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Real Estate Redefined Six Reasons Why You Need An Agent When Buying New Construction Are you ready to buy a home and considering going in the route of new builds? It may seem like an easy enough process, where you get to call the shots of how you want your dream home to be, but there are some risks when it comes to new construction if you are going in blindly.

It’s unfortunately not as trouble-free as we’d like to hope if you don’t have the right representative by your side to help with the things that need to be looked out for from a professional’s eye. Below, are six reasons you need a professional buyer’s agent representing you in the sale.

They are, after all, on your side. And it’s their role to ensure you aren’t taken advantage of by the builders and their representatives in the transaction.

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Letter From The Publishers WOW!! We are incredibly blessed.

Thank you all for the outpouring of support after the release of the first issue of OurCelina! We appreciate all the encouraging comments and messages.

We have been an active part of the community for a number of years now, but with OurCelina we have really begun to see just how unique and special Celina really is - and how fortunate we are to raise our family here.

Be sure to check out all the exciting things coming up in the next few weeks! The Farmers Market finally returns on the 2nd of March and the month ends with the Chamber of Commerce Wine Crawl on the Square!

As Celina families prepare for Spring Break this month, we want to offer our sincere prayers for safe travels and a lifetime of memories whether your plans take you across the street or across the country.

From our Bobcat Hearts to Yours,

Jimmy & Renee Marler

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OURCELINA C OMMUNITY | P RIDE | T RADITION March 2018

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FEATURED Mayoral Memories: Looking at the public, private lives of those who have led Celina.

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Bobcat Belles Photo courtesy of Holly Farrow Photography

The Celina Junior High Bobcat Belles participated in the Danceline Regional Dance Competition in February. The team earned an overall â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sweepstakes Awardâ&#x20AC;?. They also walked away with a First in Division and Division 1 on all twelve routines performed. Congratulations, Ladies! We are proud of you!

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BEEF S B I R A lot of people ask Tender owner/pitmaster Dante Ramirez, “What’s your favorite bbq meat?”

His reply is easily, “Beef rib”.

This is a beast on a plate and so good to enjoy at family gatherings. You will love the comments when you set one of these bad boys on the table. No need for sides, he says. “Just loosen the belt, grab a good napkin (or two) and go to town.”

Dante’s Beef Ribs Ask you butcher for a short rib or 123 cut short rib Remove the membrane behind the rib back (use a paper towel for good grip) Rub ribs with 1 tbsp. olive oil then rub with ¼ cup of Tender Rub or mix half and half kosher salt and coarse pepper Smoke for 8 hours at 200 degrees Wrap with paper and and let them sit for a half hour before eating

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Downtown Clean Up Day Seeks Volunteers The City of Celina is working on a project in downtown and we need your help.

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Mayoral Memories Looking at the public, private lives of those who have led Celina

By: Lisa Ferguson

When he’s not presiding over city council meetings or otherwise working to lead Celina toward its anticipated future as the second largest city in Collin County, Mayor Sean Terry is a fixture at local businesses, eateries and community events. It’s not unusual to spot him shaking hands with Celina residents at the supermarket or in the downtown square, and answering queries about where our burgeoning burg is headed.

Terry’s modern mayoral duties likely are similar to those undertaken by Celina’s previous mayors, each of whom faced their own unique sets of challenges and opportunities while shepherding the city over the last hundred-plus years. Read on to learn more about the lives and times of four of Celina’s former mayors. (Due to incomplete and missing records, the dates of each mayor’s terms in office could not be verified for this article.

Photo courtesy of Celina Area Heritage Association

Celina’s first mayor, Howard Lee Bounds, poses with his wife, Claudia Drake Bounds.

no citizen of the county had more friends.”

Howard Lee Bounds (1868-1928) – Born and raised in Celina, Bounds is credited as being the city’s first mayor. A little person and the son of pioneer-settler parents, he was a charter member of the local Christian church and for years led a men’s Sunday school class.

In 1900, records show that he was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge at Old Celina. According to church records featured in the book “The People of Old Celina Cemetery,” by author Gayle Maxson, “His body was dwarfed, but he had a big heart and a clear head and

Celina was established as a “corporate village” in April 1909. During the first meeting of the city council, Bounds reportedly was installed as mayor and the city’s government was organized. One of the council’s first items of business, according to early city meeting records, was “keeping the city in a sanitary condition” and “providing for working streets.”

Bounds died in a Forth Worth hospital on Aug. 1, 1928. Funeral services were held at Celina’s Methodist church, and he was laid to rest at Old Celina Cemetery. Upon his passing, Celina Record newspaper Editor C.C. Andrews wrote: “The familiar form of Lee Bounds will be missed from our streets and the church, the services at which he rarely missed. … There will be sincere grief in this congregation as well as all over this section of the county at his departure.” Bounds was preceded in death by his wife, Clau12

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dia Drake Bounds, who was also a little person.

James Edgar Ousley (1885-1931) – Also a Celina native, Ousley reportedly served multiple terms as the city’s mayor during the early part of last century. According to records included in the book “Cottage Hill Cemetery, Collin County, Texas,” also authored by Maxson, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Ousley, and attended local pubcourtesy of Celina Area Heritage Association lic schools before During Photo James Edgar Ousley’s terms as mayor, heading to the for- Celina received natural gas and electricity mer Grayson Col- services and had its roads re-graveled. lege in Whitewright.

For years he was a member of Celina’s Methodist church as well as the Masonic Lodge.

During Ousley’s administration, Celina was said to have experienced one of its most progressive eras. The city welcomed natural gas service, as well as round-the-clock electricity service through Texas Power & Light. It’s water system was built, and streets were re-graveled. In records featured in the book, Mayor Ousley is described as having been “broad minded. He would contend for what he believed to be right but held no malice against those who opposed him. … What he did as mayor was open and above board.”

Ousley was married to Edna Rooney Graham and the couple had two children. He battled cancer and reportedly sought treatment in New York with a surgeon from the Mayo Clinic. He died on April 21, 1931, while sitting in a chair at his family’s Celina home where he was said to have spent his final hours with family and friends.

William Edward “Will” Seitz (1873-1948) – Seitz is probably best remembered locally as a proprietor of the former Patrick & Seitz Hardware store, which opened in 1923. For years the business was housed in a building on Celina’s downtown square, the site of which is now the patio area at Papa Gallo’s Mexican Grill. It was also the scene of a 1932 heist by notorious bank robber Clyde Barrow and a couple of cohorts who stole guns and ammunition during a crime-filled night the trio spent in Celina.

A Celina Record article penned around the time of the hardware store’s 25th year in business read: “The Patrick & Seitz Hardware store has been of great service to the farmers and people in general here, furnishing them with anything in the way of hardware or implements close at hand. They carry a large stock of durable and dependable hardware of every kind.”

According to 1900 census records, Seitz was a farmer born in

Arkansas (although other records list his birthplace as Denton County). He married his first wife, Lissia Elizabeth McGee, in 1898. The Celina Record reported that Seitz arrived in Celina in 1911 and later became its mayor.

A prominent member of the local Methodist church, for several years Seitz also was director of First State Bank. For a time, he was chairman of the board of trustees for the Hubbard estate, proceeds from which benefitted the former Alla School that merged with Celina ISD in 1958.

Following his wife’s death in 1944, Seitz wed Mary Perry. He died four years later, on Jan. 15, 1948, at age 74 of a heart attack. His funeral was held at First Methodist Church, and he was laid to rest at Old Celina Cemetery.

Grover Cleveland Sheets (1884-1975) – Virginia-born Sheets reportedly moved from Plano to Celina in 1912 and established his blacksmith shop on North Louisiana Street, in the building now occupied by Carmela Winery.

According to a 1971 Celina Record article: “The shop, which has operated continuously since that date, has metamorphosed into a wondrous place of iron and steel, hardware, nuts and bolts and plumbing supplies and fixtures and you name it. The proprietor of the shop still works at anvil and forge, though he is at times a bit incapacitated by a stiffness in his joints.” Sheets reportedly also lost several fingers due to a planer-machine accident at the business.

“Don't talk to me about the 'good old days,’” he said in a 1962 interview with the newspaper. “I don't think the old days compare at all with times now. Why, we used to saw out wagon and cultivator tongues from a piece of 3x12 oak with a hand saw. And if you think that's not work, you ought to try it. We didn't have electric lights or power, and we had to do everything the real hard way.”

Photo courtesy of Celina Area Heritage Association

Local blacksmith Grover Cleveland Sheets served as Celina’s mayor from 1947 through 1952.

Records indicate that Sheets served as Celina’s mayor from 1947 to 1952. He was also a Celina City Council member for 16 years; spent 50 years as a member of the Masons; was a member of the board of trustees of Collin Memorial Hospital in McKinney; and served a dozen years on the county’s Red Cross board prior to his death on Jan. 8, 1975, at age 91. He is buried at Cottage Hill Cemetery beside his wife, Winnie Larue Sheets.

OurCelina will be publishing a historical piece each month. We invite you to follow along on this journey that formed the city we all call home today. If you have any stories or photographs that you’d like to share, please email Renee@4CMEDIAGROUP.com.

Celina Area Heritage Association’s nine current board members, who are all volunteers, acquire, research and help preserve the numerous documents and artifacts that are stored and exhibited at the Celina Museum, at 211 W. Pecan St., which is open to the public from 1-3 p.m. Thursdays.

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Celina Junior High Electives Showcase On February 20th, CJHS held an elective showcase for parents and community members. The showcase featured performances from the Theatre Arts department, Choir, and Band. In addition, two STEM demonstrations were presented as well.

The Digital Production team, CJH Bloggers, Genius Hour, art, and various other campus clubs or groups had tables to answer questions or to provide information.

March 2018 CISD CAMPUS CALENDARs Celina Primary SCHOOL 3/2 3/5 3/6 3/7 3/8 3/22 3/23 3/28 3/29 3/30

Read Across America Scholastic Book Fair Begins Donuts with Dad 7:30 a.m.

College Awareness Day Open House 5-6 p.m.

Spring Individual Student Pictures Class Pictures Celebration of Learning Awards Color Run Obstacle Challenge Bad Weather Day

Celina ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 3/2 3/5 3/9 3/19 3/27 3/30

Read Across America Career Week Begins 1st & 2nd Grade Music Program Celina Jazz Tour Peachwave Fro-Yo Fundraiser Week Spring Individual Student Pictures Bad Weather Day

O’DELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 3/2 3/5 3/6 3/29 3/30

Read Across America FCA Meting Career Week Begins Food Drive Ends Principal’s/Counselor’s Tea Bad Weather Day

Spring Break March 12 - 16

CELINA 6th Grade CENTER 3/2 3/3 3/7 3/9 3/22 3/23 3/30

Cheer Tryouts Choir Singing at Roughriders Game Read Across America Band Instrument Drive Course Request Sheets Due Bobcat Belles Tryouts Telpas Testing Telpas Testing Bad Weather Day

CELINA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 3/1 3/2 3/6 3/7 3/9 3/20 3/30

CJHS Practice/Tryouts CJHS Practice/Tryouts CJHS Track Meet College Day Teen Leadership Field Trip CJHS Bobcat Belles Tryouts CJHS Track Meet Bad Weather Day

CELINA HIGH SCHOOL 3/6 3/7 3/8 3/10 3/26 3/30

Career Day College Awareness Day Las Gatitas Tryouts Celina Fishing Team @ Ray Roberts Bi-District UIL One-Act Play CHS Blood Drive Bad Weather Day

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Celina FCCLA Advances to State 1st Place

Sierra Smith/Advocacy Senior, “Fighting Fire with Fire”

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Kelsey Tombaugh & Paige Ehrhart/Chapter in Review Portfolio JR,

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Macy Robinson & Madison Bradfield/Life Event Planning,

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Lexi Fournier/Leadership Senior, “Lead the Future”

“Under Construction-Celina” “Welcome to Our Crib”

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Deanna Wallace/Illustrated Talk Junior, “First Aid for Suicidal Statements

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Ryann DeYoung/Life Event JR, “Sing Along with Ryann”

from Youth” CHS Teacher/FCCLA Advisor: Heather Hussong

FCCLA, short for Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, is a career and technical student organization that aims to help youth in public and private schools with family bonds, careers, and participation in the community.

In February, CHS FCCLA students traveled to Waco for the Regional Leadership Conference and competed in a variety of STAR Events. Eight Celina students placed and will be advancing to the State Leadership Conference in early April.

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CES Students Skype with Children’s Author Celina Elementary School students enjoyed “Skyping” with author and illustrator, Peter Raymundo.

Mr. Raymundo shared his success story of how he turned a spark of inspiration to an actual story, then into a published book. Check out his latest book, Third Grade Mermaid.

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Project ADAM affiliates strive to assist schools and communities in establishing an emergency plan to place into action in the incidence of a sudden cardiac arrest. It’s not enough simply to have AEDs in the building. Lives are saved when schools are prepared not only with a documented plan, but also with a cardiac response team, in addition to being well trained on how to respond in the event of a cardiac emergency.

Project ADAM affiliates provide the foundation for schools to plan and develop their program, including planning templates, a reference manual and one-on-one consultation on how to help prevent sudden cardiac death in the school setting.

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Celina Junior High School was recognized by Cook Children's Hospital Project ADAM as being a Heart Safe School.

The Project ADAM “Heart Safe School” designation means that the school has taken all the steps necessary to safeguard the health of students, including making sure AEDs are available and accessible, that there is a written plan and team of CPR/AED trained staff ready to act in an emergency, and conduct emergency response practice drills.

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(KJV) Psalms 23:4 "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou [art] with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me."

Psalms 23 is probably the most well known Psalm in the Bible.

Most people like it because of it's poetic flair and inspiring message. Others like it because it may remind them of their childhood, growing up in Sunday school memorizing verses of the Bible.

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Verse 1 actually starts off by saying "The Lord is my shepherd...".

A shepherd plays a vital role for the sheep he is watching over. He ensures the flock has plenty to eat and is well taken care of. He also ensures that the flock is protected from any evil that comes their way. If any animal were to try and threaten the flock, the shepherd would move in. The shepherds rod wasn’t just a walking stick, it was used to fight off anything that would come against his sheep.

David had an understanding of the Lord being his shepherd. He knew God as his protector. As a matter of fact, David was so confident in his God that he said "though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear NO evil."

I’m not sure about you, but the valley of the shadow of death doesn’t sound like a very nice place to me. Notice that David said he was walking through the valley of the shadow of death, NOT to the valley of the shadow of death. Many people believe that the road God leads them down will have a bad ending, but that is far from what we see in God's Word. We may be walking through a dark place, but God is with us so guess what, WE DON'T HAVE TO FEAR EVIL! Colossians 2:15 says that our enemy, the devil, has been disarmed and completely stripped of his power by Jesus himself. In other words, your enemy may have a gun, but he's got no bullets!

Don't live your life in fear of what the enemy would try to do to you.

Know the Lord as your shepherd. You don't have to fear evil! You can live your life to the fullest, having faith in God, trusting him with all of your heart to lead you and guide you into the best years of your life.

If God is for you, who can be against you??

Chris Carter, Pastor Movement Church 310 W. Walnut St., Celina, TX 75009 www.movementcc.org

Transit Subsidy Pilot Program Applications Available Soon for Qualified Celina Residents The McKinney Urban Transit District in partnership with DCTA is expanding the Collin County Transit Program through the Low-Income Transit Subsidy Pilot Program (LITSSP). The LITSSP is a taxi voucher pilot program that helps provide low-income families and individuals with mobility solutions within Collin County. This pilot program will run from April 2, 2018 up to March 31, 2019 (based on availability of funds) and will allow for up to 100 participants. In order to qualify for the LITSSP, you must be a resident of McKinney, Lowry Crossing, Princeton, Melissa, or Celina; and have an annual household income (before taxes) that is at or below the following amounts: Qualified participants will be able to utilize taxi service to travel anywhere within Collin County at a fraction of the cost. Applications for the LITSSP will soon be available and an on-site registration/outreach event will be held on Friday, March 23 from 2-4 p.m. in Celina Council Chambers. Staff will be there to assist with filling out applications and answer any questions.

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Celina Public Library In The Books by: Linda Shaw

March 1, 2009 marked an exciting milestone in my life: It was my first day of work as managing librarian at Celina Public Library. To say this was my dream job is a vast understatement. I walked into a 2,400 square-foot space with an architect hired by the City of Celina, and together we began to envision Celina Public Library as it is today.

A little less than eight months latPhoto provided by Celina Public Library er, Celina Public Library opened to the public on October 24, 2009.

Linda Shaw is Director of Library Services at the Cellna Public Library Through the hard work and committed advocacy of community groups, individual volunteers and city staff, Celina Pubic Library (fondly dubbed the “Library on the Square”) opened its doors as Celina’s first standalone public library.

The library, located at 142 N. Ohio St., adjacent to City Hall, opened with more than 7,800 books and videos, six computer stations with free Internet access and a suite of office programs, as well as a printer/copier. Two comfortable seating areas with upholstered chairs and end tables invited visitors to relax and sit a spell.

Digital Consortium, which allows library members access to more than 23,000 E-books, audiobooks and streaming videos.

Our relaxed seating areas remain the same. There is also an adult-sized table that seats eight, as well as seating for four in the children’s area. Complimentary coffee is provided for visitors age 18 and older. The printer/copier is still available for public use for a nominal fee of 10 cents per page. Visitors may also use the library’s fax machine for incoming and outgoing faxes ($1 for the first page; 50 cents for each additional page).

If you are not already a member, we invite you to become one today by stopping by the library and applying for a Celina Public Library card. Applications are also available on the City of Celina’s webpage, at www.celina-tx.gov. Applicants must be a resident of Texas and have a government-issued identification card such as a drivers’ license. Applicants under age 18 are required to have a parent or legal guardian sign the application and assume responsibility for anything the applicant borrows. Once an applicant is issued a library card, he/she is considered a member of Celina Public Library.

The Library on the Square was and still is the smallest public library in Collin County, and one of the smallest in the entire state.

However, do not be fooled into thinking that our size diminishes our ability to be a valuable asset in our community. In coming months, we will share with Our Celina readers our vision for working together as partners to build a greater sense of community, as well as create and improve cultural experiences and opportunities here. You may even come to view your public library as a new type of town square.

Members are allowed to borrow up to 15 items. Books and audiobooks have a two-week lending period, and can be renewed once for an additional two weeks as long as they are not already reserved by another member. Up to four videos (which are counted as part of the maximum number of items) can be borrowed at a time for five days, with one renewal period allowed.

The library charges a 25 cent-per-day fee per borrowed item that is kept out beyond its specified return date. There is a $1 per-day fee for videos/DVDs returned after the due date. Members are provided a checkout receipt that lists each item’s title and due date. By providing an email address to the library, they will also receive a reminder three days before items are due back.

Members can access their library account online and view the items they have checked out (as well as due dates); renew items; reserve library items; and maintain a list of materials they have checked out previously.

Since opening, the number of items available at the library for the public to borrow has more than doubled. It currently features more than 17,000 books, audiobooks and videos/DVDs. The library is also a member of Overdrive Northeast Texas Libraries

The library is open six days per week: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays; and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

We cannot wait to meet and get to know you. Come check us out!

March 2018 - Celina Public Library Calendar of Events Friday, March 2: Saturday, March 3: Thursday, March 8: Friday, March 9: Tuesday, March 20: Friday, March 23: Friday, March 30: Friday, April 6:

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Mother Goose story time, 10:30-11 a.m.

Book sale, 6-8 p.m.

Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebration, 11 a.m.-noon Book Club meeting, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Mother Goose story time, 10:30-11 a.m.

Library advisory board meeting, 6-7 p.m. (public is welcome to attend) Mother Goose story time, 10:30-11 a.m.

Mother Goose story time, 10:30-11 a.m.

Mother Goose story time, 10:30-11 a.m.

Book sale, 6-8 p.m.

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