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H u n t s v i l l e H i g h S c h o o l H.E.A.R.T.S. Veterans Museum C e l e b r a t e s G r a d u a t i o n Hosts Memorial Day Program
The Huntsville High School Seniors 2022 exercise the traditional cap toss after the graduation ceremony held last Saturday. By Wade Thibodeaux mony was held in John- relatives who all wanted Huntsville High School son Coliseum as 2020 was to get a first hand view held its graduation cere- held at Woodforest Stadi- of their particular gradumony last Saturday, May um in Shenandoah and ate. The ceremony began 28, 2022 in Johnson Coli- 2021 was held at the Cyn- at 10:00 am. and lasted seum on the Sam Houston thia Woods Mitchell Pa- about two hours. CongratState University Campus. vilion in the Woodlands. ulations Huntsville High This was the first time The Coliseum was packed School Seniors 2022. since 2019 that the cere- with parents, friends, and
U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady recognizes the Gold Star Families during the H.E.A.R.T.S. Veterans Museum Memorial Day Program. ans Museum hosted their program last (contd on By Wade Thibodeaux The H.E.A.R.T.S.Veter- annual Memorial Day page 6)
Walker County Election Results
Swearingen Wins Finals and World Championships at PBR
Daylon Swearingen takes a ceremonial drink from the trophy for winning the PBR World Championship.
By Wade Thibodeaux Daylon Swearingen went into the PBR Unleash the Beast World Finals 2022 in first place in the World Standings, but quickly lost that position when he was bucked off his bull on the first night. Swearingen rebounded to ride six consecutive times (contd on page 6)
Colt Christian won the run-off race for Walker County Judge and will next face Sherry McKibben in the general election in November.
By Wade Thibodeaux Walker County voters headed to the polls over the few days leading up to
Kyle Kacal won his re-election bid to remain a State Representative and will represent Walker County as the District 12 Representative in the Texas House of Representatives.
and including the May 24, 2022 election day to settle the remaining business of a run-off election. The to-
tal number of ballots cast was 6,134 out of 35,198 registered voters to tally (contd on page 6)
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Community 52. Hula dancer’s necklace 53. Bloody 55. Cuban dance step 57. *Popular prom dress choice 61. *Namesake of a lemon cake 65. Approximately 70% of Earth 66. Daniel ____-Lewis 68. City in Belgium 69. Not slouching 70. Khan’s honorific 71. Viva voce exams 72. Expunge 73. Actor/director Howard 74. Boundary lines DOWN 1. Smelting waste 2. Longer than midi 3. Any day now, formerly 4. Long-limbed 5. Unfortunate outcome
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6. *Rumpelstiltskin’s weaver 7. Saint Anne, or Santa ____ 8. Resoundingly successful 9. Demeanor 10. Slovenian ski maker 11. Cut with a beam 12. Matt Damon/ Adam Driver movie “The Last ____” 15. 2-dimensional 20. Single-cell protozoan 22. Manhole cover 24. Joviality 25. *”Nights in White ____” 26. Bullying, e.g. 27. Katmandu country 29. *Eurasian trade route namesake 31. Stake driver 32. Blacksmith’s block
33. Part of a play 34. *Chinos fabric 36. “Buenos ___” 38. Adverse 42. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: “____ Your Children” 45. Powerfully persuasive 49. 1990s negation 51. Formerly, formerly 54. “M*A*S*H” character 56. FlambÈ 57. Three-____ sloth 58. 0.405 hectare 59. Perceive by touch 60. *A wedding veil covers it 61. Blue hue 62. Notable achievement 63. Eye amorously 64. Scotland’s famous lake 67. Gone by
Community Calendar
THEME: FABRICS ACROSS 1. Ingratiating behavior 6. Testing site 9. Mix together 13. Veranda on Moloka’i 14. Lennon’s widow 15. Pilaff, to some 16. Neural transmitters 17. Stumblebum 18. Renter’s paper
Solution on page 15 19. *Plaid weave 39. Italian alternative 21. *Cozy pajama 40. Brazilian indigefabric nous people 23. Thanksgiving 41. Give out side? 43. Eye part 24. Sign up 44. Violinist Perlman 25. ____ Francisco or violinist Stern 28. 100 centavos 46. Toy flyer 30. *Woven revers47. Clickable text ible patterned fabric 48. Lady Hamilton’s 35. Tucked in at night lover 37. Unwelcome 50. Become puddle mail? from icicle
Friday, June 3: -Story time from 10:45am-11:45am at the library -Sittercise from 10:00am-11:00am at the library Saturday, June 4: -The Piney Woods Writers Group from 2:00pm-4:00pm at the library Monday, June 6: -Mother Goose Lapsit from 10:45am-11:45am at the library -Citizenship Preparation Course from 6:00pm8:30pm at the library Tuesday, June 7: -Sittercise from 10:00am-11:00am at the
library -Story time from 5:30pm-6:30pm at the library Wednesday, June 8: -Story time from 10:45am-11:45am at the library Thursday, June 9: -Sittercise from 10:00am-11:00am at the library -KidScape from 12:00pm-1:00pm at the library -Microsoft PowerPoint classes from 5:00pm6:00pm at the library Friday, June 10: -Story time from 10:45am-11:45am at the library
-Sittercise from 10:00am-11:00am at the library Saturday, June 11: -The Piney Woods Writers Group from 2:00pm-4:00pm at the library Monday, June 12: -Mother Goose Lapsit from 10:45am-11:45am at the library -Citizenship Preparation Course from 6:00pm8:30pm at the library Tuesday, June 13: -Sittercise from 10:00am-11:00am at the library -Story time from 5:30pm-6:30pm at the library
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Arrest Report
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From the office of Walker County Sheriff
Clint McRae Twenty-Five individuals were arrested and booked into the Walker County Jail between Monday, May 23 and Thursday, May 26 . Con-
tinued indictments from last week are also as followed. The individuals named have been magistrated and formally informed of
the charges against them. However, just because these individuals were arrested and magistrated does not mean they are guilty of the crimes
they are charged with committing. Also not everyone charged with a crime is alleged to have committed the crime in Walker County, but per-
haps was simply arrested in Walker County on outstanding warrant(s) while in Walker County. In instances in which individuals were arrested
on outstanding warrants, their original conviction and the reason they are on probation or parole, if available, is included in parenthesis set.
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Arrest Report
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Community
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Church Services
Baptist: -University Heights Baptist Church worship services every Sunday at 9:30am and 10:45am -First Baptist Church Hunts-
ville every Sunday bible study at 9:30am, worship at 8:30am, and 11:00am Catholic: -St. Thomas the Apostale Catholic Church Rosary
at 5:00pm and 5:30pm (English) every Saturday and every Sunday at 7:45am (English), 10:45am (English, and 12:30pm (Spanish)
Tr a f f i c S t o p L e a d s t o R e c o v e r a S t o l e n Tr a i l e r
On Saturday May 21, 2022 at approximately 12: 21 AM Walker County Sheriff’s Office Deputy French observed a traffic violation on a Ford F150 pulling a lowboy trailer at the intersection of Phelps Slab Road and US 190. Once Deputy French initiated the traffic stop by activating his overhead emergency lights, the driver
continued traveling until coming to a complete stop at the 10 block of Ida Olivia Road. Once there the deputy observed the driver, 46 year old Pedro Garza, exit the driver door and begin to walk towards the residence. Deputy French gave Garza verbal commands at which Garza did not comply and continued to walk away. Once Deputy French caught
up to Garza, he was detained to further investigate. Due to Garza’s inconsistency with his story, Deputies had the trailer’s VIN number verified through Walker County Communication Center who later confirmed the trailer’s registration was not coming back to Garza but to a local resident out of Huntsville. With the assistance of Huntsville Police Department, contact was made with the registered owner who advised that his trailer was left parked at a property he owned in the 7000 block of SH75 S. Owner of the registered trailer arrived to the scene where he confirmed that it was his trailer. Garza was arrested and transported to the Walker County Jail for Theft of Property, State Jail Felony with a $15,000 bond. Sheriff McRae would
Methodist: -First United Methodist Church worship every Sunday at 8:30am, 9:45am and 11:00am
Presbyterian: -First Presbyterian Church Huntsville classes every Sunday at 9:15am and worship at 10:30am
Non-Denominational: -The Ark Church. 10:30 am service. Loman’s Student Center, 1717 Avenue J. Lead Pastor - Luke Cunningham. 936-463-8416
like to thank all this trailer back to its victim even knew it involved for the great owner and locking up was missing. work done in getting the thief before the
Memorial Day Program (contd)
Congressman Kevin Brady assists Bob Kane, Walker County Veteran Service Officer, search for a name on the Vietnam Wall after the Memorial Day Program.
Monday, May 30, 2022 at the Walker County Storm Shelter. The program began with Executive Director Tara Burnett giving the welcome and then the National anthem was sung by USAF Veteran Kurtis Kitson. Marine Frank Olivares led the group in the Pledge and then he provided the opening prayer. Congressman Kevin Brady recognized the Gold Star Families and then Tara Burnett improvised because the guest speaker had to cancel at the last minute and Tara told a story based on letters from a soldier that never made it home. Amanda Yates told the story of the POW/MIA table and then the benediction was followed by TAPS being played by the American Legion Post 95 Color Guard.
Election Results (contd)
a respectable 17.43 percent. The Democratic Party had no unfinished business from the March Primary on the local level and only had four Statewide offices that were contested. The Republican Party had a few on the State level, but locally, the main two races were for the Walker
County Judge and State Representative, District 12. In the Walker County Judges race, the run-off vote totals very similarly resembled the Primary results with Colt Christian garnering 3,016(54.35%) votes to Frank Olivares 2,533(45.65%) and both candidates placing 1st and 2nd respectively as they
did in the Primary election in March, 2022. However, the State Representative race flipped as local businessman Ben Bius, who placed first in the Primary in Walker County, placed a distant second to incumbent State Representative Kyle Kacal in the run-off election. Bius had 2,263(41.08%) votes
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Community
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E l e c t i o n R e s u l t s ( c o n t d ) Sittercise at the Library to Kacal’s 3,246(58.92%) in Walker County and Kacal also won in the other Counties in his District to easily retain his seat in the Texas House of Representatives by a 57.9% to
42.1% margin in the total vote. Christian will now face Sherry McKibben in the general election in November. McKibben is the Democratic Party candi-
date for Walker County Judge and was uncontested in the Primary election. Kacal will be unopposed in the general election in November.
Swearingen Wins (contd)
Daylon Swearingen needs help holding all of the awards and checks he received as the 2022 PBR World Finals Champion and 2022 PBR World Champion. and regained the first position and never relinquished the lead. Swearingen is a native of Piffard, New York, but now resides in Sulphur Springs, Texas added the World Finals title and the World Champion title to his already impressive list of accomplishments. He is a High School Champion, a College Champion, and a Canadian Champion. His previous best in the World Finals was 12th in 2020, but this year’s 539.75 points in the World Finals was good enough to win the contest and added to his accumulated points throughout the season to tally 1717.49 for the World Championship title. He gathered up a smooth $1,000,000.00 for the World Championship, $300,000.00 for the Finals win, and some pocket change of $94,000.00 for
his round placings over the eight total rounds. He was riding with a pair of taped up boots because they felt good and he didn’t want to change anything that could stop his momentum. He can now comfortably afford a new pair of boots. Swearingen knew that he had won the World Championship title and the Finals title before he ever got on his last bull. Two bulls before his last ride, Brazil’s Kaique Pacheco had bucked off of his last bull to finish second in the World standings with 1279 points and third in the Finals standings with 469.75 points. The last rider before Swearingen was Cody Jesus and he bucked off of his bull to seal the Finals Championship for Swearingen. Jesus had 530 points for second place in the Finals
and was not a factor in the World standings. Swearingen showed his competitive spirit when he hit the challenge button after being bucked off his last bull and would have been awarded a re-ride opportunity because the bull caused a chute foul, but PBR CEO Sean Gleason denied the re-ride to the already Champion. The bull “Riding Solo” was crowned as the Champion Bull for the year and was awarded a $100,000.00 check to his owners Cord McCoy and Bill McCarty. The PBR event was held for the first time in Dickies Arena in Ft. Worth and was an eight round event that lasted over two weekends. The event will return to Dickies Arena next year with a similar format.
Get fit while you sit with Sittercise! Everybody’s favorite exercise program is being offered from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Fridays at the Huntsville Public Library in conjunction with Huntsville
Memorial Hospital. Sittercise is designed to help those who are aging and/ or dealing with chronic illnesses. Sittercise focuses on strength, balance, coordination, flexibility, endurance, and overall improved function. Please consult your
doctor before starting any new exercise program. Liability waivers are required to participate and are available from the instructor. The class is free and open to adults ages 18 and older. Class is limited to 25 so social distancing can be maintained.
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Smallest Rays The smallest ray is the short-nose electric ray which is about 4 inches across and weighs less than a pound.
Electric rays are named for their ability to generate and transmit an electric current to stun prey and for protection from predators.
tingrays are flat fishes that seem to fly underwater. Stingrays and other rays are sometimes called batoids because they look a bit like bats when they are swimming.
It’s been a long time!
Fossils of rays have been found that are million years old!
Largest Ray is the Manta Ray
Stingrays got their name from the sharp, venom-tipped spines on their tails that can come out when the tail hits an animal. They only sting when threatened or stepped on.
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Standards Link: Math/Number Sense: Calculate sums and differences.
The giant manta ray is the largest ray. Use the code to discover the manta ray’s size.
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Stingrays burrow in the sand in shallow waters to hide from predators or wait for prey to swim by. Their colors often match the sand or mud where they hide. This is called camouflage.
Stingray Shuffle
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Manta rays can grow to be more than
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Manta rays never stop swimming and travel in large groups to feeding grounds. These large groups can include as many as rays and are known as a fever.
When walking in shallow waters where stingrays live, do the stingray shuffle. Shuffle your feet along the bottom to warn hiding stingrays that you are coming. The shy, gentle creature will hear you and swim away before you step on it.
PREDATORS STINGRAY SHALLOW BATOIDS SPINES TRAVEL MANTA FEVER SEALS GILLS VENOM SHARP MATCH SAND SWIM
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Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
All the Angles
Help the ray escape the shark!
What eats rays?
A ray’s predators include sharks, other large fish, orcas, seals and sea lions.
The newspaper is a great place to find and identify angles. How many right angles (A) can you find in the newspaper? How many obtuse angles (B)? How many acute angles (C)? Standards Link: Identify different types of angles.
LSNISA A stingray’s mouth is on the underside of its body and the eyes, nostrils and gills are on the top. Why would that be good for stingrays?
What do rays eat?
Unscramble the letters to see some of the things rays eat.
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Long and Short Vowel Ocean Circle words with vowels on one page of the newspaper. Each word should contain a different long or short vowel sound. Can you find a word for each vowel sound? Standards Link: Distinguish long/short vowels.
Send your story to:
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Tell about a fun outing you went on with your family.
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Obituaries
Charles Edward Nance II Charles Edward Nance II went to be with his Lord and Savior on May 19, 2022 at the age of 68. He was the husband of Linda (Haynes). They shared 49 years of marriage together. Charles was born in Houston, Texas, on October 18, 1953, to Charles Edward and Josephine Marie (Jozwiak) Nance. He graduated from Huntsville High School and attended Sam Houston State University. He joined the United States Marine Corp in 1972 and was honorably discharged having received the National Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, and Rifle Expert Badge. He married his high school sweetheart, Linda, in 1973, in San Diego, California. After a few years in California, he moved with his wife and young son, Robert back to Huntsville, TX where his daughter Heather “Rae” was born. He worked for Louisiana Pacific for 24 years. After retiring from LP, he went on to be a consultant for various timber companies. He then spent 5 years at Home Depot and finished his career working for his
son at Alliance Geotechnical Group as an Engineering Technician. Charles had an adventurous spirit. He was a certified diver, enjoyed sports, and fast cars. He enjoyed trying new things. Once he was engaged, he was fully invested; whether it was billiards - where he played in and won many tournaments, or taking up photography where he worked events and was always behind the camera. He was an avid reader, especially studying the Bible, and loved cars, coins, and guns. Driven by high-standards, he devoted countless hours to studying his hobbies and researching the most exclusive and elusive to collect. He loved his family dearly and found true joy being an active Papa - there weren’t too many events he missed for his grandchildren. Charles is survived by his wife Linda (Haynes) Nance of Huntsville, TX; son, Robert Preston Nance and wife Dorothy of Coppell, TX; daughter, Heather Rae (Nance) Morris and husband Julius of Houston, TX; grandchildren: Brock Preston Nance, Destiny Michelle Morris, Julius Antony Morris, and Nicholas Preston Nance. He is also survived by his brother Paul G. Nance; sisters: Eva Nance Blackard and Robbin Nance McDaniel; numerous nieces and nephews; and a host of friends. He was preceded by his parents.
Royce Gordon Adams Royce Gordon Adams, 84, of Huntsville, TX, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, May 22, 2022. He was born March 14, 1938 to Alver and Carrie Adams in Weldon, Texas. His family moved and settled in Huntsville where he graduated from Huntsville High School in 1956 then served in the US Air Force from 19561960. While stationed in California at Hamilton Air Force Base, Royce came home on leave and married Lilla Sue Mitchell in January 1957. They returned to California where they started their family. After serving in the Air Force in 1960 and he and Sue returned to Texas. They finally settled in Carrollton, Texas and after Sue finished her degree, Royce went to North Texas State University where he graduated with a Bachelors in Business Administration in 1972. After working, in the Dallas area for over 20 years as a HR/ Personnel Manager for both International Paper & Gifford-Hill-American, they returned to Huntsville where they lived on their farm near Shiro, Texas. Royce worked for Walker County for sever-
al years and then began a new career as a music minister. He served in two churches, Westway Baptist Church & First Baptist Church Onalaska. Royce loved serving the Lord through music. He loved singing with his wife, Sue and they harmonized beautifully. In 1997, Royce and Sue started the Adams Trio with family friend, Fredell Edens of Huntsville. For over 10 years, they traveled and sang at churches and conventions in surrounding states. During this time, Royce served as the President of both the Walker County Singing Convention and the Texas State Gospel Singing Convention (2007 - 2010). Royce was a Master Mason for more than fifty years. Royce was preceded in death by his wife of 62 ½ years, Lilla Sue Adams, infant son, Kevin Earnest Adams, parents Alver and Carrie Adams, sisters: Consuelo Hall, Gordie Boren and brothers: Clint Adams, Charlie Adams, Ford Adams, and Virgil Adams. Royce is survived by his children - Karen Adams, Kay Andino, Kenneth Adams, Kathy & TJ Nichols; grandchildren - Crystal & Robert Andersen, Jennifer Andino, Hilary & Andy Burtch, Kyle & Katie Adams, Lauren & Lyle Farnsworth, Leslie Adams, Abbey Nichols, Emily & Josh Sullivan, Amanda Adams, Maria & Jake Evans; great grandchildren - Eli, Tyler, Evie, Kamden, Christian, Arlen, and Bronwyn; his sister, LaVerne Dixon of Huntsville and brother, James & Kathy Adams of Fulshear, Texas as well as
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many beloved nieces and nephews.
Ernesto Vazquez Arreortua Ernesto Vazquez Arreortua passed peacefully from this life on May 25th at the age of 67. He was surrounded by his loving family and caregivers in his home. Ernesto spent his whole life positively impacting kids of all ages with his passion and love for soccer. He lived by his biggest beliefs of living with Dignity, Respect and Honesty. Ernesto is survived by his wife Maria del Carmen Vazquez; his four children: Aldo, Aimer, Eunice Noemy and Dwayne Vazquez; son-in-law Aureliano Garcia; daughterin-law Vanessa Zuniga; his six grandchildren: Christopher Rosales, Ian Garza, Jayse Hansen Vazquez, Jazlyn Vazquez, Santino and Vincenzo Vazquez
Martha Meek Skinner Martha Meek Skinner, born in Huntsville, Texas in 1937, to Jack L. Meek and Dorothy Mae Whitley Meek, passed away
on April 28, 2022 in Waxhaw, North Carolina after a long and well-lived life. Her parents and her husband, James Warren Skinner, precede her in death. She is survived by her daughters Laura Crawford Rich (Mark) and Carrie Leigh Crawford Glenn (Matt), her son Craig Hayden Crawford (Charlotte) and step-daughter Elizabeth Skinner Mewborne (John). She is also survived by her grandchildren: Kelsie Rich, Jack Rich, Hayden Crawford, Julia Mewborne and Nina Mewborne. Martha was a graduate of Huntsville High School, class of 1954, and Sam Houston State University where she earned her teaching certificate in 1957. She taught for over forty years in public schools in Texas, Arkansas, Florida, Guam, and New York. Martha loved her students and influenced hundreds with her caring approach and sense of humor. She was an avid reader, who cherished her books. Martha also enjoyed playing bridge with her friends and was always eager for a game of cards or game with the family! She treasured her grandchildren. They brought her immense joy and they all adored their “Nana.” She was a wonderful mother, good friend to many, a great advice-giver, dog lover and a world traveler, now off on her next adventure. The family wishes to extend their appreciation to the staff at White Oak Manor of Waxhaw where she resided for the last two years.
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Community
Flip Your Sandwich Game Upside Down
(StatePoint) Sandwiches reign supreme as one of America’s favorite meals -- 47% of Americans eat a sandwich daily, according to a survey conducted by French’s. However, the same survey finds that consumers’ number one pain point on sandwiches is overpowering or unbalanced flavor. If you’re among the approximately onethird of people who don’t currently add condiments to your sammies, a new lineup of creamier-than-
ever spreads from French’s may provide the balance you’re seeking. Among the new condiments is French’s Creamy Yellow Mustard Spread. Pairing well with meat and cheese for a better tasting sandwich, it has the tang of yellow mustard with a smoother finish and a thicker, creamier consistency. The new line-up of creamier mustards also includes Sweet Applewood and Honey Chipotle, all of which can be used as condiments, whisked into dressings, added
to deviled eggs, or stirred into potato, tuna, shrimp or egg salads. Try the Creamy Yellow Mustard Spread in this Classic Turkey and Swiss recipe, which features hearty sandwich bread piled high with sliced deli turkey, avocado, Swiss cheese and veggies: Ingredients: (4 Servings) • 2 tablespoons French’s Creamy Yellow Mustard Spread • 4 slices multigrain sandwich bread • 8 slices (about 8 ounces) deli-style turkey breast • 4 slices Swiss cheese • 1/2 medium avocado, peeled, pitted and sliced • 1 medium vine-ripe tomato, sliced • 1/4 cup red onion, cut into thin rings • 4 leaves green leaf lettuce Instructions: 1. Spread mustard on one side of each slice
of bread. 2. Divide turkey between two slices of bread. Layer each with two slices of cheese. Top with avocado, tomato, red onion and lettuce. Top with remaining bread slices. Secure
sandwiches with toothpicks. Cut in half diagonally. For more recipes and information, visit mccormick.com/ frenchs. If you’re looking to add some balance to your sammies
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poolside, hosting, tailgating, picnicking or just everyday lunching, these new creamy mustard spreads can help put a delicious spin on the classics.
To order, contact Wade Thibodeaux at (936) 581-5161 Texas Media Corp
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Lifestyle
Sunday Observations by Christy
Uvalde. There was a time that Uvalde for most Texans was synonymous with heading to central Texas, in the spring there was bluebonnets, in the fall the rush of hunters headed to their west Texas leases. Small town, like the majority of them in Texas, 16,000 residents or so. Then on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, evil descended on that town. In the blink of an eye that town was decimated. That small of a town, I promise everyone knows someone who lost a family member that day. 21 lives
gone. So what do we do from here? Well the obvious is, we send prayers. We will think of the victims. Then we will quietly resume life. Until the next shooting. And the next. I hate to quote the President, but seriously where does it stop? Before I go one step further, let me say, I am a believer in the 2nd amendment, and I do not think removing all guns solves anything. Guns don’t shoot by themselves. But follow me here, if you will. Since April of 1999, when 2 students did
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pletely irrational. But es are great he didn’t what we can. I also know that trees either. Or that would As previously stated, the unthinkable at Col- growing in drainage have been his route. I agree that you won’t umbine, we have lost districts, failed levees, Tighten the restrictions. legislate evil. I agree 169 live ON SCHOOL and lack of mainte- Fund mental health. and support the right to CAMPUSES. 169 nance do NOTHING Make it easier for your bear arms. I agree that lives. I am not discuss- TO HELP. Once again, police force to maintain guns can’t kill people ing street crime, mass do what you can instead mental health officers, by themselves and it shooting in stores, of saying what won’t so they can help. Hold is therefore the shootmalls, wherever. This is work, and maybe actu- people responsible for er. I do not and never at educational facilities. ally accomplish some- aiding the policing of will agree that we can 169 lives in 23 years. thing. their community, be- do nothing better for How is this even still Many of these mass cause if you see some- the children of Amerhappening? shootings have been thing SAY SOME- ica than continue to I have my thoughts, you committed by people THING. If some nut job send our thoughts and have yours. But as a na- who legally purchased tells you they are going prayers, and blindly tion we have become guns. Most showed to shoot someone, RE- believe it won’t hapso saturated with hate, signs of mental distress. PORT IT. Failure to do pen in our communiintolerance, and dis- All purchased multi- so should be criminally ty. We have GOT TO cord, that we can’t see ple weapons in close charged. TRY SOMETHING. beyond what we want timing, as well as buy- I don’t have a happy 169 lives lost on school personally, to look at ing small war chests of Sunday peeps in me grounds deserve that at the bigger picture and ammo. right now. My heart the very least. I’m tired figure out what helps Facts are, yes a person hurts for what is con- of hearing we will pray, all. That “one nation can always get a weap- tinuing to happen, and still we do nothing. under God indivisible on if they want it. But while we argue about with liberty and justice did that 18 year old what won’t work. Clean And my heart is brofor ALL” has been lost. know how to do so? I the ditch of debris, ken for the America we Last week after the don’t know how to ille- THEN tell me you’ve have become. Be better. shootings, I posted a gally buy a gun. Chanc- done all you can. Fix Please. simple question. “What are you willing to PER- WOODS, WATERS, and WILDLIFE SONALLY sacrifice to stop mass shootings”. I had four responses. Not patting myself on the back but I get a pretty decent response By John Jefferson percentage normally along the bottom in hope was that a 13.96-pound to questions on social of catching a rare lunk- largemouth was caught media. Four. While two er bass caught the mus- in Austin by Josh Irvine, just told me what won’t sels as it passed over the as previously reported. work. structure to which the Hopefully, that’s a sign Nothing wrong with zeebs were attached. of better things to come, that, no response is As Lake Travis fishing Bass thrive in aquat- and not just a one-strikeright or wrong, I was guide, Alan Christenson, ic vegetation. It’s their wonder. just curious. So 1/3 is at Jr., and I shared fishing habitat and sanctuary. Hydrilla growth can a loss. stories recently, I men- When hydrilla was at quickly become too Folks this is like fight- tioned that on a recent its peak, so was the bass much of a good thing. ing flooding issues. I trip to Lake Austin, all fishing. After overstock- It’s a pain for lakeside know 60” of rain is cat- I caught were a couple ing of grass carp, fishing landowners who have astrophic and homes of zebra mussels. My declined. Good news trouble getting their will flood. I’m not com- lure being slowly fished for anglers this year boats out of stalls and
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Walker County Press-Page 13 into the lake. It also makes swimming dangerous. Entanglement in weeds restricts arm and leg movements. There have been several tragedies. Reconciling competing interests has been a headache for decision makers. Alan Christenson had also caught several mussels on treble hooks in Lake Travis, the lake above Austin in the Highland Lakes chain. He said the mussels had become so thick that as the lake level fell during the start of the current drought that you couldn’t walk barefooted across the new-
ly exposed lake shore. The falling lake exposed the mussels to the sunshine and warmer water. Kazillions died. Their sharp, dried shells were everywhere. Fishermen complained of lines being cut by shells. But then, Alan noticed that the mussels began disappearing. Catfish, carp, and perch were credited with their absence. I contacted TPWD for their opinion. Inland Fisheries Director, Craig Bonds, said he doubted that zeebs were permanently gone, and referred me to Monica McGarrity, their senior aquatic invasive species
As the current drought began to take its toll on levels of Lakes Travis and Buchanan, exposure to sun and heat killed huge populations of zebra mussels, as illustrated by this image of dead mussel shells on a Lake Travis rock. Was it enough to rid the lake of this noxious, invasive species? See text. Photo by John Jefferson.
Lifestyle scientist. Ms. McGarrity confirmed what Bonds had said and added that the mussels often decline after an initial population peak. Although lake level fluctuations, summer heat, food supply shortages, and fish predation can contribute, she said populations cycle between boom and bust. Demise reports may be greatly exaggerated. Sadly, it sounds like zebra mussels are here to stay. Speaking of invasive species, TPWD is again urging boaters to help prevent spread of zebras, giant salvinia, water hyacinths, crested floating heart, and now – quagga mussels. Salvinia can double its coverage in a week. Its surface mats can render fishing, boating, swimming – all water recreation – nearly impossible. Who wants THAT! Giant salvinia is now in 23 East Texas lakes, numerous streams, and marshes -- and counting. Zebra mussels are in 33, statewide. But we can EACH do something to help combat the expansion. Cleaning, draining, and drying our boats EVERY time we leave a lake can help retard the spread. And if you think one boater can’t make a difference, ask yourself like our preacher asked Sunday: “Can one mosquito in the bedroom make a difference?”
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Staying With the Herd
I was driving past a field that was home to a small herd of longhorned cattle. What drew my attention to them was one cow in particular. She left the rest of the herd and had worked her head through the fence to eat the grass on the other side. Now she was struggling to get untangled, but her horns were holding her fast. I wanted to stop and help; however, I was driving in a funeral procession at the time. The more I see people “leaving the herd,” the more entangled with the world I see them become. What hurts even more, is sometimes there is nothing you can do to help them. Galatians 5:1 says, “Stand firm therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.” Danny R. Biddy, Chaplain: Chambers County Sheriff’s Office & Fellowship of Christian Cowboys
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Disclaimer: This column is the opinion of Publisher Wade A. Thibodeaux and may contain subject matter on a variety of topics, but usually contains humor of some description. An occasional serious thought may be thrown in to entice the reader to think.
Wade In the Shade by Wade Thibodeaux There is a lot going on in the World right now and I’m really struggling to figure out how to comment on all of the happenings. It’s pretty easy to say, I told you so, but that really doesn’t solve anything. I’m predominantly referring to the school shooting in Uvalde last week and I really don’t know where to start with my comments. I guess the first place is to express my sincere condolences and offer my prayers, just like most have done and I really feel like the prayers are a solution, but they are a long term solution and we need something done right now. By a long term solution, I’m referring to the fact that this Country needs to return to God fearing ways and I’m firmly convinced that will take a while. Banning the assault rifle is not a solution, they(whoever they are) will
just use a different type of weapon, whether it be a different type of gun, or a knife, machete, car, bomb, whatever they can figure out that will inflict the most pain and suffering. I just returned from a Memorial Day service at the Veterans Museum and I was visiting with an old friend and we both decided that we didn’t get here overnight and it won’t be fixed overnight, but something has to be done. I’m pretty well sure that most of our troubles started when we quit counting the score at the Little League game because we didn’t want to hurt anybody’s feelings if they lost the game. It just seems like when people don’t ever lose at anything, even something as insignificant as a Little League baseball game, the first time that something goes wrong in their life, they go
off the deep end and do something crazy. Mental health is a complicated issue and I’m not trying to say that keeping score at a ball game will fix all of our problems, but we got here somehow and we need to figure out how to turn the tide and start going the other way. Maybe the word “Accountability” would be a good word to use and practice right now. It seems like nobody wants to be accountable for their own actions.....it’s always somebody else’s fault, not mine. A simple exercise in that arena would be to go to Facebook and try to follow a thread on just about any subject. Somebody could post that the sky is blue and somebody would eventually counter that it was red and then somebody would say that it was because their car was stolen and then it’s off onto
another totally separate subject that had nothing to do with the sky, but it wasn’t their fault. I don’t know, but it’s going to take somebody way smarter than me to figure out this problem, but I wish they would hurry up because I’m tired of this endless news cycle of violence. I’ll head over to another subject because I really don’t have any answers to the violence and our
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society. I did something again this week that I had never done before. Last time, I told you that I paid over $4.00 a gallon for gasoline and this time as gas prices have continued to climb, I had to put my card in twice to fill my truck. Either my card or the pump has a maximum of $100.00 and when it gets there, the pump quits. I had to put my card back in the pump and get another
$17.00 or so to finish filling my tank. That has happened twice in the last week. I fill up at least twice weekly, and at a $100 a pop, that’s........a lot of money in a month. I’m currently spending more on gasoline than my house note was when I had a mortgage. Maybe, I need to quit worrying about society’s problems and fix my own. Till next time, I’m........Wade in the Shade.
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