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ing Aug. 22 thru Aug. 26.
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purchased and single game
tickets for the first home
game will go on sale.
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home game on Sept. 2.
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YHS 2011 season football
tickets go on sale Aug. 8
Season tickets for the 2011
Yoakum Bulldog Football
season will go on sale in the
YISD Superintendent’s office
on Monday, Aug. 8 starting at
8 a.m.
The price of season tick-
ets for the five varsity home
games will be $25. All single
game tickets will be $6 each.
Season ticket holders from
last year will have only two
weeks, Aug. 8 thru 19, to
exercise their option of pur-
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Under SB 373, the deputy
treasurer must be bonded in
the same manner and for the
same amount as the bond for
the county treasurer.
Annex use
The court granted County
Clerk Elizabeth Kouba tempo-
rary use of the County Annex
for the overflow of records
researchers.
The space was previously
used by the county auditor.
GCRPC appointments
The court approved the
following appointments to
the Golden Crescent Regional
Planning Commission:
Regional Economic Devel-
opment Advisory Committee:
Ervin Patek, Margie McMul-
len, Carol Courville and Merle
Richardson
Regional Emergency Com-
munications Advisory Com-
mittee: Mark Herchek, Mar-
garet Kallus, James Myrick
and Mike Buchanek. Herchek
replaces Phillip Baker and
Buchanek replaces Gene
Sutton.
Regional Health & Human
Services Advisory Committee:
Kathy Smith, Mary Ann Fikac,
Lawrence Kurtz and Debbie
Fishbeck. Kurtz and Fishbeck
will fill in vacant spots.
Regional Homeland Secu-
rity Advisory Committee: Phil
Baker, Sheriff Micah Harmon,
Brian Berkman.
Regional Public Protection
Advisory Committee: Munici-
pal Judge Robert A. Kubena,
Chris Roznovsky, J.R. Peters,
Mark Zimmerman.
Miscellaneous
• The county will seek bids
for an oil, gas and mineral
lease of 2.90 acres, which is
also known as CR 210.
The bids will be opened
Aug. 22 and awarded at the
Sept. 12 meeting.
• The court okayed the IRS
mileage rate to 55.5 cents
a mile driven from July 1
through Dec. 31.
This is an increase of 4.5
cents that was in effect for the
first six months of this year.
• The court approved all
consent agenda items.
Present for the meeting
were commissioners Charles
Netardus, Ronald Bercken-
hoff, David E. Wagner and
Dennis W. Kocian and county
judge Tramer Woytek.
Staff Writer
Insurance rates for Lavaca
County employees will be go-
ing up.
Lavaca County commis-
sioners’ court received the
information at its meeting
Monday morning.
The new rates will increase
10.6 percent. The rates, which
go into effect Oct. 1, will be
$634.66 per employee, up
from $573.84. Insurance for
employee and children will be
$1,024.10; for employee and
spouse, $1,327,62; and for em-
ployee and family, $1,667.04.
The county pays insurance
for the employee only and
not for his/her spouse and
children.
The insurance is with the
Texas Association of Counties
(TAC) Pool. The policy has a
$500 deductible.
“Medical costs have gone
up,” said Kathy Bailey, a bro-
ker who works with TAC. “The
loss ratio for the county at the
end of April was 114 percent
for the period ending in April.
For them to break even, the
loss ratio should be no more
than 85 percent.
“The county paid $846,020
in premiums and TAC paid
$966,490 in claims the past
year. There were five claims
over $50,000 and 21 claims
for over $10,000. At the end of
April, 15 of those claims were
still active.”
In spite of the claims ra-
tion, the county will still get
$10,854 in renewal credit.
Retirement Plan
County Auditor Shana Ope-
la reported that the county
is 77 percent funded for the
2011-12 and the calculated
contribution rate will be 14.
58 percent. The county will
stay at the elected rate of 15
percent.
Appraisal Values
The court received the 2011
certified appraisal values.
Taxable values for the
Farm-to-Market roads is
$1,139,472,810 and for the
general levy, $1,149,211,609.
Increased Bond
The bond for deputy trea-
surer Marie Tobola was given
approval by the court at a cost
of $105.
Tobola will be bonded from
Oct. 1 until Dec. 31,2014.
Lavaca commissioners okay
health insurance renewal
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Registration for
YHS students
begins Aug. 10
Richard Aiderman
Guest Columnist
Q. My landlord has evicted
me. He gave me notice and
then went to court and the
judge ordered me to move.
What happens next? How long
do I have to move?
A. As you understand, an
eviction proceeds through
court. A landlord has no right
to just throw you out. Once
you have had a court hearing
to determine if you should be
evicted, things move pretty
fast.
Basically, the Texas eviction
law allows you only five days to
move out or appeal the eviction
judgment. Every day, including
weekends, count in computing
the five days, except that the
fifth day cannot fall on a Satur-
day, Sunday, or legal holiday. If
it does, you get until the next
day the court is open to file the
appeal. If you do not move out
or appeal within five days of
the eviction date, the landlord
may obtain a “Writ of Posses-
sion,” entitling it to have the
constable remove you and your
possessions from the property
with only 24 hours notice. If
you have not moved out, your
property will be removed from
the apartment and probably be
taken to a warehouse. If this is
done, you will be responsible
for paying the moving and
storage charges before you can
get your property back. Addi-
tionally, if you do not pay the
warehouseman the amounts
owed within 30 days, they may
sell all of your property to
cover the costs of moving and
storing it in the warehouse. Do
not let this happen! Be sure to
move out before the constable
shows up.
Q. I had an irrigation sys-
tem installed by a landscape
contractor. It doesn’t perform
adequately. It is still under war*
ranty. I can’t get any response
from the contractor. What are
my options? Tm ready to roll!
A. If the system is not work-
ing the way it should, there is
probably a breach of warranty.
In Texas, any breach of war-
ranty violates our Deceptive
Trade Practices Act, and you
could be entitled to up to three
times your damages and attor-
neys fees if you went to court
and won.
I suggest you get another
contractor to look at the prob-
YPD makes three arrests
Yoakum Police made three
arrests during the week of
July 18 thru 24:
Harry Pruitt, 43 of Yoakum,
was arrested on Thursday, July
21 for Violation of Parole by
Indecent Exposure to Minors.
He was transferred to DeWitt
Co. Sheriff’s Office.
Brett Harris, 32 of Yoakum,
was arrested on Friday, July
22 for Burglary of a Building
and Violation of Probation for
Contempt of Court for Non-
payment of Child Support.
He transferred to DeWitt Co.
Sheriff’s Office.
John Sauceda, 23 of Yoa-
kum, was arrested on Satur-
day, July 23 for Public Intoxi-
cation. He was fined $364 and
released.
Weekly Incident Report:
•Burglary of a Building, Mon-
day, July 18,120 W. Grand Ave.
• Aggrevated Sexual Assault,
Monday, July 18, 400 blk. Ross
St.
•Assault/Family Violence,
Tuesday, July 19,301 Julia St.
•Assault/Family Violence,
Tuesday, July 19, 507 W. Mor-
lem and give you an estimate
to repair it That will determine
your damages. Then, send a
certified letter to the contrac-
tor that installed the system
demanding that he promptly
repair it. In the letter, let him
know you believe that he has
violated the Deceptive TYade
Practices Act, and how much
you will seek in damages if he
does not properly repair the
system. Then, you must wait
60 days before you file a claim
in small claims court. To learn
more about the Deceptive
Trade Practices Act and small
claims court, visit my website,
www.peopleslawyer.net.
Q. My daughter had a baby
and is living with the baby’s
father. Are they married? He
says they are not What rights
does she have if he leaves?
He is taking care of her and
the baby but is threatening
to leave her.
A. Under the law, if he is
the father of the child she has
the right to receive support
for the child. She is entitled
to child support regardless of
whether they are married.
You seem to believe, how-
ever, that because they are liv-
ing together with a child, they
are married. That is not the law.
For them to have a common
law marriage based on living
together, they must agree to be
married and hold themselves
out as married. If they are just
“living together” and have not
agreed to be married or held
themselves out as married,
they are not married.
Q. I am owed $16,000 from
an unpaid loan. I know the
limit in small claims court
is $10,000. Can I just sue for
$10,000, so I can file in small
claims court?
A. As you know, the limit in
small claims court is $10,000.
The limit, however, is based on
the amount of your dispute,
not how much you request.
You cannot ask for less than
you are actually owed to get
within the court’s jurisdic-
tion.
Do you have a problem with
a landlord, mechanic, car dealer
or debt collector? These are
just a few of the many types
of consumer problems that the
Texas Consumer Complaint
Center can help you resolve.
To file a complaint, go to www.
texasccc.com.
ris St.
•Asault/Family Violence,
Wednesday, July 20, 404 1/2
Nelson St.
•Theft, Wednesday, July 20,
604 Trimmel St.
•Unauthorized use of a Mo-
tor Vehicle, Wednesday, Jul 20,
204 Irvine St.
•Warrant Arrest, Thursday,
July 21,605 Aubrey St.
•Burglary of a Residence,
Thursday, July 22, 502 Moffitt
St.
•Burglary of a Building, Fri-
day, July 22,606 Sheehan St.
•Warrant Arrest, Friday, July
22,500 blk. E. Gonzales St.
•Burglary of a Vehicle, Fri-
day, July 22, 702 US Hwy. 77A
S.
•Assault/Family Violence,
Saturday, July 23,718 West St.
•Indency w/a Child, Satur-
day, July 23, 718 West St.
•Harrassment, Saturday, July
23,900 Old Shiner Rd.
•Public Intoxication, Sat-
urday, July 23, 1201 W. Grand
Ave.
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Registrations for Yoakum
High School students will
begin on Wednesday, Aug. 10
and will last through Friday,
Aug. 12.
Registrations will be held
in the main building on the
first floor. Students, who must
follow the dress code to reg-
ister, will enter the building
at the front main entrance.
Upon entering the building,
registration guidelines will be
explained.
Wednesday, Aug. 10: Se-
niors from 9 a.m. until 11:30
a.m.; Juniors 1 p.m. until 3:30
p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 11: Sopho-
mores from 9 am. until 11:30
a.m.; Freshmen from 1 p.m.
until 3:30 pjn.
Friday, Aug. 12: New Stu-
dents to tiie district.
The first day of class for
students will be Monday, Aug.
22. All students will report to
the auditorium at 8:10 am. for
the first day of school.
Evictions move quickly
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Yoakum Rotary News
Program Chair, Sherry Hutchinson (right) invited Hugh Shelton,
Jr. (left) of Texas Wagon Works to speak at Thursday’s luncheon
meeting. Mr. Shelton is a wheelwright and wagon maker from
Gonzales. His program was about the various types of customers
in his client base and their unique applications for his craft. Guests
attending the meeting were Past District Governor, Bill Bradfield
from the Shiner Rotary Club. Blake Carter, guest of his grandfa-
ther, Carroll Carter, and Dale Nadeau, guest of Bill Lopez.
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Thursday, July 28
10 a.m. until 12 noon
Diana is retiring after 40 years of
dedicated service as an assistant
store director at Yoakum H-E-B.
We invite everyone to stop by your
Yoakum H-E-B to wish her well and
enjoy some free refreshments on:
From your all your
friends at H-E-B ...
We will miss you Diane!
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