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Vol. 15 No. 40
PUBLISHED IN THE FREESTONE COUNTY SEAT, FAIRFIELD, TEXAS
Wednesday,
County Commissioners Fail to Vote on Twice-Tabled Agenda Item
Holiday Pay for County Jailers Refused “Y
ou’ve got to stop thinking of the jail in the same terms as all other County offices. Ya’ll can just put a sign on your door and close up shop,� explains Sheriff-Elect, Jeremy Shipley to County Commissioners.
“The jail can’t do that. We have to be open 24/7 with at least two licensed jailers on the floor at all times.� The heated topic arose during the recent Freestone County Commissioners Court meeting, held Wednesday,
September 28, 2016. The issue dealt with six jailers who were not able to take several of their holidays off due to major understaffing. The Employee Handbook Policy states that if an employee is unable to take a holiday off, they would be allowed to take another day off with holiday pay within the following 60 days. The problem here is that, since the jail is understaffed, jailers are not able to take their Holiday, Sick, or Vacation time off. State of Texas requires that defendants Amber Hope there must be two jailers on Halford and O’Jarion staff 24/7 to keep the jail up McClenon, is charged with Capital Murder for his alleged involvement in an incident occurring in March of 2015 that resulted in the death of Teague resident, Douglas Carr Hurst. Amber Halford’s trial is scheduled for October 17, 2016; and O’Jarion (O.J.) McClenon’s trial is set for October 31, 2016.
Capital Murder Trial Underway this Week J
ury selection took place Monday morning, October 3, 2016 in the case of The State of Texas vs. Lawson Lee Abram. Defense Attorney, Steve Keathley, and District Attorney, Chris Martin, took their time to secure the best possible jury for this trial. Judge Patrick Simmons is presiding over this trial that began on Tuesday, October 4th. Abram, along with co-
and running. This requires twelve hour shifts, four days on, one day off. Sheriff’s Administrative Assistant, Mary McDonald, came before Commissioners to request the jailers be paid for their missed holidays as a show of appreciation and thanks for jobs well done for these employees working with dedication to help save the County money. Jail Administrator L.J. McAdams stepped forward and informed Commissioners that, if the jail should be forced to temporarily vacate due to understaffing, it would cost County Tax Payers
about $35,000 per month to pay another county, most likely Limestone, for housing Freestone’s inmates. The request to pay these six employees for their missed Holiday pay would cost the County a total of $3,375.28, of which there are sufficient funds in the budget available to cover the amount. “Ya’ll don’t get it,� exclaims JP Judge Cinnamon Archibald. “Jailers must be licensed. Just because a deputy is available to work a shift, doesn’t mean that they can. It doesn’t work
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Fairfield Market Days Antiques, Collectibles, Tools, Toys, Produce, Arts & Crafts and more!
Pie a Cop for Lexie! Sat., Oct. 22 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. in the Fairfield Conference Center
Come spend the day at the historic
W.L. Moody Reunion Grounds 839 E. Hwy. 84 in Fairfield, Texas Limited Vendors: Fri. 12 p.m. - 6 p.m. ALL Vendors Open: Sat. 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sun. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Vendor Inquires Welcome: 903-388-9845 ď ¸ 903-389-2633 cedarcmc@hotmail.com RV Hookups Available
Wowing the crowd with dancing acrobatics with a Texas flair are the Aggie Wranglers, performing for a larger crowd attending the TSAC Fall Arts Fest this past Saturday, October 1st. Turn to page 1-B for more pictures from this annual event. (Photo by Karen Leidy)
Calendar Ca$h Mob Comes to Hometown Pharmacy Fairfield
Fall Style Show/Dinner October 11 - 6:30pm Calvary Baptist Fellowship Hall $15 benefits FCSG
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This fancy scarecrow, decorated by Brenda’s Closet, was unofficially voted People’s Choice by readers of the Freestone County Times. This picture received the most likes, shares and comments on our Facebook page last week. Congratulations to all the winners of Fairfield Chamber of Commerce’s Fall Decorating contest. (Photo by Editor Karen Leidy)
Four Sections Classifieds...........Pages 2 - 4-D Viewpoints.................Page 4-B Livestock Reports........Page 4-A Obituaries..................Page 2-B Real Estate.................Page 4-D
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ctober, and the Fall season, is here, and if present, will receive $100 dollars (Chamber that means it is time again for Cash Mob! Bucks) to be spent with local retailers. This month’s Cash Mob business is If not present for the drawing, the winning HOMETOWN PHARMACY of Fairfield, Texas. Cash Mobber will receive $50 in Chamber Cash Mobbers will have Monday – Saturday Bucks. to shop and enter the $100 (Chamber Bucks) Sponsored by Fairfield Chamber of drawing. For every $20 spent with the local Commerce, Cash Mob is an event where a Cash Mob business, your name will go into group of people descend on a local business the pot. to make purchases. Winner is typically drawn at noon on The purpose of these mobs is to support Saturday. both the local businesses and the overall Haley Smith was the September winner, community. drawn by Darlings & Divas The Fairfield Chamber of -Ca$h MobCouture. Commerce announces a new Page 5-A The winning Cash Mobber, Cash Mob Business each
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October 5, 2016
Palestine Community Theatre’s
‘Crimes of the Heart’ Opens October 7th Who doesn’t have some amount of dysfunction in their family? In Beth Henley’s Pulitzer-prize winning, dark comedy, “Crimes of the Heart,” which opens at the historic Texas Theatre on Friday, October 7th, the Magrath sisters take dysfunction to a new level. Having been abandoned by both of their parents as children, Lenny, Meg, and Babe Magrath grew up with Old Granddaddy in his house in Hazelhurst, Mississippi. Babe married a senator at a young age, Meg moved away to California to chase her dream of stardom, and Lenny sacrificed her life and stayed behind to take care of Old Granddaddy. Now he’s fallen ill and is hospitalized, Babe has shot her husband in the stomach, and Meg failed to find her dream, so they’ve all met at their childhood home to figure out what to do for Granddaddy and how to keep their youngest sibling out of jail. Come share the laughter and tears as Palestine Community Theatre (PCT) presents a cast of local talent taking the stage to bring Director Terri Warren’s vision of Ms. Henley’s play to life. Mrs. Warren has assembled a strong cast with the sisters being portrayed by Sandy Webb (Lenny), PCT newcomer Jennifer Kilkenny (Meg), and Kaylyn Fitzgerald (Babe). Georgie Jenkins plays Cousin Chick, while Thommas Fitzgerald (Doc Porter, Meg’s first love) and Brandon Haygood (Barnette Lloyd, Babe’s lawyer) round out the cast. The production, which will open with a complimentary reception at 6:30 PM on the 7th, runs, live at the historic Texas Theatre at 213 W. Crawford in Palestine, from October 7th through 9th and 14th through 16th with curtain on Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30 p.m. and on Sundays at 2:00 p.m Tickets, which are $15 for adults and $10 for students ages 4 to 18, are available locally at Palestine Area Chamber of Commerce, Palestine Visitors Center, Blake Furniture, and at Elkhart at Discount Pools. For the first time, tickets may also be purchased online at PCT’s website, www.thetexastheater. com/ticket-info.html. Three Magrath Sisters (picture modeled after movie poster): Lenny, Meg, Babe portrayed by Sandy Webb, PCT newcomer Jennifer Kilkenny, and Kaylyn Fitzgerald.
How the East Texas Indians Lost Their Homeland (Part One) by Robbie L. Scifres Owner/Publisher Texas Historical Press
Most people do not know that during the final years of Indian history in East Texas there were two distinct native cultures living there, side-by-side. One was the old Caddoan Tribes whose descendants had lived there since early man. They were Freestone County Title Company has been providing title descendants of the mound builders. Then, there were the immigrant Indians, who moved into the Caddo’s forests and their insurance, examinations, and closing services in East lands, beginning around 1718. Central Texas for twenty years. Our office is conveniently These new tribes, or immigrant Indians, included the powerful Cherokee, who lived above the El Camino De Los Tejas Road, located in the Freestone County seat, allowing us to (Highway 21), from the Angelina River west to the Neches River. And there were other northern and southeastern tribes such provide customers with fast, reliable service in a friendly, as the Delaware, (who lived west of Alto, Texas), the Alabama, (who roamed and hunted below Nacogdoches), the Coushatta, technologically advanced atmosphere. Call us today and (who lived on the Sabine River also below the Nacogdotsi (Nacogdoches) between Texas and Louisiana), the Shawnee, (who let us handle your real estate transaction. lived down the old Shawnee Road from Nacogdoches across the Angelina River at Shawnee Prairie, now Angelina County), and a group on the Red River. Others ranged in the forests below present Lufkin, and the Choctaws (who lived between Nacogdoches and present Garrison1). And, it surprises many that these “new” Indians had been invited by the Spanish officials to come and camp in this old East Texas territory which Spain considered theirs, but so did the native Tejas/Hasinai/Caddo, whose ancestors had lived upon this land for thousands of years before the Spanish “claimed” it. The native Tejas/Hasinai/Caddo Indians complained to the Spanish of this intrusion, but their 121 E. Commerce, Fairfield 903.389.5357 1 complaints landed on deaf ears. The Caddoans never knew that the Spanish had extended this hospitality of inviting them into East Texas to occupy these lands and to block any French attempts at colonizing them (which they were trying to do.) They had to promise to refuse to trade with the French and to ally their warriors with Spanish soldiers in the event there was war caused by any French encroachment. By this time, the native Caddo and Tejas had become severely weakened from disease and death. Their numbers had shrunk and there was nothing they could do but leave their old homeland and move westward near the Brazos River. A little later, beginning in the 1830’s when East Texas began to be settled by Anglo farmers from the southern United States, several problems arose. These land hungry whites had already caused deadly conflicts with these very same immigrant Indians back in the southern and eastern states and were the exact cause of the Indians leaving their traditional homeland and migrating to East Texas. Now they were faced with the same Anglos again, especially after 1836 when Texas became an Anglo republic and the immigrant door was thrown wide open. Now, the “whites” were trying to displace them again. Deadly conflict was inevitable. Prior to the 1845, all Indians of East Texas, native and immigrant were still free and would remain so until 1854, after which time they were placed on the new “Texas Brazos Reservations.” As mentioned, in addition to the old native Caddoans, these newer immigrant tribes had been entering from other states since 1800, or earlier. The European-introduced epidemics, (beginning in the 1690’s) such as small pox, measles, cholera, alcoholism, change of diet, murder, and sexual diseases, the two major groups of Caddoan (Caddohadache and Tejas/Hasinai), were becoming decimated. They were still viable and remained free until 1855. However, it was different with the newer immigrant Indians. Some of these had taken up residency on the traditional Caddoan lands above the old El Camino De Los Texas Road, (Highway 21), particularly the Cherokee, Choctaw, some Shawnee and Delaware. As stated, the Caddo did not know that they had actually been permitted to enter with the invitation of the Spanish. On the other hand, these immigrants were led to believe that they had been given a claim on this new land - - this would cause bloodshed at a later date. On the Indians’ side, there was hate because of their past treatments; causing fear and An SUV hammered a car hundreds of feet off Highway 75 at 9:00 p.m. Friday, September mistrust of the Anglos. Indian depredations were constantly on the Anglos minds. All too often 23, 2016 in front of Fairfield Intermediate school campus. Fairfield EMS transported the driver Anglos were killed – including in some instances, women and children were massacred. The Killough Massacre2 was only one incident where eighteen members of this family clan to ETMC – Fairfield. Also responding were Fairfield VFD, Fairfield PD and Texas Highway were killed near Jacksonville. Another incident was when a girl was attacked at the spring Patrol. across the road from Old North Church in Nacogdoches. And there would be many more. Your comments and questions are always welcome. Please feel to call for information on books and articles. 575-291-9918 (answered 9 A.M. to 9P.M. Mountain times). You may also write to me @ 4705 Acacia Road, Roswell, N.M. 88201
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KEECHI HOLLOW MANOR AUDITIONS SMILE
Keechi Hollow Manor will be open for visitors again, and some new relatives will take up residency in the Manor Halls during Halloween!
If you are interested in being an actor or volunteering your time, please contact Jeff Looney, City of Fairfield, at 903-389-2633. Auditions are October 13th at 7 p.m. at City Hall.
Dates of Performance October 26 - 29
A Square Affair Set for Nov. 26
Mark Your Calendars
2 On October 4, 1838, the most deadly Indian depredation in East Texas history took place near old Larrissa, seven miles northwest of Jacksonville, Texas, where eighteen extended family member of Isaac Killough Sr., who had just immigrated Square Affair returns to the courthouse square in downtown from Alabama the year before,Awere murdered by renegade Cherokee or their allies.
...and The “Times” is there!
Fairfield, Texas on Saturday, November 26, 2016. The semi-annual event is hosted by the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce. Vendors offering a variety of merchandise are invited to participate. Go online to see all our A Square Affair will be open for shopping from 8:00 a.m. – photos, even the ones that 3:00 p.m. Set up must be complete by 7:30 a.m. didn’t make the paper. Limited electrical outlets are available. Vendors responsible (just click "Photos" at the top) for extension cords, as needed. Tents, if used, must be weighted down. Vendors should contact Fairfield Chamber of Commerce at 903-389-5792 to sign up for the event. Or, send an email to chamber@fairfieldtx.com
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Sheriff’s Report
By Sheriff Don Anderson Trooper makes arrest after traffic stop on interstate. Caller reports sewage backing up into yard, transferred to city works department for attention. Deputy makes arrest on interstate after traffic stop, subject driving with an invalid license. Fairfield PD out to work intersection when traffic lights go down. Precinct Commissioner notified of tree down over county road. Dew Fire, Trooper and Deputy respond to one vehicle hydroplane on the interstate, no injuries. Deputy transports juvenile to Psychiatric facility for evaluation. Deputy investigates call of missing money from residence, turns out just misplaced. Fairfield Fire, Streetman Fire and Trooper respond to report of 18 wheeler moving down the interstate on fire, vehicle located, brakes smoking from overuse. Deputy investigates reported theft of cattle and hay bales. Trooper, Deputies, Fairfield Fire and EMS respond to two vehicle collision, road blocked, EMS transports two to ER for evaluation. Fairfield EMS transports inmate from county jail to ER, subject passed out and having trouble seeing. Deputy responds to loose cow call, cow finds the hole and back in the pasture. Deputies investigate suspicious vehicle call at caller’s house. Teague EMS transports possible heart attack victim to ER. Trooper tends to one vehicle wreck on Hwy 84, car into the ditch and fence row, no injuries. Deputies investigate report of criminal mischief, caller claims neighbor shooting BB’s at their dog, neighbors brought together and issue resolved. Deputy assists Teague PD with harassment call at local convenience store. Trooper responds to deer vs. car on Hwy 84, caller doesn’t think car is moveable, battery is now where the tire should be, not sure where the tire went to. Navarro County calls for assist, vehicle hits back of trailer in construction zone on interstate 45, tears front bumper off, vehicle pulling trailer doesn’t stop. Deputies locate vehicle in Freestone County, driver unaware his trailer was hit. Trooper assists motorist run out of gas, got him some gas now car won’t start, motorist
Don Anderson
advises will wait with vehicle till family shows up to help. Don Anderson Deputy arrests one on out of county warrant following a traffic stop. Fairfield EMS to Boyd Unit for inmate with chest pains. Caller reports strong smell of natural gas in neighborhood, Streetman Fire responds, Gas company enroute to investigate. Trooper to one vehicle off the road on Hwy 84, driver says took a big drink of coffee, went down to wrong way, next thing you know car is in the tree line. Deputy investigates report of possible burglary of barn and horse trailer, appears nothing is missing, but someone did break in. Teague, Fairfield and Donie Fire all respond to controlled brush fire getting out of hand. Deputy investigates report of animal abandoned when residents move out of house. Deputies respond to domestic disturbance, one resident throwing other residents stuff out the window. Deputy works report of possible identity theft. More cows out on the roadway, hole in fence located and will be mended. Wortham, Streetman and Kirvin Fire out to battle large grass fire headed toward structures. Butler responds to lift assist request, elderly gentleman fallen, having trouble getting back on his feet. Fairfield EMS to Boyd Unit, offender complaining of stomach pain. Caller reports vehicle just collided with their front porch, doesn’t think anyone is injured. Trooper, Deputy, Teague PD respond, Teague Fire and EMS out to assist. Lots of damage, no injuries. Teague, Fairfield and Dew Fire respond to residence fire on county road, no injuries reported. Deputy investigates call of suspicious vehicles at abandoned building. Deputy assists Teague PD with arrest for controlled substance. Vehicle runs off interstate and hits a tree, driver injured. Dew Fire, Fairfield Fire and EMS respond, Trooper, Game Warden and Deputies enroute to assist. Driver flown by air ambulance to Tyler for treatment. Caller reports dump truck hit and broke railroad crossing arm, TxDot enroute to fix it. Trooper responds to two vehicle fender bender on Farm to Market road, no injuries, no serious damage. Brown horse running loose, no idea who it belongs to,
caller will put up in barn till morning. Caller says step brother and bunch of his friends kicked in his door and tore his place up, Teague PD out to investigate, Deputies respond to assist. Deputies respond to domestic disturbance between family members, advised parties separate until morning. Teague Fire enroute to report of fencerow on fire, caller trying to put it out. Deputy investigates report of burglary at deer camp. Game Warden and Deputies investigate report of trespassers on deer lease. Deputy makes out of county warrant arrest after traffic stop on interstate. Caller says her and boyfriend arguing, need Deputy. Calls back and says argument over, no need for Deputy. Wonder who won? My money says not the boyfriend.
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Fairfield Police Report By: Chief of Police Kenny Bulger Monday, Sept. 26 7:38 AM-Officer Frasier on report of suspicious person drinking beer, was unable to locate. 7:47 AM-Officer Frasier on two puppies running at large and no one knew where they came from, Animal control took possession. 11:50 AM-Officer Frasier on report of stolen saddles. 3:09 PM-Officer Frasier on alarm going off. 8:31 PM-Officer Markham on report of missing child, was located at friends house. 9:13 PM-Officer Weinmann on alarm going off. 10:47 PM-Officer Markham to meet a complainant. Tuesday, Sept. 27 12:58 PM-Officer Frasier on alarm going off. 4:54 PM-Officer Frasier on minor wreck. 6:15 PM-Officer Markham to meet a complainant. 10:02 PM-Officer Weinmann on repoer of reckless driver. Wednesday, Sept. 28 11:11 AM-Officer Palacios on report of dog out. 3:00 PM-Officer Palacios assist on funeral escort. Thursday, Sept. 29 7:59 AM-Officer Palacios and Chief Bulger on minor wreck. 11:06 AM-Officer Palacios on alarm going off. 2:40 PM-Officer Palacios on report of reckless driver. 5:30 PM-Officer Alexander on report of missing property. Friday, Sept. 30 9:20 AM-Officer Frasier on report of truck hitting traffic sign. 12:36 PM-Officer Frasier on report of kids on 4wheeler. UTL. 1:27 PM-Officer Frasier, Sgt Utsey and Chief Bulger on report of subject selling items illegally. Subject arrested for narcotics possession. 6:51 PM-Officer Markham to PD to speak to a complainant. 8:15 PM-Officer Markham on report of a reckless driver. Saturday, Oct. 1 12:01 AM-Officer Markham on report of someone knocking on door, no one there when owner went to door. 4:48 AM-Officer Markham on report of verbal disturbance. 10:27 PM-Officer Weinmann out on suspicious vehicle in park. No problems. 11:53 PM-Officer Weinmann out with complainant at residence. Sunday, Oct. 2 1:40 AM-Officer Weinmann out on suspicious vehicle at business. 1:47 AM-Officer Markham assist other agency on possible stolen vehicle. 10:19 AM-Officer Frasier on report of verbal disturbance. No problems. 2:38 PM-Officer Frasier on report of minor accident.
Scam Warning from Teague Police Dept.
Teague Police Department has received a few calls regarding telephone scams. Please understand, it is a scam if they ask for money up front! There are no prize winnings, inheritances, or any other thing of value they can or will give you. If it is a legitimate organization you won’t have to pay up front for anything! Be very wary of these callers or e-mailers, with their professions of congratulations over your winnings. They are lying to you to take away your hard earned money! These cases are very difficult to prosecute, as the caller or e-mailer is typically not in our country. It’s best to just ignore the email or hang up on them, no matter how good it may sound. They are con artists and only after your money, which you will never see again if you give it to them. They have nothing to give you and cannot provide you with millions they promise. Please come talk to us, if you have a question or concern about a phone call or email, before you give away anything to anyone. We will help check it out and offer advice on how to proceed. DO NOT GIVE THEM YOUR MONEY, IT IS A SCAM!
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Receipts from Corsicana Livestock for Tuesday, September 27, 2016 with 381 head of cattle
Slaughter Cows Cutter Cows----------------------------------------58-73 Fat Cows--------------------------------------------55-65 Canner Cows---------------------------------------40-60 Slaughter Bulls Heavy Bulls------------------------------------------70-82 Light Bulls-------------------------------------------65-80 Pairs Choice Pairs------------------------------------1700-2000 Good Pairs--------------------------------------1450-1600 Plain Pairs--------------------------------------1100-1300 Bred Cows 3-6 yr old-------------------------1100-1850 Steer/Bull Calve & Yearlings 150-200 lbs-------------------------------------165-240 200-300 lbs-------------------------------------145-170 300-400 lbs-------------------------------------135-165 400-500 lbs-------------------------------------120-160 500-600 lbs-------------------------------------100-130 600-700 lbs--------------------------------------95-115 700-800 lbs---------------------------------------90-111 Heifer Calves & Yearlings 150-200 lbs-------------------------------------135-215 200-300 lbs-------------------------------------130-160 300-400 lbs-------------------------------------110-145 400-500 lbs---------------------------------------95-125 500-600 lbs---------------------------------------90-120 600-700 lbs---------------------------------------80-115 700-800 lbs---------------------------------------82-105 These prices reflect the GOOD and CHOICE cattle and the plainer cattle would be 25 to 40 dollars behind these figures.
Packer Cows------------------------------------------------------------N/T Best Lean Cutter Cows----------------------------------------------60-64 Best Bone & Utility Cows-------------------------------------------68-62 Best Packer Bulls-----------------------------------------------------82-84 Stock Cows -------------------------------------------------------------N/T Few Young Cows-------------------------------------------------------N/T
www.andersoncountylivestock.com SALE EVERY WEDNESDAY - 12 NOON Receipts from Anderson County Livestock Exchange of 362 cattle sold on Sep 28, 2016 with 28 buyers and 48 sellers. Steers 200-300 lbs-----------------------------------130-195 300-400 lbs-----------------------------------125-172 400-500 lbs-----------------------------------122-162 500-600 lbs-----------------------------------114-145 600-700 lbs-----------------------------------100-135 700-800 lbs------------------------------------88-124 Heifers 200-300 lbs-----------------------------------125-160 300-400 lbs-----------------------------------120-145 400-500 lbs-----------------------------------115-135 500-600 lbs-----------------------------------100-130 600-700 lbs------------------------------------90-118 700-800 lbs------------------------------------80-110 Slaughter Slaughter Cows---------------------------------52-66 Slaughter Bulls----------------------------------80-88 Stocker Cows & Pairs Stocker Cows--------------------------------850-1575 Pairs-----------------------------------------1200-1800 Goats By the Head-------------------------------------45-150
Steers 300-400-------------------------------------------------------------155-165 400-500-------------------------------------------------------------125-140 500-600-------------------------------------------------------------118-124 600-700-------------------------------------------------------------112-118 700-800-------------------------------------------------------------105-110 Heifers/Best #1 Quality 300-400-------------------------------------------------------------130-140 400-500-------------------------------------------------------------120-130 500-600-------------------------------------------------------------107-115 600-700---------------------------------------------------------------98-107 700-800----------------------------------------------------------------85-94 These prices are for the Best #1 Quality Steers & Heifers. Prices trend lower according to quality, conditions, and fill.
This report is a GUIDE only. It is provided to show market trends and is not inflated to Deceive Producers or the general public.
Freestone / Limestone County
FSA Acreage Reporting Dates Limestone/Freestone County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Lisa A Everman announced that producers who file accurate and timely reports for all crops and land uses, including failed acreage can prevent the potential loss of FSA program benefits. Please pay close attention to the acreage reporting dates below for 2016. “In order to comply with FSA program eligibility requirements, all producers are encouraged to visit the Limestone/Freestone County FSA office to file an accurate crop certification report by the applicable deadline,” said Everman. The following acreage reporting dates are applicable for Limestone/Freestone County: July 15, 2016: Corn, Cotton, Grain Sorghum, Soybeans, Sudan Forage or Grazing. November 15, 2016: Grass (Including but not limited to Coastal, Common, Native, Dahl, Klein etc) grazing and/or Forage, Oats Graze/Grain Short Season, Wheat Graze/Grain Short Season, Oat and Wheat Grazing - Full Season. The following exceptions apply to the above acreage reporting dates: --If the crop has not been planted by the above acreage reporting date, then the acreage must be reported no later than 15 calendar days after planting is completed. --If a producer acquires additional acreage after the above acreage reporting date, then the acreage must be reported no later than 30 calendars days after purchase or acquiring the lease. Appropriate documentation must be provided to the county office. --If a perennial forage crop is reported with the intended use of “cover only,” “green manure,” “left standing,” or “seed” then the acreage must be reported by July 15th. According to Everman, Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) policy holders should note that the acreage reporting date for NAP covered crops is the earlier of the dates listed above or 15 calendar days before grazing or harvesting of the crop begins. For questions regarding crop certification and crop loss reports, please contact the Limestone/Freestone County FSA office at 254-729-2310.
Big Time Texas Hunts
Hunting seasons are in full swing in Texas and more opportunities are on the horizon, including chances at premium guided hunt packages through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Big Time Texas Hunts program. Deadline to apply for these top shelf hunting adventures is Oct. 15. Big Time Texas Hunts provide opportunities to win one or more of nine premium guided hunt packages with food and lodging provided, as well as taxidermy in some cases. The crown jewel of the program is the Texas Grand Slam hunt package, which includes four separate hunts for Texas’ most prized big game animals — the desert bighorn sheep, white-tailed deer, mule deer and pronghorn. In addition to the Grand Slam, there are several quality deer hunting packages available, as well as opportunities to pursue alligator, waterfowl, upland game birds, wild hog and exotics. Check out this video documenting last year’s Ultimate Mule Deer Hunt, the latest addition to Big Time Texas Hunts http://bit.ly/MuleDeerVideo . For more information about this year’s Big Time Texas Hunts, and to purchase entries online for $9 each, visit www.tpwd.texas.gov/ buyentry. Entries are also available for $10 each at hunting license retailers or by phone (800) 895-4248. There is no limit to the number of entries an individual may purchase and all proceeds benefit conservation, wildlife management and public hunting. To learn more about the programs supported through Big Time Texas Hunts, visit http://bit.ly/ProjectsSupported. Big Time Texas Hunts is made possible with support from Toyota and the Texas Bighorn Society.
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This morning when I got up, 5:45 a.m., it was extremely fogging outside. But not just any kind of fog. It was more like “gossamer wings” were on the tree branches and rising up from the lake! It was beautiful. The fog just kinda hung over the water but the tail end of each bit of the wings was almost touching the water. There were spots where I couldn’t see anything; the back gate; the fences; the bushes. It reminded me of another time that the fog was pretty dense around the ranch and Ashton, our granddaughter, was here. She was about 5 or 6 years old at the time. We all jumped in “Ole Blue” and took off for the North East Pasture. The Colonel would drive and then yell, help, I can’t see…where is the fence…and Ashton would scream. He, of course, always did stop in time. Then we would take off again and again we would “almost” run into a tree or the pond or a gate or a cow, etc. etc.! We laughed so hard we cried. It was a good time. The trouble with kids is that they grow up too fast!!! The fog lifted after a long while and the dew appeared as frost. I knew it wasn’t but it was glistening so much that it did look like frost from a distance. The Hummingbirds that are left didn’t make an appearance until around 9 a.m. today. I suppose they slept in their nice warm little nests. All in all, there are such fun, good, and sweet memories at the Red Oak Ranch.
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Dinner & Style Show The Freestone Cancer Support Group (FCSG) presents their Fall Style Show & Dinner at Calvary Baptist Family Life Center on Tuesday evening, October 11, 2016. Doors open at 6:00 p.m.; meal served at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 per person and are available at Armadillo Emporium and Kennedy’s Korner in downtown Fairfield, Providing a challenge to Big Daddy’s Detail, Larry Clark brought in his Corvette recently for an extreme cleaning, both inside and out. Clark was the winner of a giveaway Texas. This year’s Fall fashions will during the Show of Wheels event last month. (Submitted photo) be modeled by Maggie Grace Boutique, The Cowboy’s Wife, Kennedy’s Korner, Uniquely Yours, The Shops at Peridot, Brenda’s Closet, Texas Outfitters, Bling It Up and Juls by Jul. Come enjoy shopping, door prizes and a silent auction. Proceeds benefit traveling expenses for Freestone County cancer patients, as they continue their treatment.
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St. Bernard’s Annual Fall Fest / 5K Run Fundraiser Takes Off Saturday, Oct. 15 Come join St. Bernard’s Catholic Church on Saturday, October 15, 2016 for their annual Fall Fest. There will be great food, a bounce house for the kids, horse shoes, and many other fun activities. The Fall Fest 5K Run/ Walk will begin at 8:30 a.m. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. Pre-registration cost for the 5K is $25 and includes t-shirts and prizes. Registration is $28 the day of the event. Shirt sizes will be accommodated, but entries received after October 3rd may not get the size of choice. Turn in or mail registration forms to Brent W. Moore at 764 W. Commerce Street in Fairfield, Texas 75840. Please be advised that the run is not on a closed course, so be mindful of any traffic encountered. Only people in good health and conditioned should participate. St. Bernard’s Catholic Church is located at 630 W. Main Street in Fairfield, Texas. For more information, or to register for the Fall Fest 5K, call 903-879-1848 or 903389-4616
September rainfall came in below normal at 2.57 inches but was enough to push total rainfall to date (44.31 inches) above normal for the entire year. Normal rainfall for September is 3.06 inches. Our normal annual rainfall is 43.81 inches. We had only 4 days with measurable rainfall in September with a greatest one-day total of 2.18 inches on September 25. On the temperature side, highs were mostly in the low to mid-nineties with a high of 96 degrees on September 19. On the low side, temperatures were mostly in the seventies but we did have a fantastic 59 degree low on September 28. For the 93 days of summer, we had 18 days with measurable rainfall and 9.2 inches of rain. On the high temperature side, we had five triple-digit temperature days, 73 highs in the 90’s, 14 highs in the 80’s, and one high in the 70’s. On the low side, we had 7 lows in the 80’s, 84 lows in the 70’s, and 2 lows in the 60’s. High temperature of the summer was 102 degrees on August 12. Low temperature was 68 degrees on September 11. Over all though, temperature for the summer was somewhat below normal due to a lot of cloud cover and 6.60 inches of rain in August. 2016 RAINFALL BY MONTH Month Rainfall Normal January 0.82 3.62 February 1.54 3.36 March 8.58 4.33 April 6.02 3.30 May 5.83 4.59 June 10.16 4.03 July 2.19 1.95 August 6.60 2.43 September 2.57 3.06 Totals 44.31 30.67
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LOOKING AHEAD TO October October, with last year’s 14.36 inches of rain, has taken over top spot on rainfall as the wettest month of the year at a normal of 5.30 inches. October also produces cooler temperatures. --The above rainfall and temperature data was recorded by Barney Leach, former volunteer co-op weather observer for the National Weather Service.
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like that! These jailers are dedicated workers and are trying hard to save the County money by not missing any time. This is the least ya’ll can do for them!” “I make a motion to pay these guys,” says Commissioner Luke Ward, Sr. (Pct. 1). “I feel like we are obligated. These jailers have worked their holidays because they didn’t have the option not to; and shouldn’t be punished for doing their job.” “I second that motion 100%!” exclaims Commissioner Clyde Ridge (Pct. 4). Commissioners Bodie Emmons (Pct. 3) and Craig Oakes (Pct. 2) both voted against; leaving the final decision to be made by County Judge Linda Grant. “I think these employees’ supervisors should be working instead of making the jailers work,” states Oakes. “I don’t think they should get paid for it. They should have to take the time off, like the policy says,” explains Emmons. “Well, I do feel sorry for these employees,” states Judge Grant. “But I can’t vote against policy, so I vote no.” On that note, the meeting was quickly adjourned. “Being understaffed due to such low paying positions keeps the dedicated ones from getting their benefits,” states Shipley. “They are punished because of this. That’s not fair.” “Maybe we should let the
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jailers and treasurer’s office trade places for a while, and then maybe they would understand,” says Judge Archibald; to which many in the extremely packed court room expressed agreement. Once Judge Grant hit the gavel, employees and other guests quickly left the courtroom, gathering in groups outside to discuss their outrage, and in some cases, agreement, with the outcome of the proceedings. In other business, County Commissioners once again failed to address a change to the policy regarding holiday and sick time pay to Paid Time Off (PTO). For the third time, Commissioners discussed the possibility of making the change, but the issue did not come to a vote during the special called meeting. “I’m in favor of leaving the policy as it is,” Ridge. “Leave it alone. Do not change.” “I agree, keep it the same,” states Ward. Since the policy is already in place, and Ridge and Ward did not want to change it, no motion was required. Although Emmons previously stated that he was in favor of the policy change, and Oakes explained that he needed more information prior to making a decision, neither made a motion to change the policy. The agenda for their next meeting set for Wednesday, October 5th at 9:00 a.m. has an item to discuss the maximum amount of money to be paid to an employee upon their departure as an employee of the County. Regular meetings occur on the first and third Wednesdays of each month, beginning at 9:00 a.m. All employees and residents of Freestone County are invited and encouraged to attend. Nicole Schaefer reporting
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Winners are as follows: Children’s Division 1st Place – Calvary Baptist GMA’s 2nd Place – Butler Cottage Adult Division 1st Place – Earlene Robertson 2nd Place – Calvary Baptist Student Ministries 3rd Place – Janis Glass Business Division 3rd Place – Freestone County Museum 2nd Place – Brenda’s Closet 1st Place – Dry Gulch Mercantile The Trinity Star Arts Council (TSAC), along with the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce, City of Fairfield and Freestone County sends a “thank you” to all who participated in decorating for Fall. The Chamber plans to do this again. “We hope each year it will continue to grow and be a grand competition amongst friends,” says Brenda.
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Junk to Treasure “I love to take old things and give them new life,” says Jonathan Lawlor, 27, of Fairfield. “Art is a passion of mine and I want to share it with everyone.” Jonathan, friend and co-worker of Leslie Freeman of Freeman’s Flowers, recently showed The “Times” his many art pieces that he plans to present at one of Dallas’ premier galleries sometime before the end of this year. “You can make art from just about anything,” he continues. “It’s about looking at the item in a new light.” Jonathan uses all types of mediums for his art pieces. Anything from glass that he etches with designs, fishing lures, different paper textures, repurposed wood, yarn, wire, metal… basically anything you can think of, he’s put it to use in his creations. Now living in the old Manahan Home, that Freeman’s Flowers has recently occupied, Jonathan is able to utilize the old building out back as his artist’s workshop; and has even found many useful items that were left behind to incorporate in his pieces. Be sure to stop by Freeman’s Flowers and check out Jonathan’s art and the new flower shop. The “Times” will keep you posted on the date and location of the gallery showing.
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All ages enjoyed the fun of this year’s Fall Arts Fest, hosted by Trinity Star Arts Council (TSAC) in downtown Fairfield, Texas on Saturday, October 1, 2016. (Clockwise from left): Teens mark the beginning of this year’s Fall Arts Fest with the releasing of colorful balloons. Children of all ages waited in line for their chance to chat with “Hank the Cowdog” author, John R. Erickson. The popular children’s author also took to the stage with his banjo, sharing songs and stories with the crowd. Local musicians, Tin Top Road Bluegrass Band, one of several musical acts to entertain event goers that day. The picturesque Pumpkin House, created by the City of Fairfield, served as the backdrop for several pictures. The acrobatic dancing of the Aggie Wranglers wowed the crowd. Their brand of jitterbug was conducted with Texas flair, and was a favorite of the festival. This well attended event put a smile on everyone’s face. Great job by all! (Photos by Karen Leidy)
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Ann Whitaker Ann Whitaker, 86, formerly of Fairfield, died Sunday, September 25, 2016 in Temple, Texas. Funeral services were held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at Capps Memorial Chapel with Pastor Gary Hocker officiating. Interment followed at Fairfield Cemetery. Pallbearers were Aaron Dodds, Joshua Dodds, Brian Patterson, Gordon Smith, David Patterson, and Ethan Mudge. Mrs. Whitaker was born December 16, 1929 in Fairfield to parents Rufus and Lois Daniel Ivy. She returned
to Fairfield in 1970 and then moved to Copperas Cove in 2015 to be near family. She was employed as a bookkeeper for a number of years with Rutherford Construction and Ace Hardware in Fairfield. She was a former treasurer at Emmanuel Baptist Church and was currently a member of Cove Nazarene Church in Copperas Cove. She married John Whitaker on December 2, 1948 and he preceded her in death in April 2006. In addition to her husband and parents she was preceded in death by one brother and one sister. Survivors include two daughters, Judy Patterson and husband David of Pasadena, TX; Vickie Smith and husband Gordon of Copperas Cove, TX; eight grandchildren, Joshua Hawes, Amberleigh Hensley, Kelly Patterson, Brian Patterson, Brittanny Powers, Aaron Dodds, Joshua, Dodds, Hannah Dodds; 10 greatgrandchildren. To view an online obituary, send a personalized sympathy card, or leave the family a personal tribute, please visit our website at www. cappschapel.com
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St. Elmo Hosts Annual Fundraiser October 8th The St Elmo Cemetery will be holding their annual fundraiser October 8. There will be hot dogs or chili dogs, chips, tea, and ice cream served. Everyone needs to bring a cake to sell at the cake auction. Whose cake will bring the highest price? Who will have bragging rights? The meal begins at 6:00 pm with the cake sale starting around 6:45. See you October 8, 2016 at 6:00 pm at the New Hope Baptist Church fellowship hall, FM 416, Streetman, Texas. To send donations please mail to St. Elmo Cemetery Association, PO Box 215, Streetman, Texas 75859.
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The addition of rustic cabins will allow overnight guests at Fort Boggy State Park in Leon County. The new construction was unveiled during their Grand Re-Opening on Friday, September 23, 2016. “They are air conditioned, furnished nicely and have a screened-in porch,” says Peggy Emmons Redden, who attended the event with her husband, Ron. According to Peggy, Texas State Representative Ashby Trent has been instrumental in appropriating funds for the renovation. Monies were also raised through the sales tax on sporting goods. (Submitted Photo)
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--Generations Ivy Cemetery Reunion in Huntington Descendants of Cyrus K. Ivy (1814-1890) and families of others buried in the Ivy Cemetery are invited to a reunion on October 15, 2016 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Attendees are asked to bring a sack lunch for your family and lawn chairs. In the event of inclement weather, the reunion will be held at the home of Ted Ivy, on the corner of West Walnut and North Second streets in Huntington. To reach the cemetery, take FM 2109 from Huntington to Palmer Ivy Road (approximately 4 miles), turn right onto Palmer Ivy
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Monster Yard Sale to Raise Money for Community Programs Bargain-lovers can purchase an array of new and gently-used items at deeply discounted prices during the “Monster Yard Sale,” held at Lakeside United Methodist Church, located at 515 FM 416 on the south side of RichlandChambers Lake. The event will be held from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 8, 2016 in the church’s front yard and parking lot. Edna Markham and Carole Stubblefield serve as coordinators for the event. “We’re hoping to attract shoppers from all across the area and raise lots of money for two very important projects that serve those in need in our community—“Carpenters for Christ,” which helps with home repairs, wheel-chair ramps and other building projects, and the “Good Samaritan” Program, which
helps with such things as utility bills and other shortterm financial needs, said Markham. Hundreds of items will be for sale, which will most likely include: art; baby accessories and furniture; books; clothing for men, women, children and babies; collectibles; electronics and appliances; holiday items; home office supplies; house wares; furniture; kitchen and dining wares; lawn and garden supplies; sporting goods; toys and more. “From name-brand clothing to furniture to household essentials, there will truly be something for everyone at the Monster Yard Sale,” said Stubblefield, “and there’s even an element for kids—called ‘The Pumpkin Olympics.’” Young people of all ages are invited to play games, win prizes, and generally
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have fun during this multifaceted event that celebrates youth, the beginning of fall and the recently-completed summer Olympics. Headed up by Merle Hughes, “The Pumpkin Olympics” begins at 9 am on Yard Sale day and lasts as long as the prizes hold out. “We encourage the whole family to come to our Yard Sale, and, while Mom and Dad are shopping, the kids can participate in a variety of activities--under our supervision, of course,” said Hughes. Food and soft drinks will be available for purchase during the event. For directions, more information, or details on obtaining a booth, pick-up or trailer space, contact Edna Markham at 903-5994008 or Carole Stubblefield at 903-389-8335.
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When Facts, Logic and History Don’t Matter by Charles Krauthammer
Letters to the Editor do not necessarily reflect the views of the Freestone County Times Dear Editor, What A Waste To those who enjoy the holiday decorations on the Town Square, I want you to think about something. Do you know what happens to all those square bales of hay? Do you think they go to some of the starving horses, donkeys, goats or cows in our community? No. Why? Because by the time they’re collected, they’re rotted, mostly due to any rain that may have fallen during their exposure
Dear Editor, PRAY FOR THE VOTE October 24, 2016 marks the beginning of Early Voting. November 8, 2016 is the traditional date for voting. I am asking the Pastors of all churches to remind their congregations to exercise their right and freedom to vote. I am also asking them to begin praying for that vote. This is not a matter of Republican, Democrat, or Independent but simply praying that the best person will win the election
from September through January from the Halloween, Thanksgiving, ad Christmas holidays. Those animals can’t eat rotten hay. Think about the cost in the City funds being wasted, even if the cost is $5 per bale. At Thanksgiving and Christmas, the Courthouse lawn is covered in bales. Do you know what happens to those bales? They are burned. What A Waste! Nanette Piotrovski Fairfield
regardless of what they are running for or whom they are running against. We are told in the Bible to honor the government that God sets before us unless and until that government does something against God’s Will. It beckons us to pray that we know God’s Will and vote accordingly. Jan Fielden Freestone County Task Force Coordinator National Day of Prayer Organization
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WASHINGTON -- And now, less than six weeks from the election, what is the main event of the day? A fight between the GOP presidential nominee and a former Miss Universe, whom he had 20 years ago called Miss Piggy and other choice pejoratives. Just a few weeks earlier, we were seized by a transient hysteria over a minor Hillary Clinton lung infection hyped to near-mortal status. The latest curiosity is Donald Trump’s 37 sniffles during the first presidential debate. (People count this sort of thing.) Dr. Howard Dean has suggested a possible cocaine addiction. In a man who doesn’t even drink coffee? This campaign is sinking to somewhere between zany and totally insane. Is there a bottom? Take the most striking -and overlooked -- moment of Trump’s GOP convention speech. He actually promised that under him, “the crime and violence that today afflicts our nation will soon -- and I mean very soon -- come to an end.” Not “be reduced.” End. Humanity has been at this since, oh, Hammurabi. But the audience didn’t laugh. It applauded. Nor was this mere spur of the moment hyperbole. Trump was reading from a teleprompter. As he was a few weeks earlier when he told a conference in North Dakota, “Politicians have used you and stolen your votes. They have given you nothing. I will give you everything.” Everything, mind you. “I will give you what you’ve been looking for 50 years.” No laughter recorded. In launching his AfricanAmerican outreach at a speech in Charlotte, Trump catalogued
the horrors that he believes define black life in America today. Then promised: “I will fix it.” How primitive have our politics become? Fix what? Family structure? Social inheritance? Selfdestructive habits? How? He doesn’t say. He’ll will it. Trust him, as he likes to say. After 15 months, the suspension of disbelief has become so ubiquitous that we hardly notice anymore. We are operating in an alternate universe where the geometry is non-Euclidean, facts don’t matter, and history and logic have disappeared. Going into the first debate, Trump was in a virtual tie for the lead. The bar for him was set almost comically low. He had merely to (1) suffer no major meltdown and (2) produce just a few moments of coherence. He cleared the bar. In the first half-hour, he established the entire premise of his campaign. Things are bad and she’s been around for 30 years. You like bad? Stick with her. You want change? I’m your man. It can’t get more elemental than that. At one point, Clinton laughed and ridiculed Trump for trying to blame her for everything that’s ever happened. In fact, that’s exactly what he did. With some success. By conventional measures -- poise, logic, command of the facts -- she won the debate handily. But when it comes to moving the needle, conventional measures don’t apply this year. What might, however, move the needle is not the debate itself but the time bomb Trump left behind. His great weakness is his
vanity. He is temperamentally incapable of allowing any attack on his person to go unavenged. He is particularly sensitive on the subject of his wealth. So central to his selfimage is his business acumen that in the debate he couldn’t resist the temptation to tout his cleverness on taxes. To an audience of 86 million, he appeared to concede that he didn’t pay any. “That makes me smart,” he smugly interjected. Big mistake. The next day, Clinton offered the obvious retort: “If not paying taxes makes him smart, what does that make all the rest of us?” Meanwhile, Trump has been going around telling Rust Belt workers, on whom his Electoral College strategy hinges and who might still believe that billionaires do have some obligation to pay taxes, that “I am your voice.” When gaffes like this are committed, the candidate either doubles down (you might say that if you can legally pay nothing, why not, given how corrupt the tax code is) or simply denies he ever said anything of the sort. Indeed, one of the more remarkable features of this campaign is how brazenly candidates deny having said things (BEG ITAL) that have been captured on tape (END ITAL), such as Clinton denying she ever said the Trans-Pacific Partnership was the gold standard of trade deals. The only thing more amazing is how easily they get away with it. Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letters@ charleskrauthammer.com. (c) 2016, The Washington Post Writers Group
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The Teague Lions scored twice in the fourth quarter to blow open the district contest with the Eustace Bulldogs. The 39-21 win kept the Lions unbeaten in district play. The Lions played several different personnel combinations to rest other players and the plan worked to perfection and the Lions never trailed in the game. They improve to 4-1 on the season and will host Elkhart with the state ranked Malakoff Tigers looming large in the very near future. Teague has been stellar on defense over the last couple of weeks but the special teams got into the act to begin the game. Tyrese Heard took the opening kickoff and turned it into points with a 73 yard kickoff return for the touchdown only 11 seconds into the game. The try for two was no good and the Lions took the 6-0 lead. It took a while for the endzone to be seen but the Lions extended their lead midway through the second quarter. Tayvis Coleman scored on the 21 yard run and the Diaz extra point gave the Lions a 13-0 lead with 7:40 remaining in the first half. The Bulldogs put points on the board just before the half ended. Clifton Johnson scored on a two yard run to cap the drive and the point after cut the lead to 13-7. The half would end with the Bulldogs trailing by that score. Both defenses took control in the early moments of the second half. With 1:48 left in the third quarter, Antonio Heard broke through the Eustace defense and finished a highlight reel 42 yard touchdown run. Diaz added the point after and the lead grew to 20-7. Teague would begin to put some space in the score in the first couple of minutes in the fourth quarter. Jacovy McWilliams ran for a 19 yard touchdown and the Lions led 26-7 with 9:25 Throwing on the run is Zach Satterwhite of the Teague Lions varsity team. (Photos by remaining in the game. Monte Calame) James East scored on a two yard run less than a minute later and cut the lead to 26-14 with 8:46 to go. Antonio Heard scored on a 21-yard run midway through the final quarter. His second touchdown put the Lions up 32-14 when the point after sailed wide right. Teague would put the game away on the next offensive play from scrimmage. The Eustace offense put the ball on the ground and linebacker Nathan Vick scooped it up and returned it 30 yards for the clinching touchdown and the 39-14 lead. Eustace would add a late touchdown with 20 seconds left to set the final at 39-21. The Lions will host the Elkhart Elks on Friday. Game time is scheduled for a 7:30 Forcing a HUGE strip sack is #51 (Jr.) Cameron Crawford. kickoff. This allows #44 Nathan Vick to return a TD for the Teague Scott Batts reporting. Lions!
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Tipping the ball over is Fairfield Varsity standout, Madison Gallegos. All three HS teams opened district with two wins this past week. Coach Johnson says “We are trying to get better each game going through district and preparing for the playoffs.” --Friday 9/30 - Varsity defeated Palestine 25-16, 25-8, and 25-9. Game Stats Aaryn Scires - 11 kills and 9 blocks Carrington Roberts - 7 kills and 5 blocks Da’meka Shed - 6 kills, 5 blocks, 5/5 serving, 2 aces Caroline Richmond - 6 kills and 11 assists Tanna Lide - 4 kills and 5 digs Cali Gawryszewski - 9 digs Sarah Richmond - 16/16 serving and 3 digs Claire Partain - 13/13 serving and 13 assists --JV over Palestine 25-15 and
25-9. --Freshmen over Palestine 25-10 and 25-10. --Tuesday 9/27 Varsity defeated Athens 23-25, 25-14, 25-20, and 25-12. Game Stats Cali Sending over a serve for the Lady Eagles Gawryszewski - team is Eryn Scires. (Photos by Melissa 27 digs, 16/17 Lee) serving, and 1 ace Sarah Richmond - 11 digs, and 5 digs Katie Henrichs - 10/10 24/24 serving, and 2 aces serving and 5 digs Da’meka Shed - 12 kills, 2 --JV defeated Athens 27-29, blocks, and 9 digs 25-14, and 25-17. Tanna Lide - 11 kills and 7 --Freshmen defeated Athens digs Aaryn Scires - 10 kills and 25-21, and 25-15. 12 blocks Caroline Richmond - 8 kills, 1 block, 14 digs, 17 assists, 15/15 serving, and 1 ace Claire Partain - 15 assists
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Museum Seeks THS Annuals THS yearbooks are needed to complete the collection at the B-RI Railroad and Historical Museum’s Teague High School room. If you have any of the following yearbooks, please get in contact with Pam Stuver at 254-739-0747: --1921-1930, --1932-1937, --1939-1947, --1949, --1951, --1952, --1983, --2003-2005, --2007-2008. You will not have to donate your yearbook.
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Fairfield Project Graduation is having a Raffle Fundraiser during the girls’ varsity home basketball game on December 6, 2016. Tickets are $100 each and will be sold at all home football, volleyball, and basketball games. They
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Queen to be Crowned Friday, October 7th Pie A Cop for Lexie! at Eagles’ Home Game Against Salado It is Homecoming week at Fairfield High School. One lucky young lady will be crowned Queen, at 7 p.m., prior to the football game against Salado on Friday, October 7th. Nominees for 2016 FHS Homecoming Queen are Back Row (left-right): Abby Teer, Cali Gawryszewski, Vanessa Hidalgo and Mikaela Stamper. Completing this year’s Homecoming court are (sitting): Sophomore class Duchess Ashlyn Partian, Junior class Duchess Matilda Ohvo, and Freshman class Duchess Emi Bonner. Alumni, parents and fans are encouraged to don their maroon and gold, and come cheer on the Fairfield Eagles. (Photo by Megan Hempel)
Who doesn’t want to pie a cop every now and then? Well, here is your chance to do it legally! Lexie Neptune is a strong little girl with a big fight ahead of her; she is fighting a brain tumor. With the support of our local law enforcement, other businesses and Something Different Restaurant, a fundraiser will be held on October 22, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at the Fairfield Conference Center at the fairgrounds. During the event, you will be able to pie a cop for a minimum donation of 5 dollars or more. There will have door prizes, cupcakes and more.
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Congratulations to Garrett Covey of Wortham High School for making the ATSSB Region 8 All Region Jazz Band on bass guitar. His performance qualified him to be heard at the All Area level for a shot at the ATSSB All State Jazz Band. This could possibly be his second time making the All State Jazz Band. Garrett is a junior at Wortham High School and is a member of the Wortham Bulldog Band. The band is under the direction of Marc Nichelson and assistant Rachel Berg. (Photo submitted)
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General Care for Cats Bringing a new cat or kitten into your home can be exciting. Whether you’re a first-time pet owner, or you’re thinking about welcoming another animal into your home, there are many things to consider before adopting or purchasing a feline companion. If you are considering bringing a cat into your home, you should also be prepared for their natural behaviors, such as scratching. Scratching may not be conducive to an indoor domesticated lifestyle, so cat owners should give their cat an outlet for this behavior, such as through a scratching post. Other options for cat owners include declawing their cat. However, declawing should only be done after failed attempts to prevent the cat from using its claws destructively or when its claws present a health risk to the owner, Griffin said. Some possible ways to stop destructive scratching include trimming the claws weekly, giving the cat plenty of scratching posts or other items made for cats to scratch, or placing temporary synthetic nail caps on the claws, Griffin said. Another factor to consider
for potential cat owners is the responsibility of cleaning litter boxes. Litter boxes should be cleaned daily and fresh litter should be used weekly to every other week, Griffin said. “I recommend having one more litter box than cat in the home. For example, if you have two cats, you should have three litter boxes,” she said. Cats should naturally use a clean litter box that is in a quiet part of the home and is well separated from the cat’s food and water. If inappropriate urination occurs, or the cat is not using the litter box, this could be a sign of a medical or behavioral condition. Talk to your veterinarian to determine the best solution to this problem. Whether you are an experienced pet owner or beginning a new journey in the world of pet ownership, be sure to review and understand the responsibilities of a kitten or a cat. Pets fully depend on their owners for food, love, and care, so it is important to be completely committed before adopting or purchasing a new furry friend.
Take A Look Back by Tony Price
Look back to see forward… Sometimes it is valuable to take a pause and look back at the journey we have traveled. It allows us the opportunity to see the results of seemly small things that ultimately made a larger impact. I have always utilized visuals to help me understand complicated concepts. In June of 1986, I had just finished my 1st year as Assistant Principal at Fairfield HS. We had about 540 students and it was a new and often frustrating experience for an “old Ag. Teacher” from a small 1A school. I remember how barren and hot our outdoor commons area was, so during summer, I decided to plant a live oak sapling in the court yard. During the next couple of years, I watered and pruned the little tree and in 1988, I was appointed as principal at middle school across the road. Other people took up the task of caring for the tree. I have attached pictures of the courtyard taken in 1986 and 2012. The tree is a symbol of what we do in the lives of students, colleagues and even our own family. We may only plant and others may nurture. In many cases, we become the conduit to continue growth that was initiated by others. It is helpful for us to look backward at times to understand the impact that we make TODAY may not be revealed in the short time-frame of days or weeks. I was blessed to work in the same district as an administrator for more than 25 years. It is a joy to venture around town and see young people who were not always the best student, but who have become caring parents, loyal employees and contributing citizens. It is valuable to see today quality staff members who entered our profession as timid and fragile rookies. Yes, there is a danger for individuals who always live in the past. However, there is opportunity for renewal when we “look back in order to see the future.” Have a nice day and a grand weekend!
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The Zombies take over this Friday, September 30th as Screams® opens for its 2016 season and unveils its newest haunted attraction, the Zombie Wasteland. It’s a whole new level of fear…do you dare tempt fate… will you come out alive… the undead await you! Only time will tell as you take the ominous journey into the terrifying twists and turns of the all new Zombie Wasteland! Screams® Halloween Theme Park, presented by MetroPCS, opens this Friday, September 30, 2016 for its 21st season of thrills, chills and guaranteed moments of terror. Screams® is Haunted Houses and a Whole Lot more with 3 Haunted Houses, the CarnEvil Clown Maze and the all new Zombie Wasteland! Plus there is live entertainment on the Screams® stage, Scary-Oke, games of skill, shops, a food court, a full service restaurant and pubs (for those over 21) to deliver a whole night of Halloween fun! In celebration of the season, the pubs will be featuring seasonal favorites like Crackberry Blackberry Cider, Night Owl Pumpkin Ale, Redhook Pumpkin Porter, Deep Ellum Praline Porter, Spaten Oktoberfest and Fanconia Oktoberfest among many other favorites. “Screams® offers the very best Halloween experience anywhere in North Texas and our 2016 season will be no exception”, says Coy Sevier, Screams® General Manager. “Our new attraction, ‘Zombie Wasteland’ is outstanding and will provide a whole new realm of fear for our visitors, plus every one of our three haunted houses and the CarnEvil Clown Maze has been upgraded to make this year’s haunts even more spectacular!” The haunted houses, CarnEvil Clown Maze and Zombie Wasteland are all included in the single admission price along with live entertainment and Scary-Oke. Plus visitors may go through the haunted houses and haunted attractions as many times as they like (as the crowds will allow). To avoid the wait, visitors can also purchase a Fast Pass in advance or at the event during their visit. Screams® vendors and shops will feature wares like jewelry, medicine bags, temporary tattoos, glo products, feather extensions, Henna and glitter Tattoos and Wax Hands. There is also a mask and souvenir shop, Tarot Cards, psychic & palm readings and much more. The entertainment line-up for Screams® 2016 will include Screams® radio partners taking over the Screams® stage bringing their own brand of entertainment with events like The Edge 102.1’s “Smell This” event on Saturday, October 1st, Hot 93.3’s “Glow Party and Dark Maze Challenge” on Saturday, October 15th, and KVIL’s Live Broadcast on Saturday, October 8th and “Screaming Good Time” event on Saturday, October 22nd. Then Complete DJ will take the stage spinning music and creating a festive atmosphere for the rest of the season. Screams® is a top 10 pick for Halloween Spooktacular Fun by TopFor. com and -Zombiesrated as the best Haunted Theme Park – ‘A 10 out of Page 4-C
FAIRFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL students celebrating birthdays for summer months and September are (top row, l-r): Rylie Jo Swinson, Rylee Cook, Caliegh Taylor, Ivy Wren, Hudson Little, Gavin Thaler, and Wyatt Haydon; and (bottom row, l-r): Taylor Solis, Hudson Thaler, Grayson Easter, Stanley Bellfield, Benjamin Palacio, and David Childress. (Photo submitted)
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Halloween trick or treat bag and crayons to color it with. At the pumpkin patch there will be trick or treating at Trick or Treat Street. Children can pick their own pumpkin to take home. There’s also a hay ride, a bubble station and temporary tattoo station, two bounce houses, the always popular corn box and lots of new games! There are also swings, a tire tunnel and a bumpy slide to keep the kids busy! Sno Coney Island will be on hand selling food, snacks and drinks. On the train ride back to
the depot, each child will be given a pumpkin decorating kit for their pumpkin. Tickets for the event range from $15 to $65 and include the train ride and an hour’s worth of activities at the pumpkin patch. There are three classes of seating to choose from. Standard Class includes both coach and open air cars located within close proximity to the on-board concession stand. Lone Star Class includes seating at fourtop tables in climate controlled cars with an attendant serving complimentary snacks and drinks. Diamond Class offers
Raymond Cooper Prepares His Greatest Performance July 4, 1998, is a date that will live in infamy in the annals of Lennox Valley. Let’s look back at the events that led up to this remarkable date in Valley history. The daily talk radio show, “Renderings with Raymond,” is as good a place to begin as any, I suppose. It had been only 17 months since Raymond Cooper hatched his plan to use his celebrity to weasel his way into the mayor’s seat in the upcoming election. With each passing day, listeners became more enraged at Raymond’s favorite source of controversy, the dastardly actions of the Federal Reserve System. These actions, he claimed, were solely responsible for the soaring price of eggs. Around that same time, the good Lutherans of the Valley called “Brother Jacob” Gehrig, direct descendant of Lou Gehrig, to serve as their fi rst associate pastor. Not long after, following his attendance at a church growth conference at a Methodist “mega-church” in Kansas City, Jacob felt his heart strangely warmed and was led to begin the Valley’s fi rst “contemporary” worship service. Having no drummers or electric guitar players in the congregation, the weekly 8:30 a.m. service made do with a keyboard player from the local junior college. Brother Jacob is perhaps best known for his habit of preaching in bare feet. He once explained to his congregation of 15 to 20 weekly attendees it had something to do with Moses and a burning bush. 1997 was an eventful year in Lennox Valley, as it was also the year that Claire Lapella moved to town, although hardly anyone knew it at the time. Claire moved to the Valley to be with her “soulmate,” Jay Molley, who, eight months later, did as soulmates often do, leaving her to be with his new soulmate who lived up the road in Springfield. In May of ‘98, desperately feeling the echoing emptiness, Claire picked up a copy of Lennox Valley Hometown News, dated October 15, 1997, which had been lying underneath
a copy of the Lennox Valley Phone Book for seven months. That’s when she learned of the First Baptist Church Annual Men’s Breakfast and Turkey Shoot. As one of only six vegetarians in all of the Valley, Claire was chagrined by the thought of Baptist men traipsing around the church grounds, shooting innocent turkeys. The fact that women weren’t invited made it that much worse. Of course, the biggest news among the good folks in 1998 was the appointment of the fi rst clergywoman in the history of Lennox Valley. Sarah Hyden-Smith became the pastor of First Methodist Church in June of that year, and life in my hometown hasn’t been the same since. Who knew that so many puzzle pieces would come together on one extraordinary day? It was on July 4 that both Claire Lapella and Raymond Cooper awoke, unbeknownst to each other, in their respective homes earlier than usual for a Sunday morning. Both residents of the Valley were planning to attend church for the fi rst time as adults, but for different reasons. Claire, while still plotting her upcoming protest at First Baptist Church, had heard of the new pastor at Lennox Valley Methodist Church. In a moment of desperation, feeling the growing loneliness of a woman whose soulmate was gone for good, Claire made the fateful decision to quietly slip in among the Methodists and see what this Sarah HydenSmith was all about. Claire was grasping for hope, and church seemed as good a place as any to fi nd it. Raymond’s reason for attending church was a bit less noble. Coming to the conclusion that he must be a faithful member of a church to win the upcoming election, he realized that the clock was ticking and July 4 was to be the day he took the membership plunge. After much “prayerful thought,” a phrase he would repeat often in the coming weeks, he selected the contemporary service at Lennox Valley Lutheran Church. It would be a performance to be retold time and again over the coming years.
seating 16-feet above the rails in a double-decker, stainless steel dome car. This class of service also provides tabled seating, a climate controlled environment and attendants serving complimentary snacks and drinks. Guests are encouraged to arrive 45-60 minutes prior to departure time. For more information, go to www.TexasStateRR.com or follow the Texas State Railroad on Facebook. Tickets can be booked online or by calling 903-683-3098 locally, or toll free at 877-726-7245.
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Continued from 3-C 10’ by Texas Haunts. Screams®, presented by MetroPCS, will be open on Friday & Saturday Nights now through October 29, 2016 from 7:30 PM to 1:30 AM and is located in Waxahachie, just 30 minutes south of the downtowns of Dallas and Fort Worth off of I-35E at exit 399A on the Scarborough Faire® site. From Waco, follow I-35E north to Exit 399. Parking is free compliments of Waxahachie Autoplex. Screams® is also sponsored by Dr Pepper. Admission is $30 at the gate. Visitors can get a $50 ticket deal for two coupon at any D/FW MetroPCS store, $2 off discount coupons at Waxahachie Autoplex or advance discount tickets online at www.ScreamsPark. com
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Bulldog Band Honors Drum Line
Senior Citizens (65+)...$26 Within State of Texas...$30 Out of State/Overseas..$32
DRUM LINE MEMBERS of the Wortham Bulldog Band that were recognized during the September 23rd game are Jon Lockhart, Summer Settlemyer, Ben Havens, Alex Munster, Kat McKeand, Devon Colquette, Jeremy Rogers, and Tracy Neal. (Photo submitted)
A nice hit at the net by Ashley Mao for the Wortham Lady Bulldogs as they take Hubbard on in 3. (Photo by Jennifer Lansford)
Lady Bulldogs End First Round of District Play 401 E. Commerce, Fairfield 903-389-6397 with Win Against Hubbard FreestoneCountyTimes.com
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Wortham beat Hubbard in three games to end the first round of district play with W 25–9, W 27-25, and W 25–9. District record is 6-1. Game Stats Kate Vogel led with 12 kills, 3 aces and 14 digs. Kayla Lansford led the team with 9 kills, 5 aces, 8 digs and 5 blocks. Setter Jayde Hamilton had 2 kills, 12 assist, 2 aces, and 8 digs. Ashley Mao had 2 kills, 1 ace, 2 digs and 2 blocks. Sterling Gentry had 1 kill, 1 ace, 4 digs and 1 block. Bri Samuels had 1 kill, 2 digs and three blocks. Setter Darcy Taylor had 8 assists and 2 digs. Libero Hallie Fautt had 14 digs.
Local business owners are our friends and neighbors...FAMILY. Let’s take care of each other!
i’m lovin’ it
WORTHAM BULLDOG BAND MEMBER of the Week for September 23, 2016 is Kat McKeand, a member of the Drum Line. (Photo submitted)
669 W. Hwy 84, Fairfield
Supporting Your Favorite Teams!
Fairfield | Teague | Wortham Proudly Supporting Freestone County Football
MG Automotive 524 N. Fairway | Fairfield
903-389-6707
All-Star Ford Hwy. 84 West | Fairfield
LONG
INDUSTRIES INC. www.longindustries.us
Denny Folk
Fairfield, Tx 903-389-YUMM
903-388-4472 | 903-915-0468
HOMETOWN PHARxMACY & Gifts
“More Than A Drug Store”
903-389-2541
www.teaguenursingcare.com
903-389-3000
All American Bail Bonds Fairfield, Texas | 903-389-4494 Chad Hagen
254-562-9555 909 E Milam | US Hwy 84 E | Mexia
I-45 & Hwy 27 | Fairfield | 903.389.8879
Michael D. Collins, D.D.S.
Rancho Nuevo
Orthodontics for children & adults 300 N. Sherman, Mexia | 254-562-9301
Farmers State Bank 360 W. Commerce St. | Fairfield
903-389-7999
Best of Luck to All the County Teams!
(903) 872-2471
254-739-2541
Good Luck to Freestone County Football Teams!
Hometown Store
Teague | 254-739-2071
Big Brown Plant & Mine
903.389.2408 Backing the Eagles to the Playoffs!
(Dine In or Carry Out)
New Home Construction, Remodeling
903-389-3383 | Fairfield 884 Hwy 84 W. | Teague, Tx
Yay, Team!
Carroll Lumber Company
Luminant.com
AZTEC EXPRESS Lube & Tire, Inc.
Mexican Restaurant
979 US Hwy 84 W, Teague 254-739-5889
New Eagle Spirit Wear has arrived! Hours: Tues.-Fri. 10-5:30, Sat. 10-4
I-45 Coffee Shop Let’s Go Freestone -- Go! Fight! Win!
Armadillo Emporium 903-389-3336|Courthouse Square|Fairfield
903.389.4186
Rutherford Tree Service
Fried Chicken doesn’t get better than this!
Lovin’ the Eagles! Fairfield | 903-389-8829
www.LoneStarAgCredit.com
Fairfield Family Practice
106 N Keechi | 903.389.6112
254-562-3843
FlattStationers Inc.
www.flattstationers.com | Mexia, Tx
CAPPS
True Value Hardware & Ag Center 512 W. Hwy 84 | 903-389-4505
Go Bulldogs!
Porter Funeral Home Wortham and Mexia locations
SAM’S
Original Restaurant & Gifts 903-389-7267 | Fairfield, Tx
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County Judge Linda Grant
Call 4 Computers (903) 389-6942
Dick Scott Ford
www.DickScottFordInc.com
254-562-3864 | Mexia
Ballard Company
(A/C, Heating, Duct Cleaning, Electrical)
903-389-5774
WX Ranch Land & Cattle
Stewards Mill, Texas
475 W. Commerce | Fairfield 903.389.2912
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High School
Gridiron Guide THS
FHS
Eagles
vs. Salado
Friday, October 7th at 7:30 p.m. - Home Aug 26 vs. LaVega Lose Sep 2 vs. Athens Win Sept 9 vs. Palestine Lose Sep 16 vs. Rusk Lose Sep 23 vs. China Springs Lose Sep 30 - Open Oct 7 vs. Salado Home Oct 14 vs. Robinson Away Oct 21 vs. Connally Home Oct 28 vs. Mexia Home Nov 4 vs. Lorena Away
34-10 18-0 27-10 35-28 56-19 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:30
Lions
vs. Elkhart
Aug 26 vs. Caldwell Sep 2 vs. Mexia Sep 9 vs. Dublin Sep 16 - Open Sep 23 vs. West Sep 30 vs. Eustace Oct 7 vs. Elkhart Oct 14 vs. Whitney Oct 21 vs. Groesbeck Oct 28 vs. Malakoff Nov 4 vs. Westwood
Mobile Home Services
ARE YOU GAME?
“A man’s handshake is his word.”
612 W US HWY 84
903-389-9921
Bulldogs
vs. Timpson
Friday, October 7th at 7:30 p.m. - Home
Rutherford Auto Sales 903-389-4146
WHS
Win Lose Win
27-14 41-26 68-26
Win Win Home Away Home Away Home
14-10 39-21 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:30
Friday, October 7th at 7:00 p.m. - Away Aug 26 vs. Itasca Win Sep 2 vs. Cayuga Lose Sep 9 vs. Rosebud-Lott Win Sep 16 vs. Dawson Win Sep 23 vs. Granger Lose Sep 30 - Open Oct 7 vs. Timpson Away Oct 14 vs. Tenaha Home Oct 21 vs. Mt. Enterprise Away Oct 28 vs. Grapeland Away Nov 4 vs. Overton Home
254-562-0233 Mexia, Tx
Garcia & Garcia, L.L.C.
Support your team!
903-388-8585
“Serving all Tri-County & Surrounding Areas”
River of Life
Mexia Pest Control
1201 E. Commerce | Fairfield | 903-389-LIFE
254-562-6565 www.mexiapestcontrol.com
Family Worship Center
Termite & Pest Services
Partners, L.P.
Shell Lubricants Distributor
200 S. Fairway | Fairfield
(903) 389-3161
CAPPS
Memorial Chapel Fairfield | 903-389-3434 Fairfield, Texas
903-389-8686
254-739-5511
903-389-2764 - Fairfield - 888-509-5383
Roy W. Hill Mayor of Fairfield
Wishing ALL the teams of Freestone County a Winning Season!
Harvest Management Ag Center 903-389-6145 423 State Hwy 75 S., Fairfield
600 US HWY 84 W - Teague
RD Casey
Land and Cattle. 903.389.2543
Cochran Roofing Tire and Wrecker Service
254-730-3234
Thressa & Phillip Ivy
Lyndsey and Sons
Fairfield Eagles!
903-388-4318
backing the
Beau Chastain - Agency Manager Fairfield | 903-389-4125
TEXAS FARM BUREAU
INSURANCE AUTO / HOME / LIFE
Freestone County Times
840 W. US Hwy 84 Teague, Texas
and Construction
903-389-3869
Landscaping and Irrigation
NAPA A
7:00 7:00 7:00 7:00 7:00
Winters Oil
DAPS Stop and Shop Hwy 84 & I-45 | Fairfield
32-6 40-7 21-19 41-14 43-20
Larry Lynch Inc. & Lynch Supply 902 S. Buffalo Avenue Buffalo, TX | 903-322-5245
Alan’s Tire & Service 819 W. Milam St., Mexia, Texas
Complete line of utomotive Parts Hwy 84 at Hwy 75 - Fairfield
254-562-9399
Clyde Ridge
County Commissioner Precinct 4
“Go Bulldogs!”
Ponte’s Diner 50’s Atmosphere
Fairfield, Tx | 903-389-5555
LYLE OIL CO. & Parker Auto Supply 111. South Fairway | Fairfield | 903-389-LYLE
Cholopisa General Denistry Robin L. Cholopisa, D.D.S. 254-562-5347 | 300 N. Sherman | Mexia
Will Hallmark
Griffin-Roughton
903-389-NEWS
427 E. Commerce, Fairfield | 903-389-5609
(903) 874-4774 | 450 E. Main in Fairfield
Buffalo Livestock Marketing, Inc.
Brent W. Moore, DDS
“Supporting the Hometown Team!”
Supports Freestone County Football
Sale Every Saturday at Noon | 903-322-4940
State Farm®
Kent Trucking & Const.
Serving Freestone and Navarro County
903-641-8060
THEE HOSPICE Peace + Comfort + Dignity
Chris Martin District Attorney
Freestone County, Tx
Chad Morgan, P.C.
903-389-9821 | 800-999-5935
Eagle Insurance Services
MEXIA Pump and Motor
903.389.2238 | Fairfield
1329 E. Milam, Mexia 254-562-6101 | 800-717-6101
903-389-2815 | 903-388-1468 300 FM 488 | Fairfield
H&R Block
Withrow Furniture Co.
ACE
903-389-5375
www.withrowfurniture.com
415 Main St., Teague
254-765-3203
DAY BOYS SHOP Heavy Equipment & Truck Repair
1402 W. Hwy. 84 | Mexia Bus. 254-472-0000 Fax 254-472-0888
The Law Office of
(903) 389-7497
420 W. Commerce | Fairfield
Proudly supporting the Wortham Bulldogs!
(254) 716-3486 | (254) 237-1205 954 W. US Hwy 84 | Teague, TX
903-389-4151
Rudy and Paula Lopez
Supporting the Eagles, Lions & Bulldogs!
Kela Cook Crowell, Broker
full service dental care
A&R Tile & Services Palestine (903) 729-2241
Funeral Home
Fairfield | 903-389-3244
J&H Electric Services
air conditioning & heating 903-389-4567 | 903-388-1383 Service & Sales | TACLB45376E
We support our local communities.
701 E Milam, Mexia
Anderson County Livestock Auction Hwy 19 & FM 294 | Elkhart, Texas Sale Wednesday Noon | 903-764-1919
Carpet Country 1784 Hwy. 84 E. 254-562-7744
Supporting Your Favorite Teams!
Fairfield | Teague | Wortham
October 5, 2016
An RV’s Home Away From Home!
Primrose RVPrimrose Park RV Park Rutherford Tree Service Primrose RV Park
Rutherford Tree Service
TREE REMOVAL & PLANTING LOT CLEARING STUMP GRINDING BUCKET TRUCKS & OPERATOR FOR RENT
1002 East Commerce (at the Caution Light)
*OTVSFE #POEFE
Bobby “Bubba” Rutherford, Jr.
903-388-4472 903-389-3528 3528 “A Cut Above the Competition”
bobbyrutherfordjr@gmail.com
120 CR 947 • Teague, TX 75860
903-389-2105 • After Hours 903-388-0647 $ 385/Month $100/Week $25/Day Privacy Fenced With Key Code Gate »»Wifi & Cable TV INCLUDED««
Primrose RV Park
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A Cut Above Satellite
the Caution Light) Rural High(atSpeed Internet
“Serving the area since 1994” 903-322-3181 800-606-3181 Houston, Dallas or 903-388-2285 Waco Channels Available
ACutAboveSatellite.GetDish.com
FAIRFIELD 903-389-2284 MEXIA 254-562-5309 BUFFALO 903-322-5489
Wesley Mortimer 254-379-3298 SALES Cody Lyddon 254-716-8487
Primrose RV Park Primrose RV Park
Brookshire Brothers of Teague
Brookshire Brothers of Fairfield
Happy Birthday, Brookshire Brothers! In 1921, brothers Austin and Tom Brookshire opened the first Brookshire Brothers in Lufkin, Texas on September 21st. Little did they know, 95 years later, their company would grow to employ over 7,000 employee-owners with 113 retail locations. Over the years, we have seen a number of changes. There have been many expansions, acquisitions, and new business ventures that we’ve experienced. All of these have made us stronger. On behalf of all our employee-owners, we say Thank You! To show our appreciations, we’re inviting our neighbors and friends to a party. Each of our stores had a public birthday party on Saturday, September 24th to celebrate the big day.
24 Hour Road Service New & Used, Recaps - Wheels - Wholesale Tires Truck/Car/Farm Minor Mechanic Work
After Hours: 254-640-2481
TLT #1 Mexia 254-562-2070
TLT #2 Hwy 84 E. Fairfield 254-203-3401
TLT #3 TLT #4 Hwy 84 Mexia Buffalo 254-562-2811 254-747-3028
Carroll Lumber Company 208 S. 5th Avenue, Teague, Texas
Bus. 254-739-2071 *** Fax 254-739-3549
New Home Construction Kelly Moore Paint - Remodeling Clint Skinner, Owner carrolllumber@sbcglobal.net
KDT Construction, Inc.
DAY BOYS SHOP
Engine Repair and Rebuilds Auto. and Std. Transmission Rebuilds Hyd. Repair Of All Types Field Service On All Makes of Heavy Equipment.
Heavy Equipment & Truck Repair
P.O. Box 129 - 1402 W. Hwy. 84 Mexia, Texas 76667 Bus. 254-472-0000 Fax 254-472-0888
Melissa Day
Andy Day
AFFORDABLE CUSTOM BUILDINGS
Dirt, Excavation, Septics
Ken Sessions 903-599-2319 903-388-5339
P.O. Box 344 Kirvin, TX 75848 kdt@windstream.net
Corsicana Air Conditioning & Sheet Metal 625 W. 2nd Ave., Corsicana, TX
903-872-8434
In Fairfield on Hwy 84 214-232-9170 Mike Adams
We also specialize in steel Barns, Garages Carports, RV Covers & Much More!
Full Stock of:
LIQUOR, BEER & WINE Hours: Mon-Sat 10am - 9pm FM 27 & Hwy. 14 (corner)
October 7th
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Repair/Upgrades Networking Custom Built Systems Consulting 19 Years Experience Rod Norton
Please stop in for “Morning Joe Friday,” October 7th from 8:00 - 9:30 a.m. at the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce office. Come and sit a spell, and let us hear your ideas or plans for the future. --Would you like to open your own business? --Do you need information on how to start a business? --Would you like to share an idea for a future endeavor? --Just want to talk? We have the resources you need. Come by and let’s talk. Sponsored by the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce, located at 900 W. Commerce in Fairfield, Texas. For more information, give us a call at 903-389-5792.
(903) 389-6942
254-765-3488
211 West Main St, Fairfield (behind Rutherford Auto)
CRYSTAL CITY
Theiss Sausage Co.
GENERAL CONSTRUCTION
Deer Processing, Cattle Domestic Hog & Wild Hog, Hardwood Smoked Sausage, Summer Sausage, Snack Sticks and Jerky available year round!
CONSTRUCTION CO. “We do it right the first time.”
Roofing - All Types All Phases of Construction Building & Remodeling Trenching, Back Hoe & Brush Hog Demolition Painting & Texturing House Leveling Electrical
AL JOHNSON
Everyone Welcome at ‘Morning Joe Friday’
FREESTONE COUNTY TIMES
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The Wortham Store
Morning
903-391-1191
All made with USDA inspected meats
936-396-9300
EXTENDED HOURS - Open 7 Days A Week During Deer Season M - F 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
ANDERSON COUNTY LIVESTOCK AUCTION Sale Every Wednesday at 12:00
web site: www.andersoncountylivestock.com
(903)764-1919 • Fax (903)764-1918 Randy Lowery, owner 936-414-0993
Danny Turner 903-724-9214
Septic Systems Installation & Repair Conventional & Aerobic Systems
Mike Vezorak 903-388-0280 Storm Shelters Lic# 0S0030677
October 5, 2016
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NARFE to Meet Tues., Oct 11th in Waxahachie
Congratulations to Cooper Farms County Store, the Surprise Patrol Business of the Week. Presenting the “welcome” mat is Brenda Pate, Chamber Director; Nicole Ballard (Keller Williams Realtor), Chamber Board Member; Gail Farish (Creations Flowers & Gifts), Chamber Secretary; Vicki Smith, Manager – Cooper Farms; Ben Cooper, Owner – Cooper Farms; Amanda Drake, Cashier – Cooper Farms; Carl Govan, Baker – Cooper Farms; and Lisa Schick, Chamber Admin. Cooper Farms is located at 301 I-45 S Service Road in Fairfield, Texas. (Submitted Photo)
The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE), Chapter 1191, will hold its monthly meeting in Waxahachie at Ryan’s Buffet, 1400 N. Hwy 77, across from Home Depot, on Tues., 11 Oct 2016, from 11:00 a.m until 1:00 p.m. NARFE Chapter 1191 has members from Ellis, Navarro and surrounding counties. The guest speaker will be Paula Baucum, of PR Baucum & Associates, a Midlothian resident whose work has included Meals on Wheels and Approved Home Health Care. Members, guests, and all who are part of our federal active and retired family are invited. For membership information contact the closest NARFE representative, in Corsicana 903-874-3092, in Ennis 214949-6197, in Waxahachie 214-850-4783, in Red Oak 412722-6307, and in Midlothian 972-268-5793.
Graduated and On Your Own: Now What?
-Public NoticeNOTICE PUBLIC AUCTION
NOTICE PUBLIC AUCTION
10/14/16 9:00am ABC STORAGE 107 E HWY 84 FAIRFIELD The goods placed in storage by the following people will be sold to the highest bidder at public auction to satisfy a Landlord’s Lien for rent per Article 59.041 of Vernon’s Civil Statutes. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND AUCTION AND PLACE BID ON BUILDINGS PLEASE CHECK IN WITH IDENTIFICATION ON DAYS PRECEEDING AUCTION.
Christy Harper
Desk, household items, clothing
by Nathaniel Sillin Fall is here and school is back in session but for many graduates, it’s out for good. If you’re a recent high school or college graduate, this might be the first time you’re on your own. Living away from home and paying for your own housing, food and other necessities can be a tough adjustment. But being on your own for the first time is a new and exciting experience and it offers a perfect opportunity to set yourself up for success. Make sure you have the right bank account for you. A lot may have changed since you opened your account, so consider changing your account to find the best one for your needs. If you are still sharing a bank account with your parents, consider opening your own. Opening an account can be simple and it’s possible to do so online or over the phone – but you’ll need a minimum deposit amount and documentation like your Social Security Number. For helpful tips, see the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) guide on opening a checking account. Live within your means. As you begin your career it’s essential to have reliable income and use it responsibly.
Ed Daniels
Furniture, clothing, tools Coolers, fridge/freezer
A good budgeting guideline to start with is the 50/20/30 rule. Allot 50 percent of your income to necessary costs like housing, 20 percent to financial goals like repaying student loans and 30 percent to spending money. Remember that this is a rule of thumb and you can adjust it to fit your needs. Never spend more than you have, and always pay your bills on time. Figure out taxes. The most important thing to know about taxes is that you must pay them on time or request a six month extension. If you’ve missed the deadline, don’t ignore the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) – follow their guidelines for repayment. There are multiple ways to pay your taxes and you can download the IRS2Go mobile app to make payments. Check with your parents before filing: if they claim you as a dependent, you won’t be able to claim tax exemptions. Finally, check if you qualify for special exemptions like a student loan deduction. Take charge of your student loans. First, confirm your loan status at the official Federal Student Aid website where you can also explore your payment options and
estimate how long it will take to repay your loans. Always make the minimum payments on time, and if you’re having trouble paying off your loans, don’t ignore them. Contact your lender, explain your situation and pay as much as you can immediately while prioritizing paying off the rest. Check up on your healthcare. Under the Affordable Care Act, you can stay on your parents’ plan until you’re 26. If you aren’t currently on your parents’ plan or wish to leave their plan, you have several options to explore. Under federal law, if you’re not covered by health insurance you must pay a fee on your next federal tax return. You can explore the different levels of coverage available and estimate how much a plan will cost you at Healthcare.gov, the federal healthcare website. Get ready for retirement – yes, really. The younger you start saving, the more valuable your savings are. According to this Bankrate example, starting your savings at age 25 at $2,000 a year will yield a retirement account of $560,000 (assuming your earnings grow at 8 percent every year). But starting10
years later at age 35 will yield just $245,000 at retirement – less than half the money you’d have if you started saving ten years earlier. The earlier you start saving, the more money you’ll end up with – and if you take advantage of an employer-matched 401(k) fund, you can put away extra money for free. Charge up your credit score. Building up credit as a young adult is important for big purchases down the road. Buying a house or purchasing a car are often significantly harder without a good credit score. It’s smart to start building good credit while your expenses are relatively small. For more information, the CFPB has a database of frequently asked questions with everything you need to know about credit cards and credit scores. Bottom line: Though the transition from student to independent adult may feel overwhelming, you can take this opportunity to get your finances organized and prepare for working life. Building a strong financial foundation early on will help you worry less about your money and allow you to fully enjoy other new aspects of your life after college.
Jimmy Williams
Electrical, dartboard, lightbulbs, sound equipment, dartboard
Falon Winsor
Truck accessories, toys, Clothing
Chad Roger
Furniture, Household Goods
Carla Gallegos
Furniture, Household Goods
Scott Hibbard
Washer, Dryer, yard tools, pipe fittings, shelves
Dora Solomon
Furniture, Tools, Household Goods
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Kayla Brown
Furniture, printer, microwave, mattress, box spring, glassware 14’ framed above ground swimming pool, luggage, clothing
Randy Aaron
Household goods, VHS Tapes, Misc
Darryl Willard Sr.
Furniture, fire extinguisher, misc.
Bubba Moore
Tools, tool box, large tool shelf, ornaments, fishing poles
Josh Thompson
Pool Table, entertainment center, furniture
Annette Portillo
Desk, bookshelf, furniture, household goods
Mark Frazier
Indoor workout machine, tools, golf clubs, wet saw _____________________________
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Rita Sanders
Furniture, old washer, old computer components, filing cabinet, etc.
Brandon McDowell
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--Public Notice TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND PRELIMINARY DECISION FOR TPDES PERMIT FOR INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER AMENDMENT PERMIT NO. WQ0004298000 APPLICATION AND PRELIMINARY DECISION. Freestone Power Generation, LLC, and Calpine Operating Services Company, Inc., 717 Texas Street, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77002, which operate Freestone Power Generation Plant, a combined cycle electric power generation facility, has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for a major amendment with renewal of Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit No. WQ0004298000 to authorize an increase in the daily average flow rate from 0.85 million gallons per day (MGD) to 1.25 MGD and an increase in the daily maximum flow rate from 1.62 MGD to 1.75 MGD at Outfall 001. The draft permit authorizes the discharge of cooling tower blowdown and low-volume waste at a daily average flow not to exceed 1.25 MGD via Outfall 001. The TCEQ received this application on January 25, 2016.
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Notice of Public Sale Of property to satisfy a landlord’s lien. Sale to be held at Fairfield Self Storage at 1390 W. Highway 84, Fairfield, Texas 75840. Cleanup deposit is required. Seller reserves the right to withdraw the property at any time before the sale. Unit items sold for cash to highest bidder. Property includes the contents of spaces of the following tenant – Monya Williams: tvs, furniture and misc. household items. ________________________
The facility is located at 1366 Farm-to-Market Road 488, Freestone County, Texas 75840. The effluent is discharged directly to the Trinity River Above Lake Livingston in Segment No. 0804 of the Trinity River Basin. The designated uses for Segment No. 0804 are high aquatic life use and primary contact recreation. In accordance with 30 Texas Administrative Code §307.5 and the TCEQ implementation procedures (June 2010) for the Texas Surface Water Quality Standards, an antidegradation review of the receiving waters was performed. A Tier 1 antidegradation review has preliminarily determined that existing water quality uses will not be impaired by this permit action. Numerical and narrative criteria to protect existing uses will be maintained. A Tier 2 review has preliminarily determined that no significant degradation of water quality is expected in the Trinity River above Lake Livingston, which has been identified as having high aquatic life use. Existing uses will be maintained and protected. The preliminary determination can be reexamined and may be modified if new information is received. The TCEQ executive director has completed the technical review of the application and prepared a draft permit. The draft permit, if approved, would establish the conditions under which the facility must operate. The executive director has made a preliminary decision that this permit, if issued, meets all statutory and regulatory requirements. The permit application, executive director’s preliminary decision, and draft permit are available for viewing and copying at the Fairfield Library Association, 350 West Main Street, Fairfield, Texas. This link to an electronic map of the site or facility’s general location is provided as a public courtesy and is not part of the application or notice. For the exact location, refer to the application. http://www.tceq.texas.gov/assets/public/hb610/index.html?lat=31.89&lng=96.111666&zoom=13&type=r CHANGE IN LAW: The Texas Legislature enacted Senate Bill 709, effective September 1, 2015, amending the requirements for comments and contested case hearings. This application is subject to those changes in law. PUBLIC COMMENT / PUBLIC MEETING. You may submit public comments or request a public meeting about this application. The purpose of a public meeting is to provide the opportunity to submit written or oral comment or to ask questions about the application. Generally, the TCEQ will hold a public meeting if the executive director determines that there is a significant degree of public interest in the application or if requested by a local legislator. A public meeting is not a contested case hearing. OPPORTUNITY FOR A CONTESTED CASE HEARING. After the deadline for public comments, the executive director will consider the comments and prepare a response to all relevant and material, or significant public comments. The response to comments, along with the executive director’s decision on the application, will be mailed to everyone who submitted public comments or who requested to be on a mailing list for this application. If comments are received, the mailing will also provide instructions for requesting a contested case hearing or reconsideration of the executive director’s decision. A contested case hearing is a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in a state district court. TO REQUEST A CONTESTED CASE HEARING, YOU MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS IN YOUR REQUEST: your name, address, phone number; applicant's name and proposed permit number; the location and distance of your property/activities relative to the proposed facility; a specific description of how you would be adversely affected by the facility in a way not common to the general public; a list of all disputed issues of fact that you submit during the comment period and, the statement "[I/we] request a contested case hearing." If the request for contested case hearing is filed on behalf of a group or association, the request must designate the group’s representative for receiving future correspondence; identify by name and physical address an individual member of the group who would be adversely affected by the proposed facility or activity; provide the information discussed above regarding the affected member’s location and distance from the facility or activity; explain how and why the member would be affected; and explain how the interests the group seeks to protect are relevant to the group’s purpose. Following the close of all applicable comment and request periods, the executive director will forward the application and any requests for reconsideration or for a contested case hearing to the TCEQ Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled Commission meeting. The Commission may only grant a request for a contested case hearing on issues the requestor submitted in their timely comments that were not subsequently withdrawn. If a hearing is granted, the subject of a hearing will be limited to disputed issues of fact or mixed questions of fact and law relating to relevant and material water quality concerns submitted during the comment period. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ACTION. The executive director may issue final approval of the application unless a timely contested case hearing request or a timely request for reconsideration is filed. If a timely hearing request or request for reconsideration is filed, the executive director will not issue final approval of the permit and will forward the application and requests to the TCEQ Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled Commission meeting. MAILING LIST. If you submit public comments, a request for a contested case hearing or a reconsideration of the executive director’s decision, you will be added to the mailing list for this specific application to receive future public notices mailed by the Office of the Chief Clerk. In addition, you may request to be added to: (1) the permanent list for a specific applicant name and permit number; and (2) the mailing list for a specific county. If you wish to be placed on the permanent and the county mailing list, clearly specify which list(s) and send you request to TCEQ Office of the Chief Clerk at the address below. All written public comments and public meeting requests must be submitted to the Office of the Chief Clerk, MC 105, TCEQ, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711-3087 or electronically at www.tceq.texas.gov/about/comments.html within 30 days from the date of newspaper publication of this notice. AGENCY CONTACTS AND INFORMATION. If you need more information about this permit application or the permitting process, please call the TCEQ Public Education Program, Toll Free, at 1-800-687-4040. Si desea información en Español, puede llamar al 1-800-687-4040. General information about the TCEQ can be found at our web site at www.tceq.texas.gov. Further information may also be obtained from Freestone Power Generation, LLC, and Calpine Operating Services Company, Inc., at the address stated above or by calling Mr. Jaron Bergin, Senior Advisor, at (713) 570-4631. Issued: September 22, 2016
Home Country by Slim Randles It’s fall, and time once again for the Chipper Invitational Golf Tournament here in the valley. You remember Chipper, Doc’s imaginary squirrel? The one who was imaginarily squirrel-napped? Doc named the annual golf tournament after good ol’ Chipper. The tournament is used to raise money for coats for kids who need them. And it’s only fit and proper it be named for Chipper, since the golf tournament itself is just about as genuine as the squirrel. There isn’t a real golf course here in the valley, you know. You have to go to the city for that. So Doc decided to just wander around with a shovel, digging holes here
and there and putting flags next to them. The flags, in civilian life, sure look a lot like metal t-posts. Another thing that makes Doc’s tournament unique is that there is absolutely no way to practice for it. That’s because the “golf course” is usually laid out a day ahead of time each year, and every fall, Doc picks another spot for it. The holes are different, the fairways are non-existent, and the hazards … oh, the hazards. After the first tournament, when one of Harold Brewster’s cows got hit in the butt, there are no longer any four-legged ambulatory golf hazards. Farmers are allowed to move
them, happily, into bomb shelters or corrals for the duration of the madness. But have you ever tried to hit a golf ball that parked itself beneath an old, rusty hay baler? Such things make the course … challenging? Yes, and fun. This year, Doc’s theme was what he called trans-oceanic. This means, in valley talk, having the tee-boxes on one side of Lewis Creek and the holes on the other. It will be interesting to see how many errant golf balls hit the tire swing at the swimming hole and vanish forever into the depths. Chipper would approve, I’m sure.
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OFFERING HOUSE SITTING for the elderly or disabled in your own home! We have experience, references, and friendly faces! We would love Notice of Employment Opportunity to help you or your loved ones. For more information, The office of County Clerk of Freestone County, Texas has a job call 254-739-5741 or 254opening for the position of full-time Deputy Clerk. Experience 747-3341. working with the public is essential, typing/copier skills ________________________ required, office experience and computer skills preferred. All interested person may obtain an application from our office at 103 East Main, Fairfield, Texas or one can be downloaded arage ales from the County’s Website www.co.freestone.tx.us. Please return applications to the County Clerk office. No phone calls please! Applications will be accepted through HUGE GARAGE SALE 510 October 14, 2016 by 1:00 p.m. East Main Street, Fairfield __________________________________________________ (in front of VFW). Crystal, porcelain figurines, American Oak Furniture, (mint condition) antiques, piano, ivestock glassware, kitchen stuff, art work, collectibles, knife sets, smoking stand, picnic table, patio chair, etc. 100s of Items! Don’t Miss! October 6, 7, 8, 2016. (Indoor & Outdoor Rain or Shine) ________________________
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