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The Cowboy Country Museum’s Fight With Mold

BY KAY SPEARS

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The Board of Trustees of the Cowboy Country Museum (CCM) in Stamford met for a regular meeting on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, 5:15pm at Stamford City Hall.

In attendance were Board Chair Robert Smith, Board Members Kelly Williamson, Titania McGee, Craig Gilbert, Museum Director Luci Wedeking and Stamford City Manager Alan Plumlee. Robert Smith called the meeting to order before Titania McGee gave the invocation. The Board approved the minutes of the May and June meetings. There was a discussion concerning an old roof leak before the new roof was completed two years ago and putting a cap on an air conditioning drain.

The first item of business was to discuss the report received from a consulting company concerning the mold in the museum. The CCM has been closed about eight weeks due to the mold. The report stated there are higher levels of the air born mold penicillium and the mold bacillus. The process after identifying the presence of mold, is to have a specialty cleaning company come in to clean and then have the consultant company return to make sure there is no mold living/ growing in the building. The consultant report referenced that there was not the twenty-five square feet of mold needed to require mold protocol. CDC requires the protocol to use a mold abatement company to remove the mold, which may cost $15-20,000.

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FUNDRAISER: Benefit Luncheon for Beth Lawson Green to help out with medical bills. BBQ Brisket and German Sausage, Red Beans, Potato Salad, Bread, onions, pickles, & dessert. Please come join us $10 a plate and all donation appreciated - to go available. August 18th at Fairlene’s Cafe from 11:00am-2:00pm

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Please help out with a donation if you desire. God bless you!

DONATE: Denise Dennis is still collecting aluminum cans for recycling to raise money to donate to West Texas Rehab Center. You can drop them off at her house on the corner of Reynolds & Vassar. You can also drop off cans or monetary donations for her here at the Stamford American or mail to Stamford American, P O BOX 870, Stamford, TX and note on the check it is for Denise Dennis.

STAMFORD SWIMMING POOL OPEN: Pool open – Tuesday – Saturday, 1 – 6 pm. June through August.

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MEET THE TEACHER: Meet the Teacher will be Aug 15th from 5:30 to 6:30. at Olive Elementary.

REGISTRATION: Bulldog Camp for all incoming 6th Graders -schedules and registration packets will be given out for return on the first day of school. 9:30am - 1:00pm in the MS/HS Cafeteria.

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Coach Casey at Bulldogs morning practice with Mary Margaret Johnson from the Big Country Homepage. Having covered the Bulldogs for several seasons, Johnson will be missed as she moves to a new job in Buffalo, NY.

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MUSEUM: Continued From Page 1 At present there are dehumidifiers being used in the museum and only one of the three air conditioners is being utilized in order to keep the humidity level down. Williamson explained that fifty-five percent is now the ideal humidity level. Since the museum’s problem is mold, there is a need to keep the humidity level under seventy-five percent.

McGee brought up the question of health hazards to employees who work in the museum. Smith stated they have “not had anyone review health repercussions to date, to my knowledge.”

McGee addressed Wedeking about health issues she has had that were mentioned at the last meeting. Wedeking stated she had looked up prolonged mold exposure on the internet and was able to find the list of symptoms associated with it. She stated she has undergone testing of symptoms and will be having testing of her lungs conducted.

Smith brought up the possibility that Wedeking’s symptoms might be caused by the air quality in her own home, asking if her home had been tested for mold. She stated she had not had her home tested for the presence of mold. McGee stated that if someone is not having “break outs” of symptoms where they have been, then go into an area that has been tested and proven to have mold and they have physical symptoms, it can be concluded without being a specialist that the symptoms are from the place proven to have mold.

Wedeking confirmed that most of her symptoms subside when she is not at the museum.

Wedeking stated she had

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Huda Maria (Hassen) Bragalone

Cowboy Country Museum has been closed for over two months waiting for mold removal to begin. reported the mold in the museum was making her sick before the report came out and “the report says this stuff can make you sick.” McGee stated she has a concern for the health of any employee of the museum if, after the mold has been cleaned up, it reoccurs. Wedeking stated she found in past museum board minutes that “there has been a known colony of mold in there, a visible colony, for at least ten years.” She stated she had helped Sandra Rhea clean mold off items and that “this is not a new thing and it is documented.”

The Board decided to let the process continue, get the report and estimate from the specialty cleaning company and revisit in the future.

The museum budget was

visited next. Plumlee stated the numbers were based on last year, and there is about a $22,000 shortfall.

He went over the areas of income and expenditures.

Williamson stated the City’s budget is set and the museum is in a hole. McGee stated they were in the same place last year, and they haven’t changed anything. Williamson said that in 1-1 ½ years the museum will be insolvent if the situation doesn’t change. In a past Board meeting engaging a curator had been discussed. The Board agreed they would not be hiring a curator. Wedeking reported to the Board on the Painted Ponies Children’s Art Program. She stated there has been a great interest in this program. They will have a reception for artist Mark Maggiori, featuring his

artwork with the children’s artwork. Times and places were discussed and will be announced at a later date. Artist Logan Maxwell Hagege is next in line for the children’s art program.

The ages of the children have ranged from 2 to 16 and there were 16 children entered.

A discussion was begun reiterating the need to not spend any money and to generate money for the museum. Williamson stated that if they were a business, they would have to close their doors today, that there is no money coming in. The idea of memberships was brought up and how to obtain names and addresses of Stamford High School alumni. With that, the meeting adjourned.

Huda Maria (Hassen) Bragalone, 84, of Fairview, Texas passed peacefully on July 31, 2019, while surrounded by family.

Born to D. and Frieda Hassen in Stamford, Texas, Huda developed her impeccable taste and style working in “Hassens” the family clothing store, and was the 1952 valedictorian of Stamford High School. Huda earned a Bachelor of Arts in speech therapy at Texas Tech University, where she was Phi Beta Kappa and a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. After college, Huda worked at the USO in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where she met the love of her life, Ray Bragalone, then a young Army officer. They married in 1960 and raised a family of four, all of whom live in the Dallas area. Everywhere she lived, Huda was a tireless community volunteer, including with the Catholic Church, the Girl Scouts, and the Fort Leavenworth Thrift Store. Later in life, she shared Ray’s love of golf, and enjoyed participating in the Heritage Ranch Ladies’ Golf Association while a resident there. Above all else, Huda loved to spoil her eight grandchildren, whom she adored. Huda’s loving nature, servant heart, and legendary hugs will be missed by all who were fortunate enough to know her.

Huda is survived by her brother, Fareed Hassen and his wife, Jane, of Stamford; her sister, Nadia Hassen, of Stamford; son Jeff, and his wife Mickie and their daughter Annabelle, of Dallas; daughter Pam and her husband Tom Arceneau and their sons Tristan and Connor, of Lucas; son, Bob, and his wife Emily and their children Becky, Bobby, and Blake, of Lewisville; and daughter Stacey and her husband Greg Bruenning and their children Jacob and Isabella, of Fairview. On Wednesday, August 7th, services began with a visitation from 5 to 7 p.m. at TurrentineJacksonMorrow Funeral Home in Allen, Texas, followed by a Celebration of Huda’s Life from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Heritage Ranch Country Club, 465 Scenic Ranch Circle, in Fairview, Texas. On Thursday, August 8th, a funeral and mass was held at 10:30 a.m. at St. Jude Catholic Church in Allen, followed immediately by a reception at the Church fellowship hall.

In 2004, Huda was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Col. Raymond A. Bragalone. Huda’s final resting place will be with Ray at DFW National Cemetery. After Ray’s passing, it gave Huda great joy to administer a scholarship fund that was founded in Ray’s honor for college-bound high school seniors.

Her children have pledged to continue the scholarship fund, now renamed to include Huda. Donations may be made in Huda’s memory to the Ray and Huda Bragalone Memorial Scholarship Fund, Inc., 2200 Ross Ave., Suite 4500W, Dallas, Texas 75201

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Union Bus Station to Move to McHarg Avenue Location The Union Bus station will move to new quarters on West McHarg avenue when the building is ready for occupancy, which will be in about three weeks. The property formerly was used by the Bounds service station and Baldy’s Café, belonging to R. B. Spencer and Co., is being remodeled for the station, Mrs. George Gray, manager, said this week.

The office will occupy the space formerly used by Baldy’s Café, with two doors opening on the south and one on the west circular driveway. The interior of the building will be finished in light ivory and buff and will have fluorescent lighting and venetian blinds. C. W. Daniel is doing the work.

The City Cab company will rent office space in the building from the bus station.

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Folks, we need to pray for rain. Lot of good cotton crops are in the making with just some moisture.

At one time it rained every time school started and at the end of school. Guess time changes everything.

I know all the teachers and students are getting excited about another school year. I wish the best of luck to everyone for a great and safe school year.

Don’t forget the Senior Citizens Dance at the Old Glory Community Center on Monday evening, August 12 from 7 P M until 10 P M with a live band and snacks will be furnished. Everyone is invited to attend, you do not have to be a Senior Citizens to attend. Just $5.00.

Hobby Club will be at the Sagerton Community Center on Thursday, Aug. 15 at 2 P M. We are still gathering fruit jar lids.

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government results from too much government.”

Happy Birthday wishes go to Jimmy Pittcock, Lane Bowman, Donald Ender, Jean Tucker, Joan Ludtke, Amanda Spitzer, Dave Letz, Danny Diggs, David Diggs, Robin Gibson, Rachel Berry, Thomas Zell, Jessica Barbee, Hollie Gonzales, Jay Flowers, Rhonda McDowell, Dalya Hight, Patsy Bivins, Bill Graham, Frances Powers, Jana Hinkle, Cho Diers, and Zachary Kittley. We wish you many more.

Anniversary greetings go to Robert and Cho Diers, John and Lola Gholson, Bud and Francene Vahlenkamp, Trance and Candice Rosenquist, Michael and Tomzie Steele, Ronnie and Rebecca Galloway, Bobby and Kim Lowack, Clay and Tammy Gentry, and Jerry and Susan Smith. Have a wonderful day.

THE $2 BILLION DIFFERENCE IN TRUMP TRADE AID The Trump administration has spent notably less than commonly described on its package to mitigate the impact of the trade war on 2018 agricultural production. This year’s version may come closer to the $16 billion maximum trumpeted by the president because of more accommodating payment rules.

U.S. TO SEE LARGER BEEF EXPORTS TO EUROPE, WHILE CHINA THREATENS TRADE ACTION U.S. exports of hormone-

Meanwhile, China said it “will have to take necessary counter-measures” if the United States expands the trade war on Sept. 1, as Trump says he plans to do.

TRUMP READY TO SPEND AGAIN ON FARMERS, WHO EXPECT TO WIN TRADE WAR With the China-U.S. trade war deepening, President Trump said he would continue trade aid payments next year if necessary.

Meanwhile, farmers are confident the conflict will be resolved in their favor.

POULTRY COMPANIES SUBPOENAED IN DOJ INVESTIGATION OF CHICK-

EN INDUSTRY Tyson Foods, Pilgrim’s Pride, and Perdue Farms have all been subpoenaed by the Department of Justice in the agency’s grand jury investigation into the poultry sector.

PULLED BY WESTERN STATES, U.S. CROPLAND VALUES EDGE UPWARD The average value of U.S. cropland is marginally higher this year, but has changed little overall since the collapse of the commodity boom early this decade, said USDA on Tuesday.

‘QUITE LARGE’ AMOUNTS OF CORN AND SOY LAND WERE NOT PLANTED One out of every 10 corn farmers was unable to plant 25 percent or more of intended corn acreage due to the wettest spring in a quarter-century, according to a survey by Purdue University.

KASN AG REPORT With Richard Kemp free beef to Europe would triple under an agreement signed by President Trump and hailed by EU officials as a sign of tangible results for the strongest trade relationship in the world.

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Abbott, Patrick React After 20 Die In Deadly Shooting After a gunman was arrested in the killing of 20 people and wounding 26 others at a popular shopping venue in El Paso on Aug. 3, Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick offered thoughts and prayers. Abbott ordered flags lowered in memory of those who lost their lives and said flags should remain at half-staff through sunset on Aug. 8. The suspect, 21-yearold Patrick Crusius of Allen, Texas, surrendered after waves of first responders arrived on scene. Crusius was charged with capital murder.

He remains in custody in El Paso.

LAWMAKER TO TAKE NEW POST Rep. John Zerwas, R-Richmond, last week announced his retirement from the state House of Representatives, effective Sept. 30.

Zerwas, a physician for more than 30 years and past president of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, was first elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 2007. He is the 29th most senior lawmaker in the 150-member lower chamber.

Zerwas currently serves as chair of the budget-writing House Appropriations Committee, and served in the same capacity in the 2017 Texas Legislature. He earlier served as chair of the House Committee on Higher Education.

On Aug. 1, the University of Texas System announced the appointment of Zerwas as executive vice chancellor for health affairs, effective Oct. 1.

Kevin Eltife, chairman of the UT System Board of Regents and a former state senator, said Zerwas “comes to the UT System with a very high regard among colleagues in the medical, business and legislative arenas.”

More than two-thirds of the UT System’s annual budget is dedicated to health care,

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education and research, and UT institutions produce almost two-thirds of the state’s health professionals, according to the UT System news release.

MITIGATION CONTRACTS ISSUED Eleven contracts totaling nearly $14.6 million in the Texas Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust settlement have been issued, mainly to school districts, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality announced Aug. 1.

The settlement is a result of litigation over emissionscontrol defeat devices that were found to have been installed on vehicles manufactured by Volkswagen and its subsidiaries. Some 590,000 vehicles are affected, according to the TCEQ. Entities that have applied for funds from the trust will use the money to replace aging diesel school buses, shuttle buses or transit buses with new models.

ALERT SYSTEM IS LAUNCHED The Texas Department of Public Safety on July 30 announced the implementation of CLEAR Alert, the Coordinated Law Enforcement Adult Rescue Alert.

The new alert system is designed to assist law enforcement in locating and rescuing missing adults who may have been kidnapped, abducted or who are in immediate danger of injury or death, and to aid in

locating potential suspects.

Rep. Greg Bonnen, R-Friendswood, authored HB 1769 creating the CLEAR Alert and Sen. Larry Taylor, R-Friendswood, sponsored the legislation in the Senate.

It was signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott in May and takes effect on Sept. 1.

The system, to be managed by the DPS, will be operated in the same manner as AMBER, Silver, Blue and Endangered Missing Persons alerts.

REVENUE TOTAL IS REPORTED Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar on Aug. 2 announced state sales tax revenue totaled $2.86 billion in July, an amount 4.3 percent more than the amount reported for the month of July 2018.

“State sales tax revenue growth in July was moderate, with services and restaurant sectors leading the growth,” Hegar said. “Tax receipts from the construction, wholesale and retail trade sectors also grew modestly, while receipts from the oil- and gas-mining sector remained about the same as a year ago.”

UPDATE: MEASLES CASES State health officials on July 29 confirmed that 21 cases of measles have been diagnosed in Texas so far this year. The Department of State Health Services urged health care providers to consider measles when diagnosing patients because early identification, along with immunization, are keys to preventing the spread of measles.

A contagious respiratory illness, measles is a rash that begins as flat, red spots on the face and spreads down the neck and trunk to the rest of the body. Other symptoms include high fever over 101 degrees, cough, runny nose and red, watery eyes.

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Downtowns Alive Last week, I began a discussion of vacant buildings. All of our communities have them, usually in larger numbers than we want.

Some buildings have been vacant for years, maybe even decades. They stand as a remnant of a town’s peak population many years ago or a once-powerful business or industry that packed up and left. Other vacancies are newer: an older business owner finally retired or a new business popped up but didn’t make it. Our towns also have many vacant houses: the resident moved away or died and were simply never replaced.

For better or worse, vacant buildings are something that new visitors often notice right off the bat, especially if they’re located in business districts or high-traffic areas. For a long time, this was something I struggled with. I didn’t *want* people

ESSAYS FROM WEST OF 98 James M. Decker to notice. Frankly, I hoped they wouldn’t say anything about it. “Boy, your town has a lot of vacant buildings” can be a depressing statement to hear, even if it was simply meant as an observation and not a criticism.

But pretending that we don’t have vacant buildings is like a youthful Kevin Bacon’s character at the end of the 1978 classic “National Lampoon’s Animal House,” shouting “REMAIN CALM,

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ALL IS WELL!” as a massive crowd riots around him. You can pretend all you want, but it doesn’t make it true.

Our rural communities have vacant buildings and that’s just reality. You can take it as a negative or you can see it as…opportunity. There are major cities all over the country that are booming, but struggling with a lack of available, affordable real estate (both commercial and residential). With low cost of living, low land prices, and a surplus of vacant buildings, the problem in our rural communities, if presented to the right people, might actually be a solution to someone else’s problems.

Just because buildings are vacant doesn’t mean they have to stay that way. In the 1970s, downtown Fort Worth was the epitome of “urban decay.” DFW was growing, but towards the suburbs and away from Fort Worth’s city center. Downtown was dilapidated and infested with crime. In the late 1970s, a

group of community leaders, the Bass brothers, decided to do something about it.

Investing significant amounts of their own time, talent, and treasure, the Bass brothers turned downtown Fort Worth on its ear. Historic buildings were renovated. New buildings were built. Restaurants, nightlife, and tourist attractions moved in. Major corporations grew their existing presence or relocated to downtown office space. Today, Fort Worth’s Sundance Square district is one of America’s premiere examples of urban revitalization and was the model for downtown projects in other cities. There was nothing magic. It was simply a matter of community leaders developing a vision and investing in it.

Closer to home, do you remember downtown Abilene in the 1980s? When offices closed at 5 pm, downtown Abilene became a virtual ghost town. In a talk I heard several years ago, former Abilene mayor Gary McCaleb

credited the restoration of the historic Paramount Theatre as the catalyst for the transformation of downtown Abilene. In 1986, the theatre was restored to the original glory of its construction in 1930. Not only did its massive marquee brighten up the downtown streets with its neon lights, but the Paramount gave a new purpose for people to visit downtown Abilene after 5 p.m. The revitalization of downtown Abilene has been ongoing ever since (a reminder that these projects don’t succeed overnight), but today, a visit to downtown Abilene offers a beautiful theatre, along with retailers, restaurants, and numerous cultural attractions.

You might observe that Abilene and Fort Worth are both much larger in population than Stamford or a similar community where you read this essay. I’d also point out that our downtowns are smaller in size, and thus less expensive to renovate. You might point out that Abilene

and Fort Worth have a larger pool of customers from which to draw business. I’d observe that businesses in those communities also have more competition for their customer dollars too. To some degree, it all evens out.

The same lessons learned in downtown Fort Worth or Abilene can be applied in smaller communities.

It’s time to embrace our vacant buildings. Let’s be honest about them. Let’s catalog them. Let’s start to dream about what they might house in our community’s future.

Next week, I want to tell you about the restoration of two legendary Texas hotels in smaller communities, a sign that the sky truly is the limit in bringing our vacant buildings back to life.

First Baptist Church John Ward 214 N Swenson 325-773-2781 AM Worship: 11:00 House of God Pastor Bobby Acosta 802 Ferguson St Sundays 11:00 am

Nugent Church of Christ Nugent, Texas Wayne Kitchens, Preacher Sun. 10 Bible Classes 11 Morning Assembly

St Ann’s Catholic Church 1001 S Swenson 325-773-2659 AM Mass: 11:00

Temple Baptist Church Jesse Morton 309 E Campbell 325-773-2550 AM Service: 11:00

James Decker is a lawyer, farmer, and mayor in Stamford, and the creator of the forthcoming “West of 98” podcast and website. He may be contacted through Facebook at facebook.com/james.decker.

LOCAL CHURCHES Avoca Baptist Church Rev. Les Mims 773-3531 AM Worship: 11:00 Avoca United Methodist Church Dennis Huffaker 773-3909 AM Worship: 9:45 Bethel Church of God in Christ Pastor Session 407 W Handlan 325-773-5730 Bethel (Christ) Lutheran Church Rev. Richard Strait 1024 E. Vanderbilt 325-773-5949 AM Worship: 9:00 Bethel Lutheran Church Rev. Richard Strait 10707 N. FM 600 325-773-5949 AM Worship: 11:00

Central Presbyterian Rev. Dr. Kelly Pigott 601 Rowland 325-773-3381 AM Worship: 11:00 Common Ground Youth Ministry Paul Wright 219 S Swenson 325-773-3604 Faith Lutheran Church Sagerton, Texas 940-200-0723 AM Worship: 10:30 Family Church of Christ 1505 E. Wells St 325-773-5250 Worship: 9:45 a.m.

1st Assembly 1214 Compton Pastor John Shepard Worship: Saturday @ 6:00PM (325)267-0955

Lueders First Baptist Church Roscoe McCoy 228-4622 AM Worship: 11:00 MacKenzie Trail Cowboy Church AM worship 11:00 Heart of God Church 114 E Campbell Joanne Ochoa AM Worship 10:30 Nugent Baptist Church Craig Thames 228-4457 Worship: 11:00

Orient Street Church of Christ Wes Horn 510 S Orient 773-3419 Worship: 10:30 Paint Creek Baptist Church Pastor Tony Grand 940-864-3358 AM Worship: 11:00

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St. John’s United Methodist Church Pastor John Erwin 201 S Ferguson 325-773-2561 AM Worship: 10:50 Solomon Temple Baptist Church Rev. Donnie Massey 315 N. Haskell St. 325-773-2213 AM Worship 9:30

Trinity Church Dr. Robert Wingrove 220 E. McHarg

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Working Lights Around Stamford Square Look Promising

BY KAY SPEARS The first of two regular monthly meetings of the Stamford City Council was held on Monday, August 5, 2019 at Stamford City Hall. Mayor James Decker opened the meeting and asked Robert Wingrove to give the invocation before leading everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance. In attendance were Mayor Decker, Council Members Robert Wingrove, Ken Roberson, Jimmy Doan, Paul Wright, City Manager Alan Plumlee, City Secretary Kim Bryant, City Attorney Raymond Hollabaugh, CFO Karen Lou Graham and Chief of Police Darwin Huston.

The minutes from the Regular City Council Meeting on July 15, 2019 were approved. There were concerns raised on the Consent Agenda about the bids for entity properties.

The discussion included interest having been shown in buying lots or blocks together. The following bids for entity properies were rejected: The entity property located at Lot 14, Block 152, College Heights Division, City of Stamford, Jones County, Texas (R24046) from Flor Campos (913 Vanderbilt).

The entity property located at Lot 3, Block 40, Original Town of Stamford, Jones County, Texas (R24406) from Flor Campos (410 S. Webb).

The entity property located at Lot 6, Block 89, Original Town of Stamford, Jones County, Texas; being that property more particularly described in a Warranty Deed recorded in Volume 685, Page 418 of the Official Records of Jones County, Texas (R24766) from Ricardo Lopez (204 W. Davenport).

On the Regular Agenda, one person signed up for

the Citizen’s Comments portion of the meeting.

Chris Strickland is the new Chief Executive Officer of Haskell Memorial Hospital in Haskell, Texas. He stated he was new to the area and wanted to introduce himself to the Council. “I am a huge proponent of rural healthcare and it is sad to see any small hospital shut down.” He went on to say that ninety percent of America is rural and the big cities and the big health systems are winning the battle for healthcare, with insurance companies “squeezing us more and more.”

Strickland stated he would like to start a conversation about “how we can help.” He has spoken to hospital administrators in Knox City and Aspermont and would like to collaborate and work together “to tackle this healthcare conundrum with the healthcare market in the West Texas region.”

Next on the agenda, no action was taken after discussion of the election process for the vacant Council seat. The City of Stamford is governed by State regulations because the City charter does not cover special elections. The two options are to have an election in November with the general election or wait until May and be included in the local election. To be included in the November election, the deadline to decide is September 20, 2019. It was agreed to put this item on a future agenda of City Council meeting in order to obtain more information.

The Council moved on to discuss the proposed expansion of the convenience station on West Moran St. as the new location to accept brush and limbs. It was approved to go forth with the proposed expansion.

The Budget Workshop was next and the City Manager presented copies of the proposed balanced budget to the Council Members before the discussion began.

Included is a four percent salary raise for City employees, a $20,000 amount for the removal of houses in town, $10,000 added for mowing contracts, and $66,000 for new cameras for police vehicles. Estimated income amounts were discussed as well.

Mayor Decker asked Kelly Williamson, owner of Walcott Enterprises, to give an overview of the work needed to bring back the lights around the Stamford square. Plumlee stated the project was looked at about three years ago and the estimated amount was $36,000. The cost now may be about $40,000. Williamson and Gary Decker mentioned raising $20,000 or more from public donations for the 22 lights to be changed to functioning LED lighting.

Councilman Roberson asked for the percentage increase of employee salaries to be explained further. He stated he favored performance based evaluations over percentage raises. Plumlee stated a four percent raise for all City employees would be a budget increase of $44,000 this year. There was no action taken at this meeting concerning the budget.

Another Budget Workshop was scheduled for Monday, August 12, 2019, 5:15pm at City Hall. The City Secretary stated all the Councilmen would need to be at that meeting as it is a Special Called Meeting.

There was a question concerning if a Budget Workshop was considered a Special Called Meeting and if the same rules apply.

The first item on the City Manager’s report focused on the presentation he participated in at the ASCE Pipelines 2019 Conference July 21–24, 2019 in Nashville, TN. He stated their 30 minute presentation was very well received with many questions and interaction from the audience afterward. He passed around pictures showing the progress of the new water tower project. He then let the Council know that on Saturday, August 3, 2019 one of the three pumps at Lake Stamford “blew the top” and is not working at this time.

The Council went into Executive Session and upon return to Open Session Mayor Decker stated there was no action to be taken. The meeting was then adjourned. The next regular scheduled Council meeting is scheduled for Monday, August 19, 2019 at 5:15pm on the second floor of Stamford City Hall.

These meetings are open to the public.

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FREEDOM Our good word for today is Freedom. FREEDOM: Meaning the quality or state of being free. I thank the Almighty that I was born in America. I also thank him that I was born in Texas. As Americans we enjoy freedom. God has certainly blessed America. Our freedom was not free. It has been purchased by the blood, sweat Bill Hillier , and tears of many who have come before us. I am reminded of the famous speech by Patrick Henry on March 23, 1775 the eve of the Revolutionary War. I have copied the final paragraph here: “It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace-- but there is no peace. The war is actually begun!

The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish?

What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!” ~Patrick Henry God is the author of freedom. He created Adam and Eve and placed them in a beautiful garden. The Garden of Eden provided all that they needed or would hope for. But he gave them freedom, the freedom to obey and live forever or disobey and suffer the consequences. They had freedom of choice, and they chose to sin. They used their God–given freedom foolishly, and they had their freedom revoked. We, too, face that eminent danger today.

We are gradually losing our freedoms.

But God loved them and conceived a plan whereby the first couple and all their descendants could regain their freedom.

And If they used it wisely could have everlasting life. He gave us his only begotten son. John 3:16 (KJV) 16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” If we feel our freedom slipping away what we must do is to turn back to that original source of freedom. John 8:36 (KJV) 36 “If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.” Thank God you are an American, but thank him more for His gift of Freedom that truly is in His Son and have a blessed Independence Day.

A GOOD WORD FROM BROTHER BILL

Bro. Bill

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS AND PARTIES: Ericksdahl Cooperative Gin Company of Avoca, has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for renewal of Air Quality Permit No. 44541, which would authorize continued operation of a Cotton Gin located at 11958 County Road 241, Avoca, Jones County, Texas 79503. Additional information concerning this application is contained in the public notice section of this newspaper.

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Happy School Year It is almost that time of year again when summer vacation officially ends and another school year begins. Although I am about a week early depending on when each particular school kicks off its new year (for example, our school year does not officially start until the 20th at Sweetwater), teachers will have already gone in and started getting their rooms ready for the students to arrive, with some starting earlier THOUGHTS FROM than the required reporting time.

I’ve spoken in the past about how UNDER THE CAP much work teachers put in to making sure that their students Will McClure have a quality education as well as my overwhelming respect for the career especially after going down that particular path myself, but this week I want to shift focus to the reason that the school year is always important: the students. Recently, I have noticed posts on social media as well as advertisements around town for school supply drives to help make sure that all students go to school prepared and happy for the new year and it is always a heartwarming thing to notice as being able to make sure that students have all of the tools to make those important first steps into (back into) a school building for the new year is always a great confidencebuilder for kids. However, after the year begins and the excitement wears down of the start of the year, many students tend to fall back into older habits or just become disillusioned with school as something that they “have to go to.”

The sad reality is that there are many kids that just downright do not like going to school and maybe only really like going so that they can be with their friends. As a result, they tend to “tune out” their teachers (especially their least favorite subjects) and it can become a seemingly endless task to get a student’s attention, especially in the current days of technology where all of the answers are just a few taps away on a phone. There seems to be no challenge anymore for kids and when the attempt is made to remove phones from the classroom, there is inevitably some backlash in some shape or form and can reach a point where more newer teachers are leaving the profession every year due to this struggle. However, this cannot and should not be the case as an education is first and foremost, and can actually be fun at times when you go in with the right mindset.

So, my main point this week is to challenge all students to make a “school-year” resolution to always put their best foot forward when heading into the classroom each and every day. Enjoy the classes that you like and for the ones you don’t particularly care for, pay a bit of extra attention because something may happen that will grab your imagination and change your thinking.

Even though technology is becoming a bit of an issue, teachers are using it more and more to help bring the lessons in a matter that you are accustomed to and can enjoy. Even more so are the teachers where you can tell that they are excited about what they are trying to teach and want you to share in the excitement.

Believe me when I say that they are not trying to convince you to study their subject of instruction (*cough* English *cough*), but at least appreciate the subject as part of the “bigger picture.” This is especially true for the required core classes such as English, math, history and science. You may think that they may not be important now, but one day you will recall what you learned and start to appreciate your teacher’s drive to share the knowledge. All I am saying is that make each day of this school year just as important as the first and you can all but guarantee that you can turn the time between now and next May into a happy school year.

Until next time, dear reader, my cap’s off to you!

Observations After Wheel Chair

.The thing about having a temporary setback (like my broken foot) is when you start telling someone about your situation, many of them will start telling you their experiences with broken bones that make yours seem trivial. I was in a wheel chair for about 4 months. During that time, some people totally ignored me. Wouldn’t even look at me. When we would see people we know they would go right to my wife Susan instead of me and ask, “What happened?” Sometimes she would reply, “Ask him.” Occasionally someone would ask, “Did she kick you?” I can’t believe so many people asked that. Some asked, “Wanna play soccer?”

“Wanna kick some field goals?”

My wardrobe changed during that period. I found out about pressure socks. I also learned that there is no pair of pants made specifically for someone with a cast.

We improvised with some pants that had zippers at the bottom of the legs. The shower was the hardest part. We bought

a plastic sleeve that fit over my leg then secured it with tape. I felt so helpless, having to ask for little things.

I had trouble reaching. Had to sleep on my back, something I thought I could not do.

But I learned how to do it.

I am upright and wearing shoes that match. I am out of the wheelchair, healing boot, cast and splint. It has been a heck of a ride since I broke my driving foot while climbing over rocks along the Llano River near Junction last October. The surgery was scheduled two weeks away so in the meantime we went to see some friends in Florida.

I hobbled around on the beach.

We had to cancel our planned trip in December to the Canary Islands. The surgery took place on October 31st of last year. My wife Susan pushed me everywhere and drove on interview trips. I had a second sur-

gery to have two screws removed.

While I was in the wheel chair I had a chance to see some greatness of the human spirit and experience courtesies extended to us by generous and caring friends who offered a wheel chair and walker and called to check on us. At restaurants, customers would leave their tables to open the door for us. After lunch at a restaurant in Liberty, Susan was loading the wheel chair into the back of the car and wiping some mud off the wheels. It had recently rained and we had gone through a couple of puddles. Susan was us-

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ing paper towels to get the mud off when a man in a pickup was starting to leave the restaurant.

When he saw what Susan was doing, he turned off his engine, came over with a huge towel and wiped off the wheels.

It is now 10 months after I broke my foot. It has nearly completely healed and I can walk naturally without a limp. Walking and getting out of a chair are two things we take for granted. Shouldn’t do that. Walking is a glorious thing. I had no idea my foot had so much to do with getting out of a chair. I was on the US Army’s European Track Team and ran a big distance race in Berlin.

I am not accustomed to being without both feet or dealing with broken bones. This was a new experience for me and I prefer not to have to go through it again. But I did have some wonderful experiences.

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HELP WANTED Hanson Paint & Body Shop in Haskell, Texas is taking applications for the position of auto body paint and repairman. Please apply at 207 S. 1st Street, Haskell, Texas.

Sagebrush Living Center is accepting applications for a weekend janitor and Direct Support Staff. Please contact Kathy Phillips, Mario Cedillo or Doug Stanley Facility Director.

Phone # 325-773-2791.

Salado Quarry now hiring Equipment Operators, Saw Operators, Laborers. 14752 State Hwy 6, Lueders, Texas.

Contact Tommy Robinson 817542-1624

PUBLIC NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 912 (Amending the Zoning Ordinance) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF STAMFORD ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION 8.01 ACCEESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES, TO BECOME EFFECTIVE ON THE SECOND AND FINAL READING. A copy of the Ordinance may be picked up at City Hall in the City Secretary’s office at 201 E. McHarg.

The City of Stamford will hold a Public Hearing concerning the budget for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 on Monday, August 19, 2019 at 5:15 pm in the Council Chambers at City Hall located at 201 E. McHarg.

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FARM & RANCH

DICKENS COUNTY

1,450± AC Fantastic Hunting, Shinnery, Large Stock Tank

FISHER COUNTY

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953± AC IN CONTRACT 130± Ac South of Sylvester on FM 1085 Nice small tract in good area!

CALLAHAN COUNTY

1,015± AC Great Sock Farm or Hay farm IN CONTRACT

HASKELL COUNTY

271± AC dryland farm w/ Pasture NE of Haskell NEW 227± ac N of Rule Cultivated w.

Pasture NEW 627 ± AC - Mule Creek ranch- live water, cabin, great hunting 202± AC - Box Springs Ranch - Improved Grass, Stock Tank SOLD 160± AC – The Kittley Irrigated Farm Northwest of Rule!

JONES COUNTY

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TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

EXAMPLE A NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION AND INTENT TO OBTAIN AIR PERMIT RENEWAL PERMIT NUMBER 44541

as property values, noise, traffic safety, and zoning are outside of the TCEQ’s jurisdiction to address in the permit process.

EXAMPLE A

After the technical review is complete the executive director will consider the comments and prepare a response to all relevant and material, or significant public comments. If only comments are received, the response to comments, along with the executive director’s decision on the application, will then be mailed to everyone who submitted public comments or who is on the mailing list for this application, unless the application is directly referred to a contested case hearing.

adjustments to the application/permit which would satisfy your concerns. Requests for a contested case hearing must be submitted in writing within 15 days following this notice to the Office of the Chief Clerk at the address below.

If any requests for a contested case hearing are timely

Executive Director will forward the application NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION AND INTENTfiled, TOthe OBTAIN and any requests for a contested case hearing to the AIR PERMIT RENEWAL Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled

APPLICATION Ericksdahl Cooperative Gin Company of Avoca, has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for renewal of Air Quality Permit Number 44541, which would authorize continued operation of a Cotton Gin located at 11958 County Road 241, Avoca, Jones County, Texas 79503.

This link to an electronic map of the site or facility’s general location is provided as a public courtesy and not part of the application or notice. For exact location, refer to application. http://www.tceq.texas.gov/ assets/public/hb610/index.html?lat=32.915833&lng=99.686111&zoom=13&type=r. The existing facility and/or related facilities are authorized to emit the following air contaminants: carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, organic compounds, particulate matter including particulate matter with diameters of 10 microns or less and 2.5 microns or less and sulfur dioxide.

PERMIT NUMBER 44541

OPPORTUNITY FOR A CONTESTED CASE HEARING

Commission meeting. Unless the application is directly referred to a contested case hearing, the executive director will mail the response to comments along with notification of Commission meeting to everyone who submitted comments or is on the mailing list for this application. The Commission may only grant a request for a contested case hearing on issues the requestor submitted in their timely comments that were not subsequently withdrawn. If a hearing is granted, the subject of a hearing will be limited to disputed issues of fact or mixed questions of fact and law relating to relevant and material air quality concerns submitted during the comment period. Issues such as property values, noise, traffic safety, and zoning are outside of the Commission’s jurisdiction to address in this proceeding.

You mayGin request a contested case Thehas applicant APPLICATION Ericksdahl Cooperative Company of hearing.

Avoca, applied to the Texas Commission on or the executive director may also request that the Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for renewal ofdirectly Air Quality Number 44541, which would authorize application be referred toPermit a contested case hearing after technical review of the application. A continued operation of a Cotton Gincontested located at 11958 County Road 241, Avoca, Jones County, Texas case hearing is a legal proceeding similar to a of civilthe trial in stateor district court. Unless a writtenlocation is provided as a public 79503. This link to an electronic map site facility's general request for a contested case hearing is filed within 15 courtesy and not part of the application or notice. exactdirector location, days from this notice, For the executive may actrefer to application. on the application. If no hearing request is received http://www.tceq.texas.gov/assets/public/hb610/index.html?lat=32.915833&lng=within this 15 day period, no further opportunity for This99.686111&zoom=13&type=r. application was submitted to the TCEQ on August hearing will facility be provided.

According to the Texas Clean The existing and/or related facilities are authorized to emit the 2, 2019. The application will be available for viewing and Air Act § 382.056(o) a contested case hearing may only MAILING LIST In addition to submitting public following contaminants: carbon monoxide, nitrogencompliance oxides, organic matter copying at the TCEQ air central office, TCEQ Abilene regional be granted if the applicant’s history is in thecompounds, comments, youparticulate may ask to be placed on a mailing list for office,including and the Jones particulate County Courthouse, 1100 12th lowest classification under applicable compliance history this application by sending a request to matter with diameters of 10 microns or less and 2.5 microns or less and sulfur the Office of the Street, Anson, Jones County, Texas beginning the first day requirements and if the hearing request is based on Chief Clerk at the address below. Those on the mailing list of publication of this notice. The facility’s compliance file, disputed issues of fact that are relevant and material to will receive copies of future public notices (if any) mailed dioxide. if any exists, is available for public review in the Abilene regional office of the TCEQ.

the Commission’s decision on the application. Further, the Commission may only grant a hearing on those issues submitted during the public comment period and not withdrawn.

by the Office of the Chief Clerk for this application.

address, daytime phone number; (2) applicant’s name and permit number; (3) the statement “[I/we] request a contested case hearing;” (4) a specific description of how you would be adversely affected by the application and air emissions from the facility in a way not common to the general public; (5) the location and distance of your property relative to the facility; (6) a description of how you use the property which may be impacted by the facility; and (7) a list of all disputed issues of fact that you submit during the comment period. If the request is made by a group or association, one or more members who have standing to request a hearing must be identified by name and physical address. The interests the group or association seeks to protect must also be identified. You may also submit your proposed

address will become part of the agency’s public record.

For more information about this permit application or the permitting process, please call the Public Education Program toll free at 1 800 687 4040. Si desea información en Español, puede llamar al 1-800-687-4040.

AGENCY CONTACTS AND INFORMATION Public This application was submitted to the TCEQ on August 2, 2019. The application will be available for comments and requests must be submitted either viewing and copying at the TCEQ central office, TCEQ Abilene regional office, and the Jones County electronically at www14.tceq.texas.gov/epic/eComment/, A person who may be affected by emissions of air or in writing to the Texas Commission on Environmental Courthouse, 1100 12th Street, Anson, Jones from County, Texas beginning of this contaminants the facility is entitled to request a the first Quality,day Officeof of publication the Chief Clerk, MC-105, P.O. Box requestingis a contested case for hearing, you review 13087,in Austin, 78711-3087.

Please be aware notice. The facility’s compliance file,hearing. if anyIfexists, available public the Texas Abilene regional must submit the following: (1) your name (or for a that any contact information you provide, including office of the TCEQ. group or association, an official representative), mailing your name, phone number, email address and physical

The executive director has determined the application is administratively complete and will conduct a technical review of the application. In addition to the renewal, this permitting action includes the incorporation of changes in emission factors related to this permit. The reasons for any changes or incorporations, to the extent they are included in the renewed permit, may include the enhancement of operational control at the plant or enforceability of the permit. The TCEQ may act on this application without seeking further public comment or providing an opportunity for a contested case hearing if certain criteria are met.

The executive director has determined the application is administratively complete and will conduct a technical review of the application. In addition to the renewal, this permitting action includes the incorporation of changes in emission factors related to this permit. The reasons for any changes or PUBLIC COMMENT You may submit public Further information may also be obtained from comments, or a request for a to contested case hearing to are included in the renewed permit, may include Ericksdahl Cooperative Gin Company of of Avoca, 11958 incorporations, the extent they the enhancement the Office of the Chief Clerk at the address below. The County Road 241, Avoca, Texas 79503-2248 or by calling control at the plant aor enforceability of the permit. The TCEQ may act Green on this application TCEQ operational will consider all public comments in developing Mr. J. Kelley PE, Texas Cotton Ginners’ Association, final decision on the application.

The deadline to submit Director of Technical Services at (512) 615-1102. without seeking further public comment or providing an opportunity for a contested case hearing public comments is 15 days after newspaper notice is published.

After the deadline for public Notice Issuance Date: August 5, 2019 if certain criteria are comments, met. the executive director will prepare a response to all relevant and material, or significant public comments. Issues such

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