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Book Signing With “The SMS Ranch” Author, Dr. Dawn Youngblood, July 6th at Oldtimer’s Bunkhouse
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Schedule of Events at the Bunkhouse July 4th – Hamburger Lunch, Bunkhouse July 5th – 7th – Brisket Lunch, Bunkhouse July 5th – Member meeting, 10 a.m., Bunkhouse July 6th – Memorial Service, 10 a.m., Bunkhouse July 6th – Book Signing for Dawn Youngblood with her book, SMS Ranch, 1 p.m., Bunkhouse July 7th – Fiddler’s Contest at 9 a.m., Round Up Hall July 7th – Poetry Reading at 2 p.m. featuring John Erickson, author of Hank the Cowdog series, Round Up Hall July 4th-7th – Social gathering every morning at 8 a.m. with coffee and refreshments If you are interested in the Hamburger Lunch, tickets are limited and are sold before the event. To reserve your meal, call Eddie Jones at 325/660-1002. Tickets for the Brisket Lunch will be sold at the door Thursday through Saturday.
BY LUCI WEDEKING “Few images captivate the Western imagination more than the Texas cowboy at home on the range, herding, corralling, throwing and branding cattle, bronc busting, dining from chuck wagons, and sleeping under the stars. The SMS Ranch in the early 1900s was exactly such a place. SEE SMS, PG11
Commissioners Court Heard Favorable 2017 Audit Presentation The Jones County Commissioners Court convened for a regular meeting on Monday, June 25, 2018, 9:00am in the Commissioners Court Room at the Courthouse, Anson, TX. After approving the minutes of the meeting held June 11th, the Court listened to the 2017 Annual Financial & Compliance Audit presented by Richard Rogers, CPA, representing the firm of James E. Rodgers & Co, P.C. Mr. Rodgers supplied each member of the Commissioners Court with
the lengthy details of the audit in a binder. He then gave them and the audience copies of a summary he used in explaining the audit results. Mr. Rodgers stated that Jones County is in good financial condition, especially when compared to other counties and the environment we are living in. The county increased the General Fund by $152,000. Mr. Rodgers complimented the county by saying that this increase was not easy to do and to maintain. He went on to explain the sections of
the summary, including that the county was using a good system by keeping records on a cash basis, which makes sure every dollar is accounted for. The Commissioners voted to accept the 2017 Audit. Next on the agenda was to listen to, discuss and take action on the Renewal of Health Insurance. Robert Mills from the Mills, McCaghren & Associates presented the varied aspects of the health insurance policy that Jones County employees have.
There will be future meetings with county employees to explain their health care benefits to them. It was approved to Renew the Health Insurance. The next item was approved, to accept the bid submitted by David Martinez to purchase Lot Six (6) in Block Sixty-nine (69) of Original Town of Stamford, Jones County, Texas for the bid amount of $550.00. The next agenda item was to Discuss and Take Action on Disaster Declaration and All Items
Related Regarding FEMA, TDA and TDEM Forms and Requirements. Judge Spurgin explained that he had received the extensions he submitted. He explained the different areas that had been accomplished and the ones the county was waiting on. He also gave information to the Commissioners on what they needed to do, if needed. SEE COURT, PG 9
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MARK THE DATE... FUNDRAISER: Denise Dennis is still collecting aluminum cans for recycling to raise money to donate to West Texas Rehab Center. You can drop them off at her house on the corner of Reynolds & Vassar. You can also drop off cans or monetary donations for her here at the Stamford American or mail checks made out to Stamford American, P O BOX 870, Stamford, TX and note on the check it is for Denise Dennis. RENT: The TCR Old Timer’s Association rents the Bunkhouse and Roundup buildings. The new manager is Ann Heathington, and she can be reached at 325-7738057. Please leave a message and she will return your call. The price for the Bunkhouse is $50 deposit and $250 for a one day rental. The price for the Roundup is $150 deposit and $325 for a one day rental. SERVICE: Is your teenager bored this summer? Consider community service. We have several organizations that need some community service workers. Organizations such as the Old Timer’s Association Bunkhouse, the Cowboy Country Museum, and Country Elegance. All of these places offer forms for students to keep track of their community service hours that can be used for job applications, scholarship applications, school requirements, etc. If interested, please call Jewellee Kuenstler at the Cowboy Country Museum at 325/773-2500.
JUNE 29TH
RIBBON CUTTING: The Cowboy Country Museum will be having a ribbon
cutting on a new exhibit, “Arledge Field.” The event will occur on Friday, June 29, at 10 a.m. Please stop by and see the latest addition to the Museum! For more information call us at 325/773-2500.
JULY 3RD
PREVIEW PARTY: The Stamford Art Foundation kicks off its 45th annual Art Show and Sale, with the Preview Party on Tuesday evening, July 3, at 6:00 at the John Selmon Memorial Gallery with an art sale auction, dining, dancing, and the mesmerizing Quick Draw Event where artists create masterpieces before patrons’ eyes. Preview Party tickets are $60.00 in advance and a few limited tickets will be available at the door for $70.00. For tickets or more information, call Connie Decker at 325.669.7587. DANCE: Senior Citizen’s Dance Tuesday, July 3, from 7-10 p.m. Live band at 300 S Commercial, Hamlin. $5 per person. Pot Luck Snacks. No smoking. For more information, contact 3709514.
JULY 6TH
BOOK SIGNING: Book Signing with The SMS Ranch author, Dawn Youngblood, at the TCR Oldtimer’s Bunkhouse July 6th 1:00 pm, presented by Stamford Carnegie Library and The Cowboy Country Museum. Come for the Oldtimer’s traditional TCR brisket lunch and stay to learn about Swenson Ranch History. Books will be available to purchase at the event.
JULY 7TH
COWBOY SYMPOSIUM:
Come hear the author of “Hank the Cowdog” in concert at the Texas Cowboy Reunion Cowboy Symposium on July 7 at 1:30 pm at the Roundup Hall. All are invited. $5 per person (3 & under free)
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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: Polar Blast VBS will be held on Monday, July 9th and Tuesday, July 10th at Bethel Lutheran Church in Ericksdahl. Breakfast will be served each day at 8:30 AM and classes will be held from 9:00 AM until noon. All children ages 3 years old to 5th grade are welcome! A closing celebration will be held on Tuesday, July 10th at 7:00 PM at the Bethel Lutheran Church Picnic Grounds. A fried chicken supper will be served. Please bring a side dish or dessert to share. Please register at: https:// vbspro.events/p/events/
bethellutheranvbs2018. For more information, please call 325-669-1149.
JULY 11TH
MUSEUM FAMILY NIGHT: The Cowboy Country Museum would like to invite everyone to join us for Family Night, Wednesday, July 11, during KTAB’s On the Road celebration. Times to be announced next week. Look for more information on the marquee and in next week’s paper. As always it is free of charge. (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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SUMMER READING CLUB: Stamford Carnegie Library’s Summer Reading Club “LIBRARIES ROCK!” Will be July 16th-20th at 1:30-3:00 pm. Children ages 5-10 arlcome to attend.
Schedule of Events at the Bunkhouse July 4th – Hamburger Lunch, Bunkhouse July 5th – 7th – Brisket Lunch, Bunkhouse July 5th – Member meeting, 10 a.m., Bunkhouse July 6th – Memorial Service, 10 a.m., Bunkhouse July 6th – Book Signing for Dawn Youngblood with her book, SMS Ranch, 1 p.m., Bunkhouse July 7th – Fiddler’s Contest at 9 a.m., Round Up Hall July 7th – Poetry Reading at 2 p.m. featuring John Erickson, author of Hank the Cowdog series, Round Up Hall July 4th-7th – Social gathering every morning at 8 a.m. with coffee and refreshments If you are interested in the Hamburger Lunch, tickets are limited and are sold before the event. To reserve your meal, call Eddie Jones at 325/660-1002. Tickets for the Brisket Lunch will be sold at the door Thursday through Saturday.
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The Stamford Art Foundation Preview Party and Art Sale Celebrates Western Heritage and Western Swing BY OREANA COMMUNICATIONS The Stamford Art Foundation celebrates its 45th annual Art Show and Sale, July 4 through July 7, coinciding with the 88th Texas Cowboy Reunion. The Preview Party on Tuesday evening, July 3, at the John Selmon Memorial Gallery kicks off the art show’s visual celebration of western heritage with an art sale auction, dining, dancing, and the mesmerizing Quick Draw Event where artists create masterpieces before patrons’ eyes. The art show features scenes of the American West and of West Texas, in particular. This year’s exhibit will feature original oil, watercolor, and acrylic paintings; sculptures; and pencil and pastel drawings for sale to the public during the duration of the show. All proceeds raised will go directly to the West Texas Rehabilitation Center, whose mission is to “improve the quality of life of those they serve regardless of financial circumstance” through physical and occupational therapy, hospice care, speech, hearing and language pathology, and pediatric services, among others. The 45th Art Show in-
cludes works by 30 artists from all over Texas, including Gary Bailey, Bill Barrick, George Boutwell, Daniel Brook, Susan Brooke, Anthony Brown, Russell Brown, Pam Bunch, Hugh Campbell, III, Kellie Campbell, Alexis Cowan, David Godfrey, Mary Haan, Maxie Kohout, Melissa Kohout, Daniel Maldonado, Curt Mattson, Barbara Mauldin, Chuck Mauldin, Jack Moss, Steve Napper, Tom Paulson, Robert Penny, Doug Prine, Ken Rowland, Linda Rust, Paul C. Smith, Gary Ward, and K.W. Whitley. This year’s featured artist, Doug Prine, donated a painting for the raffle. “Brandin’ at Goodnight” celebrates the work of ranch life, as it features cowboys hard at work during branding season. Raffle tickets sell for $5.00 each or 5 for $20.00 and can be purchased at the John Selmon Memorial Gallery until the drawing, which takes place during the last rodeo performance. Patrons can view the artwork in this year’s show for the first time at the Preview Party, beginning at 6:00 P.M. on July 3rd, an exceptional experience as attendees mingle with the artists. Joe Allen’s Catering will serve a steak dinner on the rodeo grounds as
artists have one hour to create original works of art to be auctioned in the Quick Draw Event. Western swing masters Jake Hooker and the Outsiders join us again this year at the Preview Party to keep patrons dancing on the slab all evening. Preview Party tickets are $60.00 in advance and a few limited tickets will be available at the door for $70.00. Also, reserved tables that seat 10 and are arranged under the pavilion may be purchased
for $750.00. Tickets may be purchased at SGDA Law Offices, 127 E. McHarg St. in Stamford, or by calling Connie Decker at 325.669.7587. The Stamford Art Foundation, a non-profit organization with 14 directors and approximately 100 volunteers whose efforts make the art show one of a kind, was founded in 1974. Stamford has been recently named the Western Art Show Capital of Texas.
VBS at Bethel Lutheran Church
Polar Blast Vacation Bible School will be held on Monday, July 9th and Tuesday, July 10th at Bethel Lutheran Church in Ericksdahl. Breakfast will be served each day at 8:30 AM and classes will be held from 9:00
AM until noon. All children ages 3 years old to 5th grade are welcome! A closing celebration will be held on Tuesday, July 10th at 7:00 PM at the Bethel Lutheran Church Picnic Grounds. A fried chicken supper will
be served. Please bring a side dish or dessert to share. Please register at: https://vbspro.events/p/events/ bethellutheranvbs2018. For more information, please call 325-669-1149.
Stamford Health Clinic is celebrating Patient Appreciation Month for the month of June. A drawing is held each week for a free one-month membership to Stamford Health Club. Last week’s winner was Chrysta Washington of Stamford. At the end of the month there will be a grand prize drawing for a gift basket too. Both clinics – Stamford Health Clinic and Stamford Walk-in Clinic – are CREATE-ing better healthcare for the whole month June!
DEATH NOTICE Danny Keith Weaver, 63, of Hawley, passed away on Thursday, June 21, 2018 in Fort Worth. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 24, 2018 at the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Anson, TX with burial following at the Howard Cemetery in the Paint Creek community in Haskell County and under the direction of Tankersley Funeral Home of Stamford. A visitation was held at the funeral home on Saturday from 6 until 7:30 p.m. Elodia Cisneros, 59, of Haskell, passed away Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at her home. Funeral services were held 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at Kinney-Underwood Funeral Chapel with Pastor Terri Spalding officiating. Burial followed in Highland Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Kinney-Underwood Funeral Home in Stamford. The family held a visitation from 6-7 p.m. Monday, June 25, 2018 at the funeral home. Online condolences may be given at www.kinneyunderwoodfuneralhome.com
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Sparks Becoming Wildfires If you’ve seen the national political news this past week, you’re probably exhausted, annoyed, and frustrated. Our news has been consumed by incivility, ugly behavior, petty wars of words, and a general lack of leadership and servanthood. This soap opera is fueled by 24 hour cable news and social media, which keep us in a constant frenzy in the name of ratings, revenue, and clicks. If you’re tired of that, let me tell you about the news in Stamford this past week. Don’t get me wrong, we’ve got our share of struggles and issues, but three developments stand out. First, an anonymous business owner offered to underwrite free admission to the city pool for the remainder of the summer, so that a cornerstone recreational opportunity in the community is accessible to everyone, as often as desired, regardless of financial limitation. Then, after news of a hospital layoff, our local bakery offered free sweet treats to any employees affected by the news. Finally, one of our churches announced a new summer program offering a weekly lunch at the city park to all school-aged children, free of charge, for the rest of the summer. Different people, stepping up in their own ways, with one goal: to improve their community. When I compare discouraging national news to inspiring local news, I think about America’s history. Our most powerful changes have risen from the bottom up. They were rarely issued from the top down. America wasn’t founded by a benevolent leader who kindly granted liberty to the people. America was founded by regular community leaders who threw off the yoke of a tyrannical monarch and created a new environment that fostered life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. A segregated America wasn’t integrated by a government that even-
ESSAYS FROM WEST OF 98 James M. Decker tually realized the error of its ways. Segregation was ended by the passion and energy of local community leaders who saw that right was right and refused to accept anything less, pressuring a recalcitrant government and a reluctant society, facing down death and danger until their movement finally sparked a wildfire of change across the land. It’s easy to be despondent about our country today: we seem polarized, divided, and unwilling to work together. Don’t be. Instead, think about the tough times of our country’s past, which are too numerous to list in this essay. New leaders have always risen to the challenges of their era. The people rarely waited on topdown government to save the day. Instead the people and new leaders sought out better days and better ways, and bent the government and society to their will. Don’t let the national story be the story of our collective future. I am heartened by the leaders rising up in Stamford—people putting their own stamp on a better future for the community through business, philanthropy, public service, and ministry. I pray that this spark turns into a wildfire that sweeps through our town and spreads elsewhere. We need not wait on Washington or Austin to fix our society. With a wildfire of community leaders across the country seeking better days and better ways for their place, we’ll be the ones who do the fixing. James Decker is a lawyer, farmer, and mayor in Stamford, and the creator of the forthcoming “West of 98” podcast and website. He may be contacted through Facebook at facebook.com/james.decker.
Wow! There was a lot of hard winds yesterday evening, lot of lighting and thunder. I understand quite a few folks got lot of rain and hail, but I did not get any rain at all, but sure did not want any of the hail and wind. Going to Stamford this morning I noticed water standing in the fields. It’s amazing how it rains a lot in one place and just right down the road it never rained a drop. It would be nice if we could get a nice slow rain everywhere. Well, it’s rodeo time, and everyone is getting excited about all the events coming up especially the rodeo. It will start on the fourth and go on for four days. We need a cold front to move in and help out with all the heat. (wishful thinking). I enjoyed having daughter, Rita, visit with me on Tuesday, and she helped me do some things. Maxi Kohout, Dorothy Lundgren, Viva Turnbow and I enjoyed having an early morning breakfast in Stamford on Wednesday. The domino gals were here on Wednesday afternoon for some great games and a fun time. Pide and Mittie Dunham were in Abilene on Tuesday for some appointments and while there they visited with their granddaughter, Sonja Dunham. On Thursday, Mittie was in Aspermont and met Shirley Sikes for a visit and cold drink at the DQ. Gerral Waldon and Shelly Dunham spent a few days in Blackwell. Sue Callicoatte of Abilene spent the day on
Joyce brought Wednesday the quilt top visiting for the quilt with her that will be aunt and for the Bazaar uncle, and showed Helen and how much was Glen Pierce. completed and Visiting it was very with Glen and OLD GLORY NEWS pretty. Cheryl, Paula and Helen on By Anita Dozier Nancy helped Saturday Joyce put some were Jami of the pieces together. Wilde of Knox City and her Pat was hostess for the grandson, Crete Briggs, of day and served delicious Haskell. Kim Lowack and refreshments. Vanessa Kelly were visitors also. Then on Sunday afternoon, won the door prize. Bernice Rhoads joined Roy and Mary Letz, of Rule the Golden Girls in Knox enjoyed a visit with Glen City at Bud’s Restaurant and Helen. on Wednesday evening. The Hobby Club ladies Others present were Oleta met at the Sagerton Cornelius, Lela Bowles, Community Center on Orhenna Greason, Nell Thursday afternoon with Williams, Sue White, Vickie Wilhite, Dorothy Charlette Coker, and Toney, Nancy Griffith, Margie Fannin. Oleta Cheryl Hertel, Tomzie was hostess and served Steele, Joyce Lefevre, Anita delicious dessert. Dozier, Pat Quade, Peggy Bo and Whiz Creighton Tabor and Vanessa Griffin visited with Pide and in attendance. President, Mittie Dunham on Sunday Tomzie, called the meeting afternoon. to order and Joyce had roll Carm Letz and Sharon call, read the minutes and Beakley left Friday gave the treasurer’s report. afternoon for Granbury The ladies discussed and spent the weekend donating to the Noah with Robert and Lynette Project. They also Tribbey and Blake and discussed the sign by the Robbyn Reid and daughter. highway that blew away On Saturday the group again. They decided to attended a concert in meet with the Community Dallas. Center folks and decide Danny and Phyllis Letz what to do with it then. were in Sweetwater on They talked about the Saturday evening. Danny Club Bazaar that will be played at the VFW with the coming up in the Fall Mike Trule Band. and decided on Saturday, Our musical on Saturday November 3 as the date to evening was great. We had have the Bazaar. If anyone approximately 35 folks is interested in having a booth to sell their projects, there and very good music. It sure is good to hear all please let Tomzie know. those old songs, and the They decided to discuss musicians do a great job. more details about the We appreciate all those Bazaar at a later date.
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that come out and support our concession stand and the donations. Thanks to Bernice Rhoads for the pies and for helping at the concession stand. Mittie had a bad foot and was not able to be there. Everyone missed her. Thanks to Bo and Whiz for helping to clean up. Everyone left when the bad cloud started our way. Winning the door prize were Norma Cave of Rotan and Don Wilson of Abilene. Hope to see all of you at the next musical. Following church services in Sagerton this morning, Bernice Lunn, Meta Kupatt, Odene Dudensing and I went to Stamford and had lunch at the Catholic Church where they were having a fund raiser. Thought for the week; “Be there for others but never leave yourself behind.” Happy Birthday wishes go to Michael Starks, Billy Sellers, Adam Greenwood, Brenda Vahlenkamp, Vickie Wilhite, Tom Bivins, Gene Turnbow. Timothy Meador, Marcos Castro, Mikeah Miles, Darlene Walton, Ariel Corzine, Yvonne Swofford, Marc Thane, David Griffith, Kenneth Neinast, Matthew Pierce, Ethan Martin and Roger Letz. We wish you many more. Anniversary greetings go to Jeremy and Kimberly Lindsey and Danny and Phyllis Letz. Have a great day.
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HELLO FROM COWBOY COUNTRY By Jewellee Kuenstler Oh my, have we been busy. Company’s coming, and we are preparing to host them! The ol’ gal (again the museum, not me) got a much-needed face lift last week. Craig Gilbert painted the outside of our museum with a new coat of paint. It took at least 20 years off of her. Next time you drive by, notice how fresh and clean she looks. Thank you so much for volunteering your time and skill to promote the museum. We have also had several people in and out fixing lights and repairing ceiling damage. Thank you so much for your help! Even though we have been super busy trying to get ready for Rodeo Week, I couldn’t resist a peek into the treasure trove of archives from the Old Timer’s Association. It is clear that the Rodeo represented so much more than just competition among cowboys. Photographs, letters from all over the United States, articles published in nationwide newspapers about the hospitality provided during the rodeo, were only a few of the items we have run across. But probably the most unique item that I have seen so far in these archives was a song written in 1937 and sent to Charles Coombes for use during the TCR. How cool is that, a song was written in honor of the cowboy spirit that is so prevalent at the Texas Cowboy Reunion. In his letter, John E. Brown explains that the song, “should be sung to the tune of ‘Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie’.” A Cowman’s Last Request O! Bury me out on the wide prairie: The words came low but tenderly, From the quivering lips, as a cowman lay On his pallet, dying, at the close of day. Where the wild coyotes can howl near me, And God’s full moon, look-
ing down, will see, The place where I sleep; O! there let me be, With the things I love on the wide prairie. Where the cattle and ponies I have always known, In passing my grave will see the stone, At the head of the place I’ll always be, When going to graze on the wide prairie. Where the stars above can shine over me, In making their rounds over land and sea; And God’s wild things will pass near me, As I sleep alone on the wide prairie. Where the wild birds, flying, can pass over me, When going to roost in some tall tree; And living their lives so happy and free; Like all things do, on the wide prairie. Just leave me there on the wide prairie, Where the gentle winds can sweep over me, And the flowers in bloom will nod and say, We have seen him pass on many a day. O! Bury me out – his voice failed then, And no more words would he speak again, For he had passed, as all could see; And they left him there on his loved prairie. Note: The words…are not the lamentations of some dying cowboy who has lived a short, wild and reckless life out in the cow county, unmindful of God and His creation. [This song is about a man] that was being suddenly called to an accounting of that life by the fall of his cowpony while doing ranch work, so mangling his body he has no hope of further living…they are the words from the heart of a dying cowman who has lived a long, strenuous life among his cattle and ponies
on his surrounding ranch and the many wild things he has known and loved. Realizing he is leaving them forever, cannot bear the thought of being separated from them even in death, pleads to be left with them to the end of time. Okay, it is a little morbid, but I think it really embodies the spirit of the Texas Cowboy Reunion. The world glamorizes the life of a lawless, wild cowboy in movies and books. But that is not the cowboy we remember and honor every year. We celebrate the cowboy that came to this wild frontier and carved out a place for himself working cows. Days filled with dust, sweat, and hard work. But in an office that had the bright blue sky as its ceiling, the light of the stars and moon to guide you at night, and the best (and sometimes worst) that this big, beautiful country had to offer. These men worked hard all their life, they loved their job, and they felt blessed to have the life they did. Remembering these hard-working “good ol’ boys” is what the Rodeo means to me! On a lighter note, Luci and I have been busy preparing the new Arledge Field Exhibit for a grand opening on Friday, June 29th at 10:00 a.m. We are so excited and have had so much fun putting it together. Please come by and see it! We will have extended hours during the Rodeo Week, so if you have family or friends in, please stop by. Our Rodeo hours will be, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 8:30-5:30, closed 12-1; Wednesday 1-3:30; and Saturday 10-1. We will offer complimentary coffee and donuts in the mornings when we are open. (Also, we have a great air conditioner, so if you just need to cool off, stop in!) If your student would like to volunteer at the museum, please call me and we
“Texas Springtime” by Jodie Boren. One of the many pieces of artwork on display at the museum showing the country that was described in this song. can set up a time. We prefer students going into 8th grade and older. We offer community service 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 cowboycoun-
trymuseum@yahoo.com or you can call us at 325/7732500.
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City Council Calls Special Meeting for Budget Discussion BY WILL MCCLURE The Stamford City Council held a special called meeting last Monday afternoon, June 25th, to continue discussion of the upcoming city budget for the 2018-2019 fiscal year. Mayor James Decker called the meeting to order at 1:15 pm with Councilmember Dennis Braden being the only member absent and asked Councilmember
Melinda Smith to lead the invocation. After Councilmember Ken Roberson led the room in the Pledge of Allegiance, the meeting formally began with the only item on the agenda: the budget workshop. The main area of budget discussions revolved around the revenue projections for the city. Beginning with the general fund, City Manager Alan Plumlee began by restating
the appraisal estimates for Jones and Haskell Counties which, multiplied by the current tax rate, would see a potential revenue of $803,069 with 100% tax collection, down from the previous year’s projection of $831,530, where Plumlee stated that he needed to remove about $20,000 as there was not 100% collection and stated that he did not expect the same for the upcoming year. In addition,
Plumlee stated that there would be a projected revenue of around $24,000 for the lake and airport farms, but was not certain as the airport farm was on a lease. Miscellaneous revenue was also down about $8,000, but may come up as well while the hotel/motel tax may fall around $19,000 for the year. Finally, fines and forfeits through eight months was at $23,600 with a projected final col-
lection of $35,000. After looking at other potential revenue, calculation came to a projected revenue of $1,848,000 in the general fund. Moving discussion to the enterprise fund, Plumlee stated that there was a projection of $1,325,274 in water revenue along with $275,237 in sewer. In addition, Plumlee stated that insurance payments would be coming in for claims, but
the figures were not ready at the time and that lake lot leases and lease transfers were up from where the city thought they would be at a revenue of $67,000 with 94% of available lots leased. After noting a few more items, the projected revenue was believed to be around $4,294,000, slightly up from the $4,210,000 from the year before. The final item to discuss was the possibility for “big ticket” expenses for the city. Plumlee stated that the city needed a new dump truck and had received a bid for $85,000 from Kenworth, which would be on the low end of bids. In addition, the city would be looking into getting a new truck for animal control as well as a truck for streets and parks along with a new lawn mower. Next, Plumlee said that while it would not be included into the budget until August, it would be in the city’s best interest to sign a three-year contract with Hawk who will calibrate equipment at the water treatment plant for $23,000. Also, Plumlee stated that work needed to be done at the dog pound with a possible expense from $5,000 to $10,000 which will include insulation. While nothing was finalized at the time, Plumlee stated that those were the items that needed to be looked at in the budget for the future. On a final note, Plumlee presented attendance figures to the council from the city pool, stating that on the Saturday before free admission was announced there were 63 paying attendees. On the Tuesday through Thursday after free admission was announced, attendance was 112, 85, and 93 on the respective days. After discussing a few more items, the council agreed to continue budget discussion during the next regular council meeting on July 2nd. With no other business to discuss, the council adjourned for the afternoon at 2:19 pm.
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Before I get into another subject, right now, you can see something pretty unique in the tree world. Mesquites, many of which are already carrying a crop of beans, are blooming again. There are plenty of woody stemmed plants that can bloom multiple times, or barring multiple bloomings, bloom for extended periods of time, such as sage, vitex, desert willow and magnolias, but I’m not aware of any of them that bloom in the spring, set a crop, and then do it again mid-summer. Except mesquites. Check it out. I bet looking at some mesquites will show you what I’m talking about. As far as another subject goes, I want to address a frequently asked question, and it has to do with pruning. Something I get asked about a lot is the best time of the year to prune. I’ve written plenty on this topic before, but I get this question a lot, and I thought I would address it again. First of all, unless you happen to have your Maserati parked under it, there’s never a bad time to take out dead wood. Trees don’t “heal”, but they do have a process they use in place of healing, and that process can’t start until the dead branch or stub has been removed. Since it can take a tree several years to cover one of those spots over with new, healthy, wood, the sooner it can start, the better. If you find yourself wondering whether or not it’s a good time to remove dead wood, the answer is yes. The one caveat that I would add
WEST TEXAS TREES AND LANDSCAPES By Bruce Kreitler and the KWKC Green Team to this, is that if you are talking about a tree under stress, or “sick”, I don’t recommend pruning away wood unless you are absolutely sure it’s dead. On the stressed-tree side of things, there are plenty of instances where branches aren’t carrying foliage, but aren’t dead either. Removing living wood from a tree you’re hoping to bring to recovery, is not helpful to that recovery process. As far as removing living wood goes, there are a lot more factors involved with that than there are with the decision about whether or not to remove dead wood. For instance, what species of tree are we talking about? Are we discussing an oak tree in an area that has oak wilt? If that’s the case, whether or not It’s a good time to prune is going to be partially dependent on how hot, or cold, the weather is (oak wilt is more likely to spread in clement weather, and pruning wounds are a good entry point for the disease). On the other hand, if there’s some immediate reason
that pruning has to be done, it may have to be done, good time of the year or not. For example, we recently pruned a live oak tree, in the middle of an oak wilt center, during milder weather. However, this tree had been struck by lightning, part of the top of the tree was killed/ broken up, and it was a hard enough strike that there were already open wounds. That pruning needed to be done right away, even though it was in an oak wilt area. Another huge factor is how much tissue is going to be removed. Are we talking about some minor canopy raising and removing some sprouts? Or is the proposed “pruning” going to involve the removal of thirty percent or more of the total canopy area? In the case of the former, unless there’s a disease issue, that kind of minor pruning shouldn’t be a problem, no matter the time of the year (assuming a basically healthy tree) In the case of the latter, late spring through summer isn’t a good time for such work. Another huge factor involved in when pruning gets done is when people think about it, or want to do it. I could take a “purist” stand, and say something along the lines of “pruning should only be done at the most optimum time for the health of the tree”. Of course I’m not going to do that. The reality is that people tend to notice their trees the most during the spring and summer, and that’s when they spend the most time thinking about, and doing,
tree pruning. It would be unrealistic indeed, to try and fight human nature and force people to change their thinking/scheduling. Incidentally, I have occasional discussions of this issue (as you can imagine, not every arborist agrees with me on this), with other arborists. Generally, on tree issues, I take the stance that people own their trees, and it is not unreasonable for them to want things done when they think it’s the most convenient. When you get down to it, leaving out unusual factors, such as disease issues, or declining trees, most of the time, minor, or just maintenance pruning, is not going to be a problem. Removals of large percentages of living tissue is another issue, and if practical, should be done at whatever would be the best time of year (meaning least damaging), for the species or tree, and conditions where it exists. If you have any landscaping, landscape maintenance, or tree questions you would like answered in this column, submit them care of cmetler@stamfordamerican.net or info@ BrokenWillow.com.
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FARM GROUPS SEE ADDED RISK, AND NO ESCAPE, AS U.S.-CHINA DISPUTE ESCALATES Commodity prices are falling in the wake of President Trump’s threat of round after round of tariffs on China, and on Tuesday, groups representing wheat and soybean growers warned that the White House is making trouble for U.S. agriculture with its aggressive tactics. CONSERVATIVES OMIT H-2C FARMWORKER VISA IN NEW IMMIGRATION BILL The chairmen of the House Judiciary and Homeland Security committees unveiled an immigration bill on Tuesday that “addresses the four pillars for immigration reform outlined by President Trump.” Unlike an earlier version, though, it does not create a new, year-round H-2C visa for farmworkers. TRUMP: ‘WE’RE GETTING THERE’ ON NAFTA Even as he continued to blast Canadian dairy tariffs, President Trump said on Tuesday that “we’re getting there” in negotiations for the new NAFTA. FDA TO RECONSIDER LABELING RULE FOR HONEY AND MAPLE SYRUP Maine Rep. Chellie Pingree said the FDA will take a second look at how it will identify pure honey and maple syrup on the updated Nutrition Facts label. RAZOR-THIN HOUSE VICTORY FOR GOP PACKAGE OF WELFARE REFORM IN A FARM BILL On its second try and by a two-vote margin, the Republican-controlled House passed the GOPdrafted farm bill on Thursday. The bill imposes stricter work requirements on 7 million people to qualify for food stamps while easing eligibility rules for farm subsidies. USDA WINS FOOD SAFETY, LOSES SNAP IN
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KASN AG REPORT By Richard Kemp TRUMP REORGANIZATION On Thursday, budget director Mick Mulvaney unveiled the federal reorganization plan that President Trump set in motion in his second month in office. Under the proposal, SNAP and WIC would be moved from the USDA to a new agency, the Department of Health and Public Welfare. SENATE STANDS AS LAST CHANCE FOR FARM BILL REFORMERS Although Congress is weeks or even months away from sending the 2018 farm bill to President Trump for enactment, the end of the road is near for reformers, whose last opportunity lies in the Senate for altering government payments to farmers.
DICAMBA WEEDKILLER DAMAGES NEARLY 384,000 ACRES OF SOYBEANS As farmers adopt dicamba-tolerant varieties of soybeans, there are fewer complaints of damage by the herbicide in soybean fields. But reports from 15 state departments of agriculture still indicate 383,840 acres of soybeans were damaged by dicamba this growing season. REPORT: EPA TO PROPOSE MILD INCREASE IN BIOFUELS TARGETS The EPA will keep its mandate for use of corn ethanol as a gasoline additive at 15 billion gallons in 2019, while proposing higher targets for biodiesel and other advanced biofuels, said Reuters.
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The Dawn Phenomenon In Diabetes Control
DEAR DR. ROACH: I hope you can shed some light on an issue that I have not seen you address: the dawn phenomenon. I am having trouble controlling my diabetes. I am 67 years old, and my mother was a “brittle” Type 2 diabetic who ultimately needed insulin twice a day. I have been on glipizide (10 mg) for three months now; before that, I was on 5 mg for about nine months. I tried metformin for a short time, but it did not agree with me (cramps and diarrhea). I am overweight but working on it. I will admit that I love carbs, eat out often and I am known as a good Italian cook, hence, pasta and more carbs. My morning readings usually are 170 to 200. My bedtime readings are 130 to 150. I take my glipizide with my evening meal. Two hours after breakfast, my readings are in the normal range. My A1c is 6.9. My husband is critically ill. He is significantly older than me, with COPD, congestive heart failure and lung cancer. Can the added stress of caretaking affect blood sugars? -- B.P. ANSWER: I am sorry to hear about your husband. Indeed, stress of any kind (and being a caregiver to a very ill loved one usually is extremely stressful) can make diabetes control worse. The stress itself can increase hormones (including cortisol and epinephrine), which act against insulin. Caregivers also routinely get poor sleep, which compounds the problem. As far as the high sugars in the morning go, it could be due to the dawn phenomenon. This is a response to the surge in hormones that work against insulin (in this case, especially glucagon) that happens in the morning. Insulin resistance is higher at this time, so blood sugars tend to be high as well. However, there are other causes. One is the Somogyi effect, which is what happens after the blood sugar gets too low at night. The body responds by increasing those same anti-insulin hormones -- cortisol, glucagon, epinephrine and growth hormone -- to counteract the low blood sugar, resulting in a high blood sugar in the morning. The way to tell whether high blood sugars in the morning are due to dawn phenomenon or Somogyi effect is to check the blood sugar early in the morning (around 3 a.m.), or to use a continuous glucose monitor. Fortunately, your A1c level of 6.9 percent is in the range of acceptable for a 67-year-old. Even so, too many processed carbohydrates, like most pasta and white bread, is not the healthiest choice. I would recommend making some small changes by eating fewer starches and more vegetables and legumes.
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By Dr Keith Roach, M.D. Glipizide works by stimulating the pancreas to make more insulin. Most people on that drug alone eventually will need additional or different therapies. Diabetes has become epidemic in North America. The booklet on it provides insight on its diagnosis and treatment. Readers can order a copy by writing: Dr. Roach, Book No. 402, 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. DEAR DR. ROACH, I recently saw my primary doctor for a physical, and after I mentioned that I eat a fiber bar every day (that also contains peanuts and peanut butter), he informed me of a new study that says peanuts can cause colon cancer. Any truth to that? -- K.T.K. ANSWER: The literature is remarkably consistent that peanuts and tree nuts reduce risk of colon cancer and improve survival in people who have colon cancer. Unless your doctor knows of data I couldn’t find, I have to wonder if he was mistaken or didn’t communicate well. Do beware of fiber bars that contain too much sugar. 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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Be Nostalgic About the Present Over the last few weeks, let alone several years, there has been an abundance of nostalgia affecting our daily lives. I personally cannot go a single day visiting social media without seeing a post about a certain movie or TV show premiering that day however many years ago. At first, it would only be a milestone year like 10, 15, or 20. Now, if it premiered that day, we have to be reminded of it. In fact, we are reminded of it so much that we remember when things were “better” and never give things Will McClure in the present a chance, causing the entertainment industry to react by reviving old shows or rebooting movie franchises (or at least sequels). While it is pretty interesting and fun to see these things for a new generation, sometimes there can be a thing as too much nostalgia. Even outside of the entertainment industry, there are times where we spend too much time “living in the past” that we forget to look ahead to the future. This is especially true around this time of year with the Texas Cowboy Reunion coming next week. Now, before I go any further, I want to assure you that I am not putting down the TCR in any way. In fact, I’ve actually grown to enjoy the event over the last several years, especially when I would cover things for the paper. It is one of the longest running rodeos in history and it is just fine to enjoy it every year because of several reasons, one of them being that there hasn’t been a time where there was a year when we didn’t have one (there was only one year it did not happen and that was in the 40s because of World War II). It is hard to be nostalgic about an event that is still a part of our present, but even more so when the event is constantly trying new things each year. However, where nostalgia sets in are those that, whether they attend the event or not, spend most of the time complaining about the changes and when things were better in previous years. The belief is that the TCR would be better if we scaled back and did not introduce new things that are proving to be popular such as the matched horse race. The problem here is that if these nostalgic ideas were listened to not just in recent years but when now-traditional events were first introduced, the TCR would have never had a chance to grow and we may not even be talking about it now! All I am saying is that it is okay to be nostalgic about certain things, but we shouldn’t rely on continually going back to the well, so to speak, because things that we experience today are not as good. The point is that things are naturally better when we were younger because it is a reflection of our youth. I don’t mind turning on an old movie or TV show constantly because it was something that I enjoyed (I actually just finished rewatching Family Matters, a show that I watched all the time growing up and I still enjoy it today), but I refuse to live in the past as I will miss out on things in the future, no matter what medium I am thinking about at the time. It’s good to remember the past and even try to relive a few things, but we shouldn’t bring the past into our present. We need to be able to move forward and reinvent ourselves as the years go by. In doing so, we can discover new things about ourselves without relying on the past. Nostalgia is good, but things need to stay in the past where they belong while we try to make new memories of our present. Until next time, dear reader, my cap’s off to you!
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Televising The Games Kevin Lewis is technical director for home game television broadcasts of the Mavericks, Stars and Rangers. He is the person who puts the picture on the screen. Occasionally he operates the jumbotron during Cowboy games. “I stay busy. Thank goodness Dallas is a good market year round for sports broadcasters. Like last year baseball season ended and the very next day I had a Mavericks preseason game. Sometimes I’ll do 3 sports in one week.” The 30-member team that handles the broadcast is strictly professional. It all happens from a semi-trailer loaded with equipment. I’ve had the privilege of watching a broadcast and in my mind it’s a lot more interesting than the game itself. Every split second counts and the competent broadcasters stay alert for anything unusual. “All of us have to be concentrating and on the same page at the same
time. It is an exercise in intense concentration. And it lasts 3 hours or longer. We have to be there 6 hours before the game starts to get everything set up.” Kevin does television broadcasts of college games all over the country. His favorite sport to broadcast is baseball. “It’ll go real slow and all of a sudden it’s complete chaos. We’ll cut to the ball out in left field then to a runner running around the base then cut back to the left fielder throwing the ball then cut to the guy sliding into home and it all happens in 3 seconds. It’s crazy. We have 21 cameras covering a baseball game.” Kevin says the broadcast crewmembers are frustrated athletes and big sports fans. Most of them played some sport
in high school. Kevin was a swimmer. He says there are about a hundred media trucks in the country and he’s worked in dozens of them. “I’ve been to every single American League baseball stadium in the country, most of the national league ballparks, been to almost every professional basketball and hockey arena. I have a collection of media passes from all of those. One day I’ll do something with them. Basically I get to hang out with my friends and watch sports.”
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Kevin, who happens to be my son, has earned an Emmy for live sports television production. He’s been at his job 20 years and there have been some big changes. “Back in the tape days when we wanted to play something back we had to stop the recorder and rewind it to the part we wanted to playback. We would miss some of the action. Now we can play back while we’re recording. When we went from standard to high density that was another big change. Just ahead is 4K, which has a picture 4 times sharper than high definition. You can already buy a 4K TV but there’s not much broadcast content right now. But there will be.”
COURT: Continued From Page 1 Next on the agenda was to Discuss and Take Action on Interlocal Contract with the Lubbock County Medical Examiner’s Office to Provide Forensic Autopsy Services. Judge Spurgin explained that Jones County used Tarrant County primarily and maintained a secondary service in Lubbock County in case Tarrant County was unavailable. It was approved to renew this contract. Next was to address the continuing process surrounding the Anson Solar Center. Judge Spurgin stated that he had not yet received their Tax Abatement Application. They have inquired about
requirements the county may have concerning set backs or clearance heights for overhead power lines they would need to adhere to for road crossings. The Commissioners discussed and approved a height of 22 ft. and normal right of way set back with existing power lines. The next item was to discuss the 2018 Budget Workshop. The dates of Monday, July 9 and Monday, July 23, 2018 were confirmed. Next on the agenda was to Discuss and Take Action on the Treasurer’s Report. The Treasurer’s Report was approved. It was approved to
Amend Budget and Approve Line Item Transfers and to Pay Bills. There were no other
discussion items and the meeting was adjourned.
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Sagebrush Living Center has openings for Direct Care staff for all shifts. Pick up applications at Sagebrush Living Center, 1101 Columbia St, Stamford, 325-773-2791. Nurses Unlimited, Inc. is seeking attendants in the Haskell area to assist clients in the home with personal care, meal prep and light housekeeping. Part time. E.O.E. Call 1-888859-0640.
Stamford Residence & Rehab is looking to hire a Weekend RN Supervisor & PRN CNA’S, LVN’S, & RN’S. Please call for more info. (325)773-3671
Weekend Baylor nurse 32/40 and a night shift nurse; Weekend shift differential of $2 hr for nurses and $1 hr for C N A.; $1000 sign on bonus for the two open FT nurse positions. Contact: Marsha Mickler, Director of Nursing; Stamford Residence & Rehab Center, 1003 Columbia St., Stamford, Texas 79533, (325) 773-3671 Drivers Needed--Class ACDL w/Tanker Endorsement. Must be 25+ years old; Requires DOT Drug Screen & Background Check. Apply at Lonesome Dove Transport, 1270 State HWY 222W, Knox City, TX 79529.
111 E Campbell 3 stories, 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths and 6 fireplaces!.Reduced $217,900
1503 E Wells brick 2± acres by Country Club. 3 br, 3 bath, 2 garage..Reduced....$199,000
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712 Vanderbilt Victorian 2 story 3 bd, 2 bath w/ shop!..................Reduced $111,500
515 Dodson Drive Nice 2 story, 4 br, 2 bath family home!.............................In Contract 1217 Compton Gorgeous Stone home w/ 2 bedrooms, 1 bath....... Reduced.$69,900 1310 Hudson 3 Bd, 2 bath w/carport close to country club.............Reduced $56,500 916 Wesleyan G2 Bd 1 Bath Brick Home w/ CH/A and 2 Car Garage...In Contract 412 E Handlan Clean 2 br, 1 bath with storage and EXTRA lot Reduced .$29,900 1609 Swenson new 1,200 sq ft metal building...................... Reduced $29,500 717 E Campbell great 3/2 on corner lot! Needs TLC!...........Reduced $21,900 HAMLIN 48 AVE B Great family home 3/2/2 on corner lot!....Reduced $79,900 RULE 1501 Union nice Brick home w/ 3bd, 1.5 bath and shop!.....Reduced $42,000
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Jones County 704± Ac Clear Fork, Cult. & Pasture 165± Ac Combo livestock/hunting place! 152± Ac N of Trent Cultivation 155± Ac LIVE WATER! SOLD 38± Cultivation near Noodle SOLD
Haskell County 620± Ac Mule Creek Ranch Great Hunting w Nice Cabin! 545± Ac Pasture, Cultivation BIG Water! 520± Ac cultivation & pasture 160± Ac North of Rule, CRP 48± Ac Great Homesite & Stock farm! Shackelford County 248± Ac All pasture, Great Hunting 181± Ac quail buffer & fishing! SOLD
Stonewall County 4,743± Ac Patterson N Ranch 925 ± Ac Pasture, Cul. Great Hunting w/ cabin 548 ± Ac Pasture, Cul. Great Hunting 483± Ac Half Cultivation 118± Ac N of Aspermont Fisher County 1,561± Ac Hunters Paradise! 631± Ac All Pasture! Rough Creek Area 178 ± Ac Shinnery, Fantastic Hunting Kent Co 789± Ac Improvements w Hunting! SOLD
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HELP WANTED Shekinah Oilfield Service is looking to hire CDL drivers. Must pass drug test and have a clear driving record. Starting pay is $19/hr. Please call 254-477-3827 or come by 5 South Jacobs in Albany to fill out an application.
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STAMFORD RESIDENCE AND REHABILITATION NEWS By Jayme Brattain We have been having a great Summer so far. It’s been hot but not too too hot. If we go outside it is usually in the early morning. But we have been finding fun ways to stay cool and still have fun. This last week we had a fantastic time with the ladies from Bethel Lutheran when they came and hosted our June Birthday party. We had a wonderful time, and the residents especially loved the coke floats they brought for everyone. We also had fun giving manicures to the ladies on Monday. They
love getting their nails done, and we play along to the “Price Is Right” while they are getting them done. We are still playing BINGO on Tuesday and Thursday at 2pm, and we always welcome visitors to come join us. We also are always needing donations for BINGO prizes, it could be anything. Lotions, snacks, or knick knacks are a few good examples of things they like. Really every little bit helps. This past week we also had fun celebrating CNA week, we had something special everyday
to show appreciation for our wonderful CNA’s. We had things everyday like Subway one day, then we had a P\party, Ice Cream Sundaes, then a big potluck on Friday. We had a great week all around. Okay that’s it for this week. We hope you all have a blessed and wonderful day. Jeremiah 1;5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
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PASTOR’S PEN
Spanning hundreds of thousands of acres and holding land in 12 Northwest Texas counties, the SMS was formed by early Swedish immigrant to the Republic of Texas Swante Magnus Swenson. Swenson, a good friend of Sam Houston, had a penchant for wise financial decisions and, by the late 1800s, lived in New York with offices on Wall Street. Swenson sent his two sons to manage his vast Texas landholdings. In 1902, they hired legendary cattleman Frank Hastings to manage the SMS Ranch, headquartered in Stamford, Texas, north of Abilene and west of Fort Worth. Hastings’s wife, Laura, and daughter Ruth photographed life on the ranch, and many professional photographers visited the SMS as well, leaving a rich visual legacy.” The Stamford Carnegie Library and Cowboy Country Museum invite you to join us Friday, July 6th for the traditional brisket lunch at the TCR Oldtimer’s Bunkhouse, followed by a book signing from 1:00-2:30pm inside with “The SMS Ranch” author, Dr. Dawn Youngblood. “Dr. Dawn Youngblood is Director of Historic Preservation and Archives for Tarrant County in Fort Worth, Texas. The Award-winning Archives holds many treasures and secrets preserved from the Old West past of the region. Dr. Youngblood is devoted to bringing these to light and does so in a clear and engaging manner sharing her joy of discovery and understanding of the western mindset… Her first book, The SMS Ranch, has been lauded as a significant contribution to ranching literature.” For those who have been following the museum’s weekly stories recapping the history of the SMS Ranch, this event will come as a real treat! Books will be available to purchase at the event, and the author has so generously offered to donate all proceeds from book sales to the Cowboy Country Museum. If you have already purchased a copy, fear not, it is a great chance to bring it by to have it signed, visit and learn more about this wonderful book!
When God sent His Son into the world to conquer death and sin, this opened the door for the greatest assurance known to mankind, the assurance of life everlasting and the opportunity to fellowship with our Creator in His Heavenly Kingdom. Jesus is the rope that came down from heaven in which each of us are given the choice and privilege of climbing if we see fit. To the one who decides to climb and accept this invitation into God’s Kingdom, they are forever blessed with the assurance of their eternal home. No matter the situations and circumstances that a Christ follower may find themselves in during their lifetime, he or she can rest in the fact that “The best is yet to come”. No power in the entire universe can separate us from the love of God that He has
Denise Dennis is still collecting aluminum cans for recycling to raise money to donate to West Texas Rehab Center. You can drop them off at her house on the corner of Reynolds & Vassar. You can also drop off cans or monetary donations for her here at the Stamford American or mail checks made out to Stamford American, P O BOX 870, Stamford, TX and note on the check it is for Denise Dennis.
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By Dalton Mathis
The Best Is Yet To Come given us through His Son Jesus Christ (Rom. 8:3839). Through Jesus we have life and in reality we have become immortal in the sense that our death here on earth is simply a transition into paradise. The Word says, “that to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord” (2 Cor. 5:8). What a blessing that is to know! I think it is quite fascinating and really eye opening to look at how the early church leaders viewed the idea that “The best was yet to come”. It seemed that every follower of Jesus understood that life after death surpassed even his or her greatest day here on earth. It’s as if they looked forward to death and viewed it as a true privilege of excitement in what was still to come (Phil. 1:21). No matter the suffering and persecution that they went through, they faced it with
pure joy in the confidence of what rested on the other side. Paul made this clear when he wrote, “That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day. For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever.” (2 Cor. 4:16-18). Bad things will happen on this earth during your lifetime as a Christ follower. Unfortunately this will always be the case until we are on the other side of the chasm. However, we can rest in the assurance that no matter the trouble
that is before us, we can receive it with joy knowing that THE BEST IS YET TO COME!!! I encourage you this week to try your best to think about the things above and not your present troubles (Col. 3:2). And remind yourself that no matter what you face, the best is always still to come! This is the greatest promise that we have been given, and it has been given to us for our benefit. We should use it in our everyday walk with our LORD and Savior Jesus Christ. Because of Him we have obtained this promise! Give Him thanks daily for it and strive forward towards your Heavenly Home! And most importantly never forget that, “what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory that He will reveal to us later” (Rom. 8:18).
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 John Ward, Interim 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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Hamlin Memorial Hospital Employees, Angela Jaco and Carrisa Harris (left & right), present a check to the Stamford Bread of Life Food Bank. Accepting the check on behalf of Bread of Life are (center) Carolyn Smith and Vicky Solis. The hospital gave money to all the food banks in Jones County.
Only In Texas BY ALLISON BIGBIE So it’s here y’all. Texas during the Fourth of July alone has its own fireworks. We are worldwide known for our festivities and events during this time. With all the heart, sweat, planning, time and devotion that is given year round for this seasonal celebration, it just keeps getting better and better, year after year. Texas has always been known as the Patriotic
State. We show our respect and appreciation for the holiday, Independence Day, and celebrate it with fireworks and good memories. During the week of the Fourth of July, Stamford’s population grows by the second with locals, out of towners, and even folks from neighboring states coming to Stamford for our widely known Texas Cowboy Reunion. Between bull riding, calf roping, and the other arena events to the
BBQ cook off, TCR Dance, fireworks and all the rest, good times and wild memories are a given. But along with all the fun, we all know what comes with it. In order for everyone to have a safe, fun and problem-free week, rules and laws still need to be followed. As we know, law enforcement will at least triple in Stamford and a no tolerance aspect will be enforced more strictly than ever. DWI’s and DUI’s also tend to rise during this time of year as well as vehicle accidents. Please do not drink and drive. No one wants to spend the holiday behind bars, nor have a mug shot as a memory, and we all have loved ones to come home to. Let’s have an AMAZING 4TH OF JULY. Be smart, be safe and respect one another.