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EDITOR’S letter

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Paris Life STAFF PUBLISHER CLAY CARSNER

ere we are, a month deeper into summer as July nears its end, and things have begun heating up. Several days over the past few weeks have seen local temperatures eclipse 100 degrees, and we hope you all have been managing to find ways to stay safe and cool.

And while you’re staying out of the heat, you can crack open this month’s copy of Paris Life, filled with stories about some of our community’s best and brightest!

We followed up with recent North Lamar High School graduate Luke Elrod, an aviator who competed on the national stage and truly shined.

We also spoke to local pharmacist LeeAnn Hampton at Paris Apothecary, LeeAnn is just finishing up her term as the prestigious Texas State Pharmacist of the Year, and for her pharmacy is more than a profession — it’s a passion.

Other stories include a feature on the Texas Spirit Riders, a group of young competitive horseback riders — five of whom are Parisians — that travel to competitions across Texas and beyond. And we’ve also highlighted Yard Cards of Paris, a fun local business that’s putting a new spin on ways we can celebrate.

August is all but here, and with it comes the return of school. So please enjoy these last few weeks of summer! Until next month,

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EDITOR'S LETTER

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Soaring Dreams 12 Luke Elrod, aviation career in sight

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Story by David Money Photos by Tony Corso

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SHANNON MCGUIRE TONI CLEM Toni Clem has written the Deja View column since 1984. She has been married 51 years to Paris attorney A.W. “Plug” Clem of the Moore Law Firm, and has two grown sons, Chivas and Bachman. She had a Public Relations/Marketing firm, T.Clem & Associates, from 1986 to 2016. She is a graduate of the University of Texas/Austin, where she started graduate school. She continued that at Texas A&M Commerce, where she was a graduate instructor in political science. When she and Plug moved to Paris in 1969, her first job was ‘Society Editor’ for The Paris News. She left that to be press secretary for Jim Farris’ congressional campaign. She is an active member of the Northeast Texas community.

MICHAEL PERRY Chef Michael Perry is a graduate of The Art Institute of Dallas in Culinary Arts and Restaurant Management. Michael has always loved cooking, from a young age. He has been cooking for over 20 years and employed as a chef for 15+ years. Michael also enjoys hunting, fishing & spending time with his son Brayden & Fiancé Karen Ballard.

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Shannon McGuire is a graduate of Roxton ISD, after which he played collegiate basketball for four years and graduated from both Grayson County College and Wayland Baptist University. He also graduated from Dallas Bible Theological Institute. He has been employed for the last 22 years at Collin County Juvenile Probation Department serving as the Court/ Legal Liaison for Juvenile Detention and Probation in the 417th District Court Collin County, Texas.

He has been pastoring for 11 years and currently serves as Senior Pastor at Paris New Generation Church, 1513 Lamar Ave. in Paris. He is married with two children.

AYESHA SHAFIQ Ayesha Shafiq lives in Paris with her husband, Dr. Khalid Shafiq, who owns Paris Cardiology Center. She has three kids, Sayekm, Layla and Maya. Ayesha has been writing a heath column for Paris Life magazine for the past few years.

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FEATURE

SOARING

DREAMS

By David Money

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f young Luke Elrod has any regrets thus far in his life, it is that he didn’t get involved with SkillsUSA before his senior year at North Lamar High School. He represented Texas at the organization’s national level competition in June.

“I was blown back by the size of it,” Elrod said.

“There were thousands of people. It was crazy. Meeting so many people from around the nation was so cool. There were 24 states in my competition; guys from New York, Alaska, Hawaii, all over.”

In late June, Elrod returned home from the SkillsUSA Championships that was held in Atlanta, Ga., in the Georgia World Congress Center where more than 6,500 career and technical education students, all state contest winners, competed in 108 different trade, technical and leadership fields.

Elrod earned his trip to nationals by winning the state SkillsUSA title in Corpus Christi in April in the Aviation Maintenance Technology category.

To earn the state trip, he had won at a regional competition where in addition to a first-place medal

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in Aviation Maintenance Technology, he also got first in Automotive Light Repair, and a team first place medal in the Quiz Bowl.

Elrod said the national competition was grueling, but a great experience and he learned from it.

“On the second day we had the general aviation and safety exam,” he said. “There were 100 questions we had to answer in an hour. The next day, we had the demonstration exam.

“They told us your boss has given you a set of tasks and you have to complete them in a day’s work.

We had 11 things to complete.”

That boiled down to completing wiring tests, hydraulic hose fabrication, identifying aircraft parts and other skills in eight hours or less, he said.

A judge was watching him the whole time as he worked against the clock and other competitors. The competitions were all run with help from industry, trade associations and labor organizations, and test competencies are set by industry, according to SkillsUSA website.

Elrod was on Team Texas and he and the other representatives from the state took up the whole floor of the hotel they stayed in that was a comfortable walking distance from the Georgia World Congress Center.

While Elrod did not place in the top three at the national level in his specialty, it was an experience he will always cherish and he did get some consolation prizes, he said. He did find out that out of the 24 competitors, he finished sixth. He was proud of that, especially when he found out that the top three finishers in his category all went to high schools specializing in technical education.

His name was one of the few picked from all the thousands of competitors to have a special lunch with Nickolas Pinchuck, the CEO of Snapon, the tools company.

“At the orientation on the first day they said, Luke Elrod, you were selected to have lunch with the Snap-on CEO,” he said. “I didn’t even know I was entered.”

At the lunch with the other guys whose names were also drawn, he listened to Pinchuck as he told them how he became CEO and advised them to have a strong work ethic.

“He asked me what my favorite plane was and I told him an F-35,” Elrod said. The F-35 is a so-

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phisticated fighter jet that is capable of vertical takeoffs and landings.

He was also the convention’s chinup champion for the day.

“The Army was there and they had a chin-up contest. I think I did 25 and that was the most. They gave me a T-shirt,” he said.

He also got to tour some of the sights of Atlanta like Centennial Olympic Park where he took pictures.

“I highly recommend any middle school student to get involved in SkillsUSA. I wish I could have found out about it earlier. There are so many cool opportunities through SkillsUSA,” he said.

Elrod found out about SkillsUSA in his next to last year in high school through his study of engine mechanics that led to his aviation studies.

But Elrod had been interested in flying long before his schooling began.

“Luke has always wanted to be an astronaut. He has wanted to fly to the moon since he was little. Watching him fly on his own makes his dad and me very proud,” Mom Jennifer Elrod said.

Elrod agreed with his mom’s memory of his earliest thoughts of flying “I was interested in space and that led me into flying,” he said.

He started taking flying lessons in January of 2021 with Bill Allan at Paris Flight Training near Cox Field in Reno.

“I took a discovery flight my first lesson,” Elrod said. “I was 1,000 feet off the ground. It was an awesome feeling.”

After logging 10 hours of flying time with the instructor which included “touch and gos” where he was practicing takeoffs and lands, he got a surprise. A solo.

“Right off, I could tell he was highly motivated, curious and excited,” Allan said of his pupil. “We talked about his long-term plans and he said he wanted to make a career of it.”

That is something Allan could relate to as he is a commercial airline pilot, a captain at Southwest Airlines, as well as flight instructor.

“He obviously had the aptitude for it,” Allan said of Elrod. “He came to the 14 Paris Life

lessons prepared, accepted instructions well and was very eager to learn.”

He said Elrod has picked the right moment to head into his chosen career.

“There isn’t a better time to get into aviation than today for a very rewarding career,” Allan said.

Neither Elrod nor his parents, Jennifer and Lonnie Elrod, remember exactly when Luke’s love of flying first emerged, but there is a family picture of Luke at four with his gift of a remote control airplane.

He took his first flight on a commercial plane when he was six years old when the family went to DisneyWorld for a vacation.

“He wanted to sit by the window so he could see everything,” Jennifer said. “He just loved it.”

“He was into everything when he was a kid,” Lonnie Elord, his dad, said. “He was always very active. He was riding a four-wheeler (a small one, but not a toy one) when he was four and he got a Yamaha 110 (a dirt bike) when he was six. He liked adventure, no fears.”

That adventurous spirit led to a lot of family camping trips, they said.

“One of his favorite things was going camping at Pat Mayse,” Lonnie said.

When he was 15, he got his truck that he and his dad have fixed up to Luke’s liking with a lifted suspension, a new grille and other customized items.

Luke’s parents say their son was both an indoor-outdoor child.

“He liked his video games, but he liked being outside, too,” Jennifer said.

“He was wakeboarding when he was six,” Lonnie added.

“He was a well-behaved kid,” Lonnie said. “He is humble, kind, quiet, but adventurous.”

Luke graduated in May of this year and played the trumpet in band his freshman year, played football his freshman and sophomore years and competed in powerlifting all four years.

In fact, Luke went to regionals in powerlifting each year of high school. But his senior year brought him his most success in the sport. As a senior he won first at three school sponsored powerlifting meets.

He won second at the regional powerlifting meet and ended up finishing fifth at the state powerlifting meet.

Elrod’s next big journey begins August 15, when he loads up his ‘09 Toyota Tacoma and heads off to dorm life at Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, Okla.

He was accepted into the select aviation program where only half of the applicants gained admission.

“They have a really good aviation program up there,” he said. “They have a pipeline program that will help you find a job,” he said.

Though he will make a lot of new friends during his college years, he will have at least one friend already when he gets to his dorm.

His good high school buddy, Brock Davis, is heading off to SOSU to be his dorm mate and to also major in aviation. u

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es ma’am, I’ll see that’s taken care of right away.”

“That’s fine, go ahead,” she says to a pharmacy tech.

Her head drops briefly as she returns a couple of texts.

One is about Red River County 4-H, the others concerns the pharmacy. It’s all done smoothly and efficiently. It’s just another busy but rewarding day for LeeAnn Hampton, pharmacist and co-owner of Paris Apothecary.

LeeAnn is finishing up her term as the Texas Pharmaceutical Association’s Pharmacist of the Year, the top honor awarded by the association. This prestigious award was given in part because of her work in getting several separate Texas pharmacy associations gathered under one umbrella. It’s a well-deserved accolade, since she has worked tirelessly for the organization.

“For me pharmacy is a passion, not a profession,” LeeAnn said with her signature sunny smile.

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tions to delivery after hours and personal advice. Even with a drive-through window available those with disabilities can get personal service if they need to discuss things without coming in. LeeAnn will step outside and carefully listen to questions and concerns. All customers with questions can find answers at the pharmacy.

No matter how busy, no matter how hectic her life is, LeeAnn will always have a smile. In a cookie cutter world, Paris Apothecary stands out with its own distinctive shape.

Lee Ann graduated from Prairiland ISD. Her love of pharmacy work began when one of her teachers, Nancy Breedlove, received a call from pharmacist Denis Frank looking for a student who was good at science and math for a job. Mrs. Breedlove immediately thought of LeeAnn Vickers and a career was born.

She graduated high school, went to Paris Junior College and then to ETSU in Commerce. She married Joe Hampton two weeks before heading to pharmacy school at Texas Tech University. They packed up and moved for the duration of her schooling.

She was working for Miears Pharmacy in 2007 when Mr Miears sold the pharmacy to CVS. She remembers those years fondly.

Miears still had the IV compounding service and his daughter, Leslie Waggoner, and LeeAnn bought it.

From there they moved forward to becoming Paris Apothecary. The name came from the old meaning of Apothecary, which means compounding. As they opened up a full pharmacy, they kept the name.

“I guess some people weren’t familiar with the word; we even had a call one day and when we answered ‘Paris Apothecary,’ they thought that they had reached the foot doctor’s office,” she said with a laugh.

But now, the name is not only familiar to most of Paris, but on a broader scope thanks in large part to LeeAnn’s persistence in working to help get lower prices and prevent fraud for all.

The business has grown and grown. In fact, it quickly outgrew the original location. In 2018 they remodeled a much larger space in the small office complex where the original business began. They now are a full pharmacy doing everything from non-sterile compounds to selling OTC remedies. There is also a collection of whimsical jewelry, gifts, health aids and a whole lot more, making a visit to Paris Apothecary fun and fascinating. They carry a full line of medical equipment and do a lot of consulting work for nursing homes, surgery centers and other places that must have a pharmacy to work with.

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They do medication and therapy management. It’s all done with warmth and love.

There are four pharmacists and a big staff, all working hard.

One of the things LeeAnn is proudest of is their Healthy Packs, which are blister packs filled with a person’s medications to be administered at the right time of day. It’s so easy, just push the seal open and take the medications!

“It saves the customers a lot of time loading pill cases and it’s easy to handle,” she states. The amazing thing about this service is there is no extra charge for it!

They also offer “Better RX” their own list of commonly prescribed medications which saved their customers money.

They hope to start diabetic education classes in the future and are always looking for more ways to promote health and well being. They look at proven natural medications and ways to balance a patient’s medications. They never cease striving to improve their services.

And through these years of building and growing a business LeeAnn and husband Joe have been busy raising their family and being involved in a lot of school and 4-H and FFA programs.

Joe works for Unruh construction as a mechanic. They have H5 Ranch located between Blossom and Detroit, where they raise Angus cattle and their three children.

Their oldest, Nathan, graduated from Detroit High School as Salutatorian this spring. He received a lot of awards and scholarships and his mom believes it is because of the community service and devotion to 4-H and FFA. “These organizations are underutilized,” LeeAnn attests. “A lot of Nathan’s education will be paid for because of his involvement with these.”

Nathan is 18, Gabe is 13 and Hannah is 10.

When she has time, Hannah loves to answer the buzzer for the drive through window with her mother’s familiar smile on her younger face.

“Our kids don’t get to spend a lot of time on video games or online” LeeAnn explains, “ they have shooting sports, riding and chores to do instead.”

4-H and FFA she believes makes for responsible, better equipped kids.

“Studies show that kids involved in 4-H and FFA are 4 times more likely to give back to their community and twice as likely to make healthy, responsible choices in their lives”.

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The Hampton’s philosophy of parenthood is simple, and wise.

“Always let them make their own way, but always be their lifeline if needed” Her parents, Earlene and John Vickers are involved in helping to care for the kids too. After school John picks them up and they do homework or chores until parents get home. The Vickers recently helped with an event at the Hampton’s farm as well as LeeAnn and Joe. Red River County 4-H Outdoor Challenge was an enormous event with dozens of adults coordinating the challenges, games and food. John Vickers braved the heat to cook all the meats for the successful event.

It was a hot, busy day but one which adults and kids alike loved.

LeeAnn is an exceptional pharmacist, as her awards attest, a compassionate caring person and an excellent parent .

She and Joe work together managing busy schedules, the ranch and their family.

Paris, Texas is fortunate to have someone who showcases the excellence of a small town pharmacy willing to hold on to the old values and yet embrace new methods to better serve their customers.

And Paris Apothecary is lucky to have LeeAnn Hampton! u

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FEATURE

Riding with Spirit Story by Mary Madewell, photos by J. Bryant Photography

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hose in attendance at the 63rd Annual Paris Rodeo on Aug. 12-13 are in for a treat.

The young ladies who will be presenting the colors and setting the pivots for the grand entry on opening night are members of the semi-professional Texas Spirit Riders. Their co-parts, the group’s professional team, will be doing the honors for the Saturday night rodeo finale. Both groups will perform their intricate, high speed maneuvers during the rodeo performances.

The Friday night performance by the youth team will be the first time the younger group has performed in Paris, but the Texas Spirit Riders adult team has performed at the rodeo before as recently as 2021.

Of the eight-member youth team to perform on opening night, five of the young ladies hail from the Paris area, an

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indication of the popularity horses and rodeo events enjoy locally and in Northeast Texas.

Junior riders from the Paris area include team leaders Brooke Forbus, 14, of Sumner, and Kaitlyn Hutchison, 15, and sister, Ashlyn Hutchison, 14, of Powderly, Reni Collier, 12, of Dimple near Detroit, and Presley Davis, 12, of Reno, who is the reigning Paris Rodeo and Horse Club princess.

Other team members are from near Winnsboro where the team practices.

“These girls are well known in the equestrian drill team competition realm and have placed very well this season, and have even outplaced some adult teams,” Texas Spirit Rider Captain Erica Bednarz said. “They run at high rates of speed while putting on a fast-paced, show-stopping performance that leaves crowds wanting more with every ride.”

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The young riders were organized as a semi-pro team in September of 2021 after spending a year as a novice team, first put together late in the year in 2020 after a head-on collision took the life of Texas Spirit Rider Co-Captain Lynsey Berge.

Presley Davis recalls meeting the late co-captain at the Paris rodeo in 2020. Along with her grandmother, she visited with Berge, who indicated an interest in putting a youth team together.

“I was like I want to join that team,” Davis said, explaining that later after Berge’s death her grandmother visited with Bednarz, who said she wanted to follow her late cocaptain’s dreams to organize a junior team. “I was the first one to hop on the junior team, and then I brought on my cousin, Brooke (Forbes) and then Brooke had her two friends, Kaitlyn and Ashlyn (Hutchison) join, and the team just kept growing.”

Team coach Shelby Woolly of Lone Oak, south of Commerce, commended the girls for having a lot of natural ability, adding that she is “blown away” by the progress they have made in just a year.

“Last year we actually started with a drill that was too simple, and they went above and beyond expectations,” Woolly said. “So this year I started out with a drill that is quite a bit more challenging, and they continue to go above and beyond, and it just blows my mind.”

Fast-paced riding and intricate, dangerous maneuvers in the rodeo arena require multitasking as team members must not only ride their horses but also watch all their teammates, putting their horses exactly where they need to be, Woolly said.

“There are really 16 brains in the arena with eight team members on eight horses, so they all have to be in sync so they have the correct spacing and do not run each other over,” Wooly said.

Drills, which include horses passing close to each other at a rapid pace, require repetitive practice. A horse or rider’s slight miscue could easily cause a collision.

“We start learning a routine by first walking through it ourselves before we ever get on our horses,” Kaitlyn Hutchison said.

“Then we walk our horses through it and then trot them through it. We have to get Reni Collier

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it perfect before we begin loping them because the faster the horses go, the more dangerous it becomes. Thankfully we’ve never had a collision, but we’ve had some close calls.”

Even with frequent repetitive practices, each time the team enters the ring danger is present, and the riders must stay alert and in close contact with both their horse and the other riders.

“Our horses are smart, and you can tell that they know what they are about to do,” Ashlyn Hutchison said. “My horse is only six years old, and he’s still learning. It’s tough sometimes to be patient and control my emotions when I ride him. He knows the routine but sometimes he’ll try to do something too early, and that could get us in trouble.

I can usually tell when that happens so I get his attention with the reins and let him know he’s supposed to be listening to me.”

As far as the girls are concerned, the faster the drill, the better.

“The rodeo drill is my favorite thing to do because I like to go fast,” Brooke Forbus said. “I also ride barrels, but I like the rodeo drill because you ride for seven minutes with different patterns going as fast as you can. With bar-

rels you just make a quick run and it’s over.”

Perhaps the most experienced rider on the team, Reni Collier lives on a ranch in Red River County where she has been riding a horse for about as long as she could sit up. In addition to being a member of the Texas Spirit Riders, she competes in pole bending and goat ribbon pulling and has been known to ride mini broncs.

“I just love being a part of the Spirit Riders because I get to ride in a lot of rodeos, meet a lot of new people and be with my friends,” she said Originally organized in 1996, the Texas Spirit Riders began as a small organization of 10 riders maximum performing at three to five rodeos each year. Today the organization includes four teams with 33 riders ranging in age from 3 to 60 years old with the professional team consisting of 13 riders.

“The performance teams give every Sunday afternoon from January-May and practice for hours on end in all types of weather,” team captain Bednarz said. “These cowgirls are some of the most dedicated riders out there, and their goal is to change the game for performance teams in the world of rodeo. We won’t rest until we make it to the National Finals.” u

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FEATURE

Celebrating in style Yard Cards of Paris Provides Unique Way to Party

By Tommy Culkin

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or nearly as long as modern humans have been commemorating special occasions, we’ve been sending cards to one another. But thanks to Yard Cards of Paris, area residents are able to enjoy a more festive form of celebration.

Yard Cards of Paris provides large decorations that can be proudly displayed in people’s yards with messages celebrating any accomplishment or benchmark, be it a birthday, anniversary, graduation or anything else.

“Any sort of event you want to celebrate, we can help make it special,” business owner Keri Amis said.

“We primarily do birthdays, graduations and things like that. We’ve also done yard cards for anniversaries; back to school is a big thing, Christmas and other holidays are big. … We are so open though to someone taking a chance and bringing us in for something unique and out there.”

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said graduation signs are some of her favorite to do because of the fun in coordinating the color of the signs to the school colors of the graduating students.

Keri Amis and the other people who comprise Yard Cards of Paris will talk with the clients about what sort of message and design they’re looking for. They’ll also find out if the customer wants a particular theme of decorations to accompany the sign, which could include cars, sports, princesses, barnyard animals or countless other possibilities.

Keri Amis said if a client wants something not currently in stock, it can possibly take a week or so for the necessary components to ship and the yard card to be completed. For requests that don’t require searching for pieces, though, there’s a very quick turnaround. Often, she said, they need only a day’s notice to put together a sign.

Once a design is decided upon comes what many

consider to be the most fun aspect of Yard Cards of Paris’ model: the surprise factor.

“We actually come in during the evening or night and set (the signs) up without them noticing,” Keri Amis said with a smile. “That way, when they get up in the morning, they have a nice surprise waiting for them.”

Keri Amis described one of her favorite moments that’s come from delivering a yard card to someone.

“A couple weeks into it, we set up for someone’s birthday who was super sick and couldn’t have visitors,” she said.

“We went and put it out that night, and then in the next morning, her family sent her a text that said, ‘We have a little surprise for you; can you come outside?’

And then she was able to see that.”

As Yard Cards of Paris has grown in popularity, the local business’s clientele has grown, too. Now, people from throughout the state and beyond regularly reach out to them, asking them to set up yard cards for family living in Lamar County.

Signs are rented out for 24 hours, though Keri Amis added with a chuckle that they’re open to selling a sign, if someone wants to buy it.

“If someone wants to buy the sign, we could discuss what that would look like cost-wise,” she said. “As they say, everything is for sale. But, no, typically we rent the signs out for 24-hour periods.”

Yard Cards of Paris has begun partnering with other local businesses to help bring festivity to people, such as Paris Party Rentals, and Keri Amis said they’re always looking for other local businesses willing to partner with them.

Card rentals cost a flat rate of $60, with extra costs for mileage added for customers that live outside Paris and Reno.

People looking to utilize Yard Cards of Paris to help celebrate a special occasion can reach out to the business via their Facebook or Instagram page, and a representative of the local business will promptly respond. u Paris Life 29

By Klark Byrd

PULLING THE PLUG ON OLDER GAMES

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ans of older Ubisoft games, prepare yourselves — the developer behind several beloved franchises is closing the door on some of those games Sept. 1.

That’s right, Ubisoft announced that it will shut down servers on what it calls “older titles” so it can shift resources to newer and more popular games. While Ubisoft didn’t say which games it will shift the resources to, some of the company’s most recent and highly popular titles include “Far Cry 6,” “Rider’s Republic” and “Assassin’s Creed Valhalla.”

Speaking of “Assassin’s Creed,” five of the franchise's titles are on the shut down list. And so is a “Far Cry” game. Check the list: — “Anno 2070” — This is a PC game that will lose multiplayer, linking to Ubisoft accounts in-game and online features.

— “Assassin’s Creed II” — This title for the PC and PlayStation 3 will lose the same features as above.

— “Assassin’s Creed 3” (2012 release) — For the PC, players will lose the same features as above and also will lose the ability to install and access paid downloadable content. The PS3, Wii U and Xbox 360 versions will lose the same features as “Anna 2070.”

— “Driver San Francisco” — For the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, the loss is the same as “Assassin’s Creed 3.”

— “Far Cry 3” (2012 release) — For the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, the loss is the same as “Assassin’s Creed 3.”

— “Ghost Recon Future Soldier” — For the PS3 and Xbox 360, multiplayer will be gone. To play the solo campaign, the console will have to be set into offline mode.

— “Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands” — For the PC, there will be no multiplayer, no linking to Ubisoft accounts in-game and no online features. DLC also will not be accessible.

— “Rayman Legends” — For the PS3, Wii U and Xbox 360, it will be the same as “Ghost Recon Future Soldier.”

— “Silent Hunter 5” — For the PC, it’s the same as “Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands.”

— “Space Junkies” — For the PC, HTC VIVE and Oculus, the game will no longer be playable since it is a multiplayer title only.

— “Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood” — For the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, the loss is the same as “Assassin’s Creed 3.”

— “Splinter Cell: Blacklist” — For the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, there will be no multiplayer, no linking to Ubisoft accounts in-game and no online features.

— “Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD” — For the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, the loss is the same as “Assassin’s Creed 3.”

— “ZombiU” — For the Wii U, players will be unable to link Ubisoft accounts in-game or use online features.

— “Assassin’s Creed Revelations” — For the PS3 and Xbox 360, there will be no multiplayer or online features.

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There’s a lot of good memories in these games, and if you want to take a stroll down memory lane with them, now’s the time to dust off the old console, fire it up and play a round or two before the sun sets.

Game of the Month

Publisher: EA | Release: Aug. 19, 2022 | Rating: E | Price: $59.99 and up OK, hear me out on this one: The Madden football series is due for a win, and this is the year EA must deliver.

EA’s annual footballer hasn’t had a highly rated entry since the early 2000’s. There was a serious winning streak between 2001 and 2005 where the Madden football game was a mustbuy. Those games have stood the test of time as they remain the most highly rated among critics and players.

Not only does EA need a commercial success with this year’s Madden, but it needs to honor the man for whom the game is named. We lost John Madden on Dec. 28, 2021. To honor what a great man and coach Madden was, EA is putting him on the cover of this year’s game. It needs to be a game worthy of Madden’s name.

This is what we know so far about “Madden NFL 23” — the game will only be available on next gen consoles and certain streaming platforms. To play, you’ll need a PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S or a PC. “Madden 23” will be available on the Epic store, Steam, through EA’s app and on Origin.

“Madden NFL 23” is built with an all-new FieldSENSE Gameplay System that’s supposed to give players more control at every position in every mode. EA says it’s the “foundation for consistent, ultra-realistic gameplay.” What it does is adds new animations that will impact the way everything looks and works, including tackling.

Franchise mode returns and brings with it athlete motivations like salary requirements and location desire that factor into contract negotiations. Face of the Franchise also returns, dropping you into your fifth NFL season where “you’re seeking a fresh start as you negotiate a one-year deal with a new team and strive for a legendary career,” EA says.

Players will also get a shot at developing their dream fantasy roster of current players, Hall of Fame legends and more.

The Madden series has gotten a bad rap in recent years because EA basically delivers the same game year in and year out with only slight differences like graphical upgrades or a new bug that makes the game laughably bad. That’s what happens when you have one team working to deliver a new game every year.

But this year needs to be different. For us. For John.

It’s time for EA to get its head in the game. u

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WISE WORDS Shannon McGuire has been pastoring for 11 years and currently serves as Senior Pastor at Paris New Generation Church.

Waiting

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aiting is often a struggle. It can be very frustrating. Are you waiting for or on something?

You may be waiting for an opportunity to present itself to advance on your job. Maybe you are waiting on the right relationship — the right man or the right woman. Families may be waiting for their loved one to return home from the military or even jail. What about waiting in the “drive-thru?”

Recently, I had a long wait behind someone with a large order. I was trying to be patient as I watched them receive their order, being handed sack after sack and cup after cup; then waiting some more after realizing they had returned their order because it was wrong! I found myself growing impatient, wondering why they had to order so much.

Another time, I was at a restaurant and watched my server walk right past me, taking food to those who had ordered after me. Now that’s a frustration on a whole other level! Even though I am in total agreement that waiting is difficult, I want to encourage you by telling you that waiting is worth it.

A perfect example is found in the book of Mark, Chapter 5. Jesus is approached by Jarius, a ruler of the synagogue, an important person. He falls down at Jesus’s feet, begs him to come to his house to heal his only daughter who is at the point of death. The Bible explains that as they walked, there was a crowd of people. One desperate but hopeful woman in the crowd that had suffered from a hemorrhage for 12 years believed that if she just touched the hem of Jesus’s garment, she would be healed. That is exactly what happened.

Immediately, her wait was over. She was healed by her faith!

Remember, Jarius was still waiting. He just witnessed someone else be served first that came after him.

It would seem that there wouldn’t be any reason for Jesus to stop to find out who had touched him, or much less talk to her, because she’s healed now. But guess what? He stopped!

He took time with this woman who is only identified by her issue, not her name. This proves that Jesus cares and has time for each of us, no matter who we are. At this point, Jarius had to be growing impatient. Wouldn't you be? I know if it was my baby girl that lay dying, I would be like, “Come on, let's go!"

Jesus was still speaking to the woman when Jarius was told that his daughter had died and he no longer needed to trouble Jesus with the matter. When this news was shared, Jesus immediately turned his attention to Jarius, giving him encouragement saying “Don’t be afraid, just believe.”

Jesus took three of his disciples with him on this urgent mission breaking away from the crowd going to the home of Jarius. Upon arriving at the house, they found people crying and wailing loudly. Jesus cleared the scene, leaving only a small circle of believers. He took the young girl by the hand, commanding her to rise.

She proceeded to get up. The agonizing wait was over for Jarius. He received his blessing!

Please understand that our ability to wait is always inadequate in the flesh. We find encouragement in Psalm 27:14, that tells us to, “wait on the Lord, to be of good courage and he will strengthen your heart.”

Waiting can be agonizing and it’s not something we often do patiently. However, we must understand as children of God, as believers in Jesus Christ, oftentimes we must wait.

I want to encourage you to continue to wait patiently for your blessing, even if others are blessed before you. You’ve placed your order and the Master knows what you need. While you are waiting, only believe! u

Disclaimer: This article is the opinion of the writer only and does not reflect the position of Collin County Juvenile Probation Department or Paris New Generation Church.

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HEALTH

By Ayesha Shafiq, the director of Paris Cardiology Center

Are you at risk for developing COPD?

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ctober is the official month for COPD Awareness. COPD, which stands for Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is a lung disease in which a patient is unable to breath properly.

COPD is usually reported in patients who smoke and is detected commonly around the age of 60. Overtime smoking damages the lungs and irritates the airways in a human body with time.

Sometimes COPD can be developed if a patient had numerous lung infections as a child. COPD can also be caused by second hand smoke, breathing in air pollution or being subjected to chemical fumes.

Though you cannot reverse the negative impact of COPD yet, you can take measures to prevent further damage to your lungs and feel better with proper treatment and medicines.

COPD is actually a combination of 2 diseases.

Chronic Bronchitis: In Chronic Bronchitis, the

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airway that carries the air to the lungs gets damaged and inflamed, thus causing mucous and erosion that narrows or restricts the air pathway, causing breathing more difficult.

Emphysema: In a normal healthy person, the tiny air sacs in the lungs act as balloons that constantly blow in and blow out air from the lungs.

However, in Emphysema, the tiny air sacs in the lungs get damaged and lose their elasticity, thus, less air gets in and out of the lungs therefore making a patient feel short of breath all the time.

Symptoms of COPD Patients suffering from COPB normally exhibit the following symptoms: • Cough that does not go away • Cough that has mucous • Shortness of breath • Weight loss, weakness and an inability to perform simple household chores

What can you do to feel better and treat COPD? The best thing you can do is to quit smoking in order to prevent further damage to your lungs.

Consult your physician to do your physical exam and recommend a treatment plan for your COPD. Get a Flu vaccine every year to prevent lung infections like pneumonia etc.

Avoid exposure to smoke, chemical fumes and air pollutants.

Maintain a healthy diet and consult a dietician to recommend a diet if you are losing weight.

Exercise to stay stronger.

How should you handle COPD flare-ups?

As COPD gets worse, a patient will develop flare-ups and symptoms will quickly get worse and stay worse. When this happens, a physician may recommend an action plan and medicines to help a patient breathe properly.

But if the attack is severe, the COPD patient may need to go to the emergency room or call 911. u

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DEJA VIEW Toni Clem is a Paris resident and has been writing Deja View for more than 30 years.

The worst movies I’ve ever seen

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’ve been pondering the subject of the worst movies I’ve ever seen, as in “so bad you walked out.” And since I’ve written the Deja View column for 38 years, I’ve probably forgotten more than I can remember. But here are a few in more recent memory. Walking out isn’t the only criteria; I always include a couple of films that should have been better.

At the top of the list is a 2010 film Steve Carell did with Paul Rudd called “Dinner for Schmucks.” In it, Rudd plays a rising company executive who learns that the higher-ups sponsor a dinner annually to which employees are required to bring a guest, so not apropos that he would be oblivious to the mocking. How rude, how mean-spirited. I was embarrassed for the cast. You can guess the schmuck.

“Jupiter Ascending” was a 2015 film written, produced and directed by the Wachowski sisters. The Wachowskis gave us “Bound” (1996) and the “Matrix” films, which began in 1999 and went through three sequels. I made it through at least half of this silly screenplay,

termed a space opera, but left thinking, “What did Eddie Redmayne, Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum think they were making?”

In 2002, Guy Ritchie did a remake of Italian director Lina Wertmuller’s classic “Swept Away,” with then-wife Madonna. The film bombed so badly at the box office that worldwide it grossed less than a tenth of its $10 million budget.

“Weekend at Bernie’s” is my pick for “movie-in-the-worst-taste.” This 1989 black comedy is about two young insurance executives who thought they were going to party all weekend with their boss, Bernie, but find him dead instead. They prop him up holding a drink so as not to spoil the fun. Actually, this film doubled its budget at the box office, so there was a sequel — with a half-life.

“Sahara” (2005) was better known for its ever-expanding production costs than for just being a vapid film. Starring Matthew McConaughey and Penelope Cruz, the screenplay was based on a Clive Cussler book about a treasure

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hunter searching for a Civil War ironclad in the Sahara. Originally greenlit with an $80 million production budget. It ballooned to $100 million by the time they began filming, then running up to $160 million when it wrapped.

Add another $61 million for distribution and you can understand why the Los Angeles Times called it, “One of the most expensive flops of all time.”

“Rough Night” (2017) looked like a fun night out with the girls. It had Scarlett Johansson, Kate McKinnon and Zoe Kravitz et al., throwing a bachelorette party at the beach, when things start to go wrong. When the male stripper died it was my cue to leave.

I made it through maybe a half hour of “Your Highness,” a 2011 stoner comedy with Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman and Zooey Deschanel, wondering how a script that bad gets greenlit. The film was roundly panned and recouped only $28 million against a $50 mil budget. I remember commenting that I hoped Universal would rethink their development team.

Gee, I’m running out of room and I haven’t even gotten to “Monster-in-Law” and “Horrible Bosses,” But they’re going nowhere.

The wonderful thing about movies is their variety. What I may find boring or offensive, others may find delightful and entertaining.

It is the variety that keeps everyone coming back. See you at the movies. u Paramount Pictures

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