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CannonThe Gonzaleschildren had been accidentally served small
cups containing a mild cleaning solution, but that it appeared only
one of the children actually tasted the water and rejected it as
tasting foul. Kacir said the incident was wholly accidental, but
was blown out of proportion by a story appearing in a different
publication suggesting that children had been poisoned and alleging
that the facilitys ownership and management had attempted to cover
up misdeeds. After what they did before, Ive got to wonder if its
something political, said Kacir, who had been attacked in print by
a previous publisher of the Gonzales Inquirer while running for
mayor two years ago. On Tuesday, administrator Kim Haynes confirmed
she will submit her resignation to the center and Kacir confirmed
it would be accepted. Kacir also said she has also reassigned
another teacher involved in the incident to nonchild-supervisoory
duties. I thank God for all the parents here who have stood with
us, and supported us, Haynes said. Im sorry that all this is going
on. The innuendos are terrible. The center self-reported the
details of the incident to the Child Care Licensing Division of the
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Kacir said, and
also contacted the regional Poison Control office to report
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Kacir: accident being sensationalizedBy DAVE
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
The owner of the Christian Kids Day Care Center in Gonzales says
a report of a poisoning incident at the school appears to have been
sensationalized by a newspaper, and the school will accept the
resignation of one of the employees involved in the incident.
Connie Kacir confirmed to The Cannon Friday that some
the incident. The state agency is conducting its own
investigation into the incident. Kacir said the incident happened
after one employee at the school had mixed a mild cleaning solution
of a quarter-cup of bleach with a gallon of water. The mixture is
used to help disenfect toys and other items handled by the children
each day, and is specified by the state for that purpose. The
mixture was placed DAY-CARE, Page A3
Gas Leak forces evacuation
By DAVE MUNDY
Parents maintain firm support for day-care center
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The Gonzales Fire and the Police Department were dispatched to a
gas leak at 1105 Division St. around noon Tuesday. Residents in
homes in a three-block area were briefly evacuated by police and
fire department personnel, who went doorto-door and set a perimeter
while Texas Gas arrived and capped the leak. (Photos by Cedric
Iglehart)
Gas leak prompts brief evacuation
Several parents of children attending Gonzales Christian Kids
Day Care center are publicly standing behind the facility following
last weeks accident involving a mild cleaning solution being given
to children to drink. Celeste Borja, who said her child was one
initially identified in a story appearing in another newspaper as
having been poisoned, said she has no antipathy toward the facility
and feels they handled the incident correctly. The incident that
occurred Wednesday afternoon was a complete accident. I dont
hold
Christian Kids accountable. Everyone makes mistakes, as do I,
Borja wrote in a letter directed to the Gonzales Inquirer and
copied to The Cannon. Any and everything that could have been done
to help my child that day was done while I wasnt around. I am
grateful for these teachers that acted as they did. i still choose
to keep taking my children to Christian Kids. Other parents
expressed similar sentiments. The owners, David and Connie Kacir,
are wonderful people that met with parents who wanted to meet with
them to disscuss the incident that happened last week and express
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By CEDRIC IGLEHART
Woman charged with shooting manThe Gonzales Sheriff s Office is
still investigating a shooting that sent a local man to the
hospital. On Saturday, Feb. 18 at approximately 10:46 p.m., the
Gonzales Sheriff s Office was dispatched to a shooting which
occurred off of FM 3832 and county road 192. Chief Deputy Dennis
Richter confirmed that the contact was made by Chelsea James, who
identified the alleged shooter as her sister, Anna Louise West, 33
of Cuero. Deputies Brent Gindler and Craig Collins immediately
responded, along with Texas Department of Public Safety troopers
Chad Fritz and Wayne Henkes. The authorities were led to a remote
area of a pasture where the shooting victim, David Dubose, had been
working to get a truck unstuck from the mud. While traveling to the
location of incident, deputies found a vehicle leaving the property
with Dubose as a passenger. It is believed that Dubose had
contacted another person to pick him up from the location. Dubose
was found to be shot in the upper part of the body. Gonzales
Emergency Medical Services assessed him and he was flown to
University Hospital in San Antonio, where he was subsequently
released. Because of the rough and muddy terrain, deputies could
only travel a short distance into the pasture where the incident
occurred and then walked to the location where the truck was stuck
and the
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alleged crime took place. Once there, deputies found evidence of
the shooting but were unable to locate the suspect, West, who had
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Truck accident
The driver of this truck transporting chicken feed took the turn
at St Louis St and Hwy 90A too fast, turning the truck on its side
Monday according to Gonzales Police. The driver was transported to
the hospital for injuries and was later reported by family members
to be in good condition. No other vehicles were involved. He was
following the designated truck route. (Photo courtesy Gonzales
PD)
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For The RecordThe Cannon
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Today in Texas HistoryFebruary 22, 1836 On this day in 1836,
former Mexican soldier Nepomuceno Navarro cast his lot with the
Texas revolutionaries by enlisting in Juan N. Seguns company of
Tejanos. The company served as rear guard for General Houstons
army, and Navarro served with Segun at the battle of San Jacinto.
For his participation in the Texas Revolution he received donation
and bounty land grants and a pension. He was a member of the Texas
Veterans Association until his death, in San Antonio in 1877.
Thought for the Day
If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will
eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for
such time as the State can shield the people from the political,
economic and/ or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes
vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress
dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by
extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State. Josef
Goebbels
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Gonzales Co. Sheriffs Office ReportGonzales County Sheriffs
Office Sheriffs Report for Feb. 12-18 02/13/12 Barnett, Denise M.,
06/1966, Huntsville. Local Warrant Criminal Nonsupport. Requires
$2,000 Bond. Remains in Custody. 02/14/12 Malaer, William Alex,
05/1975, Gonzales. Local Warrant Tamper with Government Records
Defraud/Harm Count 1. Local Warrant Tamper with Government Records
Defraud/ Harm Count 2. Released on $1,500 Bond. 02/15/12 Hunt,
Katie Marie, 10/1971, Gonzales. Local Warrant Forgery Financial
Instrument. Requires $25,000 Bond. Local Warrant Theft Stolen
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