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Proclamation for Marge Barnett Day! Whereas, Marge was born Marietta Strasburg on July 13, 1921 in Lake Mills, Wisconsin to Edward Otto and Marietta Strasburg. She graduated from high school in Watertown, Wisconsin.

Whereas, Marge joined the Women’s Army Corps, “WAC” as soon as she was of age. She was 21 years old and assigned to the motor pool at Camp Breckenridge in Kentucky. While stationed there she met a

young Military Policeman named Barnum “Barney” James Barnett, Sr. They fell in love and were married on February 11, 1943 in Evansville, Indiana.

Whereas, Marge became pregnant with the couple’s first child in 1943. As World War II was in full swing, Marge moved to live with family in Hazard, Kentucky, while Barney was Marge Barnett was honored at the Cowboy Country Museum stationed in the Panama with Marge Barnett Day. Barnett is pictured with greatCanal.

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Local Group Launches Better Stamford School Supply Drive A local group of young professionals has announced the launch of the Better Stamford School Supply Drive. This supply drive will benefit the students and teachers of the Stamford Independent School District for the 2018-2019 school year.

Members of the Oreana Communications team, Jessica Decker and Emily Burds, have joined forces with Kassidy Martin of Central Texas Farm CreditHaskell to launch this initiative. They hope to ensure that the students and teachers of Stamford have the tools they need for success.

“We are very excited about this initiative to help enrich the lives of our students and teachers here in Stamford.

Education is vital today and we want to ensure the next generation is primed for success both now and in the future,” said Jessica Decker, president of Oreana Communications.

With the support of Mayor James Decker, the group is seeking donations for the Supply Drive. Supplies that are needed include: markers, crayons, pencils, erasers, dry erase markers, composition notebooks, highlighters, Kleenex, bottles of hand sanitizer and

disinfectant wipes.

The donation deadline is Friday, August 10th. Drop-off locations include: SGDA Law Firm in Stamford, Decker Capital Partners, Noteworthy/New Stamford American, Stamford Star and the Chamber of Commerce/Economic Development Corporation Offices.

Monetary donations can be sent to Oreana Communications at P.O. Box 7, Stamford, TX 79553, or dropped off at SGDA Law Firm.

Contact Jessica Decker at 325-6691511 or Kassidy Martin at 806-5849958 for questions or more info.

KTAB Took Over Downtown!

On Wednesday, July 11th, KTAB on the Road broadcast from the square in Stamford. Local businesses, such as Big Country Electric, Decker Capital Partners, Sovereignty Abstract & Title, Stamford Chamber of Commerce, First Bank Texas, Region 14 Head Start, Air Evac, and Farmers Insurance - Jim Raughton provided information and giveaways. Attendees enjoyed hot dogs, lemoniade, and water melon as well as watching live KTAB broadcasts, contests, and live music. Pictured above is David Robinett with Denise Dennis.

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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.

If interested, please call Jewellee Kuenstler at the Cowboy Country Museum at 325/773-2500.

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AGGIE MOM’S CLUB MEETING: Howdy Party hosted by the Abilene Aggie Mom’s Club honoring the Loudest and Proudest members of The Fightin’ Texas Aggie Class of 2022.

We invite you and your

parents to join us Tuesday, July 24th, 2018, 7:00 - 8:30 pm at Willow Creek Chapel, 4351 S. Treadaway Blvd, Abilene, TX. Come meet and visit with current Aggies and their families. Ask questions.

Enjoy refreshments and door prizes. Discover how Aggie Moms can support you! Special Guest: Mr. Keith Chapman ’71, Former Head Yell Leader. For more information, contact Wendy Nicholson at (940)256-8130 or nicholsonwlh@gmail.com

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JONES COUNTY FAIR MEETING: Tuesday, 10:00 am; Anson Senior Activities Center, West side of the Courthouse Square.

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REGISTRATION: Paint Creek ISD will hold registration for all students for the 2018-2019 school year on Thursday, August 2. Please come by the school office between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to complete needed paperwork. Parents need to bring their driver’s license.

To attend Kindergarten, a child must be 5 years old on or before Sept 1, 2018. To attend Pre-K, a child must be 4 on or before Sept 1, 2018. For all new incoming students, parents need to bring their child’s immunization record, birth certificate, and social security card to registration.

The first day of school will be August 16. If you have any questions, please call the school at 940-864-2868.

BIRTHDAYS July 24 – Micah Birdsong, Peggy Holbrooks July 27 – Doug Stanley July 28 – Larry Bennett

Know someone who is having a birthday? Please remember to call us at 325773-5550 and let us know!

Buck Jones built some additional trophy cases for the LuedersAvoca High School hallway. (Photo courtesy of Roger Niehaus)

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Thursday: 1st Place - Dylan Muehlstein, Stamford 2nd Place- Tate Scott, Hawley

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Antonio M. Gomez

Otis Paul “Bill” Roberts

Antonio M. Gomez of Stamford, TX passed away at his home on Sunday, July 15, 2018.

He was 51 years old. Rosary was Tuesday, July 17, at 6:00 pm in the Tankersley Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral Services were Wednesday, July 18, at 10:00 am at St. Ann’s Catholic Church with Father Chacko Thadathil officiating. Burial followed in Highland Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Tankersley Funeral Home.

Antonio was born September 17, 1966 in Stamford, TX where he resided all his life.

He graduated from Stamford High School in 1985 where he enjoyed playing Bulldog football. He was a lifetime Stamford Bulldog fan and especially enjoy watching his daughter Storey cheering as one of the SHS cheerleaders. He was the son of the late Marcello Gomez, Sr. and Frances Moreno Gomez. He was a member of St. Ann’s Catholic Church.

Antonio served in the US Marines from 1986-1993 as a Corporal E-4. He worked for Dunigan Trucking as a machinist and truck driver. Antonio was a jack of all trades where it came to work around the house. With a caring and giving heart for others Antonio was always considerate of his mother and in later years her caregiver. He also enjoyed hunting in his spare time.

He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Marcello Gomez, Jr. He is lovingly survived by his daughter Storey Gomez of Stamford, TX; sister Rosie Navarrette and husband Tommy of Kerrville, TX, brothers, Alfred Gomez of Stamford, TX and Maurice Gomez and wife Rhonda of Sweetwater, TX; numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.

A man of his word, Otis Paul “Bill” Roberts was born in Bell County, Texas on August 6, 1923. The son of Huey and Ellen Roberts. He served in the US Army for 3 years, 9 months and 1 day. Otis was stationed in Korea during the Korean War serving two tours.

After the war, he returned to Bell County and married a pretty red head named Sadie Margaret on May 14, 1953 in Georgetown, TX. Otis not only gained a wife, but he took on a huge responsibility and a blessing to help Sadie rear her three young children. At the time, Otis was a bachelor with no obligations.

In 1953, he moved his ready-made family to Dumas, Texas and never looked back. The family always had food on the table, clothing and shelter. He worked hard, working multiple jobs to provide for his family. In Dumas, they had two children, a son John and daughter Lisa.

Otis and Sadie shared 54 years together celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary in Ruidoso, New Mexico in 2004 with children and family. Otis and Sadie resided in Stamford for several years after moving here in 1993 and were active members at the First Baptist Church.

Otis was preceded in death by his beloved wife Sadie in 2008 and two grandsons Cary Vitz and Kevin Davis.

Left to cherish Otis’ memories are a sister, Ruth Whitmire of Lampasas, TX and brother Joe Roberts and wife Joyce of Mabank, TX; three sons, Fred Davis and wife Lee of Fredericksburg, TX, Jim Davis and wife Lynda of Wichita Falls, TX, John Roberts and wife Toni of Granbury, TX, two daughters, Betty Vitz of Lubbock, TX and Lisa Fails and husband Kent of Dublin, TX; ten grandchildren and over 30 great grandchildren; several great great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Otis passed to his eternal home on Saturday, July 14, 2018 at the age of 94 years, 11 months and 8 days at the VA Care Home in Floresville, TX. He was remembered during funeral services at 2 pm, Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at the Tankersley Funeral Home Chapel (807 S. Columbia) Stamford, TX with Rev. Joe Walton officiating. Burial followed in New Hope Cemetery under the direction of Tankersley Funeral Home.

Online memories and condolences may be shared at www. tankersleyfuneralhome.com.

BARNETT: Cont. From Page 1 Their daughter was born on August 21, 1944 and she was named Mary. Mother and daughter moved to Panama when Mary was a year old to be with Barney until the end of the war. The family moved to Dayton, Ohio where their son, BJ, Jr., was born on September 14, 1947.

Whereas, Barney moved his little family to Florida where he began his flying career. That career path would lead the family to Texas where Barney joined the Ziglar System Agriculture Flying Service.

That company would settle in Stamford. Ziglar System would become Allied Sprayers with Barney and Marge as sole owners.

Whereas, as her children grew,

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Marge was very involved in her community. Marge was a Cub Scout and Camp Fire Girl leader over the years. She was involved in many civic clubs, taught classes on China Painting, and loved to play bridge.

Whereas, Marge holds an important place in the history of Stamford, Texas. In 1979, Marge Barnett became the first woman elected to the City Council of the City of Stamford, where she served until 1983. As part of the Library Board, Marge was instrumental in restoring the facade of Stamford’s historic Carnegie Library to its original look, as it appears today. Marge served as Librarian for the Stamford Carn-

egie Library from 1993 until her retirement in 2010. During her tenure, Marge digitized the library contents, purchased computers, and provided public internet access for citizens to use while in the library. Marge retired as Librarian having left a lasting legacy on the literacy and availability of information to the

citizens of Stamford.

Now, Therefore, I, James M. Decker, Mayor for the City of Stamford, Texas, do hereby proclaim July 13, 2018 as “Marge Barnett Day.” I have hereunto set my hand this ninth day of July in the year of our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen. James M. Decker, Mayor

The Jones County Sheriff’s Office from July 08th to July 14th responded to 62 calls for service. There were 13 Traffic Stops conducted. The following people were booked into the Jones County Jail during this period: Michelle Lynn Moore, Warrant; Benson Copeland, Hold for Haskell County; Jonathan James Burt, Warrants x4; Melvin Moore Garrett, Warrant; David James Moore, Warrant; Felix Arguijo Jr, Hold for Haskell County; Travis Bryan Hicks, Hold for Haskell County; Josephine Mauricia Jimenez, Driving while License Invalid w/previous convictions; Tony Dale Bradley, Hold for Haskell County; Eddie Bernard Pryor, Resisting Arrest / Transport; Expired Registration; Warrant; Robert Ortiz, Warrant; Leslie Dawn Burns, Warrant; Daniel Lee Spinks, Hold for Haskell County; Kriselle Maria Martinez, Hold for Haskell County; James Daniel Flores, Resist Arrest, Search or Transport; Terroristic Threat against Public Servant; Public Intoxication; Hold for Parole Division; Steven Delaine Ledesma Jr, Warrant; Steven Mathew Moreno, Warrant; Stephanie Rodriguez, Warrants x2; Gustavo Rodriguez, Hold for Immigration; Albert Delacruz, Warrant x3; Deon Anderson, Warrant; David Wayne Gregory, Warrants x3 Summary of calls responded to: Agency Assist – 7, Burglary – 2, Civil Standby – 1, Disturbance – 5, Domestic Disturbance – 3, Fire – 2, Illegal Dumping – 1, Investigation – 7, Livestock – 6, Motor Vehicle Accident – 2, Public Service – 11, Reckless Driver – 1, Road Hazard – 1, Suspicious Activity – 4, Transport – 4, Warrant Service – 1, Welfare Check – 2, 911 Hang-up – 2 Calls Responded to: 07/08/2018 Deputy Soliz responded to a burglary call. Calling party stated that unknown person(s) entered their storage shed and items were unaccounted for. Deputy Soliz checked the area for evidence; report was taken.

07/09/2018 Sergeant Alfaro responded to a welfare check call. Calling party stated they have been searching for a family member and address they located is in Jones County, Texas. Sergeant Alfaro made contact with the home owners of the address given and determined they were not the family of the caller. Caller was notified.

07/10/2018 Deputy Zertuche responded to a domestic disturbance call. Calling party stated that a male and female were in a fight near their campsite.

Deputy Zertuche made contact with parties involved and determined it was verbal in nature. Two other individuals were arrested for warrants.

07/13/2018 Deputy Lively responded to a disturbance call. Calling party stated that they received a text message from a friend saying her boyfriend was agitated and becoming aggressive. Deputy Lively made contact with the female and determined the male was no longer there. Female stated it was all verbal in nature. No report.

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HELLO FROM COWBOY COUNTRY By Jewellee Kuenstler Anybody else experiencing a Rodeo hangover? You know, it is like a Christmas hangover where you have been blowing and a going so much, that you need time to rest, but life just keeps going on? Well, this week I was having one, but it did not stop progress at the museum! That ol’ gal (again the Museum, not me) loves the busyness that has the rest of us hoppin’!

We had a great crowd of visitors during Rodeo Week. On Saturday, we were able to meet with the Shamburgers (yes, it is like hamburger with an S in front). They were such a lovely couple. Mr. Shamburger grew up here and his father had Shamburger Lumber Company. His wife grew up in the New Hope area. They graciously put an item on loan that will be displayed in a new rotating exhibit next month, so be looking for details about this new exhibit. We could not function without the generosity of people like the Shamburgers who donate or put a unique item on loan so the rest of us can enjoy it.

The rotating exhibit for this month is not a new one, but an old one that has been revamped!

We have a very nice gun collection and we have reorganized it, put up new exhibit tags, and hung some photos from our archives. Come by and check it out!

I have had some high school volunteers this week and they are amazing. They are willing to sweep, paint, haul boxes, and work with children.

Thank you for all your help.

Wednesday was KTAB on the Square, and the Museum was happy to have children activities for them in the museum. This was our Family Night and we were open from 5-7 with three activity areas for the kids.

It was so much fun and we had 52 people come

through our doors during this time. Our remuda of stick horses has been a huge hit with the kids. The two favorite mounts are Ratface and Chicken Lips.

The remuda has been used in our indoor rodeo arena.

We also had a western dress up center, and an art activity based on the Tom Ryan print, Monday Morning Blues.

Friday, the Museum hosted a reception/birthday party for Marge Barnett.

The city declared Friday, July 13, 2018, as Marge Barnett Day. So, along with a proclamation certificate, birthday cake, and a slew of friends, family, and wellwishers, we all enjoyed a great time. Congratulations, Marge. You have been a great inspiration to us at the Museum and to our community as a whole!

Also, on Friday, we received some very important guests, Steve Swenson and Chris Swenson, and with them were Dr. White and Mr. Campbell from the National Ranching Heritage Center. The Museum is in talks to begin partnering with the Swenson Family, SMS Land and Cattle Company, and the National Ranching Heritage Center to digitize some of the Swenson archives. We are so excited and so honored to be a part of this! The Swensons have been so kind in allowing us access to the SMS archives, and we cannot wait to work with such a prestigious museum as the National Ranching Heritage Center. I know we still have so much to learn to make our Museum great, and we could not ask for better teachers!

Chris Swenson also put five large framed photos on loan to our museum for our visitors to enjoy. Stop by and check them out!

They are fantastic! We really appreciate the support and interest shown by the Swenson Family.

Now for a short history blurb: I was perusing our Research Room the other

day and came across an interesting bit of Stamford history. We have several booklets that were put together in 1923 as an application to have the Texas Technological College built in Stamford. It is a booklet with various economic information concerning the city, water and sewer statistics, farming and livestock numbers, as well as information about the city government.

Under the title, “City Development” it lists the following, “CITY HALL: Cost of construction, $35,000.00. Two story, brick with large basement for furnace. Providing rooms for city officials, the West Texas Chamber of Commerce, City Chamber of Commerce, Fire Department, fine living rooms for fireman, and a large auditorium. FIRE PROTECTION: Motor power fire trucks, two; one with a two and one-half inch pump, having a pressure of 300 pounds to the square inch; the other carrying a chemical tank, hooks and ladder, and other fire-fighting implements; one thousand feet water hose and our electric gongs; fifty-three fire plugs. Sixty-three volunteer fire-fighters and living quarters for ten firemen over truck room in city hall; Stamford Band of forty instruments main-

tained by firemen.”

Yes, you read that right!

A forty-piece band made up from the sixty-three volunteer firemen! We have the music from the band and pictures of them in the Museum. I love reading this information. The picture in the article is a copy of the one accompanying this page. Stamford was an advanced city, with a modern, multi-use City Hall building and with state of the art fire equipment. I love how spiffy they look in their uniforms! (But then I think how hot they must have been in those uniforms!) Also, $35,000 was a lot of money in 1923. That would buy a decent pickup truck today.

My, how time has changed.

What an interesting piece of information!

Remember, if you are tired of hearing your teenager complain that they are bored, please call me about setting up volunteer time at the Museum. We prefer students going into 8th grade and older. We offer community service hours forms.

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

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

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

Coach John Ward was greeted by many members of the community at a Welcome Home party on Friday evening at First Baptist Church after 23 days in the hospital and rehab facility. He’s pictured here with Jerry Terrell.

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Be Able to Forgive I recently sat down to watch the film I Can Only Imagine, which if you are unaware is based on the life story of Bart Millard of the band MercyMe and the inspiration behind the song of the same name. Now, I will admit that I usually do not watch movies such as this (I’m more of a mindless action or horror or laugh-out-loud comedy person), but I decided to give this film a chance and I am glad I did as it was very uplifting and very well done.

Will McClure Of the many messages in the film, the one that stuck out to me was the one of forgiveness. For those that have not seen the film yet, but are planning to, or do not know the story behind the song, I will not spoil anything here. However, after watching the film, I began to really think about what it means to forgive and for some it is not as easy as it may seem. We can have someone hurt us so much emotionally or physically that it may seem impossible to forgive, yet we know that one person that has been through a lot with one person, getting hurt time and time again before they had enough, but yet still found the ability to forgive. We think they are crazy for this, but it actually goes so much deeper than that.

Forgiveness seems like such a simple thing to do in theory, but for many it may seem like an impossible task at the same time depending on the person. Also, depending on what you have done in your life, you may feel like no one can forgive you for your actions. There are so many people in the world today that continue down destructive paths because no one is willing to forgive them when they attempt to change their life. I imagine you can think of a person in your life that has wronged you or another in the past and then tried to apologize or change their actions to “turn over a new leaf” so to speak, only to revert to their old ways because no one believed they changed. Depending on the actions, forgiveness is not always going to come easy as it comes from an emotional level; it takes work and understanding to truly earn one’s forgiveness. Do not get me wrong, forgiveness is not the same as forgetting. You cannot forget the past, but you can forgive for a better future. I’ve said in the past that there are only a few people that I would never talk to again because of their actions, but I have been able to forgive as the years have gone by.

I tend to avoid bringing religion in during my columns, but I feel like it is needed for this subject. We are taught from a young age that Jesus died for our sins so that God can forgive us for our actions. There are so many people that believe that they have done so many things wrong that there is no way that even God would forgive them, but they are wrong. We can always start again and change our lives for the better; God always grants that chance. The people that we wrong in our lives may seem like they will never forgive, but they always give us that chance whether we know it or not. No matter what you may think, someone is always wanting what is best for you to keep you moving forward to forgiveness. It may be the other way around as you may be thinking of someone that just needs to know that you can be willing to forgive and help them. It just takes time, willingness to change and a good heart from another to see someone on the path to forgiveness.

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

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Traditions and Habits I had a conversation late in the Texas Cowboy Reunion week that’s been on my mind ever since. The TCR’s announcer West Huggins has a great mind for presentation of a rodeo in a way that appeals to modern audiences but stays true to its roots. As I wrote in my last essay, the world is different in 2018 than in 1930, so a rodeo has to recognize that it competes for entertainment dollars in a different way in a modern era.

A rodeo has to recognize its roots and build around those roots, so that the event remains true to itself, but it has to be presented in such a way that captures the attention of modern society and appeals to its target audience.

West and I were discussing how many rodeos struggle to adapt, or don’t even try.

He said that a rodeo has to build around its traditions,

but then he dropped this line on me: it’s important to tell the difference between “traditions” and “bad habits.”

How often do our communities tell the difference between our traditions and our bad habits? Have we ever actually thought about the difference? A typical definition of “tradition” includes passing on a set of customs and/or beliefs.

In our minds, we tend to view “tradition” as passing on of something good and positive to a future group of people. But are we actually doing that? Or have we entrenched certain “traditions” into our communities without seriously examining those so-called traditions to determine whether they are actually a good thing?

The most fitting phrase for this topic is something we’ve all heard before: “that’s the way we’ve always

done it.” It’s a common objection to new, different, or unfamiliar ideas in our communities. As I’ve written before, “that’s the way we’ve always done it” is only a good thing if “the way we’ve always done it” is successful and continues to be successful.

Sometimes, an idea is successful for a while, but after changes in populations, economies, or the world around us, that idea stops being successful. We can do one of two things: we can recognize that circumstances have changed and recalibrate our tradition to fit the new circumstances, or we can ignore the new circumstances and let our once-successful tradition slide into a bad habit.

We in Stamford have learned in the last few years with the blossoming of the Texas Cowboy Reunion that the distinction between a

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ESSAYS FROM WEST OF 98 James M. Decker tradition and a bad habit is critical. If you have positive traditions in your event or in your community, identify them. Figure out how to build on these traditions and build around them for the modern world, for the audience that you need to capture. But be objective and analyze your “traditions.”

Some traditions are outdated and have turned to bad habits. Others might never have been good traditions and have been bad habits for a long time.

Look critically, think boldly. You might be surprised just what opportunities exist in your community.

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.

Guns and Grub In Mason I met Crockett Keller years ago when he had a place south of Mason that served food and entertainment. He reminded me a little bit of the cartoon character Yosemite Sam. Although Crockett didn’t have a bushy red mustache, he did wear a hat with an 8 inch brim and a six shooter before it was legal to openly carry.

He still wears a hat with the huge brim. “People know me by my hat,” he says. “When I don’t have it on, they don’t recognize me. I can go incognito.”

He sells those hats at his combination gun store and restaurant on the Mason courthouse square. It has a unique name. “Keller’s Store on the Square, Guns and Grub, Biscuits and Bullets.” He opened it just over a year ago.

Guns are in the front part of the store and the restaurant is in the rear. “We like for people to come and have a good time, create good positive energy, nothing negative.”

The building has been a saloon, saddle shop and bakery.

“It’s a big place with a lot of history. It dates back to 1879.

You can see bullet holes on some of these walls. We have chairs for 25 people in here not counting the couch.”

He brought something new to Mason: fresh fish and oysters. “I go shopping on Monday. That’s when I buy the oysters. You have to prepare oysters if you’re gonna have gourmet oysters and I’m talking about oysters that are the best in the world. They have to re-hydrate themselves so I do that between Monday and Thursday night. We

don’t serve oysters Tuesday or Wednesday. They’re not ready until Thursday night. But after 2 or 3 days they’re all rehydrated up, they’re nice and fluffy and they’re good.” He serves oysters even in months that have no r in their name.

“The r stands for refrigeration.”

Mason gets lots of visitors and when some of them walk into the store, he says they have the same reaction. “They say, ‘wow, guns and food. Who wudda thought.’ Then after they have a meal of fresh fish they say, ‘guns and good food, who wudda thought.’” I will say here without reservation the best striped bass I’ve ever had was at Guns and Grub. It was perfect. The texture and taste were superb. Next time I’m there I’m going to have oysters. The restaurant also

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offers shrimp, beefsteaks and pork. We had a ball with Crockett and other customers and stayed there way past closing time.

The store sells a variety of things “Of course we have guns and ammo, the big straw hats, some antiques, some art work from local artists who consign their pieces here, we sell photography and post cards, some jewelry, painted skulls, a few old clocks, just kind of a menagerie of interesting stuff.”

Crockett spent ten years going to gun shows and likes the antique weapons.

“I’ve had a couple of Gatling guns, I have one now. I have Spencer repeating rifles, an old Winchester that’s a nice gun and I have some muzzle loading Kentucky rifles. He offers courses in gun safety and licensing. “It’s like they said over a hundred years ago, you know. God created men and Samuel Colt made them equal.”

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Monday Steak Sandwiches, Baked Beans, Lettuce & Tomato, Chips, Melon Tuesday Hamburger Steak with Onions, Mashed Potato, Brown Gravy, Salad, Bread Pudding Wednesday Chicken & Rice Casserole, Black-Eyed Peas, Salad, Fried Okra, Ice Cream Thursday Beef Tips, Fluffy Rice, Garden Salad, Corn Nuggets, Melon Medley Friday Sausage & Potatoes, Red Beans, Sliced Cucumber & Tomato Salad, Cornbread, Jell-O with Fruit

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

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

Lueders First Baptist Church Roscoe McCoy 228-4622 AM Worship: 11:00

St. John’s United Methodist Church Pastor John Erwin 201 S Ferguson 325-773-2561 AM Worship: 10:50

MacKenzie Trail Cowboy Church Greg Taylor 325-513-2505 AM worship 11:00

Solomon Temple Baptist Church Rev. Donnie Massey 315 N. Haskell St. 325-773-2213 AM Worship 9:30

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

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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There’s More To A Diet Than Frequency Of Meals

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have always heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. I never eat breakfast. Most times I eat just once a day, at dinnertime -and no, I don’t pig out then, either. I have boneless, skinless chicken breast or pork chops baked or on the grill, with a boxed pasta side dish, and I feel just fine and have lost weight. I call it the once-a-day diet. If this works, and I can eat just once a day, then I think it’s fine and easy to do once you get used to it. -- R.G. ANSWER: While I’m glad this diet has helped you lose weight, my experience is that many people who eat only once daily have problems with weight gain, probably because they are so hungry that they consume more calories than they need. Breakfasts help many people with energy during the day and keep them from getting so hungry that they make poor choices. However, eating large meals less frequently is a successful strategy for some people.

However, I can’t agree with your overall food choices. You haven’t mentioned any fruits or vegetables, whole grains, legumes or nuts, and these are the basis for a healthy diet, in my opinion. Your diet is deficient in many micronutrients (such as vitamin C and calcium), so I hope you just neglected to mention these and actually are consuming some. A diet that helps a person lose weight is great, but a diet for optimizing overall health is different from what you are reporting. A nutritionist or your doctor can provide more information.

DEAR DR. ROACH: What is the deal with monoglycerides and diglycerides? I’ve read that these ingredients are just trans fats in disguise, and that they are not considered as fats by the Food and Drug Administration and so are not included in the fat calorie count. Should I avoid products with these ingredients because of concerns about cholesterol levels? It’s difficult to find breads or other pastry products without one or both of these listed in the ingredients. -- G.W.S. ANSWER: Mono- and diglycerides are very much like fats, which are chemically triglycerides. They all have a glycerine “backbone” to which one, two or three long chains of fatty acids are attached.

Mono- and diglycerides are used in many products as emulsifiers, which help oil and water stay together.

The fatty acids themselves can be saturated (bonded with hydrogen) in “cis-” or in “trans-” -- a technical term for which side of the bond the hydrogen goes on -- it’s a chemical difference that

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By Dr Keith Roach, M.D. looks hardly noticeable but makes a big difference in the way the fat affects your body. Trans-saturated fatty acids (“trans fats” for short) increase the levels of LDL cholesterol (the unhealthy kind) and decrease HDL cholesterol (the good kind) in the blood, and significantly increase the risk of developing blockages in the arteries, even when taken in small amounts (2 grams a day is a risk). Foods that contain less than 0.5 grams of trans fat can be labelled as having “0 grams of trans fats,” which makes avoiding them difficult. You have to carefully read ingredient labels.

The dose makes the poison: I recommend minimizing mono- and diglycerides, although it is very difficult, as you say, to avoid them completely if you buy commercial breads and pastries (and many other products, too). You can minimize your consumption by cooking using ingredients you can trust, buying products without them when you can and reducing processed foods overall. If you do that, a small amount of mono- and diglycerides are unlikely to cause harm.

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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PASTOR’S PEN

By Dalton Mathis

Thank You Card The LORD Jesus Christ died for all of humanity and if you’re reading this you were included in that sacrificial atonement. God gave His own Son to become the sin offering for you and me. Jesus took upon himself the wrath of the Father in order that we may become His brothers and sisters (Rom. 8:29). We who profess and proclaim Jesus as LORD have been adopted into God’s family for all time and will one day get to take part in His Heavenly banquet.

Through Jesus we as believers have been given every spiritual blessing known to man (Eph. 1:3).

When I sit and think about the love of God that He shows us through Christ, I can only imagine what I will say to Him one day when I see Him face to face. I don’t know yet exactly what I will do when I see Christ face to face, but whatever it is I am sure I will be expressing extreme gratitude and thanksgiving for standing in my place. I think this is something we should all think about, every now and then, because we as believers will all stand before the King one day (2 Cor. 5:10).

What I have come to realize is that we as followers of Christ wonder about this moment and what it will be like. We envision ourselves saying “thank you” and honoring the King of kings and the LORD of lords. Through my own day dreaming of this, I have come to know a critical point of gratitude towards the grace of God. We as Christ followers do not have to wait till Heaven to say “thank you” to our LORD and Savior. We can begin saying thank you right now! The Bible continually encourages us to do this very thing, “Give thanks to the LORD for He is good!

His faithful love endures forever” (Ps. 136:1). We can say thanks verbally but also by the way we obedi-

ently choose to live for His Kingdom. Our response to His Grace is a way that we can say thank you for all that He has done. The Bible says, “God saved us and called us to live a holy life.

He did this, not because we deserved it, but because that was his plan from the beginning of time-to show us his grace through Christ Jesus (2 Tim. 1:9).

God’s Grace is a gift…

And who accepts a gift but does not say thank you?

Christ deserves a thank you for the gift of Grace that He gives us! And the greatest way we can say thank you to Jesus is by living out the call and command that He gives His followers to live a holy life (2 Pet. 2:19-22).

We are called to be holy and to pursue a life of holiness (Lev. 19:2; 1 Pet. 1:15-16).

We should never take advantage of God’s grace and use it as an excuse or ticket to continue on in the wickedness of sin (Rom. 6:1-4).

For God hates sin!!! In fact, He hates it so much He was willing to sacrifice His own Son in order to defeat it!

So we as Christians should not continue living in sin after we claim we know Jesus Christ, the one who conquered sin (see 1 John 3:1-10).

Once we are saved we are then called to be holy and to pursue a life of perfection by focusing on Jesus the One who alone is perfect (Matt. 5:48). During this pursuit of perfection we will realize we are not perfect and we all fall short of God’s glorious standard (Rom. 3:23). However we should not use this imperfection as another excuse to seek sin and not seek Jesus the perfect offering for sin. The more we continue pursuing holiness the more we will come to know God’s Grace. And because of His abundant Grace we realize the need to pursue Holiness as our way of saying, “thank

you.”

When you receive a nice gift, usually you send a thank you card in order to show your appreciation to the gift giver. When we send a thank you card to someone it makes him or her realize we appreciate the gift we have been given. If for some reason we don’t send a thank you card, the person that sent the gift may become offended that we did not show our appreciation. I think it’s neat to see how much a thank you card means to someone who has spent and sacrificed things in order to send a gift. They truly appreciate it and most of the time when you run into them weeks later, they may thank you for sending the “thank you card” before you can even thank them for the gift.

This is the same with God’s Grace to us… God’s Grace is a gift and our everyday life is a thank you card that we can write to our Savior. We write this by being Holy and living out His Word in our everyday life. Our thank you card (which is our life) will show Jesus that we truly do appreciate what He has done for us. We don’t have to wait till Heaven to say thank you, we can go ahead and write a card in advance. I promise it will save you a lot of worry knowing that the Master has already received your thank you card before you show up at His house. God in His Glorious love more than likely will thank you for sending the card before you can even thank him for the Gift of Grace (Matt. 25:23) What does your thank you card look like? Does it need some editing? It’s never too late to make changes to your thank you card. Delete the sin and insert Jesus into your card. God bless you this coming week and never forget to “Give thanks to the LORD for He is good!

His faithful love endures forever” (Ps. 136:1)

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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.

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Stamford FFA students attended the FFA Convention in Fort Worth last week.

news@americannewspapers.net July is passing by fast and still waiting for that rain. The clouds look so good and I am glad that some folks are getting some great rain showers.

Of course I have not gotten any, not even a drop. I will be glad when it is our turn around here. Pray for rain.

Just a reminder: The Teichelman reunion will be on Saturday, July 21, at the Old Glory Community Center beginning at 10 A M. Our monthly musical will be on Saturday, July 28, concession stand to open at 5:30 P M, program to follow.

Our sincere sympathy to the family of Ruth (Boots) Hunt of Aspermont. Boots and her family lived here in Old Glory for many years and her sons attended school here. She was very active in this community and was a dear friend to everyone. Boots, 94, moved to Aspermont from here and worked until her retirement. Then she volunteered at the Senior Citizens Center as long as her health let her. Her funeral service was held on Saturday morning at the Hooker Cemetery. She is survived by her sons, Bobby and wife, Nell of Roby and John of El Paso, five grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, and three great-great grandchildren. She was a great lady with a kind heart and will be missed. Among those from here attending the funeral service for Boots Hunt were Florence Alexander, Mittie Dunham, Anita Dozier and Kenny Sptizer.

It was so great to see Tom and Jane Pritchard and family, Jerry and Janice Johnson and daughter, Judy (Garner) Hobart Carolyn Marshall and Tommy and Donna Letz. They are all former residents of OG and live elsewhere now.

They all attended the funeral service for Boots.

Pide and Mittie Dunham and Shelly were in Lubbock on Tuesday for appointments. While there they got to visit with

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By Anita Dozier grandson/son, Colton Hill, who lives there.

On Wednesday, Tracy Dunham of Hamlin and her two grandsons, Dylan Lujan from Abilene and Braylon Brown of Ft Worth visited with Pide and Mittie Dunham.

Bo and Whiz Creighton stopped by for a short visit with the Dunhams on their way to Abilene on Friday.

Our congratulations to Jill Wilson of Snyder on winning a beautiful new saddle in the barrel race competition at the TRC. She is a niece of Bo and Whiz Creighton of OG. Gerral Waldon and Shelly Dunham spent a few days in Blackwell at their deer lease.

Many friends and relatives from around here attended the big birthday celebration held at the Old Glory Lodge on Saturday evening, honoring Dorothy Clark on her 90 birthday.

The event was hosted by her children and grandchildren and families. A large crowd enjoyed the Bar B Que dinner with all the trimmings and a delicious birthday cake. Friends and relatives from far and near came to join in wishing Dorothy the best birthday ever. It was a fun evening.

Kelsey and Kambryn Pierce from Nocona came to visit their grandparents, Glen and Helen Pierce, on Friday evening and spent the night. On Saturday, Jami Wilde of Knox City, Kara Briggs and Crete, of Haskell, Kelly Lowack, Kelsey, Kambryn and Helen all attended the wedding brunch held in Aspermont on Saturday morning honoring Sara English of Aspermont. Sara is the bride elect of Kade

Lowack of OG. Following the Brunch in Aspermont the group returned to the Pierce home for lunch.

Joining them for lunch were Matthew Pierce of Lubbock, Tommy and Donna Letz of Comanche and Carolyn Marshall from Abilene.

Following church services in Aspermont on Sunday, Mittie Dunham stopped by the Dairy Queen for a short visit with Jay and Sharon Beakley and Bo and Whiz Creighton.

My family honored me with a lunch at the Deutschlander Restaurant in Buffalo Gap on Sunday.

Following the delicious meal, we all enjoyed a beautiful birthday cake and singing Happy Birthday with gifts and cards.

Attending were Mike and Maxelle, Chris and Lendsey, Brody, Duke, Rita, Susan, Stephen, Marcie, Amanda, Adalyn and the honoree. Thank you family, very enjoyable.

Thought for the week: “Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellence and endowments of the human mind.�

Happy Birthday wishes go to Ryland Letz, Robert Vahlenkamp Stacey Jones, Shirley Manske, Sarah Rhoads, Brant Bowman, Annie Mae Hernandez, Betsy Mueller, Chad Hertel, Megan Boyd, Yvonne Williams, Karen Shelnutt, Mike Mills, Stephanie Diers, Emma ReAnne Gray, Joe Barrera, Bill Flowers, Johnny Pittcock, Earl Coplen, Layne Hertel, Paula Patton, Hannah Page, Peggy Holbrook, Aaron Quade, Andrew Vahlenkamp, Tyler Bradshaw, and Dwanna Klose. We wish you many more.

Anniversary greetings go to Dickie and Melissa Greenwood, Jeff and Lisa Flowers, Micah and Sharen Henry, and Derrell and Misty Gibbs. Have a great day.