AAKP hosts free kidney disease program In response to a growing need for chronic kidney

disease (CKD) education, the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) is pleased to host "Kidney Care: Finding Your Strength" a free educational pro- gram designed for people at risk for or who have kid- ney disease.

Kidney disease is one of the most widespread chronic illnesses in the U.S. It is estimated that over 8

million Americans have seriously reduced kidney func- tion. The two leading causes of CKD are diabetes and high blood pressure.

AAKP is hosting the event Saturday, May 22 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Park Plaza Hotel, located by the Reliant Center, 8686 Kirby Drive, Houston. The program will include a presentation on the importance of proper kid-

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NEWSBRIEFS MS Self-Help group to meet May 19

A Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Self-Help Group for people affected by MS will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 19, at Columbus Community Hospital, 110 Shult Dr. For more information, call Carol at 979-732-5945.

D-Day Commemoration is today The Garwood Veterans Memorial Library will commemorate the 60th An-

niversary of D-Day with an open house at the library Thursday, May 20, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Come by and see the display honoiring our veterans.

E.H. Henry reunion meeting is tonight E.H. Henry School Reunion board members will meet tonight at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 20, at White Cloud Baptist Church (WCBC). Rev. Obie Rhodes is pastor of WMBC. E.H. Henry Reunion meetings are held every third Thurs- day of the month.

CCHC to meet tonight at PEM The Colorado County Historical Commission (CCHC) will meet tonight, at

7 p.m. Thursday, May 20, at Prairie Edge Museum (PEM), 408 E. Main St. Harry Anderson will present the program "Grave Dowsing Unmarked Graves". Please bring a covered dish meal. Dues may also be paid at this time. Hosts for the meeting are Doreen and Russell Disparti, Janice Houghton, Jane and Louis Schorlemmer and Merideth and Eric Nethery.

New Beginnings summer enrollment underway New Beginnings Child Development Center is now taking enrollments for

2004 Summer Day camp. Visit their facility at 1001 Schley. They offer free lunch and breakfast. The facility is equipped with security cameras and a secu- rity entrance for protection. For more information, call 979-234-2785.

Fried turkey dinner is Sunday Don't wait until Thanksgiving to enjoy turkey again! Fried turkey and all

the trimmings will be served on a take-out only basis at the United Methodist Church (UMC), 200 W. Prairie, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, May 23. Tickets are $6 each. Dessert will be available at the door for $1. Tickets can be pur- chased from the UMC office. Creative Expressions, Truly Properties, Eagle Tractor and all UMC members. For more information, please call the church office at 234-3288.

Baccalaureate set for Sunday Please join the Ministerial Alliance of Eagle Lake for Baccalaureate in the

sanctuary of the Catholic Parish of the Nativity Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 308 N. Stevenson St., Eagle Lake Sunday, May 23, at 4 p.m. in honor of the approaching graduation of members of the senior class of Rice High School. Any area clergy or congregation representatives wanting to participate please contact Eddie Winkler at 234-2842.

GMOMBC choir annual is Sunday The Greater Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church (GMOMBC) family would

like to invite the public to their Senior Choir Annual Sunday, May 23, at 3 p.m. Guest speaker will be Rev. Amos Kemper of St. Stephens MBC of Wharton. Thomas Kuykendall is pastor of GMOMBC.

The King and I auditions being held The Community Theatre of Wharton will hold auditions for the musical The

King and I at 6 p.m. Sunday, May 23, and 7 p.m. Monday, May 24, at the Plaza Theater, 120 S. Houston St. Those wishing to arrange alternate audition ap- pointments may contact Director Marvin Albrecht at 979-532-2600 or 979- 532-3677. Performances are set for Aug. 6 and 22.

CVQG meeting is May 25 The Colorado Valley Quilt Guild (CVQG) will hold their next meeting at 10

a.m. Tuesday, May 25, at the First United Methodist Church, 1215 Von Minden in La Grange. Shelley Hilton Pace of Weatherford will present a trunk show, "Charmed I'm Sure." In the afternoon, a workshop on "One-Patch" patterns will be offered. For additional information, call Vickie Nogel at 979-247-4504.

Arts and crafts show is May 28-31 There's no place like... deep in the "Art of Texas." Ranked as one of the

best in the nation, it's the official Texas State Arts and Crafts Fair in Kerrville, May 28-31 (Memorial Day Weekend). Friday, May 28, is the grand opening with many great things scheduled. For more information on hours, call 1-888- 335-1455 or visit the website at www.tacef.org.

MMBC tea, style show is May 29 You are invited to a Four Seasons Tea and Style Show at 4 p.m. Saturday,

May 29, at the Hill Community Center, 1000 Main Street in Sealy. The event is presented by Mt. Moriah Baptist Church (MMBC) of Alleyton. For more infor- mation, call 281-342-7557. Admission is free and door prizes will be given.

Homecoming, Memorial Service is May 30 The Annual Homecoming and Memorial Day Service will be held at the air-

conditioned former Rock Island School gym, Sunday, May 30. A beef and sau- sage dinner, with all the trimmings (dessert and iced tea or coffee included) will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost per plate is adults, $7.50; and children, $4. The Memorial Service and Program will commence at 12:30 p.m.

St. Mary Parish Picnic is June 13 St. Mary's Parish in Hallettsville will hold its picnic Sunday, June 13. Enjoy

bingo, ball throw, ring toss, cake and plant walk, train ride, fish pond, antiques and country store. Come hungry and enjoy, hamburgers, soda water, pop porn, snow cones and adult refreshments. Mass is at 9:15 a.m. The stew and sausage meal will be served starting at 10:30 a.m. for $6 a plate. Plates to go will also be available. The Dukja Brothers and Red Ravens will provide musical entertain- ment from noon to 10 p.m. Auctions begin at 12:30 p.m.

GUBC Men's Day Program is June 13 Greater Union Baptist Church (GUBC) will hold a Men's Day Program at 3

p.m. Sunday, June 13, at GUBC. Guest speaker will be Rev. A.J. Jones of Mt. Calvary BC. Deacon John Allen Jr. is Brotherhood president and Rev. L.C. Robertson, pastor.

Calling all RHS graduates The Rice High School (RHS) Class of 1994 will celebrate its 10-year re-

union with a party June 26. Included will also be the classes of 1993 or 1995. If you're interested in attending the event, please email rhsreunion 1994@hotmail. com and leave your name, e-mail address and the number of people who will attend. Keep reading The Headlight for more details as the date approaches and spread the word!

(See Newsbriefs, Page 4)

Eagle Lake selects Struss as new mayor With a slight margin of 55.78% of

the votes cast in last Saturday's City election, Sidney Elmer Struss was se- lected to serve as Eagle Lake's mayor.

Of the 588 votes cast, Struss gar- nered 328 against incumbent Rene Cooper-Scott's 260, a difference of less than 12%.

The two aldermen up for re-elec- tion had no opposition and were voted back into office.

John Young pulled in 450 votes while Eric Nethery had 270. The re- sults seem to insinuate voters weren't clear on the number of boxes they were allowed to mark.

If you approved of both Young and Nethery and didn't mark both boxes, you wasted a portion of your vote. There were two positions open. And, according to the Election Code, the top two vote-getters would fill the slots. Therefore, you could have voted for

both men. ports the following votes in the School The Rice CISD Administration re- Board election held Saturday:

Eagle Lake Garwood Sheridan Early Voting Total Position 4

JackVawter 182 20 13 3 218 N. Clark Peterson 134 23 12 10 179 Write-in 4 4

Position 5 Carlos Gonzalez 178 16 7 6 207 Carolyn Baird 172 26 17 8 223 Write-in 0 0

Total Voting 352 43 25 14 434

King wins bronze medal in State track

Mayor-elect Sidney Struss

Lady Raiders close out season The Lady Raider track team closed

out its great season with a 6th place finish in the 1600m relay and 7th place in the 100m dash last Saturday after- noon before a large crowd at Mike Meyers Stadium in Austin.

"We ran our best time of the year, a school record 3:59.38, that is what they set out to do and they did," said Coach Brad Dumont. "I am extremely proud of these girls. They've worked hard all year and the future is very bright. They got a taste of the big house and I think

they want to go back," he added. The 1600m relay team was made

up of senior Sundraih Evans, sopho- more Edricka Thomas and freshmen Ashley Stovall and Cunneishia Foster. Alternates were junior Tiffany Varley and sophomore Ja'Keista Winfield.

Stovall also participated in the 100m dash, placing 7th, running a sea- son best 12.44.

Coach Dumont and the girls would like to thank everyone who traveled to Arstin to watch the events.

Junior discus thrower Donovan King of Rice High School (RHS) con- tinued his dream season by placing third in the UIL State track and field meet in Austin this past weekend.

With a throw of 163'2", King cap- tured the 3A bronze medal in the dis- cus throw. Senior Jason Rose of Clyde and Michael Menley of Rockdale placed first and second with tosses of 177' and 171' respectively.

King becomes the first Raider to medal at the UIL State meet since Brian Amos (hurdles) in 1990. King is also the only discus thrower in the 34- year history of RHS to qualify for the biggest high school track meet in America. Placing behind King were throwers from Rusk, Carrizo Springs,

Stienke, Wesselski chosen Outstanding The 26th Older Texan Fair was held

Thursday, May 6, at the KC Hall in Co- lumbus.

Ervin H. Stienke and Leona Hoel- scher Wesselski were chosen the Out- standing Older Texans for 2004. The Older Texan Award is presented to one man and one woman from Colorado County.

The Older Texan Fair includes a cultural arts exhibit, where county resi- dent over the age of 60 may enter items to be judged in 10 different categories.

County organizations or individu- als set up booths to provide varied in- formation as well as items for sale.

Rita Addicks welcomed all those present. Monica Stock and Anita Meis- mer helped with the exhibit awards.

Exhibit winners were: afghans, tablecloths, bedspreads, Clara Brum- mer, Nada, grand champion (GC); Ma- bel Beard, Garwood, reserve champion (RC); baked goods: Helen Noteboom, Nada, GC; Clara Gold, Garwood, RC; canned goods: Minnie Lee Conner, Garwood, GC; Rose Staff, Nada, RC; crafts: Ed Lee Schneider, Nada, GC; Clara Horndt, Columbus, RC; floricul- ture: Staff, GC; Bruemmer, RC; fresh garden products: Leona Wesselski, Garwood, GC; Edith Drlik, Garwood, RC; handstitchery: Alvina Poenitzsch, Shaws Bend, GC; Poenitzsch, RC; paintings/drawings: Laverne Stienke, Garwood, GC; Stienke, RC; photog- raphy: Catherine Berger, Garwood, GC; Bruemmer, RC; quilts: Evelyn Barrett, Columbus, GC; Lorine Bubela, Nada, RC.

Other nominees for the 2004 Older Texans Award were William Henry Harrison Jr., Inez Townsend and Joyce Ohm.

Lillian Gohlke, assisted by County Judge Al Jamison and County Com- missioners, handed out the Awards.

Sally Garrett introduced the enter- tainment, The Monument Hill Dulci- mer Group. Stock then closed out the ceremony.

The Nada/Garwood Gadabouts, Confraternity of Christian Mothers, St.

Leona Wesselski

Mary's Catholic Daughters and Court of Our Lady of the Rosary #1593 nomi- nated Wesselski.

She was born in Ellinger Nov. 23, 1915 to Leo and Mary Supak Hoesl- cher. Leona married Frank J. Wesselski on Oct. 4,1937. They were married for 56 years until his death Aug. 7, 1994.

They made their home in Garwood and were blessed with two children, Mary Lee Ondrias and Frank "Bubba" Wesselski III.

She is the proud grandmother of five grandchildren, and eight great-

Ervin H. Stienke

grandchildren. Her daughter has three daughters, Sheila Cook, Susan Svatek and Julia Blackburn.

Leona's son, Bubba, has two sons, Frank Jason and Jamie Wesselski. She is the so proud of her great-grand- daughters, Taylor Cook, and Lindsy and Dylan Renee Wesselski, and great- grandsons, Travis and Trent Cook, Gre- gory and Christopher Wesselski and Logan Daniel Blackburn.

A lifetime member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, she is 88 years young

(See Texans, Page 4)

Snyder, Atlanta and Diboll. Head Coach Ryan Roark com-

mented, "Everyone in the Rice Consoli- dated area should be really proud of what Donovan accomplished. For him to medal in Austin is a tremendous ac- complishment indeed!

"He's got a great work ethic and lots of untapped potential. His throwing coach, Will Compton, also deserves lots of credit. He really works well with the throwers, especially King, and puts his heart into coaching them. They make a great tandem."Next year should be a landmark track season for Dono- van. He's a super young man."

Congratulations, Donovan, you've made us proud!

Baccalaureate is this Sunday

The Ministerial Alliance of Eagle Lake has prepared Baccalaureate for 4 p.m. this Sunday, May 23, in honor of the approaching graduation of mem- bers of the Senior Class of Rice High School. The service will be held in the Catholic Parish of the Nativity Our Lady ofPerpetual Help Sanctuary, 308 N. Stevenson St., Eagle Lake.

"Let us gather to give God praise for our graduates and to hold them in prayer," said Eddie Winkler, host pas- tor.

Any area clergy or congregation re- presentatives who will be attending are asked to contact Winkler at 234-2842.

TPWD to honor Oakridge Ranch The 9th annual Lone Star Land Ste-

ward Awards will honor the Oakridge Ranch Wildlife Management Associa- tion of Colorado County andtheWein- heimer Brothers Ranch in Wharton County for their innqvative and eco- logically sound management of wild habitats.

At a May 26 reception in Austin, the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD) will recognize 11 owners and managers of ranches and other proper-

ties. The awards recognize private landowners' ability to integrate tradi- tional land uses that produce meat, ag-

ricultural crops and outdoor recreation opportunities with habitat management

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UDC awards Elmer Struss 'Miliary Cross' Thursday afternoon, May 13, at the

Nesbitt Memorial Library in Colum- bus, Sidney Elmer Struss accepted the "Cross of Military Service: from the Shropshire-Upton Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC), one of the highest honors given by the UDC. This award, an outgrowth of the Southern Cross of Honor, is pre-

sented to veterans of World Wars I and II, the Korean War and Vietnam Con- flict who are lineal blood descendants of Confederate military personnel.

Due to a problem with the picture taken during the presentation, it, along with additional rjistoric information, will be included in another edition of The Headlight.

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Fund set up for Trooper's family

The Texas Highway Patrol Association and Museum established an account with Compass Bank to collect funds for the family of Trooper Kurt David Knapp, 28 years old, who died in a traffic accident - becom- ing the 77th DPS trooper to die in the line of duty. His wife, Jennifer, a three-year-old daughter and one-year-old son survive him.

The fund is part of the Museum's "Remember Our Friends" project. This account is open for donations and will assist the family with the financial strain incurred from their loss. The Texas Highway Patrol As- sociation (THPA) and Museum issued a $10,000 check to help them. One hundred percent of the funds deposited into the account will be turned over to the Knapp family.

Donations may be made directly with Compass Bank using the ac- count: Texas Highway Patrol Association and Museum, c/o Compass Bank, Trooper Knapp Fund, Account 16427071, P.O. Box 9600, Austin, TX 78766. All area Compass Bank branches are prepared to handle drive

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