January 26, 2018 - Stamford American

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Illegal Dumping Spoils Stamford Area

BY ALLISON BIGBIE Within Stamford City Limits and County Roads surrounding the area, the amount of trash and other wastes seems to be accumulating. Some residents have had an issue with people dumping furniture, tires, trash and the like on the side of the road or areas open to the public for years now. The “out of hand” problem is hazardous for everyone not to mention the environment and could lead to penalties and/or fines for those involved in the illegal act.

College Lake, which is considered to be inside City Limits, is open to the public for fishing, outdoor fun and more. Located on Lake Road, it neighbors a business and also the Little League baseball field. The trails and roads just directly behind the outfield fence are littered with wastes such as furniture, TVs, tires, tarps, glass bottles, sheets of tin and metal, etc. This is right behind a field holding OUR kids sporting events.

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County Road Behind College Lake

Denise Dennis presented her donation to West Texas Rehab on the Telethon, Saturday, January 20. She was able to present a $1475 donation, thanks to all those who donated cans and cash.

She wanted to thank everyone for their help and let them know that she will continue collecting cans and donations looking forward to next year’s telethon. Pictured are local performer Twyla Foreman and Denise at West Texas Rehab Telethon.

City Council Discusses Code Enforcement Contract in Regular Meeting

BY WILL MCCLURE The Stamford City Council held its first regular meeting of 2018 Tuesday, January 16th to discuss multiple items from airport farm proposals to sick leave procedures to city code enforcement. Mayor Johnny Anders called the meeting to order at 5:15 pm with all members present and proceeded to lead the room in the invoca-

tion. After the Pledge of Allegiance, led by Councilmember Jimmy Doan, Anders opened the floor to citizen’s comments. With there being none that evening, the council moved forward with approving the minutes of the December 18th meeting as presented.

The next item on the agenda was to discuss and take action on airport farm proposals. City Manager Alan Plumlee informed the council that

the city had received five bids with all being a monetary amount for a one year period, with some putting in an amount per acre. The amount bid would be payable to the city on a fiveyear lease, with the amount per year equal to the bid and payable in two payments during the year.

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Danny Barrett, of Texas Communities Group LLC, addressed the Stamford City Council during its regular meeting on Tuesday, January 16th, to discuss a proposed contract to take over the city’s code enforcement procedures.

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The family of Bonnie Lefevre Davis would like to extend their love, appreciation and gratitude for all the prayers, flowers, food and cards given at this time.

We would like to express a special “Thank You” to the staff at Hendrick Hospice Care, Encompass Home Health, Melissa Hart, Debbie Calcote and Janet Smith for the excellent care they gave Bonnie. They were very compassionate to her as well as our family. Thank you.

Our deepest gratitude goes to John Erwin for the beautiful service and being so caring and being by our side during this time of sorrow.

Thank you to the Methodist Church for serving a beautiful well planned meal.

Thanks also to the Praise and Worship team for the music which filled the sanctuary with peace.

Thank you to Chico and Rochie Underwood for all the support and compassion given during this time.

Words of gratitude cannot express our feelings for each and everyone.

Thank you and God Bless each of you!

Steve and Jan Lefevre and family Sharon Lefevre Beakley and family David and Donna Lefevre and family Buddy and Deborah Lefevre Oliver and family

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VOLUNTEER: The Stamford VIP Center is in need of volunteer route drivers to deliver Meals on Wheels to our homebound people. Please contact Rita at 325-773-2337 Stamford VIP Center.

JAN 25TH:

FAMILY NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: The Cowboy Country Museum would like to invite everyone to join us for Family Night, Thursday, January 25, beginning at 6:00pm. This month’s theme will be Scavenger Hunt at the Museum! We will have a short presentation about “Scandalous” John Selmon and then a fun scavenger hunt right here in the museum. So, come and join us, and the best thing is, it’s FREE! (All children must be accompanied by an adult.) Call 773-2500 with questions.

FEB 6TH DANCE: Senior Citizen’s Dance Tuesday, February 6th, from 7-10 p.m. Live band at 300 S Commercial, Hamlin. $5 per person. Pot Luck Snacks. No smoking. For more information, contact 370-9514.

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SMORGASBORD: The Swedish Smorgasbord at Bethel Lutheran Church in Ericksdahl will be held February 10, 2018. We will be serving 450 people at the event with seating times at 5:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

The tickets are $25.00 each and only sold in advance.

For tickets contact Connie Shurley 325-773-3757 or Tena Tankersley 325-668-2796.

BIRTHDAYS Jan 28 - Michael Burfiend, Bailey Epley Jan 31 - Joe Walton Know someone who is having a birthday? Please remember to call us at 325-773-5550 and let us know!

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Jones County Fire Threatens Homes

Stamford, Anson, and Hawley volunteer firefighters and the Texas A&M Forest Service battled a blaze on Sunday near Hawley just off of FM 1226 that ended up consuming about 28 acres. Several homes were threatened before the fire was contained. An unoccupied mobile home was destroyed but four others were saved.

The cause was unknown.

The risk of wildfires continues to be a concern throughout Jones County due to low amounts of rainfall, low humidity, high winds and dry grass.

Cochran Inducted into Hall of Fame Members of the Middle School AVID program attended a tea party brunch Saturday, January 20 at the Haskell Civic Center benefitting the Northern Big Country Pregnancy Help Center located in Haskell. The Pregnancy Care Center of the Northern Big Country (PCC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to helping those experiencing pregnancy. They strive to show compassion and love in a confidential and safe environment as we provide the help needed to make life choices for both the families and the unborn. The PCC is committed to support, educate and share hope with those we serve. The PCC provides the following free services: Pregnancy Test Prenatal Vitamins - Proof of Pregnancy for Medicaid - Options Counseling - Physician Referrals - Pre & Post Delivery Support - Monthly Baby Needs - Education Classes with the Learn to Earn Program where points earned can be used in the Baby Boutique to purchase new baby items.

STAMFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL 3RD SIX WEEKS HONOR ROLL 6TH GRADE “A” HONOR ROLL: Lorah Andruch, Chance Birdsong, Emily Blackstock, Bryson Bolin, Matthew Burfiend, Ellanie Clifton, Emily Douglas, Lainee Lefevre, Angel Montanez, Emily Muehlstein, Quinten Pryor, Valerie Silguero.

“A/B” HONOR ROLL: Kindra Adkins, Ethan Arendall, K’Leigh Beltran, Luis Cervantes, Caylee Ender, Paulina Flores, Shylie Flow, Marissa Gonzales, Pablo Gutierrez, Deavine Hoadley, Chambree Lefevre, Kayleigh Suitor, Lawton Terry, Alina Villanueva, J’Kain Whitaker, Macie

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7TH GRADE

“A” HONOR ROLL: Jonathan Andruch, Laylonna Applin, Kayla Cantu, Riley Paige Carver, Truett Ekdahl, Madison Guzman, Hayden Henager, Coy Lefevre, Cara London, Emily Patterson, Madison Proffitt, Chloe Ratheal, Alysha Sanchez, Cameron Shoemaker, Brylee Strand, Brianna Villanueva.

“A/B” HONOR ROLL: Steven Cavazos, Stacy Flores, Sadey Foskey, Doralyndia Guerrero, Ashtyn Holt, Trinity Johnson, Stetson Koenig, Amhrye Onyemeh-Sea,

Nickolas Richard, Cassie Saucedo, Lance Terry, Dominic Vega.

8TH GRADE

“A” HONOR ROLL: Tylee Bevel, Dylan Faulks, Citlaly Gutierrez, Gabby Lintini, Tate Mathis, Shandlee Mueller, Addison Reel, Jessica Sarmiento.

“A/B” HONOR ROLL: Bresha Applin, Jaylen Bailey, Madison Bryant, Macy Detamore, Isaiah Gonzales, Chloe Hall, Orlando Moreno, Thalia Ponce, Benjamin Rhymes, Hailee Richardson, Dalton Womble.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Michael Sanders, Chairman of the Stamford Goodfellows, would like to thank our community for their continued support of the Goodfellows

Legendary Associated Press correspondent Mike Cochran was inducted into the Texas Newspaper Foundation Hall of Fame Friday night at Texas Press Association’s Midwinter Convention and Trade Show in Galveston.

For more than 44 years, Cochran recorded Texas history in the making — the Kennedy assassination, the Sharpstown scandal, the trials of Cullen Davis and Billie Sol Estes, the Gemini and Apollo space flights, the University of Texas sniper and Southwest Conference football.

Cochran graduated from Stamford High School in 1954 and began his career as sports editor for the Denton Record-Chronicle before graduating from North Texas State University in 1958. He was a sportswriter at the Abilene Reporter-News before joining the AP in 1960. Cochran was with the Associated Press for 39 years and with the Star-Telegram for five.

In addition to thousands of newspaper stories, he wrote several books, including “Texas vs. Davis,” based on his high-profile coverage of the Cullen Davis murder cases; “And Deliver Us From Evil: A Trilogy of Murder, Ministers and Millionaires,” “Claytie: The Roller-Coaster Life of a Texas Wildcatter”; and “The Godfather of Poker: The Doyle Brunson Story.”

BALES GINNED AT AREA GINS as of 1/24/18

Campaign of 2017. Your support and generosity enabled the Goodfellows to provide food and gifts to over one hundred families in the community

of Stamford, Texas. We thank each of you for being involved with our community outreach for Christmas 2017.

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On Forests, Trees, and Living Recently, as you know if you regularly follow my social media posts, an old friend of mine was in and around Stamford, shooting scenes for an upcoming music video. My friend, Ross Cooper, is a native West Texan who now lives in Nashville. He brought with him Tim Duggan and Anthony Simpkins, two outstanding video artists with Five Folds Creative in Nashville. This was the first trip to West Texas for both Tim and Anthony.

It was interesting to tell them the story of Stamford and its heritage, including the background of the Swenson Ranch and the Texas Cowboy Reunion.

It was even more interesting to hear their thoughts on their first trip to West Texas and their deep dive into rural life and West Texas cowboy culture.

We can spend a lot of time and energy focusing on the “problems” of a community—identifying things that need improvement and finding solutions to improve them. But it’s important to make sure we don’t start to miss seeing the forest for the trees. If I look around, there are plenty of “trees” that need to be addressed. We’ve got hundreds of dilapidated houses that need to be torn down. We need to clear more vacant lots and do a better job of mowing cleared lots. Too much litter gathers on the streets and vacant lots. We need to find a way to keep it picked up. It can go on and on and start to look more than a little daunting.

But amidst all those trees, there’s a forest of unique culture, heritage, community, people, and life. Sure, those trees need to be improved, so that they match the forest and better represent what the community is really about.

When outsiders visit town, you want the aesthetics to be inviting and welcoming.

You don’t want a shabbylooking town to repulse new folks before they

ESSAYS FROM WEST OF 98 James M. Decker come to know the special community and people in it. For rural communities to achieve their potential, fixing the trees is just as important as managing the forest.

But just remember, even while the trees need fixing, there’s something bigger we have to offer, and it’s still pretty darn cool. These words from Anthony Simpkins said it best, recapping his weekend of shooting video in Stamford and elsewhere in West Texas: “Every small town along the way was filled with characters who couldn’t wait to show around a couple of city slickers come to see what it’s like to live in the places Amazon never thought of headquartering…they call it a dying way of life, but after this weekend I’d call it an evolving way to truly live.”

It’s pretty reaffirming for what we’re doing out here, when an outside observer makes a statement like that. Let’s not get overwhelmed by all the trees in our forests that need repair. Stay the course.

Keep plugging away. But remember the larger purpose of it all. Let’s work to show more people across America what my new friend Anthony Simpkins observed. Amazon may not locate a new headquarters here, but we can offer something unique and desirable: a way of truly living.

James Decker is a lawyer, farmer, and city councilman 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.

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OBITUARIES

Marvin Eugene Ellington 1953-2018 Marvin Eugene Ellington went home to his Lord and Savior Thursday, January 18, 2018 at the age of 64. Funeral Services for Marvin were Saturday, January 20, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at the Avoca Methodist Church with Rev. Dennis Huffaker officiating. Burial followed in Spring Creek Cemetery at Avoca, Texas under the direction of Tankersley Funeral Home of Stamford, Texas.

Marvin was born in Richmond, VA on March 10, 1953 to Harold and Grace (Hyde) Ellington. Being reared in a military home Marvin lived in numerous places and attended several schools prior to graduating from Yokota High School near Tokyo, Japan in 1972. He attended college in Laredo, Texas. He became a resident of Stamford in 1991.

Marvin had the heart of a faithful servant; he was a generous man devoted to helping others with no expectations of them having to return his kindness. He was a faithful member of the Avoca Methodist Church where he ran the sound system for their services. Marvin’s family members were blessed recipients of his kindness which also carried over to his beloved pets. Marvin worked for the City of Stamford at the water plant. He also enjoyed working as an auto mechanic and “tinkering” with cars. Marvin would lend a helping hand to anyone who needed their automobile worked on.

Marvin was preceded in death by his parents and 1 sister, Evelyn Louise Lange.

Survivors include 2 sisters, Janet Almaraz of Stamford, TX, Brenda Ellington of Spring, TX; 1 brother Harold F. Ellington and wife Guadalupe of Laredo, TX, 3 nieces, 4 nephews and a host of other family, friends and his beloved pets.

Online condolences may be made and viewed at www. tankersleyfuneralhome.com.

Jana Gail Spitzer Duggan 1957-2018 Jana Gail Spitzer Duggan, 60, loving wife, mother, KiKi, and friend to many, left this earthly home for her heavenly home on Friday, January 19, 2018.

Funeral services honoring Jana were held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 22, 2018 at St. John’s United Methodist Church with Pastor John Erwin officiating. Interment followed in Highland Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Kinney-Underwood Funeral Home. Family and friends gathered for visitation from 3:00-4:00 p.m. Sunday, January 21, 2018 at Kinney-Underwood Funeral Home in Stamford.

Jana Gail Spitzer was born November 11, 1957 in Stamford, Texas, the daughter of Johnny and Lavina (Freeman) Spitzer. Jana was a Stamford High School graduate, class of ’76, and married the love of her life and high school sweetheart, Danny Duggan on November 1, 1975 in Sagerton, Texas. As a young lady, Jana joined St. John’s United Methodist Church, and remained a faithful, active member, teaching MYF, singing in the choir, and teaching Sunday School. Jana was currently the office manager for the Farmers Cooperative Gin Society of Stamford for 22 years.

While not working diligently at the gin, Jana enjoyed shopping, cooking, listening to live music, and going on the “girl trips” with her girl friends. The bluebonnets of Texas were her favorite flower, and she liked taking hill country road trips, admiring the bluebonnets. Jana liked all animals and horses. One of her favorite times was attending the Texas Cowboy Reunion where she was honored as the 75th Texas Cowboy Reunion Hostess in 2005 and named Chairman of the T.C.R. Ex- Hostesses in 2014. Jana was a proud Stamford Bulldog and Dallas Cowboys fan, and in recent years became a follower of the Oklahoma State Cowboys football team. Family was Jana’s true passion in life, and being KiKi to her granddaughters, Viola and Bailey. Jana Gail can be written in numerous adjectives: kind, sweet, selfless, and lovely with a heart of gold, and will truly be missed by all who knew her.

Preceding Jana in death were her parents, Johnny and Lavina Spitzer; and her mother and father in law, Robert and Viola Duggan.

Loving family cherishing Jana’s memory are her husband, Danny Duggan of Stamford; a son, Jason Duggan of Austin; daughter, Joanie Bulkley and husband Aaron of Hunt; granddaughters, Viola Marie Bulkley and Bailey Aaron Bulkley of Hunt; a brother, Gary Spitzer and wife Paula of New Braunfels; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

Serving as pallbearers for Jana are Rex Ford, Billy Teichelman, Keith Corzine, Justin Corzine, Matt Mueller, Mark Mueller, David White, John Walker, and Kevin Corzine.

In lieu of floral tributes, Jana’s family suggests memorials be sent to the church that Jana loved, St. John’s United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 1155, Stamford, Texas 79553.

Online memories may be shared at www.kinneyunderwoodfuneralhome.com

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HELLO FROM COWBOY COUNTRY By Jewellee Kuenstler This month’s Family Night was a Museum-wide scavenger hunt, and a focus on “Scandalous” John Selmon.

For those that do not know much about John Selmon, let me give you a quick history lesson. First of all, do not confuse him with John Selman, the man that shot John Wesley Harding. This was Scandalous John’s uncle. Even though they were closely related, they spelled their last names differently. The John Selmon that we know and love was born on July 2, 1884, in San Saba County, Texas. Around the age of 14, Selmon went to work for the Spur Ranch as a “hoodlum”. No, this does not mean he was a thug.

This was the name of the person, usually a young boy, that was the cook’s helper who hauled water, gathered wood, peeled potatoes, and so on. But Selmon had his eye on something better!

After he saved up enough money to purchase a saddle, he was promoted to horse wrangler and cow puncher. It was around this time, while he was still a young man, that he acquired his nickname.

Several versions of the

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story are out there, but the most commonly told was that he was riding a very rank horse. This horse was known to throw ever rider off that attempted to break him. Apparently, Selmon got on the horse, promptly got bucked off, and after picking himself up out of the dust, proclaimed, “Dadgum, that’s a scandalous bucking son-of-a-gun!

Bring him back and I’ll try him again!” The story goes that he did ride that horse and the cowboys started calling him “Scandalous,” and the name stuck.

Eventually, Selmon became the foreman of the Flat Top Ranch which was part of the Swenson Ranches closest to Stamford. He oversaw the cowboys and worked for the ranch for 50 years. He was known as a very good cowboy. In fact, Walt Cousins, who was the historian for the TCR had this to say about him, “Lindberg is not any better an aviator than John Selmon is a horseman, and Mr. Gillette does not know any more about safety razors than John Selmon knows about the cattle business.”

During this time, he was also known as the Southwest’s leading breeder of Claybank Quarter Horses, which is a dun colored horse with a black or red stripe down the tail and mane. Selmon also was one of the original founders of the Texas Cowboy Reunion and led the Grand Entry for 35 years.

Selmon married Emma Zinn in 1915 and they had one child, a son named

Tony. Tony was raised on the ranch and was, by all accounts, a good cowboy himself. Tony went on to become a doctor, returned to Stamford, and practiced medicine here for over 38 years. There are lots more stories about “Scandalous” John, but in all my research, I saw nary a harsh word against him or his family.

To learn more about “Scandalous” John, stop by and see his exhibit.

To change the subject a bit, you never know who might come through the doors at the museum. We had visitors from Nashville, Tennessee come by. They were here shooting a music video on the Swenson Ranch. We also had a member of the West Texas Genealogical Society come by from Abilene to research a family member that worked for the Swenson Ranch.

What an exciting time!

The museum is open to the public, free of charge Tuesday-Friday 12:30-5:30.

The Membership packages are just for extra events that the museum offers. If you do not want to buy a membership, you and your family can still enjoy the extra events for a small fee.

But the Museum is always free of charge during regular hours.

As always, we love for you to stop by, either to volunteer, or just to visit.

If you have visitors from out of town, bring them by!

Our email is cowboycountrymuseum@yahoo.com or you can call us at 325/7732500.

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You never know! Marge Barnett dropped in to visit the museum for a few minutes and to her surprise this is who she met and visited with: Two guys from Nashville, one on the left cowboy, Bronc James, and on the right, singer, Ross Cooper and two documentary photographers .They had visited SMS for the purpose of producing a video. As was said before, never know what you may find at our museum.

news@americannewspapers.net Today seems like March with the good old West Texas sandstorm. Really can’t believe we are getting a sandstorm in January.

Guess the wind is making its way around to the north again. PRAY FOR RAIN!!!!!

The last two or three weekends have been taken up with Stock Shows.

Students and parents have been very busy showing animals of all kind. Those young folks put in lot of hard work and long hours to get their animals ready for shows, and they are to be commended and thanked for all they do.

Congratulations to all the winners.

Just a reminder that we will NOT be having a musical this month. Pass the word when you can, so everyone will know. We will try to have a musical next month.

Our community was deeply saddened this week on the passing of one of our dear ladies. Elda Mae

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a great friend Bryant, 79, to all the farmdied at the ers. She was Aspermont a very sweet Hospital lady and will surrounded be missed by by her fammany. ily. GraveThe Hobby side serClub met at vices were held at the OLD GLORY NEWS the Sagerton CommuOld Glory

By Anita Dozier nity Center Cemetery on Thursday on Friday afternoon with Joyce afternoon. Everyone enjoyed Elda’s smile, laughter LeFevre, Cheryl Hertel, Anita Dozier, Joann Doss, and fun humor. Survivors include her husband, Beaty Tomzie Steele, Vickie Wilhite, Dorothy Toney Bryant, daughter, Gail Morand Nancy Griffith in row and husband, Jackie of Aspermont, sister-in-law attendance. Peggy Tabor and Paula Stegemoeller Earlene Dugan of Odessa, were absent. Tomzie called four grandchildren and the meeting to order and nine great grand-children Joyce gave the reports. and a host of friends. She The ladies discussed the was preceded in death by plans for the coming year her parents, sons, Hank and decided on several and Rodger and brother Charles Dugan. Our sincere projects to do. They also decided on a hostess for sympathy to the family. each month. Following the She will truly be missed by meeting, hostess for the many.

Our deepest sympathy to day, Vickie, served lots of delicious refreshments. the family of Jana Spitzer Anita won the door prize.

Duggan of Stamford. Jana, Jami Wilde of Knox City 60, grew up in this area visited with her parents, and had many, many dear Glen and Helen Pierce, on friends in this community.

Friday. Visiting with Glen She had been bookkeeper and Helen on Saturday for the Stamford Gin for were Kara Briggs and Crete twenty plus years and was

of Haskell, Wes and Tracy Pierce of Nocona and Kim Lowack of OG. On Sunday, Roy and Mary Letz of Rule visited with Glen and Helen.

Talked with Phyllis Letz and she stated that she was staying in and doing some sewing and crafting.

Dale and Carm Letz and Doug and Debbie Vahlenkamp drove to Abilene on Saturday to attend the West Texas Rehab Telethon at the Convention Center. On Sunday they had lunch together in Stamford.

Sure was good to talk with Fern Rash from Duncan, Oklahoma on Saturday.

Thought for the week: “Formal education will make you a living, self education will make you a fortune.”

Happy Birthday wishes go to Fern Rash, Henry Groves, Bruce Elmore, Bailea Epley, Crystal Malone, Rebecca Galloway, Dewayne Hertel, Morgan Dixon, Johnny Massey, Clyde Stegemoeller, and David Martin. We wish you many more.

STAMFORD RESIDENCE AND REHABILITATION NEWS By Jayme Brattain The New Year has started off with a bang.

We are staying busy getting ready for Valentine’s Day. We always have a big Valentine’s Party, and the residents look forward to it every year. Just like the years past we are taking votes for our Valentine’s Day King & Queen. This year we will actually have 2 Kings & Queens. One for

our Memory Lane Secure Unit and one for the rest of the nursing home. So if you stop by, please make sure to take time to vote for your favorites. But before all of that we have to get ready for our Super Bowl Party. We plan to order pizza for all the residents and take bets on who we believe will win. The one’s who pick the winning team

will get a Surprise. I know they are all going to have a blast, but the men really get into it and they love the pizza!

We are also still trying to gather donations for our resident bingo games.

If you would like to help, please let me know, every little bit helps so much.

Well that’s it for now. I hope you have a blessed and wonderful week.

“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” Romans 12:2 Thanks, Jayme Brattain Activity Director (325)773-3671

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Bulldogs Take a Bite Out of the Pipers, Indians

Applin Named to Top Ten Lonnie Applin was #10 on the Reporter-News Big Country Top Ten List for his outstanding play against Albany on Tuesday, January 16. He led the Bulldogs to a huge 63-58 win, with 21 points, six rebounds and three assists.

King Dominates Hereford Meet Cassie King represented Stamford High School at the Hereford TFA Meet last week and walked away with First Place in Dramatic Interpretation, First Place in Humorous Interpretation, and First Place in Program Oral Interpretation. Congratulations go out to Cassie and her coach, Mr. Gilbert. (Photo courtesy of SISD)

STAMFORD HIGH SCHOOL 1ST SEMESTER HONOR ROLL 9TH GRADE

A HONOR ROLL: Jaelynn Bryant, Zakary Elkins, Laramie Terrell, Sean Thane A/B HONOR ROLL: Kristian Cantu, Carson Carver, Xavier Cedillo, Brennon Day, Mariah Fletcher, Marcus Gonzales, Bryson Holt, Taylor Jimenez, Houston Koenig, Cato Macias, Aaliayah Menchue, Gracie Oliver, Nicholas Roden, Ryan Rodriguez, Shelby Stone, Luke Thane, Nathan Villanueva

10TH GRADE

A HONOR ROLL: Mallory Copeland, Carlee Dancer, Macie Fernandez, Kenadee Gann, Storey Gomez, Alexis Johnson, Cade Lefevre, Brett Patterson, Lane Patton, Endia Pryor, Keith Richards,

Korey Villanueva, Ben West A/B HONOR ROLL: Christian Cardenas, Sterling Cullen, Honesty Spotwood, Lesly Deleon, Josh Mueller, Adreana Ortiz, Stephanie Pardo, Abree Ramos, Brittney Villanueva, Jackie Yang

11TH GRADE

A HONOR ROLL: Quinton Adkins, Nolan Baker, Nikita Bhakta, Zachary Duran, Riley Gomez, Carson Holt, Quincy Johnson, Marissa Kelley, Carli Lefevre, Angelsea Zarate A/B HONOR ROLL: Garrett Arendall, Peyton Bevel, Brandon Campbell, Clayton Castro, Demarcus Downs, Kaleb Flick, Candice Frohn, Sabrina Jones, Brittany Macias, Andrianna Pardo,

Cameron Poulton, Melanie Ratheal, Brooklyn Woodard,

12TH GRADE

A HONOR ROLL: Peter Copeland, Braleigh Hickman, Devin Hughes, Caden Mathis, Jared Muehlstein, Miya Sanchez A/B HONOR ROLL: Reynalda Cruz, Macy Dancer, Eric Diaz, Israel Fernandez, Jacob Galvan, Amanda Gomez, Sara Hammond, Holt Henrich, Joseph Hernandez, Steven Johnson, Cassie King, Hayden Lewis, Kelser McClintock, Sarah Richards, Rabecca Womble

The Stamford Bulldogs defeated the Hamlin Pied Pipers on Friday, January 19th scoring 61-40. Peyton Bevel had the high score of 20 points followed by Trace Edwards and Noah Horn with 9 each and Caden Mathis with 8.

Stamford 12 19 10 20--61 Hamlin 9 5 10 16--40 On Tuesday, January 23, the Bulldogs gave the Haskell Indians a fight as the score was tied at the end of both the 3rd and 4th quarter, which lead the game into overtime. Coming on strong and going full force resulted in a victory for the dogs with a final score of 68-57. Lonnie Applin played hard scoring 18 points with Peyton Bevel coming in with 12, Duran and Horn both at 11 points each and Edwards bringing in 9.

Stamford 13 19 14 8 14--68 Haskell 12 17 17 8 3--57 Stamford will be hosting a JV tournament Thursday, January 25-27. Stamford action will be as follows: Thursday, Jan 25-9th grade vs. Hawley will be at 10:15 am with Stamford JV against Haskell at 11:30 am.

Saturday, January 27th, Stamford JV vs. Hawley at 9:00 am, 9th Grade vs. Haskell at 10:15 am, JV plays Knox City at 11:30 am and 9th grade will play Knox City at 2:00 pm.

Come out and support the Bulldogs and see lots of great JV basketball action.

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Middle School Boys Basketball JH Mixed Team: Bulldogs 15 - Haskell 26 7th Grade: Bulldogs 43 - Haskell 13 8th Grade: Bulldogs 18 - Haskell 35 JH Mix Team 22-Anson 6 7th Grade 47- Anson 8 8th Grade 9- Anson 43

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County Road Beside Stamford Little League Field.

DUMPING: Continued From Page 1 11th grade: Micaela Arrieta

Kindergarten: Jaxson Wilkerson

Not really what people would want their children and pets coming across or getting into. Right down from there, on E Oliver St, bags of leaves and trash are just thrown on the side of the road in a waterway that contains wildlife trails.

These examples are just some, a very small portion, of the pollution and waste that is dumped inside the city limits of Stamford.

Fields and pastures on County Road 202, just east of College Lake, is home to farmland and wildlife.

Unfortunately, it is also the new home for even more dumped wastes. It could be called “Furniture Road” given the number of box springs, mattresses, love seats, cushions, televisions, shelves, boxes, not to mention loads of trash that have been dumped there.

This is not the only county road that has a problem, it’s everywhere.

People who live on or travel these roads for work, pleasure or maybe even to just enjoy the scenery, now have this burden to deal with. It’s a hazard all around, not just for people, but also for our wildlife, environment and the commu-

nity as a whole. It’s wrong and illegal and just flat out lazy given the fact that the City of Stamford has a Disposal Site in town.

Hours, Rules and Regulations for the City of Stamford Disposal Site: Open on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. Tuesday 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Friday and Saturday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

A City of Stamford Utility Bill will be required to be presented at the time of disposal.

Commercial users will pay a charge of $10.00 per Cubic Yard. *There will be no disposal of petroleum products such as oil, oil filters, greases, and fuels. *There will be no disposal of roofing or roofing materials. *No Asbestos or Asbestos product will be allowed for disposal.

Non Commercial and Residential users of the disposal site will be allowed one cubic yard of debris for disposal at no charge and a $10.00 per cu. yd. charge thereafter, at time of disposal.

-FeesRefrigeration Equipment,

Refrigerators, and Freezers $10.00 each Batteries $5.00 Tires up to 15” Diameter $6.00, 15” to 25” Diameter $15.00, Over 25” Diameter $35.00.

The Disposal Site is located on the corner of West Moran St and North Webb St. Please contact City Hall 325-773-2723 for any questions.

Yes, there may be a fee for some disposal, but it is a rather small fee compared to the fine or even possible confinement for the illegal dumping offense, SEC 365. 012. If caught, the fines range from $500.00$2,500.00 depending on the weight of the disposal.

Also, jail time of 30 days or more could be required depending on if it’s a Class A, B or C misdemeanor or felony.

This is our country, our town, and our place we all call home. This matter is becoming more and more of a problem and is only going to get worse unless we put a stop to it. Anyone can file a report with the local PD or Sheriff’s office if they see anyone dumping any form of waste illegally.

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COUNCIL: Continued From Page 1 At the end of the five-year term, there will be an option for renewal at that time.

After reviewing the bids and being informed that all bidders promised to treat the property with respect as well as act within the guidelines of the airport, the council voted to unanimously award the lease to Sutton Page, the highest bidder of the five. Plumlee said that he would get the contract drawn up along with the city attorney and will present it to the council at a later date. Before the vote, Councilmember Ken Roberson expressed his appreciativeness to all of the bidders and was certain that the land would be in good hands.

Danny Barrett of the Texas Communities Group (TCG) in Lubbock, Texas then stepped forward to address the council on his company’s proposal to provide code enforcement services to the city. The council was presented with a contract that stated that the TCG was a third-party service from outside of the city that will come in, at the city’s request, to perform code enforcement checks within Stamford. Barrett said that there would be no upfront fee to the city and will only charge by the hours worked once arriving to the desired section of the city starting at $25 per hour for weed inspections, $50 per hour for junk vehicle sweeps and $75 per hour for work upon substandard structures. The service would also include all noticing, documentation and follow-up to those that are in violation of the city’s code with the city being invoiced monthly that will detail all work performed.

Barrett proceeded to field questions from the council on the service which detailed what the service would perform to allow for unbiased enforcement of city code and on an as-needed basis. After Barrett answered a few more detailed questions on the

service, the council moved forward to approve the contract by a vote of 4-1, with Councilmember Dennis Braden being the sole vote against the proposal.

Barrett thanked the council for their time before the meeting moved forward.

The next item to be acted on was the approval of City Ordinance 907, which formally called the city’s general election to be held in on May 5th, with early voting commencing on April 24th.

The election will be for the seats of Mayor, currently held by Johnny Anders, and Districts 4 and 5, held by Dennis Braden and James Decker, respectively. The council then moved to approve a proposed sick leave procedure for city employees which was the result of an employee wishing to donate banked sick leave to another, newer, employee who has not banked enough to be in a sick leave “pool.”

After a brief discussion, the council moved to allow the city manager to review and approve this, and future instances, on a case-by-case basis while also keeping the council informed. The final item on the report agenda was to give consent to the Reclaiming Stamford project to formally demolish 16 trust properties located throughout the city.

The council then moved into the consent agenda which featured three property bids. After Councilmember James Decker asked to table the two bids for the lands located at 207 E. Campbell and 113 S. Anson, the council moved

to approve one bid for the property located at 401 E. McHarg. Returning to the other two properties, Decker informed the council that the property on Campbell was next to properties that needed to be demolished and that the bidder in question already had a property that needed to be demolished while the property on Anson could be packaged with another lot next to it.

With this information in mind, the council moved to unanimously reject the bids on the properties on Campbell and Anson.

Alan Plumlee concluded the evening with his City Manager’s Report, beginning with informing the council that the city is clearing land for a new water line and that he had been speaking with an individual to oversee the new water treatment plant and another to oversee waste water. In addition, Plumlee said two employees were currently in serious condition at the hospital and another resting at home during this time.

He continued by stating that the city fixed 14 water leaks the first two weeks of January. Finally, Plumlee stated that beginning the next day (January 17th) the city was taking packets for those wishing to sign up for council elections and that he was close to finalizing an election contract with the school and hospital districts. With Plumlee’s report finished and no other business to conduct, the council adjourned for the evening at 6:33 pm.

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STAMFORD HIGH SCHOOL 3RD SIX WEEKS HONOR ROLL 9TH GRADE A HONOR ROLL: Jaelynn Bryant, Carson Carver, Zackary Elkins, Houston Koenig, Catarino Macias, Laramie Terrell, Sean Thane A/B HONOR ROLL: Anna Beltran, Kristian Cantu, Xavier Cedillo, Brennon Day, Marcus Gonzales, Bryson Holt, Taylor Jimenez, Kaitylyn McClintock, Aaliyah Menchue, Gracie Oliver, Natalie Roden, Nicholas Roden, Ryan Rodriguez, Shelby Stone, Luke Thane, Nathan Villanueva, Toby White

10TH GRADE

A HONOR ROLL: Mallory Copeland, Carlee Dancer, Macie Fernandez, Kenadee Gann, Storey Gomez, Alexis Johnson, Cade Lefevre,

Brett Patterson, Lane Patton, Endia Pryor, Keith Richards, Korey Villanueva, Ben West, Jackie Yang A/B HONOR ROLL: Demarcus Barber, Christian Cardenas, Sadie Cole, Sterling Cullen, Honesty Spotwood, Reagan Detamore, Josh Mueller, Adreana Ortiz, Stephanie Pardo, Abree Ramos, Rylee Sconce, Brittney Villanueva, Ryleigh Waters

11TH GRADE

A HONOR ROLL: Nolan Baker, Nikita Bhakta, Zachary Duran, Kaleb Flick, Candice Frohn, Riley Gomez, Carson Holt, Quincy Johnson, Marissa Kelley, Carli Lefevre, Cameron Poulton A/B HONOR ROLL: Quinton Adkins, Garrett Arendall,

Peyton Bevel, Brandon Campbell, Demarcus Downs, Andrianna Pardo, Melanie Ratheal, Amanda Roden, Brooklyn Woodard, Angel Zarate

12TH GRADE

A HONOR ROLL: Peter Copeland, Braleigh Hickman, Noah Horn, Devin Hughes, Steven Johnson, Caden Mathis, Kesler McClintock, Jared Muehlstein, Sarah Richards, Miya Sanchez A/B HONOR ROLL: Eric Diaz, Jacob Galvan, Amanda Gomez, Sara Hammond, Holt Henrich, Breanna Huggins, Victoria Huston, Cassie King, Hayden Lewis, Teary Martinez, Morgan Sanders, Rabecca Womble

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DEAR DR. ROACH: I am having a “push endoscope,” or forced endoscope, tomorrow. They said they found a lesion in a CT scan and want to look into it further. Is “lesion” a fancy name for cancer? -- B.E. ANSWER: The word “lesion” is a Latin word for “injury.” In medical parlance, it means pretty much anything that is abnormal. While it is true that doctors will use the term “lesion” to describe something that will later turn out to be cancer, “lesions” definitely are not always cancer.

Push endoscopy, also called push enteroscopy, refers to pushing a small endoscope through the stomach further down into the small intestine, so I suspect that your doctors think that whatever abnormality was seen on the CT scan is in the upper small intestine.

Cancer is rare in the small intestine, but unfortunately there are several types that do occur. Carcinoid, now considered a malignant tumor, is the most common.

The enteroscopy will allow your doctor to look at the abnormality and take a biopsy, if appropriate (which I suspect it will be, if a lesion is found). Some of the possibilities include benign tumors, such as adenomas and lipomas. I also have seen times when a CT scan abnormality has turned out to be nothing at all on endoscopy. Please let me know what is found.

DEAR DR. ROACH: What would cause abdominal bloating after meals, with no gas, no pain, no diarrhea and no indigestion? After a big meal, my daughter’s abdomen (she is 46, but this has been going on for many years) looks like she is six months pregnant. -- N.J.W. ANSWER: There are many possibilities.

The first is air, which many people swallow when eating food. Most people are not aware that they are doing so, and the amount of air tends to be increased in people who are anxious or who eat rapidly. Most of the gas is eructated (that’s the fancy medical name for “burped”), but much will enter the intestine, where some will be absorbed and some passed later.

The name for abdominal enlargement after eating is “distension.” Irritable bowel syndrome is a common cause of distension, but it normally is associated with some degree of abdominal discomfort and a bloating sensation.

It’s thought that swallowed air and gas produced by colonic bacteria combine with noncoordinated movement of the abdominal muscles to produce the visible abdominal distension. The vast majority

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By Dr Keith Roach, M.D. of people with irritable bowel syndrome have diarrhea or constipation.

Poor absorption of food, such as from celiac disease or lactose intolerance, can cause abdominal distension, though diarrhea is common. Small-intestine bacterial overgrowth also may cause distension, but again I would expect accompanying diarrhea or gas.

There are other, less common causes, and a gastroenterologist certainly would be able to review the possibilities and discuss treatment with your daughter.

However, since this has been going on for many years, and it doesn’t seem to be causing her many (if any) symptoms, I am not sure an evaluation is mandatory.

Still, some possibilities, such as celiac, are worth knowing about, since there may be subtle symptoms she has learned to live with that might be improved with dietary modification.

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Don’t Beat Yourself Up I’ve always liked the phrase “you’re your own worst critic” as it is abundantly true, especially after being an English teacher for the last few years.

I cannot tell you how many times that I have sat down with a student to look over their writing and hear things like “you’re going to hate it” or “it’s probably the worst thing you’ve ever read.” I’ve heard this so much, it’s like a broken record in my head!

THOUGHTS FROM However, more often than not, I will look at these papers and then back to UNDER THE CAP the student, whether they are mine or another teacher’s, and say, “This is Will McClure fine, you just need a little work in a few areas.” I would see sections that a student hates, but I would look at it and tell them that it is just fine and it may only need one very minor adjustment. This is where I find myself telling these students that they are indeed their own worst critics and this extends to any other profession in society today. There were many times where I would think that I did not give my best work, only to receive praise for what I have done. I call it “keeping my ego in check” as there is always something that I can do better and, at least in writing, I always hear Mr. Rick Musemeche in my head saying that “there is no such thing as a perfect paper.”

Perfection just doesn’t happen, but it is the effort that we put into it that makes it truly mean something.

This brings me to my thoughts for this week and that is we should try to not criticize ourselves too much. Some of us are so critical of ourselves that we talk ourselves out of doing other things, and then we beat ourselves up mentally when we realize the mistake that we made. It is called “taking chances” for a reason because we have to take that risk no matter what our mind is telling us otherwise. If we listen to our own criticisms too much, we would not be able to accomplish anything in life. So many of us just choose to give up because we made a small mistake that no one else would even notice, but we are sometimes just too critical of what we do that we think others will see our errors straight away. If we could just put these negative thoughts aside and look at the work that we put in, then we might be able to push forward. We can be critical of ourselves if we only put in half of the work and got a bad result, but if we give 110% every time, then we shouldn’t nitpick at the little things in our work.

I will end this week with another favorite phrase of mine: “You autograph your work with excellence.” This phrase was said to me by my father while we were out hunting one day and it has stuck with me ever since to the point that I share it with my students and even had it as a signature to my Cisco College email because it is something that we should all think about. If we put in our best effort every time, then we can say that we have autographed our work with excellence. While we may not get the final result that we intend on all of the time, just knowing that we put in the work to make our final product the best that it can be is enough to push ourselves forward rather than let self-criticism set in. Whether we are working to improve our well-being, going that extra mile where we work, or just simply writing a paper, we should never let self-doubt set in and figuratively beat ourselves up when we think something does not go right. Let others see what you have done and listen to the constructive criticism that they give to help you see that you may have been wrong to criticize yourself and instead have moved towards autographing your work with excellence.

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

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Flip a Switch and Play Taps Jim Little of Mineola has been bugling taps at military events for nearly sixty years. He played trumpet in the Air Force Band and played taps all over the country, including Arlington National Cemetery. Playing taps ain’t what it used to be.

“We’re finding that a lot of places now send somebody out with the new digital bugle,” says Jim. “It’s just a step above a boom box, but it’s not the same thing.

The digital insert is like a trumpet mute. It fits right inside the bell of a bugle. It has a digital speaker with a chip inside that has taps preloaded on it. You flip a switch and it begins playing taps. It’s a beautiful digital recording but it has no soul. Now this is a trumpet player talking.

There is no feeling to it.

Buglers hate the thing

but it’s better than nothing.

“Sometimes there’s a problem. People the military sends stand there and all they have to do is flip the switch. Occasionally they don’t bother to check the battery before they flip the switch. There have been instances where the bugle just died right in the middle of taps. Matter of fact I was reading that on the 15th note of taps the sound cut off because the battery died.

“There’s also an instance which is funny but not funny. An honor guard group from Barksdale Air Force Base came over. They usually send a rifle team and someone

to sound taps on the digital bugle. In this case, the person to play taps was a female. It was a hot summer day and she had been in the sun for a long time. Her legs locked up and right at the time for taps, she passed out. The bugle fell out of her hand and bounced down the hill playing taps.”

Jim has been sounding

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taps since Memorial Day of 1959 when his high school band director asked him to go out to the local cemetery and play taps as part of the honor guard. When he joined the Air Force and got in the band, he continued to play taps for funerals and ceremonies.

“They’ve cut the military bands down considerably since the time when I was in the Air Force. Probably about 20 per cent of the military bands still exist that were there in 1970. When I was in, we used real bugles and real buglers.”

Agrilife Extension Names Agent To Regional Role The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service has named Robert Pritz as the new agriculture and natural resources regional program leader for the agency’s West Region.

Pritz, currently the AgriLife Extension agent in Taylor County, will be headquartered at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at San Angelo. He will assume his new duties Jan. 1, following the retirement of his predecessor, Marvin Ensor, who retires Dec. 31 with 37 years of service.

Dr. Susan Ballabina, AgriLife Extension executive associate director, College Station, said Pritz will oversee the program planning effort in the West Central District’s 23 counties and the Far West District’s 23 counties. He will also coordinate with others in similar positions across the state.

“I am extremely excited to have Robert in this position,” Ballabina said. “The West Region has outstanding county agents, specialists and programs. I know Robert will continue to look at ways the West Region can build on their program-

matic efforts and enhance their partnerships in support of the agency’s mission. He will be a valuable member of the agency’s central leadership team.”

Ballabina said Pritz will also continue to bring strong programmatic leadership to the region.

“Over the years Robert has demonstrated his effectiveness in program development and has implemented highly effective programs in ag and natural resources,” she said. “He will provide leadership to regional program development, will work with agents to develop highimpact programs, and will work closely with commodity groups and other partners to advance agency programs.”

Pritz earned a master’s degree in range science from Texas Tech University, Lubbock, and a bachelor’s degree in animal science from Angelo State University, San Angelo.

He has served in his Taylor County role since 2008 and was name the agency’s county coordinator in 2013.

Pritz began his AgriLife Extension

career as an assistant county agent in Wise County, where he served from 1995-1997. He then transferred to the agriculture and natural resources post in Callahan County before accepting the Taylor County assignment.

Pritz said he is excited to have the opportunity to lead AgriLife Extension programming efforts in the West Region.

“I am eager to learn about the great county efforts across the region as well as build relationships with agriculture and AgriLife Extension stakeholders,” he said.

Pritz has received many awards and recognitions throughout his career. Some of these include honors bestowed through the National Agricultural County Agents Association and the Texas County Agricultural Agents Association. Within these two groups he has garnered distinguished service and achievement awards. He also earned the Grassroot Award from the Texas Section of the Society for Range Management and the Texas Wheat County Agent Award.

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325-773-5550 HELP WANTED Stamford Residence & Rehab is looking to hire a Weekend RN Supervisor & PRN CNA’S, LVN’S, & RN’S. Please call for more info.

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SERVICE Tennis Lessons - Bailee Wiley is going to give tennis lessons to anyone interested in the 5th-9th grade. Lessons will be taught at the SHS tennis courts. The cost will be $15 per hour per person.

Contact Bailee for more information or if you are interested in taking lessons at 325-668-6160.

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PUBLIC NOTICE CITATION BY PUBLICATION RULE#109 - RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE Clerk of the Court Lacey Hansen District Clerk P O BOX 308 Anson, TX 795014 Attorney: Lauren E. Christoffel 4004 Belt Line Road, Ste 100 Addison, TX 75001-4320 THE STATE OF TEXAS NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: “You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00am on the Monday next following the expiration of forty two days after you were served this citation and petition, a default judgment may be taken against you.”

To: ALICE WHITE, Defendant, Greeting: You are hereby commanded to appear by filing a written answer to the Plaintiff’s petition at or before 10:00 a.m. on the first Monday after the expiration of forty-two (42) days from the date of issuance of this citation, the same being Monday, the 15th day of February, 2018 at or before 10:00 a.m. before the 259th Judicial District Court in the Jones County Courthouse in Anson, Jones County, Texas.

Said Plaintiff’s Petition was filed on 27th day of October, 2017, A.D. in this case, numbered 024256 on the docket of said court, and styled: JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BANK ONE, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BANK ONE TEXAS, N.A. VS. ALICE WHITE AND THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW OF DONALD W. WHITE, DECEASED IN RE: 601 AVENUE L, ANSON, TEXAS 79501 The names of the parties to

the cause are as follows: JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BANK ONE, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BANK ONE TEXAS, N.A. are Plaintiffs and ALICE WHITE AND THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW OF DONALD W. WHITE, DECEASED are Defendants.

A brief statement of the nature of the suit is as follows, to-wit; Home equity loan agreement as is more fully shown by Plaintiff’s Petition on file in this suit.

If this citation is not served within ninety (90) days after date of its issuance, it shall be returned unserved. The officer executing this writ shall promptly served the same according to requirements of law, and the mandates thereof, and make due return as the law directs.

Issued and given under my hand and the Seal of said Court, at office in ANSON, TX 79501 on 4th day of January, 2018, A.D. Attest: Lacey Hansen, District Clerk Jones County, Texas

By Renesha Gilmore, Deputy Officer’s Return Came to hand on the 5th day of January, AD, 2018 at 8:00 o’clock am, and I executed the within Citation, by having the same published on 12th day of January, 2018, 19th day of January, 2018, 26th day of January, 2018, 2nd day of February, 2018 in the Stamford American, a newspaper published in Jones County, Texas. I further certify that said Citation was published four (4) consecutive weeks and the first publication was at least 28 days before the return day, and a printed copy thereof is returned herewith.

Danny Jimenez, Constable Jones County, Texas

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By Dalton Mathis the Kingdom of Heaven, someone asked him, “Lord, will only a few be these commands” (Deut. saved?” (Luke 13:23). I am 6:5-6). sure the crowd of people So in order to enter scrambled into focus as His Kingdom, we must they listened carefully to love Him with all of our this deep and important heart, mind, soul, and question. It’s a question strength. And we must that I have wondered mystrive to know Him more every day. We can do this self, and I am sure many by committing ourselves others have as well. Jewholeheartedly to his sus’s truthful reply to this Word and His Kingdom. question gives us a better There is always urgency understanding of who will when it comes to Salvabe the ones in His Eternal tion. You never want to be Kingdom. the one on the other side Jesus said to, “Work of the door knocking to hard to enter the narrow get in. The minutes, hours door to God’s Kingdom, and days that we are given for many will try to enter on earth, are precious but will fail. When the moments that we can master of the house has use to know our Creator locked the door, it will be more. The longer we put too late. You will stand that off, the better chance outside knocking and we have of being on the pleading, ‘Lord, open wrong side of the door. the door for us!’ But he Eternal security is what will reply, ‘I don’t know we should want most in you or where you come this life. Obedience is the from’”(Luke 13:24-25). fruit of our salvation. JeSalvation comes from sus says, “If you love me, Christ alone (John 14:6) you will obey me” (John and finding salvation 14:15). We are not obeying requires more effort than the Lord if we aren’t folmost people are willing lowing the Greatest Comto put forth. Obviously, mandment (Deut. 6:5-6, we cannot save ourselves, Matt. 22:37-38). Strive to there is no way we can Enter the Narrow Door!!! work ourselves into God’s Quit putting off a deeper favor. Only through the relationship with the King Blood of Jesus do we have freedom and the great gift of Kings. I encourage you of Grace. We are not saved to love the Lord your God with ALL of your heart, by works… But we are ALL of your soul and ALL saved by faith (Eph. 2:8-9).

However, Jesus does say of your strength! Not half “work hard to enter” some of your heart and a quarter of your strength, but Bible translations use the instead with ALL of your word “strive to enter”. being.

When we strive to do something we are giving it Respect the Blood, our best effort. The word Dalton Mathis “strive” means to have a wholehearted effort. Jesus once referred to Deuteronomy 6:5-6 as the Greatest Commandment (Matt.

22:37-38). The Word of the Lord says to, “love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to

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STAMFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL 1ST SEMESTER HONOR ROLL 6TH GRADE

“A” HONOR ROLL: Lorah Andruch, Chance Birdsong, Emily Blackstock, Bryson Bolin, Matthew Burfiend, Ellanie Clifton, Emily Douglas, Chambree Lefevre, Lainee Lefevre, Angel Montanez, Emily Muehlstein, Quinten Pryor, Valerie Silguero.

“A/B” HONOR ROLL: Kindra Adkins, Ethan Arendall, K’Leigh Beltran, Kyndall Edwards, Caylee Ender, Paulina Flores, Shylie Flow, Marissa

Gonzales, Pablo Gutierrez, Deavine Hoadley, Sandra Lopez, Kayleigh Suitor, Lawton Terry, Alina Villanueva, Ja’Kain Whitaker.

7TH GRADE

“A” HONOR ROLL: Jonathan Andruch, Laylonna Applin, Kayla Cantu, Riley Paige Carver, Truett Ekdahl, Stetson Koenig, Coy Lefevre, Cara London, Emily Patterson, Madison Proffitt, Chloe Ratheal, Alysha Sanchez, Cameron Shoemaker, Brylee

Strand, Dominic Vega, Brianna Villanueva, Madison Woolf.

“A/B” HONOR ROLL: Cruz Cantu, Madison Escamilla, Stacy Flores, Sadey Foskey, Madison Guzman, Hayden Henager, Ashtyn Holt, Lexi Moreno, Amhrye OnyemehSea, Cassie Saucedo, Zikyria Shaw, Lance Terry, Isaiah Thompson.

8TH GRADE

“A” HONOR ROLL: Jacelyn

Bell, Tylee Bevel, Gabby Lintini, Tate Mathis, Shandlee Mueller, Addison Reel, Jessica Sarmiento.

“A/B” HONOR ROLL: Bresha Applin, Madison Bryant, Macy Detamore, Dylan Faulks, Isaiah Gonzales, Savana Gonzales, Chloe Hall, Wyatt Heathington, Orlando Moreno, Thalia Ponce, Kolbie Proffitt, Benjamin Rhymes, Hailee Richardson, Garrett Sanchez.

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St Ann’s Catholic Church Father Angelo Consemino 1001 S Swenson 325-773-2659 AM Mass: 11:00 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 Temple Baptist Church Jesse Morton 309 E Campbell 325-773-2550 AM Service: 11:00 Trinity Church Dr. Robert Wingrove 220 E. McHarg

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10 Lonnie Applin 6’1 185 Jr. WR/LB 73 Caden Mathis 6’1 200 Sr. OL/DL

55 HD Lewis 6’1 300 Sr. OL/LB

12 Tre Mitchell 5’9 164 Jr. QB/DB

5 Steven Johnson 5’8 180 Sr RB/DB

Bulldogs Named to Class 2A All-Big Country Team

15 Timothy Chambers 6’1 180 Sr. WR/LB

Mathis and Chambers Named to All-Big Country Super Team

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11 Peyton Bevel 5’11 150 Jr. QB/DB

8 RJ Smith 5’8 148 Jr. RB/DB

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Bulldogs Caden Mathis and Tim Chambers were chosen to the First Team on the Reporter News All-Big Country Super Team. Mathis was named to the Offensive Line. He amassed a 96 percent block rate and had five pancake blocks. Chambers was a Defensive Line choice. He had 90 tackles (26 solo), four sacks and 15 QB hurries.

34 Carson Holt 5’8 162 Jr. WR/LB

Numerous Bulldogs were named to the Reporter-News Class 2A All-Big Country Football Team following their outstanding season.

On the First Team were Lonnie Applin, Receiver, (Caught 50 passes for 779 yards and 11 TDs); Caden Mathis, Offensive Line, (Blocked at 96 percent with five pancake blocks); H.D. Lewis, Offensive line, (Blocked 93 percent with six knockdowns and three pancakes); Tre Mitchell, Utility, (Rushed 34 times for 447 yards and seven touchdowns. He also caught 10 passes for 165 yards, had 17 tackles (8 solo) and intercepted two passes on defense); Tim Chambers, Defensive line, (Had 90 tackles, including 26 solo stops, with four sacks and 15 quarterback pressures) Named to the 2nd team were on Offense: Steven Johnson, Running back, (Rushed 145 times for 1,182 yards and 20 TDs. He also caught 27 passes for 358 yards and one TD and was District MVP). On Defense was Lonnie Applin, Defensive back, (Had 85 tackles, including 37 solo stops. He also had three tackles for loss and was named as the Defensive MVP.) Receiving Honorable Mention on Offense were: Quarterback - Peyton Bevel; Receiver/tight end - R.J. Smith, and Kicker - Caden Mathis. On Defense were Defensive Line - H.D. Lewis, Caden Mathis; Linebacker - Carson Holt; and Defensive Back - Steven Johnson.