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ANTIQUE STORE

Discovery

Laurel Ridge

Country Collectibles

APPLIANCES STORE

GVEC Home Services

Edwards Furniture

Sears

ASSISTED LIVING

The Heights

Romberg House

Texan Nursing

AUTO DEALER, NEW

Seguin Chevrolet

Soechting Buick GMC

Caraway Ford

AUTO DEALER, USED

West Motors

Circle T

Lo’s

AUTO PARTS STORE

Auto Zone

NAPA

A-Line

AUTO REPAIR

Caraway Ford

West Motors

Soechting Motors

BANK/FINANCIAL INSTITUTION

Lone Star Bank

Randolph-Brooks FCU

Prosperity Bank

BEAUTY SHOP

Shear Designs

Le Petit Maison

Vanity Flair

BED AND BREAKFAST

Saint James Inn

Laurel Ridge

Boothe House

BODY SHOP

Allen’s Body Shop

AC Collision

Jeff’s Auto Paint and More

BOUTIQUE

Angels and Outlaws

Shear Designs

Christie’s Collections

BUILDING SUPPLIES

Gonzales Building Center

WB Farm & Ranch

McCoy’s Bldg. Supply Ctr.

BEST TRUCK DRIVER

Juan A. Hernandez

CATERER

H-E-B

Belmont Social Club

Guerra’s Grill

ACCOUNTANTS

Floyd & Gindler

LeAnn Wolffe

Spirit Financial

CHILDREN’S WEAR

Angels and Outlaws

China Basket

Indie’s Southern Style

CHIROPRACTOR

Gonzales Chiropractic

Cuero Chiropractic

Tacket Chiropractic

CRAFT/HOBBY

Craft Crossing

Hobby Lobby

Micheal’s

COSTUME JEWELRY

Angels and Outlaws

Mohrman’s

Shear Designs

COMPUTER SERVICE

Greg’s

Workspace IM

IT 2 Rescue

CONCRETE

Vic’s Concrete

South Texas Concrete

CONTRACTOR

Allen’s

Kloesel’s Construction

Ken Morrow

CONVENIENCE STORE/GAS STATION

Tiger Tote

Buc-ees

Circle G

COSMETICS

Mary K

Merle Norman

Walmart

DELI

H-E-B

Robert’s Deli

Subway

DETAIL SHOP

Express Care

Eric’s Auto

Allen’s Body Tech

DRILLING COMPANY

EOG Resources

Pen-Virginia

Marathon Oil

DRY CLEANERS

Victory Cleaners

City Cleaners

Apache Cleaners

ELECTRICAL PROVIDER

GVEC

City of Gonzales

FARM SUPPLY STORE

WB Farm & Ranch

Full-O-Pep

Harwood Feed & Farm

FEED STORE

E-Barr Feed

Fehner & Son

Full-O-Pep

FLORIST

Person’s Flower Shop

H-E-B

Blooming Creations

FINE JEWELRY

Storey’s Jewelers

Torin Bales, Victoria

St. Anthony, Seguin

FUNERAL HOME

Seydler-Hill Funeral Home

Buffington Funeral Home

Finch Funeral Home

FURNITURE

Edwards Furniture

Starcke Furniture

Laurel Ridge

FLOOR COVERINGS

Gonzales Building Center

Aptiva Interiors, Luling

Home Depot, Seguin

GIFT SHOP

The Hearty Gourmet

Angels and Outlaws

Main Drug

HARDWARE

WB Farm & Ranch

Gonzales Building Center

McCoy’s Bldg. Supply Ctr.

HEALTH/FITNESS

Revival Fitness

Wellness Center

Curves

HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING

All Seasons

White’s Air Conditioning

GVEC Home Services

HOTEL/MOTEL

Holiday Inn Express

Best Western Regency Suites

Sleep Inn & Suites

HOSPITAL

Gonzales Memorial

Guadalupe Valley

Yoakum Community

HOME HEALTH

Gonzales Healthcare

Visiting Angels

Accolade

HOSPICE

Hospice of South Texas

The Heights

The Romberg House

INSURANCE

State Farm Insurance

Farmers Insurance Group

DuBose Insurance

INTERNET PROVIDER

GVTC

GVEC.net

Time Warner

INVESTMENT FIRM

Noble Royalties

Edward Jones

Lone Star Bank

LANDSCAPING/GROUND MAINTENANCE

Yards Etc.

Green Acres

Petru Lawn Service

LAW FIRM

Sue Ortmann

Forrest Penney

Munson & Burns

LIQUOR STORE

D&D Liquor

Twin Liquor

B&J Liquor

LAWN & GARDEN

WB Farm & Ranch

H-E-B

Gonzales Building Center

LOAN COMPANY

Holiday Finance

World Finance

Security Finance

MEDIA

The Gonzales Inquirer

KCTI Radio

Gonzales Cannon

MONUMENT COMPANY

Capitol Monument

Gonzales Monument

IOOF

NURSING HOME

The Heights

Texan Nursing

Oak Creek, Flatonia

OIL CHANGE

Tuch Tire Service

Express Care

Walmart

PET GROOMING

Shirley Carroll

Pet Supplies Plus, Seguin

PEST CONTROL

Annie Oakley

MOBILE PHONE

AT&T

Verizon

Sprint

PHARMACY

Mohrmann’s

H-E-B

Walmart

PHOTOGRAPHY

Illusions

Apache Sports Pics

Photographi by Shelli

PLANT NURSERY

Green Acres

Gonzales Wholesale

Gardner’s Retreat Nursery

PLUMBING

Walker Plumbing

Wilkerson Plumbing

Braune Plumbing

POULTRY SUPPLY

WB Farm & Ranch

Gonzales Poultry Supply

South Texas Poultry Supply

PRINTING

Reese’s Print Shop

Touch of Country Print Shop

Personal Impression

REAL ESTATE FIRM

A&M Team REMAX

Denman & Peterek

Turnquist

RENTAL CENTER

Rent-A-Center

Your Way

Jordan Equipment

RENTAL PROPERTY

Gonzales Rental Property

Allison and Jeremy Kintz

Ken Morrow

RESTAURANT

Robert’s Steakhouse

Cow Palace

Running M Bar & Grill

ROYALTIES COMPANY

Noble Royalties

STORAGE UNITS

Gonzales Storage

Security Storage

Apache Storage

TAX PREPARATION

Ruth Guerra

Donald Rihn

Ilene Gohmert

TANNING SALON

Le Petit Maison

Revival Fitness

THRIFT STORE

Family Thrift

Radicke Resale

TIRES

A-Plus Tire

Tuch Tire Service

King’s Service Station

TITLE COMPANY

Burchard Abstract

Apache Title

TRACTOR EQUIPMENT

Boehm Tractor Sales

Saturn Sales

Tractor Supply

TRUCKING COMPANY

Gray Trucking

VETERINARIAN

Bryan Glass, DVM

Rusty Clampit, DVM

Bruce McKee, DVM

WINDOW TINTING

David Matias

B&S Window Tinting

Cool Tex Awning

WOMEN’S WEAR

Angels and Outlaws

Shear Designs

Christie’s Collections

FUN STUFF

ARENA

J.B. Wells

Guadalupe Co. Fairgrounds

CAMPGROUND/ RV PARK

Hill Top RV

4L RV Park

Double E RV Park

CIVIC CLUB

Noon Lions Club

Pilot Club

Rotary Club

FESTIVAL/EVENT

Come & Take It

Summer Concert Series

Pioneering Women

FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT

Pioneer Village

Lynn Theatre

GOLF COURSE

Independence Park

Max Starcke Park

LIVE THEATER

Crystal Theatre

LIVE MUSIC VENUE

Running M Bar & Grill

Scooter’s

Troubadours

MOVIE THEATER

Lynn Theatre

NIGHT CLUB/BAR

Running M Bar & Grill

Silver Star Saloon

Elks Lodge

PARK

Independence Park

Palmetto State Park

PLACE TO WORK

H-E-B

Storey’s Jewelers

Scott Dierlam Insurance

SCHOOL

East Avenue Primary

Shiner Catholic

Victoria College-Gonzales

WEDDING VENUE

4-D Guest Ranch

Pioneer Village

Palmetto State Park

PEOPLE

MR. GONZALES COUNTY

John Zavadil

Bob Buchard

Buster Lindemann

MS. GONZALES COUNTY

Vicki Frenzel

Bradley Avant

Annie Laura Forshagen

BANK TELLER

Cookie Kremling, Lone Star

Amanda Schuzlte, RBFCU

Kate Richter, Prosperity

BARBER

Ray Cowey, Cowey Bbr Shp

Joe Gomez, Vic & Joes

Ernest Gutierrez, Ernest Hairstyling

BARTENDER

Kenny Rodgers, Silver Star

Kelly Gray, Running M

Tia, Scooter’s

BEAUTICIAN

Bonnie Dunning, Le Petit

Suzie Selzer, Le Petit

Connie Dolezal, Shear Dsgns

CARPENTER

Brian Buesing

William Hodge

Raymond Malatek

CAR SALESMAN

Frank Supak, West Motors

Bret Hill, Caraway Ford

Gene Tieken, Circle T

CASHIER

Billy Washington, H-E-B

Mary Richardson, Walmart

Kayla Romas, H-E-B

COACH

Joey Carizales

Shannon Fink

Daisy Martinez

COMMUNITY ICON

Pat Anders

Bob Burchard

Butterfly (the dog)

VOLUNTEER

Sherry Poe

Ken Hedrick

Sandra Holmes, Anchor Club

DELIVERY DRIVER

Leonard Fredrick

Fehner and Sons

DENTIST

Dr. Chris Ortmann

Gloria Haug

Seguin Smiles

DOCTOR

Dr. Commie Hisey, Sievers

Dr. Williamson

Dr. Eska, Gonzales

ELECTRICIAN

Borrer Electric

Cowboy Electric

Tommy Avant

ELECTED OFFICIAL

Ken Hedrick

Deidra Voight

Judge David Bird

EMS WORKER

Allen Linebrink

Jim Russell

Eric Connor

FIREMAN

Keith Schmidt

Darrell Hull

Wade Zella

GOVT. EMPLOYEE

Carla Faltisek

Chris Espinosa

William Ince

BEST ACADEMIC

Ryan Lee (male)

Morgan Simper (female)

MALE ATHLETE

Cecil Johnson

Tyler Morgan

J.T. Miller

FEMALE ATHLETE

Courtney Orona

Carly Bozka

INSURANCE AGENT

Scott Dierlam, State Farm

Renee, Farm Bureau

Linda Carter, TBS

LAWYER

Sue Ortman

Forrest Penney

Houston Munson

LOCAL BAND

Kerr Creek

The Pale Horses

Distance to Midnight

MANICURIST

Peggy Iley, Xtreme Salon

Sissy Johnson, Le Petit

Linda, Linda’s Nails

MASSAGE THERAPIST

Chantal, GMH

Ronda, Gonz. Chiropractic

Karen Carroll

MECHANIC

Brad Irle

Devin Gibson

Soechting Motors

MUSICIAN

Jeremiah Lopez

Mike Mikesh, Kerr Creek

Eric Connor

NURSE

Kelsey Smith, GMH

Doreen Fink

Kelly Rathmann

PEACE OFFICER

Tim Crow

James Holt

Glen Sachtleben

POSTAL CARRIER

David Janota

Max Barta

Lisa Mendel

REAL ESTATE AGENT

DeLanna Allen, A&M

Ellen Denman

Meagan Morgan, A&M

RELIGIOUS LEADER

Jesse Elizonodo

Rev. Diane Whitley

Father Paul Raaz

SALESPERSON

Crystal Irle, Kessler’s Auto Pts

Dee Zavadil, DuBose Ins.

Jessie Holt, Gonz. Inquirer

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

Neely Yackel, Shiner Cath.

Jenny Needham, North Ave.

Dr. Chris Morrow, GHS

TEACHER

Kristen Bird, GJHS

Linda Frazier, North Ave.

Erin Massie, Emanuel

WAITPERSON

Maria, Mr. Taco

Misty Kuntschik, Running M

Isobel, Matamoros

WELDER

Michael Mercer

Kenny Hodges

Bubba Goodwin

FOOD & DRINK

BARBECUE SAUCE

Gonzales Food Market

Luling Food Market

Belmont Social Club

BARBECUE RIBS

Luling Food Market

Sonny’s Bar-B-Q

Gonzales Food Market

BARBECUE SAUSAGE

Donnie Petru

Luling Food Market

Sonny’s Bar-B-Q

BARBECUE BRISKET

Ken Hedrick

Belmont Social Club

Sonny’s Bar-B-Q

BREAKFAST

Mr. Taco

Rodeo

Matamoros

BREAKFAST TACOS

Matamoros

Mr. Taco

Rodeo

BUFFET

Toni’s Food Store

Grand Buffet, Seguin

Sirloin Stockade

CHICKEN

Rusty Rooster

Elks Lodge

Country Corner Grill

CHICKEN FRIED STEAK

Cow Palace

Elks Lodge

Guerra’s Grill

CHILI

Matamoras

Guerra’s Grill

Sonny’s Bar-B-Q

COFFEE

Tiger Tote

Mr. Taco

Guerra’s Grill

DOUGHNUTS

Daylight Doughnuts

Dixie Crème

H-E-B

DRIVE-THRU

Whataburger

Mr. Taco

Guerra’s Grill

FRENCH FRIES

McDonalds

Elks Lodge

Whataburger

HAMBURGERS

Guerra’s Grill

Cow Palace

Belmont Social Club

HOT SAUCE

Rodeo

Matamoros

Elks Lodge

ICE CREAM/YOGURT

Our Yogurt and Shakes

Dairy Queen

Sonic Drive-In

ICED TEA

Toni’s Food Store

Golden Chick

Gonzales Food Market

KIDS MEAL

McDonalds

Mr. Taco

Rusty Rooster

MEXICAN FOOD

Mr. Taco

Rodeo

Matamoros

PIZZA

H-E-B

Pizza Hut

Gonzales Quick Stop

SALAD BAR

Elks Lodge

Toni’s Food Store

Cow Palace

SANDWICHES

Subway

Country Corner

Cost Store

STEAK

Running M Bar & Grill

Belmont Social Club

Elks Lodge

ITALIAN FOOD

Robert’s Steakhouse

Elks Lodge

Pizza Hut

WINERY

Darcy’s Vineyard

Three Dudes Winery