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Wharton Journal-Spectator, Wednesday, March 2, 2013
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. | Public records of persons booked
US tO ClV into the Wharton County Jail
Alcohol, drug charges
Eric Escochea, 29, of El Campo,
was charged Feb. 27 with posses-
sion of marijuana, unlawfully car-
rying a weapon and tampering/
fabricating physical evidence. He
was released on bond.
Joe Antonio Rodriguez Jr., 17,
of Sugar Land, was charged Feb.
26 with possession of marijuana
and possession of a dangerous
drug.
Burglary, theft charges
Nekolas Robert Garza, 20, of
Spring, was charged Feb. 27 with
burglary of a building, burglary of
a habitation, tampering/fabricat-
ing physical evidence, failure to ap-
pear and a class C charge.
Lexus Deaundre Johnson, 22,
of Bay City, was charged Feb. 27
with no driver's license and unse-
cured child.
Johnny Joe Orta Jr., 24, of Hun-
gerford, was charged Feb. 27 with
criminal trespass.
Casey Lane Trahan, 23, of
Mathis, was charged Feb. 27 with
theft of property, burglary of a
habitation, unauthorized use of a
motor vehicle, sex offenders failure
to comply and evading arrest/de-
tention with a vehicle.
Armando Bermudes, 49, of Bol-
ing, was charged Feb. 25 with two
counts of theft of material of alu-
minum/bronze/copper or brass.
Assault charges
Antonio Rangel Rojas, 31, of El
Campo, was charged Feb. 27 with
assault-family violence.
Kathy Rings, 52, of Louise, was
charged Feb. 26 with assault caus-
ing bodily injury.
Johnnie Perez, 43, of Wharton,
was charged Feb. 26 for aggravat-
ed assault causing serious bodily
injury and injury to a child/elderly/
disabled with intent for serious
bodily injury.
Other charges
Johnathan Wesley Davis, 38,
of El Campo, was charged Feb. 28
with two counts of issuing a bad
check.
Jesse Salas Jr., 24, of El Campo,
was charged Feb. 27 with resisting
arrest/search/transport. He was re-
leased on bond.
James Elie Rings, 35, of Fort
Smith, Ark., was charged Feb. 26
with terroristic threat.
Rebecca Ann Southwood, 22,
of Bay City, was charged Feb. 25
with forgery of a financial instru-
ment and fraudulent use/posses-
sion of identifying information.
"In Custody" is compiled from
the records of the Wharton Coun-
ty Sheriffs Department. Persons
arrested have been charged with
crimes but may not be guilty. Un-
der law, they are innocent until
proven guilty in a court of law. This
information is published in the be-
lief that an informed community is
best able to preserve and protect
life and property.
— Hospital promotes two
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“We are working on some
retention plans for current
staff,” Flynn said. “We’re not
planning any layoffs.”
GCMC currently has 198
employees, including contrac-
tors.
Flynn mentioned that Dr.
Ted Scott has been named the
Medical Director of the Wound
Care & Hyperbaric Center, lo-
cated in Building C adjacent
to the main facility. In addi-
tion to overseeing hyperbaric
oxygen therapy, debridement
and several types of treat-
ment for patients suffering
from slow-healing wounds, he
will continue to provide gen-
eral s urgery — though he’ll do
so independently after May 1.
“That’s a win-win for the
hospital and for Dr. Scott,”
Flynn said.
The hospital intends to
expand its psychiatric ser-
vices this fall. Currently the
department is focused on ge-
riatric patients, but plans are
to renovate the second floor —
where the OB department is
now located — into a wing for
adult patients.
“That will require us to hire
more personnel,” Flynn said.
Improvements will also be
made to the hospital’s com-
puter systems. Starling said
all departments will upgrade
to an Electronic Medical Re-
cords system that basically
ensures every department
from payroll to patient records
is on the same page.
“The system is pieced to-
gether now,” Starling said.
“This will allow everything to
flow together well.”
It will be implemented in
May.
‘We’re looking at every-
thing we can to have a profit-
able hospital here,” Starling
said.
Courtesy photo
Amanda Nelson, center is welcomed to the tri-county region by co-
alition board member Margaret Doughty, left, and Gulf Coast Medi-
cal Foundation director Melissa Burnham, right.
Tri-county literacy
group names director
Special to the Journal-Spectator
The Tri-County Literacy
Coalition has hired an execu-
tive director, Amanda Nelson,
to manage its work.
The coalition was formed
initially as a network of lo-
cal organizations to address
issues of low literacy, educa-
tional equity and workforce
skill development across the
region and create a collabora-
tive partnership of nonprofits,
school districts, local agencies
and dedicated community vol-
unteers.
Nelson was previously liv-
ing on the West Coast, having
directed the Executive Service
Corps of Washington State
and working as a consultant
with nonprofit organizations.
Her expertise in strategic
planning, coalition building,
organizational training and
fund development make her
an ideal director for the coali-
tion as it embarks on an ambi-
tious plan to support coalition
partners, coalition officials
said.
Matagorda County Judge
Nate McDonald, who serves
as the coalition’s board chair,
welcomed Nelson at the Feb-
ruary coalition meeting and
introduced her to the coali-
tion’s advisory board mem-
bers representing Colorado,
Matagorda and Wharton
counties.
The coalition also has an-
nounced a name change that
helps to refine its regional
mission and service goals
— Rural Literacy Coalition:
Serving South Central Texas.
As it takes the important
new steps, the coalition is
grateful for the role of the
Matagorda County United
Way as fiscal agent and of
Just Do It Now as host for the
coalition’s staff and office.
Thanks also goes to the
Gulf Coast Foundation Col-
laborative that has supported
the work of the coalition and
provided the initial fund-
ing for the executive director
and to the Gulf Coast Medi-
cal Foundation for additional
funding to support a devel-
opment director who will be
responsible for helping bring
new resources to the coalition
and its partners.
The coalition’s next meet-
ing will be at 10 a.m. Wednes-
day, March 6 at the Northside
Education Center in El Cam-
po.
The public is invited to at-
tend the meeting and meet
Nelson.
Nelson will participate in
her first scheduled training of
the 2013 USDA/RCDI grant
focused on expanding free
book distribution projects in
the area and learning how
to get involved in the imple-
mentation of free PBS/KIDS
resources to community part-
ners.
For more information con-
tact Nelson at acnelson@
gmail.com or call 805-969-
5808.
— Boling family ready to move into Habitat home
Continued from Page 1
structed since the non-profit organization
was founded in 2004. Three homes have
been built in Boling, and five in Wharton.
The homes are not free, but rather are
affordable alternatives for working-class
families in need of a new home. Mort-
gages are part of the deal, and payments
must be made on time.
Those interested in receiving a Habi-
tat home must meet several primary
qualifications: have a true need for a new
home, be able to make the monthly pay-
ments, and be willing to work on the proj-
ect themselves.
That last part — deemed “sweat eq-
uity” — is a critical part of the process,
said Habitat’s Dr. David Samuelson.
Applicants must complete a particular
number of work hours. In the case of the
Ramirez home, it was 400 hours.
Some applicants begin knocking off
that time by helping with the prior Habi-
tat home before work commences on
their own house. That’s what Pablo and
Martha Ramirez did. By the time their
own home is completed this Sunday, they
will have contributed well beyond the re-
quired hours.
“They’ve already done way over that,”
Samuelson said.
Construction began on the Ramirez
home last August. Like other Habitat
projects, it was a collaboration of vol-
unteer labor, the future homeowners’
“sweat equity” and donations of material
and money.
Those contributions come from all
over. The trusses for the home, for exam-
ple, were built by prisoners in Rosharon.
The structures were then erected on the
property by Barbee Services.
Volunteer groups also dedicated part
of their weekends to building the home.
Helping with the Ramirez home were
First United Methodist Church, St. Paul
Lutheran Church, Boling High School’s
National Honor Society and Student
Council, Louise High School’s National
Honor Society, The Victory in Jesus cen-
ter, Iago Federated Church, First United
Methodist in East Bernard, and the Bol-
ing Volunteer Fire Department.
Samuelson said about 25 percent of
the home was a result of donations of
equipment and materials, from door-
knobs to electrical fixtures to window
blinds. The remainder was covered by
cash donations.
Already, Habitat is preparing to break
ground on its next house, which will be
built in Wharton over the next year. Ap-
plications are being taken for the subse-
quent structure, planned for 2014-15.
Anyone interested can call 282-9302
or visit the website: www.habitatewc.com
Brochures are also available at the
Wharton and East Bernard libraries,
the Wharton Civic Center, Share, Vista
Bank in Boling and at the Habitat ware-
house, 707 Jefferson.
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THE GUNS
1. Browning Citori Lightning, 20 ga.
2. Benelli Nova, 12 ga. Blk.
3. Henry Golden Boy, 22 L.B.
4. Weatherby Vanguard 2,270 win. blue
5. S&W M&P, 22 L.B. (AR-15 Copy), #811030
6. Remington 870 Youth 20 ga. Pink
7. Benelli M2,12 ga. Camo3"
8. Remington 700 SPS Varmint, .223 cal.
9. Winchester 70 F.W., 7 m/m WSM
10. Savage 17 HMR Stainless H.B. Syn. #96703
11. Rossi Circuit Judge, 45/410 blue
12. Sako A-7,7 m/m Rem. Mag. Stl.
13. Ruger 10/22,22 L.R. Stainless (1256)
14. Henry Golden Boy, 45 colt
15. Remington 887,12 ga. Blk
16. Howa 1500,243 Varmint Laminated
17. Weatherby Vanguard 2,25-06 blue
18. Marlin 336,30-30 w/scope
19. Howa Varmint H.B. .223 w/scope
20. Rossi 92,357 mag. 16" blue
21. Benelli Nova, 12 ga. Blk.
22. Bushmaster AR-15, .223 cal. #90289
23. Weatherby SA08,12 ga. Auto syn.
24. Remington 770,270 camo/stl. w/scope
25. Mossberg 590,12 ga. 9-shot riot
26. Beretta A300,12 ga. Auto
27. Henry H001M, lever 22 mag.
28. Henry Golden Boy, 22 L.R.
29. Remington 770,243 Youth w/scope
30. Weatherby SA 08,20 ga. Syn.
31. Remington 870 Express 12 ga.
32. Benelli Nova, 20 ga. Blk.
33. Weatherby Vanguard 2,22-250 cal. blue
34. Stoeger Condor, 20 ga. 0/U
35. Remington 870 Home Defense, 12 ga.
36. Ruger 10/22 22 L.R.Stl.
37. Benelli Nova, 12 ga. Blk.
38. S&W M&P, 22 L.R. (AR-15 copy)
39. Remington 887,12 ga. Blk.
40. Marlin 336,30-30 w/scope
41. Ruger 10/22,22 L.R.Stl.
42. Henry Golden Boy, 22 L.R.
43. Remington 870,20 ga. Youth Blk.
44. Stoeger Condor, 12 ga. 0/U
45. Remington 770,30-06 Black w/scope
46. Henry H001,22 L.R. blue
47. Weatherby Vanguard, 2,243 win. blue
48. Remington 887,12 ga. Camo
49. Remington 870 Home Defense, 12 ga.
50. Remington 870 Express, 20 ga.
51. Benelli Nova, 12 ga. Camo
52. Bushmaster AR-15, .223 cal. #90289
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