A 47-year-old Van Vleckwoman faces a felony theft chargeand is accused of stealing $12,000from the Van Vleck AthleticBooster Club.Suzanne Canales Tijerina was

charged with Theft of Propertyfrom a non-profit organization,$1,500 To $20,000, a third-degreefelony, the Matagorda CountySheriff’s Office reporter. Turning herself into Matagorda

County Jail Wednesday, Jan. 21,Tijerina was freed Thursday, Jan.22, after posting a $20,000 bond

Thursday on the charge set byJustice of the PeaceJeanette Bell. The case against the Van

Vleck athletic boosterclub officer and schoolboard vice presidentbegan Jan. 14, when thesheriff’s office took a re-port about suspiciouswithdrawals from abooster club checking ac-count.This case was assigned to Lt.

Doug Pruitt of the sheriff’s officeCriminal Investigation Division(CID).

Pruitt’s investigation deter-mined that over$12,000.00 was spentfrom the Booster Clubchecking account for per-sonal use. Bell issued a warrant

for the suspect, accordingto the sheriff’s office. The school board wants

to assure parents, these al-legations don’t involveher work on the school

board, Van Vleck school trusteessaid in a statement. “The District recently became

aware that one of its school

board members was arrestedunder allegations ofmisconduct regarding the indi-vidual’s involvement with alocal booster club.“We wish to reassure our

community that there has beenno allegation of any impropri-ety regarding the individual’sfunctions as a member of theVan Vleck ISD Board of Trustees.“Van Vleck ISD school board

members do not directlyhandle school funds, nor arethey individually able to au-thorize the expenditure ofschool money.”

One of the singular majorevents for this year’s MatagordaDay in Austin Feb. 10 is the pres-ence of 80 Matagorda Countyhigh school seniors from the fourdistricts.It’s not the first year that

Matagorda Day planners have in-vited them and I think it’s greatfor our younger generation to seethe Texas Legislature in actionand get a feel for the excitementin the capitol’s hallways whenlawmakers are in session.I’ve been to all Matagorda Day

events, save for one, since the1999 term and it’s a positive,often fun, time.Maybe that is what’s important.

There will be an estimated 300

Matagorda County residents ex-pected in Austin this year, includ-ing the teenagers. Excitement at being in the cen-

ter of things – at least as far asTexas is concerned – may bebiggest appeal of all. Visiting with (or meeting) our

state representative, Dennis Bon-nen, and new state senator, Lois

See Reddell, Page 2

Cold weather didn’t seem tobother local government and in-dustrial leaders from grabbing ashovel and breaking ground on anew training building at the Cen-ter for Energy Development(CED) last week.The event marks the start of

construction on the $1.2 millionbuilding housing Wharton CountyJunior College (WCJC) trainingprograms in manufacturing tech-nology, electrical technology andinstrumentation and control tech-nology.The programs will train students

for technology jobs with Tenaris-BayCity and other local indus-tries.Holly Southerland told the 30

people gathered for the ground-breaking Friday, Jan. 23, thatplans for the training center beganin 2013 in a meeting with D.C.Dunham, executive director ofBay City Community Develop-ment Corporation (BCCDC).BCCDC will own the building.“We finally made this dream a

reality,” said Southerland, Tenaris’Industrial Relations director. The goal is to complete con-

struction in time for WCJC’s fall

semester.A $575,000 Tenaris grant willbuy equipment for the new train-ing facility that will feature threelabs for welding, hydraulics andmachining.Funding for the building will

come from BCCDC’s industrialpartners for economic develop-ment projects - STP, OXEA,Celanese and LyondellBasell. Tenaris paid $50,000 to the in-

dustrial partners’ fund to becomea member partner, Dunham saidin an earlier interview.BCCDC President Bobby

Wilkinson welcomed the groupand made introductions in a CEDclassroom before the group wentoutside for the groundbreaking. Wilkinson’s introductions in-

cluded: William Key, with ElCampo-based BLS Construction,the project’s contractor; and Ray-mond Burroughs, the project’s ar-chitect who also designed themain CED building.Bill Cornman, city councilman

and BCCDC board member, wasrecognized for his work in direct-ing the committee that worked onthe new project. That panel included Wilkinson,

Dunham, Clarence Fenner withSTP and Dale Friedrichs, with

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Sentinel photo/Mike ReddellTaking part in the training center groundbreaking last Friday were, from left: Dale Friedrichs, LyondellBasell; Clarence Fenner, STP;Floyce Brown, BCCDC board member; Councilman Bill Cornman, BCCDC board member; Mayor Pro-Tem Carolyn Thames, BCCDCvice president; Matagorda County Judge Nate McDonald; Mayor Mark Bricker; Holly Southerland, Tenaris Industrial Relations Director;Loy Sneary, BCCDC board member, Shanna Maxey, Tenaris Community Relations; Danny Gertson III, chair WCJC Board of Trustees;Bobby Wilkinson, BCCDC president; William Key, BLS Construction; Betty McCrohan, president WCJC; Raymond Burroughs, Archi-tecture, ETC; DC Dunham BCCDC executive director; and Maria Childers, BCCDC board member.

Bobby Wilkinson, BCCDCpresident (left), and Betty Mc-Crohan (center), presidentWCJC, spoke to about 30 civic,government and industrial lead-ers present for the ground-breaking ceremonies andtalked about the history leadingto the Center for Energy Devel-opment building and the newtraining center aimed at fillingtechnological positions atTenarisBayCity. BCCDC Exec-utive Director DC Dunham andCounty Judge Nate McDonaldare shown in the background.

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Group effortbreaks groundon new centerCeremony marks constructionstart on $1.2 million building

Right now, Lee Hubbard said,the Van Vleck All Sports Ath-letic Booster Club would bemaking its big push to raisemoney for scholarships.But the club’s bank account is

$1,700 in the hole after it waswiped out by an inside theft ofabout $12,000 that’s resulted intheft charges filed last weekagainst a former club officer.

Since a primary fundraiser forthe scholarships is a gun raffle,the club doesn’t have the moneyto buy it, Hubbard, the club’spresident.“We’re struggling,” said Hub-

bard. “This ripped my heartout,” he added, noting he hasknown the theft suspect all ofher life.The initial response to the mis-

fortune is an impressive outpour-ing that totals now about $1,100.

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Club struggles toregain scholarships

By Mike Reddellreddell.mike@gmail.com

BCISD photoWhen was the last time we had a “snow day” off from school in Bay City? Well...Cherry Elemen-tary Pre-K teacher Diana Shindler is improvising “snow” activities — using shaving cream assnow, using doilies to create snowmen, and more. It’s messy, but oh-so-fun!

Photo/AGG FotozStandout Van Vleck offensive linemanPaul Hill (in action at left) commits toStephen F. Austin University and BayCity Sentinel Sports Editor L. ScottHainline has the story on Page 6.

From Page 1LyondellBasell.County Judge Nate McDonald

recalled that he, WCJC PresidentBetty McCrohan and the indus-trial partners began work on whatbecame the CED main building.“Tenaris is the latest partner –

they’re here for the long term,” hesaid.

Mayor Mark Bricker praised theindustrial team for meeting goalsset within the Vision 2040 plan. “They are moving forward. It’s

a great day for Bay City andBCCDC.”While the building will become

a training center for TenarisBayC-ity, it will carry no official namefor now,Wilkinson noted.

McCrohan introduced herWCJC board of trustees chairmanDanny Gertson III and the col-lege’s vice president for instruc-tion, Leigh Ann Collins.McCrohan thanked Dunham

and McDonald “for a great part-nership.”Wilkinson also praised Dunham

in closing remarks, saying, “Sheis tireless and spends so much ef-fort” on her work.“D.C., congratulations on a job

well done,” Wilkinson said.

January 29Wine, Chocolate and Kendra

Scott is scheduled from 4-6 p.mThursday Jan. 29, at Homesteadin Bay City. A percentage of theproceeds from Kendra Scott Jew-elry sales will benefit theMatagorda Regional MedicalCenter Foundation.

January 31The 62nd Deutschburg An-

nual Seafood Lunch & DinnerBenefit will be Saturday, Jan. 31,at the Deutschburg CommunityCenter on State Highway 1862. To-go or dine-in serving will

begin at 11 a.m. through 6 p.m. In addition to the seafood din-

ner of shrimp/fish and oysters inany combination you request,there will be a raffle and auctionof homemade goods from thegreat cooks in the DeutschburgCommunity.

February 7The Bay City High School

FFA Booster club will have itsannual barbecue and auctionSaturday, Feb. 7, at the BayCity Service Center. Plates are$9. There will be a raffle this

year to increase interest andsupport for the FFA Club invarious projects and scholar-ships. Raffle tickets are $20 apiece or 6 for a $100. Theprizes include a rifle, a fishingtrip and $150 gift card. ContactAshley Whatley at (979)943-7497 for tickets or more infor-

mation.February 8

The Cattlewomen’s Associ-ation of Matagorda will hosta “Western Fancy” themedStyle Show at 3 p.m. on Feb.8 at the Matagorda CountyFairgrounds multi-purposebuilding. Admission is $20.

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Garr, Allen ask councilfor match on USO grant

From Page 1Kolkhurst, should be on top ofour Matagorda Day bucket list –not to mention mixing with otherlawmakers and state officials atour reception at the Doubletreedowntown that Tuesday night.I’ve been told that two key is-

sues that we’re taking up toAustin as a group is educationand health care.Both are crucial issues for this

county’s communities andschools for future growth. Water always will be a huge dis-

cussion for us in the lower Col-orado River region andtransportation ranks up there forus and the rest of the state.OK, my question is this: should-

n’t we be thinking about more nu-anced questions about those issuesin light of our legislative leaderspromising major tax cuts and

making school vouchers a reality.Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick repeatedly

has vowed to make school vouch-ers happen. State Sen. Jane Nel-son –senate budget committeechair – said major tax cuts thateveryone will feel are in store forTexans.I’m told I don’t see the big pic-

ture. But if we’re talking schoolvouchers – enabling students touse public education money to at-tend private or charter schools -and significant property tax relief,I don’t see how education or anyother state public services farewell in that scenario.I’m sure lawmakers will be able

to explain how everyone will gettheir way, but I think we shouldhave better than usual questionsthis year. By the way, it is all Texans’

state government and all thosewell-heeled, perfectly coiffed leg-islatures are still public servants. At least that’s how it should be.

From Page 1But that’s not anywhere near

enough for scholarships to nine de-serving and eligible Van VleckHigh School seniorsWhile word of mouth has

helped, Hubbard worries “that itwon’t get us where we need by theend of the year.”

“We have until May to raiseenough money to fund scholar-ships for our qualifying senior ath-letes. “We will be hostingbasketball and track concessionstands and our Annual Gun FundRaisers, as funds or donationsallow,” Hubbard said.The club set up a donation accountat Prosperity Bank in Bay City.Donors should contact KimLangston or Cheryl Vasek at Pros-perity, 979-245-4200.

Due to an increase in citizencomplaints, the Bay City PoliceDepartment will have extra uni-formed officers patrolling andstopping motorist who choose toignore traffic lights. Since 2012, The Bay City Po-

lice Department has seen an in-crease in the number of motorvehicle accidents inside the citylimits. Anytime accidents increase, the

chance for casualties rise alongwith the costs of damages to per-sonal property and raising insur-ance rates.The traffic inside the city limits

has inevitably increased with sev-eral new construction projectsgoing on. Bay City police will take a

“zero tolerance” approach to traf-fic light violations for the next 30-45 days. Violators will receive citations

for traffic light offenses whichcarry a fine of up to $199 at theBay City Municipal Court.

Moving violations can causethe motorists insurance rates toincrease. Officers will not give warnings

during this enforcement period.Patrol Lieutenant Irene Kjergaardsaid “Save you hard earned money,

save lives, and save yourself thefrustration of being stopped. “Our hopes are this enforcement

period will make our streets safer. “With the increase of traffic in

the Bay City area, we feel likethis type of enforcement will off-set some of the dangers associatedwith red light violators,” she said.

A rendering of the new BCCDC training center.

TenarisBayCity PhotoTenarisBayCity employees sat in on an informational meeting with Priscilla Robinson, executivedirector and founder of Empowerment For Exceeding Together (E4E2), after expressing potentialinterest in volunteering with the program. E4E2 provides educational and job placement support tothe community and offers assistance to those looking to obtain their GED. Pictured are Tenaris-BayCity employees along with Robinson and E4E2 support staff.

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There’s still some work to do atthe Bay City USO Building andcity council said it wants to see es-timates of what’s needed beforefunding anything else.The state offered the city a no-

strings grant of $18,000 to finishthe renovations on the historicWorld War II-era landmark – ontop of the estimated $500,000that’s been spent on the building.“This building remains in the

heart of our citizens,” Judith Allentold council at its regular meetingThursday, Jan. 22. Allen is chair-man of the Bay City HistoricalCommission.She and John Garr, community

services director, approachedcouncil seeking a city match to thestate’s historical commission grantof $18,000 to finish up other USOBuilding work.“Give us funds to work with,”

Garr asked.Councilman Bill Cornman asked

Garr and Allen what other renova-tions are needed.“The stage curtains are pretty

much retired,” said Allen, adding“when you’re on stage, you cansee all the rents on it.” Other work includes furniture

and restrooms.Cornman and other council

members Carolyn Thames, Chrys-tal Folse and Steven Johnson allindicated they wanted to see esti-mates of the additional work.“This will add to the debt,”

Mayor Mark Bricker noted,adding, “We need to know whatprojects (are included).”Longtime Bay City business

Alamo Lumber’s plans for a new

store and improvements at its 2009Seventh St. property got a boost bycouncil’s decision to abandonmenta mid-block alley/easementthrough Alamo’s property. Alamo will re-plat the property,

provide new easements to movethe water line across the propertyand pay costs associated with re-routing it. Alamo’s rebuilding plans on the

lot on the north of BNSF rail lines,call for putting the main store’ssetback farther and building a newparking lot that reaches SeventhStreet. “It’s time for something differ-

ent,” said branch manager PaulLopez, adding that most otherAlamo Lumber locations havenew facilities and it’s now BayCity’s turn. “It has been a longtime coming,” he said.Alamo has worked out of the ex-

isting store since 1947 and has oc-cupied that site since 1903, he toldcouncil.“I don’t like building parking

lots off a major highway (Texas35/Seventh),” said Bricker. Project engineer Brad Sargent

replied that a better parking lot willease existing parking problems atthe site. Council approved a resolution

supporting the sale of rent-subsi-dized Bay City Manor Apartmentsat 900 Ave. J. The 56-unit complexis being purchased by Burnet-based Hamilton Valley Manage-ment (HVM).HVM will rehab the site and

make other improvements, saidDennis Hoover, HVM presidenttold council last week. He saidHVM owns 80 similar complexesin South Texas.Council’s support resolution is

needed so HVM can apply for

Texas Department of Housing andCommunity Affairs (TDHCA)2015 Competitive 9 percent hous-ing tax credits for Bay City Manor.New loans for affordable hous-

ing units dried up in 2006, Hooversaid, adding there are three timesthe number of applicants com-pared to the actual housing unitsavailable.Cornman told Hoover that

HVM’s request also should go theBay City Community Develop-ment Corporation (BCCDC).Discussion of progress on Vision

2040 is now a regular councilagenda item. When the mayor reached that

item last Thursday, he noted coun-cil’s special session Tuesday, Jan.27, on the plan and proceeded tomove on.“Whoa, whoa,” exclaimed Corn-

man.“Can we get advanced notice of

the specific agenda?” he asked themayor. “What is the real agendafor that meeting? We need a step-by-step plan.”Council made little progress at

its previous Vision 2040 sessionJan. 8. In other action, council:n Passed, on second reading, the

performance agreement betweenStuart Lynn’s SAL Holdings andBCCDC for the renovation of theBayTex Hotel building. nApproved a non-financial co-

operative agreement between thecity and Workforce Solutions.Mayor Pro-Tem Thames, who

works for Workforce, said theagreement would enable residentsto volunteer at locations like theBay City Library and learn skillsto help them find paying jobs.“There is no city obligation,” she

said.

By Mike Reddellreddell.mike@gmail.com

Bay City Police Department

Sentinel photo/Mike ReddellSpeed Stop bought the property at the northeast corner of Nichols and Seventh Street a fewyears ago. The store chain ran into a problem with subdivision restrictions written in the 1940son Eighth Street, said DC Dunham, Bay City Community Development Corporation executivedirector. The business tried to get 100 percent of subdivision owners to sign off, but only got 85percent. They have two designs for the property - one uses all of their property and the otheronly the part without commercial restrictions. The latter use doesn’t include a car wash. Dun-ham said she has not had any correspondence with them in six months or more.

At least three Bay City busi-nesses were broken into over thepast week and Police DetectiveScott Sherrill said there are pre-vention measures to take.The Bowlera on Texas 35 west

and a Shell Station were hit Sun-day, Jan. 25, while Angel’sHome Health Care was struckFriday, Jan. 23, the detectivesaid.

Not all breakins are burglaries,Sherrill pointed out. Illegal entryinto a business, or residence, andthe subsequent theft of itemsconstitutes a burglary.Basically, when property is

damaged by that breakin, it couldbe classified as criminal mis-chief, and simply being on prem-ises illegally is criminaltrespassing. There are overlaps inthose descriptions.At the bowling alley, the en-

trance and objects inside were

damaged in the breakin, the de-tective said.The Shell Station’s entrance

also was damaged in that inci-dent, but nothing was stolen, po-lice said.At the home health business,

nothing was taken but equipmentwas damaged, Sherrill said.Since the start of January, Bay

City police has recorded 17 bur-glaries of buildings or houses,nine motor vehicles broken into,19 criminal mischief cases and

17 criminal trespass reports, henoted.For businesses, providing secu-

rity lights is important. “As much light as you can

have,” Sherrill advises.In addition, he urges business

owners to make sure their alarmsystems are activated, to havequality locks and to check roof-access points. Those would include the possi-

bility of thieves entering throughair-conditioning ducts, he said.

I want to deal with one of themost important elements for in-vesting in stocks. It would be intuitively self-evi-

dent that for a stock to grow invalue that it must grow earnings. We are going through a period

for the reporting of quarterly earn-ings. While it is important for a com-

pany to report expected earningsin the last quarter, it is more im-portant for the company to pro-vide guidance of future earningsgrowth later in the year. A company can’t change thepast, but it has a chance to im-prove in the future. In fact, the next six to nine

months for a company is what willdrive its value as measured in itsstock price.Some recent earnings reports

can shed light on the importanceof future earnings and growth. IBM is one of the most success-

ful technology companies. It re-ported earnings last week and thestock dropped significantly invalue. The basis for the loss was not

that the company had lost money,but its ability to grow earnings. Specifically, it would be

difficult grow in the areas theyparticipate. IBM is facing competition and is

lagging behind in areas wheretechnology is moving.A couple of other exampleswould be Coke and McDonalds. Both companies compete world-

wide. They, however, havereached a point where it is becom-ing more and more difficult forthem to expand their earnings. In the case of Coke, you have

taste trends away from soda tomore natural products. Coke has literally saturated the

world market. It will be incum-bent on Coke to find other prod-ucts to market. There is no doubting their ability

to market product. They just neednew products that match the cur-rent tastes of the public. McDonalds is facing the same

problems. They have not had the success in

China that they expected and com-petition is growing along with achange in tastes for fast food.On the other side of the ledger,you can see what is happeningwith Starbucks. It has the ability to grow glob-

ally while it continues to grow itsmenu.

I am not saying this will go onforever, but Starbucks is in a goodposition to continue to grow itsearnings.I bring this up as I have hadclients that made purchases at aparticular store and enjoyed it andwanted to purchase some stock. You can run down a list of com-panies like Barnes & Noble,Sears, Dell, Kodak, JC Penny andKrispy Kreme. All successful businesses thatwatched the stock price climb andthen fall back after their ability togrow earnings slowed.Great companies can stagnate fora period due to multiple factors. Unless these companies are pro-

viding a dividend, the stock canfall or trade in a range for years. Sometimes it does take years for

a company to either beat back thecompetition or find a means forgrowth. Owning a stock during that pe-

riod can be painful. A perfect example is SouthwestAirlines. Over the last year thecompany has doubled in value. While it is expanding slowly, it

has beaten back competitors andfocused on its customers. The real jump start in its stock

price, though, has been the drop infuel costs. A difficult element topredict.This is why you will find somany alternative positions ongreat companies like Apple, Ama-zon and Google. Just how long can they continue

to grow earnings? It is not enough provide a great

product, you have to continue thatprocess. Unless you get in at the begin-

ning and have enough sense to getout, you can lose money on greatcompanies.This is the maddening part of in-vesting in stocks. This is also why I look for value.I try to spend more of my time

preventing losses than worryingabout hitting home runs. I find it much more profitable. An oxymoron of sorts.

The Boys and Girls Club ofMatagorda County is hoping forat least 50 students to registerfor their new High School Spotafter-school program.The program was officially

unveiled Monday, Jan. 26, andis being shared via social mediaoutlets and in the high schools.The High School Spot will be

open Monday through Thursdayfrom 3 to 8 p.m.“It’s not just for Bay City

High School students,” said Pro-gram Director Cassandra Austin.“We serve the whole county.”The club is hoping for at least

50 students to start out.“We have had plans for this

since the beginning,” said Exec-utive Director David LaVassaur.“We planned for slow growth

since 2010 starting with elemen-tary kids and working our wayon up.”LaVassaur says that the main

reason they wanted to securesuch a program was becausethey didn’t want to lose any ofthe students they already had.

“Last year already had a fewdrop off since they were too oldto continue going here,” saidLaVassaur.“Traditionally, Boys and Girls

Club has always served fromfirst to 12th grade.”According to LaVassaur, a sur-

vey was sent out to 400 studentsand 120 came back saying theywould join the program.“There was also a lot that said

they didn’t know anything aboutit,” he said.Directors of the club met with

a focus group of students andasked them what their concernswere or what they would like tosee as part of the program.“They gave us a lot of ideas,”

said LaVassaur.However, the largest obstacle

in the way of getting studentsinto the Club is transportation.“There is no bus that comes

here for high school studentsand many of them don’t have acar,” he said.“And there is no form of pub-

lic transit here either.”

The club hopes to raiseenough funds to get a van tohelp with transporting highschool students and for use dur-ing summer hours.Students will have a variety of

activity stations to use while re-maining somewhat independentfrom the other younger students.“What we wanted to offer is a

safe place after school so thatthey can hang out,” said Austin.“There’s a place to study and

do homework, as well as placesto have fun.”Students will also have access

to free WiFi, videogames, pooltables, an air hockey table, con-cessions and Mac Minis.Austin also mentioned that

students would be able to re-ceive help applying for jobs andfilling out the FAFSA in order toreceive financial assistance forcollege.“It will also give students op-

portunities for scholarships andto participate in communityservice events,” said Austin.The program is being locally

sponsored by The United Wayof Matagorda County, STP Nu-clear Operating Company, theRotary Club and the Gulf CoastMedical Foundation.Currently, the 20 dollar regis-

tration fee is being waived inorder to get as many students onboard as possible.“The sooner we get them in,

the sooner we can make anyneeded adjustments,” saidAustin.“We have satisfaction surveys

to do the second week of Febru-ary and we would like to knowwhat the students prefer or wantus to change.”Austin also mentioned that if

anyone mentions the Boys andGirls Club of Bay City andMatagorda County to H&RBlock while getting their taxesdone, the Club receives a 20dollar donation.To register for the High

School Spot after school pro-gram call 979-244-8865 formore information.

Two Matagorda Beach issues– one involving the destructionof dunes and new house con-struction on a grandfatheredproperty – will be decided bythe state General Land Office,Matagorda County commis-sioners court agreed Monday.The court agreed to forward

both on the recommendation ofthe Beach Dune Committee.The owners of the properties

were seeking permits, respec-tively, for dune protection andbeach construction. “She took it upon herself…to

take down dunes and to haul indirt,” Precinct 2 CommissionerKent Pollard told the courtabout the dune protection issue.“It’s a nice job, but she didn’t

follow procedure,” he added.The other case involved a

Sterling Shores property owner

who plans to remove or raze hispresent house to make way fora new residence.The question that presents,

the commissioner said, iswhether the Sterling Shores lotwith the new structure will beunder the same grandfather sta-tus as before with the oldhouse.Plans show the proposed new,

larger house will encroach dune

protection building permitlines. The Beach Dune Committee

questioned whether the newconstruction would “do awaywith the grandfather clause”that applies to most SterlingShores residences built beforedune protection laws.By asking for GLO rulings on

both properties, Pollard said thecounty and residents must

abide by the state’s decision.Commissioners unanimously

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ments for Blessing andWadsworth are included in in-terlocal agreements betweenthe county and Blessing WCIDNo. 5 and Wadsworth WaterSupply Corporation, commis-sioners court signed this week.

Funding for the work will befunded by the Community De-velopment Block Grant pro-gram administered by the TexasDepartment of Agriculture.In Blessing, the grant will be

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BUCKNER, AYLETTC. (1794?–1832).

Aylett(e) C. (Strap) Buckner, fili-buster, Indian fighter, Old ThreeHundred colonist, and folklorehero of colonial Texas, was the sonof Aylett and Elizabeth (Lewis)Buckner of Louisa County, Vir-ginia. Red-headed, of Irish and Scottishancestry, he was supposedly nick-named “Strap” because of hisprodigious size and strength. He traveled to Texas as early as1812 as a member of the Gutiér-rez-Magee expedition and returnedin 1816 under Francisco XavierMina and in 1819 with Dr. JamesLong. He probably spent some of theintervening years in the Natchez,Mississippi, area. With Peter Powell and OliverBuckner he settled around 1821 onBuckner’s Creek in the area thatlater became Fayette County. In his letters to Stephen F.Austin, Buckner said that he hadbeen one of the first to build acabin on the Colorado River, thathe had kept an open house eversince he came, and that he had lostmore property to Indian depreda-tions than anyone else on the river. He was listed in the March 1823census of the Colorado district as a29-year-old farmer. Buckner became one of Austin’sOld Three Hundred settlers whenhe received title to one sitio of landon July 24, 1824, and two laboreson Aug. 24, 1824, all later inMatagorda County. In the summer of 1824 he wasprobably among those sent byAustin to make a treaty with Wacoand Tawakoni Indians near the siteof present Waco. The census of March 1826 listedBuckner as a single man with fourservants and one slave. In 1825 he had some conflictwith Austin over the location andamount of his land and attemptedto hold a meeting to protest againstAustin, who consequently or-deredAndrew Rabb to arrestBuckner for seditious conduct. After consulting with Jared E.Groce and John P. Cole, Austinwas able to work out a better un-derstanding with Buckner. After a quarrel with James Cum-mins, Buckner wrote Austin thathe wanted to be buried under hisown soil and that he wanted to buya thousand acres of land. In January 1826 Austin selectedMoses Morrison, William Kinche-loeand Buckner as judges for anelection for alcalde for the districtof Mina. In 1826, Buckner made a trip toMatamoros, Tamaulipas, to findout whether or not he could claimland as compensation for his serv-ices in the Mina and Gutiérrez ex-

peditions. As early as May 1826 Bucknerwas named by Austin as a com-mander of the militia against localIndians, and in the winter of 1826he was part of a retaliatory expedi-tion against a band of Karankawasbelieved to have killed theMatagorda County families of El-isha Flowers and Charles Ca-vanagh. Probably because of Buckner’sdisagreements with Austin, Ben-jamin W. Edwards solicited his aidin the Fredonian Rebellion in De-cember 1826, but Buckner signedresolutions of protest against therebellion and ultimately became afaithful member of the colony anda close friend of Austin. He was in command of an attackagainst the Karankawa Indians atLive Oak Bayou in 1831, and in1832 he led a company of volun-teers from the area of presentFayette and Matagorda counties atthe battle of Velasco. There, on June 25 or 26, 1832,he was killed. Though legend has it that the In-dians (who, impressed by hisstrength, reportedly nicknamedBuckner the “Red Son of BlueThunder”) offered him marriagewith Indian princess Tulipita,Buckner never married. One historian has suggested thatperhaps it was in part this lack ofheirs which allowed the growth ofever-more outlandish legends ofhis strength and size. Notable among these are thetales of how with one blow heturned back the huge black bullTriste Noche, which had been ter-rorizing the colony, and how afterthis feat he was emboldened tochallenge the devil himself to aduel. The best account of the latter leg-end appears in Nathaniel AlstonTaylor’s 1877 travelogue, TheComing Empire; Or, Two Thou-sand Miles in Texas on Horseback.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:Eugene C. Barker, ed., The

Austin Papers (3 vols., Washing-ton: GPO, 1924–28). Eugene C.Barker, The Life of Stephen F.Austin (Nashville: CokesburyPress, 1925; rpt., Austin: TexasState Historical Association, 1949;New York: AMS Press, 1970). Eu-gene C. Barker, ed., “Minutes ofthe Ayuntamiento of San Felipe deAustin, 1828–1832,” 12parts, Southwestern HistoricalQuarterly 21–24 (January 1918-October 1920). Florence ElbertaBarns, “Building a Texas Folk-Epic: The Materials and theProcess Which Formed the Sagaof Strap Buckner, “ Texas Monthly,October 1929. Lester G. Bugbee,“The Old Three Hundred: A Listof Settlers in Austin’s FirstColony,”Quarterly of the TexasState Historical Association 1 (Oc-tober 1897). J. H. Kuykendall,“Reminiscences of Early Texans,”

Coulterville, also known asCulver, was in Buckner’s Prairie,15 miles east of Bay City ineastern Matagorda County.

In 1888 William D. Culverbecame the first postmaster, andby 1891 a community with twogeneral stores, one owned byCulver, had developed. By 1892, the population was

125; the settlement supportednine businesses, including sixgeneral stores. Coulterville also had a justice,

a constable and a physician. In 1894, Lemuel P. Coulter be-

came postmaster, and the follow-ing year the post office namewas changed to Coulterville. Coulter owned a store at that

site. The post office was movedto the store in 1895, and Coulterserved as postmaster until 1901.The Bay City Breeze, March

25, 1897, stated that a daily mailwill be put on between Bay Cityand Coulterville, via Caney P.O.,except Sunday. Scheduled toleave Bay City at 7 in the morn-ing, arriving at Coulterville atnoon; returning, leaving Coul-terville at one and arrive at BayCity at 6 p.m.Christian Zipprian was post-

master from 1901 until 1903,when the post office was discon-tinued and the mail for thatvicinity was sent to Caney.The Coulterville post office

was reinstated in 1909 with JoeH. Freeman as postmaster. By 1896 Coulterville had 200

residents, a justice, a constable,a physician, and five generalstores. In 1899 the voting precinct

was still named Culver. When the Cane Belt Railroad

came through the county in1901, a Culver railroad stop wasfounded four miles south of BayCity. Coulterville was located near

the intersection of what is nowFM 457 and FM 521. In 1904, the last year popula-

tion estimates are available forthe community, Coulterville re-ported 161 residents. In 1911 its post office was dis-

continued, and the mail wasrerouted through Bay City. In 1936 Coulterville was not

labeled on the county highwaymap, but a number of dwellingsremained in the area. By 1952 maps showed nothing

at the site. A Culver school was locatednear Citrus Grove in the westernpart of the county from at least1917 until its consolidation withthe Palacios schools in the late1930s.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:Matagorda County Historical

Commission, HistoricMatagorda County (3 vols.,Houston: Armstrong, 1986). Rachel Jenkins, Mary Belle In-

gram, Shirley Brown

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My column this week originatedfrom none other than Pillsburycinnamon rolls. You know…the kind that you

unwrap a layer of the can by peal-ing the corner of the paper untilthe whole thing goes pop, unveil-ing eight cinnamon rolls and asmall container of icing. They happen to be one of the two

things that get my kids out of bed. Cinnamon rolls and something

down by the deer feeder that theycan shoot make them come run-ning. Cinnamon roll mornings usually

start off great, but steadily godownhill when the battle overwho gets the middle one begins.(Please tell me this is not just at

my house.) It is a debate of who had “IT”

last time and which other onelooks good and juicy. I usually stay out of it and just

mumble a verse about being apeacemaker while I pour my nextcup of coffee. Last week I was really clever

and found a larger pan that wouldenable me to take out the middleman! All eight cinnamon rolls fit side

by side around the pan on the ex-terior edges, leaving nothing inthe interior but a blank space. Problem solved, no middle cin-

namon roll to argue over! When the first Monico came

stumbling into the kitchen tired

and hungry, she immediately no-ticed the differ-ence. Something

was up! Isweetly told herto take note, Ihad solved thecinnamon rollbattle once andfor all with my new and im-proved, larger pan. We discussed in church a scene

from Acts 4:13 that I came acrossa few years ago and even under-lined, dated, and wrote about backthen. It is after Peter and John, in the

name of Jesus, healed the crippledman.

They were called in and ques-tioned, muchlike we wouldbe today in anintimatingcourtroom, butdid not backdown becausethey were full ofthe Holy Spirit.

Acts 4:13 records that the highpriest and his “high” friends tooknote. (Just like with my cinna-mon roll scenario, they knewsomething was up!) It says “When they saw the

courage of Peter and John and re-alized that they were unschooledand ordinary men, they were as-tonished and took note that these

men had been with Jesus.” Oh, they knew something was

up, and they did take note! They could tell Peter and John

had been with Jesus. They went from ordinary men

to being extraordinary becausethey knew the Lord in a deep andpersonal way! They were able to do mighty

things in the name of Jesus! Yes, I am using way too many

exclamation points because we toohave to take note of this passage ofscripture if we want to move fromordinary to extraordinary. We must get learn in the busy-

ness and craziness of this world tobe with Jesus just like Peter andJohn did.

If you are looking for more ex-traordinary and less ordinary inyour home, work, school, fi-nances, health, then open yourBibles this week and read Acts 3and 4. It is beautiful. Peter and John

were so very different. They stood out because of

Jesus. It had nothing to do with them

nothing to do with their educa-tion, position in society, or any-thing else, but everything to dowith name of Jesus. My question this week is why

not…what are you waiting for? What am I waiting for? Ordinary to extraordinary be-

gins with Jesus.

When I was a young girl I had avery vivid dream. It was so vividand terrifying that I still remembereverything about it as if I had justdreamt it last night. In this dream I was walking

through darkness, but I wasn’tafraid. I looked in front of me and I saw

Jesus looking at me and smiling,He reached out to me as if tobeckon me to come to Him. I began walking toward him

happy, He wasn’t very far away,but as I neared Him I heard asound behind me. I turned around and saw a huge

multitude of hideous creaturesrushing toward me. I looked back at Jesus this time

afraid at what I had just seen be-hind me and realized that now hewas really far away. He was so far that I could only

barely see His small outline in thedistance. I began to run, I ran as fast as I

could but for some reason I justcouldn’t get any nearer to Jesus,but the horrible creatures behindme were getting closer to me. I kept running as fast and as

hard as I could but I soon realizedthat no matter how much I ran I

couldn’t reach Jesus and I couldn’tunderstand why he was so close tome just a while ago and now Hewas so faraway. I remember

turning backagain and sawthat those crea-tures wereabout to over-take me. Right when

one was about to grab my leg, Ifelt someone grab my outstretchedarm. I turned around and there was

Jesus, holding on to me and therewas nothing behind me anymore. Throughout my life this dream

has taken several meanings, yetthere is onething that I havealways known -I was okay untilI turned around. Meaning I

was on the righttrack until I gotdistracted.

“Let your eyes look directly for-ward, and your gaze be straightbefore you. Ponder the path ofyour feet; then all your ways will

be sure. Do not swerve to the rightor to the left; turn your foot awayfrom evil.” Proverbs 4:25-27I was too young when I had this

dream to know the deeper mean-ing it may have had. All I knew then was it was scary

and Jesus saved me in the end. It was like He was always there

but I didn’t see how close He wasbecause I was afraid. Now I know that the scary

things that were chasing me aredifferent kinds of monsters, notnecessarily the ugly kinds I saw inmy dream. These monsters are stress, hate,

anxiety, lust, anger, depression,pride, and anything else thatwould distract us from God. This dream that I had when I

was very young has helped methroughout my life. Every time I feel like I’m being

overwhelmed it’s like the Lord re-minds me of this dream and whenI remember, I remember that Jesusis never as far away as I maythink.“Have I not commanded you?

Be strong and courageous. Do notbe afraid; do not be discouraged,for the Lord your God will be withyou wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9

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Van Vleck senior all-state linemanPaul Hill has verbally committed toplay collegiate football for the StephenF. Austin State University Lumberjacksin Nacogdoches.Hill (6-2.5, 265) was a four-year

starter on the defensive and offensivelines for the Van Vleck Leopards, whoadvanced to the Class 3A Division 2state quarterfinals in 2014 under the di-rection of first-year head coach RobertBlackmon.“I feel great and this is something I’ve

worked for my whole life,” Hill saidduring a Tuesday workout at Van VleckHigh School. “It’s a dream come true, and espe-

cially being able to play football at a

Division I school.”The Lumberjacks compete in the

Southland Conference in NCAA Divi-sion I FCS (Football ChampionshipSubdivision or Division I-AA) againstSoutheaster Louisiana, Sam HoustonState, Lamar, Central Arkansas, Mc-Neese State, Abilene Christian, North-western State, University of IncarnateWord and Nicholls.Rice University also offered Hill a

scholarship, as did West Texas A&M inCanyon, and there were other interestedschools, but Stephen F. Austin stood outfor the Van Vleck standout.“It was the best match for me, coach

and player wise, and it’s a great pro-gram that’s on the rise with a new headcoach (Clint Conque will be in his sec-ond season at SFA in 2015),” Hill said. “I already connected with the coaches

and a lot of the players during my visits,and I can’t wait to get started.“I looked really hard at Rice, but they

wanted to ‘Grey Shirt’ me, and thatmeans I could not work out with theteam for a whole year, so it was a toughchoice, and a little stressful, but afterweighing all the pros and cons, StephenF. Austin is the best fit.”Hill says he’ll go in as a defensive

tackle, and he could be red-shirted in2015, but if that happens, his scholar-ship is a full ride for five years.“I expect to be red-shirted this first

year, and that’s okay because I can startworking on my Matser’s (degree) in myfinal season,” he said.Hill recorded 88 tackles, seven sacks,

48 tackles-for-losses, seven forced fum-bles, two fumble recoveries, one safety,a blocked pass, and he scored a defen-sive touchdown, during Van Vleck’s 9-4run to state quarters that included 2014playoff wins over Nixon-Smiley 46-7

and Hebbronville 42-7 (the Leopardsfell to Odem 40-36 in the third round).“It was an awesome ride,” Hill said.

“The whole year it seemed liked everyweek we’d do something special, andwe just kept on riding the momentum.It was a great senior year and greatplaying for coach Blackmon.”Van Vleck will graduate 14 seniors,

and Blockmon says, “Paul Hill isgoing to be one of those players who isextremely hard to replace, if you evencan, and it was a great pleasure to beable to spend this past season withhim.“We’re losing some outstanding guys

like Paul, but our junior varsity went7-3 and we have a good core of playerscoming back.”National signing day is Tuesday (Feb.

3).

Van Vleck High School quali-fied 10 team members for region-als during the District 27-5ASwimming and Diving Meet onSaturday (Jan. 24) in Victoria.Sophomore Mehgan Orsak fin-ished second and captured the 27-5A silver medal in the girls50-yard freestyle in 28.11 sec-onds, and she was fourth in thegirls 100 backstroke in 1:15.49.Orsak was a regional qualifierlast year, and she’s also regionbound in 2015 as part of the girls200 medley relay (fifth at districtin 36.08) and girls 200 freestylerelay (5th in 2:26.95).The Van Vleck 200 medleyfoursome also features freshmanAlyssa Lopez, sophomore Mea-gan Schrader and junior MirandaOrsak (Mehgan’s cousin), andMiranda Orsak. Lopez and juniorBethany Garza complete the 200freestyle relay.Lopez added a sixth place in the

girls 200 freestyle (2:58.54) foranother region berth, and HeatherThomas will serve as a relay alter-nate at regionals.The Van Vleck boys had two re-lays get out of district with juniorsKason Klump, Zach Hubbard andChet Talasek, and sophomoreLanden Ward, combining for athird in the 400 freestyle relay(5:53.99), and the same foursometeaming up for a fifth in the 200freestyle relay (2:11.06).Ward was also seventh in theboys 100 freestyle (1:11.43) andseventh in the 100 breaststroke(1:29.88) to just miss regionals inthose events (top six advance).The Lady Leopard finished fifthas a team with 31 points finishingahead of Victoria East (18). El Campo was the 27-5A girlsteam champion with 151 and wasfollowed by Victoria West 103,Wharton 92, Columbus 60, VanVleck and Victoria East.Victoria West won the 27-5Aboys crown with 121 finishingahead of El Campo 114, VictoriaEast 105, Wharton 35, Columbus

34 and Van Vleck 24.“We’re in our second year ofswimming at Van Vleck, and togo from one individual and a cou-ple of relays advancing to region-als a year ago to having 10 goingin seven event this year showsjust how hard these girls and guyshave worked and how much dedi-cation they have,” Van Vleckcoach Rhonda Morales said. “We have to go to Bay City topractice in the afternoons, and wehave to squeeze it in when we canbecause we all have to share ath-letes at Van Vleck, so this is reallyspecial, and we are very proud.“And after finishing sixth a yearago in the girls, we beat out Vic-toria East this year, and that’s an-other positive step for ourprogram.”Van Vleck will compete at theClass 5A Region VII Swimmingand Diving Championshipson Feb. 6-7 at the Victoria Aquat-ics Center.The UIL State Meet is Feb. 20-21 in Austin.

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Contributed photoVan Vleck 2015 swimming team includes: (top row, from left) parent volunteer Shelly Orsak, ChetTalasek, Kason Klump, Landen Ward, Zach Hubbard and Van Vleck head coach Rhonda Morales.The middle row has Alyssa Lopez, Heather Thomas and Miranda Orsak, and, on the front row, areMeagan Schrader, Bethany Garza and Mehgan Orsak.

Sometimes there’s nothing like a day off,and the way Bay City girls soccer coachMelissa Ursery sees it, that’s just what herLady Blackcats needed.“I gave the girls Friday off, and we came

back with a solid practice, and you could tellthey were mentally ready to get back into it,”Ursery said. “We wrapped up predistrict with a solid

victory at Sealy (3-2 on Jan. 20), so it was agood time for a little down time, and youknow, it’s worth it to take a day off everynow and then.”District 24-4A soccer action

starts Friday (Jan. 30) with the Lady Catsplaying at 5 p.m. and the Bay City boys at 7p.m. in El Campo, so there won’t be manymore chances to relax.Following Friday’s league opener, the Bay

City girls have a three-match district homestand against Columbia (7 p.m. Tuesday,Feb. 3), Wharton (5 p.m. Feb. 6), and Pala-cios (6 p.m. Feb. 10).“We’re looking to have just about our en-

tire roster ready to go for district, and thispast week has also given the players a chanceto heal up and rest up and get ready for the24-4A race,” Ursery said.

“There are some players who are stillworking their way back from injuries, andwe don’t want to rush it. We want them downthe stretch in district and not just a for agame or two right now.”The Bay City girls finished predistrict with

a 3-2-3 record and they led 3-0 at halftime inSealy before eventually recording the 3-2 tri-umph in the most-recent outing.Sophomore Araceli Caballero scored Bay

City’s first goal on an assist by sophomoreWhitney Muskiet, senior Esmeralda Chavez-Baltazar tallied the second goal off a cornerkick from junior Haley Hartisfield, andMuskiet tallied the Lady Cats’ final goal atthe 4:14 mark of the first half.“It was a good win for us because Sealy

has always fielded a very competitive team,”Ursery said. “It gave us some positive momentum to

carry into district.”After opening district at El Campo on Fri-day, coach Luis Gomez’s Bay City boys soc-cer squad has 24-4A battles at Columbia at 7p.m. Tuesday (Feb. 3), at home with Wharton(7 p.m. Feb. 6), and at Palacios (7 p.m. Feb.10).Bay City girls and boys soccer competes in

UIL District 24-4A against El Campo, Bra-zosport (Freeport), Palacios, Sweeny, Colum-bia and Wharton (seven total teams) with thetop four finishers advancing to the playoffs.

The Bay City Lady Black-cats continue the second roundof District 27-4A play with a6:15 p.m. contest at Sealy onFriday (Jan. 30), and they hostColumbus in league action at6:15 p.m. Tuesday (Feb. 3).The Bay City girls fell 60-36

at El Campo on Friday (Jan.23) with Sha’Dasia Wilcoxscoring 19, Ma’Kayla Woods12, Brianna Cunningham threeand Artaja Roberson two.Wilcox also had 10 rebounds

and eight steals at El Campo.The loss gave the Lady

Blackcats a 1-4 district markand 14-15 season record.Heading into this week, the

El Campo girls led the 27-4Arace at 5-0 and were followedby 4-1 Sealy, 3-2 Wharton and2-3 Columbus.The top four finishers ad-

vance to the playoffs.

Coaches must always decidethe difficulty of a pre-districtschedule and Bay City Blackcatsboys basketball coach DavidShepherd is no exception.“We faced some bigger

schools before district, and eventhough we had some toughstretches, it helped us improveas a team week-by-week, andthat’s what you hope for,” hesaid. “We feel like it’s helped usget off to a positive start in dis-trict.”Through three District 27-4A

games, the Blackcats posted a 2-1 mark with the lone loss com-ing by only two points (64-62)to state-ranked No. 11 Wharton,and the two victories came onthe road over Columbus 57-31and El Campo 61-38.“We had Wharton right where

we wanted them, but it camedown to a three-possessiongame, and we didn’t win thosethree possessions,” Shephardsaid. “You literally have to im-pose your will on an opponentdown the stretch, especially de-fensively, and we finished strongagainst El Campo, and really gotafter them in the final period andput it away with about six verypositive possessions.”Shephard uses his entire roster

with senior point guard Treyson

Wilson directing the show.“It’s a cliche, but (Treyson) re-

ally is the straw that stirs thedrink for us,” Shepherd said.“He’s active on defense and youalways get his full effort, and as

you know, you’ve got to havethose kind of players to be suc-cessful.“At off guard we have (senior)

Shamar Robinson, and he’s an-other guy who just gives a full-

out effort and plays like his hairis on fire, and we have threeother veterans - (seniors) J’Qua-lyn Thomas, Ge’Rod Allen andZavien Gartica - who played inthe district last season that had

what are now Houaton-area(Class) 5A schools, so there’snot a lot people can throw at usthat we haven’t seen before.“Thomas is strong and smooth

in all parts of the game, Allenhas improved every week and isa key part of what we are doing,and Gartica has a lot of physicalskills, and in the games againstWharton and El Campo, heplayed very, very well.”The Black Cats receive instant

energy from numerous playerslike seniors Stephon Williams,juniors Archeleous Gaskin andThurman Williams, sophomoreBrandon Wade, and freshmanTaveon Roberson.“Williams and Gaskin bring

high energy to the court,Williams and Wade are battlingevery night in the post, andRoberson is our only freshmanon varsity, and after moving up,he’s learning and playing gooddefense and he has a good out-side shot.”Through three district games,

Wharton (20-5 overall) led the27-4A boys basketball race at 3-0, with Bay City (14-11) and ElCampo (14-8) at 2-1, BrookshireRoyal (3-14) and Sealy (11-11)at 1-2, and Columbus (2-16)standing 0-3 in league play.The Blackcats visit Sealy

at 7:30 p.m. Friday (Jan. 29) andstart the second round of districtby hosting Columbus at 7:30p.m. Tuesday (Feb. 3).

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Sentinel photo/L. Scott HainlineBay City junior Haley Hartisfield (23) and the Lady Blackcats are at El Campo Friday (Jan. 30) at 5 p.m.and host Columbia Tuesday (Feb. 3) at 7 p.m. in District 24-4A soccer action..

Blackcats impressive in early district outings Lady Catsin 2ndround

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Sentinel photo/L. Scott HainlineBay City senior Shamar Robinson (32) plays “like his hair is on fire,” according to coach DavidShepherd.

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Seditious SeraphimMidfield native, Taylor

Stephens showcased her jewelryat the artists’ gallery showing atthe Town Square Restaurant lastThursday.She had her tools on hand for

anyone who wanted to work on acustom design or make adjust-ments to a piece they wanted topurchase.Stephens is a member of The

Art League of Bay City andMatagorda County.The best definition for the

name of her business is: “Be di-vinely inspired to rebel againstthe mundane.”“Seditious Seraphim is an arti-

sans’ collective offering retreats,classes, guild programs, trunkshows, retail of handcraftedtreasures, with a limited retail of-fering of fiber art, art quilt andbeading supplies – as well asother arty items,” said Stephens.“The name is also a segue into

starting a dialogue with potentialcustomers.”Stephens works primarily in

metal, leather and various rocksand minerals.Much of her jewelry is com-

pleted in either copper or sterlingsilver findings.Sometimes, more organic

pieces find their way into her de-signs such as antler points andpieces of coral.Everything in her booth is

packed into vintage suitcases forease of travel.“They also make great conver-

sation pieces,” she adds.She says that she finds inspira-

tion in anything that catches hereye.“I’ve got this hunting and gath-

ering technique going on,” shesaid.“Even when I do a show, I

spend time walking around out-side and pick up neat rocks andthings.”Stephens is moving towards

exclusively doing trunk shows.Along with those shows, she is

also doing private get-togethersand events.“I show a group how I go

through the process of making apair of earrings or a leatherbracelet,” said Stephens.“Then, I turn it over to them

and help guide their creativityinto their own project.”According to Stephens teach-

ing is one of the things she en-

joys most.“I get to help people become

invested in themselves and theircreativity,” she said.“It’s all about problem solving

and implementing designs in3D.”Her next booth will be at the

Cattlewomen’s style show Feb. 8

at the Matagorda County Fair-grounds Multi-purpose building.The next booth showing will be

at the Best Little Quilt Show inTexas in La Grange Feb. 27-28.Taylor Stephens is available via

email at seditiousseraphim@hot-mail.com and by phone at 361-588-1662.

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Girl Scout Troop 156006 ofThe Boys and Girls Club ofBay City and MatagordaCounty sold 2,000 boxes ofcookies during their presale pe-riod.“Out of my 90 girls, one-third

brought back their cookie saleforms,” said Troop Leader Cas-sandra Austin.“Originally half of them were

interested, so, it’s a good turnout.”Those cookies are to be deliv-

ered on Feb. 12 with more tofollow for cookie booth sales.The money raised from the

sales will go towards helpingeach girl purchase their ownuniform.The troop also participated in

community service by helpingwith the HEB food drive Satur-day Jan. 24.Over 30 scouts showed up to

lend a hand.“They had a great time and

learned a lot,” said Austin.“Most of them were first time

community service helpers.”Some of the lessons learned

at the event included communi-cation, the buddy system andteamwork.“They’re very excited and

can’t wait to do more,” saidAustin.

By Jessica Shepardbcsentinelnews@gmail.com

By Jessica Shepardbcsentinelnews@gmail.com

B&G Club GirlsScout troop sells2K cookie boxes

Sentinel photos/Jessica ShepardTaylor Stephens set up her trunk show at the Art League show-case on Jan. 23 at the Town Square Restaurant. She is shownhere making a custom wire-wrapped pendant with a customer'srock and her own copper wire. Below, a closer look as Stephensuses a special mallet to flatten an eyelet in the pendant loop.

Sentinel photo/Jessica ShepardDawn Matecjeck is decoupaging various styles of tissue paper to her canvas for Art League Presi-dent Zeinab Ghais' Happy Hour Art Class. The Mixed Media class was held Jan. 24.

Bay City Police Depart-ment’s K9 “Kim” was awardeda ballistic vest from a non-profit organization. Kim has been with handler

Officer Keith Hatton for thelast three years. The dog will be a little safer

thanks to Vested Interest inK9s, Inc. a Massachusetts-based non-profit and ArmorExpress, a Michigan-basedmanufacturer. An incentive program of-

fered by Armor to Vested In-terest in K9s, Inc. hasprovided 17 law enforcementdogs in seven states with bal-listic vests. Each vest costs $950, with

a five-year warranty.

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Notice is hereby given that original LettersTestamentary for the Estate of

WILLIAM GARY CARTEE, Deceased, were issued on January 26, 2015, under Docket No.

PR15-0003, pending in the County Court of Matagorda County, Texas,to Marc Shannon Smith.

Claims may be presented in care of the attorney for the Estate as follows:

Marc Shannon Smith, Dependent AdministratorEstate of WILLIAM GARY CARTEE, Deceased

c/o D.R. Uher2219 Avenue G

Bay City, Texas 77414All persons having claims against this Estate which is

currently being administered are required to present them within the time and in the

manner prescribed by law.

DATED this 27th day of January, 2015.D.R. UherAttorney for the Estate

Notice to Creditors

The annual Crisis Center ofMatagorda County’s ChickenFried Streak Fundraiser will befrom 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday atthe Knights of Columbus Halloff Nichols Road.For a donation of $10, each

dinner plate will have a chickenfried steak, mashed potatoes,gravy, green beans and a dessert.Volunteers will serve the food

and help direct traffic.Plates are available for dine-in

or drive-through.Crisis Center Director Eugene

Davis expects 2,000 people to re-ceive a dinner plate.“So far, we are looking at

around 1,600 tickets sold al-ready,” said Davis.“We will probably sell another

300 at the door.”Everyone is encouraged to dine

in and take a chance at bidding

on any one of 70 auction items.All of the funds raised during

this event will be used to helpservice Crisis Center clients.The money raised also fills in

the financial gaps of funding andhelp provide the additional sup-port needed to serve clients.The Center helps over 1,000

clients a year throughoutMatagorda County.More than 4,000 children are

served in part by this event aswell as preventative programslike the Children’s AdvocacyCenter and domestic violence as-sault prevention program.Tickets are available at the Cri-

sis Center Resale Shop from 8a.m. to 5 p.m., or from any boardor staff members and are avail-able at locations around town.For more information on vol-

unteer opportunities, how to be asponsor or to purchase tickets,call the Crisis Center at979-245-9109.

BCHS Band Pics from Allison SlivaBCHS band members Clayton Davis and Alyssa Barrera, above left, qualified for the Region Symphonic Band in Freeport onJan. 16-17. BCHS band members Brittany Marsh, William Teague and Elizabeth Arnold, above right, qualified for the RegionConcert Band in Freeport on January 16-17. Not pictured is Makayla Wooley.

Van Vleck and Tidehaven Band Pics from AGG PhotozVan Vleck band students Leah Hanna and Trevor Smith, above left, participated in the All-Region Band Concert at Brazosport HighSchool Saturday, and are shown after the concert with their band directors, Kyle Thurman and Chase Scott.Tidehaven band students and their director, above right: Alyssa Garica, Tyler Korff, Band Director James Edwards and Kayla Grissett.

By Jessica Shepardbcsentinelnews@gmail.com

Crisis Centerexpects 2,000for fundraiser

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lleeaarrnneedd aaccttiioonnss ttoo yyoouunnggeerr ggeenneerraattiioonnss,, tthheerreebbyy mmaakkiinngg tthheeiirr jjoouurrnneeyy iinn lliiffee,, oonnee tthhaatt ddooeess nnoott oovveerrwwhheellmm tthheemm,, bbuutthheellppss tthheemm aacchhiieevvee,, bbee pprroossppeerroouuss,, aanndd ppoosssseessss aa sseennssee ooff ggiivviinngg bbaacckk.. IInn tthhiiss ccoouunnttrryy,, aallll oonnee hhaass ttoo ddoo

ttoo ssuucccceeeedd iiss ttoo bbee sseellff--rreelliiaanntt,, ddoo wwhhaatt nneeeeddss ttoo bbee ddoonnee,, kknnooww wwhhaatt iiss rriigghhtt,, aanndd nnoott bbee aaffrraaiidd ooff ffaaiilluurree””..

BBooaarrdd SSeeccrreettaarryy DDoonnaalldd SSiimmoonnss ffeeeellss hhee wwaannttss ““TToo hheellpp eevveerryy cchhiilldd wwiitthh aa bbeetttteerr eedduuccaattiioonn aanndd pprreeppaarree tthheemm ffoorr ccoolllleeggee..””

VViiccee--SSeeccrreettaarryy MMeellbbaa SSnneeddeeccoorr ssaaiidd,, ““II sseerrvvee oonn tthhee bbooaarrdd bbeeccaauussee,, eedduuccaattiinngg oouurr cchhiillddrreenn iiss ttoopp pprriioorriittyy.. II ffeeeell tthhaatt ssiittttiinngg oonn tthhee MMaattaaggoorrddaa IISSDD BBooaarrdd ooff TTrruusstteeeess ggiivveess mmee tthhee ooppppoorrttuunniittyy ttoo ccoonnttrriibbuuttee ttoo

tthhaatt ggooaall bbyy hheellppiinngg mmaakkee wwiissee ddeecciissiioonnss aass aa sscchhooooll bbooaarrdd ssoo tthhaatt wwee ccaann pprroovviiddee tthhee bbeesstt iinn aallll aarreeaass:: iinncclluuddiinnggaaddeeqquuaattee aanndd mmooddeerrnn ffaacciilliittiieess,, ccuurrrriiccuulluumm aanndd ppeerrssoonnnneell.. II ccoonnssiiddeerr iitt aann hhoonnoorr aanndd aa pprriivviilleeggee ttoo bbee aabbllee

ttoo sseerrvvee oonn tthhee MMIISSDD BBooaarrdd ooff TTrruusstteeeess””..

BBooaarrdd MMeemmbbeerr BBuuddddyy TTrreeyybbiigg sshhaarreedd,, ““TThhee bbiiggggeesstt rreeaassoonn II sseerrvvee oonn tthhee sscchhooooll bbooaarrdd iiss ooff ccoouurrssee tthhee cchhiillddrreenn,, bbuutt II aallssoo eennjjooyy sseerrvviinngg mmyy ccoommmmuunniittyy.. MMyy ppeerrssoonnaall ggooaall iiss ttoo sseeee oouurr cchhiillddrreenn ggeett aa qquuaalliittyy eedduuccaattiioonnaanndd bbee pprroouudd wwhheenn tthheeyy mmoovvee oonn ttoo tthhee nneexxtt lleevveell ssaayyiinngg tthheeyy ccoommee ffrroomm MMaattaaggoorrddaa SScchhooooll.. WWhheenn oouurr cchhiillddrreenn

bbeeccoommee aadduullttss,, II wwaanntt tthheemm ttoo bbee pprroouudd ooff wwhheerree tthheeyy ggrreeww uupp,, aanndd ssoommee ddaayy,, iiff tthheeyy ddoonn’’tt ssttaayy,, ccoommee bbaacckk aanndd eennjjooyy MMaattaaggoorrddaa aanndd sshhooww tthheeiirr ffaammiilliieess wwhheerree tthheeyy ccoommee ffrroomm..

PPllaaiinn aanndd ssiimmppllee,, II eennjjooyy ggiivviinngg bbaacckk ttoo oouurr ccoommmmuunniittyy..””

NNeewweesstt MMeemmbbeerr TTiinnaa KKeeeenn ssttaatteedd,, ““II wwaanntt ttoo sseerrvvee oouurr ccoommmmuunniittyy wwiitthh tthhee mmiinnddsseett tthhaatt oouurr ssttuuddeennttss’’ eedduuccaattiioonnaanndd eexxppeerriieenncceess ddeetteerrmmiinnee wwhhaatt oouurr ssoocciieettyy wwiillll bbee ffoorr yyeeaarrss ttoo ccoommee.. TThhiiss ooppppoorrttuunniittyy aalllloowwss mmee

ttoo ggiivvee bbaacckk ttoo aa wwoonnddeerrffuull aanndd ggrroowwiinngg ccoommmmuunniittyy bbyy bbeeiinngg iinnvvoollvveedd wwiitthh tthhee ggoovveerrnnaannccee ooff oouurr sscchhooooll ddiissttrriicctt..””

LLoonnggttiimmee ssuuppppoorrtteerr aanndd nneeww MMeemmbbeerr GGiinnaa TTrreeyybbiigg sshhaarreedd,, ““II sseerrvvee oonn tthhee bbooaarrdd bbeeccaauussee II bbeelliieevvee eedduuccaattiioonn iiss iimmppoorrttaanntt aanndd wwaanntt ttoo bbee aa ppaarrtt ooff iinnssttiilllliinngg tthhaatt bbeelliieeff iinn oouurr cchhiillddrreenn.. TThheeyy ddeesseerrvvee aa qquuaalliittyy eedduuccaattiioonn,, aanndd bbyy bbeeiinngg oonn tthhee bbooaarrdd aalloonngg wwiitthh tthhee ootthheerr mmeemmbbeerrss,, II ccaann hheellpp aacchhiieevvee tthhaatt ggooaall.. II lloovvee MMaattaaggoorrddaa aanndd

aamm wwiilllliinngg ttoo pprroovviiddee wwhhaatteevveerr iinnssiigghhtt II ccaann ttoo hhaavvee pprroodduuccttiivvee ssttuuddeennttss tthhaatt ccaann bbee pprroouudd ooff tthheeiirr hhoommeettoowwnn..””

JJaannuuaarryy iiss TTeexxaass SScchhooooll BBooaarrdd AApppprreecciiaattiioonn MMoonntthh.. HHooww ddoo yyoouu eevveerr ssaayy TTHHAANNKK YYOOUU eennoouugghh??

RReessppeeccttffuullllyy ssuubbmmiitttteedd bbyy tthhee MMaattaaggoorrddaa IISSDD eemmppllooyyeeeess..

JJaannuuaarryy iiss TTeexxaass SScchhooooll BBooaarrdd AApppprreecciiaattiioonn MMoonntthh,, bbuutt eeaacchh aanndd eevveerryy ddaayy iiss aa ddaayy wwee aapppprreecciiaattee tthhee MMaattaaggoorrddaa IISSDD BBooaarrddooff TTrruusstteeeess.. PPlleeaassee jjooiinn uuss iinn ssaayyiinngg tthhaannkkss ttoo tthheemm aanndd aallll ooff tthhee llooccaall sscchhooooll bbooaarrdd mmeemmbbeerrss yyoouu mmeeeett..

Photos/AGG FotozVan Vleck High School’s Senior Serve - a major fundraiser for Project Graduation - drew an impressive crowd, great seniorthemes and, of course, outstanding decorations Saturday, Jan. 24. The photo above shows the large crowd Leopards’ SeniorServe had. VVHS Senior Class President Trevor Smith, right, serves Todd Oncken from a snack tray.

Sentinel photo/Jessica ShepardMary Crews, left, gets her blood-glucose test during the Health Fair Tuesday, Jan. 27, while JulieBynum, Walgreens pharmacy manager made sure the test was done right. The health fair wassponsored by Angels Home Healthcare and had several local businesses in attendance.

Contributed photoThis is at least the fourth year for MEHOP to host Texas A&M pharmacy students, as part of apartnership MEHOP has with the university. From left: Sunny Ruy, Steven To, Cory McCray(MEHOP COO), Dr. JT Saglime (MEHOP Psychologist), Monica Ayala, and Osondu Awaraka.