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Vol. 138 No. 37 GEORGETOWN, TEXAS n JANUARY 28, 2015 One Dollar
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B y M A T T L O E S C H M A N
The city’s most pressing side-walks needs are in the downtown and Old Town areas of central Georgetown and at government facilities across the city.
That is according to city plan-ners, who revealed a $17.2 million sidewalks master plan Thursday during an open house that attract-ed about 50 residents to McCoy El-ementary School, continuing the momentum gathered in Novem-ber when about 90 citizens offered their thoughts on where they want sidewalk improvements.
As Georgetown charts its mo-bility future, increased focus has been placed on the walkability of downtown. During presentations January 13 to the city council, na-tional experts Stefanos Polyzoides and Rick Hall stressed the impor-tance of a walkable downtown to economic prosperity.
Residents’ input played a cru-cial role in developing the side-walks master plan.
“Throughout this entire pro-cess, the public has gotten in-volved and played a critical part,” said Nat Waggoner, a transporta-
B y N A T A L I E T O W N S E N D
Armed with a new mission statement, The Caring Place intends to expand its services in Georgetown while also reaching into the rural envi-rons on the county’s periphery.
The 30-year-old, homegrown non-profit wants to extend a helping hand to those in Granger, Jarrell and Andice, said Lenora Doerfler, president of The Caring Place’s board of directors.
She was speaking at the or-ganization’s unveiling Mon-day of its 2020 Strategic Plan, which highlights the need for growth, research, non-profit collaboration and administra-tive streamlining in the next five years to accommodate a growing population in George-town and across the county.
The Caring Place turns 30 years old June 8.
“We have a very dedicated board member in Granger who has a cadre of people willing to be there in Granger and pro-vide some of the services that The Caring Place provides,” Ms. Doerfler said.
Since 1985, The Caring Place has provided a raft for families sinking in the fickle tide of the economy. Among its many mis-sions, the non-profit feeds the hungry, helps with utilities and sells household items at its Fabulous Finds thrift store, 2000 Railroad Avenue.
The Georgetown Ministeri-al Alliance founded The Car-ing Place to help those dealing with economic recession in the early 1980s and the non-profit continues to help families in the aftermath of the Great Re-cession, which started in 2008.
Now, buoyed by three de-cades of success, The Caring
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With Carver Elementary likely closing at the end of the school year, district leaders hope to preserve the historic name.
Carver is the leading candi-date for the name of the dis-trict’s 11th elementary school, scheduled to open in August in the Teravista development, south of Old Town.
“It’s an important name in the community, historically, and we need to honor that,” Board President Scott Alarcón said.
A name with meaningThe Carver name carries
historical significance for Georgetown’s African-Ameri-can population. Until desegre-gation, black children attend-ed Marshall-Carver School, a two-story building overlooking present day Blue Hole Park.
In the early 1960s, district leaders opened a new all-black school west of downtown. In-tegration came to Georgetown in the following years and the new campus became a deseg-regated facility in 1963 with the name Westside Intermedi-
ate School.Paulette Taylor, who grad-
uated from Marshall-Carver School in 1964, accepted a teaching job at the newly inte-grated school in 1968 and led a campaign to change the name to Carver.
Her efforts came to fruition in 1990 when the school was renamed Carver Elementary.
“Carver has an historic sig-nificance,” Ms. Taylor said.
“There should be a commit-tee to keep it a living legacy.”
George Washington Carver was an African-American bot-onist and inventor best known for developing peanuts as a popular food crop.
Shifting zonesThe district is planning to
close the current Carver, off West 17th Street near St. Da-vid’s Georgetown Hospital, at the end of the school year. The district does not plan to de-stroy the facility and it could be used for other purposes, said Steve West, the district’s chief financial officer.
“There’s nothing wrong with the school, it’s just an old-
ADOPTIONS GALORE Carver considered as name for new school
The Caring Place expands its scope
District leaders discuss keeping the historically significant name
Homegrown non-profit’s strategic plan targets outlying areas, boosted services
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Friendly, furry facesAlex Rupe, 6, and her mom, Becca Strout, meet Zero Saturday at the Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter on Southeast Inner Loop in Georgetown. Throughout January, adult animals have been available for adoption for $20.15, but this Saturday adoptions will be free. Below left, dogs like Hershey and Hurley and cats are ready for new homes. Below right, Elijah Pomajzl, 12, gets to know his new dog, Copper, after his family adopted the pup Saturday from the county shelter.
Photos by Andy Sharp
Despite cold, soccer season heats upGeorgetown High’s Sabrina Pescatore dribbles Thursday against Clear Springs High from League City in the Lady Gover-nor’s Cup, which Georgetown hosted Thursday through Saturday. The Eagles won two games and tied one at the event while East View’s team went 1-1-1. More coverage on page 9A.
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Sidewalk plan identifies barriers to walkability
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Please join us as Southwestern University commemorates the 175th anniversary of its
original 1840 charter.
Thursday, February 5, 2015
9 a.m. Historical Exhibit, A. Frank Smith, Jr. Library
11 a.m. Organ Concert, Lois Perkins Chapel
11:30 a.m. Chapel Service, Lois Perkins Chapel
Noon Campus Celebration, Academic Mall,
including commemorative 175 group photo
1 p.m. 175th Anniversary Legacy Lunch, McCombs
Ballrooms, $10; ticket required
1–5 p.m. What Things May Come: The Third
International 3D Print Sculpture Exhibition,
Sarofi m School of Fine Arts Gallery
2:30 p.m. Campus Historical Tours
4 p.m. Paideia Connections: Engaging Scholarly
Conversations Lecture, Alma Thomas
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New Year’s resolutions often fall to the wayside come Febru-ary but the county health dis-trict is launching a program next month to help families stay on track to a healthier lifestyle.
Get Fit Get Healthy Get Mo-vin’, or G3, is a 10-week interac-tive program designed to help parents and kids make healthy lifestyle changes through goal-setting, healthy eating and exercise.
Hosted by the Williamson County and Cities Health Dis-trict in partnership with The Caring Place, the initiative is free and open to parents and their children ages 6-13.
“The goal is they learn these lifestyle changes and work on them together,” said Laura Salinas, a registered dietician with the health district.
“These are ideas they can take home with them and use in the future. We want it to be fun. We want them to have fun while being active and learn-ing about food. It is a different setting from being in a gym.”
Registration continues through February 3 and class-es begin February 5.
Participants meet for two hours per week and receive an hour of nutrition education and an hour of physical activ-ity.
Comfortable clothes and shoes should be worn.
The program encourages participants to try new foods and snacks and also presents an opportunity to meet new friends who can support one another in reaching their fit-ness goals.
Parents and children break into separate groups during classes.
The health district devel-oped the curriculum based on several different evi-dence-based programs, Ms. Salinas said.
“We want to make it very interactive and flexible so we can provide them with the best
nutritional and educational in-formation possible,” she said.
Classes meet 6-8 p.m. Thurs-days through April 16 at The Caring Place Annex, 2001 Railroad Avenue. There will be no class March 19 because of spring break. A celebration party with prizes will be held at the end of the series.
The health district hosts two programs a year, one in the spring and one in the fall, Ms. Salinas said.
Call Kristen Eastman, 512-248-7652 or email [email protected] to register.
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Health district sponsors family program to get fit, get movin’
Runners take off for the Frosty Fun Run and Walk in December at Benold Middle School. The county’s health district wants parents and children to focus on their fitness with a 10-week program.
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Taxpayers have two ways to get help with the drudgery of tax preparation free of charge, beginning this week and run-ning through mid-April.
Volunteers at Georgetown Public Library will assist in-dividuals of all income levels with tax preparation on a first-come, first-served basis begin-ning Saturday. Volunteers will be available through April 15 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Wednes-days from noon to 4 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Bring a copy of last year’s tax return to the downtown library, 402 West Eighth Street.
Alternatively, individuals that made less than $53,000 last year can pay their taxes with help from the Williamson County Financial Stability Co-alition, led by United Way of Williamson County.
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Bring the following:n Valid driver’s license or
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LEANDERn Leander Library, 1011 South Bagdad RoadJanuary 29-April 14 Tuesdays and Thursdays, noon-8 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
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n Taylor Library, 801 Vance StreetJanuary 28-April 15Wednesdays, noon-4 p.m.
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Nate Cothran, 5, collected 100 pounds of dry dog food and more than 500 cans of wet dog food to donate to the Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter in Georgetown in honor of his late father.
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B y J O N A T H A N A D A M S
When five-year-old Nate Cothran’s mother, Jauna Co-thran, walked into his kinder-garten classroom Friday, glee washed over his face as he leaped out of his seat and ex-citedly ran over to her.
“Are you ready?” she asked. “I’ve brought bags to put all the dog food in.”
With McCoy Elementary’s help, Nate gathered more than 500 cans of wet dog food and 100 pounds of dry dog food to donate to the Williamson County Regional Animal Shel-ter, at 1855 Southeast Inner Loop in Georgetown, in honor of his father, Bryan Cothran, who died December 3 of natu-ral causes.
“His father’s death has been
hard for him. He’s having trou-ble trying to learn that his dad won’t be coming back,” Mrs. Cothran said.
“It’s kind of a blessing that he’s so young — but he is hav-ing trouble.”
Rather than asking the school to mourn with them, Mrs. Cothran asked that the school do something for some-one else.
“The school wanted to do something for the family, but we asked that it go to the ani-mal shelter,” she said.
Students at McCoy Elemen-tary donated dog food to the Cothrans throughout Janu-ary, until Friday when Nate’s mother showed up at school with five large, multicolored recycling bags and a hand cart to move the food into her SUV.
“[Nate] thinks it’s awe-some that we’ve gathered this much,” Mrs. Cothran said. “Both of my kids are really into helping.”
As Nate walked through McCoy’s halls with a cart full of dog food stacked as tall as him, he shouted and smiled at teachers and students, point-ing at the food proudly.
The family chose to donate food to the county animal shel-ter because Mrs. Cothran’s 12-year-old daughter, Keble, volunteers there.
The Cothran children love animals, their mother said.
“I like them when they’re nice and want to play,” Nate said. “Hopefully I’ll get to feed them when we take the food.”
The Cothrans took the food to the shelter Sunday after-
noon. Nate did not get to feed the dogs but he did walk Cal-vin, a dog that he “loves,” his mother said.
“There are so many awe-some kids out there in the com-munity doing programs and donation drives,” said Misty Valenta, community outreach coordinator for the animal shelter.
“That much food is just amazing. We use canned food when giving medication and it helps animals in need.”
The Cothrans do not own a pet yet but it seems inevitable.
“We’ll probably get a dog,” Mrs. Cothran said. “After I teach them a little bit more about responsibility, we’ll get a dog from the animal shelter.”
Boy donates handsomely to animal shelter
An East Texas man was arrested last week for alleged-ly scalding a two-year-old Georgetown boy with hot wa-ter in December.
Christopher Caldwell, 26, of Missouri City, was arrested Friday and charged with in-jury to a child, a third-degree felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.
The victim was taken to Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin December 10 after first-responders discovered burns on his lower body, the arrest report said.
A sheriff ’s deputy visited the hospital, where the suspect
and the victim’s mother — who was dating Mr. Caldwell — said the child had a seizure.
The deputy spoke with a doctor, who said a CAT scan showed that the child did not appear to suffer a seizure.
“After close examination of the area of the burns, it was evident to me that there were strong indications of an im-mersion burn that happened to [the child],” the arrest re-port said.
While the victim’s mother went to see her son, the deputy questioned Mr. Caldwell, who told the officer he was bathing the boy because the child had urinated on himself, the arrest
report said.Mr. Caldwell said the water
got cold in the bathtub so he turned on the hot water, when the boy started to “act strange and had what he described as a seizure.”
Mr. Caldwell and the vic-tim’s mother told the deputy that the child’s father had a family history of seizures but the child had never had one before.
Two days after the incident, the victim’s older brother told workers at the Williamson County Children’s Advocacy Center that the two-year-old re-ceived a “[butt] whoopen” (sic) from Mr. Caldwell because he
urinated on himself, the arrest report said.
When the deputy tried to reach Mr. Caldwell for a fol-low-up interview, he found out the man had left Georgetown and stopped communicating with the victim’s mother.
A warrant was issued for Mr. Caldwell’s arrest. He was picked up in Houston January 14 by another police agency and brought back to George-town.
Mr. Caldwell was booked into jail Friday with bond set at $25,000 and had not been re-leased Tuesday morning.
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B y M A T T L O E S C H M A N
A positive step in the Texas Life-sciences Collaboration Center’s mission to attract foreign companies took place last week as noted Chi-nese scientist Dr. Youmao Qi visited Georgetown.
“We have signed a letter of intent to put some things together to cre-ate a home for Dr. Qi’s company in Georgetown,” said Mike Douglas, ex-ecutive director of the biotechnolo-gy incubator at 111 Cooperative Way off South Austin Avenue.
“We are early in the process, kind of more on the paperwork side right now, but the long-term goal is to bring both manufacturing and for-mulation work to Georgetown. It would be about a three-year project.”
Dr. Qi’s resume is dotted with published articles, various honors and a list of 37 patents he has helped obtain. In his work at Hangzhou Adamerck Pharmlabs, Inc., a com-pany he founded, Dr. Qi has directed research and development of more than 10 drugs and the synthesis of almost 100 compounds.
Welcoming committeeDr. Qi stopped at the city council
chambers Friday to meet Mayor Dale Ross. The mayor chatted brief-ly with the doctor and presented him a city of Georgetown lapel pin and writing pen.
“This just proves that people worldwide are looking to come to Georgetown and tells you about the quality of our city,” Mayor Ross said.
“It was a big thrill for me to meet Dr. Qi.”
The doctor’s colleagues noted this was his first trip to Georgetown and Texas.
Dr. Qi was all smiles as he spoke about our city.
“I am very impressed,” he said. “It is wonderful.”
Visionary visitBob Smith, who works in business
development for Texas Life-sciences Collaboration Center, said Dr. Qi’s visit fell in line with the vision of Ned Snead, the founder of George-
town Rail Equipment Company, which custom built the biotech in-cubator. Mr. Snead passed away Janu-ary 22.
“Ned’s passion was China,” Mr. Smith said.
“About two months ago he said, ‘I want a big boy from China to come to George-town.’ This is that moment.”
Dr. Douglas said his organization has its sights on two products creat-ed by Dr. Qi’s firm.
“One is a product already in the Chinese market, a metabolic pill sold over-the-counter that helps one better utilize oxygen. We would like to bring that to the U.S. market,” Dr.
Douglas said.“The other is a pharmaceutical
product that has been tested in Chi-na and we would help bring through the Food and Drug Administration.”
The executive di-rector said the col-laboration center could not overtake China on the man-ufacturing side but there is “expertise and firepower in formulation” that would make the United States at-
tractive to Dr. Qi.“If we can bring a company like
this in, others will follow,” Dr. Doug-las said.
The collaboration center has six member companies — DiFUSION
Technologies, DisperSol Technolo-gies, KJ Scientific, Molecular Tem-plates, Radix BioSolutions and Te-Vido.
Foreign interestGeorgetown Economic Devel-
opment Director Mark Thomas believes the city will eventually be home to multiple companies that are headquartered overseas.
“I know that Dr. Douglas has made strides on his trips to Asia. It is all part of the vision to make the [Texas Life-sciences Collaboration Center] a hub for Asian biotech companies,” Mr. Thomas said.
“There have been site visits by multiple companies and we are working to sort of build that bridge — there is truly some life-changing work going on and this is the next level for Georgetown.”
Biotechnology incubator attracts global interest
CIVIL LAWSUITSFiled 1/12-1/23Autozone Texas LP Autozone West Inc, AKA Autozone Inc as owner and lessee vs. Williamson Central Appraisal District, 26th District Court, 15-0030-C26
The County of Williamson, Texas vs. Panfilo Pablo Avalos, 26th District Court, 15-0008-T26
James Jacobs as Trustee vs. Sandy Oaks Enterprises, LLC, 26th District Court, 15-0055-C26
Nancy Wagner, Darlene Hasselmeier vs. SGMM Management, Inc., Amelia Washington, Michael Negri, Susan Negri, 277th District Court, 15-0032-C277
Pepper-Lawson Construction, LP vs. March Construction, Inc. RLI Insurance Company, 277th District Court, 15-0033-C277
The State of Texas vs. Larry Ray Burnett, Principal and Seneca Insurance Company Inc., Milton
Gault, Agent, DBA M.R. Gault Bail Bonds, 277th District Court, 15-0039-C277
The State of Texas vs. Jasmine Denise Smith, principal and Seneca Insurance Company, Inc., Milton Gault, Agent, DBA Mr. Gault Bail Bonds, 277th District Court, 15-0040-C277
The County of Williamson, Texas vs. Anselmo Gomez, Jr., 277th District Court, 15-0009-T277
Jason Gordon vs. Texas Department of Public Safety, Williamson County Sheriff's Department, Steve Benton, Loren Dollahite, Jacob Burlinson, Greg Langford, Kelly McGary, Tracy McGary, Edwin McGary, Jason Gordon, 277th District Court, 15-0064-C277
The County of Williamson, Texas vs. April Patterson DBA Quest Math and Reading Learning Center, 368th District Court, 15-0010-T368
Brooke Munyer vs. Round Table Recycling LLC DBA WilCo Recycling, 368th District Court, 15-0063-C368
BUILDING PERMITSFiled 1/22-1/23414 Northwood, Randy Arms, electrical trade permit, 1/22/2015, 2015-23425
732 Hoot Owl, Signature Land Design, irrigation permit, 1/22/2015, 2015-23426
918 Apache Mountain Lane, Jackie Rodriguez, reroofing permit, 1/22/2015, 2015-23427
752 Hoot Owl, Joseph Rader, irrigation permit, 1/22/2015, 2015-23429
208 Umbrella, Joseph Rader, irrigation permit, 1/22/2015, 2015-23430
3022 Brandy Lane, Samantha Whited, plumbing trade permit, 1/22/2015, 2015-23432
2610 Sunrise Valley Lane, Melanie Benevadias, foundation repair permit, 1/22/2015, 2015-23433
105 Chadwick Drive, Aaron Vanelli, irrigation permit, 1/22/2015, 2015-23434
124 Rock Mill Loop, Samantha Whited, water softeners permit, 1/23/2015, 2015-23435
105 Camp Verde Drive, Jared Halbert, irrigation permit, 1/23/2015, 2015-23440
148 Milestone (Liberty Hill), Landart America, irrigation permit, 1/23/2015, 2015-23442
144 Enchanted Drive, Kim Klotz, mechanical trade permit, 1/23/2015, 2015-23443
3974 Cole Valley Lane (Round Rock), Jason Parchman, no type, 1/22/2015, 2015-23422
200 Grosseto Lane, Centerra Homes, irrigation permit, 1/22/2015, 2015-23431
811 Country Club Road, Gilbert Aguirre, electrical trade permit, 1/23/2015, 2015-23436
108 Camp Verde Drive, Jared Halbert, irrigation permit, 1/23/2015, 2015-23438
311 Coffee Mill Creek Road, Pete Walker, fence permit, 1/23/2015, 2015-23441
519 River Bluff Circle, Justin Rogers, water softeners permit, 1/23/2015, 2015-23444
200 Grosseto Lane, Charles Ochoa, water softeners permit, 1/23/2015, 2015-23445
107 McKinney Falls Lane, Jay Sender, arbor or patio cover permit, 1/23/2015, 2015-23446
3864 Ashbury Road (Round Rock),
Cathy Wood, new single family residential ETJ, 1/23/2015, 2015-23447
3860 Ashbury Road (Round Rock), Cathy Wood, new single family residential other, 1/23/2015, 2015-23448
104 Everest Court, Steve Brittain, plumbing trade permit, 1/23/2015, 2015-23450
PLANNING & ZONINGFiled 1/16-1/23Bray’s Garage, 913 Walnut, 1/22/2015, John Lawton, AE-2015-001
Berry Creek Phase 2, 1/16/2015, Geoff Guerrero, FP-2015-002
Madison at Georgetown Section 1, 4565 Highway 195, 1/16/2015, Paul Linehan, PP-2015-001
1008 Glen Meadow Cove, 1/22/2015, Osbaldo Herrera, SE-2015-001
First United Methodist Church, 410 East University Avenue, 1/20/2015, Ken Browning, TIA-2015-001
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In-home care service moves into GeorgetownLuis Aparicio and wife Nancy
recently joined Hallmark Home-care as franchise partners, ex-panding services to Williamson and Travis counties.
Hallmark Homecare provides professional caregivers for the elderly and is an affiliate of The Senior’s Choice, the largest mem-bership network of care providers in the world. Founded in 1999, the company has served thousands of seniors in helping them remain independent at home.
The Aparicios are members of the medical and business commu-nities and opened Round Rock’s first family-owned and operated urgent care center in 2010.
To contact Hallmark Homecare office, call 512-537-4141 or e-mail [email protected].
Pair of local businesses align with chamber
The Chamber of Commerce added two new members during the past week.
New members are:n AirWise, Inc., P.O. Box 2674 —
Jeff and Glenda Nielsen, owners.n San Gabriel Animal Hospital,
1911 North Austin Avenue, Suite 101 — Timothy Thompson, DVM, and Mark Rowley, DVM.
Taco chain targets G’town for expansionFuzzy’s Taco Shop, a Fort
Worth-based chain of Baja-style Mexican restaurants, opened its 77th restaurant last week in Aus-tin and announced plans to ex-pand to Georgetown.
The new Austin location is the third Fuzzy’s Taco Shop to open in Travis County in the past four years, joining sites on the Univer-sity of Texas campus and in Cedar Park.
The 4,039-square-foot restaurant is in the Midtown Commons devel-opment off North Lamar Boule-vard and is operated by franchisee Primo Eats Restaurant Manage-ment, LLC. This is Primo’s first Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, with other locations coming in the future to Round Rock and Georgetown.
Comptroller reveals $113B revenue estimate
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar released the state’s biennial reve-nue estimate earlier this month, projecting the state to have ap-proximately $113 billion in reve-nue available for general-purpose spending during the 2016-17 bien-nium.
“Texas recovered well from the recession of 2008-09 and witnessed strong economic growth well ahead of the rest of the country,” Mr. Hegar said.
“This recovery is perhaps most obviously illustrated in our tre-mendous job growth figures of 1.1 million since the recession, which far outpaced those of other large states.”
The state has $7.5 billion left over from the current biennium, which when combined with the estimated $110.4 billion in pro-jected general revenue collections from taxes, fees and other income gives the projection of $113 billion, minus $5 billion set aside for the rainy day fund and state highway fund.
Compiled by Matt Loeschman. Send business news to [email protected].
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End-of-year hiring cuts jobless rateB y M A T T L O E S C H M A N
Georgetown’s unemployment rate dropped sharply in December to its lowest level of 2014, mirroring a statewide trend as Texas recorded its lowest unemployment rate in nearly seven years.
The city’s unemployment rate fell to 3.4 percent, down from four percent in November and far lower than the December 2013 rate of 4.8 percent, the Texas Workforce Com-mission reported Friday.
“That number syncs up with what we are hearing from local compa-nies,” Georgetown Economic Devel-opment Director Mark Thomas said.
“Many firms, especially in man-ufacturing, are now seeing the need for expansion.”
Workforce commission statistics indicate Georgetown had 24,779 people in the civilian labor force in December. Of those, 23,932 were em-ployed and 847 were unemployed in December.
“Things are getting better,” Mr. Thomas said.
“The downturn seems to be over and we’ve started on that road to re-covery.”
Georgetown’s highest unemploy-ment rate of 2014 occurred in Febru-ary (5.1 percent).
For the fourth straight month, unemployment numbers fell in the
county’s five big cities in December compared to the month before.
December unemployment rates were 3.3 percent in Round Rock, 2.8 percent in Pflugerville, 3.1 percent in Cedar Park and 2.6 percent in Le-ander.
Across the county, the unemploy-ment rate was 3.5 percent for De-cember, down from four percent the previous month. There were 249,295 people in the civilian work force and of those, 240,567 had jobs and 8,728 were out of work.
December was the fifth straight month of record-breaking job growth for the Lone Star State. Over
the month, the state gained 45,700 jobs, marking 51 straight months of employment growth.
“Job creation is the lifeblood of our state — and Texas’ history of strengthening job growth equates to more opportunity for all Texans,” Governor Greg Abbott said Friday.
“The State of Texas will contin-ue to promote fiscally responsible policies that sustain our position as number one in the nation for eco-nomic opportunity and give Texans across the state the means to invest in the future of their families.”
Texas employers added 457,900 seasonally adjusted non-farm jobs in
2014, which dropped the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate to 4.6 percent in December — down from 4.9 percent in November and six per-cent a year ago.
December’s statewide unemploy-ment rate of 4.6 percent was the lowest in Texas since May 2008, just prior to a major recession that has gripped the United States for many years.
The statewide non-seasonally ad-justed unemployment rate for De-cember was even lower, coming in at 4.1 percent.
“Texas finished 2014 on a positive note,” Texas Workforce Commission Chairman Andres Alcantar said.
“Every major industry added jobs over the year, benefiting from a strong business climate and a grow-ing, competitive and high quality Texas workforce.”
Seven of 11 major industries saw an increase in jobs in December, including 14,800 positions in profes-sional and business services, 6,800 jobs in education and health ser-vices and 5,100 in construction.
“This growth continues to po-sition our state as one of the best places in the world to live, work and do business,” Texas Workforce Com-missioner Hope Andrade said.
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Caring Place expands scope of mission
Carver considered as name for new school
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er building,” Mr. West said in December.
“We want to use it for other educational purposes eventu-ally.”
Meanwhile, the district is trying to come up with a name for its 11th elementary school. The only name on the table so far is Carver, officials indicat-ed.
Under the proposed plan, most of the students at Carver Elementary would be moved to the new campus at Teravis-
ta Crossing and Scenic Lake Drive, west of FM 1460 and north of Westinghouse Road.
The majority of the staff would shift over as well, Su-perintendent Fred Brent said. Other students and employees would be moved to Pickett.
“We basically have Carver becoming the new elementa-ry,” Dr. Brent said.
“We’re planning to take all the students at Carver Ele-mentary and give them new classrooms.”
The public is invited to a
meeting this week to learn about the proposed changes in attendance boundaries. It will be at 6 p.m. Thursday at Mitch-ell Elementary, 1601 Rockridge Lane.
The affected campuses are Pickett, Carver, Mitchell and Cooper elementary schools.
“We’ll take the community’s thoughts into consideration,” Dr. Brent said.
School board trustees will discuss the name of the 11th el-ementary school during their February 17 meeting.
Construction updateThe new campus is on
schedule to be finished in May, despite recent bad weather, said David Biesheuvel, the dis-trict’s director of construction.
“If it’s below 40 degrees, you can’t work,” he said to the board last week.
“The cold weather has slowed them down a little bit.”
The school’s gymnasium is complete and scaffolding is coming down, Mr. Biesheuvel said.
Sidewalk plan identifies barriers to walkability
Place wants to keep its core services intact but also expand to meet the growing needs of a ballooning population..
Care on the moveAs rising housing prices
in the county’s urban centers force people to search for hous-ing in smaller towns, The Car-ing Place wants to reach out to those in need wherever they live, instead of making them drive to Georgetown.
The organization plans to develop satellite locations, Ms. Doerfler said. It has also con-sidered using a Caring Place van to deliver needed food and household staples to rural cli-ents.
Teamwork imperativeThe Caring Place wants
to collaborate with other non-profits, such as The Georgetown Project. The two organizations have discussed cooperating to support the adults who can no longer re-
ceive help from The George-town Project’s NEST program, which provides support to homeless students until they turn 18.
“One of the things we want-ed to do was develop a bridge so we can help those people coming out of [the NEST] move right into our Success
Through Opportunities and Resources program and help them make sure they get through college or trade school or whatever their next step is,” said Gary DeRemer, director of The Caring Place’s board.
Success Through Oppor-tunities and Resources is de-signed to teach participants
self-sufficiency and give them tools to overcome poverty, rath-er than simply manage it, Ms. Doerfler said.
Strategic thinkingTo achieve its outreach
goals, The Caring Place out-lined a strategy in its 2020 Plan to improve organization, recruit more volunteers, de-velop a financially sustainable budget and conduct research to use resources wisely. It will also annually evaluate its progress toward those goals.
“You know, we’ve been scrambling ever since I’ve been doing this to try to stay ahead of the growth and I’m glad to see that there’s some thought going into, strategi-cally, how far is that growth going to take us?” said Royce Lindsey, a volunteer for The Caring Place.
“I think it’s great that they are looking ahead for years and years to come.”
tion analyst for the city.“We knew we would have a
thorough study but we needed to make sure we had their in-put.”
Comprehensive planThe sidewalk master plan
inventories Georgetown’s pe-destrian infrastructure, iden-tifies design deficiencies, eval-uates future requirements and offers an implementation plan.
In the McCoy Elementary cafeteria, residents filtered through the two-hour event and viewed large display boards showing top priority projects, the city’s sidewalk in-ventory, implementation time-lines and the master plan’s stated purpose.
Through a detailed point system, officials deemed the following projects Priority 1:
n New sidewalks and curb ramps as well as sidewalk and curb ramp repairs for the northeast and southeast por-tions of Old Town, State High-way 29 Central, Second Street and South Austin Avenue;
n Ramp and crosswalk up-grades at signals and accessi-ble routes to government facil-ities citywide;
n New sidewalks and curb ramps as well as accessibility repairs for the downtown over-lay district.
The cost of all Priority 1 projects is approximately $10.2 million, city data indicates.
Priority 2 projects, with a price tag of $7 million, are new sidewalks and curb ramps/sidewalk and curb ramp re-pairs for the southwest portion of Old Town, North Austin Avenue, Shell Road, Lakeway Drive/Williams Drive and Le-ander Road.
Resident reactionFormer Georgetown may-
or Bill Connor, who lives on San Gabriel Overlook west of Interstate 35, was displeased his concerns regarding areas near the interstate were not addressed.
“Between State Highway 29 and Leander Road on the southbound access road there are beaten paths. I just don’t want anyone hurt or killed along there,” he said.
“I believe it will happen if we don’t put sidewalks in.”
Resident Brian Ortego wants to see upgrades at Aus-tin Avenue and Williams Drive.
“That intersection is basi-
cally a pedestrian nightmare. There are no crosswalks, much less crosswalks that comply with the Americans with Dis-abilities Act,” he said.
“Pedestrians are jaywalking across — it is a bad situation.”
Mr. Waggoner said 63 per-cent of the city’s sidewalks are in excellent or good condition.
The city is still searching for ways to fund all of the pro-posed projects.
“We are tapping every pos-sible funding source. We are
looking at partnerships with the school district, the county and developers,” Mr. Waggon-er said.
The sidewalk master plan and its prioritized projects will next be presented to the city council February 24. The plan is expected to be adopted in March.
“If that occurs, we could start having funds available to begin projects in October at the start of the next fiscal year,” Mr. Waggoner said.
Lenora Doerfler, president of The Caring Place’s board of direc-tors, talks to Mayor Dale Ross Monday.
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A small band of former journalists and sympathizers holds forth in George-town’s preeminent retirement com-munity as the Sun City Press Club. Its members still cling to the progressive
impulses that led them into their calling in the first place.
We meet for a couple of hours every other week to solve the world’s problems and won-
der why everyone isn’t blessed with the same perspectives.
The theme at a re-cent meeting was for members to list ideas that, symbolically, would make America “a shining city upon a hill.” Not all of us agreed with all these proposals.
n LEGALIZE ALL DRUGS — Doing so wouldn’t change things all that much. Already, anyone want-
ing drugs can get them easily. I have heard that it is customary — or at least not unusual — for hosts to offer drugs to guests who are young professionals: doctors, lawyers, CPAs, techies, architects, lobbyists, developers, etc.
Such parties are never broken up by police. But they are if the parties are attended by scruffy young people in Skid Row districts.
Making drugs legal would mean regulat-ing and taxing them, much like nicotine and liquor, two other addictive drugs. And, Lord knows, our beleaguered governments could use the revenue drug taxes would bring in.
Three other benefits suggest themselves:n Taking opiates off the black market would,
in one fell swoop, sound the death knell of the murderous Mexican drug gangs — at least as far as their millions of U.S. customers are con-cerned.
n With the disappearance or weakening of the violent Latino gangs, peace-loving Mexi-cans would be less likely to head north in search of a secure existence.
n With drugs freely available, cops and prose-cutors would not be rounding up and throwing thousands of minor drug offenders into pris-ons, where each one of them costs taxpayers thousands of dollars a year to house.
America tried Prohibition once before — with alcohol, in the 1920s — and it was a disas-ter, as our current efforts at prohibition are a disaster. For decades, we have been waging the so-called “war on drugs” with every weapon imaginable — law enforcement, border clos-ings, education, methadone, mandatory prison sentences — without measurable success. It’s a perfect example of Einstein’s definition of insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
n MEANS TEST SOCIAL SECURITY — Social Security was created in the 1930s as a method of enforced savings to help old people who needed help. It was not designed for multi-millionaires and billionaires.
Those with a net worth of millions should not be collecting monthly Social Security checks and wouldn’t miss them if they were taken away.
One other point: The $117,000 cap on Social Security taxes should be eliminated. Accord-ing to law, no income over that amount is taxed to support the program. This means lower-income workers and many in the middle class pay Social Security taxes on all of their income, while the wealthy pay on only a fraction of theirs. The wealthier one is, the smaller percentage he pays.
n INSTITUTE SINGLE-PAYER HEALTH INSURANCE — It has already been proven in all other industrial countries to be the best — and only — path to an affordable, universal system.
Employers of all stripes, from biggest to smallest, should welcome single-payer with joy and thanksgiving. Making Uncle Sam the insurance agent for everybody would instantly relieve all employers of the duty of providing health insurance for their employees. No longer would it be a crippling cost of doing business, since it would probably be financed by a withholding tax, just as Social Security is.
n TERM LIMITS FOR CONGRESS — We already have term limits for the president. Cit-izen legislators are far preferable to those who try to make a lifetime career out of it, and lim-ited terms would reduce the influence of lob-byists.
The argument is made that longtime politi-cians provide valuable experience in law-making. To counter that, one has but to point to our current crop of lawmakers, who have scads of experience, plus an approval rating of seven percent, and are the most do-nothing body of lawgivers in decades.
It would be far better to have lawmakers who do not aspire to gorge at the public trough for as long as they can manage it. Citizens’ confidence in Washington would be better served by public servants who contribute their best to the Republic and then retire to their farms and boroughs, just like the Founding Fathers did.
n INCREASE MINIMUM WAGE — It must be a “livable” wage. The Great Recession officially ended in June 2009. Five years later, President Obama raised the federal minimum to $10.10. But that left millions of non-federal workers still at the lower level.
Those opposed to raising the minimum claim it would increase poverty and unem-ployment because some employers would fire workers rather than pay them more. Those in favor of raising the minimum contend that bigger paychecks increase the standard of living of workers, reduce poverty, improve the economy by putting more money into circula-tion, lessen the inequality of wealth, and boost morale.
Henry Ford, the pioneering automaker, whose success none can deny, seemed to have the right idea. Asked why he paid his work-ers more than his competitors, he replied, in effect, “So they have enough money to buy my cars.”
n HIGH SPEED TRAINS — This seems to be one of those things that almost everybody wants but few are willing to pay for. High-speed trains have been flashing across countrysides of much of the world since Japan said “all aboard” to its first bullet train in 1964. Since then, 16 countries have joined the club, includ-ing Uzbekistan.
The technology is in place for the U.S. to build super-fast trains in selected corridors. Engineers have solved such problems as vibration, “tunnel boom,” aerodynamic drag, earthquakes, hurricanes and energy efficien-cy. (New trains are twice as efficient as the first ones, despite greater speeds.) France’s newest trains, which have reached a speed of 357 miles an hour, are so popular that some air routes have been discontinued because of the competition.
Are these hurtling silver tubes safe? After half a century and millions of customers, Japan hasn’t had a single passenger fatality.
Bill Metz lives in Sun City and is a retired newspaper publisher and a former professor of journalism.
A wondrous mind
Quotes of the week
Thirty-eight years ago I showed up in Georgetown looking for a runway long enough for the twin-engine airplane I’d bought for my
skydiving business and met Ned Snead who died last week. Ned was chairman of the Georgetown airport board, and we became friends.
Two such different people at different places in their lives you could not imagine. Ned, scion of a successful business family with interests in quarrying and railroading. Me, the proprietor of what was, basically, a cult-like enterprise whose customers were young, edgy and sometimes unruly. But Ned refused to be a conventional thinker of conventional ideas — his curiosity had scope and it spread wide enough to in-clude such an unlikely type as me. And many others.
We became friends and he became a mentor, taking me along to some of his business meetings and giving me an idea of how real business worked. And sometimes didn’t. Ned would have been much at home in the modern tech world where a business strikeout is re-quired before you’re to be taken seriously.
Back then, Ned persuaded the airport board that the airport should be, for the time-being, a recreational airport — sail-planes, para-chutes, experi-mental builders and a little flight training. And it was that way until the town began to grow in the ‘80s, and the airport shed its unconvention-al activity and settled down to business.
But the best thing Ned did for me was to help me operate at the airport long enough to meet my future wife, Linda.
Gosh, what a stroke of luck that was! God bless him for that.
So I’ll miss his gruff assurance, his popping into the office with a new, unexpected idea — one of his all-in-one golf clubs leans against my office wall — and his stories of Willy and Joe, two crusty old angels he created in the imagination, appalled angels who could hardly believe the antics of men and women below. They remind us to try a little harder, be a little
kinder, love a little more. n
Over the weekend, Spouse and I headed to Ft. Worth to catch the last six hours of the Kim-bell’s “Faces of Impressionism” exhibit on loan from Paris. There were scads of us there, shoul-der-to-shoulder with nary a word except, “Excuse me,” or “Sorry,” or “Oh! Was that your foot? So sorry.” And the squeaky mur-murings of tiny audio players held to ears.
Packed tightly inside each other’s comfort zones, we adopted the careful courtesy of elevator riders. Everyone had a great time. And I suppose those impres-
sionist fellows are okay. They did seem to paint a lot of pictures of each other.
n
Since we’ve suddenly started talking about re-building our Austin Avenue bridges over the two San Gabriels, we stopped on our way home to walk across Ft. Worth’s handsome new West Seventh Street Bridge over the Trin-ity River, designed by TxDot engineer Dean W. Van Landuyt. The bridge, thoroughly modern, makes a striking transition from downtown,
west across the Trinity to the art district.
Entertaining to drive across, the crossing is more fun on foot or bike. The 10-foot-wide walkways are cantilevered out-side the arches and steel suspen-sion rods, which together form an apparently impenetrable barrier. An er-rant auto would have to punch though two thick
concrete beams and a net of thick steel rods to get to the sidewalk.
The walking is pleasant, so much so that you find yourself lingering to gaze at the river and the surrounding Trinity Park with its joggers and walkers and children running on the grass and parents watching and calling.
The talk is starting in Georgetown about how to get pedestrians across the San Gabriels when we do new bridges or rebuild our exist-ing bridges. The West 7th Street bridge, albeit much bigger than we need, is a good example of a safe, enjoyable walkway cantilevered out-side the main bridge structure and roadway.
WindsAloft
Clark Thurmond
n “Georgetown is a community and what hap-pens on the other side of the country — we are conscious of it, we embrace it, but Georgetown finds ways of connecting.”
— PAULETTE TAYLOR, retired teacher, early civil rights activist, and organizer of the Martin Luther King, Jr. March in Georgetown
last week
n “I always love the hillbillyness, I guess you would say, of showing pigs and getting dirty.”
— GREYSON DOYLE, 11, cheering on his friend Colton Stark, also 11, at the Williamson
County Livestock Show
n “To say that the subject of abortion can be emotionally heated, divisive and polarizing is probably an understatement. Unfortunately it has become a very political subject and in the world of politics, mutual respect and intellec-tual honesty are often easy and immediate ca-sualties.”
— JOHN MURPHY, Georgetown business-man who lectured on the subject recently
n “We have evolved. We are no longer a May-berry-type community.”
— JOHN SULLIVAN, Georgetown fire chief
n “I’ve been in education 20 years and I’ve never seen a community as committed to edu-cation as Georgetown is.”
FRED BRENT, school superintendent
n “Shaun went outside to toss the ball around and soon came back in the house looking for a
sack of frozen peas to put on her eye. Needless to say, she started third grade with a black eye.”
— LESLIE CAVANAUGH, mother of Shaun Cavanaugh, who plays on the basketball
and softball teams and marches with the East View High School Band
n “I like how the Georgetown library is big and there are a lot of sculptures in it and I like all the books that they have.”
— HAYLEY WARREN, 10, who is leading an effort to start a public library in Jarrell
n “Georgetown is very important to the Lone Star Rail Project. If there is a whole lot of good engagement at the open house, that’s great. But if the response is tepid, we may have to adjust our future plans.”
— ALISON SCHULZE, senior planner for the rail district
n “It’s been a severe mercy. God was doing so much, and it was more than just us. We never doubted; we never stopped praying …. It’s been wonderfully hard. The hardest part is the un-known. It’s a different type of faith.”
— SCOTT FRAZIER and his wife, Chel-sea, gave birth to a baby girl, Davy, who was
hospitalized from her birthday August 3 until Christmas
n “They say ideas are a dime a dozen but turning them into something is the hard part and he did that.”
— BILL SNEAD speaking of his brother, “Ned” Snead, who died January 22
Ned Snead’s worldwide scope and community love
Clark Thurmond
Fort Worth’s new West Seventh Street Bridge.
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Roy Swinea passed away January 23 at the age of 91.
He served in WWII as a pi-lot on the B-29. He was with the Carnation Company for 37 years. Roy was predeceased by his first wife, Mavis; and leaves three children, son, Ron Swinea and his wife Lana, of
La Mesa, California, James Swinea, of Claremont, Cali-fornia, and his daughter, Jan Thornton and her husband, Paul, of Tomball. He has six wonderful grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. He leaves his wife Mary and his many good friends in Sun City.
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Cynthia N. “Cin-dy” Carroll, 69, of Georgetown, passed away on January 22 in Round Rock with her family by her side.
Cindy was a resi-dent of Jarrell and Georgetown for over 35 years.
She was born on September 19, 1945, in Austin. Parents of Cindy Carroll were Nell Marie (Barho) Hestand and Carroll and Nelda Hestand. Cynthia was a joy to her parents.
She married Donald Wayne Carroll on April 6, 1973, in Austin. They were the proud parents of daughters, Konie R. Carroll, of Georgetown, and Kimberli Schaefer, of Leander. They had one grandson, Dylan W. Peteete, of Georgetown. Cindy is also survived by her sisters, Carrie Bravo, of Aus-tin, and Theresa Andrews, of Virginia.
Cindy was preceded in death by her parents, Nell Marie He-stand and Carroll Hestand; as well as her brother, Charles Randall Hestand.
Cindy was a bookkeeper for Domestic Relations of Travis County and the Acme Bridge Company of Austin for many years. She was a member of the Georgetown Christian Home Educators and was a Georgetown Police Depart-
ment Citizens Police Officer and a for-mer member of the Georgetown Red Hat Society and George-town Garden Club. A proud member of the United States Bowling Congress, Cindy enjoyed taking
her grandson, Dylan, to bowl-ing tournaments. She loved to dance with her sweet husband, spending time in her beauti-ful yard with her flowers and hummingbirds and going to rodeos with her daughter. She also loved people and her pets.
In lieu of flowers, a Youth Scholarship Memorial Fund has been set up at Mel’s Lone Star Lanes, 1010 North Austin Avenue, Georgetown, Texas 78626. Attention: Doug Patton.
A time of visitation with family and friends will be held from 6 until 8 p.m on Wednes-day, January 28, at Ramsey Funeral Home, 5600 Williams Drive, Georgetown, Texas 78633.
You may share a message or memory in the online memori-al guest book at www.Ramsey-Funeral.com.
Milton Cockrum, longtime resident of Georgetown, went to live with his Heaven-ly Father on January 25 at 87 years old.
His immediate family was with him during his final hours at the Estrel-la Oaks Care Center. A loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, he will be deeply missed.
A visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Janu-ary 29, at the Gabriels Funer-al Home in Georgetown. The funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, January 30, at Faith Lutheran Church in Georgetown. Pastor Walt Poh-land and Pastor John F. Selle will preside over the service. Interment will be at St. John’s Cemetery in Georgetown under the direction of the Gabriels Funeral Home.
Milton was born December 18, 1927, in Perry, Oklahoma, the son of Charles Franklin Cockrum and Mary (Tontz) Cockrum. He was raised on a farm and worked to help his family through the Great De-pression.
He graduated from Perry High School in 1945 and went on to serve his country in the United States Navy during World War II aboard the U.S.S. Chicago.
Milton was married to the love of his life, Josephine Mickan, on June 17, 1951, in Walburg. He began his cotton ginning career in Georgetown. From 1961 to 2004 Milton owned and operated cotton gins at Del Valle, Round Rock, and Pfluger-ville. Milton also ran a cattle op-eration from 1951 to 2004.
Milton was a man of strong faith and moral character. He and Josephine were charter members and helped start the Mission Church of Faith Lutheran in Georgetown. He enjoyed fishing, traveling and playing dominoes.
He loved spending time with his family, constantly entertain-ing them with his quick wit and teasing sense of humor. He also had a mechanical talent and could repair anything he touched.
Milton was preceded in
death by his parents; three brothers, Gil-bert Cockrum, Baron Cockrum and Lorren Cockrum; and two sisters, Maxine Pryor and Bernice Rice.
He is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Josephine
Cockrum; sons, David Cock-rum and wife Paula, of Jarrell; Bradley Cockrum and wife Marian, of Georgetown; daugh-ter, Patty Dee Groves and hus-band Douglas, of Georgetown; two brothers, George Cockrum, of Del City, Oklahoma; James Cockrum, of Wichita, Kansas; three sisters, Lenora Price, of Ponca City, Marietta Moran, of Tulsa, and Grace McKee, of Tulsa; grandchildren, Ryan Richter and wife Juli, Charity Sanchez and husband Todd, Adam Richter, Christen Esch-berger and husband Clint, An-gela Cockrum, Alan Cockrum and wife Kristin, Haley Wag-goner and husband Nathaniel, Amber Cockrum-Arvizu and husband Santiago, Garrett Cockrum, Dwight Groves, Heath Groves and wife Erin, Andrea Denton and husband Wesley; great-grandchildren, Harley MacLerran, Jonathan MacLerran, Torin Eschberger, Ashlyn Eschberger, Braeden Richter, Madison Richter, Dashiell Richter, Allesandra Richter, Olivia Waggoner, Cora Waggoner, along with many other loving family members and friends.
Pallbearers are Alan Cock-rum, Garrett Cockrum, Na-thaniel Waggoner, Adam Rich-ter, Ryan Richter and Harold Mickan.
Memorial contributions may be made in memory of Milton Cockrum to Faith Lutheran’s new mission church, and can be left with Faith Lutheran Church or The Gabriels Funer-al Chapel. www.gabrielsfuner-al.com.
Annie Evelyn Spencer Parker went home to her Lord on Saturday, January 24.
She was born into the loving arms of her parents, Charlie Kirkland and Annie Ruth Leavins Spen-cer on April 30, 1924, in Pelly.
She graduated from Cedar Bayou High School in 1941 and then attended St. Mary’s Nurs-ing School in Galveston, and graduated as an R.N. in 1944.
She started her nursing ca-reer at Goose Creek Hospital in Labor and Delivery, then working in the fields of Hos-pital Staff Nursing, Hospital Pharmacy, Physician’s Offices in General Practice, Industrial Nursing, General Surgery and Pediatrics.
She finished her career as a School Nurse in Georgetown. While working as a school nurse, she gave untold hours in the community serving with the American Heart Associ-ation, holding clinics in CPR and Blood Pressure Screen-ings, as well as worked with Georgetown Community Wel-fare, United Funds. She retired in 1984.
She spent her life surround-ed by her family, always having big holiday gatherings. She en-joyed traveling but was happi-est at home surrounded by her many treasures and collections.
She loved to sew, crochet, read and play with her grand-children and great-grandchil-dren.
She spent years gathering information on her family his-tory and belonged to the Daugh-ters of the Republic and Texas First Families. She also wrote her memoirs, sharing many memories of her life and family. She loved water of any kind as long as she didn’t have to get in it. She always felt at peace when around bayous, rivers, bays and the Gulf Coast.
She again became a caregiv-er when her husband, J.T., had a stroke and she cared for him, giving him a better quality of life, before losing him in 2000. She lived the last few years of her life with her daughter, Kay, following a stroke, and
finally moved into a Personal Care Home, Meme’s House, where she was surrounded by loving caregivers to the end.
She married John Thomas (J.T.) Park-er, Jr., on February 7, 1947, and they
had three children, Pamela Ruth Jernigan, husband J.W. Jernigan, John Thomas Park-er, III, wife Lydia and Brenda Kay May. She had six grand-children, Patti Autry, husband Russell, Steven Jernigan, wife Krissy, Brandy Mauriello, husband Dominic, Amanda Parker, Cody Ragsdale, wife Tiffany, and Shallon Rogers, husband Jason. She had 12 great-grandchildren, Brittany, Bethany and Courtney Autry, Reese Jernigan, Maegan, Oli-ver and Helena Mauriello, Ash-ley Krawietz, Gabriella Park-er, Maci and Haley Ragsdale and Maddie May. She is also survived by her sister, Dolly Wallace, husband Doug; sister-in-law, Tami Spencer; many cousins, nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, J.T. Parker; her parents, Ruth and Charlie Spencer; brothers, Charlie K and Lee Roy Spencer; and son-in-law, Larry D. May.
There will be a Visitation and Memorial held at the Cook-Walden Davis Funeral Home, 2900 Williams Drive, George-town. Visitation will be on Wednesday, January 28, from 6 to 8 p.m. The Memorial will be held on Thursday, January 29, at 1 p.m. Burial will be held in Baytown, at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, donations to Meme’s House would be ap-preciated: Meme’s House, 1000 Dunman Dr., Georgetown, Tex-as 78628; Attention: Terri Hat-field.
Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.cookwaldendavisfuneralhome.com.
Terry Lewis Man-tz, 71, of Georgetown left this life to be with the Lord on January 25, 2015 after a short, courageous battle of pancreatic cancer diagnosed on Decem-ber 20.
He was born in Medicine Lodge, Kansas, to Matilda Wallenstein Mantz and the late Leonard Andrew Mantz. Terry was raised in Amorita, Oklahoma, where he attended grade school and then graduated from high school in Burlington, Oklahoma, in 1961. Terry attended Northwestern State College in Alva, Okla-homa, and then transferred to Oklahoma State University where he graduated in 1965 and 1966 with a BS and MS de-gree in Industrial Engineering and Management.
On May 24, 1966, he married his high school sweetheart, Jeanene Kay Allenbach Man-tz. As new college graduates, they moved to Dallas where he began his career as a Senior Industrial Engineer in the Semi-Conductor Products Di-vision of Texas Instruments. After TI, he accepted a position as Plant Manager at the Adams Hard Facing Company, a man-ufacturer of agricultural tools in Guymon, Oklahoma.
From Adams he assumed a position as Operations Man-ager with Skil Corporation in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. There he directed the building and staffing of a new manufac-turing plant producing a vari-ety of consumer power tools.
He then accepted a position of Operations Manager with Lockwood Corporation in Wichita Falls where he direct-ed the building and staffing of a new production facility for center pivot irrigation equip-ment for the agricultural in-dustry.
His next move was to North-ern Electric in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where he was an Operations Manager over three manufacturing plants that produced a variety of con-sumer products from electric blankets to donut makers. Sun Beam Corp. / Northern Elec-tric moved him to Houston to assume Division Operations Manager for Phil Rich Fan Company division where they produced a variety of electri-cal fan products.
In 1983, he moved his family to Georgetown and accepted a position as Operations Manag-er with Griggs International in Belton, a leading manu-
facturer of school furniture. In 1986, he stepped off the corporate merry-go-round and co-found-ed his own business, Capitol Seating Com-pany, a manufacturer of premium quality classroom furniture.
He helped build the business from the ground up and in 1991 assumed sole ownership of the business and the posi-tion of President. For 29 years he helped develop the company into a respected member of the school furniture industry.
Terry enjoyed fishing, golf-ing and traveling through-out the U.S. and many other countries. He marveled at the wonders of nature and God’s creation.
He was an avid collector of American Fostoria pressed glass and has a premier collec-tion. He enjoyed glass shows, conventions, glass museums and study groups with his wife Jeanene.
He is survived by his wife, Jeanene Mantz, of 49 years; daughter, Simmone Malone and husband J. Heath; son, Todd Allen Mantz and wife Kristy; brother, Richard Man-tz and wife Betty and daughter Paris; brother-in-law, Ronald Allenbach and wife Lois: and five grandchildren of whom he was so proud, Collin Man-tz, Nathan Mantz, Chloe Man-tz, Chase Malone and Jordan Malone.
The family would like to ex-press their thanks and grate-fulness for all the love, support and prayers. The family wish-es to acknowledge the compas-sionate care providers of S & W Hospice and the Wesleyan at Scenic.
The celebration of Terry’s life will be at First United Methodist Church on Friday, January 30, at 2 p.m.
In lieu of flowers donations in Terry’s memory may be made to First United Method-ist Church Foundation Fund at 410 East University Avenue, Georgetown, TX 78626.
You may share a message or memory in the online memori-al guestbook at www.Ramsey-Funeral.com.
Ned Snead went on to his next assign-ment on January 22. He will be sorely missed.
A pillar of the Georgetown commu-nity, Ned was well known for both his innovative ideas and his controversial opinions. From his teenage years he worked with his father, Edwin Brazelton Snead, and later his brother, William Brazelton Snead, to make Texas Crushed Stone the most productive limestone quarry in the United States.
In the 1960s Ned ventured out of the family business tem-porarily and studied computer programming at IBM in Hous-ton. Always an early adopter of new technology, Ned brought business computing back to Georgetown in the form of DA-TALAB, a computer he based at Texas Crushed Stone and time-shared to businesses that were just entering the digital age. Even the City of George-town used DATALAB to handle water and electricity bills for its customers.
In 1992, at an age when most men are retiring, Ned created Georgetown Rail Equipment Company. GREX is a rail ser-vices company providing the railroads with specialty equip-ment and innovative techno-logical products and services to maintain and repair track all over North America. Much of the equipment that GREX uses was invented and patent-ed by Ned, including the Dump Train, a train that unloads it-self by way of a conveyor belt running the length of the train. Also unique to GREX is the Slot Machine, ballast cars that con-nect, forming one continuous car in which a front-end loader can run from front to back.
Ned holds 26 patents for var-ious inventions related to the rail industry. Often Ned would have an idea and others would tell him, “That won’t work” or “We don’t need that.” He nev-er let negative opinions deter him from pressing on with his invention. Sometimes the idea didn’t work, but often enough he would come up with a prod-uct that was both ingenious and economically viable. GREX has grown exponentially since its inception and now enjoys an international reputation for state-of-the-art rail services.
Ned was born December 2, 1929, in Texarkana, Texas, to Annie Louise deSteigu-er (Mama Lou) and Edwin Brazelton Snead (Pop). They moved to Austin in 1932. Ned got his start in engineering as a young boy. He made a gear sprocket for a home-built motor scooter out of a round piece of steel, drilling 50 evenly spaced holes around the edge and then flame-cutting and grind-ing the extra steel to form the points. He learned to fly small airplanes while still in high school, a skill that became a life-long hobby. Maybe he had time for all these projects because he never watched a television show until 1951.
Ned studied mechanical en-gineering at Texas A&M. He joined the Corps and played trombone in the Aggie Band. Academically, he carefully cal-culated the minimum amount of work he would have to do and still qualify for the Tau Beta Pi Honorary Engineering Society. He proudly wore his Tau Beta Pi tie tack for decades after he graduated.
After college, Ned served the Air Force as a second lieu-tenant in Korea as a communi-cations officer. Although Ned acknowledged that military service taught him more, and in less time, than any other ex-
perience of his life, he also admitted that he was not well suit-ed to Air Force life. It seems he felt obligat-ed to point out to his superior officers how things could be run much more efficient-ly, advice that was not
well received.Returning from Korea, Ned
had three daughters with his first wife, Susie. He was a stel-lar Daddy. He gave us piano lessons using IBM cards stuck behind the keys to explain chord theory. He played silly guitar songs to us almost every night to put us to sleep. He built a pigeon coop in the back yard and let us raise baby pigeons. He made us read Dale Carne-gie’s book, How to Win Friends and Influence People. We went camping and canoeing and had picnics on the family “barge” in Lake Austin. He joined the Girl Scouts.
Ned threw himself headlong into new projects. He invented his own golf club that could be used as both an iron and a putter. He loved singing in bar-bershop quartets. He studied American Sign Language and promoted it as a method of in-ternational communication. He ran for the U.S. Senate. He built a high-speed sailboat and flew ultra-light aircraft. He learned to scuba dive. He visit-ed China many times and cre-ated a program in Georgetown and Jarrell elementary schools to teach children to speak Chi-nese. He was a charter member of the Georgetown Sunrise Ro-tary Club and faithfully attend-ed the early morning meetings until the month before he died.
Early in his career selling limestone for road building, Ned’s contact with a few un-scrupulous public officials led him to make a resolution: “For the rest of my life, I will do nothing that has to be kept hidden.” An extra sale was not worth compromising his integ-rity.
In 1982 Ned and his new fi-ancée, Sherron Smith Jordan, crashed an airplane into Lake Buchanan. Ned sustained a concussion and would have drowned had not Sherron persuaded him to crawl out through the broken windshield and take his boots off for a swim. Ned remained absolute-ly devoted to Sherron until the day he died. They had 32 won-derful years together and had fun traveling the world together. Their door was open to friends and Sherron was always ready to cook up something delicious when guests would drop by.
Ned is survived by his lov-ing wife, Sherron; children (and spouses) Bonnie and Bill Stump, Cindy and Paul Wood, Jeannie Snead and Glen Kot-ulek, Jennifer and Kirk Rod-die, and Vernon Jordan; plus 14 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his first wife, Su-zanne Kerr Snead, and by his brother and sister-in-law, Bill and Nancy Snead.
A memorial service will be held January 31 at 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church with a reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, please consider a dona-tion to either the Georgetown Sunrise Rotary Club or the Ned Snead Memorial Scholarship for Innovation and Engineering at Union State Bank.
Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.cookwaldendavisfuneralhome.com.
Cynthia N. “Cindy” Carroll
Milton Cockrum
Annie Evelyn Spencer Parker
Terry Lewis Mantz Edwin deSteiguer “Ned” Snead
Obituary questions should be addressed to Natalie Townsend, 512-930-4824.
8A The Williamson County Sun, January 28, 2015 SPORTS
B y G A L E N W E L L N I C K I
If second-place Georgetown de-feated Leander and third-place Cedar Park downed Dripping Springs Tues-day night, the Lady Eagles will have clinched their 25th consecutive trip to the state playoffs.
The Lady Eagles — ranked second in the state in 5A — set up the clinch-ing scenario by beating Vandegrift 47-24 Friday night to improve their District 25-5A record to 8-1.
If the cards fell right, GHS would have a five-game lead over Leander and Dripping Springs with four play-ing dates remaining.
A victory over the Lady Lions (3-6) would also give coach Rhonda Farney’s Lady Eagles additional momentum going into Friday’s 7:30 p.m. showdown at No. 25 Cedar Park, which stood in third place in the dis-trict at 6-3 prior to Tuesday’s jaunt to Dripping Springs (4-5).
The Eagles’ victory in their second district game against Vandegrift — this time in the Lady Vipers’ gym — was far from the 43-point decision in the first meeting.
The Lady Eagles played without starting sophomore point guard Brooke Elliott, who was held out of the lineup with “flu-like” symptoms and watched the game from behind the bench in street clothes on a night when some of her other teammates were struggling with “flu-like” issues.
“We were less than a 100 percent with some kids having those prob-lems,” Farney said.
“With Brooke, we didn’t want to push it with a big week ahead of us. I thought Sandi [Harris] did a great job in her place, playing a lot of minutes. Also [Taylor] LaCour gave us some energy when we needed it.”
Harris had been scheduled to play with the junior varsity but was quick-ly pulled off the JV bench early in that game to ensure depth at the point
Harris provides
Eagles’ edge
Lady Pats stifle, stuff
Marble Falls
Vipers down GHS in fourth period
B y A L L A N S H I F L E T
The East View girls found their shooting touch in racing past the over-whelmed Lady Mustangs 70-20 at home Friday night.
The Lady Patriots had their best shooting night of the season, hitting 55 percent from the field overall and making 2-pointers at a sizzling 69 per-cent clip.
Abby Holland, near flawless all night, opened the scoring with a jump shot. After a Keely Wallis steal, Holland completed a fast-break layup to run the lead to 13-0 with 4:53 left in the first quarter.
Holland led all scorers with 16 points. She made eight field goals, in-cluding 100 percent of her 2-point at-tempts. Emily Daniel was the team’s second-leading scorer with 10 points while shooting 83 percent on her 2-point attempts.
With 54 seconds remaining in the first period, Daniel stole the ball and finished with a jump shot to push the lead to 19-3.
Rachel Wisian and Diamond Mor-rison each had eight points. Wisian opened the second quarter with a turnaround jump shot. With 6:36 to go before halftime, Shaun Cavanaugh re-bounded her own miss and put back in a short jumper.
On the next possession, Cavanaugh threaded a precise pass through traffic to Holland, who hit a jump shot to up the lead to 27-3.
Danielle Pugh stole the ball and drove the length of the court to score, bringing the tally to 33-3. With 1:50 left in the first half, Bailee Broddrick hit a 3-pointer to close the first half scor-ing with the Pats rolling over the Lady Mustangs at 39-7.
Daniel made a quick steal, her fifth of the night, at midcourt and drove for a layup to start the third quarter. The Lady Patriots were more deliberate in the half, focusing on their half-court of-
B y J O N W H I T T E M O R E
In the 1960s TV comedy “Get Smart,” Don Adams’ Agent 86 character used to say, “Missed it by that much!”
That line came to mind Friday as the Eagles let one slip away, falling 53-50 to vis-iting Vandegrift. The Eagles led at the end of quarters one, two and three but failed to hold on down the stretch as the Vipers out-scored them 20-10 in the last period.
In the final eight minutes, Georgetown committed six turnovers and let 6-foot-4 Vi-per forward Paxton Segina slip inside their defense for six of his 16 points. The Vipers also hit six of eight foul shots in the fourth while Georgetown only shot made two of four free throws in the fourth quarter (they only got to the line nine times for the whole game).
Guard Chandler Herman led the Eagles with 15 points. Fellow sophomore Beau Cor-rales was the other Eagle in double figures, scoring 13 points, including a spectacular alley-oop dunk on an assist from Josh Cruz.
The two-handed jam put Georgetown up 22-18 at the 4:13 mark of the second quarter.
“It was a great play and the first time it’s worked to perfection all year,” GHS coach Russell Miller said. “However, we’re so young and let ourselves get so excited, we had to call timeout after it happened to re-focus on the game and bring ourselves back to the job at hand.”
Viper pointman Drayton Whiteside han-dled the Eagles’ harrowing man-to-man
defensive pressure with little trouble and seemed to spend the night at the charity stripe, hitting nine of 12 for the evening. He finished with 19 points.
With a seven-point lead going into the fourth quarter, the Eagles appeared to have control of the contest. However, after four early turnovers, Vandegrift knotted the score at 40-40 with 6:51 to play.
After some swapping of baskets, the Ea-gles inched to within one point of the lead but never regained it. With 1:08 remaining in regulation, Corrales got fouled while scoring a basket and hit his bonus free throw to make the score 50-47.
After a Viper free throw made the score 51-47, senior Cruz hit a trey from the right baseline to cut the Vipers’ advantage to one at 51-50.
Following two more points by Vandegrift to make it 53-50, the Eagles’ last chance for a game-tying 3-pointer was foiled on a mis-handled inbounds play with eight seconds remaining.
“We played well for three quarters but just didn’t close them out in the fourth,” Miller said.
“We just didn’t close the door on them.”After the loss, Georgetown remained tied
for third place in the district with Vande-grift at 5-2. Cedar Park lost to Vista Ridge Friday night, leaving both teams with 6-1 district records.
After traveling to Leander Tuesday, the Eagles will entertain Cedar Park Friday at 7:30 p.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
East View wins first district game
The Patriots downed Mar-ble Falls 49-40 Friday night for their first District 25-5A win of the season.
Senior point guard Sam Campbell led all scorers with 17 points while senior Benji Adams added 15. Adrian Con-treras, Josh Covey and Bran-don Garrett each chipped in four points.
The Patriots led 9-7 after one quarter and 25-23 at halftime. They sustained their lead in the third quarter and entered the final period up 34-30. The
East View outscored the Mustangs 15-10 in the fourth quarter to clinch their initial district victory of the cam-paign.
Assistant EVHS coach Ja-son Jones said he was very proud of the team.
“Hopefully, we’ve turned the corner on this season and more wins will be coming,” he said.
East View (6-15 overall, 1-5 in district) hosted Vandegrift Tuesday and will visit Vista Ridge Friday at 7:30 p.m.
— S t e v e G l e n n
WRESTLING
GHS grapplers earn top 5A finish in Alamo City
Georgetown finished sev-enth in the Reagan Duals Tournament over the week-end at San Antonio Reagan — the highest finish in the event by a Class 5A school.
Coach Paul Muck’s Eagles opened the competition with a 51-15 win over Austin Bowie before beating New Braunfels Canyon 64-13, extending their season-opening victory streak to 19 consecutive matches.
However, Southlake Car-roll bounced GHS 49-18 in the third round and Corpus Chris-ti King bested the Eagles 45-27 in the fourth round.
Georgetown then downed McAllen Rowe by forfeit in the seventh-place match.
The Eagles (20-2) will close out their regular season Wednesday in a dual match with Dripping Springs at 6:30 p.m. in the GHS Annex main gym.
The District 13-5A JV Tour-nament is scheduled for Satur-day at Vandegrift, while the 13-5A varsity event and regional qualifying is set for February 6-7 at Vandegrift. Competition in both tournaments will be-gin at 9:30 a.m.
District 13-5A is composed of GHS, East View, Vandegrift, Vista Ridge, Cedar Park, Lean-der, Hutto, Dripping Springs, Pflugerville Connally and San Marcos.
POWERLIFTING
GISD sweeps top spots in home meet
Georgetown and East View placed first and second in the seven-team boys division of the Georgetown Invitational Powerlifting Tournament Sat-urday in the GHS Annex gym.
The Eagles, who posted a 41-38 edge in the team battle, and Patriots combined to win five of the 11 weight classifica-tions. Coach Brad Gunn’s East View lifters claimed three of the titles — Michael Marullo, who had a three-lift total of 580 at 114 pounds; Alex Lade, 790 at 132; and Anthony Ortegon, 990 at 148.
For Doug Bond’s GHS team Owen Mallard won at 123 with a total lift of 685 and Aaron Johnson claimed the crown at 270 with a 1,350 total.
Georgetown also collected second-place finishes from Chase Heffernan (1,150 at 198) and Cody Ullestad (1,255 at 275). East View had a run-ner-up in Gorgonio De Los Reyes (1,115 at 220).
In the five-team girls com-petition, East View finished third with 33 points, behind Little River-Academy (46 points) and Dripping Springs (36 points). Georgetown was fifth with five points.
Of the 10 weight class-es, Lady Patriots won three
— Kelsey White (355 at 97 pounds), Leann Do (380 pounds at 105) and Shelby Ed-wards (625 at 165). East View also had a second-place fin-isher in Amanda Gattis (355 at 105).
Georgetown’s only points came on a second by Baylee Hill (645 at 123).
The next major competition for the Eagles and Patriots will be in the East View Invi-tational February 14.
The two GISD teams also will lift in a three-way varsity meet with Austin Reagan May 4 at a time to be determined in the Big Room practice facility on the GHS campus adjacent to softball’s Blue Diamond.
TENNIS
Eagles top Belton to win season opener
The Eagle tennis team opened its spring season with a 10-5 dual match victory over Belton Friday at the Kerry Minzenmayer Tennis Center.
Georgetown’s victors were:n Justus Aarhus, Sam Clark
and Lena Arndt in girls sin-gles;
n T.J. Fischer-Hannah Walden and Ben Fischer-Kari-na Calderon in mixed doubles;
n Ashley Brooks-Amber Cornman, Mary Blake Wind-haw-Bethany Wilson and Ash-lyn McKenzie-Wilson in girls doubles;
n Shadiq Williamson-Daw-son Speer and Bobby Fend-er-Kyle Parrish in boys dou-bles.
Belton swept all three boys singles matches and took No. 1 doubles on both the boys and girls sides.
All matches were played as pro sets.
Coach Suzanne Isbell’s Eagles will return to action February 6 in their first tour-nament of the season — the Killeen Ellison Invitational.
— G a l e n W e l l n i c k i
GIRLS BASKETBALL
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Abby Holland gets her hand on a Lady Mustang shot Friday night as East View defeated Marble Falls 70-20 at home. Holland finished with a game-high 16 points.
Georgetown’s Dakota Cahill makes a diving attempt at a steal late in the fourth quarter of Friday’s 53-50 loss to Vandegrift.
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Teams wrap up pre-district competition with Lady Gov’s Cup
B y S T E V E G L E N N
Playing in chilly condi-tions for the Lady Gover-nor’s Cup, East View beat Deer Park II 3-0 Thursday, lost 4-1 Friday to San Ange-lo Central and tied Austin Bowie 1-1 Saturday.
In drizzling rain Thurs-day, the Lady Pats took command early as senior forward Alyssa Luna’s rocket shot beat the Deer Park keeper about nine minutes into the game.
For the most part, the first half was played al-most entirely around the Deer Park goal. The EVHS defense kept Deer Park’s offense bottled up and they finished with only one shot on goal in the first half, but senior goalie Brittany Maldonado handled it with ease.
In the closing minutes, the Lady Patriots found some renewed energy and with 9:02 left Luna fired a shot past the Deer Park goalie to make the score 2-0. About 90 seconds later, sophomore Macy Johnson passed to junior Madi Gal-van, who finished the scor-ing for East View.
In the Friday game, the Lady Cats opened the scor-ing with 21:57 remaining in the game. However, their cheering was short-lived because 39 seconds later Galvan responded with a hard shot past the Central keeper to tie the score at 1-1.
After several minutes of stiff defense by both teams, Central scored the first of three unanswered goals to move ahead for good.
“We’ve got to do better than this and put a whole game together,” EVHS coach Jim Donahue said.
“We’ve got to work harder in transition and get back on defense if we’re going to win games.
“It’s always going to be hard to play in weather like this when it’s raining and the ball is slippery,” East View senior defender Kenya Rabadan said.
After playing Vandegrift Tuesday, the Lady Patriots will host Vista Ridge Fri-day at 7:15 p.m.
LADY GOVERNOR’s CUP RESULTS
Thursday’s resultsGISD Athletic Complex — Southlake
Carroll 5, Rouse 2; Coppell 5, Round Rock 1; College Station A&M Consoli-dated 4, Uvalde 0, Georgetown 0, Clear Creek Clear Springs 0; Vandegrift 0, Westwood 0.
GHS track field — Euless Trinity 2, San Antonio Johnson 0; San Angelo Central 1, Dripping Springs 0; Keller 3, Deer Park No. 1 0; Odessa 1, Belton 0.
East View — Austin Bowie 3, Conroe Oak Ridge 0; East View 3, Deer Park No. 2 0; Pflugerville Hendrickson 5, Boerne 0; Mithlothian 5, Katy Taylor 1; The Woodlands 0, Grapevine 0.
Friday’s resultsGISD Athletic Complex — Midlothian
3, Belton 0; Grapevine 2, Johnson 1; Hendrickson 2, Trinity 0; Deer Park No. 1 2, Bowie 1; Westwood 3, Oak Ridge 0; Georgetown 1, Boerne 0.
GHS track field — Rouse 3, Clear Springs 2; Deer Park No. 2, Uvalde 0.
East View — Carroll 1, Round Rock 1; Central 4, East View 1; Copper 3, Tay-lor 2; Keller 4, Dripping Springs 2; The Woodlands 1, Odessa 0; Vandegrift 2, A&M Consolidated 0.
Saturday’s resultsGISD Athletic Complex — Keller 6,
Odessa 0; Grapevine 1, Vandegrift 0; Round Rock 1, Taylor 0; Westwood 3, The Woodlands 2; Georgetown 2, Oak Ridge 0.
GHS track field — Coppell 4, Clear Springs 0; Dripping Springs 1, Deer Park No. 2 0; Rouse 3, Boerne 0; Cen-tral 7, Uvalde 0.
East View — Trinity 5, Deer Park No. 1 0; Midlothian 2, Johnson 0; Carroll 7, Hendrickson 0; Belton 3, A&M Consoli-dated 0; East View 1, Bowie 1.
GIRLS SOCCER
B y G A L E N W E L L N I C K I
Georgetown and East View completed their pre-District 25-5A work over the weekend in the 28-team Lady Gover-nor’s Cup.
Sam McCutchen’s Lady Ea-gles won two games and tied one to run their season record to 4-1-2. They tied Clear Creek Clear Springs 0-0 Thursday, bested Boerne 1-0 Friday and topped Conroe Oak Ridge 2-0 Saturday.
Games on the opening day of the annual event were played in wet, near-freezing conditions, but the weather conditions moderated Friday to almost ideal on Saturday.
Georgetown, the 50-4A champion last season, opened 25-5A play at home Tuesday against Leander and will trav-el to Cedar Park for a 7:15 p.m. battle on Friday.
The Eagles showed a strong defense as they went through the tournament without al-lowing a goal, with juniors Ka-trina Buck and Ashley Hoffa sharing the workload in goal. The Eagles have outscored their opponents 8-6 with four of the goals having been yield-ed to nationally ranked 6A power Westwood.
They have shut out four op-ponents.
“We’re looking forward to district,” McCutchen said.
“We purposely scheduled a tough non-district schedule against strong 6A teams to get ready for the toughest 5A dis-trict in the state. It was a gam-ble. We could have been 0-7, but the girls responded well and we believe they are ready for what’s ahead.”
After the defensive battle with Clear Springs, McCutch-en said, “Both Camryn So-rensen and Alexis Barrientez had an outstanding game at
outside back while being an-chored by Baylee Ford in the center back position. Our Lady Eagle defense maintained the shutout against a very strong Clear Springs attack. Kyleigh Ellis, Caylee Kidwell and Bai-
ley Fithian balanced the mid-field throughout the match.”
In the victory over Boerne, Kayla Fithian scored off an assist by Brandi Lugo.
Against Oak Ridge, GHS took the lead when Sarah
Holden scored in front of the goal off rebounds of shots by Sabrina Pescatore and Bailey Fithian.
Ellis added a goal on a long shot with 12:42 to play on an assist by Bailey Fithian.
Eagles finish tough out-of-district
slate with one loss
Pats win one of three matches in final tune-up for 25-5A competition
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Georgetown senior Bailey Fithian, right, challenges a Clear Springs player for the ball Thursday in the Lady Eagles’ opener in the Lady Governor’s Cup. Georgetown went 2-0-1 over the weekend in the annual tournament while East View won one game, tied one and lost one.
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Southwestern split a pair of road conference games over the weekend, falling 63-60 at the University of Dallas Fri-day before downing Austin College 79-75 Saturday.
In the thrilling victory over the Kangaroos in Sherman, the Pirates converted a blistering 61.9 percent of their attempts from the field in the second half (compared to 44.4 percent by Austin College) and made 11 free throws after intermis-sion (compared to four by AC) to improve to 7-11 overall and 5-2 in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.
Top scorers for the Lady Pi-rates were forward Jordan Ow-ens with 25 points, forward An-nie Bourne with 21 points and Madison Eschle and Olivia Po-daras each with nine points. Owens added a game-high seven rebounds and Bourne grabbed six.
In the previous game, South-western was in the lead at 50-49 until Lady Crusader Michelle Decoud made a jump shot with 5:30 to play that put her team ahead for good.
It was a close game with six ties and 10 lead changes. The Lady Crusaders made 17 of 22 free throws while the Pirates made eight of 10 attempts from the line.
Owens again led the team with 18 points while guard Val-erie Logan added 13 points and Podaras had 11.
The Pirates will get another taste of the same competition this weekend — they host the University of Dallas at 6 p.m. Friday and Austin College at 4 p.m. Saturday.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Pirates move into second in conference standingsThe Pirates won a pair of
games over the weekend, mov-ing into a tie for second place in the SCAC and extending their win streak to four in a row.
Southwestern beat the Uni-versity of Dallas 87-77 Friday night and then overcame an 11-point deficit to knock off Austin College 69-64 Saturday night.
In Saturday’s contest, the Kangaroos led 37-26 at half-time.
In the second half, the Pi-rates woke up, making two more baskets, two more 3-pointers, four more free throws, five more rebounds, five more steals and five fewer fouls than Austin College as they outscored the home team 43-27.
Ben Stiver led SU with 19 points off the bench and Zach
Whitlock scored 15 points. On Friday, freshman Ryan
Ogden scored 23 points for Southwestern and Chris Lee added 19 to knock off the Crusaders. Southwestern took control with 14 minutes remaining as Lee scored five points in less than a minute to increase the visitors’ lead to 10 points.
The Southwestern bench players outscored their UD counterparts 23-15 to give the team a big boost and the Pi-rates scored 24 points off 15 Crusader turnovers.
The Pirates (10-6 overall, 5-2 in the SCAC) face the same opponents in a pair of home games this weekend — UD at 8 p.m. Friday and Austin College at 6 p.m. Saturday.
— S t e v e G l e n n
WOMEN’S LACROSSE
New Yorker hired as assistant coach
H e a d i n g into its sec-ond season, the women’s lacrosse team has added an assistant coach with national championship experience.
M a r i s s a
Mills, from Islip, New York, will assist head coach Matthew Grosso.
Mills won three NCAA Di-vision II national champion-ships and earned all-American recognition at Adelphi, a DII powerhouse in Garden City, New York, on Long Island.
She was a team captain her senior year and graduated in 2012 with a major in commu-nications.
Southwestern went 7-9 last spring in its inaugural season. The team opens this season February 6 at Hendrix and the first home game is February 11 against UT.
SWIMMING
Regular season wrapsSU finished the regular
season over the weekend — the women defeated both Mc-Murry and Texas-Permian Basin while the men trounced McMurry 205-55 Friday in Abilene and lost 165-115 to UTPB Saturday in Odessa.
Both teams have 5-2 records heading into the Southern Col-legiate Athletic Conference Championships February 11-14 in Rockwall, east of Dallas.
The NCAA Division III meet is March 18-21 in Shenandoah, Texas.
— W i l l A n d e r s o n
Southwestern wrap
Courtesy photo
Karen Bates of Crestview Baptist Church’s Pirates Boosters club shows off her Pirate pride during a basketball doubleheader earlier this month. The club supports the school’s 20 Division III sports — “Our goal is to encourage the athletes and coaches and cheer them on,” said Sandy Althaus, one of the club’s organizers.
Marissa MillsAssistant
coach
Harris provides edge for depleted EaglesContinued from 8Aguard position.
She finished the varsity game with two points, four re-bounds, three assists and two steals and helped put some zip in the running game.
In a sluggish first half, Georgetown (23-3 for the year prior to the Leander game) never could break away, lead-ing 21-12 at the half. The Eagles outscored the Lady Vipers 12-4 in the third period and 14-6 in the final period.
Georgetown, which suf-
fered an off night shooting as it made just 13 of its 34 2-point attempts, was led by senior Amanda Johnson and junior Kendrick Clark with 11 points each, while LaCour added 10 points and a game-high 11 rebounds, 10 on the offensive boards. Johnson supplement-ed her scoring with five steals.
For Vandergrift, which fell to 2-7 in district, 5-foot-5 sophomore Madison Byrne darted around to score half her team’s points with 12. Aspen Andrew added seven points and seven rebounds for
the Lady Vipers, who shot a combined 27 percent from the floor.
DISTRICT 25-5A AT A GLANCE
Standings — Vista Ridge 9-0, George-town 8-1, Cedar Park 6-3, East View 4-5, Dripping Springs 4-5, Leander 3-6, Vande-grift 2-7, Marble Falls 0-9.
Friday’s results — Georgetown 47, Van-degrift, 24; East View 70, Marble Falls 24; Vista Ridge 69, Cedar Park 52; Dripping Springs 30, Leander 24.
Tuesday’s games — Leander at George-town, 7:30 p.m.; East View at Vandegrift, 7:30 p.m.; Cedar Park at Dripping Springs,
7:30 p.m.; Marble Falls at Vista Ridge, 7:30 p.m.
Friday’s games — Georgetown at Cedar Park, 7:30 p.m.; Vista Ridge at East View, 7:30 p.m.; Vandegrift at Leander, 7:30 p.m.; Dripping Springs at Marble Falls, 7:30 p.m.
TABC CLASS 5A RATINGS(Released Monday)1. Vista Ridge. 2. Georgetown. 3. Canyon.
4. Frisco Liberty. 5. Mont Belvieu Barbers Hill. 6. Wichita Falls Rider. 7. Dallas Adams. 8. McKinney North. 9. El Paso Burges. 10. Fort Worth Trimble Tech. 11. Grapeview. 12. Bryan Rudder. 13. Arlington Seguin. 14. Plainview. 15. College Station A&M Consol-idated
Lady Patriots race past Marble Fallsfense instead of fast break possibilities. The most spectacular play of the evening was a Morrison dive to save an errand ball, passing to Wisian, who scored to make the score 49-9.
Early in the fourth quarter, Alyson Ashby hit a 3-pointer from the corner. Paighton Cor-ley hit a jump shot, followed by an Ashby field goal. Corley closed out the East View scoring with a 3-pointer.
“Our starters were shooting much better,” EVHS coach Dave Walla said. “We changed our warm-up routine and it helped us start faster.
“Abby was great scoring 16 points, going eight-for-eight in only a half of play. I was pleased with how well our reserves ran our half-court offense.”
The win boosted the Lady Patriots to 9-16 overall and 4-5 in District 25-5A prior to vis-iting Vandegrift Tuesday. Their next game is Friday at home against Vista Ridge, the dis-trict leader, starting at 7:30 p.m.
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East View’s Lina Mendoza battles for a rebound Friday.
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015
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Festival series
plays on
Mozart, Schumann, Shostakov-ich, and Puccini will all be heard Saturday.
The Georgetown Festival of the Arts will feature the classical composers as part of its second in a series of chamber concerts. The first was held November 2 in the Georgetown Public Library.
This next concert will be at 7 p.m. at the Round Rock Presbyte-rian Church, 4010 Sam Bass Road in Round Rock. A third concert will be May 16 at Georgetown Art Center.
For the second concert, Toby Blumenthal will play the piano; Rebecca Haskins will perform on the oboe, and the Cordova String Quartet of Andy Liang, Niccolo Muti, Blake Turner and Matt Kuf-chak will perform.
As part of their performance, Three Romances of Robert Schumann, Mozart’s 12th Piano Concerto, Shostakovich’s piano quintet in 1940, and Giacomo Puccini’s Chrysanthemums will be played.
Ms. Blumenthal of Round Rock is the artistic director for Clas-sic Chamber Concerts. She has appeared as a solo recitalist with orchestras and founded the Lu-zerne Music Center and Luzerne Chamber Music Festival in Lake Luzerne, New York, in 1980.
Ms. Haskins is the principal oboist with the Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra of College Station and plays the second oboe in the Round Rock Symphony. She has performed at many other orchestras and festivals, including the Austin Symphony, Mid-Texas Symphony and Corpus Christi Symphony. She also played for the soundtrack of the Richard Linkla-ter movie Bernie.
The Cordova Quartet was formed in 2013 at Rice University. Its members are currently part of the Young Professional String Quartet in residence at the Univer-sity of Texas.
The cost for tickets for the con-cert is $25, and $10 for students. To purchase tickets, visit gtownfesti-val.org or call 512-639-0433.
The Georgetown Festival of the Arts held its festival at the end of May last year and featured four days of Spanish music, highlight-ing the works of Spanish com-posers Manuel de Falla, Enrique Granados and Isaac Albéniz.
This year, the 11th installment of the festival entitled “Romance in Georgetown” will be held May 28-31, featuring the lives and music of Robert and Clara Schumann.
— M i c h a e l F r e e m a n
A BEAUTIFUL TEA PARTY
Photo courtesy
Ainsley Joseph
Greg Davis of Austin has
some of his photographs on display at the George-
town Art Center.
Isabella Winkley, 4, Kailey Sepulvado, 7, Libbie Lusk, 4, Pennie Lusk, 2, and Landry Eady, 5, sit while all dressed up at a Prince and Princess Tea Party at East View High School on Saturday. The tea party was held in conjunction with the school’s stage production of Beauty and the Beast. Below left, cast member DeShawn Williams, who played the Beast as well as the transformed prince, entertains the more than 60 kids in attendance.
Be our guest
Photos by Andy Sharp
Landon Patterson, 4, happily munches on his chocolate mousse and cupcake. Left, Azelie McIlree, 6, poses for a photo with cast member Gisele Tay, left, who played Belle in the play.
Nelly Gutierrez, 9, shows off her cupcake to her grandmother. Left, cast member Ronnie Stringer, who plays Lumiere, entertains the kids.
Finding inspiration among millionsGreg Davis sees inspiration on
the road, whether it be in India, Ethiopia or here in America.
The Austin photographer is showing his work from his trip to India at the Georgetown Art Center, 816 South Main Street, now through March 8. Mr. Davis specializes in capturing the human condition in different cultures, focusing on people behaving naturally.
People can view his photographs Saturday at a reception at the art center from 7 to 10 p.m. An artist talk will follow the next day at 2 p.m.
The reception will feature traditional Indian music, dancers and food as well as have a showing of the documentary Cloth Paper Dreams, which Mr. Davis shot about three men from different
walks of life whose lives are woven together. Anu Naimpally from Austin Dance India will perform along with musicians Indrajit Banerjee -Sitar and Gourisankar Karmakar-Tabla.
— M i c h a e l F r e e m a n
Q: How long have you been a
photographer and what attracted you to becoming one?
A: I got my start as the high school newspaper photographer in Livingston, Texas, back in 1986. It was the days of shooting film and developing in the darkroom.
I have always been a photog-rapher, there was just a period, an 18-year period, where I wasn’t engaged in the practice. Emotional response, synchronicity and the ability to easily share brought me back into the medium in 2004.
Q: Why do you enjoy photog-raphy? What’s your camera of choice?
A: I enjoy the opportunity to engage with people, to work with them to co-create these moments
Second chamber concert to
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ARTIST RECEPTION
Saturday, January 31
7 p.m. – See some of the work by Greg Davis at a reception in his honor at the Georgetown Art Center, 816 South Main Street. An artist talk will be held the next day at 2 p.m.
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eventsHISTORYHAPPYHOUR:TOSECEDEORNOTTOSECEDEhearkens back to the era of the Civil War when Texas was struggling with the question of secession. Brief debates for and against secession will be followed by a Williamson County vote on the issue in the district courtroom at the courthouse. Includes drinks and appetizers. Tickets cost $15 for non-members, $10 for members. 710 South Main Street, Georgetown, Fri.,Jan.30, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
go fishALLYOUCANEATFISHFRYsupports scholarship and veterans programs at the VFW Post 8587. 1000 North College Street, Georgetown, Fri.,Jan.30, 5 to 7:30 p.m.
KNIGHTSOFCOLUMBUSDINNERfries up fish and serves hush puppies, coleslaw, ranch beans, fries, desserts, lemonade and iced tea in preparation for Friday Lenten fish dinners before Easter. All are welcome. Santa Rosa Catholic Church, F.M. 970, Andice, Sat.,Jan.31, 5 to 7 p.m.
learnCATALONIAWINE,FOODANDDALÍ is the last session in the “Catalonia: Muse, Haven and Home of the Arts” series. The lecture teaches participants about contemporary Catalan cuisine and delves into Salvador Dalí’s life in Spanish Catalonia. Free.Georgetown Art Center, 816 South Main Street, Georgetown, Thu.,Jan.29, 6:30 to 8 p.m.
WILDLIFEMANAGEMENTTAXVALUATIONPRESENTATIONANDDISCUSSIONoffers an overview of wildlife management tax valuation, the seven wildlife management activity categories, traditional ag versus wildlife, state and county requirements, and more. Central Maintenance Facility, 3151 Southeast Inner Loop, Georgetown, Thu.,Jan.29, doors open at 6 p.m., presentation at 6:30 p.m.
cityLONESTARRAILwill provide information about a proposed 118-mile rail line connecting Georgetown and San Antonio during the first in a series of public meetings. Chamber of Commerce Banquet Room, 1
Chamber Way, Georgetown, Wed.,Jan.28, 5 to 8 p.m.
ANNUALCHAMBERAWARDSBANQUETrecognizes the large business of the year, small business of the year, citizen of the year and chamber volunteer of the year. Sun City Ballroom, 2 Texas Drive, Georgetown, Thu.,Jan.29, 6 to 9 p.m.
philanthropySEEDSOFSTRENGTHINFORMATIONALANDMEET-AND-GREETprovides information about the women’s giving circle. Join Seeds of Strength and make a difference in the operation of non-profits by
providing grant funding. To RSVP, email [email protected] or call 512-555-1010. Razmataz Salon, 805 Main Street, Georgetown, Artisans Connect Gallery, 122 East Eighth Street, Georgetown, Thu.,Jan.29, 6 p.m.
STARTTHENEWYEARWITHANEWFRIEND by adopting a cat or dog at the Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter. Costs only $20.15. Adoption fees include vaccinations, micro-chip and spay/neuter surgery, as well as heartworm screening for dogs and FELV testing for cats. 1855 Southeast Inner Loop, Georgetown, through January.
bizJOBSFORVETERANS invites all military and family members to attend a free veterans employment fair. Some attending employers include Texas Department of Public Safety, Austin Fire Department and the Texas Army National Guard. Heroes Night Out, 1150 South Bell Boulevard, Cedar Park, Fri.,Jan.30, 9 a.m. to noon.
kidsBECOMINGALOVEANDLOGICPARENT:MAKINGEARLYCHILDHOODPARENTINGFUN helps parents of children up to 3 years old manage whining, arguing, misbehavior and bickering while
encouraging respect, responsibility and self-discipline. Free. Pre-register at 512-864-3008. Bridges to Growth, 805 West University Avenue, Georgetown, Wed.,Jan.28, Feb.4, Feb.18, Feb.28, March4, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
AVISITFROMMOTHERGOOSE inspires children to dance, sing, play games, do puzzles and listen to books with Mother Goose. Free. Pre-register by calling 512-864-3008. Bridges to Growth, 805 West University Avenue, Georgetown, Sat.,Jan.31, 2 to 3:30 p.m.
OPENHOUSEZIONLUTHERANSCHOOLprovides interested families information about attending Zion Lutheran School and features a tour and meeting time with Principal Wrege. Zion Lutheran School, 6101 Farm to Market Road 1105, Georgetown, Wed.,Feb.4, 8 to 11:30 a.m.
musicFESTIVALOFTHEARTSCHAMBERCONCERTplays the music of greats such as Mozart, Schumann, Shostakovich and Puccini. Tickets cost $25 for adults and $10 for students. Round Rock Presbyterian Church, 4010 Sam Bass Road, Round Rock, Sat.,Jan.31, 7 p.m.
GUESTANDFACULTYRECITAL by pianists Andrea Sokol-Albert and Kiyoshi Tamagawa features works by
Johannes Brahms, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein. Free. Southwestern University’s Alma Thomas Theater, 1001 East University Avenue, Georgetown, Wed.,Feb.4, 7 p.m.
environmentOURRELATIONSHIPTONATUREANDTHEEARTH is analyzed through pictures, a video, ecology, eco-psychology and Native American wisdom, led by John Walker and Lou Snead and sponsored by the Interfaith Eco-Network of Georgetown.San Gabriel Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1322 East University Avenue, Georgetown, Thu.,Jan.29, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
RECYCLEChristmas trees, holly, pumpkins and other living decorations at Texas Disposal Systems in Georgetown. No lights, ornaments, metal, flocking, or other non-living contaminants in the decorations. The material will be made into mulch and compost. 250 W.L. Walden Drive, Georgetown, through Sat.,Jan.31.
artWHATTHINGSMAYCOME:THETHIRDINTERNATIONAL3DPRINTSCULPTUREEXHIBITIONexplores the effect of 3D printing on human creativity for developing solutions in the fine arts and sciences and
features more than 30 international works by expert sculptors. Southwestern University’s Fine Arts Gallery, 1001 East University Avenue, Georgetown,Wed.,Feb.4,throughWed.,Mar.4,1 to 5 p.m. daily.
EVERWANTEDTOOWNANORIGINALDONSNELLPAINTING?Buy one on sale for 20 percent off in honor of the one-year anniversary of the artist’s passing. To arrange a visit to Snell’s Studio and Gallery, call Ruth Roberts at 512-863-7635.Through Fri.,Feb.6.
“MAGICTHROUGHTHELENS”PHOTOGRAPHYEXHIBITdisplays about 110 works in subjects such as cityscapes and landscapes by the Sun City Photography Club. Sun City’s Activity Center, 1 Texas Drive, Georgetown, exhibit runs through Thu.,Feb.26.
theaterJESUSCHRISTSUPERSTAR at the Palace Theatre dramatizes Christ’s final days with passion, edge and explosive theatricality driven by a stirring score. The play emphasizes the power of the human spirit with a passion that pulls on the heart-strings. General admission tickets cost $27, seniors 55 and up, $25, students and active duty military, $15, children, $11. 810 South Austin Avenue, Georgetown, Fri,Jan.16, through Thu.,Feb.15, Fri.and Sat., 7:30 p.m., Sun., 2 p.m.
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It’s January, so you knew a column about calorie-con-scious food was bound to show up sooner or later!
About two weeks ago, a group of friends banded together to form a healthy life-style “competition” to help us stick with our own individual plans for what works for us.
For fun, we earn points for doing the things we want to do but have trouble doing on our own, and have prizes for weekly winners.
Some count calories, some just stick to fruits, veggies and lean meat, all drink lots more water, aim for eight hours sleep a night, and exercise daily.
Hopefully, these recipes will assist in keeping us, and anyone trying to lose a few pounds, on track for the diet part of the plan.
The nice thing is that all of them taste good, too!
Wild-caught salmon is very good for you (not so much the farm-raised), and is always so easy to prepare. There’s hardly any fat in this and lots of flavor!
Salmon with Lemon, Capers and Rosemary
4 (6 oz.) salmon fillets1/4 cup olive oilSalt and pepper1 T. minced fresh rosemary
leaves8 lemon slices (about 2
lemons)1/4 cup lemon juice1/2 cup Marsala wine (or
other dry white wine)4 t. capers
Brush top and bottom of salmon with oil and season with salt, pepper and rose-mary. Place in oiled baking dish and top each piece with two lemon slices, 1 T. lemon juice, 2 T. wine and 1 t. capers. Cover with foil and roast in 400-degree oven for about 20 minutes.
You can also put it two inches from broiler and broil it 10-15 minutes, basting now and then with a little more Marsala, until it is opaque and flakes when pierced with a fork. Serves 4.
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I love this tuna salad from Tyler Florence. It’s about 350 calories for a 3/4 cup serving, but you could cut down on the amount of mayo and olive oil if you like, or use low-fat mayonnaise to save a few calories. I love the fresh herbs and capers in it!
Tyler’s Tuna Salad3 cups good quality wa-
ter-packed canned tuna, drained
1/4 cup mayonnaise4 little dill pickles (the gher-
kins), chopped2 T. fresh dill, chopped1 T. chopped fresh tarragon
leaves2 T. chopped parsley leaves2 T. capers, drained1 lemon, juicedKosher salt and freshly
ground black pepper1/4 cup olive oil, or to taste
Combine ingredients in large bowl and stir. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Refrigerate, covered, to let flavors blend, for an hour or so before serving. Makes 3 cups.
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I love coconut shrimp, and these are baked instead of fried, for only 226 calories per serving (six large shrimp). The sauce adds a few more, but not bad if you don’t overdo it!
Oven-Fried Coconut Shrimp2 large egg whites1 1/3 cups fine plain bread-
crumbs or Panko1/2 t. ground cumin6 T. flaked sweetened coconut2 T. finely minced garlicFreshly ground black pepper24 large shrimp, peeled and
deveinedOrange sauce
Heat oven to 500 degrees. Spray a baking sheet with olive oil spray. In small bowl, beat egg whites with a fork. In small plastic bag, combine breadcrumbs, cumin, coco-nut, garlic and pepper. One at a time, dip shrimp in egg whites and then into plastic bag and shake to coat with breadcrumbs.
Lay shrimp on baking sheet and bake 10-12 minutes until shrimp are golden and cooked through, turning once with a spatula halfway through cooking. Serve immediately with orange sauce or use to serve atop a big green salad. Serves 4 at 226 calories per serving.
Orange Sauce: 1/2 cup low-sugar orange marmalade, 1/2 t. crushed red pepper flakes, 1/2 t. molasses, four dashes Tabasco, pinch of cin-namon and cumin. Combine all in small bowl and blend well. Makes 1/2 cup.
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This risotto will pair up with the shrimp or with the pork in the next recipe really nicely. Almost no fat, but creamy and delicious!
Red Pepper Risotto3 cups plus 2 T. low-fat,
low-sodium chicken broth2 T. finely minced garlic1 cup coarsely chopped onion1 red bell pepper, diced
(about 1 cup)1 bay leaf1 cup Arborio rice (do not
substitute)
Freshly ground black pep-per to taste
1/4 cup freshly ground Par-mesan cheese
1/4 cup chopped fresh Ital-ian parsley
In large skillet, heat 2 T. broth, add garlic and onion and cook one to two minutes. Add bell pepper and bay leaf and cook three to four minutes. In saucepan, bring remaining three cups broth to a boil, reduce heat and keep it at a simmer. Add rice to the skillet and slowly add the broth, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring constantly, until all has been absorbed, about 30 to 35 minutes. When rice is al dente, add black pepper, cheese and parsley. Stir gen-tly and serve slightly creamy. Serves 4 at 137 calories a serving.
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This pork loin is easy, low-calorie and packed with flavor!
Rum-Roasted Pork Tenderloin
1 pork tenderloin, about 1 lb. and 12 inches long
2 large cloves garlic, slivered1 cup chicken broth2 T. dark rum
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Make eight 1/2-inch vertical slits in pork and insert garlic slivers. Place in shallow bak-ing dish, pour chicken broth and rum over pork, cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover, baste with liquids, and bake about 10 more minutes, until meat is done and reaches an internal temperature of 160 degrees F. Serve immediately. Serves 4, at 158 calories per serving.
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I made a really tasty, and very low-calorie, soup last week by just sautéing some celery, onion and carrots in a little olive oil, and then adding chicken and beef broths, shredded chicken, some black-eyed peas (or any kind of beans), some raw brown rice, and lots of seasoning...garlic, seasoned salt, a little soy sauce, whatever suits you. I simmered it an hour or so.
With that basic foundation, you can build just about any soup you like with almost no fat and few calories. Add bell pepper, jalapeño, bay leaf, et cetera to make it the way you like it. Perfect for a quick lunch on these winter days!
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Eating a healthier diet can seem like deprivation, but if you take time to actually taste and savor each bite, you may be surprised how enjoyable it can be.
Good luck with any and all goals toward a healthier 2015!
Laurie Locke is a psychother-apist in Georgetown, and was the original owner of the food businesses Laurie’s and Laurie’s Too. She continues to cook, entertain and stay in-volved in the foodie communi-ty. Contact her at laurienow-jung@gmail.
Time to watch calories
COOK’SCORNERLaurie Locke
I suffered a “ham-related” issue this past Christmas.
I tried a recipe out of a popular cooking magazine that sounded great, but
didn’t deliver the promised results.
A few days before Christ-mas, I went shopping to purchase my annual “ready to cook” ham. This is a ham that’s been cured but not fully cooked. They deliver vastly better results, in terms of flavor and texture, than the ubiquitous “fully cooked” holiday hams.
For the first time ever, I was unable to find a ready-to-cook ham in any of the half dozen major supermarkets I checked. A few different butchers told me that the demand for them is so small that they’re not worth car-rying anymore. They could order one special for me, but it was too late for that — Christmas was just a few days away.
I recalled a recipe from a popular magazine for “fresh brined ham” (i.e., brined, not cured) that looked interest-ing, and promised “tender, succulent results.” So to get started, I went out and bought a fresh “ham.”
This isn’t really a ham at all, but rather a raw pork hindquarter (or half of one). Pork doesn’t become ham un-til it goes through a convolut-ed curing process that gives the meat its trademark pink color, texture, and flavor.
I followed the recipe exactly, and to make a long story short the results weren’t quite as promised — the meat was very “blah.” I would have been much better off roasting a good, old-fash-ioned pork loin instead. Live and learn.
It’s possible to cure a raw, pork hindquarter at home to make ham, but it’s a tedious and time-consuming process — not for those who are timid in the kitchen.
The key ingredient in the curing liquid is sodium ni-trite, sold as “Prague Powder
#1” or “Pink Curing Salt.” This special concoction is added to kosher salt, sugar, herbs and spices, et cetera, and forms the chemical basis for the unique color, texture, and flavor of ham.
If you’re interested in trying this yourself, you can look up various methods for preparing home-cured hams on the Internet. But a word of caution — get ready for about a weeklong project before you see any edible results. Next time around, I’ll stick to my “tried and true” methods and make sure that I order my “ready to cook” ham well ahead.
On the other hand, the bright side of Christmas din-ner was a sweet potato spoon-bread — also a first that day. It’s a light, delicately flavored alternative to sweet potato casserole — a real winner that I’ll be sure to repeat in the future. Here’s my version of the recipe:
The day before you want to make the spoon-bread, wash, pierce, and wrap in tinfoil three large sweet potatoes (four or five medium-sized). Bake them at 350 degrees until very tender — about one hour.
Let the potatoes cool, then peel off the skin and scoop the flesh into a bowl. I ran it through a potato ricer just to break up the stringy fibers. Store this covered in the refrigerator overnight.
The next day, mix together in a wide saucepan 2 1/2 cups of whole milk, one cup of yellow cornmeal, two tablespoons of grated orange zest, 1/4 cup of brown sugar, 2 1/2 teaspoons of salt, one teaspoon of coarse ground black pepper, one teaspoon of ground coriander, and 1/2 teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes.
Heat the mixture over medium-high heat while whisking constantly. After a few minutes, it will start to thicken. Continue whisking until the mixture starts to bubble and pull away from the bottom of the pan.
Turn off the heat and add one stick of butter to the pan. Whisk the butter into the mixture until melted and completely incorporated. Let this sit and cool for 10 to 15 minutes.
Separate five large eggs, putting the yolks into a large mixing bowl and the whites into a separate glass or stainless steel bowl. Add the potato flesh to the egg yolks, along with the cornmeal mixture, and two teaspoons of baking powder.
Mix all this together until fully combined, then whip the egg whites with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Gently fold the whipped egg whites into the potato mixture.
Grease a three-quart shal-low Pyrex baking dish, then spread the batter evenly in the dish. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for about 45 minutes until light brown and puffed up. Cool for about 10 minutes, then serve imme-diately.
Like I said, this is a winner worth trying. As for the meat — you win some and you lose some. My dogs were the big winners that day.
Mike D’Amelio is a private chef. You can reach him at [email protected], or through his website at www.GeorgetownChef.com.
Buy your ham early
G’TOWN CHEF
Mike D’Amelio
B y M I C H A E L F R E E M A N
Every year, Crestview Bap-tist Church, 2300 Williams
Drive, hosts a 42-hour course called Hands on Ministry.
The course is for anyone who wants to serve as lay chaplains at their church, hospitals or nursing home. The Chaplains Relations Of-fice of the Baptist General Convention of Texas in Dal-las developed the course.
The deadline to sign up for this year’s course is Wednes-day, and classes begin Febru-ary 5.
The seven-week course teaches how to minister to the homebound, ill and dy-ing. The cost of materials is $75.
For those interested in signing up, they are asked to call the church office at 512-863-6576 or visit peopleshar-ingjesus.com.
‘Barney Fife’ to make an appearance
Larry DeLawder will play his harmonica and do his Barney Fife impression at the Senior Adult Winter Ban-quet on Thursday.
The banquet will be at First Baptist Church George-town, 1333 West University Avenue, at 6 p.m. in the rec center. The cost for tickets is $15 each.
Praise and worship will also be held at the banquet.
Caregivers sought for Family Eldercare
Family Eldercare is seek-ing caregivers/CNAs for non-medical home-care.
Applicants must have a passion to work with seniors and be dependable.
Those interested can come by Family Eldercare’s office in Georgetown at 805 West University Avenue, Suite 104, on Wednesday or Thursday between 1 and 5 p.m.
Care-giving responsibili-ties include assisting people
with companionship, meal preparation, and light house-keeping among others.
For more information, call 512-467-6168.
Church offers chili to raise money
Hutto Lutheran Church, 402 Church Street, will sell bowls of chili for its second annual Chili Bowl Supper on Friday from 5 to 7 p.m.
Friends and neighbors can meet and enjoy chili with toppings, cornbread or Fri-tos, desserts and drinks.
A drive-through and a car-ry-out option will be avail-
able. Adult plates cost $8 and
plates for children under 10 will cost $4.
Proceeds from the event will benefit the church’s youth summer camp, day camp and ongoing ministry for the community.
To buy tickets, call the church at 512-759-2064.
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Wellspring United Methodist Church 8:30AM TraditionalWorship 9:30AM TraditionalWorship SundaySchoolforAllAges 11:00AM ContemporaryWorship 6:00PM YouthFellowship 5:30PM YouthSnackSupperNurserycareisprovidedformorningworshipservices.
AllAreWelcome,AllAreAcceptedDr.JeffSmith–SeniorPastor
6200WilliamsDrive,Georgetown512-930-5959•www.wellumc.org
Grace Fellowship ChurchChristian Education ....... 9:30 a.m.Worship Service and Children’s Church ...... 10:30 a.m.
6600 S. Lakewood Drive512-863-7690 Jack Ender, Pastor
3400 Shell Rd., Georgetown512-868-8892 • www.CalvaryGT.org
SUNDAY SERVICE AT
10 AM
PRESBYTERIAN
Contemporary Worship 9:30 & 11:00 a.m.Small Groups. Birth-5th grade during both services
375 CR 245, GeorgetownWest on Williams Dr, 2½ miles past Sun City.
869.9769 :: www.newchurchgtown.org375 CR 245, Georgetown
West on Williams Dr, 2½ miles past Sun City. 869.9769 :: www.newchurchgtown.org
Free NewChurch Cafe’10:30 am
Quest 11:00 am
Children Ministries 11:00 am
Faith LutheranChurch (lcms)
A Stephen Ministry Congregation
4010 Williams Drive • 863-7332
Services: 8:30 and 11:00amSunday School & Bible Classes: 9:50am
www.flcms.orgFaith Lutheran Preschool
Rev. Walter Pohland, Sr. PastorRev. John F. Selle, Associate Pastor
Cassie Schermbeck, DCEJonathan Loesch, DCE
Join us for Sunday services at 8:00am | 10:45am | 6:00pm
Bible & Sunday School classes begin at 9:30 a.m.
www.zionwalburg.org512.863.30656001 FM 1105
North IH-35 to Walburg, Exit 268, 3 miles east on FM 972, North on FM 1105.
L C M S
METHODIST
METHODIST
A Positive Path for Spiritual Living
Sunday Service: 10:30 a.m.
Georgetown Chamber of Commerce1 Chamber Way
www.unitygeorgetown.org512.686.5432
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY
of Georgetown, TX
1433 Cool Spring Way Cowan Amenity Center
Sun City512-943-4784
Sunday Service 10:00 AM
To list your worship services and meeting times, contact the Sun Advertising Department.
UNITY
NON-DENOMINATIONAL
First Presbyterian ChurchWorship: 8:30am & 11:00am
Sunday School 9:40amwww.fpcgeorgetown.orgDr. Michael A. Roberts, Pastor703 Church St. • 863-3381
LUTHERAN
Church of Christ– of Florence, Texas –
Sunday School: 10amSunday Services: 11am & 6pm
Wednesday Services: 7pmMinister Steve Hamman
101 East Tomlinson St. • 254-258-4330
PENTECOSTAL
EPISCOPAL
First United Methodist ChurchTraditional Worship Services
8:30 & 11:00 am – SanctuaryContemporary Worship Service11:00 am – McKinney Ministry Center
Sunday School – 9:45 am410 E. University Ave., Georgetown863-2370 · www.fumcgt.org
St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church
881 North Main • Salado254-947-3160
www.stjosephsalado.org
Sunday Services:9:30 AM
Christian Formation
11:00 AM Holy Eucharist Rite II
St. Joseph’s Episcopal
St. HelenCatholic Church512-863-3041
www.sainthelens.org2700 E. University Ave.Georgetown, TX 78626
WelcomeBienvenidos
Father Brian McMaster
Sunday Worship9:00 & 10:30 am
2100 Shell Road512-863-3232 • www.gbcgt.org
Northside Church of Christ6613 Lakewoods Dr. South
(First right past Sun City) Georgetown, TX 78633
www.cofcnorthside.org
Schedule of ServicesSunday 9:30 am Bible Classes 10:30 am Worship 2:00 pm WorshipWednesday 7:00 pm Bible ClassesBrad Helgerson, Preacher 863-0886
Santa RosaCatholic ChurchMass: Saturday 5pm
Sunday 8am & 10:30amRev. Father Larry Stehling
Deacon Ken Ryan254.793.0273
FM 970, Andicewww.srdl-cc.org
CATHOLIC
CHARISMATIC
Williamson County Sun Ad-2 spaces- 3.6 inches wide, and 2 inches down.
Font for logo: CopperplatePer Bobby, will center just under Cianfrani ad on devotion page.
w/ CE info: Run on the Wednesday before Sunday 1/13, 1/20, 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3, 3/17, 3/24, 4/7, 4/14, 4/21, 4/28
w/o CE info: Run on the Wednesday before Sunday 1/6, 3/10, 3/31, all of May, June, July, August 2013
CHRIST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
OF GEORGETOWN (PCA)
Join us Sundays
Worship @ 10:30 amChristian Education @ 9:15 am
Mitchell Elementary School
1601 CR 110 / Rockride Ln.
512.966.9644
www.cpcgeorgetown.org
Warm
Engaging
Biblical
CHRIST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
OF GEORGETOWN (PCA)
Join us Sundays Worship @ 10:30 am
Mitchell Elementary School
1601 CR 110 / Rockride Ln.
512.966.9644
www.cpcgeorgetown.org
Warm
Engaging
Biblical
CHURCH OF CHRIST
CHURCH OF CHRIST
ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCMC)
125 years in Walburg“The friendly little church in the valley”
Sunday School 9:30 - Worship 10:15www.stpeterwalburg.org • 512-863-5600
I-35N to FM 972 three miles east
ANGLICAN
BAPTIST
Sunday School 9:45amWorship 8:30am, 11:00am, 6:30pm2300 Williams Drive, Georgetown512-863-6576 • peoplesharingjesus.com
Pastor, Dan WooldridgeSouthern Baptist
Heritage BaptistCHurCH
www.buildingagodlyheritage.comSunday Morning ServiceS
Sunday School .........................9:30 amWorship ......................... .......10:45 amSunday Night Service ..............7:00 pmWednesday Night Service .......7:00 pm
Nursery provided for all services1601 FM 971 • 512.863.8106
Pastor Don Ledbetter
BIBLE CHURCH
Pastors Charles & Marsha Moran505 W. University, Georgetown
512-554-7280www.faithimpactchurch.com
Faith Impact ChurchA BIBLE CENTERED and
SPIRIT LED CHURCHA Place for Healing, Restoration & Miracles
Sunday Morning 10:00 a.m.Wednesday Evening 7:00 p.m.Children’s Ministry for 6 weeks old to 5th grade
Sunday Bible Class 9:30am Sunday Morning Worship 10:30am Sunday Evening Worship 6:00pm Wednesday Bible Class 7:00pm
408 W. Morrow Street,Georgetown
512-863-9749www.gabrieloakschurchofchrist.org
HARVEST TIMEMINISTRIES, CHURCHA Full Gospel Church1227 Leander Rd. (Thousand Oaks Center)
Georgetown • (512) 818-3194SCHEDULE OF SERVICES:
Sunday MorningsSunday School 10:00 am
Morning Worship 11:00 am
Wednesday EveningsBible Study 7:00 pm
Pastor Robert Burrell
Pastor Art and Myrtie CarenasSUNDAY: 9:00am-10:30am • 11:00am-12:30pmWEDNESDAY: Main Service 7:00pm-8:30pm Youth Service 7:00pm-8:30pmFood Pantry is open after every service.
3 Indian Meadows Dr., Round Rock • 512-258-8991
Registration deadline hits for lay chaplain course at Crestview
Roy Bowen, Randy Smith
and Sean Rose. Below, Oscar
Melendez, left, serves hot
wings to John Hernandez.
A R O U N D T O W NCELEBRATION CHURCH
Men enjoy night of food, worship
Flames, bald eagles and nachos. It was Man Night at Celebration Church on Monday.
Hundreds of men met at the Georgetown church, 1202 Rabbit Hill Road, to hang out, eat hot wings and hear former professional football player Tommie Harris’ sto-
ry. Pastor Joe Champion interviewed Mr. Harris, who attended the University of Oklahoma and played primarily with the Chicago Bears, asking him about his playing days as well as his daily struggles as a man.
Mr. Harris gave a powerful and passionate testimony about his faith, mentors in his life, coping with the death of his wife, his desire to be a great father and his belief that men should stick together in their walks with God.
“There has to be a huddle,” Mr. Harris said. “If we want to win the game, we have to talk about it in the huddle.”
While much of the night was filled with light-hearted fun, like an air guitar contest and a rock concert with a video of manly things like flames, eagles and Mr. T. playing in the background, it ended with worship and Mr. Harris encourag-ing men in the audience that it’s not too late to be a good father, husband and man because God gives chances every day.
“You are not your past,” he said. “You are not your mistakes. He gives you new.”
As for the recent NFL controversy involving deflated balls and the New England Patriots, Mr. Harris thinks people are forgetting about another kind of air: dead air, meaning pundits need some story to inflate and talk about since there’s a two-week lull before the Super Bowl.
And as for the big game on Sunday, Mr. Harris is picking the Seattle Seahawks over the Patriots.
Celebration Church hosts events for men and women in the congregation. The next men’s event will be the fall conference.
— M i c h a e l F r e e m a n
CHURCH NEWS
Richard Mutai and Booker Eubanks. Right, Tommie Harris talks with Pastor Joe Champion.
Deer decoys were part of the decor during Man Night on Mon-day at Celebra-tion Church.
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ANGLICANChrist Anglican Church 301 Del Webb Boulevard, George-town; The Reverend Dr. Steven Pope & The Reverend Billy Disch; 512-591-7183
ASSEMBLY OF GODRiver of Life Church 6040 Airport Rd., Georgetown; Pastor Paul Vincent; 512-863-0854Georgetown Legacy Church 100 Stadium Drive; Georgetown at Chamber offices; Robert Jones, Pastor; gtlegacy.com
BAPTISTAndice Baptist Church (Southern Baptist) 6570 FM 970; Williams Drive to 970; Daniel Crowther, Pastor; 254-793-2557.Calvary’s Hill Baptist Church 1802 Bridge Street, Georgetown; Robert W. Lynch, Jr., Pastor; 512-863-5767.Crestview Baptist Church (Southern Baptist) 2300 Williams Dr; Dan Wooldridge, Pastor; 512-863-6576.First Baptist Church (Southern Baptist) 1333 W. University Ave.;512-869-2586.First Baptist Church of Weir 315 FM 1105, Pastor Mike Delaney, 512-863-8899First Baptist Church (Granger) 301 E. Mesquite, Granger, Tx; Pastor Danny “Pat” Cole; 512-859-1389Friendly Will Missionary Baptist Church - 706 West 14th Street, Georgetown; Rudy Williams, Pastor; 512-863-2006.
Grace Baptist Church(Cooperative Baptist) Pastor Kyle Tubbs, 1101 North Mays St., Round Rock 512-402-8388Heritage Baptist Church 1601 FM 971; Donald L. Ledbetter, Pastor; 512-863-8106.Main Street Baptist Church (Southern Baptist) 1001 Main Street; Ernest Jones, Pastor; 512-869-7854.Macedonia Baptist Church 206 MLK Street; Jimmy John-son, Sr., Pastor; 512-863-6044.New Creation Baptist Church (Southern Baptist) 702 E. 15th Stl, Georgetown; David Balderas, Pastor; 512-762-9962BIBLE CHURCHGrace Bible Church 2100 Shell Road.; Dave Roberts, Pastor; 512-863-3232.Hill Country Bible Church 600 CR 151; Brian Threlkeld, Pastor; 512-863-7325.CATHOLICHoly Trinity of Corn Hill FM 1105 between Walburg and Schwertner; 512-863-3020.St. Helen in Georgetown 2700 E. University; Rev. Brian McMaster; 512-863-3041.Santa Rosa Church, Andice Rev. Father Larry Stehling, 254-793-0273.CHRISTIANCommunity Christian Church 4255 Sam Bass Rd/FM 3406/Cty. Rd. 172. 512-244-0310.Hope United. Church Pastor Ron Trimmer, Heritage Oaks Clubhouse, 4611 Verde Vista 512-876-9097.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCEChristian Science Society 1433 Cool Spring Way, Cowan Amenity Center, Sun City, 512-943-4784
CHURCH OF CHRISTGabriel Oaks Church of Christ 408 W. Morrow St.; 512-863-9749; gabrieloakschurchofchrist.orgGeorgetown Church of Christ 1525 W. Hwy. 29; 512-863-3071; Tim Curtis, Minister.Hutto Church of Christ 100 Mager Lane at Hutto Elemen-tary, Hutto, Texas; 512-497-0143; Cort Laurence, Minister.Northside Church of Christ 6613 Lakewoods Dr. South; Bradley Helgerson, Preacher; 512-300-7452.Church of Christ of Florence 101 East Tumlinson St., Florence, Tx; Minister Steve Hamman 254-793-2101.
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENEGeorgetown Church of the Nazarene 4051 E. Hwy. 29 (2 miles east of Southwestern University.) Kevin Bell, Pastor. 512-869-0303.
EPISCOPALGrace Episcopal Church 1314 E. University. 512-863-2068; Rev. Fr. Trey Garland, RectorSt. Joseph’s Episcopal Church 881 North Main Street, Salado, TX; 254-947-3160; stjo-sephsalado.org. The Rev. Bob Bliss, Rector
INTERDENOMINATIONALThe Worship Place 811 Sun City Blvd; 512-869-1310T’Shuva Israel Steve Hoelscher & Gabe Carrasco; 512-818-0233JEHOVAH’S WITNESSESKingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses 1701 N. Austin Ave. 512-863-5435.
JEWISHCongregation Havurah Shalom (CHS) Sun City Cowan Creek Amenities Center - Florence & Georgetown Rooms; Linda Schaffer, President, [email protected]
LATTER DAY SAINTSThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 218 Serenada Drive; 512-863-7173
LUTHERANChrist Lutheran Church (ELCA) 510 Luther Drive; Rev. Paul Kersten, Pastor Cheryl Lamaak; 512-863-2844.Cross and Crown Lutheran Church 3800 Shell Road; Rev. Eric Hartzell, Pastor; 512-869-PRAY.Faith Lutheran Church (LCMS) 4010 Williams Drive; Rev. Walter Pohland, Sr. Pastor; 512-863-7332.St. Peter Lutheran Church (LCMC) North on I-35, to Walburg exit 268, 3 mi. East on FM 972 512-863-5600.Zion Lutheran Church (LCMS) - 6001 FM 1105, George-town; John Davenport, Pastor; 512-863-3065.
METHODISTFirst United Methodist Church 410 E. University Ave.; Dr. Steve Langford, Pastor; 512-863-2370.Florence United Methodist Church 300 Curry Street; Jonathan Mellette, Pastor; 254-793-2535.Jarrell United Methodist Church Corner of First Street & Ave. H, Jarrell, Texas; The Reverend Jonathan Mellette; 512-746-2550St. John’s United Methodist Church 311 E. University; Dr. Ron Bellomy, Pastor; 512-863-5886. St. Paul United Methodist Church 610 Martin Luther King, Rev. Arcynthia Louie. Wellspring, a United Methodist Community of Faith 6200 Williams Drive; Dr. Jeff Smith – Senior Pastor; 512-930-5959.Wesley Chapel A.M.E. Church 504 4th Street; Silas Swint, Pastor; 512-931-2305.
NON-DENOMINATIONALChurch On The Rock - Georgetown 925 Golden Oaks Dr; Pas. Dennis Hattabaugh; 512-864-7713Calvary Chapel of George-town 3400 Shell Road; Bob Lane, Pastor; 512-868-8892.Celebration Church George-town I-35 & Westinghouse Road, Exit 257; Joe and Lori Champion, Pastors; 512-763-3000Round Rock Christian Church 22 Chalice Way, Round Rock. Rev. Linda McWhorter 512-244-3260.
Chisholm Trail Cowboy Church 1500 CR 120, Weir; Pastor Jay H. Humphreys; 512-868-7245; www.chisholmtrail-cowboychurch.orgFaith Community Church Georgetown 40201 Industrial Park Circle; Alton Sutter, Pastor; 512-966-7002.Faith Impact Church Charles Moran, Pastor; 512-554-7280; 505 W. University, Georgetown 78626Grace Fellowship 6600 Lake-woods Drive South. Jack Ender, Pastor; 512-863-7690.Granger Brethren Church 306 West Broadway, Granger; 903-265-2277New Church Georgetown Meeting at 375 CR 245, Lee Hoy, Pastor; 512-868-9796.Open Road Biker Church 8420 North I-35, Exit 268 on the Northbound frontage road; Pas-tor Butch Horton 512-966-8817Promiseland Georgetown Church 2806 Mesquite Lane; Darren and Edwina Jones, Pastors; 512-863-9012.Saving Grace Christian Bible Fellowship 411 College; Leroy Jones, Pastor 512-869-4111Sonshine Christian Church 2806 Mesquite Lane; Dr. David Trumble, Minister; 512-863-9012.
QUAKERFriends (Quakers) Meeting at Friendly Computers, 4134 Williams Dr.; www. georgetownfriendsmeeting.org
PENTECOSTALHarvest Time Ministries, Church 1227 Leander Rd., Georgetown; Robert C. Burrell, Sr., Pastor 512-818-3194Iglesia de Dios Comunidad de Esperanza 303 E. Morrow St, Georgetown; Pastores: Elias & Sonia Rivera www.cdegt.org
PRESBYTERIANChrist Presbyterian Church (PCA) of Georgetown Mitchell Elementary School at 1601 CR 110, 78626; Whit Anderson, Pastor; 512-784-5868First Presbyterian Church 703 Church Street; Dr. Michael A. Roberts, Pastor; 512-863-3381.Oak Grove Church12951 Ranch Road 2338, George-town; Rev. Walter Hoke, Pastor; [email protected] Gabriel Presbyterian Church 5404 Williams Drive; Dr. Church office 512-868-0902.
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTGeorgetown Seventh Day Adventist IH-35 exit 257; Pastor Evgeni Kovachev; 512-569-3061.
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTSan Gabriel Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 1322 E. University Avenue, 512-864-3385.
UNITYUnity of Georgetown George-town Chamber of Commerce, 1 Chamber Way, 512-686-5432.
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Fellowship: 10:30 a.m.
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St. Helen Catholic Church2700 E. University, 512-863-3041
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JANUARY 28, 1915(Continued from last week)The suspect said his daugh-
ter reported she had been beat-en and ill-treated all the time [by Sid B.] After hearing her statement, he got out his shot-gun and set out on a hunt for the man who had wronged his child, and when he found him, shot him to death.
This is the story of a domes-tic tragedy, which will be fur-ther aired when the examining trial is held. The suspect is 34 years old, five feet, nine inches tall, and of more than ordinary intelligence. He is without means, but says he has friends whom he expects to come to his assistance.
Since he was divorced, he has remarried and has a fam-ily at Goldthwaite. Sid B., was a younger man than the sus-pect, probably about 26 years old, and led a nomadic life, moving from place to place and living in a tent. He was without means and the coun-ty had to bear the expense of his burial.
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George D., a young Italian, was arrested by Constable Purl and charged with burglary. A six-shooter and a harp taken from Louis Redard’s home were recovered by Mr. Purl, and the suspect, who speaks little English, is in the county jail.
JANUARY 27, 1972GHS school problems hairy:
A teacher was fired after being given numerous opportunities
to comply with the dress and hair code, and chose not to cut his hair.
Students staged a protest in his behalf, and a number were suspended for three days. They were also protesting the dress
code, parts of which don’t al-low girls to wear jeans or other slacks.
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Chamber honors Outstand-ing Citizen J. T. Atkin, and Out-standing Agriculturist Milton Cockrum.
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The Optimists’ Young Tex-an for January is Brock Kal-mbach. Also, named Junior Rotarians are Jimmy Browder
and Allen Crabb.n
Football Banquet Pictures: Terrell Benold salutes fresh-man coaches Doug Parker and Richard Pate. Danny Stabeno finds something for each cheerleader, gifts from the team.
Head Coach Milton Den-ham and Assistant Coach Don Chandler respond to the player salutes.
JANUARY 24 & 27, 1999Governor Bush tones down
no-pass, no-pass TAAS policy: The new guidelines give three times to take the test once failed, with plenty of remedia-tion after each attempt, before a student is not passed to the next grade level.
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Historical commission holds out hope for bigger mu-seum; continues efforts for
funds to restore the old Farm-ers’ State Bank for a museum.
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Experts look at possibility of local, fixed-route transpor-tation service.
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GISD starts a scholarship fund honoring the late Charles Miller, former director of spe-cial education.
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Williamson County District Attorney Ken Anderson and You Can’t Do That, Dan Moody: The Klan-Fighting Governor of Texas were featured on CSPAN’s weekly “Book TV.”
JANUARY 24 & 28, 2007Durwood Fleming, former
Southwestern president dies at 92.
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Carl Luzius, builder/devel-oper, dies at 64.
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Feral hogs tearing up turf at Sun City’s golf course.
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Chamber Banquet pictures: 1. Bill McIntire and Hill Coun-try Directories – Small Busi-ness of the Year. 2. Jimmy Jacobs Construction – Large Business of the Year. 3. Leo Wood wins the Owen W. Sher-rill Award for his longtime community service. 4. Lau-rence Jackson – Ambassador of the Year. 5. Bill Stanley – Volunteer of the Year.
Yesteryears is a compilation of headlines, photo captions and stories from Sun issues span-ning the past century.
Details emerge about shooter whose trial looms
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Southwestern University students Patrick Paver, Leah Horton and Michael Marsh pose for a professional football watching-themed photo before the Super Bowl in 1999. During that year’s game, the Denver Broncos defeated the Atlanta Falcons, 34-19, in quarterback John Elway’s final game.
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Construction, remodel, repair, kitchen, bath, garages, storage, decks, patios, barns, fencing. All types of construction. 512-635- 4553, Bo Stearns, life- time resident.
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Assistant Manager in Williamson County. Previous apartment experience with af- fordable housing/tax credit knowledge pre- ferred. Work in a fast paced environment, or- ganized, self-motivat- ed, work well with peo- ple; possess good oral/written skills and detail oriented. Com- puter experience re- quired. Resumes may be mailed to Lucy We- ber: 1110 Broadway, Marble Falls, 78654. Email [email protected] or fax to (830) 798-1036. Deadline is Monday, February 2, 2015. Equal Opportunity Em- ployer.
Certified Medical As- sistant needed part-time 2 days/week. Reliable, excellent multi-tasker, trustworthy and friendly. Males welcome. No crim- inal record. Please reply to [email protected] Susie’s Salon. Ex- perienced hairdressers wanted for private suite lease in established salon in Round Rock. Please call 512-388-5015.
Solomon Corporation is accepting applications for several openings in our manufacturing and repair facility in Georgetown, TX. We have a wide va- riety of Employment Op- portunities in Shipping/ Receiving, Poleline/As- sembly, Salvage/Dis-As- sembly, Regulator Repair and Core Winding Repair. Apply on-line at www.solomoncorp.com, send resume to [email protected] om or call 512-763-3471. EOE.Tail Waggins Dog Bak- ery is hiring. Needed: self motivated, positive atti- tude, hard working, en- thusiastic personality, multitasking skills, retail experience, baking ability and desire to learn. Re- sumes accepted at: 2102 N. Austin Ave, George- town, TX 78626.Retired Engineer want- ed to tutor high school senior. Ingersoll-Rand book on hydraulics, for- mulas, equivalents, steam tables. Call Wy- man Shepherd, 512-635- 9872.Manual machinists needed for job shop/ma- chine shop. Must have 5yrs. experience on man- ual lathes & manual mills. Work hours are 8am- 4:30pm. Uniforms, medi- cal & dental insurance of- fered after 90-day proba- tion. Must apply in person at Astro Mechanics, 1411 Sam Bass Rd, Round Rock. Open M-F, 7:30am- 5pm.Cabinet Shop hiring. Custom cabinet assem- bler and lead cutout posi- tion. 512-848-9631.McIntire’s Garden Cen- ter. Deliveries, fertilizing yards, shipping & receiv- ing. Must have valid driv- er’s license. Apply in per- son, 303 Leander Rd., Georgetown, 512-863- 8243.Wanted- Part time main- tenance position for 24 unit apartment community in Georgetown. Experi- ence a plus! Must have own transportation and tools. 20-24 hours per week. Immediate open- ing. Please call 512-756- 6809 ext 228 to schedule interview.Receptionist for Real Es- tate Management com- pany. Must multi-task, have good communica- tion skills, and be a quick learner. Email [email protected] Attendant (Couple Preferred) (Georgetown, TX). Prop- erty Attendant(s): Full- Time Position to perform maintenance and house- keeping work for an eight (8) acre office campus in Georgetown, TX. Pre- ferred: A Couple to share in campus wide office support, maintenance, and housekeeping/kitch- en duties to include, but not limited to, setup/take down for meetings, food/ snack service, etc. Qual- ifications: Basic mainte- nance knowledge to in- clude, but not limited to, plumbing, electrical, me- chanical systems, paint- ing, etc. Must be able to lift and move at least 50 pounds consistently with heavier weight necessary at times. Position requires a valid driver’s license and maintain a good driv- ing record. Work Sched- ule: Varied by day of week and volume of work. Benefits: On Campus Housing with utilities, Health Insurance, Vaca- tion, and 401k. Compen- sation: Salary is based on experience, onsite hous- ing with cable/internet/util- ities. Please send resume to [email protected] (no calls or walk-ins please).
Experienced Service Technician needed for horse trailer maintenance and repairs in Jarrell. Welding or generator ex- perience helpful. Call Andy 512-746-2515.Studio 8 Hair Salon space available to rent for hairdresser with clientele. Large area, nice salon. Call for special deal,512-635-6519, or512-869-5712.Drivers: Oils Down- Freight is UP! Regional Freight! Excellent Money & Hometime! Company & Owner Op’s. CDL-A, TWIC & Hazmat. 855- 252-1634Florence ISD has the fol- lowing positions available: Maintenance Director. Please visit www.florenceisd.net for an online application.CNA/HHA/Caregiver.4-5hr. shifts, MWF morn- ings. Assist with daily liv- ing, personal care, light meals. CPR & references required. 512-677-1038.
Opportunity in George- town The Williamson Central Appraisal District is seeking to fill a full-time Mail Technician position. A bachelors or associates degree, or equivalent, from an accredited uni- versity is preferred. Office operations experience and financial background is also preferred. Must possess knowledge of computer operations and personal computers, skills in proofreading material to ensure accuracy and completeness, ability to accurately record and or- ganize data, ability to op- erate a variety of office equipment, including Mi- crosoft office, various op- erational software, scan- ning hardware/printers, folding/document ma- chine, internal postal ma- chine, internet search, phone/email, and learn and operate internal main office software. Compe- tencies include multi-task- ing, adaptablility, and teamwork. Good commu- nication skills mandatory. Must have ability to work in a fast paced environ- ment and maintain com- posure and think clearly when under extreme pres- sure. Please apply online: http://www.wcad.org/em- ployment Or Submit re- sume and cover letter to:Williamson Central Ap- praisal DistrictAttn: Human Resources625 FM 1460Georgetown TX 78626- 8050Position is open until filled.Jonah Water Special Utility District is seeking a qualified person for the position of Water Plant Operator. Applicants should possess a mini- mum of a Class C Ground Water Operator’s License issued by the TCEQ. SCADA and electrical ex- perience would be a plus. All applicants must have a clean driving record. Drug screening and back- ground check required. Salary DOE. Applications available at 4050 FM 1660, Hutto, Texas 78634.SOAR (Success through Opportunities And Resources) Coordinator- The Caring Place, non- profit assisting families in N. Williamson Co. Pre- ferred candidate has BS/ BA in social services, hu- man services, or related. Min of 2 yrs prof exp in program management and 2 years in social ser- vices. The candidate will demonstrate excellent communication, computer and case management skills, understanding of outcome measures, com- petence in program man- agement. Resume, cover, salary req to: [email protected] by 2/2/15. EOE
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Texas Allied Therapy
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If yes, Flowers Baking Company is looking for Independent Distributors for Route Sales positions.
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The Williamson County Sun is looking for an energetic and personable outside sales person for our advertising sales department.
The work involves contacting and meeting with business owners to work with them to develop and deploy advertising plans for their business. Must have good time management skills and be organized and accurate.
The position is full-time with Monday-Friday normal business hours. Compensation includes monthly salary plus bonus and commission.
Please reply to:Clark Thurmond, Publisher
707 S. Main StreetGeorgetown Texas 78626
Florence Independent School District is posting the following as a required public notice regarding its financial performance for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2014.
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PUBLIC NOTICEThe Round Rock ISD will be accepting sealed bids for:Internet Services - Bid #PE15-077 - Opens 2:00pm, February 26, 2015.Solicitation will be opened at, and documents may be ob- tained from the RRISD Pur- chasing Dept, 16255 Great Oaks Dr Ste 200, Round Rock, TX 78681, (512) 464- 6950 or at www.roundrockisd.org. Ven- dors are encouraged to reg- ister in the District’s eROC Electronic Procurement Pro- gram online at http:// www.roundrockisd.org/ in- dex.aspx?page=2348 for fu- ture bid opportunities.PUBLIC NOTICEThe Round Rock ISD will be accepting sealed bids for:Fiber Transport to CNDC - Bid #PE15-076- Opens 2:00pm, February 26, 2015.Solicitation will be opened at, and documents may be ob- tained from the RRISD Pur- chasing Dept, 16255 Great Oaks Dr Ste 200, Round Rock, TX 78681, (512) 464- 6950 or at www.roundrockisd.org. Ven- dors are encouraged to reg- ister in the District’s eROC Electronic Procurement Pro- gram online at http:// www.roundrockisd.org/ in- dex.aspx?page=2348 for fu- ture bid opportunities.Georgetown ISD is currently seeking a RFP for Print and Copy Services. The RFP may be examined and down- loaded at www.texasbidsystem.com. Registration is required to ac- cess documents. Addendums will only be posted on the Texas Bid System site. It is the Proponent’s responsibility to check the site for the issu- ance of any addendums.The proposals will be re- ceived at the GISD Adminis- tration Building, Attn: Patty Collins, 603 Lakeway Dr, Georgetown, TX 78628 no later than 2:00 p.m. (local) on Wednesday, February 18,
2015. Email or fax responses will not be accepted. GISD reserves the right to accept or reject any and all propo- sals at its option and to waive any formalities.
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THE STATE OF TEXAS, COUNTY OF WILLIAMSON
NO. 15-0001-C26Style of Case: Clara Young and Lina Crayton On Be- half of Loney Dumas vs. Heirs of Ed and Lina WhiteNOTICE TO DEFENDANT: “YOU HAVE BEEN SUED. YOU MAY EMPLOY AN AT- TORNEY. IF YOU OR YOUR ATTORNEY DO NOT FILE A WRITTEN ANSWER WITH THE CLERK WHO ISSUED THIS CITATION BY 10:00 A.M. ON THE MONDAY NEXT FOLLOWING THE EX- PIRATION OF FORTY TWO DAYS AFTER THE DATE THIS CITATION WAS IS- SUED, A DEFAULT JUDG- MENT FOR THE RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE PETI- TION MAY BE TAKEN AGAINST YOU.”YOU ARE HEREBY COM- MANDED to appear by filing a written answer to the Plain- tiffs Petition at or before 10:00 o’clock A.M. on the Monday next after the expi- ration of 42 days after the date of issuance of this cita- tion, the same being Monday, February 13, 2015 - before the Honorable 26th Judicial District Court of Williamson County, Texas, at the Wil- liamson County Justice Cen- ter Courthouse, being located at 405 Martin Luther King Street, in the City of George- town, Texas. Said Plaintiff’s Petition was filed in said court on the January 02, 2015 in the above entitled cause.A brief statement of the na- ture of this suit is as follows, to-wit: THAT THE COURT GRANT RELIEF REQUEST- ED IN PETITION, as is more fully shown by Plaintiffs Peti- tion on file in this suit.The officer executing this writ shall promptly serve the same according to require- ments of law, and the man- dates hereof, and make due return as the law directs.ISSUED AND GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL of said Court at office, on this the 2nd day of Janu- ary, 2015.LISA DAVID, DISTRICT CLERK Williamson County, TexasP. O. Box 24, 405 M.L.K. StreetGeorgetown, Texas 78627- 0024By: /s/ J. Tenneyuque,DeputyADDRESS OF ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF:Joyce Armstrong BryantPO Box 14844Austin TX 78761-4844Phone: 512-419-9676Kevin Stofle, ConstableWilliamson County, Pct. 3
NOTICE TO CREDITORSNOTICE is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Anne Kath- ryn Lilly Eacono, Deceased, were issued on January 22, 2015, in Cause No. 15-0015- CP4, pending in Williamson County Court at Law No. 4, Williamson County, Texas, to: Salvatore Eacono.The notice to the Indepen- dent Executor may be deliv- ered at the following address:
Salvatore Eacono, Independent Executor
Estate of Anne Kathryn Lilly Eacono, Deceased
c/o Glenn M. KarischThe Karisch Law Firm, PLLC
301 Congress Avenue,Suite 1910
Austin, Texas 78701All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered
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are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.Dated the 23rd day of Janu- ary 2015./s/ Melissa L. HarveyAttorney for Independent Ex- ecutorPUBLIC NOTICEThe Round Rock ISD will be accepting sealed bids for:Co-Location Data Center Services - Bid #PE15-078 - Opens 2:00pm, February 26, 2015.Solicitation will be opened at, and documents may be ob- tained from the RRISD Pur- chasing Dept, 16255 Great Oaks Dr Ste 200, Round Rock, TX 78681, (512) 464- 6950 or at www.roundrockisd.org. Ven- dors are encouraged to reg- ister in the District’s eROC Electronic Procurement Pro- gram online at http:// www.roundrockisd.org/ in- dex.aspx?page=2348 for fu- ture bid opportunities.
LEGAL NOTICESNOTICE TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF MARIE L.
KEOUGH SMITHNotice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Marie L. Ke- ough Smith, Deceased, were issued on January 26, 2016, in Cause No. 15-0032-CP4, pending in the County Court at Law Number Four of Wil- liamson County, Texas, to the estate’s independent ex- ecutor without bond, Eliza- beth Ann Hoeferkamp. All persons having claims against the estate currently being administered are re- quired to present them within the time required by law. Claims should be addressed in care of the representative’s attorney, Lawrence A. Rus- sell, 9951 Anderson Mill Road, Suite 200, Austin, Tex- as 78750. Dated this the 26th day of January, 2015.PUBLIC NOTICEThe Round Rock ISD will be accepting sealed bids for:Integrated Library System - Bid #PA15-068 - Opens 2:00pm,February 19, 2015.CSP-Deep Wood Elementary School HVAC Replacement/ Re-Roof - Bid #CA15-083 - Opens 2:00pm, February 19, 2015.CSP-Voigt Elementary School HVAC Replacement - Bid #CA15-084 - Opens 2:00pm, February 17, 2015.CSP-Deerpark Middle School Roof Replacement - Bid #CA15-085 - Opens 2:00pm, February 24, 2015.CSP-Robertson Elementary School Roof Replacement - Bid #CA15-086 - Opens 2:00pm, February 24, 2015.CSP-Double File Trail Ele- mentary School Partial Roof Replacement - Bid #CA15- 087 - Opens 2:00pm, Febru- ary 19, 2015.Solicitation will be opened at, and documents may be ob- tained from the RRISD Pur- chasing Dept, 16255 Great Oaks Dr. Ste. 200, Round Rock, TX 78681, (512) 464- 6950 or at www.roundrockisd.org. Ven- dors are encouraged to reg- ister in the District’s eROC Electronic Procurement Pro- gram online at http:// www.roundrockisd.org/ in- dex.aspx?page=2348 for fu- ture bid opportunities.
NoticeThis is to give notice of the in- tention to introduce, in the 84th Legislature, Regular Session, a bill to be entitled “An Act relating to the qualifi- cations and method of elect- ing directors of the Jonah Water Special Utility District.”
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ORDINANCE NUMBER 2015-01
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS AMENDING SEC- TION 14.04.010 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GEORGE- TOWN, TEXAS RELATING TO THE TERM OF THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN AND ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION; REPEAL- ING CONFLICTING ORDI- NANCES AND RESOLU- TIONS; INCLUDING A SEV- ERABILITY CLAUSE; AND ESTABLISHING AN EF- FECTIVE DATE.WHEREAS, Atmos Energy Company, successor in inter- est to TXU Lone Star Gas (hereinafter called “Atmos”) is engaged in the business of providing gas utility service within the City of Georgetown and is using the public streets, alleys, grounds and rights- of-ways within the City for that purpose under the terms of a franchise ordi- nance heretofore duly passed by the governing body of the City and duly accepted by At- mos; andWHEREAS, the City and At- mos are in discussions with the goal of arriving at terms for a long-term franchise; and
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WHEREAS, the City and At- mos desire to amend said franchise ordinance to pro- vide for a one-year extension of the term;NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, THAT:SECTION 1. The meeting at which this ordinance was ap- proved was in all things con- ducted in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551.SECTION 2. The facts and recitations contained in the preamble of this Ordinance are hereby found and de- clared to be true and correct, and are incorporated by ref- erence herein and expressly made a part hereof, as if cop- ied verbatim.SECTION 3. Section 14.04.010 of the Code of Or- dinances of the City of Georgetown, Texas is hereby amended as follows:Sec. 14.04.010.-Franchise granted—Term.A. The City of Georgetown, Texas, hereinafter called “City,” grants to TXU Lone Star Gas, a Division of TXU Gas Company, hereinafter called “Company,” its suc- cessors and assigns, consent to use and occupy the present and future streets, al- leys, highways, public places, public thoroughfares, and grounds of City, hereinafter referred to as “public rights- of-way,” for the purpose of laying, maintaining, con-
structing, protecting, operat- ing, and replacing therein and thereon pipelines and all oth- er appurtenant equipment to deliver, transport, and dis- tribute gas in, out of, and through City for persons, firms, and corporations, in- cluding all the general public, and to sell gas to persons, firms, and corporations, in- cluding all the general public, within the City corporate lim- its, as such limits may be amended from time to time during the term of this ordi- nance, said consent being granted for a term beginning January 13, 2000, and ending December 31, 2009; provid- ed, that said term shall be au- tomatically renewed for an additional six-year period ending December 31, 2015.B. If during the term of this franchise, legislation is en- acted which requires the der- egulation of the gas industry and/or the “unbundling” of gas services, this franchise must be renegotiated within six months of the passage of the new law. If the parties are unable to renegotiate the agreement within the six- month period, this agreement will terminate upon 30 days written notice by either party. At any time during the term of this franchise, either party may request renegotiation of any item herein. Within a rea- sonable time following such request, the parties will meet to renegotiate in good faith the suggested amendments to the franchise.SECTION 4. All ordinances
and resolutions, or parts of ordinances and resolutions, in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed and are no longer of any force and ef- fect.SECTION 5. If any provision, section, subsection, sen- tence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any rea- son held to be unconstitu- tional, void or invalid (or for any reason unenforceable), the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance shall not be affected thereby, it being the intent of the par- ties in adopting this Fran- chise that no provision hereof shall be inoperative or fail by reason of any unconstitution- ality or invalidity of any other portion, provision, or regula- tion, and to that end, all pro- visions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.SECTION 6. The Mayor is hereby authorized to sign this ordinance and the City Sec- retary to attest. This ordi- nance shall become effective and be in full force and effect thirty days after its final pas- sage and in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.03 of the Charter of the City of Georgetown and Atmos’s ac- ceptance. Atmos shall, within thirty (30) days from the pas- sage of this ordinance, file its written acceptance of this or- dinance with the Office of the City Secretary in substantially the following form:To the Honorable Mayor and City Council:Atmos Energy Company, act- ing by and through the under-
signed authorized officer, hereby accepts in all re- spects, on this the __ day of __, 201_ Ordinance No. 2014-__ amending the cur- rent gas franchise between the City of Georgetown and Atmos and the same shall constitute and be a binding contractual obligation of At- mos and the City.Atmos Energy CompanyPASSED AND APPROVED on First Reading on the 9th day of December, 2014. PASSED AND APPROVED on Second Reading on the 13th day of January, 2015.THE CITY OF GEORGE- TOWN:/s/ Dale Ross, MayorATTEST:/s/ Jessica Brettle, City Sec- retaryAPPROVED AS TO FORM:/s/ Bridget Chapman, City At- torneyNOTICE TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF JUNIOR
LOUIS HALLOn January 22, 2015, Letters Testamentary were issued to Cynthia Ann Barrows as In- dependent Executor by the County Court of Williamson County, Texas, in Cause Number 15-0001-CP4 pend- ing upon the Probate Docket of said Court.All persons having claims against the Estate, which is currently being administered, should present those claims within the time prescribed by law to:
Jessica M. WarrenAttorney for
Cynthia Ann BarrowsIndependent Executor
The Law Office of Jessica M. Warren, PC
707 West 10th StreetAustin, Texas 78701
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in time that inspire and connect those who ultimately view the works. My camera of choice is the camera I have on me at the time; it really is just a vehicle for me. I shoot most of my professional works on a Canon 5D Mark II.
Q: Tell me the story behind this India exhibit. Why did you go? What all did you see?
A: I was approached by the Museum of the Southwest in Midland to have a solo exhibition of my work. The museum asked me to create works under a theme of “Myth and Legend.”
In my line of work — cultural and human condition photog-raphy — I immediately thought of the mythical and legendary Kumbh Mela in India. Every 12 years, untold millions gather at the confluence of the three holiest rivers in India to drink and bathe from the waters, waters that have the power to release the soul from the bonds of reincarnation.
It was estimated that the 2013 Kumbh Mela was the world’s largest gathering of human beings in history, quoted as high as 100 million in attendance over the course of the 55-day festival.
A mass migration and an epic
pilgrimage of humanity that is beyond anything that I have ever experienced in my life. Truly awe-inspiring.
Q: Where do you find inspira-tion for your work?
A: I find inspiration in the works of others, whether it be photographers, painters, writers, musicians. I was inspired by the pilgrims of Kumbh Mela. Their faith, their devotion. Even some-one’s passion in their own purpose can move me to be inspired.
We have several events each year at my studio in Austin, Gusto Studios, and the passion that others put into helping with these non-profit fundraising events is inspiring. The answer for me is that there is inspiration all around me; I just have to open my eyes.
Q:. Why should someone stop by the exhibit at the Georgetown Art Center and what pieces will they see at the reception?
A: This exhibition is more than just one medium of expression, it is going to be something for every sense, sight, sound, smell, taste and most importantly, we want you to come away with a feeling that you have experience a little piece of India.
Photographer shares shots from India trip
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