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Frustrations over internet service aired at Council
BY BRANDI G. WEST
Palacios Beacon
Chip Woolf reiterated frustration with
internet situation, “It about took the skin off
my fingers calling those people (New Wave
Communications),” at last week’s regular
scheduled Palacios City Council Meeting.
Woolf also brought to Council’s attention the
ramifications on local sales tax dollars Alco’s
closing will have on the City of Palacios.
“I was not able to get any actual numbers,
but if you take from their annual report their
average store in the chain does $110 a square
foot a year. They had 25,000 square feet, that’s
$2.5 million (in sales) a year.”
Woolf estimated that the taxable good are
approximately 80-percentchich calculate an
estimated $40-50,000 in sales tax refunded
back to the City of Palacios annually.
Woolf reminisced having spoken to Council
about potentially reducing the tax rate, “I think
it was Gary (Councilman Hafernick) that said
he had some concerns about sales tax; he was
at least a month or two ahead of me.”
City Manager Report
City Manager David Kocurek reported on the
initial e-mail blast by Barney Gulley to Mayor
Sardelich followed by input from both Palacios
residents Woolf and Paul Christensen.
Having heard the citizens’ concerns,
Mayor Sardelich drafted a letter to New
Wave Communications and the company’s
‘lackluster’ service. The result was a letter
from New Wave Communications, General
Manager-Texas, Mark Bookout explaining how
DEC. 17, 2014
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Just hold on a little longer as the South Bay Beach
Enhancement project of the
Matagorda County Seawall
Commission isn’t likely to
receive permitting until Feb.
2015.
At last week’s monthly
meeting of the Seawall Commission, with Joe Kana filling in as acting chairman for
the absent Craig Wallis, Tom
Schmidt of Urban Engineering reported that they ware
still awaiting the permits
needed for the oyster removal
and beach enhancement sand.
Due to the holidays, Schmidt
anticipates the permits not
being received until the Feb-
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■ Carolers visit
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■ Open House at
B&G Club Thurs.
The Boys & Girls Club
of Palacios will have an
Open House on Thursday,
December 18th from 5:00
- 6:30 p.m. at the East Side
Annex, 901 2nd Street.
Come by to see the club in
action! Refreshments will
be served.
■ Final PYBL
registrationThurs.
The Palacios Youth Basketball League (PYBL)
will hold its final registration at 7 p.m. Thurs.
(Dec. 18) at the Central
Elementary Cafeteria. For
more information see ad
on Page 11.
Beginning Dec. 30
Beacon price
inceases to $1
After much deliberation, the Palacios
Beacon will be raising
its newsstand prices to
$1 per issue beginning
with the Dec. 31st issue
that will hit retailers on
Dec. 30. Stay tuned for
updated subscription
rates.
BY BRANDI G. WEST
Palacios Beacon
The Christmas season festivities blew into downtown Palacios with last weekend’s
Christmas on Main complete with visits from Santa and Mrs. Claus, classic Christmas movies at Commercial State Bank, visitors Mickey and Minnie Mouse and
Dora the Explorer were leisurely strolling through the shops on Main Street.
Don’t forget to hit the light switch, CofC
Christmas lighting contest Thurs.
18) beginning at approximately 7 p.m. So if you’d
like your home to be in the
running, get the lights sparkling and decorations up and
ruary meeting.
Kana reported the Commission has decided to remain with Urban Engineering for the project and not use
the firm of Freese & Nichols.
Kana also indicated that the
Commissioners may consider
making this a county project.
Pavilion Update
Joe Kana, also president of
the Palacios Pavilion Committee Board and the Seawall Commission’s liaison,
updated the commissioners
by reporting that the committee met this week as their
last meeting in 2014. The architect has made some minor
changes in the plans to en(See SEAWALL, Page 3)
Pavilion Cmte. closes out 2014 with
slideshow, funding analysis, reports
Beacon Photo by Ryan West
The Palacios Chamber
of Commerce will again be
looking for Palacios’ best
Christmas decorations and
lighting on next Thurs. (Dec.
1 SECTIONS, 12 PAGES
Seawall Commission
waiting on oyster, sand
permits for South Bay
Beach Enhancements
BY TERRY MOSIER
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Christmas carolers from
Palacios High School will
be ringing in the season
with songs at 12:45 p.m.
at the Commercial State
Bank of Palacios Lobby
on Wed. (Dec. 17).
Woolf chimed in and mentioned Palacios
may wish to research the City of Smithsville’s
successful internet provider Live Air, “It’s
a well-respected system, they are growing
slowly and they may be interested in taking
on another city.”
However, this was followed by Kocurek
indicating the City of Palacios would continue
to work with New Wave Communications to
resolve issues and provide Council with another
update in January.
Kocurek stated two audits would be
conducted due to the amount of grant funds
received by the City. “We’ll be hitting it hard
the rest of this month and in January.”
Holiday Schedule
The City of Palacios Holiday schedule is as
(See CITY, Page 2)
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issues are working to be resolved.
Kocurek also indicated a follow-up meeting
was to be held on Dec. 11 at City Hall with
Bookout, Matagorda County and Palacios
Economic Development Executive Director
Mike Strotheide, Christensen, Gulley, and
Woolf. This meeting’s discussion will
encompass, “outages, inconsistent bandwidth
swings, and the differences between available
daytime and evening bandwidth.”
Councilman Johnny Tran, as a consumer of
New Wave Communications appreciated the
honesty about the old lines, “When we called
for a technician, he was upfront about it (the
problem). He said all your lines down there
(in Palacios) are old and usage has grown
exponentially, especially during the holidays,
and it over heats their lines.”
your house could be chosen as a winner. To ensure a
drive-by by the judges, contact the Chamber office at
972-2615.
The Palacios Beautification
and Pavilion Committee
(PBPC), in preparation for
the March 2015 ground
breaking of Palacios’ new
Educational Pavilion, initiated
their monthly meeting last
week with al slideshow.
The slideshow of a recent
‘fieldtrip’ encompassed some
of the educational aspects
and research stations of
the Beachfront Pavilion in
Rockport and the University of
Texas Marine Science Institute
in Port Aransas.
The old saying is true,
‘a picture truly says 1000
words’ a the slideshow
provided the entire committee
visual examples of exhibits,
models, plaques, as well as
architectural attributes, solar
lighting, outdoor walkways
all embracing the natural
attributes of each location.
The slideshow, meant to
inspire the board, jumpstarted
the meeting with ideas,
possibilities, and much
consideration as planning
continues with the new
Palacios Educational Pavilion.
(See PAVILION, Page 2)
LCRA breaks ground on
Wharton County resevoir
FROM LCRA
In the midst of a historic
drought in Texas, the Lower
Colorado River Authority on
Wednesday broke ground on
the region’s first significant
new water supply reservoir
in decades. The off-channel
reservoir in Wharton County
will reduce demands on the
Highland Lakes and benefit everyone who depends on water
from the lakes and lower Colorado River.
“The new reservoir will benefit generations of Texans to
come,’’ said LCRA General
Manager Phil Wilson. “This
is a significant step forward in
our efforts to expand the region’s water supply.”
The Lane City Reservoir is
the first project that will allow LCRA to store significant
amounts of water near the Texas Gulf Coast, more than 220
river miles downstream from
the Highland Lakes in the Texas Hill Country.
The reservoir will hold about
40,000 acre-feet of water –
more water than is in lakes
Marble Falls, Austin and Lady
Bird combined. The water
could be used and the reservoir
refilled multiple times per year,
making it capable of adding up
to 90,000 acre-feet of firm water to the region’s supply. (An
acre-foot of water is 325,851
gallons.)
At the height of the project
construction, LCRA estimates
(See LCRA, Page 3)
LCRA General Manager Phil Wilson (left) and
Board of Directors Chair Timothy Timmerman
(right) celebrate breaking ground on LCRA’s Lane
City Reservoir in Wharton County. The new reservoir will be the region’s first significant new water
supply reservoir in decades. (Submitted Photo)
Beacon deadline for articles, advertisements is 5 p.m. Friday
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CITY
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School Board Month Proclomation
PALACIOS Mayor Pro-Tem Ed Schulze (right) was onhand at last week’s Palacios ISD Board of Trutees meeting to present the Board members with Mayor John
Sardelich’s Procolamtion for School Board Month. Pictured are: (left to right) Greg
Stuhrenberg, Rick Cink, Fabian Marroquin, Donna Brune, Patty Frankson, Greg
Hunter, PISD Superintendent Vicki Adams, Peter Zamarripa and Schulze. (Beacon
Photo by Brandi G. West)
PAVILION
(Continued From Page 1)
Palacios’ very own new Educational Pavilion
is scheduled to break ground during the first
quarter in 2015 with significant anticipation by
many both in and around Palacios.
Funding Analysis
PBPC member Debbie Morris, Navigation
District #1 Port Director, presented the monthly
financial report. Due to no current changes the
board approved unanimously without questions.
Discussion continued on the various grants
that have been awarded: The RB Trull Grant,
Seawall Commission Grant, Matagorda County
Economic Development Corporation Grant
($15,000 over 2 years), and an anonymous
$60,000+ family grant assisting with making
Palacios’ pavilion a reality.
Morris reported the Coastal Management
Grant has been submitted along with many
others needing to be written and then submitted.
Grants needing to be written include: the Gulf
Coast Medical Foundation, Palacios Economic
Development Corporation, Federal Highway,
TxDOT, the Johnson Foundation, LCRA
Employees Foundation, and the Navigation
District (recently signed a resolution of support).
The total proposed budget, hopeful thoughts
that the remainder of the grants will be funded,
amounts to a grand total of $2,025,279.
Plans Continue
Contrary to Bob Randall’s Principal Architect
with Randall-Porterfield Architects, suggestion
the PCBC decided to keep stairways at both west
and east sides of the new Educational Pavilion.
The committee also decided to seek community
and Palacios ISD’s Art Department’s input
regarding ideas and concepts to incorporate
into the new the entry way of the new pavilion.
Morris reported that Mike Murray was
interested in assuming the role of Construction
Quality Control and the committee will be
drafting an agreement along with budgeting
at the next meeting. Murray will report to the
committee on a regular basis, if any issues arise
he will to report to City Manager David Kocurek
and Kocurek will then inform Architect/
Engineer of concerns.
Committee Reports
Educational Committee member Mark Rusk
reported on researching a weather station and
potentially integrating a webcam, a series of
security cameras in and around the new pavilion.
Kitchen Furnishings Committee Member
Judy Chavez reported on having sought out
local advice regarding equipping the kitchen
and due to discussion on possibly decreasing
the size of the 455 square foot kitchen, will be
taking this and the future design to caterers for
review and analysis.
Donors Committee Member Charlotte Tucker
reported on compiling a list of potential donors.
All members agreed on
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Administrative Report
Council Member Ed Schulze
reported on having attended
the Houston Galveston Area
Council’s annual Home Rule
Cities meeting on Nov. 13. “It
was a well-attended meeting
and we had some new updates
along with the election of
board members.
Schulze reported that
“There is still some of that
Ike (Hurricane Ike Disaster
Relief Funds) available if we
can use it.”
“Oh Yes,” commented
Kocurek.
Approved Items
Council approved proposed
amendments to the Palacios
Economic Development
Corporations’ bylaws which
changes the election of PEDC
officers in January; at the
beginning of the Corporations
fiscal year.
Council also approved a
457 Deferred Compensation
Plan, after an explanation by
City Secretary Robert Seward,
that this will be an optional
benefit to offer City of Palacios
employees.
The consent agenda: minutes
from Nov. 18, Councilmember
Judith Chaves and Ed Schulze
Nov. 18 Special Council
Meeting were all approved.
Upcoming Council
Meeting
The next upcoming council
meeting will be held on Jan. 13
at 7 p.m. and always is located
at 311 Henderson Ave.
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Area Briefs
2014 deadliest year of last decade in Wharton Co.
EL CAMPO: Deliberate homicides make 2014 in
Wharton County the deadliest year in the last decade.
Wharton County Sheriff’s Office believes all four homicide
cases have been solved with two individuals already having
made his/her way through the criminal justice system. The
victims in these unrelated homicide cases were Joe Andrew
Aguilar, 37; Fabiola Mata Reyes, 35; Caleb Ormand, 19;
Daniel Martinez-Hernandez, 27. Compared to 2013 when
only individual, Abigale Zapata, 25 was believed to be a
deliberate death. – El Campo Leader-News
Suspects sought in triple doe slaying
LULING: Crimes against three white-tailed deer (does)
were under investigation by local Game Warden Joann
Garza-Mayberry. The does, very immature in age, were
disposed on FM-1322 and each had only their backstrap
removed and one doe also had both hindquarters removed.
“This is a heinous wildlife crime that was obviously not
committed by someone who needed food for their family,”
said Garza-Mayberry. Besides the cost of civil restitution
for each doe charged by the Texas Parks and Wildlife
other possible criminal charges include: Taking Does Out
of Season, Illegal Means and Methods, Waste of Game,
Littering, plus Tagging and Licensing violations. – The
Lulling Newsboy & Signal
Social media posts lead to BCPD, MCSO firings
Bay City: The Bay City Police Department and the
Matagorda County Sheriff’s Office relieved employees
of duty while racially offensive social media posts were
investigated. The social media posts were regarding the
recent Ferguson verdict and both agencies quickly responded
by placing these employees on paid administrative leave
pending the investigation. Both investigations were proven
unsubstantiated; however one employee employment was
severed due to the posts violating the police department’s
organizational values. “Police department employees are
expected to follow the rules and regulations of the police
department,” said Police Chief Roger Barker. “Although
this situation is not pleasant, it is important that our rules
are followed; they are in place for a purpose.” –Bay City
Tribune
Husband charged with wifes 2012 murder
WHARTON: Wharton resident, Michael Duffala, 60
was taken into custody following a two and a half years
of investigation for the 2012 slaying of his wife, Judy Kim
Duffala. The Wharton County grand jury returned a true
bill on first-degree murder and Duffala turned himself in
for four counts of murder, manslaughter, criminal negligent
homicide and aggravated assault of a family or household
member. “(Accidental shootings) must be approached with
a degree of skepticism and attention to detail because,
while they do happen, they are not common,” said lead
investigator Scott Grosser. Gosser also said, “Unfortunately
we do not live in a CSI television show in a world where
a case is solved in 40 minutes and there aren’t backlogs or
paperwork- that’s not a reality.”- Wharton Journal-Spectator
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• 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
Julio Cesar Borja-Cardenas, 47, 516
Moore Ave., arrested in the 200 block
of Main St. at 10:22 p.m. on Dec. 6; no
drivers license.
Leopoldo Taboado, 40, 908 1/2
Henderson Ave., arrested in the 800 block
of 10th St. at 10:38 a.m. on Dec. 10; public
intoxication.
INCIDENTS
Burglary of a Habitation: Officer
dispatched to the Sandpiper Apts. at 10:44
a.m. on Dec. 6; firearm, tools and computer
software stolen.
Animal Running at Large: Officer
dispatched to the 400 block of E. Craymer
at 12:31 p.m. on Dec. 9; dog had killed a
rooster.
Assault: officer dispatched to the 800
block of Perryman at 10:20 p.m. on Dec.
9; report taken.
Burglary of a Vehicle: Officer dispatched
From the Police Chief
By Police Chief David Miles
This is the season to
be jolly and spend time
with family and friends,
eat too much and just
enjoy what God has
given. The National
Safety Council makes
a prediction every year
on the number of traffic
fatalities there will
be during the holiday
season. The majority of these accidents will be
alcohol related. If you are going to consume
alcohol during this time of celebration,
probably the best gift you could give yourself
is a designated driver.
to the 300 block of Henderson at 1:48 p.m.
on Dec. 10.
DPS offers tips to avoid vehicle theft this holiday season
The Texas Department of Public Safety
(DPS) is reminding Texans that the holiday
season can be a prime time for vehicle thefts
and is encouraging individuals to take necessary precautions to protect their vehicles from
possible theft. Burglaries of vehicles are also
a concern during the entire holiday season.
“DPS is urging Texans to make sure their
vehicles and belongings are secure in order to
ward off possible thefts and burglaries during
the holidays,” said DPS Director Steven McCraw. “December is one of the busiest months
for auto thefts, and during this holiday shopping season, it is important that any valuables
in a vehicle are out of sight.”
In December 2013, 5,395 automobiles,
pickups and motorcycles were recorded stolen, making it the third-highest month for
vehicle thefts that year behind July and August. In addition, more than 13,100 vehicle
burglaries were reported and $12.2 million in
property stolen last December.
DPS offers the following tips that Texans
can follow to help guard against vehicle theft: • Never leave your car running unattended,
LCRA
Nominations for CofC Man, Woman,
Business of the Year due Dec. 31
Nominations for the Palacios community’s most prestigious annual awards - the
Man, Woman and Business
of the Year - are now being accepted at the Palacios
Chamber of Commerce with
Dec. 31st deadline for nomi-
NOTICE OF RETIREMENT
Please be informed that Verner “Butch” Bowers is retiring effective January 5, 2015. The office will be closed
from December 19, 2014 to January 5, 2015.
If you have any files in the office that you desire to
keep, please request them Monday-Wednesday until
January 15, 2015. Those files left after that date will be
destroyed.
I appreciate the business for the past 48 years.
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Presentation of the awards
will be the highest of the
Chamber’s annual membership and awards banquet. The
banquet, noting the 105th
year of service to the community is scheduled for Feb.
19, 2015.
Official nomination forms
are available at the Chamber
office, 420 Main St.
The Man & Woman of the
Year honors have been an annual presentation since 1977
when Garland T. Brooking and Florence M. Trull
were the inaugural honorees. Barney Gulley was last
year’s Man of the Year, while
JoAnne Estopnial won Woman of the Year laurels.
The Business of the Year
has been ongoing since 1983
when Leonard and Joan Lamar’s Pier Drive-In was saluted. Last year’s honor was
the Palacios Dental Center.
For more information, call
the Chamber of Commerce at
972-2615.
We would like to thank the following
businesses, organizations, and individuals
that made this year’s Seaside Holiday a
memorable and successful endeavor.
• The Trull Foundation • Lowes Market
• Wal-Mart Bay City • HEB- Bay City • South
Texas Nuclear Project • Tres Palacios Marine
• Palacios Community Medical Center
• Palacios Dairy Queen • Palacios Sonic
• Palacios House of Flowers • Old Main Bookstore
• Weir Enterprises • The City of Palacios
• First Book Matagorda • PHS and PJHS FCCLA
• Palacios Community Hub and Teen Center
• Palacios High School Drama • Miss Palacios
Royalty: Adrianna Garcia, Nicole Bowden,
Ansley Kubecka, Jordan Juarez • Jack Findley and
the Luther Hotel • Palacios Guitar Academy
• San Texas Bound • Rev. David King
• Alan Schulman • David Kocurek • Lucas Hafen
• Paul Christensen • Santa Claus and Ms. Claus
• Rob Kessler • Gene Eggemeyer • Leland Singer
• Barney Gulley • Janie Gulley • Joanne Estopinal
• Stacy Watkins • Joe Kana • Gary Hafernick
• Bill Stacy • Sue Stacy • Haas Torres • Rick Jenkins
• Becky Rusk • Mary West • Carol Carney • Peggy
DeLany • Jody Janacek • Pam Oliver • Vicki Adams
• Bonnie Benson • St. Anthony’s Youth Group
We would like to thank all the other
Chamber and community members that
supported this year’s event with their
special cooking talents and or their
presence.
With Gratitude,
Ryan and Brandi West- Seaside Holiday Co-Chairs
Palacios Beacon - Wed., December 17, 2014 - Page 3
more than 100 people will be
employed at the site. About
60 to 70 percent of the project workers are expected
to come from the Wharton
County area.
The Texas Water Development Board is providing
$250 million in funding for
the project. Bech Bruun, a
member of the Water Development Board, joined Wilson
and others at a brief groundbreaking ceremony at the
new reservoir site.
‘‘The groundbreaking of
the Lane City Reservoir is a
historic milestone in developing new sources of water
even for a quick visit to a business or store.
• Never leave keys in the car or ignition, inside a locked garage, or in hide-a-key boxes.
• Always roll up your windows and lock the
car, even if it is parked at your home.
• When possible, always park in high-traffic, well-lighted areas.
• Install an anti-theft device that locks the
steering wheel, column or brakes, especially
if your vehicle is considered to be at increased
risk for theft.
• Never leave personal documents, vehicle
ownership title or credit cards in your vehicle.
• Always keep valuables or property hidden
out of sight or locked in the trunk.
If your vehicle is stolen, report it to the police immediately. DPS also encourages individuals to keep a copy of their license plate
and vehicle identification number on hand in
case of theft, since police will need this information to take a report.
For more information about auto thefts and
burglary, see http://www.txdmv.gov/motorists/consumer-protection/auto-theft-prevention.
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for Texas,” Bruun said. “The
additional supply will help
ensure that water demands
of the region are secured for
decades to come. TWDB applauds LCRA for its commitment to the planning process
and to preparing for future
drought.’’
In 2012, the LCRA Board
of Directors made a commitment to add 100,000 acrefeet – more than 32 billion
gallons – per year to the region’s water supply by 2017.
The Lane City Reservoir is
the biggest project to date to
help meet that goal.
LCRA Board Chairman
SEAWALL
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hance access and ease of use. one cap board missing and
The next step is to continue several are loose.
fund raising efforts with ad• Bay Front Park: Mosier
ditional grant requests. Any- Services has made repairs on
one interested in assisting the the electrical services around
committee as a grant writer the park. Some of the conshould send in their name crete cap is starting to chip
and contact information to off on the bottom at the East
Debbie Morris at dmorris@ side of the park.
portofpalacios.com.
• South Bay Boat Ramp:
Inspectors report:
Some of deck boards that
Larry Lanfear, inspector were nailed during the last
for the district, also presented dock extension are beginning
the following report:
to become loose.
• Pavilion: The east park• Perryman Street: There
ing lot light is not working. is damage to the handrail
The flag light is dim. Amer- there and Lanfear requested
ica Electric has received new Rhoades Land Leveling to
area lights and will install make the repairs.
them soon.
• Vernon Property at
•East Bay Pier: We have Yacht Harbor Subdivision:
one spot light out.
Lanfear inspected a wash
• South Bay Pier: We have out at Brooking Harbor and
one spot light out.
the rock barrier on the Ver• Groins: The spot light on non property. Lanfear rethe groin east of the pavilion quested Rhoades Land Levis not working. The spot light eling to make the repairs on
on the groin west of the pa- the wash-out
vilion pier is not working.
The next regular meeting
•River Road: The wall has is scheduled for Jan. 8, 2015
at 7 p.m. at the Matagorda
County Navigation District #1 Port Administration
Building.
Timothy Timmerman said:
“This reservoir will play an
important role in helping
protect and expand our water
supply. This will be the first
significant new water supply
reservoir in the basin since
the Highland Lakes were
built in the 1930s and 40s,
and I’m proud to be part of
the Board that set this project
in motion. This project is exactly the kind of innovating
we need – not just to help us
get through this drought, but
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10 YEARS AGO- 2004
Nearly 300 people lined the shoreline at Serendipity Marina
to welcome back Charl de Villiers following his record-setting
289 day solo voyage around the world. Charl, the Silent
Voyager, is the first deaf person to accomplish the feat.
Palacios ISD released that two campuses, Palacios High
School and Palacios Junior High, received recognition in at
least one of eleven possible Texas Education Agency’s Gold
Performance Acknowledgements.
Local unemployment rate climbed to 20.4 percent.
15 YEARS AGO- 1999
The Palacios City Council was awaiting word as to which
agency- District Attorney’s Office or Texas Rangers - would
be conducting an investigation into complaints against two
Palacios police officers as well as the police chief. Thirty
residents attended the meeting at which the council called
for the investigation. A petition with over 300 signatures was
also presented.
20 YEARS AGO- 1994
The Palacios ISD board of trustees voted 4-1 last week to
ban smoking on all campuses effective Dec. 26.
The residence of Brad and Cheryl Scott at 211 Austin won
first place in the Palacios CofC Christmas Lighting Contest.
Gymnast Jenna Kubecka vaulted here way past the
competition to snag a Level 5 (seven and eight year olds)
gold medal on Dec. 4 at the State Meet in Odessa.
25 YEARS AGO- 1989
Palacians turned up the heat when the temperatures
plummeted to 19-degrees Saturday morning.
Phillip Pinkerson received two-way honors in the 1989
All-District balloting by District 28AAA football coaches for
his talented and aggressive play on both offense and defense.
Twenty Palacios Junior High School Choir students were
selected to represent the school in the TMEA Region XIII
All Region Choir.
35 YEARS AGO- 1979
Total year-to-date rainfall was 65.55 inches.
The Palacios Volunteer Fire Department reported November
was their busiest month in three years with 38 emergency
runs. In October, the fire department was summoned 37 times.
40 YEARS AGO- 1979
The Atomic Energy Commission has given preliminary
approval for the nuclear power station to be planned for
Matagorda County.
The Sharks’ Harold Collins and John Hunt were named to
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the All-District 26-2A first team defensive team. James Jewell
was honorable mention.
TIdehaven’s Otto Williams was a first team offensive AllDistrict 26-1A pick and Cedric Lewis and Ricky Graff were
second team selections.
45 YEARS AGO-1969
A Candle Lighting Service was to be held at the First
Presbyterian Church at 7 p.m. Sunday.
A FHA school sponsored dance was to be held Friday
night and the Christmas Angel was to be crowned during
intermission.
Robert B. Trull was named a member of the National
Steering Committee of Stillman College.
A smelting facility at Alcoa Point Comfort Operations
has broken a world record for on-the-job safety as the 1,000
man smelting plant registered 3,237,450 man hours without
a lost-time accident.
50 YEARS AGO- 1964
Palacios Shark football Coach Charles Shreve had been
nominated “Coach of the Year.”
55 YEARS AGO- 1959
The Palacios Sharks came to the end of their long rugged
journey up the road in the State AA football race Saturday
night in Austin when they lost to Brady 22-0.
Fred P. Holub announced his candidacy for re-election to
the office of County Attorney.
Jack Seaquist won first place and Milton Tyler, third place
in showmanship at the annual Matagorda County Livestock
Progress Show.
T.D. Matthews, a prominent Matagorda County
Commissioner, cattleman, rice grower, and rice dryer official
was indicted on two counts of income tax evasion.
Julian Jenkins, Marion Wilson, and Ann Cooper won
positions in the regional band.
60 YEARS AGO- 1954
Plans were being readied for organizing and operating of a
civil defense relief program for Matagorda County.
65 YEARS AGO- 1949
A total of 14,933 bales of cotton were ginned in Matagorda
County up to Dec. 1.
70 YEARS AGO- 1944
The E.E. Burton Co was celebrating their 30 years in
business.
The city council signed a contract with the Garrett
Engineering Co. of Houston to draw up plans for a municipal
freezing and cold storage plant.
A public hearing was to be held in the Chamber of Commerce
building on Dec. 22 on the proposed channel from the Gulf
Intracoastal Waterway to Palacios, then extending the proposed
channel to the pavilion pier.
75 YEARS AGO- 1939
Construction began on a new building for C.P. Douglas on
Main Street west of the Magnolia filling station.
Census reports gave a total of 8,052 bales of cotton ginned
in the county up to Dec. 1.
A Social Security Office was opened in Galveston to serve
Matagorda, Brazoria and Galveston Counties.
80 YEARS AGO- 1934
The Sharks won the district championship by defeating
Port Lavaca by a score of 13-0. J.E. Mercer was coach and
the event was celebrated with a big bonfire on the bayshore.
85 YEARS AGO- 1929
Joe Mangum and Frank Carr were announced candidates
for the office of sheriff, the former seeking re-election.
The Blessing Library Association entertained the Matagorda
County Federation of Women’s Clubs for the December
meeting.
90 YEARS AGO- 1924
C.W. Nester purchased the G.H. Stanford residence on
Morton Ave.
The Moore Gin closed for the 1924 season and reported
1045 bales of cotton had been ginned.
Mrs. J.W. Bolling was re-elected president of the PTA. Mrs.
A.M. Stadig, secretary and Miss Claire Partain, treasurer.
95 YEARS AGO- 1919
U.P. Aldrich of Dayton purchased the confectionery from
R.H. O’Neil.
Rev. G.F. Gillespie of Houston preached in the First
Presbyterian Church for his first service in Palacios.
The Davis Brothers sold their stock of groceries to A.J.
Tatum who continued the business in the Ruthven building
on Commerce St.
100 YEARS AGO- 1914
Carroll Cairnes, captain of the Palacios High School football
team, and his boys were rejoicing over another victory having
defeated Bay City 8-0.
The Curtis-Sisson Grocery purchased a full carload of
canned goods for the fall and winter trade and was the only
retail firm in Matagorda County reporting such a deal.
The way yew pernounce words yew must be frum...
The Cost of Federal Failure: $559,196,063
Bonnen Asks Federal Government to Reimburse Texas
for Costs Related to Border Security Failures
Last week, I called on the federal government to reimburse Texas for costs related to its failure to secure the
border.
Border security is a federal function, but Texas pays the
price when leaders of both parties fail to do their job. The
failure of the federal government to meet its constitutional duty to secure the border has cost the State of Texas
and local governments at least $559 million in just the
last two years. If the federal government is going to turn
a blind eye to border security, the least they could do is
pick up the tab.
State and local agencies provided cost data for educating and incarcerating illegal aliens, and providing
stepped-up security to address criminal activity along the
border. Costs include:
• $72,108,476 to be spent on the education of unaccompanied minors from Central America who now reside in
Texas. This figure does not include the education of children who came to Texas illegally with their family unit;
• $205,092,350 spent by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to incarcerate criminal aliens in state prisons;
• $137,100,757 spent by county jails to incarcerate
criminals aliens;
• $104,277,316 spent by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) on border surge operations to detect, deter and
apprehend criminal activities by drug cartels and transnational gangs;
• $37,211,923 spent by the Texas Military Forces in
response to the governor’s order to deploy up to 1,000
members of the Texas National Guard;
• $3,405,241 spent by Texas Parks and Wildlife to assist
with patrolling hot spots along the border.
 Not all costs for educating, housing and providing
health care to illegal aliens is known because the federal government does not track many categories of illegal
aliens.
The likely result of President Obama’s recent Executive
Order is that more people will try to cross the border illegally in the coming months as the word gets out across
Latin America. The problem is going to get worse, not
better. The costs will only go up, not down. And the four
states along the border should not pay an exorbitant share
of the cost for a problem that impacts all of America.
The export of illegal drugs, illegal smuggling and crime
does not stop at the Texas border. Our porous border
with Mexico poses a problem for communities all across
America. It is time for the president and Congress to do
their part in addressing this problem, starting with picking
up the cost.
I was joined at a news conference by several legislators,
including members of the House Committee on the Fiscal Impact of Texas Border Support Operations, which I
chair. The committee took testimony last Thursday on the
operational status of the border surge operation, and continues to monitor the costs of border support operations.
Texas’ regional accents are a
Son
Weston
source of fascination. Trying to
spent most of his
study them is difficult, probably
growing up time
even for an English professor.
in Jasper in East
If you’ve read my missives
Texas so you
more than occasionally, you
might expect him
know I love Texas, I love Texto speak in that
ans and I love Texas lingo.
“tongue.” HowWhen encountering a differever, his considerent sound than one you hear evable musical and
ery day, it pays to listen. If you
dramatic training
can identify it and reveal that to
provide him with
the speaker, it will often amaze
an almost unidenWILLIS WEBB
Guest Columnist
them. It’s also a great door opentifiable accent.
er with a new acquaintance.
Although it is
For purposes of this bit of exmy
contention
amination, a couple of things need to that if you’re born in a certain Texas
be established. First, I’m no expert. region and spend your life there, the
Second, the designations here would chances are almost 100 percent that
probably not be “approved” by a pro- your accent will be identifiable with
fessional linguist. Ooookay.
that area.
My own family offers some difIn my thinking, East Texas, where
ferences, though slight they may be. I’ve spent considerable time, is more
While I grew up in east Central Texas, Southern U.S. than it is anywhere else.
experts would’ve probably identified Migration patterns and census informy parents as East Texas.
mation would probably lend some
Lifemate Julie grew up in Baytown credence to that statement. So, East
but her mother is from north central Texans sound more Southern than any
Louisiana and her father from north- other region in the state.
east Texas. Now, there’s a mix for you.
Northeast Texas, where my late faThose factors plus education, teaching ther-in-law was raised, features rapid
school for years in a predominantly speech, very different from any other
Hispanic area, becoming a journalist segment of the Lone Star State. Someplus a little travel have amalgamated times, I had to ask him to repeat someher speech UNTIL she gets with some- thing, because I didn’t understand it.
one with a real north Louisiana accent, “LissentuhmeWillis.”
then she says things like Duh-ridduh
Panhandle Texas is less familiar to
(DeRidder).
me than other areas in the state, but
it seems that we
get more a mix of
Texas, Oklahoma
and, say, Kansas,
particularly if you
☛
live in the northernmost portion. The
only Panhandle Texan I talk to on a
regular basis is Laurie Ezzell Brown of
Canadian, who is an intellectual, wellread, brilliant person. She offers the
only measure of the region’s vocal bent
accent to which I can speak.
South Texas and the entire Rio
Grande region west through El Paso
has a definite Hispanic flavor carved
into the speech. While I regrettably
do not speak Spanish, or any language
other than English, I love listening to
longtime residents of that area to get
the flavor of how they speak Texan.
West Texas’ accent is a drawl, both
easy to understand and enjoy, that is
if you don’t nod off waiting for them
to finish a sentence. I’m teasing. The
accent is probably more identified
throughout the rest of the country as
how real Texans (and everyone thinks
we’re all cowboys) talk.
Houston provides some contrast as
well (and I suspect other Texas metro
areas do). That Gulf Coast city has seen
such an influx from almost every state,
particularly north of the Mason-Dixon
Line, that the speech there is an amalgamation. So, you hear things such as
“y’all guys.” It may be more “Yankee”
than any other region.
I went to school and worked in Houston beginning in 1958. I lived there or
within an hour of it until 1982, so I often had people from East Texas, where
I grew up, ask me where I was from.
Some even thought I was from Yankeeland. Gasp!
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Make a sober plan. Buzzed driving is drunk driving
BY Marian Bullard
Tri-County Community Coalition Coordinator
Five newest Palacios Medical Foundation directors
THE Palacios Medical Foundation recently elected five new directors to join the
remaining 10 to guide the business activities of the foundation. Pictured above are:
(left to right) new directors Robert Van Borssum, Bruce Webb, Bill Gay, Troy Lewis,
Leland Singer and board President Bruce Elliott. Holdovers on the board are Carol
Carney - Vice President, Leigh Ann Roemer, Lafy Saha DVM, Dale Behnke, Sue
Stacy, Dale Porter, Mary Ann Shimek, Kelly Rynchek, DDS and John Connor.
The Palacios Medical Foundation was organized in 1974 to assist and support the
community’s medical needs. Throughout the years, the Foundation has provided
financial assistance by giving scholarships to students interested in the medical field,
and recruiting and subsidizing new physicians, and fundraising for the hosptial and
rural health clinic.
In 2001 the Medical Foundation purchaed the hospital and property from the
Matagorda County Hospital District after successful meetings and litigations. The
facility was renamed The Palacios Community Medical Center and the management
and operation turned over to the PCMC board of directors. (Beacon Photo by Ryan
West)
Drunk driving is a national epidemic. Each
year, drunk-driving crashes kill more than
10,000 people in America. Tri-County Community Coalition of the Bay Area Council on
Drugs and Alcohol (BACODA) wants to remind all drivers with an important message
about this deadly, preventable crime because
Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving.
Let’s say you go to a holiday party, you stay
a few hours and have a few drinks. When it’s
time to go, you think to yourself, “I’m fine to
drive. I’ve only had a few drinks, and I barely
feel buzzed.” You get in your car and drive
home. This act places you at risk of facing the
consequences of drunk driving. Buzzed driving places you and others on the road in danger
of a crash, or worse, death. Designate a sober
driver.
Unfortunately, this scenario is all too realistic.
Many people wrongly believe there’s a magic
number of drinks or hours that determine your
blood alcohol concentration
(BAC). But it’s different for
every person. Many factors
go into the effect alcohol has
on your body. Everywhere
in our country, it’s illegal to
drive with a BAC of .08 or
higher. A major misconception is that you have to be
stumbling around drunk to be
over that limit. For many people, it doesn’t take much alco-
hol to be too impaired for driving. Tri-County
Community Coalition is hoping to change the
way people think about drinking and driving,
and help everyone realize that there’s no safe
amount of alcohol for any driver.
Designating a sober driver ahead of time is
the only fool-proof way to avoid the dangers
of drunk driving. If you wait until you’ve been
drinking to gauge your level of impairment, it’s
already too late. You might tell yourself and
others that you’re “okay to drive” when you’re
not. Even one drink can impair your judgment
and reaction time enough to cause you to overestimate your own abilities as a driver.
So next time you’re going to drink, do us
all a favor and make a plan. Some simple
ideas: leave your keys at home or give them
to a friend; designate a sober driver who isn’t
drinking at all; tell others your intentions about
driving and stick to the plan; and most importantly—once you’ve had anything to drink, do
not drive. Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving,
so make the choice: are you drinking tonight
or are you driving?
FUMC’sPat Allen Memorial Christmas
Dinner next Thurs. at Senior Center Pantry
Patter
The First United Methodist Church of Palacios will sponsor the annual Pat Allen Memorial Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day, next
Thurs. (Dec. 25). The meal will be served
from 11:30 a.m. till 1:00 p.m. at the Friends
of the Elderly Citizens, (Senior Citizens Center) located at 705 Commerce. Turkey, dressing, cranberry sauce, potatoes, gravy, green
beans, rolls, dessert and tea will be served. The meal is free of charge to all in our com-
The Robert
Duran
munity who would like to join together in felCaring &
lowship in the spirit of Christmas. Anyone
Sharing
Food Pantry
who is unable to travel to the Center may call FUMC at 972-3013 or Carolyn at 920-1517
and leave a message, or call the Center at
BY FRAN FULLER
972-2715 and place an order. These meals
Wow - the end of 2014 is
will be delivered by volunteers. We look forward to sharing this special time of year with fast approaching! Have you
noticed the beautiful fall foyou.
liage we have been blessed
with? Of course, New England has the most but we
received more than usual
this year with our early cold
weather.
The Pantry has been rather
busy this past month. We received a generous donation
from Tres Palacios Gas Storage, LLC. The Serendipity
folks donated approximately
50-lbs. of food. Our winter
Texans have returned and
Phil and Linda Spangler volunteer each month.
The Bethany UMC High
school group from Austin
came down to help us and
others. What a great blessing
they are!
We at the Pantry strive to
give a good box of food each
month and with the help of
our fellow Palacios citizens,
we are able to do just that.
Thank you so much.
Merry Christmas and a
prosperous New Year!
Christmas Eve
Candlelight Service
December 24th • 7:p.m.
First United
Methodist Church
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361-972-3013
www.fumcpalacios.org
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Texans donate to OSC
​THE 2014 Operation Santa Claus and the Palacios
Area Fund received a surprise donation from Sharon
West, Activities Director at Serendipity Bay Resort.
The money was collected from the generous staff and
winter Texans at the Serendipity Bay Resort during
various activities held over the past couple of weeks.
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Church Phone: 972-6550
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
LATTER DAY SAINTS
OUR REDEEMER
LUTHERAN LCMS
Sunday Worship: 9 a.m.
Sunday School: 10 a.m.
Interim Pastor: Vanessa Potter
Church Phone: 972-1158
4th & Rorem
Sunday Worship: 6pm
Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m.
Church Phone: 972-3852
FIRST BAPTIST of PALACIOS
PILGRIM ROSE BAPTIST
202 Main Street
9th & Moore
Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.
Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.
Sunday Morning
Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.
Worship: 10:45 a.m.,
Wednesday Prayer Service: 6:30 p.m.
Sunday Family Bible Study 5:45p.m. Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m.
Wed. Youth & Children Activities: 6 p.m.
Pastor: LeRoy Monroe
Wed. Church Prayer Time: 6 p.m.
Phone: 972-6482
Pastor: Chris Webb
Associate Pastor of Ministries:
PRIMERA IGLESIA BAUTISTA
James Collins
4th & Morton
Church Phone: 972-5486
Domingo Escuela
Domincal: 9:45 a.m.
Adoracion: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
Miercoles Estudio Biblico: 7 p.m.
3rd & Morton
Pastor: Juan Aguilera
Sunday School: 9:40 a.m.
Parsonage: 972-5542
Sunday Coffee: 10:30 a.m.
Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.
Interim Pastor: Vanessa Potter
SOLID ROCK FELLOWSHIP
Church Phone: 972-2124
1800 First St.
Pastor’s Phone: 972-5389
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.; 6 p.m.
Wednesday. Service: 6:00 p.m.
Pastors: Billie Burch
FIRST UNITED METHODIST
Church Phone: 972-3675
3rd & Lucas
Sunday School: 9 a.m.
Sunday Worship: 10 a.m.
ST. ANTHONY’S CATHOLIC
Wednesday Adult Choir: 6 p.m.
1004 Magnusson
Pastor: Rev. David King
Confessions Saturday:
Church Phone: 972-3013
5-5:45 p.m., or by Appointment
Pastor’s Phone: 972-6005
Saturday Mass 6 p.m.
Sunday Vietnamese Mass: 8 a.m.
Sunday English Mass: 9:30 a.m.
FIRST UNITED
Sunday Spanish Mass: 11 a.m.
PENTECOSTAL CHURCH
Pastor: Rev. Bryan Heyer
525 Morton Street
Church Phone: 972-2446
Sunday Service: 10 a.m.
& 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday Service: 7:00 p.m.
ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL
Pastor: James & Susie Jimenez
3rd & Main
Se Habla Español
Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.
Church Phone: 972-2707
Morning Prayer: 10:30 a.m.
Church Phone: 972-2744
Church Fax: 972-1334
HOUSE OF GOD
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN
(Bilingual)
9th & Morton
Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.
Church Phone: 972-5254
LA VINA DEL SENOR
Domingo: 9.45 a.m., 6 p.m.
Miercoles: 6:30 p.m.
Viernes: 6:30 p.m.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
MEMBER
FDIC
LABOR OF LOVE MINISTRIES
1008 5th Street
Sunday Worship: 10 a.m.
Monday: 7 p.m. School of the Book
Wednesday Worship: 7:30 p.m.
Pastor: Danny G. Perez
Church Phone: 972-2849
Pastor’s Phone: 972-2475
MIDFIELD COMMUNITY
Junetta St., Midfield
Sunday Worship: 7:30 a.m.
Pastor: Howard Harper
Phone: 979-241-1274
THE LIVING WORD CHURCH
12th & Henderson
Sunday Worship 10 a.m., 6 p.m.
Wednesday Youth Service: 7 p.m.
Intercession:
Mon., Tues., Thurs. & Fri.: 7 p.m.
Pastor: Tony Flores
Church Phone: 972-2352, 972-2955
TRINITY BAPTIST
2nd & Rorem
Sunday School: 10 a.m.
Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. 6 p.m.
Pastor: Louis Rush
Church Phone: 972-3139
WEST PALACIOS CHURCH
OF GOD OF PROPHECY
808 9th St.
Sunday School: 10 a.m.
Sunday Praise-Worship: 11 a.m.
Wednesday Bible Study 6 p.m.
Pastor: Raymond Salinas
Church Phone: 972-6262
Pastor’s Phone: 361-588-7117
NEW BEGINNINGS
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
10th & Ritchie • PO Box 657
Sunday Worship: 6pm
Thursday Worship: 7pm
Church Phone: 361-649-4715
Pastor: Kenyon Hamilton
www.new-beginningschurch.com
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Palacios Beacon - Wed., December 17, 2014 - Page 7
PHS National Honor Society Bell Ringers donate to OSC
PALACIOS High School National Honor Society Bell Ringers recently collected
$759.46 from generous Lowes’ customers and employees to benefit Palacios’ Operation Santa Claus. Pictured are senior NHS members (left to right) Sarah Nguyen,
Kelly Tran and Margaret Castanon were some of the nearly 30 students who solicited donations and provided holiday sounds during the first week of December.
(Submitted Photo)
Garcia takes 2nd at BCHS
Lincoln Douglas Debate
Palacios
PALACIOS High School senior Sabrina GarBy Vikijane
BearDougLibrary
News
cia recently
placed second
in Lincoln
las Debate at the prestigious Bay City High
School Speech and Debate Tournament. Sabrina defeated speakers from Tomball, West
Columbia, Brazoswood, and Temple before
being defeated by the tournament champion
from Round Rock in the final match of the
tournament. (Submitted Photo)
Students of the Week at Central
SELECTED as Students of the Week at Central Elementary last week were: (front,
l-r) Alejandro Mancera, Diana Nunez and Ava Bowers; (back) Xzavier Prado, Alexandra Rutledge, Maria Mancera, and Austin Hahn. (Submitted Photo)
Palacios
Library News
ByVikijane
VikijaneMosier
Bear
By
Last week Science
Rocks featured a visit
from our local Texas Parks
and Wildlife Department.
Aaron Adams talked about
sea animals and which
ones that might be dangerous. He showed the children some animal slides.
This past week Vikijane
told the children all about
the ways Christmas is celebrated around the world.
Everyone made a manger
scene ornament to take
home, Stacey Landry donated the craft items. Each
week we will do a different ornament. All who attended choose a book from
First Book Matagorda. Everyone is invited to attend
and homeschoolers are
welcome.
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Rotary Club Students
of the Month at PHS
SELECTED as Rotary Club Students of the Month
at Palacios High School were seniors Victoria Espinosa
and Robert Hinchliffe.
Victoria is the daughter of Armando and Ofelia Espinosa. She is a member of POWERSET, NHS, Scrubs,
FCCLA, TAFE, Secretary of Palacios High School,
UIL Computer Applications, Feature Writing and News
Writing, plays the clarinet in the PHS Band and was
crowned 2014 Homecoming Queen. After graduation
she plans to attend Victoria College to finish her basics
before transferring to a university to study to become a
speech therapist.
Robert is the son of Mike and Janda Hinchliffe. He
is involved in UIL Academics, Computer, History, Current Events Ag Mechanics and Spelling. After gradution he plans on furthering his Pilot’s License and become a commercial pilot. (Submitted Photo)
Pictured are: (front, l-r) Enriqueta Cruz, Tiffany Nguyen, Representative Farenthold, Phuong
Nguyen, Nellie Perry and Institute sponsor; (middle) Heidi Turner, Mauricio Vega, Ivan Carrillo,
Luis Mancera, Thi Vu and Jeffrey Dinh; (back) John Turner and Thomas Spath. (Submitted
Photo)
PHS students attend Student
Legislative Seminar in D.C.
Nine students and two sponsors from
Palacios High School attended a Student
Legislative Seminar, in Washington D.C.,
sponsored by The Institute of Civility in
Government, in June 2014. The legislative seminars provided the students with a
unique and empowering experience of the
governing process.
In addition to the many monuments
and memorials, the students and sponsors, teacher Heidi Turner and husband,
walked more than six miles per day, visiting historical sites including the nation’s
Capitol, National Cathedral, Smithsonian,
Holocaust Museum, Arlington Cemetery ,
Library of Congress, Kennedy Center, and
the Supreme Court. The students also had
an opportunity to meet with Palacios High
School alumnus, Ann Herlin, now an associate pastor at Old Presbyterian Meeting
House in Alexandra, VA.
While on the trip, the students are taught
importance of respect and civility while
helping them examine and understand how
belief systems work. Listening, communication skills and teamwork are emphasized
– all against the backdrop of a once-in-alifetime experience that builds community,
self-esteem and empowerment.
The students chose three issues to discuss with their elected officials including,
Congressional Representative, Blake Farenthold, and Senators’ Ted Cruz and John
Cornyn’s aids. The issues the students chose
were immigration, abortion and school
lunches. All three issues were of great interest to the students and their statements
incorporated some of their own life experiences which made the meetings with their
elected officials quite lively.
This is the third trip for Palacios High
School students with the Institute for Civility in Government funded by The Trull
Foundation. These trips have changed
students’ lives, giving them greater confidence and greater goals then they have ever
dreamed of. They have seen a bigger picture
and want to be a part of it!
Terrific Tigers of the Week
SELECTED as Terrific Tigers of the Week at Blessing Elementary were: (left to
right) Stratton Crow, Guadalupe Garcia, Shelby Sliva, Addison Nesbitt, Brendi
Brune and Estrella Serrano. (Submitted Photo)
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Page 8 - Palacios Beacon - Wed., December 17, 2014
DEADLINE55P.M.
P.M.FRIDAY
FRIDAY
DEADLINE
Keep Texas Beautiful Don’t
Mess with Texas Scholarship
applications taken thru April 4
Keep Texas Beautiful and
the Texas Department of
Transportation’s (TxDOT)
Don’t mess with Texas program invite high school students statewide to share their
achievements as leaders in
litter prevention and environmental responsibility. To inspire more awareness among
young Texans and recognize
those already leading the effort toward positive litter
habits, the organizations have
partnered to announce the
12th annual Don’t mess with
TexasScholarship contest.
With hundreds of applicants last year, the Don’t
mess with Texas Scholarship contest has doubled the
amount of funds that will be
awarded to $10,000 in total
scholarships for 2015.
One $6,000 grand prize
scholarship and two $2,000
scholarships will be awarded
this spring to students planning to pursue a two- or fouryear degree at an accredited
university or college in Texas.
The Don’t mess with TexasScholarship contest recognizes the accomplishments of
high school seniors who have
taken leadership roles to prevent litter in their schools and/
or communities. The contest,
sponsored by real estate and
oil and gas company Forestar,
is open to high school seniors
currently attending public,
private or home school in
Texas and planning to attend
an accredited Texas university or college next year.
“We’re proud to support the
efforts of Texas high school
seniors who have made a difference in their communities
to prevent litter,” said Bruce
Dickson, Forestar’s Chief
Real Estate Officer. “Giving back through the Don’t
mess with Texas Scholarship program helps make the
higher education dreams of
our state’s most creative and
dedicated young people a reality.”
Applications are now being accepted for the scholarship. Applications must be received by online submission
or postmarked by April 4,
2015, Midnight (CST). Both
digital and mailed applications will be accepted.
“Because Texans 16 to 34
are the most likely to litter,
we want to celebrate those
young Texans who are taking the lead to keep our state
litter-free and beautiful,” said
Cathie Gail, Executive Director, Keep Texas Beautiful.
“It’s exciting to see these talented young people harnessing their creativity, dedication and technological savvy
to engage their communities
in such a positive way.”
Last year’s winning entries
included litter prevention and
environmental
awareness
projects that built interactive
public signage in conjunction
with educational websites,
produced multimedia public
service announcements, organized public trash collections, and hosted a Recycling
Fashion Show.
Applications and more information on last year’s winners can be found at www.
dontmesswithtexas.org.
This Week
in Texas
History
NHS toy drive benefits OSC
PALACIOS High School National Honor Society held a toy drive for Operation
Santa Claus. Senior NHS officers Sarah Nguyen and Bryttany Vu sift through the
hundreds of donations, collected from generous high school students, to be given to
families in the Palacios area. (Submitted Photo)
WCJC looks to enroll 1,200 in GED, ESL classes in 2015
The Wharton County Junior College Adult Education
and Literacy program has
made its New Year’s Resolution for 2015: enroll more
than 1,200 students in its
GED and ESL classes.
If that sounds like a lofty
goal, consider this: This past
year, nearly 900 students
from four southeast Texas
counties – Wharton, Fort
Bend, Colorado and Matagorda – were enrolled in the
program. In 2015, two additional counties – Waller and
Austin – will be added to the
program’s service area.
Dr. Cyrus Johnson, director of WCJC’s AEL program,
couldn’t be happier about the
expanded service area. He is
a firm believer in the benefits
of education – for all.
“We believe everyone is
capable of learning,” Johnson
said. “We want to provide
them with the option to come
back into the learning process
in order to be successful.”
The AEL program will
begin offering orientation
classes in January of 2015,
with sessions held in Sugar
Land, Wharton, El Campo,
Richmond and Bay City as
well as in the two newest ser-
vice areas, Waller and Austin
counties.
The orientations offer an
overview of WCJC’s General
Educational
Development
(GED) and English as a Second Language (ESL) classes
and provide “locator” testing
aimed at determining where
each student stands as far as
language acquisition and basic learning skills.
Students can then begin
taking the regularly scheduled GED and ESL classes.
The program is offered at no
cost to the student.
“We work on their strengths
and upgrade their weaknesses,” Johnson said. “All they
need to bring is an open mind
and a willingness to learn.”
In addition to Johnson,
the AEL staff includes Tara
Zekavat, instructional supervisor; Holly Eisel, testing
technician; Maria Guevera,
secretary; Maria Alvarado, data technician; Jackie
Fields, distance learning; and
Roweena Britton, evening receptionist.
Johnson said the program’s
benefits are far reaching.
“We provide services that
attract employers to the students while attracting stu-
dents back into the education
system so they can get the
skills they need to be successful,” he said.
Upcoming GED and ESL
orientation sessions for 2015
include the following:
• Wednesday, Jan. 7, from
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the WCJC
Sugar Land Campus
• Thursday, Jan. 8, from 4
p.m. to 9 p.m. at the WCJC
Main Campus in Wharton
• Friday, Jan. 9, from 9 a.m.
to 2 p.m. at the El Campo
Northside Center
• Monday, Jan. 12, from 9
a.m. to 2 p.m. at the WCJC
Fort Bend Technical Center
in Richmond
• Tuesday, Jan. 13, from 4
p.m. to 9 p.m. at the WCJC
Sugar Land Campus
• Wednesday, Jan. 14, from
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the WCJC
Bay City Campus
Registration is required
prior to attending an orientation session. Registration
forms can be found by visiting the AEL program tab on
the college’s website – www.
wcjc.edu – and additional
information is available by
calling 979-532-6301 or by
emailing [email protected]
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command of Lawrence S.
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Powerful donation from
PHS powerlifters to OSC
​ HE Palacios High School Powerlifting teams joined
T
forces to make a powerful donation. Members of the
PHS Powerlifting team once again pulled together to
give their donation to Operation Santa Claus. Pictured
are PHS senior lifter Sissy Martinez (left) and Palacios
Area Fund Coordinator Sally Kurtz. (Submitted Photo)
37th Annual
Cattleman Bull & Female Sale
12 Noon
January 24, 2015
El Campo Livestock Auction
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year funds for a Palacios Coastal
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Hitchcock Bulldogs bounce Sharks
BY RYAN WEST
Palacios Beacon Publisher
Hitchcock’s Bulldogs feasted on the
varsity Palacios Sharks last week with
a 79-34 bouncing on the hardwood last
week.
In the lone contest on the court, Pala-
cios was out gunned and out focused by
the basketball Bulldogs.
“We had too many turnovers and
missed too many shots that resulted in
our poor offensive output,” said Shark
head coach Trent Weixelman. “Lack of
focus and execution on the offensive end
allowed too many fast break points.”
Palacios junior
Sam Schulman accounted for 15 of
Palacios 34 total
points.
Donald
Trinh
played second fid-
dle on offense with six points, followed
by four from Issac Filip.
The Shark quartet of Justice Acosta,
Justin Filip, Miguel Gutierrez and Jackson Kelley each pumped in four points
in the loss. David Garza swished one
from the charity stripe.
The Sharks are scheduled to close out
their pre-Christmas break with tournament action in Goliad this Thurs. - Sat.
(Dec. 18-20).
The ‘Big Red’ cagers will return from
the holidays with the annual Alumni
game held at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 2.
JV Sharks take 2nd at
Battle of the Bay tourney
Senor de hielo...
VARSITY Shark Miguel Gutierrez (13) brought back
memories of the “Ice Man” George Gervin as he utilized the infamous finger roll, while Jackson Kelley
looks on in last week’s loss to Hitchcock. (Beacon Photo by Ryan West)
The Palacios JV Sharks
captured second place at last
week’s JV Battle of the Bay
tournament held in the City
by the Sea.
Coach Gary Figirova’s
squad opened play with a
36-7 smashing of Bloomington’s Bobcats.
Sherwin Caesar and John
Tran fueled the Shark offense
with 13 and 11 points, respectively. Adrian Ortiz netted seven points in the win.
In the second round, Palacios’ Ortiz had a huge game
at the bucket and on the glass
to lead the Sharks past Louise 52-36.
Ortiz put the sting to the
Hornets with 18 points. Tran
pumped in 15 points and
Caesar finished with 14. Jimmy Casas chimed in with five
points.
In the tournament semis,
the Sharks climbed back
from a nine point fourth
quarter deficit with a 17 point
period with Tyler Harris and
Caesar both knocking down
big shots in the final 15 seconds of the game to give Palacios a 37-35 victory.
Caesar and Harris propelled the Sharks to the
championship game with 14
and 12 points, respectively.
Hayden Harvey chimed in
with five points, Tran netted
four and Ortiz finished with
two points.
In the Championship, the
Sharks fell to El Campo 5032.
“I’m proud of the way the
kids went out and put themselves in position to play for
the championship by winning three games in a row,”
said Figirova. “We fell short
in the championship game,
but the kids walked away
knowing they gave everything they had and got better
along the way.”
Tran finished with a team
high 11 points in the loss.
Ortiz pumped in nine points,
followed by six from Jeffery
Frierson. Caesar tallied three
points and Casas netted two
points.
The JV Sharks were to
close out their pre-Christmas
schedule at home on Tues.
(Dec. 16) against Tivoli.
Getting the shot off...
PALACIOS’ Sam Schulman draws the contact while
getting the shot off to draw a foul in last week’s loss
to Hithcock. Schulman netted a team high 15 points
in the loss. (Beacon Photo by Ryan West)
FRESHMEN Sharks Trey Durio (25) and Zach Seaman (23) provide full court pressure to the Rice Raiders in last week’s 47-20 victory over Rice Consolidated at the
Battle of the Bay freshmen basketball tournament. (Beacon Photo by Ryan West)
Shark frosh win Battle of the
Bay tournament championship
Palacios JV Shark basketball
MEMBERS of the 2014-15 junior varsity Palacios Shark basketball team are: (front
l-r) Sherwin Caesar, Colin Garcia and Hayden Harvey; (back) John Tran, Jimmy
Casas, Adrian Ortiz, and Paul Tran. (Beacon Photo by Ryan West)
The freshmen Shark cagers blasted undefeated through their opponents en route to the
Battle of the Bay basketball freshmen tournament championship.
“I’m very proud of how hard these boys
played, but I’m more proud of their composure and sportsmanship that they showed
during the tournament,” said freshmen Shark
coach Patrick Talbert. “They truly represented the Palacios community.”
Talbert’s Shark frosh tipped the tournament
off with a 47-20 cooking of Rice’s Raiders.
Johnny Gatica spearheaded the Shark attack with 15 points. Chase Ford and Zach
Seaman pumped in 11 points apiece. Amos
Haynes netted five points and Trace Cary finished with two. Trey Durio, Brenden Steen
and Americo Pena each connected with one
from the free throw line.
The frosh cagers obliterated Danbury in round two
of tournament action 50-2.
Gatica and Seaman propelled the Sharks with 12
and 11 points, respectively.
Ford finished with eight and
Haynes and Pena chimed in
with six points each. Morgan
Segovia worked the paint for
four points and Durio tallied
three points in the win.
In the tourney semifinals, the Sharks
bounced Brazos 37-21.
Seaman sank the Cougars with a team high
13 points. Gatica netted nine points and Ford
finished with eight. Segovia registred five
points and Haynes rounded out the scorers
with a deuce.
In the tourney championship, Talbert’s
Sharks edged Sweeny’s Bulldogs 47-46 to
keep the hardware at home.
Seaman bucketed a team high 15 points.
Gatica and Haynes both dropped 10 points on
the ‘Dogs. Segovia finished with six points,
Ford tallied four and Pena pumped in two.
The freshmen Shark cagers were to hit
Christmas break and will return to action on
the court on Jan. 9 at Louise.
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Sharkettes bring home 3rd place
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BY RYAN WEST
Palacios Beacon Publisher
The varsity Sharkette cagers brought home a third
place trophy from last week’s
Tivoli
Tournament
and
wrapped up last week’s action with a 2-2 split in action.
“The kid came back from
some injuries and were
healthy for the first time in
almost two weeks and we got
our rhythm back,” said Sharkette head coach Aaron Wollam.
“The kids shot well and our
transition was good. I was
pleased with our effort and
intensity, which was lacking in our last couple games.
We’ve got to keep getting
better every game with district about a month away.”
In tournament action in
Tivoli, the Sharkettes tipped
off play with a 54-22 whoopin’ of Woodsboro.
Coach Aaron Wollam’s
Sharkettes established a 14-9
lead after one period, then hit
warpspeed as the Sharkettes
reeled off 28 point over the
next two quarters while holding Woodsboro to five total
points.
Sharkette sophomore Lila
Filip laid the wood to the
bucket and netted 27 points.
Jennifer Fort hit the hoop
for 18 points. Amoni Gomez
netted five points, Marissa
Figueroa finished with three
points and Sydney Garcia
sank one from the free throw
line.
Palacios drew Ganado in
the touranment semis, with
the Maidens second half
charge downing the Sharkettes 62-44.
Palacios trailed 30-28 at
halftime, before the Sharkettes’ shooting well dried up
in the second half as Ganado
padded its lead.
Filip’s 25 point ouput
wasn’t enough to propel the
Sharkettes. Fort netted eight
points. Garcia and Figueroa
rounded out the scoreres with
three and two points, respectively.
In the showdown for third
place, the Sharkettes feasted
on Tivoli’s Lady Redfish for
a 60-47 win.
Filip pumped in a team
high 22 points, as Garcia and
Fort hit double digits with 15
and 13 points, respectively.
Katelyn Sexton found the
hoop for four points. Gomez
and Sarah Filip each tallied
Continuing Palacios’ 1964 State Champion Shark Football Coverage
three points.
Filip was named to the AllTournament team.
Earlier in the week, the
Sharkettes were bested by
Bloomington 48-37.
“We struggle when we
can’t score,” said Wollam.
“We shot 10-52 from the
floor. Our success depend on
our transition game and we
have to do a better job of finishing and making easy baskets.”
The Sharkettes troubles
came in quarters one and
three, where Palacios netted a
combined 12 points over the
two frames while the Lady
Bobcats registered 27 points
in the two periods.
L. Filip led the Sharkettes
11 points and five steals.
Garcia pumped in nine and
swiped five via theft. Fort
and S. Filip netted six points
each, and Figueroa finished
with four points and four rebounds.
The 10-4 Sharkettes were
to host Tivoli on Tues. (Dec.
16) as they head into the
Christmas Break.
The varsity Sharkettes will
return to the court in 2015 as
they host the Palacios Tournament Jan. 2-3.
Sharkette frosh fall to Sandsharkette
7th sweep Rice
El Campo on court
Palacios’ freshmen Sharkettes were bounced in last week’s
lone action on the court 49-20 by El Campo.
Brittany Serna led the Sharkette frosh with nine points. Alysha Jasek registered six points in the loss. Brianna Serna tallied four points and Rachel White netted one from the charity
stripe.
The freshmen Sharkettes have wrapped up their pre-Christmas schedule and will return to action on the hardwood in
2015.
Sandshark8th‘B’,‘C’combined
squad down Rice on hardwood
The PJHS Sandshark B’
team cagers learned a lesson
in sportsmanship while picking up a win on the hardwood
over Rice last week.
Prior to the game, Sandshark coach Jesse Evans informed his ‘B’ team that the
C team would travel as well
and participate for the first
time this season.
“Every coach, regardless
of what level of play wants
to win, no matter what, but
this was an opportunity to
give all of my 8th graders the
chance to get some real game
time and experience, as well
as represent Palacios Junior
High,” said Evans.
Evans opted to allow the
‘C’ team to start the game because “they come to practice
every day and do their best
and give their all.”
“But more important, they
respect me and do everything
I ask of them, and this was a
reward for them. To get this
feeling of starting and playing in a real game,” said Ev-
ans.
After the first three minutes, Evans substituted in the
‘B’ unit and they took control
of the game.
Near the end of the game,
Evans sent the ‘C’ squad back
in the game to “get the actual
feel of playing, contributing
and winning.”
“I’m proud of all these
players, but more so of the
‘B’ team players’ attitudes
when I enformed them of my
decision and because I took
the time to explain the situtation to them, they understood
and supported me,” said Evans.
Daniel Castanon led Palacios with nine points followed by Jackson Engel’s
six. Charlie Hilderbrand,
Gabriel Longoria and Benito
Anzaldua tallied two points
each. Christian Pena netted
one free throw.
The Sandshark cagers were
to visit Hallettsville on Mon.
(Dec. 15).
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The PJHS Sandsharkette
7th grade cagers swept Rice
from the court with a pair of
wins last week.
The 7th Sandsharkette ‘A’
team won 14-4.
Aleena Acosta led Palacios with six points. Armelia
White, Tracy Trinh, Destiny
Anzaldua and Claire Rhoades
netted two points each in the
win.
The 7th ‘B’ squad edged
Rice 12-11.
Quynh Nguyen and Kimberly Phan finished with four
points each. Alyssa Perez
and Julia Aparicio tallied two
points each in the one-point
win.
Sharks State Champions
Defeat Marlin Bulldogs 12-0
First time in history local gridders go to State Finals
Complete team effort shows effect under adverse weather conditions
“If we coach the rest of our lives we
will never have a better bunch of boys to
work with,” Coach Charles Shreve said
in expressing sentiments of the coaching staff in behalf of the Palacios High
School Fighting Sharks. “It was a privilege to all the coaches to work with these
boys,” he added.
The Fighting Sharks ended their greatest year last Friday night on Nelson Field
in Austin in their most outstanding team
effort, especially the defensive unit as
they overpowered the heavy Marlin
Bulldogs, 12-0, to capture the State AA
Championship.
It was a great climax for 14 members
of the Sharks’ football team as they were
playing their final game for the Red and
White. They were — John Jackson, Robbie Shelton, Ricky Conrad, Montray
Pinkston, Sylvester Polk, Charles Eikenberg, Trinidad Constancio, Ralph Brown,
Kenneth Hamlin, Paul Fields, Gordon
Willis, James Gibson, Stewart Gillett and
Douglas Kubecka.
“The support of the towns people was
nothing short of amazing and had a tremendous part in our season being successful. We give added thanks to those
who put extra time and effort to assist the
team when needed. It was appreciated,”
Coach Shreve said.
It was a cold 29-degree night in Austin,
but no sooner had the Shark fans huddled
in their seats than an electrifying pass interception by Ricky Conrad who returned
the ball 28 yards for the first touchdown
of the game within two minutes of play,
brought warmth to the shivering Palacios
spectators.
With 28 seconds remaining to play in
the first half Shelton passed to Conrad for
the 4-yards needed for their second and
last touchdown. That was all they needed
as the defensive unit of the Sharks played
stubborn ball holding the Bulldogs to
only six first downs, while the Sharks
rolled for 17.
In the third quarter, Marlin recovered a
fumble on the 38 yard line and completed
a pass to the 8 only to lose the ball on a
fourth down fumble recovery by Shelton
Paddlers’ Weekend
Adventure Jan. 3-4
There will be an overnight float trip down the Colorado
River on Jan. 3-4, 2015 for all interested paddlers. This
‘unsponsored’ weekend on the water will start on Saturday
morning at LCRA’s Hollywood Bottom Park in Wharton
County and end on Sunday afternoon at the Nature Center
near Bay City. This waterborne trek will cover a distance
of 18 miles.
There is no participation fee associated with this wintertime outdoor activity. However, a shuttle from the
Matagorda County Birding Nature Center is available for
a $12.50 donation to the MCBNC for each paddler needing to transport themselves, and their kayak or canoe, to
the designated put-in location.
The float trip coordinator is intimately familiar with this
water trail and strongly recommends that participants have
both primitive camping experience and confidence in their
ability to comfortably paddle at least 9 or 10 miles per day
on slow flowing flat water. Contact Willie Younger at [email protected] or 979-240-4872 for details.
on the 4 yard line. This was the Bulldogs’
most serious threat.
Palacios led in yards rushing 204 to
102; also in passing 45 yards to 34 for a
total yardage of 249 to 136.
Jerry Haynes carried the ball 14 times
for 76 yards; Conrad 11 times for 64
yards; Shelton 10 times for 44 yards; and
Brune four times for 20 yards. Robbie
Shelton passed eight times, completing
five for 45 yards. He punted two times
for 36.5 yards average. Conrad scored
both touchdowns, and Douglas Kubecka
missed both extra point tries.
Many laurels were racked up by the
Palacios Fighting Sharks when they defeated Marlin Friday night in Austin for
the State AA Championship.
Of the 643 teams in Class A, AA, AAA
and AAAA playing football in Texas,
they are the only team with a perfect record — no losses or ties.
The Fighting Sharks of ’64 were the
first team from Palacios, the first team
from Matagorda County and the first
team from any district they have participated in to ever win the state championship.
They were the only team in the south
zone of Texas this year to win a championship, the A, 3A and 4A championships
won by teams from the north zone, A by
Archer City, 3A by Palestine and 4A by
Garland.
They were the only team in the championship playoffs that did not allow
their opponents to score and their game
against Marlin was the only playoff game
in which there were no penalties.
You could go on and on about this
year’s Fighting Sharks — they were a
great tean with a desire to win and by
playing and working together as a team
they reached their goal — State Champions of Class 2A.
Fans who followed the team express
appreciation to El Campo for their moral
support in their signs on show windows,
theatre marquee, also to Eugene Ramsey
in Garwood in boosting our team on to
state.
Sandsharkette 8th ‘B’ win
title at Ganado Tournament
The Sandsharkette 8th
grade cagers picked up hardware at last week’s tournament in Ganado.
The ‘B’ team captured the
B Team Tournament (comprised of 7th and 8th grade
B teams playing together)
championship with wins over
Louise and Ganado.
Palacios put the sting to
Louise 26-2 to open the tournament.
Kayla Vu, Quynh Nguyen and Kimberly Phan led
Palacios with four points
each. Kaitlyn Marroquin netted three points. Kaitlynn
Malone, Victoria Proctoer,
Lizbeth Hurtado, Kelsey Marroquin and Lybberty Cerda
each netted two points. Julia
Aparicio connected with one
free throw.
In the Championship game,
Palacios sank Ganado 19-9.
Nguyen, Malone and Vu
led the Sandsharkettes with
four points each. Cerda,
Phan and Aparicio tallied two
points and Hurtado netted
one from the charity stripe.
The 8th ‘A’ Sandsharkettes
captured second place with a
win over Louise before falling
to Ganado in the championship.
The
Sandsharkettes
bounced Louise 18-4.
Meagan
and
Reagan
Ramirez powered Palacios
with six and five points, respectively. Shelby Wilson hit
the hoop for three points and
Gabby Figirova and Alyssa
Acosta netted two points
each.
Ganado bested Palacios in
the finals 19-9.
Meagan Ramirez finished
with five points. Wilson and
Maria Muniz tallied two points
each.
2015
Palacios Youth
Basketball League
for
Boys & Girls
LAST SIGN UP
OF THE YEAR
Thurday, December 18th
7pm at Central Cafeteria
Last Chance to sign
up for the year.
Eligibility: Boys & Girls, ages 5 - 12,
5 years before or 12 years before Sept. 1, 2014
Games: Saturdays, January 10th
PJHS Sandshark 8th ‘A’ basketball
MEMBERS of the 2014-15 Palacios Junior High Sandshark 8th grade ‘A’ basketball team are: (front, l-r) Jakob
Nemes, Tommy Bowden, Jacob Martinez, Garrison Kelley and Chris Tovar; (back) Vincent Nguyen, Joser Fernandez, Javier Figirova, Josh Post, Andrew Manrriquez and coach Koby Gerberman. (Submitted Photo)
through February 7th - 5 weeks
Cost: $35 ( includes, uniform, 5 games, and officials)
REGISTRATION FORMS AND PAYMENTS MUST BE
RETURNED TO THE LEAGUE BY DECEMBER 17TH, IN
ORDER TO BE GUARANTEED A PLACE ON THE TEAM.
Anyone interested in Coaching a team will need to contact
Trent Weixelman @ 979-240-1988 by January 14th.
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