The Gatesville & STAR-FORUM Vol. 113 No. 39 12 Pages ISSN No. 0894-4954 “Because Every Thing Is Important To Someone” 75c Corner: Q: What exactly is a hard freeze? A: There are several types of freezes, explains Brent McRoberts of Texas A&M University, and they are clas- sified according to their severity. “In general terms, a hard freeze occurs when the air temperature is 26 de- grees or lower for at least four hours. Because of the cold temperatures, it usually means that many types of plants and most seasonal vegeta- tion will be destroyed. A light freeze occurs when the temperature gets between 29 to 32 degrees, and this kind of freeze can kill tender plants but not harm others. A moderate freeze occurs at 25 to 28 degrees and this can destroy most types of vegetation, especially fruit plants.” Call, write or e-mail your question to The Messenger. --CALL-- 254-865-5212 --WRITE-- Gatesville Messenger P.O. Box 799, Gatesville, TX 76528 --EMAIL-- [email protected]Wednesday, January 15, 2014 MESSENGER Trinity Baptist Church 1506 W. Main St., Gatesville, TX trinitybaptist.embarqspace.com Tim Crosby, Pastor 10:50 am worship BTC Come Visit CORYELL COMMUNITY CHURCH Sunday Service Times: 9:00am & 10:30am Terry & Debbie Hill, Pastors 248-0849 115 North Levita Road Gatesville, TX CoryellCommunityChurch.com 2600 E. Main Gatesville, Texas (254) 865-2520 Sunday Worship: 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. First United First United Methodist Church Methodist Church A solid foundation in an A solid foundation in an ever changing world. ever changing world. What’s Where County Wide...........2,3,5,6 Classifieds..................10-11 Forum...............................4 Obituaries........................5 Sports............................7-9 Subscribe for as little as $ $ 26 26 27 27 * *6 months in Coryell Co. 254-865-5212 Almost 200 youth learned a little something about the generosity of Coryell County folks during the annual youth fair auction. The bidding topped out at $186,900 on the 199 lots sold, but a few add-ons during the auction raised the total to $190,000. Saturday’s auction total was the highest in recent memory, and more than $30,000 above last year’s auction night. The 2014 Coryell County Youth Fair was dedicated to the memory of the late Greg Weber, of Turnersville, who passed away in October at the age of 52. “Greg Weber was one of the biggest supporters of kids there ever was,” said fair board member Than Foote. “Whether it was his own kids or other kids in the county, he was always there for them.” Weber loved livestock and believed showing livestock “was not about rais- ing blue ribbon animals, but raising blue ribbon kids,” Foote commented. Foote remembered Weber as “a big man with an even bigger heart,” who never met a stranger. Weber’s wife, Patty, and their two children, Katy and Thomas, were pres- ent to accept the dedication plaque Man takes 12 years in DWI plea deal A 37-year-old Gatesville man opted for a plea bargain rather than take a chance on a much longer prison term. Jimmy Navejas was sentenced last week to 12 years in prison after en- tering a guilty plea for driving while intoxicated-third or more, which was enhanced for two previous convic- tions. DWI-third or more is normally a third degree felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison. However, Navejas had previous felony convic- tions for obstruction or retaliation and aggravated assault. Coryell County District Attorney Dusty Boyd had filed documents to charge Navejas as an habitual crimi- nal with a punishment range of 25-99 years in prison. To avoid the longer term, Navejas accepted a plea deal for 12 years in prison. Also last week, Frank Hedges, 52, of Copperas Cove, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to burglary of a habitation, a second degree felony. On Oct. 30, 2013, Hedges was ac- cused of entering a home and taking a paint ball gun, head phones, knife and shotgun. In addition, Hedges was sentenced to 10 years in prison for violation of probation on a previous burglary charge. from Foote. Following the dedication ceremony, belt buckles were presented to the high point individuals in each of the three home economics’ divisions. Haley Strickland and Kendall Bone shared high point honors in the senior division, and Jordan Bone was awarded the buckle for reserve high A high speed chase that started Thursday afternoon in Killeen came into Coryell County on Texas Highway 36 before ending on East Range Road on Fort Hood. Richard Glenn Burnbo, 53, of Killeen, was taken into custody after authorities shot out a tire on his ve- hicle. At press time, he remained in the Bell County Jail waiting for formal charges to be filed in relation to the chase. Coryell County Sheriff Johnny Burks said Killeen police requested assistance from local deputies as the chase neared the county. However, before deputies arrived, the fleeing driver had turned off Highway 36 onto FM 184 at Flat. The man then turned onto East Range Road on Fort Hood before being stopped. Gatesville police were positioned Tires shot out to end chase Please see CHASE, P. 12 RECORD SHATTERED! Bidding at annual fair auction increases by $30,000 Please see RECORD, P. 12 Unemployment in Coryell County dropped to its lowest point since 2009 in November, according to statistics provided by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). The county’s unemployment rate was at 7.4 percent in November, com- pared to 7.9 percent in October. The November rate is the lowest since March 2009 when unemploy- ment was 7.3 percent. According to the TWC, Coryell County had 24,999 in the civilian labor force (CLF) in November with 23,145 employed and 1,854 unemployed. In October, there were 24,904 people in the workforce, including 22,948 with jobs and 1,956 seek work. Unemployment has dropped steadi- ly this year since reaching a high of 9.3 percent in June, which is normal with an influx of college and high school students into the workforce. Copperas Cove’s unemployment rate also fell from 6.9 percent to 6.5 percent from October to November. The 6.5 percent is also the lowest since 2009. In Texas, the actual unemployment rate slipped from 6.0 percent in Octo- Latest jobless rate hits four-year low Please see JOBLESS, P. 12 Who’s in charge? Truett Foote refused to let go when his goat tried to pull away during the peewee goat show Saturday morning. Truett quickly regained control of the animal and continued in the show. (See Page 6 for more pictures; complete fair and auc- tion results will be in Saturday’s edition of The Gatesville Messenger) Pipeline start still unknown Construction of a pipeline through Coryell County is getting closer, but still no date on when it may begin. Road and Bridge Administrator Al- len Neel told commissioners Monday that he had met with representatives from Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. and Occidental Petroleum Cor- poration to discuss county roads that could be impacted. Neel said they discussed roads and bridges and company officials pro- vided some insight on how they plan to travel county roads. Please see PIPELINE, P. 12
A: There are several types of freezes, explains Brent McRoberts of Texas A&M University, and they are clas-sifi ed according to their severity. “In general terms, a hard freeze occurs when the air temperature is 26 de-grees or lower for at least four hours. Because of the cold temperatures, it usually means that many types of plants and most seasonal vegeta-tion will be destroyed. A light freeze occurs when the temperature gets between 29 to 32 degrees, and this kind of freeze can kill tender plants but not harm others. A moderate freeze occurs at 25 to 28 degrees and this can destroy most types of vegetation, especially fruit plants.”
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Almost 200 youth learned a little something about the generosity of Coryell County folks during the annual youth fair auction. The bidding topped out at $186,900 on the 199 lots sold, but a few add-ons during the auction raised the total to $190,000. Saturday’s auction total was the highest in recent memory, and more than $30,000 above last year’s auction
night. The 2014 Coryell County Youth Fair was dedicated to the memory of the late Greg Weber, of Turnersville, who passed away in October at the age of 52. “Greg Weber was one of the biggest supporters of kids there ever was,” said fair board member Than Foote. “Whether it was his own kids or other kids in the county, he was always there
for them.” Weber loved livestock and believed showing livestock “was not about rais-ing blue ribbon animals, but raising blue ribbon kids,” Foote commented. Foote remembered Weber as “a big man with an even bigger heart,” who never met a stranger. Weber’s wife, Patty, and their two children, Katy and Thomas, were pres-ent to accept the dedication plaque
Man takes12 yearsin DWIplea deal A 37-year-old Gatesville man opted for a plea bargain rather than take a chance on a much longer prison term. Jimmy Navejas was sentenced last week to 12 years in prison after en-tering a guilty plea for driving while intoxicated-third or more, which was enhanced for two previous convic-tions. DWI-third or more is normally a third degree felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison. However, Navejas had previous felony convic-tions for obstruction or retaliation and aggravated assault. Coryell County District Attorney Dusty Boyd had fi led documents to charge Navejas as an habitual crimi-nal with a punishment range of 25-99 years in prison. To avoid the longer term, Navejas accepted a plea deal for 12 years in prison. Also last week, Frank Hedges, 52, of Copperas Cove, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to burglary of a habitation, a second degree felony. On Oct. 30, 2013, Hedges was ac-cused of entering a home and taking a paint ball gun, head phones, knife and shotgun. In addition, Hedges was sentenced to 10 years in prison for violation of probation on a previous burglary charge.
from Foote. Following the dedication ceremony, belt buckles were presented to the high point individuals in each of the three home economics’ divisions. Haley Strickland and Kendall Bone shared high point honors in the senior division, and Jordan Bone was awarded the buckle for reserve high
A high speed chase that started Thursday afternoon in Killeen came into Coryell County on Texas Highway 36 before ending on East Range Road on Fort Hood. Richard Glenn Burnbo, 53, of
Killeen, was taken into custody after authorities shot out a tire on his ve-hicle. At press time, he remained in the Bell County Jail waiting for formal charges to be fi led in relation to the chase.
Coryell County Sheriff Johnny Burks said Killeen police requested assistance from local deputies as the chase neared the county. However, before deputies arrived, the fl eeing driver had turned off Highway 36 onto
FM 184 at Flat. The man then turned onto East Range Road on Fort Hood before being stopped. Gatesville police were positioned
Tires shot out to end chase
Please see CHASE, P. 12
RECORD SHATTERED!Bidding at annual fair auction increases by $30,000
Please see RECORD, P. 12
Unemployment in Coryell County dropped to its lowest point since 2009 in November, according to statistics provided by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). The county’s unemployment rate was at 7.4 percent in November, com-pared to 7.9 percent in October.
The November rate is the lowest since March 2009 when unemploy-ment was 7.3 percent. According to the TWC, Coryell County had 24,999 in the civilian labor force (CLF) in November with 23,145 employed and 1,854 unemployed. In October, there were 24,904
people in the workforce, including 22,948 with jobs and 1,956 seek work. Unemployment has dropped steadi-ly this year since reaching a high of 9.3 percent in June, which is normal with an infl ux of college and high school students into the workforce. Copperas Cove’s unemployment
rate also fell from 6.9 percent to 6.5 percent from October to November. The 6.5 percent is also the lowest since 2009. In Texas, the actual unemployment rate slipped from 6.0 percent in Octo-
Latest jobless rate hits four-year low
Please see JOBLESS, P. 12
Who’s in charge?Truett Foote refused to let go when his goat tried to pull away during the peewee goat show Saturday morning. Truett quickly regained control of the animal and continued in the show. (See Page 6 for more pictures; complete fair and auc-tion results will be in Saturday’s edition of The Gatesville Messenger)
Pipelinestart stillunknown Construction of a pipeline through Coryell County is getting closer, but still no date on when it may begin. Road and Bridge Administrator Al-len Neel told commissioners Monday that he had met with representatives from Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. and Occidental Petroleum Cor-poration to discuss county roads that could be impacted. Neel said they discussed roads and bridges and company offi cials pro-vided some insight on how they plan to travel county roads.
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Headline actHiram Solis, who formerly played with Destiny in the 1980s, will be the featured artist for the Gatesville Country Music Hall of Fame show. The show will begin at 7 p.m. in the city auditorium, located inside city hall. There is no admission charge and the public is invited to attend.
The monthly Gatesville County Music Hall of Fame show will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at the Gatesville city auditorium. There is no admission charge and the public is invited to at-tend. Hiram Solis, who has lived in the Central Texas area for 40 years, will be the featured performer. In the 1980s, he played in a group called Destiny, which played at local functions and was part of the 1989 Heart of Texas Fair lineup. Through the years, he has performed in many events, such as weddings, fund-raisers, church revivals and festivals. Now retired, Solis’ more recent work and interest is in easy listening guitar music.
Ed Wortham, a native of Bosque County, is also sched-uled to perform. His interest in country music was sparked by an older brother who played the fiddle and needed guitar accompaniment. After graduating in 1959 from China Spring High School, Worthy moved to Dallas where he worked for a surveyor. He also joined a band called Boots and His Buddies. They played at local clubs, and also per-formed at some parties for the Dallas Cowboys. He moved back to Bosque County in 1978 and enjoys playing at the monthly Pearl Bluegrass Music Festival. Also, the New Country Sound, which is the house band for the hall of fame show, will perform.
Art contest heldBoys & Girls Clubs across Central Texas submitted their artwork for the National Fine Arts Exhibit held in Gatesville. Winners were selected in each category and will be sent to regional for judging next month. A group of people look over some of the entries in the local show.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Gatesville is one of thousands of clubs across the country joining in a search to identify talented young artists.
The competition is part of Boys & Girls Clubs of Amer-ica’s (BGCA) National Fine Arts Exhibit, a comprehensive initiative promoting young people’s creativity and encour-aging artistic skills and cultural enrichment. As a participant in the Na-tional Fine Arts Exhibit pro-gram, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Texas submitted members’ artwork in four age divisions and 10 categories, including watercolor, pastel, oil, acrylic and collage. Selected artwork will be screened at the regional level and a limited number will be sent to BGCA’s Atlanta headquarters for judg-ing at the national level. Thirty-seven national win-ners will be named, with their artwork displayed at special events throughout the year. Winning artists will also receive engraved plaques and letters of congratulations from BGCA president and CEO Jim Clark. Regional fi nalists will receive a certifi cate of participa-tion. The Gatesville club recently hosted a National Fine Arts Ex-
hibit event for the Central Texas area. Winners were selected in each category and will be sent to regional for judging next month. National winners will be announced in the summer. Located at 2533 E. Main St., Gatesville, the Boys & Girls Club has served the youth of Gatesville for nine years. The club provides programs for more than 500 boys and girls in three priority outcome areas: academic success, good character and citizenship and healthy lifestyles. Local results were as fol-lows: Monocromatic Drawing: Megan Medley, fi rst place, 6-9
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years old; Brittany Romero, fi rst, 16-18 years old. Multicolored Drawing: Arya Hasenpfl ug, third, 10-12 years old. Pastel : Sydney Mund-kowsky, fi rst, 10-12 years old; Alexis Daniels, second, 10-12 years old; Brittany Romero, third, 16-18 years old. Watercolor: Hailey Conway, second, 6-9 years old; Brenden Gohlke, third, 6-9 years old; Madison Delmolino, second, 10-12 years old; Serena Harris, fi rst, 16-18 years old. Print Making: Megan Med-ley, fi rst, 6-9 years old; Isaac Schuman, second, 6-9 years old; Maya Hasenpfl ug, third,
6-9 years old; Serena Harris, fi rst, 16-18 years old. Mixed Media: Hannah Mar-tin, second, 6-9 years old; Anela Easton, second, 10-12 years old; Rebecca Rhyme, second, 10-12 years old. Collage: Hannah Martin, fi rst, 6-9 years old; Jillian Don-aldson, second, 6-9 years old; Nola Ferrell, third, 6-9 years old; Brittany Romero, fi rst, 16-18 years old.
Sculpture: Isaac Schuman, second, 6-9 years old; Brittany Romero, third, 16-18 years old. Judges were Christeena Sweeney, Ann Perez and Karen Baer.
B&G club looking for artists
The Gatesville Lions Club is gearing up for one of its best known—and most antici-pated—events of the year. The 38th Annual Lion Hom-er Davis Memorial Chili Supper will be held Friday, Jan. 31, in the Gatesville High School cafeteria. For many years, the late Homer Davis used his own fa-vorite recipe to make the chili. Rob Whitesides has taken over as chairman to continue the
fund-raiser in Davis’ memory. Proceeds will help with the club’s many charitable activi-ties. Serving will be from 5-8 p.m. and the meal includes all-you-can-eat chili and/or soup. Cost is $6 for adults and $3 for children, and tickets may be purchased from any Lions Club member. Tickets may also be purchased at the door. Desserts will also be avail-able for $1 each.
Foreign investors with an interest in agricultural lands in the United States are required to report their holdings and any transactions to the U.S. Secre-tary of Agriculture, according to Nathan Lammert, executive director of the Coryell County Farm Service Agency. “Any foreign person who ac-quires or transfers any interest, other than a security interest, in agricultural land in the United States is required by law to report the transaction no later than 90 days after the date of the transaction,” said Lammert. Foreign investors must fi le Agricultural Foreign Invest-ment Disclosure Act (AFIDA) reports with the Farm Service Agency county offi ce that main-tains reports for the county where the land is located. For AFIDA purposes, agri-
cultural land is defi ned as any land used for farming, ranch-ing or timber production, if the tracts total 10 acres or more. Disclosure reports are also required when there are changes in land use. For example, re-ports are required when land use changes from nonagricultural to agricultural or from agricultural to nonagricultural. Lammert added, “Foreign investors must also fi le a report when there is a change in the status of ownership such as owner changes from foreign to non-foreign, from non-foreign to foreign or from foreign to foreign.” For more information regard-ing AFIDA and FSA programs, contact the Coryell County FSA offi ce at 254/865-7012 ext. 2 or visit the USDA Web sites at www.usda.gov.
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NEWS FROM AROUND PEARLBy KAY PRUETT
Wow, has it been cold! The lowest temperature at Pearl that I heard about was 13 degrees. But that is a heat wave com-pared to many other areas of the country. The January Pearl Bluegrass had good weather and there was a nice crowd. There were several special visitors at the Bluegrass and Pearl Book Cot-tage. Bythel and Lynda Oney of Chesterfi eld, MI, along with their daughter and her husband, Larry and Gail Yurick of San Antonio, were among those who attended. I had a chance to visit with them in the Book Cot-tage and Bythel has some great Pearl stories. You old-timers will remember when there was a Gardener Cafe and Garage in Pearl. Bythel told a story about going in the old building after it was closed down and finding some Kite tobacco. Does anyone remember Kite tobacco? Anyway, he said he tore some paper off a brown bag and rolled tobacco up in it and smoked his fi rst cigarette. My sister, Glennyth Medart and I tried something similar to that with some cedar bark. I hope Bythel’s experience was more pleasant than ours. Bythel and his family also visited with Ino Walker Hall that day and Ino brought some old pictures for Bythel. After enjoying music and visiting, the group drove around some old places where Bythel had spent time as a child. He remembered the old Jim Camel place that was at the intersection of County Roads 158 and 157 and also the place on County Road 158 where Dennis and Bonnie Hirt now live. Bythel spent lots of time in Pearl with his uncle, the late Creed Oney. Another ex-student of the old Pearl School, Lonnie Short and his wife Brenda, of Eddy, also attended. Lonnie told us lots of stories about growing up around Pearl and stories about his dad, the late Mark Short. Mark and Lonnie were pilots and flew their planes all around the area. The Pearl, Texas room has a new picture to add to the dis-play. It is a picture of Richard Penny and his little dachshund, Sampson. Sampson is riding with Richard on his tractor, giv-ing him directions on just how to do the job. Unfortunately, little Sampson came up miss-ing last September and has not been seen since then. Family and friends really miss him. Linda Ray and I were visit-ing with some customers last Saturday at the Bluegrass who defi nitely did not have a Texas accent. They were Ken and JoAnn Mutkala of Thunder Bay, Ontario, CA. Word about Pearl does spread far and wide. We heard from former resi-dent, Kathleen Johnson this past week. She said the wind chill in South Dakota last Sunday was 40-50 degrees below zero.
She went to church and the at-tendance was more than usual. Later Kathleen spoke on the phone to a friend in Minnesota. Her friend said the snow was waist high, the temperature was 32 degrees below zero, and the winds were gale force. She said her husband has done nothing but look through the kitchen window and stare. If it gets much worse, she may have to let him in. (Just kidding) Last Wednesday was the opening day for the ladies Bible study at the Pearl Baptist Church. Nineteen ladies attend-ed from several different com-munities. Karon Wheeless did a well-prepared program, new study books were passed out and refreshments were served. Everyone enjoyed the morning. The Bible study will continue each Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. at the Pearl Baptist Church. All ladies are invited to join in. The quarterly business meet-ing of the Pearl Community Center will be Monday at 6:30 p.m. in the community center dining room. Come and support the Pearl Community Center and share your ideas. The Desire of the Nations Missions Conference will be held in the Hamilton High School auditorium from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31 and from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1. The featured speaker will be Dr. Don Rich-ardson. This event is sponsored by local area churches. The annual Pearl Flea Mar-ket and garage sale will be coming up soon. Plan to be in Pearl on Friday and Saturday, March 7 and 8. Booth space is available by calling Joy Bates
Ross at 254-865-8980.
The past few years while working as the historian of the Pearl Cemetery Association, I have had several requests for information about the Hope Cemetery and the old Hope School house. Last week, Linda Ray, Susan Perkins, and I vis-ited the location of the Hope Cemetery. We made pictures of the area and we hope they turn out well, as it was a cloudy day. One grave has a wire fence around it and the tombstone is fairly legible. It says: Martha J. Blackstock Jan. 16, 1836-June 5,1887, wife of James. After doing some research, we found that her complete name was Martha J. Pennington Black-stock. Another tombstone and footstone was lying on a rock wall. All we could read was Minnie A. and the date 1878. The footstone said M.A. The location of this Hope Cemetery is incorrect in every place I have read. The location is be-tween Pearl and Bee House in a pasture on private property and cannot be accessed by the public. This information and a picture will be placed in the history for the Pearl Cemetery so there will be a written record. A new Pearl Cemetery Book will be coming out shortly with all updates. If anyone has any information that would add to this, please contact me at 254-865-5864.
Annual ‘Taste’tickets on sale The Gatesville Exchange Club is preparing for its 17th Annual Taste of Gatesville and Second Annual Chili Cook-Off Competition to be held Tues-day, Feb. 4, at the Gatesville Civic Center. One of the most anticipated events of the year, doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the “Taste” continues until 8 p.m. Tickets are $7 in advance and $8 at the door. Tickets may be purchased from any Exchange Club mem-ber or Educators Credit Union, Extraco Bank, First National Bank, The Gatesville Messen-ger, HEB, National Bank or Texas First State Bank.
Trailer overturnsA 2001 Western Star truck towing a trailer overturned Thursday morning as the driver was making a left turn from North Highway 36 ramp onto East Main Street. Ricky Rhoads, 59, of Oglesby, was driving the truck and attempted the eastbound turn. The trailer became unstable and overturned on its right side, spilling its contents of scrap iron onto the shoulder of the roadway, Gatesville Police Chief Nathan Gohlke reported. No other vehicles were involved and Rhoads was reported uninjured in the accident.
The Coryell County Demo-cratic Club will meet Thursday in Gatesville. The meeting is set for 6 p.m.
at Rancher’s Steakhouse & Grill. All interested persons are invited to attend.
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By Tumbleweed Smith
An expression for every occasion
At Day’s End
By Marshall Day, Messenger Editor/Publisher
Something seems...
...to have gotten into the water--or at least in one woman’s water. I hope she gets it treated soon. On Page 5 of today’s issue of The Messen-ger there is a correction about an article for Strictly Business that we put in the paper last week. Right up front, folks, it was our fault. Our fault, as in The Messenger. It was not the fault of anyone at Coryell Medical Clinic. We appreciate this oversight on our part being brought to our attention. This is not our fi rst mistake, nor will it be our last mistake. We do not like making mistakes. But, if we do, we bring a correction to them if brought to our attention. Now this latest mistake was an oversight on my part to start with--and to end with. I wrote the article and two other folks proofed it, then there was a fi nal page proofi ng. No one caught it. We’re sorry for that and want to make sure no one at Coryell Medical Clinic gets any blame whatsoever for the mistake. They never saw the article before it was published, but the only thing we do al-low to be proofed are paid-for ads. Anyway, this lady whose water appears to be contaiminated, (we think this was one lady, the message and the whining sounded the same on each occasion she called us) called and chastised us for referring to all three of the clinic individuals in the article as “doctors.” And, she was correct. Two are not what is considered a full-fl edged doctor. We should not have referenced them as such, and they never implied to us or anyone else at any time that they were degreed doctors. Then, it seems, the lady with the possibly tainted water called and voiced her displea-sure at those of us for lying to the public (did not happen) and for demeaning the efforts that it takes to become a real doctor. I think that was her perrogative and that should have ended it, followed by our correc-tion. But, it didn’t end there. The woman (or she and/or one or two of her like-thinking friends) called us at least a couple more times over the following two or
three days, harping and moaning over what we were going to do. We repeatedly told her we were going to print a correction, which we are doing. But, that still wasn’t the end of the lady’s complaints. I did not get to talk to her directly, but in the last conversation she had with one of our employees, she made a caustic remark that what this was all about was “that Obamacare thing!” So, from that statement, I’m guessing she either meant Obamacare had created another major blunder in the implementation of that god-awful piece of legislation that makes newspapers mistakenly identify individuals as doctors when they are not. Or, she was referencing one of my many complaints about that legislation and she was taking exception to my position on it. But, I do think she needs to do several things. First, she needs to get her water tested. Then if that does not prove to be the problem, she might consider signing up for Obamacare if she already has not done so. I understand they have excellent coverage, even for things you don’t need or think you might need and never will. And, once again, in the end, we are sorry for this mistake. I understand how an individ-ual can spend those many years getting ready to become a physician and take exception to someone else getting the same credit when they shouldn’t. My doctor and I are on a fi rst-name basis. I called him Dr. XXX for years until he cor-rected me and asked to be called by his fi rst name. I know a lot of other doctors who do the same thing with their patients. That does not mean I lost respect for him, it just means we are friends--and I like that in a doctor, or a health care professional if that is what they are.
Have a nice day...
TWENTY YEARS AGO--1994 --A Coryell County grand jury handed down 34 indictments against 32 individuals in the 52nd District Court during January. --Producers are reminded that receipts for wool, mohair and unshorn lambs, sold in the 1993 calendar year, must be submit-ted to the county ASCS offi ce for incentive payment by March 1, 1994. --The American Red Cross Blood Drive held last Tuesday was reported to have one of the largest donor turn-outs with 60 pints of blood and 61 donors. --Two junior high students in Gatesville ISD are serving as television reporters as part of a community idea given by a Waco TV station. --David Hopson of Mound was elected chairman of the ASCS Community Committee after the Dec. 6 election.THIRTY YEARS AGO--1984 --Coryell County closed out 1983 with a healthy fi nancial pulse gauged by the monthly disbursement of one percent sales tax receipts from State Comptroller Bob Bullock’s offi ce. --Freezing temperatures late in December have prompted producers to inquire about the possible adverse effects on small grain, according to the Coryell County Agricultural Stabiliza-tion and Conservation Service (ASC). --A newly-sworn 52nd District Court grand jury returned 42 indictments in its fi rst session held Monday. --The American Scandinavian Student Exchange (ASSE) has announced it is seeking families in the Gatesville area to serve as hosts for 15 Scandinavian, German, Swiss, British and Ice-land high school students who are part of the ASSE exchange visitor program. --An order adopted last month rescinding plans for a new farm-to-market road near the Ater community was upheld Mon-day by the Coryell County Commissioners’ Court.FORTY YEARS AGO--1974 --The County Commissioners voted unanimously to let the town of Evant use a 1970 model patrol car belonging to the sheriff’s department. The auto is to be used by a night watch-
man for patrolling in Evant. --The United States Army Recruiting Command opened an offi ce in Gatesville on Wednesday. It is located on the second fl oor of the city hall building on North 8th Street and is manned by Staff Sgt. Paul Montgomery and Sp/5 Cap Benthen, 1st Cal-vary representative. --Gatesville’s school board Tuesday night voted to accept the proposed annexation of 900 acres of land west of King into the local school district from the Evant school district. --At last week’s city council meeting, Gatesville Mayor Bob Miller confi ded to his fellow council members that he did not plan to seek re-election in the city’s voting coming up the fi rst Tuesday in April. --An increase in expense allowances for county offi cials was voted by Coryell’s commissioners’ court Monday morning.FIFTY YEARS AGO--1964 --The Coryell County chapter of the American Red Cross Wednesday received $3,600 from Fort Hood, its allotted share of funds raised during a United Fund drive at the military estab-lishment. --Gatesville’s Junior Chamber of Commerce played to an area Jaycee meeting Tuesday night at the Round Up Cafe. More than 50 visiting Jaycees from 10 central Texas towns--some from as far away as Bastrop and LaGrange--attended the ses-sion. --Action on the 52nd District Court’s criminal docket will get underway here Monday with a visiting judge presiding. He is Bron Matthews, judge of the Criminal District Court of Tarrant County. --Gatesville Student Council discussed plans to offer Student Discount Cards for all students. These cards will let a student in the theater in Waco or Temple at a discount. Secretary Mary Beth Pruitt has written a letter concerning the cards. --Gatesville’s 8th and 9th grade basketball teams notched their fi rst wins of the Central Texas League campaign Monday night by whipping the Lamar teams in Temple. The winning margin in both instances was 10 points.
Dr. Mavis P. Kelsey Sr. es-tablished several medical clin-ics around Houston. He retired in1986 and since then has writ-ten books on genealogy, history, medicine, art and architecture. He is co-author of a book pub-lished in 2007 by A & M Press on Texas courthouses. His latest book is titled Texas Sayings & Folklore, published by Bright Sky Press. “If you look in my book, you’ll fi nd all kinds of expres-sions,” says Dr. Kelsey. “One of them is: I’ve seen a lot of changes and I’m agin’ every one of ‘em.” The book has approximately 100,000 acronyms, expressions, admonitions, advice, proverbs, maxims, oxymorons, phrases, puns, quips and sayings he col-lected over a two or three year period. “I just kept running into say-ings and remembered a lot of them. I just started writing them down on slips of paper and the fi rst thing you know I was doing a book on them.” The book is divided into sections: money, medicine, weather, old age, romance, food and drink, travel, time and other topics. A phrase in the section of Folk Speech of Northeast Texas reads, “Don’t never fool with nothing that ain’t none of your business.”
He has one about talking and being careful about what you say: “Words spoken can never be controlled. Once you’ve said it, you’re stuck with it.” Another: “Words are like tooth paste. Once out of the tube, you can’t put them back.” The book has sayings of famous people. Davy Crockett said, “Be sure you’re right, then go ahead.” Mark Twain said, “Truth is not hard to kill, but lies are immortal.” Here are some more: “Eggs cannot be unscrambled” and “You can’t unring a bell.” A few more: “God made the country, man made the town” and “The generous pocket will never be empty” also “What the world needs is more warm hearts and less hot heads.” Here’s an old one: “It’s too late to shut the door after the horse is out of the barn.” “He says the oldest saying he has found dates back to 5,000 BC, more than 7,000 years ago: “Wealth is hard to come by and the poor are always with us.” Dr. Kelsey, a fi fth generation medical doctor, whose family came to this country before the American Revolution, is a graduate of A&M University and the University of Texas Medical School. He started his book with the sayings he heard as a child.
“If you start collecting them, you’ll fi nd out you’ve got may-be several thousand. I’ve writ-ten all these on paper with a ball point pen.” In his introduction to the book, Dr.Kelsey quotes W. M. Thackeray: “There are a thousand thoughts lying within a man that he does not know till he picks up a pen to write.” Dr. Kelsey is 101 years old. His book on sayings was published last year. He lives in a heavily wooded section of Houston in the house he had built in the early 50’s. “It was the fi rst house out here and there were no roads. Now the neighborhood is full. There’s so many billionaires around here they‘ll pay four million dollars for a lot with a house on it, tear down the house and build a mansion.”Tumbleweed Smith of Big Spring is a radio feature artist, newspaper columnist, after dinner speaker and documentary fi lmmaker who has written two books and produced a dozen CD’s on Texas life. You can contact him at [email protected].
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William Walter (Bill) DobbsMarch 23, 1933 – January 9, 2014
William Walter (Bill) Dobbs, age 80, of League City, Texas, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2014, at Clear Lake Regional Medical Center in Webster, Texas. Walter was born on March 23, 1933, in Sumrall, Mississippi, and spent the majority of his life working and residing in Gatesville, Texas. He served in the United States Air Force from 1952-1956, earning the National Defense Ser-vice Medal, Good Conduct Medal, United Nations Service Medal and the Korean Service Medal while serving his country. Walter was preceded in death by his fi rst wife, Faye Dobbs; parents, Walter Edward and Gladis Dobbs; daughter, Shonie Faye Bartlett; and son-in-law, Henry A. Bartlett. Walter is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Scott-Dobbs; daugh-ters, Brenda Coalston, Patsy Wood and Shannon Herdt; sons, Ken-neth Dobbs, John Scott and Sam Scott; sister, Mary Allen; brother, Ken Dobbs; 17 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; along with numerous other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, January 13, 2014, at Scott’s Funeral Home in Gatesville, Texas. Interment followed in the Restland Cemetery in Gatesville, Texas.
CITY OF GATESVILLEPOLICE DEPARTMENT The following is a break-down of activity reported by the Gatesville Police Department through its dispatchers during the period of Jan. 8-10. While there were many calls to the dispatcher, the following repre-sent only a partial list of more signifi cant activity. Persons are reminded that only emergency calls should be made to 9-1-1, while all non-emergency calls to the police department should be made to 865-2226.
Jan. 8 2:31 a.m., the Gatesville fi re
department responded to a fi re in the 2500 block of Bridge Street. 7:16 p.m., an officer re-sponded to a suspicious activity call in the 2300 block of East Main Street. 7:29 p.m., an officer re-sponded to a suspicious activity call in the 900 block of Bridge Street. 9:01 p.m., an officer re-sponded to a suspicious activ-ity report in the 1400 block of Saunders Street. 11:08 p.m., a woman in the 1800 block of San Jose Street reported some suspicious activ-ity.
Jan. 9 8:51 a.m., an offi cer investi-gated an assault call in the 1500 block of West Main Street. 10:06 a.m., Gatesville fi re and ambulance units responded to an accident in the 3200 block of East Main Street. 8:17 p.m., a man reported some suspicious activity in the 100 block of North 28th Street.Jan. 10 5:58 a.m., a man reported some suspicious activity in the 300 block of Gateway Circle. 3:45 p.m., an arrest was made after a woman at a busi-ness in the 2800 block of South Highway 36 reported a theft.
7:50 p.m., a citation was is-sued after offi cers responded to a public intoxication call in the 2000 block of East Main Street. 11:00 p.m., the Gatesville fi re department responded to a fi re in the 2000 block of St. Louis Street.
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CORYELL COUNTYSHERIFF’SDEPARTMENT The following is a break-down of activity reported by the Coryell County Sheriff’s Department during the period of Jan. 8-10. These calls to dispatch refl ect only the more signifi cant ones that came in during the period. Persons are reminded that only emergency calls should be made to 9-1-1, while all non-emergency calls to the sheriff’s offi ce should be made to 865-7201.Jan. 8 1:47 a.m., a woman reported a suspicious vehicle on FM 116 at Abbott Lane. 3:19 p.m., a woman reported a suspicious vehicle in the 900 block of Greystone Drive. 9:28 a.m., a call was for-warded from the Cove dis-patcher about a structure fi re in the 2700 block of Pine Circle. 12:08 p.m., a deputy reported a suspicious vehicle on Western Ridge Road. 1:41 p.m., the Cove dis-patcher reported a fl eet accident in the 2700 block of Pine Circle. 4:52 p.m., a citizen reported a reckless driver on FM 116. 6:43 p.m., a man reported a reckless driver on FM 116.Jan. 9 4:55 a.m., a woman reported a case of animal neglect in the 400 block of Sierra Vista. 10:30 a.m., a woman re-ported a case of animal neglect on FM 107 at Eagle Springs Baptist Church. 12:23 p.m., a man in the 700 block of Kenney Drive reported a case of unsafe shooting of a gun. 12:25 p.m., a woman in the 2700 block of Mulberry reported a case of telephone harassment. 1:28 p.m., deputies joined state troopers in a pursuit near North Fort Hood.Jan. 10 7:15 a.m., a woman reported some shots fi red on FM 580 at FM 1113. 9:25 a.m., a man reported some suspicious activity on North Highway 36 at Hay Val-ley Road. 2:29 p.m., a man reported a reckless driver on North High-way 36. 10:11 p.m., a man reported a reckless driver on Highway 84. 11:09 p.m., a woman in the 300 block of FM 107 reported an assault
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New Location... Natalie Sader, owner of Natalie’s Hair Salon, has relo-cated her business to 103 North Highway 36 Bypass, Suite A, in the Cefco business offi ce strip. Natalie previously had her shop located on the rear parking lot of the former Andy’s Restaurant site. Natalie has four years experience in the salon business and offers cuts, colors, highlights, waxing and military cuts. Walk-ins are always welcome and Natalie can be reached to set up an appointment at 254-230-2789. Natalie’s hours are: Monday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Wednesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; and Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
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******Correction... In the Jan. 4 Strictly Business column, in the information relating the additions to the staff at Coryell Medical Clinic, it was incorrectly stated that two of the individuals who had rejoined the clinic were doctors. Brenda Hoover is an FNP-BC, MSN, RN, CDE, while Kim Jacobs is a PA-C, not doctors as stated. The error was made by the The Messenger and was never intended by the newspaper or the clinic to mislead anyone into thinking the individuals had qualifi cations they do not. We apologize if anyone thought otherwise.
Daily columnist/humorist Jonathan Richard Cring and musician Janet Clazzy will bring their 2014 Tour: Message, Meaning and Mission to the First United Methodist Church in Gatesville. Three performances are scheduled Jan. 25-26, featur-ing music, comedy, drama and singing. At 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25,
the pair will launch their visita-tion with “567:go tell it from the Mount,” a music/word extrava-ganza based on the thoughts and philosophy of the Sermon on the Mount. During the 10:30 a.m. Sun-day, Jan. 26, service, Cring and Clazzy will be sharing tidbits from their journey under the umbrella of “SpiriTed,” more music, more stories and more
humor. They will close at 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26, with a dra-matic piece laced with comedy entitled “Front Porch USA,” an exploration of the mission of all human beings during their life’s journey. A free-will offering will be taken and copies of books, CDs and DVDs will be available for purchase.
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Hornets shine in overtime, top Llano, 48-46
Overtime is when players must rise to the occasion. No one has risen to such oc-casion as Gatesville’s Brianna
Poe and Randi Farney did Fri-day night. The duo accounted for all six of the Hornets’ points in the extra period to lead Gatesville past the Llano Lady Jackets, 48-46.
Gatesville improved to 2-1 in District 8-3A and 10-9 overall with the victory. Farney, a senior guard, swished in the game winner with just under six ticks left to give her four points.
The shot came after Poe, a junior forward, converted a pair of free throws and hit a running hook shot in the paint on her way to a 13-point night. While Poe’s clutch buckets gave Gatesville a 46-42 lead,
the Lady Jackets did what they had done all game—caught back up. Llano banked home a pair of layups to tie the game with 23 seconds left in the overtime session.
After a timeout, Farney dribbled the ball on the left wing, waiting for her chance to strike. With the clock entering into
A last-minute lineup change led to a slow start and a loss for the Gatesville Hornets’ boys’ basketball team Friday night. Senior Harrison Smith, a starter on the wing, was forced to miss Gatesville’s District 8-3A opener against the Llano Yellow Jackets with flu-like symptoms.
Gatesville starts slow, falls to Llano Yellow Jackets, 49-45
“It’s not just losing his (Smith’s) leadership on the court and his production,” Hornet coach Thomas Winkler said after the loss, “It also puts pressure on the other players knowing they’ve got to step up.” The forced lineup change caused Gatesville’s offense to
sputter in the early going, and the Hornets never led in the game as they fell, 49-45. Gatesville slipped to 11-8 overall and 0-1 in district play with the loss. The Yellow Jackets took con-trol of the game early, scoring
Hornets open season with 7-0 demolition of Connally By simple explanation, a self-fulfi lling prophecy is any positive or negative expectation about circumstances, events, or people that may affect a person’s behavior toward them in a manner that causes those expectations to be fulfi lled. The Gatesville Hornets’ boys’ soccer team has a goal
of winning the District 34-4A title and getting through the fi rst round of the playoffs. The Hornets displayed their ability to fulfi ll those goals with a complete annihilation of Con-nally, 7-0, in their season opener Friday. As impressive as the of-fensive display was, Gates-
ville coach Van Collins was impressed most by the team’s defense. “Even with all of the scor-ing, I am most pleased with the shutout,” Collins said. “I believe a shutout is the most important stat aside from wins
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Going up strongGatesville senior Randi Farney takes the ball up for a layup and absorbs contact during the fourth quarter of the Hornets’ overtime victory over Llano on Friday. Farney stuck in this shot and also drilled the game winner in the extra frame.
Sign-ups for LL baseball and softball now underway
Baseball will take center stage in just three weeks with Major League Baseball’s spring training period just around the bend. Local youngsters need not wait nearly that long, as sign-ups for Little League baseball and softball are now open. Player applications can be picked up at the Gatesville Intermediate, Elementary, Primary or Junior High schools as well as at The Messenger offi ce. The age groups of players have changed for the upcoming season, as the boys’ age will be that as of April 30 of this year while the girls’ age will be that as of Dec. 31, 2013. The age divisions are as follows: —5/6 year olds: T-Ball. —7/8 year olds: Coach Pitch.
—9/10 year olds. —11/12 year olds. Applications (and birth certifi cate) are due no later than Monday, Feb. 10, and if turned in prior to Jan. 31, the registration fee will be $35 instead of $40. Once completed the registration forms can be turned in to Scott Harper at Gatesville Primary, Pam Bone at Gatesville Elementary, Charles Ament at Gatesville In-termediate or to Cindy Venable at Gatesville Junior High. Coaching positions are also available in the league. Parents will have the option of volunteer-ing as a coach on the registration form, or those interested may contact Sammy Cockrell at 254-865-8250.
District 8-3A Basketball StandingsDistrict 8-3A Basketball StandingsBOYSTeam Record1. Burnet 1-01. Lampasas 1-01. Llano 1-04. Gatesville 0-14. Liberty Hill 0-14. Brownwood 0-1
GIRLSTeam Record1. Brownwood 3-02. Gatesville 2-12. Liberty Hill 2-14. Burnet 1-24. Lampasas 1-26. Llano 0-3
*—Standings are as of press time and do not refl ect the outcomes of Tuesday’s games.
Gatesville’s young squad learns fast, goes 1-3 in Killeen tourney The Gatesville girls’ soc-cer team made immeasurable strides of improvement in the Killeen tournament over the weekend. Gatesville opened the season with a 1-3 record. After dropping their first three contests, the Hornets re-bounded to win the fi nale, 4-2, Saturday over Harker Heights. “Overall the girls did a great job at the tournament,” Gates-ville coach Amanda Johnson
said. “We may not have won all games, but the girls are learning and beginning to pull together as a team.” Junior Ashley Chapa led the offensive attack against Harker Heights, sending in two goals in the fi rst half. Sophomores Viremy Saldi-var and Autumn Brown each added another goal to ensure the victory. Taylor Walters and Rebecca Dunahoo, who shared goal-
keeping duties throughout the tournament, each made four saves in the fi nal match Satur-day. While the tournament did not start the way Gatesville wanted, the team picked up invaluable experience and grew in each of the fi rst three defeats. 5A classification Ellison taught the Hornets a few of those lessons with a 5-1 victory
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A single game has the ability to completely alter the perspec-tive of an entire basketball season. This was the case Friday when the Evant Lady Elks picked apart the Jonesboro Lady Eagles, 50-22. Evant improved to 11-6 on the season and 2-0 in District 28-1A D II play while Jones-boro slipped to 11-4 overall and 2-1 in district action. From the opening tip, the Lady Elks controlled the contest with a dominating balance of offense and defense. Evant held the Lady Eagles to fewer than eight points in each quarter while scoring at least 11 on its offensive end in all four periods. Lindy Burks turned in yet another double-double in the ballgame. The senior fi nished with a game-high 24 points and pulled down 10 rebounds. Despite the loss, Jonesboro sophomore Amber Hill also compiled a double-double with 10 points and 11 boards. Burks was not the only Evant senior to make an impact, as Kaira Diaz, Macy Wall and Whittney Nawara each put up solid numbers. Diaz scored five points,
In-season victories are often short-lived. After the Evant Elks claimed their fi rst victory of the basket-ball season last week, the Jones-boro Eagles stepped in to give them a reality check Friday. The Eagles prevented Evant from putting together a win streak by taking care of busi-ness, 61-27, at home. The victory was Jonesboro’s fi rst in District 28-1A D II play, as they improved to 1-2 in league games and 7-6 overall. Evant fell to 1-11 for the season and 1-2 in district play. Jonesboro’s young players, who do not log many minutes during the season, received ample playing time in the sec-ond half of Friday’s game. Sophomore Derrick Miller ensured his teammates of their chance to play by going off for 16 points and was also a factor on the boards with eight rebounds. Freshmen Jimmy Apodaca, Luke Jackson and Robert Ro-buck hedged the victory in the second half with 10, seven and one point, respectively. Senior Toby Anderson also made the most of his minutes, tickling the twine for eight points. Fellow senior Caleb Barnes followed suit by cashing in for one point while securing seven rebounds. Although Miller made an impact on the stat sheet, the other four starters were unable to make as much of a difference in their time on the fl oor. Sen ior Logan Snoddy chipped in six points and junior
The road has been kind to the Oglesby Lady Tigers’ bas-ketball team this season. The Lady Tigers notched an-other victory away from home Friday, picking off District 28-1A D II rival Cranfi lls Gap, 40-23. Oglesby improved to 5-12 overall and 1-2 in its district schedule. The second quarter made all the difference for the Lady Tigers. Entering the second period with a slight 6-4 defi cit, Ogles-by unleashed its inner monster. The Lady Tigers ran down Cranfi lls Gap with a 12-1 burst in the period, giving the visitors a 16-7 advantage at the half. Megan Horton once again
BoysPlayed 1-09Gatesville 8th Grade A 29Liberty Hill 45 Liberty Hill fl exed its youth-ful muscles Thursday with a 45-29 victory over Gatesville’s eighth grade A squad.
Gatesville junior high basketball results
Jett Truss led the Hornets with 11 points with Kipp Gel-lasch following close behind with eight. T.J. Miller and Cairi Chance-lor each netted three points in the contest while Dylan Arel-lano and Brandon Hill each added two more to round out the box score. All four of Gatesville’s ju-nior high boys’ teams are slated to take on Lampasas at 5 p.m. Thursday on the road.
Gatesville 8th Grade B 25Liberty Hill 40 The Panthers of Liberty Hill completed an eighth grade sweep of Gatesville, 40-25, Thursday. Max Bartlett was the Hor-nets’ top scorer with eight points. Luis Gamez drilled in four points while Everett Johnson and Colby Sheets each added three. Austin Minshew, Gary Ruff and Ryan Stovall each changed the score with two points, and Austin Bayer completed the scoring effort with one point.
Gatesville 7th Grade A 30Liberty Hill 29 The Hornets avoided a total program sweep Thursday by notching a 30-29 win over Lib-erty Hill. Tyler Lewis led the Hornets with nine points while Braden Luensmann followed with six.
Gatesville 7th Grade B 21Liberty Hill 28 Liberty Hill proved to have more in the cupboard when it comes to junior high boys’ basketball Thursday by taking another victory over Gatesville, 28-21. Player stats were not re-ported to The Messenger.Played 1-11Gatesville 8th Grade A 39Midway 30 Gatesville topped Midway, 39-30, Saturday in the opening round of its hosted tournament. The tournament was origi-nally scheduled to be played in December, but was cancelled due to weather issues.
Gatesville 8th Grade A 42Bohnam Jr. High 32 The Hornets captured the title in their own tournament Saturday with a 42-32 win over Bohnam. In the two games, Gellasch and Truss were Gatesville’s main scorers, totalling 28 and 23 points, respectively. Hill added eight points in the contests, and Derrick Bayer and
Chansler netted seven points apiece. Will Carroll scored three points between the two games, while Miller and Arellano each had two points.
Gatesville 7th Grade A 43Bohnam Jr. High 34 Gatesville’s seventh grade A squad opened Saturday’s tournament play with a 43-34 victory over Bohnam. The victory advanced the Hornets into the title game. Zach Mueller led all scorers with 17 points and Lewis was tight on his heels with 15.
Gatesville 7th Grade A 40Midway 36 It took overtime to crown a champion Saturday, but the Hornets secured the title of their hosted tournament, 40-36, with a win over Midway. Mueller led Gatesville with another strong outing as he fi nished with 13 points. Lewis was Gatesville’s sec-ond-leading scorer in the game with nine points.
GirlsGatesville 8th Grade A Liberty Hill Neither a score nor player stats were reported to The Mes-senger. All four of Gatesville’s ju-nior high girls’ teams are slated to take on Lampasas at 5 p.m. Thursday at home.
Gatesville 8th Grade B Liberty Hill Neither a score nor player stats were reported to The Mes-senger.
Gatesville 7th Grade A 12Liberty Hill 14 Liberty Hill came out on top of Gatesville, 14-12, Thursday in a defensive struggle. Elyssa Turner found a rhythm with her shot, fi nishing with a team-high eight points. Maci Matthews and Kaylan Summers each recorded two points in the loss.
Gatesville 7th Grade B 16Liberty Hill 17 With a score fitting for a Steelers-Ravens showdown in the NFL, Liberty Hill topped Gatesville, 17-16, Thursday in the seventh grade B basketball contest. Erin Necessary was the Hor-nets’ high-pointer with four. Sarah Garrett, Samantha Snoddy, Kileigh Reid, Rebecca Rutherford and Simmerman each put the ball into the net for two points.
Lady Tigers claw past Cranfi lls Gap, 40-23, take fi rst district win
had the keys to offense, as she led all scorers with 20 points. The sophomore guard also made a signifi cant impact de-fensively, knifi ng away seven steals. Bianca Martinez was also a menace on the defensive end, as the senior had nine steals to go with four points. After the intermission, the Lady Tigers’ offense slowed a bit, but their defense kept the Lady Lions in check. Oglesby outscored its oppo-nent, 24-16, in the second half to coast to the 17-point win. Sophomore Hannah Wallace recorded her second double-double of the season with a 10-point, 13-rebound effort. Junior Felicia Hernandez
also hit the boards hard, pulling down 10 rebounds to go with her six points. The Lady Tigers are slated to resume their district schedule at 6 p.m. Friday against Lometa at home.
in the opener. Sophomore Laura Vega scorched the net for the team’s lone goal on an assist from fel-low sophomore Yazmin Roble-do. In their second game Friday, the Hornets showed more inten-sity on offense and defense in a 2-0 loss to Elgin. Gatesville got off a stagger-ing 27 shots on goal, but none were able to slip by the keeper. Defensively, the Hornets al-lowed just nine shots on goal, but the ball found the net twice. Gatesville squared off with another 5A squad in Fort Worth
Arlington Heights. Arlington Heights handed the Hornets their second shutout loss in as many games, 4-0. Despite the loss, Dunahoo began to shine in net, stopping 10 of the 11 shots she faced. However, the Hornet offense sputtered, mustering up just three shots on goal. Gatesville took on another soccer power Tuesday when it traveled to Waco High to face the Lady Lions. The Hornets’ first home game of the season is set to kick off at 6:30 p.m. Friday against Taylor.
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dished out six assists and had fi ve steals. Wall also made an evening out of picking pockets, fi nish-ing with four steals and three points while Nawara rifl ed off six points. Junior Spencer Wolverton and sophomore Cassidy Man-ning rounded out Evant’s box score with eight and four points, respectively. Freshman Brittany White was Jonesboro’s second-leading scorer with four points while sophomore Cassidy Coble fol-lowed her with three points and also contributed on the glass with nine rebounds. Junior Katie Kuzenka and freshman Lizzeth Sandoval each put up two points while fellow junior Alexis Lilljedahl fi nished off the scoring effort with one point. Both teams were back on the hardwood Tuesday in road games, as Evant took on Lo-meta while Jonesboro faced off with Cranfi lls Gap. The Lady Eagles are set to do battle with Waco Parkview in a non-district contest at 6 p.m. Friday at home. The Lady Elks’ next game is scheduled to tip off at 6 p.m. Friday against Cranfi lls Gap at home.
Elks’ bid for win streak denied by Jonesboro
Tommy Isom added three more. Fellow junior Thai Robuck dropped in seven points and pulled down six rebounds while sophomore Cannon Dixon snared eight boards and put in two points. Evant’s players’ stats were not reported to The Messenger by press time. The Elks and Eagles were each back in action Tuesday with road contests. Evant was at Lometa and Jonesboro traveled to Cranfi lls Gap. The Eagles are set to do battle with Star at 7 p.m. Friday at home. The Elks are scheduled to tip off at 7 p.m. against Cranfi lls Gap at home.
its fi nal 10 seconds, the guard weaved into traffi c and elevated from the right elbow to win the game. The exhilarating fi nish was welcomed news to the Hornets after watching a 10-point half-time lead slip away. Gatesville dominated the Lady Jackets in the early going, ramping up a 25-15 advantage at the break. However, the Hornets’ of-fense hit a dry spell in the sec-ond half, as they went without a fi eld goal for the entire third quarter. During that stretch, Llano was able to tie the game at 28-28 with a buzzer-beating shot at the end of the third period. The shot capped off a 13-3 run. “It was the story of our sea-son: we had 14 turnovers in the third quarter,” Gatesville coach
Chris Carroll explained. However, the Hornets man-aged to survive the disastrous quarter with their chance of victory still intact. Kayla McGiboney was a huge reason the Hornets’ odds remained favorable. The junior put in five of her game-high 14 points in the fourth quarter. However, McGiboney fouled out before the end of regula-tion, and was joined by two other starters—Poe and senior Sarah Latham—before the fi nal buzzer. Latham had Gatesville’s fi nal point of regulation on a free throw, as she fi nished with seven points. Even with the third quarter issues and foul trouble, the Hornets found a way to survive, which pleased their coach. “The bottom line is, I’m so
proud of these girls for start-ing off 2-1 in district,” Carroll noted. Senior Meghan Haferkamp and freshman Corie Tunnell each put fi ve points on the scor-ing chart to round out Gates-ville’s offense.
JV Gatesville’s jayvee did not have any issues putting down Llano’s squad, as it cruised to a 51-32 victory. Freshmen Kate Lovejoy and Emma Shinn each reached double fi gures in points with 12 and 10, respectively. Fellow frosh Jordan Brock added eight points, freshman Kaity Eudy hit for six and soph-omore Katie Veazey knocked in fi ve. Sophomore Shayden Stew-art and freshman Gracie Lee each dropped in four points and sophomore Sarah Russell fi nished off the scoring effort with two points. Gatesville was on the road Tuesday for a district match-up with Brownwood. The Hornets’ next contest is set for Friday against Liberty Hill at home. The jayvee tipoff is slated for 5 p.m. with the varsity game set to follow at 6:30 p.m.
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the fi rst six points en route to an eventual 22-7 lead midway through the second period. However, the Hornets’ of-fense fi nally found a groove. Behind some stingy full-court defense, Gatesville shot off on an 18-5 run that spanned the final four minutes of the second quarter and the first three minutes of the third. “We weren’t knocking down shots early,” Winkler said of the team’s early scoring troubles. “But I feel like we started at-tacking a little bit more.” Seth Martin was a key com-ponent of the run, as the senior drilled a pair of threes during the stretch on his way to a 16-point outing. After seeing their lead dis-sipate to just two points, 27-25, the Yellow Jackets responded by scoring the next six points. When it appeared as though Llano was poised to close out the game a little early, Gates-ville got a lift from Jake Young, The sophomore fulfi lled the Hornets’ need of a versatile scoring threat, putting up all 10 of his points in the last 11 minutes of the game. “There’s a lot of stuff Jake does well, scoring is just one part of it,” Winkler said of the sophomore guard. Behind Young’s output, the Hornets climbed back into the fi ght. With under three minutes to play, De’Quan Cross scooped up a loose ball and laid it in to tie the game at 42-42. The senior accounted for eight points, including the game-tying bucket.
and losses.” The biggest defensive statis-tic for Gatesville was the num-ber one—Connally was only able to get one shot on goal. Gatesville wasted little time in taking the lead, as Dykota Smith scored the fi rst goal of the season just seven minutes into the match. Ernesto Hernandez set up the scoring strike with his fi rst of two assists. Hernandez also showed his ability to score himself, as he sailed the ball into the net just four minutes later to put Gates-ville ahead, 2-0. In the 25th minute, Smith got his second goal by drilling in a
The rise of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) has caused the sport of boxing to fade a bit from its former glory. But, Gatesville’s Alejandro
Five Gatesville athletes turned in solid efforts Saturday at the Texas A&M Indoor Clas-sic track competition. Juniors Abate Hennessy and Andraque Jones each turned in a top 25 fi nish in one of their two events. Hennessy placed 23rd in the two mile run with a time of 10:25.06 while also placing 77th in the one mile race in 4:54.64.
Some games are more im-portant, or at least carry more weight than others. A share of the top spot in District 28-1A D II boys’ bas-ketball standings was up for grabs Friday when the Oglesby Tigers traveled to Cranfi lls Gap. Homecour t advan tage proved to play a role in the outcome, as the Lions claimed the pole position, 73-57. Oglesby fell to 8-6 overall and 2-1 in league play with the loss. The Tigers were unable to get their offense going in the contest. As a result, the Lions led for
Hornets excel at A&M meet Jones fi nished the 60 meter hurdles in 9.24 seconds, which was good for 23rd place. He also competed in the long jump where his distance of 5.28 me-ters earned 39th place. De’Jaria Cross also com-peted in a pair of events. The senior ran the 60 meter dash in 8.18 to place 89th of the 227 entrants. She also soared for a distance of 4.75 meters to fi nish 29th in the long jump.
Sarah Hogan joined Cross in the long jump competition. She launched herself 4.27 meters to fi nish 37th in the event. Evan Edmiston showed off her cross country skills by run-ning the one mile race. The ju-nior turned in a time of 6:13.32, which was good for 50th. Gatesville’s full track team is set to open the season Saturday, Feb. 15, with a meet at Liberty Hill.
Local boxer to compete for national championship
“Alex” Bermudez is aiming to do his part to bring boxing back to the forefront of the sports scene. The 20-year-old puncher has his sights set on a national championship. Bermudez will be compet-ing against the best amatuer boxers in the country at the US National Championships in Spokane, WA. The tournament is scheduled to commence Saturday, Jan. 18 and last for one week. Bermudez entered the tour-nament last year in the super heavyweight division—more than 201 pounds. However, after getting into top shape, the Gatesville na-tive has dropped down into the heavyweight division—201
pounds maximum—for this year’s competition. As a member of the Gates-ville Boxing Club, Bermudez has been training at Micobe Feed under the tutelage of Scott Johnson. “I expect him to get to the semifi nals, possibly the fi nals,” Johnson said of his hopes for the 20-year-old fi ghter. In order to reach the fi nals, Bermudez must punch past some of the top-ranked fi ghters in the country. As of press time, Joshua Temple, Earl Newman and Joseph Martinez—the second, third and sixth-ranked amateur heavyweights according to the USA Boxing rankings—had all registered for the championship tournament.
Lions gobble up Oglesby, 73-57all 32 minutes en route to the victory. “We weren’t able to maintain any consistency at all,” Oglesby coach Craig Tredway said. Although the team struggled, Ryan McClinton continued to impress. The sophomore, who is the team’s leading scorer this sea-son, tried to lead a comeback in the second and third quarters on his way to a 16-point perfor-mance. Oglesby outscored the Lions, 42-30, during the middle peri-ods to pull within seven, 57-50. However, the magic ran out for the Tigers, as Cranfi lls Gap
held the visitors to just seven points in the fi nal frame while mustering up 16 of its own. Juniors Tr is tan Perez , Creigan Burchell and Nikita Roedler added nine, eight and seven points, respectively. Seniors Chad Beechly and Johan Licea each fi nished with six points while junior Ryan Standridge rounded out the box score with fi ve points. The Tigers traveled to Star on Tuesday. Oglesby is set to take on reigning district champion Lo-meta at 7 p.m. Friday at home in a contest that has major playoff and district title implications.
However, the Yellow Jackets knocked down the game’s fi nal three field goals to survive Gatesville’s comeback attempt. Juniors Justin Massey and Chris Brown fi nished with sev-en and four points, respectively, to fi ll out Gatesville’s stat sheet.
JV Llano rubbed it in some in the jayvee contest, dismissing the Hornets, 60-28. Andrew Wallace reached double fi gures with 11 points to lead Gatesville. Zane Hudspeth and Brian Jonsson each dropped in fi ve points while Sterling Alford added four more. Troy Harris and Chance Al-varez completed the Hornets’ scoring output with two and one
point, respectively.
Frosh The Hornets exacted some revenge with a 59-43 victory over the Yellow Jackets in the freshman game. Kennon Moore and Alex Mata exploded offensively for Gatesville. Moore lit up the scoreboard for 20 points while Mata added 18. Gabe De La Torre sent in eight points, Mason Hayes put down six, and Harrison Crum and Matthew Romero each contributed three points. Marshall Hernandez fi nished off Gatesville’s scoring affair with one point. The Hornets were all back in action Tuesday against Brown-
wood on the road, as the varsity team looked to even its district record. Gatesville’s next match-up is set to be against district foe Liberty Hill at home Friday. The frosh game is scheduled to tip off at 5 p.m. with the jay-vee contest following at 6:15 p.m. The varsity game is expected to tip off at 7:30 p.m.
shot on a Hernandez assist off a corner kick. While many teams would be content with a 3-0 lead going into halftime, the Hornets were still hungry. In the fi nal 10 minutes of the fi rst half, Gatesville netted two more goals—Paulo Gonzalez scored off an assist by Smith and Hernandez drilled one home on a helper from Johannes Zum Felde. The onslaught put the Hor-nets up, 5-0, at the break. After the intermission, Abate Hennessy needed less than a minute to give Gatesville its sixth goal. The junior took a pass from
Cruz Cruz and rocketed it past the keeper for a score. With a healthy lead, the Hor-nets toned down the attack, but were not done scoring. In the 63rd minute, senior Ronnie Barber put the icing on the cake with the team’s fi nal goal with Gonzalez receiving credit for the assist. The Hornets then set their sights to Tuesday’s match against Reicher. Gatesville will be looking to show several teams that its squad is the real deal at the Harker Heights tournament. Play is slated to begin Thurs-day and continue through Sat-urday.
Alayna Washington, center, leads the Players in Progress (P.I.P.s) through a routine at halftime of the Gatesville varsity girls’ basketball game Friday night. There are roughly 40 youngsters involved in the P.I.P. program. On Tuesday, the entire group is scheduled to perform at a Harlem Globetrotters game in Waco. Meanwhile, Washington has been selected to perform with a national P.I.P. group during a pair of NBA games (in San Antonio on Sunday and in Houston on Monday).
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point. Faith Branch won high point in the intermediate division, and reserve high point went to Gar-rett Pearce. In the junior division, the high point winner was Cooper Blanchard, while Kylee Deason took reserve high point. Bidding remained strong throughout the entire auction with only two items going for less than $400. But it was in the upper levels where the bidding really showed to be up this year. Top money went to Zach Zoeller, of Cattle Drive 4-H,
whose grand champion market steer was “sold” for $4,000 to the Gatesville Youth Livestock Supporters. In a premium auction, live-stock remains the property of the exhibitor and home eco-nomic items go to the buyer. Last year, the top money was $3,000 for a champion Ameri-can Heifer. The next highest was $2,350 for the grand cham-pion market steer. But on Saturday, fi ve pro-jects went for $3,000 or more and eight were at $2,400 or higher.
Jenna Coward, of Hay Val-ley 4-H, received $3,100 from Paradise Valley Ranch for her grand champion commercial steer entry. Zach Thomas, Cattle Drive 4-H, grand champion non-reg-istered heifer, was paid $3,050 from T-Ville Fertilizer; Tristan Harbour, Gatesville FFA, grand champion market lamb, was paid $3,000 by the Gatesville Youth Livestock Supporters; and McKenzie Moreland, Cattle Drive 4-H, grand champion American heifer, also received $3,000 from Paradise Valley Ranch. Complete results of the fair and auction will be in Satur-day’s edition of The Gatesville Messenger. The 2014 youth fair was especially challenging for the board of directors with about half of them missing part or all of the show because of illness. Despite the extra challenge, the fair went off without a hitch and planning is already underway for the 2015 fair.
near the city limits to assist if the pursuit had continued up Highway 36. Carroll Smith, public affairs offi cer for the Killeen Police Department, reported in a press release that KPD offi cers at-tempted to stop a red 1995 Ford Thunderbird that was driven by a wanted 53-year-old Killeen man. The offi cers stopped the ve-hicle on the eastbound Highway 190 overpass at Stan Schlueter at 12:49 p.m., but as the offi cer approached the vehicle the driver sped off eastbound into Harker Heights and a pursuit ensued. The suspect fled from the offi cers at a high rate of speed through Harker Heights, No-lanville, Bell County, Belton and Temple. Offi cers with each department assisted the Killeen Police Department at different times during the pursuit. A Department of Public Safety trooper was in the area of Simmons Road when he en-tered the pursuit at 1:10 p.m. He remained with the Killeen Po-lice Department as the suspect continued to evade offi cers. The trooper became the lead offi cer in the pursuit as it con-tinued through Belton and into Temple. This pursuit continued northbound on FM 317, then westbound onto Highway 36, entering Coryell County. The suspect was traveling at approximately 100 miles per hour, Smith reported. The driver had been handled by offi cers in the past and he was known to be armed and have narcotics with him, Smith added. The driver reportedly began making furtive movements and offi cers had reason to believe
he had a gun inside the vehicle, Smith stated. The trooper shot out a rear tire on the vehicle as they were traveling on Highway 36; however, the suspect failed to stop. The suspect again made suspicious movements when he turned southbound onto FM 184 and then onto East Range Road. Two more shots were fi red by the DPS trooper, hitting the other rear tire and the trunk of the vehicle. The suspect came to a stop a short distance later. Smith said the trooper took care to make sure the area was clear and no one was in harm’s way when the shots were fi red. The suspect was taken into custody at 1:42 p.m. and later transported to Metroplex Hos-pital by ambulance with non-life threatening injuries. Officers recovered three
guns and narcotics inside the vehicle. The suspect had out-standing warrants out of Bell County for narcotic-related offenses and a warrant out of Travis County. His name will not be released at this time until formal charges are returned regarding this inci-dent.
Smith said offi cers involved in this incident with the Killeen, Harker Heights, Nolanville, Belton and Temple Police De-partments, Department of Pub-lic Safety, Bell County Sheriff’s Department, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Coryell County Sheriff’s Offi ce, Fort Hood Provost Marshal’s Offi ce, and the U.S. Marshal’s Offi ce, worked together safely to have the pursuit come to a safe con-clusion.
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ber to 5.8 percent in November, while the seasonally-adjusted rate went from 6.2 to 6.1 per-cent. Nationwide, November’s unemployment rate of 6.6 per-cent was down from 7.0 percent in October. The seasonally-adjusted rate fell from 7.3 to 7.0 percent. Across the state, unemploy-ment ranged from a low of 2.9 percent in the Midland metro-politan statistical area (MSA) to a high of 10.3 percent in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission MSA. November unemployment statics for area counties and cities include:
They once again promised 7-10 days notice before the start of construction to give Neel time to document the condition of the roads that will be used. The companies have pledged to repair any damage to county roads incurred during the con-struction. The BridgeTex pipeline will transport crude oil from the Permian Basin to the Houston Gulf Coast area. According to the companies, the pipeline will be capable of transporting up to 300,000 barrels per day of crude oil. The companies are plan-ning to lay a 20-inch pipeline approximately 400 miles from Colorado City to Magellan’s terminal in East Houston. Also on Monday, commis-sioners approved a resolution, asking the Texas Health and
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Human Services leadership for more money for the Section 1115 Medicaid program. County Judge John Firth said Texas was allocated $25 billion over fi ve years, and Coryell Me-morial Healthcare Systems was selected as a regional healthcare partner anchor. However, be-cause it is smaller than others in the state, Firth said the local region did not receive as much money as other regions. Commissioners also ap-proved a resolution to urge the state legislature to provide funding to treat veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan who suf-fer from traumatic brain injury (TBI) or post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The court tabled sending a letter to the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) that asks for a water study for
the area west and north of Fort Hood. Firth said a meeting with the TWBD is scheduled Jan. 29 and any action on the letter was tabled until after that date. Commissioners again dis-cussed the proposed creation of a County Energy Transportation Reinvestment Zone (CETRZ), which could provide state funds to help repair roads damaged through energy exploration. The court is considering two zones—one in the area of Oak Springs near Copperas Cove and the second on a seven-mile stretch of Slater Road. Commissioners also dis-cussed the future of the Leon Street bridge over the Leon River. County and city offi cials are due to meet Tuesday with the Texas Department of Trans-portation to discuss the bridge.
ployed. —Milam County: 6.6 percent unemployment rate; 10,657 in CLF; 705 unemployed. —Mills County: 4.9 percent unemployment rate; 2,132 in CLF; 105 unemployed. —San Saba County: 6.5 per-cent unemployment rate; 1,929 in CLF; 125 unemployed. —Bryan City: 4.7 percent unemployment rate; 39,420 in CLF; 1,842 unemployed. —Cleburne: 5.3 percent unemployment rate; 13,952 in CLF; 739 unemployed. —College Station: 4.6 per-cent unemployment rate; 48,701 in CLF; 2,233 unemployed. —Corsicana: 6.6 percent
unemployment rate; 10,522 in CLF; 699 unemployed. —Georgetown: 5.0 percent unemployment rate; 23,526 in CLF; 1,173 unemployed. —Harker Heights: 6.0 per-cent unemployment rate; 12,282 in CLF; 741 unemployed. —Killeen: 7.1 percent unem-ployment rate; 51,878 in CLF; 3,677 unemployed. —Round Rock: 4.5 percent unemployment rate; 57,351 in CLF; 2,580 unemployed. —Temple: 5.1 percent un-employment rate; 33,509 in CLF; 1,719 unemployed. —Waco: 6.0 percent unem-ployment rate; 57,118 in CLF; 3,431 unemployed.
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