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By Carrie Prazak-GourleyThe Waller Times

On Saturday, December 5, several Waller County officials were attending an Awards Ceremony and lun-cheon for the Waller County Child Welfare Board at the Saltgrass Steak House, located in Katy at 21855 Katy Freeway. Nearly 100 people were in attendance, includ-ing Waller County Sheriff Glenn Smith, all Waller Coun-ty Commissioners-- Justin Beckendorff, Russell Klecka, John Amsler, Jeron Barnett, and Waller County Judge Trey Duhon-- along with County Clerk Debbie Hollan, and District Attorney Elton Mathis.

While attending the event, Sheriff Smith’s and Commissioner Beckendorff’s vehicles were burglarized

and in total eight handguns and two rifles were stolen. Sheriff Smith stated that his county vehicle, a black 2006 Ford F250 truck, was parked in the rear parking lot of the Saltgrass Steak House. Smith arrived at the location at 11 a.m. and departed the restaurant at 1 p.m.

Smith noticed when returning to his vehicle that the driver’s side door lock had been tampered with and was pushed in. He said that the vehicle’s alarm did not work since the keyhole was punched and the key lock burned. Six handguns and two rifles were missing, including: (four county issued) Heckler and Koch UMP45 .45 Caliber sub-machine gun; Springfield TRP .45 Caliber; Heckler and Koch Compact 45; Smith and Wesson B&G Revolver; and four personal- Sig Sauer PM400 300

Blackout Rifle; Sig Sauer 1911 .45 Caliber; Bond Arms Derringer .45 Caliber; and a Heckler and Koch P30SK 9MM. Also, a Sheriff’s Office issued windbreaker jacket was stolen.

According to Smith, after noticing the burglary, he immediately called the WCSO who then in turn notified Saltgrass Steakhouse about the burglaries. Smith then stated that he drove back to Hempstead because he be-lieved that the most important first step was to get the stolen guns’ serial numbers into the Texas crime data-base system, and he believed the fastest way to do that was at the WCSO.

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By Carrie Prazak-GourleyThe Waller Times

On Wednesday, December 9, the Waller County Commissioners Court met in regular session at 9 a.m. at the Waller County Courthouse. Commis-sioners Justin Beckendorff, Russell Klecka, John Amsler, and Jeron Bar-nett were present and Waller County Judge Trey Duhon presided.

During public comments, local res-ident LaVaughn Mosley asked for the resignation of Sheriff Glenn R. Smith, and pledged to encourage students of Prairie View A&M University to boy-cott Hempstead if there is no resigna-tion. Mosley stated that a resignation was in order due to the Sandra Bland incident and due to the burglary of the sheriff ’s gun’s which took place on Sat-urday, December 5 in Katy. See related story, this page.

Rick Welch addressed the com-missioners court about his concerns on the proposed installation of cameras for uninsured motorists. According to Welch and to the State Attorney Gen-eral’s Office, revenue from a pretrial diversion program cannot be split be-tween a county and a private company, as had been suggested by the IX Group. He also discovered that Bowie Coun-ty’s District Attorney has submitted a request to the Attorney General to see if such a public/private arrangement for pretrial diversions is allowed by Texas State Law. Bowie County has also been approached by the IX Group for the purpose of installing cameras to detect uninsured motorists.

Later in the session, the IX Group’s withdrawal of the proposed contract for uninsured motorists enforcement was spread upon the minutes (officially re-corded).

Duhon stated the item was tabled, rather than brought up for a vote be-cause he was “gathering feedback and doing more research on the topic.” His main concern was that the Texas insur-ance database is not up to par and has a 10% error rate.

Commissioner Amsler stated the issue should have come to a vote and should never have been postponed, and added that everyone on the court should have to “face the music.” Amsler ar-gued that the votes were never there to approve the cameras and there was no reason for the delay. He also noted that the withdrawal of the contract by the IX Group was received on December 3, the last day to prevent a vote on the contract from taking place at court.

Although no vote could take place because no contract was on the table, Judge Duhon agreed to a show of hands and commissioners unanimously raised their hands in open court showing op-position to installation of cameras in Waller County, but it was not an offi-cial vote for the record.

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In other business, the court ap-proved the agreement between Waller County and the Waller County Fair Association and approved payment of $10,000, after receiving reassurance that the WCFA is in negotiations to ac-

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But May, remarried now with another child had financial difficulty and a lot of debt, due to his wife’s battle against cancer. Luckily for May, in 1947, Mont-gomery Ward signed the copy-right over to him, and May then licensed a commercial version of the book along with a full range of Rudolph-themed merchandise--puzzles, snow globes, mugs, view-master reels, and slippers.

Then in 1949, his brother-in-law, songwriter Johnny Marks, set Rudolph’s story to music. Bing Crosby turned down the song, and singing cowboy Gene Autry was chosen to record it instead. The song was an instant hit, selling 2 million copies the first year alone, and remains one of the best-sell-ing songs of all time.

The song’s royalties and mer-chandise sales allowed May to pay off his medical debts, and his mortgage, and allowed him to live

comfortably, but did not make him rich. After leaving Montgomery Ward in 1951 to manage the Ru-dolph empire, he returned seven years later and continued to work as a copywriter until his retire-ment, at the age of 70, in 1971.

An animated version of Ru-dolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, created in 1964, is the longest-running Christmas special in tele-vision history, although the tele-vision version varies from May’s original tale, it is a most-beloved American classic to this day.

“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” has indeed become a piece of American folklore, and a metaphor for overcoming ob-stacles, embracing differences, and recognizing each individual’s unique potential.” After 75 years, it still teaches a powerful lesson to younger generations.

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According to May, he developed the theme for his story one morn-ing, as he peered out the window at the thick fog that had drifted over Lake Michigan. His idea was of a misfit reindeer, ostracized be-cause of his luminescent nose, but who later used the physical abnor-mality to guide Santa’s sleigh and save Christmas.

May worked on “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” through the summer as his wife’s health wors-ened. She passed away in July of 1939. Now a widower, he re-fused his bosses’ offer to give up the assignment. Saying that writ-ing helped to bury his grief, May continued the assignment and fin-ished the story in late August.

May stated the storyline

was inspired from his own child-hood. “Rudolph and I were some-thing alike,” the copywriter told Guideposts in 1975. “As a child, I’d always been the smallest in class. Frail, poorly coordinated, I was never asked to join school teams.”

That Christmas, Montgom-ery Ward presented the 32-page illustrated booklet to all children who visited any of their 620 stores. Children snapped up near-ly 2.4 million copies of the paper bound book like hotcakes. When WWII began, plans to reprint the book were shelved for the dura-tion of the war, due to paper short-ages. When the reindeer returned in 1946, it was more popular than ever, and Montgomery Ward

By Carrie Prazak-Gourley

Long entrenched as an Amer-ican icon, the popular Christmas song “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”, penned in 1939 by department store adman Robert May, recently celebrated its 75th birthday.

In early 1939, at the Chicago headquarters of the Montgomery

Ward Department Store, the ad department was set to work on developing its own Christmas-themed book, in house, just weeks after holiday celebrations had ceased.

Robert May, a copywriter with a knack for limericks, was chosen for the task. But, May had difficulty summoning up holiday cheer that year. His wife was suf-fering from cancer, which had made his life a sorrow and daily strain. As a Dartmouth graduate, churning out a mail order catalog was far from his dream of writ-ing the Great American Novel. Yet, despite his reluctance, May agreed to write the book.

Given the assignment to de-velop an animal story, May chose a reindeer, mostly because his 4-year-old daughter loved them and always wanted to see them first when they went to the zoo.

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I told her about searching the Social Security website – and even Google – and that I couldn’t find anything that even remotely fit the wording in the letter. I went on to tell her that I had also used the benefits calculator to deter-mine my Social Security benefits and got conflicting information.

She nodded knowingly and said, “The website is good for some things, but not so good for others.”

Okay, that was not reassur-ing.

I asked her to please run the calculations for me so I could de-cide my next step. She cheerfully did and gave me the printout. It didn’t match anything I had got-ten on the website, but I suspected her numbers were more accurate than the website. I was beginning to realize that the website was not going to be a good resource for me in the future.

She recommended that I file for Social Security now because of the sometimes-lengthy time it takes to process the benefits. She also suggested that I do it there in the office in case I needed help. She assured me I could cancel it if I changed my mind.

Within 20 minutes, my task was complete and I was on my way home. My confirmation said

I would get an email from Social Security … or I could email … or I might get a phone call. Oh, and that phone call could come day, night, or on a weekend.

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All my answers checked out, so we started the review of my application. It went well until we got to the amount of the benefit – how much will my check be. She told me how much. I told her that didn’t match anything from either the website or the Social Security office. We played “what if ” with dates and she gave me some other figures. I told her that I now have five different figures, which made it difficult – and confusing – to make a decision.

We compared the original two figures I had against the three “what if ” figures she just gave

me. They were close, but still … That’s when she remarked that the figures she was giving me were after the Part B insurance premi-um was taken out.

See, that doesn’t make sense to me. I know I have to pay it, and I know it is automatically deducted. However, that premium is an ex-pense. The Social Security check is income, or revenue. I need to know what those figures are sepa-rately, because they are separate in a budget. They belong in differ-ent columns. I understand that the net result is zero, of course, but I want to do my own math.

The Social Security lady laughed and said no one has ever made that point to her before, and that it makes perfect sense. She said, “I understand that!” Well, finally!

And so, after two weeks, I had the proper information and was able to make a proper deci-sion. It’s going to be a lonnnng old age, I’m afraid.

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Times founder Margaret Johnson, Jason Kaminski, Thelma Holmes, Shelby Sheffield, Angie Lineseis-en, Abby Doo (already seven years old!), Karen Baird Garrett, Am-ber Marie Stoltje, Patrick Connor, Brittani Smith, Sandra Dawson, Beth Kelley, Logan Long, Aar-on Connor, Emily Wood, Grant

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We have a couple of fam-ily birthdays coming up. Brother Buddy (aka Judge McCaig) will celebrate his special day on De-cember 20. Unlike my coming birthday, his is an ordinary sort of day, not a milestone one. I do hope he enjoys it … the big ones come faster and faster.

My nephew-by-marriage, Stephen Dominguez, will blow out his candles next Saturday. His sweet wife and my niece, Eliza-beth, will celebrate her special day two days later, on Monday. Knowing my sister, Betty Hart, they will have spectacular cakes upon which to perch their birth-day candles.

Anniversary couples include Joe and Kathleen Jordan Wood, Terry and Diane Schell, Ralph and Terry Hoffart, Scott and Charlotte Howell, Les and Marlene Turpin, George and Judy Robinson, Jim-my and Mickie Hooper, and Tom-my and Peggy Albert.

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letter. At a “certain age,” I’ve dis-covered, one gets a good number of such letters.

This letter announced – as if I didn’t know – that I have a birth-day coming up – okay, it’s a rather significant birthday – and that I need to take certain actions with Social Security. Other than advis-ing me of my birthday, I didn’t understand anything else in the letter.

So, I did a logical thing – for me. I logged into my online Social Security account to see if I could untangle the message. Nope.

The company chairman and I share a birthday, so I showed him the letter, assuming, of course,

that he received the same let-ter. He didn’t (nor has he gotten one to this day). I also assumed that, because he is a lawyer, that he could interpret government-speak. Nope, he didn’t understand the letter either.

I showed the letter to a co-worker 15 years my senior, and who understands Social Secu-rity much better than I. He just scratched his chin, shook his head, and said, nope, I don’t know what they’re trying to say.

After learning a few years back that I won’t get accurate in-formation by phone, I took myself to the Social Security office. I ex-plained to the nice lady (really, she was nice) about getting the letter and how no one could interpret it. With an air of confidence, she took the letter and read it.

She frowned. She laid the let-ter down on the desk and read it again … slowly. I know she read it slowly because she ran her finger along the sentences, sometimes backing up to read some of the words again.

She frowned … again.She looked at me, and obvi-

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CalH to hold New years eve partyCelebrate New Year’s Eve, Thursday, December 31, 2015, at the KC Hall in Hempstead with prime rib dinner and dance to a Tribute to George Strait by Derek Spence and special guest, Chris Brade. Tickets are available at Steinhauser’s in Hempstead and Carl’s BBQ in Waller or by calling 713-254-2275. All proceeds will benefit Citizens Against the Landfill in Hempstead (CALH). For further information, please visit StopHwy6Landfill.com.

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Waller Police Department Officers responded to 21 calls for service resulting in five in-cident reports and two arrests. Additional officers completed three motor vehicle accident reports.

On December 4, Officer Zuniga was dispatched to the 40900 block of US 290 to inves-tigate a disoriented person. After further investigation, the person

was placed in custody for pub-lic intoxication and transported to the Waller County jail.

On December 8, Officer Prudente responded to the 2201 block of Alliance Street to in-vestigate a disoriented person. After further investigation, the person was placed in cus-tody for public intoxication and transported to the Waller Coun-ty jail.

On December 8, Officer Prudente responded to the 1041 block of FM 2920 to investigate Criminal Mischief. The case was forwarded to the Criminal Investigation Division for fur-ther investigation.

On December 8, Officer Prudente responded to the Wells Fargo to investigate Forgery. The case was forwarded to the Criminal Investigation Division

for further investigation.On December 9, Officer

Manuel responded to the 19502 block of FM 362 to investigate a Burglary of a Motor Vehicle. It was discovered that two ad-dition vehicles had also been burglarized with several items stolen from all three vehicles. The case was forwarded to the Criminal Investigation Division for further investigation.

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“This is the first time this has ever happened to me in more than 35 years of law enforce-ment, “ Smith added.

Smith also stated that the guns were not laid out in the open, but were secured. “Some were hidden under the seat and others in backpacks,” Smith said.

Then, the sheriff requested that Chief Deputy Joe Hester contact Waller County Patrol Su-pervisor Corporal Bryan Mace, who was instructed to meet with the sheriff and complete an inci-dent report. Corporal Mace met with Sheriff R. Glenn Smith at the Waller County Sheriff’s Of-fice later that same afternoon.

On the day the incident took place, Sheriff Smith also contact-ed the ATF, the Harris County Pct. 5 Constable, and the Texas Rang-ers, and all are currently working on the case. Although the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, where the incident took place, was not contacted until Monday morn-ing, the HCSO is also working on the case, along with a Waller County investigator.

Some have cited the sher-iff ’s lack of judgment for not immediately notifying local law enforcement. Federal law states that licensed gun owners must report theft or loss of firearms “within 48 hours of discovery to the ATF and local a local law enforcement agency”, which in this case was done in accordance with the law.

Also, contact was made with Wade Wilson, manager on duty at Saltgrass Steak House who stated that there are cameras in that area of the parking lot, but that the camera system is cur-rently not working, and that man-agement has contacted a service company for repair.

Later that same evening, Commissioner Pct. 4, Justin Beckendorff noticed that his car lock had been tampered with, but since his packages were still in the backseat of his vehicle, he did not suspect a burglary.

The next morning, he called the sheriff to find out what po-lice agency to contact about his lock. After talking to the sheriff, who informed him of his stolen guns, he checked for his two li-censed handguns and discovered they were missing from their seat pouches in his vehicle, a 2004 red Dodge Ram. The missing guns are a Glock 19 9mm with night sights, and a Kel Tec P-32 Cali-ber. Beckendorff then contacted the Harris County Sheriff’s Of-fice and filed a report.

When asked why he had so many weapons, Sheriff Smith stated that he usually doesn’t carry quite that many weapons, but just happened to have a few more last week, and that some were newly received. Smith stat-ed that he always carries an as-sault weapon, however, in case of a SWAT incident, which he said can happen at any time. He

SHeriFF Continued from page 1Aadded that his department has received numerous death threats since last summer, but stated that is not why he had extra weapons on Saturday.

Smith added, “My job is not an office job, and I am out on a regular basis from one end of the county the other, and the sher-iff’s office has to be prepared at all times.”

Smith stated that he did not think when he arrived at the event that anyone would break into a police car in broad daylight, and added that he also had an alarm. “Most burglaries of police vehi-cles take place at night and in an urban area. Times have changed dramatically and more so every day. Twenty years ago an officer could leave his vehicle unlocked with the key in the vehicle and no one would dare enter.”

Smith said that no finger-

prints were available on his vehi-cle, only smudges, and Becken-dorff’s vehicle was used several times before the break-in was noticed, making fingerprinting impossible.

Sheriff Smith has been under fire since Sandra Bland commit-ted suicide in the Waller County Jail last July. The Texas Commis-sion on Jail Standards cited the jail for not complying with state standards regarding staff train-ing and observation of poten-tially suicidal inmates. Protesters converged for several weeks last summer outside his office.

Details on the stolen guns have been entered in national and Texas crime databases. Crime Stoppers is offering a $1000 re-ward or information on the theft of these guns. Anyone with in-formation should call 713-521-4600.

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The Gamma Omega Chap-ter of Delta Kappa Gamma So-ciety International met at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 5, 2015 in the Fellowship Hall of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Phillipsburg, Texas with 46 members and two visitors in at-tendance.

Shelley Nies lead the pledg-es and the Collect. The Mission Statement was read by Mary Keienburg. The meditation was given by Carobeth Bockhorn and a prayer was said by Cheryl DaBera.

Burton members presented the program, Giving from the Heart. Mary Keienburg present-ed examples of people giving from their heart and how that generosity benefitted people from various walks of life. Eliz-abeth Jurica provided Christmas music while Shelley Nies led the members in making Christmas ornaments that will be donated to nursing home residents.

President Trudy Holland presided over the business meet-ing. Minutes from the Novem-ber meeting were approved as printed by Recording Secretary

Delta Kappa Gamma Society has December meetingJeanell Dallmeyer. Correspond-ing Secretary Cheryl Pritchett shared three thank you notes. Treasurer Linda Pinkerton’s re-port was approved.

First Vice-President Jessie Kokemor reported that the pro-gram for February, Everything But Salt, will coincide with our Delta Kappa Gamma Society International President’s focus on health issues. Lou Pruett of the Legislative Committee encouraged us to keep up with the presidential candidates and know what their platforms are to prepare us for the primary election in March. Sue Wiepre-cht reported that five individu-als will be receiving scholar-

ships at the March meeting.The membership voted

to combine Hempstead and Caldwell into one group and to keep Waller and Somerville as two separate groups for pro-grams.

An Executive Board meet-ing to complete the biannual report has been set for Janu-ary 9, 2016 at Mobius in Bren-ham. The Area 7 Workshop has been set for August 27, 2016 in Marble Falls. Mary Keienburg volunteered to be the chapter representative at the Area Com-mittee meeting in Austin on January 16, 2016.

Shelley Nies donated the door prize that was won by

Patsy Ashorn. Anna Breddin donated the Perfect Attendance prize won by Linda Pipes. The Burton members were thanked for serving as hostesses. The next meeting will be Febru-ary 6, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Phil-lipsburg with Burleson County members serving as hostesses. Following adjournment, the members sang the Delta Kappa Gamma song.

Attending from Hempstead were Annette Balke and Linda Braun. Attending from Waller were Janyce Beyer, Joyce Gall-way, Merilyn Godwin, Carol Ogg, Evelyn Turlington, and Mary Ann Wiesner.

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The first to take the stage was the Waller High School 2015-2016 Wranglerettes, who performed their choreography to Sleigh Ride. The 2015-2016 Wranglerettes are: Colonel Ken-nedy Ellis, Lieutenant Colonel Stephanie Cardona, Squad Lead-ers Jasmen Perry, Michaella Ellis, Noelle Reyna and Vanessa Sal-gado, Social President Miranda Cimrhanzl, and Social Officers Madelyn Lyon, Kali McDan-iel and Tabitha Tonner, as well as members Amanda Alencar, Daisy Baltazar, Cecilia Barboza, Cayla Contravis-Garcia, Brianna Fuentes, Raeanne Loewe, Mireya Rodriguez, Josie Stevenson, Ota-via Wilson, Ariel Zulpo, Perla Arteaga, Diana Baltazar, Megan Freeburn, Brianna Lewandowski, Hailey Piper, Michaela Smith, Delaney Williams, Santana Winn and Kristina Zulpo.

Next, the I.T. Holleman Elementary School dance class danced to All I Want for Christ-mas. The 2015-2016 Diamond Dolls Colonel Jamie Schoen, and members Anel Alvarado, Jadyn Casarez Maddie Gore, Sophia Oswalt, Andrea Scoville, Arlizza Velasquez, Shakeira Boley, Kath-erine DelaRosa, Kendallyn Har-ris, Adelina Pena, Nery Suarez and Avery Williams performed Hot Chocolate, choreographed by Vanessa Salgado and Tabitha Tonner. X-Presate danced to All I Want, followed by the 2015-2016 Waller Wranglerettes Daisy Bal-tazar, Diana Baltazar, Cayla Con-travis, Mireya Rodriguez, Josie Stevenson and Tabitha Tonner who performed Jingle Bell Rock Blitz, choreographed by Jasmen Perry.

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Miranda Cimrhanzl, Branna Fuentes, Raeanne Loewe, No-elle Reyna, Delaney Williams, Ariel Zulpo and Kristina Zulpo danced to Baby Please Come Home, choreographed by Noelle Reyna. The Waller High School 8th period dance class consisting of Karla Abreu, Amalia Alva-rado, Destiny Alvarado, Brandy Collmorgen, Lindsey Contreras, Breanna Davis, Diana Fuentes, Maria Guillen, U’Nexis John-son, Autumn Merworth, Tran Nguyen, Gisselle Ramirez, Yuli-ana Renteria, Alyssa Rodriguez, Jessica Rodriguez, Sandra Rodri-guez, Nelitza Sauceda, Samantha Sigers, Evangelette Smith, Mya Solomon, Alexis Stopyak, Lil-ian Trujilo, Tania Turrubiartes, Neyla Vasquez and Stephanie Vasquez performed choreogra-phy developed by Lindsey Con-treras to Run, Run Rudolph.

Members of the 2015-2016 Wranglerettes Stephanie Cardo-na, Michaella Ellis, Megan Free-burn, Brianna Lewandowski, Kali McDaniel, Hailey Piper and Otavia Wilson danced to Santa Tell Me, choreographed by Mi-chaella Ellis. Wranglerettes Perla Arteaga, Cecilia Barboza, Savan-nah Buchanan, Kennedy Ellis, Madelyn Lyon, Vanessa Salgado,

Michaela Smith and Santana Winn performed to Winter Snow, choreographed by Vanessa Sal-gado. The X-Presate danced to Hip Hop Christmas, before the 2015-2016 Diamond Dolls took to the stage once more to perform choreography developed by Van-essa Salgado and Tabitha Tonner to Holly Jolly Christmas.

The 2015-2016 Bulldog Crew consisting of students Inda-lecio Arteaga, Mario Cardenas, Ismael Chavelas, Jerry Estrada, Angel Hernandez, Tre Hinojosa, Alan Luna, Anthony Sotelo and Fransisco Vela showed their skills in Jingle Bell Remix. Dancers of the Waller Wranglerettes Savan-nah Buchanan, Kennedy Ellis, Brianna Lewandowski, Mireya Rodriguez, Michaela Smith and Otavia Wilson followed to per-form choreography to Christmas Bells, choreographed by Jasmen Perry. More Wranglerettes Perla Arteaga, Daisy Baltazar, Diana Baltazar, Cecilia Barboza, Cayla Contravis, Michaela Ellis, Rae-anne Loewe and Madelyn Lyon once again took the stage to per-form Up on the Rooftop, choreo-graphed by Michaella Ellis.

The Wranglerettes were fol-lowed by the fourth period dance class of Alison Alfaro, Brenda

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On November 20, the Main Street Theater of Houston put on the show, The Magic Tree House: A Night in New orleans for all students at roberts road elementary School. The show was based on the children’s book Magic Tree House: A Good Night for Ghosts by Mary Pope Osborne. The show was exciting and full of music that captured the student’s attention. The show was sponsored by the PTo, and was attained by a grant that PTo President Joanna alvarado received to bring the Fine arts show to roberts road elementary. Pictured are performers in the show dancing to the music of the play. WISD Public Information.

Pictured are members of the Waller FFa Chapter holding top placement banners from the District iV leadership Development events. WISD Public Information.

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On November 16, 32 stu-dents attended the District IV LDE Contest held at Blinn Col-lege. Five teams advanced to compete at the Area III Leader-ship Contest held on November 21, with one team being for-tunate to advance to the State Leadership Contest held at Sam Houston State University.

The following is a list of the students and the teams that they competed on along with their placement at the District, Area and State competitions: Katie Warneke, Cooper Hightower, Wyatt Pershall and Hannah Bey-er placed fifth in Public Rela-tions; Jenna Byer placed second at District and fifth at Area in

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3/2 home on 2 city lots with a large living/din-ning area, a converted garage and a workshop.

New on the Market! Beautiful custom home on 5.46 acres in a quiet country setting with private gated entrance. Home features four bedrooms, 3.5 baths, study plus two living areas. Stain-less appliances, including subzero refrigerator, Viking stove, commercial icemaker, reverse osmosis water system, two patios, double pane windows, & much more. Split floor plan with mother-in-law retreat/2nd Master off kitchen. If your looking for the country life but want easy access to the city, you have found it! Call today!............................................ASKING......$550,000

3/2 home on 2 city lots with a large living/dinning area, a con-verted 1-car garage, and a workshop. Property has beautiful mature oak trees, flower beds, concrete patio, partially fenced in the front and a chain link fence in the back. Location provides quick access to Highway 290 and puts the owner is less than a hour driving distance to Brenham, Navasota, College Station, or Cypress. Close to shopping and schools. Hempstead ISD schools. Home needs a little TLC...................................REDUCED...$125,000

Being sold as commercial or residential prop-erty. This 3/2 home features a living room iwth a fireplace & wet bar, spacious kitchen, and a back yard swimming pool. Great location for home business..........ASKING...$185,000

COMMERCIAL

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

HELP WANTED

Now hiring both full and part-time dependable, energetic, and lovingindividuals. Previous childcare experience is preferred. Applicants must be certified in First Aid and CPR within 90 days of hire date. We can assist if needed. Benefits include, paid holidays after the 90 day probation period. Full time employees will receive one week of paid vacation after one year of service. Starting pay depends on previous experience. Please call (979) 826-3487 or send resume to [email protected].

Footprints in the Sand Learning Center (Christian owned and operated)

HIRING HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATORSTractor with Pull Scraper, Bulldozer, and Trackhoe.

Experience is a plus, but training is available.FREE medical insurance, uniforms, retirement, and bonuses.

Call 979-865-5941

SSC Services Solution Custodial DepartmentPrairie View, Texas (Physical Plant)

We are seeking hard working individuals looking for a job in a fast paced environment.Job Hours: VariesAge requirements: 18 years or olderFor Questions: please call 936-261-9703

Now HiriNg All Shifts Available

Seeking energetic personwilling to work weekends.

Apply in person at Subway in waller. No calls please.

Subway

LEGAL / PUBLIC NOTICES

CLASSIFIEDS936.372.5184

2319 Main StreetDowntown Waller

Recently RemodeledHistoric Barber Shop Building

Call 281-897-1119

Small Office Building fOR leaSe

COMMERCIALFOR LEASE

APTS FOR RENT

Shady OakS apartmentS. Senior community 55+. Affordable living. Colorado Valley Transit route. Laundry on site. Call 936-857-5511. 10tc1/20

LEGAL NOTICE

Application has been made with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission for a Mixed Beverage/Late Hours by B & B Building Management, LLC. dba Cedar Creek Saloon, to be located at 20733 FM 362, Waller, Waller County, Texas. Officer of said corporation is Richard Moro, owner.

RefinishingUpholsteryRecanning

Lamp Repair & Parts936-931-2951

Blue Bonnet Antiques

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CHUCKS HAUL OFFFREE removal of

•Appliances •Old Cars •A/C Units •Tin •Steel

•Copper •Etc.*Trash Removal also Available*

281-356-3521 • 281-382-8691

MOWINGSERVICES

Self-employedWeed eating, mowing

Starting at $30.00 per lotCall 832-600-2173

Thomas

SERVICES

Waller ISD Sets Public Hearingon TAPR Report

The Waller Independent School District has scheduled a public hearing at the Monday, January 11, 2016 Regular School Board Meet-ing at 6:30 p.m. in the Waller ISD Board Room at 2214 Waller Street, Waller, TX 77484. The purpose of this hearing is to discuss the 2014-2015 Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR). Copies of the TAPR report are available for public viewing on the District website www.wallerisd.net, and at the Waller ISD Administration Building and school offices. All Waller ISD School Board meetings are open to the public; parents and community members are encouraged to attend. Please contact 936-931-3685 for more information.

Horizontal Technology, Inc. seeks HDD Navigator Training Manager to work in Hockley, TX to train HDD Navigator Technicians and troubleshoot issues with Data Trax navigational software and steering tools. Monitor all ongoing magnetic steering tool projects via 24-hour on call. Make on-site design changes and adjustments based land survey skills, including the use of total sta-tions, data collectors and global positioning system (GPS) as it relates to Company’s horizontal directional drilling products and technology. Minimum of a (10) years experience as a Horizontal Directional Drilling Technician using horizontal direc-tional drilling technology, magnet-ics, hydraulics, rotary drilling and land survey required. Travel required - domestic (50%) and international (25%) to various client sites. Sub-mit resume to Kristi Schroeder at [email protected].

Waller based Plastics Recycling Company isseeking a Granulator Technician/CDL Driver. Class ‘A’ CDL with clean driving record required. No experience necessary; we will train. Company pays expenses while on the road. Paid holidays and vacation. Offering a $1500 sign on bonus. Military experience is a plus.

Call 800-654-3145 to submit application or for further information.

Solid black, 7 weeks old, ready to go, 1st shots,

wormed. $300 callor text for pictures.

281-924-1284

Lab PuPPies

PUPPIES FOR SALE

All AgesDegreed and Certified,

Accompanist for Waller ISD Choirs.

[email protected]

Piano lessons

PIANO LESSONS

ESTATE SALES

eState SaLeS: Saturday, de-cember 19, 8 am - 2 pm, 24432 Macedonia Road. Great prices, got to sell it all. Lots of high end ladies clothing & shoes, furniture, glassware, and household items. 1tc12/16

Lots of antique and vintage household goods, 5 metal storage buildings,ceiling fans, new and vintage bathroom fixtures, African artifacts, and too many more treasures to list.

422 University Drive, Prairie View, Texas Saturday, December 19

9 AM - 4 PM

Estate Sale (or GIANT yard sale)

$100 OFF First Month Rent

with a 6 Month Rental

Reba’s Boat & RV Storage

18800 Becker RoadHockley, TX 77447

(West of Grand ParkwayBetween Hwy. 290 & FM 2920)

832-910-PARK (7275)www.RebasBoatandRVStorage.com

NOW OPEN!

NOW OPEN!

REAL ESTATE

BOAT & RV STORAGE

TIM PHELAN, BROKER: Associates: Melinda DeGroot, Rendy Elizalde, Roger Frey, Gary Friedel, Don Garrett, David Henke, Marie Herndon, Debbie Jones, Danielle Killian, Ann Kulhanek, Alicia Martinez, Ray Miller

WallerCountyLand.com

2 Locations to Serve You Better!WALLER

(936) 372-9181HEMPSTEAD(979) 826-4133

ACREAGE SMALL ACREAGE: Many tracts to choose from ...........................................CALL OR GO ONLINE............FOR DETAILS

10 ACRES: Wooded tract in scenic North Waller County. Lightly restricted with community water. Waller ISD .........$14,500/ac.

10 ACRES: Unrestricted & to be surveyed out of larger parcel. Fronts FM 1488 - perfect for your home or business!....$15,000/ac.

15.88 ACRES: Quiet location in North Waller county, great for a new home site or for cows or horses. Access from Mellman

Road ..................................................................................................................................................................................$17,512/ac.

16.44 ACRES: Wide open land and unrestricted! Perfect for whatever your heart desires! Overlooks high-fenced exotic game

ranch and picturesque countryside. Fenced on 3 sides. Ready for cattle, recreation or your new homesite! ...................$25,000/ac.

21 ACRES: Ag-exempt property on Old Joseph road. Quiet, secluded and heavily-wooded - a perfect retreat! ...........$16,000/ac.

27.34 ACRES: Unrestricted acreage in Sealy, just south of I-10 on FM 3013. Electricity, well, septic & 2 ponds on property. Ag

exempt ...............................................................................................................................................................................$15,500/ac.

30.63 ACRES: Great commercial potential. 82’ frontage on US 290. Next to Motel & Gas Station/Convenience store in Hempstead.

City water available. 2 ponds, water well & septic next to mobile home site ..................................................................$39,176/ac.

36 ACRES: in north Waller County. Pond, large trees & choice homesites. Unrestricted...............................................$11,000/ac.

40.9 ACRES: Near Hempstead. Unrestricted. More acreage available ............................................................................$9,500/ac.

50.25 ACRES: Near Hempstead. Unrestricted. More acreage available ..........................................................................$9,500/ac.

63 ACRES: Field Store Rd. & US Hwy 290 - Excellent location for residential or commercial development. City water & sewer.

Rapidly growing area. Ag exempt ...................................................................................................................................$1.06/sq. ft.

88 ACRES: Great investment/commercial potential! Located 1 mile from 290. Existing infrastructure includes 6BR

brick home w/pool, large shop with office, storage bldgs, walk-in cooler, well & septic, tree-lined asphalt drive-

way, chain link security fence on 3 sides. Ready for development!.............................................$2,650,000/ac.

144 ACRES: Organic Farm. Rolling, unrestricted, 4 ponds, 3 barns & working pens.............................................$10,500/ac.

HOMESLAKESIDE ESTATES: Manufactured home sits on 0.34 acres right across from lake! 2-bedroom, 2-bath home with living room,

den and addition. Also has 2-car carport and large front yard with lake view! .............................................................................$78,500

PRAIRIE VIEW: 3 bedroom, 2 bath, well-maintained home complete with attached 2-car garage, built-ins and fireplace in living

room .............................................................................................

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