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Call 979-532-8840
Black History
Edwards still
serving others
Page A4
Sports
Gooden signs
with Harding
Page B1
INSIDE THIS ISSUE!
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Today’s Funeral and
Death Notices, Page A6
Charles Dawson, Anjel
Gonzales, Elvira
Kulhanek, Edna Maler,
Rebecca Reyes and
David Vinyard.
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Daleline
Wharton
■ AAU Track and Field
Any youngster between the
ages of eight and 18 interested in
joining the 2013 spring and sum-
mer AAU Track and Field Program
may register at Just Do It Now, Inc.
from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. The reg-
istration fee is $40 and reguires a
copy of the participant's birth cer-
tificate. For more information, call
JDIN, Inc. at 979-531-1975.
■ Prayer Breakfast
Center Union Baptist Church will
host a Prayer Breakfast from 8:45 to
11 a.m. today. The event is open to
the public and donation is $8.
■ Downtown Event
Today from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. is
the Love is in the Air on Monterey
Sguare event. Come by each par-
ticipating store and pick up a punch
card. After visiting all of stores'
sales and sampled some goodies,
take the card to Milam Street Cof-
fee Shop and register to win a one
night stay at the Floliday Inn Express
and two tickets to opening night of
Tuna Does Vegas at The Plaza.
■ Banquet of Love
The Rosenberg District Wom-
en's Department of Faith Temple
Church of God in Christ invites the
public to its annual Banquet of Love
from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Dawson
Resource Center, 1619 Martin Lu-
ther King Blvd in Wharton. Tickets
are $14 per adult and $7 per child
available at the door or by calling
Merain Whalon at 5324069. The
public is invited to join in for a night
of fun, laughter and love.
■ Mardi Gras Dance
Catholic Daughters of the Amer-
icas, Court No. 1990 in Wharton,
will hold a Mardi Gras Dance from
8 p.m. until midnight today at the
Knights of Columbus Flail, 2820 N.
Fulton St. in Wharton. There will be
a silent auction, cake auction, raffle
and dance music by Legacy Band.
Tickets are $6 for single and $12
per couple. The public is invited. For
more information, call 532-1466.
■ 4-H Cowboy Day
Boots & Bridle 4-FH Club will host
its third annual Cowboy Day today
at the Wharton County Youth Fair-
grounds. Kids events will begin at
noon, a one-man challenge Iron-
man Cowhand will begin at 2 p.m.
and the Ranch Rodeo begins at 6
p.m. Admission is $3. To get entry
information call Marty 361-550-
0657, Lora at 533-0464 or Melissa
532-0250. All proceeds benefit 4-FH
scholarships.
■ Book Review Set
The Wharton Book Review Club
next meets at 10 a.m. Monday,
Feb. 11, at the Wharton County
FHistorical Museum. Doc Blakely will
review A New Look At Nine Years
With The Indians by Flerman Leh-
man. Flerman Lehman was one of
the last Indian captives on the Texas
frontier and wrote a detailed story.
Guests pay $10 or may join the club
for four reviews and a luncheon for
$40. Call Judy Waligura 979-541-
4953 for more information.
See DATELINE, Page A2
1-69 inching closer to Wharton
Designation approved for U.S. 59 south of Rosenberg to Loop 610
Special to the Journal-Spectator
AUSTIN — As Texas continues to
lead the nation in job creation, ensur-
ing the state’s infrastructure can with-
stand the boom in business is critical
now more than ever.
On Wednesday, the Texas Depart-
ment of Transportation updated law-
makers on the progress of the Inter-
state 69 corridor and announced new
federal designation of more than 28
miles of existing highway around
Houston.
The new segment that has been ap-
proved for Interstate 69 designation
is U.S. 59 from south of Rosenberg
to Loop 610 on the southwest side of
Houston.
Being developed on existing road-
ways as a critical artery for moving
freight, 1-69 will ultimately become a
1,600 mile-long highway stretching
from Michigan to Texas.
“1-69 represents a vital component
in our thriving and growing economy,
not just in eastern Texas or in South
Texas but across the entire state,” Gov.
Rick Perry said. “The quality of our
transportation system plays a decisive
role when employers consider expand-
ing or relocating here. That’s why we
need to continue investing in infra-
structure projects like 1-69.”
Commissioner Jeff Austin, Texas
Transportation Commission, added:
“Interstate 69 is important in provid-
ing safety, mobility and connectivity
between rural and urban Texas. The
Interstate links three major east- and
west-Texas interstates: I-10,1-20 and
1-30, and provides a critical national
connection as well.”
From north to south Texas, com-
munities across the state will see the
economic benefits of Interstate 69.
See INTERSTATE 69, Page A2
Staff photo by Benjamin Sharp
Share volunteer Jan Schroeder sets out men's shirts in the Milam Street facility. Men's clothes are in short supply, with only three racks
currently displayed.
Share s needs are still high
despite community's response
By BENJAMIN SHARP
bsharp@journal-spectator.com
Despite an overwhelming community
response, Wharton’s Share is still facing
shortages of food, clothing and supplies.
Officials said Thursday that there
have been “gaps” in the giving, with sur-
pluses in a few areas while more critical
needs have gone unfilled.
‘We are trying to be as generous as
we can, but we need more basic necessi-
ties,” said Mary Duyka, board president.
Topping the list are the following
items: canned corn, baked beans, soups,
pinto and ranch-style beans, canned
meat, macaroni and cheese, pastas and
sauce, and boxed dinners (like Ham-
burger Helper). Also high on the list are
toiletries — specifically bar soap, tooth-
paste and toilet paper — as well as laun-
dry detergent.
Infant supplies are also in short sup-
ply. Baby cereal, baby food and diapers
— in sizes newborn to 5 as well as pull-
ups — are desperately needed.
Share was particularly hard hit last
fall, due in large part to shortages at the
Victoria food bank where the organiza-
tion gets many of its products. Shelves
were literally bare, with the non-profit
organization’s volunteers having to turn
to regular stores to try and purchase
full-price groceries.
An outpouring of community sup-
port took care of the problem — at least
temporarily. Several churches, civic or-
ganizations and area schools held food
drives on Share’s behalf.
“The generosity of people has been
awesome,” said Duyka.
“The giving has increased,” added
Sharie Stelzel, Share’s treasurer.
See SHARE, Page A3
No one
hurt in
drive-by
shooting
By BENJAMIN SHARP
bsharp@journal-spectator.com
Bullets passed through
windows and walls during a
drive-by shooting this past
weekend in Wharton.
Thankfully, no one was in-
jured.
“They were awakened by
gunshots and bullets whizzing
through their house,” said Det.
Don Falks of the Wharton Po-
lice Department.
The shooting happened at
4:30 a.m. Sunday at a home in
the 1600 block of Columbine.
Falks said several adults and
children were inside the resi-
dence at the time.
Shots were fired at the front
of the house, police said, pass-
ing through windows, walls
and the front door. Two cars in
the driveway were also struck
by bullets.
“Evidence was recovered at
the scene,” Falks said.
He declined to specify the
caliber or type of weapon used.
On Thursday, police ar-
rested Bradric Lavelle Kuyk-
endall, 21, for deadly conduct
(discharge of firearm) and
theft of property. He was held
on $525,000 bond as of late
Thursday afternoon.
Police said there was a sec-
ond drive-by that same morn-
ing. It was at an apartment on
Kingston Drive and occurred
within half an hour of the Col-
umbine Street shooting.
No one was home at the
time.
It’s not yet clear whether
the two incidents are related.
“It’s still under investiga-
tion,” Falks said.
Second arrest made is in home invasion
By BENJAMIN SHARP
bsharp@journal-spectator.com
A second man has been arrested for his
alleged role in a home invasion on Ala-
bama Road.
Wharton Police Department officials
said that Isaac Gabriel Santos, also known
as Isaac Cerda, 24, is currently being held
in Travis County Jail. He’s charged with
two counts of aggravated robbery and one
count of burglary of a habitation.
Officials said Santos was arrested by
the Texas Rangers on Tuesday in Austin.
A warrant was issued for his arrest follow-
ing the home break-in, which occurred on
Jan. 19 in Wharton.
Police allege that Santos and an ac-
complice — 22-year-old Amir Arman Tay-
moori — kicked open the door of a resi-
dence in the 800 block of Alabama Road
and demanded money. A man and woman
living there were beaten.
Taymoori turned himself in on Jan. 29.
He remains in Wharton County Jail on
$300,000 bond, charged with two counts
of aggravated robbery and one count of
burglary of a habitation.
Wharton police had worked with other
law enforcement agencies as well as the
men’s families in an effort to track the
pair down. After detectives learned that
Santos was in Austin, the Texas Rangers
were called in to make the arrest.
He will be brought back to Wharton
County to face the local charges, said Det.
Steve Johnson.
‘We’re glad to get these guys into cus-
tody,” Johnson said.
Isaac Gabriel Santos
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BURN BAN LIFTED
Wharton County’s burn ban has been lifted until further notice.
For burning guidelines, visit www.co.wharton.tx.us/
Controlled burns must be reported to 532-1550.
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Wallace, Bill. Wharton Journal-Spectator (Wharton, Tex.), Vol. 124, No. 12, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 9, 2013, newspaper, February 9, 2013; Wharton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth661337/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Wharton County Library.