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PUBLISHED IN THE FREESTONE COUNTY SEAT, FAIRFIELD, TEXAS
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
FHS’ Pinnacle Students Put God First Tyson Hopper I
n his advice to underclassmen, Tyson says, “Put God first and everything will fall into place. No matter how difficult school or any part of your life becomes, seek God whole heartedly and He will give you everything you need (Matthew 6:33).” Tyson shared that he felt very grateful to all the people who had raised him and taught him all the things he has learned. “I would not have achieved this honor without those people, and I want to say a huge ‘thank you’ to my parents, all the teachers that have taught me, and to Mr. Wade and Mr. Whitaker,” he expressed. As he looks back on high school years, teacher Sonya Gibson will be a favorite memory for Tyson. He says, “She puts every student above herself. She makes it her top priority to give every student that walks into her class the skills and knowledge to succeed. She is hilarious all day, every day. And she loves every student that she has. She has always been there for me from the first day of my freshman year in high school until now. I know I can count on her any time I need her.”
For these top two Fairfield High School students, Valedictorian Caitlynn Marie Stone (below right), with a 5.60 GPA, and Salutatorian Tyson Lee Hopper (below left), with a 5.50 GPA, having God in their lives has made a difference to them. As you read about their accomplishments, the presence of His Might as their guiding light is evident.
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or Caitlynn, a member of First Baptist Church Fairfield, Texas, it was God who placed key people in her path. “I feel grateful and thankful that God gave me parents that have fully supported me in my every endeavor and always pushed me to be the best I could be. I feel blessed to be a part of such an amazing school district and community. I know I would not be where I am without these people in my life,” Caitlynn said. Caitlynn began her journey to become the Valedictorian as she entered her first day of class, which she said was ‘uncertain but exciting.’ In the years to come when she takes a walk back in time, Caitlynn will remember fondly Mr. Owen, who taught her Algebra II Class and was the First Baptist Church Youth minister. It was he that made her realize her love for Jesus and math could be combined. He taught her that the mission field is wherever one goes. It doesn’t matter what career she chooses, he emphasized many times, as long as God is in the center. Caitlynn leaves this advice to underclassmen
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Mail Delivered in Spite of Road Closures E
ven with the recent floods, for the Unites States Postal Service, the mail is still being delivered – sort of. A couple of citizens, living where the road is impassable on Highway 27, two miles west of Worthan going toward 171, come to the Wortham Post Office to pick up their mail. The Teague postman takes “the long way around” County Road 930
to deliver the mail beyond where the bridge is washed out on 930. As of the prior weekend, that road has been reopened. For Streetman residents, the Post Office that the mail is slow, but they eventually get all the mail delivered every day. Fairfield has indicated that they have no problems; the mail is being delivered
on time. Only Commissioner Precinct 3, Clyde Ridge, Jr. reports county roads that are still closed. These are County 185 and 1090. TxDOT says that FM 3059 is expected to reopen on June 24, 2015, weather permitting. Mary McDonald reporting. ______________________________
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Swirling and churning are the waters at the Richland Chambers Lake spillway as the lake fillea to capacity from last week’s downpour. (Photo by Mick McDonald) __________________________________________
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City Encourages Economic Development
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airfield will welcome back the Texas Coon Hunters Association as they host the state hunt at the W.L. Moody Reunion grounds next year.
City Councilmen offered the Association $1,000 in hotel/ motel funds to advertise and promote the event. They also agreed to waive the cost of
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ncredibly, the driver and passenger of this 2007 Nissan Maxima walked away from this accident that occurred at 12:03 p.m. at the intersection of U.S. 84 and Highway 75 in Fairfield, Texas on May 27, 2015. According to Fairfield Police Officer Sean Frasier, the Nissan ran a traffic light and was hit broadside by a Sun Belt Rentals 18-Wheeler and pushed into nearby Napa Auto Parts. Everyone was wearing seat belts, including the driver of the 18-Wheeler. Officer Frasier was assisted by two State Patrol Officers, Chief of Police Kenny Bulger, Fairfield Volunteer Fire two EMS ambulances. Department personnel and A Freestone County Sheriff’s
(Photo by Scott W. Marsters, Sr.) Deputy gave the couple a ride home that live in the
Dew/Oakwood area. Mary McDonald reporting.
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--Sports Lions Sweep into Regional Finals! The Teague Lions used timely hitting, great relief pitching and had to overcome numerous errors to advance to the Region III Final for the right to go to the Texas State Tournament. Teague swept the New Waverly Bulldogs in a best of three series and will face district champion West in a best of three in the Waco area beginning Thursday. The Lions played all games at the Mumford ISD athletic complex, a beautiful facility in Central Texas. Aaron Mitchell was handed the ball to pitch game one. He tossed three fly ball outs in a very efficient first inning and the Lion bats took him to an early lead. Robbie West led off the bottom of the first with an infield single and promptly stole second. A ground out by Ryan Mitchell moved him to third and he scored on an RBI single from Aaron Mitchell. Mitchell advanced to second on a fielding error and came across to score on a single by cleanup hitter Austin Skinner. Skinner scored on a JT Jones single and the Lions had a 3-0 lead after one inning. Teague struck again in the second inning. Ryan Mitchell singled and Aaron Mitchell doubled to deep right center field to score his brother. Aaron Mitchell reached third base with JT Jones at the plate. Jones
hit a line drive that was snared by third baseman Kevin Carlson and he tagged the bag and got the inning ending double play. Mitchell was cruising until some trouble came up in the top of the fourth. Chaz Jackson was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning. Skinner attempted to pick him off and the errant throw advanced Jackson to second. Carlson walked and Cade Tremie reached on a field error. Michael Reyes stepped up with bases loaded and shot one up the middle fielded by JT Jones. He attempted to flip it to second to record an out but the exchange allowed the ball to fall to the ground and Jackson scored. Conner McWhorter singled to right center scoring two more and the Bulldogs pulled to within one at 4-3. Both starting pitchers were knocked out the game and the bull pens had to mop up the remainder of the innings. Coby Brooks pitched an inning and did not allow a run. Austin Skinner came from behind the plate to the mound to begin the seventh inning. He was given a lead by his offense. West reached on a throwing error by the third baseman. Aaron Mitchell was hit by a pitch. Skinner ripped a triple to the warning track for two runs batted in and Jones singled in Skinner for 7-4 lead heading into
the bottom of the seventh. New Waverly would have the last chance to take game one and would eventually send the game into extra frames. Jackson led off the bottom of the seventh with a single. Troy Roberts also singled followed by a Carlson hit to load the bases. Tremie flew out to right field and Jackson scored to draw the Bulldogs to within two. Reyes and Coleman singled to score two runs and the game was tied after seven and the Lions were headed to their third extra inning playoff game this year. The Lions made some noise in the bottom of the ninth when Aaron Mitchell scorched a triple to deep center field. The hit by Mitchell was the 14th pitch of the at bat. He fouled off eight pitches to wear down the Bulldog hurler and reached base. The Lions could get no further when two groundouts ended the threat. Skinner kept the New Waverly bats silent until his offense gave him a lead. Mikkail Shepherd reached on a single and stole second. Robbie West walked and was erased on a fielder’s choice. Shepherd was on third and Mitchell was on first and Roberts tried to pick off the runner at third and was called for a balk that scored Shepherd. The Lions took an 8-7 lead and Skinner returned to the mound. The Lions defense got the first two outs of the inning but Jackson was pesky hitter at the top of the lineup.
He singled but was stranded at first as the game ended on a lazy fly ball to right field. Aaron Mitchell, Austin Skinner and JT Jones each collected three hits and two RBIs each. Mikkail Shepherd had two hits as well as Robbie West. The Lions were one win away from the regional final and both teams had used quite a bit of pitching, but the Lions had some in reserve. Lefty Jaylen Davis got the call from Coach Kyle Kilman to pitch game two. He would struggle a little early but stayed into the fifth inning. The Lion offense stranded nine runners in the first four innings. Teague was the visitor and got singles from both Mitchells and a Skinner walk to load the bases with one out. Ryan Mitchell was forced out at home and Jones grounded out to the shortstop to end the inning with the bases full of Lions. New Waverly would strike first in game two with a run in each of the first two innings. Troy Roberts walked and scored on a Carlson single to left. In the second inning, McWhorter singled and scored on a sacrifice fly by Allen Presswood. The Lions would cut the lead in half in the top of the third. Skinner had a one out walk and JT Jones also worked a walk. Chandler Hunt had a two out walk to load the bases. Cooper Jones chipped one to the pitcher’s mound and the throw pulled the first baseman off the bag and Skinner scored. The Lions left the bases loaded for the second time but did cut the lead to 2-1. The real damage occurred in the top half of the fourth. West singled and stole second and Ryan Mitchell had a deep fly ball to right field for the first out of the inning. Aaron Mitchell walked on four pitches and chased Markum out of the game. Roberts returned in relief for the
second straight day and Skinner launched a stand up triple to deep left and gave his Lions the lead 3-2. Skinner would also score on a bunt that was thrown home and he slid around the tag and tapped the corner of the plate. Jones would score the fourth run of the inning on a single by Chandler Hunt and the Lions led 5-2 heading into the bottom of the fourth inning. New Waverly added a run in the bottom of the fourth inning but the Lions got that right back in the top half of the fifth. West singled and both Mitchells walked to load the bases. Jt Jones walked in a run to lead 5-3. Davis left the game in the fifth inning and Coby Brooks came on in relief. Brooks allowed a single in the seventh but that was all the Bulldog offense could muster and the Lions won the game and the series 5-3, despite leaving the bases loaded three times on the day. Skinner got the win in the game one marathon and Davis added a win in the series clincher. Brooks earned a save in game two. Chandler Hunt and Robbie West each had two hits. Skinner was 1-1 and was walked three times. JT Jones was walked twice and he scored a run. The Teague
Lions will continue their history making advancement in the state playoffs. This is their first regional final berth in the current format in school history. They will battle district foe West in the final. They were swept by the Trojans in two district games but the regional final should by one of the most competitive in the state. The first game of the regional final series will be at Waco Midway on Thursday at 7PM. The final games will move to Waco ISD. The second game is set for a 5PM first pitch and the deciding game will be thirty minutes following the conclusion of game two. Scott Batts reporting. (Photos by Monte Calame) _______________________
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By Sheriff Don Anderson Deputy, Trooper and Teague Medic 2 responded to assist Leon County on a report of several vehicles that were involved in a crash on IH-45 near the 181 mile marker. Trooper responded to a report of a pickup that had hydroplaned off the roadway and through a fence on Hwy 79. Precinct 3 Commissioner Emmons was notified that the bridge was washing out on CR 381. Deputy, Trooper, and Fairfield Medic 8 were dispatched to a crash on FM 488. Teague Medic 3 was dispatched to a lift assist on Main Street. Oncor was contacted about a power loss after a tree fell on a power line on N. 4th Avenue. Trooper booked one into jail from a crash on Hwy 75 N. Trooper and Deputy responded to a report of a truck that had struck a cow on FM 80 S. Fairfield Medic 6 transported a 64 year old male to the E.R. that was having difficulty breathing. Deputy and Game Warden responded to a domestic dispute in the Southern Oaks area. One relative was trying to force another relative to go outside during a storm. Deputy was dispatched to a loud noise complaint on CR 550. Deputy, Trooper and Medic 6 responded to a report of vehicle that had driven into an eroded section of FM 3059. TX DOT was contacted to erect barricades. Deputy was dispatched to an alarm call in the Streetman area. The area was found to be secure. Teague Medic 3 was dispatched to S. 7th to check on a resident that was on oxygen after the electricity went out due to bad weather. Teague P.D. booked one into jail on a burglary of a vehicle warrant. Trooper responded to a twovehicle crash on IH-45 near the 206 roadway exit. Deputies, Troopers and volunteers assisted Teague P.D. and Teague VFD after heavy rains and high winds knocked over trees and flooded several roadways in and around the city. Trooper responded to a report of a vehicle that had hydroplaned into the ditch on Hey 84 W. near CR 971. Southern Oaks VFD was dispatched to a report of a small camper trailer fire on Elm Street. Deputy, Trooper, Fairfield VFD and Fairfield Medic 8 responded to a report of a vehicle that had hydroplaned through a fence on FM 27. Trooper checked on a car that was stuck in the ditch on Hwy 84 E. Wortham VFD assisted Mexia EMS with a 74 year old that was having difficulty breathing on 1st Street. Precinct 4 Commissioner Ridge was contacted about a tree that was blocking the roadway on CR 941. Deputy was dispatched to CR 301 on a report of a pickup that was stuck in the mud. Kirvin VFD was dispatched to assist an owner retrieve a calf that had fallen down a 20 foot dry well. Trooper assisted a motorist with a flat tire on IH-45 near the 208 mile marker. Deputy took a theft report on CR 141. Teague Medic 3 transported a female to the E.R. that was having chest pains. Deputy was dispatched to an alarm call on FM 488. The area was found to be secure. Deputy was sent to CR 1265 on a trespassing complaint. Trooper responded to a report of a pickup that had driven through a fence on Hwy 84 W. Deputy was dispatched to FM 80 S. on a report of a suspicious male subject that was walking in the area. Deputy, Trooper, Fairfield VFD and Fairfield Medic 8 responded to a report of a vehicle that had stuck a deer near the 192 mile marker of IH-45. Teague VFD responded to a report of live electrical wires that were on the ground near the intersection of Washington and Jefferson Streets. Trooper assisted a stranded
Don Anderson motorist near the 208 mile marker of IH-45. Fairfield Medic 6 transported a Don Anderson medic alert patient to the E.R. that was feeling dizzy. Deputy booked one into jail on an outstanding warrant for theft of property. Deputy booked one in from court on a bond revocation order. Deputy was sent to FM 3059 on a report of three horses that were out near the roadway. Butler VFD assisted Fairfield Medic 8 on FM 489 E. with a subject that was having difficulty breathing. Teague P.D. booked one into jail on traffic offenses. Deputy took a burglary report in the Southern Oaks area. Fairfield Medic 8 transported an inmate from the Boyd Unit to the E.R. that had overdosed. Precinct 1 Commissioner Ward was notified about two large trees that were across the roadway on CR 275. Deputy checked on an abandoned vehicle on FM 80 N. Deputy was dispatched to a disturbance at the boat dock on Fisherman’s Point. Trooper was dispatched to minor crash near the 187 mile marker of IH-45. Deputy assisted a motorist near the 189 mile marker of IH-45. Deputy was dispatched to a domestic dispute on CR 1265. One party departed the area. Deputy was sent to CR 298 to assist a land owner locate the owner of herd of cattle on the land owner’s property. Deputy, Trooper, Fairfield P.D., Fairfield VFD and Fairfield Medic 8 responded to a report of an 18wheeler and a passenger car that had collided into a business at the intersection of Hwy 84 and Hwy 75. Deputy responded to CR 711 on a report of an unwanted subject that was on the caller’s property. Deputy was dispatched to an alarm call on CR 541. The area was found to be secured. Precinct 2 Commissioner Oakes was notified about a tree that was across the roadway on CR 813. Deputy and TX DOT responded to a report of a tree that was blocking the roadway on FM 80 S. Deputy was dispatched to a report of someone shooting a gun in the late at night on CR 241. Teague P.D. booked one into jail on a reckless damage charge. Deputy was dispatched to an alarm call on Hwy 179. The area was found to be secure. Wortham P.D. booked one into jail on an outstanding warrant for an open container and evading arrest with a vehicle. Deputy took a fraud report on CR 161. Deputy was dispatched to a domestic dispute on FM 80 s. One party departed from the area. Deputy was dispatched to a welfare check on CR 403. Deputy was sent to an alarm call on FM 80 S. The owner didn’t get to the keypad fast enough. Teague Medic 3 and Teague VFD responded to a report of a 14 year old male with a history of asthma that had stopped breathing. Air Evac transported the youth to the E.R. in Waco. Deputy was dispatched to CR 300 in reference to a neighbor’s horses that were on the caller’s property. Deputy booked one into jail on an outstanding warrant. Deputy was dispatched to a welfare check on Hwy 75 S. Teague VFD was dispatched to a lift assist onvbvcbvvbv Walnut Street. Southern Oaks VFD responded to a general fire alarm at a residence on FM 416. The residence was found to be okay. Fairfield Medic 6 transported a 67 year old female that had sustained injuries from a fall. Deputy booked one into jail on an outstanding warrant for a probation revocation. Trooper responded to a crash on Hwy 84 near CR 540. Deputy booked one into jail on outstanding warrants for possession of drug paraphernalia, and traffic offenses. Trooper, Teague VFD and Teague Medic 2 responded to a report of a one-vehicle roll over on Hwy 84 W.
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Fairfield Medic 8 transported a male subject to the E.R. that was having chest pains. Deputy assisted a subject on Hwy 27 that was searching for his lost dog. Deputy was dispatched to check on a report of a white, Ford, pickup that was stuck in the mud close to the railroad crossing on FM 80 N. Deputy and Trooper responded to a one-vehicle roll over near the 208 mile marker of IH-45. Trooper was dispatched to a report of a vehicle that had struck a deer on FM 488 near the Richland Chambers Dam. Wortham P.D. was dispatched to S. 1st Street on a report of kids playing near the rail cars. Wortham P.D. was dispatched to domestic dispute on W. Sabine. Deputy was dispatched to a loud music complaint on CR 508. Trooper responded to a report of a vehicle that had struck a wild hog on Hwy 84 W. Deputy, Trooper, Dew VFD and Teague Medic 2 responded to a report of a vehicle in the center median near the 189 mile marker of IH-45. Deputy was dispatched to a civil stand-by on FM 489 E. Fairfield Medic 8 transported a 70 year old male to the E.R. that was having difficulty breathing. Wortham P.D. was dispatched to a theft report on S. 4th. Teague Medic 3 transported a 60 year old male to the E.R. that was having seizure during church. Teague P.D. booked one into jail on an assault charge. Deputy took a burglary report on CR 140. Teague P.D. booked one into jail on traffic charges. Deputy assisted Teague P.D. with a civil dispute at the Jefferson Park Soccer Fields. Deputy recovered stolen property items on Hwy 75 S. Fairfield Medic 8 transported a 58 year old female to the E.R. that had injured her leg after a fall. Deputy was dispatched to an alarm call on FM 80 S. The area was found to be secure. Jail Population -46 And so it goes… _______________________
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Fairfield Police Report By: Chief of Police Kenny Bulger Monday, May 25th 6:34AM – Officer Bailey and Gallegos on report of suspicious person. 7:03AM – Officers Bailey and Gallegos on open building. No problems. 7:09AM – Officers Bailey and Gallegos assisting FCSO on looking for subject.
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Indictments
Sixteen indictments were handed Freestone down by the Freestone County Grand Jury on May 27, 2015. County These are listed as follows: Lew Alan Larson –W/M, 50, Donie, in jail. One Count of Courthouse News Possession of Substance in PG 1,
Methamphetamine, less than one gram. Date of alleged offense April 2, 2105. Alton Richard Sheffield – W/M, 59, Teague, out on bond. One Count of Possession of Substance in PG 1, Methamphetamine, 1<4 grams in Drug Free Zone. Date of alleged offense April 4, 2015 Juan Castro-Diaz – W/M, 31, Fairfield, out on bail. One Count of Driving while Intoxicated Child Passenger. Date of alleged offense March 7, 2015. Edward Lee Prado – W/M, 42, Frisco, out on bond. One Count of Driving while Intoxicated Child Passenger. Date of alleged offense March 27, 2015. Brianne Marie Fair – W/F, 23, Frisco, out on bond. One Count of Possession of Substance PG 1, Cocaine, less than one gram. Date of alleged offense April 11, 2015. Darryl Dwayne Spencer – B/M, 31, Mexia in jail. One count of Forgery. Date of offense August 22, 2014. Colby Ryan Kennedy – W/M, 29, Groesbeck, in jail. One Count of Burglary of a Habitation. Date of alleged offense March 17, 2015.
James Martin Carmouche II – B/M, 31, Houston, out on bond. One Count of Family Violence With Previous Conviction. Date of alleged offense March 28, 2015. Christopher DeWayne Hopkins - B/M, 33, Centerville, out on bond. One Count of Tampering With Evidence and One Count of Manufacture/ Delivery Controlled Substance PG 1, Methamphetamine. Date of alleged offenses March 16, 2015. John David Neighbors – W/M, 29, Wortham, out on bond. One Count of Theft 5001500 Enhanced. Date of alleged offense April 21, 2015. Alvia Arlette Evans – B/F, 23, Ft. Worth, out on bond, One Count of Forgery. Date of alleged offense August 22, 2014. Billy Wayne McDaniel – W/M, Streetman, in jail. One Count of Criminal Mischief $1500-$20,000 and One Count of Theft $20,000 but less than $100,000. Date of alleged offenses April 17, 2015. Benjamin Adam Minze - W/M, 21, Streetman, out on bond. One Count of Possession of Controlled Substance PG 1 less than one gram. Date of alleged offense April 7, 2015. Cherie Lorraine Nash – W/F, 40, Mexia, in jail. One Count of Controlled Substance PG 1, Methamphetamine one gram or more but less than four grams. Date of alleged offense April 10, 2015.
12:53PM – Officers Bailey and Gallegos on report of traffic accident. 5:08PM – Officers Bailey and Gallegos on report of theft. 6:51PM – Officer Weinmann on report of theft. Tuesday, May 26th 12:13AM – Officer Weinmann on report of burglar alarm. No problems. 12:23AM – Officer Weinmann out on suspicious vehicle. 12:33AM – Officer Weinmann assist with Welfare Check. No problems. 6:36AM – Officers Bailey and Gallegos on report of traffic accident. 11:07AM – Officers Bailey and Gallegos met with complainant. 5:23PM-Officer Bailey and Gallegos on report of traffic accident. 8:06PM – Officer Weinmann on report of traffic accident. 11:27PM – Officer Weinmann out with complainant at hospital. Wednesday, May 27th 1:10AM – Officers Tharp and Weinmann on report of burglar alarm. No problems. 2:28AM – Officer Tharp on report of 911 hang up. No problems. 4:42AM – Officer Weinmann on report of loose animal. 4:47AM – Officer Tharp assist FCSO on disturbance call. 12:05PM – Officer Frasier and Chief Bulger on report of traffic accident. 4:14PM – Officer Frasier on meet complainant call at business. 6:28PM – Officer Palacios on report of unattended children. Parents were present. 6:58PM – Officer Palacios out with complainant with question at business. 9:18PM – Officer Palacios out
with broken down motorist. Thursday, May 28th 6:30AM – Officer Frasier out with subject at business. 2:32PM – Officer Frasier and Chief Bulger on report of traffic accident. 7:10PM – Officer Lawrence out with complainant. 7:51PM – Officer Palacios on report of lost property. 8:11PM – Officer Lawrence on report of welfare concern. No problems. Friday, May 29th 10:45AM – Officer Gallegos out with complainant at business. 7:16PM – Officer Weinmann assist other police agency on traffic stop. 11:36PM – Officer Tharp assist FCSO on suspicious person. 11:46PM – Officer Weinmann on parking problems at Love’s truck stop. Saturday, May 30th 3:54AM – Officer Weinmann out on report of noise problems. 9:08AM – Officer Gallegos out with complainant at PD. 11:34AM – Officer Gallegos on report of solicitors. 1:00PM – Officer Gallegos on report of loose dog. 10:03AM – Officer Gallegos on report of civil issues. 3:25PM – Officer Gallegos on report of suspicious people at gas station. 6:58PM – Officers Tharp and Weinmann on report of suspicious vehicle at residence. No problems. 10:36PM – Officer Tharp on report of loud music in neighborhood. 10:46PM – Officer Tharp on report of reckless driver. 11:45PM – Officer Weinmann on report of traffic accident. Sunday, May 31st 4:34AM – Officer Tharp on report of suspicious person at business. No problems. 10:55AM – Officer Gallegos on report of reckless driver. 9:03PM – Officers Weinmann and Tharp on report of verbal disturbance. Subjects separated. 9:49PM – Officer Tharp on report of loud music in neighborhood. _______________________
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www.andersoncountylivestock.com SALE EVERY WEDNESDAY - 12 NOON Receipts from Anderson County Livestock Exchange showed a total of 80 head of cattle sold on May 27, 2015 with 24 buyers and 25 sellers. Trend of Market: Steady Steers 200-300 lbs-----------------------------------325-480 300-400 lbs-----------------------------------265-300 400-500 lbs-----------------------------------242-287 500-600 lbs-----------------------------------215-257 600-700 lbs-----------------------------------195-215 700-800 lbs-----------------------------------195-200 Heifers 200-300 lbs-----------------------------------360-465 300-400 lbs-----------------------------------230-300 400-500 lbs-----------------------------------230-281 500-600 lbs-----------------------------------200-251 600-700 lbs-----------------------------------185-235 700-800 lbs-----------------------------------150-181 Slaughter Slaughter Cows--------------------------------90-122 Slaughter Bulls-------------------------------120-145 Stocker Cows & Pairs Stocker Cows---------------------------1050-2600.00 Pairs-------------------------------------1450-3400.00 Goats Goats------------------------------------75.00-200.00 This report is a GUIDE only. It is provided to show market trends and is not inflated to deceive Producers or the general public.
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OILREPORT & GAS
Beginning Rancher’s Program Offered A Beginning Ranchers Program, organized for ranchers who have been in the business 10 years or less, will be held June 9th and 10th O.D. Butler Jr. Animal Science Complex at Texas A&M University in College Station. On Tuesday, the meeting will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Beef Center. Dinner will be provided. On Wednesday, the meeting will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. The focus will be beef quality assurance, marketing
of livestock, and becoming BQA certified. The speakers will be: Dr. Joe Paschal, Moderator, Texas A&M Agrilfie Extension Beef Cattle Specialist; Dr. Virgina Fajt, College of Veterinary Sciences; Mr. Jesse Carver, Livestock Marketing of Texas; Mr. Greg Goudeau, Navasota Livestock Auction; Dr. Elizabeth Parker, Institute for Infectious Animal Diseases; and Dr. Kellye Thompson, Prairie View A& M University. The event is sponsored by Texas A7M Agrilife, Texas Beef Council, and Prairie View A7M University.
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RRC PRODUCTION STATISTICS AND ALLOWABLES FOR June 2015 The Texas average rig count as of May 22, was 372, representing about 44 percent of all active land rigs in the United States according to Baker Hughes Incorporated. The Railroad Commission of Texas (Commission) reports that in the last 12 months, total Texas reported production was 939 million barrels of oil and 8.3 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. The Commission’s estimated final production for March 2015 is 84,879,948 barrels of crude oil and 533,174,979 Mcf (thousand cubic feet) of gas well gas. The Commission derives final production numbers by multiplying the preliminary March 2015 production totals of 71,586,361 barrels of crude oil and 459,752,504 Mcf of gas well gas by a production adjustment factor of 1.1857 for crude oil and 1.1597 for gas well gas. (These production totals do not include casinghead gas or condensate.) Texas natural gas storage reported to the Commission for April 2015 was 306,736,498 Mcf compared to 163,204,730 Mcf in April 2014. The May 2015 gas storage estimate is 340,423,995 Mcf. The Commission’s Oil and Gas Division set initial June 2015 natural gas production allowables for prorated fields in the state to meet market demand of 7,912,529 Mcf (thousand cubic feet). In setting the initial June 2015 allowables, the Commission used historical production figures from previous months, producers’ demand forecasts for the coming month, and adjusted the figures based on well capability. These initial allowables will be adjusted after actual production for June 2015 is reported.
fumigation and electricity at relationship. the park grounds. The increased promotion Russell L deCordova Cody deCordova Ty deCordova Richie Manning, president of local hotels and services P.O. Box Drawer P, Buffalo, Texas 75831 of the Fairfield Coon Hunters to event coordinators was (903) 322-4940 Association, a member of heavily discussed. SALE EVERY SATURDAY - 12 NOON the Coon Hunters Kennel City Manager Jeff Looney, Club, expressed hope that in along with Chamber of Receipts from Buffalo Livestock Marketing showed a total of 609 cattle May 30, 2015 with 115 sellers and 44 buyers. the future the Council would Commerce Administrator also choose to support his Brenda Shultz, assured the Slaughter Cows Cutter Cows-------------------------------------105-123 organization, which hosts committee that they are in Fat Cows----------------------------------------100-133 events in and around the constant contact with these Canner Cows-------------------------------------75-105 Slaughter Bulls Fairfield area. coordinators, promoting Heavy Bulls-------------------------------------115-146 Light Bulls--------------------------------------125-175 “Maybe, over time, we could Fairfield’s businesses. Pairs build on these things and work It was suggested that the hotel Choice Pairs------------------------------------------N/T Good Pairs-----------------------------------2400-2825 together to create something committee also meet with the Plain Pairs-----------------------------------1100-1900 Bred Cows 3-6 yr old----------------------1350-2550 great,” said Councilman Randy representatives to encourage Steer/Bull Calve & Yearlings Johnson. a more understanding and 150-200 lbs-------------------------------------380-520 200-300 lbs-------------------------------------350-450 Johnson encouraged cooperative relationship. 300-400 lbs-------------------------------------300-390 Brenda Shultz, Executive At the heart of the matter was 400-500 lbs-------------------------------------265-330 500-600 lbs-------------------------------------235-282 Administrator of the Fairfield the desire for better allocation Waco Stockyard 600-700 lbs-------------------------------------215-245 700-800 lbs-------------------------------------190-230 Chamber of Commerce, to of hotel/motel funds. Waco, TX Marlin Hwy.254-223-2958 6 East Heifer Calves & Yearlings 2316 Office 254-753-3191 Jody Thomas Freestone County, Texas by Jan Fielden develop additional activities “We were told that certain 150-200 lbs-------------------------------------330-495 76705 lbs-------------------------------------275-400 Jody Thomas 200-300 254-223-2958 and events to coincide with events were filling hotels,” 300-400 lbs-------------------------------------245-340 This past week I had one of those OH NO moments! I was ard the Association’s hunts. reported Mayor Roy Hill, “Now 400-500 lbs-------------------------------------225-325 500-600 lbs-------------------------------------215-290 stuck in my truck in the horse paddock. The horses were Waco, TX 76705 Representatives of various we’re seeing that’s not so.” 600-700 lbs-------------------------------------195-245 wanting in because they knew I had put their feed out. I 700-800 lbs-------------------------------------172-230 hotels throughout the City Ultimately it was decided These prices reflect the GOOD and CHOICE cattle, and the plainer had driven through there to get to the stables because were in attendance to discuss that the committee would cattle would be I thought the lower gate would be totally under water, 15 to 20 dollars behind these figures. their ideas to boost events compile a list of their most mostly because it gets that way frequently when it rains. and tourism. profitable dates, coinciding No problem driving through, put out the feed, back up, With the decrease of with local events, to present took off for the gate into the paddock, so far, so good! Freestone County’s oil and to the Council at a later date. Drove in and was careful not to drive in the same tracks gas business, these hotels “We’re [City Councilmen] because I didn’t want to get stuck and I also didn’t want become more reliant managing money that y’all 2316 Marlin Hwy. 6 East Waco, TX 76705 have to make deep tracks in the paddock. I got out and closed the area’s annual sporting created for us – through your Office 254-753-3191 Jody Thomas 254-223-2958 on the gate so I could drive on through, open the gate from and entertainment events to businesses and hard work” the pasture to let them in and then I was through for the Goats 9:00 a.m. SALE EVERY TUESDAY Cattle 12:00 p.m. fill their rooms. expounded Mayor Hill. day…or so I thought. After closing the gate I jumped in ”How can we work with He hopes that this the truck, put it in gear and went absolutely no where!!! what was built for a different information will aid the My tires just spun. I first tried putting it in reverse and time?” was the question Council in determining the then back in drive, then back in reverse, etc. I was sure raised by Mayor Hill regarding best use of hotel/motel funds I could “rock” it out of there. No such luck!! I had some the gradual loss of financial in the future. extra hay in the bed and I put it in front and in back of the benefits from the oil and gas Other suggestions included tires and tried again…no luck. industry. the expansion of Market OK, so I’ll move on to the next great idea of putting some At previous meetings it was Days; more advertisement of tree limbs under the tires, surely that will work. NOPE! decided that this independent special events; recruitment of That didn’t work either. I didn’t want to just keep digging committee would share their Congratulations, more franchise restaurants; Graduates! a hole so I told the horses I would be back and walked up suggestions and concerns and appropriate road signs to the house. When The Colonel saw me, he said, “got with Councilmen in an effort posted along Interstate 45. stuck”? He got the tractor and some chains and had to to develop a more compatible Megan Hempel reporting. pull me backwards out of the area. Guess where I had to drive to get back to the house…. yep, you guessed it….the lower gate that somehow or other was NOT under water. Oh, The Red Oak Ranch can be a mystery at times.
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Kick Off to College: Eagle’s Teammate Advances to the Next Level Hitting the headlines, junior Charles Oliver (above left with Head Coach John Bachtel) caught the eye of several major college football recruiters with his skill on the field. Both A&M and Baylor University made inquiries into a possible future with their respective teams and in the 2016 season Oliver will be playing for one of these major colleges. Currently verbally committed to Texas A&M, Oliver plans to sign to Texas in the near future. Making 17 tackles, one interception and 869 rushing yards, by junior year, #23 is sure to succeed in any of these higherlevel teams. The attention he’s received should not be fading soon after Oliver earned a third place medal at state in the 200 yd. race. “Charles has started since his sophomore year on a team that has gone as far as any team in Fairfield history,” head football coach John Bachtel said. “He is a lock-down cornerback and an outstanding return guy.” On average, only 6.5% of the 1,093,234 high school football players continue on at the college level. Fighting the odds, Oliver and more than a few of this school’s alumni have made the cut. Known for playing several positions, Oliver was an unlikely
pick for A&M’s secondary coach, Terry Joseph, but he is perfect for the kind of cornerback player the Aggies are looking for. “Charles can score from anywhere on the field,” Bachtel said. “When Charles is on the field our opponents must account for him.” Titled the 2014 second-team all-district selection at RB, Oliver knows that it takes a good coach to become noticed by the recruiters. It takes a great drive to play such a demanding sport. Oliver finds his inspiration in the people around him. “I believe coach Bachtel and the rest of our coaches have prepared me for the college level, they get us ready for the competition ahead,” Oliver said. “Also my mom is a big reason I play football. If it wasn’t for her I probably wouldn’t be playing now.” Planning a future in higher-level sports, athletes depend on their coaches to push them to be the best and there is no exception here. “I believe our program makes our kids tougher,” Bachtel said. “It gets them ready for the next level of competition or for the next phase in life.” More than a test of physical strength, being a good athlete takes sacrifice and devotion to
the sport. One’s attitude and commitment to the team is just as important as talent. “Chuck’s best assets are his speed and size for the position they want him to play.” Coach Kevin Childers said. “In today’s game the receivers are becoming bigger and faster all the time. The defenses must match those receivers with big fast corners as well.” Coaches take pride in the achievements of their athletes. After challenging summer workouts and a long football season, it is a difficult sport to be a part of, but, as Oliver knows, the hard work pays off all for the love of the game. “Charles has great potential to be successful at the next level. There will be a lot of adjustments for Chuck once he gets there, intensity, speed of the game and the like.” Childers said. “Once Chuck gets those things under his belt he will be fine.” Mark the date and set the DVR, because on Oct. 29, 2016 two of the school’s former athletes have the chance to meet again on the same field. Both former student Larry Rose currently a freshman for the New Mexico Aggies, and Charles Oliver, now verbally committed to Texas A&M plan to meet head to head at Kyle Field as the two teams play each other for the first time in football history. Amid the many #teamOlivers and #teamRoses, fans are proud of both of these exceptional athletes who can call Fairfield home. “It will be a thrill knowing I’m getting a chance to play against Larry,” Oliver said. “It’s going to be even better because the whole team of Fairfield will be there.” Reporting by Jane Turchi, junior FHS, Eagle Beat staff reporter.
and Most Beautiful. Saddle up your horse and bring your Best Dressed Cowboy and Cowgirl. Special prizes will go to the winning boy and girl. Registration deadline is June 12. Entry forms can be picked up at Texas 99 Radio, the Freestone County Times, The Fairfield Recorder and the Teague Chronicle. Return these to Texas 99 Radio Station or fax to 903389-6938 (call first). All entries must be in line by 6 p.m. sharp to be judged,
and all entries, including Best Dressed Cowboy and Cowgirl will be judged in their parade positions. Buzz Russell, Vic Frost and Gary Gibbs will be on hand to announce all entries. The parade will be Monday, June 15, at 7:00 p.m. There are sure to be over 100 entries to delight the crowd. For additional questions, call Vanessa Smith 903-389-6938 or 903-388-2920; Lisa Schick 903390-0934; or Michelle Bottoms 903-390-0935. ________________________
Stick Horse Barrels & Stick Bull Riding Youth Stick Horse & Stick Bull will be held following the kick-off parade for Freestone County Fair & Rodeo on Monday, June 15th. Competition will begin at approximately 8:00 p.m. at the Fairgrounds Pavilion. There are two Divisions: 4 & under and 5-7 years old. Stick Horse Barrel Race (Girls ONLY) and Stick
Bull Riding (Boys ONLY) will provide thrills and chills for the family. If you have a stick horse or bull, bring your own and join the Grand Entry for all kids, 7 years and under. Entry fee is $5 per child. For more information, contact LaDonna Turner at 903-388-5869.
Two Nights of Mutton Busting Action Mutton Busting at the Freestone County Fair & Rodeo will take place Friday and Saturday nights, June 19th & 20th, at 7:30 p.m. before the UPRA / CPRA Rodeo. Twenty kids will be selected each
night. Youth must be at least 3 years old and not over 50 pounds. Entry fee is $15. Forms may be picked up at Fairfield Farm & Ranch, Capps True Value and Texas Outfitters Emporium in
Fairfield or at 3W Ranch Supply in Teague. All entry forms must be received by Friday June 12th. For more information, contact LaDonna Turner at 903-3885869.
Yates Manahan Memorial Rodeo The Freestone County Youth Rodeo, in memory of Yates Manahan, will be held Wednesday, June 17th at 7:00 p.m. Entries must be in by June 12th, NO exceptions. As always, All Around buckles will go to the high pint county girl and boy along with a $500 scholarship, sponsored by RVOS Insurance. Rodeo events include: --6 & Under – Boys & Girls: Goat Ribbon Pulling. --9 & Under – Boys & Girls: Goat Tying, Cloverleaf Barrels, Pole Bending and Breakaway Roping. --10-14 Girls: Cloverleaf Barrel, Breakaway Roping, Pole Bending and Goat Tying.
--10-14 Boys: Tiedown, Ribbons, Breakaway and Chute Dogging. --15-19 Girls: Cloverleaf Barrels, Breakaway Roping, Pole Bending and Goat Tying. --15-19 Boys: Tiedown, Ribbon Roping, Breakaway Roping and Chute Dogging. --19& Under: Jack Pot Team Roping. Entry forms may be found online at www. freestonecountyfairandrodeo.com Entries should be sent to Lisa Webb, 960 Hwy 75, Buffalo, Texas. No call in or walk up entries. ____________________
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Continued from 1-A Throughout his high school years, Tyson received numerous awards and honors: He was named Outstanding Student in: Communication, Algebra I, Biology, Spanish 1, Spanish III, Theater, AP Chemistry, Robotics, Physics, and Pre-Calculus Honors. Tyson was recognized for perfect attendance, and for not being tardy. He was a FHS graduation usher. Academically, he received STARR Exit Level Commendation; score 1720 on SAT and 25 on ACT; and placed in UIL Academics in Science, Math, Number Sense and Athletics. Tyson was very busy taking many honors classes: Pre AP English, I and II, Pre AP Chemistry, AP English Language, AP Chemistry, Honors Geometry, Honors
Algebra 2, Pre-Calculus Honors, Robotics, Theater, Spanish III, Athletics I and II and AP Calculus. To get a jump on college, Tyson took Dual Credit classes from Navarro College in U.S. History, Government, Biology, and English. Clubs and organizations Tyson participated in are: BETA Club President, Student Council Representative, Interact Club Reporter, Class Officer – Treasurer and Fellowship of Christian Athletics. Outside of school, Tyson attends Mexia Assembly of God’s Youth program, and has participated in Toys for Tots, United Methodist Church Pumpkin Patch, College Station Ramp Romp, FHS Powder Puff football, Relay for Life, and College Station Fallen Hero Run. He was also a Carter Blood Care volunteer. During the summers of 2013 and 2014, Tyson was a maintenance assistant at Pleasant Hills Children’s Home
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in Fairfield, Texas. He served an internship for Gregg Abbott in 2014. Tyson is currently employed at Hometown Pharmacy. Sam Houston State University, studying Criminal Justice for a bachelor’s and Criminology to attain his masters, is in Tyson’s future in order to follow in some “big footsteps.” Explaining his future career choice, “On February 22, 2012, my uncle, Major Nathan Anderson of the United States Marine Corps died in a helicopter crash in Yuma, Arizona during a training exercise. He was a weapons and tactics instructor, as well as, a helicopter pilot. I always looked up to him and he was what I considered my favorite uncle. I had never known what I wanted to do for a living, but when he died, I decided that I wanted to follow in his footsteps and assist in keeping our country protected and free. I did not want to go into the military, so in order to follow in his footsteps, I chose to set my goal as high as possible and seek a position in the Federal Bureau of Investigation. I had my eyes set on A&M University for a while. However, when the time came to decide which college to attend, I chose Sam Houston State University because they have one of the most successful criminal justice departments in the nation.” And so the school days journey from childhood, where a small Tyson entered his first classroom with anticipation, but soon began learning and making new friends, ends with graduation on June 5th. A new chapter of his life begins with his dad Justin Hopper, his mother Jessica Hopper and sister, Kristy Hopper wishing him Godspeed as he heads off to Sam Houston University. _____________________
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Continued from 1-A is, “Don’t wait. Don’t wait until sophomore year to get serious about your grades. Don’t wait until midnight to start your homework. Don’t wait until the night before to start a project you’ve had for an entire week. Grades are important from the first day of freshmen year until the last day of senior year. School is a privilege not a prison. Take the opportunity to, not only get an education, but to get involved as well. Join a club, play a sport, participate in UIL, join FFA. Step out of your comfort zone. High school is supposed to be fun, so make some memories, and enjoy the ride, because it’ll be over before you know it.” Chronicling her high school years, Caitlynn received numerous awards: Student of the Year 2015; 2015 David Smoak’s Academic All-Star through ESPN-Central Texas; Top Student 2012 – 2014; Perfect Attendance 2012 and 2014; Homecoming Duchess 2012; and Wendy’s High School Heisman 2014 FHS winner. Her participation in VFW Voice of Democracy for three years earned her 5th place locally in 2013 and 2nd place locally in 2014. In 2015, Caitlynn garnered VFW 1st place locally, 1st place district, and was a state qualifier. She was named Outstanding Student in: AP English 2014, Pre AP Calculus 2014, DC History 2014, Pre AP Chemistry 2013, and Spanish 1 2012. Caitlynn was very active in sports at FHS: –Volleyball (4 years): Academic All-District 20122014; 1st Team All-District Libero 2014; Back Row Specialist 2013; 2nd Team AllDistrict Back Row Specialist 2012; Bi-District Qualifier 2012 and 2014; and Area Qualifier 2013. --Basketball (4 years): TABC
Academic All State 2015; TGCA Academic All State 2015; Academic All-District 20132015; 1st Team All-District 2015; 2nd Team All-District 2014; Honorable Mention 2013; Regional Finalist 2013; Regional Semi-finalist 2014; Bi-District Qualifiers 2015; and Team Captain 2015. --Track (3 years): Academic All-District 2012-2014; 3rd in District Pole Vault 2012; Area Qualifier in Pole Vault 2013 and 2014; and District Champs 2012-2014. --Softball (4 years): Academic All-District 20122015; Honorable Mention All-District Infielder 2012 and 2015; 2nd Team All-District Designated Player 2013; BiDistrict Qualifier 2013 and 2014; District Champs 2015; and Bi-District Champs 2015. --Cross Country (1 year): JV District Champs 2011. Caitlynn’s school days also included a number of Clubs and organizations: – FFA (4 years): Jr. Creed Speaking - 1st in District, 2nd in Area, and 19th in State in 2011; Sr. Creed Speaking 1st in District and 6th in Area 2012; Chapter Conducting 1st in District, 5th in Area (2013), Chapter Conducting 1st in District, 2nd in Area, 13th in State 2014; Greenhand Vice President 2011/2012; Historian 2012/2013; Treasurer 2013/2014; and Vice President 2014/2015. –UIL Academics (4 years): Mathematics Regional qualifier 2014 and 2015; Calculator Regional qualifier 2015; Science Regional Qualifier 2015, Lincoln Douglas Debate 2013 and 2014, and UIL District Champs 4 years. --Band (4 years); 1st Chair Snare Drum. --Student Council (4 years): Freshmen Representative 2011/2012, Secretary 2012/2013, Vice President 2013/2014, and President 2014/2015. --Fellowship of Christian Athletes (4 years): Reporter 2011/212, Secretary 2012/2013, Vice President
2013/2014, President 2014/2015. --Class President (4 years): 2011-2015. --BETA Club (4 years): Vice President 2014/2015. Caitlynn still found time for community involvement: --Power Plant mission trip to Oakland California in 2011. --World Changers mission trip to Birmingham, Alabama in 2011. --Mission trip to Alabama in 2012. --United Methodist Church Pumpkin Patch --Trunk or Treat with Interact Club --Purple Pinkie Polio Awareness --Carter Blood Drive --Food for America with FFA --Republican Party Intern for the Gregg Abbott campaign --Raised money for: Cohn’s & Colitis Foundation, Colton Harvell’s battle with leukemia, and Peyton Turners’ foot accident. Caitlynn was employed at Cooper Farms for two summers where she says, “Working at the peach stand has taught me how to work with people.” In 2011 and 2012, Caitlynn spent her Sunday mornings helping out in the church nursery. Parents, Cheryl and Steve Stone, with her brother Clayton, will send Caitlynn off to Texas A&M where she will pursue a degree in engineering. “I love math and science, and I love Jesus Christ. I believe that this field provides me with the best opportunity to do what I love with what I’ve been given. I want to be able to solve worldly problems as I use my ability to solve math and physics problems, as well. I feel pursuing a career in engineering will give me the greatest opportunity to combine my love for missions and my love for math,” Caitlynn explains her career choice. Mary McDonald reporting. ____________________
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Fairfield High School Class of 2015 Graduation Ceremony June 5, 2015 8:00 p.m. Eagle Field
Caitlynn Marie Stone Valedictorian
Tyson Lee Hopper Salutatorian
GPA - 5.60
Brooke Camille Johnson - 5.44
Ellen Margaret Ezell - 5.01
Robert Lewis Berry - 4.70
Nichole Elise Pruitt - 4.99
Kayla Yvonne Mitchell - 5.21
Colby Joseph Minze - 4.20
Hannah Layne Spradlin - 5.20
Austin Ryan Keeney - 4.79
Mattey Cate Mannen - 4.71
Sarie Paige Hill - 4.56
Melanie Christine Torres - 4.46
Ashton Nicole Little - 4.35
Alexandria Taylor Edwards - 4.33
Ashlyn Jake Hughes - 4.23
Alize Monae Lewis - 4.07
John Garrett Teer - 4.02
Mark Curtis Frazier - 4.00
Shelby Leigh Wallace - 4.82
Greydon Stautzenberger - 4.68 Sarah Nichole Wehe - 4.62
Mia Quinn Nicole McWilliams - 4.40 Cameron Ray Edwin Hood - 4.37
Jessica Lynn Sloat - 4.21
GPA - 5.50
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Amanda Paige Autrand
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Kourtnee Leigh Awalt
Shelby Lynn Blassingame
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Tanisha Nicole Brackens
Class of 2015
Kati Lee Bradford
Tiffany Joann Brantley
Jonathan Richard Buchanan
Zhonecia Regine Burns
Chance Randall Carroll
Alexis Nicole Carter
Sreynha Chab
Jacob Edwin Chavers
Leslie Danielle Clem
Brandon Scott Craddick
Kaylee Lynn Crook
Rachel Renee Crouch
Keishaun Cunningham
Zachary Blake Edwards-Roth
Devin Troven Eggins
Raven Taylor Lyric Farris
Miguel Ali Fierro
John Michael Gaitan
Alondra Angelica Gallardo Ba単uelos
Joshua Donanciano Gallegos
Dedrick Verton Garner, Jr.
Emily Elizabeth Gentry
Michael Eugene Gibson
Christian Delane Govan-Lee
Stefan Kyle Grecu
Joshua Matthew Green
Kannon Odwin Grizzard
Shannon Denice Harvey
Rahiem Devonne Hayes
Jessica Nicole Hill
Dillion Cole Hornik
Julia Hunter Johnson
Jessica Ainon Jones
Abbie Nichole Judd
Bailey Nicole Key
Cody James King
Trevor Wells Kortz
Richard Austin Lane
Alexis Nicole Mason
Olivia Elise McAdams
Jacob Ross McQueen
Dakota Ryan McRee
Shaquera Rachelle-Carrie Means
Ethan Marshall Moore
Bernardo Moran Amaya
Selena Mu単oz
Stepfon Deandre Newsome
Justice Olivia Oates
Quindon Ray Oatman
Susan Kelle Owens
Lindsey Ann Palmer
Bijal H Patel
Sheyanne Renae Rains
Andrea Sarahi Ramirez
Juan Lazaro Ramirez Arriaga
Logan Willis Reeves
Andrew Scott Richards
Connor Evan Richmond
Kaitlynn Nichole Roberson
Clayton Ray Roberts
Giancarlos Rosales
Kasidee Lorraine Rumsey
Maritza Aracely Sanchez
Jaida Denae Smith
Addison William Snell
Sean Damien Spain
Anthony David Thibodeaux, Jr.
Gloria Ashley Thomassen
Ariel Rechelle Tompkins
Saydi Dian Torres
Magen Lee Walker
Brittany Brache Wilcoxen
Jacob Dawson Wilkinson
Donta Jamar Willis
Benjamin Thomas Luther Wilson
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Bringing the local arts to the community, the area’s youth have come together to put on yet another live performance as the Tri-County Players. A show about happy endings and the God who inspires them, “Fairy Tale: The Ever After,” lit the stage with a new twist on the classic fairy tales. Hosted by the First Baptist church in Fairfield, the youth brought the stage to life this weekend with a debut Fri. May 29 and recurring encore on the 30th and 31st. A faith-based group, these kids are excited to share their message with the community through their work on the stage. “The message we are trying to get across to the audience is not about us,” Abigail Bristow said. “It’s about Him.” Enchanting audiences with a whimsical story of knights, dragons, and fair ladies, this
PIU Loses Public Corruption Cases After months of haggling in the Texas House and Senate, it’s official. On September 1, 2015, public corruption cases, against state officials and employees, will no longer be handled by the Public Integrity (PIU) of the Travis County District Attorney’s office in Austin, Texas. On Saturday, May 30, 2015, the State House and Senate came together to approve a bill, that takes this responsibility out of the PIU, and sent it to Governor Gregg Abbott’s desk for his signature. The vote was split along party lines. Going forward, Texas Rangers will investigate allegations of public corruption, and the District Attorneys in the county where the officer was elected will decide if the case should go to trial. Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick weighs in on the change, “Today the Texas Senate passed legislation that will allow the prosecution of state officials and state employees in their home jurisdictions, not Travis County. “This legislation sends a strong message the Senate will not allow for the public trust to be diminished. “I commend our senators for their determination in
bringing integrity back to our justice system.” The PIU came into the state spotlight in 2013 when Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg, who heads the unit, was convicted of driving while intoxicated and sentenced to 45 days of incarceration. Then Governor Rick Perry asked Lehmberg to resign, but she refused. Perry soon found himself being brought up on charges, shortly after he withheld funding to PIU. Even as Perry prepares to seek the United States Presidency, the case is still open. Citizens in Freestone County became familiar with PIU when Sheriff Don Anderson, along with Deputy Travis Robertson, was indicted in 2012 through the agency for multiply felony charges of allegedly falsifying records. Although almost monthly status hearings are scheduled in these cases, more than 3 years have passed in Anderson and Robertson’s cases with no forthcoming resolution. It is believed, however, these will remain in Travis County. Mary McDonald reporting. _____________________
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performance brought even more into the world of fairy tales. Filled with over 60 references to the Holy Word, this play written by Kevin Stone brings the Scripture to life in a magical way. Directed and designed by youth leader Rebecca Orms, the show was made possible with the hard work of the devoted cast and crew. With the help of Leon Thomas on sound and special effects provided by Nathan Rikard, the performance was also accompanied by outstanding technical design. “My director, family, and friends have really encouraged me as I do these plays,” performer Bristow said. “Most importantly my director and the whole cast has taught me that everything we do in our performances is for God’s glory.” Jane Turchi reporting. ____________________
The Knight of the Golden Star, portrayed by Isaac Hall (top right) is sent by the Storyteller to deliver fairytale characters from an evil dragon. Among them are (l-r): Snow White - Maggie Orms, Hansel - Sarah Hall and Briar Rose - Abigail Bristow. (Photo by Karen Leidy)
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Receiving a bouquet from the cast is Director Rebecca Orms (second from left). Joining her are (l-r): Maggie Orms as Snow White, Sarah Forman as Gretel and Abigail Bristow Briar Rose. (Photo by Jane Turchi)
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by Barney Leach May 2015 was the wettest May in the last 21 years (1994 through 2015) with 12.42 inches of rain. Rain fall data for years prior to 1994 is not available. Previous wettest May in the 21-year period was 11.26 inches in 2007. Normal rain fall for May is 5.04 inches. Rain fall for the year (through May) stands at 34.25 inches which exceeds total rain fall for all of last year and is nearly twice the normal through May. Normal rain fall through May is 17.84 inches. Total rain fall for last year was 33.30 inches. There were 16 days with measurable rain fall in May and 48 days for the entire year plus several days with a trace Rain fall so far for 2015 is as follows: Month January February March April May Totals
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The normally wettest month of the year (May) is behind us and the driest month of the year (July) is only 30 days away. LOOKING AHEAD TO JUNE: June is normally our third hottest month of the year with an average daily temperature of 80 degrees. We have had triple-digit temperatures in June twice in the last 21 years -- in 1998 and in 2011. The hottest temperature recorded In June was 105 degrees in 1998. Normal rain fall for June is 3.79 inches. The above rain fall data was recorded by Barney Leach, former volunteer co-op weather observer for the National Weather Service.
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Spotted on the Ranch A rare sighting of two Black-Belly Whistling-Ducks were spotted on the WX Ranch stock tank in Stewards Mill recently. The duck’s unique pink bill and legs have a long lanky silhouette, easily distinguishing them from other water foul. Their high-pitched whistles were heard once they took flight. (Photo by Scott W. Marsters, Sr.) ________________________________________________
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An accident Thursday, May 26th on Highway 84 in Fairfield, Texas, near the Girl Scout building, left the female driver of this vehicle shaken up but, apparently uninjured. It is believed that the driver left the road to make a right turn, then suddenly returned to the road, and was hit by an 18-Wheeler belonging to J & E Trucking Company out of Jacksonville, Texas. No official information was available at press time. (Photo by Mick McDonald) ________________________________________________________________________
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September may be the peak month for hurricanes, but history shows the calendar can play tricks â&#x20AC;&#x201C; some surprisingly strong storms have formed in June, says a Texas A&M University at Galveston professor. William Merrell, holder of the George P. Mitchell â&#x20AC;&#x2122;40 Chair in Marine Sciences with more than 35 years of marine experience, says that gulf-formed hurricanes can strike quickly and they tend to catch people totally off-guard. He notes that over the past 150 years, most of the upper Texas coast has received numerous strikes from gulf-formed hurricanes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is in sharp contrast to Louisiana and the lower coast of Texas where significantly less than one-half of storms making landfall form in the Gulf,â&#x20AC;? Merrell explains. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gulf-formed storms have three nasty characteristics besides forming close to us: they form early in the season, their forward speed often accelerates as they make landfall and, most troublesome of all, they often intensify as they make landfall.â&#x20AC;? Gulf-originated storms generally occur earlier in the hurricane season than Atlantic hurricanes, Merrell adds, noting that June is the busiest month on record for Gulf-originated storms making landfall in Texas while Atlantic hurricanes peak in September. Such storms often catch people off guard, he adds. Gulf-Formed Storms Catch People Off Guard â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a strange part of human nature, but in June, at the
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beginning of the season, we are not yet conditioned to hurricane dangers even though we know from past experience the true dangers of hurricane season,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our minds allow us to forget past hurricanes when the weather is clear and no storms are forecast. Even though we know better, we are often unprepared when hurricane season starts. Add to that the fact that with Gulf-formed storms, we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;benefitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; of watching an Atlantic hurricane slowly approach us causing destruction in its path and building concern among weather forecasters. We are caught by surprise, time and time again, when storms form early in the season.â&#x20AC;? Merrell says the upper Texas coast has experienced major hurricanes that made landfall within 72 hours after reaching hurricane status in the Gulf of Mexico. The most noteworthy one was Hurricane Humberto that formed in September 2007 with almost no warning and actually achieved hurricane status while over land on the Bolivar Peninsula. Two other destructive June Gulf-formed storms were Audrey in 1957 and tropical storm Allison in 2001. Audrey, Allison Were 2 Dangerous Storms â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hurricane Audrey was a very fast-moving gulf hurricane that made landfall on the coast near the Texas-Louisiana border in June of 1957,â&#x20AC;? Merrell points out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Audrey was a Category 1 or 2 as it initially moved through the Gulf, and then suddenly gained intensity to a Category 4 hurricane about 125 miles off the coast. Six hours later, Audrey made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane, causing catastrophic damages in eastern Texas and western Louisiana.
Between 416 and 550 people died, making Audrey the sixth deadliest hurricane in the history of the United States.â&#x20AC;? And although not a hurricane, tropical storm Allison formed on June 5, 2001 and pounded the Houston area for several days, resulting in 22 deaths and causing $5 billion in damages as it produced more than 30 inches of rain in several locations. Merrell says that Gulf-formed hurricanes can also strike later in the hurricane season when most observers are concentrating on tracking Atlantic hurricanes. Three notable Gulf-formed hurricanes that hit in August are the 1932 and 1945 Gulf Hurricanes and Hurricane Alicia that hit in 1983. The 1932 Gulf hurricane that hit near Galveston formed off the Yucatan about 2 ½ days before it hit, Merrell says, adding that on Aug. 13 around midnight, the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;32 storm reached the status of a Category 1 hurricane about 240 miles off the coast. The storm finally made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane the evening of Aug. 14, killing about 40 people and causing extensive damage to Freeport, Angleton and Galveston. Another Category 4 Gulf hurricane hit Texas on Aug. 27, 1945. The â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;45 hurricane became a Category 3 major hurricane about 35 miles off the lower Texas coast and posed a threat to adjacent land areas. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The hurricane subsequently turned, moved along the coast gaining strength, and made landfall near Matagorda Bay as a Category 4 hurricane,â&#x20AC;? Merrell notes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No other hurricane of such intensity has paralleled the coast of Texas for so great a distance. Fully two-thirds of the Texas coast and offshore islands were subjected to winds of full hurricane force.â&#x20AC;? _______________________
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--Obituaries Charles Wayne Free Charles Wayne Free, 82, of the Clay Hill Community of Freestone County, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 31, 2015 after a fall that resulted in two hip replacements in less than two months. Funeral services were held 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at Capps Memorial Chapel with Mr. Robert (Bucky) Zehm officiating. Interment followed at Dew Cemetery. Pallbearers were Gabriel Chandler, John’Daniel Chandler, Robert Zehm, Billy Ray Moseley, Joe Kaptchinskie and Billy Frank Hedrick. Charles is survived by his loving wife and companion of 58 years, Shirley Gehrels Free; two daughters, Deborah Chandler and husband Joe of Azle, TX; Lisa Zehm and husband Bucky of Cypress, TX; seven grandchildren, Janine Chandler, Audra Chandler Hollar and husband Russell, Candice Chandler Scott and husband Jamie, Gabriel Chandler, John’Daniel Chandler, Robert and Katherine Zehm along with many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews, great-great nieces and nephews, cousin, and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Rose Free Long and Kermit Free; a younger brother, Gene; and step-father, Q.V. Long. Charles, some called him Charlie, Shirley and much of the family called him Wayne. He had humble beginnings, like most that were born around the depression era in the 1930’s; being born in a long cabin somewhere in the Teague, Texas area. He attended the Church of Christ as a young man and graduated from Teague High School with the Class of 1950. He went on to live in Houston with his Uncle Lewis and Aunt Billie, where his Uncle Lewis was able to help guide him into the Merchant Marines as an Ordinary Seaman. A career that many of the men in the Free family pursued, and work Wayne welcomed, “I didn’t mind work”. He developed one of the strongest work ethics, doing more than was expected of him every day. He served in the U.S. Army after the Korean War. He returned home to ask for Shirley’s hand in marriage, “before someone else asked her”, he would recount. He went on to have a career as a draftsman and surveyor for Seismic Engineering which had he and Shirley, along with the girls, packing up and moving to numerous states and cities until they finally settled in Burkburnett, Texas in 1966, where he went to
work for Darr Equipment Company in Wichita Falls, TX. His career advancements with Darr brought the family to their home in Southlake, TX. Charlie retired from Darr in 1998 after 32 years of loyal service. Charles had the ability to learn, and he put that ability to use educating himself formally and informally on subjects that not only benefitted his career, but also provided enjoyment of hobbies among which included; photography, astronomy, politics, and even a little oil painting. He was a bit of a wrangler; hunting as a young boy, then moving on to the enjoyment of fishing in bigger lakes beyond the farm ponds. He had a boat that he and Shirley would take out on Grapevine Lake, Lake Whitney, and trips to Lake Texhoma yielded some striped bass that were worthy of being mounted and hung proudly above the fireplace. After retirement from Darr, Charlie then spent a great deal of time at his family farm in Teague, TX where the extra time afforded the opportunities to build miles, and miles, and miles of fences at the Gehrels’ family farm
during the extremely HOT summer months. Eventually, Shirley joined Wayne to enjoy the retired lifestyle. They enjoyed having coffee in the mornings on the front porch, sitting on the back porch in the afternoons, occasionally enjoying a glass of wine, and reflecting on funny sayings from the kids and grandkids. Charles was beloved by many. He was a man of few, but profound words. He offered thoughtful insight to those who sought out his sage wisdom, and his guidance was peppered with a sense of humor, for the most part; serious, but not too serious. His approach to life included some sound guiding principles of knowing the difference between right and wrong. He kept to his True North, becoming a man of character, a man of his word, trusted and adored by so many. Charles, Charlie, Wayne, Dad, Grandpa…you will be truly missed. To view an online obituary, send a personalized sympathy card, or leave the family a personal tribute, please visit our website at www. cappschapel.com ____________________
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J.W. attended Seattle Community College and was employed by the Federal Reserve Bank, where he retired after 26 years of dedicated service. J.W. took great pride in the academic and civic achievements of his daughter, Angel Branch Moore. He admired her devotion to family, selflessness, and commitment to excellence in every endeavor. J.W. enjoyed spending time with his family going on road trips, taking walks with his grandson, letting his granddaughter bounce on him, fishing, and playing baseball and dominoes. After a courageous battle with his illnesses at Kline Galland Hospice, J.W. went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, the date of his 58th wedding anniversary. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother, Robert Branch, and two sisters, Jencie Ray Branch, and Otis Fay Pruitt. Those left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of 58 years, Clarissa Dunbar Branch of Seattle, WA; daughter, C. Angel Branch Moore (Gilbert), grandson, Kellen R. Moore, granddaughter, Nichelle A. Moore of Mesa, AZ; brother, R.B. Branch (Ruby) of Teague, TX; sisters, Mary Miles and Ruby Fay McGee of Dallas, TX; sister-in-law, Shirley R. Hall (Robert) of Seattle WA; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Moore’s Angelic Funeral Home will serve the family of J.W. Branch. Visit our website at www. mooresangelicfuneralhome. com to sign the guest book and light a candle. _____________________
The Angelic Hosts came for J.W. Branch, 79, on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 in Seattle, Washington among loving family and devoted friends. Funeral Services were Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. at Moore’s Angelic Chapel, 406 Monroe Street in Teague, Texas with Rev. C.J. Wiley officiating. Interment will follow at Salem Cemetery in Freestone County, Texas. J.W. Branch was born to Annie Lee Holland Branch & Haywood Branch on May 22, 1935, in Coolidge, Texas. J.W. grew up in Limestone County, TX, and graduated from Furney Richardson High School. He accepted Christ while living in Dallas, TX. In 1957, J.W. united in holy matrimony with Clarissa Dunbar of Teague, TX, and lived for three years in Dallas, TX, before relocating to Seattle, Washington in 1960. To this union, their only child, a daughter, Cornelia Angel was born. Throughout their union, J.W. was Clarissa’s “rock,” always demonstrating a deep attentiveness over decades.
him in death. Mr. Ferguson was a Mason, a Shriner, served in the U.S. Merchant Marines and owned TK Barbershop in Buffalo, Texas. He was employed as a pipefitter for 40 years and was a member for the Local 211 Plumbers and Pipefitters Union. Talley enjoyed fishing and working with his cattle. He will be remembered most for being straightforward. Preceding him in death are: his wife; his parents; and one son: Robert Mitchell Ferguson. Those left to cherish his memory most are: his son: Talley Ferguson and his daughter: Linda Holland, both of Buffalo, Texas; and a host of family and friends. Moore’s Angelic Funeral Home will serve the family of Talley K. Ferguson. Please visit our website at www. mooresangelicfuneralhome. The Angelic Hosts came for com to sign the guest book Talley K. Ferguson, 88, of and light a candle. Buffalo, Texas on Thursday, _____________________ May 27, 2015 in the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System in Waco, Texas surrounded by loving family and devoted friends. Mr. Ferguson was the youngest of five children born The annual meeting of Shanks to Lester Ferguson and Helen Cemetery Association will be Barton Ferguson on January Saturday June 6, 2015 at the 19, 1927 in Houston, Texas. Shanks Cemetery. He grew up in the Houston, The business meeting will begin Texas area and attended the at 11:00 a.m. Any business public schools there. Talley items requiring action by the accepted Christ at an early membership will be presented age and was a member to St. along with the financial report for the past year. There will be Stephens United Methodist a memorial service following Church in Houston, Texas. the business meeting. Brother In August of 1958, he married Steve Cowart, of Teague Jackie Heuricy, who preceded
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Gertha Faye Brooks The Angelic Hosts came for Gertha Faye Brooks, 65, on Sunday, May 31, 2015 in the Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri surrounded by loving family and devoted friends. Funeral Services are pending at Moore’s Angelic Funeral Home, 406 Monroe Street, Teague, Texas, 75860. She was born on March 8, 1950. Moore’s Angelic Funeral Home will serve the family of Gertha Faye Brooks. Visit our website at www. mooresangelicfuneralhome. com to sing the guest book and light a candle. ____________________
Shanks Cemetery Memorial Saturday Eighth Avenue Baptist Church, will bring the message. Shanks Cemetery is located on CR 950 off north highway 80 approximately 8 miles north of Teague. Please plan on brining a lunch to enjoy and visit with family and friends. Visitors are always welcome. If there are any questions, please call Shirley Parkhill at 903-599-3193.
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Chaplain’s Corner by Chaplain Karen Hulsey, Mexia State Supported Living Center “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course; henceforth, there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord Jesus shall give to me.” II Timothy 4:7 Dedicated to the Ridge family, in memory of my friend “Big Don Ridge” August 21, 1060 – April 18, 2015.* If You Only Knew By: The Inspiration Quartet Have your prayed for a loved one – struggling with pain? You’ve asked the Lord for healing, but that healing never came. In spite of all your efforts, the Good Lord called them home. It’s hard to let go, when you’re trying to hold on. Now you’re down in the valley, looking up in the sky, And you’re saying “Lord you know what is best but I don’t understand -Why.” If you could hear your loved one speaking now to you, They’d say you would NOT BE grieving if you only knew! If you only knew, I’m just going home, Your prayers have been answered – my sickness is gone… Things look much better – from Heaven’s view. The sun always shines---we’re having a time – IF YOU ONLY KNEW! To be absent from the body is present with the Lord. I’m in the arms of Jesus now, and I’m not suffering anymore. Hand and hand we’ll walk together down heaven’s avenueWe’re having a Big Celebration – IF YOU ONLY KNEW! *Don Ridge is the brother of Commissioner Clyde Ridge, Jr. of Freestone County.
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For all you who have lived in or just love Kirvin, the Kirvin Homecoming is set for June 6th – and don’t forget to tell your friends. The name has been changed; it was the Kirvin School Reunion. The Homecoming is being held at the Kirvin Volunteer Fire Department on Saturday, June 6th beginning at 10:00 a.m., one day before the Woodland Memorial on Sunday, June 7th. Bring your memories, pictures, stories, and a covered dish lunch to share. Prepare to have a good time. _____________________
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Woodland Cemetery Annual Reunion will be held at the chapel and pavilion at the cemetery on Sunday, June 7th. The business meeting will begin at 10:00am. Come and relive memories and joining in singing at 11:00am There will be a potluck luncheon at noon. _____________________
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Sessions Memorial Scholarship THE SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS has awarded the Sheriff JR Sessions Memorial Scholarship to Ms. Leah Coryn Townsend for the 2015 Spring Semester. Ms. Townsend is a student at Houston Baptist University and is the daughter of Mrs. Karen Townsend, a Telecommunicator for the Freestone County Sheriff’s Office. The $500 scholarship is sponsored by Mrs. Peggy Sessions Hemby (right) and was presented by Freestone County Sheriff Don Anderson (left) on Friday, May 29th. Leah is a 2014 Homeschool graduate. She is currently studying Elementary Education. (Photo by Megan Hempel) _____________________________________________
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“Black lives matter!” was the chant heard at recent demonstrations in cities and towns from Ferguson, Missouri, to Baltimore, Maryland. Yes, they do matter, but apparently not so much to some other blacks. Only when a white police officer shoots or engages in other behavior that results in the death of a black man do black lives seem to matter. While Memorial Day weekend featured the traditional parades, barbecues and moments of silence at baseball games for those who gave their lives in wartime to preserve our freedoms, in some of America’s biggest cities virtual shooting galleries produced the sort of carnage more likely to be found in the Middle East from Islamic State terrorists. In Baltimore, which was wracked by violence just one month ago after Freddie Gray, an African-American man, died while in police custody, 32 people were shot. Nine of them died. That brings to 35 the number killed in Baltimore just in May and the month isn’t over. In New York City, eight people were shot and killed. In Chicago, where murder has become common, 12 people died and 44 were wounded. Care to take a guess what these three cities have in common? They are all presided over by elected Democratic mayors and majority Democratic city councils. In New York City, the murder rate reached a record low in 2013. Following the election of liberal Mayor Bill de Blasio, the murder rate jumped 20 percent in the first two months of 2015. Might the reason be de Blasio’s
order to dramatically curtail the stop-and-frisk program that had sharply reduced the number of murders in minority neighborhoods under former Mayor Michael Bloomberg? In Baltimore, where Democratic Mayor Stephanie RawlingsBlake (who is African-American) reportedly ordered Baltimore police to stand down during the recent riots, thus allowing the rioting to continue, police apparently are still obeying that order. Arrests in Baltimore have declined significantly, while incidents of criminal activity, including violent crime, are up. Cops may be reluctant to step in because six of their fellow officers have been indicted in the death of Freddie Gray. Who could blame them for thinking that Baltimore’s elected officials see the police and not criminals as the enemy of public order? There have been no visits by Al Sharpton, no investigations launched by the Department of Justice and no statements by America’s first African-American president about these latest shootings. And predictably, only local media -- not the national networks -- have paid much attention to these murders because both the perpetrators and the victims are black. Only when the template that whites are racists and blacks are victims can be applied do the actors in this tiresome race play step onto the stage with their predictable accusations and fault-finding. Predictably, when the play ends, nothing has changed. Last year, following the riots and looting in Ferguson, Johnathan Gentry, identified by Fox News as a minister, appeared on TV to counter the message by
Who Built the Brooklyn Bridge? by Michelle Malkin Al Sharpton suggesting that white racism is to blame for most problems in the AfricanAmerican community. Speaking of Sharpton, Gentry said, “You only come around when something happens with the police or Caucasians. You’re not there for the black community so you need to stop fronting -and NAACP as well. I want to call them out as well! They’re good for nothing. All they do is perpetuate hate.” You won’t find that sound bite or that man on any other channel, but he speaks the truth. Maybe what’s needed is a Memorial Day for the victims of crime. Maybe that would help reduce the body count. President Obama says he was elected to “end wars, not start them.” While he is retreating overseas, he might consider trying to end the war in America’s inner cities. And those inner-city voters might benefit from ending their loyalty to a party that has done them little good. (Readers may email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@tribpub. com.) (c) 2015 Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
How many times have you heard President Obama and his minions pat themselves on the back for their noble “investments” in “roads and bridges”? Without government infrastructure spending, we’re incessantly reminded, we wouldn’t be able to conduct our daily business. “Every single great idea that has marked the 21st century, the 20th century and the 19th century has required government vision and government incentive,” Vice President Joe Biden infamously asserted. “Private enterprise,” he sneered, lags behind. As always, the Beltway narcissists have it backward. Without private enterprise and free-market visionaries, public infrastructure wouldn’t exist. Take the iconic Brooklyn Bridge, which turned 132 years old this week. It’s not a government official whose vision built that. It’s a fierce capitalist who revolted against unimaginative commandand-control bureaucrats in his home country. Before he went on to pioneer aqueducts and suspension bridges across America, culminating in the Brooklyn Bridge, John Roebling was a government engineer in the German province of Westphalia. A cog in the Prussian building machine, he chafed under autocratic rule. No decisions could be made, no actions taken, he complained in his diary, “without first having an army of government councilors, ministers, and other functionaries deliberate about it for ten years, make numerous expensive journeys by post, and write so many long reports about it, that for the amount expended for all this, reckoning compound interest for ten years, the work could have been completed.” Fed up with innovation-stifling
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build a lucrative family business, he patented and pioneered America’s first commercially successful wire rope company. Frugal and financially savvy, Roebling operated on saved capital and refused to borrow. Several of his new clients paid him in stock, and he soon had a thriving investment portfolio. Coal mining companies in the anthracite region snapped up his sturdy cables. Did he have “help” along the way? Plenty -- from other capitalists, that is. Roebling purchased his wire from industrial pioneer Robert Townsend, who had founded the first iron wire mill west of the Allegheny Mountains in 1816. Townsend, who had learned the wire-making trade from Baltimore wire weaver Hugh Balderson, manufactured rivets, nails, fasteners and telegraph wire, in addition to supplying Roebling with wire for his early experiments and projects. Samuel Wickersham’s Pittsburgh Wire Works also supplied wire as Roebling gained more project work. And Sligo Iron Works made charcoal “blooms” for Roebling’s wire: large blocks cast from molten iron and later steel, which were then “hot rolled” at high temperatures between two rotating cylinders into wire rods. Later, Roebling’s sons Charles and Ferdinand built a 200-acre state-of-the-art manufacturing campus, steel plant and village outside Trenton, N.J. Employing 8,000 workers, Kinkora Works produced everything from chicken wire and telegraph wire to tramway and elevator cables. The suspension cables on the Golden Gate and George Washington bridges were manufactured by the Roeblings. So were the control cables in the Spirit of St. Louis, the first airplane to cross the Atlantic Ocean, and the tramway and construction cables used to build the Panama Canal. Even the wires used to stabilize the wings of the Wright Brothers’ aircraft used Roebling trusses. Here’s the lesson White House progressives and Common Core historians won’t teach: Roebling’s Brooklyn Bridge is a towering legacy of the countless pursuits of individual American innovators who benefited the public by benefiting themselves and their families. The wealth-shaming social engineers in Washington will never understand. Private profit is a public good. Michelle Malkin is author of the new book “Who Built That: AweInspiring Stories of American Tinkerpreneurs.” Her e-mail address is malkinblog@gmail. com. COPYRIGHT 2015 CREATORS. COM
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conformity, subordination and red tape, the ambitious 25-yearold Roebling set sail for the U.S. in 1831 aboard the Americanbuilt ship August Edward. During the 78-day journey, he wrote of his hopes and dreams “to found a new home in the western continent beyond the ocean, a new fatherland free from tyranny.” Upon arriving in Philadelphia, he celebrated his adopted land’s free-market economy. “The numerous hindrances, restrictions and obstacles, which are set up by timid governments and countless hosts of functionaries against every endeavor in Germany, are not to be found here,” he reflected in a letter to friends and family. “The foreigner must be astounded at what the public spirit of these republicans has accomplished up to now and what it still accomplishes every day. All undertakings take place through the association of private persons. In these the principal aim is naturally the making of money.” The pursuit of self-interest was in of itself a source of public good, he concluded, “principally (as) a result of unrestricted intercourse in a concerted action of an enlightened, self-governing people.” Roebling failed at silkwormfarming, fabric-dying, rape seed oil farming and canaryraising before embarking on his engineering career. He patented an improved boiler for steamships, a safety gauge for a steam-boiler flue and a steampowered motorcycle. He traveled wherever he could utilize his skills -- constructing dams on the Beaver River, consulting on hydraulics on the Croton River Aqueduct, knocking on doors for work across Pennsylvania. With unbridled determination to
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For the Fairfield Graduating Class of 2015, all high school studies are over, sporting events have ended, and now they assemble to be honored for their accomplishments on Wednesday, May 27th in their own high school auditorium. On this day joining the Class and underclassmen, in assembly, are parents, grandparents, friends and relatives to see, at least 95 of the 106 graduates be recognized for their individual achievements. Principal Von Wade began the roll call of Honor Graduates, starting with the student having a 4.0 GPA and ended with the Valedictorian, who earned an astonishing 5.60 GPA: Mark Curtis Frazier 4.0, John Garrett Teer 4.02, Alize Monae Lewis 4.07, Colby Joseph Minze 4.20, Jessica Lynn Sloat 4.21, Ashlyn Jake Hughes 4.23, Alexandria Taylor Edwards 4.33, Ashton Earning Drama Club Scholarships are (left-right): Nicole Little 4.35, Cameron Melanie Christine Torres and Sarah Nichole Wehe. Ray Edwin Hood 4.37, Mia ______________________________________________ Quinn Nicole McWilliams 4.40, Melanie Christine Torres 4.46, Sarie Page Hill 4.56, Sarah Nichole Wehe 4.62, Greydon Augustus Stautzenberger 4.68, Robert Lewis Berry 4.70, Mattey Cate Mannen 4.71, Austin Ryan Keeney 4.79, Shelby Leigh Wallace 4.82, Nichole Elise Pruitt 4.99, Ellen Margaret Ezell 5.01, Hannah Layne Spradlin 5.20, Kayla Yvonne Mitchell 5.21, Brooke Camille Johnson 5.44, Salutatorian Tyson Lee Hopper 5.50 and Valedictorian Caitlynn Marie Stone 5.60. Tyson and Caitlynn received certificates of academic achievement. Caitlynn also received the State of Texas Honor Graduate Certificate which authorizes the president of any state supported college or university to provide a scholarship for the payment of tuition for the first two years after high school graduation. After hearing a letter written to them by President Barack Obama, each of the Honor Graduates also v received the Presidents Education Award. Ninety-five students were called on stage that will graduate under the Recommended/Distinguished Program, consisting of earning 26 credits, and having taken subjects in higher math, science, social studies, and English.
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Presenting All Star Ford and Ford Motor Company Ford “Driving Dreams” Scholarships are (left – right) Dinah Surber and Richard Rutledge to Caitlynn Marie Stone, Brooke Camille Johnson, and Tyson Lee Hopper. (Photos by Mary McDonald) _______________________________________________________________________
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All smiles is Katie Lee Bradford who will graduate under the Fairfield Recommended/Distinguished Program. Katie joins 95 classmates who will wear a cord signifying this accomplishment. _____________________________________
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Outstanding Jr. High Students Fairfield Junior High held award ceremonies last week. Students who made all As, As and Bs, had Perfect Attendance or Outstanding Attendance were given a certificate for their accomplishments. Special Honors were awarded as follows: Johnnie Pye Citizenship Award Emily Bonner (7th Grade), Ethan Moore Humanitarian Award and Jeff McBay Academic Award – Anna Kaye Williams (8th Grade) and John Perona Citizenship Award – Jasmine Jones (8th Grade). Not pictured is the Suzann Leadbetter Citizenship Award – Emily Chavers (6th Grade). (See page 4 & 5-B for more pictures)
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U.S. Navy Leading Petty Officer Anthony Pollins Continued from 1-C presented three students with United States Navy Enlistment Ashlyn Jake Hughes, Brooke Scholarships in the amount Camille Johnson, Julia Hunter of $100,000 each. They are: Johnson, Jessica Ainon Jones, Brandon Scott Craddick, Abbie Nichole Judd, Austin Kannon Odwin Grizzard and Ryan Keeney, Bailey Nicole Jessica Lynn Sloat. Key, Cody James King, Trevor Staff Sergeant Jon Howard Wells Kortz, Richard Austin, awarded U.S. Marine Corps Lane Alize Monae Lewis, Enlistment Scholarships for Ashton Nicole Little, Mattey $150,000 each to: Stefan Kyle Cate Mannen, Alexis Nicole Green, Cody James King and Mason, Olivia Elise McAdams, Jaida Denae Smith. Jacob Ross McQueen, Dakota The Community then Ryan McRee, Mia Quinn expressed their support to Nicole McWilliams, Shaquera certain graduating seniors Rachelle-Carrie Means, Colby with scholarships from their Joseph Minze, Kayla Yvonne clubs or organizations. Mitchell, Bernardo Moran --Fairfield Band Booster’s, Amaya, Selena Muñoz, Justice $600 each to Robert Lewis Olivia Oates, Quindon Ray Berry and Alondra Angelica Oatman, Susan Kelle Owens, Gallardo Bañuelos. Lindsey Ann Palmer, Bijal H --Houston Livestock Show and Patel, Nichole Elise Pruitt, Rodeo Go Texas Scholarship, Sheyanne Renae Rains, $18,000 to Brooke Camille Andrea Sarahi Ramirez, Juan Johnson. Lazaro Ramirez Arriaga, --Fairfield Lions Club, Andrew Scott Richards, $500 each to Amanda Paige Receiving Citizenship Awards (left – right): Tyson Lee Hopper – Hayward Eatmon Award; Dedrick Verton Garner, Jr. – Giancarlos Rosales, Kasidee Autrand, Tyson Lee Hooper, Brison Hearron Award; Ashlyn Jake Hughes – Beverly Ivy Gamble Award; Kourtnee Leigh Awalt – Sally Rose Awalt Spirit of Lorraine Rumsey, Maritza Ashlyn Jake Hughes and Fairfield High School Award; Nichole Elize Pruitt – Ben Capps Jr. Award; and Caitlynn Marie Stone – Dennis Gilbreath Award. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Aracely Sanchez, Jessica Lynn Nichole Elise Pruitt. Sloat, Jaida Denae Smith, --Fairfield Masonic Lodge Sean Damien Spain, Hannah No. 103, $500 each to Ellen Layne Spradlin, Greydon Margaret Ezell, Colby Joseph $250 for 2 semesters, totaling --Community Care Club of St. the amount of $500. Kourntee Leigh Awalt, Greydon Stautzenberger, Caitlynn Marie Minze, John Garrett Teer and $500 each, to Ashlyn Jake Elmo, Winkler, and Streetman --Winkler Masonic Lodge Augustus Stautzenberger and Hughes, Mattey Cate Mannen communities around Richland gave $1,000 each to Kourtnee Caitlynn Marie Stone for $500 Stone, John Garrett Teer, Brittany Brache Wilcoxen. Gloria Ashley Thomassen, Ariel Chambers Lake awarded Leigh Awalt and Alondra each. --Fairfield Rotary Club gave and John Garrett Teer. --The V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary $1,000 to Alondra Angelica Angelica Gallardo Bañuelos. Rechelle Tompkins, Melanie $1,000 for the J.E. “Son” --Freestone County Farm Christine Torres, Saydi Dian Lott Memorial Rotary Club presented $500 to Alondra Gallardo Bañuelos. --Texas Westmoreland Coal Bureau awarded Brooke Torres, Megan Lee Walker, Vocational Scholarship to Ellen Angelica Gallardo Bañuelos. --The $1,000 Joe F. Walton Company in Jewett Texas Camille Johnson with a $500 --The GFWC History Club Memorial Award, given by the presented its scholarship scholarship. Shelby Leigh Wallace, Sarah Margaret Ezell; a Four-Way Test Leatha Parker VFW of Fairfield, went to Ellen for $500 to Chance Randall Nichole Wehe, Brittany Brache Essay Scholarship for $1,000 awarded --The Trinity Star Arts Wilcoxen, Jacob Dawson to Caitlynn Marie Stone; and Memorial Scholarships in the Margaret Ezell. Carroll. Council presented the Lane Wilkinson, Benjamin Thomas the Rotary Club Scholarship amount of $1,000 each to --Wells Fargo Bank awarded --New Hope Baptist Church Stripling Memorial Scholarship Luther Wilson and Ryan Allen for $1,000 to $250 to of Saint Elmo’s “New Hopes, of $1,000 to Hannah Layne Wisniskie. Nichole Elise Thanks to each business, organization, club A s h t o n New Dreams, New You” Spradlin. The following students Pruitt. Nicole Little. Scholarships went to Alondra --Two Cotton Gin Masonic and university that provided scholarships received University --Dogan Angelica Gallardo Bañuelos Lodge #154 of Kirvin, Texas --Fairfield Interscholastic League Scholar Young Framers and awards totaling more than $1.5 Million. A l u m n i and Kaitlynn Nichole Roberson Scholarships went to Brooke (UIL) Awards for participating presented and Scholarships of $750/semester/4-years Camille Johnson and John in UIL competition and the of $300 totaling $6,000. Garrett Teer for $500 each. James finishing in the top 10 percent “Jimmy” Bonner Memorial each went to --Shelby Leigh Wallace was --Leon County Chapter of their class: Robert Lewis Scholarship to Brooke Camille Ellen Margaret Ezell, Abbie Alexis Nicole Carter, Michael the recipient of $500 and an Buckmasters American Deer Berry, Ellen Margaret Ezell, Johnson; the Gus Steiner Nichole Judd and Mattey Cate Eugene Gibson, Christian Aggie bag from the Bi-Stone Foundation presented two Tyson Lee Hopper, Brooke Memorial Delane Govan-Lee and Alize Aggie Moms. scholarships in the amount of Scholarship to Mannen. --Community National Bank Monae Lewis. Camille Johnson, Austin Ryan Mattey Cate Mannen; and --Incommons Bank of $500 each to Ellen Margaret Keeney, Mattey Cate Mannen, the Fairfield Young Farmer and Trust of Texas bestowed --The $500 Barn Stompers Fairfield presented five Mickey Ezell and Michael Eugene Kayla Yvonne Mitchell, Nichole Scholarship to Justice Olivia the Rankin Gilpen Memorial Square Dance Club Stubbs Memorial Scholarships Gibson. Scholarship to Brooke Camille Elise Pruitt, Hannah Layne Oates. scholarships went to Justice in the amount of $400 each to --The First Baptist Church These scholarships Johnson of $400/4-semesters, Olivia Oates and Greydon Ellen Margaret Ezell, Joshua Fairfield, Texas award seven Spradlin, Caitlynn Marie Stone total $3,000. and Shelby Leigh Wallace. Donanciano Gallegos, Tyson scholarships to graduates --Farmers State Bank awarded totaling $1,600 and two Bank Stautzenberger. Scholarships to Tyson Lee --All Star Ford and the Ford Lee Hopper, Hannah Layne completing their two year Hopper and Caitlynn Marie Motor Company presented Spradlin and Sarah Nichole Theology program for $1,000 Stone for $1,500/4-years, $2,000 scholarships to Tyson Wehe. each. They are: Brooke totaling $6,000. Lee Hopper, Brooke Camille --The Clay Cole Memorial Camille Johnson, Mattey Cate --The Jonathan Childers Johnson and Caitlynn Marie Golf Scholarships of $500 each Mannen, Nichole Elise Pruitt, Memorial Scholarship was Stone. went to Ellen Margaret Ezell Caitlynn Marie Stone, Shelby awarded to Devin Troven --Jacob Edwin Chavers and Mattey Cate Mannen. -FHS SeniorsEggins, Jessica Nicole Hill and received a Ward Prairie --Three Robert Swain Justice Olivia Oates in the Baptist Church scholarship in Memorial Scholarships went to Page 3-C amount of $250 each. –The Fairfield I.S.D. Education Foundation Scholarship for $1,500 went to Brooke Camille Johnson. --Four Freestone Credit Union Scholarships in the amount of $500 each went to Ellen Margaret Ezell, Richard Austin Lane, Caitlynn Marie Stone and John Garrett Teer. --The Dew Community Education Foundation, Inc. gave $200 to Jacob Edwin Chavers and $750 to Ashlyn Jake Hughes. --Fairfield Chapter #331, Order of the Eastern Star awarded Sarah Nichole Wehe with a $500 scholarship. --Fairfield Eagle Club Scholarships of $500 each Graduating 3rd in the Fairfield Class of 2015 is Brooke went to Sarie Page Hill, Camille Johnson with a 5.44 GPA. Amassing an astonishing Caitlynn Marie Stone, Chance $130,100 in scholarship; during the Fairfield Senior Honors Randall Carroll and Colby Assembly, Brooke, will no doubt, be going to Texas Tech in Joseph Minze. --Two students were the fall, where she received both the Texas Tech Terry Scholar recipients of Junior Lide Award and the Presidential Scholarship. Scholarships: Alondra ________________________________________________ Angelica Gallardo Bañuelos of $2,000/8-semesters for a total of $16,000 and Caitlynn Marie Stone $1,000/8- semesters Johathan Childers Memorial Scholarships, presented by Jana Childers, are awarded to (left – right) Justice Olivia Oates, Jessica Nicole Hill and Devin Troven Eggins. for a total of $8,000. _______________________________________________________________________
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Continued from 2-C Leigh Wallace, Jacob Dawson Wilkinson, and Benjamin Thomas Luther Wilson. Completions certificates were given to Angelica Gallardo Banuelos and Anthony David Thibodeaux, Jr. --The David Smoaky’s Academic All-Star Award was presented to Caitlynn Marie Stone. --Shelby Leigh Wallace received a $250 scholarship for being Miss Freestone County 2014 and Alexandria Taylor Edwards received a $250 scholarship for being Miss Teen Freestone County 2013. --The Margaret Mireles Memorial Scholarship went to Hannah Layne Spradlin in the amount of $1,000. --The Eastern Star from Gate City Chapter #77 presented a $500 scholarship to Hannah Layne Spradlin. --The Stephenson-Perona Scholarship of $2,000 went to Caitlynn Marie Stone. Many State/National Industry Scholarships and awards were presented. --The Department of Texas Veterans of Foreign Wars Voice of Democracy presented a $1,000 scholarship to Caitlynn Marie Stone. --Texas Youth Ranch Rodeo
be given in yearly increments that in total equal $26,000 to Nichole Elise Pruitt. --Brooke Camille Johnson received the Terry Scholar $20,500/year/4 years Scholarship, totaling $82,000, from the Terry Foundation at Texas Tech. --Sam Houston State University Smith-Hutson Scholarship for $70,000 went to Cameron Ray Edwin Hood. --Stephen F. Austin State University presented an academic scholarship in the amount of $3,000/year/4years totaling $12,000 to Sarah Nichole Wehe. --Texas A&M University gave a Terry Scholar Award in the amount of $22,300/ year/4years totaling $89,200 to Shelby Leigh Wallace. --Murray State College in Tishomingo, Oklahoma presented a President’s Scholar’s Program Scholarship Receiving $150,000 United States Marines Corps Enlistment Scholarships from Staff Sergeant that covers tuition, fees and Jon Howard (left – right) are Jaida Denae Smith, Cody James King and Stefan Kyle Grecu. books for approximately ____________________________________________________________________ Association gave a scholarship in the amount of $1,000 to Ashlyn Jake Hughes. --NUCOR Steel gave two scholarships totaling $12,800 ($3,200/year/4 years) each to Chance Randall Carroll and Joshua Donanciano Gallegos. --Rowan Companies of Houston, Texas presented
Headed to Sam Houston State University on a $70,000 Smith-Hutson Scholarship is Cameron Ray Edwin Hood. FHS graduating seniors earned almost $615,000 in college/university scholarships. ______________________________________
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Katie Lee Bradford with a $17,500 scholarship. --A $750 scholarship went to Justice Olivia Oates from Texas High School Rodeo Association. --The Texas Girls Coaches Association presented a certificate of achievement for making the 2014-2015 Academic Basketball All-Star team to Caitlynn Marie Stone. --Career & Technology Association of Texas presented a CTAT Scholarship in the amount of $1,000 to Brooke Camille Johnson. --The High School Rodeo Association gave a scholarship in the amount $1,500 and a Scott Winfreg Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $500 for a grand total of $2,000 to Ashlyn Jake Hughes. --The Texas Girls Coaches Association presented a certificate of achievement for making the 2014-2015 Academic Cross County AllState team to Sarie Page Hill. --Wendy’s High School Heisman has created a national program to recognize academic achievement, community service and athletic accomplishment. The winner from Fairfield High School of the 2014-2015 Wendy’s High Leatha Parker Memorial Scholarships, presented by the GFWC History Club, went to School Heisman Award is (left – right): Mattey Cate Mannen, Abbie Nichole Judd, and Ellen Margaret Ezell. Caitlynn Marie Stone. ____________________________________________________________________ College and University Scholarships were handed down. --Navarro College Baseball Scholarship of $10,500 went to Colby Joseph Minze. --Jacksonville College gave two choir scholarships for $1,500/semester/4semesters, totaling $6,000 each, to Jacob Edwin Chavers and Jessica Ainon Jones. --Tyson Lee Hopper’s Scholarship to Sam Houston State University Smith-Hutson Scholarship and Top Percent Scholarship was $71,200. AIRFIELD MERGENCY EDICAL ERVICES --Liberty University in 740 West Commerce Street / Fairfield, TX 75840 Lynchburg, Virginia presented a Champion Scholarship Phone 903-389-6511 / Fax 903-389-9731 of $4,000, Pastor Alumni Scholarship in the amount of $2,000 and Academic Scholarship for $20,000 to
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Fairfield Junior High Awards Fairfield Junior High held award ceremonies last week. Students who made all As, As and Bs, had Perfect Attendance or Outstanding Attendance were given a certificate for their accomplishments. Special Honors: Suzann Leadbetter Citizenship Award – Emily Chavers, Ethan Moore Humanitarian Award and Jeff McBay Academic Award – Anna Kaye Williams and John Perona Citizenship Award – Jasmine Jones. 6th Grade A Honor Roll: Emily Chavers, Carsyn Cox, Kendal Crawford, Laykin Harkcom, Max McBean, Erica McQuinn, Frankie Nelson, Zach Phillips, Robbie Walia, Releigh White and Aynslie Whiteside. 6th Grade A/B Honor Roll: Alex Abad, Bridgett Adkins, Dane Allman, Mario Arriaga, Juan Baideras, Chloe Bonner, Cade Broussard, Nayeli Campos. Carson Carroll, Diana Castaneda, Michael Chaidez, Nihols Cochran, Lauren Cochran, Keldon Conner, Savannah Ellis. Edwin Espinoza, Jacob Espinoza, Landen Espinoza, Malik Evans, Katherine Fierrro, Maria Fierro, Alexandria Gallardo, Brandon Griffin, Katy Grounds, Sheyla Hidalgo, Harli Hunt, Maria Ixtlahuaco, Haili Jordan, Brian Long, Samantha Lopes, Avery Peterson, Will Prihoda, Katia Quezada, Erivan Salazar, Te’Yalla Simpson, Andrew Smith, Alyssa Thorne, Callie Wilkes and Camii Wilson. 6th Grade Perfect Attendance: Dane Allman, Nayeli Campos, Jacob Espinoza, Chad McGee, Jacoby Means, Zachary Phillips, Ashley Rodriguez, Cristal Rosales, Andrew Smith, Noe Soto. 6th Grade Outstanding Attendance: William Adams, Juan Balderas, Haley Brooks, Jarrod Cain, Jose Castruita, Michael Chaidez, Sho’Veior Clewis, Nicholas Cochran, Kendal Crawford, Edwin Espinoza, Jacob Espinoza, Laykin Harkcom, Maria Ixtlahuaca, Shannon Langley, BJ Latham, Herlinda Lozano, Darian McDonald, Erica McQuinn, Hunter Noland, Deandre Rosales, Robbie Walia, Rileigh White and Kayla Young. 7th Grade A Honor Roll: Emily Bonner, Klay Bonner, Braden Bossier, Tylie Bruce, Abbie Cunningham, Rebecca Dunlap, Nereyda Espinoza, Devin Johnson, Erin Rachel, Caroline Richmond, Catherine
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Presenting the Fairfield High School Eagle Publication Scholarship is (left â&#x20AC;&#x201C; right) Kathie Maciel to Kayla Yvonne Mitchell, Alexandria Taylor Edwards, Kaylee Lynn Crook, The Association of Texas Professional Educators Scholarship were awarded to John Kourtnee Leigh Awalt, and Nichole Alise Pruitt. Garrett Teer, Caitlynn Marie Stone, Colby Joseph Minze, Abbie Nichole Judd and Brandon _____________________________________________________________________ Scott Craddick. ____________________________________________________________________ --FHS Math Department Rachel Renee Crouch. by the Fairfield Rotary Club, Scholarship in memory of --Melanie Christine Torres was presented to Nichole Schuman went to Tyson Lee --FHS Eagle Publication James Ireland went to Michael received $1,000 and Sarah Elise Pruitt. The recipient -FHSHopper for $300. Scholarships totaling $500 Eugene Gibson for $350. Nichole Wehe got $400 from had to be active in school and Continued from 3-C --FHS Social Studies went to Kourtnee Leigh Awalt, --FHS Art Club Scholarship the Drama Club. community activities while --The Association of Texas maintain high moral values, --The Texas A&M University Department Scholarship in Kaylee Lynn Crook, Alexandria went to Hannah Layne Professional Educators high academics and respect of Kingsville presented a memory of Linda Melontree Taylor Edwards, Kayla Yvonne Spradlin for $600. Presidential Scholarship in for $300 went to Hannah Mitchell, and Nichole Elise --FHS Science Club presented Scholarship for $200 each for others. Pruitt. a scholarship for $100 to went to Brandon Scott --Ashlyn Jake Hughes the amount of $10,500/ Layne Spradlin. Craddick, Abbie Nichole Judd, received the Beverly Ivy year/4 years totaling $42,000; Colby Joseph Minze, Caitlynn Gamble Citizenship Award three College of Engineering Marie Stone and John Garrett in her memory by the Class Scholarships: Jacque and Teer. of 1963. Beverly was very Edwin Demouche Scholarship --FHS Interact Club gave a active in many school and in the amount of $500, GPA $200 scholarship to Nichole community activities while Mike Baker Scholarship in the Elise Pruitt and a $100 maintaining a high scholastic amount of $750, and Valeroscholarship to Caitlynn Marie average. Ashlyn has these Kain Scholarship of $1,000, Stone. high standards. all totaling $44,250, to Austin --FHS Fellowship of Christian --The Fairfield High School Ryan Keeney. Athletes gave $150 to Tyson Faculty presented the Sally A $100,000 Lamar University Lee Hopper, Nichole Elise Pruitt Rose Awalt Spirit of Fairfield Athletic Scholarship for and Caitlynn Marie Stone. High School Award to Kourtnee $100,000 for football went to --FHS Student Council Leigh Awalt. Ms. Awalt, a lifeDedrick Verton Garner, Jr. Scholarships of $100 went long enthusiast of learning, Fairfield School to Ellen Margaret Ezell, Mark epitomized the qualities that Scholarships were handed Curtis Frazier, Alondra Angelica make FHS unique. Her love out. Gallardo BaĂąuelos and Tyson of education, compassion --Retiring teachers forgoing Lee Hopper. Caitlynn Marie for children, and drive for the traditional rocking chairs Stone received $250. excellence and courage in the gave $300 to students: Donna --A Selene Pillans Memorial face of overwhelming odds, Housewright to John Garrett Scholarship went to Alondra touched all. Her spirit truly Teer; Cindy Reynolds to Angelica Gallardo BaĂąuelos resides in the halls of FHS. Kourtnee Leigh Awalt; Nancy for $3,400. Kourtnee was selected on the Strebeck to Hannah Layne --FCCLA Scholarships were basis of academic potential, Spradlin; Trish Kingsley to handed out to Amanda Paige community/church activities, Ellen Margaret Ezell, Diana Autrand, Jessica Nicole Hill, school activities, citizenship Bagley to Ashlyn Jake Hughes, and Shaquera Rachelle-Carrie and factors distinguishing her Deborah Hamilton to Tyson Five Scholarships from the Fairfield Masonic Lodge No. 103 went to: Sarah Nichole Means for $100 each. from her peers. Lee Hopper. Citizenship Awards: Concluding the program, --The Beta Club Scholarship Wehe, Brittany Brache Wilcoxen, Ellen Margaret Ezell, John Garrett Teer, and Colby Joseph --The Hayward Eatmon Principal Von Wade thanked in memory of Jonya Anderson Minze. _________________________________________________________________________ Citizenship Award, presented each business, organization, by the Class of 1971 in his club and university that memory, went to Tyson Lee provided a scholarship or Hopper. Hayward loved sports award. In total, these were in In all your ways and did well in them. He was excess of $1,500,000. a very friendly and outgoing â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would like to thank the acknowledge 903-389-4412 Him, person. parents who for four years --The Dennis Gilbreath have supported their childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and He will make Memorial Award was involvement at Fairfield High presented, by the Class School. 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A Youth Market and Commercial Doe Show, hosted by the East Texas Goat Raisers Association, will be held Saturday, July 18th at the Ike Carden Arena in Fairfield, Texas Show begins at 11:00 a.m.; check in begins at 8:00 a.m. Market goat and commercial doe show is for youth of all states and counties. Does may show in the market classes. Market classes will be broken down by weight. Doe classes will be broken down by age. The does will be tooth checked for age. Entry day of the show is $20. Showmanship is $5 entry with 1/2 cash payout for first place, prizes for second and third. All ETGRA Youth members get an additional $3 off entries. Serving as judge is Kelly Edwards Clark. Prizes and ribbons will be awarded. For more information, visit their website at etgra.com or check out the East Texas Goat Raisers Association page on Facebook.
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--Math Bowl Champions!
All smiles is Dionicio Azuara (left) with Math Teacher Tammy Sanders after winning the Fairfield Intermediate 3rd Grade “Around the World” Math Bowl.
“Around the world” Fourth Grade Champion, is Samuel Marsters (center). Congratulating him on his first place are his proud teachers, Stephanie Thorne (left) and Math Teacher Ronni Gallegos (right).
Proudly holding his “Around the World” plaque in the 2015 Math Bowl is fifth grader Carson Gallegos with his math teacher, Kristy Richmond.
Super Heroes Featured this Year
Summer Reading Get ready for a SUPER Summer this year with the Summer Reading Program at your local public libraries. TEAGUE The Teague Library Summer Reading Program for 2015 will kick off at the Farmers Market on Main Street on Saturday, June 6, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. This year’s theme is “Every Hero Has A Story.” Subsequent programs will be held at the Teague Public Library from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on the following Thursdays: June 11th, June 18th, June 25th, July 9th, July 16th and July 23rd. The finale for Teague’s Summer Reading Program will be held on Friday, July 24th from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. with Pizza and Games. If anyone would like to help with the party, please contact the Teague Public Library at 254-739-3311. The library is located at 400 Main Street. FAIRFIELD The Fairfield Public Library will begin their Summer Reading Program on Thursday, June 11, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. Theme is “Heroes Have a Story Too” for this year’s program. The Summer Reading Program will be held each Thursday at 1:00 p.m., through July 30th. “We are hoping to get a
new local Super Hero author in the middle of July,” says Librarian John Stevens. If it works with his schedule, author Jay Richards Stevens will share his new book about Captain America. For more information, contact the Fairfield Public Library at 903-389-3574. The library is located at 350 W. Main Street. MEXIA Gibbs Memorial Library in Mexia will register children and youth for their Summer Reading Program from June 22-27, 2015. Their first program will be on Tuesday, June 30th. Their theme is the same as Teague’s: “Every Hero Has A Story.” The Gibbs Library Reading Programs will include activities nearly every day of the week. Story Time will be at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Crafts will be offered at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. Saturday at 2:00 p.m. will be a Movie showing. The Teen program will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Mondays. Mexia’s Summer Reading Program will run through the month of July. For more information, contact the Gibbs Memorial Library at 254-562-3231. The library is located at 305 E. Rusk Street.
THIRD GRADE MATH BOWL CLASS CHAMPIONS are students of Tammy Sanders (standing – far right) and Cherrilyn Robertson. Winning mathematicians are Top Row (left-right): Logan Lomax, Destiny Dowell, Gabe Johnson, Joshua Larkin, Collier Glass, Brylan Jones, Brianna McDonald, Jonathan Allen and Kaliyah Gasaway; and Bottom Row (l-r): Kennedy Lane, Lily Beaver, Jared Castro, Avery Thaler, Averie Jordan, Brooklyn Thomas, Christian Harper, Stormy Langley, Caden McCoy and Cooper Lawley.
THE FOURTH GRADE WINNING CLASS in Math Bowl Competition is that of Teacher Ronni Gallegos (far right). Calculating whiz kids are Top Row (left-right): Bryson Nettle, Jacob Carter, JaCarey Daniels, Treydon Johnson, Logan Noland, Kalame Bonner, Jonathan Garcia and Lowgen Frasier; and Bottom Row (l-r): Sadie Haydon, Leslie Vaughn, Justin Hardeson, Rylee Akins, Dalton McGuinn, Clayten Averhart, Blaise Monico and Ava Thompson. Congratulations!
Teague Elementary First Grade A Honor Roll: Jaiden Aclin, Ja’Kyrion Allen, Preslee Barkouskie, Abby Biggs, Austin Bourgeois, Ziana Brantner, Gracie Brown, Marvin Brown, Kayden Busby, Nicole Chaires, Jett Chapman, Wyatt Cox, Jerry Estrada, Landon Evans, Braden Gauntt, Andrea James, Brayden Leija, Blake Maggard, Kaleyonna Mason, Alma Medina, Cole Mims, Leonardo Morales, Chris Nickleberry, Emma Noblin, Kiara Payne, Anyima Peacock, Tristan Phillips, Jace Pickett, Brenda Rodriquez, Jack Rogers, Cinthia Serrato, Gracie Smith, Miley Steen, Payton Thompson AB Honor Roll: Jayden Arnold, Carlita Baranda, Loani Baranda, J.J. Bates, Raven Beene, Blaine Black, Wyatt Childs, Mason Copeland, Yaneli Diaz, Kynlee Grabs, Taelin Hancock, Christopher Herrera, Nicholas Ingalls, Ashton Keys, Abraham Lozano, Bridget McAlpine, Jordan Medina, Lashayla Miller, Christian Miranda, Rylie Mushinski, Kinsley Nevill, Gunner Pratt, Daisy Rivera, Sidney Scott, Kyle Shugart, Colton Smith, Rylee Stacks, Kameryn Thompson, Sebby Velasquez, Mason Warren, Reginald Williams
FIFTH GRADE CHAMPIONS in Math Bowl 2015 at Fairfield Intermediate are studenst of Jennifer Chavers (far left) and Katie Allen. They include Front Row (left-right): Christian McBean, Matti Higgs, Jaime Armstrong and Anthony Tula; Middile Row (l-r): Tariaya Harris, Leonard Jones, Rhett Bell, Ally Robinson, Chelsie Faughn, Alexisw Ellise, and Jade Sandifer; Back Row (l-r): Ernesto Mandujano, Christain Carter, Bailee Page, Lydia DeCluette, name not available, Tate House, Adam Opry, Karen Griffin, Johan Limones and DeMarkus Hudson. Congratulations to all these hard working students. (Photos Scott W. Marsters, Sr.)
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Tri-County Christian Home Educators Celebrate Student Achievements
From Home to Graduation The Tri-County Christian Home Educators Assoc. graduation was held May 24, 2015 at the First Presbyterian Church in Mexia, Texas, with 5 students receiving their high school diplomas. Joel Isaac Hall is the son of Debbe and Joel Hall. His siblings are Micah, Caleb, Nathan, Hannah, and Sarah. “I enjoy reenacting with my family. I also like drama, ensemble, archery, 4-H, airsoft, and writing. My future plans are to get a Christian Ministry degree and open a Christian retreat center.’ During high school, Isaac won awards in 4-H archery, food and photography. He won trip to Washington D.C. through his essay writing skills. He has also won several District and State piano federation awards. “I would like to thank my parents for their guidance and understanding love, for my friends who’ve stuck with me through life’s struggles and for Christ’s never ending faithfulness to me. All I ask is that you would pray that Christ would give me the strength to bear the cross He has given me and that I would stay in His will,” Joel says. Joel clings to Matthew 16:24-25 as he seeks to fulfill Jesus words in these verses. Caleb C. Lackey is the third child of Vicky and Steve Lackey. His siblings are Joshua, Rebecca, and Nathaniel. “Hi, I’m Caleb Lackey. I have lived in Teague, Texas for the majority of my life!
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“In high school I participated in plenty of 4-H and homeschool events. My favorite 4-H event was archery because it required lots of focus and patience. “I love being active, I live a rather comfortable life, and God has blessed me with everything I could possibly need. “It is crazy to think that I will be out of school. It frightens me to be honest. However, I have full faith that God will lead me every step of the way! I have lots of plans for my future, but my plans are nothing compared to what God has planned for me. I hope to start several small businesses over the next few years, beginning with lawn care and landscaping. I also want to help the people of Honduras by teaching the poor how to farm, and loaning interest-free money to the locals. I want to help in Corsicana by spreading the Word of God to everyone I can. The ministry will be funded by donations and, Lord willing, part of my business funds. This is my plan, but they will change according to God’s will. “I grew closer to God over my high school years, and He has led me to be who I am and will lead me to be better than I am. I have learned, most importantly, to keep my trust in God alone. Man can always fail, but God cannot fail. He is the reason for life and the hope of all manking. “With the rest of this article, I want to encourage you. Nothing I have done on my own has any value, but what the Lord has done through me has all the value in the world. The same applies to you. I pray that you are guided by God to bless as many people as
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June 3, 2015 you can. My life has been a roller-coaster of emotions and trials, so I know that yours has, too. Have faith. God will see you through the trials! Love even those who hate you, and stay strong. God Bless you!” says Caleb. He claims Philippians 4:12-13 as his own. Jordan Michelle Fisher is the second child of Vicki and John Fisher. Her siblings are Aaron and Benjamin. “In high school, I enjoyed my involvement in my youth group, volunteering at Cameron Park Zoo through the Zoo Crew program, volunteering at the wildlife rehabilitation center, and spending time with family and friends. “I will be attending Tarleton State University in the fall of 2015. I will be pursuing a degree in Wildlife Management with a minor in Wildlife Biology and am hoping to earn my Wildlife Biologist certificate by the end of my college career. I am planning to pursue a career in Zoo Keeping, bu am also open to other Biological related fields. “I would like to work close to nature because I love having the opportunity to see and more fully appreciate creation, which is what God has given us to know Him (Romans 1:1920). God’s creation is so intricate and fascinating! I learn new things every day, and I would love to have the opportunities to dive into creation and learn more about this earth that He has given us. I also would love to have a chance to influence & protect nature, and to give people a new perspective by educating them further on wonders of this world. “I am so thankful for my parents and how supportive they have been in my life. They have stood behind me through every decision I’ve made. They’ve given me the freedom to grow into who I want to be. Sure, I failed along the way, but they were right there to help me work through my failures and learn from them. They have equipped me with the knowledge and wisdom I will need as I move forward into the next phase in my life. I couldn’t be more thankful for them. I love you, Mom and Dad,” Jordan says. Jordan holds Psalm 63:7 near to her heart. Rebecca Anne Fisher is the third child of Rosie and Tom Fisher. Her siblings are Paul, Laura, and Jacob. “I am finally graduating from high school! As I reach this milestone in life, I would like to thank everyone who has helped me get to where I am today. “I would like to thank my parents for homeschooling me. Thank you so much for pushing me forward to continue learning and never to give up. I would like to thank my siblings: Paul, for being a kind and helpful big brother, Laura, for teaching me to read before I was in kindergarten, and Jacob, for being a little brother that I could help and play with. I thank God for placing me in a loving and Christian family. To many other friends, neighbors, family members, and 4-H project leaders, I thank you for helping me learn new things and for being in my life to make some wonderful memories. God has truly blessed me by allowing you to be a part of my life. “In the fall I plan to attend the University of Mary HardinBaylor to pursue a degree in Nursing,” says Rebecca. Isaiah 12:2 is the verse that Rebecca places her hope in. Tiffany Madison Lane is the fourth child of Cynthia and Kenneth Lane. Her siblings are Katie Beth, Spencer, and Austin. “I want to thank God for blessing me with the best parents I could have asked for. They have supported me and encouraged me even in my wildest endeavors. They have been my inspiration spiritually and have taught me everything I know. Thank you for being in my life. Thank you for bearing with me. Thank you for giving me a life full of creativity, theatre, and music. Thank you for being who you are, and teaching me how to be who I am. Thank you for preparing me to embark on my new adventure in going to Oral Roberts University, and for supporting my future career in film, even if it’s not a practical one,” Tiffany expresses. Tiffany claims Isaiah 41:9 – 13 as her Bible verse. ______________
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Miss Mamie Parlor Days
Thursdays at the Confederate Reunion Grounds Miss Mamie Parlor Days will be held each Thursday in June from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the Confederate Reunion Grounds State Historic Site. All ages are invited to enjoy an afternoon of fun and old
fashioned games during “Miss Mamie Parlor Days” on June 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th. The social is held each Thursday’s of the month, to include refreshments.
Games my include dominos, bingo, cards, or other games interest. The Confederate Reunion Grounds SHS is located approximately six miles southwest of Mexia at the
intersection of FM 1633 and FM 2705. Additional information can be found at www.visitcrg. com. ___________________
Fairfield by John Stevens Due to the involvement of some of the Library Board members in Fair Week, the monthly meeting will be held a week early, on Thursday, June 4 at 5:00 pm in the library meeting room. The Board, after deciding that options for a new library building were out of reach, are engaged in a plan to upgrade the existing location. You may have noticed initial phases on the landscaping have begun with removal of the hedges in front of the building. Other areas will likewise be addressed. Initially there will be cosmetic upgrades to the interior, making it more presentable to the public. The library was not designed with computer use in mind and the demand for shelf and floor space for books has diminished. Some of the furnishings are time and use worn. Mechanization has greatly improved delivery of informational materials including eBooks. Eventually the carpet donations will be supplemented and new flooring will appear. The library thanks the community for all its support and donations. Library cards are issued free of charge on establishment of Freestone County residency. Remember, if you want to recheck facts or stories, you can pick a book up and do so. A newscast, media report or ‘reliable source’ often disappears before confirmation. We have all appreciated the bountiful rains which have refreshed and restored our
thirsty soil. Someone said we got four years worth of rain prayers in the month of May. With the close of the school semester, the library Story Time programs for Pre-K will take a summer break, resuming in August. June and July are the times for the Summer Reading Club Dates and times for 2015 are Thursdays at one pm at the library starting June 11 and continuing through July 30. This year’s theme is “Every Hero has a Story.” There will be presenters, games, stories, crafts and, yes, treats to eat. Among the presenters this year we are attempting to get a new author, J Richard Stevens for a presentation and possible book signing. His book, “Captain America, Masculinity and Violence, The Evolution of a National Icon” by Syracuse University Press, available on Amazon. J. Richard Stevens is an associate professor in media studies at Colorado University in Boulder and a 1992 graduate of FISD. He earned his PhD at UT Austin. The Superheroes will be featured in programs as the SRC examines more familiar heroes. The library recently had two resignations from the Board, Barbara Crossno after 37 years of library service and Lee Earl Johnson after 29 years. Carol Bradley has filled one position but the library is looking for another community member to fill this role. If interested contact the library. John Stevens ____________________
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Polish Festival in Bremond June 26th & 27th
Come join in the fun at Bremond Polish Festival Days on Friday and Saturday, June 26 & 27, 2015. Events include the Polish Pickle 5K run, a beauty pageant, a parade with cash prizes, games, and live entertainment. Food and arts & crafts booths will be open. The big street dance is Saturday night with the Gordon Collier Band opening for Earl Thomas Conley. Admission is $15/person.
Gardening the Past Maintaining Historic Landscaping
The public is invited to join the grounds staff of the Confederate Reunion Grounds State Historic Site to reestablish and maintain the historic landscaping that surrounds historic features and pubic use areas based on historic photographs and documents. Come on any Tuesday during the month of June (9th, 16th, 23rd, or 30th). Site hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Additional information can be found at www.visitcrg.com. Confederate Reunion Grounds SHS is located approximately six miles southwest of Mexia at the intersection of FM 1633 and FM 2705. _______________________________________________
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Additional 800,000 Acres Dedicated to Conservation Reserve Program for Wildlife Habitat & Wetlands Announces General Signup Period An additional 800,000 acres of highly environmentally sensitive land may be enrolled in Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) under certain wetland and wildlife initiatives that provide multiple benefits on the same land, announces Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will accept new offers to participate in CRP under a general signup to be held Dec. 1, 2015, through Feb. 26, 2016. Eligible existing program participants with contracts expiring Sept. 30, 2015, will be granted an option for oneyear extensions. Farmers and ranchers interested in removing sensitive land from agricultural production and planting grasses or trees to reduce soil erosion, improve water quality and restore wildlife habitat are encouraged to enroll. Secretary Vilsack made the announcement during a speech delivered at the Ducks Unlimited National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. “For 30 years, the Conservation Reserve Program has supported farmers and ranchers as they continue to be good stewards of land and water. This initiative has helped farmers and ranchers prevent more than 8 billion tons of soil from eroding, reduce nitrogen and phosphorous runoff relative to cropland by 95 and 85 percent respectively, and even sequester 43 million tons of greenhouse gases annually, equal to taking 8 million cars off the road,” said Vilsack. “This has been one of most successful conservation programs in the history of the country, and today’s announcement keeps that momentum moving forward.”
The voluntary Conservation Reserve Program allows USDA to contract with agricultural producers so that environmentally sensitive land is conserved. Participants establish long-term, resource-conserving plant species to control soil erosion, improve water quality and develop wildlife habitat. In return, USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) provides participants with rental payments and cost-share assistance. Contract duration is between 10 and 15 years. “CRP protects water quality and restores significant habitat for ducks, pheasants, turkey, quail, deer and other important wildlife. That spurs economic development like hunting and fishing, outdoor recreation and tourism all over rural America,” said Vilsack. “Today we’re allowing an additional 800,000 acres for duck nesting habitat and other wetland and wildlife habitat initiatives to be enrolled in the program.” In addition to Ducks Unlimited’s partnership with the Conservation Reserve Program, other longtime partners include Pheasants Forever, Quail Forever, Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, National Association of State Foresters, National Wild Turkey Federation, Audubon Society, National Bobwhite Technical Committee, Quality Deer Management Association, National Rural Water Association, Playa Lakes Joint Venture, Longleaf Alliance, state soil and water conservation districts, and state forestry, agriculture and natural resource agencies. “I encourage all farmers and ranchers to consider the various CRP continuous sign-up
initiatives that may help target specific resource concerns,” said Vilsack. “Financial assistance is offered for many practices including conservation buffers and pollinator habitat plantings, and initiatives such as the highly erodible lands, bottomland hardwood tree and longleaf pine, all of which are extremely important.” Farmers and ranchers may visit their FSA county office for additional information. The 2014 Farm Bill authorized the enrollment of grasslands in CRP and information on grasslands enrollment will be available after the regulation is published later this summer. The Conservation Reserve Program was re-authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill, which builds on historic economic gains in rural America over the past six years, while achieving meaningful reform and billions of dollars
in savings for taxpayers. Since enactment, USDA has made significant progress to implement each provision of this critical legislation, including providing disaster relief to farmers and ranchers; strengthening risk management tools; expanding access to rural credit; funding critical research; establishing innovative public-private conservation partnerships; developing new markets for ruralmade products; and investing in infrastructure, housing, and community facilities to help improve quality of life in rural America. For more information, visit www.usda.gov/farmbill. For more information about CRP, visit www.fsa.usda.gov/ conservation, or contact your local USDA Farm Service Agency office. To find your local FSA office, visit http://offices.usda. gov. ____________________
NARFE Chapter 1191 to Meet June 9th The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE), Chapter 1191, will hold its monthly meeting at the Grand Ennis Buffet on 9 June 2015 from 11:00 a.m until 1:00 p.m. The Grand Ennis Buffet is located at 201 S.IH 45 Frontage Road in Ennis. NARFE Chapter 1191 has members from Ellis, Navarro and surrounding counties. The guest speaker will be Meredith Pond, Client Care
Coordinator with Home Instead Senior Care. Members, guests, and all who are part of our federal active and retired family are invited. For membership information contact the closest NARFE representative, in Corsicana 903-874-3092, in Ennis 214949-6197, in Waxahachie 214850-4783, in Red Oak 412722-6307, and in Midlothian 972-268-5793. Rex Carey, Pres
Movie Review: San Andreas By Bob Garver
“San Andreas” may not be a great movie by normal standards, but it is the best “San Andreas” it can be. Its goal is to be the epitome of disaster movie schlock and oh how that goal has been achieved. If you like crumbling rock, rushing water, plummeting extras, impossible rescues, and laughable dialogue that’s only intentionally funny about half of the time, then this is the movie for you. The film follows an estranged family as they try to survive the worst earthquake in human history. Ray (Dwayne Johnson) is a rescue helicopter pilot about to be divorced from his wife Emma (Carla Gugino) and their daughter Blake (Alexandra Daddario) is caught in the middle. When the San Andreas Fault takes a turn for the worse and effectively destroys California, Emma is in Los Angeles and Blake is in San Francisco with her soon-to-bestepfather (Ioan Gruffudd), who you can tell is going to turn out to be a self-preserving jerk. There’s also an awkward-
but-brave love interest for Blake (Hugo Johnstone-Burt) and his annoying kid brother (Art Parkinson). It’s up to Ray to rescue and reconnect with his family. Best not to think about the other people he could and frankly should be saving through his duties as a rescue pilot. An unnecessary subplot follows a Caltech scientist (Paul Giamatti) attempting to study and warn people about the earthquake from a relatively safe area. A character like this is supposed to have the people around him think he’s crazy, but he’s gotten to a prominent position at Caltech, so clearly he’s a respected authority on the matter. There’s a great sequence with him at the beginning where he and a colleague are on the Hoover Dam when it bursts but otherwise he serves little purpose other than to spout exposition about earthquakes. Around the halfway mark, the film pretty much forgets about him. The film largely focuses on the five main characters (Ray, Emma, Blake, the boyfriend
and his brother) trying to stay alive. They have to avoid falling out of skyscrapers; being inside skyscrapers when they fall; having skyscrapers fall on them once they’re outside; falling into fault lines; dangerous driving, flying and boating conditions; tsunamis; tidal waves; and other forms of deadly water. There are also gun-toting looters, but they’re not really a threat. Dwayne Johnson’s in this movie, he can just punch them out. Ray passed on some good survival instincts to his family because they always know where to go, even when everyone else is running in the opposite direction. And of course they’re rewarded for their counterintuitive thinking. This movie loves seeing extras get swallowed up by the catastrophe of the minute. Needless to say there’s also a lot of damage done to scenery. It’s done using some less-thanstellar CGI, though I can’t say I blame the CGI for being subpar when the film has the monumental task of destroying entire cities every ten minutes. “San Andreas” is a disaster
movie that is staggeringly typical of the genre. It isn’t so investing that audiences will gasp and the multitude of dangers, but they will go “oooh.” They will, however, probably cheer and clap as much as the movie wants them to, and that should count for something. A few lines of dialogue will elicit either healthy laughs or horrible groans (I’m looking at you, ending of the parachute sequence). It’s a corny movie that stands out in a field of corny movies because it’s a student of the other corny movies. It knows exactly what it wants to be, which means that it doesn’t make many missteps, but it also doesn’t do much that’s original. Two Stars out of Five. “San Andreas” is rated PG-13 for intense disaster action and mayhem throughout, and brief strong language. Its running time is 114 minutes. Contact Bob Garver at rrg251@ nyu.edu. ______________________
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Get Ready for ‘Square Affair’ July 18th Attention Vendors! Reserve your space for the July 18th Square Affair Summer event in Fairfield, Texas on the Freestone County Courthouse Square from 9:00 a.m.to 4:00 p.m. A Variety of vendors are welcome. General information: --Set-up on the square by 8:00 a.m. If you arrive after 8:00, you must unload outside of the barricades. --You may set-up the night before. HOWEVER, the City, Chamber, County will not be responsible for damages or losses. --Space fee is $25 – nonrefundable. --Electrical outlets are
limited. You are responsible for your own extension cord, should you require one. --Tents are not required. However, should you have one, they must be weighted down. --Red Hat Rentals has tents available: A 10X10 is $50; 20X20 is $383, delivered, set-up and weighted down. --There is no overnight parking. Call the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce, 903-3895792, to reserve a space or for more information or email chamber@fairfieldtx. com Visit the Chamber on Facebook or follow them on Twitter.
Beach Safety Tips Texas has a big shoreline – 367 miles to be exact – and the state has a lot to offer to any beach lover. But it helps to know some of the basic rules of the sand because many beaches can have hidden dangers that lurk in the surf. Beach accidents can happen quickly and they can be deadly, says a beach expert at Texas A&M University at Galveston. Amie Hufton, instructional assistant professor in physical education who has years of beach experience and is an open-water lifeguard, says beachgoers need to take certain precautions. “Any beach can be dangerous, and you need to be careful at all times, especially if children are with you,” she explains. “Swimmers always need to be careful. One of the biggest dangers they face is a rip current. A rip current is created when the backrushing of water from the beach is channeled in a direction away from the shore,” she explains. “Some of these can be very strong, strong enough to pull you far away from the beach.” Studies conducted by the U.S. Lifesaving Association show that 80 percent of the rescues done by ocean lifeguards involve persons caught in rip currents. These currents are often near manmade objects, such as piers, rock groins or jetties, and these tend to funnel the current offshore which can pull against a swimmer. “If you feel a rip current or think you might be in one, never swim against it,” Hufton says. “Try to stay calm and swim perpendicular to the current, which usually means parallel to the shore.” Another dangerous item beachgoers face has nothing to do with water. It’s alcohol — and too much of it.
Alcohol is one of the biggest factors in drownings on recreational beaches, and studies show that 50 percent of all drowning victims over the age of 13 had a significantly high bloodalcohol content. Hufton offers these tips to have a safe time at the beach: --Don’t swim alone. “It’s never wise to swim alone, and if possible, use a buddy system to watch over each other in the water,” she notes. --Wear a Coast-Guard approved lifejacket and avoid cheap plastic rafts, especially if you are a weak swimmer. “Use the heavy canvas type that has a rope attached to the sides.” --Swim near a lifeguard. “Always make sure you can see a lifeguard when you are in the water, and before you get in the water, it’s not a bad idea to go up and ask one how conditions are that day. They can give you some very good information. Most drownings occur on beaches where there is no lifeguard present.” --Watch those kids. “Kids can easily wander off by themselves at the beach,” Hufton notes. “If they get lost, they often follow the path of least resistance, which means they usually walk away from the sun, and often with the wind. Finding them often involves tracing a route from where they were last seen. Also, don’t let children swim near permanent structures because there is a much higher chance of a rip current there.” Hufton adds that a “trip to the beach can be a fun experience, but it can also be a nightmare if things go wrong. If you use good common sense, plus courtesy to others, injuries and accidents can be greatly reduced.”
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USDA Seeks Applications for Grants Brown Backyard Bash to Help Disadvantaged Rural Residents 4th Annual
this Weekend!
It’s time for the 4th Annual Brown Backyard Bash! The Brown Bash was founded in an effort to help the Down Syndrome Association of Brazos Valley (DSABV), a non-profit organization, to raise funds for those affected by Down syndrome. The mission of DSABV is to enlighten the public by promoting a positive understanding of Down syndrome in the community and be a source of support, information, and education for families and individuals affected by Down syndrome. The Bash is held in the Brown Family’s backyard, located south of Teague, Texas on the corner of County Roads 841 and 844. Organizers are pleased to announce last year’s Annual Brown Backyard Bash donated $25,000 to the DSABV through sponsorships and donations from businesses and individuals. Their goal this year is to reach as many in our community in an effort to increase our donation and be a part of this amazing gift and positive support for those families and individuals through the DSABV. The 4th Annual Brown Backyard Bash will kick off
Friday, June 5th, with the Chris Wayne Band performing along with the Cook’s Choice portion of the BBQ cook-off. Saturday, June 6th the day will begin at 8:00 a.m. with a 5K marathon followed by a 42 Tournament that will begin at 9:00 a.m. The BBQ Cook Off will be judged from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon for Chicken, Ribs and Brisket. There will be a huge water slide for the kids to enjoy all day. Also on Saturday, the Horseshoe Tournament will begin at 1:00 p.m. and the Washer Tournament immediately following. Delicious crawfish will be served at 6:30 p.m., and the raffle and awards will begin at 8:00 p.m. Raffle items include a 110X Felt Hat, Yeti Cooler, Gas Grill, 270 Rifle, Youth Gun, $600 Travel Voucher and other prizes. Tickets for the raffle are $5 per ticket or $20 for 5 tickets. To end a perfect day, 489 West will take the stage. For more information on the events and registration, contact Doug Brown at 254625-1921; Michelle Dawson at 903-388-4755; or Cathy Wagoner at 903-391-8225.
Texas Military Forces to Conduct Annual Training Across Texas Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen with Texas Military Forces will begin conducting annual training in various cities across Texas, now through the end of August. The annual training by the Texas Army and Air National Guard and the Texas State Guard is designed to give military commanders the opportunity to take their staff and units to the field to hone service members’ proficiency and maintain a high level of mission readiness. Additionally, annual training conducted in a joint environment with local and state agencies enables the Texas Military Forces to test its ability to react and help improve communication and coordination with its civilian partners. “This designated training will put a lot of service members
on Texas roads and highways as they convoy to and from training, said Texas Adjutant General Maj. Gen. John F. Nichols.”We ask our fellow Texans to take care in passing these convoys and even single military vehicles on our roads. Please be aware that our equipment has the same blind spots and longer stopping distances common to all large trucks and give them a little extra space.” Over the last ten years, the Texas Military Forces has trained and mobilized over 30,000 Soldiers across the state of Texas in support of combat operations and natural disaster relief. For more information regarding the organization’s annual training, contact the state public affairs office at 512-782-5620 or email ng.tx. txarng.mbx.pao@mail.mil.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is now accepting applications to provide technical assistance to socially-disadvantaged groups in rural areas. “These grants will help socially-disadvantaged business owners develop the tools and skills they need to grow their enterprises and succeed at creating jobs and expanding economic opportunities in rural areas,” Vilsack said. “American agriculture is becoming increasingly diverse in many ways, with more minorities and women seeking to enter the field, as well as greater diversity in the age of farmers, the size of operations, in production methods, and in the types of crops being grown. All of these forms of diversity help
strengthen U.S. agriculture for the future.” “One of USDA Rural Development’s missions is to provide assistance that will increase the economic conditions of rural communities,” said Texas State Director Paco Valentin. “These grants allow eligible applicants to provide technical assistance to socially disadvantaged groups in rural areas and in turn, promote job creation and improve their operations.” Examples of technical assistance are conducting feasibility studies, developing business and strategic plans, and providing leadership training. USDA plans to make up to $3 million in grants available. The maximum award under this notice is $175,000. More information on how to apply can be found on
page 28937 of the May 20 Federal Register (http:// www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/ FR-2015-05-20/html/201512225.htm). Applications submitted by mail must be postmarked by July 20, 2015. Electronic applications must be submitted at www.grants. gov no later than midnight Eastern Time July 14, 2015. Eligible applicants include groups of cooperatives, cooperative development centers and individual cooperatives that serve socially-disadvantaged groups. The cooperatives or centers can be located in any area, but the groups assisted must be located in an eligible rural area. Also, the majority of the governing body of the organization must be compromised of individuals who are members of sociallydisadvantaged groups. USDA Rural Development is
encouraging applications for projects in census tracts with poverty rates of 20 percent or higher. All grants are awarded through a national competition. USDA, through its Rural Development mission area, administers and manages housing, business and community infrastructure and facility programs through a national network of state and local offices. These programs are designed to improve the economic stability of rural communities, businesses, residents, farmers and ranchers and improve the quality of life in rural America. For information on this and other USDA Rural Development programs in Texas, visit http://www. rd.usda.gov/tx. ____________________
Looking for Work? Plan a Money-Smart Job Search By Jason Alderman A successful job search goes well beyond snagging the title and the paycheck. From the day you start looking until the day you're hired, there are strategic and financial issues to consider that may be more valuable to you in the long run. To start, job seekers should always begin with a plan to promote themselves both in person and online, and some aspects of that process may be tax deductible. Keep in mind that if you are already employed, you may want to consider certain timing and legal issues that will define how and when you search. And finally, taking the job requires a close look at benefits. It makes sense to discuss any potential job search with a qualified financial advisor who can evaluate your current financial circumstances as well as offer tips on how to strengthen your preparations for retirement and other goals. Start with market research and improving your public profile. A recent Jobvite study notes that Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn profiles are the ranking social media options reaching employers
and for industry hiring and pay projections, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) Occupational Outlook Handbook (http://www.bls. gov/ooh/) is a wide-ranging and constantly updated online resource for that data. Check your credit reports. Remember that many employers screen applicants' creditworthiness as part of their candidate review. Go to AnnualCreditReport.com ( h t t p s : / / w w w . annualcreditreport.com/ index.action) for free access to reports from the three major credit agencies – Experian, TransUnion and Equifax – to check for potential errors or credit negatives you need to repair. Evaluating search expenses and potential tax savings come next. Here are a few of the current rules listed by the IRS (http://www.irs.gov/ uac/Newsroom/Job-HuntingExpenses). Make note that your current job status will affect how the rules apply to you: --Expenses may qualify as deductions only for a job search in your current line of work. You won't be able to deduct expenses for a job search in a new occupation. --You can't deduct job search expenses if you're looking for
a job for the first time or if there's been what the IRS calls a "long break" between your last job and beginning your search for a new one. --If you travel to look for a job in a qualified job search, you may be able to deduct the costs of all or part of the trip. A job search is always a good time to revisit current budgeting and savings goals. For example, you might want to do more specialized budgeting ( h t t p : / / w w w . practicalmoneyskills.com/ calculators/budgetgoals) as you aim for a particular salary offer. You'll also want to consider the timing of your search to exhaust benefits you've earned at your current employer. You will see many employees schedule a job search after annual bonuses are paid or after they're able to spend out in taxadvantaged Health or Flexible Spending accounts (HSAs or FSAs) for qualified health care, dependent care or other approved benefits. Also, before you start applying, it might be worthwhile to review confidentiality or non-compete agreements you signed at the time your current employer hired you in
case those agreements might restrict any element of your search. Sometimes job offers distract workers from taking a thorough look at the value of potential benefits (http:// www.practicalmoneyskills. com/employerbenefits). You may not \get all the details until your actual starting date, but see whether your future employer's human resources department can share details of the health, retirement or tax-advantaged benefits programs they offer. Above all, find out how soon you'll be eligible to sign up for your new employer's 401(k) retirement plan. Finally, touch base again with your financial advisor before you accept to make sure you've got all the information you need. You will need to do parallel retirement planning if you are to retire successfully, and qualified advisors can also assist with transferring previous-employer retirement assets and suggestions on ways to use other workrelated benefits efficiently. Bottom line: When searching for a new job, go beyond the paycheck issues to research tax and benefit issues that can make a good job a great one. ____________________
$6 Million Settlement Announced by Attorney General Credit Reporting Agencies Equifax, Experian & TransUnion Agree to Significant Changes AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced a major settlement with three national credit reporting agencies Equifax Information Services LLC, Experian Information Solutions Inc., and TransUnion LLC that will increase the accuracy of consumer credit reports. The settlement, approved today by a Travis County District Court, was part of a 31 state effort in which the credit reporting agencies also agreed to pay the participating states $6 million and make a number of changes to their business practices to benefit consumers. “This settlement elevates standards placed on credit reporting agencies, which will provide greater protections for consumers in Texas and nationwide,” Attorney General Paxton said. “A good credit rating is an increasingly important piece of people’s lives, and the results of this effort will give consumers greater assurance that their score is a fair and accurate
reflection of their financial health.” Initiated in 2012 by Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, this multistate investigation focused on consumer disputes regarding credit report errors, the monitoring and disciplining of credit report information providers, accuracy in consumer credit reports, and the marketing of credit monitoring products to consumers when they called credit reporting agencies to dispute their reports. Under the settlement, the credit reporting agencies will increase monitoring of data furnishers, require additional information from furnishers of certain types of data, limit direct-to-consumer marketing, provide greater protections for consumers who dispute information on their credit reports, limit certain information that can be added to a credit report, provide additional consumer education, and comply with state and federal laws, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
The changes required under the settlement will be implemented in three phases to allow the credit reporting agencies to update their IT systems and their procedures with data furnishers. All changes must be completed within three years and 90 days following the settlement’s effective date. Key Provisions of the Settlement Higher standards for data furnishers: --The credit reporting agencies must maintain information about problem data furnishers and provide a list of those furnishers to the states upon request. --The credit reporting agencies and data furnishers must use a better, more detailed system to share data. Limits to direct-to-consumer marketing: --The credit reporting agencies cannot market credit monitoring services to a consumer during a dispute phone call until the dispute portion of the call has ended.
--The credit reporting agencies must tell consumers that purchasing a product is not a requirement for disputing information on their credits reports. Added protections for consumers who dispute credit reporting information: --The credit reporting agencies must implement an escalated process for handling complicated disputes – such as those involving identity theft, fraud, or mixed files — where one consumer’s information is mixed with another’s. --Each credit reporting agency must notify the other agencies if it finds that one consumer’s information has been mixed with another’s. --When consumers initiate disputes, the credit reporting agencies must send a consumer’s supporting documents to the data furnisher. (The credit reporting agencies implemented this change after the attorneys general initiated their investigation and raised the concern that
the pertinent complaint documents were not being sent to the furnishers.) --Consumers may obtain one additional free credit report in a 12-month period if they dispute information on their credit report and a change is made as a result of the dispute. Limits to certain information that can be added to a consumer’s credit report: --The credit reporting agencies are generally prohibited from adding information about fines and tickets to credit reports. --The credit reporting agencies cannot place medical debt on a credit report until 180 days after the account is reported to the credit reporting agency, giving consumers time to work out issues with their insurance companies. The credit reporting agencies must require debt collectors to provide the original creditor’s name and information about the debt before the debt information can be added to a credit report. Additional
consumer education: --The credit reporting agencies must tell consumers how they can further dispute the outcome of an investigation into a dispute, such as by filing a complaint with other agencies. --Each credit reporting agency must provide a link to its online dispute website on the website www. annualcreditreport.com, and the credit reporting agency’s dispute website must be free of ads and any marketing offers. Participating in the settlement are the attorneys general from the states of: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, and Wisconsin. ____________________
June 3, 2015
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Mobile Homes & Trailer Houses Are Dead ...and have been for nearly 40 years Every day our phone rings, or a customer walks into the Home Center, and they utter words that are cringe worthy; “We want some information on your trailer houses” or “We’d like to look at some of your mobile homes.” While we can’t fault customers for not knowing the proper terminology, we should look at this moment as a time to provide some insight into the industry. When most people hear the term “mobile home” or “trailer house”, their brains conjure up an image that’s quite different to what we have to offer: cheap paneling, thin walls, thin floors, unsafe, fire traps, and the list goes on. Not the best image of housing in the 21st century. The house these thoughts conjure up hasn’t been around for nearly 40 years. To put this in a bit of perspective, lets jump in the DeLorean and set it for 1976. Jimmy Carter is elected President of The United States, Rocky was a knockout in theaters, and the world was introduced to a 14-yearold Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci, who scored seven perfect 10s on her way to three gold medals. That year also saw the passing of businessman and film Producer/Director, Howard Hughes, and prolific writer Agatha Christie. One last passing to mention: the mobile home. It was June 15, 1976, on a Tuesday. People in the U.S. were listening to Silly Love Erin Thornton Songs by Wings, theater goers 903-644-1937
were enjoying the premiere of The Outlaw Josey Wells, directed by Clint Eastwood… and the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards (HUD Code) went into effect after being signed into law. This date is very important to the manufactured home industry. It marks a turn in production, and in perception. The standards put into effect would be the start of the process of transforming the mobile home or “trailer house” into the modern manufactured home. How different was our world, how different is your life since 1976. That’s how different modern manufactured homes are from mobile homes. Return to 2015 and, from top to bottom, the modern manufactured home is a showcase of how all housing SHOULD be done. Here is some of the specs of just one of the many builders out there (some builders go beyond these): Roofing: -- Engineered Roof Trusses (Specifically designed to withstand the test of time and the elements) -- R21 Standard blown-in fiberglass insulation, also available in R30 and R40 --30 year traditional roof shingles Walls: -- 2x4 exterior walls studs 16” on center (optional 2x6 16” on center) -R11 fiberglass wall insulation with optional R19 on 2x6 wall studs
-- Full double marriage line walls with 2x4’s 16” on center -- Full tape and texture walls (except for guest bedroom and small closets) Flooring: -- 2x6 floor joists 16” on center with 2x8’s 16” on center optional -- OSB tongue and groove floor decking glued and fastened -- Up to R22 fiberglass floor insulation Exterior: -- 50 year Smart Panel siding with other optional OSB backed products -- Vinyl clad steel front door with storm door and deadbolt -- Single-Hung vinyl thermal pane windows available in Low “E” Some of these features certainly exceed what is required for a new home but EVERY manufactured home must meet the minimum requirements laid out in the ever updating HUD Code. The HUD Code is the most strict building standards in the nation, and local builders don’t have to abide by this code like manufactured home builders are required to, which is decades away from where mobile homes or trailer houses were when they died in 1976. As for safety, you need look no further than the National Fire Prevention Association’s report on manufactured homes, which in short says that if you removed all PreHUD homes from the market, that the manufactured home
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would be up to 143% safer when it comes to a fire than site built “stick” homes, when safety equipment is properly maintained. All this, to say that, we have certainly come a long way since the death of the mobile home. Once the public understands the road we have traveled, and where we are today in comparison, the idea of living in a modern manufactured home is much more appealing. Couple that with the reality that prospective homeowners can achieve a custom home that fits their needs and meets their dreams for 50% or more savings over a builder grade “stick” home -- forget about a custom “stick” home; the savings are astronomical. Quality, on par with, or exceeding, site built homes, and pricing, that site built homes simply can’t compete with, all makes manufactured homes an insightful choice for today’s home buyer. We invite you to come and visit Fairfield Homes & Land at 1101 US Hwy 84 in Fairfield, Texas. Ask for Victor Frost at 903-915-4255, or visit us online at http://fairfieldhome. us ____________________
by Slim Randles
It is the heat that defines us this time of year. Defines our sweaty days with the brassy skies and afternoons that make us clamor for shade. The heat gives us an excuse to make June the biggest beerdrinking month of the year and returns certain words to our vocabularies: cooler pads, swampers, squirrel cages. The days themselves aren’t much fun, and we pity those who spend the days working outdoors, even as we envied them in the soft warmth of spring. The heat is an entity now, an oppressive, overbearing beast that weighs on our brains and taxes our body. It’s the price we pay each summer for living in such a beautiful place. But there is a payoff. When the sun goes down in desert areas, it’s romantic enough to hug a cactus. The recipe is simple. Keep the earth warm, but just bring out the stars and a soft breeze that cools the skin. Mix this with a fulmination of little night varmint sounds of peeping and chirping and croaking. And guitars. Whether we play
them ourselves or just turn on the radio, it is a setting that is perfect for guitars. Villalobos, Fernando Sor, Tarrega, Randy Travis, Doc Watson. We sit in brick-paved patios with something cool and someone sweet and relax and talk about dreams, because on evenings like this, anything is possible. On nights like this, it’s difficult to decide whether remembering evenings like this in the past is better than anticipating those to come. All we really know is that it sure is nice to be here right now. A high desert evening is a testament to the good things of life. Iced tea tastes better, showers feel more refreshing, neighbors seem nicer. There they are, out on the porch with all the kids. Ah, those wonderful kids … well, yes, they’re the same ones we complained about in March, but on a night like this one, all is forgiven. Let’s wave back. Tonight I’m going to see if I can remember all the words to “Little Joe the Wrangler” and find out if my guitar is still in tune. ____________________
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RICHLAND CHAMBERS is subjected to the Federal DUCED! Fair Housing Act, which Teague-3/1 makes it illegal to advertise house, large “any preference, limitation storage building or discrimination because with shower, of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or HOMES national origin, or intention to make any preference, 3B/2.5B BRICK W/FP ON 5 ACRES, 2 BLDGS FOR limitation or discrimination.” SHOP/BARN #895 $185,000.00 We will not knowingly accept 3B/2B BRICK W/SHOP COMMERCIAL GREENHOUSE any advertising for real estate ON 3 ACRES TEAGUE #2090 $80,000.00 which is in violation of the Perfect for a weekend getaway! Featuring an open living and kitchen concept. There is plenty of room to entertain guests. On the waterON side 3B/1.5B BRICK HOME ON 2 LGR LOTS law. All persons are hereby of the home is a large open deck to enjoy watching the sun set over the lake. There is one one bedroom and one bath with shower stall only. 2B/1B brick in town, informed that all dwellings HEATHER ST. #2165 $65,000.00 Directions: From Main Street in Teague, go over RR tracks to Washington Street (FM 1365), curve right then stay straight onto gravel road before road new lights on andanall fresh advertised are available 3B/3B LOG HOME LlV/DIN/KIT Ready to move in. #132 (FM 1365) curves left, travel short distance on gravel road, turn left on Orange Road, travel to end of Orange Road Wto 2FP gate 4,OPEN property will be on your,left. equal opportunity basis.
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2015 to discuss the application and proportionate share for private and home schools. Individuals, private schools, home schools, organizations and other agencies are invited to participate in the application process. To participate, contact Pat Harper, Co-op Director, at P.O. Box 735, Fairfield, Texas 75840 or by calling 903-389-3372. The member districts of the Co-op are: Blooming Grove ISD, Dawson ISD, Dew ISD, Fairfield ISD, Frost ISD, Kerens ISD, Mildred ISD, Rice ISD, and Wortham ISD. ____________________________
Notice is hereby given that the Fairfield Independent School District, acting as fiscal agent for the Freestone-Navarro Bi-County Special Education Cooperative and its member districts, intent to submit an application for federal funds under the provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Act. The application process will begin on June 3, 2015, and end on July 15, 2015. A meeting will be held at the Coop office at 225 West Reunion, at 9:00 AM on June 18,
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DRIVERS NEEDED EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN EMPLOYMENT: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, or national origin. The Freestone County Sheriff’s Office/Freestone County Jail has a full-time opening for the position of Detention Officer/Jailer. The position requires the ability to fill a rotating twelve hour shift, work with inmates and complete/pass additional mandated state training within twelve months of employment. An applicant must be at least 18 years of
age, and must not have a conviction greater than a Class C Misdemeanor. Potential candidates must have a valid Texas Drivers License, High School Diploma/GED, pass a drug screening, physical exam, background check and psychological evaluation. Freestone County Jail – Jailer I base salary is $ 2,200.00 per month along with the county benefits package. All interested persons should obtain an application at the Freestone County Sheriff’s Office, 103 South Keechi, Fairfield, Texas. 903-3893236. _______________________
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