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Once you have stuffed yourself on good food, you wait in line to ride the Ferris Wheel, Carousel and whatever new lit up ride that swings you upside down in every direction!
As always remember God first, then family, then friends! Remember each day is a gift, graciously given to you. Be kind and loving to others and know that what YOU do, matters!
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It is September! So that only means 2 things; West Texas Fair and Rodeo, and the beginning of NFL football! Two things in our family that we always look forward to! Who doesn’t enjoy smelling the yummy funnel cakes, the good old foot long corn dog, and smelly manure? Of course you can’t forget the Aggie fries, turkey legs and the good fresh squeezed lemonade to help it all go down.
The fair brings back so many good memories as a child for me, seeing the Friday night lights at Shotwell while riding the Spider, laughing, eating too much and making memories with my grandparents, parents and cousins. Now we get to share the tradition with our daughters, which is something they always look forward to.
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Last, but not least, if you have small kids you can’t resist putting them on the small little cars and motorcycles that go in a circle and make a noise if you honk the horn; which by the way are classics and have been around since I was a little girl.
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If the fair isn’t your thing, and NFL football is, then all we can say is LETS GO COWBOYS! Hopefully everyone is getting back set into their school rou tines, and life is going well. It may be a busy time with work, school and extracurricular activities, but try not to take these moments for granted. Don’t sweat the small stuff too much, and be thankful for the season you are in right now, tomor row isn’t promised. Don’t get too upset with the grandma who drives too slow in the pick-up line at school. Enjoy the time with the people that matter the most, smile and be kind.
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Hopefully you are able to make it out to the fair to enjoy some good, greasy, deep fried, over-priced, yummy food, maybe even ride a ride or two, and make your own memories with family and friends.
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If you are not seeing God at work in your life it might be because your spiritual system is contaminated with the pollutants of our culture. In order to see God up close and personal, keep your heart pure and un defiled. Love Him with everything inside of you.
Many people struggle with allergies. Allergies tend to flare up when dust and pollen in the air make it difficult to catch your breath. You can’t breathe properly because of all the stuff in the air. Your nose gets stuffed up, your eyes get runny, and your head feels congested. It isn’t any fun. These symptoms arise because the air you’ve inhaled has been contaminated by aller gens. Those who struggle with allergies look forward to days when the air is clearer and cleaner. They are glad when a fresh rain clears the skies so that the allergens can no longer make them feel so miserable. When it comes to the air we breathe, purity is what we are looking for. And purity is what God is looking for in the character of His people. As Jesus says in the sermon on the mount, “Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God.” God desires that our hearts be free from pollutants, irritants and im purities. He seeks followers whose hearts are unmixed, undivided and undiluted in their love for Him. And when He finds a follower who fits that design, He delivers a unique blessing in that He reveals Himself to them on a whole other level.
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“We’ve played baseball all over town, but to be able to control our own destiny- to play on our campus where we can build community is a huge deal,” Wade Studentssaid.like Allen could be the most excited for the ballpark, “It’s crazy because for a long time they’ve been talking about it, and I never though that the day would come… Or that I would get to play on it. I thought it would hap pen later on in the season.”
Meanwhile, a childhood friend looked to the day as a way to honor Hud son’s legacy and, in a way, pick up where the two boys left off. “We did everything to gether, y’know, ever since third grade and then he got leukemia and we didn’t really get to hang out much when he had that,” recalled ACS senior, Keaton Allen of Hudson’s last days. Hudson’s loved ones told KTAB/KRBC baseball was so important and such a major part of his life, so it was very endearing that the new ACS baseball field be named for him. “Baseball was a big deal to him,” said Wade. “He grew up in Wylie little league and that’s where we cultivated some friendships, and he developed a love for baseball.” While family and friends were moved for the idea of an entire baseball field named for their loved one, others expressed elation for the “I’mfuture.very excited to hear two specific words ut tered, just about where were standing here, in the very near future: Play ball,” Dr. Greg Straughn, ACS Board Chairman said with glee.
The Hudson Wade Memorial Baseball Field at Abilene Christian Schools is scheduled to be ready for the first pitch in what would have been Hudson’s senior year, in the spring of “We’re2023. going to play for him, were going to play our heart out,” Allen added. “And if he was here on the field, he’d be right there be side us.”
Even on a gloomy, gray day out, positivity can shine. Ground broke on the new baseball field at Abilene Christian Schools (ACS) Wednes day morning. The Hudson Wade Memorial Field is named for an ACS fifth grade student who passed away in 2016 after a hard-fought battle with Leukemia. “It’s a huge day for our school family. It’s a big day for my personal family, because the sta dium is going to be named after our- our son that passed away,” said Kirk Wade, Hudson’s father and president of ACS.
“It takes a special person to make a generation al, life changing gift,” Wade explained. “But then to go ahead and say, ‘hey, don’t name it after us, we want you to name it after your son;’ It’s pretty awesome.”
Wade said it was Larry and Eyleen Crain who gave the lion’s share of the donation to ACS, and even gave the beloved couple a nice shout out during the groundbreaking “Whenceremony.you have a child that dies, your biggest fear is that people are going to forget him,” Wade expressed. “So to have his name and his legacy to live on this campus, where he loved this school and his classmates, for his senior friends to be involved in it, it’s very special to us.”
A baseball field on the ACS cam pus had been in talks for quite some time, and the groundbreak ing marked a major turning point for the athletics department.
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The baseball field, estimated at around $3 mil lion, would not have been made possible with out generous donors to the private school.
ACS Breaks Ground on the Hudson Wade Memorial Field
Abilene ISD Executive Director of Athletics Jim Garfield announced June 30 that the district has hired Brandon Hudson as the new head girls’ basketball coach at Coo per High School. Hudson joins the Cooper coaching staff after spending the last two seasons as the head coach at Thurgood Mar shall High School in the Fort Bend ISD. Before his two seasons at Marshall High, Hudson spent two seasons (20182020) as the head girls’ coach at Clear Brook High School.
All 12 teams, with big sparkling eyes for the Texas Rangers, made their ways to the Rangers’ stomping grounds, the Choctaw Stadium in Arlington, Texas. They were presented with their checks Sunday at the Rangers-Tigers game.
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Theprograms.Sweetwater Girls Softball Association was awarded $10,000 to put towards leveling the softball field and adding irrigation.
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The Wylie Little League is using its $10,000 for field turf and lighting.
Through the Globe Life Program with the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation, the foundation donat ed $100,000 to 12 nonprofits across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
“Coach Brandon Hudson is a shining star in the coaching profession,” Garfield said. “Coach Hudson is a kid mag net and we believe that the girls are going to love playing for him. Coach Hudson has a great basketball IQ, and he will bring an up-tempo style of play to Cooper High School. During the interview process, you could see his passion for kids and how he desires to create an environ ment of camaraderie within the girls’ athletic program at Cooper.” A 2011 graduate of Texas Tech University, Hudson got his coaching and teaching career started at Lubbock Es tacado High School in January 2012 where he served as a teacher and coached football, basketball, and track and “Myfield. excitement level is off the charts, and I can’t wait to get to Abilene and get started,” said Hudson, who will begin his duties in mid-August. “The opportunity to re turn to West Texas was a big draw when I began think ing about this job, not to mention the great reputation of Cooper High School. My top priority is to come in and start building relationships with the players and coaches and then get to work.” Cooper principal Lyndsey Williamson said she is look ing forward to adding Hudson to the Cougars’ coaching “Westaff.are
A big congrats is in order to the Big Country’s Wylie Little League and Sweetwater Girls Softball teams! These little ones just received a collective $20,000 through the 2022 Globe Life Baseball and Softball Grant Program. They even got to go on the field of the Choctaw Stadium to accept their checks!
Hudson Returns to West Texas To Take Helm of girls Basketball at Cooper
Hudson succeeds Arsenio Geter, who resigned in June to take the head girls basketball position at San Ange lo Central. Under Geter, the Lady Cougars won a share of the district championship in 2019-20 but missed the playoffs the last two seasons.
excited for Coach Hudson and his family to join the Cooper family,” she said. “His experience, energy, and knowledge of the game are the perfect combination for our girls’ basketball program.”
To apply for the grant, organizations had to describe how its program could benefit from the funding.
Wylie Little League, Sweetwater Girls Softball teams awarded $20k at Rangers-Tigers game
From there, recipients were chosen based on need and ability to improve the local baseball and softball
“The Globe Life Grant program has changed the lives of countless children across our five-state viewing territo ry over the last 11 years,” said Karin Morris, Senior VP of community impact and executive director of the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation. “We are thankful to part ner with Globe Life on this program that has donated over $850,000 in grants to more than 100 organizations, fur thering our mission to grow baseball and softball and help communities in need.”
“On the first day of the camp, most of the students came in and said, ‘Wow! Look at all of this cool stuff,’ “ O’Connor said. “As the week progressed, they got more comfortable working with their surroundings and started to ask more questions about how the equipment works and what some of the tools are used for in food prep.”
Summer Culinary Camps Find a New Home at The LIFT’s State-of-the-Art Kitchen
The kitchen at The LIFT is a state-of-the-art area with all of the tools necessary for teach ing both children and adults the finer points of “Mostcooking.of the students in our class already had a bit of experience working with their parents in their home kitchen,” O’Connor said. “But being able to use The LIFT facilities with a full complement of commercial appliances and all the various kitchen tools makes following the correct process and recipes that much easier.
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Jay Ashby, Director of The LIFT and himself quite the culinary artist, said working with The Grace and Cypress Street personnel was a great experience for the newest facility in the AISD.
For more than 10 years, The Grace Museum has hosted summer culinary camps in Abilene, teaching the basics of cooking and instilling the love of food preparation in children from all over the Big Country.
“The Grace has been offering excellent culi nary camps for kids in Abilene for years, and we were very happy to host this summer,” he said. “Terry and everyone with Cypress Street provided a great experience and it’s always good for kids to see what The LIFT culinary space has to offer.” Both Mitchell and O’Connor are hopeful this is more than a one-year arrangement between their two entities and The LIFT.
“Working in the kitchen at the LIFT was fantastic,” said O’Connor, who attended the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts in Austin and has combined with his wife for more than 40 years of restaurant operations experience. “The facilities are top-notch and make the execution of our plan with the stu dents much easier. Having all the tools readily available is a huge help. The whole facility is such a thing to behold. Exposing young people to the different career paths available to them in the future is crucial.”
Much of the class is showing the students how to do a task or follow a process. The fun part for the students is when they can apply their knowledge using real commercial equipment in a real kitchen environment.
“Several of us at The Grace had been to The LIFT and knew it would be ideal for our cu linary classes,” Mitchell said. “The AISD was so easy to work with, and we were thrilled to have our first class there and look forward to the next two classes this summer.”
For the first several years of the camp, The Grace partnered with Texas State Techni cal College Culinary School. Next, Amanda Spell from Amanda Joy’s Catering taught the camp at Highland Church of Christ. When Spell de cided to stop catering, The Grace went looking for a new partner and found one in its next-door neighbor, Cypress Street Station. Cypress Street owners Ter ry and Amanda O’Connor quickly agreed to partner with The Grace in putting together the summer camp. First, though, Kathryn Mitchell, Director of Edu cation at The Grace, had to begin the search for a new Enterkitchen.The LIFT, the new home for Abilene ISD’s Culinary Arts program.
Mitchell said The Grace will end up hosting three camps this summer with 20 children in each camp, and all three will be hosted by The LIFT. Terry O’Connor said the kitchen at The LIFT made for a great experience for each of the students in the first camp.
O’Connor believes all of those skills are im portant in learning a love for food.
“All of the kids we’ve had so far have been excited about being able to use The LIFT,” Mitchell said. “They were blown away by the kitchen and loved working in there. The par ents were excited to see The LIFT and know more about it. I heard several kids talking about going to ATEMS or taking classes at The LIFT after seeing the facility.
“I believe it’s important to introduce young people to skilled trades,” O’Connor said. “We rely heavily on individuals with cooking skills to operate the restaurant (Cypress Street). One of these kids might just be the next Thom as Keller (world-renowned American chef, restaurateur, and cookbook writer). Shifting a bit of focus to learning a skilled trade is going to be wildly important, not only in the restau rant industry but in all industries requiring spe cific skills.”
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“We would love to continue working with The LIFT and hosting culinary camp there,” she said. “It’s a beautiful facility with a wonderful staff. Everyone has been kind and very eager to help. It’s a great way to show off The LIFT for future students and a wonderful facility for them to work in.”
Students in the camps learn the basics of cook ing, from food prep to measuring ingredients, and from meal planning to meal preparation.
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The 11th Annual Guns & Hoses Blood Drive wrapped up a month ago, and this year’s trophy went to the Hoses by about 40 votes. The Abilene Fire Department finally got their trophy Thursday, and with it came bragging rights. Hoses, Abilene Fire Department (AFD) received 226 dedicated votes, while guns, Abilene Police Department (APD) received 187. The annual blood drive through Hendrick Health pits our Abilene Police and Fire Departments against one another. Each donor gets to cast a vote – APD or AFD. APD brought in 187 votes this year, but AFD gathered 226 for a record total of 413 to the Hendrick Blood “EvenCenter.the cops need heroes, someone to look up to,” AFD firefighter Ca leb Fullerton joked. “It’s all in good fun. We love our brothers in blue and I love that we come together once a year to do this drive… Give people a sense of purpose behind a great thing that saves lives.” With having the most votes, this year’s winners were none other than the hoses. “In the end, we all win. Our commu nity wins, the people that really need it – which are those that are in need of blood – they’re going to benefit from this,” said AFD Chief Cande Flores.
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FREE Adult Event | Music by DJ Manteca | Snacks | Cash Bar September 15 - October 15 marks the official recognition of National Hispanic Heritage Month. Come dance the night away to your favorite Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia, Reggae ton, and other Latin tunes at The Grace Museum! This event coincides with The Grace Museum’s Cultural Heritage Exhibitions located in the third floor History Gallery. Learn about the history of the cultural heritage celebration along with a history of Hispanics in Abilene and in Texas. This event is generously sponsored by United Supermarkets, the Abilene Cultural Affairs Council and the City of Abilene, and Humanities Texas.
The drive honors the life of fallen Abilene police officer Rodney T. Holder, who died in the line of duty on his motorcycle in 2010. His son, Kyler Holder told KTAB/ KRBC seeing everyone coming out to support his father and donate blood is something he looks forward to every year. The annual blood drive was created in 2011 in honor the life and work of fallen Abilene police officer Rodney T. Holder, who died in the line of duty on his motorcycle in 2010.
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Crystal’s made the news in 1990, when a man pistol-whipped an employee during a robbery, blinding her in one eye. He was sentenced to 42 years in prison in September 1991. The last incarnation of the site was Sweet Meat ThereBar-b-q.currently are 12 Dollar General stores in Abilene, as well as Family Dollar and Dollar Tree locations. Not much was left Thursday morning of the former Tony’s Pizza Cave and Crystal’s Pizza and Spaghetti location on South First Street. The site will become a Dollar General location.
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A mid-town restaurant site in the 2200 block of South First Street that has been vacant for years after a short run as a barbecue joint is being lev Theeled.site will become a Dollar General location. A contractor at the site Thursday said it will be “on a mountain” − it will be elevated 3.5 feet due to being in a flood area. The property is just under 1 acre and has an assessed value of Central$334,348.Appraisal District of Taylor County records show a structure has been at that site since Depending1940. on your era, the pop ular site was home to Tony’s Pizza Cave, then Crys tal’s Pizza & Spaghetti. The lot is at the corner of Highland Avenue and South First Street. And before that, it was home to the Chicken Shack. In December 1972, former Abilenian Bill Waugh announced he was remodeling that building to become Tony’s Pizza Cave, accord ing to Reporter-News files. Remodeling cost $25,000. Waugh and his brother, Tom, opened the original Taco Bueno several blocks to the west in 1967. Max Walden managed Tony’s when it opened, seating 170 patrons. It boasted serving 15 types of pizza, and of fered salad and sundae bars, something new at the Tony’stime.actually
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had a cave on its east side fac ing South First, serving as the entrance to the roughly square, nondescript building. Yet, in 1973, it won a the Grimes Beautiful Award for small businesses inTheAbilene.cave would be removed, the entrance moved to the center and the theme changed, though fans still could get pizza. It was where The Piano Man, Mike Schuler, regularly played.
they are still installing a lot of the graphics and we are still working through the architectural punch list,” Campbell said. “As you complete the construction, then you walk through the facility with the design team and Architects to look for repairs.” Before the construction was completed, Campbell said the pressure was to get the proj ect done in a timely manner to minimize dis ruption on campus. “But construction is always disruptive,” Campbell said. “So to me, it’s not as much as pressure relief, it’s more about the excitement that we can open the facility to our entire com Eachmunity.”part of the coliseum is dedicated to the past and the future of ACU athletics and events. The west side is dedicated to student events, and the east is dedicated to the histo ry of “Moodyathletics.isamultipurpose arena,” Campbell said. “ACU utilizes that arena more than I can think of other colleges using their arena. It was important to us to not only pay tribute to the past from an athletic perspective but from a student use perspective.”
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The continuation of small groups and find ing different avenues for students to achieve the needed requirements were heavily relied upon during the pandemic. These avenues will continue as the transition to Moody Col iseum “Oftencontinues.inouroffice, we say that spiritual formation isn’t just something that students come and are required to do,” Eaton said. “Rather as a university, it’s a commitment that we are all making to students, faculty and staff to grow in friendship with God and one Despiteanother.”the changes, Moody Coliseum is a piece of the puzzle for the Office of Spiritual Life, Eaton said. “One of the things that both Moody and then the Boone Family Theater al lows us to do as we have done in the past is truly be ing able to say that there’s a seat for everyone,” Eaton said. A NEW HOME FOR ATHLETICS
Chapel in Moody will seem even more dif ferent to some because the Office of Spiri tual Life have implemented a tap-in method instead of swiping or scanning. In addition, with the increase of spiritual formation re quirements to 500 points from 400, new opportunities will exist for students to earn “We’vecredit. developed different programs and initiatives that are meant to also be in support of spiritual formation,” Eaton said. “And so now that we’re back with our big venues, our rhythms of what we’re at the beginning of the pandemic are similar, even though still slightly different.”
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For many students and faculty, the large win dows, neon signs and LED lights sitting a few yards north of the center of campus are un recognizable. For others, the new facility is all they’ve ever known. But to everyone, Moody Coliseum is a household name. Sitting just adjacent to the heart of campus, Moody in its newly renovated glory is usher ing in a new era for spiritual formation, athlet ics and culture, creating in itself a new heart of campus within its walls. Moody reopened its doors in a grand opening ceremony Friday, though it was already being uti lized throughout Wildcat Week for various events. Construction began in January of 2021, and the orig inal plan was to have the facility open in the 2022 spring semester. Large events and traditions, such as Opening Chapel and Sing Song, are set to take place in Moody Coliseum for the first time in two years, after both the COVID-19 pandemic and building renovation.
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“I really appreciate Juan Nuñez and Bryan Rainwater and our tennis programs for al lowing us to use their indoor facility the last
Zack Lassiter, director of athletics, said he is both grateful for the tennis programs being flexible in the use of the Teague Center. He said he is excited for Moody to be available for use again, not just for athletics, but for the student body as a whole.
It’s no secret that construction in Moody took longer than expected. In fact, Moody was exactly one month behind schedule. The delays in completion of Moody were plinths underneath the basketball court floor and the supply chain issues that have dis rupted the construction process. Supply chain issues continue to hit the facility past the completion and opening of the space, with missing lights and graphics still being installed, said Kevin Campbell, senior vice president of op “Righterations.now
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Cyrus Eaton, dean of spiritual life and cam pus chaplain, said he and others in the Office of Spiritual Life are finding a new rhythm as the transition back to Moody begins by in creasing their focus on leaders and on being servants in the new space.
For the past six decades, the three-timesa-week spiritual formation opportunity conducted in the arena, affectionately nick named “Moody Chapel,” has been a staple for students and alumni. With the loss of a building to facilitate this beloved university tradition, the Office of Spiritual Life explored different avenues of spiritual formation opportunities during the past two years.
For the past two years the Teague Center has acted as the home for both men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball. Teague, which is intended to be the indoor tennis facili ty on campus, was also home to weekly Chapel events, as well as Candlelight Devotionals, Sing Song Awards and other ACU traditions. After two years of facility changes and adapting to a lack of space, the reopening of Moody is allowing all athletics facilities to be used for their in tended purpose.
In the past, Moody Chapel had a notable tra dition of students swiping ID cards before taking their seats. However, during the pan demic, the Office of Spiritual Life utilized apps like Compass for students to gain their spiritual formation points via QR codes.
In addition to community, the Moody renovation worked to preserve the culture by using the same structure built in the “There’s1960s.somany aspects of it that feel like it’s brand new, and yet we still get to enjoy knowing that we’re in a facility that was built back in the late ’60s and has been a big part of the history and culture of ACU for decades,” Schubert said. “And yet it feels new and state of the art.”
“It’s a matter of having facilities and infrastructure where a student feels like they can invest in being the best selves they could be, and I think what our facilities are doing is providing a place where that can happen, where they believe that this is a university that wants to invest,” Lassiter said. “This is important, but it comes about the people that are in those buildings, too.”
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BRINGING BACK CULTURE
Overall, Schubert is excited Moody is creating a central gathering place again. “I’m just super excited about that part of the cohesive ness of ACU, which Moody over the decades has been a major catalyst for bringing people together, causing us to feel connected and as a bigger part of something,” Schubert said. “I think we’re going to feel that immedi ately on Monday. I felt that the other night with freshmen there. It’s just a great sense of being together.”
While the reopening of Moody means something differ ent to the students, faculty, staff and alumni, the overar ching meaning of Moody, said Dr. Phil Schubert, presi dent of the university, can be summed up in one word: “Weconnectedness.asaninstitution push people into places and spaces where we can enjoy that sense of community because we know it may be hard for some, especially those who haven’t experienced that yet,” Schubert said. “What we’ve talked about with the senior leadership team level is making sure to have heavy promotion and visibility of these major opportunities for students and faculty and staff to feel connected again as a community. And we’re going to work really hard to make that highly visible.”
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husband, father and PaPa. He took great pride in his children and his grandchildren, and lived his life as a positive and inspiring example to those who loved and looked up to him. Those preceding Saturnino in death are his parents; brother Henry Sanchez; and sister Berta Hernandez. Remaining to cherish his memory are his wife Guadalupe; son Salvador (Anna) Sanchez; daughter Alegandra (Ebenezer) Garcia; son Erick San chez; son Aaron (Maria) Sanchez; daughter Esmeralda Sifuentes; daughter Michelle; daughter Jennifer; son Gabriel Sanchez; son Martin Sanchez; brothers; sisters; great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and neph ews. He was loved by his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Saturnino G. Sanchez, passed peacefully from this life at home on August 21, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. He was 76 years of age. Saturnino was born on September 7, 1945 in Eagle Pass, Texas, to Lucio Sanchez and Cleotilde Gonzales Sanchez, one of ten children born to this union. He married Guada lupe Cortez on March 18, 1981, and they were blessed with four children, Salvador, Alegandra, Erick and Aaron. He was known as dependable, loyal and trustworthy, and was a long time employee of AISD and Hendrick Hospital System as head of maintenance. He valued his family life above all, and in addition to his full time job worked at numerous odd jobs to help provide for his wife and children. He would not say “no” to any job that was presented to him. Saturnino took tremendous pride in his lawn, and enjoyed plant ing trees and flowers, fencing and yardwork. He enjoyed watching western movies, and one of his favorite TV shows was the Lone Ranger. He loved the Cowboys and boxing with his grandkids and sons. He loved spend ing time with his family, his pride and joy. He is known as Toby to many of his friends. Of all his interests and his love of life, he was first and foremost a dedicated
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I am on your team. When God gives me a devotional, verse or life situation, I’m think ing about how to share it with you, to en courage you not only as a step mom, but as a woman. This happened again for me this morning and I want to share it with you now. Colossians 1:4-14 is my prayer for you – in my paraphrased version. “I have not stopped praying for you and ask ing God to fill you with the knowledge of His will through all spiritual wisdom and un derstanding. And I pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way; bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. For He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son He loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.” You may feel like you are on this journey alone. But let me tell you that you are not. If you are reading these words/hearing my voice, you are being prayed for. I’m with you. I want you to take the time to read Co lossians 1:4-14 again for yourself. God will fill you with exactly what you need to live a life worthy of Him, and actually please Him. As you grow in Christ, you will bear fruit which is the proof of your diligence and willingness to walk with Him. He will sup ply your strength, grant you endurance and even help you with your patience. You have inherited eternal life. You have been bought at a price and your sins have been forgiven. What does that mean? It means you are beautiful and priceless and worth everything Christ went through to gather you in His arms and be His child in His kingdom. Being a woman in today’s society is chal lenging. I struggle daily with self-image and self-worth. Then you add in the bitter pill of jealousy and comparison to other wom en. Now, top all that off with trying to figure out your relationship with your husband and how to deal with all the kids, and then the dynamics of ex-wives and ex-husbands. It all seems like too much work and is probably Stopimpossible.here!This is where the devil wants to push you down. But I’m not letting you go there. God is here and with you right now. He gave you life, and will certainly guide you on how to live it. It doesn’t depend on you, but rather your dependence on Him! Blessings in your Blending!
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Abilene Man Makes Forbes’ List of Top Financial Security Professionals in State of Texas
Abilene’s own Shane Robertson of MassMutual was named among top in the State of Texas in Forbes’ list of Top Finan cial Security Professionals.
Robertson is said to be fulfilling his calling to help others, by providing financial solutions to positively impact the com munity.
Congratulations, to Shane Robertson, on making the Forbe’s list of Top Financial Security Professionals! It is clear that the Abilene community appreciates and supports you.
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While successful career-wise, Robertson has also been suc cessful within his home church, family and the Abilene com munity. “Shane loves Abilene, has raised his family in Abilene, does business in Abilene, supports other Abilene businesses, goes to church in Abilene, and supports charities like the Love and Care Ministry in Abilene.“
William “Shane” Robertson was listed at #48 by Forbes’ Jason Bisnoff & Shook RobertsonResearch. serves West Texas as a Mass Mutual Financial Services Representative to business owners and families. Located in Abilene but serving much of our part of the state, Robertson helps his clients through wealth protection strategies. According to an Abilene communi ty member, Robertson understands the unique economic climate of Abilene first hand, as he is a longtime local.
A Tailor-Made American Dream in Taylor County: Refugee finds success behind sewing machine after fearing death in home country Robertson and his wife of 25 years, Kim, have three children whom they’ve raise in Abilene.
The Robertsons call themselves a Texas Tech family, as Kim and Shane are graduates of the university, as are two of their kids.
I was little, I always liked going to the Ranger air show to see the antique planes,” he said. “I knew I wanted to work in aviation. Being able to work on planes is a great bonus since I want to become a pilot.” Zamora said he started work ing in the aviation industry when he was 16 years old. “I needed a job, so I went to the Eastland airport and would do anything,” he said. “I started out by just mowing the lawn around the airport. I eventually was able to clean some of the Localplanes.”pilots told him stories and Zamora was hooked. “It was cool to hear all of the stuff they get to do,” he said. “I knew once I graduated high school, I wanted to study to become a pilot.” After seeing some different costs involved, Zamora made the decision to attend TSTC. He later learned pilot training was available at the Waco campus.
“Iteducation.issoimpressive what is available for us to train with in Waco,” he said. “Seeing the differ ent planes I will be able to train with made me realize I made the right choice.” When Zamora begins the program, he will re member what he learned in Abilene and the runway of the Eastland airport. “It is all about safety,” he said. “I know that taking off and landing in a plane is all about safety. I have learned that from different people.” During his time in East land, local pilots allowed him to take rides and help fly the plane. “I never did solo stick time because I was not ready for that,” he said. “I am looking forward to the day I will be able to fly myself Zamoraaround.” said being in the sky allows him to escape from what is happening on “Iland.have to be focused. When you are flying a plane, it really is a special feeling,” he said. “I cannot wait to experience that every day.” Once he completes the pilot training program, Zamora said he will have plenty of options. “I will be able to pick any career and be successful,” he said. “TSTC has been preparing me for that suc TSTCcess.”
By Ben Barkley | Communications Specialist | TSTC Ramiro Zamora is ready for the next step in his aviation career. Zamora, of Eastland, is completing his final semester of the Associate of Applied Science degrees in Aircraft Airframe Technology and Aircraft Pow erplant Technology (A&P) program. After graduation, Zamora will immediately be gin work on his third associate degree at TSTC in Aircraft Pi lot Training Technology.
Aviation Mainte nance Technology instruc tor Dave Doughty said Zambora is always eager to learn more during “Heclass.is a true team player and a knowledgeable student,” he said. “He knows the importance of being in class and learning as much as pos sible. If he misses time, he will always make it up. He will have an outstanding aviation Thecareer.”need for aircraft mechanics and service technicians in Texas is forecast to grow 8% by 2028, according to onetonline.org. The average salary for a technician in the state is $66,260, the website stated.
It has been Zamora’s dream to become a pilot and having the knowledge of working on planes, he said, is an added “Whenperk.
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“I began studying here knowing that having my A&P degrees would be a great addition,” he said. “I would have all my academics done so it would be an easy transfer.” After touring the Waco program, Zamora said he is ready to soar during the next phase of his
Zamora’s TSTC Journey to Continue with Pilot Training
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TSTC offers Associate of Applied Sci ence degrees and certificates of comple tion in both Aircraft Airframe Technolo gy and Aircraft Powerplant Technology at its Abilene, Harlingen and Waco cam Registrationpuses. for the fall semester is un derway. For more information, visit tstc. edu. With 10 campuses across the state, Texas State Technical College helps to strengthen the Texas workforce with highly skilled, technically com petent graduates. Operating on a unique funding model based on student employment outcomes, the college celebrated 55 years of service to the state of Texas in 2020. For more information, visit tstc.edu.
In September 2020, McMurry University was awarded a Title V Grant from the U.S. Department of Education that enabled the creation of the Engineering Physics major, along with making investments into our existing science, technology, engi neering, and math (STEM) programs.
Celebrations were in order on Friday, April 29, with a ribbon-cutting an nouncing the completion of student study spaces and physics lab equip ment supporting the new degree pro gram.
“It is difficult to overestimate the importance of this renovation project for the current and future suc cess of McMurry Physics and Engineering Physics programs, as well as our sciences programs in gen eral,” Dr. Bykov says during his prepared remarks. “The space that we are dedicating today is a result of the hard work of many people who have invested their time and effort into creating the original vision, working through design details, and participat ing in many meetings with architects and contractors.”
Crucially, the grant also expanded STEM support for Hispanic students, a key focus of McMurry’s efforts to bring more students with diverse backgrounds into the sciences.
A long-awaited upgrade is coming to the Finch-Gray Science building this fall, two years after the Title V grant made it all possible.
McMurry University will begin offering a new ad vanced degree in Engineering Physics at the kickoff of the Fall 22 semester. This forward-thinking in vestment into our thriving Physics department is yet another “feather in the cap” for a science division that has exemplified McMurry’s values.
Tikhon Bykov, Ph.D., chair of the Physics Department at McMurry University, was on hand to lead alum ni, board trustees, students, faculty, staff, and others through a tour of what’s to come this fall.
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Bykov’s work as activity coordina tor was crucial in setting up the curriculum for this new degree, and that approach to hands-on learning was evident during the following tour. One particular station featured 3D-printing equipment for creating objects from various plastics or resins. Students were on hand to describe the experience of applying engi neering physics theorem to a tangible object that could be modeled and tested. Bykov shares that the focus on technology enhances the student learning experience and will have an impact on setting graduates up for success.
Engineering Physics: A Door Opening Degree
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“This interdisciplinary field of study will prepare en gineers who are well versed not only in their chosen engineering field but are flexible enough to take on a variety of technical professions in our quickly chang ing world,” Bykov says. “We may not know today what tomorrow’s professions will look like, but we are confident we can provide our students with important physics, math, and engineering educational experienc es that will allow them to succeed in their future at Mc Murry and after graduation. CALL US TO ADVERTISE (325) 673-4521
“I suspect they (AISD administrations of the past) were talking about a new press box at Shot well Stadium when I was a student in the AISD,” said Superintendent Dr. David Young, a 1990 graduate of Cooper High School. He made those comments not long af ter the AISD Board of Trustees voted in Febru ary to approve the usage of surplus funds to build the new press box on the west side of the stadium.
New Press Box Among The Updates To Help Shotwell Stadium Return To Its Former Glory
Forhistory.those who were born and raised in Abilene and perhaps never left, Shotwell Stadium has been part of the fabric of many of their lives: going to games on Friday nights or Saturday af ternoons to watch the Eagles, Cougars, or ACU Wildcats play when ACU used Shotwell for its home games (1959-2016).
“I have played and coached at Shotwell Sta dium, and it has a certain mystique about it,” new AISD Executive Direc tor for Athletics Jim Garfield said. “It’s one of the best stadiums in the state of Texas, and now that we’re going to be doing these upgrades to the press box and video board, it’s just going to make the atmosphere that much greater and more Asideintense.”fromthe building of a new press box, the AISD is replacing the current video board with a new state-of-the-art video board from Daktron ics. The new board will enable students taking Audio/Visual classes at The LIFT to put their skills to use each Friday night helping produce the games for the live stream and in-stadium re plays and production. The video board is being funded by advertising and sponsorship money from businesses across Abilene.
Both Abilene High and Cooper will be at home for scrim mages and their first two games of the regular season in 2022, including the Sept. 2 theShowdown.CrosstownWithschedulebeing flipped for 2023, it means the Eagles and Cougars will be on the road to open the season, giving workers a couple of extra weeks if nec essary to complete the project and have the press box ready for the ’23 version of the Crosstown Showdown.
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For more than 60 years, Shotwell Stadium has stood on the east side of Abilene, a witness to many of the greatest feats of athleticism in the city’s history. The 1959 stadium has hosted hundreds of playoff games featuring some of the greatest coaches and players in the history of Texas high school and small-college football. NFL Hall of Fame players have played on its surface, and Texas Sports Hall of Fame members have both coached and played at the stadium. It has host ed great teams from both Abilene High School and Cooper High School, and in 2009 it was the home field for the Class 5A Division II state champion Eagles. The longest in-game field goal in organized football history – a 69-yarder off the foot of ACU’s Ove Johansson in a win over then-East Texas State – took place on Oct. 16, 1976, at Shotwell Stadium. That same day, former ACU running back Wilbert Montgomery, himself a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, set a now-surpassed record for most touch downs scored by a player in college football
And while many facets of the stadium have undergone renovations, additions, and facelifts, one part of the stadium that has remained the same is the press box. Original to the stadium since it opened seven decades ago, the press box is unchanged from the night it first hosted media, coaches, and other guests when the sta dium opened in 1959. It still has just one restroom for both men and women to share. It doesn’t have either central heat or air. And with no elevator, those who need to be in the booth must use the steps up through the stands. But all of that is going to change over the next 15 months as the district prepares to make even more updates to the stadium that will once again make Shotwell Stadium a preferred destination for high school playoff games in West Texas. The renovations are scheduled to be complete in time for the 2023 football season.
New LED lights similar to those at the newly constructed Shotwell Annex have already been installed. The new video board will be installed later this summer on the north end to go along with a new scoreboard on the south end, New play clocks on either end of the field, and new game clocks in each locker room, are also planned.
“As soon as athletics directors and coaches from this part of the state heard about the up grades and saw what it’s going to look like, our phones started ringing off the hook,” Garfield said. “We’re in a perfect spot in Abilene where east meets west and north meets south. The new lights, the video board, and next year the press box will make this an even more amazing place to play.”
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The job outlook for the wind energy industry is bright. According to onetonline.org, the need for wind turbine service technicians in Texas will in crease 83% by 2028. The average annual salary for a technician in Texas is $51,560, according to the TSTC’swebsite.Wind Energy Technology program of fers an Associate of Applied Science degree and a certificate of completion at the Harlingen and Sweetwater campuses. Registration for the fall semester is underway. For more information, visit tstc.edu
While Gonzales wants to be able to travel, his instructor Billie Jones knows he will succeed, no matter where he “Ifworks.you need anything done, all you have to do is ask him,” she said. “If I need someone to help lead the class, the first person I look at is him.”
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Frankie Gonzales said his educational experi ence at Texas State Technical College has ex ceeded all of his expectations.
“The employer spot lights are the best part about the program,” he said. “It gives me a chance to learn about all of the different opportu nities available.”
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Gonzales, of Sterling City, said with gradu ation in sight, he pays attention to what the instructors have to say and when TSTC industry partners talk to students.
Gonzales’ work ethic began early and matured as he grew. He obtained the rank of Eagle Scout in 2018, with his final project being the con struction of community benches around a river in Mertzon. “I just wanted to give people a place to sit along the river,” he said. “It taught me the value of community and helping others.” Gonzales first learned of the wind industry from the spouse of a high school teacher. “My teacher told me a lot of the things he did. I found it very interesting,” he said. “(Her hus band) told me he could get me to work imme Instead,diately.”
During his time in the program, Gonzales has learned different as pects of the wind indus try that he did not know much about before he enrolled. He credits his instructors for provid ing him with additional “Iknowledge.reallyenjoyed learn ing more about the electricity aspect of the program,” he said. “The hands-on style we are able to complete proj ects with has been the Gonzalesbest.” also learned that climbing the wind turbine tower was “eas ier than I thought.”
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Gonzales Says TSTC Wind Energy Technology Program Offers More Than Education
TSTC Wind Energy Technology student Frankie Gonzales said he has learned more about the industry by listening to instructors and talking with industry partners. (Photo courtesy of TSTC.)
Gonzales said TSTC’s instructors make class fun and sometimes competitive. “I am very competitive, so I will work to be on top,” he said. “No mat ter what we are doing, I want to be the best.”
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Gonzales decided to enroll at TSTC to learn more about the wind industry. “Frank ie is going to have a bright future in this field,” instructor Russell Benson said. “One of his best qualities is that he has awesome people skills.”
“It was a lot of fun to be able to climb for the first time,” he said. “I know that is an important aspect of the industry.”
The Wind Energy Technology student will grad uate with an Associate of Applied Science de gree in the spring, knowing he will be ready to work. “My time at TSTC has been so fulfilling,” he said. “It is reassuring for me that TSTC does so much more than teach you about your industry. The school does every thing to help students get a job.”
Carnival Midway Open September 8-17 5 p.m. – 11 p.m. – Monday – Friday 1 p.m. – 11 p.m. – Saturday – Sunday Single Tickets - $1 each, Kiddie rides require 2-4 tickets, All other rides require 3-5 tickets Thursday, Sept. 8th – Carnival Armband $30 Daily Carnival Armband - $35 SEASON GATE PASSES Student Season Gate Pass: $50 Adult Season Gate Pass: $70 Carnival & Gate Season Pass: $100 (all ages), increasing to $110 on 9/7/22
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 SCHOOL DAY - School Day tickets good today. 8AM - Steer Roping Slack – Taylor Telecom Arena 8AM - Cattle Shows: Jr. Charolais, Jr. Simmental, Jr. Beefmaster Hall Chevrolet 9AM – 8PM – Creative Arts Displays –Modern Living Mall 11AM – 8PM – Abilene Zoo, Butterfly Experience & Doorway to Agriculture–Learning Experience Building (Big Country Hall) 12:00Noon – Open Beefmaster Show – Guitar Arena 1PM – 10PM – Commercial Vendors Building Opens – Capital Farm Credit Display Building 1PM – 10PM – Creative Arts Displays - AEL Round Building 1PM – 10PM – All Outside Food and Outside Commercial Vendors Open- Midway 1PM – 10PM – 4-H Petting Zoo 1:30PM – Pig Races 2PM – Mutton Bustin’ Registration presented by Whataburger –Taylor Telecom Arena 2:30PM – Spotlight Kitchen featuring H-E-B “My Texas Table” with Chef Darlene – Chips and Dips AEL Round Building 3PM – Family Magic Show featuring Magic Jay 3PM – Pig Races 3PM – Mutton Bustin’ presented by Whataburger– Taylor Telecom Arena 4:30PM – Spotlight Kitchen featuring Ernie’s Spanish Kitchen –Ronnie Calsoncin – H-E-B Gift Card, AEL Round Building 5PM – Pig Races 5PM – 9PM – DJ Taz - – H-E-B Ent. Pavilion 6PM – Spotlight Kitchen featuring H-E-B-Bakery with Sheila Marie Lara - AEL Round Building 7PM – Pig Races 7PM – Magic Dog Show “THE DOG GONE SHOW” featuring Magic Jay 9PM – Los Palominos – H-E-B Ent.Pavilion 9PM – Pig Races MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 $1 GATE ADMISSION/SCHOOL DAYGate admission is $1 for anyone ages 5+. - School day tickets good today 9AM – 8PM – Creative Arts Displays – Modern Living Mall 9AM – 11AM – Adult Cake Entries Received - Modern Living Mall (West Door Only) 1PM – 4PM – Limited Outside Food and Outside Commercial Vendors Open - Midway 2PM – 10PM – Commercial Vendors Building Hours – Capital Farm Credit Display Building 2PM – 10PM – Creative Arts Displays - AEL Round Building 2PM – 8PM – Abilene Zoo, Butterfly Experience & Doorway to Agriculture – Learning Experience Building (Big Country Hall) 4PM – 10PM – All Outside Food and Outside Commercial Vendors Open - Midway 4:15 PM – Pig Races 4:30 PM – Spotlight Kitchen featuring H-E-B “My Texas Table”
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All college students admitted free with current college I.D. School day tickets good today. 8AM - Breakaway Slack – Taylor Telecom Arena 9AM – 8PM - Creative Arts Displays – Modern Living Mall 1PM – 4PM - Limited Outside Food and Outside Commercial Vendors Open- Midway 2PM–11PM - Commercial Vendor Building Hours – Capital Farm Credit Display Bldg. 2-10PM - Creative Arts Displays /AEL Round Bldg. 2PM–8PM - Abilene Zoo, Butterfly Experience and Doorway to Agriculture – Learning Experience Building (Big Country Hall) 4PM–10PM - Outside Food and Outside Commercial Vendors Open4:30PM4:15PMMidway-PigRaces-Spotlight Kitchen featuring H-E-B “My Texas Table” with Chef Darlene – AEL Round Bldg. 5:30–10PM - 4-H Petting Zoo 5:30 PM - Pig Races 5:30 PM - Spotlight Kitchen featuring H-E-B “My Texas Table” with Chef Darlene – H-E-B Gift Card Giveaway AEL Round 6PMBuilding-Spotlight Kitchen featuring Texas Roadhouse – Sam Holt - AEL Round Building 6PM – 8PM • Grant & Randy – The Two Man Band Concert Between Modern Living Mall and Big Country Hall 6PM – 9PM • Magic Jay – Midway Strolling 6:30PM • TTTPA HOT ROD TRACTOR PULL- East Fair 7PMgrounds-Spotlight Kitchen featuring H-E-B “My Texas Table” with Chef Darlene - AEL Round Building 7PM - Pig Races 7-9PM - Mariachies Trio – West Midway 7:30PM - PRCA Rodeo presented by Abilene Rental CenterTaylor Telecom Arena 2022 Miss West Texas Fair & Rodeo Coronation 8:30PM - Pig Races 9:30PM - Shane Terrell & The Stumblers Concert – H-E-B Entertainment Pavilion
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Shows – (Each show will begin 30 min. after the previous) - First Financial Pavilion Cattle Ring 9AM – 8PM - Creative Arts Displays –Modern Living Mall 10AM - Jr. Rabbit Show – First Financial Pavilion, Livestock Shows Sponsored by FSS Data and Lawrence Hall Chevrolet 10:30AM - Parade Sponsored by H-E-B.- Downtown Abilene 11AM – 11PM - Commercial Vendors Building Opens – Capital Farm Credit Display Building 11AM – 10PM - All Outside Food and Outside Commercial Vendors Open - Midway 11AM – 8PM - Abilene Zoo, Butterfly Experience & Doorway to Agriculture – Learning Experience Building (Big Country Hall)
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11AM-6PM - Creative Arts Entries received in Modern Living Mall & AEL Bldg. except for Youth and Adult Perishable Foods, Educational Exhibits and Agriculture & Horticulture entries.
12NOON – 11PM - Creative Arts Displays – AEL Round Bldg. 12:00 NOON - Educational Booth Setup - AEL Round Building 12NOON – 3PM - Youth Perishable Food received Breads, Cookies, Cakes, & Candy - Modern Living Mall 1PM – 10PM - 4-H Petting Zoo 1PM – 6PM - Agriculture and Horticulture Entries ReceivedAEL Round Building 2:30PM – Spotlight Kitchen featuring H-E-B “My Texas Table” with Chef Darlene - AEL Round Building 3PM - Pig Races 4:30PM – Kid’s Kitchen Winners – Bella Baron and Ethan Fosah w/Lindsay Flores – Texas Restaurant Assoc. AEL Round Building 5PM - Pig Races 6PM – Spotlight Kitchen featuring Torchy’s Taco - John Niblett - AEL Round Building 6PM – 8PM - Grant & Randy – The Two Man Band Concert –Between Modern Living Mall & Big Country Hall 6:30PM - TTTPA TRACTOR PULL- East Fairgrounds 6:30 – 9PM - Magic Jay – Midway Strolling 7PM – Spotlight Kitchen featuring H-E-B “My Texas Table” with Chef Darlene - AEL Round Bldg. 7PM - Pig Races
FAMILY DAY/SCHOOL DAY School Day tickets good today 8AM - Team Roping, Tie Down Roping & Steer Wrestling Slack – Taylor Telecom Arena 8AM - Cattle Shows: Jr. Simbrah, Jr. Limousin, Jr. Brangus, Jr. ORB, (Each show will begin 30 min. after the previous) First Financial Pavilion Cattle Ring 8AM - Open Boer Goat Show – First Financial Pavilion West Ring, Livestock Shows Sponsored by FSS Data and Lawrence t t t t t l l l
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 CANTASTIC NIGHT- Free grounds admission for 6 empty Coca-Cola product cans. Sponsored by Coca-Cola 9AM – Jr. Steer Cattle and Tack move-in Livestock Shows Spon sored by FSS Data and Lawrence Hall Chevrolet 9AM – 8PM – Creative Arts Displays – Modern Living Mall 9AM – 11AM – Adult Pie Entries Received – Modern Living Mall (West Door Only) 1PM – 4PM – Limited Outside Food and Outside Commercial Vendors Open - Midway 2PM – 10PM – Commercial Vendor Building Hours – Capital Farm Credit Display Building 2PM – 10PM – Creative Arts Displays – AEL Round Building 2PM – 8PM – Abilene Zoo, Butterfly Experience & Doorway to Agriculture – Learning Experience Building (Big Country Hall)
SENIOR CITIZENS DAY– Sponsored by Lyndale Abilene Independent & Assisted Living, University Place Indepen dent Living & Lyndale Abilene Memory Care. Free admission to all seniors 60+ years: must show ID. 9AM – 8PM – Creative Arts Displays – Modern Living Mall 9AM – 11AM – Adult Bread Entries Received – Modern Living Mall (West Door Only) 10AM - 3:30PM - Senior Citizens Activities – H-E-B Entertainment Pavilion 10:05AM – National Anthem – H-E-B Entertainment Pavilion 10:30AM – The Klassy Kloggers - H-E-B Entertainment Pavilion 11AM – Jr. Steer Show – Tack Move-In (no cattle) Livestock Shows Sponsored by FSS Data and Lawrence Hall Chevrolet 11AM – 10PM – Commercial Vendors Building Hours – Capital Farm Credit Display Building 11AM – 10PM – All Outside Food and Outside Commercial Vendors Open - Midway 11AM – 8PM – Abilene Zoo, Butterfly Experience and Doorway to Agriculture – Learning Experience Building (Big Country Hall) 11:15AM – Texas Tornadoes Line Dancing - H-E-B Entertainment 12:00PavilionNOON – 10PM – Creative Arts Displays – AEL Round Building 12Noon - 1PM – Elvis Impersonator – Harvey McFadden - H-E-B Entertainment Pavilion 12:30PM – Spotlight Kitchen featuring H-E-B “My Texas Table” with Chef Darlene - AEL Round Building 1:05 – 2:05PM – BINGO! – H-E-B Entertainment Pavilion 2:30PM - Spotlight Kitchen featuring Lytle Land & Cattle with Lindsay Flores - AEL Round Building 4:15PM – Pig Races 4:30PM – Spotlight Kitchen featuring Texas Family Popcorn with Toni Adams - H-E-B Gift Card Giveaway 5:30PM – Pig Races 6PM – Spotlight Kitchen featuring Life of Pie with Leslie and Cory Bivens - AEL Round Building 5:30PM – 10PM – 4-H Petting Zoo 6:00PM – 8:00PM – Grant & Randy – The Two Man Band Concert - H-E-B Ent. Pavilion 6-9PM – 180 Band – Between Modern Living Mall & Big Country Hall 7PM – Pig Races 8:30PM – Pig Races 9PM – 10:30PM – Jamie Richards Concert - H-E-B Entertainment Pavilion
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– Spotlight Kitchen featuring H-E-B “My Texas Table” with Chef Darlene – H-E-B Gift Card Giveaway, AEL Round Building 5:30PM – Pig Races 5:30 – 6PM– Kid’s Fun Show Registration – Guitar Arena 5:30 – 10PM – 4-H Petting Zoo 6:00 PM – Kid’s Fun Show - Guitar Arena 6:00 PM – Spotlight Kitchen featuring Circle H Meat Market & Mercantile with Michelle Ham, AEL Round Building 6PM – 8PM – Grant & Randy – The Two Man Band Concert –H-E-B Entertainment Pavilion 6PM – 10PM – Open Mic Karaoke – DJ Taz –Between Modern Living Mall & Big Country Hall 7PM – Pig Races 7PM – Spotlight Kitchen featuring Let’s Talk Beef with Chef Darlene - AEL Round Building 8:30 PM – Pig Races 9PM – 10:30 PM – Hayden Haddock Concert - H-E-B Entertainment Pavilion
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4PM – 10PM – All Outside Food and Outside Commercial Vendors Open - Midway 4:15PM – Pig Races 4:30PM – Spotlight Kitchen featuring H-E-B “My Texas Table” with Chef Darlene - AEL Round Building 5PM – Cantastic Night Begins and Carnival Americana opens 5:30PM – Spotlight Kitchen featuring H-E-B “My Texas Table” with Chef Darlene – H-E-B Gift Card Giveaway, AEL Round Building 5:30PM – Pig Races 5:30PM – 10:00 PM – 4-H Petting Zoo 6PM - Spotlight Kitchen featuring Stalling Time Beer & Bistro (Charcuterie Board) with Melissa Stallings/Lessly StallingsAEL Round Building 6PM – 9PM – Magic Jay – Midway Strolling 7PM – Spotlight Kitchen featuring The Winery at Willow Creek with Maddy Green – AEL Round Building 7PM – Pig Races 7PM-9PM – Mariachies Trio – West Midway 7:30PM – PRCA Rodeo presented by ABILENE RENTAL CENTER - Taylor Telecom Arena 8:30PM – Pig Races 9PM – 10:30PM – Caleb Young Concert - H-E-B Entertainment Pavilion FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 COORS BANQUET RODEO DAY 8:00 AM – Barrel Racing Slack – Taylor Telecom Arena 9AM – Jr. Steers Weigh-In and Classifying Livestock Shows Sponsored by FSS Data and Lawrence Hall Chevrolet 9AM – 8PM – Creative Arts Displays – Modern Living Mall 9AM – 11AM – Adult Cookie Entries Received - Modern Living Mall (West Door Only) 1PM – 4PM – Limited Outside Food and Outside Commercial Vendors Open - Midway 2PM – 10PM – Commercial Vendors Building Hours – Capital Farm Credit Display Building 2PM – 10PM – Creative Arts Displays –AEL Round Bldg. 2PM – 8PM – Abilene Zoo, Butterfly Experience and Doorway to Agriculture – Learning Experience Building (Big Country Hall) 4PM – 10PM – All Outside Food and Outside Commercial Vendors Open - Midway 4:15PM – Pig Races 4:30 PM – Spotlight Kitchen featuring H-E-B “My Texas Table” with Chef Darlene - AEL Round Building 5PM – Carnival Americana opens 5:30PM – Spotlight Kitchen featuring H-E-B “My Texas Table” with Chef Darlene – H-E-B Gift Card Giveaway, AEL Round Building 5:30PM – Pig Races 5:30PM – 10PM – 4-H Petting Zoo 6PM – Spotlight Kitchen featuring The Local with Chef Cody Enriquez - AEL Round Building 6PM – 8PM – Grant & Randy – The Two Man Band Concert Between Modern Living Mall and Big Country Hall 6PM– 9PM – Magic Jay - Midway 7PM – Spotlight Kitchen featuring H-E-B “My Texas Table” with Chef Darlene - AEL Round Bldg. 7PM – Pig Races 7PM-9PM – Mariachies Trio – West Midway 7:30PM – PRCA Rodeo presented by ABILENE RENTAL
CENTER – Taylor Telecom Arena 8:30PM – Pig Races 10:30PM - Midnight – Kyle Park Concert H-E-B Entertainment Pavilion SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 8AM – Junior Steer Show — First Financial Pavilion Cattle Ring 8AM – Open Breeding Sheep Show — First Financial Pavilion Ctr 8:30AMRing– Youth Jackpot Swine Show — First Financial Pavilion West Ring, Livestock Shows Sponsored by FSS Data and Lawrence Hall Chevrolet 9AM – 8PM – Creative Arts Displays – Modern Living Mall 11AM – 10PM – All Outside Food and Outside Commercial Vendors Open - Midway 11AM – 8PM – Abilene Zoo, Butterfly Experience & Doorway to Agriculture – Learning Experience Building (Big Country Hall) 11AM – 11PM – Commercial Vendors Building Open – Capital Farm Credit Display Building 12NOON – 11PM - Creative Arts Displays - AEL Round Building 1PM – Pig Races 1PM – 10PM – 4-H Petting Zoo 2:30PM – Spotlight Kitchen featuring H-E-B “My Texas Table” with Chef Darlene - AEL Round Building 3PM – Pig Races 4:30PM – Spotlight Kitchen featuring Sweet Thyme with Misty Lowe and Mandi Sims - AEL Round Building 5PM – Grant & Randy – The Two Man Band Concert Near Capital Farm Credit Display Bldg. 5PM – Pig Races 6PM – Spotlight Kitchen featuring H-E-B “My Texas Table” with Chef Darlene – H-E-B Gift Card Giveaway, AEL Round Building 6PM – 8PM – Grant & Randy – The Two Man Band Concert Between Modern Living Mall and Big Country Hall 6:30 – 9PM – Magic Jay – Midway Strolling 7PM – Spotlight Kitchen featuring H-E-B “My Texas Table” with Chef Darlene - AEL Round Building 7PM – Pig Races 7PM-9PM – Mariachies Trio – West Midway 7:30PM – PRCA Rodeo presented by ABILENE RENTAL CENTER – Taylor Telecom Arena 9PM – Pig Races 10PM – Parmalee Concert - H-E-B Entertainment Pavilion Sponsored by 99.7 KBCY
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A familiar face returned to Holy Family Cath olic Church in July when Adam Droll became parochial administrator. He previously served the parish as parochial vicar. Droll was born and raised in San Angelo, grad uating from Central High School in 2007. He was assigned to the Newman Center at Angelo State University the past three years before coming to Holy Family July 1. As much as he en joyed college ministry, Droll is hap py to be back at the parish he previ ously served.
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1. Where did you grow up? I was born and raised in San Angelo, where I lived with my parents in the same house until I turned 18 and went to seminary.
10. When did you first feel called to the priesthood? From the time I was a little kid, I thought a lot about being a priest. I remember one of my on Page 28
9. Before being assigned to Holy Family, you were a chaplain at Angelo State University. Describe some of the challenges/blessings in that ministry. I was in charge of the campus ministry there in San Angelo for the last three years. Some of the challenges included the frequent turn over of students who would graduate and move, making it hard to establish stability, being there during COVID, trying to break into the college atmo sphere and bring people into what we were doing at the Newman Center, dealing with overly busy or overly emotional students. Whether it is college min istry or any other ministry, I don’t enjoy how much time I have spent on event planning, budgeting concerns, and conflict resolution be tween individuals. Some of the blessings were meeting very dedicated and driven young peo ple who had a heart for the faith and evangeli zation, helping students make breakthroughs in their personal and spiritual lives, and meeting new students who found faith.
2. When and where did you gradu ate from high school? Central High School in San Angelo in 2007
6. When you were at Holy Family previously, you were parochial vicar. Now you parochial administrator. What is the difference? Paro chial vicar, associate, assistant priest: these are all ways of naming the same thing. Basically, when I was here before I was tasked with aid ing Fr. Fred in the ministry here at the parish.
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8. What will your duties be at the church?
The Art Tigerina Band has released their latest song “Saname,” a fun, danceable ranchera with an arrangement that features a true Tejano Tigerinasound. delivers strong vo cals with his unique voice and vocal range on the tune writ ten by Francisco Villarreal, Eva Carolina Davis, and Rene De La Cerda, Jr. “Saname” was arranged and produced by Villarreal and recorded at Javi’s Studio and Key of E TheMusic.Art
3. What is your education beyond high school? I went to Conception Seminary College in Missouri right out of High School, where I received a bachelors of arts with an emphasis in philosophical and theological studies. Then I went to Mundelein Seminary, which is north of Chicago, where I received a Masters of Divinity and a STB (Bachelors in Sacred Theology, a degree that the Catholic Church can bestow on students). I did course work for an STL (License in Sacred Theology, same situation as an STB) but never finished the thesis. I did a three year training program that finished in 2021 to be formed as a spiritu al director through an institute called St. Peter Upon the Water.
7. Is there another designation for parish priests beyond parochial administrator? If so, are you in line for that? The difference between a parochial administrator and a pastor is a canonical distinction. It involves the same scope of work and decision making, but pas tors in Canon Law have a few more rights and privileges that an administrator does not. So, after a one year period, the diocese will have the dean of this deanery do an administrative review to evaluate whether I should be given the distinction of “pastor”. This is a normal pro cess we have had in our diocese for a while for all of us who are for the first time put in charge of a parish.
The 2018 Tejano Music Awards Male Vocalist of the Year delivers his unique voice and vocal range on the Tejano ranchera.
“I learned a lot from the experience, and I met tremendously good peo ple,” Droll said. “But my heart has always been drawn to a parish set ting, and I’m excited that I get to do that again, particularly here at Holy Family.”
5. What was your first assignment? When I was ordained, I was sent back to Mundelein Seminary for another year to work on the STL. When I came back, I was assigned to Holy Family here in Abilene for two years, then St. Stephen’s in Midland for one year, then the Newman Center at Angelo State University for the last three years before I was assigned back here at Holy Family on July 1 of this year.
In Catholic thinking, each parish has a physi cal territory where the pastor of that territory has the care of souls, meaning that the pastor is charged with taking care of the spiritual welfare of the people in his parish boundaries, Catholic or not. As a vicar, I was here to help Fr. Fred do that important work, and also I had the added benefit of learning as I went since I was a new priest who would one day be given the same responsibility.
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The simple answer is to help people get clos er to Christ. The way we do that takes a lot of forms and visioning. Practically speaking, it means celebrating Mass, visiting the sick, burying the dead, and organizing the parishio ners and staff in such a way that we can meet the spiritual needs of the people and help them to know Christ more intimately. It also means taking care of the physical plant of the parish, from maintenance to updating safety measures, to policies on how we use our buildings. It’s really a broad range of things, but anything that is involved with having a physical plant and how to use it and our time for getting to know Christ. Since I have the care of souls of the people in these boundar ies, we need to use what we have to bring people to Christ the best we can.
Tigerina Band has been extremely busy with their touring schedule which delayed the release of the band’s sophomore album, which will include “Saname” and the highly requested and successful cover of the coun try classic “An Empty Glass.” The album is expected to be released by the end of 2022.
4. When and where were you ordained a priest? Who was the bishop? I was ordained on May 30, 2015 with two other men at the Ca thedral in San Angelo by Bishop Sis.
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Art Tigerina Band drops fun, danceable ranchera ‘Saname’
En este pasaje de Escritura, esta dama recibió una promesa de Dios pero llegaron tiempos difíciles de oposición a su vida. Aun recibi endo promesas los tiempos difíciles vendrán a nuestra vida. Pero para que se cumplan las promesas de Dios todo depende de qué hace mos cuando el enemigo o las situaciones de nuestra vida nos presentan oposiciones. Al en frentar oposición esta mujer corrió a Él que le había dado su promesa.
• Hay momentos cuando nos tendremos que quedar al otro lado de una puerta cerrada y confiar en la palabra fiel de Dios.
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*es bueno hablar de nuestros tiempos devociona les porque uno de los propósitos de estar en un grupo es contabilidad y animo espiritual para se guir adelante. II. Satanás batalla por nuestraalma.
• Dios es la fuente de nuestra fe.
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Tarea – ¿Cuales emociones o pensamientos recientes te han alejado o te están tratando de alejar de tu Fuente? Conclusión La forma en que piensas influye como te sien tes. Toda nuestra vida es controlada por nues tra mente y emociones. Tenemos la opción de escuchar o rechazar la voz de Dios. Debemos dejar de simplemente sobrevivir esta guerra espiritual. Necesitamos aprender a transformar nuestro ser para vivir una vida victoriosa. Muchas veces hemos cambiado nuestro com portamiento, pero no hemos guardado y trans formado nuestra alma.
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• Nuestro espíritu es sellado por el Espíritu Santo. 1 Tesalonicenses 5:23
• Pero nuestra alma es compuesta por 1. Nuestra mente 2. Nuestras emociones 3. Nuestra voluntad
• Nuestra mente es el campo de batalla por nuestra alma. - 1. Satanás nos ataca por nues tros pensamientos.
Freddy DeAnda • Nació en Los Ángeles, California. Se crió en el hogar de una madre soltera, donde él y su familia fueron alcanzados por el evangelio de Cristo Jesús, en una iglesia hispana, es por eso que su misión es alcanzar a nuestra gente hispana, así como él y su familia fueron alcanzados.
1. Seek God’s Strength During Times of Temptation - During hard times, we can be tempted to revert back to old behavior, habit or addiction. For instance, I smoked for many years, and after I quit there was period of time when I would want a cig arette whenever I was upset or felt pressured by Butsomething.Ilovewhat 1 Corinthians 10:13 (AMPC) says: During temptation, God will [always] provide the way out (the means of escape to a landing place), that you may be capable, strong and powerful to bear up under it pa tiently. When temptation comes, run to God! Ask Him to strengthen you in that area and help you to keep moving forward.
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The truth is we all go through hard times, and we can either trust God to help us deal with them or choose to give up. But if we give up, we won’t move forward in life and experience God’s best for us. Sometimes God allows us to go through dif ficulties in this life because it’s during those times that we grow in our faith and develop more of the character of Christ. Trials reveal what we really believe and what’s really inside our hearts. They test us. And until we have to deal with a specific situation, we really don’t know what we would do.
Do you feel like you’re go ing through a time of testing in your life? Are you strug gling with a situation that you’re tempted to simply avoid, ignore, or run away from because it’s too hard to Jesusface? tells us in John 16:33 (AMPC) that in this world we will have trib ulation and trials. But He follows it up with good news! He says, Be of good cheer...I have overcome the world.
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I remember the days when I would get up set and complain whenever things didn’t go my way. I had no peace and was emotional ly unstable. When I was tested by trials, they brought out the jealousy, confusion and nega tive attitudes that were in my heart.
3. Trust God When You Don’t Have the Answers - At one time or another, all of us have probably thought, Why is this happening to me?! But instead of wondering why and feeling sorry for ourselves, we need to say, “Don’t panic...this is only a test!” Be cause here’s the truth: This too will pass, and we’ll get through it with more peace and sta bility if we’ll trust God to do what is best for us at the right time and in His way.
Every test you go through, you’ll get a little closer to God. And on the other side of it, you’ll thank Him for using it to make you more like Christ.
But through the years, as I’ve studied the Word and learned how to trust God, I have developed more of the qualities and character of Christ in my life. I’m still a work in progress, but now I’m much more patient—even in the difficult times. But it was the trials I went through that helped get me to this point. We can face our trials and tests with joy when we understand that it’s by going through them that we learn how to live in God’s peace, joy and wisdom—whatever our circumstances may Herebe.are a few tips to help you pass your tests…
James 1:2 says we should “consider it wholly joyful” when we experience a trial or face a temptation. Verse three goes on to say that “the trial and proving of your faith bring out endur ance and steadfastness and patience.”
God loves you so much, and He has a great plan for your life. The next time you’re being tested, I encourage you to say, “God, I trust You. It doesn’t feel good, but I know You will work it out for my good.”
2. Focus on the Positive and Thank God for His Goodness - When times get tough, it’s easy to complain, be angry with God, or resent people who don’t have the same problems we have. However, these things will only keep us stuck where we are and affect our lives in a destructive way. The antidote? Choose to praise God for the blessings in your life. Place your focus on Him and thank Him for His love and faithful ness. As you do, you will magnify the good... and push out the bad.
4. Wait on God’s Timing - If you’re anything like me, you’ve been tempted to make something happen on your own. Have you ever thought, I’m not going to put up with this anymore! I’m going to do something about this! But when we take matters into our own hands, we often delay or miss the bless ing that God wants to give us. Instead, we need to be determined to trust God and wait on Him to work things out.
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By Chris DeLuna | Pastor of Church of Grace | Robstown, Texas serious sins. (4) Such a definition could sug gest that there was wrongdoing or sinfulness even on God’s part, since God’s highest goal is to seek his own glory (Isa. 42:8; 43:7, 21; Eph. 1:12). But such a conclusion is clearly wrong. It is far better to define sin in the way Scrip ture does, in relationship to God’s law and his moral character. John tells us that “sin is lawlessness” (1 John 3:4). When Paul seeks to demonstrate the universal sinfulness of man kind, he appeals to the law of God, whether the written law given to the Jew (Rom. 2:17–29) or the unwritten law that operates in the con sciences of Gentiles who, by their behavior, “show that what the law requires is written on their hearts” (Rom. 2:15). In each case their sinfulness is demonstrated by their lack of con formity to the moral law of God. Finally, we should note that this definition emphasizes the seriousness of sin. We real ize from experience that sin is harmful to our lives, that it brings pain and destructive conse quences to us and to others affected by it. But to define sin as failure to conform to the moral law of God, is to say that sin is more than sim ply painful and destructive—it is also wrong in the deepest sense of the word. In a universe created by God, sin ought not to be. Sin is di rectly opposite to all that is good in the char acter of God, and just as God necessarily and eternally delights in himself and in all that he is, so God necessarily and eternally hates sin. It is, in essence, the contradiction of the excel lence of his moral character. It contradicts his holiness, and he must hate it.1
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The definition of sin given above specifies that sin is a failure to conform to God’s moral law not only in action and in attitude, but also in our moral nature. Our very nature, the in ternal character that is the essence of who we are as persons, can also be sinful. Before we were redeemed by Christ, not only did we do sinful acts and have sinful attitudes, we were also sinners by nature. So Paul can say that “while we were yet sinners Christ died for us” (Rom. 5:8), or that previously “we were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind” (Eph. 2:3). Even while asleep, an unbeliever, though not committing sinful ac tions or actively nurturing sinful attitudes, is still a “sinner” in God’s sight; he or she still has a sinful nature that does not conform to God’s moral law. Other definitions of the essential character of sin have been suggested. Prob ably the most common definition is to say that the essence of sin is selfishness. However, such a definition is unsatisfactory because (1) Scripture itself does not define sin this way. (2) Much self-interest is good and approved by Scripture, as when Jesus commands us to “lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven” (Matt. 6:20), or when we seek to grow in sanctifica tion and Christian maturity (1 Thess. 4:3), or even when we come to God through Christ for salvation. God certainly appeals to the self-interest of sinful people when he says, “Turn back, turn back from your evil ways; for why will you die, O house of Israel?” (Ezek. 33:11). To define the essential character of sin as selfishness will lead many people to think that they should abandon all desire for their own personal benefit, which is certainly con trary to Scripture. (3) Much sin is not selfish ness in the ordinary sense of the term—people can show selfless devotion to a false religion or to secular and humanistic educational or political goals that are contrary to Scripture, yet these would not be due to “selfishness” in any ordinary sense of the word. Moreover, hatred of God, idolatry, and unbelief are not generally due to selfishness, but they are very
The history of the human race as presented in Scripture is pri marily a history of man in a state of sin and rebellion against God and of God’s plan of redemption to bring man back to himself. Therefore, it is appropriate now to consider the nature of the sin that separates man from God. We may define sin as follows: Sin is any failure to conform to the moral law of God in act, at titude, or nature. Sin is here de fined in relation to God and his moral law. Sin includes not only individual acts such as stealing or lying or committing murder, but also attitudes that are contrary to the atti tudes God requires of us. We see this already in the Ten Commandments, which not only prohibit sinful actions but also wrong atti tudes: “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor” (Ex. 20:17 NIV). Here God speci fies that a desire to steal or to commit adul tery is also sin in his sight. The Sermon on the Mount also prohibits sinful attitudes such as anger (Matt. 5:22) or lust (Matt. 5:28). Paul lists attitudes such as jealousy, anger, and selfishness (Gal. 5:20) as things that are works of the flesh opposed to the desires of the Spirit (Gal. 5:20). Therefore a life that is pleasing to God is one that has moral purity not only in its actions, but also in its desires of heart. In fact, the greatest commandment of all requires that our heart be filled with an attitude of love for God: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength” (Mark 12:30).
Question: “What Is Sin”
3. THEY VALUE BEING COMFORT ABLE OVER AGREEMENT. I was talking to a guy who’s struggling with his spouse. After talking for a while, I realized that he and his wife aren’t on the same page with making decisions. I explained, “Put it in park, and don’t drive forward on this matter until you and your spouse are in agreement.” It’s often easy and comfortable to charge for ward and make decisions on your own. But in marriage, we are one, and we need to walk forward in agreement. The ability to have healthy, peaceful discussions on areas of dis agreement is crucial in marriage. Often, cou ples don’t see eye to eye on finances, parent ing, or political issues. So, it’s easier to go get what you want—the definition of comfort—than to work together toward agree ment. 4. THEY CONFIDE MORE IN THEIR FRIENDS THAN IN THEIR SPOUSES. Infidelity can creep into a marriage in small ways. Today, it’s easier than ever to connect privately with an old friend on social media or in real life. But that’s how a lot of affairs start—long before sex. Cheating happens through a thousand small deci sions, such as confiding too much in a friend of the opposite sex, that bring you to the actual act of infidelity. Instead of doing things like this, share your emotions with your spouse, mak ing sure you confide well in your marriage.
One of the most brilliant strategies Satan has managed to pull off is convincing people he doesn’t exist while he manipulates their lives. He is active. And really, this is the only plau sible explanation for the horrible, depraved wickedness that mankind is capable of.
By Greg Laurie | Harvest Christian Fellowship Family is not an IMPORTANT thing, it is Everything
We live in a world where you can get divorced for almost any reason. For couples who are struggling, marriage may seem hopeless amid constant argu ing and willseenstrongerriage—maybehaveHowever,brokenness.youcanabettermaronethanyou’vetodate.Butittakework.It takes considering the seemingly small things that ultimately can lead to divorce. Here are 4 things couples do that lead to short marriages.
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Don’t underestimate the devil. He’s a sly and skillful foe. And he has had many years of ex perience in honing his craft.
In the same way, our culture is getting hit. Our kids are being hit. And they don’t even know who is hitting them.
1. THEY EXPECT TO THINK EXACTLY LIKE EACH OTHER.
God gives everyone a choice in life called free will, the ability to say yes or no. Romans 6:16 says, “Don’t you realize that you become the slave of whatever you choose to obey? You can be a slave to sin, which leads to death, or you can choose to obey God, which leads to righteous living.”
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If you believe the premise that people are ba sically good, then you have more faith than I do—or maybe you’re a bigger fool. People are basically bad. And the devil works through the fallen nature of people, getting them to do evil.
A story is told of a boxer who was being badly beaten in a match. He leaned over to his trainer and yelled, “Throw in the towel! This guy is killing me!” His trainer yelled back, “He is not! He’s not even hitting you! He hasn’t even laid a glove on you!” The dazed boxer said, “Then I wish you would watch that referee, be cause someone sure is hitting me!”
Jesus summed it up succinctly when He said, “The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and de stroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life” (John 10:10). There is your choice in life: God or the devil.
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Why is it that we’re fine when we find out we disagree with a friend but at home, we think we’re supposed to agree on everything? The truth is, you’re two different people, so you will have differing opinions. Healthy marriag es don’t have an absence of conflict but they do have the presence of love and peace. Resist the expectation that you will always agree on everything.
2. THE RELATIONSHIP ISN’T AS HIGH A PRIORITY AS IT SHOULD BE. Early in marriage, your relationship is the priority. Over time, other priorities start to creep in. Work and kids quickly become the priorities over your marriage. Instead of your and your spouses’ priorities bringing you closer together, they start to pull you in dif ferent directions. Learn to view your marriage as the most important relationship you have. All other relationships—in-laws, kids, work, friends—must take a lesser priority compared to your marriage.
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Human will is the choice to make a decision even when emotions or thoughts tell us to decide differently. A disciple of Jesus must mature in his or her will so that they rule over rational thoughts or irrational emotions that contradict God’s Word. Loving, forgiv ing, and sacrifice are all examples of willing oneself to be obedient to the Bible, despite rational thoughts or irrational emotions.
For decades we lived in a culture where the biggest challenge to the will was our mind. Reason or critical thought were many times a challenge to what the Bible teaches on how to live by faith. However, we now live in a culture that is being ruled by emotions. Emotions now rule over the will and mind. Today, how a person feels is the prevailing governing influence over desires and decisions. Just listen to peo ple: many who used to say, “I think…” now say, “I feel…”. Today, it is now emotions that rule over facts or truth. In this present culture, if you feel something, it is. We even communicate with one another by using Emoji’s or emotional icons. At least when the will was challenged by the mind, there was some level of reason. However, when a culture is ruled by emotions, there is no need for Today,reason.more Christians live by their emo tions than live by their willingness to obey the Bible. This behavior is now deeply en trenched as a false lifestyle in Christianity. For decades, the Church has stopped disci pling people into Christlike living and ma turity. I have personally experienced church leaders who do not forgive or love when it is clearly commanded by the Bible, because they feel offended or wounded. We must overcome this apostasy and live Christlike. I see multitudes of Christians who live in offense, anger, or pain because they live by their emotions and are not will ing to obey the Bible. This is destructive to the Body of Christ. We need a revival of Christlikeness. Any revival that does not be gin with repentance and humility, the sincere pursuit of God’s Presence, and the desire to will oneself to obedience can only be short lived, and not sustained by the Holy Spirit. US TO (325) 673-4521 3900 N. 1st, Suite #2 Email: info@hispaniclifemedia.com
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13. What are some activities you enjoy on your days off? When I’m off, I like to visit family and friends. Some days I just want to lay low, play video games, and go to crossfit. I started the habit of going to crossfit 5-6 times a week about two years ago and it has been one of the best things for not only my physical health but my mental health as well!
Continued from Page 22...... pious little kid thoughts being, “I have to go to Mass anyway, I might as well be the guy who decides how long it should be!” I liked being an altar server and I found things about the faith interesting. I have an uncle who is a priest in Midland, and his example was what normalized priesthood and en couraged me to consider priesthood as a calling. My parents raised me as a Catholic, and both of them are still practicing Catholics to this day, so that example was an encouragement to me, because again, as a youth, I thought my parents were reasonable people and we wouldn’t be doing something un reasonable. My dad in particular never worked for a parish or the diocese, but he is the type of person who lives by the scripture passage, “Do not let your left hand know what your right is doing.” He is a silent supporter of his parish, doing things without complaint, like taking a weekly ear ly morning shift at the adoration chapel, or keeping his eye on the church parking lot to make sure to spray weed killer from time to time. He has never made a big show of what he does. He just does it, and moves onto the next thing.
12. I’m sure you are happy that Father Fred is still in Abilene and willing to help you at Holy Family. How do you divide the duties between the two of you? How many deacons do you have at Holy Family? Are there still Sis ters at the church? Fr. Fred is a delight! He has always been very easy to get along with, and now that he and I in a sense have switched roles, he has been extremely gracious about it. He still gives me advice and perspective about sit uations and systems at the parish, which is helpful, and he has been supportive and undomineering. I take Mondays off, so he hears confessions and celebrates Mass on those days, and also we have a schedule of preaching and celebrating other Masses through the week. He is retired, so he doesn’t do any administrative work (what a blessing! If only we could all be so lucky) but has helped me in a pinch to take Masses or confessions or sick calls. He is also helping the other parishes in town as he is able to. So everything else falls to me, or rather the staff and I, and thankfully I have a very active staff who makes a lot of good things happen around the parish. Right now there are no religious sisters working at the parish, which is unfortunate, but it is also difficult to find them due to the shortage of vocations in general, and due to the fact that re ligious sisters and brothers tend to live in a community, and are not oftentimes called to do parish ministry.
11. Holy Family is a very active high-profile church in Abilene. Do you have new programs you want to start? What are some of the ministries at the church that weren’t there when you served before? Does the church still have an active refugee ministry? One of the beautiful things about this parish is that there are a lot of dedicated people here who want to see this parish flourish, and are willing to give of themselves to make that happen. So part of my hope is to be an organizing force for all of the talent that is in this place. My main goal is again to bring people closer to Jesus, and whatever programs and projects that will do that, I’m all for. I’ve wondered if we should revive any of the retreat movements that have ebbed and flowed through the Catholic Church in recent years in hopes of using this as one avenue to actualize this goal a little bit more. A lot of the programs that are in place here are the same ones I knew from my time here, but it has also only been four years since I was here last. What will nat urally happen over time is new programs will rise up and oth ers will fade away depending on needs. For instance, I talked with a few people today who wanted to resurrect a group called Mommy and Me to be a support system for moms with little ones. This was a pro gram that was here before my time, and fell out of service for whatever reasons (lack of leadership, lack of need, not sure of the history there) but now there seems to be a resurgent need. That’s the beauti ful thing about doing work for the Lord. If we’re detached enough from making certain things work or not, we can let them go when they need to be dropped, and pick them up again when they are needed.
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The rule of thumb? For a longer life, eat un til your stomach is about 80 percent full—you should not feel hungry, but you shouldn’t nec essarily feel full either.
Plant Slant: Plant-based diets are a popular in the Blue Zones, but you don’t have to live in these regions to reap the benefits of a veg gie-rich diet. On average, people in Blue Zones eat five small servings of meat, primarily pork, per month. Rather than eating meat, they load their plates with plant-based proteins, like beans and lentils. People who eat less meat have lower rates of heart disease, the leading cause of death among both men and women in the United States.
Belong: Faith is an important part of life in Blue Zones, re gardless of denomination. Mem bers of faith-based communi ties—a group of individuals who unify around a specific religious or spiritual belief—who attended services four times each month can expect to add between four and 14 years to their life.
Down Shift: We all experience stress—even people who live in Blue Zones. Not all stress is bad, but chronic stress can take a toll on your health, leading to conditions like depression, high blood pressure and heart disease. Take a page out of the BZ book and find a way to de compress.TheSardinians, for example, enjoy happy hour to relax, while Ikarians take a nap. If you’re feeling stressed, take a walk, try meditating or spend time with your family and friends.
These nine principles can add years to your life.
By Taylor Lupo
The secrets to a long healthy life may not be as elusive as they seem. In 2014, more than 70,000 Americans lived to be at least 100 years old. So, what might these people be doing that we Danaren’t?Buettner, National Geographic Fellow, bestselling author and the creator of the Blue Zones, traveled the globe to identify the places in the world with the highest pop ulation of people living beyond 100 years of age. He dubbed these places “Blue Zones.”
Secrets From People Who Live the Longest
Move Naturally: The benefits of regular exercise are seemingly endless. Physical activity boosts weight loss, improves mood and more, but you don’t have to rush to the gym or run a marathon to reap these ben efits. Instead, residents of the Blue Zones, al low their environments to help them move in the garden, washing dishes and more.
Wine at Five: Are you a lov er of a nightly cocktail? Well, you’re in luck! Moderate drink ing—categorized as one daily drink for women and two for men—has been linked to lon gevity. Studies suggest moderate drinkers live longer than those who drink more heavily, and even those who don’t drink at all.
Loved Ones First: Those with close-knit families may be destined to live longer. The most successful members of these Blue Zones are married—which can up your life expectancy by three years—live near ag ing parents and grandparents and invest time in theirRightchildren.Tribe: A motivational speaker named Jim Rohn famously professed that you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. Research suggests he might be right. Take the Okinawans, for example, who create small groups—called moais—that are commit ted to one another for life and tend to share the same healthy behaviors. Spending time with people who smoke, are unhappy or have un healthy eating habits will make you more likely to do the same.
Common themes among the Blue Zones, which include Sardinia, an Italian island in the Mediter ranean Sea, Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica, Ikaria, Greece, a community of Seventh Day Ad ventists in Loma Linda, Califor nia and Okinawa, Japan include these nine principles. These pil lars of a long, healthy life are known as the Power 9 principles.
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80 Percent Rule: About two-thirds of Ameri can adults are considered overweight or obese. Excess weight is linked to higher rates of dia betes, heart disease and certain cancers, all of which shed years off your life. You don’t have to slash your portions to be “healthy,” but you shouldn’t stuff yourself either.
Purpose: Let’s face it—going through the motions of your day-to-day life can be exhaust ing, and even a bit boring. Luckily, something as simple as finding your sense of purpose can add up to seven years to your life. And that’s not all—a sense purpose can improve your heart health and protect your brain from disease.
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1) Good bacteria in the gut can metabolize and recycle hormones, like estrogen in the body, so if your bacteria is unbal anced, you won’t be able to eliminate hormones effectively. This can lead to condi tions such as PCOS, en dometriosis, and breast cancer.
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In fact, your gut microbiome affects pretty much every hormone in the body. Gut issues can be linked to bloating, gas, food intoler ances, constipation, acid reflux, diarrhea, and skin issues like acne, eczema, or psoriasis.
5) Leaky gut (a compromised gut lining) causes toxins, proteins, food, and bacteria to get into the blood stream causing inflamma tion, autoimmune conditions, and also an in crease in your stress hormone, cortisol.
6) Insulin is partly regulated by a bacteria stored in the gut, so if you have a lot of inflam mation and low on good bacteria, this makes it even worse on your insulin regulation.
Some other signs of an unbalanced gut and hormone issues include mood swings, fa tigue, headaches, depression, sugar cravings, brain fog, autoimmune disease, anxiety and more. It is important to heal your gut first when trying to heal your body and balance those hor mones. Below are a few ways on how hormone imbalances are linked to your gut:
2) Scientists and re searchers know that 95% of serotonin (happy hor mone) is produced and stored in the gut. Hence why people with un balanced gut microbiomes experience feel ings of depression and anxiety.
4) An imbalanced gut is also a cause of slow-performing thyroid, known as hypothy roidism. Symptoms of this would be weight gain, hair loss, and chronic fatigue.
3) If you are deficient in stomach acid or not digesting properly, you will lack nutrients to create adequate hormones. An imbalanced gut microbiome makes it difficult for vitamins and hormones to be absorbed by the body, thus leading to deficiencies and more problems.
Did you know that being born C-section, taking antibiotics/medications, not being breastfed, chronic stress, toxins, as well as consistently eating processed foods are all factors that can affect and take a toll on your gut microbiome and hormones?
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Like many adults, you may have a senior par ent or parents facing health, financial, safety or other issues including prolonged isolation brought on by the pandemic. If so, you may wonder how to respectfully help them nav igate aging for better well-being. Here are some tips to consider: Share your concerns with close rel atives. Bonding early and often over these issues can help ease the responsibility, espe cially when seniors reach an advanced age. Don’t try to control the conversation. Gently bring up sensitive subjects, acknowledging their role in decision-making and asking for their ideas. To start the dia logue, you might say, “I noticed your fenders are dented, and I’m concerned that driving may be becoming difficult for you. What do you think about discussing some options to help make this easier and safer for you?”
Keep them engaged and independent. Physical, social and mental engage ment helps improve brain function and can increase longevity! A growing number of seniors are now connected to the internet, so help them engage virtually. Set up social media accounts to involve them in their fam ily and friends’ lives, locate online exercise classes for seniors, or arrange attendance at a virtual event or religious service. Choose the right time to discuss their plans for their future. You might start by asking about where they keep their financial documents like insurance policies, wills, tax returns, investment, or banking re cords, in case they are ill. Do some homework and offer infor mation. Gather brochures about affordable or free meal services, transportation, and oth er community services. Check www.benefits checkup.org for assistance for people over 55 that helps pay for prescription drugs, health care, utilities, and other essential items or services. Provide pamphlets about additional Medicare, Medicaid or other government as sistance. Know when to seek professional help. Is your loved one showing symp toms of extreme forgetfulness, depression/ apathy, weight loss, lack of interest in eating nutritious food, etc.? Are they struggling with loneliness? Ask your practitioner for a referral to an expert or call Health Advocate to help your parent get an appointment. This may in clude virtual counseling.
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3. Fast food or processed foods - One of the main factors is that consuming fast food or pro cessed food can lead to weight gain and obesi ty, and the more body fat you carry, the greater you are at risk for developing cancer. Fast food and processed foods are high in starch, fat, and sugars, increasing all of which consuming large doses of these foods can lead to cancer. Fast food items are often fried, and one of the most popu lar items is french fries. French fries are high in starch and contain carcinogenic acrylamide, and it can damage DNA and cause cell death which increases the chance of getting cancer.
4. Processed or cured meats - Processed or cured meats are preserved through the process of salting, smoking, curing, or by the addition of chemical preserves. Examples of these meats in clude bacon, hot dogs, sausage, deli meats, and beef jerky. What makes these meats unhealthy is the chemicals added to keep the meat edible longer and the substances that are released during the meat processing. These chemicals can dam age cells increasing the risk of cancer developing.
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By Daily Best Cancer is a pervasive disease that starts virtu ally anywhere in the human body and is com posed of diseased cells. Since the human body is made up of trillions of cells, these diseased cancer cells can spread rapidly, invading healthy cells and tissues, causing tumors to form. If left untreated, cancer is a fatal disease, and it is the leading cause of death worldwide.To keep your body healthy and reduce your risk of developing cancer, it is essential to eat a healthy diet. Listed below are foods to avoid to help reduce your risk of developing cancer:
1. Red meat - Consuming red meat, including beef, pork, lamb, veal, mutton, goat, and horse, can increase cancer risk. Not only does consum ing this type of meat increase your risk, but how the meat is prepared is also a contributing fac tor. When this type of meat is grilled, smoked, or burned it creates carcinogens that are harmful to the human body. While eating this type of meat in moderation will generally not present a prob lem, it is vital to monitor how much meat you consume and the method in which you cook the meat.
2. Sugary drinks and soda - Consuming sugary drinks and soda, including fruit juice and sports drinks, can increase your overall risk of devel oping cancer. These drinks are high in calories, which increase body fat, increasing your cancer risk. Still, they also raise blood sugar levels and contribute to inflammation, increasing the risk of developing cancer.
5. Alcohol - Alcohol is a drug that is found in certain hard beverages, including wine and beer. Also known as liquor, yeast breaks down sugars in foods; for example, wine is produced from the sugars in grapes, and beer is made from the sug ar in the malted barley grain. Consuming liquor increases cancer risk because increasing the hu man body breaks down liquor into the chemical acetaldehyde, damaging DNA. When DNA is damaged, cells will grow uncontrollably and can form tumors. Thus, consuming liquor increases the risk of developing mouth, throat, colon, rec tal, liver, and breast cancer.
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Funeral Directors Life – Funeral Direc tors Life has a strong desire to create the best working lifestyle for their employees, which means creating a flexible and open environ ment. The goal for this company is to be a place where employees not only develop profession ally, but grow in mind, body, and soul. The leadership of Funeral Directors Life strives to demonstrate what it means to have a servant’s heart, be helpers of people, be focused on our mind, body, and soul. Funeral Directors Life has numerous resources and benefits for their employees to complete a strong work-life inte gration. These resources include a nurse practi tioner, physical trainer, and a Director of Well ness. The Director of Wellness is also available to provide body scans, nutrition advice, work out plans, and mental health advice. There is also an employee fitness center available to employees and their immediate family mem bers 24/7. These unique employee benefits ex tend the care and support of the employees at Funeral Directors Life. The company is always looking for creative ways to increase employee satisfaction.
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Medium Business Category presented by First Financial Bank Coleman County State Bank – Cole man County State Bank (CCSB) values not just their employees but the families of em ployees as well. They prioritize promoting the experience and education of employees as the company grows. The annual Christmas par ty is an opportunity for the company to give back to their employee’s children. Toys are purchased by CCSB, wrapped, and given out by Santa Claus to the children attending the party. Coleman County State Bank also honors the children of employees who make the A/B honor roll. When a child turns in their report card, CCSB contributes an amount of money into a savings account for the child. When the child graduate high school, they are presented a check for the entirety of the balance. This acts as a both a savings mechanism and a reward for their hard work in academics. Family sup port makes the employees feel valued. They also have excellent benefits and vacation time. CCSB employees are allowed to be extremely involved in the community caring for Abilene!
Last week, our Chamber team had the distinct pleasure in executing our inaugural 2022 Best Workplaces reception in partnership with our friends at Hendrick Health. If you attended last week’s event thank you! If not, we hope you can make plans to attend next year’s event. It was a great evening of fellowship, network ing, and celebration as we shared what was unique about working in the Big Country. We couldn’t be prouder of those selected as our inaugural finalists or recipients and hope that you too feel a sense of pride as you head into your work week this morning. And to kick-off our work week, we’re high lighting those recipients and sponsors who help ensure our Abilenians have a superb qual ity of life.
The 2022 Best Workplaces Recipients are: Small Business Category presented by Holland Hearing Center Grain Theory – Grain Theory has a strong culture in the workplace and is committed to being a part of the Abilene community. Grain Theory has five values that define their culture and ensures a healthy workplace for employ ees. The five values that define Grain Theory are experimentation, education, people, and authenticity. Grain Theory is thankful for their employees, and they find a variety of ways to express their appreciation. Grain Theory val ues an open, honest, work environment and treating others as equals. The owners have a unique way to maintain their high standards and emphasis on quality by encouraging and guiding their employees to perfection. Grain Theory provides the community of Abilene a place to feel comfortable and enjoy time with their friends and make new friends. They care for the Abilene community and want people to feel welcomed. They are committed to Down town Abilene and strive to play a significant role in bringing people to the area. Whether that is accomplished through great food, a friendly environment, or the fun block parties they throw, Grain Theory wants the best for the community.
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4) Do I have an existing re lationship with a group that needs volunteers? There may be volunteer opportunities at or ganizations you interact with everyday. For example, the YMCA is a great place to workout, but you may not be aware that the organi zation has many opportunities for volunteers. Other places you may think of looking to vol unteer is your child’s school or a local park.
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Volunteering is not only great for the commu nity, it’s also associated with numerous health benefits, such as, a lowered risk of depression and better overall health. However, determin ing which organization to volunteer for can be daunting. There are many organizations to choose from, so how do you find the one that is the best fit for you? Here are five questions to ask yourself when looking for an organization with which to vol unteer:
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1) What are you passionate about? Narrow your focus by creating a list of issues that interest you. Perhaps you want to promote health and wellness in your community or you are concerned with matters that impact children. Volunteer work is often fun but can be tedious. Working towards a cause you are passionate about will help you remain engaged and determined.
5) Who can help me find opportunities? Chances are, you already know people that are experienced volunteers. Ask your neigh bors, at church or even at your gym. You will likely find many people willing to share their volunteer experiences. They may even be able to connect you with a volunteer coordi Withnator. a little thought and planning, you will be able find an organization that is a perfect fit for you. Best of luck on your journey as a volunteer!
2) What are your skills? Answer ing this question will help you determine what kind of volunteer position will fit you best. Do you have a history participating in sports? Per haps you could volunteer to be a coach for a YMCA youth sports team. Or, maybe you are knowledgeable about nutrition. Volunteer ing at a local community garden or food bank might be a good fit for you.
3) How much time do you have to offer? Be honest with yourself about how much time you have to give. Some orga nizations require large amounts of volunteer time and others need volunteers occasionally. To start, try volunteering for less time-consum ing projects to help you avoid becoming over worked, overwhelmed, or even worse, burned out.
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During her career at Arrow, Dorthie raised her wonderful son, Derrick, who was only two years old when she started at the dealer ship. Derrick and his wife, Julie, now reside in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Dorthie spends her time away from Arrow taking care of her plants and her beloved cats. Dorthie’s love for animals spurred her passion for Rescue the Animals, an organization she has wholeheart edly supported since its inception in 1996. As the team at Arrow looked for ways to honor their most tenured and dedicated employee, they saw no better way than to support an or ganization that is dear to her heart. Arrow Ford is incredibly thankful for all that Dorthie has done and continues to do to make Arrow into the organization it is today. The dealership is proud to donate $15,000 to Rescue the Ani mals in honor of the loyalty, the legacy, and the continued blessing of Dorthie Saunders and her 50 years at Arrow Ford.
ByAllison Alvarez | Director of Marketing, Arrow Ford 673-4521(325) #2Suite1st,N.3900hispaniclifemedia.cominfoEmail:@ July 20, 2022, marked Dorthie Saunders’ 50th year at Arrow Ford. To honor her dedication and celebrate her milestone, Arrow Ford pledged to donate $50 of every vehicle sold in the month of July to her favorite nonprofit. Every Arrow location participated in Dorthie’s monthlong celebration and raised a total of $15,000 for Rescue the Animals. Members of the Arrow Ford and Rescue the Animals staff joined together for a check presentation to commemorate the donation on Monday, August Dorthie15.
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Saunders began her ca reer at Arrow Ford as a book keeper on July 20, 1972. At that time, the dealership was located on the corner of South First and Pioneer, where Whataburger sits present day. Dorthie and the team at Arrow moved into its current location in 1974, the same year that Seaton Higgin botham joined the family busi ness. Dorthie worked under the tutelage of Barbara Smith, Of fice Manager, and H.S. Higgin botham, President. She recounts the long hours spent performing all bookkeeping and payroll by hand, regularly working into the night to complete closeout in a timely Dorthiefashion.worked her way up over the years to reach the Controller position at Arrow Ford. She has experienced many advancements in the accounting department with the introduction and proliferation of computers in bookkeeping. Her attention to detail and commitment to accuracy has allowed the dealership to prosper, even through difficult financial times like the recession in “Dorthie2008-2009.is an excellent task master, completing every duty thoroughly and keep ing everyone around her on course. She is the back bone of this dealership, and a steadfast member of the Arrow team and my ad opted family,” says Seaton Higginbotham, President of Arrow Ford Mitsubishi, Inc. “Through tough times, Dor thie exemplified the Stock dale Paradox, not relying on optimism for a quick solution but rather an unwavering knowledge that she would accomplish her goals at some point in the future.”
When Shanna Kevil became General Manager and Tren non Cauthen was promoted to Controller, Dorthie as sumed a mentor and consul tant role at Arrow. Dorthie’s 50th Anniversary at Arrow Ford does not signal her upcoming retirement; she continues share her wealth of wisdom and Paul Washburn from Rescue the Animals accepts a check for $15,000 in honor of Dorthie Saunders’ 50th year anniversary working at Arrow Ford. expertise with the next generation of Arrow Ford Trennonleaders.Cauthen, Controller for Arrow Ford Mitsubishi, shares, “I have learned and con tinue to learn a great deal from Dorthie. She pushes our department to aim for absolute ac curacy and perfection in an effort to make this dealership the best it can be.”
Loyalty like Dorthie’s is a rare gem in today’s world. She attributes her longevity at Arrow to her coworkers who have become like family. She has built a close-knit group of friends that regularly spend time and travel together. Dor thie works incredibly hard but always has a smile on her face to share with her coworkers.
Dorthie Saunders Celebrates 50 Years at Arrow Ford Dealership Donates $50 of Every Vehicle Sold to Rescue the Animals
With a partner, Clark bought the dealer ship from the McGavock family in Lub bock effective June 1. “It’s a great feeling,” Clark said about the opportunity to own a dealership.
Abilene Nissan Has New Owner
“I know what it takes because I’ve done it,” he Clarksaid.most recently was general manager of a Ford and Hyundai dealership in Manhattan, Kansas, and is happy to be back in Texas, he “Thesaid. economy seems to be very strong, backed by the colleges and the military base,” Clark said about the attraction of the Abilene market. “And it just seems like there’s a lot of good, hard-working folks around here, which is kind of my type of town.”
“It gave me the ability to work with people and have a positive impact on them and to be
The move came after the breakdown of a deal announced in September for publicly traded LMP Automotive Holdings, Inc. in
“I’ve done every position in the store,” Clark said, which he believes gives him insight into day-to-day operations.
Exactly six years after starting his career in the vehicle dealership industry, Dillon Clark now has his name on the front of the building as new owner of the Nissan location in Abilene.
“Withsaid. new Nissans, we sell our vehicles within 48 hours of getting them, typically,” Clark said. “And, it’s just not worth putting a car up at the top of that tower to sell it the next day.” As more new models hit the lot, “we hope to be using that tower again,” Clark said. When does he expect to fill those slots with more new Nissan inventory?
After residing in a couple of temporary loca tions, the dealership moved in June 2018 to 818 E. Overland Trail. The 26,000-squarefoot facility includes a lot that can hold 600 cars, about double the previous home, accord ing to Reporter-News files. Located east of Cinemark Abilene XD along Interstate 20, the Nissan presence was part of a 10-year trend in the retail growth along Interstate 20.
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“That the million-dollar question,” Clark said. “I would say my hope would be we start seeing increases in inventory within the next six months to 12 months.”
In the meantime, Clark also is working to expand the inventory of preowned vehicles from multiple makers in a wide range of “We’reprices. going to carry around three times as many preowned vehicles as before,” he said.
As word of the agreement’s dissolution spread through the automotive grapevine, with buyers moved quickly to acquire the dealership. Clark said the sale was final ized in about 60 days. Because the partner is involved in 15 oth er dealerships, Clark Nissan also is part of a group.
LOCAL OWNERSHIP Clark is calling Abilene home, which means customers can expect to see him daily in the dealership, at times working alongside some of the 38 employees.
“It’s very important to me that we have a pres ence in the community. It’s very important to me that the customers know me personally and know who I am and feel like they can call me,” Clark said. “... I think it’s going to be a great competitive advantage compared to the Hepast.”said that while the industry is not business as usual compared to when he started, he re mains excited about owning a dealership.
An eye-catching fixture of the dealership is a lighted glass-and-steel tower that can display five vehicles in a vertical row. It was the sec ond Nissan tower in the country at the time. The tower has been empty lately because of low inventory, a problem across the industry because of shortages of chips and other parts and supply chain disruptions.
OWNER WORKED THROUGH THE RANKS Clark is an East Texas native who grew up Texarkana, earned a finance degree from the University of Arkansas and started in auto sales June 1, 2016, at a Nissan deal ership in Longview.
By Laura Gutschke | Abilene Reporter-News
Change has been a constant for the Nissan dealership in recent years, when it vacated its South Clack Street lot in 2017 to make way for the Shops of Abilene Village, home to Academy Sports + Outdoors, Burlington, Five Below, Party City and Petco.
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The car tower at Clark Nissan Thursday. With inventory moving quickly off the lot, owner Dillon Clark said that with the amount of time it takes to fill the car with towers, it’s more efficient to leave it empty until inventory from Nissan factories increases.
“It’s tougher now than it’s ever been to sell a vehicle due to inventory being down 70 percent,” Clark said. With so few new vehicles available, Amer icans own models that are an average of 12 years old, a new high in in the U.S., Clark
Ford Recalls Nearly 200,000 SUVs Over Fire Hazard
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Ford traced the cause to printed circuit boards that are susceptible to an electrical short.
In July, Ford expanded a May recall to 66,000 of the SUVs from the 2021 model year. The company told owners to park them outdoors due to a series of en gine fires that could happen while the ignitions are off.
Ford is recalling nearly 200,000 large SUVs in the U.S. because the heating and cooling fan motors can fail and catch fire. The recall covers Ford Expeditions and Lincoln Navi gators from the 2015 through 2017 model years. The Dearborn, Mich igan, company says in government doc uments that it has reports of 25 fires caused by the motors, which are behind the glove box. Thirteen fires were limited to the blower motor area, while 12 involved ex tensive damage to the SUVs. Three fires damaged structures and one damaged another vehicle. One person reported injuries to their hand and fin gers, and all fire reports indicated that the vehicles were running at the time of the incident, Ford said in documents posted Thursday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The company says it’s not telling people to park the SUVs outdoors. It says some customers have report ed inoperative fans, burning smells or smoke coming from the vents while the vehicle is on. Dealers will replace the front blower motor assem bly at no cost to owners, who will be notified starting Sept. 12. It’s the second recent recall for the Expedition and Nav igator due to problems that can cause fires.
By Associated Press via Nexstar Media Wire
