Vol. 2- Issue 52 Thursday, September 22, 2011
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September 22, 1964 By NIKKI MAXWELL On this day in 1964, the
Nimitz Museum in [email protected] burg
bought the Nimitz Hotel. Stage 2 water restricThe hotel, a unique
building, tions are officially in effect was built in the late
1840s or for the City of Gonzales as early 1850s. Charles H.
Nimitz, part of the citys drought grandfather of Admiral Nimitz,
contingency plan, and an bought it in 1855. The hotel ordinance
approved by was remodeled many times. Its the Gonzales City
Counremarkable steamboat supercil Tuesday night during a structure
was added sometime called meeting. after 1888. Over the years many
The changes in this ornotable persons stayed there, dinance more
accurately including President Rutherford reflects where the
(water) B. Hayes and Robert E. Lee. In levels should be, said City
1964 it was renovated and reManager Allen Barnes, reopened on
Admiral Nimitzs ferring to the Guadalupe birthday as a museum. The
Ad- Hometown heroes Cpl. Jimmy Navarro and Cpl. Matthew Craven of
GonzaRiver water flow measuremiral Nimitz Museum is now les prepare
to celebrate Come and Take It while serving with the Marines ments,
which report to be part of the National Museum in Afghanistan.
(Courtesy photo) right above 100 cubic feet of the Pacific War, a
seven acre site dedicated to retelling the story of World War II in
the Pacific Theater. County Fire Marshal Keith Schmidt. work
together in any emergency, By NIKKI MAXWELL During my time in fire
service I Schmidt said, citing the Global
[email protected] have never seen an operation of that
Connect system used to notify citiEvaluating the performance of
size. I do know we all learned a lot zens in emergency situations.
Its The cultivated mind is the guardian responders and the
effectiveness of from it, and Im proud of everyone up and running
and were learning genius of democracy. our way though it, but we
need peoMirabeau B. Lamar equipment is a standard procedure who
stood up to this thing (fire). after any emergency situation. The
debriefing was led by ple to get registered. Following that
protocol, Gon- Schmidt, who also serves as the City Global Connect
is employed durzales County elected officials, fire of Gonzales
Fire Chief. He stressed ing power outages, road closures, fighters
and law enforcement per- the importance of an emergency fire,
flooding and weather alerts. sonnel met at the Gonzales County
management plan and said that due Schmidt said its a lot more
powerful Courthouse, Sept. 15, to discuss the to the rotation of
some key person- and user friendly than previous sysrecent
wildfires north of the county nel, routine practice and drills are
tems. Commissioner Kevin LaFleur and identify how some issues can
be essential. He then introduced the asked citizens to register
their cell improved. Countys new Emergency Manage- phones, land
lines and addresses. The Delhi fire was near and dear ment
Coordinator Jim Harliss, who Constable Raliegh Measom asked to us,
and Gonzales County did a assumes the duties Oct. 1. Schmidt about
communication lot to be proud of, said Gonzales Gonzales County as
a whole can DEBRIEF, Page A3
Gonzales puts restrictions on water usageper second (cfs). This
ordinance changes our drought contingency plan, changing it to 150
feet instead of 100 feet, Barnes said. The only difference between
stage 1 and stage 2 is stage 1 is voluntary, said Gary Shock,
director of the citys waste-water treatment plant. Shock went on to
explain the specific restrictions of Stage 2 to the council and
public. Based on river flow criteGONZALES Page A3
Come and Take It, Semper Fi
County evaluates fire response
Todays Quote
Weather Watch
The City of Gonzales reminds residents that paving, curb and
gutter installation will begin on the 100 and 200 blocks of St.
George Street next Monday, Sept. 26. St. George will be closed to
thru traffic during construction. Please do not park on the street
between the hours of 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. The work will take
approximately 6-8 weeks. If you have any questions, please call
City Hall at 830-672-2815.
St. George St. work to begin on Sept. 26
Thursday: High-92, Low-66, Isolated Thunderstorms Friday:
High-94, Low-67 Sunny Saturday: High-96, Low-68, Sunny Sunday:
High-98, Low-68, Sunny Monday: High-98, Low-67, Sunny Tuesday:
High-96, Low-68, Partly cloudy Wednesday: High-95, Low-68, Partly
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By DAVE MUNDY
FAST gives high marks to area schoolsAUSTIN Two of the areas
school districts achieved nearperfect marks from the office of
Texas Comptroller Susan Combs while others saw varying degrees of
commendation in the release of the annual 2010 Financial Allocation
Study for Texas (FAST). Shiner and Moulton ISDs each received 4.5
stars on the five-star scale in the study, which indexes academic
progress versus spending. Shiner is noted for having a Very Low
spending index and Strong Relative Progress academically, while
Moulton has a Low spending rating and Strongest Relative Progress
academically. The academic ratings are based on performance on
English/ language arts and math statemandated test scores. Both the
academic and spending scores are based on three-year averages.
Joining those two districts in recording the strongest academic
progress was Gonzales ISD. GISDs spending index was rated at high,
however, and the district ended with a rating of 3.5 stars. Three
other districts joined Moulton in earning citations for a low
spending rating: Waelder, Nixon-Smiley and Luling. NixonSmiley
received a three-star FAST rating based on Little Relative Progress
academically, while Waelder and Luling each received 2.5 stars
based on Least Relative Progress academically. Yoakum ISD and
Hallettsville ISD each received ratings of 2.5 stars. Yoakum had a
spending index rating of average and Little Relative Progress
academically, while Hallettsville had Average Relative Progress but
a high spending index. Cuero ISD received a rating of just 1.5
stars, with a very high FAST, Page A3
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GHS Homecoming Court
The Gonzales High School Homecoming game is scheduled this
Friday against Yoakum. The Homecoming Court includes (front, from
left) Princess Amber Torres, Princess Bre-Ann Stafford and princess
Mariah Hastings; (standing) Freshman Duchess Alenis Matamoros,
Junior Duchess Taylor Green, Senior Duchess Stephanie Horner,
Senior duchess Lauren Parr, Senior Duchess Katie Staton and
Sophomore Duchess Hayley Blanton. (Photo courtesy Jami Owens,
GHS)
Come and Hear It! Tune in to radio station KCTI 1450 AM at 8
a.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Tuesday for weekly updates from Gonzales
Cannon news editor Nikki Maxwell and General manager Dave Mundy
with KCTI personality Egon Barthels.
Victim bites off suspects fingerBy NIKKI
[email protected]
Page A2
The Gonzales Cannon
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Gonzales Police Reportafter a report of a loud party and people
taking their clothes off. The report said people were stripping
down to their underwear, but when officers arrived on the scene the
people dancing were not in their underwear, Taylor said. The
officers told them to keep the noise down and keep their clothes
on. While on patrol Monday evening, Gonzales police officers
stopped a tan Ford Explorer for failing to signal at a turn. The
officers noticed that the passenger in the back seat was making
suspicious movements, and asked him to exit the vehicle. Once
outside the vehicle, Mark Alfred Diogu 29 Of Gonzales ran from the
scene and a witness saw him toss something. Crack cocaine was
recovered from the area where Diogu threw something, and it is
being sent to the crime lab in Austin this week to be tested.
Officer Matt Camarillo caught him on foot and called for back up,
Taylor said. Diogu took off again but Camarillo jumped on his back,
got the suspect to the ground and subdued him. Camarillo suffered a
broken leg in three places. Diogu was arrested and charged with
resisting arrest, evading arrest with injuries, and possession of a
controlled substance.Gonzales Police Department Activity Report For
The Week Of Sept. 19: 09/15/2011 Reported Hit And Run Accident At
1800 Blk Water St. 09/15/2011 Reported
A man was rushed to Gonzales Memorial Hospital Tuesday morning
to be treated for a severed finger. Gonzales police officers
responded to a domestic disturbance and assault call at 7:48 a.m.
at the 2600 block of Winding Way Drive in Gonzales. According to
the report, the assault victim bit the finger off the alleged
attacker in self defense. The identities of the victim(s) in the
case were not released. We dont know at this time if the finger was
reattached successfully, but we are investigating and assault
charges may be filed, said Capt. Allen Taylor of the Gonzales
Police Department. In other news, Gonzales police officers were
dispatched to a leased RV site at J.B. Wells Park Sept. 16 at 11:20
a.m.,
Hit And Run Accident At 2000 Blk Hwy 183. 09/15/2011 Johnny
Cantu 64 Of Gonzales Arrested And Charged With Public Intoxication
At 800 Blk St. Andrew St. 09/16/2011 Reported Forgery At 100 Blk
Wallace St. 09/16/2011 Sadie Cardenas Ybarbo 33 Of Gonzales
Arrested And Charegd With Criminal Trespass At 1000 Blk Henry St.
09/17/2011 Reported Assault At 1200 Blk St. Matthew St. 09/18/2011
Reported Burglary Building At 500 Blk St. Matthew St. 09/18/2011
Reported Sexual Assault At 700 Blk St. Paul St Which Is Still Under
Investigation. 09/19/2011 Reported Theft At 300 Blk Carroll St.
09/19/2011 Mark Alfred Diogu 29 Of Gonzales Arrested And Charged
With Resisting Arrest,Evading Arrest With Injuries, And Possession
Of Controlled Substance At The 1400 Blk Cavett St. 09/20/2011
Reported Assault at 2600 Blk Winding Way Drive.
Suspect in custody after college shootingVICTORIA Victoria
College was reported to be on lockdown amid reports of a shooting
at the tennis courts late Wednesday afternoon. Students received
the following message via text from the College: Shots have been
fired on the Victoria College main campus. All buildings should be
locked and all individuals on campus should stay inside their
current location. Law enforcement officers are on site. News
reports indicated around 5 p.m. that a suspect was in custody, but
further details were not available at press time.
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DNA leads to break in animal cruelty caseLA GRANGE Fayette
County Sheriff Keith Korenek reported Friday that a 2010 cold case
of animal cruelty and mailbox damage turns active after DNA
analysis provided a suspect. In July of 2010 Sgt. Charles Jobb
responded to Helcamp, Adamcik, W. Sedan, Vornsand, and Seydler
Roads for reported mailbox damages and two head of cattle which
were shot. Evidence on the scene was processed and submitted to the
Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Laboratory in Austin. Due
to the backlog of cases to process, the wait was lengthy, but DNA
matched a record currently on file and maintained by the
Laboratory, indicating a suspect. Sgt. Jobb followed up on this
discovery and soon interviewed one suspect in the case. The
interview resulted in two other adult males being named as well as
one juvenile. All suspects in the case have been interviewed by
Sgt. Jobb and confessed to the crimes. The case will be presented
to Fayette County District Attorney Peggy Supak for prosecution.
Those persons involved in the case will be named at a later date
once charges are accepted.
Gonzales Co. Sheriffs Office ReportThe Gonzales County Sheriffs
Office Sheriffs Report for 09/11/11-09/17/11 09/11/11 Campos,
Hector Villazana, 02/1962, Gonzales. No Drivers License Issued.
Released on Time Served. Local Warrant - Theft of Property
>$1,500 $20
