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A major film project is being launched to tell the story of Texas’ early developmental years focusing on Brenham, Giddings and the men who put both cities on the map.

Film producer Roy Burger has signed an agree-ment with Washington County author Sharon Brass, giving Burger exclusive rights to produce a film based on Brass’ book The Burning of Bren-ham and her additional research and writings on the Giddings family of Texas.

“At this early stage, we’re not sure what form this project will take,” said Burger. “This story could be told as a historical documentary, but it has enough exciting material to make a motion picture or a TV mini-series. To test the waters, we may start with a TV pilot. These decisions will be made with the director and investors as we begin planning.”

“The Burning of Brenham is only a small part of the action-packed story,” said Brass. “There were six Giddings brothers who came to Texas from Pennsylvania, and they faced danger almost every day on this remote frontier.

“The well-known dynasty (at the time) was a ma-jor factor in the history of Texas and the develop-ment of U.S. transportation and communications. We have details that shed new light on famous his-torical events, and fun stories about famous politi-

cal and military figures.”“We’re pleased that our history will be told in

film format,” said Jennifer Eckermann, manager of Main Street Brenham. “The research for this proj-ect started back in 2010, when I asked Sharon to find details on the historical cisterns under Bren-ham streets.

“This led her to the Giddings brothers and their contributions to our immediate region. At the time, we had no idea how much bigger and richer the sto-ry really is.”

“The Giddings Chamber of Commerce receives frequent visitors who want to learn about the Gid-dings family and their importance to history,” said Denice Harlan, executive director of the Giddings chamber. “The more I tell people of the Giddings, the more excited they become to find out more! So this film is long overdue, and we’re eager to see the project finished.”

“Sharon and Jennifer first contacted me to in-quire about making a small historical documentary for local audiences and tourists”, said Burger. “At the time, I wasn’t very interested.

“But we met and they showed me what they had. I couldn’t believe it. Sharon’s research has produced

‘Burning’ film project planned

Local author Sharon Brass (seated) and movie producer Roy Burger sign a motion picture contract based on Brass’ book The Burning of Brenham. Also pictured are (standing, from left) Jennifer Eckermann, Main Street Brenham manager; Page Michel, president/CEO of the Washington County Chamber of Commerce; and Denice Harlan, executive director of the Giddings Chamber of Commerce.

ARTHUR HAHNManaging Editor

A proposed housing project for se-nior citizens near downtown Brenham has not been approved for federal tax credits, putting the project on hold in-definitely.

HuntJon LLC was seeking $750,000 in federal housing tax credits for a 76-unit, three-story apartment complex for senior citizens.

However, the Belle Towers project was not funded by the Texas Depart-ment of Housing and Community Af-fairs in initial scoring.

TDHCA received three applications for federal tax credits in the region that includes Brenham.

Tax credits allocated to the region to-taled $599,843, and TDHCA selected a project in Salado to receive $514,453 of that amount.

Some area residents expressed con-cerns when the Belle Towers proposal went before the Brenham City Coun-cil.

The projected needed approval of a special use permit to be built on that site, which council members approved last February.

Belle Towers is being proposed on a 2.5-acre tract bordered by North Mar-ket, Cottonwood and Liberty streets.

Residents also said the building would dominate an already crowded area and that they feared traffic from the complex would spill out onto sur-rounding streets, making access diffi-cult for emergency responders.

There is still a slim chance that the Belle Towers project could still be fund-ed if other projects which received fed-eral tax credits don’t come to fruition and the money goes back into the state-wide “pool.”

Housing project doesn’t make cut for tax credits

From Staff Reports

A judge’s decision again declar-ing Texas’ method of funding public schools is unconstitutional should be a wake-up call for lawmakers, says a local school superintendent.

Burton Superintendent James Palmer said “local school districts, local taxpayers and our students continue to labor under a system that has now twice been deemed un-constitutional.”

State District Judge John Dietz ruled last week that Texas’ school finance system is unconstitutional, failing to provide adequate funding or to distribute it fairly between rich and poor areas.

His latest, 400-page written opin-ion reaffirmed his verbal decision from last year, when Dietz found that the state’s “Robin Hood” fund-ing formula fails to meet the Texas Constitution’s requirements for an efficient system providing a “gener-al diffusion of knowledge.”

This time, Dietz blocked Texas from using portions of its current school finance system, but also put that order on hold until next July. That gives the Legislature, which reconvenes in January, an opportu-nity to “cure the constitutional defi-ciencies,” the ruling says.

The case, though, still has a long way to go — and likely won’t be concluded until well after lawmak-ers have completed the 2015 session.

The Burton district is among those that have been designated as “rich,” requiring it to send a portion of its local taxes to the state for re-distribution.

“Judge Dietz’s ruling supports the contention of the majority of public school districts lack local control of their local property tax rates,” said Palmer.

“He has ruled that our local prop-erty taxes have in effect become a statewide property tax. In our case, we send almost one fourth of our taxes to the state and they ‘bless’ it

From Staff Reports

An arrest warrant has been issued for an Austin man wanted in connection with the brazen robber of the H-E-B supermarket here.

Jeremy Clarke Brock, 47, is wanted by Brenham po-lice on a robbery warrant and by authorities in Austin and Bastrop for similar incidents, according to reports.

Brenham police confirmed Friday that Brock is a sus-pect in the Friday, Aug. 22 robbery of the H-E-B store here.

A man entered the store about 8:40 a.m. and shoved a note demanding money across the counter. He then made “verbal threats” before leaving the store with an undisclosed amount of money.

Police have not said if the man displayed any type of weapon.

Brock is also wanted on robbery by threat warrants in connections with similar incidents at H-E-B stores in Austin (Aug. 15) and Bastrop (Aug. 27).

Brock was identified after Austin police released photos from the stores’ surveillance cameras to the me-dia. An anonymous tip provided Austin police with his name, and his neighbors confirmed that it was him in the surveillance video.

Brock has not yet been apprehended.

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Members of the Brenham Police Department and Washington County Emergency Medical Services work the scene of a two-vehicle wreck Friday morning on Highway 36 near the U.S. 290 overpass. One was treated at the scene.

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Brenham Fire Department member Chris McCain (left) and BFD Assistant Chief Ronald Bentke work to clean up the scene of a minor grease spill Friday morning on Main Street. Traffic was diverted around the scene during the cleanup.

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Today is Sunday, August 31, the 243rd day of 2014. There are 122 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:On August 31, 1954, Hurri-

cane Carol hit the northeastern Atlantic states; Connecticut, Rhode Island and part of Mas-sachusetts bore the brunt of the storm, which resulted in some 70 deaths.

On this date:In 1886, an earthquake with

an estimated magnitude of 7.3 devastated Charleston, South

Carolina, killing at least 60 peo-ple, according to the U.S. Geo-logical Survey.

In 1888, Mary Ann Nichols, apparently the first victim of “Jack the Ripper,” was found slain in London’s East End.

In 1934, the first Chica-go Charities College All-Star Game took place at Soldier Field as a team of graduated All-American players from the previous season played the NFL champion Chicago Bears to a scoreless tie.

In 1941, the radio program “The Great Gildersleeve,” a

spinoff from “Fibber McGee and Molly” starring Harold Peary, debuted on NBC.

In 1962, the Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago became independent of British colonial rule.

In 1972, at the Munich Sum-mer Olympics, American swimmer Mark Spitz won his fourth and fifth gold medals in the 100-meter butterfly and 800-meter freestyle relay; So-viet gymnast Olga Korbut won gold medals in floor exercise and the balance beam.

In 1980, Poland’s Solidarity labor movement was born with an agreement signed in Gdansk that ended a 17-day-old strike.

In 1986, 82 people were killed when an Aeromexico jetliner and a small private plane col-lided over Cerritos, California.

The Soviet passenger ship Ad-miral Nakhimov collided with a merchant vessel in the Black Sea, causing both to sink; up to 448 people reportedly died.

In 1989, Britain’s Princess Anne and her husband, Capt. Mark Phillips, announced they were separating after 15 years of marriage.

In 1994, the Irish Republi-can Army declared a cease-fire. Russia officially ended its mili-tary presence in the former East Germany and the Baltics after half a century.

In 1997, Prince Charles brought Princess Diana home for the last time, escorting the body of his former wife to a Britain that was shocked, grief-stricken and angered by her death in a Paris traffic acci-dent hours earlier.and use it to meet the state’s con-

stitutional obligation to provide for a ‘free public education.’

“The state also sets the limit on the tax rate across the state at $1.04. The only way a dis-trict can exceed the $1.04 rate is with voter approval, like a bond election. Over 90 percent of the districts across the state are at or exceed that amount.”

Palmer said Dietz’s ruling said districts lack adequate funding to provide all students “with the kind of quality edu-cation that the Legislature has identified as essential.”

“One of the reasons for that is the wide variance each district collects with a penny in their tax rate,” he said. “In Washing-ton County, Burton ISD collects $39,000 per penny of its $1.17, Brenham ISD collects $196,000 per penny at their rate of $1.135.”

Lawmakers a few years ago drastically cut funding for schools, then restored some but not at levels prior to the cuts, Palmer said.

“The state’s share of the cost of educating the students of the state has decreased over the past several years, while the costs

have escalated. This year was the first time in 12 years that the state teacher pay scale was ad-justed,” he said.

“In the same time frame, the state Legislature continues to impose new expectations on school districts, even as it has cut the funding needed to meet those expectations.

“School boards have lost meaningful discretion over property tax rates. Districts across the state use all of the $1.04 tax rate to generate enough revenue just to meet state standards.

“The local districts have lit-tle funds remaining to address local initiatives or choices such as career and technical train-ing and providing equipment and training for technology and equipment to be used in those and other classes.

“So again, the state has effec-tively co-opted our entire taxing capacity, resulting in what is, in actuality, a state property tax to provide state expectations.”

Palmer said he expects Di-

etz’s ruling to be appealed to the Texas Supreme Court. “We can hope the Texas Legislature will not wait for that ruling, and will take it upon themselves to correct the problem they have created,” said Palmer.

“However, the current state of politics at the state and local levels do not give us much hope. Instead, we already hear the majority party ramping up for a challenge to the Texas Supreme Court.

“At the least, their efforts will delay the improvement of our current financial status.”

Palmer said funding will be lack-ing “even if the court’s required spending estimates are met.”

“Texas would still not meet the national average for per-stu-dent education spending. It also would not bring Texas back to what the Supreme Court said in the mid-1990s was necessary for an adequate education, ad-justed for inflation to the present day,” he said.

Palmer said lawmakers should consider using at least a

portion of its “rainy day fund” for education.

“The surplus continues to grow, the Texas economy con-tinues to boom ... surely there is enough funding that can be ear-marked for education resources in the long term.

“For many years education has been the target of attacks by politicians. Education in Texas has each time risen to the chal-lenge,” said Palmer. “Through it all more demands have been made of education and schools, while funding sunk.

“Well, I believe this court de-cision has signaled that it is time we hold the politicians account-able for their actions.

“At this point it appears to me it is a question of will. Will we have the resolve to take on the long term fix, will we have the resolve to make positive chang-es for future generations of edu-cators and students?

“And last of all, will the pub-lic get involved in the discussion to the point that there will be a mandate to do not only some-thing, but the right thing?

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Lake Somerville full stage: 238.0.Lake level at 7 a.m. today: 237.39.City of Brenham water usage: Aug. 29: 3.250 million gallons.Rainfall this month: 0.87”.Rainfall this year: 27.29”.Average annual rainfall: 44.15”.

FAITH MISSION BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT GROUP:Faith Mission is sponsoring a breastfeeding support group Friday, at 11:30 a.m. at the Cannery Kitchen. A brief presentation concerning mastitis will be presented by an IBCLC (lactation consultant) and peer counselor. All current or former breastfeeders are welcome. Children and fathers are also welcome. Meals will be provided to the attendees so call the WIC office at 836-1913 before Wednesday, for reservations.

PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONThe Brenham Planning and Zoning Commission will meet Tuesday at noon in City Hall, 200 W. Vulcan. The commission will discuss and possibly act on approval of a final plat for Timber Oaks subdivi-sion, a 24-lot development west of Oak Tree Crossing Drive.

VFW POST BARBECUE SUPPERVFW Post 7104, 1200 E. Tom Green St., will hold its monthly drive-through barbecue supper Friday. Serving will begin at 7 p.m. Sirloin steak, pork sausage and trimmings will be $10 per plate. The meal is open to the public, with funds going to VFW operations. Reservations must be made by calling 836-2009, 836-0634 or 836-2218 before 5 p.m. Friday.

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No reports were available Saturday from the Brenham Police Department.

Central communications had 2,231 radio transmissions and 173 calls to the 911 emergency phone system during the 24-hour period ending at midnight Friday.

A breakdown of the 911 calls: Brenham Police Department, 15; Washington County Sheriff’s Office, 22; Emergency Medi-cal Services, seven; Texas Department of Public Safety, one; fire departments, none; hang-ups or abandoned calls, 14; non-emer-gency calls, 57; 57 outbound checks on abandoned calls; and no calls transferred to other agencies.

The department’s website address is www.ci.brenham.tx.us/police.

———The Brenham Fire Department had four calls during the 24-

hour period ending at 6 a.m. Saturday.Friday at 05:02 a.m., BFD responded to 555 U.S. 290 West for

an automatic alarm. BFD units arrived and found the employees cooking in an oven and had set the alarm off. No fire or smoke in the building.

At 8:57 a.m. Friday, BFD responded to 1505 West Main. Someone lost a barrel of grease off the back of a truck and a small amount got onto the road. BFD used soap to remove the grease from the road. West Main inbound lane was shut down for a few minutes to do the cleaning.

Friday at 2:14 p.m., BFD responded to the intersection of FM 50 and Highway 105 for a transportation incident with possible entrapment. Units arrived and found a two vehicle incident with no one entrapped. The incident was blocking the west bound lane of Highway 105. BFD help with traffic control and clean up fluids on the roadway.

At 11:25 p.m. Friday, BFD was dispatched to the 18000 block of Highway 105 for a transportation incident with entrapment. BFD was cancelled in route.

The department’s website address is www.ci.brenham.tx.us/fire.

BRENHAM BEAT

Funeral NoticeWinkelmann

Gladys Lorraine Winkelmann, 95, of Corpus Christi, Texas, a former resident of Brenham, passed away Fri-day, Aug. 29, 2014. She was born March 10, 1919 in Atascosa County, Texas to Ollie Horton Pilgrim and May Wells Pilgrim.

She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star both in Bren-ham.

She is survived by her daughter, Nancy Steele Foster of Corpus Christi, Texas; her son, Buz Steele and his wife, Sherry of Brenham; grand-children, Nathan Steele and his wife Angelika of Brenham and MMC Marcus Steele, serving with the U.S. Navy and stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Graveside funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014 at the Lytle Masonic Cemetery in Lytle, Texas. Burial will follow.

In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to the Admiral Nim-itz Foundation, 328 E. Main Street, Fredericksburg, Texas 78624.

Funeral services entrusted to Sawyer-George Funeral Home, Inc., 12497 Leopard Street, Corpus Christi, Texas 78410. (361) 242-3205 Please visit our web site at www.sawyergeorgefuneralhome.com.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy skies. Low 74. Winds south southeast at 5 to 10 mph.Sunday: Scattered thunder-storms. High 93. Winds south southeast at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 40%. Monday: Scattered clouds with the pos-sibility of an isolated thunder-storm developing during the afternoon. High around 95. Winds south southeast at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30%.

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Groups hope to restore World War I memorial

LACONIA, N.H. — Residents in Laco-nia, New Hampshire, are hoping to spruce up the town’s World War I memorial, which is in disrepair because of exposure to the elements.

California lawmakers pass first U.S. plastic bag ban

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers have approved a measure that would make the state the first to impose a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags.

Air crews take on huge California wildfire set

HAPPY CAMP, Calif. — Air crews aid-ed by clear skies battled a series of wild-fires threatening 250 homes in a Northern California forest, but firefighters were still struggling to surround the huge complex of blazes, fire officials said.

Lafayette plan envisions more bike lanes

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — A portion of Bertrand Drive in Lafayette one day may be a spot for leisurely strolls, bicycle rides and sidewalk cafés.

The Advocate reports the proposed city-parish budget for next year includes $700,000 for a streetscape project that would reduce a portion of the four-lane road to two or three lanes, add sidewalks and possibly include landscaping and on-street parking.

Texas voter ID trial begins as elections ramp up

AUSTIN — A major election year in Texas has overshadowed an upcoming trial on the fate of the state’s tough new voter ID law, with a judge set to determine whether it safeguards ballot integrity or discrim-inates against minorities by imposing a mandate that suppresses turnout.

Two Guard troops along border getting financial helpPHARR — The Texas National Guard

says at least two of its troops have request-ed financial assistance after deployment to the Texas-Mexico border in response to a surge of children pouring illegally into the United States.

FBI warns about ‘virtual kidnapping’ schemes

HOUSTON — The Houston FBI is warning the public about “virtual kidnap-ping” schemes in which a telephone caller demands payment for the return of a family member or friend when no actual kidnap-ping has taken place.

Sheriff: Texas minister charged in assault

BASTROP — Texas authorities have charged a Bastrop youth minister who they say had sex with a 16-year-old girl.

The Bastrop County Sheriff’s Office says 25-year-old Isahiah Arellano was arrested and charged with three counts of sexual as-sault this week.

11 of 24 trapped gold miners rescued in NicaraguaBONANZA, Nicaragua — The first 11 of

24 freelance gold miners trapped by a col-lapse in a mine in northern Nicaragua have been rescued and crews were working early Saturday to free more, officials said.

Syrian rebels attack peacekeepers in Golan Heights

BEIRUT — Clashes erupted between al-Qaida-linked Syrian rebels and U.N. peacekeepers in the Golan Heights on Sat-urday after the militants surrounded their encampment, activists and officials said, as the international organization risked being sucked further into the conflict.

Mexico operations thwart child, family migrants

CHAHUITES, Mexico — Mexico is making a big effort to stop the flow of Central Americans trying to reach the United States, and has dramatically cut the number of child migrants. But it is unclear for how long federal officials will keep up the raids.

Housing group: 20 years to rebuild Gaza

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — An international organization involved in as-sessing post-conflict reconstruction says it will take 20 years for Gaza’s battered and neglected housing stock to be rebuilt following the war between Hamas and Israel.

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so many good stories that have not been told.”

According to Burger, the project has drawn the attention of motion picture professionals who are considering participa-tion. During this early stage, he will welcome ideas and offers from local film professionals and investors who want to be part of the project.

Most likely, much of the film will be shot in Washington and Lee counties. There will be op-portunities for local residents to join the cast or crew. Announce-ments will be made about how to participate. Studio work will be done in the Austin area.

“Since I grew up in this area, I am driven to help tell this great story,” said Burger who is a current resident of Lee Coun-ty. “The project will take a tre-mendous amount of effort, but it will pay-off for our local com-munities. We will get this done with the help of our great Texas movie crews, and with the coop-eration of Washington and Lee County citizens.”

Burger’s career in the motion picture industry began 33 years ago. He grew up on a dairy farm in western Austin County, then became a wrangler and live-stock coordinator in his earliest film work.

Before long he was perform-ing stunts, acting and managing transportation.

He spent the past 10 years in various roles such as producer, second unit director, transporta-tion manager, livestock coordi-nator, stuntman, stunt coordina-tor and actor.

Burger has helped to make 114 feature films, many of which won Oscars for their actors and/or other contributors.

He has also worked on 29 tele-vision commercials, eight mov-ies of the week, seven television series and one HBO movie. His work includes westerns, science fiction, action/adventure, love stories, inspirational and histor-ical documentaries.

He has managed budgets from $650,000 to more than $400 million on major films.

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On Aug. 28, 1959 a book reviewer had nothing but the highest praise for a newspaper-man’s first novel: “It may be a long time before a better one comes along.”

Allen Stuart Drury was born in Houston during the First World War and grew up in a small California town. After earning his degree in journal-ism from Stanford, the cub re-porter’s first job was on a week-ly paper, where in 1940 he won a national award for editorial writing.

After military service in World War II, Drury moved to Washington, D.C. During the next decade, he covered Capitol Hill for United Press, Pathfind-

er magazine and the Washing-ton Evening Star before joining the Washington bureau of the New York Times in 1954.

For seven long years, Drury worked in secret on an epic tale. Then one day in 1958 he shoved

a cardboard box containing the first draft into the hands of a fel-low Times staffer with the mod-est announcement “I’ve written a novel.”

“I groaned silently,” Russell Baker remembered many years later. “I took it home, ate, fixed a drink, sat down and with a heavy heart reached into this box for a fistful of manuscript. Good Lord! You couldn’t put the thing down!”

The newspaperman took readers on a 616-page magi-cal mystery tour of Cold War Washington giving them a be-hind-the-scenes peek at politics in the raw. For his title he bor-rowed a phrase from a sentence in the Constitution: “The Senate shall advise and consent to the president’s nominations to the cabinet.”

Unlike other novels with a Washington setting written before and since, “Advise and Consent” was not a fictionalized version of actual events. Drury, who took life and politics very seriously, used a plausible plot and believable characters to ex-plore issues with staying power and to put human nature under the microscope.

Here’s “Advise and Consent” in a nutshell: The president nominates Robert A. Leffin-gwell, a polished but arrogant liberal, as secretary of state much to the dismay of an old southern senator from the con-servative wing of his own party. Convinced Leffingwell is soft

on the Soviets, if not a subver-sive himself, Sen. Seabright Cooley moves heaven and earth to block his confirmation by the U.S. Senate.

When Brigham Anderson, an idealistic young senator from Utah, makes up his mind to cast the decisive vote against Leff-ingwell, a columnist digs up a hidden homosexual encounter from his past. Anderson cannot live with the scandal and com-mits suicide.

Drury did not let his high opinion of the senate as an in-stitution stand in the way of exposing cynicism in the cloak-room. In a revealing exchange that pulls back the curtain, the majority leader tells the head of the opposition, “I’ll have to give the papers a statement charging an unprincipled, underhanded coalition against the people’s in-terests, you know.” “Go ahead,” the second senator says with a shrug. “We’ve all survived that one before.”

Like a man who still eats sau-sage after seeing it made, Drury loved Washington warts and all. “It is a city of temporaries, a city of just-arriveds and only-visit-ings, built on the shifting sands of politics, filled with peo-ple passing through. They go home...but hurry back to their lodestones and their star, their self-hypnotized, self-mesmer-ized, self-enamored, self-pro-pelling, wonderful city they cannot live away from or live without.”

The phenomenal success of “Advise and Consent” was due in part to perfect timing be-cause it happened to hit book-stores during the presidential campaign of 1960, which re-vived public interest in the political process. A priceless piece of free publicity was a photograph of candidates Ken-nedy and Nixon looking at a copy together.

“Advise and Consent” stayed on the New York Times best-sell-er list for a record 102 weeks and won the Pulitzer Prize for fic-tion. It was made into a Broad-way play and a motion picture directed by Otto Preminger and starring Henry Fonda as Leffin-gwell, Charles Laughton as Sen. Cooley and Don Murray as Sen. Anderson.

Drury quit The Times and never worked another day for a newspaper. He became political correspondent for Reader’s Di-gest, a high-profile position that provided a steady income, and went right to work on his next novel.

In 1964 Drury bought a house with a breathtaking view of San Francisco Bay. The early riser wrote in the mornings and spent his afternoons researching and editing.

A bachelor who lived alone his entire life, Drury put a pre-mium on privacy. According to a nephew, one of the few people ever to get close to him, “Qual-ity time with Al meant you read your book while he read his.”

Allan Drury wrote 18 more novels as well five works of nonfiction on subjects as di-verse as ancient Egypt and the Nixon White House. But none compared to his first book. In 1995, three years before the au-thor died on his 80th birthday, Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich included “Advise and Consent” on a must-read list for new Republican congressmen.

Bartee welcomes your com-ments and questions at haile@pdq.net or P.O. Box 152, Friend-swood, Texas 77549 and invites you to visit his website at bar-teehaile.com.

BARTEEHAILE

Newspaperman writes political best-seller

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Members of the Brenham Fire Department work the scene of a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of FM 50 and Highway 105 Friday afternoon.

Accident at the intersection of Highway 105 and FM 50

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Andrew AbelAce HardwareAdvanced Urethane TechnologiesAmmo to GoJoe AntkowiakAnt Street InnApplebee’sRyan & Stacey AschenbeckBabe Wassermann TruckingJohn & Jane BarnhillJack & Corinne BatesBrian BentkeBrian Janes TruckingBellville VFDBerlin VFDBilski Pressure WashingLloyd BlandBleiblerville VFDBlue Bell CreameriesBluebonnet ElectricDarrell BlumHenry & Teddy BoehmJoyce BoekerRicky & Virginia BoekerDot & Daniel BorchgardtDouglas BorchgardtKim BosleyBrazos Valley MazeBrenham BPOE #979Brenham Chrysler DodgeBrenham Citizen’s on PatrolBrenham Dental CenterBrenham Discount TreesBrenham FloralBrenham Friendship Quilt GuildBrenham Heating & AirBrenham LP GasBrenham Monument Co.

Brenham National BankBrenham Office SupplyBrenham ProduceBrenham RepairBrenham Saddle ShopJames & Sharon BrodBrookshire BrothersBuccaneer Food StoresBurton Park ProjectsBurton VFDCarmine State BankCarmine VFDCase TractorChappell Hill BankChappell Hill ConstructionChili’sCitizen’s State BankComputer HelpersCountryside LightingDan’s Meat MarketDealer’s ElectricAlain DeclertCarrie DerkowskiDickey’s BBQ PitsLarry & Sally DierkingDiscount Doors & MetalPoncho & Julie DismukesMichael & Kelsey DraehnNorman & Doris DraehnStephen DraehnHarvey & Denise EbertRoger EckertJoseph & Danna EdwardsLarry & Linda EickenhorstJim & Ellen EllisonExpress Home FurnishingsEvans Cabinet & DoorsFayetteville Propane

Lang FlisowskiTyler & Elizabeth FoersterRyan Frieben, MDAlan GaskampGazebo TerraceArthur GeickGermania InsuranceWayne GieseGlasco & Co. LandscapingGlissmann’s – Gloria NixJonathan HardanJimmy HaskinsHEB of Brenham

Kacey HeidemannHeritage Texas Country PropertiesKeith HerringHigh Hope Care CenterHome DepotHerbert & Patricia HughesTerry HuebnerJ.H. Faske JewelersJack’s A/C & RefrigeratorRiley JanesMichelle JannerJonathon Custom Homes - KatyK & M Grocery

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Mike Hopkin’s DistributingLisa MirizziRenee MuellerJeremy MuskeMust Be HeavenKenneth & Denise NeumannGlenn & Jane NeutzlerJerry & Betsy NewmannJerry NiemeyerSusan, Tank, Lucy & Lily NienstedtDon & Robin NowakHaley NuttOtto’s Barber ShopRandy & Teri ParkisonParts and MoreWilliam & Dee PennybackerJohn & Donna PerryPhillips Vet ServiceLloyd PieperPlants N ThingsJanet PomykalJohnnie Poston, Jr.Quest VapcoQuick LaneRau’s Meat MarketSarah RauJoel & Denise RomoRR DonnelleyRWG ConstructionHeather RuemkeBrian & Shelley SchefferSt. Paul’s Christian Day SchoolSaunder’s DistributingJustin, Janice & Jaxon SchroederSonya SchulzeScot Sommerlatte OriginalsGrover SebastianJosh Sebastian

Seidel, Schroeder & CompanySelect FurnishingsSimply D’LishMary SklarSpiess Insurance AgencyMarvin & Penny SpreenSomerville Farm & RanchMilton & Twila TateJennifer TaylorTegeler ToyotaTexas GiftsAnnette TiemannLeon & Mimi ToubinToy Box ChildcareTriple S WeldingKeith & Elizabeth TwiggsUnited RentalsRonald & Linda UpchurchCarrie VitekWal-MartWashington Co. AbtstractWashington Co. Chamber of CommerceWashington Co. Fair Queen CandidatesWashington Co. Peace Officers Assoc.Washington County TractorAdolph WehmeyerMaxwell & Martha WeidnerRay WeissHarvey Water WellsWestwood PavillionHeath WinkelmannWoodmen of the WorldWoodson Lumber Co.Jeremy Wright

2014 Fireman’s FiestaThe Brenham Fire Department Members & Staff would like to express our gratitude and thank all of the Sponsors and Supportersfor making this year a success! Thanks to all that purchased a meal ticket, a raffle ticket & bought silent and live auction items.

We reached our goal and will be purchasing necessary equipment for the Department. Our fundraiser would not be possible withoutthe support and participation of the following businesses and individuals listed.

Thank You! Thank You!

ReunionsTiemann Reunion

The descendants of Fritz and Wilhelmine (Harms) Tiemann met for their 54th family reunion Aug. 24 at the Emshoff Pool House with 59 members in attendance.

A noon barbecue meal prepared by fam-ily members was enjoyed by all.

Dana Parker gave the blessing before the meal.

Mildred Haynes presided over the busi-ness meeting.

It was decided to have another reunion in 2015 with the place, date and type of meal to be determined.

Births during the past year were Greyson Wesley, son of Wesley and Erica Winkle-mann, born Feb. 26, 2014; Alexander Car-ter, son of Amanda and Billy Frey, born March 12, 2014; and Layla Grace, daughter of Maggie (Emshoff) and William Moyers on June 16, 2014.

Marriages were Audrey Pieper and Car-los Zaffirini on April 26, 2014; and Jenni-fer (Haberman) Marks and Chris Yackal on May 10, 2014.

Deaths were Jordan Zane Tiemann on Jan. 5, 2014; and Joyce Draehn on Aug. 5, 2014.

Oldest family member in attendance was Edna Mikeska, with the youngest being Greyson Winklemann.

Longest married couple in attendance was Ruth and Lenard Lehmann at 56 years with the most recently married couple be-ing Wesley and Erica Winklemann.

Guessing contest winners were Elsie Pieper and Faye Bresan.

Various family members were thanked for their contributions to the reunion.

Meeting closed with the Lord’s prayer, and family members spent the afternoon visiting, going over family history and photos, and the younger members enjoyed swimming.

77th Bockhorn – Rodenbeck Family Reunion

The 77th Bockhorn–Rodenbeck Family Reunion was held July 20 at the American Legion Hall in Brenham.

Being one of the county’s largest and lon-gest running family reunions, this year’s gathering once again celebrated the fam-ily’s ancestry with a tradition established at the first get together held Aug. 9, 1934.

Since that beginning, when the family members assembled in the grove of trees in the Dannhaus pasture, the descendants have gathered each summer to renew fam-ily ties.

With the exception of fours years during

World War II, the family has met and shared the joy of new members and re-membered with dignity those who could not attend.

This family reunion annually pays hom-age to its creation from the marriages of Wilhelmine Cassen to Heinrich Bockhorn, and then upon Heinrich’s death to Wilhelm Rodenbeck.

President Bruce Bockhorn welcomed all attending.

Pastor Art Weiss led the opening devo-tional and prayer for the noon meal.

A barbecue lunch was enjoyed by family members and guests.

The annual business meeting followed the meal.

The meeting opened with the singing of “Blest Be the Tie that Binds.”

The minutes of the 76th reunion were approved with a correction noting that the next reunion would be the 77th not the 76th as published.

The 2013 financial report was reviewed and approved as submitted.

The reunion committee consisting of Bruce Bockhorn (president), Malinda Schramm (vice-president), Grace Glenn (secretary), Karen Cooper (treasurer) and Damon Miller, Kevin Rodenbeck, Betty Bowden, Jackie Bowden, Laura Heymann, and Michael Heymann (members) were recognized.

The meeting proceeded by paying trib-ute to family members who passed away since last year’s reunion.

A candle was lit by family members to honor each individual, and a moment of si-lence and prayer were offered for:

Freda Louise Bockhorn Klawitter; Irene Rodenbeck Busse; William Nordt; Ervin Addicks; Ida Bockhorn Schulze; Henry “Edward” Lagrone; Helen Flentge Dannhaus; Willie Mae Remmert; Mar-garet Evyonne Dannhaus; Donnie Witte; Shirley Buerger Hueske and Martha Ro-denbeck.

These deaths, along with nine births and five marriages reported and recognized. A review of the computerized family records indicates the following data:

Bockhorn - individuals - 567, genera-tions - 8

Rodenbeck - individuals - 1,310, gener-ations - 7

Total individuals - 1,877.The following recognitions were pre-

sented and acknowledged with a certificate and commemorative coin:

• Oldest descendant in attendance: Nor-ma Winkelmann (97 years)

• Oldest member present: Ewald Grawunder, Jr.

• Youngest member in attendance: Jack-son Rhyder Buckley (5 months)

• Longest married couple in attendance: Ewald and Alice Grawunder, Jr. (66 years of marriage)

• Most recently married: Aaron and Al-lison Burkhard (13 months)

• Longest distance traveled: Rachel Parker (Blue Springs, Mo.) and Carol Richardson (Ponca City, Okla.)

Family groups were acknowledged and family members present were recognized: William Bockhorn (40), Henry Bockhorn (5), Fritz Bockhorn (0), Charley Roden-beck (25), Minnie Rodenbeck Bosse (6), Theodore Rodenbeck (3), Bertha Roden-beck Dannhaus (15), Malinda Roden-beck Remmert (9), Otto Rodenbeck (25), Mathilde Rodenbeck Vahrenkamp Witt (27).

With the five guests a total of 160 people attended the reunion.

Members of the family who served in the United States military were recognized and presented with a flag lapel pin to wear. In all there were 15 veterans in attendance including Ewald Grawunder Jr., a veteran of World War II.

During the afternoon children were al-lowed to ride the historic carousel in Fire-man’s Park courtesy of the reunion. A total of 23 children took part in the rides.

Dessert contest winners were announced and each presented with a certificate and a gift card.

In the youth category, winners were Mabry Miller (most unique), Tatum Miller (tastiest) and Presley Parker (prettiest).

In the adult category, winners were Jack-ie Bowden (most unique), Julie Davis and Amy Davis (tastiest) and Suzanne Bock-horn (prettiest).

Oliver Parker won the children’s guess-ing game predicting 201 jelly beans in the jar with the exact total being 205. In a drawing held at the end of the meeting Kaitlyn Miller won the prize.

New members coming on the commit-tee for 2015 include Dan Davis (assisting with financial duties) and Julie Davis (re-porter).

A motion was made, seconded and passed that the 78th reunion be held on July 19, 2015.

The meeting concluded with everyone joining in the closing hymn, “God Be With You Til We Meet Again.”

The afternoon was spent enjoying a va-riety of activities, family visitation and fel-lowship.

For more information contact: Bruce Bockhorn at 979-451-0856 or via e-mail at bockhorn7402@hotmail.com.

Hello WorldStephen and Janna Chovanec are the parents of a girl.Adalyn Mae was born at 3:58 a.m. Aug. 15, 2014 at Scott & White

Hospital - Brenham.She weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces. She is welcomed home by brother, Gavin.

• • • • •Ryan B. and Jennifer Schroeder of Brenham are the parents of a

daughter.Rilynn Steel was born Aug. 20, 2014 at 1:35 p.m. at School &

White Hospital - College Station.She weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces.She is welcomed home by big brother Rhett.Grandparents are Johnny and Sherry Randermann; and Roy B

and Lorena Schroeder.Great-grandparents are Mrs. Myrtle Randermann and the late

Jerry Randermann; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wehring; the late Roy and Dula Schroeder; and the late Lonnie and Hattie Schulz.

Around in CirclesGamma Omega Chapter

of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society The Gamma Omega Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society

International met in the Fellowship Hall of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Phillipsburg Aug. 9 with 50 members and four guests present.

Myra Demel read the mission statement and Mary Ann Novasad led the pledges.

Peggy Ueckert led the collect and Carole Fry said a prayer. Cheryl Pritchett was installed as corresponding secretary for 2014-

16 by ceremonies committee member Heather Smith.The program, Delta Kappa Gamma Helps Africa, was presented

by the Bellville members. The Gamma Omega Chapter has joined globally with the 16 member countries in the international project, Schools for Africa, to promote education for children in Africa. Guest speakers David and Gana Marek recently returned from a trip to Uganda and presented a slide show that gave background informa-tion pertaining to the needs of the children in Uganda, particularly mosquito nets to keep the children from getting malaria.

Carolyn Golan gave a meditation depicting what African children have to endure both at school and at home. Pritchett led members in singing “School Days.”

President Trudy Holland presided over the business meeting. She thanked the Bellville members for hosting the meeting and for pro-viding brunch.

The minutes from the April 2014 regular meeting and the July 2014 Summer Planning meeting were approved as printed.

Corresponding Secretary Pritchett read thank-you notes from Go-lan and UNICEF. Linda Pinkerton gave the treasurer’s report which was accepted and filed for audit. Members were reminded that the deadline for paying chapter dues is Oct. 4 and members who have paid by that date will be eligible for a surprise gift drawing donated by Janet Allphin.

Committee reports included an overview of this year’s programs presented by First Vice-President Jesse Kokemor and an audit report by Golan, member of the finance committee. Louise Pruett, chair-man of the legislation committee, reminded members of an important mid-term election and Grace Holtkamp, global awareness committee chair, presented an opportunity for members to have an E-Pal and she also gave information about why we collect money for Schools for Africa.

Membership committee chair Shelley Nies, reported that prospect cards need to be sent to Holland by Aug. 31 and the recommendation for membership forms should be returned to Holland by Sept. 25. Orientation will be Oct. 14 at 6:30 p.m. at Los Cabos Mexican Grill and Steakhouse in Brenham.

Mary Keienburg reported that the chapter received eight awards at the state convention held in Lubbock June 19-21. The total atten-dance overall was 850 members, 13 of which were Gamma Omega members. Next year’s convention will be in San Antonio June 24-27.

The STAR report, given by Demel, invited Gamma Omega mem-bers to a weekend in Navasota at Camp Allen Jan. 16-18 to participate in arts and crafts, drama, and other activities.

Carole Fry reported on the leadership seminar which will be held Feb. 20-27. Forms for attending the seminar have to be mailed by Oct. 15.

Members were asked to bring teacher tips and help me questions to the next meeting. Members also decided that chapter meetings will start promptly at 9:30 a.m. and Melanie Crowhurst, second vice-pres-ident, proposed a new way to keep the meeting attendance.

Holland reminded members that the area workshop is Sept. 13 at Elgin High School from 8:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.

The next regular meeting will be Oct. 4 at 9:30 a.m. at St. Paul’s, Phillipsburg. The door prize and the perfect attendance prize were donated by Kathleen Lackey and Joyce Knolle, and won by Anna Breddin and Bertha Upshaw, respectively. After the meeting was ad-journed, the members sang the Delta Kappa Gamma song.

Members attending the meeting from Washington County were Gladys Avis, Bullard, and Linda Pipes from Brenham and Breddin, Jeanell Dallmeyer, Keienburg, Nies, Bobbi Jo Supak, and Upshaw from Burton.

Around in CirclesWilliam Penn EEA

The William Penn EEA met at Bethlehem Lutheran Aug. 19 with 15 members present.

The meeting was called to order by President Kathleen Flick with the reciting of the creed. Roll call was answered with “How Are You a Good Friend to Others.”

There will be no meeting in September due to the fair.Shoe boxes for the Samaritan’s Purse Ministry are to be brought to

the October meeting.A discussion on the Christmas in July salad luncheon was given by

Edna Schroeder.Jo Ann Buck lead recreation.Birthdays for the month are Sharon Eccleston, Louise Newman,

Kathleen Flick and Edna Schroeder.The next meeting will be Oct. 21 at the home of Alice Kyle.A salad luncheon was served with everyone bringing the salad they

had made for the Christmas in July luncheon.

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Darren Derkowski, Ashlie Derkowski, Rebecca Derkowski, Larry Derkowski, Kaylynn Derkowski, Lonnie & Barbara Tegeler, Kevin & Nisha Coker, Don Winkles,Jonathan Winkles Sr., Karen Winkles, Faith Winkles, Katherine Winkles, Jonathan Winkles Jr., Ashley Winkles, Forest & Sissy Ward, John & Virginia Elder,

Joddie & Holly Carlile (and the Zoo), Terry & Carrey Atmar, Joe & Barbara Barnett, Joseph Mayfield, Rob & Shelly Moschak, Ed Cox, Michael & Deanna Callahan,Kris Kutcher, AA & Tina Hodde, Tony & Kim Givens, Lori & Jeff Finke, Tom & Lisa Hook, Richard & Deborah Saunders, Vera Jeter, Joshua Brending,

Mr. & Mrs. Erwin Sander, Mr. & Mrs. Clayton Jeter, Gary Foster, Mr. & Mrs. Ewald Grawunder, Mr. & Mrs. Kennith Marshall, Mr. & Mrs. Robert Reichwein,Mr. & Mrs. Larry Kendrick, Maria Benford, Mr. & Mrs. Steve Ivy, Mr. & Mrs. Robert McKeown, Bill & Patti Barnett-Sidwell, Tracey & Nancy Webster,

Michael Breddin, Edward Fulkerson, Walt & Charlyn Schoenvogel, Al & Pat Novosad, Paul & Carrie Aschenbeck, Mr & Mrs. Ed Breddin, Ron & Linda Eilers,Trey Saunders, Troy Gardner, Daniel Krolczyk, James & Jane Sodolak, Charlie Rosenbaum

County Judge: John Brieden979-277-6200, ext. 120email: countyjudge@wacounty.com

Precinct 1: Commissioner Zeb Heckmann979-277-6200, ext. 1149email: zheckmann@texasbb.com

Precinct 2: Commissioner Luther Hueske979-277-6200, ext. 120email: wccpct2@hotmail.com

Precinct 3: Commissioner Kirk Hanath979-277-6200, ext. 120email: countyjudge@wacounty.com

Precinct 4: Commissioner Joy Fuchs979-277-6200, ext. 147email: joyfuchs@earthlink.com

Please Say NO!Please Just say “NO” to the creation of Reinvestment Zone Number 39.

Please Just Say “NO” to the abatement of taxes for a “private club”.

Club Track Holdings, LLC seeks to build a “private racecar track” on approximately 200 acres of farm and ranch land on Wonder Hill Rd. , just South of Hwy. 290.

This doesn’t belong in our backyards or in a rural and tranquil setting. Why should we be forced to worry about safety, noise and congestion?

Why should we be forced to worry about property de-valuation of up to 30%? Our quality of life is important.

It shouldn’t be up for sale. Nor supported by tax breaks for a private club.

We support growth and economic development for Brenham and Washington County when it is transparent, and in partnership with the residents and the community at large. We support it when citizens have a “say”

in its vision and execution. Brenham is clearly on a growth path: it is a civil, quiet, very desirable area,for both residential and business purposes. High net worth individuals are purchasing acreage and

supporting cleaner, quieter businesses close to their homes.

We respectfully ask that our Washington County Commissioners please do the right thing andJust Say NO!

Contact yourcommissioner today!

Join us at the Commissioners Court hearing:Wednesday, September 3, 6 PM

in the VIP room at the Washington County Fairgrounds.

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DEAR ABBY: My neighbor was very ill with diabetes and an amputee with other health problems. Her husband worked long hours to pay for her health care and keep food on the ta-ble. They also had custody of a 3-year-old granddaughter.

I’m sorry to say this idea didn’t occur to me until after the lady died suddenly, and her hus-band was left a widower with a small child to raise.

Once the funeral is over and the church and neighbors move on, those left behind are often without support. They have fu-neral bills to pay, medical bills and their grief.

My local grocer happens to deliver, so I went and bought two cases of canned vegetables, rice, beans, flour, corn meal, sugar, potatoes and pasta every other month and had them deliv-ered anonymously. That way my neighbor wouldn’t feel it was charity. He has since figured out it was me, so I take food to them now because he’s still having a hard time after his wife’s death. But the little girl is thriving and I don’t have to worry she will be hungry.

Please ask your readers to think beyond the usual mourn-ing period, and look further at a family’s situation after a loved one dies. A little help can go a long way. — HAPPY TO LEND A HAND IN TENNESSEE

DEAR HAPPY TO LEND A HAND: I’m pleased to print your letter. Everyone should be so lucky as to have a caring and generous neighbor like you.

When a death happens, the most important thing is to maintain contact with a griev-ing family and observe the Golden Rule as you have been doing. The time to be a friend is when someone needs one.

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DEAR ABBY: Many years ago we adopted three children through our state’s child welfare system. At the time, we knew they had full and half-siblings somewhere “in the system.”

We have not yet told our chil-dren they have biological sib-lings, although they do know their birth parents are no longer living due to drug abuse.

I was recently able to locate two of the full siblings through Internet research, and I have been following their lives on their social networking pages. Both are adults now — one is a college student; the other is a young mother.

I am torn. My children are teenagers now and old enough to be told they have other sib-lings.

But should I uproot these young women’s lives to learn about us and meet our children?

I’m also not sure whether they know the circumstances of their biological parents’ deaths or would want that information.

It doesn’t seem fair to dump all this on a college student and a young mom, but my children have a right to know, too. I al-most wish I had never started searching. Please advise. — KEEPER OF THE SECRET IN ILLINOIS

DEAR KEEPER OF THE SECRET: You are obviously a caring and sensitive woman. I agree that your children have a right to know they have oth-er blood relatives.

I’d be very surprised if the young women your children are related to were shocked by your contacting them. They are older and may have some recollection of their siblings.

However, before discussing this with your teenagers, I recommend that you make the initial contact to be absolute-ly sure the two adult siblings would like to meet your chil-dren.

******Dear Abby is written by Ab-

igail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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After a loved one’s passing,grief can outlast the support

Ask doctor k

Chronic subdural hematomas can be slow to healDEAR DOCTOR K: My

mother is in her 70s. She fell a few weeks ago but seemed fine. Then she started to have double vision and some trou-ble with balance. A CT scan revealed a subdural hemato-ma. Her doctor advised only bed rest and medication. Does this seem reasonable to you?

DEAR READER: A sub-dural hematoma (or hemor-rhage) occurs when blood vessels near the surface of the brain burst. Blood collects be-neath the dura mater. That’s the outermost layer of the brain’s protective covering. (I’ve put an illustration of a subdural hematoma on my website, AskDoctorK.com.)

Most subdural hemorrhages result from trauma to the head. In some cases, blood ac-cumulates rapidly after injury, putting pres-sure on the brain and causing symptoms within just a few days.

This is an “acute” subdural hemorrhage. It can cause loss of consciousness, paralysis or even death. It usually requires emergency surgery to drain the hematoma and control bleeding.

Other times, as in your mother’s case,

bleeding may develop over weeks or even months. If symptoms begin more than two weeks after the head trauma, it’s called a “chron-ic” subdural hematoma. The symptoms your mother expe-rienced — double vision and trouble with balance — are typical. Other symptoms can include headache, nausea and vomiting, memory loss, and weakness, numbness or tin-gling in the arms and legs.

Although subdural hema-tomas can occur at any age, they are most likely to occur in people your mother’s age. That may be because blood vessels are more fragile as people reach their 70s.

Sometimes, chronic subdural hematomas develop without any head trauma at all — or at least without any head trauma a person remembers. I once had a patient with a sub-dural hematoma who had no memory of any head trauma.

Later, his wife remembered that he had banged his head walking into the edge of a partially opened door at night.

Some conditions can cause subdural he-matomas that occur without any head trau-

ma. Weakness in artery walls can cause them to start leaking blood. Certain types of cancer that spread to the brain’s protective covering also can cause bleeding.

Treatment is based on symptoms and the size of the hematoma. A doctor can deter-mine the amount of bleeding from a com-puted tomography (CT) scan or a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan.

If your mother’s hematoma is small and has caused only minimal symptoms, then it’s reasonable for the doctor to recommend bed rest and medications.

The medications should help control swelling and prevent seizures. Symptoms should improve as her body gradually reab-sorbs the blood. The doctor should carefully monitor your mother during treatment.

If your mother’s hemorrhage was larger or was causing more severe symptoms, a doctor would likely recommend surgery.

Most people who have a chronic subdural hemorrhage eventually get back to normal. With any brain injury, however, symptoms can be slow to go away after treatment. And some symptoms may be permanent.

Hopefully, your mother will recover on her own, as her doctor thinks she will. If so, she will most likely not experience perma-nent symptoms.

Your birthdayMonday, Sept. 1You will gain ground if you

take a practical approach and implement control and disci-pline. Distance yourself from the people and issues that have been holding you back. Keep-ing situations in perspective and acting on facts, figures and your intuition will result in profits.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Honesty will be necessary when dealing with loved ones. You may face opposition, but in the end you will gain trust and respect. Do your best not to re-veal personal secrets.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Take the high road. Look for the positive side of any sit-uation you face, and you will find a solution that is workable and cost-efficient. Keeping the peace will be gratifying.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — No matter how pleas-ant and compromising you are, you can’t win over everyone. Keep your emotions in check, and don’t try to be someone or something you are not.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Bureaucratic situa-tions will be troublesome. Take a close look at financial, legal or contractual papers. Make changes that ensure you will bypass authoritative scrutiny of any kind.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Do what you can to help a charitable organization. Of-fering your time, knowledge or services to a cause you believe in will boost your confidence and bring you satisfaction.

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19) — Negative repercussions will arise if you express your opinions. Let others air their views first. You’ll have a greater impact once you know what you are up against.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — A workplace involvement will not bode well for your rep-utation. Remain professional at all times or choose to apply for positions that will not be com-promised by the relationship in question.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Take better care of your health and financial affairs. A hectic lifestyle can damage your chance to get ahead. Overindul-gence or overspending will only compound matters.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You can reduce tension if you do things on your own. A col-league or partner will be over-ly sensitive, so give him or her enough room to cool down.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — You can accomplish much if you share your creative ideas. Let your peers know how se-rious you are about marketing your plans in order to receive lots of input, along with physi-cal support.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Involve people from all gen-erations in your plans. Young and old alike have a lot to offer, giving you greater insight into your cultural background and family history.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — You’ll find it hard to juggle everything you want to accom-plish. Avoid long or involved discussions that will distract you from your responsibilities.

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The Blinn College-Brenham campus theatre season promises to have something for everyone as it takes audiences through character transfor-mations in a Texas comedy, 1800s melodrama, love story, Holocaust drama and the classic Willy Wonka.

The 2014-15 season, “A Year of Transforma-tions,” kicks off Sept. 4 with “Greater Tuna” by Jaston Williams, Ed Howard and Joe Sears, and runs through April with “I Never Saw Another Butterfly” by Celeste Raspanti. All performances will be held in the Dr. W.W. O’Donnell Perform-ing Arts Center. Admission is $5 and performanc-es are open to the public. Blinn’s theatre program also reserves morning and afternoon performanc-es for local high school and elementary school students.

Tickets can be purchased and seats selected in advance at www.blinn.edu/BoxOffice, by calling 830-4024, or by emailing BoxOffice@blinn.edu.

In “Greater Tuna,” a comedy about the city of Tuna, Texas, the “third smallest” town in the state, Brenham campus theatre director Brad Nies and technical director Kevin Patrick will play the entire cast of 20 eccentric characters. These up-standing citizens of Tuna, of different ages and genders, embody an array of southern stereotypes and are sure to have the audience rolling with laughter. “Greater Tuna” runs Sept. 4–6 at 7 p.m. and Sept. 7 at 2 p.m.

“It’s a challenge because we have a lot of lines, and each of us has to be 10 different people,” Nies said. “Every character has to have a different look, stance and accent, and we’ve got to transform in just seconds. It’s going to be an exciting way to

kick off the season and inspire the students to hit the ground running.”

Blinn will present “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” by T. R. Sullivan Oct. 16–18 at 7 p.m. and Oct. 19 at 2 p.m. Students will use the first script ever produced to showcase their version of the 1800s melodrama. Just in time for Halloween, students will tell the story of a London lawyer who investi-gates the transformation of his old friend Dr. Hen-ry Jekyll into the evil Mr. Edward Hyde.

Blinn will close the Fall semester with “Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka,” the timeless story of a choc-olatier and his quest to find an heir. This new stage adaptation by Leslie Bricusse and Tim McDonald features songs from the classic family film, as well as several new songs. The play is produced as part of Blinn College’s Service Learning project and fea-tures the Brenham Children’s Chorus. Performanc-es run Nov. 20–22 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 23 at 2 p.m.

The Spring semester will open with “Pygma-lion” by George Bernard Shaw. The classic ro-mance tells the story of Professor Henry Higgins, who bets that he can transform a simple flower girl into an upstanding woman of society. He nev-er dreams that while teaching the girl the ways of a lady, she would fall in love with him. “Pygma-lion” runs April 9–10 at 7 p.m.

Blinn will close the season with “I Never Saw Another Butterfly” by Celeste Raspanti, a Holo-caust drama that follows a young girl’s experi-ence living in a Jewish ghetto. With the help of her teacher, the girl is encouraged to express her feelings through drawings and poems.

“It’s going to be a great season,” Nies said. “We have a lot of great student performers and we want everyone to come out because we love a full house.”

Blinn-Brenham theatre takes audiences through ‘A Year of Transformations’

Blinn College-Brenham campus technical director Kevin Patrick and theatre director Brad Nies will play the entire cast of 20 eccentric characters in the comedy “Greater Tuna.” “Greater Tuna” runs Sept. 4-6 at 7 p.m. and Sept. 7 at 2 p.m. All performances will be held in the Dr. W.W. O’Donnell Performing Arts Center. Admission is $5 and performances are open to the public.

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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — It walked slowly along the tidal flat, looking for something to eat that might have washed up on the shoreline. To its right were the sounds of the surf and the ancestral Gulf of Mexico. To its left was a dense forest.

Acrocanthosaurus, a fear-some meat-eating dinosaur 40 feet long and 16 feet tall, was on the move.

“It’s the size of Tyrannosaurus rex — not as bulky, but as big. And here it is, walking across the beach 110 million years ago in what is now San Antonio,” said Thomas L. Adams, Ph.D., curator of paleontology and ge-ology at the Witte Museum.

It’s a striking discovery: the

only publicly known dinosaur tracks in Bexar County. Of-ficials have known about the tracks at Government Canyon State Natural Area for about 10 years, but it wasn’t until this summer that scientists and stu-dents began work to catalog and protect them.

Dinosaur tracks might not seem to be as interesting as fos-silized bones, but scientists beg to differ.

“The hard parts of the animals that are preserved are remains of dead animals,” Adams told the San Antonio Express-News. “They tell you something about a dead animal.

“This was made by a living an-imal. He was moving. He was in-

teracting with his environment. It tells you many, many things. It tells you what the shape of its foot was like because in a skele-ton we can’t see that. These are the remains of living animals. They tell you a story.”

The Witte is working with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, which manages Government Canyon, on a joint project to bring the tracks to the public. Adams and John Koep-ke, natural area interpreter/vol-unteer coordinator at Govern-ment Canyon, are heading the research.

They and a team of volunteers primarily from UT-San Anto-nio and San Antonio College have been painstakingly clean-

ing, measuring and cataloging as many as 200 tracks exposed in Government Canyon Creek, now dry but occasionally filled with water after a heavy rain.

There are two main trackways at the site, lying on either side of the Joe Johnston Trail about 2.5 miles from its start near the vis-itor center.

Dinosaur tracks send scientists back in time

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Independence Baptist Church would like to invite you to the 175th Homecoming this Sunday beginning at 10:00 AM. The services will be held in the Old Chapel across the street from the church and will host a Barbeque lunch catered by Country Kitchen Catering. Dress is casual. For more information or to RSVP for lunch (no charge) please call 979-530-6906. The church is located at the crossroad of FM 390 and FM 50 in Independence.

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Amphibians as petsGood pets come in all shapes

and sizes. Unique to the pet realm, but still wildly popular, are amphibians.

For those pet owners who enjoy the company of frogs, salamanders, and other slimy friends, here are the ins and outs of owning amphibians as pets.

“Owners should educate them-selves regarding the specific spe-cies or type of amphibian they are considering as a pet prior to purchasing them,” said Dr. Laura Kleinschmidt, veterinary intern instructor at the Texas A&M Col-lege of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (CVM). “Depending on the species, they may have species specific re-quirements or traits that would be important to know.”

For example, some species secrete toxins from their skin or special glands that would make them a less than ideal pet. Amphibians can also have very delicate skin that functions in breathing and absorption and should not be handled more than absolutely necessary.

However, if handling is neces-sary, recommendations include wearing disposable gloves that have any powder rinsed off prior to handling.

It is also important to keep in mind that amphibians are depen-dent on their environment for temperature regulation, and the preferred optimal temperature zone may vary depending on the species and part of the world they originated from.

“Temperate species usually require at least 60-70 degrees F, tropical species will require higher at least 75-80 degrees F,” said Kleinschmidt.

“Humidity requirements for temperate amphibians usual-ly range from 75-80 percent, whereas tropical species may require upwards of 85-90 per-cent, which could also require misting, waterfalls, humidifiers, etc. to maintain an appropriate range.”

To regulate this, owners should have an appropriate ther-mostat to determine the tempera-ture and temperature gradients should be maintained to allow the animal thermoregulation.

Providing a type of water source will vary depending upon if the amphibian is aquatic or mainly terrestrial. “Water should always be free of chlorine, am-monia, nitrite, nitrate, pesticides, heavy metals, etc.,” said Klein-schmidt. “In captive settings, de-

ionized bottled water is usually used, and water should be tested regularly for appropriate pH and lack of these elements.”

The specific water tempera-ture for your amphibian is also very important, and should be closely monitored with an appro-priate thermometer. Water heat-ers are a must in most species to provide lukewarm water, and all water should be changed regu-larly for cleanliness.

“There should always be fil-ters in place to decrease microbi-al counts in the water to prevent disease,” said Kleinschmidt.

As far as feeding requirements go, most amphibians will eat in-vertebrates, such as insects and worms (usually live). Because of this, owners who are unwilling to handle live insects may not want to have an amphibian as a pet. The food and water you’ve provided must be changed daily, as well as the amphibian’s excrement.

“Make sure the species is be-ing fed the appropriate diet to prevent disease,” said Dr. Klein-schmidt. “Most captive amphib-ians will need mineral and vita-min supplementation to prevent nutritional-deficiency diseases.”

It is imperative that first time amphibian owners thoroughly educate themselves on the pro-spective species prior to bringing one home. “I would not recom-mend an amphibian as a pet for young children (especially with-out adult supervision) as they should not be handled regularly, and when they are handled, spe-cial considerations apply. They also can suffer trauma if handled too brusquely.”

Amphibians are higher main-tenance pets that have spe-cies-specific requirements for ideal care. If you are willing to put in the effort to properly edu-cate yourself on the species and their specific requirements, as well as spend the money and- time to take good care of them, they can be a great addition to your home.

Pet Talk is a service of the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University. Suggestions for future topics may be directed to editor@cvm.tamu.edu.

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Astros (57-78) vs. Rangers, Sunday, 1:10 p.m., CSN, FSSW.

Eagle football (0-1): vs. Huston Acade-my, Friday, 7 p.m.Lady Eagle volleyball (2-5): @ San Marcos Hill Country Tournament, Friday-Saturday.

BLINN COLLEGE

Buccaneer football: vs. Tyler Junior College,Saturday, 7 p.m.Buccaneer volleyball (6-0): vs. Vernon College, Friday, 1 p.m.

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WOMEN BOWLERS NEEDED Women bowlers are needed for a Monday night bowling league. For more information or to sign up, call Liz at 277-4475 or Sharon at 530-2496.BRENHAM CUB SEASON FOOTBALL TICKETS Brenham football season tick-ets are on sale now to the general public. Tickets are on a first come, first serve basis at the front of BHS. Season-ticket sheets are $45 for seats without backs and $50 for seats with backs for the five home football games. The home games are: Sept. 5: Liberty Hill, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 12: Westside *Home-coming*, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3: Magnolia West, 7 p.m. Oct. 17: Magnolia *Hall of Honor*, 7 p.m. Nov. 7: Spring Woods *Senior Night*, 7 p.m. Contact Vickie Williams at 277-3790 ext. 1 or vwilliams@brenhamk-12.net with any questions.

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HOUSTON — The Cubs stayed with the 6A Lamar Tex-ans for nearly four quarters Friday night, but two consec-utive kickoff returns for touch-downs and a 63-yard scam-per late in the fourth quarter sealed the win for the Texans, 35-17, at Delmar Stadium.

Brenham (0-1) trailed just 14-10 after senior running back Earnest Patterson scored a 12-yard touchdown with 4:50 left in the third quarter. Lamar got those seven points right back, though, when running

back Ronnie Wesley returned the ensuing kickoff 96 yards for a TD to make it 21-10.

“That’s our fault,” said head coach Glen West, who was searching for win No. 200 in his career. “We didn’t do a good job there. You get some momentum, and then you give it right back to them.”

Lamar returned the other kickoff for a score after Tien Pham knocked in a 30-yard field goal at 8:09 in the third, making the tally 7-3 Texans. Tyreik Gray carried the ball 92 yards on that play.

Brenham had another oppor-tunity to make it a one-posses-

sion game after senior quarter-back Caleb Hill sneaked into the endzone on a one-yard run to make the deficit 28-17 with 5:42 left in the contest.

Lamar erased that chance when transfer quarterback J.W. Ketchum darted 63 yards for a touchdown — the last of the game — during the next possession. His run featured a stiff arm along the sideline to break away from the last de-fender.

West wanted to observe how his team would respond to ad-versity during the game, be-cause he knew there would be some.

“I was real proud of the way our kids fought,” he said. “I think we showed a lot of char-acter. We’re a young, young

football team, and I think you saw us grow up some in the third quarter, especially our offensive line. This is a non-district game, and we’re not in college, so rankings don’t matter.”

The offensive line improved significantly in the second half. They opened holes for Patterson, who had 113 rush-ing yards in the third and fourth quarters (19 rushing yards in first half).

Brenham recorded only 70 total yards on offense in the

first half and were held score-less. But, the team had 149 yards after halftime.

“We found some things in the second half where we could take advantage,” West said.

The Cubs faltered during a scoring chance in their second

possession of the game with both teams still scoreless. Hill tossed a pass to a wide-open Patterson in the middle of the field. Unfortunately, the ball was dropped and the squad

Brenham can’t stop big plays, drops third straight season openerPatterson ran for 132 yards, one score in 35-17 loss

Melissa McCaghren/Banner-PressSophomore defensive lineman Raekwon Bell forces a Lamar fumble.

CUBS continued on B2

BY THE NUMBERS

Brenham: RB Patterson 132 YDS rushing, 1 TD; QB Caleb Hill 84 YDS passingLamar: QB J.W. Ketchum 139 YDS rushing, 1 TD

BOX SCORE 1 2 3 4 F

Cubs 0 100 7 17

Texans 7 140 14 35

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eventually turned the ball over on downs.

“I think dropping that touch-down pass really affected him,” West said. “But he came back with a lot of character in the second half. He was a to-tally different kid there. That was good.”

Brenham trailed 7-0 at half-time. The lone score was a three-play 13-yard drive after a 40-yard punt return.

The Cubs’ TD drives were 33 and 55 yards. The first oc-curred after Lamar fumbled the football and sophomore linebacker Marqez Bimage jumped on it. The Texans lost the ball three times Friday — two were recovered by senior safety Walter Thomas.

Both squads struggled with turnovers — Lamar had four, and Brenham had three (three INTs).

While the defense did allow 35 points and two kickoff re-turns for touchdowns, they made several big stops in the second half, including a stand at their own one-yard line to keep Lamar out of the end-zone.

“The defense played hard,” West said. “We did a lot of re-ally good things there.”

Hill was 9-for-22 passing

with 84 yards. Jaquay Cross and Shawn Weiss each had two receptions for 19 yards. Patter-son and Hill both scored one TD on the ground.

Ketchum rushed for 139 yards and one score. He also threw a touchdown pass.

The Cubs play Liberty Hill Friday at 7:30 p.m. in their home opener.

SCORING SUMMARY:First Quarter1:45 — Ronnie Wesley, two-

yard run (kick good), 7-0 La-mar.

Third Quarter8:09 — Tien Pham, 30-yard

field goal, 7-3 Lamar.7:39 — Tyreik Gray, 90-yard

kickoff return (kick good), 14-3 Lamar.

4:50 — Earnest Patterson, 12-yard run (kick good), 14-10 Lamar.

4:33 — Ronnie Wesley, 96-yard kickoff return (kick good), 21-10 Lamar.

Fourth Quarter8:39 — J.W. Ketchum,

6-yard pass to Holton Hill (kick good), 28-10 Lamar.

5:42 — Caleb Hill, one-yard run (kick good), 28-17 Lamar.

5:15 — J.W. Ketchum, 63-yard run (kick good), 35-17 Lamar.

CubsContinued from B1

Melissa McCaghren/Banner-PressEarnest Patterson runs behind Jonathan Homan and sev-eral other blockers Friday night.

Melissa McCaghren/Banner-PressDillon Thielemann (13) and Raekwon Bell (60) are involved in a Lamar fumble Friday night.

Staff Report

RICHMOND — The Cubette volleyball team (14-12) swept all three of their matches Friday at the George Ranch tournament. They beat Lamar Consolidated (25-13, 25-17), Bay City (25-16, 25-9) and Davis (25-18, 25-22).

Senior Kenna Mikolajczak whacked four kills and three digs against Lamar Consolidat-ed. Junior Ashley Homan had five kills and seven digs. Alli Crowson recorded five kills and two digs. Jordyn Williams had two kills and two blocks. Junior Jordan Wellmann dug out six balls.

Senior Gretchen West smacked three kills and three digs. Kaci Pecht and Kelly Jurden combined for six aces,

15 assists and seven digs.Mikolajczak had two aces

and six kills against Bay City. Homan and Williams each had four kills apiece. Wellmann dug out seven balls. West recorded three kills. Webb hit six kills and dug out 11 balls. Pecht and Jurden combined for 21 assists and five digs.

Williams had two kills against Davis. Mikolajczak had eight kills and four digs. Av-ery Schroeder and Wellmann dug out a combined 19 balls. West smacked four kills. Webb was active with three aces, a team-leading nine kills and three digs. Pecht and Jurden combined for 23 assists and four digs.

Brenham continued play in the tournament Saturday.

Cubettes sweep three matches in Day 2 of George Ranch TournamentKYLE CUNNINGHAM

Staff Reporter

BURTON — Throughout most of the game Friday night, the Burton Panthers appeared to have the perfect gameplan to defeat the Thorndale Bulldogs, using the run to con-trol possession. But the second half was unkind to the Panthers, who lost a two possession lead in a 20-16 stunner.

Burton (0-1) had a stranglehold on the clock, possessing the football for about 20 minutes in the first half and running the ball slowly down the field. Senior quarterback Luke Huffer started the scoring for the Panthers, finding Shane Daniels on a screen to the right side.

Daniels broke into space, and a lunging block by senior line-man Austin Langley gave the running back just enough addition-al room to break the reception to the next level of the Thorndale defense and score. A two-point conversion by Jamon Bradley gave the Panthers an 8-0 lead with 11:39 to play in the second quarter.

The Panthers continued to abuse the Bulldogs with the inside run through the middle of the third quarter, when Huffer sold a play going between the tackles, then tucked the ball and scored on a sweep to the left. Huffer added two more points on a con-version pass to Louis Brown that put Burton up 16-0 with 8:04 to play in the third quarter.

“We executed well at times on offense,” Burton coach Jason Hodde said. “We showed lots of promise, and those are some plays we did well on. We need to keep finishing drives.”

From there, the Thorndale offense took flight winning jump balls and extending plays to move down the field on a smaller Burton defense. While the Panthers clogged the running lanes well, quarterback Jake Miller eluded the pass rush and extended plays, usually hooking up with receiver Colton Austin for big gains.

Miller’s second touchdown pass went to Austin on a 25-yard

Panthers lose 16-0 halftime lead, fall 20-16 in season opener

BURTON continued on B6

Staff Report

The Brenham Christian Acad-emy football team had an en-couraging start offensively, but the Eagles weren’t able to do enough to win their season open-er, falling to Summit Christian

79-31 at Hohlt Park Friday night.Adam Roskow led the Eagles

(0-1) with three touchdowns, while Evan Roskow had two as well.

Official yardage statistics were unavailable as of press time.

Eagles fall in first contest in two years

EDWARD ISAACSSports Editor

Blinn volleyball continued to dominate Friday in their first two matches of the Applebee’s Classic at the Blinn P.E. Building.

The team (6-0) swept Eastern Arizona College (25-12, 25-14, 25-12) and No. 5 Tyler (25-21, 26-24, 25-17) in a rematch of last season’s NJCAA championship and Re-gion XIV Conference Tournament matches. The home games were the first two of the season.

“We did a good job putting pres-sure on Tyler,” said head coach Erin Mellinger. “We have some areas where we can improve, but even when we had slumps we came back and played hard.”

Rachel Sharp led the team in kills in both matches. She had nine against Tyler and eight against Eastern Arizona. She also blocked four shots on the day.

“I felt good out there,” Sharp said. “The setters gave me good

Bucs sweep Eastern Arizona, No. 5 Tyler in Day 1 of Applebee’s Classic

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Did that just happen?Did Texas A&M get past the first

real hurdle of the 2014 A.M. — Af-ter Manziel — period looking better than last season? Did Kenny Hill set a Texas A&M passing record with 511 passing yards, slicing mercilessly through a South Carolina defense that looked more like a non-conference op-ponent Bob Stoops would sneer at?

Yes, both of those things did happen.

That isn’t to say that the losses of Manziel, Mike Evans, and Jake Matthews weren’t massive — they are huge holes and are each Aggie legends for easing the transition to the SEC. But the Texas A&M offense played at a level that I hadn’t seen them meet in either of Kevin Sumlin’s first two years as head coach of the Aggies.

Hill outperformed my expectations for sure, and has many college football ana-lysts scrambling to give him a nickname after a record-breaking performance.

The choices range from unoriginal, fac-tory-made “Kenny Football” to the more reasonable “Kenny Thrill.” Personally, I prefer “Ken of the Hill,” who sells throw-pain and throw-pain accessories.

Regardless of the nickname choice, Hill had a performance compara-ble to another Sumlin quar-terback, Case Keenum from Houston. Hill is mobile, but showed a knack for continu-ing to look for his passing op-tion when he rolled out from pressure instead of tucking the football and running. Hill has a big enough arm to make any throw on the field, but took what the defense gave him to the tune of a 73 per-cent performance.

In short, he was efficient, and played well to the elite

talent around him.Receivers not only made great efforts

to gain yards after the catch in the quick-strike passing offense, but they also blocked for their other receivers when they didn’t have the ball. The offensive line limited the pressure Hill faced from

a South Carolina defense that, while it was without top pick Jadeveon Clowney, still had plenty of pieces to make things harder for the Aggies.

Heck, the running back trio of Tra Car-son, Brandon Williams, and Trey Wil-liams combined for 165 yards and four touchdowns. Running backs aren’t sup-posed to do that in the Air Raid offense!

The offense, simply stated, had a per-fect night.

While the defense was imperfect, it was a large step forward for the front seven, who put plenty of pressure on Game-cock quarterback Dylan Thompson and stuffed the South Carolina running game. The secondary is a work in progress, but had some solid moments before and after Thompson’s two bombs.

The defense needs to continue to im-prove to survive the meat grinder of an SEC schedule, but if the defense can keep itself near the top 50, the Aggies could be playing meaningful games in January.

Regardless of nicknames, or gimmicks, or style, Sumlin and the rest of the Aggies showed that they aren’t going to live and die by one player, and aren’t in the shad-ows of college football any more.

MAN IN THE STANDS: Well, that wasn’t what I expected

KYLECUNNINGHAM

Staff Report

The Blinn College Buccaneer Backer Club will host a four-person scramble Fri-day, Sept. 26 at Bellville Country Club, with proceeds benefitting the Blinn Col-lege athletic department.

The tournament kicks off with a shot-gun start at 1 p.m. and includes one round of golf (cart included) and a fajita lunch that will be served at noon.

The full field will consist of nine paid teams. Mulligans will be available for $5

(limit one per player). The final day to register will be Sept. 23, and cash and check will be accepted. Checks should be payable to the Blinn College Foundation.

Entry is $60 for Buccaneer Backer Club members and $80 for non-members. Hole sponsorship is $100.

The Buccaneer Backers were formed to raise financial support and awareness for all the athletic programs at Blinn College. A modest contribution of $100 helps the Buccaneer Backers provide aid in funding postseason travel, equipment and facility

upgrades. Last season, the Buccaneers won the volleyball, cheer and dance na-tional championships, women’s basket-ball reached the Elite Eight at the NJCAA championship tournament and the base-ball team placed fifth at the Junior College World Series.

For more information on the golf tour-nament or to join Buccaneer Backers, visit www.buccaneersports.com or con-tact Athletic Department Administrative Assistant Debbie Watson at 979-830-4170.

Buccaneer Backers hosting golf scramble Sept. 26

Staff Report

MILANO – Sophomore out-side hitter Blaire Smith had a dominating performance for the Lady Panthers Friday night, but Burton still couldn’t avoid get-

ting swept by the Milano Lady Eagles. The Lady Panthers lost 25-13, 25-21, 25-21 here in the second consecutive match Bur-ton has had against Milano.

Smith hit for both quali-ty and quantity, collecting 14

kills against only two errors on the night. Her kills and her 15 digs were both game for game-highs. Rhealee Spies added another 14 kills, while Emma Broesche had 13.

Burton’s hitting fell signifi-

cantly after Smith; the rest of the Lady Panthers had 19 kills and 17 errors.

The Lady Panthers compet-ed in the final day of the An-derson-Shiro tournament on Saturday.

Panther volleyball swept at Milanosets to put the ball away. We’ve been practicing really hard and it’s paying off.”

Tawnee Laufalemana whacked six kills and six blocks in the Tyler match. Abolanle Onipede and Re-becca Reeve each put up five kills and four blocks, while Jaeda Allen had five kills.

Alyssa LaMont and Trinity Alualu were the defensive leaders with seven digs apiece. Justus Tui-olosega had 16 assists, and Jordyn Keamo recorded 11.

“I thought we did a pretty good job blocking, and honestly our serving kept us where we were at,” Mellinger said. “I thought it would play an important part, and we did a good job of serving aggressive-ly.”

Onipede and Alualu each had six kills against Eastern Arizona, while Laufalemana blocked five shots.

LaMont led the defense again with a team-high nine digs. Tuio-

losega had 12 assists and six digs. Keamo recorded a team-high 14 assists. She was strong with her serve as well (three aces).

“I felt good out there serving,” Keamo said. “It felt good to get those aces. All our hard work is really coming together in these matches.”

“We played all right,” Mellinger said. “We just had some first-game jitters. We had big crowds and it was loud in there, but we did a pretty good job. Rachel played well against Eastern and Tyler, and Jordyn did a really good job against Eastern.”

The Buccaneers have not lost any of their 18 sets this season. They also swept all their oppo-nents in the Dana Hatch Invita-tional in Tyler.

Blinn concluded the Applebee’s Classic Saturday with a 1 p.m. match against Yavapai (Ariz.) Col-lege and a 7 p.m. match-up against Navarro College.

BucsContinued from B2

Melissa McCaghren/Banner-PressBuccaneer Abolanle Onipede whacks a kill against Eastern Arizona.

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to the Fair Housing Act whichmakes it illegal to advertise“any preference, limitationor discrimination based onrace, color, religion, sex,handicap, familial statusor national origin, or an

intention, to make any suchpreference, limitation or

discrimination.”

Real Estate

936-465-0227MUST SELL!

Suitable forRVs, Cabins, Etc.

50 X 100$790 Down

$122 Monthly

Livestock Auctions

FALL CONSIGNMENT SALESat October 4, 2014

Time 12:00 NoonCows & Heifers & Bulls

Females Required to Be6 Yrs or Younger

Four County Auction CenterIndustry Texas

For More Information CallDon Dreyer 979-357-2545

M# 979-830-3959fourcountylivestock.com

Carpet Cleaning

Carpet Cleaning

STEAM-A-TRONTruck Mounted Steam

Cleaning. Carpet, Tile, SpotDye. Oriental & Area rugs,

Furniture.Pet OdorSpecialist 979-530-8575

CARPET DEEP CLEANINGSpecial! 3 Rooms $95.00+TaxWalton & Co 979-877-8137

or 800-750-2443

Concrete Work

AAZ CONCRETE WORKDriveways, Sidewalks, Patios

Residential & CommercialOwner:Arturo 979-451-1472

Construction

LEONARD GROSSCONSTRUCTION

•New Homes• Add-ons • Garages

• Barns • Carports • DecksFree Estimates!

Mobile (979) 877-4022

SHANNON MITSCHKEDrywall, Insulation, Hanging,Finishing, Texturing, New orRemodeling. 979-277-4086Serving Brenham for 20 Yrs.

T. WELLMANNCONSTRUCTION

New Home & Remodeling979-421-0529

Portable Buildings

PORTABLE BUILDINGSOf Brenham. Browse ourgreat selection or designyour own. 979-836-7225

Buildings by General ShelterCarports & Garages by Eaglediscounttreesofbrenham.com

STORAGE CONTAINERSNew/Used 20’ & 40’

Buy/Rent/Rent-to-OwnCall for Pricing 979-836-7500

or 409-748-0380

Dozer Work

MASSON DOZER SVCSClearing of all types. Pads,clean/dig ponds, shreddingdiscing, etc. 979-203-4145

Electrical Work

ELECTRICAL SERVICES And Repairs Residential/

Commercial and Industrial.Since 1991 BBB Accredited.Southern Electrical Services

Inc. 979- 277-8801TECL 18759

RR ELECTRICResidental/Commercial Work

ML#288365, TECL#29975rrelectric.2003@att.net

979-277-0415

Fence Building

J.W. FENCING COSpecializing in All FencingBoard/Pipe/Wire/Buildings15 Yrs. Exp. Brenham. Freeest. John Wall 210-602-3253

CUSTOMFARM SERVICES

Specializing in FENCING:*Board*, *Pipe*, *Wire*

Ronnie Weiss979-830-1608

M & B FLORESSpecializing in all types offences and repairs andbuildings. Call for free

estimates. 979-525-3814

Furn.Refi nishing

ANDERSON ANTIQUESFurniture restoration, repair,

refinishing & build. Marbletop restoration. Lawrence

979-661-1895

Antique Restoration/RepairFurniture refinishing, painted& faux finishes. 30 Yrs. Exp.Lee McGraw 979-421-3905

General Services

TOTAL SERVICESWe do it all from A to Z.

Construction, home repairs,pressure washing, painting,dozer work, pasture shred-ding, fence line clearing,

tree trimming/removalJerry 979-451-2321 Bill 713-882-8253

CIRCLE BAR H., LLCFor your complete home

& ranch land managementneeds. Fencing, mowing,

shredding etc 979-203-5257

Moving Service

HAULRIGHT.comMOVERS AND DELIVERY

Household Moves AndFlatbed Freight Statewide

979-836-1205 or979-337-HAUL(4285)

House Leveling

RHINO FOUNDATIONLeveling & repair. Free ests.Lifetime wrty. Quality work-manship & price will not be

beat!! 281-798-0758 or979-865-1018

H.S.C. ~ SINCE 1985House Leveling

Pier & Beam - Mobile HomesFree estimate 979-451-3684

Housecleaning

HOUSE CLEANING SVCResidential. Experienced &

References. Please Call979-571-6078

Lawn Service

King Lawn & LandscapingMow, edge, weed-eat, lawnmtnce.,sod, clean-up, mulch,brush & tree removal. Call

Curtis 979-203-1229

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Classifieds

Help Wanted

Now Hiring… Experienced Mechanical Designer

We are a Coil Tubing Unit manufacturing company seeking experienced Mechanical Designer at our new facility located in Waller, TX This position is with a growing company that is looking for someone that would like to join our team in developing new and innovative products. This position requires working closely with a small number of employees to design and draft medium sized oilfield equipment. Develop detailed design drawings and specifications for mechanical equipment: skid frames, brackets, tools, hydraulic and pneumatic controls, using computer-assisted drafting (CAD) equipment. Review and analyze specifications, sketches, drawings, ideas, and related data to assess factors affecting component designs. Establish procedures and instructions required for manufacturing and installation of designs. Experience with coiled tubing equipment or well service equipment a plus; experience with alternative diesel/hydraulic driven machinery considered. Experience with Autodesk Inventor a plus; Alternative 3D experience considered. BSME from an ABET accredited institution required. Candidate must be eligible for work in the U.S. Start your career with us now!

Contact Us For Information 18993 GH Circle

Waller, TX 77484 Phone: (713) 677-0209

Fax: (713) 677-0231 info@premiercoil.com

Help Wanted

CERTIFIED NURSING AIDE

With dedicated employees and advanced technology, it’s no wonder St. Joseph Health

System provides such exceptional care for our community.

We are currently seeking a Certifi ed Nursing Aide (CNA)

for our Burleson St. Joseph Manor. You will provide patient care in a long term care facility;

assist providers and staff in coordinating patient care; and function as a primary liaison

between patients, families, staff, and providers. Qualifi cations: Must be certifi ed by TDSHS as Nurse Aide; have a high school

diploma or equivalent; and have previous experience in medical/

hospital setting.

St. Joseph offers you a competitive salary, comprehensive benefi ts

and a workplace that refl ects the values—reverence, service and stewardship—of our Franciscan

mission.

To apply, visit our website:www.st-joseph.jobs

A Ministry of Sylvania Franciscan Health

EOE/Tobacco-Free Campus

Help Wanted

BRENHAM STATE SUPPORTED LIVING

CENTERDirect Support Professionals (DSP)

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Lawn Service

TEXANA LAWN &LANDSCAPE

Lawn Maint, Pasture Shred-ding & Irrigation, L.I. 8374.Landscaping, Garage DoorRepair & Fences. Insured.Tim Wilson 979-551-0214

VICTOR’S LANDSCAPING~N~ TREE SERVICE

Complete Mow-N-TreeService 7 Days Service

979-251-0640

SCHULZ LAWN & FENCEMowing, weed eating, treetrimming, barbed wire fenceDarrel Schulz 979-251-1548

Landscaping

GREEN SHADELANDSCAPE

Lawn care, fence mainte-nance, tree trimming &removal, stone work,

patios & walkways. Insured.Victor Aguilar 979-203-5372

BRENHAM LANDSCAPINGMowing, Fence & flower bedclean up. Mulching, grass in-stallation 979-551-0225 Luis

Masonry

M.C. MASONRYBrick, stone, block, patios,fireplaces, repairs, columns

979-661-0679

Painting

INTERIOR PAINTINGSmall or Large Projects430-342-4025(Brenham)

Ask For Rick

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979-451-0922/979-451-5889

RIVAS PAINTINGInterior/Exterior, RemodelingSheetrock Finishing & More.

Free Est. 979-203-2613

Plumbing

PLUMB LEVEL• 24 HR SVC(Formerly Brenham Plumbing)

Serving Brenham AndSurrounding Areas Since

1998 ~ Walt ~ TMPL#36799We’re here when you need us!

979-277-9993

Plumbing

Texas Plumbing SolutionsLocal professional plumbingservice for Brenham & sur-rounding areas. Free basichome plumbing inspections.

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Pressure Cleaning

AN AFFORDABLECustom Pressure Washing

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window cleaning. Free ests.451-2451 or 251-7595

Tree Service

-ROGER’S TREE SERVICE-Large Tree Planting, Re-

moval, Spraying, Fertilizing,Cosmetic Pruning, StumpGrinding, Cavity Filling,

Fence/Lot Clearing, Cabling/Supports. Shredding.

Insured. •Also PressureWashing Services

979-836-4517

24/7 TREE SERVICETree Trimming & RemovalFence Mtnce. INSURED

Victor Aguilar 979-203-5372

Tree Service

• MASTER TREE SERVICE• 23 Years Experience in TreeRemoval, Trimming, Pruning,

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Tree Service

VICTOR’S TREE SERVICEDead Trees, Topping

Stump Work, 24/7, ServingWasington & SurroundingCounties 979-251-0640

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Washington Tree ServiceTree trimming, planting, treecutting, fence & lot clearing.979-551-0225 Luis Avalos

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Special to the Banner-Press

The Cub JV tennis team held a match against Tomball Memorial Thursday. They swept Memorial by winning all nine matches. Nick Summerour won at No. 1 singles, 8-2. Gunnar Smith won 8-4 at No. 2 singles. Spencer Flynn won 8-0 at No. 3. Lee Dusek won 8-6 at No. 4. Thomas Luna got a victory 9-8 (11-9 in tie-breaker). Dylan Williams won his match 8-1. Summerour/Smith won their doubles match 8-1. Flynn/Dusek won 8-3 at the No. 3 spot. Luna/Williams won 8-1. Pictured left to right: Gunnar Smith, Nick Summerour, Lee Dusek, Thomas Luna, Dylan Williams and Spencer Flynn.

Brenham JV tennisstrike that put Thorndale within two points, and the two connected again twice for 54 yards on their following drive. Miller threw his third touchdown with 2:37 to go in the game, find-ing Jordan Hafley after being forced out of the pocket by freshman C.J. Briscoe.

“The big play killed us again,” Hodde said. “As a defense we can’t give up that big play. We just have to polish up – they’re very fundamen-tally sound and they were just a notch better than us tonight.”

Burton misplayed the ensuing kickoff, and the Bulldogs were able to run another minute off the clock before the Panthers got the ball back to try for the win.

Huffer had a chance to move the chains twice, but a big run was brought back by a block in the back call, and a throw to Bradley bounced out of the sophomore’s hands. The Panthers even-tually turned the ball over on downs to end the hard-luck second half for Burton’s offense.

BurtonContinued from B2

AUSTIN (AP) — For 16 years, Mack Brown led the Texas Longhorns, reviving a dormant program into a powerhouse that won one national championship and played for another.

Now it’s Charlie Strong’s turn.Hired away from Louisville

when Brown was pushed out of after four sub-par seasons, Strong’s first Longhorns team takes the field Saturday night against North Texas, a bowl team last season that is expected to contend for the Conference USA title.

Strong has had eight months to break down and rebuild a pro-gram that hasn’t won a Big 12 title since 2009, restore tough-ness and shed what he called a sense of entitlement that had crept in. He has kicked players off the team, suspended others and turned to last season’s in-jured quarterback, David Ash, to lead his offense.

“It’s about us putting a ‘T’ back into Texas. It’s still about just toughness, it’s about trust, it’s about just being a total team,” Strong said.

Brown dragged an inju-ry-riddled team into the final game last season with a chance to the win the conference title, but a 30-10 loss to Baylor es-sentially shut the door on his Texas career. He was pushed out a week later, but was al-lowed to coach Texas in the Alamo Bowl, a punchless 30-7 loss to Oregon.

Texas turned to Strong, who seemed destined to be a career assistant until finally given his first head-coaching job at Lou-isville.

Charlie Strong makes Texas debut