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Volume 52, No. 23
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Southcross to construct second plant
As many as 18 employees expected to be hired with completion of both plants
By Kenda Nelson
Editor, County Press
REFUGIO —
Southcross Processing
LLC began excavation
work Tuesday for a $20
million plant at the cor-
ner of Boenig Road and
State Hwy. 2511.
The Bonnie View Plant
will complement the $75
million Woodsboro Plant
currently under construc-
tion one mile away.
“Is this the expansion
we talked about? No,”
said Craig W. Brown of
CWB Consulting.
The possibility of add-
ing a third expansion
grows with the construc-
tion of the Bonnie View
Plant, Brown said.
The Woodsboro plant
will pipe approximately
75 percent of the liquid
to the Bonnie View Plant
for separation into pro-
pane and butane. Of that,
approximately 70 to 80
percent of the gases will
be piped out. The remain-
ing 20 to 25 percent will
be trucked out, Brown
said.
Approximately 18
trucks per day will travel
to the Bonnie View Plant
to transport the product.
“We will not use the
county roads,” Brown
said. “We will use the
state road.”
Eleven storage tanks
will be built on site for
two to three days of stor-
age.
Southcross will not ask
for a tax abatement from
Woodsboro Independent
School District. The coun-
ty will begin a 10-year
abatement beginning
with next year’s tax
assessment. This year,
the plant will pay 100
Jan. 6-13 is Bobcat Week
By Kenda Nelson
Editor, County Press
REFUGIO — Hundreds
of men, women and chil-
dren formed a victory line
at King’s Park to escort
the 2011 Texas State
2A, Division II Football
Champions to their place
of honor on the town’s
gazebo. With the high
school band playing the
fight song, Dixie, the fans
roared their delight.
“Refugio is the best cot-
ton pickin’ community in
the United States,” said
coach Jason Herring.
“How ‘bout them Cats!
What a ride it’s been!”
The football program
in the seventh grade and
eighth grade earned per-
fect 8-0 seasons and the
junior varsity tallied a
perfect 10-0 season, along
with the varsity Bobcats
earning a perfect 15-0
state championship.
As a reward, the state
championship ring which
will be presented to each
high school Bobcat. The
ring will be studded with
41 stones - to represent
Kenda Nelson photo
Hundreds of Bobcat fans filled King's Park last Thursday night for the Bobcat Extravaganza
sponsored by the town of Refugio. Above, all-state players Shiloh Whetsel, Lynx Hawthorne and
Donald Trevino show off the state championship trophy the Cats won in a 36-35 victory over Cisco
on Dec. 16 in Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.
each Bobcat win this sea-
son.
“Every single (high
school) kid that traveled
with us will get one,”
Herring said. “I’m real
proud of that.”
Herring said he loved
the support that comes
from the community,
school board, faculty and
fans.
“To go on the field
and turn around and
see 11,000 people in the
Victoria stadium when
our community has only
about 2,600 people is
awesome,” Herring said.
“Thank you for these
kids!”
(See Salute, 14A)
Coaches vote Schneider
into Hall of Honor
By Kenda Nelson
Editor, County Press
WOODSBORO — Retired
Woodsboro coach Don Schneider
led the Eagles into the state play-
offs in basketball 14 times in the 19
years he served as coach.
On Saturday, Jan. 14, at noon,
Schneider will be inducted into the
Coastal Bend Coaches Association
Hall of Honor during a luncheon at
the Holiday Inn Emerald Beach in
Corpus Christi.
During his 19 years, the Eagles
earned three regional basketball
appearances, one area champion-
ship, five bi-district championships
and three district championships.
“I feel really honored to be select-
ed by my peers,” Schneider said.
The coach retired in 2010 after
marking many glory days on the
hardwood.
“Every year I had great kids who
worked hard and they were quick,”
Schneider said. “But it all comes
down to one thing - tradition.”
After graduating from Schertz
High School in 1967, Schneider
was drafted into the Army and
served in Vietnam from 1969 to
1970.
After his military service, he
enrolled in Southwest Texas State
University, now know as Texas
State, under the G.I. Bill.
(See Former, 16A)
Kenda Nelson photo
Retired Woodsboro basketball coach Don
Schneider will be honored by the Coastal
Bend Coaches Association Saturday for
his long illustrious coaching career during
a luncheon at the Holiday Inn Emerald
Beach, Corpus Christi.
percent.
Brown said the expan-
sion is largely the result
of activity in the Eagle
Ford Shale development.
The consultant said
40-50 employees will be
hired for the pipeline.
When construction is
complete, four to six full
time employees will be
hired and 10-12 at the
Woodsboro Plant.
“There are no real
neighbors,” Brown said.
“The plants will be sur-
rounded with farmland.
It is an optimal site.”
One plant manager will
run both plants; how-
ever, separate operators
will be hired, according to
Brown.
The odor will be mini-
mal to zero and the only
noise will be emanated
from a 2,000 horsepower
(See Plant, 16A)
Council halts
free days off
Mayor says he will abide by policy
By Kenda Nelson
Editor, County Press
REFUGIO — Mayor
Ray Jaso said Tuesday
night he would stop
giving city employees
extra time off before
holidays if that’s what
the council wants.
Acting on com-
plaints from taxpay-
ers across the com-
munity, Councilman
Frank Hosey asked
and received coun-
cil approval Tuesday
night to end a trend of
giving employees days
off prior to sanctioned
holidays without prior
council approval.
Anticipating a
scheduled holiday on
Monday, Hosey said,
“normally this Friday,
you’d be gone.”
(See Refugio, 16A)
Slapped-cheek’ virus
spreads through ISDs
By Kenda Nelson
Editor, County Press
WOODSBORO — More
than 20 kids at Woodsboro
ISD and 20 at Refugio
ISD are believed to have
contracted human par-
vovirus B19, commonly
known as “fifth disease”
or “slapped-cheek” virus.
Most commonly found
in children, the virus
is not life-threatening,
and, like a cold, there is
no cure. More cases are
expected over the next
few weeks.
“It’s not an emergen-
cy and there’s nothing
you can do but treat the
symptoms and let it run
its course,” said Carlyn
Baker, Woodsboro school
nurse.
By recognizing the
symptoms, parents more
easily can treat them.
“Symptoms of fifth
childhood disease include
a lacy rash and red cheeks
and children sometimes
get a little itchy,” said
Jamie Steele, Refugio
school nurse.
The characteristic
“slapped cheek” rash gen-
erally appears after the
child is no longer conta-
gious.
The disease also resem-
bles a cold with a low-
grade fever. The virus is
transmitted through sali-
va or nasal mucus.
“Four of our Headstart
children had it,” she said.
“While the virus is conta-
'Ifs not an
emergency and
there s nothin
you can do but
treat the symp-
toms and let it
run its course/
— Carolyn Baker
WISD nurse
gious, by the time symp-
toms appear, the child
can no longer infect other
children and may contin-
ue to attend school.
“I first saw this ill-
ness when I moved to
Texas,” said Baker. “Like
all childhood illnesses,
it can affect adults more
(See Virus, 16A)
Deaths
Alberto Arzola
Ruby C. Garza
Corinne Charleston
Lewis
Donald Niemann
Barbara S. Roberts
Wilda Sue “Mickey” West
Index
Classifieds
Community
Church
Obits
Sports
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Briefs
Bayside meeting
St. Mary’s-Bayside Cemetery
Inc. will meet tonight (Thursday,
Jan. 12) at 7 p.m. in the
Community Center, 909 First
Street, Bayside. This annual
meeting is open to the public
and all members are welcome.
Magazine sale
The Dennis M. O’Connor
library will hold its annual mag-
azine sale beginning Thursday,
Jan. 12.
The magazines will be sold
for 25 cents and cover numer-
ous topics including gardening,
cooking, home remodeling and
repairs, outdoor hobbies, sports,
finance, quilting, and more.
Cemetery meeting
The Refugio Community
Cemetery will meet on
Thursday, Jan. 12 at 6 p.m.
at Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church
Fellowship Hall.
All members are asked to
please be present. Call Patty
Lewis at 526-5361 for more
information.
Scout bake sale
Venture Crew 188 will con-
duct a bake sale on Saturday,
Jan 14 from 8:30 a.m. to ? at the
Woodsboro Square. Proceeds go
towards summer camp.
LL meeting
The Woodsboro Little League
will have a meeting on Sunday
Jan. 15, at 2 p.m. to elect board
members for the 2012 season.
Anyone interested in being on
the board is welcome to attend
at Dodson Park.
LaRosa meeting
The LaRosa Cemetery will
have their annual Business
meeting on Monday, Jan. 16 at
7 p.m. at the Woodsboro Church
of Christ. Anyone interested
invited. For info contact 543-
4613.
Fair meeting
Refugio County Fair
Association will hold its month-
ly meeting Monday, Jan. 16 at 7
p.m. in Padilla Hall.
Diabetic meeting
The Diabetic Support Group
will meet Monday Jan. 16 at 7
p.m. in the Refugio Memorial
Hospital Classroom.
LL registration
Refugio Little League will
hold its first registration
on Wednesday, Jan. 18 from
6-8 pm at Refugio City Hall.
Registration fees are $40 for the
first child and $20 for second.
Please bring birth certificates
to the registration.
For more information, contact
Michael Rocha at 543-5579 or
Becky Wright at 646-3565.
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