Matagorda County has 96 registered sex offenders

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PISD Pre-K, Kinder
Registration
Orientation Thurs.
Trail Riders
Hit The
Trail
Matagorda County has 96
registered sex offenders
The number of registered
sex offenders residing within
the Palacios city limits has
remained the same over the
past 12 months, while the
countywide total reflects a
small increase in the number
of registered sex offenders
that call Matagorda County
WEDNESDAY
APRIL 6, 2016
VOL. 109 • NO. 15
PALACIOS
TEXAS
•
The Only
Newspaper In The
World Published Just
For The Palacios Area.
home.
As of March 27, the Texas
Department of Public Safety’s (TXDPS) Sex Offender
Registry listed four offenders living within the Palacios
city limits, and 10 total in the
77465 zip code. In reality,
the 77465 zip code has only
nine sex offenders due to the
registry erroneously listing a
Markham address with an in-
accurate 77465 zip code.
Over the past year, there
has been an increase from 95
to 96 offenders residing in
Matagorda County, with four
females included in the total.
According to the TXDPS,
when an offender is released
from prison and is labeled
‘likely to commit another
crime’, postcards with the
(See OFFENDERS, Page 3)
Citywide Spring
Clean-Up Saturday
Palacios’ annual citywide Spring Clean-Up
Day, sponsored by the City of Palacios, is
scheduled to take place during a 5-hour period
this Saturday (April 9).
From 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. city residents can
haul in a variety of items and dispose of them
for free at the collection site at the southwest
corner of Commerce and 6th St.- south of
Railroad Park.
Entrance to the collection site will be near
the corner of 6th St and Commerce, then exit
onto South Bay Blvd.
City employees will be on site to lend a
helping hand unloading items.
There will be no charge to residents for junk,
trash, old furniture, electronics and appliances.
A fee will be charged for the disposal of
certain items.
Fees for some of the other items include:
$2.50 per regular tire, $7 for regular tire with
rim, $9 for tires over 16”, $13 for tire over
16” with rim.
Hazardous materials cannot be accepted.
Since the Clean-Up day is strictly for
residents of the City only, those bringing in
items must bring along their City of Palacios
utility bill and photo ID.
Residents can sign a charge authorization
BEACON
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Palacios Beacon Publisher
Palacios ISD will hold a
public reception welcoming
new Palacios Atheltic Director and Shark head football
coach Jeff Doege.
The come and go reception
will be held Friday (April 8)
from 3 – 5 p.m. at the Palacios High School gym.
Any and all are encouraged
to attend.
Open 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Beacon Closed Wednesday
Observing Our
th
109
Year
1907-2016
BEACON
BRIEFS
T-ball action
in Palacios
hits full swing
FOR some of the most enthusiastic
action one can find, one need look
no further than the T-ball action
of the Palacios Little League. (Pictured above) The sheer excitement
on the face of young Isaiah Puente
after emerging from the pack Lil’
Sharks after fielding the ground ball
and prepares to throw to first base.
(Pictured left) Zayden Fourtner of
the Firefighers is full concentration
on his swing at the ball in action
on the diamond last week. (Beacon
Photos by Ryan West)
BY ALAN C. SCHULMAN
Palacios Beacon - Reporter
The newly-formed Palacios Waterfront Development
Committee (WDC) held
its first meeting on Thursday with the stated goal of
“looking at the properties
that could make up a viable
waterfront district, and how
to manage that for the community’s good.” The committee will be seeking the cooperation of the Palacios and
Matagorda EDCs, Chamber
of Commerce, City of Palacios, Seawall Commission,
and Navigation District in
executing their waterfront
development vision, which is
based on an EDC plan commissioned in 2012.
Leading the jam-packed
meeting at the Palacios
Chamber of Commerce was
Palacios
Pride
Pick it uP
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PALACIOS
$30 A YEAR
IN COUNTY
$40 A YEAR
OUT-OF
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New PISD Athletic Director /
Head Football Coach
New committee eyes shared
vision for Palcios waterfront
■ BBQ Cook-off
Sat. at Blessing
American Legion
BEACON
1 SECTION, 10 PAGES
PISD hosts ‘Meet & Greet’ for
new AD, head football coach
Jeff Doege Fri. at HS Gym
Beacon Deadline
5 p.m. Friday
The Blessing American
Legion Auxiliary #649
annual Cook-Off will be
held on Saturday, April 9,
beginning at 8 a.m. Teams
can compete in the following categories: brisket, chili, ribs and beans.
Trophies will be given
to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place
winners, along with
Showmanship. A raffle,
auction and 50/50 rill be
held beginning at 2 p.m.,
with money raised going towards scholarships,
veterans, Girls State and
more. The event will be
held at the Blessing American Legion Pavilion with
camper sites available for
cookoff teams. For more
information contact Eileen Ackerman at 979240-1728.
See PagE 3
See PagE 5
See PagE 2
BY ALAN C. SCHULMAN
Deutschburg
Community
Makes Donations
Full speed ahead...
It’s full speed ahead with sand replenishment along the shores of Palacios’ South Bay as
the Matagorda County Seawall Commission’s
South Bay Beach Enhancement Project continues to progress. A seeming never endless supply
of trucks continue to unload tons of sand east
of South Bay Marina towards the Fourth Street
T-head Pier. (Pictured left) Charlie Rhoades, of
Rhoades Land Leveling and Excavation, plows
through the sand and in the background is a
crane working on the new Palacios Educational
Pavilion. (Beacon Photos by Ryan West)
Charlie Tresselt, who recently presented to the Palacios Economic Development
Corporation (PEDC) the plan
to usher in a waterfront development era. The plan is
to rezone the west end of the
bayfront to allow for waterfront development, a boardwalk, recreational marina,
(See WATER, Page 2)
Sales tax rebates
up again for City
BY ALAN C. SCHULMAN
Monthly sales tax allocations to Palacios continued
their upward trend, according
to figures recently released
by the Texas Comptroller’s
Office. February sales tax rebates to the City of Palacios
are up 3.60 percent compared to February 2015, and
the year-to-date rebates are
up 7.92 percent compared to
the same period in 2015.
The State Comptroller’s
report shows Palacios receiving $51,148 in February 2016
compared to $49,368 in February 2015. The year-to-date
total received is $155,361
compared to $143,956 in
2015. Statewide, $586 million was distributed to cities,
counties, transit systems and
special purpose taxing districts for the month, which is
0.7 percent less than a year
ago.
Among 13 area cities,10
saw an increase for the month
of February while only 8 experienced an increase in yearto-date rebates compared to
2015. Rebates to those cities
(See SALES, Page 2)
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DEADLINE 5 P.M. FRIDAY
PALACIOS BEACON
Area Briefs
More jobs coming soon to El Campo
Palacios Trailriders on the road again....
THE Palacios Trailriders hit the trail for their annual trailride across part of Matagorda County last weekend.
Lead by the mule-pulled wagon riders began their quest at the Matagorda Co. Pct. 3 with the chilly north wind in
their faces and camped overnight at the Matagorda Co. Pct. 4. (Beacon Photo by Ryan West)
USDA Rural Development Office Day April 13 at CofC office
Matagorda County on:
and wastewater facilities.
Housing assistance available to very
Business and cooperative program
The USDA Rural Development low and low income in rural communi- assistance to expand economic opporArea Office in Angleton, which serves ties. Programs offer loans to qualified tunities and development in rural arMatagorda County, will hold an Office persons to buy or build a home with no eas throughout Texas by working with
Day on April 13 from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. down payment. Loans/grants to repair banks and community lenders. There
at the Palacios Chamber of Commerce homes for very low income.
is no minimum loan size and the maxioffice, located at 420 Main Street.
Community program assistance to en- mum loan size is up to $25 million.
A representative of USDA Rural De- hance the quality of life for rural TexRenewable Energy for America Provelopment will be available to provide ans by providing funds to governmental gram (REAP) for eligible rural busiinformation to interested individuals in entities and nonprofit organizations to nesses and agricultural producers who
enlarge, improve or receive 50% of their income from their
construct schools, ag production.
libraries, medical
PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT A
clinics, assisted liv- SEMINAR. YOU CAN COME ANY(Continued From Page 1)
ing centers, public TIME BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 10
buildings, commu- a.m. and 12 p.m.
retail shops, bar/grill and a mini water park. The City and
nity centers, fire/
For more information, please contact
the various entities would be responsible for development
rescue
facilities USDA Rural Development at (979) 549of the bayfront and infrastructure, such as roads, lighting
and fund new and 0235 ext. 4
and utilities.
improved
water
A Sub-Committee was established and will meet in a
working session with the Navigation District to propose
a path forward. The Sub-Committee consists of: Charlie
Tresselt, Paula Whitney, John Harrison, Steven Wier, Dan
(Continued From Page 1)
Tucker and Ron Laws.
Next Meeting
are as follows: (Feb. 2016, $182,589, $180,586 (1.10%)
The Sub-Committee will meet again Thurs. (April 7).
Feb. 2016) (% change), (2016 $619,656, $643,825 (-3.75%)
year-to-date, 2015 year-to- Seadrift: $13,206, $12,049
date) (% change). Bay City: (9.59%) $38,977, $37,811
$405,804, $377,343 (7.54%) (3.08%) Sweeny: $42,587,
Come Join the Fun
$1,372,228,
$1,331,605 $33,052 (28.84%) $127,552,
(3.05%)
East
Bernard: $102,243 (24.75%) West
$31,343, $21,416 (46.35%), Columbia: $63,092, $69,274
$86,890, $76,646 (13.36%) (-8.92%) $219,359, $257,394
~ Mixed Drinks & Draft Beer ~
Edna: $76,748, $90,164 (-14.77) Wharton: $228,587,
Open 7 Days A Week • 10 a.m.-2 a.m.
(-14.88%)
$269,064, $150,582 (51.80%) $695,906,
No Minors after 9 p.m.
$299,097 (-10.04) El Cam- $518,696 (34.16%).
po: $242,628, $232,986
(4.13%) $833,394, $836,126
(-0.32%) Ganado: $29,569,
$55,159 (-46.39%) $117,668,
814 Henderson (Hwy 35) • Palacios • 361-356-1072
$205,009 (-42.60%) La
Ward:
$1,048,
$405
(158.92%) $2,422, $1,594
(51.94%) Palacios: $51,148,
$49,368 (3.60) $155,361,
$143,956 (7.92%) Point
Comfort: $17,958, $13,018
(37.94%) $72,595, $61,293
(18.43%) Port Lavaca:
Courtesy USDA
WATER
SALES
Omar’s Bar & Grill
DJ’s on Saturday Nights
Campbell-Huitt
Insurance
328 Commerce
Palacios, TX
Seguin Gazette’s 11th Annual
Taste of Home Cooking School & Expo
TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2016
Thousands of dollars in door prizes will be given away! Prizes include cookbooks,
gift certificates, plus the delicious dishes prepared on stage.
Ticket prices: $35 Reserved Seating (includes cookbook), $12 Presale General
Admission, $15 at the door, and are on sale at Seguin Gazette, and the Seguin
Area Chamber of Commerce or order by phone at 830-379-5402.
Tickets may also be purchased online at
gazettetasteofhomecookingschool.brownpapertickets.com
Seguin-Guadalupe County Coliseum
950 S. Austin St., Seguin, TX 78155
Expo 4:00 to 6:30 pm ; Cooking School, 6:30 to 9:30 pm
Hurry!
Tickets will
sell out soon!
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EL CAMPO: El Campo’s City Development Corporation will bring more than 40 full-time jobs to the area in
the coming months. “We have some projects that should
be ready to announce within the next 30 days,” CDC Director Carolyn Gibson said Monday. “We hope this will
fill the gap in employment left by the oil and gas industry
declines.” Low oil prices, she said, have benefited oil-industry-dependent businesses, such as the plastic industry.
With the goal of increasing jobs, the CDC targets manufacturing, agriculture and retail to bolster local career options.
“We are focusing on quality, sustainable and higher paying jobs,” Gibson said, adding those typically are found
in manufacturing and industrial sectors. “We have a very
strong agricultural base also, which we hope to retain and
expand.” - El Campo Leader-News
Waelder breaks ground on new health clinic
WAELDER: Soon, folks in the Waelder community will
no longer have to make the trip to Gonzales or Luling for a
doctor’s appointment. On Tuesday, a groundbreaking ceremony was held at the location of the future Waelder Community Health Center, where a large crowd of city officials
and citizens alike gathered to watch and cheer. In April
2003, the city of Waelder bought the land from George D.
Stone, who asked that it be utilized for commercial use. In
December 2013, the Waelder city council voted to donate
3.6 acres to the Gonzales Healthcare Systems Foundation
for the new clinic. In June the following year the city of
Waelder and GHSF began working on a contract. - The
Gonzales Inquirer
FM 1301 to be named after Medal of Honor recipient
WHARTON: An American hero will be recognized by
the state in Wharton County. Mike C. Pena, part of the
Valor 24, received the Medal of Honor posthumously on
March 18, 2014. At the request of Sarah Hudgins, State
Rep. Phil Stephenson carried and passed House Bill 481
this past legislative session. HB 481 adds the title of “Master Sargent Mike C. Pena Memorial Highway” to the existing designation of FM 1301, or Boling Highway. Pena
served in both World War II and the Korean War. He lost
his life in the latter conflict when, under superior fire, he
ordered his men to fall back, then remained behind to cover his retreating fellow soldiers, He died so that they may
live. It took the nation that he died for 63 years to recognize his ultimate sacrifice. - Wharton Journal-Spectator
Old Fish Farm Land Auction
229+/- Acres Brazoria County Texas
Fantastic Duck Hunting
790 County Rd 488
Sweeny, TX 77480
11AM Saturday, April 23
video tour Youtube: old fish farm
713-594-1576
Mark Thomas
TX lic 13784; 386889
Sponsored by the City of Palacios
Saturday, April 9th
8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
6th Street and Commerce
One-Day Clean Up
for City of Palacios Residents Only
1. Bring a City of Palacios utility bill and picture ID. These
must be presented before off-loading.
City employees will help unload and check ID.
2. Fees for tires: $ 2.50 per regular tire
$ 7.00 for regular tires with rim
$ 9.00 for tires over 16 inches
$13.00 for tires over 16 inches with rim
3. Residents may sign a charge authorization sheet and fees
will be added to their utility bill.
There will be NO CHARGE to residents for junk, trash, old
furniture, electronics and appliances. Citizens may call City
Hall for Assistance with heavy Clean-Up for Large or Bulky Items.
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Palacios Beacon - Wed., April 6, 2016 - Page 3
• 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
Mario Luis Gonzalez-Bautista,
From the Police Chief
43, 110 Ritchie Ave, was arrested
By Police Chief David Miles
in the 1100 block of 9th St. at 8:26
p.m. on Mar. 27. Public IntoxicaYesterday, one Police Oftion.
ficer was killed and another
Alejandro Trigo-Solis, 22, Edin- wounded in an ambush attack
burg, was arrested at the intersec- in Virginia. A Texas Trooper
tion of 1st St. and University Ave. was killed this week in an
at 4:35 a.m. on Mar. 29. Possession auto accident responding to
of a Controlled Substance.
a call. Last week a Utah PoINCIDENTS
lice Officer was killed in an
Burglary of a Habitation: Of- ambush attack. So far, 30 Poficer met with victim in the 300 lice Officers have given their
block of Commerce St. at 4 a.m. on lives this year. Last year, 42
Mar. 2 in reference to a burglary.
Police Officers were killed in the line of duty. AnyAssault Bodily Injury: Officer body want a job?
was dispatched to the Palacios ER
at 11:10 p.m on Mar. 28 in referdisturbance.
ence to an assault.
Terroristic Threat: Officers were disAssault Causes Bodily Injury: Officer patched to the 900 block of 10th St. at 9:01
was dispatched to the 700 block of 11th St. p.m. on Mar. 31 in reference to a terroristic
at 5:15 p.m. on Mar. 31 in reference to a threat.
Be a part of Palacios history with
Pavilion memorial pave stones
The historic Palacios Pavilion was a beloved landmark
for generations of those who
lived in and visited Palacios.
The new Pavilion is currently
under construction with an
CLEAN
sheet at the collection site and
the disposal fee will be added
to their utility bill.
Those who do not pay for
city utility services, such as
some apartment dwellers and
renters where the landlord
pays the water bill, must bring
in proof of residence.
For more information call
Palacios City Hall at 9723605.
expected late fall 2016 opening.
An essential feature of the
Pavilion is walking trails
and plazas made in part from
beautiful terracotta pavers.
Your company, family or
friends can be a part of the
new Pavilion by purchasing
Pelican’s
Dolphin Bay
Studio
* Art
* Ebay
* Resale
Hours: Wed. thru Sat./10am to 3pm
801 Henderson St. • Palacios, TX 77465
[email protected]
361-553-9826
a paver, the cost of which is
$50 each. Your name, sentiment or memory will be inscribed on your paver.
All proceeds from the sale
of engraved pavers will go
toward funding needed to
maintain the Pavilion.
Stop by the Palacios Chamber of Commerce, located at
420 Main St., or the Port of
Palacios, located at 1706
Main. St. in Palacios to fill
out an order form.
You can find the Memories
of the Palacios Pavilion on
Facebook or visit the website
www.palaciospavilion.org.
FAX
SERVICE
Palacios Beacon
Ciudad de Palacios
OFRECE LA LIMPEZA PRIMAVERA
Solo un dia
Sabado – 9 de Abril de 2016
8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Calle 6 y Commerce
1. Se requerir identificacion con imagen, y se exige una copia de cuenta
de utilidad de agua de la Ciuadid de Palacios. Los empleados de la
Ciudad de Palacios ayudaran adescargar.
2. Lista de Llantas: Llanta (regulars) -- $ 2.50
Llantas (regulars) con rines -- $ 7.00
Llantas mas de 16 pulgadas -- $ 9.00
Llantas mas de 16 pulgadas con rines -- $ 13.00
3. Los residents van a firmar una autorizacion de precio y honorarios seran
anadidos a su cuenta de utilidad de agua.
No habrá ningún cargo a los residentes de
jusnk, basura, muebles viejos, la electrónica,
y electrodomésticos. Los ciudadanos pueden
llamar al Ayuntamiento para obtener ayuda
con heavey de limpieza para artículos
grandes o voluminosos .
Con su ayuda hacemos
nuestra ciudad mas
hermosa!
Deutschburg Community Club makes donations
AFTER another successful Seafood Supper, the Deutschburg Community Club
made donations to multiple entities in the Palacios area. Pictured are: (front, l-r)
Jill Stafford - Boys & Girls Club of Palacios, and Mary Bryan - Friends of Elder
Citizens in Edna; (middle) Adriana Whitwell - Special Olympics, Kay Lawson - First
Book Matagorda, Lisa Henderson - Palacios Community Medical Center, Vikijane
Mosier - Palacios Library, and Mary Van Borssum - Deutschburg Community Club;
(back) Dale Porter - Palacios Volunteer Fire Dept., Amber Engel - Round-Up 4-H,
Alden Vandeveer and Claude Manning - Palacios Community Medical Center; Ernest Taylor - Friends of Elder Citizens Palacios, and James Kubecka - Deustchburg
Community Club President. (Beacon Photo by Ryan West)
OFFENDERS
name and picture of the offender are mailed fenders, the TXDPS online registry indicates
out to residents within three blocks in a mu- only one offender rated as ‘High’, while four
nicipal area, and within one mile in a rural are ‘Moderate’, three are classified as ‘Low” ,
area.
and one labeled as ’Not Reported’.
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice
The total local area registered sex offenders
establishes a risk assessment review commit- are as follows: Blessing, 4; Midfield, 3; and
tee to objectively develop a screening tool to Markham, 9. The lone registered sex offender
determine risk each sex offender poses to so- with a ‘High’ rating residing in the 77465 zip
ciety. Most sex offenders are assigned a ‘Risk code is a 44 year-old man convicted of two
Level’ when they are released, discharged or counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child
paroled from their penal institution or placed in 1999.
on probation. These ‘Risk Levels’, as deThe total number of registered sex offendfined by Texas law are: Civil Commitment, ers in the neighboring counties as of March
High Risk, Moderate Risk and Low Risk. 27 is as follows: Brazoria, 503, Calhoun, 69,
Civil Commitment is the most severe label Jackson, 72, and Wharton, 139.
utilized for repeat sexually
violent offenders with behavioral abnormalities with
an increased risk of engaging in predatory behavior.
Cathy Wakefield
These individuals, according
(361)404-1198
to TXDPS, are in outpatient
Outreach Specialist, International Crane Foundation
treatment and supervision,
and are monitored 24 hours a
Many birds are flying back
day by law enforcement. from their winter residence.
They stop along our Texas
coast for shelter, food and
High Risk (level 3): indirest. The Smithsonian biolocates the person poses a segists are still capturing these
rious danger to the commubirds in mists nets, and bandnity, and is likely to continue
ing them, along the Gulf Into engage in criminal sexual
tra Coastal Waterway, out at
conduct.
The Nature Conservancy’s
Moderate (level 2): indiMad Island Marsh Preserve.
cates moderate danger to the
Steve Goertz, Mad Island’s
community and may conPreserve Manager, sent me
tinue to engage in criminal
a short list of birds that have
sexual conduct.
been sighted, on the preLow (level 1): indicates the
serve, or captured/banded
person poses a low danger to
and studied there. These
the community and will not
include: White-tailed Kite, Young Great Horned Owl
likely engage in criminal
Chipping Sparrow, TennesAccording to Sibley’s,
sexual conduct.
see, Nashville, Worm-eating Guide to Sibley’s Birds,
Not all registered sex ofand Yellow-throated War- (second edition, 2013),
National Geographic
fenders are required to have
blers, Short-eared Owl, Yel- and
Society’s,
Field Guide to
a risk assessment. The term
low-throated and Great Kis- Birds of North America,
‘Not Available’ or ‘Not Rekadee. American Avocet, (at (1992), Great Horned Owls
ported’ indicates the person
the fish ponds near the Turtle are year ‘round residents.
They are 22 “ long....this
is either not required to have
Creek bridge on Hwy 35,
Edith Gower saw a Road- bulky size distinguishes
an assessment or that perspecies from the Longrunner at 4th St. and Hen- this
son’s risk assessment has not
eared Owl. The Great
derson! Sightings at Schicke Horned Owl takes prey
been reported to the TXDPS.
Point and the Texas State as large as skunks and
Regarding
zip
code
Marine Education Center grouse. It is nocturnal.
77465’s registered sex ofinclude Scissor-tailed Fly- Habitats vary from forests
catcher, Northern Mocking- to cities and deserts. It
in trees, caves or on
bird, Mourning Dove, east- nests
the ground. It’s call is deep
ern meadowlark, Great and muffled hooting in a rhythBoat-tailed grackles, pairs mic series of hoo hoodoo
of Northern Cardinals, Bob hoooo hoo .
White, Crested Caracara,
Turkey Vulture, Brown and American White Pelicans,
Lesser Scaup, (seen along the bay shore by Miss Murphy),
Long-billed Curlew, Western sandpiper, Willet, Laughing
and Ring-billed Gulls, Forster’s Tern, and Great Horned
Owl. Although no ne has reported seeing hummingbirds
at their feeders, I did hear several Monday afternoon.
Bird Notes
Boys & Girls Club’s
1st annual Denim
and Diamonds at
Beneath the Oaks
on May 5
The Boys & Girls Club of
Palacios will hold its first
annual Denim & Diamonds
dinner and dance at Beneath
the Oaks on May 5.
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 listing 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.
361-972-2642 or email [email protected].
BLESSING AMERICAN
LEGION AUXILIARY
COOK-0FF
SATURDAY, APRIL 9th
Registration: 8am to 9:30am
Annual Barbeque Cook-Off and Fundraiser at the Blessing
American Legion Park. The Cook-off will be brisket, chili,
ribs, and beans. Entry fee is $25. for first entry and $10 for
each additional entry. Trophies will be awarded for first,
second, and third place winners in each category. A first
place Showmanship trophy will also be awarded. The event
will also feature a raffle, ‘happy wagon’ raffle. 50/50 raffle
and auction. For more information, contact Nettie Cornett at
361-549-8536 or Eileen Ackerman at 979-240-1728.
15 YEARS AGO-2001
Frontier Healthcare Group was to present a proposal regarding the future management of Wagner General Hospital
to the Palacios Area Health Services Committee.
The Sharks’ Dustin Hafernick won both the 1600 and
3200-meter runs at the Calhoun Relays.
The Shark golf team of B.J. DeLeon, Dustin Hafernick,
Chad Van Hoy, Hudson Bates and Wesley Landry won the
team title at the Brazos Tournament.
The Sharkettes’ Camilla Davis captured three gold medals
at the Calhoun Relays by winning the long jump, 100-meter
and 200-meter dashes.
20 YEARS AGO-1996
Years of dedication and hard work paid off for 17- year old
Cody Olson of Palacios when he received the coveted Eagle
Scout Award, from the Boy Scouts of America.
The Matagorda County Navigation District #1 received
a $36,110 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority
(LCRA) to be used to develop an adequate oil spill response
program.
25 YEARS AGO-1991
Several hundred high school students and teachers from
Matagorda County and from throughout the state attended the
12th Annual Marine Education Symposium held in Palacios.
30 YEARS AGO-1986
Palacios Chamber of Commerce discussed methods of
promoting activities and a way to attract more visitors to
Palacios.
The Ladies Auxiliary of VFW Post 2467 made a $200
donation to the Palacios Area Historical Association to go
toward the purchase of local historical markers.
Mary Eggemeyer was issued a proclamation by the Texas
State Senate congratulating her on being named Citizen of
the Year by the Palacios Chamber of Commerce.
35 YEARS AGO-1981
Brent Ellis received a baritone scholarship from the Department of Music at Sam Houston State University.
40 YEARS AGO-1976
Texas Chemical Council presented good quality calculators
to graduating seniors, Charles Tresselt of Palacios High and
Terry Neal Ray of Tidehaven for excellence in chemistry,
math and science.
A fire destroyed one of Palacios’ old landmarks, the old
ice house that was built in the early 1900’s.
50 YEARS AGO-1966
Herman Bond was elected mayor, Adam L. (Bubba) Price
and Dr. Mark A. Youngblood, councilmen.
School trustees elected were: Gustave Franzen, Jr., Charles
Johnson and Woodrow Wilson.
55 YEARS AGO-1961
Kenneth C. Pearce, vice-president of Tenneco Oil Co.,
Houston, was guest speaker at the Chamber of Commerce
Banquet.
F.M. Jackson and Walter Milam were elected to the council. Dr. John Hart and Oswalt Kubecka were elected school
trustees and Republican John Tower and Democrat William
A Blakely battled it out for the U. S. Senate.
65 YEARS AGO-1951
A quietly conducted write-in campaign gave Palacios two
new alderman instead of one, Harold Bell, the write-in, polled
118 votes; Ward Cook, a newcomer to politics received 141
and Karl Wickham 137.
Jack Partain returned to the USS Walker at San Francisco
after a visit here.
70 YEARS AGO-1946
Although the mayor’s post was the only contested city
job, a record vote turned out and elected Glenn Claybourn
to replace Mayor J.L. Deutsch.
Winfred Johnson, recently discharged after two years
service in the Navy, took over the Magnolia Service Station
at the corner of Main and 3rd Street.
75 YEARS AGO-1941
Loren Margerum was the new member of the city council,
Guy Claybourn and R.J. Sisson were re-elected.
Brenton B. Clardy and Lester Morton reported to the draft
board for induction.
Major E.D. Elliott, Chaplain of the 150th Coast Artillery
Camp Hulen, was guest speaker at the Wednesday Club’s
banquet at the Green Lantern Inn.
80 YEARS AGO-1936
Workmen had begun repairing and remodeling the Pasal
building recently purchased by the city, making it into a city
hall and fire station.
85 YEARS AGO- 1931
The annual banquet of the Wednesday Club was held at
the home of Mrs. Ben Ehlers.
The G.W. Reaser family moved to Wharton, a change in
the Palacios train service necessitated the move.
95 YEARS AGO- 1921
T.A. Bullock, manager of the BYPU ground was doing some
extensive cleaning up and had planted 200 trees and shrubs.
Harmonie Club makes donations community wide...
THE Harmonie Club distributed the proceeds of their annual Valentine Sweetheart Ball to local organizations in and around Palacios. Pictured are: (front, l-r) Fran Fuller Robert Duran Caring and Sharing Food Pantry, Lillian Triplett - Sr. Citizen’s Center, Pat Yeager - Friends of the Library, Jill Stafford - Palacios Boys & Girls Club, Steven
Nevarez - TAFE, Linda Wilson - Harmonie Club President, Sydney Bowers - 2016 Valentine Sweetheart, Nellie Claybourn - Harmonie Club, Tammy Pena - Palacios Pet Pals,
Mari Figirova - Palacios Athletic Booster Club, Alex Fuentes - Palacios Youth Football League, Sally Kurtz - Palacios Area Fund; Kymberli Zamarripa - Harmonie Club,
and Kim Shimek - Harmonie Club Treasurer; (back) Elaine Meadows - Palacios Rec. Center, Irene Mangum - Palacios Rec. Center, Cynthia Garrett - First Book Matagorda,
Earnest Taylor - Friends of Elder Citizens, Bill Yeager - Palacios Rec. Center, Mike Hooper - Palacios Volunteer Fire Dept., Mark Kubecka - Palacios Swim Team; Keith Wallis - PCMC in memory of Delores Wallis, Darlene Biffle - Presbyterian Day School, Janet Brister - Presbyterian Day School, Destanie Rose Cerda and Rose Johs - PHS Class
of 2016 Project Celecration. (Beacon Photo by Ryan West)
Left thumb looks almost normal, no questions now
(Big D as I have laughingly reYou know how it is when
ferred to it). Dad’s days were
you’re a kid — especially stinky
spent out in the various paslittle ol’ boys — and someone
tures where his beef cattle
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ent about them, little ol’ boys will
When I was eight, I was
tease the dickens out of the odd
given the task of “watching”
duck.
my younger brothers while our
Being the oldest of four boys
mother worked in the garden or
(three at the time of this story), I
tended the chickens. My nextwas charged with keeping an eye
oldest brother was sitting on
on the others. And, of course, it
the floor playing and youngest
was your bound and duty to prebrother, still a toddler was envent any harm coming their way.
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boy. I was born in a log farmhouse although food or toys. The chair was placed at the edge
I make no Abe Lincoln-like claims. We lived of the hearth in front of a toasty-warm fire.
I was seated on the floor beside baby
on a farm/ranch out in the country near Donie
brother, who was perhaps six
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it, the rattle blazed and melted all over my left
hand.
Of course, I screamed in agony.
This was in 1945, eight miles out into the rural countryside. Mother came running into the
house from the garden and did all she knew to
do. She applied an ointment and wrapped my
hand in a gauze-like bandage to ease the pain.
Beyond the pain I worried about “allowing”
little brother’s celluloid rattle to be destroyed.
I missed almost six weeks of school. Mother kept the hand wrapped with the gauze and
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Gradually, the healing process took place
under Mother’s watchful eye and natural instincts. All the blisters (on all
five fingers) went down and
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PISD Pre-K,
Kindergarten
registration
orientation for
2016-17 Thurs.
Palacios five among tops in Best of Texas
Best of Texas is an online UIL competition available for all high schools in Texas. The contest is broken up into 3 rounds. Each round the students take a 40 question
test and the scores are posted online. This year 17 3A high schools partook in the contest entering 120 students in the computer science contest. Palacios High School had 5
students place in this contest, pictured are: (left to right) Jackson Kelley, round 1 second place, 2nd place senior in all of 3A; An Nguyen, round 1 fifth place; Kacie Ging,
round 1 ninth place, round 3 fifth place; Randall Jasek, round 1 sixth place, round
2 sixth place, round 3 seventh place; 1st place senior in all of 3A; and Tim Nguyen,
round 1 seventh place, round 2 third place, round 3 first place, 1st place junior in all
of 3A. (Submitted Photo)
Palacios ISD will hold a
registration orientation for
the 2016-17 school year for
Pre-K and Kindergarten with
two sessions on Thurs. (April
7) at the Central Elementary
cafeteria.
The first orientation will be
held at 1:30 p.m. and the second at 5:30 p.m.
Orientation will cover:
Benefits of the Pre-K program; Dates and times for
early and late registration;
Qualifications for the threeand four-year old programs;
Tardy and attendance policy;
Teacher conference times;
Information/discipline folders from classroom teacher;
Bus and transportation info;
Car tags/pick up information;
Registration process; and a
Q&A session.
Registration packets will be
available at orientation.
Palacios
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Garcia selected for NASA’s
Aerospace Scholars Program
Palacios High School Junior, Tommy Garcia,
son of Jaime and Stephanie Garcia, has been selected to be a part of NASA's Aerospace Scholars
Program based on his high scores on their online
interactive program. As an Aerospace Scholar,
Tommy has been invited to participate in an allexpenses-paid, week-long visit to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston during the summer.
During his week at NASA, Tommy will work with
students from across Texas with guidance from
scientists and engineers to design and plan a mission to Mars. Hands-on activities will focus on
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics career fields. (Submitted Photo)
Carson & Barnes Circus bringing the
big top to the City by the Sea next Sat.
Come be a guest as Carson
& Barnes Circus celebrate
their 80th tour under the Big
Top! Carson & Barnes Circus
is bringing an all-new 2016
edition to Palacios on Saturday, April 16th, at the Rail-
Terrific Tigers of the Week at Blessing
SELECTED as Terrific Tigers of the Week at Blessing Elementary last week were:
(front, l-r) Adame Guerrero and Isaac Alameda; (middle) Alejandra Torres, Jahir
Perez, Kale Jones, Jose Alejo and Jaeda Galvan (back)Jacob Martinez, Keimy Lara,
Wyatt Lee, Katlin Rickaway, and Luke Montague. (Submitted Photo)
Students will have six chances to test out of courses
The state’s education law,
the Texas Administrative
Code (TAC), will allow Palacios public school students
to obtain credit in a course or
grade level by passing tests
approved by school district
trustees. Texas law, 19 TAC
Chapter 74, allows students
to "test out of a course" by
taking a “Credit by Examination" without prior instruction
in the course(s) being tested.
To earn credit for a grade or
a subject the student must
answer 80% of the questions
correctly. In accordance with
local school district policy, a
student in any of Grades 6-12
may be given credit for an
academic subject in which he
or she had some prior instruction, if the student scores 70%
on the test. The tests are rigorous, targeting all the objectives for the courses covered.
The tests will be administered in Victoria through
Region 3 Education Service
Center on June 22, 23, and 24,
and again on July 13, 14, and
15, 2016 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
on each date. Registration applications may be picked up in
Palacios school district offices
during the months of April
and May. Deadline for registration is May 20, 2016. There
are no fees or costs to take the
tests.
the campus counselor.
Students of the Week at Central
SELECTED as Students of the Week by the faculty at Central Elementary were:
(front, l-r) Emiliano Hurtado, Mariel Arreola and Bailey Adams; (back) Jaelei
Camp, Shannon Lee, Andrea Muniz and Marc Rivera. (Submitted Photo)
This Week
in Texas
History
Apr. 6, 1968: HemisFair, the first officially
designated international
exposition in the southwestern United States,
opened in San Antonio.
Apr. 7, 1913: Sam
Rayburn took the oath
of office as a member of
the United States House
of Representatives.He
became majority leader
in 1937 and was elected
speaker of the House in
1940.
Apr. 8, 1968: A
crowd of nearly 10,000
watched as Claudia Alta
“Lady Bird” Johnson,
wife of President Lyndon Johnson, dedicated
Padre Island National
Seashore, the longest
seashore in the national
park system.
Apr. 9, 1965: The
Houston Astros played
the New York Yankees
in exhibition baseball in
the Astrodome, the first
event in the new domed
stadium.
Apr. 10, 1965: President Lyndon B. Johnson
dedicated the Gary Job
Corps Training Center.
Following the passage
of the Federal Economic
Opportunity Act on August 20,1964, the U.S.
Office of Economic Opportunity began awarding contracts to establish
centers for vocational
training.
Apr. 11, 1921: The
Majestic Theatre opened
on Elm Street in downtown Dallas.
Apr, 12, 1879: Wheeler County became the
first organized county
in the Texas Panhandle. The small camp of
Sweetwater became the
first county seat; it was
renamed Mobeetie in
1880.
road Park. Do not miss this
opportunity to see one of the
last traveling circuses under
the Big Top.
This year the tent comes
to life with acrobats and
performers from around the
world. For 2 hours come and
forget about your worries
and be a part of the circus
magic.
Be amazed by the death
defying daredevils as they
ride their motorcycles in the
globe of death racing at high
speeds inside the steel arena. Sit in awe as they reach
new heights spinning on the
wheel of death. Get lost in
laughter at the comedy created by our famous clown
“Pinky”. Be swept away as
the acrobats demonstrate
strength and agility soaring
to captivating heights. Fall
in love with our four legged
friends, the cuddly canines
and high stepping Appaloosa
stallions. Meet the biggest
stars of the show, the magnificent majestic performing
ELEPHANTS!
The elephants have always
been a favorite at the circus
but are disappearing quickly.
Do not miss this rare opportunity to see these magnificent animals up close and in
person.
The circus will be held on
Saturday, April 16th at the
Railroad Park – 6th St. &
Commerce.
Show times are 3 p.m. and
6 p.m..
Carson & Barnes Circus
is affordable fun for the entire family! Buy Locally in
Advance and SAVE! Contact
the Boy Scout Troop 1441
of Palacios Rotary Club for
ticket outlet information and
locations.
Pre-sale tickets are $12 for
adults and $6 for children
ages 2-11. Tickets at the door
are $16 for adult and $6 per
child.
For tickets or more information contact Alex Fuentes
at 979-557-1376.
Physicals to be given
at PISD on April 28
Any student wishing
to participate in athletics, drill team and cheerleading must have a current school year physical.
Physicals will be given
April 28 by doctors from
Houston Methodist. The
cost is $20 (cash only).
All forms are to be turned
in by Mon. (April 11).
This will be the last day
they will be accepted.
Also, an ECG test will be
done on April 26 and the
cost for that is $15. (check
or cash), this is optional.
Checks for the ECG are
to be made to the Cypress
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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
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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
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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
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Wed. Service: 6 p.m.
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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
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Sunday Worship: 9 a.m.
Pastor: Rev. Kathy Vineyward
FIRST BAPTIST of PALACIOS
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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
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459 Main • Palacios • 972-2585
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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
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The Luther Hotel
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408 South Bay Blvd.
361-972-2312
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215 Henderson Ave.
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Mon-Fri: 7:30am-4:30pm
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Porter’s
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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
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LIFE S TYLES
Palacios
Beacon
• The Kitchen Table •
By Debbie Mosier
Celebrate Pecans
A trip to New Orleans doesn’t seem complete without
a visit to a French Quarter praline shop for a taste of that
creamy, buttery, brown sugary, nutty confection. Call it
“pray-leen” or “praw-leen”--- the pronunciation doesn’t
matter; it’s a delicious traditional Southern treat. April
is National Pecan Month, so let’s celebrate with a pecan
recipe.
According to The Southern Candymakers, pralines
were named for 17th century French diplomat Cesar,
duc de Choiseul, Comte du Plessis-Praslin. The creator
was actually his personal chef, Clement Lassagne, who
was commissioned by his ladies’ man boss to create an
irresistible treat for the women he courted.
Historians believe pralines were brought to New Orleans by the Ursuline nuns. The nuns helped to settle
young women who were sent from France to marry New
Orleans colonists. These young women were taught to
make pralines as part of their domestic education. With
almonds in short supply, native Louisiana pecans became a likely substitute.
One of my favorite pecan recipes is a quick Bundt
cake called Pecan Praline Cake. The cake may be
served plain or with a rich icing made from brown
sugar, cream, butter, and confectioner’s sugar making it
reminiscent of praline candy.
Pecan Praline Cake
1 butter pecan cake mix
1 can coconut pecan frosting
4 eggs
1 c. water
½ c. oil
½ c. chopped pecans.
Grease and flour a Bundt pan. Mix all ingredients except pecans on medium speed for 2 minutes. Sprinkle
½ c. chopped pecans in the bottom of the prepared pan.
Pour batter over the pecans. Bake at 325 degrees for
about one hour or until a cake tester comes out clean.
Cool and place on serving plate.
Icing:
Combine 1 c. brown sugar, 4 T. unsalted butter, ½
t. vanilla, and ½ c. heavy cream in a saucepan. Bring
mixture to a boil stirring frequently. Boil for one minute
without stirring. Remove from heat and whisk in confectioner’s sugar. Let glaze cool and allow it to thicken
for 5 minutes. Stir until smooth. Spoon the glaze over
cake and spread. Top with pecans.
My thanks to Sharon Harter for sharing her success
at dying Easter eggs the natural way using directions
from my Easter column. I was glad to hear from June
Highsmith that she enjoyed using the Buttermilk Cinnamon Loaf recipe. Send your comments and questions
to [email protected]
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‘Food Safety: It’s In Your Hands’ held Wed. in Bay City
The “Texas Food Establishment Rules
(TFER)” was revised and updated and
became effective October 11, 2015. A
major change in the revision now requires all food employees to complete
an accredited food handlers training
program within 60 days of employment,
effective September 16, 2016.
A food handlers course accredited by
the Texas Department of State Health
Services is being offered by Texas A&M
AgriLife Extension Service, Matagorda
County. Food Safety: It’s In Your Hands
is scheduled for April 6 starting at 9:00
a.m., at the Matagorda County Extension Office, located at 2200 7th Street,
4th Floor, Bay City TX 77414.
This 3-hour course will now be required for all food service employees
to help promote the service of safe food. available.
The certificate is good for 2 years and
Individuals with disabilities who reis valid anywhere in the State of Texas. quire auxiliary aide service or accomThe course is a basic overview of food modation in order to participate in the
safety practices that are necessary to en- event are encouraged to contact our ofsure that safe food is served at your es- fice within 5 working days prior to the
tablishment. Practices discussed include program. Educational programs of Texas
good personal hygiene, cross contamina- A&M AgriLife Extension Service are
tion, and time and temperature abuse.
open to all people without regard to race,
To register for the course, call the Ex- color, sex, disability, religion, age, natension office at 979-245-4100. Registra- tional origin or genetic information or
tion can also be done in-person the day veteran status.
of the course. The
cost is $20.00 per
person and must be
paid in full before
the course begins.
English and Spanare now on sale for logical Seminary, and The
ish handouts are theTickets
Fourth Annual Patchwork University of Mobile. Her arof Life Christian Women’s ticles have been published in
Conference. The Conference the Knoxville News-Sentinel,
will take place Saturday, Desiring God, True Woman,
April 23, 2016 from 8:15 Christianity Today, and The
Gospel Coalition, as well as
your child drinking or us- AM-12 Noon.
BY Marian Bullard
BACODA Community Coordinator
The Patchwork of Life numerous Christian blogs.
ing drugs and that you trust
She is currently the Director
them not to. Talk about pos- Conference has announced
April is Alcohol Aware- sible legal or medical conse- Trillia Newbell as speaker of Community Outreach for
ness Month, and the Bay quences and be clear about for their 2016 fourth an- the Ethics and Religious LibArea Council on Drugs and what you will do if the rules nual bay area event, entitled erty Commission, and Lead
Alcohol (BACODA) is cele- are broken.
“United by God’s Design.” Editor of Karis, the women’s
brating by raising awareness
· Be honest and open: Care This year’s conference will channel for the Council on
about underage drinking and about what your child is go- be held at the Christian Life Biblical Manhood and Womencouraging parents to speak ing through as they face and Center, 200 Welch St., Pala- anhood (2013-2015). In Noto their kids about alcohol make decisions that will af- cios, TX 77465.
vember 2011, she launched a
and other drugs. Research fect their lives now and in the
Trillia Newbell is a na- blog-style e-zine, Women of
has shown that kids who future.
tionally-known author and God Magazine, where she is
have conversations with their
· Be Positive: Many parents speaker on the issues of faith, the managing editor.
parents and learn about the discover that talking about family and diversity. She
Trillia is married to her best
dangers of alcohol and drug these issues with their chil- is the author of two books, friend, Thern. They live with
use are 50% less likely to use dren has built bridges rather United: Captured by God’s their two children near Nashthese substances than kids than walls and have proudly Vision for Diversity (2014) ville, TN.
who don’t have such conver- watched those children learn and Fear and Faith: Finding
The Patchwork Conference
sations. As a parent, you can to make healthy decisions.
the Peace Your Heart Craves will include a brunch meal
and a book-signing time with
be a primary source of posi· Family History: Addic- (2015).
She has spoken at numer- Trillia. Doors open at 8:30
tive and reliable information. tion is a chronic, progressive
According to the National disease that can be linked to ous churches, seminaries, AM. The conference will
Council on Alcoholism and family history and genetics. and conferences. Previous conclude at 12 noon.
Tickets are $15/each or
Drug Dependence, here are If you have a family history speaking engagements have
included both of the Nancy two tickets for $25 You can
some basic guidelines:
of problems with alcohol or
· Listen before you talk: As drugs, be matter of fact about DeMoss International Con- buy tickets at the Patchwork
parents we want to have all it, as you would any other ferences: The True Woman of Life website: www.patchConference and the Women workoflife.com as well as
the answers. Sometimes we chronic disease.
Teaching Women Confer- Old Main Book Store, 438
are so anxious to share our
Alcohol and drug use is a ence, as well as The Gospel Main St, and First Baptist
opinions that we don’t take very risky business for young
the time to listen. For kids, people, and parents can make Coalition Women’s Confer- Church office, 202 Main St.
knowing that we are really a difference. The longer chil- ence, at Southeastern Theolistening is the most impor- dren delay drinking and drug
tant thing we can do to help. use, the less likely they are
· Talk to your child and ask to develop any problems asquestions: Talk to your child sociated with it. That’s why it
An Appreciation Day will train rides for kids, horse
regularly – about their feel- is so important to help your be held on next Sat. (April shoes, bouncy houses, dunkings, their friends, their activ- child make smart decisions. 16) from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. at ing booth, volleyball tournaities. As much as you can, try For more information and Palacios’ Railroad Park.
ment and balloon prayer.
to avoid questions that have a support, contact BACODA at
The day’s honorees will inPrizes being given away
simple “yes” or “no” answer. [email protected] or by clude: Police Dept, Sheriff’s will include: gift cards,
· Set expectations, limits calling 800-510-3111.
Dept, Fire Dept., EMS, teach- meals, shrimp and bikes.
and consequences: Make it
ers, coaches, cools, mainteCome enjoy all the free fun,
clear that you do not want
nance workers, Judges, the hot dogs, chips and drinks.
Mayor, Veteran’s, moms,
If anyone would like to
dads, kids, Pastors and more. help out with the event, conThe family of Adam B. RodriEveryone is invited to at- tact Liticia Hernandez at 979guez, Jr. would like to express
tend and enjoy the cake walk, 479-5606.
our sincere gratitude for the
cards, flowers, plants, donations,
food, love, support, prayers and
Masses offered after the sudden and heartbreaking loss of
Adam. Words cannot express how much your thoughtful ness has helped us through our time of grief. Adam would
be so proud and humbled by the outpouring of your love
for his family. We are so blessed to have each of you in our
lives. May God Bless you all.
4th annaul Patchwork of Life Christian
Women’s Conference tickets now on sale
Talk early, talk often
Appreciation Day next Sat.
Cinthia Rodriguez and their children
Adam B. Rodriguez, Sr.
Palacios Community Medical Center
John and Rosalie Lenihan
Philip and Evett Hamlin
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“I have told you this so that you might have peace in me. In the world you
will have trouble, but take courage, I have conquered the world.” John 16:33
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* 28 E. Hughes Schicke Point/$250K – Cute 5/2 bth main house & guest house.
* 253 CR 301 S Port Lavaca/$799K – Very nicely remodeled 2/2 bth home w/private
pond on 90.74 acs.
*596 Riverside Street/Palacios/$186K – 3/2 bth spacious house on the Tres
Palacios River. Bulkhead & pier.
* 222 E. Lou Lou Ln/Palacios/$58K – Small 3/1 bth fishing cabin in Schicke Point.
* 184 E. Peggy St/Palacios/$50K – Great reduced! Fishing cabin with nice metal
garage and lrg carport.
* 788 Riverside/$60K –2 story 2/1.5 bth on 4 lots. Needs some work.
* 213 Elizabeth/$65K – Very cute 3/2 bath mobile home, well maintained. Close to
the bay.
* 211 Commerce/Palacios – Nice remodeled 3/1 bath home on double size lot w/
huge trees.
* 0 1st Street/$30K –Commercial use. Highway frontage partial chain length fence.
* 0 CR 305 Bayshore Rd./Palacios/$236,400 – Huge price reduction! 7.88 acres +
reserve across road.
* Windswept Dr./Port Lavaca - Lots available in Sunrise Bay Subdivision. Great
views of Carancahua Bay!
Your Coastal Property Specialists!
PIERCE REAL ESTATE
438 MAIN ST • 361-972-0810
* 771 CR 305, E. BAYSHORE - 4 Acres 3-1 -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
of Commerce and 5th. $50,000.00
1/2
John L. Pierce Broker/Owner/GRI
[email protected]
I can help you as a buyers rep even if it's not my listing.
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MARRIAGE
& FAMILY
THERAPY
205 Main St.
Palacios, TX 77465
361-404-1818
Now available.
Massage Therapy.
Call for an appointment.
Jennifer-Sainz-Bauer, LMT
832-257-9239
Now offering Teen Therapy Group Sessions with
Skill Building and Sharing
Activities every Tuesday at
6pm. Call to reserve a spot.
Chi Gibson, MFT-Intern
Supervisor: Dr. Lillian SolisSmith, PHD,LPC-S,LMF-S
FOR RENT
FOR RENT: 4-5BD house, CH/A.
$1,990/month + deposit. No Pets. No
Smokers. Call 979-240-4413 (13-tfc)
-----------------------------------------------FOR LEASE: 2BD, 1BA house. 1
year lease, no pets, no smoking.
W/D connections, stove and refrigerator included. Background checks
performed on all applicants. $800 deposit/$800 rent per month. 832-7230707 (12-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
Roger
Chambers,
President of Market
Realty, Inc. is proud to
announce that Brian
Busby has joined
the Market Realty
team. Market Realty
has been in business
since 1984 and has
offices in Brenham,
Burton,
Carmine,
Lake Somerville and Matagorda County and is a full
service brokerage firm representing buyers and sellers
and offers certified general appraisal and auction services. Brian lives in Collegeport and will be serving
Matagorda County and the surrounding areas. Please
call Brian at 979/240-1848 or e-mail him at brian@
marketrealty.com.
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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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
Boys & Girls Club of Palacios
is looking for adults to work directly
with children afterschool and summer. Please apply in person during
Club hours of 3PM to 7PM. (15-2tc)
-----------------------------------------------HELP WANTED: Looking for a person with knowledge of Plumbing and
Electrical work! Call 361-403-7010
and leave a message. (14-3tc)
-----------------------------------------------SUBWAY IS NOW accepting applications. Apply in person at 307
Henderson, Palacios,TX or online at
subway.com. (14-2tc)
-----------------------------------------------BARTENDERS NEEDED at Omar’s
Bar and Grill, 814 Henderson, Palacios, TX. Apply Within. (19-tfc)
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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
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)
LAND
• Beachside S/D - Lot 33, Seller finance $59,900. with 20% down payment cash price of $54,000. Call Ron
• 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
• Beachside S/D - Lot 173 - Seller finance $59,900. with 20% down payment. Cash price of $54,900. Call Ron
• 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
• Land on CR 257, Matagorda- Great lot in Matagorda across from Colorado River. Ready for a bay home. $54,000. Call Ron
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Lot 1009-1010, BayView - 2 Lots with water view, in gated community. $15,000. REDUCED $13,500.
• 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
• 503 E Bay Blvd. - Wateview, great building site, close to boat ramp. $150,000. Call Charlotte
• 1st & McGlothin - 6 Lots, Road frontage on 4 sides. $115,000. Call Ron
• Lots 1344 & 1345 - Cape Carancahua, Waterfront lots-$79,000. each. Call Ron
• Riverfront Property - Live Oak Landing S/D, Lot 9, 2 acres. $89,000. Call Charlotte
• 684-685 Swallow - 130' x110' $12,000. Call Ron
• 8.2 Acres on Green Ave. - $145,000. Possible owner finance. Call Ron
• 1 Acre tracts on Collins Rd. - Great Building Site! Call Ron
• 862 CR 478 - 1.3 Acres on Carancahua Bay - w/ 308' waterfront, Wonderful homesite. $159,995 $139,995. REDUCED $ 139,000. Call Charlotte
• Bayshore Dr - 2.5 Acres WATERFRONT Land. Great Homesite! $295,000. REDUCED $199,000. Call Charlotte
• Various Lots in BEACHSIDE S/D, some foreclosures, Sunrise Bay, Bay Point, Live Oak Landing, TPO, Cape and Boca Chica
BUYERS, COME SHOP WITH US. WE CO-BROKE
See our website at www.remaxtxcoastalproperties.com
Apply in Person or online at thelegacycampus.com
WANTED
PALACIOS PET PALS needs Weight
Circles from Purina Brand Dog and
Cat food bags and boxes. They can be
used to get discounts. Please call 361972-0100 for more information or mail
cut out circles to Pet Pals, P.O. Box
215, Palacios, TX or drop in Palacios
at H.L.C. Bookkeeping, 217 Fifth St.,
during business hours. (18-tfnc)
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FUNDRAISER
BBQ Fundraiser - Fri., April 8th,
10am till sold out. First United Pentecostal Church, 423 6th St., Palacios.
$
10 per plate. Plate includes Brisket,
Chicken, Sausage Potato Salad, Pinto Beans, Onions, Pickles, & Bread.
Contact 361-237-0199 or 361-2185334. Pick up or Deliver (15-1tp)
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GARAGE SALES
GARAGE Sale: 3 Families. Thurs.,
April 7th, Fri., April 8th & Sat., April 9th,
8:30am to 6pm, 1/2 mile south of
Blessing on Hwy 35. Roll top desk,
5th wheel hitch, deep freeze, china
hutch, canning supplies, dishes,
sheets, shoes, clothes (all sizes),
shirts, jeans, dresses, purses, 2
wheel trailer, Lots of other misc.
items. (15-1tp)
-----------------------------------------------GARAGE Sale: Fri., April 8th &
Sat.,April 9th, 8am to 6pm, 439 CR
305 (E. Bayshore). Lots of household
items, clothes & tools. (15-1tc)
-----------------------------------------------YARD SALE: Sat., April 9th, 9am to
?, 405 Rorem. Little bit of everything.
(15-1tp)
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PUBLIC NOTICES
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
The City of Palacios is seeking to
enter into a professional services
contract with a competent management/consulting firm to assist in the
preparation of application(s) and the
subsequent project implementation
of construction projects to be funded
with FEMA Mitigation Funds through
the Texas Division of Emergency
Management for disasters declared
between 2015 and 2016. Submittals
for these services will be accepted
until 2 PM on April 20, 2016 at the
City of Palacios, Attn: Jackie Jones,
311 Henderson, Palacios, TX 774650845. Section 3 Residents and Business Concerns are encouraged to
submit. The City of Palacios is an
Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
Employer. (15-2tc)
-----------------------------------------------REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
The City of Palacios is seeking to
enter into an engineering services
contract with a state-registered engineering firm to assist in the preparation of application(s) and the subsequent project implementation of
construction projects to be funded
with FEMA Mitigation Funds through
the Texas Division of Emergency
Management for disasters declared
between 2015 and 2016. Submittals
for these services will be accepted
until 2 PM on April 20, 2016 at the
City of Palacios, Attn: Jackie Jones,
311 Henderson, Palacios, TX 774650845. Section 3 Residents and Business Concerns are encouraged to
submit. The City of Palacios is an
Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
Employer. (15-2tc)
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PUBLIC NOTICES
PUBLIC NOTICES
NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS
HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST
THE ESTATE OF
WILLIAM E. ROBERTSON
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that original
Letters Testamentary upon the Estate of WILLIAM E. ROBERTSON,
deceased, were issued to me as Independent Executrix on the 28th day
of March, 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.
Carolyn Hardaway Robertson
Independent Executrix of the Estate
of William E. Robertson, Deceased
Probate # PR16-0028, in the County
Court of Matagorda County, Texas
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Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the
Estate of Dolores E. Wallis,
Deceased, were issued on March
7, 2017, in Cause No. PR16-0011,
pending in the County Court of
Matagorda County, Texas, to: Craig
Allen Wallis, Gwendolyn Wallis Williams and Keith Howard Wallis.
All persons having claims against
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Rios’ silver propels
Sharks to 3rd at State
BY RYAN WEST
The iron-pumping Palacios
Sharks went head to head
with over 115 schools and
captured third place in the
team standings at last week’s
State meet.
Jesus Rios won silver in the
114-lb. division with a combined total lift of 1,085-lbs.
He squatted 370-lbs., bench
pressed 255-lbs., and deadlifted 480-lbs. He was awarded Outstanding Bench Press
on the Light Platform.
Rios accepted an invitation to compete for Team
U.S.A. Powerfliting and will
be lifting at the open National
Meet in Denver, Co. in Dec.
He will also take part in the
International
Powerlifting
Federation World Championships in Reykjavik, Iceland in
November.
State bronze medal Shark lifters...
MEMBERS of the 2016 Palacios Shark powerfliting team that finished third at last weekend’s State Meet are:
(front, l-r) Tyler Le, Jesus Rios and Morgan Segovia; (back) coach Todd Polvado, Alex Nguyen, Dominic Garcia,
Elijah Edwards, Seth Alvarez and Asst Coach Kaylynn Polvado. (Submitted Photo)
Sandshark 7th cap off undefeated track season with
District title, Sandsharkette 8th take team crown
The PJHS 7th grade Sandsharks completed an undefeated season by steamrolling the competition at last week’s
District Track & Field Meet in Rice.
While the 7th grade squad ran away
with the District title with 197-points, well
ahead of second place Rice’s 102, the
8th grade Sandsharks finished fourth in
the team standings.
The 8th grade Sandsharkettes won
the District crown with 162-points,
ahead of Edna’s 110. The 7th grade girls
finished fifth in the team standings.
Individual results as follows:
7th grade Boys
• High jump: 2-Simone Cano, 4’10”;
3-Gary Haynes, 4’10”
• Long jump: 1-Cano, 17’11”, 4-Hayens, 16’4”; 6-Alex Morales, 15’9”
• Triple jump: 5-Brian Le, 29’2”;
6-Casey Huffman, 28’10”
• Shot put: 5-Juan Mancera, 30’1”
• Discus: 3-Mancera, 89’9”
• 2400M: 2-Nathan Perez, 8:58; 3-Julian Diaz, 9:40; 4-Eric Alvarez, 9:44
• 400M relay: 1-Palacios (Xavier Ortiz,
Haynes, Morales, Cano), 49.8
• 800M: 2-J. Hernandez, 2:33; 4-Elijah
Garcia, 2:41
• 110M hurdles: 1-Miguel Sanchez,
21.4; 3-Brian Le, 21.6
• 100M: 1-Cano, 12.2; 5-M. Amaro,
13.2
• 800M relay: 1-Palacios (Ortiz, Mo-
rales, Sanchez, Sanchez), 1:51.8
• 300M hurdles: 3-Sanchez, 50.7;
4-Le, 52.8
• 200M: 1-Haynes, 26.2
• 1600M: 2-Hector Hernandez, 5:49;
3-Perez, 5:53; 5-Diaz, 6:12
• 1600M relay: 1-Palacios (Ortiz,
Cano, Anderson, Haynes) 4:08.08
8th grade Boys
• High jump: 2-Camron Polk, 4’10”
• Long jump: 2-Xzavier Haynes, 18’4”
• Triple jump: 4-Hayens, 34’6”
• Discus: 6-Alex Elizondo, 89’9”
• Shot put: 6-Kade Sanchez, 34’9”
• 2400M: 2-H. Hernandez, 8:54;
5-Noah Wyatt, 9:45; 6-Edward Serna,
9:54
• 400M relay: 2-Palacios (Jordin
Nemes, George Rutledge, Nathen Zarate, Haynes), 49.5
• 800M: 2-Jose Velasquez, 2:28;
6-Sean Vickers, 2:35
• 100M: 6-Zarate, 12.87
• 800M relay: 5-Palacios (Nemes,
Rutledge, Zarate, Haynes), 1:44.4
• 400M: 3-Velasquez, 60.3
• 1600M: 3-Hernandez, 5:35; 6-Wyatt,
5:53.4
• 1600M relay: 2-Palacios (Vickers,
Nemes, Velasquez, Haynes), 3:56.8
8th grade Girls
• Long jump: 1-Aleena Acosta, 14’8”;
2-Kimberly Phan, 14’8”; 5-Avery Kubecka, 14’3-1/2”
• Triple jump: 2-Acosta, 29’1-1/2”;
4-Kubecka, 28’10”; 5-Armelia White,
25’10-1/2”
• High jump: 5-Tracy Tinh, 4’
• Shot put: 6-Claire Rhoades, 29’41/2”
• 2400M: 1-Lizbeth Guillen, 10:31.96;
5-MeyLynn Le, 12:03
• 400M relay: 1-Palacios (White,
Phan, Rhoades, Trinh), 57.39
• 800M: 2-Acosta, 2:45.11; 3-Lupe
Mancera, 2:49.19
• 100M hurdles: 2-Kubekca, 18.49;
6-Lizbeth Hurtado, 21.11
• 800M relay: 2-Palacios (White, Olivia Filip, Phan, Acosta), 1:58.22
• 400M: 1-Mancera, 1:11.68
• 300M hurdles; 3-Kubekca, 55.55;
Hurtado, 59.48
• 200M: 5-Filip, 29.91
• 1600M: 1-Guillen, 6:22.57; 2-Le,
7:15.58; 6-Taylor Stoecker, 7:23.88
• 1600M relay: 1-Palacios (Trinh, Filip,
Mancera, Acosta), 4:39.24
• 7th grade Girls
• Triple jump: 6-Peeples, 26’8-1/2”
• 2400M: 3-Aparicio, 11:47
• 400M relay: 5-Palacios, 58.87
• 800M relay: 6-Palacios, 2:08.37
• 400M: 2-Peeples
• 200M: 6-Peeples, 29.95
• 1600M relay: 5-Palacios, 4:58.71
PJHS 7th grade Sandsharkette track
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Kruse, Teresita Lopez, Evelyn Aparicio, Brianna Gonzalez, Krista Gatica and Macy Wilson; (middle) Jessica Rojas, Angela Sanchez, Caitlyn Rodgers, Andrea Gonzalez, Emily Gonzales, Alina DeJesus and Kailey Longoria;
(back) Chloe Hoffpower, Jordan Peeples, Paula Alfaro, Rylee Vandenbergh, Maria Cru and Patricia Castanon.
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Tyler Le captured fourth
place in the 123-lb. weight
class with a combined lift of
980-lbs. He racked 365-lbs.
in the squat, 205-lbs. on the
bench and 415-lbs. on the
deadlift.
Dominic Garcia finished
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1,335-lbs. to place fifth in the
181-lb. division. He squatted
510-lbs., benched 295-lbs.,
and deadlifted 530-lbs.
Seth Alvarez, in the 165-lb.
class finished with a combined lift of 1,235-lbs. and
came in seventh place. He
racked 520-lbs. in the squat,
250-lbs. on the bench and
465-lbs. on the deadlift.
In the 198-lb. group, Elijah
Edwards placed ninth with a
total combined lift of 1,220lbs. He squatted 425-lbs.,
benched 295-lbs., and deadlifted 500-lbs.
Sharks place five on
All-District hoops roster
Although
basketball
season seems a long ago
memory, multiple members of Palacios’ varsity
Sharks received post season recognition with three
selected to the First Team
All-District and two to the
Second Team.
Palacios senior Sam
Schulman was joined by
sophomores Chase Ford
and Zach Seaman as First
Team selections.
Schulman was also selected to play in the 7th
Annual Victoria College/
Chic-Fil-A Area All-Star
basketball game.
On the Second Team
were Palacios senior
Jackson Kelley and sophomore Johnny Gatica.
Also on the second unit
were Tidehaven sophomore Bryce Galvan and
senior Isiah Morales.
Palacios’ Adrian Ortiz
received Honorable Mention.
Sharks receiving Academic All District were:
Isaac Filip, Chase Ford,
Miguel Gutierrez, Jackson Kelley, Adrian Ortiz,
Zach Seaman, and Donald Trinh.
Ortiz medal trifecta leads
Sharkettes at Cobra Relays
The varsity Sharkette track
squad was a near one-woman
show as sophomore sensation
Elizabeth Ortiz was again
front and center.
Ortiz won gold in the
100-M with a 12.49 finish,
claimed silver in the 400M
with a 27.26, jumped her way
to bronze in the long jump
with a bound of 17’ 2” and
finished fourth with a 34’
4-1/2” hop, skip and jump in
the triple jump.
Palacios’ Lila Filip finished
fifth in the long jump with a
bound of 15’ 9-1/2”.
The Sharkette and Shark
track squads will host the
Shark Relays, as the meet
returns from a several year
hiatus, this Thurs. (April 7) at
Shark Stadium
The field events are scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. and
the running events at 6 p.m.
Scheduled to compete
are the following schools:
Bloomington, Boling, Columbus, Danbury, Edna, El
Campo (girls), Industrial, Palacios and Van Vleck.
JV Sharkettes
Meagan Ramirez led the
charge of the JV Sharkettes
and captured a pair of golds
and a pair of silver medals for
her efforts.
She was tops in the long
jump (14’ 6”) and in the triple
jump (31’11”). She placed
second in the high jump with
a 4’6” jump over the bar and
clocked a 72.3 to take silver
in the 400-M.
Tasha Turner won the
1600-M with a time of 6:28
and ran a 14:47.2 in the 2400M to take second.
Gabby Figirova won the
800-M in 2:56 and took
bronze in the 1600-M with a
6:57 finish.
Raven Guerrero jumped
her way to silver with a 23’9”
leap in the long jump.
Sydney Greaves finished
second in the shot put and
Maria Muniz took third in the
300-M hurdles.
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Sharkettes pick up big wins over Tidehaven, Rice
Palacios was to host Hallettsville on Tues. (April 8) with JV action set to get underway
(Jessie Cepak, Greaves, Brittany Guerrero,
Sydney Greaves and Kamryn Vickers) com- (April 5) before visiting Industrial on Fri. at 5 p.m., followed by the varsity at 7 p.m.
bined for 11 hits and 11 RBI on the
The varsity Sharkettes rolled their winning night.
Sydney Greaves went 3-4 with a
streak to three consecutive District games on
the softball diamond with victories over Rice HR, three RBI and one run scored.
Vickers went 3-4 with three RBI and
and Tidehaven last week.
Coach Yvette Garcia’s diamond gals toma- two runs scored. Brittany Serna finhawked Tidehaven’ 14-1 to open last week’s ished 2-5 and scored twice.
The Sharkettes survived a final inaction.
Ace hurler Cameron Greaves had her no- ning rally Rice and held on for a 5-4
hitter broken up on a pair of hits in the bottom victory.
It was all smooth sailing for the
of the seventh inning. She fanned eight Tigerettes en route to the victory. At the dish, she Sharkettes as they led 5-0 until the
went 3-5 with three RBI and two runs scored. final inning when the Rice Lady
Palacios’ 3,4,5 and 6 hitters in the lineup Raiders surged back into the ball
game with four runs in the final frame.
Palacios jumped out to a 2-0
lead in the bottom of the first
after a double by C. Greaves
plated Lila Filip and came
around to score on a passed
ball.
The Sharkettes went up 3-0
as Vickers came around to
score on a single by Serna to
right field.
Palacios pushed the lead to
5-0 in the bottom of the fifth
on an RBI triple by Cepak,
who’d later come around to
score on an error.
In the top of the seventh,
things began to unravel for the
Sharkettes as Rice clawed its
way back into the game. As
the Lady Raiders inched closer and closer, the Sharkettes
SHARKETTE ace Cameron Greaves premanaged to hold on for the one
pares to fire the pitch. She narrowly missed
run victory.
C. Greaves picked up the
her third no-hitter of the season and fanned
VARSITY Sharkette Lila Filip gets a face full of dust as she slides headfirst into home under
win on the mound and struck
20 in last week’s pair of games. (Beacon Phothe watchful eye of coach Yvette Garcia during the first inning of last week’s 5-4win over Rice.
out 12 and walked three.
tos by Ryan West)
BY RYAN WEST
Face full of dust....
Tidehaven’s Mascheck named lone
finalist for West Columbia vacancy
Pleanty of
laughs at B&G
Club’s annual
Colorful 5k
by the Bay
Major changes appear
to be on the horizon for
the Tidehaven Tigers as
current Athletic Director
and Head Football Coach
Brent Mascheck was announced as the lone finalist for the same position
at Columbia-Brazoria ISD
as leader of the Class 4A
Roughnecks and was expected to be hired during a
special-called board meeting on Mon. (April 4).
In four seasons at the
helm for the Tigers, Mascheck compiled a 19-25
THE runners braved the chilly April
morning conditions to compete in the
annual Boys & Girls Club of Palacios’
Colorful 5k by the Bay. Aleena Acosta
emerges from the blast zone all smiles,
while Avery Kubecka holds her breath
in the midst of the color blast and Tracy
Trinh perpares to be blasted. (Beacon
Photo by Ryan West)
Tigers bite Sharks, bitten by Cobras
Sharks stumble on diamond
BY RYAN WEST
The head scratching of the varsity baseball
Palacios Sharks continues after back-to-back
District losses on the diamond to Tidehaven
and Rice last week.
Coach Hudson Bates’ boys fell to Tidehaven’s Tigers 10-5 to open last week’s action.
The Sharks and Tigers went back and forth
over the first three innings as the Tigers held
a 2-4 lead.
Palacios got within a run of the Tigers, 4-3,
in the top of the fourth on an RBI single by
Jacob Martinez. The momentum didn’t last as
the Sharks surrendered a pair of runs in the
ADRIAN Ortiz snags a fly
ball near the outfield wall
bottom of the fourth and another one in the
in last week’s loss to Tidebottom of the fifth as the Tigers went ahead
haven. (Beacon Photo by
7-3.
Ryan West)
The Sharks continued to claw their way
back into the
ball
game
in the top
of the sixth.
Miguel Gutierrez tripled
to center and
came around
to score on
a single by
Ethan Garcia,
but the rally
was
short
lived.
TIGER Brandon Litzau hurls
The
Tithe pitch to Palacios’ Ethan
gers pushed
Garcia. Litzau struck out 7
Sharks in the game. (Beacon
across three
Photo by Ryan West)
runs in the
bottom of the
record overall and finished
10-12 in District play. In
his first year at the helm,
the Tigers went 1-9 (1-5 in
District) before he turned
the tide and went 18-16
over the next three seasons
with a trio of playoff appearances.
This past season, the Tigers went 7-5 in the regular season and went on to
win Bi-District via a 28-14
win over Stockdale before
falling in Area, 30-7, to the
Odem Owls.
The Tidehaven Tigers split
last week’s baseball action on
the diamond with a win over
rival Palacios and a loss to
Industrial.
The Tigers trumped the
Sharks 10-5 behind 13 hits
and a six strong innings on
the mound from Brandon Litzau, who struck out six and
gave up four runs. Hunter
Saha went 2-3 with two RBI
and two runs scored. Bryce
Galvan went 2-3 with a
double, two RBI and scored
a run.. Litzau went 1-3 with
an RBI double and two runs
scored.
“Good win,” said Tiger
skipper Eddie Russell. We
played better defensively and
we are starting to hit well. We
are nowhere near a finished
product yet but we are getting
better game by game.”
Last Friday, the Tigers
were clipped by Industrial’s
Cobras, 9-3.
The Tigers trailed 4-3 in the
top of the sixth when Industrial’s bats awoke and plated
five runs in the frame.
“We played well defensively,” said Russell. “We were
just hurt by three home runs
by Industrial with the wind
gusting out.”
The Tigers were to open the
new baseball field by the new
high school on Tues. (April
5) as the Tigers hosted Edna.
The Tigers will visit Hallettsville on Fri. (April 8).
sixth to go up 10-4. In the top of the seventh,
the Sharks cut the deficit in half, 10-5, as Joseph Rodriguez scored on a ground out by
Josh Garcia. But the Sharks couldn’t mount
the comeback.
Bobby Garcia was tagged with the loss on
the mound as he tossed three innings and gave
up nine hits and four runs.
Last Friday, the Sharks were upended and
outhit by Rice in a 12-6 loss.
Palacios and Rice went
back and fourth, exchanging leads in the second
thru fourth innings with
Palacios emerging the
fourth with a 6-5 lead.
From the fourth inning
on, the Shark bats went silent as the Raiders erupted
for seven runs to fin the
Sharks 12-6.
Rice hammered out 17
hits to the Sharks’ eight.
Palacios pitchers Christian Kacer, Martinez and
Garcia were each tagged
with four runs in the loss.
Ortiz and Jemes led the
Sharks at the plate with
2-2 and 2-3 outtings, respectively.
The Sharks were to
host Hallettsville on Tues.
(April 5) before traveling
to Industrial for Friday’s
tilt with the Cobras. JV action is set to get underway WITH skipper Eddie Russell and Shark Jacob Martinez looking on, Palacios’
at 4:30 p.m., followed by Christian Kacer gets the throw back from the catcher just in time to catch the diving Gordo Moreno with the tag. (Beacon Photo by Ryan West)
the varsity at 7 p.m.
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