Texas Twister December 2011

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Texas Twister
exas wister
Ginger Lane
Publisher
Sandra Farmer
Editor/Graphic Designs
Debby Mertens
Advertising Editor
Misty Hensley
Office Administrator
Jesse Lane
Executive Sales Manager
Heather Lane
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Aunt Pat’s
Diabetic
Recipes by Pat Smith
From my family to your family, we wish you a
Merry Christmas!
Well, I don’t know about you, but I’m looking
forward to having my family home to help us celebrate
Christmas. So, here are a couple of recipes to serve as appetizers for the family and for those friends dropping in.
And please say a prayer for all our servicemen here and
overseas. And be sure to thank them if and when you see
a soldier for they are they reason we are free and able to
celebrate Christmas...
Until next year, stay warm and have a wonderful
Christmas.
Aunt Pat
Holiday Appetizer Wreath
Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 15 minutes Servings:16
Ingredients:
16 oz refrigerated crescent buttermilk biscuit dough
8 oz Cream Cheese, softened
1/2 cup sour cream
1 tsp dried dill weed
1/8 tsp garlic powder
1 1/2 cup fresh broccoli florets, blanched, chopped well
1 cup fresh chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped red bell peppers
1 medium celery stalks, leaves
Directions:
1. Take crescent dough out of the package, but do not
unroll. Slice each tube of dough into 8 pieces and lay in
a circle on a pizza pan. Bake at 375 degrees F 15 to 20
minutes or until golden brown. Let cool 5 minutes, then
place on a serving platter and let cool more.
2. Using electric beaters, combine cream cheese, sour
cream dill weed, and garlic powder until smooth.
3. Spoon evenly over dough circle. Place broccoli, celery,
and red pepper over top. Use celery leaves to make a bow.
Nutrition Facts: Amount per serving:
Calories: 89.5, Total Carbs: 8.7g, Dietary Fiber: 0.7g,
Sugars:1.7g, Total Fat:5.1 g
Saturated Fat: 2.7 g, Unsaturated Fat: 2.4 g, Potassium
60.5 mg, Protein: 2.1 g, Sodium: 206.7 mg
Dietary Exchanges: 1 Fat, 1/2 Starch
Ever wished you could enjoy a sweet at Christmas when everyone else are, well now you can if you like
peppermint..Enjoy
Peppermint Kisses
Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 2 hours Servings: 36
Ingredients;
2 egg whites
1/8 tsp salt
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1/8 tsp cream of tarter
1/2 cup sugar
2 candy canes, one green, one red, crushed
Directions:
1. Preheat over to 225 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with
aluminum foil.
2. In a mixing bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Add salt
and cream of tarter, beat
soft peaks form.
3. Beat in sugar, 1 TBS at a time, until stiff and glossy.
4. Spoon meringue into a pastry bag or resealable plastic
bag.
(If using a plastic bag, cut a 1 inch hole in a corner.)
5. Squeeze 1 1/2 inch kisses of meringue onto the
ungreased, foil lined baking sheet.
Sprinkle half with crushed red candy canes and half with
green candy canes.
6. Bake for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until dry but not brown. Let
cool before removing
from foil.
7 Store in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts: Makes 36
Amount per serving
Calories: 10.8, Total Carbs: 2.8 g, Dietary Fiber: 0 g, Sugars: 2.6 g, Total Fat: 0 g,
Saturated Fat: 0 g, Unsaturated Fat: 0 g, Potassium: 4.7
mg, Protein: 0.2 g, Sodium: 11.1 mg.
Dietary Exchanges: None
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When An Angel Knocks On
Your Door...You Open It!
by Ginger Lane
If you want to talk about
all the terrible things going on
in the world today, if you want
to talk about how this country
no longer has patriotism, if you
to talk about how no one cares
about their neighbors anymore,
and if you want to talk about how
the next generation is going to
destroy the world, or if you want
to talk about people not believing
in God, I just have one thing to
say. You’ll have to take to someone other than myself!
On Christmas morning, 2007, an Angel came to
visit my home. I won’t go into all the details, but it was a
beautiful baby girl, and her name was really Angel. Her
young Mom and Dad had fallen on hard times, and they
were looking for food and shelter for their child. They
were in Greenville looking for CPS to give the daughter
they loved to the agency because they had no food, no
gas, and no home. They had been turned away by the
family they had come to visit for the holidays, and with
no other options, they had given up hope and were doing
what they thought best for their child.
On their way to find the police department in
Greenville, they stopped at the only place that seemed to
be open. The person they spoke with tried to find help
for them. They had a Texas Twister, and dialed my number thinking we could put them in touch with someone
who could help with food and shelter.
I began to call different agencies, but also found
no one to answer on Christmas. Then, my son, Jesse,
made a suggestion. We had plenty of room, why didn’t
we take them in? I wanted to jump at the suggestion and
say “Sure!”, but the thought of taking in strangers was
a bit scary to me. We talked further. We talked about
it being Christmas, and we didn’t have a whole lot, but
definitely enough.
We called the business back and gave directions
for the family to make their way to our home. The first
person gave them enough gas to fill their tank.
When they arrived, I met the sweetest young
couple, and their baby, Angel!
Misty, my office manager, lived pretty close and she was
my first call. She got on the phone, and things really
started happening. We found at the mere mention of the
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family needing help, people went into action. Complete
strangers to the young family began gathering money,
food, and clothing. It was a miracle in the works!
In less than 2 days, they had long term housing, a
couple of job offers, and several new friends! In less than
2 days from the time they thought they were going to lose
their baby, that they were homeless, and without hope,
they were on track for better days!
I have always been known as overly optimistic.
My cup isn’t half full; it’s overflowing....even when it’s
not. And, at times, that optimism has gotten me in a bit
of a jam. I like looking at the good side of things. I have
been warned about not seeing the negative, but now I am
convinced ......The good outweighs the bad! The guys in
the white hat always win! Prayer works!
And, one thing for sure! When an Angel knocks
at your door, you open it!
(This is our traditional annual Christmas story.
It’s a true story and one of the best blessings I’ve ever
had. Having read this story, please keep your safety in
mind, and your hearts and pocketbooks open. Let’s make
this the best Christmas ever! Those who are down and
full of despair may be there by their own doing. It doesn’t
matter and it is not for us to judge.
John 8:7 So when they continued asking him, he lifted up
himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among
you, let him first cast a stone at her.
Give generously to others, now and throughout the year.
It’s a blessing for you, more so than the person you give
to.)
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HEY, OLDER CROWD!
A distraught senior citizen phoned her doctor’s office.
“Is it true,” she wanted to know, “that the
medication you prescribed has to be taken for the
rest of my life?”
“Yes, I’m afraid so,” the doctor told her.
There was a moment of silence before the
senior lady replied, “I’m wondering, then, just how
serious is my condition because this prescription is
marked
‘NO REFILLS’.”
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An older gentleman was on the operating
table awaiting surgery and he insisted that his son,
a renowned surgeon, perform the operation. As he
was about to get the anesthesia, he asked to speak to
his son.
“Yes, Dad, what is it?”
“Don’t be nervous, son; do your best, and
just remember, if it doesn’t go well, if something
happens to me, your mother is going to come and
live with you and your wife....”
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The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for.
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Some people try to turn back their odometers. Not
me! I want people to know why I look this way. I’ve
traveled a long way and some of the roads weren’t
paved.
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When you are dissatisfied and would like to go back
to youth, think of Algebra.
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You know you are getting old when everything either dries up or leaks.
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One of the many things no one tells you about aging
is that it is such a nice change from being young.
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Ah, being young is beautiful, but being old is comfortable.
*****************************************
First you forget names, then you forget faces. Then
you forget to pull up your zipper...it’s worse when
you forget to pull it down.
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Christmas Trivia!
If you received all of the gifts
listed in “The Twelve Days of
Christmas” song, you would receive 364 presents!
One of the most popular Christmas songs, “Jingle Bells” was actually written for Thanksgiving!
Pope Julius I declared December
25th as the official Christmas in
the fourth century!
Christmas trees become popular
in the UK from 1841 when Prince
Albert erected a tree in Windsor Castle following a German tradition.
For every real Christmas tree harvested, 2 to 3 seedlings
are planted in its place!
A Christmas wreath hanging on your front door symbolizes a sign of welcome and long life for all who enter!
Hallmark introduced its first Christmas cards in 1915,
five years after the founding of the company!
According to a survey, 7 out of 10 dogs get Christmas
gifts from their doting owners!
1 in 3 men will wait until Christmas Eve to finish their
shopping!
The first Christmas card was created in England on December 9, 1842!
During the Christmas season, 1.76 billion candy canes
will be made!
A traditional Christmas dinner in early England was the
head of a pig prepared with mustard. Yuk!
Nearly 3,000 tons of aluminum foil will be used to wrap
Christmas turkeys!
In 1836, Alabama became the first state in the USA to
declare Christmas a legal holiday!
The first American Christmas carol was written in 1649
by a minister named John de Brebeur and is called “Jesus
is Born”!
The average person will go to one Christmas party, sing
five carols and eat 30 pieces of chocolate candy!
“It’s a Wonderful Life” appears on TV more often than
any other holiday movie!
Christmas only became a national holiday in America on
June, 26, 1870!
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ily members so at an early age were blessed with
tom” was found. Hitting my knees in repentance and
witnessing the power of serving the Lord. Thank
asking God to take my addiction, my life, and my
God for that! After already serving 18 months in
children to do with as He saw fit, I gave it ALL up.
prison and facing more charges along with parole
Spent every day in continual fellowship and THE
revocation, still I couldn’t turn my addiction loose.
WORD, changed my life completely and for good.
I’ve heard it said many times that everyone has “a
Hi!
My name is Amber, a 37 yr old female with
3 beautiful children, loving husband, and a career in
the works. All this has been made possible due to the
power of prayer.
Six years ago people knew me as a com-
pletely different person. An irresponsible mom,
cheating wife, and drug addict. My addiction was
bigger at that time than anything I’ve ever known,
it consumed me, ALL my time, thought, and energy.
Every minute of every day was spent feeding that
addiction to meth. I grew up around spiritual fam-
bottom”. Two weeks before my last arrest and 3rd
Because of my criminal history, 6 years
prison sentence, I came clean with God. Not be-
was my offer from the courts. Hanging on to God’s
cause I just wanted to but because He was talking to
promises to restore my life, I knew that wasn’t the
me loud and clear. “Amber, If you don’t get your life
answer. Spending that much time away would have
together you are going to lose your children”. His
hurt my children even more. An offer of 4 yrs came
exact words.
a wk later and I refused it as well. We settled on 3
years and I was home exactly 1 year after being ar-
For several weeks I ignored Him, stayed
rested. That’s an answered prayer!!!!
high and busy trying not be still or quiet because
that’s when He’d speak to me. Finally, I told Him
Today, I have 4 yrs 11 months sobriety, new
what He already knew....it was bigger than me and
relationships with each one of my children...see God
I needed help. He sent it! Narcotics officers in full
couldn’t just restore them because they were broken,
force. CPS took my children and off to prison I went.
so He made them new. He’s put the perfect husband
Not having any idea where my children were and
for suiting my personality in my life, and I’m well on
whom they were with was killing me. I really be-
my to becoming a nurse (LVN). Opened doors and
lieved I was dying from the inside out. So, my “bot-
answered prayers, I’m living proof. God Bless!!!
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Rudolph,
the Red Nosed Reindeer
It seems like Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer
has been around as long as Santa Claus. However, it is a
20th century creation.
In 1939, Montgomery Ward Co asked one of
their copywriters to come up with an idea for their annual Christmas booklet they gave away each year to their
customers.
Robert May came up with the promotional gimmick. It caught on quickly and in 1939 Montgomery
Ward Co. distributed 2.4 million copies. That number
had increased to 6 million total through 1946.
Because May was an employee of Montgomery
Ward Co, the story and Red Nosed character both belonged to them. But, May was persistent and in January
1947, they handed the copyright over to May.
Rudolph’s fame really peaked when May’s
brother in law, songwriter Johnny Marks, wrote the lyrics
to “Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer” which was then
recorded by Gene Autry in 1949. (It was first recorded
in the same month and the same year by Harry Brannon.)
Two million copies were sold and it went on to becoming one of the best selling songs of all time. (information
from www.wikipedia.com)
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LONE OAK GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Hanah Nichol running at Regional Meet
LONE OAK GIRLS CROSS
COUNTRY
Hanah Nichol ~ District Champion, Regional RunnerUp, and State Qualifier
Hanah Nichol and Lone Oak Cross Country Coach
Deanie Elmore
DISTRICT MEET @ SKY RANCH (OCT.
24)
Hanah Nichol (1st place) 12:42
Cheyenne Smith (21st place) 15:31
Jordynn Watkins (25th place) 15:53
Bernae Tull (33rd place) 16:39
Hanah Nichol receiving her medal along w/ the
other top 10 finishers who are advancing to the state
meet
REGIONAL MEET @ HUMBLE, TX
(NOV. 5)
Hanah Nichol (2nd place) 12:28
STATE MEET @ ROUND ROCK, TX
(NOV. 12)
Class 2A Girls Meet - Old Settlers Parks @ 12:30pm
LONE OAK GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
REGIONAL
QUARTERFINAL GAME
The Lady Buffs took on the New Diana Lady
Eagles on Tuesday, November 8th at Big
Sandy. The Lady Buffs battled but came up
short 7-25, 16-25, 16-25. The girls had a great
BI-DISTRICT CHAMPIONS
The Lady Buffs Varsity Volleyball team finished district
in third place overall which won them a spot in the state
volleyball playoffs. The Lady Buffs traveled to North
Hopkins on Tuesday, November 1st to take on Mt. Pleasant Chapel Hill for the Bi-District Championship. The
Lady Buffs defeated Chapel Hill 25-21, 25-10, 25-9 to
bring home the Bi-District Championship Trophy!
season this year. We are very proud of the
Lady Buffs volleyball team and all their accomplishments.
AREA CHAMPIONS
The Lady Buffs Varsity Volleyball team traveled to Lindale on Saturday, November 5th to take on Tatum for
the Area Championship. The Lady Buffs battled Tatum
and won 22-25, 25-14, 25-17, 25-22 to bring home the
Area Championship Trophy!
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TEXTING FOR SENIORS
I thought the following listing was appropriate ... after
all the kids have all their little codes...like BFF, LOL,
etc. So here are some codes for seniors:
ATD - At the Doctor’s
BFF - Best Friends Funeral
BTW - Bring the Wheelchair
BYOT - Bring Your Own Teeth
CBM - Covered by Medicare
CUATSC - See You at the Senior
Center
DWI - Driving While Incontinent
FWBB - Friend with Beta Blockers
FWIW - Forgot Where I Was
FYI - Found Your Insulin
GGPBL - Gotta Go, Pacemaker Battery Low
GHA - Got Heartburn Again
HGBM - Had Good Bowel Movement
IMHO - Is My Hearing-Aid On?
LMDO - Laughing My Dentures Out
LOL - Living on Lipitor
LWO - Lawrence Welk’s On
OMMR - On My Massage Recliner
OMSG - Oh My! Sorry, Gas
ROFL..CGU - Rolling on the Floor Laughing...Can’t get Up!
TOT - Texting on Toilet
TTYL - Talk to You Louder
WAITT - Who Am I Talking To?
WTFA - Wet the Furniture Again
WTP - Where’re the Prunes
WWNO - Walker Wheels Need Oil
Hope these help. GGLKI (Gotta Go, Laxative Kicking
in!)
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Top 10 Band
VIP’s (Very Important Pupils)
Douglas Intermediate School
The Sulphur Springs High
Each six weeks, teachers select three
students from their homerooms who
School marching band was
have shown noticeable efforts and/
named one of the Top 10 bands
or improvement in academics, character, and behavior. These students
Sulphur Springs
are recognized at the Douglas School
Middle School
VIP Table of Honor. The parents of
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Special Sports Day
The SSHS Key Club recently hosted their annual Special Sports Day
at the recent Area C-4A UIL
Marching Contest in Mesquite,
Construction is nearing an end
the VIP’s are sent invitations to join
at the new Sulphur Springs
their children for lunch on their spe-
for area students. Key club mem-
TX. Congratulations to band
cial day.
bers assisted the students in games
students and staff.
Middle School campus.
Stu-
dents and faculty are eagerly
and activities. Students were entertained by members of the Wild-
waiting to move into the new
cat Band and Blue Blazes, and led
facility.
in cheers by SSHS Cheerleaders.
Transitional First Grade students at Early Childhood Learning Center celebrated National Hispanic Heritage Month with
a “Food, Fun, Fiesta Friday”. Food, music, and various activities from the Hispanic culture were shared with the students.
The students made sombreros to wear during the fiesta. Teachers dressed in festive Hispanic fiesta attire. T1 students also
learned correct Spanish pronunciations in children’s songs through using the iPad in the classroom. A fun and great learning
time was had by all.
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Jill Jeffrey, Royse City High School receives a
check for innovative grant at the High School
Pep Rally
Grant Patrol Announces Innovative
Grant Winners
The Royse City High School Pep
Rally took an unexpected turn when the Royse
ISD Education Foundation Grant Patrol visited
the campus on Friday, November 4th to announce and celebrate Innovative Grant Winners! Teachers were center stage as the patrol
presented the big checks indicating the amount
of their grant award. Speech and Debate students were high-fiving on the side-lines when
they realized their teachers had won laptops to
use in their speech and debate competitions.
Grant Committee Chair Mary Ellis
led the way as the Grant Patrol, comprised of
foundation directors and donors, visited Royse
City ISD Campuses to announce the winners.
The Grant Patrol awarded 21 Innovative Grants
for a total of $42, 573.01.
The Royse City ISD Education
Foundation was founded in February, 2009
and has awarded over $110, 000 in innovative
grants to the teachers and students at Royse
City Schools. Our November 2011 Grant Winners are:
Grant Title,
Area Campus
Grades
Funding
Mimio Magic
Social Stu., Math, ELAR, Science
Herndon Intermediate
5th & 6th
$3,898.00
Let Your Fingers do the Talking
English II
RC High School
10th
$4,798.00
December, 2011
Melissa Rager celebrates the news of her grant
award for Royse City Middle School Life Skills
students
Rockin’ Robotech
Science, Math, Technology
Herndon Intermediate
5th & 6th
$3,030.00
Less Paper, More Trophies
Debate I, II, III & IV
RC High School
9th-12th
$4,577.90
EDP Kids…Going the Extra Mile
Character Education
Extended Day Program
PreK-6th
$965.96
Classroom Kingdom of Qwizdom
Math & Science
Ruth Cherry Int.
5th & 6th
$3,564.83
Collaboration that Clicks: Redesigning the Classroom
Reading
Ruth Cherry Int.
5th
$967.60
GPS Treasure Hunts: The Quest for Knowledge
General Ed
Fort Elementary
Gifted Students
$619.68
Plants Alive! Botany 101
Math & Science
Davis Elementary
3rd
$2,000.00
Project EXCEL: Exceeding Children’s Elementary Learning
Potential
All Subjects
Scott Elementary
K-4th$889.90
Science is a Cinch: Touching the STAARs
Science
RC Middle School
8th
$4,840.00
The Real World
Math & Soc. Studies
Vernon Elementary
4th
$1,120.00
Miss May, Vernon campus, is all smiles for
their “The Real World” grant. L to R: Shannon
Hayes, Randy Hancock, Jo Nell Mellody, Stan
Pinkham, Tanya Hodges, Oralia Lopez, Mary
Ellis, Jim Mellody, and Bill Ellis Miss May Vernon campus is all smiles for their “The Real
World” grant. L to R: Shannon Hayes, Randy
Hancock, Jo Nell Mellody, Stan Pinkham, Tanya Hodges, Oralia Lopez, Mary Ellis, Jim Mellody, and Bill Ellis
BACKPacks to the FUTURE!
General Ed
Fort Elementary
K
$1,159.09
Keep Math Semple
Applied Math
Scott Elementary
K-4th
$549.30
No More “Waisting” Time! Together, Let’s Dew into Our
Future
Fashion Design
RC High School
9th-12th
$1,978.96
Wacom Out of the Closet
Art
RC High School
9th-12th
$3,067.98
Zen Den
Spec. Ed.
RC High School
9th-12th
$1,500.00
Adaptive Physical Education Equipment
Life Skills
RC Middle School
7th-8th
$844.57
Apples for iPads
Reading/LA
Fort Elementary
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PPCD
$790.00
Leap Into Learning
All Subjects
Scott Elementary
PreK
$785.71
Literacy Speaks
Speech Therapy
The Talking Place & Scott Elementary
EC, HS, PreK-1st
$625.53
Check out our Facebook page Royse
City ISD Education Foundation for fun photos
of our teachers and the grant patrol.
Grants provide teachers and students
with resources to enrich and extend learning.
These resources would not be available through
the regular school district budget. The impact
on learning has been tremendous in these first
three years and the Foundation is excited about
the future for Royse City ISD students and
teachers!
The Education Foundation Annual
Fund Raising drive is underway now until
December 15, 2011. If you would like to be
a part of the Education Foundation, supporting
Royse City ISD teachers in creative and innovative learning please contact Jo Nell Mellody
at 972.636-2413 or visit the Foundation web
site at www.RCISDFoundation.com.
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I guess it’s been about 25 years ago that I
received a phone call from a much ‘older woman’.
She had dialed the wrong number and was trying
to assure me that she had gotten it out of the phone
book. After a few confusing moments, she decided
I was really not the person she was trying to call.
She then said, “These phone books are using lighter
print all the time!”
I realized she just couldn’t see the numbers
and asked her who she was trying to call. I told her
my phone book was a darker ink, and I’d be glad to
look up the number for her. I smiled to myself and
thought of how she had aged and not the ink getting
lighter.
This story came back this week and hit me
like a ton of bricks.
I was trying to open a bottle of soft drink.
“Good grief!” I thought. “They must have used
some super machine to tighten the cap!”
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QISD Saluting
Veteran’s Day 2011
QISD began Veteran’s Day with a Flag Raising Ceremony at FHS at 7:45 a.m. The local
VFW, AmVet, and American Legion representatives were honored as the Band played the
National Anthem while FFA members raised
the American Flag.
D.C. Cannon Elementary held a Veteran’s Day
program at 8:30 a.m. Each grade level performed patriotic songs and routines for local
Veterans.
At 10:30 a.m., FHS honored veteran’s in a
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formal assembly led by members of Student
Council.
At 2:00 p.m., TMS held a Veteran’s Day program saluting our veterans for their service to
our country.
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There was a perfect man who met a perfect woman. After a perfect
courtship, they had a perfect wedding. Their life together was, of course, perfect.
One snowy, stormy Eve, this perfect couple was driving down a country
road. The snow was falling heavily, yet somehow the perfect couple caught a
glimpse of someone in distress along the roadside. Being the perfect couple that
they were, they stopped to help.
There on the roadside stood Santa Claus with a huge bundle of toys in
his outstretched arms. His sleigh was a wreck and tangled among the trees. Not
wanting to disappoint any children on the eve of Christmas, the perfect couple
loaded Santa and his toys into their vehicle. Soon, they were driving from house
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As luck would have it, the driving conditions worsened, and the perfect
couple and Santa Claus had an accident. Tragically, only one them survived the
accident.
Who was the survivor?
The perfect woman. Everyone knows there is no Santa Claus and no
such thing as a perfect man!
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Texas Twister
BULLYING
A teacher in New York was teaching her class
about bullying and gave them the following
exercise to perform. She had the children
take a piece of paper and told them to crumple it up, stamp on it and really mess it up but
do not rip it. Then she had them unfold the
paper, smooth it out and look at how scarred
and dirty is was. She then told them to tell it
they’re sorry. Now even though they said it they were sorry and tried to fix the
paper, she pointed out all the scars they left behind. And that those scars will
never go away no matter how hard they tried to fix it. That is what happens
when a child bullies another child, they may say they’re sorry but the scars are
there forever. The looks on the faces of the children in the classroom told her the
message hit home.
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Traditions
By Gina Bain
Christmas is a very special time of year. It is
a time for lots of shopping, spending time with others and making memories. It is fun to start traditions
that will carry on for a lifetime. I would like to share
with you some ideas that you might want to share
with your children and family.
A few of the traditions, around the world,
that I think would be fun to share are;
In Brazil, during the evening of Christmas
Day, they have fireworks.
In Norway, it is a tradition to “circle the
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Christmas tree”. All the family forms a circle around
the tree and hold hands. Then, they begin walking
around the tree while singing Christmas carols.
In the Netherlands, on December 6th, Sinterklaas, (Santa) arrives and rides a white horse down
the streets. The children put their shoes outside and
fill them with hay and sugar for the horse. During
the night, St. Nicholas puts sweets in the children’s
shoes if they have been good and twigs if they have
been bad.
In many homes in Argentina, people decorate their evergreen trees with cotton so that it will
appear that snow has fallen on them. Also, they traditionally eat pig or roasted peacock!
In Italy, a nativity scene is the focus at
Christmas time rather than the Christmas tree, in
most of the homes. The Christ child is not added to
the scene until Christmas Eve. The traditional meal
is Capitone, female eel. It is often fixed many ways
including baked, roasted or even fried.
I like to have a baking day with my children.
We make homemade treats to share with their teachers and family. We usually make cookies, fudge,
banana nut bread, candy and sometimes homemade
ornaments. We also enjoy putting together gingerbread houses.
One tradition, I enjoy, is picking out a special ornament, for each of my children each year.
I put their name and year on it and when they are
grown and have their own home they will have
memories to place on their own tree.
I have a friend who lost a child and every
year she buys an angel ornament and places it on
her tree in remembrance of him.
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Stop, take some time this year with your
children, family and friends. Memories are something we should never take advantage of and time
goes by so quickly.
Last, AND MOST IMPORTANT, traditions
aside, remember the true reason of Christmas. We
should all stop and remember that this holiday is set
aside to remember Jesus’ birth. The Son of God.
He was put here on Earth to die so that we may be
forgiven of our sins. To me, telling this story should
be our most important tradition of all.
Hope you and your family have a safe and
joyous holiday!!!
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December, 2011
Two guys, one old, one young, are pushing their carts around Wal-Mart
when they collide. The old guy says to the young guy, “Sorry about that. I’m
looking for my wife, and I guess I wasn’t paying attention to where I was going”
The young guy says, “That’s OK, it’s a coincidence. I’m looking for my
wife, too....I can’t find her and I’m getting a little desperate.”
The old guy says, “Well, maybe I can help you find her....what does she
look like?”
The young guy says, “Well, she is 27 yrs. old, tall, with red hair, blue
eyes, is buxom...wearing no bra, long legs, and is wearing short shorts. What
does your wife look like?”
To which the old guy says, “Doesn’t matter, -----Let’s look for yours! “
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Texas Twister
REPLACEMENT WINDOWS
Last year I replaced all the windows in my house with that expensive doublepane energy efficient kind, and today, I got a call from the contractor who installed them. He was complaining that the work had been completed a whole
year ago and I still hadn’t paid for them.
Hellloooo ............ just because I’m blonde doesn’t mean that I am automatically
stupid. So, I told him just what his fast talking sales guy had told me last year,
that in ONE YEAR these windows would pay for themselves!
Hellooooo? It’s been a year! I told him.
There was only silence at the other end of the line, so I finally just hung up.
He never called back. I bet he felt like an idiot.
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MORE CHRISTMAS TRIVIA
Holly berries are poisonous!
Christmas pudding should be stirred from east to west!
Every person will get elbowed or pushed at least three
times when Christmas shopping!
In Britain, the Holy Days and Fasting Days Act of 1551,
which has not yet been repealed, states that every citizen must attend a Christian church service on Christmas
Day, and must not use any kind of vehicle to get to the
service!
Mistletoe myth states should a woman appearing under
the mistletoe not receive a kiss, she will not marry the
following year!
Did you know that based on polls and statistics 45% of
the world population celebrates Christmas!
The largest Christmas candle ornament was 3.9 meters
(12.75 feet) tall and 3.1 meters (10.15 feet) wide!
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December, 2011
Faith is a Lifestyle
By Pastors Pastor Dean & Ruth Remmers
972-834-0015 Day or Night 903-560-1988
“Only one life, ’twill soon be past; Only what’s
done for Christ will last.”
This was a line from a poem that hung on my
grandmother’s wall. I read it every time I went to see her,
and it eventually became a part of me.
You know that you are not the house that you
live in any more than a cow is the barn it lives in. You
are created in God’s image and like Him, you are a spirit
being. Your body is something you must have to live
here on this earth—it’s an earth suit. When a Christian
leaves this world to pass over into Heaven, he throws off
his body like an old coat that is no longer needed. His
body will decay and return to dust, but his spirit lives on
eternally.
Consider this: If you were given an inheritance
of $100 and you went to the store and spent $80 of it,
your inheritance money would be all but gone. However,
if someone left you $100 million ($100,000,000) and you
spent $80, you’ve spent practically nothing.
You are an eternal being. Spending 80, 90, or
even 100 years on this earth is nothing next to eternity.
Don’t miss Heaven! It’s what you were born to enjoy.
Of all of our life experiences that you have read
about in the Texas Twister, nothing is as important as us
sharing with you how to receive Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior. It’s as simple as praying this from
your heart:
“Father, thank You for sending Your Son to die
on the cross for me. I believe Jesus is the Son of God and
that You have raised Him from the dead. Jesus, I ask You
to forgive me of all my sins and to live inside me. Thank
You for forgiving me and helping me to live for You each
and every day. Now I can boldly say that I AM SAVED!”
And if you need healing in your body, there are many
verses from God’s Word for you to stand on. (Faith is
taking God’s Word, putting it in your mouth, and believing that it is true in your life—and if you believe something, you will act on it!)
Texas Twister
“Who his own self bare our sins in his own body
on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto
righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.” –I Peter
2:24, King James
“Surely He has borne our griefs (sicknesses,
weaknesses, and distresses) and carried our sorrows and
pains [of punishment], yet we [ignorantly] considered
Him stricken, smitten, and afflicted by God [as if with
leprosy]. But He was wounded for our transgressions,
He was bruised for our guilt and iniquities; the chastisement [needful to obtain] peace and well-being for us was
upon Him, and with the stripes [that wounded] Him we
are healed and made whole.” -Isaiah 53:4-5, Amplified
We want to pray for your healing right now as if we were
standing in front of you. Put your faith with ours as we
believe the words that God has spoken in His Holy scriptures.
“Father, we take hold of Your Word today. It
is ours. We command healing to come to our friend who
is standing in agreement with us. Your Word permeates
his/her spirit, soul (mind – will – emotions), and body.
The same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead quickens
healing to our friend, and by the stripes that were laid on
Jesus’ back, he/she is healed!”
Now, let’s talk a moment about your prosper-
ity. Yes, God wants you to be provided for in abundance
so that you can have extra to bless others (II Corinthians
9).
Jesus became poor so that you could become rich
(II Corinthians 8:9). When you tithe and give offerings,
God rebukes the devourer for your sake and opens His
windows of provision and blessing so that you can live in
abundance (Malachi 3:10-11; John 10:10b)!
“Beloved, I wish above all things that thou may-
est prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.”
-III John 1:2
God loves you so much that He would have died
for you—but He loved you even more by sending His Son
to die in your place. Jesus has already provided for your
salvation, your healing, your prosperity, and all you will
ever need. You couldn’t receive a greater Christmas gift
than accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and your Savior
today.
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The Brookshire’s Food Store, located at 8934
Highway 34 South in Quinlan has been named Business
of the Month for December by the Lake Tawakoni Regional chamber of Commerce.
“We greatly appreciate being named for this
honor,” said Steve Gilpin, Brookshire’s store director.
“Brookshire’s is well known for giving outstanding customer service. We strive to always offer Quinlan and area
shoppers with a pleasant shopping atmosphere in a clean,
well-stocked store.”
The Brookshire’s store has been serving the
needs of the Quinlan community since opening in 2001.
In addition to providing an outstanding variety of grocery,
produce, frozen foods and market items, the Quinlan store
offers several specialty departments, including a bakery
and deli. “Whether you need a birthday cake or party tray,
we can fill the order to make any gathering a success,”
Gilpin said.
The store also provides the convenience of an
in-store pharmacy with drive-through window to make
prescription pickups quick and easy, and an on-premise
fuel center makes the store the complete one-stop shopping location in Quinlan.
Gilpin has been with the Tyler-based grocery
chain the past 30 years. He began his career as a stocker
in Paris and worked his way up as a perishable manager,
assistant store manager and store director in Texas stores
in Mt. Pleasant, Plano, Rowlett, The Colony, Garland and
Terrell. He also served the company in Ruston, La.
He and his wife, Karran, live in Rockwall, where
they attend Lakeshore Church. Gilpin was formerly a
member of the Terrell Kiwanis Club and is now a member
of the Lions Club of Quinlan.
I am honored to be named the Business of the
Month by the Chamber of Commerce. I have been nail
tech for 16 years and in the Quinlan area for 9 years now.
I enjoy the creative aspect of my work. I love seeing the
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smiles on the faces of the people as they leave with a refreshed feeling and lovely art on their nails. I am very
pleased to say that many of my customers have become
like family to me. I pray that everyone enjoys time with
their family and loved ones this holiday season. Thank
you again for this honor.
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