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2 Tuesday, September 23, a Benefit event The family of officer Gilbert Soliz and the Seguin Police Officers are sponsoring a benefit barbecue chicken dinner Saturday, Oct. 4, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at St. James Catholic Church. Plates can be picked up behind the church at the barbecue pits.

Tickets are $4.50 each and are available at the Seguin Police Department. Cash donations will also be accepted, either at the Police Department or at the church on Oct. 4. Call 401- 2361 or 379-2313 for more information. Soliz recently had cancer surgery and is in treatment.

Rummage sale A rummage sale to raise money for playground equipment for the Grace Lutheran Child Development Center will be held Saturday, Sept. 27, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the church. Alive Guadalupe Valley Hospital, in conjunction with AARP, is sponsoring a 55 Driving program. This refresher course is geared specifically to the driving needs of those aged 50 and older.

It is an eight-hour course presented over a two-day period, Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 1-2, from 8 a.m.-12 noon in the basement classroom at Guadalupe Valley Hospital. The cost is $8 for materials, but most insurance companies will give up to 10 percent credit on insurance premiums for three years to those taking the course. Sign up by calling Pat at 639-4308. Republican Women Guadalupe County Court-atLaw Judge Linda Z.

Jones will be the guest speaker at this month's meeting of Guadalupe County Republican Women. The meeting is scheduled for. 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, at the Holiday.

Inn, 2950 N. 123 Bypass in Seguin. Plans for the Guadalupe County Republican Women "Victoria Tea" to be held Oct. 17 will be discussed. Reservations should be made by Tuesday, Sept.

23, by calling Gondyne Sheley at 303- 7041 or Ethel Willard at 379- 5482, Silver Center dance A catfish dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, at the County Senior Citizens' Center, 510 E. Court St. The dance, with music by Swingin' Country, will start at 7:30 p.m.

The public is invited. Dance tickets are $5. Dinner is $6. Call 303-6612 for reservations. reunion The Seguin High School class of 1987 will hold its reunion Sept.

26-27. Call Robin for details at 303-3630. Spaghetti Dinner The Seguin Chapter 555 Order of the Eastern Star will have its annual Spaghetti Dinner at the Masonic Lodge, 1945 W. Kingsbury, on Saturday, Sept. 27, from 4-7 p.m.

Spaghetti, meat sauce, hot bread, salad, dessert, plus a choice of tea or coffee, will be served. Donations are $4 for adults and $2.50 for children under 12. Proceeds will be used for scholarships and other benevolent projects. Hippotherapy Ride The fifth annual Seguin Hippotherapy Benefit Trail Ride, sponsored by the Guadalupe County Sheriff's Mounted Posse and Seguin Hippotherapy Booster Club, is scheduled for Sept. 28 at John Brite's Ranch on FM 421 (Nockenut Road).

Registration is at 7 a.m.; cowboy church begins at 8 a.m., and the posse will ride out at 9 a.m. Davila's Barbecue will provide a dinner after the ride for $6 a plate. There will be door prizes after the meal, and riders are encouraged to obtain sponsors. For more information, contact Butch or Linda Rehfeld at 379-7750, Mike Hallmark at 379-3328, or Marty Foster at 914-3714. 1997 The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise Seguin, Texas Extended learning classes begin soon The Division of Extended Learning at Texas Lutheran University.

has released information on classes scheduled to begin in the next couple of weeks. To register for any of these classes, call 372-8047 for more information. course designed for those professionals who deal with conflict and who are interested in learning collaborative approaches for resolution of conflict. This interactive, skill-developing training empowers the participant with the knowledge, skills and confidence to confront and resolve conflicts. Participants will learn and apply conflict resolution techniques such as cooperative problem solving, communication skills, negotiation and mediation.

These skills have proven effective in working with families, children, school situations, law enforcement and legal problems. The course is approved by accrediting agencies for continuing education credit. The instructor is Martha Trevino. The class will meet Fridays, p.m., seven weeks beginning Sept. 26, and some Saturdays, Krost Center Room 202.

Cost is $450. Sales Education The Compelling Catalyst Understanding the Extraordinary Power of the Salespeople Who Move Mountains This course profiles the salesperson who consistently moves mountains and explores the dynamics of selling into the executive suite. What does it take to be successful there? What poisons the chances of success? How does an organization develop leaders who will provide extraordinary value in the target markets they serve? These and other questions are answered in the substantive 110 minute presentation. Sandy Gregory has delivered over 1,000 convention and conference presentations throughout North America, Europe and the Pacific Rim, and Conflict Resolution is a OBITUARIES Angie Mae Henning Angie Mae Henning, Seguin, died Sunday, First Presbyterian Church. 82, of Wilburn August Herman KrackSept.

21, au 1997, in San Antonio. Services will be held Wednesday, Sept. 24, 1997, at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Neil Kibbe and the Rev.

Ed Necker officiating. Burial will follow in the San Geronimo Cemetery under the direction of Goetz Funeral Home. Visitation began at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. The family will receive friends from p.m.

Tuesday evening. Survivors include a son, Robert Michael Henning of Seguin; a daughter, Jane Elizabeth Willmann and husband Larry of Seguin; a brother, J.C.W. Merchant and wife Ruth of San Antonio; a sister-in-law, Elizabeth Semmler and husband Marvin of Seguin; two granddaughters, Robin Michelle Baca and husband George of Palm Springs, Calif. and Laura Elisabeth Willmann of Seguin; two grandsons, Jeff Willmann of Altus, Okla. and Chris Willmann of Austin; a greatgrandson, David Tyler Baca of Palm Springs, two nieces, Deanie Helms of Taylor, Ark.

and Susie Chambliss of Houston; and numerous other nieces, nephews and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert A. Henning in 1991; parents, James Henderson and Ada (Thompson) Merchant; sister, Mary Jane Clark and husband Curtis; and brother, James Robert Merchant. Pallbearers will be Jeff Willmann, Chris Willmann, John Zoboroski, Dick Tatum, Harold Currlin, J.C. Trainer, Clifton Bading, Ken Witten, Dick Davis and Lloyd Taylor.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Guadalupe Valley Hospital, the Christian Cupboard, or the First Baptist Church State Mission Fund. Charlsey Jane Hudgens Charlsey Jane Hudgens, 63, of Seguin, died Friday, Sept. 19, 1997, in Seguin. Memorial services will be held Sunday, Sept. 28, 1997, at 2 p.m.

at the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Carl McCauley officiating. Survivors include a daughter, Jan Hudgens Trombley of Seguin; sons, Basil Wayne Hudgens Jr. of Seguin and David Patterson Hudgens and wife Sandra of Seguin; and six grandchilren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Elda Clyde and Ruby Frances (Johnson) Patterson.

Memorials may be made to the Down Under. He has trained more than 2,000 financial and high technology professionals earnings over $200,000 a year. He is the vice president of marketing for a Texasbased company and teaches business and professional speaking at TLU. Two contact hours, 2 CEUs, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 7-9 p.m., TLU, Langner Hall.

Cost is $39. Keyboarding Drop the hunt and peck method and learn to type by touch. Meets Tuesdays, six weeks beginning Sept. 30, p.m., Seguin High School Room 418. Cost is $75.

Introduction to Computers Introduces concepts common to personal computers. Cost is $36. Tuesday, Sept. 30, 6-9 p.m., Navarro ISD Technology Center, 6450 Hwy. 123; Tuesday, Oct.

28, 6-9 p.m., Navarro ISD Technology Center; Monday, Jan. 5, 9 a.m.-12 noon, TLU Campus, ASC Lab. Microsoft Word for Windows 95 Covers word processing and preparing documents. Cost is $67. Thursdays, three weeks beginning Sept.

25, 6-9 p.m., SHS Room 418; Thursdays, three weeks beginning Oct. 23, 6-9 p.m., SHS Room 418; Saturdays, three weeks beginning Nov. 1, 8-11 a.m., TLU Campus, ASC Lab; Monday-Wednesday, Jan. 5-7, 6-9 p.m., TLU Campus, ASC Lab. Microsoft Office for Win- dows 95 A computer software applications course that includes Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint.

A working knowledge of the com-. puter is needed. Cost is $88. Saturdays, five weeks beginning Sept. 27, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., TLU Campus, ASC Lab; Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Monday, Dec.

17-22, 6- 9:30 p.m., TLU Campus, ASC Lab; Monday-Friday, Jan. 5-9, 1-4 p.m., TLU Campus, ASC Lab Drawing for Beginners Explore your artistic side as you learn how to interpret reality and express yourself through drawing. Supply list mailed or available at registra- Wilburn August Herman Krackau was born Sept. 9, 1915, in Hays County. He died on Sunday, Sept.

21, 1997; at the age of 82 in the Hays Nursing Center. He is the son of the late Richard and Lena Wagner Krackau, and was married to Alice Elizabeth Meyer on Feb. 10, 1937, by the Rev. G. Mornhinweg in New Braunfels.

They lived on the original Friedrich August Krackau homstead in northern Guadalupe County, in the Zorn Community where he was a farmer and rancher. He was a member of the First Lutheran Church of San Marcos where he served as a council member in the 1950s, Hermann Sons Lodge (held numerous offices and serving as a convention delegate), a former member of the Dietert School Board, the Zorn Bowling Club and was an agent for Hermann Sons Insurance. He is survived by his wife, Alice; four daughters, Janice Kuhen and husband Wayne, Agnes Dreibrodt and husband Freddie, Mary Jane Smith and husband Marshall, all from the San Marcos area, and Lynne Laubach and husband Willard of Bulverde; a son, Dennis Krackau of San Marcos; nine grandchildren, Shirley Faske and husband Benhard of Austin, Beverly Stoffel and husband Robert (Bob) of Beverly, Tammy Manning and husband Todd of Irving, Christine Dreibrodt of Houston, Darrell Dreibrodt and wife Bregitta of Round Rock, Brad Krackau and Scott Krackau of San Marcos and Laurie and Stacey Laubach of Bulverde; a brother, Clarence Krackau and wife Lorine; a sister, Elvira Harborth and husband August, both of the Geronimo area. Family will receive friends at Pennington Funeral Home Tuesday, Sept. 23, 1997, from 6-8 p.m.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Sept. 24, 1997, at 2 p.m the Pennington Memorial Chapel with Pastor John Stern officiating. Burial will follow at the Guadalupe Valley Memorial Park in New Braunfels. Memorial contributions may be made to the Wilburn Krackau Memorial Fund at First Lutheran Church of San Marcos, 130 W. Holland San Marcos, Texas 7866, or to the charity of your choice.

Funeral arrangements entrusted to Pennington Funeral Home, San Marcos, Texas, 512-353-4311. tion. Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m., six weeks beginning Sept. 30, TLU Fine Arts Room 163. Cost is $50.

Painting in Different Mediums Whether you want to paint with watercolor, oils or acrylics, Kay Milam will teach you Limited enrollment. Saturdays, 9 a.m.-12 noon, six weeks beginning Sept. 27, TLU Fine Arts Room 163. Cost is $75. Country Line Dancing I Learn the basics and "new stuff." Learn the Boot Scootin' Boogie, Electric Slide, Stray Cat Strut, Macarena, El Tongoneo, Tush Push, God Bless Texas, CC Hustle and more.

Instructors are Jeanne Graham and Rosemary Webster. Wednesdays, 7-8 p.m., six weeks beginning Sept. 24, Briesemeister Middle School. Cost is $30. Conversational Spanish I Learn to speak Spanish quickly by learning vocabulary, correct pronunciation, and an understanding of past and future tenses.

Includes text. Instructor is Rossi Flores. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7-9 p.m., six weeks beginning Sept. 23, TLU, Langner Hall 128. Cost is $77.

Beginning Photography Bring your camera and instruction book and learn to get the best results from your picture taking. Course will cover principles of lighting, angles, flash, individual evaluation of your work. Instructor is George Start, president of the San Antonio Professional Photographers Association. Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m., four weeks beginning Sept. 23, Krost Center.

Cost is $38. County stops short of endorsing exact location Cont'd. from Pg. 1 Support for routing SH 130 into the U.S. 90 interchange was Highway 46 and Interstate 10.

voiced by Sydney Bauer, chair. Urging commissioners court man of the Transportation Conte "to entertain the points" raised mittee of the Seguin Area by Guadarrama, Malmsten said Chamber of Commerce. SH 130 was likely to be the last "It affords economic develmajor highway to come into opment in an area that is not Guadalupe County. presently developed," Bauer "You've got to be thinking said, adding that it would also what is best for this county 15 "afford a good interchange for or 20 years down the road," rail service." Bauer urged comMalmsten said. "The farther missioners court "to consider west you bring it the more im- staying on track and joining oth-4 portant it will be in Seguin's fu- er entities" in supporting the' ture." plan with the broadest He said bringing SH 130 into "We do want to have it in at IH-10 at a point east of Geron- least the same general area," imo Creek would be a "no-grow County Judge Jim Sagebiel said, option." noting that the county's resolu-.

"We've had Interstate 10 for tion would simply include a ref-, a quarter of a century and have erence to Highway 123. not added a foot of access road," The resolution states: "To reMalmsten said. "It is beyond duce the cost of construction' my comprehension that you and provide a logistically and would want to put it out there." logical intersection with IH-10, Powers said routing SH 130 the terminus should be east of into the interchange of U.S. 90 Seguin; and commissioners and IH-10 brings traffic into an court respectfully requests that area unsuitable for develop- the IH-10, SH 90, Hwy. 123 and ment.

"We can have industry; Southern Pacific interchange be we can have some things if we determined to be the best loca-. allow it to happen," Powers tion for the SH 130 and IH-10: said. interchange." "The first insertion point did- On a motion made by. n't make any sense," Randle Guadarrama and seconded by said. "I want my children to be Precinct 3 Commissioner Jim: able to utilize this.

I want my Wolverton, the court voted 5-0: children to benefit from this." to adopt the resolution. Marion looking for new principal for high school known each other since 1970, when DeKunder was Dreyer's coach and teacher at Marion High School. "Mr. Dreyer is hard-working," DeKunder said. "He has a strong work ethic, which is important to us here in Marion." Finding a qualified replacement for him, especially mid-year, will not be an easy task.

DeKunder will appoint a sitebased committee to review applications that come in for the post jority of those on the review team will be teachers, according to DeKunder. "We will appoint a committee of teachers to review and try to find the most appropriate person for Marion High School, which is an outstanding, recognized campus," he said. Dreyer himself will help in the search for his replacement. "I will be allowed that opportunity as one of probably six or seven committee members," he said. Cont'd.

from Pg. 1 Dreyer and DeKunder have of high school principal. The ma- Dreyer has worked for the MISD in the transportation department and as a science teacher and middle school principal before his appointment to the high school principal's office. In the private sector, he has handled contracting and worked in bookkeeping. His degree in agriculture will also be of assistance, according to Dreyer.

"This is my sixth year at Marion High School," he said. "I have professionally looked every five or six years toward advancement, (because) I find after a while I'm not. able. to see the forest for the am honored to have been considered," he said. am very willing and capable of taking direction from our superintendent." THE SEQUIN GAZETTEENTERPRISE The Seguin Citizen 1012 Schriewer Continuous service to Seguin and Guadalupe County since 1888.

Member National Newspaper Association, Associated Press, Southern Newspaper Publishers Association, Texas Press Association, Texas Daily Newspaper Association, Texas Newspaper Advertising Bureau The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise (USPS 488- 700) is entered as second-class matter at the Seguin, Texas Post Office 78155 under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Published Tuesday through Friday afternoons and Sunday morning at 1012 Schriewer in Seguin Texas 78155. Rates By carrier in Guadalupe County, mos. and mos. Mail delivery in Guadalupe, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Hays and Wilson Counties, in Texas mos.

Mail delivery outside Texas 3 mos. Senior citizen discount rates on home delivery only. Call 379-5441, ext. 215 or 224 for rates. The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise staff Larry Reynolds Publisher Editor Kathie Ninneman Managing Editor Maggie Clarkson Business Manager Debbie Banta Scott Director of Advertising Wendy Banta Classified Advertising Manager Rigo Vargas Production Manager Terry Homann Circulation Manager Tim Soechting Creative Services Director John Taylor Publisher Emeritus -Circulation Department Hours Monday.

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.: Sunday, 7 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. If you do not receive yourpaper by 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday through Friday or by 8 a.m. on Sunday, please call our circulation department at 379-5441, ext. 215. WANTEDI DISS 1EXAS 1M The G-E wants to round up the owner of the vehicle pictured above to give them $25 G-E just displaying for Bumper the To collect your winnings saddle up and move 'em out (bring your car) to our offices by Friday, Sept. 26 by 5:00 p.m.

Signature and Social Security number are required to receive your cash. It's that So get a move Last Amelia B. OF SEGUIN Young If you don't have a G-E Bumper Sticker they are available at our offices at 1012 Schriewer. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY THE SEGUIN I GAZE GAZETTE-ENTERPRISE i..

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