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BY ALLISON BIGBIE

Devin Villanueva, a bright young boy Stamford knew well, tragically passed away in a car crash a few years ago. On Friday, March 30 after the Varsity boys baseball game, Stamford Athletics held a jersey retirement ceremony in remembrance of Devin. Tears shed as parents, Raymond and Tonya, along with his sister, stood on the field when the boys revealed #11 Villanueva’s jersey which will now be displayed hanging on the wall for all to see.

City Manager Updates Council During Regular Meeting

BY WILL MCCLURE The Stamford City Council held its first regular meeting since March 5th last Monday evening, April 2nd, after the previously scheduled meeting for March 19th was canceled due to a lack of agenda items. Mayor Johnny Anders called the meeting to order at 5:15 pm with Councilmember Dennis Braden absent along with City Attorney Raymond Hollabaugh, who was announced that evening as to have returned home after a stay in Wichita Falls and is doing better, and City Secretary Kim Bryant. Anders asked Councilmember and Mayor Pro Tem

Melinda Smith to lead the invocation which was soon followed by the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, led

by Councilmember Ken Roberson.

The meeting proper began with opening the floor for citizen’s comments. With there being none, the council moved forward with looking over and approving the minutes of the March 5th meeting with no additions or corrections needed. The council then briefly discussed Resolution 2018-2 which covered the Atmos Energy Steering Committee. City Manager Alan Plumlee explained that this was a yearly resolution in which the city was part of a 174 member coali-

tion which handles rate negotiations with Atmos Energy at a rate of two cents per capita for a total of $62.52 for the city which is paid as a cost to the city and not the citizens. With this being said, the council moved to unanimously approve the resolution as presented. The next item on the agenda was the consent agenda which featured two lake lot lease transfers and subsequent leases. As it was a routine transaction, the council moved to approve the transfers as presented with little discussion.

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Can you say “Lake Hair, Don’t Care”? Who else is ready for summer, water, camping and boats of fun?

I can say that I am for sure. Stamford Lake is a good place for all of that. Families and friends can rent a cozy place to stay for the night, weekend or however long of a vacation planned. If outdoor camping is more your thing, you can pitch a tent and camp away on the spot you pick.

The LSM, Lake Stamford Marina, was taken over by a new owner, Vance and Vickie Proctor, in 2011 and boy has it changed and updated. The store is now called “The Backyard” and has just about all the necessities you need for the stay. Food, drinks, snacks, personal hygiene, toiletries, grilling material, medicine, floaties, and they also serve hot meals at times. Outside is the Ice House for self serving ice that is available 24/7 and public bathrooms as well.

They also stock fishing material. From lines to lures, jigs and crawlers. A variety of weights, spinners, hooks and so much more. You want live bait? Buy a bait bucket there for your bass minnows, crappie minnows, or perch that are pulled from the live bait tanks in the back of the store. Goldfish and tadpoles are also available at times. Frozen liver and shrimp or refrigerated punch bait and worms are sold as well.

If you like camping, there are several options for you to choose from. For indoor camping, LSM offers 4 cabins which all have 2 beds, a full bathroom, full kitchen area, fridge & top freezer, TV, two drawer dresser, night stand, clothes rack and AC unit. Cabin #3 has a bed and set of bunk beds. You can stay in one of these for $60.00 per night plus tax. Need more space? You can also pick from 2 trailer houses to rent, each for $140.00 per night. One has a front covered deck with a porch swing, a back covered deck, 2 bedrooms, both with queen beds and full bathrooms, a living space with a couch, loveseat, TV and also a full size bed and a full kitchen and 6 person table.

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FUNDRAISER: Women of Saint Ann’s Organization will host a fundraiser on Sunday, April 8th, beginning at 12:00pm. They will be selling brisket sandwiches, chips, drink, and dessert for $8.00. The purpose of the fund raiser is to begin building funds for funeral meals, purchase new chairs for the parish hall, and contribute to the building fund.

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HEAD START REGISTRATION: Registration for Kindergarten boys and girls who will turn 5 by Sept. 1st 2018 and for PreK/Head Start boys and girls who will turn 3 or 4 by Sept. 1st, 2018 will be held at the Oliver Elementary Cafeteria on Thursday, April 19th from 3:30-5:30 p.m.

(If you need another time please call-773-5713. We will set up a time to meet with you.) For more information, contact Oliver Elementary-773-5713 or Superintendent’s Office-773-2705

FAMILY NIGHT: The Cowboy Country Museum would like to invite everyone to join us for Family Night, Thursday, April 19, beginning at 5:30 PM. This month’s theme is focused on James Washington and is titled, “Growing Up Washington: It takes a village to raise a child.” We will discuss how important community is and what our involvement is in our community by following James’s story. We will also be sending letters, drawings, and short

videos to James for encouragement as he participates in the NFL draft the following week. Please come and be a part of this special time!

(Please note, that all children must be accompanied by an adult.) If you have any questions, call us at 773-2500.

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OBITUARIES

Carl Eugene Pruitt Sr. Carl Eugene Pruitt Sr. 77 of Stamford, left this earthly home on March 28, 2018. A visitation was held Friday, March 30, 2018 from 6-8pm at Dove Funeral Home located at 2500N. 1st ST. Abilene TX, 79603. Carl was born December 25, 1940 to Clyde and Ruby Pruitt in Stamford, TX. Carl worked for Valentine Exterminator in Snyder, TX until returning to Stamford in 2001.

Carl enjoyed sitting on the front porch and talking with family and friends. He was always out and about going to the stores or picking up his grandkids that he loved dearly. Carl is survived by son Carl Eugene Pruitt Jr. of Stamford, daughter and son in law Cathy and Quint Pender of Stamford. Grandson Chris Brown of Galveston TX, Grandson Billy Powell of Abilene, Granddaughters Joanna Rubio and Husband Armando Rubio, Marissa Studyvin of Abilene, RJ and Cassie Saucedo of Stamford, and five great-grandchildren, Corbynn, Mya, Ava, Cataleya, Madilynn, Brother Freddy Morton, sister Brenda Flemming and special friend Jeannie Pardo. He is preceded in death by mother Ruby Morton, Father Clyde Pruitt, brother Joe Earl and mother in-law Barbara Fought.

Paula Sue Harrison Paula Sue Harrison, age 81, of Abilene joined her Heavenly Father on March 31, 2018 in Waco, Texas with her daughter by her side. She was born in Stamford, Texas to the late Juanita and Willie Homer Hughes on May 10, 1936.

Paula graduated from Lueders High School in 1954 and later Draughon’s Business College in Abilene. Paula loved the nursing profession; she graduated from Hendrick School of Nursing. She served as a nurse at Hendricks Hospital and later a nursing home administrator.

Paula had one daughter, Janet, from her first marriage. Paula later married Floyd “Mike” Harrison, and shared in the love for his two sons, David and Richard Harrison. She was a devoted grandmother and talented embroiderer.

Paula was preceded in death by her parents and brother Don. She is survived by her husband of 32 years, Mike of the home; daughter Janet and husband Horace Ballard of Huxley, TX, 2 step-sons, David Harrison and wife Debra and Richard Harrison and wife Robin, all of San Antonio, TX, 3 granddaughters, Brandy Stoffel and husband Ryan of Waco, TX, Amber Marrs and husband Josh of San Antonio, TX, and Jennifer Rhea and husband Mike of San Marcus, TX, 2 step-grandsons Chase and Hunter Harrison, both of San Antonio, TX, and 5 greatgrandkids, Kaylie Stoffel, Harper Stoffel, Wrenly Stoffel, Sean Marrs and Riley Marrs. She also leaves behind numerous loving relatives and friends.

A graveside service was held at 2 p.m., Monday, April 2nd at Spring Creek Cemetery in Avoca under the direction of Tankersley Funeral Home of Stamford, TX. Online condolences may be made and viewed at www. tankersleyfuneralhome.com

news@americannewspapers.net Wow ! it started out being a very pleasant day early this morning, but as the day went on it got colder and colder. It may get down close to freezing tonight. Anyway I guess everyone had a wonderful Easter. I think everyone was so involved with Easter they forgot about April Fool’s Day. Just want to remind you of two happenings this next week, the Retired Teachers Luncheon and Meeting in Aspermont on Wednesday, April 11, at the First United Methodist Church at 11:30 A M. Also the Senior Citizens Dance at the Old Glory Community Center on Thursday, April 12, from 7 P M until 10 P M with a live band and snacks will be furnished. Just $5.00 and everyone is invited.

I want to congratulate the One Act Play Crew in Aspermont who are on their way to Regional. Good Luck to them.

Dale and Carm Letz had their family over on Friday evening for their family Easter dinner and egg hunt. Attending were Micah and Lacey New, Darbee, Laynee, and Hazelee all of Abilene and Terry and Laramie Letz and Brody from Sagerton.

Dale and Carm and Doug and Debbie Vahlenkamp their

Letz. Albert and son and Jana met Danny his family and Phyllis and had lunch Deanne for the together on early morning Sunday. sunrise service in Doug Sagerton and enand Debbie joyed the church Vahlenkamp breakfast with entertained OLD GLORY NEWS them and a visit a group of at their home. family folks

By Anita Dozier Glen and at their Helen Pierce home on Saturday for an Easter celebra- were thankful for a beautiful day on Saturday to have their tion. Attending were Shawn family Easter celebration. Enand Regina Scott, Ethan, and joying a day of fun, egg hunt, Mason from Roscoe, David hamburgers and hot dogs and Kaylee Scott, Brynlee and and lots of visiting, were Wes Caden from Sweetwater, Joe Max and Chasidy Tomlin, Jace, and Tracy Pierce of Nocona, Jami Wilde from Knox City, Jaxten and Everleigh from Matthew Pierce of Lubbock, Abilene, Randy and Peggy Kara and Wayne Briggs and Kelly of Sylvester, Amber Crete of Haskell, Bobby and Clark and Zee from Granford, Kim Lowack and Kelly of OG, Veto and Jenny Valenzuela and Kade Lowack and Sarah and Preston from Abilene, English from San Angelo.

Jose and Joann Valenzuela, On Saturday, Shelly DunTrinity, Kennedy and Joy of ham and Gerral Walden of Abilene, and Lajuan Kelly of Sydney came to spend the Sweetwater. They all enjoyed Easter weekend with her a treasure hunt, other games parents and the rest of the and egg hunt along with hamfamily. Justin Walden and burgers and hot dogs. boys, Cody and Hunter of Deanne Conner of Wichita Hawley visited with them on Falls spent Wednesday and Saturday. On Sunday, Mittie Thursday with her mom, Jana Dunham picked her husband, and Albert Hinkle in Abilene, Pide, up from the hospital and and then came to OG to spend they all went to Hamlin to the some time with her grandhome of Rodney and Tracey parents, Danny and Phyllis

CITY: Continued From Page 1 The meeting then turned over to City Manager Alan Plumlee for his City Manager’s Report, with Plumlee beginning with informing the council that the city had made changes to the way water is being treated at the existing water treatment plant. He stated that the new process helped cut down on expenses while also improving the quality of the water over the previous three weeks. Plumlee explained that during maintenance on the plant, the water would not set right resulting in the city contacting Eagle Labs from its DeSoto location to visit the plant. Through this visit, the city was introduced to a new chemical treatment that helped clear up the water which led to a proposal that resulted in the reduction of chemicals used to treat the

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water while also reducing a former $158 daily cost to treat the water down to $141.

Plumlee continued his report by stating that he was informed that there would be road work on US Highway 277 starting from the Haskell County line all of the way to FM 1636 where all four lanes will eventually be worked on. Plumlee said that he was unsure of the start date, but that the speed limit would be reduced to 65 miles per hour during construction.

Plumlee then moved on to state that he had received an update that Judge McCandless had received the go ahead to work for two hours a day, which will allow him to resume his duties for the city on a smaller capacity until further notice. Plumlee then stated that he had received

word from Atmos Energy that the previous energy rate of $19.60 per home would drop to $18.35 per home effective last month with the change appearing on customers’ bills in April. Next, Plumlee stated that one of the lake lot leases that the council had approved that evening was being cleaned up by the new leasers for the city to lease out once the cleanup is completed. He then informed the council that work on the upcoming elections are being done with the programming of the ballots to eventually be transferred to the voting machines.

Plumlee concluded his report by stating that the city would be testing the tornado warning sirens the following week and will release information to the Stamford American and Stamford Star to help inform citizens as to when the city plans to perform the testing. Finally,

Dunham for their Easter celebration for all the family.

I drove to Abilene early this morning to go to church with my family, and then we all gathered at the home of Rita Stephens and enjoyed pizza and lots of yummy desserts.

Then we all got to watch the two young’uns, Adalyn and Duke hunt those bright colored eggs. Enjoying the day together were Mike and Maxelle, Chris and Lindsey and Duke, Susan, Marcie and Jacob, Brian and Amanda and Adalyn from Granbury. It was a fun day.

Thought for the week: “Happiness resides not in possessions, not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul”.

Happy Birthday wishes go to Shirley Rhoads, J C Wendeborn, Brenda Turner, Jeremy Willis, Carolyn Thane, Rhonda Baitz, Johnnie Nell Pittcock, Marie Kretschmer, Kevin Corzine, Kyle Vahlenkamp, Dania Chisum, Sue Howard, Eula Peters, Rhonda Hertel, Marjorie Seibert, Jonathan Lehrmann, Ed Womack, Sherry Breeding, Brennan Bowman, Oscar Armstrong and Stella Jane Ettredge. We wish you many more.

Anniversary greetings go to Brian and Kriston Lehrmann.

Have a great day.

Plumlee stated that work on the pipeline was reaching a high fence, which would be a perfect time for any councilmembers to take a tour of the pipeline if they are interested along with members of the news media. Plumlee did state that the entire council could not visit at the same time, but could call him to set up a time to go visit the site one at a time. After answering a few questions about the upcoming pool season as well as the playground equipment at Lake Stamford, which has not had any major work since the swingset was repaired and the slide removed, Plumlee concluded his report for the evening. With no other business to conduct, the Stamford City Council adjourned for the evening at 5:40 pm.

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HELLO FROM COWBOY COUNTRY By Jewellee Kuenstler What a week of blessings! We enjoyed some much needed rain this week. We were very busy with visitors. AND we were blessed with several great volunteers that came in to help! Thank you to Mrs. West and the SHS cheerleaders for taking time to help clean and inventory in the museum. They were phenomenal and their willingness to work is a credit to their character. Also, we have had several high school students in after school this week to help with inventory, categorizing pictures, digitizing, and general chores. I have a wonderful time with them, and it is so much fun to discover history together in the museum. We laugh over hairdos in high school scrapbooks from the 1930s, or unique photographs, or just enjoy seeing something new that has recently been donated or placed on loan.

Speaking of loans, we got two great loans in this week. The Stamford High School put nine scrapbooks on loan for the public to

enjoy. They include scrapbooks from the 1930s and 1940s, Homecoming photo books from the 1980s, as well as a scrapbook of Future Homemakers of America from the late 1930s! Feel free to come in and peruse these scrapbooks to find photos of relatives or even yourself. We will be happy to make a copy for you, or you can take a picture of the photo if you wish.

The second unique loan was a painting showing an old cowboy and his bag-ofbones horse, fishing at a tank. The style reminds me of the Leanin’ Tree cards.

The colors are bright, and the more you look at the photo, the more you see.

It is very well done. Now for the kicker. This was done by an inmate in a Texas prison; therefore, it is considered Prison Art. The artist has been in and out of jail for the past 50 years, since he was 17 years old.

He is described as quite a character. This is part of his art therapy. He also made the frame himself.

The piece was purchased

by a guard working at the prison who got to know the inmate. Stop by and take a look! Thank you, Mr. Bevers, for letting us display this piece.

Our April Family Night will be Thursday, April 19th, from 5:30-6:30. The Museum is our place to learn about our heritage and the part each of us plays in our community.

One of our own, James Washington, is following in the footsteps of a few other Stamfordites and will be participating in the NFL draft at the end of April.

We have been working with his family on an exhibit to honor him and this great achievement. This family is truly humble and the exhibit will be titled, “Growing Up Washington: It takes a village, to raise a child.” The family wanted to focus on all the aspects of the community that helped mold him into the amazing young man that he has become. They wanted young people to see that it wasn’t just his amazing athletic ability, but his church, his teachers, his coaches, community members, his family, and participating in community service, that raised this child to become a man we can all strive to be more like. So, come join us and see this exhibit. We are also going to have students there to record any video message you would like to send to James, as well as paper to write a note of encouragement, or younger kids can draw a picture for him. Our presentation will be about community involvement and what your place is in it.

We are so grateful to James and his family for helping us with this. All the videos, letters, and drawings will be sent to him prior to the NFL draft to let him know that his community stands behind him. All ages are invited and the cost is FREE! Come see us!

Next week, we will begin the second half of the book, The Swenson Saga

Prison Art, on loan from Mr. Bevers and the SMS Ranches, that focuses on the story of the SMS Ranches in and near Stamford. Hopefully, it will be as exciting as the life of S.M. Swenson.

While going through some of the Swenson papers that we recently received on loan, we came across a poem, written by Weldon Rutledge in 1992.

The title of the poem is, “The Legend of Scandalous John.” It is rather lengthy, but I wanted to leave you with a few stanzas. Enjoy!

Way out in old west Texas, where the Clear Fork waters flow, Where the cattle are a browsin’ and the Spanish ponies grow, I knew a great cowpuncher, when I was just a kid, I grew up hearing stories ‘bout all the things he did.

His name was ole John Selmon, folks just called him ‘Scandalous John.’

“Scan” for short to all the cowboys, and he always had his fun…

Now ole “Scan” was a cowboy, from his spurs up to his ears, He was already a living legend, when I was mighty young in years.

He could ride the bucking horses, heel the calves and

catch wild steers, Tho when I got to know him, he was getting up in years.

“Scan” always smoked Bull Durham, drank whiskey straight and Arbuckle brew, But he was still king of the cowboys, the best I ever knew.

Tho he drank a lot of whiskey, his job he’d never shirk.

Made no difference, drunk or sober, he went right on with the work…

Way out in old west Texas, Clear Fork waters they still flow, The cattle are still abrowsin’, now good quarter horses grow.

There will always be the legend, about old “Scandal-

ous John,” How he ran the Flat Top wagon, from the year 190-one.

That legend will keep living, deep within my mem-o-ree, “Scandalous John,” you were my hero, and I guess you’ll always be.

To read the entire poem, come in and see us. 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 325/773-2500.

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Bulldogs Win One and Lose 2 in Recent Action

Rainouts caused the Bulldogs to play three games in four days. On Friday, March 30, Stamford lost a tough one to Hawley. The Bearcats jumped off to an early lead in the first inning, but the Bulldogs scored once in the first, third and 6th to tie it up going into the final inning. Hawley was able to score a run and the Bulldogs didn’t and Hawley came away the victor 4-3. Reagan Detamore led the scoring with 3 hits and 2 RBIs. 1 234567 R HE Hawley 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 1 Stamford 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 7 3 Saturday, March 31, the Bulldogs squared off against the Haskell Indians and fell 4-1.

On Monday, April 2, Stamford whipped the Pipers 14-4 in an error riddled contest. Reagan Detamore had 3 RBIs, and Josh Mueller and Caden Mathis each had 2 RBIs. Kesler McClintock and Isaiah Lopez had one hit each.

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Lady Dawgs Pitchers Combine For No Hitter Against Hamlin The Lady Bulldogs lost two tough ones last week to Haskell (Tuesday) and Hawley (Friday). Despite having several hits, they just could not overcome the overpowering hitting of their opponents.

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Official Cause Of Death Shouldn’t Mar A Loving Life

DEAR DR. ROACH: My 89-year-old husband died two years ago, and it has been a great sorrow and puzzlement to me and his family that his death certificate listed the cause of death as Lewy body disease.

Yes, he had some dementia for the last two and a half months of his life, when he was in the hospital and then in a nursing home (where he got C-diff), and hospice, where he died. However, at that time, he had an extremely low body temperature and was taking a lot of medication.

After his death, I asked hospice and our family doctor why such a cause of death was given, and they said that they get their records from the hospital. They said that there’s no way to put “failure to thrive” or other such causes now, and intimated that something precise has to be stated. My family and friends have been mystified. My husband was a calm, loving man of good judgment. He never raised his voice or lost his temper, even in the last few months of his life. If he had shown any symptoms of Lewy body, I would not question the cause of death. All I want is the truth. Can Lewy body be diagnosed before death? Is there such a test? Is it ever possible to have the cause of death changed? -- P.C. ANSWER: I am sorry you are still in pain after two years, and hope I can help.

Let me start off with explaining Lewy body dementia. Many people have not heard of it, but it is one of the most common forms of dementia, after Alzheimer’s disease. In Lewy body disease, dementia -- especially with early loss of visual-spatial abilities (trouble driving and getting lost are common and early symptoms) -- is necessary for the diagnosis.

The dementia routinely gets better and worse, sometimes over seconds, sometimes over days. Symptoms can include drowsiness or naps, staring spells and episodes of disorganized speech.

In addition to the fluctuations in mental ability, sleep disturbances, symptoms that resemble those of Parkinson’s disease and visual hallucinations are now called “core clinical features” of this condition. People with two or more of these core features are likely to have Lewy body disease. There are new, specialized brain, sleep and heart tests that can support the diagnosis. Making the diagnosis early is important, since some medications that sometimes are used for people with Alzheimer’s disease (such as haloperidol, often used for severe agitation) are dangerous in people with Lewy body disease.

I don’t have enough information to say whether Lewy body dementia was likely

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By Dr Keith Roach, M.D. to be present in your husband. However, I would ask you not to let what is written on his death certificate affect your memory of him. Death certificates are, unfortunately, not always accurate. Dementia often leads to overall body frailty and susceptibility to infections. I would not recommend that you spend your energy worrying about what his death certificate says. Your memories of him mean more.

Even if he did have Lewy body disease, the fact that he remained a calm, loving man to the end is the appropriate testament to his life.

READERS: The booklet on Alzheimer’s disease gives a detailed presentation of this common illness. Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Roach Book No. 903 628 Virginia Dr. Orlando, FL 32803 Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Can. with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery.

Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but will incorporate them in the column whenever possible. Readers may email questions to ToYourGoodHealth@ med.cornell.edu or request an order form of available health newsletters at 628 Virginia Dr., Orlando, FL 32803. Health newsletters may be ordered from www.rbmamall.com. (c) 2018 North America Syndicate Inc. All Rights Reserved

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Patience is a Virtue I haven’t done this in a little while now, but something that I witnessed this past week really had me disappointed in how some people behave. So, you guessed it, I’m about to go on a bit of a rant here. This past week I found myself needing to travel through Sweetwater on I-20 where they needed to do just a bit of construction on the highway. It wasn’t really major construction where several miles of one lane were closed off; it was more like a mile tops. Anyway, as I was traveling back to come home I found myself approaching this construction where I would eventually need to move to the left lane. However, as I was about to exit anyway just before the needed merge, it did not bother me. What did bother me were the actions of several motorists around me. Even though it was during a weekday, traffic was still a bit congested but still moving along at a slower pace. As I waited patiently to move forward and reach my exit, I witnessed a white truck suddenly jump off of the interstate, through the grassy (but not deep) bar ditch, and go onto the access road. Before I could even begin shaking my head, I briefly looked in my rearview mirror to see several other vehicles following suit. It was an absolutely unnecessary and ridiculous sight, but nothing very surprising given how motorists travel on I-20, and I am sure many of you can agree with me on that subject.

I’ve said it before and I will say it again: What is with the big rush to get someone all of a sudden? This idea dates back to one of my very first columns, and it remains true today as there are still so many people that have little to no patience, especially when driving on the road. You can even see that in our town at the red lights where, given enough room, people turning right will make their own lane to turn instead of waiting patiently.

It’s silly and does not need to happen; but, so many people do it that it is just looked at as no big deal by a lot of people. This mentality is what makes the situation worse to the point where you will see people doing things like I witnessed last week. What happened to just having a little bit of patience and actually waiting for a change? It is not like that extra five seconds is going to make a big difference at the end of the day. If you are in that big of a rush to get somewhere, why not try to leave a bit earlier? I have seen people have so little patience that at a red light the moment the light turns green there will be the person behind the one in front start leaning on the horn or even tailgate the one in front to try to urge them to go faster! Granted, I have been behind people that go well under the speed limit at times, but I never resorted to using my horn or getting right behind them and instead just wait for an opportunity to get around them. It is a little irritating at times (that is another story for another time), but I personally never resort to going the impatient route.

So, the message I am trying to send this week is to try to have a little bit of patience, especially behind the wheel of a vehicle. There have been so many accidents because at least one person was impatient at the time. Why worry about rushing to get somewhere? I know that these issues will continue and I do accept that, I just hope that those that do not do these habits decide to one day pick them up. Losing patience over just a few seconds is not worth it. After all, it is better to just slow down sometimes instead of letting impatience cause avoidable problems.

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

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San Jacinto Battle Re-Enacted On April 21st, 1836, Sam Houston’s army defeated Santa Anna’s army at the battle of San Jacinto, giving Texas its independence from Mexico.

“Santa Anna and his men were mostly sleeping,” says Boyd Harris, lead interpreter at the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site near Houston. “They had spent the entire night before building fortifications to protect their camp and had worked through the next day. Around 3 o’clock in the afternoon Santa Anna ordered his men to stand down, so they were all lying down taking a siesta. Unfortunately for them that’s also the time Sam Houston decided he wanted to attack.”

More than 600 Mexican soldiers were killed. Many more were wounded.

Only nine Texans perished. The Texans were anxious to avenge the massacres that occurred at the Alamo and Goliad.

The battleground is 20 miles east of downtown Houston near the town

of La Porte.

It is on 1,200 acres and is the original site of the Texas encampment during the battle. The park is a National Historic Landmark.

Every April 21st it’s the site of a reenactment of the famous battle. Usually about 15,000 people attend.

“April 21st is on Saturday this year, so we’ll have a festival and a reenactment that day from 10 AM until 5 PM. The main battle re-enactment will happen at 3 o’clock in the afternoon and we invite everybody to come out and see it. If you want to come out for the festival I recommend getting there early because parking fills up fast.”

Along with the re-enactment, historians tell of events leading up to the battle. “Nine hundred and thirty Texan soldiers were in the Texas Army. The

Mexican Army had about 1,200 soldiers.

It’s one of the shortest battles in history, lasting only about 18 minutes.

Our reenactment has roughly about a hundred plus re-enactors.” There is a lot of history at the site. “We do programs on history, sure. But there are all kinds of things to do here. We have walking tours, riding tours; we have fishing and birding programs. The Battleship Texas is nearby in its own state park. We work with those folks over there and they give tours of the battleship as well as other

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programs.”

The impressive San Jacinto Monument is near the battlefield.

“The San Jacinto museum of history operates inside the monument.

Visitors can watch a 35-minute film. There’s an elevator that takes you to the top of the monument. Construction on it began in 1936 to celebrate the Texas Centennial. It was completed in 1939. The Works Progress Administration provided workers. This was during the depression years, but money poured in. The Texas Centennial was a big celebration all across the state. The monument is over 570 feet, 12 feet taller than the Washington Monument. It is the tallest standing column in the world. It was built to honor the soldiers who defeated Santa Anna.”

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ROTARY CLUB NEWS

Jeremy West

Miranda Alvarado

We are well into the Boys Baseball season and the Girls Softball season and time for a report from the coaches of each of these teams. Head Coach for the boys team is Jeremy West and he told that he has 22 players participating allowing us to have a Varsity and a Junior Varsity team for competition. The team is young with only 2 seniors and 2 juniors and the rest Sophomores and Freshmen. The younger ones are learning and the team is showing improvement each week. Head Coach Alvarado is in her second year teaching and is a graduate of SHS who participated in sports when she was in high school. She has 16 girls in her program with only 1 senior and 1 Junior and the rest younger players.

They have 8 wins and 8 losses at this point. Each coach works to bring the best out in each student as well as building character.

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Finding Unity in the Big Picture A few weeks ago, I wrote about nostalgia for the “good old days” in our community. If you’ve not read that essay (“Nostalgia…With a Purpose”), I would encourage you to do so. The crux of that essay was to focus on the “Why” of nostalgia rather than the “What.”

The “Why” is the community purpose and identity underlying the nostalgia.

That purpose and identity is what made the community special and is the key to build on. The “What” is the tangible expression of that purpose and identity. We may long for the “What,” a certain restaurant, place of entertainment, or an era of our community’s primary industry, but that time may be past. Our goal should be to build around the “Why,” to recapture our innate purpose and identity, and in doing so, create new tangible expressions of that identity, a “What” for a new era, if you will.

But something that I want to address moving forward is “How”: how do we go

about planning to build around our Why? How do we determine what that Why is? How do we actually formulate a plan? We cannot simply snap our fingers and restore our community greatness.

Over the years, I’ve participated in several community meetings with outside facilitators and consultants.

The big idea of each meeting was largely the same: the outside person would help community leaders identify community goals and vision.

Some of those conversations were productive, some not so much. Looking back, they’ve all had the same net result: everyone had the meeting and thought of ideas, then the meeting was promptly forgotten.

That’s not to say facilitators and consultants are a poor investment. They can be helpful. But a common thread in many meetings is a fanciful hope that a third party will help inspire a group of local leaders into a unifying purpose. Having a community vision meeting

AFTER you’re unified might be quite successful. Expecting a group of disjointed leaders to work together by expressing their own visions, which might be at odds with one another?

That’s tougher.

Unity has to come from within. You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink. You can’t make local leaders work together just because you had a meeting about it. Unity is about the big picture, not specific details. We may have different ideas for new restaurants, expanded parks, or locations for new housing, but those specifics are all the “What,” the tangible expressions. They all underlie the big picture “Why,” the dream of a better, more prosperous community.

When you attempt to unite people around the specifics, you end up with everyone proposing their own ideas they believe are best and little being accomplished.

When you start with the big picture first, it’s easier to see

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that the leaders all want the same big picture. We begin to realize the little details are less important—your idea may be better here, my idea may be better there— but in the end we’re working towards the same destination.

I’ve got more to say in the future about putting pen to paper and actually identifying a community’s Why, but for now, think about the big picture. This applies to national political discourse as much as it does local communities, but don’t let disagreement on the specifics destroy the big picture goal. All of us mostly want the same big things, even if we disagree on how to get there. When we start the conversation with the disagreeable specifics, we’re destined to fail and probably get mad at each other in the process. Instead, let’s realize that we all see the same big picture and don’t lose sight of that.

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

Central Baptist Church Pastor Bud Akins 301 E Moran 773-2577 Worship: 11:00 Central Presbyterian Rev. Dr. Kelly Pigott 601 Rowland 325-773-3381 AM Worship: 11:00 Common Ground Youth Ministry Paul Wright 219 S Swenson 325-773-3604 Faith Chapel Gerald Spalding 501 W. McHarg 325-773-2866 AM Worship: 10:00 Faith Lutheran Church Sagerton, Texas 940-200-0723 AM Worship: 10:30 First Assembly of God Family Worship

Center Pastor Randy Rawls 1214 Compton 325-773-2435 Am Worship: 10:45 First Baptist Church Pastor Jacob West 214 N Swenson 325-773-2781 AM Worship: 11:00 House of God Pastor Bobby Acosta 802 Ferguson St Sundays 11:00am Lueders First Baptist Church Roscoe McCoy 228-4622 AM Worship: 11:00 MacKenzie Trail Cowboy Church Greg Taylor 325-513-2505 AM worship 11:00 Heart of God Church 114 E Campbell Joanne Ochoa

AM Worship 10:30 Nugent Baptist Church Craig Thames 228-4457 Worship: 11:00 Nugent Church of Christ Nugent, Texas Ron Ballard, Preacher Sun. 10 Bible Classes 11 Morning Assembly Orient Street Church of Christ Wes Horn 510 S Orient 773-3419 Worship: 10:30

Paint Creek Baptist Church Pastor Tony Grand 940-864-3358 AM Worship: 11:00 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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Resurrection Power Jesus Christ’s Resurrection is by far the greatest moment and event to ever occur in history. It is the foundation of our faith and it is the hope that we hold tightly to. There are many people who think it’s sufficient to believe that Jesus lived and died, which He in fact did. But on top of His earthly ministry and his atoning sacrifice at Calvary, the Savior’s restoration to life is central to what He claimed about His identity as the Son of God (Mark 9:31).

The Resurrection validated Jesus’s teaching and clearly proved that He was the Messiah that was sent to save all of humanity (Acts 17:31). When the Lamb of God, the perfect sacrifice for sin, conquered death, He confirmed that He was the true way to

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Heaven (John 14:6). Only the Creator himself could return to life and make a way for you and me.

Jesus affirmed God’s power would be freely given to those who desire a close and intimate relationship with Him (Acts 1:8). We who choose to follow Him have become new creatures and have Resurrection blood running though our veins. Eternal life is what He promises and His Resurrection serves as assurance that He surely will give us new life. Our earthly existence is marching toward an end; however, it is also the opening chapter of a beautiful and never-ending relationship with the LORD Almighty. Paul said, “that at death, Christians are absent from their bodies and present with the Lord”

(2 Cor. 5:8). So the best is yet to come!

Apart from Jesus’s Resurrection, there is no hope (1 Cor. 15:19). “But in fact, Christ has been raised from the dead. He is the first of a great harvest of all who have died” (1 Cor. 15:20). Those who chase after their own versions of immortality have no assurance of life after death because, for them, there is none. However, as a born again believer in Jesus Christ, death can be faced with complete confidence that nothing can separate them from the love of the father (Rom. 8:38). Death has been conquered and life has been given, what are you going to do in response to God’s Grace?

Respect the Blood, Dalton Mathis

Stamford Middle School UIL took home 1st place honors overall in district competition.

Paint Creek ISD gets a new marquee thanks to generous donations from Con-Edison, Big Country Electric Cooperative, Vista Bank and Decker Capital Partners.

PCISD Students of the Week

9th grade - Zamantha Ramos

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