Thursday, August 18, 2011

KC begins annual American flag drive

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For a fee of $24 a year the Knights of Columbus will place an American Flag at your residence or business within the city limits, or close vicinity, of Gonzales. The days the flag will be displayed are; Memorial day-last Monday in May, Flag Day-June 14, Independence Day-July 4, Labor Day-first Monday in September, Columbus Day-second Monday

in October and Veterans Day-November 11. Your subscription helps the Knights of Columbus with charitable donations to organizations such as: Boy Scouts, Little League Baseball, Gonzales Senior Citizens, Local Disaster Relief, Deaf Charities, Gonzales Livestock Show, High School Scholarships, etc. It makes a great gift for your neighbor. Please mail your check to: The Knights of Colum- Bob Falany (left) of the Gonzales VFW Post, and Juan Gaytan (right) of the Gonzales Elks Lodge, present donabus PO Box 279 Gonzales, tions to Ken Hedrick, representative for the Gonzales Young Farmers. The money will assist the Young Farmers in purchasing supplies for the cook-outs held at Fisher House. (Photos by Dave Mundy) Texas 78629.

Helping Young Farmers help Fisher House

EMS to begin selling 911 signs to aid in identifying addresses

Gonzales County EMS & Rescue will begin selling 911 address signs. The signs come in various sizes, made of high quality material in blue with white reflective letters that will last many years. During an emergency every second counts, EMS, Fire & Law enforcement spend unnecessary time trying to locate poorly marked addresses, wasting precious time. When someone needs immediate as-

sistance we want to locate them as quickly as possible. These signs can enhance our response, there highly visible and easily recognized by emergency personnel during the day or night. Funds generated from these signs will go to our education program to provide training & ongoing education. Price range: $ 15 - $ 20 per sign. For more details, call 830-672-7675.

Thompsonville ladies hold monthly meeting Service

New flagpole dedicated
Thompsonville Ladies Club Met on Thursday, Aug 11th at the Thompsonville Community Center. We had 14 members enjoying a delicious salad buffet offered by Sandy Van Velthoven and Barbara Schroeder, hostesses. They set a scrumptious buffet of chicken salad, 7-layer salad, fruit salad, chips and dip, fresh grapes and watermelon, and a selection of deserts. Sandy Van Velthoven read a devotional from the book Let Faith Rise Up. Everyone singing Happy Birthday honored the August birthday ladies, Sandy Parr, Linda Grauke, Stella Gutierrez and Chris Grue. LaVerne Romines and Penny Snyder won the hostess gifts. A short business meeting about our scholarship winners and plans for a Thompsonville Ladies Cookbook was held. The meeting was adjourned and Virginia Malmstrom and Barbara Schroeder gave a demonstration on making angels with 250 wraps of yarn. Mark your calendar for our next function. On Thursday, Nov 11th, we will have our Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon for the community. Please make plans to join us. Contributions to our Scholarship Fund are accepted.

Salute

Boy Scouts of Gonzales Troop 262 raised the American flag on the new flagpole in front of the Gonzales County Attorneys Office next to the courthouse, Monday morning. The flagpole was purchased by Gonzales County Attorney Paul Watkins. The flag is lighted and will fly 24/7. The boy scouts are, from left, Ancel Atkinson, 11, Dillon Catchings, 14, and Wyatt Couch, 12. Life Scout Dalton Couch, 15, (Not pictured), called the orders to raise the flag. (Photo by Nikki Maxwell)

Relay For Life Meeting

Plans are now underway for the 2012 American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Gonzales County. The committee is seeking volunteers who are committed to the cause and are willing to be part of the team that is planning a fun and memorable tenth anniversary. In the months prior to the actual event on March 23-24, 2012, there will be many activities related to Relay For Life. There are many jobs to do and therefore, many volunteers are needed. Join the team and help us to Celebrate. Remember. Fight Back. The next meeting will be Monday, August 22 at 5;15 at Abiding Word Lutheran Church located at 1310 St. Louis. For more information, contact Arline Rinehart (672-2077) or Patty Stewart (672-7581), event co-chairs.

Airman Joshua A. Martinez

Gonzales Co. FTA List

Gonzales County Court Failure to Appear List for Court Date August 11, 2011 Herman Bouldin-Possession of Marijuana Rebecca A. Compton-Theft of Property Marsha Kiefer-Assault Family Violence Bobby Johnson-Possession of a Dangerous Drug Philip Longoria, Jr.-Assault Family Violence Thomas Robert Longoria-Assault Family Violence Reynaldo P. Lucio-Driving While Intoxicated Matthew Scott Maldonado-Possession of Marijuana Kimberly Yvonne Mitchell-Assault Causes Bodily Injury Tommy Gene Ollison-Theft of Property The next County Court date is September 8, 2011. If these people come on this date a warrant will NOT be issued. For further information you may contact the County Attorneys office at 830-672-6527.

Air Force Airman Joshua A. Martinez graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. He is the son of Manuel Martinez Jr. of Yoakum. Martinez graduated in 2007 from Yoakum High School.

Martinez

Rotarians hear water concerns

Rotarian Greg Griffin had the program for the Rotary clubs noon meeting and invited two guest speakers, Gary Shock and Interim Gonzales City Manager Charles Windwehen. Both talked about the water usage for the City of Gonzales. They went into detail about what resources the city uses to acquire their water as well as the future planning to make sure Gonzales never runs out of water. (Courtesy Photo)