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PISD Facilities Committee recommends $125-million bond for new campuses
The candidates are all locked in after last week’s filing deadline and voters in the City of Palacios will have three contested races on May’s ballot.
Incumbent Councilman in Pos. 4 Troy Lewis will have to contend with the challenge of Lindsey Backen, while Position 5 incumbent Wayne Dodd has a pair of challeng-ers in Becky Aguilera and Raylynn Samora.
In the race to replace the Charter term-limit hit Mary Crocker in Position 3 on the Palacios City Council are Sharon Trainor, Paula Whit-ney and Chip Woolf.
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Palacios gripped by freezing temps of Artic Blast
THE lovely Bailey Engel (seated), daughter of Amber and John Engel, was crowned the 2021 Palacios Har-monie Club’s 65th Valetnine Sweetheart at last week’s intimate Coronation Dinner. Patricia Castanon (not pictured), daughter of Angie and Isidro Castanon was First Runner-Up, and Alexandria Tapia (right) daughter of Amy and Chabelo Tapia, was Second Runner-Up. (Beacon Photo by Ryan West)
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a bond election scheduled for November 2020 was postponed until May 2021, and last Mon-day’s Palacios ISD Regular School Board meeting focused on the decision to hold that election, as the deadline to do so was Febru-ary 12.
Mark Kubecka and Karen Botbyl, repre-senting the District Facilities Committee, plead the case of the Committee in recom-mending an updated building plan for all
Palacios ISD campuses, stressing the ef-ficiencies achieved by new construction far outweigh any savings of updating existing facilities due to the high maintenance costs of the older facilities.
The prior plan, with a price tag of $85 mil-lion, was a combination of new buildings and upgrades to existing buildings, where-as the updated plan, which will come in at $125 million or less, calls for new facilities district-wide.
The new plan, which is under develop-ment, could include purchasing land west of the high school and siting the new facilities
for grades six through 12 contiguous with the gymnasium.The football field will remain at its present location while the plan calls for moving the press box and home stands to the west side of the football field, a move that has been asked for by parents and spectators since, forever, because facing the sun to the west has always been a sore spot for those attending games at the field.
Central Elementary appears to be on the chopping block as an educational facility as K thru 5 will be placed together, probably at the Eastside Elementary site, while other lo-cations are being considered.
Victor Quiroga, who is arranging financing for the project, told the trustees that Palacios ISD is unique in that it allows a 20 percent homestead exemption in addition to the state-mandated $25,000 exemption so, “The tax-able value that you’re actually paying your taxes on is $55,000 of the $100,000 home value.”
Summing up what the plan will cost tax-payers, Quiroga stated, “For a $125 million bond program, the estimated tax rate increase to pay for that bond program is 24.1 cents
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With a jam packed agen-da on the docket, it was the scheduled executive session, held in open session, that made the most waves at last week’s Palacios City Coun-cil meeting.
An inquiry into City Man-ager David Kocurek’s hir-ing of new Chief of Police Milton Rivera was slated for talks behind closed doors, however both requested the discussions to be held in open session, as is their right when they are the topics on the agenda’s conversation.
Mayor Linh Chau opened the veil citing citizens con-cerns over the background check and selection of Ri-vera as new chief of police.
Kocurek outlined the three step process during which 40 applied for the position, 10 were selected by him-self and former chief David Miles. Five applicants were interviewed and screened for background checks, and two were brought back for
Palacios was in the grip of a deep freeze with this past weekend’s Arctic Blast courtesy Winter Storm Uri, that plunged temperatures to near record lows as the ther-mometers dipped down to 14 degrees on the morning of Feb. 15. Mix in the 25-30 miles per hour winds and the feel like temperatures bottomed out at a crisp, cool 0°.
The low temperatures weren’t just the only thing, as Winter Storm Uri brought roughly a 1/2 inch of pow-dered snow and sleet to the City by the Sea.
Prefaced by the sound of light freezing rain or sleet, 4he first snow flurries began to flutter at approximately midnight on Feb. 15 which carried on until mid-morning.
Power became an issue as the temperatures began to dip on Sunday night and into morning. After scat-tered outages and flicker-ing throughout the eve-ning, most of the City of Palacios went dark near 3:30 a.m. on Feb. 15. As of this writing - some 13 hours and counting - AEP Services continued to re-port over 377,000 cus-tomers without power in the south and west Texas regions with time when the lights would be turned back on. DOWNTOWN Palacios’ Main St. was blanketed by a powdered coating of snowfall on the morn-
ing of Feb. 15. The white stuff stuck around most of the day and was anticipated to refreeze over the deep freeze evneing of Feb. 15 and into Feb. 16. (Beacon Photo by Brandi West)
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Clues sought in Wharton man’s shootingEL CAMPO: El Campo police are on the hunt for who-
ever shot a Wharton man in the neck early Monday morn-ing outside an East Jackson motel. The 44-year-old man had been inside his vehicle when hit. He fled from the parking lot of the White Lodge Motel, 1403 E. Jackson around 6:00 a.m. Driving about a mile away, he called for help. Wharton County Sheriff’s Department deputies met the man as EMS worked to stabilize him. The unidentified man was able to tell them where the confrontation took place. El Campo police raced to the motel, but found all quiet there and the suspect vehicle, a red SUV, had already left the parking lot. Evidence revealed seven shots were fired. “Two hit the back window (of the victim’s car) and one the rear bumper (as he fled),” El Campo police Lt. Russell Urban said Tuesday. No other shots appeared to hit anything. The victim appeared to be in dire straights Monday morning. “The early word was that they didn’t think he was going to make it. Then they said it didn’t hit anything major,” Urban said. - El Campo Leader-News
Storm-washed barges gone from Port APORT ARANSAS: More than two years after being
beached on San Jose Island by Hurricane Harvey, six barges were removed from the island by a team of work-ers using heavy equipment in a project that also involved restoring sand dunes and natural vegetation at the site. The barges were moved over a period of a few weeks in Janu-ary and February. The massive vessels were put on long, inflatable bags and rolled across the terrain to the water’s edge on the Gulf side of the island before being maneu-vered away by tugboats according to Matt Woodruff, vice president of public and government affairs for the Kirby Corporation. Woodruff stated, “Based on what we have seen so far, we anticipate all the barges will be repaired and returned to service.” - Port Aransas South Jetty
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per $100.00 valuation.” He continued, “So, what does that do for every $100,000 in appraised home value? After you deduct those homestead exemptions, the monthly im-pact for a $125 million bond program is $11.05.”
This assumes that the bonds are all sold at once. Other financing plans could spread out the sale of bonds over a period of time and reduce the tax burden. Also, homeowners with the over-65 homestead exemption will not incur a tax increase.Authorize purchase of land
A written resolution au-thorizing the purchase of approximately 20.34 acres located near Highway 35 and Perryman Ave in Palacios, Texas from Sellers Soraya Cates Parr and Dale Coe Simons (aka Helen Dale Si-mons) and Colton C. Parr, and authorizing the Superin-tendent to negotiate the final purchase, execute the Real Estate Contract and close the sale.
The Property is more par-ticularly identified as fol-lows: Lots 11,22,23,24, and 25 of the T.A. Jenkins Subdi-vision of the Northwest Quar-ter of Section 7 of the Texas Rice Development Company Subdivision, the map or plat of said T.A. Jenkins Subdivi-sion of the Northwest Quar-ter of said Section 7 being recorded in Volume 23, Page 13, of the Deed Records of
Matagorda County, Texas, and the map or plat of said Texas Rice Development Company Subdivision being recorded in Volume 14, Pag-es 372-373, of the Deed Re-cords of Matagorda County, Texas: LESS AND EXCEPT the following two excepted tracts, to-wit: EXCEPTED TRACT NO. 1: The SUR-FACE ESTATE ONLY in the East 132 feet of the above-mentioned Lot 11, being more particularly described by metes and bounds as Sec-ond Tract in that certain deed from Opal D. Price to Pala-cios Recreation Association Incorporated, dated January 30, 1960, recorded in Vol-ume 347, Page 445, of the Deed Records of Matago-rda County, Texas, and EX-CEPTED TRACT NO. 2: The SURFACE ESTATE ONLY in that portion of the above-mentioned Lot 25 which lies within the bound-aries of that certain strip of land more particularly de-scribed in that certain deed from Opal D. Price to the State of Texas, dated Decem-ber 22, 1941, Recorded in Volume 143, Page 113, of the Deed Records of Matagorda County, Texas.
PresentationsAlso at the meeting were
representatives from South-west Food Service, who stat-ed that they had served 1,060 breakfasts in November and 939 lunches. They also noted
that they are offering more food options and have imple-mented the “Roving Chef” program, which allows stu-dents to get involved in the preparation of meals.
Approved ItemsThe Consent Agenda, con-
sisting of Meeting Minutes, Changes in the Tax Roll, Staff Resignations, and an Interlocal Agreement for Joint Election Services with the City of Palacios, were approved. Also approved was an Order calling a bond election to be held by the Pa-lacios Independent School District; making provision for the conduct of a joint election; and resolving other matters incident and related to such election.
Reports to the BoardTax Office Reports,
Monthly Financial Reports and Monthly Summary of Bills were presented to the board, along with the Super-intendent’s Reports.
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Bob Friedrichs reported his bird sightings from several locations today. Despite the strong north wind and chill, he did see quite a few birds!
Port of Palacios and Lookout Point: Long-billed (3) and Short-billed Dowitchers, (large group); Long-billed Curlews, Semipalmated Plovers, Killdeer and Com-mon Loons (8). He also saw a single American Avocet, Laughing Gulls, Brown Pelicans and an Osprey. Bob’s Backyard: American Goldfinches feasting on niger seeds before the anticipated polar vortex.
Matagorda Beach: Bob reported seeing 41 taxa. Some of them include the following: White Ibis (30), Ring-billed Gulls (1), Caspian (3), Forster’s (38) and Royal Terns (13), Bonaparte’s Gull, Spotted Sandpiper, Red-breasted Merganser (3), Mottled Duck (8), Black Skim-mers (11), one Pied-billed Grebe, Greater Yellowlegs, and a Black Bellied Plover.
Out here at Schicke Point we continue to see Sandhill Cranes, Crested Caracaras, Red-tailed Hawks, Belted Kingfishers, Northern Cardinals, Savannah Sparrows and Snow Geese. Margaret Doughty and Edith Gower are concerned about the Hummingbirds in their yard: Ruby Throated (2) and Rufous (1) Hummingbirds.
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Individuals listed have been arrested and/or charged with an offense. Inclusion in this report does not imply that the person is guilty of any crime. The following are offense and arrest reports submitted by the Palacios Police Dept. to the Palacios Beacon as of noon Friday.
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ARRESTSJonathan Gilbert Guerrero, 26, 900 Ro-
rem Ave, was arrested in the 1100 block of Henderson Ave at 9:03 p.m. on Feb. 5. Public Intoxication.
Henry Rojas, 42, 316 E. Tres Palacios Ave, was arrested in the 400 block of E. Elizabeth Ave at 12:06 a.m. on Feb. 7. Criminal Trespass.
Stephanie M. Rodriguez, 31, 404 John-son Ave, was arrested in the 900 block of 5th St. at 9:23 p.m. on Feb. 9. Assault Causes Bodily Injury Family Violence.
INCIDENTSFail to Maintain Financial Responsi-
bility, Display Fictitious License Plate, Failed to Signal Lane Change: Officers conducted a motor vehicle stop in the 1400 block of Hwy 35 at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 8. The vehicle was impounded for violations.
Criminal Mischief: Officer was dis-patched to the 300 block of W. Craymer Ave at 7:51 a.m. on Feb. 10 in reference to Criminal Mischief.
Fraud: Officers received a call at 12:49 p.m. on Feb. 10 from a citizen who indi-cated that someone had called asking for money due to a warrant for their arrest. The person identified themselves as law
enforcement and told the victim if she did not pay they were filing litigation.
From the Police ChiefBy Police Chief Milton RiveraA fraud scam
is ongoing around the City of Palacios. The fraudsters are identifying themselves as law enforce-ment claim-ing to have a warrant for your arrest. They ask you to respond by paying over the phone, or civil litigations will commence. No law enforcement agency will do this. If someone calls you, immediately hang up and call the Palacios Police Depart-ment non-emergency number 361-972-3112 and file a report. Do not provide any information over the phone, and never give any financial information or credit cards.
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PISD TrusteesThe two seat race on the Palacios ISD
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Carl Filip was the lone entrant to throw their name in the hat for Pos. 1, and it was Karen Botbyl, the lone candidate for Pos. 2.
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Senators on the Finance Committee this week heard testimony on how the COVID pandemic, economic downturn and fed-eral aid will affect what they can spend on state services. Committee chair and Flower Mound Senator Jane Nelson said that despite all the challenges the state faced in 2020, Tex-as is poised to end the current biennium with a positive bank balance. According to tes-timony from state Comptroller Glenn Hegar on Monday, retail sales tax collections beat projections and a law passed last year allow-ing the state to collect sales taxes on online purchases buoyed state revenue. Combined with federal aid and a five percent reduction in most state agency budgets implemented last summer, the state’s ledgers should be in the black when the current biennium ends in September. “We made wise investments and they are paying dividends as we keep work-ing to defeat this virus and get the economy on track,” said Nelson.
The Senate’s initial budget draft would allocate $119.7 billion in state revenue for 2022 and 2023, a slight increase over last ses-sion. Spending cuts like the state saw during economic downturns in 2003 and 2011 may not be on the horizon, but Hegar cautioned lawmakers Tuesday that unfunded liabilities in the state’s pension fund risk the state’s per-fect credit rating. The Employee Retirement System is projected to run out of money by 2061 and has unfunded liabilities of $14.7 billion. “The rating agencies are consis-tently and continually giving fair notice that these issues are weighing on Texas’ rating,” he said. Last session, the Senate dealt with similar issues with the much larger Teacher Retirement System, putting the fund on a six-year path towards fiscal soundness. Hegar said lawmakers should look to do the same for ERS this session. “Are we going to solve it all in one swoop? No,” he said. “But just as you did with TRS, it’s on a six-year path. If
we don’t, I don’t think Texas wants the black eye of having a warning on our credit when in reality, look at all the good things we have going on in this economy.”
Wednesday, the committee got a detailed breakdown from the Governor’s Office on how $11.2 billion in federal aid to Texas al-located through last March’s CARES Act was spent. Budget director Sarah Hicks said $3.2 billion went straight to 18 large coun-ties and cities, with the remaining $8 billion going to the Office of the Governor for dis-bursal. The law appropriating that aid also put conditions on the funds, limiting spend-ing to COVID related expenses incurred after March 1, 2020. The state used that money to pay for $3.5 billion in public health and safety salary expenses, and $4 billion for staffing surges to hospitals, nursing homes and other critical care centers. Millions more went for public education, courts, local gov-ernments, and other agencies which had to try and adapt operations in the middle of the worst public health emergency in a century. In all, the state spent more than it received in aid, but Hicks said that a change in federal reimbursement rates from 75 to 100 percent could recoup much of that difference.
Nelson told members that trying to deal with the flood of federal money coming into the state and directing it to where it was need-ed, while abiding by federal rules, was akin to fumbling for a light switch in a pitch-black room. “This was such uncharted territory, things kept changing, we couldn’t get any answers,” she said. “It was insane.” Nelson said that the state’s hard-earned disaster man-agement experience dealing with 2017’s Hur-ricane Harvey helped state officials navigate this unprecedented situation, and that despite the magnitude of the crisis, Texas acquitted itself well. “We were able to do truly good things with this money,” she said. “I think Texas did a marvelous job.”
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in house interviews led by retired lieutenant Tim Smith.
“We did a criminal back-ground check thru the Stat, it came back clean and we se-lected a candidate,” Kocurek said.
As for the prior allegations against Rivera, Kocurek said, “No charges were filed and no charges were ever brought to court.” He lauded Rivera for his work as head of the force and adjustments that have been made.
“The Charter says the City Manager does the back-ground check,” Councilman Larry Glenn chimed. “It is in your job description to do all the background checks.”
Kocurek remarked, “I have had nothing to hide.”
Councilwoman Donna Schulman brought up the fact Rivera had already worked for the City for two years and went thru a background check when he was hired and his prior work with Child Protective Services.
“If the State hired you to work with children,” she said, “I don’t know what would be superior to that. I don’t know what more could have been done.”
“The biggest thing here is the chief is not under at-tack,” said Councilman Mike Dotson, “but those that hired him.”
“It goes back to the hiring process and the reputation for the City of Palacios,” he added. “Why would we hire someone with all this bag-gage?”
Chau acknowledged the Charter states the City Man-ager has the authority to hire and fire the police chief, but added a not so veiled warn-ing.
“Our authority is to hire and fire and suspend you,” he said with Kocurek in his sights.
Then the discussions took an entirely different turn.
Chau stated he had a few questions for Kocurek.
“How many lawsuits has the City had with you in charge?” Chau asked.
Kocurek cited a suit that began prior to his tenure with the City, but Chau dove deeper.
“What about police of-ficers suing the City during Hurricane Harvey for not
getting paid,” he asked.The case of 14 officers
revolved around pay dis-crepancy during 12-hour on, 12-hour off shifts during the natural disaster.
City Attorney Randy Strong, on speaker phone chimed in and stated, “The facts were very disputed in the case and we were pre-pared to go to trial but we recommended the City to settle. The attorney fees for trying the 14 officer cases would have been more than the cost of the damages.”
Chau then asked about an Equal Employment Oppor-tunities Commission lawsuit filed on the City and Kocu-rek.
“The officer claimed she was discriminated against when passed over for the lieutenant position on the force,” Kocurek said. “We denied the claims and she ap-pealed. We went to Houston to meet with the EEOC me-diator and when we shoed documentation her attorney stopped talking. The EEOC rejected her claim.”
Chau then questioned if Kocurek had a sexual ha-rassment case against him, then alleged Kocurek had received a traffic ticket for going 50 MPH over the lim-it only to have the citation changed to a warning.
“This is a witchhunt,” Ko-curek said after denying both.
Schulman questioned aloud if a trip to closed door executive session talks were necessary, but Strong said the Council could only for legal counsel not to rehash the personnel talks.
“That’s all I have to say un-til we clear some things up,” Chau added.
Citizen’s ForumLast week’s regular meet-
ing of the Palacios City Council kicked off with an array of visitors speaking during the citizen’s forum.
Patrica Loving encouraged all to wear a face mask and stated, “it’s not a political statement but a health state-ment.”
She voiced her agreement on the proposed lease agree-ment with the Palacios Golf Association, with its annual rent increase from $1 to $2 per acre. She questioned if the proposed re-plat on the
agenda on East Bayshore Dr. had been thru the Planning and Zoning Commission and requested the proposed addendum and formatting of the Palacios Police Dept. General Rules, Regulations and Proposed Procedures, if approved, to be made avail-able on the City website.
Sharon Trainor took aim at the City’s water rates again and Councilwoman Schul-man to suggested she speak to Mayor Chau and get the topic on the next meeting’s agenda and thus Council could respond.
Raylynn Samora, a chal-lenger for Pos. 5 in May’s election, presented Council with a set of photos depicting some of the bumpiest rides on City streets in Palacios.
She noted some areas have been patched and re-patched multiple times, while others have been completely re-paved. She questioned where the City was in regards to its infrastructure plans and road repairs.
Police Dept. Rules & Regulations
Police Chief Rivera pre-sented his proposed ad-dendum’s and formatting changes to the Police Dept.’s General Rules, Regulations and Procedures.
“What we had needed sep-arations and formatting to be in line with the best practic-es,” Rivera said.
The update was approved by Council.
Committee approvalsCouncil approved Justin
Whited’s applications to be placed on both the Planning and Zoning Committtee and the Airport Committee.
Approved ItemsCouncil approved the re-
vised lease agreement with the Palacios Golf Associa-tion for 103.6 of 1,500 acres at the Palacios Airport prop-erty, and approved the re-plat for Grassy Point Subdivision Lots 1,2 and east half of Lot 3 - located at 513 E. Bayshore Dr. - into one lot. Council-man Wayne Dodd was ap-pointed as City representa-tive to the Palacios Voluntary Fire Dept. Local Board.
Next MeetingThe next meeting of the
Palacios City Council will be held Feb. 23 at 6 p.m.
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20 YEARS AGO-2001Amanda Benner, daughter of Ronnie and Gloria Benner,
was crowned the Harmonie Club’s 2001 Valentine Sweet-heart during the annual Sweetheart Coronation Ball. First runner-up honors went to Stephanie Franzen, daughter of Derril and Samantha Franzen. Second runner-up was Mi-chelle Divers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Divers. The sweetheart pageant raised a total of $17,190 in the penny-a-vote balloting.
25 YEARS AGO-1996Deann Hunter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Hunter,
was crowned the 1996 Valentine Sweetheart during the an-nual Harmonie Club Valentine Coronation Dance.
Troy Wayne Christmas, of Palacios, was listed on the President’s Honor Roll for the fall quarter at Texas Sate Technical College in Waco.
Michael John Harvey, of Palacios, was named on the Dean’s List for the fall semester at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY.
35 YEARS AGO-1986Rhonda Rae Wilson was crowned the 1986 Harmonie
Club Valentine Sweetheart during the coronation ceremony.Two more Palacios landmarks on Commerce Street bit the
dust last week with razing of the former Palacios Beacon building and the old Hollywood Theater.
40 YEARS AG-1981Edward William Schulze, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
William Schulze, was chosen by the faculty of Palacios High School for the honor of Rotary Club Student of the Month.
Marine Pvt. David P. Stout, son of Mr. and Mrs. Allen E. Neisig Sr., of Collegeport, completed recruit training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, CA.
45 YEARS AGO-1976Gary Orsak, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Orsak, was selected
Snow, ice, single-digit temps blanket the State
STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTSBy Gary Borders
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Feb. 17, 1930: The El Paso museum of Art was chartered under its original name, El Paso International Museum.
Feb. 18, 1943: Dolly Shea graduated with the first flight-nurse class of the Unit-ed States Army Air Forces at Bowman Field, Kentucky.
Feb. 19, 1988: Louisiana native Curtis Guillory, the first black Catholic bishop in Texas, was installed as aux-iliary bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Galveston-Hous-ton.
Feb. 20, 1871: Martial law was declared in Walker County. The so-called Walk-er Rebellion, which led to the declaration of martial law, followed the murder of a freedman and the attempted trial of four white suspects.
Feb. 21, 1943: The first trainees of what would be-come the Women’s Airfare
Service Pilots (WASPS) ar-rived at Sweetwater Army Airfield (better known as Avenger Field).
Feb. 22, 1836: Former Mexican soldier Nepomuce-no Navarro cast his lot with the Texas revolutionaries by enlisting in Juan N. Seguin’s company of Tejanos.
Feb. 23, 1861: The people of Texas went to the polls to vote on a referendum to se-cede from the Union. The vote was 46,153 for seces-sion and 14,747 against. The referendum was held pursu-ant to a decision in favor of secession in the state Seces-sion Convention.
This Week in Texas History
The Meeting of the Com-missioners of the Matagord County - Palacios Seawall Commission was held last Wednesday, and began with Matt Glaze, of Urban Engi-neering, reporting that the Boat Access Grant remains in slow motion, the Jensen Point boat ramp/Texas Parks and Wildlife grant is in for review and should be bid out soon.
Dredging at South Bay boat ramp is complete and Rhoades Land Leveling will move the material to an up-land or offsite area.
Approved ItemsSouth Bay Beach/sand
(touch-up) will take sev-eral months, and Jeff Beal property at E. Bayshore Dr./Grassy Point project will commence in about two months. 25% payment has been received and work will begin after Buri property is completed. Electric Service contract with HGAC/Greg Pendley was approved.
Financial Reports from Ellen Dodd, Investment Re-ports from County Treasurer, Loretta Griffin, and Payment of Bills were approved.
Inspector’s ReportSouth Bay Boat Ramp:
There is one board missing on the dock. Rhoades has ordered the replacement. Rhoades has completed the
maintenance dredging. The material is not suitable to be placed on the beach.
Bay Front Walkway: There are five AEP walkway lights out at the Pavilion. AEP no-tified. Reported that the wir-ing has failed underground. Rhoades Land Leveling has ordered the materials to re-pair the two damaged access steps. All five sidewalks on last month’s outage report have been repaired by AEP. AEP has approached Lanfear with an option for replacing the walkway lights with new led (white) lights. There is a broken rail on the hand rails.
First Street Pier: There is one area light not burning.
East Bay Boat Ramp: No progress on securing the loose deck on the North walkway. Rhoades has re-placed the missing timber deck boards on the South Walk and added cleats to both sides. No progress on repairs to the breakwater deck.
Grassy Point Breakwater: The vinyl wall at the Buri property is failing. The toe is starting to blow out.
Beachside: There is a wash-out that is threatening to undermine the concrete road that accesses Turtle Point.
Next MeetingThe next Regular Meeting
of the Commissioners will be on Mar. 10 at 6:00 p.m.
Seawall looks to bid out Jensen Pt. boat ramp soonBY ALAN C. SCHULMANPalacios Beacon - Reporter
by the faculty as Student of the Month at Palacios High School for the month of February.
With only a couple of days to go, Kim Sparks moved into the lead for Valentine Sweetheart with 56,459 votes, followed by Cathy Gillett with 19,267 votes and Regina Miller with 18,239 votes.
55 YEARS AGO-1966Palacios public schools were closed Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday due to the high intensity of illness. There are 266 absent from classes Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Margaret Herlin was crowned Harmonie Club's Valentine Sweetheart of 1966.
60 YEARS AGO-1961Army Lt. Phillip H. Richman was assigned to the 2nd
Armored Division at Fort Hood.65 YEARS AGO-1956
The worst fire disaster in Palacios’ history occurred when Linda Mae Williams and her six grandchildren, ages four months to six years, were burned to death in their frame house west of town.
Constance Law was crowned Harmonie Club's Valentine Sweetheart for 1956.
70 YEARS AGO-1951The Palacios Lions Club provided the money necessary
to provide glasses for 16 children whose parents could not afford them.
Carlton Crawford was elected president of the Palacios Chapter of the Bay Fisherman’s Association.
75 YEARS AGO-1946T.L. (Tim) Evans of the Houston Chamber of Commerce
was guest speaker at the annual banquet of the Palacios Chamber of Commerce.
85 YEARS AGO-1936Earl Mayo and Jesse Stassner purchased the Cleaning and
Pressing Shop from Mr. and Mrs. Ted Fields.Clarence Buller took over the Magnolia Agency from
George Curtis.Bill Chamblee took over the management of the Com-
munity Service Station, corner of 4th and Main.90 YEARS AGO-1931
The city park was being improved under the direction of city marshal Guy Barnett.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Chamber of Commerce was sponsoring a yard and garden contest.
95 YEARS AGO-1926The new and improved Starr car was on display at the
Berry Garage.Palacios High School basketballers won the county cham-
pionship. Players were Weldon Sullivan, Elliott Curtis, Glenn Shuey, Emmett Gibson, Merwin Robinson, Erwin Horton, Cecil Teller and Everett Skinner.
100 YEARS AGO-1921Roscoe Bolling purchased the E. L. Marshall property
on East Bay.John Thomas Wagner, enroute to Newport, R.I., visited
home folks.
Texans from Lubbock to Longview shivered under single-digit temperatures as their week began, with snow and ice creating dangerous road conditions throughout the state. Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for all 254 Texas counties and urged residents to stay alert to changing weather condi-tions. The Texas Division of Emergency Management de-ployed resources from vari-ous state agencies to prepare roadways, assist motorists, remove downed trees and perform search-and-rescue operations if necessary.
State officials with both the Electric Reliability Council of Texas and the Public Util-ity Commission asked resi-dents to conserve as much power as possible due to the record demand for electric-ity caused by the record low temperatures.
“The lowest temperatures Texas has seen in decades necessitate a shared response across the state, from house-holds to factories,” said PUC chairman DeAnn Walker. “Along with the tools ER-COT uses to maintain the re-liability of the grid, common-sense conservation also plays a critical role in our state’s endurance of this challenge.”
Take precautions when us-
ing space heatersThe harsh weather, which
in much of the state could continue until the weekend, means more Texans are rely-ing on space heaters. “But be cautious,” said Orlando Her-nandez, the state fire mar-shal. “In the past few years, several fatal Texas fires were started by space heaters.”
Hernandez offered four tips for space heater safety:
• Inspect a heater before you use it. Make sure there are no cracked or broken plugs or loose connections.
• Plug space heaters direct-ly into a wall outlet.
• Keep your space heater at least three feet from anything that can burn.
• Turn off your space heat-
ers before you leave the room or go to bed. Look for models that shut off automat-ically when tipped over.
About 80% of home heat-ing fire fatalities nationally involve space heaters, ac-cording to the National Fire Protection Association.
More than 1 million Texans fully vaccinated
The state passed the one million mark of Texans who have received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, ac-cording to the Texas Depart-ment of State Health Ser-vices. More than 2.8 million have received the first dose.
The state, as it did last week, is receiving more than 400,000 doses. The vaccine is being shipped from the Centers for Disease Con-trol and Prevention to 302 providers in 158 counties. In addition, the federal gov-ernment has shipped 80,000 doses across the state to 376 pharmacies, including CVS, H-E-B, Walmart and a group of independent pharmacies. Details of the allocations are available on the DSHS vac-cine allocations page (https://tinyurl.com/1klvcfip).
The number of new cases of COVID-19 continues to drop, with 73,888 reported statewide last week, down more than 50% from the re-cord high of nearly 159,000 recorded Jan. 10-16. Howev-er, weekly fatalities continue to hover just below 2,000, not far below the record high of 2,311 set the week of Jan. 17.
COVID-19 rental relief program unveiled
Renters hard hit by the pandemic with job losses now can seek relief through the Texas Rent Relief Pro-gram, which was rolled out on Monday, Feb. 15. More than $1 billion has been al-located to Texas through the latest COVID-19 federal stimulus bill to assist tenants in paying rent and utilities. It will be administered by the Texas Department of Hous-ing and Community Affairs.
To qualify, households must be at or below 80%
of the area median income. Preference will be given to households with income below 50% of the area me-dian income, and households where one or more members have been unemployed for at least 90 days.
Applications can be sub-mitted online at TexasRent-Relief.com, or by calling 1-833-9TX-RENT (1-833-989-7368) from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Sat-urday.
Deadline nears for Texas Tuition Promise Fund
Texas parents have until the end of February to enroll their children in the state’s prepaid college tuition fund. Enrollment for children un-der 1 year continues through July 31. The Texas Tuition Promise Fund allows parents to lock in current undergrad-uate tuition rates and fees at the state’s public colleges and universities.
Earnings from money placed in the fund are tax free. The next enrollment period begins on Sept. 1. For more information, go to https://www.texastuition-promisefund.com/.
Texas ranked top exporting state for 19th straight year
Once again, the Lone Star State leads the nation in ex-ports. Its $279.3 billion in exports outpaced California and New York combined. The state also led the United States in tech exports for the eighth straight year.
“Texas’ exporting prowess is a testament to our busi-ness-friendly climate, strong trade partnerships, and most of all, the millions of hard-working Texans in commu-nities across our state,” Gov. Abbott said in a press release.
Petroleum-related prod-ucts dominated the top 10 list of exports, occupying six of those spots, according to the Census Bureau.
Gary Borders is a veteran award-winning Texas jour-nalist. He published a number of community newspapers in Texas during a 30-year span, including in Longview, Fort Stockton, Nacogdoches and Cedar Park. Email: [email protected].
Palacios Beacon - Wed., February 17, 2021 - Page 5DEADLINE 4:30 P.M. FRIDAY
Little League REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
To register your child, please use the following link. If you’re interested in coaching, assistant coach, or team manager, you can also register through this link!
http://clubs.bluesombrero.com/palacioslittleleague
Tee-Ball (Ages 4-5) $50.00Coach Pitch Softball (ages 6-8), Machine Pitch Baseball (ages 6-8),
Minor League Baseball/Softball (Ages 9-10), Major League Baseball/Softball (Ages 11-12) - $75.00
Junior/Senior league (Ages 13-16) remain the same at $115.00A FAMILY DISCOUNT OF $10 OFF WHEN
REGISTERING FOR MORE THAN ONE CHILDTryouts are Feb. 13th and Feb 20th for kids 6-12 years old. Ages 6-8 for softball and baseball
will tryout at 2pm each day. Ages 9-10 will tryout at 3pm. Ages 11-12 will tryout at 4pm. It is mandatory to come to one of the two dates listed.
Contact the Player Agent at 979-240-4238 for any questions.
‘Treasures of the Texas Coast’ Childrens Art Contest entries due March 3
AUSTIN - Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush announced the 2021 “Treasures of the Texas Coast Children's Art Contest” is open for entries. All Texas students (public, private, and home-schooled) in grades K-6 are encouraged to par-ticipate. Artwork should be based on the theme “Trea-sures of the Texas Coast” and portray why the Texas coast is important or noteworthy to the participating student. The top 40 pieces of art will ap-pear in a 2022 calendar which will be distributed throughout the state.
“Each year, I am inspired by the Adopt-A-Beach Art Contest entries and how these young students are eager to showcase their work and how our coast is special to them,” said Commissioner Bush. “I share these young students’ excitement and look forward to see the Texas coastal en-vironment pictured through their talent.”
This year's grand prize win-ner will receive two round-trip coach-class tickets to
United Airlines’ destinations throughout the 48 contigu-ous United States, Alaska, Canada, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, one 7-night Caribbean cruise from Royal Caribbean In-ternational departing out of Galveston, Miami, Tampa, Ft. Lauderdale, Port Canaveral or Puerto Rico, and a Feed the Fish Tour at the Texas State Aquarium. The grand prize winner's teacher will also receive two round-trip coach-class tickets from Unit-ed Airlines, and one 7-night Caribbean cruise courtesy of Royal Caribbean Internation-al. All 40 winners will receive a ticket to the USS Lexington in Corpus Christi, prizes and a certificate of recognition from the Texas General Land Office and copies of the 2022 calendar displaying the win-ning artwork.
All entries must be post-marked by Wednesday, March 3, 2021. For more information, guidelines and entry form for the art contest, visit the Adopt-A-Beach web-site.
Students of the Week at Central...SELECTED as Students of the Week at Central Elementary were: (top, l-r) Olivia Adams, Addison Nieto, Erwin Salinas; (middle) Jake Werner, Araceli Stephens; (bottom) Matthew Nguyen, Enrique Pena, Abel Wagner. (Submitted Photo)
Blessing’s Terrific Tigers of the Week TERRIFIC Tigers of the Week at Blessing Elementary were: (front, l-) Alexander Longoria, Ty Quinney, Oliver Quinney, Autumn Beall, Emily Boehm, and Angel Lopez Solis; (back) Skylar DeForest, Mason Torres, Jayden Gilbert, Zayde Villar-real, Stella Storts, Peyton Waters, and Drake Morgan. (Submitted Photo)
East Side’s Players of the Week...SELECTED as East Side Intermediate’s Players of the week were: (left to right) Jeremiah Robledos, Annabelle Solis, Monica Carrillo, Mariel Arreola, Dominic Ni-eto, and Allan Aroune. (Submitted Photo)
YYOUTHOUTH Palacios Beacon
THE Palacios High School and Junior High choirs had 11 participants in the UIL Solo and Ensemble Contest on Saturday, Feb-ruary 6th hosted at Bay City High School. Junior high choir sopranos Jasmine Anderson, Alison Pacheco and Trinity Perez, and alto Avery Neal all received a first division rating on their class 3 solo “Danny Boy”. High school choir altos Yajaira Amaro, Litzy Cano, Paola Jimenez, and Madison Solis all received a first division rating on their class 2 solo “The Water is Wide”. High school choir sopranos Brenna Bodie and Lillian White both received 2nd division ratings on their class 1 solo “Nymphs and Shepherds”. And high school choir tenor, Fermin Zamora, received a first division rating on his class 3 solo “All Through the Night”. Pictured are: (front, l-r) Litzy Cano, Paola Jimenez, Yajaira Amaro, Avery Neal, Brenna Bodie, Trinity Perez, and Alison Pacheco; (back) Madison Solis, Stephanie Bodie (director), Fermin Zamora, Lillian White, and Jasmine Anderson. (Submitted Photo)
PHS, PJHS choirs send 11 to UIL Solo & Ensemble
SELECTED as Kids for Kindness at Markham Elementary last week were: (top, l-r) Victor Kearney, Kade Green, Hayden Selky; (middle) Malachi Hinton, Em-berly Cude, Trace Riendeau; (bottom) Noemi Cotton, Wyatt Myers, Gabriella Sanchez. (Submitted Photo)
Markham Elementary’s Kids for Kindness
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AGAPE FAMILY OUTREACH1811 Newsome Blvd.
Sunday Fellowship: 10 a.m.Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday Bible Study: 6:30 p.m.Pastor: Eric Young
ASAMBLEA APOSTOLICADELA FE EN CRISTO JESUS
710 8th StreetLunes-Oracios 7:30 p.m.
Martes-Culto Juvenil Bilin que: 7:30 p.m.
Miercoles-Culto De Adora cion: 7:30 p.m.Domingo Escuela Dominical: 9:45 a.m.
Culto Evangelisticio: 2 p.m.Pastor: Eddie Martinez
Phone: 972-2419
BIBLE BAPTIST FELLOWSHIP451 Commerce Street
Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m. & 6
p.m.Wednesday Service: 7 p.m.
Pastor: Richard AlamiaAssistant Pastor: Carmen Rios
Phone: 972-6171
BLESSING CHRISTIANFELLOWSHIP
39 South 11th St., BlessingSunday Services: 10 a.m.
Wednesday Prayer: 7 p.m.
BLESSING FIRST BAPTISTSunday School: 8:45 a.m.
Sunday Worship: 9:45 a.m. & 7 p.mWednesday Service: 6:30 p.m.
Pastor: Larry SwiftChurch Phone: 979-318-5304Pastor’s Phone: 979-997-6570
CARANCAHUA CHAPEL408 Peggy St.
Schicke Point, TexasSunday Service: 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday 5 p.m.Information: 361-893-5492
CASA DE ORACION525 Morton Street
Sunday Service: 10 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday Service: 7:00 p.m.Pastor: James & Susie Jimenez
Se Habla EspañolChurch Phone: 361-403-0993
CASA DE DIOSHOUSE OF GOD
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN(Bilingual)
9th & MortonSunday School: 11 a.m.
Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m. Church Phone: 972-5254
CHURCH OF CHRIST6th at Rorem
Sunday School: 10 a.m.Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.
Wednesday Bible Class: 7 p.m.Phone: 972-2132
Preacher: Mark Engel
FIRST BAPTIST of PALACIOS202 Main Street
Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.Sunday Morning
Worship: 10:45 a.m., Sunday Family Bible Study 5:45p.m.Wed. Youth & Chil dren Activities: 6 p.m.
Wed. Church Prayer Time: 6 p.m.Associate Pastor of Ministries:
James CollinsChurch Phone: 972-5486
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN3rd & Morton
Sunday Worship: 9 a.m.Sunday Fellowship: 10 a.m.Pastor: Rev. Chuck KimballChurch Phone: 972-2124
Pastor’s Phone: 979-320-7516
FIRST UNITED METHODIST3rd & Lucas
Sunday School: 9 a.m.Sunday Worship: 10 a.m.
Wednesday Chancel Choir: 6:30 p.m.Pastor: Rev. David J. Moreno
Church Phone: 361-972-3013Pastor’s Phone: 361-403-0982
INTERNATIONAL CHURCH OF EVANGELISM
139 FM 616 Blessing, TXOld Blessing Elementary School
Sunday: 10:30 a.m. Wed.: 7 p.m.
Church Phone: 979-479-5495Pastor: Merih Woods
LA VINA DEL SENORDomingo: 9.45 a.m., 6 p.m.
Miercoles: 6:30 p.m.Viernes: 6:30 p.m.
LABOR OF LOVE MINISTRIES1008 5th Street
Sunday Worship: 10 a.m.Monday: 7 p.m. School of the Book
Wednesday Worship: 7:30 p.m.Pastor: Danny G. Perez
Church Phone: 972-2849Pastor’s Phone: 972-2475
MIDFIELD COMMUNITYJunetta St., Midfield
Sunday Worship: 7:30 a.m.Pastor: Howard HarperPhone: 979-241-1274
NEW BEGINNINGSASSEMBLY OF GOD
10th & Ritchie • PO Box 657Sunday Worship: 6pm
Thursday Worship: 7pmChurch Phone: 361-649-4715
Pastor: Kenyon Hamiltonwww.new-beginningschurch.com
OUR REDEEMERLUTHERAN LCMS
4th & RoremSunday Worship: 8:00 a.m.
Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m.Pastor: Edward BoineauChurch Phone: 972-3852
PILGRIM ROSE BAPTIST9th & Moore
Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.
Wednesday Prayer Ser vice: 6:30 p.m.Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m.
Pastor: LeRoy MonroePhone: 972-6482
PRIMERA IGLESIA BAUTISTA4th & Morton
Domingo Escuela Domin cal: 9:45 a.m.
Adoracion: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.Miercoles Estudio Biblico: 7 p.m.
Pastor: Juan AguileraParsonage: 972-5542
SOLID ROCK FELLOW SHIP1800 First St.
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.Wednesday Bible Study 7p.m.
Pastor: Vito TerrasasChurch Phone: 979-323-4086
ST. ANTHONY’S CATHOLIC1004 Magnusson
Confessions Saturday: 5-5:45 p.m., or by Appointment
Saturday Mass 6 p.m. Sunday Vietnamese Mass: 8 a.m.Sunday English Mass: 9:30 a.m.Sunday Bilingual Mass: 5 p.m.Sunday Spanish Mass: 11 a.m.Pastor: Rev. Dominic Nguyen
Church Phone: 972-2446
ST. JOHN’S EPISCOPAL3rd & Main
Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.Pastor: Rev. William “Bill” Bullard
Church Phone: [email protected]
THE LIVING WORD CHURCH12th & Henderson
Sunday Worship 10 a.m., 6 p.m.Wednesday Youth Ser vice: 7 p.m.
Intercession:Mon., Tues. , Thurs. & Fri.: 7 p.m.
Pastor: Tony FloresChurch Phone: 972-2352, 972-2955
TRINITY BAPTIST2nd & Rorem
Sunday School: 10 a.m.Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. 6 p.m.
Pastor: Louis RushChurch Phone: 972-3139
WEST PALACIOS CHURCHOF GOD OF PROPHECY
808 9th St.Sunday School: 10 a.m.
Sunday Praise-Worship: 11 a.m.Pastor: Raymond SalinasChurch Phone: 972-6262
Pastor’s Phone: 361-237-7021
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Concerning times and seasons, brothers and sisters, you have no need for anything to be written to you.
For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief at night. When people are saying, “Peace and security,” then sudden disaster comes upon them, like labor pains upon a pregnant
woman, and they will not escape. But you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness, for that day to overtake
you like a thief. For all of you are children of the light and children of the day.We are not of the night or of darkness.
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CHURCH OF GODOF PROPHECY
508 4th St.Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.
Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.Wednesday Worship Ser vice: 7 p.m.
Pastor: Lloyd Rodri guezChurch Phone: 972-6550
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5 Tips to Protect Seniors from Financial Scams Right Now
• The Kitchen Table • By Debbie Mosier
An Easy TrifleA trifle is special English dessert dating back to the
Victorian era. It was first made of sponge cake, cus-tard, and whipped cream and served in a glass pedes-tal bowl so that the attractive layers could be seen in full view. Often times, the cake was soaked in sherry, and labeled as a “tipsy” trifle. Creating a pretty des-sert doesn’t have to be time-consuming and require multiple steps. This week’s trifle recipe is an easy one to make and looks attractive on the table.
Easy Chocolate Trifle1 box of chocolate cake mix, prepared according to
package directions2 boxes of chocolate instant pudding mix (3.9 oz.),
prepared according to package directions1-8 oz. container of Cool Whip topping6 chocolate covered toffee candy bars, crushed
(Heath bars)Bake the cake according to package directions in
a 9 by 13 inch baking pan and cool completely. Cut into bite-sized pieces. Prepare pudding according to package directions but do not chill. Mix cake pieces into the prepared pudding. In a pedestal trifle bowl or a pretty glass serving dish which allows the contents to be seen, layer half of the cake mixture and half of the whipped topping. Repeat layers. Sprinkle the tof-fee bar crumbs on the top. Refrigerate for two hours before serving.
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DOUGLAS MATTHEW CALLAISMemorial services for Douglas Matthew Callais, 77,
of Palacios will be held Sun. (Feb. 21) from 1-3 p.m. at the Texas Baptist Encampment Cafeteria.
Douglas was born March 21, 1942 and was called to Heaven on February 5, 2020.
He was a United States Air Force veteran, commer-cial shrimper, sports fisherman, son, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and good friend.
He was preceded in death by his parents Marcial and Marjorie Callais, brother Dwight D. Callais, sister Jane M. Callais, and nephew Mason B. Callais.
He is survived by his wife of 53 years Helen L. Cal-lais of Palacios, TX, daughters Tammy M. Pena of Pa-lacios, TX and Esther L Horn (Rick) of New Braunfels, TX, grandchildren Heather M. Pena (M. Bryce Fitts) of Palacios, TX, Matthew S. Pena (Gabriela Cruz) of Pa-lacios, TX, Kathryn Taylor of Corpus Christi, TX and Sarah Horn of New Braunfels, TX, great grandchildren Bryson Fitts, Gavin Fitts, Holly Fitts, and Connor Pena. He is also survived by a sister Gwen X. Krummel (Da-vid) of Port Isabel, TX and a brother Marshal P. Callais (Gina) of Markham, TX and many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers the family is asking that donations be made to Palacios Pet Pals in memory/ honor of Douglas Callais. Donations can be mailed to Palacios Pet Pals, P. O. Box 215, Palacios, TX 77465.
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(StatePoint) Social isola-tion among seniors is not only linked to numerous negative health consequenc-es like depression and car-diovascular disease, but it’s also a primary contributing factor in financial exploita-tion and scams. Estimated to affect one in 10 older adults and cost billions annually, the threat of elder financial fraud is pervasive, and espe-cially so right now.
With seniors more isolated than ever due to the pandem-ic and stimulus checks being sent to millions of Ameri-cans nationwide, experts suggest that seniors and their families be extra vigilant.
“Scammers look for key time periods where money and private financial infor-mation are in motion. Not only is IRS fraud one of the most common and success-ful types of scams that exists,
as a general rule, additional money equates to additional fraud,” says Ron Long, head of Aging Client Services at Wells Fargo.
“Scammers are banking on the fact that many seniors are apart from families and friends due to COVID-19. When someone is alone, physically or socially, they often miss out on the added benefit of a second pair of eyes and ears.”
Compounding the risks as-sociated with isolation is the number of seniors who feel their chances of falling vic-tim to a financial scam is un-likely. According to a recent Wells Fargo study conducted by The Harris Poll, 69 per-cent of all seniors age 60 and above believe they’re not likely to be susceptible to a financial scam, despite near-ly all seniors (97 percent) acknowledging that older people are very or somewhat susceptible to becoming a victim. When asked about their peers, the poll found that 47 percent of all seniors knew someone who had al-ready fallen victim to a scam.
“The results indicate what most of us want -- the ability to age relatively unaffected from the realities associated with aging,” says Dr. Marti DeLiema, a gerontologist and consultant for Wells Far-go’s Aging Client Services. “The problem is that when someone doesn’t feel they’re at risk, they’re unlikely to take precaution.”
To better protect seniors from elder financial fraud and abuse, consider these tips from Wells Fargo:
1. Don’t wait for a crisis. Seniors should speak with trustworthy family members about financial plans, as well as consult them when some-thing doesn’t feel right.
2. Stay up-to-date. Seniors and families should draft and periodically update le-gal documents such as wills, healthcare directives and powers of attorney.
3. Automate. Seniors should consider signing up for direct deposit, automatic bill pay and large transaction alerts.
4. Prioritize security. Se-niors should keep checks and credit cards locked away, and update passwords when information is compromised. They should also carefully review credit reports, ac-count statements and bills for unusual activity or charges.
5. Be aware. Families can help seniors stay aware of the latest and most common scams, as well as help them identify potential red flags, including:
• Alleged emergency situa-tions involving family mem-bers, often grandchildren, re-quiring immediate payment.
• Lottery winnings requir-ing upfront cash payment for taxes and other fees.
• Phone calls from alleged government agencies, such as Social Security, threaten-ing arrest or penalties.
For more information on fraud prevention, visit wells-fargo.com.
“Aging resiliently requires planning ahead and not shy-ing away from difficult con-versations,” says Long. “We have to talk with our older loved ones about the risks, the warning signs and pre-vention -- and we have to keep talking.”
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Soccer Sharks held winless on pitch
Sharks lift way to team bronze
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In action at last week’s powerlifting meet in Edna, the Sharks returned with team bronze and a pair of in-dividual gold medal finishes and the lone Sharkette lifter captured silver.
Palacios’ Rain Sanchez powered her way ti silver in the 114-lb. division with a total combined lift (squat, bench press, deadlift) of 540-lbs.
For the Sharks, a pair of gold medals were picked up by Thomas Garcia and Fidel Chavez.
Garcia racked 880-lbs. to win the 148-lb. crown, while
Chavez registered 11,50-lb. in the 181-lb. weight class.
Jacob Arguijo finished 3rd in the 148-lb. group with a total of 835-lbs.
Palacios picked up a pair of four place finishes cour-tesy Brain Duke (148-lb., 690-lbs.) and Martin Estudi-llo (198-lb., 1,015-lbs.), and a pair of fifth place finishes in Anthony Nguyen (132-lb., 675-lbs.) and Haydn Nieto (181-lb., 970-lbs.).
Jonathan Lopez rounded out the Shark lifters in sixth place in 13-lb. division with 655 pound total.
The JV Sharks were bounced in their final two games of th ebasketball sea-son against Yoakum and Edna.
Palacios opened last week with a 43-27 loss in Yoakum.
“One of our worst games we have played in a long time,” said coach Tyler Thompsn. “From the start, the energy and effort wasn’t there.”
JJ Alcantara led the JV Sharks with eight points, followed by the six point pair of Tanner Lev and Seth Menchaca. Cam Graves net-ted three points, followed by the two point duo of Ty Ku-becka and Earl Spiller.
In the season finale last Friday in the Shark Tank, the JV Sharks came up short of a win against Edna and fell, 35-30.
“We played our tails off,” Thompson said. “Unfortu-nately, we couldn’t make any shots. Plain and simple.”
“It’s been a tough year try-ing to score but proud for the kids as a unit.”
Spiller led the JV Shark charge with 13 points, fol-lowed by six knocked in by Menchaca. Reis Bowers tal-lied four points and Christian Woodard bucketed three. Bryson Kelley and Tanner Lev finished with two points each.
JV Sharks fall in finale to Yoakum
The Sharks returned to the pitch for District play last week and wrapped up the week 0-1-1.
On last Tues. (Feb. 9) the Sharks hit the road to Bee-ville.
After a sluggish start, the Sharks trailed 1-0 at the break.
After halftime adjust-ments, Palacios responded with a goal from Miguel Sanchez, assisted by Andrew Acosta, and a goal from Eli-sha Garcia, courtesy an assist from Sanchez.
After Beeville knotted things up at 2-2, Sanchez found Juan Mancera who booted the goal ahead score for the Sharks.
“Our late game defense has been a strength all year and we leaned on that but with 30 seconds left in the game
we jus stopped playing as a team,” Shark coach Matt Eder.
Beeville found an equaliz-er in the final seconds of the game to force a 3-3 tie.
“We have to be able to ex-ecute in those situations as one and we did not,” Eder added.
Last Sat. (Feb. 3) the Sharks braved the wintery conditions as they battled Rockport-Fulton.
The Sharks fell behind 3-0 in the first half and trailed 4-0 after an early second half goal by the Pirates.
With 25-minutes left in the match, the Sharks found their legs and eluded a shut-out with a goal courtesy Edu-ardo Nunez. Shortly after, Miguel Sanchez made a run down the sideline, attacked the front post and closed the
gap, 4-2. Quickly after the goal,
Nunez found the back of the net for the second time of the match as the lead was cut 4-3.
Rockport-Fulton added a
goal at the end of the game to close the scoring 5-3.
“We learned a lot of les-sons on Saturday and not all of them were about soccer,” Eder said.
BRYSON Kelley fires away a shot.
PALACIOS JV Shark Tanner Lev (32) gets a shot attempt off over the outstretched arm of a JV Edna Cowboy. (Beacon Photos by Ryan West)
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Palacios tipped off against Luling for Area title Tues. at Rice Cons.
Sharks miss hoops playoffs for first time in six years
BY RYAN WESTPalacios Beacon Publisher
The varsity Palacios Sharks quest for a sixth straight trip to the UIL basketball playoffs came up just short in the final week of play during the 2020-21 regular season last week.
Coach Trent Weixelman’s Sharks opened last week’s action with a gritty 45-37 road win over Yoakum, in a must-win if theywanted any shot of a playoff berth.
“it was a must win situ-ation for us and we came thru,” Weixelman noted. “We knew it was going to be
intense since our last run in with them in the Shark Tank, but our kids knew it was nothing but a business trip.”
“We kept our composure and played, and even after a slow start, we never felt like we were not in control. We dominated the 1st quarter as far as play went, but were tied on the scoreboard at 6-6.”
“We pressed on and stretched it out at half and never looked back.”
A lackluster shooting night for the Sharks was overcome by their defense.
“We have been playing much better defense as of late and it showed tonight,” Weixelman said. “ Micah Sanchez has been killer on defense lately, most of the time getting the challenge to defend their best player.”
Julian Diaz led the well-rounded Shark offensive effort with nine points, fol-lowed by eight poured in by Sanchez. Palacios picked up seven point performances by Gary haynes, Nathan Perez and Anthony White. Edan Tran finished with five points and Bryan Thomas pitched in with a deuce.
The must-win mantra car-ried over to Palacios game against Edna in the Shark Tank, with a chance to force a tie with Edna for the 4th place spot in district and force a playoff play-in game.
In the Shark Tank last Fri-day, the Cowboys finned Pa-lacios’ playoff hopes as Edna sunk the Sharks 41-34.
“We played good enough defense to win the game,” Weixelman said, “But it all phases to be successful. We struggled shooting from the field, which has been our nemesis all year.”
“I am proud of the kids for giving themselves a chance at a playoff spot and of the seniors for putting up the
fight until the end,” he add-ed. “But the outcome was not what we wanted.”
Haynes capped off his Shark cager career with a team high dozen points. White bucketed seven points, followed by a half dozen
from Tran. Diaz tallied four points, Thomas pitched in with three and Sanchez fin-ished with two.
The Sharks wrapped up the season with a 6-8 mark in District 24-3A and were 9-11 on the season.
The red hot varsity Pala-cios Sharkettes rolled to their second straight Bi-District basketball championship with a 51-41 victory over the number 18 ranked Lytle Lady Pirates in Goliad last week.
“Back to back Bi-District champs!,” said Palacios coach Aaron Wollam. “How good is that?”
The Sharkettes jumped on the Lady Pirates from the
opening tip and after taking an early 9-7 lead on a jumper by Jordan Peeples, the Shar-kettes never looked back.
“Our kids got after it from the opening tip to the final buzzzer,” Wollam said. “We knew we had to take their #10 away and we did a good job of wearing her down. I think our pressure the whole game wore them out.”
“I’m awful proud of this scrappy group,” Wollam said. “Awesome to knock off the #18 team in the state.”
Cyra and Cara Polk were
the top swashbucklers of the Lady Pirates, with 19 points, five rebounds and five steals for Cyra and 15 points, 10 boards and six steals cour-tesy Cara.
Jordan Peeples pumped in nine points and cleared eight rebounds off the glass. Shayne Wollam finished with four points, four boards and a pair of swats of Lady Pirate shots. Paula Alfaro chimed in with two points and eight rebounds, followed by Emily Chapman’s two points, two rebounds and two steals.
The Sharkettes were to square off against the Luling Lady Eagles on Tues. (Feb. 16) in Altair at Rice Consoli-dated High School.
Peeplesjumper puts ‘em
aheadPALACIOS varsity Sharkette Jordan Pee-ples fires away a jump shot that gave Palacios a lead they would not relinquish in last week’s Bi-District game against Lytle. (Beacon Photo by Ryan West)
WITH a Lytle Lady Pirate caught under the opposing basket, the Sharkette trio of (left to right) Cara Polk, Cyra Polk and Emily Chapman turn up the heat with the full court pressure. (Beacon Photo by Ryan West)
PALACIOS Sharkette head coach Aaron Wollam watches the play develop from the sideline as Paula Alfaro (22) looks to find an open Sharkette from the elbow. (Beacon Photo by Ryan West)
An eye on the action...
ON the inbounds play, the Sharkette line of Emily Chapman, Jordan Peeples and Kylie Kolb were able to keep the Lady Pirates at bay and Shayne Wollam was able to get off the shot attempt. (Beacon Photo by Ryan West)
Line holds and shot fired...VARSITY Shark Gary Haynes goes up strong on a shot attempt agaisnt Edna last week. (Beacon Photo by Ryan West)
Haynes goes up hard..