AAA 4 News The Karnes County Times Karnes County’s only locally owned newspaper Thursday, April 1, 2010 Serving Karnes County since 2010 Karnes County Area Friends of NRA Banquet Attention gun-owners, hunters, shooters, friends and families. Come enjoy good food, great prizes, and a lot of fun and excitement at the Karnes County Area Friends of NRA banquet & auction on Friday, April 9, 2010 at the Falls City Community Center, Highway 181, Falls City. You will find lots of guns, specialty guns, art work, jewelry, commemorative items and new twists on old games and raffles. Don’t miss this special Friends of NRA event. For more information contact Ed Griffin 830-391-0405 or go to www.friendsofnra. org/tx/events. two agenda items related to Commissioners Court meetings. One item called for discussion/action authorizing expanding public comment time from three to five minutes. The other item called for discussion/action about changing one Commissioners Court meeting from a day meeting to a night meeting The Court took no action on the items due to the fact that Commissioner James Rosales placed the items on the agenda but was not able to attend the meeting due to illness. In other business the court voted to authorize a letter to be sent to the Texas Department of Agriculture requesting that a quarantine not be imposed due to the presence of Orabance Ramosa (broomrape) which is a parasitic plant. The county has not received funding for broomrape eradication for the past two years but the plant continues to grow in various parts of Karnes County, according to information presented by County Extension Agent J.D. Folbre. Commissioners From page 1 said they had brought these concerns to the county road and bridge administrator more than six months ago, but the road conditions have not improved significantly. County Judge Alger Kendall, Jr. told the group that he was sorry they had to bring the issue to the court but he appreciated them coming forward to voice their concerns. He assured the residents that the road issues in their area would be addressed soon. The court took no action on Karnes City 4-H Club Rabies Clinic It’s that time of year again for you to get your cat or dog vaccinated. Please bring your pets to the Rabies Clinic that is being put on by Karnes City 4-H Club. The Rabies shot is $5.00 and any additional shot is only $10.00 each. Setup will be on Wednesday, April 14th from 4:30pm - 6:00pm in the parking lot @ the Karnes County National Bank in Karnes City. Please come out and support your local 4-H Club. Support group meets each Wednesday Are you sad, lonely, de- need company? er every week. pressed, confused, illness or Come and join us! We will We meet every Wednesday family illness, hungry, have have dinner and dessert avail- at 120 Live Oak St. in Kenedy, any type of addiction or just able, as well as a guest speak- from 7pm - 8:00pm. Weed Control: What can we do? The question is being asked, “Why so many weeds this year and what should we do with them?” The reason we have so many weeds is that we had two conditions over the summer and winter that made it ideal for weeds. The drought reduced plant cover this summer, leaving plenty of bare ground and gaps in our lawns where weed seeds could reach the soil. The cool, wet weather this winter made ideal conditions for germination and growth of weeds. The result is tremendous growth of rescue grass, henbit, bedstraw, thistles, medic, and other weeds. Wildflowers are weeds, too. How are they faring in this weed fiesta? Early in the season, it looked like it might be a spectacular season for wildflowers; unfortunately, the rains were too much of a good thing. The larger, more aggressive weeds will overrun bluebonnets and other wildflowers on the moister sites with relatively good soil. On sites with shallow soil, the wildflowers are already showing and will make a fair show. In addition to bluebonnets, the primrose, Mexican hat, wine cups, crow’s foot, and verbena are already blooming. The peak bluebonnet period will probably be three weeks from now, in early April. The best thing to do to control the cool weather weeds (the undesirable ones!) at this point is to keep them mowed in order to prevent seed production. It is pretty late to apply a contact herbicide like Wipe-Out, Weed-Be-Gone or even Round-Up. The contact herbicides are unpredictable in cool, wet weather and the “kill” probably will not come fast enough to prevent seed production. Warm weather will kill most of the weeds next month anyway. Speaking of warm weather, I have seen Bermuda grass growing in raised bed gardens. It will not be long before all the wonderful warm weather weeds move in to replace the cool weather weeds. If you have trouble with crabgrass and especially sandburs I would still apply a preemergent herbicide even if a few escape its effect and germinate anyway. There are a number of effective preemergents. Check the list of weeds controlled on the labels of Amaze, Portrait, Balan, Betasan and others to see which prevents the weeds you have in the summertime. The best way to battle weeds is to have a strong lawn or, better yet, groundcovers or mulched perennials. Weeds do not compete well with a thick St. Augustine, zoysia or Bermuda lawn. There is no such thing as a thick buffalograss lawn but, if the drought tolerant grass is used on heavy soil in full sun with a western or southern facing slope, watered sparingly and mowed high, it will out-compete weeds during dry years. During wet years, keep the herbicides handy if you have a buffalo grass lawn. To encourage your lawn to thicken up, it is not too late to aerate and top-dress with a half-inch of compost. Rent the type of aerator that cuts plugs rather than the spike type. Wait until after April 15 to fertilize the lawn. Use a slow release fertilizer such as 19-5-9, 20-5-10, or one of the organic fertilizers. Do not waste your money on weed and feeds. If you apply the product now it is too early for the fertilizer to be useful to the grass, so you are fertilizing the same weeds that you are trying to kill. If you wait until mid April or May when Runge community Easter Egg Hunt Runge will be having their community Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 3rd, in the Runge City park at 3:00pm. Kids, bring your Easter baskets......Parents, bring your cameras!!! Hop on over and join us for lots of fun. Gorzkie Zale on Good Friday Members of the St. Mary’s in the Panna Maria church to Polish Choir will meet on sing the traditional Gorzkie Good Friday, April 2, at 2 p.m. Zale (Bitter Sorrows). www.karnescountytimes.com the grass can use the nitrogen, it is too late for the herbicide to kill the weeds. Another problem results when we forget that the weed and feed bag includes a herbicide after it sits in the garage or shed for awhile. Stocking Rate Value Program- March 31, 2010 •Discuss the value of forage per acre using Karnes/Wilson pasture clipping data, and the return per acre of light, moderate and heavy stocking rates. •Falls City Community Hall, 7pm •2 General CEU’s Eggs! 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For complete information call (830) 583-3401 • 3349 S. Hwy 181, Kenedy, Texas 78119-5240 The Karnes County Times Karnes County’s only locally owned newspaper Letters to the editor Opinion We the people? Corporations? Editor: ‘The Judiciary is now also the Legislative’ There is a saying “Money speaks and politicians listen.” In January 2010, the US Supreme Court (persons in life) decided by a majority of 5 to 4 that “people” will now be corporations also. The first amendment to the constitution will now allow money to be free speech. Since the votes were 5 to 4, only d1 justice made it almost impossible to change the law as 2/3 of congress and 3/4 of the states must vote to amend the constitution. It is my opinion that the founding fathers did not really want large banks, energy companies, and other large corporations to influence congress with big money contributions. I can write a check for $25.00, but Exxon Mobil can write a check for $25,000,000.00. Editor: This is about the passing and the signing of the healthcare bill. Look at the way Obama and the Democratic Congress have totally trashed our Constitution. I never thought I’d live long enough to see our government including Obama show so much disrespect for the United States. To be told that i don’t know what’s best for me! I feel I’ve done a pretty good job of managing my life and finances. I pay my bills and my taxes and I’m not in debt and live within my means. This is what my father taught me, to be a responsible adult. I’m proud of what he taught me. I don’t just sign things put in front of me without reading them until i understand them. Most of the Democrats that said yes to the healthcare bill don’t have a clue what’s in the bill. The best way we can take care of this mess is to stand together against these people. they are trying to destroy the United States. “DON’T FORGET, remember to go to the polls and vote these people OUT !” Justin Swalinski Sr. Democrats trashing Constitution Meta Sparks Thanks to all for successful track meet unteers) who helped make the Donnie Dziuk 2010 KCJH and KCHS Relays a Head Track Coach Thanks to all workers success. Your work and dedi- Karnes City High School (coaches, teachers, adminis- cation to our kids is greatly aptrators, maintenance, and vol- preciated. Editor: The sun is rising Joe Baker Some people have asked me about the sun at the top of the front page of The Karnes County Times. “Is the sun rising or is it setting?” they will ask. “Rising,” I will answer. While in the process of coming up with a design for the front page, an image formed in my mind, and it was, without a doubt, the image of a rising sun. It didn’t take long for the year 2010 to become a year like no other year for me, both personally and professionally. It has been that kind of year for many other people in Karnes County as well. Change is coming fast and furious to Karnes County and it’s unusual, but it is also exciting at the same time to see the changes coming along with these spring winds. Throughout the process of starting this new business, I have noticed an ever-growing excitement throughout Karnes County. Setting up shop here in downtown Main Street Kenedy, I have been especially gratified to watch the ever-growing hustle and bustle of people going about their business in the downtown area. Less than a decade ago, downtown Kenedy really looked a lot like a ghost town, but look at it now. Businesses are filling what were once vacant buildings and there is traffic -real traffic -- lots of it -- passing along Main Street. There are still vacant buildings, but it is exciting to see downtown Kenedy growing again and it fills me with hope that it can one day return to the kind of downtown that existed here many years ago. And it’s not just Kenedy, either. Indeed, all the communities across Karnes County appear from my point of view to be at the jumping off point of what might be a renaissance, of sorts. Largely as a result in an upswing in the oil and gas related business activity here, there are many new people moving here and many new businesses starting here and people talking about new ideas, and talking about exciting new prospects for Karnes County that lie just beyond the horizon at the edge of tomorrow. It is looking quite likely that the Karnes County courthouse may indeed, within a few years be fully restored to what it looked like when it was originally constructed 106 years ago. If this happens, I believe that we will have a courthouse we can all be very proud of - a shining beacon - a symbol of Karnes County and the people of this wonderful community. The people of this community work hard and they take pride in their accomplishments. They take pride in what they are able to build with their own hands. The homes they build. The families they build. The lives they build. A beautiful stately fully restored courthouse, in my opinion, will be a shining beacon - a catalyst that can spur the revitalization of the downtown Karnes City area and perhaps even the county as a whole. I get very excited when I imagine the possibility of what has happened to so many other communities across Texas through courthouse restoration projects, happening right here in our own back yard. There are exciting new things happening at the churches throughout this community and also among the many members of the many community organizations that work hard to make life better for everyone throughout Karnes County. Many things are happening all over the county that are improving the quality of life here in Karnes County. I believe 2010 is a pivotal year for Karnes County, just as it has been pivotal -- a turning point in my own life. The events since Jan. 1 2010 have reminded me that there is no better place to live than right here in Karnes County, Texas, because you will not find better people anywhere than the ones who live here and treat one another as neighbors and friends... no... beyond that... they treat one another as family. I remember the year 1984. I was 19 years old. During that time there was a widespread sense of optimism about the outlook for the future this country. A campaign commercial for the re-election of Ronald Reagan expressed those sentiments in a way that captivated many of us who heard the message, “It’s morning again in America.” Twenty-six years later In 2010, right here, right now, it is my wish to echo those sentiments. Yes, the sun on the front page of this newspaper is rising, and as long as this newspaper exists, it always will be. It’s morning again, in Karnes County. editor@karnescountytimes.com, Three little words Joe Brubaker Folks I imagine many of you know that one of the shortest verses in the Bible is—God Is Love. Just three little words but their meaning is tremendous. Oft times we humans use these words I love very flippantly. Such as, I love your hat, dress or other apparel or I really love a good cup of coffee. Be that as it may I am suggesting that we use it more frequently and with feeling as we tell our mates and friends that we love them. These are special words and we should use them more often. More songs have been written concerning love than any other emotion. So my suggestion is that you and I express our love to our spouses, our children, our relation and our friends. Now I don’t mean getting too syrupy and silly about it, but with honesty and sincerity! As one of the songs puts it, have I told you lately that I love you? The Karnes County Times The Karnes County Times is published weekly on Thursdays at 216 W. Main Street, Kenedy, Texas, 78119. Telephone: 830-299-3434. E-mail: editor@karnescountytimes.com, web site: www.karnescountytimes.com. SUBSCRIPTIONS: Mailed subscriptions are $1 per week available in three-month ($13), six-month ($26) and one-year ($52) lengths. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Karnes County Times, PO Box 326, Kenedy, TX 78119. Owner/Publisher/Editor Joe Baker CONTENTS COPYRIGHTED 2010 by The Karnes County Times. Written consent waived when full credit is give to The Karnes County Times for material reprinted or reproduced, in whole or part, electronically or otherwise. Copy requested. STAFF Advertising Director Sharon Menn Office Manager Janet Garza Reporter Jason Clay Jansky Thursday, April 1, 2010 Serving Karnes County since 2010 5 Yard Work Pamela Baker Despite desperately wanting to do nothing, my husband and I performed some way overdue yard maintenance on Sunday afternoon. To be perfectly honest, because our inability to keep up with yard maintenance, I am not sure we should own any property that has more than a 10x10 foot green space in front of it. Our current property has an acre and a half. It was starting to look a little like rainforest. So, we decided to divide and conquer. My husband, Joe, would weed-eat, and I would mow the yard with the riding lawn mower. Every time I start out I feel like the task at hand is so enormous that I become discouraged, but I begin anyhow. I start the mower with no problem, and begin my endless circling of the yard. After about 3 or 4 circles, I start wondering why I haven’t really seen much progress. I look back. Flat grass. I have forgotten to engage the blade. I turn the lever and actually begin to cut grass. I don’t think Joe is paying attention, so he won’t make fun of me later. Every time I look over at him he is sitting on the ground messing with the weed-eater. I never see him actually weedeat but he is full of grass so I suppose he is. Except it’s not really grass, it’s clover and weeds. Thick, green, moist clover. I have to go over it twice where it is the thickest. Serves us right for not mowing since last year. I am getting the hang of it, and start enjoying the scenery. Then I become worried. It’s like the wilderness is encroaching upon us. Can I mow over cactus? The cactus is moving in. It’s coming, along with those huisache and mesquite trees. They are going to take over the world. Then I start thinking about work, and working while you are thinking about more work is really much too much work, so I try to think of other things. I notice that one of our crepe myrtle trees has died (again, we really shouldn’t be in charge of plants, ever) and I accidently run over a big sheet of plastic. I close my eyes and pray that it doesn’t break the mower. It keeps working, so I am happy. There are little pieces of plastic everywhere, but still my husband hasn’t noticed. I run out of gas and need assistance. Husband fills the tank. I require assistance starting again. I drive around for about five minutes before I realize I haven’t turned the blade on again. Am embarrassed for myself but nobody has noticed. While I am mowing Joe flags me down. “What happened to the door?” He says. I look over at the storm door. It has been smashed into a million pieces. Some of it is on the porch, and some is hanging precariously on the edge of the frame. “I didn’t do that! I haven’t even been over there. You must have done it!” Joe admits that he probably threw a rock up while he was weed-eating, and we discuss how to clean it up. Goliath and my storm door. All it takes is a little stone. I carefully shake off the remaining glass and suck up 20 pounds of tiny bits of glass with a shop-vac. How did people survive without shop-vacs in the past? I just can’t comprehend it. After four and a half hours of work the yard looks pretty decent. In the back of my mind, however, I am still very concerned with the cactus and huisache and mesquite trees, slowly inching toward the house. It would make a great horror movie, I think. Guest Column Jesus’ death on Calvary Easter is almost here and kids will soon be out of school. Super markets have out all the chocolate Easter Bunnies you can eat and there are all kinds of candy eggs, Easter baskets and even live bunnies, colored chicks, ducklings and many other things to entice your senses and oh the smell of barbequed brisket, potato salad and beans will soon fill many a kitchen! As I search through my Bible in daily readings, every year at this time I get teary-eyed because it is not about Easter bunnies, Easter eggs or any of that although those things in themselves are not bad, but if we focus on only that we miss the whole purpose of what Easter represents. To get down to the nitty gritty, Easter is about a man called Jesus who was born as the suffering Messiah in a small town of Bethlehem which means House of Bread. As He was laid in a manger used for feeding animals, He became our Bread of Life which came down from heaven. On the first Passover thousands of years ago, Moses was told by God to kill a spotless lamb and take its blood and put it over the doorpost of every house in Egypt so that the death angel would pass over and spare the death of first born children, animals, etc. Moses obeyed and as we see in history the death angel passed over sparing all the first born while Pharaoh and his first born children and animals perished. Ever since then, the Jews were told to have a Passover lamb killed and on this Passover Jesus was doing what was prescribed by law when He asked His disciples to find the Upper Room furnished and ready to go for what would be His last Passover meal before He would die and be resurrected three days later. During the Last Supper meal, Jesus tells His disciples one of them will betray Him and they all question is it I? Jesus said it was the one who dips His bread in with Me but they missed it as Judas goes out the door. Next they leave and go to the Garden of Gethsemane to pray. Notice how Jesus prays: “Father if it be possible let this chalice pass from me but not my will but yours be done!” Notice when it got rough? Jesus did not quit but accepted the fact He would have to fulfill this mission for you and for me. This was totally the hardest thing He would ever have to do! He even sweat blood. How many of us have ever sweated blood? I cannot imagine the difficulty or the terrible grief our Lord was under as this happened and His three companions closest to Him were asleep when He needed them the most. Next Judas comes bringing with him the whole group of soldiers who arrest Jesus and take Him before Pilate. Peter tries to defend Him cutting off a guards ear but Jesus, who created that ear puts it back on fully restoring it. I wonder what the guard thought after that as he takes Jesus in. Pilate sees nothing wrong with Jesus but knows this is a crowd bent on jealousy and so orders Jesus whipped and beaten. Have you ever been beaten by a lynch mob? This was the most brutal beating any one could ever have. When they were finished with Jesus His flesh was literally hanging off of Him. It was absolutely brutal and no one can properly describe His appearance but He did this for you and me and Scripture says: “By His stripes we are healed.” Not only was Jesus beaten beyond recognition but He was crowned with long thorns which pierced His head causing blood to be dripping down His head from all sides. Not only that but they slapped Him repeatedly and by the time He was condemned to die for a crime He was totally innocent and was not recognizable. Jesus looked out of eyes that were bloodied and raw from a face that was beaten black and blue but from eyes filled with love as somehow, someway He made His way down the street to Calvary. Dropping His cross many times due to His heavy blood loss, finally He gets some help until He reaches His final destination: to be nailed to a cruel and ugly cross for something He did not do. Listen to the nails go into His hands and feet and see the blood flow from them. Watch as they suspend Him high in the air in between two thieves. His disciples fled except for John the beloved who stands there with His mother, Mary and the other Mary. Hear something else too? The dripping of blood flowing still from His many wounds and over head buzzards circle as they think of their next meal. How sad to hear of everyone including the soldiers arguing even now over Jesus robe which they take off and gamble for as it is made without a seam. Even wonder who made that robe? Now look but hide your eyes as Jesus is naked on the cross. Think now of the abject humiliation of what He did for us and how He was willing to go to any length to say how much He loved us! Can you get this picture inside yourself? Do you think if there was any other way a loving God could save this sin-filled world He would allow anyone to go through this cruel treatment? The truth is there was NO OTHER way and BECAUSE OF THIS many people have looked at the cross and said Yes to Jesus and have become disciples of His willing to die for Him if need be. But let’s go on with this story because it does not just end with Jesus dying on the cross. No, Jesus dies alright and was taken down off that cross and placed in a borrowed tomb and guards were there day and night just making sure no one stole His body and claim He was risen. Something happened during the night on the third day that had never happened before and His disciples remembered Him saying He would rise on the third day. Yes, and on that third day bright and early in the morning, Jesus did rise proving to all He is the resurrection and the life and all who believe in Him shall not die but live! Jesus died never more to die again and today is in heaven having provided salvation for all of us! Why did He die? So you and I can go to heaven and right here and now have life and have it more abundantly! His invitation is for each of us no matter where we live, no matter what we have done wrong. Today He calls each of you to accept His free invitation of life everlasting and a great life full of joy here and now! Are you tired of living the same way and never getting anywhere? If so you need Jesus just like I do. We are all sinners but Jesus has provided His death as payment for your sin debt in full. Ask Him into your heart and to forgive you of your sins and then find a church that believes and preaches Jesus Christ. The day you do this will be your great escape. You can’t live life alone. Jesus wants to come in and give you that joy filled life that He came to die for just for you. Make this day the best day of your life and the best Easter ever! Step out in faith and do it today! John 3:16 says this: “For God so loved the world, that He gave His one and only Son that whoever believes in Him shall not die but have eternal life.” Happy Easter and God bless each of you! In His greatest love ever told, Judy Berry Kenedy, Texas www.karnescountytimes.com EMPLOYMENT being atFor Sale or before Feed & Seed Homes DEy6 PATTERSON, The Karnes County Times Thursday, April 1, 2010 X T OWNER finance: DOT ensures that of March, 2010, then ticularly described envelope should be EACH OF THEIR Card Of Thanks Wanted planting bidders will not be and there to answer 3/2 with 2 dining ar- NOW marked2010 Bank UNKNOWN SUCDEVOby Karnes field notes,County at clearlysince Karnes County’s onlyHelp locally owned newspaper Serving . CEASED, grasses, discriminated against the Petition of EOG tached as Exhibit Depository Proposal. CESSORS, HEIRS, eas has central a/h, bermuda THE family of Susan LVN: part time treat- spacious kitchen Tifton 85 & Coastal on the grounds of RESOURCES, INC., “A” to Plaintiff’s Ap- The city reserves the DEVISEES, AND ROACH, : RIA Mika Smith would ment nurse. Sat. and with lots of cabinets, Bermuda. REPREDiscing race, color, sex or in Cause No. 10-01- plication for Appoint- right to reject any LEGAL like to thankClassified every- Sunday schedule and island. First time and shredding. 830- national origin. and all Proposals, or SENTATIVES, De00005-CVK, styled ment. NUTone for their prayers, with PRN opportuni- home buyer program 534-9998. to waive formalities fendants in the cause “EOG Resources, , MISC.GENEVIEVE FOR SALE cards, tion. flowers, food ties. CNA: SERVICES described. 2-10 &possible with payin order to award a herein RECORDS Inc. vs. TURNER NOTICE TO and memorials dur- shift. Come REPAIRS FOUND HAY for sale: round FrankPETS join our ments of $650. Depository Contract NOTICE TO DEPURGE PUBLIC CLEMONS, HIS CRED ITORS TLES, BETTY e For Sale: Dell ingKarnes our loss. YourCo-wonderful team of 305-3492. Electric bales $50. 830-534NOTICE UNKNOWN SUC- Notice is hereby deemed to be in the FENDANTS: “You been isprofessionals. Computer, Vostro kindness operative,has Inc. CAKES forGreat all occa9998. The Goliad Special CESSORS, HEIRS, given that original best interest of the have been sued. WILCOXEN, DONappreciated. 1500, Windows much accepting bids onpay.sions Sharon NEW on the market: Apply -incall person Education Coopera- DEVISEES, AND Letters Testamentary city. For additional You may employ an Smith ChevroHipp, at Bluebonnet Vista. 2 yrs old. a Sandy 2002 at 830-780-4561. Nurs- nice 3 br., 2 ba., custive/Shared Services LEGAL REPRE- for the Estate of Flo- information, contact attorney. If you or Vernell Call ALD 830-583-5880. let, ½ Mika, Ton, Mary 2 WD,ing Weddings, HATFIELD, tom built home for LEGAL NOTICES Arrangement (GSEC- S E N T A T I V E S ; rence Kowalik, de- the City Manager your attorney does & Rehabilitation, birthDenson, Truck, Patti Benton 4-speed696days, anniversaries. FM 99, Karnes sale by owner. Nice SSA) will conduct AND LOTTIE ceased, were issued or City Secretary not file a written an families NewDOREEN Whirlpool manualandKLINE, transmis-CityAlso covered patio, storor call have 830-780-chama routine purge of CLEMONS, HER on January 11, at City Hall, 303 swer with the Clerk washers or dryers sion, $2,500 mini-3944. pagne age shed, attached E.O.E.glasses and special education UNKNOWN SUC- 2010, in cause No. West Main, Kenedy, who issued this Citastart 299.00, Re- mum. Vehicle can cake toppers. paneled garage, all records of former stu- CESSORS, HEIRS, 5650- 09, pending Texas 78119, or call tion by 10:00 a.m. NOTICE to CHUCK HAT FIELD, from be inspected on the Monday next In Memory Of be-BULLDOzER opera- brick, large fenced in Y frigerators dents prior to school DEVISEES AND in the Probate Court 830-583-2230. contrac tors of 399.00. Stoves tween 8:00 a.m. andtor Computer at For information following the expiraneeded - Repair only yard. year 2001-2002 in LEGAL REPRE- of Karnes County, proposed Texas startVERLA 299.00, Dish- 5:00 p.m., OSHE, Monday an affordable call 830-583- 2079. need rate! CAUSE NO. 10-01- tion of forty-two (42) the following school S E N TAT I V E S , ” , Texas, to: Bruce IN MEMORY OF experienced Department of washers, vents. SANDY throughTENBERG Friday, atapply. Free References. Estimate, $75 days after the date 00006-CVK districts: Austwell- wherein the said Kowalik. The resiTransportation We service what Sandy, the headquarters in flat rate repair + Kenedy area. Must Tivoli ISD, Bloom- EOG Resources, dence of the Execu- EOG RESOURCES, of issuance of this our hearts are (Tx DOT) ADA MOORE, we sell. Hon’s Ap- broken Karnes City. Bidsspeak parts if required. English. Send ReLots & Acreage ington ISD, Falls Inc. is Plaintiff and tor is Nueces County, INC. VS. Danda Pat- Citation and Petiforever, Contracts pliance Store - must be received byresume furbished computers tion, a default judg to 3455 CR terson, Deceased, People tell us that in Sealed proposals for City ISD, Goliad the said TURNER Texas. Claims may 12:00 noon on Friavailable starting at VERLINtime OSHE, JR., ment may be taken 157, Kenedy, Texas Devoria Roach, ISD, Karnes City CLEMONS, HIS be sub mitted to Bruce y (830)780-4344 pieces will 34.5 acres - 6.5 miles contracts listed beday, the April 9, 2010. only $99! Call Today ISD, Kenedy ISD, UNKNOWN SUC- Kowalik in care of Genevieve Nuttles, against you.” You eventually come back 78119. low will be received north of Gillett. Pup- Phone (830)780830-299-3611. and each of you are Betty Wilcoxen, AUDREY OSHE, Loaded with wildlife. by TxDOT until the Refugio ISD, Runge CESSORS, HEIRS, the estate’s attorney k Chihuahua pies for sale !!! 6 together. 3952 and ask for Hatfield, hereby commanded If this is true, though RANCH hand - only A perfect place for date(s) show below, ISD, Stockdale ISD, DEVISEES, AND as follows: Long and Donald weeks old. Lit- Quint. Vehicle willexperienced Ray’s Phone need Jack REPRE- Whitehead, Profes- Doreen Kline, Chuck to appear and answer hard to believe now, a country home or and then publicly and Woodsboro ISD. LEGAL ALTA AND than tea- OSHE, not be released un- Service- Installation before JudiHatfield, Oshe, left t tlecup.larger com- gives S E NKCHS TAT I V E S ; sional Building, 114 last A police that vehicle students a special escort weekVerla as they towntheon81st their there will always be apply. References. a place to get away read. Construction/ Individuals 3 males, 2 fe- til proof of title trans-Kenedy & Repair home or area. for Must Ada Moore, Verlin cial District Court in pleted schooling in AND LOTTIE N. Panna Maria, way to compete in state competition. a space. Maintenance/Buildfrom the rat race. $125.00 fer is given. business. Phones, speak English. Send HER Karnes City, Texas Oshe, Jr., Audrey the Karnes County y males. Call 800.383.2305 ing Facilities Con- one of these districts, CLEMONS, each. Call 830- The pieces to which resume faxes, computers, 3455 CR 157, transferred to an- UNKNOWN SUC- 78118. All persons Oshe, Alta Oshe, and Courthouse in Karnes has your name on its tract(s). Dist/Div: enter listing code leave GARAGE SALE Kenedy, etc. Texas 30 yrs experi78119 HEIRS, having Motors claims against each of their unknown City, Karnes County, Pace place. ihrig-CertifieD Corpus Christi. Con- other school district, CESSORS, 3820 - Realtor.broker aJuan r eal estate , 583-2777, message if nolanence. $75 first jack, or were dismissed DEVISEES AND this Estate which successors, heirs, de- Texas, at or before 830-583-3620 Tears have been tract 6189-19-001 swer. Garage & Bake SaleAVON $60reps. eachneeded. additional. www.pacemotors.net from special educaLEGAL REPREis currently being visees, and legal rep- 10:00 o’clock a.m. nowin for anny ihrigfalling --sales sFALLS helley alter - sales MOWING CityW -Mother 14 fordog Just timeso for$10.00 Callfee.830-239-4923 Found: Earn up tion, prior to August SENTATIVES, are administered are resentatives in the on the first Monday n TakeDTwo long. HIGHWAY RIGHT acres. This corner Videos in Easter!!! Decorat-to 40%. or 830-583-6226. and three baby pupthe expiration 1-800-298District Court, 218th after $11,850 2002 mayMazda request Mazda5, Defendants. 41K Themiles, required to row presentseat When we think of 2008 3rd 830-299-2909 direct 830-299-2444 direct OF WAY in Bee property is located Karnes City is go- ed Easter cookies9017, call Sophia, pies. Please call Judicial Dsitrict, of forty-two (42) records in writing to said Petition, filed on them within the time your beautiful face it approximately 1 County, s ing all food service. allandseemscakes. 2007 Ford F150 owner, nice! County, days $11,950 MWCInd.CARD THANKS (830) 780-4190 and etc. will be GSEC-SSA from the date Rep. OFwww. at 314 the s/cab, 7th day one of Janand innon-smoker! the manner Karnes sohousehold wrong. 583-2900 office mile from Hwy. 181. opened Selling all movies, clothing,(830) leave a message to on February East hereof, youravon.com/sophiTexas. TO: DANDA of issuance Pearl Street, Gouary, 2010, and the prescribed by law. 2007 Ford Focus ZX4 SE Sedan, 21K miles, www.pacemotors.net $8,600 You had so much to 23, 2010, at 2:00 Water and electricity comput- items, lots of stuff.asmith Our sincere thanks claim. , games, PATTERSON, DE- being at or before liad, TX Chevy 77963 no citation issued on the extend Dated the 13th dayowner! look forward to and p. m. at the District is available at the 2006 Silverado 1500LS, cab, one auto, 65K miles $11,850 er, racks, shelves, Saturday April 3, goes to: family and than February 13th day of January, of January, 2010. CEASED, DEVOso much left- to 4:00pm, do, property. The MISC. prop- Office for an estimate later repair machine, www.ihrigrealty.com 8:00am friends, Dr. Roberto 2005 Dodgein-RAM STthat pickup, One owner! miles $9,750 RIA lowROACH, 18, 2010. Contact 2010, 1500 discloses Long and White head: 29K y DVD cases. Stop But needed erty is fenced on all of $272,707.04. ConRENTALSand staff, 119 GodRobinhood, Ramirez GENEVIEVE NUTformation: 361/645- Ram the nature ofSLT said pickup, By: WalterV8, R. Long, 2004 Dodge 1500 loaded, many extras $7,950 somebody in heaven tract 6203-82-001 sides and has 2 piped and see what Kenedy. Otto Kaiser Hospi- TRUE STORIES: BETTY or http://www. suit is as follows:- Jr., Attorney for the TLES, for in- MOWING 8229 farm &Doranch gated 2004 Buick LeSabre, V6, auto, 69K miles, comfort & economy $7,250 y bywe have. 830-780- who is as special as tal and staff, Kaiser you have an NEW LISTIINGS WILCOXEN, DON- Classifieds Homes For Rent entrances. The prop- HIGHWAY RIGHT spedssa.org This suit is brought Estate. you. 2735 HELP WANTED Home Health staff, teresting true stoALD HATFIELD, 2004 Chevy Malibu Classic sedan, 59K miles, www.pacemotors.net $6,450 to have a Receiver Nothing is the156/brush/coastal/steel same WAY in Goliad erty can bethat splitmetal and OF ac./County Road pens/20 40 barn with Bluebonnet Nursry x you would continued DOREEN KLINE, CAUSE NO. 10-01- Legacy appointedAWD under wagon, the s 254.87 now and doubt it will 2003 Subaru dual sunroofs, automatic, loaded $6,750 County will be 4 bdrm, 3 ba., CA/H, sold as seperate 7 AUTO Looking for experi- ing & Rehab staff, like to share with 00005-CVK provisions of Section CITY OF KENEDY CHUCK HATFIELD, ever be. concrete floor/large deep tankcrew with fishing pier/2 water opened on February 2 story country home acre wells/partial tracts. firoyalty on enced oil field Karnes City Fire Deour Owner readers? If so, inter2003 Ford Escape XLS, SUV, V6, auto, C.D., power win/locks $6,950 VERLA OSHE, REQUEST FOR have been 2010 at 10:00 EOG RESOURCES, 64.091 of the Texas nearpartment, Choate. $600 nancingplease is available r For est/Call Sale: Shelley 2007 You foremen. 2 yrsre-exand Ecksend it 23, to edADA MOORE, INC. v. Turner Civil Practice and PROPOSAL 830-299-2440 for more information $2450 ac. 2003 Dodge Dakota SXT pickup, 53K miles, V6, auto, like new $6,950 Page 11 from pain and rent/$600 deposit. with noitor@karnescountycredit check. a.m. at the District Chevrolet Colo- leased perience required. ols Funeral Home. Clemons, his un- Remedies Code for Proposals for the City VERLIN OSHE, JR., suffering, have &CallAnd Office 210-413-5181. Please call 210-2752002 successors, Pontiac Grand Prix GTP, supercharged V6, sunroof! leather! $7,300 Z71ac/Hwy. truck. 181/Kenedy/prime Benefits -you medical many thanks to times.com or property/all mail tofor an estimate known l rado 7.31 commercial location/very clean AU DREY OSHE, undivided mineral of Kenedy’s Bank set free. of $204,006.00. Con1857. PO Box 326, KeneGood condition, been life insurance, 401K. all who said prayers, 2002 Suzuki XL7 Touring, One owner! www.pacemotors.net $6,300 ALTA OSHE, AND Your has 6203-84-001 heirs, devisees, and interests owned by Depository Contract 511 and dy, TX 78119. tract tires; 64,500 Seriousstory inquiries on-KARNES sent City: flowers utilities readily available/good access $350,266 legal representatives; the Defendants in the will be received by new touched people, all for MOWING N. Panna Maria, 2 miles, small tool ly. Apply in person food, and for all the Lottie Clemons, following described the City of Kenedy, MERCHANDISE HIGHWAY ages, nearac. and afar, Ser-bedroom. Chula lot/bonus room/very $179,000RIGHT and mo.cards, box 3-2-2 and bed linerVista/.71 at Duval Lease visits, $450 calls,clean/KCISD her unknown succes- lands located in 303 West Main On the night you OF WAY in Karnes deposit. and 305- love. t included. $14,500. vice - 8730 S. Hwy$400donations, Karnes County,real ihrig Street, Kenedy, Texasestate Bluebonnet St./new paint/corner $88,000 were taken from us, 3492. lot/close to schools will be sors, heirs, devisees Miscellaneous County Call 3-2-2 830-583-2703 181, Kenedy. and toIhrIg execute- C 78119 until 4:00r p.eal m., estate Broker a Juan ertified opened on February and legal representa- LTexas www.ihrigrealty.com 830-583-4348 in the sky was a lone Taylor W. Blakeney ) orfor more tives in the District oil, gas and mineral Thursday, February twinkling star. 23, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. S W -S 316 South 4th Street, D I S informaFamily OFFICE : (830) 583-2900 • www.ihrigrealty.com Whirlpool at the District Office Court, 81st Judicial Leases thereof to the 4, 2010. The city Was that you to tell us Kenedy, nearly re- NEW LISTINGS Plaintiff, and take requests proposals that you had reached modeled. e Possible washers, dryers or for an estimate of District, NewKarnes Listings starting $299 $218,774.46. Plans County, Texas. Listings such other action for aListings five (5) year home now? owner finance.remodeled $525 stoves home 233 ac/large oaks/2 tanks/thick brush/3-2 $2450 ac. each; refrigerators T O : T U R N E R deemed necessary term beginning April And from life as we month/$200 deposit. and specifications e 3-2-2/K.C./1763 $399; 18 PENDING c. are available for in- CLEMONS, HIS under the provisions 1, 2010. Specifica knewsq. it, ft./good it was timenghbhood 830-534-9277 or 14 c. ft. SALE ft. $499. Service and spection, along with UNKNOWN SUC- of said statute, tions and Request for you to take your 830-583-6068. parts. Hons Appli- bidding for Proposal (RFP) andbow. home on 2.42 ac./Panna Maria $165,000 e Country storefinal proposals, CESSORS, HEIRS, to-wit: ance Store, Karnes and applications for DEVISEES, AND 164.8 acres of land packages may be We miss your voice, flrs/steel roof/1678 ft./Call Shelley $105,000 Just Kidding... City. 830-780-4344. REPRE- out of the John Clark obtained from the MOBILE HOMES your infectious laugh the TxDOT Prequali- LEGAL r 3-2, 5th St/wood hearing youremodeled/Price sing, fied$69,000 Contractor’s S E N T A T I V E S ; Survey, Abstract No. City Secretary at the 3-1 Kenedy/7thand St./totally Reduced LOTTIE 137, Karnes County, above address, or Fashion you loved list, at the applicable AND Mobile Homes - WANTED CLEMONS, HER Texas, and being by phone (830-583Garage Sales andDEAD now youofhave OR ALIVE State and/or Dist/Div 4 ac./Hwy. 181/South Kenedy/water well/cleared $40,000 For Rent new accessories, a Offices listed below. UNKNOWN SUC- hereafter described 2230). The proposal HEIRS, as 177 acres of land should consist of one REDUCED/Call Shelley $8,000bidders CESSORS, pair of angeltrees/PRICE wings. l 2.02 ac/KCISD/nice E S TAT E / M U LT I - If applicable, Check AND our Website www.ihrigrealty.com for nine iHriG reAL eStAte in Karnes County, original plus The world has lost a 2/1 mobile home family indoor garage must submit prequali- DEVISEES for Commercial rent. Nice Listings on our website! LEGAL More REPRETexas as described in (9) Commercial and Ranch Listings copies. Proposals More Residential, Land and wonderful girl, a true fication information sale. 111 Lady Bade neighborhood. $375 SENTATIVES, De- Patent from the State may be delivered or and amazing friend, ger Dr., Karnes City to TxDOT at least 10 month/$350 deposit. Call Brown Automotive But maybe her gooddays prior to the bid fendants in the cause of Texas to John mailed to the City (across from Catholic iHriG eStAte Call evenings 583herein described. Clark, more par- Secretary at the above e ness was needed to reAL Church) Fri. & Sat., date to be eligible to 3752. NOTICE TO DEaddress, and the help and from heaven bid on a project. Pre DeDiCateD to serviCe Jan. 22 & 23, 8-4. 830-583-9883 ✰INC. PAT BROWN REALTORS, she needed to send... qualification materi FENDANTS: “You s have been sued. MeMber S An A ntonio b oArd of r eALtorS Sandy, you are alals may be requested “On the Courthouse Square” in Floresville Texas BROWN REAL ESTATE Mobile Homes ways around us with from the State Office You may employ an PAT BROWN Livestock r attorney. If you or For Sale your love, 1319 Fourth St. and C Street listed below. Plans for REALTORS, INC. Giving us strength, the above contract- your attorney does 1-866-393-2598 830-393-2598 not file a written an RESTOCK with keeping us closeLone and SPECIAL y (s) are available from governStarprogram Real Estate quality, crossbreed- TxDOT’s watching over us ment website swer with the Clerk issued this133 Citaing/heterosis pays, $332,725 Acres — Ranch in Karnes Co. w/ $249,000 — 2/1/2 country log home on 47 ac. from above. www.txdot.gov who Nancy Christian with your land or get more pounds at e by 10:00views. a.m. Fenced & cross-fenced w/water Great hunting, bunkhouse, large workshop, panoramic Missing and family land. We can and from repro- tion FOR stock ponds, & acresSALE of coastal concrete drives, greenhouse, marvelous front the Monday next pipe pens, your calfTx crop.78119 601loving Borroum Hwy. 181from Kenedy, you, put @ duction companies onwell, you in a new Bermuda. near paved road. MLS#789373. theVery expira& back porches, paved frontage on FM 541 & e LAND Your family home! Don’t miss Bulls, replacement at the expense of following Office: 830-583-2222 - Cell: FM 2505. All minerals conveyed. MLS#709892. tion of forty-two (42) cows, 361-688-8139 heifers, pic- Life ANNOUNCEMENTS Public Notices Public Notices Public Notices Public Notices Public Notices Police Escort! Classifieds continued on Page 11 Public Notices 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 laJuan ihrig-CertifieD real estatebroker www.karnescountytimes.com Danny ihrig-sales shelley Walter - sales 830-299-2909 direct 830-299-2444 direct (830) 583-2900 office FREE BEER! • Used Cars or Trucks • anny hrIg 830-299-2909 heLLey aLeS DIRECT 4-3-2 carport, Falls City, on 5 acres, 2-story gorgeous home near Hwy 181. Seperate shop, tile, very open, master down, great landscaping, must see. $339,000 2.9 acres Commercial, Kenedy, large metal building, 4000+ square feet, very clean property, $275,000, Also for lease Historic Home, Falls City, 2-story, 5200 square feet, in great condition for its age $295,000 aLter aLeS 830-299-2444 DIRECT NEW LISTIINGS 254.87 ac./County Road 156/brush/coastal/steel pens/20 x 40 metal barn with concrete floor/large deep tank with fishing pier/2 water wells/partial royalty interest/Call Shelley 830-299-2440 for more information $2450 ac. 7.31 ac/Hwy. 181/Kenedy/prime commercial location/very clean property/all Carport, 3-3-2, Karnes St., KC, Remodutilities readily4-2-2 available/good access on 4.5 acres in Hobson, $350,266 3 yrsac.old, Colors & Stained 3-2-2 Chula Vista/.71 lot/bonusModern room/very clean/KCISD $179,000 eled Home on Large Lot, Close 3-2-2 Bluebonnet St./new paint/corner lot/close to schools $88,000 Concrete Floors, Living/Dining Com- to Schools, Very Modern Colors bo, Plus Eat-in Kitchen, Lg. Storage/ and Large Rooms, Open ConLISTINGS Workshop, Pens & Sm. Shed 233 ac/large oaks/2 tanks/thick brush/3-2 remodeled home $2450 ac. cept $139,000 SALE PENDING 3-2-2/K.C./1763 sq. ft./good nghbhood Country store and home on 2.42 ac./Panna Maria SALE PENDING $165,000 254.87 acres, CR 156, Pens, Barn, 3-1flrs/steel Kenedy / 7thStreet / $105,000 Totally 3-2, 5th St/wood roof/1678 ft./Call Shelley Kenedy/7th St./totally remodeled/Price $69,000 Tank, 2 Water Wells. Call Shelley3-1 830Remodeled / Reduced PRICE REDUCED 4 ac./Hwy. 181/South of Kenedy/water well/cleared $40,000 /PRICE REDUCED $65,000 299-2444 $2,450 per2.02 acre ac/KCISD/nice trees/PRICE REDUCED/Call Shelley $8,000 More Residential, Land and Commercial Listings on our website! DeDiCateD to serviCe MeMber SAn Antonio boArd of reALtorS Lone Star Real Estate Nancy Christian 601 Borroum @ Hwy. 181 Kenedy, Tx 78119 Office: 830-583-2222 - Cell: 361-688-8139 www.lonestar-realestate.com Our Showcase Property Serving KarneS County for 36 yearS WilSe broWn - broKer 830-780-2598 Sean o’brien - agent Cell: 210-365-7865 ✰ 302 E. BUCHEL KARNES CITY, TX 78118 the contractor. NPO: 31818. State Office, Instructions $8000.00 cash back! com 210-771-3147 Constr./Maint. Division, 200 E. River1 - 8 8 8 - 6 9 7 - 7 6 9 0 . free delivery. RESIDENTIAL: side Dr., Austin, rbi32763 PIANO lessons: * 107 Karnes St-Kenedy. Like Texas new 78704. modular Phone: Ages 5 - adult. BMon small lot.FOR 3/2 sale: with 32 openfloorplan. Very nice.Dist/ month 512-416-2540. Trinity University. $48,900 REAL ESTATE old Beefmaster bull. Div Office(s) Corpus MA-Claremont Grad* 137 Bluebonnet-Kenedy. 3/2/1 w/bonus 830-780-3445. Brick Christi District, Disuate School, CA. room. Remodeled with tile thru-out. $112,000 trict Butler on 6 lots,1701 Sale& 5th St-Kenedy. 2/2 mbl Engineer, Call Marie McClane, Homes *For Did you large knowtrees. S. $55,000 Padre Island Dr., storage bldgs, carport, 830-299-9410. Christi, that when you Corpus EXEMPLARY Falls COMMERCIAL: place a classi- Texas 78416. Phone: City ISD.* Beautiful 361-808-2300. Minispecial!!line Oldad Wal-Mart bldg on Hwy Services & Repairs 2 story red Investor it rock w/ fied access. wage rates are Lots of mum paved parking. Incredible opportunity on 8th St, Kenedy. Over 181. Ezy frontage also onplaced siteoffice on 5 forisdetails footage and set for outviewing. in bidding 1900 sq ft, 2/2/2-2 living & 2 dining areas,metal greatroof,Call acres w/tank, shop, RAY’S Phone Jack storage our website Priced right aton$500,000. Owner is ready to sell. documents and the kitchen, lots of storage, beautiful lot with Service. some Installation bldg. Large trees. Needs fdtion shed. work,20K under ap- free! www.th- rates will be part 830-534- OUT OTHER of AVAILABLE & repair for home praisal. CHECK the contract. estimate on file. $87,500 e c oFOR u n t ySALE w i d e .IN KARNES PROPERTIES AND or business, phone, 5643. com! COUNTIES, CALL ME FOR ACREAGE: SURROUNDING faxes, computers, * 75 Acres-Pawnee.etc.Remodeled 2 bedroom MORE INFO OR TO VIEW ANY OF THESE. 30 years experifarmhouse, outdoorence. kitchen, Nurses in Touch, Inc. $75 firstgreat jack, fencing ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ MINERALS! $235,000 *756 Acres-Helena. Ranch house, 3 barns, $60 each additional. Subscribe Home * 88 Acres-Helena. Large tank, majestic oaks, 2 water wells, 2 tanks, largeHealth*Hospice trees,incredible Call good brush. wonderful dove830-239-4923 hunting. $264,000 830 hunting. $2,489,500. or 830-583-6226. * 159 Acres-Pawnee. Nice cattle/hunting tract. *361 Acres-Goliad County. San Antonio river, Immediate openings: Elec, water well, rolling terrain. $$285,405 780-3924 great farmland and some brush. Elec & water * 200 Acres-Kenedy (Karnes & Goliad county). wells. $795,872. *Billing Specialist - experiened preferred This is a must see, Custom built brick home *369 Acres-Helena. San Antonio river, rolling Contact 3 Sharmane at 800-441-9938, 3/2/2 inground pool, guesthouse, lots oofpporTuniTy brush, terrain, a new Career awaiTs large barn, tanks,Gass great fencing. ext. 231, fax resume 830-216-7115 or email very secluded, lots of wildlife. $1,199,250 The Field oF CorreCTions you in$890,000 your chance to take tures, video, prices. www.lonestar-realestate.com advantage of up to www.BrehmFarms. Our Showcase Property Our Showcase Property The Geo Group Inc., Karnes County Correctional Center is accepting applications for the following position: resume to sharmaneg@nursesintouch.com. Servicing Medicare and Non-Medicare clients. A M n BROWN REAL ESTATE HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATOR ssistant anager Serving Karnes for 36 years CORRECTIONAL County OFFICER Must be at least 18 years of age and pass vacation, holidays, sick leave, life pre-employment requirements/criminal insurance, paid training, history investigation. Paid training in a correctional setting is done on-site. and 401 K plan. For information on these positions please call or submit 3-2, MF home on 2 For ac. N. Floresville on Hwy anofapplication visit: an applications to: 2 bdrm., 1 bath, brick home @ 114 Mesquite St., Inc. KC, 181. Call Sean 210-365-7869 The GEO Group CA&H. Good condition. $47,000 Karnes County Correctional Center 3-2 Doublewide mobile home on 2.25 ac. on Hwy 810406 Commerce St., Kenedy. Karnes City, TX. Large two story older home @ Tilden, (830) 780-3525 Also included garage apartment. $47,000 181 N. of K.C. Also has large metal building on Attn: Human Resources Department or visit $62,000 3-2-2 frame home @ 414 Calvert,www.thegeogroupinc.com K.C. Central A/H slab. ust have a strong desire to succeed! FOR SALE SOLD Corner lot. $60,000 EOE m/f/d/v 3-2-2 brick home, Central A/H. Karnes City. Good neighborhood. 616 Fairlane. $99,000 National Association of buyers REALTORS® MLS. We have - listings Wanted Star Loans 115 E. Calvert - Karnes City Three bdrm, 1M bath home @ 517 E. Bowie, KC, Call Sean O’Brien 210-365-7869 Land 2 bdrm, 1 bath, garage, Central A/H. Corner lot. 411 Frobese in Runge. $49,000 198 ac. between Floresville & Pleasanton. Call Sean 210-365-7869 3-2.5, brick home on 66.19 ac. Lg Oak trees, has some coastal, has wildlife for hunting. Approx 4 miles N. of Stockdale. Call Sean 210-365-7869 66.19 ac. with 3bdrm, 2.5 bath, brick house. N. of 3-2-3 large brick home on large lot, 801 Chula Vista, KC, Excellent Condition. stock pond. Good fences. Good hunting. Call T Stockdale. Seanlarge 210-365-7869 88 acresO east on Hwy. 80, Call boast oak trees, R AofCHelena NT C just 305 ac. Lots of brush, deer, hogs, bass filled stock tank, windmill, seasonal creeks, lots ofturkeys. brushOld 3-2-3 brick home, Central A/H. New carpet. Corner house, large tank, El Oso water. Highway frontgreat hunting. ATE.rare find.age. Beautiful Great views.piece of property. lot. with Near RE Elem 303 Broadway, RAC Tschool, ON CSides K.C. $82,000 203 ac. W. of Hobson on CR 215. Water well, $264,000 Sean 210-365-7869 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO We have buyers - Listings wanted O COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES! O Desperado’s nightclub-Kenedy. 4,800 sf, established business with all inventory. 1/2 acre of parking. Only large nightclub within 25 mile radius. Totally remodeled, ready to reopen. Reduced to $365,000. O Old Smokehouse/tavern located on approx. 1/2 www.karnescountytimes.com is).Equal Needs plenty of work butOpportunity so much potential and Housing now priced right! Lots of history here. O 2400 sf one story brick bldg. on Main St.-Kenedy. Great location for hair salon, restaurant or retail. Needs a little work but owner has reduced to help cover cost. Now only $24,000. Park-Breidenbach - p roperties is a list of The following Whether you Want to buy or sell check With billy or Marie they’ll do a good job! eeDeD offer -competitive salary, paid Wilse Brown - Broker • 830-780-2598 • Sean O’Brien -We Agent Cell 210-365-7869 Homes HOMES $253,188 and home 3-2-2 acres frame home @ 414 Calvert, in K.C. CA&H. days after the—date64.50 Corner lot.property. $60,000 Immaculate $224,000 — New construction in Parkview ofKosciusko. issuance ofWell thismaintained 3-2-2 brick home. CA&H. Karnes Good in Poth. Two-story 3BR/2BA, lovely family manufactured home; 3/2 with living and den. LargeCity. Subd. Citation and Petineighborhood. 616 Fairlane. metal barn with attached steel pens, lush coastal, area, 3-2, MF home on 2 ac. N. of Floresville on bonus room upstairs w/loafed ceiling, lg tion, a default judg fenced & cross fenced, ISD.Sean MLS# 737988. master suite, granite kitchen w/breakfast and Hwy.Poth 181. Call 210-365-7865. ment may be taken Additional 12.5 acres2available, MLS #787658. bdrm, 1 bath, garage, CA&H. Corner lot. 411 area, 2-car garage, Poth ISD. MLS dining against you.” You Frobese, Runge. #823411 bdrm., 2.5find baths, home on 66.19 ac. and each of you $29,900 2.2 are Acres3 — Rare in brick Cestohowa. Large oak trees, has some coastal, has wildlife hereby commandedmetal A fully-enclosed onStockdale. $249,000— 5BR/4BA on large lot within walking for shop, hunting.livestock Approx. 4 shelter, miles N. of toFM appear and answer 3191 distance of Poth ISD, 2 living areas, high Call Sean O’Brien 210-365-7869. before the 81st Judi3-2-3 brick home. CA&H. New carpet. Corner by the Catholic church. MLS#778138. ceilings, lot. Near elem. school. 303 E. Broadway, K.C. floor 88 acres just east of Helenaloft, on Hwy. 80, boast oak trees, cial District Court in open plan, study, wet bar,largecovered $82,000. bass filled stock tank, windmill, seasonal creeks, lots of brush $279,000 60.9 Acres — CR 228, along Cibolo patio, deck, the Karnes County mature trees. Built-in storage in with great hunting. A rare find. Beautiful piece of property. Creek, Poth ISD, 1000 sq.ft. cabin, coastal, most rooms, Courthouse in $264,000a plus. MLS # 820902. LAND hunting. MLS#778601. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Karnes City, Karnes 198 ac. between Floresville & Pleasanton. Call Parkview Subdivision — Easy commute to Sean 210-365-7869. County, Texas, at or O COMMERCIAL $129,999 Immaculate home Poth, SA,N.w/great schools & aPROPERTIES! quiet lifestyle. Excellent 66.19 3BR/2BA ac. with 3 bdrm, 2.5 in bath brick house before 10:00 — o’clock nightclub-Kenedy. sf, estabof Stockdale. Call Sean withonbeautiful wood flooring, tasteful light210-365-7869 fixtures, location OtoDesperado’s raise a family. A planned4,800 community, a.m. the first Mon lished business with all and inventory. 1/2 acreavailable. of parking. 196+ ac. S. of on Hwy. 181. Bothwith sidesa variety tumble-marble counter-tops inKenedy kitchen, lovely of lot sizes builders day after the expiraOnly large nightclub within 25 mile radius. Totally reof hwy. Lots of brush. Close to town. wooden blinds & window treatments remain, large Owner finance! 305 ac. Lots of brush, deer, hogs, turkeys, modeled, ready to reopen. Reduced to $365,000. tion of forty-two entertainment-media room, sprinkler-system is in Highway O Old Smokehouse/tavern located on approx. 1/2 old house, large tank, El Oso water. (42) days from the place, large covered patio, Poth ISD. MLS#819145. frontage.Great views. acre on Hwy. 181 (between Kenedy & Karnes City). date of issuance 8.644 ac. between Kenedy and Karnes City. Fantastic location, well known business and bldg. CONTRACT View our full listing of properties in Karnes, Wilson and Atascosa Counties Hwy. 181. Great commercial property. hereof, being at or $175,000 (negotiable). 203 ac., w. of Hobson on CR 215, water well, on our web site at patbrownrealtors.com O 3 story historical brick bldg-Kenedy. Only skybefore 10:00 a.m. on stock pond. Good fences. Good hunting. Call scraper in town and now reduced to a low $19,000 (as Monday, the 1st day Sean O’Brien 210-365-7869. Billy Welkener Ranch Realtor ORANCH & RECREATIONAL PROPERTIES: O 75 acres-Pawnee. Great little hunting tract with remodeled 2 bedroom farm house. Lots of brush, large tank, seasonal creek, good fencing. Blinds and feeders to remain, along with 50% MINERALS TO CONVEY! $235,000 O 88 acres-Helena. Beautiful large oaks, cleared senderos, bass filled tank, 2 seasonal creeks, shallow well, incredible dove hunting. Easy driving around property. $264,000. locations where The Karnes County Times is available for FREE! Listings Marie Welkener Ranch Realtor 361-813-9035 • Karnes Co. - 145 ac., hilltop location, hunting, farmhouse, tank, barn, pens, blinds, feeders, minerals.---------------------------------------------------------------------------$384,250 • Bee Co. - 20 ac., oaks, home, wildlife------------------------------------------MIN. $130,995 • Two properties on FM 673, south of Pawnee, Bee County • Karnes Co., 104 ac, Hwy. 119, hunting, grass, brush,-----------------------------$314,880 • Karnes Co. - 54.14 ac., coastal, trees, homesite, well, pens--------------------------SOLD • Karnes Co. - 25.11 ac., nice homesite, cross fenced -------------------------------$3,200/ac • Karnes Co. - brick 3/3 on 12.5 ac., metal 18x40 shed, great habitat, Runge-----SOLD • Fashing - 4/2/2 brick home on 3 ac., pond-------------------------------------CONTRACT • Bee Co. - 220 ac. Restless Wind Ranch, ranch, hunting--------------------------------SOLD • Karnes Co. - brick home w/fp on 90 ac., lg. metal barn, tank----------------------SOLD In Kenedy: www.parkb.com 830-583-9221 Home County The Karnes Times Kenedy City Hall Kenedy Chamber of Commerce Kenedy ISD Texas Star Jerry B’s One Stop Red Ewald Capital Farm Credit Barth’s Pizza Hut Tiger Tote Taqueria Vallarta Valero (Hwy 181 & 2nd St.) Jimbo’s Frontier Pharmacy KCECDC In Karnes City: ORESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES: O Kenedy-brick 3/2/1 with bonus room. Can be 4th bedroom, office or hobby room. Beautiful tile thru-out this comfortable home. Freshly painted, new lighting fixtures, newer composition roof, central heat/air. Home sits on 1 & 1/2 tree shaded lots. Covered back patio, close to shopping & schools. $112,000. Mercantile Palace Cafe The Tote Falls City High School CHECK BACK WITH US, 361-362-4224 Cell Vallarta Taqueria In ON Gillett: NEW LISTINGS COMING MARKET SOON! www.lonestar-realestate.com Big B Jay’s City Pharmacy Gillett Post Office Looney’s Gillett General Store Courthouse Karnes City ISD In Runge: Courthouse Barbershop Take Two Video Pico Becky’s Cafe Runge High School Runge Post Office In Hobson: In Choate: Bordovsky’s Dunn & Dunn In Falls City: Shorty’s Fillin Station Busy Beaver Pollok’s Store Pollock’s Deli Las Palmas Life The Karnes County Times Karnes County’s only locally owned newspaper Thursday, April 1, 2010 Serving Karnes County since 2010 Eating Up Franke, Jaskinia wed in Kosciusko Katherine Elizabeth Franke, the daughter of Douglas and Ann Franke of Kenedy, Texas, married Russell James Jaskinia, the son of Michael and Debbie Jaskinia of Kosciusko, Texas, on Saturday, January 30,2010. The ceremony took place in the St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Kosciusko and was officiated by Father Dennis Archeiga. Katrina Cachau and Amie Trevino delivered the scripture readings. Amy Alexander was the vocalist and organist. Attending the bride in Alfred Angelo chiffon satin grape colored dresses were maid of honor Deborah Frnake, sister of the bride; matron of honor Kimberly Loveland, sister of the bride; and bridesmaids Stacy Koether, Katie Ashby, Kara Thompson, Heather Jendrusch, and Katie Wilmes. The flower girls were Caitlin and Courtney Wientjes, and ring bearer was Caden Koether. The best man was Chance Kutac, lifelong friend of the groom. The groomsmen were Brandon Scheffler, Scott Pruski, Cameron Poth, Bradley Koether, Shea Urso, and Justin Russell. Serving as ushers were Garrett Lyssy, Scott Catalena, Kevin Pruski, and Kley Pruski. The beautiful bride was escorted down the aisle on the arm of her father. The Bride carried a bouquet of green hydrangeas accented with pur- By Amelia Simmons I recently bought a box of eggs from chickens that were fed a multi grain diet. They were a bit more pricey than my regular brand. I was making a sponge cake for a dessert and the eggs had golden yellow yolks, so my finished cake had a lovely rich color instead of being pale and sickly. I didn’t notice any better flavor, but it sure was worth the extra pennies. On my next run through the baking aisle I picked up a box of chemical wonder AKA the miracle yellow cake mix. I’m an inveterate reader and critic of ingredient labels. The mix contains all the same ingredients as a made from scratch cake plus a whole lot of additives that help ensure that each cake is a replica of the one that came before. Instead of eggs, emulsifiers like mono and diglycerides incorporate air into the batter and the all natural yellow color comes from food coloring, not the real thing. Given the choice, who wouldn’t choose to opt for the fresh, honest flavors of an all natural cake? I’ll pay my extra fifty cents any day. Not to mention, I just feel a little bit better for those pesky chickens. The non engineered yellow layer cake ple and white roses designed by Terri Pruski. Her gown was designed by Pronovias and was an beaded strapless layered silk gown with white, silver, and gold threads, among many Swarovski crystals that adorned the bodice and ran along the skirt and train. the gown was cathedral length. Crystals adorned the edges of her cathedral-length veil. Katherine is the grand- daughter of Iva Bridges and the late Pete Bridges of Three Rivers, and the late Fred and Elizabeth Franke of Pawnee. Russell is the grandson of Thomas and Agnes Jaskinia of Kosciusko and Marvin and JoAnn Seifert of Loire. A reception was held in the Kosciusko Hall. The couple honeymooned in Colorado and will reside in San Antonio. 2 1/2cups cake flour 1 ¼ teaspoons baking powder ¼ tsp baking soda ¾ tsp salt 1 ¾ cups sugar 10 tablespoons unsalted butter melted and cooled slightly 1 cup buttermilk 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 6 large egg yolks plus 3 large egg whites Dave Ramsey Question of Law to 350. Whisk the flour, baking powder, soda and salt and 1 ½ cups sugar in a bowl. In a measuring jug beat together the melted butter, buttermilk, oil, vanilla and egg yolks. In a clean dry bowl or in a stand mixer, whisk the egg whites until they are foamy. Add the remaining sugar and continue to beat until stiff peaks form. Set aside. In a clean bowl, gradually add the butter mixture to the flour mixture and beat until just combined. Using a rubber spatula, fold in the whites and gently incorporate until no white streaks remain. Divide the batter between the pans, gently tapping them on the counter to dislodge any air bubbles. Bake the cakes for 20 minutes on the middle shelf until they spring back to the touch. Cool in pans for 10 minutes, and then invert onto greased wire racks to cool completely before icing. Foolproof frosting 2 1/2 sticks unsalted butter 1 cup confectioner’s sugar ¾ cups cocoa pinch salt ¾ cup light corn syrup 1 teaspoon vanilla 8 ounces milk chocolate, melted and cooled In a food processor, beat together the butter, sugar, cocoa and salt until creamy smooth. Add corn syrup and vanilla and beat until combined. Scrape down the bowl and add the chocolate. Beat until creamy. Keep cool until ready to use or use at once Butter two 9 inch cake pans and line the bottoms with parchment paper. Butter and flour the paper rounds. Heat the oven Birth Announcement College student with inheritance Dear Dave, My husband and I are trying to pay off our debts, but we’re behind on a couple of credit card payments. The credit card company is calling us all the time and being really rude. They call us repeatedly at work, even though we’ve both told them not to do this. We’re trying to work with them, but it’s causing us probDear Dave, I’m currently a junior in college. I don’t have lems with our bosses and making things misany debt, and my school is paid for through erable at home. How can we get this to stop? scholarships. Next month, I’ll receive an in- Tanya heritance of almost $50,000. I don’t want to blow it, but I don’t know much about stocks, Dear Tanya, If you owe the money, then you’ve got a mormutual funds, or investing, either. Do you al and legal responsibility to pay the debt. Still, have any advice? these clowns are breaking the law. It sounds to Jessie me like it’s going to take a real slap in the face to bring them around. Dear Jessie, Send a letter overnight delivery, return rePutting money into something you don’t understand is the easiest way in the world to ceipt requested, to the guy who has been calllose it all. I’m glad you’re asking questions, and ing and the company headquarters. In the want to do the smart thing with the money letter, tell them your financial counselor has that’s coming your way. I’ve always said per- informed you that they are breaking federal sonal finance is 80 percent behavior and on- law by harassing you this way. Once a creditor ly 20 percent head knowledge. So, you don’t has been notified not to call a person’s place of need to change your major to finance to make employment they are required by law never to this happen. However, you will have a $50,000 do so again! If you want to have some real fun, invite responsibility that you didn’t have before. For now, I think a simple savings account is them to call back one more time, because fine. I’d park about $40,000 in there, and just you’d love to sue them for about $10 million forget about it for a while. Then, take $5,000 and win! Make sure you keep a copy of the letto set up an emergency fund. Put it in a good ter, too. You’ll need proof they’ve been notified money market account with check writing in the event this thing goes to court. Also, conprivileges. After you’ve done these things, take tact the Federal Trade Commission and report the remaining $5,000 and use it just for you. these guys immediately. Remember, Tanya. You owe what you owe, Have some fun! After all, spending and having a good time is one of the great things you can but that doesn’t mean your creditors have a right to harass you and make your life miserdo with money. But here’s something to think about once able. Get these guys off your back and under you’ve educated yourself on investing. If you control! move the original $40,000 you set aside into a — Dave good, growth stock mutual fund, you’ll have * For more financial help please visit davmillions sitting there waiting when you retire. Talk about being able to retire with dignity, eramsey.com. and change your family tree! — Dave Gabriel Leo Liska Welcome Home Gabriel! Mrs. Daniel Tam of Kenedy is proud to announce the birth of her 2nd great-grandson, Gabriel Leo Liska. He was born at 9:05am on January 3, 2010 at Christus Spohn Hospital in Beeville. He weighed 7lbs. 1oz. and was 19 3/4 inches long. The proud mother is Amanda Sue Liska of Falls City and proud grandparents are Jerome and Mary Liska also of Falls City. The Lonesome Creek RV Park was vandalized on or about Wednesday, March 3rd, and again on or about Wednesday, March 17th. Items taken included flat screen TV’s and a home gym weight bench set. To the people that took these items, you forgot the remotes and the weight bench bar. If you decide you need these, feel free to come by and pick them up or contact Arnold Alaniz at 361-207-0816. There is a $500.00 reward for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person/persons involved. Lonesome Creek RV Park 1173 FM 2509 Kenedy, TX 78119 Korby Bourne He is also welcomed home by his Aunt Sammy and Aunt Kassie. He is also welcomed home by numerous cousins, relatives, and family friends, The Karnes County Times Over 12 Years Experience Texas Technology Solutions Tomorrow’s ideas for today’s problems Question: You were stopped on State Highway 181 and arrested for Driving While Intoxicated. When you went to Court, they told you that the video recorded by the officer had been lost. Doesn’t the State have to dismiss the case against you? Computer Repair, Upgrades, & Recycling Refurbished Computers Special Refurbished Computers - Tower Only- $99 Computer Repair - $69* * Parts additional if required. Answer: No. A missing video is no “slam dunk” dismissal of a DWI. The State can move forward with the charges against you with the other evidence. Katherine Schroeder chapman attorney at Law NEW SUBSCRIPTION PRICES! 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We would like to be of any assistance that we can! Meredith Carter, CEAFCS/4-H Coordinator. KARNES COUNTY 4-H CLUB MEETINGS The 4-H Club meetings for Karnes County are listed as follows: Falls City 4-H Club, 1st Sunday of the month at 6:00 p.m. at the Falls City School Cafeteria. Karnes City 4-H Club, 1st Sunday of the month at 6:00 p.m. at the Karnes County Show Barn. Kenedy 4-H Club, 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7:15 p.m. at the Kenedy Fire Station. Lonesome Dove 4-H, 1st Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the Karnes City Junior High Schoo1 Library. Panna Maria 4-H Club, 1st Monday at 7:00 p.m. at Panna Maria Snoga Store. Runge 4-H Club, 2nd Sunday of the month at 3:00 p.m. at the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. DISTRICT 11 4-H PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST The District 11 4-H Photography Conest will be held on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at the Victoria 4-H Activity Cen- ter in Victoria. If you are interested in photography and submitting a photograph the entry date at the county Extension office is March 29th, 2010. Please give us a call for more information or to enter. STATE FAIR SWINE VALIDATION TAGS If you want to validate your Swine for the 2010 State Fair of Texas, you must order and pay for your tags at the Extension office no later than April 27, 2010. Tags will cost $10.00 each and must be paid for at the time of ordering. Please call the Extension office for more details. STATE FAIR LAMB AND GOAT VALIDATION TAGS If you want to validate your Goat or Lamb for the 2010 State Fair of Texas, you must order and pay for your tags at the Extension office no later than April 8, 2010. Tags will cost $8.00 each and must be paid for at the time of ordering. Please call the Extension office for more details. KARNES COUNTY 4-H TSHIRTS The Karnes County 4-H has ordered 4-H Karnes County T-Shirts. 4-H’ers if you would like to purchase one come by the county Extension office. There are perfect to wear to the Major Stock Shows or anytime to identify 4-H. Come by or call! DISTRICT 11 4-H ROUNDUP Do you have talents you want to show off? Make plans to compete in District 11 Roundup. There are opportunities to showcase your public speaking talents, creative abilities all while competing with youth across the state. Call the Extension office for all the possibilities! KARNES COUNTY YOUTH SHOW THANK YOU’S Remember, 4-H’ers send a “Thank You Note” to the buy- Aide for earthquake victims er of your project . When the checks come in, you will not be able to receive it if you have not written a Thank You Note. Please take a copy of your note to your 4-H manager. This is very important! 2010 TEXAS 4-H ROUNDUP “4-H HAS TALENT COMPETITION” The Texas 4-H and Youth Development Program is excited to announce the 1st Annual Texas 4-H Roundup “4H Has Talent Competition.” This exciting new event will give youth the opportunity to showcase their talents on the “big stage” at the June 9th Assembly at Texas 4-H Roundup. The 2010 4-H Has Talent Competition is another way the Texas 4-H Program is continuing to encourage youth to explore the arts as well as showcase the young talent the great state of Texas has to offer. Call the Extension office for information. KARNES COUNTY 4-H RECYCLING PROJECT Karnes County 4-H is sponsoring a “Recycling Project” collecting inkjet cartridges, toner cartridges and cell phones! The 4-H clubs are working with local businesses to collect used inkjet and toner cartridges to keep them out of landfills. We are working with a National Recycling Company to ship all the used cartridges to them so that they can be refilled and used again. If a 4-H’er contacts you about collecting your used ink jet cartridges, toner cartridges or cell phones, please get all the details. For more information, contact the Extension office at 780-3906. AFFIRMATIVE ACTION INFORMATION Extension programs are open to all citizens without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion, age or national origin. The Officers of the Cestohowa Men’s Club and Catholic Life Insurance Branch 29 present a $200.00 dollar check to Catholic Life Insurance Co. as a donation to Catholic Relief Services for aide to Earthquake Victims around the world. Shown from Branch 29 are Wayne Tiemann and Johnny Moy, from Catholic Life insurance Home Office Vice-President/Treasurer Thomas Petri, and from the Men’s Club Keith Albers. The check was presented Sunday March 28 during Branch 29’s Spring Social in Cestohowa, Texas. NEW SUBSCRIPTION PRICES! The Karnes County Times In Karnes County: 3-month: $9.75 6-month: $19.50 12-month: $39.00 www.karnescountytimes.com “The Witch Doctor’s Wife” by Tamara Myers trees with white. His First Wife is called Cripple. She has no children, so his Second Wife is the slave raising seven children, working the fields of manioc and doing all the chores of the Witch Doctor’s household. Naturally there is resentment and jealousy between the wives. First Wife becomes a house worker for Amanda and becomes her friend. Baby Boy is left to play under a big tree, while Second Wife works in the fields. He picks up a “stone” the size of a baseball. When the Witch Doctor recognizes the stone as at least an 80 carat diamond, he enlists the aid of the French post man to get the diamond to the Belgian cutters. What follows is a lot of intrigue as the Europeans try to get the diamond and sell it for the millions they dream about. The manager of the mines is being threatened with the loss of his position because the Belgian consortium want more then diamonds from the mines. They realize they can exist as Out of Karnes County: 3-month: $9.75/standard, $19.50/1st Class 6-month: $19.50/standard, $39.00/1st Class 12-month: $39.00/standard, $78.00/1st Class Subscribe by mailing payment with subscription address to: The Karnes County Times, PO Box 326, Kenedy, TX 78119 Or call 830-299-3434 to pay with credit card or get more info New book to read at Karnes City Public Library At the Karnes City Library there is a 2009 printed fictionalized account of life in the Belgian Congo just prior to the granting of independence from Belgium. The author was born and raised in Africa. Her family was one missionary family surrounded by African tribes. Her love for the Africans flows throughout this account of a small Belgian town on the Congo River. The River separates the Belgian managers of the diamond mines from the Africans who do all the work in the fields of manioc, the house work for the Europeans and work in the diamond mines. The story begins in 1958 when young Amanda Brown arrives alive when the small airplane crashes on the end of the dirt runway that is overrun by pigs. She has come to do missionary work to be in charge of the guesthouse for missionaries. The Witch Doctor named Their Death must work doing yard work for the guest house and painting the trunks of Thursday, April 1, 2010 Serving Karnes County since 2010 QUALITY the colonial power for a very limited time as the Africans are demanding “Independence, Independence, Independence!” When the green truck goes through the guard rail into the Congo River, First Wife admits to tampering with the steering wheel and brakes. She is held for trial by the Provincial Govenor. 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The first cross beside Jesus was the cross of rebellion on which the rebellious thief hung who hurled insults at Jesus and told Him to save Himself and them. The rebellious cross becomes ours when we chose not to obey God. On the other side of Jesus was the cross of repentance on which the other thief, aware of his sins and mistakes in life hung. The repentant thief rebuked the other one saying they deserved death while Jesus was innocent. Acknowledging Jesus Kingdom he asked to remember him when He goes into Paradise and Jesus says in Luke 23:43: “Today you will be with me in paradise.” When we repent and follow Jesus the cross of repentance becomes ours. The third cross was the cross of Redemption which only Jesus can own as He alone is the sinless Son of God who becomes the final Passover Lamb. God’s plan of redemption was there from all eternity even before He said: “Let there be light.” Jesus was born in a borrowed cave, preached from a borrowed boat, fed 5,000 with a borrowed lunch, rode into Jerusalem on a borrowed colt, borrowed the upper room for the Last Supper, at His death was laid in a borrowed tomb but His Cross was all His. God loved us before He created us so much that He had Jesus dying on the cross for the salvation of the world that we might come into relationship with Him and know Him as Lord and Saviour. There’s also a fourth cross which be- comes ours when we do as Jesus says when we obediently follow after Him carrying our cross daily. There is nothing that can compare to following Jesus daily as a disciple of His for it is a life full of joy when you live just for Him. Know Jesus in a relationship, not a religion. Know Jesus through the Holy Spirit living in you and as His disciple the joy and abundance that life brings out of that relationship. Our deepest sympathies go to the families of Terrace Gill, Clyde Elliott, Kenneth Shockley, and Eileen Friesen Neufeld. Our drama and musical production of the Day He Wore My Crown was attended by many over the weekend and we are deeply grateful for the Lord blessing this. United Methodist Church news We are welcome to worship with us at Hogg Plum Texas – 7:00am – for the Sunrise Easter Service, April 4th. Worship will be at sunrise, followed by a breakfast and Easter egg hunt. All are welcome to join us!! Regular Sunday morning service is at 11:00am, there will be no Sunday School classes. If you need information or help, Pastor Ken Houston can be reached at 780-3324 or 780-3307. United Methodist Church is located at 201 North Esplanade. The devotion for this week is “He is Risen” by Cam Homeyer, daughter of the King. Scripture is from Mark 16:6. “Don’t be afraid. I know you’re looking for Jesus the Nazarene, the One they nailed on the cross. He’s been raised up, he’s here no longer.” I believe those are the strongest words spoken to mankind. Do you realize that because of this rising – death no longer has a hold on us. And at the appointed time of Christ’s return, death will no longer be. Gone! Can you imagine a world without death? Not just death in humans, but all death – whether it be plants or animals. One of the meanings of rise from Webster’s dictionary is “to reach a higher status or level of importance.” When I study the Word and realize what Jesus did for us through His death – He gave us a higher level of importance. We will now be able to share heaven with Him. May this Easter give you confidence to live as a “important” child of God, knowing that death is a part of history and not anywhere in our future!! Live like there is no death – because there is none through Christ!! Thought: Rise up, you no longer need to fear! Prayer: Lord, what love You have for us, that You would give everything You have for us. Your life. In Your precious Name, Amen. Greater Life Pentecostal Church news “SIMPLY JESUS” (2 Corinthians 11:3) Life on this earth is complicated. Make a determined choice to return to the simplicity that is in Christ. What the apostle Paul calls a “sincere and pure devotion” to Him speaks of a single-mindedness, a focused effort to place Jesus at the center of all that we say, do, and think. (Colossians 1:18) “Let your all be all!”Ask yourself: Do you make Jesus central, supreme, preeminent in every area of your life? The failure to consciously keep Jesus at the very center of our lives is probably a major cause of many of the problems we experience in life. Here are some examples to ponder. Have you made Jesus and His teachings preeminent... in your choice of friends; in your interaction with your family; in your career choices; in your motives for attending church services; in your pursuit of healing? We make a big deal out of everything, when all we need is simply JESUS. People don’t need fancy speeches to get saved. They need a simple presentation of the Gospel of Christ — that is, that Jesus died for our sins, was buried, and rose again (1 Corinthians 15:24). The apostle Paul said, “By this gospel you are saved” (1 Cor. 15:2). Quite simply, Jesus loves you enough to die for you, to forgive your sins, and He rose again from the dead. That Gospel about Jesus, said Paul, is “the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes” (Romans 1:16). There was no fanfare when Peter healed Aeneas, a paralytic (Acts 9:33-34). As far as we can tell, Peter didn’t even offer any preliminary preaching or counseling. He simply declared, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you.” Notice how simple Peter’s approach was: “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you. Get up.” I believe that is an excellent model for us to ponder as we seek to see people healed of their afflictions and ailments — “Jesus Christ heals you!” Likewise, Peter’s listeners were baptized in the Holy Spirit and began speaking in tongues as they heard the Good News about Jesus Christ (Acts 10:36, 43-46). In all four Gospels Jesus is identified as the one who baptizes us in the Holy Spirit (see Matthew 3:11; Mark 1:8; Luke 3;16; John 1:33). If you are seeking the fullness of the Holy Spirit, seek it from Jesus! In explaining the mighty outpouring of the Spirit on Pentecost (Acts 2:33), the apostle Peter said, “Exalted to the right hand of God, he [Jesus] has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.” Look to Jesus for the fullness of the Holy Spirit. Stay focused on “the simplicity that is in Christ” (2 Cor. 11:3). He is the answer to every need and every problem that we will encounter in this life. Everyone is invited to attend our Easter Resurrection Service at Greater Life UPC at the corner of S. Panna Maria and 181 in Karnes City. Service will begin at 2:00 P.M. with an Easter egg hunt to follow. For more info please call 830-780-2068. Thursday, April 1, 2010 Serving Karnes County since 2010 www.karnescountytimes.com St. Paul’s Lutheran Church news "Understanding Life's Passions" Delving into the passions which rule our lives as we travel the paths which God set into motion at our birth was the purpose of the homily by the Rev. David W. Collins III, pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, from the Children's Message to the adult congregation on the Sunday of the Passion/Palm Sunday. Palm Sunday began with the procession of members carrying palm branches to deposit at the altar, much as the Christians did when Jesus rode the colt into Jerusalem and was proclaimed king and messiah by those along the pathway. The passion of Jesus in this instance was to humble himself to death on the cross after which God exalted him and gave him the name above all names. Jesus thus was recognized in heaven and on earth as Christ the Lord. Collins explained that the story of Jesus empowers us with love and passion. The story tells us who we are in this religious world making us bolder and stronger. We recognize how we fit into Jesus' world and are guided to share our story with the people in our lives as we continue the good work as the beautiful children of God. The Holy Scriptures, read by Mary Maddox, were taken from Luke, Isaiah, Psalm 31, Philippians, the Gospel of Luke 22-23:14-56. Prayers were made to sustain the sick and dying, the hungry and homeless, and all who are weary from illness. Condolences and sympathy is extended to the family and friends of Joyce Liska, who died this past week. Prayers were made for those who enforce peace around the globe to help the victims of persecution and oppression, particularly those from Karnes County: Justin Chandler, James Skinner, John Theriot, Robby Zamora, Delmiro Villanueva Jr., Jamaica Goodhue, Michael Rosales, Tyler Hackney, Dusty Culpepper, Kassie Villanueva, Alao Hogan, Json Kotzur, Anthony Alvarez, Brian and Michael Whitley, Derrick Black, Felipe Leal Jr., Garrett Petterson, Logan Ketron, and Alex Kotara. Paul Pfeifer announced that a member of the Synod will speak with St. Paul's congregation on tips how to regenerate the life of the church. Lisa Collins indicated the progress of the Haiti Disaster Relief drive with news of items that have been donated for Lutheran World Relief. All kits and the quilts are being readied for shipment on April 7 to Seguin. Easter is arriving. Maundy Thursday Services will be April1st at 7pm. Good Friday Services will be April 2nd at 7pm. Easter Morning Celebration will be April 4th at 7am. A continental breakfast will follow in the Fellowship Hall. An Easter Egg Hunt is planned for the children after the breakfast. First Presbyterian Church news Upon entering the sanctuary of the First Presbyterian Church, the congregation was greeted with a colorful array of Easter bonnets on the ladies of the church. Treva and Bobby Fossler welcomed everyone and provided bulletins. Jan Johnson provided beautiful piano music for the service. Elizabeth Villines acted as liturgist, assuring us of God’s forgiveness of our sins: “God contends with us in our fears, identifies our rebellion and transforms us into an obedient and courageous people and church!” Pastor Chuck Gibbs read the scriptures for the day: Psalm 118, Luke 19; 28-48, and Isaiah 50: 4-9a. DONKEY ONE was the title of Pastor Gibbs’ sermon. If the President of the United States rides in AIR FORCE ONE, why would the King of Kings ride a donkey? The primary text for the Palm Sunday sermon began with Luke 19: 28. Jesus was headed to Jerusalem. When he got near Bethphage and Bethany, he sent two of the disciples with instructions to go to the village. He said, “As soon as you enter, you'll find a colt, one that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it to me. If anyone says anything, tell him that his Master needs him.“ The two disciples left and found the young donkey just as Jesus said they would. The owner said, "What are you doing?” They said, "Your Master needs him." They took the colt to Jesus, throwing their coats on its back, and helping Jesus get on it. As Jesus rode, people gave him a grand welcome. Pastor Gibbs posed this question to the congregation: Why did Jesus select a donkey? First, it indicated to everyone that Jesus was coming in peace and friendship. Also, Jesus was fulfilling Old Testament prophecy. Jesus was also showing that he came to serve and not to be served. Peace: Jesus was coming in peace – the peace of God that passes understanding. Shalom. Jesus was reinforcing his teaching to his disciples. Over and over he taught them: “make peace” each day. Jesus also directs us to do the same. Make peace each day and treat people like Jesus would treat them. Treat them so that they might ask: are you Jesus? Pat and Joe Blackburn provided a beautiful arrangement for Palm Sunday of white and pink roses in a pink antique vase for the altar in memory of their parents. Following the church service, everyone adjourned to the fellowship all for an Easter luncheon. A child’s dream (and an adult’s too), bunnies were everywhere. Riding a “rocking rabbit,” here; gardening there! The tables were decorated in Easter col- ors with little “rabbit overalls” stuffed full of roses and candy. The Presbyterian Women decorated, with the artistic expertise of Ann Graham and Barbara Barnett. Strawberry Easter Eggs were at each place setting. The array of food and cooks, with and without Easter bonnets, was nothing short of remarkable, including a delicious cake depicting a three-dimensional lamb on a field of green. A creation of Fran Gibbs. Each person was given a bag of Easter goodies and Ed Farris had the lucky (or maybe not so lucky) gold mark on the bottom of his plate for which he was awarded a chicken that could lay an egg! The congregation invites everyone to the Maundy Thursday service, a unique and meaningful service beginning at 7:30 p. m. on April 1. Easter services begin at 11 a.m. on Sunday and will include the service of baptism. People from all over Karnes County and other parts of Texas gather at the First Presbyterian Church of Karnes City on Sunday morning. Everyone is welcome. Adult Sunday School Classes begins at 10 am with worship service at 11 am. The church is located at 405 E. Mayfield in Karnes City. Relay For Life of Karnes County Friday May 14, 2010 Kenedy HS Stadium 7:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m. Luminaria Ceremony is at 9:00 p.m. www.relayforlife.org/karnescotx “Imagine The Cure” Pay tribute to a loved one by purchasing a Luminaria. Luminarias will be lit the night of Relay, during an uplifting Luminaria Ceremony, which will take place at 9:00 p.m.. Proceeds from the event help support the American Cancer Society, which is dedicated to education, patient services, and research to find a cure for cancer. You can dedicate this glowing tribute to someone who has been lost to cancer, is currently fighting cancer, or has beat cancer. We invite you to attend this special event and see your tribute come to life. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Luminaria bags‐ $5 each Please Print Names CLEARLY Turn in this form with your payment at one time – please do not piece it together. #1 Circle one: In Memory or In Honor Name: ________________________________________ #2 Circle one: In Memory or In Honor Name: ______________________________________________ #3 Circle one: In Memory or In Honor Name: ________________________________________ #4 Circle one: In Memory or In Honor Name: ________________________________________ #5 Circle one: In Memory or In Honor Name: ______________________________________ Please contact Tina Jones, Luminaria Chair, with any questions, at (830) 299-9453. Forms may also be mailed with payment to Tina Jones 612 S. Panna Maria Ave., Karnes City, TX 78118. 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The service began outside with the introduction to the liturgy of the Palms. Everyone had a palm cross to pin on as we marched in. Once inside, the congregation participated in the reading of the Gospel of Luke’s account of Christ’s being condemned to die on the cross. Each person read a character’s part, such as Pilate, Jesus, Evan- gelist, centurions, Peter, and servants. After reliving this event, the service proceeded with the Readings. The First Lesson was Isaiah 50:4-9 read by Jose. It told how Isaiah as a teacher of God was often persecuted but stood firm in his faith and service to God. God was his strength and he only answered to God. The Second Lesson Philippians 2:5-11 was read by Salome. Paul tells them to try to be in the mind that was in Christ Jesus. Though he was of God, Jesus humbled himself and did not use his powers for his own needs and glory. God exalted Jesus and said every knee would bow to him and every tongue would confess his glory. Gina delivered the sermon and discussed the re-enactment of the Passion of Christ through all these years. This is a story that upsets us and is hard to do, but it must be a part that is included in order to understand Christ’s sacrifice. Jesus was from a small place of Galilee and was going to the huge city of Jerusalem. The people involved were the disciples, Romans, Jews, rulers, and leaders of the religious beliefs of the day. They all had decisions to make about what to do about Jesus. What would you have done in that time? Can you see yourself in their places? Jesus was sent to the world to bring the Good News, to heal the sick and help the oppressed and yet it was man who crucified him. Luke emphasized how Jesus was in- nocent of any guilt. Would you have stood up for Jesus in these circumstances? As we experience these events during the coming week, think about how all of this concerns you today, and be ready to receive the Good News of Easter. We were happily blessed by having Elizabeth and Paul Dent, our one time beloved members, visit with us. We look forward to Holy Week with services of Tenebrae on Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. by Neil Nichols.; Maundy Thursday, 7:30 p.m.; and Good Friday, 7:30 p.m. with Reverend Padgett. Easter Sunday service will be at 8:45 a.m., April 4. All visitors are welcome to attend. Kenedy Church of Christ news STANDING FIRM PREACHING CRIST What do you do with gossip? How do you handle it when you hear someone speaking against your brother? What do you do with information that would bring disgrace on the church? Paul writes to the Philippians; “Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you re only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man for the faith of the gospel without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a sign that they will be destroyed, but you will be saved – and that by God.” (1:27-28) Paul, the number one spokesman for Christianity was imprisoned. The world was confident that this Christianity movement would quite down and go away. But Paul writes that his imprisonment would actually serve to advance the gospel (1:12-14). How do we preach Christ? Is it out of selfish ambition or rivalry? Or is it out of love? Paul writes from prison and yet he writes rejoicing because he is wholeheartedly serving Christ. In the first century as well as today some people let their own egos take the driver’s seat of their Christianity. Paul says the important thing is that Christ gets preached, whatever our motivation. Paul writes, “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.” These words make me think of the Islamic religion. Martyrdom seems to be a selfish thing to them. It is so I can see Allah, or so I can receive the 100 young women or whatever it is. To the Christian, yes it is better to die and be with the Lord. Yet by remaining here we have the opportunity to carry out the work God has for us to do. Paul is torn. Paul’s attitude was that he wanted to serve in the way that would bring the most glory to Christ. And he was convinced that that meant continuing teaching and serving others. Whatever our situation, we must stand with God and with one another. At this time of the year the entire world is thinking of the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. It is a reminder to Christians of the sacrificial love we are to model and share everyday. Live for Jesus and stick together with his people. “…Stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man for the faith of the gospel without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you.” Choate Baptist Church news What is revival? The dictionary defines revive as to bring back to life; consciousness. Revival is simply the act of being revived. Over the years I have been to several revivals only to find a spark of what the Spirit of God has for me. Honestly, the word revival hasn’t appealed to me for a few years now because I knew that once revival was over so was that feeling of being revived. This week our church held a revival that has opened my eyes to a whole new world and sparked new life in me. Not just in me but in many more also. Our members and our visitors have joined in and even those who have not been to our church in years have come. Why? What is different here? Maybe it was the fact that there has been laughter and joy, excitement and enthusiasm. What is it that brings people to revival? After all this was not a traditional Baptist revival at all. Our guest speaker was Bro. David Parks from the Cow- boy church in Goliad. Sunday we had a wonderful service and after that we had a meal for everyone. Then we tossed horseshoes and washers and later played a game of softball that went on for about 19 innings, I think. Sunday was an all day event that came at a price with sore muscles, but it was worth it and it was fun. Sunday night, some good old fashion songs, country cowboy style with a fantastic band playing for us. It was loud and wonderful, but what was amazing is when we started our regular congregational singing, the people sang out even louder and the only instrument played at that time was the piano. There were people and even pastors of different denominations present and they even came back. To top it off on our last night we had a Bluegrass county Christian band come and sing some of the old forgotten songs. The sermon topic was taken out of Matthew 16. Who is the Christ? Folks this is what revival is all about and this is what people are looking for when they come to church. They look for a place where they can worship and get right with God and then a place where they can come and enjoy themselves in fellowship. This has brought a buzz to our community and from there it has only gotten better. For the first time in years I have actually been revived. Bro. David Parks preached his first sermon out of Ezekiel 37 where the scripture speaks of a field of dead and dry bones where the prophet saw them come back to life through the hand of God. What a sermon! Wish all of you could have been there. Are we so dull in our religion that we have become dead in Christ and appear to him as dry bones? If so then read this story of how the Lord can not only bring us back to life but also revive us. I have seen great light this week and life has a new meaning for me once again. Praise the Lord! Someone even said that was the first preacher they had heard in 28 years that they just really and truly enjoyed. I’m glad they experienced revival again even if it took 28 years to come back to life. Then the Lord hit me that this was also a message for me. It hasn’t been 28 years but I can truly say that I’ve enjoyed this revival. Choate you have been revived. God has remembered you. Today he has come back to you. Now it remains, what are you going to do with being revived? I am praying we will continue in the Way. What is Easter? Isn’t it about Jesus who had died and came back life? He made salvation available for all. We would like to extend an invitation for all to come and worship with us at Choate Baptist Church. Sunday school starts at 9:40 am and our Worship services start at 11:00 am, and Sunday nights at 7:00pm. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church news “PRAISING JESUS” On Palm Sunday, members of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church began our morning worship service with a procession from the Fellowship Hall, around the front lawn, then into the church sanctuary, carrying our palm branches and singing the processional hymn, “All Glory, Laud, and Honor”. The scriptures for the day were Isaiah 50: 4-9a, Psalm 31: 9-16, Philippians 2: 5-11, and the processional gospel lesson was Luke 19: 28-40. At this time Jesus and His disciples were on their way to Jerusalem. When they had come near Bethphage and Bethany, a place called the Mount of Olives; Jesus sent two of his disciples on ahead to acquire a colt. They brought it to Je- sus and after throwing their cloaks on it, they set Jesus on it. As He rode along, people kept spreading their cloaks on the road in front of Jesus. As they neared the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude began to praise God joyfully for all the deeds of power that they had seen, saying “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest heaven!” Some of the Pharisees in the crowd told Jesus to order His disciples to stop, but Jesus said, “I tell you if these were silent, the stones would shout out.” Instead of a sermon, Pastor Wally Schievelbein read us the story of Jesus’ betrayal, trial, and crucifixion as it is recorded in Luke 22:14 – 23:56. Ushers and greeters for the Contemporary service were Ronnie D. Lieke and Martina Walleck. Ed Monson read the scriptures and Dean Gaskamp served as acolyte. Ushers and greeters for the Traditional service were Janice Blaschke and Florence Scarborough. Janice Blaschke read the scriptures and Hunter Jurgajtis served as acolyte. Our altar flowers were given to the glory of God by Ervin and Ginger Johnson. The bulletin sponsorship was provided by A.F. and Sandra Windmeyer in honor of their sons, Kevin and Bub. Today we welcomed Shirley Adams and Paul and Karen Brysch as new members of our church family. We offer our deepest sympathy to the family of Kenneth Shockley. Upcoming events this week are: Wednesday - Gospel Band practice at 6:30 and Bible Study at 7:15. On Thursday a Seder Meal will be served in the Fellowship Hall at 7:00p.m., followed by a brief service in the sanctuary. On Friday at 7:00p.m., we will have the Good Friday Tenebrae Service-“The Way of the Cross”. Next Sunday, we will have the Easter Sunrise Service beginning at 7:00a.m. with the Gospel Band providing music, followed by the Easter Breakfast. At 9:45a.m. there will be Sunday School for youth and adults and an Easter Egg Hunt for the children. At 10:45 a.m. the Traditional Service will begin. Hope to see you there! Father, in the Name of Jesus, we pray that a traffic Thursday, April 1, 2010 Serving Karnes County since 2010 Obituaries Liska Joyce Heinen Liska of Karnes City, Texas died on Friday, March 26, 2010 at the age of 74, after a two year battle with cancer. Joyce was born on August 20, 1935 to Gerhard Fred Heinen and Irma Anna Braune in Three Rivers, Texas. She graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1953. Shortly, thereafter, she married that cute guy in the band, Vincent, on October 24, 1953. They danced in each others arms for 56 years and raised four children. Joyce enjoyed life as a homemaker, bookkeeper and manager of the local Ben Franklin store for 17 years, and bookkeeper of the bridge construction company, Liska Construction Company, she owned with her husband. She loved to cook with her desserts, pies, cookies, cakes, or kolaches, always the first to go at gatherings. Joyce would see an outfit and go home and make it. As more ready made clothes became available, she sewed baby blankets and quilts. There was never a nursery she went in that she did not come out with a plant or more. Her other passion was reading. She loved novels. In retirement, Joyce and Vincent enjoyed many trips together gambling. Joyce is preceded in death by her parents, brother, Johnnie Heinen and sister, Mabel Kotara. She is survived by her husband, Vincent Liska, her children and their spouses, Pam and Francis Kotara, Tim and Sandra Liska, Don and Nancy Liska, and Lynette and Mike Picco, her grandchildren, Kristen Kotara Potter and husband, Michael, Duane Kotara, Tyler Liska and fiancée, Jackie Kulesza, Travis Liska, Tara Liska, Matthew Picco, and Andrew Picco, her sisters, Jean Buehring, Dora White, Ruby Pugh, Mary Jane Heinen, and Helen Guynes, and many, many nieces and nephews. Visitation was held Monday, March 29, 2010, starting at 2:30 PM. A rosary was recited at 7 PM at Rhodes Funeral Home in Karnes City with Father Stanislaw P. Marciniak officiating. A funeral mass was held on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 10 AM at St. Cornelius Catholic Church in Karnes City with her nephew, Father James Kotara, officiating. Interment followed in the Hobson Cemetery in Hobson. Serving as pallbearers were her grandchildren, grandsonin- law, Michael Potter, and her nephews, H.R. Buehring, Pat Kotara, and Sam Pugh. Honorary pallbearers were friends, Werner Ahrens, Fabian Biela, Louis Lobner, and George Smolik and long time Company employees, Richard Asebedo, Henry Gamboa, Enrique Pedroza, Edward Soto, Frank Urrutia, and Jesus Urrutia. Memorials given in her honor may be directed to the American Cancer Society or the charity of one’s choice. 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Mr. Gill was a graduate of Miranda City High School in Miranda City, TX. He was a engineer for the Kansas City Railway, formerly known as the Texas Mexican Railway, for 37 years. On April 29, 1989, he married Lisa Utley, in Corpus Christi, TX. Mr. Gill was a member of First Baptist Church of Pawnee. He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Robert Thomas Gill. Survivors include his wife of 21 years, Lisa; daughter, Sarah Kaitlin Gill of Pawnee, TX; son, Joseph Charles (Angela) Gill of Austin, TX; son, Jonathan Lee (Leticia) Gill of Cedar Park, TX; son, Daniel Paul Williams of Sweeney Switch, TX; sister, Patsy (Howard) Hoffman of Concan, TX; sister, Shirley Spencer of San Antonio, TX; sister, Diane Rodriguez of Granbury, TX; and 5 grandchildren: Joseph Charles Gill and Timothy Vaughn Gill of Pawnee, TX; Crystal Nicole Gill and Angela Estelle Gill of Austin, TX; and Hailey Nicole Gill of Cedar Park, TX. A memorial service was held on Wednesday, March 24, 2010, at Eckols Chapel, Rev. Jeff Brewer officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to the Pettus Athletic Booster Club. Luna Anita G. Luna, went to be with the Lord on March 25, 2010, at the age of 90. Ms. Luna was born to Mariano and Maximilliana (Gonzales) Luna on March 22, 1920, in Kenedy. Anita was never married, but was surrounded by many loving family members. She was a retired caregiver. Anita was very familiar face at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, and a member of the Guadalupanas society. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Joe Luna Sr. Ms. Luna is survived by a sister, Alicia Moreno of Chicago, IL, and numerous nieces and nephews. A Rosary was recited on Friday, March 26, 2010, at 7:00pm at Eckols Chapel. A funeral mass was held at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church on Saturday, March 27, 2010, at 11:00am. Interment was at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Rev. Norbert Herman officiating. Diaz Frank B. Diaz, of Kenedy, passed away on March 21, 2010, at the age of 72, in Victoria, TX. Mr. Diaz was born to Ambrosio Diaz and Maria Barrientes Diaz on November 23, 1937, in Kenedy, TX. He married Eufemia Arredondo on April 20, 1957 and were married for about fifteen years. They had three children. On August 23, 1967, he married Linda Johnsen and raised seven children. He was a retired oilfield worker and a member of Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. Mr. Diaz was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Alcario Diaz; brother, Daniel Diaz; Brother, Alberto Diaz; and brother, Ambrosio Diaz Jr. He is survived by his ex-wife Eufemia Martinez; son Richard (Suzanne) Diaz of Modesto, CA; daughter Nelda Diaz of Stockton, CA; Beverly Diaz of Stockton, CA; his wife, Linda Diaz; daughter, Deena Diaz of Kenedy, TX; daughter, Angelica Diaz of Webster, TX; son, Maurice Diaz of Kenedy, TX; son, Clifford (Beth) Diaz of Killeen, TX; son, Liandro (Sharlene) Diaz of Fort Knox, KY; son, Anthony Diaz of Kenedy, TX; sister, Maria Herrera of Seguin, TX; sister, Esperanza Martinez of Port Lavaca, TX; sister, Leonor Diaz of Kenedy, TX; brother, Alex Diaz of Missouri; brother, Juan Diaz of San Antonio, TX; bother, Samuel Diaz of San Antonio, TX; brother, Liandro Diaz of Kenedy, TX; brother, Phillip Diaz of Dallas, TX; niece, Irma (Carlos) Reyes of Kenedy, TX; 25 grandchildren; and 5 great-grandchildren. A direct cremation was held with no services. Sports Lions shut out by Panthers The Karnes County Times Karnes County’s only locally owned newspaper Saturday March 27th the Kenedy Lions traveled to Navarro for the second game of district 28AA play. After a emotional ending to the game with Karnes City in which the Lions pounded out 14 hits they would have a let down at Navarro were they would only mus- ter 6 hits on the day. Rolie Zepeda would pick up the win against Karnes City in relief and receive the loss at Navarro as he would start and go 4 innings giving up 9 runs in which 7 would be earned. The Panthers would plate 2 runs in the first, 5 in the fourth, and 3 in the bot- tom of the fifth to end the game 10-0. The Lions would get 8 runners on base but three double plays erased any chances of getting big innings going. Tristian Mejia would go 2 for 2 with a double. Jonathon Hackney would also go 2 for 2. Bryan Alaniz would go 1 for 2 Lions JV wins big At Navarro the Lions Jv would play the second game of the double header and put up 14 runs as they would beat the Panthers 14-5 to run their record to 2-0 in district play and 4-2 overall. Eddie Villarreal would get the win on the mound as he would pitch 4 innings and give up the 5 runs. Jason Medina would come in relief for 2 innings and JD De Los Santos would finish it out in the 7th. Roland Carrasco would lead the way going 2 for 4. Miguel Mo- rales and Sammy Martinez would both go 1 for 2. Eddie Villarreal and Aaron Castillo would both go 1 for 3. De Los Santos would round out the hitting for the Lions as he would go 1 for 4. The Lions Jv for the most part played go Thursday, April 1, 2010 Serving Karnes County since 2010 Kenedy powerlifter places 6th at State and Jake Havron would go 1 for 3 with a double. The Lions put the ball in play but it would be right at the Navarro defense. With the loss the Lions are now 1-1 in district play and 8-6 overall. Next up for the Lions is Nixon-Smiley at home with game time at 4:00. Amanda Eckols represented Kenedy very well as she placed 6th at the state powerlifting meet. She totaled 765 lbs which is a personal best. Coach Trevino said, “She did 2400 run, Matthew Hons, 2nd; 800 run, Austen Camber, 3rd; 110 hurdles, Steven Poole, 3rd; 100 dash, Kendall Kanak, 3rd; 400 dash, Dean Gaskamp 1st, David Brodsky, 3rd; 800 relay, Matthew Hons, Devon Lyssy, Dylan Urbanczyk, David Brodsky, 6th; 300 hurdles, Eric Wiatrek, 2nd, Steven Poole, 6th; 200 dash, David Brodsky, 6th; 1600 run, Eric Wiatrek, 6th; 1600 relay, Dylan Urbanczyk, Kendall Kanak, Austen Camber, Dean Gaskamp, 5th. The 7th grade boys finished in 6th place in their division with 68 points. Scoring were: shot put, Joe Anaya, 1st; pole vault, Jon Rowdy Kowalik, 2nd; Discus, Joe Anaya, 1st; 400 relay, Cody Houdmann, William Stolle, Kolton Pol- defense as they would even turn a 6-4-3 double play in the seventh inning. Next up for the young Lions is Nixon-Smiley on Monday with a 4:00 start. By Jerrica Medina BT Sports Editor The Lady Badgers track team blew away competition placing first in their home meet on Saturday, March 27, while the JV girls finished in fourth. On the boys side however, the Varsity and JV Badgers both managed a third place finish. lok, Nicholas Vogel, 6th; 800 run, Jeremiah Corey, 1st; 100 dash, Jon Rowdy Kowalik, 6th; 800 relay, Cody Houdmann, William Stolle, Kolton Pollok, Nicholas Vogel, 6th; 400 dash, Jeremiah Corey, (tie) 1st; Jon Rowdy Kowalik, 5th; 1600 relay, Jon Rowdy Kowalik, Ryan Pawelek, Cody Houdmann, Jeremiah Corey, 2nd. Varsity Girls Results: Shot Put: Lani Pitts, 5th Discus: Lani Pitts, 5th Triple Jump: Brittany Kinney, 1st; Gabby Mika, 2nd Long Jump: Tara Torres, 5th; Kelsey Stulting, 6th 3200 M Run: Darian Ramirez, 1st; Kim Lara, 2nd; Savanna Ramirez, 3rd 400 M Relay: Kendall Purser, Jodie Rolf, Gabby Mika, Brittany Kinney, 1st 800 M Run: Robin Garcez, 2nd; Kathryn Zimmerman, 4th; Savanna Ramirez, 5th 100 M Hurdles: Vanessa Urrutia, 2nd; Kelsey Stulting, 2nd; Aileen Lundquist, 6th 100 M Dash: Gabby Mika, 1st; Kendall Purser, 3rd; Jodie Rolf, 5th 800 M Relay: Courtney Piepryzca, Jodie Rolf, Gabby Mika, Brittany Kinney, 1st 400 M Dash: Kaitlyn Witte, Beavers win Badger Relays The Falls City Varsity Beaver track team won the 2010 Badger Relays this past week with 143 points. Scoring for the Beavers were: Shot Put, Brady Zunker, 1st, William Pruski, 4th; Discus, Ryan Wiatrek, 2nd, Will Kirchhoff, 5th; High Jump, Joe Lyssy, 3rd; Pole Vault, Will Kirchhoff, 1st, Luke Mynier, 2nd, Joe Lyssy, 3rd; 400 relay, Will Kirchhoff, Jared Olenick, Colin Dziuk, Justin Elkins, 4th; 800 run, Cameron Soto, 1st, Chris Horton, 2nd; 110 hurdles, Jared Olenick 2nd, Joe Lyssy, 3rd; Will Kirchhoff 4th; 400 dash, Colin Dziuk, 5th; 800 relay, Will Kirchhoff, Jared Olenick, Matt Wiatrek, Justin Elkins, 3rd; 300 hurTheJoe Dallas Morning News dles, Lyssy, 2nd; 1600 relay, Joe Lyssy, Justin Elkins, Colin Dziuk, Cameron Soto, 1st. The Falls City JV boys won their division as well scoring 176 points. Placing for the jv boys were: Shot Put, Andy Sekula, 1st, Tad Nieschwietz, 2nd, Hunter Jurgajtis, 6th; Discus, Scott Lyssy, 1st, Zach Schrank, 2nd; A pair of Beaver relay runners exchange the baton during the Badger Relays Saturday in Karnes City. Photo by Joe Baker 3rd 300 M Hurdles: Kelsey Stulting, 3rd 200 M Dash: Brittany Kinney, 1st; Courtney Piepryzca, 4th 1600 M Run: Robin Garcez, 1st; Kim Lara, 2nd; Darian Ramirez, 3rd 1600 M Relay: McKenna Kimble, Kathryn Zimmerman, Robin Garcez, Katelyn Witte, 2nd Varsity Boys Results: Shot Put: Brady Labus, 2nd Discus: Brady Labus, 3rd; John Mendoza, 6th Triple Jump: K.D. Glenn, 3rd; Daniel Rosales, 6th 400 M Relay: Jeremy Purser, Mikey Kinney, Allen Cordaway, K.D. Glenn, 2nd 100 M Hurdles: James Vaughan, 1st; Garrett Willett, 5th 100 M Dash: Jeremy Purser, 5th 800 M Relay: Jeremy Purser, Daniel Rosales, Clayton Labus, K.D. Glenn, 2nd 300 M Hurdles: James Vaughan, 1st; Garrett Willett, 3rd 200 M Dash: K.D. Glenn, 3rd; Clayton Labus, 4th 1600 M Relay: Garrett Willet, Daniel Rosales, Garrett Liska, Allen Cordaway, 2nd NEW SUBSCRIPTION PRICES! 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Scoring for the Beavers were: Discus, David Brodsky, 3rd; Pole Vault, Tyler Malcolm, 2nd, Austen Camber, 3rd, Steven Poole, 6th; Triple Jump, Austen Camber, 1st, Kendall Kanak, 4th; High Jump, Dean Gaskamp, 5th; 11 Lyssy, 4th; 110 hurdles, Andy 1600 run, STARR CRAWFORD | TCU, women’s basketball, forward Tyler Wiatrek, 2nd, Sekula, 2nd, Dylan Cheath- Tyler Pawelek, 4th; 1600 reSubscribe by mailing payment with subscription address to: am, 3rd; 800 relay, Yoseph averaging 9.8 points. She was Alma mater: Mansfield Summit lay, Clayton Glover, title Zachand earn a No. 9 seed in the Cruz, Clayton Glover, Tad Nihonorable mention NCAA Tournament. Crawford Update: The 6-0 freshman helped Schrank, Jon Swierc, Tyler The KarnesWest County Times, PO Box 326, Kenedy, TX 78119 eschwietz, Jon Swierc, 1st; win all-conference. ranks third in the Mountain in TCU (22-8) its first Mountain Wiatrek, 1st. 300 hurdles, AndyWest Sekula, rebounds (8.8 per and is Conference regular-season Greginfo Riddle Orgame) call 830-299-3434 to pay with credit card or get more 2nd, Dylan Cheatham, 3rd; Send D-FW Pipeline suggestions to mdent@dallasnews.com At the request of a reader we are republishing a sports item that was originally published in the Dallas Morning News. Nick Soefje has family in the Karnes County area. Watch out for the javelin at park HIGH SCHOOLS MATT WIXON mwixon@dallasnews.com Frisco Wakeland senior finds unusual place to practice his throwing F RISCO — Nick Soefje hopes to someday put on a show with a 250-foot javelin throw in an NCAA track meet. But right now, the Frisco Wakeland senior puts on a show when he throws the javelin any distance. That’s because he practices in a park across from his house, and it’s quite a sight. In a grass area about the size of a football field, next to a community pool, a guy who looks like a linebacker is launching javelins. “A lot of people in the neighborhood know him,” said Tim Soefje, Nick’s father. I would guess so. When a teenager is hurling a sharp object into the air, people will investigate. Some people just stand and stare as Soefje launches the javelin, runs after it and then repeats. “During the summer,” Nick Soefje said, “I had a few kids at the pool say, ‘Mommy, mommy, what’s he doing?’ ” It’s a fair question. What is Soefje, a 5-10, 190-pound former wrestler and football player, doing each afternoon? ANDY JACOBSOHN/Staff Photographer Frisco Wakeland senior Nick Soefje will throw the javelin for Mississippi State, even though he doesn’t compete for his high school. That’s because the javelin is not offered in high school competition in Texas. The answer: He’s becoming an elite track athlete in an event not offered in high school competition in Texas. That’s why few people know the ability of Soefje, who began throwing the javelin when he was in seventh grade and has a personal best of 172 feet, 9 inches. Soefje can throw farther than that, but he doesn’t have many competitions to improve on the mark. In the summer, he competes in regional meets through the Amateur Athletic Union and USA Track and Field. He has also competed unattached in several college meets, which is what led to Mississippi State offering him a scholarship. When football players headlined the national signing day in February, Soefje made his scholarship to Mississippi State official. “When I signed,” Soefje said, “I had three or four football friends who were like, ‘How long have you been doing this? I had no idea.’ ” Well, Soefje is a quiet guy. And he practices the javelin far from the Wakeland campus, away from the members of the track team and the track coaches. Soefje doesn’t even have a coach. That’s the most amazing part. Soefje puts himself through his own daily 90-minute workout that includes practicing his run-up to the throw, his cross-step and release. “He’s pretty much selftaught,” his dad said. Pretty much. But his dad, who threw the javelin at Texas and Texas A&I (now Texas A&M-Kingsville), got Nick started. Tim Soefje brought home a javelin and let Nick try it out. He taught him the basics, including how safety was rule No. 1. That was it. “It would be like a dad who played little league baseball telling his kid how to hold the bat,” Tim Soefje said. “That’s the extent of it.” Nick Soefje’s only other coach is Alex DeLuna. He coaches some of the best javelin throwers in the nation, including Texas A&M throwers, but he lives 450 miles away in Laredo. Last summer, Soefje drove there twice for instruction. “He’s definitely got great talent, and he’s a pretty driven kid,” DeLuna said. “Javelin is just one of those sports where it takes so long to develop.” By the time Soefje is done developing, DeLuna said, he could be one of the top 10 javelin throwers in the nation. That sounds good to Soefje, who has been told he could easily throw 220 feet with specialized coaching in college. He’s hoping for 250 feet, which would make Soefje a contender for an NCAA title. It would also earn him the recognition he doesn’t get now, but Soefje doesn’t mind the lack of attention. He doesn’t mind that some of his best throws are witnessed only by curious passersby and families headed to the pool. “I kind of like being to myself,” he said. “I’ve never been one of those kids who’s like, ‘Look at me, look what I can do.’ ” But if you go by the park, take a look at what he can do. It’s quite a show. The Karnes County Times Karnes County’s only locally owned newspaper 12 School Thursday, April 1, 2010 Serving Karnes County since 2010 KCHS NEWS Produced by Karnes City High School students on The Badger Times staff. Editor-in-Chief Kevin Matula. Adviser Julie Nichols. 400 N. Highway 123, Karnes City, Texas 78118 - (830)780-2321 - BadgerTimes@kcisd.net UIL Academic Team reclaims District 28-2A championship T he KCHS UIL Academic team reclaimed the District 28-2A championship during this and last week’s annual meet. The advancing One-Act Play chipped in points that propelled the group past Navarro. The Speech, Journalism and Current Issues teams rated first place. Poetry and Informative Speaking swept their events taking first, second and third place medals. Literary Criticism and Science were second place teams. The Social Studies team rated third place. Thirteen students qualified for regional competition in various event categories with most of the students going on in more than one event. The regional meet is April 22-24. -Senior Kaine Korzekwa advances in four events: Ready Writing, Editorial Writing, Headline Writing and Informative Speaking. -Junior Kevin Matula qualified in Prose and News Writing. -Junior Savanna Ramirez qualified in LD Debate and News Writing -Junior Matthew Soliz placed first in Current Issues and second in Persuasive Speaking to go on. He, along with sophomore Matthew Winn, senior Alan Bowles and junior Kaily Spendlove, made up the Current Issues team, which earned enough points to advance to regional as a team. -Sophomore Matthew Winn placed second in Current Issues and third in Persuasive Speaking. -Sophomore Brianna Hopkins also advances to regional in two events: Informative Speaking and Poetry. -Freshman Gabby Mika advances in Feature Writing and Prose with two second places. -Sophomore Alex Soliz won first in Poetry, while Desiree De La Garza placed third, so both qualify for regional. -Sophomore Brady Braun won second in Informative Speaking to qualify. -Senior Joseph Barkley qualified with his second place win in Literary Criticism. Also placing in the Top 6 at district: -Junior Brady Labus with sixth in Calculator. -Junior Georgia Gonzales with fifth in Computer Applications. -Junior Jeremy Purser with fifth in Science; Purser was also third best Biology scorer, and junior Rhett Johnson earned a silver medal as second highest Physics student. -Junior Kaily Spendlove with sixth in Social Studies. Teams and coaches: -Ready Writing: Patrick Beaver, Aimee Conaway (4th and regional alternate), Kaine Korzekwa (1st ), Coach Patsy Yanta. -Journalism-1st place team. Coach Julie Nichols -News Writing: Amber Bruce, Kevin Matula (1st), Savanna Ramirez (2nd), Alternate Bridgette Matula -Feature Writing: Matthew Luna, Bridgette Matula, Gabrielle Mika (2nd), Alternate Savanna Ramirez. -Editorial Writing: Derek Green, Kaine Korzekwa (2nd), Chance Leal. -Headline Writing: Kaine Korzekwa (1st), Tristan Ramirez, Chance Leal, Alternate Krystal Rodriguez. -Speech Team-1st place team: Coaches Stephanie Martinez and Melissa Soliz. -Feb. 10 event: Cross Examination Debate: Kevin Matula and Matthew Soliz (1st and state qualifier), Brady Braun and Matthew Winn (2nd and state qualifier), Tristan Ramirez and Gabby Mika, Alternate Nik Adams, Coach Melissa Soliz -Lincoln-Douglas Debate: Garrett Denson (4th), Savanna Ramirez (2nd); Bucky Braun, Alternate Alex Shockome, Coach Melissa Soliz. -Poetry: Alex Soliz (1st), Brianna Hopkins (2nd), Desiree DeLaGarza (3rd), Coach Stephanie Martinez. -Prose: Kevin Matula (1st), Gabby Mika (2nd) and Nick Smith (5th), Coach Stephanie Martinez -Informative Speaking: Kaine Korzekwa (1st), Brady Braun (2nd), Brianna Hopkins (3rd), Coach Melissa Soliz. -Persuasive Speaking: Matthew Soliz (2nd), Matthew Winn (3rd), Bucky Braun, Alternate Garrett Denson, Coach Melissa Soliz. -Current Issues-1st Place Team: Alan Bowles, Matthew Soliz (1st), Kaily Spendlove, Matthew Winn (2nd), Alternate-Krystal Rodriguez, Coach Grace Soliz. -Number Sense: Ethan Borroum, Ryan Marney, Tristan Ramirez, Audraya Davis, Coach Sue Carnley. -Calculator Applications: Andrew Collins, Brady Labus (6th), Jeremy Purser, Coach Tim Shockome. One-Act Play’s drama Advances to Area By Brianna Morin BT Reporter Go back in time 75 years ago to an Alabama courtroom. A black man charged with raping a young white woman faces his accusers, seething with hate. It’s all a lie though. The accused man’s fate lies in the hands of a jury of 12 white men, who have no intention of serving justice. Carl “Bubba” Foley plays that man, Tom Robinson, in this year’s One-Act Play performance of the courtroom scene in a screen adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird. “It just comes natural,” Foley, a junior, said. “I just, uh, felt so much remorse for the character. Being a black student myself, I just knew where my character was coming from.” The One-Act Play Cast and Crew performed at district Tuesday night, and was one of two plays to advance to Area April 10. The play’s contribution allowed the UIL Academic team overall to reclaim the District 28-2A championship by 9.5 points over Navarro, whose play depicting scenes from The Crucible also is advancing. Nixon-Smiley’s oneact play “Rise and Shine” is the alternate. Foley won Best Actor out of dozens of actors from all six schools. Bridgette Matula for her role as alleged victim MayellaEwell, Matthew Soliz for his part as the prosecutor Mr. Gilmer and Joseph Barkley portraying Robinson’s defense attorney Atticus Finch were named to the All-Star Cast, while Garrett Denson as the scornful father Bob Ewell earned him a spot on the Honorable Mention All-Star Cast. Assistant Director Kevin Matula was recognized in the Honor Crew. The play is directed by Stephanie Martinez, whose commitment to excellence propelled the group to its first advancement in years. “Coach Martinez and the cast and crew did an amazing job. This was an intense play The One-Act Play Cast and Crew: Director Stephanie Martinez, Assistant Director Kevin Matula, Nick Smith, Ethan Borroum, Matthew Soliz, Kaine Korzekwa, Joseph Barkley, David Quintero, Carl “Bubba” Foley, Eric Barrientez, Rico Cortez, Desiree DeLaGarza, Alex Soliz, Gabby Mika, Garrett Denson, Bridgette Matula, Tristan Ramirez, Savanna Ramirez and Matthew Winn. with a high difficulty level and strong literary merit, and the talent of these young people enabled them to pull off the win,” UIL Coordinator Julie Nichols said. “The long hours of practice paid off in competition against a strong district.” The group will continue to practice and perfect areas Judge Jacque Wyatt critiqued Tuesday night. “Most of the students have given 100 percent because this play portrays a very poignant and emotional period in history,” Martinez said. “Rehearsal can be very emotionally draining. Most of the students have worked very hard to bring realness to their characters.” One theme of To Kill a Mockingbird, a novel by Harper Lee, is innocence lost, and the inclusion of the widower Atticus Finch’s children six-year-old Scout Finch (Savanna Ramirez) and her older brother Jem (Matthew Winn) along with a boy they befriend, Dill (Tristan Ramirez), highlights this. Atticus is appointed by the court to defend a black man named Tom, who has been accused of raping Mayella, a 19-year-old white woman. Although many of Maycomb’s citizens disapprove, Atticus agrees to defend Tom to the best of his ability. Other -Computer Applications: Georgia Gonzales (5th), Brittany Kinney, David Quintero, Coach Joyce Rives -Literary Criticism-2nd place team: Joseph Barkley (2nd), Ethan Borroum, Kendall Purser, Coach Patsy Yanta -Science-2nd place team: Derek Green, Rhett Johnson (2nd Physics Score), Brady Labus, Clayton Labus, Jeremy Purser (5th, 3rd Biology Score), J. Boyd Vaughan, Alternate Patrick Beaver, Coach Yvette Buehring. children taunt Jem and Scout for Atticus’ actions. Because Atticus does not want them to be present at Tom’s trial, Scout, Jem, and Dill watch in secret from the “colored balcony,” along with the Rev. Sykes (Enrico Cortez); in fact Atticus’s housekeeper and nanny Calpurnia (Desiree De La Garza) comes looking for the children, interrupting Judge Taylor’s (Kaine Korzekwa) courtroom. Atticus establishes that the accusers — Mayella and her father, Bob, the town drunk — are lying. It also becomes clear that the friendless Mayella was making sexual advances towards Tom, and when her father caught her in the act, he beat her. Despite significant evidence of Tom’s innocence, the jury convicts him. Even Sheriff Heck Tate (Ethan Borroum), the court clerk (Nick Smith) and onlooker Maudie Atkinson (Gabby Mika) are stunned. Jem’s, Scout’s and Dill’s faith in justice is badly shaken, as is Atticus’s. “I picked the courtroom scene of To Kill a Mockingbird because I think it gives the actors and actresses a great chance to showcase their dramatic sides,” Martinez said. While the play ends with a helplessness to save Tom and the clear disillusionment with a broken Southern justice system, the novel goes further to include that Tom is shot and killed while trying to escape from prison. ““It shows the horrors prejudice,” Barkley said. After Atticus picked her story apart when Bridgette Matula in her role as Mayella hollers to the jury, “I got something to say …” audience members from the various towns at the district contest literally were on the edge of their seats. “I think it shows how serious the racism was and how if anything, like a white girl trying to tempt a black man, were to happen, she’d go to extreme, desperate measures,” Bridgette Matula said. “I just try to put myself in Mayella’s shoes and from there, I take the coaching from Coach Martinez and Kevin (her brother) and put it all together.” Martinez wanted to keep an authenticity to this historical era in the South, and the use of rough and racial language is a natural part of that to bring believability to the characters. “I have to represent the whole black community,” Foley said. “It shows how black people have come a long way since then.” -Spelling and Vocabulary: Chelsea Clendennen, Celeste Coffman, Preston Kizer, Krystal Renteria, Alternate Hailey Johnson,Coach Melanie Johnson. -Social Studies-3rd place team: Alan Bowles, Hailey Johnson, Preston Kizer, Kaily Spendlove (6th), Alternates Ethan Borroum, Rico Cortez, J. Boyd Vaughan and Rhett Johnson, Coach Troy Lover. -Mathematics: Robin Garcez, Ryan Marney, Matthew Soliz, Coach Sue Carnley. Karnes City ISD Gifted and Talented Program Parent/Student Nominations for Grades 1-12 Is your child highly curious, beyond the group, an inventor, keenly observant, highly creative, or ask high level questions? Does your child discuss in detail and elaborate, show strong feelings and opinions, initiate projects, construct abstractions, or thrive on complexity? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then he or she may indeed be a gifted learner. The Karnes City ISD Gifted & Talented Program serves students in grades 1 through 12 in the four core curriculum areas. The identification procedures for this program always start in the spring se- mester of each year. One part of the identification process includes giving parents/ students the opportunity to nominate their child/self as a possible candidate for this special program. The nomination period will begin on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 and will end on Friday, April 9, 2010. Students already in the program do not need to be re-nominated. If you feel your child should be considered for the program, please go by your child’s campus and request nomination forms from the front office. If the parent/guardian cannot pick up the form in person, you may send a written request to your child’s teach- er or counselor. Complete the form and return them no later than Monday, April 12, 2010. Any form received after April 12, 2010 will not be considered for the program. After nominations are received, a variety of tests will be administered and data collected to determine whether your child qualifies for the program. Parents/guardians will then receive a notification letter by mail prior to the beginning of the fall semester. If you have any questions, please call Lee Dockery at 780-2321, ext. 464. Yeehaw! First graders at Roger E. Sides Elementary in Karnes City completed a unit of study on their state, Texas. They learned some symbols of Texas and how to locate the state on a map. They created a repetitive book about it modeled after a famous children’s’ book. To finish the unit, the children celebrated by making cowboy hats. The Karnes County Times Karnes County’s only locally owned newspaper School Thursday, April 1, 2010 Serving Karnes County since 2010 Beaver’s Lodge Photo Editor: Ashleigh Blocker News Editor: Kendall Jurgajtis Sponsor: Vanessa Pawelek Layout Editor: Alysson Bluhm Copy Editor: Camari Crawford Serving Falls City I.S.D. FC NHS Thanks Contributors The Falls City NHS would like to thank all those who supported their Cystic Fibrosis Roadblock held Saturday in conjunction with the Falls City Youth League Opening Ceremonies. Approximately $340.00 was collected. Also, NHS members Kim Kroll and Anthony Lyssy represented the NHS by raising the flag for the ceremonies, and NHS member Kelsey Jendrusch sang the “National Anthem”. Kindergarten Korner Science Project Winners Picked By: Ashleigh Blocker The seventh grade students had to create a threedimensional plant or animal cell made out of edible food for Coach Baugh’s 7th grade science class. Their creations were made out of anything from a seven layer cake to a jello mold. Chloe Wilson and Jennifer Pruski were awarded for having the most accurate cells. Haleigh Blocker took the awarded for the most disgusting project by creating it out of yellow jello which turned brown. Rowdy Kowalik and Kali Dragon had the most attractive projects. By: Ashleigh Blocker Back Row-Left to Right: Kali Dragon, Chloe Wilson, and Rowdy Kowalik The students take a look at one of the cells made by Sa- Front Row-Left to Right: Haleigh Blocker and Jennifer vannah Pullin. Pruski This week in kindergarten the spotlight is on Kolt Zaiontz and Hayden Thompson. Kolt’s favorite part about kindergarten is meeting new people and making friends. His favorite animal is a dog. On the movie SpongeBob, Patrick is his favorite character. He looks forward to playing football when he gets into high school. Kolt wants to be a fisherman when he grows up. Hayden likes to play the Wii when he gets home from school. His favorite ice cream is birthday cake. Hayden’s favorite color is green, and his favorite animal is a lion. He also looks forward to playing football when he gets into high school. His favorite movie is Star Wars. The following is a list of locations where The Karnes County Times is available for FREE! In Kenedy: In Karnes City: In Falls City: The Karnes County Times Kenedy City Hall Kenedy Chamber of Commerce Kenedy ISD Texas Star Jerry B’s One Stop Red Ewald Capital Farm Credit Barth’s Pizza Hut Tiger Tote Taqueria Vallarta Valero (Hwy 181 & 2nd St.) Jimbo’s Frontier Pharmacy KCECDC Mercantile Shorty’s Fillin Station Busy Beaver Pollok’s Store Pollock’s Deli Las Palmas Palace Cafe The Tote Taqueria Vallarta Big B Jay’s City Pharmacy Looney’s Courthouse Karnes City ISD Courthouse Barbershop Take Two Video Becky’s Cafe Falls City High School In Gillett: In Hobson: Gillett Post Office Gillett General Store Bordovsky’s In Runge: In Choate: Pico Runge High School Runge Post Office Dunn & Dunn 13 Etc. 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Main Kenedy, Texas 78119 Owners: Ken & Wanda Reiley Bonded FREE ESTIMATES Gary Ortiz Owner Operator 830-583-0402 830-583-4042 FAX Karnes City Nursing & Rehabilitation 209 Country Club Drive Karnes City, TX 78118 BJ Griesenbeck, Agent 491 N Sunset Strip Street Ste 109 Kenedy, TX 78119 Bus: 830-583-0007 bj.griesenbeck.rqsp@statefarm.com 830-780-2426 Fax: 830-780-4248 tdkchr@yahoo.com GILLETT GENERAL STORE / CAFÉ / NOTARY Protect your family for less, build cash value or even get your premiums back if the death benefit has not been paid out at the end of the level premium period. “where the river never runs dry” Pool Tournament Every Wednesday Happy Hour from 6p - 8p Wed. & Thurs. Hours: Wed. - Sun. 6p - closed 5 South Helena Street Runge, TX 78151 (830) 239-4040 riverssaloon@yahoo.com Adjustable Premium Level Term Life Insurance policy series 08025 in all states except CA, MT, NY, WI; 08075 in MT, A08025 in NY & WI, and not available in CA. 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For your Free Estimate Call: Larry Hackney 361-649-4527 or Jimmy Torres 361-564-8976 Gloria’s Restaurant Specializing in Mexican Foods 436 Sunset Strip (Hwy. 181) Kenedy, TX 78119 Open 7 Days A Week 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Gloria DeLaGarza, Owner (830) 583-9157 Affordable Collision Repair Center 909 W. Corpus Christi St. - Beeville, TX 361-362-1611 We are the direct repair facility for Progressive Insurance Hertz Rentals available on site !!! 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The Karnes County Times In Karnes County: 3-month: $9.75 6-month: $19.50 12-month: $39.00 Out of Karnes County: 3-month: $9.75/standard, $19.50/1st Class 6-month: $19.50/standard, $39.00/1st Class 12-month: $39.00/standard, $78.00/1st Class Subscribe by mailing payment with subscription address to: The Karnes County Times, PO Box 326, Kenedy, TX 78119 Or call 830-299-3434 to pay with credit card or get more info 15 Thursday, April 1, 2010 Serving Karnes County since 2010 Karnes County Market Report The Livestock Auction report for March 25, 2010: cattle on hand were 386. The market was stronger compared to last week. Stocker and feeder calves and yearlings: No. 1 steer and bull calves: 200-300 lbs, 120-145; 300400 lbs, 127-142; 400-500 lbs, 120-136; 500-600 lbs, 111122; 600-700 lbs, 98-109. No. 1 heifer calves: 200300 lbs, 110-120; 300-400 lbs, 112-124; 400-500 lbs, 108125; 500-600 lbs, 102-114; 600-700 lbs, 92-98. Stocker Cows: Good cows and heifers: 72-81; Medium cows and heifers: 60-71; Good cow/calf pairs: 780910; Medium cow/calf pairs: none; Common cow/calf pairs: none. Packer Cows: Higher dressing utility & cutter cows: 50-55; Lower dressing utility & cutter cows: 44-49; Lightweight canner cows: 40-43. Packer Bulls: Heavyweight bulls: 59-64; Utility & canner bulls: 52-57; Lightweight canner bulls: 48-51. Nixon Livestock Commission The Livestock Auction report for March 29, 2010: cattle on hand were 1445. Steers: 200-300 lbs, 115125-143; 300-400 lbs, 115125-145; 400-500 lbs, 108-118-139; 500-600 lbs, 97107-125; 600-700 lbs, 86-96120; 700-800 lbs, 78-88-93. Heifers: 200-300lbs, 105115-138; 300-400 lbs, 101- 111-130; 400-500 lbs, 95-105145; 500-600 lbs, 88-98-121; 600-700 lbs, 82-92-101; 700800 lbs, 77-87-92. Slaughter cows: 43-5361 Slaughter bulls: 58-68-75 Stocker cows: 43-87 Pairs: 760-1050 Bred cows: none Horses: none. Notice: We will be closed on April 5, 2010 for Easter. Looking for a home Karnes County Census Committee Block Party Karnes County Census Committee will have a Block Party Saturday, April 10th Come and join us on Saturday, April 10th, we will have good time and we will be giving away caps, t-shirts and other items to everyone that comes by. From 11:00 a.m. till 3:00 p.m. the Karnes County Complete County Committee will be at the Karnes County Adult Activity Center (located at 110 N. Craig St., Kenedy, TX) reminding everyone that the Census forms need to be completed and mailed back so the we can have an accurate count for our community. Karnes Count receives Federal grants and programs and it is based on population. Join Commissioners Carl Hummel, Stormy Rossett and other friends at this event. 2010 U. S. Census officials will also be available to answer any questions you might have. If you have not yet received a census form, you can call 1-866-872- 6868 (English) or 1-866-928-2010 (Spanish) for information on how to receive one. Come and join us on April 10th, we will have a good time and we will be giving away prizes to everyone that comes by. In addition, the 2010 Census is: Simple – 10 questions that should take about 10 minutes to complete Safe – all information is kept strictly confidential Important – as the cornerstone of our representative democracy, the census determines the number of seats your state has in the U.S. House of Representatives and ensures that your community receives its fair share of more than $400 billion in federal funds allocated each year. Come out and support the 2010 Census. Be Counted Karnes County. These dogs are currently available for adoption. They have been neutered and have received their shots. Interested? Call City Hall at 830-780-3422 for more information. Grassbur Control Field Day The Ag committees from Wilson and Karnes counties are sponsoring a grassbur control field day on Wednesday, April 28th, 2010. The field day will be co-sponsored by DuPont and we will view three grassburr control plots. Our plot had Prowl H₂O applied as a pre-emergent. The other two plots had Pastora applied as a post-emergent. We will register at the Falls City Community Hall parking lot in Falls city at 2:00 p.m. and the field day will conclude no later than 5:00 p.m. Refreshments will be avail- able at the tour and the event is free to all participants. We will offer 2 CEU’s at the event with 1 hour General and 1 hour Laws & Regulations. If you have any questions, you can call the Wilson County Extension Office at 830-393-7357 or the Karnes County Extension Office at 830-780-3906 Educational programs of the Texas AgriLife Extension Service are open to all people without regard to socioeconomic level, race, color, sex, disability, religion, age, or national origin. PhelPs Family Dentistry 830-583-9891 330 W. Live Oak Kenedy, Texas Drs. Mary & Wade Phelps We support the Karnes County Times Teenager About to Drive? Texas Driver Education Course now available at MREZ AutoInsurance Mr Designed to make sure you pass your permit test * Easy-to-read and understand Lessons And after you’re done with Drivers Ed? Getting Your Unrestricted License * Forms you’ll need for the DPS * and lots more info in there. God Bless. Call 780-49EZ (4939) Etc. The Karnes County Times Karnes County’s only locally owned newspaper 16 Thursday, April 1, 2010 Serving Karnes County since 2010 Business Directory Larry Hedtke George Kowalik Gene Donnell The Insurance Texans TrusT Auto • Home • Life Farm & Ranch • Annuities Health • MedSup CALL for free, No obLigAtioN Quotes muLti PoLiCy DisCouNts Lowke iNsurANCe AgeNCy Ph. (830) 583-4033 Fax (830) 583-4022 217 W. Main Street Post Office Box 33 Kenedy, Texas 78119 Tomorrow’s ideas for today’s problems Computer Repair, Upgrades, & Recycling Refurbished Computers Starting at $149 www.TexasTechnologySolutions.com 830-299-3611 DUNN Texas Technology Solutions Architecture Over 12 Years Experience Choate, Texas Korby Bourne Riley Dunn Apprentice/Artist Kirby Haertner (830) 780-2134 DUNN& DUNN& As a Fine Art 210 Johnson • Karnes City, TX 78118 Custom Homes Restorations Remodeling Haertner Electric Also, Handcrafted Mesquite Entry Doors Cabinetry Floors 3349 South Highway 181 Suite 2 Kenedy, TX (830) 583-2569 Michael Dunn Craftsman/Designer * Yellow Box Shoes * Women’s Apparel * * Jewelry * Unique Gift Selection * * Fresh & Silk Flower Arrangements * Plants * * Balloon Bouquets * * Wedding & Anniversary Rentals * * Cakes for all occasions * Complete Wedding Decorating 512-771-7432 111 N. Browne St., Karnes City 830-780-3300 Monday-Friday: 9-5 & Saturday 9-12 New to Karnes Co. but our family the Jimersons & Dunns settled here in 1902 “Weddings are our Specialty” Joel Saldaña, M.D. Family Practice BEFORE Victorian country Office: 830.780.2471 Fax: 830-780-2501 119 N Market Street Karnes City 830-780-2211 • 888-959-1799 AFTER Vivian’s 115 W. Calvert Karnes City, TX 78118 DUNN DUNN Architecture As a Fine Art Architecture Custom Homes Restorations Remodeling As a Fine Art Also, Handcrafted Mesquite Entry Doors Cabinetry Floors Michael Dunn Craftsman/Designer 512-771-7432 Riley Dunn Apprentice/Artist Choate, Texas New to Karnes Co. but our family the Jimersons & Dunns settled here in 1902 Custom Homes R BEFORE Also, Handcrafted Mesqu AFTER Michael Dunn Craftsman/D 512-771-7432 New to Karnes Co. but our famil BEFORE “America can depend on Farmers” Auto • Fire • Life • Commercial Agents: Nixon Livestock Commission P.O. Box 218 Nixon , TX 78140 830-582-1561 Sale every Monday 10:30am Jonathan M. Schulz II Harvey Menn 701 E. Calvert • Karnes City 225-A West Main • Kenedy (830) 780-4122 The Garden Party Nursery Fruit Trees • Tomatoes • Peppers • Spring Bedding Plants ROBERT JANYSEK & CO. WATER WELL SERVICE DIVISION Esther Remling Chrystal Eckel 830-583-5450 • 830-780-5288 TDLR PUMP INSTALLERS Lic #55071LP We Install & Service Everything from Submersible Pumps to Windmills. We do Trenching We are not old school! 23251 North FM 81 Hobson, TX 78117 info@thegardenpartynursery.com (830) 484-0107 We are here for all your Veterinary Needs Fax: (830) 484-0147 708 N. Stortz • P.O. Box 1203 • Poth, TX 78147 Big B Dr. Hardy Richards Hwy 181 Veterinary Clinic (830) 583-3462 Formerly known as Esse Vet Clinic Land Title Services for Karnes, Wilson & Gonzales Counties Our fully computerized plant and friendly staff are ready to serve all your land title policy and closing needs Give us a call! 830-393-6496 Hwy 181 at Bentwood Subdivision • Floresville • Visit us at www.title-express.com The 1st choice in feeds, fertilizer, animal health & agricultural chemicals. Serving Karnes County & surrounding areas. NEW LOWER PRICES! Food Store Pizzas • subs • soup • salads (830) 583-9844 TiTle express A F T E,Rinc. Kenedy Farmers Co-op Open M-F 8-5, Sat. 8-noon 205-207 E. Dailey St. • Kenedy • 830-583-3411 644 S Hwy 181 Karnes City 830-780-2670 ANT Services Providing quality materials at competitive prices, to meet the needs of our growing community. We offer Lowpi Select Fill, Gravel, Topsoil, & Base. 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