January 18, 2019 - Stamford American

January 18, 2019 20 PAGES FULL OF NEWS, SPORTS, AND OPINION

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On Monday, January 24, 2019 the Cowboy Country Museum of Stamford, TX hosted the first meeting of the Genealogy Society.

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Nelson Farm & Ranch Properties Merges with Ekdahl Real Estate, pictured above is John Ekdahl and Butch Nelson. See Full Story PAGE 3.

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THIS WEEK’S WEATHER FORECAST

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ART SOCIAL: The Cowboy Country Museum is hosting an Art Social Tuesday, January 22 from 3-4pm. During this social, we will focus on two pieces of western art currently on display at the Museum. All ages are welcome. Please come join us! If you have any questions, call us at 773-2500.

JAN 24TH

COTTON CONFERENCE: Rolling Plains Cotton and Ag Conference is set for Jan. 24th, at the TCR Bunkhouse, FM 2834 and Hwy. 277, in Stamford. The program is being presented by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service offices in Jones and Haskell counties. The program will begin with registration at 8 a.m. and conclude by 3 p.m. There will be a $10 registration fee, which includes lunch. Attendees can earn five Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units. Please RSVP to Jones County Extension office @ 325823-2432, or the Haskell County Extension office @ 940-8642658, by January 22nd.

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Stamford ISD Superintendent Search The Stamford ISD Board of Trustees would like your input on the qualifications of the new superintendent. A link on the district’s webpage will take you to a profile for you to complete. www. stamford.esc14.net The Board would like to thank you in advance for giving input to them on this very important decision.

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Kim Miles Changes Counties

BY KAY SPEARS On January 15, 2019, Kim Miles will change titles from Jones County Extension Agent to Taylor County Extension Agent. Miles has been with Jones County for the past three years of her 21 year career with Texas A & M AgriLife. She has worked in McLennan, Comanche, Brown, Jones Counties and will now add Taylor County to her experiences.

Miles was raised in the County Extension Agent environment. She was born and raised in Haskell, TX .

Her mother, Lou Gilly, was the Haskell County Extension Agent for 25 years, until she retired 15 years ago. Gilly continues to keep her hand in by judging food categories at the Haskell County and Jones County Fairs.

Jones County will miss Miles as a person and as a County Agent. She has

worked with the Sunshine and Compere Extension Education Clubs, the 4H program, clothing and food projects, training teams, getting members to competitions, coordinating and running club meetings to name a few areas benefiting from her education, expertise and joyful personality.

Each County Agent brings their own interests to the position. Miles states she has focused on health and wellness primarily which includes Walk Across Texas every year. Walk Across Texas is an 8-week physical fitness program each Spring. She has given Food Manager and Food Handler classes for retail food es-

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tablishments so they can maintain their certifications and qualifications. She has set up booths or tables at health fairs to educate communities about the programs AgriLife has to offer.

In Jones County Miles began offering Babysitting Workshops for 12 to 18 year olds. These all-day workshops teach child development, safety, and provide CPR and First Aid certification. The community will be able to let the new County Agent know if they would like any of the classes and workshops to continue.

The position of County Extension Agent has grown over the years. A minimum

of a bachelor’s degree is required, in family, community, home economics related majors. A master’s degree is preferable, and it is expected the agent would obtain a master’s degree after being hired. The title is County Extension Agent but they are part of the Texas A & M University. They are a federal, state and county employee. It is necessary to go through Texas A & M to apply for the position. The Jones County office has no part in hiring a new agent.

Miles stated there are 12 districts throughout the state, and the district office for Jones County is located in San Angelo. The supervisor in San Angelo oversees 23 counties. It may take six months to name her replacement, and Steve Estes will be filling in until the hiring process has been completed.

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Nelson Farm & Ranch Properties Merges with Ekdahl Real Estate Merger creates the largest Farm & Ranch Real Estate/Brokerage in West Texas Region Ekdahl Real Estate and Nelson Farm and Ranch Properties have joined together creating a combined 70 years of real estate experience.

“These are two heavyweights in the real estate industry that have passionately served the farming and ranching communities, as well as the hunters, in the Big Country and West Texas regions. I thought the timing was right to build on these respected brands,” said John Ekdahl, owner of Ekdahl Real Estate.

“There are few people in our industry who truly get that selling is actually about understanding what a buyer and seller really want, versus pushing inventory.

Butch and I approached the business in similar ways.”

Built on Family and Community Butch Nelson partnered with his father-in-law, Bill Varner in 1970 and

later went off on his own to begin what is now Nelson Farm & Ranch Properties in Abilene. John took over the reins at Ekdahl Real Estate in 2007 when his dad retired. Both Butch and John have held multiple board positions and support both the West Texas Rehab Center and Children’s Miracle Network at Hendricks Hospital.

What Makes Us Farm & Ranch Land Specialists?

Butch Nelson was raised in Abilene, graduating from Abilene High and ACU. He is a member of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers and has been at this business for over five decades.

It goes without saying that he knows a lot about cattle, ranching and hunting.

John Ekdahl, a proud Stamford Bulldog, received his degree in finance from Texas A&M. He is a member of both the National and

On Monday, January 24, 2019 the Cowboy Country Museum of Stamford, TX hosted the first meeting of the Genealogy Society.

Jewellee Kuenstler and Luci Wedeking have brought together the how-to’s of modern-day genealogy research to teach anyone who would like to look into their family history.

This session was an introduction and Kuenstler gave examples of searches,

useful websites to visit, a tour of the Museum’s research room and a peek at months to come. If you missed this one, don’t be alarmed. Each meeting is a class unto itself where you can learn the basics and beyond.

The meetings are free, will be once a month and each month will have a theme. February will teach us about Census Records and how to read them. March – Find A Grave (website to look

NEWS BRIEFS DONATE: A Winter Weather Wear Drive is being sponsored by the Stamford Rotary Club. Please donate your new or gently used coats, hoodies, gloves, scarves, and socks! Monetary donations can be mailed to: The Stamford Rotary Club, Attn: Winter Wear, 109 E McHarg St, Stamford, TX 79553. All donations are kept locally. A donation box is at the Stamford American and several locations throughout town.

CODE CLUB: Stamford Carnegie Library CODE CLUB every Tuesday, 4:00-5:00 pm.

Grades 6-12 welcome to attend.

Texas Associations of Realtors, as well as the Dallas Safari Club. The true value, though, is in the team of agents working with the firm who make up generations of stock producers, land managers and wildlife specialists. When you have the chance, let them share their story with you!

Ekdahl Nelson Real Estate is licensed to provide real estate buying and selling services in both Texas and Oklahoma. Offices are located in Abilene, Stamford and Anson. The company has 3 Brokers and 19 sales agents with a wide range of specific specialties.

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up deceased persons); April – Fold3 (website on military information); May – Abstracts and Deeds; June – Newspapers.com (website to look up past newspaper articles).

All who are interested in genealogy/family history are welcome. It is a short drive from Anson, Haskell, Hamlin, Hawley, Lueders/Avoca, etc. The next meeting will be on Thursday, February 21, 2019, 5:00 pm at The Cowboy Country Museum.

The Cowboy Country Museum is located on the East side of the square, 113 S. Wetherbee St., Stamford, TX, (325) 773-2500. Normal hours are: M – F, 12:30 – 5:30 pm.

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.

TUTORING: SMS Tutoring every Thursday from 6:00-7:00 at Common Ground. This is an opportunity for your child to get extra help on their school work. Please have your children take advantage of this help. For more information, contact Paul Wright at 773-3604 or 370-6378.

RENT: The TCR Old Timer’s Association rents the Bunkhouse and Roundup buildings. The new manager is Ann Heathington, and she can be reached at 325-7738057. Please leave a message and she will return your call.

(You will be reaching a business called From Scratch.)

The price for the Bunkhouse is $50 deposit and $250 for a one day rental. The price for the Roundup is $150 deposit and $325 for a one day rental.

FLU SHOTS: Shots are now available at Stamford Family Health Center, 1601 Columbia St., for only $25.

Open Monday – Thursday 7am – 6pm & on Fridays 8am – 5pm.

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BIRTHDAYS JAN 21 - Helen Jennings JAN 23 - Gary Davis Know someone who is having a birthday? Please remember to call us at 325-773-5550 and let us know!

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HELLO FROM COWBOY COUNTRY

By Jewellee Kuenstler

I know I’ve told you before, but the TV show, “Mysteries at the Museum,” on the Travel Channel, is one of my favorites! (Kinda stating the obvious, here.)

When I hear Don Wildman’s voice, I get chills up and down my spine. (And no, it’s not just because he is good-looking and sort of resembles Indiana Jones, but for purely academic reasons!)

Today, I have a local version of Mysteries at the Museum, but due to copyright laws, we will call it, “Mysteries in Cowboy County.”

Across Jones County, In the state’s most revered institutions, Our celebrated history is on display.

Wondrous treasures from the past, Bizarre relics, But behind every amazing artifact is another tale to be told, And a secret waiting to be revealed.

These are the mysteries in Cowboy Country.

(Wow, can’t you hear the theme music in your head.)

Stamford, Texas was a town founded by cattlemen.

Through the years, farmers, railroad workers, and businessmen have come to this area to work and raise their families. Among its build-

ings, is one that sits on the east side of the square. It is easily over 100 years old.

Preserved inside are relics that are a testament to the hard work it took to civilize this Cowboy Country. This institution is the Cowboy Country Museum.

Inside this repository of relics, is a research room, full of archives and photographs that capture the lives of people that once resided in this community.

Inside this depository of documents is an object that is shrouded in mystery.

The object measures 16 ½” long by 12” wide by 2 ½” thick. On the outside, the item is covered in burgundy leather with a gold border around the edges.

Stamped in gold lettering on the spine are the words “1931”, “Cash Book”, and “Bryant-Link Co.” The item is heavy and bulky. Inside are 600 pages of paper, with columns, much like an accounting book.

Every page in the book is filled with names and numbers. But no title exists to shed light on what it was used for or by whom, the only clue is a large “1950” written at the top of the columns on the first page.

Throughout the journal, lines are drawn and dates

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written to distinguish the days. The first date was September 13, 1950. Upon closer examination, it became apparent that the names were families that lived in Stamford during the 1950s. Entries were made that read, “Dr. Hudson and family”, “J.R. Cox, Jr. and guests”, or “B.L. Martin and wife”. The numbers written horizontally across from the names include, “.85”, “2.20” or “1.00”.

Usually these numbers are repeated over and over with a few different numbers in between.

So, obviously it was a receipt book of money taken in. But for what? While puzzling, many scenarios came to mind, such as receipt of money collected for a community chest. This theory was eliminated when we noticed that some names appeared every day in the journal and usually with the same amount attached. For example, “Mrs. E.L. Martin & Nancy – 1.70” were listed every day for weeks.

Next, we considered a business. The “1931” on the spine was misleading, because “1950” was clearly written in pencil on the first page. “Bryant-Link Co.” was our next lead, but finally it was concluded that the ledger must have been purchased from Bryant-Link.

(Bryant-Link was a hardware, dry goods store for many years in Stamford.)

And why would the same people come back every day to this mercantile and spend the same amount of money?

Then another clue was discovered. We found an entry for “Ralph King .35”, but written next to his name was the word “breakfast”. We tracked him through weeks with this same entry, every day.

As we tracked Mr. King, we also began to notice other entries here and there that said things like, “supper” or “2 meals”. This gave us the idea that this must have been a cash book for a local café in Stamford. The most unique thing is that instead of a list of what they ordered, they wrote

their entire name down, where they were from if it was outside of Stamford, and the total for their meal.

Periodically, totals for the day would be written out to the side. The handwriting is different, yet the same.

Several different sets of handwriting, but these sets are consistent throughout the book. Were these the waiters or waitresses that waited on the customers?

My favorite entry was “Mr. & Mrs. Bob Bounds” and then written sharply next to it are the words, “Prissy Peggy”. Was the waitress referring to Mrs. Bounds?

Was there some hostility there? (The drama!!)

Unlike Mysteries at the Museum, we cannot end by telling you the secrets of this book. We do not know which café it is connected to, nor do we know the names of the employees that documented every customer along with the amount of their meal. If you have any ideas, please let us know. (Incidentally, we came across another ledger, just like this one, but it covers the years 1947-Summer 1950. Still no title or explanation of what business used it.)

The city of Stamford, Texas, saw a boom in people and businesses during the 1940s and 1950s.

One particular industry that

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has been a staple for our local economy has been the cafes. Food industry is usually the first businesses established in a community or the last businesses to survive, because it feeds a need (literally) for the people it serves. In 1950, Stamford boasted no less than twelve food establishments. Many were located on the square or along North Swenson.

Important dates coming up: Tuesday, January 22 – Art Social from 3-4pm: During this social, we will focus on two pieces of western art currently on display at the Museum. All ages are welcome. Please come join us!

Thursday, February 14 – Valentine Tea Social from 3-4pm: Come join us for a tea party and relive Valentine Day’s thru the Stam-

ford American archives. All ages are welcome.

Thursday, February 14 – Family Night from 5-6pm (notice the new time): This month we will focus on the Spring Roundup and A demonstrate the work 1 involved with the cattle. We will also make a Crazy Cow Sculpture!

As always, we love for you to stop by and visit with us. If you have any information or just want 2 to say “Hi”, email us at cowboycountrymuseum@ yahoo.com or call us at 325/773-2500.

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1ST GRADE: Gary Bell, Kaeden Brown, Addison Corzine, Stone Dickson, Kevin Flores, Esmelina Gomez, Journee Green, William Ivy, Teagan Lillie, Emerson Moreno, Alexis Rhodes, Michael Segura, Natali Venteno, Pyper Wright 2ND GRADE: Norah Andruch, Steven Conway, Braisyn Dillard, Isabella Edwards, Zamara Flores, Easton Hernandez, Braden Logan, Krysalyn McClintock, Alexandria Mullins, Michael Ortega, Brooklyn Reed, Morgan Woolf 3RD GRADE: Joseph Cervantes, Miles Follis, Karsten Hall, Ace Martinez, Quincy Page, Jace Patterson, Elizabeth Rhymes, Caroline Shoemaker, Jenni Silva, Michael Vasquez, Christiana Weathersbee, Bryson Wilson,

Wade Wright 4TH GRADE: Krailyn Becker, Jordan Burns, Cutter Caddell, Khloe Cantu, Jacy Corzine, Trey Dippel, Everett Ekdahl, Zayne Lefevre, Ramiro Mendez, Amber Miramontes, ABCDE Reyes, Josh Rhymes, Levi Valenkamp 5TH GRADE: Emma Follis, Gideon Horn, Brayden Jimenez, Kagen Logan, Panhabone Mao, Mason Mueller

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1ST GRADE: Nevaeh Alvarado, Z’Niya Brown, Dariah Cooper, Jazeera Cooper, Kae’Bren Fletcher, Aubrie Holmstrom, Colton Huston, Za’brein Kinney, Randa McCrary, Michael Quinonez, Addyson Silguero, Jordan Silguero, Emily Wilson, Michael Zapata 2ND GRADE: Cayden

Atkinson, Carly Cardenas, Lillian Cervantes, Kylie Crowson, Noah Garza, CJ Gomez, Jaxon Harris, Bradley London, Ruben Lozano, Santos Montanez, Zyicheah Morgan, Jaiden Painschab, Eddie Perez, Leticia Rawls, Silas Rawls, Autumn Serafine, Haileigh Thompson 3RD GRADE: Brennan Armstrong, Ethan Bailey, Kashden Brattian, Noah Carter, Selena Cruz, Alyia Garciano, Kameron Gardner, Kylon Gardner, West Garza, Marivella Gonzales, Lacy Gonzales, Addison Neatherlin, Ian Perkins, Hailey Phebus, Dallas Sanchez, Crystal Silguero, Julian Silguero, Cooper Wilhelm, Ashlynn Williams, Anthony Winchip, Baelie Womble 4TH GRADE: Breeauna Ausborn, Raymond Cervantes,

Mattielynn Clifton, Tennie Daniel, Brooklyn Diaz, Caitlyn Ender, Baylor Flow, Lukus Gonzales, Trinity Green, Hadleigh Gurley, Brody Jones, Carlee Levens, M’Kinley Locke, Madalyn Mueller, Christopher Pardo, Crystal Pardo, Kenzlie Salazar, Aiden Sarmeinto, Erica Silguero, Isaiah Watts-Harvey, Kasya Willis 5TH GRADE: Kennalea Clifton, Emily Conner, Marco DeLeon, Nicolas DeLeon, Madison Garcia, Madison Hallford, Cecileigh Hernandez, Mindi Jeremy, Javian Kruckner, Dylan Muehlstein, Wesley Muehlstein, James Mueller, Taegen Pimpton, Jessica Silguero, Hayden Strand, Bobeigh Suitor, Lillian Terry, Kadyance West-McGough, Hannah Wilson

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A HONOR ROLL 1ST GRADE: Gary Bell, Kaeden Brown, Addison Corzine, Stone Dickson, Kevin Flores, Esmelina Gomez, William Ivy, Teagan Lillie, Emerson Moreno, Alexis Rhodes, Michael Segura, Natali Venteno, Emily Wilson, Pyper Wright 2ND GRADE: Norah Andruch, Cayden Atkinson, Steven Conway, Braisyn Dillard, Isabella Edwards, CJ Gomez, Jaxon Harris, Easton Hernandez, Braden Logan, Bradley London, Krysalyn McClintock, Alexandria Mullins, Michael Ortega, Brooklyn Reed, Morgan Woolf 3RD GRADE: Joseph Cervantes, Miles Follis, Karsten Hall, Ace Martinez, Quincy Page, Jace Patterson, Elizabeth Rhymes, Caroline Shoemaker, Michael Vasquez, Christiana Weathersbee,

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Bryson Wilson, Wade Wright 4TH GRADE: Krailyn Becker, Jordan Burns, Cutter Caddell, Khloe Cantu, Jacy Corzine, Trey Dippel, Everett Ekdahl, Zayne Lefevre, Carlee Levens, Ramiro Mendez, Amber Miramontes, Madalyn Mueller, ABCDE Reyes, Josh Rhymes, Kenzlie Salazar, Erica Silguero, Levi Valenkamp 5TH GRADE: Kennalea Clifton, Emma Follis, Madison Hallford, Gideon Horn, Brayden Jimenez, Kagen Logan, Panhabone Mao, Mason Mueller, Bobeigh Suitor A/B HONOR ROLL 1ST GRADE: Nevaeh Alvarado, Z’Niya Brown, Koasjia Calicutt, Natalie Carter, Dariah Cooper, Jazeera Cooper, Kae’Bren Fletcher, Ky’rhyannna Flye, Sophee Garcia, Journee Green,

Aubrie Holmstrom, Cameron Huston, Colton Huston, Za’brein Kinney, Ashlinn Mayes, Randa McCrary, Michael Quinonez, Addyson Silguero, Jordan Silguero, Emily Wilson, Michael Zapata 2ND GRADE: Carly Cardenas, Lillian Cervantes, Kylie Crowson, Noah Garza, Ruben Lozano, Santos Montanez, Zyicheah Morgan, Jaiden Painschab , Eddie Perez, Leticia Rawls, Silas Rawls, Haileigh Thompson 3RD GRADE: Sarah Acosta, Aleena Aguilar, Brennan Armstrong, Ethan Bailey, Kashden Brattian, Noah Carter, Selena Cruz, Kylon Gardner, West Garza, Marivella Gonzales, Alia Graciano, Addison Neatherlin, Ian Perkins, Hailey Phebus, Dallas Sanchez, Crystal Silguero, Julian Silguero, Jenni Silva, Cooper Wilhelm,

Baelie Womble 4TH GRADE: Kylin Alvarado, Joshua Andruch, Breeauna Ausborn, Raymond Cervantes, Mattielynn Clifton, Tennie Daniel, Brooklyn Diaz, Caitlyn Ender, Baylor Flow, Lukus Gonzales, Trinity Green, Hadleigh Gurley, Brody Jones, M’Kinley Locke, Azul Lozano, Christopher Pardo, Crystal Pardo, Aiden Sarmeinto, Isaiah WattsHarvey, Kasya Willis 5TH GRADE: Alex AlvaradoHernandez, Adan Andrade, Emily Conner, Marco DeLeon, Nicolas DeLeon, Carolina Flores, Madison Garcia, Mindi Jeremy, Javian Kruckner, Dylan Muehlstein, Wesley Muehlstein, James Mueller, Taegen Pimpton, Jessica Silguero, Hayden Strand, Lillian Terry, Kadyance WestMcGough, Hannah Wilson

MILES: Continued From Page 1

Miles’ location change happened quickly, within six weeks from interview to leaving the Jones County position. Miles stated the change is an opportunity to work in a larger population and it includes a promotion. She will be with an Ag Extension Agent, a 4H Extension Agent, two sec-

retaries, an Assistant Extension Agent and a full-time program assistant.

Miles said, “It’s a little more focused.”

Miles stated she has enjoyed working in Jones County, “Jones County has been good and blessed. There are a lot of really good people here.” The people she has worked with will miss

her, but wish her the best of luck.

Jones County’s loss is Taylor County’s gain.

Elihu Burton Denton Elihu Burton Denton passed from this world on January 9, 2019. Burt was born on June 15, 1934 in Knox City, TX, to Audrey Pickett Denton, Sr. and Ruth Annie Moreland Denton. He graduated from Knox City High School in 1951 and from Hardin Simmons University in Abilene in 1954 with a BA in Geology.

He worked for Rock Hill Drilling Company in New Mexico for several years until the bottom fell out of the oil business.

Burt got a job teaching math in the Indian High School in Jemez Springs, New Mexico, which he loved. He attended the University of New Mexico to get a degree in education.

Burt moved to Stamford, TX, to teach and met and married Nancy Ashcroft on March 21, 1964, and became the father of David James. When David was little, he used to say “That’s where Daddy married Mommy and me.”

The family then moved to Houston so that Burt could attend the University of Houston and fulfill his lifelong dream of becoming an optometrist.

He graduated from the University of Houston in 1970 with a Doctorate of Optometry. At his graduation, as he passed by his family, he turned and doffed his cap to them to thank them. He practiced optometry for 35 years, and at one time owned 5 Texas State Optical offices. He also served his profession as a member of the Texas Association of Optometry.

Burt and Nancy took flying lessons and they both became pilots. They bought a ranch near Mexia which they and their family enjoyed during weekends and vacations, often riding motorcycles. Burt loved messing with his tractor and counting his cows. After retiring, Burt and Nancy went on several family cruises in the Caribbean with his siblings.

Burt had a lifelong love for reading and built up an extensive library of novels. He was an avid daily crossword puzzle worker and especially liked the Sunday New York Times puzzle.

Survivors include wife of 54 years, Nancy Denton, son David of Galveston, brother AP Denton, Jr. (Kay) of Knox City, sisters Lois Bruton of Abilene and Lou Vail (Jacki) of Knox City, brother-in-law Bob Lake of Knox City, sister-in-law Gay Denton of Haslet, 9 nephews, 3 nieces, and many great nieces and nephews.

Preceding him in death are his parents, sister Ruth Lake, brother W. David Denton, and daughter Lynda Denton.

Donations may be made to the charity of your choice.

A visitation will be held on Friday, January 18, 2019 at 10am in the Woodlawn Funeral Home Chapel. The service will begin at 11am and the inurnment will immediately follow the chapel service.

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HEARSE AND BUGGY: By Laura Bradford Claire Weatherly moves from a frenzied life in New York after her divorce to live with her aunt in Heavenly, Pennsylvania. Aunt Diane runs a bed-and-breakfast deep in the heart of Amish country. Claire opens Heavenly Treasures gift shop featuring handmade Amish goods. Walter Snow leased READING REVIEW the building before her but left abruptly. He sold Amish furniture pieces on commis- Martha Jarred sion. He kept honest records at first, but later began to cheat the men in the community by lying about the true sale price and only giving them part of their earned commission. When the fraud was discovered, Eli Miller confronted Snow and threatened bodily harm.

Snow quickly disappeared taking the money with him and leaving the storeroom full of merchandise. Claire works to return the pieces to the rightful owner. Snow later returns. His body is found in the alley behind the row of stores.

Jakob Fisher left the Community as an adult, so now he is shunned. He has moved back to work with the Heavenly police department. Jakob needs Claire’s help as a bridge between two cultures reaching out to the Amish neighbors who cannot speak to him. Eli Miller is the prime suspect because of his temper, but Claire believes he is innocent. She stumbles on letters from Snow that may point to the real killer.

Pranks and acts of vandalism continue to happen at the Shoo-Fly Bakery next door to Claire’s shop.

Baker Ruth Miller tries to keep the problems quiet. She doesn’t want her brother Eli to get upset and possibly get into trouble. The fire in the kitchen, though, is no accident. For some unknown reason, someone is targeting the Bakery.

Having lived in the world of the English, Jakob and Claire have much in common. Eli’s older brother, Benjamin, is a widower. Although Claire admires him and is respectful of the Amish way of life, she is unsure that she could adapt to their simple life. Jakob and Benjamin grew up together and still sense a rivalry between them. Benjamin is fearful Jakob will arrest Eli without looking for other possible motives.

HEARSE AND BUGGY is the first title of the Amish cozy mystery series. Bradford works information about the Amish into the story through a character staying at the bed-and-breakfast while working on his thesis. This peaceful, but engaging mystery, has a surprising twist at the end.

Mystery titles can be found at Henderson Book Store, located on the Square in Haskell, open Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 12:00 — 5:00.

Please call Martha Jarred, 940-864-3072, for more information.

news@americannewspapers.net One in three women in America have experienced domestic violence during their lifetime. One in four men have experienced domestic violence. I heard these shocking statistics this past Sunday in a presentation at church from Dan Cox, executive director of the Noah Project in Abilene.

The Noah Project’s mission is “empowering victims to become survivors, and working to end domestic violence and sexual assault.” Based in Abilene, the Noah Project provides shelter, food and clothing, emergency protective care, and various counseling, planning, and advocacy services to victims of family and domestic violence in ten counties around Abilene.

The Noah Project is a truly wonderful organization, standing in the gap for some of the most vulnerable among us. The work they do and the situations they encounter are truly stunning. The one-inthree/one-in-four statistic mentioned above was staggering to me, learning that fully 33% of American women and 25% of Ameri-

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at church. 1/3 can men have of the women been (or will you see and be) victims 1/4 of the of domestic men you see violence. I are victims of was surprised domestic vioto learn that lence. Imagine statistic holds the toll that it essentially ESSAYS FROM WEST takes all day, true throughevery day, on out American OF 98 each of those society, no people, their matter the James M. Decker other loved demographic ones, their and in every other relationships, and community. their jobs.

I walked away educated, In Proverbs 31:8-9, King but heartsick. According “Lemuel” (actual identity to the National Coalition unknown, but believed to Against Domestic Violence, be Solomon) admonishes intimate partner violence us: “Speak up for those who accounts for 15% of all viocannot speak for themlent crime. 19% of domestic selves, for the rights of all violence involves a weapon. who are destitute. Speak up Domestic violence victims lose a total of 8 million paid and judge fairly; defend the rights of the days of work each year. Bepoor and needy.” tween 20% and 60% of doIt’s easy to pass off mestic violence victims lose domestic violence as a law their jobs due to reasons stemming from their abuse. enforcement matter. In most cases, those actions Domestic violence victims DO break the law. But experience a higher rate as I’ve said many times of depression and suicidal before, law enforcement is behavior. a reactive tool, to be used Simply put, domestic vioafter something has already lence is sapping America’s occurred. It is incumbent physical, mental, and ecoon our community leaders nomic health. Look around to be proactive BEFORE law you at work, at the store,

STAMFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL 1ST SEMESTER HONOR ROLL 6TH GRADE “A” HONOR ROLL: Case Beeson, Allie Caddell, Ariana Dippel, Alex Guzman, Cash Koenig, Panhabouth Mao, Caden Moreno, Santana Moreno, Sandra Mueller, Alex Ponce, Raylan Villanueva.

“A/B” HONOR ROLL: Eryana Andrade, Deborah Calicutt, Ariel Corzine, Drew Faulks, Malayah Giles, Mason Jordan, Isabel Lopez, Kolton McCright, Gabriel Mendez, Nicholas Phelps, Ethan Rhymes, Logan Romero, Madeline Sledge, Kaston Vega.

7TH GRADE “A” HONOR ROLL: Lorah Andruch, Chance Birdsong, Matthew Burfiend, Ellanie Clifton, Emily Douglas, Lainee Lefevre, Emily Muehlstein, Lawton Terry.

“A/B” HONOR ROLL: Kindra Adkins, Abel Aragon, Ethan

Arendall, K’Leigh Beltran, Bryson Bolin, Caylee Ender, Paulina Flores, Shylie Flow, Pablo Gutierrez, Deavine Hoadley, Chambree Lefevre, Hannah Shipp, Valerie Silguero, Kayleigh Suitor, Alina Villanueva, Anthony Villanueva, Ja’Kain Whitaker, Macie Zuber.

8TH GRADE “A” HONOR ROLL: Lalonna Applin, Kayla Cantu, Riley Paige Carver, Truett Ekdahl, Coy Lefevre, Emily Patterson, Chloe Ratheal, Cameron Shoemaker, Lance Terry, Brianna Villanueva, Madison Woolf.

“A/B” HONOR ROLL: Jameson Bell, Hayleigh Day, Madison Escamilla, Serenity Escamilla, Alex Flores, Madison Guzman, Hayden Henager, Ashtyn Holt, Konstance Jimenez, Stetson Koenig, Ben Metler, Nicole

Moreno, Destanie Pardo, Alysha Sanchez, Brylee Strand, Dominic Vega.

enforcement is needed.

How do we create a culture in our communities such that domestic violence is not an outlet for our people? And if they are so inclined, how do we establish a culture that does not tolerate domestic violence?

Like many of the other issues I raise in my essays, I am not sure I have a good answer yet. But I do know that people like you and me must speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves. We must defend those in need. Psalms 31:89 has a lot of applicability throughout our communities, but domestic violence is surely at or near the top of that list. We must lead by example, support those like the Noah Project who are the hands and feet of God, and show the world that for our people in our communities, we will be the voice and the defenders of those in need.

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

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Commissioners Post Constable Position

BY KAY SPEARS Jones County Commissioners Court met on Monday, January 14, 2019 at 8:00am. The time was changed from 9:00am due to a scheduling conflict.

The new Precinct 4 Commissioner Joel Spraberry was scheduled to be in Austin, TX in the afternoon to attend the Newly Elected Officials School.

The required training is to continue into the week.

The Commissioners approved the Minutes of the last Regular Meeting, held on Wednesday, December 26, 2018, to accommodate the Christmas Holidays.

The two Trust Property Bids were approved as one action item: The bid submitted by Sherrie Willis was approved for the purchase of (R28375), Lot one (1) in Block 28 of the Original Town of Hamlin, Jones County, Texas. The bid amount is $1,000.00 with court costs being waived.

The bid submitted by Jerry Wayne Macek was approved for the purchase of (R21681), Lot 5 in Block 1 of the Wilson & McCreight Addition to the City of Anson, Jones County, Texas.

The bid amount is $151.00 with court costs being waived.

Judge Spurgin updated the court that the Disaster Declaration would not be decided on until preliminary damage assessments were completed on all counties in Texas.

There is activity concerning the Anson Solar Center Tax Abatement in the form of an upcoming meeting with the developers.

There was no action taken regarding the Anson Solar Center Road Use, Maintenance and Crossing Agreement.

It was approved to accept the Letter of Resignation of the Jones County Constable

Danny Jimenez.

The position of Jones County Constable is vacant.

It was approved that Applications be accepted until 5:00pm on Friday, January 25, 2019. There will be a Called Meeting on Monday, February 4, 2019 to conduct interviews. The appointment to the Unexpired Term of Jones County Constable is expected to be announced at the February 11, 2019 regular Commissioners Court.

It was approved to advertise for the sale of Surplus Property.

It was approved to consolidate the courthouse postage machines to Combine Postage Line Items into One Postage Line under the Misc. Commissioners Court.

It was approved to send a confirmation letter to the Jones County Extension to state the continued Commissioners Court Agent Salary Support and Travel Budget for the Agents.

The Loitering Policy was approved. It has been stated that, in general, the Jones County Courthouse does not have a loitering problem. This measure is directed at the murder trial beginning Tuesday, January 22, 2019 with the beginning of Jury Selection.

No one will be admitted to the 259th District Courtroom on January 22, 2019, without a Jury Summons Card or be a member of the victim’s or defendant’s family. There will be heightened security and there will only be one entrance to the Courthouse open. Everyone is to use the basement entrance on the South side of the Courthouse.

The County Investment Policy Annual Renewal will be discussed at the next meeting.

The Treasurer’s Report, Approve Line Item Transfers and Pay Bills were approved.

Items 18-22 were once

a year approvals: Deputation of County Employees, Treasurer to distribute Payroll as Budgeted, Setting Compensation for County Auditor and Assistant County Auditor, and Setting Salary of Official Court Reporter.

Items 24-35 were approved as one action: Bonds for Elected Officials, Set Bailiff Pay, Set Salaries of County & Precinct Officers, Employees, Special Venire Pay, Licensing & Registration Fees for Tax Agent, Judges Travel Expenses, Educational Expense for Elected Officials & Veterans Service Officer, Travel Expenses for County Agent & Home Demonstration Agent, Jury Pay, Paupers Funeral Expense and Expense Account for Juvenile Board Members.

Per Diem Rates were approved for County Employees when traveling outside the county.

Distribution of Fire Department Funds was approved.

Worker’s Compensation Insurance for Volunteer Firemen Outside City Limits while working fires was approved.

The Salary Grievance Committee was approved.

It was approved to appoint the Jones County Judge as the Purchasing Agent. It was approved to adopt the policy of expenditures of $750 to $5,000 approved by Purchasing Agent and purchases over $5,000 approved by Commissioners Court. Each request must be made in writing.

The meeting was adjourned.

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KINDNESS Our good word for today is KINDNESS. What a wonderful world it would be if everyone you met was kind! We know that’s not going to happen because that is out of our control. However what we can control is how kind we are. I believe the Golden Rule still works.

If you want people to be kind to you, be kind to them first. Luke 6:31 (KJV) 31 “And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.” I like that last word in that verse. I may use it as the good word for next week. “Likewise” - it simply means treat people like you want to be treated. Kindness is paying attention to other people: their feelings and what they need. Instead of griping about your neighbor’s unkempt yard, notice whether he has been hurt or ill and offer a helping hand. You will find a little kindness goes a long way. Besides, that’s what the Bible teaches us: Ephesians Bill Hillier 4:32 (KJV) 32 “And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.” I am reminded of a program we did at church a few years ago that made a big difference in my attitude towards others. We called it random acts of kindness. We would do things like pick up tabs at restaurants for unsuspecting guests, pay for the person behind us at the drive through and various other similar situations. Of course all this was done anonymously and I was amazed at how much fun that it was watching the people react and imagining how that one act of kindness made their day. I challenge you to make someone’s day today with a random act of kindness and assuredly you will have a blessed day.

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Stamford Places 1st at Elementary UIL Meet Oliver Elementary UIL students racked up a total of 537.5 points to become UIL District Champs at the Fall UIL Meet. Individual winners were recognized on Friday, January 11 at a special assembly.

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2ND GRADE CREATIVE WRITING: 5th Place-Morgan Woolf, 6th Place-Braden Logan 2ND GRADE ORAL READING INDIVIDUAL FINAL RESULTS: 2nd Place-Norah Andruch, 4th Place-Easton Hernandez, 5th Place-Braden Logan 2ND GRADE CHESS: 1st PlaceBraden Logan, 3rd Place-Bradley London; 1st Place Team

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3RD GRADE READY WRITING: 3rd Place-Caroline Shoemaker, 5th Place-Jace Patterson, 6th Place-Miles Follis 3RD GRADE ORAL READING INDIVIDUAL FINAL RESULTS: 1st Place-Caroline Shoemaker, 2nd Place-Quincy Page, 5th Place-Jace Patterson 3RD GRADE CHESS: 1st PlaceMiles Follis; 1st Place Team 3RD GRADE SPELLING: 1st Place (tie): Jace Patterson, 1st Place (tie): Miles Follis, 4th PlaceKarsten Hall; 1st Place Team 3RD GRADE MUSIC MEMORY: 1st Place-Jace Patterson, 6th Place-Miles Follis; 2nd Place Team

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4TH GRADE READY WRITING: 5th Place-Levi Vahlenkamp 4TH GRADE ORAL READING INDIVIDUAL FINAL RESULTS: 1st Place -Levi Vahlencamp, 2nd Place -Zayne LeFevre, 6th Place

-Madalyn Mueller 4TH GRADE NUMBER SENSE: 1st Place-Jordan Burns, 2nd Place-Josh Andruch; 2nd Place Team 4TH GRADE CHESS: 2nd PlaceJoshua Rhymes 4TH GRADE ART SMART: 1st Place-Khloe Cantu, 6th PlaceErica Silguero; 3rd Place Team 4TH GRADE TEAM MUSIC MEMORY: 3rd Place Team

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5TH GRADE ORAL READING INDIVIDUAL FINAL RESULTS: 2nd Place -Bobeigh Kaye Suitor 5TH GRADE NUMBER SENSE: 1st Place-Kagen Logan, 2nd Place-Bone Mao; 1st Place Team 5TH GRADE CHESS: 1st PlaceKagen Logan, 3rd Place-Bone Mao; 2nd Place Team 5TH GRADE ART SMART: 2nd Place (tie): Emma Follis; 3rd Place Team 5TH GRADE LISTENING: 1st Place-Kagen Logan, 3rd Place (tie): Gideon Horn; 1st Place Team 5TH GRADE DICTIONARY: 3rd Place-Brayden Jimenez; 2nd Place Team 5TH GRADE MUSIC MEMORY: 3rd Place-Madison Hallford; 2nd Place Team 5TH GRADE MAPS, GRAPHS, & CHARTS: 1st Place-Brayden Jimenez, 4th Place-Marco DeLeon; 2nd Place Team 5TH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES: 4th Place-Jr Halayay 5TH GRADE SPELLING: 1st Place-Emma Follis, 5th PlacePanabone Mao; 2nd Place Team

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Bulldogs Roll Over the Indians The Stamford Bulldogs used a fourth quarter rally to defeat the Haskell Indians 50-42. Trailing at the half 24-14, the Dawgs outscored the Indians 12 to 9 in the 3rd quarter and then stepped on the gas in the fourth quarter with 24 points to score the victory.

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TRUMP TRADE WAR: ‘WE’RE GOING TO HANG WITH HIM,’ SAYS FARM BUREAU CHIEF The Sino-U.S. trade war, which as stymied U.S. farm exports, “is going to be a long one, and we keep delivering the message, ‘We’re KASN AG REPORT with you, Mr. President,’” said the leader of the largest By Richard Kemp U.S. farm group on Sunday — who then added a caveat.

COURT CHALLENGE TO EPA APPROVAL OF DICAMBA IS DISMISSED AS MOOT A federal appeals court on the West Coast dismissed as moot a lawsuit by environmentalists to overturn the EPA’s 2016 approval of the weedkiller dicamba. In 2018, an investigation showed that the agency, in making its decision to approve dicamba, ignored decades of independent science that said dicamba was prone to drift off target and damage other crops.

EPA TO DROP PROPOSAL FOR YOUNGER PESTICIDE APPLICATORS On the same day that President Trump nominated Andrew Wheeler to be EPA administrator, the agency said it would withdraw a Trump-era proposal to set a minimum age of 16 for farmworkers to handle, mix, or apply pesticides, down from the age 18 limit specified in a 2015 regulation.

AG TRADE IS A TOP TOPIC AT SINO-U.S. TRADE TALKS Trade officials from China and the United States discussed “China’s pledge to purchase a substantial amount of agricultural, energy, manufactured goods, and other products and services from the United States” during three days of talks in Beijing, said the Trump administration on Wednesday.

TO GET AROUND THE SHUTDOWN, SNAP BENEFITS WILL BE PAID NEARLY TWO WEEKS EARLY The Trump administration will release an estimated $4.8 billion to SNAP recipients on January 20, nearly two weeks early, to ensure they get their February food stamps despite the partial government shutdown, announced Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Tuesday.

FROM FOOD PANTRIES TO BREWERIES TO FISHERIES, THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN HITS As the government shutdown enters its third week, the consequences for food producers and eaters are wide-ranging. From food pantries to breweries to farms, the furloughing of 800,000 federal staffers means expected government payments and other essential services are being delayed indefinitely.

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WEST TEXAS TREES AND LANDSCAPES

By Bruce Kreitler and the KWKC Green Team Something that I’ve been getting a fair number of questions about, is what affects the recent rains are going to have on the spring activity of trees this coming year. Since it’s raining, in January, as I write this, I think that’s a fair question.

Just as an aside, January is normally one of the driest, or possibly the driest, month of the year. Since the rain I’m listening to right now, is the second time this month that it’s rained, I think it’s safe to say that so far we’re having a wet winter. And of course, that wet winter follows a pretty wet fall.

As far as spring activity, such as blooming, early growth, and the setting of fruits, nuts, or other seeds goes, a lot of that is set up in the late summer and fall.

Deciduous trees have to prepay the energy needs of putting on their spring foliage, by storing the energy to do it. A considerable amount of that photosynthetically produced energy is stored right where the new leaves, and/or blooms, in the form of buds, are waiting for spring. Nearly any beneficial biological

activity that take place in trees, either has to have moisture, or is helped along with extra moisture. In the absence of adequate water, trees will struggle to create, and properly store, enough energy for robust spring activity. There is a lot more to that energy storage process than just setting up for spring, and it’s one of the reasons I’m reluctant to prune living tissue from stressed plants, but that’s a subject for another day.

Having said all of the above, about how a lot of spring time activity is paid for and set up in the late summer and fall, we had a dry summer, and while helpful (very), fall rains can’t make that deficit up all by themselves. Some of the pre-funded, first blush of spring activity, may be a little lacking, simply because our fall rains came along a little late as far as fuelling last year’s photosynthetic production went.

However, our West Texas trees are fairly well adapted to hot dry summers, and we’ve certainly, recently, had worse summers than the one in 2018.

One thing that the fall and winter rains that we’ve been having will do, is to really increase soil moisture.

Not only is bountiful soil moisture not something that we normally start the year off with, it’s something that trees, and other plants, really get excited about. My opinion is that, in general, trees are probably fairly well prepared for a robust start this year, but more importantly, when they do kick-off, there will be enough available moisture to fully fuel, and extend, that decent start.

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So what does a fairly well funded, and adequately resourced spring start look like? Well, take redbuds.

Redbuds are not the first thing to bloom in the spring, but they are the first really colorful, very noticeable, tree to exhibit springtime blooms. If redbuds, which frankly are not all that robust of a tree, had enough spare energy left over last year, they will bloom profusely, in what will technically still be late winter. If that happens, they will be covered with small, very brightly colored, flowers. That’s what will happen if late summer and fall were decent enough, but what will the winter buildup of soil moisture do for them? How will we be able to tell they benefited there? The answer is bean pods, and growth.

Just because a tree blooms heavily, does not mean that all of those blooms are going to be successful in producing whatever it is the tree it’s on produces. Easily available water, in the case of redbuds, will probably mean that a higher than normal percentage of the spring flowers, will go on to start becoming seeds (in the case of redbuds, small pods of beans). Whether or not those seeds go on to mature viability, will depend on summer conditions. As I already mentioned, the second, visible benefit, will be growth.

In the presence of easily found water, in the right amounts, that first blush of spring growth should be generous, and extended.

How fast, and how much, trees grow, including in the spring, is controlled by a lot of factors. Since one

of the biggest controlling factors in a tree’s growth is availability of water, I’ll be surprised if we don’t see some pretty aggressive spring growth this coming year.

Frankly, I’m aware that nobody cares a bean about the fall crop on a redbud tree. However, everything I said about redbuds, and their potential for good production this coming year, applies to pecans, peach, pear, apricot, apple trees, etc. Unfortunately, it also applies to oak trees, which means a potential bumper crop of acorns (again).

While it almost certainly would have been better, if some of our fall rains had been back-spread into last summer, those rains will still be beneficial for plants, and should give our larger plants, such as trees and shrubs, a solid foundation to start into a new year of growth and production.

If you have any landscaping, landscape maintenance, or tree questions you would like answered in this column, submit them care of cmetler@stamfordamerican.net or info@ BrokenWillow.com.

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House Elects New Speaker As Legislative Session Kicks Off The 86th Texas Legislature convened on Jan. 8 with all its customary ceremonies and recognitions— chief of which was the unanimous election of a new House speaker — Angleton Republican Dennis Bonnen.

On Jan. 9, Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who presides over the Senate, and Speaker Bonnen announced their joint commitment to passing legislation that would improve how public education is funded. That arduous and heretofore divisive task means rethinking and recalibrating what share of the cost would be funded by local property taxes — public education’s primary source of funding.

Patrick predicted this legislative session would be different from previous ones.

“If the three of us are aligned, that we’re going to accomplish a mission and pass legislation, it happens,” said Patrick. “This is not just a message to the public and to the media, but I think our members will take note, that this is really unprecedented, that we’re addressing these issues at the beginning of session, totally united with one another.” Patrick added that he would name a new Senate committee on property taxes to work on a plan.

House and Senate committee hearings will begin as soon as Patrick and Bonnen have selected chairs and members for each panel. Lawmakers must keep in mind that the comptroller’s office has estimated the cost of public education, the biggest of all drivers of the state budget, at about $63 billion in fiscal 2018-2019.

Ideas to streamline and increase the efficiency of public education came last month from the Commission on Public School Finance. Among other things, the commission suggested moving $3.5 billion in existing state resources away from “outdated programs or obsolete holdharmless provisions” into new strategies.

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The commission’s report also calls for a halt to the continuing decrease in state resources allocated to public education, and directing more money toward students who need it most, such as lowincome, special needs and English language learners.

REVENUE ESTIMATE IS GIVEN Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar on Jan. 7 released his biennial revenue estimate, this one covering the state’s 20202021 budget years.

Hegar said a strong national economy and rising oil prices over most of 2018 left the state with 8 percent more revenue than two years ago, or $119.1 billion in total general revenue available.

However, he said, “Despite this projected revenue growth, the Legislature will again face some difficult choices in balancing the budget. The most pressing and costly budget drivers for the upcoming session include a potentially large boost in education spending to reduce the property tax burden and reform school finance.”

“Texas remains economically well positioned compared to other states and we will continue to outpace the U.S. economy in the long term,” Hegar added. However, he also noted that the price of oil has been down since October, federal interest rates are up and both the global economy and U.S. trade policy remain uncertain.

Meanwhile, the state’s Economic Stabilization Fund, commonly referred to as the

“Rainy Day Fund,” currently contains about $12.5 billion, not counting currently outstanding spending authority.

Absent any legislative appropriations, the balance of the fund is expected to be $15.4 billion at the end of the 202021 biennium, Hegar said.

MONTHLY REVENUE REPORTED Comptroller Hegar on Jan. 9 announced his office would send cities, counties, transit systems and special-purpose taxing districts $734.7 million in local sales tax allocations for January, an amount 3.6 percent more than sent in January 2018. Allocations are based on sales made in November by businesses that report tax monthly.

JULIAN CASTRO ANNOUNCES Former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro of San Antonio on Jan. 12 formally announced his candidacy for president in 2020.He is a Democrat.

Castro, 44, a former mayor of San Antonio and twin brother of U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, is the first Texan to declare his candidacy for the next presidential race.

OLDEST VETERAN LAID TO REST Richard A. Overton of Austin, who died Dec. 27 at age 112, was buried in the Texas State Cemetery on Jan. 12 with full military honors.

Overton, who was in the U.S. Army from 1940 to 1945, served in the Pacific during World War II. He was America’s oldest man and oldest military veteran.

HEAD OF STATE AGENCY DIES The Texas Workforce Commission on Jan. 7 announced its executive director, Larry Temple, died Jan. 5. He was 66.

Temple joined the agency in 1997, serving first as director of welfare reform for six years. He had served as executive director since 2004.

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VIP MENU January 21-25 Monday Chicken Strips, Mashed Potato, Gravy, Green Beans, Strawberries & Banana Tuesday Beef Stroganoff, Mixed Veggies, Salad, Éclair Wednesday BBQ Sandwiches, Potato Salad, Beans, Banana Pudding Thursday Swiss Steak, Au Gratin Potatoes, Cauliflower, Bread, Pineapple & Cottage Cheese Friday Steak Sandwich, Pea Salad, Chips, Yogurt

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The month of January is a fun one! It’s exciting because we get a fresh start on a new year. The gym’s will be full, new routines will be established and many goals will be made for the coming months.

People set out a couple weeks ago to accomplish New Year’s resolutions, and I am willing to bet that the majority of them have already fallen short of what they set out to do.

But that’s ok!!! Because, everyday can be January 1st and a new opportunity to strive forward towards your goal.

The worst thing that we can do in life is to set out towards a goal, fall down and then not get back up.

In other words, we realize we have fallen short and instead of striving forward towards the goal we tend to settle for failure. This is just like our walk with Christ Jesus. The Apostle Paul talks about a goal that

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It is so cold today (Sunday), just can’t seem to get warmed up. Thank goodness the wind is not blowing hard. I am so ready for spring. The thunder was so loud Friday night, got a good shower of rain.

The weather was not so bad on Thursday evening, so we had the Senior Citizens Dance at the Old Glory Community Center.

There seems to be a lot of sickness in the area so the attendance for the dance was a little light, but those present did have a great time. Thanks to the ladies that brought some good food, the snack table was really enjoyable. Of course Kevin always has good music.

Don’t forget, we plan on having the musical on Saturday, January 26, unless the weather is very bad.

Our concession stand will open at 5:30 P M and the program will begin at 6 P M. Of course if it is snowing or icy, we will not have it, we don’t want anyone on the road if it’s bad. We will just wait and see, but we do hope we can have it and get to see all of you again.

United MethMittie odist Church Dunham and in Anson on Shelly were in Thursday for Lubbock on their luncheon Tuesday for and meeting an appointwith twenty ment and members and while there nine guests they met Presigrandson/ OLD GLORY NEWS present. dent, Dorothy son Colton Watkins, Hill and his

By Anita Dozier welcomed friend, Keana everyone and Serin, for led the group in the Pledge lunch and a nice visit. of Allegiance to both Flags.

I went for a visit with Pastor Porterfield gave the Pide and Mittie Dunham on invocation. Following the Thursday evening.

Doug and Debbie Vahlen- delicious meal prepared by the ladies of the church, kamp and Dale and Carm Dorothy introduced the Letz were in Abilene on Abilene Autoharp and Saturday afternoon and enDulcimer Group for their joyed eating out and doing program. They played and some shopping. sang some beautiful music We want to send out a that everyone truly enjoyed. big congratulations to all Following the program, the youth that are doing so Dorothy called the meetwell at the Stock Shows in ing to order, Anita read the the area. minutes and Betty Wood Deann Conner stopped gave the treasurer’s report. by on Sunday afternoon Members turned in their to visit her grandparents, volunteer hours to Anita.

Danny and Phyllis Letz, on Jeannette Calk of Granbury her way back to college in was a visitor and Barbara Wichita Falls.

Harrison won the door The Multi County Reprize. Dorothy stated that tired Teachers and School she had no other business Personnel met in the First

and reminded everyone that the next meeting will be held at the Cowboy Country Museum in Stamford on Wednesday, February 13, at 11:30 A M. Be sure and keep all of the sick folks in your thoughts and prayers. It sure is no fun being sick and we hope everyone will be well soon.

We had a great service and a wonderful pot luck meal at the Faith Lutheran Church in Sagerton this morning.

Thought for the week: “Life is really very simple, but we insist on making it complicated. “ Happy Birthday wishes go to Ruthann Klose, Emma Marie Willis, Fred Baitz, Tommy Davis, Craig Smith, Maxelle Baldree, Tommy Manske, Lynn Dale Dudensing, Amy Lane, Stormy Sellers, Brian Gray, Molly Dudensing, Lauran McAden, Clayton Castro, Bernice Lunn, Jaye Lynn Dozier, Kambryn Pierce, and Taylor Parker. We wish you many more.

Anniversary greetings go to Kraig and Leslie Kupatt.

Have a wonderful day.

Applications Being Accepted For Taylor County Master Gardener Class The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Taylor County is now taking applications for its next Master Gardener volunteer training class.

12 sessions will be held from February 12 to April 23. Most classes are on Tuesday evenings from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. Two (2) Thursday evening and two (2) Saturday classes will be conducted.

Master Gardener classes address topics ranging from plant growth and development to plant diseases, insects, soils, and basic landscaping and garden design.

Individuals completing the training become certified Master Gardeners, assisting AgriLife Extension through community education in horticulture.

Volunteer hours may be applied to a variety of approved projects discussed during training.

Interns completing classroom training and passing the final exam will be

required to complete a minimum of 50 hours of volunteer service toward youth and/or adult education outreach their first year, and 24 hours annually thereafter.

Class size is limited to 20 participants and the deadline for submitting the application is Feb. 1. A registration fee of $200 is payable in full on the first day of class for those selected to participate. No refunds will be issued after start of classes. A background check is required on all applicants participating in the Master Gardener program.

Applications are available online at https://taylor.agrilife.org/ or available by calling or coming by the Taylor County Extension Office (325-6726048) located on the grounds of the Taylor County Expo Center.

Submission of the application is not automatic acceptance into the class.

Acceptance to the class is based on

the person’s willingness to volunteer and the completeness of their application. Master Gardeners support the community by providing information and advice on gardening and landscaping, providing technical assistance, and being involved in a variety of horticulture-related community service projects.

For more information, contact the Taylor County Extension Office at 325-672-6048.

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Garden Club Hears from Bruce Kreitler The Anson Garden Club met Tuesday, January 8th, at the home of Barbara Vest. President Debbie Hailey introduced our program speaker, Bruce Kreitler. Bruce is the owner of Broken Willow who specialized in tree and shrub trimming and removal. He is an ISA Certified Arborist , ISA Certified Municipal Specialist and a Master Naturalist. His program was on pruning trees and shrubs. He talked about the type of equipment to use (and not to use), proper pruning cuts and when to prune. He fielded many questions from the audience concerning types of trees, tree root problems and lawn fertilizers and chemicals and their effect on trees. We all found the program very interesting and educational.

After the program concluded, President Hailey called the meeting to order and we discussed club business.

Treasurer, Bettye Sue Foster, reported that we made over $900 on our November bake sale which helps to fund maintenance of the Mays Memorial Garden and an annual scholarship to a graduating Senior. The meeting was followed by a lunch of taco soup and chocolate cake provided by our hostess, Barbara Vest. Attendees at this meeting were as follows: Jan Cromeens, Judy Deatherage, Evelyn Edwards, Linda Findley, Elaine Fortune, Bettye Sue Foster, Debbie Hailey, Pat McLaren, Shandl Nuffsinger, Dona Morgan, Jimmie Richmond, Cathy Rogers, Barbara Shaw, Barbara Vest, Dorothy Watkins and Linda White. We had one guest, Carla Vest. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Anson Garden Club, just contact any member, as new faces are always welcome. Annual dues are only $15.

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Celebrate Any Success

This week I want to talk about a subject that sounds simple, but seems difficult for most to obtain.

To put it simply, it is measuring and achieving success. This past week for myself school resumed after a much-needed break for teachers and students alike, and with a new semester comes the opportunity to essentially wipe the slate clean and start fresh (with the exception of the first semester final grade, that does carry over after all). One item I discussed with Will McClure some of my students is the notion of being successful. For many, anytime they see a failing grade or falling short of a goal, they see it as a complete and utter failure and some just look to give up.

This happens more often than I wish, and some students even take this notion with them when they eventually graduate school and enter the “real world.” However, even though there will always be success and failure in life, the “real world” does not always measure success one way or the other.

What I am saying here is that there are too many times where we find ourselves in a situation where we only look at complete successes instead of the effort we put forth. I believe so many people are conditioned to thinking that they need to be “perfect” 100% of the time that they end up failing more often than not by pushing themselves too hard or just giving up more easily.

Instead, we should take a step back and measure any and all notions of success, even if the end result does not go in our favor. I have spoken of this topic at length in the past, but it has become even more important today especially when our youth is concerned. These days, we push the next generation to try to achieve more things and even to the point where we inadvertently place the idea of perfection in their minds rather than just giving 100% effort. As a result, they become afraid of failing and disappointing anyone that has pushed them. They become so worried about losing support that they forget that many of their supporters just want them to do their very best. Sure, there will be some socalled supporters who do put this idea in that they will “give up on you” if you fail once, but is that the kind of support you really want and need?

Why are we obsessed with measuring success at either 100% or none at all? I have seen so many students both in high school and in college seem to give up when they fail once, even when their failure is off by a few points. Personally, while I hate seeing a student fail, I instead turn into one of those valuable supporters by continuing to encourage and pointing out what they did right. This way, instead of giving up they can focus on what they need to work on for next time so they can be better. Even in sports, after every game a coach looks to give advice and encouragement for the future, especially when the team loses the game. They look at what went well and practice what needs to be improved on. Strengths still receive a focus so there will be no further weaknesses, but teams put forth the effort to be even more successful for the next game. I say that instead of dwelling on small failures, and for that matter complete ones, we should stop and look at our effort. Did we give it our all? What did we do well? What can we improve on for next time? We should ask these questions of ourselves each and every time we must face disappointment. No one can be perfect, but personally I would rather measure and celebrate any success by the amount of effort put in instead of just the final result. Success is sometimes difficult, but with the right amount of determination and heart, we can never truly fail.

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

THOUGHTS FROM UNDER THE CAP

Waco has the highest hotel occupancy rate in the state partly because of the TV show Fixer Upper and the Magnolia restaurant and store owned

by Chip and Joanna Gaines, creators of the TV show. David Ridley noticed the big increase in tourism and decided to start a tour company. He calls it Waco Tours.

“Chip and Joanna did my house on the TV show,” says David.

“Through that amazing experience we saw the 30 or 40 thousand people a week coming to Waco and decided there needs to be a tour company giving them something to do and showing them the city. So in June of 2016 we bought a Mercedes Van and developed a 2 and a half hour tour of Waco and took people around the city on a part time basis on weekends.”

David quit his hospice job to devote fulltime to his tour business. It has grown.

“In 2016 we hosted about 850 people. Then in 2017 we bought a

Waco Is Booming

couple more vans and hosted 12,000 people. We now have 7 vans and are running 7 to 10 tours a day from March to July. We have 63 guides and drivers and have hosted over 25,000 people now.”

The tour costs $79. Passengers call it a bargain.

“They tell us it’s the best part of their trip to Waco. We make it fun and show them the suspension bridge, Lake Waco, the Baylor campus and some of the homes that were on the TV show.

We talk about Dr Pepper that was invented here and another soft drink Big Red, we show them where Snickers are made, we take them to Cameron Park, one of the largest city parks in Texas, where they look over Lovers Leap and are amazed to find cliffs and hills in

Waco.

“We include some of the historic structures including the Amicable Life Building, which was the tallest building west of the Mississippi until the late 1920’s. We tell about the deadliest tornado in Texas history that hit Waco in1953, killing 114 people. And everybody remembers David Koresh and the Branch Dividians.

So a lot has happened here. We tell what Waco was like in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s with the cotton and the Chisholm Trail and the springs that were popular then.”

Last September Waco

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Tours started a 2-hour cruise on the Brazos River. David says drivers and guides go through rigorous training before they areART allowed to take SOCIAL: The Co groups on tours.

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“People tell us they saw Waco through different eyes and learned things they would have never learned otherwise. We go above and beyond. We want our guests to feel they’ve had a VIP kind of experience. By the end of the tour our guides and drivers know the passengers. They come as strangers and leave as friends.”

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Rolling Plains Cotton & Agricultural Conference - January 24th This year’s Rolling Plains Cotton and Ag Conference is set for Jan. 24th, at the TCR Bunkhouse, FM 2834 and Hwy. 277, in Stamford. The program is being presented by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service offices in Jones and Haskell counties.

The program will begin with registration at 8 a.m. and conclude by 3 p.m.

There will be a $10 registration fee, which includes lunch.

Attendees can earn

five Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units – one integrated pest management, two general, and two laws and regulations. One laws and regulations continuing education unit will satisfy auxin specific requirements for applicators of Xtendimax, FeXapan and Engenia herbicide technologies, and the other will satisfy requirements for applicators of Enlist One and Enlist Duo technologies.

Continuing in 2019, all applicators of auxin based herbicides are required to attend a training, and obtain auxin specific continuing education units. This training will be offered as part of this year’s Rolling Plains Cotton and Agricultural Conference.

Please RSVP to Jones County Extension office @ 325-823-2432, or the Haskell County Extension office @ 940-864-2658, by January 22nd.