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SFA network back online following cyberattack BY JOSH EDWARDS Staff Writer Stephen F. Austin State University’s computer network was largely back online Friday after being down most of the week because of a cyberattack. Some internal functions used by faculty, staff and students returned
“Some services may not be available or may be slow to respond as we are coming back online.” STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY
Thursday, university employees said. The university’s website was back online Friday. “Some services may not be available or may be slow to respond as we
are coming back online,” the university said in a statement posted to its website Friday. It remained unclear Friday how much of the university’s network
was compromised or what type of attack occurred. University officials have said that services were never knocked out or taken offlin , but they made the decision to “shut down access so we could prevent anything from happening.” Nonessential university operations and online classes were large-
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ly halted. The attack also hampered access to some public records which are stored on the SFA system. Those include daily reports from the Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s offic and jail, which had to be kept manually, County Judge Greg Sowell said.
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Tax office open again after being infested by fleas BY JOSH EDWARDS Staff Writer
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Texas State Archeologist Brad Jones, seated at left, helps volunteers of all ages with excavation at the Mission Concepcion site near Douglass on Thursday during the Texas Archeological Society’s field school The event brought more than 300 people from across the state.
Dig probes Caddo village, suspected site of 18th century Spanish mission BY STUART BEAL Sentinel Correspondent
DOUGLASS — Hundreds of professional and amateur archeologists excavated and explored the site of the firs permanent settlement of 18th century Spanish explorers and missionaries in East Texas this week as part of the Texas Archeological Society’s fiel school. The dig concentrated on the sus-
pected location of Mission Concepción — one of the Spanish missions founded in what is now Nacogdoches County in 1716 — and nearby Caddo houses, uncovering and cataloging pottery, projectiles, bits of European weaponry and other historical artifacts. “This is where Texas began in the sense that this is where the Spanish and the Native Americans, the Tejas
Caddo, lived,” said Dr. Tom Middlebrook, a psychiatrist and avocational archeologist who is the past president of the archeological society. Each year, the society puts on a summer field s hool drawing in people from around the state and country. Participants spend the days excavating followed by archaeology-themed
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Law Enforcement Foundation starts 100 Club BY ANDREW HODGE Staff Writer The Nacogdoches Law Enforcement Foundation has started the Nacogdoches 100 Club to raise money for future charitable efforts. Korey Kahler, the president of the foundation, explained that funds raised by the 100 Club will be used to meet the diverse needs of
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costs $100 for individuals and $150 for families and small businesses. Members can have their name listed on the organization’s website and will receive either one sticker for individuals or two stickers for families the county’s law enforce- ty,” Kahler said, “And they and small businesses. In addition, members will all have vastly different sizes. ment agencies. “There are over 17 agen- It’s a real mixed bag of nuts.” Membership in the club cies in Nacogdoches Coun100 Club » 3A
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The Nacogdoches County tax office reopened Friday morning after being closed Thursday because of a flea infestation. Tax Assessor-Collector Kim Morton temporarily closed the office Thursday when the flea were discovered. “It has been isolated and sealed off,” County Judge Greg Sowell said Thursday. “It is isolated to that one area, and that’s the way we want to keep it.” Exterminators eradicated the fleas Thursday afternoon. How the bloodsucking pests got into the building is unclear, said Sowell who decided it was better to stay away and let pest
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Cat fleas are the most common cause of infestations in Texas. They commonly feed on dogs and cats and also infest raccoons, opossums and coyotes.
control handle the situation. “I didn’t dare go down there,” he said. “But I heard that as soon as you walked in they swarmed all over you.” An employee who answered
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Duck rescued from ag pond becomes a mom six years later
BY NICOLE BRADFORD Staff Writer
Almost six years after a group of animal lovers banded together to capture and rehabilitate an injured duck from the SFA campus, “Hula” has become a mother. Named for the brand of fishing lure removed from her neck and bill after her capture, Hula the duck now lives on the private property of Linda Byrd located just south of Appleby. “She’s a survivor,” says Byrd, who was among a group of locals that noticed the duck’s deteriorating condition in 2017 and spent weeks trying
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Hula, a duck that was rescued in 2017 from the Stephen F. Austin State University Ag Pond after being injured, by a fishing lure is seen with one of her ducklings at Linda Byrd’s Duck » 3A home near Appleby.
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■ SFA Gardens presents Spectacular Science Saturday workshop from 9 a.m. to noon for families with schoolaged children. Cost is $30 for both child and parent for SFA Gardens members and $50 non-members. Registration available by emailing sfagardens@sfa.edu. ■ Nacogdoches Juneteenth Parade is 11 a.m. traveling on Mound, Main and Pecan streets and ending at Festival Park, where festivities will be held until 2 p.m. Free and open to the public. 507 S. Pecan St. 936-615-2797. ■ Judy McDonald Public Library presents “Field Guide to Your Life,” a journaling session for tweens and teens. 2 p.m. Free, but registration requested. 1112 North St. nactx.us/library or call 936559-2970. ■ Texas Chamber Winds present a summer concert at 6 p.m. at the Fredonia Hotel featuring the music of Strauss, Schultz and Haydn. Cash bar. Free admission. 200 North Fredonia St. ■ Nac At Night outdoor movie, “Monsters Inc.” will be screened in downtown behind the Bright Visitor Center. Lawn chairs recommended. 8:30 p.m. Free. 200 E. Main St.
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■ Zumba workout classes
are held at the C.L. Simon Recreation Center. 5:30 p.m. $5 or multi-class scan cards available online. 1112 North St. www.nactx.us. ■ NISD summer feeding sites will be closed June 19, reopening on Tuesday.
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holds a regular meeting with agenda posted online at nactx. us/agendas. The council usually meets on the firs and third Tuesdays at City Hall with periods for public comment. Meetings are also streamed live at www.nactx. us/1198/Channel-21. 5:30 p.m. 202 E. Pilar St. ■ Judy McDonald Public Library’s presents “Giant Chain Reactions” at 10 a.m. as part of Super Tuesday sessions for 11 and under and Adult Art Series: Bookbinding at 5:30 p.m. for ages 19 and up. 1112 North St. nactx.us/library or call 936-559-2970.
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the public library to share and sample dishes and recipes. Novice cooks are welcome. 6 p.m. Free, but registration requested. 1112 North St. nactx.us/library or call 936559-2970.
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Dr. Gary Floyd, president of the Texas Medical Association, was the guest speaker at the Nacogdoches San Augustine Medical Society meeting on April 11 at Clear Springs Restaurant. He spoke on the association’s 2023 Legislature Priorities. From left are Dr. Loyd Whitley, Dr. Gary Floyd, Dr. Modupe Sokunbi, Dr. Mary Barnett, Dr. Josephine Chua, Dr. Kavita Vyas, Dr. Shyam Vyas, Dr. Arlis Hibbard, Agam Jacota, Dr. Mathews George, Dr. Edwin Ferren, TC Grohman MD, and Dr. Dolamu Sokunbi. Present at the meeting but not pictured are; Dr. Michael Mollot, Karen Gillespie, Dr. Ryan Head, Dr. Rachel Head, Kristi Whitley, Le’Bria Ware, and Dr. Mike Randle.
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SFA to host Showcase Saturday FROM STAFF REPORTS College-bound students and their families are invited to Stephen F. Austin State University’s in-person, on-campus Showcase Saturday event June 24, which offers participants a unique opportunity to experience life as a Lumberjack. “There’s nothing like the Lumberjack experience on a beautiful campus in the oldest town in Texas,” said Gina Oglesbee, SFA interim president. “Showcase Saturday offers prospective students and their families the opportunity to visit with our SFA family and learn how we provide our students with the resources they need to succeed, make new connections and determine a rewarding career path.” Showcase Saturday provides an opportunity for college-bound students to spend a day experiencing university life firsthand, touring the campus and having all their college questions answered. Registration and check-in will begin at 10 a.m. in the Baker Pattillo Student Center Plaza. Several optional early-bird sessions, including a student services fair and campus tours, will be ongoing between check-in and the day’s opening program, which is scheduled for 11 a.m. “Exploring academic programs, meeting current students, faculty and staff, and touring the campus are just a few of the incredible experiences we have planned for our guests,” said Courtney Burns, assistant director of first- ear initiatives in SFA’s Office of
Admissions. “Our goal is for our prospective students and families to leave Showcase Saturday with fewer questions than when they arrived and feel excited and prepared as they take the next steps of pursuing higher education.” During the opening program, students will attend presentations by college representatives based on their academic major of interest. Come-and-go events will run from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. These include tours of residence halls and the Student Recreation Center as well as the #JacksGetInvolved student organization fair in the student center plaza. A college academic fair will be held from 1:15 to 2:15 p.m. in the student center atrium. Mock classroom sessions will run from 1:10 to 2:30 p.m. to give participants a glimpse of a university class led by top-notch faculty members. Locations for these sessions will be announced during the welcome session. “We are looking forward to hosting you, and we can’t wait to show you what makes SFA such a special place,” said Dr. Lee Furbeck, vice president for enrollment management. In addition to a high-energy Lumberjack experience, participating prospective students will receive a free SFA T-shirt after completing a program evaluation form. To register for SFA’s Showcase Saturday and for more information, visit sfasu.edu/showcase or call 936- 468-2504.
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City removing aging tornado sirens FROM STAFF REPORTS
Contractors this week began removing aged and inoperable tornado sirens located throughout Nacogdoches. “Many of these sirens have been out of order for some time, and are unable to be repaired due to a lack of replacement parts as well as the age of the units, which exceeds 20 years in some cases,” city officials said in a statement.
“In its current state, the system does not provide an effective warning for residents of Nacogdoches, and as such removal of this system will not put residents in any additional risk in the event of severe weather.” To receive the most timely updates on severe weather situations affecting Nacogdoches, residents are encouraged to sign up for the NacWise alert system.
The NacWise system was put in place several years ago as the city prepared to transition away from the siren system, and allows residents to opt in to receive alerts straight to their cell phone and/ or land line in the case of severe weather. It is also recommended that residents follow local news stations and the National Weather Service to receive severe weather updates.
Fle a s » From 1A the phone at the tax office Friday morning said services had resumed as normal. In Texas, most flea infestations are caused by a species commonly known as cat flea , according to the Texas A&M Agrilife Extension service. Those types of fleas do not typically carry serious diseases like typhus or plague. Fleas infestations in
public buildings aren’t of flea , especially those office and other county offices will be closed Monunheard of in recent that feed on rodents. years. Since 2019, flea outThough operations day for the Juneteenth breaks have been report- resumed Friday, the tax federal holiday. ed in a variety of public libraries, courthouses and city halls across the nation. Most notably, Los Angels, California, had a typhus outbreak in 2019 Nacogdoches’ fastest and most trusted bail bonding company since 1995 linked to a rat and flea infestation at city hall. 936-569-7328 • 2213 Douglass Rd Typhus and plague are Across from Nacogdoches County Jail carried by several species
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Nominations are being accepted through July 14 for the Stone Fort Museum’s biennial Cum Concilio Club Heritage Preservation Award. The award recognizes an individual or group who has made significant contri utions to the preservation of East Texas history and Nacogdoches’ heritage. “Recipients of this prestigious award demonstrate the many paths for individuals and groups to help save our history, art, architecture, music, cemeteries, archives, foodways and much more,” said Carolyn Spears, Stone Fort museum director. Previous award recipients include Ab Abernethy, James Corbin, Mable Hall, Steve and Sheryl Hartz, Bobby Johnson, Tom Middlebrook, and Birdie Wade. The museum’s biennial heritage preservation award was established in honor of the Cum Concilio Club’s dedication to the preservation of Nacogdoches’ cultural and historic landscapes. Award nominations are due by 5 p.m. July 14. For information, contact Spears at 936-468-2408 or stonefort@sfasu. edu.
Historian, author to visit historic site
Author and historian Dr. Francis X. Galan hosts a public program June 24 at Mission Dolores State Historic Site in San Augustine. Recommended for ages 14 and up, the one-hour presentation will be given at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the historic site, 701 S. Broadway St., San Augustine. Author of “Los Adaes: the First Capital of Spanish Texas” and associate professor at Texas A&M San Antonio, Galan will detail discoveries about the history of Mission Dolores during his research on the East Texas missions. For more information, call 936-275-3815 or go to visitmissiondelores.com.
Summer food sites continuing
NISD’s free summer meal program is free to anyone 18 and under at several locations. Serving breakfast from 7:30 to 8:15 a.m. and lunch from 11 a.m. to noon Monday through Thursday are Brooks-Quinn-Jones Elementary, 907 N. Sanders St.; Carpenter Elementary, 5209 SE Stallings; McMichael Middle, 4330 SE Stallings Drive; and Nacogdoches High School, 4310 Appleby Sand Road. Except for weekends and July 4, these locations will be open through July 20. The Boys and Girls Club on Park Street serves breakfast from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. and lunch from 11:30 to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday until July 28. Fredonia Baptist Church camp, 1711 South St., will serve meals from 11:30 to noon this Monday through Friday only. Sacred Heart, 2508 Appleby Sand Road, will serve meals from 12:15 to 1 p.m. July 10-14. For information on the summer feeding program, call 936-552-0519, email rthacker@nacisd.org or visit summerfood.org.
Scavenger Hunt runs through Aug. 11 at tourism sites
The city’s Summer Scavenger Hunt begins May 30 and runs through Aug. 11 at local tourism sites. Participating locations include the downtown Bright Visitors Center, public library, Stone Fort Museum, Millard’s Crossing, Cole Art Center, railroad depot, Durst Taylor House and Gardens, SterneHoya House and Museum and the Zion Hill Baptist Church. Visitors answer questions at all the sites and complete the hunt for prizes drawn at the end of the summer. This year, the Summer Scavenger Hunt will be digitized using the Visit Nac! app. Printed copies are also available at all locations, and can be filled out and eturned at any location. For information online including a link to download the app, visit nactx.us/1170/Events.
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Nacogdoches police Sgt. Brett Ayres holds a box of tourniquets donated by the Nacogdoches Law Enforcement Foundation in April.
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Volunteers use a sifting screen to search excavated dirt for artifacts during the Texas Archeological Society’s field school this week at the Mission Concepcion site near Douglass.
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to look for the mission. After Corbin’s death in 2004, Middlebrook dedicated himself to finding the ea ly Spanish site. programming in the evening. “I made a commitment in 2005 to fin This year’s field s hool was led by Dr. Tamra Walter, a professor of archeology [Mission Concepción] to honor him,” at Texas Tech University and the president Middlebrook said. of Texas Archaeological Society. The goal The mission was founded in 1716 by of the project is to find con lusive evidence the Domingo Ramón expedition and used that Mission Concepción was at the site as a headquarters for other missions that is now a cattle ranch, Walter said. in the area. Near the speculated site of The team of researchers and volunMission Concepción is evidence of the Hainai village, which was the leading teers conducted excavations at three sites outside Douglass. One site is where tribe of the Hasinai Caddo. The Spanish wanted a mission close Mission Concepción is suggested to have to the Hainai because of their political been. The other two sites are places where postholes have been found that ap- importance, Middlebrook said. Angepear to have been made by Caddo round lina, for whom the nearby river and houses. European and Caddo artifacts county are named, was a member of were uncovered at all three sites. the tribe and grew up in Mexico. She “Over here, you’ve got a Caddo round was able to speak Spanish and transhouse, but you’ve also got a combinalate for the Europeans who made their tion of Native American artifacts and permanent mission headquarters near European artifacts, so that’s either the present-day Douglass. The field s hool also focuses on eduproduct of trade, or the product of people living next to each other,” Walter said. cation, with professional archeologists “Archaeologically, how do you figu e teaching volunteers research techniques that out? How do we know it wasn’t just a and a youth field c ew that allows bunch of Caddo here trading and getting children to get hands-on experience in European goods?” archaeology. In the 1970s, Dr. James Corbin, an Douglas Boyd, co-director of the anthropologist posthumously awarded the youth field c ew, sees the program as an Curtis D. Tunnell Lifetime Achievement opportunity to instill in them “a preserAward in Archeology by the Texas Histori- vation ethic.” Deidre Hood participated in her firs cal Commission, encouraged Middlebrook
Duc k » From 1A to capture her. “She’s just like a two-legged, feathered dog. She knows her name.” The hook in her beak had prevented her from flying or eating. When she was finally captured and treated at Southside Animal Clinic, Byrd brought the duck to the family’s 12-acre lake to recuperate. “She was too weak to be very rowdy,” said Byrd, who kept the duck confined for several days before releasing her. “Truthfully, I didn’t think she’d last this long. We have so many predators — I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen the eagles
come down and dive at the ducks.” But Hula did survive, and now has five offspring hatched only a few weeks ago. Since past eggs have been swallowed by snakes, Hula’s ducklings have thus far been kept safe in a chicken coup in Byrd’s back yard. “She wants to take them down to the lake, but I can’t let her do that right now,” Byrd said. “The turtles will swallow them. Turtles love baby ducks. I don’t like caging anything up, but this has to be. It’s just a raging battle out here because there are so many predators.”
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“This was only involving those public records,” Sowell said of the attack’s effect on county government. “The reminder of our systems are fin .” Nacogdoches Fire and Rescue and Nacogdoches Police Department records are also stored within an SFA server. They have not been available since Monday. The sheriff’s department’s automated email system sent out reports Friday, indicating that some functionality had returned. However, those reports were blank. Ransomware — a type of virus that holds computer file hostage while hackers ask for a payment as a form of extortion — has been increasingly used by criminal organizations, although it is unclear if it was used against SFA. In most ransomware attacks, hackers ask to be paid in electronic currency like Bitcoin in return for unlocking file . Some hacking groups will also threaten to leak or sell sensitive documents un-
field s hool with the youth field c ew in 1971, when she was 8 years old. She started taking her own children to the field s hool in 2002. She is currently the president-elect of the Texas Archeological Society and will take over as president in 2024. The social aspect of field s hool have kept her coming back, she said. Sonny Wheeler, a professional archeologist who attended his twenty-third fiel school this year, shared this sentiment. “It’s more about the camaraderie. There’s about probably 200, maybe 250 of us that are here every year. It’s like a family reunion,” said Wheeler. This was the first exas Archaeological Society field s hool for Brandon Tully, a graduate student at Texas Tech University. He grew up on Caddo ancestral lands in Arkansas and remembers being interested in archaeology and Caddo culture ever since he was a kid. “This is about as close as you can come to walking in the footsteps of people that came before you. I also have a passion to acknowledge the people that history often forgot or didn’t fully appreciate. You know, when historical documents were first written, they didn’t g ve a whole lot of agency to prehistoric Native Americans, or historic Native Americans for that matter,” Tully said. “And I think it’s important that their stories be told.”
Hula has dodged predators just as she eluded the humans trying to catch her at the Ag Pond years ago, cleverly swimming around netting traps until final y too weak to escape a visiting SFA parent who caught her in a towel. Hula is now estimated to be 7 or 8 years old. “They only live to about 10 years old, especially out in the wild. She knows how to survive in the wild though. She’ll fly around the lake like a bullet.” Nicole Bradford’s email is nicole.bradford@dailysentinel.com.
less they’re paid a ransom. As of Friday, no major hacking organization had taken responsibility for the attack on the university, according to a database maintained by DarkFeed, a cyber threat intel-
be entered into annual drawings for prizes donated by community members or local businesses. The prize for the club’s first drawing is season passes to Splash Kingdom. Kahler pointed to efficiency as being the biggest advantage of the Nacogdoches 100 Club compared to other methods of fundraising. “We spend around 4 or 5 dollars for each membership on benefit ,” Kahler said. “Because the prizes are donated, the rest of the money can be used to fund projects.” The foundation also hopes that the club will provide members of the community with a way to support law enforcement personnel directly in a transparent, accountable fashion. Kahler explained that the foundation’s organization reflects this goal. “We wanted to make sure that this organization was community-led,” said Kahler. “Because of that, all of the voting members of the board are civilians.” The funds from the club will be used to bolster the foundation’s existing charitable efforts, such as the donation of tour-
niquets for Stop the Bleed training earlier this year. The foundation is able to pool resources and target benefits so it can provide the most with the least amount of overhead, Kahler said. “When we receive donations, we get to decide exactly where that money goes,” Kahler said. “We can help law enforcement officials with whatever support they need most.” Kahler hopes that these donations will help make Nacogdoches county more attractive to new recruits, helping understaffed agencies grow and supporting existing officer . “Nacogdoches is known for supporting law enforcement,” Kahler said. “The 100 Club allows us to put our money where our mouth is.” Nacogdoches Police Department has long used the high level of community support as a recruiting tool. To join the Nacogdoches 100 Club, visit nac100club.org or mail donations to PO Box 632456. For more information, visit the Nacogdoches Law Enforcement Foundation Facebook page Andrew Hodge’s email is andrew.hodge@dailysentinel.com.
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Hula, a duck that was rescued in 2017 from the Stephen F. Austin State University Ag Pond, is seen with her ducklings at Linda Byrd’s home near Appleby.
ligence group. The attack is the third in the past three years in Nacogdoches. In 2020, Nacogdoches ISD and the City of Garrison were both hit by cyberattacks within the same week.
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Obit uarie s Stephen Weldon Lee Stephen Weldon Lee (Steve) of Boones Mill, VA passed away peacefully on Monday, June 12th, 2023 after a year and 1/2 long figh gainst Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Steve is survived by Kathy, his wife of 47 years, his sister, Peggy Lee Bostick, her husband Alfred, their sons Joe, Jeffrey and Jeff’s wife Christine Mechen Bostick. Steve worked in the General Aviation industry for more than 30 years, employed by Signature Flight Support for 20 years, holding the positions of Regional VP of Operations, VP Marketing, CFO, VP Operations and President, North America. He consulted for the industry for the last 13 years. Since 2020, Steve was also working with Jim Reiher to create Ocean Aviation, a new FBO brand that will elevate the experience in accommodations and service. Steve was highly liked and respected by all who knew and worked with him. He will be missed. Graduating in 1976 from Stephen F. Austin State University with a BS, Select Student, double majors of
Finance and Accounting. He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity as well as accounting, finance and usiness fraternities. Steve and Kathy are members of the Cave Spring United Methodist Church and have shared their lives, hearts and home with the many Great Pyrenees dogs they have had through the last 35 years, continually maintaining membership with the Great Pyrenees Club of America. Steve loved to cook, often experimenting with and creating new recipes. He was a fun, funny guy with a wicked sense of humor, who completely loved God, his family, friends and dogs. He will be so terribly missed by us all. Thank you to all of those with Good Samaritan Hospice for Steve’s fabulous care for more than a year, as well as our family and friends for your caring support throughout this most difficult ear and 1/2. rangements are to be determined.
DEATH NOTICES Dan Longacre Memorial services for Dan Longacre, 79, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, June 17 at 2:00 p.m. in the Henderson Chapel of First United Methodist Church of Lufkin.
Dan passed away June 11 at his home after an extended illness. Memories and condolences may be added at www.carrowayfuneralhome.com.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs a bill during a news conference at the Texas State Capitol on June 8, 2023, in Austin, Texas. Gov. Abbott and Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw joined bill authors, sponsors, legislators and law enforcement members in the signing of bills designated towards enhancing border security along the southern border.
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Election fraud a felony in state again
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AUSTIN — Election fraud is once again a felony in Texas after Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation into law that ups the criminal penalty. The bill makes voter fraud a crime punishable by up to 20 years in prison. The offense was a misdemeanor for two years after a Republican effort in the Texas House reduced the penalty amid questions over inadvertent illegal voting Abbott signed the bill without ceremony Tuesday. His office did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment. Supporters of the measure, including its author, Rep. Cole Hefner, R-Mount Pleasant, have said the law returns the penalty for illegal voting to what it was for nearly 50 years and that the change is necessary to restore confidence in election . “We have made tremendous strides toward election integrity in recent years, but we must ensure Texans are confident the legitimate votes they cast will be counted and are not canceled
out by someone who has knowingly or intentionally cast an illegal ballot,” Hefner said during an April 27 House hearing on the bill. Election fraud has remained a top priority for the GOP in Texas since Donald Trump’s leadership of the party began. In the aftermath of the 2020 election, Trump’s unproven allegations of widespread fraud fueled a push for a sweeping election law passed in 2021. That law erected new voter ID checks in the mail ballot process that led to a surge in rejected ballots. It also made it a crime for local election officials to solicit ballots by mail. However, tucked into the law was a House Republican-supported provision that reduced the criminal penalty of election fraud to a misdemeanor. The San Antonio lawmaker behind the change, Rep. Steve Allison, later said the attorney general’s office had requested the penalty be reduced to give the office a tool for making plea agreements in exchange for witness testimony. Attorney General Ken Paxton, cur-
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Extreme heat baking much of Texas, with forecasters saying no relief anytime soon BY JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Summer doesn’t officially start until next week, but extreme heat was already making itself right at home in Texas on Friday, with temperatures soaring above triple digits in many cities. Excessive heat warnings or heat advisories were issued for much of Texas, including Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Houston, Laredo and San Antonio, according to the National Weather Service. Some of the cities with triple digit highs on Friday included Austin, Del Rio, Junction, Laredo and San Angelo. Houston’s excessive heat warning was the first one issued for the city in nearly seven years. The temperature on Friday in Houston rose to 95 degrees Fahrenheit (35 degrees Celsius), with a heat index of 111 degrees Fahrenheit (44 degrees Celsius). The temperature in Corpus Christi was also 95 degrees by Friday afternoon, but its heat index swelled to 119 degrees (48 degrees Celsius). Heat index values take into account the temperature and relative humidity and indicate how hot it feels outdoors. “We do see these temperatures most summers. The thing that’s different about this particular heat episode is that it’s earlier than we normally see it,” said Tim Cady, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Houston/Galveston. Cady said the excessive heat is being caused by a “really persistent ridge of high pressure” that’s sitting over the south-central United States. “It could be well into next week before we really see any relief from this,” he said. Earlier this week, the city of Houston activated its public health heat emergency plan, which includes having all city libraries and multi-service centers serve as cooling centers on
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Marti Syring takes a moment to hydrate and sit down at the Montgomery County Senior’s Garden, Friday, June 16, 2023 in Conroe. Dangerous heat will continue across Montgomery County through the weekend.
“I want everyone to understand Panhandle town of Perryton were still cleaning up on Friday after a torthis forecast calls for heat nado tore through their community. and humidity that is dangerous Earlier this week, the Electric Reand potentially deadly for liability Council of Texas, which opsome of our vulnerable erates the state’s power grid, issued a weather watch, letting residents Houstonians.” SYLVESTER TURNER MAYOR OF HOUSTON
weekdays and Saturdays. “We all know Houston sometimes can be uncomfortably hot in the summer. I want everyone to understand this forecast calls for heat and humidity that is dangerous and potentially deadly for some of our vulnerable Houstonians,” Mayor Sylvester Turner said this week. Officials in other cities, including Austin, Corpus Christi and Laredo, have also opened cooling centers for their residents. “Anyone ready for Winter yet?” the National Weather Service in Corpus Christi said in a tweet on Friday. While many Texans were dealing with the heat, others in the Texas
know that the temperatures were expected to cause high demand for electricity. On Friday afternoon, power grid conditions were normal and there was enough power for current demand, according to ERCOT. The power grid manager has been under scrutiny since a deadly winter blackout in February 2021 left more than 4 million people without power in subfreezing weather. With the long Juneteenth holiday weekend, Cady said people should take precautions during the dangerous heat, including avoiding strenuous activity during the day, wearing light clothing and drinking plenty of fluid . “We’re really stressing heat safety this weekend,” Cady said.
rently sidelined on impeachment, vociferously denied his office sought the change. After it became law, many Republicans seethed over the change, including Lt. Gov Dan Patrick. Patrick made increasing the criminal penalty a top priority of the Senate this year. The bill Abbott signed was a somewhat watered-down version of the Senate proposal, which also would have made it easier to prosecute the crime. That version of the bill threatened to criminalize simple mistakes in the provisional ballot process, such as attempting to vote after registering past the 30-day deadline before an election. Some critics of the law believe it could scare people away from voting under the guise of clamping down on a nonexistent problem. “For two years, illegal voting was a Class A misdemeanor in Texas,” said Emily Eby French, a voting rights attorney with the Texas Civil Rights Project. “There was no surge in illegal voting during that time. HB 1243 restores a felony penalty that is based in intimidation and suppression, not in reality.”
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Storm blamed for three deaths wrecked mobile homes and main street PERRYTON (AP) — As Sabrina Devers watched what would turn out to be a deadly storm approach her ranch just north of the Texas Panhandle town Perryton, she firs spotted golf ball-sized and then softball-sized hail. Then, Devers said, across the high plains toward Perryton, the system spawned a tornado. Once the twister had moved through, Devers drove into the town to find a path of wreckage local officials estimated was a quarter of a mile wide, and 1 mile long. The Thursday afternoon storm would be blamed for three deaths and more than 100 injuries as it destroyed hundreds of homes, tossed vehicles into buildings and knocked out power and cellphone service in Perryton, a town of 8,000 about 115 miles northeast of Amarillo, just south of the Oklahoma line. “The devastation was unbelievable,” Devers told Fox Weather. “It took a tanker truck and threw it into a pasture.” Cleanup efforts were underway Friday in Texas as the same system that slapped Perryton continued to wreak havoc as it marched across the Deep South, dumping rain in the Florida Panhandle and sending howling winds into Mississippi. In total, the storms were blamed for five deaths: three in Texas, and one each in Florida and Mississippi. Ochiltree General Hospital in Perryton treated 115 patients suffering minor to major injuries, including head trauma, collapsed lungs, lacerations and broken bones, the medical center said on Facebook. “We kind of expected to see more last night and we didn’t,”
the hospital’s interim CEO, Kelly Judice, said. “We just want people in our community to know that we’re here. We’re open. We have clinics open. We’re ready for business to take care of the people that need to be treated.” People with routine medical checkups planned were asked to reschedule. The hospital was operating on a generator and some patients were being treated in a sunlit conference room since exam rooms in one clinic don’t have windows, Judice said. Perryton Fire Chief Paul Dutcher estimated that 150 to 200 homes in the community had been destroyed and said that in the downtown area, many storefronts were totally wiped off and buildings had collapsed or partially collapsed. “It is such a tragedy,” Dutcher said on NBC’s “Today” show. “All the stuff behind me, it can all be rebuilt, but those lives that we’ve lost is really the tragedy of everything.” Tornadic activity is not typical for this time of year, according to meteorologist Matt Mosier at the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, but it’s not out of the realm of possibility. “You expect thunderstorms this time of year,” Mosier said. “It’s definite y not rare, but tornadoes are not on a lot of people’s minds because they’ve just kind of moved away from the season that they’re typically focused on (tornadoes).” This week has been very warm with moist, unstable conditions that combined with strong wind shear, which is abnormal for this time of year, Mosier said.
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2018 Pittsburgh synagogue gunman found guilty PITTSBURGH (AP) — A truck driver who spewed hatred of Jews was convicted Friday of storming a Pittsburgh synagogue and shooting everyone he could find on a Sabbath morning, killing 11 congregants in an act of antisemitic terror for which he could be sentenced to die. The guilty verdict was a foregone conclusion after Robert Bowers’ lawyers conceded at the trial’s outset that he attacked and killed worshippers at the Tree of Life synagogue on Oct. 27, 2018, in the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history. Jurors must now decide whether the 50-year-old should be sent to death row or sentenced to life in prison without parole as the federal trial shifts to a penalty phase expected to last several weeks. Bowers was convicted of all 63 criminal counts he faced, including hate crimes resulting in death and obstruction of the free exercise of religion resulting in death. His attorneys had offered a guilty plea in return for a life sentence, but prosecutors refused, opting instead to take the case to trial and pursue the death
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Ellen Surloff, left, vice president of Congregation Dor Hadash, and Jo Recht, president of Congregation Dor Hadash, are interviewed after Robert Bowers was found guilty, Friday, June 16, 2023, in Pittsburgh. penalty. Most of the victims’ families supported that decision. “I am grateful to God for getting us to this day,” Rabbi Jeffrey Myers of the Tree of Life Congregation, who survived the attack, said in a written statement. “And I am thankful for the law enforcement who ran into
danger to rescue me, and the U.S. Attorney who stood up in court to defend my right to pray.” The jury deliberated for about five hours over two days before reaching a verdict. Bowers, wearing a dark sweater and blue shirt, had little reaction. Several survivors and victims’
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NCAA committee recommends dropping marijuana from banned drug list for athletes
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An NCAA panel is calling for the removal of marijuana from the organization’s list of banned drugs, suggesting that testing should be limited to performance-enhancing substances. The proposal released Friday from the Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports would mark a big change for the NCAA, which has been conducting drug tests at championship events since 1986. Committee members recommended halting cannabis tests at such events until a final decision is made, likely this fall. Legislation would still have to be introduced and approved by all three NCAA divisions to take effect. Administrators in Divisions II and III had asked the committee
to study the issue. The recommendation comes as the U.S. is seeing more and more states allowing medical or recreational marijuana use. Earlier this year, the committee increased the THC threshold needed for a positive test and recommended revamped penalties for athletes. The threshold for THC — the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana — was raised from 35 to 150 nanograms per milliliter, matching that of the World Anti-Doping Agency. The committee noted last December that marijuana and its byproducts are not considered performance-enhancing substances. Instead of focusing on penalties for cannabis use, the panel suggested stressing policies that focus on the potential threats from
marijuana use and the need to reduce the harm and use of cannabis products. It also recommended schools that test to use those results to help find “problematic” cannabis use. The committee also wants to provide schools with additional guidelines about cannabis. Separately, the committee proposed setting a threshold of 0.1 nanograms per milliliter as a trace level for the hormone GW1516 in hopes of preventing athletes from becoming ineligible because of ingesting the substance unintentionally from contaminated supplements. The substance was initially designed for diabetes treatment but was discontinued in 2007. It has been linked to positive doping tests in endurance-related sports.
HEALTH Next round of COVID shots will target latest omicron strain NEW YORK (AP) — The next round of COVID-19 vaccines will target one of the latest versions of the coronavirus, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday. FDA’s decision came one day after an agency panel of outside advisers supported the recipe change. The agency told vaccine makers to provide protection against just one omicron strain, known as XBB.1.5. Today’s shots include the original coronavirus and an earlier version of omicron. They do still help prevent severe disease
and death even as XBB variants have taken over. But protection gradually wanes over time and was short-lived against milder infection even before the virus, inevitably, evolved again. The three U.S. companies that make COVID-19 shots said this week they had geared up to make the formula change, in anticipation of making many millions of doses available for the fall. One company, Pfi er, said it could have at least some doses ready as early as next month.
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relatives were in the courtroom, bearing quiet witness. Sniffles could be heard in the gallery as the judge intoned “guilty” dozens of times. Bowers, who had raged against Jews online and at the synagogue, turned a sacred house of worship into a “hunting ground,” targeting his victims because of their religion, a prosecutor said Thursday. Reading each of the 11 victims’ names, prosecutor Mary Hahn asked the jury to “hold this defendant accountable ... and hold him accountable for those who cannot testify.” All three congregations sharing the building — Dor Hadash, New Light and Tree of Life — lost members in the attack. The victims ranged in age from 54 to 97. Congregational leaders said the trial opened new wounds but was also validating. “We learned things that we did not know,” said Stephen Cohen, co-president of New Light. “... In that sense, it was traumatizing. But it’s also, in a sense, cathartic because you did hear what happened.”
Jo Recht, president of Dor Hadash, applauded the prosecutors’ solid case. “They drew a picture that was even more horrific than we had imagined,” Recht said. “And the level of antisemitism, the level of hatred, the volume of the outrageous (social media) posts was really sobering and really frightening. So for the jury to come back so quickly with the verdict of guilty on all 63 counts was affi ming, and it was a relief.” Prosecutors presented evidence of Bowers’ deep-seated animosity toward Jews and immigrants. Over 11 days of testimony, jurors learned that he had extensively posted, shared or liked antisemitic and white supremacist content on Gab, a social media platform popular with the far right, and praised Hitler and the Holocaust. Bowers told police that “all these Jews need to die,” Hahn said. Jewish community members were bracing for the next stage of the trial, which would determine if Bowers is eligible for and should receive the death penalty. The penalty phase is scheduled to start June 26.
ENTERTAINMENT
New Spider-Man fi m pulled from cinema programs in Arab world DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (AP) — The new blockbuster movie “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” was abruptly removed from cinema listings in more than a dozen Muslim-majority countries without explanation, apparently over the inclusion of a blink-and-you-miss-it transgender poster in the background of one frame. Empire Entertainment, the Middle East distributor for the computer-animated Sony Pictures film, did not espond to multiple requests for comment. No explicit bans of the film ere announced, but there were indications that it will not reach screens. For example, there is no expectation that “Across the Spider-Verse” will be
shown in the United Arab Emirates, said a source close to the film ho was not authorized to speak publicly. The source cited rigorous censorship of movies for children and younger viewers. On the official Saudi Cinema twitte page, a statement with a poster of the film ttached said the organization will not approve any film th t contradicts the nation’s media content regulations and whose “production companies do not commit to implementing the required amendments.” The superhero film de uted in U.S. cinemas at the beginning of June, tripling the domestic opening weekend revenue of its Oscar-winning prequel.
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Family dynamics take a toll on marriage DEAR ABBY: My husband is in another state with his elderly (but still active) mother. He went to help her get her house ready for sale so she can move near us. Before he left, he was having severe panic attacks. He kept telling me he is scared of losing me (he’s been out of work for months) and that he was going to need me while he was with her. Since he has been gone, he has barely called, rarely texts and even suggested taking a break from me. This was after finding ou I had to go to the ER and had been diagnosed with a debilitating autoimmune disorder. He’s blaming me for having to ask his mother for money to cover our bills. This woman has been single for 30 years, worked full time and has essentially no real expenses. She spoils the heck out of him
Write: Dear Abby. com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. — her only child. She treats him like her partner or a 12-year-old boy. She dislikes that I’m at home taking care of my 1-year-old grandchild and not working. I have always contributed, but this is the choice my husband and I made together. I don’t feel like he’s concerned about any of his relatives here, and I certainly don’t feel loved when he goes days without even checking in. When he’s with her, he becomes a cold, bratty child. Any advice on what to say to him? — UNCERTAIN IN TEXAS DEAR UNCERTAIN: Tell your husband you need him home right now more than his mother needs him there. As things stand, your
It has been 10 years since we last spoke, and I have changed considerably in that time. I met him twice to see if we had something over which to bond, but there was nothing. He’s a good guy, but how do I politely tell him I’m not interested in pursuing an adult friendship with him? — OLD PAL IN CANADA DEAR PAL: One way to accomplish it would be to simply be busy when he reaches out. However, if you feel compelled to say something to him, tell him that while you had much in common years ago, your life has changed since then. You have wonderful memories, but they are in the past and you live in the present. You have other interests and responsibilities now and do not have time for the close relationship he is seeking. It’s the truth.
husband’s fear of losing you could become a self-fulfilling p ophecy. When his mother moves closer, the situation will not improve because he will become even more “childlike.” Unless the two of you have counseling, establish some boundaries and get your priorities straight, your marriage isn’t likely to last unless you are willing to accept the status quo. DEAR ABBY: I became friends with “John” when I was 9. We met through our church youth group and our shared interests. We lost contact after a year or so when I stopped attending the youth group and moved on to other friends and interests. During the pandemic, John reached out to me on Facebook to try to rebuild our friendship. Truth be told, I really don’t care to.
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motivate you to live a healthier lifestyle. Don’t buy into someone’s plans when you have things you want to do yourself. Follow your dreams. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Think about what makes you happy, and designate more time for personal enjoyment. Attending a social event, doing things with your favorite people will be enlightening. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Look at the past; it will be easier to figure out how you want to move forward. Success is within reach, but you must trust yourself to reach your goal. Get ready; you are overdue for a change. ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Stay focused on what’s important to you. Budget wisely, and you’ll have enough cash left over for entertainment. Social events will help you launch new friendships or find a new pastime. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Too much too fast will lead to trouble. Take your time, gather facts and consider all the pros and cons before acting. A change may excite you, but your reason for making it must be aboveboard.
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Keller: Camps seem to get better every year BY NATHAN HAGUE Staff Writer SFA held its eighth annual Kyle Keller Basketball Camp and the Lumberjacks’ head coach said it seems to get better every year. “We’re able to teach the game that we love and see the smiles on their faces,” Keller said. “I love how our players interact with these kids. It’s just a joy every day to have fun with them and to keep spreadNathan Hague/The Daily Sentinel ing the knowledge and the great game of basketball to Nacogdoches native and current SFA Lumberjack, Nana Antwithis community. We love to be Boasiako helps coach campers in the Keller Basketball Camp. able to make friendships and we appreciate how our com- they support our players and Keller added that kids who munity and this area love to the program. We love being wear the camp t-shirts to Nathan Hague/The Daily Sentinel learn basketball and we keep able to give back to this comteaching it. We appreciate how munity as well.” Keller » 3B SFA’s Kyle Hayman helps coach the Kyle Keller Basketball Camps on Tuesday morning.
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Lumberjacks’ double-overtime win lands at No. 9 BY NATHAN HAGUE Staff Writer
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SFA’s AJ Cajuste (13) was the game’s leading scorer with 29 points as his Lumberjacks defeated Abilene Christian University in double overtime Wednesday night.
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Editor’s Note: The following is the second installment of a 10-part series looking back at the biggest stories at SFA for the 2022-2023 school year. No. 9: Men’s basketball team defeats ACU in double-overtime When the Lumberjacks took on Abilene Christian University on the road, it took not one, but two overtimes to decide as a winner as SFA eventually came away with the 9187 victory over the Wildcats. The contest was a tale of two halves. Early in the firs half, the Lumberjacks went on an 8-0 run before the Wildcats made it a one-point game. SFA went on another run, outscoring ACU 17-5, thanks to four three points on offense and four steals on defense as the Lumberjacks led 42-31 at halftime. In the second half, it was the
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Local rodeo stars ready for national event BY JOSH HAVARD The Lufkin Daily News Gus Thompson refuses to get hurt. Brax Pinner won’t let even the most painful of injuries keep him down. Regardless of their paths, the two local rodeo stars wouldn’t be denied a trip to the National Junior High Finals Rodeo in Perry, Georgia, which will take place later this month. Thompson will compete against the best the nation has to offer in saddle bronc riding while Pinner takes aim at elite competition in breakaway roping. Regardless of the competition, the two eighth graders are ready to leave their mark at the nation’s elite middle school competition. “It’s pretty exciting to be able to get to compete at this
level,” Thompson said. “There are going to be a bunch of people there, but we’re both going out there to win.” Thompson and Pinner didn’t get to this level by accident. They competed in the Region 5 competition where the Top 10 competitors advanced to state. The competition only gets tougher from there with the top four competitors at state qualifying for the national event. The top four athletes from 44 states, five Canadian provinces, Australia, Mexico and New Zealand will compete for a world title at the event. “I think you treat it like any other rodeo,” Pinner said. “There are more people there, but it’s still about what you’re doing.” While the competitions are fun, it comes with plenty of
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hard work. “You’re waking up at 5 to feed the horses and then you’ll have practice at least three times a week,” Thompson said. “There are a lot of lessons you learn with rodeo that I don’t think you’d learn anywhere else.” Pinner, 13, is a student at St. Cyprian’s Episcopal School. Competing in the Pineywoods Youth Rodeo Association, Lone Star High School Rodeo Association and Texas Junior High Rodeo Association Region V, he ended the year as a Top 5 breakaway roper, goat tyer and ribbon roper. He won the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Invitational Breakaway Roping. Pinner was also the year-end saddle winner at
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Mahomes, Kelce enjoy spoils of Super Bowl win BY DAVE SKRETTA Associated Press KANSAS CITY, MO. (AP) — Whoever came up with the saying, “To the victor go the spoils,” could never have had the Kansas City Chiefs in mind. They wouldn’t have believed the amount of spoils that have come their way since their Super Bowl title. There was Patrick Mahomes, the All-Pro quarterback and widely regarded as the league’s best player, jetting from the Kentucky Derby to the Formula One race in Miami to the Met Gala, where he walked the red carpet alongside his wife, Brittany. There was Travis Kelce, the All-Pro tight end widely regarded as the league’s best at his position, taking some time out from his popular podcast with his older brother, Jason, to handle hosting duties on “Saturday Night Live.” Then there was the entire team who, along with twotime Super Bowl-winning coach Andy Reid, flying to the White House for a meeting with President Joe Biden. It’s a trip the Chiefs were unable to make after hoisting the Lombardi Trophy in 2020 because of the pandemic, and one they certainly relished after topping the Philadelphia Eagles in February. “The hospitality was phenomenal,” Reid said. “They had different military guys in each of the rooms they let us go in, and the guys were experts on the paintings and the architecture and who’s special room this was and that room, so you got the history, from the oldest table to the oldest picture, and you got the history of that. I think the guys appreciated that.” That, and the food. “I’ve never had this before,” Reid said, “but they had a French toast-grilled cheeseand-ham sandwich that they sprinkled a little bit of powdered sugar on. It was phenomenal.
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President Joe Biden poses with the with Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, center, and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, and the Super Bowl LVII champion during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House June 5 in Washington. “There was an abundance of this. Then they had chicken fin ers — exotic chicken fin ers. Maybe the best part was, which I hadn’t seen before, little bit-sized squares of the heart of the watermelon. My hat went off to the chef. I went back and talked to him and I just go, ‘You guys are unbelievable.’” Unbelievable is a good way to describe the Chiefs they days. They wrapped their fina mandatory minicamp of the offseason Thursday, and now have about a month before reporting to training camp. They will do so having won eight consecutive division titles, three of the past four conference championships and with two championship rings
— they got their latest in a closed-door ceremony Thursday night. So quite naturally, the biggest stars on the league’s best team have been in demand. “I’ve always wanted to go to the Kentucky Derby,” said Mahomes, who gave the call for riders up in May, “but I wanted to win the Super Bowl before I went, and obviously the last one we had COVID that canceled that, so I was glad we were able to experience that. It was an awesome race. It’s just about picking and choosing what you can do.” Mahomes will be in the spotlight some more in the coming weeks. He’s the central figu e alongside Kurt Cousins and Marcus Mariota in “Quar-
terback,” an eight-part docuseries produced by the NFL and Netflix that takes viewers behind the scenes last season. The show, which premiers July 12, is produced in part by Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning and his Omaha Productions company. “I wanted to for sure have some editing rights,” Mahomes said Thursday, “ because I’ve realized I’m kind of wild on the field. I don’t even remember the things I say. It was cool to go through that process, having Peyton and his company. I have full trust in him. Thanks to the Chiefs and Coach Reid for having full trust in us during the season. It’s going to be cool for people to see.” Mahomes, who became a
father of two last November, is also trying to squeeze in some time on the links. He’s teaming with Kelce to play the Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson in the latest edition of “the Match,” an exhibition golf event June 29 at the Wynn Golf Club in Las Vegas. It will air on TNT. “I’ll play a little here and there. I have a charity golf tournament coming up. Other than that, we’ll roll when the lights come on,” Mahomes said. “Travis hits the ball really far, just not always straight. If I can hit it straight, Travis will hit some shots that help.” Kelce has been busy, too. There was the moment he went viral for his epically poor first pitch before a Cleveland
Guardians game, and an opportunity this past week to redeem himself before a Kansas City Royals game. He hosted a music festival in Kansas City the same weekend as the city hosted the NFL draft. And he earned mostly positive reviews for his hosting duties on “Saturday Night Live,” highlighted by an opening monologue that featured his entire family. “It was a machine, man. It was a very strategic, structured machine,” said Kelce, who has since hired acting representation with an eye on a post-playing career. “Everyone works great together. All the writers, the production — it’s like a team effort.” The Chiefs certainly know something about that.
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Saints scripting Hill’s practice time in line with dynamic role METAIRIE, LA. (AP) — When Taysom Hill leaves home for Saints headquarters, New Orleans’ most protean player doesn’t always know which position he’ll be asked to focus on during practice. During minicamp this week, he’s been working regularly at quarterback, even though he remains listed as a
tight end and also has a significant role on special teams. “I show up and just try to be ready for whatever it is,” Hill said Thursday after the final practice of mandatory minicamp. “I usually find out that morning. At least, I have the last couple days, which is fin .” In six years with the Saints,
the former BYU quarterback has proved he can play virtually any skill position on offense, block or cover punts and even return kickoffs. But now, Hill, who turns 33 this summer, senses a turning point in his career. Last season was Hill’s firs in which he no longer was listed as a quarterback and
no longer spent the bulk of his practice or meeting time focused on that position. Yet, even though he was a tight end, his biggest impact in games often came on changeof-pace QB runs. His 575 yards and seven touchdowns rushing last season dwarfed his receiving numbers of nine catches for
77 yards and two TDs as a tight end. Hill also threw 19 passes, completing 13 for 240 yards and two touchdowns. This offseason was the firs since his position switch “that we’ve been able to go back and we’ve looked at 17 games,” Hill said. “We’re trying to find this happy medium and happy bal-
ance of like, hey, let’s be realistic with what we’re going to ask you to do this season and make sure that you’re getting the time, the reps, on those things,” Hill added. Saints running back Jamaal Williams said he wasn’t surprised to see the 6-foot-2, 221-pound Hill thrive on quarterback runs.
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Gus Thompson celebrates during a recent rodeo. the Pineywoods Youth Rodeo in breakaway roping and finished in third place at the THJRA Finals in that event. So it would seem like it was a season of smooth sailing. That doesn’t start to tell the story of a year of perseverance. During the season, he broke both arms and had a broken knee cap. He didn’t let that slow him down as he told his parents even before state that
he would be qualifying for nationals. “Sure, it makes it tougher, but it didn’t faze me at all,” Pinner said. “If you go out there afraid you’re going to break something, that’s when you’re going to get hurt.” He eventually plans on competing in college rodeo and has an ultimate goal of competing at the National Finals Rodeo (NFR). Therefore those injuries are a distant memory
Contributed as he gets ready for his next rodeo venture. Thompson, an eighth-grade honor-roll student at Pineywoods Community Academy, has his own impressive list of accolades. He finished the year as the 2022-23 champion saddle bronc steer rider, reserve champion bareback rider and reserve chute dogging champion for Region V. Thompson was a state qualifier in goat tying, ribbon rop-
Brax Pinner competes during a recent rodeo. ing and tie down riding. Like Pinner, he has been around rodeo for as long as he can remember. “I was on a horse with my mom when I was three days old,” Thompson said. “Rodeo is in my blood. My dad took me to a roping event when I was three months old, and since then, rodeo has been part of who I am.” When it comes to rodeo, fear doesn’t enter Thompson’s
mind. He has had a few minor injuries but approaches the dangerous aspect of the sport with a different mindset. “I just don’t get hurt,” Thompson said. In addition to his rodeo prowess, Thompson is an overall athlete. He was a regional finalist in the 100-and200-meter dashes, 400-meter relay, shot put and long jump. He was also a member of the PCA basketball team.
Contributed His first passion was rodeo, which still continues as he begins his final school year before high school. “There really isn’t one single thing I can think of that could be any better than this rodeo way of life, and I am so privileged to live it” Thompson said. “My family and friends gather while I get to do the things I love so much. It’s the very best existence, and rodeo is who I am.”
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Bass fishing good earl , late on Lake Nacogdoches BY MATT WILLIAMS For The Daily Sentinel ATHENS — Water level is about 4 inches high and clear. Water temp the low 80s. Bass anglers still reporting some solid fish on Carolina rigs, jigs and shaky heads worked around brush piles in 20-25 feet. Also some fish hanging out along outside grass lines, hitting Senkos, spinnerbaits, ’Traps and underspins. Crappie are best around brush piles using jigs and minnows. Forward sonar a plus. CEDAR CREEK — Water level is 2 inches low and fairly clear. Water temp in the low 80s. Fishing guide Jason Barber says crappie fishing has been good around brush piles in 12-20 feet. Bridges also some holding some fish, suspended about five feet off bottom. White bass and hybrids are good early and late on main lake fl ts in 10-20 feet. Fish are bird dogging shad. Lots of schooling activity reported. Black bass are good around deeper docks with brush. Rocks and retaining walls also holding some fish. Bream spawn is underway skinny water, hitting crickets and small worms. Catfish are good around humps in 16-24 feet using fresh cut bait. Lots of fish in the 1- to 3-pound range. FORK — Water level is 8 inches low and fairly clear. Water temp in the mid 80s. Fishing guide Brooks Rogers bass fishing has been fair at best. A few fish still shallow, hitting buzz baits and frogs early. Later in the day, best bite is coming on Texas rigs and cranks worked around humps and other structure in 8-12 feet. Crappie fishing guide Gary Paris says the bite is still good using jigs around brush piles and bridges in 15-20 of water. Forward sonar is a plus. PINES — Water level is 1.27
feet low and fairly clear. Water temp in the mid 80s. Jim Tutt says bass fishin has been good early and late throwing frogs and buzz baits over grass up north early and late. Also some fish eating jigs worked along river bends. Farther south, crank baits and Carolina rigs are the tickets on long points and around brush piles in 8-16 feet of water. Crappie fishing has been good around old timber and stumps down south using jigs. NACOGDOCHES — Water level is 2 inches low and fairly clear to lightly stained in places. Water temp in the low 80s Fishing guide Stanley Gresham says bass fishing has been good early and late using wacky worms, Senkos, topwaters and Texas rigs in 3-8 feet. Also some fish in 10-25 feet on structure hitting cranks, Carolina rigs and drop shots. Some schooling activity on the main lake. Crappie fishing is good around brush piles in 1724 feet, suspended at 7-12 feet. Jigs and minnows working equally well. PALESTINE — Water level is at full pool and stained to clear. Water temp in the low 80s. Fishing guide Ricky Vandergriff says bass fishin been fair to good using small cranks and light Carolina rigs shallow early in the day, then moving to deeper water points with heavier Carolina rigs and big bill cranks. White bass are good early and late on shallow running crank baits and lipless crank baits on points. Deeper drops are best at midday using tail spinners and spoons. Catfish are very good on jugs tipped with live shad. Also some good rod and reel action around baited holes using night crawlers and punch bait. Crappie are good at the Highway 155 bridge in 18-20 feet. Brush piles in 17-20 feet also holding some num-
bers. RICHLAND CHAMBERS — Water level is about full pool and fairly clear. Water temp in the low 80s. Fishing guide Royce Simmons says white bass are fair. Some schooling activity early in shallow water off the 309 Flats; some undersized hybrids in the mix. Larger hybrids are hanging out in 30 feet of water off Pelican Island and the 309 Flats, hitting shad best. SAM RAYBURN — Water level is about 2 inches low and fairly clear. Water temp in the mid 80s. Fishing guide Tommy Martin says bass fishing has been good around shallow grass early using frogs, topwater and light Texas rigs early in the day. Midday bite is best flipping deeper outside grass lines with heavy creature baits or casting big worms and cranks around brush piles and other offshore structure. Catfish are good over baited holes. Crappie crowds reporting limits around brush piles in 20-25 feet using jigs and minnows. Forward sonar it a plus. TOLEDO BEND — Water level is 7 inches low and clear. Water temp in the low 80s. Fishing guide Tommy Martin says bass fishing has been tough overall. Fish are moving around a lot. Best bite has been in 22-28 feet deep diving cranks, Carolina rigs and tail spinners. Crappie fishing has been good. Lots of limits reported in 25-30 feet of water. Fish are suspended at 12-18 feet, hitting jigs and minnows. NACONICHE — Water level is at full pool and fairly clear. Water temp in the mid 80s. David Russell says bass fis ing has been fair around boat lanes and timber timber lines using square bills, bladed jigs and Texas rigs. Some schooling activity up the Telesco arm early and late. No report on crappie.
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ENGLEWOOD, COLO. (AP) — The Denver Broncos wrapped up their first offseason program under head coach Sean Payton in relative isolation Thursday about 20 miles south of the Nuggets’ championship celebration that drew tens of thousands of revelers downtown. Rejecting the “field day” finishes that some of his predecessors preferred, Payton ran a spirited indoor practice before dismissing his players for their five-week summer break. “Definite y seeing another team in the same city win it all” is an inspiration, veteran safety Kareem Jackson said. “Those guys had a great year. It’s definite y encouraging for us. We definite y want to do the same thing.” The Nuggets dispatched the Miami Heat in five games in the NBA Finals, winning the franchise’s first championship in 47 years in the league. Their fellow Ball Arena tenants won the Stanley Cup last
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Wildcats who went on a big run with 13 minutes remaining and led 70-64. Things went back in favor of the Lumberjacks when they tied it up but were unable to avoid overtime, as regulation ended with the two teams knotted up at 75. The two teams continued to go back and forth in the firs overtime as they each scored eight points, forcing a second overtime, all tied up, 83-83. Thanks to a pair of jumpers
summer when the Colorado Avalanche topped Tampa Bay in six games. That makes Denver the only city that’s celebrated an NBA, NHL and NFL champion since 2015, although the Broncos haven’t made the playoffs since winning Super Bowl 50 seven years ago. Since beating Carolina 24-10 in Hall of Famer Peyton Manning’s final game, the Broncos have churned through 13 starting quarterbacks and Payton is their fifth head coach since Gary Kubiak stepped away a year after winning it all. Payton was a courtside mainstay during the Nuggets’ playoff run along with Manning and current quarterback Russell Wilson, and the coach donned a Nuggets visor on Thursday as an homage to the NBA champions. “Well, the first thing that I’m going to tell you is I have a big dome, so it clearly looks small on my head,” Payton said on an early morning
Zoom call accommodating the reporters covering the basketball parade. “If I showed you the back of it, you would see that I’m on the last button. (Chief Communications Officer) Patrick Smyth had this thing on my desk this morning at 6 a.m. because we knew the parade was taking place. “Obviously, there is a lot of excitement in the city. It was the perfect time to show our support,” Payton added. “I know that the fans are excited. We are proud of the Nuggets organization. ... Those guys will walk together forever. The parade is the culmination of so much work by so many different people. It’s amazing. It’s great for them to experience it today, and we’d like to be there.” Hackett operated what came to be known as “Camp Cupcake” last summer with walkthroughs, jog-throughs and no-contact days dominating the schedule.
and a pair of free throws by AJ Cajuste on offense, and a strong team effort defensively, the Lumberjacks outscored the Wildcats 8-4 in the second overtime to seal up the 91-87 win. SFA shot 54.2 percent from the field and 8-of-14 from three-point range. Cajust had 29 points to lead the game in scoring. Sadidriene Hall recorded a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Ni-
gel Hawkins added 11 points. Derrick Tezeno scored nine points and pulled down five rebounds. Latrell Jossell came away with eight points while Roti Ware had seven points and five rebounds. Kyle Hayman scored five points. Nana Antwi-Boasiako recorded three points as Jalil Beaubrun added one point. Nathan Hague’s email address is sports@dailysentinel. com.
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(All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, June 17 AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL 5 a.m. FS2 — AFL: St. Kilda at Richmond AUTO RACING 12:25 p.m. ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal 3:55 p.m. ESPNU — Formula 1: Qualifying, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal 8 p.m. FS1 — NASCAR ARCA Menards Series: The Berlin ARCA 200, Berlin Raceway, Berlin BOXING 12 a.m. (Sunday) SHO — Showtime International: Tim Tszyu vs. Carlos Ocampo (Super-Welterweights), Broadbeach, Australia CFL FOOTBALL 7 p.m. CBSSN — Edmonton at BC COLLEGE BASEBALL 2 p.m. ESPN — College World Series: Stanford vs. Wake Forest, Game 3, Omaha, Neb. 7 p.m. ESPN — College World Series: Tennessee vs. LSU, Game 4, Omaha, Neb. GOLF 1 p.m. NBC — PGA Tour: The U.S. Open, Third Round, Los Angeles Country Club, Los Angeles 3 p.m. GOLF — LPGA Tour: The Meijer LPGA Classic, Third Round, Blythefield Count y Club, Belmont, Mich. HORSE RACING 1 p.m. FS2 — NYRA: America’s Day at the Races 2 p.m. FS1 — NYRA: America’s Day at the Races 4:45 p.m. FS2 — NYRA: America’s Day at the Races LACROSSE (MEN’S) 12 p.m. ESPN — PLL: Archers vs. Chaos, Columbus, Ohio MIXED MARTIAL ARTS 7 p.m. ESPN2 — UFC Fight Night Prelims: Undercard Bouts, Las Vegas 10 p.m. ESPN — UFC Fight Night Main Card: Martin Vettori vs. Jared Cannonier (Middleweights), Las Vegas MLB BASEBALL 2 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Baltimore at Chicago Cubs OR Detroit at Minnesota 4 p.m. FS1 — LA Angels at Kansas City 7 p.m. FOX — Regional Coverage: NY Yankees at Boston OR Tampa Bay at San Diego 10 p.m. FS1 — Cleveland at Arizona RUGBY (MEN’S) 5 p.m. CBSSN — Premier Rugby Sevens: Eastern Conference Kickoff, Austin, Texas SOCCER (MEN’S) 8:50 a.m. FS1 — UEFA Euro Qualifying Group Stage: Lithuania vs. Bulgaria, Group G, Kaunas, Lithuania 12 p.m. FS1 — UEFA Euro Qualifying Group Stage: Norway vs. Scotland, Group A, Oslo, Norway 2:30 p.m. FS2 — UEFA Euro Qualifying Group Stage: Iceland vs. Slovakia, Group J, Reykjavík, Iceland 9:15 p.m. FS2 — CONCACAF Gold Cup Preliminary Round: Guyana vs. Grenada, First Round, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. SPECIAL OLYMPICS 3 p.m. ABC — Special Olympics World Games 2023: Opening Ceremony, Berlin (Taped) USFL FOOTBALL 1 p.m. USA — Pittsburgh vs. New Jersey, Canton, Ohio 4 p.m. FOX — Birmingham at Memphis WNBA BASKETBALL 2 p.m. CBS — Seattle at Dallas Sunday, June 18 AUTO RACING 12:30 p.m. ABC — Formula 1: The Pirelli Canadian Grand Prix, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal 1:30 p.m. CNBC — FIM MotoGP: The Liqui Moly Motorrad Grand Prix, Oberlungwitz, Germany (Taped) USA — NTT IndyCar Series: The Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America, Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wis. 2 a.m. (Monday) CNBC — AMA Pro Motocross: Round 4, Mount Morris, Pa. (Taped) CFL FOOTBALL 7 p.m. CBSSN — Hamilton at Toronto COLLEGE BASEBALL 2 p.m. ESPN — College World Series: TBD, Game 5, Omaha, Neb. 7 p.m. ESPN2 — College World Series: TBD, Game 6, Omaha, Neb. GOLF 1 p.m. NBC — PGA Tour: The U.S. Open, Final Round, Los Angeles Country Club, Los Angeles 2 p.m. CBS — LPGA Tour: The Meijer LPGA Classic, Final Round, Blythefield Count y Club, Belmont, Mich.
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HORSE RACING 1 p.m. FS2 — NYRA: America’s Day at the Races MLB BASEBALL 1:05 p.m. PEACOCK — Baltimore at Chicago Cubs 1:30 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: St. Louis at NY Mets OR Colorado at Atlanta 4:30 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: San Francisco at LA Dodgers OR Tampa Bay at San Diego (Joined in Progress) 7 p.m. ESPN — NY Yankees at Boston RUGBY (MEN’S) 1:30 p.m. FS1 — MLR: Houston at New England 7 p.m. FS1 — MLR: Seattle at San Diego SOCCER (MEN’S) 2:30 p.m. FOX — UEFA Nations League: Croatia vs. Spain, Final, Rotterdam, Netherlands SOCCER (WOMEN’S) 4 p.m. CBS — NWSL: NJ/NY Gotham FC at Racing Louisville FC SOFTBALL 1 p.m. ESPNU — Athletes Unlimited: Team Blue vs. Team Orange, Rosemont, Ill. 3:30 p.m. ESPNU — Athletes Unlimited: Team Gold vs. Team Orange, Rosemont, Ill. TENNIS 6 a.m. TENNIS — Stuttgart-ATP, Nottingham-WTA, s-Hertogenbosch-ATP/WTA Finals 5 a.m. (Monday) TENNIS — London-ATP, Halle-ATP, Berlin-WTA, Birmingham-WTA Early Rounds 6 a.m. (Monday) TENNIS — London-ATP, Halle-ATP, Berlin-WTA, Birmingham-WTA Early Rounds USFL FOOTBALL 4 p.m. FS1 — New Orleans vs. Houston, Memphis, Tenn. 7 p.m. FOX — Philadelphia at Michigan WNBA BASKETBALL 12 p.m. CBS — Phoenix at New York 4 p.m. CBSSN — Atlanta at Indiana 9 p.m. NBATV — Minnesota at Las Vegas Monday, June 19 COLLEGE BASEBALL 2 p.m. ESPN — College World Series: TBD, Game 7, Omaha, Neb. 7 p.m. ESPN — College World Series: TBD, Game 8, Omaha, Neb. NHL HOCKEY 8 p.m. TBS — Stanley Cup Final: Florida at Vegas, Game 7 (If Necessary) TNT — Stanley Cup Final: Florida at Vegas, Game 7 (If Necessary) TRUTV — Stanley Cup Final: Florida at Vegas, Game 7 (If Necessary) SOCCER (MEN’S) 2:30 p.m. FS1 — UEFA Euro Qualifying Group Stage: France vs. Greece, Group B, Saint-Denis, France SOFTBALL 6 p.m. ESPNU — Athletes Unlimited: TBD, Rosemont, Ill. 8:30 p.m. ESPNU — Athletes Unlimited: TBD, Rosemont, Ill. Tuesday, June 20 COLLEGE BASEBALL 2 p.m. ESPN — College World Series: TBD, Game 9, Omaha, Neb. 7 p.m. ESPN — College World Series: TBD, Game 10, Omaha, Neb. MLB BASEBALL 6:30 p.m. TBS — Atlanta at Philadelphia SOCCER (MEN’S) 2:30 p.m. FS1 — UEFA Euro Qualifying Group Stage: Iceland vs. Portugal, Group J, Reykjavík, Iceland Wednesday, June 21 COLLEGE BASEBALL 2 p.m. ESPN — College World Series: TBD, Game 11, Omaha, Neb. 7 p.m. ESPN — College World Series: TBD, Game 12, Omaha, Neb. GOLF 12 a.m. (Thursday) GOLF — Asian Tour: The Kolon Korea Open, First Round, Woo Jeong Hills Country Club, Cheonan, South Korea 6:30 a.m. (Thursday) GOLF — DP World Tour: The BMW International Open, First Round, Golfclub München Eichenried, Munich LACROSSE (MEN’S) 10 p.m. ESPN2 — World Championship Group Stage: U.S. vs. Canada, Group A, San Diego, Calif. SOFTBALL 6 p.m. ESPNU — Athletes Unlimited: TBD, Rosemont, Ill. 8:30 p.m. ESPNU — Athletes Unlimited: TBD, Rosemont, Ill.
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men’s basketball games will get in free and Splash Kingdom in Nacogdoches also admits kids to get in free when wearing the t-shirts. Several current and former Lumberjack players help run the camp as they build rela-
tionships with the campers. “The great thing is we have a former camper that’s currently on our team in Nana. So you never know how far some of these kids may end up going. “We may have some future
Lumberjacks in this camp. About 170 campers were in attendance and another camp is slated to take place July 31 through Aug. 3. Nathan Hague’s email address is sports@dailysentinel. com.
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Bringing the heat
Outdoors guide for playing it safe in big sun, summer’s hot weather BY MATT WILLIAMS For The Daily Sentinel Summer official y gets underway Wednesday, but it feels like somebody left the gate open and the dog got out a little early. Outside temperatures have already hit triple digits several times in parts of Texas. Like it or not, more of the same is sure to follow as big sun and high pressure settle in over the next few months. Here’s a one-two punch of healthy advice for anyone who spends much time outside during summer’s oppressive heat. Following it is no guarantee trouble won’t surface somewhere down the road, but it could help you dodge a bullet. Stay hydrated Take care of your body and your body will take care of you. Whether you are fishin in the summer heat, doing odd jobs at the hunting lease or performing chores around the house, make sure to drink plenty of water and avoid getCourtesy ting too hot. Tony Peter of Salina, Kansas spends a lot of his free time on a motorcycle throughout the year, but he never put much stock in wearing sunscreen until now. Water escapes the body through perspiration, urina“Wear your sunscreen,” he tion and bowel movements. said. “About the only times I Water lost over the course of ever bothered to put it on bethe day must be replenished. Otherwise, the body will dehyfore now was when I already so damned sunburned I didn’t drate. Fishing might not seem like want it to get any worse. That was a mistake. I wear it all the a strenuous sport, but it can time now.” be, especially when making Tips for skin hundreds of casts in a day’s time with temperatures in the cancer prevention 90s. Keep plenty of cold water handy. More importantly, Most skin cancers are predrink it periodically, even if ventable. To help protect youryou aren’t thirsty. self, follow these skin cancer The same is true when prevention tips offered by performing outdoor chores MayoClinic: or working on a job site. It’s ■ Avoid the sun during the Courtesy easy to get sidetracked and not middle of the day. For many take the time for water breaks Peter recently underwent day people in North America, the when working against the surgery to remove a mole sun’s rays are strongest beMATT WILLIAMS/For The Daily Sentinel tween about 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. clock, but it’s risky business to that surfaced on the side of Keeping your body hydrated is important. Always carry plenty of cold water when working do it. Take short water breaks his face about 18 months Schedule outdoor activities for or playing outdoors during the summer heat. More importantly, make a point to drink it over the course of the day. ago. Biopsy results showed other times of the day, even periodically, even if you aren’t thirsty. Don’t wait until you’re thirsty the growth to be basal cell in winter or when the sky is to hydrate. cloudy. You absorb UV radicarcinoma, one of the most Urine color is a good indi- common forms of skin cancer. Skin cancer doesn’t occur said. we all need for healthy, strong ation year-round, and clouds In mid-May, Peter had the bones. overnight. In fact, it can take offer little protection from cator of how well the body is years to develop. The highest growth evaluated by a derThe key is to soak up some damaging rays. Remember, hydrated. Pale yellow or transparent colored urine is a good help speed the cooling process incidence of skin cancer oc- matologist at the behest of his sun in moderate doses. If you sunburns and suntans cause thing. If pee turns dark yellow along. curs in people over 50. It could girlfriend, Michelle. The doc- are going be outdoors for long skin damage that can increase Pets can suffer heat stroke, be caused by skin damage the tor didn’t like what he saw and periods, prepare by applying your risk of developing skin or deep amber, it’s a good sign a generous amount of quality cancer. Sun exposure accumuyou need to drink some water. too. I’ve seen it, and it isn’t person incurred as a child. ordered a biopsy. pretty. Don’t allow dogs to sunscreen that provides a sun lated over time also may cause I’ve known several people The news wasn’t good. Lab Perils of heat stroke run too much when it’s hot who developed skin cancer results indicated the mole was protection factor (SPF) of at skin cancer. Heat stroke is a more se- outside. Make sure animals al- over the years, many of them malignant — basal cell carci- least 45. SPF is a measurement ■ Wear sunscreen yearof the degree of sun protec- round. Sunscreens don’t filte rious heat-related illness. It ways have access to plenty of fishe men. Most dealt with it noma. through day surgery and a few Peter underwent outpatient tion provided by a sunscreen. out all harmful UV radiation, happens when the body is no fresh water. stitches. longer able to regulate its tem- Skin cancer surgery a week later. The ini- The lower the number, the less especially the radiation that My ol’ friend Tony Peter tial result was a quarter-sized protection it provides. A sun- can lead to melanoma. But perature and overheats. Think of it like a radiator that boils Continued overexposure to doesn’t fish, but he knows all incision. The doctor dug deep block with an SPF of 45 will they play a major role in an over and loses its coolant. the sun’s harmful rays could about the significance of early to make sure the surrounding provide about 71/2 hours of overall sun protection proKeep running the engine and eventually lead to skin cancer, detection of skin cancer and tissue was cancer free. protection before you need to gram. Use a generous amount it’ll burn up. the most common type of can- acting on it. “Then they cut it the shape reapply it. Sunscreen should of sunscreen on all exposed Peter, 56, is hardcore motor- of a football so they could be applied to any exposed area skin, including your lips, Recognizing signs of heat cer in the United States. stroke early and knowing Nearly five million Amer- cycle guy from Salina, Kansas, gather enough skin to sew it of the body, including the tops the tips of your ears, and the what do about it could prevent icans are treated for some who grew up working out- up,” he said. “I had 10 stitch- of your feet. backs of your hands and neck. you or someone else from hav- form of skin cancer each year, side on the family farm near es.” There are a number of good ■ Wear protective clothsunblocks on the market. If Seldon. As a kid, he logged That’s according the surgeon generscary stuff, mainly ing a really bad day. Body teming. Sunscreens don’t provide perature can spike beyond 105 al. The American Academy countless hours in the seat of because most of us expose our you are going to be around wa- complete protection from UV degrees in heat stroke victims. of Dermatology Association a tractor tending corn, milo, bodies to the primary catalyst ter, make sure the sunblock is rays. Cover your skin with tightly woven clothing that Victims also may appear con- claims 9,500 new cases are di- alfalfa and other crops. Using of skin cancer every day. waterproof and sweat proof. sunscreen to protect his skin The sun displaces harmful covers your arms and legs, Wearing sun-protective fused, develop slurred speech, agnosed each day. lose consciousness, sweat proSkin cancer occurs in sever- from the sun’s harmful UV rays that can cause unprotect- clothing, including a long and a broad-brimmed hat, fusely and even have seizures. al forms. Basal cell carcinoma rays never crossed his mind. ed skin to burn or tan. Contin- sleeve shirt, pants and cap is which provides more protecIt has been a while since Pe- ued overexposure to the sun another good way to help pre- tion than a baseball cap or viThose who don’t get treatment and squamous cell carcinoma quickly can die or suffer per- are the most common. Mela- ter last drove a tractor, but he can lead to premature aging. vent the sun’s damaging rays sor does. ■ Don’t forget sunglasses. manent disability. noma is the third most com- rides his bike just about every In severe cases of sunburn, from harming your skin. SevIf you think someone is mon and also the most deadly. day the weather allows. When normal skin cells may regen- eral companies are making Look for those that block both having a heat stroke, call 911 Anyone can get skin can- he isn’t cruising on his Indian, erate in the form of uncontrol- lines of lightweight clothing types of UV radiation — UVA immediately and do your best cer, but fair-skinned people or he’s thinking about it. that block harmful sun rays and UVB rays. lable cancer cells. Peter was fresh out of the Covering up to cool the person down until those that sunburn easily are while at the same time keep■ Avoid tanning beds. Tanhelp arrives. Get the person at higher risk. Folks with skin barber shop 18 months ago ing you cool as it wicks mois- ning beds emit UV rays and to the shade, remove their cancer in their family tree when he noticed a brown The best way to avoid be- ture away from the body and can increase your risk of skin outer layer of clothing and should also pay close atten- mole had cropped up along his coming a skin cancer statistic through the fabric. cancer. attempt to cool the body with tion for early signs like a new hairline, near his temple. The is to avoid sun exposure altoMatt Williams is a freelance There is nothing wrong cold water or ice. Placing cold, growth, a lingering sore or a mole gradually got larger and gether. But that’s not a good with having some fun in the writer based in Nacogdoches. wet cloths or ice on the head, change in the color or texture elevated. “It never did bleed, thing, either. Sun naturally sun. Just be smart about it and He can be reached by email, but it got sore sometimes,” he boosts Vitamin D, a nutrient heed Peter’s advice. neck, armpits and groin will of a mole. mattwillwrite4u@yahoo.com.
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Ken Paxton’s trial in Texas Senate must be impeccable But it shaping up to be a playground figh
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o far, the pending impeachment trial of Ken Paxton is looking like something between a playground spat and the setup to a barroom brawl. The attorney general’s trial in the Senate is a time when it’s critical to show that order, decorum and justice prevail. Paxton hired a prominent, boisterous Houston-based attorney, Tony Buzbee, and he’s already labeled the impeachment process “baloney” and a “sham.” “Just so we’re clear, the allegations are untrue, they are false,” he said at a Wednesday news conference. “When I read the 20 articles of impeachment, my firs thought was, ‘These are worthless and weak.’ And I’m embarrassed: embarrassed that our House would send something like that out, and vote on something like that, and send it to the Senate with a suggestion that there should be some sort of trial.” Even if it were a sham — and the accusations of wrongdoing at several turns are anything but — there must be a fair and serious process to vet wrongdoing at the highest levels of Texas government. The House impeachment vote was 121-23, an overwhelming partisan indictment of Paxton’s behavior and fitness or offic . Calling that an embarrassment says a lot more about Buzbee’s state of mind than it does the House’s work. As the kids say: Buzbee’s attitude is giving off vibes of imposter syndrome. So far, Buzbee really is all hat, no cattle. It’s part of a pattern from Paxton and his allies from the moment the House investigation was made clear. They’ve blustered, attempted to intimidate, made political threats and now, seem to be trying to sway the Senate jurors who will decide Paxton’s fate. Over 40 minutes, Buzbee and his partner, Dan Cogdell, presented little fi m evidence and again spent most of their time talking about the process in the House rather than the serious charges against their client. Paxton is welcome to hire whomever he deems is best, and Buzbee’s got a great track record. But if his lawyer’s first st p is to talk smack, Paxton is either in really deep water or he’ll be cleared on day one, such will be the extraordinary evidence demonstrating his innocence. We’re not apt to label someone guilty before a trial, but if we really take at face value what Buzbee is telling reporters, then the entire thing that’s gone on has been a huge lesson in gaslighting, not to mention a massive waste of taxpayer-funded time. What are the chances? It’s one thing to robustly believe in your client’s innocence; it’s another to boldly claim, as Buzbee did, that “Ken Paxton will never be convicted.” That raises alarm bells of conspiracy at worst, arrogance at best. During the news conference, Buzbee flashed a bank st tement intended to disprove one of the many allegations, that Paxton donor Nate Paul, had paid for extensive renovations at the politician’s Austin home in exchange for aid from Paxton’s legal offic . The bank statement
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showed a payment by Paxton to a construction company, Cupertino Builders, that is tied to Paul. “Cupertino Builders was formed in Texas the same month as the payment Buzbee cited was made, according to Texas corporation filing , and was dissolved less than two years later, in June 2022,” the Wall Street Journal reported. article reads. In other words, the timing suggests an effort to cover tracks on the renovation work. Of course, there’s swagger on the House prosecution side, too. The House — which is chock full of accomplished lawyers — nonetheless hired legendary attorneys Dick DeGuerin and Rusty Hardin. DeGuerin couldn’t resist calling the case a slam dunk and pronouncing: “The depth of corruption is astonishing.” Need we stress again the importance of a fair trial for Paxton but also for Texans who put their faith in the attorney general’s office to help maintain l w and order on their behalf ? All of this is aimed at public opinion, but more so at the 31 senators who will serve as jurors. Sure, impeachment is a political process, and political consideration is inevitable. The House must put on a devastating case because there are too many outs for senators to vote “no” — the “process was fl wed,” “the voters have spoken,” and “impeachment is a punishment in and of itself.” It’s frustrating that these cases are being made before rules are even set for the trial. The fact that four pretentious superlawyers are involved does not bode well for a solemn, dignified p ocess based on facts and evidence. Senators must set rules that encourage decorum and seriousness and a real public airing of the facts and evidence. They must decide how to address potential conflicts among the sen tors, none bigger than Sen. Angela Paxton’s. The AG’s wife represents part of Collin County, the same seat Ken Paxton held before his statewide election. Other senators may be called as witnesses. Paxton’s defenders will be tempted to try to win a vote to immediately acquit or toss the charges. Senators must resist that. A full, public airing of the charges and evidence is important to the public’s confidence in its g vernment. A serious process requires serious rules and serious participants. So far, we’ve seen too much game-playing instead. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram
This Juneteenth is the 10th anniversary of the unveiling of Frederick Douglass’s bronze statue in the United States Capitol. As we reflect on hi well-earned place in our history, we have to ask: What makes him one of the great Americans? It isn’t merely the inspiring story of his rise from slave to statesman. Neither is it the triumph of his character over the racial prejudice common in his day. Nor still is it his exemplary service in the crusade against slavery—although his writings and speeches against it are treasures of our American inheritance. It isn’t even all these things together. It’s something more. Douglass has earned his place in American history because, at the critical moment, he reminded us of who we are. In our darkest hour, when we were broken by hatred, and when so many succumbed to the always-present temptation to injustice, Douglass took our measure by better things: “the great principles of justice and freedom” and “the principle of absolute equality,” which when enshrined in America’s Founding documents, shook the world. Douglass urged the American people to live up to those principles during the Civil War and the nation’s painful “new birth of freedom.” At that time, our principles and our fallen nature were engaged in a fight to the de th. It was hard to see how our principles could win when so many people were enslaved, so many others fought to keep them there, and still others were unwilling to make the sacrifices ne essary to set them free. Frankly, it was hard for many to believe that the principles were anything but lies. Douglass had once believed that they were lies, and with good reason. No one knew better than he the degree to which people can fall short of those principles. The whip scars on his back reminded him of it every day. Few would have faulted him for responding to that terrible injustice in kind. In fact, that all-toocommon error whereby we confuse justice with revenge would cause many of us to praise him, if he had. He could have argued—as some do today—that because former slaves suffered injustice, they should now have a turn to benefit f om it. It was in his self-interest to do so. But he decided against that path. He came to understand that to govern a country along racial lines rather than shared
Frederick Douglass humanity would only set the country ablaze with “agitation and ill-feeling” and bring it, once again, “to the verge of ruin.” To Douglass, the people’s embrace of prejudice was proof of their humanity. But the presence of great principles in our hearts was proof of our knowledge of God. To obey the law, the nation had “to learn righteousness.” Or, rather, relearn it. For righteousness could be found in those “great principles” at the heart of the American identity and Constitution. Of that document, Douglass asked: “Do you declare that a thing is bad because it has been misused, abused, and made a bad use of ?” He answered: “No!” For in the pages of our Constitution, where these principles are made into law, are the means for all people “to demand their liberty.” He had no charity for the “compromising spirit” that turned the people away from the principles that made our Constitution a “Glorious Liberty Document.” Instead, he insisted that we use them as a “compass” to guide us away from the vices of our nature, and toward the virtues, which are the nature of God. Douglass remembered that for the men who wrote that document, “nothing was ‘settled’ that was not right. With them, justice, liberty, and humanity were ‘final;’ not sl very and oppression.” Upon these “great principles,” they laid the “deep cornerstone of the national superstructure” that rises all around us. But the people had cast their eyes down to low and petty things like prejudice and self-interest, and so they could not see it. Douglass at firs struggled just as they did, but then he turned his eyes and theirs back up to better things. He reminded them, as he reminds us still, of the “essential qualities” that will make us great, if we embrace them. And that is why Douglass has earned his statue in the Capitol and his high place in our history. GianCarlo Canaparo is a Senior Legal Fellow in the Meese Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at the Heritage Foundation.
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The series on Texas musicians continues Bob Wills had left a successful radio show in Fort Worth. He moved to Waco, which he thought was a more central locaDr. Scott Sosebee tion, and formed a new band—the Playboys. The new group utilized the new accompaniment and style that he and Brown had begun experimenting with on WBAP. They began to tour the state, playing regular dates mostly at dances and sometimes on package shows. The band was popular and Wills began to rake in some true financial succes . Wills also fully became the band leader with the new Playboys. He was an often cruel taskmaster—exacerbated even more by his binge drinking, which was often. He expected his musicians to be ready and innovative when he called on them to play, and if they were not he was publicly brutal in upbraiding them. He fi ed so many members of his band that sometimes he forgot the names of the ones he had just hired. He was also exhibiting the personal habits that would eventually lead him to five marriages; he drank frequently and also habitually
stepped outside his marital vows. Edna final y tired of his philandering in 1935 and divorced him. He married Ruth McMaster almost as soon as his divorce to Edna was final but it was a union that lasted less than a year. Wills’ popularity in Texas grew and he decided he needed a larger market. He left Waco for Oklahoma City in 1934, but by the fall of that year had relocated to Tulsa when he accepted a contract for a daily noon show on 50,000 watt KVOO—in direct competition with Pappy O’Daniel and WBAP. Wills renamed his group the Texas Playboys and also added to his band in Tulsa. Everet Stover brought a trumpet to the Playboys, and Zeb McNally was hired to play saxophone. Wills was truly assembling a jazz ensemble so he needed a “time keeper,” which led him to add Smoky Dacus as a drummer. Leon McAuliffe came aboard with the pedal steel guitar in 1935 (McAuliffe also began to join Wills as a vocalist). By 1938, Wills would add both a lead guitar and electric guitar to the lineup. The true makeup of Western Swing began to take shape. Throughout the rest of the 1930s and into the 1940s, Bob
Wills and the Texas Playboys became a truly national hit. They began to make records and had hits with “Rat Cheese Under the Hill” “Take Me Back to Tulsa,” and “Trouble in Mind” among others. They also toured extensively and tirelessly, sometimes on the road more than 250 days a year, and no matter where they were they had to still find a studio and do th noon KVOO show. The Texas Playboys had a million selling record in 1940 with “New San Antonio Rose,” which became the group’s signature song. Wills, along with the Texas Playboys, branched out into movies in 1940 as well when they co-starred with Tex Ritter in Take Me Back to Oklahoma. Movie roles became more frequent; in all Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys would appear in 19 films in the 1940 . The Texas Playboys became a set group as well with Herman Arnspiger on guitar, Sleepy Johnson on guitar and fiddl , Johnnie Lee Wills playing banjo, McAuliffe and the steel guitar, Joe Ferguson played bass, Smoky Dacus on drums, Rueben Washington and Cecil Brower both playing fiddl , Robert Dunn on the trombone, Everett Stover playing trumpet, Ray De Geer
on both the clarinet and sax, with Tommy Duncan providing lead vocals. Wills was the bandleader and, of course, also on the fiddl . Various band members had to leave for service in World War II. Wills joined the army at the age of 37 in 1943, but his time in the military did not last long as he received a medical discharge within six months of enlisting; it was likely excessive drinking and alcoholism that led to his separation. When he left the army Wills moved to Hollywood where he concentrated mostly on making movies. He reorganized the Texas Playboys and began to appear daily on KMTR in Los Angeles. It did not take long for his show to become the most popular in the LA market. He and whatever band members he could pull together began to tour. Wills and the Texas Playboys played the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville for the first tim in 1944. However, Opry policy said that drums and horns were not country instruments and were forbidden to play. Wills argued vehemently for their inclusion, but Opry officials ould not budge. Still, they wanted the man who led one of the most
popular bands in the nation to appear so they compromised: Wills’ drummer—Monte Mountjoy—could play but only if he was concealed by a curtain. Wills had another idea in mind so he rigged the curtain to collapse and he had Mountjoy placed front and center onstage. When World War II ended, Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys were drawing larger crowds than Big Band acts such as Tommy Dorsey and Benny Goodman. KGO radio in San Francisco syndicated a Bob Wills show recorded at the Fairmont Hotel and it was the highest rated show of the year. Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys played the inaugural broadcast on KWKH of the Louisiana Hayride in Shreveport. Wills’ behavior and lifestyle, however, grew more erratic. His binge drinking grew worse and he missed shows more often. He began and ended two more marriages, to Mary H. Brown in 1938 (who he married and divorced twice within a year) and Mary Louise Parker, who he married and divorced in 1939. He married Betty Anderson in 1942 and this one would last until his death, although Wills still was a philanderer and he and Anderson’s relationship
was often strained. Bob Wills ended the 1940s as perhaps the most popular musical act in the nation, and certainly the most popular one considered a “country act,” although Wills always insisted that he was much more than that. Despite the popularity, though, Wills burned through money like water through a sieve. He lived a lavish lifestyle and the sheer size of his band meant his payroll was more than any act in music. Bob Wills had also likely seen his heyday, as the 1950s would bring a slow decline for Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. Next week: The Last Act of Bob Wills and his legacy. The East Texas Historical Association provides this column as a public service. Scott Sosebee is an associate professor of history at SFA and the executive director of the association. He can be contacted at sosebeem@sfasu. edu; www.easttexashistorical. org. If you enjoy Dr. Sosebee’s weekly columns, SFA Press has published a new book with a compilation of his material over the last ten years. It is titled What Is It About Texas?. You can purchase the work through Texas A&M Press Consortium at tinyurl.com/ SosebeeBook.
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SOS: ‘His name is power, healing and life’
Greetings: One of my very favorite Christian songs is, “I Speak Jesus” by Here Be Lion. It is a worship song that I reflect o a lot. The chorus says, “His name is power, healing Patti Goodrum and life.” Jesus breaks every stronghold, shines through the shadows, and burns like a fi e! Speaking the Name of Jesus over fear and all anxiety, held captive by depression, just speak Jesus to feel His power, healing, and life. He shines through the shadows, breaks all strongholds and His love burns like a fi e. These are not the correct order of the words, but its close and the meaning is to turn to Jesus and have Him in your life and your life will be better. We see and hear from so many people in despair that are in survival mode, and they are having a rough time just existing. We speak Jesus and pray they will hear Him. Love In the Name of Christ is all about the Body of Christ, the Church, God’s people. We are all God’s people. Especially His people who are in despair, hurting, ill, hopeless, depressed, and alone. God’s people who walk with Him do better even though they have some of the same struggles. It is true when people who accept Jesus as savior and try to live a life pleasing to Him, their fear, anxiety, depression
is covered by Him, and many times they live a more content life. Love INC volunteers (the Body of Christ) strive to seek relationships with folks who come to us for help. Building relationships is what the Laundry and Shower facility was built for. Our hearts are overjoyed to report to you, we are having success with this concept. Yes, we were washing clothes and some folks are only about getting their clothes washed, and they do not engage in much else. However, something absolutely Jesus driven is happening. We hope to bring you many “love stories” from our laundry ministry with God’s people. Such a love story took place this last week. Volunteers met with a young couple to do their laundry and experienced “speaking Jesus” to them, and Jesus answered back! The back story you must hear! The neighbor who was scheduled to come do laundry that day was a no-show. Across the street at our offic , this young couple had just shown up and begun to visit with our case manager. I really cannot go into too much of their story openly as we must protect their privacy, but they were very distraught, had small children, and their clothes were soiled. What they were most concerned about was a clothes voucher to have clothes for their children.
After assessing and validating the situation, we asked them if they would like to get the dirty clothes they had at home and come back to our laundry facility. Reluctantly, they returned. They were embarrassed as they had obviously not been able to wash clothes in an exceedingly long time. Our volunteers, along with Jesus’ hand, completely embraced them and their situation. After a couple of hours, these folks were smiling, praying together, playing with their kids in the play area, and their attitudes and demeanor had completely turned around. With the help of our volunteers and the new computer stations at the laundry, the family was able to complete some much-needed personal business all while they got all their laundry done! They also learned about other resources and discussed the gospel. The volunteers gave them the list of churches in our area and visited about the importance of joining a body of believers. The volunteers encouraged them to come back next week to keep up with their laundry and just to check in with us as we want to know how things are going. The volunteers reported this couple seemed grateful and surprised we were so interested in them. Jesus is interested in us! He wants us to check in with Him. He wants to see us do
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Love INC P.O. Box 630423 Nacogdoches, TX 75963 569-8555 patti@loveincnac.org Physical address: 917 Ruby St. Nacogdoches, TX 75961 Facebook page: facebook. com/Love-INC-ofNacogdoches well. He also has a plan for us to do what He created us to do for His glory. This precious young couple may learn what their purpose is with loving, Christian people to walk beside them and simply just care about them. Blessings: Father God, thank You for the loving, Christian people who provided the vision and the funds for this laundry facility. What a true privilege it is to be in a position to serve others who need help and who need to see Your people up close and personal. We are ready to do Your work in Your Name to bring the lost to know You. Amen. Case management: One of our regular, dear volunteers brought some great tennis shoes for Back to School. She mentioned a great idea which is to look for the sales going on right now as the selections are much better than they will be in August. We usually are lacking in boys’ shoes in the bigger sizes. Back to School applications opened
just last week, and we already have them pouring in. We served nearly 300 children last year, which means we will need around 300 or more school-worthy tennis shoes for children that span from kindergarteners up to seniors in High School. If you have clothes to donate, please take them to the Hospice Shop which is who we will be working with to get these school children clothes. Donations for shoes can be brought to our offic . The sooner we get them, the better! Thank you all so much for supporting this wonderful ministry in memory of our sweet Jackie Goodroe. It is time to brag about our Home Visit team again!! This team of people serve together as the Body of Christ. They are demonstrating what “Jesus with skin on” and “Jesus’ walking” actually means. Showing up and literally knocking on doors, meeting people right where they are, face-to-face, praying with them in person sounds a lot like what Jesus did when He was here. Thank you, Home Team! Volunteers: We are establishing a Warehouse Men’s Ministry Team. You must be able to lift and move furniture. We do have training in how to lift and move heavy items. We can visit your church anytime to give a presentation about the Warehouse Men’s Ministry Team or for any
other ministry of Love INC. If you have not served with us before, please submit your application either online or pick up a paper copy at the offic . Feel free to contact Debbie, Volunteer Coordinator, for any volunteer questions. debbie@loveincnac.org. Warehouse: We are currently in need of pots and pans, couches, and microwaves! Some folks truly do not have a stove or a working stove. A microwave is all they need to cook. We also could use more hygiene products, laundry baskets and cleaning items along with brooms and mops to give out to our neighbors. We also give out Bibles to any neighbor who will accept one, so please think of us if you have Bibles to donate. Please check out our Facebook page for more highlights of our many volunteer groups who bless this community. You may bring donations to our office Monday – Thursday from 9am-12pm and 1pm-4:30pm. Thank you for your support of our Warehouse Ministry! How to donate: Using our post office box is the safest and most secure way to send us a check. P.O. Box 630423, Nacogdoches, Texas 75963. Another very secure way is by PayPal on our website www.loveincnac.org. Designate your wishes for your donation on the memo line. Patti Goodrum is executive director of Love INC.
DAVE SAYS
Your financial life depends on it Dear Dave, I’ve been struggling for about a year, ever since I made a stupid new-college-graduate decision to finance a ca . It’s a 2018 Jeep Compass, and I owe $21,000 on it. The trade-in value is about $11,000, so I really got Dave Ramsey stung on the sticker price and everything else. I also have $85,000 in student loan debt and around $7,500 on credit cards. The good news is, I make $63,000 at my job, and that should increase to $75,000 by January of next year. My girlfriend and I are renting an apartment and engaged to
be married in 2025. How do I clean all this up before then? Austin Dear Austin, Well, the good news is, you have the rest of your life to never make this kind of mistake again. I’m really sorry you’re going through all this, son. What a horrible thing to experience right after college. So, you’re $10,000 upside down on a vehicle you owe $21,000 on, right? The truth is, you’re kind of stuck. If you’re serious about getting out of this mess and not repeating the same mistakes twice, you’re going to be working like a dog for the next year or two.
Right now, you need a serious side job nights and weekends—maybe two. And I’m talking bare-bones living. No vacations, and no eating out for a while. You don’t need to see the inside of a restaurant unless you’re working there. Get what I’m saying? No unnecessary spending. Period. On top of all this, you’ve got to start living on a strict, written monthly budget. Now, about your fiancé . I get the desire to fix things be ore you get married. But married people work together on this kind of stuff all the time. Believe it or not, there’s no perfect time to get married. I mean, it sounds like you two have already
decided to go there and figu ed out neither one of you are perfect. That’s just called being human. So, there’s really no reason to wait on tying the knot at this point. And the truth is, the two of you can whip your finances into sh pe faster and much more efficient y working on it together—as a married couple. Austin, I want you tear into this debt like your life depends on it. Because guess what, dude? It does! — Dave Follow Dave on the web at daveramsey.com and on Twitter at @DaveRamsey.
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box outside of Fox News headquarters. He had served as managing editor and senior producer of “Tucker Carlson Tonight” and remained on staff after Carlson was pulled from his prime-time slot on April 24. “Today was my last day at FOX. It’s been a wild 10 years and it was the best place I’ve ever worked because of the great people I met. But the time has come,” McCaskill’s Instagram post said. “I asked them to let me go and they final y did.” Carlson, who did not mention McCaskill by name, said in a Twitter video posted Thursday that the producer resigned and “offered to stay for the customary two weeks, but Fox told him to clear out his desk and leave immediately.” Two people familiar with the situation who were not authorized to comment publicly confi med McCaskill’s departure.
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Etech celebrates 20 years BY FROM STAFF REPORTS
Etech, a Nacogdoches-based call center company with additional offices in Lufkin, Rusk, Dallas and beyond is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Company president and CEO Matt Rocco expressed excitement, pride and gratitude in celebrating the anniversary. “This anniversary is a testament to the hard work, dedication, and perseverance of our entire team,” Rocco said in a written statement. “We are grateful for the trust our clients have placed in us and for the unwavering support of our employ-
ees, partners, and stakeholders. Etech was launched in Nacogdoches in 2003 with 400 employees and a single call center. Over the past 20 years it has grown to have 3,600 employees and ten call centers: seven in the US, one in Jamaica, and two in India. These centers allow Etech to maintain 50 partnerships with various companies around the world. Etech handles “over 100 million voice interactions, 25 million chat & email interactions, and 24 million quality monitoring evaluations per year,” company officials said Etech is notable for its policy
of reimbursing college tuition for its employees, making it a popular work location for Stephen F. Austin University students. Etech officials say the company is committed to employee development as being a key element of its success throughout its lifetime. The press release additionally references numerous milestones and achievement throughout Etech’s 20 years. “Since its establishment, Etech has emerged as a pioneering force, consistently pushing the boundaries through innovation, unwavering commitment to quality, and a customer focus ap-
proach,” company officials said in a press release. “Over the past two decades, the company has achieved numerous milestones and is now widely recognized for its cutting-edge solutions and unparalleled trusted advisor partnership and service.” To celebrate the anniversary, Etech has planned a series of daily activities throughout the month of June. These events “aim to express gratitude to the team who has contributed to the company’s success and to further strengthen relationships and the broader community,” the company said.
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Hospital district names indigent program coordinator
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Nacogdoches County Hospital District announced that it recently named José Jesús Rubalcava as Indigent Program Coordinator. The district’s indigent care program helps low-income residents who don’t qualify for other state or federal health care programs to get access to health care services. Rubalcava expressed gratitude, thanking the district for the opportunity. “I am so glad to be here and be able to help our community,” he said. “The most rewarding part of this job is seeing the relief in the faces of the people I am able to help.” He has worked in health care for more than 22 years, starting as the in-house Span-
ish interpreter at Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital during his last semester of college. In addition, Rubalcava has also worked at the hospital as a staff accountant, a payroll manager, a financia analyst and controller. Rubalcava “He has the experience, he has the drive, but most importantly he has a passion for service,” said Lynn Lindsay, administrator and CEO for the hospital district. “He understands and relates to the people he is serving, and he communicates with a level of compassion that is inspiring to witness.” Rubalcava was in the Top Ten of his 1996
graduating class at Westwood High School in Palestine and earned his associate degree in business administration in 1998 from Trinity Valley Community College. He graduated Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor of business administration in 2001 from Stephen F. Austin State University. Rubalcava and his wife, Veronica Chavez Rubalcava, have two daughters, Ariana and Angelica, and two “awesome” dogs, Remington and Bonita. They are members of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Diboll, where Rubalcava is an instituted acolyte, president of the pastoral council and youth group director. In his free time, he enjoys working in the yard, road trips with his family and taking naps.
ON THE RECORD The following actions were taken in Nacogdoches County and district courts Nacogdoches County Court: Jacob Andrew Denby, driving while intoxicated/ open alcohol container, $1,000 fine, $380 court costs, 24 months deferred probation, 65 hours community service, sobriety & BAC, ADAC assessments, 24 months ignition interlock, $50 Crime Stoppers; driving while intoxicated $1000 fine, $380 court costs, 180 days in jail, 24 months probation, 65 hours community service, sobriety tests & BAC, 24 months ignition interlock, $50 Crime Stoppers Tyler Michael Gesford, driving while intoxicated, $500 fine, $380 court costs, 12 months deferred probation, 40 hours community service, sobriety tests & BAC, 12 months ignition interlock, drivers license suspended an additional month Britney Sharay Grisby, fail to identify giving false/ fictitious info, $300 fine $280 court cost, 180 days in jail, 12 months probation, 40 hours community service
Joshua Taylor Johnson, driving while intoxicated, $1,200 fine, $380 court costs, 365 days in jail, 18 months probation, 40 hours community service, sobriety tests & BAC, $50 Crime Stoppers, ignition interlock 18 months, drivers license suspended an additional month Bobby Darion Jones, possession marijuana, $200 fine, $280 court costs, 6 months probation deferred, 20 hours community service, $50 Crime Stoppers, clean hair test every 90 days Leo Licona, driving while intoxicated, $500 fine, $380 court costs, 24 months probation deferred, 65 hours community service, $50 Crime Stoppers, sobriety tests & BAC; driving while intoxicated/open alcohol container, $500 fine, $380 court costs, 180 days in jail, 24 months probation, 65 hours community service, sobriety tests & BAC, $50 Crime Stoppers, ignition interlock 24 months, $60 DPS lab fee Shanoveiah Consandra Parks, criminal mischief, $100 fine, $280 court costs, 180 days in jail, 24 months probation, 40 hours community service;
bail jumping and fail to appear, $320 court costs, 30 days in jail Darius Adrian Tubbe, violation bond/protective order, $400 fine, $280 court costs, 365 days in jail, 12 months probation, 40 hours community service, $50 Crime Stoppers Tyray Christian Ulmer, assault causes bodily injury family member with finding of famil violence, $300 fine, $28 court costs, 12 month probation deferred, 40 hours community service; unlawful carrying weapon, $300 fine, 12 month deferred probation, 40 hours community service, weapon forfeiture; terroristic threat of family/ household, $300 fine 12 months deferred probation, 40 hours community service;
possession marijuana, $300 fine, 12 month deferred probation, 40 hours community service, clean hair test every 90 days Guy Taylor Wallace, driving while intoxicated, $400 fine, $380 court costs, 180 days in jail, 12 months probation, sobriety tests & BAC, $400 food bank, drivers license suspended an additional month Shakhary Karlexis Henderson, criminal mischief, $280 court costs, 90 days in jail, $200 restitution, credit and concurrent Crystal Danyele Horton, possession marijuana, 120 days in jail, possession of marijuana, 120 days in jail, credit and concurrent Dylan Wyatt Joles,
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The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (an unheralded but important) agency of the Texas Government maintains an “Official Un laimed Property Site.” The site states that it has more than $4 billion in unclaimed property that will be returned to the rightful owners if a proper form is filed. So said, the p ocess may be complicated, and some form of acceptable proof may be required to prove ownership. This is particularly true when an inheritance is involved and the death(s) creating the Banker Phares inheritance took place many years ago. However, it is a simple process to initiate an inquiry if you believe that you are entitled to unclaimed property (and you might be pleasantly surprised). Just access the Texas Comptroller and type “Unclaimed Property.” You will be asked to type your name or any name you choose. The screen will display the name of your choice and whether the person, entity, or business has unclaimed property. In writing this article, I personally followed the process, and was very surprised to learn that my law fi m is owed $144 which (when the fi m had a location in Kerrville) was deposited in a local bank. If I had not accessed the site, I would have executed a sworn affid vit that I was not a possible recipient of unclaimed funds. I also never realized that there were so many people with the last name of “Phares” entitled to Texas Unclaimed Funds. Should you find our name of the list, the site gives you several choices, one choice is “How to Claim Property.’ But be advised, the Comptroller does not easily release the funds. The Comptroller is very protective of the funds, and very careful in releasing the funds, which means that a claimant must strictly follow the procedures outlined by the Comptroller and be prepared to submit supporting documentation. Now that I know that I have $144 in unclaimed funds, it will be interesting to fin out what I must prove to obtain the funds. I will also add that the website is extremely informative. Banker Phares is a practicing attorney and founding member of the Estate Planning and Probate Law certification y the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
INSPECTIONS The following health inspections were recently filed in the City of Nacogdoches: Super 8 swimming pool, 3909 South St. 3 demerits: Several missing sidewall tiles and damaged decking areas, bathroom needs paper towels, unclog flowmete . Super 8 spa, 3909 South St. 1 demerit: Unbreakable thermometer access needed for spa users. Tacos Al Pastor Dianita, 9 demerits: use-by dates needed on sliced ham, proper date marking needed; keep ice scoops stored properly, bathroom needs hot water, provide accurate visible thermometers for all coolers and freezers, toilet tank lid missing in men’s bathroom, keep fans clean and sanitary. Day’s Inn Swimming Pool, 2728 North St. 5 demerits: 911 phone access directions needed, Shepherd’s Crook needs crook attached, unclog flowmete , damaged pool surface near pool entrance, ring buoy needed with rope 2/3 width of pool. Continental Inn lodging inspection, 2728 North St. 1 demerit: need anti-siphon valve back flow preventer for outside hose bibb Sunridge Apartments swimming pool, 4502 North University Drive. 4 demerits: additional pool signage needed, pump room needs to be properly enclosed, unclog flowmete , pool deck has several areas that need to be repaired. Stone House Kitchen, 312 E. Main St. 3 demerits: use-by dates needed,
proper hair restraints needed in food prep area. Chicken Express, 1614 North University. 7 demerits: Keep hand wash sinks empty and properly supplied with paper towels, keep fan clean, keep dumpster lids closed, soap access needed in bathroom, proper hair restraints needed in food prep area. The Terrace swimming pool, Fredonia Hotel, 200 North Fredonia St. 2 demerits: unclog flowmete , ring buoy needed with rope attached 2/3 width of pool. Cabana swimming pool at Fredonia Hotel, 200 North Fredonia St. 2 demerits: unclog flowmete , gates need to self close and self latch. McDonald’s, 1717 North St. 1 demerit: clean up grease spillage in front of dumpster. Holiday Inn Express swimming pool, 200 Holiday Lane. 3 demerits: attach hook to pool for Shepherd’s Crook, unclog flowmete , additional signage needed. Town Parc swimming pool, 1630 Cardinal Drive. 4 demerits: gate needs to self close and self latch, need rope attached to ring buoy 2/3 width of pool, pool needs to be clean and sanitary before reopening, Shepherd Crook needs hook attached. Pemberley’s at Jones House, 141 N. Church St. 2 demerits: use-by dates needed — corrected. The Rusty Spur, 405 E. Hospital St. 0 demerits, 100% compliant.