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Welcome to Lone Star Local Guide! My name is Lindsey and I am so proud to not only call myself a Texan, but also a Houstonian. My family history is not only deep in the heart of Texas but deep in the heart of Houston since I’m a direct descendant of the Allen Brothers. I’m therefore very proud that my digital publication represents the area where I live and where my family is from. I am passionate about my community and the businesses that reside in it. Without a community, we have no place to call home and nothing to leave the next generation. I believe strongly in the power of the small business and what it represents. When you shop at a small business, you’re not only supporting your community, but you’re also supporting a family. I started Lone Star Local Guide to showcase these local businesses. I strive to fine unique small businesses, each offering something different. You may not have even known some of these companies were local to you and my hope is that I’ll be able to give them exposure and support for their businesses. Along with promoting these unique businesses, the Guide will also include informational, educational, and just plain interesting articles on various issues and topics that I hope you will enjoy. Here’s a helpful tip: every ad is linked directly to the advertiser’s website so no more having to write it down- just click and go! Thanks again for stopping by and I look forward to seeing you again in the next issue! Please help spread the word by liking and following us on Facebook and Instagram, where we’ll regularly post upcoming local events, news, and, of course, awesome local businesses!
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Business of the Month Blissful Waters - Page 6
Features
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Conroe Lions Club - Page 5 Spring Fire Department - Page 9 A Page From History - Page 13 Squeaky Pig Living Keto - Page 15 Come And Review It - Page 19
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What Siri Can’t Tell You - Page 21 In 15 Minutes, Barbara Jordan Built A Legacy - Page 23 Learn From Lady Justice - Page 29 Conroe/Lake Conroe Chamber - Page 31 Lone Star Local Savings - Page 32
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Conroe Noon Lions- Legacy of Service 80 Years and Counting Since 1917, Lions clubs have aided the blind and visually impaired, championed youth initiatives and strengthened local communities through hands-on service and humanitarian projects. That’s before masking tape was invented! A few short years later, in 1939, Conroe Noon Lions Club was founded and became part of a larger group of spectacular people. For 80 years, we have served where we live, and we have fun doing it. Lions Clubs International is the largest service club organization in the world. Its 1.4 million members in more than 46,000 clubs are serving communities in 207 countries and geographical areas around the globe. Though well known for its successful initiatives in vision health, Lions service is as diverse as its members. We meet all sorts of needs, from assisting the elderly to helping victims of natural disasters. Still not sure what it’s all about? Here are the answers to a few commonly asked questions: Who are Lions? Lions are everyday people like you that join together with an international network of men
Making Snowcones for children at Reaves Elementary
and women to make a difference locally and globally. What do Lions do? Lions meet the needs of our communities and the world, ranging from assisting the visually impaired and working with local youth to medical missions and disaster relief. How are Lions relevant to today’s world? Since 1917 (1939 for CNLC), Lions have met the needs in their communities and continued to improve the areas in which they live. As long as there are needs around the world, we will work to meet those needs. Are there women Lions? Yes, of course! Women are a significant growing segment of Lions. Are Lions mainly retired people? No! Although many Lions are retired from various career fields, the organization is full of people young and old, and encourages young professionals to get involved! As in other community organizations, is the membership of Lions declining? On the contrary! Lions membership is increasing. In our district alone (District 2S2), there have been 5 new clubs started in the last two years! Programs such as Family Clubs, Leo Clubs, Campus Lions Clubs and New Century Lions Clubs, are helping us adapt to meet the growing needs of the world around us. I would like to volunteer in my community but why should I do so as a Lion? As previously mentioned, Lions meet the needs of those in their own communities as well as around the world and we have fun doing it.
Each year, Conroe Noon Lions serve locally by: providing vision screenings for children, seniors and the homeless; giving thousands of dollars in youth scholarships; assisting our elderly; providing services for children with disabilities, and so much more! Working together locally and internationally, the worldwide network of Lions has vastly more resources and is able to accomplish much more than individuals and small groups working alone. How do I become a Lion? Becoming a Lion is much more than joining a club. The time has never been better to visit us, as we celebrate 80 year for service to Conroe and Montgomery County! Stop by any Wednesday at noon at the Lone Star Convention Center, and see for yourself; we welcome anyone that is ready to serve! For more information, please visit our website, www.conroenoonlions. org, or call the club office at 936-7601666. Not in the Conroe area? We can also provide for additional information on any area Lions Club.u
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By: Taylor Smith
Melody Fraser offers the gift of healing at her state-of-the-art floating center. A few years ago, she spent many hours driving to Austin every month to float because she felt such benefits from it, but after so many hours in the car she wanted to find something closer. After searching long and hard, she realized there was nothing local. So, two years ago Melody decided to follow her dream and open her own floating center. “I love helping people feel better and finding peace and I wanted to bring the joy I feel after floating to my local community.” Opening the center wasn’t with-
out hardship, and Melody had times
start to unwind while listening to soft,
when she just wanted to throw in the
relaxing music and the soft sounds of
towel, but with the love and support
a water feature.
from her husband, family and know-
After about 15 minutes of relax-
ing that opening the center was the
ing, you’ll be escorted to your float
right thing to do, they finally opened
room where you’ll be able to take a
the doors on December 8th 2018.
warm shower to wash off any oils that
“This isn’t just a business to my husband and I; it’s part of our family.”
Once you’re ready to enter the tank,
When you first arrive to float, you’ll
a voice recording will come on to tell
be shown to the locker room where
you what to expect. Once you’re in
you can change and lock up your
the tank, just lay back and complete-
personal items. Then, you’ll head to
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may be on your skin or in your hair.
The tank itself is 7ft by 8ft- so if
you’re afraid of small spaces, you’ll have plenty of room to move around. You won’t sink because the tank is full of 1600lbs of Epson salts to help you detox your body and help reduce inflammation. “Our most popular customer is someone with anxiety. I love helping them find what kind of lighting and music works best because each person is different and with our tanks you can pick what works the best for you. We also have quite a few athletes as members that use floating as a recovery session. We’re becoming very popular with the CrossFit and MMA athletes that say they feel such a big difference
Bayou City Bucha wheatgrass shots,
after floating than with other types of
Hemp Honey, Heritage Havens Teas,
Blissful Waters is now offering pal-
recovery.”
and different blend from the O2 bar
ate classes and singing bowls to add
where you can also add CBD.
even more zen to your life. Be sure
Once you’ve done your float, you
have some “me time.”
are welcome to stay in the relaxation
Each session takes about a total
to follow Blissful Waters on Facebook
room and enjoy a variety of things
of 2 hours, so plan ahead and make
and Instagram. For more informa-
from the “Summer Menu,” including
sure you come ready to relax and
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Are You Ready for a Hurricane? By: Tracee Evans
WHAT TO EXPECT THIS YEAR: PREDICTIONS FOR 2019 HURRICANE SEASON medical records • First aid kit • Medical supplies and batteries • Important documents • Cellphone chargers • Multi-purpose tool • Personal hygiene necessities • Cash (ATMs and credit card machines may not function immediately after a storm) • Sentimental or special items for infants, elderly or disabled NOAA Photo: Trajectory of hurricanes over the past 150 years Learn more from NOAA WHAT TO EXPECT THIS YEAR: PREDICTIONS FOR 2019 HURRICANE SEASON
family members • Sleeping bags and blankets • Pet supplies (collar, leash, ID, food, carrier, bowls
Colorado State University’s Ex-
GETTING PREPARED FOR HURRI-
tended Range Forecast of Atlan-
CANE SEASON: MAKE AN EMERGEN-
• Maps
tic Seasonal Hurricane Activity and
CY KIT
• Battery powered radio
Landfall Strike Probability For 2019
• Water (one gallon a day for
predicts a slightly below average
each person for two weeks)
amount of activity for the 2019 hurri-
• Non-perishable food
cane season.
•
Colorado State’s Forecast • 13 Named Storms (average 12) • 6 Hurricanes (average 6.5)
cations
Mediand
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• 3 Major Hurricanes (average 2) https://source.colostate.edu/researchers-predicting-slightly-belowaverage-2019-atlantic-hurricaneseason/ View
this
link
to
determine
if you live in or near a hurricane evacuation
area.
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contaminated air and build shelter) • Manual can opener • Extra clothing and rain gear Hurricane kit resource links: http://www.redcross.org/news/ article/hi/honolulu/Hurricane-Preparedness http://abc13.com/weather/hurricane-preparedness-101-what-you-inyour-kit/1972348/ http://salvationarmyhouston.org/ news/hurricane-preparedness/ Ever
wondered
how
tropical
storms are named?
ters.
• FEMA: 1-800-621-3362, fema.
3. Check and replenish your
gov
1. The World Meteorological Or-
emergency kit, paying special atten-
Pro Tip: Don’t forget to write down
ganization assigns names to tropical
tion to medications and other medi-
these numbers and the phone num-
storms that reach a sustained wind
cal supplies. Keep the kit nearby.
bers of friends and family in case your
speed of 39 miles per hour. To be
CONTACTS IN AN EMERGENCY:
called a hurricane, sustained wind
SAVE THESE IMPORTANT NUMBERS &
speeds must be 74 miles per hour or
WEBSITES IN YOUR CELLPHONE/TAB-
higher.
LET/LAPTOP
2. The first tropical storm that attains a sustained wind speed of at
cell phone stops working. Keep that list in your hurricane kit. 2019 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON STORM NAMES
• American Red Cross: 1-800733-2767, redcross.org
Andrea Barry
least 39 miles per hour in any calen-
• Centerpoint Energy: 713-659-
dar year is given the storm name be-
2111, 1-800-752-8036 (24-hour report-
Dorian
ginning with an “A” from that year’s
ing), centerpointenergy.com
Erin
list. Subsequent storms will have the B name, C name, and so on in alphabetical order.
• Harris County Flood Control District: 713-684-4000, hcfcd.org • Harris County Office of Home-
3. There are six lists of storm names, which recycle every six years. However, the names of storms that are particularly deadly or disastrous
Chantal
Fernand Gabrielle Humberto
land Security & Emergency Manage-
Imelda
ment: 713-881-3100, hcoem.org
Jerry
• Houston
TranStar:
3000, houstontranstar.org
713-881-
Karen Lorenzo
are permanently retired from use,
Melissa
such as Allison, Alicia, Harvey and Ka-
Nestor
trina.
Olga
KNOW
WHAT’S
COMING:
RED
CROSS OFFERS TIPS TO STAY INFORMED 1. Listen to local area media or
Pablo Rebekah Sebastien
NOAA radio for the latest information
Tanya
and updates.
Van
2. Be prepared to evacuate
Wendyu
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The U.S. Army Air Service in World War I - What’s in a Name Robert A. Kasprzak Major, USAF (Retired) After the United States entered World War I in April 1917, plans were made to construct numerous Air bases throughout France. One of these bases was located at Issoudun, about 100 miles Southeast of Paris. Issoudun was home to the 3rd Air Instruction Center (3rd AIC) and, at the time, was the largest air base in the world. The base boasted 13 airfields used to train American pilots in the art and science of aerial warfare. As part of military life, the 3rd AIC began publishing a newspaper entitled “The Plane News”. The Plane News captured life at Issoudun. Thumbing through the newspaper you’ll find articles about recent events associated with the War (especially the Air war), military topics such as customs and courtesies, poems, jokes, cartoons, scores from athletic events, social gatherings such as dances at the YMCA, songs, and letters. The Plane News is an excellent resource to gain real-time insight into daily life in the Air Service. One of the articles that caught my eye was written on 6 July 1918. The article was titled “Name Wanted for Men of Air Service”. Unlike the Infantry who were known as “Doughboys” and the Artillery, named “Rednecks”, the article noted there was no nickname for the U.S. Airmen. As a result, The Plane News sponsored a contest, open to all ranks, in search of an appropriate nickname. The winning entry would receive 100 French Francs (about $20). Originally, the contest was scheduled to end on 4 August 1918. However, there was so much
interest the contest was extended to 10 August then to 17 August. Ul;timately, about 300 names were proposed by readers from which a committee selected 25. Some of the entries included names such as “Sky Larks,” “Joy Boys,” “Eagles,” “Starshooters,” “Skyscrapers,” “Larks,” “War Eagles,” “Sky Bo,” “Sky Jackies,” and “Joy Stickers.” Subsequently, a vote was taken by the aviators at Issoudun where the name “Airnats ” was chosen. It was suggested by Sergeant C. B. Swafford, of the 655th Aero Squadron. The name had no particular significance, being an abbreviation of “aeronauts.” As the War continued, “Airnats” became more and more popular, In fact, in October 1918, Captain Jay W. Fay, Director of the First Air Service
Band, composed what he called the “Airnat’s March” which was a big hit wherever it was played. Another tune “When We Whirl In to Berlin thru the Air” composed by Nat Vincent, James Brockman, and James Kendis was a hit song “Dedicated to the A.E.F. Airnats” as well. (Author note: A.E.F. = American Expeditionary Force) When World World War I ended, the “Airnat” nickname also passed into history. It was obvious the name did not match the mission of the Air Service but the term used today and for the last 100 years certainly does. For the men and women of the Army Air Service, Army Air Corps, Army Air Force, and the United States Air Force, we are simply known as “Airman”!u
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By: Raigan Mayo Food Blogger
Creamy Chicken Marsala One of our favorite meals is Chicken Marsala. This recipe is quick and simple for a weeknight dinner. I used boneless skinless chicken thighs but you could substitute boneless skinless chicken breast. Trumpet Mushrooms was utilized in the recipe because I had received some in my imperfect product weekly box. Any type of mushrooms could be used
Ingredients: 9.5 ounce Trumpet Mushrooms or any variety sliced into quarters 1/4 Chopped Onion 1 TBL Chopped Garlic 2 TBL butter 1.5 pounds chicken thighs, boneless skinless 2/3 cup chicken broth 2 shot glasses of Marsala wine 1/2 cup parmesan, grated 4 ounces cream cheese 1/2 cup heavy cream Cooking Instructions: Start by adding mushrooms, butter, garlic, and onion to a saute pan and cook on medium low heat until onions and mushrooms caramelized. Add chicken thighs and brown on one side. Turn Chicken thighs and de-glaze pan with Marsala wine cook for a few minutes. Add heavy cream, broth, cream cheese and cook until all the cream cheese is fully incorporated into sauce. Reduce heat and add Parmesan cheese and stir gently until fully incorporated. Serve with cauliflower mash or steam broccoli. ENJOY!
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Personal Prep By: Lindsey Kasprzak You know that feeling when you’re eat something delicious and then you feel guilty for eating it? Well, now you can literally have your cake and eat it too with Personal Prep! Personal Prep is a local, healthy food-prep company that can work with any diet! Not only are the meals incredibly delicious and healthy, but they are also hearty and filling. When Sophia, the owner of Personal Prep, asked me to do a review of her offerings, she gave me very simple and easy instructions on what to do. All I had to do was go to the Facebook page and give it a “like.” Every Wednesday morning, a new menu is posted, covering all the bases: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. When you decide what looks great, you simply shoot them a private message with your order and your email address. Orders just have to be received by Thursday night. It’s that easy!! No driving to the grocery store, no trying to find a parking spots, and no waiting in line. You can order right from your phone and pick it up at a local designated location (Pak’s Karate, Pro Body Fitness, Xcstasy Fitness, or Crossfit Conroe). When I went to the Personal Perp page to pick my meals, I was surprised at the variety of choices and the fact that everything could easily be made low carb if I wanted. I ended up getting
the Texan Scramble for breakfast: breakfast sausage, jalapeño sausage, diced sweet potatoes, and fresh spinach all scrambled with farm fresh eggs. For my other two meals, I ordered the BBQ Tater and the Shepherd’s Pie- both of which I ended up sharing with my 8 year old daughter (and y’all, when an 8 year old gets mad at you for taking the last bite, you know its good)! The BBQ Tater was a baked sweet potato stuffed with BBQ chicken and jalapeño sausage; and yes ,my child ate it and said nothing about it being too spicy. Her response was “Ohhhh this is absolutely AMAZING!” And believe me this child lives on Mac and cheese and refuses to try anything else. Next on our plate was the Shepherd’s Pie, which was a slight twist on the classic with garlic mashed sweet potatoes on top of ground turkey and mix veggies sautéed in a mushroom gravy (gluten free almond meal). This meal, I believe, hit my soul just a little bit. The favors were unbelievably and I actually didn’t even know the ground meat was turkey until after I had it. It was one of those meals where I couldn’t put my fork down and I didn’t care because it was healthy and under 500 calories! Yup, that’s right all the meals made my Personal Prep are 300-500 calories plus they’re all made from scratch and gluten free. You think that’s all they offer? Not even. Personal Prep can also have individual consultations with you and help plan out meals that will fit your specific diet and personal needs at a very affordable price. You’re probably thinking: (1) convenience by ordering on my phone, (2) super healthy that (3) tastes really good, these meals must
be really expensive! Not at all! You can order a single meal for $9.50 or order in bulk (15) for $7.50 each! Think about it, that’s 3 meals a day for 5 days at $112.50! I don’t know about you, but I spend way more than that at the grocery for 5 days’ worth of meals and let’s not even start with fast food and the other junk we put into our bodies. I think it’s safe to say that if you want the convenience of ordering yummy meals that are already made for you, then Personal Prep is the way to go! Be sure to like their Facebook and Instagram pages for up to date meals and yummy food pictures.u
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By: W.F. Strong The navigation apps so accessible in our cars and on our phones are to me, magical. Siri, Google Maps and the like save us collectively from hundreds of thousands of lost hours each day by saving us from, well, being lost. Siri also may have saved a few relationships by sparing couples from arguing about whether or not to ask for directions. In simpler times, the all-perceptive woman might say, “Just admit it, David, you’re lost – been lost for an hour. Driving faster won’t get you unlost. Stop, please, ask for directions.” Then the man would say, “Just hold on and let me concentrate, Martha. Two more miles up here and I believe I’ll know where we are.” Yet for all that Siri offers in real time efficiency and guidance, there are things she can’t do for you. She is not infallible. All of us have had the experience of being told “we have arrived” at our restaurant or hotel only to be welcomed by curious cows staring at us from a vast empty pasture. The other thing we have lost with these apps is the splendid, colorful conversations we used to have with random strangers we’d ask for directions, such as the gas station attendant, the woman walking her chihuahuas down the street, or the slightly drunk guy mowing his lawn. Siri and company are economical communicators, giving you the minimum information you need for maximum clarity. Most of your random direction givers over-communicate. They give you far more infor-
mation than you need. For instance, I once asked a Deputy Sheriff, who happened to be giving me a ticket for alleged speeding, how to get to Highway 71 to Austin. He said, “Oh you don’t want to go to 71 from here. Go back two miles and take that FM road west and it’ll take you to Austin eventually. The best thing is it’ll take you by Peggy’s Cafe – just a ramshackle hut at a wide spot in the road – best peach cobbler you ever had in your life. Bucket list cobbler for sure. Take a bit of the sting out of this here ticket.” See? Siri doesn’t have that kind of empathy, or, passion for cobbler. Another example is when years ago, I stopped to ask a farmer on some country road near Abilene how to get to Highway 277 to San Angelo. He said, “Oh, just go down to that green house on the corner there and turn left. Go straight 3 miles, you’ll hit it.” I replied, “That house you just pointed to is actually yellow, not green.” He said, “Yeah, well it was green for 30 years. They painted it recently. We ain’t got used to it, yet. Most of us don’t care for the yellow.” As I was about to thank him, he leaned his arms on my passenger door and said, “That house there is the Miller house. Three generations of the same family lived there and farmed that acreage. Jimbo and Carolyn after 30 years farming sold out last year, moved to Alpine and opened a bed and breakfast out there. Young couple, McGees I think, bought that house and painted
it yellow. Bad decisions all around in my opinion. But not my business. Irregardless, I’ll wager right now that ten years from now that’ll still be known as the Miller house. Well, you best get goin’ ‘fore the sun sets on you.” You see? Siri can’t give you that kind of local, social history with such authentic flare. Finally, Siri doesn’t offer you the “gone too far” landmarks. She’ll tell you to turn around for sure, but she won’t say, “If you come to a rise in the road and see a Texas Flag gate on your left, you’ve gone too far.” Or, “If you pass over a creek, you’ve gone too far.” Or, “If the pavement turns to dirt, you’ve gone too far, but don’t try to turn around down there – with all the rain we’ve had you’ll just slide off into the bar ditch and you’ll need a wrecker to pull you out. No, just keep going till you get to the frontage road and circle back and try again.” Siri doesn’t offer those kinds of extra, nuanced details. This article was edited for broadcast by Texas Standard producers for the Texas Standard radio program on Apple podcast
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By: W.F. Strong
Andy Warhol summed up our
indictment of Richard M. Nixon for
Here is how she opened:
world:
high crimes and misdemeanors. Sur-
“Earlier today, we heard the be-
“In the future, everyone will be world-
rounded by more senior members
ginning of the Preamble to the Con-
famous for 15 minutes.” But Barbara
of the House Judiciary Committee,
stitution of the United States: ‘We, the
Jordan turned this idea on its head.
mostly men with far more experience
people.’ It’s a very eloquent begin-
In 15 minutes, she delivered a speech
in government and law, Jordan gave
ning. But when that document was
that gave her lasting, worldwide
a speech that was so brilliant, she
completed on the seventeenth of
fame. She was only 38 when she, on
stunned the committee and mesmer-
September in 1787, I was not includ-
national television, argued for the
ized those watching on television.
ed in that ‘We, the people.’
modern,
technology-driven
I felt somehow for many years that George Washington and Alexander Hamilton just left me out by mistake. But through the process of amendment, interpretation, and court decision, I have finally been included in ‘We, the people.’ Today I am an inquisitor. An hyperbole would not be fictional and would not overstate the solemness that I feel right now. My faith in the Constitution is whole; it is complete; it is total. And I am not going to sit here and be an idle spectator to the diminution, the subversion, the destruction, of the Constitution.” Jordan’s Watergate speech is flawless in its eloquence. Few people ever reach these persuasive heights – you find it in Lincoln, and Kennedy and Martin Luther King. And you find it here in Barbara Jordan, a rare talent for setting logic on fire. She was persuasive because she was anchored in the Constitution rather than anger or political posturing. Many worried at the time that agreeing to file articles of impeachContinue on page 25 u Lone Star Local Guide Page 23
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ment was the same as throwing Rich-
vine voice and impeccable diction
Jordan’s life was truly a succes-
ard Nixon out of the White House
that animated that logic, seeming to
sion of firsts: first African-American
without due process. She opens the
place it beyond rebuttal.
woman to serve in the Texas State
constitution and teaches:
I have a friend, Dr. Juliet Garcia,
Senate, first African-American Texan
“It is wrong, I suggest, it is a mis-
who served on a bank board with
elected to Congress, first woman
reading of the Constitution for any
Jordan. She says Jordan “could read
to deliver a keynote address at the
member here to assert that for a
the agenda and make it sound pro-
Democratic
member to vote for an article of im-
found.”
first woman to have a statue erected
National
Convention,
peachment means that that mem-
When Barbara died in 1996, hav-
in her honor at UT Austin, and – this
ber must be convinced that the Presi-
ing devoted her life to serving Texas,
makes me smile – even in death she
dent should be removed from office.
Ann Richards remembered her this
achieved another first. She was the
The Constitution doesn’t say that.”
way.
first African American to be buried in
Jordan had a beautiful blend of
“There
was
simply
something
the Texas State Cemetery. I do miss
legal and common language, a style
about her that made you proud to be
her. We sure could use her voice, and
that the man on the street can follow
a part of the country that produced
her logic, today.
and be moved by. She tried to allay
her. And she forever redefined what
these fears by explaining, in Consti-
it meant to be a Texan in the eyes of
This article was edited for broadcast by Texas Standard producers for the Texas Standard radio program on Apple podcast
tutional terms, that all the House can
this nation.”
do is vote for impeachment, which is an indictment. The Senate must have the trial and decide guilt or innocence – and punishment. She again follows the technical explanation with a simpler one: “The framers of this Constitution were very astute. They did not make the accusers and the judgers — and the judges the same person.” She follows this razor-like rationale, guided only by the Constitution, to this conclusion: “Has the President committed offenses, and planned, and directed, and acquiesced in a course of conduct which the Constitution will not tolerate? That’s the question. We know that. We know the question. We should now forthwith proceed to answer the question. It is reason, and not passion, which must guide our deliberations, guide our debate, and guide our decision.” Nixon resigned a few days later. I don’t think he cared to face this inquisitor. And it wasn’t just Jordan’s infallible logic that supporters admired and opponents feared. It was her diLone Star Local Guide Page 25
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Probate A Will Did you know that when it is time
original will at the time of probate, the
fice. Some people keep their will at
to probate a will in Texas the law re-
quandary becomes where to keep
home.
quires that the original will be submit-
your will. Many choose to use a safe
mind the case of a lady who hid her
ted to the court? There are a few
deposit box. If this option is chosen
will in the fiberglass in her attic. Red
reasons for this requirement; two be-
one should ensure others will know of
and itchy, her heirs came to court
ing paramount. First, if the original is
the existence of the box. Texas law
with no luck locating it.
admitted to probate then it protects
provides a method for loved ones to
cane season again upon us, it also
from a situation where multiple copies
gain access to safe deposit boxes
reminds this author of the many wills
are filed around the state or even the
specifically when in search of a will
that have been brought to the court,
country creating a situation where it
to probate.
Some folks leave their
post Harvey, with water damage and
is troubling to determine which court
will with the attorney who drafted the
signatures that were washed away.
has control over the estate. It also
document. It is again helpful to en-
When keeping your will (or any im-
helps ensure that the original has not
sure that someone knows the name
portant documents) at home, place
been destroyed in an effort to revoke
and location of the attorney with the
them in high places or remember to
the document. Don’t fret, if you only
will. This author has seen more than
take them with you if you evacuate.
have a copy of a deceased person’s
one instance where this option was
Finally, one option of which few are
will, it is possible through some extra
used, and the attorney died in the
aware: For a small fee the County
cost and effort to get the document
meantime. When it came time to re-
Clerk will keep your will in a vault for
probate as a will.
trieve the will no one could be found
retrieval by your heirs for probate at
with the documents from the law of-
the appropriate time. u
With it necessary to produce an
This immediately brings to
With hurri-
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