May 18, 2016 - The Weekly News of Cooke County

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Weekly News of Cooke County
Volume 12, Number 51
Cooke County, Texas
May 18, 2016
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Muenster ISD Swears King
Around
in New Board Members
MUENSTER – The Muenster
Independent School District
Board of Education met for a
regular meeting at 8:00 p.m. on
the evening of Wednesday, May
11, 2016, where Mel Walterscheid and Darren Bindel were
issued their Certificates of Election for the May 7 School Board
Election. Honorable Judge Janelle
Haverkamp swore in Walterscheid and Bindel as board members. Walterscheid and Bindel
were unopposed.
In the election of Board Officers, the board voted unanimously, naming Mel Walterscheid as
Board President, Doug Hermes as
Vice President, and Kim Walterscheid as Secretary of the MISD
Board.
Joni Sturm and the Family, Career and Community Leaders of
America (FCCLA) STAR Teams
were present and were recognized
for this being the fifth year in a
row for the MISD FCCLA team
to advance to Nationals. Nationals will be held in San Diego, CA
this year.
In the Elementary Prinicipal’s
report, Lou Heers noted that current enrollment for the 2015-2016
year is 270 students. Highlights
for April and May include PreK and Kindergarten registration,
the Pre-K students were visited
by Kimberly Reiter of the Cooke
County Library with the “1,2,3
the Story is Coming to Me” program, 4th grade students enjoyed
NCTC’s “Farm City Week,” 1st
graders took a field trip to River
Bend Nature Center in Wichita
Falls, Kindergarten took a field
trip to Sharkarosa Wildlife Center
in Pilot Point, and 2nd grade students took a field trip to AT&T
Stadium. There was also the Book
it! Pizza Party for 3rd through 6th
grade students, Teacher Appreciation Week and the MISD Bond
Election.
Principal John York gave the
Secondary Principal’s report stating that current enrollment for
the 2015-2016 year is 214 students. May highlights include
Teacher Appreciation Week, Junior High TMSCA qualifiers going to state, STAAR testing for
7th and 8th grade students, Senior Field Trip to the Fort Worth
Zoo, JH Student Council field
trip to Main Event, High School
Awards Ceremony, End of the
Year Awards Ceremony, Semester exams and Graduation Ceremony. Alaina Reiter qualified
for the State Academic UIL meet
in Austin in Headline Writing.
(Continued on Page 8)
2016 Gainesville Antique &
Classic Car Club Annual Picnic – The Gainesville Antique &
Classic Car Club of Gainesville,
Texas held their annual picnic in
Lindsay, Texas at the J.M. Lindsay
Park at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, May
15. Clubs in attendance included
Blue River Car Club of Southern
Oklahoma out of Ardmore, Guys
& Gals Car Club out of Jacksboro,
Red River Car Club of Bonham
and another car club out of Madill, OK. A barbecue lunch was
served and a 50/50 raffle was
held. (The Weekly News Photos)
Lindsay ISD Hires Driggers
at Special Called Meeting
LINDSAY – The Lindsay Independent School District Board
of Trustees held a Special Meeting at 6:00 p.m. on the evening
of Tuesday, May 3, 2016, where
a Probationary Teacher/Coach
contract was approved for Alan
Driggers for the 2016-2017
school year.
Superintendent Nora Curry
reported that School Counselor
Glenna Metzler submitted her
retirement letter effective at the
end of the current school year.
A Budget Workshop was held
and the Trustees discussed the
2016-2017 school year budget.
A review will continue to be
conducted in an effort to adopt
the best budget possible without compromising the quality
of education for the students of
LISD. No action was taken, and
a follow-up will occur during the
regular meeting scheduled on
May 23, 2016.
The 2016 Policy Review was finalized and adopted with changes as determined by the board.
No one addressed the board
during public forum. The meeting was adjourned at 8:34 p.m.
No Action Taken at NTMC
Special Called Meeting
By Nikki King
The Weekly News
GAINESVILLE – The North
Texas Medical Center Board of
Directors called a Special Meeting to order at 6:04 p.m. on the
evening of Wednesday, May 11,
2016. Robbie Baugh lead the invocation. There was no Community Input.
At 6:07 p.m., the board went
into Closed Session to review
a proposal and to deliberate on
proposed new service lines or
product lines for the hospital.
The board returned to Open Session at 7:35 p.m. where no action
was taken regarding matters discussed in Closed Session.
Board members approved a
resolution changing the time of
the regular board meeting sched-
uled on May 23, 2016. This
meeting will be an all-day board
workshop and therefore will begin at 10:00 a.m. rather than the
usual 6:00 p.m.
The meeting was adjourned at
7:36 p.m. Directors Gloria Parish and Lynda Sandmann were
unable to attend the special
meeting.
May 24 Run Off Election
Election Day Polls open at 7:00 am and Close at 7:00 pm
Early Voting
Early Voting through Friday, May 20
Town
by Grice King
Get out and VOTE! Yes, I
know everyone always tries to
beat you over the head with the
idea. It took me quite a few years
to shake off the layers of complacency and start voting myself. It’s
easy to say “well my vote doesn’t
matter” or “my candidate won’t
win anyway” or maybe even “its
rigged so why bother.” I certainly
can’t speak for the national elections, but here locally when less
than 10,000 people vote, YOUR
VOTE MAKES A DIFFERENCE. This week we have early
voting to decide a few contested
races but not quite so talked
about as the Cooke County District Attorney spot that is being
pursued by John Warren and
Keith Orsburn. No I am not going to tell you who to vote for, but
I think everyone needs to get out
and vote. Even if you voted in the
primary, you need to vote again.
Don’t chance that your candidate
will win, go make sure they do.
Also I would like to congratulate John and Shana Powell on
their vow renewal this past weekend. It’s exciting to see two people still madly in love with each
other after 30 years of marriage.
They show us all exactly how it’s
done. Great job you two!
Here is some more of what’s
happening around town this
week.
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Mailbox Improvement Week
is May 20-26. Here is a message
from our local U.S. Post Office,
“Each year, the Postal Service designates the third full week of May
as ‘Mailbox Improvement Week.’
We encourage our customers on
city, rural, or contract delivery
service routes to examine and,
where necessary, improve the
appearances of their mailboxes.
Neat, attractive mailboxes make
a significant contribution to the
appearance of the countryside
and streets in the towns we serve.
So take a few minutes and take a
look! Call your local post office if
you have any questions or concerns.”
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Hillcrest Church of Christ is
having a VISTO Summer StockUp event on Saturday, May 21
from 3:00 to 7:00 pm where they
have fun and fellowship while
they weigh-in VISTO donations.
They will have cars and motorcycles on display, bounce house,
games, and a free hotdog dinner.
It will be in the church parking
lot, 1712 E. O’Neal in Gainesville.
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Cooke County History
A Pioneering Physician
By Shana Powell
Contributing Historian
The Weekly News
In 1919, Dr. Riley Andrew Ransom, Sr. made a
huge impact on the African American community
in Ft. Worth when he established the first hospital
there for black residents.
Less well known is the fact
that Dr. Ransom moved
that hospital from Gainesville to Ft. Worth.
A native of Kentucky,
Riley Ransom was born in
1886. He studied medicine at Louisville National
Medical College, graduating in 1908 as valedictorian. After further study
at the Mayo Clinic, Dr.
Ransom traveled to Oklahoma taking up residence
and starting his practice.
In 1914, Dr. Ransom
moved to Gainesville and
established the Booker T.
Washington Sanitarium.
Sanitarium was a word
often used for hospitals in
that era and means simply, “an establishment for
the medical treatment of
people who are convalesc-
ing or have a chronic illness.” At that time there
were only sixteen AfricanAmerican physicians in
Texas.
On June 3, 1914 Ransom married schoolteacher and graduate nurse
Ethel Blanche Wilson in a
ceremony in Gainesville.
They had one son, Riley
Jr. who also became a doctor.
The 1915 Gainesville
City Directory shows Dr.
Ransom and his wife Ethel living at 90 Foreman
Street and Ransom working at 310 W. Scott Street,
which must have been the
location of the Sanitarium. In 1918 he completed a WWI draft registration card and his residence
was listed as the corner of
Scott and Weaver.
On February 15, 1919
the Dallas Express newspaper reported that “Mrs.
Sallie Walker, who has recently undergone an operation in the Booker T.
Washington Sanitarium in
Gainesville will return to
her home in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Mrs. R.A. Ransom
has returned from Guthrie, Oklahoma where she
has been attending the
bedside of a sick relative.”
That same issue of the
newspaper also related
that “Mrs. E. Chiles, a
nurse of the Booker T.
Washington Sanitarium
in Gainesville has returned to her work after
having been afflicted with
a slight attack of influenza. Mrs. Mary Chestnut
is in the Booker Washington Sanitarium where she
has undergone a major
operation.”
Later in 1919, the Dallas Express announced
that Dr. Ransom was moving his Sanitarium from
Gainesville to Ft. Worth,
giving Ft. Worth its first
hospital for African Americans. On April 26, 1919,
the paper reported “the
C.M.E. church under the
direction of Dr. Robinson
closed its rally Sunday
with over $800. The citizens of Gainesville served
a swell banquet at the
C.M.E. church in honor
of R.A. Ransom and family, who are leaving this
city to make their home
in Ft. Worth.”
The hospital in Ft.
Worth was small “with
only 20 beds but it was
one of the largest hospitals for African Americans
in Texas and in 1940 it
became one of only three
black owned hospitals in
the country that was accredited by the American
Medical Association.”
In 1923, Dr. Ransom
“was elected President of
the Lone Star State Medical, Dental, and Pharmaceutical Association. He
served as chief surgeon in
his facility until it closed
in 1949.”
Dr. Ransom died in
1951 and is buried in
New Trinity Cemetery
in Haltom City. Several
historical markers in Ft.
Worth “attest to his significant contributions to
the development of health
care in North Texas.”
At the time of his death,
Ransom had performed
50,000 surgeries, many
of the first of which took
place at the Booker T.
Washington Sanitarium
in Gainesville.
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Area Obituaries
David Saye
Services
Military Graveside Services for David Saye, 93,
of Whitesboro, Texas will
be held Saturday, May 14,
2016, at 10:00 a.m. at
Oakwood Cemetery officiated by Rev. Mike Flanagan.
He passed away Thursday,
May 12th at Texoma Medical Center, Denison, with
his family by his side. Arrangements are under the
direction of Meador Funeral
Home, Whitesboro, Texas.
History
He was born to Laurence
Noel and Lille Ray (Smith)
Saye, Sr. on September 8,
1922, in Ector, Texas. He
married Laura Kathryn
Senor in June, 1955. He
married Dena Underwood
on September 11, 2006, in
Whitesboro, Texas. David
worked 40 plus years for
the Katy Railroad as an engineer. He served his country in the U.S. Navy during
World War II on an aircraft
carrier in the South Pacific.
He was a member of First
Baptist Church, Whitesboro.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife,
Dena Saye of Whitesboro;
step-daughter, Sue McMahan and husband, Bob of
Bedford, TX; 3 nephews,
Bill Cooper of Roswell,
New Mexico, Charlie &
Larry Saye of Whitesboro;
3 nieces, Carol Ann Cooper
of New Mexico, Karen Reed
of Gordonville and Cindy
Tudor of Dripping Springs,
Texas; 1 step-granddaughter,
Carol Meadows and 1 stepgrandson, Chris McMahon.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Laurence
and Lille Saye; his first wife,
Katherine Saye, sister, Annell Cooper and brother,
Laurence Saye, Jr.
Donations
In lieu of flowers, donations made be made to
First Baptist Church Building Fund, 124 Center St.,
Whitesboro, Texas 76273.
Jeffie “Jeff” Curtis
Calhoun
Services
Graveside Services for Jeffie “Jeff” Curtis Calhoun,
68, of Gordonville, Texas,
will be held Saturday, May
14, 2016, at 1:00 p.m. at
Liberty Cemetery with Ger-
ald Lee officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior
to service from 11:30 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m. at the funeral
home. He passed away at
his home Thursday, May 12
with his family by his side.
History
He was born to B.G. and
Peggy Calhoun on July 2,
1947, in Chickasha, Oklahoma. He married the love
of his life, Peggy Elaine, on
July 1, 1990, but they had
been together since January 6, 1980. He served
two tours in Vietnam as a
Sergeant in the US Marine
Corp. Jeff started roofing
with his Dad at a young age
and continued in the roofing business after his military service. He spent the
later part of his life building
cooling towers. He was an
avid fisherman with a great
love for the outdoors. He
especially loved spending
time with his family.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife,
Peggy Elaine Calhoun of
Gordonville; 2 sons, Jeff,
Jr. and Jerod Calhoun; 7
grandchildren; 3 greatgrandchildren; 3 sisters,
Alysha Spencer, Susie Calhoun and Judy Calhoun;
brothers-in-laws and sisterin-laws, Lane and Viola
Romero, Cairl and Sheree
Tims, Doris Romero, Joy
and Josette Romero, Greg
and Trinie Tate and numerous nieces and nephews and
lots of special friends.
Pallbearers will be Cairl
Tims, Greg Tate, Joy Romero, Lane Romero, Brock
Steelman and Max Pike.
Honorary Pallbearers are
Chris Jenkins, Scotty Tims,
Arman Askari, Mickey
Romero, Timmy Romero,
Stanton Ellis, Heston Howell, Ben Johnson and Shawn
Burrow.
Robert Junior Berkes
Services
Celebration of Life Services for Robert Junior Berkes,
90, of Gordonville, Texas,
will be held Saturday, May
14, 2016, at 4:00 p.m. at
Meador Funeral Home Chapel, Whitesboro, Texas, with
Rev. Delbert Vest officiating.
Visitation will be held from
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the
funeral home. Cremation
arrangements are under the
He passed away Thursday,
May 12th at his home with
his family by his side.
History
He was born to Robert
and Bernice (Smith) Berkes on March 28, 1926, in
Avilla, Indiana. He married
Kathryn Feldhouse on August 26, 1998, at Sherwood
Shores. He was retired from
the U.S. Air Force and loved
to fish and hunt; as well as
tend to his garden. He was a
member of the First Baptist
Church, Sherwood Shores,
Texas. Robert loved his wife
and each and every one of
his children.
Survivors
He is survived by his
wife, Kathryn of Gordonville; daughter, Donna Berkes of Phoenix, AZ; sons,
Mike Berkes of Arlington,
TX, Kelly Savage of Coffeyville, KS, and Rex Savage
of Arlington, Pete Orr of Ft.
Worth, TX, daughter, Mary
Davidson of Keller, TX,
and son, Michael Dan Orr
of Watagua, TX, daughter,
Mickie Landers of Watagua,
TX and son, Ronny Orr of
Gordonville; 37 grandchildren and numerous greatand great-great grandchildren; sister, Gwen Tipton of
Kendellville, Indiana.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Robert and
Bernice Berkes; son, Daniel
Fuja and grandson, Marc
Ashcraft and granddaughter, Tiffany Savage; brother, Howard Berkes; sister,
Becky Barr.
Helen Lafon Rowe
McMinn
Services
Graveside Services for
Helen Lafon Rowe McMinn, 90, of Sherman,
Texas will be held Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at 10:00
a.m. at Oakwood Cemetery,
Whitesboro, Texas, with
Rev. Cindy Griffin officiating. She passed away peacefully at Sherman Healthcare
Center in Sherman, Texas,
on May 15, 2016. Arrangements are under the
History
She was born to Jackson
Samuel Rowe and Ollie
May (Hall) Rowe on April
14, 1926, in Empire, Oklahoma. She married George
McMinn on November 3,
1945, in Sherman, Texas. Helen worked at Pool
Manufacturing Company,
Whopper Stopper and retired from The Sherman
Historical Museum. She enjoyed her golden years with
her 2 cats, Ray and Callie
and then came along, Miss
Kitty Baby to steal her heart.
She enjoyed her Saturdays
playing dominoes with her
best friends, Lilly Ross and
Charles and Wanda Green,
and later with Alvin and
Jane Keele. She was a member of Friendship United
Methodist Church of Sherman, and the Order of the
Eastern Star #183.
Survivors
Helen leaves a daughter,
Martha Roach of Jonesborough, TN; grandson, Terry
Roach and wife, Katie of
Tumwater, WA; granddaughter, Rebecca Deines
of Mexico; great-grandson,
Steven Roach of New York;
daughter-in-law,
Sharron
McMinn of Missouri; stepgrandsons, Derick, Scott, &
Quint Langly; nieces Debra
McMinn of Pilot Point and
Kit Short of Georgia; nephew, Jackson and Mary Rowe
of Pipe Creek, Texas and
cousin, Linda Ruebeck of
Sherman. She was loved by
all her family and friends.
She was preceded in death
by her parents, J.S. and Ollie Rowe; husband, George
W. McMinn and son, Barry
George McMinn; brothers,
S.E. and Prentice Rowe.
Donations
In lieu of flowers, donations made be made to the
Friendship United Methodist Church, 293 Friendship
Rd., Sherman, Texas 75092.
Faye Louise Sampert
Services
Graveside service for
Fay Louise Sampert, 93, of
Whitesboro, is set for 2:00
PM Wednesday, May 18,
2016 at the Fairview Cemetery in Gainesville with
the Rev. Donny Haywood
officiating. No visitation is
planned.
History
Faye was born on November 6, 1922 in Houston. She
passed away on May 15,
2016 in Whitesboro.
Survivors
She is survived by her son
Tim Sampert; son Raymond
Sampert; and granchildren
Dylan, Thomas, Michael,
and Gina.
She was preceded in death
by her parents; husband
Alfred Sampert; and greatgrandson Connor
Donations
Memorial contributions
may be made to the Whitesboro Library.
Summer Classes Kick Off
at Cooke County Library
GAINESVILLE – The
Cooke County Library
located at 200 S. Weaver
Street in Gainesville, Texas
will be hosting multiple fun
and educational classes this
summer.
There will be the “Building Tots” Children’s Class,
which uses the love of reading and blocks to encourage
toddlers to explore science,
math and design while promoting family interaction.
This free program will be
offered on Thursdays from
10:30-11:00 a.m. There will
be 3 sessions of 3-week classes. The first set of classes will
be held June 2-16, 2016.
The second set of classes will
be held June 23-30, 2016.
The third set of classes will
be held July 7-21, 2016.
Children ages 2-5 years old
may attend and are required
to sign up for classes. Sign
up starts May 23, 2016
and should be done before
the first class of the session
starts. There is a limit of
10 per each session. Adults
must attend the classes with
their child.
Each class session will
consist of the following programs:
1. Week 1 class in session:
Colors
Shapes
Numbers.
Kimberly Reiter, Children’s
Coordinator, will be the instructor of the classes. Kimberly
runs the Library’s weekly
children’s class and is the
perfect fit to head this project. “Children learn most
through everyday play. This
program does just that by
introducing them to a concept with a picture book and
allowing them to explore
their new knowledge with
blocks,” says Reiter.
Toddler classes that feature the STEM (Science,
Technology,
Engineering
and Math) concepts are offered at many libraries in the
United States and are very
popular. Not only does this
get children excited about
reading, but it allows them
to use science, design and
math.
“Last year’s sessions were
a hit with the children and
adults who participated.
I’m so glad we can offer this
project again this year. The
children enjoyed the differ-
ent topics and the stories
that went along with them.
It was a great introduction
to reading, science, technology, engineering and math,”
said Library Director Jennifer Johnson-Spence.
Sign-up starts on May
23 for each session and the
cut-off to sign up is the day
before the first class of each
session, which is June 1,
June 22, and July 13. The
program is free to children
2-5. Please call the library
at 940-668-5530 with any
questions. Partial funding
for this project is made possible by Lee Russell.
For the third year, the
Cooke County Library will
be offering the “Literary
LEGOs” children’s project
this summer. These classes
use the love of LEGOs to
encourage childrent o read
about and physically explore
science, design, and math.
The 2016 program series
uses the Summer Reading
Program theme, “On Your
Mark, Get Set…Read” as
its basic concept. This free
program will be offered on
Wednesdays from 10:3011:30 a.m. There will be 3
sessions of 3 week classes.
The first set of classes will be
held June 1-15, 2016. The
second set will be held June
22-July 6, 2016. The third
set of classes will be held
July 13-27, 2016. Children
ages 6-12 years old may attend and are required to sign
up for classes. Sign up starts
May 23, 2016 and should
be done before the first class
of the session starts. There is
a limit of 20 slots per each
session.
Each class will have a
concept that uses science,
design, or math to support
the theme. However, reading is the foundation. The
classes will have some basic
elements like a welcome,
program concept and closing. The tentative program
schedule for each session is
as follows:
1. First class in session: Introduce the program. Day’s
theme, build a vehicle.
2. Second class in session:
Day’s theme, build a sports
mascot.
3. Third class in session:
Day’s theme, build a sports
arena. Program concludes.
Book giveaways.
Weekly “creations” will be
displayed in a locked glass
case until the following
week during the program.
Rhonda Rhodes, Patron
Services/Researcher, is the
project coordinator and instructor of the classes. Rhonda has a love for LEGOs and
is the perfect choice to head
this project.
“I am looking forward
to teaching the ‘Literary
LEGOs’ project this Summer,” said Rhodes. “I can’t
wait to see all the great creations that get made in my
first year.”
LEGO club programs are
offered at many libraries in
the United States and are
very popular. Not only does
this get children excited
about reading, but it allows
them to use science, design
and math.
“Over the past two years,
Camp 1:
June 13-17 or June 20-24
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Opinions
Froma Harrop
A Life in Numbers
By Froma Harrop
Numbers are how one keeps
score. Those who engage in
any competitive endeavor -business, sports, even weight
loss -- seek numbers to tell
them how well they’re doing
and how much better than
how many other people.
Tracking numbers also
keeps us occupied and dis-
tracts us from the most concerning number of all, the
number of our days. Dwell
on that and the other numbers don’t seem very significant. But most work hard to
avoid thoughts of our mortality. (Consult “The Denial
of Death” by Ernest Becker.)
Long before Scrooge McDuck dove joyfully into his
pile of gold coins, money
had been the classic device
for keeping score, certainly
for those who had it. But the
explosion of number collecting and analyzing tools has
expanded the ability and
desire to count all kinds
of things. And sometimes
numbers become the end in
themselves.
Many accomplished marathoners continue to run
into their 50s and beyond.
As they move past the best
performances of their youth,
you’d think their focus
would turn in a less competitive direction -- that they
would be happy that they
can still run and find simple
pleasure in it.
But there’s now an interactive tool that lets them
track their declining running times and see how
they compete against others in decline. Ray Fair, a
Yale economist and runner, developed a table into
which runners may insert
their best times ever for a
particular race and at what
age. Out pops a prediction
of what they might expect as
the years pass.
As Fair told a reporter,
“they know they will slow
down as they grow older, but
as long as they slow down as
much as the site says they
will, they are fine.”
And if they slow down
faster, one might ask, so
what? That they’re still running seems rather impressive
to us spectators. What’s going on? Masochism, narcissism, idle curiosity?
Fitness apps let any of us
monitor every aspect of our
“program” -- workout times,
intensity and nature of the
activity. Calculators track
calories burned and calories
consumed. The daily jumping on the scale no longer
suffices.
I tried one of these apps
until it occurred to me that
the four rowing sessions I
did last month are of zero
consequence in the now.
What I do today or tomorrow is the only thing that
can change my health for the
better. More often than not,
the app tormented me with
reminders of lax months.
Social media serves the
lust for competitive counting with its ever-changing
lists of followers, friends,
likes, Klout scores and such.
And that can also feed depression. One is never going
to measure up to Shakira
and her reported 104 million friends.
Of course, there is no scientific measure of excellence
in friend accumulation. As
any psychiatrist will tell you,
two close friends do more
for one’s well-being than
100 casual acquaintances.
Shakira has complained of
loneliness, so there you have
it.
My electric utility sends
me a monthly report on
how energy-frugal I’ve been
compared with my neigh-
bors. It contains all kinds of
percentages on my and others’ electricity use attached
to a colorful bar chart.
I did particularly well two
months ago, when I was almost never at home. Had
my mapping apps relayed
my whereabouts data to the
utility, the electric company
could have produced a more
meaningful
comparison.
(Or perhaps they had. Who
knows these days?)
Is meditation a helpful
escape from all this rumination? Oh, there are meditation apps, and one congratulates me whenever I
complete a 10-session module. How are you doing?
Copyright 2016 Creators.
Com
Michael Barone
Will the Trump Nomination Change
Our Polarized Partisan Patterns?
By Michael Barone
An irresistible force meets
an immoveable object.
The irresistible force is
the sense of discontent
with how things have been
going during this young
century. Americans are
displeased with a sluggish
economy that fell into a
deep recession and with
foreign policies that seem
to have produced disappointing results.
The immoveable object
is the strong partisan polarization of American vot-
ers, who have been casting
almost equal percentages
of their votes for each political party in presidential
and congressional elections for two decades now,
except for a surge against
Republicans in 2006 and
2008.
The irresistible force of
discontent has been apparent in this year’s primaries. Donald Trump, with
41 percent of the popular
vote, has seized the Republican nomination. Bernie
Sanders, with 42 percent
of the popular vote, has
moved the agenda of the
Democratic Party significantly leftward.
Trump’s victory raises
the possibility that the immoveable object will be
moved -- i.e., party alignments will shift. That is
certainly suggested by the
March and April polling
that showed him behind
Hillary Clinton by as much
as 50 to 39 percent.
Trump’s Republican opponents charged that his
nomination could produce
a landslide defeat like 1964
and 1972, when Barry
Goldwater and George
McGovern got 38 percent
of the vote.
They worried in particular about the effect on Senate races, in which they’re
defending seven seats in
states carried by Barack
Obama in 2012. Obama
won all but one of those
states by relatively small
margins, but the fear was
that, in an era of straight
ticket voting, a weak presidential nominee would
pull down-ballot Republicans down to defeat.
The point about straight
ticket voting is correct.
Only 26 of 435 congressional districts voted for
one party’s presidential
nominee and the other
party’s candidate for House
of Representatives in 2012
-- the lowest number since
1920.
It’s not obvious that voters have lost the capacity
to split their tickets. Perhaps they just haven’t seen
the need to in years when
presidential nominees and
congressional candidates
have been closely aligned.
Given Trump’s heterodox
and rapidly changing platform, this year could be
different.
That’s consistent with
primary season polling in
target state Senate races,
in which the numbers are
roughly consistent with
prevailing partisan patterns. Republican candidates could be hurt if
Trump depresses Republican turnout. But as he has
pointed out, accurately,
Republican
presidential
primary turnout has been
up this year, while Democratic primary turnout has
been lower and is down
from 2008.
Meanwhile, some recent
Letter to the Editor...
Editor’s note – Letters
to the Editor reflect only
the opinion of the author
and not that of The Weekly
News of Cooke County.
Facts contained in Letters
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been edited.
To the Editor,
I AM TIRED
DIRTY POLITICS!
OF
The half-truths and misleading, self-serving statements by Mr. Orsburn,
candidate for District Attorney, give the appearance of a desperate candidate who knows his ship
is sinking. His campaign
advertisements
remind
me of mud-slinging liberal Democrats from the
past. His tactics, including threatening downtown merchants if they
refused to allow his posters in their business windows and his wife stealing newspapers from the
courthouse disgusted me.
Also, Mr. Orsburn’s claim
of holding the title of
Judge is horribly misleading. He was a judge in a
municipal court who dealt
mainly with traffic tickets.
A judge in a municipal
court does not need a law
degree, and some municipal courts meet only once
a month.
While Mr. Orsburn was
a municipal judge, he was
also a criminal defense attorney. He is not running
to be judge, he is running to District Attorney.
District Attorney’s office
does not prosecute misdemeanor traffic tickets, they
prosecute serious felonies.
A former career as municipal judge is NOT preparation for District Attorney.
My choice for District
Attorney, John Warren,
has engaged in no such
misrepresentations
or
personal attacks. He has
campaigned solely on his
qualifications as criminal
prosecutor and his personal honesty and integrity.
The current First Assistant District Attorney in
Cooke County, John has
served nearly 10 years as a
prosecutor. He has prosecuted over 3,000 criminal
cases and tried over 150
criminal trials. I am im-
pressed with John’s experience and qualifications.
We need John Warren in
the District Attorney’s office.
Jim Austin
Gainesville
To the Editor,
I have practiced law in
North Texas for 28 years.
My practice has been as a
prosecutor, special prosecutor and defense lawyer. I
have been Board Certified
by the Texas Board of Legal
Specialization in Criminal
Law since 1989 and Board
Certified in Juvenile Law
by the Texas Board of Legal
Specialization since 2012.
Board Certification by
the State Bar of Texas is the
only means that a lawyer
has to officially demonstrate not only their experience in a particular field of
law, but also requires rigorous testing of the lawyer’s
knowledge in the field. It is
by this examination of the
lawyers’ expertise that they
are allowed to pronounce
that they arc specialized in
a field of practice.
I have had many cases
in Cooke County over the
years and I am very interested in the people that are
running the prosecution
offices. As a defense lawyer,
I know the importance of
having honest competent
prosecutors on the other
side of the docket.
The advertisement by
John Warren misrepresenting his specialization in any
field of law is very disturbing. He is not certified in
any area of the law that the
Texas Board of Legal Specialization recognizes and
to hold himself out as being a “specialist” is not only
misleading, but a violation
of the Cannons of Ethics
for lawyers
The voters of Cooke
County should be concerned that someone who
is seeking to be the District
Attorney has so little regard
for the State Bar Rules for
specialization certification
that he would misrepresent
his qualifications by saying
he is a specialist when he is
not qualified by the state
Bar of Texas to make such
a statement.
polls suggest that Republican voters are coalescing
around Trump. Quinnipiac has him running even
or better with Clinton in
Florida, Pennsylvania and
Ohio, target states without whose electoral votes
Barack Obama would have
been defeated in 2012.
National polls by Reuters/Ipsos and Public Policy Polling show
about equal percentages
of Republicans supporting Trump and Democrats supporting Clinton,
though Clinton’s numbers
may well rise after Bernie
Sanders stops campaigning. Still, these are signs
that Trump is consolidating Republican voters, perhaps more effectively than
Republican elites.
In addition, polling after
Trump’s 50 percent-plus
victories in six Northeastern primaries shows the
general election race tightening, with Clinton leading him by an average margin of 47 to 41 percent.
You could argue that
those are disappointing
numbers for both candidates. The universally
known Clinton is running
behind Barack Obama’s
51 percent majority and
seems not to be benefiting
from the recent small but
possibly critical increase
in Obama’s job approval
rating (from 46 percent in
January to 49 percent in
April). And the universally
known Trump is running
well below 46 percent, the
lowest vote share for any
major party nominee since
2000.
I have noticed something
else that may be significant
in recent polls: The number of undecided voters
seems to be increasing -rather than decreasing like
it usually does when nominees are determined.
This could result from
cross-pressures. Majorities
of voters have unfavorable feelings toward both
candidates, and probably
a record share, about 25
percent, has unfavorable
feelings toward both. Apparently, some voters are
having trouble deciding
which repellent candidate
to vote for.
That’s just one question
still to be determined. Another is turnout. Will upscale suburbanites appalled
by Trump or young people
not enchanted with Clinton bother to vote?
So far the irresistible
force doesn’t seem to have
moved the immoveable object as far as many people
expected. But it’s too early
to say it won’t.
Copyright 2016 Creators.
Com.
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of Cooke County
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there have been some incredible ‘creations.’ I love to
see a child use their imagination and this program allows
them to do just that. Seeing
their faces when they received the free LEGO book
at the last class is priceless,”
said Library Director Jennifer Johnson-Spence.
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any questions. Partial funding for this program is made
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Summer. The eResources
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ages to sign up for individual help with a staff member,
to learn about the eServices
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be 30 minutes long and individuals must sign up for
the sessions. You can call or
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2016 and continues until
all appointments are filled.
There are only 4 appointment time slots available on
each Wednesday.
Rhonda Rhodes, Patron
Services, will be the instructor of these help sessions.
“There is a need in our
community to provide this
service for patrons who are
interested in the eServices
the library offers. This is our
solution.”
Library Director Jennifer Johnson-Spence says,
“These individual classes are
very popular. I wanted to
make sure that people knew
how to use the library’s eResources before they head
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GAINESVILLE – In
2005, Kelly Fiore-Watson’s world turned upside
down. “I learned my A
student. Church going,
rule following, school
citizenship award of the
year 16-year-old son was
addicted to drugs,” said
Watson. “Not just any
drug but black tar heroin
which he is was using intravenously.”
Upon discovering this
news she immediately set
into action to find help
for her son. “I called so
many people for guidance. Our church pastor
in Carrollton, told he lost
a son at the age of 19 to
a drug overdose,” said
Fiore-Watson. “He never
shared this information
out of shame and unfortunately he had no positive
suggestions to offer. He
told me to ‘be ready for
the hardest fight of your
life. I called the school in
Carrollton where he was
purchasing the drugs on
their campus to find out
they had no suggestions
to help me. The list goes
on and on in the professional contacts I made,
and the circle of friends
I had created in Carrollton only to find everyone
knew someone who had
either lost their life to a
drug over dose or was
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She was shocked to find
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The presentation is more
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Through the newly
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Sentences Issued for
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degree felony offense of
driving while intoxicated for
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19, 2015 and was sentenced
to 10 days in a state jail facility, 5 years probation, a
$1,000 fine and court costs.
April Rhea Hallmark, 35,
pleaded guilty to the third
degree felony offense of possession of a controlled substance less than 4 grams Jan.
7, 2016 and was sentenced
to 2 years in a state jail facility and court costs.
Gary Wayne Scott, 30,
pleaded guilty to the second degree felony offense of
fraudulent use or possession
of identifying information
Feb. 3, 2016 and was sentenced to 1 year in a state
jail facility and court costs.
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teens start drinking and
experiencing drugs as
young as 4th grade. The
highest season for this
experimentation is summer time. I am not a licensed counselor; I am
just a Mom who didn’t
want lose her son to addiction.”
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Cooke County Sheriff
Logs Incident Reports
COOKE COUNTY –
The following incidents
were reported to the
Cooke County Sheriff’s
Office.
Evading arrest/detention was reported in the
4500 block of E. FM 922.
Possession of marijuana
less than 2 ounces was reported on N. Interstate
35.
Jacob Levi Barrett reported harassment in the
200 block of S. Elm Street.
Danielle Nicole Stevens
reported theft of property equal to or less than
$2,500 in the 900 block of
CR 263.
Jose A. Bejarano reported burglary of a habitation in the 500 block of JL
Drive.
Julie Melinda Gallo reported interference with
an emergency request for
assistance in the 300 block
of Travis Circle.
less than 2 ounces was reported in the 1000 block
of Gladney Street.
Jeffrey Scott McNeill
reported a false statement
of property or credit equal
to or less than $150,000
in the 12400 block of Big
Indian Road.
less than 2 ounces was reported in the 400 block of
Sunflower Drive.
Driving while intoxicated was reported in the
1400 block of N.E. Grand
Avenue.
Found property was reported in the 600 block of
JL Drive.
Ceryle Burke reported
theft of a firearm in the
“Our ag lenders know their
business”
1700 block of CR 312.
Possession of a controlled substance less than
1 gram was reported in the
5100 block of E. Highway
82.
Resisting arrest, search
or transport was reported
on Interstate 35.
Evading arrest or detention with a vehicle was reported on Interstate 35.
William Werner Liedtke
reported theft of property less than or equal to
$30,000 in the 100 block
of CR 108.
Arrest Logs
Dennis Ray Anderson,
71, assault causing bodily
injury.
Olivia Deshun Morris,
46, evading arrest/detention with a vehicle, resist
arrest, search or transport,
driving while license invalid, display expired motor vehicle registration.
Ben Ryan Bowen, 32,
possession of drug paraphernalia, public intoxication.
Terrius Lamar Purvey,
29, possession of drug
paraphernalia.
Stephen Lee-Roy Porter, 21, criminal trespass,
criminal mischief.
Zachary Layne With-
row, 24, possession of
drug paraphernalia, fail to
appear.
Vicky Lynn Hughs, 50,
manufacture/delivery of a
controlled substance.
Christopher MichaelLee Kendall, 23, driving
while license invalid, fail
to appear.
Robert Dale Bedell, 22,
fail to maintain financial
responsibility,
driving
while license invalid.
Bradley Dion Ferrell,
40, fire inside city limits,
failure to appear, jaywalking, walked on roadway
where sidewalks provided,
burglary of a habitationno bond.
Jimmy Earl Mote, 30,
fail to maintain financial
responsibility, fail to appear.
Tori Lynn Smith, 39,
possession of a controlled
substance, organized retail
theft.
Chris Mark Bonabon,
29, driving while license
invalid.
Jeremiah Peek, 35, possession of a controlled
substance-bond insufficient, driving while license
invalid – MTP.
Joshua Scott Trevino,
32, driving while intoxicated.
GAINESVILLE – Home
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is hosting their 2nd Annual
HUGS for Home Hospice
dinner/auction event at the
Gainesville Civic Center,
located at 311 S. Weaver
St., June 3, with the mix &
mingle starting at 5:30 p.m.
and dinner being served at
6:30 p.m. Tickets are on
sale now and table sponsorships are still available.
This year’s theme is “Having a Ball.” The night promises to be fun and exciting!
Dinner will be catered by
Rohmer’s Restaurant of
Muenster, Texas.
Live
entertainment will be pro-
vided by the group, Timeless with dance music from
the 60’s and 70’s. There will
be both live and silent auctions as well as raffle items
available. Contact Cathy
Kinsella at 940-665-9891
for more information on
tickets and sponsorships or
if you would like to donate
something for the auctions.
“Last year was our first
dinner and auction event
and we had such a great
time and wonderful community support,” said
Cathy Kinsella, Volunteer
Coordinator. “This year,
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silent auctions, we will have
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Mylez Xavier Wood, 23,
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Joel Lee Wallace, 52,
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Jesse Joe Flinn, 28, public intoxication.
Eddie Russell Massey,
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Michael Lynn Rocha Jr.,
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Tony Fernando Wise,
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Valerie Lane Revillas,
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Caraline Isis Thomas,
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Frank Miloe Eddy, 40,
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Mark Andrew Serna, 40,
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Raffle tickets are available
now and can be purchased
at our office located at 316
S. Chestnut in Gainesville.”
The proceeds from this
fund raiser will help Home
Hospice of Cooke County
continue to provide services to those in our community whether they have
the means to pay or not.
Home Hospice provides
support for caregivers and
in-home care for patients
with chronic, advanced or
terminal conditions as well
as palliative care through
their Pathways Palliative
Care Program. They also
offer bereavement services
like Camp Dragonfly for
children learning to cope
with a significant loss.
There are many community
programs offered by Home
Hospice as well as support
groups and workshops.
Home Hospice of Cooke
County is the only nonprofit 501(c)3 organization, founded in 1988,
dedicated to providing the
best quality of life for patients, their families, and
caregivers regardless of
ability to pay. If you would
like to donate items for the
auctions or buy tickets to
the dinner or would like
additional
information
about this event or Home
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Muenster ISD Swears
in New Board Members
The FCCLA Sports Nutrition team comprised of
Morgan Hennigan, Sadie
Sandmann, and Lauren Trubenbach, advanced to the
National level and will compete in San Diego, CA on
July 5. Claire Schneider was
one of 12 recipients of the
Texas FCCLA Red Scholarship for $1,000. Students
Paige Saucer and Zoe Klement have decided to run
for a Region II FCCLA office next year at the Region
II Meeting on February
9-11, 2017. If elected, they
will serve their senior year of
2017-2018.
Technology
Director
Jeff Presnall stated that the
2016-2017 Technology Plan
is ready for board review.
This year will be the last for
a telephone service discount
as the FTC has informed
MISD that land lines are
obsolete. MISD’s annual
Technology
Professional
Development is scheduled
for June 15. Rick Harris and
Jeff Presnall will be meeting
with Principal John York to
plan for possible technology
courses for the next school
year and for the future.
STAAR online testing with
Chromebooks was successful with no glitches encountered. Debra Sicking and Jeff
Presnall are working with
the newly formed Muenster
ISD Alumni Association
and Muenster ISD Educational Foundation. Email
addresses and web pages will
be set up at muensterisd.net.
In Athletics, Athletic Director Brady Carney updated
the board on Baseball, Track
& Field, and Golf. Baseball
finished with a team record
of 15-3-1 and was a District
runner up. In Track & Field,
Boys’ Varsity finished 2nd at
the District and Area meets
and third at the Regional
meet. In Golf, Bryce Herr
was a Regional qualifier on
the Boys’ team. In Girls’ golf,
the team of Claire Schneider,
Paige Saucer, Erin Schniederjan and Sterling Walterscheid
took 1st place in the District
Tournament.
Susie Fleitman reviewed
the Transportation Report
and The Board Minutes
from Eichelbaum Wardell
were reviewed.
The MISD board approved the TASB Advocacy
Resolution, as well as the
resolution declaring March
11, 2016 as an MISD Faculty/Staff paid holiday due
to a State appearance of the
basketball team in San Antonio.
Also approved by the
board was the Muenster ISD
Updated Technology Plan,
235th District Court
Cases Filed, Decided
COOKE COUNTY – The
following cases were filed
and decided in the 235th
District Court.
Cases Filed
The State of Texas vs.
Charle Ray Brown, Jr. –
Motion to Reduce Bond.
Jamie Lee Edwards vs.
Barbra Edwards – divorce.
D’Erika Lashay Flowers
vs. Omar Reed – divorce.
Stephanie Ann Dooley
vs. Hubert Roy Dooley, Jr.
– divorce.
Michael Wayne Smith
vs. Jodie Lynn Smith – divorce.
Darren Alan Driggers
vs. Applebee’s Restaurants
Texas, LLC D/B/A Applebee’s Grill & Bar – injuries/
damages.
Raymondo Acuna – Judgment NISI.
Wells Fargo Bank, NA
vs. Kayli Daniels – contract.
Donna Susan Otts vs.
Michael Glen Otts – divorce.
Jose Antonio Castor vs.
Talisha Denise Morton –
divorce.
Brenda Skaggs vs. Juan
Rubio, III, et al – injury
or damage with motor vehicle.
Cases Decided
Gainesville Independent
School District vs. Joyce
Elrod Estate – non-suited
or dismissed by plaintiff.
Cooke County et al vs.
Jesse Lopez Arango and
Grace C. Arango – default
judgments.
Jack D. Gaddis and Alta
C. Gaddis – default judgments.
Lavender Ridge Farms,
Inc. A/K/A Lavender
Ridge Farms – non-suited
or dismissed by plaintiff.
Seven Thousand One
Hundred Eighty Dollars ($7180.00) in United
States currency – default
judgments.
The State of Texas vs. Six
Hundred Fifteen Dollars
($615.00) in United States
currency – default judgments.
Five Hundred Thirty Dollars ($530.00) in United
States currency – default
judgments.
Nicholas Moster – nonsuited or dismissed by
plaintiff.
Charle Ray Brown, Jr. – final judgment.
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the District Audit Agreement with Freemon, Shephard & Story, CPA, the ESC
XI Benefits Cooperative Interlocal Agreement Resolution, and adding pay step 26
to the MISD Support Salary
Schedule.
The board reviewed the
Preliminary State Test Results, Graduation on May
27 at 6:00 p.m., the FSP
District State Aid Reports
of 5/19/14 – 4/15/16, the
Policy and Procedures DEE
(LOCAL,) the Robert J.
Miller & Associates Grant
Services Proposal, school
bus driver increased certification costs, Interquest Services, the Tax Report, Cash
Flow/Revenue and Expenditures, and the Monthly Operating Expenses/Accounts
Payable/Investment Update
and Activity Report.
The Budget Planning
Workshops were discussed
and they are currently
scheduled for June 8, June
22, June 29, with a June 30
Hearing. Also discussed was
transfer information and the
Summer planning workshops which will remain on
Wednesdays, June 8, June
22, and June 29. There will
be a regular board meeting
on June 15.
The Minutes of the April
13, 2016 board meeting
were approved as well as the
minutes of the special called
election canvass meeting of
May 10, 2016.
The board convened into
Executive Session at 10:10
p.m. where they discussed
the May 7 Bond issue, personnel/employee
services
& planning, and also held
deliberations regarding real
property. The board reconvened into Regular session
at 12:52 a.m.
With no further business
to address, the meeting was
adjourned at 12:53 a.m.
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while we weigh-in VISTO donations to help
feed the hungry! Observe the cars and
motorcycles (registration 2:30) on display
and let the kids enjoy bounce houses and
games. Free hot dog dinner (4:00) will be
followed by a time of congregational singing (6:00).
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Gainesville Police Reports
GAINESVILLE – The following reports were received
by the Gainesville Police
Department.
A runaway was reported
in the 1500 block of Truelove Street.
Possession of drug paraphernalia was reported in
the 500 block of W. Highway 82.
the 1500 block of N. Grand
Avenue.
A runaway was reported
in the 1700 block of Luther
Lane.
Ebb Tide reported theft
of property equal to or less
than $750 in the 300 block
of N. Commerce Street.
Mitchell L. Studebaker
reported a hit and run accident in the 1800 block of
Lawrence Street.
Kelli L. Kuykendall reported burglary of a vehicle
in the 900 block of Dover
Drive.
Possession of drug paraphernalia and theft of property equal to or less than
$750 were reported in the
1800 block of Lawrence
Street.
Monish K. Ashlock reported criminal mischief
equal to or less than $750 in
the 600 block of N. Denton
Street.
Fatima D. Martinez Zuniga reported criminal mischief equal to or less than
$750 and criminal trespass
in the 2600 block of E.
Highway 82.
Evading arrest/detention
with a vehicle and driving
with an invalid license were
reported in the 2600 block
of E. Highway 82.
Jacob A. Campbell reported burglary of a vehicle in
the 500 block of S. Denton
Street.
John C. Buckaloo reported fraudulent use/possession
of identifying information
in the 1800 block of Lawrence Street.
Emel M. Karabulut reported burglary of a vehicle
in the 1500 block of Blacks
Hills Drive.
Organized retail theft
equal to or less than $2,500
was reported in the 1800
block of Lawrence Street.
Walmart Supercenter reported organized retail theft
equal to or less than $750 in
the 1800 block of Lawrence
Street.
less than 2 ounces was reported in the 1000 block of
Lawrence Street.
N. Commerce Street.
Nascoga Federal Credit
Union reported criminal
mischief equal to or less
than $30,000 in the 1300
block of Lawrence Street.
Adam J. Berryman reported burglary of a habitation in the 1600 block of
Anthony Street.
W. Highway 82.
Possession of a controlled
substance, possession of
drug paraphernalia and
public intoxication were reported in the 700 block of
W. Highway 82.
Public intoxication was
reported in the 1000 block
of N. Grand Avenue.
Burglary of a vehicle was
reported in the 500 block of
N. Clements Street.
JR’s Food Mart reported
graffiti pecuniary loss equal
to or less than $750 in the
1100 block of N. Grand Avenue.
Vanessa P. Klement reported burglary of a vehicle
in the 1100 block of Elmwood Street.
GMH Home Health reported graffiti pecuniary loss
equal to or less than $750
in the 1800 block of Oneal
Street.
Timothy W. Akins reported burglary of a vehicle in
the 1200 block of Elmwood
Street.
less than 2 ounces and possession of drug paraphernalia were reported in the
82.
Robert D. Fuller reported
a hit and run accident in the
100 block of N. Commerce
Street.
Chet B. Andrews reported
burglary of a vehicle in the
82.
Unauthorized use of a
vehicle was reported in the
1000 block of Bella Vista
Drive.
Organized retail theft
equal to or less than $2,500,
possession of a dangerous
drug and possession/manufacture/distribution of an
instrument to commit retail theft were reported in
the 1800 block of Lawrence
Street.
Maria C. Ramirez reported criminal mischief equal
to or less than $750 in the
900 block of N. Clements
Street.
Mark S. Clinton reported
criminal mischief equal to
or less than $750 in the 200
block of Melody Lane.
Roadway Inn reported
criminal mischief equal to or
less than $750 in the 2100
block of N. Interstate 35.
the 3400 block of E. Highway 82.
Robert L. Debord reported burglary of a vehicle in
the 1900 block of Maplewood Drive.
Evading arrest/detention
with a vehicle, possession of
a controlled substance less
than 1 gram, and tamper/
fabricate physical evidence
with intent to impair were
reported in the 100 block of
Line Drive.
Jedidiah K. Ball reported a
hit and run accident in the
1400 block of S. Grand Avenue.
Joann Thompson reported theft of property equal
to or less than $30,000 in
the 1300 block of Belmont
Street.
Donald R. Vannoy reported fraudulent use/possession of identifying infor-
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Crystal G. Gonzalez reported burglary of a habitation in the 1000 block of
Lawrence Street.
Jessica A. Booker reported
theft of property equal to or
less than $750 in the 1000
block of S. Grand Avenue.
Walmart Supercenter reported theft of property
equal to or less than $2,500
in the 1800 block of Lawrence Street.
Fail to identify a fugitive
intent to give false information and possession of
marijuana less than 2 ounces were reported in the 1000
block of N. Grand Avenue.
Arrest Logs
Adam Edward Green, 28,
misdemeanor warrant.
Montana Lee Inman, 20,
possession of drug paraphernalia, misdemeanor warrant.
Damion Lee Kelley, 19,
Lora Leigh Miller, 34,
Kayla Dawn Butler, 26,
possession of drug paraphernalia, theft of property.
Calvin Rankin Chambers,
30, theft of property.
Sonya Renee Gonzales,
34, misdemeanor warrant.
Michael Lee Henry, 28,
driving while license invalid,
evading
arrest/detention
with a vehicle.
David Shane Carriker, 44,
Samantha Leighann Harris, 20, organized retail theft.
Eleazer Vasquez Garcia,
52, possession of marijuana,
felony warrant.
Gregory Clinton Cleveland, 17, misdemeanor warrant.
Joni Starr Skiles, 42, public intoxication.
David Alan Carter, 28,
possession of a controlled
substance, public intoxication.
Samantha Louise Coatney, 29, possession of marijuana.
Amy Lynette Brumbalow,
46, fail to identify a fugitive
intent to give false information, felony warrant.
Roy Clint Davis, 29, organized retail theft.
Karlie Brooke Morrison,
19, possession of a dangerous drug.
LeeCole Spencer, 39, possession of marijuana.
Matthew Allen McCowan, 25, fail to identify a
fugitive intent to give false
information, possession of
marijuana,
misdemeanor
warrant.
Jesus Mata, 42, felony
warrant, misdemeanor warrant.
Justin James Grahl, 33,
Jonathan
Paulrego
Marceau, 19, possession of
drug paraphernalia.
George Ray Turner, 61,
felony warrant.
Patricia Skaggs Joaquin,
45, theft of property.
Jimmy Cleveland Freeman, 35, misdemeanor warrant.
Oscar Daniel Altamirano
Salas, 31, misdemeanor warrant.
Marriage License
Requests Received
COOKE COUNTY –
The following applications for marriage were
received by the Cooke
County Clerk’s Office.
Sam F. Houston, 59,
Gainesville and Dana
Elaine Harbin, 55, Bedford.
Ryan Glenn Phillips,
29, Callisburg and Jacquelyn Cathleen Hewitt,
28, Gainesville.
Jameson Caleb Ballinger, 22, Oklahoma
City, Okla. and Dylan
Marann Jones, 22, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Corey Adams Lutkenhaus, 30, Muenster and
Jade Whitney Hale, 36,
Muenster.
Charles Aaron Chaffin, 46, Collinsville and
Tammy Elaine Cannon,
47, Collinsville.
James Leroy Lawrence,
45, Oklahoma City, Okla.
and Shawndae Chaddlestone, 36, Oklahoma
City, Okla.
Martin Espinosa, 45,
Gainesville and Lanita
Ann Booker, 33, Gainesville.
Ramiro Nira, 40, Valley View and Marilyn Annette Saroka, 42, Valley
View.
Hammer Alex Sackeyfio, 58, Edmond, Okla.
and Elizabeth Ekpenyong, 37, Edmond, Okla.
CCECA Awards
20 Scholarships
MUENSTER – Cooke
County Electric Cooperative Association (CCECA) awarded 20 college
scholarships of $1,000
each to area high school
students attending college full time. Numerous scholarship applications were received this
year from high schools
and universities throughout the CCECA service
area. Seventeen student
from among the CCECA
membership were awarded these $1,000 scholarships for the 2016 fall semester; additionally, three
scholarships were awarded to CCECA employees’ children. The 2016
scholarship recipients are
as follows: Eleanor Bris-
tow, Nocona ISD; Jared
Dangelmayr, Sared Heart
Catholic School; Hannah Davis, Lindsay ISD;
Gabriella
Dickinson,
Valley View ISD; Ashley
Downe, Era ISD; Carlton
Davis Grant, Valley View
ISD; John Hall, Whitesboro ISD; Alexandria
Harrell, Lindsay ISD;
Daniel Hesse, Sacred
Heart Catholic School;
Jessica Metzler, Lindsay ISD; Justen Nasura,
Filer High School; Gage
Moreland Oppel, Callisburg ISD; Sesalle Satterwhite, Callisburg ISD;
Samuel Saucer, Muenster
ISD; Tyler Spruill, Sacred
Heart Catholic School;
Rachel Swofford, Ponder
ISD; Allie Walterscheid,
Muenster ISD; Lora Walterscheid, North Central
Texas College; Natalie
Walterscheid, Muenster
ISD; and Grant Wilson,
home-schooled.
This is be 19th year
that CCECA has offered
scholarships to area high
school graduates and
college students. These
scholarships are made
possible because of legislation enacted in 1997
that allows nonprofit electric cooperatives to put
unclaimed funds - which
were previously collected
by the comptroller’s office for the state’s general
fund - toward use for educational purposes, such as
providing scholarships.
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RUNOFF May 24th
Early Voting May 16th-20th
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May 18, 2016
Home Hospice Receives
National Recognition
GAINESVILLE – The
Hospice Honors program
is proud to announce that
Home Hospice of Grayson, Cooke & Fannin
Counties is a 2016 Hospice
Honors recipient! Hospice
Honors is a prestigious, annual honor recognizing the
hospices that continuously
provide the highest level of
care as measured from the
caregiver’s point of view.
“Hospice Honors is a landmark compilation of hospices that provide the best
patient and caregiver experiences,” said Bobby Robertson, President and CEO
of HEALTHCAREfirst.
Award criteria were based
on National Hospice
CAHPS survey results in
which award recipients
were identified by evaluating hospices’ performance
on a set of 24 quality indicator measures. Hospice
Honors recipients scored
above the Deyta Analytics Performance Score on
at least twenty of the 24
evaluated questions.
According to the 2015
National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization Facts and Figures for
Hospice in America study,
in 2014, there were more
than 4,100 certified hospice agencies in the United
States. Nationwide only
293 hospice organizations
were named 2016 Hospice
Honors recipients and of
that number only 26 were
hospice organizations in
Texas. This puts Home
Hospice of Grayson,
Cooke & Fannin Counties
in the top 5% of all hospice
programs in quality of care.
This exclusive recognition
is a distinguished honor
that highlights the highest
quality of care that Home
Hospice of Grayson,
Cooke & Fannin Coun-
ties consistently provides
its clients. Home Hospice
of Grayson, Cooke & Fannin Counties is the only
local hospice organization
receiving this honor.
Home Hospice of Grayson, Cooke & Fannin
Counties was the first and
is still the only local nonprofit hospice providing
extraordinary services since
1982. They are supported
in many ways by the communities they serve from
generous donations to numerous volunteers. Home
Hospice of Grayson, Cooke
& Fannin Counties offers
the communities they serve
support opportunities such
as Camp Dragonfly, Cooking for One, and the Quality of Life workshops as
well as volunteer training
and even advanced planning classes and caregiver
classes. They are licensed
by the State of Texas and
Medicare-certified, with an
experienced interdisciplin-
ary team who work closely
with your doctor, focusing
on you, the patient, and
the patient’s family members. They are licensed and
regulated by the Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS)
of the of Texas, certified by
the Center for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS)
of the United States and
accredited with deemed
status by the Community
Healthcare Accreditation
Program indicating Home
Hospice of Grayson,
Cooke & Fannin Counties
meets requirements greater
than those of either DADS
or CMS. And they are now
proud to also hold the distinction of being a 2016
National Hospice Honors
Recipient!
about Home Hospice of
Grayson, Cooke & Fannin Counties please visit
http://www.homehospice.
org.
DAR Meets at TWU - The Rebecca Crockett Chapter
of NSDAR met Saturday, May 14th at the TWU BlaggHuey Library in Denton. Kimberly Johnson, Director
of Special Collections, gave the group a tour of the
of the Women’s Collection and information about the
featured collections that are housed there. Collections
such as the Cook Book, Women Military Aviators, Oral
History Program and the Texas First Ladies Historic
Costume collections were some of the topics covered. She also explained the process of preservation
for both printed material and for textiles that they receive at the library that they archive. (Courtesy Photo)
King Around Town
by Grice King
++++++++
My Vision will open at
the Morton Museum on
May 17. The My Vision
exhibit, fine works of area
artists, will show through
July 8 and include paintings, photography, and
illustration by the membership of Gainesville
Area Visual Arts (GAVA)
and independent artists
throughout Cooke County.
on this exhibit or the
Morton Museum/Cooke
County Heritage Society,
please call 940.668.8900,
or visit mortonmuseum.
org.
++++++++
• Auto
• Homeowners
• Renters
Cooke County 4-H is
having a Hamburger Social with Silent Auction
and Ice Cream Freeze-Off
on May 26 at the First
State Bank Conference
Center, 801 E. California
Street from 5:00 to 7:30
pm.
For more information,
please contact the AgriLife
Extension Office at 940668-5412.
++++++++
There will be a Safe Sitter program for 11-14 year
olds where they learn lifesaving skills so they will
be safe if alone or watching younger children. The
class is Thursday, June 9
from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
in the Landmark Bank
Conference Center, 1112
E. California St. Must reg-
• RV
• Motorcycle
• ATV / Golf Cart
ister for the class by May
31.
For more information,
contact Kelly Huston at
940-668-5412.
++++++++
The 8th Annual “Old Jo’s
Firecracker 5K” will start
at 8:00a.m., Monday, July
4. Race check-in 6:00 to
7:30 a.m. The race is on a
certified 5K course. Early
registration ends June 17.
Entry $20.00.
T-shirt
guaranteed with early registration. The race begins
on the historic Chisholm
Trail Square in Saint Jo
and runs through part of
the beautiful North Texas
Hill Country before ending back on the Square.
Sign up at www.oldjosfirecracker5k.com or call
Cindy @ 505-320-6119.
• Landlord
• Classic Car
• Contractors
• Aircraft
• Business Liability • Workers Comp
A Family Business with a Name You Can Trust.
216 W. Pecan St. | Gainesville, TX 76240 | Of¿ce 940.612.1300
Grice@KingGroup.us | Fax 940.665.2162
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Classified deadline is 5 p.m. Friday. Payment is required at the time the
order is placed. Cash, check or MasterCard/Visa/Discover is accepted.
Call 940.665.2320 or e-mail Grice.King@TheWeeklyNewsCC.com.
Animal
Adoption
Autos For Sale
2004 Dodge 1500 1/2
Ton, Quad Cab, V-8 Engine, Auto, Air, Power
Windows, Locks & Seats,
SLT Package, Tilt, Cruise,
Sport Wheels, Great Buy
for a 4 Door Pickup.
$4,900
Marler Used Cars
I-35 @ Broadway
Gainesville, TX
(940) 665-8888
www.marlerusedcarsonline.com
05/11
Sam “wants you” to come
adopt him at Noah’s Ark!!
Sam by far has a great personality; if you are looking
for a calm, loving, and easygoing fur baby, he’s your
man. He is a male Beagle,
5 years old and 27 pounds;
so the perfect size for anyone! Once you meet him
you will fall in love with his
sweet puppy dog eyes. He’s
all ready to go home being
neutered, micro chipped,
on parasite preventative’s
in our care, and current on
his age appropriate vaccinations. Anyone looking for
that loyal companion come
on over to our place and fall
in love with him! Noah’s
Ark Animal Shelter; 2501 N.
Weaver Street, Gainesville,
TX 76240.
2002 Mitsubishi Galant,
Midsize 4 door, V-6 Engine, Auto, Air, Power
Windows & Locks, Tilt,
Cruise, Sport Wheels.
$2,200
Marler Used Cars
I-35 @ Broadway
Gainesville, TX
(940) 665-8888
05/11
2008 Ford Escape, Crossover SUV 4 Door, V-6,
Auto, Air, Power Windows and Locks, Tilt,
Cruise, AM FM CD,
Sport Wheels.
$4,900
Marler Used Cars
I-35 @ Broadway
Gainesville, TX
(940) 665-8888
05/11
Animals Found
Remember: The Weekly News of Cooke County
runs all found animal classified word ads for FREE
in an attempt to help the owner in locating their
lost family pet. Just give us a call to find out more,
940-665-2320.
If you’ve lost your cat or dog, be
sure to check these places
Noah’s Ark Animal Shelter
940-665-9800
Chance’s Haven
940-902-3756
Safe Passage 940-372-0409
1987 Jeep Wrangler,
4x4, Hard Top, 6 Cylinder, Standard Transmission, Great Buy.
$2,500
Marler Used Cars
I-35 @ Broadway
Gainesville, TX
(940) 665-8888
05/11
The Weekly News of
Cooke County classified
ads as low as $7.50. 940665-2320.
2008 Chevy 1500 1/2
Ton, Extended Cab, Z-71
Package, V-8, Auto, Air,
Power Windows and
Locks, Tilt, Cruise, Sport
Wheels, Sharp Looking,
Short Bed with 4,000
Mile Warranty.
$13,900
Marler Used Cars
I-35 @ Broadway
Gainesville, TX
(940) 665-8888
05/11
For Sale
For Sale - 2004 Cody
Fifth Wheel Trailer, 30
Ft., Sleeps 6, New Tires,
1 Large Slide Out & in
GREAT shape! Call 940665-7292.
06/01
Hay for Sale – Large
round bales, Fertilized
wheat & oats. $65.00
a Bale – Call 940-6654411.
08/08
We Honor
All Pre-Arranged
Funeral Plans
Regardless of When
and Where it Was
Purchased.
George J. Carroll
and Son
602 S. Lindsay
940-665-3455
Events
Learning about Herbs
Workshop
The Orchard 5/27
at 6:00 PM
Making Tinctures/Local
Herbalist
Call to Register for Class
940-580-3093
$20/Price Includes
Materials
Crossword Puzzle Answers
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May 18, 2016
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Garage Sales
Help Wanted
Garage Sale – Saturday
May 21st , 8 am – 2 pm.
322 N. Howeth, Young
and old plus size clothes,
Toys, Walkers and much
more!
Moving Sale - Furniture
and Miscellaneous items.
May 19th thru May 21st
240 Cayuga Trail, Lake
Kiowa. Gated Entry Call
940-665-7769.
Don’t just hang signs for
your Garage, Moving or
Estate Sale, show it to
the entire county! Advertise them in The Weekly
News of Cooke County
for as little as $7.50 per
week. Just give us a call
at 940.665.2320.
Outside Sale – Saturday
May 21, 8 am - ???, 168
CR 220, 3 miles south
of Anthony St. on Burns
City Rd. (377) to CR 220.
Carpenter tools, Ladders,
lawn equipment, Fishing gear, Bomber lures,
Household items, Clothes
and much more!
05/18
Large Garage Sale – Multiple Families, Lots of
miscellaneous items, too
much to list! Saturday
May 21st only, 8am to
1pm. 3818 W. Hwy 82
Gainesville, TX.
05/18
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05/18
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Drivers: Local Grand
Prairie, Regional & OTR
Touch Freight Openings!
Excellent Pay, Full Comprehensive Benefits, Retirement Plan & MORE!
1yr Class-A experience
call Penske Logistics:
855-395-5507 or 855971-7416.
JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS NEEDED
Salary range $2,561.98-$3,409.71/mo.
WE WILL TRAIN YOU
MUST BE AT LEAST 21 YEARS OLD
Call TJJD for more information or log on www.tjjd.texas.gov.
ALSO AVAILABLE: COOK III 24-24-16030
05/18
Askew Tire is looking for
experienced people that
can hold a job. Apply in
person 2002 E. Hwy 82
Gainesville, TX.
Gainesville State School
1379 Farm Road 678 • Gainesville, Texas 76240
Phone: 940-665-0701 • Fax : 940-665-3571
Email: HRJOBSGAINESVILLE@tjjd.texas.gov
EOE
06/08
Lost &
Found
TNT Electric, Inc.
Gainesville, TX
If you have lost or found
something and need to ask
the county if someone has
found it, place a Lost &
Found ad in The Weekly
News of Cooke County.
We offer low weekly rates
and have the largest distribution. 940.665.2320.
Accepting applications for full time apprentice positions.
Top hourly pay and benefits. Must be willing to work out of
town Mon. through Fri. when required.
Electrical experience helpful. Applicant must hold a valid
driver license (CDL a plus). A pre-employment drug
screen will be required. Applications are available and
must be filled out at 5240 E Hwy 82, Gainesville, TX
HIRING SERVERS, COOKS, & BARTENDERS
Flexible Hours - Good Pay - Can be 18 to Apply
Apply in person at El Fenix at the Winstar
Casino or call 580.276.8586
TNT Electric, Inc.
Legal Notices
HATS OFF TOWING
818 N. Grand Ave, Gainesville, TX 76240 •
940.665.8680
TDLR VSF LIC.# 0647362VSF
Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill is now
interviewing for the following positions!!
The following is a list of abandoned vehicles available
for public sale through Hats Off Towing. The owner
and/or lien holder failed to claim the vehicle before the
date of the sale which is (1) a waiver of all rights, title
and interest in the vehicle and (2) a consent to sell the
vehicle at public sale in compliance with Sec 2303.145
of Code 16 Texas Admin Code, Chapter 85. Amount
owed is towing plus applicable storage fees and taxes.
Year 1970, Make Chevrolet, Model Nova,
VIN# 11427OW269728, Plate# No Plate
Total Owed $817.95
Location: 1183 CR 420, Gainesville
Impounded by authority of Cooke County Sheriff on
4/25/2016.
The public sale will occur thirty days from the date of
this publication.
05/18
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Danny Ladell Camp, Deceased, were issued on April 1, 2016, in Cause No.
PR17307, pending in the County Court at Law of
Cooke County, Texas, to: Tracy Schumacher.
All persons having claims against this Estate which
is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the
manner prescribed by law.
Back of House Staff - Hourly pay is $10.50 - $12.00
per hour depending on exp.
Bus Boys - Hourly pay is $10.50 - $12.00 per hour
Servers - Talented full time servers make $35,000
to $50,000 per year.
Apply in person. We are located in the Northwest
corner of the WinStar World Casino & Resort
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
Lifelong Learning Recruitment & Career Advisor
Corinth campus; full time: design and implement student recruitment
strategies for the non-credit division; design non-credit publications
including schedule, advise students regarding non-credit course options;
facilitate career exploration; represent Lifelong Learning at community
events to promote courses and create partnerships with local employers
to support job placement. Frequent travel between campuses and some
evening and Saturday hours required. May be subject to criminal
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three years of experience in design of recruitment publications, websites
and use of social media; ability to effectively make public presentations;
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application. Applications will be accepted until May 25, 2016.
APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE MADE ON-LINE AT THE NCTC WEBSITE
http://www.nctc.edu
All applications and inquiries should refer to position title and code.
Additional information is also available by calling the
Dept. of Human Resources at 940/668-4245.
— NCTC offers Veterans’ Preference —
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
c/o:
Representative, Estate of Danny Ladell Camp
PO Box 281
Lindsay, Texas 76250
DATED the 12th day of May, 2016.
Caroline A. McClimon
Attorney for Tracy Schumacher
State Bar No.: 24067752
219 Main Street
Smithville, Texas 78957
Telephone: (512) 237-3422
Facsimile: (512) 532-0799
E-mail:
caroline@themorrislawfirm.com
05/18
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We service the largest number of clients of ANY paper
in the Cooke County Area. Our legal notices are a low,
flat rate price to help you fulfil your legal obligations.
Give us a call to find out more, 940-665-2320 or visit us
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King
INSURANCE GROUP
Gainesville, TX
Accepting applications for full time lead man positions.
Top hourly pay and benefits. Must be able to work out of town
Mon. through Fri. when required.
Applicant must hold a current Texas journeyman electrician
license and a valid driver license (CDL a plus). Commercial/
industrial electrical experience preferred (lineman experience
a plus). A pre-employment drug screen will be required.
Applications are available and must be filled out at
5240 E Hwy 82, Gainesville, TX
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
DEAN OF eLearning
Corinth campus; full time: to provide leadership and supervision for
the eLearning Department. Make personnel recommendations and
decisions; review, recommend, present and monitor budgets. Travel
required to other NCTC campuses. Contract/Salary: 12 month contract;
salary commensurate with education and experience. May be subject
to criminal background check. Required: Master’s Degree; College
teaching experience, Instructional Design experience, and 3 or more
years in higher education administration. Resume and transcripts
required in addition to application. Applications will be accepted until
May 23, 2016.
COORDINATOR OF RESIDENCE LIFE
Gainesville campus; full time: Responsible for the daily operations
of the residence halls at NCTC including the following tasks;
coordinating housing assignments, maintenance prevention; creating
an academic environment in the residence halls; training RA staff on
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programming, and paperwork procedures; handling residence hall
discipline. This is a 12 month live-in position, which includes a
1-bedroom furnished apartment (wireless internet and cable TV
provided). May be subject to criminal background check. Contract/
Salary: 12 month contract; salary commensurate with education and
experience. Required: Bachelor’s Degree and 2 years of progressive
experience in residence halls and housing operations or Student Life.
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Applications will be accepted until May 23, 2016.
DEAN OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Gainesville campus; full time: To provide leadership for allied health
programs. Conduct needs assessments for new programs & courses,
develop proposal and prepare program and course revision for
the THECB; make personnel recommendations and decisions; review,
recommend, present and monitor budgets for allied health programs.
Travel required to other NCTC campuses and clinical sites. Contract/
Salary: 12 month contract; salary commensurate with education and
experience. May be subject to criminal background check. Required:
Master’s Degree; College teaching experience and 3 or more years in
higher education administration. Resume and transcripts required in
addition to application. Applications will be accepted until May 29, 2016.
INSTRUCTOR - Associate Degree Nursing
Gainesville campus; full time position available. Teach 30 semester
hours in ADN Nursing. Responsibilities include teaching classroom
and clinical course work with emphasis on medical-surgical content.
The ability to work cooperatively with faculty and students, to develop,
organize, implement and evaluate a course in conjunction with the
teaching team, select and organize learning activities that facilitate the
attainment of the course objectives and provide guidance in the clinical
area. Serve on departmental and college committees. Perform other
duties as expected of NCTC faculty. Participation in distance education
when appropriate. Travel maybe required to other off-site locations.
May be subject to criminal background check. Contract/Salary: 9
month contract; salary commensurate with education and experience.
Required: Master’s Degree in Nursing and a current license to practice
as a registered nurse in the state of Texas, plus minimum of 3 years
of experience in nursing. Resume required in addition to application.
Applications will be accepted until June 2, 2016.
APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE MADE ON-LINE AT THE NCTC WEBSITE
http://www.nctc.edu
All applications and inquiries should refer to position title and code.
Additional information is also available by calling the
Dept. of Human Resources at 940/668-4245.
— NCTC offers Veterans’ Preference —
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Is Now Hiring an
Insurance Customer Service Rep
Certification a plus but not required.
Experience necessary. Very competitive pay scale.
Vacation. Flexible hours if needed.
Please apply in person at 216 W. Pecan St.,
Gainesville, TX 76240.
Fax: 940.665.2162
The Weekly News
May 18, 2016
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Gainesville, Lake Kiowa and Whitesboro
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covering carpentry, plumbing, electrical
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or small project, we’ll provide you with
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14 Years Experience
Family Lawn Care
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or too small!
Flower Beds, Lawn
Care, Mowing, Edging
and More
Charles Corbin
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335 N. Grand Avenue, Gainesville, TX 76240
Lambert Welding and Dozer Service
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For Rent – Barn & Pasture for Horses or RV’s.
Callisburg ISD. 940-736-3520.
Shops
For Rent
House
For Rent
2 shops for lease 1 is
40x60 and the other is
30x40. Located a mile &
½ off of Hwy. 82 E on
Walnut Bend Rd. Call
940-634-3744.
3 bedrooms and 1 bath
farm house for rent in
Dexter, TX. Available
June 1st $700 monthly.
Please call 940-6340227.
05/04
05/04
04/27
Looking For...
Hunting Lease Wanted. Year Round for Father and
Son. 940-368-4422.
04/27
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with this beautiful three bedroom two bath home that is ready
to go! Boasting its gleaming laminate Àooring * large family
room with ¿replace * open dining and galley kitchen * spacious
bedrooms with walk in closets * updated baths * covered patio
with entertaining area * storage building * large fenced backyard
* and so much more! Come take a look....You’ll LOVE IT!
Misty Schmitz
(940) 736-0548
www.tierracompany.com
MistySchmitz@TierraCompany.com
Horse Stalls for Rent
Located off of 2071 by
Spring Creek Arena.
Call Jimmy (940) 205-0413.
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The Weekly News
May 18, 2016
Commitment To Cooke County
To the Citizens of Cooke County:
VOTE
MAY 24TH
I am very proud of the campaign that we have run in my bid to be the next
District Attorney of Cooke County. We have been respectful of the other candidates
and consistently kept our message positive. I have always been honest to the citizens of
Cooke County.
I am not from Cooke County, but I fell in love with a woman whose family has been
here for generations. We were married in Gainesville in the church we still attend.
Though we began our married life in Dallas, we knew that we would return here to raise
our family.
During my tenure as a prosecutor in Dallas County, I was assigned to multiple
specialized courts. Where smaller counties, such as Cooke, have one District Court that
hears all felony criminal matters (in addition to family and civil suits), the level of crime in
larger cities necessitates multiple courts to hear exclusively criminal matters. Within those
criminal courts are “specialized divisions.” These include courts entirely devoted to
hearing cases involving child abuse, sexual assault, animal cruelty, domestic violence, gang
violence, etc. I prosecuted in three of these specialized divisions: child abuse, narcotics,
and domestic violence. Only prosecutors who excel in trial are assigned to these courts.
A specialized child abuse court, for example, hears exclusively cases of child death, sexual
assault of a child, and severe injury to a child. I completed my two year “tour” in child
abuse, though not all prosecutors are able to endure child abuse prosecution all day,
every day.
A few years ago, Amanda and I felt we were ﬁnally in a position to sell our house,
quit our salaried jobs, and move to Cooke County. We each started our own law practices
and committed ourselves to becoming an active part of our community. I serve on
numerous boards including Abigail’s Arms, Cooke County United Way, Habitat for
Humanity and Men of Action. I am a member of Rotary and Kiwanis, help coach t-ball,
and serve as an elder in our church. Amanda serves on the Saint Mary’s School Advisory
Board, Frank Buck Zoological Society, Kiwanis, and is also an elder at our church.
We serve our community because we love our community.
My private law practice was rather short-lived since Janice Warder, our current
District Attorney, asked me to be her ﬁrst assistant in February of 2015. I am a prosecutor
at heart. In the 9+ years I have served as a prosecutor, I have tried over 150 criminal trials
and successfully prosecuted over 3000 criminal cases. Most importantly, I am the only
candidate with felony prosecutorial experience.
The position of District Attorney demands the highest level of integrity, honesty,
accountability, and transparency. It also requires an even-temperament, mental stamina,
discernment that is only developed through years of experience prosecuting criminal cases,
and a devotion to this community. On May 24th, I would appreciate your vote to elect
me, John Warren, to serve as your next District Attorney of Cooke County.
Respectfully yours,
John Warren
Joe & Gail (Kindiger) Knight
Claire, John, Amanda & Sam Warren
Pol. Ad. Paid for by John Warren Campaign, Van Knight Treasurer, PO Box 1764, Gainesville, Texas 76241