Postcards Magazine Piney Woods April 2022

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FEATURES

April 2022

| Volume 12, Issue 4

14 Do You Know?

Gradylene Pate

30 Texas Talent Elle Townley

42 Texas Treasures Brenham Maifest

Cover Photo by Michele Miller Submission in 2021 Postcards Cover Photo Contest

57 Take Me Home Home & Garden Guide

82 Local Treasures Rattlesnake Ranch Pecans

94 Business Focus

FAVORITES

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From Our Readers Publisher’s Post What are you Reading?

Let’s Celebrate Milestones Garden Post Kidding Around Touching Tomorrow

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“Seens” for our World Pet Pals Dear Gabby Glorious Grandkids 20 Questions What’s Cookin’ Things My Granddaddy Said

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From Our Readers

Sunday, May 15, 2022 and

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I have been well pleased with my advertisement in Postcards Magazine. I received so very many nice compliments from the story you ran on Laura’s Cleaning Services. I have several new customers because of the story. Two men called me up within a few days of each other laughing about the story about the crawl space and freezer chest. We laughed together. One customer called us in to do a deep clean (which includes cleaning the refrigerator & oven), taped to the freezer was a sign eye level that said “Don’t look in the freezer.“ I took a picture of the sign because it made us laugh. Have a wonderful day!!

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Getting to the ROOTS of the Matter Recently, my sweet husband and I had the blessing to attend a beautiful wedding down south of us in the Shiner area. On the way down, we were passing through Yoakum, which is the area where my Dad was born and raised. I commented to Wes that several family members were buried near there, including my paternal grandparents. Wes said we should go by to pay our respects since we weren’t in a time crunch. He asked me if I remembered where the graves were. I jokingly told him I did… ”The last time I was here, they were right on the other side of that tent.” He laughed and said something rude about the way my brain works.

The day was gray and windy and COLD. I had no intention of staying long, but Wes was curious as to “who was who.” After I pointed out grandparents, aunts and uncles, (and my toes began to freeze), I headed for the car.

Wes continued to explore, and took some photos of some very old, very interesting looking headstones. When he got back in the car, he asked me if I knew who Samuel Stevens was and showed me one of the pictures. I knew he was family, but didn’t know off the top of my head exactly where he fit. Thanks to FindaGrave.com, I was able to tell Wes that Samuel was actually my great-great grandfather!

My Aunt Nancy Page is the genealogist in the Stevens family, and I know she has shared all this information with our bunch before. Maybe I was too young. Maybe I was too busy running after little ones. Or maybe at the time, I just didn’t think it was important enough to pay attention. Whatever the reason - good or bad - it was suddenly very important to me. Who were these people who were partially responsible for my being here? We continued to dig and to research. By the end of the weekend, we had visited four cemeteries and the graves of my grandmother and grandfather, great grandmother and great grandfather, two great-great grandmothers and grandfathers, two great-great-great grandmothers, AND a four time great grandmother!

I think once you become a grandparent and begin to truly realize your own mortality, it makes you wonder if future generations will ever know about you. My brother Dan and his wife Kelli gave my mom the “Storyworth” gift.

She spent a year answering a different weekly question about her life. I have thoroughly enjoyed helping her create the book these stories will become.

It has reminded me of how incredibly special my parents are and how I want my children to remember that. I want them to know how much I loved MY grandparents and how amazing they were. Last weekend really drove home how amazing it is to know where you come from…how wonderful it is to know the stories of your family. I encourage you to write yours down.

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Not long ago, I had a reader tell me “she felt like she knows me,” although we had just met. I am sure it’s because I try not to “put on airs” as my grandmother would say, and pretend to be something (or someone) I’m not.

I’m just me. The great, great, make that grate-ful, granddaughter of men and women who were ordinarily extraordinary. How cool is that?

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A Special Conversation Story by Claudia Kirkwood Photos by Libby Rogers

Gradylene Pate With grit and grace, with tenacity and a tender heart (AND at the age of ninety-two), Gradylene Pate has journeyed through life with energy and enthusiasm, and as Reverend Ellen Willett of the First United Methodist Church in Huntsville attests, “She has left everyone else sitting in the dust on many occasions!” Let’s meet this determined and energetic lady.

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Please share some information about your early years.

I was born in Dallas, was an only child, and loved music at an early age. In fact, one of my earliest memories was of standing on the kitchen table, entertaining all who would listen, with my best rendition of “The Good Ship Lollipop.” I was all dressed up and emulating one of my idols, entertainment sensation Shirley Temple, who was a couple of years older than me. I told my mother that I looked just like Shirley Temple, but a doubtful glance from her informed me she didn’t believe a word of it! I guess the only truth of it was that I loved to sing! I started piano lessons at age six, prior to our family moving to Houston a couple of years later with my father’s job change.

Your love of music was apparent at an early age. Did you accomplish some educational goals in this field?

I graduated from Southwestern with a degree in math, and as you know, math and music have a lot in common. My husband Robert also graduated from Southwestern, then went on to Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University. My plan was to teach high school while he got his degree, but upon meeting the superintendent, my plans changed. He informed me that I “looked younger than the high school students,” and if I would take twelve hours at SMU over the summer, he would hire me to teach elementary school in the fall, which I did. I later went on to teach high school math for several years as well. I looked a little older by then and could also stand my ground with that age group. I loved teaching, loved my students, and was thrilled to see them understand and excel in math.

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Playing her piano is one of the ways she relaxes and keeps her singing voice strong.

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Photos of Gradylene and husband Robert when they were in college.

It is told that you can still hit the high “C” when you sing. That is quite impressive!

Well, there might be some exaggeration in that statement, but I can still come close to it. I started singing in the adult choir at my church in Houston when I was twelve years old. I love singing the old hymns, such as “Abide With Me” and “God Be With You Till We Meet Again.” In addition to singing in the church choir, our school choir would sing with other performing groups such as the Houston Symphony. After my husband graduated from seminary, he served at thirteen different appointments.

One of these was in Winnie, Texas; while there and again, after moving to Woodville upon my husband’s retirement, I had the opportunity to sing with the Beaumont Interfaith Choral Society. This is a large group representing more than forty area churches and synagogues which performs major classical and contemporary works of the great masters.

In addition to singing, I have also provided piano accompaniment in the various churches we have served in, as well as directed the choir when needed. Our first appointment happened to be here in Huntsville for two years at the Wesley Foundation.

We are certainly blessed to have you back in Huntsville. In what activities have you been involved since returning?

I have been a member of the First United Methodist Church since 1998 and have enjoyed singing with the Chancel Choir. Occasionally, I will pick up donuts on Sunday morning to treat the college students at church, since they usually haven’t had breakfast. And, in the past, I have participated in a number of mission trips with the church. I enjoy reading. School teachers like to read! My late husband and I had two sons. Robert lives in Huntsville, and he and I enjoy lunch together every Sunday, either dining at home on his wonderful cooking or at a local restaurant. Our other son Larry lives in Buna. I also have four grandchildren and one greatgrandchild.

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Below: An early picture of sons Robert Jr. and James.

Right: Pictured with son James & his bride at their wedding.

What advice do you have for a young person, or for that matter, a person of any age?

Work hard! That’s the way you learn to do anything well. And it brings great joy to you as well. Stay active. I’m grateful I’ve had good health that has allowed me to participate in so many wonderful experiences.

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We will now hear a few thoughts about you from a friendly admirer, Reverend Ellen Willett. Reverend Willett, please share some thoughts and fun facts about Mrs. Pate.

I have known her for many years and would love to.

She is generous to a fault and never asks for help nor complains about anything. She is always generous with her time and talents and kind to sing whenever asked, whether it be for a funeral or other special event. We always loved having her on mission trips, and as already stated, her energy level and work ethic would leave many of us sitting in the dust! She not only outworked us, but would do the tougher tasks we shunned, such as climbing a tall ladder to the roof of a building. She would paint, clean, and do any task that needed to be accomplished. And she did all this while being the oldest person on site! We

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took a mission trip to Nashville, and as we gathered together in the morning to leave on the bus, here came Gradylene, walking across the parking lot pulling her roller bag behind her. She had not wanted to leave her car parked in the church lot while gone, nor did she want to trouble anyone to come and pick her up from her home several blocks away. While on this trip, we slept on cots in the church gym. Gradylene was always up early, her bed made to perfection, pillow fluffed, and she, ready for action. If a piano were available, she would practice for an hour or so, something she has always enjoyed doing. She is generally quiet, but will let you know in a firm way how she feels about something. In other words, she tells it like it is, in a nice way of course. And although you would never know this from her petite figure, she loves sweets! I would always do the cooking on mission trips, and she invariably asked, “What’s for dessert?” Gradylene is a pure joy to be with. Our church is blessed to have her!

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The Garden Post

By Kim Bius

Know Your Amendments Like a Pro Have you ever stood at the back of the garden center and stared in amazement at seemingly endless shelves of products for soil amendments and fertilizers? They appear to say basically the same thing, but not quite; you are really confused and do not want to read every label.

Blood Meal – 12-0-0, is a slow-release natural form of nitrogen.

Application rate - 2 lbs per 100 sq’ for deep green growth on all outdoor shrubs and trees. It is used especially on pansies or any plant requiring an organic nitrogen base.

The following is a short run-down of basic amendments:

Bone Meal – 0-10-0, Is a slow-release natural form of phosphorous.

Promotes sturdy roots, blooms, and fruit/vegetable yield. Bone Meal stimulates growth and maturity of plants and is most often used on bulbs. Apply 2 tsp. under bulb when planting.

Ammonium Sulfate - 21-0-0, Fast release nitrogen for rapid green up and growth in lawns. Ammonium Sulfate makes soils more acidic; especially used on pecan trees and blueberries for fertilization. Pecan trees – Use 1 cup per tree every 30 days in April, May, a Nitrate of Soda nd June on year 1, and 2 cups per tree on year 2. Mature trees will require 2 cups per every inch of diameter and apply 3-5’ away from the trunk. Blueberry bushes will require 8 tbsp per plant every 30 days beginning in April – June. Apply 18” away from trunk and water in well.

Compost piles – Great accelerator for a home compost pile. Apply 1-2 lbs per 10 sq’ and to each 6” layer.

Aluminum Sulfate - Creates acid conditions in soil; used often to correct alkaline soil without a heavy dose of nitrogen. Aluminum Sulfate is commonly used to turn hydrangeas a deep periwinkle blue. Apply in March and April for blue hydrangeas in May.

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Gypsum – Fast-acting gypsum is used to help loosen compacted soil and repair salt damage. Quickly aids in allowing better air circulation and water penetration for better root growth and deeper roots. Gypsum is excellent in treating animal urine spots and stopping harm from urea.

Apply 1 lb, per 250 sq,’ on lawns or 1 lb, per 100 sq,’ in a garden. This is a definite “go-to product” for creating beds around new homes with thick contractor’s clay around foundation.

Iron Sulfate – AKA copperas. Iron Sulfate will correct chlorosis or yellowing of the leaves caused by lack of iron. Chlorosis is most often seen in gardenias, azaleas, and nutrient-poor soil. It also aids in creating an acid environment. 4 lbs covers 1000sq or 1 lb per 250 sq’.

Magnesium Sulfate – Contains a soluble source of magnesium for chlorosis and blossom end rot.

Magnesium Sulfate will also create white hydrangeas when color is not desired. Apply at the rate of 1lb per 100 sq’.

Nitrate of Soda – Fast-release nitrogen without acid base.

Zinc Sulfate - A dry formulation of zinc for application around fruit trees. Corrects deficiency that causes deformity of fruit, prevents and corrects Rosette on pecans. Foliage spray: 1 tablespoon per 3 gallons. Soil treatment: 1-3/4 lbs. per inch of diameter.

Zinc sulfate is commonly used to control rosette on pecans….. apply ½ lb for every ½” of trunk, in April, May, and June.

Most independent garden centers will use the Fertilome or HI-Yield brands for several reasons. Their products are generically labeled to bring the consumer price down (like generic aspirin), and both brands are made in Texas and formulated for Texas climate and growth. So, the next time you are shopping, you will be armed with all the info needed to be a pro. Many of the HI-Yield products are lower in cost than known brand names, and the above amendments are used when consumers come in with results of a soil sample that needs to amending to grow successfully.

Spring has arrived….enjoy the show! Happy Gardening.

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“Seens” from our World

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Last month, Postcards Magazine had the exclusive privilege of debuting the new single of country artist Elle Townley on PostcardsLive.com. The song, “One Too Many Heartaches,” eloquently shares the idea – hearts may break, but there is always hope for healing. It’s a powerful message from a very young artist. When you hear her voice, it is hard to believe she is only 13 years old. We visited with the 8th grade singer from Georgetown, Texas about her incredible path so far in the music business and where she hopes her journey will take her.

We often start by asking people to tell us about growing up, but you are still growing up.

So, where do you call home?

And please tell us about your family.

I was born in Round Rock, but in 2018, I moved to Georgetown. I live with my mom and dad and have two older sisters.

My oldest sister lives in England, and my middle sister is a senior at Texas A&M. I also have a gray cat named Ellie and a spotted one named Penelope.

When did music become part of your life?

I have been singing as long as I can remember. Friends and family would hear me sing and tell my parents they needed to get me into singing lessons. So, I took my first singing lesson at age 6, and I’ve been singing ever since. Music has always been inside of me, but in the 4th grade I decided to start writing lyrics and songs, and in 5th grade I went to Nashville and had my first songwriting session. That’s when I realized and proved to myself I could do this. I picked up guitar about three years ago. I’m always excited to get the chance to perform – it’s something I really enjoy doing.

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When was your first performance?

My first performance was at Round Rock Market Days, and I was terrified. I was 8 years old. But my parents gave me some good advice.

They told me I shouldn’t let fear get in the way of doing what I love, and that’s singing. And seeing the faces of people that day changed my life.

Who are your musical influences?

I listen to so many different genres of music. I really like country the best. I like old country, but I like some of the new stuff as well. My main influences would be, first, Miranda Lambert. First of all, she’s a Texan, so you’ve gotta love her. She has awesome lyrics. They are so descriptive, and she has a sassy attitude. I also love Hardy. He’s just an incredible

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So, your first writing session was in 5th grade?

Yes, I was 9 years old, so it was really nerve wracking to talk about deep feelings and put them into a song. But after that session, the rest of them were so fun, and songwriting is like therapy for me. So, it’s really easy for me to put my feelings down on paper now.

What do you like to write about?

I like to write about my personal experiences. I try to keep them upbeat and fun, but still deeply emotional. I like to connect.

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She just delivers so much power, even in her softer, slower songs.

Has anyone ever told you that you sound like a young Kasey Musgraves?

My producer has said exactly that.

How would you describe your sound?

I listen to a lot of music, and I perform some rock songs and some modern country and old country – so I don’t know if there is an exact genre that I fit into, but I would say contemporary country is the closet.

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You’ve been singing for several years already. What do you consider your biggest accomplishments?

My biggest accomplishment would be recording the singles that I wrote, but I have also done a lot of competitions here in Texas. I did the Old Settler’s Music Festival and won the youth talent competition.

I get to go back and perform on the main stage in April. And I was a Top 5 finalist at the Houston Rodeo Rockstar competition in 2020 before it got shut down because of COVID.

Let’s talk about the brand new single, which we were pleased to get to debut for you at PostcardsLive.com and our Facebook page.

The song is called “One Too Many Heartaches.” I cowrote this song with Britton Cameron. It’s about how much it hurts to be heartbroken.

Originally, I wrote it about an experience with a friend, but when I took it to my cowriter, we put a romantic spin on the song. There is a line that says, “I will keep these walls down if I can keep you around,” and I really wanted to communicate that I will be vulnerable for that person if they promise not to hurt me; so that’s a really important line to me. So far, I’ve gotten great feedback.

What do you hope people feel when they hear the song?

This song has a dual meaning. I wanted the person I originally wrote

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Tell us about your friends.

My friends are really supportive of me. I am really glad I have the friends I do. It took me a while to find the right ones. They come out and support me at my gigs. I really love having them in my life.

What musical goals have you set for yourself?

“I want to continue to grow as a songwriter and musician and master my craft, but one day I hope to be playing sold-out stadiums with everyone singing along with me to one of my songs. That would be my dream come true.

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What are some of your favorite things about the Lone Star State?

There are so many amazing places in Texas. I really enjoy South Padre.

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Best advice you’ve ever been given?

Everyone tells me to learn as many songs as I can – covers – and those will help me write my own songs, because you learn from those.

You are so articulate. It’s hard to believe you are in the 8th grade. What advice would you give other young people who want to follow a dream?

I would say what my parents told me – don’t be afraid to go after your dreams. I don’t think it really matters how young you are if it’s something you really love to do. Just go for it. If it makes you happy, that’s what you should do.

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Although it was meant to be a secret, Sally Van Dyke wasn’t particularly surprised when the Brenham High School Band arrived in her yard in February 1954 to announce that she had been selected as junior queen of that year’s Brenham Maifest. After all, why else would she have been whisked away under cover of darkness several weeks before to visit the home of a local seamstress? “The lady that was going to make my dress and my train had to get started,” Sally explains. After being announced as junior queen, she recalls riding to the home of the senior queen, who was surprised. “She was in the band, and she had on her band uniform.

She changed her clothes and put on a cute little party dress.”

Sally has many other Maifest memories. A lifelong resident of Brenham, her family has lived in the town for generations (One ancestor fought in the Battle of San Jacinto and then moved his family to Brenham.). “My dad was the first junior king, and my mother was a senior queen, and both of my children (son and daughter) were king and queen at some time, and all four of my Brenham grandchildren,” Sally says. “We have a lot of stories.” Throughout the decades, Maifest has provided the Van Dyke family with a constant reminder of the goodness of small-town life.

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For centuries, Germans celebrated spring during the month of May, often by building maypoles, which townspeople danced around, and by holding festivals. When German immigrants settled in Brenham in the 1800s, they brought the ancient tradition of Maifest (pronounced “Mayfest”) with them. Brenham’s Maifest traces its heritage back to 1874, when townspeople begin holding an annual Volksfest (folk festival). In 1881, the festival officially became Maifest. Except for a few years during the two world wars, Maifest has been held every year since 1881. Over the decades, countless Brenham residents—as well as out-of-town visitors—have enjoyed the festival’s small-town charm, warm hospitality, and German flavor. Brenham’s Maifest is often recognized as being the oldest festival in Texas.

It all begins each January, when the year’s royalty is announced. The junior king and queen are elementary school age, while the senior king and queen are typically seniors in high school, Sally says. The kings and queens then climb aboard a Brenham Fire Department truck for a cruise around town, and the year’s Maifest tradition comes to life once again, promising to provide memories for the younger generation of Brenham residents.

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Catherine Kenjura remembers her very first Maifest when she was just three years old. “I was what is called a train bearer for the queen,” she says. “I remember being in the parade and waving at people.” She also remembers “moms gushing over us and getting us ready.” She participated at Maifest “from three to 18 and every year in between,” she says. Today, Catherine is the president of the Brenham Maifest

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Association. She invites Brenham residents, as well as out-of-town visitors, to this unique festival. “It’s a celebration of youth,” she says. “It’s really about kids and watching the community come together and use their talents to put this on,” as Brenham residents become costume designers, script writers, choreographers, float builders and more.

This year’s Maifest will be held Friday and Saturday, May 6 and 7, with an early start on Thursday, May 5 for a carnival. “Parents like it, because it’s not enormous. It feels really safe,” Catherine says. The theme for junior participants this year is “Lights, Camera, Action! Maifest 2022”; the theme for senior participants is “And the Award Goes to. . . Maifest 2022.” The themes will influence the festival’s entertainment and parade floats, as well as participants’ costumes. “There will be lots of movie characters,” she says.

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Catherine suggests attending the downtown parade on Saturday morning at 10:30, then heading to Fireman’s Park, where, according to Sally, Maifest has been held “forever and ever and ever.” There, Catherine says, visitors can eat lunch and sample some “German soda water.” (The Texas chapter of the Zythological Society of North America will provide beer tasting.) Vendors will sell food, including authentic German cuisine, as well as crafts and other wares. The festival will feature German demonstrations, contests and live German music, and visitors might even get to hear the music of Alphorns and accordions. According to Maifest’s website, “Lederhosen is optional; polkas and waltzes are mandatory!”

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During the day on Friday, and again on Saturday, local residents will pool their talents and efforts to set the stage for each evening’s coronation. (The junior coronation is on Friday night; the senior coronation is on Saturday night.) Groups of children of all ages will perform song and dance routines they have been dutifully rehearsing. As the evenings progress, cover bands will provide music for dancing. On Friday night, Royal Dukes Band will play its blend of high-energy rock, pop and country. On Saturday night, The Common Ground Band will play its self-described “southern rock country blues.”

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Held on the first weekend of May, Maifest typically coincides with Mother’s Day weekend, and is a good opportunity for those who have moved away to return to their roots.

Although Sally says Maifest participation has “ebbed and flowed” over the years, the tradition continues. “It is always fun,” she says. Past kings and queens are encouraged to attend and are recognized when they return to Maifest. One year, she says, dresses of former senior queens were modeled by girls who participated in Maifest that year.

Sally has seen Maifest evolve over the years.

For example, in the past, talented local seamstresses made costumes for children in keeping with the year’s themes, but today, many costumes are ordered online. In addition, Serenade (the announcement of the year’s kings and queens) is now held at a local park’s amphitheater instead of the front yards of the newly-recognized royalty. However, many traditions remain at this annual event.

Sally appreciates the emphasis that is placed on the young people of the community. She remembers years when there were hundreds of participants, yet “every child walked down the walkway; every child was introduced by name and took a bow,” she says. “To me, that is one of the special things about Maifest during the years. How many people in the U.S. get to ride a float and go through town and wave? How many get to walk in a coronation and get individually introduced?”

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5 green onions, chopped, or more to taste ½ cup water 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup light whipping cream Directions Step 1: Bring 3 quarts water and ham bone to a boil in a large stock pot. Boil until meat from the bone comes off easily, about 1 hour. Remove bone from broth. Allow bone to cool enough to touch; remove as much meat from as possible.

Transfer meat to a resealable plastic bag, seal, and refrigerate.

Easter Ham Bone Soup Ingredients 3 quarts water 1 ham bone 5 potatoes, cut into 1-inch cubes 4 cups chopped cabbage 2 large stalks celery, chopped

Step 2: Pour broth into a large bowl; cover and refrigerate overnight. Skim and discard any fat from the top of the chilled broth; transfer broth to a large pot.

Step 3: Bring broth to a boil; add potatoes, cabbage, celery, and reserved ham. Continue to simmer until potatoes are tender, about 45 minutes.

Step 4: Whisk 1/2 cup water and flour in a bowl; whisk into potato-ham soup until thickened. Add light cream; stir.

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Cold Chicken Macaroni Salad Ingredients 2 each skinless, boneless chicken breasts, diced 4 cups elbow macaroni 4 large eggs 1 cup mayonnaise, or more to taste 4 tsp white sugar 4 tsp white vinegar 1 tsp onion salt 1 tsp salt 1 tsp prepared yellow mustard

about 8 minutes. Drain and rinse under cool water.

Step 3: At the same time, place eggs in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil, remove from heat, and let eggs stand in hot water for 15 minutes.

Step 4: Remove eggs from hot water and hold under cold running water to cool. Peel and dice eggs.

Step 5: Mix mayonnaise, sugar, vinegar, onion salt, salt, mustard, and pepper together in a large bowl. Mix in diced eggs, pasta, and chicken, adding a little more mayonnaise if too dry. Chill for at least 1 hour, or up to 8 hours or overnight before serving.

1 pinch ground black pepper to taste

Directions Step 1: Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add chicken; continue to boil until no longer pink in the middle, 15 to 20 minutes. Let sit until cool enough to handle, then dice into small bite-sized pieces.

Step 2: While chicken cooks, bring a second large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite,

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Chef’s Notes: If you want more flavor, add in your favorite fruit, veggie, or whatnot— such as celery, grapes, or frozen green peas.

Directions Step 1: Combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar, cinnamon, and butter in a bowl. Press onto the bottom of an ungreased 9-inch springform pan. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Step 2: Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

Step 3: Place strawberries and cornstarch into a blender. Cover and puree until smooth. Pour strawberry sauce into a saucepan.

Strawberry Cheesecake

Step 4: Bring to a boil over high heat. Boil and stir until sauce is thick and shiny, about 2 minutes. Set aside 1/3 cup strawberry sauce; cool. Cover and refrigerate remaining sauce for serving.

Ingredients 1 ¼ cups graham cracker crumbs ¼ cup white sugar 2 tsp ground cinnamon 1/3 cup butter, melted 2 (10 oz) pkgs frozen sweetened sliced strawberries, thawed and drained 1 Tbs cornstarch 3 (8 oz) pkgs cream cheese, softened 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk ¼ cup lemon juice ½ tsp vanilla extract 3 eggs 1 Tbs water (Optional)

Step 5: Beat cream cheese in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy; gradually beat in condensed milk.

Mix in lemon juice and vanilla extract, then beat in eggs on low speed until just combined. Pour half of cream cheese mixture over crust; drop half of reserved strawberry sauce by 1/2 teaspoonfuls on cream cheese layer. Carefully spoon remaining cream cheese mixture over sauce; drop remaining strawberry sauce by 1/2 teaspoonfuls on top. Cut through top layer only with a knife to swirl strawberry sauce.

Step 6: Bake in preheated oven until center is almost set, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer.

Refrigerate overnight. Serve reserved strawberry sauce with cheesecake. If the sauce it too thick, stir in water.

Chef’s Notes: Lighter and creamier than many cheesecake recipes. As an alternative, try vanilla wafers crumbs for crust.

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1 ½ Tbs grated orange zest 1 Tbs white sugar 1 cup ricotta cheese 3 egg yolks 1/3 cup white sugar 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp vanilla extract 2 Tbs orange flower water 4 egg whites

Sicilian Easter Pie Ingredients ½ cup butter, chilled 1/3 cup superfine sugar 1 egg yolk 2 cups all-purpose flour 3 Tbs ice water, or as needed 1 cup uncooked white rice 2 cups water ¼ cup raisins 11/3 cups milk

Directions Step 1: In a saucepan, bring 2 cups water to a boil. Add rice and stir. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.

Step 2: Place raisins in a small saucepan and cover with boiling water. Cook over low heat or 10 minutes. Remove from heat, drain and set aside.

Step 3: To Make Dough: In a medium bowl or in a food processor, combine flour and 1/3 cup superfine sugar. Cut in butter or pulse in processor until mixture looks like cornmeal. Mix in 1 egg yolk. Stir in ice water, 1 tablespoon

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at a time, until mixture holds together when you squeeze it.

Wrap with plastic wrap and let rest in refrigerator for at least 2 hours.

Cover lightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate. Roll out remaining dough into a 10-inch circle and cut into lattice strips.

Step 4: In a medium saucepan, combine cooked rice, milk, orange zest and 1 tablespoon of sugar. Cook over low heat, stirring frequently, until mixture is creamy and thick. Remove from heat. Whisk 3 egg yolks with 1/3 cup sugar in a large bowl. Gradually add hot rice mixture, about a cup at a time, whisking constantly. Stir in ricotta cheese, cooked raisins and cinnamon. Add vanilla and orange flower water. Let mixture cool to room temperature.

Step 7: In a large glass or metal mixing bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold 1/3 of the whites into the batter to lighten it, then quickly fold in remaining whites until no streaks remain.

Step 5: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Step 9: Bake in preheated oven for an hour, or until pastry is golden brown. Cool at room temperature for about 4 hours, then keep refrigerated.

Step 6: Roll out 3/4 of the pastry dough into an 11-inch circle and line the bottom and sides of a 9-inch springform pan.

Step 8: Pour filling into dough-lined pan. Criss-cross the lattice strips over the filling. Seal the lattice strips to the bottom pastry edge.

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When family becomes a team, you have an unbeatable combination. At DBL Real Estate, our clients become our partners and our friends. Our goal is to make sure we represent our customers with both professionalism and respect. Our job is to make sure their needs are met.

Our desire is that we actually exceed expectations on every level. We have repeat clients through the years and customers that have been sent to us by recommendations from satisfied clients. There is no higher praise. Owning your own home or property brings a great since of pride.

We love being a part of the process!

After many years of owning and operating several convenience stores throughout the Houston, Conroe, and Huntsville areas, DBL Real Estate was established in 2000 by Don (REALTOR ®) and Beverly Hatcher (Broker). They have made the company a family affair, as there are now 3 generations working at the company along with 3 local agents.

DBL Real Estate agents include Lisa Hatcher Taylor (Huntsville), Associate Broker, SRES, Tyler Yeager, REALTOR ® (Huntsville), Brittany Langley, REALTOR ® (Huntsville), Zulma Cuevas, REALTOR ®, Misti Winn, REALTOR ® (Centerville), and Kristen Olney-Nava, REALTOR ® (Midway).

What separates DBL from other real estate companies when it comes to selling real estate is that we love what we do. We see the entire property-buying transaction as a process and not a one-time meeting; we walk with all our clients and customers through this process. We work hard. We work smart, and we have fun along the way. We specialize in homes, ranches, investment properties, and commercial properties. We aggressively market your property through advanced technology and several different methods. At DBL Real Estate, we are beside you every step of the way. We are here to walk this journey with you, explaining as we go through the process.

As a family-operated business, we are a part of the communities we serve, and we enjoy giving back to our community. We love our community and want to help you feel right at home in just the right home for you! We believe the American dream is still home and land ownership and will work hard to help YOU get there. Remember, we are on your team.

DBL Real Estate Residential , Commercial, Farm & Ranch 1702 E Main St. Madisonville, TX 77864 936-348-9977 (Office) 936-348-9979 (Fax) www.dblrealestate.com Like us on Facebook!

We are excited to announce the merger of two cornerstones of East Texas. As a third-generation owned business, McWilliams & Son has been committed to providing excellent customer service to the Lufkin, Nacogdoches, Livingston, and Cleveland areas for more than 45 years. We are proud to merge with a young and vibrant company with the same dedication to customer service and community support. Please join us in celebrating the merger of The Plumber with McWilliams & Son as we continue to serve beyond expectations and extend our mutual services of Heating, Air Conditioning, and Plumbing throughout Huntsville and East Texas.

Over forty-five years ago, McWilliams & Son was started in Diboll, Texas, when founder Irvin ‘Mac’ McWilliams retired from the Navy and moved back to his hometown. Since then, McWilliams and Son has made it a company priority to invest in the communities they serve and the people who work there. Now by joining forces with Master Plumber Jeremy Buie of The Plumber, “we are excited to bring the same quality service and customer satisfaction that McWilliams & Son is known for to the Huntsville area,” says Trey McWilliams, the third-generation owner at McWilliams & Son. “We are in the people-building business, and this will just continue as we begin to add in plumbing services with this partnership.”

In addition to phenomenal service, McWilliams & Son is known for being at the forefront of community involvement in Angelina, Polk, and Nacogdoches Counties and will bring the same level of engagement to the Walker County community as well. Whether offering community support for the local Alzheimer’s Association or at the local rodeo, McWilliams & Son is proud to now serve Huntsville and Walker County communities.

Of course, don’t forget to take a photo with Sailor Mac, our mascot, when you see him out and about in Huntsville at local events. He’s ready to say hi and can’t wait to see you all!

With this dynamic partnership, McWilliams & Son brings together their excellent heating and cooling services, and combines them with The Plumber’s exceptional plumbing service that has become a staple in the Huntsville community for over a year. This home service powerhouse will bring excellent service and community involvement to Walker County for many years to come. Just call McWilliams & Son from 7am to 7 pm, seven days a week with no overtime charges, and remember with McWilliams & Son, “we’re not comfortable until you are.”

McWilliams & Sons/ The Plumber Residential & Commercial Huntsville 1233 11th St. 936-295-4499 Livingston 109 E. Abbey St. 936-327-4774 mcwlliamsandson.com

“Ain’t no elevator to the top; you got to take the stairs “ ~ Steve Harvey

In life, there is no substitute for hard work! We believe in taking the stairs, one step at a time, helping and directing, and even more so, learning from our clients every step of the way. The stairs help keep us accountable, vulnerable, and humble. When we get to the top, we can enjoy the view together, knowing that hard work and God’s will is the only reason we are here. If you want more than a transaction number associated with your real estate experience, take the first step and give us a call.

The Wells Team of Top Guns Realty proudly serves the heart of the central Texas region while located in Madisonville, Texas. From Residential, Farm & Ranch, Commercial, Hunting Properties, we are here to help. We take great pride in helping our clients get the absolute most for their property. We have built great relationships that can assist with any of your needs, such as Yard Work, Maintenance/Repair, Moving, Dozer/Mulching, Pasture Mowing, and Surveying, to name a few. If you want more than a transaction number associated with your real estate experience, take the first step and give us a call.

Every client counts; every client is valued. Our experience has given us an extensive real estate network of relationships that matter. We desire to provide a service with integrity and a legacy worthy of calling your own. Our goal is to truly help our clients during the most stressful or life-changing situations.

We pride ourselves on our involvement with our local and surrounding neighborhoods. We want to make a difference in our hometown of Madisonville and where our children grow up. We take great pride in giving back, stepping up, and supporting local youth and our community. Every member of our team can honestly remember businesses and community members that helped support us growing up and we strive to be those people. As Real Estate Agents, we understand the big chance you are taking with buying and selling homes.

Changing homes and neighborhoods is no simple task, so whether you’re buying or selling, know The Wells Team is a partner you can count on. Inspired by our faith and family, we aim to provide our clients with the same values and service we live our lives by.

Over the last year, the team has added a transaction coordinator and now two buyers agents.

The Wells Team is a product of hard work, a passion for helping people, and FAITH. Kayla and Kolby never thought they could work together as husband and wife in a business, but here they are. They love helping build a better community. Old or new friends are welcome at their office on Highway 21 in Madisonville; stop in and say hello.

The Wells Team Kolby & Kayla Wells, Licensed Realtors 1710 East Main St. Madisonville, TX 77864 936-349-5473

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I am Michelle Prehoda, owner of InspecTex in Huntsville. I’ve been in the real estate business for over 20 years. My territory includes southeast to central Texas and everything in between. I own a lot of real estate personally and know the importance of having a trusted individual to make sure my properties were safe investments.

An inspection is a limited, non-invasive examination of the condition of a home or structure, often in connection with the sale of that home or structure. Inspections are usually conducted by inspectors who have the training and certifications to perform such inspections.

At InspecTex, we execute real estate inspections which include residential, rural, multi-family, and commercial. The difference between a great start in your new home or business and a costly mistake is InspecTex. We examine many areas, including structural, electrical, plumbing, roofing, heating and air-conditioning.

Foundation issues are always a big concern for everyone. I look for issues and will report them accordingly, yet I always hope I find none.

Many lenders won’t offer financing on purchases without an inspection. These inspections can uncover potentially life-threatening problems like mold or faulty wiring that could cause a significant fire or damage. Most buyers have a seven-day window after a home inspection to walk away from the purchase if things are uncovered that weren’t previously disclosed or are found unacceptable. A thorough inspection is a critical step in making these purchases.

It’s our priority to make sure the home, building, etc. you are wanting to purchase is meeting all required safety standards to ensure your investment is a wise one. I am committed to my customers and do my best to take care of and protect my clients and their investments.

We make sure you can BUY WITH CONFIDENCE WITH INSPECTEX.

Kelly Lawson Your key to great service.

12275 FM 1097 West, Willis, TX 77318 936-525-9589 kelly@kellylawson.realtor

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When choosing a professional to help you with any project, you want the very best working and watching out for you. You deserve someone who will communicate with you, someone you can relate to, and someone you can trust. The same is even more important when it comes to your real estate buying or selling needs. You should be picky. After all, this is the largest purchase you’ll make!

For the past ten years, Kelly Lawson has received the Five Star Award for real estate professionals. This award recognizes service professionals who provide quality services to their clients and is based on surveys from ACTUAL CLIENTS. And Kelly’s clients continue to rave about their experience – year after year!

Kelly learned early in her real estate career that every property, and every person, is different. Having a real estate professional with hands-on experience who is able to handle all the tasks

of your transaction is a valued partner. They are a colleague who understands this will be your home.

Hiring a professional real estate agent when buying or selling your home can help you make smart decisions and avoid costly mistakes.

Kelly helps you face any challenges and is well-versed in providing you with comparative pricing in your market, helping sellers price your home, along with suggestions on ways to improve and market your home.

A recent client says, “Kelly is so easy to work with. We originally used her for buying our first home, and she made it so effortless, we called her again to sell our home and help us buy our next one. She answered all our questions, was always easy to reach and really cared about us. She is the best!”

Whether selling or buying real estate, your key to great service starts with a call to Kelly Lawson.

McCaffety Electric Co., Inc. Family-Owned, Family-Grown Corporate headquarters 1711 Sycamore Ave. Huntsville, TX 77340 Conroe location 1610A North Frazier Conroe, TX 77301 Eugene & Shirley mccaffetyelectric.com

This year marks 60 YEARS that McCaffety Electric Co., Inc. has been serving customers! Second generation owners Rob & Frankie McCaffety, along with Pam Barnes, shared this bit of history: McCaffety Electric started in 1962 from a small garage in back of the home of Eugene & Shirley McCaffety, with only a truck, a few tools and the drive to build a better future for their family. McCaffety Electric has grown into a successful family-owned company who employs approximately 75 electricians in three offices. Three employees are third generation family members: Jason McCaffety is Huntsville’s Residential/Commercial Estimator; Cody McCaffety is Conroe’s General Manager; and Jeremy Barnes is Lead Project Manager/Estimator in the Conroe office. A true family-owned and family-grown company.

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Jason, Cody, & Jeremy

McCAFFETY ELECTRIC

McCaffety Electric excels at commercial and residential electrical projects, new construction and repairs. In Huntsville, we round out our services by providing Electrical Materials and a Lighting Showroom.

We offer the expertise to fulfill all of your lighting, electrical or generator needs. As well as being bonded and insured, we offer the services of an engineering department for design/build projects. Since 2003, McCaffety Electric has been woman-owned and certified as a Historically Underutilized Business of Texas.

Pam, Rob, and Frankie are proud to own a company that continues to value customer service and provides a great experience for their customers. Reputations are developed over long periods of time, and McCaffety Electric is dedicated to building and maintaining a reputation of excellence, quality and trust. Our commitment is to provide quality service and products to the community. We look forward to the leadership of the next generation as they prepare to grow the company into the next decade.

For more information, call our offices in Huntsville at 936-295-2831, Conroe at 936-539-5411, or Bryan/College Station at 936-581-2036.

You can also check us out online at mccaffetyelectric.com.

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Ward Furniture & Flooring began in 1944 as Hardy Furniture. David Ward began working with his grandfather and father in their family business when he was in junior high and remembers the small-town atmosphere of Huntsville. David’s dad, Norman Ward, purchased the business from his father-in-law in the 60s, and the business name was changed to Ward Furniture. David remembers learning two important lessons early: 1) how important customer service is; and 2) how important every customer is!

These lessons became the foundation for the way Ward Furniture did business, and they are still a priority today.

David became the 3rd generation when he and his wife Jackie began purchasing the business in 1993. In 1997, they moved their location from Sam Houston Avenue to 180 IH 45 S and changed the name to Ward Furniture & Flooring. Their oldest daughter Scottie has joined the family business and is preparing to one day become the 4th generation of ownership.

David and Jackie will quickly tell you how much they appreciate their employees. Their staff members have been part of the Ward Furniture & Flooring family ranging from 5-35 years and include designers, flooring installers, and delivery personnel, all of which are highly skilled and professional in their area of expertise. As a team, we provide the following services: • • • •

Home furnishings Accessories Window treatments Flooring - both residential & commercial

• Remodeling (baths, kitchens, entire home) • Gift items • and did we mention…Customer Service!

Our designers are available to assist the customer from “start to finish” with selections to make your home beautiful. Ward Furniture & Flooring is truly a “one-stop shop” when it comes to your home improvements. We invite you to come meet us and our staff and experience the customer service that has made Ward Furniture endure for generations.

Ward Furniture & Flooring Where personal service is a tradition!

180 I-45 Huntsville, TX 936-295-2514 Mon.-Fri. 8-5:30 Sat. 9-4 wardfurniture.com

Climatec Secure Storage 276 IH 45 S, Huntsville Texas 77340 936-241-4662 www.climatecstorage.com

Although Climatec Secure Storage is a relatively new business, the Atkins family has considered the Huntsville community home for many decades. We are very proud of the storage facility and service we provide to this community.

Our opening in October 2018 generated tremendous support, securing our place as first choice in premium climate-controlled storage for Huntsville and the surrounding area. Consisting of a variety of sizes to suit your needs, we strive to offer the safest, cleanest, most convenient, and cost competitive solution for self-storage.

We sincerely hope you will come to know Climatec Secure Storage as the home away from home for everything you wish to securely store.

Home is truly where the heart is, yet reality is many items don’t have a place to reside. To provide a home-away-fromhome for articles that don’t see daily use, Climatec Secure Storage is your answer.

Community Service Credit Union 250 FM 2821 Rd W Huntsville, TX 77320 | 2526 Montgomery Rd Huntsville, TX 77340 Text: 936.207.2996 Call: 936.295.3980 cscutx.com

Home is where life gets lived. And CSCU believes you deserve a comfortable, safe, stress-free home so you can live your life well.

From mortgages and refinances to repairs or remodels, CSCU will help you find the right program for your budget.

With more than fifty-seven years of combined experience, you can trust CSCU’s local, dedicated team of lenders to help you with all your home care needs.

Since 1954 CSCU has provided quality financial services to the Huntsville area and surrounding counties. Originally chartered for TDCJ employees, CSCU has a long history of serving at the heart of our community. Today CSCU is committed to help you Bank Happy and Spend Smart, so that you can Live Well.

Check out our special generator/HVAC program at cscutx.com/homecare

2020 and 2021 were tough years for many. Clyde Tauriainen, founder of Easco Air Conditioning, is no stranger to hard times. He started Easco Air Conditioning during an oil slump in the winter of 1984. Clyde wanted to provide better HVAC service with a focus on Indoor Air Quality and Comfort solutions in an industry littered with marginal service.

Clyde and his wife wanted to raise their family in the country and fell in love with Walker and Montgomery counties. He started a second air conditioning company in Walker County. Decades later, Easco is still providing air conditioning and heating service for residential and commercial customers.

Easco provides service to Walker, Montgomery, and the surrounding counties. With a laser focus on dependable service, humidity control, and indoor air quality, the company has adapted to the times.

The second generation works right alongside the founder!

Son Caleb earned his class “A” mechanical license and is our Operations Manager. Son Joshua, also licensed, is the Comfort Advisor and custom designs air conditioning and heating systems for residential customers. Daughters Eden and Faith assist in the office.

For local, dependable service, with decades of knowledge... put your mind at ease...call Easco! 936-539-COLD!

My name is D.L. Shiver, and I own Huntsville Pest Control. I purchased the company in January of 2018. I have been licensed for 13 years, and my family has been in pest control for over 36 years. Huntsville Pest Control has served Huntsville and surrounding areas for over 40 years.

We are licensed for general pest, termite, mosquito services, lawn and ornamental, and weed. I have an amazing, dedicated staff with graduates from SHSU, UT Arlington, and A&M. We always back up our services, so if you ever have a problem after we treat your home, call us and we will make it right! When you need a name in pest control you can trust, contact Huntsville Pest Control.

Easco Total Comfort Systems Inc. Put your mind at ease..call Easco!

Spring/The Woodlands 281-367-2653 Conroe/Montgomery/Willis 936-539-COLD New Waverly/Huntsville 936-295-3333 www.eascoair.com

Huntsville Pest Control Servicing: Huntsville,New Waverly, Willis, Conroe, Montgomery, Riverside, Trinity, Crabbs Prairie, and Shiro

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We offer weekly, bi-weekly, bi-monthly, quarterly, or 6-month maintenance. It depends on the customers’ needs.

Most of our customers are on a quarterly plan. This means that we’ll call you around the 90 days to remind you that your house is due for a new treatment, but, if you have problems before then, we’ll come out right away and take care of the problem.

Stephen Craig, D.L. Shiver, and Alexander Neff

Terri Coleman Whether Buying or Selling, I’m YOUR next-door agent.

terri.coleman@cbunited.com 936-581-4434

I am a graduate of Sam Houston State University with a BA in Business Administration. My experience as a marketing executive launched me into a successful 33-year career in real estate in the Walker, Montgomery, and Harris County areas. I have worked every aspect of the industry representing sellers, buyers, and investors in both residential and commercial markets.

My clients appreciate and benefit from my expertise and my methods.

One advantage is a program I implemented when joining Coldwell Banker Realty back in 2018, which allows receipt of up to a $7,000 cash bonus when buying or selling residential property. This is a program only I can offer and is one of the things that sets me apart. I also create a custom marketing plan for each individual property, designed to produce a timely sale at a premium price.

For many first-time home buyers, the process can be intimidating and overwhelming (just as it can be for those downsizing and purchasing their last home). I use my years of experience to help make each of these transitions a pleasant one for my client.

I view each client as a personal friend and negotiate hard to make THEIR dream a reality.

Beckham & Jones Co. Now THAT’S Beckham & Jones 1801 Sycamore, Huntsville, TX 77340 936-295-9173 Beckhamandjones.com

Beckham & Jones Heating & Air Conditioning has been meeting the heating and cooling needs of Huntsville residents and commercial businesses for 76 years. We are a family-owned business, in operation since 1946, providing Huntsville furnace and AC repair services. We are a Factory Authorized Dealer of Carrier products, meaning our track record of providing Huntsville heat pump and central air installation and service is second to none!

We pride ourselves with up-to-date training, attention to detail, years of dependable service, and over 170 years of combined employee service.

Our staff will take the time to engineer an HVAC system for your home that accounts for installation, building orientation, duct leakage and more, to ensure the tightest fit and greatest energy and cost savings possible for you.

Visit us today to celebrate our 76th anniversary!

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H E A T I N G & A I R C O N D I T I O N I N G

Hamm’s Flooring is a same-family owned and operated business in Conroe since 1977. We have a solution for all of your flooring needs.

We pride ourselves on our service and go out of our way to make sure our customers’ needs are met. Relationships matter.

When Jack Hamm started this business, he was an experienced paint salesman. It was an easy transition for him to utilize the skills he honed while in the paint business as he opened the family carpet store.

Shortly after Jack and Jaynell opened the store, it became apparent that customers not only enjoyed our service and competitive prices, but also started telling their friends about their experience with Hamm’s Flooring.

Word spread and has continued to do so for more than 44 years.

Hamm’s Flooring Our Service Will Floor You! 2751 E. Davis, Conroe, TX 936-756-5602 or 800-324-5733 Hammsflooring.com

Hamm’s is now a third-generation family business and continues to grow. Customers are investing in the product and also investing in our knowledge. We’ve never been a high pressure sales company. We have, however, been the top flooring company locally with nothing but 5-Star Reviews. We invite you to come on down and meet us.

Our service floor you, and you’ll enjoy the down-home family feeling that only Hamm’s offers!

HAMM’S FLOORING Helping others achieve their goals spurred Robert Lindemann to found Hittss Solutions, LLC. Born in Bartlett, Texas, Robert has served his community through coaching, lending, school administration and as CFO at Region 6 Education Service Center.

Robert received his real estate brokers license in 2012. After retiring, he went back to real estate full time and into full “swing” coaching private baseball/softball lessons. He is an Ambassador with The Fellowship of Christian Athletes Piney Woods West.

In 2020, local agent Karen Denman joined the team. Karen was born and raised in Huntsville and has over 20 years in the financial services industry. She serves on the Walker County Chamber of Commerce Executive Board of Directors.

They both serve and volunteer annually with local events like Fair on the Square and any other events that allow them to serve others. In 2019, Robert was named Walker County Chamber of Commerce Volunteer of the Year.

Hittss Solutions operates on faith-based values, treating others as they would like to be treated. Whether buying or selling, Hittss Solutions would be honored to partner with you to BRING YOU HOME!

Hittss Solutions, LLC “We Bring You Home!”

2104 State Highway 75 N, Huntsville, TX 77320 512-429-2491 rlindemann@hittss.com, karen@hittss.com

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Standley Feed and Seed was established in an old cotton gin in Madisonville in 1958 where we continue to serve our customers today.

The Standley family has been helping farmers and ranchers raise healthy livestock and pets with Purina, Nutrena and our very own Standley Brand Feeds and we offer the best in pasture fertilization with our own custom blending plant.

Standley Feed and Seed offers a variety of garden supplies, mulch, potting soils, plants, and preventative care for your lawn. We offer assorted flowers and vegetable plants. Our selection of herbicides, insecticides, and pesticides will help keep your lawn and pasture looking good. We have a line of organic gardening products too.

Our Garden Center has a wonderful selection of metal art, water features, signs, garden stakes, outdoor furniture, pottery, wind chimes, and more. We are bursting at the seams with beautiful trees, shrubs, bedding plants, succulents and a large selection of planters. Take advantage of this beautiful spring weather and come visit Standley Feed! Service has always been our number one priority. Visit one of our four locations in Madisonville, Iola, Normangee or Franklin, You’ll be glad you did!!

Walker County Ace Hardware 1006 11th St, Huntsville, TX 77340 Phone(936) 295-7751 walkercountyhardware.com

Walker County Ace Hardware has been an asset to Huntsville and surrounding communities since its inception in 1927.

The business has been family owned and operated since the 1940s.

Jimmy took over the business in 1972, and his wife Judi joined the business in 1979. The Hardings’ son Sean came on board and is now the manager. It’s definitely a family effort.

What once was a 4,500 square ft. facility is now an amazing 14,500 sq. ft. You’ll find your everyday hardware items, plumbing, electrical, lighting, cleaning, paint, lawn and garden items. The store is a Stihl and Echo dealer, with certified mechanics for your service needs.

One of the favorite additions to the store has been Judi’s Classy Country Corner, carrying jewelry, bath & body, and home décor. Your Walker County Ace Hardware is not just a hardware store anymore! No matter what you need, Jimmy, Judi, and staff are available to help!

G2 Construction, LLC

Nate Grigsby, CEO of G2 Construction, specializes in concrete construction and is skilled in home building and decorative concrete flooring. G2 also offers OSSF wastewater system installations and is an OSSF maintenance provider.

“With three generations paving the way, I am the fourth generation in the business. I was born into the construction business, so I learned the trade from family like my grandpa, Edward Kittrell Sr., and uncles. I attended TSTC, obtaining a degree in building construction. G2 took off in 2000, originally as Grigsby and Grigsby Construction.

Concrete is my passion, and I enjoy helping people, so I put the two together and do what I can to help dreams come true in my community. The services we provide are all about ‘Quality, Not Quantity.’ We strive to master our craft and craftsmanship.”

Heartfield’s is a family-owned and operated florist, run by the Pierce family, located next to the university near downtown Huntsville. We have been in business in the same location since 1957. Heartfield’s specializes in flower arrangements, plants, balloons, stuffed animals, and gift items for birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, funerals, and other special occasions. We offer pickup and delivery services for all of Walker County. We pride ourselves in superior customer service and want each customer and their experience to be customized and personal!

Our motto, “Personalizing Your Events...

Since 1957” encompasses what we strive to provide every day.

Come shop with us Monday through Friday 8-5:30 and Saturdays 8-12!

We cover Walker, Montgomery, Grimes, and Madison counties, and our team has earned a strong reputation.

Need to rent fine china, a mower, or a backhoe on the same day? You can, thanks to Huntsville Rental Center! The breadth of rental options available sets this company apart. HRC is where you can find not only backhoe rentals, but a myriad selection of party planning options.

Offering rental of china, flatware, glassware, and linens along with serving items, dance floor, cocktail tables and tents, HRC is party-ready.

Casual event? Check out machines for sno-cones, popcorn, cotton candy, and more; a large group of inflatables; and even specialty items like a gladiator ring.

“What sets us apart as a company is responsiveness. My goal is, if someone calls for a piece of equipment, I can have it at their job site in 30-60 minutes.

That’s not something many others are able or willing to do,” says owner Glen Andrus. Service matters.

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Laura’s Cleaning Service

Laura’s Cleaning Service was established in 1998. Family Owned and Operated - Honest and Dependable - Insured and Bonded. We specialize in deep cleaning.

Cleaning comes natural to our teams. I elected to go into specialty cleaning because I enjoy helping people who truly need and want the help.

We have many long-time and loyal customers. We respect privacy. We love the elderly, children, the disabled, and animals.

We support our community and businesses.

We abide by good moral standards. The best way is the honest way. I love the good, hard-working ladies on my team.

The Lord blessed me with a big, kind, loving heart. I enjoy listening to my elderly customers; they really tug at my heartstrings.

I also love a good sense of humor. Being in the cleaning industry has allowed us many blessings to meet wonderful people. We are blessed with the best customers.

As an award-winning and licensed interior designer, I have spent over 30 years serving the Dallas/Fort Worth area. From traditional to modern, small to large-scale remodels or new construction, I’m able to reflect the style and vision of my clients. I tailor each project based on your needs, understanding each project is different (and so is the budget), which is why my process varies.

With an instinctive eye for detail, I curate designs that encapsulate the client’s desires and dreams.

As a new Huntsville resident, I am excited for the opportunity to meet and work with the people in the community. I am continuing to serve the Dallas/Fort Worth area and now extending to Houston and surrounding areas. When I’m not serving my clients, I love to incorporate my creativity in my garden, enjoy the quiet outdoors in the country, and spend time with my precious granddaughter, Allie.

Precision Pest Control is your HOMETOWN pest control service provider since 1985.

The company was founded by Joe and Charissa Gibson. Joe passed unexpectedly in 2012, and Charissa runs the day-to-day operations, along with her fiancé Billy Don Van Cleave and technicians Cody Latz and Tyler Gibson.

Precision Pest Control performs residential and commercial pest control, as well as termite control and real estate inspection reports, mosquito applications, and rodent control. We also have products to purchase for do-it-yourself chemicals.

Help is just a phone call away!

Our team works hard to continue to earn your business each and every day. Your complete satisfaction is our top priority!

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Resources Security, Inc. is a locally owned, operated and licensed business, serving the Huntsville and surrounding areas for over 40 years. Owner, Lee Mackey, started the Company after receiving a Degree in Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement from Sam Houston State University. He worked for both Midland and Huntsville Police Departments and was a Paramedic while attending school.

Owner Lois A. Irving started the business in May 2012 with tool rentals. Her husband Wayne had an idea to open a rental company for the working people.

They added U-Hauls in 2013 and Hertz car rentals in 2014. Lois says, “We do what we do because customer service is key. We love helping working-class people get the job done with hassle- free, worryfree rentals.”

We pride ourselves in providing personalized residential and commercial security and fire systems, monitoring, cameras and access control systems that meet the needs of our customers at a cost that fits their budgets. Our dedicated employees are here to serve our customers.

We still serve some of our original customers and that says a lot for any company. We’d appreciate the opportunity to provide your security needs.

Rentals can be as short as a 24-hour period or for as long as needed. U-Rent-Em is geared toward homeowners and small business owners. They listen to customers to ensure all needs are met.

“U-RENT-EM, WE-GOT-EM” is a slogan that fits this business best! Mini Excavator, Trencher, Jack Hammer, Generator, Trowel Machine, and Much More!

We are Blake and Donna Cox, residents of Willis. Blake spent his career in the oil industry, and Donna is a retired university professor. We started our roll-off dumpster company because we weren’t quite ready to retire, so we started a company where we could work together and still have time to see the grandkids when we wanted to.

We’ve been in business since November of 2020, and we are the only two employees. We saw a need for renting smaller dumpsters to our neighbors who may have a need to dispose of household trash or residential construction demo materials. We are proud of our spiffy, 15yard dumpsters and have been blessed to work for so many lovely people in our community and surrounding area.

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Local Treasures Story by Courtney Burleson Photos by Gina Turner

Rattlesnake Ranch Pecan Company Along Highway 21, west of Crockett, lies a genuine Texas treasure one might not expect traveling the long stretch of ranchland from Crockett to Madisonville. Once crossing the Trinity River on Highway 21, travelers are in for a treat, as an old cotton gin transformed into a quaint, welcoming pecan retail store in the middle of nowhere emerges.

With an ambience of true southern Texas charm, Rattlesnake Ranch Pecan Company store and gift shop takes its customers back to the days of southern hospitality, trains, and a side of tasty Texas pecans – any way you like them.

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The store is an experience in itself. The aroma of hot, fresh brewed coffee fills the air, free samples of all things pecan (including coffee) are ready for tasting, and a toy train track runs along the bottom of wooden shelves that line the walls. Outside the store, visitors can even get a glimpse of old luxury passenger train cars, including a former Silver Hyacinth sleeper car and Seaboard luxury dining car. Although the inside of the cars are not currently used or able to be toured, they make an interesting novelty for customers.

While the pecan company has had several owners through the years, Clint and Hannah Craycraft are the current owners and operators of Rattlesnake Ranch Pecan Company. Currently living in Huntsville, they are both Houston County natives, graduates of Texas A&M University in College Station, and grew up in local family-owned businesses themselves.

“Growing up in families that owned businesses, we found many aspects of owning and operating a business of our own together appealing,” said Hannah. “We began researching different opportunities and decided to pursue the pecan business, which was located in the town we both grew up in.”

After getting married in 2017, they bought the business that same year and now work with their

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desks five feet apart, except when Hannah is busy taking care of their three-month-old son Cal. “We intentionally create a customer experience,” said Clint. “We like our customers to come in and stay a while. Texans really like their pecans, and they also love to tell stories about sitting around and shelling pecans. We really enjoy meeting and getting to know our customers. We come to think of them as friends and family.”

When asked about some of his most notable encounters at the store, he smiled as he talks about the dad of Texas A&M University quarterback Haynes King. They were on their way to the football game and stopped in the store.“We meet a lot of cool people, and there is a lot of outof-town and out-of-state traffic from people travelling,” said Clint. He also recalled meeting a foreign exchange student from Indonesia, who came to the store and had never seen a pecan before.

From basic raw pecans (native and papershell) to deep dark chocolate covered pecans, the pecan possibilities are endless. They offer a variety of flavored pecans and other pecan inspired goodies such as: pecan butter, pecan coffee, pecan syrup, candied pecans, pecan pralines, and (of course) traditional made-from-scratch southern pecan pies with their own custom-branded wooden box for shipping. “It’s a wellknown place in East Texas. I’ve given out the pecans as gifts in college and have been given them as a gift as well,” said Clint.

So what makes their pecan products so special? Clint says they make sure only the best pecans are sold to their customers. “We harvest pecans from the ranch when we can, but we also source out part of our pecans from different places to make sure we have the freshest pecans for our customers,” explained Clint. “There have been times I have sent back trailer loads of pecans because they weren’t up to our standards.” Clint says to ensure that high level of quality, he samples the products before they ever go to the customers. “Quality makes us different – you can’t beat it.”

While pecan lovers will have an abundance of products to choose from, the store has other unique items. Mason jars are filled with southern sliced peaches, sliced green tomatoes, quail eggs,

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Hannah takes care of most of the store’s marketing and customer service, while Clint takes care of daily operations and making sure they have the best pecans to sell in the store and ship out to customers. “Hannah loves to help people and take care of them.

She really enjoys the customer service side of it,” said Clint.

sauerkraut, jelly and preserve varieties, salsa, Bloody Mary mix, vodka rib glaze sauce, and Chow Chow to name a few. There is also an array of gourmet coffees and teas, Splendid Iris jewelry, Myra Bag purses, Thyines lotions and spray, and even some gift ideas for little ones.

Along with the storefront, ecommerce is a large portion of their operation. On average, the company ships out 400 packages of pecans a day from its 10,000 square foot warehouses across the highway. While their busy season runs through the months of November and December, Clint says they are constantly shipping out corporate gifts (including custom tins with corporate logos or custom branded pie boxes), wholesale orders, and packaging products for various fundraisers. They’ve shipped all over the United States and internationally to France, Mexico, Canada, and Guam. An ecommerce customer Clint proudly mentions is Texas songwriter Robert Earl King, who sent the company a handwritten thank you note and gift box after ordering their pecans.

While Rattlesnake Ranch Pecan Company may be found along a desolate stretch of Hwy. 21, for those travelling, it is a sweet surprise of nostalgia--with rockers sitting outside welcoming visitors to sit and stay a while. It is a haven for lovers of the Texas pecan no matter where they live. It is a place where heritage, food, and friendship come together.

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You can visit them at 19354 state Highway 21 west in Crockett or visit them online at www. rattlesnakeranchpecans.com. Their hours are seasonal, so call 1-888-PECAN7J or check their Google listing for current hours.

Rattlesnake Ranch The Rattlesnake Ranch Pecan Company store and gift shop is surrounded on both sides by the ranches that gave it the name Rattlesnake.

While the Craycrafts own and operate the pecan company, the ranches are owned

by Randy Parten, formerly of Madisonville, and other Parten family members, along with nonfamily individuals. The Seven J/ Rattlesnake Ranches encompass 20,000 acres

of rich farmland and ranchland in the Trinity River Valley.

Randy Parten currently calls the original ranch, Seven J, his home. His father, J. R. Parten, a native of Madisonville, bought the first 11,000-acre parcel of Seven J in 1948 while exploring for oil and gas. He later bought the adjoining Rattlesnake Pasture (now known as Rattlesnake Ranch) in 1959, which now encompasses about 9,000 acres. Both ranches produce oil and gas as well as pecans, cotton and grain, and Brangus cattle owned

by SRR Ranches. Both the store and the Seven J headquarters are located 19 miles southwest of Crockett on Texas Highway 21, the original El Camino Real.

Most of Rattlesnake’s trees are native pecans, some of which existed when Davy Crockett

and others made their trip to San Antonio to fight at the Alamo in 1836. Seven J’s hybrid orchard was first planted in 1992 to add hybrid pecans to list of products with 5 varieties: Pawnee, Kiowa, Choctaw, Desirable and Cheyenne. Parten said these varieties grow best in East Texas and are grafted onto native pecan rootstock to produce larger and more desirable pecans.

While the hybrids provide the beautiful nuts seen on a fresh baked pecan pie, the small native pecans contain a higher oil content (and some believe better flavor). The pecans are harvested mechanically from October until January. Parten said Rattlesnake and Seven J added the pecan store in an abandoned cotton gin on the property in 1995 to allow customers to get the best and freshest pecans available.

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Wildlife Wonders GOING HOG WILD

By Cheryl Conley

If you’re new to Texas or a city-dweller, you may not be familiar with feral hogs, also known as wild pigs. Growing up in South Dakota, I was accustomed to seeing hogs being raised on farms, but soon after moving to an acreage near Houston, I became very familiar with feral hogs.

Pigs were first introduced to the United States as free-ranging livestock

by Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto in 1539 when he landed on the Florida coast. Some of the pigs escaped and became feral.

Wild pigs are considered an invasive species and one of the most destructive and dangerous species in the United States. Invasive species have two main characteristics: they are non-native to the ecosystem, and their existence causes or is likely to cause harm to the environment or human health. Wild pigs can be found in at least 35 states. Currently, the wild pig population in our nation is estimated to be over 6 million. Texas Parks and Wildlife estimate there are over 1.5 million in Texas, making Texas the state with the highest population. Sows average between five and

six pigs per litter and have an average of 1.5 litters per year.

Hogs have four tusks (two on top and two on the bottom) that are used for defense. The lower tusks are referred to as cutters. They’re very sharp at the tip and are used to tear into a rival or predator. The upper tusks are called whetters (taken from the word “whetstone”, a sharpening tool) because these tusks help to sharpen the lower tusks. They leave a path of destruction in their search for food.

Feral hogs will use their tusks, snouts and hooves to tear up the ground in search of food. They are omnivores They eat grubs, worms, roots, nuts, and small insects. I’ve even read that they will kill and eat fawns. They are nocturnal, so you may never see them, but the damage they leave behind will let you know they’ve been there.

In addition to destroying fields and yards in search of food, wild pigs carry transmittable and zoonotic diseases--including rabies, swine brucellosis, and E. coli bacteria, Domestic pigs, humans, and pets can catch these wild hog diseases.

During the summer of 2021, I (as well as many of my neighbors) experienced firsthand the damage they can do. Our lawns looked like they had been recently plowed, and my sprinkler system was even damaged. This happened numerous times. I researched how to get rid of them and came up empty-handed. One article I read said to remove their food source. Well, I can’t remove my lawn! The article also said that pigs can be hunted. That’s wasn’t going to happen. The solution for me was to fence my yard. Ten thousand dollars later, the problem was resolved.

If you’re dealing with wild pigs, all I can say is that I feel your pain! They are indeed a nuisance.

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Life is all about Perspective Have you ever heard the saying “It is hard to see the forest for the trees”? This is a perfect description of the problem many people face when trying to invest. How do you pay attention to your investments on a regular basis and yet stay focused on the long-term goals you have set for your family?

In today’s world, we are constantly bombarded with news on every subject imaginable.

Often it feels as though the world is falling apart. We have inflation, pandemics, and wars. These news items dominate our TV, smartphones, and other devices. Daily news impacts our financial markets, but not always in the way we would expect. How is an investor to see the forest through all the trees (or news)? How are you to stay focused on the bigger picture?

First, work with someone you trust to identify those long-term goals and help you stay on track. It is difficult to leave your emotions out of your investments. Having someone help you look at things objectively can help. By having goals identified, you are more likely to see the long-term perspective as opposed to the news of the day.

Second, understand the process. If working with someone to invest on your behalf, ask about the process they use to identify investments and what would prompt changes to those investments. Many times, negative news in one area could be very positive in another. How do they adapt to changes and attempt to position investments for the best outcome? In addition, how does this process account for you as an individual and adapt to you as your life changes? It is important that you understand a process exists and you are confident in how they manage it for you and your family.

Third, stress test your plans. Not all plans work out exactly as they are intended.

It is important to talk about your goals and progress regularly. While having those discussion, it may be beneficial to look at events that could negatively impact your progress. What if market returns are lower than your projections for an extended period or life changes force additional expenses? These questions will affect your probability of success and adjustments may be necessary.

Take some time to look at the forest. The bigger picture may provide some peace in a world full of chaos. If you need some help with your bigger financial picture, we would be honored to help. At Global Financial Partners we have been helping clients like you for over 35 years.

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Vet Connect:

By Steve VanWagner, D.V.M.

Influenza in Horses Influenza (EIV) in horses is highly contagious, and the virus spreads rapidly through groups of horses in aerosolized droplets dispersed by coughing. The severity of clinical signs depends on the degree of existing immunity, among other factors. The disease is sporadically introduced to herds or barns by an infected horse or by contact with virus-contaminated feed and water buckets, tack, grooming equipment, and even clothing.

Horses that are partially immune can become sub-clinically infected and shed virus. Immunity following vaccination with inactivated influenza vaccines can be short-lived, allowing recently vaccinated horses to become infected and shed virus, thereby contributing to maintenance and spread of infection within the equine population. For these reasons,

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only vaccines of proven efficacy should be selected for use.

Equine influenza, caused by the H3N8 orthomyxovirus, equine influenza A type 2 (A/equine 2), is one of the most common infectious diseases of the respiratory tract of horses.

To date, the most important factors associated with increased risk of infection have been identified as: 1. Age: Horses 1 to 5 years old are more susceptible, although a recent study demonstrated an increased incidence of EIV among older horses (6-10 years old) and horses previously vaccinated against EIV within the previous 12 months. These results help support the belief that immunity to EIV can be overwhelmed in horses frequently exposed at shows or similar athletic events or when the current strains of EIV circulating within a given horse population become antigenically distinct from the vaccine strains contributing to incomplete clinical protection.

2. Frequent contact with large numbers of horses.

The clinical signs of fully susceptible horses include: fever, depression, harsh dry couch, loss of appetite, nasal discharge, and muscle pain and/or weakness. Though clinical signs may resolve within 7-14 days in uncommlicated cases, it can take up to 6 months to completely eliminate the disease.

A diagnosis of influenza A used to be presumed based on history, clinical presentation, and by ruling out other causes of fever, cough, and nasal discharge (i.e., strangles, bacterial pneumonia). Now experts recommend using the available technology to identify the exact cause of the infection. Accurately diagnosing the cause of respiratory disease is an important step in implementing proper management practices and controlling disease spread. An accurate diagnosis also is important for the industry to determine efficacy of the existing vaccines.

Equine influenza infections are generally self-limiting, and no specific treatment exists. Owners should isolate affected horses from healthy horses and institute general supportive care. This includes encouraging the horse to eat and drink and administering non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs as prescribed by a veterinarian to control high fevers. Resting affected horses (typically one week for every day of fever) is imperative. Contact your veterinarian if your horse shows any symptoms consistent with EIV. They can help to control symptoms and possibly reduce the risk of any secondary infections becoming severe.

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Gordon’s contentions, none of which were supported by research or historical evidence, were taken up by the entire mental health professional community.

Aided by the mainstream media, Gordon and his disciples completely altered America’s approach to childrearing. Fifty years into this social engineering experiment, it should be obvious that the paradigm shift in question has been nothing but bad for children, families, schools, and culture.

“Because I said so” authority is nothing less than legitimate, as affirmed by the fact that since the paradigm shift in question—from “Because I said so” to “Will you do it, okay?”—every marker of positive mental health in children has declined, and significantly so. The children who are doing the best—emotionally, socially, and educationally—are those whose parents are not playing by the new rules, which boil down to “Keep your children happy at all cost.”

My wife and I awakened to common sense—which had been coaxed into submission during my graduate school experience—when our kids were 10 and 6. One expression of our revived common sense found two children who had been on “family welfare” doing nearly all the housework, and for no reason other than we told them, in no uncertain terms, they were going to do it.

Did they like the new regime? Absolutely not! They complained bitterly.

But they did their chores, and they will tell you today their household responsibilities were indispensable to their successful adulthoods.

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A: I’m not for paying children to assume responsibility in the home. A child of capable age (beginning around 3) should be carrying his or her fair share of household responsibilities. The chores in question should be done because the child is a member of the family, period. Tying chores to reimbursement creates the impression in the child’s mind that he isn’t obligated to do his chores if he doesn’t want (at least for the time being) the reimbursement that’s being dangled in front of him.

Today’s parents are generally uncomfortable with exercising what I call a “Because I said so” authority in the home. That hesitation/aversion traces back to early-1970s parenting pundits like psychologist Thomas Gordon, author of one of the best-selling parenting books of that decade. Gordon maintained that parents who adhere to a traditional parenting model will inflict apocalyptic psychological damage upon their children.

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Things my Grandaddy said...

An ounce of doing is worth a pound of talk.

The difference in know-how and wisdom is in the doing.

Country folks can make do with mighty little.

A rooster does the crowing, while the hen does the work.

There are lots of country jobs, but few positions.

When a fella is late for work, he should do the right thing and leave work early to make up for it.

Folks can spot a city fella a country mile away.

Some city folks think a square meal is a sandwich.

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Business Focus Story by Claudia Kirkwood Photos by Tom Miller

NORMANGEE STATE BANK Welcome to Normangee State Bank, located at 202 Main Street in Normangee, Texas, home of the Normangee Panthers. Enter the front doors of this beautiful new facility, and you are immediately welcomed into the spacious and wellappointed foyer by the friendly and competent staff who are ready to serve your every banking need.

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Chartered in October 1912 as the First National Bank of Normangee, this solid banking institution survived the Great Depression and has continued its strategic growth throughout the years when other banks across the nation have closed their doors. The bank later purchased the local First State Bank and was eventually renamed Normangee State Bank when it received its state charter in 1962. Royce Shaw joined the bank as President in 1963 as a 22-year-old, and in 1967, he, along with local businessmen Percy Westmoreland, Mac L. Bennett Jr., and Doyle Reed, purchased the bank. It has been locally owned since that time. Assets at the time of purchase were $1,381,074, and at the present time stand at approximately $147,000,000. Royce, along with Dr. W.A.

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“We are locally owned and community oriented” Bilsing, purchased controlling interest in the bank in 1974, with Joel Shaw and Jake Shaw joining the staff in 1984. Joel became CEO and President in 2001. Jack Hunter joined the institution in September 2003 and became President in January 2009 after a 27-year career as a County Extension Agent with the A&M University System. Along with these individuals, the

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bank staff is comprised of nineteen trained and highly competent employees, including several of the Shaw family.

“We are locally owned and community oriented,” Joel states. “We own the bank, and all decisions are made here. Also, we offer all the banking products and services you would find at any metropolitan bank with at least one additional benefit. We are opened for a full day of service on Saturdays and welcome business as usual on that day.” According to Joel, the bank serves a number of Houston and Dallas customers who come to purchase land and enjoy the relaxing country living this area offers. In addition to land loans, NSB is highly active in the home loan industry. “We know peoples’ needs and wants, and when they come into our bank, we treat them as we would like to be treated. I follow the Golden Rule in both my business and personal life and treat people with respect regardless of their financial situation.

This attitude is consistent across our banking staff.

Each customer is warmly welcomed, and their banking needs efficiently met by our knowledgeable and capable staff.”

A visit to the bank’s website will provide information on all products and services offered which include the following: • Personal and Business Checking and Savings accounts, Certificates of Deposit, and IRAs • Loans: Commercial, Real Estate, Automobile, Agricultural, Installment, and Repair loans • 24 Hour Telebank Service, Internet banking, Online Bill Pay Service, Direct Deposit • Consumer and Business Credit Cards and Merchant Card Processing • ATM, Night Depository, Safe Deposit Boxes, Travelers Checks

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“We know peoples’ needs and wants” Evidence of the solidity of Normangee State Bank is the fact that they will be opening a branch in Madisonville in the next couple of years. Plans are already underway, and enthusiasm is high

as they look forward to this new expansion. In fact, the bank has been actively involved in supporting civic organizations and various events in both cities. They also support the Normangee

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Junior Livestock Show and provide scholarships for boys and girls athletics. A family-owned bank with enriched community involvement speaks volumes of the reputable place Normangee State Bank holds in both cities. They look forward to your visit and the opportunity to get acquainted and provide you with the solutions for your banking needs. Big city banking plus smalltown friendliness! That sums up Normangee State Bank and their helpful staff.

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There Should be Elation about Motivation Providing Salvation To achieve and better yourself in life requires motivation. Motivation is the mindset so enough willpower is gathered to set about achieving a desired result. My mother repeatedly issued the challenge that “if you don’t continually better yourself in this life, you’ll wind up as sorry as dirt,” and I most assuredly did not want that to happen. MOTIVATING! As Dolly Parton aptly proclaimed, “If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.” Mark Twain acknowledged, “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”

When achieving any goal, getting started seems to be a stopping block for many of us, and MOTIVATION is the means to begin.

Motivation is prompted by perception of a need. Andrew Maslow proposed a hierarchy of human needs grouped by significance as Physiological (hunger, thirst), then Safety, then Social (love, friendship), then Self-esteem, and next Self-actualization (achievement of full

potential). What is there in your life that you want utmost to enhance?

What aspect of your routine of living could/ should be improved? When you reconsider your full potential, have you reached it? Most of us can always stretch our abilities a bit, especially if we get into the habit of cultivating betterments in our lifestyles. THINK! In what aspect of your life have you settled into a drab “do as little as possible” attitude?

Before I retired (and especially even before Covid), my mindset was to use time well to accomplish and (most important) avoid wasting time.

To be successful in achieving goals, correct methodology must be adhered to, and I obtained the right way from the ideas of others. Consider a single feasible goal that can be divided into smaller tasks. Before starting, consider the benefits of achieving your goal. Bring family, friends, or better both for support into your

confidence about your plans, and seek their backing. Set reminders and times to complete each task.

The quality of our lives is reflected by our principles, values, and goals--which are determinants of what we hold significant. COME ON QUALITY. My mother recurrently told me, “What determines how successful you are in life as a person is how many people you help.”

Naturally, we wish to make our lives and the lives of our loved ones better as we continue, but how about others as well? I work to write Health Matters to do so, but there are nearly countless ways others’ lives can be helped.

There is no doubt a great deal more gratification in our lives when we benefit others than when we benefit ourselves.

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Congratulations to Mac Woodward and Dan Beto on being named to the CHSS Wall of Honor at Sam Houston State University. The men were recently honored during a special event at the university.

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From the Mouths of Babes...

A little boy got lost at the YMCA and found himself in the women’s locker room. When he was spotted, the room burst into shrieks, with ladies grabbing towels and running for cover. The little boy watched in amazement and then asked, ‘What’s the matter, haven’t you ever seen a little boy before?’

I was driving with my three young children one warm summer evening when a woman in the convertible ahead of us stood up and waved. She was stark naked! As I was reeling from the shock, I heard my 5-year-old shout from the back seat, ‘Mom, that lady isn’t wearing a seat belt!’

On the first day of school, a first-grader handed his teacher a note from his mother. The note read, ‘The opinions expressed by this child are not necessarily those of his parents.’

While walking along the sidewalk in front of his church, our minister heard the intoning of a prayer that nearly made his collar wilt. Apparently, his 5-year-old son and his playmates had found a dead robin. Feeling that proper burial should be performed, they had secured a small box and cottonwool, then dug a hole and made ready for the disposal of the deceased.

The minister’s son was chosen to say the appropriate prayers and with sonorous dignity intoned his version of what he thought his father always said: ‘Glory be unto the Faaather, and unto the Sonnn, and into the hole he goooes.’

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Along the Road

Trinity River The Trinity River is 710 miles long and is the longest river with a watershed entirely within Texas. It rises in extreme northern Texas, a few miles south of the Red River. The headwaters are separated by the high bluffs on the southern side of the Red River.

In 1687, French explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle originally named it Riviere des canoës (“River of Canoes”). In 1690, Spanish explorer Alonso de León named the river “La Santísima Trinidad” (“the Most Holy Trinity”), in the Spanish Catholic practice of memorializing places by religious references.

Many often think it was named Trinity for having three branches, but the Trinity River actually has four branches: the West Fork, the Clear Fork, the Elm Fork, and the East Fork.

The West Fork Trinity River has its headwaters in Archer County. From there it flows southeast, through the man-made reservoirs Lake Bridgeport and Eagle Mountain Lake, and eastward through Lake Worth and the city of Fort Worth.

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The Elm Fork Trinity River flows south from near Gainesville through Ray Roberts Lake and east of the city of Denton, eventually through Lewisville Lake.

The West Fork and the Elm Fork merge as they enter the city of Dallas.

The East Fork Trinity River (on old maps the Bois d’Arc River) begins near McKinney, Texas, and flows through Lavon Lake and then Lake Ray Hubbard before joining the Trinity River just southeast of Dallas.

The Trinity flows southeast from Dallas across a fertile floodplain and the pine forests of eastern Texas. The Trinity crosses Texas State Highway 31 in Henderson County, near Buffalo. Roughly 65 miles north of the mouth on Galveston Bay, an earthen dam was built in 1968 to form Lake Livingston. The river empties into Trinity Bay, an arm of Galveston Bay that is an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico. Its river mouth is near the town of Anahuac, southeast of Houston.

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Just as the disciples were angry and scared when Jesus was arrested, and Mary wept at the sight of her son on the cross, we often only see what is in front of us, rather than the big picture that God sees. Just as He knew Jesus would be resurrected, God knows the outcome of everything we face as well. And, in the midst of it all, He promises to be right by our side.

When we are faced with tragedies or frightening circumstances, it is easy to trust only in our feelings of anger, fear, and grief. Easter, however, reminds us that God has a plan even when we can’t see it. We would be wise, then, to trust God when He tells us in His Word, “Do not be afraid. Do not be terrified.”

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