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PAGE IO— YOAKUM HERALD-TIMES, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2003
Daycare donates to Blue Santa
Mrs. Nita s Daycare was on hand at the Yoakum Police Department to make their Blue Santa donation.
Shown above is Nita DeSmet with her kids along with members of the Yoakum Police Department.
Intermediate donates to Food Pantry and Blue Santa
The students at Yoakum Intermediate held a Christmas Program and made donations to the First Baptist
Church Food Pantry and the Blue Santa program. The third graders sang at H.E.B. and Yoakum Nursing and
Rehabilitation and Stevens Health Care; the fourth graders collected toys for Blue Santa and the fifth grad-
ers collected canned foods for the pantry. Shown above from left are First Baptist Church,Rev. Richard
Bowden, Rev. David Williams, Principal Rita Arlitt and members of the Yoakum Police Department Blue
Santa Staff.
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rested Dec. 20 on Canunie St. for
minor in possession of alcohol
and failure to identify
A 43-year old man was ar-
rested Dec. 20 on Montgomery
St. for assault.
Cases under investigation by
the Yoakum PD include:
• Burglary of a building, Dec.
15, W. Grand Ave.
• Class B criminal mischief,
Dec. 15, W. Grand Ave.
• Class C theft, Dec. 16, Sim-
pson St.
• Class C assault, Dec. 17,
Poth St.
• Minor in possession of to-
bacco, Dec. 18, Aubrey St.
• Class C assault, Dec. 18, W.
Grand Ave.
• Burglary of a vehicle, Dec.
20, Migl St.
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Army Reserve Pvt. Gilbert
Cardenas, Jr. has graduated from
basic combat military training at
Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla.
During the eight weeks of
training, the soldier studied the
Army mission and received in-
struction in drill and ceremonies,
rifle marksmanship, weapons,
map reading, tactics, armed and
unarmed combat, military cour-
tesy, military justice, physical fit-
ness, first aid, Army history, core
values and traditions, and spe-
cial training in human relations.
He is the son of Dominga
Ballard of Yoakum.
His wife, Becki, is the daugh-
ter of Ray H. and Gloria A.
Romero also of Yoakum.
Cardenas is a 1995 graduate of
Yoakum High School.
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temple indeed was his Father's
house.
Joseph and Mary didn’t know
what Jesus was talking about. But
he was obedient and returned
home with them.
And the Bible says “Jesus grew
in height and in wisdom, and he
was loved by God and by all who
knew him” (Luke 2:52).
But that was going to change
once Christ began his 3-1/2-year
ministry as he spoke the truth,
even when it displeased the reli-
gious leaders of his day.
At the age of 30, Jesus began
his preaching ministry. And it was
Jerusalem where he focused his
main attention. It was here that
Jesus reached the culmination of
his Father’s will for his life on
earth.
Jesus said, “I do nothing with-
out consulting the Father” (John
5:30). He always sought to obey
his Father in heaven.
What about you and I? Do we
consult our heavenly Father
through prayer and Bible study
before we make important deci-
sions affecting our life?
During those years, Jesus
steadfastly focused his attention
on Jerusalem, the Holy City,
where the temple of God was lo-
cated.
Nothing ever diverted Jesus on
his way to Jerusalem. But he never
made it a point to hurry through
places where he was persecuted,
nor did he linger in places where
he was blessed.
Christ wasn’t deterred by grati-
tude or ingratitude. That’s because
he knew his purpose for being on
earth — to become the sacrificial
Lamb of God to take away the sins
of all who believe in him.
It was on the cross where he
would make the supreme sacrifice
on the hillside at Jerusalem called
Golgatha.
In Luke 9:51, we read that
Jesus “resolutely set out for
Jerusalem." Jesus was determined
to complete his mission. The Bible
says, “Jesus went through the
towns and villages, teaching as he
made his way to Jerusalem" (Luke
13:22).
As believers, we should be set-
ting our sight on Jerusalem — the
“new Jerusalem” spoken of in the
book of Revelation. Like Jesus,
we should be focused on our jour-
ney to the place where we will
accomplish the will of our Father
in heaven.
Some of the same things that
happened to Jesus will happen to
us on our way to “Jerusalem.”
God will be doing great works
through each of us as we strive to
show our love to others, just as
Jesus demonstrated his love for us.
Jesus said, “A student is not
greater than the teacher” (Mat.
10:24). So as we walk in his foot-
steps, we too will encounter bless-
ings and persecutions. But like
Jesus, we will look to the Holy
City as our goal. We will continue
on our way, overcoming any ob-
stacles.
As we make our journey and
do the will of God, some will
show gratitude while most will
probably be ungrateful. But that
shouldn't deter us any more than
it deterred Jesus.
When our journey is finally
ended, we will live throughout
eternity in the “new Jerusalem”
being prepared for us by our Lord
Jesus Christ.
— Buddy Preuss
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Dennis M. Kocian makes bid for
office of Lavaca County Sheriff
I, Dennis M. Kocian Sr., have
filed for the office of Lavaca
County Sheriff in the 2004
Democratic Primary.
1 am 57 years old. 1 was bom
and raised at Moulton, where I
graduated from high school in
1964. 1 have three children and
four grandchildren. 1 am married
to Joyce Henke Kocian.
In 1966,1 volunteered for the
military, and was honorably dis-
charged from the Army three
years later.
For over 30 years, my primary
work experience has been in the
auto repair business. I began as a
service technician. Later in my
career, I was a service manager
at a couple of businesses in Hal-
lettsville.
For the last few years, I have
owned my own auto repair busi-
ness in Hallettsville.
In 1977, I became a reserve
deputy in Lavaca County.
Through the ensuing years, 1 have
maintained my peace officers li-
cense by attending and complet-
ing the training required by the
Texas Commission on Law En-
forcement Standards and Educa-
tion. I have served as a peace of-
ficer with the last three sheriff’s
of Lavaca County.
In addition, for a number of
years, I have served in the ambu-
lance service, during which time
I also taught and coordinated
ECA, EMT, and Jaws of Life
training courses in Lavaca
County.
During my earlier years in law
enforcement, my enforcement
emphasis was on the use and sale
of illegal drugs. With limited re-
sources, we were instrumental in
effecting scores of drug arrests.
Drug trafficking is still a serious
problem in Lavaca County, and
merits our utmost attention, in my
view.
The role of sheriff varies
somewhat from county to county,
depending on population and size
of his department. In a rural
county, such as ours, the sheriff
Dennis M. Kocian
doesn't have the luxury of del-
egating many of the duties of the
office. Therefore, he needs to be
well informed in all phases of his
job, including jail operation, bud-
get, oversight, fleet maintenance,
training, etc. He needs to be an
effective communicator as well as
a diplomat, and in this day and
age, computer literacy is quite
important also.
I believe that my training and
experience in law enforcement,
combined with my business man-
agement experience, enhance my
qualifications as a candidate for
this office.
I believe that people who
know me well would agree that I
am fair, honest and dependable.
In the coming months, I hope
to meet with as many of you as
possible. I invite and welcome
your questions and discussions as
they relate to the office.
If you share my vision, and
want to restore efficiency, profes-
sionalism and integrity to the of-
fice of sheriff, I ask for your sup-
port and vote in the upcoming
Democratic Primary.
Any questions or comments,
go to web«site: LAVACA
COUNTY.COM/DENNIS M.
Dennis M. Kocian Sr.
(Pd. Pol. Adv. by Dennis M. Ko-
cian Sr.)
On Nov. 7, Ezzeil School
welcomed Lori Smith as the new
Ezzeil School secretary/book-
keeper. Mrs. Smith comes in with
a rich background in accounting
in the personal sector and is re-
ally fitting in well with the school
accounting system.
The Ezzeil Independent
School District is proud to have
Mrs. Lori Smith on the Ezzeil
School Team.
The Annual Veterans Day
Program was held Tuesday, Nov.
Nov. 11 at 1:30 p.m. Mrs. Sarah
Sralik did an outstanding job of
organizing this wonderful pro-
gram to honor our veterans. The
Ezzeil School students did a tre-
mendous job of displaying their
gratitude to veterans, from sing-
ing to reading essays. Thirty-five
veterans were present at. the cer-
emony and each received a token
of appreciation from the Ezzeil
school students after their names
were called and they were recog-
nized by all in attendance.
At the conclusion of the cer-
emony, the veterans were invited
to have cookies and punch and
spend some time with the stu-
dents. We thank all veterans for
what they have done for us and
we especially thank the veterans
in attendance so that we could let
them know how important they
are to us. Thanks to all you veter-
ans out there.
The Ezzeil School Board met
Tuesday, Nov. 11 at 7:30 p.m. The
board approved the 2002-03 fi-
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nancial audit, had a hearing on the
Financial Integrity Rating System
of Texas, and voted to refund
travel trailer taxes paid in 2002
to highlight this meeting. The
Board also met on Tuesday, Nov.
18 for their annual “Team of
Eight” Training. This training is
designed to help the board mem-
bers and superintendent work as
a team for the betterment of the
school.
The Mustang basketball teams
have played well during the
month of November. The Mus-
tangs have competed against Vy-
sehrad, Westhoff and Sweet
Home during the month and will
participate in the Sweet Home
basketball tourney in December.
The Mustangs will then take a
break until Jan. 15 when they will
return to regular season play.
Students were released for the
Thanksgiving holidays on Nov.
25 and returned to school on
Monday, Dec. 1, ready to work
to finish off the first semester.
Tuesday, Nov. 25 was also the
last day for Bonnie Green, who
retired after 181'2 years of dedi-
cated service to the Ezzeil Inde-
pendent School.
Mrs. Green will be sorely
missed but she has a grandchild
on the way and plenty of plans
for her years and we wish her the
very best.
Everyone at Ezzeil School
would like to wish all a very
Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year.
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