City, Police Dept. given earful during budget

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City, Police Dept. given earful during budget hearing
BY ALAN C. SCHULMAN
Palacios Beacon - Reporter
Only three residents addressed the
Palacios City Council regarding the
budget; but one of those residents
had quite a bit to say.
Palacios resident Dr. Bonnie
Benson posed the toughest
questions to Council’s proposed
budget, specifically the Palacios
Police Deptartment line item.
“I was looking at your budget,
and it’s like $2.4 million, and our
police budget is like $1.1 million,”
said Benson. “That’s like half our
budget.”
“I read your reports every
week, and it’s not like there’s this
international espionage going on.
We’re getting people picked up
for warrants and getting drunk and
having marijuana and stuff, but, it
doesn’t seem like this is a hotbed
of crime,” remarked Benson. “Part
of me is wondering, why are we
spending so much on police?”
Benson noted that neighboring
community
Blessing
doesn’t
have its own police force and
referenced how the area is served
by the Matagorda County Sheriff’s
Department.
“Is there some way we can cut
our police budget, and maybe get
the county sheriff to come in and
handle some of our other events?”
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Miles pointed out that “almost
$800,000.00 of that money is
wages”.
“We buy our own guns, our own
leather and boots and stuff of that
nature that most police departments
furnish. Most cities pay anywhere
from 55 to 65 percent of their money
on law enforcement. We’ve done a
lot of things outside of this budget
to keep this police department
operating.”
Miles referred to items such
as bulletproof vests that were
purchased with forfeiture money.
“I’ve asked for cameras that we
don’t have. I’ve asked for tasers
that we don’t have. A lot of the
stuff that the rest of the world has,
that our police department does
not have, because of our budget
restraints.”
“We’re doing everything we
can to acquire everything we can
outside of our budget.”
Benson suggested a 10% pay cut
for officers, to which Miles replied,
“Officers would simply leave for
higher paying jobs at other police
departments, or possibly in other
industries.”
This portion of the budget hearings
concluded with Palacios resident
and former police chief of Tomball
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“Why do we need that much
police protection? I appreciate the
fact that it’s down $7,917.00 from
last year’s budget, but I think we
need to do better than that.That is
just excessive for a town this small!
We’ve got to have a discussion
about this. So, how do we start that
discussion?” asked Benson.
“Well, defend yourself there
Chief,” said Palacios Mayor John
Sardelich to Palacios Police Chief
David Miles.
“It’s a question of how safe do
you want to be”? replied Miles.
“When I came here, we averaged
nine burglaries a week. Now, we
average about one or two a month.”
The serenity of the morning sunrise....
A pair of early morning anglers took the opportunity to enjoy the peace and serenity of an early morning sunrise
over Tres Palacios Bay from the East Bay Pier. With the beginning of the changing of the seasons upon us, take an
opportunity to see natures beauty right out your back door. (Beacon Photo by Ryan West)
The bid deadline and opening for the new Palacios Pavilion, a project of the Palacios Beautification - Pavilion
Committee (PBPC), was
postponed until 2 p.m. Thurs.
(Sept. 3) at Palacios City
Hall. At the recent pre-bid
meeting, three general contractors and approximately a
half dozen subs were in attendance at last week’s pre-bid
meeting.
Committee member Debbie Morris, reported the prebid meeting went well with
all three general contractors
expressing intent to bid on
the project.
The PBPC’s previous request for bids generated little
interest with the lone bid submitted, coming in well over
budget.
First day enrollment at
PAHA’s 6th annual Old Fashioned
Ice Cream Social Sun. at Peaceful Pelican PISD hits 30 year low
The Palacios Area Historical Association (PAHA) will hold its sixth annual
Old Fashioned Ice Cream Social, including a sing along and lawn games on next
Sunday (Sept. 6) from 4 to 6 p.m. on the
lawn of The Peaceful Pelican Waterfront
Bed and Breakfast at 317 East Bay Boulevard.
Tickets will be available at the door for
$6. Museum members may ask for one
free ticket. If you are not a member, you
may purchase a membership and receive
a free ticket at the door. Well, it’s the end
of the driveway, not really a door!
Again this year Linda Gamertsfelder
will lead the sing along. Come sample
the luscious variety of homemade ice
cream flavors with an array of toppings,
swing a croquet mallet, whistle a happy
tune, meet and greet your neighbors and
support your local City by the Sea Museum.
Certified taxable valuations up
across the board for local entities
BY RYAN WEST
The certified net taxable valuations
for entities within Matagorda County
were recenlty released by the Matagorda County Appraisal District, and
every entity requested registered a noticeable increase in its valuations.
After setting a record in 2013, the
City of Palacios went even higher in
2015 with its valuation coming in at
$177,335,096. That is a taxable valu-
ation increase of $10.53-million from
2014.
Contrary to 2014’s figures, in which
the City of Palacios was the lone entity to register a valuation increase, the
seven other local taxing entities saw
their valuations increase as well.
The accompanying chart shows the
net certified valuations of all the entities to which taxpayers in the City of
Palacios pay taxes.
Although the City has its new certi(See TAX, Page 3)
BY RYAN WEST
Students returned to the
hallways and filled the desks
at Palacios ISD last Monday for the beginning of the
2015-16 school year as the
first day enrollment figures
hit an all-time low in the past
30 years with hopes of increased numbers coming in
the post-Labor Day Count.
A total of 1,355 students, a
decrease of 16 from the previous year, were present on
the first day of school - the
second consecutive year with
lowest first published opening enrollment in 30 years.
The decline was modest
in historical terms as 2014’s
figures were the largest decrease from one year to the
next, with the previous high(See PISD, Page 2)
•2015 Certified Net Taxable Valuations •
ENTITY
City of Palacios
Coastal Plains GWD
Drainage District #3
Hospital District
Matagorda County
MCND #1
Palacios ISD
Palacios Seawall
TOTAL
2015 VALUE
$177,335,096
$4,481,526,481
$1,093,927,524
$4,223,861,522
$4,266,182,222
$1,214,304,195
$1,158,123,729
$1,214,304,195
$17,829,571,904
2014 VALUE
$166,796,004
$4,439,278,500
$1,023,798,462
$4,193,679,491
$4,261,882,921
$1,147,384,661
$1,093,987,820
$1,147,384,661
$17,474,192,520
An additional $126,882,381 certified net value placed on PISD
property in Jackson County by Jackson County Appraisal
District.
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City’s skeeter patrol
making the rounds
CITY of Palacios workers have been
making the rounds trying to limit the
hoards of ‘skeeters that have made
their fall appearance after recent
rains. (Beacon Photo by Ryan West)
USDA Rural Development Office Day today at CofC
Courtesy USDA
The USDA Rural Development Angleton Area Office, which provides
service to Matagorda County, will be
holding an office day on Wed. (Sept.. 2)
in Palacios. A representative of USDA
Rural Development will be at the Palacios Chamber of Commerce Office, 420
Main, from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. to provide
information regarding the availability of
loans and grants to assist residents and
organizations.
Assistance available to rural residents
can help with the purchase or construction of homes, through the agency’s di-
CITY
est decline coming in 2005 in
which enrollment figures decreased by 76.
The lone campus to have
an increase over last year’s
first day enrollment totals
was Central Elementary. The
campus with the youngest
students had an increase in
enrollment with figures in
Pre-K thru third grade, totalling 443 students; up four
students from the previous
year.
East Side Intermediate,
which includes fourth thru
sixth grade, declined by 10
students from the 2014-15 total of 295. The campus total
was at 285 at the beginning
of the school year.
At Palacios Junior High,
grades seventh and eighth,
first day enrollment was
down seven students from
the initial enrollment from
the 2014-15 year for a first
day total of 210.
The count for Palacios
High School declined by 2
students, down to 419.
USDA Rural Development business
and cooperative programs provide the
needed capital to expand economic opportunities and development in rural areas throughout Texas by working with
banks and community lenders. There
is no minimum loan size and the maximum loan size is up to $25 million.
USDA Rural Development was created in 1994 and with a mission to use
our resources to help enhance the quality of life for the nation’s rural residents.
For more information regarding USDA
Rural Development programs, please
contact the Angleton office at (979) 5490215, Ext. 4.
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and Magnolia, Paul Michna, stated,
typically, 85% of police department
budgets goes to salaries, with the
remaining 15% going to purchasing
cars, etc.
Woolf on the prowl
Chip Woolf questioned expenses and
made suggestions as to how to lower
costs of nearly every other part of the
budget. Speaking on the proposed
property tax rate of .84000 per $100,
he cited a survey of 27 towns in Texas
with populations of between 4,500 and
5,500 residents and concluded that the
city of Palacios has the 3rd highest tax
rate among those cities, and the highest
tax rate in Matagorda county.
Woolf commended the council for
proposing a rate that is going down
PISD
rect and guaranteed programs, and can
help with the repair and rehabilitation of
homes.
Assistance is available through USDA
Rural Development community programs and business and cooperative
programs to enhance the quality of life
for rural Texans. Community programs
provide funds to governmental entities, nonprofit organizations and Indian
Tribes to enlarge, improve or construct
schools, libraries, medical clinics, assisted living centers, public buildings,
community centers and fund new and
improved water and wastewater facilities.
about 1.8 cents while the county’s rate
is going up 3.7-cents and the school
district’s rate is going up by 3.1-cents.
City Manager David Kocurek
explained that, if we could generate
more sales tax, property taxes could
come down. Another public hearing on
the proposed property tax rate was to be
held on September 1st.
CDBG Grants
Another item to be considered at the
hearing was to receive comments and
discuss grants available from the Texas
Department of Agriculture’s CDBG
program. Since 1983, the city has
received 14 grants totaling $4,573,917.
Kelly Odom from Grantworks spoke
to the Council about the 2015 Texas
Capital Fund Downtown Revitalization
Program, which is part of the CDBG
program. These funds originally come
from HUD, and are channeled down to
the state level to the Texas Department
of Agriculture, and are awarded to Texas
rural cities to make public improvements
to a historic downtown commercial
district.
Odom stated that the deadline for
applying for a grant was October 1,
2015, and detailed guidelines for being
awarded these grants.
Approved Items
Approved items to be considered were
the adoption of a resolution to designate
an administration services provider for
the City 2015 FEMA Hazard Mitigation
Fund Contract for the Emergency
Generator Project, the minutes of the
August 11, 2015 Regular
Council
Meeting,
and
travel expenses for council
members Mary Crocker and
Glen Smith.
Presentations
The largest class in Pala- the 1,700-plus count in four
The Council Meeting was
cios schools is the freshman other years - 1992, 1993, opened with presentations
class at PHS with 117.
1996, and in 2000.
by the Palacios Library and
Class totals at the four
The largest jump in en- the Community Hub.
campuses on this year’s first rollment from one year to
Dale Behnke and Vicki
published reports were as fol- the next came in 1986 when Jane Mosier represented
lows with the same day totals 1,610 students were in PISD the Palacios Library, and
in 2014 shown in parenthesis: classrooms, an increase of thanked the council for their
High School: Seniors, 186 from totals in 1985.
support. Mayor Sardelich
88 (85); Juniors 115 (102);
First day reported enroll- spoke in support of the
Sophomores,
97
(122); ment figures for the last 16 Library, saying, “It’s way
Freshmen, 117, (110).
years are as follows:
past time to try to channel
Junior High: Seventh
2015: 1,355
some more money toward
Grade, 100 (104), Eighth
2014: 1,371
the library”.
Grade, 110 (113).
2013: 1,457
Cassandra Austin was
East Side Intermediate:
2012: 1,429
introduced as the new
Fourth Grade, 91 (104); Fifth
2011: 1,468
administrator
of
the
Grade, 100 (90); Sixth Grade,
2010: 1,496
Palacios Community Hub.
94 (101).
2009: 1,486
She introduced several
Central Elementary: Pre-K
2008: 1,516
volunteers, spoke about the
a.m., 30 (29); Pre-K p.m., 25
2007: 1,501
programs there, and thanked
(21); Kindergarten, 74 (77);
2006: 1,526
the city for the use of the
First Grade, 101 (111); Sec2005: 1,602
building that houses the
ond Grade, 114 (104); Third
2004: 1,582
Community Hub.
Grade, 99 (98).
2003: 1,648
Next Meeting
The all-time highest en2002: 1,666
The next meeting of the
rollment for the first-of-the2001: 1,664
City Council is scheduled
year published reports on the
2000: 1,710
for September 8 at 7 p.m.
PISD student count was in
1995 with 1,763 students.
The local schools were in
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Area Briefs
Deputy retires after 30 years of service
WHARTON: On Friday, the Wharton County Sheriff’s Office congratulated Capt. Danny Marek on his retirement and celebrated his 30 years of service to Wharton County after he decided to start a new career in the IT
field. Marek wore many hats as part of the law enforcement department in Wharton County. He started out as
a police officer in Louise. After he joined the sheriff’s
department, he moved up the ranks and was promoted to
captain two years ago. Along with his duties as captain,
Marek was voluntarily in charge of troubleshooting and
upgrading their electronic equipment and other technologies used by the Sheriff’s office. Marek initiated and
implemented one of Southern Solutions’ software products at the Sheriff’s office, and is now employed by that
company. - Wharton Journal Spectator
Water rate increase to fund line replacement
EL CAMPO: El Campo utility, in addition to tax
bills, will likely be going up soon. The staff-recommended hike, which is aimed at generating funds for line
replacement projects, is tentatively planned to go into
effect Oct. 1 if approved by Council as part of budget
deliberations. Residents would see the increased fees on
their November bills. A base bill -3,000 gallons of water
and sewage use, along with garbage collection - will increase $2.90, according to the proposal, from $47.70 to
$50.60.- El Campo Leader News
Port A to invest funds for cleaner city
Port Aransas: A cleaner Port Aransas could be
one result of discussions currently underway at city hall.
A street sweeper and new public works employee positions are included within hundreds of widely ranging
expenditures in the budget that city staff is proposing for
the 2015-16 fiscal year. The city council is expected to
make a final vote on the budget on Sept. 10. If the positions end up being funded, three of the employees will
work on the beach picking up trash and moving sand and
seaweed. The other two workers will be picking up trash
and mowing along the edges of streets in town. The proposed budget also allots $217,000 to buy a street sweeper. - Port Aransas South Jetty
Nixon gives greenlight to new fire engine
Nixon: The Nixon City Council gave the go-ahead
for financing a new fire truck with Government Capital Corporation for $256,000. The current fleet of fire
trucks is 30 years old, and a new, reliable truck would
be an obvious step in the right direction, according to officials. Mayor Hector Dominguez was recently running
the engine while two firefighters were fighting a fire in
the attic. The tanker broke, leaving the firefighters in the
attic with no water to fight the fire. Fortunately, Smiley and Belmont firefighters were there to help, but, “at
some point it gets old, when we’re having to call Smiley,
we’re having to call Belmont every time we have a fire”,
stated Dominguez. He stated that the city has signed
agreements with other local municipalities to establish
mutual aid, but added that he wouldn’t be happy having to call upon other fire departments every time such
an event occurs because of a lack of equipment. - The
Gonzales Inquirer
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• Palacios Police Reports • County’s 7.4-percent unemployment rate
Individuals listed have been arrested and/or charged with an offense. Inclusion in this report does not imply that the
person is guilty of any crime. The following are offense and arrest reports submitted by the Palacios Police Dept.
to the Palacios Beacon as of noon Friday.
Arrests
Keith Milton Pinter, 34, Pennsylvania,
arrested in the 1500 block of 1st St. at
1:05 am on Aug.. 22; public intoxication.
Dat Nguyen, 42, Houston, TX, arrested
in the 1100 block of Main St. on Aug..
25 at 7:45 pm; possession of a controlled
substance and tampering with physical
evidence.
Garon Lee Sonnier,19, 703 11th St., arrested in the 700 block of 5th St. on Aug..
22 at 10:28 pm; riding a bicycle with
no white light on the front and traveling
southbound on the left hand side of the
road.
Carlos Garcia Marino, 41, 912 W Welch
Ave., arrested in the 900 block of Welch
St. on Aug.. 26 at 10:43 pm; public intoxication.
Keith Sulak, arrested on Aug. 25 at 9:53
am; no driver’s license.
Incidents
Abandoned Vehicle: Officers were
dispatched to the 1100 block of 8th St. at
12:18 am on Aug. 21 in reference to a vehicle in a ditch.
Burglary: Officers were dispatched to
the Police Annex at 1:51 pm on Aug. 22 in
reference to a past burglary.
Criminal Mischief: Officer was dispatched to the 300 block of 10th St. at 2:20
pm on Aug. 22 in reference to criminal
damage to a car.
the 300 block of Moore Ave at 8:45 pm on
Aug. 22 in reference to stolen property.
Disturbance: Officers were dispatched
to the 900 block of Morton Ave at 11:51 pm
on Aug. 22 in reference to a disturbance.
Fire: Officers were dispatched to the 600
From the Police Chief
By Police Chief David Miles
I am comforted to
know, when I was
growing up, my parents wanted to know
where I was at when
it got dark. It amazes
me that now days, kids
can walk the streets all
night and their parents don’t have a clue
where they are. It is
no wonder we have the problems we have.
I still remember every night before the news
came on, a commentator would come on and
say, “It’s ten o’clock. Do you know where
your kids are”?
block of First St. at 7:47 am on Aug. 23 in
reference to a house fire.
Criminal Mischief: Officers were dispatched to the area of Henderson Ave at
12:00 am on Aug. 24 in reference to a disturbance.
Burglary of a vehicle: Officer was dispatched to the 200 block of Commerce St.
on Aug. 24 in reference to a burglary of a
vehicle.
Burglary: Officer was dispatched to the
500 block of South Bay Blvd. on Aug. 24
in reference to a burglary.
the 1300 block of 2nd St at 8:15 pm on
Aug. 25 in reference to a burglary.
Theft: Officers were dispatched to the
Police Annex at 4:08 pm on Aug. 27 in reference to a past theft.
Mystery Chefs, buyers needed for
7th annual PCMC Box Supper
Fundraiser held Sept. 24 at KC Hall
Save the date for Palacios
Community Medical Center’s
7th annual Hospital Box Supper Fundraiser to be held Sept.
24 at the Palacios KC Hall, located at 710 Main Street.
Local mystery chefs will
provide a box supper for 2
or more in a box decorated
and designed by a ‘Mystery
Chef’’. The box supper will
contain either a hot or cold
ready to eat meal, with soft
drinks, beer and wine available for purchase.
This year, to ensure that
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used pots & pans • Kitchenwares • Cast iron cookware
• Decorative items • China • Crystal • Knick knacks
• Books of all kinds • Jewelry (new & vintage) • Small
& large appliances.
Palacios Antiques & Resale
501 First St. • Palacios • 361-972-1380
Sponsored by Palacios Beacon
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our community of supporters get a box supper to enjoy
earlier in the evening, we
will try a different approach.
The Box Suppers will be bid
on by silent auction. There
will be a social hour from 6
– 7 p.m., when everyone can
enjoy complimentary hors
d’oeuvres and silent auction bidding on a box supper,
which will contain a hot or
cold meal, ready to eat. Bidding will close at 7 p.m. with
winners of the Box Suppers
announced around 7:15 p.m.
This should allow everyone
to sit and enjoy their meal together. Bring your friends and
bid on a meal together. The
live auction will begin at 7:30
p.m., and will also feature the
famous bucket raffle, a quilt
raffled by the Blue Belles and
other silent auction items.
The mystery meals will be
auctioned off to the highest
bidder by auctioneers Dan
Tucker and Matagorda County Judge Nate McDonald. Bidders can be an individual(s) or
small groups who share the
meal. Bring your friends and
bid on a box together.
You don’t have to be a Box
Supper bidder to help support
the local hospital on the evening as there will be the famous Bucket raffle and a live
auction of several wonderful
items.
All proceeds from this fundraiser will benefit the Palacios
Community Medical Center/
Palacios Medical Clinic. If
you would like to donate a
box supper or other auction
item, please contact Kathy
Lee, Business Development
Coordinator, call 361-9722511 ext. 4057.
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remains highest in surrounding area
BY RYAN WEST
Palacios Beacon Publisher
Unemployment rates in
Matagorda County, as well as
most surrounding counties,
registered a small increase
in jobless figures during the
month of July, when compared to those of June.
However, according to the
latest figures released by the
Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), each county, as
well as both state and national figures, revealed a noticeable a decrease in unemployment figures when compared
to those of July of 2014.
While all other area counties fell below both state and
national unemployment rates,
Matagorda County continues to exceed both figures
and registered a 7.4-percent
unemployment rate during
July. While the figure is noticeably higher than those in
the surrounding area, the rate
is down from 8.6-percent in
July 2014.
In comparison, Texas
marked its fourth straight
month of job growth, registering in at 4.2-percent jobless rate. Texas continues to
trend below the U.S. Unemployment rate of 5.3-percent.
Over the year, Texas has seen
an increase of 260,500 jobs.
“A declining unemployment rate is great news for
our state,” said TWC Commissioner Representing Labor Ronny Congleton. “Texas workers are among the
most talented and skilled in
the world and we continue
to seek and implement strategies to connect our skilled
workers to good-paying jobs
in all regions of our state.”
TAX
fied taxable valuation
of some $177-million,
that’s not the number
used in preparing bills
to the taxpayer. Still to
come are dedications for
such things as the tax
freeze for senior citizens
and the handicapped,
plus other possible deductions.
Tidehaven ISD
Tidehaven ISD’s taxable valuation continues
its slide in recent years
with
$1,019,060,333,
down
$109,077,250
from 2014’s figures. Gas
storage facilities in the
northeastern portion of
Tidehaven’s district remain the factor in Tidehaven’s valuation.
Since 2012, when the
school district first became a billion-dollar
district with a certified taxable valuation
of $1,459,856,412, the
districts taxable valuation has fallen by more
than $440-million in this
years figures.
Employers in the Trade,
Transportation and Utilities
industry expanded their payrolls by 13,300 jobs in July,
contributing to a 3.0 percent
annual growth rate for this
industry. The Leisure and
Hospitality industry added
jobs for the 49th consecutive
month, with 5,300 positions
added, and the Construction
industry picked up 2,200 jobs
in July.
Adjacent counties, fair-
ing much better in there
jobless rates were as follows (2014 in parenthesis):
Brazoria County, 4.6-percent (5.5-percent); Calhoun County, 4.2-percent
(5.4-percent);
Colorado
County, 3.9-percent (4.7-percent); Fort Bend County,
4.4-percent
(4.9-percent);
Jackson County, 3.9-percent (4.4-percent); Wharton County, 4.8-percent
(5.1-percent).
Bird Notes
Cathy Wakefield
(361)404-1198
Outreach Specialist, International Crane Foundation
Due to drought and
wildfires in the area,
only 23 fledgling,
Whooping
Cranes,
(chicks hatched this
summer), have been
counted in Wood Buffalo Park in Canada.
Last year, there were
RUDDY TURNSTONE
33 fledglings. The
pair of Black-crowned
Cranes on exhibit, at the International Crane Foundation,
Baraboo, Wi., have nested and laid eggs! This is the first
time this has happened at the facility!
More migrant birds have been observed in the area this
week: Ruddy Turnstone, Black-bellied Whistling Ducks,
and Blue-winged Teal. In addition, near the Olivia area,
Miss Murphy saw a Willet, Great White, Snow and Cattle Egrets as well as Great Blue, Tri-colored and Green
Herons, and immature Laughing Gulls. At the Tejanos
Wetlands, she also reported seeing Roseate Spoonbills,
Eastern Kingbird, and many Wood Storks. Tom Wise
observed two Sand Hill Cranes flying toward Piper and
Silver Lakes, near Schicke Pt. and FM 3280. He thought
they’d flown north from Matagorda Island. He also saw
juvenile White Ibis.
Bob Friedrichs reported that he and Brent Ortego counted a total of about 1,000 Buff-breasted Sandpipers this
week at the sod ponds in Matagorda County. The “bowwave” of these grass-pipers has passed. He also saw Lesser
and Greater Yellowlegs, Wilsons Phalarope, Western and
Least Sandpiper. In addition to the Eastern Kingbird and
Wood Storks that Miss Murphy saw at Tejanos Wetlands,
Bob reported seeing Fulvous Whistling Duck, American
Avocet, Black-necked Stilt, Semi-palmated Sandpiper and
Long-billed Dowitchers.
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15 YEARS AGO-2000
The Palacios City Council approved filing for an injunction
in an effort to halt the Matagorda County Hospital District
from closing Wagner General Hospital.
Matagorda County became the 40th to be approved as a
Certified Local Government according to Bratten Thomason
coordinator for the Texas Historical Commission.
20 YEARS AGO-1995
James Webster of Senator Phil Gramm’s office was in
the board room of the Palacios ISD Administration Bldg.
Thursday, to speak on crime and changes in the law.
Palacios ISD trustees unanimously approved the 1995-96
operating budget of $9,532,564 for the year, $262,989 less
than last year’s budget. The district will send $27.7 million
to Houston ISD as part of the ‘Robin Hood’ plan option.
25 YEARS AGO-1990
It was celebration time for the members of the Palacios
Aeries 3821 of the Fraternal Order of Eagles as they flocked
together to burn the paid off mortgage to the building.
Even for a scrimmage it was an impressive debut for the
1990 Fighting Sharks last week as they posted a 5-0 win over
the St. Joseph Flyers in Victoria.
30 YEARS AGO-1985
Donnie Gullett was selected Officer of the Year for the
Palacios Police Department. Bill Armstrong was honored
as Dispatcher of the Year.
Buckling Up becomes Texas state law Sept. 1. The mandatory seat belt law carries a 90-day grace period to get motorists
acquainted with the new law.
40 YEARS AGO-1975
Clayton A. Claybourn, Arthur R. Gonzales, and Andrew J.
Louderback completed basic training at Lackland Airforce
Base.
1191 students pre-enrolled in Palacios schools.
50 YEARS AGO-1965
A total of 1,510 students enrolled in Palacios schools.
The carrier Ballanger departed from Alcoa’s Point Comfort
Operations Friday signaling the beginning of regular shipping
into Texas’ newest deep draft port.
55 YEARS AGO-1960
Navigation District No. 1, which had been seeking to deepen
the channel to Palacios to a depth of 18 feet, was notified that
a $4,000 Gulf Inter Coastal Waterway Channel-to-Palacios
study had been approved by Congress and now goes to the
President for signature.
Commissioners Court approved a $1,345,640 budget Monday and reduced the tax rate by 2 cents, from $1.05 to $1.03.
60 YEARS AGO- 1955
A surprising total of 699 votes were cast locally in the
Second Democratic Primary. Jack Cole defeated Harris (Zeb)
Milner 2003 to 1707 to win the county sheriff’s race.
70 YEARS AGO-1945
The worst hurricane in more than 30 years swept the entire
Gulf Coast destroying crops, breaking windows, deroofing
buildings and making the causeway to Port Lavaca impassable.
The opening of schools was delayed a week in order to
Letters To
The Editor
Rumor going around not true....
Dear Editor,
The rumor going around town about food poisoning at
Janie’s Snack Bar is not true. It is unknown what caused
the customer’s problem other than a 48-hour stomach virus that was going around town and was not caused by the
food eaten.
Bobbie Brune
PHS celebrates 7-star distinction
Palacios High School teachers celebrated their recent seven star distinction from the Texas Education
Agency. The categories eligible for distinction designations are: Academic Achievement in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies,
Top 25% Student Progress, Top 25% Closing Performance Gaps, and Postsecondary Readiness. “In 2015,
4,388 campuses achieved the Met Standard rating and
earned some type of distinction designation. However,
only 153 high schools, middle schools and junior high
schools earned all seven designations.”- Texas Education Agency. Palacios High School is the only campus
in the area to earn all seven designations. “Achieving
all seven distinctions reflects extraordinary work taking place on a campus while affirming a strong commitment to students.”- Commissioner of Education
Michael Williams. (Submitted Photo)
Explanatory Statements for the
November 3, 2015
Constitutional Amendment
Election
Proposition Number 1
(SJR 1)
SJR 1 - Current law provides an
exemption of $15,000 from the ad
valorem taxation for public school
purposes of a residence homestead.
The proposed amendment would
increase this exemption to $25,000,
starting in the tax year beginning
January 1, 2015. In order to reflect
the increased exemption on the
homestead of a person 65 years of
age or older or a disabled person,
the proposed amendment would
provide a reduction to the current
limitation on the total amount of
ad valorem taxes. The proposed
amendment would protect school
districts from all or part of the
revenue loss by authorizing an
appropriation of funds according to
formulas set by the legislature. In
addition, the proposed amendment
would authorize the legislature
to prohibit a political subdivision
from reducing or repealing a
homestead exemption adopted by
the political subdivision. Finally,
the proposed amendment would
prohibit the imposition of a tax on
the conveyance of real property, but
would not prohibit the imposition of
a business tax measured by business
activity, a tax on the production of
minerals, a tax on the issuance of
title insurance, or a change in the
rate of a tax in existence on January
1, 2016.
The proposed amendment will
appear on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment
increasing the amount of the
residence homestead exemption
from ad valorem taxation for
public school purposes from
$15,000 to $25,000, providing for
a reduction of the limitation on
the total amount of ad valorem
taxes that may be imposed for
those purposes on the homestead
of an elderly or disabled person
to reflect the increased exemption
amount,
authorizing
the
legislature to prohibit a political
subdivision that has adopted an
optional residence homestead
exemption from ad valorem
taxation from reducing the
amount of or repealing the
exemption, and prohibiting the
enactment of a law that imposes a
transfer tax on a transaction that
conveys fee simple title to real
property.”
(HJR 75)
HJR 75 - In 2011, voters approved
a constitutional amendment to
allow a surviving spouse of a
100 percent or totally disabled
veteran an exemption from ad
valorem taxation from all or part
of the market value on the disabled
veteran’s residence homestead, as
long as the surviving spouse had
not remarried. The amendment did
not apply to surviving spouses of
veterans who died before 2011.
This amendment would extend
the exemption in such cases. The
proposed amendment would apply
only to ad valorem taxes imposed
for a tax year beginning on or after
January 1, 2016.
authorizing the legislature to
provide for an exemption from ad
valorem taxation of all or part of
the market value of the residence
homestead of the surviving
spouse of a 100 percent or totally
disabled veteran who died before
the law authorizing a residence
homestead exemption for such a
veteran took effect.”
(SJR 52)
SJR 52 proposes a constitutional
amendment
to
repeal
the
requirement for the Comptroller of
Public Accounts, the Commissioner
of the General Land Office, the
Attorney General, and any other
officers elected statewide to reside
in Austin, Texas, the state capital.
Under current law, these statewide
elected officers are required to reside
in the capital of the State of Texas
while in office. This amendment
would not apply to the residency
requirement for the Governor.
repealing the requirement that
state officers elected by voters
statewide reside in the state
capital.”
repair the buildings damaged by the hurricane.
75 YEARS AGO-1940
Camp Hulen, which has been the home of the 36th Division Texas National Guards, has been leased by the federal
government to be used as Coast Artillery Anti-Aircraft Units.
The City State Bank formally opened its doors Monday
with an open house. Actual banking began Tuesday when
53 accounts were opened.
80 YEARS AGO-1935
J. G. Walker opened the Pure Oil Service Station on East Bay.
Application was made by the city council for a PWA loan
and grant for the construction of a new city hall and fire station.
Plans were made for the opening of the new pavilion. The
seawall was nearing completion.
85 YEARS AGO-1930
The Palacios gins had put out 1,632 bales of cotton this
season.
Coach Rupert Elliot was getting his football players ready
for the season.
90 YEARS AGO-1925
Both the city and school had long list of delinquent taxes
published in the Beacon.
Henry Ford announced a new line of cars with improved
body, brakes and tires.
105 YEARS AGO-1910
The residence of Mr. and Mrs. John Pierce on East Bay was
completed. The cost of the place was estimated at $17,000
and included house, furnishings and outside improvements.
Principal’s Corner
By Vikijane Mosier
A memorial was received in memory of Stanley Perkins
by Lowell and Carolyn Johnson.
We had to make room for new books so now we have a
whole lot of used books for sale. Please come by and choose
as many books as you want; all we ask for in return is a
donation. We have fiction, nonfiction, children and adult.
We have to get these books out of here before school starts.
We will begin to have Science Rocks every Thursday at 5
o’clock being September 3rd. We had a great time during
the summer and we will continue with new experiments
each week during the school year also. We will have visits
from Martha Riccio, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Chris Webb,
Bonnie Peterson from the Marine Ed Center, and I have
been talking to the Robotics group to arrange a visit from
them. Please join us from some exciting fun.
Now that school has begun, parents can start signing
up their children for the Homework program. We focus
mainly on the elementary grades through 6th grade but
older children are always welcome to come by to do their
homework also and we will do our best to help when help
is needed. There are six high school homework helpers
this year and they are Thai Pham, July Hernandez, Ezequiel
Lopez, Valerie Nguyen, Abby Mata, Tuan Le, Delia Lopez,
Maria Hurtado, Elizabeth Mancera, and Ana Ortiz. Marty
Rieck has been helping us get organized for this school year.
Story Hour will begin on September 1st every Tuesday
at 10 am. All children who are home during the day are
welcome to come, including home school children. We will
be learning many things, reading a new book each week,
making crafts and also each week everyone may choose a
First Book from Team First Book Matagorda.
By Patrick Talbert— Principal, Palacios Junior High
It’s hard to believe that we are already starting our
third week of school. I would like to thank everyone for
braving the bad weather and coming out for Meet the
Teacher. We had an excellent turnout with 116 families
in attendance to meet their child’s teachers and to pick up
their beginning of school packet. It seems that we are all
settling back into the daily routine of school. Schedules
have been set, homework and tests have started, band
and choir are practicing, and athletic teams are working
hard on the practice field. The Sand Sharks would love
to have you come out and support them as they begin
their season. We also have our Annual Chicken Dinner
catered by Mustang Creek on September 17th from 4:006:00 pm in the cafeteria. This is a great way to support
the Junior High Students before going out to the field to
support our football team as they play the Danbury Panthers that evening. School and extra-curricular events are
in full-swing at the Jr. High. We would love to have you
come out, get involved, and support our great students!
Go Sand Sharks!
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Round-Up to meet next Sun.
The Round-Up 4H Club
will hold its next meeting on
next Sun. (Sept. 13) at 6 p.m.
at the Deutschburg CommuProposition Number 4
(HJR 73)
HJR 73 proposes a constitutional
amendment that would grant the
legislature the authority to pass
statutes to allow a professional
sports team charitable foundation to
conduct charitable raffles under the
terms and conditions imposed by
general law. The laws passed under
this authority may provide that the
professional sports team charitable
foundation may use proceeds
from such charitable raffles
to pay reasonable advertising,
promotional, and administrative
expenses. Any law enacted by this
provision only applies to entities
defined as professional sports team
charitable foundations on January 1,
2016. Additionally, any law enacted
by this provision may only allow
charitable raffles to be conducted
at games hosted at the home venue
of the professional sports team
associated with a professional sports
team charitable foundation.
authorizing the legislature to
permit professional sports team
charitable foundations to conduct
charitable raffles.”
(SJR 17)
amendment which would increase
from 5,000 to 7,500 the maximum
total population threshold of a
county that is allowed to construct
and maintain private roads as long
as the county imposes a reasonable
charge for the work.
to authorize counties with a
population of 7,500 or less to
perform private road construction
and maintenance.”
(SJR 22)
amendment that would add the right
to hunt, fish and harvest wildlife,
including by use of traditional
methods, in the Bill of Rights
of the Texas Constitution. This
right would be subject to laws and
regulations intended to conserve
nity Center. All members, old
and new are encouraged to
attend.
and manage wildlife and to preserve
the future of hunting and fishing.
establish hunting and fishing as
the preferred method of managing
and controlling wildlife in Texas.
The proposed amendment is
not intended to affect any law
or provision related to trespass,
property rights or eminent domain,
and would not prevent repealing
the requirement that state officers
elected by voters statewide reside
in the state capital.”the legislature
from authorizing a municipality to
regulate the discharge of a firearm
in a populated area in the interest of
safety.
recognizing the right of the people
to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife
subject to laws that promote
wildlife conservation.”
(SJR 5)
amendment to dedicate a portion
of revenues from (1) the state sales
and use tax, and (2) the tax imposed
on the sale, use, or rental of a motor
vehicle, to the State Highway Fund
(SHF). Under current law, these
funds would be deposited to the
General Revenue Fund. Money
deposited to the SHF is intended to
be used only to construct, maintain,
or acquire rights-of-way for public
roadways other than toll roads; or to
repay certain transportation-related
debt.
dedicating certain sales and use
tax revenue and motor vehicle
sales, use, and rental tax revenue
to the state highway fund to
provide funding for nontolled
roads and the reduction of certain
transportation-related debt.”
Published by Texas Secretary of State
Carlos H. Cascos, www.VoteTexas.gov,
1-800-252-VOTE (8683).
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HOSPITAL HEALTH
From the Palacios Community Medical Center
Palacios Community
Medical Center (PCMC)
recently announced its
new Chief Nursing Officer Maggie Lara.
Maggie joined the
PCMC team in June 2015
as an Emergency Room
RN. With 34 years of
nursing background, her
experience includes ER,
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Recovery Room, Endoscopy, Pain Management,
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MAGGIE LARA
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New
CNO at PCMC
PCMC CEO Alden
Vandeveer stated, “We are
excited to have Maggie at PCMC and look forward to her
leadership in her new position as CNO.”
Maggie is originally from Harlingen and moved to
Blessing in 1979. She graduated from Tidehaven High
School then went on to attend Victoria College where she
obtained her nursing degree. This was not her first experience working at PCMC, she worked here a number of
years starting in 1999.
When asked about coming back to PCMC, Maggie
stated, “I consider PCMC my home, we are like a family.”
Palacios Community Medical Center would like to congratulate Maggie on her new position.
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IFE TYLES
This year the annual Rice
Dish Contest will be on Monday, October 12 at the MultiPurpose Bldg. at the County
Fairgrounds. This is during
the Rice Festival week.
The due date for your typed
recipes is Monday, September 21 by 5:00 p.m. to the
County Extension Office.
The contest is open to youth
in the First Grade and up, and
to adults.
There is a $10.00 per person Participation Fee which
is also due by Monday, September 21 with the typed
recipes Entry Forms. Please
call the Extension Office at
979-245-4100 to ask about
a $5 per person scholarship
available to all entering, thus
making your Participation
Fee only $5 cost to you. The
scholarships are from Bay
City Lions Club and will
be obtained by each person
completing a short ½ page
Request Form and turned in
to Chinatu Gladrich who will
coordinate all scholarships
with the Lions Club. (If you
do not want to request the
scholarship, you may pay the
full $10 yourself.) The Participation Fee is part of the
State AgriLife Extension’s
Partial Cost Recovery Program. (More information
on the Partial Cost Recovery
Program may be obtained
from the Matagorda County
Extension Office - just ask).
Everyone can enter one
dish in each of the five categories: Main Dish, Side
Dish, Snack or Appetizer,
Bread, and Dessert.
For copies of the Rice Dish
Entry Form and the Guidelines to enter call the Extension Office at 979-245-4100,
and for questions talk to Chinatu Gladrich.
A Levi Strong Benefit will
be held for little Levi Broussard on next Sat. (Sept. 12) at
the El Maton National Hall.
Doors will open at 6:30
p.m. Raffle tickets will be
drawn along with a silent
auction and a 50/50 raffle.
Levi Broussard, son of Tyler and Sabrina Broussard, is
a very happy, energetic little
boy. It wasn’t until his mother
noticed something odd in his
pictures - his right eye would
show red and his left would
show white. At the doctor it
was discovered Levi had retinoblastoma - a rare form of
eye cancer most common in
babies and toddlers. Levi is
now receiving intra-arterial
chemotherapy in hopes of
saving his eye.
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PCMC receives $50,000 donation for new clinic
THE Palacios Community Medical Center received a $50,000 donation from Hazel
Montgomery, Montgomery Trust, for the clinic building fund. Jo Hendricks, a Bluebelle volunteer presented the check on behalf of Hazel Montgomery and the Montgomery Trust, to Alden Vandeveer, CEO and Lisa Henderson, Chief Operating Officer at PCMC. “The board and employees of Palacios Community Medical Center
are so very appreciative of this most generous gift to the Clinic Building Fund from
Mrs. Montgomery and the Montgomery Trust. This wonderful personal contribution will help make possible the provision of hometown healthcare in Palacios for
decades to come,” stated Vandeveer. Palacios Medical Clinic will be celebrating the
groundbreaking on Thursday, September 17 from 4 – 6 p.m. “We would like the community to come support and celebrate this exciting event with us,” said Vandeveer.
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Back-to-school, time to talk
BY Jennifer Newton
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variety of research shows that teenagers cite
parental disapproval as the number one reason they do not use drugs or alcohol. Make
sure your teens know where you stand on
this issue. Talk to your kids about the dangers of underage drinking. Arm yourself with
knowledge and be sure to stress that it’s about
more than just the risks of drinking and driving. Other consequences of underage drinking include increased risk of academic failure, violence, injury, risky sexual behaviors,
sexual assault, and death. Explain that you do
not approve of underage drinking because it
is dangerous and illegal. Know where your
teenager is at all times and what they are doing. Encourage them to call you at any time if
a safe ride home is needed.
These tips are important for all parents,
whether your child is in a transitional year or
not. Keep the lines of communication open
with your child and help them make healthy
choices. For more information on how you can help
prevent underage drinking in your community, visit www.bacoda.org or contact coalitions@bacoda.org. It’s the season of Back to School. It’s a time
of preparation, buying new clothes and school
supplies and making sure that your children
have all the tools they need to have a great
school year. During all those preparations did
you talk to your kids about not using drugs or
alcohol? It’s never too late, and it’s always an
important conversation to have. According to the National Institute on Drug
Abuse (NIDA), children are more at risk for
drug and alcohol use during times of transition, such as the transition from elementary
school to middle school or from middle school
to high school. According to the 2012 Texas
School Survey, 36.2% of eighth graders have
tried alcohol at least once. That figure jumps
to 47.7% by ninth grade, an increase of more
than 30% in one year. The transition from junior high to high school is clearly a high-risk
time for teens. The stress of new academic expectations and increased social pressure, combined with more opportunities to encounter
drugs for the first time make children in these
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Funeral services for Sandra
Lynn Glenn, 59, of Victoria
will be held at the First United Methodist Church of Palacios on Friday (Sept. 4) at 10
a.m. with Rev. Dan Faultz officiating, with burial following at Hawley Cemetary. Fellowship will follow burial at
Weimer Hall of First United
Methodist Church. Visitation
will be held at the Palacios
Funeral Home at 5 p.m. on
Thurs. (Sept. 3)
Sandra was born November 10, 1956 in Houston and
she passed away August 27, 2015. She attended school
in Palacios where she graduated in 1975 and then attended college at the University of Houston majoring
in music. Sandra married Robert Glenn on February 18,
2000 and had 15 wonderful years together in Victoria.
Sandra was a talented musician who sang and played
piano and organ for many different functions and also
taught music and voice at various schools in the Victoria area and was the music director of Grace Presbyterian Church in Victoria. Sandra had a beautiful soul and
was loved by everyone she met. Her family and friends
are mourning the loss of this very special person that
influenced and touched the lives of so many.
Sandra is survived by husband, Robert Glenn of
Victoria, mother Lynn Coffman of Victoria, father
Colonel Ben Gomez retired of Austin, stepdaughter
Melissa Holesovsky and husband BJ of Danbury, stepson Rocky Yackel and wife Miranda of Lavernia, four
grandchildren, Blaine, Buddy, Jagger and Kalayni, five
brothers, Michael Gomez, Gary Gomez, Dr. Ben Gomez, Danny Gomez, Daniel Coffman and their families
along with many other relatives and friends that were
close to her heart.
Pallbearers will be BJ Holesovsky, Rocky Yackel,
Larry Glenn, Michael Glenn, John D. Glenn Jr. and
John Rollie Glenn. Honorary pallbearers are Michael
Barker, Jeremy Dyer, Freddie Saavedra and grandsons
Blaine and Buddy Holesovsky along with the Palacios
High School Class of 1975.
Condolences may be shared with the family by visiting www.taylorbros.net. Arrangements are through
Palacios Funeral Home.
Worship At The Church Of Your Choice
Oscar’s
Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise
of God, that is, the fruit of our lips
giving thanks to His name. But do
not forget to do good and to share,
for with such sacrifices God is
well pleased.”
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MATGORDA HOUSE HEALTHCARE CENTER
Skilled Nursing Facility
700 12th • Bay City • 979-245-7800
Admissions Director: Debbie Castillo
Palacios Funeral Home
701 1ST STREET • 972-2012
Palacios
Antiques & Resale
501 First Street • Palacios
361-972-1380
Open Fri. & Sat. 10am - 5pm • Sun. Noon - 54pm
Mon-Sat: 11am-1:30pm & 5-9pm
1917 13th St. • Bay City • 979-245-2097
Prime Parts Supply
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TURNING BASIN #2
361-972-5012
WES’
FEED & MORE
1160 FM 616 • 361-588-6631
AGAPE FAMILY OUTREACH
1811 Newsom Blvd.
Sunday Fellowship: 10 a.m.
Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday Discipleship: 7 p.m.
Wednesday Bible Study: 6:30 p.m.
Pastor: Eric Young
Church Phone: 972-0800
ASAMBLEA APOSTOLICA
DELA FE EN CRISTO JESUS
710 8th Street
Lunes-Oracios 7:30 p.m.
Martes-Culto Juvenil
Bilinque: 7:30 p.m.
Miercoles-Culto De Adoracion: 7:30 p.m.
Domingo Escuela Dominical: 9:45 a.m.
Culto Evangelisticio: 2 p.m.
Pastor: Eddie Martinez
Phone: 972-2419
BIBLE BAPTIST FELLOWSHIP
451 Commerce Street
Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m.
Wednesday Service: 7 p.m.
Pastor: Richard Alamia
Assistant Pastor: Carmen Rios
Phone: 972-6171
BLESSING CHRISTIAN
FELLOWSHIP
BLESSING CHURCH
OF GOD OF PROPHECY
Railroad & Pecan Streets
Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 5 p.m.
Pastor: Steven Walker
BLESSING FIRST BAPTIST
Sunday Worship: 9:45 a.m. & 7 p.m
Wednesday Service: 6:30 p.m.
Pastor: Larry Swift
Pastor’s Phone: 588-6313
CARANCAHUA CHAPEL
PALACIOS AUTOS
Corner CR 470 / CR 476
Carancahua Community Ctr.
Sunday Service: 8:30 a.m.
Wed. Service: 6 p.m.
Pastor: Bob Keprta
Casual Dress
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1-877-4-BAY CITY
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Tire Shop 361-588-6660
CARS
Blessing, Texas 77419
SUV’s
TRUCKS
361-972-3596 • 117 Henderson • Palacios, TX
6th at Rorem
Sunday School: 10 a.m.
Wednesday Bible Class: 7 p.m.
Phone: 972-2132
Equal Housing
Lender
MEMBER
FDIC
459 Main • Palacios • 972-2585
The Trull FoundaTion
404 FourTh STreeT • PalacioS,TX • 361-972-5241
Serving the Palacios - Matagorda
County Area Since 1967
CHURCH OF GOD
OF PROPHECY
508 4th St.
Wednesday Worship Service: 7 p.m.
Pastor: Lloyd Rodriguez
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
LATTER DAY SAINTS
COLLEGEPORT
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
OUR REDEEMER
LUTHERAN LCMS
Sunday Worship: 9 a.m.
Interim Pastor: Vanessa Potter
4th & Rorem
Sunday Worship: 6pm
Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m.
FIRST BAPTIST of PALACIOS
PILGRIM ROSE BAPTIST
202 Main Street
9th & Moore
Sunday Morning
Worship: 10:45 a.m.,
Wednesday Prayer Service: 6:30 p.m.
Sunday Family Bible Study 5:45p.m. Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m.
Wed. Youth & Children Activities: 6 p.m.
Pastor: LeRoy Monroe
Wed. Church Prayer Time: 6 p.m.
Phone: 972-6482
Pastor: Chris Webb
Associate Pastor of Ministries:
PRIMERA IGLESIA BAUTISTA
James Collins
4th & Morton
Domingo Escuela
Domincal: 9:45 a.m.
Adoracion: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
Miercoles Estudio Biblico: 7 p.m.
3rd & Morton
Pastor: Juan Aguilera
Parsonage: 972-5542
Sunday Coffee: 10:30 a.m.
Interim Pastor: Vanessa Potter
SOLID ROCK FELLOWSHIP
1800 First St.
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.; 6 p.m.
Wednesday. Service: 6:00 p.m.
Pastors: Billie Burch
FIRST UNITED METHODIST
3rd & Lucas
ST. ANTHONY’S CATHOLIC
Wednesday Adult Choir: 6 p.m.
1004 Magnusson
Pastor: Rev. David King
Confessions Saturday:
5-5:45 p.m., or by Appointment
Saturday Mass 6 p.m.
Sunday Vietnamese Mass: 8 a.m.
Sunday English Mass: 9:30 a.m.
FIRST UNITED
Sunday Spanish Mass: 11 a.m.
PENTECOSTAL CHURCH
Pastor: Rev. Bryan Heyer
525 Morton Street
Sunday Service: 10 a.m.
& 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday Service: 7:00 p.m.
ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL
Pastor: James & Susie Jimenez
3rd & Main
Se Habla Español
Morning Prayer: 10:30 a.m.
Church Fax: 972-1334
HOUSE OF GOD
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN
(Bilingual)
9th & Morton
LA VINA DEL SENOR
Domingo: 9.45 a.m., 6 p.m.
Miercoles: 6:30 p.m.
Viernes: 6:30 p.m.
LABOR OF LOVE MINISTRIES
1008 5th Street
Monday: 7 p.m. School of the Book
Wednesday Worship: 7:30 p.m.
Pastor: Danny G. Perez
MIDFIELD COMMUNITY
Junetta St., Midfield
Pastor: Howard Harper
Phone: 979-241-1274
THE LIVING WORD CHURCH
12th & Henderson
Sunday Worship 10 a.m., 6 p.m.
Wednesday Youth Service: 7 p.m.
Intercession:
Mon., Tues., Thurs. & Fri.: 7 p.m.
Pastor: Tony Flores
Church Phone: 972-2352, 972-2955
TRINITY BAPTIST
2nd & Rorem
Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. 6 p.m.
Pastor: Louis Rush
WEST PALACIOS CHURCH
OF GOD OF PROPHECY
808 9th St.
Sunday Praise-Worship: 11 a.m.
Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m.
Pastor: Raymond Salinas
Pastor’s Phone: 361-588-7117
NEW BEGINNINGS
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
10th & Ritchie • PO Box 657
Sunday Worship: 6pm
Thursday Worship: 7pm
Church Phone: 361-649-4715
Pastor: Kenyon Hamilton
www.new-beginningschurch.com
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361-972-2312
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215 5th St.
Palacios
361-972-5900
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Palacios House of Flowers
414 Main St. • Palacios • 361-972-2517
Irene Page, Owner
Dairy Queen
215 Henderson Ave.
361-972-2554
Open: 10am-10pm
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1105 Henderson 361-972-5923
Mon-Fri: 7:30am-4:30pm
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Porter’s
Lumber and Marine
405 Main Street • Palacios • 361-972-5222
Hours: Mon. - Sat. / 7am - 6pm & Sun./8:30am -3pm
Capt. Tom’s Seafood
361-972-3780
Owners
Richard & Nancy Rhoades
972-6281
317 Henderson
Palacios, Tx
PALACIOS HOUSING AUTHORITY
Located at Seacrest Estates
45 Seashell • (361) 972-3721
972-3009
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1121 7th Street
Bay City, TX 77414
(979) 245-1441
• 803 Main St., Palacios - Janie's Snack Bar, 2 Lots, 4 Rental
Campers, 2/1 Rental Mobile Home.
• 583 AC Ranch - Hwy 281 frontage, George West, TX, Deer
Quail, Dove, 2 Ponds, Ranch hand home, 3 furnished homes in
Hunters compound. Deer Stands. Fenced. $3,500. per acre.
• LOTS - Vaquero Estates, 2.69 AC. 130 Center Tree Dr, $64,000.
• LOTS - 4 Lots, 8th St, Markham, $43,000.
• 45 Honeycomb W, Blessing - 3/2/2 Home, Oak Hollow S/D - 7
Lots, Large Oaks & Native Trees, RV parking garage, 2 storage
sheds, fenced. $70,000.
• (2) 32.5 AC Tracts - each has a pond FM 1468/1162, $4,500. AC.
• (3) 15.4 AC Tracts - Creek, and Farmland, Vacek Road.
• 38 Pecan Ave., Blessing - 3BD, 2BA Brick home. $135,000.
• 490 Trout - Lewis Caranchua #2 S/D, Waterfront Lot, 3BD
1BA Home. $175,000.
• 18.59 ACRES, HWY 35 W - Access by Barber Rd/Crescent
Rd, Palacios, $4000. per Acre, Owner Financing.
• FM 3280 - 232 Acre Catfish Farm/Ranch, Ponds, Irrigation
Well, Barn with 3BD, 3BA living quarters, $975,000.
• 813 PR-BLESSING - 1BR, 1BA, 1360 sq.ft. $65,000.
• 22 ACRES-HWY 1862 - $121,000.
• WE NEED FARMS & RANCH LAND
• 2 BD, 1BA - Mobile home to be moved $20,000
• 1085 HWY 616 - Blessing, 3BD, 2.5BA
• COMMERCIAL BUILDING - Palacios
• LOTS - Turtle Bay Cove, Palacios
• HWY 35, BLESSING - 22 AC, Will divide 10 AC, $6,500. Per AC
• CR 334 - 234 AC Turf Grass Farm, 3BD, 2BA Home, $1,500,000.
• FM 1162, Markham- Catfish Processing Plant, 4.9 AC $279,900.
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Wharon, TX 77488
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on 1/2 + acre with river
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IN-HOUSE FINANCING
FOR RENT
FOR LEASE: 2 BD, 1 BA house at
404 Morton for rent. 1 year lease,
$825/month + $825/deposit. No pets,
no smokers. Refrigerator, stove provided. Washer/Dryer connections.
Background checks performed on
applicants. 832-723-0707 (27-tfc)
-----------------------------------------------FOR RENT: 2 BR, 2BA, 2 story
Townhome. Unfurnished. Just updated, incl: washer / dryer. Available
mid September. See website: www.
palacioshousingsource.com for contact information. (33-tfc)
-----------------------------------------------COMMERCIAL SPACE for lease.
1000 square feet. Call 361-649-4275
for more information (24-tfc)
------------------------------------------------
REAL ESTATE
House for Sale: 517 W. Craymer
Palacios. Est. 3,500 sq. ft. living area, 4
bedrooms, 2.5 bath, formal dining, family room, and large sunroom. Includes
25x30 metal building. Great neighborhood, sits on 3.5 lots……. Asking
$268,500. 361-235-9163 (23-tfc)
-----------------------------------------------FOR SALE: 3BD, 2BA Nice home with
detached 3 car garage. Shown by appointment only. $190,000. Call 361-6494275 and please leave a message. (9-tfc)
-----------------------------------------------FOR SALE: 1111 2nd St., 3-2-2.
CH/A, new floors, remodeled bathrooms, Call Ron to view @ 979-2404413. Re/Max Coastal Properties
215 5th St., Palacios. (48-tfc)
-----------------------------------------------FOR SALE: Riverfront property on 2
lots. 3BD, 2BA house, CH/A, WBFP.
Built in 2000. Enjoy river on tree lined
property. Great fishing for trout. Subdivision has boat launch with access to
bay, Swimming pool. Call Ron Laws
for details 979-240-4413. (37-tfc)
LIGHT DOZER
or
BACKHOE SERVICE
BY: GENE EGGEMEYER
• Fence line cleaning
• Small Pond Construction
• Dirt/Gravel Leveling
If you need it pushed,
leveled, or cleared call
361-972-5593
361-676-0386 (cell)
1111 Second Street
SERVICES
3 Bedroom,
2 Bath Home,
2 Car Garage
CH/A, new floors,
remodeled
bathrooms.
MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPY
441 Main St.
Palacios, TX 77465
361-404-1818
Chi Gibson, MFT-Intern
Supervisor: Dr. Lillian Solis-Smith,
PHD,LPC-S,LMF-S (31-tfc)
------------------------------------------------
Call Ron to view
RE/MAX Coastal Properties @ 979-240-4413.
DRINKING PROBLEM?: CAN’T
STOP? , Episcopal Hall, 3rd & Main
St., Palacios, Thursday, 7 p.m. &
Sunday 3:30 p.m. Call John (361)5539638 or Jeff (713)299-7179. (34-tfnc)
SUPPORT GROUPS
Dan Tucker
979-241-5457
Broker/Owner
Ron Laws
979-240-4413
Broker/Owner
Charlotte Tucker
979-241-8615
Realtor
Tammy Hill
979-240-3420
Realtor
COASTAL
PROPERTIES
215 5th Street 361-972-5900
Independently owned and operated
• 133 Carrigan Ave, Port Lavaca, TX - Alamo Beach, 3BD, 1BA, 1 bonus room, storage building, covered porch, fishing pier, CH/A, $325,000. Call Robbie
• 369 CR 431, Lolilta - 3BD, 2BA + 1/2BA,
2 car garage, covered
patio, deck, CH/A, 2 fireplaces. $169,000. Call Robbie
CONTRACT
PENDING
• 213 Elizabeth - Mobile home, Single, 3BD, 2BA, fireplace (not woodburning), built in China cabinet and entertainment center, storm doors, deck, storage
building. $65,000.00 Call Charlotte
• 325 CR 430, Lolita - 4BD, 3BA + 1/2BA, CH/A, attached carport. Great county living with spacios rooms. $550,000. Call Robbie
• 1920 CR 372 - Sunset Bay House, (fully furnished), open concept. 1BD 2BA, 2 car garage. 160' long fishing pier. 394 ' bulkheaded frontage on Tres Palacios
Bay. Great view of bay 5 plus Acres, CH/A, $385,000. Call Ron
• 1512 Renee - Nicely remodeled 3BD, 2BA, Beautiful large kitchen with lots of cabinets & counter space, has a nice sun room off the living room. Detached
garage with shop. $160,000. Call Tammy
• 408 E. Peggy - 2BD, 2BA. Great open air deck upstairs with view of bay. 40x40 Metal workshop/boat storage with utilities, 2 seperate living quarters
$146,000. Call Tammy
• 206 University - 4BD, 2BA, Carpet and vinyl floors, 2 car garage, fenced yard, CH/A, Great family home. $169,000. REDUCED $ 149,000.Call Ron
• 802 CR 467, Palacios - 3BD, 2 1/2 BA, CH/A, Wood and vinyl floors, New water well. Brick home on 1.16 Acres. $125,000. Call Ron
• 335 Grand Oak, Tres Palacios Oaks - 4 Lots, 2BD, 1BA House surrounded by large Oak trees. CH/A, 2 Metal buildings, Screened porch. Community pool,
and boat launch. $55,000. REDUCED $48,000. Call Ron
• 508 Humphrey - 1BD, 1BA, home on small
lot. CH/A, WoodPENDING
floors. Great weekender. $45,000. Possible owner finance with $9,000. down payment. Call Ron.
CONTRACT
• 413 W. Craymer - 3BD, 2BA, 2 Car garage. New CH/A, new windows. $172,000. Call Charlotte
• 46 PR 709 - 2 Houses facing Tres Palacios CONTRACT
River up on a hill. Main
house 2BD, 2BA, CH/A located on .98 of an acre . Water well, septic. 2nd House is a
PENDING
1BD,1BA. Both houses need TLC. $120,000. Call Ron
• 1111 Second St. - 3BD, 2BA, 2 Car garage House, 2 lots, 2 remodeled bathrooms, new tile and laminate floors. New hot water heater and central air and
heat unit. Covered patio, Electric window shutters. Fenced yard. View of Tres Palacios Bay $189,000. Call Ron
• 3441 Beachside Blvd. - 3BD, 2BA House, 1800 GLA, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, CH/A. Covered porch to enjoy the sunrise and sunsets.
Gasted community. Ground level offers covered parking for cars and boats. $253,000. Call Ron
• 74 Grand Oak, Tres Palacios Oaks - 2-3 BD, 2BA, Brick home. Home sitting on 5 fenced in lots. Garage/Workshop with a carport for a RV. Community
swimming pool & boat ramp $96,000. REDUCED! $86,800. Call Tammy
• 308 Magnusson - 3BD, 2BA, home on 2 1/2 lots, with 2 buildings. Also has slab for RV hook-up. $118,000. REDUCED $110,000. Call Tammie
• 2111 E. Bayshore - Stunning house overlooking Tres Palacios Bay. Main house is 2BR, 1BA, CH/A, large livingroom, den, fireplace, Jacuzzi in masterbath.
Fenced yard, 2 car garage. large metal building. Guest quarters 1BD, 1BA, efficiency. Recent build outdoor kitchen $285,000.
• 307 Windswept - Located in Sunrise Bay Sub-Division. This 3BD, 3BA, open concept home has a beautiful view of the bay. $279,000. Call Charlotte
• 413 E Bay Blvd. - 3BD, 3BA, Town home with waterview from balcony, $215,000.REDUCED $195,000. Call Charlotte
• 415 E Bay Blvd. - 3BD, 3BA, Town home with waterview, gated parking in the back. $215,000. REDUCED $195,000. Call Charlotte
• 805 Ave C, Blessing - 3 Bedroom, 1 bath, cinder block home, remodeled bathroom. $45,000. Call Tammy
• 401 Henderson - Strip Mall! Great Business location! $325,000. Call Charlotte
LAND
• 509 East Bay Blvd. - 65x157 Great loction. See morning sunrise over Tres Palacios Bay. Fronts on 3 Streets. $95,000. Ron
• 0 Bayshore Drive - 2 Great waterfront lots on West side of Cape Carancahua S/D. Has wooden bulk head. Community fishing pier, boat ramp, pool, security
gate. $79,000. Call Ron
• 720 Sunrise Bay Drive - This property offers a great view of Carancahua Bay. Community fishing pier, boat launch, swimming pool, wetlands observation
walkway, 3 Acres, $49,000. Call Ron
• 1 Acre Lot 29 Bay Drive, Way Point Landing - $138,000. Call Charlotte
• 564 Lady Fish, Boca Chica - 50x50 lot, HOA Dues-$125, Completely set up for RV. Community fishing pier, boat ramp and swimming pool. $28,000. Call Tammy
• 321 CR 447, Midfield- Lot size 5.07 Acres $68,500. REDUCED $63,500.Call Robbie
• 33 Palacios Bay Dr., Beachside - Aprx. lot size 50x169. Gated community. City services. Great views of Tres Palacios Bay. $28,000. Call Ron
• 37 Palacios Bay Dr., Beachside - Aprx. lot size 35x169x60. Gated community. City services. Great view of Tres Palacios Bay. $53,000. Call Ron
• 154 Bay Ridge Dr., Beachside, Palacios - Gated community. City services. Great views of Tres Palacios Bay. Aprx. lot size 50x175. $28,000. Call Ron
• 173 Bay Point Dr., Beachside, Palacios - Gated community. City services. Great view of Tres Palacios Bay. Aprx. lot size 54x175. $33,000. Call Ron
• 1.27 Acres - Hwy 35 - Sloan Rd, $18,000. Call Ron
• 0 Henderson Hwy 35 - 162ft. Wide x 210ft. Deep, .78 Acres. Prime commercial building site. Great location for restaurant, or retail store. $150,000. Call Ron
• Lot 709, Cape Carancahua - Great building site, gated community, community swimming pool and boat ramp. Priced only $6,000. Call Ron
• 1.68 Acres, CR 313, Vanderbilt - Great site. Country living. Industrial School District. $10,000. Call Ron
• Lot 1009-1010, BayView - 2 Lots with water view, in gated community. $15,000. REDUCED $13,500. Call Robbie
• 3.2 Acres, Hwy 35 - Over 3.2 acres with 200 ft. of frontage on Turtle Bay with bulkhead. Located just outside of town. $98,000. Call Ron
• Lot 121, Beachside S/D - Gated community with lots of future amenities, underground utilities. $17,500. Call Ron
• Lot 146 - Bayview in Cape Carancahua. Gated community with boat launch, pool, piers. $10,000. Call Ron
• 552 Bayview - 2 Lots. Great lots to build on. S/D has piers, boat launch, pool. $19,000. Call Ron
• Lot 24 Windswept - Sunrise Bay S/D. Fantastic view of Carancahua Bay. $45,000. Call Ron
• 633 Swallow Drive - 2 Great lots to build on, includes small building and power pole. S/D has boat launch, pool and pier. $21,000. Call Ron
• River Hollow Way - 1 Acre of River front property, lots of trees. $51,500. Call Tammy
• 6405 SH 35 - 1.73 Acres of undeveloped
SOLDwaterfront property on Turtle Bay. Over 148 ft. of water frontage with seawall. $92,000. Call Ron
• FM 3280 - 627.71 Acres in 2 different tracts. $1,489,000. Call Dan
• 503 E Bay Blvd. - Wateview, great building site, close to boat ramp. $150,000. Call Charlotte
• 10 Acres-Collins Rd - Great tract for building or commercial, fenced. $65,000. REDUCED $39,000. Call Ron
• 2 Acres - on Tres Palacios Bay -"Collegeoport" with 120' of Bulkhead $105,000. Owner financing available. Call Ron
• 1st & McGlothin - 6 Lots, Road frontage on 4 sides. $115,000. Call Ron
• E. Bayshore Dr. - 1 Acre would be a great homesite with view of the bay. $110,000. Call Tammy
• Lots 1344 & 1345 - Cape Carancahua, Waterfront lots-$79,000. each. Call Ron
• Palacios Acres - Lot B - 2.08 Acres on 12th Street. Great location and close to town. $35,000. Call Ron
• Palacios Acres - Lot C - 2.08 Acres. Convenient location. Close to town. $35,000. Call Ron
• Riverfront Property - Live Oak Landing S/D, Lot 9, 2 acres. $89,000. Call Robbie
• 1620 Ruthven - 1 acre waterfront property with bayfront view $70,000. Call Tammy
• 2201 First St. - 6 acres in town. Building not included. $220,000. $217,500. REDUCED $180,000. Call Charlotte
• 684-685 Swallow - 130' x110' $12,000. Call Ron
• 8.2 Acres on Green Ave. - $145,000. Possible owner finance. Call Ron
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It wasn’t pretty, but Sharkettes
notch pair of wins on court
BY RYAN WEST
Get that out of here....
PALACIOS varisty Sharekttes Lila Filip (5) and Katy Sexton (7) politely returned
the ball back over the net to the Boling Lady Bulldogs in last Friday’s match. The
Sharkettes took the Lady ‘Dogs’ best punch and still prevailed in five sets. (Beacon
Photo by Ryan West)
JV Sharkettes handle Wharton, Boling
The junior varsity Sharkettes rolled to a pair
of wins on the volleyball court last week.
Early last week, coach Dana Buckley’s girls
put the wood to Wharton in straight sets, 2516, 25-20.
Brianne Simmons powered the javyees
with a team high 16 points. Bailey Grones,
Cassie Rios and Brittany Serna got into the
scoring action with seven points each. Emily
Shimek and Sarah Filip found space on the
floor for five and four points, respectively.
Vivian Parga pitched in with three points and
Brianna Serna tacked on one.
Palacios needed three sets to dispose of
Boling last Friday, 22-25, 25-9, 15-11.
Freshman move-up Brooke Vandenbergh
took charge in her first JV action and led Palacios with 16 points. Brianna Serna finished
with 14 and Parga pumped out 12. Brittany
Serna and Simmons each tallied seven points
and Andrea Gonzales finished with six.
The JV Sharkettess were to host Columbia on Tues. (Sept. 1) and will be in action at
the Victoria East Volleyball Tournament this
Thurs. (Sept. 3) and Sat. (Sept. 5).
Big fourth quarter leads
JV Sharks past Boling,
The Palacios JV Sharks kicked off the 2015 season with
a 14-7 victory over the Bulldogs of Boling last week.
“We started off sluggish on offense but came around
in the second half to take the lead,” said Palacios coach
Hudson Bates.
Defensively, Bates said the Sharks stepped up in the
second half and “had a very big fourth quarter and one
stop.”
The first touchdown of the season for the JV Sharks
came on a fumble recovery scooped up by Jacob Quintanilla and returned for the score. Tommy Bowden punched
the ball in on the successful two-point try.
In the second half, Palacios took the lead for good on a
10-yard touchdown toss from Bowden to Jacob Martinez.
Along with his offensive accomplishments, Bowden
picked off a pair of Bulldog passes on defense.
The JV Sharks are to visit Bloomington on Thurs. (Sept.
2) with kickoff set to fly a 6 p.m.
It wasn’t their best volleyball by far, but it got the job
done.
With their less than stellar play, the varsity Palacios
Sharkettes still managed to
claim wins over Wharton
and Boling on the volleyball
court last week.
“We played very inconsistent this week, but still managed to get the wins,” said
Sharkette head coach Barbara Buckley-Peeples. “There
were times when nothing
seemed to be going right, but
the girls kept playing hard
and found ways to win.”
The Sharkettes needed a
full five sets to dispatch of
Boling’s Lady Bulldogs last
Friday (25-17, 25-20, 19-25,
23-25, 15-9).
Palacios’ Katy Sexton
spiked the Lady ‘Dogs with
31 digs, 20 kills and served
up an ace. Lila Filip tacked
on another 24 digs, 10 digs
and an ace served. Elizabeth
Ortiz finished with 23 digs,
four kills and one block at the
net. Cameron Greaves compiled 22 digs, three kills, two
blocks and one ace. Brittany
Guerrero led the Sharkettes
with three aces served over
the net and picked up 11 digs
and dished out eight assists
on the night. Kamryn Vickers passed out 11 assists and
tacked on nine digs. Sarah
Filip finished with seven
digs, and Chae Neimeyer
totaled three digs, one assist
and one kill.
Earlier in the week, Peeples’ Sharkettes toppled
Wharton’s Lady Tigers in
four sets, 18-25, 25-23, 2519, 25-21.
Ortiz had the hottest hand
on the night for the Sharkettes with a team high six
aces served up and finished
with 27 digs and four kills.
Sexton hit assassin level
with 16 kills and racked up
22 digs and served up four
aces. Greaves filled the stat
line with 25 digs, six kills,
two aces, a block at the net
and one assist. Guerrero got
into the ace mix with three on
the night and finished with 13
Tigerettes dropped in 5
by Van Vleck’s Lady Leps
Tidehaven’s varsity Tigerettes were spiked by Van
Vleck’s Lady Leps in five
sets last week, 23-25, 21-25,
25-22, 25-15, 11-15.
Briannia Armour led the
Tigerettes with nine kills.
Chelcy Broussard tacked on
six kills and Melanie Brewer
finished with eight assists.
The Tigerettes were to host
Brazsoport on Tues. (Sept.
1) before hosting their own
Tidehaven Tournament this
Thurs. (Sept. 3) and Sat.
(Sept. 5).
assists, eight digs, and three
kills. Filip was a force at the
net with four blocks, she got
down for 15 digs and registered six kills. Neimeyer finished with six digs, four kills
and an assist; and Vickers
rounded out the Sharkettes
with five assists and three
digs.
The Sharkettes were to host
Columbia’s Lady ‘Necks on
Tues. (Sept. 1) for Parent’s
Night and will be in tournament action in Tidehaven
on Thurs. (Sept. 3) and Sat.
(Sept. 5).
Palacios punch returns...
VARSITY Sharkette Brittany Guerrero (13) perfectly
executes the ‘Palacios punch’ in an attempt to catch
Boling’s Lady Bulldogs napping on the court last
week. (Beacon Photo by Ryan West)
• NOTICE •
Coaches are invited to turn in game results
& information to the Palacios Beacon. Information should be submitted as soon as
possible, but no later than 24-hours after the event.
Information can be faxed to (361) 972-2610,
emailed to palaciosbeacon@gmail.com, called
in to 972-3009 or brought to the Beacon office
at 453 Commerce.
Articles/game results not appearing this
week were either not submitted or were submitted after the Beacon’s sports deadline.
JV Tigers blank Bay City, 38-0
BY RYAN WEST
The JV Tidehaven Tigers
churned up yardage and
chewed up Bay City’s JV
Blackcats in last week’s gridiron opener, 38-0.
“The defense played great
shutting out Bay City in the
first game of the season,” said
Tidehaven coach Steve Fiala.
The two Matagorda Co.
feline neighbors were scoreless through the first quarter,
before the tide turned in favor
of the Tigers.
The Tigers’ Logan Pierce
punched into the endzone
from five yards out to break
the 0-0 ball game.
Tidehaven forced the Black
Cats to punt on the ensuing
possession and on the return,
Brandon Rozner bolted his
way 50-yards for another sec-
ond quarter score.
Lighting struck twice for
Rozner and the Tigers, as he
returned the second half kickoff 70-yards for another Tidehaven touchdown.
Later in the third, Jatorien Travis scooted his way
20-yards for a Tiger score.
The final nail in the coffin
came on a 23-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter by Darian Kemp.
Fiala tabbed Travis, Jacob
Galvez and Bobby Brune
as defensive players of the
game.
Rozner, Pierce and the entire offensive line were Fiala’s offensive standouts.
The JV Tigers are off this
Thurs. (Sept. 4) but will return to action next Thurs.
(Sept. 11) against the Palacios JV Sharks at 6 p.m.
Tidehaven junior varsity Tiger football
MEMBERS of the 2015 junior varsity Tidehaven Tiger football team are: (front, l-r) Clay Ford, Josh Zarate, Jacob
Galvez, Bobby Brune, AJ Soto, Jatorien Travis and Johnathan Montague; (second) James Quick, Cade Galvan,
Marcos Moreno, Brandon Rozner, Steven Garcia, Logan Pierce, Seth Steele, Gilbert Charles; (third) Kameron
Green, Garrett Korff, Juan Moreno, Hunter Vongontard, Kevin Hammons and Andrew Sliva (back) Reece Knebel,
Ryan Birchum, Darian Kemp, Caleb Green, Elijah Neichoy, Xavier Torres, Josh Rainey and Justin Bexley. (Beacon
Photo by Ryan West)
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Beacon
Sharks 1st, Sharkettes 2nd
at Brazoswood CC meet
Both the Shark and Sharkette cross country teams
brought home some hardware from last week’s meet
in Brazoswood.
“The kids continue to get
better each week,” said Palacios coach Bill Fort. “The
girls have made tremendous
strides and are shaping into a
very competitive team.”
The Sharks won the Boys
Small School Division team
championship behind five
top 10 finishes.
Palacios’ Miguel Gutierrez, Sergio Mancera and Juan
Mancera led the field and
were the first to cross the finish line. Gutierrez posted an
18:56 to claim first, followed
by Sergio’s 19:01 in second
and Juan’s 19:12 in third.
Also in the top ten finishers
were Palacios’ Jacob Flores
in 9th (20:31) and Tyler Le in
10th (20:35).
Tommy Garcia legged a
21:35 to finish 20th, followed
by Eric Cerda with a 22:53
finish in 26th. Silverio Gon-
zales posted a 23:05 to take
27th and Dominic Garcia finished 31st with a 23:42 break
of the tape.
Sharkettes
The Sharkette harriers
captured team silver with a
second place finish in Brazoswood.
Sharkette Tasha Turner
posted a 15:03 to take second
place in the Small School Division.
In 9th, Palacios’ Elizabeth
Ortiz ran a 16:30. Gabriella
Figirova finished 12th with a
time of 17:03. Bailey Grones
clocked in at 17:16 to place
15th and Marian Gomez finished 20th with a 17:36.
In 24th was Alex Hinds
with a 17:39, followed by
Maria Serrato in 24th (17:51)
and Elizabeth Mancera in
29th (18:59).
The Shark and Sharkette
harriers will be off this weekend and will return to the
races next Sat. (Sept 12) in
Brazos.
Palacios Shark & Sharkette Cross Country
MEMBERS of the 2015 Palacios Shark & Sharkette cross country teams are: (front, l-r) Gabriella Figirova, Tasha
Turner, Marian Gomez, Milca Rodriguez and Mariela Ortiz; (middle) Alexandria Hinds, Bailey Grones, Juan
Mancera, Tyler Le, Jesus Mancera, Maria Hurtado, Elizabeth Ortiz, Elizabeth Mancera and Maria Serrato; (back)
Coach Bill Fort, Sergio Mancera, Silverio Gonzales, Miguel Gutierrez, Eric Cerda, Tommy Garcia, Dominic Garcia, Jacob Flores, Trey Chavez, Bryan Garcia-Moreno, Brooke Potts and Coach Ginger Potts. (Submitted Photo)
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Sharks finned by Bulldogs 55-12 in season opener
BY RYAN WEST
The third time was not the charm for the mighty
Palacios Sharks, as the Boling Bulldogs claimed a
lopsided victory over the Sharks for the third consecutive football season
opener.
The Bulldogs came into
Shark Stadium last Friday
and figuratively and literally, ran away with a 55-12
victory as the Sharks had
no answer for Boling’s potent ground attack.
The Bulldogs bulldozed
their way through the
Shark defense for 577 total yards on the night, with
a salty 528-yards coming
via the ground game.
While the Sharks were outgunned on defense,
the Palacios offense was stymied by inconsistency
across the board.
“Overall a rough start,” said third year Shark
head coach Brad Bowden. “I thought the kids’ effort was pretty good, just a lot of mental mistakes.
Part of that is not a lot of experience and part just
being worn out playing against a big physical team
with big kids.”
“We’ve got a lot of pups out there and guys who
haven’t played in a few years. It’s things we just
have to practice and get better at.”
Even with the lopsided score, Bowden pointed
out seeing good things on film and some areas
where his Sharks can do a lot better.
“There are things we saw that showed us we can
be better, if we make some small improvements,”
noted Bowden.
“Started off we gave up a couple of big plays and
Boling got onto us quick. The offense did a decent
job of moving the ball the first couple of series,”
continued Bowden. “Then the defense settled in
and started to hold their own and the offense proceeded to shoot ourselves in the foot and make
mistakes.”
Back to last week’s action, the Bulldogs didn’t
need long to hit top gear, as Boling’s Elijah Gooden
left the Sharks in the dust on a 56-yard touchdown
run on the second play of the game.
Trailing 7-0 just 53-seconds into the contest, the
Sharks were already on their heels.
On the first possession, the Shark offense appeared ready to roll as junior running back Danny
Rodriguez picked up 11-yards on the first play.
Three plays later on 4th & 9, Rodriguez - lined up
in the rugby punt formation- kept the pigskin and
Amos, the acrobat....
SHARK sophomore Amos Haynes, Jr.
(44) showed off some nifty footwork and
nice hands on this 15-yard catch to put
the Sharks in Bulldog territory. (Beacon
Photo by Ryan West)
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tory.
Palacios
0 1 0 12 55
The Sharks couldn’t capiHempstead 0 1 0 7 57
talize on the field position
Industrial
0 1 0 0 49
as Shark QB Ethan Garcia’s
•LAST WEEK'S GAMES•
pass was inHitchcock 49, Katy Pope John 14
tercepted two
Rice 28, Ganado 14
plays later.
Odem 33, Edna 21
On Boling’s
Boling 55, Palacios 12
Needville 57, Hempstead 7
ensuing play,
Shiner 49, Industrial 0
Kade Bick•THIS
WEEK'S GAMES•
ham
broke
through the
Edna vs Aransas Pass
Hempstead vs. Houston Reagan
Shark defense
Hitchcock vs. Danbury
and
looked
Industrial vs. Weimar
destined for
Palacios vs. Bloomington
another quick
Rice vs. Boling
score,
but
Shark defen• GAME AT A GLANCE •
sive back Brock Potts chased
PALACIOS
down Bickham from behind
BOLING
12
7
and forced a fumbled at the
1st DOWNS
38-187
RUSHING 31-528
1-yardline and tumbled out
20-12-2 PASS. A/C/I 11-5-0
of the side of the end zone.
95
YDS. PASS. 49
Touchback on the fumble
279
577
TOT. YDS.
out of the end zone, and
0-0
1-1
FUMBLES
Shark ball at the Palacios
3-15
PENALTIES 14-115
20?
• SCORE BY QUARTERS •
No, sir. The referee called
Palacios 6 0 0612
the ballcarrier down prior to
Boling
20 7 1513 55
the clearly visible fumble,
• INDIVIDUAL STATS •
and gave the Bulldogs the
ball at the one.
RUSHING: (Sharks) Danny
Palacios junior running back Danny Rodriguez (22) proved to
Rodriguez, 19-111 (TD); Ethan
On the next play, Bolbe one tough Shark to catch as he slips through the hands of the
Garcia, 19-73 (TD) (Bulldogs)
ing behemoth sophomore
Boling defender on his first quarter touchdown run. Rodriguez
Vernon Jackson, 6-157 (3 TD);
QB Vernon Jackson (6’3,
Elijah Gooden, 8-108 (TD); Kade
finished the night with 111-yards and a touchdown on 19 carries.
Bickham, 4-96 (TD); Chris Flores,
235) plunged in for his first
(Beacon Photo by Ryan West)
4-82; Antonio Garcia, 2-53; Dayof three touchdowns on the
tron Johnson, 1-6.
night.
PASSING: (Sharks) Garcia,
It was much of the same in the second half, as
19-11-2, 90-yds.; Rodriguez, 1-1On the next drive, the Shark offense looked to the Bulldogs churned up another 260+ yards on the
0, 5-yds. (Bulldogs) Jackson, 10shift out of neutral and get moving forward.
ground and four touchdowns on the Sharks.
5-0, 49-yds. (TD); Chris French,
Rodriguez led off the drive with an eight yard
1-0-0.
On their final possession, the Sharks orchestrated
pickup. Garcia hooked up with Sherwin Ceasar on a 68-yard drive, capped off on the ninth play by a
RECEIVERS: (Sharks) Sherwin Ceasar, 5-56; Amos Haynes,
a 18-yard pass completion to get into the Boling 17-yard touchdown run by Garcia.
Jr., 2-22; Rodriguez, 4-13; Gibert
end of the field.
Bloomington visits Shark Stadium Fri.
Hernandez, 1-4; (Bulldogs) GarTwo plays later, Garcia and Caesar connected on
rett Monroe, 1-20 (TD); Tolbert,
The task gets no easier for the Sharks as the
3-20; Josh Rangel, 1-9.
a 25-yard toss down to the Boling 10.
Bloomington Bobcats (0-1) will visit Shark StaPUNTING: (Sharks) RodriGarcia picked up a modest gain on the next play, dium at 7:30 p.m. Fri. (Sept. 4).
guez, 1-45.
and coupled with the personal foul penalty and reFUMBLE
RECOVERIES:
The Bobcats will have revenge on their minds as
sulting ejection of Boling’s Ronald Krushall, the the Sharks bested the green snubbed tailed felines
(Sharks) Henry Molina.
INTERCEPTIONS: (Bulldogs)
Sharks were inside the Bulldog 5.
30-14 in last years affair.
Ryan Herrera; French.
Rodriguez put the Sharks on the board with a
Bloomington rolls into town having been stung
four yard tackle eluding run.
by Louise’s Hornets last week 47-14
Mauro Gonzales’ PAT kick attempt was blocked,
but the Sharks were on the board and still in the
game down 13-6.
The rejuvenation of the crowd and
sidelines was short lived as the Bulldogs
pulled off the two-play scoring drive
trifecta as Jackson rumbled his way
60-yards for another Boling touchdown
- a mere 22-seconds after the Shark
score.
The wind wasn’t totally taken from
the Sharks’ sails, as Palacios turned in
a pair of defensive stops of the Bulldogs
on back-to-back series, while the Bulldogs drove deep into Shark territory.
While the defense stood fast in backto-back series, the Shark offense spun
its tires after the first stop, and promptly
turned the ball back over to the Bulldogs
following the second.
After the turnover, the Bulldogs capitalized on the short field and capped off
the 20-yard drive on a 10-yard touchdown run by Jaylon Tolbert. After the
PAT kick, the Bulldogs led 27-6 with
7:12 left in the first half.
The Shark offense didn’t hang its head
and got back to work on the next possession. Bowden’s boys picked up three
first downs and marched 38-yards down
the field to the Bulldog 14. Then it was
three straight negative plays followed
by an incompletion on 4th & 35.
Palacios escaped the first half without allowing another score, thanks to
WITH a Boling defender taking to the air, Shark quarterback Ethan Garcia (4)
the Bulldogs having an ineligible man
throws the ball towards his intended target with linemen J.J. Figueroa doing his
downfield on a touchdown pass as the
best to keep the Bulldog away from his QB. (Beacon Photo by Ryan West)
clock hit 0:00.
One tough Shark to catch....
Just in the nick of time....
Tigers victorious over Flatonia in opener
DISTRICT 13-3A DII
STANDINGS
TEAM
Boling
Tidehaven
Brazos
Van Vleck
East Bernard
Danbury
W L T PF PA
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
55
20
35
7
7
7
12
17
41
14
14
40
•LAST WEEK'S GAMES•
Boling 55, Palacios 12
Tidehaven 20, Flatonia 17
Weimar 41, Brazos 35
Sweeny 14, Van Vleck 7
Stafford 14, East Bernard 7
Fort Bend Christian 40, Danbury 7
•THIS WEEK'S GAMES•
Boling vs. Rice
Brazos @ Ganado
Danbury @ Hitchcock
East Bernard vs. Houston Christian
Tidehaven OPEN
Van Vleck vs. Edna
BY RYAN WEST
The Tidehaven Tigers opened the 2015 campaign
with a 20-17 win over Flatonia’s Bulldogs.
While a win is a win, Tidehaven coach Brent
Mascheck still wasn’t pleased with his teams performance.
“I was very disappointed in several aspects of the
game,” commented Mascheck. “We had a ton of
dumb mental mistakes that we have to clean up.
Our conditioning was not very good and our defense technique was not very good. Even though
we made these mistakes we still found a way to
win the game.”
“I think it speaks about where we are as a football program,” added Mascheck. “When we first
got here, everybody would have been jumping up
and down that we won a game, but with our high
expectations the kids know we have to play a lot
better and smarter if we want to make the playoffs
and make a run in the playoffs.”
“However, it feels a lot better being 1-0 instead
of 0-1. We will take winning ugly any day over los-
ing pretty.”
The Tigers opened the game fast and put 14
points on the board in the first quarter on a touchdown run by Nathan Galvan and a blocked punt
returned for another score by Brandon Brune.
After falling behind early, the Bulldogs got on
the board with a safety in the first quarter and then
capitalized on a Tiger fumble deep in their own
territory and turned the good field position into a
touchdown before halftime.
A scoreless third quarter led to a 14-9 Tidehaven
advantage going into the final quarter.
Tidehaven’s Jacob Galvan broke loose on a 44yard touchdown run in the fourth to give the Tiger
lead more cushion, 20-9.
The Bulldogs battled back and scored a late
touchdown and tacked on the two-point conversion
to cut Tidehaven’s lead to three, 20-17.
The Tigers ended up running out the rest of the
clock to preserve the victory.
A sour note on the night came as Tiger senior tailback Nathan Galvan was lost for the second consecutive season with a torn ligament in his knee.
Prior to the injury he led the Tigers in the game
with 116-yards on 13 carries and a touchdown.
The Tigers rushed for 259-yards on the night and
passed for 49.
Tidehaven’s defense surrendered 176-yards
through the air and held the Bulldogs to 73-yards
on the ground. Tidehaven’s Ryan Lezak picked off
one Bulldog pass.
Bye Week
Mascheck’s Tigers have a bye week this coming
Fri. (Sept. 4) and will return to the gridiron in next
Friday’s (Sept. 11) 67th showdown with down the
road rival Palacios.
As for the Tigers, Mascheck’s boys in blue will
be looking to improve across the board.
Of the bye week Mascheck said, “We are going
to look at very different things on offense and defense. We have to get better with our technique on
the defense side of the ball and on offense we have
to do a better job sustaining our blocks.” “We had several kids playing their first varsity
football game and it showed with the mistakes that
we made, however at Tidehaven we do not use excuses. We are going to spend this week really going back to the basics and making sure we understand our responsibilities and our technique.”

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