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December 4, 2013
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Jim Ward
Navasota
mourns
loss of
employee
BY ROSEMARY SMITH
editor@navasotaexaminer.com
The City of Navasota is
closing its offices for three
hours on Wednesday morn-
ing, as city employees say
goodbye to one of their
own.
Jim Ward of Navasota
initially became the city’s
building official in 1995,
following an invitation to
apply by a former city man-
ager. Though the job isn’t
easy by any means, Ward al-
ways maintained a positive
attitude and a smile, and
went above and beyond for
others, coworkers said.
“Even though his job re-
quired dealing with difficult
situations on a daily basis,
he always kept a positive at-
titude and helped lift other’s
spirits. Jim was an outstand-
ing man and great public
servant that will be missed
by our organization,” Mar-
keting and Communications
Director Corey Johnson
said.
Ward is said to have
touched a lot of lives in his
18-year career with the city.
Mayor Bert Miller said
Ward was the type of man
that made others strive to be
better.
“He was always friendly
and happy, no matter what
may have been going on
around him,” Miller said.
“Many times, I wished I
could have had his positive
view of the world. To me, he
lived his life with his glass
always half full.”
City Secretary Susie
Homeyer and Community
Development Administra-
tive Assistant Lori Duncan
said Ward was also a shin-
ing example of a loving hus-
band. Ward is survived by
his beloved wife of 40
years, Dee, who also works
SEE WARD PAGE 7A
Thank a veteran
and military
person for their
service to
our country.
Index
Horoscopes...................A6
Churches.....................A8
Business Directory.......A10
Classifieds............A11-12
Weather.......................A16
Sports.........................B1-2
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Fatal Thanksgiving Sunday
Separate wrecks
claim two lives in
Grimes County
Courtesy photo
From the left, Navasota Fire Chief Jason Katkoski, firefighter Greg Kasberg and
Assistant Fire Chief John Flores assist at the scene of a fatality off State Flighway
105 on Sunday.
DPS investigates
whether third vehicle
and alcohol played role
BY ROSEMARY SMITH
editor@navasotaexaminer.com
Department of Public
Safety is investigating two
separate fatalities that oc-
curred near Navasota on
Sunday.
Investigators suspect a
third vehicle may have
been involved in a fatality
accident that occurred at
approximately 1:22 p.m.,
just two miles west of
Navasota, off State High-
way 105.
Anna Penz of Austin,
26, was killed in the acci-
dent.
Public Information Of-
ficer Jimmy Morgan said a
witness claimed that an-
other vehicle, which was
on the shoulder and did not
make contact with the
other two vehicles in-
volved in the fatality, may
have contributed to the ac-
cident.
“If there was another
vehicle that moved into the
path of the vehicle (that al-
legedly attempted to miss it
and collided with another
vehicle), we could file
felony
charges for failure to
stop and render aid,” Mor-
gan said.
According to a report by
Anderson trooper Jessie
Jordan, the accident oc-
curred as a 2002 Ford Ex-
plorer, driven by Marcelino
Moreno-Rosendo of Chap-
pell Hill, 46, was traveling
eastbound off State High-
way 105, near County
Road 423. Moreno-
Rosendo reportedly took
SEE WRECKS PAGE 13A
Let it snow!
Photo courtesy of Joelle Dulaney
Richards High School seniors Madison McGinty and Alice Lange gather with other students outside to
capture quick snow buddy pictures before the wintry mix changed to a chilly rain last Tuesday. Temper-
atures are projected to get below freezing again late this week into the weekend.
Letters to
Santa
deadline
Friday
The Examiner is once
again accepting Letters to
Santa. All letters will be
published in the newspaper
on Wednesday, Dec. 18, so
Santa can see what the chil-
dren of Grimes County
would like for Christmas
this year.
The deadline for letters
is Friday, Dec. 6.
Children in second
grade and under (or their
parents) are welcome to
bring letters and put them in
Santa’s mailbox at 115
Railroad Street in Nava-
sota.
Letters may also be
mailed to: The Examiner,
PO. Box 751, Navasota,
TX 77868 or emailed to ed-
itor @ navasotaexami ner. co
m. Please place Letters to
Santa as subject of email.
Elections 2014
Husfeld running
for Pet. 4
commissioner
My name is Gary Alan
Husfeld, and I am proud
to announce my candi-
dacy for the Precinct 4
county commissioners
seat on the Republican
ticket. Having been a res-
ident of Grimes County
for over 60 years, I have
seen many changes in our
county, and I know there
are many more changes to
come.
As your county com-
missioner, I would appre-
ciate the opportunity to
help Grimes County be-
come prepared in the
years ahead. As our popu-
lation expands, it will be
crucial to meet such chal-
lenges as increased de-
mand on infrastructure,
public services, and the
public servants that work
to keep our county func-
tioning, safe, and moving
Gary Alan
Husfeld
forward. Aside from the
challenges, there are po-
tential opportunities inher-
ent with a larger
workforce.
As industries seek to
expand, Grimes County
has the ability to be a vi-
able location for that ex-
pansion and to capitalize
SEE HUSFELD PAGE 5A
Team of Navasota
expanding on SH6
BY ROSEMARY SMITH
editor@ navasotaexaminer.com
Team Auto of Navasota
is expanding its business
off State Highway 6.
Following a public
hearing on Nov. 25, the
city council approved the
first reading of Ordinance
No. 721-13, which allows
Team Auto of Navasota
the use of a conditional
use permit for property at
7818 State Highway 6
Loop, where used autos
will be sold.
The permit allows the
use of a single structure
that is over 50,000 square
feet, inside the general
business district. The tem-
porary structure is 150,000
square feet, city manager
Brad Stafford said.
“They’re trying to put
their used auto sales out
there, with the hope of
building something new in
the future,” Stafford said.
“They have worked
through some issues with
that property through their
engineering firm.”
One week prior, the
planning and zoning com-
mission unanimously ap-
proved the conditional use
of the 3.67-acre tract, ac-
cording to Councilman
Bernie Gessner.
Prior to the council’s
unanimous approval,
Gessner added, “This is a
good use because of the
topography there. It would
be hard to put a big build-
ing on it, because of the
grade.”
Weather bug system
In light of previous
flash flooding, in the
downtown area especially,
the city has plans to install
a Weather Bug System this
month. The system will be
used for the collection and
transmission of photo im-
ages and video for the pur-
pose of providing citizens
real-time viewing of
weather conditions.
Though Stafford said the
majority of the equipment
would be installed at the
Navasota Fire Depart-
ment, a camera will be in-
stalled in the downtown
area to provide a view of
the area around city hall
and the downtown streets.
Since Mayor Bert
Miller has offered the use
of his building, at 216 E.
Washington Ave., which
was previously deemed as
the best location for posi-
tioning the camera, he re-
cused himself from the
vote, which was approved
unanimously.
“There is already con-
duit and a location for the
camera,” Stafford said.
“We are providing the
electricity and Internet.”
The $1 per year lease is
good for 10 years and may
SEE WEATHER BUG PAGE 13A
Choir Cantata
December 15th
4:00 p.m.
"Gous Promise"
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December 17th y Christmas Eve
6:00 p.m. December 24th
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8:00 arm - Rise "N Shine Informal Worship
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11:00 a.m. - Traditional Worship
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