Golden Gazette July 2023

Volume 35, Number 7

July 2023

In July & inside 4th 4th on Broadway festivities .....page 24 7th First Friday Art Trail 8th Caprock Jazz Festival ...............page 2 11th Let Freedom Ring luncheon ...... page 3 22nd Dawn of Time Fun Run .............. page 5 22nd ‘Mass Appeal’ comedy/drama....page 7 29th Roundtable meeting ................page 14 29th ‘Mass Appeal’ comedy/drama....page 7 Lubbock County Historical Commission receives award ..........................page 3

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Caregiver Conference set for July 13 The 9th Annual Caregiver Conference is set for July 13 at the Science Spectrum, 2579 S. Loop 289. Registration begins at 9 a.m. The sessions will begin at 9:30 a.m. and go until 3 p.m. Lunch will be provided.

RSVP by July 10 to 806-687-0940.

Tam Cummings, Ph.D., will be the featured speaker. Cummings will present “Understanding, Identifying and Staging the Nine Dementias.”

The conference is hosted annually by the Area Agency on Aging and SPAG, the South Plains Association of Governments.

Summer Showcase ............................page 3 High Noon Concerts ...........................page 5 Loneliness: an urgent health issue ...page 6

4th on Broadway

Deep Root fertilization .....................page 11

@ Mackenzie Festivities Set

Quiz from Historic Lubbock .............page 16

(See 4th on Broadway annual festivities page 24)

Lawn watering days & times ...........page 18 Upcoming at the Cactus ..................page 19 Scam Alert .......................................page 21 Coming in August Ranch Verse .....................................page 17

Caprock Jazz Festival tunes up on July 8 (See Caprock Jazz, page 2)

CASA volunteer training in July (See CASA calling for 30, page 8)

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Caprock Jazz Festival set for July 8

Aubrey Logan

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The “Soul Patrol” will entertain on July 8 during the Caprock Jazz Festival.

Dinner is at 5 p.m. and doors open at 6:30 p.m. for the festival at the Texas Tech Museum in the Helen DeVitt Jones Auditorium, 3301 4th St. The Soul Patrol comprises Tom Braxton, Blake Aaron, Aubrey Logan along with Joy Harris and The Source.

Blake Aaron Tom Braxton is a versatile instrumentalist and a gifted composer. He is dynamic, energetic, charismatic, and warm hearted.

Aubrey Logan is a singer, trombone player, songwriter, and a performer, and has been called “The Queen of Sass.”

Blake Aaron is known as a genius on the guitar. His guitar playing is stellar, and he is a music professor at Cal Baptist University.

Joy Harris has a varied and eclectic style of singing and playing bass. She plays styles ranging from jazz to country.

She is jazzy, bluesy and classic, with a beautiful voice.

Individual tickets for the festival are $50 or with a dinner combo, $100.

Tables of 8 are $700.

Tickets are sold online at www.SelectASeatLubbock.com or call Shirley Green for tickets at 806-535-2475.

The concert is a major fundraiser for the Roots Historical Arts Council and the Caviel Museum of African American History in Lubbock.

Golden Gazette • July 2023 • Page 3 Experience performances from local and regional bands with different genres and styles every Thursday through Aug. 17, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

For more than 23 years, the Summer Showcase experience has offered something for every taste in live, original music. All concerts are free.

There’s live music, food trucks, a cash bar, and free children’s craft activities, all in the Meadows Courtyard at the Buddy Holly Center, 1801 Crickets Ave. Guests can visit Buddy Holly exhibitions and the Fine Arts Gallery during Summer Showcase hours with free admission.

July 6 – Anthony Garcia July 13 – Cameron James Smith & the Band Monarch July 20 – Alma Quartet July 27 – Mark Wallney Aug. 3 – Marco’s Crew Aug. 10 – Mouse Shadow Aug. 17 – Phlip Coggins

Historical Commission receives Distinguished Award The Texas Historical Commission (THC) awarded a 2022 Distinguished Service Award to the Lubbock County Historical Commission (CHC).

This annual award affirms that Lubbock commission appointees are managing wellrounded history and preservation-related programs that enrich Texas communities. This is the 15th consecutive year that Lubbock has been awarded this recognition by THC. Historical commissions provide critical volunteer efforts to preserve Texas’ unique historic, architectural, and cultural assets.

They provided 294,634 volunteer hours in 2022, which is an in-kind donation to the state valued at $9,369,361. The Lubbock commission members accrued 2,226 service hours in various areas.

During 2022, Lubbock CHC erected and dedicated five Texas State Historical Markers -- County Line Community and Cemetery, St. John’s Methodist Church, Mt. Gilead Baptist Church, and Greater St. Luke’s Missionary Baptist Church.

In partnership with Groves Library, a monthly lecture series on “Glimpses of Lubbock History” was presented by local historians

Let Freedom Ring luncheon Let Freedom Ring will be celebrating veterans from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. July 11 at the Lubbock Christian Women’s Connection at the Lubbock Country Club, 3400 Mesa Road.

The speaker will be Lt. Cmdr Fred Salee, USN, of Lubbock, who will share how his life has been “Transformed Through Tragedy.”

Special patriotic music will be provided by local artists, Russ & Linda Murphy.

Men are invited and welcome to attend.

The cost is $23 for a buffet lunch, program and a chance to win a door prize.

Contact Sharen at 806-392-0264 or LubbockCWC@ gmail.com to make a reservation. The deadline is July 7 with payment at the door.

While walk-ins are accepted, a reservation will ensure seating and lunch.

and commission members. Continued public awareness of Lubbock’s historical heritage is made through weekly postings on the Historic Lubbock County webpage and through programs with the LCHC speakers bureau.

For more information visit thc.texas.gov/chcoutreach or contact the THC’s History Programs Division at 512-4635853.

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Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One: in July quels and witnessed a film series that has proven to be just about Hollywood’s slickest action film series ever.

Christopher McQuarrie, now in charge of writing, directing and producing, helmed the previous

There are three main action set pieces here. One is a smash-‘em-up 20-minute car chase through Venice, Italy.

Another is when Cruz and his latest protagonist have a fight atop a high-speed train. But we experience the

two “Mission: Impossible” blockbusters, “Fallout and Rogue Nation.”

Paramount’s recently released movie trailer revealed One day you’ll find little about Dead Reckons o m e o n e w h o i s ing’s central premise but did obsessed with you. It’s showcase the high-octane probably going to be a stunts that we’ve looked fordog, but it is what it is. ward to over the years.

primary head-spinner when Cruise ramps off a mountain cliff on a motorcycle before jumping off and opening a parachute.

Cruise, who turns 61 this month, has admitted that this last feat was by far the most dangerous he has ever attempted. (He performs

This summer, Tom Cruise is back on the big screen as the international spy/ adrenaline junkie Ethan Hunt for the seventh (but not final) “Mission: Impossible” flick, this one subtitled Dead Reckoning Part One. (Part Two comes out in June 2024.)

Back in 1996, probably very few movie buffs would have expected such an enduring franchise to emerge from the original “Mission: Impossible” releases.

In the 26 years since Brian De Palma’s espionage thriller first exploded onto the silver screen, we’ve seen five se-

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nearly all his own stunts.)

To prepare, he endured 500 hours of skydiving training, made 1,300 practice motorcycle jumps, and ran through his paces six times before filming.

Cruise is joined by a fine supporting cast, which includes Ving Rhames as tech wizard Luther Stickwell; Simon Pegg as fellow field agent Benji Dunn; and Rebecca Ferguson as former M16 operative Ilsa Faust.

Esai Morales, best-remembered as Ritchie Valens’s half-brother in the biopic La Bamba, takes on the role of the new primary bad guy.

Henry Czerny’s character of Eugene Kittredge, a former Impossible Missions Force director whom we haven’t seen since the first

“Mission: Impossible” nearly three decades ago, plays a major role in connecting the dots to Hunt’s legendary past.

Film locales include Italy, Norway, the Middle East and England.

McQuarrie got his movie title from a particular deadly source that poses the greatest threat yet to Ethan Hunt and his team.

“Dead reckoning is a navigational term,” explains Christopher.

“It means you’re picking a course based solely on your last known position. There are many things emerging from Ethan’s past.”

He pauses, smiles, then decides to explain nothing further.

The action begins on July 14.

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Dawn of Time Fun Run set for July 22 Lace-up your sneakers for the inaugural 5K Dawn of Time Fun Run set for 6:30 a.m. July 22, at Lubbock Lake Landmark, 2401 Landmark Drive.

The caliche gravel trail begins at the Landmark’s Interpretive Center, winds through Yellow House Draw, past ongoing research excavation areas, and ends at the

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This is a Fun Run, a famiSnag a free 50th anniverly-friendly event. Everybody sary Dawn of Time Fun Run is invited to run, walk, or T-shirt when registering. stroll at an individual pace with 3k and 5k options.

Registration is required.

Drinks and refreshments will be provided for all participants.

Register at: https://www. runreg.com/dawn-of-time-

Noon concerts at the courthouse

The High Noon Concert Series offers free outdoor performances from noon to 1 p.m. each Wednesday through Aug. 9 and features all local talent.

Food trucks are on site during the concerts at the Lubbock County Courthouse Gazebo and lawn at 904 Broadway.

Two $50 cash prize drawings are held during each concert.

(Only 1 ticket per person, and you must be present to win).

July 5 Robert Lopez July 12 Dustin & Kristi Garrett July 19 Amber Pennington July 26 Mariachi Mi Tierra Aug. 2 D.G. Flewellyn Aug. 9 Jenni Dale Lord

At a wedding party someone yelled, “All married people please stand next to the one person who has made your life worth living.”

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Dogs prepare you for babies; cats prepare you for teenagers.

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Loneliness: 5 signs an aging adult is lonely

While life can get busy and hectic for many, it is still an urgent health issue important to check in with aging loved ones who may

A U.S.Surgeon General’s report identifies loneliness as an urgent public health issue. Loneliness is associated with a greater risk of cardiovascular disease, dementia, stroke, depression, anxiety, and premature death.

Loneliness and social isolation can be common feelings for many older adults. Knowing the signs that an older adult is experiencing loneliness is something we can all do to help combat this health crisis.

Companionship is a vital part of everybody’s overall health. As loved ones age, respite care can be an important resource for older adults and their care partners. Home care is a form of respite care that not only helps with activities of daily living, but also provides companionship.

Dementia caregiving can feel especially isolating for both caregivers and care recipients.

be feeling lonely and isolated.

The impacts of isolation and loneliness are a real concern, particularly for the aging population, and many are feeling the effects on their physical and mental health. In fact, more than half of older adults (56%) reported feeling isolated from others compared to 27% just 2 years earlier, according to theUniversity of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging.

“The rise in feelings of loneliness and isolation in older adults over the last several months is alarming,” said Lakelyn Hogan, Ph.D., gerontologist and caregiver advocate for Home Instead. “While home remains the safest place for seniors, it’ll be more important than ever to stay connected with your loved ones and pay close attention to changes in personality or behavior.”

By understanding what social isolation is, catching it early on, and getting help if needed, it can increase the likelihood that an aging adult can continue to age safely at home for the future.

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5 signs of being impacted by loneliness

1. Lack of communication.

ing up with conversation? Do they appear to have trouble hearing or ask Have they lost interest in socializfor details to be repeated? ing, either virtually or in person? Do they repeat themselves or struggle to 5. Memory loss. find the right words? Do they forget Are they having difficulty rememwhat they are saying mid-sentence? bering names of family and friends?

2. Varying moods.

Have you noticed any recent changes in their attitude? Do they seem easily flustered or unusually sad? Are they leaving voicemails or sending text messages that seem out of the ordinary?

3. Changes in appearance.

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Do their clothes seem rumpled or unwashed? Is their hair unkempt?

Have they gained or lost a noticeable amount of weight?

4. Difficulty concentrating.

Do they seem disengaged or restless? Are they having difficulty keep-

Have they forgotten recent events?

Do they seem confused or overwhelmed?

In addition to these five signs, it’s important to be aware of other signs more help is needed at home – like piles of laundry or dishes, unpaid bills and missed medication.

Acknowledging these signs may be difficult for both family members and older adults, but accepting that an aging loved one may need additional help early on will increase the likelihood they can continue to age safely and comfortably at home for years to come.

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Church to host comedy/drama ‘Mass Appeal’ for ministries Step behind the pulpit and into the intriguing world of Mass Appeal, a thoughtprovoking play that offers an intimate glimpse into the lives of ministers, while fearlessly delving into the often overlooked struggles they face.

The Tony Award-winning play by Bill C. Davis tells the story of an older, complacent priest being challenged to a bolder faith by a young, idealistic seminarian with a past.

St. John’s United Methodist Church will host two performances of the play at 7:30 p.m. July 22 and 29, in its sanctuary at 1501 University Ave. Tickets are available at stjohnslubbock.org for a suggested $20 donation.

The two-man show stars St. John’s member, stand-up comedian, and actor Greg Carley, and fourth-year Julliard School drama student Robert Elijah Kollman. The show is directed by wellknown local photographer and thespian Mark Umstot.

Carley said Mass Appeal first came to his attention as a youth when he was experiencing some disillusionment with the church.

“The play addresses both the angst of religious abuse and the search for a genuine faith that transcends denominations,” Carley said. “In Mass Appeal the faithful son

and the prodigal son both meet, perhaps learning that we’re all prodigals in some way; yet God comes running for both.”

In this riveting exploration, the hidden complexities of religious vocation, religious abuse, and LGBTQ bias are brought to light, challenging long-held perceptions.

Rev. Joshua Stueve, senior pastor at St. John’s, thinks the play will be of interest to many different audiences.

“Mass Appeal will strike a chord for people of faith,” Stueve said. “The community at St. John’s is invested in asking the questions evoked in Mass Appeal. It is fitting the production will benefit our ministries. I am excited for the community to experience it.”

St. John’s UMC has partnered with the South Plains Food Bank for decades to provide food vouchers to those in need in the community.

It also supports Boy Scout Troop 406, Family Promise, LubbockPRIDE, and other non-profit programs, with donations or by furnishing meeting space. The church provides inexpensive parking options for Texas Tech students year-round and offers an affordable walkingdistance parking option for Texas Tech football game

days.

With expertly crafted characters and rich storytelling, Mass Appeal paints a vivid portrait of the inner struggles that ministers grapple with, in their quest to

balance spiritual leadership with personal identity.

As the final curtain falls, the story lingers in audience members’ hearts, inspiring them to question, to seek understanding, and to cham-

pion compassion and equality in all aspects of life.

Learn more about St. John’s United Methodist Church at stjohnslubbock. org and follow them on Facebook and Instagram.

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CASA calling for 30 new volunteers in July training For CASA of the South Plains, this year marks 30 years of serving vulnerable children in Lubbock and the South Plains.

CASA has evolved and grown over the years in pursuit of serving all children in foster care in the community. In an effort to serve more children, and in honor of CASA’s 30th anniversary, CASA of the South Plains hopes to fill its July training session with 30 community members who are passionate about making a difference in the South Plains.

These individuals will help make sure the children in foster care in the community are not forgotten.

A CASA, or Court Appointed Special Advocate, is a volunteer who helps a child in foster care navigate the child welfare system and ensures their needs are being met while working to help find

a safe, permanent home for the child.

While CASA Volunteers were able to serve more than 400 children in foster care in the South Plains last year, there are still more than 500 vulnerable children who did not receive an advocate for their best interest.

Prospective volunteers may attend a CASA 101 Informational Session at 4601 S Loop 289, Suite 25. Information sessions are a noobligation introduction to CASA. The July training session is a four-day training session that will empower volunteers to begin legally advocating for children as early as August.

To attend a CASA 101, register at www.casaofthesouthplains. org or contact Tabitha Rendon, Community Outreach Director, at 806-763-2272 or via email at tabithar@casaofthesouthplains.org.

Craig Haythorn to receive National Golden Spur Award

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Haythorn of Haythorn Land and Cattle Co. in the sandhills of Arthur, Neb., will be the 45th recipient of the National Golden Spur Award for accomplishments by a single individual in the ranching and livestock industries.

“The National Golden Spur Award is the most prestigious national honor given to one person by both the ranching and livestock industries,” explained Jim Bret Campbell, executive director of the Ranching Heritage Association and National Ranching Heritage Center.

Tickets for the National Golden Spur Award Honors will go on sale to the public July 28. For details and reservations visit goldenspurhonors.com.

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Covenant receives award for environmental sustainability

Covenant Medical Center & Covenant Children’s each received the Partner for Change award from Practice Greenhealth, the nation’s leading organization dedicated to environmental sustainability in health care.

“Sustainability is at the heart of our healing mission,” said Mike Siwek, Covenant Health executive director real estate strategy and operations. “We’re proud to share that our sustainability strategies have won us a national award.”

The Greenhealth Partner for Change Award recognizes superior performance in environmental sustainability, covering a range of different sustainability programs and activities. Winners have also made substantive progress on mercury elimination.

In health care, sustainability means looking at how operations affect the health and safety of the environment as well as the health of patients, staff, visitors and local community Siwek said.

Strategies to address sustainability at the organization include minimizing and recycling waste, addressing chemicals of concern, lowering energy and water consumption, sourcing food and products sustainably, and establishing environmentally preferable purchasing criteria.

In recent years, great strides have been made toward reducing the impact on the environment.

We have done continuous research on the waste process, food service operations, and how to operate better to keep a healthy environment.

A particular win was discovering a process Covenant Medical Center can use to recycle lab solvents, where Covenant Children’s sends their solvents to Covenant Medical Center for recycling.

This award recognizes the efforts for change and reflects the mission that supports the idea that a healthy environment is vitally important for healthy people.

There are two kinds of people – those who pack 10 days in advance before the trip and think through everything, and the ones who wake up the day of the trip and decide to do all their last-minute laundry.

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‘Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy’ The Andrews Sisters & Bette Midler

The once-ubiquitous Andrews sisters – Patty, Maxine and Laverne – premiered “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” in the 1941 Abbott and Costello comedy film “Buck Privates.” For the beloved Minnesota trio, that perky ditty became their 24th consecutive Decca Records winner.

Written by Don Ray and Huey Prince, “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” has always been associated with World War

frustrated musician, who could then handily offer a spirited wake-up call for the snoozing soldiers.

In 1973, it would take a rising young star to bring the song to a contemporary audience.

Bette Midler, born in Honolulu in 1945, earned a bit part as an extra during the 1966 filming of James Michener’s novel “Hawaii.”

Flushed with confidence, she

Golden Oldies II, even though the song was actually recorded in January 1941— nearly one year before the Pearl Harbor attack, and soon after the establishment of a peacetime military draft imposed by Franklin Roosevelt’s administration.

The original cheerful tune featured a storyline – good for laughs but an obvious fantasy – about a hip Chicago street musician/army draftee. Apparently, without his bandmates, the cat couldn’t do justice to blowing a buoyant rendition of “Reveille” when he was ordered to play it to announce the dawning. But his good-natured company leader (“the Cap”) saved the day by assembling a barracks-based band for the

moved to New York to try her luck in the entertainment world. She rose to Big Apple prominence in 1970 when she began singing in the Continental Baths, a Gotham gay bathhouse. There she built a loyal following, along the way growing close to her pianist, the then-unknown Barry Manilow.

Reflecting on her bathhouse times later, Midler professed, “I’m still proud of those days. I feel like I was at the forefront of the gay liberation movement, and I hope I did my part to help it move forward.”

Manilow produced Bette’s future classic debut Atlantic Records offering, “The Di-

vine Miss M,” which spent 76 weeks on Billboard’s album chart and featured the track that first brought her to national prominence.

When Midler made “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” a summertime Top 10 single, a new generation of music fans came to embrace an iconic tune that had all but faded into the mists of history.

Most music historians credit the story’s inspiration to Chicago musician Clarence Zylman (who actually hailed from Muskegon, Michigan) for the “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” lyrics.

It is ironic that Clarence had enlisted in the Army – he wasn’t drafted – on June 9, 1942, long after the snappy hit had come and gone. It is said that Zylman got his fellow soldiers jitterbugging to his unique style of “Reveille.” In 2018, he was honored with a statue erected at the veteran’s museum in Muskegon.

Recording hit songs new and old wasn’t the only pursuit for the versatile Midler.

During her five-decade career, she earned a head-spinning three Grammy awards, three Emmy awards, two Tony awards, four Golden Globe awards, and a Kennedy Center honor, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards.

Wow!

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MATADOR

By Mary Ann Edwards MATADOR – a small west Texas town – was hit by an F-3 tornado on the evening of June 21, 2023.

On most news days, it would have been just another weather story about a horrible tornado devastating a small town.

But Matador is different.

It’s different and oh so personal to me.

I was in high school when I got my start in the publishing field at the Matador Tribune, the weekly newspaper for Motley County.

My brother was already working there, and one night they really needed help rolling newspapers in the middle of the night to get them to the post office for an early-morning mail run.

So that became one of my weekly jobs until I graduated from high school. And the job expanded to more: opening the newspaper office on Saturday mornings, working after school, running the Linotype machine and setting the type for the newspaper, and whatever else needed to be done.

We printed checks for the bank and funeral notices, church bulletins and shower announcements – whatever someone brought in to be done. And we sold office supplies. The men’s restroom shower was the dark room for developing film and printing pictures.

Matador High School had amazing teachers who cared about their students.

Students could be involved in anything they wanted to try – sports,

academics, talent shows, and so much more. Principal Wayland Moore took his personal car and drove us to the academic UIL meets.

Roy Rogers and Dale Evans came to Matador for filming of the movie “Mackintosh and TJ.” It was Roy Roger’s last movie.

I stayed up most of the night because they had told us at the newspaper office that we were welcome to eat with them but it would be sometime in the middle of the night.

Well, it was nothing fancy, but I sat right across from Roy Rogers and Dale Evans and ate a sandwich.

The people of Matador are as good as they come – no pretense. They are just who they are, and you sure can’t beat that.

The stories of the people and places of Matador could go on and on.

For me it was indeed a special time in my life, and the impact the Matador folks had on my life lives on in me each day.

And yes indeed, it’s just still so personal.

Golden Gazette • July 2023 • Page 11

Deep Root fertilization of trees for their best health Most people’s single largest purchase/investment they make in their lifetime is their home.

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19th Street traffic changes The Texas Department of Transportation is asking 19th Street drivers to stay alert as crews place both east- and westbound traffic, between Avenue Q and Crickets Avenue, onto the south side of the roadway.

The traffic shift will allow crews to continue working on the drainage and water line systems, traffic signals, and other various concrete work to driveways, sidewalks and the curb and gutter.

Traffic will remain one-lane in each direction.

Drivers and pedestrians should expect delays while crews set traffic divider panels to shift traffic and are encouraged to seek an alternate route.

The traffic changes are part of a $25.69 million project making improvements to more than three miles of US 62/SH 114 in Lubbock, from Memphis Avenue to I-27.

Improvements include rebuilding a portion of the road, placing a new road surface and making updates to the drainage system, sidewalks, traffic signals and lighting.

A perfect celebration at Corralito

Dear Folks, I recently was invited to celebrate my eldest daughter’s birthday at Corralito Steak House. OMG – What a beautiful restaurant! As we were escorted to our booth, we passed the most magnificent all-glass wine display case. This beauty measures 20’ long x 8’ high. Can you believe it? That alone is worth a visit.

The food you ask? – nothing short of fantastic! All the steaks (the smallest is 12 oz.) are hand cut and also have their own display case. After taking in all the “sights” we finally arrived at our very “comfy booth.” her birthday, she ordered Our server promptly came with a their signature (no mix used) tray filled with “goodies”. There was margarita, served in a large a basket filled within-home-made tor- goblet and rimmed with chili tillas chips and two made from scratch seasoning. dips – their specialty salsa and a deliAfter enjoying all of our cious guacamole dip. Daughter then appetizers, it was time to ordered a platter of Queso Sundido. place our dinner orders.

I’ve never experienced anything close Daughter and son-in-law Me: (sobbing my heart out, eyes swollen, to this amazing menu item! Strips of both ordered Caesar Salads nose red) … I’m not going to let you hurt me roasted green chilies are centered on and split an order of NY strip like this again! top of melted cheddar cheese – no steak including all the extras Trainer: It was a sit up. You did one sit up. other ingredients! To further celebrate that accompany an order for two. Also ordered was a serving of garlic mushrooms as a topping for their steaks.

Son-in-law ordered an enormous wedge salad, plus a “Mexican Shrimp Cocktail.”

This concoction was served in a huge goblet filled with chopped shrimp, fresh tomato juice, all conceivable chopped veggies and served with a huge shrimp hugging the rim. That alone is a complete meal.

My order was a “Corralito” salad which consisted of spring mix greens, tossed with candied pecans, dried cranberries, in-housedressing, and topped with

crumbles of queso fresco.

My extra choice was delicious tender sirloin strips also as an extra topper. There was at least half of mine to take home for my next day’s lunch.

After dinner, as a surprise to all, a delicious mini-cake, complete with a birthday candle was brought to the table. Everyone was able to share the delicious treat.

To describe the extensive menu would take this entire Golden Gazette, but I must tell all my readers, this fairly new restaurant is the best that Lubbock has to offer.

Important info: These restaurants are all family owned and started in Juarez, Mexico, in April 2004. Three crossed the border to El Paso in July 2011; also Sunland Park, N.M. They came to Lubbock on Sept. 10, 2022.

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Until next month, Happy Fourth to one and all!

Cathy

Golden Gazette • July 2023 • Page 13

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Roundtable meeting set for July 29 The next Roundtable meeting will be July 29 instead of at the beginning of July. More people are traveling and didn’t want to interfere with the 4th of July celebrations.

The speaker will be Sam Segran who is head of the IT department at Texas Tech University. He will speak on “Let’sTalk About Artificial Intelligence.”

He has spoken to the group a number of times and has given valuable information regarding the use of computers.

At the Aug. 26 meeting Dr. Kathy Rollo, Lubbock ISD superintendent, will speak.

No meeting will be held in September because of Labor Day and football games.

The final three meetings of 2023 will be Oct. 7, Nov. 4, and Dec. 2.

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The school called today and said, “Your son is telling lies.”

“Well,” I replied, “he must be really good because I don’t have any children.”

There’s a fine line between a numerator and a denominator. (Only a fraction of people will find this funny.)

My wife asked if she could have a little peace and quiet while she cooked dinner, so I took the battery out of the smoke alarm.

Golden Gazette • July 2023 • Page 15

Canning & freezing those vegetables - as good as it gets!

If you grew up in West Texas, there is a good chance you had a connection, as a child, with a farm.

Maybe you didn’t live on a farm, but you visited your friends or your grandparents lived on a farm. If so, you often have some kind of experience in the summer with canning or freezing food for the winter.

Not long ago, I visited a friend who has an adult daughter living in Alaska.

My friend and I were going to have a snack. She pulled out some crackers and a jar of canned salmon her daughter had given her.

It was delicious and reminded me of the many summers and days that I spent helping my Granny shell black eyed peas and green beans for canning.

My Granny did not can any meat. It was all about vegetables, jams, jellies and pickles.

Since I lived with my grandparents, our house was the center of the canning process. My aunts and cousins helped. We had a lot of fun and are now left with fond memories. But since there were numerous women, I stayed out of the kitchen.

All the kids did. I know how to get the product ready for canning, but I do not know the process of canning or freezing vegetables.

I wish I did. I am wondering with the food facilities that have had fires and the weather abnormalities, are we going to have enough food for the planet? Will there be enough food for me and my family and friends.

Should we bring back can-

ning and processing our own food? Should we have a cow in the back yard?

You might think I am off my rocker. I really don’t know. It seems like food has just always been at the grocery store. It was when I was a kid, too, but my Granny still canned. Did she think she was saving money?

I doubt it as my Grandpa planted acres and acres of black eyed peas and green beans.

I think she might have loved the freshness of the food. People who are into health and diets typically want fresh food.

One of the ways I tell patients to improve their health is only bring food into the house as it was grown. No packaging at all. You can get asparagus at the store that

When you do squats, are your knees supposed to sound like a goat chewing on an aluminum can stuffed with celery?

looks just like it did in the garden. There is no can, just the vegetable. Right?

We are used to fresh food, and we want fresh food, right? It reminds me of a few years ago when we were all wondering, “Where is the toilet tissue?” Could that

of the home so it would limit the time for canning.

And so maybe that would be something the retired women could do for themselves and for the family.

Most people I know who are retired still like to have a purpose. They still want to contribute to their family and to society.

Maybe it doesn’t look like the canning scene we would have on the back porch of our farmhouse. It could be a garden in your back yard. I have a few friends who have a greenhouse.

Would that work in Lubhappen to the food shelves?

I don’t think my Granny bock where the wind blows? worried about whether food There are many kinds of would be on the shelves at indoor gardens these days. the grocery store. But she Maybe you have the right canned anyway. I think she kind of sun exposure, or you had probably always canned, get a grow light? And the raised gardens have become but I don’t know.

We live in different times. popular, and they save your Most women work outside back, too! Is there an option

that would work for you? I guess you could at least buy some seeds and store them, just to be on the safe side.

And for some people it might mean having just a little more food on hand, stored at home. Maybe buy an extra can of beans each time you go to the grocery store. And beans might not be your thing. You can get cans of soup or pasta or whatever you eat from a can or package.

It needs to be something that has an expiration date of a few years and that you can use yourself or share with others.

Life is full of cycles. That is well understood in farming country. This is just preparing for a cycle we have not seen in a good while.

And if the cycle doesn’t come, just use the food before the expiration date.

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Quiz from Historic Lubbock County 1. Where is the Garden & Arts Center?

2. What year was the Garden & Arts Center built?

3. What is the story behind the St. Paul’s on the Plains Chapel?

4. What park is adjacent to the Garden & Arts Center?

5. Hodges Community Center is not in Hodges Park. Where is Hodges Park?

6. For whom is the Memorial Rose Garden named?

7. K.N. Clapp is “mayor in perpetuity” of what?

8. Where can children learn pedestrian and bicycle safety?

9. In 1962, where was a Western Schley pecan tree first planted?

10. Who was Stumpy Hamilton and where is his park?

Answers: 1. 4215 University Ave. 2. 1959 3. The current St. Paul’s on the Plains Episcopal Church is at 16th and Avenue X but its beginnings in Lubbock go back to 1910. St. Paul’s on the Plains was officially created as a Mission.

Prominent attorney Roscoe Wilson and his wife, Effie Brownfield Wilson, together with Bishop Temple, selected a lot on the southwest corner of 15th Street and Avenue O for St. Paul’s Church. Local communicants purchased the lot and a building was erected in 1913.

In 1927 the original church building was moved to 1609 Avenue Q and enlarged. In 1997 the church building was in danger of being demolished, so it became the property of the City of Lubbock and was moved to a city park.

It was restored through

gifts to the Lubbock Heritage Society. Lubbock’s oldest existing church building, St. Paul’s Chapel is now located at 40th and University and is available for weddings, family reunions, and other social gatherings.

4. Clapp Park 5. 1123 N. University Ave. 6. Helen Devitt Jones 7. K. N. Clapp moved to Lubbock in 1924. When he died in 1969 at age 80, he was known by many titles – Mr. Cotton, Mr. Parks or Mr. Boy Scout. Clapp was a cotton buyer and opened the first Anderson Clayton & Co. office in Lubbock in 1924.

He was appointed to the city’s first park board when it was created in 1928 and served as chair for more than 27 years. There were no parks in Lubbock when the park board was formed and Clapp was influential in the development of the city’s park system.

K. N. Clapp Park and

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Pool developed in the 1950s and is named in his honor.

Clapp was instrumental in the formation of Prairie Dog Town at Mackenzie Park and serves as “mayor in perpetuity.”

Promoting Boy Scouts was also a passion of K. N. Clapp. He helped organize the South Plains Council of Boy Scouts in 1925.

8. Safety City is a unique kid-sized town where schoolage children learn hands-on the rules of pedestrian, bicycle and traffic safety. It’s at 42nd and Avenue U inside Clapp Park.

9. Carya illinoinensis ‘Western Schley’ was the first official tree planted in the newly formed Lubbock Arboretum on Jan. 19, 1962.

It was planted during an Arbor Day ceremony in front of the Garden & Arts Center.

This tree choice was not without significant consideration - pecan trees have been listed as the Texas state tree for more than 100 years.

10. Born in 1908, Stumpy Hamilton and his family moved to West Texas in 1914 and settled near Southland.

Hamilton graduated from Hardin-Simmons in 1932 where he played on the Cowboys football team and was named to the Little AllAmerican team, selected from small colleges.

He was a teacher and coach at Slaton High school for 12 years and was the high school principal when he resigned in 1942. Hamilton then spent 2 years with the Texas Tech physical education department.

Stumpy was appointed as the first full-time superintendent of the City of Lubbock recreation department in 1944 and in 1973 as the director of Parks and Recreation.

During his tenure, the number of city parks increased from 4 to 69 and many programs were initiated. Stumpy passed away in 1988 and is buried in the City of Lubbock Cemetery.

Golden Gazette • July 2023 • Page 17

National Ranching Heritage Center

to host inaugural ‘Ranch Verse’ Aug. 5 Randy Rieman

Andy Hedges

Andy Wilkinson

Join cowboy songster Andy Hedges and special guests, Boots O’Neal, Randy Rieman, Dave Stamey, Red Steagall, and Andy Wilkinson, for a day of Western storytelling, song and poetry at the inaugural ‘Ranch Verse’ on Aug. 5 in Lubbock.

“Ranch Verse will feature a variety of programming that will include working cowboy stories, cowboy poetry, western music, and discussions of ranch culture,” host Andy Hedges said.

“One highlight will be Randy Rieman’s presentation on the illustrated letters of cowboy artist Charlie Russell, which is a fascinating look at the American West during Russell’s time.”

Daytime events will be free to the public and take place from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the National Ranching Heritage Center in Lubbock.

A special welcome performance of cowboy poetry, range ballads, and storytelling by Red Steagall, Andy Wilkinson, Randy Rieman, and Dave Stamey will kick off the day from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

From 1 to 2 p.m., visitors can hear a live interview with Four Sixes Ranch cowboy and Ranching Heritage Association Working Cowboy Award recipient Boots O’Neal for broadcast on the “Cowboy Crossroads” podcast with Andy Hedges.

Randy Rieman will take the stage from 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. to present the illustrated letters of cowboy artist Charles M. Russell through slides, commentary, and the spoken word.

Daytime events will conclude with a discussion from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. featuring Red Steagall, Andy Hedges, and Dave Stamey on the poetry, music, and art emerging from Western culture.

An evening performance will follow from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at the historic Cactus Theater with cowboy songster Andy Hedges, western songwriter Dave Stamey, and the legendary Red Steagall.

Tickets for the evening performance start at $25 and are on sale at the Cactus Theater website.

“The mission of the National Ranching Heritage Center is to preserve and interpret the history of ranching,” Hedges said.

“Cowboy poetry and music is a way for ranching folks to tell their own story in their own words, so it is exciting to bring this art form to the National Ranching Heritage Center.”

Limited edition letterpress posters by artist Dirk Fowler will be available for purchase.

For questions, contact 806-742-0498.

Dave Stamey

Red Steagall

Boots O’Neal

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Meals on Wheels serves breakfast Need a doc?

A $45,000 grant from the Junior League of Lubbock has enabled Lubbock Meals on Wheels to start a breakfast program.

The grant will fund the first few months of the program while fundraising efforts begin to raise funds to continue breakfasts.

The breakfast program is available to everyone who receives daily delivery. Meals will be delivered Monday, Wednesday, and Friday along with the regular delivery.

The meal can be saved for breakfast the following morning, during dinner time, or as a snack. The first breakfast was delivered in early June.

To help with or to help fund Lubbock Meals on Wheels, go online to lubbockmow.org or call 806-792-7971.

Lawn watering days & times The city’s annual spring and summer watering restrictions will continue through Sept. 30.

Watering Days and Times

• Irrigate landscape only during two assigned days per week year-round • Irrigation schedules are based on the last digit of the house address: Addresses ending in 0, 3, 4, or 9 – Monday and Thursday Addresses ending in 1, 5, or 6 - Tuesday and Friday Addresses ending in 2, 7, or 8 – Wednesday & Saturday On your scheduled watering days, irrigation is allowed from midnight to 10 a.m. and from 6 p.m. to midnight.

Irrigate less than 1.5 inches per zone per week

Other year-round restrictions

• Irrigate only when temperatures are above 35 degrees Fahrenheit • Irrigate landscape without runoff • Do not irrigate during precipitation events • Hand watering is allowed any time of day and on any day of the week “We commend our customers for the significant amount of water they have conserved over the past decade. We ask that all residents and businesses continue to be considerate and efficient with their water usage this summer,” said Aubrey Spear, director of water utilities.

“As we persist in our effort to conserve water and reduce overall demand, we can preserve our water supplies for many more decades to come. Effective water conservation is a long-term continuous effort.”

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Golden Gazette Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 1. Overload 5. Prince of India 10. Biting to the taste 14. Decoy 15. Sharp, painful 16. Official language of Pakistan 17. Indigo 18. Elector 19. To exercise control 20. Taxi 21. Hoarfrost 22. Assumes an attitude 23. Hindu deity 25. Celestial body 27. Shelter 28. Calmness 32. Fungal infection 35. Knowledge gained through meditation 36. Revised form of Esperanto 32. Brass wind instrument DOWN 37. Secondhand 33. Egyptian goddess 1. Quick sharp sound 38. Defiles 34. Device for fishing 2.

Pertaining to the moon 39. Soon 35. Unit of Energy 3.

Small antelope 40. Mouthpiece of a bridle 38. Weeps 4.

Jelly 41. Immerse 39. Wife of one’s uncle 5.

Steep-sided valley 42. Brass wind instrument 41. Smoke and fog 6. Pueblo Indian village 43. Bring together 42. Flying mammals 7. Coarse fiber 45. Prohibit 44. Fit for eating 8. Consumed 46. Prescribed amount 45. Prate 9. Pronoun 47. Feline 10. Roman goddess of the dawn 47. Marine growth 51. Small branch 48. Small islands 11. Shank 54. Steals from 49. Scrimp 12. Doing nothing 55. Jamaican popular music 13. Membership fees 50. Glad 56. Plebeian 51. Agile 21. Ostrichlike bird 57. Brief advertisement 22. Monetary unit of Yugoslavia 52. Entreaty 59. Slide 53. The back of 24. Sledge 60. True 54. Hind part 25. Stagnant 61. Pertaining to a ramus 57. Brassiere 26. Makes brown 62. Rope fiber 58. One circuit 28. Aniseed 63. Lively 59. Feminine pronoun 29. Crossing 64. Edible fruit 30. Image of a deity 65. Catch sight of 31. First-class Solution on P. 21

Golden Gazette • July 2023 • Page 19 Garrison Institute on Aging

TEXAS TECH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER

By The Garrison Institute on Aging was established in 1999 and named in honor of Mildred and Shirley Garrison in 2005. Our mission is to promote healthy aging through research, promote educational and community outreach programs, and serve the community with services and contacts. If you have questions on health issues, aging, chronic disease and mental health, please reach out to us. We can assist in connecting you with the right contact for your concerns.

July celebrations July is all about celebration. It is also usually the hottest month of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

The hottest temperature was recorded in Greenland Ranch, California in 1913 when the temperature soared to 134 degrees. In the southern half of the world, they experience the coldest temps.

The coldest was recorded in 1983 near the South Pole where the temperature plunged to -129 degrees.

Other events that occurred in July • First rabies vaccine was administered, first atomic bomb test (in New Mexico) was detonated, and the first bikini debuted in Paris. Not sure if these were related!

• The U.S. crew of Apollo 11 landed on the moon, and Neil Armstrong was the first human to set foot on its surface.

• The first ever international phone call occurred on July 1, 1881.

• July 2 is World UFO Day. • July 6 is Kissing Day. • July 24 Tequila Day.

group that meets monthly to share various topics and is free and open to the public.

Light snacks are provided.

To confirm for this session, contact Joan at 806-7431217 or email at joan.blackAquatic Center The Texas Tech Aquatic mon@ttuhsc.edu. RSVP is Center is open for families requested, and the program on select days. Go to the will also be available on website https://www.depts. ZOOM. https://ttuhsc.zoom. us/j/93712419544. ttu.edu/urec/aquatics/facilities.phpfor specific times and Friends of the Library Lubbock RSVP (aka rates. The facilities include an Aquatic Center and Lei- AmeriCorps Senior) is a federal, grant-funded prosure Pool. gram that assists seniors 55 Caregiver Conference South Plains Association and older to support local of Governments - Agency programs and projects as a on Aging (SPAG-AAA) is volunteer. The program is hosting a Caregiver Con- hosted at the Garrison Inference on July 13. The stitute on Aging. There are event will feature Tam Cum- several areas that seniors can mings, Ph.D., presenting contribute. These include “Understanding, Identify- (not limited to) Lubbock ing and Staging the Nine Meals on Wheels, South Dementias,” at the Sci- Plains Food Bank, hospitals, ence Spectrum. RSVP at Friends of the Library, Com806.687.0940. Deadline to fort Corps and other groups.

This month we are focusregister is July 10. Cummings is one of the leading ing on Friends of the Library, educators on dementia in a group formed in 1967 as a non-profit organization.

Texas and nationally.

Its purpose is to foster an Questions & decisions interest in the library and its The Care Partner Acad- services that its provides to emy session will be held July the community. They help to 5 at noon at 6630 S Quaker, promote and fund children’s Suite E. We will host a programs, literacy programs, roundtable discussion on South Plains Genealogical Questions and Decisions as Society as well as monthly We Age. Attendees may ask sales for the community and questions, respond to others, book sales through eBay and learn more about coping and AbeBooks, and other with aging. The Care Part- sources. Volunteers can asner Academy is an informal sist with book sales, oversee

websites, and sort and catalog books. Activities can fit your schedule. If interested, call 806-775-2852 or fol@ lubbockfol.org. The next sale date is July 28-29.

Mental health sessions & respite care We are continuing to host mental health sessions for caregivers as well as offering a free respite care program with the guidance of Dr. Jonathan Singer, TTU Department of Psychological Sciences. Dr. Singer has also opened up ‘tele-health’ sessions for those living in rural areas. If you are an informal (unpaid) caregiver of someone with Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, or other related dementia diseases, there are programs that can benefit you at no cost. Participation in his study can assist in providing future services.

Caregivers may contact Dr. Singer for additional information at 806.834.5884 or email at jonsinge@ttu.edu.

Upcoming at the Cactus JULY July 8 - Mike/The Moonpies’ Solo & Steel Tour: A Night with Mike & Zach July 9 - Jason Eady/Jamie Lin Wilson: The Old Friends Tour July 14 - AZ-Z TOP: Tribute to the Little Ol’ Band From Texas July 21 - Elton: The Early Years featuring Kenny Metcalf - The Return!

July 22 - Sunny Sweeney Texas Singer- Songwriter July 23 - Ian Moore: Return of the Songwriter-SingerGuitar-Slinger July 28 - Pure Prairie League - Legendary Soft Rock!

July 29 - Kyle Park - Full Band - Independent Texas Country Favorite

AUGUST

Aug 1 - One Night of Queen: July funnies Gary Mullen & The What did the firecracker Works shout on the 4th of July?

• Red, White, and Boom. Aug 5 - Ranch Verse: Red What beverage do you Steagall, Andy Hedges, drink on July 4th?

Dave Stamey • Liber-tea.

Aug 25 - 24k Magic: World’s What do ducks love about #1 Bruno Mars Tribute the 4th of July?

Show • Fire quackers?

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Page 20 • July 2023 • Golden Gazette Your credit report contains information about your past and present credit transactions. It’s used primarily by potential lenders to evaluate your creditworthiness.

So if you’re about to apply for credit, especially for something significant like a mortgage, you’ll want to get and review a copy of your credit report.

You can see what they see: getting a copy of your credit report Every consumer is entitled to a free credit report every 12 months from each of the three credit bureaus: Experian, TransUnion, and Equifax. Besides the annual

Understanding your credit report report, you are also entitled to a free report under the following circumstances:  A company has taken adverse action against you, such as denying you credit, insurance, or employment (you must request a copy within 60 days of the adverse action)  You’re unemployed and plan to look for a job within the next 60 days  You’re on welfare  Your report is inaccurate because of fraud, including identity theft Visit www.annualcreditreport.com for information.

What’s it all about?

Your credit report usually starts off with your personal information: your name, address, Social Security number, telephone number, employer, past address and past employer, and (if applicable) your spouse’s name. Check this information for accuracy; if any of it is wrong, correct it with the credit bureau that issued the report.

The bulk of the information in your credit report is account information. For each creditor, you’ll find the lender’s name, account number, and type of account; the opening date, high balance, present balance, loan terms, and your payment history; and the current status of the account.

You’ll also see status indicators that provide information about your payment performance over the past 12 to 24 months. They’ll show whether the account is or has been past due, and if past due, they’ll show how far (e.g., 30 days, 60 days). They’ll also indicate charge-offs or repossessions.

Because credit bureaus collect information from courthouse and registry records, you may find notations of bankruptcies, tax liens, judgments, or even criminal proceedings in your file.

At the end of your credit report, you’ll find notations on who has requested your information in the past 24

months. When you apply for credit, the lender requests your credit report—which will show up as an inquiry.

Other inquiries indicate that your name has been included in a creditor’s prescreen program. If so, you’ll probably get a credit card offer in the mail.

You may be surprised at how many accounts show up on your report. If you find inactive accounts (e.g., a retailer you no longer do business with), you should contact the credit card company, close the account, and ask for a letter confirming that the account was closed at the customer’s request.

Basing the future on the past What all this information means in terms of your creditworthiness depends on the lender’s criteria. Generally speaking, a lender feels safer assuming that you can be trusted to make timely monthly payments against your debts in the future if you have always done so in the past. A history of late payments or bad debts will hurt you. Based on your track record, a new lender is likely to turn you down for credit or extend it to you at a higher interest rate if your credit report indicates that you are a poor risk.

Too many inquiries on your credit report in a short time can also make lenders suspicious. Loan officers

may assume that you’re being turned down repeatedly for credit or that you’re up to something—going on a shopping spree, financing a bad habit, or borrowing to pay off other debts. Either way, the lenders may not want to take a chance on you.

Your credit report may also indicate that you have good credit, but not enough of it. For instance, if you’re applying for a car loan, the lender may be reviewing your credit report to determine if you’re capable of handling monthly payments over a period of years.

The lender sees that you’ve always paid your charge cards on time, but your total balances due and monthly payments have been small. Because the lender can’t predict from this information whether you’ll be able to handle a regular car payment, your loan is approved only on the condition that you supply an acceptable cosigner.

Correcting errors on your credit report Under federal and some state laws, you have a right to dispute incorrect or misleading information on your credit report.

Typically, you’ll receive with your report either a form to complete or a telephone number to call about the information that you wish to dispute. Once the credit bureau receives your (See Your credit report, Page 22)

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request, it generally has 30 days to complete a reinvestigation by checking any item you dispute with the party that submitted it. One of four things should then happen:  The credit bureau reinvestigates, the party submitting the information agrees it’s incorrect, and the information is corrected  The credit bureau reinvestigates, the party submitting the information maintains it’s correct, and your credit report goes unchanged  The credit bureau doesn’t reinvestigate, and so the disputed information must be removed from your report  The credit bureau reinvestigates, but the party submitting the information doesn’t respond, and so the disputed information must be removed from your report

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Compare this with the number of households headed up by people, ages 35 to 54, which fell 3 percent.

And the number of households headed by young adults? Well, they only grew by 9 percent during that time frame.

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How much money? Just a little more A man whose wealth exceeded his common sense was once asked, “How much money does a man need to be happy?” His reply was quick and honest: “Just a little more!”

Many “things” promise satisfaction and happiness at a distance. But as possessions increase and wealth accumulates, expectations once valued are never fulfilled.

It is different with those who seek the Lord. In Psalm 84 the author wrote, “Blessed - or happy - are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on being with you and following you on life’s journey.”

Happiness is not found in what we have but who has us. Christianity is not about our possessions but what we possess in Christ and the fact that he possesses us. A true believer, an

honest disciple or a sincere “follower of the way” is one who recognizes that the Lord gives us the strength we need to live the Christian life.

And living the Christian life will bring true blessings and genuine happiness to the one who walks with God. Those who live the Christian life as described in his word will find fulfillment and completeness in him.

One translator studied this verse for years and finally decided that it would best be translated, “How enriched are those who draw their strength from you, whose hearts are focused on you.”

Those attempting to draw strength from the “things” that are of this world will be left weak, weary and worn-out.

And anyone whose heart is focused on what is seen will discover their vision will not survive reality.

Dreams or visions Our minds want to wander. What they settle on in their journey is intriguing and telling. The Bible says, “Old men dream dreams and young men see visions.” But it does not tell what the dreams or visions are.

One day a psalmist unveiled both his dream and his vision: “Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere, I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.”

We often hear phrases about “spending quality time with loved ones” or “living a quality life.” Unless we define quality in scriptural terms, “quality” may not be what “quality” is.

Our psalmist wants us to know that even standing at the edge of the

temple is better than being inside the tent of a wicked person. Why is this so? It is because of God himself! Simply being in his presence is a reward.

For the psalmist it is not the beauty of the place but the beauty of a person. “God is a sun and a shield,” he declares, referring to the absolute glory of God as a person and protector of those who serve him. With his love upon us and his glory around us, we can be assured that he will not withhold any good things from us if we walk with him and live lives of integrity.

But along our way in this walk with him, he will give us “grace and glory.”

Glory refers to his “grace” that he gives to those who are his own. It is his grace that saves us with the faith he gives us because of his love for us.

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4th on Broadway annual festivities 90s icon Vanilla Ice to perform

With the announcement of Vanilla Ice making a return engagement to Lubbock for July 4th, the finishing touches are being put on the 4th on Broadway celebration.

From the parade step-off, which is at a NEW time, to the final fireworks, this is the do-not-miss event of the summer.

H 9:45 a.m., the Bolton Oil Parade at Broadway and Avenue M, traveling east on Broadway and into Mackenzie Park, also broadcast on KLBK-TV. H10:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. Reliant’s Picnic in the Park featuring: G 10:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. Caprock Cardiovascular Center Kids’ Area hosts tons of free kids’ activities, including inflatables, games and more.

G 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. BMW of Lubbock Daytime Stages: Four major outdoor stages feature the best of West Texas music, including the BMW of Lubbock east and west stages as well as the Fiesta Stage and the West Texas Roots Stage.

G 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Cabela’s Youth Fishing Tournament hosts FREE fishing for ages 18 and under, along with prizes in several categories. Pre-registration is encouraged.

G 5 p.m. River Smith’s Catfish and Cobbler Eating Contests for kids and adults; pre-registration is encouraged.

H 7-10 p.m. The Gorilla Law Firm Evening Concert headliner is a return engagement by ‘90s hip hop icon Vanilla Ice! Kicking off the concert will be: G A Tribute to Selena featuring Gabriella Flores.

G A Rockin’ 80s Tribute featuring the Caldwell Collective.

G Lubbock teen-sensation trio Blackwater Draw.

H 10 p.m. The United Supermarkets Fireworks Extravaganza choreographed live to classic and contemporary patriotic music.

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