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5/12: Municipal elections May 12, 2012 -unofficial results
5/11: Floresville council persists with sports complex push
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SECTION A: GENERAL NEWS
 County hears funding requests
 Cemetery group to meet May 17
 Cemetery association to meet May 20
 Cell phone recycling drive
 Let’s get ready for fun at the Jubilee
 New health-care facility in Pleasanton to serve Atascosa, Wilson residents
 A word of caution
 HIT Computers focuses on honesty
 Duran relocates
 Strozier’s closes
 Pandora post office to stay open
 Poth EDC continues park improvements
 Nurse, mayor, motorcyclists receive recognition
 Never a dull moment in the life of Trent Wauson
 Burglars strike along F.M. 1347
 FEDC works to remedy El Rancho Grande Industrial Park
 Elmendorf plans groundbreaking
 Stockdale council moves toward board formation
 Water quality, police coverage dominate May 10 meeting
 Frustration along the way?
 Oil, gas waste workshop
 Local elections produce winners
 Burglars target Poth schools
 Stuck tanker causes morning scramble
 Petition seeks to have voters decide on sports complex
 Opposition mounts; divided council goes ahead with sports complex
 Floresville chamber plans luncheon
 Chamber seeks board members
 Free property-tax class in Floresville
 FEDC board rescinds CVG offer
 Sports complex proposal still tough sell
 Poth P&Z mulls oil-drilling rules
 Letters: Where are ESD tax dollars?
 Letters: Attachment parenting
 Letters: Suspicious of ESD motives
 Letters: Voices seen but not heard
 Letters: The best and worst of the government
 Resignation from TEA Party is not about bond election
 Editorial: What makes the Floresville Opry ‘the place to be’?
 Severe storms wreak havoc

OBITUARIES
Paula Serna
Clara Andrea Roueche Stobb
Louise Elizabeth (Harler) Sasser
Floyce M. White
Johnnie O. Norris
Patricia Roath Hallett
Arthur George Vogt
Carolyn Cherie (Heinesh) Mason
Oscar M. Posada
Oscar Dale ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson
Olga May ‘Madie’ Denning Sutton
Roy M. Ramirez Sr.
Miguel Gonzales
Josephine Urbanczyk Palitza
Sybil Genevieve Eugenie Johnson Fields
Scott Richard Donaho III

SOUTH TEXAS LIVING
 When it rains, it pours!
 Fine swine cook-off, flavor fest
 Denim & Pearls banquet includes auction, live music
 Salute to our Heroes concert in SA
 Armed Forces Day parade in Floresville
 Volunteers sought for Conjunto Fest
 ECHS reunion coming in June
 Summer movies begin in Poth
 Parish fest May 20 in Leming
 Hyatt will be grand marshal
 Enjoy the Bluebonnet Fest May 18-19
 Docent training set
 Musical Club meets
 Rainwater harvesting, solar energy workshop
 OLLU’s Sister Ball to retire
 Polished Edge: Celebrity Q&A- Anjelica Huston
 Polished Edge: Celebrity Q&A- Jennifer Love Hewitt
 Polished Edge: What they DVR

OCCASIONS
 Ebrom, Dillingham to marry in August
 Krueger, Janysek plan June wedding

SPORTS
 Local athletes compete in state track meet
 Megan Dugie signs with TLU
 Sign up for May 26 ACTS 5K
 Softball players needed
 Demolition Derby May 26 in La Vernia
 Poth plans summer athletic camps
 Pirates fall to Bishop

AGRICULTURE TODAY
 Brooks no stranger to 2012 winners circle
 Local Farm Bureau leaders address issues on Capitol Hill
 LV FFA places in state dairy contest
 Cattle Raisers encourage Congress to act on death tax
 EC FFA carves out wins in Houston, Tarleton State
 La Vernia FFA poultry team wins state
 Beekeeping Basics program May 18 in SA
 Local livestock market reports
 Texas Cash Market recap, May 5
 Landscapes and butterflies

THE 411: YOUTH
 Stockdale UIL goes to state
 Three Oaks 4-H advances to state
 SA student at Washington and Lee participates in Washington Term
 Freedom Riders 4-H elects new officers
 Kiser selected to Leadership Academy
 South Elementary Library Book Fair
 Kowalchik graduates from Everest
 Hermann Sons dance recital May 19
 Drama Kids’ spring plays, May 20
 Register now for Aggie STEM Camp
 Youth rally May 26
 LV High School variety show is May 25

SPECIAL SECTION (from last week)
CANDIDATES' FORUM: Introduction
 CANDIDATES' FORUM: William R. Hayward, Republican
 CANDIDATES' FORUM: Dale Brueggemann, Republican
 CANDIDATES' FORUM: Jim Kuiken, Republican
 CANDIDATES' FORUM: Jane Cross, Democrat
 CANDIDATES' FORUM: David M. Williams, Republican
 CANDIDATES' FORUM: Patricia Alvarez, Democrat
 CANDIDATES' FORUM: Luz Elena Chapa, Democrat
 CANDIDATES' FORUM: David D. Towler, Democrat
 CANDIDATES' FORUM: Rebeca C. Martinez, Democrat
 CANDIDATES' FORUM: Joe D. Tackitt Jr., Democrat
 CANDIDATES' FORUM: Daynah Fallwell, Republican
 CANDIDATES' FORUM: Marion ‘Buddy’ Dyches, Republican
 CANDIDATES' FORUM: Donald J. Stevens, Democrat
 CANDIDATES' FORUM: Chad Clark, Republican
 CANDIDATES' FORUM: Ricky Morales, Republican
 CANDIDATES' FORUM: Bobby Richter, Republican
 CANDIDATES' FORUM: Randall Paul Richter, Republican
 CANDIDATES' FORUM: Kip Workman, Republican
 CANDIDATES' FORUM: Larry Bratten, Republican
 CANDIDATES' FORUM: Brian Wayne Stroud, Republican
 CANDIDATES' FORUM: George Scoggins, Republican
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Updates Commentaries · Allen West and his critics · EPA’s Legal Losing Streak · Oil and Gas: Giving Due Thanks · ‘Tax-mageddon’ Poses Enormous Risk Consumer Updates · 10 Bike-Related Recalls · CPSC announces recall of trampoline, pool slide · FBI: Malware hits travelers' laptops through hotel Internet connections · Keep mom in a good mood this Mother’s Day, shop wisely Funeral Notices · Arthur George Vogt · Carolyn Cherie (Heinesh) Mason · Frank Albert Mutz Jr. · Joe Cantu Jr. · Johnnie O. Norris · Louise Elizabeth (Harler) Sasser · Miguel Gonzales · Oscar Dale Hutchinson · Oscar M. Posada · Patricia Roath Hallett · Patricia Roath Hallett · Roy M. Ramirez Sr. · Scott Richard Donaho III · Sybil Genevieve Eugenie Johnson Fields Fishing Report · FISHING REPORT Movie Reviews · The Cabin in the Woods Meeting Agendas · East Central ISD, May 17 · Falls City ISD, May 16 · Floresville City Council, special meeting, May 16 · La Vernia ISD May 16 · Wilson County ESD No. 2, May 17 · Wilson Memorial Hospital District, finance committee, May 17 · Wilson Memorial Hospital District, May 17 On The Road To Forever · Differences between bosses and leaders · Message of light One Opinion · One Opinion: Eagle Ford shale: Dream come true or nightmare? Reunions · Sutherland Springs School Reunion Reb's Race Report · Mother's Day/Kids Power Wheels Night at Texas Thunder Speedway May 12 Savvy Senior · Financial assistance for seniors · How to make the most of your doctor’s visit Tips from the Coupon Queen · Knowing when to pounce · Mind your couponing P’s and Q’s while redeeming coupons Whatever the Weather · Cathy Green · Cheryl Hester · Cheryl Hester · James Weaver · Laura Dylla · Ray Lamberth · Taryn Smith-Morales

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