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Vol. 118 No. 3
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
18 Pages • 75 CENTS
Movie
'Hope Springs'
playing this
weekend at
Miller's Theatre
See showtimes in their ad
Page 11A
Examiner photo by Scott McDonald
Casey Graham was a run-
ner-up singer at last year’s
Bubba Idol Karaoke Contest
for $1,000 at the annual
Bubba Can Cook. Graham
qualified for the contest
from Casey’s Bar in
Plantersville. This year’s
qualifying has begun.
Bubba Idol
karaoke
qualifying
underway
Qualifiers will compete
for $1,000 cash at
Bubba Can Cook
BY ROSEMARY SMITH
Examiner editor
Friends of Grimes
County’s sixth annual Bubba
Can Cook kicks off Sept. 15,
at the Grimes County Expo
Center in Navasota. The last
chance to qualify as one of 27
karaoke contestant qualifiers,
of whom the top overall final-
ist will be chosen and receive
$1,000 at the upcoming event,
at local venues is nearing.
The last night to be chosen
as a contestant at the Western
Club of Navasota is this
Wednesday, Aug. 22, at 8
p.m.
The Office Bar of
Navasota will choose its top
three contenders this
Saturday, Aug. 25.
SEE BUBBA PAGE 5A
Thank a leteran and military
person for their service to
ourmmtry.
Index
Opinions..................A4
Obituaries...............A7
Churches...............A8
Business Directory....A10
Sports.......................A12
Classifieds.......A13-14
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Stolz capital murder suspects indicted
Hempstead residents, 26-
year-old Christopher Boulds
and 20-year-old Joshua
Dewayne Ragston, were indict-
ed for the July 17, 2009 capital
murder of Navasota Stolz
liquor store owner, Don Stolz,
this past Thursday. Stolz was
shot to death at his store in
broad daylight during an appar-
ent robbery.
Navasota Police Department,
the Grimes County District
Attorney’s Office and the Texas
Rangers had been continuously
investigating the case for near-
ly three years when, last month,
Boulds made a 911 call that
was routed to the Navasota
Police Department. During the
call, Boulds indicated his
involvement in the murder.
As a result, investigators
from the District Attorney’s
Office and Navasota Police
Department interviewed
Boulds. Boulds’ interview sub-
sequently resulted in his arrest
and the arrest Ragston for capi-
tal murder.
Mclain said, “Boulds and
Ragston have been our primary
suspects since hours after the
murder. We were actually
preparing to get warrants for
their arrest when Boulds made
his call.”
Boulds could face either the
death penalty or life in prison
without parole if convicted of
the crime. Ragston, who was
17 at the time of the murder,
could only be sentenced to life
in prison because of his age at
the time of the crime. Both
cases have been assigned to
Judge Albert “Buddy”
McCaig’s 506th District Court.
Boulds will be represented
by the Regional Capital
SEE INDICTED PAGE 15A
Shucks!
Examiner photo by Rosemary Smith
Christian Community Services Center Director Patricia Gaston collects fresh corn at the food pantry, as she reports dona-
tion collections have dwindled.
Navasota food pantry in short supply with high demand
BY ROSEMARY SMITH
Examiner editor
The Christian Community
Services Center, formed in
1999, has been struggling to
keep up with demand, as the
rising cost of living and unem-
ployment rates, combined with
a dwindling amount of dona-
tions and grant money, have
been stretching the pantry’s
budget thin since 2009. While
students stay at home during
the summer break, the demand
has also taken a toll on the
pantry.
Director Patricia Gaston
said besides operating expens-
es - which included a $900-
plus electricity bill for the past
month alone - the pantry
spends between $2,100 and
$2,600 on an estimated 11,000
pounds of food per month.
Money allocated for the pur-
chase of food for the remainder
of the year is currently less than
half than what is needed - at a
mere $1,000 per month.
“Since the economy is down
and people are getting ready for
school, our monetary donations
have dropped off, as have our
food donations. We give
enough for at least five to seven
meals (to individual clients and
families per month.) $1,000
worth of food is not enough for
300-plus people and to give
them enough to make some
type of a difference,” said
Gaston. “We’re asking if you
can reach deep and help. We’d
appreciate it. We’re tight too.”
Families typically receive
about 40 pounds of food per
month, which may include
breakfast items, juice, tuna,
pasta, canned vegetables and
SEE PANTRY PAGE 3A
Navasota PD
requesting 3
new officers
BY ROSEMARY SMITH
Examiner editor
While the City of Navasota
is proposing a 1.01 percent tax
increase at .4874/$100, a por-
tion of the increase in next
year’s expenditures includes a
request from the police depart-
ment to add three new officers.
Newly hired
Marketing/Communications
Director Corey Johnson said
besides an increase in visitors
and traffic flow, the monthly
calls for service average has
increased by 112 since 2011,
from 843 to 955.
The added officers would
bring the total number of offi-
cers to 23.
SEE NPD PAGE 15A
A priceless performance
Examiner photo by Scott McDonald
86-year-old Ray Price croons at The Western Club Bar & Grill last Saturday evening.
Tickets for the show started at $50 each, and the concert sold out. Price sounded just as
good as he ever has.
Bedias man
pleas guilty
to murder
DEVON PADRON
BY ROSEMARY SMITH
Examiner editor
Last Thursday, just four days
before a murder case was set to
begin, 19-year-old Devon
Padron of Bedias pleaded guilty
to the Oct. 21, 2010, murder of
30-year-old Bedias resident,
Tyrenzo Dewayne Henry, and
was sentenced to 30 years in
prison by 506th District Court
Judge Albert M. “Buddy”
McCaig. Padron also pleaded
guilty to the aggravated robbery
of Curtis Green that occurred
four days prior to the murder of
Henry, and received a concur-
rent, 10-year sentence.
“Padron, along with another
individual, threatened Green
with a handgun and took less
than $10 from him,” said
District Attorney Tuck McLain.
Aggravated robbery accom-
plice, Corey Davis, previously
received a two-year prison sen-
tence, after he agreed to testify
against Padron, according to
McLain.
Judge McCaig previously
revoked a bond Padron alleged-
ly violated four different ways,
within about a year after he
SEE PLEA PAGE 15A
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