MCND#1 audit `clean`, hear from Waterfront

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MCND#1 audit ‘clean’, hear from Waterfront Committee
BY TERRY MOSIER & ALAN SCHULMAN
Palacios Beacon
“The good news is you have a clean and unmodified report.”
So stated Susan Reed of Reed and Associates in regards to
the FY2015 financial audit report of the Matagorda County
Navigation District #1 (MCND) at last week’s monthly meeting of the MCND Commissioners.
Reed pointed out areas of the budget that appeared to be
overspent simply because they were not re-budgeted in 2015
for work budgeted in 2014 but completed in 2015. Port Director Morris noted that several budget amendments on the
meeting’s agenda were there as a result of accounting for work
budgeted in 2015 and completed in 2016.
Palacios Waterfront Development
Committee
Charlie Tresselt represented the Waterfront Development
Committee, and presented their vision of what the Palacios
waterfront could become, at last week’s Navigation District
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THE Texas General Land Office’s 30th annual Adopt-A-Beach Clean-Up was held
last weekend across the Texas Gulf Coast. Beach combers hit the shores along Tres
Palacios Bay at the Texas State Marine Education Center armed with gloves, trash
bags, clipboards, and buckets to pick up, log and dispose of trash and waste items
washed ashore. (Beacon Photo by Ryan West)
PEDC to actively market hotel site
BY RYAN WEST
Palacios Beacon-Publisher
In the absence of Executive Director Eva
Peterson, the Palacios Economic Development Corp. (PEDC) Directors proceeded as
normal at last week’s monthly meeting with
marketing talks of the PEDC hotel site leading the discussion.
The subject of the Cobblestone Hotel project took a different tone than past meetings as
Director John Chipman asked if the project
was “still alive?”.
“We haven’t gotten any updates (on Cobblestone) in months”, he quipped.
The lead Cobblestone representative on the
project, Fritz Jaeger has had health issues and
another has taken over the lead role and is a
‘complete 180-degrees’ from Fritz. Where
Jaeger met with potential investors and maintained communication, the new rep wants
the Board to do all the heavy lifting and to
be contacted once all the finanacial commitments are pledged.
Director Debbie Morris stated, “Eva (Petersen) has to have something to send people
other than our demographics. She’s got to
have some type of general information presentation for the hotel industry. To let them
know we’re here, with a receptive City and a
property that is here.”
Palacios City Manager agreed with the idea
of marketing the site to the hotel industry.
“We’re going to have the Pavilion, potentially a large oyster research and resource
center at the marine center that will need
hotels,” added Morris. “Those are all those
things that’ll require some lodging.”
Morris acknowledged not wanting to undermine the Cobblestone Project but added,
“we may be sitting here a year from now still
talking about - you know well. And people
keep going elsewhere and they’re passing us
by”.
In talking about marketing the site, the need
for print material was discussed and gave way
to talks of rebranding the city.
Morris reported having met with Tom Erickson of Erickson Advertising Agency and
went over a scope of work that began as a
print brochure for hotel property marketing and morphed into what he can do for the
PEDC in the long term, beginning with an
identity.
“It it wasn’t clear to him what we sere selling and what our story is from tom’s perspective and he’s been in the ad agency for
45 years,” said Morris. “He think’s we don’t
have a cohesive message.”
“We’ve had a number of studies done, and
experts in to tell us how to manage our business but we have yet to come up with an identity and a way to tell our story that transcends
all of the different organizations. Everyone is
doing their own thing. If we’re going to make
progress - have print materials, social media,
way finding signage, billboards - what we do
has to have a certain identity - a logo, a slogan, something that can be used by museum,
chamber, pavilion and the city. “
Kocurek stated that to go the rebranding
route would require buy-in and input from all
entities involved to make the endeavor a success.
Pavilion Update
Morris provided an update on the Pavilion,
saying the Palacios Beautification Pavilion
Committee (PBPC) continues to work to develop funding.
“We’ve picked a lot of low hanging fruit
and are now having to climb a little bit highter
to get this next round of funding,” she stated.
Estimates of funds yet to be raised are in the
$500,000-$600,000 range, Morris stated.
“The project didn’t grow, we’ve made deductions, but its been a little bit harder to get
that last half million,” she added. “We’ve
gone item by item for most cost savings and
are whittling that down a ltitle bit.”
A request had been made to STP for
‘edutainment’ equipment and hope they buy
into the project and the free educational aspects of the facility.
(See PEDC, Page 2)
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Zika virus
What is it and what’s being done about it
BY ALAN C. SCHULMAN
Palacios Beacon - Reporter
Open 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
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This vision set forth by the Waterfront development Committee involves securing the 15-acre tract known as the ‘Gold
Coast tract’ on the south bay and installing the required infrastructure, therefore, the participation of the entities listed above
is critical to moving forward with the plan. Tresselt stated, “I
do think it’s going to take everybody to sign up for some part
of it. We need to put together a public works plan that partners
with the private sector.”
A “Waterfront Redevelopment Plan” was first commissioned
by the Palacios Economic Corporation in 2012 but never really gained any traction, however, the Waterfront Development
Committee’s membership consists of some private investors
who might be able to bring the plan to fruition this time around.
Port Director’s Report
Port Director Debbie Morris presented the following report.
Working with PISD on reimbursement to District for Marine
Center walkway repairs
(See MCND, Page 2)
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April 27, 2016
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meeting. The recently formed committee is seeking to partner with the Navigation District, along with, among others, the
Palacios Economic Development Corp., private investors, the
Chamber of Commerce, and the Seawall Commission to leverage the natural beauty and resources of the Palacios waterfront, and benefit the entire community through the economic
development of the waterfront, while retaining the small-town
atmosphere and charm of the city. The presentation was made
in the hope of scheduling a working session with the Navigation District to develop a more detailed plan and secure their
participation. In the presentation, Tresselt touted the benefits to the community of developing the waterfront. Those benefits include
an estimated $1.5 million per year increase in revenue, an estimated $5 million per year increase in the tax base (taxable
valuations) from condos, retail, and restaurants, and an estimated 20 full and 50 part-time jobs from 10 retail shops, 2
restaurants, maintenance, etc.
April in Palacios typically
means loads of sunshine, rain
showers and inevitably - mosquitos. However, this year’s
expected mosquito boom
brings along the anxiety and
fear of the most recent unknown virus, the Zika virus,
and what local organizations
are doing to combat it.
On April 13 the Center for
Disease Control (CDC) said
Zika causes microcephaly in
babies born to infected pregnant women. Microcephaly,
which stunts a baby’s head
growth, causes devastating
and sometimes fatal brain
damage, and can result in
miscarriage or still birth.
More than 1,100 babies have
been born in Brazil with microcephaly caused by the
Zika virus.
The World Health Organization (WHO) says the Zika
virus is “spreading explosively” in the Americas, but
so far, there are no reported
cases of mosquito transmitted Zika virus in the U.S.
There have been at least 346
reported cases in the conti-
Spring
Bird
Festival Sat. at
County Birding
Nature Center
in Bay City
The Matagorda County
Convention and Visitors Bureau will be sponsoring a
festive Spring Bird Festival
celebration honoring the fact
that the county continues to
be recognized as the number
one birding destination in
North America by the Audubon Society on Sat. (April
30) from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Thhe Spring Bird Festival
will be held at the Birding
Nature Center next to LeTulle Park in Bay City and will
showcase both resident and
migrating birds and their distinct habits and habitats.
Featured activities include
a birds of prey shows, guided
birding tours, river kayaking outings, a wild animal
menagerie and youth nature
photo contest and exhibition.
Contact Karen, at 979-2446483, or Donna, at 979-2403640 for additional details.
nental U.S., but most were
returning from currently affected countries. CDC Director Tom Frieden, MD, told
reporters that “on occasion,”
Zika may be spread through
sexual contact or blood transfusions.
Zika virus can cause fever, rash, joint pain and redness in the whites of the eye,
but most people won’t even
know they have it. “Only
about 1 in 5 people with the
virus will exhibit symptoms,”
says Amesh Adalja, MD, a
spokesman for the Infectious
Diseases Society of America.
“The vast majority have no
symptoms at all.”
The Zika virus was first
identified in Uganda in 1947,
and is named for the Zika
Forest. Zika was considered
a rare, obscure, and nonthreatening disease until hundreds of thousands of people
in Brazil became infected last
year. It is known to be transmitted by daytime-active Aedes mosquitos, which have
been considered the main
culprits in the spread of the
disease from Africa across
Asia to the Americas, and in
the U.S. are mostly confined
to warmer states, such as
Florida, Texas and parts of
California.
But, the Culex mosquito,
known in the U.S. as the
southern common house
mosquito, is widespread
(See ZIKA, Page 3)
Early voting
underway in
lone PISD
Board race
Early Voting began
for May’s lone contested Palacios ISD Board
race between incumbent
Donna Brune and challenger Brandon Bowers
on Mon. (April 25) at
the Palacios ISD Administration Bldg., located 1209 12th Street,
Palacios. Early voting
continues to be conducted on Wed. (April
27th) until Tues. (May
3) from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
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DEADLINE 5 P.M. FRIDAY
Boy Scouts’ Cinco De Mayo Celebration
next Sat. at Railroad & South Bay Parks
Palacios Cub Scout Pack
1441, sponsored by Palacios
Rotary, will host the first annual Cinco de Mayo Scouting Celebration on Saturday,
May 7 from 9a.m.-6p.m.
The Pack is offering an array of activities for the whole
family to enjoy. Children of
all ages can enjoy a full day’s
MCND
Texas A&M’s Oyster Restoration Center project was
submitted for RESTORE
Act funding on April 15. We
were able to provide letters of
recommendation from County Judge, City of Palacios
Mayor and our Board. Texas
A&M should hear something
on the award within a couple
of months.
We are still on the Corps’
dredging schedule for midsummer.
I am one of at least three
people from Matagorda
County who have applied
for selection to the GLO
Commissioners Coastal Resiliency Advisory Group.
Representative Dennis Bonnen provided me with a very
strong letter of recommendation. This 15-member group
will represent the five GLO
Coastal Regions in Texas and
will review and evaluate the
effect of state policies and
programs, and make recommendations to Commissioner
Bush on matters relating to
coastal resiliency and recovery. The term is for two years.
Tom Schmidt and I plan to
meet with Paul Reitz, TxDOT
District Director of Transportation Planning, to move forward on the project to modify
the box culvert bridge on
SH35 Business. Funding for
this project will come from
TxDOT Maritime Division.
Each of the Commissioners should have received a
letter from State Sen. Brandon Creighton’s office. Sen.
Creighton is the new Chair
of the Texas Senate Select
Committee on Texas Ports.
On the Committee is Sen.
Lois Kolkhorst, representing
her District. The Committee
will be meeting with their respective port officials in the
coming months. I propose we
select a date for Sen. Kolkhorst and any other Committee officials to visit Palacios
and meet with our Commissioners on matters vital to the
Navigation District. I’ll keep
you posted on that proposed
meeting.
Contractor’s Port Maintenance Report given by Larry
Lanfear:
GLO/Bilge Water Facility:
Total of 15 pump-outs resulting in 5,900 gallons
Facility Repairs and Inspections: Repaired pot holes
at MEC road.
Cut drainage trenches to
drain TB 3 parking lot.
Coordinated with Gary
Hickl and Philip Gonzales
on limestone and equipment
work to repair the MEC road.
AEP has repaired the Port’s
lights that were reported out
of order.
Worked with Mosier Services to disconnect the power
to the South Bay Marina fuel
facility for the installation of
the Test Wells.
Worked with Rexco to
patch TB 3 parking lot at
West End Bait and the Public
Restrooms.
Worked with Mosier Services to remove the electrical power from the damaged breezeway at the Hulen
House.
Replaced the truck assembly on the flag pole at the Administration Building.
Projects: Worked with Horizon Environmental to empty the decommissioned fuel
tanks at South Bay Marina.
Worked with the Environmental Contractor on setting
the test wells at South Bay
Marina.
Revised the limestone take-
fun of bounce houses ($10 for
a wristband), dodgeball (.50¢
per game), build-a-burger
($10 entry), and contestants
are encouraged to enter Little
Mr. and Miss. Cinco de Mayo
($20 per entry and must be a
student in Kindergarten- 3rd
grade to participate).
Teens are encouraged to
offs for the TB 3 and TB 4
upgrades.
Incidents: Removed a broken piling from under a boat
at TB 3
A School Bus collided with
the MEC Breezeway which
will result in the demolition
of part of the structure.
Port Lease Report
Monthly port lease report
given by Port Director Morris:
3 new recreational leases
2 renewed temporary recreational leases
3 renewed recreational leases
1 cancelled recreational
lease
1 renewed commercial lease
1 renewed temporary commercial lease
2 commercial dock lease
addendums
1 new hay lease
1 hay lease addendum
1 amendment to agreement
for sublease
SBM covered slips are 17
of 24 for 71% occupancy
SBM open slips are 11 of
17 for 65% occupancy
TB#3 B, C, D, &E Dock are
11 of 14 for 79% occupancy
TB#3 F & G Dock are 3 of
15 for 20% occupancy
Approved Items
The commissioners approved the following agenda
items:
The minutes of March 17,
2016
The current lease activity.
Acceptance of the FY2015
Financial Audit from Reed &
Associates.
A resolution authorizing an
additional penalty on delinquent taxes in order to defray
costs of collection pursuant to
Texas Property Code Sections
33.07 and 33.08.
A Professional Service
Agreement with Atkins North
America, Inc. for refinements
to the Dredge Material Maintenance Plan (“DMMP”).
Permit and construction
Documents associated with
the MCND#1 Maintenance
Dredging and Beneficial Use
of Dredged Material Project
at $7,988.00.
Amend FY2016 budget by
transferring $7,988.00 from
Contingency Expense Account to Professional Engineering Expense Account to
fund the Professional Service
Agreement with Atkins North
America, Inc.
Task Orders #31, 32, &
33 under the Master Service Agreement between
MCND#1 and Urban Engineering for preparation
of Phase 2 Applications
for MCND#1’s three Port
Capital Program Projects at
$13,000.00.
Amend FY2016 budget
to fund the three approved
Task Orders with Urban Engineering by transferring
$13,000.00 from Unreserved
Funds to Professional Engineering Expense Account.
Memorandum of Understanding between MCND#1
and the Texas General Land
Office for the MCND#1 use
of the TGLO storage building.
The rental rate for the Port
Maintenance Building at
$0.25 per square foot. Building is 6000 sq. ft. = $1,500.00
per month.
Authorized Port Director to
close the Sale of SBM to Steven Wier after the test results
of the soil tests are received
and the property is accepted
by Wier. The 2 monitoring
wells will remain in place for
6 more months and should
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join a co-ed volleyball team
for $60 per team.
Young and older will have
the opportunity to enter small
and medium sized dogs into
a dog race ($5 per dog), participate in the car show for
$20 per vehicle with five categories: Lowrider, Classic,
Truck, Muscle, Bicycle, and
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not be a hindrance to development. The fuel lines have
been removed, along with the
dispenser and soil under the
dispenser pad.
Moved Property and Facilities Contract to executive session.
Moved amending FY2016
budget to fund properties and
facilities contract to after executive session.
Amending FY2016 Budget
by:
A. Transferring $42,100
from Unreserved Funds to
Road & Bridge/Maintenance
& Repair for asphalt repairs to TB#3 by REXCO $16,900, limestone for MEC
road from Gonzales Contracting approximately $21,000
and maintainer work at MEC
Road by Gary Hickl - $4,200.
B. Transferring $63,000
General Property Maintenance for additional limestone around TB#3 and TB#4
from Gonzales Contracting
– approximately $56,000
and maintainer work by Gary
Hickl - $6,300.
C. Transferring $58,045
from Emergency Contingency Funds to Engineer Expense
for environmental remediation at SBM by AD Environmental Services - $54,945
and tank cleaning by Horizon
Environmental - $3,100.
The following budget
amendments for approved
and budgeted for FY2015
but completed and paid in
FY2016 by:
A. Transferring $50,451.52
General Property Maintenance for limestone at Turning Basin #4 from Gonzales
Contracting - $46,651.52
and maintainer work by Gary
Hickl - $3,800.
B. Transferring $9,640
from Property Replacement
Contingency Fund to Capital
Outlay – Port Infrastructure
& Improvements for completion of TB#3 dock improvements (TPM) by Rhoades
Land Leveling.
C. Transferring $18,720
Outlay - TSMEC for re-roof
of the MEC classroom building by Advantage Construction Company.
D. Transferring $9,350
Outlay – TSMEC for HVAC
replacement at the MEC
classroom building by Bay
Area Service Company.
E. Increasing the FY2016
Grant Revenue by $75,549.50
for
reimbursement
by
Matagorda County for engineering expenses related to
the CIAP BUDM grant and
amend the FY2016 budget by
increasing Engineering Expense by $75,549.50.
The current register report.
The current voucher summary.
The Current Investment
Activity Report.
The C2 Investment Portfolio FY2015 Annual Report
and FY2016 1st Quarter Report.
Executive Session Scheduled Items
1. Update on litigation concerning U.S. Oil Recovery
2. Property development
3. Property lease
4. Property sale
5. Port maintenance contract
Action Taken After Execu-
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Vendors are also encouraged to purchase a 10x10’
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tive Session:
Motion by Commissioner
Fields to approve a temporary discount on rental of
4.62 acres by Tres Palacios
Marine, for a period of 6
months, due to a downturn in
the barge industry. Seconded
by Commissioner Neeley. All
voted in favor.
Motion by Commissioner Seaman to authorize the
Port Director to contract for
a property appraisal to be
performed on the MCND#1
Brooking property. Seconded
by Commissioner Eggemeyer. All voted in favor.
Motion by Commissioner
Fields to reject all proposals for a Port Property & Facilities Maintenance Contract
and extend the current Port
Maintenance Contract until
May 19, 2016. Seconded by
Commissioner Eggemeyer.
All voted in favor.
Next Regular Meeting Next meeting was set for
May 19 at 2 p.m. at the Port
Administration Building.
PEDC
PALACIOS BEACON
Area Briefs
Man shot approaching deputy with ‘yo-yo’
LULING: Deputies were searching for a suspect who
had allegedly broken windows and a glass storm door at
a nearby residence when one of the deputies observed an
unknown male standing nearby holding a long-handled,
bladed weed cutter, commonly known as a yo-yo. The
deputy drew his weapon and ordered the individual to drop
the weed cutter. The suspect refused and began advancing toward the deputy. The deputy began retreating while
continuing to order the suspect to drop the weed cutter.
After each command to drop the weed cutter, the suspect
stated “no” and continued to advance toward the deputy.
The yo-yo was raised in an upright position over the suspect’s shoulder. The deputy continued to retreat across the
breadth of the street and into an adjacent field as the suspect continued to advance. At that point the deputy fired
three shots striking the suspect. EMS responded to the
scene, but was unable to save the life of the suspect. - The
Luling Newsboy & Signal
Not a letter, woman finds snake in a bottle
PORT ARANSAS: It’s rare to find a message in a bottle.
Perhaps even rarer: Finding a dead snake and scorpion in
a bottle. Carole Mahalak made that rarer find on Tuesday,
March 29, on the beach in Port Aransas. She was strolling along the shore when she spotted an algae-covered
glass bottle lying at the waterline. “I said, ‘Ooh, there’s a
message in there!’ Only it turned out to be a scary looking
snake.” A scorpion was inside too. Both critters were dead
and suspended in a liquid that Mahalak assumed was seawater that had leaked in. She wondered: Who would put a
snake and a scorpion in a bottle and cast them off to sea? “I
thought it was kids, or maybe a Satanic cult,” she said. She
opened the bottle and the odor right away told Mahalak
that it wasn’t seawater. It was whiskey. The bottle had no
label on it, but a friend did some internet sleuthing and
found that certain whiskeys are sold with real cobras and
scorpions inside. In fact, multiple sites describe the product. “It’s time to face your fears and experience Vietnamese
Real Cobra Snake & Scorpion Whiskey,” says greenhead.
com, an online consumer catalogue. Mahalak has found no
indication of how the bottle ended up in the Gulf or when
or where it began its voyage to the Port Aransas Shore.
Maybe a spring-breaker? - Port Aransas South Jetty
Morris reported that Lori and Fred Beck
are designing some world-class educational
kiosks that’ll be portable within the building
and first event, a birding education festival.
Kocurek added that planting of vegetation
in the wetlands in coordination with Bill Balboa is expected to begin soon. Director Mary
Crocker suggested the PBPC revive the organization’s plant sale, but with a modern twist
of having a plant sale selected to go at the Pavilion.
“Then a person could donate a tree. I could
even afford to do something.”
MCEDC Report
In Peterson’s absence, the board reviewed
the compiled report which President Jan
Pierce said “looks similar to last month’s report.”
Talks between the Alco and ShopKo are at a
stalemate as Alco is wanting too high a price
for rent of the facility that is out of ShopKo’s
range with other stores.
The consensus of the Board was to to continue actively marketing and promoting the
vacant facility.
Director Chipman stated it was his belief
that the building was really to big for one
business, but “if you split it, it could be a prof-
itable two businesses”.
“We need to alert our Economic Development Director to that potential idea,” noted
Morris.
Texas Film Friendly
Director Paul Christensen updated the
Board on the progress of the City’s Texas
Film Friendly Community application and
said it’s ready to go to the final round with
the State.
After discussion, the Board approved the
agenda item later in the meeting, the Directors voted to approve the agenda item for Texas Film Friendly Website services with Seed
Stock Media for $30 per hour for the first initial 10 hours to set up the site.
Cannonball Run Regatta Grant
The Board approved the request for a
$2,000 to the Palacios Yacht Club’s Cannonball Run Regatta slated for August.
Budget Committee
The Board appointed Directors Crocker,
Christensen, Morris and Pierce to serve on the
PEDC 2016-17 Budget Committee.
Mission Statement
The Board approved Mission Statement to
be used in the Palacios Lions Club Fourth of
July pamphlet.
• Palacios Police Reports •
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
Adalberto Romero, 20, 510 Morton
Ave., was arrested in the 100 block of
Perryman Ave. at 3:58 p.m. on Apr. 15.
No Driver’s License.
Isaac Herrera, 40, Huntsville, was arrested in the 400 block of South Bay
Blvd. at 7:50 a.m. on Apr. 17. Warrant.
Miguel Diaz-Nieto, 38, 1787 CR 323,
was arrested in the 200 block of Henderson Ave. at 2:14 a.m. on Apr. 20. Unlawfully Carrying a Weapon.
Phyllis Roberson, 50, Bay City, was arrested at 45 Seashell Blvd. at 8:40 p.m.
on Apr. 20. Criminal Trespass in Habitation
Christopher Lee Kepple, 19, 1016
Moore Ave., was arrested in the 1000 block
of Moore Ave. at 11:35 p.m. on Apr. 20.
Possession of Marijuana.
Incidents
Theft of Services: A theft of services report was taken in the 900 block of Morton
Ave. at 5:30 a.m. on Apr. 16.
Attempted Suicide: The Palacios Police
From the Police Chief
By Police Chief David Miles
There is but one
chance in life. Love
God with all your heart,
strength and soul, and
pass it on to your kids.
Our leaders in the Capital city seem to forget,
none of this belongs to
us. We’re just holding
it for our kids.
Department received a call at 11:38 a.m. on
Apr. 16 in reference to a suicidal subject.
Fire: Officers and fire crews responded
to a house fire in the 400 block of Perryman
Ave. at 7:20 p.m. on Apr. 16.
Theft: Theft victim came into the Police
Department at 3:15 p.m. on Apr. 19 to report a theft.
Commissioner Bush announces GLO effort to remove
dangerous direlct structures along Texas coast
AUSTIN - Today Texas
Land Commissioner George
P. Bush announced a groundbreaking effort by the Texas
General Land Office (GLO)
to secure funds necessary to
remove dangerous derelict
structures along the Texas
coast. Commissioner Bush
announced that the GLO
submitted an application for
grant funding under the Direct Component of the federal
RESTORE Act seeking $6.9
million dollars for structure
removal. As part of Commissioner Bush's commitment to
comprehensive coastal protection, the GLO will match the
RESTORE funding with its
own commitment of $4.4 million for this project.
"Efforts to remove these
structures now will help ensure that Texas taxpayers will
not pay more later," said Commissioner Bush. "These structures, if left untreated, may
endanger the bays, wetlands
and estuaries that are critical to
the environment and economy
of the Texas Coast. These ob-
structions pose a navigational
hazard for commercial boats,
recreational fishing, and other
maritime activities. Through
strategic use of these RESTORE funds, Texas will be
able to rid the coast of these
dangerous structures, restore
wetlands that slow storm surge
and protect our coast from potential hazards."
In 2014 the GLO contracted
with HNTB to provide aerial
photography of any obstruction in state waters, including
all bays and the length of the
coast, and conduct an assessment. Over the last 16 months,
GLO Coastal Field Operations, Oil Spill Prevention
and Response, and Construction Services began an active
inventory of structures in the
bays and the Gulf, conducting
onsite inspections of more than
1,000 known structures and
identifying an additional 357.
Of the structures assessed,
GLO staff identified more than
200 that should be removed.
These derelict structures include wells, platforms, debris,
docksand pilings. Abandoned
structures pose a hazard for
recreational and commercial
boaters, surfers, and others
navigating along the Texas
coastline and in bays or estuarial areas. If not plugged properly derelict wells and platforms pose a risk of oil spill or
other chemical contamination
as well as the potential for explosion should pressure build
in an improperly plugged well.
Some structures have become
partially buried in the sand and
could be hazardous to vehicles
driving across the beach. Once
structures degrade it is often
more costly to remove them.
The GLO has started the process of removing the structures
and is seeking the funding necessary to complete this phase
of the project. Grant funding
through the RESTORE Act
with matching funds from the
GLO will enable the removal
of these dangerous derelict
structures to occur quicker, removing potential hazards and
saving additional costs down
the line.
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Boys & Girls Club’s 1st annual Denim and
Diamonds at Beneath the Oaks next Thurs.
The Boys & Girls Club of
Palacios will hold its first annual Denim & Diamonds dinner and dance at Beneath the
Oaks on May 5.
ZIKA
throughout the U.S. and
spreads other diseases such
as West Nile virus and may
also be carrying the Zika
virus, according to a recent
study.
Very little research has
been focused on how Zika
is transmitted, and all of that
research has been focused on
the Aedes mosquito, until the
recent study which suggests
that the Culex mosquitoes
are also capable of infecting humans through bites. It
is believed that mosquitoes
transmit the virus by biting
an infected human and then
transferring it to another human through a bite, but research is ongoing to determine if mosquitoes are also
being infected in the wild.
What’s being done
So, it seems the best strategy to avoid contracting Zika
virus is to avoid being bitten
by a mosquito, which brings
us to the question of what is
being done locally to eradicate mosquitoes.
Doug Matthes, Matagorda
County Emergency Management Coordinator, stated
that at the present time, the
normal mosquito control
measures are in place, but
there has been communication with the Department of
Homeland Security to plan
for any major outbreak that
may occur.
Palacios City Manager
David Kocurek stated that
the city will be spraying for
mosquitoes on an as-needed
schedule as usual unless notified by the county or the
state of any changes in the
mosquito population. Kocurek did note that the mosquito population seems to be
smaller now than at this date
in previous years, but that
recent rains may result in an
increase in numbers.
The state of Texas is educating the general public
about Zika in English and
Spanish through its new
website www.TexasZika.org.
CANDIDATE
LISTINGS
The following have paid to have
their names listed as candidates
for Pos. 3 on the Palacios Independent School District Board of
Trustees election on May 7. The
cost for the Candidate Listing is
$30. The cost for the candidate
listing plus a one time candidate
announcement article is $50.
The deadline for inclusion in the
Candidate Listing or to submit a
candidate announcement article
is 5 p.m. Friday.
The evening begins with
social hour from 5:30 - 6:30
p.m. followed by dinner. At
7:30 p.m. Steel Country Band
will take the stage and crank
out the tunes until 10:30 p.m.
Individual tickets are $30.
Multiple sponsorship levels
range from Friends of the
Club for $100, which includes two tickets and list-
ing on poster at the event
and Corporate Sponsor for
$2,000, with table for eight,
listing on radio and newspaper ads, band banner sponsor,
name listed on event tumbler
and 10 x 8 plaque of members.
For more information call
361-972-2642 or email bgclub@palaciosisd.org.
Bird Notes
Cathy Wakefield
(361)404-1198
Outreach Specialist, International Crane Foundation
What great weather we’ve
had to aid us in viewing
birds. At Schicke Point this
morning, we’ve seen Common Nighthawk, Crested
Caracara, Spotted Sandpiper,
Turkey Vulture, Great-tailed
Grackle, Mourning and
White—winged Dove, and
Pacific Loon
have heard Northern Bob
This information is from
White.
Bob Friedrichs reported the Audubon Bird Guide,
The Pacific Loon
seeing a Pacific Loon in the online:
hardly “Pacific” in sumPalacios Harbor. He said it is
mer -- its breeding range
is best viewed from the end extends across northern
of 11th Street. He reported Canada as far east as Hudseeing the following birds in son Bay and Baffin Island.
the area: “Still Buff-breasted However, the great maof these birds head
Sandpipers on turf at western jority
west to the Pacific Coast to
road, Yellow-throated Vireo, spend the winter. They can
Tennessee Warbler, Sum- be found in open ocean
mer Tanager, Ruby-throated water in summer, and in
Hummingbird, Gray Catbird tundra lakes. It breeds on
and Brown Thrasher along lakes surrounded by tunand within forested
Mosier Rd in Palacios”. Ad- dra
country. It’s habitat overditional sightings, by Bob, laps with the Red-throated
include: Upland and Stilt Loon. Numbers are stable.
Sandpipers, American Golden Plover, American Avocet, Wilson’s Phalarope, Bluewinged Teal, Northern Shoveler, Sprague’s Pipit, Mississippi Kite, and Swainson’s Hawk.
Tim Guida, Smithsonian biologist, is still seeing/banding/studying neat birds at The Nature Conservancy’s Mad
Island Marsh Preserve. Among these are Cerulean Warbler, Philadelphia Vireo, Baltimore and Orchard Orioles,
Veery, and Gray-cheeked Thrush.
Some Ducks Unlimited folks, visiting the Palacios area
April 20, reported seeing, in addition to those species already mentioned, Fulvous Tree and Black-bellied Whistling Ducks, (squealers), and Mottled duck.
Folks from the Palacios Prairie Wetland board of directors, (PPW), and interested community folks, twelve in
all, participated in a moonlight kayak trip Friday night.
We met at Grassy Point bait/boat ramp, and paddled into
the channel that flows past the PPW pier. Natalie Hansen
and Cathy Wakefield gave a brief overview of the PPW.
After an extended paddle to the Texas Baptist Encampment, we enjoyed sandwiches and salad back at Grassy
Pont. W.C. Greenlaw and Jim Sides not only provided a
few kayaks to folks, but W.C. guided us on our journey.
Birds seen during the “float”, include Green Heron, Belted Kingfisher, Clapper Rail, Willet, Brown Pelican and
Laughing Gull. The next moonlight paddling event will
take place Saturday evening, May 21. For more information about that trip, contact Natalie Hansen at 979-2404196.
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St., Palacios, Texas 77465]
My name is Brandon Bowers and I am a candidate for
Position 3 on the Palacios
Independent School District
Board of Trustees. My wife
Daphni and I have been lifelong residents of Palacios and
both graduated from Palacios
ISD.
I am currently the Farm
Manager of Bowers Shrimp
Farm and serve as President
of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church. We have been blessed
with four children who attend or will soon attend our school
district.
As for character, much of mine developed from my Christian foundation, my family and my willingness to learn. I
do not enter into this election with an "agenda" or for any
political reasons. I am a simple man, a father, a community
member and a person with a listening ear and an honest
voice.
I stand strong with God as my leader and I give Him all
glory through good and bad times! With this being said I
put tremendous value on holding to MY WORD and I expect others to do the same. I carefully make decisions based
on the best available information and I am willing to adapt
and change as new information is presented or mistakes are
realized.
Taking pride in what you do, working hard and striving
to do your best in any given situation are important goals
that I as a manager try to instill in my employees and in
my children. My wife and I remind our children each day
that "Whatever you do today, do your best and always use
the opportunity to learn something." As I have mentioned
before, it has been a personal goal of mine to teach and develop life skills to my kids so that some of my personal
mistakes won't be repeated. As for the school district, my goals are to do what is needed to restore school pride among staff and students, to maintain a balanced budget and to build an outstanding PISD
Team. I want students and staff to be PROUD to be a part of Palacios ISD and if pride has been lost then we need to fix it. The school budget is a very SERIOUS issue! Not only are
YOUR tax dollars at risk, but if we aren’t fiscally responsible today, then future generations will suffer. In addition, WE ALL, in this school district as a whole,
ARE A TEAM, and it is imperative to me that we function
as a team. Good and humble leadership, along with respect,
appreciation and listening to concerns are KEY to creating
a team foundation. Constructive feedback from the community and PISD team members are essential and highly
encouraged. I also feel that benchmarking other outstanding
schools can help us continue moving in a positive direction.
I am optimistic about the future of PISD and our community. I believe that PISD is and will continue to be a great
school district. However, we have some work to do, and I
would like to do my part. I would appreciate your vote and
support on election day. Thank You and God Bless.
Letters To
The Editor
What’s the new owners plan..
Dear Editor,
Do we know what the new owners are going to do with
the old Brewer’s filling station and land? I lived in Palacios grew up here & graduated in 1981. I left here because there was nothing here no jobs etc. In July of 2013
I moved back to the Palacios area out in the country. The
town is worse than when I was here. There are less jobs
here now. There was supposed to be StarHawk Aerospace
out at the airport with 12 or 13 new building, poof-gone.
Then there was supposed to be a laundromat/deli/convenience store on Henderson, poof-gone.
Then read all of these businesses/companies that are
thinking about coming to Palacios in the Beacon with
code names from the PEDC, poof-they are gone.
I know about the new Pavilion being built, improvements to the seawall and possiblity fo a seawalk mini water park and restaurants and now the Cobblestone Hotel is
having trouble getting investors.
I think the main reason some people do not come here
is all of these old dilapidated buildings that need to be torn
down. I know these are starting to be demolished now but
all of them need to go so companies will move here. I
know we have the old ALCO Building on the PEDC website for sale.
Michael G Flores
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A Natural State of
Mind: Who’s to blame?
BY WILLIE YOUNGER
Am I just getting disenchanted, perhaps a bit cynical, in my old age? Or, are
we Americans becoming increasingly reluctant to take
responsibility for our own actions? For example, it seems
today’s courts are filled with
civil lawsuits and criminal
cases that reflect a disturbing change in attitude, maybe
even a glaring lack of good
old fashion common sense or
grace!
A drunkard is not responsible for driving her 3,000
pound auto onto a crowded
sidewalk. On another occasion, a crazed gunman shoots
up a church full of folks he
doesn’t even know because
his girlfriend dumped him,
his mommy never understood him or his coffee was
cold. Then some sharp-as-atack criminal defense attorneys or off-kilter politicians
point their bony fingers at the
car makers, whiskey distillers, or gun manufacturers, as
the root cause of these senseless tragedies.
Go figure! But, this may
not be new phenomena, for
it seems even the Creator of
All has, on occasion, been
pinpointed as the catalyst for
death and destruction.
I recently read a historical account that claims there
were places in our country
where a murderer, even with
a dozen eye witnesses present at the killing, could not
be convicted of this most heinous crime against their fellow man. In some remote and
isolated pockets of religious
zealots, it was sincerely felt
the perpetrators were merely
acting out the unquestionable
will of God Almighty. Simply put, it was divinely ordained that a victim was destined to die an untimely death
and the ‘executioner’ really
had no choice but to carry out
the Lord’s direct orders?
So, as I ponder the mysteries of life, I must raise the
daunting question, “Who
is responsible for the widespread devastation in the
Houston Area caused by the
unprecedented deluge this
past Monday – God or man?”
Many will say that, without
a doubt, the forces of nature
as directed by a higher power, created the torrential rainfall which struck the bayou
city. True, the rainwater was
most assuredly the fuel for
this disaster.
Yet, this response does
not satisfactorily address the
question regarding what really caused the catastrophic
flooding itself, or the tragic
loss of property and life
which accompanied it!
If my thoughts followed
the same path as a mentallyagile lawyer or vote-seeking
politician, I might ultimately
blame the developers and realtors, along with those who
bought the homes and business property these captains
of commerce built and/or
sold. After all, any reasonable person would clearly
understand that when you
replace natural ground cover
(i.e., grasses and trees) with
pavement and roof tops, the
run-off cannot be soaked up,
nor can the speed at which it
drains be slowed. It must go
somewhere and fast.
In Greater Houston, it was
the streets and drainage features (e.g., ditches, creeks,
bayous and rivers) which accumulated massive volumes
of water (said to equal what
goes over Niagara Falls in
89 days). Rather quickly, it
began backing up into buildings and made roadways dangerous and impassable ponds
and streams.
Oh, and let’s never forget
the unfortunate ones who lost
their lives driving in to flooded underpasses or over inundated bridges. If only they
had heeded the never-ending
barrage of warnings issued
by the authorities and the media, who ceaselessly advised
citizens to “Turn around,
don’t drown!”, or better yet,
“Just stay at home!”
But, I speculate that troubling weather patterns will
only get worse with global
climate change. Growth and
development, in the name of
progress, will also proceed
at an unbridled pace. Both
will cause future flooding to
only get worse. Regrettably, I
also predict that some people
will always think drowning is
something that will happen to
someone else. Not them!
So, hurrah! I cannot wait
until I open my email and
find an invitation to my first
hurricane party of the season.
It will be cause to gleefully
remember and recite the Roman gladiators’ creed, “Eat,
drink and be merry…for tomorrow we die!”
So, I’ll bring the guacamole and corn chips, if someone else will supply the cold
drinks. But, rest assured, I’ll
be arriving in my trusty kayak… just in case!
The Welcoming Wings
of Springtime
Matagorda County’s Convention and Visitors Bureau
reminds local residents and
out-of-towners alike that,
for only $5/carload, they can
enjoy a soaring good time at
the 1st Annual Spring Bird
Fest. This family-oriented
celebration of our County’s
awesome abundance of birds
will take flight from 8:00
a.m. until 3 p.m. on Saturday,
April 30, at the Birding Nature Center next to LeTulle
Park. So, come fly high and
indulge your friendship and
fascination with our feathered friends and dear old
Mother Nature herself!
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My name is Donna Lynn
Brune and I would like to formally announce my decision
to run for re-election for Position 3 on the Palacios ISD
School Board. For those of
you who do not know me,
I have been married to my
husband, Keith Brune, for
over 26 years and we have
two sons, both of which had
the privilege of receiving an
excellent education at PISD.
Additionally, I am the vicepresident and manager for Prosperity Bank here in Palacios
where I have worked for over 21 years.
Over the past 20 years, I have felt the need to serve the community and have been a part of many organizations by serving
on various boards and in many different capacities. A few
of those that I have been blessed to be a part have been the
Rainbowland Day Care (Non-Profit), Harmonie Club, Palacios Youth Football League, Campus Improvement Team and
currently the PISD School Board.
In spite of the many challenges we have experienced over
the last 3 years, we have come together as a team in order to
move our district forward in the right direction. As a result, I
have to say that I have been privileged to serve on the school
board with quite a few amazing people. I am currently serving on the board with 6 gentlemen who have different views
whom I have gotten to know very well and genuinely enjoy
working with. Because our views are so different at times,
it helps us to look at issues from different perspectives. My
views are that of a banker and of a mother. We are the stewards of your hard-earned taxpayer dollars. With my 21+ years
of banking experience, I believe I have been a great asset to
the board. I take my job as school board trustee very seriously and will always ask questions that may be sometimes
difficult to ask. Please know that I am not simply a rubber
stamper and never will be. I have always I based my vote on
facts and if re-elected will continue to serve with conviction
and integrity.
I am committed to serving our community as a school board
trustee and have proven that I am willing to put in as much
time as it takes to do so. There is so much more to doing this
than attending the meetings. For those of you who may not
be aware, many times we have board packets that consist of
over 200 pages that must be read ahead of time to make informed decisions before attending the meetings. For me, it is
always about what is best for our students at PISD. They are
and always will be my number one priority. Our students are
why I give so much of my time and energy to serve as school
board trustee.
As school board trustees, we are the custodians of your
hard-earned taxpayer dollars. During this school year, I voted
against raising taxes. I did so because I felt that our district
needed to take a closer look at our spending to see if there
were any areas that expenses could be cut before raising taxes
for the taxpayers of Palacios.
I believe every child in our district deserves the best opportunity possible for a successful future. Not all of our students
plan to attend college after graduating from PISD. This is
one of the reasons that I, along with our fellow board members, have been pushing hard for more certifications for our
students. As a result, we now offer courses where students
can become certified in Child Guidance, Culinary Arts, Ag
Mechanics and Construction Management to name a few.
These certifications can help our children to “get their foot in
the door” at many of the businesses in our area.
As a board member, I have seen way too much waste when
it comes to the food that is served in our cafeteria. If the students aren’t eating the food and the district is losing money,
it’s time to make a change. Our board recently voted to not
renew the district’s contract with our current food service
company, Aramark. We are looking at other food service businesses to work with that will not only improve the quality of
food that is being served in our cafeterias, but will also save
our school district a considerable amount of money.
I would like to believe that I have carried the role and responsibility of PISD School Board Member with the utmost
diligence and care and if given the opportunity, I will continue to do so. I am asking for your support by voting for me,
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Rotary Club Students of the Month
SELECTED as Rotary Club Students of the Month
at Palacios High School were seniors Nellie Perry and
Seth Alvarez.
Nellie is the daughter of Floyd and Teresa Perry.
Throughout high school she has been an active member of TAFE, secretary of WIT and a state finalist in
powerlifting and has competed in UIL journalism and
debate events. After graduation, she plans to attend
Texas State University where she plans to obtain her
Bachelor’s of Arts in English with a teaching certificate
with aspirations of teaching high school English and
starting a family.
Seth is the son of Cyndi and Jesse Alvarez. He played
on the Shark football team and competed in powerlifting. After graduation he plans to attend Wharton
County Junior College and become a coach. (Submitted Photo)
PHS POWERSET pair selected
for summer camps
Chasity Nguyen, daughter of Kevin and Destinie Nguyen,
has been accepted into Texas A&M University’s BioForce III:
My Role in the Future of Medicine Summer STEM Academy.
“BioFORCE is a residential STEM summer program of the
National Center for Therapeutics Manufacturing that
exposes high school students
to the amazing process of
how cutting-edge research
and medical discoveries become new drugs and pharmaceutical treatments. BioFORCE prepares students
for college programs in engineering and science and
helps them discover their potential to become a scientist
who creates a blockbuster,
life-saving medicine or an
engineer who manufacturers disease-eradicating vaccines!”
Krystal Figueroa, daughter
of Jose and Nora Figueroa,
has been accepted into the
University of Texas’ First
Bytes Summer Camp. “First
Bytes Summer Camp is a
one-week residential camp
program for high school girls.
It is designed to dispel myths
about computer science and
intrigue young women with
the potential of computing
and the excitement of problem solving.” Only 120 applicants were accepted for
this prestigious camp
Apr. 27, 1907: A tornado hit Hemming, Texas,
killing seven people and
wiping out all but one of
the town’s buildings.
Apr. 28, 1900: The
Southwest Texas Sacred
Harp Singing Convention was organized at
McMahan, ten miles east
of Lockhart.
Apr. 29, 1554: Three
Spanish ships were
wrecked by a storm off
Padre Island near present-day Port Mansfield.
Artifacts recovered from
one of the ships are now
in the Corpus Christi
Museum.
Apr. 30, 1675: An expedition led by Fernando
del Bosque and Fray Juan
Larios left Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe mission
in present-day Monclova, Mexico to convert the
Indians of Coahuila.
May 1, 1980: The Dallas Mavericks officially
became the twenty-third
member of the NBA
when owner Donald
Carter’s Dallas National
Basketball
Association, Inc. was awarded a
franchise by NBA commissioner
Lawrence
O’Brien.
May 2, 1992: Richard von Weizsaeker, the
president of Germany
who was in Houston on
a state visit, commended
the German musical tradition exemplified by the
Boerne Village Band.
May 3, 1968: Surgeon
Denton Cooley and his
associates at Houston’s
St. Luke’s Hospital performed the first heart
transplant in the United
States. The patient, Everett Thomas, lived for
204 days with the heart
donated from a fifteenyear-old girl.
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Students of Character at PJHS
THE faculty and staff of Palacios Junior High have selected (pictured, left to right)
Moises Amaro, Kylie Kolb, Xuan Pham and Edwin Miranda as Outstanding Students of Character for the fifth six weeks. These students were chosen for this honor based on attributes of their character. The character trait for the six weeks was
Fairness and Respect. A person of this character is fair/just, impartial, listens to
others, is open to different viewpoints, values all people, lives by the Golden Rule,
respects the dignity, privacy and freedom of others, and is courteous and polite to
all. (Submitted Photo)
Students of the Week at Central
SELECTED as Students of the Week by the faculty at Central Elementary were:
(front, l-r)Anniyah Hudgins, Ayden Zamora, Emily Estudillo, Carmen Muniz and
Evie Walters; (back) Ada Acosta, Annabelle Starrett, Tom Nguyen, Ethan Barker
and Clifton Brown (Submitted Photo)
MCES holds ‘Transition Expo’
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Worship At The Church Of Your Choice
“Train up a child in
the way he should go,
And when he is old he
will not depart from it.”
Proverbs 22:6
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Cont alist
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“The Only Name You Need to Know in Pest Control”
Oscar TOrres, Owner
(361) 578-7378 • (361) 920-7378
Quality, Variety and Value!
702 Henderson
(Hwy 35) • Palacios
(361) 972-2534
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 House of Flowers
414 Main St. • Palacios • 361-972-2517
Irene Page, Owner
Mon-Sat: 11am-1:30pm & 5-9pm
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
Prime Parts Supply
39 South 11th St., Blessing
Sunday Services: 10 a.m.
Wednesday Prayer: 7 p.m.
BLESSING CHURCH
OF GOD OF PROPHECY
709 Henderson • (361) 972-2565
Railroad & Pecan Streets
Sunday Worship: 3 p.m.
Pastor: Raymond Salinas
W W DOCK
TURNING BASIN 2
361-972-5012
WES’
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
FEED & MORE
CARANCAHUA CHAPEL
1160 FM 616 • 361-588-6631
Tire Shop 361-588-6660
CARS
Corner CR 470 / CR 476
Carancahua Community Ctr.
Sunday Service: 8:30 a.m.
Wed. Service: 6 p.m.
Pastor: Bob Keprta
Casual Dress
ccchapel@laward.net
Blessing, Texas 77419
SUV’s
TRUCKS
PALACIOS AUTOS
361-972-3596 • 117 Henderson • Palacios, TX
1-877-4-BAY CITY
Equal Housing
Lender
MEMBER
FDIC
404 FourTh STreeT • PalacioS,TX • 361-972-5241
Serving the Palacios - Matagorda
County Area Since 1967
6th at Rorem
Sunday School: 10 a.m.
Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.
Wednesday Bible Class: 7 p.m.
Phone: 972-2132
CHURCH OF GOD
OF PROPHECY
508 4th St.
Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.
Wednesday Worship Service: 7 p.m.
Pastor: Lloyd Rodriguez
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
LATTER DAY SAINTS
Phone: 972-1606
307 Henderson • Palacios • 361-972-2273
7am-10pm/Mon.-Fri., 8am-10pm/Sat. & 9am-10pm/Sun.
COLLEGEPORT
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
Sunday Worship: 9 a.m.
Pastor: Rev. Kathy Vineyward
FIRST BAPTIST of PALACIOS
OUR REDEEMER
LUTHERAN LCMS
4th & Rorem
Sunday Worship: 12:30 p.m.
Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m.
Pastor: Edward Boineau
202 Main Street
PILGRIM ROSE BAPTIST
Sunday Morning
9th & Moore
Worship: 10:45 a.m.,
Sunday Family Bible Study 5:45p.m.
Wed. Youth & Children Activities: 6 p.m. Wednesday Prayer Service: 6:30 p.m.
Wed. Church Prayer Time: 6 p.m.
Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m.
Pastor: Chris Webb
Pastor: LeRoy Monroe
Associate Pastor of Ministries:
Phone: 972-6482
James Collins
PRIMERA IGLESIA BAUTISTA
4th & Morton
Domingo Escuela
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
Domincal: 9:45 a.m.
3rd & Morton
Adoracion: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.
Miercoles Estudio Biblico: 7 p.m.
Sunday Coffee: 10:30 a.m.
Pastor: Juan Aguilera
Parsonage: 972-5542
Pastor: Rev. Kathy Vineyard
SOLID ROCK FELLOWSHIP
1800 First St.
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.; 6 p.m.
FIRST UNITED METHODIST
Wednesday. Service: 6:00 p.m.
3rd & Lucas
Pastors: Billie Burch
Wednesday Adult Choir: 6 p.m.
Pastor: Rev. David King
ST. ANTHONY’S CATHOLIC
1004 Magnusson
Confessions Saturday:
5-5:45 p.m., or by Appointment
Saturday Mass 6 p.m.
FIRST UNITED
Sunday Vietnamese Mass: 8 a.m.
PENTECOSTAL CHURCH
Sunday English Mass: 9:30 a.m.
525 Morton Street
Sunday Spanish Mass: 11 a.m.
Sunday Service: 10 a.m.
Pastor: Rev. Bryan Heyer
& 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday Service: 7:00 p.m.
Pastor: James & Susie Jimenez
Se Habla Español
HOUSE OF GOD
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN
(Bilingual)
9th & Morton
ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL
3rd & Main
Morning Prayer: 10:30 a.m.
Church Fax: 972-1334
THE LIVING WORD CHURCH
Domingo: 9.45 a.m., 6 p.m.
Miercoles: 6:30 p.m.
Viernes: 6:30 p.m.
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
LABOR OF LOVE MINISTRIES
TRINITY BAPTIST
LA VINA DEL SENOR
CHURCH OF CHRIST
459 Main • Palacios • 972-2585
The Trull FoundaTion
972-2551
Homes • Business • Life
308 4th Street ~ Palacios
1917 13th St. • Bay City • 979-245-2097
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CAMPBELL-HUITT
INSURANCE
1008 5th Street
Monday: 7 p.m. School of the Book
Wednesday Worship: 7:30 p.m.
Pastor: Danny G. Perez
2nd & Rorem
Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. 6 p.m.
Pastor: Louis Rush
MIDFIELD COMMUNITY
808 9th St.
Sunday Praise-Worship: 11 a.m.
Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m.
Pastor: Raymond Salinas
Pastor’s Phone: 361-237-7021
Junetta St., Midfield
Pastor: Howard Harper
Phone: 979-241-1274
NEW BEGINNINGS
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
WEST PALACIOS CHURCH
OF GOD OF PROPHECY
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) 972-2222
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The Luther Hotel
An Historic Inn
408 South Bay Blvd.
361-972-2312
STP Nuclear
Operating Company
www. stpnoc.com
Coastal Properties
EQUAL HOUSING
OPPORTUNITY HUD
CERTIFIED
215 5th St.
Palacios
361-972-5900
"Strong Churches Make Strong Communities"
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Dairy Queen
215 Henderson Ave.
361-972-2554
Open: 10am-10pm
PALACIOS
AUTO & TOWING
1105 Henderson 361-972-5923
Mon-Fri: 7:30am-4:30pm
LAGASSE MARINE WAYS
Turning Basin 1 • 361-972-6060
We Support Our Community & Local Churches
BIG G Auto GlAss
1-800-460-2080
Proudly Serving the Palacios Community
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
LIFE S TYLES
Palacios
Beacon
• The Kitchen Table •
By Debbie Mosier
So What Does Gluten Free Mean?
“A Taste of Honey”
As I surveyed my garden this week, I was greeted by
the buzzing of bees hard at work gathering nectar to
make honey. I began to think about the distinct flavor
honey gives food. Honey is just that, honey. Nothing
added, just the sweet product of the honeybees’ work.
When consulting the National Honey Board, I learned
that 60,000 or so bees in a beehive can collectively
travel as much as 55,000 miles and visit more than two
million flowers to gather enough nectar to make just
one pound of honey! In the United States there are more
than 300 unique types of honey including the popular
Clover Honey and Orange Blossom Honey. The flavors
vary depending on the nectar source.
Honey adds a distinguishable flavor when used in
place of sugar. Lighter honeys are usually milder in
flavor than the darker amber colored honeys. A single
flower honey, like Orange Blossom Honey, requires a
beekeeper to be completely in tune with the blooming
seasons and to harvest the honey as soon as a particular
plant has finished blooming in order to obtain the specially desired honey flavor.
Through the ages, honey has become highly esteemed.
To the ancient Egyptians, honey served as “food for
the gods” and was offered as a sacrifice. Romans and
Greeks saw honey not only as a sweet ingredient used
in cooking but also valued its medicinal qualities. More
recently, the Honey Board reports that a Penn State College of Medicine research study found that honey offers
an alternative to over-the-counter cough suppressants.
Honey, of course, should not be given to infants under a
year old to avoid the risk of infant botulism.
Whether in that trademark squeezable bear-shaped
container or a Mason jar from a local beekeeper, today’s
honey is a natural product that still holds a special spot
on our pantry shelves. This week’s recipe combines the
sweet taste of honey with a refreshing burst of lemon.
Enjoy Honey Lemon Drops, a favorite springtime cookie.
Honey Lemon Drops
½ c. sugar
7 t. butter, softened
2 t. grated lemon rind
1/3 c. honey
½ t. lemon extract
1 large egg
1 ¾ c. flour
1 t. baking powder
¼ t. salt
¼ c. Vanilla Greek yogurt
½ c. powdered sugar
1 T. freshly squeezed lemon juice
Beat sugar, butter and lemon rind until light and fluffy.
Add honey, lemon extract, and egg. In a separate bowl
whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add the
flour mixture and yogurt alternately to the beaten mixture ending with flour. Drop by teaspoonfuls about two
inches apart on parchment lined or lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 for 12-14 minutes until lightly
browned. Mix powdered sugar with lemon juice. Using a pastry brush, brush the glaze over the hot cookies
while still on the cookie sheets. Cool for five minutes
then remove to cooling racks. Makes three dozen cookies. Send comments and questions to debbie.mosier@
gmail.com.
Palacios Community Medical Center
311 Green Avenue
(361) 972-2511
24 Hr. Emergency Center
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Alapha Club’s musical tour continues
Alapha and the Ballad Form
President Deborah Smith opened the
April 4th meeting by welcoming Lisa
Harrison as the newest member of the
Club; who then participated in Roll Call
on the Theme of Ballads: Have you
ever heard ballad music live? Have you
only heard it in the movies or on television? Most answers were memories of
hearing ballads in high school, at hootenannys, or on trips to Branson, etc. One
member admitted to hearing them while
‘hanging out at night clubs’.
Marty Rieck’s program began with a
definition of Ballad as a story set to
music.
Initially the poetical structure
of the story had importance, with
Coleridge’s ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ as example. The evolution of the genre followed from
Traditional with historical records
from the 15th century England,
the Broadside form hawked in the
streets of London and printed on a
single sheet of cheap paper, Literary
styles as writers of the 17th and 18th
centuries began to take an interest in
the form, and finally ballads crossing the Atlantic to America.
Examples of some well-known
ballads include music from ‘The
Beggar’s Opera’ (basis for the musical ‘Chicago’), Tom Dooley, Danny Boy, Streets of Laredo, Davy
Crockett, Waltzing Matilda, and actually most songs - as long as there’s
a story. Ballad music is all-encompassing.
Alapha Club Rock & Rolls
The last program in the Alapha
Alapha Club President Deborah Smith (right)
Club’s theme ‘Mosaic of Music Hiswelcomes newest member Lisa Harrison (left)
tory: Musical Origins, Instruments
at the early April meeting. (Submitted Photo)
and Artists from
around the World’
was Pop/Rock &
Roll. Many of the answers to the roll call
question When you hear Pop/Rock and
Roll, what time and place do you think
about? were the Ed Sullivan show, Elvis, and American Bandstand.
Donna Christensen presented the first
part of the program about political and
world events spanning the years 19581975 inspiring songs that were at the top
of the charts, e.g.: First moon landing
(‘Fly Me to the Moon’), JFK assassination (‘Sympathy for the Devil’), San
Francisco’s Hippie movement (‘White
Rabbit’), Martin Luther King assassination (‘One Vision’), Viet Nam war (‘Eve
of Destruction’). Her best quote was
from Martin Luther (1483-1546) : ‘Why
should the devil have all the good music’.
Beverley Behnke and Jo Ann Schneider were friendly rivals as each championed her choice for the designated icon
of Rock & Roll.
Beverley read from her extensive research and Rick Bragg’s book about
Jerry Lee Lewis to show how extensive
and award winning was Jerry Lee Lewis’ career, in spite of some early-on publicity setbacks when it became known
that his (third) wife was his 13 yrs. old
cousin. At 80, Jerry Lee Lewis is still
performing!
Elvis Presley’s life is so well known
that Jo Ann Schneider did not need notes,
and, surrounded by her personal collection of Elvis memorabilia, she closed
the program by clicking the switch on an
animated statue of Elvis singing ‘Blue
Christmas’.
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Rosie Horta, 69, of Boling, died Thursday April 21,
2016, in Boling. Rosie was
born on July 28, 1946, to
Fidencio and Herlinda Sosa
Horta, in Wharton.
Rosie was raised in Boling
and lived in the Boling and
Wharton area throughout her
whole life. She worked as a
cashier at the Boling Supermarket for over 20 years. She
later worked in home healthcare until her health caused
her retirement in September of 2015.
She will always be remembered for her love of dancing. She loved music of all types and loved to dance to
the music. She loved her Dallas Cowboys. She wore her
Cowboys shirts with pride.
Rosie was preceded in death by her parents; son Ray
Matthew “Beaner” Horta; sisters Lucia Quintanilla, Olivia Ortiz, Antonia Horta, Hope Campos and Mary Horta; brother Rudolph Horta Sr.
Rosie is survived by daughters Debbie Castro Garza
and husband Ronnie of West Columbia and Rose Miranda “Mandy” Sanchez and husband R.J. of Boling;
sons Johnny Castro Jr. and wife Connie of Wharton
and Ralph Castro and wife Danielle of Boling; sisters
Delores Horta Lopez and Mary Jane Horta Hill; brothers Robert Horta, Joe Horta and Rudolph Horta Jr.; 23
grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Monday from 5-9 p.m. with a Rosary at 7 p.m. at Wharton Funeral Home. Funeral Mass
will be Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. at Mount Carmel Catholic Church. Serving as Pallbearers will be Joseph Castro, Christian Castro, Zachariah Castro, Robby Sanchez,
Frankie Castro, Cruz Raymond, David Horta and Joseph
Horta. Honorary Pallbearers are Rudy “Buttons” Batilla,
Johnny Castro III, Aaron Horta, Ralph Castro Jr., Brandon Galabeas, Sammy Rodriguez Jr., Brandon Castro
and R.J. Sanchez.
Funeral services under the direction of Wharton Funeral Home. Condolences may be left at www.whartonfuneralhome.com.
Palacios Texas – City by the Sea!
I visited Palacios for a benefit the weekend of
April 16. I was amazed by the tremendous support.
The people of Palacios came together to help a
loved one. I thank you all for your patience and understanding. Most of all, I respect and cherish your
love for your city and your friend/family. I have
a new found love for my birth city! My sincerest
appreciation, Sabina Trevino(daughter of Mingo
Lopez and Dora Gatica)
Team Arroyo, you are amazing! Your efforts made the day a huge success. From the
cooking team, kitchen team, the packing and delivery team, collecting and selling of tickets on site was outstanding, and the bake sale, silent auction, t-shirt sales, mini craft sales
your efforts were noticed- great job! You all made this benefit possible. Thank you, to
those that contributed for the meat, plates, selling tickets, handling the silent auction, and
being there to support the family. Thank you, to all the ladies that cooked beans and rice!
Thank you to all the family and friends that came from afar to support the benefit. May
you all be blessed for your efforts!
On behalf of Team Arroyo, we would like to express our gratitude from the bottom of our
hearts to all that participated in the benefit.
Ramiro and Janie Arroyo are overwhelmed by the love and support that they are receiving. Many thanks to all that have kept them in prayer and supported the benefit. A
Special Thank You to all the friends and family that have also given donations. Also, to all
of Ramiro’s co-workers that have kept in touch, gave donations and offered whatever is
needed, our family is grateful.
Thank you Jesus, for blessing us with guidance and wisdom to make the benefit a success. We are grateful for your blessing of being able to help Ramiro Arroyo. May you
continue to bless him with your healing hands.
In Jesus Name We Pray!
With much gratitude, Team Arroyo
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438 MAIN ST • 361-972-0810
* 771 CR 305, E. BAYSHORE - 4 Acres 3-11/2-1 plus barn. $350.000.00
* 612 TARPON - Very nice 2-2 in Boca Chica. Great front porch $98,000. REDUCED $94,900.
* ABALONE in BocaSOLD
Chica. Nice lot $4,000.00.
* NORTHWEST cornerSOLD
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John L. Pierce Broker/Owner/GRI
johnpierce@JohnLPierce.com
I can help you as a buyers rep even if it's not my listing.
FOR
SALE BY OWNER:
1700 Ruthven St.,
Palacios, TX
361-655-3515 or
361-218-0516
1 Acre with Country Style Cedar
Home.(1656 sq. ft.) Newly Remodeled, 3BD, 2BA, 2 Car Garage,
New Appliances, Office/Computer
Room, Open Concept with Kitchen,
Living Room, separate Dining Area,
Utility Room, 12x24 ft. Cedar Porch
and Metal Work Shed.
Serious Buyers Only
Shown by Appointment
FOR RENT
FOR RENT: 2BR, 1BA Duplex. $650/
month + deposit. No smoking, No pets.
Call Jan at 361-972-1438. (18-tfc)
-----------------------------------------------FOR RENT TEMPORARILY: Till December, 3BD House, completely furnished, bay view, all bills paid, high
speed internet access, $900/month
Call 603-562-6537 (16-4tp)
-----------------------------------------------FOR RENT: 4-5BD house, CH/A.
$1,990/month + deposit. No Pets. No
Smokers. Call 979-240-4413 (13-tfc)
-----------------------------------------------1 BR apartment, completely furnished. Bills, cable, movies, WIFI,
all included $725 MO .Contact and
pictures at www.palacioshousingsource.com (10-tfc)
-----------------------------------------------FOR RENT: 2BD, 2BA Town home,
Just updated. See website for pictures and contact information www.
palacioshousingsource.com. (5-tfc)
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REAL ESTATE
For sale: 4BR, 2BA house, fenced
yard, wood floors, $95,000. Seller
financing with $20,000. down. Call
Ron at 979-240-4413. (18-4tc)
-----------------------------------------------For Sale: 3 acres on West
Craymer and 6th street. Inside the
city limits. Asking $42,500. Call 361235-9163 for more information.(2-tfc)
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MISC. FOR SALE
FOURTH ANNUAL
“NOT A GARAGE SALE”
SALE!
Collectibles, antiques, designer
purses, jewelry,
Civil War, Texana Books, 1940’s
mahogany desk, tools.
456 Commerce, Palacios,
Thurs.-Sat. April 28-30. 9 AM-3 PM.
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BOATS
2002, 24 ft. WELCRAFT, Walk
Around. Very clean, well maintained
with 200 HP Evinrude/Fitch E-tech.
New tires on trailer. Call 979-5485500 for more information. (17-2tp)
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SUPPORT GROUPS
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)
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HELP WANTED
WANTED: Experienced Englishstyle rider to ride trained 7 y.o. registered Arabian gelding 3-4X/week.
Tack & riding arena provided. Hours
flexible. Blessing area. Call 361-5882032. (18-4tp)
-----------------------------------------------BARTENDERS NEEDED at Omar’s
Bar and Grill, 814 Henderson, Palacios, TX. Apply Within. (19-tfc)
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FUNDRAISER
FUNDRAISER FOR a Men’s Conference at 1st United Pentecostal
Church, 423 6th St, Palacios, TX.
Carne Guisada Plate - $10, Will include: carne guisada, mashed potatoes, green beans, dessert, 2 homemade tortillas. Fri., April 29th, 10am
till Sold Out. Contact 361-218-5334
361-237-0199 or 361-484-6330. Pickup or Delivery. (18-1tp)
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GARAGE SALES
BIG BARN GARAGE Sale: Fri.,
April 29th & Sat., April 30th, 8am to 6pm,
Carancahua Community off Hwy 35
S from Palacios. 192 CR 477- follow
signs. Lots of household & appliance
items, canning jars, bedspreads, blankets, pillows, tupperware, wigs, men &
women’s clothing, purses, babythings,
craft assembles, beauty products,,
cowboy & rubber boots, shoes, recipe&
reading books, furniture, lots of things
added. Come see! (18-1tp)
-----------------------------------------------4 FAMILY GARAGE Sale: Sat., April
30th, 9am to 5pm, Blessing Area, take
FM 616 to FM 1862, turn left, will be the
first house on the left.(18-1tp)
-----------------------------------------------GARAGE Sale: Sat., April 30th &
Sun. May 1st, 8am to ??, 412 Ritchie.
Furniture, appliances, plants and other
misc. 361-649-4275. (18-1tp)
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PUBLIC NOTICES
NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS
HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST THE
ESTATE OF PHILIP M. BOWIE
Notice is hereby given that original
Letters Testamentary upon the Estate of PHILIP M. BOWIE deceased,
were issued to me as Independent
Executrix on the 19th day of April,
2016, in the proceeding indicated
below my signature hereto, which
is still pending, and that I now hold
such letters. All persons having
claims against said Estate, which
is being administered in the county
below named, are hereby required
to present the same to me respectively, at the address below given,
before suit upon the same are barred
by the general statute of limitations,
before such estate is closed, and
within the time prescribed by law. My
residence is in the County of Matagorda in the State of Texas and claims
may be presented at the Law Offices
of Gwin & Gwin, 1940 Avenue G,
Suite 3, Bay City, Matagorda County,
Texas, or at P.O. Box 150, Bay City,
Texas 77404-0150. (18-1tc)
VERNIE MAE EASTMAN BOWIE
Independent Executrix of the
Estate of Philip M. Bowie, Deceased
Probate # PR16-0033, in the County
Court of Matagorda County, Texas
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
FOR CITY OF PALACIOS
2015 WATER IMPROVEMENTS
TxCDBG CONTRACT NO.7215359
Sealed bids addressed to the CITY
OF PALACIOS, will be received
at City Hall, 311 Henderson, Palacios, Texas 77465, until 2:00 p.m.,
WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2016, for the
2015 Water Improvements TxCDBG
Contract No. 7215359.
Immediately following the closing
time for receipt of bids, the bids will
be publicly opened and read aloud at
City Hall, 311 Henderson, Palacios,
Texas 77465. Any Bids received after closing time will be returned unopened.
A pre-bid conference will be held
at City Hall, 311 Henderson, Palacios, Texas 77465, at 2:00 p.m.,
WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2016. All Bidders are strongly urged to attend.
The project consists of installing
approximately 2,610 linear feet of 6”
- 8” water line, fire hydrants, service
reconnections, pavement repair and
all associated appurtenances in Palacios, Texas.
Bidders must submit a bid bond,
cashier’s or certified check payable
without recourse to the order of the
City of Palacios, in an amount not
less than five percent (5%) of the
bid submitted as a guarantee that
the Bidder will enter into a contract
and execute bonds and guarantees
in the forms provided within fifteen
(15) days after Notice of Award of
contract to him. Bids submitted without the required security will not be
considered.
Attention is called to the fact that
not less than the federally determined
prevailing (Davis-Bacon and Related
Acts) wage rate, as issued by the Department of Labor and contained in
the contract documents, must be paid
on this project. In addition, the successful Bidder must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against
because of race, color, religion, sex,
sexual identity, gender identity, or national origin. Adherence to the grant
recipient’s Section 3 Policy is required
for contracts and subcontracts in excess of $100,000.00.
The City of Palacios reserves the
right to reject any or all bids or to
waive any informalities in the bidding.
Bids may be held by the City of Palacios for a period not to exceed 60
days from the date of the bid opening
for the purpose of reviewing the bids
and investigating the Bidders’ qualifications prior to the contract award.
The successful Bidder will be required to purchase and furnish a
Performance Bond and a Payment
Bond, each in the amount of the contract, written by a responsible surety
company, authorized to do business
in the State of Texas, as required by
Article 5160, V.A.T.C.S., as amended
by H.B. 344, passed by the 56th Legislature, Regular Session, 1959.
Bidders are expected to inspect the
site of the work and to inform themselves regarding all local conditions.
Information for Bidders, proposal
forms, specifications and plans are
available for inspection during regular business hours at Urban Engineering, 2004 N. Commerce, Victoria, Texas 77901, (361)578 9836.
Prospective Bidders may obtain
complete copies of the plans, project
manual and specifications from Urban Engineering. An electronic file
copy is available at no charge or a
printed copy is available for a nonrefundable fee of $100.00 per copy.
Bidders are required to obtain a complete copy of the Bidding Documents
from Urban Engineering to submit a
bid.
City of Palacios
John C. Sardelich, Mayor
April 20, 2016
All contractors/subcontractors that
are debarred, suspended or otherwise
excluded from or ineligible for participation on federal assistance programs
may not undertake any activity in part
or in full under this project. (17-2tc)
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979-241-5457
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979-240-4413
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979-241-8615
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The following are bills paid by the
City of Palacios during the second half
of April. Bills are published by the Palacios Beacon as a public record since
City Council does not see bills prior to
payment.
State Comptroller, Sales & Use Tax Mar. 2016; $3,867.06
America Electric & Hardware, Elec.
Supp. - Water Well #4; $235.60
Aramark Uniform Services; $391.62
AT&T Mobility; $77.89
Adrite, 4/2016 - 5/11/17; $1,590.30
Barco Municipal Products, Inc., Stop
Signs/Brackets; $568.13
Blessing Lumber, Gloves; $27.07
Carrot-Top Industries, (5) Flags;
$375.38
Constellation Energy, Electricity;
$14,559.38
Ferguson Enterprises, Inc., 3 - C1
Swing Valves, 3/4 Coup/Union/Mtr.
Valve, OL Gate Valve, 6x4 PVC Sewer
Wye; $2,983.75
Angela Flores, Mileage Reimb. Feb. &
Mar. = 72 Miles; $38.88
Ford Motor Credit, Pmt. # 54 - 2010
F2750; $1,386.07
Gulf Coast Paper Co., Supplies;
$924.62
Progressive Waste Solutions of TX,
Inc., Dumpsters, Commercial Service,
Residential Service; $49,078.85
Tyler Technologies, Court Interface
5/1/16 - 4/30/17, Maintenance - Apr.
2016; $888.50
Tuyen Gonzales, Refund Shelter;
$15.00
Brandi Proctor, Refund Shelter; $15.00
Jackson Electric Coop, Inc., Electricity
- Streets; $137.50
Matagorda Construction & Materials, 31.16 Tons Limestone, (2) Loads of
Sand - 7th & Green; $1,515.24
Pay and Save, Inc. dba Lowe’s Pay and
Save, Inc., Supplies - PD; $23.63
Dora Mondrik, Mileage Reimbursement; $34.51
Mastercard; $1,011.26
Mercer Controls, Inc., Install Display
Assy - WWTP, Calibrate Flow Meters WWTP, R&R HMI @ Green St. Water
Plt; $1,112.90
Terry W. Mosier, R&R Ballast @ City
Park, Replace Lights @ Airport; $1,600
Parker Lumber, Weedeater Line;
$13.99
Mustang Tractor & Equip., Replace
Trans Control; $1,678.06
N.C. Services, Stripe Parking Lot @
PHS; $2,650
Office Depot, Supplies, Office Supplies - PD; $125.20
Omnibase Services, Inc. 1st Qtr 2016 (8) Convictions; $48
Palacios Auto & Towing, A/C Recharge - Tractor #34, Brake Job/Flat repair - 03 F150, Battery - 2011 Ford F150,
Oil Change - 2009 Tahoe, Flat Repair 2012 Dodge & 2011 Ford F150; $676.51
Palacios Beacon, Spring Clean-up
Ads; $299.16
Palacios Veterinary Clinic, Rabies
Vaccines; $50
Prime Parts Supply, Inc; $398.07
South TX Corrugated Pipe, 10” x 12”
Corrugated Pipe; $1,114.20
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Criminal Costs/Fees - 1st Qtr.;
$15,277.63
Sun Coast resources, Inc., 1900 Gal.
Unleaded Fuel, Meter, 500 Gal. Unleaded Fuel; $4,090.30
Total Call International, Long Distance
Service; $102.32
USA Blue Book, Air/Vacuum Valve Well #6; $530.99
The Police & Sheriffs Press, Inc., ID
Cards - PD; $17.49
UPS, Freight Charges, Ship Meters Water; $38.03
Newwave Comm, Internet - PD;
$141.99
Whamco Pallet LLC., Pallets - Recycle; $125.00
Wofford Electric & Pump Supply,
Clarifier Motor - WWTP; $480
Boys & Girls Club of El Campo, Grant
# 2878701 - Req # 7; $3,576.54
Southern Oak Services, LLC., Lawn
Maint. - Parks; $3,093.75
Joni Brown, MAIS, Mar. 2016 CMP
Grant Report; $750
Mid-American Research Chemical,
Weed Killer/Ant Killer/Paint; $663.60
Dataprose LLP, Billing for Mar. 2016;
$1,182.57
Total: $119,581.54
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• 517 Lucas - 2BD, 2BA, BBQ house with pit. Corner lot 4 blocks from bay, large shed, fruit trees. $117,000. Call Ron
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bay. $139,000. Call Ron
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160' long fishing pier. 394 ' bulkheaded frontage on Tres Palacios Bay. Great view of bay 5 plus Acres, CH/A, $385,000. REDUCED $325,000.Call Ron
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$146,000. REDUCED $139,000. Call Tammy
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• 413 E Bay Blvd. - 3BD, 3BA, Town home with waterview from balcony, $215,000.REDUCED $195,000. Call Charlotte
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• Beachside S/D - Lot 37 - Cash price is $89,900. Call Ron
• Beachside S/D - Lot 154 - Seller finance $49,900. with 20% down payment. Cash price of $43,900. Call Ron
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• Lot 2 Collegeport, Enjoy sunsets on this 2 Acre tract with over 100' of waterfront on Tres Palacios Bay. Quiet area, great fishing, bulk headed. $115,000. Call Ron
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• Lot 11, E. Bayshore (BayWay Subdivision) $60,000. Cal Charlotte
• Lot 46, Bay Drive-Way Point Sec. 2, .741 Acres $139,000. Call Charlotte
• Lot 47, Bay Drive-Way Point, .7333 Acres $149,000. Call Charlotte
• CR 170. Bates Rd, Bay City - 57.058 AC, Beautiful fully wooded, perfect family hunting and recreation land. Adjacent to other wooded lands. Deer on property
and passing through. $285,290. Call Charlotte.
• 3.95 Acres on Hwy 35 - Great Commercial Location. $94,900. Call Ron
• 509 East Bay Blvd. - 65x157 Great loction. Enjoy morning sunrise over looking Tres Palacios Bay. Corner located. Public pier nearby, Boat launch. $95,000.Call Ron
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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
• 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
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With a pair of losses to
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2016 campaign on a ninegame losing streak.
The Sharks were blanked
by Hallettsville, 10-0, in five
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Rice turned up the heat and
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Dominic Garcia drove
in a pair of runs to lead the
Sharks.
Adrian Ortiz was 2-4 with
a double and an RBI. Also
collecting two hits each were
Ethan Garcia, Josh Garcia
and Miguel Gutierrez.
Jakob Nemes was 1-2 with
an RBI.
The Sharks finished the
season with a 4-14 record.
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MEMBERS of the playoff bound 2016 varsity Tidehaven Tigers baseball team are: (front, l-r) Chris Rodriguez,
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Tigers claw way into tie for 2nd
Faced Industrial in playoff seeding game Mon.
BY RYAN WEST
Palacios Beacon Publisher
In a pair of thrilling finishes to cap off
the regular season, the playoff bound
Tidehaven Tigers muscled their way into
a tie for second place - forcing a playoff
seeding playoff against the Industrial
Cobras Monday night in Vanderbilt.
In the regular season finale at home
last Saturday, the Tigers topped the Cobras 2-1 in 11 innings on a two out infield single by Brandon Litzau that plated Gordo Moreno to set up Monday’s
showdown for second place.
Aside from the game winning hit, Litzau had ice water in his veins all night
as on the mound he pitched an astounding 10 innings and surrendered one unearned run on four scattered hits and
Sharks send
6, Tigers 3 to
Region Track
The varsity Sharks will
send six to the Region IV
Track & Field Meet held this
Fri. & Sat. (April 29-30) in
Converse.
Palacios’ Zachary Seaman won the Area high jump
crown with a clean leap over
the 6’ 2” bar.
Vincent Nguyen stamped
his ticket with a 40’4-1/2”
bound in the triple jump to
take fourth place.
Ethan Garcia qualified in
the pole vault with a fourth
place finish at Area and a
height 11’.
Joseph Rodriguez finished
sixth with a hop, skip and
jump of 40’. He took fifth in
the long jump with a leap of
20’9” - just a 1/2” short of
fourth place.
The Shark 400M relay team
of Brocke Potts, Joseph Rodriguez, Garcia and Miguel
Gutierrez clocked a 45.35 to
finish fourth and reserve a
spot at the Regional meet.
Gutierrez took seventh in
the long jump with a distance
of 19’ 5-1/4”.
Sergio Mancera clocked a
2:08.26 to finish sixth in the
800M.
The Shark 1600M relay
posted a 3:36.62 to take seventh place while 800M relay
squad finished eighth with a
1:37.61.
Potts finished sixth in the
400M behind a 54.14.
Tidehaven Qualifiers
Tidehaven’s Cameron Riojas and Kyle Moerbe will be
heaving the shot put at Regional this weekend after taking third (43’ 3”) and fourth
(42’ 4”), respectively.
Riojas finished second at
Area with a 126’1” swirl and
twirl of the discus and will
compete at Regionals.
Jacob Galvan (42.82) beat
Brandon Rozner (42.89) by
.07-seconds to take fourth in
the 300M hurdles and earn a
trip to Regionals.
racked up eight strikeouts.
Despite Litzau’s herculean effort on
the mound, Isaac Ibarra
got the win as he slammed
the door shut in the top of
the 11th.
Moreno led the Tigers
with three singles and one
run scored.
Hunter Saha’s RBI single in the bottom of the
third inning that plated
Leighton Galvan tied the
game up 1-1, before seven
and a half straight scoreless innings before Litzau’s game winning walk-off infield single.
Earlier in the week, the Tigers rallied
past Edna on a three run sixth inning to
win 3-2.
Mason Rodriguez tossed four innings
and gave up three hits and two runs
and finished with four
strikeouts. Ibarra threw
two shutout innings to
pick up the win and
fanned three. Litzau
sealed the deal in the
seventh and earned the
the save.
The Tigers’ Bi-District playoff information was still up in the
air pending Monday’s
playoff seeding game
against Industrial. Turn to the Palacios
Beacon Online and on Facebook for Tiger playoff baseball info.
Region bound Sharks...
SHARKS bound for the Region IV Track & Field Meet held this Fri. & Sat. (April
29-30)in Converse are: (left to right) Brocke Potts - 4x100 Relay; Joseph Rodriguez 4x100 Relay; Vincent Nguyen - Triple Jump, Zachary Seaman - High Jump; Miguel
Gutierrez - 4x100 Relay; and Ethan Garcia - Pole Vault and 4x100 Relay. (Beacon
Photo by Ryan West)
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Sharkettes to face Luling in one game
Bi-District playoff Thurs. in Beeville
BY RYAN WEST
Palacios Beacon Publisher
While Mother Nature threw
a fit across much of Texas, it
was delay after delay for the
varsity Palacios Sharkette
softball team as they were
forced to wait and see who
their Bi-District opponent
would be.
After the temper tantrum
was over, word finally came
down that the Sharkettes
were going to face Luling at
7 p.m. Thursday (April 28) in
Beeville.
The Sharkettes have sat idle
and itching to go since finishing the seaon two weeks ago
with back-to-back wins as
they clinched their second
straight playoff appearance.
PAC Swim Team
registration now Sharkette 5 going to Regional
The Sharkettes qualified and 1600-M relay team of
underway
five, across three events Kysti Stovall, Filip, Sarah
The Palacios Aquatic Club
swim team registration & swimsuit sizing events will be held on
Tuesday, April 26th and Thursday May 5th from 4-6 p.m. at
the Texas Baptist Encampment
at the Thibodeaux Building.
Registration is $75 which includes: the cost of team swim
suits, coaching fees, and all
league fees. Kids ages 5 and up
that can pass a basic swim test
are encouraged to join. Swim
Season practice will start on
Monday, May 8th. Contact Amy
Kubecka at 361-972-5956 for
more information.
to be off and running (and
jumping) at the Region IV
Track & Field Meet held
Fri. & Sat. (April 29-30) in
Converse.
Palacios’ Lila
Filip
stamped her ticket to Regionals with a second place
finish in the triple jump
(33’10”) and a fourth place
effort in the long jump (16’
11-3/4”).
The Sharkette qualified
both the 800M relay team
Filip and Cameron Greaves.
At Area the 800M squad
finished with a 1:47.85 to
take third and clocked a
4:15.52 in fourth place.
Greaves narrowly missed
qualifying in the 200M as
her 27.35 finish placed fifth.
Tidehaven qualifier
Tidehaven’s Anisa Cornett legged a 2:35.26 to
finish fourth in the 800M
at Area and earned a trip to
the Regional meet.
Sexton signs with WCJC...
PALACIOS senior Katy Sexton signed her National Letter of Intent to play collegiate
volleyball for the WCJC Pioneers. Pictured are: (front, l-r) Sexton’s father Greg,
Katy and mother Chris; (back) PISD Athletic Director Jeff Doege and Sharkette volleyball coach Barbara Buckley-Peeples. (Beacon Photo by Ryan West)
Greaves signs with McLennan College...
PALACIOS senior Cameron Greaves signed her National Letter of Intent to play
collegiate softball for the McClennan College Highlassies near Waco. Pictured are:
(front, l-r) Greaves’ mother Kristi, Cameron and father Ray; (back) PISD Athletic
Director Jeff Doege, Greaves’ siblings Sydney and Slone and Sharkette softball coach
Yvette Garcia. (Beacon Photo by Ryan West)
Sharkettes off to Region...
REPRESENTING the Palacios Sharkettes at this week’s Region IV Track & Field
Meet in Converse are: (left to right) Meagan Ramirez, Lila Filip, Cameron Greaves
and Sarh Filip. Not pictured is Krysti Stovall. (Beacon Photo by Ryan West)

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