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Volume 17 Number 54, July 16, 2015
Ladonia Frontier Days & Rodeo
Enjoying a full breakfast of sausage, bacon, eggs, biscuits, and gravy at the Fire The event everyone awaits... The Egg Toss! Teams of two start close, and each time
Station, sponsored by the Ladonia Vol. Fire Department. This 50th Annual was one the pitched egg is caught, one step back. Frontier Days’ Master of Ceremonies Ricky
Beeler and his partner in the game, Wayne Bullock, were announced WINNERS!!
success with a packed house!
Watermelon Seed Spitting Contestants
Bubble Gum Blowing Contestants
Horseshoe Tournament
Hay Tossing Contestants
Did you go to Ladonia Frontier Days? It's a fun time for the Young AND the Young at Heart! wink emoticon It's everything from watermelon seed spittin, to basketball
tourney, to sack races, shoe kickin, hay tossin, tarrapin races, lawn mower racing, bubble blowing, horseshoe tossin, hula hooping, bubble blowing, egg tossin, and all day
events.... There were vendors of jewelry, toys, foods, root beer floats, homemade pickles, snow cones; and more!!! .....And a Fire Dept sponsored breakfast, to boot! KUDO'S
LADONIA!!!!! GOOD JOB!!! See ALL pics of Frontier Days, in color, on Facebook/Honey Grove Weekly Gazette.........
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Savannah Hennington
Debbie Frey
Amber Childress
Men's Hay Toss
Micah Duncan
Allen Ottmo
Christopher Franklin
Men's Shoe Kicking
Christopher Franklin
Allen Ottmo
Chase Eddins
Women's Hay Toss
Ami Duncan
Stephanie Oros
Sue Burnett
Bubblegum Blowing
Ashanti McGee
Men's Horseshoe Toss
Randy Conley
Michael Senter
Micah Duncan
Watermelon Seed Spitting "kids"
Maxwell Ferguson
Isabell Walker
Watermelon Seed Spitting
Bryte Henry
Philip Burnett
Ed Pickard
Women's Horseshoe Toss
Allie Sansing
Savannah Hennington
Katie Morrow
Women's Shoe Kicking
Doc’s Corner
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Knock Out Free Throw
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Nick Ottmo
Abbey Hedden
Riley Hedden
Kazion
Joseph/Jacob Paige
"6th Grade and Up"
Cary Sansing
Xavier Brown
Jalen Roberts
Hula Hooping
Abbey Hedden
Anjali Ferguson
'Lil Britches Sack Race
"5 Yrs and Under"
Kelajah Sampson
'Lil Britches Stick Horse Race
Titus Gabel
Kolie Foster
Katie Burnett
"6-10 Years Old"
Nick Ottmo
Austin Ferguson
Kolie Foster/Kailyn Fruna?
Frisbee Toss
Johnny Hedden
Grady Howard
Riley Hedden
'Lil Britches Hay Toss
"5 Years and under"
Dante Newport
Raw Egg Toss
Wayne Bullock/Ricky Beeler
Chris Franklin/Amy Morris
Andrew Fisk/Marlena Fisk
"6-10 Years Old"
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Football Pass
Layne Miller
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Ladonia 500 Terrapin Race
Katie Burnett
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Couple Wheel Barrow Race
"Dae Dae"? Wilburn/
Jeremiah ?
Brendan Morrow/? ?
Lawn Mower Race
??? ???
Debbie Frey
Travis Burnett
Arm Wrestling
Jeff Scott
David Ottmo
Damonte Scott
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Honey Grove
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Recent Flooding Could Potentially Speed Up Spread of
Zebra Mussels
By: Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Among all the negative
effects of the recent drought in
Texas, there was one positive
result: low lake levels, and the
resulting closure of many boat
ramps, may have limited the
spread of zebra mussels, an
aquatic invasive species. With
the recent heavy and frequent
rains, however, the state’s zebra
mussel outlook has changed.
“We’ve got to be thankful for
these rains,” said Brian Van Zee,
inland fisheries regional director for the Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department (TPWD).
“I’m not going to complain the
least bit, because the lakes were
so low for so long and we really
needed that water.”
But, Van Zee said, the large
amounts of water flowing down
river basins in May and June
could potentially spread zebra
mussels from the current seven
infested lakes to more water
bodies.
“Because zebra mussel
larvae are free-floating in the
water column for about 3-4
weeks after being spawned,
zebra mussels are going to naturally migrate downstream with
the flowing water,” he said. “In
a drought situation, that happens
a little slower due to low flows.
But, when we have a wet spring
like we had this year, with all
the rain and flooding, what we
suspect is they may spread
downstream further and probably quicker than what may have
occurred otherwise.”
Zebra mussels were discovered in Texas in 2009 and have
since infested seven lakes:
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Belton and most recently Waco.
According to TPWD, the rapidly reproducing mussels can clog
water intake pipes, damage
boats and motors and completely cover anything under water,
all resulting in serious economic, recreational and environmental impacts.
Some circumstances created
by recent rains and flooding
could help prevent the spread,
he said. High river flows resulted in increased turbulence and
turbidity, both of which could
be harmful to zebra mussel
larvae survival.
“So, I can’t say definitively
that everything from the Trinity
River Basin in Dallas-Fort
Worth down to Houston is now
going to have zebra mussels, but
it is very possible,” Van Zee
said. “It’s certainly something
we’re going to be monitoring.”
TPWD currently monitors 26
lakes in five river basins for
zebra mussels. It also works collaboratively with several other
partner agencies and universities, including the U.S.
Geological Survey and the
University of Texas - Arlington,
who monitor other lakes around
the state.
Van Zee said the recent high
flows have also hampered monitoring. Physically inaccessible
lakes and high amounts of
organic matter and debris have
made sampling difficult.
“We’re sampling where we
can right now, but in some of
these river basins, like the
Trinity and the Brazos, we will
probably have to wait and do
some additional sampling this
fall to get a better handle on
where we may or may not be
seeing zebra mussels.”
Boaters in Texas can do their
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now stretch down the I-35 corridor, south to lakes Belton and
Waco and into the Austin and
San Marcos areas, Van Zee said.
“While we can’t stop the
downstream migration of zebra
mussels, boaters can help us
prevent the spread of zebra
mussels to other non-infested
river basins and lakes in the
state,” he said.
It is illegal to possess or
transport any prohibited aquatic
invasive species in Texas. Since
zebra mussel larvae, called
veligers, are invisible to the
naked eye, boaters must drain
all water from their boat and all
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from a public water body in
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“All aquatic invasive species
are detrimental,” Van Zee said.
“If boaters can clean, drain and
dry, then that will help prevent
not only the spread of zebra
mussels, but the spread of these
other invasive species as well.”
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“You’re So Busy!”
“...But I Miss You”
By: Pat Egan, Mother and Grandma
You’re so busy but I miss
you! I miss all of you. I guess
it started last year when the girls
got old enough to enjoy their
cell phones more than spending
time interacting with somebody
like a grandma. It was getting
very busy before that, what with
the girls involved with dance
lessons, cheerleading, choir and
the other after-school activities.
But you offered to work for the
dance studio in exchange for
free lessons. And that meant the
girls would be going to dance
lessons 6 days a week to include
not only tap, ballet and jazz, but
also hip hop, “contemporary,”
and “interpretive.” (Of course,
when
the
annual
“The
Nutcracker” performance falls
every year just before the holidays, dance practice then takes
up 6 hours a day, every day of
the week, then getting the girls
home no earlier than 10 p.m.)
I miss all of you! I miss the
baking we used to do for the
grandparents, aunties, coaches,
and teachers for the home-made
holiday gifts. I miss celebrating
Christmas in our special way by
getting together for a week during December to light the candles, recite the holiday story, sip
eggnog, sing and play games
before opening one small gift
each day leading up to
Christmas. I know the girls
miss it too, but I know you all
are so busy.
I miss doing crafts at
Christmastime, too. It guaranteed me time with the girls as
we decorated homegrown
grapevine wreaths. Or made
rosemary-flavored vinegars and
attached cute recipe cards. We
had the time to make holiday
cards out of recycled ones then
the girls would take the time to
write a personal greeting to each
of the special people in their
lives.
I miss listening to music as
we enjoyed working in the
kitchen together. We always
had time for the youngest to
stand on a chair so we could
include her in mixing and sifting
and measuring and stirring our
favorite creations like squash
soup, carrot juice in the juicer,
then what was to become the
family’s signature holiday gift:
oreo truffles and “black &
white” chocolate “bark.”
I miss what the girls always
wanted to do when I visited:
play cards and our favorite
board games. “Kings in the
Corner” or even just Old Maid
or Go Fish. If anyone felt bad
for losing, we’d play “War” or
“Crazy Eights” so we could
make a lot of noise and get rambunctious. We always laughed
when that happened. How did
we used to have the time to play
Apples to Apples, Balderdash,
and especially Monopoly?
Isn’t it amazing that the
iPhone only came out in 2007?
It was just before President
Obama was sworn in as
President. It sure has changed
our lives and how we spend our
time, alone and with others.
Working so much helps you
pay the bills, and you work so
many hours. You’re also busy
supplementing your income
with eBay sales. It’s not easy
for you to take 2 or 3 holiday
trips each year to visit your inlaws for a reunion with all the
cousins. You have to be talked
into going (then you always
enjoy it once you’re there, but it
makes you crazy to plan on
staying for even a couple of
days, since you have so much to
do at home.)
They say mothers nowadays
spend an average of 11 hours a
day on social media. This
includes Facebook, texting, and
e-mailing, among so many other
things. We laugh when I hear
from cousins thousands of miles
away about what you all have
been up to in the past week,
since they see it on Facebook
and tell me before I get you to
update me.
I was so disappointed you all
were too busy during the weeks
of Christmas break, then the
Easter break, to make a plan for
us to get together.
It’s been a month since
school ended, and other than the
dance recital that the girls practiced every day for, I’ve managed to see all of you only 2 or
3 times. Most of the time it
can’t be for more than 1 ½ hours
at a time, even tho I’d make the
45-minute drive each way several times a week if I could be
sandwiched in even for that
amount of time.
Your great-grandma-in-law
recently passed at age 95. She
was a sweet and lovely lady,
sharp as a tack, who everyone
loved. I think the oldest is
inheriting her work ethic from
you, tho! Between work and
school, she wasn’t able to get to
visit Grandma when Grandma
got moved to the rehab center,
even tho the center was across
the road from where the oldest
works.
Most of the girls cried terribly at Grandma’s funeral but I
wondered if they were missing
Grandma, since most of the time
most of us didn’t make time to
give Grandma the joy of seeing
us very much when she was
here to appreciate us.
I will miss our holiday traditions most of all. Getting
together to make our homemade
holiday gifts started when the
girls got out of school in the
summer. I’d start bringing a
different craft for us to work in,
in preparation for the 30 homemade gifts we’d have made by
Christmastime. It doesn’t look
like we’ll have that much time
to get together this summer.
I’ll also miss seeing all of
you between Thanksgiving and
Christmas, since I know we
won’t have the time to get
together then to continue making our homemade gifts. You’ll
probably all be too tired or too
busy to get together for the
week after Christmas, since we
didn’t manage to make that happen last year.
I’m so grateful for whenever
you make the time to sandwich
me in, because I know you’re all
very busy. But I miss you!
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By Nelda Campbell
Kelly Connell will be playing bass with the Bois d Arc
Bottom Band in the Windom
pavilion Saturday evening, July
18, starting at 7pm. This is a
wonderful band and you might
want to bring a lawn chair in
case all the seats are taken.
Also, should you get this
article in time, Kelly will be
doing a show next Thursday,
July 16, in Sherman with Robert
Joe Vandygriff. Starts at 7pm
on the lawn beside the main
auditorium downtown on Rusk
street. It's for their Hot Summer
Nights concert series. It's free.
The descendants of the
White family LaRue, John,
Kenneth, Mary Nell, and Dick
White enjoyed a family reunion
at Lake Palestine this past
weekend. Dona White and John
Conrad attended from this area.
Visiting Sharline and Weldon
Freeman this weekend was their
grandson Matt Mason and three
of his friends from Dallas. Matt
and his friends are recent graduates of Lake Highlands High
School. Two of the high lights
of their visit was getting to eat at
the Fish Place in Pecan Gap and
attending the 50h Anniversary
Ladonia Rodeo.
Billy Merritt visited his
grandmother Nelda Campbell
this past week. Saturday night,
the following enjoyed attending
the Ladonia Rodeo: Billie &
Bobby McCarrell, Jennifer
Sandlin, Billy Merritt and Nelda
Campbell.
The Ladonia Rodeo was a
big success with a over flow
crowd celebrating their 50th
Year Anniversary. Thanks to
Randy Conley, President, and
all the faithful workers. Jase
Miller won first place Mutton
Bustin for the third year in a
row and received his 20th Belt
Buckle for riding those sheep.
Way to go Jase!
Continue to keep Joe Bob
Jouett in your prayers. Joe Bob
is still in the McKinney Baylor
Hospital. Several from this area
visited
him
last
week.
Remember Wanda as she
attends Joe Bob.
Our sympathy is extended to
the family of Davis Rex.
Services for Davis were conducted Friday, July 10, 2015 at
the First Baptist Church Pecan
Gap with Bro. Reuben Trussell
officiating.
Burial was at
Rosemound
Cemetery
in
Commerce. Davis was preceded in death by his wife Mary
Frances
Billingsley
Rex.
Survivors include his son,
Malcolm Rex and wife Sandy of
Spanish Fort, Alabama, his
daughter, Lana Easley and her
husband Mike of Klondike, his
two
grandsons:
Wesley
Haddock and Cory Rex, and his
granddaughter Natalie Barnhill.
Sunday afternoon Mary and
Jim Carroll entertained Joy and
Craig McGee and Tom Hogg
from Dallas and our own Peggy
Durham. Mary served a dinner
of Slow Cooker Pork Roast
using her daughter Sheilah's
recipe and Peggy provided a
delightfully cool and refreshing
banana pudding dessert. Tom,
Joy, and Craig drove around
Pecan Gap and the surrounding
area. They were amazed at the
old homes still standing, some
being maintained and others left
to collapse with age. All in all,
they were taken with the peacefulness of Pecan Gap.
Seal Coating Work Slated for Several
Weeks In Northeast Texas
Tim McAlavy
Motorists
traveling
in
Northeast Texas in July and
August should pay special
attention to all traffic control
devices, flaggers, and reduce
their speed accordingly.
Texas
Department
of
Transportation officials recently
cleared Missouri Petroleum
Products
Company
LLC,
Mountain View, Mo., to seal
coat several roadways in Delta,
Fannin, Franklin, Grayson,
Hopkins, Hunt, Lamar, Rains
and Red River counties.
Construction will begin July
8 in Red River County, and is
scheduled to take approximately
seven weeks to complete,
weather permitting. Some work
times and locations may overlap, and traffic control measures
may include some one-way
operation during construction.
“This preventative maintenance is critical to seal out
moisture and prevent damage to
the pavement, as well as preserve our investment in these
roadways,” said Aaron Bloom,
TxDOT area engineer based in
Sherman, Texas. “Provisions
have been included in the highway contract to keep through
traffic hold-ups to a minimum,
and access to adjacent properties will be maintained during
this project.”
People traveling along roadways receiving a seal coat
should slow down and be aware
of
construction
activity.
Motorists should not drive
through an area where asphalt
has been applied, but rock has
not yet been placed. There will
be some loose rock along roadways as well, and motorists
should be prepared to stop for
short durations while the work
is in progress.
“We request that people traveling along these roadways recognize that road construction
may be an inconvenience, but
this inconvenience is temporary
and necessary to preserve our
roadways,” Bloom said.
The location of this work
may vary, according to weather
conditons. These roadways will
be affected by this seal-coating
project:
Red River County: July 8-9: FM
114 from US 82 to Bowie
County Line. July 10-11: FM
2573 from US 82 to US 82.
Aug. 5-6: FM 410 from US 82
to US 271.
Lamar County: July 13-14: US
271 from .591 miles east of SH
286 to Red River County Line.
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Collin County Line to US 69.
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bridge to SH 34. Aug 8: FM
513 from US 69 to Rains
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FM 1753 from FM 1897 to
Fannin County Line. July 2122: FM 1897 from end of maintenance to US 69. July 23-24:
FM 120 from end of main to US
289. July 24-27: BU 377B and
BU 377C and BU 377D from
US 377 to US 377.
Delta County: Aug. 1: FM 71
from Hunt County Line to
Hopkins County Line.
Hopkins County: Aug. 1-4: FM
71 from Delta County Line to
FM 3505. Aug. 4-5: FM 1536
from SH 19 to FM 71. Aug. 1213: FM 1567 from FM 2297 to
FM 2560. Aug. 14-15: FM 69
from FM 900 to IH 30.
Rains County: Aug. 8: FM 513
from Hunt County Line to SH
276. Aug. 10-12: SH 276 from
.17 miles east of FM 513 to US
69.
Franklin County: Aug. 17-18:
SH 37 from Red River County
Line to BU 37.
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or (903) 737-9213.
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Texas Farmers &
Ranchers Have Options
for Disaster Assistance
By: John Mills, FEMA 512-833-1340
When disasters such as the
May 4 through June 19 storms
and floods strike, farmers and
ranchers have options for help.
Farmers and ranchers affected
by the May 4 to June 19 storms,
tornadoes, straight-line winds
may be eligible for assistance
from several agencies and
should apply today.
The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA)
may assist survivors who are
farmers and ranchers with some
immediate needs including:
Grants to pay for temporary
housing and minor home
repairs,
Grants to replace personal
property, including clothing,
Grants to pay for serious
immediate needs not covered by
insurance.
The U.S. Small Business
Administration (SBA) may
offer low-interest loans to farmers and ranchers to rebuild or
repair their primary home and
replace lost or damaged personal property.
To begin the application
process, call FEMA at 800-621FEMA (3362), TTY 800-4627585, or for those who use 711
or Video Relay Services (VRS),
call 800-621-3362. Survivors
may also apply online at
www.DisasterAssistance.gov
Other programs through the
U.S.
Department
of
Agriculture’s Texas Farm
Service Agency (FSA) include:
Emergency loans may be
used to:
Restore or replace essential
property,
Pay all or part of production
costs associated with the disaster year,
Pay essential family living
expenses,
Reorganize the farming operation, and
Refinance certain debts,
excluding real estate.
Provide loan applicants up to
100 percent of their total actual
production and/or physical losses. Production losses must not
exceed 30 percent. The maximum loan is $500,000.
Non-Insured Crop Disaster
Assistance Program provides
financial assistance for noninsurable crops when low
yields, loss of inventory, or prevented planting occur due to
natural disasters, including
grass for grazing. Eligible producers must have purchased
coverage for 2015.
Livestock
Indemnity
Program with payments to eligible producers for livestock
death losses in excess of normal
mortality due to the disaster,
Tree Assistance Program for
nursery tree growers, vineyards
and orchardists.
Emergency Assistance for
Livestock, Honeybees and
Farm-Raised Fish Program that
provides emergency relief for
feed losses (including lost grazing days and baled forage)
and/or water shortages, due to a
disaster.
Emergency Conservation
Program that provides emergency funding to rehabilitate
land severely damaged by a natural disaster, including fencing.
Texas leads the nation in the
number of farms and ranches
with 248,800 farms and ranches
covering more than 130 million
acres. The economic impact of
food and fiber grown in Texas
amounts to more than $100 billion per year.
To date, the FSA has identified
dozens of disaster counties and
contiguous counties where
farmers and ranchers are eligible for FSA emergency loans.
To get more information on
FSA services, go online to the
U.S. Department of Agriculture
website at: www.fsa.usda.gov.
To locate your nearest FSA
County
office,
visit:
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JULY 16, 2015
WEEKLY GAZETTE * WOLFE CITY MIRROR
Ramblings
By: Lena Shaw
Casey Crumb has been on
guard duty since coming back
from his MEU. He didn’t know
the reason, but the guards were
replaced with new guards. He
enlisted in the Marines for four
more years, as he had the opportunity to be stationed in Corpus
Christi under a Sergeant who
was a good friend that he had
been stationed with in San
Diego in the 81st infantry. He
will receive a signing bonus and
his job will be something he
loves doing, training in
weapons, inspecting and doing
the Toys for Tots campaign each
year. He will also be doing
funeral services for Marines and
informing families of the fallen.
He will live off base but will be
stationed at the Naval Station in
Corpus Christi. He is happy to
be living in Texas again as it
will permit him to be home in
Ladonia for holidays. He gets a
raise and has been told he will
not be deployed, so he is
delighted about it.
Casey’s brother, Chris
Crumb has received a promotion and will be moving to a bigger apartment this week. His
grandparents, Jim and Debby
Crofford, will be in San Marcos
to help him make the move.
Both of the brothers graduated
from Honey Grove High
School.
Debby Crofford has returned
from a visit with family and
school friends in Connecticut.
She had a wonderful time,
enjoyed the visits in the cool
weather and also enjoyed the
good food. After returning home
she was out and about doing her
work and doing for others. She
trimmed my shrubs and keeps
the hedges at First Baptist
trimmed also. Thanks for all
you do, Debby.
Cheryl Seilhan spent a few
days in Port Aransas with her
daughter Kelly and husband
Matt and grandchildren Hudson
and Jamieson.
Todd and Anita Akers spent a
few days celebrating their wedding anniversary traveling and
seeing the beauty of other parts
of Texas.
Becky Hester wishes to
thank those who left boxes of
food at her house last week. She
appreciates the thoughtfulness
very much.
Billy Carl and Betty Crews
drove to Florida to take their
granddaughter Laura home after
she spent a few days in Yowell
with them and her dad, Adam.
The drive was long and tiring so
on the way back home they
stopped at some points of interest, one place being Biloxi,
Mississippi. On Tuesday July
9th Betty went to Denison to
bring her sister Sarah Rhea
home from the hospital after her
knee surgery and rehab. Sarah is
doing well, but will require
more rehab. Please be in prayer
for Gene and Sarah. Their 50th
anniversary
will
be
in
September.
The breakfast at the Fire
Station on July 11th was well
attended and it was good to see
friends that I had not seen in a
while, except on Facebook. The
food was very good, too. Soon
after the breakfast, Ricky Beeler
began the contests and games at
Frontier Days held on the
Ladonia square. Ricky is a good
organizer and is willing to help
wherever he is needed. Lavonne
Duncan has been ill and wasn’t
able to participate as much as
usual.
Tom and Oma Hulsey visited
with his brother and wife, Fred
and Janie Hulsey in Wylie last
week. Fred and Jane are adding
a new deck to their home and
the two brothers will work
together on it.
The birth of a baby is always
cause for joy. The Hill family is
very proud of Mika, daughter of
the Milton Hills. Her picture has
been on Facebook and she is a
beautiful baby.
Birthday greetings on July
12th to Janice McKinney,
Mischa Mills Angel, Susan Fry
Epstein and Clemiel Adams; on
July 13th to Johnny Braley and
Lou Dell Myrick; on July 14th
to Harold Smith, Garrie Hulsey,
Blake McNeal and Loretta
Oliver; on July 16th to Johnnie
Fink, Brittany Adams and Tyler
Verner; on July 17th to
Kimberly Houston, Terry
Brown and James Holley, Jr.; on
July 19th to Austin Crews, John
Moon and Amanda Bridges; on
July 20th to Deborah Adams; on
July 21st to Kerry Crews,
Bridget
Gentry,
Shelleye
Singleton, Toby Childress,
Mary Ellen Barrett, Brooklyn
Nicole Morris and Kyler Hester;
on July 22nd to Kris Crews,
Darlene Houston, Odell Tarpley
and Brad Kant; and on July 23rd
to Rickey Snell, Kenneth Yates
and William Kant.
The people of First Baptist
Church looked forward to
Community Night at the Church
on July 15th. Everyone was
invited to hear from the Fire
Departments from Pecan Gap,
Commerce and Ladonia. In
addition to the fire trucks they
also brought fire equipment and
a smoke house. Between the
hours of 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. adults
and children alike would enjoy
the time. There was also a meal
of hot dogs and cold drinks
served and Rob Gray was the
guest speaker.
Even though we know the
English language, sometimes
we wonder at the thought that a
house can be burning up as it
burns down and that you fill in a
form by filling it out.
“Crow’s-Feet Chronicles”
Cindy Baker Burnett
Should we shave our hairy
legacy?
It seems that I’m at an age
that I used to consider old. Not
middle-aged, like Dick Van
Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore in
“The Dick Van Dyke Show”;
but actually OLD, like Walter
Brennan as Grandpappy Amos
in “The Real McCoys”, gimping
along cluelessly in a pair of bib
overalls and saying things like
“Con-SARN it!”
Back in the 60s, there was
hope in the air. Also, more and
more, there was dope in the air.
Most baby boomers had been
told, back in the 1950s, that
marijuana was an extremely
dangerous drug, like heroin,
only more addictive. “If you
take just ONE PUFF of marijuana,” our parents would tell us, in
between drags on their king-size
Chesterfields,
“you’ll
be
HOOKED FOR LIFE!”
Back in the day, a lot of
younger people were having
serious doubts about these
parental warnings, as they discovered from personal experience that marijuana did NOT
cause you to become instantly
addicted. Granted, it DID cause
you to become instantly stupid,
not to mention capable of con-
suming, in just seconds, a wad
of raw chocolate-chip cookie
dough the size of a Yorkshire
terrier.
During the 60s, more and
more young people were also
starting to ignore their parents’
instructions on the topic of hair
length. It’s hard to believe this
today, but in those days, hair
length, especially on males, was
a huge social issue, an issue that
destroyed families and spawned
much hatred and was the cause
of goodness knows how many
fights. During those years,
Lanny Joe started to wear his
hair longer—nothing extreme;
pretty much the look favored by
Moe of the Three Stooges. He
said the older generation would
laugh at him, or give him dirty
looks and call him a hippie, or
ask each other in a loud, selfamused voice—I can’t tell you
how many times he heard this
hilarious question—“Is that a
boy or a girl?” Those experiences contributed to his growing conviction that the vast
majority of old people (defined
as “people over 25”) were
morons.
That whole hair hassle seems
SO ridiculous today, now that
succeeding generations have
experimented with just about
every conceivable hair muta-
tion, and nobody is really
shocked or offended by anything. Today, I sometimes see
kids who are clearly trying to be
outrageous, with fluorescentcolored, Mohawk-spiked hair,
and giant spider tattoos, and
nostrils, cheeks, lips, eyebrows,
and tongues pierced by enough
metal to fabricate a lawn tractor,
and nobody is paying any attention. I want to put my arm
around them and cheer them up
by saying: “If you’d been here
in The Sixties, people would
have beaten you to a pulp!”
We Boomers are in our peak
years of power and influence,
and we need to start thinking
about what kind of legacy we
will leave for future generations. Maybe, when our grandchildren come around and sit on
our knee and look up at us with
big innocent eyes and say,
“Grandma (or Grandpa), when I
grow up, I want to be just like
you,” we will be able to just
chuckle in a grandparently way
and say, “You’ll do just fine,
Little Billy.”
And the grandchild will say:
“My name isn’t Billy.”
And we’ll say: “Well, then,
get off my knee.”
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600-700 lbs
700-800 lbs
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.75 - 1.21
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The Friends We Miss...
And The Ones We Make
PAGE 2, JULY 16, 2015 WEEKLY GAZETTE
By: Reuben Trussell, Pecan Gap
A basic airman at Lackland
received his first two hour pass
to go to the BX. While he was
playing a pin ball machine, a 2d
Lt came up to him and asked if
he had change for a quarter. Not
yet militarized, the Airman no
class said “sure, how do you
want it, all nickels, two dimes
and a nickel?” The butter bar
said, “I am an officer, you
should call me sir, now let’s try
it again. Airman, do you have
change for a quarter?” The airman replied “No sir, I don’t.”
Old Friends and New Ones
Matthew 25:34-40, Then
shall the King say unto them on
his right hand, Come, ye blessed
of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the
foundation of the world: For I
was an hungred, and ye gave me
meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave
me drink: I was a stranger, and
ye took me in: Naked, and ye
clothed me: I was sick, and ye
visited me: I was in prison, and
ye came unto me. Then shall
the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an
hungred, and fed thee? or
thirsty, and gave thee drink?
When saw we thee a stranger,
and took thee in? or naked, and
clothed thee? Or when saw we
thee sick, or in prison, and came
unto thee? And the King shall
answer and say unto them,
Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch
as ye have done it unto one of
the least of these my
brethren, ye have
done it unto me.
This past week we
bid farewell to our
friend, Davis Rex.
Davis was 90 years
old and had lived a
long and productive
life. His last years
were not as joyful due
to the on-set of
Alzheimer’s disease.
This disease is affecting more
and more older adults and
destroying the level of joy a
family has experienced. The
body may still be strong but the
memory, usually the more
recent memory, is wrapped in
confusion. A family usually
reaches the point of helplessness and frustration in caring for
their loved one. A special care
nursing home is often the solution. Friends and family of
Davis are grateful for the earlier
years.
Davis was a proud family
man, Christian, American patriot and friend. He served during
World War II in the Navy.
World War II Veterans were a
special breed and proud to serve
their country. They know that
many of their comrades did not
live through the war. Today
these veterans are dying at the
rate of 600 per day. They are in
their 80’s and 90’s and even into
the older than 100 age group.
We should be appreciative of
them.
This week I visited the
Veterans Nursing Home in
Bonham, Texas.
The VA
Hospital and VA Nursing Home
in Bonham is one of the lasting
legacies to the long congressional career of “Mr. Sam”, Sam
Rayburn. This visit was to
renew a contact with Nathan
Benfield, but it became much
more than that.
Nathan’s daughter, Pam, is a
relative newcomer to Pecan
Gap. Her parents were longtime
residents of Corsicana and
proud members of the First
Baptist Church in Corsicana.
Their son is the Director of
Missions for a Baptist association in Washington-Oregon.
Nathan and I had a long visit
at his new residence. He can
give details about his long ago
life. However, the last few minutes or seconds seem lost to
him. It did not frustrate him,
because he had no memory of
the previous minute. It did not
frustrate me for I understood
what was happening. The name
of Pecan Gap, Texas was spoken
by me some two dozen or more
times. He repeatedly asks,
“Now, where do you live?” He
would then say, “My daughter
lives in Pecan Gap.” “Yes,” I
would say. “I know Pam.”
“Oh”, he would say. “And
where do you live?” This was
repeated again and again.
Once, when in response to a
question, I remarked that I was
pastor of the First Baptist
Church in Pecan Gap, Nathan
replied, “I think I have been
there.” I said, “Yes, you have.
Father’s Day one year ago. That
is where we first met.” And, he
would reply, “And where do
you live?”
I am so glad to have met
Nathan Benfield … he said that
many people call him “Benny –
field”, mentally placing an “e”
in the middle of his name. It is
Benfield, not Benefield. He
told me of joining the Navy in
1943 and serving as a “Seabee”
on the base in Hawaii. He told
of what it was like to be near
Pearl Harbor just two years after
the attack on Pearl Harbor.
How quickly the United States
cleaned the bases up and rebuilt
everything.
He told of his marriage to
Jolene and working for
Southwest Bell in Corsicana.
Most of his Ninety years were
spent around Corsicana and
with the First Baptist Church
there.
As Nathan and I visited, sitting on the edge of the dining
hall, I observed the men and
some women sitting around and
moving slowly about. Most of
the residents I saw were in
wheel chairs. Nathan sat in a
wheel chair pulled himself
around with his feet. Many of
these residents had a lonely look
on their faces. Some even
appeared forlorn. I wonder
where they served in the Big
War … I assumed that most
were WW II or Korea. Vibrant
young men of 70 years ago were
now old, weak, tired, sad and,
perhaps, forgotten. What stories
they must have.
Think about these folks in
Bonham and Honey Grove,
Commerce and Cooper. Pay a
visit to a nursing home and visit
someone dad or granddad, a
mom or grandma. Make their
life happier for a few minutes
and enrich your life. Tell them
of your friend Jesus and then listen to their stories. Yours will
be the “Blessed Life”. And,
then consider this, “Your Day Is
Coming, and you do not want to
be forgotten.” God bless you!
The preacher died and goes
to heaven. St. Peter greets him
at the gate and they go in.
They're walking down the
streets of gold when a parade
goes by. The only car in the
parade contains a man and
everyone is cheering as he goes
by. After the parade passes, the
preacher asks St. Peter who that
was. St. Peter turn to him and
says, "Why that was a Haybaler
from Texas, we rarely get one of
those up here."
Honey Grove Heartbeats
By: Lorrie Page
What a weekend for the
races! Since the East Texas
Speedway called a “Rain Out”
last weekend, they put on a
wonderful fireworks display in
between races Saturday night
for everyone to enjoy.
Each and every race had
bumps, bruises, fender benders,
and even some major upsets....
one in particular. After all the
wall-hitting, cars bumping, and
coming to a standstill; the
crowd gasped and screamed as
one car flipped upside down.
After a few moments of silence,
the ambulance entered the field,
and race track employees
rushed to the accident; it was
announced that the driver was
climbing out unharmed. The
race car, however, was a
mangled mess of twisted metal
and bent wheels.
Through it all, the racers all
compliment the new track, and
are continuously inviting other
racers to come try it out.
Coming from an editor who
knows absolutely nothing about racing except
guys and gals on a circle
dirt track are making
twenty laps of left hand
turns.... this is still one
exciting evening for the
whole family to enjoy.
Not only did they offer
a delayed firework
show, but organizations
were selling chances and
drawings for four bicycles (to help baseball/softball
teams make their way to the
State Tournament); and another
as a 50/50 drawing with one
winner taking home over $200.
It has been announced that
this coming Saturday, July 18th,
four more bicycles will be given
away.... so mark your calender
for another exciting evening of
racing.
REQUEST FOR BOARD
APPLICANTS
Fannin County will be
appointing a member to the
Board of Trustees for Texoma
Community Center for a twoyear term beginning September
1, 2015. Board members are
eligible to serve consecutive reappointment terms. Persons
residing in Fannin County who
are interested in serving on this
important board should request
an application from:
Executive Director, Texoma
Community Center
P. O. Box 1087
Sherman, TX 75091
Telephone: 903-957-4867
or
County Judge’s Office:
The Honorable Creta Carter II
Fannin County Courthouse
101 East Sam Rayburn Drive
Bonham, TX 75418
Telephone: 903-583-7455
Texoma Community Center
actively seeks trustee representation from consumers or family
members of the types of services offered by the center. The
center also seeks membership
that is reflective of the cultural
demographics of its service
area.
We are counting down the
days until vacation week!
There will be no paper published the week of July 30th.
The Forest Hill Cemetery
Association is having a meeting
Saturday, July 18th at 2:00 p.m.
We will discuss the Fence
project for the perimeter of the
cemetery.
On Thursday, July 23, the
Forest Hill Community Center
will hold a brief business
meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Interested in the old, former
Forest Hill schoolhouse renovated into a perfect meeting
place, reunion location, and the
perfect place to hold baby
showers, bridal showers and
birthday parties? Call (903)
227-6453,
to
rent
the
Community Center.
Saturday, July 25th brings
the ALL CLASS, West Lamar
School Reunion. The reunion
will be held at Chisum School
District at 6:00 p.m.
August 7-9 will be TAX
FREE WEEKEND, for school
shopping. Might as well take
advantage of this opportunity, as
you can save $8 for every $100
spent on school supplies,
clothes, shoes, etcetera.
August 24: FIRST DAY OF
SCHOOL...
If you know of someone in
need of being put on a “Prayer
Warrior” list or someone who
needs to be praised for their
deeds, ship us an email to [email protected], or give us a
call (903) 227-6453.
Interested in racing? East
Texas Speedway is quickly
becoming the biggest hit in
Lamar County, Texas! The racers all compliment the track, the
facility is continually growing
and improving, and the grandstands keep filling to capacity
and overflowing. It’s one great,
family-oriented Saturday night
out! 16196 US Highway 82 W,
Petty, TX.
JULY 27-31: We will be
closing for our annual
VACATION!!! No newspaper
will be published the week of
July 30th.
Counting down the days!!!
JULY 25: THE DORIS AND
MIKE MERRITT BAND of
COWBOY MINISTRIES in
Hugo, OK, take the stage for the
first time at the Best of
Bluegrass July show at the Lake
Bonham Hoe-down. July 25,
2015. Doors open at 630; show
starts at 730. Activities are
indoors. Admission is free and
donations are accepted. Also
taking the stage: Shades of
Bluegrass and by Faith Alone.
1/2 mile from the Lake Bonham
Rec Area, east of the spillway in
the red barn.
If you’d like to reach THE
WEEKLY GAZETTE or THE
WOLFE CITY MIRROR,
we’ve gone to mobile phones,
give us a call at (903) 227-6453.
Obituaries
Aubrey Royce Sutton
Aubrey Royce Sutton, 91 of
Forney, Tex. went to be with his
Lord June 21. Royce was born
in Petty,Tex. on February 24,
1924 to Johnnie and Julia
Sutton.
The Suttons later
moved to the Dial community
where Royce lived until he
graduated from Honey Grove
High School in 1941. Upon
graduation Royce moved to
Dallas to attend business school.
Royce met his future wife, Ella
Marie Linders in Dallas and
they were married almost 68
years.
Royce served as a deacon
and active church member in
several churches throughout his
lifetime. Royce is survived by
is wife, Ella Marie Sutton, their
three children; Judy Shadix,
Sherry DiMarco and David
Sutton and his wife Stephanie.
He is also survived by six
grandchildren and three great
grandchildren. Royce is also
survived by his sister, Lola
Sutton Lewis.
A memorial service was held
at his church Grandview Baptist
Church, Mesquite, Tex. on June
25.
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(903) 395-2165
Fannin Bank
P.O. Box 160
Bonham, TX 75418 (903) 583-5522
901 East Main
Honey Grove, TX 75446 (903) 378-2200
Member FDIC
www.fanninbank.com